[Quest complete] "Defeat a level 2 monster or above."
[exp gained] 45
[level up] level 4
[New skill unlocked] speed burst
[total exp] 85
[exp until level 5] 75
Good... I finished my quest… Let's see what else I got.
[monster slain] level 5 "stone golem"
[exp gained] 25
[Total exp] 110
[exp until level 5] 50
[items gained] level 5 "golem core"
[New skill unlocked] Level 4 "stone coat"
New skill? Stone coat? Sounds like it's pretty self-explanatory…
Ok, now for my current stats.
[Name] Griffin Stone
[level] 4
[skills] level 2 "punch," level 3 "sword slash" level 5 "stone coat" level 4 "speed burst"
[items] level 2 "starter sword," level 2 "starter helm," level 7 "gold nugget" Level 5 "golem core."
[total exp] 110
[exp until level 5] 50
[current quest] "sell an item"
Sell an item? That's not so hard… I do have this golem core after all…
But the thing is… I can't get up…
I'm in so much pain…
I lay on my back, staring up at the sky.
The clouds roll across the sky, as if they are going somewhere.
I sit there for hours.
Watching the birds chase the clouds…
Soon, raindrops start to fall.
Only then do I realize my overwhelming thirst.
I open my mouth, but not a single raindrop falls in.
So hungry... So thirsty… Every time I go into the forest… why do I always end up sitting around waiting for someone to save me?
This time… I'll wait.
But not to be saved…
I'll wait to save myself.
Raindrops are enough water for me…
It's the rainy season, so I should be fine.
As long as it rains every two days… or I get out of here within that time.
I curl my fingertips; the only feeling I seem to maintain is in my hands.
Everywhere else in my body is paralyzed.
I know I'll survive… I know I'll figure it out… but…
For a moment I felt something for the first time in a while.
For the first time after I got out of that bed.
It was Doubt.
***
The days passed by; I'm covered in dirt and grime.
My only source of water is the rain, and I have no food whatsoever.
Every second my stomach screams at me.
But I can't do anything about it.
I'd do anything for even a few beetles to eat.
Why is it that the moment you try and reach for more than you already have…
The world punishes you?
What's wrong with not wanting to stay as a bedridden wretch my whole life?
These are the questions I'd ask while lying there, unable to move.
More days passed…
Thankfully it would rain every day or two.
But after a while, I felt sick and vomited on the ground.
I retched and coughed, unable to breathe…
But soon, I overcame it.
And I went right back to staring at the sky.
Wishing I could have gotten more…
Then, all of a sudden, I regain feeling in my arm.
Then my legs.
And my neck too.
Soon, I can stand up, but not without pain.
The first time I try, I trip miserably, but the sand softens my fall.
Then I try it again, and I'm able to keep my balance for a second or two.
I stand up over and over again until I can walk a few steps.
I trip over and over again, but eventually I make my way out of the forest.
I stare at the beautiful society.
Elkstein, Theleria.
My home village…
A tear rolls down my cheek.
"I finally made it…"