Pain

He could do nothing but stare at the ceiling in boredom. He was so weak that he couldn't even move his fingers. He was excited to use magic and experience the world of magic and fantasy, but his hopes were crushed because of his weakened state.

Instead of wasting his time staring at the ceiling, he decided to keep on digging into his memories. He wanted to gain every basic and important knowledge about the world.

"Well, he is indeed talented enough to be called a genius but he is nothing compared to the protagonist who has cheats skills and experience of regression."

'I'm eventually gonna get killed by the protagonist. It doesn't matter how much I try to befriend him or get close to him that won't work at all. It will all go in vain.'

"There are only two outcomes either I die or he dies. There are no in-between how much one tries to find."

He said gritting.

"The reason he is going kill me in the future is not that I will be a villain but to avenge the death of his parents and friend. He will annihilate the whole family and I will be the first one to be killed by him because I'm the son of the people who killed his parents and also the person who killed his friend."

"I'm currently 13 years old I will be killed at the age of 23 if it goes according to the novel's storyline. Daven will be also around my age."

Daven was the protagonist of this novel who had regressed to the past after being defeated by the demon lord. Daven was far more powerful in the novel; even as a child he had been blessed by the gods.

At the young age of eleven, his parents were killed by the parents of Lloyd. He despised to the killer of his parents and friend to the point where he would slaughter their family and that's what he did in the novel.

There was no chance for him to survive this if the story went according to the novel. He desperately tried to find an outcome where he wouldn't be killed, but there was none. They couldn't exist in the same world.

This made Axtrav worried and afraid. Though there was a lot of time before he got killed by him, it still made him worried because Daven was the chosen one with all kinds of cheat skills and blessings. If it goes like that, then he would undoubtedly die by his hands.

"There are too many things to worry about just after arriving in this world. This is eating my mind I will focus on recovering and adapting to this world for now."

There were too many conflicting thoughts in his mind. He couldn't think straight because of them. He tried to focus on recovering his strength and getting familiar with this world.

"I will plan out everything once I recover my strength."

He tried to take a nap, but he couldn't. So, he was just staring at the plain white ceiling in boredom. He decided not to worry and overthink because he wanted to recover without worrying. If he were to keep on thinking then it would surely hinder his recovery.

"Now that I think about it this world is much more advanced than Earth in terms of technology. I should experience it."

"I guess they should at least television if they are as advanced as they were said to be."

After he said a word a holographic screen appeared out of nowhere in front of him. He controlled it with his words. The advanced technology of that world activated childlike curiosity. Everything to him felt completely new.

He thought that his room was empty, but all he needed to say was a word.

"This is amazing!"

He was filled with an unimaginable amount of joy. He couldn't hide the wide smile on his face, didn't matter how much he tried to. It was enthralling to see the amazingness of the technology.

Even though he was so immersed, he noticed Alaya entering the room with food, so he surpassed his curiosity and went back to normal.

Alaya was a pretty-looking young woman who was around the age of 25. She is a brown-skinned woman with shining black hair. She wore a maid outfit. He had a warm smile on her.

He positioned the bed and began spoon-feeding him because he was unable to use his hands at all as he had zero strength in his body. It was a stew made up of different kinds of meats and veggies. As the food was too hot, she gently blew it and then fed it to Lloyd.

"You have to eat well to recover quickly, young master." she gently said.

Lloyd nodded and devoured all of it. The amount she prepared was enough for more than three people, but he single-handedly ate all of it. That truly surprised her and made her happy.

She took the empty utensils with her and left the room. He again went back to his activity of exploring the newfound technology. The time went quickly and it was already night. She brought the dinner, fed him, and left.

It was 10 pm, and Axtrav was already in deep sleep with all the lights in the rooms turned off. She checked on him to confirm that he was sleeping and after that she also went to sleep.

At midnight, his sleep was broken because of the stinging sensation he was feeling inside his stomach. It was a mild amount of pain, but it broke his sleep.

"Looks like eating too much delicious has consequences."

It was the first thought that shot up into his mind. It was obvious because he had eaten too much food greedily. He thought the pain would disappear in a matter of minutes, then he could go to sleep again.

For the time being as he couldn't do anything except lie down on the bed. He looked at the moon through the window, and the sight was worth beholding; it was bewitching.

As he thought the stinging sensation slowly began to fade away, and right when it was about to fade away entirely. The pain exploded in his stomach much worse than the tingling because of the pain his body shot up, which had no strength whatsoever.

He tried to shout, but his voice didn't come out of his mouth. It was an unbearable amount of pain. The pain was on par with getting pierced by hot needles every second.

'Argghh- help me, someone!'

It didn't matter how much he tried to scream in agony and ask for someone's help because his voice wasn't even reaching his lips. It only stayed inside.

It wasn't even starting; the pain slowly intensified and began spreading to other parts of his body, and in just a few minutes it was all over his body.

'Arrghhh! grrrhh! Noooo! STOPP!'

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[Quest: Survive!]

Difficulty: S+

Description: After miraculously surviving after being poisoned by one of the deadliest poisons on the planet, it was now time to gain resistance by going through an unimaginable amount of pain.

Reward: Poison resistance (S)

Failure: Painful death

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A golden screen popped up in front of him, but he didn't notice it because of the excruciating pain. It disappeared as soon as it appeared.

The pain kept on intensifying because of being pierced and inflammation throughout his body made felt like he was being burned alive.

"Naergrhhhh! meegrh ihht sttrghg!"

He kept on screaming, but his voice couldn't be heard by anyone in the world. The pain he was currently going through was far worse than getting shot by bullets.

{You have attracted the attention of some lesser-known gods}

Another screen popped up, but it was blue. It was still the same as the last time.

He was rolling on the pain bed because of the pain. The tears that were falling from his eyes drowned the sheets.

{The gods are betting on you on basis of whether you will survive or not}

The pain was so powerful that he tried to distract himself by giving him other kinds of pain. He was punching the walls even though his hands were bloodied and his eyes were bloodshot red.

His muscles were being torn apart. It was still a miracle that he could sustain his consciousness till now.

Finally, after an agonizing period of more than an hour, he reached his physical and mental limits and fell unconscious.