Hero Of Harmony

Chapter 98: Orc!

Shortly after meeting eyes with the creature, it emerged from behind the tree, allowing me to see its large Orcish appearance; the creature, which I presumed was an Orc as it looked somewhat similar to the ones I've seen in my past life, was wearing hide clothes. However, his clothes were roughly made; they consisted of a two-piece, one that covered his lower region and one that covered his chest, though given his erect penis, it was hardly covering anything.

'I've never met an Orc before, so I can't speak their language; let's just hope he can be reasoned with.' Thought Alexander with a slight frown as he looked at the approaching Orc, who was staring at him with a lustful look on his face.

"Um, hello, I'm Alexander, ni-" Said Alexander with a friendly smile as he tried introducing himself to the Orc, though all that earned him was a loud guttural roar, followed by the Orc charging toward him with a massive club befitting his stature.

"H-Hey, calm down; w-we can talk about this!" Yelled Alexander as he quickly jumped back, dodging a swing from the Orc's club, denting the ground.

Despite my words, the Orc seemed to ignore me as it continued charging toward me while constantly trying to smash me with its club, which was proving futile. I didn't know the Orc's exact stats, but I was dodging without too much difficulty, so he wasn't much of a threat to me.

"Listen! Stop attacking me, or I'll be forced to retaliate!" Remarked Alexander with a serious expression as he summoned Trina from his body and sliced the club in half.

I was hoping with his weapon having been destroyed; he would finally listen to reason, though apparently, that was just wishful thinking as he tossed his broken club at me before punching at me like a wild beast. Having grown tired of the Orc's ignorance, I dodged his punches and leaped upward before hitting the top of his head with the broad side of Trina, knocking him to the ground as he roared loudly.

"You've been defeated; can we have a conversation like intelligent living be-Urgh." Said Alexander as he stood on top of the Orc's chest while pointing Trina at his neck, only for him to suddenly grunt in pain when he felt the Orc dig his nails into the back of his knee, where his armor was the weakest.

Grabbing my leg out of reflex, the Orc then swatted me off his chest with a backhand; he flung me several meters, though I regained my balance and landed on the ground, the injury in my knee already healed.

"Alright, I tried to be nice, and I gave you multiple chances; you only have yourself to blame for what's coming next." Said Alexander with a frown as he pushed off the ground, dashing toward the Orc, who stood up and charged toward him.

Leaping into the air, I swung Trina right at the Orc's neck, and without any resistance, my greatsword sliced through his skin, muscles, and bone, decapitating him, as his head fell to the ground while his body continued forward thanks to his momentum. Landing on the ground, I turned around and looked at the dead Orc, and although I didn't feel guilty for killing him, I still couldn't help but sigh; his death could've been avoided if he had just decided to respond instead of attacking me like a madman.

"Haa, well, I'll leave his body here; I'm sure the animals will feast on it, though I need to burn my blood off his body first." Muttered Alexander as he retracted Trina back into his body and approached the Orc's body, burning any trace of his golden blood.

Burning the blood off the Orc, I did a quick sweep around the area, ensuring I didn't miss any of my blood, before leaving the area, heading back the way I came as I walked back toward Hyphen. While walking, I called out for Talis, and after a few minutes of yelling, I finally heard that familiar sound of wings flapping, followed by a brown feathered bird perching herself on my shoulder.