Willpower and the death

And he ended up inside a ruined building in an instant. Finally, he realized that the sound he heard, the voice inside his head wasn't hoax.

"Sigh~"

[Mission 1: Survive for one night.]

He heard robotic voice inside his head.

"I just need to survive, right?"

After a moment, Wahyu finally calmed his gut down.

Survival rule 1: Search for weapon. Your life really depend on it.

Wahyu not completely strange about survival. Because of his curiosity, he climbed a mountain without bringing any necessities. To satisfied his basic need, he searched for fruit and search for dew. After finishing his first suicide hiking, he swore not to play with his life again.

Thank for that, he knew some logic about survival.

As a death game, this game would give some leeway to player for completing it. What he needed to do was finding 'the way'.

"I need to get out from this ruin. Waiting here with only rotten building will only lead to hunger."

Wahyu walked slowly to the only hole that he could reach. When he reached the hole, he saw something out of his mind could reach. He saw ghost, zombie, and other citizens of another side of the world.

"Oh shit!"

Wahyu had seen many ghosts in his life as he was very courageous kid before. Pocong, Kuntilanak, Lampor, Genderuwo, Banaspati, and other, was another side world resident he could find in Java Island. He had seen all of them. Although he had seen them before, he still didn't know how to evade them or defeat them. As Djinn, Genie, Satan, Devil, Demon, and other similar supernatural creatures was created from basic energy, they simply unkillable. In the worst case, as creation before human, they made a pact with God for their long last life.

So, the question is, how he able to survive?

Just sleep here? No, although it would be the safest option, he was very sure to be able to play more. His guts telling him so.

In the end, Wahyu decided to pass trough the hole. He felt that he was passed a jelly membrane. He checked his body and nothing happened. Wahyu thanked the heaven and looked back.

"Oh Shit!"

The building was gone!

Shit!, it was a one way road to hell! Just as he cursed the heaven, huge amount of zombies rushed at him with slow speed. Just as he sighed a relief, bunch of wraiths rushed at him as well with quicker speed.

Without further ado, Wahyu immediately ran as fast as he could. Not long after, he saw several zombies and wraith in front of him. Without hesitation, Wahyu smacked their body with his rusty iron bar.

"Oh yeah!"

Wahyu felt refreshing after hitting the zombie's head. The zombie's head that hit by his rusty iron bar would immediately blasted or made a large dent. Just one swing and the zombie would be defeated.

The problem was the wraith. Wahyu simply couldn't hit them with his iron bar. When he got hit by the wraith, he felt that he felt worthless. The wraith simply reduced his willpower! He also felt that his stamina decreased faster than hitting zombie when the wraith successfully attack him.

"Fuck! If it continues, I will die simply just because losing stamina!"

But he couldn't do anything as zombie slowly circled him. Zombies were slow, true. But if Wahyu facing one hundred zombies at once, slow or not didn't matter. He was outnumbered!!!

He swing his iron rod wildly and successfully hit several zombies. No fancy movement like karate or judo, just basic and wild without proper technique. In exchange for successful attack, Wahyu would get several hits. No pain, no gain!

But another zombies quickly filled the gap and attacked him. The wraith just laughing viciously while reducing his stamina. Wahyu couldn't do anything. He simply couldn't touch the wraith at all.

"Anyone wants to help me?!!!"

Wahyu had losing part of his reasoning. His stamina had drained to the extreme and it was completely miracle to maintain the battle of attrition. In extreme situation, his subconscious told all his body part to squeeze all his potential inside his body. Even if he needed to squeeze his tomorrow energy, he wouldn't hesitate to squeeze it all until dried completely in exchange for his survival.

If someone looking at his body, they would frighten to the death. Except his head, almost all part of his body were losing some muscles. What pain he felt, no one could imagine. He still moved and kicking was fueled only by his willpower. His will to survive!

When his will power almost dimmed, he saw the sun was peeping at the horizon. Like miracle performed by a prophet. Bringing a salvation into this forsaken land. The zombies immediately scattered. The wraith entered the earth. Just another spiritual being who didn't attack him remain. They just simply look at him like looking at circus. His survival fight was mere a show in front of their eyes.

But that was nothing to do with Wahyu. Wahyu simply just lie down and lost his conscious.

The death aura that came out from death zombies flowed out and entered his body. His flesh was regenerating in rapid pace. As the death zombies were simply enormous, the amount of death aura that entered his body also enormous. Like wuxia novel, his body was being reconstructed by the death aura.

Please remember, this was death game, essentially just a game in the end. Every complete game would generate a reward based on player achievements. Death aura that entering his body was only the first reward for killing the zombies.

When the death aura was completely absorbed, Wahyu's body had some change. His skin was rather paler than before. His hair also became complete pitch black. It gave vibe of not reflecting light like normal Asian hair.

After the transformation was complete, a skeleton wearing black robe walking to Wahyu's side. The skeleton was bringing a black wooden staff and every it's skeletal finger has a ring. Inside it's eye sockets, blue fire calmly lit. When the skeleton arrived at Wahyu's side, the fire inside it's eye sockets flickered.

"Young man, you're successfully gaining my, Elder Lich Larion approval. From now until your last, I will be your faithful servant. In the name of Dorath, the God of Death who govern the death, I seal my vow."

Another supernatural being nodded solemnly. Although they had various stoic expression, the solemn vibe still could be felt. When the vow was sealed, the sky instantly turned dark once again without moon and star. The sun became completely violet.

"Approved!"

The Death God Dorath approved the vow and cast divine magic to link the two. Elder Lich Larion nodded after sensing the link and entered Wahyu tinny shadow.

The second reward was gained.

Human was creature without talent in magic. They were born without complete magic circuit. To be able to wield magic, human needed to borrow another being power, for example gods and demon. Of course, human needed to pay the price. Believe and sacrificial offering were the simplest exchange. But Wahyu was different. After gaining Elder Lich Larion as his contracted servant, he could access Elder Lich Larion magic and using it to form his own magic circuit. This was his hidden reward for his outstanding performance. Elder Lich Larion helped him to created his complete mana pool to connect with his future magic circuit. With Elder Lich Larion power, as powerful being only below the god, creating flawless magic pool was very simple.

But something unexpected happened...

Human in the end still human. Even if Elder Lich Larion was very powerful, he couldn't defy the heaven. But Wahyu seems was exception. His body smoothly created magic circuit. The death aura that entered his body immediately reacted by Elder Lich Larion attempt to create magic circuit at Wahyu's body. Death aura moved to Wahyu's heart at fast pace. Death aura condensed and swirled inside. Soon, pitch black crystal-like core successfully formed. Almost in en instant, magic circuit that Elder Lich Larion created automatically connected to magic core that newly formed.

At Wahyu's left chest, a pitch black tattoo appeared like skull tribal tattoo.

"Oh Mighty Dorath, this human child was simply blessed by the death god! He was born to be a necromancer for sure!"

A handsome zombie exclaimed.

"You're right, Juan. After countless living creature come here by luck or sent by other being, this child is the strangest. Even dark elf and demon child before cannot be compared with him."

Beautiful wraith who commanded a bunch of wraiths before to attack Wahyu.

Death Knight just nodded without any voice. Other powerful being who on par with Elder Lich also nodded their head.

At the same time inside Wahyu's subconscious, Wahyu was standing in front of strange black skeleton wearing black robe. Everything about the skeleton was black except it's eyes.

[The game is complete. Player will be transferred back in one hour.]

Wahyu had received several notifications, and one of them was informed him about contract with an Elder Lich.

"So, you're Elder Lich Larion?"

"Young human, you're really courageous. Indeed, I'm Larion, an Elder Lich."

The skeleton said via telepathy.

"After fighting zombie and wraith in death or alive battle, anyone will find his courage spike up to the roof, sigh. So, from now on you will follow me? Even to my real world?"

Wahyu said like there was obvious.

"Haha indeed, master. I will follow master everywhere until the end of the day."