The Artificial God

Again and again...

"Are you okay?" said Nizard who approached Toro after seeing him contemplate his fate after losing to me.

Toro sighed and replied, "I'm fine. His eyes were empty, and his heart felt empty.

Then Nizard patted Toro on the shoulder and said, "Let's practice together. big brother" said Nizard who first called Toro as brother. Actually, Nizard really wanted to call Toro with that designation, until finally he could say it at this time.

"Nizard!?.." said Toro with a face that looked confused.

"Do you... ah I mean, brother... did you forget that brother told me to call you brother?" said Nizard who looked timid.

Puk! Toro got up and rubbed Nizard's head until his hair was messy, "Basic, it's been a long time. Quickly gather the other children" said Toro who was excited again with a happy smiling face.

Meanwhile, on the second day before the round of disputes in the royal arena began. Me and my friends did a very important activity this morning. That is, of course, training to become stronger, while Tygruth is lazy to train and just wants to spend his time in the royal library.

I've insisted on having him train for the fight preparations. But he was stubborn and went to the library, until finally there was only me and three other people. It felt completely different once Tygruth wasn't with me while training. I feel. that feeling.

"Jeez Yuki! what are you doing!?" boa Boa shouted as she ran towards Yuki.

In Yuki's hand was a sack of food that she had gotten out of nowhere. Whereas during the trip to our training ground, Yuki did not carry anything in her hands. But now his hands were full of various foods in the sack he was holding.

"I just want to eat fruits, you never buy fruit or vegetables. Have you been living with an unhealthy pattern?" yuki said with her words that made us speechless stunned.

"That's because fruits are so expensive that we can't afford them" Boa Boa said with her bullshit intent on deceiving the young Yuki.

"Jeez what kind of shit is that!?" my inner words and Elysna.

"Do you think I'm stupid? how long do you think I've been stealing? fufu" said Yuki who looks proud of his actions that are not true at all.

"So that's why you know the price of all the food you've stolen?" ask him who has the answer confirmed.

"Of course, before I steal food, I always look at the price first. Then write it down in this notebook" Yuki said while showing a book containing food or items that he had stolen in the shabby book and listed the price as well.

"U-why did you take down all the stuff you stole?" I said that I felt it was useless.

"That's because I'm going to return the things I stole with the money I stole. When I grow up and if I become a successful person, I will give it back" said Yuki who made me speechless, and retracted the words I said in my mind just now.

"Well, you're so great Yuki, you're such a good boy" Elysna said as she gently stroked Yuki's head.

"Of course, because I'm not going to be like I used to be. So that everyone likes me, and has many friends" Yuki said with a sweet smile.

"What was your old self like!?" boa Boa simultaneously.

Even so Yuki still answered him, "It's just so bad that I don't have anyone that I can consider as my partner or friend" Yuki said. Yuki's words sounded very strange and unreasonable to a little boy like him.

Then after that the three of us trained together except for Yuki who was enjoying the food he stole. We train very seriously and just focus on training because that is our main objective. Because we are also aware that we are still very weak and there are still many talented people who have extraordinary strength. Until we become the strongest, then we will be able to live quietly.

The events of ten years ago left us shocked by the loss of three members of the Shan group. The Gordials we just received to join our group. Then Vloid is willing to die for everyone's safety. Then Mouri, she was the girl who loved me so much for so long and yet her love clapped one hand.

He died in a very sad way, he died for the sake of the one who had taken his love and he also died in a miserable state because his loved ones did not love him. At the end of his life there were only cries and suffering, even so he still showed his smile to this terrible world.

"Argh! Uooooooogh!" my cry that drifts in this suffering while destroying everything that exists.

Then Elysna came and tried to calm my mind, "Calm down Gernath, you can't do this anymore" Elysna said, showing her face that would soon cry for me.

"Huh. huh... huh.." My breath feels tight considering the terrible incident.

"I wonder how much of a burden of suffering he has endured to this extent. Though the incident was a long time ago but he still felt that feeling" said Elysna in her mind.

"What's wrong with Gernath?" said Boa Boa who was surprised and wanted to ask what happened to me.

"Please no one dies again. Please, please, no one leaves me again.." I said in a small voice.

"You don't have to worry about that! because I've grown stronger! howoo!" said Boa Boa who then cried as usual because it has a whiny nature just by seeing others grieve.

"You don't have to worry about us anymore" Elysna said.

"Although that's the case, even though I've tried many times to change, and try not to worry about you anymore. But this heart still feels claustrophobic, and my mind always shows an unpleasant picture" I said with a sad face.

"If you don't want to feel painful feelings, then keep practicing and trying to be the strongest. There's no point if now you just feel down like this. Get up and keep practicing even if you cry, suffer, feel sad and feel like this" said Yuki whose words gave me a hint.

What he said was true, but I...

"You don't need to think about my words, and immediately practice stupid fools!" yuki said, looking angry. All of us were shocked to hear a cute little boy say a rude word.

"Well, I'll try even if it hurts and won't stop until I'm satisfied" said I, who rose again.

"Good then. Let's continue practicing. There is a power I want to show you, hehe" Elysna said with a grin.

Then Elysna and I immediately got ready and stood in their respective places before starting to fight. Meanwhile Boa Boa and Yuki are watching us from afar as this fight will definitely destroy this place on a massive scale.