Ninjutsu Online

Kills!

The idea of waiting for my Chakra to get refilled was something I regretted doing after the first ten minutes. Waiting and being patient were not my strong suits, however, it seems it paid off. Overall I’ve been sitting here silently for an hour, waiting for my chakra to reach the proverbial peak. And since there’s nothing like health points and energy points for players and most Npcs, I could not really gauge the quantity and amount of my chakra. All I had to go on was the feeling of being full and having all of my strength returned to me.

Either way the time I spent here wasn’t for nothing, I had leveled up my (Camouflage) seal twice, bringing it up to level 8. The bonus I receive from being part of the Kiryū clan seemed to also work with the techniques I learn. So even with it’s increased damage, these techniques also grew a lot faster. As far as techniques go, the Camouflage technique wasn’t really practical in battle, but it worked wonders during an ambush, which was why I had laid quite a few traps around me, over the hour that I’ve been waiting here, so much so that my (shock) seal had reached level 4.

*Creak!*

I raised my eyebrow and held my breath as the sound of something approaching drew my attention. It was still quite a ways back, but I could also hear voices. I had no idea what they were saying, but there was no doubt about it now, there were people coming this way, and with how they’re stomping about the forest like they owned the place, I would say they’re either very stupid(just like I was), or very capable.

“Are you sure about this 43, it’s been over an hour already, are you sure you saw someone falling from the cliff above?” a nasally voice asked as a pair of men came into view.

The person with the nasally voice was quite short and stout, he was built like a brick wall, but was only about 5 feet tall. His companion, the person he addressed as 43 was tall, and quite handsome too. At first I had no idea who they were, until I saw the crest on the side of their black combat suits…….it was the Kiryū crest, which means this two are probably the servants I have to go after.

“Trust me 44, I’m not wrong about what I saw. The body should be around here, so be patient. We might find something really valuable that can help us leave this damn forest and have an easier life outside. Maybe it would be some fearsome technique that we might be able to use to buy our freedom from the Kiryū clan, or maybe even threatening them into meeting our demands. Either way it means if we’re lucky, we can break away from those other morons without a plan for their future other than robbing, raping and pillaging. And don’t get me wrong, all those things would be really nice to experience, but I rather do it without a major clan after me for desertion and espionage. It would make the raping all the more sweeter knowing no one is after you, Hehehe.”

To say I was disgusted by his words would be an understatement. His very presence being near me, made my skin crawl and his personality made me nauseous. How can someone think that this much evil was okay, that raping and killing people was the proper way to live. I had imagined that maybe they were being abused back at the clan, which was why they escaped, but now i understand that neither one of them were ready for any sort of honest work, they were just bloody bastards who would not be leaving this forest alive, or in one piece, I’m going to make sure of it.

As the two of them stepped closer, right into the traps I had set, I couldn’t help the smile that came over my face. Immediately they were both assaulted by a few hundred volts of electricity. Not enough to give them any sort of damage, but enough to keep them stunned for me to rush out from where I was hiding, my camouflage falling away to reveal my rapidly approaching form.

“Chakra Blade!”

A soft blue glow covered the entire length of my tanto as I swung it through the neck of 43. The short sword sliced through his neck like a knife through butter, blood spraying into the air as his head was dislodged from his body. Killing him took just a second or two, long enough for him to remain stunned as I carried on with my momentum and brought my tanto down, trying to cleave his dear friend in half from the top of his skull all the way to his groin.

But I underestimated his defense as he took a massive step back, reducing the full brunt of the blow as only the tip of the blade was able to cut him, barely slicing him from his forehead, through his armor and all the way to the middle of his stomach. I drew blood from him, but even I knew that his wounds were just superficial and didn’t really cause any damage.

The nasally and stout 44 shot his hands towards me as a couple of shurikens whipped towards me. For some reason they were quite slow, which was why I wad able to turn sideways, dodging the entire barrage and using my tanto to deflect the rest. Looks like all of my abilities had truly experienced a qualitative change, I really was faster and stronger than before. But either way, the shurikens were just a diversion as 44 turned on his heels and attempted to run.

“Switching technique!” *Poof!*

I was very well prepared in case he tried to run away, so I substituted with a pile of leaves just three steps behind him. As he turned to run, all that met him was my glowing blade as his own momentum and the force behind the swing separated his head from his neck. His headless body walked onwards for a bit, spurting blood and taking unsteady steps before finally crashing down to the ground with a loud crash.

(You have slain servant 43 of the Kiryū clan level 10/ +500exp)

(You have slain servant 44 of the Kiryū clan level 9/ +450exp])

( You have reached level 8! +2 to all stats/ All Rounder (I) title in effect, +1 to all stats.)

(Switch has reached level 6)

(Chakra Blade has reached level 3)

(Shock has reached level 5)

I smiled a bit at what I saw, forcing the bile at the back of my throat back down. I understood I just killed two men without batting an eyelash, no one would argue with me that they didn’t deserve it, but they were still men, living breathing men! Npcs or not, they still had a life, after all this was the virtual realm where the lines between game and reality doesn’t exists. Either way, I can deal with my moral dilemma later, I still had others to take care of, and this pair of dead bodies would serve as the perfect materials for an even bigger trap. There’s no need to think too much about what I’ve done, or what I’m about to do. One thing for sure is that, there’s nothing I wouldn’t do to keep my family safe, even KILL!