Rebirth: Blades Of Exile

"You're not worthy"

he was right, never was I worthy of death at their hands, unworthy of a second look, for them, my existence was nothing but that of an insect, the so-called prodigies.

they never considered me as one of them, so I worked harder and harder, I wanted to be recognized as of the same kind, from the same level.

but I was at most an above average blade master in their eyes.

and now that I gained a few more abilities and achieved things that I couldn't back then, I grew overconfident and arrogant thinking I was some kind of hot stuff, thinking that things have changed and that I can overthrow them.

but I was still the same second rate blade master I always used to be and always will be.

this was my fate, my future.

my thoughts wandered, thinking about how I failed my friends, my people once again, how useless I was.

it was then that I remembered an event, a memory I thought I have long forgotten.

The memory of my late grandfather on his bed dying, I was 5 years back then, and that old man was all that I had, my only family.

he said to me

"Link, you must live a free life, never let anything hold you back, be open-minded, repay favors by 10 folds, and enmity by hundreds, your fate lies in your own hands, you choose who you will be"

and at that moment, I chose to be the kind of person to fight till the bitter end.

"Stand right there stone man"

I said with a hoarse voice, standing up on one leg, and balancing myself with what was left of my blades, limping towards my enemy.

he didn't stop walking, and just ignored my words, so I mustered up whatever strength was left in my body, and leaped at him.

I landed near him and directed a punch towards his head.

the punch connected but dealt more damage to me than it dealt with him.

however it served its purpose nonetheless, the stone man turned around with irritation, and finally punched with the intention to end my life.

he had the look of someone who just crushed an annoying ant.

my body was flung away several meters, coming to a stop after a small period of time.

I felt my life force fade away.

and I gave up, thinking this was my end.

but it wasn't.

When my health reached 1% it came to a stop.

and then it showed up.

[Death priest's Gift.]

[Conditions have been met.]

[Abyss Gazer title activation, consumption ends in 1 second]

right there and then, I heard a voice that I didn't recognize, but knew who it belonged to.

[Captain, we believe in you]

My tears starting flooding, how can I be so weak, how can I give up so quickly?

they were few words, but that was all I needed to get back up on my feet.

I stood up once again, all that was left of my healths was 1%, but that didn't change my stand, I'm getting out of here, stronger then ever before, and this guy will be my stepping stone.

[Abyss Gazer has been used, the following abilities are gained]

Death's Tempo, Passive:

The flow of battle and the scent of death invigorates you, allowing you to press your advantages as the fight progresses.

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Mark of death (Skill rank: EX), Active:

You mark a target for death for 1 hour, causing them to take 500% increased damage from all sources.

When this effect ends they will immediately take physical and arcane damage equal to 50% of all damage taken while marked.

If a target dies while marked, the cooldown of this ability is reset

Cost: 5000 MP.

Cooldown: 3 Hours.

I felt a new kind of power surge inside of me, unable to resist I let out a roar towards the ceiling of stone above.

all of the Desperation, depression, uselessness, helplessness, and sadness faded away with that one roar.

My grand father's words once again echoed through my ears.

I am who I choose to be, I will be the strongest, never to be stepped on again, never to lose someone dear to me again, NEVER BE LOOKED DOWN ON.

I was literally a step away from death, but I felt that at this moment I was at my best, I have broken the shackles of inferiority that haunted me through the years, I had a dream of my own now, not for someones else sake.

...

The stone man was looking at me with an astonished look.

"How are you still alive? okay now you have officially upgraded from an ant to a c.o.c.kro"

Before he could finish his words, my punch met his face, and he was flung 7 meters away from me.

while struggling to hold my balance with one leg

the stone king stood up, his face brimming with rage, a huge crack appeared on it.

"F.u.c.k.i.n.g shit colored stone, come at me with your all, or the last thing you ill see will be my fist"

the stone king, being a monarch probably was never insulted by such vulgar words.

So he rushed at me like a mad beast pouncing at another beast who stole his mate.

his saber, slashing towards my neck, previously I could just wait for death if he slashed at me.

but now.

"I can read them"

The king was pissed off at my calm eyes and not understanding the meaning behind my words, so he raised his speed even more.

"your moves "

even though I only had one leg, I managed to duck and remain in balance, thus dodging his slash at the last mini second.

" I can read them retard"

once again I sent a punch, my arm intertwined with his left arm, and like a slithering snake, it struck his chin.

the stone king morador was flung up with my uppercut, while he was in the air, I slightly leaned my body balance toward my left and spun.

and soon enough my fist was upon him again.

half of his face was cracked, and he was sent flying like a rocket through the hair.

I jumped, and followed him through the air, he performed several slashes at me finally taking me seriously, but I dodged every last one of them, grabbed his face and smashed it to the ground, I felt something crack under my palm but I didn't stop.

I started hammering his visage with my fists.

whenever a fist of mine landed, the ground covering 10 kilometers shook, as if an earthquake was taking place right there and then.

I didn't stop until the head of the one who made me reach such desperation had nothing left of it but mere pieces of stone.

I felt like I have finally climbed some sort of mountain I've been climbing for years.

like I have broken some kind of shackles that have rusted over my limbs.

"HUUF HUUUF HUUUF I.... DID IT...I DID IT"

"I DDDDDIIIIIDDDDDD ITTTTTTTTT"

.....

with that one roar half of the sands of despair was shook, some monsters started shaking, while some even lost consciousness and fainted,

the cause was an indomitable roar.

a roar that marked the rise of the strongest, someone that would stand at the top no matter what and who stood in his way.

The rise of Link Oakshield, The exile.