Not A Hero
Eps. 01 - Prologue
“After giving up on life, life gives a new chance to return..
..Playing someone's destiny line. Is it better, in a new world?..
..I don't think so, at all. It makes no difference, this time it's the same. Precisely..
..Becoming more Cruel?”
^^^- Escaleon^^^
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A man opened his eyes slowly quietly, staring at the hologram screen like he was playing a VR Game in front of him, he seemed indifferent.
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...[.First Mission]...
......«Winners Survive»......
...All Warriors are expected to survive in the forest for three days, before continuing on to the next mission....
...Reward: Job Character...
...Time: 72 Hours [3 Days]...
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With his mind he imagined the screen was gone, and right away it really happened. Breathing out from his mouth, he stared towards the eastern horizon from the top of the tree branch he was sitting on at the moment.
The sight of dawn began to appear, bringing the rays and warmth of the morning.
That guy, Escal. Started to think all the things he experienced were reality, having thought of it as nonsense some time ago when he had just arrived here.
Because he knew, his first life ended when he made the decision to completely end it and be free.
But what did he get? Instead of freedom, he gets a second life like a character who must obey the system. Getting constrained!
...“Do I have to kill myself again?”...
Think Escal who's staring down a tree that he thinks isn't too tall.
Escal let out a rough sigh, he jumped down from the top of the branch, and opened the Map that the system gave him.
“This world is named Vixcell, and I am currently in the largest Forest in the Aireest Kingdom, the Western Continent. Brownhood Forest!”
“Live for three Days he said? Heh, I'm not a good kid who obeys the will of others. If I have to die, I've felt it.”
Escal began to walk casually towards the West, where from a distance he heard the sound of a river flowing quite rapidly.
Given the Map he had just seen, it was likely that the Aquart River was flowing around the Kingdom and not far from there, there was a small village. Escal smiled faintly for reasons he did not know.
Escal, he had opposing thoughts because from the start he had only lived and survived on his own. He was a Vast Wolf without a herd, nor was he a leader.
For her, life already had no rules for her and restraining her would only make her even more rebellious. Of course, just like in life this time he wanted to be free.
If the death he awaits does not give freedom, then he alone will make that freedom!
When the system tells him to survive three days in the forest, Escal thinks about getting out of there. He doesn't care if he has to die, because he has felt it.
That was why he walked closer towards the river, and once he arrived on the spot, Escal stood on the riverbank quietly.
His eyes closed for a moment, feeling the air blowing and the gurgling of rushing water. Escal adjusted his breathing, then he opened his eyes slowly and in that instant, a cold steam he exhaled from his mouth.
Escal raised his right leg to step up. When his feet touched the river water, he did not fall or fall into it. Precisely Escal grounded, on the frozen water into ice and hard.
He also has left foot. Just like earlier, his footing on the river water froze into a strong and sturdy Ice to support him.
Escal continued to step on his feet, until he actually reached the other side of the River that was more than Seven Meters wide. The ice that became his footing was gone, returning to liquid.
He continued to walk according to his instincts, and sure enough he found a path that led to the village.
A moment after continuing his path, a bluish hologram screen appeared as he was about to approach the Village.
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...[.Warrior Escaleon is almost out of the Map limit!]...
...[.Please return to the forest immediately!]...
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Escal stared at the hologram screen for a moment, then stepped back and said something.
“Whatever you are, my life is my own choice and you have no right to rule it. Even if I die, it's my choice.”
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