Elias and Alta proposed a deal, to help and contribute to the incoming waves of monsters. The Blessed Blade's strength was no match for these monsters. Even if it all means, he will succumb to his mistakes.
"Huh? The Blessed Blade had come up to save us once again. Like in the textbook I've read" Elias muttered
"Blessed Blade is one of my names. You can call me anything you like."
"Anything you like huh? Ought to call you pussyface from now on."
Like my guildmembers, Elias started name-calling on one of the legends, nicknamed "pussyface" because of its two genders infused into one. Like anything, he didn't react to a single one. He just appraises the nickname completely
"Okay Elias, from now on, I will be your pussyface."
Elias burst out laughing as he accepted these grueling words. While Alta remained clueless, he didn't know the word "pussyface" as an insult, like the marriage proposal that Cassius intended, he didn't know much about the human world.
But Elias had always been averse to violence. He even had trouble really hating people. He'd always folded when cornered into a situation that seemed as if it might devolve into a fight. Always believing that it would end eventually as long as he could put up with it. And that bearing it was always better than fighting back. He used his dark magic to torment people, not making fun of them.
After our grueling conversation. We left the inn. As we were about to step in the doorstep. Several villagers were waiting outside the inn, holding their forks and torches directly at them. There were a few of them, mostly three to four.
"Hey, that's the hero. Kill him!"
Surrounded by a group of angry villagers. Elias let out an almost imperceptible sigh. The villagers all stared at the door Elias had left through as well, a myriad of emotions coloring their faces.
Elias fired out a warning shot, as the revolver began ringing their ears. The villagers hesitated to move around. Gripping their pitchforks as it was ready for battle.
"Elias Rynd! You no hero, look what you've done to our village. Our houses were burnt apart. Such audacity of yours will leave no honor."
Even though they are a small group of surviving villagers, they still determined to protect their village with all their might. They didn't even get the chance to flee. They have a strong will from their homeland.
But Elias showed no emotion, he saw this village as an opposing trash. He planned himself to overthrow this village once and for all. He didn't care about the villagers safety, instead he saw this as a object.
Elias shouted at the angry villagers, mocking their cowardice.
"You all scream for blood when you're safe behind these dark walls I made of, but you tremble when you actually face the darkness. Pick up a pitchfork and stop making me do the dirty work!"
Enraged, one villager decided to attack Elias in brute force. But he reacted in time and shot the attacking villager in the leg. The man screams in pain while immobilizing it's limbs in one go.
"Ah! Shit! It burns, my leg, It burns" the villager muttered
While the man shouted in pain. Elias approaches and placed a gunbarrel into the man's head. The villager cower in fear while the others stood there like mannequins. Elias locked the attacking villager dead in the eyes. Staring through it's soul. The man showed true fear for the first time.
"Hey you old hag, if I hear one of your complains one last time. I swear I will blow your skull off."
Tempting to pull the trigger, the villager retreats and immediately told Elias to spare it's life.
"Elias Rynd, please spare my life! I have a family!"
Hearing the villagers pleads made Elias burst into laughter. It's expression changed from serious to a calm face. Seeing the villager bowed before his head. He decided to spare his life.
"Catherine, heal this wretched hag. Make sure he's strong enough to work properly"
Catherine heard that and muttered "Roger that!" with a smile on her face. She raised her staff high and immediately healed the man's leg. It's sudden regeneration became a life savior from the villagers. Once it's healed. Elias raises it voice and continued.
"From now on, all of you will work on my command. Your village is your place, and I will protect it. If you wish to leave, then leave. And if you wish to contribute, then contribute. I don't care about you guys nor interested with all of you. I will only finish the task. Once this is all settled, we will leave this place untouched."
After Elias's speech, the villagers began their work. Without a second thought, it seems that they were loyal to Elias's command .In just a few seconds ago, they were threatened by my brother itself, now the tables had turned and the villagers will do all the dirty work.
"Quiy slacking off, the hero will repel the incoming waves of high orcs. You should be grateful of yourself."
I was surprised at how cooperate my big brother was being, but grateful nonetheless. Seeing as he hadn't turned around once during our cover, it seemed to he had that his own thoughts to contend with as well. Internally bemoaning my own powerlessness once more, I thanked Elias with a strained smile.
Once Elias was done talking. Catherine stepped forward.
"Hmm, I too have something to discuss with you. Will you please listen to my request?"
"Huh…? Oh, is that you, Catherine?"
"Why the long pause? You could not possibly have forgotten me already, I'm your niece, remember?"
Catherine's voice grew so strange that I couldn't help but turn back. As I did, I scowled.
"Roxy, don't ignore me. I'm right beside you."
"Roxy?! How did you know that?"
"One of your members casually calls you by the name Roxy, tell me Eirene, where did you get that name?"
Catherine calls me by my nickname, "Roxy" . She intentionally heard it while I was called by my guildmembers, while my members knew my real identity. This led me to curiosity about Catherine's idea. So I spoke
"The name Roxy has an acronym. R means Radiant, O means optimistic, X means extraordinary and Y means yearning."
"Wait, extraordinary isn't an X, it's starts off with an E"
"Catherine, don't ever think about it."
Her elegant black dress and red lining had come partially undone, revealing a silky smooth skin of her shoulder, and giving me time to process. Catherine's been using liquid soap as her personal hygiene. Her beauty was stunning enough to forget that she was Elias's daughter,
Then Patricia decided to join in, he saw me as my loyal protector all because she knew me as her leader's sister. Ever since I met her, I knew her pragmatic attitude and cold display. I already knew her dark past. Betrayed and what's left was deceit.
Patricia told me a clearer and broader question.
"Eirene, tell me, once your battle is over, and you have safely seen young Cassius to his family, will you be resuming your guild as a vice-leader?"
"Yeah."
"Oh, maybe care to join us. Our party holds deep memories from our adventures. Please, Eirene. Join us."
"Sorry Patricia, I got my own guild to care."
As Catherine and Patricia continued teasing me. I saw my brother deploy one of his shadow horses. With a whistling chant, the dark horse summons mid air. And mounted on it easily. I immediately called Elias
"Brother? Where are you going?" I screamed
Elias immediately responded,
"I will continue repairing the walls. I'll be back in a minute. You two will focus on protecting Cassius. You hear me!"
After that, Elias left with his shadow horse, I saw his gloomy silhouette between the burned houses. The once happy village from the lakeside suddenly became a disastrous nightmare. It was all tied from the robed man with hypnotic magic. I swear I'll get revenge on him.
Not only me but Elias and his party were also pissed at the robed man. He organized hundreds and thousands of high orcs that went straight to Rebelbub Village. It opposes massive destruction if we don't intervene it well. The village chief was dead, and all that was left was rumble.
"Well, let's get going? Eirene?"
"Sure Patricia."
The three of us went to the inn as always. We proceeded to one of our rooms. The server of the inn guided us in our new rooms. These rooms were part of a VIP room, only reserved for high ranking officials and nobles. Since we were declared heroes of the village. The server charged these rooms for free.
As always, it was a single lodging inn. Only me resided in this room. The bed was huge, only consisting of a wooden table, a large chandelier and a huge comfy sofa on the side. I can tell that this is a VIP room.
While I was admiring the room's infrastructure. Plasma was soon interrupted through my thoughts
"Roxy, you lucky bastard. You'll get to experience this while I remain inside of your head."
"Oh shut up, Plasma. You're just an AI assistant living rent free inside my head. You should be grateful that you have a host inside me."
While a bit frustrated about Plasma's attitude, he decided to slip some excess information about mine.
"Roxy, How about your Blood Curse? You didn't check it using your appraisal skill for the past few days. Let's discover what it looks like."
"Good idea."
Then, I activated my blood curse using an insect. To view it clearly the threshold and the remaining stats inside of it.
[85L/100L= evolution for Phase 4]
Phase 3
[85L/ 58L= +100 agility (completed)]
[85L/ 61L= +50 strength (completed)]
[85L/ 63L= +50 defense(completed)]
[85L/ 67L= +1000 mana(completed)]
[85L/ 69L= +50 strength(completed)]
[85L/ 74L= +100 agility(completed)]
[85L/ 79L= +1000 vitality(completed)]
[85L/ 85L= +skill( pain manipulation) (completed)]
[85L/ 89L= +100 strength]
[85L/ 91L= +50 defense]
Upon seeing my threshold, I noticed that I acquired a new human skill that the Blood Curse granted me. It is called "Pain Manipulation", when I was about to use this skill. Plasma interrupted me.
"Roxy, this skill is known as pain manipulation. It is a human skill that can control physical pain at will. You can change into a numbing state or make it a hella hurt."
"Wait, I can manipulate their nerves willingly. That's great Plasma, I can change their pain level easily, increasing and decreasing. Does it work on mental and emotional?"
"Pain Manipulation only works on physical pain, not emotional and mental pain. Surprisingly, it can also apply on your body. Making it a built-in anesthesia on your body."
"Great!"
Needless to say, Plasma sighed.