Chapter 2: Marcus the Monster
In a city on the edge of Britance, there is an urban legend that talks about a hideous monster under the sewer of this city, under the city of Los Nanos.
They called him Marcus the Monster, he appeared to be a hunchback with a bald head and unruly teeth that are filled with cavities and smelly breath, he also got raggedy clothes filled with holes but he seems to be in a happy mood. He walks through the sewers while collecting junks or garbages that can still be used as furniture for his humble home in the corner of a sewer. Sometimes Marcus would see the city above him through the drainage system of Los Nanos, he would sometimes be interested in going up there but he would always think about what people do to people like him, they thought he is some other world creature that has somehow made it to peoples settlements.
Marcus walks along with the sewer while dancing as the happiest man in the world, it turns out on one day he picked up a mysterious item that produces a wonderful sound and melody, Marcus thought it might be from the modern humans, it was broken but he managed to fix it with ease as he is very skilled with his hands and could figure out what is wrong with the item, it comes with a long string that produces the song in one end of the string after being connected to the item in one end. It shows that the Item is called MusicPod, and the one that plays from the music pod is "Pretty Woman- Roy Orbison", it got a nice beat that made him dance so happily even though the world was harsh on him.
Marcus never knew his mother or father, he just woke up someday with no memory of who he is and where did he come from or why is he here, he only found a note that declared his identity.
[Name: Marcus Grey]
[Age: 7]
[Note: I'm Sorry dear boy, I cannot raise you the way I wanted, please survive in this hideous world, your mother and I loved you so much that we decided to throw you to the sewers, we gambled that you would survive here, they thought you were some otherworldly creature and would hunt you down to kill you, as far as I know, you are my son, your mother died not long after childbirth and I am being hunted down for hiding you, so please don't hate me, I wanted to take care of you until you could at least walk on your own two legs and face the whole world in front of you, but I am dying, as I am writing this letter I am on my last breath, the wound they gave me got infected and I could no longer walk and losing blood fast, I know you were a smart and bright boy, you could read on the age of 5 and speak fluently in elven, dwarven, karazin, and human language by the age of 6, I want you to know that me and your mother would always love you from the bottom of our heart and we are sorry for giving you such an appearance I am sorry for not giving you love that you deserve, I am so sorry...
Love Dad,
Jonathan Grey.]
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I'm enjoying this song right now from Roy Orbinson, it got a catchy beat and is easy to hear, doesn't cause me a headache, I am gathering junks from Los Nanos city, It's been 10 years living underneath the city, but I am happy to be alive and kicking well.
I then started to collect useful junk for me
"Hmm this could be used as a blanket for me when it's cold, the last blanket I wore got ravaged by some rats"
I picked a large piece of dirty cloth that is floating in the sewer, then I picked a lot of stuff that my bag I used to pick up junk is full.
"Well I guess that's it, time for me to return to my home"
I kept walking in the sewer and it is turning dark as the sun is going down, I then started to pull out a mana crystal that if I infuse it with a little bit of mana then it would glow in the dark. It is pretty handy for me.
I love reading books in all kinds of language, I mean the moment I already know most of the language spoken by the people above me, Elven, Dwarven, Karazinian, Demonic, High Elven, High Demonic, Necrophis, Spirital, and Human. I figured that some of the languages are similar to one another as I could learn it by comparing certain alphabets from a language to another language while also stealing some books from the Los Nanos when it is night. It is easy for me to steal books as the books I stole is considered worthless but for me, It is useful in a certain way. There are even "Dictionary of Elven and Dwarven, Translated for the Human language", "High Elven decoded", "Demonic Writings and what they mean", "High Demonic Language made easy", and "Holy Karazinian Language for Dummies". I already knew a few Elven, Dwarven, Karazinian, and Humanic languages. So every time I heard someone pass by the drainage system and talk in their native language I could understand what they are saying. It also improved my pronunciation of certain words from certain languages.
Every time I stole books I would politely talk to the seller and then converse using their language while bowing and Introducing myself as Marcus, but they would always scream and throw things at me, so I escaped to the sewer. The sewer isn't the best place to be, but It is home for me.
I arrived at my humble home and then stopped infusing the mana crystal with my mana to turn it off, then I used magic to lit up a fire on my handmade fireplace, it's just wood surrounded with stoned in a circle, It's not the best but it can be used.
I relaxed on my handmade bed, it is basically just a piece of clothes stuffed with furs or grass that I could find, while laying down I then listen to music from the MusicPod, currently, it's playing "Uptown Girl - Billy Joel", While hearing this pleasant melody from Billy Joel I imagined myself to find a nice girl and eventually settle down and then be happy with two kids, but it is just a dream I guess. Who in the right mind would marry someone like me...
My peaceful days are over the moment I heard from the drainage system a few city officers that sounds like Human Knights gathered and then announced
"Alright men!!"
Hearing it got me curious so I peaked through the drainage system and saw 5 men with full armor and weapons gathered, one man is in charge of this 5 man group. The man in charge continued.
"Local reports that there is a monster lurking under the city, living in the sewer, It stole goods from merchants and ran into the sewer when Guards arrived in the location of the monster"
"And now we shall clean the sewer, tell your men to get ready in 1 hour from now to investigate the sewer, we shall catch this monster and kill it"
The 5 men then cheered to the air while pumping their fist
"Understood sir, no monster shall tarnish the Los Nanos city"
"We will kill it, sir"
"Don't doubt our skills sir"
I panicked from what the men just said
"Alright, then Disperse, each squad enter from the known 5 entry to the sewer system, Dwarven engineers gave us the map of the sewer system, make sure to not lower your guard, as this might be a large threat if left alone"
"SIR YES SIR!!!!"
All the men dispersed and the man in charge looked my way, so I ended up retreating a few steps back and falling with my butt first. I started to sweat and calmed myself down, but I heard the man saying
"I guess there is a rat that heard us eh"
The man let out a power known as Aura, a power unique to Humans that could slay the Hellspawns and slaughter the Hellspawns. I immediately started to gather my books to take them with me as I ran to escape them but then I heard
"Forget 1 hour, gather men!!! the monster is here"
An explosive sound can be heard from the drainage system that I used to spy on them and the Man from before fell to the sewer and unsheathe his blade towards me and said
"Now be a good monster and die by my hands"
I sweated as if I'm taking a bath with my sweat, I dropped all my books and ran away as fast as I can without looking back, but he caught up to me.
"Idiot, I'm using aura but you wanted to escape using nothing, you are looking for death"
Then I looked to my right and then I saw my life flashing before me, the man's blade is approaching me as if he is trying to cut my head, I saw the blade approaching me and I felt despair.