Chapter 42: Birth of the Ghost (1/2)
As Merlin approached the young bandit, he noticed that the bandit was severely wounded, it was a surprise he was even still alive
The young bandit heard Merlin's footsteps, and as he looked up to see as approaching hinised who it was, his face had quickly shi+fted fro bandit's voice was quivering with anger "You did this"
He weakly stood up, brandishi+ng a sash in his side, it seemed a thorn had ripped a hole in his body as it shot past him at some point
"I overheard what you and the boss were talking about We both did" His knees were alht of his own body, but he still attempted to stand "You lied to us, you used us All these deaths, my dad You did this Not me I was only used by you"
Merlin felt his throat tighten as he watched the young boy break down, he was being drowned in guilt, feeling like he was the one responsible for all the deaths, all because he brought Merlin to the caed forward, haphazardly swinging his blade at Merlin He was blinded by anger, his body flooded itself with adrenaline to keep hinore the excruciating pain he would be going through
Merlin was at a loss, there was nothing he could do to save the boy's life Even if he could, the boy was so angry with him that he probably wouldn't accept it anyway With little else to do, he strengthened his resolve and decided to finish him, to put him out of his misery It was the least he could do for hi to run out eventually, and when it did, the boy would experience pain once more
The boy's movement unsteady, it looked like he could trip over at anyslower, and it looked like his grip on the blade had loosened Merlin realised he was running out of time, so he took a step back and prepared hied towards Merlin, his blade being thrust towards Merlin's throat Merlin flicked the blade out of his hands, sending it flying a few an punching his chest, but each punch had no strength behind it, not even enough to deal a single point of dae
"Why Why did you do this to us" A s washed away by his tears "I trusted you I thought you would help us get revenge"
The young bandit started gritting his teeth as a wave of pain rushed through his body He clutched his wound and began staggering backwards, he ran out of time
"I'ladius into the boy's chest, piercing his heart
The boy's body alh his heart The boy's corpse began slowly sliding off of Merlin's blade before eventually slu around at the death and destruction the monster had caused, and the recent death that he had just caused, and suddenly a notification appeared before him
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[Rare Quest]
The assassination of Arwell Lychester
You were sent to eliminate a camp of bandits, only to find that they were merely victims of the noble's tyranny
You witnessed the brutal murder of dozens of innocent people, all put into this position by several corrupt and greedy nobles One naue, the main culprit, Arwell Lychester
Perhaps this man deserves to taste the pain his countless victih, an action that will prevent hi the dead soh places, failure to finish hiet away undetected will result in dire consequences
Eli: This quest involves severe cri: The coes within Orchomenus
• Failure: ???
• Reward: 1000 EXP
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Merlin accepted the quest, it wasn't sooal to work towards
He started his journey back through the forest, it was rather uneventful, but he did almost trip a few times over the various shrubbery and roots He eventually found his way back on the e from sobnny
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[05:40:32] sobnny: Heya, we just finished the dungeon, where are you now?
[05:40:57] sobnny: Me and Ty are gonna finish a coupleover to the next town
[05:41:20] sobnny: Get this right, so we're here fighting goblins, and then Ty gets a goblin soul So noe're both on two souls, although his feels a bit stronger
[05:42:12] sobnny: Don't tell hiot it, it's driving me crazy
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