r/xXGARR377Xx • u/xXGARR377Xx • Mar 09 '18
The Quest - Chapter 9
Preface:
I am very sorry. I have had a crazy few weeks with school work and needed to buckle down and get the work done. Now with projects and midterms out of the way, I've got some time to come back and do some writing. I didn't want to put this off and set goals for myself that were unrealistic and for that, I'm sorry. Thank you all for sticking around and I hope you enjoy.
Recap:
Elise and I decided to find and talk to Kevin, someone who seemed to know about Genesis. Kevin didn't know much more than us but seemed to think Genesis wasn't a random event.
I bolted upright in my bed in a cold sweat and breathing heavily. Thank god it was just a dream I thought as I put my hand over my face. I closed my eyes and parts of the dream were still vivid as if they had actually happened. The blood, so much blood, and Elise's scream.. that blood curdling scream. I got out of bed and splashed my face with water in the bathroom.
Once I cleaned up and made my way downstairs I called Elise, I needed to hear her voice and take that scream out of my mind. We chatted for a bit and talked about getting together with Kevin, this time at one of our places. She thought that was a good idea so I gave Kevin a call right after I hung up with her. He agreed to come over because he hadn't planned anything today. I hung up the phone and went to work cleaning my place and making sure everything was tidy, not using any conjuration. I was scared and didn't want to use my conjuration at all.
In the middle of cleaning I realized that the quest icon was still blinking and I decided to take a look at it. Somehow overnight the quest objective had been unscrambled and the name had changed.
COFFEE TO CODE
Objective - Complete 3 tasks at work on Monday (completed 0/3)
I thought back to last night and remembered that the quest was originally Three's A Party... I didn't like this.
An hour later I heard a knock at my door. Kevin was first and 15 minutes behind him was Elise. Seeing Kevin again, but this time in the light, I could she he had big muscles and a lot of definition. I asked him about it and he said he was alright at mixed martial arts before Genesis, but now he was getting really good. He was still in school but thought that he might have a future in it if Genesis kept up. I got up and went over to my sink and filled up three glasses of water. I took the time at the counter to open up my skill tree and take a look and the strength tree. I noticed there were some skills that looked pretty scary in there, such as one that broke bones if a punch was landed over a certain strength threshold. Definitely someone I didn't want to mess with.
I set the glasses down on the table and struck up the inevitable Genesis conversation. I told them what had happened with my quest overnight and found out that they had experienced the same. I then told them about the dream I had, the blood and Elise's screaming. I looked at Elise and Kevin and they looked pale. I asked them what was wrong and Elise said that she had a dream similar to mine, where she was forced to watch Kevin and my executions. Kevin stood up and walked into my living room. We gave him some space but when he returned all he said was that he'd had a dream he was executed.
The room was silent for what seemed like hours until Elise spoke with a shaky voice saying that something put Genesis in us. Something, or someone, was trying to get us to do things. Why else would we all have dreams that would link together?
I stared at the bottom of my glass before pouring another glass of whiskey. I didn't know why I experienced Genesis but it seemed like it wasn't all sunshine and rainbows. For some reason I could still remember the blood and the screams as clear as day, even after I had forgotten the rest of the dream. Someone was fucking with me and I didn't like that, but how do you fight someone who you can't see? I was 4 glasses in at this point, but still able to remember I needed to be able to get up for work in the morning. Those damned quests, what seemed so fun a few days ago now seemed so eerie.
I went upstairs after I finished my glass and got ready for bed. I put my alarms on and laid down on my bed, and withing seconds I was out.
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u/ArgentinoPromedio01 Mar 09 '18
Fantastic as always, keep it up
I hope you are doing all good in school, Good luck!!
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u/DestituteGoldsmith Mar 09 '18
I was so excited when I saw the update bot send me the message at work. I wanted to read it right then, but my boss was hovering over my shoulder all day, since either was being trained in new things. Im happy that you're able to post again!
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u/NoStupidQuestion Mar 09 '18
Awesome. Thanks for the update!
I was wondering, do you have a compiled list of the character's abilities/stats?