I wanted a clapping response but I didn’t get it so I’ve sent a happy burst through my Zombie-ties and the crowd exploded in Cheers. I’ve telepathically ordered our Dragon to burn the Gallows and she set them aflame. Utter silence fell over the crowd and I’ve reached out to someone with a Bard specialty and told her to sing. And she sang in utter silence. And the rest of the crowd cried – every single individual.
They grabbed me from my home and land
And brought me to this place
Where I have faced an evil band
They dragged me their base
They didn’t let us mourn our friends
And say our last Good-Bye
To those who’ve met their early ends
A trip that I’ve survived
I suffered pain, I suffered shame
A lowly crying slave
And in my cries forgot my name
A plaything for the Knave
I silently have dropped my tear
As in my bunk I’d lie
I begged of anyone who’d hear
That by sunrise I’d die
And all of us have survived in fear
Just rolling down the slope
We died by hands of our peer
In Death we found NEW HOPE
I have been crying without trying to hide it as I walked to the singer and hugged her. I thanked her most sincerely and she carefully hugged me back, probably trying to see if she can trust her emotions again. I went back to the center and said that this is the most emotional I’ve been in a long, long time. Thank you very much. NOW. I want us to be silent for a minute and remember. And then I want anybody who can sing – SING! I want anybody who can dance – DANCE! I want anybody who can play any musical instrument and perchance can get one – PLAY! Today we mark the end of the PAST and the beginning of the FUTURE! Will there be hardships? YES. The World Masters will throw every Monster they have at us, just for their Entertainment and we WILL PREVAIL! We will raise our Levels, we will use our ingenuity to develop untold wonders and to even penetrate the Shimmering Veil and get even more wonders from there! I have already gone there and I’ll tell you more about it but when there’s more to tell. And now please, enjoy the night! TO THE FUTURE!
It took a while but the dancing did start and the singing was there and someone brought out all of the Camp food stores and Victoria brought a few more logs to keep it lighted and festive.
With all the emotions, my Mana Inner store were filled to the brim and by sipping some more I’ve initialized the most uneventful quick upgrade to Level-11. Then indeed I got an offer to go to 13, 17 or 19 and went all-in. As usually happens with my reckless moves, I went through by an entire hairbreadth… Maybe a half of it… Yes the entire dancing crowd felt really tired but they’ve blamed it on their excitement and just went to the Barracks or houses for a quick laying down. I’ve emptied two of my Level-20 Energy Stores and by end end Dr Kate, with two Holy Maidens walked over to me pumping all of their Mana into me. All of the time they were very vocal about some utterly irresponsible Group Leaders who don’t account for all possibilities and overestimate their capacity. What would they do without me? Have I thought about it? No, no I haven’t. Why? Because I’m a self-absorbed little kid who’s still playing with his toys accept now those toys a people’s lives including my own and… I hugged Kate and kissed her on the forehead. All of her steam went out and she just stood there. A beautiful slender young woman in the hands of a young man. It was so sudden yet here we are. Just kids a few days ago, full grown-ups today. I don’t think I love her and I don’t know what she feels toward me. However we are bound to live side-by-side and care for each other. We don’t have to call it love but we both know we’d give our lives for each other. Thank you Kate. Thank you Doctor Nectar. Thank you, my sister-in-arms. Thank you Dear Maidens. I’d like to congratulate you – your leader just gained Level-19. CLICK!
