As I promised, I returned back. But when I returned back all I saw was Harrie fighting for his life from Sylvester. I've never felt such a strong desire to beat the living shit out of someone like I did at this moment. How dare a so-called hunter and top "hero" fight someone that's not on the same level as them.
"How DISGRACEFUL."
I ran as fast as I could to make it to the boss. On my way there I saw Sylvester still fighting a monster.
I thought Sylvester was one of the top hunters. Why is it taking him so long? Are they lacking in training? It must be that, why else would they take their time? Or maybe he's just trying to die. It's either or.
"Should I help him?"
'Uhm. . . All his moves are just . . . Trash.'
Very easy to track. Very Sloppy movements.
As I clutched the knife ready to throw it my eyes and hair changed back to its original color. I threw the knife right behind the monster's head.
BOOOM!!! A loud explosion echoed.
A screen popped up in front of me
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<3 Welcome back lil bunny !!! <3
We've missed you so much :(
System updates: loading current data
!! ^0^ Congratulations LIL BUNNY!! in leveling up ^o^ !!
You're currently. . .
Top 1 in the hub!!!
To be connected to the hub chat
Please summon ⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️to update your data officially.
Without the "item" you will lose all access to the hub.
Password is required until ———-
"System access has been closed until further notice"
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"Close system" I whispered
How pathetic, welcoming me back after that hell hole. And that stupid penalty too.
It seems that using a little straight opened my old archives.
My hair and eyes weren't changed back to its original navy black hair and blue eyes. My clothes had also changed back to what I wore when I entered that rift.
I looked back at Sylvester's way. He seemed surprised with what just happened, it also looked like he was staring at something.
Did he get a notification about something?
He looked conflicted. I squinted my eyes trying to but I was still blind as hell. I couldn't see anything.
Not only was he looking around frantically now as well but also went to the monster and pulled out the knife I threw.
Whatever the case was, I'll have to go kill the boss. I don't have time for this.
As I walked around I finally found it.
It was quite the sight. It was a very beautiful one. It was as if you couldn't take your eyes away from it. It was a beautiful white swan swimming in a lake with flowers around it. It was quite big as well.
I pulled out a screwdriver I had in my inventory.
It was a bit embarrassing to say the least, but it was the only thing that was small and easy to move around.
Either way, there wasn't anyone around to see this.
I move forward into its home.
One step in and the beautiful swan looked over.
It truly was beautiful. It was as if you couldn't look away as peaceful as it looked, you could tell what the intentions were. With one shake it's feathers fell heavy. It's like that one saying "what's heavier, a pound of rocks or a pound of feathers". In both cases they are the same. Meaning this swan could crush anyone with its presence alone.
" oh, how lucky of me."
I didn't have to worry about anything, for something to make me feel that pressure they'll have to be on the same level as me.
This beautiful swan was exceptionally low graded.
It's a pity that a lovely thing that was just protecting its home had to be killed.
Small feathers started falling around me.
-thump -
-Thump-!
- THUmp-!!
THUMP!!
Each one echoed hitting the ground heavily. The closer it was the harder it hit the ground making the ground shake. I picked one up from the floor. "I knew it", it's pure, solid. It would be better to just fight with its own feathers than a screwdriver. It was more suitable for it.
It was about 50g estimated of course each feather has its own weight nothing could ever be the same unless it's a copy of itself. But it felt off in some way.
If I were to just get a bigger one I would be able to kill it in one hit, just like that other weak monster earlier.
But when I was about to attack it I heard something.
"Master don't forget ⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️—-"
I froze hearing that voice, a sting in my head all of the sudden my head felt as if it was spinning around. I fell to my knees and looked up.
" The swan . . . it… - it "
"It's a mimic"
"Hah. . . "
I felt like I was smiling and giggling. But it wasn't of happiness instead I left angry for the form it took. That voice it mimicked, the little body it took. His little top hat he never let me touch.
"Bunny, I've not seen you in a long time. Have you missed me? I've missed you so so so much".
It was my dear friend, the only one who I loved so much. The one I hadn't been able to see, no matter how many times I tried to summon him I wasn't able to.
"Bunny, what's wrong?"
" Did you forget about me?" don't make me sad."
Before my father disappeared he was about to finish a project, a project that was taken down and destroyed by the hunter association. It was made to help all awakeners, a guide-like item. A helpful item.
They destroyed the lab and my dad got removed from all his projects. To which he didn't care, instead he told them that any item he had made wouldn't be able to be fixed or mended by anyone else but him or anyone who'd worked it with him. As he said even if they took the weapons to another craftsman, the weapon would reject it and break.
Once the system felt like you've done a good job and worked hard it would grant you a wish. You could ask for anything. When I was given that opportunity I wished for the last item my dad worked on, although it wasn't fully completed it was made specifically just for me. It was designed for a different reason, It wasn't a weapon but a friend.
On that day I was taken to one of the lab rooms. The hunter association, knowing I was the craftsman's son, kept an eye on me. They believed that I would wish for something grand and over powered, just like the other hunters. Yet they were disappointed to see that I wasn't given anything "special". I asked to be given "project Plunko". From what I remember there was only one made. No copy, no digital footprints of anyone having it, it was nonexistent. Only the few people that gave the idea on it would know about it, and it was never shown to the public. The only reason I knew about it was because my dad took me to work with him. He told me that I would be one of the first to receive it once I awakened. Keeping its original name "Plunko" would be a key word for my personal use.
Every name for their item was set to be unique, so no copy of names would exist, once a name was used no one could take it until the item died. As a result using its own name It was set to be invisible to everyone except forthe people I choose to let them see it. So when they saw I didn't get anything they were disappointed.
When I was granted my wish that day, it accepted my request and brought the only copy available. Meaning no one else would be granted this wish ever again. I knew there were others that wished for weapons made by the best crafters, but they were also very limited. As a result they couldn't use them without it breaking after years of use.
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>o< / Promotion gated to — lil-bunny — / 0w<
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Item name: -LB . Project -000– 1-1 copy's
creator _crafter: Damian vuo Ruthburn
name ******* please add name to item**
Date grated: ????
item specials: unknown
Date made unknown
strength level: F /???
stamina level: 50 /50%
health level: 100 /100%
Affection level: ????%
fighting level: ?????
creation level: F /??
magma level: 10% /??
unknown level: 10% /???
owner ⬜️⬜️⬜️ key word: please add a key of command:>-------<
Owner: ⬜️⬜️⬜️Astor vuo Ruthburn
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Wish has been granted, thank you lil- bunny for your hard work!!! <3
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'You've received a special item'
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A small gray bunny with ash white fur tips appeared, it seemed it was dressed to show wealth, with win red clothing with gold stitches. What I found interesting was its eyes. It was black with lagged glitches it wasn't fully finished on its design it was "lagging" in colors, animations, well in general anything physical was glitchy. Everything else seems normal.
But that doesn't matter, I got the only thing I wanted. So when I saw that mimic take its form I immediately grabbed it with my own hands. No one should see that item. No one is supposed to know about it.
"How dare you show yourself like that? It was made just for me."
" It was a mistake. I-im sorry ⬜⬜⬜ i dint know it was you."
"You should've know better than that. "
I crushed it. No matter what form it took I was still able to kill it. It was weak from the start anyways.
I took a deep breath in and out, "I should head back soon" I looked down to the mimic and took its core.
A screen popped up
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*You've killed the "Father of Skins"*
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*You've received a 5 gama levels for " modify "*
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*You've been gifted the skin of "Father of skins"*
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*You are now able to mimic others*
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I pulled out my watch and put it back on and walked back, I still felt angry about it. How dare it take that form. The more I thought about it the more it pissed me off. It also seemed like my hair and eyes weren't going back to their brown color anytime soon. I'll just have to wait it out while checking on Harrie.
I ran back to where I left Harrie, just to find him with Sylvester.
Harrie seemed more ruffed up than I was after fighting that mimic. At first I thought Sylvester was just helping him around, so I just sat down waiting and looking around till the time passed. But the more closely I looked at it, it seemed like Sylvester was picking a fight with him. I saw him pushing the knife that I threw earlier, then he pulled his sword out and swung it up aiming it at him.
I flinched at that moment. "He wouldn't really hurt him, would he?" It felt like time slowed down. It was such a weird feeling that I didn't notice when I got up and ran over. As the blade was getting closer to Harrie I grabbed his arm pulling him up towards me. I somehow grabbed the blade with the other hand pushing it away from Harrie. Silvester looked shocked with what just happened, he ended up hitting his back to the tree. I didn't think I put that much strength in that push. I felt bad, I just pushed it lightly. And now he's . . ., " I should just go."
It seemed like Harrie passed out while Sylvester was pushed back quite a bit. I let go of the blade letting it fall to the ground. I turned to look over to harrie checking if he was ok, but " . . . " but, he was out cold from stress and was holding his breath in.
". . ., uhm. . " I grabbed Harrie's shirt and started shaking him around, "nothing?" so I him slapped quite hard and kept slapping and shaking him till I heard a mumble not only that his face was now puffy as well. He was finally somewhat awake and breathing properly now. It's something that's quite annoying. He could literally die from that. Why is he so weak? I put him on my shoulder like a sack of potatoes.
"I think we should just leave now."
Sylvester got up and made his way over "Who-" I cut him off.
"I recommend you to stay quiet right now. You see he's sleeping." I pointed at Harrie on my shoulder.
"Its already annoying to see you fail as a hunter, hurting someone who's weaker than you. I don't need to hear your explanation."
Sylvester looked puzzled but at the same time curiously looked at me. I turned around, he scratched his head. "This guy. . . Weak? He's not weak, he just pretends to be. He trained the same time I did."
He grabbed my shoulder and i slapped his hand off me. I turned around "Don't touch me." I glared at him.
Sylvester pulled back nervously " uh?? Wait, you're eyes, hair-, "
He pointed at my face while getting closer. To which I moved back.
"So it was true" that notification I just got, it was about you." Did you kill it? That's amazing. I tried but wasn't able to get close to it, that swan."
"You're the S class hunter and craftsman son." he yelled excitedly.
"Is it true what people said about you?"
He looked at me up and down scanning me. "You look fine, why did you show up now?"
I didn't answer him. I looked over at Harrie who was waking up. Sylvester looked over and rolled his eyes. "Why are you worried about this guy? Do you know him or something?" I didn't answer. Instead I turned away looking at the rifts entrances.
"Why did you try hitting him? He's just a craftsman, they're weaker than hunters."
"Craftsmen, weaker?"
" Oh!! You might not know this but, there was a rule applied years ago where anyone who awakened, including craftsmen, were trained to fight with the hunters. It's a safety thing. So he isn't all that weak."
"I see."
Sylvester kept looking at me very intently.
"So. . . , wanna head back? Lil bunny "
I flinched being called that again, maybe if it was someone else calling me that I wouldn't really mind. But when it was hunter to hunter they were all the same.
"No, I'm not going back." I grabbed Harrie and pushed him on to Sylvester. "Take him back. I have things to do." I looked down at the sword and picked it up. "And get this fixed" I put my hand on the blade.
"Hey dont you'll cut your han-"
I slid my hand roughly on it. " It's so dull, no wonder you couldn't kill that monster earlier."
"Uh? How did you not get cut?"
"It's dull. . . " I looked at him with a straight face. Still moving my hand on the blade.
"I know that but. ."
"But what, look at it, it looks like it'll break soon. Why not get it fixed."
"Do you not know who made that sword?"
"Of course I know, I see the signature." I pointed at it.
"Then you know no one can fix it without him." he looked at me pissed.
"No, there's someone who can fix it."
"What, what are you talking about? Ruth worked alone, who could fix any of his work?"
I pointed at Harrie." I heard he's working with this guy."
"You heard? Have you been walking around freely all this time? How long? Wait, how do you know that??"
I crossed my arms and looked at him pissed off as well. "How do I know? HOW DO I KNOW??! IM HIS SON, I KNOW WITH HOW MANY PEOPLE HE WORKED WITH AND IT WAS JUST 1, how would i not know who he worked with-" i stopped hearing something.
"What?? Why did you stop talking?" Sylvester started looking around.
I grabbed his arm pulling him closer and whispered "Do you not hear that?"
"Hear what?"
"Shut your mouth up will you!"
It was faint but still noticeable, well to me not to that air head. "Get out right now."
"What are you-?"
"ARE YOU ALWAYS THIS WAY!! DO YOU NEED ME TO SPELL IT OUT FOR YOU?! GET THE FUCK OUT!! THIS GATE IS COLLAPSING ON IT'S SELF!!"
I looked around seeing there was anyone else in here to which Sylvester told me the only ones here were us. He took care of everyone else once the boss was killed. The only one that refused to leave was harrie, he explained that he tried using fores to make him leave but he refused and that's when I jumped in.
I rolled my eyes.
"I wasn't really going to hurt him. I was trying to scare him out."
" Wasn't he waiting for someone?" i asked Sylvester
"Was he?"
"Yeah, I think he was. He was mumbling about it. I'll look for them before going out."
Sylvester looked at me "by the way that watch, where did you get it from?"
I didn't answer. Instead "excuse me for a bit."
He looked at me and I smiled, lifting him up. "Look how close we are to the entrance."
At that moment he understood that he wasn't going to walk out but be thrown out the gate.
"Wait dont-" i didn't let him say another word and threw him out.
Yup another 10/10 throw. " I hope I never see you again, Sylvester. Byeee <3 "
It also seemed like my time was up as well. My hair was back to brown. I waited about 5 minutes and walked out before the gate closed.
There were a lot of people waiting outside the gate waiting to see "Lil bunny" but he never came out. Too bad they couldn't notice that he was right next to them.