Chapter 11

Sorry again for deleting it and causing a really late upload hope this long chapter makes up for it.

blood,blood everywhere and after the whole room was filled with blood what I saw was terrifying and saddening at the same time. I was walking around in a entire place filled with red which was all I could see I wandered aimlessly but I always ended up at the same place it was a mountain of some sort I would always wander and reach it I was going mad from the lack of sound and colour and that mountain was the one thing that wasn't red the mountain had a bunch of different colours a lot which I don't understand why would be on a mountain but I ran and ran hoping to grasp something that wasn't red I was lonely I felt déjà by from when I was abandoned. I wanted someone to comfort me but I knew the only person I could rely on was myself right now I sprinted towards the mountain but It only got farther I ran and ran I could feel the adrenaline rush kick in.

I could start to make out details on the mountain was I imagining things it felt like it was getting closer I blinked it was I ran and ran until until I could make out the details. I stopped in my tracks what i saw was terrifying and saddening at the same time. There was a pile of bodies piled high like a mountain I could see someone at the top holding one of the bodies. I stared for a bit I was surprised confused the mountain I was running to was pile of bodies. Until a voice brought me back to reality

"Hey Arthur its me Sam"Sam said

I turned around and I could see the rest of the team

"Hey guys.. What is this place"I asked

"You'll see"David said

"Anyway the black knight is up there were gonna go take him out"lily said

"Okay"I said slightly confused

We started climbing the bodies I stepped on a body and I started to slip out of the pile alarmed I pulled the body back into place but I realized who it was IT was Natsuki. I gasped I stood there for a bit this was really suspicious now I didn't know if should trust the team. I decided to tell them about when I reached the top I could almost see the top and then I reached it.

"Guys th-this is weird one of those bodies was someone I know I-I'm not sure if I want to continue this que-"

I gasped at the top of the pile of bodies I saw slightly older me crying and holding a body of a woman. The rest of the guys were attacking him but a shield kept going around him.

"Tha-that's me wait what I-i don't understand"I was confused and shocked

"What's not to understand all this is ..is fate"lily said getting in a stance preparing to stab me

"No wai-"I said and was interrupted as lily tried to stab me and blood splattered

The black knight took the stab for me he started to cough up blood.

"Arrgghh" I yelled I could feel a sword through my back

"Sorry Arthur but this is just fate it'll just hurt more if you struggle"Daniel said

"Fate will bind you"lily said placing some boots on me

"New skill"

"New item"

It all went black I could feel a burning pain burst through my body the pain of death was nothing compared to this it felt as if I was being ripped inside out. I tried to scream but couldn't and it stayed that way for what seemed like forever until I woke up. I woke up in a small dark room I could see little furnishings except a couple old pots and pans,firewood and a couple bookshelves I noticed I was wearing some odd black boots and I couldn't take them off. For some reason I couldn't sense Caliburn even though she was right in my hand she wouldn't respond to me either. I could see a entrance where I could see faint traces of light coming from a large corridor at the entrance which lead to light I tried to traverse through the corridor. But the moment I stepped out of the room the black boots started to pulsate and glow red and unbearable pain struck through my body I fell back from shock and pain. I tried to log out but I couldn't apparently this was a no log out zone.

"What the heck"I said out loud

"Where am I"I said confused

"Your fate has come it was decided long ago"a voice said

"Wha-"I said shocked from hearing a voice other than mine

I scanned the room for any trace of another person but I didn't see anyone but I noticed I could sense a soul behind me. I turned around and at first I saw nothing but then the black knight appeared right there.

"We're you always there"I said surprised at his sudden appearance

"I was waiting for you to wake up"the black knight said

"Who are you and why do you look exactly like me"I said

It was true he looked exactly like me possibly a few years older definitely depressed and clad in pitch black plate armour. The look in his eyes showed that he wanted to die but couldn't his eyes were blue but such a dark blue I could barely tell it was blue there was no light in his eyes as if he list all hope.

"I am you so it's not odd that I look like you"the black knight said

"What do you mean your me your probably not me because I'm me and I'm right here"I said confused

"I am you in the future here to warn you"the black knight said

"I'm here to warn you its futile to resist fate it will only cause you more pain than it already has to you and those around you"the black knight said

"The more unyielding you are to your fate the more pain will come"the black knight said

"I eventually broke the curse but that caused me and those I love so much pain I wish I never broke the curse"the black knight said

"Better off just deleting you're character it's not worth it"the black knight said

"Nothing you say will stop me I'll find a way to not hurt anyone and show you there is hope and that fate isn't absolute I'll bring you peace"I said

"If that's you're choice I have truly failed"the black knight said

"Atleast help me break the curse if you already failed"I said

"Open your skill window first"the black knight said

"Open skill window"I said

I looked through my skills until I found a new one

(Passive)(Curse of the black knight) you are bound by the horrible fate to kill and kill everyone close to you to try to find some light in the darkness. And fall into despair after you realize all the people you know have been slain by your blade. You can try to defy fate but your fate will always be the same no matter how you try to break it.

Effects of skill

-no mana

-no stamina

-souls give you no mana

-marked for death take 50% more damage

-despair -10% damage and movement speed

Rank 1 0%

"Those are some harsh effects"I said

"And that's why Caliburn won't respond because I have no mana"I said

I decided to give another attempt at contacting Caliburn

"Caliburn Caliburn!!"I yelled in my head

Ar-thur pl-please hurry!!!"Caliburn said faintly

"Damn it if don't break the curse fast Caliburn will dematerialize"I said

"Black knight how do you break this curse"I asked

"Those boots your wearing bind your soul here you have to break them by separating the piece of your soul inside the boots from your main soul body"the black knight answered

"The boots are powered by your soul it will slowly drain your soul energy and if you don't break the curse in time your soul will be drained and you'll go through excruciating pain and your character will be deleted. And if you lose conscious outside of this room your physical body will be stuck outside this room and you will be bound to this room completely as a spirt and breaking the curse will be impossible then."the black knight said

"Wait what happens if I die"I asked

"2 days of excruciating pain in complete darkness in place of the 2 days you can't play"the black knight answered

"So don't die"I said

"Don't die"the black knight repeated

"Well might as well start to try to break the boots now"I said

I could sense part of my soul in the boots I sensed the soul and fazed through the boots and grabbed the part of my soul.

"Ahhhhhhhhhh"I yelled

It felt like I was ripping my heart out of my chest

"I told you it hurts like hell if you do it you should just give up"the black knight said

"No I won't give up there has to be a way to make it less painful"I said

"I can teach you the dark arts and you'll slowly get dark magic resistance"the black knight said

After some tests and a couple hours I unlocked the dark magic mastery skill

"New skill"

"Open skill window"I said

I looked though the skills until I found dark magic mastery

(Passive)(Dark magic mastery) you understand the basics of dark arts you are more proficient at dark magic spells and dark magic has less of an effect on you.

Effects

-20% resistance to dark magic

-10% faster incantation speed for the dark magic spells

-10% more damage for dark magic spells

Rank 1 0%

I started to study the dark arts for a while then tried to see how long I could walk down the corridor or how long I could out a couple fingers on my soul. I had gotten sleepy so I lied down and fell asleep.

When I woke up I had cramps all over but I forced myself to get up and eat some rye bread after gagging and forcing myself to swallow the horrible bread. And then I realized something.

"Black knight what's happening to my real body right now"I asked worried

"Well the capsule should have activated emergency nutrients and alerted your parents now"the black knight said

"If you're an npc how do you know all this"I asked

"I'm not just any npc I was specially made by HER"the black knight said

"Wait who's HER"I asked

"It's not something you should know"the black knight answered

After that he ignored all my questions about HER so I started to make my way down the corridor I could go in to a couple rooms and back so I decided to try to push my limits and tried to go to the 2nd room on the left and back but I was exhausted halfway so I barely made it back to the room. I just collapsed on the floor from pain and exhaustion after and fell asleep.

I woke up this time and checked my skills.

"Open skill window"I said

I scanned through my skills until I noticed that I had reached rank 2 with the curse of the black knight.

(Passive)(Curse of the black knight) you are bound by the horrible fate to kill and kill everyone close to you to try to find some light in the darkness. And fall into despair after you realize all the people you know have been slain by your blade. You can try to defy fate but your fate will always be the same no matter how you try to break it.

Effects of skill

-regen 1 mana per hour

-99% of mana is gone

-99% of stamina is gone

-souls give you 40% mana

-marked for death take 49% more damage

-despair -10% damage and movement speed

Rank 2 23%

"That's barely lowered the debuffs"I said with a sigh

I checked my stat window and noticed that my STR,AGL and MP had increased the most. I had also unlocked a new stat.

(Endurance) It reduces physical damage inflicted by the enemy, and even increases the user’s life by a small amount. Decreases stamina usage stat points cannot be distributed to this stat

"That stats going to be really helpfully in the long run"I said

I only had 4 loaves of rye bread left I was going to starve in the next few days If I didn't get something to eat.

"Hey black knight I'm going to get some food okay we're running out"I said

"Are you sure if you collapse out of this room your physical body will be forever lost an out of your reach and your soul will be forever bound to room and you'll have to delete your character then or else you have to wander this room forever or your soul will be claimed by hades"the black knight said

"where do you get food anyways"I asked

"The first room on the right had boars inside and the third room on the left has a well in it are you sure you can do it"the black knight said

"I can do it I have rank 2 on the curse now"I said

"Okay but be careful"the dark knight warned

I started to walk through the corridor pain kept shooting through my body I slowly made it to the first room I pulled out Caliburn and sliced a boar and started to tug it I was slowly tiring out I steeled my resolve and charged to the third room I filled my canteen before collapsing from exhaustion. The last thing I could feel was falling in water.

Hope you enjoyed sorry for the late upload -frostus