[VRMMO] Dead One
Chapter 784 - 785 – Unknown Building – Part 11.
(God dammit... This dungeon’s difficulty level.... It was the highest yet!) – thought GreyHunt.
(And the hell was that anyway!?)
(He was clearly agility type! So how the hell he took so many hits that would destroy several massive dragons over and over again!?)
(It didn’t looked like he was healing or anything like that... That means his sheer HP pool was monstrous like!)
(And the hell was that with a scream thing!?)
(He used it twice in the row, straight up destroying all the skills near him!)
(Why didn’t he used it.... Does it only work on spell types and he has limited charges?)
(It would explain why it didn’t.... Still, that was a straight up bullshit.)
(It canceled two ultimate skills at once? And not some half assed ones either, but two of the strongest ones we had.... Fuck me.)
"..."
"..."
"..."
(The noises... They are gone.) – thought GreyHunt as he could no longer hear the screams, the lies, the deceit that was raging in his head. Once again, GreyHunt’s thoughts were his alone.
(So, I guess the boss monster was really the one behind the noises.... Honestly speaking, I was starting to completely loose my mind now...)
(...)
(Still... Why the hell I was the only affected by that attack?)
(Not only that.... This attack was completely illegal for the game world to do.... That is something as the whole company shouldn’t be physically allowed to do.)
(IT WAS A STRAIGHT UP BRAINWASHING!)
"..."
(If somebody were to report this to the media.... Then.... Fuck me! There is no way that the company did that! This would get them sued and straight up thrown into the jail!)
(That is the nutshell story!)
"..."
(I still don’t buy the whole.... "DIFFERENT WORLD" theory.... But as the times goes by, we are getting hit with more and more questions that points towards that answer.... Fuck me.)
(I think I understand why he was panicking so much and saying stuff that he is crazy and what not.... Heck, after experiencing this, I think I’m crazy right now.)
"..."
"A fucking wipe out."
(We fucking got wiped out and I’m only one still standing.... And I’m pretty much corpses myself right now.)
(And these fucking bastards’ thoughts they could had done it alone when I was mopping the floor with them!?)
(...Still... I wouldn’t be surprised if they has something like a secret weapon that is meant to deal with Forgotten beings... That really wouldn’t surprise me one bit.)
"..."
(Still.... This dungeon......)
"..."
"..."
(This place... No doubt about it.)
(This is a city.)
(Not a village or a town.)
(A city.)
(An extremely bland city somewhat... As if nobody had truly lived in this place.)
(Next is the most obvious fact.)
(The mist.)
(It hides the voice, presence and what not.)
(Then we also have the doublegangers.)
(And now, the old abandoned building, where the Forgotten being was living at.)
(The Forgotten Murder.)
(Forgotten World.... From what we understand, this is the world of Earth where the fantasy was real... But at the same time, beyond twisted.)
(Like for example King Arthur. He was the hero king, but at the same time he was the victim that was created by the nightmare created by the mad monster called Merlin and Morgan, who wanted to create the perfect hero.)
(Merlin was supposed to be the mentor and teacher to Arthur.... But in this world story he was the monster who was behind all the evil.)
(Think.... What could be the connection between the facts that we have.)
"..."
(City of doublegangers.... No.... No, I don’t recognize the story like that....)
(Mist.... City.... Mist city....)
"..."
"Murder..."
"..."
(There is one thing that comes to mind....)
"Jack The Ripper."
(The murder who identity remained a mystery....)
"..."
(Honestly, the legends of the Jack The Ripper DOES somewhat stick to this if you think about it.)
(The city where you don’t know if you are hunted or not.)
(A mist that will hide the danger from you.)
(And the monster that can appear next to you without being noticed.)
(It does sounds the bill.)
"..."
"But there are two problems."
(It is too easy.... If you start putting pieces together, even idiot will ask the question: "IS IT JACK THE RIPPER?!")
(However.... There is a problem.)
(Forgotten beings are the beings that were forgotten.)
(The story of the king Arthur were about the forgotten being, Merlin, specifically one of them were, the Merlin number 2 was forgotten and the Merlin number 1 was made into the half incubus and half human, even though the number 1 was the half incubus and half spirit.)
(And the second forgotten being was the daughter of Merlin and Morgan.)
(Erza.)
"..."
"Still..."
(The fact remains that the being that ClownFrog fought in the dungeon when he was restoring the Caliburn.)
(Merlin.)
(There were 2 Merlins.)
(One was made into the Forgotten being that wielded the Caliburn.)
(And the other one was remembered.)
(So... There could be possible another case of there being two beings that share the same name, and one of them were Forgotten, while the other one was Remembered.)
"..."
[You have obtained loot items.]
[Despised Saber] – [Rarity: Legendary]
[Coat Of Mist] – [Rarity: Legendary]
[Red Made Gauntlet] – [Rarity: Rare Legendary]
[Big Boy’s Top Hat] – [Rarity: Unknown]
"...Two legendries.... And one rare legendary."
(And there is also this thing.) – thought GreyHunt as he stared at the hat item in his inventory.
(Isn’t this the same hat that this Murder was using?)
[Item description]
[A simple well-maintained hat which had visible traces of being repaired of the years, making the hat somewhat appear as undamaged, but upon closer inspections, it is possible to spot the countless traces of repairs.]
"..."
"No effect."
(And again, a useless item that doesn’t seems useful in any way.... However.)
(Fact remains that it isn’t the first time this happened.... Nah, it is other way around.)
(Each items dropped by the Forgotten are directly tied to their story.) – thought GreyHunt as he took out the top hat from his inventory.
(If that is the case, then-)
"?!"
As GreyHunt took the hold of the hat, holding it in his hand... Something weird was going on.
Something was "taking over" his arm.
Something from the hat itself pierced his body and was quickly traversing GreyHunt’s arm.
"!" – GreyHunt quickly threw away the hat.
But it didn’t done anything.
Something was still inside of his body, piercing it and traversing his body.
GreyHunt wasn’t even given time as the "something" already pierced his entire arm and then started traversing his shoulder, and then the neck... And then directly into his head.
"?!"
"AAAAAAA!"
GreyHunt as the "something" had pierced his head.
"THE FUCK IS THIS?!" – shouted GreyHunt as he trashed around.
(What is this?! WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?!)
(These... NOISES!?)
(ARE THEY-)
(NO! THEY ARE DIFFERENT!)
(WHAT THE HELL ARE THEY!?)
"?!"
"THE FUCK!?"
As GreyHunt trashed around... Something started happening to his body.
His in-game avatar started glitching.
And with each second passing, the glitching intensified, causing parts of the GreyHunt’s body to start collapsing... Before then straight up breaking apart.
"W-"
And before GreyHunt could even scream... His body completely broke apart into data.... And with it, the top hat also disappeared in the similar manner.
"..."
"..."
"..."
*GASP*
*COUGH* *COUGH*
(What happened?!)
GreyHunt eyes went wide open as he gotten up from the ground, covered in sweat and terror.
(Did I lost conscious just now?!)
"!?"
(Wait! MIST?!)
As GreyHunt gotten up, he quickly realized that he found himself in what appears to be a mist... However, it wasn’t like he was in the city or in the old shabby building... No.
There was only mist.
Below him, above him, next to him.
Everywhere where he looked was nothing more than mist.
(What is going on?!)
(Wasn’t there a clear message that the dungeon was cleared?!)
(So the hell is going on?!)
"..."
(No... The hell was that!?)
(That fucking.... Was it really the "Game" teleporting me?!) – thought GreyHunt as he recalled the chaos that was taking over his body and mind as the new noises were appearing inside of him.
"!"
GreyHunt could feel a presence... Somebody was standing right behind him.
GreyHunt instantly took out his gun and aimed at the person.
"!?"
"The FUCK!?"
The being that was standing behind GreyHunt.
It was non other than Forgotten Murder.
(What the hell is going on!?)
(I just killed the bastard!)
(Revival mechanic?!)
(FUCK!)
(I’M NOWHERE NEAR FINE TO FIGHT THEM NOW!) – thought panicking GreyHunt, as he realized that there was no physical way to win against the Forgotten Murder in his current state.
"..."
"..."
"?"
"You.... You are not hostile?" – asked GreyHunt as he lowered his gun, realizing that the Murder wasn’t even trying to pick a fight.
"?"
(Wait... Something isn’t right.)
(His eyes.... Its green.) – thought GreyHunt as he realized that the Murder no longer posses his bright red glowing eyes, but instead a set of bright green eyes.
"..."
The Forgotten Murder turned around and started walking away from GreyHunt, slowly disappearing into the mist.
"!"
"HEY WAIT!" – shouted GreyHunt as he stared chasing after the Murder, who for some reason couldn’t catch up to.
"I SAID FUCKING WAIT!" – shouted GreyHunt as he reached for the Murder, trying to grab them.
...But in the next moment-
The Murder’s body collapsed like a smoke, disappearing right in front of him.
"!?"
(Where is....What?)
As GreyHunt instantly started looking around for the Murder... He realized that something wasn’t right.
The mist was nowhere to be seen.
And GreyHunt himself found himself in what appears to be a city’s streets.
"...Where the hell am I now!?"