《I can cheat? So let's have fun.》 Proluge: It begins. Edited. 16.02.2016 __________________ Darkness. The only word able to describe the weird place. In the middle of it a single soul was floating in the emptiness. ¡°What the hell?¡± The soul wondered as it could somehow see what is around it. ¡®My body feels funny. Actually I don¡¯t fee¡­¡¯ ¡°Close but no.¡± The voice interrupted its thoughts. ¡®Huh?¡¯ Soul tried to find the source of the sound. When it looked behind¡­ There stood a brown version of Gandalf. ¡°Hi there mortal¡± He spoke. ¡°Who..¡± ¡°Basically god.¡± ¡°He?¡± ¡°But not from your world.¡± Soul couldn¡¯t comprehend the situation. Actual it did, but it couldn¡¯t believe anyways. ?I searching for a person to do a certain job in my world.¡± ¡°And I am that person.¡± It said to the godly rip-off. ¡°We will see.¡± ¡°So¡­ I was chosen? Did I die?¡± ¡°No and yes¡± ¡°Huh?¡± ¡°Well¡­ in easy way. Normally god would search and spy on people to find matching person. But I am not normal. I am lazy. Instead by killing one person with truck I send meteor on random city.¡± ¡°EH?!¡± ¡°Currently I am inspecting every soul one by another to find good person.¡± ¡°You annihilate an entire city to make your job easier?!¡± ¡°Yup.¡± ¡®Okay. First this guy is crazy. Second he can kill thousand people in a blink. Third I am in the deep sh*t. Solution? Play along.¡¯ Soul decided ¡°So how I will be checked?¡± ¡°First task passed.¡± ¡°Already?!¡± ¡°Yup. You didn¡¯t start calling me a monster, scolding me or sh*t yourself.¡± ¡°But it can mean many things.¡± ¡°Yes so here is second task. What will you do with great power? Answer honestly.¡± If god ask you that question answers are coming by themselves. Help poor. Erase evil. Fight crime. Create a harem. Become hero. But honestly¡­ ¡°I would use it for myself.¡± Soul stated without hesitation. ¡°¡­.Ding. Passed.¡± ¡°¡­So are you looking for honest person or villain.¡± ¡°Demon Lord.¡± ¡°Uhm¡­EEEHH?!¡± ¡°Yup. In easy way. In my world there is magic and that Demon lord-Hero business. Demon lord tries to conquer the world, country summons a Hero, bad guy dies, Dracula comes back and the party starts again.¡± This book was originally published on Royal Road. Check it out there for the real experience. ¡°Wait¡­ YOU ARE SENDING ME TO DIE?!¡± ¡°No. There are four Demon lords. When one disappear others go and conquer his lands. If they become too powerful, humanity is lost¡± ¡°Then why are you telling me this?¡± ¡°Well¡­ because there was THAT situation¡± ¡°Eh?¡± ¡°Summary: I am not the only god, there are some of us. And we have some rules. But SOMEBODY found way around them.¡± ¡°And balance is broken?¡± ¡°No we already settled this.¡± ¡°So why thi¡­¡± ¡°NOW is payback time.¡± ¡°OOO¡­ I see.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± ¡°Someone screw up and Hero was too strong or did something he shouldn¡¯t and after this you will have cheated Demon lord to give that someone the same OR greater trouble.¡± ¡°Yeah something like that.¡± ¡°Any details?¡± ¡°Hmmm¡­ I can say that it has to do something with gift system¡± ¡°Gift system?¡± ¡°Later. In the end Demon lord died.¡± ¡°¡­¡± ¡°For good.¡± ¡°And normally?¡± ¡°Normally Demon lord revive after week. 50 years if killed by Hero¡± ¡°50?¡± ¡°It gives humans roughly 150 years of peace.¡± ¡°I can guess why.¡± ¡°So you will replace him.¡± ¡°And the gift system?¡± ¡°When Hero is summoned we will give him one gift. Special power or legendary item.¡± ¡°To be save, what gift was that?¡± ¡°Magic canceler''s ability.¡± ¡®So he cancelled revive spell? Why they didn¡¯t see this coming?'' ¡°And you can also gain a gift.¡± ¡°Won¡¯t that mean I can be too strong?¡± ¡°That is not MY problem.¡± He grinned. ¡±But we are balancing it. For example that Hero couldn¡¯t use magic on his own, including things like sword techniques.¡± ¡®So give and take huh¡¯ Soul wondered. ¡®This is world with magic powers. And from what he say I can guess it is source of every special power.¡¯ ¡°So did you decided?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°So what it is?¡± ¡°Infinite mana.¡± Chapter 1: New body. New toys. Thank you for your comments! I will try to improve myself. ------------------------------ Single soul is waiting in the world of darkness. ¡®¡¯I will be back¡¯ he said, but how long it has been?¡¯ Soul didn¡¯t know that in that place time doesn¡¯t flow. He couldn¡¯t even tell how long it has been, because souls don¡¯t feel hunger or even boredom. Hundred years could have passed without him realizing. ¡®Did I ask for too much?¡¯ Soul wondered. He suddenly heard a familiar voice. ?I¡¯m back.¡± He really appeared¡­and wasn¡¯t alone. Beside him stood a young man with black hair, pointy ears, red eyes and pair of horns going from forehead up and backwards. His build was slim but you could see some muscles. He is wearing tank top and pants, both black and made from some kind of leather. ?You like it? It is your new body.¡± God have proudly said. ?What¡¯s up with that outfit?¡± He replied. ?Oh. It is mana garments. To be honest it is a removable skin, a lot of demons have it.¡± Gandalf explains. ?Well at last I won¡¯t be naked.¡± ¡°The best part is you can regenerate it like your own body when it rips.¡± God nod to himself. ¡±Then let¡¯s put you in.¡± He reaches for him and with swift movement thrown the soul in direction of the body. When the soul enters the body, it couches like it was hit in the stomach. "*cough* So I can breathe now, what about the gift?¡± "Very well, listen. From now you will be called Xiodar. In my world the last names of the demons are more like a titles so you have to earn it.¡± He point at Xiodar chest. "To make your gift work you have a Philosopher¡¯s Stone in place of your hearth.¡± Then he close his eyes and explain. "This is your weakness. Stone is destroyed and you are dead.¡± "So I am Demon lord and my weakness is my hearth? That¡¯s pretty funny.¡± Demon grined. The god chuckled. "Hehe¡­ It is, but don¡¯t you worry. Stone is naturally surrounding itself with a invincible mana barrier.¡± ?So what kind of weakness is that?¡± Xiodar asks. ?Barrier is also limiting your access to the Stone so to use more power you have to make a crack in the barrier.¡± ¡®So destroy own armour to gain a strength? But I can make a barrier around my body so it won¡¯t be unprotected?¡¯ "*ekhm* Now I need to tell you what to do. Basically do what you want, but you really need to gain 2 things.¡± "I really need?¡± He asked confused. ¡¯So they will give me a job to do?¡¯ "The first thing you would probably gain either way, it is a Regalia, the artefact of Demon lord, it is basically item with your mana infused in it. You would likely do that with something random if I didn¡¯t tell you. Second thing is a castle. And that is important.¡± ?Why the castle is so important?¡± ?It allows you to revive yourself.¡± ¡®Oh yeah, he did mention the Dracula. I didn¡¯t expect it to be so accurate.¡¯ "So I am Kabarin the god of magic, I wish you a good luck.¡± He point towards demon. ¡®!¡¯ In the instant Xiodar jumped away. After, in the same place he stood, a hole appeared. It looks like he avoided a fall from the sky. "Too predictable.¡± Xiodar snickers. ¡°Oh but you are playing MY game.¡± Kabarin grin to him. When Demon lord looked at him confused the entire floor disappeared. Support the author by searching for the original publication of this novel. ¡°D*CK MOVEEEEEE¡± Shouts the falling man. ********** In the middle of the Cursed Desert. *BOOOOOOOOOOM* Lays a bloody smear known as Xiodar. ¡®Looks like this body has a high pain resistance.¡¯ He twitched trying to move. ¡¯Ouch¡¯ In that moment a black smoke started to wrap his body. ¡¯So I will heal automatically? Saves trouble to learn healing magic¡­ and the anatomy.¡¯ In ten seconds he was patched up. ¡®So where I am?¡¯ Looking around he could see only a desert and some rocks far away. To his surprise the sand was reddish. ¡®Well this isn¡¯t normal¡­oh a cactus¡­ but it is grey¡­¡¯ He looked at the place he was laying moment ago. There was a lot of blood. Purple blood. ¡®I hope I didn¡¯t become a colour-blind¡¯ He joked in his head. ¡®Okay let¡¯s figure out magic and blow up something¡¯ He started to focus his ki mana like in the chinese cartoons. Before him appeared a pitch black ball that was letting out a smoke. ¡¯Yup now let¡¯s test it.¡¯ He thrown the ball at the grey cactus near. He missed. ¡®Well¡­ that was expected¡¯ In previous life even in the FPS games he was running around with a knife. He has a terrible aim. ¡®So it isn¡¯t a body that affected my horrible shooting skills?¡¯ When he was depressing himself the ball hit the ground. *BOOM* It has at least power of a C4. ¡¯It wasn¡¯t even hard to make¡­¡¯ Next he created five balls floating behind him. ¡¯Now go!¡¯ *BOOM**BOOM**BOOM**BOOM**BOOM* It have a incredible power. But the cactus was still standing. ¡¯This cactus is the strongest enemy I have ever encountered.¡¯ And the only one. He created another ball in his hand then he tried to shape it. The effect was a dark pole that was emitting a smoke. ¡¯It is a time of revenge.¡¯ He waved his weapon without effort and the cactus in a distance of 10 meters is cleanly cut. ¡¯Sweet.¡¯ ?Fear Xiodar the cactus reaper!¡± He shouted like a idiot. *GRRRRRRR* ¡¯Huh?¡¯ The cactus reaper turned around to find a monster. It looked like a wolf except it was definitely a lizard. Just take lizard, shape it like a wolf and make it huge like a cow. It looked at the demon with bloody eyes. ¡®TAKE THIS!¡¯ Xiodar swing his pole and cut it in a half. ¡¯That will teach you to don''t stare at people! HAHAHAHA¡­.¡¯ When he was full of himself he noticed something. There was no blood. ¡¯Eh?¡¯ *GRRRRRRR*GRRRRRRR*GRRRRRRR* *Gulp* When he was staring at the dead body he didn¡¯t noticed when he was surrounded by 20 lizards. ?Okay you want have a dinner? I will let you taste death.¡± *GRRRRRRR*GRRRRRRR*GRRRRRRR* ?Hard public.¡± ******** In the plane of gods. Kabarin appears from the pillar of light. ¡±Yo Esxis how is that guy doing.¡± He asked the girl with silver hair and white dress. ?Not bad. After he get himself together he started playing with his balls¡± Exis said in a expressionless voice. ?I seWHAT?!¡± ?Then he cut cactus with his pole.¡± ?ARE YOU SE¡­¡± ?And now is killing Komolfs with it.¡± ?¡­.damn.¡± -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Side story 1 When Xiodar fell from the dark realm Kabarin sighed. ¡¯It take 967 souls to find a good one¡¯ He stares in a nothingness. ¡¯Well now I understand why somebody would rather look for a person himself¡­¡¯ ************* Soul number 1. ?What is this place?¡± ?Welcome mortal!¡± ?Huh? Who are you?¡± ?I am a god¡± ?You mean THE GOD?!¡± ?No, I am not the god from your world.¡± ?So you¡­ What do you want?¡± ?I am looking for a person to do something in my world.¡± ?Okay¡­ but where we are?¡± ?Place where only souls and gods can be.¡± ¡¯I won¡¯t tell him that I don¡¯t know the name.¡¯ ?EH!?SO I AM DEAD?!¡± ?Exactly.¡± ?HOW?!¡± ?I have send a meteor on your city.¡± ?ARE YOU INSANE?!¡± ?Huh?¡± ?HOW MANY HAVE YOU KILLED?!¡± ¡®This is going to take a while.¡¯ ************** Soul number 17. ?Huh where I am?¡± Sounds feminine voice. ?Welcome mortal.¡± ?Huh? Who are you?¡± ?You would call me a god.¡± ?GOD!?¡± ?Yes but I com¡­¡± ?PLEASE GIVE ME A CHILD!¡± ?WHAT?!¡± *********** Soul number 124. ?So what will you do with great power? Answer honestly.¡± ?I would make a harem with elves, cat girls, dog girls and demon girls!!!¡± ?¡­¡± ?¡­¡± ?NOKOMIMIS ARE MINE!!!¡± ************ Soul number 234. ?Hi there mortal.¡± ?Woof!¡± ?Something like a god.¡± ?Woof!¡± ?I am looking for a person to a certain job.¡± Unauthorized use: this story is on Amazon without permission from the author. Report any sightings. ?Woof! Woof!¡± ?I destroyed a town with a meteor.¡± ?Woof!¡± ?I see. So what will you do with great power? Answer honestly.¡± ?Woof!¡± ?Ah so that how is this.¡± ?WOOF! WOOF!¡± ?OF COURSE I DON¡¯T UNDERSTAND YOU! YOU STUPID DOG!¡± ************ Soul number 337. ?So what will you do with great power? Answer honestly.¡± ?I would help you destroy the ring Gandalf!¡± ?WHO ARE YOU CALLING GANDALF!¡± *********** Soul number 561. ?Hi mortal.¡± ?¡­.Where is my mommy?¡± ¡®Sh*t¡¯ *********** Soul number 667. ?Hi mortal.¡± ?Wow¡­¡± ??¡± ?That was great stuff men.¡± ?Uhh¡­ No you ar¡­¡± ?I even see a Gandalf.¡± ?WHO ARE YOU CALLING GANDALF!¡± ************ Soul number 845. ?Huh? Where¡­¡± ?Hi mortal.¡± ?OH MY GOD DUMPLEDOR!¡± ?YOU MEAN GANDALF!¡± ?OH MY GOD GANDALF!¡± ¡®FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU...¡¯ ************* Soul number 901. ?Whoa what is this place?¡± ?Hi mortal.¡± ?Who?¡± ?Basically a god.¡± ?¡­¡± ?¡­¡± ?So¡­ It wasn¡¯t spaghetti?" ¡®This is a hell¡¯ *********** Soul number 968. ?Hello? Is anybody here? HELLO!?¡± ********* ¡®Well now nothing will surprise me¡¯ ¡±Yo Esxis how is that guy doing?¡± ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 2: Journey and first encounter. Journey log. Day 1. After rather quick landing I acquired the sacred knowledge of blowing up things using a mana. Without the aimbot it is useless. I blame the wind. My strongest weapon is the darkpole. I name it like that because of lightsabre¡¯s cutting power it poses... and it''s dark... and it''s a pole. Note: You can kill a lot of lizard-dogs things by spinning around with the darkpole like an idiot. Day 2. I started moving forward. Looks like this body doesn''t need to eat, sleep or drink. Monsters keep attacking me but they still take less time than a cactus. To do list: -get a castle -get a Regalia -get shoes -find civilization Day 4. I tried flying. By coating my feet in mana I can walk in the air but it really doesn''t differ from normal walking. By coating and moving my body with mana I can fly... slower than by walking. I can also launch myself like a bullet but I can''t really control it good enough. It ends by breaking my bones at the start and landing, also last method requires me to aim... Day 7. I found new method of traveling. By infusing mana with my muscles they can become much stronger. There is also a limit. When I infused too much in my arm it have exploded. Now I am traveling with my legs boosted up. I thing I could outrun a car. Day 10. Nothing new happens. Day 15. I saw a bird. Day 18. Still nothing. Day 23. I am bored. Day 26. I made a friend. His name is Woody. He is a rock. Day 28. Still traveling and Woody is complying all the time. Day 33. I thought I saw a bird but Woody told me it is a cloud. Day 35. Still desert. I wonder if someone missing me? Never mind, my every friend and family member is dead. I wonder if gods count as a natural disaster? And if you can get insurance for this... Day 37. I separated from Woody. We got a serious fight. He though I am insane! Hmph! Mom was right. Day 40 I see a castle! That means I can stop writing this sh*t! *********** "Ehhh" Bob sighed. It is the next day of his job as a guard. In the most boring place-a watchtower at night. Today is twin full moon so it is bright like a day. ''C''mon it is a desert. What I should watch out for? The sand?'' Unexpectedly, when he turned his head he saw something. It was far away but getting close at incredible speed. From this distance, what Bob saw looked like a black dot that is emitting a black smoke. "WHAT IS THIS!?" Bob couldn''t believe what he sees. But now matters what he was sure. Something is coming and it is dangerous. "ALARM!!!" ********** Xiodar is getting closer to the castle. He couldn''t believe that he had found someone here. ''What that cursed desert is even called? Now I can figure out.'' When he wondered he saw a little dot in front of his face. "WOW!" In last second he falls back but because of his speed he slide into the sand and have his lower half buried in the ground. "What the hell are you doing!" Find this and other great novels on the author''s preferred platform. Support original creators! "I could ask the same." Answered young man. He looked little older than Xiodar, has blue eyes and white hair. His outfit looked like some noble clothes and in hand he is holding a rapier- the mysterious black dot. "Which one send you!" "? Who send who?" Buried man asks. "Don''t play with me! Or are you just a distraction?!"Young man asks. "Are you pissed of someone or the war is going on?" Xiodar asks calmly. "Don''t act! You come here to get rid of me!" Noble shouts. "If I come to kill you I wouldn''t run here at full speed and was expecting a attack!" "Shut up! You are just a distraction!" "So why are you still talking to me?!" "...That isn''t what a distraction would say..." "Because I am not a distraction!" "That''s exactly what distraction would say! Or you pretending to be distraction and will attack me when I turn my back to you!" "That is too complicated! And these two options don''t neglects each other¡¯s!" "! You are right! Then what should I do?!" "In that situation you should quickly kill me and go back!" "Yeah! That sounds good!" He swings the rapier at him but Xiodar blocks it with the darkpole. ''It didn''t get cut?'' Xiodar widens his eyes. That never happened before. ''Is he infusing mana in his sword?'' "Now what are you doing?!" "? Trying to kill you quickly and return to the castle?" He ask like this was oblivious. "If you consider me an enemy then why are you listening to me!" "Because you wouldn''t suspect I will listen to your advice!" "You are listening someone who named a rock Woody!" "...What?" Using a chance Xiodar uses his dark ball in close distance. *BOOOOOOM* Using explosion Demon lord escapes ground and gains distance. Then when he sees a figure behind a cloud of sand. "...You missed." Unscratched man says. "SERIOUSLY?" *************** *WHOOOSH**WHOOOSH**WHOOOSH* Xiodar swings his darkpole like mad. Young man still avoiding it with ease. "Stop dodging!" Mad man shouts. *WHOOOSH* "A opening!" Noble cuts Xiodar''s side. *CLANG* "EH?!" When the rapier touch the enemy it''s blocked by dark smoke around ."You using raw mana like a mad but still standing after a hour." "Heh I was running two days like this. So I can fight you as long as you want." Xiodar grins like devil with he is. "Ugh..." Noble looks at enemy with a hateful gaze. ''It looks like he can''t afford to fight for too long'' Demon lord swings his weapon at young man. "I can accept your capitulation" "What?!" "Give up or do you want fight all night?" "!"Noble looks shocked. ''Wow! What''s up with that reaction? Wait... looking at his outfit and considering that reaction...'' Xiodar unconsciously smiles. "You are a vampire?" ------------------------------------------------------------------ Chapter 3: Geography lesson. "You are a vampire?" Xiodar asks the young man. "..." He stares at him. "If you didn''t know that then you really weren''t send." "I told you!" "But..." He takes out a red potion from his pocket. "I can''t say you aren''t enemy!" "Oh no you WON''T!" *WHOOOSH* Xiodar swing the darkpole to prevent vampire from drinking the potion. Noble jumps back and drinks from the little vial. "Heh my name is Jael Bloodfang and I will show you true strength of the vampire!" "Hmph... Xiodar and I will show you... Screw it I will just kick your a*s." Jael smiles then his eyes turned completely red and started glowing with a bright light. Now his fangs become visible and fingernails turned into black claws."*HISSSSSSSS*" ''So it is his rage mode?'' Xiodar started emitting the black smoke to boost his muscles. ''I can''t let him hurt me, who knows what will happen when he taste my blood.'' "*RRAAAWRRR*" Vampire jumps at demon.*WHOOOSH* Xiodar cut in front of him with his weapon but Jael avoid without slowing down."Uhh" Demon lord jumps to the left to avoid rapier. Then he falls down to avoid claw. He manage to hit monster''s chin with his knee. By using mana coating his body he flew back. Then he saw that Jael is floating. ''So he avoided my attack with this'' Xiodar crouch and create the dark ball above ground. "*ARGHH*" When vampire get himself together he rushed again. Demon lord get ready to jump back but then...*SWIIIIISH* Jael throws the rapier at him. Xiodar clapped his hands and catch the familiar black dot in front of his face but vampire get closer. ''Sh*t I dismissed the darkpole.'' Demon lord jumps back while throwing the rapier away. When Bloodfang get in his reach he punched him with a mana boosted fist. Jael was thrown back but didn''t take serious damage. ''I got you where I wanted!''. Xiodar quickly detonates the dark ball mine. *BOOOM* ''That should be the end.'' Demon looks at little crater. Jael was still standing but big parts of him where laying around. Still no blood. Then his body started regenerate. Unlike Xiodar''s black smoke that heals him his body regrows missing parts. When he''s fully healed he''s back in his previous form. Then he collapses. ********** "Ughhh..." Jael wakes up with hurting head. ''That was a really bad nightmare'' In his dream he was fighting with a monster. He thought that the Monster was distraction and illusion because he kept using raw mana like it was nothing. If high class demon like vampire would using it... He wouldn''t be able to hold together half of this pole for 2 seconds. But the monster was holding it like normal stick and was using other raw mana based spells. ''Good thing it isn''t possible.'' He gets up from the bed. Even in a bloodlust he couldn''t scracht the monster, only Heroes and Demon lords are able to beat vampire in the bloodlust. Even worse for Heroes because the bloodlust strength is based on blood quality. *Crack* Jael opens doors to living room. "Yo! Got your beauty sleep?" Vampire frozen. Monster is sitting in his living room and drinking a tea. *********** "So... How you went past the guards?" Jael asks and takes sip from his cup. "I told them ''Stop me and you''re next''" Xiodar answers and reaches for a cookie. "I don''t blame them, so... What are you?" Vampire asks. "Hard to tell, I know very little about the world." Demon answers again. "So where did you came from?" Bloodfang question. "From the desert." "That I know, but before?" "Uhh... Sky?" "..." "Let me ask, do you know about dead Demon lord?" Jael nods. "Yes, my father was his General. He died in the battle with Hero of Doom 10 years ago." "Hero of Doom?" "Hero with power to cancel any magic." Vampire shivers. "Demons had replaced their nerves and blood systems for mana channels, so Hero could kill any demon with little touch." "*Gulp* That sound dangerous." "Even the castle of Demon lord vanished after a battle, there even rumours that Lord Velhar won''t revive." Jael has a face like he reminds himself a joke. This content has been misappropriated from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. "Oh these are true." Vampire blinks. "How you can be so sure?" "Oh Gand... I mean Kabarin told me" Xiodar answers honestly. "God of magic?! You meet him?!" Jael throws away his cup. "Meet? He created me." "So you are homoculus?" Vampire inspects Xiodar. "Ummm... I don''t think so? He send me as a new Demon lord." Jael couldn''t take his jaw from the floor. "And he send you here?!" "Yup. So where are we anyway?" "*Sigh*" Vampire stands. "Come with me." ******************** Xiodar and Jael arrive at the dark room. Floor was looking like a screen and was showing some kind of map. Vampire wave his hands and map zoom in at the place that looked like perfect red circle. "We are here at the Cursed desert." "What did you say?" "Cursed desert?" ''I knew it'' Xiodar rise a fist. "*cough* Anyway, Cursed desert has certain feature... It''s spinning." "What do you mean?" "It is a giant whirlpool of sand. Looking at the direction you came from you take the worst possible way." "Wait. How long it takes to cross the desert?" Xiodar asks. "That depends on direction you are going. It is from 2 weeks to eternity." "Eternity?" "Yes, spinning speed is greater than normal traveling speed." Jael shrugs his arms. "So if i didn''t boost my legs and run like crazy I would stuck here?" Demon widens his eyes. "Exactly, so I don''t understand why he send you here." Vampire nods. "I see. What is this blue dot?" Demon lord points at map. "It is the castle. It was built so It won''t go to the centre but still go around." "Why?" "On the West is a human''s territory, when the castle is close vampires would go and hunt humans." Xiodar looks at map. Side on left is mostly green and a right side is mostly grey. Between them is a line of mountains with a desert making a gap. North is getting whiter on both sides. Map also has some marked locations. On human''s side is big city, big forest and mountains at south. "And there are?" He asks the vampire. "Capital of nomads, Elven forest and Gate of dwarfs." Jael explains. It looks like that: elves and dwarfs are species of humans. Nomads are closest to normal humans. Their name came from the fact they can live everywhere. Elves live mostly in forests, dwarfs have their own kingdom underground and nomads build cities everywhere. Dwarfs are the strongest, elves are the best in magic and nomads are the tastiest. According to Jael. "And on the Demon side?" There are four castles. On the north part is the castle of Kokmal the Mad, on the south part is the castle of Dourin the Witch. Closer to the north side used to stand castle of Velhar the Dead. It is no a joke... at last it wasn''t. And the last one is castle of Vpierdoll the Unmovable. Summing up Jael''s descriptions: Kokmal is a crazy scientist/shaman, Dourin is a witch (duh), Velhar used to be a lich and Vpierdoll is basically a gorilla. Demons don''t build cities and mostly live in tribes. There is a lot of species, but they divide in low, mid and high class. Heroes and Demon lords are above them, Dragons are equal but never mentioned. Big lizards don''t need to eat so they sleep most of the time. "If they wake up they will destroy everything around to get tired and go to sleep." Vampire says. "But even I don''t get tired?" "If you have enough mana you don''t need to sleep or eat but dragons can turn it off." "I see. What about..." *BOOOM* Someone made a new window in the celling allowing sunlight to enter. "Attack?! I will get them and kill them the most painful dead possible!" Jael yells. "It would sound much better if you didn''t hide under a table..." ------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 4: With the table or on the table. Xiodar and Jael run outside. Demon lord holds his cup of tea and Vampire keeps the table above him. They arrive at place where 4 guards were keeping hands at a big pillar. Fireballs where falling from the sky but something invisible blocks them. "You! Report!" Jael shouts at 5th guard. "My Lord! Currently we are keeping up the barrier but it won''t last long!" Guard answer without being surprised from seeing the table. ''Is this standard procedure?'' Xiodar wonders and takes a sip of tea. "Where is enemy?" Vampire asks. "It looks like the mana is coming from that direction!" Guard points at horizon. Xiodar leaves the empty cup at the table and walks in direction of the pillar. Jael ignores this and asks. "How long ghouls can keep up barrier?" "With all our forces around 10 minutes." Guard answers. ''So these guys are ghouls? That explains their zombie faces.'' Xiodar thinks when he reaches the pillar. "Do we have someone to..." Jael wants to ask but suddenly all light disappears ."What the...Xiodar is that you?!" He shouts. "Yeah but it can be too strong." Demon lord answers. "How long can you last?" "As long as you want but don''t you feel this?" "!" Now when there was calmly Vampire notice the mana gathering under the castle." They plan to blow us up!" "So go and stop them!" "AND WHAT I WILL DO?! HIT THEM WITH THE DAMN TABLE!?" ****************** Batxon looks at the distance. His ritual of fire rain should keep them busy when the second one will charge up. Now he is sending his mana to keep the spell going. Suddenly black sphere spreads around the castle. It looks solid and emits a black smoke. ''What is this? Never mind. That barrier won''t protect them from below.'' "HAHAHAHA!" Goat headed demon laughs. "Now Lord Kokmal will take me iOUCH!" Batxon''s face meets the sand. When he looks up for the culprit... "Did you hit me with a damn table?!" He shouts. "B*tch you guessed it!" Jael gins behind him. His entire body is emitting the black smoke but he doesn''t look hurt. "How did you get here?! HOW ARE YOU ALIVE?!" Batxon panics. "I am doing the opposite thing from you." "Huh?" Jael appears before him with sword in hand. "I am not being dead!" He swings the blade at him.*CLANK* Goat block with a staff. "DIE!" Batxon shouts and breaths the fire at him. Jael blocks with his free hand. Goat runs back and starts to prepare a spell. "Now fireOUCH!" Face and the sand meet again. "This is the guy?" Xiodar asks with his leg risen. "Yeah this is Batxon. Former general of Velhar." Vampire says with a disgust. "This guy used to be general?" "OUCH" Demon lord stomps at the goat. "He is expert in rituals. Great use in war, low use in 1 on 1." Bloodfang say without emotion. "So gonna kill this?" "I am thinking about the way." "You can kill him with the table." "Sounds good." He grab the table by a leg. "Huh? What arOUCH!HEY!OUCH!OUCH!You ar!OUCH!late an!OUCH!way!OUCH!OUCH!OUCH!" Beatenxon shouts. This story has been stolen from Royal Road. If you read it on Amazon, please report it "Huh? What did you..." *BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM* The castle fly to the sky.... and it''s back. *BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM* """...""" "OUCH!OUCH!OUCH!OUCH!" "So...""OUCH!""Was it important?""OUCH!" Xiodar asks. "Oh...""OUCH!""Only wealth of my entire family.""OUCH!""And some ghouls""OUCH!OUCH!""Aaaaand the quite nice table" Jael throws the wood away. Beated crap of Batxon twitches on the ground."...Well... roasted goat?" Demon lord asks. "Roasted goat." Vampire nods. Xiodar points at the sad example of animal abuse when Jael walks away. He shots the dark ball at the thing which used to be a person. *BOOOM*"...You missed." "Screw this!" He get closer and leave the ball by the living sh*t. "So where you will go?" Xiodar walks away. "I will go with you. There is nothing holding me now." Jael follows him. "And you can cast a barrier around my body so i don''t turn into ash." "Family?" "Hero of Doom killed everyone from my clan." "Yhm." "So where now?" "I have no Idea. I should probably find a castle for myself." *BOOOM* "Then maybe let''s go to place where one used to stand" Vampire proposes. "You mean that Death guy''s place? Sounds like a idea." Xiodar nods. ************* "*ahem*" Kabarin tries to get attention. "So let''s start report. Esxis can you?" Girl nods. "Xiodar currently is on the way with Jael Bloodfang to the castle of the dead Demon lord." "OH! He is going out with vampire?" "DAMMIT Dapelia! Why when you hear names of two guys you immediately think they are going out?!" Kabarin shouts. "You don''t have to shout at me..." Dapelia sullen. "That''s why I''m the Goddess of love!" "Yeah you could control yourself better." Men with look of the spartan says. "SHUT UP UTEUS! Do you even know what she is talking about us when we aren''t around?!" God of magic replies. "What did you say?!" Uteus''s voice break. "OWW... Like old couple." Goddess laughs. ""BULLSH*T! AND DON''T SHIP US!"" "...Can you shut up?...." Dark figure says. """...Sorry..."""" "My! Direct as ever Dadros?" Blond women in cleric''s robe teases. "....Airheaded like always Ina?" Dadros replies. "....So something interesting?...." He ask Esxis. "They also killed Batxon." Esxis says and starts displaying a video. "WHAT THE?" "UUHHH!" "WHYYY?!" "..." Kabrin faints, Uteus pales, Dapelia vomits, Esxis still expressionless and Ina hides behind Dadros. Dark god looks at Esxis. "...Send me a copy...." ------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 5: What that guy kept in the celling. In Kokmal''s private office. ["OUCH!OUCH!OUCH!OUCH!"] Pitful sounds can be heard from the crystal ball. ''So Batxon failed me...No suprise'' Kokmal thought when changing view to the castle ruins. ''That idiot. It doesn''t matter if you kill him by destroying the castle. Nobody knows how to build anything on the Cursed desert whithout it moving to the center. Not moving? Easy. If not the giang moving rocks. Now demons lost the desert and it will become neutral terytory. But more important.'' Now crystal ball is showing Xiodar''s face. ''This guy will be great specimen for my experiment.'' [""So where n^#@#!%?"] ''Huh?'' Demon lord looks at the deformed picture. Then he rushes and opens the window."You stupid bird get off the antena!" He throws a book at the animal. ["You mean that Death guy''s place? Sounds like a idea."] ''It looks like they going to visit Velhar''s place? Why? Nevermind.'' Kokmal sits back at his desk then then shouts to the stone on it."Charlham! Get your a*s over here! I have job for y...""YES SIR!" Demon lord almost fell from his chair. "...How long have you waited in front of my doors?" "Three days sir! As low-class demon I have to take breaks for food and nature''s calls!" little goblin says. ''That little fanatic won''t stop to suprise me.'' Kokmal repeats himself who knows which time. Charlham is his general despite him being goblin. But Kokmal doesn''t care. He knows that little demon is smarter than avarange hight-class demon and is genius in the therotical magic subjects. Also goblins will blindly follow their boss until death. Kokmal even spend year for expanding his life time from 10 to 50 years. "I found a matching specimen for project C-565." When he finished the goblin''s jaw dropped on the floor. Kokmal smiles. "I will send you all informations I have. Make plan and be carefull, he is dangerous." "Yes sir! Can I get project notes?" Charlham asks when saluting. "Of corse it''s he..." Demon lord''s face becomes tense. His stare wanders to the opened window. ************** Journey log strikes back. Day 3. We finally left the Damn desert. Now we are at some kind of savanna with a grey grass. Our goal is place called the Undead''s field. Lich Demon lord cursed that place. Courpses of the human''s army atack every thing that enters. Day 4. I get bored so I asked Jael about vampires. They are high-class demons. The strongest ones belonged to the Bloodfang clan. Normally vampires have strenght of mid-class but become stronger after drinking humans. In Jael''s case he is still young for his race standard. His strenght is between mid-class and high-class. That''s why he still dies from the sunlight and can''t change in the bat. So until I don''t feed him with blood, I must keep the smoky barrier around his body. When he heard that I have blood his eyes shined and asked for some. He declined when he saw it was purple. I am really that weird? Day 7. Next I asked about the generals. Normally Demon lord have no more than 3 generals. Jael doesn''t know why. The Velhar''s generals where Jaels''s father, Goat guy, and Zelenia. Jael''s old man died by drinking hero''s blood, he used to have special abillity to absorb special skills along with blood... and that killed him. Batxon was slained by the knight of the round table. Zelenia was the succubus. She was spell caster. Jael''s started sweating when he mentioned here so I didn''t ask about details. She is actually missing. Dourin''s choose her generals only when atacking the humans. Then she choose some strong guys from her harem. Isn''t Zelenia the one who is succubus? Vpierdoll makes drinking contest every year. The last 3 standing become the generals. Kokmal''s generals are mostly to help him in his research. Or are his research. Day 8. I asked something that is going around may head last times. Why Demon lords atack humans alone? And why in some order and no when other is dead? From what Jael says sometimes they atack two times in a row. He doesn''t know. Jael told me that this is one of the mysteries of this world. I should ask Demon lord or his general. Day 10. I swear some weird bird is following us since we left.Huh? Isn''t this the same bird I saw before? But Woody told me this isn''t a bird... I am going crazy. Day 14. I update my list. To do list: -get a castle -get a Regalia -get shoes -find civilization -get generals -find blood for Jael It looks like I don''t feel the cold and my feet are cleaning themselves with mana. Day 17. We arrived at the Undead''s field. We have seen a sign with the direction and like I feared... I can''t read. These things looks like these japanese letter-like-things! Day 19. Goal reached. ************ Xiodar and Jael entered the castle. Currently they are in the throne room, it''s looking like a gothic cathedral. "There''s nothing here." Jael the obvious says. The only thing in the in this place was massive throne. "Well they have 10 years to rob evrything. " Even glasses in the windows where missing. This story has been taken without authorization. Report any sightings. "If I was him, I would hide the most precious things where nowhere would want to look." Xiodar walks in front of the throne."Under my butt!" "C''mon that''s the stupiest thing I ever..."*CLICK* Demon lord opens the throne like a chest."...I said nothing." Inside was only a single ring. Jael looks stunned. "What is this? And what''s up with that face?" "That is the storage ring!" "You mean the convenient game like invetory items?" "...I guess?" "Cool. He must have keep his most important treasures in it!" Then Xiodar''s face smile turns into serious expresion. "? What''s wrong?" Jael asked confused. Demon lord stands up. "If it is so precious and in place like this..." He stares in the vampire''s face. *CRASH* Without warning he is catched by the giant bony hand from the ground. "Then it is guarded by the boss..." *********** Jael stood there like statue. In front of him stands giant skeleton dragon. In its hand it is holding Xiodar who looks at the giant with suprised expresion. However Demon lord''s expresion isn''t saying "Oh my god I will die!" but something like "Wow the real dragon". Jael could feel the gaze of the dragon even if it doesn''t have eyes. Vampire had his resolve, he turns around and runs like a little b*tch."Hey maybe some help?!" Xiodar shouts at him. "Dragon''s bones absorb the mana and are harder than metal! Good luck!" Bloodfang screams without turnig back. "Thanks!" Demon lord shouts back. He knows that Jael would be killed in a instant. But if this bones really can absorb mana then his options are limited. He boost up his arms and try to free himself. *CRACK* Xiodar manage to move bony claws. *WHOOOSH**CRASH* Skeleton monster throws the thief on the floor before he can escape. It lift its leg to stomp on him but before he had done that Demon lord jumps and kicks it''s skull. Dragon fall on its back. The throw manage to break Xiodar''s arms but he still boosted his legs to couteratack. When he''s back on the ground the black smoke had already healed him. Before dragon stands up he grabs the tail. "WHOAAAA" With boosted arms he throws the thing. *CRASH* Skeleton destroys the wall behind the thone. *CRACK**CRACK* Dragon stands up without a scrath. "Tsk. HEY! Jael how to break dragon bone?!" Xiodar shouts to his back. "Only some regalias, holy weapon or other dragon!" Jaeldex answers from behind the pillar. "? Other dragon?" Demon lord looks back at his enemy. ''Its moving skeleton so it shouldn''t be too smart.'' Xiodar grins. *ROOOAAAR* Dragon charge at demon. *SWOOSH* Xiodar jumps. *WHOOOSH**WHOOOSH* Monster swing its claws but Demon lord avoid by jumping from the mana platforms he created mid air. *SWOOSH* He jumps into skeleton''s eye socket. *ROOOAAAR* *WHOOOSH**WHOOOSH* Giant hit its skull. *CRASH* Monster''s skull is broken in pieces. "Wow it really was stupid." Xiodar leaves the skull remains when black smoke is healing many cuts on his body. "Heh. Nice idea." Jael says when looking at the remains. "How did you know the spell was concentreted inside the skull?" "What?" Demon lord looks at vampire with blank expresion. "...Nevermind. It worked that''s what''s important." Bloodfang directs his gaze from the skeleton to the Xiodar. "So what is the prize?" His eyes shines. "Hmm..." Demon lord sends his mana to the ring. Then informations flowed to his mind. "Some gold, some magic stones, books, simple wands, vine, dead bodies, maps, tools, sweets, weapones, simple atrifacts, porn and private letters." "Private? They can be helpful." "....Sh*t, part of it is guarded by password." "Which part?" "Private letters and porn." ********** "Okey. How we could miss that guy has a dragon in the cellar?!" Kabarin asks. "Well you are the one who says not to pry in mortal''s matters too much." Uteus answers with troubled expresion. "But a dragon?!" God of magic shouts. "Ummm well one person have duty of watching Demon Lords" Ina throws in. Three gods looked in one direction. ["OUCH!OUCH!OUCH!OUCH!"]"...Huh?..." Dadros looks up from his video. "...What?...He got premission after he killed one....And it couldn''t leave the castle anyways..." """....""" "..." Complete silence... exept... "Then he throws his friend back and face the dragon.''I will protect you.'' he..." "STOP WRITING A TWILIGHT FANFICTON YOU LOVE IDIOT!!!" Kabarin shouts. "IT ISN''T A TWILIGHT FANFICTON YOU GANDALF RIPOFF!!!" Dapelia shouts back. "HOW DID YOU CALL ME?!" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This chapter was written some time ago. It sucked so I make a new one. Chapter 6: Ultimate trap. In Kokmal''s private office. Demon lord watchs the image in his crystal ball. ["WHOAAAA"] *CRASH* The spying drone was crushed by dragon''s bones. ''Sh*t. I followed him from the desert, now I can only wait. I hope Charlham has a good plan.'' Kokmal stares in the crystal. ''But... dragon? How he could kill... Ow right.'' He realized. Velhar''s regalia was the dagger that slowly killed everyone and changed them into undead servant. Lich probadly just stabbed sleeping dragon. Demon lord direct his look at the window. ''I have bad feeling...'' *********** In front of the castle Xiodar points the wand and shouts "Avaca cadabra!"*BOOOM* The wand exploded."...." "Even wands?" Jael asked with bored expression. Xiodar tries to make a regalia. However every weapon from the storage ring couldn''t hold his mana. In the strorage ring were only normal weapons without magical powers. "So I need to find somthing stronger?" Xiodar asks in annoyed voice. "So where now?" "No idea. You mentioned other artifacts in the ring?"Bloodfang replies. "Yeah but there are things like the clock, flashlight, compass and that weird stone." "Stone?" "Yeah. It can be pluged in the compass and have weird red dot." Demon lord takes out the mysterious stone and compass. Then join them together. "! I think may father mentioned that his Lord have a locator to find his generals!" "So it''s showing Zelenia''s location?" "I think so." "! I know! We find her and get the password!" "Then we can get Velhar''s secret informations!" Jael answers excited. ''And the porn.'' Xiodar says in his mind. "Then let''s go!" They started to walk away. *CRACK* ""Huh?"" *SWISH**BOOOM* They fell in the trap."HAHAHAHAH!" Demon lord looks up. ''I hope they don''t have a talking cat...'' He sees the enemy. Little green guy in traveling clothes with a backpack. "Heh. That idiot thinks the little hole can stop us." Jael jumps up but it is normal jump. "Eh?" Vampire looks confused and shocked. He should easily jump out. "HAHA! Look down smart guy!" Goblin shouts. When traped mens lowered their''s heads they saw a big round metal plate. "It''s mana jammer! New invention of Lord Kokmal! You two won''t be able to control your mana in that hole!" "Then I will just climb out." Xiodar grabs the wall of the trap and starts climbing. Even without the mana his body is stronger than a normal human. When his hand reaches the end... *CLICK* ''?'' He moves his second hand and... *CLICK* ''Okey. What is going on?'' When he almost escapes. *WHOOOSH* *BAM* He falls back with hurting head. "Exacly as planned." Goblin says when waving his hammer. "I hope you like the gift." When Xiodar looked at his hands... there were two metal bracelets with chains going up to somewhere outside the trap. Demon lord turn his eyes to Jael. "You would help, it is not the zombie dragon but a goblin!" "Right!" Vampire gets ready but... "Oh what a wonderfull dawn!" Goblin says so they could hear him. ""!"" "Who are you and what do you want!" Xiodar shouts. "Hmpf!" Little demon starts explonation. "My name is Charlham the general of Lord Kokmal. I will use you in the project C-565." Goblin said with pride. "And what that means?" "I will drain your mana to create the legendary Philosopher¡¯s Stone!" "..." Xiodar stares at him like on idiot. *********** One hour later. *CLANG**CLANG**CLANG* Jael stabs the metal plate with his rapier. "..." "..." Xiodar''s expression didn''t change at all. "Why are you looking at me like that?!" Charlham screams. This entire time they have the staring contest. "You thing I am idiot?! That it won''t work?! That the Philosopher¡¯s Stone is a lie?! Or this is just a psychological atack?!" The narrative has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. "How long do you think draining infinite mana would take?" Demon lord asks in cold tone. "Your plan is to wait here for eternity?" "UGH!" Goblin''s pride took the serious blow. "NO! I will just drain that much mana how possible!" "Then it will be just a strong magical stone. Far from the true Philosopher¡¯s Stone." "OCH!" Critical hit! "If it will be enought then it will be the same!" "Heh.." Xiodar closed his eyes. "HAHAHAHAHAHA!" Then laughs like a maniac. "So let''s see how much you can take without blowing up." He started realising his mana. Charlham looks behind him. There a barrel looking drainig machine stood. After a hour It was full in 10%. Now speed of draining is 3 times faster. ''This guy is a true monster.'' Goblin turns to the Demon lord. "Impressive but still too slow." "Heh this isn''t even my final...." Xiodar concetrere on barrier around his hearth. ''Oke let''s make a small crack...OH SH*T!'' Mana bursts like a water from the hydrant. ''This is only small hole!'' "HEH?!" Charlham shouts. Now meter on the machine is moving 10% per second! "STOP! I MUST TURN IT O..."*BOOOM*. Machine exploded. *********** Demon lord comes out the hole. He takes out blanket from the ring and drops it on the vampire.*TFFFFFFF* ''Huh?'' Xiodar looks up and sees the goblin flying in the air. It looks like his backpack is a jetpack. "You are a really interesing speicmen! I will be back!" He fly away. "It looks like Kokmal knows about you." Jael says when coming out of the trap. "And he is a guy you don''t want to impress." "That whole situacion was stupid." Demon lord says with tired expression. "He wanted to make a Philosopher¡¯s Stone from a Philosopher¡¯s Stone. " "So you have one?" Vampire looks at him. "Somehow it didn''t suprise me..." "Yeah..." Xiodar smiles. Then bracelets started emiting purple light. Wristlets then absorbed the chains. When they stopped glowing they formed bracelets with dar purple gems and little chains around. "Okey... Is that what I thnk?" ************ Journey log. Day 1. Finally I have something to write in! It looks like a handcuffs becomed my regalia. I can shout two chains from each and it won''t be destroyed by my mana! I can also shape them like I want. Size and lenght also can differ. Day 3. We are going in a direction the locator is showing. It is showing the south. I also asked Jael to look at the books. They mostly advanced magic stuff, medicine stuff and romance stories. I fear what we find in private letters. Day 10. We are close to place called Dhanthanos. It is the most dangerous dungeon in the world. Even Demon lords don''t enter it. Well maybe some day. Day 14. Kraken''s lake the biggest lake in the demon''s territory and second in the world. I saved a week by crossing it in Skywalker style. Day 18. We can see our goal. The fortress... ****************** "So what have gone wrong?" Kokmal asks the goblin. He knows that Charlham wouldn''t be back after one lose. "The machine wasn''t enought" "I see... So magic stone was still too weak. Well we hav..." "No! That monster have too much mana!" "...What?" Kokmal could fill this machine in 15% and Dourin in 25%. Mana had to be taken without break or it won''t form a stone. "So how lo..." "When he started realising his mana he filled it in 10 seconds. AND WASN''T EVEN TIRED!!!" "..." Kokmal was speechless. ''I must get him and see what is inside!'' -------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 7: What Rambo would do? "So..." Xiodar looks at the stronghold. "What she is doing here?" "Probadly is imprisoned by Dourin." Jael sees Demon lord expression. "... I don''t know why." "Are you sure she isn''t working for her now?" "No chance. They are like natural enemies." "That bad?" Xiodar is suprised. "I have a plan. I will atack from the front and durning chaos you will find her." "And what if a general or Dourin herself is there?" "I don''t have to win." Xiodar says without care. "Why I have to find her..." Jael shivers from thouth alone. "I don''t know how she looks like." Demon lord place a hand on Jaels''s shoulder. "Or do you want to atack defended fort yourself?" **************** Inside the fortress "...So did she started to talk?" Mojag asks. "No sir!" Ghul guard answers. "Ehhhh..." Tauren sighed. He have to wait for Zelenia to say where she hid her grimuare. But 10 years already had passed. ''Why she just don''t give it and go away.'' "Relax friend. It is not like Lady doesn''t care we will die here from old age!" Dragonian says. "...right?" He asked in pleading tone. "I don''t know Corinth I just want something to hap..." *BOOOM* "Finally!" Mojag grabs his axe. *BOOOM* *BOOOM* *BOOOM* *BOOOM* "Somone wants to dance?!" Demon coated in black smoke shouts when entering through the hole in the wall. ""You bet!!!'''''' Bestmens shouted in union. Draconian flew up when Tauren charges at the enemy. Xiodar jumps up and avoid Mojag. "Die!" Corinth spat fireball at the Demon lord. He created a big round shield from his chains.*BOOOM* Fireball had been blocked but... *WHOOOSH* Xiodar took a blow to his side from the axe and was send flying. *BOOOM* *BOOOM* *BOOOM* At the moment he landed he was hit by 3 fireballs. ''Damn...'' His wounds were instantly healed. ''These guys are stronger than blood-drunk Jael and can cooperate.'' He looks at his enemies. ''Blaster and a Tank...'' Mojag charges again. This time Demon lord boosted himself and catchs the bull. Then he throws him at the flying reptile. Dragonian doged his friend. Tauren crashed in the tower''s wall. "Where''s your meat-shield now!" Xiodar swing his chain at Corinth. *WHOOOSH* The Beastmen avoids the atack but the wall behind him has deep cut. ''How much mana you can have?!'' He is shocked. His enemy is strong but slow and inexperienced. ''I must get closer and then atack.'' Draconian flies in the Xiodar''s direction while avoiding the killer chains. With insane speed he get in front of him then... *BOOOM* He blows up his head with fireball. But body didn''t stop. Headless Xiodar makes a chain cocoon around them. ''Impossible!'' Corinth couldn''t believe. Normally demon''s only weak point is head because from there comes their mana. He didn''t know that Xiodar''s mana comes from his heart no matter how Disney it sounds. Dark smoke quickly reforms Demon lord''s head. "Now it''s my turn!" He shouts when forming two dark balls in his hands. He wanted to shout something but it would be religiously incorrect. *BOOOOOOM* Cocoon''s inside explouds. "Damn. It still hurts." Xiodar complains. ["Hey! I got her! You can go back!"] Jael calls from the transmiter stone they found in the storage ring. Conveniently Xiodar didn''t have to take out his stone from the storage ring to use it. "Got it!" Demon lord answers and walks away like nothing happens. "...yeah... flee you....fool..." Carbonized Corinth says from the little crater before he passed out. *************** "So It worked?" Xiodar asks Jael when he sees him. They meet at the same place they make the plan. The narrative has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. "Yeah." Vampire nods. "Even when guards saw me they told me to escape from the monster." "Thank you for saving me from that b*th Dourin." Girl beside him says. "..." Demon lord looks at her then his gaze wanders to the Jael."...I thought we are raiding the stronghold, not the elementary school..." "HEY!" Zelenia shouts. She looked like 10 years old girl with red hairs. She wears a cute pink dress and tail with a hearth shaped tip. "I''m over 300 years old! I am genius magic caster who can stop body from aging!" She sad proudly. "...But why so soon." "...Ever heard of menstruation?..." She asks with grim expression. "Demons have those?" "Only succubi. Because we breed with humans." Her voice lost any emotions. "...Okeyyy...Do you know the password?" Xiodar points at his ring. "AH! How did you get it?!" "I came. Taked it. Killed skeleton dragon. And I left." He answers. "...Uhhh... password is ''Rest in peace''." She says defeated. "Shouldn''t Batxon guard the castle?" "He hit himself with the table." Xiodar says when he enters the password. He takes out thick porn book. "You really take it out..." Jael''s gaze at him with doubt. "? Isn''t it too thick?" "You think so? Well it doesn''t matter more to..." Zelania snatched the book from Demon lord''s hands. "HEY! This isn''t book for little kids!" She stick out her tounge. ''Is she really over 300?'' Succubus pour her mana to the book. Cover changes from the improper image to complicated magic circle. "You idiot, this is my grimuar! I left it to Lord Velhar so Dourin won''t steal it!" "But..." "Pages were blank anyways." When she said it Xiodar falls on his knees and supports himself with his arms. "So why did I came here..." "Ehh..." Jael don''t know what to say. "So... Why Dourin would steal your spellbook?" "Her regalia is grimuare with infinite space." She answers. "I won''t give that wh*re my self made spells!" "So..." Xiodar stands up. "Nothing to do here anymore. Let''s go Jael." "When Lord Velhar comes back I wi..." "''He won''t be back."" "What do you mean?" "He is dead for good." Jael informs her. "Xiodar was send as a replacement." "..." She becomed speechless. "So see y...""WAIT!" Zelenia interupted. "Can I come with you?" They both looked at her like saying ''Where''s the hook?'' "Ummm..." She looks troubled. "The bit*ch will come after me... and if Lord is gone... I don''t have any help..." "Do I look like a babysitter?" Xiodar started to walk away. "Do you two know anything about magic?" They stopped. "You have a lot of mana but don''t know how to use it!" She says in panic. "Jael?" "My father told me that our clan fight on the front, so magic isn''t that usefull for us..." "..." Xiodar doesn''t have the arguments. "Okey you can come..." "YAAAY!" *************** ["..."] ""..."" Mojag and Corinth kneel before Dourin''s image in the mirror. ["So..."] Image has spoken. ["One guy comes and beats you up. When you get together your sorry a*ses you noticed that flat shrimp had escaped."] ""...Yes..."" ["So were are they heading?"] ""...North..."" ["Why you don''t chase them?"] ""...There were 3 of them and just 1 beat us..."" ["...Now I have to use a favor that guy owes me..."] '' ''Are we free?'' '' She looked scolding at them ["And you two will reget to be left alive!"] ""NOOOOOOOOO!!!"" -------------------------------------- Chapter 8: HAHAHAHAHA! Journey log. Day 1. We left after the rescue mission. Our objectve is... far away from Dourin. Day 2. Zel started explaining how magic works. Basicaly it''s using the spirits'' powers. You can use the ritual or incantacion. Rituals use little mana but are very powerfull. But the stronger ritual the longer and harder is to make. Incantacions are quicker but take more mana. Strong spells have long incantacions but they can be replaced by the magic circle. That''s why the grimuar is needed - to keep all circles in one place. So what I have been doing all this time? That''s funny - demons are beings between the spirits and humans. Long time ago spirits lived with demons and humans but one day they disapeared. Nobody knows why. No because it was long ago but because humans and demons blamed each other and there are a lot of versions. Now spirits live in the other plane. Humans make contracts with them and demons use natural affinities. Day 3. As a result of our training I learn that I have no affinities. I can only use the raw mana. In case of Jael. Vampires have their own magic but he must drink a blood to become strong first. And he still won''t taste mine! Even Zel told him that is bad idea! Heartless bastards... Day 4. I still need a castle. For some reason I felt I couldn''t use Velhard''s. Maybe because it was destroyed too much? Or Hero did something? Or that Lich secured it with magic? Day 5. We reached the Kraken''s lake. ************* "I see the land!" Xiodar shouts. He is currently walking in the air using his mana. "Finally! That''s the stupidest thing I ever done!" Jael shouts. Currently Xiodar''s giving him a piggyback ride. When he is giving a piggyback ride to Zelenia. "Why you don''t have any flight spells?" Vampire ask demoness. "Huh? I have. You didn''t asked me." She answers. "What?! So why I carried you all this time?!" Vampire shouts. He carried her 4 days because she walks too slow in her body. "Why are you complaining?! Do you insist I am fat?!" "How It come to this?!" "Shut up you both or I will turn back!" Demon lord shouts annoyed. ""..."" "Good." They came to the ground. "Why do you hate her so much?" "I don''t ''hate'' her..." "Oh you still have that incident in mind?" "Shut up!" "What incident?" Xiodar asks Zelenia. "I met him when he was 10." She started. "He thought I am the same age so I told him to get lost. Brat started to make fun of me." She makes a cheerfull smile. "~Then I gave him a lesson~ " Vampire started to shiver. "...Okey. Then let''s go." Xiodar just recalled himself where he is and who he is talking to. "So are we safe now?" "We just enteres Vpierdoll''s terytory. So Dourin can''t just come herself." Zelenia explained. "And with you abnormal strenght we should have problem only with the Demon lord." "Heh what are the chances?" Jael asks. Xiodar stops and turns around. "You just jinxed." He pointed at him. "What?" Vampire looks at him. "So It will hapen because I said it wouldn''t?" "Exac.."*BOOOOOOM* Somthing 3 meters tall landed at the cheated demon. "Yo!" Giant reach his hand to Jael. "Would you consider giving me the grimuar good sir?" "Eee no?""Then die!" *BOOOM* Big man punches the place were Jael stood. "Ooooh you managed to doge?" He looks at him. "So now you''ll give it to me?" He makes a wide smile. Before Jael could answer Giant'' head was wraped in the chains. "RUN AWAY!" Xiodar shouts. "I RUN AWAY!" Vampir storms out. He could feel the speed boosting spells that Zelenia constantly casts on him. When they were a kilometer away... *BOOOM* Xiodar landed in front of them. "HAHAHA! No use!" Giant laught at him. "I owe one to Dourin so I will bring her that book!" "..." Crashed Demon lord stands up. "What she could possibly do so you owe her?" "HAHAHAHA! She gave me a good fight when I asked!" "So you wanted a good fight? I will give it to you!" He jumps at the enemy and gives boosted kick in the face. *BAM* Giant doesn''t even flinch. ''Da f*k? That kick knocked down the dragon!'' Big guy grabs Xiodar''s leg. *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* He hit the ground with him like a rag doll. "HAHAHAHA! You even bleed! Just like a human but don''t die that easily!" He turns to the Vampire and little girl. "Don''t move! I want to have fun with this guy first!" He holds Xiodar upside down. When their faces are at the same direction young Demon lord stoped playing unconscious. Holden men opens his palms in front of giant''s face. *BOOOM* Direct hit! "HAHAHAHA! Almost!" *BAM* Xiodar is punched in the guts and fly 100 meters until he hits the ground. *BOOOM* He gets up covered in the dark smoke. "HAHAHA! You really are sturdy! Worse than a cockroach! HAHAHAHA!" The narrative has been illicitly obtained; should you discover it on Amazon, report the violation. *WHOOOSH* Chain is swinged at the enemy. *CLANG* Dull sound ringed upon contact. Xiodar rushed at the giant. "HA...HA...ha... okey. Now you should see this is point..." "KABOOOM" Young demon punched him and his head turned. ''Huh?'' "KABOOOM" "KABOOOM" "KABOOOM" "KABOOOM" "KABOOOM" "KABOOOM" "KABOOOM" "KABOOOM" "KABOOOM" "KABOOOM" "KABOOOM" "KABOOOM" "KABOOOM" "KABOOOM" "KABOOOM" Giant turned in the punching bag of the madman. Jeal couldn''t belive his eyes. Xiodar''s fists exploded with every punch. Demon lord must have pour so much mana into his fists that they are on verge of blowing up. Then he releases the power with a punch. And they are constantly regenereted to by blown up again! "HAH...HAH..." Xiodar stoped. This pain was too much for his mind. He looked at the enemy. Big guy staggered with every blow but wasn''t even scratched. *BAM* Big fist hits him from above. He is now completly burried in the ground. Just like a nail. "XIODAR!" Jael shouts. If young Demon lord dies the barrier around vampire''s body will disappear. Luckly it was still on him. "HAHAHA! So that''s the guy''s name?" Giant laught. "Oh yeah! I didn''t introduce myself! My name is Vpierdoll the Unmovable!" Demon lord announces. ''We figured it out already!'' Xiodar thought. He couldn''t win like that so he started to making the same hole in the barrier around the Philosopher¡¯s Stone. Power flooded him. "Now hand ove..." Vpierdoll stoped when he felt rise in mana. "What the""SHORYUKEN!!!" Xiodar launched from the hole and send the Giant flying. Young Demon lord''s mana changed from the dark smoke to the dark flames. His eyes were glowing in red light. Even Jael''s barrier started to emit flames but Zelenia on vampire''s back wasn''t hurt. "HAHAHA! Now It will be fun!" Vpierdoll charges at Xiodar. "Show what you''re made from!" "Die!" In answer he send the burning dark ball at him. This one was bigger than a Giant Demon lord. *BOOOOOM* Vpirdoll was send back. "Wich part of ''die'' you don''t understand!" Xiodar started to send the bombs in a large number. *BOOOOOM* *BOOOOOM* *BOOOOOM* *BOOOOOM* *BOOOOOM* *BOOOOOM* *BOOOOOM* With every atack the big guy is send one step back. This is bizzare as one blow could anihilate a small village. ''HAHAHA! He has the spirit but...'' Giant boosts his legs with mana. In blink he appears behind the mana coated demon. "Still much to learn!" He sended his fist at enemy, then...*GRAB* Young Demon lord grabs his right hand and started to send his mana into it. ''He wants to make me stronger? No wait!'' Vpierdoll cuts of his mana chanels from the hand. *BOOOM* "HAHAHA! You overloaded my hand with mana?! That''s somthing new!" He rushs at him. "But now go meet the gods!" "You first!" Xiodar forms another ball. This time below the one-handed Demon lord. "What are youAHHHHHHHHHHH!" The dark sphere lifted the giant. Vpierdoll flies to the sky at the dark ball. "I WILL GET YOU!!!" Shouts the first living space rocket. "..." ""..."" Jael and Zelenia stare at Xiodar in awe. "You did great!" Jeal praised him. Xiodar looks at him with serious expresion. "Bullsh*t. He barely used any mana." He gazed at sky where someone just becomed a astronaut. ************** In Dourin''s private room. There stood chandelier with four candles. Three of the were burning in green fire. Then one of the fires turns red. "Vpierdoll is dead..." Dourin said in shock.She loolks outside the window. "He propably didn''t use mana to fight again *sigh*. But still, he shouldn''t lose... Did he waked up a dragon?" Witch is lost. Things that could win against Giant Demon lord when he doesn''t use the mana can be counted on both hands. Well - no anymore. "Heeeh... Maybe this guy is really that strong." ************** "So..." Kabarin started. "Summary please." He asked Esxis. "Kokmal wants his body, Dourin wants him for herself, Vpierdoll wants his curpse." She answered. "Does it already counts as a harem?" Dapelia asks with smile. God of magic wants to say something but she is quicker. "I know, it was a joke!" "Can somebody tell me what is this harem?" Ina asks. "...Something most of your male Heroes had..." Dadros tells her. "You mean the party?" Godness of light questions. "...Something like that..." Dark god answers. "But won''t he be killed that way?" Uteus ignores them. "Yeah.. Dadros can you?" Kabarin asks. "...No..." "Why?!" "...Play the video Esxis..." ["Thay was your fault! Next time I will take care of it myself!"] Kabarin''s image says. "......FINE! I will do this!" God of magic shouts in defeat. -------------------------------------------- Chapter 9: The safest dangerous place. "So... where now?" Xiodar asks. ""You are asking us?"" Vampire and succubus asnswered in unsion. Half hour after launching the gorilla in space, Xiodar is still laying on the ground. He can''t move. "I don''t fell tired but don''t have a feeling of my body. How does it works?" "You jumped down from high level power to low. Your mind just can''t follow the suddenly change. Next time lower your power slowly." "Thanks Kabarin." Demon lord is satisfied. "What is god doing here?!" Jael points at Kabarin who just apeared from nowhere. "I came to scold you!" God of magic shouts. "You maked 90% of the world to go after you! I woldn''t care but you don''t even have a castle! First make sure you are immortal then go around pissing off everyone!" "Well... I tried use the ruins of the dead guy''s castle but it didn''t worked." "Of course! You need to spend a month in proper castle to make it yours!" "...How I could get a castle? I wolud have to build or conquer one! I don''t know anything about architecture! And if I conquer one other demon lord would just take it back!" Xiodar shouts back. "Well..." "...You didn''t think about it..." "*Ekhm* Anyways. Demon lords are after you and you can''t go to the human territory. You need to hide and become stronger." Kabarin explains. "And where is the place safe from Demon lo... I know!" Xiodar shouts. "Oh no!" Jael protests. "I know what you are thinking and NO!" "C''mon it won''t be that bad!" Demon lord encourages. "Yeah have more trust in him!" Kabarin follows. "What are you talking about?" Zelenia is lost. She has no clue what they are talking about. Everyone looked at her. """Dhanthanos.""" Little demon fainted. ****************** "Ummm." Zelenia wakes up. She quickly looks around and sees that they are traveling with her on Jael''s back. "Something wrong?" Jael asks when he felt the movement. "*Ehhh*" She sighs. "I had a bad dream where god of magic tells us to go to the Dhanthanos." "That hapened and we are already here." Xiodar says when he pointed at the giant gate in the mountain ahead. "EHHH?!" "Well nobody orders you to go with us." Xiodar says. Zelenia started to smile but then... "Dourin will be happy to see you and the other two surely want to take your info about me." "Uhhh..." She admits defeat. "What happend after?" "Xiodar stood up and tried to beat up Kabarin." Jael answers. "Why?!" "Metor, desert, lack of informations and sending me for the free fall. That was just one afternoon!" Demon lord complains. "And who won?" ""He disapeared shortly after."" They answered. Xiodar with a little disappointment. When they talked they already arrived at the gate. Xiodar came closer and pushed them. Then in the place he pressed, little doors opened and Demon lord falls in. For his misfortune, behind the doors were stairs. "OW...OW...OW...OW...OW...OW...OW..." ************** Dungeon are places with high density of mana. Mana concentrates in the dungeon core. Traits of dungeon dependents on the core. Traits like monsters, traps, layout and treasures. When core is strong enought it''s forming a body - dungeon lord or boss like a lot of Heroes called them. This book was originally published on Royal Road. Check it out there for the real experience. The most interesing part for the most of people are treasures. The longer dungeon lives the harder it is and the treasures it holds are stronger. Dungeon which lived 10 years holds a magic item. The 50 years old can hold the legendary grade item. After 100 years they can hold a holy weapon. The oldest conqured dungeon had over 300 years. It holded 3 holy weapones that are used by leaders of humans. The one who conquered the oldest dungeon is said that he becomed immortal. Now inside the Dhanthanos, the dungeon old like the world... "OW...OW...OW...OW...OW...OW...OW!" Someone almost get killed by the stairs to the 1st room. "Owww... Well it could be worse. They could go up." Xiodar stands up and looks around. "D¨¦j¨¤ vu?" He is surrounded by the giant lizards. *GRRRRRRR*GRRRRRRR*GRRRRRRR**GRRRRRRR*GRRRRRRR*GRRRRRRR* *WHOOOSH* In one swing he killed every enemy in sight. "Truly a d¨¦j¨¤ vu." ************* Trio wanders on the 1st floor. It looked like a cave. There was many rooms connected with corridors. Xiodar is walking on front and activates every trap he goes by. He thougt that infinite mana would make him a glass cannon but suprisingly it''s opposite. *WHOOOSH* Another room cleaned. "Isn''t it too easy?" Jael comments. "Well it is the 1st floor." Xiodar looks around. "It will get harder later." "Whaaa! What is this!" Zelenia points at the big golden doors. "Is there a treasure inside?" "Or a boss." Xiodar snorts. Then he turned around to his companions. "Were you ever been inside a dungeon?" ""No."" They both shaked their heads. "Okey so let''s see what''s inside." He opened the doors. There is nothing. But when they entered... *BAM* Doors are closed. *BOOOM* The wall was destroyed by giant pigman.*WHOOOSH* Aaaand he''s cut in half. "I don''t get it. How that big monkey blocked it without using mana?" "Oh you mean Vpierdoll? He is homoculus, his body is a regalia." Zelenia answers. "...My memory may got bad. He wasn''t green right?" ************* "...So we will make next war quicker...In half year..." Dadros announces. "Why so soon? It was only 10 years." Uteus asks "...Because humans are too confident...They will attack in five years..." Dadros explains. "Yup! That because last time one guy anihilated demon''s army!" Ina cherfully ads. "...And whose fault was that?..." Dark god points her. "So we will need a Hero?" Kabarin asks. "Who will find one?" "You don''t have any spare soul don''t you?" Dapelia questions him. "Why would I? It''s not like I left one... behind..." He widened his eyes. "SH*T! NUMBER 968!" ------------------------------------- Chapter 10: Re:Demon lord Dungeon log. 2nd floor. As I thoght. Floors on the begining are easy. Traps are mostly annoying, they do few scraches that heal in instant. Floor has a size of small village, after monsters are defeated the rooms are safe. If we go back every monster reset except boss. Boss appears only when you entering the room though golden doors. We let Jael fight the boss on this level. No big trouble. 15th floor. Now Jael couldn''t handle the boss. Zel killed it with big fireball. I tried later and killed it in one move like anything else here. I hope I won''t become bald. 20th floor. Layout has changed. Now dungeon looks like a dungeon. I mean the kin where you keep prisoners, torure them or do SM plays...F*ck! I have chains and leather like outfit! Well now floors are the size of town. 34th floor. Boss didn''t die after one hit! Hallelujah! But that because he was a werejaguar and was hard to hit... 40th floor. Okey, last bosses could dodge my swings. But boss on this floor was an ifrit and was hard to kill! I started to blow up everything and managed to somehow win. Zel said that monsters like it are created by a spell. I must hit the place where the spell is focused. It works like cutting the strings of the puppet. And I learned new technique! I boost my eyes and I can see the mana! From joy I killed the Ifrit five times. 50th floor. Welcome to the jungle! No, seriously, it is underground jungle. These levels looks nice because they are illuminated by plants. But traps are now organic too... I have been poisoned first time. It looks like poisons can hinder my regeneration! So I just cut off the infected parts an let them regrow. Floors are now the size of the forest. 56th floor. Now normal enemies takes more than one blow! If you don''t hit the right spot their bodies will regenerete. How the freaks like these can exist?! 90th floor. I befriended tribe of raptor-monkeys. They think I am a god or something. They are friendly so I take them with me. 112nd floor. Some changes can be seen in the rapkeys. They growed from 1 meter to 1.7 and started to talk with simple phrases! Now I have my own tribe with 40 reliable warriors! Even before they were stronger than Jael! I gave weapons from the ring to the 10 strongest warriors. 136th floor. The tribe has grown. I started to wonder how long we are here? Lack of sun and fatigue really mess up your time sense. How long the pregnancy of rapkeys last? And how long it will take for the eggs to hatch? 143th floor. Now three of rapkeys are literally beastmens. I named them Boris, Rickardo and Nutella. The last one really likes nuts... and is nuts. I asked Zel to teach some smater ones the magic. She agreed and said that teaching monkeys will be easier than me. I wanted to argue but Ricardo can already read... and I can''t. 150th floor. Well layout change. And its steampunk. Da fak? We are back to the corridor-room scheme. Lots of gears and steam poping out from every where. Lucky there are large garden like rooms. Rapkeys need to eat. We are not sure about size. We think they are smaller but higher. Sometimes corridors go up, sometimes down. 178th floor. Okey! We got 120 warriors! The young one hatched and grow enought to fight! Single pair lays about 16 eggs! No every survives but it''s still larger than on 90th floor because now they are well protected. I named 7 others and gave them control over 11 rapkeys each. Also I have 10 mages! I named their lider Anna. Now I have my people! I mean mokeys! Huh? What about about equipment? The enemies here are the fully armored robots! We don''t lack weapons! 190th floor. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Now we have access to guns! I call them guns but really they are devices that casts fireballs. Everyone can use them! ...Exept me. My mana is too dense and brokes these things. 216th floor. Nutella evolved! Or becomed variant. Whathever. Now he is 3.5 meter high dino gorilla! Imagine gorilla with scales in place of skin an t-rex''s jaw. That''s my boy! And it isn''t the best part! He can shoot a laser from his jaw! He is tired after one use but still! I ordered my minions to make him a armor. And that''s how Mecha King-Kong was born. 253th floor. Ricardo was next. Bastard grew himself a pair of wings! When I go back I will order him to start kidnapping the little girls'' dogs. Pure evil! 260th floor. Two groups falled into the trap and died. But it''s nothing that uncle Velhar won''t help with! By giving some of Lich''s books to the mages they learned ritual of revival. With my mana and their ritual, we bring dead ones back as zombies. What? I''m Demon lord for reasons! 281st floor. Anna and Boris digivolved! Anna now looks like beastwoman. And damn hot one! Now she can boost everyone with singing. So we have a bard. And mana cost doesn''t change depending on targets'' number! Boris becomed 2 meters tall beastman. He is weaker than Nutella but still quicker and smarter. I think he is balanced evolution and Nutella is aiming for raw strenght. 292nd floor. The rapkeys under three evolved officers becomed simillar to them. I now have flying troop, special forces and bunch of gorillas. Mages didn''t changed. 305th floor. One troop of undeads becomed troop of ghouls. F*ckers split an acid! And it burns through the metal armors of the robots! 321th floor. Astrologes proclaim week of the monkey. Now we have more forces! I better make a list: Troops of 25+officer: -1 Flying -1 Gorilla -2 Special forces -2 Undead -1 Ghoul -1 Spellsword -8 Normal Magic: -Support: 15+oficcer -Medic: 10+oficcer -Blasters: 20+ oficcer A case of theft: this story is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation. Now it''s true army! And it isn''t too much! Now bosses are giants! Well... I beat them alone then let them fight for a training. Casualties? Their regeneration isn''t inferior to my! Well you may wonder what is the Spellsword group? It''s group that can cast spells and swings swords. Duh. Their officer is Anris. She is daughter of Anna and Boris. 350th floor. New layout! Crystal caves! Floors big as Demon lord''s territory! Shining crystals and waterfalls! And monsters with meat! The happiest guys are ghuls. They like to eat monsters....alive. 364th floor. All undeads turned into ghuls. Guess that''s because of new diet. 387th floor. We have found new weapon! Mana crystals! These are magic batteries! Now we can create a magic weapons. Also mana crystals recharge themselfs. Gorillas can shoot lasers without empting their mana pools! I love these guys! 402nd floor. We discovered new type of repkeys. And suprise, we have no one but two troops of Thunder monkeys! I renamed officers to Palpatin and Pikach. They turned blue and their fur is spiky. 425th floor. Boris evolved again. His scales becomed armor. It''s stronger than the metal from robots and is almost weightless. How could I know it''s weight? It''s simple. When he changed we started to shave his scales like the wool from sheep. Now we have improved our armors. Also Boris is now Elite. 463th floor. New generation of monsters came to live! And this time I do some experiments. When Anris was born she had traits of both parents. So I told them who f*ck who. That''s outcome: -Thunder Spellswords -Thunder Mages -Thunder Flying troops -Thunder Elite forces -Flying Elite forces -Flying Spellswords I wanted to make more pure Mages so I crossed them only with Thunders. Gorillas where just too brutal... Now every troop counts 70+officer. I made Flying Elite and Thunder in one troop. Thunder Mages joined blasters. And joined new types of Spellswords in one group called Thunderswords. 488th floor. One group of ghuls learned some magic. I called group Dead lords. 498th floor. Nutella evolved! He is now 5 meters tall gorilla-rex with addictional head! I love this guy. 514th floor. It happened. I was forced to open mana barrier to beat the boss. 540th floor. We finally arrived at hell. I''m not kidding. Lava is everywhere! Now I have to hold barrier around Jael and Zel. Good side is the size of floors is much smaller. 551st floor. And now we have hell monkeys. Three troops at that. I named officers Sol, Ragnos and Chili. 578th floor. Update to the troops. 100+officer: - 2 Elite forces - 2 Flying forces -2 Gorilla -1 Thunder Elite forces -1 Hell Elite forces -1 Thunderswords -1 Hellswords -1 Thunderhellswords -1 Hell Elite forces -2 Spellswords -3 Thunders -3 Hells Mages: -Blasters :250 -Healers:200 -Support: 200 -Thunderhell:25 I remind that this is only military forces. There are still more who take care of food, equipment and taking care of children. Still our forces are 2.000 beastmens and 675 mages. Holy sh*t what I was doing all this time?! How long I have been there?! 3 generations of monkeys -> 3 mating seasons(?) -> 3 years?! 628th floor. Now every monster is 10 meters high giant. My troops can mange. I wonder how strong we are compared to the outside? 661st floor. Empty giant cave and huge crystal doors. I ordered to make a camp and entered with Jael and Zel. They are not confortable with the rapkeys. I saw a boss. Crystal golem. Height: 20 meters. Color: grey with pink crystals. Fight was hard. It regenereted after every hit and could absorb mana with the crystals. I even tried to overload him but it didn''t work, Golem just send magic back. I was pissed so I make a shovel from chains. I started dig through the stone until I finded core. 662nd floor. Next boss only floor. I didn''t go back for my troops. I think we are at the bottom. Boss: Magma salamander. Lenght: 35 meters. Body: MAGMA! The strategy was the same as for Golem: hit the core. But it was even harder. Every attack just sinked in the lava and losed power. Lucky it didn''t have the mana absorbing ability. I weakened barrier around the Philosopher¡¯s Stone. And almost blowed up entire boss room. Zel and Jael scolded me for almost killing them. 663th floor. Boss: Shark. Abilty: Swiming in the floor and walls. Yes, in the stone floor annd walls. Ability nr 2: shooting sharks from the mouth. These are normal sized and also have the 1st ability. Ability of the shooted sharks: shooting homing missles. It was easier than expected. Only took too long because the main shark didn''t attack me. It ended when I used Jael as a bait. 664th floor. Boss: Angel. Weapons: Fire sword and light lasers. It almost won. My attacks didn''t work at all and light spells seems like my weakness. I didn''t know what''s wrong so I used the mana vision. Bastard was a puppet! Spell was concetred at the celling. 665th floor. Boss: Diablo Archfiend. Weapons: whip, sword, sickle and axe. Yup, four arms. F*cker was strong. Sword hindered my healing, whip drained mana, sickle damaged body and mana pool, axe created shockwaves and it could cast spells! I had to destroy every weapon one by one. Then it transformed in the dragon! And it''s claws had traits of his weapons! In desperation I charged at him with a chain-drill on my hand. He swallowed me but I escaped still charging. Yes, I charged through the whole cylcle. It died then, I must had hit its weak point. And on the next floor..... --------------------------------- Side story 2 My inner sadist is satisfied. ------------------------------------------------------- In drakness realm somewhere Kabarin doesn''t know where. "Welcome mortal!" God of magic. ".........................." "..." He looked at the soul. "Well. It''s dead." *************** "So you have spare one?" Dapelia asked. "...What have you done to it?" "Well..." Kabarin looked elsewhere. "I left it alone in darkness realm... for 2-3 months..." He holds the soul higher. "It lost most of memories and personality but knowledge is in relatively good condition." "Can you fix it?" Uteus asked. "No it''s f*cked" "...So why you bring us reatarded soul?..." Dadros said with doubt. "Well... now it can''t go back to natural cycle..." Kabarin smirks. "And we can shape it like we want!" "Isn''t modifying soul the most inmoral and dark art?" Dapelia asked. "It can''t be worse!" God of magic protest. "Oh!Oh! I want to make it cute!" Ina shouted. "Fine you can choose the apparance." Goddness of love answered defeated. "So what archetype? Warrior, mage, monk or monster tamer?" "...I know..." Dark god summoned big wheel from the quiz show. "...Make 3 ideas and then we will spin..." Everyone agreeded. *WRRRRRRR* "Okey Dadros what''s the outcome? Dadros?" Uteus asked silent God. "...Reverse harem support type..." Everyone looked at Dapelia. "Yay! I won!" She shouted. "By the way Dadros, who will she fight?" "...They are deciding it right now..." He said. "...Like always..." **************** "HAHAHAHA! You entered my territory!" Vpierdoll reached his hand to Kokmal. "Now you will pay!" "Damnit!" Indebted looked at the board. "I shuldn''t have build so much inns! And how you two always avoid my fields!" "HOHOHO! That''s because you always buying the most expensive ones! Look at my cheap fields!" Dourin mocked. ""When you build all of it!"" They shouted suprised. "Velhar always hindered me but now he is gone! HOHOHO!" Witch laughs like... a witch. ***************** "...Okey so what you got?..." Dadros asked. "I will give her [Natural charm] skill." Dapelia answered. "Aptitude with Light and Healing magic." Kabarin added. "Talent to use bows and staffs." Uteus followed. "And like always [Language translator] and [Analysis] skills." Exsis said without emotions. "And one cute body!" Ina shouted when holding the body of 12 years old child like doll. And it looked like one, with pink hair and eyes one green one yellow. "...Ina are you color blind?..." Dadros asked her while looking at the terrible color match up. "It''s default! They can change with little magic!" Everyone asked in their mind: ''Why?''. "...Let''s put her up together." Kabarin said. "She will know what to do from the king." Body was sended along with the soul and gifts. "Hey, Kabarin why you said ''she''?" Ina asked and everyone froze. "Ina did you?" "Dadros said that guys like these harem things!" She cheerfully said. "..." "..." Ina looked confused. "What?" "...Is this how man looks like?..." Dark god asked. "Ehhh... but he is cute..." Goddess answered then reached for Dadros''s hood "And you too are cuter than me without thAUCH!" She was chooped. "...I suggest grounding..." """"Agreed."""" "HEH?!" Ina dissapeared in the dark hole. Dadros sended two dark sparks to the new Hero. "...Too late to change the body but it should help..." He then looked at everyone else. "...Why the evil god has to take care of the Hero?..." **************** Eaglecrest, Nomads'' capital. In summonig chamber were five people presented. Four were mages performing the ritual and the last one was the king himself. It''s king''s duty to welcome the Hero. The bright light flashed and king shouted. "Welcome Hero! I ask you in the names of humans for help!" He stopped when he saw the Hero. Little girl with wierd hair color and heterochromia. It wasn''t weird for Hero to be a child. They are 5 years before the war wich can last even 10 years so she will grow up. But every men in the room stared at her while blushing. Even the only woman from the four mages couldn''t avert her eyes. Hero was confused. No because weird situation or everyone stares. ''What I was doing before, and why they didn''t suprised my?'' He thoght. He don''t remember anything. His name, age or even look. But weird words were coming to his mind: ''clich¨¦'', ''lightnovel'', ''hero-summoning'' and ''rpg''. "Umm... do you...?" He didn''t know about what he should ask. Unauthorized reproduction: this story has been taken without approval. Report sightings. "Ow! Right! Sorry young lady." King excused. "You seem to be case that don''t know what is doing here." He nodded. "You were summoned by the Light goddess Ina to help us in upcoming war. My duty as a king is to help you with all my might." ''Lady?'' When he moved his legs he definitely felt he isn''t a lady. Then he saw that his clothes are simple shirt, shorts and boots. Typical starting clothes. "You said the case?" He asked in child''s voice. "Yes, we have a long tradition of summoning the Heroes. Over 2 thousand years." He prodly said. "Then follow me! We will see your status!" ***********
NameLiriAge12
RaceHumanMagic aptitudesLight, Healing
Preferable weaponsBow, Staff
Skills
[Language translator], [Natural charm], [Analysis], [Monster''s friend], [Deceiving]
Hero looked at the blue card. ''My name is Liri?'' He already saw himself. Little girl with two pink pontails. Card thankfully don''t show the gender. Liri for sure is a guy but even he doesn''t belive it. "Monster tamer. For sure." Royal magican said. "She is talented in support magic and has the skill [Monster''s friend], it makes befriending monsters easier." He nodded. King and mage are sure that this is Hero. Race of the Hero is always ''Human'', when normally it''s ''Nomad'', ''Elf'' or ''Dwarf''. The most suprising thing for them is the age of little girl. They were sure it''s 10 or 11... "Ummm... what should I do?" Liri asked lost. "I think we should start with learning magic." Mage statet when staring at the Liri. He then smiles to the Hero. "Want a candy, young lady?" ''I need an adult.'' Liri felt shivers. ************ One week later. Liri sneaked out of the castle. He couldn''t take this anymore. Royal mage couldn''t hold his hands by himself for a minute. Also he run out of excuses why he won''t wear elegant dresses or wash himself alone. And the worse was the prince who flirt with Liri all the time. He ran away as soon as his starting equipment was ready. It cointained a short staff and a short bow, ideal for the short person. He was wearnig white silk shirt and brown shorts. On this brown coat-robe with hood and leather knee-high boots. Also he lerned he can change color of his eyes and hair. Currently his hair is brown and eyes are green. Liri tried to cut his hair but they regrow the next day. ''I feel like pervert...'' He thought. He is now planning to join mages'' and adventurers'' guildes. In mages'' guild he will cotract the spirit and in the second one he will take jobs. By using the [Deceiving] he could change his status card.
NameLiriAge22
RaceNomad-dwarfMagic aptitudesLight, Healing
Preferable weaponsBow, Staff
Skills
[Analysis], [Monster''s friend]
That how it looked for others. [Analysis] is rare ability but it should help him with joining some party. Only thing he wasn''t sure was his gender identity. It would be trouble some for him to explain he is a guy with this look... and pretending to be a woman is too emberassing. ************* "Why I have to watch him!" Dapelia protested. "...Exsis play the video..." Dadros said. ["Fine you can choose the apparance."] "..." """...""" "Fine I will do this!" ----------------------------------------------- The moment when you realize that Ina is the villan of this story. Chapter 11: Quintuplets Dragons! 666th floor of Dhanthanos. "Well I think it''s last floor." Xiodar says. "Why?" Jael asks. "Because we had the boss rush and this is good number for the dungeon''s final floor." Demon lords explains."And if these aren''t the doors for the final boss then we will need a spaceship." The giant doors looks like the screens. They are showing the cosmos. "Where sky looks like that?" Zelenia asked. "Ask Vpierdoll." Xiodar said when he opened the gate. The room looked like an arena made from blue glowing metal. There were glass straps on the walls, they go from the ceiling to the center forming a circle. "Holy sh*t!" Demon lord saw the beast in the center. Dragon with white, black, red, blue and green heads. Five in total. The monster stands up. It''s reaching 35 meters without tail. The most suprsing thing was that his posture of the body-builder. "*ROOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRR*" The entire arena shook. "Well we have a Dragon - meaning spellproof - with five heads. Probadly each head can cast the spells of different element. It also can have something from a hydra so the heads may regrow. Mana vision can''t find the weak point. It probadly would destroyed our army with his muscles alone." Xiodar nods to himself. "And I hope it''s his final form." ""Good luck"" Zelenia and Jael wished him. "Okay!" Xiodar runs of. "I will just use my techniques one by one." He jumped at the enemy. "[Chain tool: Fist]!" Demon lord forms a giant fist from chains. He learned that shouting attacks names can speed up controling mana. So he has excuse. *BAM* Chain fist met the Dragon''s fist. *SWIIIIISH**BOOOM* Xiodar''s back met the wall. "Ugh..! [Chain tool: Spear]!" Demon lord launched from the crater in the wall. *SLAP* *SWIIIIISH**BOOOM* Boss b*tch-slaped the flying demon and sended him on the another wall. ''Sh*t! That doesn''t work.'' Xiodar looks at the enemy from the wall crater. ''How they beat giant monsters in the TV shows? Oh right!'' He landed on the ground with smile. "[Chain tool: Megazord]!" ************* "It looks like guest finally started counter attack!" Kabarin said. "But host isn''t suprised and give his enemy a bell clap!" Uteus follows. "Guest isn''t impressed and makes the clothesline!" "Ugh! That hurts when you have five necks! Wait now he is doing anelbow drop!" "Ow! That will hurt him tomorrow! Hey! Host is using the tail to hold enemy! Is that move allowed Kab?" "Not sure if there are any rules Ut! Ow! Now guest is being punched in stomach! Wait? Will he feel anything there?" "Probadly not. Wow! Look at this speed! Guest punchs enemy so fast that it looks like he has six arms! Wait... He has!" "Magic of being doll of chains." "Well said! Oh! Host lifted enemy! Incredible! He jumped and hit him with celling!" "I doesn''t end there Ut! Is that? Yes! it''s the an atomic drop!" "Oh my me! Guest is broken in a half!" "And host didn''t stop here! He sprayed enemy with an acid!" "That''s should be the end. Wait! Guest escaped his armor and get closer!" """...""" Other gods looked at the duo. ""We reget nothing!"" ************** "[Chain tool: Chainsaw]!" He tried to cut of one of the heads. Despite sparks there wasn''t even a scrath! ''Mana shield?!'' Red head launched and tried to swallow Demon lord. "Sh*t! [Chain tool: Car jack]!" He blocked dragon''s jaw. *BAAAAAAHHHHHHHH* Red head realesed the fire breath. Xiodar fell on the ground. *BAAAM* Dragon stomped at him. Boss looked at the Jael and Zelenia. White head started to charge its attack but then the Dragon was lifted. Xiodar cracked his hearth''s barrier and throwed the monster. *BOOOM* Earth shaked. "Now try block this! [Chain tool: Drill]!" He attemped to pierce the mana barrier of the enemy. With mana sight he could see that mana pool of the Boss decreased by fair amount after his attack and interupting in charging another one caused another loss of energy. *DRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR* Xiodar hits the Dragon''s belly. Monster stepped back to the circle on the ground. ''Somethng is not right!'' Demon lord thought. Boss still had over half of his mana but stepped back. Then glass straps started emitting green light. "No way!" Demon lord shouted in disbelieve. Dragon''s mana started to regenerete!''That f*cker really is Lord of this place!'' He didn''t know that dungeon''s final boss is also the core of it. "[Chain tool: Shovel]!" Xiodar tried to destroy the circle. But it reapaired itself. Confused, he looked around. Every crater that he made already dissapeared. "...F*ck!" He jumped at the dragon. "Eat this!" He sended his mana directly to the Dragon. Overloading enemy was risky move. He could made it more powerfull or his power could be sended back. Supriseingly glass strapes changed color to the dark purple. "So it works in two ways!" "..." Xiodar stared blankly. "...Checkmate..." He doesn''t have options. Every attack is countered. Raw strenght is weaker than opponent''s, defence is inpenetrable and reasourcess unlimited. This book was originally published on Royal Road. Check it out there for the real experience. *BAAAAAAHHHHHHHH* White head shooted the holy beam. It must see that Xiodar is weak against light magic. "!" Demon lord wakes up. "[Chain tool: Shield]!" He couldn''t win but he won''t lose! Beam of light hits the shield, then reaflects on the wall and again to the other wall... ''It''s jumping?!'' Xiodar is suprised. He didn''t expect that. Now he must watch his ba... "UGH!" Jael''s chest was pierced. "!" Xiodar realized. He could stall ths but these two are in danger. Jael''s wound wasn''t fatal. You can kill demon by destroying head but not chest. At last he hoped... ''This guy''s power isn''t just him. I am fighting with the entire dungeon. This is like diffrent world. How can you fight with the world?'' He wondered. Xiodar lifted his head and said to the Dragon. "If you are using the dungeon as a source of power..." He paused. "... I will just blow up entire thing!" "*ROOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRR*!!!" It seemed to understand demon''s intention. Boss swinged his claw at him. Xiodar just stood. Stood and completly dismissed his heart''s barrier. Mana started to leak at insane speed. Demon lord''s body burned down from the pure energy. In his place now stood black silhouette of raw mana with yhe red lights in place of eyes. From Xiodar''s perspective, Monster''s hand moved at slow speed despite leaving blurr behind. He didn''t try to move. He didn''t feel the need or reason to doge. Claw just passed through him. "*ROOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRR*?!" Dragon''s claw was cleanly cut off. It roared from the sudden pain. It tried to stare at enemy but he dissapeared. Xiodar just quickly flew up in front of the monster. He didn''t feel the gravitation. Observing the Boss he wondered. ''Why I was wary of it?'' Now it looked like giant lizard. Giant mass of meat. Demon lord waved his hand like he is getting rid of fly. Then all of the five heads were cut off. He wasn''t suprised. Now for him it was just the mass of flesh. He didn''t even remembered what he wanted to do. He didn''t care. He felt relaxed. He felt free. There is nothing holding him down. He doesn''t care about anything. He will jus... "STOP!" Kabarin shouted. Xiodar was forcefully put back in the body. He hit hard the ground. His body felt heavy. "Why?" Demon lord asked. "You almost disapeared." God of magic answered him. "Let me." He reached his palm at demon. Xiodar''s mind suddenly becomed clear. "What was that?!" He asked confused. "You unleashed the full power." Kabarin started to explain. "You have burned your own body and reaplaced it with puppet made of mana." "But what about that feeling?" "You were one step in grave." God answered. "When you lost your body only your mana holded your soul. But mana without body just merge with the mana in atmosphere. In other words you almost becomed one with the Force." "And when I will have the castle?" "I don''t recomend that. When you will come back, you will want to get rid of your body forcefully. It will take years to become sane again." "What about now?" "I helped you. But it won''t happen again. And you should be fine as you didn''t disapeared." "Um guys?" Zelenia tries to get their attention. "This guy is dying." She pointed at Jael. "What?!" Xiodar is suprised. "But he wasn''t hit in the head!" "Oh. Light mana is like the poison for demons." Kabarin stated. "His mana chanels are being destroyed as we speak." "F*ck. Any ideas?" Demon lord asked Zelenia. "If he drinks blood his mana channels will regrow!" She answered. "Okay!" Xiodar riped off his hand. "Now moment of truth! Drink it!" He told the vampire. "Ha! I wonder if he survive!" God of magic laughed. "Uhhh..." Jael murmured. "I will take it as a yes!" Demon lord shoved his handless arm to his mouth. After a momet he felt like his blood is drained. Hole in Jael''s chest dissapeared in blink. Now he is unconscious. "Well." Xiodar standed up and let his hand regrow. "In the end I won!" "You sure have." Zelenia agreeded. Kabarin is already elswhere. "What now?" "There should be a treasure room or somthing" Demon lord scanned the suroundings. He spotted the shinning magic circle. "That''s it!" He take the vampire on his shoulder and wents off to the circle. ***************** "Xiodar." "Yes Zelenia." "Is this what I think?" "Sure it is." Demon lord smirked. Inside treasure room they found something. Giant tower on something like a giant plate. From the plate sprouted five statues of dragon''s head. All of it made from the crystal or shining obsydian. "It looks like I have found my castle." ------------------------------------------- Chapter 12: *insert the flying castle joke here* Kokmal''s office. Demon lord is working on his new project. He has been working on it for five straight hours. Project takes his full concencration. It was almost finished. Last thing. Kokmal is wary. One wrong move and all work will go to hell. ''Now. Slowly. Slowly. Already in...''*BAM* Doors opened violently and the house of cards is ruined. "Kokmal you bastard!" Squeaky voice sounded. Kokmal''s body was paralyzed. Only his eyes moved to the soon be slaughtered not so long living person. He saw Dourin. All his rage transformed into amusement. "HAHAHA! So it is the side effect?! HAHAHA!" Female Demon lord looked like always, exept she was 30 centimeters high. "Yeah laugh when you still can!" Dourin said with voice from the cartoon. "Now fix it!" She demanded. "Ha...Ha...Fine..." Demon lord get himself together. "But it still worked!" Dourin died week ago in the battle with the Hero. War took 5 years. She should be back after 50 years but with Kokmal''s new ritual Dourin revied in the week. At last part of her. "I was expecting something like this." He took out a scroll from his desk. "It is one of better outcomes. Take this ritual. It should restore your strenght." Kokmal gave her the scroll that was as big as her. She didn''t have the trouble with lifting it. "Yeah. You said that I could have loss memory or be splited in the parts. " Dourin remainded herself. "But I''m still angry about that Hero." "I heard he was a monster tamer. Nothing else." Kokmal replied. "That wasn''t a monter tamer but a pervert with a harem!" "You are calling someone a pervert because he has a harem?" He pointed out. It looked like a hypocrisy. "That harem counted all three genders!" "Eh?!" That was shoocking. He could understand having harem with oposite gender and neutral. But all three was definitly too much. "Ehh.. world have gone crazy after Hero of Doom appeared..." Witch sighed. "Yeah... Velhar''s dead, guy with sick ammount of mana, war 15 years after last one and free loving Hero... We even have a way to revive quicker..." Kokmal joined. "Huh? You met that guy too?" "Not personaly. But I want to get him and look up how he can have such mana pool!" "Wow. So we all are chasing him." "All? Vpierdoll too?" He couldn''t belived that the brutal has clear objective. "Yup. I asked him to get that guy but Vpierdoll get himself killed." "That brutal lose and wants revange?" That sounds like him. "How he even died?" Vpiepdoll''s body is a regalia. Homoculus wouldn''t be deafeted easily. "He said he was sended high to the sky. I didn''t know that it could kill." Dourin shruged her arms. Kokmal just heared something interesting. He didn''t care what was in the sky but now it sounds like a challange. "He probadly was killed by the god! HOHOHOHOHO!" "OW! STOP!" "What?" "Your laught with that voice makes my ears bleed! I don''t even have a blood!" "Is that so? HOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO!" "AGGHH!" ********************** Xiodar was sitting on the throne. HIS throne. It was big and made from the shining obsidian, but with red pillows. And it was the most comfortable chair in the world! Xiodar knew it the best. Why? Because he was sitting on it for a month. Zelenia entered the throne room. "Yo! Already read the manual?" "I read it a half month ago. I was just charging the damn thing to full." Demon lord replied. "How''s Jael?" "He is still sleeping. And you can still hear his bones breaking and reaforming." She shaked her head in resignation. "So? What this thing can do?" This story originates from a different website. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there. "It is artifact. After it charges itself it can mantain mana by itself exept weapons. Damn thing can fly. Each head of the dragon outside is a cannon that can shoot high-leveled spells. Inside is like a space in storage item. It can be to 281.474.976.710.656 times larger. Try to say it quickly ten times. The throne is a control device. It is showing me the informations on the hologrrafic screens. From there I can change the size and design of inside. I already made rooms for the army and garden to feed them with something. From the throne I also send my mana to it. Fully charged it can maintain every thing itself exluding weapons and shield. If we want, we can go to the space with it. Interface can show me the date and location. That''s how I know a month has passed." "Wow." Zelenia was speechless. "You really read the manual! But what you were doing for half month?" "Researches." From now on playing the saper on a holographic screen is called researches. "But that only part of things it can do! Look!" He slamed his fist on the handle of the throne. Thin little plate with hole in it pooped from it. "It even have a cup holder!" "So what now? We already conquered the dungeon. Are we going back?" "Yup!" Xiodar nods."I have an army, castle and nothing else to do! We are going back!" "When?" "Right now!" He summoned the screen and pressed it. Whole building rumbled. Rapkey were shouting in panic. The castle launched from the ground and started piercing multiple cellings. "MWAHAHAHAHAHA!" Demon lord laughed like a madman. "Why are you laughing?!" Succub asked while laying on the ground. She didn''t try to stand up when whole castle was shaking. "I don''t know!" Madman answered. **************** "Ehhh" Bob sighed. It is the next day of his job as a guard. When Bloodfang''s castle was destroyed he was the only survivor from the guards. By luck he managed to escape the desert and get job. Currently Bob is working for Kokmal. He is guarding the castle of the dead Demon lord Velhar. The shaman Demon lord has already conquered most of his territory. Now Bob is on the watch tower. "Heh. What are the chances that something will appear aga..." He saw it. The black flying tower. It was formed from the circles from the biggest at down. The cirlce on the bottom broke the proportion and was two times larger than it should. On it the heads of five dragons sprout out. Each head has eyes of different color. On top of this all the castle was flying. It was coming closer with every second. "ALARM!" ************** Xiodar was looking at the big holographic screen. It was showing the view from the front of the castle. Zelenia stood to his left. "So we will attack with our flying troops or just send gorillas?" She asked. "Nah. I will just annihilate them with the cannons." Demon lord said. Then he summoned a big holographic red button wich he slammed with his fist. The red, white and black eyed statues fired energy beams. Spells bended and flies in direction of the target. Three spells was a limit of the cannons, after they need to charge up. *BOOOOOOM**BOOOOOOM**BOOOOOOM* "..." Xiodar waited for dust to lift. "... You missed." Zelenia declared. Demon lord just moved his hand. In the front of the flying fortress appeared screen showing Xiodar''s face. "That was a warning shot. You have 10 minutes to surrender." Screen disapeared. ----------------------------------- Chapter 13: That was my idea! Kokmal office. Again. Demon lord was reading the report. It was about mutated monsters. The monsters in dungeons easily change in changed environment. ''Hehehe I can have an army of mutants.'' Kokmal thought in his mind. Then a voice came from the comunication stone. ["Lord we have a problem!"] "Who''s that and what''s going on?" Kokmal answered in annoyed tone. ["Velhar''s castle! We are under attack!"] "Whose attack?" ["We don''t know! They just blowed everything around and told us to surrender in 10 minutes!"] Voice said in panic. "Ugh..." Kokmal groaned. The most irritating thing for him was the pressure of time. He won''t die and like to think calmly about things. Now someone asked for the reaction in 10 minutes! Why he didn''t just blow up the castle? They are planning to conquer it. In that way they can take the castle without destroying it. But who? Vpierdoll is monitored and Dourin is still in her small version. ["Lord what are the orders?!"] "How they destroyed everything?" He needs more informations. ["Rays of magic!"] ''Not too much details?'' Demon lord thought to himself. "Leave that place we will take it back with the main army!" They are only simple guards and enemy has strong mages. Kokmal standed up and left his office. He went to his newest invention. "No matter the the enemy he will give up when he see me in my new flying ship! HAHAHAHAAHA!" He doesn''t know yet. *************** "Oh they are escaping!" Xiodar pointed out. He gave them 10 minutes but after 2 the castle was a wasteland. "Send elites to the fortress and ghouls on the cursed field." He ordered. "Eh?" Zelenia looked around. "You are talking to me?" "Just repeat it to Boris." "Okey!" She ran away like a kid. "..." Xiodar watched her to leave. When he was alone he summoned another little screen. He touched it with his finger and... "F*ck! Bomb on the first one!" *************** Day after completly planned conquest of Velhar''s castle. "So who will keep watch at this place." Zelenia asked. She, Xiodar and oficcers are currently in the strategic room. They are sitting around the round table which is displaying a map of the world. "I have to?" Xiodar asked annoyed. "Well then, how do you want to call it?" "Eh?" He heard something interesting. Others than him and Zelenia just came from the underground and didn''t know what is going about. "Wait... Now that I think about it... Do you even name the castles?" "No? We call them after owner." Succubus answered. Demons don''t build towns and most of the castles disapears in battles. They didn''t destroyed this one by luck. "..." He looked in her eyes. Then he checks the table. Attached so there won''t be the flip. "Screw this! Now it''s called Dragongrave." "Why like this?" Zelenia asked. Then she realized. "Nevermind. But then how will you call your own castle?" Xiodar thinks for the moment. "Pentdragon." It sounded legit. "Now we will send every one to Dragongrave and take part of the army to conquer castles around. I will arrange management after the eggs hatchs." Everyone nodded like if they have somthing to say. Then two winged rapkeys entered with a ghul in the armor. "Lord, we got someone!" They shouted. "Great! Now toss him on the table and guard the doors." Like he said the ghul landed on the map so every one could see him. Reading on Amazon or a pirate site? This novel is from Royal Road. Support the author by reading it there. Prisoner looked up to and stares on Xiodar in shock. "It''s you!" Xiodar tilted his head and asked. "Toto?" "Bob!" "Never heard of. Can we go straight to the tortures?" Demon lord asked Zelenia. "Yay!" "Hey! You can''t! I will say any..." "He wants to make the conditions!" Xiodar interrupted him. "Palpatin do your job!" "No! I wonAGRHRHRH!" Guard was electroded. "Now Bob." Demon lord said in calming voice. "Tell me every thing I would want to know!" He take out a flashlight from the ring and shined it on his face. "Uggh... I saw you at Bloodfang''s castle... I was working here..." "Wow! Somebody survive!" "After 10 years I got the job for Kokmal." "So Kokmal''s forces were here... WAIT! 10 years?!" That was shocking. He thought he was in Dhanthanos 4-5 years max. "Now I feel old. Something happened from the last time we meet each other?" "Ummm... Dourin started a war with humans. It ended a week ago." "Week? Sh*t we are late for the party. So anything about Demon lords?" "Dourin found the way to avoid being sealed. She is alive but weakened. Vpierdoll is looking for some bastard that killed him. Kokmal is coming here with the main army." "Hm." Xiodar absorbed new informations. Then looked at Bob. "So... Any fun rumors?" "... I hear the Hero was a pervert with harem of three genders." "...I think I heard enough." ""WE WANT THE NUTS"" Two headed gorilla shouted. ************** Kokmal couldn''t belive in the reports. That guy is back! And have flying fortress! Now his airship looks like a toy! They were one day from the enemy. Thanks to teleport devices, journey took a week. "Show me a view from the drones!" He ordered. He was furious. Mutated monsters! Entire army! And humanoids for a god''s sake! He planned to make a unit of mutants but this! This is an army of strong monsters with inteligence and power. Kokmal''s army was made from ghuls and hobgoblins. One rapkey can easily defeat 10 soldiers in the matter of seconds. The scariest thing is the quantity of variant monstes. One variant is 10 times stronger than a normal monster. His army of 10.000 foot soldiers would lose to 100 of them. Despite it he was calm. The biggest problem with an army of monsters is control. Strike down the leader and chaos will break out. Kokmal''s soldiers were equipped with guns and they have snipers. Plan is easy: find the leaders of groups and strike them down. ************* "They will arrive tomorrow." Zelenia said while looking at the screen. "Any strategy?" Xiodar started full of confidence. "We will wait for their move, after that we will speed up flying troops and attack the archers." "Won''t they be shoot down?" "..." He realized that the universal tacticts won''t work in that case."We are demons sooo... Let''s open the gates?" "...What the hell you are talking about?" "Umm..." Bob interupted. "Can I leave now?" Demon lord and Succubus stared at him. "Sure. If you want to be left on the battlefield." Xiodar replied. "Say, you know something about battles on large scales?" -------------------------------------------- Chapter 14: Total war Demon lord. Place other than Kokmal''s office. Xiodar looked at the big floating screen. It was showing the two armies. Only one sentence comes to his mind. ''I have no idea what is going on.'' He tried to wave his hand. The soldiers on the screen turned into blue and red dots. "Hey! I want to play with the red ones!" As he said it, the dots switched places. "That''s better!" He nods. From the Bob he learned that in wars armies use something called "banners". The are the banners and also artifacts. Effects differs but they always can create the magic barriers. They can block magic so blowing up won''t help. Xiodar have some in the inventory ring and in the Dragongrave''s storage. They only have 8 of them. 1 for 200 soldiers. So his army was build like that: 1st unit: Boris'' Elites and Anna''s Support. 2nd unit: Gorillas. 3rd unit: Palpatin and Pikach''s Thunders. 4th unit: Annris'' Spellswords and Death Lords. 5th and 6th units: Healers and Flying troops. 7th unit: Chili and Sol''s Hellfires. 8th unit: Blasters. Now enemy: 6 units with ghuls and hobgoblins each. 3 units of tanks. Each have around 50 with 100 soldiers and 50 mages/shamans. 5 units with soldiers and mages/shamans. It''s hard to tell the speciality of magic users. And the flying ship. Simple soldier have somthing like a rifle and spear on their back. 6 units of warriors tood on the front in two rows. Behind the were tanks and mages. Mages surrounded one unit. It may be important. Xiodar could start shootin magic and try to break the barriers but this is Kokmal their are fighting with. Spells could just bounce back. "Let''s start the party!" He activated concealment barrier. Demon lord didn''t use it previously because he didn''t feel it was needed. Also It will work only if he sits here and act like a battery. "1st unit front attack! 7th from the left and 3rd from the right!" He shouted to communication stone. "5th after 7th and 6th after 3rd!" Flying troops can carry healers to the wounded and quickly escape. This formation was invented back in the dungeon. But this is the first time when they fight with an army. When Elites meet the enemy they took the hits fom the rifles. But bullets barely pierce the scales armors they are wearing. And even with a lucky shot they have to meet their thick skulls. Even Xiodar has to use the regalia in order to break them. "Well... I didn''t expect THAT." Three of enemy units were anihilated in a minute. They didn''t even slow them down! One unit standed in front of them and two others tried tried to go around from the both sides. "4th unit attack unit on the left side. 3rd attack the left side. 2nd unit go on the 3rd place. 1st unit wait." He wont'' attack blindly. Kokmal is shaman, he probadly set up the trap. And he don''t know what the tank units can do. All footsoldiers units were destroyed. The one on front attacked waitng 1st unit. Their attack seems to be concentratedon the officers. But there are no losses on Xiodar''s side. Then something happened. The mages unit in the center of formation performed ritual. First three dead units changed into zombies. And their tried to take down the banner of 1st,2nd and 7th units! 1st unit guarded easily with the supported Elites. 2nd unit''s banner was attached to the Nutella''s back. Good luck with that one. But 7th unit''s banner was destroyed by some kamikaze zombies! They all have bombs under armors! Thankfully 5th unit guarded 7th before 4 huge spells hit them. "7th unit retreat with 5th unit! After that watch over 4th!" After Xiodar ordered it he smiled. Now time for his suprise! "9th unit attack the mages in the center!" This content has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. Unit of necromancers were supised when suddenly rapkey ghuls attacked from the under ground. That was unexpected and fatal. Around were only the magicans units, so they couldn''t help beacause of the banners. And it wasn''t end of suprises. Acid of ghuls make the soldiers explode because of the bombs they were wearning. Now one unit of tanks moved towards the rapkey ghuls. Two other attacked 2nd and 4th units. "1st and 4th unit attack tanks on the left. 2nd unit blast off tanks on the righ... these closer to you." Gorillas'' laser attack should deal with them quickly. "9th unit attack mages between you and 2nd unit." This should be the end. 2nd unit can easily defeat tanks and mages on their side. Even if ghuls die they can be patched up. Now the only threat is the airship infront of them. "Hey aren''t we getting too close?" Zelenia asked. "Hmm?" Xiodar looked up. When they disapeared they started to slowly moving torwards. "You are right." They are very close to the Kokmal''s airship. "Time to speed up." Pendragon couldn''t fly fast when hidden. So he released the shield. "What are you doing?!" Bob shouted. "Charging? They probadly have something like a banner so we will just hit them." "Are you sure this is good idea?!" Zelenia added. "Nope." ************** "Where the came from?!" Kokmal shouted. Suprise attack completly destroyed his strategy. He planned to destroy the banners or leaders. But these monkey are too sturdy! They have a regeneration of the trolls or even better! And it''s not magical! "Any more bad news?!" he souted at the navis. "They are charging at us!" "The f*ck?!" It''s the end. From the start, from the moment he was born, he couldn''t deal with one strategy. Crazy charge ahead. *CRAAASH* The ship was destroyed. Kokmal activated his suit. With it he could absorb the mana from suroundings and boost himself. It is weaker version of Vpierdoll''s body. He softly lands on the ground and looks up. Somthing is falling from the flying fortress. It is coming in his direction. And fast! Kokmal jumped back. *BOOOM* He reconized that person. "You!" Xiodar stands up and says. "Me!" ************** Xiodar gazed at his enemy. And what he sees is... a tall guy with pointy ears and nose. He was wearing brown leather armor and didn''t have any weapon. "Hoh? Did you leave your regalia at home?" Demon mocked. "Hehehe... It''s right here!" Kokmal take somthing from the pocked and placed it behind his ear. Now one of his eyes covered by a little glass. "... You gonna check my power level?" Xiodar asked with confusion. What kind of regalia is that? "More than this!" Two revolvers apeared in his hands. Then Xiodar noticed that he is wearing ten invetory rings! "Die quckly! [Chaintool: Lance]!" Xiodar shouted and started the charge. Kokmal jumped and run on the lance, then kicked enemy''s face. When Xiodar was sended back, Kokmal shooted from both revolvers. *BOOOM* *BOOOM* Xiodar''s arms where torn of with the two explosions. "Not good enough!" His arms instantly regrow and he charges again. "[Chaintool: Axe!]" He swinged it from the above. Kokmal doged by stepping a little to the side. Then he shoot again. Xiodar lost his sight. He instinctively touched his face but they were now glued. Kokmal stands in front of him and pointed the gun beneath his head. *BOOOM* The head exploded. But Xiodar still tried to kick the enemy. Sadly his leg swinged through the empty space. Kokmal looked at his enemy. "Why won''t you die?!" Xiodar smiled and answered. "Infinite mana son." ------------------------------ Chapter 15: Dont bring chains on the gunfight. "Huh?" Kokmal looked at the abomination in front of him. "We will see how long you will stand!" He charged while shooting at him. "[Chaintool: Shield!]" Xiodar formed a 2 meters width shield. Then he boosted his legs and charged at high speed. But Kokmal was already at the side. "When?!" "Catch!" Shaman Demon lord threw something at enemy. Before Xiodar could react he was tied by line with two balls at the ends. ''How this thing is called?'' Tied demon wondered. Also he couldn''t control mana in his torso or arms. But the barrier around his hearth was fine. ''I won''t crack it when he has that kind of weapon.'' Xiodar decided. ''But how he avoids these attacks! It''s like he can... Oh!'' Xiodar looked at the enemy. He had taken out something similar to bazooka. Rocket was launched from it. So it is bazooka! Xiodar charged and takes it on his chest. *BOOOM* According to his plan the rope was blasted off and he quickly recovered. "Now moment of truth! [Chaintool: Spikes]!" Spikes formed from the chains flew in the Kokmal''s direction. They stopped right before hitting. Kokmal still stood in the place and was looking confused. "I knew it!" Xiodar said excited. "That glass can predict my attacks!" He dismissed his chains. "Hahaha!" Kokmal laughed. "It''s only one of its powers!" He started tapping it with his finger. "Aiming assist! Analysis skill! Power meter! This is only small part!" ''Is he really that stupid to tell his capabilities?'' Xiodar wondered. "And that was even before it become my regalia! This is how my knowledge can..." He started a speech. ''Nope. He is just showing off.'' "...and by changing it into regalia, new possibilities have opened!" He spread his arms completely forgetting that he is fighting. "It can calculate my enemies moves and outcomes of my attacks using my informations about them!" "Oh." Xiodar folded his arms. "So I have to use something more flashy." He smirked. "What do you...?" Kokmal asked. "!" Then he pointed the gun in other direction. From Xiodar perspective he could see that Demon lord teleported to the place the bullet hit. *BOOOM* The white beam fall on the place Kokmal stood previously. "How did you calculated THAT!?" Xiodar shouted annoyed. "Eh? You didn''t listen? My regalia can also detect mana!" Kokmal answered. "So how about this!" Xiodar summoned a lot of dark balls. Then launched them at once. A lot of *BOOOMS* later. ¡®How it didn¡¯t hit me?¡¯ Kokmal wondered when looking around. He stood in the same spot, analysing surroundings. A large cloud of dust covered everything. He aimed his revolver and shoot. The bullet hit Xiodar in his chest. After the hit, a giant tornado started to form. ¡°Fool! Sensing the enemy is the basic function!¡± Kokmal shouted as the vortex lifted bastard with too much mana and all dust around far away. ¡°*Cough*Still!*Cough* You are alone and my army will be there soon!¡± Xiodar said with confidence when he stood in the air. ¡°Hah? My main army will be there soon!¡± Shaman pointed at the horizon. With the mana sight Xiodar could see the troops. And there are 3 times bigger! ¡°Goblins are worse than rabbits!¡± Kokmal added. ¡°Heh. They are still no problem!¡± Xiodar replied with the smile. ¡°HAHAHA! This time they have right equipment! Strong piercing power and anti-regeneration bullets!¡± Shaman demon lord almost burst in laughter. ¡°You still won¡¯t kill me!¡± ¡°Ehh? Will you be enough for the army?¡± The story has been taken without consent; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident.¡°¡­¡± Xiodar wondered. Why he didn¡¯t think about this. ¡°Actually, yes.¡± He stared running in the direction of the enemy army. ¡°Huh?¡± Kokmal was dumbstruck. ¡°WHAT!?¡± He started to run after air walking Demon lord. He didn¡¯t expect that he will go himself. ¡°You won¡¯t make it!¡± He shoot from both guns. ¡°Eh?¡± Xiodar felt the pain in his legs. Then he lose control of mana in them. He started to fall really fast. When his hands stared to get ready for the fall they were also shot. Now Xiodar couldn¡¯t focus mana in his limbs. *BOOOM* Kokmal looked at the bloody body. ¡°That hearth is guarded by the strongest barrier I have ever saw.¡± He started to kick the lying demon. ¡°But! Without! Mana! You! Can¡¯t! Even! Move!¡± Mana disturbing bullets were the most dangerous weapon against demons Kokmal possess. Sadly they were hard to make. Xiodar didn¡¯t know what to do. He couldn¡¯t move but he won¡¯t die. What he could do? If he makes cracks in the barrier he could lose his only advantage. But it will be endless battle. At last until army arrives. Will the power boost be enough? What if not? ¡®I will die¡­¡¯ And after the week he will be back. But what about his people? ¡±...Heh¡­ It really doesn¡¯t matter.¡± The only difference will be that he will at last try. ¡°What are muttWHAT?!¡± Kokmal jumped back. *BOOOM* In that moment Xiodar¡¯s body exploded. ¡°Suicide?¡± Shaman wondered. The only part left was a dark sphere. His hearth. Then Xiodar¡¯s body regenerated. ¡°Now I will go serious!¡± Xiodar weakened the barrier. Dark flames coated his body. Kokmal couldn¡¯t believe what his regalia was telling him. His power skyrocketed! But barrier has been weakened! ¡°Die!¡± He shoot anti-magic bullet. ¡®Now or never!¡¯ But it went like Xiodar was hoping. When under boost effect his senses also were stronger. Now bullet seems to him like thrown. ¡®Bullet time!¡¯ Xiodar avoided the bullet. ¡°Not today!¡± He jumped at the enemy. Kokmal increased his suit power and barely avoided the attack. ¡®That guy is a true monster!¡¯ Someone who can dodge the bullet is almost at the Heroes and Demon lords level, but to dodge the bullet with the support aim support of Kokmal¡¯s regalia means that he could saw it and then dodge. It was achievable for someone on Heroes and Demon lords level but with the help of support magic when he is speed oriented. Xiodar could do that by releasing the barrier. ¡°Who the hell are you?!¡± Kokmal shouted. ¡°The new Demon lord!¡± Xiodar announced. ¡°!¡± Kokmal looked at him then grabbed his own head and shouted. ¡°FFFFF**************CK!!!¡± ¡®Isn¡¯t it overreacting?¡¯ ¡°I lost the bet!¡± ¡°EHH?!¡± Xiodar shouted surprised. ¡°Ehhh¡­ And Vpierdoll is the one who win.¡± Shaman is depressed. ¡°¡­Okay¡­ You remember what we are doing?¡± ¡°Oh right.¡± He get himself together. ¡°Now I will show you my strongest weapon!¡± He pulled of something like a syringe. It contained the red liquid. Then he injected it to himself. ¡°This drug will enchant my senses and strength!¡± ¡°You call this your strongest weapon?¡± ¡°No! It only will make it even stronger!¡± Then he pulled something from the storage ring. Now he stood here in the bloody red armour. ¡°It was made to be copy of the holy armour of the Steel Hero! You won¡¯t be able to stand in five minutes!¡± ¡°Want to bet?¡± ¡°DIIIEEEEE!¡± Kokmal charged at Xiodar in fury. ---------------------------- Q&A Ask the question and I will answer! kp4lyf: i am going to make more of a statement then a question "I AM GOD" that is all. Dragomanpl: So are you a spaghetti? Wolts: Now on more serious question: "What is the meaning of life?" Dragomanpl: Why people are looking for the meaning of life? Because they think it''s the meaning of their lifes. What it gives them? They are felling better. So meaning of life is to make yourself felling better. So you must do what you want. What do you need to do what you want? Money. So money it is. Or if you are religius person: kill youself and ask whatever god you are praising. I didn''t invent the life. Spartanking118: Can the mc shoot out individual chain links as if they were bullets? Does the chains have to connect in a single line? Can they be changed in what material his chains are made of? How close to invincible is the mc if he closes his mana flow the most he can? And for last a classic . . . When will the next chapter be :smile:? The author''s narrative has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. Dragomanpl: 1st: Yes but its useleess with his aim. 2nd: He can control 4 lines of chains. They can change size but won''t sphread. They can be deatached but then can''t be contoled/bended/manipulated/whatever after. 3th: No. They are made from the magic absorbing metal. But their hardnes can be manipulated to some degree. 4th: Like showed in chapter 15. Nothing will pass it. But if he close it completly he will loss his nerve system. 5th: I will have a lot of free time in February. *grabs the sword* Winter break is comming. SRnovels: Is this going to be a bl and if not will it be a harem Dragomanpl: No and I doubt it. ----------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 16: Rage, nuke and a cow. In the last episode of ¡°I can cheat? So let¡¯s have fun Z¡±. ¡°DIIIEEEEE!¡± Now we are back where we left. ¡°[Chaintool: Drill]!¡± Xiodar answered at the charge. Kokmal avoided it and punched him but he managed to kick him in the stomach at the same time. Kokmal¡¯s regalia couldn¡¯t warn him on time. Both Demon lords were send back. Magic armour blocked most of the damage but Xiodar¡¯s head make 180. *SNAP* It¡¯s back to its natural position. ¡°You are not going to use these anti-magic bullets?¡± ¡°It takes a month to make one and you will be back in the week.¡± Then he charges again. Currently he is able to destroy the hearth barrier with his strength alone. Xiodar created the giant dark ball in front of him. This made Kokmal to step aside. ¡°Got you!¡± *BOOOM* Demon lord closed the distance using the [Explosive step]. It is a technique he invented in the dungeon, using explosions around his foots to move quickly. He doesn¡¯t use it normally because it is tearing off his legs. However when he enters his super mode his body is more durable. *CRASH* Kokmal took the punch in the chest. This time he felt it. ¡°Take this!¡± He reached for Xiodar¡¯s chest. ¡°!¡± He quickly retreats his hand. *CHOMP* That bastard almost bite off his fingers! They would regrow with the armour¡¯s healing enchantments but he was worried about his rings. ¡°Eat this!¡± Kokmal gave him roundhouse kick in the head. *PLASK* Xiodar¡¯s head goes home. *CRASH* But his body gave the armoured demon the same kind of kick. ¡°F*ck! I forgot you don¡¯t need your head!¡± Half of Kokmal¡¯s face was now exposed but the armour has self-repair function. Xiodar¡¯s head and Kokmal¡¯s helmet were restored at the same time. ¡°By the way what is going on with your people?¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± As the scouter didn¡¯t give him a warning, Kokmal looked at the direction of his army. It was in chaos. ¡°What the hell are you doing there?!¡± He shouted through the communication link. ¡°My Lord it is terrible! There is the raging vamp "*RRAAAWRRR*" OH MY GOD IT¡±S HERE AGHH¡­¡± Current number is unreachable. ¡°¡­What for the love of holy cow is going on¡­¡± Kokmal is lost. ********************* ¡°You are currently fighting with the new Demon lord whose ability is a unlimited mana. He is too quick for your guns so you have to fight with him in the power armour when under effect of your special drug. And your army is slathered by a crazy vampire.¡± Cow headed man said. ¡°¡­Who invited you?¡± Kabarin asked. Then the Holy cow walked away. ¡°Remember to drink a lot of milk!¡± He said when turning around and saluting. Then the god disappeared in the pillar of light. ¡°¡±¡±¡±¡±¡­¡°¡±¡±¡±¡± ********************** ¡°Oh? Looks like Jael have woken up.¡± Xiodar concluded hearing the familiar roar. ¡°So after they wake up there are in bloodlust? The more you know¡­¡± *CRACK* That was the sound of Kokmal¡¯s mind breaking. After injecting serum into him he not only has doubled senses but also felt double pain. This and his whole body was more sensitive. Not only physically but also mentally. That guy. That guy made his plan go to hell. Stolen his ideas. Killed bunch of his soldiers. Make him lost the bet and waste his five anti-magic bullets. Kokmal looked at Xiodar. ¡°¡­Just go to hell.¡± He pulled out giant machine. ¡°Heh what that toy can d¡­¡± *BOOOOOOM* The nuclear mushroom had risen. ¡°MWAHAHAHAHAHA!¡± Armoured Demon Lord laughed. He was guarded by three layers of magic barriers. In the end they were broken and he had to rely on his magic barrier. Still, he laughed when feeling the pain of being burned alive. *SWOOOSH* Xiodar jumped from the ground. ¡°D*ck move!¡± ¡°HOW!?!?¡± ¡°[Chaintool: Fridge]¡­¡± He answered. Xiodar quickly looked around. The strength was real but range looks low. Probably magic. Both armies were untouched. ¡°DIE MOTHERF*CKER!¡± Kokmal shouted as several kinds of different cannons appeared around him. ¡°Not a chance.¡± Xiodar created a dark ball with him in the centre. All shots were repelled. Then Kokmal charged and cut the ball open with his hands. ¡®Damn.¡¯ The ball exploded. ¡°YOU ARE DEAD!¡± Kokmal charges unfazed. ¡°Get lost!¡± Xiodar keep the distance by using the [Explosive step] and throwing a giant dark balls at him. But Madman still could keep up and attacks were ignored. ¡®The most annoying type is that which don¡¯t want to die!¡¯ Escaping demon thought. The narrative has been illicitly obtained; should you discover it on Amazon, report the violation. **************** ¡°Wow¡­ It has been some time since I saw Kokmal like that.¡± Uteus said. ¡°So who will win?¡± He asked Dadros. ¡°¡­Depends what you are asking about¡­Xiodar¡¯s army will win no matter who win this duel¡­¡± Dark god thinks for a moment. ¡°¡­6:4 for Xiodar. If an enemy has too quick reaction time Kokmal¡¯s regalia¡¯s prediction ability is useless.¡± ¡°Is that so?¡± Dapelia grinned. ¡°I bet one wish on Kokmal!¡± She claimed. Gods don¡¯t have anything to bet without involving mortals. So they bet the ¡°wishes¡±. Normally they don¡¯t use them unless they are bored. ¡°One on Xiodar!¡± Kabarin joined. ¡°Me too.¡± Esxis added. She usually don¡¯t say anything but always join the bets. ¡°¡­Kokmal¡­¡± Dadros said. ¡°Yeah Kokmal as well.¡± Uteus joined the fun. Now everyone looked at Ina. ¡°Ummm¡­¡± She wondered. ************** *BOOOM* *BOOOM* *BOOOM* Explosions raged in the air. Nobody would think that it was a Demon lord using the [Explosive step] to run away from the mad Demon lord. ¡°When you will get bored?!¡± Xiodar asked. ¡°I WILL SEND YOU TO HELL AND THEN KILL MYSELF TO CHASE YOU THERE!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t even know if you are serious¡­¡± Xiodar kept running away. He has no idea how to harm him. But when he looked closer¡­ ¡°Here!¡± He turned around on the ground and send his hand in Kokmal¡¯s direction. ¡°I GOT YOU!¡± Kokmal launched his fist in the enemy¡¯s chest. *CLASH* Both Demon lords pierced chest of the opponent. ¡°YOU!¡± Kokmal shouted. ¡°Heh.¡± Xiodar grinned. It was a little trick he learned. He could move his hearth anywhere in his torso or in the head. No idea how. (AN: Magic!) *Crack* Kokmal¡¯s armour started to fall apart. In his hand behind the back of the mad Demon lord, Xiodar hold the pin pong ball sized crystal. As he assumed, it was the armour¡¯s core. Every magic armour has a core! *BOOOM* They were send away because of [Explosive step]. ¡°IT¡±S NOT THE END!¡± Kokmal pulled out the second armour. This one looked the same except it is surrounded by electric dischargers. It was a unstable prototype. Mad Demon lord started to charge again. ¡°[Chaintool: Soft wall]!¡± Xiodar created the wall of chains with the one hand. Kokmal tried to destroy it but the wall bended under his punch. Then chains started to wrap around him. ¡°[Chaintool: Drill]!¡± Xiodar pierced through the chains but he didn¡¯t even scratch the armour. ¡°! Shoot him down!¡± He shouted. Then the next white magic beam hit Kokmal. *BOOOM* Chains disappeared but Kokmal still stood there. ¡°DIE!¡± He jumped at Xiodar. *BAM* Fists of Demon lords connected. In the next second Xiodar flew back. He looked at his arm. Or rather where it supposed to be. ¡¯Okay we have a problem. Voices in my head help me!¡¯ He thought as his arm regrows. ¡®Overload it!¡¯ ¡°That¡¯s it!¡± Xiodar shouted and used the [Explosive step] to get closer. Then he catch Kokmal¡¯s hands. *Crunch* That was sound of Xiodar¡¯s bones. He quickly wrapped chains around enemy¡¯s gauntlets and pour mana into them. ¡°LET GO!¡± Mad Demon lord shouted. He didn¡¯t realized what is going on and tried to kick Xiodar. They were looking like a kids playing some stupid game. *Crack* Fractures began to appear on the magic armour. ¡°THE HELL?!¡± Kokmal shouted. When he understand what is going on it was too late. But¡­ ¡°SO LET¡¯S USE THIS!!!¡± He shouted. Xiodar could fell some kind of shock wave from Kokmal¡¯s hand. In the next moment he lost control of his mana. It was the same moment when the core exploded. *BOOOOOOM* ************* ¡°I don¡¯t know which one will win so I will bet on both!¡± Ina finally said. ¡°Oh come on.¡± Kabarin said while looking at the screen. ¡°What are chances of th¡­.¡± [*BOOOOOOM*] ¡°¡±¡±¡±¡­¡­.¡°¡±¡±¡± Everyone was silent when the explosion killed both Demon lords. ¡°¡­Hey¡­Dadros¡­.what were the chan¡­¡± Kabarin tried to ask but saw that dark god is leaking his deadly aura. You could actually see it. God of magic turned his gaze away. If you look at this too long you will hear screams of terror. They will get louder until the moment you realize that you are the one screaming. ¡°I won!¡± Ina shouted. ------------------------------ Chapter 17: Death is like a cold. God - I don¡¯t know which one but surely at last one - knows where. ¡°So it is¡­ what is this place?¡± Xiodar asked while looking around. He and Kokmal where standing in the world of total whiteness. ¡°Hell? Limbo? Hades? Touristic agency?¡± ¡°Dunno. We always called it as being dead.¡± Kokmal answered. Then he just sat on the floor/ground/whatever. ¡°Now just to wait for a reborn.¡± ¡°We have to wait an entire week here?!¡± ¡°That is nothing. Wait here for 50 years, then we can talk about it.¡± ¡°Ehhh¡­¡± Demon sighted. ¡°¡­And what about that killing me in the hell part?¡± ¡°Ah this.¡± Kokmal stood up and walked closer to him. Then waved his hand through him. ¡°We don¡¯t have bodies. It will just end like this.¡± As he said that he sat again. ¡°Oh man!¡± Xiodar also sat down. ¡°So it was a draw?¡± ¡°Between us yes. The thing is, your army probably is exterminating what was left from my.¡± After a moment he started wondering. ¡°Where you got those monsters?¡± ¡°Dhanthanos. And the castle was a treasure.¡± ¡°That sick place? What was the Boss?¡± ¡°Dragon with five heads.¡± ¡°Ehhh¡­ But you have a taming ability? How did you make them listen to you?¡± ¡°It started with a little tribe of rapkeys. They saw me like a god or something.¡± ¡°One tribe? What is their birth rate?¡± ¡°Six eggs per female.¡± ¡°What about their mutations?¡± ¡°It just happened. After there were a lot of kinds I told them to crossbreed.¡± ¡°And the ghouls?¡± ¡°I took some of Velhar¡¯s books.¡± ¡°I thought I took them all.¡± ¡°Did you checked in the throne?¡± ¡°! He hid the items there too?!¡± Kokmal looked shocked. After a moment Xiodar asked. ¡°What was that bet about?¡± Kokmal took a depressed expression. ¡°Dourin bet on that Velhar will be back, Vpierdoll on being replaced and I for nothing to happen.¡± ¡°And what was bet about?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know yet.¡± Then he looked up. ¡°After we back I will just give the territory back to you. Your army is much stronger.¡± ¡°Weird thing to say for someone who was raging like a madman.¡± ¡°I admit I have some issues with controlling myself. You snapped me after 100 years.¡± ¡°Yhm¡­ Now I have someone to manage the territory. The military things can be pushed on Bob or Jael.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t take a life too serious, do you?¡± ¡°I once tried to live seriously.¡± ¡°What happened?¡± ¡°The next day I was killed by a meteor.¡± ******* Pendragon, throne room. Black mist gathered around the throne. ¡°I am back! Bring the champagne!¡± Xiodar shouted as he appeared. ¡°We don¡¯t have those whatever it is.¡± Zelenia answered. She is siting by a table with Jael, Bob and Boris. They were playing some kind of card game. ¡°Fireworks?¡± ¡°Weren¡¯t we plan to have this place as a ground base?¡± ¡®The hell?¡¯ Xiodar though as he hit the cultural barrier. ¡°Whatever. What is the status?¡± ¡°We already settled down non-soldiers in Dragongrave.¡± Boris started. ¡°We started some farms, also¡­¡± ¡°We are overpopulated.¡± Zelenia interrupted. ¡°That place is too small for our people.¡± ¡°We have to conquer something.¡± Boris added. ¡°Ah. That already is settled.¡± Xiodar said. The four demons looked at him in confusion. ¡°Kokmal said that fighting with us is pointless. He will give us the territory of Velhar.¡± Everyone nodded. That settles things. ¡°By the way. The hell happened to you?¡± Demon lord asked Jael. The story has been illicitly taken; should you find it on Amazon, report the infringement. ¡°I hoped you will know.¡± His face was looking older with some facial hairs. Eyes changed colour from blue to purple and his fingers ended with the claws. But the weirdest thing was a pair of visible fangs¡­ and the second pair behind. ¡°Eyes should be red and I should have only one pair of fangs. I won¡¯t mention these.¡± Vampire said while looking at his hands. ¡°That would be the case if you ate human.¡± Zelenia said. ¡°Yeah. My blood probably has more mana. Or calcium.¡± Demon lord ended. ¡°So what now?¡± Bob asked. ¡°Send some rapkeys to the places we will own, before they arrive they should be empty already.¡± ¡°Ehh¡­Shouldn¡¯t we send some army with them?¡± Boris asked the Demon lord. Xiodar wondered. This world is full of monsters. Sending a group of farmers and craftsmans is plain stupid. ¡°Who we will send? Any ideas?¡± ¡°Emmm¡­¡± Bob raised hand. ¡°I thought about regrouping the troops.¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± Demon lord asked. ¡°We should make groups with different kinds of rapkeys in them. They will be more effective. At last try to put a healer in each troop.¡± Ghoul explained. ¡®He has a point!¡¯ Thought everyone in the room. Xiodar stand up and get closer to the ex-guard. Then put his hand on his shoulder and said. ¡°Congratulations! You just became a general!¡± ¡°Ehh?¡± Bob was confused like everyone around. ¡®I stayed here because nobody wanted to send me down!¡¯ And that was the story of Bob becoming the general of the Demon Lord. The end. ********** ¡°Sir!¡± ¡°What?!¡± ¡°There is a call to you.¡± ¡°Oh. Thanks Sharyl.¡± ¡°No needs. And I would want you to get back to work.¡± ¡°Hey! I am the one ruling here!¡± ¡°Sir.¡± ¡°¡­Yes?¡± ¡°Please let go of the bottle when you are talking to me.¡± ¡°¡­Sorry.¡± ¡°Now please go and answer the call.¡± ¡°Yeah, Yeah.¡± ¡°And what will you do after?¡± ¡°¡­¡± ¡°Sir?¡± ¡°¡­I will get back to work.¡± ¡°Good.¡± Sharyl walked away. That was cat beastwoman and Demon lord¡¯ ¡°¡­¡± Vpierdoll slowly approached communication stone. ¡°What is it?¡± [¡°Finally! I call to tell you about something!¡±] Kokmal¡¯s voice sounded through the room. [¡°The epic tale of your a*s getting killed?¡±] Dourin mocked. [¡°Yes!... I mean NO!¡±] [¡°So? You called to complain?¡±] [¡°Shut up and listen!¡±] Kokmal started. [¡°I was killed by that guy with huge mana pool.¡±] ¡°You too?¡± Vpierdoll remembered the weird demon. [¡°Yes. Anyways¡­ He is a Velhar¡¯s replacement.¡±] [¡°Damn it!¡±] ¡°Yes!¡± [¡°So¡­ We killed each other and talked when being dead.¡±] [¡°Oh! So what is his specialization?¡±] [Guy just have an infinite mana.] Kokmal started explaining things about Xiodar. ¡°HAHAHA! That it interesting!¡± [¡°Yep. So that¡¯s all. See ya.¡±] Kokmal quickly said. [Right! To the next time!] Dourin followed. ¡°WAIT¡± Vpierdoll shouted. ¡°You won¡¯t get away that easily!¡± [¡°¡°¡­Ugh¡­¡±¡±] Defeated pair groaned. ¡°But that can wait!¡± [¡°¡±Eh?¡±¡±] ¡°We have something else to do! HAHAHAHA!¡± --------------- Sorry for a shorter one. The next one will be... interesting. Chapter 18: A night to forgot. ¡°The hell you are doing here?¡± Xiodar asked. ¡°We came at the party!¡± Vpierdoll answered. Three Demon lords just barraged to the Pendragon and currently are in the throne room. Xiodar already know the two but it was the first time he saw Dourin. She was a tall woman with the long black hairs, horns that looked like a crown and split pupils. He would see that if his eyes weren¡¯t glued on the two large things attached to her chest since they entered. ¡°What party?¡± Xiodar asked when not moving his gaze. ¡°Something like a welcoming one.¡± Kokmal said in tired expression. ¡®What am I? New neighbour?... Wait¡­ Am I?¡¯ Xiodar wondered not changing the direction his eyes were looking. ¡°And we bring the alcohol!¡± Vpierdoll shouted. ¡°Do you even can get drunk?¡± Jael asked. He was standing there beside Xiodar while looking at him with doubtful expression. ¡°We can with these!¡± Vpierdoll pointed at the sack that appeared in his second hand. ¡°These are special berries that can remove our tolerance!¡± ¡°There is something like that?¡± Vampire couldn¡¯t believe. ¡°So you just came here to had drinking party?¡± Xiodar asked. ¡°Exactly!¡± Vpierdoll approved. ¡°It was a long-time since the last party¡­¡± Kokmal said while looking up. ¡°Why you didn¡¯t want to have fun again?¡± Dourin asked. ¡°Do you remember what happened last time?¡± ¡°I woke up with the flag between my legs and you get married with a hobgoblin¡­¡± She turned her head towards Vpierdoll. ¡°What you and Velhar were doing?¡± ¡°Ehhh¡­¡± Homoculus tried to remind himself. ¡°I was lost in some cave. Then I found Velhar in there and he asked me to help him bring the dead dragon to his castle.¡± ¡®And they want to repeat that?!¡¯ Jael thought to himself. ********* Four hours later. Demon lords are unpredictable, crazy and immoral. Now Jae, Zelenia and Bob have to deal with them as they are drunk as f*ck. ¡°It¡¯s alive!!!¡± Kokmal shouted. ¡°I was alive before, thank you very much.¡± Jael said while taking metal clips off his ears. Then he looked around to check the situation. ¡°~Sooo~ You are the general over here?~¡± Dourin said while clinging to the Bob¡¯s arm. Ghoul couldn¡¯t say much as one wrong move could cause sudden mood change of someone who can kill him in a matter of seconds. Jael moved his eyes in the direction of Vpierdoll and¡­ ¡°~Lalalala~¡± He was playing using Zelenia as a doll. Vampire almost burst out in the laughter but succubus¡¯s gaze made him shut up. ¡°It¡¯s still isn¡¯t the worst case¡­¡± Bloodfang looked at Xiodar who was still sitting in his throne. ¡°Co si? k*rwa lampisz?!¡± Xiodar shouted. He started to speak in some weird language. ¡°Can¡¯t you start speaking in something understandable and stop playing with the room?¡± Jael asked. Xiodar sat there and from time to time he was spawning furniture. At the beginning it was just chairs and tables. But then it was weird things like these different coloured spheres with air inside. ¡°To moja miejsc¨®wka i b?d? robi? co chce!¡± Xiodar answered back. ¡°¡­Does that means no?¡± ¡°Znaczy ?e twoja stara to komar!¡± ¡°¡­Why I feel offended?¡± ¡°HAHA! BURN!¡± Kokmal shouted from the side. ¡°You know what he is saying?¡± Vampires asked him. ¡°Who saying what?¡± ¡°Nevermind¡­¡± Jael has literally enough. That was just stupid. ¡°HAHAHA! Just join the fun!¡± Vpierdoll said while approaching. ¡°No tha¡­¡± Jael wanted to decline the offer but the sight stunned him. Vpierdoll was holding Zelenia like a baby and feeding her. Except it was the bottle of alcohol. ¡°Give her back!¡± Jael easily took the half conscious girl away. ¡°Are you ok!?¡± He asked when lightly shaking her in the air. ¡°Id cwolt bwe bwedder.¡± Answered the girl. ¡°Now you are also speaking nonsense!¡± ¡°HEEELP!¡± Jael looked in the direction the voice was coming from. He saw a ghoul dragged away by the heavily panting women. ¡°Rest in peace Bob.¡± Jael said silently. *********** ¡°Ughhh¡­¡± Xiodar woke up. His head was hurting like mad. ¡®The hell¡­ I don¡¯t remember what happened¡­¡¯ He tried to sit up. That place looked like a bedroom. ¡®Since when I have a bedroom?¡¯ ¡®Huh?¡¯ He felt something in his hands. His head turned right. There was a naked woman lying under a blanked. Xiodar¡¯s hand was touching her chest. ¡®Who is this?!¡¯ He lifted his hand and took a better look. ¡®Holy sh*t! Dourin!¡¯ His head turned left. ¡®Again¡­Who is this?!¡¯ There was another woman. After looking at her face he felt it was familiar. ¡®Zel?¡¯ She is suddenly adult. Xiodar raised his hand. ¡®No much improvement here.¡¯ Then he felt move under the blanket. ¡®Oh god. I ran out of options!¡¯ Demon lord lifted the material. Between his legs was a girl with blonde hairs he never saw before. ¡®Now seriously, who is this?!?!¡¯ Then the girl was catch by neck by someone. Xiodar looked up and saw a dark figure standing above them. ¡°¡­I will take this¡­you better forgot what happened¡­¡± Then he disappeared. Xiodar was confused for entire 10 seconds before he laid back. ¡®F*ck it. I going back to sleep.¡¯ This book was originally published on Royal Road. Check it out there for the real experience. ******** Two hours later. Throne room. Everyone gathered to state their versions of events. Xiodar was sitting in his chair when checking out the floating screens. He messed up with a lot of settings. ¡°While I am doing this¡­ The hell is this?¡± He asked Kokmal. ¡°No idea.¡± Demon lord answered while looking at the abomination beside him. It was 2 meters tall and was mishmash of¡­ things. It has four legs of spider, torso of some kind of chicken, one arm covered in scales and ended with scythe while other was robotic. On top of that was a head of familiar goat. ¡°You made this while laughing like mad.¡± Jael said to Kokmal, with tired expression. ¡°Big deal, I do this often.¡± ¡°Making monsters from body parts or laughing like mad?¡± ¡°¡­Yes.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Silence ruled the room until¡­ ¡°What about me?!¡± Zelenia shouted. ¡°You grew a little, what is big deal?¡± Xiodar said while still looking through the options. ¡°A little?! I am adult! Now I have to deal with¡­¡± As she was saying this her expression dropped. ¡°Eh?! You are adult? Well¡­ ~maybe in some parts~¡± Dourin mocked her. The killing intend running through the room could easily kill someone. ¡°Oh! I set up recording!¡± Xiodar gathered attention of everyone. ¡°So what were you saying then?¡± Asked Vampire. ¡°¡­It¡¯s the first time I hear that language.¡± Xiodar stated while watching the recordings. ¡°That is not normal!¡± Jael rebuked. ¡®My uncle could speak in German only after a half of the bottle.¡¯ Demon lord reminded himself. ¡°Anyways Vpierdoll spend hours on the communication stone. The hell you were talking with.¡± ¡°You know I don¡¯t remember.¡± Vpierdoll groaned. In that moment black mist started to gather in the centre of the room. ¡°Who is doing this?¡± Xiodar asked. Everyone shook their heads. ¡°¡­I came to you with orders¡­¡± The same dark figure came out from the mist. ¡°¡­You gathered here so I will use the occasion¡­¡± ¡°Ah you are the one¡­¡±¡±This is the first time we meet¡­¡± Figure interrupted Xiodar. ¡°But I want to kno¡­¡± Before he could finish the dark person appeared right in front of his face.¡±¡­First¡­Time¡­¡± ¡°¡­Yes¡­¡± When Xiodar said it, dark figure disappeared and appeared in the place he stood before. ¡°¡­I am the god of Darkness Dadros¡­¡± Dark god said. ¡°¡­I came to told you that you will attack the humans in 10 years¡­¡± ¡°¡­Why?...¡± ¡°¡­You trying to disobey?...¡± ¡°No. I mean¡­ why in 10 years?¡± ¡°¡­Eh?...¡± ¡°I can fire the beams in their capitals right now.¡± When Xiodar said it, three screens appeared. Each was showing a different capital. ¡°¡­¡± Dadros was silent for a moment. ¡°¡­Do this more traditional way¡­You just need to defeat the Hero¡­¡± ¡°I could just destroy them now! Hell! I can just go myself and probably kill everyone!¡± ¡°¡­Don¡¯t do this¡­¡± ¡°Why?!¡± ¡°¡­It won¡¯t be fun that way?¡­¡± ¡°¡­¡± Xiodar couldn¡¯t find counterargument. So¡­ ¡°That means I can just do this.¡± ¡°¡­No!...¡± ¡°Because?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Dadros was silent for a while. ¡°¡­If you do this the traditional way¡­I will give you an access to the internet¡­¡± ¡°Deal!¡± When Demon lord agreed, Dadros disappeared. ¡°¡­¡± Every one look at Xiodar with half-awe and half-disbelieve. ¡°What is this, that internet?¡± Jael asked confused. ¡°Basically this!¡± The moment he said it, the screen appeared. It was recording of cats doing stupid things. ¡°Humanity last longer because of this?¡± Vampire said while losing his common sense. ¡°HAHAHA!¡± Vpierdoll laughed making everyone to look at him. ¡°There are just cats.¡± Xiodar said. ¡°Not this! You are going to attack humans! You know what that means?¡± When Vpierdoll said this, the only answer were the questioning stares. Then in his arm the bottle appeared. ¡°We have to celebrate it!¡± ******* Dadros appeared in the gods¡¯ realm. ¡°¡­My job is done¡­¡± He said. Then turned to Ina. ¡°¡­What were you doing there?...I thought we were clear about having fun with them, after what Uteus did¡­¡± ¡°No, we were just clear about the difference between women and a mountain.¡± Dapelia told him. ¡°I thought he was calling me¡­¡± Ina pouted. ¡°Trust me, ¡®Ina hej no hono¡¯ isn¡¯t referring to you.¡± Uteus explained. ¡°What that even supposed to mean?¡± Kabarin asked Esxis. ¡°It sounds like a fabricated archaic Slavonic.¡± Goddess answered. "But why you stopped him from doing this the easy way?" "...It won''t be the same without a struggle." Dark god answered. ¡°¡­Yhm. So¡­ Now is Ina¡¯s turn.¡± God of magic summed up. Everyone looked at Ina. ¡°¡±¡±¡±¡± Good luck with that!¡°¡±¡±¡±¡± ¡°EH?!¡± *********** SO! You may be suprised but this is the end of first arc! Yup. This pile of nonsenses have arcs. Before you ask. ''Ina hej no hono'' means something like ''Get over here!'' by a drunk someone. And the part about the uncle is based on facts. Don''t drink and drive. Chapter 19: Cheat times three. Typical day in the typical town of typical America. Jack was going through the street. Like always he made a not typical reactions. ¡°He came there from another country?¡± ¡°I wonder if he understands something.¡± ¡°What is that thing on his back?¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t know we have a yakuza in our city.¡± Jack could only frown at people around. ¡®Because I am looking like an Asian it doesn¡¯t mean I can¡¯t understand you!¡¯ He would probably be raging around if he wasn¡¯t used to it. Jack¡¯s father was Asian but he never met him once. That is one time less than his mother. So now he is. Boy has look of his father so he always gather a lot of attention. The fact he is going back from the club activities with a wooden sword didn¡¯t help. ¡°Hah¡­¡± Jack sighed as he waited for a light to change. Then a girl ran through the street. ¡®Hey. If you run like this some truck will hit you¡­¡¯ He unconsciously turned his head to the left. ¡®Holy sh*t! Truck!¡¯ He quickly reached his hand for the girl. Then when he pushed her¡­ he saw another hand. His head turned to the right so he could see a girl in his age with a shocked expression. He couldn¡¯t know he his was the same. *BAM* Truck hit them. *WHRIIIM* Then in panic, driver turned to the street. ¡°EHH?!¡± *BAM* And hit another person. ************ Realm of gods. ¡°I will use the wishes I won!¡± Ina stated. Kabarin looked at her surprised. ¡°I don¡¯t know what surprise me more. That you remembered about that or that you have a good idea.¡± ¡°HEY!¡± ¡°¡­So what do you want?...¡± Dadros asked. Ina turned back from the laughing magic god and told them. ¡°I want to summon 3 heroes!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t understand.¡± Esxis said. ¡°Why three?¡± Counting, she could asked for more. Ina looked at the empty space. ¡°Ehhh¡­¡± ¡°¡­Let me guess¡­¡± Dark god started. ¡°¡­You just came back from the hero stalking and accidently killed two more people¡­¡± ¡°NO!¡± She rebuked. ¡°¡­One more person¡­I wanted to use the truck as the test between two¡­¡± Dadros sighed. ¡°¡­Fine¡­Just go with it¡­¡± ****** Darkness welcomes again. Jack looked around. It doesn¡¯t look like a hospital. At last not the paying bills for the light one. ¡°Hey, were are we?¡± He heard from his side. From there he could see a boy a head higher from him. He had brown hairs and eyes. That was the most normal looking person Jack ever saw. But there was one bigger problem. He was naked. ¡®Great! I am locked with a nudist!¡¯ Against his will, by reflex he looked down. ¡°EH?!¡± He shouted in surprise. There were light rays that blocked the sight. ¡®Where they are coming from?!¡¯ ¡°Why there is a censuring light? We are in an ecchi for kids?¡± Taller guy was lightly surprised. At his words, Jack followed his line of sight. ¡®Great. Me too.¡¯ He faced the other person. ¡°Something more?¡± Jack asked sarcastically. Then the other guy pointed on something behind Jack. When he turned around. ¡°Holy¡­¡± There was a girl in the same state. She has long black hair and blue eyes. Her face was all red and she was covering her regions ignoring the fact that sight was blocked by the light. Jack turned so he didn¡¯t face any of two and spread his arms wide. ¡°Some explanations?!¡± As he said it, the bright light flashed in the air. From there the girl with blonde hairs covered in light appeared. This novel''s true home is a different platform. Support the author by finding it there. ¡°Welcome mortals! I am the goddess of light Ina! You three were chosen to become the heroes and defeat the Demon lord!¡± ¡°BORING!!!¡± Normal guy shouted. The goddess asked with a smile. ¡°What do you mean by that?¡± ¡°Overused and typical! There was even the truck!¡± He continued to criticize. ¡°And if you give me the shield I sign out!¡± ¡°I see¡­¡± Ina was lost. ¡°Then let me tell you the story from my word.¡± She started explaining. ¡°There are four Demon Lords who are trying to conquer humans. They are powerful and immortal. Me and the dark god had an agreed to keep the world in one piece. One Demon Lord will attack and the Hero will defeat them.¡± ¡°How long it lasts? And are there conditions for you to win?¡± Guy beside Jack asked. For the two others he seems like someone who is experienced in that kind of stuff. ¡°It will be around 3000 years. The condition is that Demon Lords will give up.¡± ¡°Emmm¡­ you said ¡®Hero¡¯ but there are three of us¡­¡± Girl said. ¡°Let me continue. That was how world has been working. Until¡­¡±¡±Fire nation attacked!¡± Normal guy shouted. ¡°NO!¡± Goddess shouted. Then with a swing of here arm, hammer made of light hit the taller man in the head. ¡°Ehm. So, until one Hero turned out to be too strong and killed the Demon lord permanently.¡± Jack was confused. ¡°Isn¡¯t this good thing?¡± ¡°No.¡± Ina said in grim expression. ¡°Dark god created a new Demon lord. This one is so strong that I had to summon three Heroes.¡± ¡°Are kidding me?¡± Normal guy interrupted again. ¡°How strong he can be?¡± Then the screen appeared before them. It was showing the image of someone. He had horns and red eyes. ¡°This is Xiodar. He was created using the soul from your world. The special ability: Infinite mana.¡± ¡°¡±¡°The what?!¡±¡±¡± They shouted in union. You don¡¯t have to be a gamer or a otaku to understand how much cheat he was. ¡°And this is not all.¡± Image changed to some weird creatures. ¡°His army is made of high-class demons. Previously they were made from the low-class ones.¡± Jack asked again. ¡°How big is a difference?¡± ¡°Like between cat and a lion with chainsaws and lasers.¡± ¡°It can¡¯t be that bad.¡± Then image showed the gorilla shouting a laser from both of its heads. ¡°Ow.¡± Jack changed his mind. ¡°He has hundreds of those.¡± When she said it. The three stand there in awe. Then the normal guy stepped ahead. ¡°You will give us the cheats like his, right?!¡± ¡°Hehehe¡­ I will give my best!¡± ¡°Wait!¡± Jack shouted at them. ¡°We really have to do this?!¡± ¡°E-exactly! We don¡¯t know anything about fighting!¡± Girl followed. ¡°Don¡¯t worry!¡± Ina gave them thumbs up. ¡°You have ten years to prepare! And entire country will support you! Also some of gods still owe me!¡± Normal guy was confused. ¡°How do you make gods to owe you?¡± ¡°Hazard of course!¡± Ina stated. All Heroes disappeared in the light with dumbstruck expressions. ******** Things that saved humanity till now: - kidnaping - internet - hazard ********* I told you that the new arc is coming! Chapter 20: Well. It could be worse. Emily blinked. That light blinded her. ¡°Welcome Heroes!¡± She heard a voice calling to them. When her vision returned to normal she saw that they were standing on a big magic circle. There were four mages around and one man in the crown. ¡°This is a welcoming party?¡± Tall guy asked. He didn¡¯t look surprised at anything. ¡°Aren¡¯t you too young for a king? Where is your beard?¡± He asked the man in the crown. ¡°Eh¡­ My father retired as he already helped two heroes and fought in two wars.¡± King answered. ¡°Is this much?¡± Asian looking boy asked. ¡°Normally it¡¯s one or none. Many are thinking that the world is coming to its end.¡± He sighed heavily. ¡®Of course they are! Laser gorillas are coming!¡¯ Emily thought to herself. She also noticed that the boy was wearing something like a light leather armour. The taller one was wearing blue robe and she was wearing similar one but white. ¡°So¡­ what now?¡± She asked. ¡°Right! Come with me! We will see your statuses.¡± When he said it, he turned to the exit. Heroes just followed him. *******
NameEmily AceAge17
RaceHumanMagic aptitudesLight, Healing, Fire
Preferable weaponsStaff
Skills
[Language translator], [Analysis], [Holy Flames], [Slowed Aging], [Perfect Memory]
Question marks could be seen above her head. She could understand most of the basic rpg elements as she played a lot of mmos with her brother. Still, there were just basic informations. And what about these skills? And the [Holy Flame] just screams ¡®final attack¡¯! She looked over the boy¡¯s shoulder to peek at his card. It wasn¡¯t hard as he was a half head shorter.
NameJack ArrowAge18
RaceHumanMagic aptitudesStrengthening
Preferable weaponsSword
Skills
[Language translator], [Slowed Aging], [Analysis]
Soul Weapons
Realm Cutter
¡®EH?! HE IS OLDER?! AND HAS A NORMAL NAME?!¡¯ Shocked expression covered Emily¡¯s face. ¡°Yours are the same?¡± Tall guy asked while showing his card to them.
NameNick RichAge16
RaceHumanMagic aptitudesAll
Preferable weaponsStaff
Skills
[Language translator], [Analysis], [Slowed Aging], [Spirit talker]
¡°How does it looks?¡± King asked royal magician. Old mage looked in the king¡¯s direction. ¡°These guys are monsters.¡± He pointed at Emily. ¡°She had the legendary [Holy Flames], the strongest healing magic and light¡¯s attack magic.¡± His finger wandered to Nick. ¡°This guy is a [Spirit talker] and can use every kind of magic.¡± His gaze landed on Jack. ¡°This one seems like a normal warrior but has a soul weapon. After looking at the other two I am afraid to be in the same room when he summons it.¡± King¡¯s mind blacked out. ¡°How to summon it?¡± Jack asked the mage. ¡°Try saying its name in your mind.¡± Jack nodded to his words and lifted his hand. With the red spark the black and red katana appeared in his grip. ¡®Did that goddess also thought I am an Asian?¡¯ He turned his head and get closer to the armour by the wall. Without using any strength he moved the sword. ¡®Heh?¡¯ The blade passed the armour with no resistance. It fell on the ground cleanly cut. ¡°Try using the [Analyse] on it.¡± Nick said with scary face. He already did this. Jack did as he was told.
Realm Cutter
Soul weapon of Jack Arrow. Sword able to cut through anything.
That was simple and scary at the same time. ¡°This game need some nerfs.¡± Nick commented. King then frowned. ¡°How strong that Demon lord must be? What that monster could even be doing right now as we speak?¡± ****** ¡°So where are we?¡± Jael asked. Xiodar made the walls transparent. ¡°On the left you can see the moon. And another one on the right.¡± ¡°YOU FLEW IN THE SKY!¡± Zelenia shouted. ¡°I told you it is called space.¡± ¡°Whatever just send us back!¡± ******* ¡°¡­The f*ck? This world has two moons!¡± Jack as he was looking at the sky at night. Nick turned to him. ¡°Well duh. Didn¡¯t you watch any animes about that?¡± Boy faced him with annoyed look. ¡°I told you I don¡¯t know the moon-talk.¡± They were standing on the castle¡¯s balcony trying to acknowledge what happened today. ¡°Maaan. This is going to suck. Ten years! Can¡¯t we just go there and ask nicely to end the war? That guy is also from Earth.¡± Nick complained. ¡°That doesn¡¯t mean he isn¡¯t some psycho.¡± Emily complained along. ¡°And they want us to fight! And learn magic and swordsmanship in ten years! Don¡¯t they take a lifetime to master?¡± This story originates from Royal Road. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there. ¡°Well I know basics.¡± Jack dropped the bomb. They looked at him in awe. ¡°We just mixed up stereotypes.¡± Nick broke the silence. ¡°It was a normal sword thought, not a katana¡­¡± ¡°Is there a difference?¡± Emily asked. ¡°¡­¡± Both guys looked at her like on an idiot. Girl turned her head away embarrassed. ¡°Nevermind! I didn¡¯t say anything! ...Hey look! A falling star!¡± Nick clapped his hands. ¡±Make that bastard burn in hell.¡± ¡°Dude, that¡¯s just a fairy tale.¡± Jack commented. ¡°They said that about magic too!¡± As Nick said it, short boy just stared at him. After a moment, he clapped his hands as well. ****** ¡°GOD DAMNIT! I AM TURNING THE ASHES!¡± Jael shouted. Zelenia followed. ¡°WHY THERE IS SO HOT?!¡± Xiodar looked at them while waving a chain-made fan to cool himself. The pressure made them stick to the celling but he was sitting on his throne like nothing is happening. ¡°That¡¯s how entering the atmosphere looks like.¡± ****** The next day. Heroes were supposed to take a training. Sadly they really can¡¯t learn magic without a spirit. So the only one who received the training was Jack. They made him spare with the knights (not using his soul weapon of course). The results were¡­ unexpected. ¡°Why are you bulling them?!¡± Nick shouted his thoughts. Jack easily beat up twenty knights at once. He wasn¡¯t even tired. King just appeared to see how the Hero was going but it has already ended. ¡°Weren¡¯t there twenty of them?¡± He asked as he counted eighteen. Jack just pointed at the two broken windows. ¡°Are you sure you aren¡¯t from some anime¡¯s Earth?¡± Nick asked. Jack looked away scratching back of his head. ¡°My mom often rented a money from the shady groups. I am used to groups of armed gangsters attacking me trying to sold my organs.¡± ¡® ¡® The f*uck? ¡® ¡® Both Heroes were surprised at their friend statement. ¡°You don¡¯t need that cheat sword!¡± Nick accused him. ¡°So just give it to meACK!¡± Emily kicked him. Then she turned to the cheated boy. ¡°But still. You couldn¡¯t do that back on earth?¡± She assumed he was just boosted up by a goddess. ¡°No way!¡± Then he looked on one of broken windows. ¡°The first floor was my limit.¡± He didn''t mention he was talking about throwing not sword swinging. ****** The next day. Nick was worried. ¡®What I am doing here? That midget will easily kill the Demon lord.¡¯ He hoped that he could become a Hero like in all these stories he read. Sadly when you are good at something then there is always an Asian who will do it better. ¡°Today we are going to summon your first spirits.¡± Royal mage¡¯s voice bring Nick back to reality. ¡°Ladies first.¡± He said while reaching his hand to Emily. She stepped closer into the glowing magic formation on the floor. Old man made a small cut on girl¡¯s hand. When the blood dropped on the floor, the formation started to getting brighter. ¡°It¡¯s coming!¡± Mage shouted. The light blinded everyone. *KWOOO!* Nick slowly recovered his vision. ¡®Is that, no¡­ Impossible! But it surely looks like¡­¡¯ He thought as he saw the spirit. ¡°It¡¯s a chicken!¡± Nick shouted as he could clearly see the small spirit. ¡°Fiery Chicken. Lvl. 1 fire spirit.¡± Mage said. It was smaller than a normal one and was bright red. Emily looked at him with red face. ¡°W-why this is a-a¡­¡± ¡±Fast food.¡± Jack finished for her. Now he felt little hungry. ¡°Forced spirit contract can be made only with the lvl. 1 spirits. It will go through changes as it grows stronger.¡± Old man explained. ¡® ¡® ¡® So it is a pokemon? ¡¯ ¡¯ ¡¯ Heroes thought the same thing. Mage pointed in Jack¡¯s direction. ¡°Now, your turn.¡± Jack nodded to his words. Again, when the blood dropped on the floor¡­ ¡°It¡¯s coming!¡± At these words they lost the vision. ¡°Great.¡± Jack broke the silence. ¡°Now it¡¯s a cat.¡± The little yellow thing just stared at him. ¡°OH GOD! It¡¯s cute!¡± Emily ran to pet it. Old man just looked at it and said. ¡°Wild Lynx lvl. 1 aura spirit.¡± Then he faced Nick. ¡°Now your turn Mr. Spirit talker.¡± Hero just listened to him. ¡°It¡¯s coming!¡± When mage shouted, the three wondered if it¡¯s part of ceremony to shout it. Nick rubbed his eyes. He wanted to know what he is going to summon. Before his eyes appeared¡­ it is¡­ well¡­¡±Will-o-wisp lvl.1 raw mana spirit.¡± What the mage said. ¡°Well, listen. Now I will teach you how use spirits.¡± Old man started a lecture. ¡°Spirits can appear and disappear. It will be the first command to teach. Commands are made by sending a mana to the spirit. If you have skill [Spirit talker] you can just use words.¡± Nick blinked at his words. ¡®Heh? So¡­¡¯ ¡°You won¡¯t use mana and don¡¯t have to learn incantations. You just need to tell the spirit ¡¯burn the motherf*cer down¡¯ and it will work.¡± Mage said reading boy¡¯s thoughts from his face. ****** ¡°Hey.¡± ¡°Hm?¡± ¡°Can we go now?¡± ¡°You are asking this every minute! No!¡± Xiodar said as he watched the float. He was sitting on one of Pendragon¡¯s statues with a chain-made fishing rod. After the splashdown they stuck on the middle of ocean. ¡°Why!?¡± Jael was still nagging him. Xiodar just said for the xth time. ¡°The flying mechanism melted. We have to wait for it to self-repair.¡± ¡°But why so long!¡± *Ding* The screen appeared in Xiodar¡¯s vision. ¡°Oh! It¡¯s finally working!¡± Jael almost shouted in happiness. Then he saw the cats on the screen. ¡°Now when internet is working I can start repairing the other ones.¡± Demon lord said with a smile. Then he felt the deadly stare on his back. ¡°Oh come on. It¡¯s only a sea. It could be worse.¡± ¡°How?¡± ¡°Emmm¡­¡± Xiodar thought for a while. ¡°We could be eaten by a whale!¡± ¡°There¡¯s no whales that can eat a whole castle!¡± Jael protested. *WHHHOOOSSSHHH* The moment he finished the giant opened jaw appeared in front of them. *CHOMP* The castle disappeared from the surface. Chapter 21: Progress. *WHOOOSH* ¡±GUAAA!¡± Goblin cried while dying. Jack just started to look for its magic stone. From the inside of little guy¡¯s skull, he took out a little green crystal. ¡°Here you go Reuel.¡± At these words, the feline spirt appeared and snatched the crystal from boy¡¯s hand. The cat just swallowed it without looking at it. ¡°I wonder how many you have to eat before changing¡­¡± He already eat stones of 20 goblins and 5 grey wolfs. These two are the most common demons in human¡¯s territory. The demons are spawning everywhere where is a lot of magic gathered. Also some animals can change in the demons by hunting on them and eating the crystals. How you can recognize the demon? It won¡¯t have blood. Simple and correct way. That was what the Heroes learned before departing. Emily was taken by a church and Nick will venture by himself as a an adventurer. Now Jack was on his way to Heavenly Mountain. In this he will be able to learn the strongest sword style in this word. At last he will try. Only one Hero was able to learn it before. Jack looked up. ¡°¡­It is already a pain.¡± He stood before the Heavenly Mountain. Or more accurately, before the stairs to the peak of it. ¡°Well¡­ Have to go!¡± One eternity later. ¡°Heh¡­heh¡­¡± That trip was exhausting. The peak was on the level of clouds and because of stairs, the air pressure difference was very noticeable. ¡°Al¡­most¡­ther¡­e¡­¡± If Jack ever went climbing, he might have felt better. He finally saw the end. But there was someone standing there. ¡°HoHoHo! Fresh meat!¡± The bulky man said while looking at the newcomer down. ¡°My name is Hermoth! Did you came here to learn?¡± ¡°Ehhh?¡± Jack looked at him with tired expression. ¡°Yes¡­¡± ¡°Good!¡± The man shouted. ¡°So let the test begin!¡± As he said it, he taken out the little gong he was apparently holding behind him. *GOOONG* He hit it with a fist. When the sound quieted down, the man started to gain a distance. ¡°He?¡± But he was still standing without moving. Then Jack realized. ¡®The stairs are moving!¡¯ He tried to run ahead but already lost the feeling in his legs. ¡°Screw it! Reuel! [Yuzja]!¡± The cat spirit appeared and changed in the yellow light, that covered Jack¡¯s body. Strengthening spirits can fuse with users to make them stronger. By doing it, the exhaustion disappears and stamina is increased. Jack started to run up at his full speed. ¡°Hohoho!¡± The man laughed surprised. ¡°You can keep up?¡± He asked as Jack was getting closer rather slowly. ¡°Then let¡¯s start the second phase!¡± ¡°EH?!¡± Hero was surprised. The man on the top thrown a barrel at him. Jumping over it like a plumber, he saw that the next one was coming. In addition the stairs speeded up. ¡°Now you¡¯re asking for it!¡± He summoned his sword and slashed the barrel. The sliced container was full of some strange oil. When it covered the stairs, Jack fell down on his face. He couldn¡¯t stand up on the slippery surface. The man who was getting ready to throw the next barrel just sighed. ¡°That was quick.¡± But when he turned around he saw the tip of katana in front of his face. ¡°How did you do that?¡± He asked Jack who was standing in front of him. ¡°I jumped off the stairs on the side.¡± ¡°You realize this is breaking the rules?¡± ¡°You realize you never explained the rules?¡± ¡°¡­Fair enough.¡± ******* ¡°I must say. Impressive.¡± Jack stated as he looked down. From the top he could see a valley hidden in the mountain range. The next day, the old man showed him this after agreeing to teach him. ¡°Yes. There are a lot of monsters, so you will go there and make your spirit rank 3 at last.¡± Then he grabbed Jack¡¯s hand. ¡°I wish you good luck.¡± Jack didn¡¯t realize when the old man put a simple sword in his hand. Then Jack was pushed off the cliff. ¡°I will get you for that!¡± He shouted at him while falling. *Booom* While the Hero was getting up he could feel that miraculously his bones didn¡¯t break. Then he started to look around. The quicker he kill things, the quicker he could leave. So he tried to summon his weapon. ¡®Huh?¡¯ It didn¡¯t work. Then he noticed the bracelet on his hand. ¡°[Analysis]!¡±
Soul block bracelet
Bracelet that pervert wearer from summoning the soul weapons.
¡°¡­That guy¡­¡± ********* ¡°Thank you for well done job!¡± Receptionist said while giving the reward to Nick. He just completed the quest in the adventurer¡¯s guild. Nick walked away while counting the money. It wasn¡¯t big sum but it doesn¡¯t matter. The quest was to exterminate the kobold¡¯s group from the forest. Selling their magic stones will give him three times more. Why sell them? Why don¡¯t use them? Simple. The spirits could change their elements based on the stones they absorbed. From kobolds, the only element he could get is strengthening. But he won¡¯t fight in the frontline while they have someone as Jack. So Nick sold all magic stones to magic¡¯s guild. Then when he saved up enough he bought the magic stone he wanted. The magmodile¡¯s magic stone. What is magmodile? Crocodile who lives in magma. ¡°Now come here Zion!¡± Nick called to the little ball of energy. Zion absorbed the red stone in Nick¡¯s hand and started to shine brightly. Because monster was much stronger than goblin or a wolf just one stone was needed for a rank up. This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. The will-o-wisp was now red and had two fly-like wings. ¡°[Analyse]!¡±
Zion
Rank 2. Fire pixie.
Spells
- Fire shot - Fire bomb
¡®Hehehehe¡­¡¯ Nick laughed in his head. Now what left is to rank up 5 others spirits. Of course he summoned more of them. Normally three was a limit, when 2 were much weaker than the main one. The reason was that the humans don¡¯t have a lot of affinities. And if they do, spirits also can be more than one elemental. But Nick could use every magic. Except the special ones as he learned. He couldn¡¯t use [Holy flames] for example. Spatial magic sadly included. When he asked why, the mages just said that is just a case. He blamed the godly nerfs. ¡°Now come everyone! I get one for each!¡±
Allium
Rank 2. Frost pixie.
Spells
- Ice shot - Freeze
Vinca
Rank 2. Wind pixie.
Spells
- Wind shot - Gust
April
Rank 2. Nature pixie.
Spells
- Root grow - Bloom
Hiedra
Rank 2. Dark pixie.
Spells
- Dark shoot - Blind
Meer
Rank 2. Light pixie.
Spells
- Light shoot - Blessing
******** ¡°What are you doing? You look annoyed and tired.¡± Dapelia asked Kabarin. God just rubbed his eyes and looked away from the floating screen. ¡°I am taking care of spirit¡¯s rank ups.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you have a system for that?¡± ¡°It is unpredictable with Heroes. And the one of them have to contract six!¡± He stared back at the screen. ¡°And they are basic will-o-wisps! They can change into anything! I already set that when he tries to contract the next one, the lightning will hit him!¡± ¡°What so hard about it?¡± ¡°If they grow too strong or intelligent, they will rebel.¡± ¡°Oh¡­Hey! I have an idea!¡± ¡°I¡¯m afraid already.¡± ******** ¡°EHHH!¡± Emily¡¯s head hit the table. It was third day when she was learning magic language. Jack had to remember two words and Nick just talked. But she must learn the words to use stronger spells. She is currently in church¡¯s main headquarters. This was the best place to learn light and healing magic. ¡°How are you doing miss Emily?¡± The elderly man asked. He was the Grand Priest. Basically a pope. ¡°Is it really needed to learn this?¡± Emily asked. The problem wasn¡¯t the fact that she needs to learn completely new language. It was easy thanks to [Perfect Memory]. But the amount was unimaginable. The every element has different language. The spells were very long and had in pronunciation. A lot of it wouldn¡¯t even by used by her. So she just ended in another high school. ¡°Well¡­ you never know when it will be helpful. Beside it won¡¯t take you that long to learn.¡± ¡°I hope so¡­ beside how is Sheen?¡± She asked about her spirit. ¡°Ah! That reminds me that the dinner is ready!¡± ¡°Hey!¡± Priest chuckled at his own joke. That he did every time the chicken is mentioned. ¡°He will soon rank up. But that makes me wonder.¡± ¡°About what?¡± ¡°What we will eat tomorrow.¡± --------------- I am still alive! Chapter 22: Dont use cellphone while driving a bear. ¡°¡­ I feel left out.¡± Xiodar sighed in his throne. Jael just looked at him. ¡°I don¡¯t know what you are talking about. You gave everyone a job to do. And stop petting that thing!¡± Vampire referred to the giant egg on Demon lord¡¯s laps. They found it inside the leviathan. ¡°You can¡¯t tell me what to do! And didn¡¯t I give you a job?¡± ¡°Did you?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t remember.¡± ¡°Then me neither.¡± ¡°¡­¡± They started to stare at each other. Silence filled the room, until someone entered. Bob arrived with group of rapkeys carrying big wooden boxes. ¡°How did you convinced Kokmal to give you these stuff?¡± Ghoul asked. A lot of these things could kill him three times before even opening a box. Demon lord stopped the staring contest with the Vampire and answered. ¡°I told you. I gave him some technical schemes from the internet.¡± In return Kokmal gave him some inventions, magic stones and the ritual to resurrect faster. In the same way he traded some adult videos for magic spells with Dourin. ¡°Well, good job! You can all have sushi for a dinner!¡± ¡°That¡¯s the only thing we are eating since last month¡­¡± ¡°Well that big fish is still taking a half of Pendragon¡¯s storage!¡± Jael pointed at him. ¡°Just give them that egg!¡± Xiodar laid his hands at egg as he was covering it¡¯s ears. ¡°If you talk like this, it will hate you when it hatches.¡± Bloodfang just shook his head. ¡°It is probably dead right now!¡± He took the egg and held it by his ear. *WHROOAARR!* ¡±Okay, never mind.¡± He thrown the egg back to Xiodar. That egg was much too lively. ¡°Are you sure this is safe?¡± Bob asked. ¡°It won¡¯t be worse than me.¡± Xiodar said with a cheerful smile. Nobody could argue with that. *BAM* Zelenia entered with while slamming the doors. ¡°Why you send me there if you knew I hate that b*tch!¡± She started complaining right away. ¡°Because it¡¯s funny? Now hand over the porn book.¡± Demon lord reached his hand to her. But Zelenia thrown her spell book in his face. ¡°Stop calling my grimoire like that!¡± She shouted just to be ignored. Xiodar opened it and the castle¡¯s system started copying the spells. Pendragon could also be used as a giant magical staff. Of course it¡¯s useless if user doesn¡¯t have affinities. But some spells are still usable without them. ¡°Catch!¡± Demon lord thrown the book to original owner. ¡°Now let¡¯s see the spying spell.¡± The screen appeared showing the outside of the castle. ¡°Find: Hero.¡± Xiodar said. ¡°Hey! Why there are 3 results?¡± Jael frowned at his words. ¡°That much?¡± He thought for a while. ¡°I remember that there were once two at the same time.¡± ¡°Yeah. But they were twins.¡± Zelenia commented. ¡°Just show them.¡± She said to Xiodar. Giant holographic screen appeared in the middle of the room. It was showing the boy fighting with a bear in some kind of forest. ¡°Well. They summoned an Asian. So I won¡¯t win by a starcraft¡¯s match.¡± He changed the view. Now they see a girl reading a book. Xiodar thought for a while. ¡°7 out of 10.¡± ¡°Can you believe him.¡± Zelenia asked Jael. ¡°No.¡± Vampire shook his head. ¡°She is barely a 6.¡± That sentence gain him a punch in the face. The view changed again. Now it¡¯s showing a random guy exterminating innocent goblins with various spells. ¡°How much affinities this guy have?¡± Bob pointed out. ¡°Too much.¡± Succubus said while wondering. ¡°But he is using a lot of spirits. That is weird.¡± Xiodar wondered. ¡°Having many spirits is weird?¡± ¡°When they are all in low ranks? Yes.¡± ¡°How he get that many in the first place.¡± ¡°Probably summoning circle. It can contract you to a low rank spirit.¡± The story has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation.¡°Then why demons don¡¯t use that?¡± ¡°Because we are half-spirits already? Besides making a contract requires a blood.¡± When she said it she froze. Something just came to her. ¡°Draw me one summoning circle!¡± Xiodar ordered. ********** ¡°*RRRAAAWR*¡± ¡°WHY!WON¡¯T!YOU!DIE!¡± Jack shouted as he stabbed the bear 47th time. Finally the monster stopped moving. Taking the magic stone took almost 5 minutes. ¡®My nails are sharper than this sword.¡¯ It was the second bear he killed. He hoped that this time his spirit will change. ¡°Eat this Reuel.¡± He said to the cat spirit. Then its body started to glow. ¡°Finally! [Analysis]!¡±
Reulel
Rank 2. Saber-tooth Lynx.
Spells
- Merge - Strength rise
Strength rise
Temporary rise strength
¡°Now we can talk!¡± Jack shouted. *Rustle* ¡®Huh?¡¯ He turned around to see another bear has come. ¡°Bring it!¡± Hero rushed at the beast and swung his sword vertically. *Ting* The blade broke after hitting the head. ¡°¡­¡± ¡°¡­¡± ¡°¡­I¡¯m not sorry.¡± ¡°*WRAAAR*¡± Jack was sent flying by a monster¡¯s attack. *Crush* The tree was broken by the impact. ¡°*Cough* Okay¡­ I will kill you with my bare hands¡­No pun intended. [Yuzja]!¡± ******* Nick was currently holding a communication stone. They were given to each Hero so they can talk with each other. ¡±Jack are you there?¡± [¡°AAAHHHHH!¡±] ¡°AH! SORRY!... I interrupting something?¡± [¡°Not big deal. Just DIE YOU PIECE OF SH*T continue.¡±] ¡°¡­Okay¡­There is a problem with my spirits.¡± [¡°They told you six is too muF*CK MY LEG!¡±] ¡°It¡¯s something different! After their got to 3rd rank they [¡°AAAGGHH!¡±] maybe I will call you later.¡± [¡°Nah¡­Wait! You changed them all in 3rd rank already?!¡±] ¡°Yup. I bought stronger crystals from the store. They changed after one.¡± [¡°¡­Screw the cheats, I could have money. DIE!¡±] ¡°What takes you so long?¡± [¡°I¡¯m wrestling with a bear! Any advices?¡±] ¡°They have weak legs.¡± [¡°Oh! Now I remember.¡±] ¡°So anyways. My problem is that they started to talk.¡± [¡°Yhm.¡±] ¡°What do you mean by ¡®Yhm¡¯?! This isn¡¯t normal!¡± [¡°AGHH!¡±] ¡°Realization?¡± [¡°Brocken arm. Don¡¯t you have a skill that allow to talk with them?¡±] ¡°I checked! This should work in one way! Also there is another problem!¡± ¡°Hey Nick! Let¡¯s play!¡± ¡°Nick I am hungry!¡± ¡°I¡¯m bored!¡± ¡°I still want that toy!¡± ¡°Hug!¡± ¡°Hey listen!¡± ¡°They are like children!¡± [¡°¡­I won¡¯t judge you.¡±] ¡°I asking for a help there!¡± [¡°Well¡­ You have a problem. It will be 100$ for a specialist¡¯s help.¡±] ¡°I am serious!¡± [¡°And I am riding on a bear. Just make them rank up. Maybe they will turn older?¡±] ¡°I thought about it¡­ But will it really be better?¡± [Relax. It isn¡¯t like they are all girls who clings to you. Right?] ¡°¡­¡± [¡­OOO. Sorry I¡¯m entering the tunnel! See ya!] ¡°You are lying!¡± [¡°Pip. Chosen number is unaAAAGH!¡±] Chapter 23: I dont attract problems, I am the problem. ¡°Here! Done!¡± Zelenia shouted and fell on her back. She just finished the circle of summoning that Xiodar requested. It occupied centre of the throne room. ¡°Bleed on it to work¡­Wait!¡± She lifted up and ran to the doors. Her head stuck out of behind the door. ¡°Now you can do it!¡± ¡°It won¡¯t blow up, right?¡± Bob asked her worried. Zelenia pointed at Xiodar. ¡°Everything he touches has high chance of blowing up!¡± ¡°Confirmed.¡± Jael added. Bob ran to Zelenia as soon as he heard it. Xiodar just stood up from his throne. ¡°Why you are so worried? Have more faith in me!¡± ¡°"WE DON''T RESPAWN LIKE CERTAIN SOMEONE!!!¡±¡± Shouts sounded from behind the exit. Demon lord is already standing in front of the circle. ¡°You are overreacting. Look at Jael! He isn¡¯t afraid.¡± ¡°Yhm.¡± ¡°Jael.¡± ¡°Yes?¡± ¡°Why are you standing behind me?¡± ¡°¡­No reason.¡± Xiodar just ignored it and made a wound in his palm. The purple blood drop fell on the circle¡­ It flashed with an entire pallet of colours. ¡­.. ¡°¡­It blew up already?¡± Bob asked. ¡°I think¡­ but there wasn¡¯t any sound¡­¡± Zelenia wondered. ¡°Hey! If you died say something!¡± ¡°¡­I don¡¯t think that is how it works¡­¡± ¡°Then go check yourself!¡± ¡°Hell no!¡± ¡°Be a man!¡± She kicked him into the room. ¡°OUCH!¡± Bob landed on his face then he stood up. ¡°¡­There is nothing.¡± Zelenia kicked the doors in anger. ¡°What do you mean noth¡­!?¡± There was a circular hole in the floor. Xiodar and Jael weren¡¯t there. ¡°Huh¡­¡± ¡°What do you mean ¡®Huh¡¯?! What happened here?!¡± Zelenia just walked towards the throne. ¡°I guess that too much mana caused rip between dimensions.¡± She lifted the egg that Xiodar left on the throne and tossed aside. ¡°They are either dead or in another world.¡± She laid on the throne. ¡°So which one?¡± ¡°Which one makes Xiodar do more trouble to someone?¡± ¡°¡­Second one.¡± ¡°There you have it.¡± Bob just gave up on worrying. But when he was about to walk away¡­ *CRACK* Silence filled the room. *CRACK* Both demons looked at the egg to see large cracks on it. ¡°You pissed it off.¡± Zelenia started to sweat. ¡°Maybe it will be cute pet?¡± *CRACK* Two red lights looking from the inside of the egg caused her to shiver. ¡°I miss him already¡­¡± ********* ¡°Ugh¡­My eyes¡­¡± Jael murmured as the sight slowly came back. The first thing he saw was desolate land with a lot of dead flora. Here and there laid bones of some monsters and sun was hidden behind dark clouds covering entire sky. But the thing he was focused on was the fact that he isn¡¯t touching the ground and something is holding his arms tightly. He twisted his head to look behind. ¡°Did you wanted to use me as a shield?¡± Xiodar, who was holding him, smiled. ¡°Maybe. Wasn¡¯t it what you wanted?¡± ¡°Fair enough.¡± ¡°Well.¡± Demon lord tossed his meat shield aside. ¡°Where the f*ck we are?¡± Jael stood up and looked around. ¡°I don¡¯t recognize this place. Any ideas?¡± ¡°Another world? I recognize that kind of feeling.¡± ¡°How the hell summoning circle turned into sending one?¡± ¡°How the hell some lines on the ground can summon something?¡± ¡°Eeeeee¡­¡± Jael mind turned blank. This question was like ¡®why water is wet?¡¯ to him. ¡°¡­eeee potato. What now?¡± ¡°We look for the trouble or the trouble looks for us.¡± As he said it, the noise of something horse-like and cloud of dust appeared on the horizon. ¡°Speaking of.¡± As they get closer two demons could recognize them as 20 or so riders. The horses were black, covered in scales with horns like a bull. The persons on them were demons as well. With buff muscles in leather armours barely covering anything, two pairs of horns growing from the sides to the front and skin in sheds from brown to red. Reading on this site? This novel is published elsewhere. Support the author by seeking out the original. As they get close, the biggest one pointed his large sword at Xiodar. ¡°Who are you?¡± Xiodar looked at him. ¡°Who the f*ck are you?¡± ¡°I asked first!¡± ¡°I asked second.¡± ¡°You think you are funny?!¡± ¡°You think I¡¯m first.¡± ¡°You think I¡¯m so stupid to fall for that!¡± ¡°I think you are second.¡± Demon just grinned his teeth and pointed at Jael. ¡°Who are you?¡± Jael just shook his head. ¡°Why you are asking?¡± ¡°There was a giant flash and you two appeared! What are you doing here!¡± Vampire turned to the Xiodar. ¡°What are we doing here?¡± ¡°I¡¯m making fun of him and you are ruining the fun.¡± Jael turned back to the demon. ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± ¡°ATTACK!!!¡± Demon roared. Ten seconds later. ¡°So¡­¡± Xiodar placed his arm on the demon¡¯s shoulder and sits beside him. ¡°You will start to talk?¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± Jael did the same on the other side. ¡°I recommend you do.¡± Demon looked around with his only eye left. His entire group was totally massacred. Only he is left, sitting on the corpse of his own mount, with one horn broken and thrusted into his stomach. Now two monsters who did it are sitting beside him while smiling from ear to ear. This is going to be long day¡­ ********* Journey log of an idiot who let himself be pushed to the valley full of monsters. Day 3. Yesterday I managed to win at cost of broken leg, arm and two teeth. I writing it today because I fought all night. Well¡­ I really need some rest. Day 4. I woke up after sleeping almost entire day. To my surprise my arm and leg are almost healed. They only hurt a little. Now I only need to find something to eat. Sadly I can¡¯t eat demons. They explained it back in the palace. They aren¡¯t poisonous¡­ they just don¡¯t digest at all¡­ Day 6. At night I was attacked by something like a panther. Only it had scales and could turn invisible. Well it was easier to brawl with it than a bear. Day 7. Reuel still doesn¡¯t want to evolve. I already beaten another bear! So some goblins + bear were enough for a first time but bear + ninja panther isn¡¯t enough now?! Day 8. I¡¯m stuck at the tree. While wandering around I found pack of wolfs. They are black and can be completely silent. I could deal with one, but six?! And they are now waiting for me to climb down! At last I had chosen tree with fruits. But I was eating fruits for a week now!...Huh¡­ Did Reuel always looked like a steak? Day 10. Okay I might overdone it. After two days on the tree I got mad. I merged with Reuel, ripped off the biggest branch and send two wolves on out while still on the tree. Then jumped down caught one by a tail and used it as a fail. ¡­At last Reuel evolved!
Reulel
Rank 3. Tiger Lynx.
Spells
- Merge - Strength rise - Quick movement
Quick movement
Temporary rise speed
It is now a big lynx with stripes like a tiger. Nevermind that! I¡¯m going back! Chapter 24: You must know how to adapt. ¡°So¡­ what are we doing here?¡± Jael asked. ¡°Did you forgot?¡± Xiodar looked at him. ¡°That guy said that in this world are only two races, demons and humans, and demons are serving the Demon Queen. Humans have a king but Demon Queen is immortal, they hate each other and are constantly fighting.¡± ¡°I remember that.¡± Vampire pointed at the front of them. ¡°But why we are at the entrance of her castle?!¡± ¡°Well, somebody has to know how to travel through dimensions, and she is the best mage out there. According to that guy we beaten up earlier.¡± ¡°You think she will listen to us?¡± ¡°Nope. She will be arrogant, order everyone to attack us until we beat them up, finally attack us herself until we beat her up and finally listen. Then she will feel stupid and tell us what she knows. Sadly we will have to beat up everyone here first.¡± ¡°And you know this because¡­?¡± ¡°Because that¡¯s how it always is!¡± After saying this he kicked the gate. ¡°Demon lord¡¯s inquisition!¡± They walked through dark corridor of medieval castle. It was long and huge with countless doors at both sides. The only source of light were candles attached to the walls. After five minutes¡­ ¡°Okay! Enough!¡± Xiodar stated while stopping suddenly. Jael gave him questioning look without even bothering to open his mouth. ¡°It¡¯s too empty! We are walking like forever and no traps whatsoever! It can means three things!¡± Demon lord started explaining. ¡°One, this is illusion and we are going in circles. Two, they are not here. And three, they are waiting in amb*CRASH*¡± A big figure smashed through the doors on the left and slammed into talking demon. Then they both crashed to the doors on the right. Jael was about to move but then a spear appeared, piercing through his chest. Vampire just looked at it and murmured. ¡°And you say I¡¯m jinxing.¡± He turned his head around to see his enemy. But it was just generic demon number 3. ¡°Now surrender and start talk!¡± Spear holding demon was making the best threatening face. That quickly changed when the blur from earlier flew back to the doors it appeared from. Xiodar just walked out and turned to them. ¡°You take number 3 I¡¯ll take number 5.¡± And entered where the giant figure flew. Jael stared at the demon the whole time with blank expression. ¡°You¡¯ll regret not taking us serious!¡± Number 3 shouted in anger. To his surprise, vampire turned black and split into small parts. ¡°What the?!¡± He didn¡¯t have enough time to complain as swarm of bats started biting and scratching him. Demon started waving his arms madly but bats were too small and quick. ¡°Fight seriously!¡± As he said it bats flew back and surround him. ¡±¡±¡±¡±¡±¡±Ok.¡±¡±¡±¡±¡±¡±¡± The voice came from everyone. Then a purple fireball formed in front of all bats. ¡°Ummm¡­ I changed my mind?¡± Demon had nowhere to escape. Then was burned in a instant. ¡°AAAAIIIIAAA!!!¡± He shouted and fall on the ground unconscious. You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story. On Xiodar¡¯s side. ¡°Ready to give up?¡± Demon lord walked up to the demon he punched all the way to the wall. ¡°¡­GOT YOU!¡± Giant demon suddenly stood up and wrapped his arms around Xiodar. Demon lord was lifted up with only his right hand left free. ¡°If you wanted a hug you could just ask.¡± He said while struggling. ¡°You fool! My skill makes everyone I hold unable to control their mana!¡± ¡°Oh really.¡± Xiodar reached up and break off one of his horns. Then stuffed it between demon¡¯s eyes. ¡°They aren¡¯t just for a decoration, you know?¡± He said as the demon fall on the ground. ******* Hermoth took a slip of tea and sighed. ¡°That kid is probably dead by now.¡± He said while looking down at the valley. Jack was there more than a week, with a worn down sword as the only protection. Old man just sat there enjoying his afternoon tea. Then suddenly a hand reached from the cliff. ¡°KYYYAA!¡± He jumped back in fear. Shortly after, Jack¡¯s head appeared. Hermoth joined his hand into praying sign. ¡°Rest in peace vengeful spirit.¡± Then he started to push the head down. ¡°Hey! I¡¯m not dead!¡± Jack resisted. Old man just snorted. ¡°That¡¯s exactly what a ghost would say!¡± Then he kicked him down. After sighing in relief while listening to panic screams, he patted his own shoulder. ¡°Another crisis averted.¡± He turned around with intention to walk away, but pissed of teenager stood there. ¡°That was on purpose.¡± He pointed at old man. He looked even more angry because of tattoos that looked like tiger strips. Even his hair turned yellow. ¡°Oh there you are. I was waiting for you and even fight ghosts, while you were taking your sweet time.¡± He waved his hand like dismissing the topic of attempt murder. While Jack were making strangling motion, Hermoth spoke again. ¡°Go eat something and sleep, we¡¯ll start tomorrow.¡± He pointed at a house at the distance. Jack was just too tired to argue and listened. The next day. Jack stood in the circle drawn on the ground while Hermoth was hammering a wooden pole five meters away. When it was ended, he handed over another sword to Jack. ¡°Now cut the pole down without walking out of the circle.¡± Jack looked back with the look saying ¡®The f**k you just said?¡¯ and asked. ¡°The f**k you just said?¡± He was looking back and forth between the sword and pole. ¡°C. U. T. Gap. T. H. E. Gap. P. O¡­.¡± ¡°I heard! HOW!?¡± ¡°Swing the sword really fast and strong.¡± ¡°THAT¡¯S IT?!¡± ¡°That¡¯s it. Oh. And don¡¯t use spirit.¡± ¡°Great. Something else?¡± ¡°You won¡¯t move from there until you are done.¡± ¡°Wha?!¡± ¡°And don¡¯t get food either.¡± ¡°What about water?!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. It rains a lot in the mountains.¡±