Going Down
He stared at the quest board flashing above him and a feeling of uselessness befall him.
What he felt, was a sense of inferiority towards the quest board above him.
For sure he wanted to become stronger and he has made up his mind to do anything to achieve that, but he just couldn't help feeling this way.
Here is someone who achieved strength with his own hands, and here is he who has come hoping to be a successor to a left behind legacy.
The difference between the two is as clear as day itself.
He did come here of his own will,
His resolve was firm and he knew he had to grab at whatever straws came his way if he wanted to survive.
but this, wasn't what he truly wanted deep down in his heart.
What he truly wanted, was to be the giver and not the receiver.
Through his own efforts, he wanted to attain the right to count himself as a strong.
But now, if he did become the successor and indeed attain a strength that can guarantee his survival,