Not having an idea of what to read next, I left the study room for the kitchen and made some type of porridge purely of Jin's memories, which didn't taste too good I don't know if it's because am not a good cook or because am not used to the type of food here.
Well I later on went to bed.
NEXT BRIGHT
I woke up to a feeling I haven't felt before, drenched in sweat and performing movements I don't recognise, "am I exercising? I asked myself in total awe while pushing myself up and down while upside down.
I fell to the ground realising what I was doing. "Exercising!!! I don't work out, it's something a scholar doesn't need, our strengths are in our brains not muscles" I said looking for a towel to wipe away the sweat.
"I do work out, how can you explain the perfectly fit body" I replied myself.
Immediately realising I was shifting through Jin and Jin-hun's consciousness, i immediately sat in a meditation pose to balance myself in between their consciousness. I had learnt this in one of the books on consciousness I bought last time.
Doing this whole ordeal took hours before i became somewhat stable.
After I was done I immediately went to the shower to wash all the sweat as i was already feeling itchy.
*Sigh* I made a long sigh of relief while walking out of shower, " the water doesn't seem as cold as before" I said wiping my face a towel.
FEW MINUTES LATER
I made my way downstairs after dressing up, "should I continue reading" I asked myself looking at direction of the study room.
"Nahh am already exhausted from reading too much yesterday. I can't touch another book" I said with clear disdain.
"Instead of reading I should go buy myself a weapon cause I can't be defenceless when am in the abyss zones" i said rubbing my hand on my chin as I smiled at the good idea I just had.
"Great let me pick up my jacket" I said to myself running upstairs.
I picked up my jacket then went straight to setting up my carriage before leaving.
This town only has one weapon store which is run by old man Mortis who is known for his strange accent and arrogance.
I arrived there faster than i imagined, "damn this thing is fast, but it's what you expect a fucking dinosaur" I said wanting to pat it's head but stopped out of fear.
"Welcome" old man Mortis said with a chill smile. "Thanks, am looking for a weapon" I said looking around, "if you weren't, you won't be here" old man Mortis replied with a plain face, "that was clearly a Russian accent" I thought to myself before beginning my search.
Looking around the store I saw different magnificent looking weapons some swords, battle axe, war hammers, bows and arrows, daggers, spears and more. "I can't use a sword I have no major knowledge about it, can't use a battle axe too heavy same with war hammers, I don't really know anything about a spear.
"The remaining options are bows or daggers. Bows requires archery to use So the best option here is a dagger, am even experienced in using it" I thought to myself before going back to where I saw a dagger.
"Hmmmm which one to pick now, I can't just pick a pretty dagger and how am I supposed to know which one here is the strongest" I said to myself really deep in thought.
"You know you can just ask right? Old man Mortis asked looking exhausted.
"Alright I need your strongest dagger" I said with relief, "well I can't name the strongest here but DARK FANG over there is a great pick" old man Mortis replied.
"Alright" I replied before looking for a dagger with the name dark Fang. "Found it looks cool and all but it has an ability right?? I asked old man Mortis with a lot of anticipation.
"Sure it does" old man Mortis said with a professed tone, "what does it do" I asked clearly curious, "well since it was made from an abomination class creeper's Fang, Dark Fang has the ability to make an illusion of the user on a target only after inflicting damage on the target will it work" old man Mortis explained.
"Abomination class??" I said in confusion before immediately brushing it off and asking "cool so what's the price?" .
"I will give you a discount since you are the only customer have had in a while, 10,000 Donn bright steel" old man Mortis replied with a cunning smile, "ji-rai/ bullshit" I cursed at him in Korean as he looks at me in confusion, "the fuck that's enough to empty my life savings!!!" I said in fury at such an atrocious price. "Well you asked for the strongest and now you throw a tantrum because you can't pay the price" old man Mortis replied with a very cold expression.
"It's just too fucking much!!!" I cursed before continuing "if it was you someone wants to sell something at that ridiculous amount how would you react? "Not like you, I would know that the item must be of great value to be sold at that price *sigggh* or you could just buy something else" old man Mortis replied with an unbothered tone.
"Fuck you and am buying it" I pointed at him angrily.
TWO HOURS LATER
I had returned home after such a stressful weapon purchase, it took long since I had to come back home to get more money and returning to the store.
The feeling of suddenly being broke is down right depressing. I experienced little of it when I was Jin-hun.
Walking sluggishly up the stairs and to my room and upon entry I threw my jacket at the wardrobe and fell to the bed. "Arghhh what a shity day" I said with an unexplanable feeling of sadness while looking at my really expensive dagger.
"Dark Fang you know you took 90% of my life savings you better be just as good as old man Mortis said" I said as if in a conversation with a real person.
"You know what let's test this shit out" I said pushing myself up from the bed, "there is no better way to check if a weapon is good than in actual combat" I said with enthusiasm before asking myself "so who do I fight?".
"This is book town there are hardly any warriors posted here nor are they any reports of theft, so fighting a warrior or a thief isn't possible right now" I said slowly feeling blue before getting a sudden remembrance "what about that creature I saw before, it even looks weak, makes a good weapon practice" I said looking hopeful.
I got up from bed and dressed up for action."I don't think this is a good idea" a sudden thought crossed my mind, "well if am going to a place filled with monsters and horrors you only get to see in movies and games I should at least have an idea on what I will be seeing than looking like a total noob in front of professionals" I replied Jin's consciousness like he was in front of me.
I finished my preparation and went out immediately, climbed down to the base of the cliff and after just a few steps I arrived at the abyss border. "Wow these looks really amazing. Like look at these massive rune like symbols on the ground glowing and it even goes as far as my eyes could see" I said with enthusiasm.
While trying to cross the border I felt a massive surge of cold energy pass through me as if accessing me for a few seconds before I could move.
Have been walking for the past thirty minutes in a lifeless area, i could see trees so devoid of life that they crumble at one's touch, the mist so thick I could feel it on my face and the deeper I go in the less I could see.
My location presently is disturbingly far from the border as I could no longer see the bright moon, "I think I should head back, I can barely see" I said hugging myself because of the freezing cold as I noticed a dark silhouette in the distance.
"Finally a creeper" I said busting with excitement as i pulled out my dagger and sprinted full speed at it and bombarding it with multiple slashes and stabs but I felt no impact.
"What the fuck!!!" I said in retreat as the creeper in front of me now has it's attention on me while making strange noises.
With the sudden sounds of bones breaking and arranging, I began retreating slowly as the once human sized creeper grew bigger by the second and eventually slowly towering over me becoming something right out of a horror game.
"Okay I think this was a really bad idea!!!" I said as cold sweat rolled down my face.