Sigh
"What am I doing with my life...?"
A black haired young man heave a sigh expressing his tiredness, exhaustion, and boredom all at once.
The Young Man's appearance indicated a sense of loss and hopelessness as his face was drooping down, bags under his eye socket, hair messy and long, stubble on his chin, his white shirt crumpled, unkempt properly, with this image of him at the moment, he would be the perfect representation of an overworked office worker.
Click Click Click
Tap Tap Tap
Chatter
The sounds of specific keyboard keys tapping, mouse clicking, indistinct chatter from his colleagues in all direction within the spacious floor filled with all kinds of various office equipments, these are sounds he's been subjected to for months ever since he started working in this place.
Add in to the fact that his own little space, within the cubicle is filled with thick stack of papers, the floor is dirty with crumpled papers, pens and pencil are all over his desk, the monitor screen his eyes are locked in is filled with heavy paragraphs and data, all of this heavily weighs his mood down to the core.
(Is this how my life's just gonna be? Doing this mundane work everyday just to survive at the moment, but die in the end anyway, no different from anybody, even to a street rat? Probably... Hehe...)
Humoring over such heavy, dark, and hopeless thoughts, his body continued on with his works anyway.
"Oi, Henry!!"
(Crap, what now?! Just leave this poor soul alone will you, I'm already suffering more than enough!) Hearing those words, Henry shrink back a little, cowering in fear.
Everyone's attention in the office was gathered towards the person who just shouted, and was already trying to make a guess what is the fuss is all about.
(It's Henry again, isn't it?)
(Hehe, I wonder what did he do wrong this time to make the manager angry again.)
Such thoughts welled up over Henry's coworkers minds as they bask themselves, about to enjoy the upcoming spectacle.
A man with a large belly, with loud footsteps echoeing within the spacious floor approached the skinny gloomy figure of Henry who's still sitting on his chair within the cubicle.
"Look at this! The report you submitted are all wrong! Start from scratch and do this immediately!"
Henry stood up from his chair to properly greet his superior, his figure towering over him, but he's the one being tormented at the moment, due to the differences in each other positions.
"I- I'm sorry, Manager, I get on it right away." Upon looking at the handed report, his eyes saw what he did wrong, and wanted to get on it right away.
(Tsk, it's just one bar wrong you fat fuck! Why do you gotta make a scene everytime I did something wrong? Does it feel good to flaunt your power and position over me! You foot licker! Just leave already, I'm already more than depressed enough!)
Not even questioning or making pleas to make the work any easier, for he's been tormented by this for a very long time, he accepted without a hint of hesitation, and the manager angrily leaving right away not wanting to spend his time around Henry's presence.
"Hah, what a pathetic loser."
"6 months and still no progress, just quit already will you, you're the one making things depressing over here!"
(I'm a Tower Conquerer just in case some of you are forgetting, I can clearly hear you fuckers no matter how much you tone down your whispers!)
Sigh
Henry heaved another sigh as he sat down, and continued on his workload which just got even heavier.
His coworkers talking with insults behind his back, making fun of him, but Henry didn't care nor even bother anymore, as he's been subjected to it for a very long time, growing tolerance over time.
Suddenly, everyone's attention within the floor was stolen by the TV monitor.
"Breaking news! This just in, a level 5 Monster just broke free from the Coiant Tower, and is now currently heading straight towards the city! Conquerers have already been alerted but there's still no signs of them as the Monsters have no signs of stopping, let's take a look!"
The camera swifly then moved out if it's away, the screen transitioned as the figure of the reporter was then changed into a Giant Abomination with a very hidious aura and appearance, the head and body of a monkey with horns at the temples, the legs are replaced with tentacles, trampling over the mountainous forest as it's giant figure continues walking, disrupting the silence and peace in which the animals and other inhabitants of nature was taking in.
Nature was being destroyed.
(A level 5 huh? It looks pretty big compared to other level 5's I've seen, it almost looks like a level 6, did they appraise it wrong, no, perhaps, it's just the size, it's the strength that matters, not the appearance.)
Henry like everyone in the office locked their gazes towards the screen monitor.
Pondering, thinking of the current situation, assessing the monster with its appearance alone, Henry made some judgement over the it as he's a Conqueror himself.
Some of his coworkers was shown to be visibly scared and showing light panicking, trying their best to contain their emotions, but he himself was so indifferent to the threat and danger the giant imposed just by trampling over it's surrounding without consideration, he placed his gazed back at his monitor.
"Dammit, where are the Conquerors, why are they taking so long?!"
"I have a date this evening, I can't have the city under lockdown for something like this!"
"No, please, someone save us?!"
But as the time passed, the abscene of Conquerors was still, Henry's colleagues panic and anxiety grew worse over time.
Some even screamed due to past trauma, and was immediately taken care of to be treated.
Other prayed succinctly.
With a very few number like Henry not giving a damn or just continuing their work.
(Why are they taking so long, did they perhaps abandon us already? Everyone's already panicking, heh, but I don't mind seeing the faces of these people turn into hopelessness and chaos.) Henry taking in glee at the moment, indulging his eyes seeing the fear in his colleagues eyes.
And as the Abominations prescene grew closer and closer, it's threat upon the city only limited by a kilometer by the moment.
"Wait, look! A Conqueror has finally appeared!"
They finally arrived.
The screen monitor transitioned once again as the image of a Red Haired Woman in a beautiful red and black dress was walking in the forest towards the Monster without showing a sign of ounce of fear, holding a wooden wand at hand, she pointed it towards the giant abomination in front of her.
(It's Mary?!) Henry being so indifferent lately, his eyes suddenly bulges in surprised with a hint of excitement upon seeing the red haired woman on screen as if he knows her personally, a familiar face he eyes gazed upon.
(Wait, a support type Conquerer like her should be at the back, and the tankier ones should take the front, that's basic formation, what is she doing, where are her teammates, what is everyone doing?!) Showing slight bit of concerns as he suddenly stood up from his chair to get a closer look towards the screen.
—
In the forest where Mary stood bravely and confidently in front of such a large imposing hideous creature.
Her appearance was that of an extremely beautiful one, around early 20's, but unlike Henry, she looks more lively and full of vigor, vitality, and hope.
"GUWAAHHHH!!!"
The monster noticed her presence despite her small figure, and without waiting a second, it let out a powerful defeaning scream as it tries closing the distance between the two of them.
All of a sudden, Mary's wand glowed bright Vermillion red, her red hair all gushed out in random directions from powerful winds, a giant stroking spear made up of earth that suddenly emerged from the mountains behind the giant moved at such a lightning speed.
WHOOSH
The spear's sized, speed, and the power it produced made one feel great anticipation for it might end the life of the Giant in one stroke, just as few meters more and the spear would've been blew a hole in the giant's head.
But then suddenly, the Giant turned around unbelievably fast to meet it head on, a speed that it shouldn't have due it's size, but was capable of anyway.
BAAM
Boom Thud Crash
Meeting it head on, the earth spear broke off like a mountain crashing from the body of the Giant, nature was stirred, the ground trembled like an earthquake, trees are getting destroyed, the entire landscape was shaped due to the destruction and commotion.
"Tsk!" Mary clicked her tongue in dissapointment and expectations at the same time.
With a grazed of her foot on the ground, one second she's standing in one spot, in two second, she suddenly vanished and was already 500 meters away already from her original spot.
Swish
Moving at unbelievable speed, dashing throughout the forest, circling the Abomination, despite her large overbearing dress, it didn't hinder her movements.
Leaving behind a Red notiacble flash as an after image of her movement, she held her wand again up high, pointing the monster's head.
Glowing, all the trees throughout the vicinity grew in size, and acted like a vine, snaring the Giant's limbs, preventing it's movements.
But the Giant was simply too powerful, for just a simple movement it produced already destroyed the vines that tried to contain it.
But Mary didn't dare stop even for a second, with a flick of her wand, the falling vines changed properties and elements, turning into bright powerful flames.
Fwish FWOOSH
The Giant was then subjected to swirling flames around it, it skin was burning, leaving charred marks on some spots it tried to slap away.
Feeling an extreme burning sensation all over it's body, it started randomly thrashing all over the forest, it's tentacles grew restless slapping everything around it.
"Ahh!"
"As we can see, the Red Haired Princess arrived early on and engaged the monster head on all by herself, but the Princess is famously known as a support type, so why would she fight it all by herself, her attacks has little to no effect, and the battle is too intense!" The news reporter tried to describe the scene.
"Yeah, get that son of a bitch!"
"Take it down, take it down, just go down please"
Henry's coworkers cheered for Mary for fighting the Monster head on, but Henry.
(Mary?! What are you doing you idiot?! Get out of there already, you can't defeat that by yourself! Save yourself!) Frustration welled up within Henry, as he clenched his fist, powerless to do anything.
Mary on the forest ground, shooting large vines, casting fire, emerging spears from the earth, was having an extreme difficulty battle at the moment.
Aside from the monster randomly thrashing the landscape, trying to find it's pesky opponent, the forest was also burning in the process due to scattering fire from its body.
"GUOOHHHHH!!!"
As Mary still continued to dash, changing locations from one another, dodging and maneuvering her movements trying to dodge incoming obstacles such as flying tree and rocks, she spot a small lake, and with that in her sight, she pointed her wand at it.
The volume of water suddenly spiked at an inconceivable amount, it's volume increased, and floated high in the sky.
The Monkey head, Tentacle for legs monsters saw the floating huge volume amount of water, and dashed towards it direction away from the city.
With a powerful slapping gesture with a wand in hand, Mary send the water gushing, splashing the monster's whole body, overpowering it due to it's heavier overbearing weight, the monster was momentarily taken aback, but due to its persitance, tenacity, and strength, it continued its pursue towards Mary's direction.
But suddenly.
Mary flicked her wrist again with wand in hand, and all of a sudden.
The water that covered the forest and the entirety of the monster, extinguishing all the fire away in the process, the water turned into a spiky solid hard ice that stroke through the sky in various directions, the monster in the process was penetrated deep within its body, and frozen staggered in its position, unable to move due to shock and with multiple spikes barring holes in its vital spots, locking its movement.
Blood dripped from its various multiple holes, the spike from the ice have an even more penetrating end than the earth spear earlier, allowing it to create the holes in its body.
It's limbing trembling and shaking from pain, the monster screamed in agony.
FWOOSH
Cold wind took over the atmosphere due to the mountainous spiky ice.
Mary glared down with such contempt towards the Giant in front of her, huffing for air, sweat dripping down her neck, standing in one spot.
"Did she do it?"
"Is the monster finished?"
"YAHHOOOO!!!"
Henry's coworkers erupted in cheer and was amazed at the sight of a beautiful but powerful woman seemingly taking down an extremely imposing figure that could take out their lives and everybody in that building, or even the whole city If left unattended.
Everyone was very cheerful and happy, but Henry was still locking eyes on the screen, observing the field.
Upon closer inspection, he expression changed.
(... No, it's not over yet!)