Chapter 12: The Intrepid Ruler’s Challenge Part 2 Chapter 11
It wouldn't stop.
No matter how much I open my eyes, I would find myself in the dark…again.
I could feel that every time I open my eyes, a certain part of my body would be missing. And that screeching noise was always the thing that I would hear every time I open my eyes.
That monster was still there.
"SCRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!!!"
".…"
Over and over again, I would found myself killed by this….beast.
"SSSSCRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!"
The dark was always there, helping the monster blend in with the Shadows.
"SCRREEEEAAAA….."
My torch would be put out every time I try to raise it up high.
~Swoosh~ *Thud!*
"!!….Baugh!!" Blood yet again spills from my mouth.
".…This would make it my….*Cough** Cough*….56th death…"
Its too fast for me to actually see where its coming from, and the dark doesn't help at all.
"What should I do?"
Left to my own , the Intrepid Ruler tells me to face my fears. But how?
Yes, it is a monster I am incapable of fighting, due to the dark and all other inconveniences. To die over and over again to this thing…I feel powerless.
".…"
".…"
Time passes and tension I feel in this Eire Domain never changes. This Floor, Cold every time I fell to its Surface. My blood, despite the Black view I see over and over, my Blood remains and Blackens as time passes blending in with the darkness. My torch, despite it's everlasting Glow, it will never help me, it is a weakness to easily locate where I stand. My spear, I could feel it, despite its black exterior, I feel a connection towards this thing, Strong but I could never hit my target so its hopeless. The Monster…it waits at my ever beating heart, and attacks as soon as I hope. Ending me in losing hope.
This is a whole new different domain to the previous challenge. Yes it Resets, but it isn't Fulfilling, I may never win, or maybe…I haven't learn enough to win, Not enough to survive in this Black abyss.
"Face my fears…that's what he said."
What is fear? And Why does this monster represent my fear, when I have never once did I thought of Monsters to be my fear…in fact, I don't fear this monster. I only feel irritated to die over and over again without nothing to do against it.
"So why? Why is it here!?"
Grabbing the Spear, Confused to why this was my situation. Confused to why this was happening. My grip shook from how irritating this whole ordeal was. I was enrage.
"SSSCCCRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!'
"There it goes again."
I could hear its steps as it runs from corner to corner, like a rat, avoiding the Light.
The Spear I held by my hand, Blisters forming over my palm as the Grip of the Spear feels my determination. I tighten my grip.
"I'll find you."
Mana starts to envelope all over my body. Covering myself in a Blue coating.
I close my eyes and listened to the footsteps of this monster.
*Tack* *Tick* *Tack* *Tick* *Tack* *Tick* *Tack* *Tick*
"...Its here."
"SCRRREEAAAHHH!!!"
'Behind me!!'
The monster jumps from the dark.
I could feel it.
~Swoosh~ *Baam!*
I was thrown to the side once again…but for a quick glimpse of a second, I could feel it. My spear felt the skin of that Beast.
But in return of that sensation was the same feeling of my Blood dripping from my body yet again.
A smile formed on my face.
A realization was meet.
I could win this.
***ARTHUR'S POV:
Emur Stood by the Cliff as he watched the boy calmly stand over the raging waves. His once pale exterior was no longer seen and his eyes who looked dead by the repetitive deaths were now looking Calm and Confident.
He has passed the 1st challenge and is now staring Emur from afar while on the oceans.
"This boy…it only took him 11 days. Hehehe. Finally A worthy Successor."
He jumps from the Cliff and glides down to where the Boy stood.
He was standing on Water.
*Flap* *Flap* ~Swoosh~
At the Flutter of his Wings, he slowly landed on water. And just like the Boy, he too stood on water. As soon as he stepped on the waters, the once raging waters were now calm as an untouched lake.
"Boy… you have passed the Challenge, now only three more to go. Once you've completed them, you will gain access to my power!" said Emur excitingly
"Lets go, I feel like I've wasted too much time here. It feels like I've been here for a week now." said Arthur in an Calmed but Intimidated voice.
"...Boy, you have been here for only 11 days. The other challenges are yet to come, those will not last as long but… they will still be gruesome." Said Emur.
~Sigh~ "Okay, lets get going." said Arthur as he Rides on Emur's back and they rode off back to the Island.
***HAMIL'S POV
I stood by the blurring images of this moving beast. Its speed was no joke. Faster than a bullet. Precise like a Robin. Merciless like the Devil.
Unlike before, where I felt hopeless like a trapped hamster in a cage. I regained my motivation back when I felt it's touch on the tip of my spear.
A smile formed back then and now it remained on my face. Despite me Dying over and over again I was confident that I could win.
Now the question was how?
I remembered back when I was a kid in my old world, my place would usually have power outages, especially at night times. At that time, I noticed my eyes would get used to the dark and for some reason I could see, well not see… but instead notice things that would usually be hard to see things at the Dark. I could see my homework papers at the Dark, I could see the pencil that I dropped on the Floor at the Dark, I could even see a Grape at the Dark. With no lights at all, my eyes got accustomed to seeing things at the dark. Will up to the point when the Lights do return, my eyes would hurt like hell from the sudden brightness. It was like being thrown a flashbang right at my face, blinding me for a quick second.
I remembered that moment and thought that if a man is capable of adjusting to such things like seeing in the dark, then if time persist, I will get accustomed to this beast and win this Challenge.
Now back to the Fight.
My eyes were already accustomed to seeing the repeating black abyss, but this beast was the only Problem. Moving like a stray bullet, it would bounce from almost every direction. So I made a Choice, a dedication so to say.
I won't attack.
I won't move.
And I won't fear.
I will only observe.
My eyes will be my main weapon in killing this beast.
It's nearly impossible to hit a stray bullet and it is just as impossible to kill a sentient beast as fast as a bullet…only luck would factor to those odds, but with my luck, it is near impossible. But with magic, with time and with dedication, my eyes will adapt and will conquer this beast.
I know its a Risk, but if time is a Problem then…I've got a lot of those.
"Character Profile…"
[CHARACTER PROFILE]
:Stats:
Name: Hamil Crux
Occupation: Warrior in Training
Age:17
God's followed: The Rulers (1/4)
-Blind Ruler
Mana: 10
Strength: 10
Luck: 0.8
Agility: 10
Stamina: 9.5
Intelligence: 10
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Bow Proficiency: 50%
Spear Proficiency: 5%
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[The Challenge of the Rulers: Become worthy to be another Ruler (1/4)]
[Blind Ruler's Challenge - Acknowledge]
[Intrepid Ruler's Challenge - Not Established]
[Time Limit: 00000]
[Time Spent: 55:00:03:10]
After looking at my Stats, I could see that they've grown and 55 days has already passed in the hero's gate . but from how time is a scale of 1 is to 30 here, where 1 day in real world is 30 days in here. with my time limit of around 30 days in the real world, I have around 845 days left.
'I've got time' I thought to myself.
So this straining challenge will began once again.
Instead of fearing this beast, I will face it head on and win.
I stood and watched.
The Image I saw before my was like a blur. And not only that but it was also trying to kill me.
"SCCCCCCCCCRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!"
Its scream could shatter a window from how loud and high it was.
~Swoosh~ *Thud*
"Ah.."
The blurring image disappeared but also was my left arm.
He took my arm again.
It would only grow back once I fully die and reset.
So I ignored my missing limb and tried to find him once again. Although I couldn't fully ignore my missing limb, it was only numb. Because to me, this was a repetitive experience by now.
I could hear its munching noise as it echoed though out the dark. Eating my arm like a snack or a delicious rib steak barbecue.
*Munch* *Munch* *Munch* *Gulp*
"It's feeding time I guess…. well my arm isn't enough to fill it up so It'll probably get a second serving."
My arm was dripping blood from and my head was starting to get woozy from blood loss.
"Hooo…..Okay." I tried listening to where that crunching noise was coming from, hoping to see and prepare if it'll attack again.
~Swoosh~
".…here it comes." I could hear the Monster moving from a different location. Although it was just the sound of the wind, I was already accustomed to its particular sound.
~Swoosh~
".…."
~Swoosh~
".…!!"
Immediately, I jumped back and Thrusted my spear as fast as I could.
Although I saw nothing in front of me at the moment, I knew that the monster was coming….it was coming.
*Thud*
"!?…eh…" I could see it…my heart. It was pulsing…beating….and a black hand was holding on to it.
My feet was no longer touching the ground.
And blood came gushing out of me yet again.
"...F-fuck! I was to slow."
Everything went black by then. My only last memory of it was the black hand that held my heart and it Sharp nails.
….How long will it take me to kill this thing.
{58th Death; Time Spent - 55:02:05:10}
{70th Death; Time Spent - 56:00:05:11} My 70th death, I still haven't made any progress. But something different happened today. it plays with me. It would now minimizes its critical attacks and attack me by just Scratches from its sharp nails. Making me bleed out to death. I could hear its laughter the moment I fell to my knees. It mocks me.
{83rd Death; Time spent - 59:09:09:09} My 83rd death, Now it experiments on me. Its attacks are getting more unpredictable. For once, I could see my body lying on the floor while my head was at its grip…How? I-It knows that I'm trying to win against it…for once, I could see its face. It was horrible. And my confidence…why do I feel like I was…no…I can win this.
{100th Death; Time spent - 100:10:24:02} my 100th Death, its been a hundred days…my death count was slowing down. The Monster, It has lost interest in me…Fuck, the Only way I can fight it is by waiting until it was feeding time…and my plan to get accustomed to its speed…I don't know…it was still as fast as ever…nothing changed.
{100th Death; Time spent - 120:05:40:09} …It stopped killing me, and I couldn't find it in the dark no more…Am I gonna be stuck in here forever?
{101st Death; Time spent - 180:23:08:01} its been sixty days since I was killed, and it was due to over exhaustion. I decided to stop my plan to train my eyes for now and trained my Spearmanship non stop. Each day, I would thrust my spear about a thousand times, non stop. And as a day passes, I would add another hundred to my thrusting schedule, a hundred each day. My precision towards my aim was nearly perfect. But since I didn't have a teacher or a book to follow by, it was pointless. My footwork? Completely at the basic. I made an effort to improve my thrusting by following how a boxer would usually move. Since I had no idea on how to handle a spear except a simple thrust and swing, In my time in the dark I remembered the way boxers would jab and punch. At each punch they made, it was supported by their footing. As a Boxer punches, their foot would move at the same direction. Creating a critical blow. I followed that stance and applied it while holding the spear. I improved my Spear handling at the cost of me dying.
{180th Death; Time Spent - 181:20:09:56} I kept dying. Out of nowhere, it would just kept on killing me non stop…but I never blinked at every turn. I saw improvement on my eyes. It was no longer a blur. But I still couldn't kill it. Although my spearmanship was stronger than before, The beast was still faster than ever.
{460th Death; Time spent - 253:02:06:01} I could see it…I could finally see it!…..but my body couldn't react as fast. It's movement was fast but my eyes could finally keep track.
{1669th Death; Time spent - 420:16:09:03} My body was starting to adapt to this monster's movements. And now each time this monster approached me, it almost felt like time was slowing down. Its red glowing eyes stared daggers into my soul but a smile only formed on my face. I welcomed this bitch with open arms.
{2020th Death; Time Spent - 500:04:04:09} For Once, I heard it. It screamed. Its Blackish Blood oozed on the floor. But in return, both my arms were ripped off, along with my left leg. I laughed at the beast who cried like a shrieking Goat.
{2025th Death; Time Spent - 506:03:09:15} We fought non stop. After my 2025th death, I stopped dying after that. What could only be heard was the clashing of both a Spear and a Claw. For 3 days, we've fought non stop.
{2025th Death; Time Spent - 507:02:07:12} I finally killed it…
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Simple_Thought I'm sorry I couldn't post anything for a long time. I got classes to attend and Eggs to Fry.....sorry.
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