Chapter 13: A change in places
The teachers come up to me, but i dont really mind. I tell them my brother wanted to protect me from the guard fakes and died. They believed me, why wouldn't they. Fools. It seems my acting was a bit off, apparently. At least the other, unwanted guest suggests it.
My father wasn't fooled. He examined his son with cold, calculating eyes. He doesn't see him as his son at all, but to keep face to public, he expels me and banishes me for five years. His judgement was right this time. I killed him. But... Five years in which I am free to train, huh? I will come back. After all, I have to find out what this attack was all about.
But first, I need some food and necessities. After packing back in the bears paw the waitress comes to me. She asks what happened and I explain, unwillingly. She insists on me saying goodbye to the other ones, so I go back down – my head low and my voice about to crack I explain parts of it to them. Once again, I lost my home.
I leave the academy and Wert gives me a book, nods and leaves. I understand, it was schedules to train. Leaving was pretty easy, there was nothing to hold me here anyway. Beasts train way better than students do, for the cost of risks. What do I care about life anymore? My friend is dead, my worst enemy died by my hands and there is only one slight mystery left for me.
Better come back later and cleanse this kingdom from its corruption.
Right after passing the towns walls a hunter comes. He asks from me to save his village from a beast. Well, I nod and decide to take that one out for some beating.
The village was pretty easy to be found. Even if that is only based on the bright flames. And screams, concluding the smell of burned skin. The said beast was a... Cyclops?
The range of rank for that beast is around 60 points large. Starting from my last measurement and going up by 60. Nothing I cannot beat with pain.
I walk up and it notices me. It swings his big club at me, which I fully content get hit by. Underestimation is a new hobby, huh? I across the entire village and crash into a house, just to see another cyclops right outside. Ah, fuck.
What am I supposed to do now?
Surrrrrrr
Is that... Yeah it is. A sword. Fountain of despair. Hm, sounds good, full engage I guess. Wait, where is this confidence from? Ah doesn't matter.
The next hit by the cyclops doesn't hit me, instead I jump on top of the club and run up. Since when am I this precise? I reach its ear and ram the sword in. The cyclops falls and crushes my left legs thigh. AH DAMMIT
SURRRRRRRR
Another sword appears. Crucible of Pain. Oh this is going to be a bad time for me.... I take it and the pain blows my mind, but fear doesn't catch me. I run up to the other cyclops and dodge its club by a few centimeters. Fear would've killed me there. I jump and throw my pain sword.
Ouch... I did NOT aim for its balls. I swear! The 1 meter long thigh breaks and it falls down. It still screams from the hit in the balls. Sorry.
I behead it with one last swing.
The villages elders and woman come out of their houses, which miraculously survived. Who am I to ask questions, I just beat two cyclops. With 14. The villagers begin to thank and praise me. I stay silent and point on my thigh, right before I collapse.
The thing I was waking up to was a pretty old lady cleaning my lower body. Entirely. Uah... Disgusting. I signal her to stop, but she doesn't listen at all. God she is older than my mother, don't do that! I wake up again. Thank GOD this was a dream. Now I was having immense pain, but my thigh healed up pretty good. The one guarding me was now an adult, but still young man. Black hair, but blue and green eyes.
He stays silent too, but gives me food and water. I thank him by nodding respectfully. This is a good guy. He has to be. The meat he gave me is pretty good, considering that they shouldn't have any salt or pepper. At some point I ask how long I was supposed to stay with the injury.
He stands up and gets someone. A pretty old guy, gray hair, but he also has green and blue eyes. His father I guess. The elder looks at my thigh and tells me two words.
E:" Two days"
Two days? For a crushed thigh? Pretty good. What kind of medicine does an outsider village have?
This cannot actually be an outsider village. I look around and find one single hint about who they are.
The old symbol of royalty, until my granddad got the throne. Are those... The descendants of the human emperors clan?
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