Capítulo 3: Crying to the world! The hero enters
Jonathan - ♫ The foot on the road on the road I'm going to put, that it's time to go, a new horizon and ♫ -
Melanie - What are you singing? - Standing next to Jonathan on the dirt road they're traveling, she questions the allergically cheerful boy.
Jonathan - Oh, it's a song I used to listen to as a kid, I just thought it suited the mood - Having really got into the rhythm of the song, he forgot he was accompanied by someone and now he's at a loss.
Melanie - Hm, you can keep going, I was kind of enjoying it - Wanting to get back to the rest, she grabs Jonathan's hand and looks at him like a little puppy dog.
Jonathan - ÉEEE, that's the problem, I only remember up to this part - Now that he's been asked to sing the song again, Jonathan turns a little red for not remembering the whole song letter by letter. It's been a while since he's had the classics.
Melanie - Oh, come on, - Apparently the kobold can be discouraged for a second and then jump up and down about something else - Oh, but do you think that girl will find the present you left - With her fluffy little tail wagging she stands in front of Jonathan.
Jonathan "Well, I did it because it might help her to have a memory of her husband, but I don't know if it was enough what I did for the others" Stopping in the middle of the road he remembers what he did a little while after leaving the village.
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Beril village, morning, Mary's guesthouse
Mary routinely goes into the inn rooms checking on each of the lodgers, but since yesterday was an empty day besides that boy with the mamono she figured today wasn't necessary, so until noon when the doors opened for lunch she would be left with nothing to do.
Mary " But what?" She then sees on one of the tables in the tavern, something wrapped with a red cloth, like a bouquet of flowers and goes to examine it.
As she gets closer she notices without a normal iron sword, wrapped in the cloth as if it were a flower, she looks at the sword, and something stings her head, her dagger looks strangely familiar, a symbol of order on it and a small bow at the end.
! Door Opening Abruptly!
Peasant: - Mary! Are you there? Good! There's something you need to see, come on! - After shouting, the man runs out without giving her a chance to answer.
Mary, without understanding much of what just happened, takes the sword wrapped in the cloth and follows the resident who left.
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~ 15 Minutes later ~
Murmurs and exclamations are heard in a circle formed of people in the middle of the forest, the villagers after waking up, came across a red trail leading to a brutal scene. Several dead and mutilated goblins. And nearby, a few steps away.
Mary - Uhhh, AHHHHH - The scream now was not of disgust or astonishment, it was of sadness, tears and snot spilled on the ground, in front of her, graves were made for 5 bodies, a wooden cross decorating each one, with some parts of armor also placed to designate each body. The villagers know each other, it's normal for a small village, even the guards have their names recognized just by seeing a piece of their armor, and apparently only one of the tombstones is named, only with the name 'Kind, brave and loyal warrior'.
The widow's screams continue, but the villagers can rest in the knowledge that the guards have destroyed the monster menace near their town. And even if it was half-baked and rushed, someone had the decency to give their warriors a proper burial
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This time, without much talk the two continue on the road to Lescatie, stopping once or twice for Jonathan to see the distinct fauna and biology of that world. It looks like a typical oak forest biome, but as they enter just a bit the forest darkens and becomes dense with bushes and larger trees in the background, so visibility to the sides of the path they are following is not the best.
Melanie - So, where are you from? - She doesn't know much about Jonathan yet and plans to shorten the distance between them with questions, because friends (a couple) know a lot of things about each other, at least that's what the girls back home said.
Jonathan - Um, I lived in the city of Gramado until I was 12, and then I went with my family to Laguna - Seeing no reason to lie, and really seeing no problem, Jonathan tells her the naked truth. He sees no reason to hide the fact that he came from another world from her.
Melanie: I don't know where these places are, but I haven't traveled much so they might just be cities far away, where are they? -
Jonathan - Well, far away - Sighing, he tries somehow not to think about how far he is from home, from his relatives, friends, family " And now I won't be able to stop thinking n-!"
Jonathan - Look there, is that Lescatie?! - He stops thinking as he sees the various structures in the distance, continuing down the dirt path they follow, a large open field reveals itself, some plantations and well made houses just ahead of a wall of white stones with blue flags running down them, with the gold colored embroidery. A large iron gate guarded by guards receives several carriages while other citizens go out to do their jobs or buy something.
Jonathan " Thinking back now, I didn't plan how I'm going to get Melanie into the city, without a document and with a mamono on top of that, I'm clearly suspicious, although" As he directed his gaze to the kobold, he noticed that she was quite small, reaching at most Jonathan's chest.
Melanie - Hmm? - She tilts her head to the right in a cute way as she realizes Jonathan's focus is on her.
Jonathan - Melanie, it's going to be really hard to get into town with you, you realize that right - Wanting to make sure they're both on the same page, he looks seriously at the girl.
Melanie - Oh, I wasn't thinking about that part, sorry - At the end of the sentence she lowers her head as if ashamed of not having thought about this crucial detail "Stupid, stupid, of course things wouldn't be easy, now I'm being an inconvenience to the master, stupid" Depressively she thinks this of herself, her self-esteem still shaken by the events of the past day.
Jonathan - Hey get your head up, I have a plan, just do what I say - Not wanting her to feel bad, he goes to explain how they can go unnoticed in the city.
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Guards - STOP! - Two armed soldiers, each in full iron armor and on either side of the door, exclaim by slamming the tip of their spears into the ground. - What are you carrying in that red box -
Jonathan - Heya, how are you, good sirs - With a red box on his back, with two straps making an x on his chest and belly, Jonathan smiles and greets the guards.
Guard 1 - What is your business in Lescatie? -
Jonathan - I just came to sell some tomatoes I picked at my house - To give credibility Jonathan shakes the crate on his back a little.
Guard 2 - So, all products to be sold in Lescatie must be searched, it would not be a problem, right sir - Approaching, the guard explains and crosses his arms.
Jonathan - No problem at all gentlemen - Leaving the box carefully on the floor and opening the handles, he gives the guards a space to search it.
Only one of them will search it, while the other remains in his position by the gate. The one who is checking embeds his spear in his back and goes to open the box.
~Sound of box opening~
Guard 2 - Hmm, everything looks normal, no fruit from the Demon Realm, Good! - Seeing only various round and red shapes the inspection concludes.
Guard - Have a nice day in Lescatie sir, and thanks to the Chief Goddess - Now with a smile the guard makes way for Jonathan and returns to the position next to his partner.
After entering the city, Jonathan can admire the splendor behind the walls, houses and buildings of white stone and wood with blue details, clean and blue tiles, windows with wooden guards and sometimes with more than one for each room, some even have a small tower coming out of the front with a balcony facing the castle. At the moment he is in the central street, tiled and full of people, children playing and an absurd amount of vendors on the sides of the street or with their products one on demonstration outside their houses. Turning his head from side to side, Jonathan gets a twinkle in his eye looking at the medieval metropolis that is Lescatie, the castle of the royal family on a rise in the background, and made with the same white stones and blue details, but with some gold details and with towers for each corner of the castle, its ceilings are of blue tile and sloping in a cone.
Melanie (whispering) - Hey, we're already here - Inside the box, the Kobold speaks very quietly and ends up shaking, making Jonathan remember the passenger on his back.
Jonathan - Already, but just give me a second - Looking to see if no one noticed him talking, he also looks for some darker alley so he can hide for the moment. " There!"
Running discreetly into the alley he found, he looks towards the end of it and from whence he came, he deposits the red box on the ground next to a pillar that is sticking out of one of the houses. The object shakes a little until it turns into a liquid, the red spheres going together and forming several vines being sucked into Jonathan's wrist. After all the liquid returns to his body, what is left in place is the kobold Melanie.
Melanie - Ahh, light at last! I was getting a bit uncomfortable in that dark, plus the smell of iron was bothering my little nose - Getting up and stretching her limbs and letting out a few mumbles of effort - Hrmmm -.
Jonathan - I'm sorry, it was the only idea that came to my mind, and a bit of a bet too, I didn't know if I could hold and control that much blood - Besides getting a good measure of how much he can control, he also realized that he was able to lift Melanie using only the strength of his blood, he can't quite explain it, but it's as if he feels that power as an extra muscle in his body and the only effort was in his concentration and in that muscle, to maintain it and to keep her upright in the box - Good thing I left a false bottom, they didn't even think to plunge their hand to check all the 'balls' - Jonathan - Now we just have to cover it up.
Jonathan - Now we just have to cover you with this cloth I got from the inn, sorry it's not a full cloak or prettier - Helping Melanie to get ready, he leaves only a hole for her head facing forward tilted a little down, so she can see, but other taller people don't see her face.
Melanie - Do I look pretty? - Turning around and almost losing her disguise, she puts a smile on Jonathan's face.
Jonathan - Huhu, yes you are, now let's go, we have all day to explore the city before staying in an inn. - Hurrying his pace, he takes the girl's hand and heads for the exit of the alley.
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As the two walked through the city of Lescatie, a commotion was forming in front of the statue of the chief goddess, a few dozen people of all ages form almost a semi-circle, some murmuring and gossiping about what they are seeing, and others simply curious to see what it is all about and pushing to see what they are all amazed by.
A crimson red cube pulses and glows eerily at the foot of the statue, veins of darker coloration pop out with each pulse, a strong smell of old flesh makes the curious on duty plug their noses, the more people get close to the fleshy object, the more it seems to glow and grow progressively.
Captain of the Guard - OK! Party's over folks, everyone move along - Stepping out of the street that crosses to the left to the statue, a well-armed soldier in polished armor, without a helmet, with his brown hair slicked back and a sturdy, well-cut beard, his face shows wrinkles of age and stress, but his eyes are focused and intense, he doesn't look to be much over forty and carries an ornate sword with a jewel on the pommel, James Albert arrives with a battalion of guards, they begin to form a perimeter around the cube, the most heavily armed ones stand with their backs to him, watching the movement of the civilians, the ones that don't seem to have several pieces of armor, only the breastplate, gauntlets and greaves stay busy directing people to a safe distance.
Vice-Captain - Sir, what are your orders - Stiffly and calmly, one of the soldiers next to the Captain, questions him, his armor better than the soldiers in front of the cube, but still inferior to the captain he refers to, he looks at his face and sees his features change, probably rambling about his next action.
Captain of the Guard - Hmm, I've never seen something like this in all my service - Looking critically at the object he decides - Contact all the heroes available at the moment, and personally go get Merse Dascaros to help with the perimeter - Confidently, orders the captain, 5 soldiers go in different directions looking for the various heroes scattered around the city, while the Vice-Captain goes at a controlled pace, he knows very well where Merse Dascaros should be at this time of day.
Guard 1 - Huh? Sir. - With a touch of awe, one of them addresses the man in command - I think the object is growing and shining even brighter since we arrived -
It's true, while the captain was giving his orders, the flesh object got at least 1.5x bigger, and its glow seems stronger than before, now reaching the size of a grown man and growing even bigger, a symbol on the top face of the cube starts to glow even brighter and emanate a violent and ferocious aura.
Clearly afraid, some soldiers begin to move slightly away from the object, while their captain approaches to inspect.
James " Most of these soldiers are still fresh from training, a strange thing like this must be something they've never been prepared for " Coming within a meter of the object, and giving only a glance back at the battalion he commands, he with a firm grip holds his sword, a little fear germinates in his heart, but is pruned by courage and discipline " But I've never seen anything like this either" .He then sees the mark that glows brightly, a bull's head gouged into the pulsating flesh.
~ Crack, crack, crack ~
Cracks begin to appear in the cube, like an egg that is cracking, but not only that, there is much more movement than before, the pulsing has become more violent, the growth is accelerating in an astonishing way, the stones that form the street are pushed and sunk by the weight.
James - EVERYONE GET OUT!!! - Shouting not only to the soldiers, but to everyone around him, he draws his blade at last and takes several steps back. For a moment he loses his balance from the force of the vibrations, but in the same instant he is back in position.
All civilians seem to have evacuated the vicinity, panicked screams and relatives warning their children to run away are the only indication that there are still non-combatants on site. The Soldiers who were previously uncertain and a little terrified, now stand with shaking legs and struggling to hold their positions.
With a few more pulsars, the object starts to become the size of a house, the statue of the chief goddess is being pushed back because of the force, her support separates from the ground, the white marble stone starts to crack, from head to toe fissions appear in the rock. The cracks in the cube seem to lose their luster, and little by little, the outer layer begins to crumble and fall to the ground. Suddenly a giant hand shape begins to stretch out of the more transparent fabric behind the opening, like a placenta it stretches and tries to hold itself together for a few moments but breaks apart and reveals more of the body of whatever is coming out of that object. A hand with five giant fingers, each the width of a man, sturdy and thick and with a bit of ox hair on them, bits of the placenta-like material are stuck to the fingernails and a bit of the wrist. More and more large chunks come off and like a chicken trying to get out of its egg, the monster tries to get out by stretching and pulling at the protective inner layer.
James - I-it is! - He had only heard in legends, and stories from men of bad faith to the chief goddess that told of something like this, but only the oldest ones helped describe what he was seeing. A giant, muscular body, its shoulders easily surpassing the roofs and chimneys of houses, a stout torso with a tuft of darker hair on its chest, legs with steel thighs that end in bovine legs with black hooves. But the biggest indication of his identity is in his head, like the rest of his body, covered in a light brown fuzz, an ox head, his extended snout snorts with his first exhale of oxygen, eyes that still held some of the placenta-like material open, ox pupils that soon turn red and exude anger and ferocity, horns pointed forward in a lightning-like shape and bend a little towards the middle at the end.
Minotaur - MUOOOOOOOOHHHHHRRRR - With a scream that shatters windows and strikes fear into the hearts of the weak, the minotaur monster begins its carnage on the city of Lescatie.
Jonathan - And you won't believe it, the mother of the smaller bear was the bear that was killed by him before he turned! - He exclaims, the two at the moment are in the middle of one of the streets of Lescatie, few people seem to be walking at this time in this part of the city, since even with the towel hiding their body and face, it's okay to be a little more cautious.
Melanie - NOOOO, now what happened, how is this .... Huh, hummm - In the middle of her questioning she stops walking in the middle of the street, something caught her attention, she turns to the direction to the left of where they are and looks at the seemingly nothing.
Jonathan - Hey, what's up Melanie? Before he could finish a person runs past him, pushing him unintentionally but hard, Jonathan almost falls to the ground but manages to hold on - Hey, at least an excuse right - He yells at the man who doesn't even take the time to look back and continues to flee desperately.
???? -AAAAHHHH - A scream echoes behind Jonathan, and as he turns he is faced with many other men and women running wild, all deciding to go in one direction without organization or calm, fear is evident on their faces, from merchants to simple children, some bump into him while others to not lose speed dodge with everything.
Jonathan " They... They are running away from something " Shocked and without understanding anything, without realizing it he takes Melanie's hand and squeezes, so that she is not carried away by the crowd, she with the other hand holds the fabric that hides her. The two begin to look in the direction that the residents of Lescatie are coming.
Melanie "That scream I heard earlier, and-and that smell of fear that everyone around is emitting, how can that be?" With a cold sweat running down her face, an almost instinctive fear settles over Melanie.
Jonathan - MELANIE!!! - He speaks loudly to be heard even in the midst of the shouting and chaos.
Melanie - Yes! - Turning her face away, she is almost startled by the sudden shout.
Jonathan - Let's go to a higher place, maybe we can find out what's making everyone go crazy - Looking at the roof of the houses Jonathan has an idea.
Melanie - Are you sure you won't get hurt!!!? - She shouts looking at Jonathan who climbs one of the buildings using a hook and rope made of blood.
Jonathan - I have, now just wait a bit - Climbing with a bit of a shudder, he reaches the roof of the house and has a much better view of what's going on - Okay, what a mess it is ..... having ..... now - Dumbfounded his words take a while to come out of his mouth.
A giant bovine head stands above the level of the houses, smashing and shattering the houses and buildings in its path like a mad bull, it swings its arms chaotically and drives its horns into the structures of the city, the only thing resembling a weapon it carries seems to be a white marble pillar in its left hand, which it uses to hit and shake around it.
Jonathan " This, this is impossible! There shouldn't be this kind of monster now in this universe, they should have all turned into mamono, but " Remembering the encounter he had with those goblins just yesterday, it seems to be proof that this is a world a little different from the books " Even if that's the case " Jonathan smiles, a determined look comes over his face and a blade forms in his hand " This is what I've been waiting for, a monster terrorizing the city, a crowd begging for help, only a hero can help them " It is with these petty thoughts that Jonathan looks at the monster " This is the moment I become a hero " Arrogantly, he arbitrarily decides what he will do.
Jonathan - MELANIE! Hide in the same alley we started ok, I'll take care of him - Shouting for her to hide, he gives an affirmative with his left fist.
Melanie: "M-but Jonathan, are you sure?" For just a moment, she looked terrified, but it wasn't just out of concern for Jonathan's well-being, something else was making her afraid.
Jonathan: "Yes, I'll be back for you in a few hours." Without waiting any longer, he starts running across the roof.
It is at least 4 meters from roof to roof and with a height difference of 1 to 2 meters, normally Jonathan would have no chance of crossing, from what he can see he has more than 500 meters to reach the minotaur, but Jonathan has a card up his sleeve. He takes a breath and runs.
Jonathan " I haven't practiced this, but I'm sure this power has that possibility " Concentrating, he feels the blood coursing through his body, he focuses on his legs, the muscles stiffen and demand more oxygen for the arduous task, contracting and relaxing at intervals, commanding his power and storing it in his legs, he commands not only his muscles but also his own blood to leap, the two methods in sync end in an incredible result.
Jonathan - Yeaaahhhh - Jumping, his body flies through the roof of the houses, not just one but two at once, he prepares his legs to absorb the shock, and at the same time protects his bones with a layer of blood, like a spring, the impact is absorbed, with just a little discomfort Jonathan begins to run to the monster through the roofs of Lescatie.
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It is a brutal scene, the men who were closest to the minotaur at birth, were thrown into the air and when they fell they crashed to the ground, while some got up a little injured, others were not so lucky.
Just as the soldiers were regaining their senses, and others were paralyzed with fear, the monster began to bend down, his sturdy fingers held a piece of white stone, the statue of the fallen goddess is raised, the minotaur examines the object and with a snort and showing his teeth as if smiling at the object in his hands, gives a few test swings, he turns to the group of soldiers who begin to prepare for battle.
With just one swing of his improvised club, 5 soldiers are crushed, for his height the minotaur has to bend a little to hit the small humans, even so, each blow is enough to eliminate an entire group, a red stain is buried in the wall of one of the houses, 5 bodies pressed into a single pile of meat.
Like a crazed animal, the minotaur begins to beat houses and uses his club to destroy buildings, he does not wish to flee the square, he will continue to destroy everything around him, with a sense of pleasure, he smiles at the sight of several bloodstains scattered around. It has been 5 minutes since he was born and the chaos caused is unparalleled. Suddenly he feels a slight flicker behind his neck, and down his back a little burning spreads, turning back he sees more of these humans taking up positions and throwing glowing things at him.
Guard - Quick, take formation!!! - One of the city's soldiers shouts amid the chaos, dozens of his companions have already gathered where the minotaur appeared, an alarm was sounded for all battalions to meet at the place where the statue of the chief goddess stands, as they got closer the screams and tremors became stronger and the monster's bellowing terrified them.
Guards - YES LORD - Of the four streets that connect to the square where the statue stood, three of them have a wall of soldiers in position, soldiers with spears in place and directed diagonally, wooden and iron shields cover the soldiers in the front line, a line of archers stands behind them, long bows and well made with wood harvested straight from the forests around Lescatie, arrows with tips enchanted with blessings from the goddess are pulled and prepared towards the monster.
James Albert - SHOOT!!! - With blood dripping from his brow, he still gives a shout that only a leader can give, his sword raised and pointed at the monster is the signal they have been waiting for.
Golden glowing arrows are fired, all enchanted by priests and nuns who serve the goddess, one of the first weapons invented for hunting monsters. Until mages or heroes can reach the spot, the soldiers must keep the creature occupied, and right now that's the best they can do.
James - Aim for the eyes! - Roaring more orders, the archers pull out more arrows, the minotaur finally noticing them and turning to them. "We'll have to keep him here, until at least one of the heroes blessed by the goddess arrives. I hope Derse got the warning..." Looking at his blood stained hands, the smell of iron has permeated into his gloves under his armor, he looks at some blood stains on walls and remains of soldiers, soldiers he once commanded " Even if I have to go after the monster myself, I will do my duty to Lescatie"
??????? - Hey Horned One, look at me!!!
James - What!!! - Looking at one of the rooftops to the left of the minotaur, illuminated by the afternoon sun, a boy shouts calling the attention of everyone around.
Jonathan - Arf, arf, it took me a while to get here, but now you die - A blade of blood forms in his hand, he realizes that for some reason the minotaur completely ignored the soldiers who stopped attacking, he thought the bug would need a few more insults to switch focus, but that works too.
The minotaur moves towards Jonathan, its statue club being dragged along the ground as its bovine legs shake the ground it walks on.
Jonathan - Come on, let's go, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on.
James might not even have a clue who the kid is that caught the monster's attention, even if it's a suicide tactic, it gives them a perfect opening.
James - Grunt of Effort - Before the minotaur could get to his target, he picks up an iron spear dropped on the ground, the handle is bloodied but he still manages a firm grip. Concentrating the mana from his body to his right arm and shoulder, with a maneuver practiced thousands of times in his years of service, James throws the spear straight at the minotaur's calf.
Minotaur - MUUUUUOOORRR - A sharp pain stabs through his leg, but instead of turning to the one who caused such a wound, he continues to advance towards Jonathan. With his club raised, a shadow covers the boy, who at the moment only thinks-
Jonathan " NOW!" - HAA - In an instant, the stone descends on the roof of the house, and Jonathan with phenomenal speed attributed to the adrenaline in his body, jumps to the side completely evading even the shrapnel that flies nearby.
Before the minotaur raises the statue-bolt again Jonathan begins his attack, he jumps on his arm, the monster being large enough for the young man to get a good balance on the limb, and so begins to run towards the minotaur's face.
Jonathan - YAAAHHRR - With a scream, getting right in the monster's face, he pierces his right eye with a blade of blood, not reaching the brain yet, but causing him enormous pain. - HEHE - OPA!!! -
Minotaur - MUUUOOOHHHRR - Roaring harder than before, the monster's head is swung from left to right and top to bottom, like a simple bull trying to get rid of the mount on top of it, the minotaur rattles with all its might, crashing even harder into buildings and throwing debris everywhere.
Jonathan - WOOOOH, WOOOOOH, WOOOH - Grabbing onto the monster's shoulder for a blood stake, his body is shaken like a rag doll, the centrifugal force almost makes him vomit his organs out of his mouth, but he continues to hold on.
Then finally tired, the minotaur uses his shoulder to slam into one of the buildings, Jonathan luckily managed to avoid being crushed, but the force caused him to be thrown off the giant's shoulder, and stay in mid-air.
Minotaur - MUUUUUOOOOOOOOORRRRR - With a scream of incandescent fury, the minotaur gives a spin to add more force to his blow, the marble club he uses flies so fast that a sound is made when swinging, in no less than a second, a stone pillar approaches Jonathan who is still in the air.
Jonathan - MERD - Panicked he still tries a single defense, a large amount of blood gathers on his left shoulder, with a great effort, the blood solidifies and forms a barrier, Jonathan had no time to think about things like details or aesthetics, the shield made looks more like a thin stone placed to plug a hole. Even so it is not enough, like a hammer breaking a house tile, his shield only received a little of the impact, his body that had no support at the moment is thrown with everything.
Jonathan - AAARRRHHH - His trajectory causes him to hit some roofs, one, two, three roofs are crossed before he starts to bounce on some, tiles and wood are messed up and taken out of place, until after being dragged a little more, the young man completes his flight.
Lying there on that roof, Jonathan can barely stay conscious, an intense pain runs through his entire body, he registers several of his broken bones, his right leg is fractured in more than one place, the bone of one of his arms is out of his body, the icy air of the city touches Jonathan's flesh and leaves him with chills, he managed to protect his head and vital organs in time, but the pain that assaults his body is immense.
Jonathan " Ah, ah, arhghh, shit, shit, I broke myself" With a labored breath, the little air that enters his body causes him to spike in pain, blood gushes from his body and Jonathan feels completely broken. He tries to breathe again to keep from passing out, and only the incredible pain he feels helps him stay awake.
The minotaur who was focused on him until a moment ago, now that he sees Jonathan shot and with a pool of blood coming out of him, snorts and goes back to spreading chaos in the city.
Jonathan " Ugh, at least he's not coming to finish the job. I'm all broken up,, I feel like puking, shit I only managed to give the bug a blow... Hehe but now the rest of the soldiers should take care of him" Jonathan knows they can't, he saw the amount of bodies scattered, but despair is taking over him, he looks for any excuse to just pass out "I can leave it in their hands... He, I can rest, I can rest, I can rest, rest and give up ....."
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In a bar on the other side of the city of Lescatie, in the part where several training centers have been allocated to train new recruits for the army and heroes for order, a tall woman and a young man sit near each other. The bar is strangely empty for this time of day, but the woman sees no reason to worry about it.
The woman continues to take her third drink, but still no signs of drunkenness on her. She is 1.86 tall, with light brown skin, and a few battle scars scattered about her, you can see that she has a good amount of muscle on her body and her gaze is sharp and intense. At the moment she is wearing a dark green open jacket, without a shirt underneath, her navel and shoulders are exposed, a tight iron armor covers her breasts and a red bow falls in the middle of her neck to her breasts, a short and tight shorts with a metal belt with symbols of the order. On her legs she wears green boots of the same hue as her jacket with metal anklets and tights almost up to her thighs that without any protection show more scars and her flexing muscles. A face that conveys experience has its right eye covered by a cord that loops around the back of its head and helps hold its purple-tinged white hair in a sort of bun with several ends of the hair pointing up and a few strands in front of its face. Merse Dascaros takes a few more sips from his glass and slams it down on the table.
Merse - HAAA! Nothing like a drink at the end of the day, overseeing the training of all those fools is much more bad for my health than killing monsters, you know ? - With a typical Tomboy attitude she nudges the young man next to her with her elbow.
The dark-skinned boy laughs, he has light brown hair and a young face, his body with just a little muscle is covered by red-toned clothes, a green shirt under his beaten leather chest that sits behind his ruby jacket also open, metal shoulder pads and grills, and fingerless gloves also made of leather, his old leather pants are held by a simple belt. His hair goes down to his shoulders and a few strands cover his eyes.
Elt - Hehe, I'm not so sure about that Miss Merse - A little drunk from not having the natural stamina of a hero, he lets his opinion slip.
Merse - Oh, come on Elt, those slackers don't give a damn about training, it's almost as if they can't concentrate on any order from me - A little indignant, Merse approaches Elt and lets her arm rest on his shoulder, the proximity causes a little of her breasts to touch Elt's arm, who tries to ignore this small detail.
Elt - It's but vo - Before he could finish the door of the bar opens and a panting soldier with panicked eyes enters from outside.
Vice-Captain - The heroine Merse Dascaros is found !!! - With a jump of alarm the man bumps into the one he was looking for.
The two who were drinking and the bartender get excited, but Merse in an instant realizes the urgency in the soldier's voice.
Merse - What's the matter, soldier? - As if she'd never had a drop to drink, she assumes a stiff, disciplined posture and adopts an air of a veteran.
Vice-Captain - A meat object is in the square, Captain James has asked for assistance, please accompany me!!!! - A huge bang shakes the establishment, glass cups and liquor bottles fall to the floor and some chairs are overturned by the force.
Merse - No time for explanations soldier! Show me where the place is - Without even waiting for said soldier to recover, Merse grabs his halberd and pulls Elt out of the bar by the shirt. Her instincts tell her that whatever did this is in the same place the soldier will show her. Today will be an uphill battle for Dascaros.
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As the carnage wrought by the minotaur continues, more people flock to the edge of the city to escape, the place the monster was born now stands with several buildings blown to the ground, a circle of debris and destroyed houses is made in the middle of Lescatie.
But in one of the houses still standing near there, there is a figure thrown on his stomach, he breathes weakly and is extremely injured.
Jonathan " I just need to rest hehehe, other people will solve the problem hehe, hehe GGRRRRRRHHH " With his thoughts completely turned to giving up and doing nothing, a fury settles in the young man's heart, his teeth grind so hard that he squeezes, his broken and painful body seems only an inconvenience compared to the humiliation and hatred he feels now.
Jonathan " THIS IS IT?!!! THIS IS ALL I CAN DO!!!! " His fists clench and his head starts to tilt upwards " YOU'RE GOING TO QUIT SO JONATHAN!!!! WHEN THINGS START TO GET TOUGH YOU JUST STOP TRYING DON'T YOU?!!!! ..... No, not anymore, I refuse " Fury gives him strength, adrenaline begins to erase some of the agony of broken bones, but they remain crushed, he has no way to move using his limbs " I promise myself now, I will never go back to the way it was before! " Memories of several failures in his life come to his mind, college, jobs, girlfriend, and his own body " I will change! And for that I need here and now to kill that monster!"
Knowing that using his bones to support himself will not work, Jonathan decides that the only way forward will be the most painful possible.
Jonathan " Come on!!! I gained this power for a reason so do as I say" With a mental strength he didn't know he had, the blood that had escaped from his body begins to be sucked back in. And now that it's inside his body, something surreal happens, the blood begins to intertwine between his bones, binding itself to them and trying to put those broken ones in place. " GGRRRRRHGGUK !!! What an absurd pain, I feel like crying and vomiting at the same time, but if I want to change I have to do it" Like a marionette, his limbs move not by the movement of bones and muscles, but by the control that his blood exerts, a meat puppet guided by his will to become something " GGGGKKKKUU, Come on!!!! Even if myWith great effort, he manages to kneel down and using his arm as a support, he forces himself to stand up, with a mask of blood over his upper body, his look is animal and determined.
Jonathan - AAAHHHHHH!!!! - A shrill scream comes out of him as he stands up completely, the pain is immense, as if his bones are exploding from the inside out, and his muscles are asking for relief, the young man looks at the minotaur from a distance, as long as the enemy is standing he will not give up.
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James Albert doesn't know what else to do.
Battalions of soldiers have been killed or wounded, but little damage has been done to the monster, the square where the statue stood is nothing but garbage now, he can at least smile knowing that the civilians have been evacuated. At the moment all he can do is buy time until Merse Dascaros or another hero of the order arrives.
Knowing that he will do a foolish thing, he ends up thinking back to the young man who cut the minotaur's eye, but was thrown away. "Hehe, I'll get this giant ox to focus on me, and then I'll see what I can do" A suicidal onslaught, even if it works he will probably die, but this way he will serve his duty to the city and his companions.
James - AHHHHH - With a shout he breaks off.
Jonathan - HEY! YOU CUCKOLDED BASTARD! - A recognizable voice once again draws the monster's attention, and also causes James to look up at one of the rooftops.
With the glare of the sun behind his figure, Jonathan full of bloodstains and with his arms crossed, a wild smile appears on his face.
Jonathan - ROUND 2, MINOTAURO!!! - Grabbing a piece of tile from home, Jonathan covers the object with his blood and creates four spikes on it, making a shuriken. He throws it with all his might, his aim is not enough to hit the monster's other eye, but a part of its snout is cut off.
Minotaur -MUUUUUGGGGHHH- Angry at having been wounded once again, he lunges at Jonathan. With just one swing of his weapon an entire building is brought down, but nothing of the young man in the fallen establishment.
Jonathan - HA! Aim better next time - Just before the club hit him, he jumped with all his might into another building next door.
Minotaur - MUUUOOHH - Again, the enraged minotaur tries to destroy the young man who taunts him with his persistence, and once again, his attack fails to hit.
The pattern repeats itself once again, with a longer time interval and less force, the monster takes two puffs before trying again.
Jonathan "This bug is a few minutes just destroying and attacking everything around him without stopping, even more with the soldiers attacking him from all sides, even though he is a monster from another world he must still follow the same laws of nature as everyone else, that is ..." Once again jumping to another building, Jonathan's tactic of tiring out the minotaur seems to be having an effect. " One time or another, if he doesn't get a rest he will eventually run out of gas "
Finally, the giant stops attacking the buildings, drool runs down his mouth and he seems to pant with exertion, the arm that was lifting the statue begins to lower. Soon Jonathan's chance is appearing.
Jonathan - This time I'm going to blind you completely CHIFRUDO! - By some miracle, even though he was thrown for several meters and thrown like a soccer ball, the bottle he took from the goblins remained intact, even though he did not know the ingredients, Jonathan remembers the effects he had on one of the soldiers yesterday. This time aiming for his left eye, the vial flies to the target.
Minotaur - MUUUOOOORRRRHRH - The viscous, green liquid spreads across his eye, a sound of something burning from acid comes out, and he puts his free hand over the wound. For a few moments, he just focuses on the wound and gives Jonathan the opening to attack.
Jonathan - AHHHHHHHHH - Screaming with pain and determination, he makes a bigger leap than all the others, this time, with a blood spear in hand, he will pierce the minotaur's head.
Minotaur - UUUUUGGGGMUUU - But suddenly, he tries again to hit Jonathan, he swings his club like a club, from bottom to top in a pendulum motion, the statue in his hand goes towards the young man. Yelling at everything probably alerted him to the attack, but it would not be possible for him to guess where it would come from.
Without many options, Jonathan looks at the attack and decides he will deflect the damage somehow, without hesitation, somehow he will send his spear into its skull. But someone arrives with a shout and a glowing halberd and proclaims.
Merse - TEMPESTuous CUT!!! - The heroine of the order arrives with absurd speed, concentrating a vast amount of mana into her weapon, she unleashes a powerful slash across the minotaur's back. A wound extends through the monster's muscles, a large tear across its back.
The blow is enough to make its knees buckle and the grip it holds on the club loosen a little, the attack it was going to unleash on Jonathan is canceled.
Jonathan " NOW!!!" Using the club that was positioned upwards as a ramp, he slides perfectly into position, a little strength in his legs to go forward, and then shouts - DEATH!!!! - The spear of blood hits the minotaur, going through skin, bone and his fragile brain and with the tip coming out of his jaw.
Without a sound, the monster's eyes roll back, blood pours out of its mouth from the wound in the roof of its mouth, and the knees that were bent fall to the ground. The massive structure he was creates a thud as he falls, and a cloud of dust rises as his head touches the ground along with the rest of his body, with Jonathan still trapped in it.
The battlefield goes silent, little by little soldiers approach the corpse of the minotaur still shrouded in dust. Merse still without letting his guard down also begins to approach, his halberd still in position.
A circle of men forms around them, some hoping that the nightmare is over, others still afraid that they will still have to fight the beast.
Jonathan - Uuugggh - With a grunt, he begins to rise, to the surrounding soldiers it seems that a shadow has risen from the monster, and they stand by again.
James Albert - Freeze! Identify yourself! - Taking control of the situation, James has a good idea who is behind the curtain of dust that is dissipating.
Until all the dust clears and gives everyone space and visibility, an incredible sight awaits them.
Bloodied, with strange and torn clothing, a young man stands in front of the minotaur's body. The late afternoon rays give an almost mystical orange glow to the scene. Gasping, the young man in front of them speaks.
Jonathan - I am Jonathan Cruz! The hero who came to change this world! - With a proud pose, the man speaks to everyone present.
And I fell to the ground fainting.
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