The Gizmo- The Heroes Quest

Chapter 9- The New Team

The Grievers drop down on the ground, dead. A sign appears in front of us, saying, "The quest has been cleared. Location unlocked- Central Park . Five silver coins, 500 exp awarded."

Matthew sighs as he puts back his sword in its scabbard at his waist, and walks towards us. "So, shall we create a team?", he asks grinning, while he stretches his arms.

We all agree to it. The only way we could get past this world is by teamwork. Here, a team consists of six players. Even though we still lacked two players, I could sense a strong power and the will to fight, within our team. All of us had only one goal, and that was to survive in this world and beat the game master.

Matthew was chosen the team captain. Then, we start clearing all the nearby quests we could find. The next quest involved killing the bug biters. They were huge moths like monsters which Anderson and I had encountered before. Mathew and Amber were at a great disadvantage this time. Anderson was at an advantage, because his fire magic was very effective against them.

We kept clearing quests until it was midnight and then decide to go back to the great hall, which which is now safe from all harm.

Upon reaching, we found many people injured and also those who had suffered a near death experience. There was a board in the center of the great hall which showed the number of casualties and deaths. There were around twenty injured and five deaths.

We look at it, shocked. It was just the first day, and people have already started to die. We eat our food, silently. I haven't concentrated on what I ate. The thought of the chances of dying, had frightened everyone. I could see Matthew's hand trembling with fear, as he ate his food.

The great hall was full, so we had to camp in the central park. As it has been cleared, it looked lot more pleasant than before. The water in the fountain, shining due to the moonlight, and the swishing of wind through the branches of the nearby tress, had a soothing effect.

I lie down, and stare at the stars for a while. We had barely managed to survive the first day. If Matthew and Amber wouldnt have shown up, Anderson and I would have been done for. If we have to survive this game, teamwork would really play an important factor. I keep staring at the night sky, until I finally fall asleep.

The next morning, a loud scream had woken up everyone. Matthew immediately reacts and sprints towards the sound. Matthew was fast, so it was hard to catch up with him.

Upon reaching, we find a girl. With her clumsy, blonde, and long hair, and brown eyes, she looks at Matthew, gloomily. And then she starts crying.

Worried, Matthew hugs and pats her.
Still crying, she mumbles, "Don't pat me." She starts sobbing even more.

"Brother, you made her cry even more!", Amber says, as she pushes him aside and consoles her.

"What happened?", Amber asks her in a soothing voice.

"I ran out of coffee!", she shouts as she cries louder.

"Wait what?!!", Matthew shouts shocked.

"Okay, is it only me who's shocked here right now? You screamed because you ran out of coffee?" I ask, as shocked as Matthew.

She wipes off her tears as she looks at our shocked faces, and says, "Well, I cannot live without coffee. It's my life, and also helps me in fighting all night!"

Suddenly, a huge bird like creature, a Frageye dives down with fire blazing out from its mouth. We were a bit too late to react and it targetted the girl.

But, something quite unexpected occurs. The girl draws out a silver sword, and then a lightening strikes the bird, coming out from the tip of the sword.