[ "HERO" System integration successful ]
Wait, what?
The almost inorganic voice resounded within my head while I was peacefully walking down a path to the town. It was currently sunny at this time of day, it was probably about 10:00 a.m. if this world had the same way of tracking time as the Earth.
[ Rechecking Functions... ]
It resounded once again. I was really confused as to how and why I was hearing this "message". But I started to notice that it was sort of downloading something, probably into me. I originally thought that this world wouldn't have too much of an RPG game set up or anything similar but I guess my hunch was turned down.
[ Checking Completed ]
Some sort of 'ding' or bell sound went off as the disembodied voice finished with its message. Then, some sort of window of text appeared right in front of me. It said,
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Greetings, New Hero!
You must be absolutely confused at this moment that this message was shown to you. Do not worry, this world is very much lacking in technology, somewhat complex ones actually. In truth, you could compare this world to an era in your world commonly known as the medieval. But it is still completely different. That aside, as one of the few people I have reincarnated into this world, you have a mission. It is to find and defeat the ones who will be deemed to be the ones to destroy this world. Whether they are the Demon Kings or someone completely different, it is your duty to protect this world from total destruction.
On an added note, to the <Hero of Eclipse>, and the <Hero of Illumination>, there was a problem in giving back your past life's memories due to still unknown causes. Right now, only fragments will be able to be recalled. It might take us a long time to fix this problem. Approximately 5 to 9 years from now, you'd have all of your past memories returned to you. Sorry for the inconvenience.
-God of Creation, Xylfos
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Ah... As expected. But isn't this a bit too late? Oh forget it, at least I got the message...
Though I already had the gist of what was happening, the second paragraph of the message intrigued me. Since a majority of my memories were "erased", I sort of had the obligation to expect that I was either the Hero of Eclipse, or Illumination. But which am I supposed to be?
[ You have been given the title, <Hero of Eclipse> ]
And with that, my question was answered. This gives me a weird feeling, having everything seem like it's going in accordance to what I think. And just because of that, it feels a lot more like things won't go my way in the future.
[ Reminder, <Eclipse> skill tree has been unlocked. Voice out the word "Status" and your status will appear without help from an <Appraisal ring> ]
I guess asking for the ring was unnecessary... and oh, a skill tree. I'll take a look at that later.
And so, I continued to near the entrance to the town. The wall surrounding the town seemed to be as tall as about 6 meters with the entrance being an open arch about 5 meters wide.
The guards standing at both ends of the entrance saw me then called out, "Hey, you! The kid wearing a cloak!"
He startled me, making me jump a little. I quickened my pace and walked up to the guard that called me. "What is it?" I asked.
"You're not from here, right?" He asked me.
"Yes, why do you ask?" I replied in the most normal and unsuspicious way that I possibly can.
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The Defiance Of A Pair Of Lilies
Fantasy"Deus vult" An expression almost anyone can recognize. A motto by the Catholics usually associated with the crusades. It meant... "God wills it." It is said that His will is absolute, and that almost no one is able to refuse when given the chance to...
