Chapter 8 - The Creepy Witch of Semerkant, Amatus

In the middle of the Semerkant City, a girl appeared out of a bright light. Her name was Amatus. And she was a Cleric. Actually one would mistake her for an evil witch at first. Shaggy pale skin, scarlet long curly hairs, a large jaw, slanting eyes, a medium sized ive under the right eye, a small nose, a flat chest, a slightly large butt and around 165 cm height. That was how she looked like. It was out of ordinary. However the most creepy part was that she had a very sweet and soft voice which isn't suited her appearance at all.

‘Geez, finally I am online. I started to play one day later because of my mother. She didn’t have to take me with her to the therapist. I told her I was fine. However she insisted. Anyway, I am finally in the game. Let’s start with finding a party. I can’t grind level on my own.’

Amatus started to walk towards the main street. There were many new players like her. So she was planning to form a party with one of the new players. Clerics were quite popular in the parties after all. Every party needed at least one Cleric. So she could easily join a party. At least that was what she thought. She approached to a novice player like her from his back. He seemed to be a Warrior judging by his clothes.

“Excuse me, shall we form a party?” She said with a soft and sweet voice. Her voice was so nice that every man would fall in love with her if it weren’t for her appearance. The player turned around to her with a smile on his face however it turned into a shocked one the second he saw her. He had fallen on his butt out of shock. That wasn’t the face he had expected to see when he heard her voice. He was feeling shocked because of the differences between the voice and the appearance. Soon after that shock had turned into a horror because of her appearance. He was seeing a witch right now in front of him. Moreover it was in the middle of the City. Then he started to shout in shock.

“Help, Guards! There is a witch monster in the City. Hurry up! Kill it!” The other players had started to look at the scene as well.

“A witch monster? In the City?”

“No way! Isn’t the city supposed to be a safe zone? The monsters shouldn’t be able to enter.”

“What are the guards doing? Letting monsters in the city.”

Everybody had started to murmur. Amatus was in shock as well. She was looking around to see the witch monster he mentioned. However she couldn’t see anything similar to it. She hadn’t even thought for a second that he was referring to her.

“Witch monster? Where? I don’t see any.” She answered with a puzzled face.

“It is you! The witch monster is you! Are you mocking me, you ugly monster?!” The man shouted with a horrified and angry face. Other players were also horrified when they saw her talking with a sweet voice. That was the creepiest thing about her. If she had talked with a more fitted voice, they wouldn’t be horrified so much. However what they heard and what they saw wasn’t making any sense. And that was scaring them like hell!

“Me? What are you talking about? Did you hit your head or what?” She was still puzzled. There was no way she was a witch monster. Why was he talking bullshit? While she was trying to understand what was going on, some guards had come there.

“Where is the monster?!” One of the guards shouted.

“It is here. Look.” The man answered. The guards looked at her and were startled for a moment. However after a few seconds, they had calmed down.

“What are you talking about? She is not a monster. She is an adventurer like you. Well, it is true she is quite ugly however that’s not a crime. You can’t choose your appearance after all. God creates some of us like that to remind us how lucky we are that we weren’t created like that. Anyway, don’t make a ruckus for something like that.” Guard said with a cold face and they left. However Amatus was in shock this time. She figured out who the witch they were talking about. That was her! Because of her appearance, they had mistook her for a monster! Her pale face had turned into red instantly.

‘Damn. I guess I overdid it.’ She thought and run away from there to an alley. She calmed herself down there.

‘Okay. Don’t lose your spirit. There will be at least one or two people that don’t mind your appearance. It is okay.’ She tried to be optimistic and returned to the main street again to find a party. However it didn’t go as well as she assumed. That day she couldn’t find any party. Everybody she approached reacted similarly and even after she explained that she is a player, they didn’t want her to join their party because she creeped them out.

This routine continued for 3 days until she became very famous in the Semerkant City. She had started to be called “The Creepy Witch of Semerkant”. Now they weren’t reacting the same way. Although some of them were still scared a bit. They had started to get used to her appearance. Moreover some of them even got interested in her. That was how she could join a party for the first time. However after a while, they were losing their interests and kicking her out of the party because she was still creeping them out. She could reached level 5 a week later she started to play. However when she reached level 5, everybody stopped to let her in their parties. Everybody had lost their interests now.

‘Damn it! If only I could reach level 10, I wouldn’t need them.’ Her goal was to reach level 10. Since she could get a profession when she is level 10, she could become a Merchant and raise her level by doing Merchant quests or trades. It was perfect for Clerics to raise their levels without a party.

'Dont lose your spirit. There must be still someone who would accept you to the party. Keep searching. You can't give up just because a few people refused you.' She motivated herself and started to search for a party in the woods near the south gate. She found a party after an hour later. They were hunting Savage Bears. Savage Bears were level 15 monsters. There were 3 people in the party. A male Warrior and a Ranger and a female Mage. Their equipments looked quite high class. They were emitting a light green aura.

'Woah! Their equipments look quite high class. They must be limited edition Excellent items sold in the official site. And they don't have a Cleric in their party. So I have a chance.’ She approached the party with a hope in her eyes. She had to reach level 10 no matter what. So she was prepared for their possible cruel words. After she took a few steps towards them, the party realized her presence. Three of them had killed a Savage Bear and turned their heads towards her. However they were not horrified or shocked to see her. That gave Amatus more courage. She approached them slowly. When she was at a decent distance to start a conversation, she stopped.

“Hello, my name is Amatus. I am a level 5 Cleric and looking for a party. I saw you don’t have any Clerics so I thought you might want one.” She said with a polite and her usual sweet voice.

“HA HA HA HA!” The Warrior laughed with a mocking tone.” She asks if we need a Cleric. Does it look like we need one, you ugly witch?” He continued with the same mocking tone. He was a young man around early 20s with golden straight hairs, blue eyes, a smooth white skin and a very handsome face. He had a slender body with 180 cm height. Actually he looked a little feminine. His voice was quite thin like a girl.

“Well, since you didn’t have one, I thought you might. I guess I was wrong. Sorry to bother you.” She was prepared to leave. She hadn’t mind his mocking since she had gotten quite used to it. However for a reason that pissed off the man. His white smooth skin had turned into red instantly.

“Wait! You shameless bitch! You dared to mock me?! You will pay for it.” He shouted with an angry voice. Apparently she was supposed to feel ashamed. And because she didn’t, it would mean she was mocking him. At least that was what the man thought. Amatus couldn’t really comprehend it and asked with a puzzled face.

“Mock you? I think you misunderstood. I had no intention and did nothing to mock you. I just asked you whether you need a Cleric or not and you told me that you didn’t. So I decided to leave. When did I exactly do anything to mock you?”

“Shut up! You insolent peasant! You are talking back to me?! Do you know who I am?!” The man was more pissed off now. However Amatus was still calm.

“I don’t know. And I am not interested. I still don’t understand why you are so pissed off but I don’t want to figure it out either. So I am leaving now. Have a nice hunting.” She said that with a calm voice and tried to leave. However the man became even more furious.

“You bitch! I am The Prince! I am the top player in this game. How dare you?!” He drew his sword and prepared to attack her. However the female Mage stopped him. She was a young woman around early 20s with golden straight hairs, blue eyes, a smooth white skin and a very pretty face. Her body was in perfect shape with around 170 cm height. She looked like him quite much though. Probably they were twins.

“Stop it, Brother. She didn’t do anything wrong. It is really stupid to get angry so much for nothing.“ She said with a cold voice. She had a quite serious face. And the Ranger supported her. The Ranger was a teenager with dark straight hairs, black eyes, a tanned skin and an average face. He had a skinny body with around 170 cm height.

“She is right, Brother. Don’t mind her.”

“No! How can you say that?! She insulted me and you are covering for her? You betrayers!” Was he even a man? He was more like a spoiled little child. However he was a little calm now. He sheathed his sword.

“However I won’t kill her immediately. It would be an act of mercy to kill her. First I will torture her.” A rotten smile appeared on his face. Even if you had chosen Ideal Mode, you would still feel a little pain. It was like someone was pricking a needle on your skin however it would still bother you if it were done constantly.

The Prince started to run towards Amatus and landed a punch on her. She was a level 5 Cleric with no equipments. So she was blown away to a tree 5 meters back and her HP had dropped to 20%. She was almost dead with a single punch.

“Hmp. What a loser. Even though you are so weak, you still dare to mock me. Know your place.” Amatus was in shock. She wasn’t expecting that. And moreover she hadn’t done anything to deserve it. Was he even sane? How could he think she mocked her? He was the one who mocked her and insulted her. Yet she hadn’t said anything to offend him. She only wanted to leave right after she was rejected. So why would he attack her? It was so unfair. She could stand all the mockings and unfair treatments just because she had an ugly avatar, however it was too much. She had started to cry. She couldn’t stand this tort anymore.

“Look at that. Now she is crying. However it is too late now, you peasant. I won’t let you leave until I teach thoroughly.” He said with a rotten smile on his face. He was enjoying this.

“Brother, stop it already! She is a weak Cleric. What is the point in bullying her?!” The female Mage shouted with an angry voice. However it was futile. He wasn’t even listening.

Amatus was still in shock and sitting under the tree she was blown to. And The Prince was waiting for her HP to recover so that he can punch her again. 10 minutes later her HP was full again. So The Prince started to approach Amatus to punch. The Mage and Ranger had given up on convincing him so they were hunting. The Prince rose his punch and was about to land it on poor Amatus. Amatus had also surrendered to her fate and closed her eyes. Then suddenly they heard a voice.

“Hey, what are you doing there?!”

Amatus and The Prince look at the owner of the voice. He was a teenager around late 10s with dark brown straight hairs, hazel eyes, a lightly tanned skin and a cute face. He had a well-built body with around 175 cm height.

“Who the hell are you?” The Prince asked with a arrogant attitude.

“I should ask this question. Who the hell are you bullying a weak girl? Do you even call yourself a man?” The boy said with an angry tone.

“Hmp. Another peasant appeared. Get lost. Otherwise you will have the same fate.” The Prince said with a little irritated tone.

“I’d like you to try that.” The boy answered with an intimidated tone. He didn’t look quite strong. However he looked quite confident.

“What did you say?! Do you know who I am?!” The Prince had pissed off. However he was a little hesitant because of his confidence. However there was no way he could do anything to him. He was a level 15 player with a limited edition Excellent set. Excellent items were items with many additional effects and bonuses. And his equipments were ordinary level 5 Chain Guardian items. The boy was no match for him. He overcame his hesitation after he analyzed him. And his rotten smile appeared on his face.

“Very well. If you want to suffer so much, it can’t be helped. However I won’t forgive you even if you beg me later.” The Prince had started to approach him with a confident look. What was gonna happen to the boy? Was he gonna suffer like her? Amatus felt a relief and pity for the boy at the same time.

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