Thats it… i get it… my sacrifice was my mental stability. Reality hit me like cold ice, my depression…
[ you have been teleported to the stage ]
I sit on my knees staring at the floor, i don't want to stand up… nor do anything…
" open status window… "
I say quietly.
[Soul Rank +1 | Potentia Perk +1]
[New ability Unlocked: Death Mind – Level 1]
[ Death mind - Level 1 : You hear the thoughts of souls on the edge of death. Temporary access to sealed memories and buried pain. ]
" For what use… i can't even fight with that…"
I look up to see Kael spawn near me too, my mom and his brother are no longer there. Mom said that she was at work, maybe she still there…
Kael has tears in his eyes, he wipes slowly his tears and turn his head away from me to hide his pain.
I sigh, i am not in a situation to comfort him right now, and for sure not someone like him.
I stare at the floor thinking as my head tilts up to a bug message again.
[ CONGRATULATIONS! You can pass tp the next stage ]
The stairs light up and suddenly the collased floor isn't there anymore.
Kael stands up and walks towards me.
" stand up, we have to go "
Shut up leave me alone… i didn't want to go, so i reminded silent.
" Hey I said lets go we need to save our families "
" … "
" you gonna act like a fu**ing kid?! "
He grabs me and pulls me up.
" snap out of it! "
He says mad.
I smach his hand for him to pull away as i look away from him.
" shut up and lead the way. "
He scuffs and start leading the way outside, as we walk out the city we remember is there… but quite… different? Its like our city is completely abandoned, the plants and nature has taken over the city as it was abandoned for decades.
" what the hell? "
I say stunned.
Kael keeps a shock look at the city.
[ welcom to the second strage the world of lies ]
[ in this stage every lie has a penalty: unknown ]
[ First trait of second stage: kill 10 monsters ]
My eyes light up… maybe this is my chance, to leave out the live that bored me so much, that hurt me to live in, this is my second live chance…
Kael grabs me again and make me look behind me.
A group of black wolves with yellow eyes appear from the street nearby.
I swat as i step away from the wolves and grab Kael.
" run we can't beat that! "
I run and Kael runs with me without complaining, he seems scared too, i wonder what ability he got.
We run into a shop and close the door that is mid broken and hide behind the desk, it was a McDonal's near my university that i know well, now is completely destroyed.
We stay quiet praying for the wolves not to find us, we both completely stiff and panting from the run.
" hey what ability did you got? "
I whisper him.
" I didn't get anything new, just future eyes as before…"
He whispers back.
" what? And what abt the recompense from the last trait? "
" I got a level up for soul and my Potentia "
" so you got future eyes lvl 2? Can you tell me what will happen? "
" it dosn't work like that, i get flashes like warning of what is going to happen but not far from 1 or 2 seconds away "
I look at him concerned, what are we going to do?!
A laud noise of the wolves kicking the door, they know we are here… ah… we done…