The Forsaken

The message says:

· Congratulations, you have achieved the bronze shield!

· Number of lives: 2

· Health: 33,34%

· Experience: 5%

· Completed Challenges: 2

· Truth: 1%

· Challenges remaining: 28

Levon found these stats interesting. '…So, I can keep track of such things! Just as I calculated, each attack I received took 1/3 of my energy.

And what would this experience stat mean exactly? Experience in battle… It seems that I still need to take more time and discover this watch in great detail.

I read earlier in order to become a 5star player, I need to complete at the very least 75% of all challenges. That means, I have 21 challenges left!' Levon lets out a slight sigh thinking about that, then he says.

" It's a long journey then…"

Suddenly! Light shined on Levon's face again, so bright he couldn't see. And back he is, to Aedificium!

A couple seconds to regain his senses, Levon opens his eyes realizing the location. "…It's done automatically on the way out!

Agh…It makes me a bit dizzy, or maybe it's just the fact my health was greatly reduced. How does it get back to 100% though?

Let me first see what my next Objective is before finding out answers…"

Levon activates his watch, then reads the instructions.

'…Hm! It does not direct me this time towards another location, I only need to accept this challenge. It's named, The will to live!

I'll obtain another 1% of truth after completing it… Alright than can wait a little bit, as I read more about the rules and properties.' Levon sits on the ground, rests his back on the wall and starts his research.

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*Hundreds of thousands of Kilometers away*

After being transported from The Duat to their world, The Artists weren't all scattered across individually. Some groups remained together! However, their situation was one different from any other…

"…Just what is this disgusting and eye soring place we've been sent to? This can't be Arcadia, the place where the highest form of humans should be!!" Said Rosaleen furiously, as she's holding her long black dress from being dirtied by the dry gray soil.

" I can't believe it is too, we must have been sent to some other location and we have yet to arrive at Arcadia!

Ouuch!!" Falls Danielo to the ground, after hitting his feet with some solid matter on the road.

The sky is very gloomy and dark, but there's enough light to be able to see. When looking at what he hit. He couldn't help himself but be frightened! "WOOAAA!!! What the… Are these…."

"Bones! This is a skeleton…." Replies Valvesteen, as he looked at it closely. At least, his heterochromia-eyes did not lose their ability, they help him see things much clearer compared to normal humans.

"Bones!?? What in the dark world would bones be doing here!!?? This is starting to frighten me Valvesteen…Please hold me!!" Shakingly, Nina Neophene holds Valvesteen's arms and tightens herself around him. The latter keeps quiet, while a look of confusion remains on his face.

'… You'll understand once you're there. That's the last thing he said to us… But It seems there are only more questions awaiting with each step we're making…

Without our talents and techniques, how can we navigate this world? The only thing these watches informed us of is to walk straight. I don't know yet how time works here, but based on real life time, we've been walking for 30 minutes! Nothing but dry land and bad smell… There were other bones on the road before this one… And they look like Human bones!

Could it be… That there were people who already died in here?

This is such a dangerous thing, I better keep it to myself for this moment… They're already scared and confused enough.' Valvesteen helps Danielo get back to his feet, then tells the group.

"We'll keep walking straight, that's the instruction we're given so far. Remember this is only a game, even if it feels even more real than reality, there is no need to take these spooky things that seriously. Alright?"

Nina. "…Yes you're right Master. I'm fine, as long as we're with you no need to be scared after all."

"…Indeed, though the air is definitely messing with my hair's composure but that's fine." Says Marco Marines, the currently best hairdresser in Kush. as he coolly fixes his fashionable haircut with an optimistic smile.

"Although we lost our powers, let me see if I can still play for us some good Oud strings as we're continuing our walk." Daman Harrachi, one of the best musicians, the first and only player of the OUD instrument. The oldest of this group, wearing a long black coat, a white classic shirt and a round hat on his head.

Leyla agrees to the proposition. "That would be a nice way to distract us from this bad scene we're looking upon, although my beautiful make up is being ruined by the atmosphere, I can't even fix it…"

"…You lots don't get it, it isn't much about how we've lost our abilities than about us being in such place from the beginning!! Haven't you heard how he described all those other worlds being hauntingly beautiful? And I was wondering why he didn't mention any of that when it comes to us, while we should've been the first to get a world with such properties.

UGHHH DAD!! Why you didn't tell me any of this?!!" Rosaleen seems unable to stop complaining about the situation, but none can blame her. In fact, she spoke some sense, and it resonated with Valvesteen.

"…I agree with you, It does not make any sense. And he hasn't told me anything about it either. But I still think it's too early to judge for now, this world is certainly much bigger than just this place… It could be just like what Danielo said earlier, we have yet to arrive to Arcadia."

"…Hmph!" Rosaleen looks at Valvesteen for a moment and stopped complaining, he was able to do some damage control.

Suddenly!

"Hey! Look in front, there seem to be some sort of constructions…" Said Amare Tourey, a black gentleman known for his ambient fashion style and his weird yet aesthetic clothing designs.

Everybody looked ahead quickly.

Nina. "Yes!! I can see it!"

Leyla. "…I can barely do too, the buildings seem to be very short compared to the ones we have in Kush."

Valvesteen. "There are lights, I guess some people already arrived there before we do. Let's quicken our steps, 10 minutes and we shall be there!"