Rebirth: Blades Of Exile

what stood before of me was one of the few unexplored dungeons that existed before the merge.

obviously, this wasn't my first time nor will it be my last time entering one of these shit holes.

Just the intent of going inside one, made me remember several memories I wish I didn't.

the things I had to go through to get where I was, only to be killed in the end.

not even knowing why I was targeted, nor the identity of my killer.

I slowly started walking into the darkness, I felt my surrounding change the moment I stepped in, but as I kept walking, my vision slowly started coming back to me.

I found myself inside a large hall, torches all around me.

shining rune patterns of foreign magic that I didn't recognize were inscribed on the wall.

The place was as silent as it could be.

my senses were heightened to the max, with a knife in my hand, I was ready to pounce at whatever came at me.

from what I heard, these dungeons that existed before the merge was different, unlike your typical dungeon, they often didn't have a simple mission such as defeating the BOSS or killing a certain amount of monsters to clear it, it was more of a trial, with a far harder and complex goal to achieve.

the odd thing about these dungeons is that they remained unconquered, till the day they disappeared without a notion or a hint to what was their purpose.

while it did remain unconquered, it also brought about several benefits to those who challenged them and were lucky enough to survive.

but I can do it, I know I can because this time I have something that I didn't have before.

In my past life, if a certain incident didn't happen, if my arms didn't get crippled, I would have probably reached the 8th realm maybe even the ninth.

but as they say, a crippled genius is no longer a genius, after my arms were crippled I was stuck at the fourth realm, hardly surviving, holding back my teammates that didn't want to leave me behind.

HUUUUF

I took a deep breath and focused on the two knives in my hands.

this time, I'll change my destiny, I will reach the pinnacle that was rightfully mine, this time

[THE SKILL BLADESMASTERY (EMPEROR) HAS BEEN ACQUIRED]

I'll kill them all...

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just as I got my skill, a voice woke me up from my focused state.

'interesting weapon you have there mortal'

I could hear a genderless voice talk with a sarcastic tone directly into my mind.

'whose there, show yourself'

'telepathy!?'

'I guess you could call it that, it has been 7400 years since someone visited the tomb of the ancient god of war $%$%$, I assume thee wants to challenge the tombs authority'

'A god of wars tomb?'

the trial being related to the ancient fallen gods made me a little bit more anxious

'Hmm, did thy come here not knowing, what awaits him?'

'I came here knowing I had a trial to go through'

it seems this was a gods tomb, quite troublesome indeed, but there is no time for regret now, I shook my head and strengthened my resolve, my hands clenched the knives in my hands even harder.

' I have come here bearing the will to gain unprecedented strength, that is my goal and it remains unchanged, a gods tomb or not, I will take it on'

'hahaha, I can not tell if thee is a brave man or a foolish one, with your current strength, it is more of a suicide then a challenge, but who I'm I to judge thou hahaha'

'quiet the humble guy, for someone who won't even introduce himself'

'Oh pardon my rudeness, I am Rashmar, the tombs guardian, now that I am done introducing myself, I shall send you on your way, are you ready?'

' Won't you ask for my name?'

I replied in a sarcastic tone

'there is no point in knowing the name of a dead man is there? '

'You got a point, I am ready'

'then off you go warrior, the trial is '

I suddenly felt dizzy I started losing my vision again, then I heard the so-called tomb guardians whisper to my ear.

'To survive'

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The moment my feets hit a solid floor, I felt my skin shiver, and my hair stands up.

I instantly jumped to the side, half a second later an arrow passed through the spot I was at.

I raised my head to see the source of danger, it was standing roughly 20 meters away from me, a body full of scaled, and bright yellow eyes.

It was a lizardman.

[Lizardman Archer. Male. Level 76]

'F.u.c.k'