2 Chapter 2: A Glimpse Of Hope

Chapter 2: A Glimpse Of Hope

(General POV)

*Crack*

Blood spills over the little boy as he screams in agony from the pain of the flail tearing away at his small body.

The guard laughs sadistically as he swings his flail over and over again destroying the boy's body and causing horrible injuries that would leave giant scars. All the while the boy struggles to stay conscious despite the intense pain his body is being put through.

All of the slaves shudder as they hear the boy scream for his life and all feelings of hate and disgust are put down by the overwhelming fear of being tortured to insanity.

'Well at the very least I can definitely handle the physical torment of being tortured which is strange considering I didn't think I could. I was somewhat expecting to immediately pass out as soon as I got hit but it looks like my skills are pulling me through. Despite my injuries I don't really feel that much pain, I wonder what this looks like to the guard?'

Despite his calmness at the situation the little boy acted with the best of his ability giving a frightening show to the other slaves.

With every hit a new red mark would appear and a horrible screech would be heard from the defenseless child as he contemplated what he would do once he was sent to solitary confinement.

'I don't know how long it'll take me to unlock mana by meditating, if I remember correctly you need to be in tune with the spiritual flow of the world and have a strong spirit in order to use mana so it might take me a few years to unlock it without any assistance.'

The guard continued swinging his iron flail down on the little boy untill almost an hour later when he finally stopped and shoved him into a lone cell that had no windows or natural light besides the light that shine through the crack under the iron door.

One the boy heard the sound of footsteps disappear he taps on his notification inbox to check his rewards for completing the mission.

[Inbox:

-Iron Choker: Restricts the user's strength by 10% and grants a 20% increase in exp gains.

-Regeneration Potion ×3: Grants the user minor regeneration for 1 hour when consumed.

-Food Pill ×3: Grants the user enough nutrients to not have to eat for a month when consumed.]

The little boy examines his status panel as he ponders over the use of exp.

'What the fuck is exp, I don't have a level to increase so what would I use exp for? Maybe it's for skills considering the fact that none of my skills have the actual percentages of what they increase. So if exp is used to upgrade skills then I should be able to become far stronger than I am now just from repetitive training.'

Accepting the rewards a small iron choker appears in the inventory of the boy and he equips it on his neck. The dull iron choker wraps around his neck before becoming completely transparent as if nothing was there.

'That's useful it seems all equipment is enchanted in order to remain hidden.'

Tapping on the skill Wool Coat the small boy notices a small arrow icon that points upward. And when he taps on it a new window pops up.

[The skill: Wool Coat can be upgraded with 100 exp. 100 more exp is needed to upgrade this skill.]

'Hmm so I'm correct if I train any of my skills I'll get exp that can be used to increase the effectiveness of my skills. Unfortunately all my skills are passive buffs besides Horn Crown which I can't use due to not having unlocked mana yet. But even so with these regeneration potions and food pills I can hold out for a long while in here. I can even start physical training without any repercussions due to regeneration, after all Wendy became a fucking demigod in the series and she was like 12 years old. This world doesn't follow the same principles as Earth so I don't need to have any concern over stunting my body.'

Taking the red potion from his inventory the boy quickly chugs it as he looks over all of his injuries. Large red marks and horrible bruises were left from the flail and the boy was worried that he would get infected if he didn't drink the potion.

'This place is absolutely disgusting I don't want to know what happened to the last guy that was in here. I need these wounds to close so I don't get sick, as far as I'm aware I am still vulnerable to disease and illness so these wounds have to heal.'

Grabbing a dark brown pill from thin air the boy swallows it as he feels a wave of energy fill his body making feel more confident in his decision.

Dropping to the floor the little boy begins to do pushups as his sweat falls to the grimy floor. After a few minutes the boy collapses before rising once again completely fine as if he hadn't done anything.

'This is amazing I only needed a few seconds and my torn muscles healed. I might be able to get out of here through pure physical strength if I get more of these potions.'

The boy continues to do these strenuous exercises for the next hour. Slowly but surely ever pushup became easier as the boy could legitimately feel his strength increasing every round.

'I swear that once I get out of here I'll become a strong mage, a monster comparable to that of the 10 Wizard Saints. I'm alone in this world, everything I know about Fairy Tail is from the anime so I must be careful and take the best option everytime. Today I took the risk of death and ended up being rewarded so I'll make the absolute most of it.'