《The rise of a Lichqueen》 1.) The day it all takes an end? Another boring day for me, I am currently sitting in front of my computer and spacing out again. Ah, Who I am? Ok there, can¡ät let you in the dark. I am an average guy, who has finished his education bout two years ago. Since then I am jumping from job to job without really establishing a real liking to anything i¡äve done so far. Originally, I am a trained nursery nurse, but that was never really my thing to begin with. The jobs I¡äve done so far, are more listed as IT things, hence working with a computer was always a good hobby of mine. I am 192 cm tall and only a few months away from my 22 birthday. I am currently overweight, but my height takes a little from that ¡°Fat¡± impression and due to a goatee, I look more like a good eating viking... nothing I am too proud of. Well for the moment my life came to a stagnating course and my only habit of passing my time, is by reading web novels or playing online games. My last job was probably a few months ago and now, here I am, leeching off of our country as a neet. To make it all worse, I lost my best friend two years ago. He suddenly died at the age of 20 years to some kind of natural death... Natural death my arse! As if I would¡äve believed that, he was very healthy and just dying without any hint¡äs... nope not with me. But what could I¡äve done, nothing. To be honest I already thought of taking my life, but it would¡äve been really bothersome. Since then I only recuperated my solitude. I am not very sociable to start with, but since he passed away on me like that, I decided that it¡äs not worth making new friends. they¡äll eventually leave me again anyway. ¡°Ping¡± a `pop up` appeared in front of my vision. ¡°What the heck? what¡äs this, a new kind of add that add block is not aware of?. I am so sick of this stuff.¡±
Do you want to visit another world?
Yes No
Huh, what kind of weird porn fetish, will this lead me towards ? I¡äve seen enough weird pop ups to know that this is just some kind of trap, but I kind of want to see where it will lead me... Ah who cares anyways. I click on the yes button.
Even if you were to die?
Yes No
Great another pop up, I don¡ät have any good relations to my family and since I am all alone anyways... why not I click the yes button again. Nothing happen¡äs... well that was kind of expected. Reality is cruel and internet even crueler... It¡äs late already, should get some sleep, I am tired as fuck. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ''Buzz'' A bright light shines into my eyes. ¡°Whaa?!¡± I drove up and managed to sit straight. My eyes are still a little sore and I can¡ät really take the view in front of me. This light is too bright. Where am I? What is this? ¡°Hello.¡± A sudden voice disturbs my train of thoughts and I try to open my eyes a little more. shouldn¡ät have done that, the light was still too bright and my vision blurred completely. ¡°Try to relax, you¡är eyes will adjust just fine in a few seconds.¡± The voice sounded again ¡°Who are you, where am I?¡± Warily I called out into the white emptiness, whilst rubbing my eyes. ¡°One question at a time, we are not in a hurry. Firstly, this is the space where everything ends.¡± The voice calmly explained and paused for a moment ¡°So have I died? Is this the afterlife?¡± I slowly made out some shapes before me. A silhouette, maybe a person. Like someone sitting in a cross legged position. ¡°Mhh indeed, you may be called as dead... But also not.¡± The voice sounded amused as he said that, as if it was mocking me. At least I could¡äve figure that the voice belonged to a male person. At least it sounded male. Finally my eyes adjusted to the light. I found myself in a white and vast emptiness, but it hadn¡ät felt like a void without anything. More like a vast room without furniture... somehow creepy ¡°And that does mean what? Where is this place? Who are you and why am I here, if I am not dead?¡± The questions only blurted out of my mind, before I could even think of something else, I already had yelled all of these towards the tall and shapeless, but yet not shapeless boy in front of me. Wait, shapeless boy? Like a heavy stone, I abruptly came to my senses. The voice obviously belonged to the tall guy in front of me. Yet that person was far from looking like a person. It strongly reminded me of a scene I had seen in an anime not long ago... Truly, the person in front of me just very exactly looked like the ¡°It¡±, from Full metal alchemist brotherhood. ¡°Hehe, well that means, that you just have died in your old world. And here you are, before me, God.¡± A hellish smirk appeared on his face and somehow I got the feeling as if he was expecting me to totally freak out. I dont know how or why, but I was completely calm. ¡°Aha, God you say... nice try. How do I wake up? My brain has created some weird shit before, but really God? I had enough already.¡± I turned around and raised my palm, only to wipe my face clear and neatly with it. ¡°Ouch! What the fuck is this shit, that fucking hurts¡± In pain and with a very reddened cheek, I turn back towards the god. The fucking smirk on his face even wider. ¡°See I told you, this is the real deal.¡± God implied, only to make me a little angry, as I had to look into his nonchalantly smirking face ¡°If there really would¡äve been a God, then why are you so totally unfair and non active? I mean, since we preach religion, aren¡ät you supposed to help and guide us? Not that I believe in religion or anything that stupid...¡± I answered a bit sulky ¡°Hmm, Hahaha. Yes, maybe you are right. But to be honest, since I created this universe a lot of time has passed and occasionally, I grew bored of all this. Which is exactly why you are here today.¡± The urge to enclose my fist with God¡äs face became stronger, he smiled at me weirdly. If you find this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the infringement. Luckily I came to my senses and recalled that this being might be the real God. If that were the case wouldn¡ät it be utmost stupid to fight him...barehanded in addition.... ¡°As you already confirmed, you want to visit other worlds. And so I brought you here in order to fulfill that wish of yours. I¡äll send you into another world.¡±-God ¡°The adds??? you...?! Ok that is,... at least surprising. Why using adds? Ah never mind. You say I¡äll be send to another world. But what exactly do you mean by that? Will I be just a normal traveler?¡± I didn¡ät really believe in any kinds of miracles, but if there was only the lowest percent of a chance that this was real, I can¡ät really miss that one. ¡°Yes, i¡äll gladly send you into another world. You could go there as a normal person, but I know that you don¡ät want to be a normal traveler. So how about I¡äll give you some abilities.¡± -God ¡°May I choose the world? And what kind of abilities?¡± I ask, now shifting my attitude to be more humble. ¡°If you want to, you can choose the kind of world. Hmm how about you think yourself of 20 or so abilities.¡± God noticed my change in attitude and intensified his expression. Somehow it seemed a lot more satisfied. ¡°20? Mhh, that is to much of a bother. I¡äll be fine with, let¡äs say seven. For the world to be send to, I would rather enjoy a world with game-like characteristics. But a very important question is, why? I mean why would you send me, of all people why me? And what for?¡± Shit, I got consumed within my greed. I nearly forgot the most important and usual question, Why. ¡°Haha, don¡ät worry. I am just bored and up for some amusement, occasionally I do enjoy watching people send to other worlds doing their stuff. And no you are not the only one I am sending into another world. But back to that abilities of yours, just tell me what you have in mind.¡± God stood up and circled me in an expecting manner ¡°Huh, that¡äs a relief. I would¡äve hated it to be someone special. Since I only want to do things I see fit for me, I would rather not like to be responsible for some heroic deed. Firstly I would like to be immortal. But not your average immortality, I just want to regenerate every wound and damage my body would take at a speed I can control by will. And I want that my body and soul will reconstruct themselves, even when reduced down to their atoms. Ah and just for safety... I also want that the immortality includes degenerating harmful organisms within my body, we wont want to end up as some screwed Deadpool character. Secondly, I want every single magic affinity there is. I don¡ät mind if the world has no magic at all, if so i¡äll just invent magic in that world.¡± ¡°It¡äs not possible to use magic, where there is no magic. But the world i¡äll send you to will have magic.¡± -God ¡°En, the better, I like magic and always wanted to experience some myself. Than my third ability would be infinite mana-¡± ¡°There is no such thing as infinite. Everything has its maximum.¡±A weird grin stated God¡äs reply ¡°Oh, why does this not surprise me?... Ok then, please give me a ridiculously high amount of mana. For best an amount that will be hard to deplete, even if I were to cast the highest classified spells multiple times in a row.¡±-Me ¡°That is possible¡±-God ¡°Ah, are there any sub-gods in that world?¡± I don¡ät want to be out powered by a deity, better ask and be sure to choose my next abilities wisely. ¡°Yes, there are some minor God¡äs and deities. But those are just man created beings, nothing comparable to the real thing like me.¡± Did I notice some arrogance within God¡äs reply?... hmm better not inquire. ¡°For my fourth, I would like to be able to choose a race for myself. Is it possible to create a new race?¡±-me ¡°Huh, do you have something special in mind? Maybe the race you want already exists in some other world. But generally, yes if I like your idea.¡± God stopped for a moment and looked eagerly at me ¡°Well, I would like to be something like a half titan and half Lich . But still looking like a human. As for the fifth power, I would like myself to stop aging at the age of 24.¡± How awesome would it be to begin my new life as a, giant hammer swinging, ice titan with an army of undead behind him. ¡°Haha, You know that I can read your thoughts quite well do you? And that picture of a , hammer swinging ice titan commanding hordes of undead is appealing in quite numerous ways. But that is a race to be newly created. As for that, you wouldn¡ät possibly have a name already?¡± He can read my thoughts? Ha, why didn¡ät I even expected that already... ¡°A name, mhh. Morbus titania maybe?¡± I am not really good at names or such stuff... ¡°So you simply named the race you want to be, like what it is. Simple, but pragmatic. I¡äll grant you that wish. But firstly finish your last two abilities.¡± Indeed, I named my race after what it is. Morbus for death and Titania for titan. Dead titan... I want to sink into a deep pitfall of shame right now. ¡°My sixth ability should be, for me to have a gamer like status. I would like to have a game master overlay within that world, that I can control at anytime. It should show me a detailed description of everything, if asked and able to hide my own stats if I want to hide them. Additionally I want to have the options to change minor things. To be precise I want a gaming menu.¡± I have read so many web novels about entering gaming worlds, never would¡äve I thought that this¡äll come in handy once. ¡°That is an easy wish to fulfill, hence the world is already one with game like characteristics. And your last one ?¡± God seemed a bit unnerved by my lengthy explanation, maybe because he already knew by reading my thoughts. ¡°The seventh and last thing would be, for me to be at an advantage from the beginning. Maybe like giving me for each skill I learn additional skill points. At least so much, that I can out level the strongest prodigy in that world, by only leveling up a few times.¡± Who don¡ät want to be acknowledged as someone strong. ¡°I am not surprised at your last power. Somehow most humans I¡äve chosen, follow the same path. But i¡äll grant you that power as well.¡±-God I guess it¡äs simply the thought of people to be overpowered. So I don¡ät think that there are any people who volunteer for a normal peasant¡äs role, if given the chance to travel other worlds. ¡°Great, with that everything is prepared. Have fun and do whatever you would do normally in such a situation, I¡äll enjoy watching you.¡± God¡äs mimic turned somehow very perverted... to be honest I hadn¡ät really thought how god would look or behave like, but that guy is creeping me out... Ups! God¡äs expression darkened at my thoughts, I simply have forgotten that he can read them... ¡°Ah and before I forget it, try not to freak out too much¡± A simple sentence left God¡äs appearance and an evil grin or what I think would resemble an evil grin wished me fare well. I didn¡ät got anymore time to think, as already a white shining light emphasized me within. Only seconds later the light dissipated and left me, lying on something that I could only figure to be soil and grass. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2.) An unexpected plottwist Well, what the hell is this?`Is this a dream... I look around and everything I see, is just a plain, but vast meadow. I¡äve never seen such green and mellow grass plains. And it¡äs quite windy. A warm and enveloping breeze, brushes through my long and silky black hair.... ¡°Whaaa??¡± The current cloudless blue sky, does not take any of my surprise, nor does it soothe my shocked mind. I inspect my body further, only to realize that I am not me... to be more precise I am me, at least my mind and thoughts. This takes me crazy. ¡°Water, I need water or better a mirror!¡± In haste I scout the surroundings, for something that can mirror my current appearance. This feels so awkward. ¡°Yes, there is a small lake.¡± I managed to spot a small inviting lake, which obviously was more on the pond side than a real lake, but I don¡ät really care for that now. I run straight for the water, which is for my sake in a steady and calm flow and allows me to perfectly mirror my appearance within it. Whilst that, I have totally ignored the small and meager size of my feet, also have I ignored the missing of a special thing between my legs... All of that is unimportant now. I take a closer look into the water and nearly lose my composure again. The mirrored silhouette can¡ät really be me, or can it. The water holds the appearance of a little, black haired and maybe about 7 years old young girl. Additional also totally naked. ¡°What the, this can¡ät be me. I am not a little girl!¡± I try desperately to convince me, only to realize my voice. I want to cry... where did my cool, deep and manly voice go? In fact it made room for a cute and high pitched one. ¡°poof¡± I sink to the ground, next to the water. Observing my appearance closer. ¡°Pop!¡± A game overlay plopped into my vision, showing me a text message.
Hiii, it¡äs me. Your lovely dovely one and only God.
I am very sorry for the current circumstances, but due to your newly created race, it was impossible for you to be male. Additionally, I added the great feature for you to start your adventure as a six year old little girl. (Of course this has nothing to do with, that you thought I am a perverted God or those likely thoughts) I hope you enjoy your stay. P.S you look cute God out. ¡°Whaat? The heck, cute... what about me swinging a hammer as an ice titan and commanding hordes of undead¡± My dreams crushed by the shallow and shady existence of a perverted God... So a girl it is huh? Well I can¡ät really say that I¡äve never imagined to be of the other gender. But so suddenly, not only given the chance to travel other worlds, but also transformed into a girl. And why the hell am I naked, stupid God. Strangely enough, I don¡ät feel cold, but the wind¡äs definitely not that warm. If I must judge the season, I would say it¡äs nearly before fall. ¡°Pop¡± I start to blur and find myself in a blue squared room. In front of my vision, a character design overlay.
Status
Name: Cleo Gender: Female Age: 6 Mental age: 21
Level: 0 Profession: / Rank: /
Titel: /
Health: 1500 HP regeneration: 25/sec
Mana:9?9.??9.?99? Mana regeneration: 9999/sec
Stamina: 200 Stamina regeneration: 5/sec
Strength: 150 Wisdom: 6000
Agility: 170 Intelligence: 663
Class: Lichqueen Description: within you flows a mysterious bloodline. Race: Morbus Titania
Huh, the only things I could¡äve changed, were the name and the profession. After I thought of a name, the profession was rather uninteresting for me. I left that one empty. Who know¡äs what influence a profession will have. At the very end, I ended up confirming my changes via an ok button. Additionally, I don¡ät have any clue on how important those stats are nor do I know what they¡äll cause for me. To be precise I don¡ät even know, how I will proceed and what my current strength would be considered to be. The window did say my current level is 0. Does that mean I am a nobody and can¡ät even compare to the small fry? And what does this class ¡°Lichqueen¡± imply ¡°Ahh, this is so frustrating, I don¡ät know anything. At least I thought of a nice name. So i¡äll go by Cleo for now huh.¡± I raise up and take a view of my surroundings. As I conclude that there is in a radius of at least about 200 miles nothing but meadow, I start to inspect my body a little closer. I must be around 3,7 foot tall, my hair is silky and bout butt long. It¡äs color, well i¡äve never seen hair more black than mine. I have a round and young facial expression, in common I would look pretty damn cute I think. I accidentally felt up my bust size, it still freaks me out a little. Even if it¡äs my own body now. The result was astonishing. Even if I am considered young, my breasts started growing already... or somehow I got that impression, it¡äs a first timer for me to think about such things. https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/387098530451176845/ (AN: I do not own the picture, it¡äs from deviant art and the artist owns all credits, to be honest I wish I could draw like that Q.Q) I couldn¡ät really take a precise view at my eye color, but even due the blurriness in the water, they seem to be red. Is that a feature of me being a new race or is it common in this world... Ah crap, at least I have some ideas on how to put my knowledge of all the web novels i¡äve read to use. Let¡äs see if this can bring up some results. ¡°Show details about Lichqueen.¡± In many web novels, those phrases said out loud would bring up the requested information window. ¡°Pop¡± I am lucky another window plopped into my vision.
Class: Lichqueen
A rare class, not widely known in the world and seldom correctly
identified. Mostly mistaken as normal Lich, ohh those unlucky lads. A Lichqueen, once a magnificent and prideful human has fallen for her desires or grievances, bound to wander the world for eternity. While it¡äs said that a normal Lich is bound to it¡äs curse a Lichqueen has achieved the power to follow her own will. Lichqueens are feared creatures and utmost dangerous. Their magic to command and create undeads is very meticulous. And they wield a great amount of magic power.Attribute: Undead, DarknessWeakness: Holy AttributeResistance: Immune to Ice, Immune to mind magicMagic: Raise undead lvl 1The genuine version of this novel can be found on another site. Support the author by reading it there. creates an undead creature from any corpseMana cost: 200 Oh, that sounds nice. If also somehow strange, do I count as an undead now? Guess that was to be anticipated, my race after all includes an undead one as well. At least God kept his word and gave me a nearly infinite amount of mana. I can¡ät even decipher the exact amount, it looks as if it¡äs cheated with those question marks. But for now it should be sufficient to find me some clothes, also it would be nice to locate some signs of civilization. I don¡ät want to imagine me being stuck in this meadow for the night. ¡°Show active status.¡±
Active status
Active buffs: Resisstance to cold Calm mind
Active debuffs: /
Passive buffs: Undead Mysterious bloodline
Fatigue: Saturated
So undead counts as some kind of status buff... and whats this mysterious bloodline? Crap I totally forgot about food, will this have negative effects on me later on? Am I able to get sufficient food for me. Damn, seems like there are really some things I should¡äve considered whilst choosing my abilities. For now I¡äll just stick to learning more about myself. ¡°Show details for mysterious bloodline.¡±
Mysterious bloodline
You are part of the inheritance of the last Titan.
deep within your soul lies a powerful source and desire for everything that is created by heat, will and man invested effort. Metals, earth, wood and hammer, shall obey every single thought of yours. Looks like some epitome of forging skill. Although I don¡ät really know how this will come in use. The sky darkens and a bunch of stormy clouds seem to approach this region. I better hurry and look for a road or something akin. ¡°Pop¡± A window plops into my vision
New skill acquired: Scouting
Scouting lvl 1
The proficiency of a Ninja? The sneakiness of a shadow born?
No problem, this skill allows you to keep track of an entire kingdom if needed. Know where your friends are, but keep track of your enemies. Oh a new skill. But it seems that I will have to level that one more, before it will come in handy. All I¡äve managed to find is a grass plain with slightly higher grown grass. That will be not much of help vs a storm. And neither will it provide me with food or shelter. I decide to go in the exact other direction of the high grass. It looks more likely to find civilization in a region where the grass is shorter. Maybe shorter grass is a sign of Animals, for example sheep or cows. The sky darkens even faster than I anticipated, in only a few minutes I would be wet as a swimming dog. And there is still nothing in sight, but grass plains. Should I try running a bit? At least I could¡äve figure a small ridge afar in the vast distance. If I manage to get there, it might be possible to flee from the storm. I start running and as I look behind me, the clouds turn black as the night already. So I put my whole strength in running towards the ridge. ¡°swoosh¡± The soil beneath my feet splatters in all directions and I barely manage to keep my stance. Somehow I feel very light and my speed is enormous. As I started to run at full speed, my whole body felt enforced and not at all, as if I would exhaust in near future. The before so far away ridge, comes in closer at rapid speed. The surroundings around me blur and I realize that I must be running at least at the speed of a car. ¡°Oh this is bad!¡± A heavy impact marks the enclosure of me and the small hill.
You lost 300 hp
I lie flattened and with a lot of soil and grass across my body, at the ground. ¡°It hurts...¡± I haven¡ät managed to stop at the ridge and ran, full speed into the small hill before me. Seems, like my arm is broken, damn. I try to stand and notice the unhealthy position of my right arm. Its crooked and bend into a very painful state. Looks like I¡äll have to test out my immortality skill earlier than I want to. Hmm how do I activate that skill. A thought of mine released a crackling sound and quite a lot of pain, but only seconds after that, my arm is in perfect shape again. So it does work as I wished. I only thought ¡°heal in two seconds¡± and it healed in two seconds. But the pain is something else though. It really hurt me. ¡°Oh dear, what happened to you darling?¡± A voice sounds from behind me and startles the shit out of me. ¡°...¡± I drive around and stare blankly into the face of an elderly woman. I would not have imagined to hear a voice of a human behind me. ¡°It¡äs alright, like how you look like something terrible must have happened. You don¡ät need to speak about it if it¡äs uncomfortable for you.¡± The elderly woman climbs down the hill and reaches out for me. In mere seconds she holds me by my shoulder and wipes the dirt out of my face. Her handkerchief turns out to be blackened now. I really must¡äve stopped deep into the earth. ¡°My, my. It¡äs alright now. Old Lira here, will comfort you. It¡äs alright to cry.¡± The woman by the name Lira try¡äs her best to subdue the dirt on me, with her already dirtied handkerchief. Whilst she strives through my hair. I realize my complete appearance by now. I must be still naked and I guess my hair is a dirty mess as well. And...¡±Ara?¡± Somehow I can¡ät resist the deep urge to cry. The pain from before shots into my mind and the whole situation as well. Me being a girl... running at a cars speed... not being able to stop and crushing into a fucking hill... And NAKED as that... I am totally overwhelmed by emotions. Somehow all my composure is lost. Totally sniffing and crying I stand there. Being comforted by an old woman, whom I not even know. ¡°Shh, shh. It¡äs all good. Come, firstly we¡äll take you home and there we¡äll see to your matters.¡± I can¡ät believe it. Lira takes of her long robe and pulls me tighter into her embrace, covering me in her robe. There I am, being carried away by an old hag and even crying... Aren¡ät I supposed to be a 21 years old man. ¡°Ping¡±
A message from God:
Hello there again, this will be my last message to you,
but I felt it necessary to let you know, that maybe... only maybe, have I meddled with your emotional expierience as well whilst setting your body to that of a healthy six year old girl. Don¡ät worry, I am sure you¡äll manage perfectly. This scumbag of a God, if I ever achieve great power, I¡äll decapitate him first. But for now I feel really depressed. It must be some kind of side effect of being a young girl. The elder woman named Lira, carries me in princes hold and that¡äs were I get a better impression of her. She seems pretty tall for a woman, I would guess around 5,9 foot tall. Her hair shows already the signs of aging and is bound into a shoulder long braid. Her once brown hair show strains of silver all over though. She does look a lot like the average medieval farmer woman. Sturdy and tall build and a, nevertheless huge chest. In which I got buried whilst we walk. But that is not of my interest, maybe because I am a girl now? Or maybe just because I hated big boobs when I was back in my old world. I¡äve never understood the fetish for big breasts. To my surprise Lira had no problems climbing the hill back up again. Even though that thing must be around 5 meters precipitous high. She managed the steep within a few steps, whilst carrying me in her arms. Another surprise is the neatly out shaped road on top of he hill. Seemingly I haven¡ät been able to look onto the ridge from afar, but I am glad that I choose the right direction. I am still all sniffy and it¡äs really hard to regain my composure, but somehow I manage to achieve a state of simply going silent. I silently observe my surroundings, after I cleared my eyes of some tears and my face from some mucus. I totally forgot that my arms and hands were still soiled with dirt, so I probably smeared it all over my face again. The road was laid out into the soil and made from gravel. At the middle of the road were some signs of carriage usages, hence the grooves are inconceivable. It seems we don¡ät have to walk for long, only a short distance, maybe a five minutes walk away, is a build palisade. Behind the stone palisade are some high build houses proof of my estimation. It has to be a small city or at least a small town. But I still underestimated Lira¡äs walking pace. It seems that in only two minutes the tall grown woman already reached the wooden arch bow which leads us inside the town. I could only glare at the specifics, it was as if entering another world. Within the streets of the town were all sorts of people doing their business. It is a really crowded place. Lira starts humming midway and somehow even manages to maneuver through all those people without edging anyone. We pass various stalls which sell also various amounts of different foods. Most of them I¡äve never seen in my life before. Finally Lira stops around a corner, into a side street and heavily knocks at an iron stud door. No moments after her knocking, I hear heavy steps from within. 3.) A nice bath and dinner. With a sheer enormous force is the door pulled open and a sturdy build man with mustache and unkempt straw-like brown hair welcomed us into the house. ¡°Ho? You have brought a guest honey? Well who is this lovely one?¡± Even though the sturdy build man only glanced at us, he already took in the complete view of me and his, seemingly, wife. He walked aside and Lira entered with a smile, still humming. ¡°Mn, indeed. I¡äve found little thing not far from here. Must¡äve been captured by a landslide or bandits. Hasn¡ät talked so far, but a lovely one at this.¡± Lira answered her husband and I notice that I have only little understandings to the language the both of them are using. It sounds like Japanese, but with strong dialect. I can only decipher phrases of it. ¡°pop¡± Another window appeared
A new skill acquired: Language of Scorpia lvl 1
The common language in Vahalid continent
This means this country is named Scorpia and the continent Vahalid. A nice piece of information already, though I wish I could level that language skill faster. I don¡ät like being helpless in such a situation. After we entered the house, Lira carries me through a long corridor. The walls and floor look very used already. I am pretty sure the building must be plenty of years old already. The wooden floorboards wailed under the heavy steps of Lira, as she brought me into a smaller room. Only one window, at the top of a wall and not even one I could see through. At the right end is a large wooden bathtub embed into the floor. I see, I really must be an eyesore in my current state. Only natural that she wants me to clean my..... ¡°Hyaa!¡± A squeaky scream leaves my lips as I turn around and look straightly at the naked body of Lira. ¡°Hm? what¡äs up little one?. It¡äs rude to do that at the appearance of someone.¡± Although I can only understand parts of what she said, I can very well imagine what the content would be. But a smile on Lira¡äs face clears my thoughts of any offense been taken. Rethinking my situation, it seems to be unavoidable to take a bath with her... All unpleasantness apart, I am grateful for her to offer me help. ¡°Simjon! Could you bring us the old dress, lil Hira wore. And please prepare some food as well.¡± Lira yelled outside the wooden door Obviously her husbands name must be Simjon, that¡äs what I could figure easily. That word was the only one sounding not familiar ¡°Mn!¡± additionally the grunting sound from somewhere in the house, added to the fact that it has to be his name. Lira somehow pushed me towards the wooden bathtub and I notice that it is a real huge one at this. Maybe these people belong to some kind of nobility? Or perhaps everyone in this world has bathtubs this large. I stand in front of the bathtub and don¡ät really know what to do. Not because I don¡ät know how to take a bath, no more of, there is no water within. And I don¡ät see any kind of device to fill it. Luckily Lira notices my timid behavior and smiles even wider at me. ¡°Could it be that you¡äve never used a magic filled bath?¡± She asked me something and this time I could understand her quite a little more. Maybe because her dialect loosened a little. I look at her nervously and slightly shake my head. Without actually talking yet. I would be too embarrassed to speak right now. Not only is she also naked, but I actually don¡ät speak the proper language. I don¡ät really know why, but I also feel somehow very shy. ¡°Haha, it¡äs alright, let me show you how you use that. See this small crevice here, that¡äs where you pour your mana into and with a small delay the hot water will be coming out. Come on, give it a try.¡± Lira holds me at my shoulders and points at a small opening inside the wall. Uhm, so now, how do I use my magic? Mhh, I can¡ät really ask her. That would feel awkward. Maybe if I concentrate very strong on something energy like within my body... I close my eyes and focus on my inner body flow. I try to feel something within me. And really, there is something. Like a blue Crystal, in the middle of an empty dark space. There floats a blue large crystal. As I go near that crystal it starts pulsating and with a natural ease, I feel a strong flow of energy squirming throughout my body. It feels as if I could use it as I please. Let¡äs try using some of my mana at this crevice. ¡°Ping¡±
New skill acquired: Mana manipulation lvl 1
Mana manipulation allows you to feel and influence the mana
around and within your body. Greater skill in this will provide you with a more powerful output. ¡°Rumble¡± Lira starts to frown and slightly pulled me back from the bathtub. Not one second to late, shortly after she pulled me back, a huge fountain rushed from the gap into the bathtub and also all over the place. More like a geyser, is the water shooting outside. Hot water to be precise, as Simjon remarkable withstood and managed to suppress a small painful yell. Seemingly, simultaneous to my water magic, has Simjon opened the door and embraced the full forced hot water shot. ¡°Hahaha¡± I couldn¡ät resist. A small laughter leaves my mouth at the excellent view I have right now. The poor guy Simjon, now holding a, once seemingly neatly folded, wet dress. Covered in water and soaked wet to a point, where even his mustache falls down and gives the impression of a very sad looking man. ¡°My, my. that¡äs some strong magic power you got there. Could it be that you never learned how to control your magic?¡± Lira smiled at Simjon and covered her mouth, to suppress a laughter. ¡°Rhm, here¡äs the dress you wanted... but I think I need to go and bring another one.¡± He sounds slightly grumpy, but that must be his usual voice. Because as he left his face slightly reddened and he concealed a slight smirk. At that point it hits me again. This old perverted mustache man. He must have reddened because he saw his woman naked. No, no he wouldn¡ät be aroused because he saw me naked... would he? Are Pedophiles common in this world? A shiver befalls my body at the thought. But I got no time for surprise. With a large splash I am catapulted into the, with hot water brimming, bathtub. ¡°Here you go, time to clean that small piece of beauty and have a look at what is hidden underneath all that dirt.¡± At the contact with the water I release a small squeak. It is warmer than expected. The bathtub is extremely large, now that I am within, it feels as if it¡äs at least the size of a complete onsen. I get the feeling, this must be magic enhanced. Also the depth is considerably deep for a bathtub. I sink about my full body height deep down. Suddenly two large hands grab me by my waist and pull me upwards. ¡°Don¡ät worry, I¡äll take care of you. Don¡ät want you to walk around with dirt on such a beautiful body as yours. Now come here.¡± The old Lira grabs me tight, I very much dislike being held as if I were a child.Love this novel? Read it on Royal Road to ensure the author gets credit. As such, I try to struggle free from her grip, but I hardly underestimate her strength. This Lady, who ever she really is... she is a total brute. ¡°Don¡ät you struggle so much! Here this¡äll help.¡± Lira pulls a piece of rock-like thing from somewhere and brushes me all over with it. Turns out to be some kind of soap. In no moments lots of suds is spread over me, revealing my snow white and smooth skin. ¡°Oho, look at that. You turn out to be a real princess underneath that dirt.¡± Lira intensifies her brushing and neatly brushes my hair with another magic crevice above me. After quite the while we finally finish the bath and I am allowed to step out of the water. Which already began to make me feel dizzy. Must be because of my small body, but the heat has reached the limits of my endurance. ¡°Pop¡±
Acquired new skill: Heat resistance lvl 1
A skill which let¡äs you enjoy hot baths for hours and hours.
Maybe it¡äs also helpful against the breath of a dragon, never know, if not tested. Ps. Be brave it¡äs just an oversize lizard. [/tr] The requirements for receiving new skills seems a bit strange, but I would love to gain a level somehow. So that I will be able to actually invest some points in them. I hear steps and with a creasing noise the bath door swings open. It¡äs Simjon with another dress in his hands. At the sight of me he slightly stumbles backwards and his eyes go wide open. I don¡ät know why, but his expression doesn''t seem to be aroused. It has more something like being frightened. He puts the dress aside and smiles at me weirdly and walks over to his, still naked, wife. ¡°Ho, honey, have you actually taken a look at her eyes? Don¡ät you think she might be a noble or someone even higher?¡± I can¡ät really understand everything, due to the fact that Simjon lowered his voice. But I do understand the words noble and that he must imply me to be one. ¡°Pop¡±
New skill acquired: Eavesdrop lvl 1
So you finally found interest in learning about peoples
hidden fetishes. Great, this is the perfect skill for people who want to know, with whom they can do the most perverted things. Also great for espionage and the excitement of learning forbidden things. Who the hell invents those skills. They do seem somehow creepy... And I didn¡ät even intend to eavesdrop. ¡°Mn, I have. Actually the first thing I noticed, when picking her up.¡± Lira states something and the weird accent comes up again. I understand not much ¡°Pop¡±
Language of Scorpia reached lvl 2
Oh, well that¡äs great at it. So I can actually level my skills whilst doing what they are meant for. Though I am curious how long it will take me to level skills through simply using them. Though I hope that it will help me understand a little more now, maybe I can also try to speak the language. Nevertheless should I try communicate with them. At least to show some gratitude, Lira did help me a great deal. ¡°Then, what should we do? Isn''t it bad news if she were some noble girl being lost or even worse abducted? I think it would be best to put her back where you¡äve found her. You know that our town is not on best terms with the nobles.¡± I understand him! Yes, great progress. Even one level made a difference as night and day. I fully understood Simjon, even though some of it still sounds weird, i¡äll never accustom to this dialect. But what does he mean? Me a noble... I am no noble, except the title Lichqueen is an established noble title. I turn towards Lira and slightly tab her on the arm. ¡°I... I no am nail¡± That... crap what the fuck am I saying. I understand what I said, but can¡ät construct a normal sentence??? So the skill only allows me to understand what they say, it doesn''t actually helps me talking at all. ¡°It¡äs alright dear.¡± Lira gives me a calming smile ¡°She must be under some kind of shock. It¡äs best if we let her rest here and everything else can be concerned with later. And so that you know, I¡äll not dump a young and cute girl like her out where I found her. If so we could actually commit murder here and yet!¡± Lira snarls at Simjon and moves before me in a protective manner. I feel very emotional again... this crappy feeling, I am near the tears again. I cant even explain why, but there are rows of tears flowing again from my cheeks. Damn. ¡°Mn, mn it¡äs alright. I didn¡ät mean it, of course can she rest here for the night.¡± Simjon looks at me and in an instant his expression changed. The looks of guilt all over his face he actually tries to comfort me.
New skill Enticing: lvl 3
You little adorable girl, there you have it. You actually only need to display
your features or emotions to convince and claim peoples hearts to your content. Why is it that this skill is already lvl 3? has it something to do with my appearance... ¡°Look what you¡äve done, you grumpy old bear. Don¡ät worry dear, he¡äs only mean looks and nothing more, right Simjon?¡± Lira notices the tears on my face and snarls at Simjon. ¡°Mn, I¡äll prepare some dinner......Women....¡± Simjon leaves and mumbles something in his beard. ¡°Look there, nothing will happen to you here. And now let us see how you¡äll look with this.¡± Lira wipes the tears out of my face with a towel and shoves me towards the dress. It¡äs a dark red, lace-up back dress with two very neatly stitched ruffles at the wrist parts. I¡äve never imagined me to be wearing this sort of clothes... Haha, if my old me would see me right now, I bet I would laugh hardly at myself. But somehow I feel kind of excited... Though I am perplex right now, because I have not really any clue on how to put that damn thing on. ¡°Li..ra?!¡± I turn around to ask Lira or more imply for help, but when I turn over two really saggy and heavy lumps of meat bow over me. I stumble backwards, but it¡äs futile. Lira grabs me and pushes me deeper in her embrace, I nearly suffocate. Whilst she takes the dress from behind me and finally gives me some space to escape from this near body experience. ¡°Come I¡äll help you, it¡äs never easy to put these things on.¡± At least she knows what I wanted and with a precise move, she pulls the dress over my head. It took us a while, But after felt half an hour, she was finally satisfied with my appearance. It turned out that she not only wanted to dress, but actually also insisted on braiding me. Now my, before messy hair, turned into a smooth black braid. I am led into a big room, obviously the dinning room. In it¡äs mid a large dining table with around twelve chairs around it. But only four seats are prepared to participate at the dinner, indicated due to the plates and eating utensils. Strange, I have not seen any other person around, but maybe it¡äs their daughter. It has to be, after all I think I am wearing her dress. ¡°Hoh, look at this. Its really like, fine feathers make fine birds*.¡± Simjon stated as he captured me in his view. (AN:* Like clothes make the man, just for a better fitting here.) His mood seems a lot better, now his grumpy attitude is gone. All that is left is his misleading appearance. I don¡ät know why, but I feel my face flushing at the compliment from Simjon. This is really a trifling matter, I hope my personality will not be something as permanently changed... ¡°Where is Hira, bout time for her to show up. I really don¡ät understand why they are demanding the children to stay so long in school.¡± Lira starts a small rant and pulls a chair back. So their daughter is in school right now. Interesting, I¡äve not thought that the people here would have any rights for education. Though I also don¡ät know if Lira and lot are someone more noble. I wish I could speak their language, but also it would bring up problems, I don¡ät have a solution for at the moment. How do I explain where I came from... Tsk, for sure a topic that is inevitable in near future. ¡°Come on no need to restrain yourself here. Sit up.¡± Lira interrupts my train of thoughts, by pointing towards the chair. I simply follow her invitation and take a seat. Where tables always that high??? Damn, I can¡ät even reach the ground with my feet when I am sitting. It feels very strange, frightening as well. I am still not used to be such a fragile small thing... ¡°By the way, what is your name? We can¡ät go and always speak to you with ¡°The girl¡± can we?¡± Simjon simply smiled at his question and takes a seat for himself. He places himself at the front of the table, from there he seems like the head of the family. ¡°Ah! That¡äs right your name.. Oh how rude of me, I¡äve never asked for your name.¡± Lira simply holds her cheeks and turns her expecting view towards me. Let¡äs try, can¡ät be hard, just one little word. ¡°Cleo.¡± Yes I did it. In a very subtle manner, but I think it¡äs sufficient for the beginning. ¡°Mn, so your name is Cleo. Just Cleo, what is your surname? If we want to bring you back to your family we at least need to know that.¡± Simjon smiles at me in a thoughtful wise. A surname... Fuck! I don¡ät really have any surname. Maybe I should just think of one... ¡°I don¡ät know.¡± I decide to not think of one. I don¡ät know their culture good enough to make a surname. Who knows at the end I take one that¡äs already used. Maybe I should tell them that my family and I traveled and were attacked by bandits... ¡°Plop¡±
Language of Scorpia reached lvl 3
You are able to speak and understand the common language.
Holy, that¡äs a fast leveling process there. I wonder if it has anything to do with my abilities. But it should mean that I can communicate now a lot easier. ¡°Huh? You don¡ät know. Hmm that¡äs not too good is it? Than can you tell us where your parents are and what you did there at the cliff-side all alone?¡± Simjon really is a straightforward guy, asking me directly about everything Huh? So no further mercy for me. Lira pats my shoulder and wants to say something, as suddenly the sound of a door creases. ¡°Mother, Father. I am back!¡± A yell sounds from the entrance. Definitely a young women¡äs voice. My guess is correct. With hasty steps, a young women rushes into the dinning room. Her brownish and wild hair, speaks for her, to be Simjons and Liras offspring. She is a real beauty, must be around 5,5 foot tall. And has a slender figure and a magnificent, charming smile. If not for her wildly, shoulder long and brownish hair, she would totally be my type. Oh, does that mean I still have my mind right at the male version... thank goodness. So I can still appreciate the view in front of me. ¡°Oh Hira, welcome back. You¡äre late, We already prepared dinner.¡± Lira answered at her daughter, who¡äs called Hira ¡°Hurry and get changed, I am starving.¡± A friendly snarl comes from Simjon ¡°We have a guest I see? What¡äs your name?¡± Obviously Hira totally ignores Simjon and Lira, as she excitingly bows over to me and squats besides me, so she is on equal height with me. ¡°I, I am Cleo...¡± Hira startles me a little with her fast and overexcited action. I also feel a little discomfort at her pitying me, for my height. So I start to frown a bit and move a small bit away from her. I am not a fucking child.... Wait, I am right now... fuck this god! ¡°She is so cute.¡± Hira freezes at my action and bluntly spouts out her thought ¡°Hush, you undisciplined girl. Go and change for dinner already, your father Is starving.¡± Now Lira snarls at her ¡°Mn¡± A short sound from her and Hira leaves through a side door. Which definitely leads somewhere upstairs. I can hear a rant coming from upwards. ¡°Don¡ät worry about Hira, she¡äs always such a happy child. And that at her age now, nearly turning 17 this year. By the way Cleo, how old are you right now?¡± Again I seem to be the center of attention, as Lira pulls upon my chair and moves me tighter towards the table. How old was I supposed to be right now? Was it six... ~show my age~
Age of Cleo: 6 years
Ah indeed, so this works even when I just think about it. ¡°I am six years old.¡± I¡äm getting better at speaking. ¡°Hoh? Dear she talks.¡± What¡äs that supposed to mean Simjon.... Just because I didn¡ät know how to talk before. I am not sure if I am showing my of set emotions. ¡°Dad!! Look, now she¡äs pouting. You definitely teased her.¡± I feel a sudden tightening around my chest and with a strong pull, I am moved into an unfamiliar embrace.... ¡°Hyaa!¡± Even my screams sound ridiculously feminine This girl, when did she come back from upstairs?? Of course it¡äs Hira, who caught me from behind. But I didn¡ät even notice her... I turn around and try to breach away from her hug. I misjudge her strength, why does this family consist out of total brutes... Nevertheless, I do get a good grip at something firm and tender with my hands. The spongy touch confirms, that I¡äve just went down the path of a legal groper... But I can¡ät bear the thoughts of abusing my position right now. I hasty pull back and topple over from my chair. With a smooth ¡°poof¡± sound I land on my butt. The nice wooden floor damped my fall.......Not at all! ¡°Ouch¡± I simply cry out in pain. ¡°Ping¡±
New skill acquired: Fortitude
Pain hurts?
Let this skill turn Pain into one of your best friends. No more spankings, no more damage from boiling water. The ways of masochism are unfathomable. What¡äs this? Even ano ther skill. I hate the person writing them... They are extremely weird worded. ¡°Oh, I am sorry Cleo. Are you ok? Don¡ät cry.¡± Hira instantly squats down to me and pats my head. But as if I would cry from a small pump on the floor. ¡°I am ok. didn¡ät hurt that much.¡± Tsk, just let me go you brute of a girl, although I have to admit that she is cute. ¡°Mn, mn. It¡äs time for dinner already. And now eat up.¡± I didn¡ät notice how Simjon vanished whilst Hira caught me, but now he suddenly appears out of nowhere, carrying a huge plate with lots of different foods on it. They look extremely delicious. I am sure my eyes¡äve gone wide right now. It¡äs been so long since i¡äve had something self made. For all that I know, my unsocial behavior has led me to neglect many things, such as cooking for me. There was just no need, with all the instant food humanity managed to create. But right now, I realize how much I¡äve really missed cooked food. And there¡äs so much of it. How is a family of 4 people considered to eat that much. There¡äs like potato stew, something that looks like noodles, a slimy grain...maybe a natto or rice substitute and also lots of meat. Especially a very familiar kind of meat. ¡°Chicken.¡± I must look like a child right now, but I strongly believe that my broad smile is a must. I haven¡ät eaten roasted chicken for whiles right now. But its definitely my favorite meat. I only gain a charming smile from Hira, who currently sits besides me, from where she permanently touches my hair. But that is none of my concern right now, I feel extremely occupied by the chicken. Simjon is finally done with placing all the food on the table and seats himself again. ¡°Now, what are you waiting for just fill up to your hearts content.¡± He invites us to eat. 4.) Securing of a home. I wake up in the middle of the night and a sweet fragrance swept into my nose. I subconsciously turn around and feel something soft and perky. As I grab for it, a small moan comes from upwards my head. Hira¡äs lying besides me and enveloped me inside her sleeping position, one of her legs crossed over me and her arms hugging me deep inside her chest. Yesterdays dinner was fabulous, but I got tired very fast and nearly fell asleep, whilst staring at the chicken leftover on my plate. It was all in all a sad situation. Not only were my eyes wider than my stomach, so I could only look at the piece of juicy meat going to waste on my plate, but my body also decided, that I need to sleep and recover very early. My appearance must have triggered some kind of motherly complex within Hira. She suddenly decided, that she would bring me to bed and that everything else will be talked over tomorrow. To all my unyielding, her wish was permitted by Lira and so I got prompted upstairs in a princess carry, from Hira. Her room is a wide and classy medieval girls chamber. A large window and a large double bed. For what in hell does she need a double bed, if not only for forcing small and defenseless girls to sleep with her. I was embarrassed a second time, as Hira rashly unbuttoned my dress and left me bare naked. Luckily she pulled a small night gown for me, definitely one of her old ones, from when she was younger. So I ended up sleeping with her. Pity that I couldn¡ät enjoy it as much as she probably did. Once entered the bed she somehow managed to claim me as her personal cuddling cushion and I felt how my life became her possession. Nevertheless now I am awake. I don¡ät have a damn clue on which time it is, but it must be pretty deep in the night right now. From the large window I can look outside into the streets. There are some special kinds of lampposts, which are emanating a dim light. I am sure that they are created with magic, because I don¡ät see a flame. A little effort and I manage to break from Hira¡äs clawing grip. I really need to take care of... a little something. I open the door and my luck is hold, without any noise I manage to enter the wooden corridor. Where exactly was the toilet... I stagger around in the darkness, with little vision. Just barely remembering where the bath was. There must¡äve been a toilet as well. Useless, this house is too large. After 10 minutes, I resign back to Hiras room. Guess it can¡ät be helped. ¡°Hira? Hira?.¡± I carefully tip her body and await her reaction, but due to that I only whispered, she must¡äve kept sleeping. ¡°Yaahwn, what¡äs it? How late is it? Uh, Cleo?¡± Seems I was wrong, she is awake now. ¡°Hira, I...I..¡± Damn is this embarrassing, I can¡ät do much but stagger before her. ¡°Ah, I see. Come i¡äll take you there.¡± Ah god thanks Hira, your insight is great.The tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation. Without any hesitation I follow Hira downstairs. She leads me into a smaller bathroom besides the dinning room. No wonder I¡äve not found it, as it has a seamless door. It just looks like a part of the wall. I enter the room and shut the door behind me. ¡°I¡äll wait just here, so take your time.¡± Hira¡äs voice teased me through the door But what the heck is that... I stare blankly at a typical medieval outhouse. Well, I guess that much was expected. I cower over the hole and.... Yes and don¡ät know how to take a piss as I am now. How do girls take a piss? Guess I just have to try somehow. ¡°Are you alright Cleo? Coming in.¡± Fuck no, no... I must¡äve taken quite a while taking different stances over the toilet but not figuring how to actually do it. The next morning. ¡°So could you get some sleep Cleo?¡± Lira asks me at the dinning table, whilst Simjon prepares some bread and water in front of us four. ¡°Yes, I could rest very well.¡± Actually I really slept very nice, after my little incident. ¡°Oh my, Hira you are so awfully bright moody today. Did you dream something nice?¡± Simjon throws his part of the conversation ¡°Mhh, not really. Hehe.¡± A shudder runs down my spine as Hira suspiciously grins at me. Since she interrupted my ¡°session¡± she came to the conclusion that I don¡ät know how to make it alone on the toilet. She instantly declared, that she would come with me next time. I don¡ät want to go into the details, it¡äs just too mortifying. She actually held me up and... and My head runs beet red and I start to feel really dizzy. ¡°Ahaha, really nothing to worry Dad. I am just glad that I was able to meet such a nice person as Cleo here.¡± That instant Hira pats my head and I feel the last bit of a mans dignity, rushing down the drain. ¡°Yes, by the way. I don¡ät want to be the one bringing up the serious matter now, but Cleo is it alright to ask you. Who are you and what happened to you? It¡äs really important, so we can see to the next steps. And returning you home.¡± The friendly smile on Lira¡äs face indicated that she really has my well being in mind and actually tries to be as subtle as possible. I knew this question would come up in near future, even if I steadily tried to suppress that thought. Now that it has come down to it, what should I answer her? The best choice would be the bandits have slaughtered my family story, since Lira even mentioned some kidnapping story. Mn, that¡äs the best choice. ¡°I am Cleo, my mother and I were traveling here and someone suddenly showed up. Saying he wants all my mothers and my belongings. But we don¡ät have much so he was not satisfied, he grabbed my mom and wanted even her clothes and.......¡± I go all teary and childlike as possible, but get interrupted ¡°It¡äs alright Cleo, you don¡ät have to go into that much detail. Just tell me how you ended up at that cliff side.¡± Lira shakes her head in concern, seems my scheme takes effect. ¡°Um , ok. Mommy told me to run away as fast as I can, when the man turned around for a moment. I did that, but he noticed that and spurted after me. The last thing I know, is that my mom screamed very loud and my pursuer suddenly disappeared. I ran further away, but I didn¡ät find any way. I worried about mommy as well, so I turned back. But I got lost and ended up tearing my clothes.¡± I hope they buy my story, I gave it all I got. I¡äll just add some more tears here. ¡°...A..and what is about your father? I mean you must¡äve lived somewhere before right?¡± A bit speechless and unable to interpret any of the said things, Lira stumbled and found a seat at the table, whilst Simjon grimaces shocked and asks me about my father. ¡°Mn, I don¡ät know about where I lived. But my father died when I was young and my mother said we must move somewhere else and sold our house.¡± Gosh be satisfied already. ¡°Tha, that¡äs just terrible! Mom, how can such a cruel thing happen in our lands?¡± Hira lost it, whilst my story and simply sits with tears in her eyes, before me, staring blankly and in disbelief at her mother. Ok and now to put the topping. ¡°Will you send me away?¡± I pull my eyes open to their extend and a flood of tears gushes down my cheeks, whilst I compassionately stare down at the floor. ¡°Of course not, right mom? Dad?¡± It seems my act has pulled Hira totally on my side, she desperately claims aid from Lira and Simjon on my behalf ¡°Well, as matters stand and everything.¡± Simjon is completely overwhelmed by the situation and obviously out of words ¡°Yes, naturally you can stay with us. Isn''t that right honey bear?¡± Finally Lira takes the initiative and sternly calls out for Simjon. ¡°Yes Dad! You agree as well, right? Cleo, no matter what had happened to you, from now on you can depend on me!¡± Another hug... Hira strives through my hair and I am pressed into her embrace again. Usually I would neglect such acts, as hugs or every near body experience. But somehow the situation feels urging me to respond to her feelings. So for the first time being here and also for a long while in my life, I hug her back. A short feeling of true comfort and secureness, gives my body a warm shudder. I immediately retreat after a few seconds. It¡äs not good to step out of my usual behavior like this. I nearly let those feelings overwhelm myself. ¡°Mn, As matters are it was you Lira who brought her with you. So We are, at least a little, responsible for her now. Alright Cleo, if you don¡ät mind to stay with us. You are welcome to stay here as a part of our family.¡± The grumpiness in Simjons words disappeared completely and a kind smile indicates his sincerity. ¡°Ping¡±
New skill acquired: Empathy
This unique skill allows you, to see through all the dirty
secrets of a person and all he wishes so desperately to hide. Strongly enhanced by: Undead As you are right able to see the darkest spots of peoples hearts, you are a poker face at master expertise. Your feelings only slip if you are not wary of ''em I nearly forgot about skills. But this one seems very useful. As it has no level, does that mean I can already use it at full mastery? Well I do seem to easily figure peoples morals and attitudes so far. I¡äll keep it in mind to test that one out later. First matters first. ¡°Mn, I would be happy to stay here.¡± I wipe the last tears from my face and smile widely at the family. My plan to stay with them is a full success. 5.) gaining a level Gaining a level. Two days have passed, since I convinced the family to let me stay here with them. They really took a nut of my background story, Hira clings even more on to me. Simjon and Lira have grown closer to me and I think Simjon took a real liking to me. Not in matters of sexual consent, but more of a second daughter. Whilst this two days, I was not allowed to step out of the house, because Lira demanded on my safety for as long as she could stay with me. And she told me that my appearance is somewhat unusual around this place and could bring some trouble. She has send Simjon to talk over with the Mayor of this town. It seems they really want to adopt me into their family. Since Simjon has requested an appointment at a place called registration office. I learned that it is usual to have everything documented, such as how many people live in a town and who they are. As for me, well I don''t have any documents which could identify me. So Simjon and Lira have requested that I am to visit the registration office and get my certificates, it would also state me as a member of their family. By the way, the family name of Lira, Simjon and Hira is Vastgard. So for the future I am called Cleo Vastgard. I also gained some good insight on who the Vastgards are. As matters stand, the Vastgard family owns a renowned Dojo in this town and Simjon is the head of the guards here. The town is called Sculd. And even if its size seemed very large to me, I''ve been told that that''s not the case. This town is actually one of the smaller ones. But nevertheless currently harboring up to 200.000 people. The two days were slightly boring, if not for the few books from Hira''s school equipment I would''ve died of boredom. But it had its uses as well, since I managed to level my language skill.
Language of Scorpia lvl 6
Now I am able to speak well and I can also write and read a little. And it seems as if I can level some skills due using them, but not all. For Example was I trying to lvl my mana manipulation... without success. Most of the time I either read a book, tried at least, or watched Lira doing some housework. Hira always went to school very early in the morning and came back at the evening. Currently we four are all sitting at the dinning table, since Simjon has prepared supper. ¡°Cleo, I will accompany you tomorrow. The REO has set our appointment for your certifications at noon.¡± Simjon says to me, while munching on a chicken leg. (AN: REO= registration office, yes I am lazy as fuck) ¡°Yes, then you finally are my legit sister. Isn''t that great Cleo?" Hira sounds in excitement besides me. She has grown a new habit, since we sit besides each other she always drives through my hair. Boasting every time in excitement how wonderful and silky my hair seemingly is. I don''t actually dislike that anymore, maybe I''ve grown accustomed to her behavior already. "Mn" There''s not much for me to answer, so back to my main attention. Chicken! It seems that meat is not as rare and precious as I would''ve guessed. We have it everyday and as a matter in my favor, Simjon remembered my favoritism for chicken and always prepares lots of it. "Mhh, we will also need another room for Cleo. She can''t always sleep with Hira." Lira states the obvious with a small smirk, staring at Hira. "What? Why not, she always slept well... didn''t you Cleo?" Hira is stunned and desperately looking for support from me. "Mn, I''ve slept well. But my own room sounds nice." I turn towards Hira and drift apart at the imagination of my own room. That would be very convenient and I don''t have to serve as personal cushion anymore. Even though I might miss the warmth of Hiras body. No, no. That''s just not right. I am a male, even if only on the inside... ¡°No, come on Cleo. You can''t leave me alone again and even if so, we don''t have space for another room.¡± Hira jumps at the thought of me leaving her room, trying to argue the obvious ¡°Well at least there you have a point. We already used the last building license, to build your abstruse huge bath...¡± Simjon chuckles at Hira and keeps munching his chicken leg. ¡°Then a compromise, how about Cleo will stay at your room. But! We will buy her her own bed.¡± Lira speaks a word of consent ¡°Uh, fine.¡± A little unwilling, but Hira accepts ¡°And you Cleo? Will that be ok for you as well?¡± Lira asks me expecting ¡°Mn.¡± I have the feeling that I don''t really have another choice, but its not so bad to stay at Hira''s room. So I simply nod. ¡°Good, Honey make sure to take Cleo to the shopping area tomorrow. You can bring the bed after your appointment.¡± A resolute smile on Liras face implies her demand, as she speaks to Simjon. The next day Hira always wakes up so early in the morning. How damn early need they to attend at their school. The sun has not even risen yet and we already finished breakfast... Not comparable to my old times on earth, I''ve almost always slept till afternoon. ¡°Those dresses are pretty cute on you too Cleo. It''s a good thing we''ve kept small Hiras old clothes, as they are a real sight on you.¡± Yes, by the moment right now I am undergoing some huge gender conflict. As Lira took her chance on me after breakfast, putting Hiras old dresses to use on me. She even managed to enhance a wooden wall with some kind of mirror spell. I need to learn that. Aren''t I cute in this blue laced dress.... tha... heck I am. But something within me says I don''t want to like my own appearance right now, this is so embarrassing. ¡°Cleo? Ah, here you are. It''s time, we need to head to the shopping area.¡± Simjon, my savior! He suddenly breaks in through the door and saves me from turning into a full time doll of Liras joy. ¡°Oh already? My, my time flies by. Good, dear don''t forget to look for the things I''ve mentioned to you before.¡± Lira stored the dresses in a box ¡°Not so fast young lady!¡± The moment I want to follow Simjon, Lira grabs my shoulder and pulls me back. ¡°Where do you think you are going with that mess of a hair. You are to meet the official representatives of this country. I can''t let you meet them with messy hair or clothes.¡± So in fact the clothes I tried were for now... Lira is a natural when it comes to dressing and fixing messy hair. Within seconds I found my self sitting in front of her, with a comb in my hairs. Whilst Lira rashly braids my hair. Simjon, slightly impatient, stands at the door side waiting for me. I also got to wear the blue lace dress from before. ¡°Alright, you may go. Take care you too.¡± Lira says and pushes me toward the door ¡°Good, let''s go Cleo. A slightly long way ahead of us.¡± Simjon adds and shoves me in direction of the door. It''s the first time in three days that I am finally able to see a little more of this world. I am very excited. I am indicated by Simjon to wait in front of the door for him, as he has still something to talk about with Lira. I can''t hold back and risk to spy through an opening of the door. ¡°Honey, you be sure to keep an eye on her. You know about the dangers the most.¡± Lira worriedly says ¡°Don''t worry too much. I am well known within those organizations, I doubt they dare to act whilst my presence.¡± Simjon states back ¡°Yes, know that much. But her appearance just too much resembles that of... you know, its just best to stay on alert. After all she has already experienced the worst kind of fate. If something is going to happen to her, what would that mean for her psyche. She''s lucky to have accepted her fate with as less psychological damage as now already...¡± Liras voice carries traces of anxiety ¡°its alright, I''ll be there.¡± Simjon suddenly hugs Lira and comforts her with a kiss ¡°Ah, its late already we really need to take off now, otherwise I am afraid we will be late for the meeting.¡± Another kiss for Lira and Simjon parts with his wife stepping towards me. I rashly take distance from the door and smile at his entrance. Ping!
Eavesdrop reached lvl 3
So this skill is also one of those which can level due to the simple usage. I am curious how much this skill enhances my listening... ¡°So, shall we Cleo?¡± Simjon smiles back and steps outside, indicating me to follow. ¡°Mn, I am very excited.¡± And really I am, man how have I longed to step out of the house. But what was that about my appearance, Lira mentioned? And which organizations... Just in case I''ll keep track of my surroundings. I step outside and am already flashed. Much more, compared to the first time I walked through the town with Lira carrying me, this time around I can perceive my surroundings as a complete. Turns out that, contrary to my expectation, this town is not dirty at all. Despite being really a medieval town as you would imagine one, the streets are clean, the houses look stable and solid without any sign of withering. And the most astonishing is, the people. There are so many people, the streets are crowded to their extends. Stalls being present at nearly every free spot and yelling merchants bargaining about their products. ¡°Be sure to keep by my side Cleo, don''t want to loose you here.¡± I am offered a hand from Simjon, as he bemused smiles at my astonished face. I know, that I would normally refuse to cling to someones else hand... But in consideration how small I am right now, no one would ever have seen me grabbing someones hand as fast as now. As we walk, we pass many different stalls. Most of them selling stuff I''ve never seen in my life before. And Simjon has not lied as he said, we need to walk for a while. Firstly I wondered why we would depart right after breakfast, now I know why... Half an hour outside of the house, still walking through lots of side alleys, main streets and passing some really obscure looking houses. ¡°We are nearly there. Do you see that fountain, we will take a small rest there.¡± Simjon points towards an opening within the street we are currently walking. As I follow his indication, a more open place comes to my vision. It seems that we are heading to something like a market square and in its middle a golden fountain greets everyone entering the square. If you come across this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it. ¡°This looks so fantastic!¡± I can''t hold my fascination, this world is great. So much more interesting than my old world. The golden fountain is embed in something I can only identify as marble and all around the market square are some larger buildings with wooden or metal signs stating them to be shops. Crowds of people stand all over the place, some in groups talking and hanging out together, others in fronts of those shops looking through the display windows. ¡°Yeah, this is always a magnificent view. Ayoh, come Cleo let''s have a small break.¡± A small sigh leaves Simjon, and shortly after he slightly pulls my hand to imply to follow him. ¡°Mn.¡± I nod and hurry to follow after him, his steps are much faster than mine... If only I would''ve have my height from back then. I am led into one of said shops. One of the rather smaller buildings in this area. A kind of Cafe. The rustic interior looks simple, but also very comfortable. Simjon leads the way and we sit down at a small corner, only served with a wooden table and a, not very comfortable, bench to sit on. But the flair in this cafe seems to have gathered a lot of peoples interest. Besides Simjon and me, there are a lot of other customers chitchatting and enjoying their CAKES? ¡°I want a cake!¡± UPS, that came out loud. I embarrassingly cover my mouth with my hands. ¡°Hahaha, alrighty. I''ll treat you to a cake dear. Just wait here for a minute, I''ll be right back.¡± His laughter wholeheartedly continuing, Simjon steps away from our sitting place and heads towards a counter. ¡°Cake, cake, cake¡± I start humming, god how do I long for some ca... ¡°Ping¡±
Danger perception lvl 7
strongly enhanced by: Undead Activated
Run, someone wants to rape you!
The immediate sense of danger befalls you! once already felt the sense and danger of death itself, you are able to determine incoming dangers very proficient.
An immediate danger lurks around you.
What? The fuck, what is this creepy sensation... I get interrupted from a skill plopping into my vision and simultaneously feel a very strong urge to hide. ¡°Swoosh¡± One second, it took the man clad in black one second to appear out of nowhere right in front of me. With overbearing power he grabs for my body and pulls me over. ¡°SIMJO!...¡± I want to yell, but rashly feel a cold and sweaty hand covering my mouth. Another sensation adds in, a blurry shadow starts to cover both, the kidnapper and me. I feel dizzy and the world around me starts swirling. ¡°Plop¡±
You got poisoned.
Poisoned by: Chloroform
Somewhere in a dark place ¡°Simjon!, Ahhrg¡± I drive up and scream for Simjon and realize I have a huge headache. What the fuck was that. I look around the place, only to recognize the uncomfortable feeling around my wrists and ankles as handcuffs and chains. Someone tied me up!? ¡°Hoh, so you''re finally awake. Haha lil one, gave us sure some trouble.¡± A voice sounds from somewhere near me and I feel that my eyes were also blindfolded. Those bastards! ¡°Indeed, if not for that small second leaving you alone, our chance in capturing you would''ve been nearly zero. Hehe¡± Another voice! So there are at least two of em. I try to figure my situation, even though it feels very bad right now. ¡°What do you want from me?¡± I yell into the room, without actually seeing anything. ¡°Haha, what we want? Funny girl, as if you don''t know...¡± One voice sounded, now significantly nearer to me ¡°Keh, a noble you are. What is there for us to want, if not some good penny! That damned Guard captain Vastgard had his eyes pretty damn close on you.¡± Money? But I am not a noble?... ¡°But I am not a no...¡± I stop speaking immediately after reconsidering my situation what if they are to find out, that I am a worthless peasant, not worth even a single penny... No, for now just play their game or should I try to break free from those shackles? Am I even strong enough to break iron? I know I can run extremely fast, but what about my strength. Ah crap, why does this have to happen to me, I was just starting to really like this new life.. Even my thoughts start ti run wild. ¡°Hmm? Girl what was that? You are no what?¡± The first mans voice slowly whispered into my ear. Carrying a sarcastic undertone. Too close, he''s too close. I can smell his breath, a disgusting combination of neglected dental care and some kind of alcohol. My stomach starts to turn upside down. ¡°Now that I see you up close, you are indeed a beauty with no comparison. Maybe we should''ve some fun with yer, before we sell you back?¡± No, god no. The second man even goes as far as groping me. I feel his slick hands maneuvering from top to bosom, sliding roughly inside my dress. A squeeze on my breast and a flick with his tongue over my face. I feel how my lungs get heavy, the smell the touching.... I nearly vomit. ¡°Sniff, let me go. Please!¡± This is none of my web novel situations... at least not for the main protagonist. This is the real thing, rape, murder? Right in this moment life here seems no ounce better than my life before. Even worse, my sobbing gets out of control. ¡°Hahah, don''t cry. Come you''ll like it as well, sooner or later WHAHA.¡± The first mans voice sounds again, sarcastically ignoring my lamenting. He ads in on his companion and starts touching me. Then, a bare second later I feel a different sensation... No! No, one of those guys has taken out his dick. ¡°No! Let me go! I will kill you! I will ki...¡± ~Slap!~ one of them hit me and ended my hysterical rant I limply lie on the cold stone ground awaiting what might happen next. Have I given up? Maybe, what could I do... I''ve taken wrong abilities One of the men bows over me, tightly grabbing me by my collar and lifting me in an upright position. It will start, he will really rape me... I cry and sob. Something tears my clothes and I feel how my body gets bare naked. The two men moan in disgusting manners and the only thing I do right now, is covering my ears. Both of my hands went over my ears, to surely cover every single noise of those bastards. Suddenly something warm and fluid splashes on my body I can''t hold it and vomit everything I have. That took the last toll out of my nerves, my body went complete numb and my hands fall down. ¡°Rash! Take her out of here! And don''t even dare to let one part of this scenery slip into her vision!¡± Huh? This voice.. I know that voice... I am too shocked to react and my mind is spinning to realize what has happened. ¡°Yes Sir, As you command!¡± A choral of some people sound around me A tight grip around my body lifts me up and I feel how I am carried somewhere. ¡°Its alright now girl, no one will hurt you here.¡± A relaxing voice tries to comfort me, its that of a woman. The blindfold, which covered my face, gets lifted and the bright light, sunlight, shines into my eyes.
A traumatic experience has caused you to lose some of your humanity.
A new skill acquired: Fury of the Lichqueen
Some indecent Human shits tried their puns on you?
Let them know how much of a mistake that was! This skill allows you to obliterate those who defy you. If activated grants following:Strength increase by 400Aura of the Queen Some new skills... I am not in the mood right now. I feel as if a heavy stone on my heart was created. And it would only disappear if I were to wipe those fucks out by myself. By now I recognize the fluid on my body, red and sticky. Its blood?! ¡°Hiek¡± I manage to squeeze a surprised shriek out. As I thought, my voice is a no go right now, my whole body is still shivering. ¡°Its ok, Cleo is your name right?I am Nina, the captain personally struck down the man, pity he was not as cool headed as he normally is, so some blood got spilled all over you. But let''s wash that away for now.¡± The smart and warmly looking woman offered me a silver bowl with water. Afterwards she brings me inside a house. I am placed safely on a bed, as another woman enters the room and places another bowl with hot water in front of me. Then the Nina softly starts washing me. It feels nice and Nina really cares for me. Steadily I return a part of my composure. At least so much that I stopped sobbing and shivering. I am deep in my thoughts, I lost some of my humanity? Well I can''t say that I haven''t at least considered wiping all of them from this planet. Only Nina''s care managed to preserve my sanity for now. If this is how a woman feels by being raped, I can understand why they wouldn''t want to talk about that afterwards. Nina finishes the cleaning and brings me a wonderful nice dress. Its only a plane barock like one, but its something to wear. ¡°Cleo! Are you alright! Gods I am so sorry for letting that happen to you!¡± This voice sounds always so sympathetic, Of course it belongs to Simjon. Who now, fully covered in sweat and totally exhausted storms into the room and yelling. ¡°Oh Cleo, are you alright. I am so sorry, you''re safe now.¡± He cowers besides me and finally lowers his voice. The worry in his face is undeceivable. ¡°Mn, I am fine now.¡± A weak answer from me, but it is as it is. I still am a little shocked ¡°You must be tired, after all they had you captured for more than one day.¡± Simjon adds still worried. One whole day? No wonder I feel so exhausted. But there is no meaning for me to be thinking of sleep right now, there is this unnerving restlessness inside my body. Something that really needs to be released, a surge of anger and fury ruptures throughout my body. ¡°What happened to the men who kidnapped me?¡± With a small effort I brought this question to Simjon. ¡°They are under arrest, right in this time they are flocked outside in the middle of the market square. By the day of tomorrow they are to be executed. To lapidate is the judgments verdict.¡± Nina tells me without concern ¡°NINA! Why do you tell her that!¡± Simjon snarls at Nina in worry the new information would concern me in any way. ¡°I.., I am sorry Sir.¡± Nina tries to justify only to bend in after. ¡°Its ok, I don''t mind¡± No definitely not, I don''t mind that at all. Some sinister thoughts find their way inside my train of thoughts. This night would be a wonderful one... ¡°Ok dear, we will let you take your rest now. If you need anything Nian will be at the room next to yours.¡± Simjon hugs me tight and reassures me again, that everything is alright now. Several hours later A look out of the window tells me that it must be around midnight already. I''ve barely slept, a special thought always swept my mind and left me from sleeping. Oh how wonderful would it be if I could just feel the life of those two bastards going to waste by my own hands. This thought over and over pierced in my mind. So I decided already. With quite steps I open the door to my room. Not locked! Rather why would they lock my room? The door makes no sound and I slip past it in no time. The odds are in my favor, as the entrance is very near to my position right now. Also not locked?... Maybe in a medieval town hey do not lock their doors. I sneakily manage to walk past the door without anyone noticing me. And again is my luck fond of me, this house I left right now, is directly connected to the market square. And there I see them already. Two pathetic silhouettes, flocked in front of the golden fountain. I use my scouting skill, just in case there were some guards, but I can''t find any other people right now. So I slowly walk towards them, feeling the rapid surge of fury and anger boiling up inside me again. I feel like fire is flooding through my veins and my mind seems only focused the two men. I step in front of them, just looking in silence at the both of them. ¡°Tsk, look who hadn''t already enough of us Jasper.¡± One of the men recognizes me and speaks to the other. ¡°Mhmp, haha. Come little girl, just a little nearer. Don''t you want to continue were we left?¡± The other man, a slightly battered appearance, must be the one whom Simjon had cut open, laughs in a mocking manner at me Even though the both of them are flocked, they have nothing to loose, so they still try to get me with their useless blurting. And they are pretty successful, the rage within my heart grows and grows. How could I let those scumbags do that to me!?? Why does something like this has to happen to me? Was that another pun of this shitty God? Hate I feel hate Suddenly I scream ¡°Fury of the Lichqueen¡± An instant reaction, without warnings clouds darker than black spread over the market square and a tremendous mass of energy gathers around me. ¡°Whaa? What is this.! STOP!¡± No you little shit this time its me who will have her way with you. Ping!
Fury of the Lichqueen has been activated
Strength increased by 400 Aura of the Queen activated
A ravaging energy ripple bursts apart from my body, covering me in a bright icy-blueish light. Within seconds the ground beneath me creates spider web like cracks and a layer of unforgiving frost starts to spread throughout the stone. I take a step closer to the both of them. And enjoy the current state of them. They wiggle and try to scream as much as their pathetic souls can, but I have the full understanding of my power here. Layers of life taking frost have entered their bodies, making it impossible to utter even a single sound and with merciless forth going I watch as their petty lives take steps closer to death. Meanwhile some townspeople have realized that something has happened. I feel their presences all around the place. But they are unable to penetrate through the dark clouds, lightnings shot down in arrhythmic patterns, leaving huge impact marks on the ground. As the dark clouds perfectly isolate me and the two bastards from the rest of the world. ¡°I will not let you off so easily!¡± I scream in an unsatisfied way, as I came to realization that the both of them become icy statues, instead of living men. I fury I through a fist punch at them. ¡°Sprash!¡± My fist impacted on them bringing instant death. The frozen bodies splatter into thousands of pieces and the ground beneath them bulges inside out and ending up exploding. The force of my punch has led the earth to implode, because to much of my mana energy has went inside the earth. Ping!
Soulcounter
You have gathered new souls 2 souls
Puny souls left by the wasted men who met their befitting end.
This is the power bank of a Lichqueen, normal people use silver or gold to accumulate power. You simply use souls, isn''t that convenient? Each soul can be used as a soldier, don''t worry only powerful souls can resist your control. Souls need a Hollow to create an undead. I have no time to read the new pop up, soon I realize how my situation right now is. A large circle of black clouds surrounds me, but outside are masses of spectators, only waiting to see what might have happened here. How the hell am I supposed to walk outside this without being noticed. Ping!
You gained a lvl +1
5 skill points have been received
Ping!
You gained a lvl +1
10 skill points have been received
Ping!
You gained a lvl +1
5 skill points have been received
Ping!
You gained a lvl +1
4 skill points have been received
Ping!
You gained a lvl +1
6 skill points have been received
6.) A friendly hand Nina Alberg ruffles through some storage boxes. Her need of sleep is undeceivable, but it''s futile. As her superior, Captain Vastgard, ordered her to do his fill of paperwork for the next two days. At first she was very disinclined to that idea. I mean who wants to do someone others work... paperwork at that! But when she heard that it was, so he could finally take some vacation and that he even intended to spend those days with his family, she was more than convinced. This Captain of hers had done many glorious deeds. And would never even take one day off. Only lately, has he destroyed a slave trading market on his own. But not only the captains actions and behavior led Nina to help him out, the fact that she was a good friend of his, also helped. So what a surprise, as right in this moment the door flings open and even said captain, heavily panting, rushes into the room. Pov Nina ¡°Nina! I need your help!¡± Simjon Vastgard yells at me, he looks as if something terrible has happened. ¡°Captai...¡± I want to greet him, but he breaks me off ¡°No time for this formal scrab, Nina I need you to gather the other two. Immediately!¡± He orders me filling his last voice with vigor ¡°But Captain, what on earth has happened?¡± I am surprised by his sudden order and questioningly walk over to him. He''s really panting heavily. And I''ve never seen such a worried expression on his face. ¡°No time Nina. Just so much, someone kidnapped my daughter!¡± He presses out of his mouth, nearly spitting at me. There''s also a surge of rage within his words. ¡°What?! When? I... Ok.¡± I am totally overwhelmed by surprise, the captains daughter, kidnapped? I nearly fall over some boxes as I run through the door. I need to hurry, if the captains daughter is involved... this is serious. I rashly cover two stairs with one step. Hurling myself upwards and outside of the guards watch office. A well cared stone build chapel, with a stable and solid tower. It''s the current guards watch, located in the midst of the town, we do have a very good view from the tower. Now I leave the door, stepping outside. ¡°Henry! Henry, wait!¡± I yell with all my might, as I see that one of my targets, Henry Balfal, is about to depart on a wagon. ¡°Stop the wagon!¡± Oh god thanks, he has noticed me and stops the wagon. I spurt in his direction ¡°Henry, uhf, something terrible has happened. The captains huff, the captain.¡± I exhausted my breath ¡°Slowly Nina, slowly. Now what has happened?¡± Henry, the sturdy but short build man in front of me, jumps from the wagon and comforts me, trough patting my shoulder. He resembles the dwarfen race a little and if someone might not know him, it would be rather hard to differ between him and a dwarf. But he is a very competent man and managed to be the right hand of Nina, who is the vice captain of the guards ¡°The captains daughter has been kidnapped! Where''s Orben?¡± I still nearly yell directly in his face. ¡°What?! When? Orben should be at the back yard, he''s been told to do training with the youngsters.¡± Henry starts frowning and answers me. ¡°Would you, would you please fetch Orben? I will await you in the main hall, together with the captain.¡± I instruct my right hand and try to catch my breath, whilst I walk back to Simjon. ¡°Roger, Just a moment!¡± He understands and takes off. In the cellar of the chapel, which is currently the main assembly hall and headquarters of the guards. ¡°Henry and Orben will soon arrive here. But captain, just what has happened?¡± I report to Simjon, whilst he''s cowering over a map of the city. ¡°I was right off and enjoying this day, as I was off with my second daughter...Cleo! and then, a moment out of my attention... They snatched her right in front of my eyes! This is all my fault!¡± Simjon slams the table with his fist, cracks occur and the table nearly breaks in two. ¡°What? Second daughter? You never told me you''ve got a second daughter. But never mind that, where has she been kidnapped and from whom?¡± I never knew the captain had another daughter besides Hira. And Hira would''ve been a troublesome person to kidnap, I know how powerful her magic is... ¡°Yes, it''s a complicated story. I''ll spare the details, for when we have her back! It was a man, clad in black coat and the fucking snake mark on his back.¡± Simjon explains me in a furious manner. ¡°Off all organizations the snake mark...¡± This is serious, there are currently some dark guilds or more, organizations, in Sculd, which favor slave trading. Most of them are also broadly involved in the red light districts of Sculd. And the snake mark guild, so it''s called, identifies through a red snake on a tree, symbol. We often already encountered, unfriendly meetings with them. But we were never able to figure who the leader is. But the worry-some thing about them is, that they are known as the most brutal and loose within the dark guilds. They commonly rape their victims or even sell them off as slaves or as whores. ¡°Yes! Very troublesome, if they dare to frame even one single hair on my daughter.... Ragh!¡± The poor table split in half... ¡°Captain, reporting the arrival of Henry Balfal and Orben Nightsend! Awaiting orders.¡± The brown haired short grown and long bearded man yells at his and the black haired and left eye-scarred mans entrance. ¡°Finally. We need to depart immediately!¡± Simjon commands at us ¡°But captain, do we know where they''ve taken your daughter?¡± I wonder where to go and frown ¡°Ho Ho Ho, you don''t need to worry about that, Young lady Alberg.¡± I drive around. Suddenly an overbearing grandfatherly voice sounds from behind me As I turn around, I instantly bow and so do Henry and Orben ¡°Nina Alberg greets vice headmaster of the Scorpia magic academy!¡± I respectfully greet the old Santa clause imitation in front of me. ¡°Orben Nightsend and Henry Balfal greet vice headmaster of Scorpia magic academy!¡± The two of them respectfully yell in a chorus. ¡°Ho Ho, no need for this formality. More important we need to depart now, before we are too late.¡± The old man friendly advises The mysterious man, who looks a little like a thin Santa clause, with his overly long beard and whitened willow hair, waves his hand and a broad spectrum of blue light spots fills the room. ¡°A cartographic spell!?¡± I exclaim in surprise. Such a detailed version of our city and all of that just with one single movement of his hand... Indeed, in mere seconds has this old geezer managed to bring out a complete and pinned detailed map of our city. This spell which takes a normal person normally hours, to only bring out a roughly overlay of a place... was just cast perfectly and hardly precise in a single hand wave... ¡°Ho, this is nothing. Just a mere cartographic spell of the lower tier. Oho, there she is!¡± The vice headmaster pinpoints at a special point on the map, which suddenly shines up in a bright red light. ¡°That''s the mining facility, but it''s defunct recently!¡± Henry exclaims knowingly. ¡°The perfect hiding spot. Let''s go!¡± Captain Simjon instantly orders On our way there, I run besides Simjon, the mining facilities are not far from here. ¡°Captain, how comes the vice headmaster helps us?¡± I whisper towards Simjon, I am very curious to why someone so highly thought of, would suddenly lend us a hand. Normally those academy people were all to themselves, only interested in magic and wisdom. ¡°I am not too sure myself... But it must''ve something to do with my daughter. If it weren''t for him I wouldn''t even have a clue where to search. He came to me shortly after she was taken from me, comes he was also present when they took her. He offered me to help finding her, if I would introduce him afterwards to her. So I naturally agreed.¡± We get nearer to the facility building, the old mage pointed out for us. ¡°trusting your perception, there are only two enemies present?¡± Simjon turns over to the old wizard in confirmation. This novel is published on a different platform. Support the original author by finding the official source. ¡°Mn, indeed only two. With your people here, it will be easy to subdue them. Especially with you present. Sir Captain, Ho Ho. Well then, I will take my leave from here on. Don''t forget our little agreement.¡± The old wizard grandfatherly speaks ¡°Take care and thank you very much! If not for you... I will not forget our agreement.¡± Simjon bows slightly and orders me and the other two with hand signs to take positions. ¡°Ho Ho.¡± The wizard turns into white smoke and dissipates into nothingness. Every time a mysterious way to leave... I have no time to admire the departure of him any longer. I swiftly move towards an adequate position and pull my sword at the go. Henry and Orben stand right and left to my side and the Captain explosively opens the large iron gate, which seals off the warehouse. The scene inside is gruesome... I stand still, awaiting orders from Captain. Henry and Orben have stormed in besides him. ¡°Ah!! No!...¡± a scream sounds form within and I hear the sound of metal cutting through flesh. The warm sound of freshly splattered blood fills the vast room, I currently step into. ¡° The Captain yells hysterically at me ¡°Yes Sir! As you command.¡± I don''t dare to be slow. With hasty steps I pass the bloodied body of a man, who''s currently wailing in pain and wiggling around on the floor. Then, I see her. A small and frightened girl. Her suffering must''ve been terrifying. I can''t bear my own emotions, the cute girl is completely stripped bare naked and even blindfolded. With a heavy swing I dislocate the handcuffs around her body and gently pick her up. ¡°It''s alright now girl, no one will hurt you now.¡± I try to comfort her, possibly not very successful. After I brought her into a small house, of one of the captains friends, we suggested her to take a good rest. I can''t even imagine the mental shock she must''ve taken in... But her appearance brings up many questions. This can''t really be the captains daughter now, can it? With her red eyes and fragile appearance, she just is the perfect resemblance of a noble. Where in all means has the captain found her? And her aura is surprisingly strong, just like that of a noble woman would be. She must have a huge mana pool... ¡°Nina! I know it''s hard to ask you that now, but would you please stand watch tonight?¡± I drive around at the sudden sounding of my name, the Captain stands behind me. ¡°Uh, captain. You gave me quite the shock there. No it''s alright, I could''ve not sleeping anyways.¡± I agree and respond towards Simjon, who now seemingly has recovered from his exhausted expression quite a lot. ¡°Thank you, I have to report this to the council. I am counting on you.¡± He replies and takes his leave. ¡°Huhh¡± I sigh in relief, before I did not watch my mouth and spilled some details to his daughter about the whereabouts of her tormentors. Simjon was not very happy about my flaw there, but it seems he''s not too worked up with me. I start strolling around the house, just in case I locked her room and the main entrance. A few hours have passed, but it seems nothing will happen tonight. Well much expected, I would guess. Not like someone has the guts to come here after knowing how angered the Captain was. Coming here to stir up things would resemble a true death wish. I just barely pass the main entrance, only to encounter a frightening sight. ¡°The door is wide open?!¡± I exclaim with a flabbergasted curl of my mouth Hurriedly I ran upstairs, to check Cleo''s room... Also opened! And No trace of Cleo herself... ¡°FUCK! The Captain will murder me... this time for sure!¡± I am totally freaked out. Running outside again, I don''t even know what to do. Searching the town? Now? Where should I even start!? ¡°Hyaa!?¡± I feel a sudden hand on my shoulder and turn around shrieking out. ¡°Ho Ho, young lady Alberg. There is no need to worry, it''s merely me who is standing here.¡± The grandfatherly voice sounds bemused and the vice headmaster smiles friendly at me. ¡°Vi...vice Headmaster? Oh no, it''s Cleo! She''s gone, please we need to find her!¡± For a split second I was dumbfounded by his sudden appearance, but then I came to my senses Cleo is still missing and I need to find her. ¡°Ho Ho Ho, calm down. Everything is alright, I know where she is. But I need you to do something for me.¡± His voice bears the calmness and friendliness of a loving grandfather, but something feels off. Why does he know where Cleo is and why is he even here in the middle of the night? Something doesn''t make sense. Curiously and suspicious I ask. ¡°What do you need me to do?¡± ¡°Ho, nothing really hard. Just you sleep for a while now, will you?¡± A wave of his hand and I feel really dizzy ¡°Wha?huve you dun to mi?¡± My vision blurs and my mind spins of into a world filled of easiness. I fell asleep. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Back to Cleo ¡°Crap! I totally got overwhelmed by my rage. How do I explain what I have done right now?¡± with a poof sound I cower on the ground, starting to panic slightly In front of me the shattered pieces of the two bastards who''ve kidnapped me. The point that I''ve leveled up a few times doesn''t calm me now. I can feel them, all over the market square, outside of my dark cloud wall. Hundreds of spectators have come to see what exactly has happened here. What should I do, what should I do... If I deactivate my skill now, the dark clouds will dissipate and leave me here in the midst of all their views. All I wanted was some justice and a good portion of karma delivered by my own fists, why does it have to turn out so unfair for me? I still cower. No, no tears this time! This damn body and its emotions... ¡°Ho, young lady it seems you have a little problem there? Mind if I lend you a hand? Ho Ho Ho¡± A cold shiver runs down my spine at the appearance of a voice behind me I turn around and instinctively concentrate my aura on the silhouette in front of me. A rapid energy ripple surges forwards, an unstoppable force of my own raw and unrefined mana. ¡°Ho!?¡± I must''ve surprised my target, the wave of my energy floods on him and engulfs him in a rapid swirl. ¡°Swoosh¡± But to my surprise only shortly afterwards is my complete energy wave dissipated and went to nothingness. ¡°Huh, that''s some nasty power you got there. It seems my eyes have not deceived me. But rest assured I am not your enemy.¡± The person comes nearer and I get a clear image on him. So this overly friendly grandfather voice belongs to Santa clause? No, more of a Gandalf it seems... The thin and tall grown old man, wields a large wooden staff and his beard wiggles within the wind. The abstract red and blue robe he''s wearing adds in a fact I felt before. This man has to be a wizard, only a mages taste of fashion would be so ridiculous and lousy. And he seems to be a strong one at this, I can even feel the waves of mana his body emits. Suddenly an idea popped into my mind. Why haven''t I thought of that earlier, I am so stupid! ~show status~ I barely use a thought and Ping!
Status
Name: Schild Wut Gender: MaleAge: 576
Level: 721Profession: Vice headmaster of Scorpia magic academyRank: SS
Title: Bulwark of the west
Health: 15.000HP regeneration: 400/sec
Mana: 500.000Mana regeneration:1400/sec
Stamina: 400Stamina regeneration: 100/sec
Strength: 450Wisdom: 1400
Agility: 700Intelligence: 330
Class: Archmage Description: A person who has devoted his life to magic and finally achieved grand wisdom, becoming an Archmage is the goal of many young wizards, but only chosen ones were to make it. Archmages are very strong foes, their proficiency with magic and their skills in mana manipulation can alter whole worlds.
Race: Human
This guy''s at a ridiculous high level!? What''s with him, what does the vice headmaster of scorpias magic academy want from me... And... crap he must''ve seen everything. ¡°Sigh, young lady, it seems you''re not yet convinced. But let me again assure you, I will only help you out of here.¡± This voice of his sounds too fishy, Maybe he''s more of a Dumbledore and wants to manipulate me in some way. Either ways, if he has a method to help me here, I think I need to depend on his help then... ¡°O..Ok. Help me then.¡± for the moment it doesn''t matter what he wants to help me for. It would be better than being spotted in this situation right now. ¡°Very well young lady, a wise decision. Ho Ho¡± The man smiles widely at me and indicates me to take one of his hands. I am right about to take his hand as a sudden shout interrupts us. ¡°Hold it there! Cleo, come back. Nothing will happen to you, I swear by the gods.¡± This voice!? Simjon, it''s Simjon. Right out of nowhere a very familiar figure appears. Simjon runs towards me. And I gladly accept the newly given chance. With a relieved expression I walk to Simjon, only to get lifted in the air and hugged by him. ¡°Cleo, it''s alright. I''ll take you from here on.¡± He presses me tighter in his embrace and smiles kindly at me, but very soon a very complicated feeling rushes down my spine. If Simjon is here, that means... that just means he knows everything, right? Ah damn... what should I tell him, how should I react? Has my situation just turned from bad to worse?? ¡°What is the meaning of this vice Headmaster? Why have you gone to all this means, just to meet Cleo?¡± Simjon doesn''t let go of me and suspiciously asks The Dumbledore imitation in front of me. ¡°Hm, how surprising. And there I thought no one had seen me or noticed my actions. I am surprised as always, Sir Vastgard. Your skills are without doubt, befitting the guards captain, if not even that of a royal guard.¡± The thin man exclaims in a praising gesture. ¡°With all respect vice Headmaster, I have asked for your means, not for your praise.¡± Simjon frowns at the vice Headmaster and I feel him getting ready for a fight. ¡°Ho ho, there is really no need to be so hostile. I really don''t want any harm for you or your precious little daughter. All that I''ve wanted, was for young Cleo there, to show me her real power. And she hasn''t disappointed me. Her potential is astonishing.¡± The old man steps a little towards us and Simjon gets tightened up even more. ¡°That still does not explain why you have laid a simple curse on my right hand Nina Alberg. Not even have you set her asleep, you even bewitched her, so she would without doubt, tell Cleo the whereabouts of those two! Hell, you even unlocked all the doors in the house!¡± His voice now serious, Simjon states with vigor. What, He was responsible for my easy get away? ¡°Mn, I understand your suspicion. Sigh~ Might as well tell you. When I met you and your daughter in the Cafe, I immediately felt her supreme aura and the density of her mana, very astonishing. Adding her looks, I simply had to see her power for myself. Who could''ve known that I would get my chance so easy. So after she was kidnapped, I offered my help, the rest you already know.¡± The old man starts to strive through his beard. ¡°I understand, but I must advice you, with all respect, that if you want to talk or inspect my daughter, you have to follow the normal ways.¡± I tock together as Simjon openly calls me his daughter. ¡°Yes, of course. I merely wanted to lend a friendly hand for your daughter here. But as it seems, I don''t need to do anything anymore. So I will bid my farewell Ho Ho Ho. I am sure we will meet again young empress.¡± The old man smiles at me widely and ¡­ a wink?! He actually winked at me?? Young empress? What has he meant by that? Why is everything so complicated around me. Afterwards he dissipates into thin air. And leaves me alone in this awkward situation with Simjon. ¡°Simjon, I... I.¡± I try to start explaining, but Simjon calmly pats my head, whilst carrying me. ¡°It''s alright Cleo. We knew that you had a ridiculous amount of power. After all it''s only natural for you.¡± A gentle stroke through my hair, mysteriously calms me down. They knew? So Hira and Lira as well?? Only natural?.... ¡°Why is it only natural?¡± that''s it, who cares if curiosity kills the cat. I just ask straight out. ¡°Hmm, well I guess no one has told you that in your life huh? But your appearance and your high amount of mana are both strong indicates, that either your mother or your father were part of the nobility. And you have inherited the noble bloodline. You must know, Cleo, nobles aren''t very commonly or often seen. Especially not here on the countryside of our land. But when they come here, they often cause some disaster for us commoners. So not very much people are pleased to see a noble and might even act daring. That might be especially the case with you, since you have no real control of your power and no escort around you either.¡± Simjon looks into the sky and starts explaining and I think I see some traces of sorrow glistening in his eyes. ¡°And, and you knew that I am so strong?¡± Just keep asking, it seems as if now is the best time to get some answers. ¡°Hehe, well you know, you have a real dense aura of mana swirling non stop around you. If it weren''t for us to be very powerful to begin with, your sole presence might be even suffocating.¡± Relief, I feel relief. Simjon laughs at me warmhearted. ¡°If lil Hira hadn''t slept with you all the time and suppressed your aura... who knows what would''ve happened. We already considered sending you to school already, so you could learn how to handle your power right. Would''ve been four years early with the school though. Normally only kids of the age of 10 years are allowed to attend.¡± So I had no clue, huh? To what extend my mana was, no is leaking. And even though I am such a troublemaker... they still decided to take care of me. Either I had extreme luck in finding such caring people or this puny god gave me a rescue line. ¡°Simjon?¡± I just barely raise my voice ¡°Mh? Yes?¡± He replies with kindness ¡°th...thank you.¡± I swallow heavily and press my face into his sturdy chest, embarrassingly pressing those words out. ¡°Foolish girl, you are family now. We will always be at your side, if you need us.¡± All the stress within my mind is released and a heavy surge of tiredness overcomes my body. I snuggle deeper into his hold and fall into deep sleep. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AN: I know, I know. It''s not friday yet and he decided to release a chapter already?? Yes, I was in the mood for it. Maybe there''ll be another chapter this week, but I don''t promise it. Also I might have said that the random amount of skill points will be explained in this chap.... Well no, I lied! Sorry. But in the next chapter for sure. Also, this was my first real POV I am feasting on critic and if you spot mistakes don''t fret to inform me. I am not native english, but I dislike mistakes
Skill list from Cleo
Scouting lvl 3
Language of Scorpia lvl 6
Mana manipulation lvl 1
Heat resistance lvl 1
Eavesdrop lvl 3
Enticing lvl 3
Fortitude lvl 1
Empathy lvl / enhanced by undead
danger perception lvl 7
Fury of the Lichqueen lvl / grows when you grow stronger
Soulcounter lvl / Souls: 2
7.) A super, duper, wonderous, mind screwing and perfectly matched TITLE! WHOOOHOOO "Uhaa!" I yawn rejuvenated, the last night was just very exhausting. And I had just the weirdest shit as a dream. I was kidnapped, nearly raped and barely saved from very cruel things. I sweep my surroundings with my, still tired, eyes. ¡°Hah, good it''s Hiras room.¡± I feel a little more relieved. Slowly try to wipe the sleep out of my face, with my sleeve. ¡°Boom¡± Suddenly the door to Hiras room flings open and nearly breaks out of the hinges. ¡°Cleo! Cleo! You are awake, finally!¡± rashly my brain assorts and reacts, without hesitation I am hugged tight. ¡°Ah Mn. Of course I would wake in the morning Hira.¡± I try to free myself from Hiras strong grip, but she ends up only using more force. ¡°Yes, is it? You slept for three entire days now! I already thought you would never wake again!¡± Her tone changes into a slightly sobbing wail ¡°Wha? Three days, I''ve slept for three days?¡± Surprise was never my friend, but three days... why would I sleep three days. ¡°Yes! Dad already started to think you would''ve suffered serious mental damage, since you were...¡± She claims my body so tight, that I nearly hear my back break, while she sobs in my ears. Until a heavy stepped mans voice interrupts Hira sternly. ¡°That''s enough Hira!¡± It''s Simjon who reprimands Hira ¡°Ah, I am sorry. I didn''t want to incline about what happened.¡± Hira instantly loosens her grip on me and apologies to me and Simjon ¡°What does she mean, what happened?¡± Still not quite sure about the situation right now, I ask. ¡°Hm, so you don''t remember? Say Cleo, do you remember what happened the day before you slept?¡± What''s with the sudden turn of attitude? Simjon turns completely serious and takes a seat besides the bed. What happened before I slept? I try to recall my last memories... ¡°I was in the town, together with you. And we visited a nice Cafe and then... and then? Ara? I don''t remember any further. What has happened?¡± I try to recall as hard as I can, but something continuously blocks a special section of my train of thoughts. It feels as if a white barricade has been erected and every time I try to pass there, the thoughts get foggy until they suddenly fade completely. ¡°Mn, just as I thought. Don''t worry Cleo, those memories will eventually come up again. And when it''s time, never forget, we are here.¡± Again something feels strange, am I missing something out here? Simjon turns over me and gently caress my hair. ¡°I... I don''t understand. What has happened?¡± I... don''t tell me that dream... A sudden realization hits me hard. A flush of thoughts beats within my brain, just like a huge drum being hit, I feel an immense headache. Ping!
You suffered a minor psychological trauma!
Debuff:Headache Duration: 10 minutes
Whaat! ¡°Argn!¡± the pain is really harsh, it feels as if my head is about to explode... They call that minor?? I pull my hands forth, to cover my head at the temples and start massage them slightly. Whilst that, a steady train of memories is rushing through my mind and I recall everything that happened. It appears as very clear images before my eyes. And it''s as if I would''ve suffer through it live again. ¡°Cleo! What happened?! Dad do something!¡± Ah Hiras voice, it''s so loud. I clench even more on my temples. ¡°Don''t worry, it''s just the aftermath of her slight amnesia. It will be over soon.¡± Haa, a cool sensation presses itself on my mind, it must be Simjon who is using some special kind of treatment. What ever it is, it works. The pain is releasing bit by bit and I manage to slow down the pace of memories rushing down on me. After a few minutes, sweating and panting heavily, my vision clears and the pain has suspend. Just like that, I have regained my lost memories. Though I wish I would''ve forgotten about everything forever. ¡°You feel better now Cleo?¡± The calm and gentle voice reaches out to me and I look up into Simjons kind smile. ¡°Mn, a lot better. And... and I remember now. I am sorry!¡± The recovery of my memories has just put me in an awkward situation right now. How embarrassing, I feel how my head is bent down in guilt and sorrow. Simjon said they knew from the beginning, so it should be ok, right? But why is it that my heart feels so heavy, now that I look at his and Hiras kind faces? ¡°Cleo, don''t you dare to say sorry to me!¡± Simjon suddenly berates me ¡°I..I¡± I am taken aback without words ¡°Cleo, if anyone here is to apology it would be me! For letting my attention slip and let that happen to you. Cleo, I am terribly sorry.¡± What... Simjon bows his head to me and presses me into his embrace. ¡°Can you forgive me?¡± Without hesitation he whispers into my ear ¡°Mn, mn!¡± What''s this warm feeling within my chest. Something within me feels so boiled up like the simmering of recently dimmed embers I feel the warmth fluid on my cheeks gushing down. I cry, but this are tears of relief. So that''s it, what a family is huh? In my previous lifetime on earth, I barely had any connection of importance for my family. Most of the important parts, like father and mother have neglected me in the early states of my childhood. And due to a little sister, who got always pampered, I grew up mostly stuck alone. Such as warmth of a family hug or even much praise are as good as unknown for me. Sometime I juts grew accustomed to the needlessness of body contact or deeper bonds. It was just a thing that happens to others. Not relevant for me at all. But now, this feeling is so satisfying. And it''s filled with warmth and kindness. Maybe this reincarnation had just a bad of a start. ¡°Hik, Why are you, hik, crying too Hira.¡± I look up and see how Hira wipes her face clear from her tears and can''t hold a relived smile. ¡°Ahh, it''s just so.. ah you meany!¡± Hira stomps with her feet and finishes freeing her face from tears. ¡°?hem, well alright then. We should go downstairs, I bet Lira has finished breakfast prep already.¡± Simjon clears his throat, a little embarrassed. His face slightly red, he steps towards the door. ¡°I''ll be waiting downstairs.¡± Is that a blush? Nah can''t be. Simjon leaves the room and goes downstairs. ¡°So uhm Cleo, shall I help you dressing?¡± Hira remains in the room and weirdly grins at me. ¡°I can manage that myself!¡± I feel the sudden increase of heat rushing up my face. This damn girl, I am not a child... ¡°Hehe, ok. But don''t fret, I am always ready to help you.¡± Hiras smile becomes wider and with a chuckle she leaves the room. Thank goodness, at least she has so much deceit. Not that I actually hate being treated like that from her, it''s just that... ¡°Ahh¡± I sigh I can''t really let go of my previous gender. My thoughts are still stuck in a world where I am strong, tall and most importantly, bearded! My clothes are totally sweaty, this ¡°minor¡± ( my arse minor) trauma hurt like hell! I really need to get some pain resistance. Wait, didn''t I actually have such a skill already? ~show skills~
Skill list from Cleo
Scouting lvl 3
Language of Scorpia lvl 6
Mana manipulation lvl 1
Heat resistance lvl 1
Eavesdrop lvl 3
Enticing lvl 3
Fortitude lvl 1
Empathy lvl / enhanced by undead
danger perception lvl 7
Fury of the Lichqueen lvl / grows when you grow stronger
Soulcounter lvl / Souls: 2
¡°Hoh, this is a nice overlay.¡±I excitedly say Mhh, this fortitude skill should be the one. Ah! by the way, haven''t I leveled up?! ¡°Show status¡± Now this is hopefully gonna be interesting. Ping!
Status
Name: Cleo Gender: Female Age: 6 Mental age: 21
Level: 5 Profession: / Rank: /
Titel: /Stolen novel; please report. Skill points: 30
Health: 2000 HP regeneration: 25/sec
Mana:9?9.??9.?99? Mana regeneration: 9999/sec
Stamina: 210 Stamina regeneration: 5/sec
Strength: 200 Wisdom: 6000
Agility: 175 Intelligence: 663
Class: Lichqueen Description: within you flows a mysterious bloodline. Race: Morbus Titania
As I thought, there are some recent changes. It seems that some of my stats have increased with my level. I gained five level, maybe I should have thanked those bastards before smashing them to pieces... But the increases in my stats are not very worth mentioning. Although I have someone to compare my stats to... If I remember correctly there are some of my stats, that are quite higher than that of a special old wizard I met... and his level was not even comparable to my meager level of five. Does that mean that I started really strong, without exactly knowing of it. ¡°Inquire wisdom¡± I say quietly, don''t want Hira to hear me.
Wisdom
This main attribute is important for little girls to inquire more about their own capability to remember things. With this is determined how successful you can solve problems and how fast you can invent a strategy. Additionally, the higher this attribute, the more magic affinities you can use.
So this high count of wisdom is needed for all my magic affinities, though it seems I''ve gained a lot benefit from it as well. ¡°Cleo? Hurry up, Dad says he''s going to eat everything alone.¡± Hira sounds through the door Ah, I need to check some other details after breakfast. ~grumble~ And damn am I hungry... Guess it has to be expected, after all I haven''t eaten for three days. So much self cooked meat that I''ve missed... I hurriedly switch from my sweaty clothes into a new set, deciding that my really needed bath can wait till I''ve finished eating. ¡°Finally, what took you so long?¡± Hira chirps at me, as I step outside the room. Seems she has been waiting until I''ve finished. ¡°Mn, nothing. Just some aftermath of the headache¡± I wryly smirk, hoping she is satisfied Hira steps in front of me and circles around me, like a vulture she locks onto her pray and suddenly seizes a good hold onto my middle parts ¡°Hee, suspicious. Are you sure you haven''t inspected something else.¡± With a sarcastic tone, Hira chirps in my ears and squeezes my two, small parts of interest. I can only exert a surprised squeak. ¡°Hyaa! Hey, what, what are you doing?¡± ¡°Oh, come on Cleo. I bet you have reached that age already, Don''t you want them to grow faster? Let me give you a small massage, they''ll take it up in size afterwards, you know.¡± I am abused! Literally... Hira, that perverted girl slowly caress my breast ¡°Do they really grow faster, when they are massaged?¡± I parenthetically ask Wait no...what the fuck am I asking.. well it''s a mystery many men are troubled with. I feel a slight and arousing heat flooding my body. ¡°St...stop that! Didn''t we need to go down?¡± I manage to slip from her grip and escape through her arms. My face must be beet red and I rashly turn towards the staircase. Hira is a dangerous girl... this was a dangerous situation. ¡°He he, coming, coming.¡± Hira strangely replies and I can picture her conspired grin far too precise. I ignore that for now and skip down the stairs. Simjon and Lira are already waiting at the table, as I enter. A heartfelt and warm smile on Liras face welcomes me into the dinning room. ¡°Cleo, dear. Are you alright? You look much better than before.¡± ¡°Mn, I am all good now.¡± I brightly response with a smile myself. I am indeed feeling very well. Maybe considering the fact that I can finally enjoy my level-ups. I am clearly overexcited to see what I can do with my skill points. ¡°Make sure to eat your share completely Cleo. You must be starving.¡± with a, nearly subconscious, move, Lira pulls the chair back and I take my seat. It seems as if Simjon has no patience anymore, he stands up and loudly yells at the staircase. ¡°Hira! Come now! Even Cleo is here already, what are you doing anyways?¡± Wasn''t she directly behind me? What''s she doing... ¡°Yes! I am here, I am here.¡± And with a short and happy reply, the point of subject appears besides me, grinning in a way which causes me far to much unease. She must be up to something. ¡°Hm, Hira you are too leisure. You can''t let people always wait for you or letting them call you multiple times.¡± The slightly grumpy mustache man, Simjon, berates Hira with a daring rise of his eyebrow. ¡°Yeeees~ I will pay more attention next time.¡± the straightforward girl snakes to Simjon and hugs him, and favorably loosens his expression to the better. Hira really seems to know her way with her fam... our family. ¡°Ah, by the way, Cleo before I forget about it. I got you a new appointment at the REO, to be precise it''s this afternoon.¡± Lira mentions absent minded and suddenly stares at the time-planer in her hands, as she realizes that the meeting is today. Simjon nearly spills the content of his mouth all over the table. ¡° It''s today! Honey why haven''t you mentioned that earlier?¡± ¡°Ha, I am sorry. It''s just... I totally lost the time when Cleo slept.¡± Lira gasps for some air, but manages to straighten her voice into the not hysterical version. ¡°I guess I have to inform Nina then.¡± A sigh leaves Simjon and he frantically stuffs himself with everything he manages to push into his mouth. And that''s a lot, obviously this family has some unshared secrets about having ancestors in the hamster-demihuman race... with fully stuffed cheeks, Simjon leaves the dinning room and vanishes. Only leaving the utterly ridiculous image of his stuffed face, he literally looks like a pufferfish, a mustached pufferfish. ¡°I am sorry to overrun you with that already Cleo... I hope you are ok with that?¡± Lira worriedly asks me. The air around my neck turns slightly cold and I shudder at the thought of what has happened the last time. ¡°Don''t worry! This time I''ll accompany you and Nina will be there as well. You haven''t forgotten about Nina right?¡± Hira charmingly proclaims ¡°How could I forget about Nina? She is a nice person, she carried me away.¡± I ridicule Hiras stupid question with a slightly crooked smirk. Definitely not befitting a girl, but who cares anyways. It''s true Nina is a very caring person. And I will definitely remember to treat her good as well. I look back at Lira, focusing my mind on her question. Will it be ok to walk the same place so fast after the incident. Damn, what am I? A pussy? ¡°Mn, If Nina is there too, I won''t fear anything.¡± Also I do have my secret technique now, I will see who dares to take me on lightly. ¡°Huh? What about me Cleo? I''ll be there as well to protect you!¡± Of course the brown haired and freckled girl couldn''t resist this chance to include herself in the conversation. Hira is a really cheery girl and I think she would be perfectly befitting the title of a beauty, if only not for her perverted mind. But I do like her a lot, even if I don''t want to admit that fact openly... no never With that, the discussion is already over and I am send into the bath, luckily Lira decided to place a lock onto Hiras eagerness to bath with me. So I was currently alone inside the overly huge bathtub and had some time to check for my stats. A little disappointed at the fact that my other stats only do the obvious. My strength enhances my bodily power output. My agility implies how agile I am...how surprising it is then, that my stamina proclaims how much endurance I have. The only interesting thing was, that my intelligence stat, somehow is not connected to my mana reservoir. It only states how good of a learner I am. It bears huge similarities to the wisdom stat. I wonder if those two stats have a surprise prepared if I level some more. But now for the really interesting stuff. I am still in the bathtub and I should still have some time left. ¡°Show skillpoints.¡± I''ve seen them already when I called for my status screen, if I am correctly then there should be 30 points. Ping!
Skillpoints: 30
The most want and most hunted and most precious thing an adventurer can have... TADA! SKIIIIIILLLLPOIIIINTS! Fantastic? YESS Do you want to scream your joy now? OF fucking course. And to top off everything said , you my dearest, greediest piece of wonderful enjoyment! Yes the little girl who''s reading this, have the absolutely not op skill to gain a random amount of skillpoints every fucking level, ranging from at least 4-20 Ladies and gentlemen a drumbass please..... drrr....drrrr.....drrrrrr badum ts~ You will have more skillpoints than the highest entity of this world, when you reach level 1000.
Patients are requested to consult their doctor or pharmacist in the event of severe or unusual symptoms following the vaccination.
What the literal fuck did I just summon into my vision. My face turns into a flabbergasted expression, whilst I scrutinize the sudden and ridiculous window in my vision. A random amount of skill points? Dafuq who da hell has asked for a random amount... I will excavate this puny gods arse and then... and then! So how do I actually use my skill points? Hmm let me try something. ¡° Skill up Fortitude.¡± Ping!
How many skillpoints do you want to invest in Fortitude?
Please enter the sufficient amount. It can never exceed your current amount of skillpoints. It can never exceed the skill- limit of 10. Fortitude is currently at level 1.9
I enter the cipher 9. I mean I have 30 points at my disposal and fortitude seems quite useful, so why not max lvl it already. I wonder if 10 is the ultimate max amount for skills. If so, I would be very curious how many skillpoints any other person is getting per level. I make a mental note, to learn more about that later. Ping!
Fortitude is now lvl 10 (max)
Ouhh, you''ve done it now, have ya? the world of masochism is yours, simmering coals are hot? Pah, you don''t understand those scrutinizing people, what''s there to have some as your breakfast. A nail-board as your bed? Why not? I mean it''s just some piercing iron, supposed to tore through everything it''s used on...well apparently not you. You tore yourself into the nails, not the nails into you. Now seriously, you are literally pains best friend and will resist the natural shock of pain, when loosing a limb or being fatal wounded. But beware, pain is never completely suppressed.
¡°Ohh sweet¡± I chirp in a happy voice This skill is just perfectly matched for my immortality. But though I am curious on how resistant I might have become, I have the deep urge to not hurt myself. But always a good to have for the future. So 21 skillpoints left huh. Where should I invest those... ¡°Show skill list.¡± Ping!
Skill list from Cleo
Scouting lvl 3
Language of Scorpia lvl 6
Mana manipulation lvl 1
Heat resistance lvl 1
Eavesdrop lvl 3
Enticing lvl 3
Fortitude lvl 10
Empathy lvl / enhanced by undead
danger perception lvl 7
Fury of the Lichqueen lvl / grows when you grow stronger
Soulcounter lvl / Souls: 2
Mhh enticing sounds nice, but I''m scared that if I skill that to the max...will people be influenced by that all the time or can I trigger that effect. Nah who cares, IOLF. (IOLF= I only live forever) ¡°Skill up enticing.¡± I nearly tumble over my own feet and sink deep into the water. Damn. Ping!
Enticing reached lvl 10 (max)
Roses are red, who looks at you and doesn''t fret is soon to be dead. A nice poem for the irresistible queen. Snowhite would turn black at your appearance.
Uhm, nice...I guess... Oh and I definitely need to lvl mana manipulation. Ping!
Mana manipulation reached lvl 10 (max)
You have full control, are you S&M? You have full access to your complete mana and you know how to blast things up with it. Isn''t that great. PS: don''t drop your entire mana pool in a concentrated blast, that would be not ok! And I mean it! DOn''t do it! Seriously don''t go off, destroying planets, OK?!!
It seems that my entire mana pool has a frightening might... at least to some special entity who likes to spin retarded skill windows... So far, I''ve spent 25 points. Maybe it would be best to preserve those. I never know when I''ll level up next or what kind of opportunity might occur for me to gain a new skill. POV Schild Wut I am at my study desk, the high tower of my beloved academy, is still my favorite place to be. I''ve to thank the Headmaster for entrusting me this lovely lair of peace and comfort sometime. Ah but this file of paper work really is something else, who would''ve thought that this sly fox of a captain seriously reports on me to the high council. ¡°Haaa¡± I sigh deeply And all of that just because of her... Yes this girl is something special... Her attack really surprised me there, if I hadn''t reacted right in time... that blast of raw power could''ve easily blown me apart, ah what am I thinking, it could''ve blown the whole complex apart. I really need to get her in closer, what a powerful talent. Mhh too bad that Vastgard has his eyes close on me, maybe I really should''ve gone the normal way. But even though, the chance was great and the opportunity perfect. No reason to ransack my thoughts about the past. I shift my eyes over the next question on the paper file on my desk. ¡°Did you want to show that small defenseless girl your ¡°wand¡± ? A vein over one of my eyes pops out... My eyes start to twitch immensely ¡°WHAAT ARE THEESE QUESTIONS ABOUT???? WHAT HAS THIS BASTARD TOLD THEM?!!¡± I feel my face swelling from anger All the questions are about some very suggestive stuff. I can''t hold it anymore. The next question. ¡°Are you into ¡°Educating¡± small girls with your ruler?¡± The fire in my lungs swells up and I feel it, the loose of control... ¡°Knock, Knock¡± I somehow ignore the knocking at my door. And absent minded read the next question. ~creach~ the door flings open But I have only registered that as some unimportant thing right now. ¡°RAGHH, YES THE NEXT SMALL GIRL I SEE WILL BE ¡°EDUCATED¡± BY ME¡± The next question breaks my self control, I impertinently gesture with my hand some obscene and vulgar gestures. ¡°?hem... Sir vice Headmaster?!¡± The voice of a middle aged women interrupts me and takes me back on planet earth. ¡°Huh?! Oh ?h, well you see...¡± No, why now... Am I cursed or something In midst of my door is a person, I should know pretty well. ¡°It''s those papers... they just, ask and I...¡± I try to explain myself, but suffer a great loss of words ¡°I understand sir vice Headmaster. Those questions can be quite, disturbing.¡± The middle aged women, the wife of a special someone whom I have to thank for those papers to begin with, saves my loss of words. With a poof sound I fall back into my comfy arm chair. ¡°How can I help you, Mrs. Vastgard?¡± I unnerved look at the women ¡°May I take a seat?¡± She knows her behavior, at least a good sign I gesture her to take place in one of the two chairs in front of my desk. ¡°Thank you. Well as you might know, I am soon to be mother of two children, Cleo and Hira.¡± Well where might this end in? ¡°Of course, I am well aware... And as matter of fact both of them seem to be prodigies with magic. Your first daughter, Hira has astonishing potential. She even reached the top 100 of our academies top list and her grades are by far, very honorable. But I doubt that this is the concern for your visit today, am I right?¡± I settle back to my grandfatherly voice and observe Lira Vastgards reaction ¡°Mn, as you might already named the concern for my visit today, I shall directly proceed. It''s about my soon to be second daughter, Cleo. As you might know of her powerful magic, I fear her control for spoken one is very deficient. And due to her age I fear, it''s a little early to enter school for her.¡± I feel the need to interrupt her here. ¡°So you came here, in hopes for me to... for example help her learning control?¡± HO HO maybe my luck isn''t all that bad. ¡°You''ve said it. I know of your interest in Cleo and your reputation is very good around the academy, as well as in our town, which is unusual for an archmage to be popular with the normal folks.¡± Lira sways her eyes in hope at me. ¡°Ho, Ho. Of course I would be glad to help her. I would even go as far as suggest her to become my private disciple. How about it? And I naturally promise that she will be cared for like a treasure. I even grant her a scholarship at our academy.¡± My grandfather voice at it''s best I put every inch of remuneration on the table, that I can afford. ¡°Vice Headmaster, that is... Isn''t that a bit much?¡± I see Lira frown, hell this might even be the first time that I see that strong witch frown. My day has payed of only due to those few moments ¡°Ho ho ho, no of course not. There is only one thing for her to do, so that I can take her as my apprentice.¡± Right, there is one condition, otherwise the Headmaster might murder me. I know how much he cares about the rules.. ¡°Oh and that might be what?¡± Now she smiles at me ¡°Young Cleo has to pass the entrance test of this academy. Even if she is a little underage, I fear there is no way around that one. But I might give her some time to prepare, before she has to attend.¡± I swiftly adjust my voice, so that the good points overtake the plight ¡°That...I will talk to my husband about that. May I come back at your offer?¡± Lira is a little startled as it seems. Hmm just as I expected, the entrance test is not easy and there are a few causalities every year as well. ¡°Of course, take your time and ?hem...maybe this will... Ho ho you know.¡± I stand up walk towards Lira and help her up, pushing a small book into her sleeve. ¡°Haha, I see you are full of good intentions Sir vice Headmaster. Well, be sure I will be back.¡± She intensely smiles at me and takes her leave. I have given her a small tome, I think it was a fire spell based one. I hope Cleo has the right affinity. I fully occupy my comfy arm chair, pull out my favorite pipe and stuff me some of the best smoking cabbage that I have. This was an exhausting day. I stare at the table and subconsciously make the mistake to read the next question... From far away is a huffing, raging exclamation of why one should sniff girls shoes, to hear. -------------------------------------------------------------- Yay! A new chap. And good news for all those of you who literally hated this boring chap without any action this week will be another chap, maybe saturday or sunday, with Cleo in action and a catastrophically mana explosion will be involved.... yay! Spotted mistakes? TELL ME! I Hate mistakes. Have a nice day! PS someone wrote me that my titles are not awing enough so this title will be what you see atop, but if you have some better suggestions pls write them as comment, I might take them.^^ I am bad at titles, thank you stranger who told me 8.) The academies entrance ...Battle?!... "Cleo, are you ready? We need to go." Simjons voice bears through the door. ¡°Mn, just a moment.¡± I rashly pull out the blue jacket, Hira has given me when I left the bath. I am slightly at unease leaving the house already, but on the other hand I can''t run from my fears. I''ll just take them head on and if someone pisses me off I go full rage mode. Yep, that''s the plan. No mercy, for anyone. I skip through the door, smiling brightly. I am welcomed by the warm sun, tingling on my skin. ¡°Mn, how nice.¡± I sigh relieved The sun on my body is somehow a cheering sensation. Hehe, my old self would have camped inside his apartment till doomsday. I would''ve not even opened my curtains, if my life was dependent on that. ¡°Hello Cleo, how have you been?¡± Nina squats besides me and pats my head why do people around me always tend to do that to me. At least I could figure, that my enticing skill is a trigger effect. I tested it before on Hira, not that she might be the best subject to test ¡°that¡± ability on, I think she is obsessed with me anyways. But she did not easily obey my command, by only looking at me. So I guessed the skill activates when I willingly use it. ¡°Hello, I''ve rested long. But now I am totally fine.¡± I wiggle free from under Ninas hands and walk towards Simjon, somehow I find myself hiding behind him. ¡°Hi hi, ok. I am glad to hear that.¡± She lets out a chuckle at my reaction ¡°So, shall we get going then?¡± Simjon just smiles at the scene and indicates with a gesture of his hand to depart. As a sudden yell interrupts us. ¡°Waaiiit! You want to go without me?¡± naturally it''s Hira who spurts hasty through the door and adds herself to our small group. ¡°Moh Cleo, you wouldn''t have gone without me, would you?¡± She gasps for air, as she slightly bows, with her hands on her knees to support her. She looks a little sweaty. ¡°Hira...? Where have you been and why are you so exhausted?¡± Simjon raises an eyebrow at her Hehe, just as I said, I may have tested my enticing ability before... But would I ever demand her to carry all of her books for me, because I want them to be sorted a new way...? ¡°Hahahahaha.¡± I laugh heartfelt of course I wouldn''t... I would demand her to carry all her books and run the staircase a few times, naturally fully loaded with all her books. And as it seems, if I trigger my enticing spell, it is just very hard to resist my commands. So no wonder for her to be, a little, exhausted. Hehe... ¡°I.. I, well I wonder what I have been doing?¡± A questioning curl on Hiras face appears. And as it seems people don''t really remember being strongly affected by my enticing. Though I wonder if this skill will work on everyone or maybe it has a limitation. Simjon rolls his eyes and pats Hira on the back. ¡°Well doesn''t matter, does it? Now you''re here and we need to depart.¡± A small turn towards the house and a questioning gaze from Hira, until she returns to her cheery personality. ¡°Mn, let''s go.¡± She chirps happily and circles her father. Poking my hand with hers, looking at me expecting. Ok, I''ll take her hand. This one time... our hands entwine and she smiles satisfied. This time around the trip has not felt that long, maybe because I already knew how far we need to head. We still took about two hours, before finally settling at a sitting bench in a large entrance hall. The building is one of the most fascinating things, that I''ve seen since I am here. From the outside it looks like a large build, timbered house, like you would expect from a medieval city. But on the inside it is where the magic starts to kick in. There is an extremely large corridor from which a lot of doors branch off and each of those doors has it''s own giant space behind them. They are definitely enchanted by a space creating charm. Right now we entered one of those doors and found ourselves in a huge entrance hall, at the back a staircase leading only up. Simjon gestured us towards a comfy sitting area, where we took our seats. Except for Simjon, he hurries towards a, comparable small, counter and starts talking to a women who seems busy with paperwork. ¡°We have an appointment for today, name''s Cleo.¡± I can hear them talking, Simjons voice is just too deep and loud, even when he speaks quietly. Th women at the counter looks up, mustering Simjon with a scrutinizing gaze. ¡°Ah, Captain Vastgard, we''re already waiting for you. You do know that you are 3 minutes and a half too late?¡± ¡°Yes, I apologize for our small tardiness.¡± What is this conversation, it seems as if Simjon totally obeys every of that woman''s orders. ¡°Well, I shall overlook that for now. Hurry upstairs, third door on the left side and take her with you already. The madam is waiting.¡± The women fills something into her sheet of paper and firmly assess me as I stand up and hurriedly hush towards Simjon. What a snobby woman, I hope I don''t have to handle her later on. Hira and Nina have to wait, whilst Simjon and I take our entry through a large wooden door. More a gate, if one would be a nitpicking bastard. Whoever is supposed to fit through this ¡°door¡± must either be a giant or a hoooooolyyyy.... We enter a vast office room and are instantly greeted by an enormously fat lady. Her entire body being moved, a hypnotizing flush of her fat goes up and down. She is at least double the height of Simjon and most obviously four times his width. Her black hair is long and braided into a dot on her head. She wears an old fashioned and oversize fascinator. And her voluminous body is somehow wrapped in a complete curtain of black silk. All in all, her appearance strongly reminds me of the witch of the waste. A fictive anime character from howls moving castle... One of my favorite movies. She was one of those Antagonists, you just can''t hate... (An: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/36/bf/83/36bf8308d8611d8e0c15a808903c0abf.jpg ) With a preposterous fast move, she suddenly stands in front of us. ¡°Ah Captain Vastgard, I have already awaited you.¡± her voice turns out to be a sharp and yet gentle one, although a little deep. She is already frightening enough, but now she bows over Simjon and me, shadowing both of us with her enormous body. ¡°My sincere apology for our tardiness, Madam Singwoo.¡± What''s this, Simjon sincerely apologies to that fat women and following that, he even kisses the back of her hand... It seems this person has a lot of authority, I should not take her lightly. ¡°Ha ha ha, still the same old charmer as always, aren''t you. Well so, I shall forget about your being late. So you must be Cleo, mhh indeed. I can see the similarities, what an astonishing flow of mana. Well then, shall we start with the ceremony?¡± One of her giant hands strives from atop my head downwards to my chin, tilting my head as if I am some kind of ware that has to be assessed. I dislike this women. Simjon hurriedly shoves me towards the overly huge office desk. ¡°Please start the ceremony.¡± What ceremony are they talking about? Haven''t I come here to get some documents? This occasion is a riddle to myself. ¡°Ha ha well, so be it. Come forth young Cleo, I shall now asses your identification status.¡± Another ridiculous fast move form her and she now sits at her chair, staking a small pillar of different colored stones in front of me. And did she say status? This wouldn''t perhaps be my real status, right? A little sweat manifests on my forehead. I still haven''t found out how to hide my real status and I don''t want my status to be exposed... That would bear extreme repercussions I fear. ¡°Please begin now.¡± Madam Singwoo amiable smiles at me begin? What? What should I do? Helplessly I stare at Simjon and the moment I want to open my mouth, questioning him, he seems to have realized my faux pas. ¡°Oh, ?hem. Madam, as her circumstances might have not allowed her to do this kind of thing before , I think she needs instructions on what to do.¡± Simjon turns a little pale and staggers with his words, it seems he hasn''t told Madam Singwoo much about me. ¡°Hoh? Well that is interesting. Anything else you have hidden from me, Mr. Vastgard?¡± Madam Singwoo locks her piercing gaze on him and asks jeeringly. ¡°So far not, I apology. It''s just that Cleo herself has grown up very isolated from any kind of society.¡± He blatantly lies, but manages to remain convincing. Hang in there Simjon, maybe I should have told them some more details about my story. Or perhaps I should''ve read more books about those ceremonies... ¡°Well then, let''s not waste any more time. This is really very easy my dear, all you have to do is concentrating your flow of mana into this stone pillar. The rest will happen automatically.¡± Somehow her attitude towards me is very friendly, she even manages to turn her huge face into a nice and warm smile. Ok, ok Cleo everything you have to do, is trying something. ~hide status?~ I hopefully think. Ping!
You''ve chosen to hide your status. Following options are available:
a.) status of a farmer b.) status of a guardc.) status of a noble
this will cover your status with the stats of a normal farmer.this will cover your status with the stats of a normal guard this will cover your status with the stats of a noble.
Ok, yes! This is exactly what I was hoping for. Since it would be too unnatural for me have the stats of either a or b, I think I''ll stick to c. Ping!
You''ve chosen to cover your status with that of a noble. to finish this process, complete the status certification ceremony. Then your status will be adapted to the best fitting noble version.
Huh? Ok, so I still need to take this ceremony... well of course I need to. I raise my hand and concentrate on my inner mana pool. There it is, the large glowing, blue and crystalline figure. With a will of mine, I allow a constant flow of mana from my hand towards the pillar of stones. ¡°Like this?¡± I curiously ask ¡°Yes, yes. That''s the way. Ah just one thing, try to allow those stones to tug into your mana pool. It happens that''s sometimes a not very comfortable feeling might occur, but be assured that is normal and will do no harm.¡± With an eager voice she explains to me, notoriously keeping the pillar in her vision. And there it is, the explained tug on my mana. ¡°kyaa!¡± Even if I am told, the feeling is really very uncomfortable, imagine a large injection needle used to take a probe of your blood. And that is already a very harmless description. A shudder runs down my spine, but I allow the tug to connect with my mana. ~Brimm~ The stone pillar starts to glow in all different colors. Firstly the lowest parts, blue, red, green. And then the middle parts, violet, orange and brown. ¡°Very well, astonishing. You have a really good aptitude, my dear.¡± I see an expression of anticipation on her face, mixed with satisfaction. For two seconds we stare at the top part of the stone pillar, but nothing happens. ¡°Ah well, I think this is already very very good. So then, Cleo you can....Ara?¡± Madam Singwoo nearly stopped the ceremony, as a sudden flash of light brims densely around the pillar. And with a, close to an eruption, quake the top parts start to glow brightly. White, black and gray. Madam Singwoos eyes widen in shock and she gasps for air. ¡°This is, this is... Magnificent. Marvelous, how long has it been, since someone has activated those as well.¡± She exclaims heavily breathing and searching for air. Simjon sits at his seat and gasps, his eyes melon-big, searching for an explanation in my face. I don''t know why, but a feeling of unease spreads throughout my mind. I glance back at Simjon and notice his surprise. ¡°Ok Cleo, you can stop now. I think we have seen...¡± Madam Singwoo attempted to take the pillar of stones. ~Boom!~ As a flash of light, accompanied by a loud explosion interrupts her. A small gale rushes forth from the pillar and engulfs us. The next seconds feel like a slow motion. I see how Madam Singwoo pulls her hand back in surprise and horror. My eyes finally adjust to the light and I see how the pillar is lifted into the air, separating every stone. Each colored stone levitates in the air and suddenly bulges. They grow in seize at an impressive speed. Ping!
You''ve been assigned as a noble of a royal bloodline. Your new stats will be adjusted. Please be patient until your files will be created.
An error has occurred... The, for the ceremony used, Color-stones are of lower quality. The flow of your mana has caused an overload. Be cautious.
Oh Fuck! I immediately stop pouring mana into the stones, but it seems it was a little late. The bulged stones begin to crack and blueish light spreads and fills the room. Reading on this site? This novel is published elsewhere. Support the author by seeking out the original. ¡°Cleo!¡± I am grabbed and pushed down by Simjon, who now cowers over me. His body over mine, we lie on the floor awaiting the explosion. Then, silence... my vision is blocked mostly by Simjons body, but I manage to take a peek at the scenery behind him. A large shadow has taken control of the room and is suppressing the dense light, though swallowing would be a better term. The black mass engulfs the stones and a muffled ~thump~ sound marks the end of the incoming explosion. ¡°Don''t panic, I have everything under control. Cough...cough.¡± The black mass disperses and Simjon gives me free. Revealing madam Singwoo, who.... well, coughs small clouds of black smoke. She has taken her seat at the large office desk again and straightens her black silk curtain... I mean her clothing. ¡°Huuh! That was something else. How unexpected.¡± Still huffing black smoke, she glares at Simjon and then at me. ¡°So Mr. Vastgard, I guess you have not coincidentally known that your young girl here has royal blood flowing in her veins, have you? But of course you didn''t, because if so, you naturally would have told me to use the larger stone pillar constellation, right?¡± A streak of black smoke leaves her mouth as she sarcastically asks a question at Simjon, answering it right after herself. ¡°N...No. I am very surprised myself. Cleo do you really not know who your father is?¡± Simjon, has not really grasped the situation yet and full of surprise he, worriedly scratches his mustache. ¡°No, I am sorry. What does it mean, I have royal blood in my veins?¡± Hee, this seems to much of a jackpot situation. Hopefully I can get some decent answers, somehow nobody really likes to talk about the nobility, not even mentioning the royalty. ¡°That''s... well you know...¡± Simjon staggers with his words, finding it hard to explain. ¡°That my dear, just means you have come from very far away and that your father has gifted you with an immense blessing.¡± Who would''ve believed that, when Simjon was out of words, Madam Singwoo suddenly turns to me and speaks with a kind and warmhearted smile to me. ¡°...¡± Simjon stares with a complicated expression at me and then towards Madam Singwoo. ¡°Alright, firstly let us complete your documents. Afterwards we can talk a little more.¡± She registered Simjons face and breaks the awkward silence with a firm and friendly gesture for us to sit down again. She takes a small black orb from her desk and sets it in front of me. ¡°So Cleo, now you only have to lay your hand on top of this orb.¡± She smiles at me and I do as I am told. The black orb is about the seize of a full grown man''s hand and feels slightly cold. I touch the orb and a blue screen appears in front of all our vision, above the desk.
Status
Name: Cleo VastgardGender: Female Age: 6
Level: 5 Profession: /Rank: G
Title: /Health: 1750HP regeneration: 10/sec
Mana: 3000Mana regeneration: 200/sec
Stamina: 150Stamina regeneration: 5/sec
Strength: 150Wisdom: 300
Agility: 125Intelligence: 125
Class: childRace: Human
Simjon heaves in a mouthful of air and sighs relieved. ¡°Thank the gods, it seems you only have inherited the good things from your father''s bloodline.¡± Madam Singwoo amiable smiles at Simjon, similarly relieved. ¡° ?hem, so with this young lady, you are officially a member of the Vastgard family and an acknowledged citizen of this town Sculd. I congratulate you to your new daughter, Mr. Vastgard.¡± The blue screen begins to sway and suddenly transforms into mass, creating a blue pendant. ¡°This is your ID badge, normally it''s not necessary to wear it. But there are some occasions, mostly the official ones, where it would be better to have this with you.¡± Madam Singwoo places the blue pendant in my hand. Mhh, a stylish way to handle the matters of ID''s. Much better than on earth... I store the pendant in my pocket. But I am still very unsatisfied with their answer. ¡°what does it mean inherited only the good things, is there something wrong with me?¡± I curiously ask ¡°No sweety, definitely not. You are just fine as you are.¡± Simjon pats my head and tries to avert the matter. But much to my appreciation it seems as if Madam Singwoo wants to answer. ¡°Mn, you are fine. And there is nothing wrong with you. The point of concern was just, that every noble is blessed with immense mana, wisdom and intelligence, but that all comes with a hefty price. Every noble is cursed, they are not entirely hu....¡± ¡°Madam, excuse me if I am rude. But I think this matter is not important to Cleo at all. And I am against telling her yet. There''s been more than enough experience in her life, which not pleasant at all.¡± No Simjon, nooooo. I want to know, but how can I possibly go against his wishes... Simjon harshly interrupts her and pulls me nearer to him, embracing me with his right arm. ¡°Hah, then I will comply to your wishes. Ah one last thing, Cleo because you are a minor and not a native of this city, I am assigned as your Person of contact. Should there be something you need help with, be it with authorities or similarities, I am always here to help you.¡± She firstly sighs, but then warmhearted smiles at me. ¡°Mn, thank you. I will remember that.¡± I am still a little dissatisfied, but reply with a smile. ¡°Very well then, if you would excuse me now. There are some other appointments to take care of.¡± A last smile and Simjon urges me to stand up. ¡°Thank you for your time Madam.¡± Simjon shoves me towards the door and gives his farewell. She may look frightening and imposing, but at least she seems to be very kindhearted. The overload seemed to be pretty strong and she dispersed that quite easily, I wonder if I should risk a view. ~show status of Madam Singwoo~ Ping!
Status
Name: Alwaria SingwooGender: Female Age: 754
Level: 4521Profession: Clerk, member of the high councilRank: X
Title: Dark StarHealth: 190.000.0HP regeneration: 4500/sec
Mana: 400.000.000Mana regeneration: 4500/sec
Stamina: 1200Stamina regeneration: 120/sec
Strength: 40.000Wisdom: 1200
Agility: 12.000Intelligence: 250
Class: Black cloak witch Race: Witch
My face turns pale at her status screen. She is a damn old monster... Even the Dumbledore imitation is not comparable to her?? But I noticed that her wisdom and intelligence are again not even near mine. I think those are exceptions, whilst everything else grows immensely high, wisdom and intelligence have to be something that depends on your genes from the start Or so my theory. Maybe I am right and those stats just wont grow with your levels. That would make sense with intelligence though, but wisdom... I decide to delay my theory, until I know more. And I will also have to look out for that old monster witch... We walk downstairs and I am immediately embraced by Hira. ¡°Cleo! How has it been? We heard a slight rumor coming from upstairs.¡± She excitedly chirps ¡°Ha ha, well someone has just an entirely too large mana pool for the Madam''s ceremony stones.¡± Simjon exclaims ¡°Mn, but I got my pendant.¡± I happily say I really enjoy thinking about, being a part of their family and now I really am. ¡°That means we are sisters now, right?¡±Hira starts hopping around me Simjon interrupts and smilingly claims. ¡°Yes, She is your sister and my daughter from now on and forever.¡± ¡°Ohh, yes! Finally, now no one can take you away form me anymore... I mean now, no one can separate you from our family anymore¡± She hugs me tight. Haa? Have I just heard some real intentions from her there?? ¡°?hem! You are far too loud. And if you don''t have any means here anymore please take your leave.¡± The women behind the counter reprimands us in a sharp voice. ¡°We are sorry. Ok then we need to go home. There is something you need to take part in today as well Cleo.¡± Simjon leads us towards the exit and apologies towards the women at the counter. ¡°Mh? There is more?¡± I surprised ask I didn''t know of anything more to do. By now I also realize that Nina is not with us anymore... oops, maybe I should''ve notice earlier. I totally forgot about her. Guess she will forgive me. I randomly smile. ¡°Yes, Lira... I mean we decided that it would be better for you to attend school already. So that you would learn to control and use your mana, maybe you will even become a strong magician. And for that you are to... haah.¡± Simjon explains and suddenly sighs ¡°Whaat? Dad! How can you decide that just like this? You must know how dangerous the entrance exam is, there''s a reason for the age restriction of 10!¡± Hira seems totally freaked out and she yells at Simjon. ¡°Yes dear, yes. I know how dangerous that is. And if you want to know, I was opposed to that decision as well, but your dear mother demanded onto her decision. And you know she always has her way to get what she wants.¡± A shameful expression speaks everything I need to know. Lira is definitely the decisive part in the family. ¡°No Cleo, you don''t have to do that. I am very fine with dealing with your mana. I can easily keep that up for the next 4 years, until you are to enter the academy.¡± She wraps herself around me even more ¡°What is that, I have to attend?¡± I ask dry ¡°Hah, well the headmaster of this academy is a very strict person. Every single pupil has to pass an entrance ceremony, whereby the candidates must fight each other. In fact all the candidates are split in half and each one, must fight another one. The winner has the exclusive rights to attend the school .¡± Simjon says ¡°And the loser?¡± I add a question ¡°They can attend to the entrance exam the next year, one can join the exam until they turn the age of 14 years, but most of the candidates who lose are... either utterly discouraged or not able anymore.¡± Hira spouts out ¡°Why not able?¡± Well this has my interest. ¡°Because some of them get injured beyond the point of healing.¡± Hira depressingly adds ¡°Hoh? But isn''t everything heal-able?¡± I remember reading a book where it says that nearly every injury is curable with magic. Exceptions are given, but I doubt that a child of the age of ten years knows how to pulverize bone structures or how to disassemble flesh and organs into their molecules. ¡°Yes, normally that is the case. But it seems that every here and then, a special candidate appears. Some children have special and very rare magic. Magic which can manipulate the mind and if they are uncontrolled and also engaged into a battle... the outcomes can lead from slight amnesia to thinking you are a chicken. The damage taken in by your psyche, is very difficult to reverse.¡± Simjon explains ¡°But aren''t the candidates matched up fair?¡± There has to be a system in that exam or are they really just blindly assigning random people to a vs battle? ¡°Not entirely. You are right, there is a sorting to match up equally strong kids, but this schema only includes a match up vs someone who has similar stats as you. And they totally ignore the fact that everyone is bound to different magic affinities. So it might happen that someone with the same stats as you, is to fight you. But the person fighting you, has an entirely different magic affinity, this has often already led to unfair matched battles. For example an earthen magic user vs someone with the darkness element. The darkness specialty is, that their mana makes them nearly untouchable.¡± He explains more detailed So this match up system is a pretty failure... ¡°And how much people are attending that exam?¡± I continue ¡°Mostly up to 1200 children take part in that spectacle. And coincidental it appears to take place today. I am very sorry to put you through this all Cleo.¡± In the meantime we already found the exit and are waiting for something outside. ¡°But I don''t even know my magic affinity. Speaking of magic spells will be even more futile.¡± I start imagining me in the battle, helpless being beaten and regenerating again and again... maybe my immortality is more of a curse... And I don''t want to end as a living human chicken.... no! Not at all... ¡°For that my sweet little daughter, you don''t have to worry.¡± A female voice appears behind me and I am taken from Hira, lifted in the air and pressed into a large, yet familiar chest. ¡°Lira!¡± I yell happily ¡°Yes my dear, welcome in our small family. I am so happy to have another wonderful and beautiful daughter.¡± She puts me down and smiles brightly ¡°So how was it going with that old fox?¡± Simjon embraces Lira and asks ¡°Everything as planned. Hehe, he was totally eager to get close to her, he even suggested to accept her as his private disciple and he gave me this.¡± Lira ruffles through the inventory of her small handbag and pulls out a small and old looking book. ¡°¡±Who are you talking about? Who wants to take whom as disciple?¡± a little confused Hira asks into the round. ¡°Your mother was meeting with the vice headmaster of your academy, to convince him that Cleo may attend school already.¡± What, the Dumbledore wants me as his disciple? I am not sure what I should think of this... ¡°But what''s that? What is this book?¡± I ask curiously eyeing the object of interest ¡°Haha, this is something very precious, that vice headmaster Schild gave me in order for you to pass the exam.¡± Lira eagerly passes the book over to me I look at it and open it. Ping!
A new spell has been learned. "Fireball"
Mana cost: ?Damage: ?Rank: G
This simple spell of the fire attribute is a must have for all fire-wizards. This useful spell has the great ability to grow stronger with the user. To cast this spell, just simply chant it.
A sudden flow of Information rushes into my mind and the spell fireball is now in my casting repertoire. I stare at the opened book and simply look at empty pages.. ¡°What was that?¡± I ask, still a little confused ¡°Oh, very good. You seem to have at least the fire attribute. What you just felt was the reaction of the magic tome you''ve opened.¡± Lira grins at me and nods ¡°Cleo, that means you have instantly learned the spell of that tome!¡± Hira adds in, surprised at my action ¡°Why is it so good that I learned that spell instantly. Isn''t that what this tome is for?¡± I question Hira''s behavior ¡°Hahaha. No Cleo, while you are right that the usage of a magic tome is for the reader to learn the spell, there is actually quite the difficulty in reading a tome. Sometimes it may even take a year or two, to fully comprehend the tomes content, until it can pass all it''s knowledge into your mind.¡± Lira laughs Hoh? I guess my wisdom skill allowed me to comprehend this so fast. ¡°As expected of one of my daughters. Both of them are powerful and promising prodigies.¡± Simjon laughs heartfelt. ¡°MN! This is great Cleo you know, I did the same with a tome, when I entered the academy.¡± Hira chirps happily ¡°Oh, we really need to go now. Otherwise I fear we will be too late. Luckily I already send your status towards the managing Teacher. So you should be in the system already.¡± With a wink of his hand Simjon calls for a nearby wagon. The carriage immediately turns by and stops in front of us. And as the door opens we are welcomed in by Nina. I already guessed where she might have vanished to. So she was actually organizing this carriage. ¡°Hurry up and come in, otherwise we will be late.¡± Nina prepares a small iron ladder, so that we can enter more comfortably. ¡°Yes, nice timing Nina.¡± Simjon lifts Hira into the carriage, totally ignoring the ladder. Shortly after he lifts me inside as well. A comfortable leather bench awaits me inside the closed wagon and I take my seat. Lira and Simjon enter afterwards and we sit opposed to each other. Nina seats herself next to me and Hira. ¡°So uhm, congratulations to your ID Cleo. And of course for your family.¡± She smiles nicely at me and presses my hand in hers. ¡°Thank you Nina.¡± responding a little absent minded I smile My thoughts are much more occupied by the incoming exam. I''ve never even cast the fireball once, but it feels as if I already know perfectly how to use it. I just hope that the real thing will go as smooth as in my thoughts. We drive 15 minutes and Nina, Simjon and Lira held a little small talk, but I only looked out the window. From my seat, directly at the window, I have a perfect view on the outsides. And currently we are heading through a really beautiful avenue. The road is very wide and at the sides are so many amazingly beautiful trees, that my eyes have gone wide a long time ago. I always enjoy a nice scenery and the purple blossoming trees around this place are very beautiful. They''ve build a crown roof with their leaves above the whole avenue. But the much more impressive sight is only to come. We arrive at a large castle like building, much like Hogwarts. Only in a more colorful way, the castle is shining in a bright white with blue battlements and rooftops. Especially one large tower is attention calling, it has a rainbow layered wall. Outside the wagon has gathered a loud mass of people, like currents they are streaming all around the place, mostly headed in one direction. ¡°Ok Now, we should hurry. Only five minutes left until it''s your turn Cleo.¡± Lira opens the door and hushes outside indicating for us to do the same. Simjon follows and awaits Hira, to catch her when she jumps down. So she does... I want to exit as well, as Nina gently holds me back. ¡°Don''t worry Cleo, I know this exam may be harsh, but you will pass it. I am a hundred percent sure.¡± She whispers into my ear and sends me of with a caress of my hand. I jump into Simjons arms like Hira. He catches me and lifts me in a turnaround through the air, before placing me on the ground. I look back at the wagon, but it seems Nina will not accompany us. ¡°What is with Nina?¡± I ask ¡°She has to attend other things in the moment. But she will be watching as well, if this assures you.¡± Simjon simply smiles at me, before taking my hand and leading me towards a large tent. I simply nod in understanding. Somehow I want her to watch... Inside the tent is a registration counter with a few people filling papers behind it. Simjon walks towards them. ¡°Cleo Vastgard, number 567 has arrived and is ready.¡± He says ¡°Yes, the battle will begin in a few minutes, please enter the arena''s changing room and get ready. We will announce her name.¡± We get some instructions and head towards a small room. Finally we leave the masses of audience behind us, I really dislike people... ¡°Ok Cleo are you fine? Do you think you can do it?¡± Now Lira seems a little nervous, even nearly as if she is regretting. ¡°Mn, I will be ok. I am strong.¡± Muahaha, I will stomp my enemy. If my fireball will not do the trick, I can always stick to my massive mana. A pity that I can''t tell them that I already learned how to control my mana, but I think this is for the best. ¡°Mhh, moh Cleo. You really don''t have to do that... I don''t like the option of you becoming a mental avert person.¡± Hira clings to my right arm ¡°Cleo Vastgard please enter the arena! Cleo Vastgard, please enter the arena!¡± A with magic amplified voice sounds through the changing room, ending any conversation which was about to start. ¡°Ok Cleo I we wish you good luck. We will be directly above on the observer platform. And Cleo, we love you, we know you can do this.¡± I am struck at the word love and a shudder overcomes me. I look at the faces of Hira, Lira and Simjon... Am I smiling? Indeed I am smiling. I don''t reply and leave the room Outside I find myself in a vast space, circled by huge walls and another entry on the opposite side. This place is like a Colosseum, even the observer platforms are above at the sidelines. What is this? Some primal sub human beings idea? Come on, only the lions are missing... No you know what, please don''t put actual lions in my face! I am glad they are missing. I look around and esteem that this place must be around the seize of a football field and then I see him. A young boy, maybe 11 years old, no 13 years old. So he''s my opponent huh? He has blond hair and is very tall, I guess around 5,5 feet tall. But his hairless face and the baby expression make him much more looking as if he would start to cry easily. ¡°Show status.¡± I want to know whom I fighting. Ping!
Status
Name: Leon Igwar Gender: maleAge: 13
Level: 12Profession: Soldier trainee.Rank: G
Title: /Health: 1500HP regeneration: 10/sec
Mana: 1700Mana regeneration: 200/sec
Stamina: 250Stamina regeneration: 5/sec
Strength: 190Wisdom: 122
Agility: 150Intelligence: 70
Class: childRace: Human
A soldier trainee... so I guess that''s why he is equipped with a god damn fucking SWORD!!!?? As I inspect him closer I realize that he is armed. Very well armed... He has a small buckler and a European long sword. Why have I no weapon?... Where''s my sword? Goddammit, maybe I was a little too fast in deciding to participate here.. And what''s with that guys stats? Hasn''t Simjon said they are equally to mine? He''s better in everything except the, for fighting, useless ones... God, I will shove all my mana up his arse! ¡°The battle between Leon Igwar and Cleo Vastgard may begin!¡± Someone yells from above and a huge ~Gong~ sounds let''s the battle begin Whatever, I guess now it''s already too late to reconsider. I observe my enemy and see how he is already running towards me, puling his sword. Well then I am sorry. But you will burn now little soldier boy! I smirk widely and say "Fireball!" somehow nothing happens...have I mischanted something, this is not good I see how my enemy takes his chance. A little surprised at the beginning, he tried to cover his face with a shield at my spell casting. But soon enough he realized that my spell has not worked. His battle senses immediately scream at him to attack me. He spurts in my direction, his sword at the go. Whilst he casts an enchantment. With a sudden flash of blinding white light, his sword is covered in a frighteningly strong magic field. I try to appraise the magic he has cast and Ping!
Appraisal skill acquirred. Appraisal lvl 1
Discovering the shemes of your enemies is always a wonderful enjoyment. But with this skill, you can also discover the shemes of the ant beneath you, the bakterium inside you... And who knows maybe even something you don''t know about.... like....like uhm a moment please.....
PEEEEEEEEP! We are utterly sorry, but this programm is currently under heavy maintenance. PS: NO THE WRITER IS NOT OUT OF IDEAS. PPS: TOTALLY NOT OUT OF IDEAS! PPPS: TRY TO APPRAISE THIS YOU....!
¡­.. I don''t even want to think about the one who writes this.... Ping!
Sword magic appraised successfully.
Enchantment of the runic thunder-god. Any object enchanted with this spell will cause an electric paralysis including a huge electric thunderbolt to it''s target.
so his sword is buffed with lightning. I really don''t want to get struck by that. I try again. ¡°Fireball!¡± This time I vehemently swing my hand in his direction.... Why does it not work? The boy in front of me comes dangerously near me. One try left and he would reach me. Suddenly I realize what has gone wrong. I am such an idiot. ¡°Fireball!¡± Two small sparks flash brightly before my hand and with a sudden ignition a round orb of fire, the seize of a fist, is created. With a magnificent speed the orb accelerates itself and shots towards the young boy. ¡°Huhaaa!¡± He covers his face with his shield stopping whereas he is and awaits the incoming hit. A second was needed for him to enchant his shield as well. Ping!
Shield magic appraised successfully.
Enchantment of the dragons heir. Any object enchanted with this spell will become medium resistance to fire. this will block off weak fire spells and weaken medium fire spells.
My appraisal skill automatically manages to show me what his enchantment does. It buffs his fire resistance. I feel a sudden tug on my mana pool and naturally allow the usage. That''s what I''ve done wrong before, I have always cut of the mana supply. Only focusing on casting the spell, it seems as if the fireball spell is one of those, which constantly need mana. I intensify my grin in await of the hit. ¡°swoosh.¡± ¡°Ara?!¡± I can''t hold back my surprise The fist seized fire orb, stopped mid air and came to a halt right in front of my opponent. What tha heck??? ¡°Hahaha, sorry sissy. Even if you are a beauty and still so young, I have to defeat you here. Ragh!¡± The boy looks stupefied at my abomination of a fireball and breaks into a laughter. Who could hold it against him, even I don''t know if I should cry or laugh... Why has my spell stopped. The boy rushes past the orb and takes his word into a large swing, as the tug on my mana suddenly grows immensely. Without really time to react, I allow the flow of additional mana. Much to my surprise, as well as to that of my opponent, the orb starts pulsating as he passes it. ¡°OH NO! Young girl, stop that spell!! IMMEDIATELY!¡± I hear a frantically and hysterical voice from above us, within the observer platform. But it is too late. The pulsating orb emits a sound like a heartbeat. ~Badum~ ~Badum~ getting faster and faster until it suddenly starts rotating. A current of air forms around it and with a huge shockwave the orb sucks in great amounts of air. The young boy is overwhelmed by surprise and force of the shockwave, his fragile body is catapulted to a near wall and there he lies, limply, still in range of the orb. Which now evolves its true might. ¡°Boom!¡± The current ignites itself, creating a giant and hollow orb of fire, the small orb of fire as its core. The rotation grows faster and the heat leads even me to suffocation. The orb burns away the oxygen supply, while becoming bigger and bigger. There I realize what hell of a fireball I have created... I don''t feel much pain, but the lack of oxygen makes it really hard to breath and I feel myself suffocating. The ground starts to melt and the walls of the arena seem to become soft as rubber, the orb finally stops rotating and reveals the compact and densely concentrated magma sun it has become. This is not what I had in mind... who in all his right senses would cast a forbidden sun at himself and his enemy. I think I''ve reached my limit and last thoughts sway through my mind, Oh Dark Souls how far have you corrupted my soul, that I subconsciously would cast a forbidden sun. I reach the end of my thoughts, slightly blinking towards my opponent. But everything that my dry and sore eyes can estimate is a blinding blueish light. And a voice sounds, with powerful force, through the surroundings. ¡°O Goddess of the ocean, lend me your strength, defy your enemy, surpass this fire and lead us back to your calm currents!¡± A woman falls from above onto the forbidden sun, her hands covered in a blue light. With a loud explosion, she hits the target of boiling magma and cuts her way inside the hot bubble. A strong gale develops a glade in midst the orb and with a magnificent force, added by an implosion she has defeated my spell. The last attempts of my forbidden sun to recover, fail mournfully. The small orb in the center tries to suck in more air, but there seems to be nothing left. With a short whimper and a ¡°poof¡± sound it flattens out, like a balloon with a hole. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPU4_vMbxg4 ------------------------------------------------------------- So yeah, here is the promised chapter and I must say this turned out wayyyyyyyyy longer than it should, but I just couldn''t find a nice part to cut this in half. So for those of you who dislike the length: I feel bad, I am sorry, I may write similar long ones in the future. for those of you who want it even longer: I feel bad, I will not write longer I think, I am sorry for those of you who like the length: I feel bad, I will write shorter next time, I am sorry So a lose lose situation, i`ll always feel bad ¡­ Since I really wanted to finish this chapter in time, it may feel a little rushed at the end. Though I hope it will not. The chapter next week, will maybe take a little longer. Maybe takes me till sunday to release the next one. 9.) A magic academies Headmasters desire "Lady Headmaster, it''s about to begin. Everyone is already waiting for you." The small grown man, who normally organizes my staff, my timetable and actually everything that need''s to be taken care of, yells at me. Again... How troublesome has it become, since I accepted the post as Headmaster of this academy. Every day the same lame paperwork, not that I personally do that stuff. But it''s already annoying to look at. Those disgusting piles of paper. ¡°What is it this time Francois?¡± I avert my gaze from my book ¡°Have you already forgotten? Whatever, the entrance ceremony is about to start. This year you need to hold the opening speech. There are two official members of the high council present.¡± That little annoying dwarf Francois loves it to see how I actually need to do some real work... Not that he actually is a dwarf, no he''s just so small that I always wonder how such a small creature can have so much compromised annoyance within him. ¡°Already, I thought this ceremony would be in two months. Just cancel the whole thing and set up a new appointment. I am busy with my book here.¡± Back to my book~ ¡°Lady Headmaster! I need to insist you to take part this time, now! Otherwise I fear, will you definitely lose your position as Headmaster of this academy and you surely know what that means!¡± By the gods, every time he really wants me to do something he comes up, threatening me with losing my job. I admit, that would be rather unpleasant. If I am to lose this job now, I will be forced to join THEM again. I feel a cold running down my spine. ¡°Ok, Ok. Just give me a few hours and I''ll come." At least let me finish my book. ¡°N.O.T possible! Either you do your duty now or I''ll have to report you.¡± I always forget that Francois was send by THEM to watch over me, not even a little peace for me. ¡°Alright, let''s go. Time for the yearly summer festival.¡± I stretch myself and bind my long and golden hair into a ponytail. ¡°No Lady Headmaster, it''s the entrance ceremony!¡± He has always something to bicker about... ¡°Yeah yeah whatever.¡± I take my Headmaster robe, at least my own design. Who would''ve wanted to wear an old fashioned gray robe with golden stripes.... Pah, not with me. My robe is a more modern considerate, top free one piece, which only covers my perfectly shaped twins and ends into a long blue cape. ¡°Where is it this time?¡± The dwarf always changes the location for such events. Sometimes I think he does that only to annoy me even more. ¡°Down on the great plaza, in front of our beloved academies botanic building.¡± He ads ¡°So straightly spoken, directly underneath my office tower?¡± At least this time he seemed to be a little considerate. ¡°Practically, yes.¡± A question mark appears on his face I walk calmly to one of my windows, open said one and with an elegant jump, I leave my office. Straight downwards, 1200 meters into the deep. What a nice breeze, maybe it''s not too bad outside. Oh, I take that back. As I come closer to the ground I see one of many reasons to avoid outside. ¡°People... And so many...¡± I back flip in the air and change my falling position into a straight aimed stance. ¡°Look! Is that a person?¡± Someone spotted me and yells ¡°It''s a women!? Oh my gods, someone needs to help her!¡± A man in his middle ages screams. Yeah, yeah always avert the actual duty to someone else... why not helping yourself instead? Kekeke, humans... silly creatures. ¡°Hurry catch.........her!?¡± A slight ~thud~ and I land in a magnificent pose, right in front of that man. ¡°Hush.¡± I go pass him and with a small puff, he staggers and falls. Much to my bemusement actually. I chuckle and look out for the podium. As suddenly a hand grabs my shoulder. I turn around to see which impudent fellow has laid hand on me.This story has been unlawfully obtained without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon. ¡°Who dares... Oh I am sorry Alwaria, hehe who would''ve thought that someone like you would appear here.¡± I blankly stare into the massive women before me ¡°Mhmp, Yes who would''ve thought. As I see you still tend to those theatricality acts, I''ve always thought that is one of many bad habits you harbor.¡± Alwaria Singwoo, one of the least pleasant persons I could''ve met... why in all means is she here? ¡°And as I see you still lack the gist of fashion, still wearing this old silken carpet of yours. So what''s brought you here today?¡± Now that she''s actually left her cramped office, which she normally so loves, I am a bit interested. ¡°Ha, Better wearing a carpet than walking around as a whore. Nothing much, it''s just a plain interest of mine, which has brought me here today.¡± That is obviously a lie... Never would that bitch leave her office and even more less for such a crowded event. If there is one person who hates human crowds more than me, it would definitely be her. Oh, just you wait Alwaria, I will find out what you are here for. ¡°Is that so? Well it was nice to chitchat with you, unfortunately I need to attend to other matters now. Hopefully you can enjoy this event, The food area is right ahead.¡± I can smell the various foods from here, I bet that''s why she''s here. ¡°Tsk, as always a pleasure.¡± She turns around and disperses in the masses as a black shadow. Mostly unseen and unnoticed. A useful skill for someone with her body sizes. Well, where is this podium. ¡°Lady Headmaster! There you are, come on now. Everyone is waiting.¡± And there I thought I would have some peace, but no dwarf at duty is back. ¡°Yes Francois, lead the way.¡± I sigh, there is nothing I can do. ¡°Great, then follow me.¡± He taps away, always keeping an eye on me that I won''t run from him. What a notorious bastard... We reach the podium ¡°As always this thing is build as an entire arena, somehow every time when I look down from here, I imagine some strong body build man fighting the wild fauna. He he, eat up kitty kitty...¡± Oops I said that aloud, the scenery around me tells me that the damn mic was already activated. Lots and lots of people stare at me, I think they are not pleased by what I said. ¡°?hem, well as it may be, please welcome our dear Lady Headmaster Pheles. As she will now speak the opening speech.¡± Francois gives his best so that his voice sounds loud and clear My turn I guess. I take the mic and start: ¡° Welcome, as every year. Have a nice day!¡± I put the mic back and intend to leave. ¡°cough, cough, not so fast Lady Headmaster. Haven''t you forgotten plenty of things? I insist that you do this correctly.¡± gnarsh, I grind my teeth together. I take the mic back and start anew. ¡° Well, ladies and gentlemen I welcome you here at Scorpia''s magic academies forty somethings entrance exam. Whereas the participants will fight each other to gain the rights to study here with us. May the exam begin.¡± ¡°Satisfied?¡± I turn to Francois, who now looks much more relaxed and bright moody. ¡°Mhh, yes. Not perfect but I''ll let it pass.¡± He smirks at me and nods. ¡°Good, then if you excuse me, I am back in my office.¡± Ahh freedom, this is the best ¡°No, I don''t think so. You have to attend the whole session. That''s one of your own rules and remember you are to be a good role model for our students.¡± Dwarf! Don''t go too far you... you.... I nearly want to ignore him and take my leave... But a glance at one of the VIP seats, tells me that it may be interesting to stay. With a flash I teleport towards the observer tribune''s VIP seats. And provocatively seat myself next to a certain carpet women. ¡°Oh hello Alwaria, long time no see.¡± I happily chirp in her ear ¡°Mjeah, hello.¡± Haha it seems my teasing has taken effect ¡°So you actually came here to observe this spectacle huh? How rare for you.¡± I keep teasing her ¡°The same goes for you, Miss irresponsible number one.¡± She don''t even spares me a glance ¡°Hah, you might even be right. So won''t you still not tell me what brought you here?¡± In the background are some numbers called. Suddenly Alwaria tenses up. What was that just now? I tilt my head and inspect her closer. Mhh she''s only paying attention onto the field. Don''t tell me she''s interested in one of the participants... I avert my gaze onto the arena field. ¡°Hooo, who''s that sweet kid over there. Hey Francois!¡± I lock onto a cute little girl, who''s currently stepping into the arena. Francois comes over to this place and looks, rarely for him, strongly surprised. ¡°Yes Lady Headmaster? You have called?¡± I can literally see the confusion in his eyes, but why blame him. I nearly never call for him. ¡°Who''s that cute girl over there? Is she even allowed into this exam? If I remember correctly only children of the age of ten years are allowed to participate.¡± I need to let this sound as responsible as possible, otherwise Francois will again pull one of his thick headed responses. ¡°Inde.... WAIT you have noticed something important about a rule? And it''s even considering you enough to call for me? I smell something fishy!¡± Shiet, this damn dwarf is sharper than I thought ¡°Ehehe, no actually I am interested in that small girl. As far as I can see she has astonishing potential. And her aura is nearly lethal.¡± Once Francois has something he''s concerned with it''s best to tell him the truth. ¡°Haaah, you are just incorrigible. No, this girl has an allowance from vice Headmaster Schild. As far as I know her name is Cleo Vastgard and she''s promised to become Schild''s disciple.¡± ¡°Aha, well consider to call for Schild after this match. I need to discuss something with him.¡± I gesture Francois away with rude swishes of my hand and focus on the arriving battle. ¡°Haah, NO. You will not take her as your disciple. I can''t allow someone as irresponsible as you to corrupt such a young soul.¡± Francois is scary, he can read my mind like an open book. ¡°Hoh, what a strange fireball that girl has cast there.¡± Suddenly Alwaria pulls my attention back onto the arena and away from Francois. Mhh indeed, whats with the unnatural high mana flow. ¡°This is no fireball.¡± I exclaim surprised. ¡°Ha? What is it then? Such a young girl shouldn''t know something stronger.¡± Alwaria asnwers dryly Well, she''s right... probably just a bad control of her mana. I observe further. What a mean boy, to laugh at a girl and even at a girl her age. ¡°Poor little cutie, that fireball of yours was a smooth failure.¡± I emphatically say maybe I can sneak from Francois after the battle and cuddle that girl comforting her.. Ehehe I drift forth into my own perve..... imagination ¡°Mhh, no this is no fireball AND IT''S NO FAILURE! Pheles! You need to stop that girl!¡± Alwaria strays in her thoughts as she suddenly seems to have realized something. ¡°OH NO! Young girl, stop that spell!! IMMEDIATELY!¡± Alwaria freaks out, that''s a rare sight. Yep now I see. That spell is a rotating fire-star. ¡°Don''t worry Alwaria, such a young girl should not have the mana to ~BOOM!~ OK I take back what I just said this situation is bad.¡± ¡°Pheles, gods dammit do something or the both of them will die!¡± Alwaria nearly slaps me ¡°Ok, Ok. Only for the girl! I don''t care about the boy, if you want him alive go move your own ass.¡± I jump up and spurt through the masses of people below us, lots of horrified expressions come across my vision. And I feel a very uncomfortable heat blowing in my face. Where by all gods has this girl taken her mana from. The rotating firestar should at least use a few thousands of mana to only start...not speaking of the continence upholding that massive thing. I jump higher accelerate myself with my wind magic and start coming down at max speed. ¡°O Goddess of the ocean, lend me your strength, defy your enemy, surpass this fire and lead us back to your calm currents!¡± The blue light forms around my hands and the blessing of the water godsnake is completed. With rapid speed I collide with the nasty magmaball. ¡°This thing is densely and much stronger than I thought? How much mana has gone into this sun...¡± I yell out in surprise. Maybe this will be not as easy as I thought and I need to hurry. It seems it''s still getting stronger. ¡°Water godsnake sword!¡± Ade my mana. I use one of my powerful spells and a long blue sword appears in my right hand, with a simple but effective uppercut I glade through the outer shell of the fire sun and disperse it''s energy. There she is! And she seems to be alive, hehe. Just come with me for a while.. I take the young girl, who has lost her consciousness on my back and teleport away. Her skin feels very cool and smooth, sooo nicee... The moment I teleport, I see the immense out-shaped figure of a black carpeted women, who engulfs a very roasted body inside her darkness. It seems the boy is barely alive as well. Well for now I will take you my sweety and will personally treat your wounds. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Bonus chapter YAY! Because I was in the mood. Just a POV anyways so your high hopes destroyed HEHEHE....MUAHAHAHAA 10.) The true power of a noble (1) So yeah here you go... It took me definitely too long to write this chapter and I am utterly sorry for the mostly boring stuff happening in this chap... BUT! You may believe me or not, I am following a, thin and nearly unnoticeable, red line of story and this chapter was a nut to take steps forwards... Another point was, that I was very unsatisfied with the chapters content and ended up rewriting it over and over... until I simply decided to end that farce of mine. YOU WILL FIND A SPOILER MARKER IN THIS CHAP! The content of that Spoiler is sexual and not all readers may approve. But let me say, the content is not really part of the chapter though. Its just an alternative version of what might have happened. And it was a training for me to get a slight feeling on how I maybe will write a sex scene. So if you end up reading my shame... I will be glad to hear critic. The good news is, that the boring part is mostly over and in the next chap Cleo will firstly summon her first undead! Huh huh? I mean what is a story about a Lichqueen without undeads.... scold me later for the boring stuff, hope you enjoy. Also this chapter is a two part chapter with this being part one. Have a nice day.
Your Body has been restored.
Time consumed:2 minutes
You''ve gained a lvl
+ 8 skill points
You''ve gained a lvl
+ 7 skill points
You''ve gained a lvl
+ 5 skill points
Heat Resistance lvl 1 -> lvl 5
I will never cast this spell again, at least not when I am so close to it myself... ¡°Kuhaa!¡± I drive up and take in a deep breath ¡°Cough, cough... fuck!¡± I still have some dust in my lungs and my try to breath, has triggered a setback... ¡°Shh, don''t breath too hasty. Here I''ll sooth your pain.¡± I turn left and recognize a person, who''s voice sounded soo awfully charming right now. A blue light covers around one of her hands and the beautiful women strives over my chest and lungs. The uncomfortable feeling of dust in my lungs instantly disperses. ¡°See it''s much better now. But you are really something else, to pull of such a spell in a sparring match... hehe, you have guts.¡± The golden haired women, still charmingly, whispers into my ears It''s now that I realize, that I am not longer in the arena. I am in a bright lit and vast room. It looks like a bedroom. I am currently lying on a broad and very fluffy double bed. And the sun shines brightly through an enormous window behind the women. It let''s her appear as if she''s some saint, being blessed by the sun personally. ¡°Who are you? Where am I?¡± Confused about my new situation I roll myself a short distance away from her. ¡°Pff haha.¡± She chuckles?! Really what''s with this women ¡°...¡± I shortly stare at her and scarce the room for a door. If one lesson learned in my previous, as well as in this life, keep yourself away from suspicious strangers. ¡°Haha, the door is over there. But you don''t really think I would let the door unlocked, would you?¡± I drive around facing the women in blank horror. She looks at me with a wide smile and says such cruel things... calm down Cleo, maybe she''s just joking.. right? I mean there would be no chance she has taken me here without being noticed by the spectators. I don''t care... With the fastest reaction I can assemble, I leave the bed and run towards door. I will leave this room, even if I have to crush this poor wooden door. I arrive before the door and cover my face with both my arms, my intention is to ram this door with my body at full speed. ~Thud~ ¡°Mn, that''s a nice power you have there.¡± Cold sweat establishes on my whole body and I feel how every hair on myself stands up. The women who, until recently sat calm on the bedside... stands in front of me. Even before I could reach, at least the knob of the door, she maneuvered herself between me and the door, catching my full forced body slam with a single hand. I jump backwards in surprise. ¡° Let me go!¡± I start to panic a little. ¡°Mn, Of course I will let you leave.¡± She calmly smiles at me Thank god, she let''s me leave. I wait for her to step aside from the door... but she doesn''t ¡°But firstly, you have to explain some things to me.¡± Her calm smile suddenly turns serious. And she takes a chair from a side desk, seating herself in front of the door. ¡°What should I explain?¡± I play with the thought to release my aura of the Lichqueen ¡°Mn, that''s the way. Why not seating yourself, that way it would be much more comfortable.¡± She indicates at one of the other chairs at her desk. Not sure for myself, I observantly take the offer and sit down as well. ¡°So, what have I to explain?¡± I ask warily ¡°To begin with, mhh... Why do you look like a noble. I mean you clearly have the power of a noble... creating this sun was proof enough.¡± She smirks at me and asks ¡°My father was a noble. What else?¡± I decide to stick to my story from my start. I told it the Vastgards already, so why now starting to create a new lie.. ¡°Mhh, that explains a lot... Then, are you cursed?¡± Her smile suddenly changes again into a serious expression ¡°Curse? What do you mean? I am not cursed!¡± I have no clue what kind of curse she means, but I am definitely not cursed. ¡°Mn, that''s no good dear. You should not lie to me. I have clearly seen your regenerative abilities, if not from the curse what else could you have used?¡± Her expression turns sinister. So this ¡°curse¡± has something to do with regenerative abilities? ¡° I am not cursed, I have an inherited regenerative ability.¡± I answer her nervously. Oh please let her swallow that. ¡°Hahaha, Mn that''s good.¡± She starts to laugh hysterically and stands up, walking towards me. I naturally retreat a few steps, jumping up from the chair. ¡°Don''t worry sweety. I will not harm you, the opposite would be more of it. I am Pheles, the current headmaster of this academy.¡± What the Headmaster of this academy... It''s a women and such a... well, young women at it. I scrutinize the blond, about 5,4 ft tall women. She looks like she''s in her twenties, wearing something like an extended scarf? It looks like the top of a bikini, ending in a small cape at her back. Her trousers give of the feeling, that she must be a very leisurely type of person. They are wide at the bottom and look more like a parkour jeans. This is the headmaster of the academy? ¡°Huh? What''s the matter, somethin wrong with me?¡± She widely grins at me and asks ¡°Uh, no. I just more of, imagined an old man... or at least an old women.¡± How unexpected this whole situation is.. ¡°Haha, well I''ll take that as a compliment then. But you know, you are something special as well. And there is still something left that''s a mystery to me.¡± She looks at me skeptically ¡°An...and that is?¡± Somehow I feel uneasy at her gaze ¡°Mn, how have you managed to cast that enormous spell? I have seen your files, your ID and you have definitely not enough mana to pull that off. So how have you done it?¡± A questioning undertone accompanied by a taunt of seriousness implied me that I am in deep shit... what have I to explain her....thiink Cleo, thiiiink! I know far too less about this world to come up with a plausible explanation... I stare at her without an answer ¡°I...I, uhm... I just felt this tug on my mana and allowed it?¡± I feel the need to answer her and try to stick to the truth, at least some of the truth ¡°Mhhh?¡± A ridiculous fast move from her and she suddenly appears beside me, holding my arm and scrutinizing it entirely ¡°Hyaaa!¡± I scream up in surprise and try to pull my arm back, futile. She somehow manages to hold onto my arm without real force ¡°Haha, you really seem to have no clue. And totally no control over your outer mana... This could be even used as lethal weapon, I am curious how you managed to live in this town without actually killing someone.¡± She strives my arm with her overly long fingernails, I thought this would only be a trend in my old world... seems I was wrong. ¡°I have someone who takes care of...me¡± by now I realize how wrong this sounded ¡°Hoh? And who might be strong enough to compensate your flow of mana?¡± She persistently asks, continuing to circle her fingers on my arm. ¡°Hira, my sister! Let me go!¡± I feel how a shiver starts from my arm running upwards until my whole body is overcome with goose bumps. What''s with this women, She totally clings to me. ¡°You aren''t, by chance, talking about Hira Vastgard?¡± She curiously whispers into my ear and slightly pushes me backwards ¡°Of course! She is my si...st..er¡± I stumble and fall backwards ~pomf~ I land on the large bed behind me ¡°Hoooho, so lil Hira is your sister. Ara?! Now that you mention it, you are surnamed Vastgard. So that''s the reason why my small Hira is so eager to leave early lately, she has a little star hiding at her home... how unfair!¡± The women slowly takes over control of my body and shoves herself over me, forcing both my hands above my head, clawed with her owns onto the bed. Before I realize what has happened I am immobilized... ¡°uhm... yes and now let me.....HYAA!¡± I try to struggle free from her iron grip, but fail and she suddenly tilts her head towards my ear and slightly bites. ¡°Mn hehe, soo cute.¡± She bends my arms together and holds onto them with one of hers. With a tingling and gentle strive, one of her fingers glides towards my lips. ¡°Shh, we don''t want someone to hear, right?¡± A gentle rub on my lips from her, tells me that this women is crazy. Hell and how I want that someone hears me! ¡°LE.....¡± The words keep stuck in my throat, as I suddenly look into a pair of deep yellow, slit pupil, eyes.If you come across this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it. The alluring women atop me, suddenly turns into something akin to a demoness. Her long and blonde hair starts to wave in hot flushes and blazes up like sunshine. Her body emits a flustering aura, which totally emphasizes me. And her eyes, her eyes turned into deep yellow cat eyes. She now gently bows over me, smiling an alluring smile and softly strives over my body. Her hand moves gently, like a warm summer breeze, first my lips, then she moves on, carefully drawing a line onward stopping at my chest. Meanwhile she let go of my arms, and uses her other hand to nibble softly on my ear. An unfamiliar sensation rushes through my body and I feel my strength leaving. ¡°What are you doinn~¡± I meekly raise my voice, but only manage to cling to a short phrase ¡°Don''t speak, just let it happen. This will feel really good I promise.¡± Her answer feels like the most correct thing to me and I feel how my consciousness slowly drifts apart ¡°Mn, o..ok¡± I feel a tightening desire for her to continue and a sudden rush of my mana leaves my body. Simply rushing into the waving aura, Pheles emits. Spoiler: Spoiler A very hot and tingling urge envelops my deeper regions. One of Pheles warm and soft hands, slipped slightly into my underwear. Gently caressing my moistened region. ~Ahhng~ I press my lips together, as a wave of irresistible pleasure spreads throughout my body I simply have no urge to resist and with a slow movement, my hands already occupied my tender and firmly grown breasts. Pheles moves her hand from my ear and slowly lowers the top part of my dress, revealing what my hands wanted soo deeply to caress. The circling moves with my fingertips, leads my white and soft skin to respond with a satisfied shiver. A small wave of electricity flings my pink and tiny nipples upwards. The shiver intensifies and Pheles starts to undress me completely. I keep firmly hold of my tiny breasts, squeezing them gently. My mind is overcome by a strange feeling, something within me starts to erupt. I look up, meeting with Pheles luster gaze. She sees the slight helplessness within mine and smiles charmingly. ¡°I know, I can''t hold back either~¡± her words press themselves into my ears as she whispers With a fast, nearly unnoticeable action, she has undressed herself as well. Now slowly pressing her body against mine. Again one of her hands glides downwards, touching and rubbing my special spot. Desperate for more, I cling my arms around her body, pressing her strongly onto my own. My legs wrap around her back and simultaneously push her hand stronger against my pussy. Suddenly the strange feeling bursts out into an explosion of unknown pleasure. My body quivers strongly ¡°hyaann~~¡± I gently bite my lower lip and moan heartfelt, as a stream of fluids gush out of my lower region. I have no strength left and my body sinks relaxed onto the bed, but not stopping to feel the strong sensation. Suddenly my lips meet another pair and I stare meekly at Pheles joyous eyes. Her fine and warm lips pressing onto mine. ¡°OHHH LADY HEAAADMAAASTEEER?!¡± I am pulled out of my delirium as a rough and deep voice jeeringly yells from behind Pheles. I see how Pheles eyes shrink into two small and frightened raisins, with a sudden flash she jumps upwards and takes a military stance at the bedside. ¡°Ohh, now you''ve done it Pheles! What, by all gods, do you think you are doing?¡± A slight dizziness ropes around my head, but I sit up and see a small grown man, maybe half the size of Pheles, shouting at her. ¡°Uhm, oh hello Francois, I... ahem, Right! I was about to examine young Cleo''s body. Since she has cast that enormous sun before, I thought something has to be wrong with her outer mana flow.¡± Pheles grins guilty at the small man and starts fumbling with her fingers ¡°Ohh, you dare to lie at me. Be glad if I don''t report you for today, be it in consideration that you stopped that spell and did your duty as Headmaster.¡± The small man shoves Pheles aside and walks towards me ¡°Young miss, I am sorry for this impudent and foolish Headmaster. I hope you can forgive her?¡± He helps me up from the bed and smiles amiably at me. ¡°Mn...¡± I am confused from this whole situation and I still feel an inner unrest. But I nod at him. ¡°Good, good. Right, I think your parents are awaiting you already. And I heard you have caught quite the attention up in the higher echelons. It seems even Lady Alwaria has taken an interest in you, she''s waiting as well.¡± ¡°What, so it really was her who''s attention Alwaria has set upon? That old wench...I think I need to talk to her¡± Headmaster Pheles starts mumbling ¡°No Lady Headmaster, for now you will come with me. Actually there is paperwork, a lot, waiting and somehow I have the feeling that your Co-worker has his free day today.¡± Francois sinister grins at Pheles and leads her out of the room. With a small and whistled curse Pheles agrees on her fate and leaves the room, but not without turning back once. ¡°Cleo, I am happy to tell you that you''ve passed the test. I will see you next week in school.¡± Her voice, only then, raises back into a chirping one . Before getting depressed when she leaves. And so I am left alone in the vast bedroom. Puzzled I turn around the room, trying to get together what exactly has happened here. Somehow I don''t remember precisely enough what happened. I try as hard as possible to recall what exactly I was here for, but every time my thoughts reach a special point. I see Headmaster Pheles turning into something different and then... my thoughts start swaying.... Nothing... I just know that I felt incredibly light. As if something was taken from me, but at the same time it felt also very good. Ah whatever, if it was important I will remember eventually. Time to find Simjon and co. I take my leave as well, finding myself in a very cramped staircase leading me downstairs. Half the way I come the conclusion, that this must be a tower. The stairs are carved into stone and the whole structure looks like it was once a natural stone, maybe a mountain was used to carve this school... The spiral staircase is long and the continuously turning and circling gets really annoying, I speed up. ¡°Ahh, finally!¡± I see sunlight, shining brightly through a wooden door. It seems my estimation was correct, I leave a large and round stone tower. A very impressive building considering that this is a medieval town. The height of this tower easily reached about 200 meter... I gape at the high building. But then a special blue glowing light falls into my eyes. Maybe these buildings aren''t that impressive. I see that a row of large orbs, is floating around the tower. Obviously held up by magic. So these buildings must be naturally influenced by magic as well... ¡°Cleo! That was amazing! I''ve never seen such a magnificent spell, the heat, the fire, this thing just looked so awesome! And you totally roasted that twerp...that''s what he gets for laughing at you.¡± My attention gets forcefully pulled in a special direction. Hira runs at me and grabs my hands jumping restless up and down, whilst yelling at me and laughing. ¡°Hira! Step aside, I need to speak with Cleo and stop your praising.¡± A sharp voice interrupts us and Lira walks over to me. With a defeated look in her eyes Hira steps aside. ¡°Good luck Cleo. don''t mind that too much, I am still on your side.¡± She whispers into my ear and walks away a good distance. Again I am puzzled, I look at Lira and open my mouth. ¡° Lira I have pass...~slap~...¡± My sentence broke due to the rounded and very forced slap I gained on my face. My white cheek immediately reddens and a surging sensation of slight pain rushes through my face. ¡°Cleo how dare you scare us this much! We thought something terrible has happened to you! We need to have a serious word later on, yet we need to find Lady Alwaria. I fear the worst thing is only incoming.¡± Lira breaks into a tear near state and suddenly slapped my face. Then she pulls my hand and hugs me. Overcome by surprise I am too slow to react. But Lira whispers into my ear and hugs me tighter. ¡° I am glad that you are fine.¡± ¡°I..I am sorry¡± Following the mood I try to apology. It seems this family does have some affection for me... on the other hand I don''t really understand why I have to apology, firstly I was given that spell to win, right? And secondly, wasn''t it Lira who let me partake in this event? Complicated feelings start to come up, as I think about what Lady Alwaria needs from me. Lira has managed to get a hold of herself again and takes my hand, leading me into a larger building. The tower I left is connected to a larger plaza, something like a school playground. Here and there are some benches and in midst of it shines a bright and massive oak tree. The massive tree has reached an astonishing height of 80 meters and it''s branches are covering the entire plaza. From there on we are heading straight into a connected hall. The castles conference hall, is a large squared room. I guess over four thousand people would fit in here. The structure is carved, the same as the tower, into a flattened and natural looking stone. White shimmering patterns, symbolic runes and thin lines like branches of a tree are magically flowing through the walls, giving the building something mystical and of course a cool design. Lira''s hand tightens around mine and she speeds up her pace. While Hira is, still slightly nervously walking aside me. We pass the grand formation of chairs, which obviously are meant to await the incoming mass of people for the festivals passing ceremony. I was told before from Nina, that this event consists of two parts. The first and most obviously was the fighting part. The second would be an official entrance ceremony for those who''ve passed the test. I think it''s hold in the conference hall. Rows of chairs are already placed all over the space and directed towards a large tribune. All in all this reminds strongly of the sight you would have in a theater. Nevertheless my attention gets pulled away again. Liras goal is a small wooden door, with emblazoned studs. On the middle of the door is a blazing sign engraved. A double headed dragon. As we come near the door, I shortly flinch in surprise, the double headed dragon starts glowing rapidly and it''s heads start moving in our direction. Four sharp and red glowing eyes stare at us and scrutinize me. I shiver slightly at the piercing gaze. ¡°Fortuna Major.¡± Lira says something weird towards the door. (AN: You obviously see what I did there^^) To my surprise the two dragon heads are staring at her compassionately and with a satisfied puff both huff a small smoking flame. The dragon heads wiggle back into their original form and return to being only a simple pattern. The door creaks quietly and flings open in a slow bow. ¡°Ok Cleo go in, We will wait here for you. Simjon is inside as well and he will naturally support you, I know how frightening the higher ups can be.¡± Lira pats my back and let''s go of my hand. Slowly I enter through door, not knowing what to think of the implied situation. I turn back to, maybe see something reassuring, but I only see how the door closes itself again and those menacing dragon heads reappear, staring at me. Bastard door! My future profession may include lumberjack... we will see which door might be intimidating me again. I stick out my tongue at the door and make a grimace. Carefully I turn my attention towards the new room I am in. It''s a small and poorly lit office, with very old fashioned furniture. The cabins at the side may be considered as antiques and the dark wooden office desk at the front of the room, emits a lot of authority. It''s the kind of office desk you would expect to find at a mafia bosses lair. Even a fitting armchair is placed behind it. Suddenly I recognize a black and immersive shadow, cowering at one corner to the left of the office desk. It manifests itself and reveals the massive figure appearing from it. With heavy steps and flushes of effort, Madam Singwoo steps out of the corner and simply walks over to me. ¡°Hello Cleo, haven''t thought to see you dear, so fast again.¡± She takes a large breath and smiles at me, pearls of sweat are establishing themselves on her forehead. ¡°Mn, where''s Simjon¡± I nod at her,without responding the smile and scarce the room for more people. But I can neither find traces of Simjon nor of any other person. So I stare back at Madam Singwoo in await of an explanation. ¡°Don''t worry, he''ll be here soon. Why don''t we seat ourselves first.¡± Madam Singwoo pats my head with her gigantic hand and gently pushes me towards a couch on the right side, next to the desk. I follow the offer and take a seat. Alwaria Singwoo takes a seat in an ordinary chair, which is standing before the desk. She pulls it over to me and seats herself opposite to me. Facing me with a thoughtful expression. ¡°Uhm, why am I here?¡± The slight feeling of unease spreads through my body. My thoughts start running through many possibilities, what might happen next. But I fail to comprehend the situation to any good for me. So I simply ask. ¡°Mn, only natural you would ask that. But you know, the situation is a little complicated right now. Your demonstration of power has ruffled up quite a lot of dust. It appears someone special has come to speak with you, this matter concerns you,me and the person who''s taught you that spell.¡± Alwaria turns sighing to me and smiles, but I see that her smile contains a lot of thoughts and concerns. ¡°Have I done something wrong?¡± That''s the first thought in my mind and I immediately fear, for some reasons, that I have summoned a calamity for me. ¡°No my dear. It''s just that the young man fighting you, only barely managed to survive. Unfortunately does he belong to a family which is tightly connected to the nobility. And even more unfortunate was his aunt, Duchess Kyuketsuki observing the spectacle from within the VIP platform. You might say, that she has taken the whole thing not very calm.¡± Alwaria shortly explains with sorrow establishing in her facial expression. ¡°And this Duchess now wants to make things difficult for me?¡± I swallow slightly ¡°Indeed, Duchess Kyuketsuki is a very persistent person. Once she has found displeasure in something, she gives it her all to eradicate that. But don''t worry dear, with me here, we will see how much she dares to do.¡± A reassuring smile appears on Alwarias face and even her face, looks friendly and good natured. ¡°Ah, before I forget. You will need to do the ID ceremony again. As I have said before, those matters are also concerning me. It seems that the colored stones we used were not much of help to identify your actual mana status, I might have thought that they were accurate, but your spell from before was proof that they were incorrect. So the Duchess claimed my fault with the match up. She said if your status would''ve been accurate you wouldn''t have been matched vs Leon Igwar.¡± She sighs again and takes a small set with stones from her pocket. ¡°Mind if we start?¡± She stakes the stones into a pillar, much the same as before and looks expecting at me ¡°Ok.¡± I nod and channel my mana inside the stones, just as the first time. ¡°Kngh..¡± right there was this unpleasant feeling when they connect with my mana. I twitch, but endure and not long after, a bright shining light lights the room. But this time around, all the colors start shining at the same moment and the pillar starts floating, separating the stones from each other and rotating them in an orbital circle. Flushes of red,green, violet and blue sway in a circle and start to fuse. ¡°Very well, it seems this time the quality was sufficient.¡± Alwaria nods satisfied The rotating color circle fused completely into a steady flush of a rainbow colored stream. With a short hand move Madam Singwoo interrupts the stones and they rashly fly into her hand. Where she then grabs them tight into her fist. Within moments the stones fused together and created a new pendant. Likewise the blue screen appears as well.
Status
Name: Cleo Gender: Female Age: 6
Level: 5 Profession: /Rank: D
Title: /Health: 1750HP regeneration: 10/sec
Mana: 11000Mana regeneration: 200/sec
Stamina: 150Stamina regeneration: 5/sec
Strength: 150Wisdom: 350
Agility: 125Intelligence: 125
Class: childRace: Human
¡°Mn, that is indeed a huge difference in mana and wisdom. My dear it seems as if I truly made a mistake, when I let you go with your incorrect status.¡± Madam Singwoo laughs at me a bit abashed. She gives me the new pendant and I put it around my neck. Dresses don''t have pockets... how unfortunate. ¡°Now Cleo, would you perhaps mind telling me who exactly it was, that you learned that monstrous spell from? That was a truly irresponsible act.¡± Alwaria smiles at me again and gently asks ¡°Mn, Dumbledore gave me a tome.¡± Without even betting an eye I tell Alwaria whom I''ve gotten the tome from. I don''t want to be his disciple nor do I really like the old man, so I see no harm in accusing him. Maybe I will even be let off the hook and they search for fault at his side.. I grin sinister ¡°Ah, uhm...well dear and what might be a dumble....¡± Alwaria starts, but a sharp and sneering voice breaks her off ¡°Yes! And who might that Dumblesomething person be?¡± Suddenly a wall flings open, seemingly a hidden door, and an excessively thin women makes her appearance. The women, who''s not even the width of a matchstick is clad in a white pelt robe and wears one of those old teacher glasses. Her hair is whitened and bound into a round braid with a needle stuck through it. Her facial complexion is more than arrogant. A large nose and a downwards wrinkled mouth, small and inverted eyes and a sharp piercing gaze. Everything about that women screams ¡°Snobby¡± and it seems I am right. ¡° Duchess Kyuketsuki, I thought you wouldn''t want to partake in this meeting until Headmaster Pheles would come here?¡± Alwaria jumps up and immediately walks in front of me. Is that a protective manner? I don''t know, but the Duchess is giving of a domineering aura. Something tells me that she is definitely in a different league. Said Duchess pulls her mouth even more downwards and sneers arrogantly. ¡° Mhmp, Miss Singwoo my businesses is nothing the likes of you, should concern themselves with. I have decided to see who the impudent culprit is, in person. And it seems it''s just a little bastard girl. Truly a shame, what the nobility has done here.¡± The ice cold women walks past me and gives me a ridiculing look, before she settles for the leather armchair behind the old office desk. With every step she pulls a wavering aura of authority behind her. And her demeanor is an impenetrable castle of dominance. I can only stare at her, totally overwhelmed by that freaking personality of hers. Has she called me a bastard girl? I will remember that you fishy hag. I subconsciously tighten my fists, as a sudden pat on my head pulls me out of my thoughts. ¡°Good to see you alright Cleo.¡± I turn around and look into Simjons friendly and amiable eyes. ¡°Simjon! You''re finally here.¡± I feel the surge of relief and yell in surprise ¡°Ah Mr. Vastgard, good that you''ve come. Now it seems the only missing person would be the Headmaster and the vice Headmaster.¡± Madam Singwoo decided to ignore the arrogant behavior of the Duchess with dignity and rashly speaks to Simjon. She seems to have noticed his arrival before me. ¡°Indeed, that irresponsible wench of a Headmaster is as late as ever.¡± The Duchess taps the desk table with one of her long and thin fingernails. ¡°Ho Ho, I see you''re all waiting already. I am sorry for the lateness.¡± This voice is undoubted the overly grandfather voice of a special Dumbledore... And with a small gust of wind a vortex forms within the room, dispersing into the figure of an old man and finally revealing him completely. With long and slow strives through his beard the vice Headmaster Schild Wut makes his entrance. He slowly walks towards the sitting Duchess and kisses the back of her hand. Afterwards he turns towards us and speaks. ¡°I am pleased to see you all and again I excuse myself for my small unpunctuallity. Also I bring message from Headmaster Pheles, unfortunately she cannot be present today. So we might even start, don''t we. Ho Ho Ho.¡± The grandfather voice at his best he waves a hand and without ado a comfy couch-chair appears behind him. ¡°Finally! But of course this will be over rashly. Since I demand for that ¡°girl¡± over there to simply take the entrance test again. But this time she will fight my son. They should be an even match. Any objections? No, good.¡± Without even concerning herself with the people present, the Duchess starts ordering. Leaving Simjon, Alwaria and even Schild completely open mouthed I don''t need to speak of me, do I? I don''t even have a clue on what sort of conversation I have met here. This feels more like a trial... a trial against me! ¡°Duchess, I recommend you to overthink that again. Your honorable son is of the age of 17 years and he is already a part of this school.¡± Schild is the first to find his mind again and instantly tries to urge the Duchess to reconsider ¡°No, I must insist. And you must watch your tongue, don''t forget with whom you''re speaking! It''s a shame already, that a bastard like her is allowed to even partake in this school.¡± She claims her authority and snorts in my direction ¡°Stop your insults! Don''t you see that Cleo is just a small girl? I will not tolerate further ongoing of your insults, Duchess or not Duchess.¡± Simjon has gotten angry, he loudly yells at the Duchess and I see the veins on his head bulging. I like the feeling of someone standing up for me. ¡°Yes, you shouldn''t let her hear all that. And I strongly recommend to put this cause as an accident. What happened has happened and can''t be reversed.¡± Madam Singwoo supports Simjon ¡°You dare to speak up to me, you unworthy little peasant! I will teach you what will happen!...¡± The Duchess seems to be very angered and a sudden surge of wind estimates a storm inside the small room. She starts to release her mana... The wooden planks start wailing and the office desk creaks miserably. In action against the mana from the Duchess, Alwaria also starts to release her mana, a black cloud of wavering shadows spreads, like a net, above me and Simjon blocking the storm of hostile mana. ¡°Ho, everyone please calm down again. How about we ask the person in question.¡± Finally the storm calms and Vice Headmaster Schild managed to calm everyone with his amiable voice. I wonder if that is a skill of his, maybe his grandfather voice has its uses. ¡°Cleo, would you take the test again and fight against the son of her Duchess? I can assure you that the fight will be matched evenly considering your stats.¡± Schild bows over to me and asks smiling, but I see a hint of doubt in his old wrinkles. He has only spoken of stats, evenly matched stats. That explains the meaning behind his words. ¡°I agree, if I am given some preparations before.¡± Yes, I have considered my position and yes that idea might be bad, but I think I need that fight. Especially because of the level ups it would definitely give me. I recall, that I''ve leveled a few times today due to my fight. And what worse should happen, I mean I am immortal. ¡°Cleo you mustn''t decide that. I am sure we can find another way.¡± Simjon tries to urge me against it, but my resolution was made. ¡°So you agree?¡± The Duchess now faces me and asks jeeringly ¡°Mn, with a preparation time.¡± I nod and this time I don''t evade the piercing gaze form her ¡°Good. I give you a week time is that enough?¡± And her mouth curls upwards giving me the worst sight I''ve ever had... OH GOD ISMA! http://images3.cinema.de/imedia/1187/1941187,orKp7ytVR8IET7KwJPVg1Ik3X_GHFQdtCd1xxfAHjQ6m4Zlxv74guD6oEyn1YZwJpWvEMw9I2bfar70gRhYXgw==.jpg ¡°Mn, fine by me¡± With that I stand up and firmly walk towards the door. Intending to leave. 11.) Receiving a new skill XXXXXXXXXXXX Five days have passed, this old wench of Duchess is still in my mind. Simjon was not happy at all. The outcome of the meeting was very much to his displeasure, not to speak of Lira. She even mentioned some gruesome and very amusing ways, what kind of accidents might happen to a special Duchess. I''ve never heard that a person accidentally pressed his face soo deep in horseshit, that they would suffocate... I didn''t manage to hold my laughter... At least, there is one person who''s more or less not affected by the situation. Hira sits besides me and reads a book, while I use a special meditation method to get a feeling of the mana around me. Hira, is more or less the same as before, with one exception. She trains me... Firstly it was blank horror. Who would''ve thought, that lil clingy Hira is a real Demon on the inside. She insisted for me, learning to feel and maybe as well control the outer mana. I learned that mana manipulation was not all of it. There''s a skill called Mana flow. I have yet to get that skill. Somehow this skill is persistently avoiding my list. And she''s a real drill sergeant ¡°Hira, I think I don''t get the right feeling of it. There''s just nothing happening. All I sense is the incoming urge to fall asleep.¡± I mourn in displeasure and squint my eyes open. ¡°You really have to want it! You are barely an hour at it. It took me several days in meditation to grasp that skill. So continue! I wont let you off so easy.¡± All I get back is a harsh gaze from her, averting her view from her book at me. ¡°But... I.¡± I try to argue and fling my eyes open the widest I can, looking pleadingly at her. I see how Hira bites her lower lip in deep consideration to let me off.... in vain. ¡°Ahh, don''t try this move on me! If you wouldn''t have agreed to fight that bitches son, you wouldn''t have to train like that now. Do you even know what kind of person her son is?¡± ¡°No, what''s he like? Is he handsome?¡± I slam my head in disbelief at my crazy question... Why da heck have I asked if he''s handsome. A strange feeling of disgust swells up my throat, but at the same time I feel a slight peak of interest rising in my mind. I rashly think of something very disgusting, to change my train of thoughts. A special Duchess comes in my mind, a picture manifests..... ¡°Ahhhhh¡± A sudden scream leaves my mouth. Maybe it was not the wisest decision to think of a naked old matchstick lady. That will follow through my dreams... ¡°No Cleo, he''s not handsome! He is an egoistic and very cruel guy. He may not be ranked in the tops of our school, but he''s still a different league as that beginner you have fought before. And in the last tournament he showed off his cruel personality, his true colors. He likes to cut of every limb of his opponent until they remain as just a trunk. His last opponent was forced into some human hedgehog form, as that bastard plunged all the limbs into his back. Poor guy was forced to stay conscious by a spell.¡± She sways of into some deep thoughts as she finished her tirade. ¡°Have you beat him? He he.¡± I know it''s not my place to laugh, but I can''t keep my chuckle at the thought of a human hedgehog. That must''ve looked ridiculous ¡°No, I was not his opponent. And I would not be assigned to fight someone like him. Nevertheless, go back to meditation, you need at least to grasp that skill, before you will be able to fight him. Because he''s real combat experience plus a very nasty type of magic.¡± Hira stands up and slightly pats her book on my head, whilst sighing. Has she just implied that she would be too strong to be his opponent or is she too weak? By the way I''ve never took a look at Simjon or Hira''s stats. Just a little peek. ~Show status~ Ping!
Status
Name: Hira Gender: Female Age: 17
Level: 125Profession: AssassinRank: A
Title: /Health: 5200HP regeneration: 100/sec
Mana: 19000Mana regeneration: 500/sec
Stamina: 400Stamina regeneration: 5/sec
Strength: 800Wisdom: 211
Agility: 450Intelligence: 102
Class: Pupil Race: Succubi/Human
I fall on my back at surprise. ¡°What''s wrong Cleo? I''ve said I wont let you off.¡± Hira grins at me ¡°Hah...¡± All I manage to spit out ridiculous, everyone around me is a total monster... a freakish brute. And now that I see it more clearly, Hira is not even human... Madam Singwoo was also not stated as human... she was a witch.Unauthorized usage: this tale is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings. But what the fuck, Hira''s a succubi, half human?? What does that make Simjon, better even Lira? But what worries me most is Hiras occupation, Assassin. Ok not that I am one to talk. I am not really human to begin with I guess. ¡°Hira, are you considered strong in our school?¡± I dryly blink at her and ask the one and only logical question arising in my head ¡°Mhh, where did this come from? Well, if I think it over, I might be considered not weak. But I am a good step away from being top tier. Why''d you want to know, already planning on overthrowing my position hee?¡± Hira suddenly turns over me and whispers her last words coquettishly at me. ¡°N... No! I don''t want to overthrow anyone... yet... I didn''t even knew there was a hierarchic system?¡± I retreat my face from hers ¡°Mhh? You didn''t know? Well, I''ll tell you then, better you know what you''ll have to deal with anyways. In our school one has to constantly prove themselves worthy of being educated properly. In fact it''s just a lame system being invent by the teachers to separate the wheat from the chaff. Due to your stats and your score at the entrance ceremony, you''ll be judged. The better your score, the higher will be the class you will attend...¡± Hira explains and I interrupt her ¡°What do you mean, the higher the class will be? Wont I start at class grade 1?¡± I ask ¡°No, where''d you get that idea? As I said, you attained a score from several teachers at the entrance ceremony and based on their impressions on you, they will assign you to a class. Classes are differentiated between, Novice, Adept and Expert class. Those are the normal classes a new pupil will be assigned to. The level of your battle was originally thought of a battle between Adepts, but you... well let''s say your small bonfire accident changed some peoples impressions by... a lot. Based upon which class you attend, you will be ranked. There''s also a ranking system within the single grades...¡± I interrupt her again, slightly poking her cheek ¡°I don''t really get it, What do you mean by being ranked?¡± confused I continue my poking. ¡°Thashpfd¡± She turns towards me and I accidentally poke in her mouth ¡°What was that for?¡± She stares at me and a sudden grin appears on her face. ~slop~ She closes her mouth and sucks my finger inside, releasing it with a plopping sound and a weird grin from her. ¡°Sorry...¡± I extract my, now soggy, finger. Strongly repressing thoughts of something illegitimate in her actions. ¡°So shall I explain?¡± She happily chirps and pats my head. I simply nod at her, now more wary of bringing myself into weird situations. ¡°Well there''s something like an inner ranking within the single grades. They have their top 10... a stupid ranking if you ask me, just to compare their own strength. But more important is the representation each grade bears. Novice is looked down harshly from all the other grades. In the Novice grade people are mostly weak on mana and due only learn basic spells. Normally people will stay until their graduation in their first assigned grade, but in special cases there are exceptions... well I hate lengthy explanations so I''ll cut it from here on, you will soon enough learn more abut all that. And I see that you rather enjoyed the shortage pause from your training Huh?¡± With a slight tip of her finger, I feel a strong pressure rushing onto my body. Hira flings her index finger on my forehead and inflicts a harsh fling. ¡°Mhhgh... only one last question?¡± I gently rub my forehead, covering a throbbing red mark. ¡°Hmm, ok just one. Then you have to finally continue training.¡± She looks at me amusingly gleeful. ¡°You said that my opponent would have a nasty magic type, what kind of magic does he use?¡± I ask ¡°Oh that. Yeah, he''s using some petty tricks with his magic. He has a mixed affinity for water and life. Somehow he managed to combine those two things into a unique skill of blood manipulation. What''s exactly, why I want you to at least have mana flow in your repertoire. With his magic he''s able to control the blood flow of a person. Though that only works proper on weak targets, you have not to worry too much, with your inner mana pool, the best he''ll accomplish is to stun you for a few seconds or inflict some minor pain.¡± Hira bows over me and pulls my cheeks, as if I am a stuffed toy... ¡°And how is this new skill supposed to help me there?¡± really now blood magic... I''ve seen Avatar the last airbender and I have some really nasty memories of how imposing and threatening blood magic can be. ¡°Mhh, well if you can control and influence the mana around you, you''ll be able to interrupt spells directed at you. You might even, with enough proficiency, redirect the flow of mana from your enemy. All in all it''s a suuuper useful skill. And now train!¡± A small narration and her whisking, long brown hair falls over my face, as Hira seats herself again. I sigh... Simply returning to meditation it seems. I sit cross legged and start connecting to my own flow of mana. Slight and calming waves of energy, waver around my body. And a cool and relaxing sensation surges into the center of my stomach. I feel them, thin and gentle streams of blue energy. They have connected and created a network of blueish threads, spreading throughout my whole body. As far as this goes, it''s easy for me. My skill level of mana manipulation allows me to control and see my complete inner structure. But to actually see the mana around me, Hira told me to focus on something abnormal or at least a slight difference in my inner flow. ¡°Like hell! How should I know on what to focus... Hira, give me a hint!¡± I squeal with my eyes closed in a depressed voice ¡°Hee? Our little genius can''t comprehend my super great instruction?¡± skittishly voicing over me, Hira howls ¡°pl...please Hira.. I really have no clue how to figure that.¡± My arms sink depressed to the ground and I pull off the sweetest voice I can manage. ¡°Hmm, ok. Just a small hint. Try imagining a splitting river within your body and focus on the single threads of mana. There should be something you notice.¡± my blinking tells me, that Hira bites her lower lip in trial to suppress the urge to cuddle me. I rashly close my eyes again and focus. The network of blue strings is pulsing and really, they do appear like a river with many twigs. Now it''s just to figure the abnormality... I follow the thin blue lines throughout my body...¡±Ahh!¡± I instantly recognize my flaw I only focused on what already was in my body... how blind have I been, to not notice the strains of blue which are connecting somewhere outside my body. I follow a single line, which indeed leaves my body. My consciousness turns into a spirit and I manage to slip out of my body. With an astral body, I float in mid air. How strange to look at oneself. With a small chuckle I observe my, cross legged sitting, form from above. But the world I see now, consists of a lot more than what the normal eyes could catch. I pause for a moment, to take in everything I see. All around, within the sheer environment, appears a field of blueish glowing strings. A fine network, connecting everything. Be it chairs or plants, they all share a bond with those blue energy lines. This mana field is magnificent... I enjoy the scenery as much as I can, until I am suddenly pulled back into my own hull of flesh. Carefully opening my eyes. The normal light, rays of sunshine, flash my vision and somehow my body feels immensely light. Ping!
A new skill has been acquired: Mana flow lvl 1
Is it a Tornado? Is it a Storm? Hell NO! It''s a condensed mana vortex! ~crumble, rumble~ ?hem...where''s the town gone? Ever wanted to form brutish mana into something... more brutish? Good, because with this skill you are able to perform massive area attacks based on pure and intense mana. Also useful for interrupting enemies spells, by controlling their used mana. Not a pretty sight to see exploded heads, because you injected more mana than needed...
¡°Yes finally!¡± I tilt my head towards Hira and chirp loudly in joy ¡°No way... don''t tell me you already managed to get that skill?¡± As if in utter disbelief Hira jumps to her feet and inspects the cause of my joy. Obliviously trying to find the cause on my appearance. ¡°Mn. But this was really something, without your last hint I think it would''ve taken much longer.¡± I nod enthusiastically ¡°Keh... you are really a noble offspring huh? It took me several days to even manifest as an astral spirit. Yet I can tell, that you''ve just experienced exactly that. Ah well, at least you stand better chances of winning now. But don''t even think of slacking off, we are barely at the start of your training.¡± showcasing a hellish grin, Hira strokes my head ¡°What? Noo. And there I was glad that I''ve just some free time now...¡± I respond with a dejected nod of my head. XXXXXXXXXXXX AN: Hiatus over? Disappointment incoming, nope. I just found some time writing again and maybe with some changes I can return the releases. Firstly I think i''ll stick to shorter chaps, like this one here. See you in next chap, may take me a while. I also revoke the promise I made that there''ll be a fight in this one... sorry not sorry my health is more important.