Hide and Seek
Arthur lightly move toward the staircase and go to the guest room again for the ornament sword.
This time he wear the scabbard on his back with his self-made strap.
After wearing the scabbard with its sword in it. He set off for the sixth room and found out that there are daggers lying on the floor. He quickly take it and and slit it into his belt. "The more the merrier.".
[ Old assassin daggers
Description: Old daggers leave behind by an assassin.
Damage +30 ]
"Assassin hah... Well more weapon the merrier.".
After awhile Arthur successfully scanned all rooms on floor one and found a metal string, additional to his weapon.
[ Old Metal String
Description: Old daggers leave behind by an assassin.
Damage +20 ]
Suddenly he hears a faint laughs "Hehehe... hehehe... hehehe... Wanna play?.. Let's play...".
Arthur quickly run for the second floor but the bloody doll is already there blocking his path " Hey let's play! Hehehe.".
Arthur tie his metal string to one of his dagger and jump through the window. He quickly throw the dagger aiming to the second floor window.
The dagger successfully connects to the window and use the metal string like a rope to pull himself upward.
Checking downwards, Arthur sees no one's coming at him and he continue to climb using the metal string.
When he reach the second floor window the bloody doll is waiting for him to scare him "BOOO! Hahahahaha!".
Arthur got scared and subconsciously releases his grip on the metal string 'Oh f**k'.
His last thought before dying again.
[ You have died.
-1 level
Attempt: 3/10 ]
After respawning, Arthur quickly draw a new map with his updated discoveries.
He keeps on trying and trying until his last attempt come by.
[ You have died... ]
[ You have died... ]
[ You have died... ]
...
[ You have died
-1 level
Attempt: 10/10]
Arthur successfully gather all the information he need and discover all the places inside the house. He check his character window before going inside again "Character window.".
[ Character Window
Name: Arthur Class: None
Species: Human Level: -9
Exp: 0/100 Reputation: 0
Title: The Talented Swordsman
Equipments: Newbie's shirt 5/10, Newbie's pants 5/10
Health: 120 Mana: 100
Attack: 30 Defense: 30
Strength: 10 (+2) Agility: 10 (+2)
Intelligent: 10 Stamina: 10 (+2)
Endurance: 10 (+2)
Intimacy: Astrid 10, Roy -30]
"Haha... At least my exp is still fix at 100..." Seeing his level hurts him but he need to finish the quest to get something that his dreams keeps telling about.
"Lets finish this quest. It is really a tragic story." Arthur slowly open the door and enter the house with a faint smile.
He didn't move quietly this time. The floor creak echoes all over the house and the dolls moves. "Hehehe... Let's play... Psst... Let's play...".
Hearing the dolls, Arthur smiles at them and says in sad voice. "Alright let's play... What game do you guys want?".
He preventing himself to cry because of the sadness. He already knows what happened inside this house.
"Yehey! We want to play hide and seem brother!
Yey yey! Quickly quickly hide.".
Seeing the dolls reaction, Arthur tears drop down to his cheeks and he quickly wipes it. 'They need to enjoy this. I need to make them happy at least'.
"Let's go then. I'll count to ten and you better hide hahaha." Arthur happily response to them.
Arthur goes to the wall, close his eyes and starts to count. The dolls quickly hide all over the house "One... Two... Three... Four... Five... Six... Seven... Eight... Nine... Ten! Ready or not here I come!".
[ Find them 0/20 ]
A status informs him. Arthur goes to first floor and search for the dolls. He check the guest room first and see one of the doll hiding behind the chair. He tap its head and said. "See you haha.".
*Sad music*
"Haha brother you're good!" The doll laugh and Arthur can hear its voice as a young boy. The doll slowly change to a spirit of a young boy.
Faintly voice say before he disappear "Brother thank you hehe.".
Arthur smiles faintly at him "You silly. I'm enjoying myself to. See you again next time.".
*Hmm*
The boy said and he disappear.
Arthur calm himself down and continue to search for the other kids. 'This place is an orphanage. They're just victims of this cruel world.'.
He slowly find them one by one and the kids enjoys the game and thank him.
"Got ya haha!..".
"Waaa hahaha. Thank you big bro.".
"Boo! Hahaha caught you!".
"Hahaha you found me!".
"There you are...".
"Hihi thank you big brother.".
...
Arthur found all of the dolls except the bloody one. He check his quest status to know the details of the quest "Quest status.".
[ Find them 19/20 ]
"I know where to find him."
When he slowly walk down toward the basement. Arthur sees that the haunted house slowly change to its past. A lively orphanage were the voices of laughing kids can hear all over the house.
Arthur sees a prison cell on the lower floor of the basement and see the bloody doll seating inside the cell.
"I have found you." Arthur slowly reach for the bloody dolls head and tap it.
"Big brother thank you... Thank you for finding me... and thank you for saving us." The bloody doll slowly change to a young boy. He smiles at Arthur and hug him while slowly disappearing.
"You're welcome. Just be a good boy to the other side ok?".
*Hmm*
"Yes brother. Bye bye...".
The young boy disappear and left Arthur alone.
Arthur didn't move for awhile. Remembering all the kids the just play with. He take a deep breath before standing up. Suddenly a notification shows up.
[ Quest cleared ]
It informs him for clearing the quest and his vision blackened out instantly.
When he open his eyes again he sees himself seating on a chair and sleeping in a table with the book Hide and Seek.
[ Hidden quest cleared
Description: An orphanage got attacked by assassins and killed everyone on in. Setting it on fire at the last moment. The kids died painful and now their spirit can't leave. They want to play one last time before leaving the world behind.
+30 levels.
Item rewards: Ornament sword, Assassin dagger x2, Assassin metal string, 2 golds, storage ring (rare).
Title reward: Detective
Title effect: Wisdom +10
Wisdom stat obtain.
Hidden reward: Smiling doll mask (Legendary) (For Arthur only).
Description: Can hide all information about yourself.
All default stats + 10
Skill reward: Foresight (Legendary)
Description: One of the five legendary eyes. When five of them combine God's eyes skill will be obtain
Mana for activating: 200
Mana cost per second: 100 ]
"Hahaha! All according to the plan. Character window".
[ Character Window
Name: Arthur Class: None
Species: Human Level: 21
Exp: 0/2100 Reputation: 0
Title: The Talented Swordsman, Detective
Equipment: Newbie's shirt 5/10, Newbie's pants 5/10, storage ring (rare).
Ring Inventory: Ornament sword, Assassin dagger x2, Assassin metal string, Smiling doll mask (Legendary).
Health: 440 Mana: 400
Attack: 220 Defense: 220
Strength: 10 (+12) Agility: 10 (+12)
Intelligent: 10 (+10) Stamina: 10 (+12)
Endurance: 10 (+12) Wisdom: 10
Unused stats: 150
Intimacy: Astrid 10, Roy -30 ]
Arthur amaze when he saw his stats "150 stats for level 21? Hahaha they even counted my -9 levels hahaha!".
Arthur gets throw outside the library before of his laugh. He is happy so he didn't mind it and decides to logout for now but suddenly his achievement gets announce.
[ Local / World Announcement:
An anonymous obtained a legendary skill
An anonymous obtained a legendary item ]
All of the player in Pendragon empire shocks when they saw it. A person within their country already obtained two legendaries.
-- Other Places --
"Someone's obtain a legendary item hah...".
"Grabe... Nasa quest pa din ako. Ang bilis niyo.".
"Three players already...".
"...".
"...".
*Back to Arthur*
"I'm already famous HUWAHAHAHA!". Holding his face like an anime character.