23 Chapter 23: "Revenge monument"
Today, a cloud of dust rose into the sky, and made the sky above their heads turn even more gloomy.
They turned a darker gray, like it was going to rain.
Down a messy road, and with potholes resulting from a rocket launcher attack. Aloysius returned to the center of the city square with a blank stare, and he immediately sat still in silence.
"...."
It seemed, the city square had been blown up as well.
Heard footsteps behind him. the players who had just respawned also came one after another to the messy city square, and they sat down, staring blankly at the hollow crater.
GoldenSun sat next to Aloysius, ignoring the red blood that was all over his friend's body.
He, too, stared at the black sky clouds with a dreamy gaze.
Could feel the cold dusty air blowing away the tattered clothes they were wearing, and a deep desolate silence. The players began to lower their heads sadly.
They all did not dare to look behind the city square.
The place...
Gizzy's corpse, currently located.
"...."
They... somehow felt very sad.
"Gizzy! Wake up Gizzy!"
Hearing the screams of a child, a very familiar voice to their ears. The players raised their heads, and they saw the merchant Linfa, bringing Aurora to the corpse Gizzy currently resides.
"Gizzy, what happened to you? Wake up Gizzy!" Aurora gripped Gizzy's fur which was covered in blood tightly.
"You promised me to travel the world together didn't you? Please, open your eyes..."
"Gizzy... I beg you... Wake up..."
Hear the sound of a little girl's cry. Even though they didn't know what she was saying. They could not lower their heads any deeper.
Several players, biting their lower lip tightly.
They just want to fool themselves, that this is just a game.
They, are just NPCs consisting of a collection of data.
But....
"Gizzy... Wake up... I beg you... please... hiks.. hiks..."
...This is too real.
Subconsciously, they already consider the NPCs in this game as their friends too.
Typed a rude comment in the official site's forum, and after that deleted it, turning it into a gentle tone post, requesting to revive the Gizzy Bear NPC. the official site doesn't answer their calls at all.
Berwin came to Linfa like he wanted to say something.
Linfa turned around, and shook his head slowly.
Hope, gone.
"Damn it, what kind of game is this?" A player started to complain with teary eyes.
Covered their faces, and bowed their heads sadly. The gloomy atmosphere, began to envelop everyone.
Felt something was wrong with the players. Linfa wanted to open his mouth to encourage them, but, he closed it again.
... He, too, felt guilty.
Had he notified the players earlier. If only he wasn't stingy, if only he decided to get Gizzy into hiding.
...Maybe...
None of this will ever happen.
Linfa, clenched his fists tightly, was full of regret.
"Hiks... Gizzy... Wake up..."
Heard the sound of Aurora's sobs, which made the atmosphere in the town square even more depressing. One of the players, finally couldn't take it anymore.
He got up, and gritted his teeth furiously.
Not because for them, but angry with himself.
The player named Tomo, opened his mouth and shouted:
"LISTEN TO ME PLAYER!"
The players were in a daze, staring at Tomo blankly.
"I..."
Seeing himself being stared at by all the players. Tomo looked at Aloysius who was still lowering his head sadly, and he instantly became furious.
"YOU ALL ARE COWARDS!"
... The players, bowing their heads, accepted Tomo's humiliation.
"I said you are all cowards because you give up so easily!"
"No one asked where the three humans came from? No one asked why this all happened!?"
"We lost our friend. You guys just lowered your head sadly, and took it for granted?"
"To hell with you all!"
Tomo's voice, echoed all the way to the gloomy ceiling.
"I am angry!"
"I want revenge!"
The players, raised their heads in surprise.
"No matter who they are, no matter where they come from, what kind of plot they want to create, I don't care!"
"All I want just REVENGE!!!"
Screaming with all his might, to get all his heart out. Tomo walked to the center of the town square, and he came upon a long boulder, like a pillar, stuck there.
He wrote his player's name, on the rocks, using an iron dagger.
"[Tomo]"
"Write your name you COWARD!"
Looking at the iron dagger, which suddenly stuck in front of him. Aloysius raised his head, and he looked at Tomo.
He saw a very angry expression.
"...."
Aloysius, rose from his seat, while taking the iron dagger in front of him.
Walk towards the stone monument slowly. Aloysius gripped the iron dagger in his hand tightly, and he began to scrape his name, on the rock.
"[Tomo], [Aloysius]..."
Raising his head, he threw the dagger in front of GoldenSun.
"...."
Sighed, letting go of the sadness in his heart. GoldenSun also rose, and carved his name on the stone monument.
He threw the dagger at Tartala.
Like a domino effect. Players drew their daggers one after another, and started writing their names onto the stone monument, with furious emotions.
This, is proof of their anger.
Not to forget revenge.
To remember, their helplessness, and also their despair.
And to....
remind them again, the debt to be paid.
"[Tomo], [Aloysius], [GoldenSun], [Tartala], [Longuswer], [69SIX69], [Vinhui], [KittyATM], [Madara], [Joker], [Ace], [Sherlock Vatican], [GreenFabio], [Jeffrey], [Berwin]...."
Saw the names of the hundred players, which were clearly written on the stone monument. Aloysius, who was holding a dull dagger, suddenly looked back.
The players, move, separate their bodies.
Showing, merchant Linfa carrying Aurora, crying, in his arms.
Took a deep breath, and walked towards the two of them slowly. Aloysius figure, like a rotten zombie covered in blood, stopped, and he knelt on the ground, like a knight, in front of Aurora.
"Sorry, for not being able to protect anyone."
"You may not understand what I'm about to say. But, I promise."
Aloysius clenched the blunt dagger in his hand tightly.
"I will definitely take revenge!"
"If game developers don't want to understand us, then we'll make our own story!"
"We will make anyone who makes us sad feel the pain many times over!"
"WE ALL PROMISE!!!"
Aloysius roared, along with all the players behind him.
"FOR REVENGE!!!"
"REVENGE!!!!"
"REVENGE!!!!!!"
....
The players, shouted to the sky with all their might. They make an oath.
The stone monument in the middle of the city square, will continue to be a reminder to them, for the pain and anger they are currently experiencing.
Maybe in the future, the stone will be referred to as the "Player's revenge monument" by a group of NPCs.
But what is clear, as long as the stone monument is still there. The anger in their hearts will never go away.
This is just a game.
But...
This, too, is their home.
[Event time: "1 year 2 months..."]
This is where the legend the players, begins.
