Chapter 5: training
Back at home, Jeremy had his breakfast next to Jenna and Elena who still had her arm in a cast. The atmosphere was tense, no one was saying anything. silence reigned.
"Cough! Elena later, I want to talk to you" Jeremy looked at Elena seriously and got up taking his plate from the table.
Jenna looked at the two of them a little anxiously, not sure if the tip she gave her nephew was right or wrong. she didn't want to harm the two nephews' relationship.
She sighed and got up finishing her breakfast and walked over to Jeremy putting the plate in the sink.
"Be honest" Jenna whispered
"I will be" Jeremy waved
Jenna smiled smugly and went into the living room. She turned on the TV at a high volume that prevented her from hearing their conversation.
"OK" Elena smiled also taking her plate "when?"
Jeremy placed his plate in the sink and reached for the loofah to start washing the dishes.
Elena came to her side with a crooked smile and a little insecurity reflected in her eyes.
"After I finish-- at the lake house-- I want to train my new powers and ask you something about Caroline's house that night." Jeremy took the plate from Elena's hand."
Elena froze. She remembered the first night they'd had together, a completely reckless drunk night without a condom. A night she could have given Elena a baby.
Even though it was the best night she's ever had. Completely from when she slept with Matt. Make no mistake, Matt was nice, but in the end, he had good skill in the art of bed. Elena didn't love him was different, doing something with someone you love and someone you don't.
Elena ran right away. But, she did her poker face to manage not to look elated.
"Okay-- But how are we doing?" Elena asked, "I don't think I'll be able to drive-- maybe you should test your powers by carrying me?"
Elena tenderly patted Jeremy's shoulder earning an amused look from him.
"It's okay-- let's not go then" Jeremy nodded with a laugh "Let's stay home--maybe I could ask Estella to take me-- she got a letter this month"
{a new skill was created when doing an action}
{The blackmailer's skill was created}
"Fuck-- I can drive" Elena mumbled, clicking her tongue "I didn't crash the car-- I'll get the key"
She came out of the kitchen grumbling and kicking the floor. Jeremy was in the kitchen finishing up washing the dishes when he heard a loud bang upstairs in the house.
"As I imagined" Jeremy wrinkled his nose and squinted his eyes "I'm starting to figure out where the edge of the act and the real person is-- it makes it easier to deal with it"
Jeremy then heard Elena's footsteps running around the top of the house and was surprised at how quickly she could find her car keys.
"Aunt JENNA, ME AND ELENA ARE GOING OUT" Jeremy yelled
"Use a condom" Jenna laughed back
"NOT THAT KIND OF GOING OUT" Jeremy replied irritably
"OK BUT TAKE THE CONDOM"
"SIGHS, OK"
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Jeremy hummed in the car at the sound of the radio until his eyes strayed to the Gilbert family's old lake house.
Elena also looks at the house as she goes around the car and onto the dirt road. They arrived at the old house where Jeremy left and stretched.
"Okay, let's get started," Jeremy said stretching, "You know where Dad kept the guns right?"
"Yea!" Elena waved "I'll get her"
She ran to the house and Jeremy then looked at the tree that was halfway to the residence.
"Alright, you'll serve" Jeremy walked to the tree and stopped in front of it.
He positioned himself in front of the tree and punched the tree. The tree exploded throwing pieces of tree everywhere and fell to the side causing a great shudder in the earth.
{Your durability increased by one point}
Jeremy's fist didn't come out intact either. Lots of tree barbs got into his fist and let the blood flow through the cuts.
"Oh that hurt" Jeremy moaned massaging his fist and looking at the damage he's done "Yes, that is indeed powerful"
"Let's see. Status" Jeremy whispered
Name: Jeremy Gilbert
Class: Heretic/Hunter
Title: The Gamer
Level: 1(2/100)
HP: 1500(10-sec)
MP: 1499(10-hour)
Intelligence: 100
Strength: 150
Agility: 150
Durability: 152
Charism: 50
Luck: 96
"Alright, I lost some of my MP when destroying the tree. Does that 10-Sec mean regeneration per second? and 10 hor means my MP recovers in hours?" Jeremy put his fist to his chin thoughtfully, "Well, you mean I have to be careful when using my powers?"
"Jeremy, I heard a noise-- my god what happened?" Elena ran to the tree on the ground with a hunting rifle on her back and a pistol in her hand "the tree was destroyed"
"Well, the beginning of training" Jeremy chuckled snapping his finger "are we going to continue the second part?"
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Jeremy stood in front of a tree in the small forest near the lake house.
"is ready?" Jeremy asked looking forward
Several feet away from Jeremy was Elena pointing a hunting rifle at him.
"YES" Elena waved at him
"Alright, take the first shot" Jeremy yelled
Elena nodded and squeezed the trigger. Instantly the gunpowder inside the weapon exploded, firing a projectile that exited the weapon at sonic speed.
Jeremy took a deep breath as the surrounding time started to slow down and he could see the .22-caliber bullet coming towards him at a much slower speed than a bullet should.
The bullet was not in slow motion. on the contrary, it was coming fast enough to cross the space between the bullet and Jeremy in a few milliseconds.
In a single blink, the bullet was already in front of Jeremy. He raised his hand and tilted his body to the side in a blur of motion, managing to get out of the way of the bullet in case it got past his hand.
Jeremy caught the bullet in midair making a light snap in his palm.
{-10 HP}
{-10 MP}
{+ 10 HP}
{You got a durability point}
Jeremy amused a little and saw the blood running down his hand and closed it with an annoyed snort as his MP was decreasing with every damage he took.
"Jeremy, are you okay?" Elena yelled in a worried voice "your hand is bleeding"
"I'm fine now let's test the speed" Jeremy raised his hand to Elena showing her that he didn't have any wounds on his hand"Shoot with the pistol"
"okay" Elena yelled and pointed her pistol at Jeremy "there you go"
She pulled the trigger 5 times in a row aiming for Jeremy. Each shot towards Jeremy's chest
Jeremy in turn once again felt his vision change to a slower mode when he saw 5 objects approaching him at high speed.
It moved, becoming a blur, leaving its place easily, dodging the projectiles that hit the tree squarely. he was impressed by Elena's ability to shoot. It wasn't normal for an amateur to have such good aim
Jeremy was no fool and continued to run even after watching the tree being hit. his body was a blur that appeared and disappeared in several moonlights in the forest
bang-- bang-- bang
Elena once again withered in Jeremy's blur and started firing again. this time, she zeroed the cartridge by firing all 10 remaining bullets.
Most hit the trees missing Jeremy who was a blur. Elena sighed in relief, already lowering the pistol from finishing firing when she heard a moan.
Elena's eyes widened and she ran towards the moan screaming Jeremy's name.
Jeremy fell to the ground when he was hit by one of the shots in the rib. his body exploded in pain and he stumbled to the ground. His body crawled across the ground and rocks causing a lot of small holes and scratches in it.
{-200HP}
{-200MP}
{+200HP}
{-200 HP}
{-200MP}
{+200HP}
{-200HP}
{-200MP}
{+200HP}
{You are being poisoned}
{Poison Resistance Created Skill}
"Jeremy!" He heard Elena's screams in the distance
"Here--" Jeremy yelled, but stopped when he heard a growling noise.
Startled, he looked up to the side and saw a 6-foot tall bear running towards the house in the forest a few meters away from him.
"Elena doesn't come" Jeremy desperately tried to get up "Go back to the cabin"
"Jeremy help" Elena's scream already warned him it was too late
"Fuck-- get up" Jeremy yelled to himself and the tattoo on his back creaked making his eyes glow red.
{abnormal condition: hunter's mark has been activated--you gained +500 MP for 3 minutes}
The veins in Jeremy's face appeared and his fangs grew. His face contorted in fury. Jeremy stood up and became a blur.
--
Elena landed on her butt on the ground when she saw the huge bear raising its claw at her ready to kill her. Elena closed her eyes praying that Jeremy would save her.
When she felt wind in her face that made her open her eyes. She saw Jeremy's back in front of her with the bear's claws attached to his shoulder gushing blood.
"Jeremy-- my god" Elena gasped as her hands clapped over her mouth, her eyes watered.
"It's okay" Jeremy turned to her and smiled "It's going to be okay"
He then turned his face to the struggling bear to release his paw from Jeremy's shoulder and with his other paw being held by Jeremy's hand.
Jeremy looked sadly at the bear and opened his mouth
"I know it's not your fault" Jeremy smiled sadly as he saw the bear throwing its head to bite him "But, you tried to hurt someone important to me, so die! Lightning!"
The hand that was holding the bear's other paw sparked and electrocuted the bear.
"▂▂▃▃▅▅ーーー! !" The bear roared in pain and fell to the ground beside Jeremy who also landed on his butt.
{-500 MP}
{You have reached critical MP condition, starting wintering for 5 hours}
Jeremy then passed out in Elena's arms
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