Reincarnated As The Hero Ring

The way Vicar speaks with me has changed a bit after he wears the dark ring. I began to doubt that the man that I was talking to was Vicar. He will never say something like that but I think I'm just overthinking this situation and it may just be that his normal behavior. 

I realized that Vicar didn't move at all, he just standing there and does nothing as Eli keep casting the dark energy ball towards Vicar. The dark ring keeps absorbing the dark magic from Eli's spell as Vicar continues to laugh. 

"Don't just stand here, this was our chance to get to the town gate," I said it to Vicar as he didn't even move from his current spot. 

"Why should I go there?" Vicar ask me that question. 

Was he joking with me? He should know the answer to his question. I think he was just playing around but I will just say to him again. " You forgot, Vicar? To make sure the dark ring wouldn't get stolen back by Eli." 

"That's a foolish reason! She couldn't get this dark ring now as I'm more powerful than her." He said that as he laughs. 

"I don't think you can Vicar, remember that your stats were lower than her..." I tried to remind him that Eli was a powerful opponent.

"She was if she had the dark ring in her hand but right now, I'm the one that had the power," Vicar said. 

Does he being serious right now, does he think that he had enough power to fight Eli. I still think that he wouldn't stand a chance, the dark ring does not give him any power as it just absorbs the incoming spell from Eli. He doesn't even have a weapon right now. 

"How do you know that? Besides, how do you want to fight without a weapon..." I said it to him. 

Vicar just laughs at what I had said, "Silly ring, I will not be the one that fights her... It will be the job of the skeleton lord and some skeletons to fight her." 

I was surprised upon hearing what Vicar had just said to me. He planning to use the skeleton lord as his pawn and command it to fight Eli. Vicar didn't have the power to control the skeletons unless he planning to use the dark ring. 

"What! Are you nuts?... You say that you wanted to summon the skeletons here." I still wouldn't believe that Vicar wanted to do it. 

"Of course you silly ring, that ways we could killed Eli instantly..." Vicar said that as he begins to summon the skeletons. 

Suddenly, some skeletons crawl outs from the ground. Among the skeletons type that been summoned was the, we had fought before. Skeletal Tamers, Elite Skeletons, Skeletal Mages, and the most powerful of the skeletons type was the skeleton lord. 

The skeleton lord that been summoned here was also the one that we fight before. But this time, it seems that the skeleton lord pledges its loyalty to Vicar. The skeleton lord didn't attack Vicar this time even though the skeleton lord did see Vicar. 

"Vicar! What had you done..." I didn't believe my own eyes that many skeletons have appeared right here. 

The number of skeletons has increased, I thought that we finally managed to decrease the number of skeletons but it seems I was wrong. I was shocked by Vicar's action and yell at him for doing so. 

"Silly ring, don't be mad at me... I'm just simply using the dark ring power to help us fulfill our goal." He said that calmly. 

"One of our goals was to decrease the number of skeletons and yet you do the opposite." I was really mad at Vicar right now. I don't know what he was thinking when he does this. 

Vicar then looked at me very seriously, "That was your goal, not mine, there are just two goals for me right now that is to kill Eli and destroy the town."

I couldn't believe my ears when he said that he wanted to destroy the town. I know that Vicar was serious about it as I could see his face when he said about all of this. But why he suddenly has the intention to destroy the town. 

What causes him to make that decision. I then looked at the dark ring on his hand and realized that it might be the cause. The dark ring might have manipulated Vicar's mind, I think that might be the reason. If that was true, it explains a whole a lot of things why Vicar talk and his action change immediately the moment he puts on the dark ring. 

"Vicar! Take off the dark ring right now, it will manipulate your mind if you keep in on your finger." I said that hoping that Vicar would still listen to what I am saying right now.

"Stupid ring! You the one that been manipulating me all of this time... You could just talk and doesn't give me the power I need to kill or destroy." Vicar said that. 

I know that I was already too late when I heard that. The dark ring has successfully manipulated Vicar's mind and he will not listen anymore. I couldn't do anything right now, I tried to help Vicar to be free from the dark ring control but it's failed. 

I thought that I could able to do it just like when Aliss was being controlled by Elder Banshee. But this time it doesn't work like that. The only thing I could do right now was just to see Vicar ordering the skeletons to attack Eli. 

With just one command, all of the skeletons started to attack Eli. Eli shoots the dark energy ball towards the skeletons this time but the skeletons number was too much as slowly Eli was overwhelmed by it. It might be true what Vicar said that Eli wasn't that powerful without the dark ring. 

As Eli was easily beaten with just some skeletons. Vicar didn't even look at Eli as he proceeds to the town gate next. The skeleton lord follows him from behind and when we finally arrived at the town gate. 

There I see the town's guards were still fighting the skeletons, I could also see Captain Callum fighting the elite skeletons using a great sword alongside Sir Esmir. I guess seeing Sir Esmir didn't go to the infirmary after all and just join in the battle. 

Vicar take the sword from the ground and began to attack the town guards. The town guards didn't realize it as he thought that Vicar was his ally as Vicar was wearing the guard's armor. Vicar orders the skeleton lord to go berserk, destroy and kill everything on the sight. 

Captain Callum did notice Vicar at far and started to slash his way through the skeletons. When Captain Callum already near us, Vicar suddenly attacks the captain using his sword. 

Captain Callum didn't expect the attack but luckily he still managed to dodge Vicar's attack. He was surprised by Vicar's action and tried to ask Vicar why he does that. Captain Callum needs to know the situation right now, if he knows about it he might be able to help Vicar. I wish that I was able to talk to Captain Callum but he couldn't hear me.

"What are you trying to do Vicar!" Captain Callum said it in a serious tone. 

Vicar just simply laughs, he doesn't even try to deceive Captain Callum about his action. "I tried to kill you, captain... You need to die for me then I could destroy the town. 

"This isn't the time for jokes Vicar! If you were serious about destroying the town, I would not hesitate to kill you also." Captain Callum said that and I could see that he was really being serious about this matter. 

"Jokes you say? Do you think that this was a joke..." Vicar then throws his sword at Captain Callum. He missed on purpose as it was just a simple message to Captain Callum. 

"I don't know what happens to you but if you intended to destroy the town, I need to kill you..." Captain Callum said that as he swings his greatsword at Vicar. 

I really thought that Captain Callum would stop the great swords when it was about to hit Vicar but he didn't do it. Captain Callum show me that he will kill anyone that tried to destroy the town. Vicar didn't dodge the attacks as well, he gladly takes that hit.

"That's a good swing... but sadly it doesn't hurt me at all," Vicar said that as he pushed the great sword that was on his shoulder using his hand only. 

The durability of Vicar right now was really incredible, his shoulder doesn't even have any small wounds from the hit he gets from the captain. 

I know that the fight between Vicar and Captain Callum will be a huge one...