《The Blood Mage》 1 - When a frog flies (Almost Useless Chapter!) First of all, this chapter doesn''t relate to the later fiction at all. It''s like a pilot episode really, where it gives the main idea about what the fiction is about. You are totally fine if you didn''t read this. Also, the quality sucks. Adios~! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hmm hmm hmmm, hm, hmm hmm hmm. Ah, you''ve must been wondering what song is this? Well, I forgot about the name, but it''s about a mother banished from her home with her baby child. The song was about her lullaby. Telling her son about the hardships of the world, to always be strong, to never cry and whatnot. It was such a sad song. I cried the first time I heard it. In fact, I can hear it right now, playing it''s tune. Oh god Im tearing up. Well, lets assess the situation, you see, I died recently. It''s because I drowned, well, not purposely, some people had a slight grudge on me. But the world can be cruel sometimes, so I''ll just let it slide *sniff*, ah, the song isnt stopping. I wish I had a mother like that. Lets have a bit backstory, shall we? My mother wasnt lucky in her office work. She had this, revering beauty that would catch any man''s gaze. Several men couldnt take it, and at one night, they ganged up on her. She conceived me that night. After that, they blackmailed her to stay shut. My mother complied, but her sanity got, blurry? Yes, a bit blurry. She brought me with her to another country. And we lived happily ever after. Haha, actually, no As her mind was a bit broke, when she got back home after her new job, she would sometimes imagine me as one of those men, and injured me. It wasnt frequent, but it wasnt seldom. I stayed with her though, I felt somehow responsible for her. Like it was my duty to heal her. Isnt the song going to stop? *sniff* At school it wasnt any better. As I disliked the people who forced themselves upon others, I stood up against bullies, naturally, I had no one to aid me, but that was fine. I got better at fighting after a couple of years. Eventually, no bullies were present. Or, they were just good at hiding. When it was time for my graduation, they sized up against me, brought me to a nearby river, took turns in beating me into an unrecognizable pulp, and pushed me into the river. Since I couldnt feel my arms to struggle, I let the cold embrace of Death comfort me. I felt no attachment towards the world by then, as my causes towards my mother lessened day by day. It was partly her fault, partly, if she stopped hitting me everyday after work, perhaps I would still love her. But now, its just annoyance. And that was the end of my life. I know my backstory was a tad short, but I cant remember much, as it wasnt a pleasant experience. This tale has been pilfered from Royal Road. If found on Amazon, kindly file a report. And now we''re here. In a pitch black space, kinda reminds me of some light novels where the protagonist got reincarnated into a baby, or the other web fiction where a powerful divine being reincarnated the protagonist to become it''s champion and whatnot. I dont see any light, so perhaps this is life after death. If so, this is boring. Ah wait, the song stopped playing. I want another tune. *tune plays* Nice. It''s a sad tune, but its slightly happier than the previous. -Time Skip- Dont know how many years have gone by, but Im still the same, stuck at 18. Its nice here, you could practice swimming, singing, dancing, walking, runnning, pretty much anything. I can feel my body, which is comforting. Various songs played in my head, I didnt turned insane because of that. -Time Skip?- I would probably have a beard by now, but it seems Im unaging here. I want a beard to stroke, it makes me feel.....wise. -Probably a Time Skip- Oh god, the songs are the best. Normally you would feel bored listening to them for several dozen years, but I dont, they''re my only friends here. -Skipping Time- Im doing my daily jog, when something happens, its.... the next song! -Time Dash- Hmm....I just noticed this after so many years, I didnt needed sleep. Strange. -Piks Emit- I ponder through mankind''s advancement, humans are fascinating. Some of them anyway. -A Marathon of Time- I remember one day, at my birthday, my mother brought me a cake. It looked lovely from the box, but surprise surprise, there were worms inside. I got admitted to the hospital after that, my mother proclaimed she was innocent. And the case was dropped. Such a perk to be a beauty -Yup, a Time Skip- I have a knack for intuition, if I guessed something, theres a seventy-five percent chance that my guess is correct. And now Im using it to guess how much time Ive spent here. About a thousand years perhaps? Give or take a few hundreds. -Almost there- I feel something is coming, and its gonna be awesome. My sense are tingling. Im sorry. -Shame on you- The songs are still playing. And Im running out of thoughts. Great. -Almost almost there- I feel...sleepy...agh...its a sign.....Im gonna..nap for a.....while.. -We''re here- ______________________________ Authors note : Thanks for reading! Reviews and comments are always welcome, even if they are, impolite. 2 - The bird crawls "Moist..." I feel wet and hot. I dont like this combination Hm? Didn''t I just died? I should be drifting at the sea, not on grass. Silly river Well, if I''m here that means reincarnations are real then. Though I don''t know whether this applies to everyone, but who cares Checking back at my situation, I''m wearing the same clothes as when I died, a black long sleeved jacket, a white undershirt, and deep blue jeans. And they''re all wet. Perhaps I was instantly teleported here. Then what about that long, long time in the abyss? I get the feeling Im never getting the answer, so lets just ignore it. Back to the matter at hand! Now to see if this is Earth.The trees look normal, I think they''re oaks, or something like that. The grass beneath me looks the same as back on Earth, ample and lush. The sun is shining its bright light at me. So far so good. Now for some fauna Just as I thought that, a sudden rustling from a nearby bush came. I lower my stance just to keep me from being instantly tackled to the ground. What to do, what to do, maybe some vocal would help Love what you''re reading? Discover and support the author on the platform they originally published on. "Mind coming out?" Though I don''t think its friendly, but maybe, just maybe, there''s a slight chance it might want to share it''s home and food with me. Who knows, maybe people and animals here are friendly The bushing gets more frequent, I can feel it''s presence almost coming out. And the thing comes out is an animal that looks like a squirrel, but I can only see it''s head. Is it shy? Or cautious? "I won''t hurt ya little fella" Im trying to calm it, but the squirrel''s head retracts back. It seems it ran away. Oh well, at least the critters here are small. Hmm? I hear more rustling from the bush, maybe the squirrel just went back to it''s home and got me food to welcome my stay. Maybe. I don''t like the rustling now, I heard a tiny screech from it. I have a bad feeling about this. I knew it. A giant, muscular beast with it''s mouth smeared with blood comes out. It looks like a male lion standing up with his two hind legs. Ah, his predator eyes caught me. 3 - Bloody Battle Let''s see, counting my years of experience, my centuries worth of training in the abyss, my toned body, my pain endurance, I would say I have about sixty-five percent to defeat the beast. Not For god''s sake, the beast is double my height, 166 cm, and not to mention he''s lived his whole life hunting. If I had to guess, there''s a one out of fifteen chances I would survive. Win? One out of one hundred. Yea, its low He jumped at me while I was thinking useless things, I barely dodged. He then turns at me 180 degrees and swiped a fast one with his paws. I barely dodged that one too. Let''s see, the only thing I could take advantage of is his size, to him, I look like the squirrel he ate, but to me, he looks like a giant furry beast hungry for nourishments. I ran to his back, and he turns with me, great. And we spin and spin. I''m getting tired already after the third spin. I dashed to his back and grappled his bushy back. He turns and spins to catch me, meanwhile I climbed upwards, near his shoulders. Ah, how blissful his back is, fluffy and warm, I could snuggle here forever, but the situation calls otherwise. He tries to reach me using his arms, but the arms aren''t flexible enough. I then bite his back, while my hands dig nails inside his skin. I don''t know if this will do damage, but the injuries bleed, so that''s a start. I feel like I''m playing Shadows of Colossus here. I''m guessing a spurt of blood will come out soon And it did, some of it got sprayed on my face. Gross. The beast is confused, he thinks I ran away, the bleeding on his back is probably unnoticeable, at most, it would be like a mosquito''s bite. The blood accidentally entered my mouth, and it tasted good. No, no, no. Blood shouldn''t tasted good, in fact, I shouldn''t even drink blood. But the idea sounds..... Enticing. Ah who cares! I slurped on his blood. Oh god, its delicious! Let me rephrase that. Its friggin good. My nails are prying his injuries open for me. And more red liquid spurts Enjoying this book? Seek out the original to ensure the author gets credit. And I drink, drink and drink. If the wounds dry of blood, I open up a new one. While I feast on his blood, the beast is trying to scratch his back, but proved futile. If one of his claws get near, I scotch away. And continue drinking. After about thirty minutes, his back is stained with crimson, riddled with flesh openings. The beast looks sleepy and tired. I feel full now, so I''ll stop. Thanks for the meal He slumped like a tree got chopped down. I could faintly hear someone says "Timber~" I hopped down from his body, and inspect him closer. He has a large lush golden mane, a lion''s face, the buffed body, and two hind legs. His whole body is covered with yellow fur. A typical lion with a Human body. Yosh~ first battle was easy. Well a bit too easy. But now what to do with him? Kill him you say? My heart can''t withstand the burden of taking a life, even if the life isnt sentient. What, you thought I was a heartless hero beating those bullies. Yeah, I beat them so that every inch of their body would hurt, but never too far so that they would be crippled or died. I have a soft heart that hardens on baddies, neat isn''t it? I''m gonna take him as a pet, I would love to sleep with him as a pillow Yeah, maybe my mind broke a bit. ___________________________________ Author''s Note : In a place without Internet, except sometimes. Thanks for reading! 4 - Hunting He wakes up early to find the beast still sleeping, snoring peacefully with his wounds healed. Our protagonist then goes exploring around, since there are a lot of trees, there''s bound to be a water source nearby, he thought. After a few hours of searching, stumbling on random rocks and stones, he finds a large lake, with a tiny portion of land at it''s center. Perhaps some treasures are hidden, but he isn''t motivated nor interested to seek it. He walks to the water until it reached his waist. Then he crouches and bursts his way inside the lake, heading deep. He looks for fishes and aquatic animals, hopefully edible. A school of red fist sized fishes are swimming near him, he catches the sight, and swims upward. When at breathable level, he bites his right thumb and blood oozes out. The fluid pollutes the azure water, but he pays no heed, and licks the crimson liquid. His eyes contracts like an animal found its prey, his tongue comes out like a dog thirsty for water. He dives once more into the lake, his light injury has stopped bleeding. He finds the school and contracts his legs, and bursts like a frog jumps. With two hands outstretched and palms opened, he manages to grab two of those red fishes. His objective now complete, he swims back up to regain back his oxygen. The two fishes squiggled and struggled to free from his grasp, but he responded it with an even stronger grip. When the fishes piped down, he walks back to where he presumed to be the location of the beast. Still completely wet. Stolen content alert: this content belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences. A few more hours of being lost, he finally finds the beast, and he is still sleeping. He looks for branches and vines around the vicinity. The branches were easy to find, but the vines were nearly impossible, as the forest wasn''t dense and trees were relatively young looking First, he stabs the fish to the other side with a short stick, then he ties up the two ends to a longer branch with the vine, and its done. The good ol'' carrot and stick, now adapted to fish and stick. Yes, this was his plan ________________________ Author''s Note I feel the quality degraded, I''m terribly sorry if the chapter is not to your liking. If otherwise, thanks for reading! 5 - Lion as mount, check. Ha. The plan failed. I honestly thought it would work. I mean, cats love fish, or is this world different? After I painstakingly brainstormed for ideas, the fish and the stick were the only thing that came to my head. Back in school, I wasn''t the brightest known, but a few acquaintance said I was the maturest. Maturest, is that a word? The lion had woken up, but strange thing was, he didn''t bothered to look at me, instead, he stood on his two legs and yawned, did some stretches and went to the direction, which I thought was where the lake should have been. He wasn''t even interested in the fish I caught. I worked tiredly for this, and this is how you respond? Cheh, what a pushover. After a few minutes of wondering on how should I eat the wasted food. Wet footsteps was heard over where the lake was *pak pak pak* The beast came back, soaked, and he brought an abnormally large fish that looked like a swordfish by holding the fish against his back. The fish had width like him, and a length from feet to his shoulder. That is some big arse fish. The lion''s face was in pride as he looked at me. His stare switched between the puny fish that I caught and me. Ah. I see, my tribute wasn''t good enough was it. He points his finger at me, and did some complex hand signs. Wait a minute, were beasts this smart in the world? Let me try to translate what he''s doing. With paws as hands, I can''t figure out well what he''s conveying. Two paws, and eight fingers. Hm. Fingers, I don''t think cats should have fingers. (He means what are the fingers on a cat''s paw called) Okay, he points to the fish at his back, and to his stomach, and he showed a disgust face. Uhm. Undercooked fishes are bad? If you discover this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation. "Undercooked fishes are bad?" He shows a puzzled face as he listened to my words. Whether my voice was strange, or my guess was wrong. Wait a minute, he''s an animal, of course they don''t understand human speech. How silly of me. I made a nod, and he figured I understood what he showed. Thus, he continued He points at me, and to the fish, finally he rubs his belly while showing a ''yummy'' face. Like this :P. More or less. Uh, I''m great seasoning to his meal? I made a puzzled face, ah, he sighed. Then he shakes his head. Ow, this feeling of disappointing someone. He snaps his finger a few times, maybe signifying I should pay attention. He points to me, and made gestures like he was cooking, and then points to fish. Finalizing it, he rubs his belly and made a yummy face. Ah. I slammed my fist at my palm. I see. I should cook for him. I nod, but then showed a puzzled face at him. What do I get in return. Its my turn. I made a horse-riding action, and then pointing at him. He took a second, and points at his back. I nodded. The beast smiled and offered a handshake. I gave him a good one, but if looked from a third person, this looked ridiculous. Nonetheless, I got a giant lion as a.....hmm...mount slash companion? I think thats what we call friends. I think. ______________________________________________ Author''s Note : After making a few of these, Ive just realized I havent increased the length, and it''s still short. I''ll try harder next time. Thanks for reading! 6 - The tale of a butler There was once a man with the name -. He was known to be the opposite of energetic. He wasnt lazy, he just found no type of fulfillment in doing what we average people would do. He rather be ordered and following those orders than be independant. To put it simpler, he rather have one choice than multiple ones. In his childhood days, he always followed his parent''s bidding with no rewards, if his parents wanted to give him one, he would decline each time, saying they had provided him with enough satisfaction. Growing up was a bit hard for the boy, as he was met with varying choices that would forever stay with him. This was mainly why he favoured to have only one choice. After some time, he chose to be a servant, willingly. His parents almost disowned him if not for them remembering how he behaved when he was a child. His poor choice of job earned him many disappointed gazes from his hometown At first, no one would hire him, as he put a high price for his employment. But then, a curious customer hired him, and was shocked to see his capabilities in action. He could multi task without a sweat, know a myriad of culinary recipes, could do any job flawlessly, mastered several housekeeping ways, also own a high amount of charisma, and while all that, could also serve as a bodyguard for his master. Unauthorized usage: this tale is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings.The owner was brimmed with pride, as he was the first master, this would served as a memory for the servant. Though many offered to hire him, the owner would turn them away each time. No way I''m giving up this butler. He thought. Eventually, some desperate people came together and plotted an evil scheme to kill the owner. With a delicate and careful plan, they killed the owner. The butler was apathetic of his death, stating it was only work. Now ownerless, many fought to hire him. He changed his master countless times, each time someone would hire him, they would die at the hands of others. This continued even as he aged, they were all anxious that he would die soon of natural causes. This caused them to go even wilder. Until one day, an understanding owner came, saying he knows how to end this pathetic war. He ordered the butler to end his life, which he wordlessly obliged. Thus ended the tale of the butler. Little did he know, that the world had other plans for him. Other furry plans. ____________________ A.N. Ignoring the pain inducing update of the Overall Rating, there''s an anomaly with my poll, the votes are even, something I feared would happen. Anyway, the chapter was a bit longer than the previous :). Thanks for reading! Edit : Yay! The Overall Rating increased! 7 - Lions eye As soon as I''ve gotten my healthy squirrel snack, I spotted a Kir wearing strange clothes and dripping wet. Strange, the Kirs aren''t supposed to be in these regions. Oh well, these things wouldn''t matter once he''s in my stomach. I dashed at him while he looks distracted, with one paw open to slam him downwards, I expected him to counter it, but strangely, he dodged instead. I delivered another at him, he evaded successfully. This Kir is peculiar, the Kirs were supposed to fight with their strong physical strength and offensive magic, yet, this Kir doesn''t use either of them. Just as I was expecting a blowing punch from him, he disappeared from my sights. Ah, so that''s why he has a small physique. He specialized in stealth. I turned around, and instantly found him, he panicked and went for my back. I spun to find he also circled around me. I''ll play your game. We spun several times, until finally he once again disappeared from my sights. I swept the surrounding area for him, he could be anywhere, my gaze wasn''t stationary and always shifted from here and there. Suddenly, I felt a bug''s bite on my fluffy back. I supposed he tried to stab me, but his knife was weak and broke. Hah. I should end this soon. With two of my paws reaching at my back, but could only grasp empty air. This annoys my. I frenzied my arms to grab him, but there was nothing to grab. I don''t even know whats the Kir doing now with his knife broke. After a few minutes, I began to feel drowsy, strange, I know I slept enough, but why? My paws are slowly losing their energy as my eyes struggled to keep open. After half an hour, I held no more energy to even stand, I know that Kir did something to me, but what. Poison perhaps? I slammed on top of the grass with my body, just seconds away before my eyes close. So this is how I go. Killed by a puny Kir. I always pictured my death to be a bit more extravagant, fighting alongside my master with thousands of enemies. Not like last time, to be ordered to end my own life myself. Ops, I''m gonna sleep now _________________________ Unauthorized usage: this narrative is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings. Waking up, realizing I''m not dead yet but too tired to even care, I went towards the lake to take a bath. But I accidentally glanced infront of me for a moment. And what I saw baffled me, the Kir who defeated me, holding a stick that held a fish as big as his hands with a vine. I understood that he was trying to tame me, but didn''t it dawned upon him that maybe the fish is too small for me? Ignoring him, I continued towards the lake. The way was easy to find, I couldn''t imagine someone getting lost going to it. I dived inside the lake, found a large pointy fish, and caught it. All the while being bored. When I got back, the expression on his face was funny. It was at that moment I decided to follow this Kir to wherever he goes, as his servant. I already grew terribly bored of the forest. There was nothing to do here except eating and bathing. With my mind set, I used my hands to communicate with the Kir. I hoped he understands. I want him to know that the any meals, when raw, was, and is flavourless. "Uhm. Undercooked fishes are bad?" I tilted my head sideways, the language he spoke was long forgotten. How strange, this only intensified my intent on following him. Upon seeing my puzzlement, he nodded. Oh, he thought I didn''t understand language did he. Oh well, let''s just continue I showed him that he should cook for me. He made a confused face. So I made the gestures one more time. He nodded, then tilted. Good, he caught on. I was trying to tell him that what should I do if he cooks, indirectly of course. By the way he used his hands, I think he wants me to be his mount. Sure, either way, I was going to follow him. I offered my hand, and he offered his. This looks ridiculous, I wonder why I did that. Oh well, the deeds been done. __________________________ A.N. As if to answer my distress, the poll has been shifted. Anyway, to answer your question in the previous post, the explanation would be available in the near upcoming chapters. And as always, thanks for reading. 8 - Wise old mans voice Beings of mass power are what we call Gods. Beings of even more massive power are what we call the Elder Gods. This is the story, of one of the most powerful Elder God, or infamously known for his title, The Mad God. . . . . . He, along with many others, were created, date unknown, perhaps even before the existence of creation and time. Even before Fate started her own mass surveillance, even before Death even knew how to take a soul, even before Father Time started the events, even before anything was there, they, were there. They all had their own respective names and titles, but rarely used them, as they seldomly interacted with each other. This was because their egos would collide. Owning such mighty magic, they kept to themselves, all except for one, The Mad God. He communicated with the others, only to have his effort in naught. You see, when they looked into his eyes, they saw a vast amount of intelligence, but that wasnt what made them go away, it was what shrouded it, an even larger amount of madness was there, seemingly bullying the intelligence. Seeing no progress with his plan, he abandoned it and opted for a better one. He went into the newly created universe to find interesting mortals to befriend them. And thus, he went from planet to planet, galaxies upon galaxies, universes to universes. In his journey, he found great entertainment and enjoyment in meeting new people, places, creatures, events and such. Not forgetting his original goal, he found some worthy people, only to find them also rejecting his friendly offer to be his companion. This made him go for a more drastic measure. He forced them, or else he''s going to destroy the whole planet, if they declined. The method worked out greatly, as none, so far, rejected his offer. In all of his journey, he only found 5 people. With their unfaltering loyalty, he made them deathless unless he commands it. Death went to check the abnormality in the 5 people, only to backed off after he saw who was their leader. Even Death knows not to mess with him. Find this and other great novels on the author''s preferred platform. Support original creators! He earned new titles with his adventure, some pleasant and nice to the ears, while some, not so friendly. Most notable were The Lonely Lunatic, Planet Squishier, Feared God, One Touch, The Untouchable Emo, and many others. With his heart in content, he retired from the hectic days of his adventure. He went and created a whole realm, just for a place where he could call his own. Occasionally, some Elders or arrogant Gods went to wreck the place. How he dealt with them? The Elders, locked in an eternal time loop, while being banished away to the farthest dimension with no way to escape, the Gods? Turned into the weakest of all lifeforms and were forced to crawl their way back to Godhood. There were also huge wars going about between Elders and Gods, some of them accidently scratched his realm, and he didn''t took that lightly. After quite some time, he got bored. So he asked his fellow companions for suggestions, they were now quite friendly with him, as they all now know how he thinks, which was impossible, but the thought was they tried. All had no idea, except for the last one, also his first companion and right hand man, The Boatman. He said that during their mortal days, they were quite happy because of the unpredictable nature of life. He took great interest in the idea. Time passed once more, everything was going peacefully. No major celestial wars going on, no Elders coming to destroy him. Until one day. The Boatman disappeared, along with The Mad God. _______________________________ A.N. Honestly, I have no idea on how some people would follow this fiction. On a side note, have you guys noticed that the MC hasn''t introduced his name yet? Its not because I''m revealing this for later, its because I have no idea on what good name to give him. 9 - The Mad God "Hey, dude, you still looking for some excitement?" "Hm? Yeah, why?" "Well, if you can handle being powerless and mortal, you could try to be a normal soul" "That does sound like a good idea. But what bout my powers? They''ll stick with me, I can''t just get rid of them" "Aren''t you good with seals?" "Oh yeah. Hey, you think the others would accept the idea?" "Of course not, who will they fawn over if its not you" "You''ll follow me right? Cus Fate, Death, Destiny and the bunch would probably hunt me down the second they know I''m weak" "Don''t worry dude, I''m always there for you" "I knew it was the right choice to pick you" "Speaking of which, why the random people, you picked a flat, a medium, and two big jugs. What''s with that? And why I''m the only male?" "Well you know, diversity makes a fun experience, and you''re the only male cus that''s how I like it. Imagine, if there were more guys, they would flirt with the gals" "Ha. And how do you know I won''t hitch with them?" "That''s easy, I blackmailed Fate and the Love God. Besides, we all know you don''t have the skillz and guts to do it" "Ha.....wow." "I know, I know, I''m a crazy guy, I get that a lot" Since they were no more questions, I took a sip of the lemon tea in front of me. The taste was exquisite, as always. He also followed my lead. "I''ve got another question" "Look who''s curious today" "Its just that, you''re weird. Really weird, I mean, not like disgusting weird, but peculiar weird." "Okay, ask away" "How did you defeat the Elders that came? I know for sure when I looked at them, you were many times weaker than them" You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story. "Hmmm...." Oh boy, this is a tough one. Lecturing time "You see, we Elders all have our own defining powers and traits, you know that that guy who came, about a week ago? His title was The Judge. And he was a crazy arrogant prick. But based on his title, we could guess he has the power relating to balance and justice" "So?" "Wait, did I ever tell you of my title?" "No" "Is that so" "Are you going to tell me?" "Yeah, we''ve been meaning to ask you that someday, tell us" Behind me, a feminine voice was heard. I see, they were always behind us, I think it was around the time I sipped my tea they came "Well, gather around, this might be the greatest discovery you''ve made" The girls went around me and put their elbows to support their heads on the table. Their eyes showed great curiosity. My my, I don''t think table-san can handle their combined weight. Good, I''ve been wanting to torture him. "You know, you are the first to know my true title. Most Gods and the Elders know me by my false one, The Mad God" "So you''re not mad?" "Depends on the perspective" Even you don''t know my true title Narrator. Kept calling me Mad God. But don''t worry, I''ll tell you. "Well? Aren''t you going to tell us?" "Haha. Okay okay. Its not like the end of the world is tomorrow." Their face leaned closer, I can hear the table creaking already. "My true title is...." _---------------------- A.N. Seriously, I need names for the MC. Please shower me with your knowledge. And I forgot to add in the last chapter my gratitude. As always, thanks for reading. 10 - Words are not needed You know, sometimes, I get moody. Sad, happy, confused. When Im happy, I get stupid. When I get sad, I get sad. Confused, a bit intelligent. Strange isnt it? By being brutally honest with my expression and body language, the lion would understand what I want. Hm, I should also find a name for the fellow. As the sun is still high, I ride on the soft furry beast¡¯s back. The abnormally large fish I put behind me. With a simple point forward, the friendly creature starts to march on. Hmmm, since I don¡¯t know where to go, I¡¯ll just let the beast take the lead from now on. With an abundance of time in our hands, I ponder a few things I ignored till now. Back when I was sucking the blood out of this poor guy, a switch turned on in my mind. I could still remember vividly how it felt like, being extremely thirsty while stranded in a desert, and suddenly, I found an oasis. That¡¯s how it felt like. I tried testing the switch once again in the lake, that time the feeling was more clear, I also felt hot, like my blood was boiling. But because the water in the lake was cold in the morning, I gained a bit self-control on myself. I never thought I could jump in the water, it was like bending reality. That¡¯s¡­..impossible, yet it happened Then about this weird beast. I mean, are beasts this smart in this world? Seriously, I should have died the moment the lion woke up. Instead, he goes on to the lake to catch a fish? NO! This is not how a lion should act! He should shred me to pieces, cut off my limbs, chew them in front of me, crunch on their bones, then proceed to bite off my head. That¡¯s, how you be a lion. Maybe this lion forgot how to lion. Lion Lion. Rambling is fun. __________________________________________________________________________________ Again, baffled by my master¡¯s action. To tell me to start walking, then letting me lead the entire way, while he sits behind taking a nap I suppose, oh well, this feeling of dependence is what fuels my motivation. With my enhanced eyesight given by my race, I could see that the forest has oak trees. Oak trees are generally found in the Kir¡¯s continent. I never liked a Kir before, excluding my master, they are a bunch of hot headed savages with heads filled with knowledge on the art of war. Besides that, they also have a decent control over offensive magic, like fire and lighting. Because of this, they think they are the supreme race over all the others. In my past life, I had a few Kirs as my owner. When being with them, all they ordered was kill kill kill. If you spot this narrative on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. Hopefully my master won¡¯t find trouble with them. ¡°Hey lion¡± ¡°Grrrm?¡± ¡°Do you want a name?¡± A name huh. A name, that signifies what the person is all about. Can¡¯t say I don¡¯t want one. ¡°I¡¯ll take that silence as a yes. You know, Im not good with naming, but I¡¯ll give my best¡± I...am..speechless¡­Well I never said anything until now¡­..but my master giving his upmost effort to give me name? I¡­.am once again befuddled..no masters of my past life had been this caring. They usually forget my name and called me butler most of the time. ¡°Let¡¯s see¡± Take your time master, I will accept whatever name you give me ¡°ARGHH!!!¡± My master suddenly spasms on my back. I stopped but I can¡¯t look back without making him fall. So I lowered my body while feeling anticipated and nervous. I growl slightly to make sure he¡¯s ok. ¡°Its¡­ok..I am fine¡­Its just I had a revelation just now about your name¡­¡± A revelation? How? Who? ¡°Your name¡­.shall be..¡± Did the gods sent my master a revelation? Why? Is my name that important? ¡°LEONIDAS!¡± Leonidas¡­.A powerful name..for a powerful person.. ¡°In greek ¦«¦Å¦Ø¦Í?¦Ä¦Á?, also, it means Lion¡¯s Son. Epic name isn''t it?¡± Though the word ¡®greek¡¯ bothers me, yes, it is ¡®epic¡¯. I give a soft pur to my master telling him that the name was indeed, ¡®epic¡¯ ¡°I knew you would like it. Come on, let us march towards adventure, Leon!¡± __________________________________________ Author''s note : Leonidas, I like that name. But the MC still doesn''t have one. I beg of thee, shower this lowly author with thy intelligence. And as always, thanks for reading. 11 - The man in the white van ¡°I knew you would like it. Come on, let us march towards adventure, Leon!¡± With the sudden declaration made by Master, I increased my speed from walking to running. The boost multiplied my speed by twice! Though the Lions are a beast species which tops in strength, we are by no means slow. I could feel Master struggling to keep his hold on my back. ¡°Leo, that¡¯s the spirit!¡± I feel warm inside. That¡¯s what a praise does to you. The trees all passed by me, since the trees are looking younger and younger by the second, it seems that we are almost out of this forest. ________________________________________________________________________ Honestly, if he was that fast, he should have done that from the start. While he sped through, I saw many weird things, I even saw a humanoid, but I ignored it since it looked like a male. What, I want my first encounter to be memorable. His abrupt stopping almost made me flying, thankfully I had a firm grip. He stopped in front of a road, a dirt road, that explains a bit about the advancement in this world. ¡°Leo, follow the right path¡± By the way, did I ever mention how he could run while being like a humanoid? He actually changed his body frame into a lion. Possibly magic was at work there. I¡¯m just gonna call it ¡®Lion Body¡¯ and ¡®Human Lion¡¯ for practical¡¯s sake. After a while, I think I see a wall. I think. Yep, it¡¯s a wall, with a gate. At the gate are two guards, hopefully female. Suddenly, Leo stops walking and lowered me down. I think I forgot something that I brought with me. Oh well. ¡°What¡¯s wrong buddy? You scared of walls?¡± He just pushed me towards the gate, I think he wants me to go alone. Are the people afraid of Lions? ¡°I¡¯ll go ahead then, don¡¯t wait up for me ok? Just go hunt for some food while I¡¯m gone¡± I¡¯m thinking of meeting up with him later on after I¡¯m done with whatever things I would be doing in the town. First things first, a slave. ¡°Greeting¡¯s fellow guards! Lovely weather we¡¯re having¡± The two guards have a typical appearance. Chainmail covering their body, tunic, a leather vest with a symbol, and of course, helmets. Meh. They put their hands on the swords on their hips. I can¡¯t see what expression their making, but I bet it¡¯s of cautiousness. Also, they are taller than me. Like a head taller. ¡°(State your business stranger)¡± I¡­can¡¯t understand what¡¯re they saying. What to do, what to do. Handsigns? ¡°(I.Good.I.Enter.City?)¡± The guard nudged the other one ¡°(You think he¡¯s a spy? He looks like one of us)¡± Guard2 leaned closer to my face. Then he whispered something to 1 ¡°(He¡¯s one of those failed apprentice. You know, the lazy ones who sits at home all the time? Maybe he came back from a quest or something)¡± Guard1 visibly relaxed, I don¡¯t know why, but I feel offended right now This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. ¡°(Poor guy, can¡¯t even speak our native language)¡± ¡°(He¡¯s also short as heck)¡± ¡°(Even his clothes are freaky)¡± Guard1 slapped my back forcing me entering the gates. It hurts really much, like a hammer hitting your back. At least I entered the city. It looks like a normal light novel setting. So I don¡¯t have to describe it. Well, maybe a little. It looks like the medieval, all the people are friggin higher than me, all people have it white, some tanned, and the strangest thing, I could see that most people have a weapon. There are also people with collars. That guy has a sabre-looking weapon, that chick has two guns, heck, I could even see a boy walking around with a spear in his hand, how adorable. I walk around the place just to get the feel. There were a few curious glances, maybe it¡¯s because I don¡¯t have a weapon, or maybe I was short. Meh. Now, priorities straight, slaving time. I want a slave, who doesn¡¯t like a slave? They¡¯re obedient, trustful, and most of all, submissive. I don¡¯t get how some people in the light novels don¡¯t like em. I wandered around, walking in a straight line, trying to find any suspicious shops, any dark alleys. Nothing. At least until I saw a hooded guy nudging me to him, by the way, it¡¯s almost night time, so there were less people. He brought me to a dark alley and showed me a ring thingy. At first, I showed my best curious face, he seemed to get the gist of it. He puts on the ring on my finger. I have a slight idea on what it does ¡°So translator?¡± (So it¡¯s a language translator?) The words are a bit messed up, but it¡¯s what I need right now. When I made a nod, he gestured me to follow him. He took me to a dark looking building, which my sense are telling me that this is dangerous, but I want the ring. If anything goes wrong, I¡¯ll just bite my arm. You know what they say, ¡®An arm is easier to bite than a thumb¡¯, I don¡¯t think that exists, neither does ¡®A mango falls faster than a tree¡¯. The door creaked when he opened it, just to be on a safe side, I put the tip of my arm in my mouth. Who knows what I would do in a place like this. He glanced at me for a moment, then shrugged it off. ¡°This where?¡± (So where is this?) ¡°Good shop¡± (It¡¯s a good shop) Good shop eh? Okay. Haha. Damn it. I heard footsteps coming behind me. Looks like it''s biting time. But just before I could bite it- *PAK* There goes my consciousness. _____________________________________________________________________________ Author¡¯s Note : This chapter sucks a bit, but someone¡¯s gotta do it. Thank you for giving me the names, don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll use all of them. You''re welcome to give me more names :) And as always, thanks for reading! By the way, this chapter has 1k words, also, the overall rating increased! 12 - A troublesome pet Gork On a floating rock in an empty white space, there is a throne made out of celestial essence. The throne could only be worthy to the mightiest of the mightiest Elder God. A white figure is seen sitting on the throne. All of a sudden, a rip in space opened in front of it and 5 angel-like people came out. All of the 5 went knees down, one of them said. ¡°My lord, have you heard, that the Mad God disappeared?¡± The figure on the throne had a booming voice echoing across the endless empty space. ¡°So I¡¯ve heard¡± ¡°Should we continue the war?¡± ¡°Yes, this time¡­.¡± ¡°My lord?¡± ¡°Go all out¡± --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A tavern somewhere has a merry atmosphere, inside are a gathering of peasants, but by looking into their eyes, they are no normal peasants. ¡°Hahaha! Finally, he¡¯s gone!¡± ¡°Our feared enemy had disappeared at last!¡± ¡°Rejoice! Rejoice!¡± ¡°Hey guys, hey guys!¡± All eyes are focused at the sudden call, a man, dirt could be seen on his clothes. ¡°We should teach him a lesson!¡± ¡°We¡¯re all ears on how¡± ¡°You know those 4 that was left behind? I heard they¡¯re no more powerful than us. You get what I¡¯m saying?¡± ¡°Ah¡­¡± ¡°Hehehehe¡± ¡°I¡¯m not finished yet. And to boot, they¡¯re all¡­.¡± ¡°Females¡± ¡°WHOOP! WHOOP!¡± ¡°F YEAH!¡± ¡°THAT WOULD TEACH IM¡¯, NOT TO MESS WITH US!¡± --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ¡°Brrr, did you felt that, like a wind or something¡± ¡°Hm? Then close the window¡± ¡°No no, it¡¯s like a bad sign you know?¡± --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Somewhere¡­ ¡°HE¡¯S GONE!?¡± ¡°Yep, though I¡¯m not sure where exactly¡± ¡°WHO CARES!, WE¡¯RE GOING TO CONTINUE THE WAR NOW THAT HE¡¯S GONE! TELL ALL GODS TO PREPARE, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY NOT TO BE WASTED¡± --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ¡°Father Time!¡± ¡°Oh, Fate, what brings you here? I see you brought the whole gang along¡± ¡°He¡¯s gone!¡± ¡°Who¡¯s gone?¡± ¡° ¡®Him¡¯ ¡° ¡°Oh that guy¡± ¡°Yes Yes! Without him, wars will start!¡± ¡°I thought you hated that guy¡± ¡°Yes¡­..but¡­without him the whole universe will be destroyed as an aftermath of the wars!¡± ¡°Wait a minute, I think I have a message from him¡± ¡°Really? What did he say?¡± ¡°I said I think, not I remembered¡± Support the creativity of authors by visiting the original site for this novel and more. ¡°ARGH!! Guys, Lets go to Destiny! Maybe he knows where he went!¡± After quite some time had passed..... ¡°Ah! Hey Fate, where did you go?¡± --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Somewhere in a pitch black space¡­. ¡°For eons have we been afraid of him, for eons have we suffered, for eons have we hid like little rats, but now, NO MORE!¡± ¡°WE SHALL RAZE THE UNIVERSE BACK TO IT¡¯S ORIGIN, AND THE FIRST PLACE WE BEGIN WITH..¡± ¡°Is his¡± --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ¡°You know, now is a good time to do the saying¡± ¡°Who are you talking to?¡± ¡°No one, just get out of here will you!¡± He dons a black fluffy jacket, then he places a sword to the ground while both of his hands holds the hilt ¡°Brace yourselves, winter is coming¡± ¡°The universe doesn¡¯t have winters, nor summers, nor any season actually¡± *sigh* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A naked muscular fellow with blond hair, and is extremely captivating, has a peculiar expression on his face. (Hmm¡­.why do I feel like my master has to do something important) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cosmo Channel [!!!Breaking News!!!] The Infamous Lunatic Elder God, aka, Mad God, has just disappeared along with his henchman, The Boatman. Rumours speculate he had enough of the Universe and is now researching for a way to destroy it. The rumours are not confirmed yet, but they do tell us a lot of him. Now that he¡¯s out of the way, what will happen to the current peace treaty between DOF and POJ, let¡¯s not forget the new threat that had recently emerged, the Abyss Invaders. Who is the Mad God, is he a friend, or a foe? What will befall on our lovely Universe now? Who am I? Who are you? Stay tune for in-depth analysis Remember, if isn¡¯t Cosmo, it isn¡¯t good Now for commercial break =Is your pet Gork troubling you? Is he destroying and eating solar systems as we speak, well worry not, becau- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Author''s Note : There is a possibility that this is the second last chapter I would be posting. It''s just a possibility, with a seventy five percent to be true. Also, the overall rating increased! as well as new followers! Hurrah! As always, thanks for reading DOF = Dukes of Freedom POJ = Pantheon of Justice 13 - His realm ¡°We¡¯re here!¡± A loud voice notifying their arrival to a giant metal gate embroidered with drawings. Behind the gate, nothing. In front of the gate, also nothing. Around the gate for infinite miles, nothing. Only the gate is there, along with a rowdy bunch of peasant looking people, spanning around thirty to fifty people. ¡°Are you sure this is the right place, there¡¯s nothing here¡± ¡°I¡¯m sure as hell, but last time I went here, there were forests, mountains, you name it, in fa-¡° A more pleasantly dressed man went in front of the gate ¡°Let us go men, today shall be the day we exact our revenge on him¡± ¡°YEAH!¡± They all rallied and pushed the gate together. The gate moved slowly, showing its content, which was darkness. A few of them chanted light magic When they all got inside, the gate closed by itself. ¡°I¡¯ve got a bad feeling about this¡± Sadly, that one concerned voice was ignored, as they were all too engrossed with their plot ¡°MARCH FORWARD!¡± And thus they marched, not knowing where, only feeling cold winds and the changing grounds. Sometimes it went grassy, sometimes sandy, wet, dry, slimy, hot, cold, spiky, and many more. This went for months, and months, eventually turned into years, years, eventually turned into decades, and so on. ¡°Are..we there yet?¡± Though in Godhood, they needed to rest sometimes, but too afraid of what lurks in the darkness to rest. They tried to change their route, but failed. At day 1, they sent 2 people to go back and check the gate, they never came back. Day 3 was no better, they all went back, but no gate was found, only empty space. So they continued ¡°I think we¡¯re in the wrong realm, this has got to be The Eater¡¯s realm, I¡¯ve heard that he likes to keep a bunch of stuff before devouring them¡± ¡°Stop it, you¡¯re scaring us¡± ¡°I¡¯m just telling my opini-¡° ¡°SHUT UP!¡± ¡°Okay okay¡± After a few decades, they heard a giant booming sound. This repeated several times. Until they identified that they¡¯re footsteps, huge footsteps. ¡°What the hell is that¡± As they get closer to the source, they find a curved cliff. A big one. ¡°The noises must be up there, we¡¯re getting closer!¡± ¡°Yay!¡± They already forgot about their plans, they only wanted to get out of here. As they climb the cliff, they noticed something was a bit off about it, it was a bit round, almost too round. ¡°Hey, doesn¡¯t this reminds you of something?¡± ¡°Really, like what?¡± If you spot this story on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. ¡°I don¡¯t know, try flinging your light up there to see¡± The ball of light slowly rose, illuminating the cliff. Trees were abound, a higher cliff was there, now showing that it was higher than the highest mountains ever existed, but the ball went up, up, up, until it was no longer visible. And the peak was still shrouded in darkness. ¡°Whoah¡± ¡°I just thought about it, why can¡¯t I use magic?¡± ¡°Yeah, me either¡± ¡°I could only use weak spells¡± ¡°Me too¡± ¡°Me three¡± They all figured that out now. ¡°Magic or not, we are all getting out of here!¡± ¡°YEAH!¡± With enthusiasm, they climb the mountain once more. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A group of disfigured animals were in front of a gate. They¡¯re currently inspecting the gate. ¡°This is the place?¡± ¡°Yes leader, our scouts have determined this would be ¡®his¡¯ realm¡± ¡°This gate¡¯s the only thing you could find?¡± ¡°Yes leader, they reported there was nothing out there besides this¡± ¡°I see, could you try to find if there was any type of information on it?¡± ¡°We already did leader, it seems like drawings of strange creatures¡± ¡°Example?¡± ¡°A rocky figure, a long line with eyes at the end, some hideously drawn letters, a pair of eyes, and also many more¡± ¡°Hmmm¡­.tell them to be prepared for anything¡± ¡°Your wish is my command leader¡± --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ¡°Hey, why did you changed the place?¡± ¡°Hm? I felt like it was too vulnerable, so I designed it to be a bit more¡­different¡± ¡°We can¡¯t get lost right?¡± ¡°Well, if you want to, you can, just tell me¡± ¡°Also, what happened to your experiments? Where did you put them?¡± ¡°They¡¯re here, just not here¡± ¡°What¡± ¡°You¡¯ll get it if you get lost¡± ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Author''s Note : Umm....I''m grateful for the reviews, but......how do I say this.....could you at least tell me what I''m doing right or doing wrong, instead of "You''re getting a 3 stars just because that''s how I like it"....or "You did so horrible but I''m not telling you what you did wrong". No hard feelings, you''re welcome to do what you want, just my rant though. As always, thanks for reading. 14 - His realm II I¡¯m beginning to feel afraid. This isn¡¯t how an Elder¡¯s realm should be, it should be like a paradise or hell, yet all I could find was the ground and darkness. I knew it was a bad idea, but it was already too late when the gate¡¯s closed. For decades we¡¯ve wandered. Because of our Godhood, we didn¡¯t need food or water, but we wished we had. Imagine, walking around for years not knowing where to go, turned back, nothing was there, and the two guys didn¡¯t came back. This isn¡¯t a normal place. Oh how I wished I could die. I¡¯ve occasionally seen eyes in the darkness, I told the others, they¡¯ve ignored me once again. Except for my friend, Joshua ¡°I¡¯m telling you, there are eyes there, SEE! I just saw one!¡± ¡°Look, maybe you¡¯re stressed out, maybe it¡¯s just flashes of light, who knows¡± ¡°No, really! The eyes are always there, watching us. Sometimes I saw a mouth!¡± ¡°Ferkh, you should calm down, besides, we¡¯ve been wandering for decades and there was nothing out there¡± That¡¯s what worrying me Josh. Just to keep his morale, I won¡¯t tell him. So we continued, the same routine, every day. I see eyes, I tell Josh, he calms me down, repeat. This is even worse than being forced back into a mortal form. This is torture, eternal torture. Until one day, *BOOOOM* ¡°Hey, did you hear that! Explosions!¡± We all heard that, and a bit of hope for civilization was in our hearts. As long as there was a way out, no matter how, we¡¯re all taking it. Heck, I¡¯m so desperate, I could even worship The Mad God if it¡¯s what needed. What greets us there wasn¡¯t exactly a town, but at least it¡¯s a break from finding nothingness. We find an outwards curved cliff. It¡¯s like a bloated belly made out of rocks. Perhaps the hope had gotten in my head. When I tried to use flight, the hope was a bit damaged. I couldn¡¯t use magic ¡°JOSH, CAN YOU USE MAGIC!?¡± ¡°Yeah, wh-¡­no I can¡¯t¡± DAMN IT ALL! We should have checked when at the gate! ¡°Relax, our weak spells are still available¡± ¡°Those pathetic things? Explain how are we going to fight something with balls of lights, or fireworks, or even a healing spell?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know, we could blind it with the light, then use the fireworks at it, or when we get injured, we could heal ourselves¡± I just stared at him. Trying to counter it, but it was useless anyway, we couldn¡¯t use magic, and that¡¯s that. I¡¯m glad he¡¯s being positive ¡°Magic or not, we are all getting out of here!¡± ¡°YEAH!¡± There¡¯s no guarantee that there¡¯s even something up there, it could be another empty space. I hate it when I¡¯ve got no magic, it¡¯s what making me feel secure, take that away, I feel like a puny mortal. We all climbed it anyway, stick with the majority they say. Once reached, we explored behind the cliff. It was a flat ground, not too flat, just a little bit uneven. At the farthest to the back, there was a huge vertical wall. We found out that it was actually a pillar, a huge pillar. It might take a couple of days to circle it by walking. I can¡¯t shake the feeling that this is something that I should be afraid. I know it¡¯s just dirt, but is it just that? Why is there a curved cliff out of nowhere, why a pillar? So I resorted to my drugs, Joshua and his mentality ¡°Hey Josh, I keep getting vibes that this isn¡¯t what it seems to be¡± ¡°It¡¯s just some mountain, sure it¡¯s high, maybe Mad God wanted to copy the Mount Olympus¡¯s design¡± ¡°Yeah, maybe¡­. you¡¯re right¡± A case of theft: this story is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation. Even when we¡¯re climbing the pillar, I keep looking at the ground. I feel somehow that it¡¯s important. My subconscious telling me that it¡¯s connected, but why? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ¡°Is the research with the gate complete?¡± ¡°Yes leader¡± He takes a deep breath. This is probably a long one ¡°According to our researchers, the drawings resemble notes¡± ¡°Notes? As in the notes where you write things to remember them?¡± ¡°Yes leader, it seems like something like a warning, but perhaps he wanted to puzzle the ones who came in, he made them a bit more cryptic¡± ¡°Have you decoded them?¡± ¡°We tried a plethora of languages leader, but none of them are suitable¡± ¡°Have you tried the Universal Hieroglyphs?¡± ¡°We did leader, still had no result¡± Interesting, so he didn¡¯t used language then ¡°Perhaps there are just drawings then?¡± ¡°We also took that into account leader, we could give you our speculations in paper form¡± ¡°Sure¡± He handed me a couple of pages, on it was organized writing. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 ¨C Rocky figure Top Model : Gaia =Gaia, belonging from the Greek mythology where Gaia is the ancient goddess of Mother Nature. Gaia is told to be extremely large as it belongs to the Titan¡¯s group Second Model : Terra =Terra, belonging in the Titus mythology. Terra is the prime leader between the 3 giants, and is responsible for the creation of the Universe in the mythology. Third Model : Darkhul =Darkhul, an Elder God. He holds the title of The Land. Not much is known, but considering that The Mad God is an Elder himself, there are possibilities that he sealed Darkhul inside. 2 ¨C A long line with eyes at the end Top Model : Jormungandr =Jormungandr, in the Norse mythology. Also known as the World Serpent. It is a child of Loki, and the size of it can warp an Earth sized planet. Second Model : Ushter =Ushter, one of the first Originals after the Elders. As it was such a long time ago, much of it¡¯s recordings are lost. We do know that it¡¯s a snake. Why it¡¯s inside, nothing. Thi- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I had enough. Titans, Gods, Elders. What the hell did he want from those type of people? ¡°Let me ask you something¡± ¡°Yes leader?¡± ¡°Are you telling me that most of the drawings are Godlike figures?¡± ¡°Yes leader¡± ¡°Is there any way that maybe you¡¯re over exaggerating it?¡± ¡°We did considered the possibility leader, but when the subject is indeed The Mad God, it¡¯s impossible for him to seal weak things inside¡± He¡¯s right. We need to tell the Lord of this. ¡°Tell the warriors to relax, just a bit. Then send some messengers to the Lord of this matter¡± If we want to destroy this place, we need big things. Big enough to rival what¡¯s inside there ¡°As you wish, leader¡± -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Author''s Note : THERE! I INCREASED THE LENGTH!!! ARE YOU HAPPY NOW! ARE YOU! Shoutings aside, I really did. It''s longer than the previous chapters, with 1.1K words! Whoop Whoop! Annnnndd as always....thanks for reading 15 - The nutcracker ¡°Ah!¡± I was just enjoying my quiet unconscious trip, when suddenly a female scream was heard, oh well. Waking up, dizzy, feeling my hands cuffed with cold metal, face planted to the cold ground, my head begins making random analysis like always. So I got sacked by the shady merchant, should have seen that coming. And I just figured this now, I could have just bit my tongue, or lips, that¡¯s way closer than my arm. Oh, I still have the ring, neat. Feeling myself better, I sit properly and saw an average slave cell, a bunch of dirty chicks, a few males here and there, iron bars separating us and the corridor of this building, just an average day in a different world. I did say that I wanted a slave, so this is quicker I guess. A big, no, giant fellow, ramming his ding dong on a petite lady from behind in the roomy cell, caught me awake and smiled. So that¡¯s where the scream came from ¡°Join in fun¡± (Hey boy, join in the fun) Sure, I stood up with my hands tied behind my back and walked towards him, but just as I wanted to stick it in the lady. ¡°No, here¡± (Not there, here) He pointed his finger in his ass. Aw hell no, even this is a different world, I ain¡¯t becoming homo. Since I do not want to turn into a homosexual man, I just looked at his face making a thug face. ¡°FASTER!¡± (HURRY UP!) He stared menacingly at me. So I did what any rational man would do. I kicked him in the balls, really hard. His balls were just hanging there. Rational right? *CRACK* ¡°AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!¡± (AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!) His ding dong plopped out as he rolled on the floor, taking this opportunity, I slammed my foot on it once more. Further¡­.shattering it. *CRAACCKK* ¡°AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!¡± (AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!) I raised my foot once again. He was already crying. ¡°*sob sob*, no more, no more¡± (*sob sob*, please, please, no more) Oh no, I wasn¡¯t even bought yet, and this guy had already started ordering me around. I have to put my foot down, on his balls that is *CRAACCKKKK!* ¡°AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!¡± (AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!) I went to his head, and I jumped from the ground and stomped with my both of my feet on his face. Repeatedly. I could hear his nose breaking and getting squished. 100 Kg, yes, I¡¯m not your regular hot MC who¡¯s packed with 6 abs from the start. Though the fat is spread to all of my body, which is nice. ¡°BLE-GH, BLE-GH!¡± He was a bloody mess by the time I finished. Don¡¯t worry, he¡¯s still alive. The slaves were looking at me with fear in their eyes, cool. ¡°Any a virgin? no boys¡± (Any of you here a virgin, no boys please) Nobody answered me. Everybody looked at the ground, why, what¡¯s so interesting about the ground ¡°Break out, with virgin¡± (I can break out with a virgin) Then everybody stared at me, after that to this one dirty red haired girl, size just a little bit smaller than me. If washed and dressed properly, she could be a hottie ¡°You red, blood now¡± (You red hair, I need blood now) Yeah, I probably don¡¯t need virgin¡¯s blood. It¡¯s part of a plan, you¡¯ll see ¡°Now, or no out¡± (Now, or else there will be no break out) The others crowded against her and pulled her towards me. Desperate people do desperate actions. ¡°Blood, red hair¡± (I need blood from the red hair) One of the girls gets a knife from the giant and cuts the red hair¡¯s finger. Since she can¡¯t do anything with her hands being held by the others, she just watched her fingers bled. I slurped her finger. Damn, it¡¯s good. I do feel the rush, but since I wasn¡¯t feeling my best, I felt about¡­I don¡¯t know..seventy five percent of it? Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on Royal Road. Feeling myself boosted, I broke the cuffs like they were made by sticks, then I broke the stone wall which I think is connected to the outside. And sure it was. We were in some place outside the city, but the city walls were near. So it¡¯s like a ¡®shush shush¡¯ place. When the walls were smashed, the slaves all rushed out. When the red hair almost got out, I snatched her by the neck, boy, having this much strength is fun. Some slaves gave us a bit curious glance, but didn¡¯t cared. ¡°LET GO!¡± (LET ME GO!) Too bad for you red hair. I have some other plans for you. I want something, I get it. That¡¯s just how I roll. I whispered in her ear ¡°You¡¯re mine¡± (You¡¯re mine) I ran outside when I heard some loud rough voices. I forcefully put her behind me and made her piggyback ride me, is that what you call it? One hand held her arm, another held her leg. Since I have no idea where to go, I head to the forest which is conveniently on the opposite to the city walls. ¡°PRISONERS, ESCAPING!¡± (PRISONERS ARE ESCAPINGG!!!) Just like the fishes at the lake, she struggled to free from my hands, she bit my neck, my arm, my shoulder, and it didn¡¯t hurt. Another bonus point to this blood rush. And we ran, some big guy came out of the hole and tried to chase us, but I was faster. Inside the forest, a head taller than me, blond haired guy, he looks like those anime guys whose always hot, that¡¯s combined with him wearing a black suit. ¡°LEO!¡± (LEO!) ¡°MASTER!¡± (MASTER!) Ah, I forgot to tell him my name¡­.hmm¡­.since when did he knew his name was Leo? And since when he looked this hot. Dayum. I dropped the luggage from my back and hugged him. Even though he¡¯s ripped, he¡¯s still soft. Oh, you¡¯re asking me how did I know the guy was Leo? Well¡­.I didn¡¯t¡­I was just playing a game of chances. What, no I am not smarter than I seem to be. *whistles in my mind* ¡°Fluffy¡± (Flluuuuuuffffyyyyy) He reached for my hand and pulled out the ring. What the heck man. ¡°What the heck dude, I almost became gay trying to get this!¡± ¡°Relax master, I can converse in Engris too¡± Engris? Enngris? Ahhh¡­.this is a different world, gotta keep that in my head. ¡°I was just looking at the girl you just brought with you master. Is something wrong with her?¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°She ran away master. Who is she?¡± ¡°She¡¯s my slave¡± ¡°Where¡¯s her collar master?¡± ¡°Uh¡­.¡± I forgot slaving 101. A slave needs a collar. ¡°Could you make one Leo?¡± ¡°Sure, in fact, I have this spare one¡± Spare? And why do you have a spare? And why are you so hot! The MC is supposed to be hot! Not his buddies! ¡°Get her. Also, find some raw fishes and some info about this place¡± ¡°Whatever you command, master¡± Well, since he turned into a human-like thingy, I might as well order the heck out of him. Since when did our relationship turned into Slave-Master, last time I checked it was Mount-Chef. Strange¡­ Oh well. Wait, I forgot my ring ______________________________________________________________ AN : Sorry for the late chapter (Nobody was even waiting fool) Shut up. Had a tiny moment of writer''s block. Anyway, this chapter kinda sucks, but don''t worry, the next is better (He''s not promising it). As always, thanks for reading