Chapter 74: Curse (1/2)
The first thing Rakna asked was about the System. And, once again, he was faced with a negative response.
”I should've known,” he muttered and the elven woman lowered her head apologetically. ”Don't worry about it, I already expected this answer. Now, onto the main topic; what can you tell me about this village?”
She breathed in and took a moment to sort her thoughts before opening her mouth, ”This village is cursed.”
Rakna's eyes widened. 'Well, this took a turn,' he commented inwardly. ”Can I ask you to be more specific?”
”It started generations ago. No one really knows, it has just been that long,” she said. ”I don't know if you have noticed yet, but only the young elves come out of their homes or the village.”
Rakna nodded. ”I saw that. That was the thing that confused me the most. Young people are indeed resourceful if anything, but to have them be all guards, scouts, and sentinels without any sort of veteran lead? That's insanity.”
”It does look like that doesn't it?” She replied with a bitter smile. ”But, there's no other option for this village,” she stated and slowly moved the blankets away from her. She acted as if she wanted to show something so Rakna reflexively looked at her legs only to freeze on the spot.
The only skin that was revealed was from her feet, up to her ankles but that was enough for him to rethink the entire situation. He had noticed earlier that her skin seemed to be graying somehow but that couldn't compare to the state of her legs.
The dark skin that should have been there was replaced by stone gray covered in red lines similar to blood vessels. Rakna couldn't even form a theory on how something like this could happen.
After seeing that, he didn't wait anymore and cast the Appraisal he should have used already.
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Name: Vina Silverlight
Age: 28 | Level: -3
Race: Dark Elf
Affiliation: Fifth Plateau
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Attributes:
Strength: 0.8 | Endurance: 0.8
Speed: 0.8 | Dexterity: 0.8
Intelligence: -5 | Luck: 1
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Sub-Attributes:
Stamina: 3/4 | MP: 0
Swiftness: 1.6 | Agility: 2.4
Senses: 2.4 | Atr Cap: 0
Attack: 5.2 | Defense: 3.2
Magic Attack: 0 | MP Regen: 0
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Proficiencies:
- Archery (Lv. Max)
- Hunting (Lv.8)
- Cooking (Lv.6)
- Knife Mastery (Lv.5)
- Mana Control (Lv.4)
- Mana Sense (Lv.4)
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Note: A gentle mother that would do anything for her daughter's safety and happiness. She was once one of the strongest people in the village but, like many others, became deeply affected by the curse that plagues her village. She has lost her powers, her mana, her skills, and even her physical abilities and is forced to rely on her daughter to get by her daily routine.
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'It's as if her skills, racial traits, and magic have been erased from her status,' Rakna noted with a mild shock. 'Her level and intelligence have negative values too. What does that even mean? In this state, she's even weaker than her daughter. If I were to just flick her, I would need to be incredibly careful to not hurt her…'
”You must be wondering how this happened to me?” Her voice pulled him out of his thoughts. He looked at her and scowled at her weak expression as she beheld her own legs.