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Chapter 2 - Hissing Rebirth

Chants n distance mumbling can be heard

A Flickering light can be seen in the distance the rough ground scrapes n cuts at the boy's legs being dragged really isn't the best he thou- before he could finishing thinking he notice the ground piled with the skulls and bones of thier victims then he noticed it an altar he could only imagine what they do well I guess he was about the find out first hand the next thing he knows is that he being pushed onto the altar and having huge nails driven into his hands and feet while a shaman draws symbolic runes n letters onto him as they begin chanting the runes begin to light up a seering pain scorches along the boy's body as he trots to let out a scream nothing comes out...

Again and again as he tries the scream about the pain that is occurring to him nothing comes out his voice as it just vanished instead he hears a hiss not being able to make out where its coming from until he realized he was making the hissing sound as he looks he just now notice his body seems to be covered in scales and the pain disappearing no longer a scorching fire and more like a lukewarm bath he feels his strength welling up as he tries to break the nails impaled into his body they burst out as he flexed his muscle and a moment later his wounds begin to heal and that's not the only thing its seems he captives also notice so once again he prepares for battle struggle to summon his spear a green glow flickers instead of his spear a small dagger appears this will have to do he thinks we'll now lets start sh- before even finish that thought he is surrounded and rushed from all sides just as they surround him he dashes forward brandishing his dagger cutting and weaving between his foes which once troubled him seem like small fries now it was like taking a walk in a park as he dodges their swords,spears and arrows as he makes his counterattack that was until it showed up 3 horn demon i had been waiting for you he had thought this as he couldn't speak instead he waved at him to come and the two of begin to approach eachother a green glow begin to enveloped him while a crimson begin to enveloped the demon. It seem they had both plan not to hold back the first to make a move wasbcourse the boy as he shorter range he had to close in and finish this fast he had no idea of his current strength or how long he go was using all his strength but this wasn't the time to find out in that instinct his stomach was pierce he had no idea what had happen but now the demon was in front of him with his claws piercing his abdomen immediately he ran clutching his stomach keeping his organs from falling out even when this new power he wasn't even close to competing with he demon he was even sure he could escape but as he was running just now. Notice the demon wasn't even coming after him instead he was walking away the boy felt a certain way he had never felt before he felt rage he never felt before but he knew he couldn't do anything at the moment instead he ran and ran until he was certain he was out the forest but even after all the things that happen to him he only had one thought on his mind the demon he made sure he would never forget his dissect horn shaped with two out of the three being cut while the third one was fully white and he thought about it he finally reached an outpost set by the empire...

The boy had woken up later in a medic tent but what had awaited isn't something he expect instead of a doctor thier stood was a general before even trying to utter a word the general said in stoic tone "You are to put together a new squad and scout out a new realm portal that had appear in layer 1 of the abyss tower to scout layer 1 after just returning from that forest the higher and just dont care about us lower people huh "i expect a report of what happen in the forest before u leave as you were gone for a month" a month had past yet it didn't even feel like a week he had many thoughts but now he just had to write this report and be on his way for the abyss tower. But he wondered why didnt the general say anything about the scales but he notice all the scales were gone its for the best he thought he wouldn't be able to explain it himself well now he off to recruit a squad for the abyss as bad as it sounds it wasn't that bad not many else can say that it was physically impossible for them to enter it it seems like a force prevents certain people from entering it it only gets worse from how high or lower you go in the abyss though so it was a topic many people discuss even though not many people went up the tower it was still up for discussion on what could be up thier or on the lower floors as they only explored down to the fourth layer of the abyss well he had finish writing his report he just now had to find people for his squad he posted a flyer and waited and waited 5 days had gone by and not a single person showed up it seem having his entire squad wiped out on his last expedition didn't help just before he had give up hope a boy had walked in he looked as he just turned of age with short black hair and black eyes he was also as tall as me "Is this _______ camp"

He nodded "well I like to join ur squad fo-" before even finished his sentence he was dragged out to the training grounds and was sent to pick out a weapon surprising he had pick a shield and sword just had he picked them out he summoned his spear not appearing as it once did but now brandishing a white n green look covered with scales and a black tassel

He was just as surprised as the boy but not letting it show on his face he waved at the boy to come to him hesitant at first but still he went his opponent had a advantage he he couldn't let him keep his distance he thought with one big dash he close a considerable distance but still it wasn't enough he was still couldn't reach him with his sword just barely out of his range he felt as he was being guided into doing certain moves every slash parried every movement he seem to make seem anticipate was poked at every chance until he couldn't bear to move anymore it he had a straight forward style of doing things any solider of the empire was trained this way so it was to be expected but it didn't matter for the time it better then going in the abyss alone.

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