Martyrs: LitRPG by Justin Lincoln

Author:Justin Lincoln [Lincoln, Justin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, LitRPG, GameLit
ISBN: 9781981065158
Google: AtY2uAEACAAJ
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 2018-05-17T17:32:36+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Souls

James was quickly torn apart by the tentacle creature, but unlike when he died in the Great Savanna, he didn’t black out. This time, he felt every excruciating second and every single lost hit point. It was as if every one of his nerve endings was slowly being burned away by an evil deity with a matchstick and no concept of time. And then, finally, he was back.

‘What happened?’ Lilly pleaded into the party’s telepathic chat. ‘Is James okay?’

‘A creature came out from the forest,’ Torunn answered in between grunts. ‘It paralyzed him.’

‘I’m fine.’ James joined the chat, his past life rushing back to him as his mind remembering the strange green creature. ‘I respawned back at our base. I’m in the alcove next to Noma right now, but I can’t move. I think there’s a respawn timer.’

You cannot chat with your party while you are waiting to respawn.

“Damn, they didn’t hear me,” James said to himself as he struggled to move his body.

‘Oh crap. There are more creatures than the one that killed James!’ Patrick cried into the party chat.

James watched as the redhead’s body materialized next to his.

‘Shit, do we have a creature as well?’ Alex asked.

‘Probably hunting you from the forest waiting for an opportunity to attack,’ Torunn answered.

James’s timer ended. He let out a sigh of relief as he regained control of his body. He let the party know he was okay and that dying transported your body to the alcove, where you could not move or talk for an unknown period of time. Then he turned to Noma and asked him about the enemy creatures. The spirit hadn’t mentioned that the undead side would have champions like theirs did. It would have been a good thing to know, and James’s frustration showed through his words to the odd soul merchant.

“We did not know about them,” Noma replied while waving his hands in a motion meant to disarm James. The soul merchant seemed to shrink under James’s fury. “They were never here before. The Lich must have summoned them in response to your arrival.” Noma hiccupped and began to pat his body as he struggled to remember something. “Oh! Do you have any souls for Noma?”

“I have two,” James answered reluctantly, the anger still audible in his voice. “I would have had more if I hadn’t died.”

“Give them! Give them to Noma!” The soul merchant pleaded with his hands outstretched. “I need them!”

“What will you trade me?”

“Ahhh, trade, yes. Here, take a look!” Noma said as he fidgeted in place.

A menu appeared and covered James’s vision. Inside it were various items, weapons, armor pieces, necklaces, and gems.

“I have all of that to trade!” Noma said proudly. “The soul cost of each item is listed.”

“I can only afford two teleport scrolls or a Small Sword,” James growled while turning his gaze back to the merchant.

Noma flinched.

“Hardly worth two actual souls, don’t you think?” James seethed.

“No, no, no. Soul items are great creations. The power of each builds upon the power of others!” Noma cried out to save himself.

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