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Chapter 42

The late afternoon sun cast a golden glow on everything that made the scenes outside the carriage truly something worth to be seen. At this moment, Anton almost expected Robin Hood to come out and ask them to join their band of merry men or for the unicorn from the animated film The Last Unicorn to suddenly appear accusing them of not seeing her for what she was, a unicorn instead they were seeing her as a regular horse and Anna insisting that we capture her for her very own pet. He suddenly ...

Chapter 41

Anton was woken up by Anna and when he checked the time it was three in the morning. He slept around nine in the evening so that meant that he slept over six hours. He decided he would give his father more time to sleep and wake his family up at around seven in the morning.

In the meantime, Anton remained vigilant to prevent any people or monsters from surprising them. While looking at the surroundings, he was also practicing manipulating the mana of some of his spells. He took a huge b...

Chapter 40

Everyone was admiring Anders’s sword which looked newly forged. Then suddenly it seemed like a thought came into Anton’s father’s mind.

“Anton that meant that you could repair all the weapons and armor that we took from that village that was destroyed by the Lycans. If we sell those newly repaired weapons and armor they will look new and people will pay for brand-new items instead of used old ones. we will earn a lot of coins!”

“Yes, Father you’re right. Unfortunatel...

Chapter 39

“Your voice is really beautiful son. Anna is right. If all else fails, you can still work as a bard or at the very least a minstrel and you would still be rich.”

Anton heard his father’s comment from the driver’s seat which made him a bit proud. For some reason, praise from other people did not do anything for him but praise from his parents back then and now from his Father and sister lifted him.

“Brother, do you know the full story of Alladin, the thief who turned into...

Chapter 38

Anton thought that it was useless to expound on the other characters’ powers in the Diablo II game to his Father and sister given that the game clearly stated that once he had chosen a character he would not have a chance to choose a new one or switch to a new one but he thought that they were treating the information as some sort of entertaining story which was why they insisted on hearing the details so he continued.

“The next character that was given to me as one of my choices is...

Chapter 37

Anton’s father prepared the carriage that they would be using in traveling to the city starting then. He had to admit that the carriage would be more convenient than the cart since they would have cover in case it rained and Anders warned them that rain was likely due to the season.

“The carriage is so pretty. It’s like we’re nobles!” Anna exclaimed when she saw the carriage.

“Anna is right Father. Are we not going to get in trouble?”

“No, we’re not. It’s...

Chapter 36

Anton’s father woke him up for his shift in the guard duty. When he checked the time it was two in the morning. Anders told his son that they should let Anna sleep tonight without interruption since she was still a growing child and Anton just nodded to indicate his obedience. His father also told him to wake him up in three hours.

While everyone was sleeping, Mark checked all the entrances like the doors and windows to make sure that everything was locked. He knew that those wooden d...

Chapter 35

The men and women who were looking at them were strange in Anton’s eyes. They were all looking at Anton and his family as if they were fat juicy steaks and that they had been hungry for several days.

Anders whispered to his children to move slowly to the side away from the inn’s door and they did then he shouted at the group of people.

“Who are you and what do you want with us?”

Not one of the eight people answered Anton’s father but they grinned. Suddenly, the bla...

Chapter 34

Anton returned to the camp and Anders was surprised to see his son freshly washed.

“Did you take a bath somewhere in the forest? Did you find a river or something?”

“No, Father. We have a bucket and a dipper in my magical space and I filled it with water from a spell and then used it to wash myself.”

Anders just nodded when he heard that. His father woke up Anna and asked her to prepare herself so they could leave the camp to continue their journey. Anna woke up and ...

Chapter 33

Anton was elated with the Prayer Aura. Not only will it help with their survival, but it could also even help them earn coins from sick rich people. One fantastic advantage that the aura had given him was the ability to add people to a party system. Since he already added his Father, sister, and the two horses, they would always be a part of the party and he would need to consciously remove them. That meant that every time he activated the Prayer Aura, every one of them would receive its bene...

Chapter 32

Anton played a couple more classical pieces then he switched to old seventies and eighties rock music. He didn’t sing since they were still on the road but kept it instrumental. He was surprised and impressed at himself for not making too many mistakes since he hadn’t played for years. More than likely, his increased stats in the game helped with that. After an hour he stopped playing and told his father and sister that his fingers needed some rest.

“I liked your songs brother but...

Chapter 31

After playing the song Pachelbel Canon in D, Anton stopped and kept the lute in his private stash. He stopped not because he was tired of playing. He stopped because his emotions were getting overwhelmed from the memories of his parents and he needed to be focused on the surroundings not sobbing because he missed his dead mommy and daddy. The last thought was disrespectful but he needed a slap on his imaginary face.

He also thought that Anders might scold him since if he were not allowe...

Chapter 30

Anders arrived back in the inn’s room after about an hour and Anton only managed to pen the two stories, The Little Match Girl, and The Ugly Duckling in Anna’s notebook. Their father was carrying two huge baggage.

“Anton put this in your magic space and there are two more in the cart.”

“What are those father?” Anna asked.

“Those are new clothes and soaps. Anton requested a lot of soap and baking soda for some reason. The other supplies like the spices, bread, a...

Chapter 29

The next day Anders woke Anton and Anna from their sleep and told them that they needed to leave early. Breakfast was already waiting for them and Anton wondered how early the inn folks wake up to have breakfast ready at this hour since when he checked the time in his browser, it said that it was only five in the morning.

Anton and his family ate their breakfast and he provided the mana water.

“That magic of water of yours is truly magical son. I drank two mugs of ale last night...

Chapter 28

Lunchtime arrived and Anton’s father still didn’t stop the cart. Anders asked them to eat lunch while they were still moving. There was still tension amongst his family and honestly, instead of worrying Anton, it brought a tinge of excitement. He wondered what loot they received from the vampire but his father asked him not to examine it. They would check it out once they stopped for the night.

“We should arrive in the village of Hareburrow at around dusk if we don’t stop,” An...

Chapter 27

Anton and his family were traveling on the road from the last camp and they were about three or four hours away. Anders didn’t stop even for breakfast. They ate while moving. It’s as if their father were afraid that somebody was chasing them which could be true since Anton killed a total of five ghouls yesterday and Anders told him that the monsters could have been part of a patrol.

If they were part of a group that meant that somebody up in the undead hierarchy could be leading the...

Chapter 26

Anton and his family started their hunt early in the morning and it was supposed to last for the whole day but they had to stop due to the presence of the ghouls and the possibility that there could be more, so they moved from the camp.

It was around lunchtime when Anders drove the cart out of their recent campsite and he told his children that they would take their lunch on the move.

Anton could tell that his father was worried about the undead they saw on the road and the forest...

Chapter 25

Anton, his father Anders, and his sister Anna went inside the forest after they made sure that the cart and the horses were not visible from the road and were hidden under a tree. They also made sure that the campfire was out to prevent any accidents.

While Anton’s family was walking, Anders was teaching his children how to hunt. He was teaching them how to walk, how to figure out the wind direction so they would be downwind from the prey, how to avoid poisonous plants, and more. Of c...

Chapter 24

Anton, his father Anders, and his sister Anna settled down surrounding the campfire. They sat on the tree trunks near the fire after they set up their tents while the meat was roasting in the fire tended by Anders. He pulled up the page so he could read the exact story from a site.

“My story is about someone who was born different from its family and received hate because of it. This is the story of The Ugly Duckling. It was lovely summer weather in the country, and the golden corn, t...

Chapter 23

Anton and his family went back to their cart to continue their travels.

“Brother, that new spell Glacial Spike, why do you call the ice that you summoned, shards when it looked like just a bigger version of your Ice Bolt?” Anna asked.

“Well, the actual description was a spike of ice but shards sounded better,” He replied laughing.

“Starting tomorrow, we will stop for a few hours to hunt animals in the forest. We should take advantage of the season and Anton’s mag...

Chapter 22

Based on his father's statements, there were no dungeons as Anton knew them in this world. Anders told him that there were places like ancient labyrinths, ruins, and places with monsters and they only gathered there because of the lack of humans in the area. Like animals, they used those places to nest and reproduce.

Sometimes a location with a monster would become a big problem for the local lord and he or she would hire mercenaries or wizards to clear out the place. Wizards would also...

Chapter 21

Anton and Anna went to their tents to sleep but he planned to play Diablo II for about an hour for leveling purposes and then practice his spell casting and mana manipulation of some of his spells for also an hour then go to sleep since he would need rest. He wondered if stamina potions would assist him if he was sleepy. He would find out later during his time to guard the camp.

Anton thought it would be best if he practiced his spells outside a safe location like the Rogue Encampment t...

Chapter 20

After dinner, Anna turned to Anton and asked him something.

“Brother, before we go to sleep can you tell us another story?” She then looked at their father as if asking for permission.

When Anders nodded which was a signal that he would allow it and in all honesty, Anton could see that his Father also wanted to listen to one, he then told his sister that he had some questions that needed answers first.

 “I saw earlier that you tried to light the lamp using a flint...

Chapter 19

Anton asked his father what time it was and was told by Anders that it was already five in the afternoon. His father also mentioned that they should arrive at the next village at around seven in the evening.

While they were moving forward, they heard a huge commotion in the forest to their left. Anders stopped the cart.

“Prepare for battle.” Anders whispered to his son and daughter.

The farmer took a sword from the cart and Anton remembered his father saying that he was ...

Chapter 18

Anton asked his father a lot of questions regarding the lives of the common people in the places where he’d been. He learned that the lives of the people were hard. Because of monsters, bandits, and the undead, a common village had the chance of suddenly disappearing from the face of the earth.

Anders told him that they were lucky that their country was safe and that they were able to farm without any sense of fear that suddenly monsters would appear and wipe them out. Yes, there were...

Chapter 17

The sun was already peeking from the horizon when Anton, his father Anders, and his sister Anna went to ride the cart to run away to another country where the undead, they hoped, would never catch up. Anton’s father rode in the front seat and would drive the two horses Maide and Bailey. Anna opted to ride beside his father and Anton told his family that he would ride inside the cart to continue meditating for a few more hours and his father agreed.

Anton planned to practice his spells...

Chapter 16

Anton farmed the Forgotten Tower until he had a few more runes but knowing that his inventory space was limited since his private stash was being used for real-world items, he decided to stop farming and continue to the Outer Cloister zone.

Clearing out the Outer Cloister brought his level to level sixteen. One more level and Anton would be able to wear his first runeword armor which was Stealth. Normally, early-game items were not important but since the equipment stats would reflect i...

Chapter 15

Anton’s father left after a while bringing the cart with animal skins with him to the village. Anna was still busy cooking, so he went back in front of the fireplace to continue leveling up. This time though, instead of doing it virtually, he did the on-screen option since doing it that way was way faster than doing it virtually.

The main advantages of doing a virtual experience for his Diablo II game were, aside from enjoying the game fully since he was there personally, he would lea...

Chapter 14

By the time Anton’s father finished cutting up the body of the bear so he could lift it and put it in his inventory, Anton was told by Anders that it was already noon, so they decided to return home.

Before they reached their house, both father and son could smell the food that was being cooked by Anna. The fact that the surrounding area was filled with the cooking smell meant that she had cooked a lot of food.

When they entered the door, Anna greeted them.

“You’re bac...

Chapter 13

Anton followed his father to the woods behind their house. The woods were beyond the farm, and they needed to walk for at least thirty minutes before they arrived at the outskirts of the forest.

“It’s a good thing were at the start of spring, there will be a lot of game in the forest,” Anders told him.

Anton nodded and kept following. He tried to emulate the man especially the way he walked and the way he avoided stepping on branches or anything really, but he was failing, a...