Trees so tall, tall as mountains. But Compared to the sky they seem to fall short. "Even a small stone can turn a stick into a deadly weapon. (Find the scene in the chapter that matches this Quote.)
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The radio hanging on the left side of his waist gives static. The man wearing a Techo ninja suit looks at it for a brief moment and grabs it in a quick motion seemingly desperate.
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"This is Shar, code name: Ronin. Come in Frey, anyone. Please reply! He says
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"....."All that replies is static sound.
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Realizing that the radio no longer works, he angrily throws it away.
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"ok, I went to the Starbearer's lab in the abandoned nuclear plant where Frey said the Company sent my Sister on a mission. I entered the anti-gravity room which had a space theme. The doors closed and I couldn't find my way out until I felt suffocated and lost consciousness, and then I was here....how can something like this even happen?!!."
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The place had trees so big I believed existed only in fantasy books or movies. I don't know where I am, but it's surely not Earth.
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The sky is clearer, the sun seems to be a bit more red than what I know and smaller in size, and is steadily making its way below the horizon.
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"I must find a way to pass the night. Who knows what animals lurk here."
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I look around and my eyes catch a glimpse of two purple lights emitting eyes. I can somehow see its outline. The figure reveals itself in the spotlight and it makes me feel weak in my legs.
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I, the best hitman on Earth am feeling fear after a long time.
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It's a sheep with fangs and a skeleton body covered in black dead hairs hiding rotten flesh, they don't look vegetarian and they look like they are out to kill.
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And so my instincts tell me to do what our ancestors did...... the trees of course. And so I run up using my hard-earned skills.
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Normally I would dive right into a fight but I can't risk dying to a monster I don't know about.And as my instincts have it more of them join in and now they are 4 in total.
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They seem to be preparing to ram at the tree but what's the worst that can happen, it's not like they will break it.....
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The next moment the tree breaks and I fall.
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One of them is eager to take a bite of me and rushes at me. I run with all I have and climb another tree. The night is around the corner and my heart is racing. But it seems like the monsters decide to let me live for some reason and turn to leave.
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I breathe feeling relieved. but something grabs onto my left leg and then quickly binds my whole body. They are vines? A tree that grows vines? The vines twist my left leg until I hear a cracking sound and pain runs out of my mouth in the form of shouts. I feel myself fading away and yet I can hear a strange voice speaking English "Finally a body". Did the radio finally work? No, I threw it away.
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After my eyes shut I find myself in a white space. I look around and find blankness I look down and there is no shadow. There is a giant black sphere with a strange red 'T' symbol above me a couple of meters away.
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I hear a giggle and look ahead and see a black fiend-like figure standing emitting dark miasma.
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"I am Geolard, the 126th demon lord and the only Bone-Demon to become one in the history of Demon lords. But that hardly matters now that I am about to devour your body. No hard feelings but I have to clear my name and kill the current elf king for which I need you. He betrayed..."[Interrupted].
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"I couldn't care less! Get out of my head. What kind of a lucid madness is this?!" I ask.
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The demonic being rushes at me before I can even move and slams me on the floor which isn't even visible.
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He tightens his grip on my neck as I stare at the black sphere, if he applies more pressure I feel like my eyes might pop out. But suddenly the red 'T' symbol in the sphere brightens and shoots a laser at the demonic being.
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I open my eyes and find myself still trapped in vines. Talk about an awful dream.
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It looks like I survived the night and a new day starts as sunlight pierces the openings of the dense forest.
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"Human! I don't know who you are. But I have no time left so I will make this quick." Says the same voice of the demonic being.
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"what the hell!? So it wasn't a dream?"
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"No, And seems like you're no ordinary human, You have a power that can even destroy souls. A power even gods can't wield freely. I am dying quickly. You are a hitman from another world, take my contract and kill King Fenward Clodian. He is a trash being. In return, I am leaving you the rest of my power. The Process failed so only your left arm Transformed. But if you absorb enough things using it, may it be a tree's pulp or the flesh and bones of a living being, you can get stronger. That's all I can explai......nn"
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The voice fades.
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"How did he know I am a Hitman?"
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I try hard and turn to see my left arm and it doesn't seem human anymore. Is it more like... dragon arm? It ruined my high-tech suit by tearing its fabric that was meant to stop even bullets.I look down when I feel the grip of the vines loosen on me and regret moving as I make a painful fall on multiple thick branches and suffer multiple injuries.
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"f**k..great! now it's broken as well."
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I broke my left collarbone. My left leg is already killing me but now I am in a world of pain.I have a folding spear which once unfolded cannot be folded back so I drag myself to a red blood-stained stick big enough to support my weight. But things get worse when a really strong wind knocks me away.
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"A strong wind in the middle of woods?."
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I turn back to see the source and there stands a ginormous wolf baring its fangs with saliva dripping out its mouth.
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My heart feels heavy, it's a beast not fed for days.
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The search for my lost sister had brought me into another world, yet in front of a grim reaper of Death.
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"Sorry dude, but I have a mission to complete. I just can't die here."
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I gather strength and pick a stone and, the throw is perfect, it hits it in the right eye.
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The wolf whimpers for a few moments. I try to run towards the nearest tree for support but the wolf recovers before I reach there.
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I don't wanna die, at least not alone like this with no one to mourn me.
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Trying to Predict what may happen next I grab myfolded Spear but the wolf uses a strong wind to blow me away. I roll and with that, my left leg twists in a bad way but what's worse is that my spear is out of reach. The wolf leaps on me, my body's adrenaline is at its peak, I block its bite with my left hand covered in scales but the bite is so strong even they break bit by bit, I instinctively thrust the blood-stained wooden stick that landed near me with the wind into its neck and jump towards my spear. The wolf doesn't stop to take the stick out and dashes at me but I manage to activate the tip of the spear which burns at almost 8000 degrees and gracefully thrust it through the wolf's skull ending its life. But the body falls on me, and So do the pain and weakness as my adrenaline ends.
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I gently open my eyes hearing the chirping sound of a bird sitting on top of my chest. But it flies away realizing that I am not dead. I sit up and find myself covered in a lot of fur.The wolf was gone, and miraculously my leg and my injuries Were gone too. So this is what the demon meant by absorbing things.
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I gather myself for a moment and then rise.
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"Ok, 1st: Find sister,2nd: Get stronger,3rd: complete contracts,4th and the best part: Finally live a peaceful life."
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With my goals now set I grab my spear, turning its plasma tip off makes it a fine staff to rely on.
I look at the fur of the wolf and grab it to see if I can absorb it but turns out I can't.
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A sudden rustling starts in a nearby bush. I get ready to face any threat.. well if those sheep with skulls show up I will run with all I have.
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I get ready with a poking stance but instead of goats or sheep a wolf puppy jumps out of the bush, A big puppy. It looks like a puppy but its height is up to my waist from the way it looks. It whimpers and reaches the hair of the dead wolf while sniffing.
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Upon seeing blood and sniffing it, the cub becomes distressed and approaches me. I get ready to kill it but it's so adorable I can't find the courage to do so. It sniffs me and without hesitation, he attacks me after getting the scent.
I leap around to avoid its attack.
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I have heard that wolves are loyal to their parents and tend to them until they die, having lost my parents in the past I understand what this little guy must be feeling.I was raised well by my grandpa and father even after being a rich family. All was well until a series of things went wrong. First, my grandpa disappeared, then my parents died in a car accident but their bodies weren't found. After a few years, my sister was 11 and I turned 23 and passed college with the highest grades finally when things started looking good for me and my sister, some shady people kidnapped her. The same week a company approached me to work for them in exchange for information regarding my sister. Almost 15 years later I found out that the company called Shadow Company that I worked for was the one who kidnapped my sister and turned her into a deadly assassin and spy. Using some connections to destroy the company I went after my sister for another year and ended up in this world after entering a secret room in a classified lab.
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And just like that before I knew it I was sitting under a tree with the puppy's head on my lap and patting him. After hearing of my heartbreaking past the puppy stands up and starts to leave. But He turned once more and howled for a brief moment before disappearing into the forest. Maybe we will meet again.
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I also need to get out of this forest fast. I am not a fan of dense areas.
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