Chapter 14

(Remembrance)

My life on earth was nothing out from the ordinary. Me as a man in his 20's, had a minimum wage income from a company that I worked for since I finished collage, by the age of 19. I had a small apartment that had an ridiculously expensive rent that almost claimed half of my monthly salary, but at least I still could manages to feed myself with the remaining balance. Easy to say, I could barely stated that I'm living my life in luxury. I don't have any people that I could called family as well. My parents died when I was a teenager and I do had siblings, a sister and a brother, in which both were older than me about a couple of years apart. But since my parents passing, the two stopped treated me as family and left me to fend for myself until I could barely passed graduation. With the money that was left by my late parents got exhausted because of paying my academic tuitions, I work as a part time worker anywhere I can applied myself.

I did had several girlfriend in the past. But most of the relationship I had with them, always end up by me getting cuckold and left in a shameful manner. Though I didn't gave up on finding my true love. Then, I managed to found a girl that I could depended on at last. She was an ordinary girl that had the same lifestyle as me, not to expensive, always cared me in the way that I could feel loved. Together with her, we finished collage together and rented the small apartment in the same time, to plan for our future. It was a happiest moment of my life back then.

With me getting a job as an office worker in the company that was introduce by my friend back in collage, me and my girlfriend were overjoyed by it and celebrated it with a full night course in heaven. The pay was great and the company promised me with prospect that I could get promotion in about 5 years of working under them. We were happy back then. My girlfriend still continues her part time job while waiting for her job opportunity as I started working with the company with hopes for our lives will change for the better.

Oh I was soo ignorant on how the world works back then. After months working with the company, I felt like I was treated like shit by the boss in my department. The 'friend' that introduced me to the company also treats me the same. I became their 'horse' and worked extra hours and barely had time to talk with my girlfriend after returning from work. But she understand my situation and gave me some space rather than get into quarrels. I was happy with her understanding my situation. But she strangely fine about the matter and makes me quite uneasy…

as time passed by, the working condition became worse with the company. I felt really exhausted mentally and got into a fight with my girlfriend because some 'birds' said that she was cheating on me with another man while I was working my ass off in that shitty company. I was enraged by it when I found out that she's been seeing a guy from her part time job, her boss of all people! I did get a weird feeling from her back the past few weeks since I starting coming home late. She was strangely quiet when I tried to ask her how's work doing and keep changing the subject. Since that fight, we barely spoken with one another, as I slowly getting depressed by how it had become.

Things turn to the worse when she said that she had a job opportunity with the place she works as a part time and was given a place to become the manager of that place. She left my apartment with all of her belongings and left me all alone, only leaving me a digital note of the news of her departure. I was heartbroken by that. But as an adult, I forced myself to work tirelessly in the shitty company that treated me like a garbage, with the excused to get my thoughts about her out from my mind.

Because of my excellent works, I got the attention from the board and was handed a business deal for a big project. But in the request of the bastard 'friend' as my partner because he was a senior worker and was told to acts as a tutor for me. But that bastard pinned all of the works towards me and did shit for the business deal. But thats fine, I thought that time. If I can make this work, I could finally break free from that bastard 'friend' and the shitty loudmouth boss.

After much hardships and overtimes, I managed to seal the deal for the project. I'm proud of myself by archived such task that was said to be impossible. But because of my tiredness, I left my paper works in my office with the hopes that I will sent then in the next day after I took a break from the tiresome condition. But when I arrived in the company on the next morning, I was told that my bastard 'friend' already sent the pain-sticking works that I worked my ass off all alone to the board, and claim that he did this job on his own. I was enraged by that shit fuckfaced doings and confronted him. I punched the bastard shit fuckfaced In the face making that bastard got knock out cold. Because of that, the shitty loudmouth boss caught me and reported me to the board. I was fired because of misconduct in the pretense of injuring a coworker. But even so, I don't felt any regrets about it, I hated the shitty company anyway.

out of jobs, no one to lean on, I spent my days after got fired by the shitty company by playing VR games on the VR console that I purchased using my severance check. It was a famous game that was known all over the world and a good place for a wash up person, such as myself. Hating the reality, I spent every dime I had for the game and worked several part time jobs to pay my rent.

At one time while I was working on my part time job to buy an event item, I came across with my ex who was on a date with her manager in the private cafe that I worked on. I was furious by the sight of them having a good time together intimately. And whats worse, my ex treated me like shit in front of that guy she's slept with. But as an adult, I kept aside my feelings and ignored her disgusting acts with the man she was with. But that bitch seems to be annoyed by my acts and done something that I couldn't kept my anger down. The bitch forced me to stay and watched while she and that man fucked inside their private room. I don't know why she did so, but I… fuck! I was disgusted by her actions that I came to hate myself for having falling in loved with such a person before!

After the fucked up ex and her man finished their business, the shitty man throws his money towards me while leaving with that bitch, laughing to my pitiful state. I collected the money on the floor then ask the manager to quit my part time job. Though the manager was a good woman empathized with me, she gave me an extra bucks for the fucked up mess that I was forced to go through earlier and told that I should stay worked in a different establishment, I politely decline her offer. I'm through with this life!

After the incident I had involving the bitch ex and her manager, I shun myself from the world and threw all the time I had playing the game, in a way to escaped my reality. My health became deteriorate because of my unhealthy lifestyle, but I manages to escaped my reality that I hated soo much, and thats all I could wish for. The game was the only reason that I had to lived my life. In the game, I will never be betrayed by anyone real and they gave me the loved that I always desired. But something happened that changes my life in a way I would never expected. I got isekied!!!!

...................

And now, here I am in the game world, as a living being. Surrounded with beautiful peoples and a fantasy world that I always dream of having to lived in. I thought that I can have a new life here. but instead, I'm looking to myself right now, having a spear, buried inside my abdomen, by that bastard Reed….

"Riel…!!!" (Risia)

"Y-you bastard….!!" (Saraha)

"Kiahahhahahah….!!! Die you little fuck!!!" (Reed)

I got careless when I attacked him earlier. Shit! Just how did this fucker used Dort's skills!? Whats even worse, the skills he uses were Dort's end game strength!

"Stay away!"

I told the enraged Risia and Sara, not to get closed to me and this bastard. I quickly pull myself from the spear then retreat in a distance from him while I cast the 'mend' to quickly seal the wound from bleeding out. Both Risia and Sara quickly went towards me to check on my condition.

"I'm alright… I just got careless earlier."

I told the two to ease their worries. Its true that I can used 'mend' to quickly apply a first aid on my wounds, but I don't know just how much longer my body can withstand this kind of beating. Though I had a short break before entering this Dungeon Boss room earlier, but it seems that my mental fatigue is worse than I thought it would be. My hands are shaking right now, and I think that my 'mental strengthen' beginning to waver and the headache starting to surfaced. This is bad…

"Tch! Little Fucker with his bitches… but worry not. I already planned before that I'll raped those bitches and forced you to watch. Kiahahahhahaa…!" (Reed)

(snap)

That bastard….!!! Did he just said that he wanted me to watch him raped Risia and Sara!? Hearing his sick remarks just snap something inside me that makes the pain I had right now went numb. If thats how you wanted to play with, I'll play along. I push the two from me to avoid them getting caught from what I'm about to do.

"<berserk mode>!"

(dash!)

"Riel!" (Risia)

I'm going to kill this bastard!!! By activating my 'berserk mode', I charged towards the bastard in full speed while applying 'boost armament' on all of my four limbs.

"Kiahahahahha!!! You mad bro!?" (Reed)

He blocked my attack using Dort's spear before I managed to rip his throat by blocking my arms. But I give him a kick on his abdomen and sent that bastard flying.

"Not enough!"

Before he touched the ground, I charged towards him again in full speed and keep on my attacks while he tries to block them.

"Y-you little fucker!!!!??? I-ll kill you!!!" (Reed)

"Right back at you!"

Like a wild beast, I let everything out and attacked him relentlessly. Even though he had Dort's advance skills, he was powerless in the face of my 'berserk mode' rampaging state. But before I manages to landed the killing blow on his face, my body suddenly froze.

[warning. Body condition reached critical. Skill deactivated]

Whaa…? As soo as I hears the announcer said that, my whole body suddenly ruptured out blood. I felt as if my whole body is screaming in pain along with it. Fuck!!

(stab!)

"Gahhh!!!"

The bastard take this opportunity to thrust my chest with the spear in hand. It hurts!!!

"Kiahahahha!!! D-do you think that you can kill me that easily…!? Its game over, little fucker!!!" (Reed)

I was thrown away from his because of his kick and went flying from a distance from that bastard. Shit!

"!?"

As I was lying on the ground, I noticed that I couldn't move a muscle while having the agonizing pain all over my body. Shit! I was careless enough as to activated the 'berserk mode' without regarding the price that I had to pay after using it! Fuck….!

"I'maa cripple you and then rape your bitches in front of your eyes, little fucker…. Kiahahahahah!!!!" (Reed)

That bastard is already recovered? Fuck! He dash towards me in speed-….

(clank!)

"As if we let you… Saraha!" (Risia)

"<intimidation>!" (Saraha)

Risia blocked Reed's thrust with Remorth magic sword. Did she borrowed that sword from him earlier?

"Gahh! You fucking bitches!!! Stop messing my plan!!" (Reed)

Because of Sara's 'intimidation', Reed was forced to threw his attention from me and rushed towards Sara. But he was unable to act accordingly with his attacks because Risia was keep interrupting his movement. Seeing this dangerous development, I tried to move my body to stand up to my feet, but… Fuck! Move dammit!

"Just rest for a while Riel, we'll handle this!" (Remorth)

Oi! Since when did you wake up, you fool! Remorth suddenly walks pass me and stand in front of me and cast attack spells towards Reed, supporting Risia who was engaging him right this moment. Sara moves from place to place to avoid face confrontation from Reed who was under the debuff of the 'intimidation' Sara casted earlier.

"FUCKKKK!!!! OUT OF MY WAY!!!" (Reed)

"Gahhh!!!" (Risia)

Reed were in a stage of rage, counters Risia's blow and sent her flying from a distance where she was facing Reed just a moment ago. The enrage Reed then takes his attention towards Sara.

"I'lll kill yaa bitch!!!!" (Reed)

"<void>" (Saraha)

"Tch! Fucking vampire!!!" (Reed)

She avoid his attacks with 'void' and appeared next to Risia and help her getting up. Reed who still wanted to attack her, got interrupted by Remorth continues barrage of magic attack. Making him on the defense.

"Fuck you, useless Prince!!!" (Reed)

"I will not let you have your way with Saraha, I'll protect her even if it cost me my life!!!" (Remorth)

He spoken some admirable words there. As they kept Reed's busy, I noticed that I can move my fingers a bit. After a few attempts to lift my hand, I quickly cast 'mend' repeatedly on my self until the pain I felt subdues quite a bit. Though it still quite painful to stand up, I forced myself anyway. While I'm still with my thoughts on how to defeat Reed, it came to me that I had the killer skill, back then when I still played the game. It seems that I have to use 'that'. But wont this dungeon collapsed if I cast that spell? Considering this situation, I guess we don't have a lot of choices now, aren't we….?

"Remorth… keep him busy. I'm going to try something…"

"Wha….? I-if you say so. But I don't know how much longer I can keep that bastard in bay. My mana cap Is depleting fast as we speak. Not to mention I'm having overused mana comsumption right now…" (Remorth)

I noticed that he's eyes are leaking blood right now, and his mouth as well.

"Don't worry Riel…! We will help Remorth to give you the time that you need. Lets do this, Risia…!" (Saraha)

"Don't tell me what to do! Do it Riel, we believe in you…!" (Risia)

Sara and Risia joins Remorth to attack Reed with barrages of magic attacks. It seems that Risia didn't suffer much damaged from the attack she received from Reed's earlier. Seeing that they giving their all for my sake, I started to gather my mana, to form a weapon on my palm. I don't know if this will work, but I'm sure that I'll be unable to cast any magic for a time period after I used this skill.

As light gathering on my palm, it slowly forming and became a scythe, twice the height of my own.

(thump!)

Shit! I felt like my own vitality was drained by forming this astral scythe. I know that back in the game, my character will loose about half of its own vitality by using this skill. But using it in real life is really uncomfortable…! I wont die from this, will I…?

"FUCKKKK!!!!" (Reed)

After conjuring the light astral scythe, I readied the skill to attack Reed.

"Guys! Get behind me!"

I shouted to the three and told them to go behind me before I activate this skill. They quickly do so while I aimed towards Reed who seems to be having a hard time to get back on his feet.

"YOU BASTARDS! I'LL KILL YOU ALL!!!" (Reed)

"Not if I kill you first. <Reality slash>…."

.....(audible)

Silence enveloped the air as I swing the astral scythe towards Reed's direction. Seeing this, he was bewildered and stood frozen as the 'reality slash' came charging towards him.

(crack!)

As soon as the attack landed on him, he got split in two, along with the area around him. Cracks appeared as if the images itself was broken because of the 'reality slash', destroying the space around Reed.

(shatters!)

"AAAARRRRGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!" (Reed)

As the spaces around him shatters like a breaking glass, Reed lets out a scream of agony that rangs the entire area of the dungeon boss room. Not long after, the bastard falls flat to the ground, lifeless. The 'Reality slash' skill that I created was a one hit kill skill to 'delete' character from the game while back when I'm still playing it. It was consider a cheat like ability and I came to created in an accident. The astral scythe was a form of mana mix with my own vitality and exchanged its numbers to damage percentage. Thanks to this skill, I managed to kill characters and bosses that was stronger than my status ability. But the backlash-….

(collapsed)

"Riel…!" (Sara/Risia/Remorth)

Ugh… its seems that it was terrible than it was back in the game. Back then, I only will be kicked out from the game. But this time, I felt like I'm dying, slowly… I didn't felt any pain right now, but I can feel that my life is slowly fleeting from my consciousness. I see the three went towards me in slow motion, while having an anxious expression. They seems to be saying something, but I cant hear them because my ears were busted. Ah… there goes my vision… I felt… really… tire-...

..................…..

.....(somewhere In a void)

[Grrrr….! After the trouble I went trough transmigrated his soul inside Elluvian, he went and die again! Kihhh….!!! How stupid can you be!? Idiot! Stupid! Idiot!!!]

(a loud voice rangs the void as a small light appeared out from nowhere)

[who you calling loud voice!? My voice is the most beautiful, feminine and soothing there is inside this universe, you stupid old fool!]

(uh… please don't mess up my commentary, little girl… shouldn't you took care that 'one' first?)

[quiet you! This is all your fault! Stupid old man!]

(sigh… as I was saying. The small light starting to glow dimmer as the noisy-…)

[A-alright! Annoying old man… lets see here… it seems that his soul was badly damaged because his excessive usage of his skills when he still a 'player'. Though this will be quite troublesome, but I can manage it…! Oi, old man! Help me with this.]

(as the troublesome voice ask the-… ahem. The small dim light slowly enveloped with 'Rho' aura with blue color. The light starting to intensify as it stops dimming and became bright like the star in the night sky)

[alright, this should do… and now, to send him back to Elluvian. Though this will attract the bastard 'Creator', but it cant be help none the less…]

(the light was surrounded with glittering lights as it slowly disappears from the void)

[with this, he should be return to his body on Elluvian. Yawn… this is tiring, using my divine powers that I had little left. I'll leave him to your care, old man… I'm gonna take a nap.]

(said the lazy girl)

[though you said something rude to me, I'm gonna give you a pass this time. I'm too tired…]

(as the voice subsides, the void return to its calm state, as if there was nothing had ever happen inside it.)

[zzzzzzzzzzzz.....]

(this girl....)

..................…..

(Riel's POV)

This is weird…. I cant see anything around me. But I felt like I'm drifting away in a river. Ah… I felt the fleeting feeling again. Is this the afterlife…?

[commencing soul mending to 'Riel' soul.]

Its announcer-san. Can you hear me now? Am I dead…? Where am I? What will happen to me after this?

[constructing soul image of 'Riel'. Applying ***** countermeasure.]

She didn't answer me. But why did I felt calm all of a sudden after she said those words? Weird….

[soul mending has been complete. Returning soul 'Riel' back to Elluvian.]

Eh, What…? Wai-….

...….(audible)

"!?"

"Riel!"

Who is this two beauties-… oh right. They were Sara and Risia. Risia was my harem member back In the game, and Saraha is another capture target but I didn't go for her route back in the game. But why did seems soo real…? This Is weird….

"Are you alright…!? Can you understand me…?" (Risia)

She said those words with a worried tone. Damn, she's beautiful!

"You had been concussion almost five hours since… when you stopped breathing earlier, I thought… I thou-…. Uuuuu… Riel….!!" (Saraha)

The vampire woman suddenly burst into tears and tried to hug me but got stopped by Risia.

"What are you doing, you bitch vampire woman!? Cant you see that he's in no shaped to be hugged with!? Even I wanted to hug him but hold myself from hurting him further!" (Risia)

"Let me go you shameless bitch! I do what I want to him!" (Saraha)

Uwaaa… they both went into a cat fight with one another. I understand Risia, but why did Saraha is all lovey dovey to me as well?

"Uhm, guys… can someone please explain me what is going on…?"

"!?"

Wha…? Did I say something strange? The two suddenly looked shocked and stopped their cat fight with one another and looks towards my face. What the heck is going on…!?

Though they were quite shocked by my sudden question earlier, they started explaining to me anyway. It seems that I was knock out cold after I used my skill to beat Reed. As I heard their explanations, memories slowly appearing inside my mind as to their stories. It seems that I really died a moment after I collapsed from using that one hit kill spell earlier. Though I had amnesia for a moment when I wake up just now.

"Are you sure that you are alright now? Did you forget about me…?" (Saraha)

She said those words while fidgeting nervously. I do remember about her when I was Reed. She seems quite disturb by my amnesia earlier. To let go of her frustration, I hold her hand to ensure her that I remember her well. Hearing my remarks, she lets out a relief sigh then wiped her tears from her eyes.

"But Riel…. You still need to take care of that wounds of yours. We don't have any first aid anymore since we used them up for our wounds earlier before entering this boss room." (Risia)

Said her with a worried tone.

"I think we can heal you wounds with the help from a certain someone." (Remorth)

Remorth finally appears to join the conversation. It seems that he was checking the crystal coffins when the two was watching me while unconcussion. Hearing his remarks, Sara quickly stood up then looks towards him.

"Did you found Eli…!? Where is she?" (Saraha)

"Well… you guys have to follow me first. Its hard to explain her situation…." (Remorth)

The two proceed to carry me on their shoulders while we followed Remorth from behind. After a bit of walking, we reached on one of the crystal coffin near the walls room, centered end. It appearers that Elise is inside one of the crystal coffins next to the ominous Red ruby stone that had board connection like lines, spreading all over the walls.

"Eli…!" (Saraha)

Whopp… Sara who cant contain her happiness, run towards the crystal coffin that had Elise in it.

"Damn bitch… she almost make you falls to the ground…" (Risia)

Said her in a furious tone, but decided not to shout it out. I pull my arm that was on her shoulders closed to me then wipers her in a quiet voice.

"I still had you, aren't I…?"

"Eh? Y-yes… ehehehe~🤍…." (Risia)

She then takes me fully under her embrace after hearing my remarks. Welp, at least she's happy… I kinda like her arms wrapping around me like this. Not to mention I can feel her bosoms are colliding to my chest. Best to enjoyed the moment also.

"How can we get her out from this crystal thing…? I can sense that she still alive right now." (Saraha)

Sara ask us while she still scanning the crystal coffin that had Elise inside it. Hmm… how should we… while I was thinking a way to release Elise from the crystal coffin, my gaze suddenly turn towards the Red ruby stone that gave a glow like a pulsing heart beat. I ask Risia to bring me close to it and tries to touch the eerie looking Red ruby stone. As soon as my hand meets the surface of the ruby, a voice suddenly speaks.

[Dungeon core deactivate. Dungeon will be put into stasis mode. Shutting down operation]

Like a jukebox ran out of juice, the voice I heard stops speaking. The board connections like lines that was lighting like a neon lights earlier, slowly dims away and stops glowing. After that, the ground suddenly rumbles for a moment.

After the rumbling stops, the crystal coffins slowly vanished, and release the peoples inside it.

"Eli…! My Eli… I was soo woried-…." (Saraha)

"Sara…? Wha… whats going on…? Why are you here?" (Elise)

With Risia helping me, we went towards the two who was celebrating their reunion with each other in a passionate embrace. Remorth on the other hand, went towards the other peoples that was released from the crystal coffins just now. I I had to guess, its about fifteen people that was sealed inside the crystal coffins. And almost all of them were knights that I could only guess a high ranking officers with the luxurious armor that they had worn.

After conforming Elise's condition is in a good shaped, Sara ask her to healed my wounds. Elise was reluctant for a moment because she was wary of me, but after hearing that I'm Sara's long lost acquaintance and also a companion that was responsible in rescuing everyone, she help me with my wounds anyway. But the way she communicate with me was awkward as hell…

"S-so… you are a commoner…?" (Elise)

She ask me while still applying the healing spell on my wounded body.

"Yup… a commoner as they come. Why you ask?"

"Y-you looked older… do you had a wife…? O-or anyone like that…?" (Elise)

I tried my best not to let my awkwardness to appeared while conversing with her. She keeps on asking me if I had someone in my life, where did I come from, what did I do for a living and so on… its weired man! I tried my best to tricked her by saying that I'm living in seclusion and the appearance of the dungeon leads me to meet up with Sara and the others. I told Risia earlier to help Remorth to checked on the others that was released from the crystal coffins while Elise heals me with my wounds, and I was relief that I did so. If she hears these questions, I don't know what will she said….

After recovering form my wounds and checked the other peoples conditions. We move upwards to the floors above to meet up with the knights under Mirada. On the way, I called to Remorth and tells him of my plan to make him takes all the credits for subjugating the Dungeon to avoid suspicions. He rejected the offer at first, but after convincing him by telling my situation, he agrees with the condition that I will follows him to the Palace as his retainer.

"So, what should we do about that 'man'…?" (Remorth)

He ask me this in a quiet tone to avoid the others attention aside Risia. Sara is walking in front of us while clinging to Elise since we left the Dungeon boss room. It seems like the couple still needs time to catch up with one another after their long separation from one another. Returning to Remorth's question, it seems that Reed still alive and manages to escaped the Dungeon boss room while the three was checking my condition. Remorth said that he looked for him everywhere inside the dungeon boss room but to no avail. As if he vanished into thin air.

"Its concerning that he's gone while you guys weren't looking. But its not your guys fault that he managed to do so. I too thought that I had killed that bastard."

I assured the two who was looking quite dejected by the fact Reed managed to escaped even after I wounded him badly. But considering thats already happen, we could only wait for him to appeared in the future.

It didn't took us much time to finally meet up with the knights under Mirada. It seems that she too was already awoken from her sleeps and seems quite angry when he noticed Remorth and Sara.

"Where the hell is that brat!?" (Mirada)

Asking in a rude manner towards Remorth and Sara. It seems that Reed was an important person for Mirada that she didn't looked the fact that she is shouting towards a Royalty in front of her commanding officer.

"How dare you using that tone to his Highness! Are you out of your mind, Captain Mirada!?" (Goran)

The dwarfien Knight captain that shouted to Mirada was her senior officer called Goran var Harldr, also a noble in this kingdom. He was one of the house that supports Remorth as the Heir of the throne in the game and quite conventional character as well. He's deeply respected the Royal Families but not like those ass kissers that was trying to get to Remorth good sides. That just how his character scrip were. A true loyal retainer and a hot head.

He was one of the people that we released from the crystal coffins. When he finds out that Remorth was the one who released him and his men, I push all to Remorth, he deeply thankful to him that he sworn his undying loyalty towards Remorth until his final breath. And thats why he's worked up after hearing Mirada's remarks towards Remorth.

"Its fine, Lord Hardlr. You should forget about that man, Knight captain Mirada. He had betrayed us…" (Remorth)

"Whaa…!? You'er lying!" (Mirada)

This too was part of our plan. Considering that Reed had gone missing and was conformed that he had return to his old malicious deeds, Remorth and me plan to make him take the fall for all of this situations. By telling that he had something to do with the appearance of the Dungeons as well tried to take our lives when we reached the dungeon boss room. But thanks to Remorth party, thats us, we managed to defeated him and release the captives that he was holding inside the dungeon boss room. Its unfair to put all the blame towards him, but he's a bastard, and thats it…

"And you! Who are you!? I haven't seen you before…" (Mirada)

She takes her attention towards me, looking to me with suspicious gazes. She then walks towards me in a domineering manner. Welp, I've seen this coming…

"Stop! He's my secret lover that we've met along the way to the dungeon boss room!" (Saraha)

Eh? Sara suddenly blocked Mirada from me. But whats with her proclamation!? Everyone looked towards us right now because of that!

"Secret lover…? Don't joke with me! I've seen you acting all lovey dovey with Reed earlier!" (Mirada)

Shit! This situations is becoming worse than it was. The tensed air between the two adds more to this powder keg situation. I should do something…

"Please, Stop this…! We need to leave the dungeon first, then we will handle this matter. Please stand down, Knight captain Mirada…" (Remorth)

Oh waw… it seems that Remorth's Royal Prince mode was activated and quickly contain the situation from erupting further into chaos. Thanks to him, Mirada step aside then continue to organized her men to march out from the area. But before we could continue to walk, three familiar faces came towards me then gave me a bow, making me re lived a sense of de ja vu. It was the three elite knights under Mirada. After an awkward exchange with the three, they went back to their commanding officers as we march back to exit the Dungeon.

We manages to reached the first floor withing just 2 hours since there were no monster encounters. It seems like the dungeon do went on a stasis mode just as the voice I heard from touching the ruby like stone said. I'm guessing that the red ruby was the dungeon core, and with its deactivation, the dungeon became a normal cave with an eerie entrance. It wouldn't take us long until reaching the exit with this pace.

.....(following the exit path)

"Emergency! Emergency!" (soldier)

One of the soldier that was on the far front suddenly shouted in alert. Seeing this, we rushed to the front to meet up with the anxious looking soldier.

"What is it!?" (Remorth)

"The… outside… its carnage… everyone…" (Soldier)

Hearing this alarming remarks, all of us rushed out from the dungeon to see what did the soldier was referring to. But as soon as we left the dungeon entrance, we could only see…. Dammit! What the hell is going on here!?

"These bodies… aren't they the soldiers from the fort…?" (Remorth)

"Is that!?" (Saraha)

Bloodied scene and laying dead bodies that was beyond recognition spread as far as the eye can see from the dungeon entrance. Some of them died in a gruesome manner where their bodies were practically obliterated in a brutal manner. Just what kind of monsters capable doing such things!?

"Riel! Its Karin! She's…" (Saraha)

Sara calls to me and said Karin's name while holding an upper body of a certain person that I had known. That tan skin with red yellow hair…. Oh no….

(run)

No, no, no, no, no, no, no!!!! It cant be!

"Karin!!!"

I quickly check her pulsed as I cleaned her bloodied face… no, no, no… please no…! This is….

"Elise! Help her! Please! She-…"

"Ser… she's already-…" (Elise)

"Just healed her! She's an important person for me! Please… I beg you…. Please-…"

"I cant revived the dead… even with my highest level healing spells…. I cant-…." (Elise)

I finally noticed that her lower body was no where to be found below her. She was already long dead before we manages to leaved the dungeon. She's…

"Gah!!!! Fuck!!! I'll kill what ever did this to her, I SWEAR!!!"

I kept Karin's upper body in my embraced as I remember her promised to me before we separated. She… this is… why did I told her to come here…? This wouldn't had happen if I told her to stay back… if only-…

"Riel…! Danan is still alive! Elise, help him…! He's-…" (Saraha)

I rushed towards Sara while Elise apply her healing magic to Danan who seem to be laying on the ground with his left arm was missing from his body. With Karin's upper body on my arms, I went close to him as he slowly regain his consciousness, but in a weak state.

"Who did this…? Who did this to all of you, Danan?"

I ask the weak man, out of frustration. Though he was in no condition to speak, I ask him anyway in rage to find the perpetrator of this carnage and Karin's murderer.

"I…its…." (Danan)

Not forcing him because of his condition, I let him spoked his words slowly.

"Lo…rd.. R…eed….." (Danan)

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