Chapter 14: To Live With Honor and Die With Glory
With a small gun, he used for hunting, his hand trembling as he pointed it at his head. "well i guess this the end for me but fuck, what was that, i never got to achieve all my dreams or wait i did achieve one well i thought i did at least i'm the first man to date a spider monster as if she was just fattening up livestock, well i guess this the end for me better i die now by my hand than with by those fuckers," he whispered, ready to end it all.
He pulled the trigger, a loud gunshot rang out in the forest as Ethan felt a sharp pain in his head and slumped against the rock, his life slipping away.
In that moment, a blue screen appeared before him, shimmering in the air:
Dignity
Live with Dignity.
Congratulations on passing the test.
You have been selected as the successor to the "****** System."
Pass the trial, and you will become the successor to the ****** System.
Trial One:(cleared)
A man should live with ******(passed).
Reward:
Flashpoint: Go back in the past by five seconds.
100 EXP, and 20 stat points.
Trial Two: Clear the Time Dungeon (ongoing).
Reward:
Complete Ownership of the Time System.
100 EXP and 20 stat points.
A portal opened, swallowing Ethan before he could process what was happening. As he vanished, he saw the faint figure of Cassandra and Derrick.
Cassandra and Derrick appeared where Ethan had vanished. Cassandra frowned at the drops of blood on the stone pillar.
"We've got to go. Those guys are coming anytime now," Derrick said, urgency in his voice.
Cassandra just frowned then said nothing as she spoke a long tongue appearing between her lips. then she and derrick turned to mist and disapeared.
Two Minutes Later...
A shadowy figure stood in the forest, barking orders. "I want him found at all costs! Check every nook and cranny, and put soldiers and guys from the mysticism department around that forest. If he's alive, I want to see him. If he's dead, I want to see his corpse."
The men around him responded in unison, "Yes, sir."