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However, on this quiet planet, some people still face their personal problems. On a cloudy night, Edric walked into the liveliest hotel in town. His face was filled with exhaustion and disappointment, and his eyes no longer held the confidence and hope they once did. He found a seat at the bar and ordered the strongest drink. As the alcohol slid down his throat, scorching his heart, he continued to drink, seemingly trying to numb his soul with alcohol.
With each drink that went down, Edric's emotions gradually escalated. He began to sing loudly an ancient war song, which used to be a source of pride and glory for his family, but now served as the wild background music to his behavior. The people in the hotel looked at him with surprise and even disapproval, but he seemed completely indifferent, laughing more recklessly and singing even louder.
I don't know how long it has been, but Edric is completely drunk. He jumped up on the bar and began to taunt the people around him with his drunken gaze. He shouted, "Do you know who I am? I am Edric of the House of Heraldry, the greatest knight in this land!" Then he picked up the bottle next to him and drank it all in one go.
Suddenly, he felt dizzy, as if the whole world was spinning. He tried hard to keep his balance, but eventually fell to the ground, drawing laughter from the people around him. Edric tried to get up, but his body wouldn't obey. In the end, he lay on the cold floor, allowing the hotel's crowd to come and go, laughing at his absurdity and pity.
As Edric's consciousness gradually faded, he suddenly heard some harsh gossip. He struggled to shake off the numbness of alcohol and heard several peasants gossiping about his family. They spoke with a mocking and disdainful tone, saying, "These so-called nobles, really don't know what their purpose is. House of Heraldry, once loyal to the empire, now look at them, just a drunken troublemaker."
"Yeah," another peasant continued, "we work hard and pay taxes, only to support people like them. They never understand our hardships, only know how to fight and drink in the city."
In the midst of the contempt and mockery in the conversation, a surge of anger rose in Edric's heart. His family had once been the guardians of this land, with their ancestors shedding blood to protect every inch of Asra's land and every person living here. However, now people showed such disrespect to his family.
Edric suddenly sat up, his eyes filled with flames of anger. He glared at the farmers provoking him and shouted drunkenly, "You don't understand! You don't understand at all the sacrifices our family has made for this land!"
His voice echoed through the hotel, attracting everyone's attention. But he didn't care; his heart was filled with fiery anger. Edric struggled to stand up, despite feeling weak from the alcohol, but his rage kept him alert. He staggered towards the farmer and pushed him forcefully. The farmer fell to the ground, and his companions immediately surrounded Edric with dissatisfaction and provocation.
Edric didn't back down; his fists cut through the air and struck the farmer who had provoked him. However, due to the influence of alcohol, his movements were slow and inaccurate, and the punch barely grazed the farmer's face, causing little harm. But this did not diminish Edric's anger; it only made him more furious. He roared and exerted all his strength to punch, but each blow lacked the expected power due to his uncoordinated movements.
The farmer's companions, seeing the situation, rushed forward to help. One of them grabbed Edric's arm, trying to stop his attack. But Edric's anger made him ignore everything, and he struggled to break free, charging at the farmer again. In the Chao'X, bottles and chairs shattered, and other guests in the hotel quickly moved away, and the situation briefly spiraled out of control.
In the physical conflict between Edric and the farmer, due to his loss of control and the influence of alcohol, he accidentally struck an innocent bystander nearby. The person staggered and angrily retaliated. This action seemed to signal a shift, and the atmosphere in the entire bar instantly became tense. What started as a small conflict between Edric and the farmer quickly escalated into a large-scale brawl throughout the venue.
The chairs flew, the wine bottles shattered, and the coarse shouts and roars intertwined, creating a chaotic scene. Everyone seemed to have found an outlet to release their stress and dissatisfaction, and for a moment, the bar became a real battlefield. Edric was jostled in the melee, and his fists were no longer just aimed at those few peasants, but at anyone who came near him.
In the midst of that Chao'X, Edric only saw red rage in his eyes. He seemed to have completely forgotten his own identity and everything around him. He only wanted to prove himself with his fists, to prove the honor of his family. But each punch made him more exhausted, and each impact made him feel an unprecedented sense of powerlessness.
Other guests were also caught up in the melee, with some attempting to break up the crowd but quickly getting drawn in, adding to the senseless conflict. The waiter and bar security tried to maintain order, but appeared powerless in the face of the crowd's anger and dissatisfaction.
Amid the crashing and shouting, Edric felt not just anger but also a growing sense of helplessness and panic. He didn't know when the Chao'X would end, or if he could find any semblance of reason and calm within the endless violence and disorder. Amid countless punches and kicks, Edric felt his own spirit gradually crumbling, his world completely consumed by darkness and Chao'X.
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