Prologue

-: Is it going to end like this?

* sceneries of people running *

-: What did humans do to end up like this?

* standing up slowly while grabbing to his dagger *

-: No, I won‟t let this happen

* Jumps off the building to the center of flames *

* Beep … Beep … *

* wakes up and looks at the clock *

-: Oh, no! I‟m gonna be late.

* gets ready fast and runs toward the school *

* He’s 10 minutes late, so he tries to sneak in without anyone noticing *

Mr. Brown (The president) shouts: Mr.Cane, where are you going? Come to

my office …

-: Oh, no

Pres. : Thomas Cane, you were late almost every day and also skipped

classes more than we can count. Do you have anything to say?

-: I‟m sorry, sir. I didn‟t mean to be late, I just overslept a bit. I always turn on

my alarm clock, but it‟s too old and broken …

Pres. : That‟s not a good excuse, Thomas. I know you lost your parents so

soon in life, but you should study hard, so that they will be proud of you in heaven.

I know you skip classes so that you can work more, and I respect that, but you

should also pay attention to your lessons.

-: Ok, sir. I‟m sorry, it won‟t happen again. Can I go to my class now?

Pres. : yes, and try not to make any more problems

* He walks towards the classroom and sits on his chair, the teacher

comes and the class starts *

* In the middle of lesson, he falls asleep *

Unknown Voice: Humans shall be punished. My soldiers, who thy and thy

families‟ lives are at risk because of humans, rise and help me rebuild this world.

-: What the hell is that?

Faint Voice: Mr.Cane, Mr.Cane, … wake up …

* suddenly wakes up and finds his teacher in front of him *

Teacher: Mr.Cane, is my lesson that boring?

-: No, sir. I‟m sorry. I … I was just a bit tired. I won‟t do it again, I promise.

Teacher: There is no other time, Mr.Cane. Answer the question on the bored

if you can, if you can‟t, you can leave and sleep to your heart‟s extent at home.

* looks at the board and answers shyly *

-: I‟m sorry. I can‟t answer that.

* He leaves class and goes to the rooftop to get some fresh air *

-: Oh, man. What a day! Getting caught by the president, listening to all his

nagging, and now getting kicked out of class … Uhhh … but what was that dream?

It felt so real … whatever … let‟s go home

* opens the door, but suddenly everything goes black *

-: Electricity shortage? But it‟s still day, so it shouldn‟t be that dark. What‟s

happening? …

* suddenly the door disappears *

* Then some black flames appear in some places and make the

environment a bit visible *

Unknown Voice: Filthy human, how dare thee enter this holy place. I will burn

thee to ashes, so that it will be a warning for the likes of you. Taste the fire of

underworld.

* A huge orb of black fire appeared out of nowhere in the sky then it

went towards Thomas *

-: Omg! What the hell is this? It should be a dream, yeah, that‟s it , I‟m

dreaming …

* takes a few steps back and falls as he trips *

-: Ouch! Omg! It hurts, it‟s real , it‟s real …

* Then he runs like crazy, but no matter how fast he runs, the orb was

bigger than what he could escape *

* His stamina runs out and he falls down as he is out of breath *

-: Is it the end for me? What did I do to deserve this? This is not fair. I don‟t

want to die …

* The orb comes nearer and nearer *

* suddenly a small orb of light comes and says: *

“Will you become the pawn of light? If you agree, I can help you. If not, you

will die”

-: Ok, I agree. Please help meeeee…

* He says that and then faints *

Faint Voice: Beep … Beep … Reorganizing pawn‟s body ended. Starting the

system …

* falls back to sleep *

Faint Voice : Thomas, Thomas, why are you sleeping here? Don‟t you know

that rooftop is off limits?

-: President? Where is that orb of fire? What happened? …

Pres. : What are you talking about? You can‟t escape explaining by telling

nonsense. You‟d better have a good explanation of why you are on the rooftop.

* After listening to a lot of nagging, he leaves school *

-: So it was a dream, but it felt so real, I even felt pain … and what was that

about reorganizing, or pawn, or “system” …

* After saying the word “system” there was a sound in his head*

“System starting … Pawn number 7 has entered the system … Preparing

teleportation …

-: wait … what‟s happening? … Teleport to where? … Is it even possible? …

System: Preparation ended … starting teleportation to base …

* Suddenly he saw his hands disappearing bit by bit and then everything went black.

* Blinking …. Blinking *

-: Where am I?

* He gets up and notices he is not at school anymore. He sees a world

which was colored in black, even the sand was black *

* Suddenly *

System: System reporting … Teleportation completed … Pawn has entered

the underworld … Creating instructions book … System recommends pawn to

read the instructions … Every problem you face is yours to solve … Do you wish

to continue?

* suddenly two buttons popped out of nowhere in front of him: A. Yes.

B. No. *

Sys. : If you agree, press Yes, if not, press No. If you press No, the system

will begin the resetting process …

-: resetting!!! Don‟t tell me it means I will be deleted.

* Presses Yes unwillingly *

Sys. : Thank you for your cooperation. Here is the instructions. Read it before

the wave starts.

* A book appeared out of nowhere and fell to ground *

-: Instructions? For what? And what was that about the wave? Somebody

please tell me what‟s happening to me …

Sys. : System cannot answer your question …

-: Uhhh …

* opens the book and starts to read *

-: At the beginning of creation, there were so many angels who served God,

but one day, one of them called Hades, got sick of this and wondered why he

should serve him. He said: „I‟m more powerful than him. I‟m the darkness and

there is darkness wherever there is light …‟. Then he made his own army using people‟s sins and attacked God. Angels formed a group called “Light” to defend

against him. Light won after a long fight and sealed him within underworld. After

that, years passed, and people‟s faith in God decreased. The decrease in faith and

increase in people‟s sins resulted in Light becoming weaker and weaker, and

Hades growing stronger and stronger. Hades grew stronger to the poin that he

could break out of the seal recently. Now, he plans to destroy Earth to make Light

as weak as possible in order to kill angels and God. If this happens he will recreate

the world into something dark and cold and full of sins. To avoid this calamity,

Light decided to choose seven pawns to defend against Hades‟ army and help

Light to seal him again. Pawns are granted a blessing from God that will help them

achieve success in their mission. Pawns can use their blessing without any

restrictions in the underworld, but their blessing is limited on the Earth. Pawns can

enter underworld by saying the phrase “Light remains”. Whenever there is a wave,

pawns will get transported to underworld automatically. Before that, pawns will

hear a voice saying “Rise, my children”. Each pawn has a status menu which

shows their power and blessings they can use. Every blessing needs a minimum

status to use, using them before achieving that status results in damage to pawn‟s

body. All the wounds and abnormal conditions will heal after the wave, unless you

die. Whenever a pawn dies, the system will choose another pawn to replace

him/her for the next wave. Pawns shouldn‟t tell about system, or Light to normal

people, or they will be deleted … That‟s it? What about how we can go back to our

normal lives? Answer me, damn system …

Sys. : System cannot answer that …

-: damn it! Why should it be me?

Sys. : The wave will start in an hour … Please prepare yourselves … System

wishes you the best of luck …

-: No way … What should I do in one hour? … What‟s my blessing? … I think

it said there was a status menu … how can I open it? ….

* After saying “status”, a window popped up in front of him *

-: Really? … Is it some kind of Virtual Reality game? Let‟s see …

Name: Thomas Cane Age: 17

Strength: 30 Intelligence: 15 Luck: 5

Agility: 40 Wisdom: 25 Vitality: 25

Blessings:

Stealth (mastery: -not acquired-)

Eye of truth (mastery: -not acquired-)

Faith Points: 10

-: Omg! My agility is the highest, so that‟s why I‟m so fast at running … and …

my Intelligence and luck are the worst. HaHa … I know I‟m stupid and unlucky but

not to this point. Overall, I‟m best as a tanker or assassin. And my blessings are

stealth and eye of truth. I know what stealth is, because you can see it in every

RPG game you play, but what‟s eye of truth? … Don‟t tell me it‟s kind of natural lie

detector … anyway, let‟s start knowing more about my blessings … system, how

can I get information about my blessings?

Sys. : You can know more about your blessings by clicking on it.

-: It‟s getting more and more game-like. Let‟s start with stealth …

* click *

Stealth:

A blessing granted to those, who want to hide from others, which will let them hide

their existence completely.

Requirements: Agility: 30 – Intelligence: 20

Energy usage: 20 per minute

-: It needs 20 points of int., I have 15. And what‟s energy? … Is it the same as

calories? Let‟s ask system … System, how can I increase my stats?

Sys. : You can use faith points to increase them. Each pawn has 10 points at

the start, and you will get them after you finish each wave.

-: And what‟s energy?

Sys. : It‟s the amount of life energy in your body, you can use it to use your

blessings.

-: It‟s basically mana. Ok, let‟s check eye of truth.

Eye of truth:

The blessing granted to those who seek truth, - there is no more information

available -

Requirements: ???

Energy usage: ???

-: what‟s this, system?

Sys. : System cannot answer your question …

-: Let‟s ask it another way … System, how can I get more information about

my blessing?

Sys. : You can use your faith points …

-: how many faith points does eye of truth need?

Sys. : Starting calculations … Reporting … 10 points

-: What should I do? Should I forget this and raise my int. for Stealth? … But

it‟s very mysterious … maybe it gives me a way to escape from here …

* After thinking for a while *

-: Ok, I‟ll take the risk … System, use 10 faith points on eye of truth.

Sys. : Points received … Getting information from headquarters started …

information received … Information about blessing: eye of truth got completed …

-: Ok, let‟s see what kind of mysteries does it have …

* looks at the information and screams shockingly*

“Whaaaaaat???”

-: What the hell does it mean?

Eye of truth:

The blessing granted to those who seek truth. Using it, someone can see things

that others can‟t see, for example other‟s status, and unusual things. If upgraded it

can also show if someone is telling the truth or not. If reached the highest mastery

–revealing needs 1000 faith points-

Requirements: intelligence: 20 – wisdom: 20

Energy usage: 0 per usage (100 per usage if upgraded to highest mastery)

-: I used all my faith points for this useless blessing which also needs 20

points of int. so I can‟t even use it. What should I do? Don‟t tell me I have to fight

bare-handed without any blessings. System, is there a way to restore my faith

points?

Sys. : No, you can‟t get your faith points back, when you used them.

-: Oh, no! What should I do? There should be some equipment at least …

System, do I have some equipment to use?

Sys. : No, you just can obtain weapons and armors by spending faith points.

You can open system shop by saying the word “store”. There are also some free

items that you can use …

-: Thank God. At least I can use some free equipment. Ok, “store” …

Store

Weapon Armor Buff Potions

-: Let‟s check weapons first … * click *

Weapon

Normal kitchen knife: free Salomon’s cane: 200 points

Excaliber: 1000 points Soul eater dagger: 500 points

-: How am I supposed to fight with kitchen knife? … Ugh … Let‟s not be picky.

It‟s still better than nothing. Let‟s check armor … * click *

Armor

Normal leather coat: free Knight’s armor: 100 points

Angel’s wings: 2000 points Invisible cape: 1200 points

°°°

-: Another useless item, but I can‟t do anything I have to use this. Forget

others, but are angel‟s wings really armor? And what‟s invisible cape? … Forget it

I won‟t have that much faith points soon anyway. Let‟s check potions … * click *

Potion

Low grade healing: 100 points Medium grade healing: 500 points

High grade healing: 1000 points Low level energy: 200 points

°°°

-: It seems everything is not free here. How about buffs? … * click *

Buff

Berserk: free (later purchases: 1000points) Hypersonic speed: 500 points

Freezing: 2000 points Defense up: 1500 points

°°°

-: Is the system pitying me in some ways? Getting an item which is worth a

thousand point for free! But why berserk mode? (°_°) Anyways, let‟s buy it. There

is still 20 minutes left until the wave starts. I have to get used to the knife and coat

before that.

* He practices using his knife for the following 20 minutes, and finally

one hour passes *

Unknown Voice: Rise, my children.

Sys. : Starting teleportation to wave‟s battlefield …

* A magic circle appears beneath Thomas and then everything goes

blank. After a bit, he finds himself in the place he saw in his dream. He sees

six more people who are as confused as he is. *

Sys. : Time left until the arrival of Hades‟ army: 10 minutes …

* Thomas wonders if he can talk to others and get to know them better in

this 10 minutes so he says *

-: Hey everyone! Does anybody know what‟s going to happen now?

One of the pawns: It seems there is really seven of us. As the system said it

seems we have to fight an army. I suggest we introduce ourselves and our

blessings, in order to decide on our strategy.

* Everyone agrees then he continues: *

“Ok, I start the introduction. I‟m James Crown, my int. stat is 40 which is my

highest, and my blessings are energy manipulation, and spell craft. In short, I‟m a

magician. It‟s your turn now …”

-: I‟m Thomas Cane. My agility is the highest and its 40. My blessings are

stealth and eye of truth. They are a bit useless though, and I can‟t use any of them

because of my low int. Anyways, I try my best to help you as much as I can.

* As soon as he finishes talking whispers start … “He has useless stats

and blessing” “He is only good at running” “Look at his equipment … HaHa

… Who fights with a kitchen knife” … *

James: Ok, everyone. Let‟s go to next one …

Another pawn: Let me introduce myself next. I‟m Alice pinewoods. My agility

and str. Are both 40, and my blessings are Seraph roar and berserker. The first

one lets me decrease enemies‟ stats and the next one increases mine for an hour.

I can use both of them as I have high agility and str.

James: Wow! You will be our damage dealer. Ok, who wants to be next?

Another pawn: I‟m Jasmine Warden. I have high int. and wisdom. My

blessings are healing ray and God‟s eminence. The first one is healing ability and

the second one is a buff to team and debuff for enemies.

James: Now, we have a healer too. There are three people left. Who wants to be first?

One of the three: I‟m Kay Graham. My vit. And str. are both 35. My blessings

are taunting and regeneration.

James: You will be our tank then. Only you two are left …

One of the two: I don‟t see any obligations to introduce myself, and I‟m not

looking for friends. And there is one more thing who said you are the leader here?

Don‟t go about choosing others‟ jobs for them …

James: It‟s ok if you don‟t want to introduce yourself, if you don‟t want but

don‟t accuse me for nothing. I didn‟t say I was leader here.

Alice: That‟s enough guys, and you have to tell us your stats at least cause

we have a war to attend to …

The pawn: Ugh … ok. I‟m Mike Tailor. My stats are all around 30, and my

blessings are soul messaging and stealth. I‟m best as an assassin or guard.

James: Ok, friend. Do as you like, and sorry about before if it bothered you.

Ok, let‟s go to the last one …

Last pawn: I don‟t remember my real name due to an accident, so call me X.

my stats are all 50. And my blessings are underworld fire and ray of death. I can

be the other magician.

-(In his mind): I don‟t know why but I feel uneasy about X. Something about

her is fishy …

James: Ok, let‟s start with our plan. In the front we have tank, assassin, and

damage dealer. Usually in games, tank focuses all enemies‟ attention to himself,

while damage dealers try to kill enemies. In the meanwhile, assassin uses stealth

to reduce the number of enemies without letting them notice. And in the back row,

we have healer and magicians. Magicians help damage dealer kill enemies, but

the difference is that they should aim for large scale of killing, which sometimes

leads to their energy shortage. The healer will heal mostly tank and damage

dealers and also use buff on us and debuff on enemies. That‟s it. Any questions?

-: James, what should I do? …

James: Sorry Thomas, as you can‟t use any of your blessings, and also you

don‟t have any proper equipment, it‟s better if you stay out of war. You just have to try to stay alive until the end of the wave.

-: But I can fight … I try my best ...

James: Sorry buddy, that‟s for your own good.

Sys. : Countdown until arrival of Hades‟ army starts ... 10 ... 9 ... 8 ... 7 ... 6 ...

5 ... 4 ... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ... 0. We wish you the best of luck!

* A horde of monsters appears far away. The horde is rushing towards

the pawns. *

James: Everybody, get ready for war. We are all going home alive after this.

* Everyone yells “yes” and gets ready to do their part in the formation *

-: If no one wants me to fight, so let‟s run and stay alive until the wave ends.

* The horde reaches the pawns. Then their general comes to the front

and says: *

“You, humans, will kneel to our lord without your heads. Better write your will

before we start the war. HaHaHa ...”

* As he was saying that, the pawns’ hearts were filled with fear *

* Finally the horn of war is blown and the war starts *