25 Chapter-21: The Expedition to Thin Out the Horde, and Meeting Rentaro Satomi [3]
Chapter-21: The Expedition to Thin Out the Horde, and Meeting Rentaro Satomi [3]
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3rd POV | Convoy Campsite |
The world around Rentaro seemed to crumble into darkness like a shattered mirror. His back suddenly dripped with cold sweat feeling fear and despair like he's never felt before, Even when he was a Mechanical Soldier, he did not feel anything quite like this despite fighting Level 3s every day. He was a battle-hardened and desensitized soldier that was even more elite than any Special Forces around the world.
His eyes dilated as his body started heating up and spasming, tensing up like it was a balloon. Time felt agonizingly slow and his mind, becoming blank. His instincts screamed at him to move but his body was frozen.
'Renta-...Rentao-'
he seemed to have heard a voice echoing throughout the place he was in. It sounded ethereal, surreal.
'Am I going crazy? That man...he's dangerous, very dangerous'
Rentaro thought in his slipping mind, barely retaining any consciousness. He felt like he was inside a sea and he was sinking deeper...
Rattle-! Rattle-! Boooom-! Bwooooosh-!
Then suddenly, the whole place shook as he saw light seeping in to the dark world he was put in. the dark world cracked and crumbled to pieces as he raised his hand to reach at the light.
'Rentaro! Why are you dozing off?!"
A very annoyed loli yelled at the seemingly dazed man as his glazed eyes started to regain their focus.
"Dangerous"
He muttered under his breath when he regained it.
"Hm? You're acting weird!"
The orange-haired Initiator, Enju, tilted her head in concern and confusion.
"Did you say something?"
"No, nothing, I was just thinking about something"
Rentaro comforted his partner as he patted her and looked her in her dull, brown eyes with confusion over them.
"Let's go"
He guided her and turned around and took a small peek back at Ren, but they weren't there anymore.
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"He really deserves to be the protagonist of this world, the chosen one, but his plot armor seemed to be a little thin"
"Wait, how did you even know that?"
Sajuna's eyes widened as she seemed to realize something. she squinted her eyes inquisitively as she looked at Ren, who had a grin and his eyes turned into crescents.
"Know what?"
"About his plot armor! How did you even know it was thin?"
"Well..there are two things.."
Ren held up two fingers as he explained to Sajuna who was interrogating him.
"First, Do you know how many tragic moments happened to him, and secondly, I think I can feel some kind of aura covering him"
"Feel?"
"Yeah, feel, remember when I became berserk when I saw you in that state?"
Ren decided he wouldn't hide the matter of Verlangen to Sajuna as he trusted her very much.
"And you know that I had the physiology of a Fallen Seraph?"
"Yes.."
"Well, this physiology came with unexpected reward or curse? I don't know, I just found this out too..—
—The power was called Verlangen or the english translation, Desire.."
"This bloodline ability allows me to absorb power from emotions and emotions are very close to nature, which then allows me to feel a sliver of the world's aura"
"So you're like those magicians or druids in the anime that I've seen"
"Kinda, I mean; it's mainly about Desire or emotion"
Ren shrugged as he explained to Sajuna. Plot Armor is what the world will give to it's chosen one, or technically, it's child.
The Will of the World is a semi-conscious being made up from True Ether, it is birthed whenever the planet or it's body is fully formed. Plot Armor is a manifestation of True Ether and their power to bestow to their chosen ones, although it is still unknown as to how they choose their Protagonist.
"Hey, you two lovebirds, it's dinner, come back" Toka interrupted the moment as she called them back.
"W-we are not!"
Sajuna denied as she turned red like the color of a ripe apple. Sajuna strongly denied the accusation but her body is twitching everywhere.
"Sure you are, let's go"
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1st POV | Toka's POV |
As I called the two lovebirds that were out on a stroll, heh, they can deny it all they want, but I can feel it. From the way Sajuna looks at Ren and the way she likes to cling to him..it's already too obvious..
I wonder if Ren had noticed her feelings yet? If he hadn't, then he must be dense as a diamond.
I headed towards our tent with the two in tow, the tension between the two was so thick that you could, hypothetically, cut it with a knife.
I really hope that they could get together now...but why is my heart beating with pain like this?
Don't tell me....How?..Why?..When?
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1st POV | Ren's POV |
After we ate dinner, the night came over the world and the moon shone and bathed the world brightly in a silvery glow..
'Haaaaah...I can't help but feel uneasy about tomorrow..'
Just like how many wise characters and all the cliche in the animes said, this must be the calm before the storm. I need to get prepared for tomorrow..
Whooosh-!
I saw a system prompt suddenly appear right in front of me with a new mission.
『New Mission!: Kill Aldebaran and destroy it's Gastrea Swarm!
Info:
You need to destroy or kill Aldebaran, a Level IV Gastrea and it's Swarm before it reaches Monolith 32 and commences a chain of terrible events!
I.E; The explosion of the Cursed Children's orphanage, because some scum of the earth decided to take advantage of the chaos of everyone fighting the swarm to bomb the orphanage full of Cursed Children because they simply hated them!
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Reward/s: 1× Legendary Choicebox, The Old Wall «Final Fantasy»
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Penalty: Cursed Children Will die, One of your skills will be taken』
"Really? Why does it always give a prompt out at night? Seriously.."
I muttered under my breath as I cursed my system.
This system is definitely annoying as all hell, I just confirmed it, why does it have to prompt at night?
I shook my head and rubbed my temples.
I took one more look at the holographic prompt and dismissed it, only leaving the moonlight that illuminates the night..
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Word Count: 1064
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