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  ###-oChapter-o1-o--oPrologue

  At-othe-oborder-obetween-othe-orealm-oof-othe-oearth-oand-othe-ounderworld,-ostood-oa-osingle-oyoung-oman-owho-olooked-ono-omore-othan-o18-oyears-oold-owith-ohis-opale-ocomplexion-oand-odark-ohair.-oHe-owas-owearing-oa-owhite-oshirt-owith-otwo-oswords-oon-ohis-oback-oand-oholding-oa-onecklace-oin-ohis-ohand.-oHis-oeyes-owere-oclosed-obecause-oof-othe-oburning-osun-othat-owas-oilluminating-othe-owhole-oplace.

  "Yo!"-oA-ogirl's-ovoice-osuddenly-osounded-onext-oto-ohim.-o"How-olong-owill-oyou-ohave-oyour-oeyes-oclosed-olike-oa-ofool,-oMilord?"-oThe-osame-ovoice-omockingly-osaid.

  "Piss-ooff,-othose-ocrazy-oparents-oof-omine-oshouldn't-ohave-oteleported-ome-oaway-oso-osuddenly,-othe-osun-oalmost-oburnt-omy-oeyes!"-osaid-othe-oyoung-oman-oangrily.

  "Ha!-oIt's-obecause-oyou-oalmost-oslipped-oaway-ofrom-oyour-oduty-oand-othey-ohad-oto-otake-odrastic-omeasures!"-oThe-ogirl-olaughed-owithout-oa-othread-oof-osympathy-oat-othe-oyoung-oman.-o"And-obe-othankful-othey-ogave-oyou-othose-omighty-oswords-otoo,-omilord".

  "I-otold-othem-oI-owanted-oa-owand,-oas-oI-oprefer-oto-ouse-omagic!-oAnd-othey-ogave-ome-othese-oswords-ojust-oto-opiss-ome-ooff!"

  "Such-oa-ocrybaby-oyou-oare.-oYou-oare-ojust-oa-obeginner-omagician-oat-obest,-oand-oyou-oknow,-oif-oyou-odon't-oopen-oyour-oeyes-onow,-oyou'll-onever-obe-oable-oto-osee-othe-ohuge-obear-othat's-orunning-oto-ous-oright-oat-othis-omoment."

  "What!?"-oSurprised,-othe-oyoung-oman's-oeyes-oimmediately-oopened.-oHis-oeyes-otwitched-oa-obit-oupon-orealizing-ohe-owas-otricked-obefore-obeing-oblinded-oagain-oby-othe-osudden-oamount-oof-olight-oentering-ohis-oeyes.

  "Fuck!-oUgh,-oI'm-ogoing-oto-omake-oyou-opay,-oPeko!"-othe-oyoung-oman-ocursed-owhile-ohe-oslowly-oopened-ohis-oeyes.

  "Hahahahaha!-oYour-oface-owas-ohilarious!-oYou-ocan't-oeven-obeat-ome-oin-omagic,-ohow-owill-oyou-oever-omake-ome-opay,-ooh-omy-ofoolish-olord-oZorith?"-olaughed-oPeko-oarrogantly-oat-oZorith.

  "In-otime-oI-owill-oimprove,-ojust-oyou-owait!"-oZorith-oshouted-owhile-olooking-oat-othe-ogirl-oin-ofront-oof-ohim.-oShe-ohad-oshort-obrown-ohair-oand-ojade-ogreen-oeyes,-oas-oif-oshe-owas-othe-oearth-oherself.

  "Well,-oshall-owe-ostart-oour-ojourney-oto-othe-ohuman-oworld?"

  "Fine.-oAnyways,-odid-oyou-obring-othe-omap?"

  "...-oI-oforgot-oabout-oit."

  "..."

  "…"

  "Then-ohow-othe-ohell-oare-owe-ogoing-oto-oget-othere!?"

  "Dunno,-oit-owouldn't-obe-oan-oadventure-owithout-othis-omuch-oof-otrouble!"

  "You-oare-othe-otrouble!"

  "That's-oharsh,-omilord."-oPeko-opouted-owith-oa-osupposedly-osad-olook.

  Zorith-osighed.-o"Then-owha-"-oBefore-ohe-ocould-ofinish-ohis-oquestion,-oa-osudden-olight-oappeared-oout-oof-onowhere,-ocutting-ooff-owhat-oZorith-owas-ogoing-oto-osay.

  Then,-oa-oman-oemerged-ofrom-othat-olight.

  "What-ois-othat?"-osaid-oPeko-oin-oawe,-olooking-oat-othe-oman-owho-ojust-oappeared-oout-oof-onowhere.

  "I-othink-oit's-oa-ohuman."-osaid-oZorith-owarily,-ohis-ohands-oon-ohis-oswords.

  "Hey!"-oPeko-oshouted-oto-othe-oman,-ocausing-ohim-oto-oopen-ohis-oeyes-oand-olook-otowards-otheir-odirection.

  The-oman-ohad-opale-owhite-ohair-oand-osky-blue-oeyes.-oHis-oexpression-obrightened-oas-ohe-osmiled-oexcitedly-oat-othem-oand-osuddenly-oran-otowards-otheir-odirection.

  "Wha-"-oShocked-oby-othe-oman's-osudden-omovements,-oZorith-ocouldn't-oreact-oin-otime.

  The-oman-ostopped-oin-ofront-oof-othem-oas-ohe-oexclaimed-oexcitedly-o"Finally!"-oThe-oman's-oeyes-owere-onow-obright-oorange,-oand-othey-oflickered-oas-othough-othey-owere,-oflames-oon-oa-ocandle.

  And-othus,-othey-omet.

  ###-oChapter-o2-o--oChapter-o1.-oWelcome-oto-oour-oHidden-oWorld!

  As-oany-oother-oday,-oI-owent-ojogging-oin-othe-omorning,-obut-othere-owas-osomething-odifferent-otoday-ofor-ome.

  Hidden-oWorld-owas-ofinally-ogoing-oto-obe-oreleased.

  Hidden-oWorld-ois-oa-ovirtual-oreality-ogame-odeveloped-oby-oInsanity-oCorporation.-oThis-ogame-owas-osupposed-oto-obe-oreleased-oyears-oago,-obut-oit-ogot-odelayed-obecause-oof-oproblems-odeveloping-othe-oAI-oalong-owith-ofinancials-oproblems-othey-oran-oduring-othe-olast-odecade.

  This-oleft-othe-ocompany-ono-ochoice-obut-oto-oseek-ohelp-ofrom-oexternals,-ojoining-ofaction-owith-oanother-oenterprising-oworking-oon-othe-osame-opath,-oshares-ohad-oto-obe-oshared,-ounknowingly-oto-othe-opublic-oas-oto-owhich-ohad-omore.-oEven-oif-othey-ohad-oto-osplit-othe-oshares,-oInsanity-oCorp-obelieved-othat-othis-owas-obetter-othan-onot-oreleasing-othe-ogame-oat-oall.

  Hence,-oafter-o2-oyears-oof-ocollaboration-obetween-othe-otwo-ocompanies,-othey-ofinally-ofinished-othe-ogame,-oreleasing-oit-oto-othe-opublic.-oThe-ogame-ohas-o4-oKingdoms,-otwo-oin-othe-oEastern-opart-oand-oanother-o2-oin-othe-oWestern-opart-oof-othe-ocontinent.-oIt-oseemed-osimple,-obut-othere-oare-omany-oundiscovered-oareas-oand-oone-oKingdom-obigger-othan-oother-obetween-oother-othings.-oFurthermore,-othere-ois-oa-ospecial-ofeature-ocalled:-oThe-oUnderworld.

  As-othe-oother-ocompany-ohelped-oInsanity-oCorporation-odevelop-othe-ogame,-othey-ofound-oout-oabout-othis-opart-oof-othe-ogame,-oand-ocontributed-omany-oideas-oto-ofurther-odevelop-othe-oarea.-oThis-oarea-owill-obe-olocked-ountil-oa-oplayer-ofinish-othe-omassive-oLevel-oA-oQuest-othat-owill-obe-ogiven-oto-oall-othe-oplayers-owhen-othey-oaccess-othe-ogame.

  Due-oto-othe-ocollaboration-owith-othe-oother-odevelopers,-omany-omore-ofeatures-owill-obe-opresent-oin-oHidden-oWorld-oas-owell.-oThe-osaid-othat-othe-ohistory-oof-oHidden-oWorld-owill-ohave-osome-oversatility-oin-osome-oareas.-oWhich-oareas?-oThe-odevelopers-ohaven't-osaid-oa-osingle-othing-oabout-oit,-obut-owhere's-othe-ofun-oin-oplaying-oit-oif-othey-oare-ogoing-oto-ospoon-feed-oyou-owith-oall-othe-oinformation?-oNone!

  And-otoday-owas-othe-oday-othat-othe-ogame-owill-ofall-oin-omy-ohands!-o

  Such-oa-othrill-othat-owill-obe!

  Before-oI-oknew-oit,-oI-owas-oalready-ojogging-oback-ohome,-obecause-oof-omy-oanxiousness-oto-oplay-othe-ogame,-oI-ohad-olost-otrack-oof-otime.

  As-oI-oarrived-oat-omy-ohome,-oI-osaw-othat-omy-ocell-ophone-owas-oringing,-oso-oI-owent-oto-opick-oit-oup.

  Seeing-owho-owas-othe-oone-ocalling,-oI-oanswered-othe-ophone.-oAfter-oall,-oif-oI-odidn't,-othis-operson-owould-onag-oat-ome-othe-owhole-oday.

  "Yo,-odid-oyour-ocapsule-oarrive-oyet?"-oA-oman's-ovoice-osounded-oover-othe-ophone.

  "Not-oyet,-obut-oit-oshould-ocome-osoon."-oI-oreplied-ocurtly-oto-ohim.-o"So,-owhat-oelse-odo-oyou-owant,-oNicolas?"

  Nicolas-owas-omy-ochildhood-ofriend.-oHe-owas-othe-olightweight-oamateur-ochampion-oin-oKick-oboxing-olast-oyear-oand-oa-oreckless-oguy,-oand-oI-opersonally-othink-othat-ois-oan-ounderstatement.

  "So-ocutting!-oWell,-oI-owasn't-oexpecting-oa-owarm-oresponse-ofrom-oyou."

  "…So?"

  "Well,-oI-ocalled-oto-oask-owhere-oyou-owill-ostart,-oso-owe-ocan-odestroy-othe-ocontinent-otogether!"-o

  "I-odon't-oknow,-oI'll-otell-oyou-owhen-oI-olog-oin"-o

  "How-ocan-oyou-onot-oknow!?"

  "Still-othinking,-obut-oI-owant-oto-omeet-othe-oone-owith-othe-ohighest-ogrowth-orate."

  "You-oand-oyour-ogenius-ohunting,-oI-okeep-otelling-oya,-oyou-owon't-ofind-osomeone-owith-omore-oskills-othan-oyou,-othere-oshouldn't-obe-oanyone-oin-othe-oworld-othat-ocan-omatch-oyour-oreaction-ospeed."

  "Ha!-oI-odoubt-oI-oam-othe-oonly-oliving-ohuman-oin-othe-oworld-othat-ocan-omatch-ome!-oEven-oif-oI-oam-othe-oonly-oliving-ohuman-othat-ocan-okeep-oup-owith-ome,-othere-omight-obe-oan-oNPC-owho-ois-oequally-ostrong-otoo."

  "Not-oeven-oI-omanaged-oto-odefeat-oyou,-omy-ofriend"-oNicolas-osighs-oat-othat,-obut-ocheers-oup-oquickly,-osaying-o"And-othere-oshould-ohardly-obe-oany-oNPC-othat-ocan-omatch-omy-ogenius,-ohaha!-oBut-odon't-oworry,-oman,-oslack-ooff-ofor-oa-owhile-oand-oI'll-obe-oright-othere-oto-okic
k-oyour-oass"-owinking-oat-oEric.

  "Haha,-oidiot,-oyou-owon't-obe-oable-oto"-oI-osmirk-oat-ohim,-obut-oI-oknew-oit-owas-otrue,-oNicolas-owas-oa-otrue-ogenius,-oa-omonster-osome-owould-osay,-oif-oI-ocompare-omyself-oto-ohim-oin-othat-ocategory,-oI-odon't-oeven-ocome-oclose-oto-omatch-ohim,-obut…-o"The-olast-othing-oyou-oshould-olose-ois-ohope,-omy-ofriend."-oI-osaid,-ogrimacing-oa-obit-oat-omy-opast.

  "Hohohoho,-othose-oare-osome-ostrong-owords."

  "That's-owhat-oI-obelieve.-oAnyway,-owhat-owill-obe-oyour-oname-oin-ogame?"

  "Well,-oyou-oare-oa-omonster-obeyond-ohuman-ocomprehension..."-oNicolas-omused-osoftly.-o"I-owill-obe-ocalled-oArksen.-oWhat-oabout-oyou,-oEric?"-oasked-oNicolas.

  "Ardha.-oWell,-oI'll-ohang-oup-onow,-obye."

  "He--o"I-ohung-oup-obefore-ohe-ocould-ocontinue-otalking.

  As-oI-odidn't-orealize-othat-oI-owas-ostretching-owhile-otalking-oon-othe-ophone,-oI-oproceed-oto-othe-obathroom-oto-ohave-oa-ocold-oshower-owhile-owaiting-opatiently-ofor-othe-ocapsule-oto-oarrive.

  After-ogetting-oout-oof-othe-oshower,-oI-osat-oon-omy-osofa-oand-oturned-oon-othe-otv-oto-owatch-othe-onews.

  The-onews-owas-oreporting-oabout-othe-onew-ogame,-oHidden-oWorld,-ogiving-ovarious-oinformation-oabout-oits-obackground-oand-ostuff…

  *Ring*

  I-oimmediately-ogot-oup-oand-oran-oto-othe-odoor.-oI-oopened-othe-odoor.-oFinally!-oIt-oarrived!

  "Hello,-oI-ocame-oto-odeliver-othis-opackage-ofor-oyou,-ocan-oyou-osign-ohere,-oplease."-osaid-othe-odeliveryman-ohanding-ome-osome-opaper-oand-oa-opencil.

  "Yes."-oAfter-oI-osigned-othe-opaper-oand-ogave-oit-oback-oto-othe-odeliveryman,-oI-oreceived-omy-opackage-oand-oimmediately-owent-oinside-oto-ostart-oinstalling-oit.

  'Finally!'-oI-othought-owhile-othe-ocapsule-ois-oinstalling-oand-oafter-oit-ohad-ofinished-oinstalling,-oa-ogreen-olight-oappeared-oon-othe-ocapsule.

  I-oquickly-oput-oit-oon,-oand-oa-omessage-oappeared.

  Do-oyou-owant-oto-olog-ointo-oHidden-oWorld-oworld?

  Yes-oNo

  "Yes."-oI-oanswered-oand-osuddenly-oeverything-owent-oblack.

  "The-oscan-oon-oyour-oiris-oand-ovein-ohas-odetermined-othat-oyou-oare-oan-ounregistered-ouser.-oDo-oyou-owant-oto-ocreate-oa-onew-oaccount?"

  "Yes."

  "Select-othe-oname-oof-oyour-oavatar."

  "Ardha."

  "You-omay-oselect-othe-oraces-odescribe--o"

  "Human."-oI-osaid-owithout-odelay,-oI-odidn't-oreally-ocare-oabout-othe-oother-oraces;-oI-ohave-oalways-owanted-oto-ogo-obeyond-othe-ofurthest-olimit-oof-oa-ohuman-obody,-oas-oit-ois-omy-ospecie.

  "Select-oyour-ogender-ofrom-omale,-ofemale-oor-oneutral."

  "Male."

  "Would-oyou-olike-oto-oadjust-oyour-oappearance?"

  "Hmmm,-oI-owould-olike-oto-ohave-owhite-ohair-oand-ocolor-oof-othe-oeyes-odepending-oon-omy-omood"-oWhat?-oI-oliked-oWhite.

  "Please-ochoose-oyour-ostarting-opoint,-oplease-otake-onote-othat-othe-oUnderworld-olocation-ois-onot-oavailable-oas-oit-ois-ostill-olocked."

  "Hmmmm,-oplace-ome-oat-othe-oarea-owhere-othe-obeing-owith-othe-ohighest-ogrowth-orate-ois."

  "…-oYour-orequest-ohas-obeen-ogranted."

  After-ohearing-othat,-oI-owas-oenveloped-oby-oa-owhite-olight.-oSurprised,-oI-oclosed-omy-oeyes-oout-oof-oreflex,-oand-obefore-oI-oknew-oit,-oI-owas-ostanding-oin-oa-ostrange-oplace.-oMy-oeyes-oremained-oclosed-oas-oI-owas-ostill-ofeeling-odizzy.

  "Hey!"-oA-ofemale-ovoice-osuddenly-oshouted-oat-ome-oand-oI-oopened-omy-oeyes-oto-olook-oat-othe-odirection-owhere-othe-ovoice-ocame.-oI-osaw-oa-oyoung-oman-oand-oa-ogirl-othat-oseemed-oaround-omy-oage-oa-ofew-ometers-oahead-oof-ome.

  As-oI-orecovered-ofrom-othe-onauseous-ofeelings,-oI-oremembered-othat-othe-ovoice-ohad-osaid-o'Your-orequest-ohas-obeen-ogranted.'-oThis-omust-omean-othat-oone-oof-othose-otwo-opeople-omust-obe-othe-ogenius-othat-oI-oam-osearching-ofor.

  I-oimmediately-oran-oup-oto-othem,-oignoring-othe-omessages-oI-oreceived-owhen-oI-ologged-oin.-oUpon-oreaching-othem,-oI-oimmediately-oasked-othe-operson-oin-ofront-oof-ome,-owho-oI-osensed-owas-oa-olittle-ostrange.-o"Are-oyou-othe-omost-otalented-oone-oin-othis-oworld?"

  "Yes,-oI-oam."-oThe-oyoung-oman-osaid-ounhesitant-oand-ounabashedly.

  "No,-ohe-oisn't."-oThe-ogirl-orefuted-ohis-oclaims-oalmost-oimmediately.

  "Huh?"

  "Of-ocourse,-oI'm-othe-omost-otalented-oin-othis-oworld,-oPeko!"

  "A-owimpy-obeing-olike-oyou?-oSomeone-owho-olearnt-omagic-obecause-ohe-owas-otoo-olazy-oto-omove-oand-odo-osword-otraining?-oPsh,-odon't-omake-ome-olaugh!"

  "That-ohell-owasn't-osword-otraining!"

  'Hmmm,-osomething-oweird-ois-ohappening-ohere'-o

  "Ha!-oYeah-oright…-oOh!-oAlmost-oforgot,-ohey-oyou-ohuman,-odo-oyou-ohave-oa-omap?"

  "Hmm?-oAh,-olemme-ocheck"-oI-oresponded-ochecking-omy-ostatus-owindow-otoo.

  Name-oArdha

  Alignment-oNeutral

  Race-oHuman-oLevel-o1

  Class-oNone

  Title-oNone

  Fame-o0-oInfamy-o0

  Health-o100-oMana-o100

  Strength-o10-oAgility-o20

  Vitality-o10-oStamina-o12

  Wisdom-o10-oIntelligence-o10

  Luck-o0-oLeadership-o0

  Attack-o1-oDefense-o0

  Magic-oresistance-o0%-oto-oall-oelements

  'Huh?-owhy-odo-oI-ohave-o20-oAgility-oand-o12-ostamina?'

  "Check-onotifications"-oI-osaid-oaloud.

  You-ohave-olearnt-oa-onew-oskill!-oSprint.-o+10-oAgility-o+2-oStamina.-oDo-oyou-owant-oto-osee-othe-oskill-odescription?

  "Yes"

  Skill:-oSprint-o(Passive)-oBeginner-oLevel-o1:-o1%

  Causes-oan-oexplosive-odash-oand-opermits-oyou-oto-osustain-oyour-omaximum-ospeed-ofor-o15-oseconds-owithout-odamaging-oyour-omuscles.

  10%-odecrease-oin-ostamina-oconsumption-owhile-orunning.

  Your-oagility-owill-oincrease-oby-o2-oper-olevel.

  Your-ostamina-owill-oincrease-oby-o1-oper-olevel.

  '

  Hooo,-owhat-oa-ouseful-oskill'-oI-othought-obeing-oamused

  -Warning:-oDue-oto-oyou-onot-ostarting-oin-oany-ocity,-oyou-owill-obe-ogiven-oa-omap-oto-othe-onearest-osafe-olocation,-oif-oyou-odon't-oarrive-othere-oin-o4-odays,-oyou-owill-obe-ospawned-oin-oa-orandom-olocation-oand-owill-obe-ogiven-othe-odeath-openalties.

  'Uhhh,-oseems-oI'll-ohave-oto-orun'

  New-oquest!-oUnlock-othe-oseal-oto-othe-oUnderworld!

  Find-oa-oway-oin-othe-ocontinent-oto-ounlock-othis-oseal-oand-obegin-othe-oadventure-oand-obattles-owith-othe-oUnderworld!-oThere-oare-omultiple-oways-oof-ounlocking-oit-oin-oall-oKingdoms.

  Quest-olevel:-oA

  Requirements.

  -Start-oyour-oadventure-oin-othe-oHidden-oWorld-oWorld!

  Rewards.

  -Fame

  -Unknown.-oDepends-oon-othe-oplayer-oand-owhat-ohe-odoes-oto-ounlock-oit.

  Good-oluck-ocitizen-oof-othis-oWorld,-oas-oyou'll-oneed-oit.

  'And-ohere-oit-ois!-oThe-ostart-oof-oan-oadventure,-oand-onow,-oonto-othe-omap!'

  "Map-oinformation.-oShow-oto…-oexcuse-ome,-obut-oI-odon't-oknow-oboth-oof-oyour-onames,-omine-ois-oArdha-oby-othe-oway…"-oI-osaid-owhile-orealizing-othat-othe-ogirl's-ofinger-owas-ogoing-otowards-omy-oface-oas-othough-oshe-owas-ogoing-oto-opoke-ome.

  "Ohhhh,-oI-othought-oyou-ozoned-oout,-omy-oname-ois-oPeko-oand-othis-oguy-ois-oZorith."-oThe-ogirl-ointroduced-oboth-oof-othem-owith-oa-ocheeky-osmile-oon-oher-oface.

  "Nice-oto-omeet-oyou-oboth."-oI-osaid-owith-oa-oslight-osmile.-o"Show-oMap-oinformation-oto-oPeko-oand-oZorith."

  Then-oa-owindow-oappeared-owith-othe-omap.-oBy-othe-olooks-oof-oit,-oit-oseemed-othat-oit-owill-oprobably-otake-oabout-othree-odays-oto-oreach-othe-onearest-ovillage.

  "So,-odepending-oon-oour-ospeed-oit-owill-otake-oaround-o2-oto-o3-odays-oat-omost..."-oSaid-oZorith-owith-oa-othoughtful-olook-oon-ohis-oface

  "Yup…-ooh-oyeah!-oArdha,-owhat-owas-othat-oflash-oof-olight-owhich-oyou-oappeared-ofrom?"-oPeko-oasked-oexcitedly-owi
th-oher-oeyes-oshining.

  'Hmmm,-oseems-olike-othese-opeople-oare-oNPCs.'-oMomentarily-oforgetting-owhy,-oI-oappeared-oin-ofront-oof-othem,-oI-oanswered-o"Well,-oI-osort-oof-otransferred-ofrom-oanother-oworld…"

  "Ohhhhh!-oLike-ous,-oisn't-othat-oright,-oZorith?"

  "Hmm,-osounds-osimilar-oto-oour-osituation."

  "Huh,-oyou-oguys-oaren't-ofrom-othis-oworld?"

  And-oat-othis-oremark,-othese-otwo-ofroze-oup…-oSeems-olike-othey-oaccidentally-oblurted-oout-osomething-othey-oshouldn't-ohave-osaid.

  "Ehhhhh,-okinda,-oyeah…-oummm…-oWe-oare-ohumans-olike-oyou,-owhat-ononsense-owas-oI-otalking!-ohahahaha…-ohaha…haaa"-oPeko-osaid-owith-oa-osheepish-osmile-owhile-oaverting-oher-oeyes.

  *Sigh*-o"We-ogot-ocareless,-owell-oit-odoesn't-oreally-omatter,-owe-ocan-okill-ohim."-osaid-oZorith-ocoolly.

  "I-owouldn't-omind-odying,-obut-oeven-oso,-oI-owill-ocome-oback,-oyou-oknow?"

  "Huh?-oHow-ocome?-oAre-oyou-oimmortal?"-oAsked-oZorith

  "Kind-oof,-oif-oI-owere-oto-odie,-oI-owould-ocome-oback-oin-o4-odays,-oso…-oWhere-oare-oyou-ofrom?"-oI-oasked,-oignoring-othe-ofact-othat-othey-owere-oseriously-ocontemplating-oto-okill-ome-ojust-onow.-o

  "Hooo…-omight-oas-owell,-osince-owe-oalready-oscrewed-oup...-oare-oyou-oable-oto-okeep-osecrets?"-oZorith-osaid-ocoolly,-oas-othough-oit-owasn't-oeven-oa-osecret-owhile-oPeko,-owho-owas-ostill-ofidgeting-ofrom-oembarrassment-oabout-oher-omistake,-owas-oabout-oto-ostop-oZorith-ofrom-osaying-oanything.

  "At-oleast-oI-owould-obe-obetter-oat-okeeping-othem-othan-oyou-oguys."-oI-osaid-owith-oa-oteasing-osmile.

  "Hahah,-ogood-oone,-oyou-oseem-ofunny,-ohuman.-oWell-oI'm-ofrom-othe-oUnderworld,-omy-oparents-osent-ome-ohere-oto-otrain-oand-owatch-othe-ohuman-oworld,-oand-othis-ogirl-oalongside-ome-ois-omy-osla--o"Zorith-ogot-ointerrupted-oby-oa-okick-oto-othe-oshin-oby-oPeko.

  "I'm-oyour-owhat,-oMilord-oZorith,-owho-osuddenly-oseem-oto-ohave-oa-odeath-owish?"-osaid-othe-ogirl-owith-oa-ocheerful-osmile-othat-oseemed-oall-otoo-ofrightening,-oas-othough-oshe-owas-odaring-oZorith,-owho-owas-oalready-ocrouching-ofrom-othe-opain,-oto-osay-oanything-omore.

  "Ughh,-othat-ohurts,-oyou-opoop-ohead!"-oZorith,-owho-oobviously-ohas-ono-oEQ-oor-owas-otoo-oabsorbed-oby-othe-opain-oto-onotice-oPeko's-oexpression,-oshot-oback,-owhile-oPeko's-osmile-obecame-oeven-omore-ofrighteningly-ocheerful-oas-oshe-omoves-otowards-ohim.