《Powertrip》 Prologue I plunge my knife into my newest victim watching as the life drains our of his eyes, it''s so fun watching his despair. That''s the last one huh? Thought a Gang that calls itself the Dragon Clan would put up more of a fight. Sure they had numbers and firepower but they couldn''t strategize if their life''s were on the line, as I just proved. "Guess that''s it, they were know as the strongest group there was and I''m to lazy to try and dig out hidden organisations." What now? I guess I could kill all the good guys but there not even half as strong, plus I never liked being on the bad side as usually it doesn''t turn out that well for them. I guess suicide''s always an option. Having decided I raise my knife and stab myself through the throat killing myself instantly, I don''t want to slowly suffer after all. ..... "Haha! You were so bored your solution was to kill yourself? You might break the record for biggest idiot in the universe!" I suddenly found myself in front of God himself. He didn''t call himself that but I could at least figure that out. "So here''s the deal. I''m God." Huh can''t he read my mind? "As God I''m very bored. VERY BORED. You my boy happened to be one of my biggest entertainment''s in years. And I mean millennia not centuries, so imagine my feelings when my favorite entertainment decides to cancel on it''s own". Dont call my life a show, if I wanted all my life achievements to be described like that I''d be an actor. "So that I can get my entertainment back I decided to make a little game, I''ll take histories worst Killer, you, and pair him against histories biggest Saint. Heres the kicker though the Saint will get the power of destruction while the killer will get the power of creation, ironic right?" "Will these powers be at the level of a God or Will they be regulated?" "To make it more fun to watch I''ll obviously chose unregulated. Of course I don''t have to worry about getting killed because I gave that power to the saint who, bye the way, LOVES ME. Seriously he started a giant religion worshiping me, of course I was flattered but not impressed. He wasn''t even willing to do sacrifices! What kind of God does he think I am? A sissy?" Before I could respond the self titled God teleported me onto some random empty planet.Support the creativity of authors by visiting the original site for this novel and more. "Alright enough shenanigans let''s get right into some action! NOW STAR-" "Summon a button that kills both God and the one who he gave the power of destruction to instantly." Without waiting I spoke out an order that happened to luckily pay off. I learned for one I could summon things by speaking the requirements and two, He wasn''t lying about not regulating it, what a idiotic God. Its to be expected I guess what with all the problems my world had. Looting, rape, natural disaster, hell there''s even multiple Religions. Shouldn''t he be the type who hates it when he isn''t being praised? As such I managed to summon a button in my hand. To describe it I would say it looked like a "that was easy" button which was what I was imagining, seems my power is also affected by my imagination. Of course without delay I pressed the button. Silence. It wasn''t like I was expecting an explosion but damn, didn''t I just kill God? Shouldn''t the time continuum be warping and stuff? Oh well. "Summon a mirror that shows the status of people I imagine." Instantly a person sized mirror appeared in front of me, it was rectangular and without any decorations because I happened to like my furniture simple. "Show the status of the saint and God." it stopped reflecting my appearance and quickly went black, after a few seconds it fazed into tv static. In the middle of the screen it read The existences known as "God" and "Holy Saint Jain" no longer exist. "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" With crazy laughter and eyes filled with insanity I screamed my heart out for ten minutes straight, I would''ve kept laughing but my throat got sore. A God, A GOD! The Zodiac killer? Jack the Ripper? They don''t got anything on me! But, before that. "A cloak that prevents anyone from finding me if it involves the Old God, or if Its just someone I don''t want to find me" although I said it in a different way I still managed to create it, and even though I didn''t specify it it still came out as an Iron Ring. I put it on immediately, after all when Gods are involved you might die instantly I also want a ring that enables me to do everything as long as I confirm it. In my Palm appeared another ring this one however was pitch black and looked very worn. I don''t even have to say what I want to create? Good thing I figured that out now after all, I wouldn''t be able to cry if somehow my nightmares came to life. Clown Spiders *shudder* Now then I don''t want to stay here in this barren place. Hmmm, guess it''s time to test this ring. "I want to be transported to a world I''ll find fun." And like that I disappeared to the Great Unknown. Ahem. The Great Funknown. Chapter 1 The world of Gemini was mostly water with a single continent and islands scattered around it. The continent was shaped like a hollowed triangle with a lake in the middle. There were three main opposing forces, The Demihumans, The Humans, and the Demons. There was also an island in the middle of the lake that lay home to the beings considered gods of the land, however they didn''t intervene in their fighting of mortals. In Gemini the beings there could use a power called mana to affect the world around them. At the very least thats what the mirror said about the world I''m currently in, having made a map with built in GPS I could see I was currently on an island bordering the Demons and Demihumans. Probably not Good considering my race, well I guess I could always change that, it''s not like I had any lingering feeling for my race considering my occupation. " I want a Character editor that let''s me change aspects of my self." At the bottom right of my vision I noticed a icon of a man spread eagle. Focusing on it it slowly filled my view until everything went black and a copy of myself appeared in front of me. Next to myself was a entire list of options such as, Apperance, Atributes, Race, Personality and lots more. I got a bit sidetracked and decided to click on appearance first. It had a menu that was quite familiar to me since I liked video gaming when I wasn''t killing people. There were lots of sliding bars that changed who-knows-what. I also reached my hand out and found I could also sculpt my body like it was made of clay. After fucking around for a few hours I found that I , Fucked EVERYTHING. I managed to make it look like a teletubby if they happened to be run over, burned, and deflated. Long story short I was shit at making faces. "Sigh, what am I to do? GOT IT! I want an AI that is loyal to me and also able to solve all my problems." "Hello master I''m glad to be working with you." "Haha don''t be cute voice in my head, you can just call me Allen Cross too." "Understood ma-. Cross. You would like me to assist with designing your body right?" "Yea I''m not very good at it and thought getting a professional''s help would make it easier." With who Allen decided to name Aiko, he managed to easily get the work done. Standing in front of Allen cross was a handsome man of 190cm(which wasn''t that big of an increase since he was already 187cm, his height being an odd number always annoyed him) the man''s features were similar to himself yet improved in everyway, he had sharp eyes, thin eyebrows, and a lean body that still some muscle. He had pitch black hair with sky blue eyes.The genuine version of this novel can be found on another site. Support the author by reading it there. "Damn you really outdid yourself Aiko, the aura of superiority really radiates out huh? If it wasn''t myself I might''ve kneeled." "Thank you Master, while I had trouble improving on perfection I think I managed." *chuckle* "Well ain''t you a charmer? And what did I say about calling me Master?" "I''m sorry for disobeying your orders but I find difficulty in not giving you the respect you command." "Don''t worry about it, if you really wanted to you can keep calling me Master, what else would I expect when I made you with absolute loyalty?" I guess the next one to change is race. Clicking on the tab it brought me to a long list of races with brief descriptions, clicking on one brought me to a different page that held more information with a button that asked if I wanted to choose that race. Browsing through it for a few hours I slowly started eliminating them. Some of them were easy such as ghosts or goblins but as it went along it got harder to choose who doesn''t want to be a demigod? After a hard choice I managed to find one that fit my requirements. High growth potential, strong racial traits, and just general badassness. Ancestral Vampire- one of the oldest species in Gemini second only to the dragons and false gods. They are considered Royalty by most races. Generally prefering honor and beautiful things, they are generally considered a just race as long as you leave them alone. Some traits are Blood Suppression- capable of suppressing lesser races with their blood Blood Manipulation- complete control over their blood they can also change things such as density and shape Blood magic- unlike most races that absorb mana through either passive or active meditation Vampires instead convert their blood into Mana increasing Spell strength and purity, of course the downside is that they need to take blood from other races to survive Regeneration- able to heal from every wound with the use of blood. While there are downsides to them like sunlight and bloodlust, I decided to just consider it a roleplay experience. After choosing my race my avatar grew fangs and also had his eyes turn red with verticals slits. it''s aura also turned more cold and noble. The last one is attributes then, as I click it I''m brought to what looked like a status screen. Unlike the ones you find in games however, this one had just about every stat you could imagine. Since my race was high leveled I had high stats in almost everything. I decided I didn''t want to be too overpowered so I only doubled all of them, of course I raised endurance to max so I didn''t have to worry about dying. If I need to I can always go back and fix them. "Alright I think I''m done with the customization so all I gotta do is click confirm." After confirming I felt a drastic change in my body. All my senses were heightened and I felt as light as a feather, the most strange part would probably be the fact I could feel all of the blood in my body, I could also instinctively know how to control them which was... interesting to say the least. Guess I should start on making a house? Chapter 2 In a merchant city that was at the level of the demon''s capital there stood an ancient clan, The Iron Demon Clan, while they May be an ancient clan they only recently went from a low level clan to one of the strongest in the Demon land. And it was all because of a lady known as The Iron Maiden, she managed to single handedly raise the clan from it''s ashes to a global scale. In The Iron Demon Clan a throne room could be seen, much like the rest of the clan it was made after the clan''s keepsake, iron. Around the throne the elders off the clan could be seen muttering to themselves in a panic. They have all right to do so since this is the first time the Clan Leader called for a meeting with every high level member of the clan. The reason why she would do that is still unknown, hence the worry. With a bang the double doors to the throne room were thrown open as a bare chested man walked in. "AND JUST WHY ARE YOU SUMMONI-" before he could finish he was nailed to the wall by a iron spike. "What did I say about yelling in my throne room? And put a shirt on, no one wants to see that." Spoke a shadowed figure in the throne. Instead of bursting into rage, as you would expect from his type, he instead quickly got unto one knee and looked down in shame. "Please forgive me for my insolence my liege, I''m still not used to your rules." "NOT USED TO? I might have believed that years ago but it''s been a decade! After I killed the man who tried to force me into marriage I became the clan leader, it''s written into our rules is it not? Of course if you hate my rule so much than say it!" A look of anger could be seen in the man and he had to bite himself on the lips to restrain himself from talking back. After kneeling on the floor for a while he stormed out when he realized she wouldn''t tell him to rise. "Now that the eyesore is gone we can talk business. Off our coast on one of our islands appeared an unknown lifeform. While we''ve had false alarms more than we can count, this time we can''t even get a rough estimate of it''s power." "Do you mean our Artifact isn''t working?" A worried Elder asked. "Unfortunately yes, as the Fortune Teller told us this being could either take us to the top or utterly destroy us, As such I would like to propose I go myself." instantly chatter rang out as The Elders in unison opposed this desicion. "You can''t my liege!" "We would be defenceless without you!" "Everything we worked for would end if we lose you!" Shouted various Elders. "I think I might have misspoke, I was not giving you a choice but rather informing you of my desicion. Now. Do I have any volunteers for going with me?" Absolute silence. Not a single person volunteered. .... "I will!" Shouted a beautiful woman in the back. "Haha of course your going Rachel! Your my personal maid after all." Pointing out the maids position seemed to embarrass her as she looked down fidgeting. I just wanted to end this awkward silence you big dummy. "I guess I have no takers? So be it. Await my return with news of victory." Seemingly unperturbed by the lack of response she simply stood up and walked out the throne room, of course that caused her maid to fumble behind her. *** "Wow. It''s unbelievable! How long did you leave them here? A week. A month?" Questioned the maid. "You might not believe it but this is actually still the first day I found out about him." "Are you sure you just didn''t discover him later?" "Dont tell me you''re questioning the artifact? I found out where he was the moment he appeared in my land." In front of the duo was a island with a giant dome on top of it, the sphere was honeycombed like a bee''s nest and was far to large to be made by mortal hands. It was steel grey in color and radiated a aura of oppression around it that made even the Iron Maiden shudder. As they stood there wondering what to do the honeycomb in front of them faded out of existence, it was obviously an invitation. Would they answer? Of course they would, standing in front of the structure was the Iron Maiden herself. Rumors says she was strong enough to decimate an entire army singlehandedly and that she was the sole reason the Iron Demons rose to their position today.The tale has been illicitly lifted; should you spot it on Amazon, report the violation. "HAHA! You think a magic door would be enough to scare us off? I WILL make you bow before me!" In complete disregard of her previous caution the Maiden ran through the entrance. "Wh-what? I thought you said we had to be careful. Master! MASTER!" Not willing to be left behind she gave chase to her reckless companion. Inside the doom they found a lake with a bridge to the center. On the center sat a castle floating in the wind, it''s sheer magnificence alone almost caused them to choke on their spit. "That castle is even better than out own empire''s! And since when was there a lake here?" Instead of sharing in her maids awe the Maiden instead was shaking in her boots, on her near perfect face terror could be seen. The whites from her knuckles could be seen from how hard they were clenched. ""W-we s-should get put of here." "Hah? Aren''t you the one who ran in here?" "No you don''t underst-" at this moment the entire space inside the sphere shifted, as if it was a completely separate world from the outside guided by it''s own laws. The castle on the lake started to quickly draw near until there was no archway, but rather a drawbridge. "Amazing! Only a pocket world could do that! And to be of this size... it could only be a pocket universe! Come on miss if we manage to take this we could have TWO artifacts, than we''d no longer be suppressed by the Demon Royality!" Instead of being excited by this shocking discovery, she instead showed even more fear. However a look of determination soon appeared on her face. "I have to destroy the abomination within these walls" muttered the woman. *** Inside the halls of the castle two women could be seen traversing it carefully. After walking for a few minutes they stumbled open a giant black gate. On the black gate the face of a charming man winking was engraved,a direct opposition to the door''s somber aura. "Haha! Making such an atmospheric castle yet having a hot guy on the door? I don''t know whether to be impressed or disgusted. "Well I think you should choose impressed. I had to argue with Aiko for it, all this "Your home has to display your might!" If I could have had my way I would''ve just built a comfy log home." Behind the door was a long hall that ended on a throne, the throne was made of marble and yet as if a cushion, the throne sank down where he Sat. The two women couldn''t help but take a sharp breath when they saw who was on the throne. It was as if an angel had graced their mortal eyes, every part of him seemed as if perfection. In front of him the two beautiful women who would normally cause nations to war over them felt lackluster. "Chuckle. Where are you looking? I didn''t expect my first guests to be perverts." "W-wha? N-no we''re not perverts! W-wait I mean. Uhhh." In front of him the maid was as if a fumbling drunk. Seeing the show in front of him the unknown man couldn''t help but laugh. "Well ain''t you a comedian? Anyway I was meaning to ask if-" sitting up from his throne he slowly walked toward them, when he got near however the woman next to the stuttering girl plunged at him. Suprised he only had enough time to move slightly to the right. Despite only hitting his left arm in a seemingly defiance of physics it exploded. With a blank look he watched as his blood splattered across the castle walls. "What was that for? I just wanted-" without waiting for him to finish she lunged at him again. Off balance from the previous strike he could only look helplessly as her fist impacted on his chest. With a loud bang he slammed into his wall destroying it instantly and causing a huge plum of smoke to appear. "HEY! Have you lost your mind girl? He was just asking a-" "Shut it Rachel, if I didn''t do that we both would have died." "Whada mean?" "I apologize for that, I just asked Aiko and it seems a downside of bloodlust is that you will release intense killing intent if not suppressed. Apparently weaker creatures, like yourself, will feel their flight or fight instincts." Walking up from the rubble unharmed he offered an explanation with a smile. "If that''s true, how come I don''t feel anything? I''m much weaker than her." The man paused and tilted his head as if listening to an unknown voice. "Apparently if you''re so weak I would view you as an ant, then you would simply give yourself up to fate and feel no fear." As if unperturbed by being called an any the maid simply smiled and bowed to him in thanks. The woman known as The Iron Maiden in this time was trying to recollect herself. With a deep breath she walked up to the man and bowed deeply. "I sincerely apologize for my behavior, if you most takeout your anger I beg you to spare my friend. She does not deserve to bear your wrath after all." "HAHAHA! Why so serious? I let out a little killing intent and now your begging on your knees? Let me give you some advice, if you find yourself in a helpless situation where you''re about to implicate your friends, don''t beg. I guarantee that every bastard you meet will only find enjoyment from your suffering. Fight to your dying breath, only then will you hold no regrets." ... ..... ......... "Okay okay, what''s with this atmosphere? I was just giving some advise, don''t take any meaning from it." With a sigh of relief they deflated, as if balloons. With a plop the maid fell to the ground. "Haaah... don''t scare me like that! I thought you were about to kill us!" Although not saying anything she clearly displayed the same thoughts from the look of relieve on her face. "Alright. I admit that was my fault, now if you''ll let me finish? As I was saying, would you like to stay for dinner? Or lunch? ... maybe it''s breakfast? I don''t have any clocks set up here yet. Ahem. Food. Yes food, would like to stay for food. Oh wait wouldn''t I be drinking blood? I''m pretty sure I can eat food? ... ..... ......... Chapter 3 In a long hall two woman could be seen following a smiling man. After a short walk he stopped at a door that looked just like every other. "I guess this is the dining hall, not like I can tell." As they walked inside they were confronted with, a empty room. "How''s this a-" space once again distorted and a table appeared in front of them. "Sorry about that, we weren''t expecting guests this soon. And since Aiko won''t let me "tarnish your hands with the work of servants" its a one man show on her part." "U-um I hope you don''t mind me asking but who''s Aiko?" Carefully asked the maid. "Hmm? Ah! I forgot to tell you! Right now she''s just a voice in my head but after she finishes with this place she plans to work on making a body, personally I think it''d be easier just to shank a bitch and steal the body but hey, no one listens to crazy ole me" "S-shank?" "Yea, what do you guys not have a word for that? I thought the translator I made would fix that." "N-no I know what the word means, I just didn''t expect such a joke from you." "Joke? I ment what I said, if Aiko didn''t dislike your bodies I would''ve killed you. Of course now I''m starting to grow fond of you so don''t worry." "HA HA." With a awkward laugh the room grew silent. Allen though simply hummed to himself as if unable to read the mood. Not bring able to wait anymore Rachel had to ask." When''s the food going to be done?" "Huh? I was waiting for you to tell me what you wanted, I don''t come from these parts so I don''t know if we have the same tastebuds. Not liking pizza, blasphemous just to think it!" "We would like like a stake and a salad, since Rachel''s a vegan." Displaying her high charisma she easily got the conversation back in track. Allen though, wouldn''t have it. "... Vegan? VEGAN! Well why don''t you just eat the grass outside my castle?" With unholy rage he stared at the poor girl who currently was trying to disappear, she was failing. With a snap the table was filled with food, of course all of it was for Allen besides for a stake and, what suspiciously looked like a bowl of grass. Paying no heed to them Allen procced to attempt to eat enough food to feed a household. With teary eyes Rachel shakingly picked up a fork and brung it to her mouth. When she was about to eat it however her Master laid a hand on her shoulder. "Here eat the fruit I''m sure our host simply doesn''t like people who waste food." Cautiously looking at the man, when she saw him ignoring her she brought the Apple to her mouth. When she bit down however the Apple disappeared. "I already asked what you wanted right? Don''t steal other people''s food, be happy about a free meal." With sagging shoulders she grabbed her fork and quickly gulped it down, chewing would only make it worse after all.Enjoying this book? Seek out the original to ensure the author gets credit. "Haha! You actually did it! I was joking, who am I to judge what you eat? I only would have forced you if you told me without asking, It''s a pet peeve of mine." As if never there the grass turned into a salad. When she reached for it however all the food on the table disappeared. "Alright I''m done eating, let''s get to business." Ignoring the maid''s look of betrayal he stared at the woman. "Sigh, I guess we can''t keep avoiding it. I''m Kayla Iron and my maid is Rachel Iron, we hail from the Iron Demon Clan of the Demon Empire. My purpose In coming here is to one, protect my borders and two, recruit you in an upcoming war." "You had me at war, which was the last word so I don''t think your good at convincing me." "How bout this then? If you join my side I''ll ignore all war crimes you commit and give you a fortune. "Lets see... firstly the Victor gets to decide what''s a war crime not you, and secondly I''m in a magic castle that from your maids words is at the level of a Artifact, whatever that is." "Let me say this then, the Victor gets to write the history books, which would be me, as I never lose, especially if I have you on my side. And by fortune I meant unique things, things you can''t get just by wanting them. And let me nail the coffin in the head, you''re insane, and you''ll jump at any excuse to kill. And I''m giving you that reason, so join me." "Man! You guys are fun to play with, Rachel will jump at anything I say and it''s entertaining for me to watch you alternate between being a coward and being brave. However, since I haven''t killed you yet, it''s a yes. JUST REMEMBER, you won''t win if I join the other side so DON''T disappoint me." "Anyway, of you don''t mind I could give you a tour of my house, I quite like hearing Aiko flustered about me seeing the unfinished parts." With shaking feet they followed the man.I''ll do whatever it takes to get the throne, Even if I have to side with the mad man *** "Alright folks, I ain''t got anything more to show, so if you don''t want to lay on the coach all day I suggest starting a war." "While it was a pleasure to meet with you I agree that I should start my war preparations, when it''s ready I''ll have someone send to inform you." "What are you talking about? I''m going with you, I''d die of boredom if I stayed here when there''s an entire unexplored world out there waiting for me, plus it''s been approximately 15 hours 36 minutes and 45 seconds since I killed someone, plus my bloodlust isn''t really helping me right now." "What about equipment? A weapon? Supplies? Plus you can''t just leave your home here can you?" "I can just make what gear I need, I can just leach food of you guys, and my house is magical, duh." Reaching out his hand space was distorted once again as they were transported to the entrance as the sphere shrunk to the size of a small pebble. Without care for the item that was at the level of an Artifect he haphazardly threw it into his pocket. "I do need a weapon though, clothes too now that I think about it, a hoodie and pants probably aren''t normal clothes here." As if alive the clothes on him started to shift, while his pants didn''t change much his hoodie started stretching into a black robe, the robe was flexible and didn''t impair his movements the most notable aspect however was probably the zipper he had on it. His reasoning was simple, he couldn''t be bothered to take it off, even a hoodie had tested his patience as his hair always got messed up and his arms cramped. So when he was making his magical clothes he added a feature, the easier thing he could''ve done however was simply make it so that it flows off him as if water, they are magical after all, Allen however would realize this much latter and by then he was already attached to such a design.(other people thought he was a weirdo though since they don''t have zippers) "I guess I should get gloves too since blood is a pain in the ass to clean, wait I''m a vampire so can''t I just move the blood? I''ll wear them anyway though since I hate it when my hands are dirty." "What should be my weapon though? A sword''s too commonplace and people would be used to countering it, A spear''s also a no because of the same reasons, Gauntlets or daggers could work but they don''t have to be my main weapon, plus the reach... range weapons are also secondary weapons... I know! A Scythe! Only an idiot would use a farming tool in battle plus, and most importantly, it''s the favored weapon of my biggest idol, The Grim Reaper!" Chapter 4 "How the hell do you make a Scythe though?" Sure I get the basic principles, a long stick with a curved blade right? How long? And how curved? Even small details like these matter on the battlefield. Of course I''m not going to die either way but I want one that feels right in my hands. "Just what would you do without me master? Watch a professional at work" Aiko said smugly. In front of my eyes I saw a piece of art, well at least as close as a weapon can get to art. Pitch black and 2 meters long it took my breath away.(do vampires need to breath? It did say I only need blood...) along the shaft of the weapon it was engraved with thorns, looking both badass and serving as an effective grip. Blood can get VERY slippery. It was the right thickness so that it was comfortable to hold yet big enough to apply force. The blade was quite thick and feeling the edge I noticed it was dull, guess we''re going with raw strength. "I''m already in love with it, any cool features?" "Besides the no slip grip I decided to let you do the finishing touches." "Hmm... it has to be something cool... how about we make it so that it absorbs the blood of the opponent and uses that to either help the host or strengthen itself." "That should be easy to do however, if you want something even cooler you could put a will into the blade and make it sentient. Then it''d be like fighting with I partner, I think you need one as you tend to get backstabbed." "Look through my memories ey? That was only in the beginning, the... euphoria, of my first few kills was... overwhelming to say the least. You are right though, I tend not to be the most careful fighter." "A careless Serial Killer .sigh. just how were you not caught? Any way if you want that sentient weapon just drop some blood on it." "Haha. I was a careless fighter, but when it came to murder I was quite good with cleanup that really all you need, no leads no Killer simple as that." I put my wrist in my mouth and bit down. Instead of a few drops what looked like an entire gallon of blood splashed on the blade. weird. while the wound was quite bad the blood was practically gushing out, maybe a vampires compressed blood? It''d let you carry a whole lot more and if it was dense enough it''d be like natural armour. I guess I have a lot more to learn about vampires. While Allen was pondering on his newfound abilities the Scythe was taking in the blood as if a sponge. As it was absorbing it''s first meal a white porcelain hand appeared from no where and let a single droplet of it''s blood fall on the weapon. The blood was pure white. "Now that my blood and yours mixed all you have to do is to feed it, luckily a party of degenerates happen to be passing bye." "So that''s your body? At the very least you finished a arm. That can wait though, could you please point me in the right direction? My companion is not the only one who is... famished... yes that''s the word, I guess normal food isn''t enough for a vampire, figures." "30 degrees clockwise, have fun." "Come on Guys! We got some Mofos to gank." Without waiting for Rachel or Kayla he charged to the Mainland to kill his newest victims. *** "''Ey Mate you sure they something good in that god forsaken island? To small to colonize and that bitch Iron slut won''t let local thugs like us use it as a hideout." muttered a Scruffy man who screamed the word PICKPOCKET "Shut up Jerry, I''m the leader and if I hear you insult the queen again i''ll kill you myself." Spoke a gruff man with a scar along his nose "Come on Tom she ain''t Queen yet, besides you got me so why have a crush on some stupid demon? I bet she looks like an ogre too, it''s what the rumors make her out to be." Said a women who while having a butter face, still had a body that could be called a solid 7/10 "Not you too Ray? I don''t have a crush on her either, I''m not in love I''m terrorfied, ol'' Pete spoke bad about her and he was a corpse the next day, sides she WILL be queen, so you might as well get used to calling her that."Stolen content warning: this tale belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences elsewhere. *snicker* "if this is an example of a devote subject, I''ll start to think you''re the bad guys." Spoke a voice from a tree "WHOSE THERE? SHOW YOURSELF!" Yelled Tom, he was however, ignored. "Hey now! You can''t judge My Master with the slum of society, besides he''s not devote he''s AFRAID." "Agreed, I do not view him as a citizen of my rule, simply a parasite. And I don''t kill people who disagree with my rule, unless they get in the way, the man referred to as Pete was probably a criminal like them. I have an Anti-criminal program you know? They go town to town killing the local underground that the governors and Mayors put up with." "Geez I didn''t want a lecture about your policies concerning lowlife, I was just bringing up the point that dictators rule by fear, as such he''d be a devote subject, even If by technicality." By now the trio was red faced bordering on purple. If looks could kill, well then they''d be a Trio of supervillains called "bug eyes" but alas, they were simply bandits, or cutthroats, maybe even pirates they WERE near water, you''d have to ask for their preferred pronouns. "You bes'' get down ''er, unless you want me to drag ye down."spit bug ey- Jerryas he looked around for the voices. "I think they''re pirates, that or they have no education." "Nah believe it or not Pirates are far more noble and street smart then this, they had to be because of our navy right miss?" "Indeed, calling them pirates would be an insult to the name, at least pirates have enough common sense to run away from three unknown voices that are clearly apathetic to their threats." "Wha'' you on about Bi-" A cloud passed across the Sun bringing darkness to the forest, a light breeze was their only warning as a light hidden by the shade flashed and cut Jerry''s head off. "I was able to hold my peace for the first time out of respect for my Master''s Companion however, No one. NO ONE. Insults my Queen twice." "Haha. Well ain''t that sweet? This is why you''re my most trusted confidant you know? Although I''m not queen yet." whispered Kayla into Rachel''s ear. "While that''s cute and everything, I thought you said I could kill them?" smiled Allen as he watched the affection. "I-I''m sorry mister Allen, I lost my temper but the other two are your''s." "Don''t worry about it, while I do enjoy the kill, right now I just need the blood." "Oh yeah. You guys don''t have to hide your relationship from me either, while I don''t know about here, where I come from same sex marriage is normal and common."well, most places it is. "H-huh? H-how''d you know? I thought we hid it quite perfectly?" "Well my dear Rachel, although humans-excuse me, demon''s can hide their emotions quite well they can''t repress their micro expressions without some VERY rigorous training, I happen to be quite good at reading those expressions" from practice"plus with my vampiric powers I can actually SEE them not just FEEL them. you should be mindful, our subconscious dictate much more than you would assume. Anyway, I should attend to our guests before they scurry off." While they were discussing the trio, now duo were paralyzed with fear, not like running would have helped. They were as good as dead after all. As light as a feather Allen floated down with supernatural Grace. Without so much as a crunch he landed, then disappeared, before they could even be confused he already held them up. Ray by an impaled stomach and Tom by a snapped neck,that,made a crunch. As if alive the blade quickly absorbed all of the woman''s blood until there was only shriveled up skin. Droping it as if garbage he stabbed Tom through the chest with the blade too. "Damn. You even eat the bones? Hardcore. Using you feels like drinking through a straw though." "Sorry" "Ah, you most be my newly made companion. What is your name if I may ask? And don''t worry about being called a straw since I actually enjoy the experience, having to work for the beverage makes it taste betterAND last longer." "None" "As I guessed, what should I name you?" Staring down at the engravings on the handle he couldn''t help but smile. "Rose. Yes Rose, that will be your name." "Rose?" "Yep, quite fitting is it not? Extremely beautiful(for a Scythe) yet with a deadly bite, thorns." "Beautiful? Thorns?" In his palm the black metal started to heat up until it was searing. Instead of recoiling with pain however Allen merely stared with interest at the weapon. It quickly got hotter and hotter until it was white hot. On the engravings the thorns changed to include roses and at the top of the weapon, where the staff and the blade meet, metal started to twist and turn until it shaped itself into what resembled a crown of roses. After the transformation the Weapon started to quickly cool down, instead of returning to it''s original color it instead became a mix of black and heated red, as if a rose had implanted itself inside the Scythe. "Unbelievable Master, you actually managed to give your weapon a personality, not just consciousness, and with simply a name to boot! If the people of this world whose technique I borrowed to create her knew this they''d spit blood!" "So even the greats steal idea''s from others? Not like I''m any better though since I plagiarized a book report to pass college, all that''s not important though since I''m still thirsty, right Rose?" "Hungry" agreed the blade. As such the pair terrorized the local thugs and bandits (no one else would be in these outskirts) the two maniacs were followed by a pair of women blushing and holding hands. Quite a strange picture it painted all added together Chapter 5
"Um Master?" Asked the maid "Yes? And I already told you you could just call Me Kayla since Allen knows our secret." "S-sorry I''m just not used to calling you that in public, a-anyway, do you know what grade Mister Allen''s Scythe is? I don''t know of any weapon that could do that outside of unique grade." Watching Allen charging between foes and actually ABSORBING all their life energy was disturbing to say the least, how come he was able to use it with no mana consumption? Why does the aura around the blade get stronger with every kill? And most importantly why is he talking to the blade? "At first the blade seemed to merely be a mortal grade weapon, If finely crafted. But, since only a magic grade weapon could manipulate mana, and since it was blood magic on top of that it''d have to be a top grade magic weapon. If my assumption are correct however it''s far more terrifying than that. Unless Allen is simply crazy, which is a possibility, his blade actually has a conscious and is capable of conversation which means it''d skip an entire grade and be Unique, what I fear however is that since the weapon seems to be capable of growth it might become an Artifact." In the world of Gemini there was various crafts and products. for the sake of convenience a man capable of uniting the entire continent made a grading system, while the man may already have already turned to dust the system he made managed to stick. The grades were Mortal, Magical, Noble, Unique, and Artifact. The grades were split into low, intermediate, high, and top, to make a distinction of quality between similar works. A mortal grade weapon would let you reign supreme against mortals, hence the name, Magical is the name given to Items imbued with mana, if you had something of this grade you no longer had to flow down the river of fate no, you could manipulate the world itself which is what magic is right? Possessing something of noble grade Entitled you to a position of nobility, acquiring Noble grade items is how must clans vie for power. To be titled Unique, it had to be well, unique. It had to be stronger than top grade noble and hold a ability that is one-in-a-million. Artifacts though, they were the things of Empires. In fact it was considered a crime for an individual to have one, not that anyone would enforce the law for an Artifact possessor. The existence of Artifacts is what keeps the three kingdoms in a stalemate, if any of them were to hold a true campaign it was considered they would face mutual destruction. Of course not every Artifact could be used as a weapon, like in a case of the Iron Demon Clan''s Artifact, and those types of Artifacts make up the bulk of them, after all even one could destroy an entire kingdom. Wouldn''t adding more to the mix guaranty a Apocalypse? As of right now it is considered that each of the Empires possess two battle Artifacts, though that was from their own mouths and who would trust that? "Isn''t that good Kayla? As long as we can keep him on our side we''d be able to put up an actual fight against the Royal Family, not just cowardly gorilla tactics." "There''s nothing cowardly about gorilla tactics it''s just called being smart, besides I was the one who came up with that tactic, are you calling me a coward?" "N-no, I just meant I liked fighting on the front lines, you should know that demons like fighting because of our blood." "*Chuckle* I was just playing, don''t get your panties in a twist, but I do agree that having Allen could let us win, as long as we can keep him on our side." Watching the man running around cutting people in half laughing maniacally she couldn''t help but sigh. Is he really the person who was prophesied to carry her into Queenhood? As if sensing her gaze Allen turned away from his newest conquest and stated at her. "Wh-what? Why are you staring at me?" "No reason, I just thought you look quite good when your plotting how to manipulate people to your advantage." "Do you have a problem with that?" "Not at all, in fact I think a good ruler should have that quality, just make sure you''re not the one being manipulated in the end, K? *wink* and like that he ended up taking ten more life''s before being satisfied. "Now THAT hit the spot, onwards to the Iron Demon Clan!" *** In a small city home to more thugs than decent citizens there was an even smaller General Store. In it was home to mostly food goods and household supplies, in a small section of the store however there was various trinkets, of course considering the size of the store most of the trinkets were barely better than trash, their only use would be a last minute anniversary gift to your wife in the hopes you wouldn''t have to sleep on the couch for forgetting. This content has been misappropriated from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere.That barren section of the store currently had three guests to it''s meager collection. A handsome man currently looking at the trinkets as if finding them was on the level of discovering Atlantis, of course bye his side were two women who looked like they had better things to do. "Just why are you so interested in this trash Sir Allen? Don''t tell me you found a hidden gem?" "Nope they''re on the level of Chinese goods, I''m just surprised that this place had stuff like clocks and gears." "Chinese? Anyway, while they are uncommon definitely uncommon, with how large the population of Gemini is it''s no surprise to find clockwork, especially this level of trash, the Masters could even make Automaton with human level expressions." "Automaton? Since this is a magical world it''s not impossible, you''d only need to be able to program, an understanding of gears, and the ability to enchant." "I''m afraid not, while I don''t know what "program" is I do know that only the best of the best Clockmakers enchant their own work, it''s an entirely different profession after all." "So I''m guessing that''s why there are so few of them, They need enchanters but enchanters don''t need them?" "While it''s a bit more complicated than that, in short, yes. Of course there are some clockworkers that don''t use enchanted materials, it''s very limited what they can do with that since they have no control over it''s properties. With all these restrictions and downsides you''d think that there wouldn''t be anyone foolish enough to go down this path right? Wrong, despite all these negatives it''s one of the most sought after professions. As long as you obtain the ability to make your own automaton you skyrocket in position, who wouldn''t want an army of Metal minions who don''t stop till their destroyed? and even then you''d have to hope an enchanter didn''t give it self repair. And even if you''re not a war monger (like Kayla) wouldn''t you want a legion of workers that never tire? Just THINK of all the possibilities of using them!" "Geez I get it, fangirl much?" The maid''s right though, I think a clockmaker is only second to a necromancer in terms of army potential. In fact in some ways it''s better, while it''s more costly to make a automaton they''d also be higher quality, and they wouldn''t rot. Plus you don''t need corpses to raise the dead so you could just live in a mine for ten years and come out with a battalion. "Don''t sorry master while the possibilities are quite frightening it''s still a emerging profession that doesn''t have much known about it, that means it''s almost impossible to make anything higher level than a foot solider. And you actually also have a way to create a army, blood slaves, if you wanted to you could turn Loads of people into half vampires and make them completely loyal, of course you could also turn them fully and simply add then to your family but it''d be much easier to just do blood slaves." "Damn I completely forgot" a vampire makes other vampires right? Should I make an army? ...nah to much work, most I would do is a small battalion, hey that''s not a bad idea! "Hey Kayla if you give me a segment of 50 men I''ll follow your orders in the war" if I feel like it " I don''t want any professionals, in fact I would prefer new recruits, so, how about it?" "*Sigh* it''s not like I have a choice do I?" I''m definitely not telling him I was planning on giving him his own army to satisfy him" while fifty is a bit of a stretch as long as they are newbies I can do it, as long as you sign a contract that is." "Sure sign me up, I happen to enjoy the surprise that comes from not knowing you agreed to donate your organs, alive." "Alright then repeat after me" ""I, Sir Allen Cross"" ""Agree to follow the orders of Kayla Iron during the war"" ""Until the war is either ended or she is slain, any orders that threaten my well being also negate the contract."" "I in return agree to give Allen fifty fresh recruits in exchange for absolute obedience, within bounds." Suddenly a chain started to bind around them while a contract appeared in front of them burning into ash. Rachel couldn''t help but pale when she saw the contract. You would be so serious you would even use a world contract, And such a one sided one as well? "Aiko void that contract." "Already done, you should seriously stop giving your word like that, in this world there''s a variety of ways to bind you." "Don''t be so stiff, the contract said "during the war" which ment I had plenty of time to nol it, worst case scenario I just kill her." "*sigh* just be careful alright? Arrogance was the downfall of the previous God right?" "Haha! Don''t worry about it, I already have counter measures up. 1. Any time I die time will reverse until there is no danger. 2. Any time I am forced to do something against my will I die, refer to 1 3. Just in case those fail I have you, you are a separate entity than me, yet have full control of my power, do what you need at your discretion." "Of course entrusting you with all my powers could also be considered foolish, I however, have full confidence in my decision, I have never made a mistake when it comes to judging people and you my dear, are hopelessly in love with your''s truly, I almost feel sorry for you, out of all the people you chose the maniac? I feel like your going to star in a documentary about abusive couples." "God~ stop teasing me, It''s not my fault I was created like this, plus while the mind''s a bit fucked up, your face is a solid ten." "Jokes on you, I feel no shame in being a gigolo." While the two were merrily doing what was their equivalent of "flirting" Kayla was jumping up and down in joy. "Haha! I got you now! Even if you don''t want it now you HAVE to be a good person, if only for a little while." "Ha, count yourself lucky, bitch, if you held even the smallest killing intent for master I would have killed you" "Huh?" With a start she jumped up and started to look around. "who''s there? You better show yourself!" "Where are you looking, bitch? Can you not tell that it is me the great Rose? Bitch." Allen couldn''t help but laugh when he saw Kayla''s eyes almost pop out looking at the Scythe. "Hey now Rose you can''t just call her a bitch, you have to reserve that until we fight the beastkin, the PUNS, I''m shaking just thinking about the jokes I can make about them, on a side note though since Rose already introduced herself you should too Aiko." "If you say so." "*Ahem* Stay away from my man, bitches." Technically she did what he asked, after all she used the plural version, not the singular, English is a bitch.