BOOK 1 (the struggle of the cursed)

THE Prologue

My name is Light Thunderflame

I was a handsome young man, I was also clever and even strong, my constitution was said to be the best for practicing mixed martial arts, the trainers called it( THE PERFECT MARTIAL BODY ) , I was also good with any kinds of weapons be it a sword, a saber, a spear or any other weapon.

Everyone said that I was a genius, but not in one field, I was what you can call an all rounder.

My family was a wealthy One, My father was the owner of one of the biggest companies in France, while my mom was the daughter of the prime minister.

As a result everything that I wanted was given to me, to anyone such a life would be a dream but for me it was a Reality.

To me life was filled of happiness, I thought I would never lose such a good life, I thought maybe that happiness would always be the title of my life.

Until that night, the cursed night that changed my life from the best to the worst. He appeared that night, just like a demon who desired my despair, The man who haunted my dreams night after night.

That night, that demon killed all my family members without thinking, although he was wearing that demon mask I could still see his eyes, his eyes were expressionless

He did like he was killing some bugs, although I learned mixed martial arts and my body was powerful than most humans, but his power could only be called monstrous.

Although I knew he was much more powerful than me, I still charged at him, even though I knew I would absolutely die, I still did it, how could I bear to live after this, my family was killed, my father, my mother and my only sister, I at least wanted to die while trying to avenge them, despite knowing that I would die, I still did it.

But what happened after that was a mystery that I couldn't solve for the whole two years after that cursed night.

He actually avoided me while mumbling something, although I still remembered what he said, I couldn't think about it, that night left a mental trauma in my head to the extent that I would get a painful headache.

After that night my family's mother took care of me, although life there wasn't as good as my life before it was still acceptable, but I dropped from school and studied in my home, my face became dark after that my daily life was always in my room, I only studied, I would eat some of the lunch, but I became a bit skinny because I only ate little food.

But the worse had yet to come, after the accident by half a year, the French Revolution started and life in France became hell, I was kicked out of the house as my mother's family saw me like a burden, especially that they was in a danger during this revolution as they were a political family.

Some would think that it was very easy for me to go to my father's family, but actually it was the opposite, my father's company had been taken over by my father's older brother, he always coveted my father's position, so the death of my father was one of the happiest days in his life, so as a result he abandoned me and stopped everyone else on the family from helping me.

But he had a daughter, she was my childhood friend and also my cousin, so when she saw my problem she tried helping me, although her father didn't like me, she was his beloved daughter so he could only limit her help, in the end I was able to receive some money that helped me stay alive.

The following year and a half, I barley survived and my life was full of struggling, I always remembered that day that made my life turn upside down, I was always haunted by these memories.

I thought that I faced enough suffering in my life, until that day came when I finally realized the true meaning of suffering and also realized that there was still a sliver of hope.

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Chapter 1- Death Cube

WHY?!!.

I started my day again with the same question as I started remembering that day, my nightmare that haunted me every night, but also the Reality that I faced 2 Years ago.

That cursed day, the day that changed my whole life into hell, or so I thought until I faced true hell, but that is for later.

I opened my eyes to start preparing for another day of struggling, but suddenly my vision blurred and I got a serious headache that made me faint.

When I came to I still felt pain in my head but I managed to open my eyes, I had that headache everyday I woke up as a result for seeing that nightmare, but when I opened my eyes I couldn't help becoming startled.

At first I thought maybe I was still dreaming, but could a dream be that realistic.

Suddenly I was in a dark room with one candle in front of me, while I was trying to organize my thoughts and think what this place was supposed to be, when I suddenly heard a voice.

[Ah, you woke up…]

"Who are you?!, who said that "

[Oi, oi, don't act so frightened]

I heard the same voice again that gave me Goosebumps, I wasn't afraid because someone talked to me, what frightened me the most was that there was no one else in this dark room except for me, then I heard the voice again.

[Don't be a scared cat, how could I get such a pathetic partner]

[To explain who I am in a short notice, you can say that I am your 'inner vice']

"What do you mean by 'inner voice'?"

[First let me explain your current situation, I am sure you want to know were you are]

Although this looked a bit suspicious, I still kept my composer, it was something that my father taught me he always said {whatever happens a round you in the future you have to wear a poker face and keep your composer}, so I decided to listen to that so called 'inner voice' before considering what to do.

[First let me tell you where you currently are, you are now out of the planet called Earth or to make it more specific, you are completely out of your world]

What… out of my world? I wanted to ask about it but he continued talking before I could.

[Please do not interrupt me; you are currently in a separate dimension called{DEATH CUBE}, you were transported here because you fulfilled several conditions,So you were sent here]

When I heard the name of this dimension I could already predict that this wasn't a good place, honestly how could a place which has death in its name could be a good place but despite that I asked the voice about the conditions.

"So what are these conditions?"

[Well, to those who come to this dimension this place can be called hell, but this place can be called their last hope]

[This place is where the people who aren’t accepted in their society because they committed extreme crimes or the people who are completely abandoned are transferred to; here you only have two choices, the first is to rot in your place and the second is to hang to your last hope and climb out of the place after rebuilding you strength and your soul]

"Although my life wasn't good in the last two years but I don't think that I had reached these conditions"

[You are right but also wrong, there is still a condition that can transport you here other than these two and also it is that most unfair condition of the three]

"And what is this condition supposed to be?"

[That is to be chosen as a person to replace an older resident in Death Cube, as for how I know that, it is because I was also in the Death Cube before]

[To get out of this dimension there is only two ways but currently most people only know one way and that is to win a challenge against the lord of the D-Cube, although most of the people know this way but it was redeemed impossible for most of the residents here, so basically most of the people here try their most just to survive in this dimension]

"and the other way?"

[The forgotten way needs several conditions but one of these is to find a specific person and curse him to take your place, now I can explain why you are here but I think you already realized it, right]

"No way… so you mean the reason for this accident was …"

[Yes that was the reason, the one who attacked you was an older resident who cleared or the other conditions for going out, probably he was sent out of here to clear the last condition which was to find you to take his place, he had to make you feel the despair so that he can get out of her]

"It can't be …., so that was the reason, the words he said back then are starting to make sense …"

Then suddenly I started to remember the words he was mumbling after he killed them all.

I remembered it clearly, he said {don't resent me, resent the fate that led you to walk in my way}

"Even though, it doesn't make sense, why me ?, why did it have to be me ?"

"I WON'T RESENT FATE, I WILL ONLY RESENT YOU WHO MADE MY LIFE INTO HELL, EVEN IF THIS PLACE IS HELL ITS SELF I WILL SURVIVE AND TAKE YOUR LIFE WITH MY OWN HANDS"

[That's the resolve I wanted to hear, even though I am just a soul fragment but still I will help you, I have one of the most important thing that you will need in your path and that is information, you are lucky that you got me instead of some other lousy souls, be thankful]

Although if felt that, this soul was arrogant but at least I have some sort of a guide that can provide me with information about this place which I need the most right now.

"So can you tell me about this dimension's system?"

[You have to be more respectful towards me from now on boy, but whatever, I will start explaining so you have to listen carefully]

"I am all ears"

[First, all the people who come here have to pass a trial first which begins with the dungeon that you are currently in, it consists of 100 floors with each floor having a different difficulty that the other floors, some floors have floor masters which are more powerful than regular monsters but at the end of the dungeon there is something more terrifying but that is for later]

"Is that's all?"

[There is still the power system of this dimension, here there is something called the leveling system you get more powerful by killing monsters and gaining experience, you can see how far your growth is by checking your stats, now you are in the floor number 0, currently you are in the rest room in this floor when you get out you will find monsters that you need to fight to proceed to the next floor and become stronger]

After hearing all of this, a lot of questions began to pop in my head, well, first let's ask about the stats.

"How can I check my stats?"

[You just have to think about it and it will appear]

I tried saying the word 'stats' in my mind and suddenly something like a semi visible sheet appeared in my mind.

[Name: Light thunderflame]

Race: human

Level: 0

Health 120/120

Mana 50/50

Strength 15

Constitution 12

Agility 17

Magic 5

Endurance 13

Charm 16

[Skills]: --

[Titles]: --

[Unallocated stat points: 0]

[Unallocated skill points: 0]

[your stats are pretty good for a beginner]

With my stats checked, I asked the next question about this dungeon.

"Do I have to fight monsters with my bare hands?"

[Not actually, you have to draw a weapon from the chest next to you]

I looked beside myself and realized that there was a chest there, what surprised me was that I didn't notice it till now, I opened the chest then suddenly I heard a strange voice.

[Congratulation you have obtained a 'master's spear']

Suddenly, a long spear appeared in my hand it, when I looked at it another semi visible sheet appeared in my mind.

[Master's spear (E++)

Durability: 100/100

Item description: a fine spear that was once used by a spear master

Side note: this is a part of the master set collecting other parts of the set will grant useful abilities]

The weapon that I was the most proficient with was the spear, although I was although proficient with all kinds of weapons but the spear was always my favourite, if you asked me why, I would say that it was a weapon that can dominate the field.

With the spear in my hand I started to get confident and I asked about the next step.

[At first you have to know something, currently you are in a special dungeon so it will be more difficult but the rewards will also be more satisfying and you will grow to be much stronger, of course that is if you lived through it, frankly speaking 95% of the people who come to special dungeons die in the very beginning, by the way you can call me black]

I thought about what black said but in the end I have no other choices, I only have one choice which is to charge forward.

I started swinging my spear to familiarize my self with the spear once more then I heard the sound again.

[You have obtained 'spear mastery (beginner)' lv 10]

I think the level was high because of my past experience, then, I started walking towards the door.

"Bring it on!!"