《Rise Of The Rabbit Empire》 Prologue: Tank Is Love, Tank Is Life To those wondering why they can''t remember following this fiction, this was a different fiction before and I changed the story. It''ll be completely different, so just unfollow me and give me 0.5 star rating; I don''t care, I''m only doing this because I feel like it. Why I changed the story? So I''ll have more choice in how I advance the plot. I can focus on the MC''s unstable behavior because of how her parents treated her or focus on the war, or maybe both. [] What would you do when you get stuck in a game? For me? Have fun. If I can¡¯t get out, then there¡¯s no use in forcing it. Instead of brooding, why not enjoy what¡¯s in front of us? Too optimistic? Well you see, I¡¯ve been stuck in the hospital for a long time, so I don¡¯t mind spending a long time inside a game. I got hit by a truck when I was in middle school and I¡¯ve been in the hospital ever since. What about my parents? My family? No need to think about that. They only visit me once a week for publicity. I¡¯m from a well known family, in short we¡¯re rich, and my family doesn¡¯t want to look like they abandoned me; that would ruin their reputation on social media. They still pay for the hospital and visit me once a week, but they no longer treat my like they did before. The moment I could no longer be of use to them, I was treated like I wasn¡¯t a part of the family. I guess I¡¯m ok with this because I didn¡¯t have a reason to come back to the real world. It¡¯s fine, I¡¯m not sad that my parents doesn¡¯t care about me. Look, I¡¯m cheerful right? When Sky VR was released, I got a console as a present from my parents. Present? I bet the creator of the game just wanted someone from our family to play and since I had a lot of free time, my parents gave the console to me. Whatever the reason was, I was delighted. I could do something else aside from sleeping in my bed. I immediately logged on and created my character. I wasn¡¯t aware of it, but I was traumatized by the accident, leading me to create a tanky character. I wanted a character that could take on any attack and survive. I picked a beast-kin, a rabbit-kin to be precise, since its stat growth was focused on physical strength, and the knight job class. I cried a bit after finally feeling my legs, and got more hyped to play. My parents deposited money to my game account, which I used to make my gaming life easier. It was there, why wouldn¡¯t I use it? When it was time to wake up, I finally noticed that the log out button was gone, and when I got back to the city, I found out the the creator deliberately disabled the log out button. Most of the players were angry, but a few were happy that they could play longer, and I was one of them. Not long after that, the fact that if players die in the game they die in real life, became public. From anger, the players felt despair. They couldn¡¯t come back to the real world, and they could die without ever seeing the people they love. For me, I didn¡¯t care. Even if I die, it¡¯s not like I have anything left in the real world. Years passed and there were fewer players. Most just gave up, but there were few that were motivated to complete the game. The creator said that if we defeated the final boss of the game, he¡¯d set us free. I was still having fun, so I didn¡¯t join those that wanted to get out. I focused on crafting the best equipment and maxing them. I soloed dungeons to get materials, and bosses for titles that give good stats. I still had a lot of money left in the cash shop, and I saved them for upgrading the end game equipments that I was trying to create. I still got lonely from time to time, so I bought a pet: a rabbit-kin boy. Anyone¡¯s fine as long as they have rabbit ears. All rabbits are cute; that¡¯s absolute. Two years later and I completed my set. From then on, I slowly lost interest in the game. Now, I¡¯m in the final dungeon, standing in front of the door leading to the final boss, alone. I left my cute little Fluffy, that¡¯s the name I gave to my pet, at my house. Why would I need my pet in the dungeons anyway? It has been five years since I first played, but now it¡¯s going to end. After I defeat the final boss, it¡¯s back to hospital life. I wonder if my family missed me a bit...I doubt it. I wish I could bring Fluffy back to the real world. I still have hundreds of potions. I defeated all the sub-bosses while only relying on mana potions...and a bit of defense buff potions. I was too tanky that my regeneration was enough to keep me alive the whole battle, and even if I died, I can revive. I have an accessory that lets me revive after I am killed, and it¡¯s cooldown is thirty minutes after I get revived. It takes a long time since I have low damage and most of my damage comes from my return damage buff, but I¡¯m sure to survive a boss fight. Like they say, slow and steady wins the race. The dungeon is located deep underground. It is the domain of wicked god Zegan, the one who instigated the rebellion of the celestials and the war between Akasha, the goddess of light, and Vashra, the god of darkness. He made the celestials kill the gods and made the twins Akasha and Vashra kill each other, to be the only one left to rule the world. In the game¡¯s story, I am the hero that finds out the truth and spreads it to the other races, who were at war because of their religion. After learning that their gods, Akasha and Vashra, were only manipulated by Zegan, the endless war between them finally ended. Zegan, who wasn¡¯t pleased by the war¡¯s end, decides to conquer the world with his own strength; and that¡¯s where I come in. I show up to kill him and bring peace to the world. Quite a good back story for the game, makes me think I¡¯m actually a hero. Ok, one last check before entering the boss zone. [/table]
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ACCESSORIES
Immortality Ring
A mysterious ring that came into being at the same moment as the world''s creation.
Effects:+Immunity to instant death attacks +Revives the character after death. 30 minutes cooldown.
Special Stats:
(1)+5% Health(2)+5% Physical & Magical Defense
(3)+5% Physical & Magical Defense(4)+5% Physical & Magical Defense
Earring Of Divine Protection
A gift that the gods gave to the first human to ever walk on the world of Agares.
Effects:+Immunity to all status ailments +Heals 2.5% health when hit. 20% chance.
Special Stats:
(1)+5% Health(2)+5% Physical & Magical Defense
(3)+5% Physical & Magical Defense(4)+5% Physical & Magical Defense
Aria''s Tear
The product of the goddess of justice''s sorrow after being betrayed by the celestials.
Effects:+10% health +0.25% health regeneration per second
Special Stats:
(1)+5% Health(2)+5% Physical & Magical Defense
(3)+5% Physical & Magical Defense(4)+5% Physical & Magical Defense
Redda¡¯s Cape +20
The cape worn by the leader of celestials that rebelled against the gods.
Effects:+125 Physical Defense +83 Magical Defense +20% health
Special Stats:
(1)+5% Health(2)+5% Physical & Magical Defense
(3)+5% Physical & Magical Defense(4)+5% Physical & Magical Defense
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HANDS
Vashra''s Blood Sword + 20
A sword made from the bones of Vashra, the god of darkness. It''s said to give its wielder the ability to sap vitality from the enemies it hit.
Effects:+1250 Physical Attack Stolen novel; please report.+20% Lifesteal
Special Stats:
(1)+5% Health(2)+5% Physical & Magical Defense
(3)+5% Physical & Magical Defense(4)+5% Physical & Magical Defense
Shield Of Gshant +20
A shield forge by the celestials from the gods that they killed during their rebellion.
Effects:+250 Physical Defense +166 Magical Defense +10% Damage Mitigation
Special Stats:
(1)+5% Health(2)+5% Physical & Magical Defense
(3)+5% Physical & Magical Defense(4)+5% Physical & Magical Defense
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BODY
Akasha''s Helmet +20
The helmet worn by Akasha, the goddess of light, on her final battle against Vashra, the god of darkness and her twin brother.
Effects:+250 Physical Defense +166 Magical Defense +500 Mana
Special Stats:
(1)+5% Health(2)+5% Physical & Magical Defense
(3)+5% Physical & Magical Defense(4)+5% Physical & Magical Defense
Akasha''s Armor +20
The armor worn by Akasha, the goddess of light, on her final battle against Vashra, the god of darkness and her twin brother.
Effects:+500 Physical Defense +333 Magical Defense +1000 Health
Special Stats:
(1)+5% Health(2)+5% Physical & Magical Defense
(3)+5% Physical & Magical Defense(4)+5% Physical & Magical Defense
Akasha''s Gloves +20
The gloves worn by Akasha, the goddess of light, on her final battle against Vashra, the god of darkness and her twin brother.
Effects:+250 Physical Defense +166 Magical Defense +20% Cast Time Reduction
Special Stats:
(1)+5% Health(2)+5% Physical & Magical Defense
(3)+5% Physical & Magical Defense(4)+5% Physical & Magical Defense
Akasha''s Boots +20
The boots worn by Akasha, the goddess of light, on her final battle against Vashra, the god of darkness and her twin brother.
Effects:+250 Physical Defense +166 Magical Defense +20% Cooldown Reduction
Special Stats:
(1)+5% Health(2)+5% Physical & Magical Defense
(3)+5% Physical & Magical Defense(4)+5% Physical & Magical Defense
Everything looks good, now for the stats.
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BASIC INFORMATION
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NAME:AliceGENDER:FemaleRACE:Beastkin
Class:Aegis KnightPROFESSION:BlacksmithLEVEL:100
GUILD:TITLE:Blessing Of The Immovable Tyrant
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STRENGTH:100AGILITY:50CONSTITUTION:300
INTELLIGENCE:0SPIRIT:0LUCK:0
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HEALTH:14082/14082MANA:1000/1000
HEALTH REGEN:140.82/secMANA REGEN:1.25/sec
PHYSICAL ATTACK:1512PHYSICAL DEFENSE:6858
MAGICAL ATTACK:0MAGICAL DEFENSE:4258
Now ¡°Explosive Barrier! Fortify X!¡± Two layers of aura covered my body, one with purple color, and one with orange. The purple one increases my base physical defense by 20%, the one without the equipment multipliers. The orange one will explode outwards when hit, dealing 20% of my physical defense as pure damage. Each lasts for five minutes. I took out two potions and drank it. One gives me 30% of my maximum defense, including the multiplier of the equipments and buffs. The other gives me 20% damage mitigation. Each lasts for thirty minutes. Both potions are rare ones that can only be crafted using materials gained from the second hardest dungeon. I had someone, with maxed alchemist profession, make it form me. I supplied the materials and crafted equipments for him, to pay for his work; of course he supplied the materials for the equipments.
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BASIC INFORMATION
[table]
NAME:AliceGENDER:FemaleRACE:Beastkin
Class:Aegis KnightPROFESSION:BlacksmithLEVEL:100
GUILD:TITLE:Blessing Of The Immovable Tyrant
[table=gray]STATS ALLOCATION(0)[table]
STRENGTH:100AGILITY:50CONSTITUTION:300
INTELLIGENCE:0SPIRIT:0LUCK:0
[table=gray]STATS[table]
HEALTH:14082/14082MANA:1000/1000
HEALTH REGEN:140.82/secMANA REGEN:1.25/sec
PHYSICAL ATTACK:1512PHYSICAL DEFENSE:9509
MAGICAL ATTACK:0MAGICAL DEFENSE:4258
Ok, I¡¯m ready. Time to kill the final boss! I defeated the final boss...after seven hours of standing. I died twice during the whole battle because I miscalculated the time I had to use potions, but it wasn¡¯t a problem with the Immortality ring. How I fought? I just stood in front of the boss and let my return damage take care of everything. Yes, I literally killed it without any offensive skills. My return damage deals more than my strongest offensive skill, so there was no point in using it. Pure damage is a scary thing. When the boss¡¯ body disappeared, it didn¡¯t drop anything...good for nothing boss. Moments later, I felt dizzy, which should be impossible since I was inside the game. Is it because I¡¯m getting logged out? So this is really the end...I want to cuddle Fluffy one last time...must...touch...bunny...ears... I fell unconscious. Chapter 1: My Cute Little Fluffy Grew Up I was supposed to be out, yet here I am, walking inside Darkro forest that¡¯s connected to the path leading to Zegan¡¯s domain. It looks different from before, like it¡¯s more packed. There were more trees and the grass reached up to my waist. Is it an expansion? If it is, that¡¯s great. More things to do in this game. The sensitivity was increased a bit, but it won¡¯t affect me much. All game features still works properly, and the log out button is still missing. I¡¯m currently wearing my slot two equipments: beginner clothes without accessory and hand equipments. It¡¯s more comfortable to travel without a sword and shield. That¡¯s the purpose of the equipment slots anyway, to easily change between two sets with different uses. Some use the first slot for pve set and the other for pvp set, while I use the first for my best set and the other for traveling. I¡¯m using the map to get to the closest teleport gate. The monsters were still in the forest, but they were all running away from me. Odd, I might not attract them, but they shouldn¡¯t run away. A new feature? Not that it matters. I have no reason to kill them anyway. It took two hours before I got to a teleport gate, and I used it to transfer to Kashan city, the city where my house is. When I got there, it was still the same, a normal beast-kin village, but the npcs were acting strange. They should be emotionless until conversed to, yet the moment they saw me appear from the teleport gate in the middle of the city, they were all surprised. They stood, frozen, speechless, so I ignored them and walked to my house. The creators are really working on the new features. They really want to make everything more realistic. Is this what they mean when they said they¡¯ll let us go? There were some small changes in the city, but it couldn¡¯t compare to the change in my house. It was a normal one-story house before, yet now it¡¯s a mansion. Did I get the wrong place? No, the map says it¡¯s my house. I went to the gate and knocked. It took a few minutes until someone peaked from the other side of the gate. Once he saw me, he said in an angry voice ¡°What is it bunny?¡± ¡°Let me in¡± So they also added security? Too...much...change... ¡°Do you have an appointment with lord Fluffy?¡± ¡°Lord Fluffy?¡± ¡°You don¡¯t even know the lord of this mansion!?¡± ¡°The last time I remember, I was the owner of this place.¡± ¡°Y-you insolent-¡° ¡°Is there a problem?¡± ¡°L-lord Fluffy!¡± The tiger-kin walked away from the small hole on the gate. Huh? Fluffy? He never spoke before, but I¡¯m sure his voice would be more childish. He looked around five years old then, so his voice shouldn¡¯t be like this. ¡°There¡¯s an insolent woman outside saying this is her mansion. She should be punished!¡± Another person peaked from the hole, and once he saw me, he immediately opened the gate and ran to me. He was a tall man around his early twenties, with brown rabbit ears and hair. ¡°Master!¡± He hugged me and rubbed his face on my chest, so I slapped him on the face, pushing him away, and said ¡°Who are you?¡± ¡°Lord Fluffy!¡± Said the tiger-kin as he ran to the man I just slapped. That¡¯s Fluffy? No he¡¯s not. My Fluffy is much cuter than him. ¡°¡°Y-you witch!¡±¡± The tiger-kin near Fluffy and others from the mansion drew their swords and pointed it at me. ¡°STOP THAT AT ONCE!¡± Said the fake Fluffy. His strong and frightening voice spread throughout the mansion. The tiger-kins froze for a few seconds before sheathing their swords. ¡°YOU DARE POINT YOUR SWORD AT MASTER!?¡± Dark aura was emitted from his body, making the tiger-kins and other beast-kins on the streets shiver in fear. I¡¯m a different case, I didn¡¯t feel fear, just irritation. You dare care yourself Fluffy? ¡°You¡¯re not Fluffy, where¡¯s the real one?¡± ¡°But master, it¡¯s me.¡± ¡°You won¡¯t fool me. You may have the same ears as him, but he¡¯s much younger. How can a grown man like you be Fluffy?¡± ¡°Master, it has been five hundred years since then...¡± ¡°Caught you! Beast-kins can only live for a hundred years. If five hundred years really passed, then my Fluffy would be dead.¡± ¡°I¡¯m a different! I¡¯m master¡¯s servant! I¡¯m different from normal beast-kins!¡± ¡°Lies¡± ¡°I am Fluffy! I¡¯m the one you always hug whenever you feel lonely! Look!¡± He said while pointing at his ear. ¡°There¡¯s still a bite mark from when master bit my ear while master was sleeping!¡± ¡°Geh, I remember that...but it still doesn¡¯t-¡° ¡°I am Fluffy...¡± He said with teary eyes. ¡°I am your servant, and I have always been waiting for your return. I never stopped believing that you will come back...and now you¡¯re here...yet why don¡¯t you believe me...why don¡¯t you hug me like always? Do you not like me anymore?¡± He cried, unfit for a man of his age. ¡°...¡± ¡°My feelings for master hasn¡¯t changed one bit. I¡¯ve always liked master from the moment master created me, up until now. I want master to hug me again...I wouldn¡¯t mind if master bit my other ear or even eat it...I just want master to treat me like before...¡± There were a lot of beast-kins gathering near the mansion¡¯s gate, so I said ¡°Let¡¯s go inside first.¡± And I''m not a cannibal... Even if the npcs gained emotions, I imagined Fluffy being the cold and silent type. Is he really Fluffy? If I believe in what he said, then that would mean five hundred years really passed. Now I¡¯m confused... The tale has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. The tiger-kins let me in without saying anything, and I was guided by a rabbit-kin to the lounge of the mansion. It could be seen from how they look at me that they think I¡¯m suspicious, but they kept quiet. I sat on a sofa and even though there was another one adjacent to the sofa I was in, the fake Fluffy sat beside me, still weeping like a child. ¡°I cried for a long time when master disappeared...I cried every time I remembered master...is it still not enough to prove I¡¯m Fluffy?¡± If anything, that¡¯ll only prove you¡¯re a crybaby. ¡°Fine, I¡¯ll ask you three questions. If you can answer all of them, I¡¯ll believe you¡¯re Fluffy.¡± Fluffy wiped his face with his sleeve and said ¡°I can answer everything. I know everything about master.¡± I said that, but I don¡¯t know what to ask. ¡°Um, what¡¯s my favorite color?¡± ¡°Pink, then next is red. Sometimes master''s taste changes to darker colors whenever master''s sad.¡± Geh, that was detailed... ¡°W-what¡¯s my favorite number?¡± ¡°Master doesn¡¯t like numbers. Master hates math. The closest thing to master¡¯s favorite number should be one.¡± You didn¡¯t have to mention that I hate math, it makes it sound like I¡¯m bad at it. Even if I hate it, I still got perfect scores on my math subjects, since my parents wanted me to be at the top of my class. ¡°Geh, fine, I believe that you¡¯re Fluffy.¡± But why did you have to grow up? You¡¯re younger form was cuter. ¡°There¡¯s still one question.¡± He said while looking at me with confidence like he could answer anything I throw at him. ¡°I said I believe you. There¡¯s no need to ask more.¡± ¡°But master¡¯s still confused. I am Fluffy, and I will prove it.¡± ¡°I told you-¡± Wait, I could use this. ¡°Then, what does Fluffy think of me?¡± ¡°Fluffy thinks that master is the most beautiful person in the world! Master is the smartest! Master is the strongest! And Fluffy loves master!¡± Sigh, it would¡¯ve been better if he acted more mature... One last check. I didn¡¯t use it earlier since I was sure he wasn¡¯t fluffy. Identify X!
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BASIC INFORMATION
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NAME:FluffyGENDER:MaleRACE:Beastkin(Demi-God)
Class:Sword EmperorPROFESSION:AlchemistLEVEL:100
MASTER:AliceTITLE:Master Of A Thousand Blades
Wait, why is it showing a screen like this? This should only show up when I use identify X on a player. If it¡¯s a pet, it should only shown the name and who the master is. Wait, he¡¯s level one hundred? He¡¯s a sword emperor? And he¡¯s a demi-god? I can understand him becoming strong after five hundred years, but the sword emperor class didn¡¯t exist before, and there was definitely no demi-god race. Let me check mine...
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BASIC INFORMATION
[table]
NAME:AliceGENDER:FemaleRACE:Beastkin(Goddess)
Class:Aegis KnightPROFESSION:BlacksmithLEVEL:100
GUILD:TITLE:Blessing Of The Immovable Tyrant
[table=gray]STATS ALLOCATION(0)[table]
STRENGTH:100AGILITY:50CONSTITUTION:300
INTELLIGENCE:0SPIRIT:0LUCK:0
[table=gray]STATS[table]
HEALTH:7682/7682MANA:500/500
HEALTH REGEN:19.2/secMANA REGEN:0.63/sec
PHYSICAL ATTACK:262PHYSICAL DEFENSE:671
MAGICAL ATTACK:0MAGICAL DEFENSE:450
My stats are still the same with a beginner set, and there¡¯s hardly any change except for my race...I¡¯m a goddess now? ¡°Master...hug...¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Hug me if you really believe I¡¯m Fluffy.¡± He was about to cry again when I ignored him, so I did. I hugged him. It¡¯s ok...it¡¯s a reunion after a long time...as long as he has rabbit ears...I hope I get some answers later... Chapter 2: Fluffy Is Cheating Among the beast-kins, rabbit-kins were considered to be the weakest. Only Fluffy and I deviate from that understanding. I gained my strength from the game, while Fluffy got his when he traveled to get stronger. My sudden disappearance made him hate how weak he was. He trained in order to be strong enough so I don¡¯t have to fight. Yes, no one knows I defeated wicked god Zegan. In his journey to become stronger, he was able to save different cities, giving him fame and followers. Four hundred years ago, the moment he reached his peak, he returned home. The nobles that wanted to thank him expanded the house, with his permission. He accepted the offer thinking I would be happy with a bigger house. Since then, he stayed in the house, waiting for my return. The story of his legend was passed down to the next generation, and people came seeking his strength, but he only wanted to serve me and me alone. He ignored everyone, making him the enemy of the beast-kins. Three hundred years ago, the beast-kins assaulted my house, and Fluffy got enraged, mercilessly killing everyone in his sight. To prevent the same accident from happening again, the nobles fixed the house and made in to a mansion. The tiger-kins were also added to prevent anyone from damaging it. Seeing his real personality, the next generations served Fluffy on their own volition. His actions made his name spread throughout the world, and people came to challenge him. He soon became known as one of the strongest people in the world. A hundred years ago, rabbit-kins who were amazed by his achievements came to train under him, but he didn¡¯t accept them. His strength only exists for me. There are currently two rabbit-kins residing in my mansion aside from Fluffy, and they were accepted since they didn¡¯t have a place to return to. Now they''re the mansion¡¯s butlers. His long life span, strength, and achievements made everyone see him as a martial deity, sword god to be precise. That¡¯s how I interpret Fluffy¡¯s story. [] ¡°Master, where have you been?¡± Said Fluffy who was seated next to me, eating. The rabbit-kins, who were staying at house, became interested, since the one they treated as a deity called me master. ¡°After my battle with Zegan, I slept. I just woke up earlier.¡± I said while holding a spoon filled with soup. ¡°You were injured to the point of sleeping for five hundred years!? I¡¯ll never forgive him!¡± He seems to have no idea who Zegan was...why am I not surprised? ¡°Relax, I already killed him.¡± Geh, now I feel like a murderer because of how real everything seems. ¡°If only I was there with master...¡± ¡°You were still weak then. You would¡¯ve died if you went with me.¡± Pets can¡¯t even attack. They¡¯re just decorations, at least before this large expansion. The rabbit-kins were shocked to hear the name Zegan, and almost fainted after hearing me say I killed him. ¡°What are your plans now master?¡± ¡°For now I¡¯ll stay here.¡± Fluffy smiled like a child and said ¡°So where should we sleep master? My room or master¡¯s room?¡± Being told by a grown man to sleep with him feels a bit... ¡°I¡¯ll sleep in my room, you sleep in yours.¡± ¡°Why!? Do you hate me!?¡± This again... ¡°No, I just don¡¯t like the idea of sleeping with a grown man.¡± ¡°But-¡° ¡°Look, it was ok before since you were small, but now it¡¯s different. You¡¯re an adult.¡± Or an old man, since your five hundred years old. ¡°T-then!¡± He said as smoke suddenly spread from his body like an explosion. When the smoke cleared, there was a small, brown furred, and extremely cute rabbit on the table. Master, how about now? ¡°Who?¡± I can keep this form for as long as I want. ¡°Fluffy?¡± Yes master, I¡¯m Fluffy. I¡¯m using mind magic to send my thoughts to master. Don¡¯t worry master, I can¡¯t read thoughts. Even if I can, I won¡¯t read master¡¯s mind without permission. That¡¯s a relief, but if he did try to read my mind, I¡¯d have to wear the earring of divine protection. ¡°How did you transform? What spell is that?¡± I don¡¯t know master. I suddenly got this power two hundred years ago after fighting a rogue god. So master, can we sleep together? Fluffy slowly moved towards me with his chubby paws and stared at me with his small, adorable eyes. Geh, that¡¯s cheating. Of course I¡¯ll sleep with a rabbit. I¡¯d even pay him to sleep with me in that form. ¡°Fine, as long as you stay in that form.¡± Fluffy jumped to my lap and rubbed his face to my stomach. Thank you master. I touched his ears, rubbed it as I ate my food. I can¡¯t get enough of this feeling, rabbit ears are the best! The author''s tale has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. I have one too, but I don¡¯t get addicted to mine. I did play with it on my first year in the game though. After eating dinner, I was guided to my room by one of the rabbit-kins, who looked at me with respect. That solves one of my problems. It¡¯s hard to move in my house if the people living with me don¡¯t trust me. Fluffy was on top of my head while I was walking. I remember my room to be...a normal beast-kin¡¯s room? The ground was made from dirt, the walls were unpolished stones with small holes near the ceiling for ventilation, and my bed was made from cloth placed on top of a rectangular stone. Now the floor was made from shiny marbles. The walls were white polished bricks adorned by colorful gems, there was also a chandelier in the middle of my room, that¡¯s as big as half a soccer field. The room has two closets and a drawer made from gray wood; it has a professional feel to it. Finally, the bed was made from thick foam material, raised by gray wooden legs, and was large enough for two people. There were even two pillows on it... The rabbit-kin left after I entered and closed the door with a large rabbit carving. The sculptor has good tastes. I immediately took off my boots, activated a pajama costume capsule, and went to the bed. Costumes capsules are cash shop items that instantly transforms equipment into what the costume is. It can be toggled on and off. I bought the pajama costume capsule for obvious reasons. I can¡¯t sleep without pajamas... or hospital gowns. Master hug- I hugged Fluffy, closed my eyes, and rubbed his cheeks to mine. I used my right hand to rub one of his ears. I released him a few moments before I slept, since I move a lot while sleeping. I would crush him and he wouldn¡¯t get away if I kept him on my arms. [] I woke up with Fluffy wriggling cutely in his sleep, using my cheeks as a pillow. What a good way to wake up. This is heaven! I pinched his chubby cheeks and chuckled a bit, before rising and looking around my new, extravagant room. It is better than before, a hundred times better, but the feeling this room gives me is...the same as my room before- Good morning master! Fluffy jumped to my lap and rubbed his head to my stomach. My body stiffened from Fluffy¡¯s cute actions, and I gritted my teeth in order to stop myself from eating him. Mind you, I¡¯m not a cannibal. I caressed him for as long as I could, until I noticed my pajama was showing more skin that it should. Players could feel the equipment they''re wearing and they can move it around, like unbuttoning a vest or folding the sleeves of a robe, but once players¡¯ show too much skin, their equipment will revert to its original form. Some of my pajama¡¯s buttons were undone, showing my cleavage. I know how I sleep, so I can understand how it got unbuttoned, but why isn¡¯t it reverting to it¡¯s original form? Just a small peak from a person¡¯s private part is enough for the reverting process to start. A new feature again? I unbuttoned more, testing if I could take every thing off. Before, even if I took off all equipment, I¡¯ll still be left with a thin shirt and pants, so for five years, I remained clothed. Never have I taken a bath during my stay in the game. There was no need to, but it still made me insecure to walk around knowing I haven¡¯t taken a bath for years. At most, I could jump in a pond to temporarily soak my body, but I would instantly get dry after a few seconds so it doesn¡¯t feel like bath at all. As I thought, I was able to get naked. Master, should we take a bath? Then I realized, even if Fluffy was in his rabbit form, his real form is still that of an adult male. I quickly wore my pajama and deactivated the costume capsule. ¡°Forget about what you saw.¡± Ok master...should we take a bath? ¡°No¡± Even when I¡¯m in this form? He sat on my lap and looked directly to my eyes, in a cute manner, pleading. I hesitated, but my answer is still the same. ¡°I won¡¯t take a bath with you, and that¡¯s final.¡± Why? Do you hate me? ¡°No, but I will if you don¡¯t stop.¡± After that he became silent and stayed on top of my head. I roamed around the mansion, interacting with the people that I¡¯ll be with from now on, until a tiger-kin entered the mansion and said that the royal family came to visit Fluffy. Chapter 3: Fluffy Is Angry Before anyone says anything, Alice was once the daughter of a wealthy family, so she knows how to act dignified in front of others. [] It was an hour after we ate breakfast when the royal family of the beast-kins came to visit my mansion. Only two can enter, so the king and his daughter entered, leaving his wife and two sons inside the coach. Fluffy reverted to his real form and went to the lounge to meet with the visitors. He said I don¡¯t have to go with him, so I went to the garden behind the mansion. I have no interest in people that doesn¡¯t have rabbit ears. As I walked, I met the other tiger-kin guards. They all seem to be nervous, and apologized when I got near them. If it¡¯s about yesterday, I don¡¯t mind. After filling myself with rabbit energy, how could I get angry? I told them it was ok and asked them to treat me nicely from now on. It made them see me in a new light. That takes care of another problem, now if only I could get more information about what¡¯s happening. The garden starts with knee-length bushes on the sides of the pathway of white sands. On other side of the bushes were plants of different shapes and sizes. Further ahead, the bushes were thicker and higher, the pathway was grassy, and there were concave foundations made from vines, covered in flowers, acting as a cover for the pathway. On the other end of the covered pathway was a large garden with a small pond in the middle. There were a few benches made from vines that were shaded by tall trees. Instead of bushes, there were flowers on each side of the pathways that separates near the pond and circles around the garden. Even in the real world, a garden of this level is top class. Every where I look, it¡¯s good to the eye. There are things called over-decorated, but this garden is far from it. This is perfection. Is it because the beast-kin race is nature oriented? The general races: elves, fairies, and beastkins, are all nature oriented races. They are content with how the world is, and are extremely strict about changing the world through innovations. Despite wanting to protect nature, they were divided because of religion before. The sun and moon elves believed in different gods, so they were at war with each other, and so were the land and sea fairies, and the different sub-races of the beast-kins. I sat on a bench and looked around, feeling the gentle breeze of the air, listening to the sounds of moving leaves and small insects, enjoying the mixed scent of flowers in the garden. There was also a faint taste of sweetness in my mouth. My senses were active before the update, but this is the first time I¡¯ve enjoyed a garden in this game. It¡¯s just so satisfying to stay here. I¡¯ve found my new favorite place in this game, second would be the Elisium forest in the borders between the beast-kin territory and human territory. [] The humans have developed a new weapon called magical guns and we are losing the war because of it. As the king, I have to do everything to protect my people, even if I have to give half the country to someone else. We haven¡¯t asked anything from lord Fluffy even when we were at war, but now I have no choice. This concerns the fate of my kind. I have to make lord Fluffy join the war. ¡°Lord Fluffy, please reconsider.¡± ¡°I only serve master. I will only act based on master¡¯s well being or if master commands me.¡± He said in a cold tone, with eyes showing seriousness. He always mentions his master, but we have never met the master that he always speaks of. Me, my father, my grandfather, and everyone before us, none has seen lord Fluffy¡¯s master. We believe he only says that as an excuse. How can he, one of the six strongest entities, have a master? Whatever the reason may be, we kept quiet as not to anger him, but this time is different. Without him, the beast-kins will become slaves to the human race and the Thena faction. ¡°Lord Fluffy, please, I beg you, do it for our race...¡± I said while kneeling in front of lord Fluffy. This is no time for pride, I¡¯m willing to be humiliated a thousand times if it means the safety of my kind. ¡°I don¡¯t care about you or your race. I only care about master.¡± ¡°Our race!? You¡¯re a beast-kin too-¡± Said Aria, my daughter and the strongest beast-kin after lord Fluffy. ¡°Aria, stop.¡± ¡°...¡± ¡°I apologize for my daughter¡¯s actions.¡± I bowed, and so did my daughter. ¡°Thank you for giving us a bit of your time, and I hope you stay well, lord Fluffy.¡± This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. We walked away from the living room, dejected that we couldn¡¯t get lord Fluffy to our side. ¡°That selfish monster.¡± ¡°Aria!¡± ¡°Father, I know you agree. He has all that strength yet he doesn¡¯t use it to help us. He even said so himself, he doesn¡¯t care about his kind.¡± ¡°...It can¡¯t be helped.¡± I''ll try to persuade him in another way. ¡°Your majesty, can I ask a bit of your time.¡± Said the rabbit-kin behind us. ¡°You-¡± ¡°Aria, stop.¡± I said with my hand raised to block Aria. ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°I heard your conversation with lord Fluffy, and I think I know how you can convince him to help.¡± ¡°What!? Tell me! Tell me how!¡± ¡°Father-¡± ¡°Aria, stop! Even if he wants something from us, as long as we can get lord Fluffy to help us-¡° ¡°I¡¯m content with my life under lord Fluffy, I won¡¯t ask for anything in return. I don''t want lord Fluffy to be seen as the enemy of the beast-kins for a second time. Everything is for lord Fluffy¡¯s sake.¡± ¡°Tell me your plan.¡± ¡°Ask lord Alice for help.¡± ¡°Lord Alice?¡± ¡°Lord Fluffy¡¯s master¡± ¡°Lord Fluffy¡¯s master!?¡± ¡°Yes your majesty, lord Alice came to this mansion yesterday and she¡¯s currently staying here.¡± ¡°Preposterous! Lord Fluffy has no master!¡± Said Aria. If that¡¯s true, then we have to meet her; regardless of the reason. If someone that lord Fluffy calls master really exist, then we have see that person with our own eyes. ¡°Please, lead me to lord Alice¡± We were lead to the garden behind lord Fluffy¡¯s mansion, and there we saw a girl sleeping on a bench. The most noticeable feature of hers was her charming face and long white hair that smoothly waved as the wind blew. Her skin was pale, yet it had a smooth complection. She had an average height and chest for her kind: rabbit-kin; but she looked more fragile because of her thin body. She blended well in lord Fluffy¡¯s garden, like a goddess sleeping in her domain. I froze from the girl¡¯s beauty, and a sense of responsibility overtook my mind. All I could think of was to protect the fragile beauty from all harm, temporarily forgetting my responsibilities as a king, and as a husband. Even a king like me, even when I was married, even when I had children, for a few moments, I felt like I wanted to protect her as a man who has fallen in love. ¡°Why are you here!?¡± An angry voice came from behind us. The loud voice made me return to reality, and felt guilty for thinking such thoughts. I quickly looked back and saw a man taller than I, with a solid body honed from countless battles, with eyes that has seen death before. He had a face that could attract anyone regardless of race, and the charisma to lead people despite his personality being the opposite of a leader. As the wind blew again, his chestnut hair was pushed aside, and with his hazel eyes he glared at me, with a sword in his hand, with the intention of cutting me, who was considered the most important person of the beast-kin race, if I didn¡¯t answer his question. ¡°Lord Fluffy, we came to talk to your master.¡± ¡°You planned on disturbing master¡¯s sleep!?¡± ¡°No, we didn¡¯t...¡± His speech alone made me realize who the girl, peacefully sleeping the garden, was, but I still had doubts. How can a fragile girl be the master of someone who could fight a god? ¡°Fluffy, what¡¯s with the commotion.¡± Said the girl who woke up from the noise. ¡°Master-¡± The moment I heard lord Fluffy¡¯s voice, I turned around and knelt, ignoring the floating sword that appeared out of nowhere, pointed to my neck. ¡°Lord Alice, I came to talk with you.¡± Realizing the situation, my daughter also knelt. ¡°Please stand.¡± ¡°!?¡± I expected a harsher tone, but she spoke in a calm and gentle voice. I stood up as she wished and looked upwards. Moments later and I saw what I couldn¡¯t see while she was asleep, her crimson red eyes that showed power. She wore a dignified expression befitting a ruler, and even as a king, I felt like I was looking at someone much greater than I. I have faced a hundred foes, so I could tell what normal people couldn¡¯t. Just one look at her eyes made me understand just how big the gap between our powers were. She was, without a doubt, lord Fluffy¡¯s master. With a smile, she said ¡°What is it that you wanted to talk about?¡± I felt chills on my spine as I realized that the angry lord Fluffy remained silent the moment I conversed with the girl. Chapter 4: Im Not Good With Warfare An answer to DocteurNS¡¯s question last chapter: I get that lord is used for male royalties and lady for females, but they used lord to address her as a goddess and not as someone of noble blood. She is the master of someone that they see as a god, so it¡¯s only natural to think that she has the same or higher status. [] ¡°I would like to ask for lord Fluffy¡¯s assistance in the war.¡± Said the middle aged man with blonde hair, with ears and tail that resembled that of a lion¡¯s. ¡°Before I even consider that, I would like you to answer my questions.¡± I didn¡¯t want to get information from them since I wasn¡¯t interested in them, but now that they¡¯re here, I might as well get what I need. ¡°As the king of Ishtal kingdom, I will answer anything that I can.¡± ¡°Then first, what war are we speaking of? I want every basic detail about it.¡± And just to check if you¡¯re really the right npcs, Identify X!
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BASIC INFORMATION
NAME:Leon NightfangGENDER:MaleRACE:Beastkin
Class:FencerPROFESSION:KingLEVEL:37
AFFILIATION:Lessa FactionTITLE:King Of Noble Heart
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BASIC INFORMATION
NAME:Aria NightfangGENDER:FemaleRACE:Beastkin
Class:Magic KnightPROFESSION:PrincessLEVEL:41
AFFILIATION:Lessa FactionTITLE:Destructive Blade Aria
A normal npcs should only show their name and special profession, but I¡¯m seeing their information in player¡¯s stat format. The creators are really trying to bring the npcs to life. ¡°From where should I start, lord Alice?¡± He is a king, yet he¡¯s obediently answering my questions like someone of lower status... I guess Fluffy¡¯s influence is the real deal. ¡°Tell me why the war started in the first place, and how the war has advance from then up till now. A short summary will do.¡± ¡°As you wish lord Alice.¡± Knowing that the conversation would last for a long time, Fluffy reverted to his rabbit form and went closer. He stayed on top of my head as I sat on the bench, listening to the king¡¯s explanation. I don¡¯t know how long I¡¯ll be in this game, especially without any idea what the condition for getting out is, so I¡¯ve decided. Since everything feels real, I¡¯ll act like it¡¯s real; but I¡¯ll keep in mind that I¡¯m still inside the game. The world is currently divided in to two factions, the Thena faction composed of humans, dwarves, demons, and other minor races that wants the advancement of magical technology; and the Lessa Faction composed of beast-kins, elves, fairies and other minor races that wants to preserve nature. The two factions were formed a hundred years ago, and the war between the two started twenty years ago. The war slowly became in favor of the Thena faction, since they created weapons that gave them the upper hand. Now the balance has completely been broken, and the Thena faction¡¯s victory will be certain in a few more years. The current king, Leon Nightfang, knows that they¡¯ll lose, so he was willing to surrender as long as the Thena faction treats his people equally, but they made it clear that they wanted the losing side to be their slaves. Leon doesn¡¯t want his people to be depraved of their rights, so he desperately needed Fluffy¡¯s help. Fluffy rejected the idea since he only follows my orders, so Leon came to me, thinking I could change Fluffy¡¯s mind. [] ¡°What do I get in return? What if I told you I want the whole country? Will you still seek my help?¡± ¡°As long as you promise the safety of the beast-kins, I will.¡± [table=green]Hero Of The Beast-KinCondition: (1)Help the Beast-kins win the war. (2) Treat the Beast-kins properly.Reward: Beast-kin Country There¡¯s no button? I have to pick orally now? ¡°Father!¡± ¡°Aria! Don¡¯t interfere!¡± ¡°What do you plan to do once you win? What will you do to the losing side?¡± Like I even care about the other side. This is just to assess his personality even further. ¡°I only act for the well being of my kind, I do not wish for the destruction of the other side. Instead, I want us to coexist, with them accepting that they shouldn¡¯t alter the world.¡± If he¡¯s like this, then I¡¯ll have no problems taking the quest, but going to war means fighting a large number of enemies. Most of my skills are for countering a single enemy, so I need to minimize the number of times I have to fight. Fighting less means lower rewards, but that¡¯s completely fine with me. I don¡¯t know how to rule a large territory, so a smaller reward is better for me. But what do I say to lower the conditions of the quest? Will an existing quest even change through negotiations? Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on Royal Road. The sudden change and npcs getting emotions are getting to my head... I stared long at the king, and not once did he looked like he would initiate a conversation. He just stared back, with eyes of anticipation, and with eyes of someone that''s looking at a greater being. After a few minutes, I finally made a conclusion. ¡°How about this. You can spread the word of Fluffy and I joining the war. Whenever that information¡¯s validity is questioned, or whenever it¡¯s necessary, we will fight. There are a lot of benefits to that and one is confusion. The enemy will know of our strength, and they will start questioning themselves, why aren¡¯t we taking a frontal assault despite having so much fire power? That will lead them to a conclusion that we are plotting something that they don¡¯t know of. That should work in your favor since what you want is coexistence and not the total annihilation of the other side. You can use the fear and confusion that we¡¯ll cause to force a mutual agreement with the other faction. How it changes from a relationship made from fear to a relationship made from trust is up to you.¡± I¡¯m not good with war between countries. I didn¡¯t train to be a war general after all, but that should be a good plan. The king took a minute to regain composure, gulping twice before he uttered a question. He seems to be surprised about my speech. ¡°What will you ask in return?¡± ¡°Just some land, or an empty city.¡± And information, but I¡¯ll keep that as a secret. ¡°That¡¯s all?¡± Said the king with a shocked expression. ¡°Yes, is there a problem?¡± It¡¯s not based on your expression, I think. ¡°No, the conditions are acceptable.¡± [table=green]Hero Of The Beast-KinCondition: (1)Struck fear in the hearts of the enemies. (2)Join the war when necessary.Reward: -Unnamed- City This is a first, a quest really changed. ¡°We¡¯ll join the war.¡± [table=green]Hero Of The Beast-Kin Accepted[/table] And it really works through oral confirmation. This update makes everything feel different... ¡°Thank you, lord Alice.¡± He said as he bowed. ¡°Is there anything else you want to ask me?¡± ¡°No, your participation is more than enough. Again, thank you, lord Alice.¡± He said as he bowed again, with an expression on the verge of crying. Even the girl beside him couldn¡¯t help but smile and bow to me. ¡°If it¡¯s fine with lord Alice, one of my trusted generals will visit a week from now. We are losing the war as we speak, so we need to stir up the battle field before taking any further actions.¡± He said, with his eyes showing a glint of fear. ¡°It¡¯s fine¡± It¡¯s more than fine, I expected you to orient me tomorrow or even tonight. Are you sure you want to wait for a week? Isn¡¯t it better if I run to the battle field now? ¡°Thank you, lord Alice.¡± That¡¯s the third time...do you really have to thank me that much?..I guess it¡¯s normal. From a sure lose situation, they¡¯re suddenly in a sure win situation. The king was able to thank me six time before he left. He¡¯s really happy about it... ¡°Not going to say anything about my decision? Didn¡¯t you decline before?¡± I¡¯ll accept whatever master¡¯s decision is. I only declined since I had no permission before. ¡°What if I told you to follow a new master?¡± I¡¯ll stay with master. ¡°Who? The new one?¡± I¡¯ll only have one master. That contradicts what you just said... ¡°What if I told you to stay away from me?¡± I¡¯ll stay with master. ¡°...what if I told you I want to be alone for one week?¡± I¡¯ll stay away from master for a week, then stay with master. At least he followed the last one, but ultimately, he wants to stay with me even if I say otherwise. If you weren¡¯t so cute in your rabbit form... I took him off my head and hugged him, gritting my teeth to resist the urge of biting him. Mind you, I¡¯m not a cannibal. We went back to the mansion to eat. The food was already prepared when we got to the dinning room, and the two rabbit-kins were standing straight near the only door of the room. I never get hungry inside the game, but the taste feature exist. It¡¯s not necessary, but I do enjoy eating delicious food, and the food made by the butlers lie in that category. I can even eat a city¡¯s worth of food, and I won¡¯t gain a single pound. Fluffy had to revert to his real form to eat. He really is tall in his real form. There¡¯s like a five centimeter difference between our heights. His childish personality doesn¡¯t fit his looks. When we finished, Chen, one of the rabbit-kin butlers, confessed that he was the one who told the king about me. He said it was for Fluffy¡¯s sake and will accept any punishment for his actions. I used identify X to access him. He¡¯s a level six swordsman, with his profession being butler. There was nothing that tells me he¡¯s a spy, especially with his affiliation being Fluffy and title being Loyal Butler Of The Sword God. Instead of doubting him, my trust in him grew. To think a normal game feature could be used like this...it may be more dangerous than most of my skills. I can easily find out if someone¡¯s an ally or not just by looking at his/her affiliation. Chapter 5: Fluffy Is Stubborn Whatever the reason may be, he acted on his own. But since he did it for Fluffy, his punishment was light. He was not allowed to eat dinner, only for today. Deen, the other rabbit-kin butler, was to make sure Chen doesn¡¯t eat, but I doubt there¡¯s even a need to. One look at Chen¡¯s eyes was enough to see that he¡¯s willing to kill himself if Fluffy ordered him to, so I don¡¯t think he¡¯ll run away from his punishment. What did Fluffy do to get such a loyal servant? I don¡¯t believe simply accepting someone to the house is enough to get one. Now I¡¯m interested. Probably because I never had a loyal servant before...and because he has rabbit ears. It¡¯s all about the rabbit ears. Fluffy and I were at the garden. I was sitting on the bench, shaking my body upper body side to side, with Fluffy on my arms. I can do this all day! There¡¯s a week before I get dragged to the war...speaking of that, how strong are the enemies? ¡°Fluffy, how strong are the enemies?¡± I didn¡¯t get a response so I asked again, this time while looking at him. ¡°Fluffy?¡± He was already asleep in my arms, so I immediately stopped shaking my body. I slowly raised his body to have a good look at his sleeping face, before I hugged him again and bit one of his ears. I used my lips, not my teeth. [] When I opened my eyes, I could see the sky and Fluffy who was in his real form, staring at my face with a smile on his face. ¡°Did you sleep well master?¡± When did I fall asleep?.. And why am I sleeping here? I realized that I was on the bench, using Fluffy¡¯s lap as a pillow. I slowly rose and asked ¡°How long was I asleep?¡± I know he¡¯s not the type do anything in my sleep, so there¡¯s no need to overreact in this kind situation. ¡°I¡¯m not sure master, I just woke up two hours ago when master fell to the ground.¡± ¡°...were you in my arms when I fell? Were you hurt?¡± ¡°I¡¯m fine master. I could endure a fall of that level anytime.¡± ¡°...¡± I felt sad that I wasted two hours in sleeping when I could have played with the sleeping Fluffy more. Fluffy reverted to his rabbit-form and spun around. Look master, look. I¡¯m completely fine so master shouldn¡¯t be sad. Master should be happy and smile, and also hug me. Him continuously spinning activated my switch. I hugged him and shook my body from side to side. You¡¯re just too cute! While happily playing with Fluffy, I noticed the sound of clashing metals outside the garden. It was faint, so it was a bit farther from our location. ¡°What¡¯s that sound?¡± The guards are training right now, master. If it¡¯s just the tiger-kins, I¡¯m not interested...speaking of which, how strong is Fluffy right now? It would be a good idea to compare my strength to his, since that will give me an insight on what this world considers strong. ¡°Fluffy, is there any place where we could fight-¡± I won¡¯t fight master. ¡°I haven¡¯t even finished talking-¡± I trained for master. I won¡¯t use my strength to harm master. I¡¯ll never change my decision. ¡°Just a little spar-¡± No ¡°I¡¯ll hate you if-¡± No ¡°Sigh, you¡¯re one stubborn servant...¡± I changed my mind. I¡¯ll go and watch the tiger-kins train. I stood up from the bench, with Fluffy in my arms, and walked out of the garden. A little later and a faint smell of blood entered my nose. [] Calamity Queen, Twisted Alchemist, Three-armed Gambler, Undying Beast, Phantom Wanderer, and Master of a Thousand Blades; those were the six entities that were considered to be the strongest. Among those, one has officially joined our forces, along with another entity that could rival any of the six entities except for the Calamity Queen. Since I was small, even before father became the king, lord Fluffy, the Master of a Thousand Blades, has always mentioned that he has a master. No one believed in that, except now. Earlier, my father and I met lord Fluffy¡¯s master. I am considered to be the second strongest beast-kin after lord Fluffy, but even I felt fear just by looking at lord Alice, lord Fluffy¡¯s master. Her strength was definitely something that should be fear, but it¡¯s not only that. She was smart. Her plan may not be perfect, but to think to that degree and to do it in a short span of time...she may have prepared it before hand, but it¡¯s still a good plan nonetheless. She has strength and intelligence, she¡¯ll be a dangerous enemy in the battle field. I¡¯m glad we got her to our side. With her and lord Fluffy, our success is set on stone. Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on Royal Road. Father, mother, my older brother, my younger brother, and I; all of us were happy. How could we not be when two powerful entities promised to help us in the war? We are inside our private carriage, heavily guarded by the royal knights. Were are on our way back to the kingdom, which is a week away from our location. Father already sent a letter to the kingdom, so general Lyle should start his journey to get here a few days from now. My family was happily chatting, like they were free from all problem; I was included. We talked about things that wasn¡¯t even connected to the war, but it should be fine. We have accomplished what we came here to do, so just for one day, I want us to be like a normal family. While conversing, I felt a chill on my spine, and so did the others. I grabbed my sword and dashed out of the carriage, only to see the corpses of the royal knights. Aside from the bodies, there were deformed humans covered in blood, and based from the smell, it was the blood of the royal knights. My father rushed with his rapier, and so did my elder brother with his great sword. My younger brother stayed inside the carriage with mother. The deformed humans were strong, strong enough to defeat me if they all ganged up on me, but I wasn¡¯t alone. My elder brother is the leader of the royal knights, and my father was also strong on his own. I don¡¯t know when and how these monsters appeared, but they can¡¯t kill us- My whole body froze from the blood lust emitted by someone walking closer to us. ¡°It¡¯s good to see you, your majesty.¡± Said a human with silver hair. He wore a neutral smile which gave a sinister vibe. Humans were weak, just a bit stronger from the rabbit-kins. They have to rely on their weapons; but the one in front of me was different. He wasn¡¯t at the level of lord Alice or lord Fluffy, but I can tell he was stronger than me. ¡°They look ugly don¡¯t they? And they are supposed to be my seniors? Uck, disguisting.¡± ¡°F-father...run...¡± I said while trying to move my body. ¡°No can do, you have to defeat them first.¡± He said while waving his index finger. ¡°Worry not, I won¡¯t join the battle.¡± Whether he was telling the truth or not, with the deformed humans attacking us, we had no choice but to fight. I covered my sword with lightning, slightly extending its reach. Whenever I swing, I create a charge on my next trajectory, which attracts the lightning on my sword, making my sword move faster. Whenever an enemy gets to my blind spot, I discharged a lightning field which paralyzes the enemies for a few seconds, so I could safely move away. With my father and elder brother, we were able to kill all deformed humans with minimal injuries. With the three of us, maybe we can win against the silve haired man. ¡°Worthless, they couldn¡¯t even kill one?¡± ¡°Who are you!?¡± I said while pointing my sword at him. ¡°I don¡¯t have a name yet. My master is too busy to give me a name. Maybe he hates me? I hope not.¡± He said as his arms and legs became steel. ¡°Even if I had one, why would I tell it to people that are about to die?¡± He disappeared from my sight, but with my reflexes, I was able to block his punch. ¡°I thought you wouldn¡¯t fight us?¡± ¡°Did I say that? I¡¯m sure I only said I won¡¯t join the battle. I never said I wouldn¡¯t start my own battle.¡± He said as he kicked me with his metallic leg. At the last moment, I pulled my sword to hit his leg, lessening the power of his kick. ¡°Aria!¡± My father wanted to jump in, but my elder brother stopped him. I lessened the impact, but it still broke a few of my ribs. ¡°*cough*father...*cough*run...¡± ¡°I told you before, no one can leave this place alive...or did I not? I think this is the first time I¡¯ve said that. Ah well, it matters not.¡± He said as he disappeared from my sight again. He appeared near my elder brother and pierced his heart. ¡°or does it?¡± he said with his neutral smile turning in to a wicked grin. This is no time to be sad, I have to make sure my father stays alive, or the kingdom will fall. A red shard tattoo appeared on my forehead. My hair turned red, and my body started generating red lightning. Even if it costs me my life. I will protect father! I lunged to the silver haired man and sent my sword downwards. He blocked it with his arm, but my increased force gave me the upper hand. I was able to push him back, making a small cut on his metallic arm. ¡°Father! Take mother and Leo back to the city!¡± He wanted to help me, but he knew himself why he had to run away. The kingdom needs him, and if he falls, the kingdom will follow. Before I could make a deeper cut, the silver haired man kicked my stomach. I was pushed away but I shoved my sword to the ground to stop, and returned quickly to the man trying to kill father. ¡°Don¡¯t look away. I¡¯m your enemy.¡± ¡°Oh sorry¡± He said as he sent a kick. ¡°I didn¡¯t think you like me that much.¡± I blocked the kick with my sword and said ¡°You understand? Great!¡± I spun around and swung my sword to his neck. ¡°Now join me in the after life!¡± He blocked it with his arm and said ¡°Ladies first.¡± Chapter 6: Fluffys Descending Swords Blood Release, an ability that only a few beast-kins can use. It¡¯s takes off all limiters of the body and forcefully increases the rate in which the body moves. It makes a beast-kin two to three times stronger for a short period, but at the price of his/her own life. The blood, all organs, everything inside the body moves faster, at a speed which slowly destroys the body. By the end of Blood Release¡¯s duration, the beast-kin¡¯s body will be in no condition to sustain life. Even if a beast-kin survives, he/she could never move his/her body again. I used Blood Release accepting my death, but I won¡¯t go down alone. I will take the silver haired man with me to hell. I sent a large red lightning spear to the silver haired man. It was dodged, but the moment it hit the ground, I instantly appeared beside it and tried to cut him from behind. He sent back kick to intercept my sword, and spun around to send a kick to my face. I used the handle of the sword to block his kick, and dashed forward for another slash. I was able to reach his stomach but it didn¡¯t do much damage, since his stomach turned in to steel a few moments before my sword connected to it. He could turn any part of his body in to steel? He tried to grab my sword, but I jumped backwards. ¡°That wasn¡¯t just magnetism, you literally teleported to the lightning spear. That¡¯s cheating.¡± ¡°Says the man who can turn his whole body in to steel. How is my lightning magic supposed to work on you?¡± ¡°I like it, I like it, I like the way you reply to everything I say.¡± ¡°Why thank you. Now just stay still and die for me.¡± ¡°Do you really think the king will be able to reach the city?¡± ¡°!?¡± ¡°Even if you stall for time, or even if you kill me, there¡¯s another one aside from me that was ordered to kill the king. He was stationed to where your father ran off to just in case I fail. I guess I already failed since he got away.¡± I lunged to him with all of my strength, sending lightning spears as I ran. I slashed him again, but he blocked it. I already expected that. With the arm he used to block, I propelled myself to where my father ran off to. I have no time to waste here. I need to help my father. While running, the silver haired man grabbed my leg and threw me to a nearby tree. ¡°That¡¯s mean! You¡¯re going to leave me alone!?¡± [] I could understand that the Thena faction wants me dead, but with the strength of the group that attacked us, they could¡¯ve killed us any time; so why now? If they waited for us to get a distance away from the city, then we wouldn¡¯t have a place to run to. And the bigger question is; how did they get here? They would¡¯ve been spotted if they traveled to get here. Regardless of their strength, some of the scouts would¡¯ve seen them. Did they use the teleport gate, but how? Only the gods could use it to travel, and if they did, not only our city, but the whole country and all our allies are in great danger. Going by that information, the city itself is dangerous, but going there and asking for lord Alice¡¯s protection is the best action to take. ¡°Father, if we get in to a dangerous situation, please forget about us.¡± I looked back to both my wife and child. Their eyes showed unwavering resolve. ¡°I will, but until then, only think about surviving.¡± ¡°What a touching scene, but it would be better if you were all covered in blood.¡± Said a red haired man that appeared in front of us. I entered a low piercing stance and pointed the rapier at him. Another one? ¡°Before I slice you all up, let me tell you; there¡¯s no where you can run to. The whole city is already our territory.¡± ¡°How did you do it? And why are you doing this?¡± ¡°Would you answer if I asked you what your plans are? Would you tell me all your secrets? The answer is no. Only a fool would tell the enemy his secrets.¡± ¡°You do know that lord Fluffy resides in that city. By attacking the city, you are making an enemy out of him.¡± ¡°I know. Everyone knows that. But there¡¯s no need to worry, master will handle him. Master wants to make him a test subject- oops, I wasn¡¯t supposed to say that. Now that you know, I have more reason to kill you.¡± He drew a dagger and cut his wrist. The blood flowing from the cut covered his body, and after licking the blood on his lips he said ¡°Blood is truly a wonderful thing. Don''t you agree?¡± [] When I got out of the garden, I saw the tiger-kin guards fighting a large number of humans, deformed humans. Fluffy immediately reverted to his real form, while I used identify X to know the average level of the deformed humans. The average level of the tiger-kin guards was at ten, I got the information earlier while they were apologizing to me, and the average level of the deformed humans was at twenty. Not only were there more deformed humans, the tiger-kin guards were also weaker than them. ¡°Fluffy, help them¡± The moment I said that, swords appeared in the sky, which descended to the ground, accurately piercing all enemies. A few seconds later and the swords disappeared. Royal Road is the home of this novel. Visit there to read the original and support the author. The mobs can be killed, but no blood will be shed. It has been like that since I first entered the game, yet there was blood everywhere. There were holes in the corpses, making the organs visible. I know the creators want a more realistic world, but isn¡¯t this too much? Is this supposed to be a horror game now? If I wasn¡¯t used to seeing dead bodies because of the time I was kidnapped, I would¡¯ve fainted already. Like an endless swarm, deformed humans stormed the place, but their fate was sealed the moment they did. Swords descended from the sky and pierced every enemy that entered the mansion. Now I know how got his title. A few minutes later and decent looking humans showed up, two of them, and they were able to deflect the descending swords. ¡°As I thought, the failures won¡¯t even be a challenge to you.¡± Said the man without any weapon. Swords rained down on them, but every sword was stopped midway. The woman with a large scythe effortlessly redirected the swords away from them. They slowly walked closer, with Fluffy continuously creating swords and with the woman continuously deflecting them. Identify X!
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NAME:S01GENDER:FemaleRACE:Human(Artificial)
Class:Scythe MasterPROFESSION:ServantLEVEL:67
AFFILIATION:FrankensteinTITLE:Leader Of The Perfect Series
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NAME:Victor FrankensteinGENDER:MaleRACE:Human(Altered)
Class:Rune EmperorPROFESSION:AlchemistLEVEL:100
AFFILIATION:Nevan AllianceTITLE:Twisted Alchemist
Almost everything in their stats is new...and I thought they¡¯d be affiliated with the Thena faction. Wait, he¡¯s at max level? Maybe I could use him to find out just how strong I am compared to the npcs. I changed to my real equipment and said ¡°Fluffy, let me take care of them. This is an order.¡± [] There were three reasons for Frankenstein¡¯s attack, one was to take Fluffy, another was to test his creations¡¯ abilities, and the last was to help the Thena faction; since one of their inventions piqued his interest. He planted a spy on the king¡¯s carriage and waited for them to get to the city. With the king on the city, the citizen¡¯s attention was diverted, and a few more of his spies were able to set up one of his inventions: a teleport system that uses the power of a teleport gate. He can¡¯t use the teleport gate directly, but with its power, he and his forces can teleport anywhere in a large radius around the teleport gate with his invention. Once his invention was completely set up, he waited for the king to get to the edge of his invention¡¯s range before teleporting in. He let two of his best creations and a few failures to kill the king, while him and the rest of his forces teleported inside the city. The failures and perfect ones alike ravaged the city, with a few entering Fluffy¡¯s abode to stir up chaos, and to drain a bit of his stamina. When he entered, Fluffy was still fine, but with the number of corpses around, it was certain that his stamina was reduced significantly. With that, Frankenstein would have the upper hand in battle, and with his strongest creation, his victory was certain; if only Alice wasn¡¯t there. Frankenstein saw a girl behind Fluffy, and he could assess her strength. She was strong, but she wasn¡¯t a threat, at least before she changed in to her real equipment. In a split second, the girl changed from plain clothes to a thick and heavy white armor. She was clad in white glowing armor, with a long black cape that has a wing emblem. On her right arm was a white shield with angelic aura, while her left arm had a jet black sword with a sinister aura. Frankenstein planned the attack for a long time, but the girl wasn¡¯t a part of his plan. He hasn¡¯t heard of the girl. Much less know that she was stronger than him. That one factor completely destroyed his plan. If it had been a success, he would¡¯ve defeated Fluffy and experimented on him to make him his servant. But now, with a monster that could rival the calamity queen, the chance of success is zero. He was one of the six strongest entities, yet his whole body was screaming in fear. His instincts were telling him to run as far as he could, since the one in front of him was someone he could never hope to defeat. Chapter 7: Flaws Of A Tank ¡°Explosive Barrier! Fortify X!¡± Two layers of aura covered my body, one with purple color, and one with orange. ¡°Fluffy, take the tiger-kins to safety.¡± ¡°As you wish master¡± He said as he ran past the two humans. That was surprising. I thought he¡¯d say he won¡¯t leave me no matter what. I guess he acts differently in serious situations? ¡°Now, let¡¯s start.¡± I said as I started hitting the shield with my sword at a calculated tempo. ¡°Song of Steel¡± Song of Steel is a skill that pulls the aggro of all mobs that are inside a twenty meter radius around me. The woman ran to me with her scythe, and the moment it reached me, the orange aura exploded outwards, instantly vaporizing her scythe and her left arm. A few moments later and my whole body was enclosed in ice, from the ice spell used by the man. For a second, I couldn''t move, until a second explosion was triggered, vaporizing the woman¡¯s legs. The man was unhurt since the explosion range was just a meter or two around me. No matter how many times I¡¯m attacked, the explosion range will remain the same, so I have to move closer against ranged enemies. Or I could just use ¡°Shied Boomerang!¡± I threw my shield to the man. The shield was spinning so intensely that its edges became crimson red from the heat. With the man still focused on attacking, the shield successfully connected, cutting his right leg, and burning it. For some reason, the movement guide features for the skills was inactive. The shield did curve back, but it hit my head at full force, triggering another explosion, completely vaporizing the woman¡¯s body. Since the shield itself was covered by the same orange aura, it was unaffected by the explosion. That was so embarrassing¡­I looked stupid didn¡¯t I?..I was the one who threw it, yet it hit me on the face¡­No, that was a part of the skill¡­it was a part of the skill I tell you! I dashed to the man, but he disappeared. The duration of Song of Steel was already over, so he was in control of his body again. He used a teleportation skill that mages use to get away from me. ¡°Let¡¯s talk about this.¡± What are you spouting? You were so confident before and now that you¡¯re losing you want to talk? The creators made a trashy npcs this time. My only long ranged spell was Shield Boomerang, so I couldn¡¯t finish him off. Most of my damage comes from Explosive Barrier, but if the enemy doesn¡¯t attack, it¡¯s meaningless¡­ Still, that short exchange was enough to see that I¡¯m stronger than him. Since he came here with the confidence to defeat Fluffy, he should be at least as strong as Fluffy, meaning I¡¯m also stronger than Fluffy. Since Fluffy is considered one of the strongest, then that means... While I was thinking, he drank a rainbow-colored potion. ¡°I was saving this for Ashiria. But if I could get you, then it¡¯s fine.¡± Ashiria? Who¡¯s that? His body became larger, and purple glowing veins could be seen from his skin. He floated in the air, and his black hair slowly got blown away by the air. On his back, a large ring appeared, with five different elements uniformly placed on it. On the center top part of the circle was a small ball of plasma, created from the high compression of wind magic. On the upper left was a ball of black flames. On the upper right was ball of red lightning. On the bottom left was a ball of transparent ice. On the bottom right was a ball of some type of metal. His left hand emitted light, while his right hand emitted darkness. Soon, the ring spun around, and the two elements on his hands started covering his body; his hair grew again, now gray from the combination of two elements. ¡°This feeling, this power, I am god!¡± He said as the sky turned darker. What¡¯s happening? Did I just trigger a hidden boss fight? ¡°Hahaha! Not even your or Ashiria can defeat me in this form!¡± Again, who¡¯s Ashiria? Arms sprouted from the ground and grabbed my leg, before turning in to the same metal as the one on his ring. He raised his fist, covering it in seven different elements before dashing and punching my face. It hurt a bit, like a child¡¯s punch. The explosive barrier activated, but he disappeared before he was reached by the explosion. ¡°Your shield seems to react to any attack sent to you, but its range remains the same. That¡¯s why you had to get closer to me isn¡¯t it? But that won¡¯t work anymore. Just as you saw, I went closer to you on my own and got away before the explosion. You may be sturdy, but I just have to keep hitting you until you lose consciousness.¡± ¡­He¡¯s right. I hate smart npcs. If you stumble upon this tale on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it.[] ¡°What¡¯s that!?¡± I said while looking at the darkened sky above the city. The silver haired man used the opening to land a hit on me, but the opposite happened. He thought I was completely off guard due to shock, but I wasn¡¯t, it was only an act to make him lower his guard. Even if an outrageous event happened, as long as I¡¯m on the battle field, I¡¯ll remain calm. My sudden outburst earlier was a mistake caused by the thought of the kingdom¡¯s ruler dying, and because of it he landed a hit on me. With him focusing on offense, his guard was completely off, and I was able to cut his arms off. The sudden loss startled him, creating more opening. With the small spots on his body that wasn¡¯t steel, I was able to cut his limbs off. I have noticed that there was a limit to how much part of his body he can turn in to steel. Like how his stomach became steel at the price of his legs turning back in to flesh. He fell to the ground, limbless, and before he could react, I decapitated him. He was strong, but doesn''t know how to use his strength. It was like he only got his ability a few weeks ago. With the difference in experience, I defeated him. Right after cutting his head, I went to where my father is,. To help him with my remaining lifespan; I have a few more minutes, that should be enough to defeat the second one. When I got to the scene, there was a man who I didn¡¯t know of, lying on the floor, lifeless. My father was filled with wounds, but he was still alive, along with my mother and little brother. They¡¯re safe. I can¡¯t explain how happy I was to see them alive, but it didn¡¯t take long before my happiness to turn in to rage and confusion. My little brother, the one who has always supported the family in his own way, pulled two hidden dagger and killed our parents. ¡°Leo!¡± I ran to him and pointed my sword. ¡°Why!? Why did you kill our parents!?¡± ¡°Leo? I¡¯m not Leo. He has been dead for a month now.¡± He said as his body changed shape. ¡°I can¡¯t believe you didn¡¯t realize I was a fake.¡± ¡°Y-You!¡± Before I could cut his head off, he fell to the ground. ¡°I¡¯ll deprave¡­*cough*you¡­*cough*of your right¡­to kill¡­*cough*your parents¡¯¡­killer¡­ha¡­ha¡­¡± He died, with a smile on his face, happy that I wasn¡¯t the one who killed him. Now, with my remaining lifespan, I was alone, looking at the corpses of the people I couldn¡¯t protect. I¡¯m sorry father¡­I have failed you¡­I have failed the kingdom¡­ [] This guy is irritating! He keeps on attacking me without letting the explosion hit him! I tried using offensive skills, but none was able to hit him! Why is Song of Steel not working on him!? I¡¯m still at three fourths of my health. It will take long, but I¡¯m sure to lose if this keeps up. What did he drink anyway!? Should I use that? It¡¯s would be risky, but it¡¯s better than losing slowly¡­ As an aegis knight, my skills are composed of defensive buffs, party buffs, and single target skills that are useless against well equipped players. But that¡¯s not all. There¡¯s a spell more useless than my single target offensive skills: berserk mode. My physical damage will be increased by fifty percent of my physical and magical defense, and also gives me a large boost in speed; but at the cost of losing ninety percent of my physical and magical defense. I¡¯ll get higher damage, but I¡¯ll lose my specialty. There are also a few offensive skills that I can only use during berserk mode. In terms of boss fighting, mob clearing, and fighting against players, being a tank is a thousand times better. But against this guys who moves too fast, rendering most of my skills useless, berserk mode is the best choice. It¡¯s risky, but with this, I¡¯ll have a chance to win. ¡°Just give up-¡± ¡°Berserk mode!¡± My body started emitting red light. ¡°I¡¯ll go all out! Blood Release!¡± Blood Release is a special skill for beast-kins. It increases my attack and speed, which is normally useless when I play as tank. But it really goes well with berserk mode. My body was filled with red tattoos, and my white hair turned red. My body feels light, I feel like I could do anything, and I feel like¡­I want to kill¡­ I jumped to the enemy and slashed downwards. ¡°Die!¡± My swing created a thunderous sound, temporarily distorting space, creating a large fissure on the ground. He was able to evade, but that one swing made him hesitate. ¡°I want to kill! Let me kill you! Let me kill you! Let me kill you!¡± I said with a crazed expression before jumping again to the enemy with the intention of ripping him apart. His body, his soul, his very existence, I want to destroy everything! Chapter 8: I Just Wanted To Be Loved This is the last chapter of the first arc, and everything starts from here, including the romance part. [] I have done my best, so why? Why did they abandon me? Since birth I did what my parents told me. I did everything, yet it was never enough. They never treated me like how other children were treated by their parents. Every action I made was for one purpose, to make my parents smile at me. But it never happened. I was the best in everything that I did, yet my parents still found something that I lacked. As time passed I got used to how my parents treated me, but I kept doing my best, since the one thing I didn¡¯t want was to disappoint them. I was content with them looking at me. It was enough to keep me going. It was enough to ignore the people that hated me for being at the top. I was kidnapped when I was nine, and at that age, I saw death for the first time. Not mine, but the life of those that kidnapped me. I was traumatized by it, and for the first time I desperately called for my parents, but I didn¡¯t receive the care that I needed. All it did was make my parents disappointed. I didn¡¯t want that, so by myself, I overcame my trauma. Since then, my world became a mess. What kept me going was the thought of my parents having a change of heart, but everything fell apart when I got hit by a truck. The little interest they had in me vanished. They spent more time with me than before, but it was all to keep their reputation. By then, I just gave up. I just went to where fate wanted me to go. When I entered the game, I thought I was free. I could move again, I no longer had any responsibilities, but there was still something inside of me holding on to the idea that my parents actually love me. Maybe they are worried, maybe they want me to return; those were the thoughts that kept entering my mind. What if they don¡¯t care? What if they are disappointed? Those were the thoughts that kept me from trying to beat the game. Many were desperate, many were dying, many were asking for my help, but I ignored all of them, to stay longer in the only place where I could fool myself in to thinking that my parents actually care. Was it wrong? Was it right? More questions entered my mind. When I could no longer endure the stress, I bought a pet, so I could at least feel that I wasn¡¯t alone. I picked a rabbit-kin, which was also my race in the game. I have a fascination with rabbits. I have liked them since I was small, and further liked them when my parents gave me one as a present. Was it because they love me? Was it a reward for something I did? Whatever the reason, it made me feel like I was loved. Since then, rabbits remind me of the only memory I had where I was loved; regardless of my parents¡¯ real intentions. [] With a crazed expression, I cried, remembering the thoughts that I tried to hide. My sadness further fueled my anger, making me lose all control over my body. My body still fought, but it was like I was watching my body move. The man was strong, his raw power was lower than Zegan, but the way he used his power made him a more challenging foe. If I die here, will my parents cry? More tears were shed, since I knew that there was no way they¡¯d cry over my death. Why is it like this? I¡¯m born from a wealthy family, I am smart, I am strong, yet why can¡¯t I be happy like the others of my age? Why can¡¯t I smile like them? Why can¡¯t I have friends like them? Why can¡¯t I be loved by my family? Why can¡¯t they see how much I¡¯m trying for them? Why was I even born? When the duration of berserk mode ended, the whole city was destroyed, the beast-kins were looking at me with fear, and I was crying while the enemy was desperately trying to kill me. I was back to being a tank, so nothing he did was enough. Even if he killed me, there was still the immortality ring that could revive me. The effect of his potions seems to be almost over, and his body was weakened from the damage he received while battling with me. It¡¯s over, I just have to stand still and wait for him to die. Why did I even fight? I could just have waited for him to weaken on his own. He could have killed me once, but the immortality ring would have taken care of it. Why am I even playing? Why am I even standing? Why am I even living? ¡°Just die already!¡± Like he said, maybe I should just die. There isn¡¯t anyone left that wants me. There isn¡¯t anyone left that loves me. I changed to my other set, making me much weaker than the man, making sure that I was weak enough to actually die. How stupid of me to take this long to understand¡­that there was no reason for me to live in this world. I should thank berserk mode for stirring up my emotions. I guess it¡¯s not so useless after all. The tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation. Time slowed down, and I had a fast recollection of all the events that happened in my life. I felt regret, not because I was dying, not because it took a long time for me to kill myself, but because I never saw my parents smile at me sincerely. I closed my eyes, shedding the last of my tear, accepting my death, wishing that in my next life, I would be loved by my parents. I waited for my death, but it never came. As I opened my eyes to check, I heard Fluffy¡¯s voice. ¡°Please don¡¯t cry master.¡± I saw Fluffy standing in front of me, with the man¡¯s corpse on the ground. ¡°Why, why did you interrupt him? Why didn¡¯t you let me die?¡± ¡°I trained so I could protect master. I would have to die first before master does.¡± ¡°Kill me¡­just kill me¡­I don¡¯t want to continue this any longer¡­¡± ¡°I won¡¯t¡± ¡°Why!? You followed my orders earlier! So why won¡¯t you follow my orders now!? Aren¡¯t you my servant!? I order you to kill me!¡± ¡°I only let master fight since master was strong earlier. Now master isn¡¯t, so I will protect master.¡± ¡°Please¡­just kill me-¡± ¡°And I also want to protect master from sadness. I don¡¯t want to see master sad, I don¡¯t want to see master cry.¡± ¡°¡­¡± He wiped my tears with his hand and said ¡°I want master to smile, I want master to be happy, I want to stay with master forever, since I love master.¡± I was still sad, but I somehow felt relieved. Looking at his eyes shows that everything he said was the truth. Even if he was an npcs, his emotions were real, and I felt a bit of joy from hearing him say that he loves me. My body was fine, but the mental stress made me feel drowsy. Fluffy carried me on his arms and said ¡°Please have some rest master.¡± His voice made me feel at ease, and I was able to sleep in peace. [] When I woke up, a week has already passed. The people were busy fixing the city, with the tiger-kin guards fixing the mansion. The king died during the assault, and the news has already spread to the other cities. Princess Aria survived the battle, and with Fluffy¡¯s potions, she was able to her move her body. I forgot he was an alchemist. It doesn''t suit him. It seems her body was destroyed by Blood Release, so she can never fight again, at least until I gave her one of the strongest potions in the game: elixir. In an instant, she was back to her full strength. The general that the king spoke of was also in the mansion, and he was saying that the war isn¡¯t our first priority, but the chaos that the king¡¯s death will cause to the kingdom. Even with the kingdom at war, the nobles will fight over who will be the next king. Getting dragged in to a political battle seems troublesome, so I properly said that I won¡¯t join in the kingdom¡¯s conflicts. They accepted my answer and went back to the capital after a few days. My name also spread, and the citizens that feared me during the fight now see me as a hero. They even want me to become the next queen. I won¡¯t, being a queen is too much work. With that, I spent my days with Fluffy, the two rabbit-kin butlers who miraculously survived, and the remaining tiger-kin guards. If I¡¯m with him, then maybe, I still have a reason to live. [] ~Draconian Territory~ ¡°Lord Ashiria, please wake up.¡± Said a young man, with red horns and lizard-like tail, while tapping the shoulder of a sleeping girl. ¡°Five more years¡­¡± Said the girl with blonde hair, a scar on her left eye, black horns pointed upwards, and lizard-like tail, while scratching her back. ¡°You told me that five years ago. I won¡¯t let you sleep any longer. The war is getting worse, and a new faction is starting to rise from the shadows.¡± The young man hit the bed where the girl was sleeping. ¡°New*yawn*¡­faction?¡± Said the girl while stretching her arms. ¡°Yes, they call themselves the Nevan Alliance-Don¡¯t fall asleep!¡± The girl fell to her bed and slept again. ¡°ZZZZZ¡± ¡°Lord Ashiria!¡± Despite how she acts, the girl is the ruler of the draconian race. She is strong enough to make the gods tremble in fear, but she doesn¡¯t use her powers much. As long as her territory remains untouched, she won¡¯t take actions. She has lived for a long time. She was already present during the rebellion of the celestials and even then, she was feared. The world was at war, but everyone kept a distance from her territory, since they didn''t want her, the Calamity Queen, to join the war. The world doesn¡¯t know of Alice, so the people thought Ashiria was the one who killed Zegan, since she was the only one who had the power to. Zegan trespassed on her domain, so she killed him, as simple as that. It was only a false belief, but it was a fact that even Zegan didn¡¯t want to cross paths with her.