96 The Edge [Chapter 96]

Rage flows over me, forcing me into a bloody rampage. In the blink of an eye, and without control, I rip through several of the beasts. One lunges towards me, but the black flames arc from my body and melt the flesh and bones of the beast, leaving only a revolting puddle.

In little time, I manage to clear all the beasts. I hear the woman speak up and feel a calmness come back over me.

"I-is that....your gift?"

I look at my hands, the black flames seemingly absorbing into my skin, turning into writhing tattoos. I turn to look at her, both happy for unlocking my gift, but also concerned for her wellbeing. I quickly move to her, noticing several bites and claw marks over her stomach, legs, and arms.

I reach out to touch her but stop as I hear a voice echo through the back of my mind.

Dante! Hey, Da.... Snap out of ... Dam..it!

I feel memories clash in my head, remembering my life of being born with the lowest stats, but the memories seemingly vanish as soon as they appeared.

The man with blue hair rolls over and coughs, slowly healing and standing up.

"The beasts in this forest are no joke, and I haven't mastered my gift enough to defeat multiple opponents."

He kicks to his feet and sighs deeply. I help the woman up, smiling that she's ok. Her wounds slowly mend and we all start walking together to meet up with the other two. After what feels like hours of walking, we hear a loud cracking sound ahead of us. We all dash forward, seeing a large creature standing passed the tree line.

As we emerge, we see the guy with black hair bruised and bleeding laying against a tree, glaring up to the beast. I look to the beast, it looks like us, but much bigger. It stands around thirty feet tall and has a massive club in its right hand.

I quickly reach back, as though out of muscle memory, to grab a sword but nothing's there. Another wave of memories slam against me, this time seeing thousands of  burning corpses flashing before my eyes. I feel my heart throb painfully, rage building.

"Who am I? What is this?"

I put my hand to my chest, hearing screams in the back of my mind, hearing people pleading and begging for their lives.

"Did I do that?"

I grit my teeth and lunge forward, hearing a familiar voice once more.

Where I learned magic, but this is wrong. Our memories are clashing, fighting for which to remember properly.

I scream out in anger as the beast looks to me, then thousands of cuts appear all over its body. Blood runs like a river through the air and forms a ball in the palm of my hand.

Exsanguinate.

I look at the blood then fall back, the blood falling free and splashing everywhere. I feel myself shocked by what happened. The voice sighs.

I hate having Avatars, they always seem to react strangely if they see my memories. I wonder if the other Avatars are the same way?

I quickly stand up and look to the sky.

"Who are you!? Who am I?! What's happening?!"

As I scream, I feel the memories of the man talking slowly fading. I see the man with black hair start walking towards me, but suddenly starts twitching abnormally. A white wolf seemingly appears next to him as his body shifts and morphs. I feel memories once again flood forward as he reaches out, a bloody dagger in his hand.

I freeze as he bumps my shoulder and changes back to his normal self.

"I can handle myself, but it's good that you finally unlocked your gift."

He turns and looks passed the dead body.

"We're close to the edge, I can feel it."

He starts running forward, and we follow behind him. Within minutes, we come to a massive cliff. We peek over the edge, seeing clouds rolling underneath us. I speak up.

"So our new lives are beneath us? And when do we get our names?"

I look to the others, seeing the woman shrug. The black hair guy nods and steps back from the ledge. I start to speak up, but feel something hit my back. Managing to look back to see his foot in the air, him glaring at me. I fall forward, hearing the woman shout as I plummet downwards. For several seconds I fall, my heart racing wildly, then seeing a bright white light cover the entire sky.

The clouds rip apart as a streaking silver light rips through the air towards me. I brace for impact, but instead feel a soft embrace. I open my eyes and see a soft smile instantly vanish into a blast of shining white light. In confusion I blink and see a tree above me. Wind gently blowing around me, I sit up and look around. I feel confusion roll over me, by where everyone went and where I am now, but again, the thought perishes and fades away. I blink hearing strange voices in the back of my mind.

"Dante! Damnit, wake up you....t!"

The voice shouts as the world seemingly forms around me, houses and trees. Friendly faces and happy people living how they know best. Farmers and herders. A rural village that's all too familiar.

"Must've dozed off, it is a really nice day after all."

I say, standing up and stretching.

"Status."

I say, my stats page appearing in front of me.

Name: Dante Fenrix

Age: 19

Level: 12

[Stats]

HP: 2

Strength: 2

Agility: 1

Reflexes 1

Speed: 1

Constitution: 1

Intelligence: 1

Exp: 450

Exp to Next Level: 600

<<Negative Ability: Decreased Luck X10>>

<<Negative Ability: Lowered Physical Prowess and Growth X10>>

"Close status."

I sigh and move over to a pile of logs while grabbing an axe. I set up a log and raise the axe high. As I slam it downwards, the log turns into a terrified face for a split second, then back into a log. My head throbs as I hear jumbled voices talking loudly in the back of my mind. The voices vanish as my axe slams into the log and stops.