2.Hope
* bum bum *
* bum bum *
Leo laid on the cold hard ground. The sound of his heartbeat filling his ears. Silently feeling his body weakening , as his blood dyed the ground around him
He had no idea how long, he had laid on this spot
He watched as 10 people ignored his calls for help and hurried past him towards their destination. Not sparing him a passing glance as if he had the plague
' is this what it feels to die ' thought Leo in despair as he couldn't remember how he died in his first life, only to let out a hoarse growl in anger
" nah, fuck this shit " said Leo as he reached out for the the stick before him. His knuckles turning white from how hard he was gripping
He lifted the stick with trembling arms, pulling it towards his legs and sandwiched it between them, squeezing it as tightly as he could
He then used the stick as leverage to turn over unto his back with a painful groan.
Letting out a slight laugh at his success. As he stared into the darkening sky
' two suns ' thought Leo as he looked at the bright red sun above him with a smaller yellow one in another part of the sky
" I'm officially not on earth anymore " muttered Leo as he forced himself the sit up. Trying to use the stick to get to his feet
Only to slip and fall. Hitting his face into the ground, injuring himself further
' ouch ' thought Leo as he pushed himself off the ground, blood streaming from his nose as he reached out for the stick that fell beside him
" why.... " asked a voice coming from behind him
" why what " answered Leo as he tried once again to get to his feet not bothering to look behind him
" why....are you trying so hard to live, do you fear death? " asked the voice in confusion as the person watched Leo fall once again
" do I fear death? No " said Leo through gritted teeth once again reaching out for the stick
' after all, I've already died once '
" then why " asked the voice once again, this time tinged with urgency
" I....simply don't want to die, having achieve nothing.... " said Leo as his his previous life flashed before his eyes
The same repetitive actions. Eat, shit work. Eat, shit, work. And for what? A pat on the back from your boss, telling you how much of a good job you did, as he collects the money and goes home to his family
While I go home to my shitty apartment. Alone
' not again ' thought Leo as he once again reached out for the stick, his eyes blurred as he started seeing double
Before passing out with a grunt, his arm still grabbing the stick tightly
The figure standing behind him, stood in silence. Staring at Leo in a daze
After an unknown amount of time, the figure finally reacted. Slowly walked towards Leo, lifting him with ease before turning to leave
Only to pause and look behind, towards the house. Where the older man stood by the window watching everything that happened calmly before turning and leaving
Seeing this, the figure did the same
***
Leo slowly opened his eyes, slowly glancing side to side. Finding himself under a make shift tarp that was hung between several trees
' seems I was saved once again. So much for bursting out with potential and saving myself ' thought Leo mockingly as he remembered the anime and movies in his previous life
A burnt smell entered his nose causing him to snort slightly and turn his head towards the source
A hooded figure was outside, roasting 2 fish the size of an index finger over an open flame
Seemingly feeling his gaze, the figure glanced over their shoulder, meeting his gaze
Leo paused as he met those ruby red pupils. The figure suddenly panicked and pulled the hood down further on their face and turned back to the fish
Through this action, Leo managed to catch a glimpse of their hand
' a child? ' he thought. As pity filled his gaze before he shook his head mockingly
' who am I to pity them, when I'm worst off ' thought Leo as he remembered his current situation
Leo fell into a daze as he looked at the trees above him. Waiting for the figure to decide his fate when something in the corner of his eye caught his attention
' hmm? ' thought Leo as he focused his gaze
' an exclamation mark? ' as he focused his gaze on it. The exclamation mark suddenly started blinking before a page appeared before his eyes
Seeing this. Leo glanced to the side to see if the figure could see the page, only to find the figure still had their back to him
While watching them out of the corner of his eye, he once again focused on the page
* ------ *
Name : William Lake ( Leo Forde )
Realm : none ( 0/10 )
Age : 15
Height : 54 inches
Weight : 70lbs
Strength : 0.4 ( 1 )
Agility : 0.3 ( 1 )
Physique : 0.2 ( 1 )
Intelligence : 1.6 ( 0.5 )
* numbers in brackets represent average for adult male *
Skills : none
Universal points : 0 ( 1 generated every hour )
Status : Severely injured ( 1:23:35s left )
: broken bones, internal bleeding, starving
[ GIFT AVAILABLE ]
* ------ *
Scanning the page slightly. Leo understood what it represented and found himself being disgusted
' 4'6 at 15, what am I, a dwarf? ' thought Leo before he frowned as he focused on his status
' I only have less than a hour and a half to live? ' whispered Leo in horror. Knowing you're dying is one thing, knowing exactly when is another
' system '
' SYSTEM!!! '
' System? '
Leo called out to the system multiple times only to receive silence as a response
' no intelligence? ' thought Leo as he once again focused on the page. His eyes locking onto the gift icon. Slowly reaching out to touch it with his hand
* GIFT OPENED *
- 1000 UP -
' that's it? ' thought Leo with a frown as he look at the gift he received, before he could think further. Another icon popped up
* UP DETECTED, WHETHER TO HEAL INJURIES? *
Seeing this, a bright smile appeared on Leo's face, before he could answer a voice came from the side
" what are you smiling at? " asked the figure who was now standing next to Leo, looking at him with a strange expression
' heal me ' thought Leo