Chapter 5: First hunt

“They want me to kill some spirits? But I’m not a hunter” Martyn grumbles to see what his second test will be about, he didn’t have the required gifts for that.

["What are you worrying about kid? This test is at a comfortable level for you."]

“That voice, Tyran, is that you?” The boy recognized the voice instantly, it was the voice of the god who put him through his first test.

["Yes boy it is me, in this test you will also be in my care, but I asked Hela for some help and she lent me several of her low ranking spirits, I thought you might like this better than fighting more of my wolves."]

The god was still talking to Martyn who was gaining some more confidence.

“I don’t really like the stuff, the scary stuff, but it’s better this way, I don’t want to get bitten again” Martyn replies to the god with a satisfied face. “But as I said before, I have no idea how to win, I’m not a hunter.”

["That’s why you don’t have to worry kid, you still have one of my knives, remember?"]

“Yes I had it, I lost it when I ran out of conscience yesterday” Martyn replies to the god in an embarrassed manner.

[“No boy, you didn't lose it, it must be in your inventory.”] 

The god was talking to Martyn who did not understand anything he was saying. “What inventory are you talking about? I don't have any inventory” Martyn responds to the god with a confused face.

["Wait a second, didn’t Odin teach you? I thought he did, well listen to me, we gave you a power like a game class."]

“Yeah, I knew that, at first I thought it was weird, but it was you” Martyn was slowly understanding what the god wanted to tell him.

[“Well, that system was planned by us for your comfort, because this way it will be easier for you to understand it, now I will teach you how to use it, focus your right hand”] 

Martyn follows the steps indicated by the god and focuses his attention on his right hand.

["Good, now concentrate all your energy on that hand, it doesn’t matter if you don’t feel anything just do it."]

In order to what the god says Martyn imagines an energy in his hand, which for a strange reason forms a kind of tattoo on his hand.

["Well it’s already active, now your eyes will see something amazing."]

“Something amazing? What do you…”

Martyn was going to ask him of such a mystery, but his eyes saw it for himself, in front of him there is a system window as if it was a video game. “Hey Tyran what is this?”

["Hahaha, I told you you were going to be surprised that right there is our gift to you, you can become stronger with this, come on use it."]

With a mocking laugh Tyran invites Martyn to play with the window.

“Well, let’s see…” With some resilience Martyn touches the window managing to get into something that had his information and other options.

[Martyn Tryggvason]

[Level: 2]

[Race: Human]

[Age 21 years old]

[Rank: None]

[Stat Points]

[Skills]

[Inventory]

[????]

[????]

“Wow, if it looks like a video game, this is supposed to help me get stronger isn’t it?” With a smile Martyn speaks, if he could get stronger this way maybe he could go to the hunter wannabe test in the not too distant future.

["Yes boy, you have already gained several stat points and in the inventory is the weapon I gave you yesterday good luck."] 

After saying those words Tyran’s voice disappeared from Martyn’s head.

“Ok, I think I’m getting a bit of an understanding of all this, you said you had several stat points, should I try them?” With interest Martyn touches the stats option.

[Rep Stats:]

[HP: 30/30]

[EXP: 0/50]

[STR: 3]

[AGI: 5]

[STA: 4]

[VIT: 3]

[INT: 2]

“Wow I knew I was weak, but this is absurd” After looking at his stats, Martyn couldn’t help but feel disappointed with himself, his best standing stat is agility and it’s only by 5 points.

“I have 10 stat points, I think I should raise strength and agility so I can finish this test better.”

[You have added 5 stat points to strength]

[STR: 3>8]

[You have added 5 stat points to agility]

[Speed: 5>10]

“Well, I guess I should test the difference” As soon as he read the information, Martyn throws himself on the ground to do several push-ups, managing to do more than he normally does.

“Good, I feel much better time to comply with the test.”

[You’re using the item: normal knife]

“Time to hunt” -Full of conviction and new confidence Martyn goes deeper into the temple.

***

“Shit I don’t see any ghosts around here” The search for spirits had started several minutes ago and, but Martyn hadn’t found any.

“Fuck, so much I wanted to test myself” Martyn complained as he went down some stairs.

“I’d like to just…”

[Warning.]

Martyn who was just complaining is taken aback by the message on the window.

“Danger? That just means something, there’s one nearby” Martyn looks for the source of the threat and finds a one-eyed creature with a round body, which floated in front of him.

“Are you supposed to be a spirit? I thought you’d be scarier” Martyn teased the spirit a bit as he held the knife.

“You don’t seem to be talking, then I’m coming for you you bastard” Without wasting a second, the young man lunges at the spirit, which dodges every attack attempt Martyn tries to hit it and spits out some kind of stone.

[HP: 25/30]

(Did that thing seriously take 5 life points off me? The worst part is that if it hurt, I can’t imagine what kind of stuff hunters face) Angry with the specter, Martyn tries to stab it again without success again.

(Shit there must be something else, one second I know what to do) Surprisingly the boy throws the knife at the specter managing to hit him in the eye.

[You have defeated an enemy] 

[Experience gained 10 points]

[EXP: 10/50] 

"There you go you son of a bitch!" Martyn showed a bright smile as he saw the specter fall to the ground, it was the first time he defeated something without getting hurt so badly.

“Alright, let’s get on with it” Lifting his knife off the ground, Martyn begins to scan the entire temple.

“Great, there goes another” After searching for several minutes, Martyn had defeated two wraiths of the same caliber as the first.

"I noticed two things about this mission, one, it seems like it's a mission for me to level up and gain confidence."

[EXP 30/50]

[Wraith defeated: 3/4]

“The second thing he noticed is that if I manage to dodge their attacks I can pick up this kind of slimy bullet” Alexander was taking from the inventory what the wraiths use to attack.

[Item: Yoke bullet]

[Info: Your level is too low to use this function].

“I’d really like to know what it’s for, but for now let’s finish this test” Martyn decides to close the window and decides to look for the last wraith.

“Wow, you give a different air” Martyn did not have to look far to find his next target, because he was waiting for him in the center of the temple.

The specter in question was a floating skull with three eyes, looks like he’ll have to stab everyone if he wants to win.

[You are facing a low rank boss]

(I see, it’s a kind of boss, but that doesn’t matter, I’m going to kill it) With self-confidence, Martyn lunges at the spirit, but to his surprise it opens its mouth throwing a bigger kind of rock at him than the ones thrown by the wraith from before.

“Shit, it’s coming too fast” Martyn is stopped by the rock’s blow, which makes him bleed a little.

[HP: 12/30]

(Shit, it’s more complicated than I thought, I must do something) Martyn takes distance from the spirit while thinking what to do.

(Let’s see, I can’t throw the knife at it because they still have the other two eyes left, if I had something else to… Wait it will be possible.)

[You have taken out the item: Yoke Bullet X2]

As if a light bulb turned on in his mind, Martyn comes up with the idea of using the collected items to win.

“Okay, let’s try it” Concentrated on the combat, the young man rushes back against the specter throwing three stones at him, two of which hit him in the eyes.

“Shit, there’s only one left” The wraith in defense makes his own attack, so Martyn had to think fast.

“There is no choice, all or nothing” Martyn throws the knife at the specter and decides to cover himself with his hands, receiving the specter's attack to an even greater extent than before.

[HP: 2/30]

[Enemy defeated: 4/4]

[Experience gained 20 points]

[You have gone up a level]

[Reward will be given after leaving the place].

“Shit, I sure had a hard time defeating him” Martyn spoke while even the floor was looking at the window.

[Congratulations!]

[You have defeated your first boss, it will be added to the achievement room].

“Great, but the best of all comes now” With some effort, Martyn stands up as he saw with a smile the last message in front of his eyes.

[Test Two: Temple Cleansing]

[Completed]