The Curse of Oath

The explosion stops. It's not that big of an explosion like he initially thought. The orange light in the horizon immediately changes to the silent empty night once again.

"Niva?!" shrieks Lula when she sees the person in front of her is a real thing. A blush is radiating from her cheeks.

"I-its okay. There is no need to panic." Niva in fact knows what makes her panic but play along anyway.

"You were here … all along?" asks Lula.

Depending on Niva's answer. Either he will receive nothing or maybe poison to the mouth. But the truth is always the utmost important to Niva.

"Yes," answers Niva in a concise manner.

There is a brief silence. Lula is about to burst. She exhales and sits down on the cold street.

"All that about … nevermind" She gets up. Seemingly doesn't want to embarrass herself anymore. "Let's find Lynel first."

She is holding her twitched left hand. Patting Shervo's neck immediately. She has changed for the better.

"Wait, can you show your stats first? Your … true stats." Niva is somewhat reluctant to ask her.

"Sure." She looks at Niva briefly.

[Name: Lulaby Markoval Sinatria]

[Class: Tier 7 Pestilence]

[Skill: Paralyzing Solution, Performance Reducer Drug, Slow Poison, Lethal Poison, Acidic Melting Point, Exploding Matter, PH Regulator, Last Resort]

[HP : 600]

[EP : 800]

[Atk : 50]

[Def : 50]

[Spd : 100]

[Agi : 50]

[Equipment]

[Torso: Brown Leathered Vest - Def + 6; White Linen Shirt - Def +2]

[Pants: Brown Leathered Pants - Def + 6]

[Shoes: Black Boots - Def + 5]

There is an astounding amount of pride that Niva gets from knowing a high level individual. From the looks of it, The [Atk] (attack) stats are low. Especially for the ranged class. It is expected because [Toxinizer] class line main stats are displayed in the level of its individual skill. Differs from melee offensive class that scales of the main stats such as [Atk], [Def], and [Agi].

Unfortunately, skill stats cannot be displayed when the support class is opening his/her party Slate stats. That makes them not to be trusted in a certain kind of field, especially caretaker workers.

"Thank you." Niva is being grateful.

"This place shouldn't be here? What is happening here?" mumbles Lula.

"I think this is the boss' domain or fighting place. A strange one." Niva can't think of a better suited description of this. It is not displaying one plane of domain or ecosystem like the usual boss monster. Two different domains are merging as one.

"I used to live here. It's so windy all day that we have to use thick clothes. Now, I don't understand why this place is showing up all of the sudden, and the devil version of you showed" Her eyes are gazing through the magnificent view.

There is a relaxing tone in her voice. The twitches in her hand are gone. The place somehow is reflecting Lula's beauty compared to other places.

"What I know is that this domain reflects your inner desire. Where do you want to spend your days forever. And as for the black thing. It was a voidling that somehow resurfaced from the underworld below. They reflect the person that you cherished the most."

A dangerous entity. Maybe more dangerous than the mechanical beasts. Niva assumes that the voidlings are the 'Swaying' type. That is hard to contain in the Underworld, simply because their existence is not significant and can slip through easily to the surface. Different from the 'Grunt' type of void.

What does he know that in his team's current level, they can only fight a Void Grunt one at a time. They will lose if they are fighting two Grunts at the same time. Not to mention it is one of the lower classes of the voidling.

"Well, I hope your assumption is wrong. We need one of the Abyss Devourers to destroy the voidling. But you know how busy they are down there, " laughs Lula somewhat lowkey, countering his assumption.

"I always hated it here, but seeing all this view makes me want to go back to the Crimson Wind Mountain. Without the whole House Farathor of course." She suddenly has a solemn relaxed look on her face.

"Did you really accidentally kill him?" asks Niva curious.

"Of course not, I am meticulous with my line of work knowing that my class can prove catastrophic if managed wrongly. Always wears a glove before working as a maid in the kitchen. But in the end, people keeps eyeing on me like a ticking time bomb. Anything catastrophic will automatically be connected to me."

She grabs a pebble on the ground and throws it away from the mountain. It only drops on the other road just below.

"Why not try the Alchemist Association or The Knighthood or maybe Abyss Devourer. There are endless vacant positions that require [Toxinizer] class lines?" asks Niva.

"It is against my own will to be a servant in House Farathor. He is a good friend to the previous Lord Ewaldo Farathor himself and actually doing good deeds that hold the house's integrity. That is until Ewaldo died from severe illness. At that moment, he gave my father his last will to guide the new Farathor."

"That is where the problem lies, My father wanted me to also serve House Farathor to honor his friend's dying wish. So, as a girl that must conform to his parents. I accepted it. Seeing that breaking someone's dying wish and going against your parents will, are a recipe for ultimate disaster."

Niva begins to understand her upbringing. It is true that breaking the two is a catastrophic act especially for a young girl like her. Where they are hardwired to always obey her parents and upbringing. A social sanction will be placed upon you if you are known as an oathbreaker, directly or indirectly in the rather backwards Crimson Wind Mountain Region.

"And you being in Richter?" asks Niva again.

"I have been exiled for almost a year in your hometown. While waiting for my death sentence for assassination. However, thanks for the Gewjorian and their Colossus cannon that freed us all, and as for you who have accompanied me until now."

"Everything will be alright. Just believe in yourself." Niva sweetened his words. Somewhat wants to caress the new Lula. But he must resist his manly urges.

Lula is now looking deep at Niva in the eye. "How about you? what happened during your encounter with the voidling?"