Pews and Demons

I fell into the bar, my feet landing firmly onto the felt floor, steadying myself, making absolutely sure not to fall over this time, I was welcomed back into a room of players all talking and laughing. In the corner was an admin from the day before that I haven't met but without any thought I walked into the middle of the room.

"Hey you're 'ItsAssassin''' shouted a black-haired elf, he had glasses covering his eyes and curly hair that rolled over his head and covered his long arrowhead ears.

"Yeah, hi."

"We're talking about what the next round might be."

"Oh, are there any solid ideas?"

"We think it might be a PvE event since the last one was a battle royal but who knows."

"You don't think it's something to do with the gems?"

"What do you mean?"

"Their still in our inventories"

"Wait really???"

"You didn't check?"

"Haha I understand why you're the top player."

The smaller kid from before, sea, came up to me, and soon I was in a mass of people, we were all sharing theories and ideas, techniques and opinions on the game. Then over the rumbles of chatter a solitary sound boomed over us.

"Welcome back everybody, we haven't lost anyone which means we can get ready right away,

I'm sure you're all anxious to learn the next round, so I won't keep you waiting.

For the second and final round we will be holding tournament brackets and the winner is the winner of the tournament, these fights will be broadcast worldwide. They will last no more than five minutes and if they do stretch out that long. Well it will become a sudden death elimination style fight where we will release a level one thousand monsters and the first to die, will lose. And now you may be thinking, what if I kill the monster, I have no doubt that one of you in particular could, however it will give no advantage only maybe some glory or a fun fight, sabotage is allowed but keep in mind this is a game, so with that in mind…

LET's ALL HAVE FUN!!!"

As he clapped again everything fell apart, my body submerged in an endless void. And again all I saw was God's face. His bright red glowing smile curving as he stood still. Before I knew it I was standing in a church,

The stone bricks curving around me like a rib cage enclosing me in the dark cold hall, the pews standing steadfast at my side, the strong wood digging into the cold icy stones. In the morning light a pale light tumbled through the stained windows painting the floor in a cloudy haze of colors. The Technicolor spotlight shining on the ground in front of me.

"Well, well, who would've thought it would have come to this?" the ringing childlike voice sprang from one of the pews. His form rising above the wood and walking towards me, he was wearing shorts and a pair of ropes dropped over his shoulders leading to a tattered shirt. His plain white hair was scruffy, and his light blue eyes melded carefully with the beautiful morning light.

It was Kyn, his devilish image standing in the spotlight now.

"As you'd expect you aren't going to fight an admin, but you will fight one of my creations, since there aren't enough players. I hope it's a great fight, and maybe you'll win, besides it would be embarrassing if one of my monsters were to win the whole thing." his infectious smile started to curve just thinking about it.

"Now no more chatter from you… ARISE AND COME FORTH DAGON!!! OH! NOBLE DEMON OF THE SEA!!! Ahahahhaha"!

With those words the glass window shattered spraying colored glass everywhere in a mist of glass cutting past my flesh as it fell to the floor. Then through the opening a rush of water poured into the chamber crashing into the wooden seats and splintering the wood, the scenery crashing and breaking from the impact swallowing the furniture. Then as it collected in a pool the water started to spiral the rough water rising and spinning into a ghastly face. The clear liquid spinning into two jagged horns. The foam crashed into each other and formed a distinct mouth, fangs peaked out of the bottom lips. Above were two small bright red eyes gleaming through the foam and water. The image was terrifying, with enough pressure water can break through steel, so what would a demon with water powers do to me???

No, I'll win. Not because I have to, or need. I want to. I want to overcome every enemy, no matter if they are level one thousand or level eight billion. I will win.

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Username: ItsAssassin

Race: Shadowrath

Class: Knife

Level: 140

Vitality: 113

Wisdom: 235

Strength: 76

Speed: 298

Title: Drakenheart's National Hero

Unique skill: Copy

Special skills: Eye of death

Inventory: Assassin's Blade, Hero's clothing of strength

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I drew my dagger pushing forward and leaping into the air slashing into the water, my blade ripped through the liquid and I fell forward, his face moving and shifting to create a hole.

I fell, I fell flat on my face. I… the top player fell flat on my face after one attack. I'm better than this… I'm stronger than this… I'm smarter than this.

The water smashed down behind me as I scrambled to get up my feet, smashing into the stone and propelling me forward. I jumped into the air, my hands pushing back behind me like winds. I spread my hands wide and drove them back down.

'Unique skill 'Copy' activated - 'Burn'

My body started to burn everything in front of me engulfed in flames and my arms wrapped in a blazing inferno of fire, towering through into a vast empty chamber. The magic poured from my body translating into a towering blaze of embers and crashing through the walls. Then clenching my fist I dropped to the ground, my burning image walking towards the mass of water.

"How dare you be so arrogant as to think you could burn the Sea with that pathetic candle? Who do you think you are?"

"Me, I'm just an assassin."

I jumped forward the fire on my back pushing me forward like an afterburner forming two huge wings and pushing me forward. Then I plunged my fist into his head, the glowing hand plunging between his beady eyes.

"Haha this is nothing? I hardly feel anything."

I spread my index finger in front forming a finger gun.

'Unique skill 'Copy' activated - 'Fireball' subskill paste x100'

"Burn!!!!" The magic broke through my body ripping out of my back and forming into a bombardment of fireballs. The glowing orbs piling above me.

"Hahaha you still have cast time, I'll break you before then you flimsy human!!!! Now be a good human and drown!!!"

The mass of water spun into four arms that pressed up gathering pressure and flying towards me.

'Unique skill 'Copy' activated sub skill cut: toll = 1000Hp'

The blood poured out of my body flowing onto the ground as the water stopped in its tracks falling onto the ground. The clear and red melding into a pool of blood and dead demon, lapping at the edges of seats. Then the fire disappeared, all of it flying towards the monster and exploding in the writhing mass of water. SteamS bellowing up from the demon, his last screams echoing through the church.

My entire body felt like it was broken, cuts ripped up my spine and through my body as blood poured from my eyes dripping into the lake of water.

I win.