《General of the Wild》


 Chapter 1

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    Welcome to Demetria! You all have been summoned to this distant world to compete in the Game of Gods. The winner of the contestants will recieve anything they ever wished for. Fame, Wealth, Women, Immortality, ... you name it. Every one of you has the [Summon Monster] skill that was given to you by the Gods to compete. Other than that every individual in this world has an unique Skill tailored for them.


    If you still have any questions about this world then you just have to think for a way to help...


    Use the odds in your favour and fight with all you have. Good Luck!


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    Noah looked astronished at the blue scree in front of his eyes. "Wha..." He couldn¡ät believe what he saw in front of him. He closed his eyes, but still could see the screen. So these blue screen are just projections of our mind.


    After making shure that he branded this massage in his memory, he willed the screen to disappear. Having a clear in front of him now, Noah let his gaze wanter around him. Lush green grass was growing around him. Giant trees that looked like oak toweded into the sky. At their stem were patches of green.


    It looked like a normal forest around him, but Noah new intinctively that he was no longer on Earth. It seems he could no longer live his comfortable live.


    Noah came from a small town of South Dakota, USA. He already left home, to study at Florida State. He could still remember how proud his parents were when he got accepted. He liked playing football, but was nowhere good enough to play on a college level. Still, it kept him fairly fit.


    With his average hight, dark brown hair, and a face that screams normal, you could say that he was the typical side character. But never again. This time he was chosen. "With great power comes great responsibiliry." is what his grand father always used to say before he passed away. But he was all alone here. All he could see were trees and a few hills that blocked his view.


    Now that he had a few minutes to calm and gather himself, he noticed that he did not have his usual hoodie and sneakers on himself. He wore some sandals that got up his calves, and wore a tunic. He pretty much looked like a roman solider. Hell he even had a short spear.


    That got him thinking. So if I see these blue boxes and got teleported to another world, I should do the process of every transported character in a fantasy world. Status.


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    <td style="text-align: center">Power Level : 5</td>


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    Summon Monster [S]Unauthorized duplication: this narrative has been taken without consent. Report sightings.


    Locked [U]


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    Okaaay. Now this is not really what I imagined... Well I see that I do have the skill that God mentioned before. But I don¡ät have my unique Skill. I guess that is the locked Skill. I guess this is better than nothing.


    After having seen his skill, Noah somehow knew what his Skill did. It let him summon monsters he defeated and make them fight for him. Pretty straightfroward.


    Lets continue. Invetory... Nothing.


    Map... Nothing


    Ahhh this is depressing. Lets look at my equipment. Inspect... Still nothing.


    In a new world with nothing but some clothes, a spear and a status screen Noah was somewhat lost. Pondering what to do next, Noah remembered what God said. Think for a way to help... Okay lets try this. Help.


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    Congratulations. For being one of the first participants to get help, you have been avarded with


    [Power Level] +2.


    Now my lost child, what would you like to know.


    - General knowledge


    - Skills


    - Game of Gods


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    Now this is something I can work with. Lets first go with general knowledge.


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    General Knowledge:


    The world is called Demetria. In Earth standards a day is about 25 hours long. 7 days equals one week. Generally Demetria has the same cycle of spring, summer, fall and summer, but has some paces where harsh weather conditions prevail.


    The world contains vavrious kinds of animals and mosnters. The difference between animals and monsters is, that monsters have monster cores in their body, which enables them to grow faster and stronger.


    When killing a monser you grow lightly stronger by absorbing part of their power. When killing an animal, you only get a marginally small increase of power.


    The [Power Level] shows the general strength of an individual. It increases as you grow stronger and hone your skills.


    The currency is copper, silver and gold. 100 coins of copper equal one piece of silver. 100 coins of silver equal one piece of gold.


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    This definetly helps. So I really am in a full fledged fantasy world.


    Skills.


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    Skills:


    Skills are categorized like followed:


    E > D > C > B > A > S > SS > SSS


    U is an unique skill of every individual.


    Skills can be leared or sometimes even given by a higher power. Learning Skills is extremely hard to do. Sometimes the skill is not suited for the person trying to learn it, so he may never learn it.


    Skills can`t be leveled. You just improve yourself to use the skill better and more efficient. A skill may evolve if certain criteria for the evolution are given.


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    Game of Gods.


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    Game of Gods:


    The Game of Gods is older than the world itself. Various people from different worlds and cultures are chosen to compete against each other.


    The winner may get everything, while the losers will loose everything.


    As to why the game exists is for you to find out.


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    After reading the last line, the blue screen diappeared. Noah tried to make the help window appear again, but to no avail.


    Now that Noah knew the guidelines and the basics of the world and his new life, he couldn¡ät help to be exited. He knew that this game meant a lot of danger, but this meant that there would be great opportunity and great reward.


    Full of anticipation Noah glanced over the plains towards the sunset. His new life just began!

 Chapter 2

    After resting for the night, Noah set out to start a new day. I¡äm going to hunt today. Feeling slightly hungry and thirsty, Noah set out to find a source of water. A body of waer naturally atrackts a lot of animals.


    The morning was beautiful. You could hear the birds sing, the wind gently waving through the trees. The sun was gently shining through the leaves. It was goig to be a nice day. Noah walked for over an hour, when the scenery slightly changed. The trees began to fade away and were replaced by a more rocky terrain.


    Noah decided to enjoy the day end strolled though the land. He hopped from stone to stone feeling the sun on his skin.


    "Grrrrr..." Okay, this is new.


    Noah turned around and saw a small Goblin growling at him. It had a small, slighly hunched frame, slightly green skin and and ungly face to look at. It was clothed in dirty rags and held a rusty dagger in his bony hand.


    Noah readied himself as good as he could. He lowered his stance and pointed the spear at the Goblin. Both sides observed each other for a few seconds, before the Goblin rushed at Noah with a loud warcry. Steeling himself for the approaching opponent, Noah squinted his eyes and concentrated as much as he could. He knew, even though the Goblin looked weak, that this would be a hard fight.


    Afer the Goblin reached his attack range, Noah thrust out. This was the end of the Goblin. Or it should have been. The Goblin twisted his torso to the side and only got scaped by the spear. Noah was in a clinsh now. The Goblin was too close for his spear to use effectively.


    Doing the only thing he could think of, Noah kicked out and backed off to distance himself from his foe. The Goblin tried to retalliate, but was still slightly dizzy from Noahs attack. Being now a step too late it could only watch as the spear tip aproached and pierced his chest.


    With a slight groan the Goblin collapsed on the grass, that colored now red. Noah could only mutter a sigh as he let himself fall on his behind. He lied on the grass and looked at the sky with a faint smile on his lips.


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    Congratulations! You killed your first Monster. As reward you get [Power Level] +1.


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    By having an Monster in your Monster Inventorry you have unlocked your unique Skill: Lords Blessig [U]


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    You have now access to the Monster Inventory.


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    "Haahhahaa..." Noah couldn¡ät help but laugh.


    I just love these blue boxes. Let¡äs fist see what my unique Skill is. Status.


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    <td style="text-align: center">Power Level : 8</td>


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    Summon Monster [S]


    Lords Blessing [U]Did you know this story is from Royal Road? Read the official version for free and support the author.


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    "Okay. This is just plain OP!" Noah couldn¡ät help but gasp. This skill would really define him and his way of fighting.


    Lords Blessing gave his summoned mosters the ability to level.


    Lost in thought about what he could do in the future with an army of crazy strong monsters, Noah stood up and slowly walked further his way. In the distance lied a big hill. Not big enough to be called mountain, but still high. This would be the perfect lookout location. I should be able to explore where I am. More importantly I¡äm starting to get really thirsty.


    Climbing the hill, Noah thought he could feel how he got stronger from the 3 point he got in his [Power Level]. Although it was so little, that it may even be an placebo effect.


    Finally reaching the top, Noah was left again speachless. All around him was acres of grassland and sometimes smaller patches of forest. But the astronishing thing was that in the far dictance, not quite clear to the eyes were towering giant mountain. All around him. He was literally standing in the middle of a giant, naturally formed bowl.


    "And not one Human in sight" muttered Noah. At least I¡äm not going to die of thirst. The bowl was run through by rivers, that seemed to flow like veins down the mountains. A few miles further ahead all the rivers came together into huge body of water.


    Noah moves towards his new destination. Down the hill, across the rocky grasslad, towards the water.


    Just as he was about to reach the water, Noah noticed a group of people drinking from the lake. Noah was so happy to see other people. He didn¡ät even notice how lonely he was.


    "Heeey. Guys I am so happy to finally meet other people." Happily waving, he walked towards the small group of people.


    When one of the people turned around to see what the noise was about, Noah froze in his steps.


    They were not people. Defineley not.


    How could I be so stupid?


    Noah ran as fast as he could along the plains. He sometimes walked in zigzag lines to not get his by a stray arrow. Pantign heavily, Noah allowed himself to turn arounf dor a second. There he saw them. An angry mob of Goblins were running towards him. Groaning, Noah turned around again and continued running from the Goblins.


    After about 10 minutes there were finally no more Goblins in sight. I definetly got stronger. No way I could have otherwise run so much.


    "That was really a rookie mistake." Not contend with his previous actions, Noah strolled again through the grass. After a few turns he saw something which nearly let tears stream down his face. "YES! Fucking yes! WATER!" Between a bunch of old trees, slowly ran a small stream of water.


    Hurriedly Noah jumped into the water and greedily drank till he chocked and had to stop. After Noah drank his fill, he leaned against the birk of the tree and closed contend his eyes.


    Ohh wait. How could I forget. Monster Inventory.


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    "Nice!" Noah felt that he could absorb this goblin to gain a part of the Goblins strength or he could summon the Goblin.


    After thinking a while, Noah chose to summon the Goblin. He wanted someone to go scouting for him and go hunting with. Also he had to have someone on the lookout when he went to sleep.


    "Summon Goblin."


    In a blue light a small Goblin slowly materialized. When the Goblin was fully materialized, his eyes began to fill with life. He looked confused around. When he saw Noah standing in front of him, quickly fell on his knees.


    "Master."


    As master of the summoned monster, Noah could see the status of the Goblin in front of him.


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    Wow, now I know why I won this fight. Goblins are seriously weak. "Go and scout the area. If you see any animals or monsters, come back." The Goblin merely nodded and left to accomplish his task.


    The sun was setting and Noah knew he only had an hour of daylight left. Noah searched in the area of the stream for a good place to set his camp. After finding a good place, Noah made a small fire to have some warmth in the night. Satisfied, Noah went to lie down and closed his eyes to see anther days end.