The fifth hero is the Hero of the soul.

The pain in his head, Andrei woke up and immediately touched the place, after which he looked at the hand itself. There was some blood on it, Andrey realized that there was a small incision. But maybe not so serious, since he doesn't feel sick and wobbles in different directions. He wiped his hand and looked around. After doing this, he realized that he was in some kind of cart with other people, so he thought until he saw that they had tails and ears like animals. Andrey blinked several times and tried to figure out what was going on, but his head started to hurt again from that unexpected blow, in addition, he felt something strange, something that makes his condition more sad. It was as if the place itself was saturated with despair and hopelessness. He shook his head slightly to dull the pain in his head and looked at everyone once more and realized one more thing, these not-quite-people were still children. They were all scared and their eyes were tear-stained, some had abrasions and small wounds. Andrey did not know where to start the conversation, he looked at one face that was scared, then at another. He realized that something was definitely wrong here, he began to understand that these children were not saved, for them it was clearly a one-way trip and did not bode well. For this reason, Andrey took a deep breath and began to speak as calmly as possible so as not to scare these children even more. - Do any of you know where this wagon is going and what kind of people are driving it? - But as soon as he said that, the children who were next to him slightly crawled away. He realized that they were too scared to talk, so he tried to make a kind smile and started talking. - Don't be afraid, I'm not the enemy. I'm just as much a prisoner as you are, I don't know anything here. You can tell me what's going on. - The children were a little nervous, but eventually the girl with the red hair started answering. She had ears like a raccoon and the same tail, only also red. She came closer to Andrey and sat down next to him and began to answer. - These are soldiers, they are taking us to some baron. We are from a beastman village that was destroyed by monsters. My name is Natalia, and my friend is Rifana. - She slightly pointed at a girl with a short gray hairstyle almost like Andrei's. She also looked at Andrey and he made a kind smile, after which she also came up to them and Andrey gently stroked them both on the heads. At first they started in surprise, but then they also smiled, and Andrei himself began to speak with the same kind and calm tone. - My name is Andrey Sokolov, thank you for explaining to me what is going on. While we are driving, you can tell us something else about this place. It's just that I'm not from here, and I think I have partial amnesia. - He lied, but so far he didn't want to talk about the other world and assumed that they wouldn't believe him. Immediately after that, they told Andrey that they were in the kingdom of Melromark, about the fact that there is magic in this world. They told about people and half-people, as well as about the waves and the four heroes. Andrey was interested that four people from another world could be transferred here and they would have a sacred weapon. therefore, he decided to ask his two new acquaintances one more question. - Raftalia, Rifana, could it happen that instead of four, five were called?- They both looked thoughtfully at Andrey and this time Rifana began to answer. - This has never happened. There have always been only four heroes. Spear, sword, Bow and Shield. The shield for us beastmen is the most revered of the four heroes. - Andrey thought about it and wanted to say something else. ask another question about the heroes if they know something, but at that moment the cart stopped and the curtains that separated them from the light were pulled up so that people could safely get out, or rather forcibly pulled out of the cart. Andrey didn't like it, he didn't like it very much. So when one of these figures approached them to push Raftalia and Rifana out, he hit the newcomer in the face, a very strong blow. This surprised even Andrey himself, the newcomer quickly got out of the cart and Andrey could only hear that he began to speak. - Guys, come here quickly. That bastard broke my nose! - After a few seconds, there were two people in the cart who, unfortunately for Andrey, turned out to be stronger and gave him a couple of good blows to the body and head. He was pulled out with Raftalia and Rifana. However, these two also did not leave without broken noses and bruises on their faces. This was the only thing that pleased Andrey in this situation, although it was very unpleasant ringing in his head and now he really began to feel a little sick. But even this small joy was not long, as his beaten was dragged not to the cameras, which were somewhere slightly underground, but to the building. Andrey tried to break free, but they held him too tightly, and in addition they beat him right on the painful points on his legs, his head also interfered with this with its ringing and nausea, which slowly approached his throat and he had to obediently obey fate at the moment. After a while, he was dragged to a room and when the door was opened, Andrei immediately saw a fat man with disheveled yellow hair, a small mustache and beard. He looked at the newcomers and began to speak with obvious contempt in his voice. - Why did you bring this guy to me, he doesn't look like a damn beastman. Just some tramp, take him to the cell, and why are you so beaten up? - One of those who held Andrey immediately began to respond. "Mr. Rabier, that bastard beat us up when we tried to get him out of the wagon. It also doesn't seem to be a man, brother, unbutton his shirt. - The second one immediately abruptly unbuttoned Andrei's shirt and the Slave saw a stone in Andrei's chest. He walked up to him and grabbed his chin, licking his lips, after which he began to speak. - Who are you, you bastard, obviously not a human being. Oh, how I hate incomprehensible people like you. You are godless creatures created by the devil. And in addition, perhaps a spy or someone else like that. Answer me!? Otherwise, I'll break all your bones, you fucking inhuman! - Andrey looked into the eyes of this man and began to respond with disgust, as he realized that this man was clearly insane and had strong racist feelings towards beastmen. - I'm not a spy or anything, but compared to you, I'm definitely human. And you, the real scum of the world, are a fucking fanatic who thinks God will praise him for such a disgusting job. What a bastard you have to be to capture children who barely survived. In my opinion, you are a kind of creature of the devil. - Immediately after these words, Rabier punched Andrei in the face and began to speak. - You filthy non-human, now I'm going to teach you a lesson that you'll remember, you damn little bastard." I'll show you who the filthy devilish trash is here. and who is a faithful servant of God. Where's my whip? Yeah, there he is. So give me this club. Let's see how strong his ribs are. Hold him very tight, now I'm going to have fun for the glory of God. - The two of them immediately put Andrei in full height and took off his shirt. after that, the blows with the whip began to hit Andrei's body, and he, in turn, endured all these blows despite the pain. My head was ringing harder and harder. The nausea was so strong that Andrey wanted to vomit the contents of his stomach. But then a club came into play that hit right in the ribs. In the end, Andrei couldn't resist and bile came out of his mouth. He vomited it on the floor and partially on his already barely intact white shirt, which turned red with blood mixed with that very bile. Rabier looked at him with disgust and began to speak. - What an abomination, you little creature. He threw up his own bile, for which you will now receive additional punishment. - Two hours later, a guy was dragged into an underground cell whose body was almost completely covered with bruises and wounds. He was holding onto ribs that were clearly completely cracked. It was Andrey. He felt his ribs crack and did not allow him to breathe normally, the ringing continued in his head. but he wasn't that strong. He felt an emptiness in his stomach, and there was a metallic taste in his throat, because in the end Andrei was vomiting blood, and now he could barely contain a bloody cough. One of those who pushed him here grinned and with a very joyful voice began to talk while rubbing his palms. - You've been beaten up pretty well, you'll know how to break people's noses, you damn inhuman. Well, we're going to have a long time of fun, hey, you little one, give him a drink with this. It will heal his wounds and bring him to his senses. - The guard nodded at a bottle of pink liquid and someone caught it. It was Raphtalia, she quickly approached Andrey and began to give him this liquid. He drank it and felt the bones coming into the hole, the wounds healing. and he begins to be fully aware of the space. After finishing drinking, Andrey somehow looked at Raftalia and smiled kindly at her, after which he looked at that guard and grinned slightly, then crawled up to the wall and closed his eyes. The tormentors closed the grate and Andrei smiled once more, after which he looked in the other direction to look at Raftalia again. His young cellmate, the one who first spoke to him and the one he was trying to protect. There was fright on her face, her eyes were still teary and that was the only thing that upset Andrey when he looked at her. She carefully approached Andrey and seeing his still battered body, she began to cry, Andrey gently touched her shoulder and hugged her as best he could. Then, with a kind smile, he began to speak, trying to maintain the calm, kind tone that he had done at the first meeting in the cart. - Don't worry, it's all healed up. I just need to rest, by the way, where's Rifana? - Raftalia wiped her tears and began to respond by stroking Andrey's head. - She's in the next cell, but she's already asleep. We were worried about you, why are they so cruel to you. - Andrey shrugged his shoulders and began to answer. - Well, I didn't speak very well of the local baron, and he said that I was inhuman because of this stone in my chest. But don't worry, the hour will come and they will pay for everything. All these creatures will burn themselves in the devil's cauldrons. - Immediately after these words, Andrey looked into Naftalia's eyes and gently stroked her hair. She sat down next to him and lightly hugged him, put her head slightly on his hand, after which she began to speak, trying not to show much fear for Andrei. For some reason, this young man had become close to her during these couple of meetings and she did not want him to suffer so much. - I think so too, I'm sure that someday the Hero of the Shield will save us. He will definitely come, he is the most noble of the four heroes. Once he finds out, you won't have to suffer anymore just because you're not like everyone else. - Andrey nodded, but in his heart he decided for himself that he would save everyone here. That he would become a new hero, at that very moment he received something like a message. You have activated a spiritual force > From now on, you can use your spiritual energy of different types to improve your abilities. You can also use it to improve your belongings and weapons.Types of spiritual forces >( Creation ) ( Tranquility )( Rage ) ( Pain )( Destruction )At the moment, you have activated the Pain ability - This allows you to take 50% damage. You will also not feel the pain caused by 10-20% of the attack at all. In his mind, Andrey made an evil grin and realized that these were his abilities as a new hero. He swore that he would change everything here, he swore to himself that he would change Melromark.