Hello again readers here is another chapter of the bad story I am making, it's a bit smaller then I would of liked as I had to spilt the one I was going to post in half as it was getting to long. I want to thank all of you who read my story as its nice for others to like my work enough to go back and read new chapters.
There was a mistake in the last chapter where the Xp was 50/216 when it should have been 114/216, I am still working out how the systems should work and changing the equations. As it is such a small error that doesn't affect the story, I wont bother with messing with changing with it so you don't get notified twice as I hate that when that happens.
Thanks for reading,
LOLmanz
It was bigger than I thought it would be, or at least what I imagined it to look like, though I was still limited on what I could see past the wall. I could see some wood buildings over the village wall, except for the part facing the sea. The wall itself was of uniform length and width logs about 5m high there was also a primitive 'gate house' facing us, which in this case was seemingly broken in given that it was half off its hinges.
As I was trying to catch Adeline I just had to wonder how much force it would take to do such damage to a seemingly thick wooding gate. There seemed to be no siege equipment around the entrance, so that wasn't the answer; however, I had to give up this line of questioning as I tripped over something as I wasn't paying attention to where I was running. After spitting out the bit of dirt in my mouth and looking back at what dared trip me, my face froze. It was a man he… he wasn't moving haven't reacted to me tripping over him; my eyes couldn't pick where to look, going between his chest, which had 2 bullet holes and was soaked in his blood or his face with open eyes staring to the sky seemingly nowhere. Quickly looking around, I saw all around me there were a couple of men who weren't moving, weren't breathing, weren't… living.
Oh god, this is real, he really is dead oh god, oh god, I started hyperventilation, having a panic attack of facing a real dead body. I lost track of what was happening around me, trapped in my own world looking at this man's dead body. I thought I was going to keep staying like this, but I heard my name being called.
"ADRONO Are you ok I saw you fall, we got to help the village" That finally got me to break my staring contest with the dead man and for my eyes to shift to her eyes full of concern and was that pity? That didn't sit well with me, so I quickly shot up and replied.
"Ah yeah, I am... Great can you fight as I think we are going to need as much help as possible," I replied, brushing some dirt off my clothes, hopeful, coming off as reassured and confident I don't know if I pulled that off, though.
"I was never interested in fighting or hunting that was more Adelind thing its why she normally comes with me to pick herbs, are you sure your ok you dont have to fight i am sure Adelind will handle the pirates yet the fires need to be put out" She replied quickly in a rush.
"Yeah you should focus on the fires less there will be nothing to save, i believe i should help Adelind with stoping the attackers so the defenders can help with the fires and wounded", I answered as I looked down and picked up a sword next to the dead man seeing as he won't be needing it anymore. Trying not to really dwell on it and to get going, then turned to the gate and started running towards the fighting that seemed to be happening due to the sounds.
Passing the gates let me see inside the village, which wasn't in great shape, there was a fair number of bodies on the ground, and some of the storefronts were broken as I was just taking in the sights, I heard a scream.
"HELP MY MOMMY NEEDS HELP" Came from my right, which turned out to be a girl running with a stuffed wolf and a small wolf following her. She had black hair in pigtails and a yellow dress she looked under 10 years old. When my eyes caught sight of her sobbing face, I moved without meaning towards her.
"Kid its ok i am here what does your mother need" I quickly reached her kneeling down to her height. I could vaguely recognise the wolf barking at me that I didn't care for just for her answer.
"Theres some bad men they broke into our home and started being loud and mean i came down the stairs even thought mommy said not to i should of listened to her as they were mean and grabbed me until mommy hit the man over the head which made him drop me, mommy told me to run and get help so please help mommy" It was hard trying to understand her through her sobbing however I got a good enough picture of what was happing,
"Dont worry i will go help your mommy but you got to be brave and -" I looked behind me, seeing Marie coming through the gate. "Go to Marie she will take care of you and know what to do", and with that, I sprinted the way she came. It wasn't until I got about a block down that I didn't ask her where she lived….. *facepalm* Idiot, this was not time for making dumb mistakes. As I was about to turn around and ask the girl, I heard a loud sound from one of the buildings near me; apparently, it seemed like a bakery based on the big sign with a loaf of bread, also the name Kenndy Baker. So I set off to it, hoping that this was the place, it was two stories, so it was not just a store, and the girl mentioned stairs, so I thought it was a fair bet.
When I got closer, I heard struggling. A few guys' voices, so when I got to the window, I wasn't surprised by the men. Still, I was by the woman forced down on the floor with her clothes ripped and 3 guys in different states of undress while still trying to hold down the woman. They didn't seem to be paying attention to those around them, and their weapons weren't close. So it was my one shot at this otherwise, I was going to die.
I quickly moved through the door that was broken off its hinges with the sword held in both hands, which were hard, considering it was more like a cutlass. I tried to mimic the Hema (*1) YouTube videos I watched to help my chances of ramming this sword through the back of the one with his back to the door.
Pirate Fodder 1
-40 Hp
At least that worked as intended he was, luckily for me, wearing no armour, so the blade had no problem going in. As one could expect, he reacted quite loudly to being stabbed with a sword causing everyone in the room to look at me as, for a second, no one moved then all hell broke loose. Seeing that the surprise was over, I quickly as I could get the blade out of the guy, using my foot on his back to yank it out, I looked to who would be the biggest threat.
It was either the guy on the right who, while having his pants down, was reaching for his sword while the guy on the left was focusing on holding the woman who was taking the chance to break free down seeing. He likely won't be a problem right now I quickly stepped towards the guy on the right, who by now had reached over to his sword that was still in its sheath on his belt. I winded up a swing and swung the sword from over my right shoulder to his head which connected though it felt like I just bashed him with a metal rod, not cutting him with the blade.
Pirate Fodder 2
-15 Hp
Finally, looking up after I overswung, I saw while it must have hurt and made him dazed, his head was still in one piece, only with a small gash on the left side of his head. Seeing this wasn't going to keep him down, I charged at him using my superior amount of mass to knock him down. I made sure my sword was between him and me so I could when we fell push my sword to his neck, and while he tried to resist, I used my whole weight on it, and it didn't end well for him having a sword pressed to your neck isn't good for your health...
Pirate Fodder 2
-70hp,-10hp,-10hp,-10hp,-10hp,
Looking up from the now… dead man, I look to the last guy, who surprisingly was being handled by the woman who now stood over him, repeatedly kicking him between the legs... I almost felt sorry for him almost. Seeing he was being dealt with, I looked over to the guy I stabbed who seemed to be crawling away, so I clumsy got up and finished him off.
Pirate Fodder 1
-40hp
After that, I looked back to the woman who appeared to be holding a bloody knife standing over the last guy's dead body based on the amount of blood.
"Miss are … are you ok ….. Did you have a little girl ….. run for help" I tried to get through my wheezing breath, my exhaustion being made clear from my out-of-breath and what felt like rivers of sweat pouring down my face. I don't know how much longer I could do this as this was the most physical movement I had had in a long while.
"BELLA Did you see her Where is she as she didnt listen when i told her to say upstairs when i heard the gate fell i was able to get her out of here looking for help…. I didnt think i would she her again" She had tears in her eyes, seemingly in worry for her child and the realisation of her death and worst.
"Don't worry, I left her …. with Marie back near the gate Are you ok here now" She answered with a simple nod. "Then I better get going who knows how many more people need help" So now that I somewhat got my breath back, I quickly left the woman to take care of herself, seeing as she still wasn't decent with her ripped clothing. While I, of course, saw her body, my mind wasn't really caring about that and more about did she have any injuries, which she didn't seem like it.
So I quickly left after picking up the first guy's pistol seeing this could be helpful though I had never fired a gun before, it couldn't be that hard. It only took me a few steps outside to hear a massive crash seemly from the centre of the village. So that was my next destination hopefully, this whole mess would be sorted out soon; where are the marines or whatever? Shouldn't they be stopping all of this after jogging down the road that had a handful more bodies and barricades of upturned wagons that were broken and full of bullet holes.
I finally came to the centre of the village, and there seemed to be where everything was going down based on the 8-foot-tall man who appeared to be shouting commands to the pirates near him. He had tanned skin with no shirt on, showing off his massive tattooed back with a wolf's skull over crossbones. He had white pants with a yellow sash around his waist, topped off with basic black boots. He also had short wild hair combined with a long face that seemed stretched, which really was off-putting. Then again should be expected with one piece average isn't really normal around here. His arms were full of lean muscle; now that I was focusing on them, they seemed too long to be proportional to the rest of him. He wielded a Bo staff that was resting on his shoulder. Now that I had a clearer mind, I took the time to observe him.
Name: Long Fang
Age: 26
Height: 8'1"
Weight: 240kg
Sex: Male
Lv: **
Occupation: Pirate lieutenant
Hp ****/****
Description: Long Fang, the 4th lieutenant of the Wolf Skull (REDACTED ********** INFORMATION). He is a member of the long-arm tribe, which accents his mastery of the bo staff. Don't let his laid-back nature fool you he is a hardened warrior who has faced most of what (REDACTED) has to offer. His tastes are seen as vile and extreme even by fellow pirates. The more something meets his taste the worst it is. He was ordered to take advantage of the lack of protection due to (REDACTED).
Bounty: 10,000,000 Ber
Stats:
Brawn: ***
Vitality: ***
Dexterity: ***
Intellect: **
Wisdom: **
Charm: **
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Something that was odd was next to the leader, there was a woman being held by two pirates who seemed to be in her late twenties who seemed to be quite stone-faced, where I would expect she would be crying, fearing for her life. It may have had something to do with the leader holding a pistol to her.
The pirates who he was commanding were sieging what seemed to be the central building they had the building surrounded on 3 sides with makeshift barriers of waggons, crates, barrels and whatever would stop bullets. They were taking cover because of the shots fired from barricaded windows inside the building; however, you could see rifles peaking through the gaps. I couldn't tell how many were inside the building, but a rough count of the pirates seemed to be about 30ish, not including the leader.
Something of note was that there were two teams of two men per cannon each, rolling a cannon forward seemingly to finish breaking down the village's defences. Seeing all of this, even my adrenaline-filled mind could tell that it would be a death wish charing into the pirates without thinking of a plan.
As I was thinking of possibly making a distraction or maybe setting what appeared to be the pile of barrels of black power to set off an explosion. Then out of nowhere, three guys who were moving to flank the building on the west side got dropped with three arrows, one arrow each in the back. This luckily didn't seem to get the attention of the pirates, but when this happened again to the two pirates who were setting up a cannon on the west side. That got the attention of the leader, who seemingly quickly realised his men were getting picked off.
"WHAT THE, men, we are getting attacked from the west quick find who it is and bring me their Head", He shouted to his men, quickly observing westward, looking for the enemy. He sent five men to find the attacker sadly for him, this didn't work as now, from the east, another two arrows were shot at the other cannon team, killing them and finishing the threat of the cannons within a minute, which showed the bloody efficiency of this unknown attacker.
"COME OUT, YOU COWARD, FIGHT LIKE A MAN… Or I will Blow this whores brains out I doubt the mayor will like that YAHYAHYAHYAH", He threatened, laughing I don't know why he thought this would work, given he must have already given this ultimatum to the defenders. Thought the reason revealed itself when the women being threatened Spoke up.
"I ORDER YOU TO DISREGARD MY LIFE CONTINUE AS YOU ARE KILL THIS BASTARD", She Yelled to everyone here, which earned her getting punched in the gut by one of the guys holding her.
"Let her go", Came a voice up above me, so I couldn't really see who they were; however, that was fixed when they jumped down from the roof, staring off the leader with three arrows already notched. It was Adelind, which probably shouldn't be that much of a surprise as it was.
"There you are now be a good little girl and put that bow down I don't want get you all bloody and bruised it would ruin your value, then again, I do like my meat tender YAHYAHYAHYAH" He spoke as if he didn't view her as a threat which I plainly thought was stupid though I wasn't going to stop him.
She didn't reply with words, only with three arrows, one each for the men holding the hostage and the leader himself. Sadly it wasn't effective as he quickly spun his staff faster than I could see, which blocked each arrow; it was quite shocking that he just did that, and it didn't seem like he had to try hard. After seeing that wasn't going to work, she shot three more arrows, one high, one left and another straight she seemed to be trying to get around his defence which again didn't work as he could shift the staff with ease blocking each shot.
She reacted to this by shooting another three arrows and then dashing towards the woman, which was a brilliant idea if he didn't dash to intercept her, which surprised her, leading to her inability to fully block with her bow. The swing of his staff, which caused a loud crack, sent her flying back into a barricade with a scream.
"FOOLISH YAHYAHYAH girl, I will be happy to soften you up if ya want YAHYAHYAH", He stated as he stalked towards her as she was having trouble getting up.
My body moved before I realised, rushing with all the speed I could get out of my out-of-shape body, trying not to make him aware of my approach before it was too late to give me the best shot at this. I aimed the pistol as I ran, which I used to injure him, which may let me finish him off by stabbing him. When I shot, it hit his right thigh, the one facing me, which caused his step to slightly fluter. I dropped the pistol to brace the sword to stab his heart, hopefully finishing it quickly.
"Who are ya, piece of shit" was the last thing I heard as I got into his range and I heard a sound, and everything was dark.
…..
"What the hell" Was the words that first came to my head when the next thing I saw was a hallway with one side windows overlooking a courtyard and the other rows of doors. The last thing I remembered was that I had just charged into the fight with the bastard Long Fang. Did I die? Am I back in my world? If so, it sucks that I didn't even get to do anything extraordinary.
Damn, my mind is foggy I am having a hard time thinking and focusing on my surroundings. It doesn't help that my head was pushing with pain like I had my little sis dubstep rubbish music full blast in my head. Thankfully it was going away as I started walking forwards trying to have a look around to see where I was. It was when I was walking past a bulletin board where other notices and information was pinned to it, however, what drew my eye was the poster taking half of the board for a talent contest looking at it finally lit the spark of what I was doing 'OH SHIT I GOT TO MAKE IT.
I started sprinting as fast as my fucking legs could take me, not paying attention to the song (*2) that started paying over the speaker system nor caring for the complete absence of other students. This was my school; this was the day that she... I got to make it. I won't let HER down.
When I finally got to the stairs, I went up twice a time, using my arms to pull myself up faster using the rail, doing everything I could. Every once of power and speed in my body was used to get to her faster. Yet the stairs never ended they kept on going up and up far more than what the building ever had, yet I continued to go even when my whole body was screaming for me to stop I continued all the way until I got to the top.
Where instead of the regular door to the roof was an eight-foot tall solid steel door that was locked shut with chains crisscrossing them, on it was words such as Stupid, Dunce, Dipstick, Dork, Cow, Cretin, Fat fuck, Wanker, USELESS. Then an unseen force pushed me back down the stairs, I could feel my bones break as I fell all the way back.
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*1(historical European martial arts)
*2(Song playing is Inside the fire by disturbed - some of the lyrics are changed, such as the name)