"Hey... Asshole.. can you move that away from my throat?"
Ford said as he looked up at the man before him. Of course, the man didn't listen. The knife was still pushed up against his throat. However, Ford's arrogance never faded.
"I'm not going to ask again"
The man laughed when he heard that, as he knew Ford was just being prideful. The woman smiled, as she also realized.
??: "I have to say.. I quite admire your pride, young man... My name is Reda... And that's Vincent..."
The woman, to Ford's surprise, actually admired his bravery and pride. By the smile on Vincent's face, Ford could tell he had as well. Ford's face went red.
Vincent: "But still... That don't mean you're free.. give us all you got!"
Vincent had pushed his knife against Ford's throat again. Ford was weak, everyone had knew that well. The two thieves obviously knew Ford wasn't capable of doing anything, but that didn't stop him.
Ford let out a smile as he jumped to his feet, and landed a punch right on Vincent's face. When it came to facing Reda though, his action was a bit different.
"I'm giving you one chance to take Vincent and get out of here..."
Ford knew he couldn't hit a woman, so he had given Reda the chance to leave, without any conflict. She didn't appreciate how differently she was being treated.
She let out an expression that could only be described as anger. She had snapped at Ford, because of his morals... Which he lacks.
Reda: "you really shouldn't have done that..."
At first, Ford's response was confusion... But then, his expression immediately turned to fear, when he couldn't use any special powers to stop these thieves.
When he knocked Vincent to the ground, he had tried to cloak himself.. with an imaginary cloak power he thought he developed when he was summoned. He was shocked to find out nothing happened, and that led to his fear.
He knew he was in danger now. Vincent stood up, rubbing his face, before pushing Ford to the ground.
A kick to his groin, a kick to his abdomen, a kick to his head, and a kick to his neck. His neck was kicked with such force, that it had almost snapped, which certainly would have killed him on the spot.
Ford was beat senselessly, to the point where he had passed out. When he reawakened, his stuff he had with him was stolen.
"Damn..."
Ford muttered as he tried to get up. His body was so fragile, that he felt his bones could break at any moment, and he had fell to the ground, unable to get up.
He had only one option, asking for help. Ford's pride, of course, wouldn't let him. He refused to be seen in such a weakened state. He had tried to stand up, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't. At one point, he had heard a cracking noise in his arm, which thankfully didn't break.
"Where's the regeneration power when you need it??"
Ford just layed there, unable to move. He was sure he'd be left to die. His pride has physically stopped him from being able to simply ask for help. He didn't want people to think he was weak.
After all, he was just summoned from another world, presumably for a big reason. He can't be seen as weak. He thought he had people relying on him, when in reality, no one really knew him, and thought he was quite strange.
Every person he passed, had looked at him with a strange look. After all, he had looked quite weird. His clothes weren't normal, and neither was his hair color. Brown hair wasn't very common in this new world.
That is something Ford had picked up on when he was first summoned. He seemed to be the only one with brown hair.
Anyway, this is getting off topic. Ford was sure he'd die, as he layed in that alley, completely unable to move. He thought he would succumb to his injuries. That is, until, he heard a woman's voice.
His vision was blurry, but he could almost make out a long white dress, long blonde hair, and beautiful ruby red eyes. Who was this woman? Had she come to save Ford?
When he saw the woman, he smiled, and muttered--
"Of course this fantasy world has beautiful women... Thank you, god"
He had passed out. Instead of dying though, he would awaken, still in the alley. His vision was cleared.
What he saw, a slim woman, beautiful white dress coming down to her feet. White high heeled shoes, and beautiful blonde hair, layered to perfection. Ruby red eyes, and a beautiful smile.
Beautiful can't even describe her... She was exquisite.
??: "you're up!"
A pretty voice, that perfectly matched her appearance. Ford's face went red, as he looked away. "Good" she said, as her smile faded.
??: "now tell me who you are!"
Ford's eyes widened when he heard that, as he quickly stood up, and looked at her with a confused expression.
"Your clothes, and hair, are aaaawwwwfully strange. You don't seem to be from around here at all!"
When Ford heard that, he smiled.. he chose to be sarcastic in the wrong situation.
"Because I'm not from around here... You will never know where I'm from..."
When the woman heard that, she immediately knocked Ford back with an orange crystal.
This had shocked Ford, he had finally found out that there was magic in this new world.
"Chill out, lady, I was being sarcastic! Truth is... I'm pretty clueless myself.."
Ford said as he let out a nervous chuckle. The woman looked confused when he said that, and she could only think of one thing in that moment.
??: "you mean, like... a lost child?!"
Ford looked at her with a shocked expression, before nodding his head.
"Y--yeah, totally! My name is Ford Reski! And, I am lost!"
The woman looked at Ford with suspicion, but rubbed it off as Ford being frantic and scared.
Arias: "My name is Arias.. let me help you.."
The woman said as she smiled.
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