《The Legion》Chapter 4 - #0095c2
Advertisement
I awake to a deep chill and a dark room. The fire seems to have burnt itself out for some time. I can't tell if the room is cold, or if it's just my severe blood loss to blame.
"Are you still there?" I croak out with my new, strange voice.
The room just sits in silence.
"Guess not..." I responded to the room.
The silence still just sits there. As if it was in on this very very bad joke from the beginning.
Looking around out seems to be a very simple home. Looks like it hasn't been cleaned for years. Garbage seems to have naturally gathered in the corners. The walls are missing paint. The windows missing bits of glass. The bed seems to have been long since dragged into the centre of the room, and the floor worn with the laboured attempt.
The smell of metal, must, and an earthy mold permeate the space.
My headache is subsiding. Time to try walking.
I move my foot and paralyzing pain shoots up my foot and into my ankle.
I look down.
I sigh.
God Dammit.
The knife is in my foot now. It must have landed there when it fell from my neck.
Tired and without any energy left, I collect the tattered bandages, or whatever that lady called them, and proceed to tightly wrap them around my foot. Too tight to be comfortable, but at this point I must only have a few drops of blood in me before I die.
Removing the knife wasn't bad, it was putting the bandages and pressure on that hurt. Once the wound was cleaned up, I spent the last of my energy by dragging myself to the bed, and collapsed.
Ugggh, my headache is starting to come back, as well as the howling voices.
Advertisement
I play over the events of the last… 600 years in my head. My previous life seemed so distant... something so inconsequential. There was no point in trying hard, working towards some kind goal. There are no rewards in the afterlife, no moral or karmic retribution, just whether you enjoyed doing what you did while you are alive. Even then, there are no real winners as it’s either being reborn with no memory of yourself, or being destroyed and made into… some kind of building block for a universe... or some sort of nonsense.
It feels like highschool and university all over again. No real idea of what I want to do, just an overwhelming sense of pressure to make the right decision for my future.
What should I do? I don’t know anyone here, I am in pain, kinda hungry, and absolutely miserable. My previous life had no joy and the god in charge ended up making me suffer over there. I had talents that were never recognized, and everything always fell away to some popularity contest. My world was unfair. The afterlife was unfair.
The voices that were always droning on have gone eerily silent. There is just a sound of rustling coming from a light breeze passing through a broken window. Minutes pass by as I sit in my despair.
A thought flutters through my mind and I instantly recognize it as my immediate goal. My mouth salivates, and I can feel excitement reach into my very core.
I will punish that god that put me here. I will make him suffer. I will become a menace in this world. I will make this world’s god take note of me, show him that my presence is an aberration on his world, that I am not from here. As long as I am not just smited or anything like that, I will rat out that miserable god so he can be punished. If that won’t happen or justice won’t be met, I will take it upon my own being.
Advertisement
*Ding*
The forreign, yet all too familiar noise pierces through the silence, distracting my thoughts. What the hell is that sound?
A blue square pops up in front of my face, as if responding to my thoughts. Slightly transparent, but interrupting the dark lines of the hewn roof I had been staring at for the last 30 minutes. White text fills in the majority of the square.
Help
Ding Sound is enabled by default on: Skill Acquired, Level Up, etc.. Would you like to disable it?
>Disable Sound >Leave Sound Enabled
… What the hell is this?
Another window pops up.
Help
Status Windows occur on any updates/alerts/etc. You currently have (623) windows open. By default, all automatic status windows appear in the peripheral vision.
>Close all Status Windows >Disable Status Windows
623 windows? What does that mean?
I look around and realize the blue hue in my peripheral is still present from while I was dead. Focusing my attention to my peripheral bings up hundreds of squares all at once, completely blocking off my vision.
A harsh blue light is all I can see. I focus on the top windows, which seems to be the most recent of them. I can make out two of them, the rest are overlapping and cut off.
Destiny Chosen
God Slayer path has been chosen. Reconfiguring System to meet requirements. You have (623) windows currently open. All windows will be closed. Would you like to close all windows now?
>Yes >No
Skill Acquired
Minor First Aid, combined Cauterize and Bandage under new skill
….Looks Like I have a lot of reading to do.
Advertisement
- In Serial24 Chapters
Comfort Blanket
The only thing scarier than being alone in the dark, is not being alone in the dark. Alice had always been good at keeping secrets. However, when a young man mysteriously disappears, a catastrophic series of events are triggered, threatening to upend Alice’s seemingly quiet life. Haunting memories of her past threaten to make themselves known. A childhood protector turns predator, threatening to defend her from all threats – No matter the cost. Can she navigate the dangers of the unpredictable present? More importantly, is her secret worth dying for?
8 166 - In Serial12 Chapters
In this life, I will live peacefully
One morning I woke up in an unfamiliar body. How did I end up as some swordsman noble lady? Excellent question; I have no idea. But now that i have money, power and a stable job as the duchess of a nice piece of land, I sure as heck am not going to get back. What's that? Mercenaries are creating monsters with alchemy to insure their jobs won't disappear? The prince of a neighboring kingdom has sent me five marriage proposals this month alone? The Church which I am supposed to represent is running a propaganda campaign against demi-humans? Well, the least I can do is to fix things around my fief. Oh, and just in case anyone decided to go against me, I'll form an alliance with the crafter's guild, and start working on some semblance of modern artillery. Stay tuned, this story is getting re-written. Cover by HWPerfidy
8 153 - In Serial47 Chapters
Devourer
A group of rookie adventurers enter an ancient tomb in the hopes finding treasureWithin they found something priceless but it is not something they expectedWithin lay an egg that held a species that existed since life beganA species wiped out long agoA species that only lives in tales, songs and legendsA species that can become more powerful than any otherWith the opening of the tomb the adventurers will release this creature out into the worldThey will release me into their worldIn my past life I was powerless and abusedNow I can become more powerful than any otherAnd I am very hungry...
8 204 - In Serial98 Chapters
The God-Kings (Mass Isekai)
"You are all confused. This is understandable. So, allow me to clear up your confusion. Currently, you have all been randomly selected to participate in a… well, let us call this a social experiment." One day, a god stole ten thousand people from their homes. In return, it granted them immortality, with only one condition.That being to fight, and fight, and fight, until only ten of them remained. To kill each other for the right to truly ascend. Of the many rulers of this new world, five stand out among all others. Juliette, the Conquering Queen. Jamal, the King of Travellers. Fatima, the Silver Tounged. Joseph, the Sunset King. And Heng, the Lord of Mammoths. But more than they fight to rule. And as the reign of the God-Kings begins, one must remember; everyone is the hero of their own story. Updates Tuesdays and Fridays Now includes detailed maps!
8 153 - In Serial9 Chapters
Stargazer
It's 4078, and you'd expect that humanity would have gone on, remade their infrastructure, and go net-zero carbon by now. Nope, us fleshy apes like our concrete towers sticking into the sky. There are these two countries near the Artic called North Hath and South Hath. South-Hath is rich in minerals, elves, resources, natural beauty, and most importantly; magic. North-Hath, on the other hand, is a barren wasteland but much larger. A girl named Wylinoris; with a past she can't remember quite well, lives in one of the coastal cities of North-Hath. But all that is about to change with a short gal named Giethi.
8 131 - In Serial18 Chapters
Welcome to a New Life
-Formerly 'New Life'-This is a fanfic inspired by many many LN's so you may see references and similar ideas to some of those. I took the parts i liked the most and kind of mashed them together-All Suggestion and comments are welcome-Will try to keep PG-13 and as awesome as possible but due to an ever expanding imagination i have decided to extend the tags to contain Mature. Jack has just become a doctor and was on his way to fulfilling his life's dream. Until a higher power decided to screw with him. Now he has a chance to go at life again, but at a new world. A new world with some game life features but as we all know, life is hardly ever a game. What will happen to Jack? Will his Name still be Jack? What awaits him in his new life?
8 201

