Chapter 02: I have something inside my head

‘I must be dead’ Adam thought as he felt pain all over his body. ‘Dying is so painful’ he though trying to open his eyes to see the world after death. He smelled the blood in the air and with a struggle he opened his eyes.

‘Huh?’ even through the pain he was confused

Because what he saw was a narrow opening to the alleyway, ‘this is where I came to escape from the city guards’ Adam was happy, he is alive, but the panic hit him as he remembered the wound in his head. And he can smell the blood on his old robe.

‘It is still morning’ he can see the sun through buildings. ‘Where is my wound?’ he touched his head and there was little pain but he couldn’t find the wound that leaked blood all over his robe.

‘What is going on? Did I die or alive?’ Adam can’t figure out how his wound disappeared.

‘Wait, I remember hearing something before I passed out. Yes, something, something system’ the moment he said the word in his head a metallic sound echoed in his head and a blue transparent square appeared in front of him.

“No” Adam want to yell for help but his throat was too dry and an only small cry escaped his mouth. Having no options, he backed away crawling until his back hit the wall. ‘now what can I do?’ he has no options left. If he had some strength to run, he would at least try to run past it, but the square moved with him maintaining the same distance.

Adam had no choice but to wait until it attacks, but a few minutes past without any reactions from the blue square. Adam had enough time to study the flickering dark coloured words inside it.

There were five different words on the top part of the square, side by side,

namely Statues, Abilities, Skills, Titles and finally a red word Mission.

Below those five, there was another set of word

Line by line he read through each sentence,

-Detecting Wolf Amulet

-Detecting the Last worshiper of the Wolf God

-Initiating Wolf God system

-Detecting host’s life in danger -> initiating forceful healing (First usage, available chances – 01)

-Authenticating passed

-Initiating forceful healing to optimal condition (available chances -00)

-Healing process successful

-Assessment of the host initiating -> Authenticating passed

-Assessment -> Host has body below the average of a weak human

While reading Adam totally forgot the danger he was facing, and many questions surfaced his mind.

‘Who is wolf god?’ the moment he thought a new set of lines appeared on the blue square,

- Wolf God is the God of shadows and the guardian of dawn, the host is the last known worshiper of the Wolf God

‘Gods are myths, right?’ he thought but this time no new lines appeared in the blue light

‘Fuck what do you mean below the average of a weak human?’ he knew he was weak, but below weak human.

- Weak human status as followed, to compare with the host is advised to look at his status

- Average status for a Weak Human

Strength                        -                 F-

Agility                            -                 F-

Spirit                             -                 F-

Intuition                         -                 F-

‘How do I check this?’ he tried to touch the Dark blue word Status but his hand just passed through.

‘Status’ he though and suddenly blue square had a new section overlapping it

-Host Name                    -                 Adam

-Attributes

Strength                         -                 G

Agility                             -                 G

Spirit                              -                 F+

Intuition                          -                 F+

Attribute points – 0                        Skill Points – 0                  Ability points - 0               General points – 0

‘Fuck G is below F; this thing is so cruel’

‘How do I get out of this’ he didn’t want to see this anymore ‘hmmm close’ suddenly Status panel disappeared ‘again, close’ blue light vanished.

Adam finally had a relief, then the realization hit him hard. ‘oh no it healed me, that means, that means it went inside my head through the wound and closed it’ he was again in panic. ‘what if it eats my brain, and if I tell someone he will cut my head to take this out. Not good’

He had only one person he could trust.

Adam got up and dragged his painful body toward his hut,

“Brother” Amy who looked as she had cried, ran into him, but Adam was in more panic he simply hugged her.

“Amy, come here” he dragged her in and closed the door, “come” he sat in a corner dragging her near “little girl sat close to him and hugged him tightly

‘System’ as he thought blue square appeared again

“Brother you are hurt” Amy looked at the bloodstain on his clothes

‘Can’t she see the system’ Adam thought

“Amy can you see this” he pointed toward the blue square

“Yes brother, that is the wall” Amy looked at him in confusion

‘Shit she can’t see it’ he thought

“Amy, I think something is inside my head” he can’t think what to do.

“Of course, silly brother, father told me everyone has it” her face was bit of dark remembering her father

“Really?” Adam felt bit better ‘does her father knew this?’ he thought

“Yes, silly brother it’s call brain, Father said everyone, even animal has it inside their head”

“Pfff” Adam chocked in his own saliva

“I know better than you brother,” Amy said proudly

Helplessly Adam could only pat her head and agree. ‘Fuck’ since yesterday night he has been nonstop cursing. Now because he realized it was midday. That means school in the central district has finished distributing porridge for the day. Their breakfast is already gone.

Adam knew they can’t stay here for any longer as the last night showdown with Butcher’s men will surely bring disaster on him. He went to a corner of the house and remove several pieces of wood that looked completely random. Under that was a few silver coins, His emergency money. This was something his mother taught him.

Suddenly metallic sound again sounded in his head, he almost forgot the thing inside his head while thinking about money.

-Host condition is too weak, forcefully initiating first Mission. The host is advised to check Mission immediately

Set of words appeared and he noticed this time red color word Mission is blinking fast. He realized he I out of options

- Mission – World is cruel than what it looks, Survival is only for the strong.

- Mission target – Learn to survive

- Mission Progression – Arrive at the West wood forest within one week.

- Mission reward -General points and one random survival ability

- Mission failure – Host is not suitable for the system, Elimination of the host.

Adam felt sweat coming from his head ‘Elimination? I am right. This thing is inside my head and if I don’t get strong it will Kill me’

‘No, I need to survive’ he thought and recall the things he knows about west wood.

Westwood is the forest between West Coast city and the other cities to the west in the Crimson Empire. It is said to be vast and boundless. As it is located in High pass mountain range to the north.

All these are things he heard from people; he had no idea about anything other than the vast mountain he can see from the city but he is sure it is not that close to the city. ‘I can live near to the border of the forest’ he had learned trapping from his old village he can collect fruits and live for sometime safely there, ‘but how can I protect Amy?’ he thought.

The only thing he can now do is to ask for help. He made up his mind

“Amy get changed we are going out” he took the coins from the ground and walked out to wait for Amy to change.

“Okay, brother” hearing her cheerful little voice he sighed because he knew she must be hungry. She had few clothes brought with them when they first came, although they are bit small still can be managed.

After Amy got ready, he covered her from the little cape and collected her other few pieces of clothes

Holding little girls hand he walked out from his hut, his home for nearly five years and he may never return here again.

‘I will survive’