《The Battle Mage》 Prologue "You''ve gotta be kidding right?" The Angel I''ve always loved and adore is now looking at me like some dirt on the road. "No you heard me right,We''re breaking up" She didn''t spare me a glance. "Is this because that Michael said he loves you?" That Michael has always been a pain in my ass. "Yes" She immediately said yes, she even had a look of reverence and infatuation. "But we''ve been together for so long" I tried to remind her of the thousands of years we''ve been together. "That''s it, We''ve been together for so long and now I''ve grown tired of you" My heart broke into two even though I didnt have one And just like that she left me...something I''ve built up for years vanished just like that...I''m a fucking reaper, I''ve reaped billions of souls over the decades and never felt anything from it but when she left me it felt like everything just didn''t matter anymore. *Ping* A soul has arrived and requires judgement please guide the soul Perfect timing, just when it''s the first time in a billion years for me to feel sadness another soul just has to come beg me to let them go again.I hate this job I cut open a portal with my scythe and go back to the spirit realm, there stood a young man age between 25-27 wondering about like an idiot.Taken from Royal Road, this narrative should be reported if found on Amazon. "where am I?" he mumbled to himself "Kid you''re in the underworld" I''m too pissed off to even properly introduce the underworld to him. He turned around to face me and his face froze,typical reaction but he quickly recovered, but it didn''t take much of a genius to figure out what he was thinking. "yes kid, I''m the reaper here to take your soul......hey ain''t you afraid?"This kid wasn''t fazed or scared by my appearance I''m starting to doubt my ability to scare people...wait did Jack put make up on my face again? "no, not really" He answered with a straight face "huh interesting, hey kid got any regrets?" by now the people I reaped would be using their regrets as a reason to get back to the world of the living "hmm..regrets huh well i never really got to erase my uhm collection from my PC and I never got revenge on that bitch and that rich asshole" he had an aggrieved look I wonder what kind of fetish this kid has.. but revenge? ok now I''m curious "lemme look into your memories.......that''s just messed up why would they send you a video of them...ah forget it,well kid don''t worry that rich kid will get AIDS sometime in the future and die because of it,same goes for the woman,happy now?" I used my ability and watched what happened to his life, man seriously sending your sex video to your ex? that''s just messed up, but I once again used my ability to watch the future''s of the cheating couple and found out that due to the guy being too horny, had hired many prostitutes and unluckily banged 1 that had AIDS and afterwards banged this kid''s ex.. But I accidentaly saw something I shouldn''t have, this kid... we''ll be spending a lot of time together in the future. Looks like my fate is intertwined with his. ok I have to make a good first impression Then I had an Idea,I was in an urgent need for a drinking buddy why not make a deal with this kid, if you consider or situations you can say that we are brothers... well here goes nothing I''m pretty sure he''s going to accept my offer. wont you now...Partner? Chapter 1 - Betrayal "..."[???] ".....ey"[???] "Hey!"[???] "Ah, sorry boss I spaced out.." I gave an apologetic smile to my boss as he gave me a mocking look "come to my office later" He looked pissed "sure boss" Ah, I''m in trouble though I don''t know what I''ve done wrong, honestly, too many things have happened to me these past few days... I gave a long sigh before going back to my work ========================== "Ah finally I''m done" I stretched my back as I look at the clock it''s almost 9:00 pm my shifts about to end, and with heavy steps, I walk to my boss''s office. *knock* *knock* "come in" "boss" "ah, you finally came" the moment I walked in I was greeted by the scent of alcohol along with his disdainful look. as I try to take a seat he stopped me as he said the words I never expected. "no need to take a seat, I''ll make it brief. You''re fired" ".....what?" I was shocked "do I have to say it again, ok then you. are. fired. get it? now get out you''re disturbing me" He was too lazy to explain "but why? boss, I don''t remember doing anything wrong.." I was always on time and I didn''t make any mistakes at work so why? "done nothing wrong? kid think back didn''t you messed with someone you shouldn''t?" he finished counting a stack of money and looked at me I try to think back what has happened this past few day only to remember my love of life being intimate with someone else on our bed, ah the wound was cut open again.I hate remembering that scene her moaning and panting like an animal as she was taken from behind by some rich kid I didn''t even know.It was the biggest blow I''ve received since my parents passed away, and thanks to that I swore to myself that I will never love another woman ever again. "Boss I really don''t know what you''re talking about" I really don''t remember doing anything wrong "The person from the top said you''ve messed with HIS woman, is that true?" he said as he played with his alcohol bottle Ah, it finally made sense, and the fucker actually emphasized the word "His". I was shocked and could only stay silentEnjoying this book? Seek out the original to ensure the author gets credit. "Now finally do you finally get it? here''s your last pay take it before I change my mind" He threw a white envelope, after catching it I went back to my office, took my stuff gave my table one last look before walking out of our respected workspaces. As I exit the building my ex-co-workers gave me a pitying look but that''s all no one actually talked to me afraid to be the next to be kicked out. ============================== I opened the door to my apartment 2 rooms,1 kitchen, and 1 bathroom pretty decent when compared to other apartments but that''s not important right now, I look at the same anime posters at my room before looking at the mirror. Unkempt black hair, bags under my eyes and finally that award-winning smile Nah just kidding I''m actually frowning. "Well whatever at least there''s someone uglier than me" I try to comfort myself as I open my PC and order some takeout food from Chinese restaurant called Shunny''s. "You have received 1 Video file Sender Unknown"The computer''s AI voice sounded Hmm? a video file I don''t know anyone who sends me a video file unless it''s one of those ads or religious people asking for some donation oh well. I take a seat and open the video file when suddenly. *ding dong*" Delivery for Mr.*******,1 special Shunny''s Ramen", after paying the delivery guy, I sat back in my seat to watch the video. It was dark at first but then I discover it was inside a room, wait what the fuck? this is one of those spy cams and there''s a girl there undressing. Don''t know why but she seems oddly familiar..and here comes the guy wait...is that? what the fuck?! that''s the rich kid that took my girl then that means that girl is..FUCK! no wonder she looked familiar it is her, they seriously sent me a video of themselves fucking each other. My body moved on impulse and punched my screen, "SHIT" after realizing what I''ve done that was the only word that came out of my mouth. "hope the supermarket is still open" I mutter to myself as I look at my broken monitor and my bleeding arm. ============================ I was taking a shortcut on a dark alley after buying a new screen from that Rem''s 24/7 Super Market. And as I walk I can''t help but think back on what happened to me... "what did I do to deserve this?..maybe it''s better if I just kill myself let it all end" I said to myself as I look at the moon. shit, this is bad, my depression and mental breakdown are kicking in. "Stay positive, stay positive" I try to cheer myself up As I kept on comforting myself I felt something cold go into my stomach. Infront of me was a hooded man holding a knife with blood on it, I looked down instinctively only to see blood on the ground...Is that my blood?. I fell on my knees then onto the cold hard cement only thinking ''is this how my life is going to end? fuck I didn''t even have 1 good thing happen to me'' after that I closed my eyes and let the and breathe my last. =============================== "where am I?" I ask myself as I open my eyes to see a dark gloomy cemetery filled with wailings and screams of pain, agony, and regret. "you''re in the underworld kid"a voice from behind me, I looked back only to see a skeleton..a reaper? "yes kid, I''m the reaper here to take your soul......hey ain''t you afraid?"He looked at me as he tilted his head "no, not really" honestly I''m already dead, what''s there left to fear? "huh, interesting, hey kid got any regrets?" "hmm..regrets huh well I never really got to erase my uhm collection from my PC and I never got revenge on that bitch and that rich asshole" "lemme look into your memories.......that''s just messed up why would they send you a video of them...ah forget it, well kid don''t worry that rich kid will get AIDS sometime in the future and die because of it, same goes for the woman, happy now?" "a little bit" "hey" "yeah?" "want some alcohol?" "wait? why?" "to be honest I''m going through the same thing as you, I''ve been dumped by the angel I''ve loved for 7,000 years"[???] "wow" "I know right? she exchanged me for some flashy archangel" "but how about me going to hell or heaven?" "forget that It''s boring in heaven and are you a masochist to want to go to hell? tell you what have a drinking session with me and I''ll help you get reborn in another world whaddya say?" "what world is it?" "A world of magic and swords, didn''t you anime lovers always wish for this?" "Deal" I shook my hand with his boney hand and after that he pulled me to God know''s where and drank like there''s no tomorrow... A second chance after drinking for almost an entire day he was finally satisfied and talked to me about the rules of reincarnating to another world "Hey kid, the place where you''re going is not safe unlike the world where you once lived" the reaper explained "that much I know" "and after you reincarnate, you will retain your memories of the previous world but won''t remember your name" "I can remember my past but not my own name?" what kind of logic was that? "don''t ask me, It''s the rules they placed which we have to follow. moving on and the part where you''re most eager on...Special Abilities" "Ohhh" I don''t know why but I clapped "since I the reaper am the one sending you to the other world....I can only grant you....nothing" he raised his arms and shook his head helplessly ".....dude....what?" "Sorry kid I''m only a reaper, not a God" "Seriously nothing?" "I can give you Lady Luck''s blessing, though I have to ask her for it" "Please do" "wait there" he walked away holding a little orb before coming back a few minutes later holding a little vial with some azure blue liquid inside and handing it to me. "Alright kid drink up" I drank the liquid and felt no changes with my body, so I gave him a questioning look. "seriously kid? you naturally won''t feel any changes because it affects your luck" "fair enough" "Oh I just remembered" he took a container filled with some crimson red liquid and chanted a few inaudible words before a black miasma entered the container turning the crimson red liquid into a dark blood colored liquid and handed it over to me. "kid take it" "what''s this?" " I might not be able to give you special powers but I can at least give you a boost" "a boost?" "you''ll understand later now go, step into that magic circle" I walked towards the magic circle, this... this magic circle is what you usually see on that satanist cult stuff. As he finishes his chant he gave me a look before saying "kid it was fun drinking with ya but I hope I don''t see so soon haha" "yea even though it was my first time drinking it was fun, hey I never really got to know your name" "my name? well, It''s........" As he finished his sentence the magic circle lit up and I can''t help but close my eyes due to it being too bright. The next moment I woke up I was being carried by a maid and oh my mama those are some big assets..wait what am I thinking trying to remember what was that reapers name... "my name?well, It''s....Grimm" Grimm...thanks old man I will remember that name till I die. "Master! Master! it''s a healthy boy" I heard a woman talk "A boy?!how come he''s not crying?" This man''s voice was loud and was filled with excitement "Perhaps he Inherited your pride and courage?" a soft and tender woman''s voice sounded "Haha that''s right my boy will never cry unless necessary, Hey Emille" the man from earlier replied "yes, honey?" "good job"*cries* "my my my our son is not crying yet you are, aren''t you afraid he will look down on you?" so It looks like she''s my mom "don''t worry Emille our son won''t grow up to be like that" and this man is my dad "hmm you better remember your words" "yeah" these two lovebirds, hey I''m being held by a maid here at least hold me...mom....I thought to myself and the memories of my past mother came rushing back and I can''t help but cry.The genuine version of this novel can be found on another site. Support the author by reading it there. "Honey our baby is crying, he wants to be held by me, come" she beckoned the maid with a smile and held like I was the most precious treasure that she had, and as tears streamed down her face she said "Don''t worry dear mommy is here you don''t need to cry anymore" with those simple words from this beauty of a mother stopped my tears from rolling down. so this is my mother..Black hair with brown eyes and gentle smile that can cause the downfall of a kingdom "Honey, isn''t it Time for us to name him?" "Name! right, from now on your name will be...Lyan" "Lyan...that''s a nice name" "I got it from our names Ryan and Emille, now young man your name is Lyan Timberwolf" he said that with a smile that reached his ears. My old man has a rather aloof look with brown hair and clear blue eyes.. but his smile...it''s creeping me out. After being named I felt tired, though I can still hear cheers from the other maids, butler, and workers I still manage to fall asleep. ================================= It''s been five years since that day and I''ve more or less understood the world where I reincarnated. This world is called "Gaia" similar to earth of 70% water 30% land, It is divided by many sperate kingdoms the kingdom where I live is called Kingdom of steel ruled over by the royal family of Leonheart. the Kingdom of Steel is known for producing the most outstanding knights and is one of the very few Human race kingdoms, yes there are other races in this world, the beastfolk, elf, fairies, dwarves, demons, the many monster race, and finally the undead. you can usually see a few beastfolk and dwarves here and there but as for the elves and fairies, they are rarely seen. I also learned that my family, the Timberwolf family is a family of Knights my father being the only heir and my mother who came from an eastern Kingdom called Soukushi. Our family rules over a town called Pinewood town, the reason? well, our castle along with the town is surrounded by thick pinewood trees. As I was immersed in the information I''ve read the books I heard a cute voice calling for me. "Lyan!..Lyan!" I heard a cute voice call out to me How good is this feeling this is the first time a girl has come out of her way to look for me though we are playmates it still counts right? "Mira? what is it" I smiled and replied. I try to play it cool but to be honest I''m holding in the urge to hug the little girl in front of me, she had silver hair along with a stunning pair of pitch black eyes and she''s the same age as me. "Lyan let''s play please I''m bored" she kept bugging me to play with her "Mira! don''t disturb the young master while he''s studying" Mira''s mother came, Mira''s mother Aunt Maria is maid of our household sadly Mira''s father died due to a monster attack that happened while we were still in our mothers'' womb. "It''s okay Aunt Maria I was thinking of going out anyways I''ve been cooped in the study for too long" "are you sure young master?" Maria asked "uhm" I gave a nod and a simple smile "then, Mira look after the young master okay?" wait shouldn''t it be the other way around? "yes!" She gave her mother an energetic nod and pulls me away. ================================== Mira and I are now walking towards the forest behind our castle although the monsters here are very scarce they still do appear every now and then. "Hey Mira" "yes, Master Lyan?" "I told you to drop the "Master" it''s embarrassing" "haha" this mischievous girl but I still can''t help but pity her.We just discovered that she inherited the special ability of her fallen clan and now she is being trained by her mother to fully utilize that ability to serve our family. My parents rejected it at first but seeing how persistent Maria was, they can only agree. Watching her play the river innocently gave a strange warm feeling inside me like having a spiritual healing. After playing until noon then we went home. "Lyan" Dad called out to me after eating dinner. "Yes dad?" "you''re 5 years old now it''s time that you started training your swordsmanship, I may not look like it but I''m one of the Incredible Swordmasters in the entire 3 Kingdoms" It''s true even though my old man is a little clumsy and stupid but when it comes to swords and battles he turns into a completely different person like a Wargod that awoke from its slumber. "Sure dad" Even though I''ve been reborn in this world all I did was read books and play but now I''m finally learning how to use a sword. "Good your training starts from dusk till lunch" And my training finally started, It was rough at first, the man never showed mercy even to his son, he trained me like there''s no tomorrow and by the end of the day, I would be hurting all over. But after getting used to it, I finally found time to practice magic spells. I kept this routine for 10 years. Now I''m finally 15 years old, I look like me from my past life only much more healthier black hair and black eyes 5.4 ft tall I may not be as handsome as those characters in a shoujo anime but I''m at least a solid 8. Mira has also grown to be such a stunning beauty even though our interactions through the years can be counted on one hand, she now has c-cup breast along with a nice round butt. but her body wasn''t the only thing that''s matured compared to the cheerfulness she once had it turned into an ice cold personality she would only answer when asked and always preferred to stay behind in the shadows, the way she treats me now is like how you would treat your co-worker. As I''ve been thinking about the changes to Mira, Dad suddenly came with a serious expression telling me that we have to talk and to come to their room. all the way to my parent''s room we''ve both been quiet and the tension just keeps building up, finally arriving at their room I see mom and dad looking at me with a pained expression so I try to ask "mum, dad what''s wrong?" "...Little Lyan you''re already 15" mom replied "yes" "we will be sending you to central city there to study" she said with great hesitation "mum but why?" "you''re already 15 you must go out and explore the world around you" "mum...Is this about the Invasion of the demons and the undead?" Mom was stunned for a moment before letting out a long sigh and finally speaking "you''re right we want to send you there until we know it''s at least safe here" "but mom we''re not even that close to the borders..I can help fight off the demons" listening to this mom only gave me a loving smile "little Lyan I''m happy you want to help but this is not the right way, go to the academy and graduate then we''ll talk" "but mum..." I really want to help out "Lyan you shouldn''t object your mother this has been a tough decision for us."Dad interjected ".....ok" and thus with a heavy heart I left the room The next Day. "Did you pack everything you need?" mom kept checking my belongings. "yes mum don''t worry" I could only reply mom kept frantically checking my belongings before sighing in relief and looked towards me and said "you have to be good there ok? don''t make unnecessary troubles and always study hard." "yea mum" "and if you find a girl you like, you can bring her ho..." "Okay, mom that''s enough I gotta go now Bye!" before mom could finish what she was gonna say I stopped her and left in the carriage.Mira didn''t come with because she hasn''t completed her training yet but Aunt Maria said that she will come to the academy after a year. Haaaaa... the journey to the central city will take about a week and that''s already the fastest welp better prepare myself it''s gonna be a long trip. The Academy "did he leave?"[Dad] "honey, you were too shy to say goodbye to our son weren''t you?"[mom] "N-no, it''s not like we aren''t gonna see him from now on right?"[dad] "Do you think little Lyan will be alright?"[mom] "Don''t worry his swordsmanship is already on par with mine maybe even better, he made good use of having two blades, he''s also creating his own style"[dad] "true, but as a mother, I still can''t help but worry for him after all, he''s barely had any friends except for Mira"[mom] "It''ll be fine don''t worry"[dad] ------------------------------------ 2 hours into the journey... "Ahhhh I''m boredas hell well better check my stats.. [Status check]! "[Lyan] *ping* a screen displaying my status popped up in front of me, [status check] was something I learned when I was 14 pretty handy tool but only the owner can see their stats unless they fall to slavery. { Lyan Timberwolf Lvl:17 Age: 15 Class: ??? Race: human Hp: 570 Mp: 360 [Gambler''s luck] [???] } Gambler''s luck, I''m betting this is something I''ve received from lady luck As for the unknown class maybe because I''m using Twin blades which were never before seen or just not many people who use it live long enough to spread it. And finally that last unknown - this probably the boost Grimm was talking about, I think I need to unlock it before I can use it... Might take some time but it ain''t gonna be unlocked anytime soon As I was mulling over how to entertain myself I heard a loud call for help. A went down the coachman''s seat and dashed forward only to see another carriage being robbed by bandits "Ahaha look lively me boys, we found ourselves a big catch and a lady with a fine body, tonight we are enjoying ourselves "[???] ...... I''m pretty sure that''s a pirates line but whatever there were 6 bandits surrounding the carriage and the coachman... Sold off whoever was inside that carriage that makes 7 I dashed forward brandishing one of my blades and hit one bandit from behind using the blunt side of my blade sending him crashing to one of the trees, the other bandits looked at me flabbergasted using this chance I swung my blade hitting another bandit flying towards his companion. "What the.?! Oi, you fuckers get moving and kill that brat! "[???] The leader of the bandits was the first one to recover and issued an order to the others, the other two finally started rushing towards me holding up their swords and started slashing at me. Their movements, to be honest, was slow and it only took me a few seconds to knock them out. I look towards the bandit leader and the coachman, both were looking back with hostility "Useless, bastards"[Bandit Leader] the leader finally started running towards me with his gigantic battle axe while the coachman...ran towards the opposite direction. *whoosh* *whoosh* each swing the leader makes causes the wind to howl along with it but h can never hit me as I was always evading it while making a scratching post out of him..... After a few minutes the bandit leader finally falls to the ground with his body riddled with slashes "T-thank you for saving me.. "[???] A meek and timid voice came from within the carriage before a young girl about the age 14-15 stepped out, she''s wearing glasses, black hair, loose pigtail.... A bookworm is my first impression of her.... "Uhm.. "[???] Seeing me not replying put her in an awkward position "Ah, sorry are you ok now? "[Lyan] I try to hide my embarrassment "I''m fine, thank you "[???] "Then I''ll be going then"[Lyan] "Wait are you perhaps going to Central city? "[???] "Yeah"[Lyan] "T-then could you please let me tag along I promise I won''t be a bother "[???] She looked at me like a lost puppy begging to be taken care of and honestly, I can''t say no. I know I said I won''t fall in love anymore but.. Damn.. I''m wavering, I''m only gonna escort her nothing more. I say to myself before finally agreeing. "My name is Anna, Anna Strauss nice to meet you"[Anna] she smiled as she stretched out her hand "Lyan Timberwolf"[Lyan] I said as I stretch out my hand to shake hersThe author''s tale has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. After introducing ourselves I started making lunch while she watched me cook the fish I caught in a river nearby. "Here you go"[Lyan] I hand her a roasted fish and she started nibbling at it with small bites... Too cute... After eating lunch we continued our journey towards the central capital. Along the journey, I learned that Anna came from a small aristocratic family and was also sent to study being a mage in the central city. As the days passed she started getting attached to me and was constantly relying on me. Until we finally reached central capital. "So this is where we part ways huh"[Lyan] "... "[Anna] "Anna? "[Lyan] "No, it''s nothing... Thank you Lyan for saving me and taking care of me this past few day I will forever remember this debt"[Anna] "Nah think nothing of it we are friends now remember? "[Lyan] "Right... Friends"[Lyan] her face darkens as I said the word friends and seeing this I started leading the horse towards one of the streets in the fork. I''m not stupid I clearly know how she feels but she doesn''t quite understand that what she feels for me is no longer that of a friend but that of a woman in love. Anna is going to the Gretels witchcraft academy, while I am going to the Magus Academy both are on the opposite sides of central city so I highly doubt that we''ll cross paths again. I decided to go to Magus Academy because I wanted to be a mage, swinging blades is cool and all but making fire spew out of your palms? now that is awesome. Magic is classified into different types and mastery. Mastery levels range up from Early mastery to Middle mastery and finally mastery. The damage and effects of early mastery are weaker compared to Middle mastery while middle mastery''s effects and damage are weaker when compared to Mastered. The different magic types are listed below Common