Chapter 3: Chapter 2 : In to the White

"Name?" A guy in grey uniform asked.

"..." Still there's no response, as if in trance, Vlad's pale face points toward the officer but his eyes is somewhere else.

"Hey! Are you listening!? I said what's your name!?" The officer in grey snapped, waving his hand. If not due to the guy in white at the sides, looking at him with wide smiles he would have likely slapped this m*the*f***er.

'Why the f*ck would they send an archbishop here? Furthermore there's another 3 bishop outside. Ain't this just another normal procurement?'

Suddenly Vlad snapped out of his daydream.

"Ah! I'm Vladimir Hall! 26 years old! I came from the Hall household from the North! I didn't regret what I did to those men! They deserve it! They deser-"

"Pat, pat." 

With a flash of white light, the archbishop appeared in front of him and pats his right cheek.

"Shhhh, quiet down little one. He ask, you only need to answer. Ok?"

Vlad has no other choice but to nod like his head's gonna snap, cause it will, just based on the pat he can feel his whole brain shaking.

A couple of minutes later Vlad came out of the room, then a shout inside resounds.

"Next!"

It's Nathan's turn, he's the last one. The officer asked basic question about Nathan. Though really not necessary cause all of it can already be seen in their files, those who will undergo judgement still needs to do it, it's more like a tradition now more than a process.

"I'm Nathan Blame, 25 years old, I'm an orphan, my last name came from my wife's side. I came from the City of Crossville. I killed two police officer, based on what the judge said." 

Hearing the last sentence. The officer's eyebrows jumped with a hint of disgust in his face. Though the archbishop still has that same smile, smile so wide it hides those eyes of his. Everything was caught in Nathan's line of sight.

'Forget it. Nothing good comes from the mouth of these imbeciles. I should just treat it like I'm talking to a dead person.' The officer thought, not wanting to show his bad side to the archbishop. He continue writing on his paper.

"You know the judgement right? You know how it works. You're life is at the hands of the church now since the day you committed those crimes, you are no longer a human. But God still gives the lots of you a cha-"

"A chance to change your fate and grants you freedom and right to be one of us again." The archbishop cuts the officer mid-sentence. While looking at Nathan he continues.

"When God perished due to the sin of humanity, he left with us the gifts of nature. To understand it needs time but it's also needed to battle the demons from the pit of hell. That's why you, the chosen heroes will be given freedom when you accomplish the mission. And with your sins, it's already mercy that we haven't killed you all at the first time. So it's your chance to redeem yourself from evil! Only you can save yourself."

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The archbishop smiled warmly at Nathan. But Nathan only feel repulsive by this smile, it's affecting his mind negatively.

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After that, all 8 of them did some other procedures like health check, strength check, eyesight, agility, and other test regarding combat and scouting.

1 hour later, they were finally briefed about what's about to happen. 1 of the Bishop, this one a girl with a golden hair stepped on the podium. Her movement graceful but also exuding loneliness. There's a sharpness that couldn't be hidden in her eyes. All 8 men felt a chill in their backs when that eyes of her met theirs, despite how evil they are they still felt fear from this woman. Except Nate of course. He's more nervous in the content of the mission. 

Everything that happened in last hour still haven't deviated from his last life, it's a good thing because it only solidify his theory that he really time travelled 24 hours to the past. But when he heard her next words, even though he expected it, he still felt disappointment.

"Team Centipede's mission is to kill a Stage 2 Monster in the North-Eastern side of the Gloom Forest. The only discerning feature we knew about this monster is that its chest glows with red light. It has hundred of arms, sharp and pointed like spears, adding with it's 10 meter length it's easy to spot. It's last seen in a cave at the north-east which we will send the coordinate in that watch of yours. Although it seems that no monster has been spotted in a 100 meter radius of the centipede the forest at that side still has other monster so don't let your guard down."

"Once you completed the mission and retrieved the red stone in its chest then everyone in your team will be free people again under the grace of God." The girl gave a beaming smile to the group of men.

After hearing those words the prisoners and even the officer were shocked. Stage 2 monsters were monster who were not just strong but also cunning. They are those who has killed many monster of their stage before getting blessings becoming Stage 2 Monster. There's no doubt that they are veteran when it comes to hunting. 

It needs at least 3 priest or even a bishop with dozens of deacons to kill it. How could normal humans with no blessings even think of killing it? There's just no way. The officer thought. He shakes his head looking at the pale prisoners, there's no considering it, they are already dead.

Everyone has no look of remorse though. Even those so called Bishops, they're just smiling, enjoying the circumstances of these people.

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"Vroom! Vroom!"

Inside the vehicle the 8 prisoners dressed in thick jackets are sitting. Some are staring at the ceiling of the armored vehicle they are riding, others has eyes like it's the end of the world anymore, others doesn't really care. It's the same as Mark, rather he's more occopied at the thought 'why does the food before tasted so bland?'. Shaking his head he tried to focus on the thing on his hand. It's a double edged sword, 36 inches in length, its grip made with wood but has black rubber to avoid slipping, its guard crossed in upward crescent moon position. It's the most common looking medieval sword.

Nathan has average height of 5'9 and a nicely developed body muscles so he chooses the sword as his weapon earlier when they were given a chance. In addition in his last life he also used the sword for this mission, so at least he has some experienced with it now. He looked around the room. 2 people has spears, 3 has swords like the one with him, 1 has bow and crossbow, especially Vlad in his side has a crossbow, not so large but also not that small. 

'It's a good weapon based on his condition.' 

Nate then focused on his memory from the past life, he tried to remember the important scenarios that will happen in the next 24 hours.

'I don't know why I came back from life, I'm not even sure what's happening. There's one thing I know though, I must survive and kill that f*cker.' In Nathan's 25 years living he never felt puzzled and excited as the same time as right now. He don't know why this phenomena is happening to him but he will see it through the end.

"Clank, clack."

The door of the vehicle opened and they saw the vast ice covering the forest. They used to be covered in blood, but now they disappeared in the forest of white.

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