Chapter 12 First Reward (1/2)

As if on cue to his thoughts, a deafening fanfare of trumpets exploded in his head, causing him to scream and jump flailing several feet into the air and causing Rose, Eleanor, and Madeleine to look at him with befuddled, weirded out looks.

[”Congratulations kid! You completed your first heroic task!”] Frumpkin's voice said with what sounded like a mouthful of food. There was the crunch of what sounded suspiciously like someone taking a bite out of an apple, and Frumpkin's voice continued, loudly chewing between words.

[”So, you feeling more heroic now, mister hero man? You finally feel like you've earned that reward I tried to give you earlier now?”]

”Dude, I almost got gang-murdered by a bunch of log-chucking goblins!” Jack thought

[”Well, you were the one who was all 'unnnh, it's not cool to get free stuff unless I'm being all powerful and really earning it' or whatever.”] Frumpkin took another chomp out of whatever he was eating, and continued, the sound of his food smacking in Jack's ear loud enough make him want to punch a kitten.

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[”So, do you feel like you earned it enough now, or do I need to throw you a dragon covered in flaming chainsaws first?”]

The mental image of such a thing flickered into his mind, but he immediately squashed it. No matter how cool he thought it would be to face down something like that, his recent experiences told him he'd last about .8 seconds before being completely annihilated out of existence. And for the love of god he did not want to give Frumpkin any ideas.

”...yes. Thank you, Frumpkin.” Jack thought with a mental sigh.

[”Excellent! Now, let's see... for a prize, would you like a companion, a skill, or an item?”]

Jack thought about it for a moment, and asked, ”Can you make me immune to heat and fire?”

[”What, and ruin your ability to enjoy your harem of 'super hot' women? Why would I go and do something like that?”]

Before Jack could get a single word out in protest, Frumpkin's voice continued. [”You don't get to pick what specific thing I give you. You just get to pick the category. Helps keep things interesting!”]