Murder

I was getting kind of used to life in the game. I was level 37 now and I had gotten better equipment and spells. I had a nice apartment now at an inn in the middle of a village I had settled into. I also made some new friends. "Kazeyama!" I had just woken up and was eating breakfast when I heard my name. I recognized the voice. "Come in!" I called back. The door opened and a guy walked in. "Hey Kai. Where have you been?" He grinned and held up his hand in a peace sign. "I was out grinding levels and making some quick cash. I'm level 20 now." His smile was huge, and it was hard not to join him. I asked if he wanted breakfast and he happily accepted. We ate, laughed, and told our stories of how our day had been so far. It wasn't late, but it wasn't early either when Kai had left. We had spent around 5 hours just talking and having fun. I followed him to the village center and we parted ways. He went towards the reward hall to collect his money from his haul today. I went to meet up with Yunoji to go and kill some orcs that was terrorizing another village a few miles down the road. I wish I had never went on this quest. It went like any other quest, me and Yunoji would take turns fighting, seeing who could get the most brutal kill. I know that sounds horrible but there isn't really that much fun around here. Quests are actually the most fun thing to do here. It's scary when just starting out but once you get to a decent level, you can make games out of it. At the end of the day, Yunoji had gotten 4 more kills than me and I was a little salty, but it was fine. We walked back to our village to collect our reward. I asked Yunoji if he wanted to come by my place to eat and hang out there. He agreed, and after collecting our coin, we walked back to my place. Yunoji was humming cheerful tunes as we walked up. I pulled my sword out and quieted him as we reached my door. The door was ever so slightly open, and there was a putrid stench coming from inside. I gripped the handle hard and pushed the door open, ready to swing. The sword hit the ground and I fell to my knees. The huge puddle of blood instantly began soaking into my pants. I felt broken. I broke into tears at the sight of one of my closest friends, Kai, headless in my living room. "KAI!" I screamed, but it came out muffled with tears. "Who... WHO THE HELL DID THIS TO YOU!" I yelled questions at him, hoping it would somehow allow him to answer. Silence. I stood up and looked at his corpse. My fists balled and I turned to Yunoji, who looked like he was about to faint. "I'm going to kill whoever did this, and I'm going to make them suffer while I do it."