《Roaming core》 prologe Ben- "what do you mean I got to stay for a few hours, I thought we were on schedule". boss- "we were, so much so the top brass have moved up the table by 3 months" ben- "that''s insane we are only a month ahead, at best" boss- "but this is our hand now and we are playing it" Ben throws his hands up about to rebuff the boss- "and that''s final". ben stepped out of the site managers office, put on his hard hat and kicked some gravel. "hey babe, I''m not going to make it tonight, the boss just called for overtime" babe- "no NO, listen here Ben, you do not cancel on meeting with my parents a fourth time, either you come home now, or we are done. Ben- "WHAT, no babe don''t do this you know we need this job and ill ge..." babe- "I don''t care, get home, NOW". Ben- "... I''ll see what I can do" knock knock boss- "come in" ben opens the door and enters the office " I just got off the fone with my Very angry girlfriend, apparently I was supposed to meet her parents tonight" boos- "well can''t be helped then I''ll write you off for the overwork today, but you better make it for me later". he says with a smirk and a wink of the eye. Ben- "haha thanks man, you''re really saving my skin here". boss- "I know, now get home to that hot girl of yours before she dumps us, oh and remember to bring her to the get to bring her to the Christmas party". ben- "will do boss" hurrying out of the office in a half run for the locker room ben forgot to put his hard hat on "WATCH OUT; DEBRIES" ----all is white noise---- cling cling clang the sound of metal upon metal can be heard across the field, as throngs of orks meet with forces of humans in open battle. 3 to 1 the orks outnumber the humans but where orks are strong in number and rage humans have tactics and most importantly magic. sargent- "SHIELD WALL, HOLD STEADY, ARCHERS N'' MAGES LOOSE ON MY SIGNAL" as the orks come running with axes swing overhead the arm goes down and from behind the wall of shields flies spells and arrows alike, gunning down the first few rows of orks felling them to the ground to be run over by their comrades as they push forward. messenger- "commander more orks are coming from the south we are being overrun commander- "blasted were barely holding as is..." the commander looks at a map "sigh, tell the arch-mage to send a C4 message to the king, and await my signal". 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Report sightings.messenger- "sir, it was an honour serving with you" commander- "likewise", lieutenants get all units to move for this hill, we will hold for as long as possible to draw them in, whatever the arch-mage is going to cast is going to be big, but we want to make sure we get as many as possible". as the lieutenants turn to walk away "oh a lieutenants" they turn back to him "I could not have asked for better officers" as one they salute and with backs a little straighter the hurry out of the tent messenger- "order from commander send message C4 to the king and await for his signal" arch-mage- "WHAT" he waves his hand and 3 balls of fire, flies into the Ork hordes, making momentary holes in their ranks "guess its really that bad then, you are dismissed boy" the mage turns and walks up onto the centre of the hill they are fighting on and takes out a small orb from his robes "this is arch-mage Narschuk 4 battalion reporting, as you can see." he momentarily holds the orb high in the air "we are surrounded on all sides with rising casualties by the second," a short pause "Commander Riker has therefore ordered the C4 measure. the 4th battalion has fallen but we will make them pay for it." his face takes on a softer hue "tell my daughter''s I love them". as the sun was starting to set on that bloody and strifeful hill, the hordes of orks were overrunning the shields of men the arch mage released his spell a spell of the forbidden 10 tier. a doomsday spell, the final incantation past his lips with an inaudible whisper, but it was heard by all present men and ork alike. arch-mage- "singularity" a tiny black spot no bigger than the eye of a snail sprang into being and for the briefest of times, there was peace, even the winds were still, as all gazed upon their incoming doom. winds picked up at speeds rivalling that of storms at sea, men, beasts trees and orks were sucked up and swallowed by this tiny like hole alike. the humans where fist, as they stood in the epicentre. closely followed by the orks and the nearby greenery and the hill and all around it was sucked into the hole until the lid of a coffin from under the hill flew of a skeletal hand was raised by the suction force and off of the hand flew a gem ring, it flew ring first into the whole, the ring was destroyed but the gemstone, it plugged the whole. again all was still, but it was a different kind of stillness. were they other had been one of anticipation, this was one of death. the gem just hung there over a mile''s deep and wide crater as the sun moved under the horizon. leaving this desolate crater in darkness the gem just hung there for seven days until nightfall on the 7 days where a small light flickered into existence from inside the gem -congratulation you are now a lvl 1 dungeon core- 1 a conversation
congratulation you are now a lvl 1 dungeon core
gem- "huh what, where am OOOOOOOH SHIT IM FALLING aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh" "wait why is it taking so long? looking around I don''t appear to be moving, why can I look all around me at once? 3 moons... im, im not on earth anymore... where the hell am I, oh god please don''t say I''m in hell". voice- "hey there are you perchance a dungeon core?" gem- "WHA, Jesus you scared me there, hey I moved, how did I do that, oh look I''m still moving, ah shit now I''m falling, neigh niegh voice- "what are you doing?" gem- I''m trying to not fall to the ground what does it look like I''m doing?" Voice- "why don''t you want to be in the ground, are you not a dungeon core gem- "a what now" voice- "a dungeon core you know pits of death and despair but also adventure and riches" gem- "lady I have no idea what you are talking about, now I''m a little busy so either help me wait until your number is called" voice- "whats my number" gem- "idk 7" voice- "oh dang looks like I''m gonna have to wait a while, shame I could have helped gem- "fine, we are now serving number 7, now would you please help me?" voice- "bond with me" gem- "anything, just help me avoid crashing into the ground" you have successfully bonded with Rhiannon the dungeon fairy gem- "..." Rhiannon- "so you don''t want to be a regular dungeon, got it suddenly I stopped moving, and not a moment too soon, about half a meter from the ground I stopped Rhiannon- "so what kind of dungeon Do you want to be?" gem- "what do you mean what kind of dungeon do I want to be, I don''t want to be a dungeon, I''m, I''m. look I don''t know what your deal is but I''ve got a lot on my plate right now so just, I don''t know come back later?" Rhiannon- "why don''t you want to be a dungeon you got the crystal for it." gem- "the what now?" Rhiannon- "alright I got you"If you spot this tale on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. a small mirror pops into existence in front of me but al I see in it is a blue and green gemstone, but that is impossible I, I can''t be just a stone, can I? gem- "so that blue and green gem is me"? Rhiannon- "you got it" gem- "..." gem- "so what do I do now?" Rhiannon- "usually you would start to dig a hole to start your dungeon but you said you didn''t want to do that. so now we figure out what you do, do want to do, knfff hahaha dodo" gem- "..." gem- "I don''t want to be a hole in the ground, I''m, I''m, lo. Rhiannon- "you''re what scared of the dark?" gem-"..." Rhiannon- "..." gem- "so wha" Rhiannon- "ffffHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH" 5 min later Rhiannon- "hehhe you have got to be kidding me, I''m stuck with a dungeon that''s scared of the dark". gem- "wait you''re not stuck with me, you can leave whenever you want" Rhiannon- "sure I can but if you die, I die. so yea, no I''m not leaving you". gem- "so what do we do now?" Rhiannon- "now we figure out a way for us to make this work". gem- "before that what are you?" Rhiannon- "oh right, sorry I forgot" suddenly before me flutters a small person with the cutest little button nose, lithe built and blue-green hair set in 3 rattails that is easily as long as she is, which considering she isn''t more than 3 inches tall is telling. Rhiannon- "I am a, your dungeon fairy companion, and my name is Rhiannon Mapleflower, but my friends call me Rhi, that is if a had a friend the last part she says with a sad face with a tear in her eye gem- "I''m dave nice to meet you, one question thou, why is your hair the same colour as my gem?" Rhi- "oh that''s because of your mana silly, but wait how come you have a name?" Dave- "I''m not supposed to have a name?" Rhi- "well the dungeons I know of got their name from the adventures that visit them" Dave- "and what names did they get?" Rhi- "well there is the well of souls, the kobold stronghold although that on got changed into the elemental stronghold, then there''s hell, abyss and purgatory. those 3 deal mostly in demons and devils, the shrine of the ice maiden, you know what, Dave is a lovely name" Dave- "thank you" Rhi- "but there''s something odd about you, you know? dave- "what do you mean" Rhi- "idk there just seems to be a depth to you" Dave "I don''t know what to tell you one minute I was on my way home to my very pissed of girlfriend and the next I''m a gem floating in the sky" Rhiannon''s face is agape Rhi- "ARE YOU FROM ANOTHER WORLD" Dave- "would that be bad?" Rhi- "absolutely not, its great, whenever an outsider comes to, they end up doing great things Dave- "but I don''t want to do great things I just want to lead a happy simple life little Rhi stops in her victory dance Rhi- "I guess that''s fine if you''re happy I will be happy Dave- "well I don''t know what I have to do to be happy but I know I''m not going to find it here so maybe we should get out of this crater 2 more talk we move out of the crater by flying, I say we but Rhiannon did all of the work, and where does she hold me, well since I am about the same size as one of her breasts that is where she keeps me Dave- "not that I mind, but are you sure its okay to be carried like this, by you?" Rhi- "why wouldn''t it be okay, we are practically married" Dave- "WHAT, but I haven''t even met your parents yet let alone ask for permission" Rhi- "why would you need to ask for permission from my parents?" Dave- "its a tradition from my world Rhi- "but why thou? Dave- "I think it is to make sure the man is a responsible and upstanding fellow that can care for the parent''s child. Rhi- "oh I think the humans have something like that, but the call it asking for forgiveness instead" Dave- "I can guess why" Rhi- "yea humans are so silly with their monogamy" Dave- "wait you think monogamy is silly" Rhi- "of course I do, have more than one set of children with anyone increases the chances of inbreeding and trust me inbreeding a fairy is not a good thing!" Dave- "so, you want to have children with me and you wouldn''t mind if I also have children with other women as well Rhi- "well, of course, we are going to have children, sweetie, as soon as we find you a place for your core you will be needing monsters to guard you, they will be our children and having other women will give you access to a wider range of creatures Dave- "so what kind of creatures can you make" Rhi- "I don''t know" Dave- "you don''t know because you haven''t been with a dungeon before or Rhiannon''s cheeks go red hot and with a pout she says Rhi- "because you will be my first we land on the edge of the crater and take a look around Dave- "that is a big hole" Rhi- "yea, it a shame that you don''t want to be here, seeing as you would have the power to make this place alive again" If you encounter this story on Amazon, note that it''s taken without permission from the author. Report it.Dave- "I can terraform" Rhi- "terra what now" Dave- "terraform its were you take a place like say this crater and transform it into a lake or a jungle Rhi- "oh that would be so pretty" Dave- "what''s that over there" Rhi- "where?" Dave- "there it looks like an old camp of some sort" Rhi- "well before you and this crater there used to be a village here, but this can be good for us maybe what you want can be found there" Dave- "its worth a look" as Rhiannon flies around we look through the absolute garbage pile this village has become Dave- "what do you think, should I bind myself to half a kettle then get a witch wife to ferry me around making healing brews for the poor and poison for the rich" Rhi- "or you could bind yourself to his here spoon and feed one and all who put you in their mouth, you would at least get some tounge then she winks with her eyes, both- "hahahahaha" Dave- "or I could be a wheel, attach me to your wagon and I shall bring you far about" Rhi- "that''s not a bad idea actually" Dave- "you must be joking" Rhi- "I''m noooot," pouting and stomping her foot "you''re from another world right." Dave- "yea, so Rhi- "so if you were a wheel or dare I say the whole wagon, you could see the world Dave- "you know, that does sound good to me, but a wagon don''t move by it itself." Rhi- "well then we get some animal''s to pull you" Dave- "it decided then I will be a wagon, nay a vehicle Rhiannon uses some of her minor telekinetic magic to turn over dirt and debris until a small sinkhole forms in the ground revealing a quarter of a carriage with one wheel still attached Dave- "it needs a bit of work but its nothing a bit of spitshine won''t fix" I say jokingly Rhi- "its a bargain" Dave- "a handyman''s offer" Rhi- "its a start..." slowly she takes my crystal out and gently presses me against the seating of the wagon.
-warning establishing a dungeon at this location will make you a roaming dungeon-
3 affineties
-warning establishing a dungeon at this location will make you a roaming dungeon-
Dave- "I''m assuming that we are trying to become a roaming dungeon Rhi- "yes why do y..."
-congratulation, you are now a lvl 1 roaming dungeon core-
Rhi- "oh you got a warning then, don''t worry about those they mostly just inform you of decisions that are out of the norm" Dave- "how did you know I saw boxes?" Rhi- "oh everybody sees them, wait have you not seen your status yet?" Dave- "Status?" as the blue box sprang into being, the whole quarter of a wagon that I now was, shook in what can only be described as a jumpscare Spoiler: Status
Character Sheet
Name: Dave Species: Roaming Dungeon Core Age: day 1
Gender: Male lvl 1
Health: 100/100 Mana: 100/100 Stamina: 100/100
Health Regeneration: 1 per 5 mana Mana Regeneration: 1/day Stamina Regeneration: 0
Bonds
Wife/partner Allies slaves
Rhiannon Mapleflower (dungeon fairy)
Creature''s to Summon
Challenge rating birds
0 pidgeon, blackbird,
1/8 raven, parrot
Affinities
tier high medium low
1 water air, fire earth
2 metal light
3 nature
4 gravity
5 space
Dave- "JESUS" Rhi- "hahaha works every time" Dave- "you''ve done this before?" Rhi- "Nah but I''ve head stories about the summoned ones before" Dave- "..." Rhi- "don''t give me that look, it was just a joke alright" Dave- "fine" Rhi- "anyways. anything good on there" Dave- "might be I don''t exactly know what I''m looking for Rhi- "well try this"
wife/partner Rhiannon Mapleflower requests purview of your status
Rhi- "top part looks normal, bonds pffft hahaha This tale has been unlawfully obtained from Royal Road. If you discover it on Amazon, kindly report it.Dave- "what''s wrong with my bonds?" Rhi- "nothing, I guess you really think of me as your wife now, don''t ya" Dave- "no comments" Rhi- "now let see those affi......" Dave- "Rhi?, Rhi?... RHIANNON Rhi- "EEP, whaaaat" Dave- "you''re spacing out Rhi- "sorry it''s just, wow" Dave- "good wow or bad wow" Rhi- "definitely good wow" Dave- "how so? Rhi- "well a normal dungeon core only gets one or 2 major affinities, and rarely do any of have one of tier 3 or over and if they do they won''t be strong in them?" Dave- "and I have 3 of them" Rhi- "and you have 3 of them, 2 of which you have a high affinity towards Dave- "well how did it get there?" Rhi- "well let''s take it from the top, you gem looks like a mix of sapphire, that pretty normal, and emerald, now that is rare but not unheard of. sapphire would give you the water affinity but most likely at low, emerald would give you nature which would, In turn, give you the prime 6, you know fire, air, earth, water, light and darkness". Dave- "but I don''t have darkness" Rhi- "that''s probably because you''re afraid of the dark!" Dave- "seriously" Rhi- "seriously, personality and knowledge matters a great deal when it comes to magic, of course, it better to have a strong base before adding knowledge, but it''s not critical" Dave- "so since I was in construction in my previous life, I get a boast to certain elements and probably also where I get metal from". Rhi- "you build things out of metals, that is so cool" Dave- "practically everything in my world is built with metal". Rhi- "wooah, I''ve heard other worlders came from different worlds but that just seems ridiculous" Dave- "it kind of is" for a brief moment, there is silence between us as I think back on my previous life. Dave- "so gravity and space?" Rhi- "yes right, not a clue Dave- "really?" Rhi- "yes really, I''ve never heard of a dungeon core as young as you with those 2 affinities, though it probably has something to do with you hanging about up there over the crater. Dave- "could it be the ''reincarnation gift'' i''ve read stories about?" Rhi- "probably, but those are usually given to heroes summon for some gods purpose. Dave- "you don''t think I''m a hero?"I ask slightly hurt Rhi- "a hero whos afraid of the darkness, that would be the day" Dave- "..." Rhi- "don''t be like that, look why don''t we just try and restore this wagon here, then we can worry about the small stuff Dave- "sigh, alright how do we do that" Rhi- "try to open up your status and focus on ''Creatures to Summon'' and my ''Bond'' with you. Dave- "alright" Spoiler:Bonds
Bond Sheet
Name: Rhiannon Mapleflower Species: dungeon fairy Age:132 years
Gender: Female bond: wife/partner
Creature''s to Summon
Challenge rating Birds
0 pidgeon, blackbird,
1/8 raven, parrot
Dave- "guess I don''t have to ask how old you are" the look I get from Rhiannon is enough to make this little gem sweat Dave- "so, so how do, do I summon one of these birds" Rhi- "you know, it would be bad for your health if you joke about a woman''s age" while saying this she just glares at my gem Dave- "I''m very sorry about that" Rhi- "sigh, alright I''ll forgive you this one time. Now, you got birds from my bond, it''s not bad, the raven is smart so we can use those to rebuild our wagon" Rhi places her tiny hand onto my crystal Rhi- "now anytime you need to summon a creature, I have to touch your crystal, then you just think of the creature you want to summon and send mana through me, Dave- "and how do I do that" Rhi- "just feel for a glow inside you and gently push a bit through me I try to feel inside me and there is a warmth, but there is also what feels like a vast room in there, a question for later I try to grab a sliver of the warmth a push it through Rhi''s little hand. she glows for a moment with an expression of pure ecstasy on her face and then the light pours out of her and congeals into a raven several sizes larger than Rhi and myself. I look at it nervously as I suddenly feel very mortal Dave- "um, Rhi what do I do now" Rhi- "give me a minute," she says very out of breath with a goofy grin on her face, note to self, this is sex now... yup