《Otherworldly Demon Fox》 Chapter 1: Prologue A devilishly handsome young man can be seen lying in the grass frowning while contemplating about its life, the only weird thing about him is that he has a pair of white fox ears and nine bushy tails behind him with golden iris and slit pupils. He didn''t know why he came here nor why he became like this, his memory is fuzzy all of its personal memories are gone and the only thing it retains is common sense and basic knowledge. When he was trying to recall his name he only came up with blank he didn''t even know his appearance, the name of his father, and mother or if he has siblings. He became frustrated because of memory loss it feels like scratching your back but you can''t each it or something like in the tip your tongue. He knows that he transmigrated based on his knowledge. When he first became aware of its surroundings he is surrounded by towering trees (note: the trees are between 300 - 500 ). And the first thing he noticed is his view is high not something a human can possibly have and he seems to have a furry body and most peculiar thing when he became aware is the blue panel that obstructs his view filled with information regarding his stats although it wasn''t the same as the system like the novels he read about in his previous life. Name: ??? Race: Nine-Tailed Fox Job: Guardian This narrative has been purloined without the author''s approval. Report any appearances on Amazon.Title: King of the Endless Forest ( Effect: Endless Mana, HP ^ 2 ) Age: --- HP: 10 000 000 000 (100 000^2) Mana: --- Strength: 50 000/ 20 000( in human form) Agility: 90 000/ 120 000 (in human form) Dexterity: 5 000 / 10 000 (in human form) Intelligence: 1 000 It didn''t have those absurd stores and gacha where you can get abilities from who knows where it came from and it didn''t have to level up and massacre living beings to make itself stronger and to justify those horrible things like massacre and still think that he is a good guy. Although he knows that he can kill if push comes to shove after all he also needs to survive but it still didn''t feel right to massacre innocent lives because of it without leaving a bad taste in my mouth. Now he was contemplating if he wants to go to a civilization if there have and ... Nah just forget about he didn''t really want to meddle with humans or some type of intelligent being he will just be stressed and he knows that he will just cause panic he wasn''t some idiot Japanese beta to think that he was some common monster after all his title is obviously extraordinary and his stats is ridiculously high and expect everyone to talk him like some common folk. I mean look at that shivering slime. Okay maybe slimes are just like that but a minotaur couldn''t possibly have epilepsy right? heck, he even saw a dragon shaking violently behind a tree. (he already have a clue that he was in some fantasy world only a retarded will not) Haaaaaah... releasing a sigh he felt relieved that he was reincarnated as a strong being rather than a baby although he like reading shounen mangas he didn''t like to be reborn in the world he didn''t know a thing about. By the way, right now is winter so he really felt like sleeping for a long time. Chapter 2: Playing with Rimuru Kuhahahahahaha! Right now all the being within the Endless forest are shivering hearing the maniacal laughter of the demon fox. That''s right the protagonist specifically the Nine-tailed demon fox is beati.. cough cough is playing with the slime he named rimuru not because of a certain slime okay definitely not. Although it looks like he was hurting it because of his ridiculous stats that wasn''t really the case he coated the poor slime with ridiculous amount of mana then hurl it towards a piece of large rock, no more like a mountain the result. The mountain got blasted off with only half of it remaining. At first, the poor slime thought that he will die, then in a miracle occurred he survived then as time passes it actually enjoy it, it''s the first time it experienced something like this after all. "As expected my stats is abnormal after all " muttered the demon fox. Although he thought that he was super strong he didn''t expect that it would be this powerful. Although it looks like he was playing he was actually testing his strength and practicing to control it, after all, it would be bad if he blew off a mountain after all, well he already blew up a mountain but he already checked if there are living in the rock but he found nothing so he used it as a practicing tool but what if he blew a mountain where there are monster settlement. I''m their guardian after all. While he was lost in thought a dragon with red scales approach him while bowing. "Your Majesty". The dragon said respectfully. "Please stop bombarding the forest, the monsters in the area is getting scared, some of them thought that the demons are attacking".with a sweet female voice "I''m sorry, I got carried a bit hahahahaha" I said while looking at her while feeling apologetic he didn''t realize that he was creating a small earthquake by bombarding the mountain scaring them so much they thought that they were under attack. He got carried away in having fun, after all, there''s nothing it can do to pass time in the forest. Suddenly Fafnir turned bashful and said while stuttering. "Your Majesty um um c-can we have p-pet time like before ". That''s right the name of this female dragon is Fafnir by the way when she was in her human form she looks exactly like In*ri Y*z*riha pink hair with red eyes and small thin lips with a small figure everything is the same except her well-endowed chest. Although her face always has stoic expression but right now seeing her bashful expression is priceless. Right now the only monsters that I befriend is Fafnir and Rimuru no one really can stand the enormous mana that I am emitting after all, although I already controlled my mana not to emit as much as possible but their instinct tells them that I''m dangerous, after all, I am the king of the endless forest, I am the top predator although it is ironic that my job is a guardian. I transformed into my human form. "Alright come here" I said while motioning her to sit on my lap although it looks like I''m taking advantage of her she was the one that actually proposed to sit in my lap I ask her where did she learn it but it looks like she saw this hundred of years ago when it was relatively peaceful back then when you can still see human settlements around the forest.If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation. Although this beautiful dragon on my lap is old in age her mental age is that of a teen, dragons have long lifespan reaching hundreds of thousand years if not killed. The title loved by nature is not just for show, after all, they are also known for their short fuse they really get angry easily that''s why humans didn''t really want to meet a dragon. The slime bounce and bounce until it jumps in my shoulder and brushed against my cheeks. ''"Hahahaha " I laughed as it tickled. While Fafnir emits a low growl threatening the slime to get off. "Maa Maa just let him be Rimuru just wanted to join Fafnir, you should try to get along with him, after all, we''re going to be together for a long time. Pouting Fafnir turned her head away sulking. Brushing against her to calm her down although it''s a headache when Fafnir gets jealous I have to admit she is really cute when she pouted. "Grrr Grr" while emitting a low growl Fafnir slowly drift asleep. Enjoying the scenery while watching her sleeping face is one of my favorite thing I do while spending my day. "Haaah what should we cook for dinner Rimuru?" The slime tilted it''s body as if asking what are you talking about. He remembered that the only thing they can cook is roasted boar after all . "Although it was fun to eat while camping but the food is only roasted boar *sigh* If I only know how to cook food"muttering under my breath while complaining. ***** Few days ago *Cough* You there, yea you the dragon behind the tree can you come here for a moment I said with a soften voice while gently beckoning the poor dragon. Actually, with my size, she looks small compared to me. Added with her trembling body she only look adorable to me and then I noticed the blue slime bouncing towards me it seems that it thought he was the one I called. "Your Majesty please forgive me for my insolence! I- before she could finish what she''s gonna said she nearly fainted seeing the slime bounced towards the Demon fox up and down excitedly gaining the attention of the Demon Fox. Oh no! we''re doomed. She screamed inwardly. "Um?" *bounce* *bounce* *bounce* As I turned away from Red dragon that is sweating bullets towards the slime as it jiggled and bounced incessantly. If it was a dog it would be wagging its tail. I laugh as I watched it in amusement. "U-m, Your Majesty?" "Ah. You don''t have to be that nervous it''s not like I forbid anyone from flying above my territory I only punished those that disturb the peace in my territory or could it be that you want to disturb the order here" I said while growling at the end. Seeing the flustered look of the dragon and the frozen slime I snickered inside. I knew that they were just unlucky to pass by as I wake up. Based on the memories there are no strong monsters around here only those normal animals and weak monsters who seek asylum are here and only a few would dare to venture near where I am sleeping. "What is your name little one" I asked the dragon with a more gentle tone. " My name is Fafnir, your highness," she said respectfully and with a less tensed voice. "I see then the slime .. I see you don''t have a name huh then how about Rimuru.. I see you liked it huh" I said trying to hide my excitement after all he looked exactly like ''that'' slime. And the dragon is ''she'' by the way. The knowledge of this fox is really useless the memories I got is its everyday life, sleeping nothing really useful so I asked the Red Dragon about common knowledge and the recent events. After that, I talked about mundane things like how are the things outside my territory and how is the situation outside the forest sadly, she didn''t know much outside but I still learned that major races still didn''t seem fond of us especially humans and I was actually only a legend and treated like a calamity I mean I really am but oh well I''m not gonna worry about it anymore. Chapter 3 : Ceria the Little Minotaur *yawwwwn* Yawning while stretching my fox body I looked at the minotaurs working eagerly putting large blocks of stones on the ground. Although it didn''t feel good to sleep on the floor made of stone it''s better than nothing. "Good Morning Your Majesty" Fafnir said while gently landing on the ground, flapping her large bat-like wings slowly. "Good Morning Fafnir " casually greeted her and then go back to sleep again. I feel like I am becoming more and more lazy lately. I usually sleep for two days then wake up, eat, play with Fafnir and Rimuru then sleep again. By the way, Rimuru is sleeping atop of my head it''s his favorite spot now. "By the way, Your Majesty is it really okay for them to be here, I mean, almost all of the strong members of their tribe are here after all" I noticed that all of the creatures in the forest are relatively peaceful except for the skirmishes between tribes. And as what you might expect for dragons they are prideful and petty but they aren''t arrogant boasting how mighty they are and how superior they are and didn''t look down on other species, based on how they are portrayed in novels. It''s more like they are usually indifferent. "Well they insisted strongly it''s rude to reject it after they adamantly offer their service to express their gratitude to me, so I accepted their offer" recalling what happened yesterday I can''t help but laughed inwardly. ********** Previously "So, what do you what from me, the King of the Endless forest" I said while looking at them with half my eyes closed seemingly amused. Well, you can''t blame him after all looking at hundreds of minotaur prostrating before him with great respect. Looking at them curiously, he can''t help but feel awesome, some of the small minotaurs peek at him curiously. Although the adult minotaur didn''t really look cute but the calf certainly looked cute, they look fluffy and cuddly. An elderly minotaur with a body that looked like a stick compared to other minotaurs walked forward nervously while lowering his head. Though certainly have some muscles here and there but compared to the others he looked like someone half a foot to the grave. "O'' Mighty Guardian of the Endless Forest blah blah blah the minotaur praise me ceaselessly with fancy words and so on although it felt good to praised he can''t help but feel annoyed it was already more than thirty minutes since he talked but he was still talking about titles he made up to suck up to him. "*siiiiiiiigh* alright alright stop it already I know you want something from me, so what is it really," I said sounding annoyed. "Y-yes, sir! , actually, we were forced to leave our homes because the Hydra of the north went into a rampage, the forest turned into a poisonous swamp because of her, we were fortunate that the goblins helped us if not for many of would''ve died due to poison". the elder said while quivering. " Haaah let me guess you want me to deal with her right". I said while showing an annoyed expression. "T-that''s not true at all! Your Majesty we wouldn''t dare to order the Almighty being, the Great Guardian of the forest we m-merely wish to seek protection of you". said the elder while desperately rubbing his head on the ground.If you spot this narrative on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. It seems that he misunderstands thinking that I was annoyed. Well, it''s true that I''m annoyed but not at him but towards the Hydra. As the Guardian of the forest, I can''t just turn a blind eye to this, not just for duty but also because I already treat the forest as my home I can''t just let that bastard destroy more of this beautiful forest. "Raise your head, I am going to go and deal with him and investigate what is the reason for her rampage." raising my body elegantly off the ground I asked where is the place and they suggested that one of them will come with me and act as a guide. "Very well now which one of you will come with me". I asked. "Me me me please! "and a small minotaur raise her hand timidly but you can see that she really wanted to volunteer as a guide. "C-Ceria you can''t it''s dangerous," A female minotaur said while whispering quietly. Well, I can hear you though. I said "her" because of her voice and her attire is more feminine although it''s hard to distinguish the gender of minotaurs if you look at them you will notice their attires are different. Males have leather hide as their attire with lots of irons and bones as armor, they have metal gauntlets, necklace made of bones and skull of monsters as their helmet while the female ones have animal hide as their clothes same with males but they don''t have many accessories except the nose ring and their earrings made of iron. "Very well, come here child" I said with a gentle voice. She was really adorable I can''t help but want to pinch her cheeks. Like I said before little minotaurs are adorable and cuddly, I can''t help but lament how did they became muscular even females have muscles though not so much, unlike males that even put Thanos to shame. "U-um Y-yes!" the little minotaur walked towards me nervously while I gently put down my tail in front of her. My tails are as large as trunk of ancient trees so it was no problem lifting her up easily. Even though minotaurs are huge they are still small compared to me, Adult male minotaur could be as tall as 3 meters and females can reach up to 2.8 meters. And this adorable ball of fluff is only about 1.5 meters tall, and that''s right baby little minotaur are fluffy, unlike adults that only have manes like that of a lion. As I gently place her on top of my head, she leaked an unsuppressed sound of admiration while looking curiously around it was the first time she was high in the ground after all their tribe is in a relatively low part of the forest. Hearing a commotion I turned my head towards the minotaurs. "Y-Your Majesty i-is it okay ". the elder said nervously while stuttering. After all, it was the Guardian we''re talking about. Even those Monsters that are only leader of a small group wouldn''t allow to be ridden by someone much less the King itself. It seems that it was a great disrespect for her to ride on top of my head and it''s okay if I just carry her with my tail they said. Though I still insist on carrying her like this. "Well she was only a child spare her of the formalities and it''s better to carry her like this so that I can talk with her while walking towards the Hydra". It will be a long journey that''s what I thought, so it''s better to have someone to talk. After I place her on top of my head I began to walk while the Ceria tell me where to go. "So, little one can you introduce yourself to me" Although I already know her name it''s better to properly introduce and also to ease her up she was too nervous. "Y-Yes, sir! My name is Ceria Bravehorn, I''m 8 years old! a-and and..." she said while stuttering and slightly shouting at the beginning and whispering at the end. "Hahahahahahaha you don''t have to be that nervous while talking to me it''s not like I ''m gonna eat you". Well, that sounds so bad. "Y-yesss". It seems she''s still shy it can''t be helped it seems I looked intimidating. He doesn''t know that he doesn''t really look intimidating but rather he looks so elegant and beautiful especially his fur that is so clean and white that doesn''t have a single speck of dirt and dust. ( note: I didn''t use the word handsome because it doesn''t sound right). [I thought that the King is scary but it seems that it''s not, on the contrary, he seems gentle and kind The Kings fur looks pretty and feel soft haaah I''m afraid that I will only dirty him, I hope he doesn''t get angry at me *groan* *sigh*.] Ceria thought while looking around curiously. Chapter 4: The Hydra Even with my large steps, it took us a day before we were able to locate the Hydra. The whole kilometer radius from the beast became a death zone where no life can be seen even the ground turned purple because of the poison. Feeling heartache looking at the forest that became a poisonous swamp, as the guardian of the forest I can feel the sorrow of the trees and all of the living beings that died. RRrrrroooooooRRRRR! Looking at the beast with nine heads like serpents each head identical in each other with the difference in the color in the throat glowing menacingly, body that of a dragon it was so large it can even rival the body size of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox. As expected of a beast that roamed of the surface Earth for thousands of years. She wasn''t a demi-god for nothing after all. This beast alone defended the Northside of the Endless forest against the two ambitious but foolish Kingdoms that allied together that wished to make it part of their territory a thousand years ago. And just like their predecessors they utterly failed resulting in one-sided slaughter. More than seven hundred thousand of their soldiers died just like that with about forty thousand that escaped but because of poison more than one-third of them died in the end. That event reminded the humans that the forest is absolutely untouchable. Its eyes glowed red menacingly as if it gone mad without sign of intelligence. "Albion, listen to me what is the meaning of this," I called the Hydra calmly waiting for a response but it seems that he was really gone mad right now. I can''t let it run amok anymore it seems that I have to use force. Just as I was preparing to attack I noticed a creature lying on the ground with a giant hole on it chest, burnt pieces of clothes and armor, a creature that I hadn''t seen since I reincarnated that''s right it''s a human my former race. Looking ahead it seems that it wasn''t alone there are three more corpses ahead that look like burnt and poisoned. And then looking at the eggs scattered in the ground. Reaching to the conclusion it seems that the humans tried to steal its eggs. Although it''s not rare for humans to steal eggs of a hydra in the forest since Albion is not the only hydra in the forest. Although most of them are only three-headed to six-headed hydra but it seems that greed took over the rationality of humans and gambled to steal the eggs of Albion after all the quality of the bloodline of Albion is without a doubt stronger. Some of you may ask why did Albion is the only hydra that reached the pinnacle of its race well, she really wasn''t the first and she wasn''t the strongest either but it was hundreds of thousand years ago and at that time she was only an egg. And most of its kin only reached eight-headed hydra. But their kind is still absurd with high regeneration seemingly close to immortality. They are like a weapon of mass destruction, with its absurdly strong poison it can completely dominate the battlefield or used to poison the water and soil of an enemy kingdom. That''s why they are the most targeted. "Ceria, I have to leave you for a while" "Y-yes sir" startled she answered absentmindedly. It was the first time she saw the King of the North up close. Its monstrous size alone is intimidating coupled with the apocalyptic background. And if it wasn''t for the barrier deployed by the Demon Fox she would be in a coma just from the enormous mana it continuously emits alone and killed because of the poison.If you stumble upon this tale on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. After their exchange, he immediately controlled the mana and willed it to make Ceria float. Watching her until she was far enough to not get caught up in the upcoming fight between the two godlike beings. GRRrrrr! Releasing a growl I lowered my body near the ground like a predator ready to pounce to the prey. My enormous body glowed in gold, the manifestation of my mana looking very majestic and holy. Everyone has their own colors it also changes based on the emotions of the user. *swoosh* Leaping toward the rampaging beast I suddenly realized that my blood is boiling I feel excited I can''t help but flash grin as my golden iris glowed ominously. The hydra suddenly felt danger and look to her back she only saw a shadow as she abruptly look above her multiple heads. She shivered as she looked at those ferocious eyes glowing fiercely looking at her like prey. Those eyes cleared her mind as she realized what she has done but it was too late the fox already pounced on her. When she realized it she immediately braces herself for the impact. *Swoosh* *Crash* BbaaaM!!! Creating a shockwave so strong it bends the branches of the trees kilometers away from them. Then they rolled several times and when the fox regained its balance it immediately lowered its head preparing to bite the neck of the Hydra. "W-w-wait wat wait, I surrender so please stop already!". Pleaded the Hydra. One of my neck almost get ripped off there complained Albion inwardly. Tsk.... "Did you just *tsk* there!" "You''re just imagining things Albion, it seems that you''re not yet sober so let me.." "W-wait I said I''m okay already!" she shouted anxiously. *sigh* okay, okay Long time no see Albion". smiling brightly while showing a toothy grin. "Your Majesty it was only a decade ago since we last met". It''s almost a month since I reincarnated so my sense of time wasn''t the same with them. And I wasn''t exactly the same person she met either. "Ahahaha¡­.". I laughed awkwardly." Is that so" "By the way, you should probably keep your eggs in a safe place". "Actually the eggs aren''t mine it was entrusted to me by one of my sisters". " I see.. ah.wait a minute" I walked towards Ceria seeing her adorable face expression that looked extremely shocked hanging her mouth open, enlarged eyes with stars looking at him with admiration. "I thought you will get scared but it seems I''m worrying for nothing". smiling at her while thinking when did her shyness go. "T-that''s awesome Your Majesty you''re so strong I-I want to be like you too when I grow up". " Okay, okay I''m sure you will grow up strong". I said while rubbing her head gently. He wasn''t really lying when he said that after all a normal adult Minotaur can rival the trained warriors of the human race with ease. Though it seems that it was hard for minotaurs to get pregnant compared to humans, if not they already would''ve already retaliated to the skirmishes between their tribe and the "adventurers" of the humans. "ehehehe it tickles your majesty". Squirming while showing adorable expression. "*Ahem* care to introduce her to me, Your majesty". Said Albion feeling left out. Ceria immediately cowered shivering in fear as Albion walk towards us while shaking the ground with her gigantic frame. Albion- You don''t have to be that scared little one. After she said that a blinding light appeared and a mature beauty with a playful expression replaced the hydra with dark blue hair and dark blue eyes, a thin waist and a huge bossom. Well, I didn''t expect that. "U-um Hello Your.." Ceria showed a difficult expression. Ah. I forgot that I don''t have a name yet, I guess I am too excited scratch that he was just too lazy and forgot about it. Albion- Now that I think about it no one knows your name, your majesty. All of us just call your title. Like the King of the Endless Forest, the Malevolent Demon Fox. The Guardian of the Endless Forest and um, now that I think about it you were also called the World''s End.. fufufu I can''t help but laugh seeing the expression of those pathetic humans if they heard your name. I can''t help but sweat hearing those titles. Although those title seems exaggerated but the truth is it wasn''t really as someone that ended the Era of Gods. Now that I think about the memories of my body before I take over are full mundane things like playing with animals and chewing a glowing crystal most likely a mana crystal as they called. *ahem* Okay um let me think about a name...¡­.Al.. Alfius call me Alfius." I feel like I really belong in this world now that I have given myself a name. I should''ve done it long ago. Looking at the sky while thinking about mundane things. Chapter 5: The Catastrophe
Inside a majestic palace filled with the divinity of different Gods, any mortal in the face of their aura will kneel and bow before them. There are 12 Gods seated in the center with various expressions some with a carefree expression as if oblivious to the solemn atmosphere. ???-The reports have been verified a huge amount of mana crystals is detected in the forest. ???-If we can get those our victory against the demons will be certain. And the human race will truly be the one to rule the world. ???- I see, but the Hydra and the Dragon tribe will be a problem. ???-Worry not with the weapons forged by the dwarves we will surely prevail. Baal- I doubt that. For thousands of years, no one dared to invade the forest even the Demon God Zerathin hailed as the strongest God in existence dared not to. With the poison of the Hydra, our immortal body and soul is useless, we will truly die like a mortal without a chance to recuperate. ???-Hmph I expected more from you Baal but it seems that the Mage God is truly a coward like they said. Chief God- Enough! the decision is final we will attack the forest. The future of the human race is at stake whether we will prosper or fall. Seven from the Council of Gods will join and the rest will stay to guard against the demons and the elves. The Chief God said with imposing voice leaving no room for question. The Gods all quieted down. ***** A small fox can be seen playing, jumping and chasing butterflies. No one knows where it came from, or who and where are its parents. As if it popped out of nowhere. Since the fox started to be aware of its surroundings. Playing with other animals in the forest is its favorite thing to do. Well, aside from eating and sleeping. Playing is the only thing that makes its life colorful, things that make its life entertaining. Then one day, when he was playing with play dead with his mammoth friend. Biting the hairy and fluffy neck of the poor mammoth, the fox was having fun while the mammoth sweating coldly feeling danger for its life. A huge shadow loomed over the peaceful forest, the entire forest become quiet the body of all the monsters and animals alike froze except the white fox, holding their breaths afraid to be heard by this humongous monstrosity. While the white fox tilted its neck with its pure eyes staring at the shadow full of interest and curiosity. This monstrosity is the King of all the monsters, the king of the endless forest, the forest that is said impossible to conquer. The Ten-Headed Hydra! Even in the Era of Gods when Gods roam the world, it was invincible. Even the Demon God Hekator, known to have incomparable regeneration paled in comparison. Grrrrrrr! Even though it was far away it was heard throughout the forest sending shivers down their spine as the shadow went away. Everybody heaved a sigh of relief even the overlords like the basilisk, thunder condor, lightning wolf, sweated coldly like everybody else.A case of theft: this story is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation. At that time the only thing that is in mind of the fox is he wants to be like that not because of pride, dignity or to rule over the forest. No, the fox thought with its young and childish mind that if he became like that then no one will refuse to play with him anymore and play with everyone in the forest. Years passed after the incident the once little fox became as huge as a mountain, the white fox grew more bushy tails. Though the fox just shrugged it off after he lost interest and resume to play. The white fox became popular with the inhabitants within their small community because of its natural playfulness and coupled with its gentle personality. Though with its strength it can even rival the Ten-Headed Hydra or even stronger. Of course, no one really knows. Even the fiercest monsters known for being savage and cruel became gentle and kind. Making them wonder its origins. On a peaceful day, the inhabitants of the forest oblivious to the impending tragedy that will change their life breaking the peace that they enjoyed for thousands of years. Then it happened. The Hydra has fallen. The world became dumbfounded, all the races outside the forest were all surprised. They thought that the human race is preparing for the war against the Demons but it seems that they were all wrong. They underestimated the greed of humans. Their greed truly knows no bounds. 3 kingdoms out of the 6 human kingdoms collaborated to attack the forest bringing half of their army with their Gods leading the army. The 7 Gods from the Council including the hundreds of demigods and heroes leading the army fought the Hydra. But their "victory" comes with a huge price, they sacrificed their life by creating a sword to slay the Hydra. A sword made from the combined divinity of the seven gods, The God slaying sword Cra''al, the first holy sword that existed that can slay a God. They underestimated the Hydra and the Dragon tribe. The three Ancient dragons fought the human''s hundreds of demigods while the warriors of the dragon tribe fought the heroes of the human race. The 7 Gods perished together with the Hydra. While the demigods and heroes of the human race are heavily injured unable to fight anymore it was also the same for the dragon tribe. Both sides retreated but it wasn''t the same for the monsters and the army of the human race they continuously fought each other resulting in millions of casualties. The human race has the upper hand with their ingenious weapons, creating devastating effects. The Forest was burning, millions of animals and monsters died and tens of millions displaced. The monsters fled for they knew that they already lost. The humans continuously advanced. While this was happening unbeknownst to them they let a monster that will almost make all of the races go extinct. ***** The white fox is too kind. He should''ve killed those humans in the beginning. Seeing the numerous corpses of the monsters and animals lay dead on the ground. While saving the animals and monsters as much as he could. He felt the new emotion he didn''t know before, it''s rage an uncontrollable rage that he wants to unleash to the damnable invaders. Seeing the burnt corpses and trees, something inside of him snapped. RRRRRRrrrooooooooooooooooooooRRrrr!!!. Blinded by hate. Its eyes looked at them coldly. Then all of them became rooted on the ground widening their eyes as they sweated coldly while staring at the Nine-Tailed White Fox with fear and apprehension. It opened its mouth wide in the direction of the humans. Then an enormous amount of mana gathered in its mouth compressing until it became liquid forming a blue sphere. Then with unbelievable speed, it shot towards them followed by a blinding light and a deafening sound. Within tens of miles, there''s nothing left behind but a huge crater with flashes of lightning. All within the area turned into ashes, the ground became charred. The millions of soldiers of the human race along with the demi-gods and heroes got annihilated leaving nothing behind. But the hatred of the fox is still as strong as ever. It continued its rampage destroying numerous cities along the way. All of the Races band together for fear that they will be the next. They were right though. Even the arrogant demons put their differences and joined the alliance but even with that they only put up for half a month as Gods and Goddesses, demigods and heroes fell one after another. The strongest Demon God Zerathin, The Humans head God Arthur, The Elven Goddess Aelena, The Dwarven God Marduk. All of them perished. Resisting pathetically. When they thought that it''s the end for all of them. The Demon Fox spoke. "Let that be a lesson for you all, if you ever dare to invade again there wouldn''t be next time." The Fox knew that it was impossible to forbid them because there is always a fool that will make a mistake again sooner or later. But he wished that with this they will no longer dare to for the next Hundreds of thousands of years or longer if possible. All of the Gods along with numerous demigods and countless heroes have fallen. With more than half of the population died. And with that, the Golden Era, the Era of Gods came to end and the Dark Ages started. Chapter 6
My house or rather the palace is still under constructions the minotaur elder said that they were going to hire a goblin as an engineer, of course, I was surprised at first as the fox memories doesn''t really have useful information about races and are outdated and the goblins from my memories in my past life is different. The goblins'' appearance is not what I expected to be, instead of ugly green with childlike stature they actually looked exactly like humans with pointed ears light green skin with a height of 150 cm. In novels, they are usually dumb that likes to abduct and rape women but here, they are actually popular as Engineer and Magic Craftsman they are sought after by merchants dealing with magic items. They are shut-ins that always holed up in their workshop. "My King it is an honor to be in your presence and will do anything to serve you with the best of my capabilities". the goblin said respectfully looking at me like a God. Well, I''m literally a walking God so his respectful attitude is reasonable. He was quite eager to work for me, it was the first time the King of the forest request something from his subject since ancient times. After the war where numerous Gods have fallen all the inhabitants hailed the demon fox as the new King of the Endless Forest. Although all the major races didn''t know the full details, the only thing they know is that a Catastrophe happened Killing All Gods since then no one had ascended to Godhood. The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox is always in the center of the forest where monsters are rare to be seen. The only time you can see him is when he was meditating in conflicts but even then you can count in one hand the times he goes out in his lair. The fox is extremely territorial so all other strong monsters are chased away. (AN: The original fox is extremely heartbroken and just wanted to be alone after the war). Killing animals wantonly is extremely forbidden by the fox so only the herb collectors are only frequent here, the quality of the herb here is extremely high but taking too many is also forbidden. Races living outside always thought that the Center of the forest is full of high-level monsters and is extremely dangerous although they were right about that the latter. Their map of the endless forest is extremely limited and their only source of information are S rank adventurers. ******** Currently, we are in the center of the forest kilometers away from my house which was still under construction. We are on the edge of the lake relaxing while I was sitting cross-legged on the ground, on my lap is Fafnir while Rimuru is on top of my head. I really am enjoying my life right now, with beauty on my lap, a pet on my top the, untainted nature, fresh air and a clear sky clearer than the clearest sky in my past life. I take a deep breath enjoying the fresh air while brushing the silky hair of the clingy dragon purring in satisfaction.Unauthorized content usage: if you discover this narrative on Amazon, report the violation. Except these days I''m having a nightmare every night, forest burning, corpses of monsters and animals. I know it is only the memory of the fox but I can still feel the hatred and regret as I watched them die one after another after that it all got blurry then I would wake up in sweating coldly. Anyway, right now we were watching Ceria practicing swordsmanship, unlike her fellow tribesman who mainly uses hammers, maces, battle-axes, and halberd. With a serious look, she swings her sword with vigor creating afterimages or not there were indeed afterimages but she swings it randomly then the sword slipped off her hand stabbing a nearby tree. *silence* Well, that was awkward.... With teary eyes, she looked at me while hanging her head low. "W-well, it''s okay you are still young, you still have a lot of time you just have train more diligently, don''t let it discourage you". I said softly encouraging her after that she continued to practice. I asked Fafnir the thing that bothered me these days regarding the blue panel with information and it seems that it is called Status panel. " It is said that it was the blessing from the World tree, only being with self-awareness and wisdom can have the status panel, there is also a legend that in ancient times the ancestors of all races ate the leaf of the World tree gaining intelligence, wisdom and the human form. Separating from other monsters that act based on their instinct". Then she continued. "It is even said that humans, dwarf, and elves are apes that ate the leaf of the world tree. But the major races still discriminate against beast-man like the minotaurs and the dragon tribe for example after all even if we have humanoid form they still considered us as monsters, beasts with no intellect and self-awareness. The only place for beast-man is in the Free City and the forests". I''m sorry Ceria and all the other beast-man in the world for lumping you together with monsters. The memory of the fox didn''t help either as the fox only recognized them as friends with no knowledge regarding the different races. " Then do Ceria also have human form?" Fafnir look at me weirdly then said. " Beastman can only transform after her coming of age ceremony, so for most beast-man for 15 years they can''t have their demihuman that''s what they called it". "Is that the reason why beast-man are discriminated by major races?" "Um and because beast-man also retains their animal features". "I see" I turned towards Ceria then asked her " Ceria when will be your coming of age ceremony". "I''m Fourteen now so it will be next year, and u-um will you be attending Alfius sama?". (AN: I will be using sama, kun, san, and dono cause it feels lacking. And it will also help in showing the attitude of the side characters towards the MC and don''t worry I will not use any other Japanese words other than those maybe?) " Yes, of course, you are like a daughter to me already". "Thank you! Alfius-sama it means a lot to me". she exclaimed while smiling brightly. "Muu " While Fafnir pouted displeased from being left out. " Of course you''re also my precious to me Fafnir". Brushing her hair I said to stop her from sulking."Haaaah what a spoiled dragon". but I also love seeing her cute pouting expression. "I''m not a spoiled dragon you meanie!". she said while pouting. " Yes yes, you are". "I''m not!" "Hahahahahahaha". "DON''T LAUGH". While enjoying her annoyed expression. We continued bickering until Ceria finished her training. It was already dusk so we decided to return. Chapter 7 Explanation regarding the types of races here. Monsters- are those animals that have mana core inside them. They aren''t really smart and only act on their instinct. Can use an innate magic(Magic based their trait or race). They grow in intellect over time and transform in their human form but it takes for thousands of years for it to happen. (The MC is also a monster before he grows all of his tails). Animals are animals nothing special. Beastman- are those people that are monsters in the first 15 years or more depending on their race and then they can get their status panel afterward that''s why they are ostracized and treated as monsters by the major races only the free city they are allowed to go without being captured as a slave. *************** A dragon the size of approximately 30 meters with light blue scales a curved horn on its head flew atop the volcano despite its discomfort towards the heat he still flew down. A dragon''s head with enormous size immediately emerged from the lava compared to the red dragon the blue dragon looked like a toddler in comparison. Thick red scales shining with soft light like that of a ruby, four huge horns two curved backward and the other two forward accompanied with numerous small horns from atop its head to his jaw. "Chief, the heroes attempted again to steal an egg of Hydra again" "Those bastards still didn''t learn their lesson huh". Despite its lack of emotion in his voice, you can see that it definitely was not. Of course, as a fellow inhabitant, he would care and seeing the major races treat them like a treasure trove infuriated him. "And Alfius-sama has awakened from his slumber," said the dragon with a deep but respectful voice. "Hmm?, and who might be this Alfius" replied the Red dragon with its aged and strained voice. "It''s his highness chief, its the new name of his highness he also didn''t go back to slumber like he did before and it seems like he also has taken a slime as a pet, Fafnir seems to be also close to him and minotaurs now are under his protection". The Red Dragon widened its eyes slightly in surprise, of course, he would after hundred thousand years the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox recluse itself after the war. Usually, the Nine-Tailed Demon fox goes back to its slumber after a week and wake up after a century or more. Even dragons only sleep a year then wake up. "Hoh, it seems that he finally recovered" Despite the curiosity of the blue dragon, he couldn''t get himself to ask. And as if the Chief of the dragon tribe read his mind he smiled knowingly while the blue dragon coughed in embarrassment. "You may go now" "Yes" Giving the blue dragon a last glance he submerged again while contemplating regarding the news. Hmm, it seems that we can thank our savior now. The last time he saw the Demon fox it was emitting an oppressing aura chasing away all other monsters and animals. It was clearly devastated after all it was the most known as a gentle beast in the forest but after that, it was releasing a depressing aura. So he and the other dragons decided to leave him be for the moment. But the Demon fox continued its long slumber for centuries only waking up for a week and it doesn''t seem fond of talking to them. ***** Watching my house that looked like a greek temple except with its size larger and with a larger entrance so that I can fit my large body perfectly, although I can transform into a humanoid form I still prefer in my true form for the time being. I can''t help but smirk causing them to shudder. I can''t help but feel giddy lowering my head as I tried to control my emotion but it was useless. Alfius: "KUHAHAHAHAHA!" With my eyes that turned red from my excitement and along with my creepy laugh and my aura, scaring the shit out of them. Looking at the trembling Minotaurs and the goblin Gor as I realized my blunder I immediately controlled my emotion receding my aura to normal as the color of my eyes return to gold. Everyone: *tremble* "Ah. *cough* I''m sorry for my outburst, I just can''t help but be happy seeing my new home, you did a good job Gor next time I needed an engineer you will be the one I''m gonna call". Gor: "It was my honor, Your Majesty, hearing your praise is the biggest reward I could hope for" But your eyes betray your words Gor I know what your thinking. Haaah. Gor requested my fur back when I ask what is the reward he wanted and he answered it was my fur after long deliberation I agreed to his request as long he wouldn''t use it to harm me and the inhabitants of the forest as I know that my fur is good material for magical artifacts. And the fur he''s going to get are the ones that have fallen so its a win for me I don''t have and I don''t really plan to destroy my fur. And the Minotaurs refused to accept a reward saying that they only wanted to repay the favor of having them allowed to live in my territory after losing their home. Ah. what a shame I even plan to give them a piece of mana crystal as a reward they said it was valuable. After giving the reward to Gor who was smiling ear to ear who left while practically skipping away. While I said to the Minotaur give my regards to Ceria. Who was busily helping in work in their tribe.This story originates from a different website. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there. Looking again at my palace I felt satisfied after all it was one of the things that I desire to have in a fantasy world at least that''s what I remember from my past life. And it was okay to enjoy a little bit of luxury right. "Rimuru come here" Beckoning my friend Rimuru as I stretch my lazy body I lay on my temporary bed made up of leaves. Haaah what a poor God I don''t even have a proper bed. Closing my eyes gently while feeling the chilly wind brushing gently my fur I feel warm in contrast to the cold weather outside. ***** --Ceria POV-- After a week, Ceria went to the temple the Demon fox resides in, as she thought how their life changed when the Nine-tailed demon fox their new lord allowed them to stay in the center of the forest. Here the forest is extremely abundant with towering trees, with lots of fruits, rare and diverse animals, monsters live in here (AN: the not intellect type I said it in the previous chapter) the other Beastman aren''t allowed to go near the demon fox and can only enter in the center of the forest for a short period of time for fear that someone disturbs the sleeping beast. So Forest is almost untouched. The strong Monsters often wander around the outskirts of the territory of the Demon fox preying for the fool monsters and animals that dared to venture outside of their paradise. Her parents and elders said that she should be extremely respectful while speaking to the Demon Fox, they said that he was actually the reason why the forest is still the haven for the Beastman and monsters despite the numerical advantage and technological advantage of the major races. He was the only known living ''God'' in the world, unlike those demi-gods that are worshipped in the religions of the major races. Outside no one really knew that the legendary demon fox is still alive only those demi-gods know because they feel an enormous amount of divinity that only those who touched the border to becoming a god can feel it was no secret for the demi-gods hailed as ''Gods'' in their respective religion. Remembering the rampage of the Hydra she can''t help but shake in fear witnessing their homeland became a poisonous swamp trees withered fast in a blink of an eye they had to keep running until they are outside the death zone created by the Hydra all their belongings are left behind. They are all stricken in grief and despair. Until Red Dragon happened to pass by and flew down in front of us everyone became rooted in the spot despair can be seen in our eyes until she spoke. "It was me Fafnir" Despite her monotone voice, it was like the voice of an angel for us who was struck by calamity with no left to go. She can be frequently seen flying in the forest visiting different tribes so everyone grew accustomed to her. She treated everyone equally and became friends with everyone in no time. She suggests that we should seek the protection of the Demon Fox. Everyone looks at her incredulously. Of course, we knew who he is, he was king of the kings there are legends about him outside the forest and even though the major races did not believe about the existence of him but for us, he existed. Our elders often tells us stories regarding the war a hundred thousand years ago and always reminds us that he was the existence that almost driven the major races extinct and protected the forest. Obviously, we were skeptical but Fafnir who happen to hear the story verified it. "My grandfather Ladon one of the oldest dragons often told us about stories of the demon fox during the war in ancient times". Since then everyone truly believes about the existence of the demon fox and Fafnir often tells us stories with more details regarding the legend. While recalling stories our elders and Fafnir continued to talk. Elder [ But is it really okay, for thousands of years no one dared to venture deep in the center of the forest. And His highness might not take it kindly]. The elder speak in a quiet voice, you can hear in his tone that he was truly afraid mentioning about the king of the forest. There are stories like the Honey bear a ferocious monster rank A in strength despite its sweet and seemingly harmless name running with terrified expression after entering the depths of the center of the forest. "I''ve spoken about him weeks ago and he seems to be kind" Everyone became dumbfounded seeing her dreamy expression. That emotionless Fafnir actually knows how to change her expression!. But then her words dumbfounded us. Elder [ I-s that true did you truly meet him!] The elder said with bulging eyes while his mouth hanging open truly a comical expression but no one laughed at him because everyone was also astonished. Fafnir- [Of course it''s true, then excuse me for a moment I have to go back to our tribe.] After that, she immediately flew without waiting for us to answer. Elder [ I-I see it seems we have to gamble if we don''t want the Lion tribe and the other neighboring tribe to take advantage of our plight] Everyone agreed and makes haste towards the direction of the center of the forest. We''ve arrived at the center of the forest at last. We thought that there must be strong monsters in the outskirts but it was actually relatively safe except for few encounters with rank S in strength in our journey but they were taken care of our warriors with the same rank. We we''rent an elite tribe for nothing. As we continued to walk all of sudden we were petrified on the spot despite my mind ordering my body to move. My blood went cold, I sweated coldly while my eyes enlarged in an almost impossible way I can''t even blink feeling that I would die if I moved even a muscle. Then the pressure immediately vanished in a second even though it feels like eternity, in front of us is the most beautiful being I have seen in my life, a fox with a snow-white fur and nine tails on its back swinging slowly, our elder immediately went forward and give praises but it seems that the His highness wasn''t happy. "*siiiigh* alright alright stop it already I know you want something from me, so what is it really". His highness said with an annoyed tone after their talk he asked who will be coming with him as a guide even now I still don''t know where my courage came from to raise my hand. After witnessing the battle between Hydra and Demon fox Alfius it expanded her horizons seeing the aftermath of the battle dumbfounded her even though the two never really fought seriously. Ever since that day she trained arduously hoping one day she also at the very least have a fragment of that kind of strength. ****** Author here- I have trouble coming up with names slowing my writing so I have to search for names ad use as a reference cause my names are shit. Anyway, Merry Christmas to you all and thanks for reading my novel. Chapter 8: Visiting my Father-in-law Yesterday after I woke up I asked Fafnir if she could lead me to her tribe. One of the most remarkable being in the memories of my former host is the dragons during the war beside the hydra. If some of them are still alive maybe I will learn more about the past but the main reason is to know what happened after that war and also the present situation outside if possible. So I kindly asked Fafnir after she came back from visiting her tribe. Right now I''m in my humanoid form holding Rimuru in my hand while Fafnir is beside me, we were flying through skies in the direction of South of the forest where dragons lived. As the scenery changes, I noticed with my highly sensitive perception that the temperature rises a bit as we go further south. It took us several hours before we finally arrived. Mountains with caves filled with dragons and a volcano at the center with several thousand meters in height. Dragons bowed with respect and reverence in my direction though their eyes hold curiosity and bewilderment as it is my first time going out and visiting other parts of tribe on my own accord, as we continued to fly towards the volcano a huge Red Dragon appeared flapping it''s humungous wings sending a strong gust bending the trees, honestly in terms of body size I would be larger but seeing a huge thing flying while flapping its also not so ''small wings'' is still ridiculous although I scan still fly in my original form but it would not be as smooth as this guy. "Your highness we''re honored to be graced upon us with your presence" (AN: I wasn''t sure about that one) "Um," I just nod while trying to hide my expression. The dragon briefly glanced at Fafnir then as if on cue she immediately left. "Then, Your Highness please follow me" While saying in a humble tone I followed him, of course, I checked if there any traps it''s not like I didn''t trust Fafnir but Fafnir and this dragon is different I don''t want this to be a tragedy where I was killed by a demi-god just because of carelessness. We continued to fly away from the volcano then in my astonishment a house or rather a mansion filled with several life signatures most likely dragons appeared in the middle of a clearing. The Red dragon transformed into an old man to my surprise with hulk-like figure wearing a red armor, he has white hair and golden eyes. The part where his armor doesn''t cover up has scars running all over his body his face wasn''t an exception either, in short, he looks like a tough man unlike me who looks like an elegant and handsome young man with broad shoulders, white hair golden eyes, yup I look like a young master of some clan or a CEO in comic I have read in the past. Actually, in my past world, my appearance can even make the most stoic and emotionless woman blush and wet herself. While I was musing the old man continued to walk instead of entering the mansion until we''ve arrived at what looked like a garden with different flowers, trees and a pond at the center while we''re walking we passed by a lot of dragons in their humanoid form doing their chores and here I thought dragons were lazy and unruly. Then a mature and busty woman with golden hair and eyes with a stoic expression wearing a maid outfit walked forward and placed a blanket on the ground and placed a basket filled sandwiches. While staring intently at her I noticed a blush on her cheeks. Oh, it seems that I stared too much, honestly she was in my strike zone added with her stoic and serious attitude really nailed it. *cough* she was my daughter your highness. Protested the old man silently while an angry vein on his temple. Of course, I didn''t listen to him honestly who would pass this chance to court a perfect waifu. I took her hand and kiss the back of her hand while staring intently in her eyes as if trying to peer to her soul while the young woman was trying to collect her feelings but with the blush on her cheeks with her cloudy eyes betrayed her stoic expression. "By the way my name is Alfius, may I know your name beautiful lady" I asked earnestly with a deep voice filled with care and feelings. "Nice to meet you Alfius-sama, my name is Anastasia daughter of the of the old man right there," she said with an emotionless voice. "O-oi Anastasia my dear can you not embarrass me in front of his highness" Even I can''t help but twitch my mouth hearing her honestly, I thought that the old man would be a serious type of person but it seems my assumption is wrong. *cough* anyway enough of the jokes your highness I believe you want to ask something important to me". Assuming a serious look the old man looked at me then towards Anastasia asking her to leave us for a while but I beat him to it and did not let go of her hand. "Father-in-law, you don''t have to worry about it, it''s okay to me for her to listen in our talk, rather I want her to be beside me while were talking". I said with a serious look even the stoic maid can''t help but squirm bashfully. "F.a.t.h.e.r.-i.n-l.a.w"the old man said slowly while gritting his teeth. Ignoring the old man who looked like going to explode. I look at Anastasia earnestly trying to gain her approval while the latter nod absentmindedly with a blush on her cheeks. Then I sat down and pulled her into my lap. Looking again at the old man who looked like someone who gave up sat down with slumped shoulders. As I placed my hand around her waist and put my head on her shoulder while Rimuru is already on my head. Of course, I also asked her(more like plead) if it was okay with her. And she nodded her head bashfully in contrast to her usual stoic face. "Um, by the way, old man I didn''t know your name yet". "Y-you still didn''t know"and with a formal and serious tone. "Ahem my name is Ladon Your highness now I believe it''s time for me to answer your questions"Stolen content warning: this tale belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences elsewhere. "Okay, then can you tell me what really happened during the war of the Gods," I asked with a serious tone while Anastasia turned her head towards me in surprise but I only smiled at her reassuring her. "I-I see Alfius-sama it seems that you didn''t remember much what happened during your ''rampage''" "No start from the beginning" I said while shaking my head. Ladon-[I see then I will start from the reason why humans have decided to invade us. The Gods of that time rise one after another with the leadership of Arthur the Chief God of the Council, the human prosper, no longer afraid of the possibility of being invaded and enslaved by their neighbor the Demons. Despite the humans have six kingdoms they are more united than ever during that time. ( AN: Think of it just like EU) Even Elves and Dwarves at that time can''t compare their military might to the humans and demons. Humans and Demons have equal strength so the Gods from both sides agreed to refrain from participating directly, they know that doing so will result in mutual destruction and the elves and the dwarves who are watching them closely will be the ones who will truly win. The war is getting longer with no clear signs of who will win. That''s when the humans detected a large amount of mana crystal deposit in the center of the forest but that''s where Lernean, the Hydra lived. With those mana crystals, they can finally make the mana bomb called END. A bomb that the dwarves designed but they can''t make it due to lack of high-quality crystals. (AN: Don''t ask me how he knows it.) At that time END was thought to be only a hoax that dwarves spread. But humans confirmed it saw it as a hope that will lead to their long-awaited victory against their archenemy. The humans approached the God of the Dwarves Marduk and made a deal. In exchange for their assistance, they can take half of the forest, but Marduk didn''t agree to send his fellow gods but suggested to make a weapon to subdue the Lernean. The Gods on both sides take an oath to the world tree that if someone betrays their oath their divinity will be stripped. A very risky move but for the dwarves, a divine weapon for half of the Endless Forest is worth it. (AN: Think of it like oath in wuxia novels) Humans reluctantly agreed. But there is a problem they knew that they can''t send a large amount of their army or the demons will be suspicious, but they also know that the Lernean and the dragon tribe cannot be underestimated. The Council decided to only send half of their Gods and a quarter of their unified army consisted of demi-gods, heroes and their elite soldiers. The Gods of both sides did not participate in the war, so missing half will not be noticed by the demons, but even so, the council decided to only send half as a precaution and also because of the weapon the dwarves have made, the divine weapon Gleipner. A weapon that can subdue Lernean. They can feel that even they will be helpless and can only wait to be freed. Even though it cannot kill the Hydra but it would be enough in their invasion of the forest. Of course, the Gods still feared the Hydra but their desire to win and expand their territory won them. When the battle began the 7 gods decided to be cautious after all one wrong move and they will perish like a mortal. The Gleipner proved to be working but as soon as they cheered, the divine weapon was melted by poison freeing the Hydra from being bound by chains. All of them became dumbfounded. Lernean, enraged from being bound fought more crazily destroying everything on its path. The battle quickly turned in favor of Lernean while the 7 Gods have all been poisoned the Humans grew desperate and then decided to burn all of their divinity forming the sword Cra''al the first divine weapon that can slay a god comparable to the god slaying poison of Lernean. Even Lernean can''t melt the Cra''al and in the end, perished together with the 7 Gods. But the battle is far from over I together with Jormungandr and Apep fought the demi-gods of humans while my tribe fought the heroes. Beastman of different tribes battled the army of humans. Despite our efforts, we still didn''t win, the forest burned and countless lives were lost. We were forced to give up part of the forest, but the humans still advanced towards the center of the forest with determination. Just when we were in despair the Nine-Tailed-Fox whom we thought of as harmless saved us that time] "That''s me huh" I said absentmindedly. The old man paused, looked towards Anastasia while sighing bitterly then pick up the pitcher and pour himself the juice. While I was trying to digest the information I learned, clearing the memories of the former owner. Ladon [ Yes, that''s right Alfius-sama we already heard you before, the White fox that is loved by everyone in the forest. But during that time the pure fox became enraged, your eyes filled with fury and hate. Your body enlarged almost as large as the Hydra, while a red and golden aura shrouded your body. With your roar, everyone became rooted on the ground even us that wasn''t directed by your bloodlust can''t move. And to the astonishment of everyone you ascended to Godhood in an instant. It was unprecedented, the fastest to ascend from mortal to a God in history. But our surprise turned to horror when a huge amount of mana gathered in front of your mouth. The mana started to form a sphere then the intangible mana turned to gas then finally to a liquid. For several seconds the mana in a hundred-mile radius became depleted. As everyone held their breath we saw a flash of bright light, followed by a shock wave. We thought we died but thanks to a golden barrier erected in front of us we were unscathed. All living beings within tens of miles annihilated. After that, you head outside the forest. We only get the news later that all Gods and demi-gods got killed and more than half the major races died.] "I see" I can only mutter silently hearing the unbelievable strength displayed by ''me''. The story me saving the forest sounds amazing but I still killed millions of people even though I didn''t really feel guilty about it as it wasn''t really me at that time but I still sorry for the innocents killed to pay for the sins of their Gods. And imagining the famine and chaos after that really made me feel guilty. While Anastasia looked at me silently but her eyes filled with awe and admiration. Feeling my mood wasn''t right she immediately held my hand gently trying to comfort me. I looked at her in surprise and give her my brightest smile stunning her for second and with a blush turned her face away. Chuckling at her response I decided to tease her further. "You know, I would really be happy if you accepted my proposal". I whispered to her ears earning a shiver, smelling her fragrant hair and feeling her smooth and soft body while I was trying to sound calm trying to hide the pounding of my heart. The scene looked like a scene from a shoujo manga with flowers and stars surrounding the two-character staring at each other while moving closer and when they were closer they would close their eyes and then. "*COUGH*,*COUGH*Ladon look at us with a reprimanding look. While Anastasia immediately reverted to her stoic look. Sadly, we weren''t alone and have to be interrupted otherwise... Damn, I once again feel thankful that I am handsome otherwise it would''ve been sexual harassment. "Ahem anyway thanks for me telling me". "I would appreciate it more if you don''t flirt with my daughter while in front of me" grumbled the old man. ******* Author here- I changed the parts where Ladon is the Ancestor of Fafnir to her Grandfather. Because dragons are supposed to have long lives and their reproduction isn''t that great and Fafnir only existed for thousands of years. The holy sword Cra''al from the first divine weapon that existed - the first divine weapon that can kill/slay a God. Sorry for the changes but I have to. I was writing this for several hours and have to listen to ASMR videos to relax my mind and man it actually helped me. Anyways, thank you for reading my novel. Chapter 9 The sky is already painted in orange and red so we decided to clean things up even though I have many things to I want to ask. Anastasia then rise from my lap despite my reluctance. So I decided to watch her while resting my head on my arms while the old man like always, has a scowl on his face while glaring daggers at me wanting to tear my face apart. "You know, you don''t have to be so angry, it''s not like I''m gonna take her, " I whispered to the old man trying to ease him up. I can''t have him hate me if I wanted to marry Anastasia. Instead of easing the scowl on face, his face suddenly sunk. I gulped nervously while sweat rolled down my forehead to my cheeks. Being a God doesn''t help at all when it comes to my Father-in-law. "You mean to say that you were only playing with her, hah," Lernean said in a hushed tone and with a growl at the end of his sentence while his voice suddenly turned demonic and deep. " Of course not, I''m serious about your daughter". I immediately said, thankfully salvaging the situation. While Anastasia was tidying things up it seems that she was listening to our talk, right now as her pale and smooth cheeks up to her slightly pointed ears are tinged with pink. While I smiled in victory seeing that I got a reaction from the blonde beauty. But it seems that my father in law was not impressed as he looked at me with a deadpan expression. "I''m not going let her marry you, she is still too young, " The old man said half-shoutedly after he abruptly stood up and walk away with a stomp. Leaving an awkward situation. As Anastasia finished cleaning I quickly help and carry the basket and blanket leaving her with no things to carry. She looked at me silently while her mouth curved slightly. As we walk side by side slowly towards the castle with only the sound of breathing and our footsteps crunching the dry leaves and grass. Despite my confidence I showed before, I can''t help but still feel nervous while trying to slowly reach her hand. Anastasia felt his hands kept touching her, she looked towards the God (with a slime on his head) who unexpectedly a teaser. She thought that he was only playing with her but it seems he was serious as she heard their ''talk''. If it weren''t him they would already be beaten to death by her. And it was the first time she experienced being flirted as her father often ''talk'' to them. Waking up from her musing as she felt a warm and rough feeling enveloping her dainty soft hand. It wasn''t bad at all, she thought while the man whom for the first time touched her heart breathed a sigh of relief and flash a bright smile towards her. "You know if you weren''t a God my father would have pummeled you down long ago," she said in a whisper while looking at the twitching mouth and the sweat rolling down the cheeks of Alfius. They continued holding their hands in silence while enjoying the company of each other. ******** After we arrived in front of the mansion Lernean was there waiting with an annoyed expression beside him is a petite and beautiful lady wearing a bright red dress. Despite our reluctance, we decide to pull our hands away from each other lest the old man will be angry while I was still in a daze missing the feeling of her soft hand. "You''re late," the old man said while raising an eyebrow. I immediately heard the exasperated voice of Lernean rousing me from my trance. "It was a little dark so we have to walk slowly," Ignoring the irritated voice I replied while smiling brightly, I''m in a good mood right now as my relationship with Anastasia improved. *cough* Nice to meet you Alfius-sama I''m Amelia wife of this grumbling old man," said the dainty lady with a flowing blonde hair reaching her waist and a curved horn atop her head beside Ladon while smiling lightly. I immediately greeted her with a bow despite my surprise how young she looked although Ladon wasn''t really old looking but more like a handsome middle-aged man with strong features that girls fantasized about in novels.Did you know this story is from Royal Road? Read the official version for free and support the author. But her wife really looked like a teenager to me. After entering the mansion, while me and Ladon were at the back I give him a thumbs up while he looked at me with confusion and seeing my knowing smile while looking at his wife then he slowly widen his eyes as he immediately tried to punch me in an inhumane speed, of course, he couldn''t land a hit and with a snort " It wasn''t like what you''re thinking" he whispered while a mana barrier erected in front of us most likely to prevent them from hearing our talk. "I know, I know, everyone has their own preference, honestly I''m more attracted to Milf but of course I also like a serious type and then there is also a glasses...." as I continued my speech about my preference while Ladon only looked at me speechlessly probably thinking that it was the first time hearing someone openly talked about their sexual preference. "You know you''re a pervert......" after a long silence he seriously said. "But I liked that." "I see you''re a lolicon huh" "I''m not" "I know you don''t have to be shy about it" After our small talk, we finally arrived at the dining room, while being happy that I ''improved'' my relationship with future Father-in-law. Now I only needed to convince my Mother-in-law, court Anastasia and make our relationship official. As we sat down while maids and Anastasia prepare the food. I still didn''t know why Anastasia is wearing a maid uniform must be a hobby, being long-lived is boring after all. While eating the food cooked by her mother (surprisingly) which is delicious honestly unlike my foods back home where I can only eat fruits roasted boar. The slime was on my lap when we started eating while I was giving chicken bones, seems that he liked it. After eating our fill Ladon immediately invite me to their veranda as he knew that I have a lot of questions he wanted to ask. "What is a God really, " the thing that I wanted to ask ever since I came here. In my past life, the definition of God is someone omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent. My power gives me an illusion that I can do everything but I But aside from my overwhelming strength I don''t have the qualities to be a God. "Um um I see I see you are lost, my child" The old man nodded sagely, honestly, if it were the other Gods they would''ve slap this demi-god to death. With a look as if an elder teaching a young child about the mysteries of life. Well, he was indeed older than me I don''t even know how many thousands of years this old man had lived but it was still irritating. This old man clearly is enjoying it. Seeing that I was unhappy with his charade he immediately started speaking. "Alfius-sama the first step to getting a divinity is to reach the peak stats your race can have and only then you can feel the divine energy. The energy that you will need to ascend. Everyone has the potential to ascend there is no higher and lower and the only difference is if you have the talent to unlock them. If you can''t feel the divine energy then it means that you still haven''t unlocked all your potential because even if you didn''t have enough talent and luck to absorb the divine energy, you can still feel it." The old man paused while I was staring intently at him waiting for him to continue. "And then absorb that divine energy to your body. Unlike the mana that is flowing inside your body, the divine energy slowly changes your very being. And only then you will become a Demi-god, the first step towards Godhood. Demi-gods can''t be killed in a normal way even if their head and limbs severed it will just regenerate again. Divine energy will enhance your brain. Your thinking capacity and your senses increased to an unimaginable level and you will get the feeling of omnipotence and omniscience. However that is a wrong notion, demi-gods can still be killed, their soul is still not immortal and their bodies can be prevented from healing by placing a curse or seal." And lastly, Gods an entirely different league, the being who already evolved to a higher being. You are entirely a different being and common sense doesn''t apply to you. Even if there is not a single drop of your blood remained you will still live and create a new body. You can exist just by your soul. And the biggest change will be the ''Godhead''. '' Godhead'' is like an innate ability that Gods will get when they ascend. Gods can gather the faith of their believers strengthening them further and in turn Gods will have to be their guardian. ''Godhead'' can manifest in many ways. They can be a weapon, an armor, summon and the rarest of all is the skill type. The God slaying Poison of Lernean, the Immortal body of Zerathin, the Adaptation of Arthur. And the strongest of all I''ve seen is your Godhead, your majesty." "A divinity that can cancel divinity itself "looking at me with a solemn expression he stated. I can already imagine the despair of the Gods when facing me a hundred thousand years ago. Their ''Godhead'' and their suppose immortal body and immortal soul is useless when hit by my Godhead. Now I know why I can kill Gods even though I just ascended at that time. Compared to the old gods my prowess is still lacking even if my strength is above average. ******** Thanks for reading my novel. Chapter 10: First time (Lemons) "A hundred thousand years later, the effects of your powers still have effects even now truly unbelievable." the old man said while sighing in amazement."The divine energy permeating in the surroundings cannot be absorbed by a mortal even if they reached the peak of their potential since then no one had ascended to a Demi-god." Then it hit me wasn''t the hydra an only an egg at that time. As I asked him about it he looked at me with wide eyes in amazement as if he couldn''t believe what he heard. "Seriously, I thought that you were close with that brat I heard that you often visited her territory when it snows." It was true that the former me would often visit her place but he only goes there and sleeps after that. "Albion is a direct descendant of Lernean, a thousand years before Albion hatched, Lernean have given her part of his divinity as a form of core so that she wouldn''t need to wait a long time and ascend directly to demi-god. Albion is the only egg from her siblings that can take his divinity." "But you said that no one''s supposed to be able to absorb......"I paused realizing the answer." The divinity is sealed in a form of shard so it wouldn''t harm her and from the very beginning it was already hers so she wasn''t affected by the disturbance of the divine energy". "Yes, that''s right it was a plan of Lernean to create the fastest Beast to ascend Godhood and replace his position if something happened to him." Sighing after he said that and then gritted his teeth while furrowing his brows." His highness still didn''t recover at the time the humans attacked the forest." he said while staring at the night sky as he clenched his fist in anger. "What happened after the war," I said trying to divert from the gloomy topic. "All races decided to sign a truce and recuperate from their loss. For a thousand years, all races have little to no contact with each other, they closed their borders. After that, we really didn''t care anymore as we saw that they aren''t a threat and we, the dragons and along with the other beastman tribes are tired of war. Honestly, the little hydra in the north have more knowledge regarding outside than me and I heard lately that there are a lot of exiled or run away humans seeking shelter in the outskirts of the northern forest." Ladon said while pouring the ale on his throat. As a demi-god, he couldn''t get drunk anymore and drink it like juice. Sighing while looking at the beautiful and clear night sky filled with stars thinking if there is intelligent life out there. Now that I''m a God maybe I could go out there if I get bored in my infinite life. While thinking random things we continued to talk while drinking some ale until Amelia decided to stop us as it was already late. As I look at him in envy thinking how nice would it be to have a woman of your life as I continued to drink trying to forget about my frustration. For hours I was only staring at the sky absentmindedly while admiring its beauty until. tap.. tap.. tap.. As the sound of footsteps getting closer and closer, I turned around and I saw the erotic dragon, Anastasia, her silky blonde hair tied in a high bun with bangs reaching her eyebrows, wearing a knee-length purple nightgown. Gulping, feeling my throat dry while looking at her smooth and white slender legs while crossing her arms in her front, emphasizing her cleavage. Taking a deep breath trying to calm down my raging dragon but instead got even more aroused as I smelled her lavender perfume and her womanly scent.Find this and other great novels on the author''s preferred platform. Support original creators! Seeing my captivated look she smirked feeling more proud and confident. As she sat down in my lap inevitably grinding her ass against my erect member. Moaning in surprise feeling my hot and bulging member. Looking back to her shoulder and seeing my eyes full of lust and passion while breathing roughly. " Dragon lady you should be careful or I might not be able to hold back," I said with a husky voice. Ignoring my warning as she coughed trying to get my attention. "I talk about mother regarding our relationship, she said it was okay if you really feel serious about me," she looked at me in my golden eyes as she said seriously after taking a breath calming her heart down." Are you really...serious about us" she said while looking down nervously. Instead of replying to her I passionately kissed and sucked her pale white neck leaving red marks all the way to her collarbone earning a sensual moan while holding my head. After a few minutes, I raised my head while looking at her hazy eyes as she looked back at me absentmindedly feeling a little lost. "I love you, Anastasia,". I said with a firm voice filled with affection and care and then proceded to nibble her cute and pointed ears, then peck at her closed eyes her rosy cheeks, nose and lastly nibble her lips which she replied by nibbling my lips with passion. Partly opening my mouth as I stick my tongue slowly, she opened her eyes and clumsily imitated my actions, as she picked up a few minutes later our tongue is dancing while exchanging our saliva pausing in a few intervals. After exploring her wet and sticky mouth we paused while staring at each other wanting more, as we breathe roughly while a trace of saliva in her mouth. "Let''s go to your room" I whispered in a rushed tone resisting the urge to take her. With a yelp, I carry her in a princess carry, touching her soft but firm ass while fondling her bare breast. "Um," nodding absentmindedly with a soft voice she immediately give instructions as I walked in a hurried but silent manner, walking upstairs we immediately found her room. Kicking the door open amd after seeing her bed I immediately laid her softly. Not forgetting to erect a sound barrier, I raised one of her legs while fondling her thighs as I slowly sucked and kiss all the way to her lower lips smelling the musky and salty smell. " D-Don''t Alfiush-sama i-it''s dirrty three". Ignoring her protest as I continued to eat her lower lip. Softly biting her clit while rolling my tongue back and forth as I stick one of my finger in a hook as she pushed my head deeper while shaking her hips trying to satisfy her itch. "Mmmmmnn...haaaa...haaa Alfius-sama itsh weirrd shomethings coming out." "It''s okay let it out," I said while increasing the number of my fingers to two and intensity of my tongue and mouth. After a few minutes, she violently raised her hips while grabbing hair and cummed while spraying liquid in my face, after a few convulsions. I dipped my finger on her cum as I pushed my fingers on her mouth and she licked it erotically. Resisting my urge to f*ck her as I waited for her to come back, I take my ten inches member while rubbing slowly to her vagina. After she took a few deep breaths she nodded. Inserting while trying not to break her, inch by inch until her hymen as I paused while staring at her eyes waiting for permission despite my discomfort. "Anastasia I''m gonna make you my woman" "Yesh, Alfius-sama take me" Tearing her hymen while her vagina is letting out blood as a tear fell at the corner of her eye, seeing her pained face I waited for her discomfort to disappear. While staring at each other as I continued to push my member slowly until my member is fully inside. Feeling Anastasia tight but wet and warm vaginal walls contract as if milking my cock I can''t help but explode inside her womb. Instead of stopping, I continued thrusting slowly and faster when I feel that her vagina slightly relaxed allowing for faster penetration. As I piston faster and faster while Anastasias moan increasingly get louder and louder while speaking incoherently. "Ahhhhn...yes....Yess.Yesss..fuck me...fuck MEEE HARDERRR!" Wondering where the serious woman went as I grunted releasing my thick semen inside her womb for a minute while Anastasia with her tongue hanging in her open mouth, crossed her eyes in pleasure. "In. my haaah. womb..sama. Alfius-sama." "Haaaaah....haaah" looking at Anastasia who was half-conscious I decided to sleep, It was her first time after all. Looking at the blood mix with semen, a satisfied smile in my face as I kissed her forehead. "Good night Dear" I whispered gently while hugging her as she softly smiled. ******** Authors note- Watching the views per chapter gives me the strength to continue and improve my writing. It means a lot to me seeing that someone still reads my novel. Honestly, it was hard not to get hard while imagining the r18 scene while writing this chapter. Anyways thanks for reading my novel. Chapter 11 Twitching my white fox ears as I groggily wake up, taking a deep breath while feeling refreshed, I looked dazedly at Anastasia who was sitting beside me affectionately stroking my hair and fox ears. I have to admit it was the best feeling I experienced. "Did your mom tell you to seduce me," I asked nonchalantly. Looking at her hand who froze midair while stroking my hair I can''t help but lightly pinch her cheeks. "It was obvious that you wouldn''t dress like that without someone telling you, and it must have been your mom." Looking at her slightly shaking shoulder with her eyes glistening with tears, she tried to look away but I quickly cup her face and look at her in the eye. She must have thought that I think of her as a cheap woman. "I wasn''t really angry or anything, on the contrary, I''m happy that you are officially mine," I said with a gentle voice as I caress her face slowly trying to ease her down. Of course, I know that something is wrong it was too sudden and dragons are too prideful to give herself to a man who she just met yesterday. But turning her down will probably hurt her confidence and truthfully I was really turned on that night. "So what is the reason" "Un,*sob* my mom told me that you were close to my cousin *sob* and so I should make a move so that you wouldn''t forget about me." "Cousin?." "Un, Fafnir she''s my cousin" "I-I see, but that''s doesn''t seem to be the main reason," I asked her while tilting my head. "Y-your seed and I''m her auntie so if you ever marry with Fafnir first I have to be her little sister in the hierarchy," she said almost inaudibly while blushing in shame. "M-marry Fafnir I haven''t even proposed to her and I didn''t yet love her romantically," I argued. "But she said you pat her head and it''s a gesture that she was under your care, it was a proposal" her answer made me pale in realization, then doesn''t that mean that Ladon would have more reason to hate me and get in our relationship. "Did L-Ladon know this?" I asked shakily. "N-no, but my mom did" tilting her head in innocently as if she didn''t understand the dire situation. Then thinking about it more her mother is the one who urged her so maybe she didn''t tell him yet. I can still have time to appeal to Ladon and then get away with it without making our relationship complicated. Thinking while consoling myself. Sighing in relief I patted my chest and decided to embrace Anastasia who was still shy in our little skinship which makes her even cuter for me despite her usual stoic expression.This story is posted elsewhere by the author. Help them out by reading the authentic version. Gently pulling her in my embrace as she laid softly in my chest, I wrapped my left arm around her waist while gently stroking her hair with my right hand, carefully avoiding her curved horns. Who knows if it were rude to touch the horns of dragons, even Fafnir. We stayed like that for a few minutes and decided to head downstairs for breakfast. As we walk downstairs while holding hands, Ladon greeted us with a dark look while releasing a savage aura. But before he could erupt he was punched in the head by Amelia who was by his side. Much to my shock. Holy shit even a demi-god can feel her punch, looking at Ladon who looked up to his wife with eyes full of grievance. "Don''t worry about him, let''s go and eat breakfast." "Um" nodded Anastasia without breaking her stoic expression. "Are you sure he''s okay.," I said while looking worriedly at Ladon who was lying with his face down. Looking at the poor man hoping that Anastasia wouldn''t change to a brute woman after our marriage. "It''s okay, it''s okay he wouldn''t die just by that," Of course, I know that he would be okay he was a demi-god, what I''m asking is emotional. Poor guy. Looking at the pair of mother and daughter who walk ahead without care, it seems to be a normal occurrence. I''m lucky that Anastasia seems gentle compared to her fierce mother. (Or is it). We leave Ladon behind as I followed the two. As I can''t talk Ladon right now without him getting angry. When we arrived at the dining table I was surprised to see Fafnir sitting in front of the table while staring intently at foods. Then the fork she''s holding flew towards my head which I dodged with ease and with a sonic boom punched a whole to ceiling while the maids hastily rushed out to fix the damage. I don''t how much their wage is but I respect their dedication to serve this family. "Your Majesty," She said as she slightly bowed in my direction. "W-what''s the matter Fafnir," I asked while my mouth twitch as she greeted me like nothing happened. "Grandma said that you should kill unfaithful man," she said with a monotone voice as if stating a fact. Then turn towards Amelia who was all smiles and Anastasia, as usual, has a stoic face . " Grandma, Auntie," while the two greeted in return. As we sat down Anastasia sat beside me and Fafnir followed after, competing for my attention, it was supposed to be heaven but what I''m feeling right now is complicated. My father-in-law and grandfather in law at the same time who followed after is glaring daggers at me while chanting my name like a mantra while releasing a dark miasma when he knew our relationship. "Alfius..even my cute and innocent granddaughter..." While my mother in law and grandmother in law at the same time is full of smiles occasionally joining our talks, you can see that she definitely approved our relationship. The three of us basically flirt the whole time with me the one eating the most while my two future wives fed me one after another much to the exasperation of Ladon. "E-even my food...you''re a devil Alfius you''re not a God" he muttered while guarding his food. Then when they were almost done Fafnir suddenly dropped a bomb. "Then Your majesty are you also going to marry Ceria," she said, Anastasias eyes grew cold and Amelia asked who she is. "She''s a 15-year-old minotaur" she replied and continued to eat. "E-even a child..." muttered Ladon while looking at me with eyes widened in amazement with his mouth open and bread hanging in his mouth. While the smile on my mother in law cramped and Anastasias gaze turned even colder. After that, I explained the misunderstanding trying to save my reputation. Honestly, I was tempted to say that I didn''t know about patting heads but if I say so then Fafnir will get sad and would probably worsen the situation and I was a greedy man, I like Fafnir, she''s cute, and most of all I already like Fafnir, my feeling for her will only grow more after spending time with her. ****** Here''s your chapter and as always thanks for reading my novel.