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"i'll trade you this apple of immortality from an ancient dungeon for your gold and gear, missy."

"i do not wish to live forever."

[name] tried to shake off the merchant that had started following her around, bugging her about his "immortality" apple without a stop.

"i have no more gold. i have used it to buy food from the old lady near the cathedral."

she faced the merchant, an annoyed expression on her face. just as she found someone kind enough to sell her anything without mistaking her for a criminal, this man comes and bothers her. it irks her.

"oh, yes you do. that small pouch of yours still contains a few golds, don't they? all you have to do is trade me those and your gear, immortality will be yours."

"i do not want to live any longer than i already have to."

"of course an elf would say that. but... here's the thing, you don't have to eat it! if you sell this, you'll get thousands of golds in return."

[name] blinks a few times, growing intrigued.

"then how come you're selling it to me in such a low price?"

"that's because i think you deserve it, my dear friend. i believe that even the poor deserves kindness."

she's not dumb. [name] knows better than to trust people like this.

"back off."

"...you're really making this difficult for the both of us, aren't you? fine, let's do it the hard way, then."

[name] couldn't react in time as a blade was stabbed to her rib, and she fell to her side.

she was in shock, not being able to do anything as she was flipped on her stomach, the merchant bounding her wrists together with a rope.

"stubborn bitch. you should've just gave the gold the first time i told you to."

[name] grimaced as her bag was taken from her, along with her belt that had small pouches on it, where her last remaining gold was stashed in.

she was stripped off of her gear, only leaving her with a thin white shirt and her ragged pants.

"thanks for the stuff, elf. should've just stayed on that damn island of yours. maybe this wouldn't have happened."

he spat on [name]'s face as he walks away with everything she had, leaving her bounded in rope while bleeding to death on the ground.

she could just lie down and accept death right here. after all, that's what she always wanted, right? to stop existing. to put an end to this nightmare that has been going on for forever.

that's right. who said she wanted to live anyways? she lost her will to live the moment her mother gave her up to that monster.

so she'll just accept her fate, she had no purpose in this world anyways.

"get up."