Noir gasping for breath as his body trembling from the sheer exhaustion of the fight. Slowly, he stepped forward, his eyes on the motionless form of Bun Tal. "You're not gonna get up somehow, aren't you? " Noir said as if he tries to confirm wether Bun Tal finally defeat or not.
Noir then open his stats window.
STATS
HP : 50 -
STR : 40
DEF : 35
SPD : 38
AGI : 40
INT : 20
TITLE : Ashen Vessel
Ashura's Will: 1%
" ( My HP been reduce to 50 after the fight. Not bad i must say. The fact that i defeat Bun Tal despite being below his class level prove that....maybe i am talented...hehehe) " Noir smirk.
Then, a message pop out. " Huh? " Noir turn his head.
MISSION ACCOMPLISH!
DEFEATED AN ( E ) CLASS RANKER ( Success )
MISSION ACCOMPLISH!
DEFEATED A DOOMBRINGER ( Success )
Noir body magically surged with energy. A surge of raw power coursing through his veins like wildfire. His bruises faded, the aching pain vanished as if it had never existed. " ( What in the world? I suddenly felt fresh! As if i never was in the battle just now.) " Noir face full of surprise.
" ( If i'm not wrong. My stats increase and i gained a couple of new things for my abilities when i completed a mission. ) Noir eyes fixed at his new Ring. " And that is to obtained this ring. " Noir said.
" Hmm... wonder what are the reward could be? " Noir muttered.
All Stats Increase !
You Gained A new Mastery !
Your Title Has Been Change !
Your Class Level Has Been Change !
" (Oh it is basically not so different. That means i will be reward something new if my class level increase...Though it seems defeated a ' Doombringer ' and defeated a Ranker is a different mission. ) " Noir thought as he looking at the message.
" Let see how many of my stats that've been increased. " As Noir open his status.
STATS
HP : 260 +
STR : 55 +
DEF : 45 +
SPD : 46 +
AGI : 44 +
INT : 25 +
TITLE : Ashen Vessel
Ashura's Will: 1%
" ( Not so bad i must say. ) " Noir thought. His arm crossed. " ( What about my level? Which class i am now? ) " As Noir open his status window.
STATUS
Name : Noir
Age : 21 Years
Birth : 16 March 2004
Job : Cashier
Class : E
" My class level increased by one level. Whoa! it's not bad at all! I gained two level pretty fast. " Noir surprised.
" Now let see what the new skill i got. " Noir excitedly open his mastery window.
MASTERY
Silat Martial Arts :( D )[1]
Chain Of Wrath : ( E )
Astrocious Impact : – [LOCKED]
" The name looks cool...to bad it's locked. So... some of the mastery can be locked even after obtaining it i guess. " Noir sigh. " And again...it doesn't even tell me what i need to do to unlocked the skill. " Noir crossed his arm.
Then, Noir realize something as he memorized the word from Bun Tal earlier.
" We kill them all! "
" Other Doombringers could be here any minute! " as Noir watch Bun Tal lifeless body. " Do i just left him here? Is he dead by any chance? " Noir confused. " Arghh... Forget it. My life comes first. I hope you not dead! See ya, Fatso. " As Noir left the temple.
While Noir run out from the area, A shadowy figure sitting on top of the roof of the temple where the battle just occur. He watching Noir tightly and a smirk running through his mouth. " Interesting... " He said.
Few minutes later, Noir lay in his bed after taking a shower. His mind swirled with thoughts of the battle he had just fought and the new ring now in his possession. " ( Is this it? The moment i've been waiting finally came! The thought of being worthless are no longer. With this new power in my possession...I will pursue my dream! ) " Noir face full excitement and determination.
" This time it's gonna be real! The new Sentinel are coming to you! Better watch out Doombringers!! " Noir shouted.
" I coming down for real kid! Better shut the hell up! " The neighbour screaming annoyed upon hearing Noir scream.
" Hehe... Sorry my bad! " Noir shouted back. " ( Well as for this ring. I better keep it a secret for now. But how?)"
Noir stare at his crimson red ring. " ( I think of it tomorrow. I better get some sleep. ) " as he close his eyes and goes to sleep as the night drifted by.
A few hours later…
The Temple of Nirvana stood in silence after a battle that just occur. The clash still evident in the cracked ground. From the darkness, shadowy figures began to appear. Their features obscured by hoods and masks.
One of them knelt, gliding a gloved hand over the broken stone where Bun Tal had collapsed. His fingers glided over the residual traces of energy still in the air before moving toward Bun Tal's neck. Applying two fingers to his pulse point, he paused for a moment, searching for any indication of life.
"He's not dead....yet. " He said.
The taller figure folded his arms, his gaze unwavering. " Even though he's the weakest. He never fail to dispose any intruder. So i thought he can guard this place while we doing other mission that's we been given. " The taller figure said.
The figure with the glove then stand up after inspecting Bun Tal's body. " What do we do now? Do we handle this ourselves or reporting it to higher ups? "
The third figure, standing slightly apart from the group, chuckled softly while examining the area. " There's no need to do any of that. " He said.
" What do you mean? " Both the gloved and the taller figure said.
The third figure smirk. " The conflict spread from the outside of the temple to its holy interior. Fractured ground, a broken ceiling, and dispersed rubble testified to the intense battle. Even with the devastation, he appeared to be well-matched with Bun Tal. That indicated he wasn't that strong considering the struggle he had." He said.
The taller figure nods in agreement. " Then, What now? " He ask.
The third figure chuckled. " But, we need to put it into our consideration that this guy know something about us or this place. But i figure he gained nothing because the box seems undisturbed despite the devastation. " He said as his eye fixed to the box.
" That's why i gonna let the mantis weirdo taking care of this. He should've been enough. " He chuckled.
" If you say so. "The gloved figure said.
" Alright. " The taller figure said.
The third figure then began to walk to Bun Tal body. " As for you... " His hand began to pulse with dark energy. " You no longer useful to us. " he unleashed a dark energy blast at point-blank range, aimed directly at Bun Tal's face. Explosion erupted from the spot.
Amidst the debris, The three of them make their way out from the temple. The third figure smile in excitement.
Morning broke as the cashier machine beeped as it processed the transaction. Noir yawned " Ahhhhh, I almost forgot that i have job. " Noir wiped away the tears that formed from his yawned.
" ( Back to regular basis for now... I guess. ) " As he waves his hand to customer who left the the convenient store. " Thank you! Please come again. " Noir said.
Then, A figure walking closer to Noir. The figure then pat Noir shoulder. " Hey Noir, How's the trips?" It was Jemi.
Before Noir had a chance to respond, two cartons of cigarettes unexpectedly fell from above, hitting him directly on the head.
'Gah!' Noir winced, massaging his head. He glanced at the dropped packs, then at Jemi. What on earth?! Dude you startled me! " As Noir pick up the two packs of cigarettes.
Jemi laugh as he help Noir place cigarettes back to it's place. " So, Is that place haunted? " Jemi ask.
" What do you mean? " Noir confuse.
Jemi stood mere inches apart from Noir. " Don't act like you have no idea. " Jemi expression turn serious. " How's your trip to ' Nirvana Temple ' ? "
Noir eyes widen in shock and disbelief. " How do you know? ( Impossible! I didn't tell any soul about the place that i'm going! ) " Noir ask. " ( If he knows it that means... )" Noir grit his teeth as his eyes wide with shock.
" ( Jemi... are you a one of them? ) " Noir thought, staring at Jemi.
[1] Silat is a class of martial arts from the Nusantara and surrounding geocultural areas of Southeast Asia.