What is fun?
If you ask Arthur that question, his answer would be rather simple. 'Fun is whenever I can do whatever I want and I'm happy doing that.'
His definition was rather simple and based purely on his experience and what he felt was the right answer. However, the moment when he actually felt true fun could be counted on one hand. He quickly realized that being poor and parentless wasn't going to make life any easier for him.
He had heard countless kids complaining about their parents before and how they wished to live without them. However, he truly scoffed at that kind of mentality as those kids had no idea what living with no parents felt like. It was hard, humiliating, and a huge eye-opener.
He didn't understand how those kids didn't realize that their parents were their shield from a very harsh reality. Those same kids when they reach adulthood would always wish to come back to those simpler days where they didn't have to worry about anything and simply enjoyed their time as much as they wanted.
For him, fun was precisely that. Imagining himself as a kid with no responsibilities and simply doing whatever he wanted.
Weirdly enough, that exact feeling was now with Arthur, in a very unorthodox situation that many would've hated.
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*ROAR* *BOOOOOM*
The orc settlement was in complete chaos. A dozen orcs rampaged through it violently without any restraint. Many of the huts were destroyed and the rest were barely holding on. Their anger was over the roof and their desire for blood reached a new height even they didn't know existed.
All of that was because of one single small boy. Their target kept running left and right like a slippery fish, jumping and dodging their attacks to the best of his ability. At the same time, bloody arrows flew at them from all angles, assaulting their bodies where they least expected.
Arthur was in a really tough spot. Many orcs were chasing him around the place without stopping. Luckily for him, there was enough room inside the settlement for him to run and hide whenever he could. At each opportunity he found, he would attack one of the orcs with his sword and claws.
However, even with his ability to run there was only so much he could do without taking damage. Due to several mistakes, Arthur ended up getting stuck and was captured by one orc.
The monster squeezed his body powerfully, chipping a good chunk of his health bar. However, Arthur was able to pierce its brain with his sword, killing it on the spot. Several other mistakes cost him a lot of his health bar.
The other orcs quickly surrounded the female as they tried to pick her up. However, she stopped them and simply laid there, not moving an inch. The other orcs seemed completely lost.
At that very moment, the female's belly started moving, or to be more precise, something within was starting to move. The boy could clearly see the belly distorting and changing in shape as if something was punching holes through it.
'What the hell is happening?' Arthur asked himself and yet he had no answer. 'Is she giving birth?!'
The abrupt realization made him even more shocked. "What kind of birth is th-"
*RIIIIIP*
Suddenly, the female's belly was torn open with a loud noise. Ignoring the creature's long howls of pain, a hand emerged from within, then a second one. The two hands moved around a few moments before they slowly grabbed the belly and ripped it apart as if it were a piece of paper.
Blood and guts exploded everywhere and then, under the horrified eyes, a creature stepped out, dripping with blood. As for the orc, she was already dead.
But, nobody really cared, as their eyes were completely focused on the creature that stepped out. It was tall, almost 6 feet and 4 inches tall. Very skinny, with pale green skin and long limbs. It had a sickly face and a massive jaw.
Its black eyes were hollow like the dark sky as it stared around it silently. The orcs were the first to snap out of their shock as they suddenly went down on their knees, not daring to stare at the abomination.
"..." Meanwhile, Arthur simply watched, not uttering a word. He had nothing he could say, and certainly no sarcastic joke to spout. The sight was simply that horrifying. But, unbeknownst to him, the terror had just started.
What he witnessed after was bound to become a core memory and a glimpse of the true Divine Realm... In it's nightmarish form.
[Ding!]
[Boss enemy detected!]
A//N: Hand me all your PS!