Chapter 14. The awful memories of mine.
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As time passed, Jake finally saw that his status card had changed. On it, he slowly read the contents within. From his [Vitality] stat growth, hidden [Traits], and finally his [Luck] stat growth.
Jake was pleased with his [Vitality] stat growth. On his status card, it told him that each level up would increase by 7 points at the lowest and 12 at its highest. This was great. This alone already gave Jake a good hope for his survival in this world.
When he got to the last of his [Traits], he saw the [Unlimited growth] written on it, along with others one called:[Minor regeneration], [Life-force absorption], [Charm], and [Incubus mind].
Although he knew that he had other traits, seeing them written on his card was a big blow for him. Remembering how these traits helped him survive those weeks in the forest Jake simply nodded and accepted them as one of his own.
Finally, his [Luck]. The moment he saw it in his card, Jake stumbled down. He had already suspected that something was going on with it when he first read the description of his skill {Reduced}. Yet, to think this suspicion of his was right about it.
"Haha, fuck my life." He sneered. Looking at his status card again, he couldn't believe it and accepted what was written on it.
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[Status Card]
Name: Jake
Age: 15. Mental: 19
Level: 1
Zero Skill: Switch.
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Potential growth:
[Vitality]: Each level up, this stat will increase by 7 points at its lowest and 12 points at its highest.
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Traits:
[Minor regeneration]: A low regeneration ability, using your vitality to heal yourself.
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[Life-force absorption]: The ability to absorb the Life-force of your target.
Small chance of increasing your Vitality and Mana stats when used on a dead target.
When used in a fight, this trait will absorb the lowest between the two before doing the other one.
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[Charm]: Your presence will be seen as neutral to everyone. No one will attack you if you don't attack them. This trait will only work for anyone weaker than you or equal.
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[Incubus mind]: Allows you to control the mind of your target. When used, you can order your target to do what you want. When using the ability without a plan, you can either make your target to attack themselves or stop their movement completely for 1 minute.
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Jake burst into laughter, seeing the traits he had gained in those times in the forest. "Hahaha. Look at this. Because I did that. I have traits related to sex creatures. Sigh."
Even though it was hard to accept he had them, he was still grateful for them. It was thanks to these traits that he was still alive.
If he had not done that… back then. He wouldn't have left that place and found this town. Taking deep breaths, Jake slowly scrolled down in his card and there the worst thing about this entire thing was written.
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Potential growth:
[Luck]: Each level up, this stat will increase by 1 point.
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He was right. He was so freaking right about the skill {Reduce}. Finally, it made sense why this skill takes out 1 point in his increased stats when he leveled up. Because of this.
"If I didn't get that skill. I could have increased my Luck stat by one point." One point. A singular number yet the potential about it was big. He couldn't take it at all.
If he had not chosen that skill, the stat that was considered impossible to increased would have been possible for him.
For a while, Jake simply looked down at the ground, contemplating his decision in choosing the {Reduced} skill this morning.
There, he sat on the ground cursing himself over and over again for doing it. He asked himself why he chose that and not the other one.
Unlike the {Reduced} skill. The hundreds of skills back then had no drawbacks at all. And if some did have, the drawback on them, was a temporary reduction of his stats if he used these skills.
In this time of contemplating, he remembered the last moment he had back on Earth and how he came to this world.
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A few weeks? Or a month ago? I don't really know.
I don't even know how long I was in the forest. But I remembered the last moment of mine back on Earth. I was with my family, enjoying our time at the beach.
Every now and then, my family would celebrate a birthday at the beach. Each time we did this, my mom, along with her three siblings, would gather everyone to join together.
I was just there with my cousins and younger brother enjoying the cold water of the beach. When my older cousin suddenly challenged me to stay under the water to see who could hold their breath underwater longer.
Stupid if I had to say so, since I have that.
But nonetheless, I agreed. There was nothing wrong with it; it was simply a fight between cousins to boost one's ego. At first, I won, along with the second, third, fourth, and fifth.
Then, at the seventh win of mine, the others joined us. From my oldest female cousin who was already married, the older male and female cousins, my younger brother, and my baby cousins.
Like before I won all of them. Maybe they were annoyed with how I won against all of them, that my cousins made a rule where I have to stay underwater and each of them will take a turn going down and compete with me.
If I stay underwater till the last one takes over and stands up to take air, I'll win. An unfair rule, I technically have to compete with seven of them while I have to stay underwater till the last one gives up.
Even so. I agree. Then we started again, we started with the youngest from the ages of 15-8, after the three of them failed to win against me, my younger brother's turn came.
I was amazed by him at that time, since he was able to stay with me for three minutes straight without changing his expression. By the time he stood up for air, I was already underwater for over eleven minutes.
I only need to beat three of them and I'll win. The first one who went down after my brother was my married cousin; she held out for over four minutes straight, the longest out of them all.
Then my cousin, who is two years older than I, came down. She held over for two minutes only before giving up. Then, finally, my oldest male cousin was their last hope. At that time, I was already confident in winning.
But when he came down, he held his breath for over twenty minutes with me below. Of course, no matter how much he struggled back then, I would win having that.
By the time all seven of them stood up. I was still underwater holding my breath. They probably felt annoyed back then since I didn't bother to stand up, so all of them sank themselves again.
After a while, all of them stood up again for air. With me winning against seven of them even if they took their turns to, and even winning the last one.
I finally stood up...
The moment my head was back in the air, I found the sky deep dark. Unlike the bright blue sky there should have been. It was night, maybe because of the confusion I was in back then, I didn't even realize I was alone on the beach.
My cousins, who should have been near me when I stood up, were nowhere to be seen. The tiny cottage where my mom, uncle, and aunt were gone too. I was alone in that dark seaside.
As I regained my composure, I finally realized I was alone in another space, different from the one I should have been.
Then, they came. Seven women with a large proportion of their bodies, floating in the air. When I narrowed my eyes to see them better, a bullet shot out from one of them.
As I turned my sight to my left arm, I found it bleeding. Maybe it was the shock that was too much for me, I didn't register the pain back then.
Instead, I run.
From my position where the water was over my knees, I ran away to the forest. Hiding myself from those seven women in the air.
Holding my left arm to stop the bleeding from getting worse. Half a minute after I was in the forest, I heard a woman giggling over my head, looking up I found myself staring at it.
A woman with red hair, around 5'8, with eyes that could pierce anything it wants. Though she was a beauty, the thing I found staring at was the one on her butt.
A two-meter-long tail that coils around her thigh. I felt my breathing stop back then. I knew what this woman before me was. She was a succubus, a man-eating creature that lives off human lust.
She smiled before me, then before I even knew it, I felt blood gushing out in front of me. The pain being too much, made me stumble to the ground screaming in pain.
Instead of doing anything to, either kill me or restrain me, the succubi only watched on the side as I continued to scream in pain, trying to stop the bleeding.
As I felt my strength leaving me, that woman's tail suddenly placed itself inside my mouth. Giving back the energy I lost, along with the wound in me gone, I glared at her thinking she was finally gonna kill me.
Yet, she only glared back.
As if she was telling me to run… I, being scared at that time, did so.
I ran and ran.
As far as I can.
Away from her.
When I felt my legs getting weak, I would punch it, telling myself not to stop if I wanted to live.
The moment I felt I had finally gotten away from her.
I found my legs in the air, before my eyes.
This was the start of that hell of mine back then.
I looked back thinking it was the same woman. But it was not, the one before me had black hair.
My legs were in front of me, while she was behind me.
I didn't just give up, I crawled, using my hands to move even an inch back then.
Just like the other one. The black hair woman only watched me do anything I could back then.
When I felt I was dying. She put her tail in my mouth, giving me back strength and healing the torn-off legs of mine.
I didn't bother to look back at her and started running away again.
Just experiencing the two of them, I already figured out what will happen to me.
No.. more like what I was to them.
I was their toy, someone they'll have fun with.
They'll let me run... and the moment I think I got away from them.
They would attack me, in a way that I can't move forward anymore.
Then watch me struggle, scream in pain, cry, beg, and plead.
And the moment I'm in a death sentence.
They would put their tails in my mouth, reviving me back.
Then the cycle starts again.
Where I'll run, start thinking I got away, then be killed by them.
After those two, the next one came.
Unlike where I'll have a cut in my chest and have my legs torn-off this one… this one…
Made me bleed over. From every hole of my head then would only float before me and smile only.
The moment my expression changed even for a bit, she'll punch my head, blowing me meters away from her.
The next one came in fair.
One would suddenly pierce into me using her nails, leaving ten holes the size of a fist in my body.
Then another one would grab me after her, and throw me tens of meters in the air.
Making sure my head will hit the ground first.
Two of them were doing me at the same time.
One would make holes in my body, then another one fly me in the air then drop me.
After those two, the next one would suddenly strike me down with element magic.
From ball, blade, pillar, bolt, bullet, and whirlpool type of spell.
Finally the last one… out of all of them… she was the most merciful. I think at that time...
When her turn came, she would only give me light headache, random pain in my body.
For days after I got to this world, I was still being played by them. I watched the sun rose high in the sky, and disappeared multiple times back then.
I didn't have the power or strength to fight back against them, the only thing I could do was run.
And hope to find anyone or anything that can fight back against them.
In those days of me being played by them; I memorize their punishment.
The first one would attack using her tail, cutting my chest open, bleeding me till I fell.
The second one would cut off my legs and watch me struggle to move forward.
The third one would make me bleed in every hole in my head.
The fourth and fifth, will make holes in my body and drop me in the sky.
The sixth, used magic spells.
Seventh, cast minor pain and headache.
This was their way of playing with me.
One thing I understand about them is that they don't interrupt the others till their turn is done.