《The King Of Sloth》 Prologue
Today is the day I become king. I am William, Will for short, I can''t be bothered pronouncing my last name, it''s to long and has too many different sounds in it. Well anyway I am currently in the middle of a ceremony, where therold guy is naming me that king of whatever this countrie is called, along with lot of unnecessary praise. Seriously this guy is a pain in the ass, he never lets me sleep in, he never lets me take my morning naps or my afternoon ones. He''s also constantly bugging me about speaking properly. He says stuff like "If you don''t pull your act together this country will fall into ruin!" Or "You are a prince and an heir to the throne, you have to act like one!"Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on the original website. Seriously who cares about the country? Its''s not like I''m gonna rule properly anyway. All I''m planning to do is sleep after kicking out the old guy. He is in the way of my nap time so he''s got to go. Oh. The old guy stopped talking and is looking straight at me. He looks really weird right now, his face just lost all colour and he seems to be having a panic attack. I open my mouth to speak, but words won''t come out. That''s odd I''m not a mute and neither am I sick, so why? My chest starts burning, I look down only to see blood and lots of it. Pain kicks in and I try to scream only to let out a small croak. My eyes feel really heavy, like when I fall asleep, it feels comforting so I give in and let the feeling invade me. The wold turns black. Chapter 1 I feel myself waking up, but since the feeling of just waking up and then falling asleep again is amazing I drift back off. I once again wake up but this time decide to open my eyes, in order to see my situation. I mean I did die after all, it''s kinda obvious. I mean there is no way a doctor could have saved me in that situation, I''m guessing that I was shot and that the bullet went straight through my chest. The only doctors near me would have been the off duty ones that didn''t have any tools to work with, I mean who would let sharp tools into the Royal Palace? I open my eyes and find myself in a forest. A big forest. I mean a VERY big forest. The trees look to be higher than twenty five meters and they were a bit over a meter thick. Well this is very confusing, I know I died so why am I in a giant forest? Well it''s not like I don''t like forests, actually I find them rather soothing. Well anyway besides the forest, there''s an even bigger problem. Something''s wrong with my body, my arms are freakishly long and have long, thick, white claws on them. It''s the same with my legs too, freakishly long with claws. Now that I have a better look at myself, my skin looks as if it has never seen the sun and my hair seems to have grown to about waist length. The colour seems to have changed too, since it''s all grey with black patches. I think I may have heard of this type of situation before. I believe this is a type of reincarnation. Yep that''s the only possible solution I can think of. Now that that''s out of the way, what should I do? There''s still too much left unanswered. "SIGH" I''m feeling tired. But there''s one thing I heard about that I want to try. I heard that there are stories of people going to game like worlds and getting "status screens" that show your "stats". In order to test this I focused on the words status screen in my head. DING It actually worked!? If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it.I was honestly not expecting that. Well anyway it says..... Name: William Race: Beast-man Sloth Type Class: NONE Titles: King Of Sloth, Genius, Reincarnated, King, One Of A Kind STATS: Strength: 10 Vitality: 30 Dexterity: 0.1 Agility: 0.1 Intelligence: 100 Mana: 1000 MAGIC: Affinity: Gravity Spells: NONE SKILLS: Kings Aura: level 1 Accelerated Thinking: MAX Indestructible Sleeper: MAX Gravity Manipulation: level 1 I see. It appears that I am incredibly slow right now. I can use magic though, that''s pretty cool. But how? It says gravity manipulation, so do I just imagine gravity bending to my will or something??? Eh. Whatever I''ll look into it later, for now I need details. Then I need a nap. I tried moving my hand over to the screen, it looked as if I was moving in slow motion. After half a minute of struggling to move my hand I decided to just focus on what I wanted to know about. Surprisingly enough it worked. Reincarnated: Due to dying and being reborn in another body. Effects: +100% levelling speed for all skills and spells. Genius: Due to being able to learn anything as easily as breathing. Effects: +100% learning speed for all skills and spells. One Of A Kind: Due to being the only one of your race in existence. Effects: All skills and spells are 100% more powerful. King: Due to having been a king in your life time. Effects: Grants skill ''Kings Aura''. King Of Sloth: Unique title granted due to being the laziest king in all of existence. Effects: Grants skill ''Indestructible Sleeper''. Lowers speed by 50%. Kings Aura: You give off the aura of a king, it makes others want to bow in your presence. Passive Skill. Accelerated Thinking: increases the speed at which the mind processes information. Passive Skill. Gravity Manipulation: You can bend gravity to your will in exchange for mana. Active Skill. Indestructible Sleeper: When you sleep you become immune to all physical and magical attacks. Allows you to sleep anywhere. Active Skill. Cool. That last one is definitely my favourite though. Well now that that''s out of the way..... Time for a nap. Chapter 2 I open my eyes. Again. I''m still in a forest with abnormally large trees. Sigh, I wonder what I should do. I have no plans of trying to go back, so I guess I''ll just wander around and do my own thing. Or maybe I should find the fluffiest pillow in existence? Well first I should solve my movement problem, there''s no way I can find a pillow without being able to move properly. This is a big problem huh. !? That''s it! I can just manipulate gravity can''t I? Perfect! But how do I do it? I guess I just have to imagine it. I imagine gravity pulling me towards a tree. Ohhh it works, kind of. I mean I''m still moving slowly. It''s still faster than trying to move by myself though. At least I''m about the speed of a baby learning to crawl. Spell Created: Gravity Pull Gravity Manipulation: levelled up! Oh I made a spell. Gravity Pull: Pulls an target towards caster Stronger pull for less mana consumption as level increases Cost: 50 mana Cool, a bit simple but cool. Okay so if I can pull I can push right? I tried imagining some fallen leaves being pushed. Spell Created: Gravity Push Gravity Push: Pushes target away from caster Unauthorized content usage: if you discover this narrative on Amazon, report the violation.Stronger push for less mana consumption as level increases Cost: 50 mana This is pretty cool. I then spend the next few minutes playing with my new spells. Gravity Pull: Levelled up! Gravity Push: Levelled up! Gravity Manipulation: Levelled up! That was fast. I was expecting it to take longer. Oh, I forgot to check the mana usage. Mana: 800/1000 Hmm it''s too much mana. I can''t use this casually. Oh what''s my mana regeneration rate? Mana: 900/1000 Oi. It''s only been ten seconds. That''s way too fast, that was 100 mana in ten seconds. Or maybe that''s normal, who knows? Well back to the matter at hand. I need to make a spell that can be used casually and make me move properly. What if I just lighten the gravity around my body. Then I''d be able to move right? I attempt my idea right away. Spell Created: Lighten Gravity Lighten Gravity: Lightens the gravity around target Amount of gravity taken away increases as the level does Mana cost permanent Cost: 10 mana per second I feel as if a load has been lifted off of my shoulders. I try moving my hand and it''s twice as fast as before! But this still isn''t good enough. I need to level it up. So in order to do that there is only one option. Leave it on while I take a nap. 10 hours later I open my eyes. For the third time, and check my status. Name: William Race: Beast-man Sloth Type Class: NONE Titles: King Of Sloth, Genius, Reincarnated, King, One Of A Kind STATS: Strength: 10 Vitality: 30 Dexterity: 0.1 Agility: 0.1 Intelligence: 120 Mana: 1200 MAGIC: Affinity: Gravity Spells: Gravity Pull: Level 2 Gravity Push: Level 2 Lighten Gravity: Level 7 SKILLS: Kings Aura: level 1 Accelerated Thinking: MAX Indestructible Sleeper: MAX Gravity Manipulation: level 3 Oh! It worked! I feel at least 5 times lighter than before and my normal speed is back! Actually I feel a bit faster than I was before I died. Well what should I do next? I guess I''ll go look for civilisation, I mean where else am I going to get a pillow. and so I got up for the first time since reincarnating. Chapter 3 Looking around, I can''t see anything but trees. Wait. Why is it so quiet? It''s like there''s no life at all. Well whatever, I wonder which way should I go? Eh who cares, I''ll just walk straight ahead and hope for the best. But seriously, why are the trees so freaking huge? It gives the forest a ''haunted'' vibe. Don''t get me wrong I have nothing against ghosts, it''s just creepy you know? After walking in (what I think was) a Straight line, I found my first sign of life! In the shape of a big brown furry pile of muscle. Now I understand, there''s no other animals because this thing scared them off! Now that I take a closer look at it, isn''t that thing a bear? Since when were bears the size of houses? Well whatever, I should leave before this thing wakes up and decides to eat me. I turn around and start to walk away, when something so anticlimactic happened that I almost laughed at myself. SNAP I STEPPED ON A FUCKING TWIG!!!! The I turn around to see if it woke up. And then bolted as soon as I saw a ten meter tall bear looking down on me. Wait a second how did that thing get up so fast!? I looked at it as soon as the twig snapped! Well whatever let''s focus on running shall we? Gained Skill: Sprint! Ah, that''s some nice timing it sounds pretty useful. For this situation that is. Sprinting: Double agility when sprinting. Passive Skill.Love what you''re reading? Discover and support the author on the platform they originally published on. Wait. Isn''t that totally useless? I mean all it does is make my agility 0.2 instead of 0.1. Yep. Ok. Thanks for nothing. All of this happened in my head in an instant. That Accelerated Thinking Skill sure is helpful. I look behind me and see..... What do I call this? I guess a bear running at me at the speed of a bullet train would be a good way of expressing this picture. Also aren''t those trees, like really sturdy? I mean the bear/train is avoiding them so he probably can''t break them right? I guess I''ll find out. I jump up with all of my strength, aiming for a low branch. And miss it by a very large margin. I forgot that gravity was barely even affecting me right now. I am currently gliding OVER the giant trees. This might take a while. Or not. I grabbed onto a branch that came near me and hung on it. First I checked for any signs of the bear/train. Which was gone. Then I looked for a thick branch. Which I found. Then I laid down and..... Took a nap. I opened my eyes and looked around. I was back on the ground. I guess I fell off the branch huh. Namre: William Race: Beast-man Sloth Type Class: NONE Titles: King Of Sloth, Genius, Reincarnated, King, One Of A Kind STATS: Strength: 15 (+5) Vitality: 40 (+10) Dexterity: 0.1 Agility: 0.1 Intelligence: 140 (+20) Mana: 1400 (+200) MAGIC: Affinity: Gravity Spells: Gravity Pull: Level 2 Gravity Push: Level 2 Lighten Gravity: Level 9 (+2) SKILLS: Kings Aura: level 1 Accelerated Thinking: MAX Indestructible Sleeper: MAX Gravity Manipulation: Level 4 (+1) Sprint: Level 1 I came to realise after seeing that bear/train. I need an attack. Is it possible to do a gravity punch? Though I''m not sure gravity works that way.... But who cares I''ll try it! I imagine a giant fist hitting the tree.... and a giant pressure hits it. Spell Created: Gravity Punch! IGravity Punch: Gravity formed into a fist Stronger fist for less mana consumption as level increases Cost: 100 mana That''s pretty nice, I should practice it while I walk. Chapter 4 Ahh. I think I''m starting to like this forest. Ever since I got away from that bear/train, animals started appearing. It feels so peaceful now. I''ve been walking for an hour now and I''ve been training Gravity Punch the entire time. It''s gotten to the point where it can put cracks in the trees so I think it got pretty powerful. Name: William Race: Beast-man Sloth Type Class: NONE Titles: King Of Sloth, Genius, Reincarnated, King, One Of A Kind STATS: Strength: 15 Vitality: 50 (+10) Dexterity: 0.1 Agility: 0.1 Intelligence: 150 (+10) Mana: 1500 (+100) MAGIC: Affinity: Gravity Spells: Gravity Pull: Level 2 Gravity Push: Level 2 Lighten Gravity: Level 9 Gravity Punch: Level 5 SKILLS: Kings Aura: level 1 Accelerated Thinking: MAX Indestructible Sleeper: MAX Gravity Manipulation: Level 5 (+1) Sprint: Level 1 Also I noticed this a while ago but, aren''t my stats increasing really fast? I mean my mana pool is 50% larger than it was when I came here. It''s not like I care, it''s just confusing. I''ve noticed since a while ago that the trees are thinning out, so I should be exiting the forest soon. As I had that thought, I hear a familiar growl from behind me. I slowly turn around to find, that the bear/train is standing right behind me. It opens its mouth that could easily swallow me whole and roars. His saliva hits me hard. I got annoyed, so I sent a Gravity Punch to its face. SPLASH!This story originates from a different website. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there. Gravity Punch: Levelled up! It''s head exploded. It''s blood and brain stuff went everywhere, including me. That was way too easy. Or was the attack just over powered? Who cares anyway? I turn around and walk in the direction I was going in before, while once again punching the trees. With gravity. Three hours later I found a road. Although it''s made of dirt. On my way here I started feeling dizzy and I had no idea why, so I ignored it. However just now I realised something very important. I haven''t eaten a single thing since I got here! These were my thoughts before I passed out on the side of the road. I woke up to the feeling of warmth. The comfort of heat. I open my eyes and see that night has fallen. I am currently laying down next to a campfire with a blanket on me. On the other side of the fire there is a person. A very tall person. I think they noticed that I woke up, as they started heading my way. When they got close what I saw was shocking. It''s a man, a giant man. The guys like three meters tall with muscles bigger than my head. But his face, his face is young. How does someone that big have a young face? It makes no sense. He''s even got a buzz cut. Well whatever, time for my first conversation since coming to this world! The guy stops in front of me and looks like he''s about to say something when.... GRRRRRRRR!!!! My stomach roared loader than the bear/truck. The guy looked surprised, I think it was of my stomachs noise. He soon got over it and gave me a smile and said. "Would you like some food?" In the squeakiest voice I''ve ever heard. Name: William Race: Beast-man Sloth Type Class: NONE Titles: King Of Sloth, Genius, Reincarnated, King, One Of A Kind STATS: Strength: 15 Vitality: 50 Dexterity: 0.1 Agility: 0.1 Intelligence: 160 (+10) Mana: 1600 (+100) MAGIC: Affinity: Gravity Spells: Gravity Pull: Level 2 Gravity Push: Level 2 Lighten Gravity: Level 9 Gravity Punch: Level 8 (+3) SKILLS: Kings Aura: level 1 Accelerated Thinking: MAX Indestructible Sleeper: MAX Gravity Manipulation: Level 6 (+1) Sprint: Level 1 Chapter 5 I stared blankly at the the young looking man. I can''t believe my ears. That was the voice of a 5 year old. What is wrong with this world? How old is he exactly? Oh, I forgot that he is waiting for and answer. "Yes" I hope that was enough, I really dislike talking. Too many things tend to go wrong when I have a conversation. He looks at me strangely for a second before handing me..... What is this? Is it bread? Or a is it a rock? It''s shaped like bread, but it looks like stone. Is this actually edible? "What is this?" I asked him just to be safe. I would prefer not to break my jaw while eating. He''s doing it again. Giving me that strange look, just answer me already. "It''s bread" he says. "Are you sure?" I say trying to read his face for lies. "Yes? It''s obviously bread, is there something wrong with it?" He asks with a concerned tone. He couldn''t be right? One of those so called caring giants? Well whatever. "No there is absolutely nothing wrong with it" is said, it''s a complete lie though. I seriously don''t want my first meal to be rock bread, but I''m too starving to care right now. I take a bite into the.... Completely normal bread? Why is it so soft when it looks so hard? This world is hurting my head. Well whatever, I finish my piece of rock bread in a few seconds. Then I hold out my hand and say...If you come across this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it. "More" in my nicest tone possible. Why does he looked so shocked? I''m asking politely you know? Well in the end I ate around ten pieces of rock bread. Now to get things underway. I look directly at him. "Name?" I say in what I think was a questioning tone. "Ah! Sorry I completely forgot to introduce myself. My name is James." He said in an extremely flustered tone. This guy, isn''t he a kid? He''s definitely a kid. James Pov This man is really scary. I didn''t notice at first when I found him on the side of road, but his eyes. They have bags under them so dark that it makes him look like he never sleeps. Combined with his sharp eyes, it looks he''d kill me the moment I step out of line. Well these were my thoughts before he started speaking. You could feel tiredness in his tone. He sounded like he would rather curl up in a ball away from society and sleep his life away. Also he''s really rude. I mean, he doesn''t sound thankful at all, he''s demanding my food and he''s not even speaking to me properly! After he''s finished eating he looks directly at me and says..... "Name?" In the most disinterested voice I''ve ever heard in my life. You could at least try to sound interested! Well in the end I answered him, I mean he''s really scary looking. Well only his face though. His body is incredibly frail looking and his limbs are freakishly long. He''s even got claws, really weird ones too. Their pretty thick and long on both his hands and feet. I wonder what race he is? I''ve never heard of a race with these characteristics before. Done with my observing I was about to attempt at conversation with the strange man, who by the way hasn''t even told me his name yet. But before I could I noticed something very important. He had fallen asleep. Name: William Race: Beast-man Sloth Type Class: NONE Titles: King Of Sloth, Genius, Reincarnated, King, One Of A Kind STATS: Strength: 15 Vitality: 50 Dexterity: 0.1 Agility: 0.1 Intelligence: 170 (+10) Mana: 1700 (+100) MAGIC: Affinity: Gravity Spells: Gravity Pull: Level 2 Gravity Push: Level 2 Lighten Gravity: Level 9 Gravity Punch: Level 8 SKILLS: Kings Aura: level 1 Accelerated Thinking: MAX Indestructible Sleeper: MAX Gravity Manipulation: Level 6 Sprint: Level 1 Chapter 6 I once again opened my eyes. I''m still in the camp that James made. The time seems to be around 7:00 in the morning, looks like James is still asleep. I take a better look around the camp and find, nothing. Well there''s an axe that looks to be around double my size lying around, but that''s not important. Waiting for him to wake up is gonna be boring so, I guess I''ll just practice pushing and pulling gravity for a while. 5 hours later James finally woke up. Took him long enough, now that he''s up I should ask him where he''s headed. I walk over to him in order to help him realise that I''m still here. He really doesn''t seem to be a mornings person. Oh, he noticed me. Finally. "Where are you going?" I ask. For a second he looked confused, then surprised and then finally opened his mouth to speak. "I''m headed towards the Capital to the north" he stated like I was supposed to know what he was talking about. "What''s that?" I asked since I really have no idea, I mean it''s not like I was given any information on this world. "Eh!? How do you not know about the capital? It''s been around, almost as long as people have existed!" He screamed in a voice that made it sound like a high pitched squeal. "Your loud, no I don''t know what it is so tell me" I said calmly. For a second there he looked at me like I''m an idiot then started his explanation. "The Capital is the largest city on the continent, it''s a place where all races can live in. In the capital there is no slavery and it''s ruled over by a council made one representative from each race. It''s also here that children are taught magic and how to be a soldier." Hmm okay that''s helpful I guess? "Can you explain to me what all of the races are?" I asked.A case of content theft: this narrative is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation. Okay now your not even trying to hide it. Your just visibly looking at me like I''m an idiot. It''s not my fault I don''t know about your world. "Sure...... The races are......." After that came a lot of information so to put it simply. Demons: An extremely prideful race that hates listening to orders. Their characteristics are varied, but the mainly have horns, claws and very rarely wings. Both their physical ability and magical ability are very strong, while not the best in both they are still very powerful. Elves: Very peaceful race although there are exceptions. Their characteristics are their long ears, light hair and exceptionally beautiful faces. Their physical ability is the worst of all the races, however their magical ability is by far the best, so generally elves become Mages or scholars. Humans: The greediest of all the races. Their characteristics are extremely varied. They are neither the best nor the worst at physical or magical ability, however they are extremely resourceful and tend to make excellent merchants. Giants: Despite their appearance they are a very timid race that dislikes fighting. Their characteristics are their extremely tall physique that can reach up to ten meters tall. They are terrible when it comes to magical ability but are the best when it comes to pure strength, they are however quite slow. Beast Men: A race that lives for the battlefield, they enjoy bloodshed more than anything. Their characteristics are different depending on what animal they take after. While not as strong as the giants they are still stronger than the other races, faster too. Their magical ability while not as bad as the giants is still pretty bad. I''m starting to question my own race. In no way do I ''live for the battlefield'', it just sounds like a pain in the ass to me. I mean why should I fight in a war, it''s not like I enjoy killing. Don''t get me wrong I''m not in any way against killing, I''ll do it if I want to. I''m just not going to go out of my way to do it if I don''t have to. Okay now that that''s over we should get going. "Umm, what''s your name?" Oh right I forgot to tell him my name. "It''s William, just call me Will" I mean Williams just too long for my liking. "Ok Will what do you plan to do now?" "Hmm go with you obviously" Oi. Don''t give that ''I have the worst luck in the entire world'' face, I''m not that bad. Name: William Race: Beast-man Sloth Type Class: NONE Titles: King Of Sloth, Genius, Reincarnated, King, One Of A Kind STATS: Strength: 15 Vitality: 50 Dexterity: 0.1 Agility: 0.1 Intelligence: 180 (+10) Mana: 1800 (+100) MAGIC: Affinity: Gravity Spells: Gravity Pull: Level 5 (+3) Gravity Push: Level 5 (+3) Lighten Gravity: Level 9 Gravity Punch: Level 8 SKILLS: Kings Aura: level 1 Accelerated Thinking: MAX Indestructible Sleeper: MAX Gravity Manipulation: Level 7 (+1) Sprint: Level 1 Chapter 7 James Pov I don''t understand this guy. He never gets tense, he knows absolutely nothing in terms of commonsense and he''s NEVER awake for more than six hours! Where has he even been living till now? There''s no way that a guy this strong doesn''t have an education. Yes STRONG. Any monsters that come too close to him explode. I don''t understand how he does it. Is it magic? I don''t recall hearing about magic like that. I mean it could be wind magic, but I doubt it. Wind magic is known piercing things, not blowing them up. Anyway it''s been about half a month since we started traveling and we have finally left The Forest Of Silence. The forest itself isn''t all that dangerous, it''s the being that lives inside there that makes it special. They say that an Elder Dragon lives right in the centre, so all living beings shy away from it. That''s why the forest is practically empty, everything lives on the outskirts of the forest. I wonder, what I should do with this guy once I get to the capital? Hopefully he will leave me alone, I need to do some jobs. The only way for me to earn money would be for me to kill a monster and bring its corps back to sell. Wait does this guy have any money? Or an ID? I hope he does or it''s going to be hard to get inside. This guy is so hard to deal with. He hates talking unless he has a question for me, he eats way too much too. I mean that bread may be cheap but that was all I had you know? Well it somehow worked out, we ended up eating monster meat for meals. This has been a long trip, but it''s all gonna be over once I reach the capital. I can get rid of Will and focus on Monster Hunting. Yep it''ll definitely work out!Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on Royal Road. William Pov This trip is taking too long. I want to hurry up and reach the capital, why does it have to be so far away anyway? I mean we''ve been walking for fifteen days! Well I guess some good things came out of this, I''ve created some more spells and levelled up the ones I already had. The stat increases were pretty good too. Spell Created: Pressure Spell Created: Gravity shield Pressure: Makes gravity heavier on the target Pressure increases as level does Cost: 10 mana per second Gravity Shield: Creates a sphere of gravity around user and pushes away anything that touches it Strength of shield increases as level does Cost: 10 mana per second These are pretty useful. Oh I found out something to, its about the Lighten Gravity spell. When it hit level 10 I got this. The spell Devoid Gravity has been derived from the Spell Lighten Gravity Devoid Gravity: Takes away gravity from target Has no level Cost: 500 mana for permanent effect It would be useful if it didn''t make me float towards outer space every time I used it. I also learned some information about classes, the only way to get one is to head to a church and have some priest change it for you, James said it was free for your first time. Ah! There it is! Finally, the capital is in sight! Now it is time to fulfil my newly mad goals in life . I Find the fluffiest pillow in existence . Find the most comfortable ride in existence . Find the most comfortable blanket in existence Alright. I''m all set. Name: William Race: Beast-man Sloth Type Class: NONE Titles: King Of Sloth, Genius, Reincarnated, King, One Of A Kind STATS: Strength: 15 Vitality: 100 (+50) Dexterity: 0.1 Agility: 0.1 Intelligence: 330 (+150) Mana: 3300 (+1500) MAGIC: Affinity: Gravity Spells: Gravity Pull: MAX Gravity Push: MAX Lighten Gravity: MAX Gravity Punch: MAX Pressure: level 6 Gravity Shield: level 5 SKILLS: Kings Aura: level 1 Accelerated Thinking: MAX Indestructible Sleeper: MAX Gravity Manipulation: Level 9 (+2) Sprint: Level 1 Chapter 8 The capital is massive. That''s really all I can say to describe it. Its walls are huge and there are so many guards, that it makes me think that they''re about to go to war. They''re not right? I asked James but he says he has no idea. Well whatever, I''ll just have to keep a look out to make sure I''m not apart of it. We arrived at the gates and started lining up. The lines not as long as you would think, it only took ten minutes to get to the front. Probably because it''s the afternoon. Now for my first real problem since coming to this world. Identification. Apparently it costs money, which I have none of. Well James says he''ll pay it for me. Although he says I''m gonna have to pay him back. I wonder, how do people earn money in this world? Besides from the obvious ones, I know of Monster Hunting, Healing (like a hospital that uses healing magic), Blacksmithing, Alchemy and Enchanting. Out of these all I can do is Monster Hunting and that sounds like a pain. I''d rather not have to travel around, it takes too much effort. I''d rather just settle down somewhere quiet and sleep. But that most likely, will not happen. Since the only Skills I''ve got are used for either killing or possibly menial labour, which in all honesty I feel is worse than Monster Hunting. Well since I''m finished thinking I should go speak with the guard. 1 Hour LaterThe author''s tale has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. I don''t understand what just happened. At fist they were acting normally, about to give me my ID. Then they said they just had to do a quick status check. Now this is where things started going wrong, what they saw on their little crystal ball thingie was this: Name: William Race: Beast-man Sloth Type Class: NONE Titles: King Of Sloth Mana: 3300 At first they reacted by gaping at me, then they ordered someone else to take their places while they brought me through the city. Making me stand out in the process, I seriously hate being stared at by groups. We had stopped at some freakishly expensive house that looked almost completely deserted. They told me to wait outside and I did. For and entire half a hour. I am now currently just standing here. Waiting. I wonder when they are gonna come back? I stopped counting and just started dozing off, I made sure I didn''t fall asleep. As much as I wanted to just take a quick nap, I new that I wouldn''t wake up for a long while so I restrained myself. It took them a while but they finally came back with some rich guy, probably a Noble. From the way he looks I can tell he wants something from me. I''m getting a REALLY bad feeling about this guy. This is going to be such a pain in the ass. Name: William Race: Beast-man Sloth Type Class: NONE Titles: King Of Sloth, Genius, Reincarnated, King, One Of A Kind STATS: Strength: 15 Vitality: 100 Dexterity: 0.1 Agility: 0.1 Intelligence: 330 Mana: 3300 MAGIC: Affinity: Gravity Spells: Gravity Pull: MAX Gravity Push: MAX Lighten Gravity: MAX Gravity Punch: MAX Pressure: level 6 Gravity Shield: level 5 SKILLS: Kings Aura: level 1 Accelerated Thinking: MAX Indestructible Sleeper: MAX Gravity Manipulation: Level 9 Sprint: Level 1 Chapter 9 "Hello Mr. William, I apologise for the wait." Says the suspicious guy. "Hi" He looks a little shocked, no idea why though. Maybe I was supposed to say more? "Well Mr. William, could you come with me to my office? We have some things to discuss." I swear I saw him smirk just then. Suspicious indeed. "Call me Will." I mean why would I let him call me by such a long name? Mr. William? I am no longer anyone important, so I really want to be called something shorter. Also why is he looking at me like that? It''s just a name you Know! I''m not weird. I think. "Fine then, Will could you follow me to my office now?" Why does he sound so annoyed? Whatever who cares, let''s just get this over and done with. I follow him into his fancy house, we walk through a bunch of hallways and stairs before coming to the room that was his office. The office itself was, well, shiny? That''s really the only way to say it. I mean there are so many metal objects in this room that it''s kinda hurting my eyes. Well anyway, he goes in and sits on a really comfortable looking chair. It looks really fluffy. I might get myself one later, but I need a pillow first. Pillows are necessary if I want to survive in this world. I should listen now, he''s about to speak. "Now then Will, do you know why I called you here?" How am I supposed to know? "Nope." He''s observing me too much, I''m starting to feel uncomfortable. "Then I shall explain, you Will are a type of Beas Man that we have never heard of before and you have the title of a King. Do you think you could explain this to me?"Unlawfully taken from Royal Road, this story should be reported if seen on Amazon. What? Well I know that I''m one of a kind, I mean it said so in my Title. But what''s the big deal about me having a King Title? Is it rare, or is it only possible if your a King? I don''t get it. "What''s so special about a King Title?" He''s looking at me like James did. Oi I''m not an idiot, I''m just uninformed. "A king Title is to put it simply, a title given to someone who rules. It doesn''t necessarily mean a kingdom mind you. It just means you rule over that particular area of expertise, it is an extraordinarily rare title that gives you bonuses in some area, or in some cases you can get a rare class. Now do you mind if I ask you some questions?" So that means I''ll probably get some rare class right? That''s nice. Well I guess I should answer some of his questions, not that I have any. "Sure." I''ll try my best, well not really but I''ll try to try my best. "Okay where are you from exactly?" That''s pretty easy. "Forest." There simple answer. "Okay then, what does your title mean exactly? As in the description." "It says I got since I''m really lazy." Not the whole truth but not a lie either, I mean it''s not like I can tell him I used to be the king of another world can I? 30 minutes later Ahh he''s finally done! Why was he the only one who got to sit down, my legs are starting to hurt from all of this standing around! Well whatever I need to leave now, I already got my ID from this guy who I think is the captain of the guards? Why the captain of the guards is a rich noble, I have no clue. Well who cares anyway? I''ve finally been let free, now to buy a pillow! Oh but I need money don''t I? I guess I''ll go find James to get him to show me how that Monster Hunting place works. But before any of that it''s time to take a nap, right on this random bench in some random park I found. Name: William Race: Beast-man Sloth Type Class: NONE Titles: King Of Sloth, Genius, Reincarnated, King, One Of A Kind STATS: Strength: 15 Vitality: 100 Dexterity: 0.1 Agility: 0.1 Intelligence: 350 (+20) Mana: 3500 (+200) MAGIC: Affinity: Gravity Spells: Gravity Pull: MAX Gravity Push: MAX Lighten Gravity: MAX Gravity Punch: MAX Pressure: level 6 Gravity Shield: level 5 SKILLS: Kings Aura: level 1 Accelerated Thinking: MAX Indestructible Sleeper: MAX Gravity Manipulation: Level 9 Sprint: Level 1 Chapter 10 Waking up I inspected my surroundings. Where the fuck am I? I went to sleep on a park bench right? So why the hell am I in a cage? I''m even tied up! What the hell! Surrounding my cage are more cages, with more people in them. Oddly enough none these people seem to human , I see races such as beastmen and elves with the occasional demon. I think I understand what''s happening now. They''re going sell me as a fucking slave aren''t they? I''ve read about it but I didn''t actually think it would be in this world. Note to self: Next time sleep in an inn. This is such a pain in the ass. Should I just wreck the place? Am I even strong enough to do that? Well I should be I mean myGravity Magic seems pretty powerful. Eh whatever, time to break out of here. I use Gravity Shield since using the same spell all the time gets boring don''t you think? Well the bars on my cage start bending outwards and then they explode. Yes, my cage exploded. This Gravity Shields pretty cool though, It''s like being inside of a ball that can expand whenever I want. Cool right? Well now that I''m out what should I do? Free the slaves? I''ll just leave that to the authorities, instead I think I''ll go kick the asses of whoever kidnapped me. I wonder if they have any money, cause I could really use some if I wanna complete my goals in life. "Oi the fuck the you think your doing bastard!?" Said some random guard guy. For a second there I actually felt like answering him with some cliche line that would piss him off, but I can''t be bothered so I Gravity Punched him instead. Gravity is super convenient huh, I mean they can''t see it until they get hit and it''s power literally just destroyed his entire body. Well now that that''s over I guess that I should find the rest of them. Oh never mind they are approaching me instead, I think I made a bit too much noise. Oh well. They started surrounding me. I think there''s about 30 of them, they are all human it seems. "Get back in your cage beast!" Screamed one of them. Now this is interesting, they have racism here too huh. I never did like racism, I mean we are all living beings right? Well whatever he just pissed me off so I ignored the rest of them and pressured them all with gravity, they look like they felt it. Good.The genuine version of this novel can be found on another site. Support the author by reading it there. Next I did the only thing I could have, I Gravity Punched them one by one. Some of them tried to attack me but were destroyed by my gravity Shield instead. This lasted a minute until they were all dead. Now where do they keep their treasure I wonder? It''s probably in that building over there. Well it is the only building here. I think that I am underground in some sort of sewer. Selling slaves in a sewer huh? Well anyway, I enter the building. It looks to have about two stories and isn''t all that big. Inside smells like shit and alcohol. I''m pretty sure this is some sort of bar that they''ve been using. I move on to the second floor as fast as I can. The second floor is a lot like that noble guard guys house. Just not as good. Well it''s just one room with a giant table. Let''s not forget to mention that there''s three people sitting at said table glaring at me. There''s two humans and a giant. The giant looks scary as hell. He''s over ten meters tall and his arms are bigger than my entire body. The humans just look like humans. "Who are you Beast?" Said the giant, even his voice is big. Instead of answering I just throw a Gravity Punch at the humans, they die without any trouble. However, this giant is gonna be tough. I can feel it. To test it out I throw another one at the giant, it hits his face and breaks his nose. What? This move completely wrecked everything I fought up to now. Yet he takes it like it''s an actual fucking Punch!? This is gonna take a while isn''t it? Slave Boss POV: What the fuck is this guy!? All my men just exploded without him even doing anything! Wait. Maybe he did do something, if its magic of some kind then I''m sure I can win this. I do have the Anti-Mage class so he should be fucked. CRACK Or not. What the fuck is with that power! He looks like some depressing hobo for gods sake! I try to take a swing at him with my fists but I just keep getting hit. It feels like I''m being punched repeatedly. Why does he have to look so relaxed while doing it? At least make it look like your struggling you bastard! Ah shit my visions blurring, this is so fucked up. What kind of monster is he? Anti-Mages are supposed to feel only Ten percent of the damage from magic, not to mention that my Vitalityis approaching 1000. My head gets smashed in and my vision turns black. Wills POV That was way too tough. It used way too much mana too, I''m lucky my regeneration is fast. Okay now where''s the money? I search the room and find a chest that has a bag that''s full of gold. There''s only one bag huh? Well it''s all in gold so I guess it''s fine. Well now that that''s over, how the fuck do I get out of here? Name: William Race: Beast-man Sloth Type Class: NONE Titles: King Of Sloth, Genius, Reincarnated, King, One Of A Kind STATS: Strength: 15 Vitality: 100 Dexterity: 0.1 Agility: 0.1 Intelligence: 450 (+100) Mana: 4500 (+1000) MAGIC: Affinity: Gravity Spells: Gravity Pull: MAX Gravity Push: MAX Lighten Gravity: MAX Gravity Punch: MAX Pressure: level 7 (+1) Gravity Shield: level 7 (+2) SKILLS: Kings Aura: level 1 Accelerated Thinking: MAX Indestructible Sleeper: MAX Gravity Manipulation: Level 9 Sprint: Level 1 Chapter 11 It took me a while but I found the exit. The exit was a hole in the roof, there is a ladder but why isn''t the hole covered? They can''t have been that careless right? Hmm maybe some got away, that could be troublesome. Well whatever, I''ll deal with that when it happens. Looking at the hole I had one of my most brilliant ideas since I came to this world. Why didn''t I do this before? This will make everything so much easier! I will never have to walk again! So I try it, I manipulate the gravity around myself and have it lift me up. It''s a bit like what you see on television, when someone is in space without gravity. It feels amazing, I''m gonna do this at all times. I can''t go back to walking anymore. Spell Created: Float Float: Allows the target to float up to a metre above ground Cost: 100 mana per minute How high you can float increases as the level does Yes! It''s perfect! From what I can remember, my mana regeneration should be a least ten per second. That means that I can float whenever I want! Best spell ever. Well first I''ve gotta get out of this hole. I''ve made some noise so the authorities should be here soon and I''m not gonna voluntarily get involved with them. Grabbing the ladder I drag myself up, it doesn''t take long but I really hate using my arms. Well I hate using my legs too but that''s a daily necessity, well it was one. Once I''m out of the hole I look around, there doesn''t seem to be any signs of civilisation close by. It''s really dirty here and it smells like shit. I''m probably in some kind of poor area where people who don''t have any money live. I guess every world has them huh? Well I need the authorities so I should make some noise shouldn''t I? I then went around smashing the ground In about twenty different places. It cause a few small shakes from the ground too. Then I bolted, there''s no way that nobody noticed that so they''ll be fine. This really is the poor part of the city huh? It''s so big too, might take a while too find the way out of here. Four Hours Later Finally! I''m so glad I don''t have to walk anymore or that would have felt way too tedious. Well the area I''m in now isn''t much better really, there''s way too many people. This is the shopping part of the city isn''t it? What do they call it? Market, I think. Well anyway, I''ve got a shit ton of cash from those slavers so I should buy my stuff now. I have about 37 gold and 24 silver, I left the copper behind since there was too much inside of the bag. The money systems in this world are pretty basic.If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. Please report it. One copper can buy you a common lunch from anywhere. Ten copper equals one silver, which can be used for the more expensive things. These are used by everyone, well everyone except for the poor people. Gold however is normally only used by nobles and by the way there''s a ton of them. There everywhere in this cities centre apparently. To get a gold coin you require ten silver. Now that I think about it, weren''t those slavers really rich? Well not like I care, so now is finally time to get my pillow! Looking around the shops I find things like swords, armour, books and jewels but no pillows. Where do you even find pillows anyway? I should just ask someone. With that in mind I float over to a random woman who seemed t just be window shopping. "Excuse me?" I say as politely as I can, which from her reaction is probably not polite at all. "Y-yes?" She asks me in a terrified voice. I can''t be that intimidating right? I mean I''m just a really tall, skinny guy that''s floating down the street aren''t I? Well whatever, at least she''s talking. "Where''s the nearest pillow store?" She looks at me blankly for a moment. There is nothing wrong with asking where to find pillows. "Y-you c-can f-find t-the t-tailor j-just a-around t-the c-corner." She says while pointing, following her hand I see where I need to go. With no more need for talk I leave in that direction, now that I think about it isn''t everyone looking at me? There stares are annoying so I should get this over and done with. Turning the corner is see a shop that deals with what I need. I believe that woman called it a tailor. It seems to be a shop that makes anything to do with a needle. Floating inside I see the room is quite big and filled with materials, there is a counter in the centre with an old lady tending to it. I float in front of it and wait for her to notice me. Five minutes later and she still hasn''t noticed me. She seems to be knitting so I tapped the desk and finally noticed me. "Ah! What can I do for you?" She asks after her brief surprise. It''s good that she''s not scared, that''d be inconvenient. "Pillow" I say hoping that I get my point across. "What kind would you like?" She asks in a mildly surprised tone. "The fluffiest pillow you have, preferably around human sized." I said more than I would have preferred, but she needs to know. She seems genuinely shocked at my words, dunno why. I mean I''m just buying a pillow right? No need for all the fuss. "O-okay then I will go check to see what we have in stock, please wait a moment." She stood up and waddled away. A minute later she came back with something that surpassed even the pillows of my world it was practically radiating fluffiness. It also had some markings on it, I wonder what they are? "This is the closest we have to that description, it is made out of a divine sheep''s wool and skin. There are also two Enchantments, they are Self-Cleaning and Self-Repairing. It costs 25 gold coins." She says. I reach into my bag take, out the money, put it on the desk and take the pillow before anyone can tell me otherwise. The moment I am in contact with it I practically melt. It feels like I could simply fall asleep right now, while I''m floating on a pillow midair. So that''s what I did. Name: William Race: Beast-man Sloth Type Class: NONE Titles: King Of Sloth, Genius, Reincarnated, King, One Of A Kind STATS: Strength: 15 Vitality: 100 Dexterity: 0.1 Agility: 0.1 Intelligence: 500 (+50) Mana: 5000 (+500) MAGIC: Affinity: Gravity Spells: Gravity Pull: MAX Gravity Push: MAX Lighten Gravity: MAX Gravity Punch: MAX Pressure: level 7 Gravity Shield: level 7 Float: level 4 SKILLS: Kings Aura: level 1 Accelerated Thinking: MAX Indestructible Sleeper: MAX Gravity Manipulation: Level 9 Sprint: Level 1 Chapter 12 Waking up in another unfamiliar location, I can feel a headache coming on already. My surroundings consist of a stone room and and an uncomfortable looking bed. Oh, actually make that two beds. There''s some woman in the corner looking at me creepily. The woman is wearing rags, has horns and looks so fucking muscular that she would put even the best body builders back on earth to shame. How can I tell she''s a woman? Oh that''s easy, her chest is as gigantic as her body is. I''m positive that she''s a demon, a powerful one too. However why am I in a room with someone who looks like they want to eat me? She''s actually starting to scare me a little and that tells me a lot. I was never scared easily in my last life, I thing that the feeling has been dulled since I was born. Not that I mind it, it''s actually pretty useful. Most importantly my pillow is still here. It''s still comfortable and I have to try my hardest to not fall asleep again. I am currently floating a few meters in the air, just below the roof. Did I instinctively float away from that woman? Seems like it huh? Well it''s nice to know that my instincts are good. But why am I here? It seems to be some sort of prison and from what I can tell I''m a prisoner. But why? What did I do? Realisation flashed through me. My Gravity Shield is on. I probably turned it on for some reason when I fell asleep, I probably hurt someone or destroyed some merchandise. Might not be the case but I seems like I''m gonna be here for a bit. Well fuck. April POV (The Creepy Demon) This guy.... He''s dangerous, I can tell. I don''t know why but my danger sensors are going through the roof, even though he looks so harmless. Well he has to be a complete monster for him to scare me, I know I''m no where near the strongest in the world but I am the 5th strongest on this continent. Are continents only around midrange in terms of actual strength. How is he floating anyway? I can sense magic power being used, but that is definitely not wind magic. You can feel it when the air is being used for a spell, I mean it''s air so of course you would feel it if it was being pulled away from you. There''s even some sort of Shield around him, it''s fully round and completely invisible. I already tried touch it, but I was shot halfway across the cell. He even put it up while he was sleeping, its like as soon as he was alone it just automatically appeared. His eyes are pretty scary too. He hasn''t opened them yet but the cold and dark feeling can already been seen. How can the shadows underneath his eyes be so dark, when he''s sleeping? It''s weird.Stolen from its rightful author, this tale is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. I haven''t felt this way in a while. I can''t keep the grin off of my face, so I just leave it there. I so want to fight him! Will POV I haven''t been this creeped out in a while, this is the fist time I actually wanted to break the silence. Just so I could get that creepy grin off her face. "What do you want?" I ask hoping that she''s not what I think she is.... If she really is then this is going to be a pain in the ass. "Fight me!" I fucking knew it. A mother fucking battle junkie. "Fuck off." Is all that I can think to say. "Come on! Please!" Why is she so load? It''s hurting my head. "Shut up." For the first time since I came here I commanded someone. I''ve commanded people before when they annoyed me. It always worked then so it should work now too, right? Kings Aura: Levelled Up! Ohh, nice. She flinched a bit, that''s good but it''s no enough. I attempt to increase the pressure against her. Kings Aura: Levelled Up! Kings Aura: Levelled Up! Kings Aura: Levelled Up! I have a theory about levelling up my skills. The more powerful the enemy the faster they level up. I mean this woman is obviously strong, and kings aura is levelling like crazy. It was the same with Gravity Shield too, when I fought those slavers it levelled up faster than when I just left it on all the time. Well it''s fast either way. Ah shit, she passed out huh? Gained Skill: Killing Intent Killing Intent: Aims your will to kill at the enemy. has no level. Cost: None Effects: The more you hate the person the more the person fears you. Now that is gonna be useful. I can already tell. April POV What is this feeling!? It''s pressing down on me like all the weight of the world is on my shoulders, I can''t breathe and my vision is beginning to darken. Before I pass out I manage to get a glimpse at his face. He looks so calm and relaxed. Like he''s just about to fall asleep, even though he just woke up. Am I just a bug to him? Am I just that weak!? For Fucks Sake! I just wanted to fight, isn''t this a bit much! Then my world turns black. Random Guards POV I am currently on my daily rounds through the dungeon. Most of the prisoners are just wallowing in despair, due to debs previous crimes. This is my masters personal dungeon under are keep where anyone who would dare insult master is kept until a fair trial is done. The new arrival though was really weird. He was floating In the air on a pillow. He was even asleep. Apparently he was in masters way when he went to the tailor for his new robes. Poor guy. Master never gives mercy, the guys life will probably be ruined. All of a sudden a feeling of pressure presses down on me, taking away my ability to breathe. It feels like it''s crushing my very being. My world fades into darkness, Will POV I hate Battle junkies. Name: William Race: Beast-man Sloth Type Class: NONE Titles: King Of Sloth, Genius, Reincarnated, King, One Of A Kind STATS: Strength: 15 Vitality: 100 Dexterity: 0.1 Agility: 0.1 Intelligence: 500 Mana: 5000 MAGIC: Affinity: Gravity Spells: Gravity Pull: MAX Gravity Push: MAX Lighten Gravity: MAX Gravity Punch: MAX Pressure: level 7 Gravity Shield: level 7 Float: level 4 SKILLS: Kings Aura: level 5 (+4) Accelerated Thinking: MAX Indestructible Sleeper: MAX Gravity Manipulation: Level 9 Sprint: Level 1 Killing Intent: MAX Chapter 13 Looking around the room I consider my options. Completely wreck this place Just leave Rob them blind I decide to go with all of the above. Of course leaving will be last. I guess I should get started then huh? I float towards the metal door and ''gently'' push it off of its hinges. It may or may not have flung down a corridor and in the process kill some random guard, that just so happened to be turning a corner. Well, continuing on down the hallway I float around a bit, before deciding that there is a much easier way to get up. I rip a hole through the roof and float upwards towards the higher levels. The next floor looks to be some kind of entrance, to some kind of super fancy looking mansion. It''s probably also owned by the guy that locked me in a cell with a, fucking battle junkie. I have no idea why, but I have always held a feeling of disgust towards people who seek out violence. Don''t get me wrong, I have absolutely nothing against violence in general. But they seek it out of enjoyment and lust for battle. I find it both creepy and disgusting. They are in simpler terms Suicidal-Maniacs. Not to mention that they are incredibly stupid. Well anyway, back too the mansion. There''s servants everywhere. They are probably about to make dinner for their master, I should probably just ignore them. They look absolutely terrified of me. I don''t understand, all I did was rip a giant hole in the floor. What''s so scary about that? This time I take. The stairs and start exploring the mansion, there''s three stories so I should just keep on heading up.The narrative has been taken without permission. Report any sightings. The second floor seems to be made up of, the dining room and the ballroom. Who even needs a ballroom anyway? It''s pretty much just a giant waste of space. The third floor however had everything I needed in it. I found one room full of money, which I could not carry. So I just took a backpack full of gold coins instead. Then in the next room I finally found who I was looking for! On my way up here, I actually listened to some of the servants conversations. They practically described him for me. He is of average height, a bit on the scrawny side but his body is in a perfectly healthy condition. He has dirty blonde hair and hazel eyes. Not to mention his face reminds me of a monkey. He''s practically shitting himself already. There''s no way in hell that I''m gonna listen to him try to bribe me so I just Gravity Punch him and was about to exit, when two blue balls caught my eye. They are hand sized and radiating a soft blue light. I float over and pick the first one up. It shines even brighter than before, before Displaying some messages Racial Traits: Beast-Man Sloth Type Slowness: Due to inherent slowness. Grants: -50% dexterity and agility. Inherent Magic: Due to the sloths lazy nature they inherit a type of magic to make their lives easier. Grants: Gravity Manipulation. Unique Traits: Will Infinite Potential: Potential is limitless. Grants: Stats increase constantly, depending on your actions And then I picked up the other one. Class Selection: Mage Arch-Mage Druid Warrior Knight Tank Sleep Conquerer (Unique) This explains a lot. Basically the first one is a list of my racial traits that I haven''t seen until now and the second one is for my Class Selection. I should focus on my class for now. Although it''s kind of obvious what I''m gonna pick. Class Selected: Sleep Conquerer (Unique) Sleep Conquerer (Unique): A class granted to those who have conquered the art of sleeping. Effects: You get tired 5x more easily Grants: Sleepy Aura, Sleep Training Art Sleepy Aura: Makes those around you sleepy. No level Cost: No cost Sleep Training Art: The more you sleep, the stronger you will become Effects: A random increase in stats whenever you sleep. Now that''ll be helpful.