Chapter 26: Frustration & Anger

"Keep it together man! It's just a flesh wound! Do you want to end up dead?! NO!

Then grind your teeth and find a way to end this! Fight through the pain!"

Trying to muster the strength to stand against the beast, Geo struggled to stand on both legs. What was he to do? Admit defeat?

"Never!" He screamed from the top of his lungs as the thought crossed his mind.

Adrenaline filled his body, making him impervious to the pain enabling him to continue the almost impossible ordeal. But for how long? Geo had to think now that he was able to move again. At that moment he realized why this conflict had commenced.

"The Eggs!!" Geo yelled looking down as the eggs almost crashed into the ground.

Desperately trying to catch his yet-to-be meal, he didn't take into account the speed of the beast. Which within a moment's notice caught the haul of the day.

The beast looked at Geo, sizing him up, it decided Geo wasn't worth its time anymore.

With a cocky attitude, the beast turned around preparing to return the eggs to their rightful mothers in the chicken coop.

Geo wasn't about to accept this humiliating defeat, did his ass just got handed to him?

"It seems, I underestimated you… Time to show you what happens when you piss me off, you vile beast!"

Geo knew what he was saying had to be a contradiction to his believes, but he couldn't let the beast get away with his most precious of beliefs. His pride in taking care of his body as well as the joy of preparing food. The frustration came over Geo. Unable to accept the fact that he had been defeated by the beast he balled his fist to the sky.

"You hear me you rooster!? This isn't over just yet!"

Trying to remember how Geo utilized his crystalized magic powers he thought back to the tournament of beginnings, the tournament where he had lost his cool for the first time.

The battle where he was able to trap his opponents. "What did I do? Think?!"

Geo knew he couldn't outrun the beast, the only way to have a sliver of a chance was to accept this fact. To find a way, and utilize it to the best of his abilities.

But how? How could Geo summon the essence necessary to manifest his believes?

"I have thought long and hard about this, but there is only one thing that comes to mind.

One thing that allowed me to stand my ground against Gideon… To help those in need and to ultimately trample those who deserve it!"

Geo closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He knew giving in to anger could cost him his meal. But, what if he channeled that anger? What by redirecting it? Would it work?

There wasn't much time to think. "JUST DO IT!" Geo screamed as he opened his eyes,

at the same time he opened the palm of his balled fist and slammed his hands together.

Without thinking Geo instantly felt energy from within his chakras flow through his entire body. Acting on instinct Geo slammed his hands to the ground. A shockwave could be felt throughout his entire body, redirected through his hands straight into the ground.

The only though in Geo's mind was that of his unforgivable defeat and how he wanted to crush the bird. At that moment the shockwave broke the ground underneath Geo's hands and feet,

creating a crater of wide proportions. The rooster on its way to the chicken coop believed there was nothing Geo could do to stop it. As it almost reached the coop within mere seconds, without a care in the world, the beast was caught off guard. Out of nowhere the earth began to shake shaping itself in earth walls shooting out of the ground one by one. The rooster confused by its appearance tried its best to stop the collision form happening, but the rooster couldn't make it in time slamming into the earth wall with full force.

*Cock-a-doo*

*Thud*

The collision could be heard all the way back where Geo was standing.

He had done it, he manifested his first spiritual magic skill. [Earth Wall].

[The system recognizes your participation within the system;

proficiency with [Earth Wall] raised to 25%.]

[Experience threshold reached, [Pain Resistance Lv 1] unlocked.]

Geo couldn't care less about what the system told him, instead the only thing on his mind at the moment was to stop the rooster from reaching the chicken coop. The rooster tried its best to stay conscious and get away, Despera;y he tried to reach the open area, when there too slowly formed a [Earth Wall]. Having no more energy to adjust the beast slipped and crashed into the wall trapping him within two more earth walls, only giving him the option to confront Geo once again.

"This time I'll get those eggs from you beast!" Geo yelled unaware of the situation.

The beast lay motionless on the ground, unable to comprehend what happened around it.

Finally, Geo arrived at the location of the beast and realized what had happened.

Geo looked to the ground, where the beast lay in a puddle of egg yolk and broken shells.

His food had been ruined… Geo couldn't believe it… What did he do all this fighting for?

For this?! "Certainly not! How dare you… This… This can't be happening!! NOOO!!!"

Geo screamed as he realized his food had been spilled to the ground,

completely ruined by the beast in front of him. He cracked his fingers, followed by his neck.

His emotions overcome by anger, he began to question why everything went the way it did.

"Why did this have to happen? You could have just let me take them… but NO!

You had to come and take them back. Just look what you have done…"

Geo didn't take the fact that his food had been spilled for granted, on the contrary…

Anger began to consume him our of frustration.

"Food is always better eaten than spilled… But, if that's how you want to play it, you'll have to do!"

Essence began to seep out of Geo's pours as he was overcome by his emotions.

Blinded by frustration his eyes began to glow an sinister red, like blood moon only seen once every six months. Geo climbed onto one of the earth walls, As he arrived on top he prepared for the final blow. The beast began to awaken when Geo jumped into the air and going straight to the beast.

Shocked the rooster tried to get away, but slipped in the egg yolk when Geo's Elbow collided with the roosters belly. An ear deafening screech could be heard before the beast caught up an unnatural huge amount of blood. Geo's Elbow had shredded straight through the beasts core. Killing it in an instant. What Geo didn't know was the fact that his essence had been accumulating around his elbow sharpening the earth around it, creating a razor sharp stone edge around it.

But his rage didn't subside. Instead raging on like a typhone.

Having become a ragdoll Geo kept slamming the rooster until his anger subdued itself.

When he finally came to, he realized what had happened.

Multiple windows were floating in front of his sight;

[The system recognizes your participation within the system;

proficiency with [Earth Wall] raised to 80%.]

[Experience threshold reached, [Flying Elbow Lv. 1] unlocked]

[The system recognizes your participation within the system;

proficiency with [Stone Edge] raised to 30%]

[The system has recognized your elemental affinity [Stone Elemental Affinity Lv. 1] unlocked.]

[The system has recognized your elemental affinity [Earth Elemental Affinity Lv. 1] unlocked.]

[The system recognizes your participation within the system; proficiency with [Berserker Class] has reached the accumulated experience. Skill [Berserk Lv. 1] unlocked.

Would you like to accept this class?] [YES/NO]

Geo couldn't believe his eyes, this wasn't a dream? Trying to pinch himself he realized it wasn't this all happened, even better. He had achieved it himself.

Geo realized he had gone savage. Something which occasionally happened within his previously live. A trait he had taken with him within the world of new; Arganthes.

Geo didn't know for sure, but he had to admit that it had helped him more than once within his previous life, so why wouldn't it in this life?

"Hmm… looking at the things that I have acquired one would think it's a good thing to go for this class. If only there was a way to look into it, before giving the final decision."

Immediately the system reacted to the question Geo asked himself.

As if it knew what was the best thing to do.

[Does "the player" want to "inspect" said [Berserker Class]?] [YES/NO]

"Talking about convenience, YES, let met look into this so called [Berserker Class]."

[The system rewards the player with participation within the system, clever decisions will be rewarded accordingly; +1 WIS. Proficiency with the skill [Appraisal] has increased by 10%.]

The system opened a window allowing Geo to look deeper into what the class meant.

[Berserker Class; A class within the system of "Arganthes".

Since ancient times, the barbarians had unparalleled strength and brawn.

Impervious to fear, damage or status effects those within the berserker class feared no one but instead were feared by many.

Berserker Class allows the player to call upon the essence of anger and frustration, fighting through the pain and fear, unfazed by most even increasing their STR accordingly.

- The Barbarian: Berserker > Gladiator > Viking

The Berserker is a sub-class of the Barbarian breed of Fighter focused more on damage than defense. Often characterized by wearing less armor, being less civilized, and being able to fly into a berserker rage that increases damage output or allow them to do more damage based on how hurt they are.

Weakness: Magic

Basic Attribute: STR

Weapon of Choice: Mighty Weapons.]

Geo instantly realized this was the class for him, maybe he was able to find his way around it?

But for now, more hyped than anything else he accepted the systems offer.

"Yes, I would like to acquire this class!"

[The system acknowledges your choice [Berserker Class] unlocked.]