studiobondurri Chapter 4: Iris Platina
Chapter 4: Iris Platina
Chapter 4: Iris Platina
[ Do you want to create a new Save Point? ]
Even as the message window incessantly hovered in front of him, Damian refused to give an answer. Instead, he took the chance to check himself out first.
If this had been any other game, Damians OCD would have made him save immediately, but Fates Guide only had one Save Point Slot
Since the rules of the game had been followed to a T till now in this world, Damian wasnt going to gamble with his life, especially if death wasnt the end.
Considering the possibility where he could get stuck with annoying status effects like Late Poisoning or Unknown Infection every time he respawned, he would rather use up this life by blindly exploring before meeting his end and taking it back from the start.
Safe.
Thankfully, Damian had managed to avoid any unfortunate situations since he handled the Goblin as fast as he could.
Following that, Damian stared at the entrance that the Goblin came through for a whole minute. It was only then that he put away the knife and answered the repeating question.
Save.
[ Save Point has been created. Main Save Point has been replaced. ]
I knew it.
The reason Damian had waited was very simple, there was no guarantee that the Goblin was the only monster that made its way to this cave.
Although it might appear easier to handle one monster of a time, as someone who spent days repeating a single stage to achieve an ideal clear, Damian preferred to strategize for the whole stage at once.
That way, he could effectively utilize the time and resources he had to deal with all encounters with some leeway left. After all, hidden stages were plenty in Fates Guide.
Anyhow, it seemed like this still counted as a tutorial stage with only one battle encounter, so Damian could finally take a breath after creating a better Save Point.
Haaaa
Once the adrenaline stopped pumping, Damians shaky stance collapsed as he fell flat on his back.
He had to freeze all of his emotions and deal with this as a game in order to escape that horrifying loop, but it all felt wrong.This chapter is updated by
Is that all it takes to treat death as nothing?
The emotional shock from his first death was enough to kill Damian a second time. His second death was confusing Nonetheless, once the count went past 10, it all felt lighter than paper.
Otherwise, what other sin could deserve such torture?
Iris was starting to believe that this was the judgment passed upon people who had lived a useless and wasteful life like hers. Being forced to watch their moment of death to the end of all-time.
Huh?
However, beyond Iriss expectations, her body didnt repeat the same cycle for long. She wasnt stuck in an unchangeable loop, her body took different actions every time.
How?
Eventually, the body and the life that Iris had basically gave up on were preserved just like that. At this moment, she could instinctively tell that what was inside her body was far from human, and it had fought her battle for her.
Although it could have been just for the sake of maintaining the body that they had obtained, Iris was grateful merely for being spared from the repeating visual horrors.
{You somehow managed to reverse the situation and survive. I dont know who you are, but for that, I thank you. I dont resent you for taking my body either.}
Rather than being sad about her status as a ghost, Iris felt somewhat relieved. Maybe if it was the being that could overcome this situation, they could survive this place and change her status as the disgrace of the Platina family
Um, I appreciate the gratitude, but Im just as confused as you are. Can you perhaps fill in the gaps of how you got separated from your body like this?
{What did I do before that happened? The details are quite hazy. I I believe I was desperately asking for help. There was no one around, but I couldnt think of anything else.}
Iris would have been embarrassed to share her moment of weakness with someone she didnt know, but all of that didnt matter now. It wasnt like a ghost had to care about the opinion of the living!
Ohh So its just as I expected. A person with a great destiny thrown into a desperate situation. Their call for help announces the descent of Fates Guide, leading them toward what they truly deserve Ah, it should be Plot Armor now, right?
Recalling the excerpt that was always recounted at the start of every level, Damian naturally mouthed it out word by word, unaware of what he had just done.
{Call for help}
Iriss mind suddenly froze as she heard Damians chant. Hadnt she just accepted that she was lesser than trash, something deserving of no help nor pity? How was she supposed to react when being told that her calls had been answered?
Looking back at the string of events, it was really plausible, someone had really come to pull her out of the depth of the abyss!
Just as Iris thoughts started to spiral out of control, Damian broke the whirlpool as he directly got to business.
Yeah, Im here to help, so why dont you tell me all about how you fell into this place, Iris? A summary of your life leading to this point would also be appreciated. Im Damian by the way.
If this was IRL Fates Guide, then wasnt reading the Character Setting Page the only way to truly start this level?