《The Triumphs and Tribulations of Kai Jameson》Chap. 17
Advertisement
The next thing Kai knew he was waking up and a man was standing over him with a somewhat concerned look upon his face.
The man said, “We still only get one life to live. Be careful with it. Death still can’t be healed.” With those words the man straightened up and walked away. Kai took a moment and recognized him as the healer from the tournament.
“What happened? Did I win?” Kai looked at Alric. Alric could tell he was serious with his question and this made him laugh all the harder. Kai heard laughter from somewhere to his right and turned his head. “Who is laughing over there?”
Dahlia stepped into his view and shook her head while she laughed. “You did not when. But I hadn’t realized I had blasted you that hard. For that I am a bit sorry.” She bowed to him. “It was a pleasure to spar against you Kai. When you are further in your development I look forward to doing so again.” She turned to Alric. “He really should go out with a scout team. His skills would probably explode from the experience.” She walked away in a different direction from the man earlier.
“So uh, what exactly happened? I remember the match starting but not much after that.”
Alric chuckled that evil laugh he had. “Well, you at least got Dahlia to take you seriously and give you a compliment. She used a lightning blast on you from point blank range. Blew you about twenty feet outside the sparring ring. Dahlia won the tournament but you at least came in second. A very good showing for being here six days. Makes me wonder about the ones you beat and who was in charge of their training.” Alric shook his head. “I think Kensley came from another town so it’s forgivable I suppose. But Jaxson just didn’t take you seriously. Oh well. They are not my responsibility. Come, we have more daylight before you get to rest.” Alric stood and began to walk away.
Advertisement
Kai got to his feet and jogged to catch up. “Come on Alric. I’m exhausted. I was up all night with Leona. Then those three fights and getting blasted by that lightning woman. Don’t you think I deserve maybe an early day today and some rest?”
“No. There are some chores that need doing. As a way to pay for your training and the potions you have been given you will be doing those chores before you go to bed tonight.”
Kai sighed, at least it wasn’t the obstacle course again. He had never been a fan of chores but he had gotten some great support so far. The least he could do was a few chores to repay the town. “Ok Alric, let’s get these chores over with. What am I doing?”
Alric kept walking and didn’t answer.
Thirty minutes later they walked into a large hall and Kai was reminded of his high school cafeteria. Alric continued past the tables into the back kitchen area and walked up to a rather large woman in a white apron. “Helga, this is Kai. He is yours until after the evening meal. Make sure he doesn’t sleep until after the evening meal.” Alric nodded to Kai and walked out.
Helga looked him down and then up. She huffed. “I suppose you’ll do. Cut those.” She pointed to a barrel of potatoes.
Kai walked to the table next to the potatoes and grabbed a knife. “Sure. How many do you need?”
“All of them. As you cut them place them in the empty pots on the bottom shelf of that table.” With those instructions Helga walked to another part of the kitchen.
Kai got to work and the time passed. As he neared the end of the barrel Helga walked up behind him. “You are still chopping?” She looked in the barrel. “Ah good. You are almost done. Over there,” and she pointed two tables away, “is a barrel of carrots. Cut those when done with potatoes.” With that command she walked away.
Advertisement
Kai finished the potatoes and moved to the carrots. He was lost in a trance, he cut and cut. Finally he reached the bottom of the barrel. Helga somehow knew he had finished and appeared from another part of the kitchen. “Nice work. Follow Tracy here and do what she tells you to.” There was a petite woman hiding behind Helga’s massive girth.
She moved with quiet efficiency and led Kai to another building that held multiple cauldrons of water and old style wash tubs. He had a sinking feeling that he knew what his next chore would be. Laundry.
It turned out he was right. Tracy explained the process to him. Dirty clothes were brought in and dumped into scalding hot water and scrubbed in the various wash tubs, there were apparently levels to these from standard, designed to clean clothes from before the system, all the way to level 20. The level 20 tubs were designed to wash various armors, apparently dirt and grim got harder to clean just like anything else in this world. After seeing this Kai prayed there were no high level viruses to be found.
Kai started on the standard tub and washed clothes for the rest of his life. At least he would have sworn it was that long.
It had been late afternoon, or early evening when Kai started in the laundry house, by the time Tracy returned to check on him it had become full night. “You seem to have gotten these fairly clean. Have you had dinner yet?” Kai shook his head no. “Well get yourself fed at the mess hall and get to bed. You seem dead on your feet. Next time your back tell them you may be ready for non-standard washing.”
With those words she shoved Kai from the laundry hall and out into the night. There was no one there to guide him or force him to his next destination. He was free to do what he wanted. He decided dinner was overrated and immediately went to the barracks and to bed.
Advertisement
- In Serial137 Chapters
I was Born the Unloved Twin
You've probably heard this sort of story before. Once upon a time, blah blah blah a boy and a girl fell love and everything was beautiful and perfect, except for this thing called life getting in their way. He was this cool foreign prince and she was basically perfect. Really it's a very boring run of the mill story. I'll even spoil it for you, they kill the villainess at the end. Not the type of story I'd read personally. So where do I fit into this?Apparently I'm her older twin sister and the very very lucky fiance to the foreign prince. You know, the dead villainess? Sucks I know. Now I get to do it all over again from the beginning.Curse my life ------ So you're somewhat interested in what this thing is about and looking to see if it's even worth reading? Let's get the worst of it out of the way first: This is a boring story, very tedious, mundane and downright just boring. It's too slow, the characters are too confusing & make possibly retarded choices. It's an isekai/reborn type Slice of Life novel that plays on the villainess noble girl trope but the MC gets no OP cheats, no magical powers, not even some satisfying face slapping or such self-fulfillment fantasy. Wow, I'm doing a terrible job advertising this thing. If you're somehow still interested, if you were ever interested how an average modern person, reborn with all their host's memories, could live out their life in this situation, mending personal relationships one step at a time, or wondered what happened in between all the time skips in other novels, maybe give Unloved Twin a try. This is an awkward novel, the pacing is slow, and there is no time skips. For some reason still, I really love this little story I'm making. Talk to me on: https://discord.gg/ARkSMFPbew
8 155 - In Serial23 Chapters
Gemma Go Home
It was just meant to be a favor to a friend. Gemma would babysit Nellie, and Mia would go to her appointment, issue solved. But on a walk to the park, Gemma and Nellie are transported to Travalar. Travalar is a world with a different set of rules and inhabitants. Babysitting has been taken to a whole new level, and it is so not worth the pay. Sometimes you have to go above and beyond for friends, but this is really pushing it! This is a story I've had in mind for a while... ~Hiatus
8 130 - In Serial20 Chapters
Awakening (The Necromancer's Legacy)
Seventeen-year-old Aurora enjoyed a peaceful life until her village was ravaged.Now, all that lies ahead is a path of demonic cultivation, family secrets, and a chance for revenge against those who destroyed her life.It will take more than just will or pushing beyond her limits as she battles her way through hellish beasts, a martial arts underworld, and a blood moon myth.For every death takes its toll and, if she fails, her soul will be too corrupted for her to ever reincarnate.
8 163 - In Serial6 Chapters
Core Of Malice
When his parents turn up dead and his brother goes missing, Xeno really should've expected something bad to happen to him as well. But isn't getting kidnapped for four years a little bit too much? So far, Xeno has a three-step plan. 1. Get out. 2. Find his brother 3. Find out what exactly is going on And, maybe, Xeno has a step 4 on the way. 4. Make a friend Can't be too hard... Right? Wrong.
8 117 - In Serial50 Chapters
The Rise of the Rune Master
Did you ever ask yourself what kind of person you are? What if you got yourself in a difficult situation where you need to choose whether to sacrifice one person for the lives of many or risk the lives of many just to save one person? What would you choose? Alfred is a normal teenage college student. He has nothing special, his looks, voice, height, background, and talent. All of them are average. The only thing unique to him was his curious mind. If something piques his interest, he will find out everything he could about it and overanalyze it to make a theory in his head, even if it's useless and he will never use it in his entire life. One day Alfred finds himself in this new world, where danger is everywhere, and death is a daily occurrence. He will be forced to make difficult choices and decisions that will challenge his integrity. Can he survive until the end? or he will be consumed by the madness of sadness and guilt that will accumulate in his heart? Not all is darkness in this world, there are also some things that will give Alfred hope. He will learn a mysterious power called a rune that will give him the power to protect his life and his people. Can this mysterious rune become the savior of Alfred and his people or this mysterious rune will be the reason for their demise? [Author's note. English is not my main language. I'm trying to study more, and expand my vocabulary to improve my work. If you like my story, please add it to your library, I will upload a chapter every day. If you want to support me please give this work your review thank you.]
8 73 - In Serial87 Chapters
Writing POC 101
An advice book on how to successfully write POC characters by Wattpad authors.[Highest rank: #1 in Non-Fiction]
8 193