Town of beginnings
"Please don't kill me."
"Big brother, help me."
"S- stop!!!"
"MAMAA"
"NOOO!"
It's crazy how your peaceful everyday life can turn into a nightmare in a matter of seconds.
These people who call themselves as "players" suddenly appear out of nowhere. They possessed incomparable strength, agility, and intelligence, and their skills in combat were unmatched.
In this tranquil town called the town of Beginnings, life had always been simple. Nestled at the edge of a dense forest, the townspeople led a harmonious existence.
At first, the "players" sudden appearance was met with curiosity and hope as they possessed extraordinary abilities that seemed capable of defending the town against the relentless monster attacks that had plagued them for generations.
However, as days turned into weeks and weeks into months, a dark shadow fell over the once-tranquil town. The players, who had once fought alongside the townspeople, began to reveal their true nature. Their motives shifted from protecting the town to satisfying their own desires. Greed and violence seeped into their actions, and the people of Beginnings soon realized they had unwittingly invited a new form of terror into their lives.
Among the players, one figure stood out as the embodiment of malevolence: "AlbaLos." He is one of the worst player there is, a scumbag. He made us his plaything and is doing everything he wants.
In the past, they couldn't do anything because of the town guards, but once AlbaLos managed to kill the guards, AlbaLos ascended to power, becoming the self-proclaimed lord of this town and started making this place a living hell.
We tried to fight back, but these players have blessings from the gods that make all the people in this city unable to touch or hurt them. They have the ability to become stronger every time they kill a monster and gain items and coins a skill the we don't even possess.
Despair has become an unyielding shroud, a suffocating presence in our lives. Attempting to escape is futile, for the gods' influence binds us to this cursed place, repeatedly returning us to the town's wretched embrace. Those I cherished, my dearest friends and trusted mentors, have all succumbed to the merciless grip of this players, leaving nothing but a trail of lifeless souls in their wake.
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"Hey AlbaLos san, look at this girl." He throws the girl on the ground while smiling gleefully.
"Behold, she bears an uncanny resemblance to your beloved merchant, your cherished NPC! Gyahahah!" The man, garbed in a lightweight armor fashioned from the hide of fearsome creatures, unleashed a sinister grin. His malevolent gaze remained fixed upon the young girl with flowing, snow-white hair who lay defenseless on the ground.
AlbaLos stared at the girl with a blank expression which slowly turned into a disgusting grin.
"Well, why don't we ask my guy who this little girl is?" His fingers clenched cruelly in her hair, yanking her mercilessly toward the looming town hall. The girl's eyes, devoid of hope or spirit, gazed into an abyss. Her clothing, now a pitiful tapestry of tattered rags, bore witness to the scars of torment etched across her fragile frame – tear-stained cheeks and a constellation of cruel scratches marring her diminutive body.
*tugs*
A girl, one I know all too well, was callously flung before my modest wooden stall. Her visage, once filled with life, now bears the unmistakable mark of emptiness. Her disheveled attire and tangled hair mirror the chaos that has befallen her. An icy torrent seems to surge through my veins, turning my very core to ice. My limbs, propelled by an unyielding force, surge into motion, compelled to render aid to my sister. but
*shrugh*
[unable to reach the player]
A message from God in the form of a translucent window. appeared in front of me. It feels like there's an invisible wall preventing me from reaching my little sister. As I look up, I just notice the hand that's grasping my sister's hair as if it were trash.
It's AlbaLos. Fear immediately enters my body upon seeing his face.
"p-please don't hurt my sister Mr player--"
*CLAPS*
A strong slap hits my face. My consciousness briefly fades after receiving it.
"WHAT DID YOU JUST CALLED ME?" His eyes were looking directly at me with killing intent. My body froze. I felt so scared that my hand started shivering.
"A-AlbaLos sama"
AlbaLos face relaxed then smile.
"Good, I know my best buddy won't be an insolent fool. Now then for the main part. Do you know this girl?"
He pulled her hair so strongly that her body left the ground. I tried to rush towards her and help her, but the invisible wall wouldn't let me. I felt so bad that my stomach felt like it was burning. The feeling of hopelessness washed over my body.
"y-yes she is my sister, please AlbaLos Sama, she is in pain."
AlbaLos went "oof" As if he just realized something, he then released his sister, dropping her to the ground.
"My bad, my bad. You know, I was about to play with her, but then I thought she looked like someone I knew, and you know I don't want to upset my best bud, so I made sure to ask you. But since she is your sister, I guess I won't toy with her anymore. after all. I don't want to make my best bud who is the only merchant left in this town sad. We won't be able to sell our shits, and it would be a pain going to the other town just to sell."
That's right, I'm Eidos, the only equipment merchant remaining in this whole town. This is the only reason why he kept me alive—for the player's convenience.
I know for a fact how savage and evil AlbaLos is but him just saying that he won't do anything bad to my little sister gives me a little bit of relief.
AlbaLos moves back a couple of steps. while Eidos looks at him with a puzzled expression.
"That's precisely why I shall delegate the pleasure to my compatriots, don't you agree?" He stretched his arms wide in a sinister display, casting his gaze over the surroundings. A horde of malevolent players advanced upon them, their fiendish grins a grim reflection of ravenous beasts closing in on their hapless prey, hungry for the torment they were about to inflict.
"And since you're one of my best buds, I let you watch the whole thing in the front. aren't you glad we are friends?"
"YAhhooo!"
"wo ho ho she looks really cute!"
As I stand there, a chilling sensation seizes my very soul, sapping the life from my face. The dissonant clanging of alarms reverberates through my trembling body. My heart, gripped by dread, bears witness to the unspeakable horror unfolding before me — my sister, defenseless and vulnerable, teetering on the precipice of unspeakable violation at the hands of these bastards.
*steps*
"a-AAAAAAH!!!! PLEASE STOP! DON'T GO NEAR MY SISTER! STOP!!"
I tried to jump and ram my body with all my might against this invisible wall, but I couldn't even move forward.
[you cant touch the players] [warning]
Multiple god messages are popping up in front of me, but I keep ramming my body against this invisible wall.
"I-ILL DO ANYTHING PLEASE DON'T HURT MY SISTER! DON'T GO NEAR HER! AHHHHH"
I screamed at the top of my lungs. I hate what's happening. I don't want this. Anyone? Please!! help my sister!
Because of my scream, my sister snapped out and gained her consciousness back. When she first saw me, even with a messed-up face, she still managed to summon a feeble, courageous smile, but once she saw every player around her wearing ominous expressions, her fragile form crumbled in the face of overwhelming fear.
"B-big brother, what's happening? H-help me." Her blank eyes from before are now filled with despair as tears start falling down from her eyes.
Pffft! "AHAHAHAHAHAHA"
A loud laugh can be heard around the place, and it came from none other than AlbaLos.
"I got you again! Of course I'm just kidding! Why would I let my best friend sister get toyed on in front of him? Haha, you guys can go now." He looked at the players that surround his sister. Some of the players didn't move immediately. They had doubts in their faces as if they wanted to complain about something.
"huh! I told you to get the fuck out right?"
From the grip of AlbaLos, a malevolent masterpiece materializes: a longsword adorned with the crimson hide of a vanquished dragon, its hilt crowned by a menacing horn, and its blade pulsating with a searing scarlet glow, exuding an eerie, otherworldly aura. His gaze fixes upon them with a bloodlust that could curdle the soul of any onlooker, the fiendish spectacle unfolds, terror seizes the hearts of the surrounding players, transforming their once-defiant faces into masks of abject fear. In their desperation, they scramble frantically, their fleeing figures a stark testament to the overwhelming malevolence that AlbaLos embodies.
AlbaLos looked at me as he said, "See?" with a smile on his face. My body suddenly felt weak once I saw my sister out of danger. I fell on my knees.
"Here you go." AlbaLos puts her hand on my sister's armpit and helps her to get up. "Now go to your big brother."
She nods, then starts walking towards me. I felt really happy and glad. my sister is my only family left. I swear not to let her get hurt anymore. I opened my arms to catch and hug her, but before she could even reach me,
*chihhk*
A red blade pops out from her chest—the same blade that AlbaLos is holding—and now it's inside my sister's body. Blood starts flowing down from her mouth and from the blade.
Some of my sister's blood reached my face. My body twitched as my mind couldn't process what just happened.
"....."
"NOOOOOOOOO!!!!"
*lssssshhh* AlbaLos pulls back his blade, and blood scattered like a fountain. I tried to catch my sister who was falling to the ground, but before I even touched her, her body glows blue and turns into a million pieces before banishing in the air.
*blags*
this is not real! this is not real! please!
I desperately try to grab every blue light that floats around where my sister was; my sister might come back if I manage to collect them. Tears start falling from my face. I tried to shout, but I can't hear anything anymore. I feel like there's a noise coming from the air that keeps ringing and won't shut up.
"Well, I guess it's time for me to go. I'll see you later, my. best. friend."
"A-AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!"
The negative emotions that I'm feeling right now can't be measured. I feel so helpless. the despair that I'm feeling won't go away. I can't touch the players and I can't complain to the gods. THEN WHERE THE HELL DO I DIRECT THIS ANGER!?
I hate this! I hate the gods, I hate the players ! everything just die!
I hate
I hate
Hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate*&&^
H&*e ha^e &ate $%te
Things about which I have no clue—the things about wishing for other people's downfall Those didn't even cross my mind, but right now all I wish is for everyone to just disappear. This emotion won't go away. .....I see now.
I came to the realization that
"....."
"I'm already broken"
*TTINGG!*
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[ERROR 304]
*CRAGGS*
[reevaluating...]
*CRAGGS*
[ERROR 304]
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At that moment, I felt like something really broke inside me.
"I'm free"