《Legends of Etheria》 Prologue - Ray and the VR machine "It''ll be delivered within the hour, thank you for purchasing Legends of Etheria, your purchase includes all required VR equipment and a copy of the game already installed. Please refer to the instruction manual and contact our support if you need any assistance." With a sigh, Ray leaned back in his chair and stretched. "Welp, there goes my food budget for the month. I really hope it''s not an overhyped game." "Trust me dude, it''s worth it. I went in to play for a few minutes and it was awesome." "Fun for you maybe." "You always have to be so cynical...just trust me, it''s awesome as fuck." Ray smiled, teasing his buddy Bob was always entertaining. Bob was the main reason why Ray even decided to buy the game, he was perfectly fine playing regular PC games until he was pestered to try the new VR game. Pester being constant emails, messages and talking about how awesome it is at school. "I''m just joking with you dude, just show me how to setup the VR device when it comes ." "Hah, easy enough." Fast forwarding 1 hour later, Ray was wearing a helmet with a translucent visor and black leather gloves with wires attached to the back of the helmet. "Ok, now just lie down and turn on the power. The helmet will switch on automatically, just follow the instructions given and I''ll see you in game!" "Alright thanks dude." Ray shut off the phone and placed it on his study desk, it was time to see what''s so hyped about this game. "Andddd on." The visor lit up, and Ray felt his consciousness being dragged away from him. It was a very strange feeling, like being ripped away from your body except without any pain. Ray reawakened in a black room with a mirror and huge shelves of what seemed to be body parts. "Woah, what the hell is this?" The shelves had scales, tentacles, spike and many other different parts and the weirdest part was that in the mirror, Ray had no reflection. This content has been misappropriated from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere."Welcome player to the character creation room. At first glance it may be confusing but I shall explain it as best as I can." "Like regular RPGs, Legends of Etheria has different races such as elves and ogres but the player need not choose a race. Players may choose various body parts and combine them to create their own unique race if they so wish it. However, for new players it is recommended to start with one of the pre-sets that we have prepared." That''s cool, so I can create my own race if I wanted to. But considering my creativity I think letting others do it would be better for the entire game, wouldn''t want some hideous lizard-octopus hybrid running around in a new game like this. "I think I''ll just pick a human pre-set, I have a friend waiting for me." As Ray said that, there was a pause where he couldn''t move and in the mirror he saw pixel by pixel merge together to form an image of a young and handsome man. Ray chuckled and did a 360 turn to look at his new body, it was muscular and had black hair and eyes with no blemishes. "Looks pretty default to me but this is awesome, it feels like a real body. I''ll just use this then." "Acknowledged, please give yourself a name before entering the world." "Just use my real name, Ray. It''ll be easier to find me that way." "Very well. Ray of the human race, welcome to Etheria. Please brace yourself." "Alrigh- wait, brace?" Before Ray could react, he felt the ground open below him and he was falling down a large chute only to be ejected into the sky of a new world. "Gahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Splash! Ray landed face first into a lake. Ow. Ow. Ow. There was pain everywhere. "Agh...what the hell..my whole body hurts." "That''s what you call literally throwing you into a game eh Ray?" A familiar voice and one that brought a painful smile to Ray''s face. "Fuck you Bob." Chapter 1 - The world of Etheria "Here take this, it''ll help get rid of the pain." Bob pulled out a little flask of red liquid from a little pouch tied to his waist and shook the liquid around before handing it to Ray who was soaking wet and hurting all over. Ray drank up and felt a soothing feeling flow down the back of his spine and the pain significantly dissipated but more importantly. "Ugh! This stuff tastes like shit!" It was like cooking a nice juicy steak with sour candy and lots of mustard, a most disgusting concoction. "Heh, you''ll get used to it. Most of the potions are made out of bitter herbs and other stuff so you don''t really expect it to taste good." "Bleh, I will never get used to this crud. Got anything better than this?" Ray was trying to wash his mouth out with the lake water as his face twisted in disgust. "Nope, but who knows? There may be a delicious health potion recipe out there somewhere, but as far as I know it hasn''t been found yet." With a shrug and a smile Bob brushed off Ray''s question and threw him a white tunic and black shorts. "Here''s some new player clothes for you, don''t want you wandering around in the nude eh?" Ray looked down at his nude form and gasped, trying to cover himself with his arms as he snuck behind a large rock. "What the hell! Nudity is allowed too?!" "Everything''s allowed! They wanted a game that most resembles real life but in a fantasy setting, you can get sick, get married, have kids and kill monsters." If you spot this story on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. With haste Ray wore his new clothes and several message boxes appeared before him in transparent blue boxes. Achievement Unlocked: Baby''s first diapers (You have worn your first clothes with a new character. The first step to avoid becoming a pervert.) Welcome to Etheria (You have fallen into the world of Etheria, what happens next will be up to you.) Clothes equipped: A shirt. (Just a shirt.) Pants. (Just pants.) "I got achievements." "Guessing it''s the newbie ones. I found some of them really funny." "You would with your twisted sense of humor. Well, how do I look?" Ray stood proudly, his chest puffed out and his hair jokingly flowing in the wind. "Like a noob getting too ahead of himself. Let''s go, the starting town is just a bit away from here we can arrive in a few minutes walk." Without turning around Bob began walking down the cheap dirt road into a thick forest. "I''m coming!" As Ray stood and began walking, he heard a beep and behold. Skill Gained: Movement Lvl 1(The ability to move.) "What a fun game..." Chapter 2 - Tutorial Town "Menu open!" As Ray said those words a panel appeared before him, displaying a detailed summary of his stats and skills. "Cool, it worked! Let''s see what I have so far." Ray Lvl 1 Human 100/100 Health 10/10 Mana Skills: Movement Lvl 1 "Looks like a pretty standard RPG start, what''s up with the movement skill though. I didn''t learn it through any skill books or anything?" "The game gives you skills based on what actions you do. I believe that everyone has the movement ability at Lvl 1 minimum but you can train it and you will automatically get more agile also we apparently don''t have stats." Stats are kind of the life blood of every RPG, things like strength, agility and other attributes have been the most commonly used ways to define what a character is strong at so it came as a big surprise to Ray. "Strange, I figured a big game like this would keep the essentials of an MMORPG." "I haven''t explored too much but the game promises a new experience from regular ol'' RPGs that we know. Besides, you promised me that you''d give it a try." Yeah, a try after countless hours of talking about the game and the hype. If Ray wanted him to shut up about it, he''d have to go along a little longer. This content has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. "Well, what level and class are you then?" It was an honest question but it came with a long pause and a head scratch from Bob. "So...the thing is...I''m still level 1..." A raised eye from Ray caused Bob to look away awkwardly and hum a tune. "I..have nothing to say to that...you''ve been trying to get me to play for so long and you''re still level 1!" "Well...I didn''t want to play alone so..." Sigh, I figured that Bob was at a high level and he could ''carry'' me through the early stages but since we''re both the same level now...there was going to be a lot more work. The rest of the journey was silent with Ray testing out his new body, stamping his feet into the ground, touching the leaves and breathing in the air. If this wasn''t a game, Ray could easily confuse this for real life. Pretty well made, he thought to himself. But then they arrived at the town and were greeted with a ridiculously long line of people queuing up at the gates. "What the hell? What''s going on?" "I don''t know either, there wasn''t a line last time I came here." Then we heard a loud beeping sound as a panel lit up on the top of the gates. "Due an overwhelming amount of new players, tutorial town is now full and will not be accepting new entries until it empties out." ...Great. Chapter 3 - This chapter is about apples I''m hungry, I''m thirsty and I am bored...we''ve been roaming the forest for a while now. Since Tutorial town had a large number of players lining up for it, Bob and I decided to go look around the forest but little did I know that in this game you could get hungry and thirsty. Ugh... "Bob, you could''ve told me earlier that we get hungry in this game..." "Sorry dude, it slipped my mind, hehe." "Well what''re we gonna do now, you tell me Mr ''Slipped my mind''?" Ray sighed and stopped walking, he moved over to a nearby tree and leaned against it. Taking a short rest. "If only food could drop from the sk-" Bonk. Plop. Ouch. Something fell and hit Ray on the head, causing him to jerk forward instinctively. "The hell! What hit me!?" Bob moved forward and picked up the fallen object, an apple. "Your prayer has been answered it seems, it''s an apple tree." "..." "..." "Heh." "Hehe." After a brief chuckle with each other, Ray and Bob moved to grab as many apples as possible to eat and after gathering a large handful of them, a ding sound was heard followed by a light blue sparkle surrounding his body. Skill up: Movement Lvl 2 Skill gained: Stamina Lvl 1 Strength Lvl 1 Stolen from its original source, this story is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. In an instant Ray felt the fatigue from climbing dissipate, his arms and legs became less heavy and even though he was holding a large amount of apples, they felt lighter than before. "Cool, new skills and an upgrade. Although...they are very generic sounding." "Chomp chomp. Didja say something?" "Nah, it''s nothing. Let''s eat." ... This taste...it''s not just an ordinary apple...it''s the tastiest apple I''ve ever eaten! The rich flavour, the sound it makes when you bite into it and the juiciness, oh god. How does a game simulate such a taste is beyond me but I must have more...MORE. Status effect gained: Apple Addiction. (For eating enchanted apples of the forest, the player will have an intense craving for apples for the rest of his life.) As the two continued eating, they felt themselves getting into a state similar to being drunk. Their sight and mind blurred and they were soon mindless eating machines who passed out soon after eating close to 30 apples. An impressive feat were it not in a game. But whilst they slept, a stranger approached, a little girl in all aspects but inside a power overwhelming... "...Sleepy people!" But mostly a little girl. Chapter 4 - Lost "Ray, psst... Wake up buddy..." A few minor pokes to Ray''s forehead netted a weak response. "Nghhh, just 5 more minutes mom..." "No, no, no. You''re getting up now dude. Come on." "I don''t have school today, just let me sleep..." "Fine, you want the hard way? Let''s do this the hard way then..." Splash! A bucket of icy cold water splashed onto Ray''s face and shocked him wide awake. "GAH! WHO!? WHA...where...uh..." "Morning sleepyhead!" "...Goddammit Bob." "Nice to see you too." Looking around, Ray noticed that he was lying down on a bed of flowers and grass. There was a stream flowing right next to them with 2 buckets laid out on the ground but more importantly there was a large tree, it wasn''t just large but huge, stretching out to the sky with it''s branches covering almost the entire area. "...Woah." "Yyyyyup..." "Where are we?" "No clue, all I remember was we passed out after eating those delicious apples and then we woke up here." "Same..." Those apples...they were something else for sure. I have this absurd craving for them now but first we need to find out more about what this place is. "I guess let''s try walking around and see if we can get out of here. I want to check if Tutorial Town has room. Bob you go check that way I''ll go this way." "Roger that buddy." The two went their separate ways, Ray headed down river the stream with Bob going the other way. While whistling and walking, Ray admired his beautiful surroundings. "Mmmm, such a relaxing place...I could get used to this." A few moments of walking later, Ray spotted a person far off in the distance. If you discover this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation. "Oh! Hey there! Do you know where we are!?" ... A familiar response. "Ray?! Is that you?! The fuck?!" It was Bob, but that was impossible. They both went their separate ways and now they''re meeting up again? "I don''t know how but we somehow ended up back here..." "Back where?" "Dude, look." "...Oh." Right back where they started, the two looked up and saw the same tree, the same flowers, the same spots of grass that were flattened by their bodies and the buckets that they left behind. "...Right." "Mmmhm..." The two stood there, confused. Their thoughts however were interrupted by a loud rumbling sound, they were hungry. "Oh god, I''m starving and I seriously could have a bite of those apples..." "Bob, I think we have other things to worry about besides fo-" Ray cut his sentence short as he looked towards the great tree, the shadow of a child was prancing around freely. "Psst, Bob. A person." "Maybe he can show us the way out of here?" "Dunno, let''s go check it out." They walked for a good 10 minutes, the river was clearly out of sight and they didn''t know that this tree was that far away. "FINALLY! UGHHH..." "Why...is there no fast travel...or auto walk...BUH." "I could...use a drink..." "You and me both..." "Tea!" "Oh, thanks." "Yeah, thanks" The two drank their drinks in silence...then it hit them, who was she? "Hello, I''m Maya!" "...Hello?" x2 Chapter 5 - Mayas "Garden" Ray and Bob were seated on stumps, drinking out of porcelain cups on a stump table while a little girl smiles at the both of them opposite from them. An interesting...experience, they both thought to themselves. The tea was pretty good, it did taste like apples though and the inside of the house was a rustic...wooden interior. In case you didn''t realize by now, we''re inside the tree which is honestly quite spacious and looks very comfortable though a bit too large for one little girl... "...Dude say something." "What am I supposed to say?" The two began whispering and moved their conversation to below the table. "Why is there a child living in this giant tree..." "...in the middle of nowhere..." "Think it''s a quest?" "Maybe...or maybe the apples are a newbie trap and she''s a horrible kille-" "Hey! What''re you two talking about!?" The curious little girl had snuck under the table and was stealthily listening to their conversation. Ray and Bob simultaneously gave a yelp and bumped their heads into the table. "Ahh..." "Ooooh...." "Hehe, you''re funny!" The two groaned as they gripped their heads in pain, wood seriously hurts, while girlish laughter filled the room. Minor head damage: -5hp. Are you serious? A little blue notification appeared to inform Ray that he had taken some damage from his table incident... ... Bob, after recovering, decided to open up a new line of conversation. "So...Maya was it? Do you live here alone? Any family?" "Mhm, Maya stays here alone. Maya takes care of the garden evvvvveryday!" Garden? This place?! It''s a forest and one little girl takes care of it? So many questions to ask...but more importantly, how do we get out of here? Time to chime in. "So Ma-" "Ah! Maya forgot to water the plants! Maya is sorry, Maya needs to go." ...Did she just avoid me? Bob was snickering as he saw the look on my face, confirming the fact that I just got avoided. Nghh, I''ll hurt him later. "Wait! Maya, I need to ask you how do we leave?!" "Eh? Maya doesn''t know but maybe Elise knows?" "Then where is this Elise person?" Unauthorized use of content: if you find this story on Amazon, report the violation."Mmm...Maya''s not sure, sister Elise brings tasty snacks for Maya every week...but Maya doesn''t know where she is..." Every week eh...so we''re stuck here while other players can get a headstart on us...ugh, joining a popular game late sucks because the higher levels would have made friends with each other and it''s harder to join any of their parties even if I did reach their level... "Um...can Maya go now? Mister is scaring Maya..." "Huh? Oh! Yeah, it''s ok." ...I''m scary? "Tsk, tsk. Bullying kids, I thought better of you than this Ray." "I mean...we needed to know...I didn''t mean to be scary." "Chill out dude, it''s a game remember? And I know you well enough, you''re just mildly scary, hehe." "Ngh..." ... Bob decided to look around Maya''s home, the tree is remarkably large and apparently had stairs that led upwards. He wanted to see what was at the top, as for me, I just decided to go look for Maya, I was curious as to what she was up to. It sounded easy but my god, her ''garden'' was huge. "Where the hell is she...if only there was a map I could use..." Skill acquired: Memory''s Map Lvl 1 (Areas that you have explored will be added to a map that you can view at anytime. The level will determine what is recorded in your map, exploration will increase your skill level.) "Oh...a map...is there some god listening to my words and just conveniently giving me what I want...? Well, I''m not going to complain about it, map open!" A small panel appeared in the corner of Ray''s eyes, showing him the areas that he has already explored, the two most noticeable spots are Maya''s house and the stream which are a significant distance from each other. The map also had the name of the location, Maya''s ''Garden'', written at the top of it, even the map agreed that Garden was a bit of a weak term...It however, did not show any sign of where the little girl had gone to. "This is pretty cool, especially the part where I can level this up. Although, it doesn''t exactly help me right no-." BOOM! An explosion some distance away from Ray caught his attention, a dust cloud appearing where the explosion had occurred. "...I guess that''s where I should start looking then..." Chapter 6 - Those arent Maya Skill level up: Memory''s Map Lvl 3(Players and NPCs in areas 75% explored will have their positions revealed automatically, loot and ingredients that have been found will also be marked on the map.) Movement Lvl 4(Run faster, jump higher, JUST DO IT!) If there was one thing awesome about this game has to be the level up sound effect, it was a most statisfying sound, one could say it was just right! Ray couldn''t resist forming an OK sign with his hands, the modern world of internet memes has influenced him a bit too much. But nevertheless, walking was still a pain in the arse even if the movement skill made it easier on himself. Maybe there was a skill that would autowalk for him, oh that day will be a good day...Ray rubbed his hands in hopeful anticipation as he exited into a large clearing. "What the hell...?" "Eh...?" x20 Lots of small green creatures, similar looking to goblins from other RPGs except smaller, turned to look at Ray. They surrounded a large crater which contained stacks of dead beasts and fruits. "Um...hello?" "..." Great, here I am talking to a bunch of monsters like they know human speech. "...Have you seen a little girl come by this way?" This text was taken from Royal Road. Help the author by reading the original version there. "..." "Well then...I''m just going to take my lea-" "HE SEE FOOD PIT, KILL HIM!" "YIYIYIYIYIYI!" x20 "Oh fuck me..." Fuck himself indeed, he found himself running away from these small screeching little creatures as they chased him through the forest. Thankfully, Ray''s movement skill allowed him to keep a reasonable distance away from the monsters but they were slowly gaining on him due to their small size and quick feet. "Alright! If I can just make it back to Maya''s place I might be able to- WAHHHHH!" He let out a great yell as he felt something grip his leg and pull him up into the sky, it was a rope trap. "Stupid human fall into trap! Victory!" "YIYIYIYIYIYI!" x20 "Ugh..." "Tonight we feast!" "YIYIYIYIYIYI!" x20 "Huh?! Wait a minute, I''m not tasty at all I swear! God, please don''t let my first death be by this! Agh!" "Shut up! Carry him to village!" Ray was lowered down and bound to a stick by his hands and feet. 6 creatures hoisted him up on their soldiers and walked with their leader at the forefront. "Someone help meeeee!" Chapter 7 - Ray gets beat, burnt and crushed "Look Mr Chief Sir, I was just looking for a little girl, she has long green hair that goes up to her waist. She''s wearing some old farmer overalls and trou-OW!" "SHUT UP!" Skill gained: Persuasion Lvl 1(The ability to convince people to do what you tell them to do) Skill check: Failed, your attempt has gotten you injured -5 health. Current Health: 65/100 So, I found out the hard way that health doesn''t regenerate. Each time I''ve tried talking was greeted with a tiny punch to the head so now I have many equally tiny bumps which don''t regenerate... The little group had been hastily making their way through the thickening forest with a slightly wounded Ray hanging from a stick, his arms were most definitely suffering from robe burn at this point. These fucking ropes are too tight, it feels itchy and shit. Called it. "Can you at least tell me what''s going to happen to me?" "Mistress will judge you! You trespasser!" "...Ok, what will happen to me if she judges me badly?" "We eat you!" "Ah, good to know...HELP ME SOMEONE- OW!" Skill up: Persuasion Lvl 2(Easier to convince NPCs ) Skill check: Slightly Successful, your attempt has gotten you injured -5 health. Current Health: 60/100 Well, at least I leveled up persuasion a bit...it''s something right? ... "Boss! Mistress brought gifts and is in chief house!" "Ok! Bring trespasser to Mistress!" "Yes Chief!" I really wish they stuck to Chief or Boss, it just annoys me for some reason. Look at me, I''m complaining about this as I get ready to be eaten by a bunch of goblin-looking...whatever the fucks. This book is hosted on another platform. Read the official version and support the author''s work. "Mistress, trespasser caught!" "Hmm?" "Mr Ray?" "Maya and weird lady?" That smartass comment got me a cup of hot tea in my face. "ARGHHHH! IT BURNS!" Scalding Hot Tea: -10hp Current Health: 50/100hp "Do you know this man Maya?" "Ah yes Miss Gibin, he''s one of my guests at my home" "Let him go boys, Lady Maya knows him." "B-but mistress!?" x20 "You dare...go against me?" Ray was hit with a wave of pressure forcing him down onto his knees, the other creatures too were forced to kneel. Skill Gained: Sense of BloodLust Lvl 12(An extremely powerful urge to kill was sensed near you) What the fuck!? 12 levels!? What bullshit is this!? My body''s getting literally crushed by this pressure, what kind of monster is this...! Oh god, if this is how I go, you must really hate me...Urghhhh. "Um, Miss Gibin...I think you''re hurting them..." "Hmph, fine. Let him go and don''t ever question my authority again...is that clear?" "Y-yes mistress..." x Lots of em ... A now released Ray was seated on a child-sized chair sipping tea from a tiny tea cup. ...How did I get here, like seriously. It''s like I''ve reverted back to my childhood days of playing house with my dolls, don''t question it, just go with it...at least the tea was good... "So Mr Ray was it? You a pervert or something?" I spat out my tea and decided that this was enough emotional abuse for one story, END IT. ... Chapter 8 - Im where?! Last chapter we were abruptly cut off by Ray over here who we have now ''gently informed'' that he''s not allowed to do that. We ask for your forgiveness. Ray: "Ow..." Enjoy the rest of the story. ... Miss Gibin: "So Mr Ray was it? You some sort of a pervert?" Ray: "What are you saying?! Why am I a pervert?" Miss Gibin: "Suddenly appearing on the adorable Lady Maya, intimidating her into showing you her special exit and following her after she refused~ What a naughty boy~" Maya: "W-w-what are you saying Miss Gibin!?" Ray: "Don''t twist the truth like that!" Miss Gibin: "Hehe, I''m just teasing you two. But Mr Ray, a serious question, what''re you doing here so far away from where most of your...people dwell?" Ray: "Me and my friend ate some apples and we...uh, came to near Maya''s house." Miss Gibin: "Apples? Interesting..." There was a moment of silence as Miss Gibin contemplated what she just heard. She didn''t look like the other smaller gibins, she was the size of an adult and besides the blue skin looked just like a regular woman. Ray took a sip of his tea, the apple taste was delicious. The silence however, was getting more awkward. Ray: "Um...so what now?" Miss Gibin: "Hmm? You''re free to go if you want, Lady Maya here just decided to bring me some of her delicious tea and chat a bit." This tale has been unlawfully obtained from Royal Road. If you discover it on Amazon, kindly report it.Ray: "Well...actually I had some questions to ask you." Miss Gibin: "Fire away, since Lady Maya approves of you. Ask anything." Skill up: Persuasion Lvl 24(Charm, threaten, calm and persuasion are unlocked and are easier to do) Skill check: Successfully persuaded a hard-to-convince NPC. ...Did I just level up 22 times in persuasion? Did I find a bug or something? Ray: "Well...first off, you said far from my ''people''. How far away is that exactly?" Miss Gibin: "It''s not exactly far away, just...hard to get to. You need to be specifically summoned from the other side in order to even leave this place." Ray: "But...then how did I get here?" Miss Gibin: "...I don''t know. Your kind aren''t supposed to be able to come here, we live here until we get summoned." Ray: "Ok...where is here then?" Miss Gibin: "We simply call it home but the creators and those who know of us call it Hell, most of your kind wants to kill us so most of the locals don''t like you." ...Did she just say I''m in hell? This beautiful place is hell? If people knew about this I would think that some wouldn''t mind getting sent here. Miss Gibin: "Though after seeing you, I''m beginning to think all of you aren''t that big of a threat to be honest. You''re ok in my book Mr Ray, do take care of Lady Maya for me." Sigh...I wonder what I''ve gotten myself into. Chapter 9 - Meanwhile, at Bob Bob: "Well then, curious mode activate!" At this point Ray had just left, leaving a curious Bob behind in a little girl''s empty house. Not exactly the most safest thing to do if you think about it. Bob: "Alright, gotta find something cool so that I can show it off to Ray!" 5 minutes later... Bob: "There is nothing..." There was a kitchen, a living room and a bed...nothing else. Bob: "I thought we had uncovered some secret room that gives us some legendary weapon or OP spells...NOPE!" Bob: "Maybe it''s a farming zone or...like some quest thing we needed to do before." Bob: "Ugh, I''m not smart enough for this. Ray''s the gamer pro here...I just google things." A small boom noise could be heard off in the distance, but it didn''t cause Bob any mind as he slumped back on a chair. The house looked like something out of a fairy tale, vines decorated many of the furnishings and everything was made of wood. The chair was remarkably soft for wood though, sort of...squishy and wiggly. Something just went in Bob''s pants. Uh oh. Bob: "YEACH! WHAT THE FUCK!" A bulge that is not what you dirty minded readers are thinking of began to grow and subsequently began drenching his pants in a slime-like fluid, causing everything to become slippery and yet sticky at the same time sort of like fresh glue. To bob though... Bob: "AGH, I''M NOT INTO THIS! GET OUT, RAPE, HELP!" Yuck. He grabbed at his pants trying to rip them off, but to no avail. The slime kept growing and spreading to places I do not want to describe, no, you can''t make me. This novel''s true home is a different platform. Support the author by finding it there. A panicking Bob ran out of the house, flailing wildly as tentacles wrapped around his body. Bob: "I''ve seen enough hentai to know where this ends up! Shit, these damn pants won''t get off!" He felt it move up to his arms, sticking them to the sides of his body and soon his legs also were stuck together causing him to fall. He laid there motionless with tears in his eyes, who the hell wrote this... Bob: "So...this is how I die..." Slither... Bob: "Tentacles..." Slither... Bob: "My only regret is that I couldn''t record this and post this on SelfTube..." Sizzle... Bob: "Well that''s a new sound...and it''s raining too." There was a quiet echo of thunder from the distance as rain fell on Bob and his slimey assailant, causing sizzles and smoke to rise when it came in contact with the slime. Then there came a squeal, growing louder and louder until the slime hastily left Bob''s body, floundering around like a dying cockroach. Slime cockroach tentacle thing: "Kiiiiiiii! Kiiiiii!" Bob: "Woo, saved by the rain! Now I really wish I knew how to record this! The title would totally be Miracles Of Etheria!" Slime cockroach tentacle thing: "Kiiiiiiii! Kiiiiii!" Bob: "Wait till Ray hears about this though...wait a minute." An evil grin came upon Bob as he looked down at the suffering creature. Bob: "Prank time!" Chapter 10 - Slimey, the slime. Hi everyone, I''m Slimey! I live in the great tree with mistress! I''m a good boy, she tells me! I help her with taking care of the garden by eating dead leaves and THE FLESH OF INVADERS! Cough. Today, mistress was making some tea using apples from the great tree. She gave me some, it was tasty! Then two FILTHY INVADERS entered the house, I was going to get rid of them but then mistress happily grweeted them. Oh, mistress. You''re too kind, you''d bring a tear to Simey''s eyes, your feelings came through to slimey! I will accept these people! While Slimey was thinking this, he was stealthily camouflaged into the wooden walls, his body changing color. The two friends didn''t even notice the little round fella protruding from the wall. Hehehe, they can''t even sense my presence here, slimey is a master of disguise! Only mistress and the powerful ones can notice me, but that is simply because slimey lets them! Hehehe. (Delusional slimey) Slam! A loud noise from the table alerted slimey. Ray: "You little bitch, tell me how to leave or I''ll burn down your house and skin you alive! (Slimey Vision) Bob: -Staring menacingly.- (Slimey Vision) Maya: "Please don''t hurt me! Ahhhh!" (Slimey Vision) Support the author by searching for the original publication of this novel. With that Lady Maya run from the room, leaving two strangers in her house with Slimey still watching. These bastards dare to hurt my lady! I will show them the wrath of Slimey, but death is too good for such fools. I must torture them...hmmm yes, Slimey shall cause them the greatest of fears! Starting with the quiet man! MWAHAHAHAH-! (If you''ve read the previous chapters, you know what happens. So let''s fast forward a bit.) IT BURNS! ACCURSED POISON FROM THE SKIES(rain water) WHY DO YOU DO THIS TO ME! My revenge was so close, I would''ve humiliated and RIPPED HIM APART. Slimey: "Kiiiiii! Kiiiii!" (Bob Vision) Bob: "Even if I did say I was gonna prank Ray with this. How the hell am I going to get it under my control..." Slimey: "Kiii!" Bob: "It actually sounds pretty sad...now that he''s been going at it for a while..." Slimey: "Kiii!" (I WILL CONSUME YOUR BONES!) Bob: "It''s pretty cute now that I look at it." Slimey: "Kiii!" (YOU WILL BEG FOR MERCY!) Though the two don''t know it yet, this little exchange marks the beginning of a long, long painful friendship. Chapter 11 - Bob tames slimey...painfully(1) The first step to an animal''s heart is food, or was that a guy. Either way, no one hates food. Now the more important question is what the hell does it eat. Bob: "You know...this would be easier if you could tell me what you ate." Slimey: "Kiii..." In the middle of the downpour, Bob had built a tiny shelter of sticks and leaves. It was just enough to cover Slimey while he sat in the pouring rain. Using the rain as a kill zone, Bob could safely stay close to slimey without him violating/murdering the shit out of him. Bob: "Sooooo...I''ve brought some stuff that I could find around the place. Got some weird looking blue-fruits, sticks, leaves, stones and a leather bag of stuff. I''m....not too sure what''s in this." Slimey was staring at him intensely, his eyes though adorable, were filled with a distinct hatred for Bob. Bob: "I don''t really know what you eat so I just grabbed anything, I''ve seen some games where they eat pet food, light novels sometimes let the slimes eat anything so I guess it''s an experiment!" First, the stick. It''s the legendary common item known as a stick, it is easily obtained by walking into the forest and picking it up. Slimes are quite famous in RPGs for being easily killed, they tend to eat anything in some and some don''t even care about them since they''re just slimes. Now then regarding the stic- CHOMP. Oh, nevermind. Bob: "Alright! So you do eat sticks, how about a rock?" The other legendary common item call- CHOMP, oh. Bob: "Well it seems you''ll just about eat anything eh, how about this weird frui-MUNCH. Ok, I think I can safely say you eat anything but let''s try the bag stuff anyway." Bob, however, dug into the bag of stuff he found in the house and revealed something...precious. The tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation. Bob: "Oh...panties?" Slimey: "Kiiiiii!" Bob: "Gah!" A furious slimey latched out with tentacles, snatching the lacy undergarments from Bobs hand and absorbing it into his translucent self. Slimey''s body released a few puffs of white smoke while Bob was rubbing his hand. Bob: "Ooooo, my hand hurts...shiiiiiiiit. At least now I know you really like to eat panties." Slimey: "Kiiiii!" (No! You stupid human! Don''t touch the mistress''s clothes!) Bob: "Yes, yes. You can thank me later. But now, beg boy!" Slimey: "..." (...) Bob was now squatting, his arms poised like a dog begging while his voice became that of an adult playing with a child, you all know what voice I''m talking about. Bob: "Come on boy! Just like this, if you beg nicely I''ll give you a tweeeeat(treat)!" Slimey: "Ki..." (What the fuck.) Bob: "Don''t you want some of these?" Bob reached into said sack and grabbed another of said undergarment, this time a plain pink one. Slimey: "Kiiiii!" (You demon scum!) Slimey lashed out in anger at Bob but the pain of the rain on his tentacles caused him to flinch and return them, Bob was either unknowningly or skillfully staying far away so that slimey wouldn''t be able to reach him. Slimey suspects the latter, I know it to be the former. The poor thing... Slimey: "Ki...." (Suck it in slimey, for mistress'' sake...) With a heavy non-existent heart, Slimey raised his tentacles and drooped them. He imitated the pose in his own squishy way, much to Bob''s happiness. Bob: "There ya go! Who''s a good boy! That''s right, it''s you!" Slimey: "..." (...) Bob: "Hehe, I''m so good at this." Slimey: "..." (I''m gonna kill him...) Chapter 12 - Bob tames Slimey...painfully(2) Last time we saw our little squishy friend, he was being ''tamed'' by Bob in a way similar to that of a dog. Poor guy. But slimey''s time for revenge will soon come, he knows it, he can feel it in his non-existent bones. But for now, suffering...lots and lots of suffering. Slimey: "Kii..." (ForTheMistressForTheMistressForTheMistressForTheMistressForTheMistressForTheMistress, it''s all for her...) Bob: "That''s a good boy! Who''s a good boy? You are!" Slimey: "Kii." (You will die painfully.) Bob: "I love you too little fella." Slimey: "...." Many emotions ran through slimey, loneliness, humiliation, extreme anger but when he was reminded of the floating undergarment within himself. There was only loyalty, peacefulness. All that mattered was the mistress, she took care of slimey, she cared for him and protected him since young. This was nothing compared to the hardships that she had to undergo for him, yes. Just remember the good things, calm yourself slimey...calm...cal-zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Bob: "Aww, he fell asleep. Guess he got tired...hmm. Ray''s taking a while to get back, wonder what he''s up to? Wonder what time it is in the real world? Maybe we really did need that tutorial town visit...uh oh."Taken from Royal Road, this narrative should be reported if found on Amazon. Bob looked up, the rain was stopping...the downpour that kept Slimey at bay was gone and so was the safety barrier between the two of them. Without it, Bob felt vulnerable, he shuddered as he remembered what Slimey was capable of, oh god not the tentacles. Bob had several options, run away and pray that the slime did not find him, stay and pray that the slime wouldn''t violently tentacle him to death and..., well honestly there are more bad options than just several. Bob: "Ugh, what to do. Even if it is a game, death by slime doesn''t sound fun. Hell, Ray would laugh his ass off if I just died like that." Bob began pacing around the little shelter where Slimey lay asleep, what to do, what to do... Bob: "Maybe if I just straight out fought him...that time he took me by surprise. So if I were more prepared I could beat him into submission, yes...that might work." Bob: "Perhaps I can find some temporary buff items and some equips in the house or in the forests." Bob: "Hohoho, this is getting exciting!" Slimey: "..."(God, he''s loud. Are all humans as loud as him?) An annoyed Slimey wakes to the noise caused by Bob, looking around his eyes widen... Slimey: "Kii!" (There''s no more rain, what perfect timing, the rain stopped just as the human woke me up. It''s definitely a blessing from the creator, thank you and I shall not waste this chance to exact vengeance!) Slimey: "K-....ki?" (I''ll murde-. Where did he go...?) Slimey was temporarily taken aback as Bob had disappeared, or so he thought until he saw a little black figure growing smaller in the distance. Bob: "Fuccccccccckkkkkkkk meeeeeeeeeeee!" Slimey: "Kii!" (You''re not getting away from me! I will rip you to shreds!) So began a good old chase, a screaming Bob and a cute but brutal murderer following behind, lovely. But we''ll be continuing this next chapter so too bad, toodles.