《The Reluctant Manager》 Arlenia Fantasy Online -General Information on Arlenia Fantasy Online- Arlenia Fantasy Online is a virtual reality mmorpg created by TriangleSoft. In the world of Arlenia that was created by 4 gods each creating their own continent and their own respective races. Human Continent ruled by The Republic Demon Continent ruled by The Empire Elven Continent ruled by The Kingdom Demi-Human Continent ruled by The Tri State (made of 3 large villages cats,dogs,lizards) Party System: A single party can have up to six members. Max of 3 parties can join together to create an alliance for large boss fights. Player job level cap is 100 and to break past cap Weapon/Armor is required. Weapon/Armor level cap is 200. Job Classes: Warrior Black mage White mage Grey mage Monk Thief Advance Job Classes(lvl 50 Quest to unlock): Beastmaster Summoner Geomancer Necromancer Samurai Ninja Paladin Ranger Common Races: This tale has been unlawfully lifted without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon. Human Elves Demons Cat people Dog people Lizard people Advance Races(lvl 100 Quest to unlock): High Human (Human with Heterochromic Eyes) High Elf (Elf with double magic power and mp) High Demon (Demon with black feathered wings) Weretiger(human transform into a tiger) Werewolf(human transform into a wolf) Dragonoid(human transform into a wyvern) Weapon Grades: Copper Bronze Steel Platinum Mythril Relic Mythic(weapons from myths) God (super rare) Weapons and Armor can break the lvl 100 cap and raise character up to lvl 200 Characters can have a main job and a support job that is half the lvl of main job. In this case if main job is lvl 100 then support job is lvl 50. Crafts (main craft max lvl 100 and support craft max lvl 50): Smithing Goldsmithing Alchemy Woodworking Cooking Leathercraft Mining Fishing Prologue - Alpha and Omega Prologue ¨C Alpha and Omega "Your soul is strong. Become who you were born to be." -??? "Etch this onto your very soul. No one is allowed to break the laws of the system." -???
The world system is active. Transfer link being initialized...
"In accordance to the contract ensure the system is not breached." -??? +++ I open my eyes to a white ceiling. Glancing at the clock, it shows 6:57PM. I try wiping the crusts from my eyes and force myself to get up, whilst stretching. Looking out the window, the sun seems to be going down. I''m still having leg pains, after standing around at work last night, doing an eight hour graveyard shift. I work part time at WuDonalds, a popular fast food chain. While it doesn''t pay well, it still pays for my hobbies and other miscellaneous expenses. I am currently freeloading at my family''s home. I don''t have to pay rent, which is very helpful. As a twenty-nine year old Asian-American man living in San Jose, California, being single is truly the worst. With my sub-par earnings, my family''s opinion of me is pretty low. My name is John Nguyen, but people usually call me Johnny, since my real name, being Vietnamese, is hard to pronounce for most people. I''m 164cm tall, or roughly 5.4 feet, so I''m pretty short for a man. Maybe it''s considered average for an oriental man, or so I keep telling myself. I have black hair and brown eyes, the common color for a person of my race. I have pale white skin, due to always staying in-doors, which is sad, being to the fact that I practically live in a city on a beach. There isn''t much to say about myself. I have an average sized body, with a bit of belly. Due to always sitting on my butt and not getting any exercise. Anyway, enough about my personal looks, let¡¯s talk about what really matters. That is, playing the virtual reality MMORPG game Arlenia Fantasy Online. It is my escape from my boring reality. Living in a world of sword and magic allows me to feel free. Moving my ass to the computer table, I turn my desktop on. Putting on my VR helmet as I boot up the game, I go through a bunch of window screens to finally log on into the game, which is always an annoying process... They really need to shorten that. The game is over ten years old now though, so I doubt TraingleSoft, the creators of the game, will fix the issue. The second addition of the game is coming out next year. Arlenia Fantasy Online is pretty much supported by a skeleton crew, since all of their focus is on Arlenia Fantasy Online II, which is to be released next year. The game was released when virtual reality was first implemented, so the graphics and what not are very old. Arlenia Fantasy Online II will have superior graphics, with an engine that pushes the limits of current VR technology. It is the reason why everyone is anticipating the new release. This means that Arlenia Fantasy Online, the original, will probably be shut down soon. It is losing a lot of subscriptions, being as it''s an old and outdated game. All the years of work I''ve put into my avatar in this game will someday disappear into oblivion. It makes me depressed, but what can you do? Finished logging into the game, my avatar, whose name is Dasas, is right where I left him. He is in my personal home, a large mansion, that some would consider a castle. Around five years ago, TriangleSoft implemented the patch that allowed players to have their own personal zones, after completing the quest to unlock it. A personal zone is an area where only the played is allowed to enter without permission. In order to be allowed into a specific player''s personal zone, you must first be in a party with them, and then receive permission. These personal player zones start out as empty plots of land, whose players can customize to their own preferences, such as building houses, parks, and much more. The buildings and other accessories for these personal zones can be bought, traded, or made. Only crafters with the Woodworking skill are able to make them. This means that when the patch was first released, the Woodworkers got rich very fast. I wanted a custom designed mansion from the Ancient China era, as I loved watching wuxia movies where crazy martial art experts existed. I had to dish out a large sum of in-game money, which was gold coins, to pay for the Woodworker to build my house, not to mention all the custom furniture I wanted. I wished to pretend being an Emperor. After my castle of sorts was complete, I put it on-top of a small mountain that I created in my zone. TriangleSoft really gave a lot of customization options in personal zones. I went crazy with it. The mountain is around ten stories high, with stone steps leading from the mansion all the way down to the bottom of the mountain. I also placed a large sturdy gate at the entrance of the steps. I wanted it to look as majestic as possible, as if I was some sort of God, looking down upon the world. I prefer to call my personal zone Mount Tai, because it sounds bad-ass. You could be reading stolen content. Head to the original site for the genuine story. My avatar is currently on the fourth floor of my mansion, which is the top floor. It is a place I consider to be my workshop. My craft is Goldsmithing. I maxed out at level 100 with a support skill of Smithing, at level 50. My workshop consists of a smithy, and a storage room, which contains all of my crafting related materials. This includes silver, gold, platinum, and mythril ingots, as well as various other precious gems and stones. The store room looks more like a dragons treasure hoard. Even if all the items in it are considered easy to obtain and not worth much, it''s what the materials can be made into, that matters the most. High level crafting skills are required to make worthwhile items, after all. The reason I am currently in my workshop, I''m finally ready to turn in all my items to create my God class weapon. I completed all the difficult previous steps needed for my weapon, now all I needed to do is pay the gold coins to the game system, and turn in the required items, to complete my weapon. My main job class is Summoner, so the weapon I am making is a staff. Not only can it be used for casting, but it also double''s as an offensive weapon. Three years of in-game work gathering the needed items, making money, was finally about to be rewarded. I made most of my money from Goldsmithing. I farmed all the items myself, instead of buying them, to maximize my profits. The big name items required to create the weapon drop from Named boss monsters. They require an alliance of eighteen players to kill. In order to obtain these items, I relied on RMTs(Real Money Traders) to kill these bosses for me, and purchase the drops from them. I am a solo player due to all pet related jobs being unpopular, making it so I couldn''t join any parties or guilds. I was forced to rely on RMTs for my in-game items that exceeded my personal power to obtain. Sticking to the job Summoner really had many downsides, although the power to solo most stuff that did not require an alliance was the perk of the job. A "Ding" sound reverberated around my workshop, indicating my weapon that took three years to complete, was finished. The feeling of excitement was intense. My God class weapon, The Khatvanga Staff appears with a message box telling me:
Congratulations player Dasas, on receiving The Khatvanga Staff. This is the 38th God class weapon to be completed in Arlenia!
I hold the golden colored staff with my two hands, feeling bliss as the nightmare of farming for items is finally over. The staff is about 175cm long, with a sharp point tip at the top, similar to a javelin, which allowed for piercing damage. Ten centimeters down from the tip are three skull shaped heads stacked on top of one another. The entire staff gives off a blueish glow, making it look even more epic. It was totally worth the time and effort I put into creating it. The staff is level 200, and requires a summoner to be at-least level 100 to equip. It is a two-handed weapon, and the physical damage is also somewhat good, although not being the main purpose of the staff. The bonuses to the Summoner job class were what truly made the staff shine. It allows me to have spirit summons, without consuming MP. In other words, free pets! The staff also doubles the stats of my spirit pets, increasing the Hp and Mp, not to mention, it also gives my spirits a slow heal over time. A nice feature, considering there are no ways to heal spirits, unless I dismiss and re-summon them, or wait until they are killed. I can now consider myself a godly Summoner! I''m totally psyched! While basking in my excitement, a message box suddenly appears and says:
Congratulations player Dasas on obtaining a God class weapon. This gives you the qualifications to become a World Administrator, meaning you have the option to be in a management position. Will you accept?
YesNo
The [Yes/No] option appears at the bottom of the message, making me think this is some sort of mini quest. Maybe it¡¯s a title promotion, for completing a God class weapon. I decide to accept it. I press the [Yes] option, and suddenly, my surroundings start to collapse, as a blinding light seers my eyes. +++ Author''s note: TheCrabPpl assisted in PRing this chapter. Chapter 1 – I don’t want to be a Manager! Chapter 1 ¨C I don¡¯t want to be a Manager! After the blinding light receded. I open my eyes to see if anything went wrong since it is such a bizarre phenomenon. The experience was kind of scary. Maybe it was a glitch or a maintenance update patch. I do not remember seeing any news of a maintenance patch being scheduled today, so it could not be that unless it was an emergency maintenance. Looking around the room of my goldsmithing workshop while feeling dazed and confused. I realize there is an anomaly about the room but I can not put my finger on it right now. Suddenly a message window popped up telling me:
Congratulations Dasas you have been promoted as the second administrator for the world of Anahita. The first administrator quit, so you are the only active administrator able to manage the world. Will you like an introductory tutorial pertaining to your management duties?
YesRemind me later
I notice there is no option for [No] so I pressed [Remind me later] since I¡¯m still trying to get a grasp on my situation. Management duties? What the hell does it mean? I remember back to when I declined the promotion to shift manager at my part time job WuDonalds, because I did not want the extra responsibility. Maybe TriangleSoft wants me to be a GM(Game Master) since I dedicated so many years to their game, but it does not make much sense. However, no way I want to help people fix glitches, and listen to people complain. I loathe customer service. It is why I prefer to be the cook and work in the back at my job instead of dealing with customers in front. Wait a second. The world supposed to be called Arlenia not Anahi or whatever and I almost missed that detail because they both start with an ¡°A.¡± So what is going on? For starters, I¡¯ll check my in-game browser to check online the company¡¯s website to see what is up and get a fix on my situation. I notice the icon on my game screen for my in-game browser is greyed out. I start to become nervous as I scroll down my options list looking for the Help Desk icon to contact a GM. I notice the icon for Help Desk is greyed out as well. Now I¡¯m getting extremely worried. I go for my log out button and notice that it is greyed out like the others. I start to get scared at my situation and imagining the worst. The thought of one of the anime series I have watched years ago where people were stuck in the VR game came to me. When they died in-game it also means they died in reality. The main character of that anime was also a solo player and is oddly similar to my situation. I try to calm down in order to better deal with the situation happening right now. I should try teleporting to the lizard demi-human village where my game avatar was born and started out in. I want to try and contact other players since my Friendlist icon for contacting in-game friends is also greyed out. I realize for whatever reason I am unable to use the teleport option to my starter point. This means I have to manually travel there. It should not be too far since my personal zone is situated near the village, since that is where I did the quest to unlock the zone. Only the areas surrounding the village are usable for it. I notice I am still holding onto my god class staff Khatvanga that I completed moments ago before crap hit the fan. I decide to put the staff into my avatar¡¯s storage box. The staff is my main weapon now and I do not want to leave it around my workshop. I start moving towards the stairs leading to the third floor then I notice how the walls and furniture have a more realistic look to them. Makes me think they probably upgraded the game engine to improve the graphics. Allow the players to live more comfortably in this world if it has become a death game prison. I try to shrug off my fears and proceed down the stairs. I reach the third floor where all the bedrooms are located. As I made way towards the steps leading to the second floor I notice one of my NPC companions. I created them to have a full self-served party for soloing game content. The first NPC I meet since the incident is the tank of my personal party Saber the paladin. I did a self-depreciating chuckle. I have created five NPC companions the max number allowed, since a party can only have six people in it. I named all my five NPCs after servant classes from an anime I have watched years ago. The anime was about seven magicians each summoning a servant who were once heroes, and they all try killing each other in a war. This story has been stolen from Royal Road. If you read it on Amazon, please report it Looking back I feel pretty embarrassed giving names to my NPC companions taken from an anime series. Not like it matters anyway, since I just suck at making up names and memorizing them. Best to have names that are easy to recall in my case. Back to my NPC companion Saber and taking a good look, for she portrays an ethereal beauty. She stands at 182cm tall with blonde hair and her racial settings designated as a high elf. Saber wears shining silver colored armor while holding her sword Excalibur and shield Aegis. They are mythic class weapons. They are hard to obtain weapons but not as much as god class, since it is the very top. Mythic class weapons are just a tier below god class, so it is still very powerful in its own right. They are weapons of myths after all, so it makes sense for them to be very powerful. Saber being the first NPC I created. I went and gotten her the best weapons and equipment. It does help a lot since she is the tank of the party. With the enhanced graphics from the incident Saber looks so much more lifelike that it resembles reality. Making her visage even more enchanting. She looks like a beautiful model aside from the long pointy ears the symbol of being an elf. I ignore her for now and continue towards the stairs leading to the second floor. Then that is when the most stunning event occurred since the weird changes began. The NPC Saber actually looked at me and spoke the words ¡°Will you need assistance master?¡± I start to have feelings of shock and then disbelief, because she did not talk through the message window like usual. She instead spoke with an actual voice and even her mouth moved. Even in my state of shock, for I still notice how beautiful her voice sounded. A sad fate for being a healthy male. It did help dampen my erratic emotions somewhat. I said ¡°Saber?¡± then Saber once again spoke with her actual voice and repeated the question if I needed her help. Now I¡¯m thinking did the new game engine get upgraded so NPC¡¯s AI can speak via voices? Usually only players are able to use voice to communicate, since NPC AI were only capable of simple commands. They suppose to talk with message boxes only. Did the NPCs become sentient? This is totally like an anime but that can not be, for this is reality for god sake. At least that is what I keep telling myself. So many strange things keep happening at once. I will just go with the flow for now and try to figure it all out. I tell Saber that she can accompany me. I am going to travel to the lizard demi-human village in hopes of obtaining some information. She says ¡°affirmative master¡± and start to follow directly behind me. We proceed to leave my mansion. I am curious about my other four NPC companions, but they should be in their bedrooms on the third floor. I will check on them later after I get things sorted out. Saber and I came to the first floor and then proceeded towards the front double doors of the mansion entrance, so we can start walking down the mountain to reach the village. What wait outside of my mansion is not the usual view of the barren lands with sparse shrubs as I am used to seeing. Instead a different view is before us and it consisted of a large forest surrounding my mountain. In the distance I can see what appears to be a small town or village of some kind. It does not resemble the village that supposed to be there. A cold chill start running up my spine when I looked up at the sky. There are three moons up in the sky instead of a single large moon, which suppose to exist in the world of Arlenia. I decide to cancel my trip to the lizard village. I doubt it exists anymore and I tell Saber we are to head back inside the mansion. Saber and I then head up to the second floor that I call the throne room, since it is how I decorated with custom furniture to appear as. A beautiful red carpet leading to an elevated large golden chair with bright red seat padding. The chair has a dragon motif on the backrest and dragon sculptures on the handle rests. Truly a throne worthy of a dragon king. I like to fantasize being one sometimes out of boredom. Taking a seat on my golden throne as I cross my legs. Looking down upon Saber as she stands on the middle of the red carpet in front of me and she looks up at me. I stare at Saber¡¯s pretty green eyes and notice how her golden blond hair gives off a shine when light hits it. At that moment all I can say is ¡°What the hell is going on?¡± Chapter 2 – Take Responsibility? Chapter 2 ¨C Take Responsibility? Sitting on top of my golden throne and feeling somewhat apprehensive. I decide to gather all my NPCs and if they are sentient maybe I can talk with them and decide the next step. I call out to Saber and told her ¡°Saber can you please inform the other Party members and have them gather in the throne room. I have an announcement to make.¡± Saber nodded and replied ¡°As you command my master.¡± Saber then proceed up the stairs to the third floor. I am guessing she understood my orders and is carrying it out. If so, then that means my NPCs are truly sentient unless it is the product of advance AI, so either way I need more information. It is best to not call them NPCs in front of them until I find out what is happening. After Saber left. I am finally able to calm down as I slump my body onto my throne and let out a sigh. There is too much new information I need to process. I have been emotionally high strung for a while now. Either I was transported to another world with my party NPCs and they came to life or this is a new virtual reality experience of some kind. Once I talk to each of my NPCs I should know if they are real or just advanced artificial intelligence. See if they have individual personalities or programmed awareness. With the brief talks I had with Saber it was hard to tell if it was an advance AI or that of a living being. Her response and questions were brief and to the point. She might be an introvert that only talks in a blunt manner when the occasion calls for it. I still can not rule out it is advance artificial intelligence from the brief interactions we had. I will find out soon when the others arrive. After being able to settle down I need to first check my own condition in case anything is wrong. I look down and see that I am still wearing the armor of my game avatar. A light blue colored robe shirt and slacks with pretty designs etched on like a noble¡¯s outfit. It is mythic class summoner specific job full body armor, which is made from the materials of mythological creatures. Checking the rest of my body I notice it is the body of my game avatar. A very odd experience to be now living in a different body from my original one. In virtual reality there is no actual physical sensations, since it is mostly imagery. My game avatar or I should say my current body is now that of a dragonoid one of the advance races of Arlenia, which is pretty much the higher evolved form of a Lizard demi-human. Instead of lizard traits like scales and claws on my body like a demi-human. I have a fully human looking appearance. Dragonoids have a human appearance but can transform into a wyvern the size of an elephant. I will have to check out later if I can transform into a wyvern. Since it is my game avatar my appearance should be that of a human male with black hair and blue eyes with a tanned almost bronze colored skin. I have a lean muscular body with a height of 180cm. I am taller and physically more fit compared to my original body. A message window then pops up.
Administrator Dasas will you like an introductory tutorial to the managerial duties for the world of Anahita now?
YesRemind me later
I decide to press [Yes] this time, since I am in urgent need of information for my predicament. It seems this world is called Anahita. I am definitely not on Arlenia anymore. So let¡¯s see what this introductory tutorial can tell me and will it shed light on why and how I got here. A message window pops up and shows this:
-Introduction to Anahita- The world of Anahita consists of three continents: The largest continent is Zorya where most of the enlightened beings reside. To the west of Zorya is the continent of Bannik an unexplored land filled with vicious monsters and said to be ruled by ancient dragons of myth. Southeast of Zorya is the smallest continent of the world called Volos and is inhabited by the Demon race. The enlightened races that inhabit the continent of Zorya are the humans, elves, dwarves, and the beastmen. The Humans have the largest population on Zorya with two kingdoms known as Korin and Fori. The elves mainly inhabit forests and they consist of three races which are the wood elves, the dark elves, and the least common but most mysterious moon elves. The dwarves are metal workers and miners dealing mostly in blacksmithing for a living. Dwarves mostly live inside mountains or underground where most ores can be found. Dwarves are the most tolerated race on Zorya due to their great blacksmithing skill and can be found almost anywhere. Then there are the beastmen, separated into four races known as the wolves, cats, foxes, and aquatic beings. Most beastmen reside in forests like elves aside from the aquatic races that tend to live near the sea or on small islands. The continent of Volos where the demon race reside is said to contain thick chaotic mana which made the demons possess great magic power. Demons are considered evil beings and not much is known about Volos since anyone that traveled there never came back alive to tell the tale.
Unlawfully taken from Royal Road, this story should be reported if seen on Amazon. Another message window pops up and it looks like the actual tutorial is starting so I start focusing and hope I don¡¯t miss any details.
Welcome to the tutorial for management duties for the world of Anahita. As an administrator for the world the duties consists of ensuring the balance of the world so it may not descend into chaos. Unless of course the administrator prefers having chaos in the world then please dismiss the previous sentence.
I can only stare blankly at what the message box was saying. It don¡¯t matter if chaos did happen which in itself is scary but also a little exciting. A little chaos is always needed to get things rolling after all. Total peace is boring and stagnant which means no advancement. I have seen what too much safety and peace does to people. It makes them idle and lazy. They fight over petty things that do not mean anything in the grand scheme of things. I scroll down on the tutorial¡¯s message box to see what else it has to say.
One of the duties of an administrator is to rule over authorities of the world and by doing so ensure the world becomes and stay stable. Authorities are the power to rule over certain structures of the world. Examples such as the authority over death meaning to rule over all aspects of death in the world. Otherwise if not properly maintained then the world will be crawling with undead.
Whoa. Looking at the example really blew my mind, so what I have seen so far apparently an administrator is a god of sorts. So I became a god? It is both scary and exciting so I am unable to know what I should think about it. I kept proceeding with the tutorial to see what else I can learn.
Authorities can be obtained from the authority List at the end of the tutorial. The administrator can decide which to get. Once an administrator has obtained authorities it can in turn empower the administrator giving extra benefits and new powers. The more authorities an administrator controls the stronger one gets with more access to certain powers and skill sets. Beware that controlling too many authorities can be stressful on the soul, which is why most living worlds tend to have more than one administrator to split the authorities to relieve the stress on the soul.
Well that just told me that gods aren¡¯t all powerful as most people think. A little disappointing but probably for the best. Reminds me of the quote: ¡°Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.¡± Makes me wonder if there is such a thing as an evil god. What would define one to be evil? I really do hate philosophy. Anyway proceeding onward.
An administrator can strengthen their soul by having a large amount of faith energy absorbed, which in turn means the administrator can handle more authorities. Faith energy is given by intelligent beings that reside in the world. The more beings that call forth the name of the administrator. The more faith energy one will receive to strengthen the soul.
Well snap. This means needing worship and prayers from the sound of it. Being from a catholic family I am unsure how to feel about it. I always hated going to church on sundays and thought it was a waste of time. Makes me wonder about administrators on earth, but it is probably best not to delve deeply into with all the religions. Religious topics always did irk me a lot and I tend to prefer avoiding it. Here I am stuck in the middle of it as I sure do have bad luck.
With this the tutorial is near its end. If the administrator needs more guidance then please refer to other administrators for information. Otherwise you will have to figure it out on your own. Good luck with the management duties and please take responsibility for the world.
The NPCs finally arrive in the throne room as the next message box appears.
Authority list for the world of Anahita: Access authority library?
YesRemind me later
Again there is no [No] option listed which only makes me want to laugh. There is no getting out of the responsibility to manage the world it looks like, so I press the [Remind me later] option. The five NPCs start to gather in front of the throne. I look up at the ceiling and think my life will never be the same. This is the start of the journey and adventure of the new administrator for the world of Anahita. Chapter 3 – My Crew Chapter 3 ¨C My Crew Hi, Johnny here your neighborhood administrator for Anahita. What is with the stupid name for this world. I should shorten the name to Ana. Yes a pretty woman¡¯s name and it belongs to the world I manage, which technically means we are married kind of. Ana Nguyen huh not a bad name for a wife. Too bad she looks to be high maintenance and will be more trouble than she is worth the kind I dislike. Boohoo. Sitting on top of my godly throne I look down upon my five lowly subjects that have gathered. At least that is what I¡¯m thinking in my head. Sadly, reality is much more different aside from Saber the rest of the NPCs show no reverence to my godly rule. Who am I kidding an arrogant and wise god totally does not suit me so screw it. I will just wing my way through this ordeal for the love of god, no pun intended at least I think so. Looking at each of my NPC companions it is nice to see my entire crew in one place and hell looking lively and well just alive, which I need to get used to. If it is true I became a god or the system like to call it being an administrator then that means the NPCs before me are not advanced artificial intelligence but actual living beings now. Does being a god makes it all possible? The power of the universe as you will but that begs the question. What are their personalities like. The question which came first the chicken or the egg? In the case of these NPCs it was definitely the chicken. I will just try to interact with these NPCs and go from there. Communication is the key. I was sort of a social recluse in my previous life but I can¡¯t have any of that now being in a new world and with my new found promotion. I got to step up my game and conquer my fears and even if I do have some sort of social anxieties. I only know from self-diagnosis so I am unsure how reliable it is. Anyway back to my NPCs starting with Saber. She is kneeling in a knightly manner full of elegance and regal that I am a bit intimidated. ¡°I have brought the others as commanded my Master.¡± Says Saber with an expressionless face barely blinking. I guess Saber is that type of character like a strict soldier or I guess in this case a knight which is pretty much the same thing. I reply ¡°Good work Saber.¡± Saber nods in return with no emotions showing which makes me not be able to get a read on her. As long as she is not mad or anything. The NPCs are living beings now and I prefer to have them as friends instead of enemies, since I am alone in this world. The next NPC I look at is Caster the black mage of the group and seeing it now the NPCs seem to be lined up in order from when I created them. In a sense the order is also from strongest to weakest. She is a high human and due to her racial characteristic she has heterochromic eyes. High humans will always have one of the eyes the color of red, which can perceive magic giving them an extra advantage if they are a mage class. Caster has one blue eye and the other red with a body height of 167cm. She is a redhead with slightly long wavy hair that almost reaches her waist. Pale skin and a frail looking body which is common for mages since they are bookworms and tend to stay indoors a lot. Caster¡¯s main job is black mage at level 100 and a level 50 support job that is white mage. She can be in a support role for emergency heals if needed. Her main focus is to be a range attacker with her offensive spells as a back-line in a party set up. Max level is 200 with her equipment on so she is one of the only two max level NPCs I have created and the other being Saber. Caster holding her dark gold colored relic staff that is as tall as she is with its many colored jewels attached on the head of the staff. Each jewel color corresponding to its element such as the blue jewel enhances the power/potency of water spells and the red jewel enhances the power/potency of fire spells. She is wearing a beautiful red and black magicians robe with intricate designs on and a brown leather belt around her waist area. Caster then start speaking to me in a high pitched voice. ¡°Leader the dark magic master has arrived upon your summoning.¡± She then proceed to put one of her hands covering her red eye and said. ¡°Ahhhh!!! My eye I can see it the darkness!! Let the darkness flow give me the power to unleash the great power!!¡± I stare at Caster utterly stupefied at what she said and then I was thinking no way was that her character. It is almost like that disease kids get in middle school or at least that is what I learned from anime because I am totally disappointed. Seeing such a pretty redhead girl acting all weird and crazy really makes her seem alive. No way an artificial intelligence would have such a personality. Next thing I know she will probably start wearing an eye patch to compliment her character, which I am praying does not happen. I ignore Caster and look at the next NPC and I hear. ¡°Awww. Leader please don¡¯t ignore me. The darkness is consuming leader that is why he acting like this!!¡± My ears hurt trying to tune out Caster as I look at the third NPC Archer. So I say ¡°Archer¡­.¡± And Archer replies ¡°Yaholooo boss!! How is it hanging?¡± This story has been taken without authorization. Report any sightings. She gives the widest grin with her dog tail wagging. She gives off the atmosphere of a happy-go-lucky girl or in this case a happy-go-lucky dog. Yes that happy face like the world is made of marshmallow and cream gave me a huge urge to get up and smack her around. I push down my sadistic urges, because I am not used to seeing truly happy people probably. Was I truly such a dark character? Archer the third NPC I created and like the name suggests she uses a bow as a main weapon due to her job class being ranger. She is a 152cm tall dog girl so the shortest of the group. Race is a demi-human as she has fury point dog ears on her head and a bushy dog tail sticking out from the top of the back of her butt. With straight short silver hair that misses her shoulder by two inches. Her fury ears and tail is also silver colored. Archer has brown eyes and white K9 teeth that appears when she opens her mouth with a light brown colored skin covering her small agile slim body. Her main job is level 100 ranger and support job ninja at level 50 with a total character level of 180 when wearing equipment. Her main weapon is a mythril long bow and her armor consists of brown light leather for easy movement. Thanks to her ninja support job which gives the skill to dual wield it means Archer can equip two axes and attack with them if needed. Now onto Assassin the fourth NPC I created and she is a 172cm tall female high demon. Due to her racial traits she has two goat horns on her head and black feathered wings growing out of her back. Very long straight black hair which is single braided with a dagger attached to the end and acts as a fearsome whip-like weapon. She has black eyes that seem to pierce your very soul. Olive colored skin covering her well-developed body that shows a nice hour glass figure and round buttocks. Assassin probably the sexiest of all the female NPCs I have created. To have such a devilish body. Her main job class is level 100 ninja with a support job level 50 thief and with equipment on her character level is 150. Ninja is a melee class so she stands on the front-line of the party. She dual wield platinum grade weapons which are a katana and a knife and can use shurikans for range damage. Her armor is a leather ninja outfit in black making it easier for her to blend into the shadows and work in stealth mode. Anyway with such a sexy form I bet Assassin has a voice to match and will make men burn a fire in their loins. I gesture for Assassin to speak while looking at her face in anticipation. Assassin says ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.¡± I could not hear what she said at all like it was just mumbling. That was when the dog girl Archer said ¡°Ah Assassin just said: I am at your service my lord.¡± I guess having super dog hearing is useful in this case but I wanted to hear Assassin¡¯s voice! Assassin has a ninja mask that blocks her mouth so it might be why I could not hear her properly. I told Assassin to take off her mask and to repeat what she said. The faint mutter where I almost missed it Assassin said ¡°I am at your service my lord.¡± That is when I notice Assassin¡¯s face turning bright red and she immediately put back her ninja mask to cover her mouth. So apparently Assassin is the shy type which was totally unexpected considering her appearance. Not to mention a powerful demon being shy is just downright wrong. Onto the last NPC and also the only male I have created. The name is Rider and he is 193cm tall so the tallest person of the group. He has short brown spiky hair and hazel colored eyes. His race is just a regular human. He has the physique of a bodybuilder with bronze colored skin giving him the wild look. Being the last NPC I created means he is also the weakest of the group. His main job class is beastmaster at level 100 with no support job. I was too lazy to work on it and total character level is 120 with equipment on. Weapon is a steel great axe and armor is brown leather with steel greaves and steel gauntlets. Rider is an NPC so he is only allowed a single pet for his beastmaster class, which is a dark purple sabertooth tiger that stands at 170cm tall. Only reply Rider gives when I look at him is: ¡°Yo chief. I¡¯m ready to smash some skulls and use them as cups to drink blood when you¡¯re ready!¡± Such an attitude maybe I should have named him Berserker instead of Rider. What is done is done. It seems most of my NPCs have odd personality quirks now. Even though I created their images with my preferences I could only alter their outer appearance. The game did not have such a thing as personality settings for NPCs. After I have looked over all my NPCs I said ¡°Thanks everyone for gathering. I have an important announcement to make...¡± Chapter 4 - Abilities Chapter 4 - Abilities I lean forward from my throne and tell my people ¡°We have a situation. I will need everyone¡¯s cooperation to deal with it.¡± I see Archer is making a fuss by raising her hand trying to get my attention. I look towards her. ¡°Umm so boss!! Umm what do ya mean?¡± says Archer wagging her tail and acting excited. Is she stupid? I reply ¡°I was getting to that Archer. Anyway it seems we or should I say my entire home has been transported to another world.¡± Aside from Saber the other NPCs are looking at one another confused. I do not particular blame them since I am in a similar situation. ¡°What we need to do first is gather information. After that we can decide how to proceed.¡± I said cautiously since I do not know if the NPCs will follow my orders since they are living beings now and not just automated AIs. ¡°Ok boss!¡± -Archer ¡°Affirmative master.¡± -Saber ¡°I¡¯m with you chief.¡± -Rider ¡°Yes leader!! Let¡¯s go forth and fear no darkness!!¡± -Caster ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡± -Assassin Those are the replies I get from all my NPCs. I sigh in relief that they are willing to follow my orders at least for now. I got to move cautiously and quietly until I understand my predicament. Even if I became a so-called god it does not mean I have truly become powerful. It could all be a trick or a game by the higher powers. Especially considering I was transported to another world and even my NPCs became alive. Whatever is working behind the scenes worry me. ¡°Archer since you are a ranger. I will need you to go outside and check the forest around my mountain. Use the skill [Wide-Scan] to see if any living beings are nearby.¡± -Dasas ¡°Gotcha boss. I¡¯ll be right on it.¡± -Archer. Then I look to Assassin and tell her ¡°Assassin I will need you to assist Archer and watch her back. Be sure to use stealth to prevent any sneak attacks from a possible enemy.¡± Assassin just nods so I take it she understood my orders and will carry them out properly. As the two were about to head out. I let them know if they encounter any living beings they are not to attack unless it is in self-defense. If a fight does break out then it is a must to capture the target and not kill, since they will be needed for information extraction. Also, I tell them to be vigilant. If a problem arises and they are unsure what to do then just retreat. When Archer and Assassin left the mansion to gather info I turn to Saber. ¡°Saber your job will be to guard the front gate at the entrance to my mountain. Caster will assist as support.¡± -Dasas ¡°Understood master.¡± -Saber ¡°A new world and a new darkness is upon us. Ahh my eye!! It aches for our future.¡± -Caster All I can do is nod at them and say ¡°fumu¡± a gesture I learned from some Japanese light novel. A story I read long ago about a dragon reborn into a human. As a dragonoid it seem like an appropriate gesture to mimic. Trying to make myself sound wise and majestic. Now I am left alone with Rider. The only male NPC of my crew since Saber and Caster should be going to guard the gate. There is an awkward atmosphere between us, since I am unable to think of anything to say. That is when I remember I want to try out and see if I could transform into a wyvern. I tell Rider we should head out to the courtyard and test our abilities. So it is male bonding time! Rider and I head out to the courtyard. It is connected to the side of my mansion and is just a dirt plot of land the size of a football field. I wanted to make a luxurious garden with fountains and such but I was busy working on my god class weapon, so I never got around to it. It was probably for the best since now we can test our abilities here without destroying anything. I look back at my mansion I designed after the palace of the Forbidden City located in mainland China. Unlike the one in the Forbidden City which is dull colored having weathered the times giving it much history. My mansion is new looking with bright red walls and with a dark green tiled roof. The mansion looks pretty big having four floors. From afar it looks more like a castle than a mansion. There is a ten feet high stone wall surrounding the entire top of the mountain. The size of three football fields and is big looking in reality compared to when it was inside the game. At the center of the courtyard I tell Rider we should be good enough here to test our abilities. Test if they work in this new world. Rider agrees and then summons his beast pet the 170cm tall dark purple sabertooth tiger and damn it looks ferocious in reality compared to in-game. An actual living beast is so much more intimidating compared to one created with pixels. Seeing the huge beast. I wonder if Rider is actually able to ride on it. I tell him ¡°Fumu, with that size maybe you can ride it.¡± Rider looks at me a little shock and then says ¡°Hmm I¡¯ll give it a try chief.¡± So Rider gets onto his pet and looking at from the angle where I am standing. He looks like a savage barbarian. If you find this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the infringement. He is struggling to ride it. Maybe he needs more practice or maybe a saddle will help. Sadly, I can¡¯t make one since my craft is not leathercraft. Probably best not to use his pet as a mount anyway. Even if his name is Rider, but I¡¯ll leave it up to him to decide. Now it is my turn test my abilities a bit. Since I am unsure how I can transform into a wyvern without clicking on the game menu. I¡¯ll just do it from the menu like I am used to. Later I can figure out how to do it without the menu. I brought up the game menu and click the transform option on my ability¡¯s list. That is when I am engulfed in some sort of light and next thing I know my line of sight is higher than before. Seems the transformation into a wyvern works in this world and damn it is weird feeling to be one for sure. What I notice first is how my mouth or should I say snout is outstretched in the front of my face. I look down to see the brown scales of my front legs with its sharp looking claws at the end. Looks like it can rip a man apart like butter. I also have leathery bat-like wings growing out my back. Feels like I have two extra limbs, and I am unsure how to control them properly at the moment. In the game wyverns were always grounded and never flew. Testing if I can fly now might be bad. Not to mention I am afraid of heights, so flying will have to wait. My wyvern transformation is unable to breathe fire or use magic like other dragons. A demi-human evolution game trait that make it feels like a gimmick. The transformation to beasts for the advance races of demi-humans are pretty useless aside from looks. I can only attack like a regular beast would. My wyvern form can only bite and attack with my limbs. Aside from being able to transform into a badass looking beast it is overall useless. I am stronger in my human form. I transform back into my human form and stretch in relief. Standing on four legs felt very different and weird compared to two. I see Rider is still trying to get use to riding his pet. He really wants it as a mount. Maybe he has the mentality of a biker because he sure could pass off as one. All he need is a beard. What I should test next? Maybe my job abilities. I have to learn to survive in this world so knowing the extent of my powers is a must. At the moment I can¡¯t use any attack abilities without a target. For now I will just summon my spirit avatars and check them out. I take out my new god class staff Khatvanga from personal storage and get ready for the summoning action. I call forth my wind spirit. A green transparent harpy emerges from the intricate designed green magic circle. The wind spirit is hovering three feet off the ground near me. The spirit seems to be unable to speak and just quietly floats there. Even with a humanoid shape it does not mean it can talk. It has a female form but covered in transparent green feathers with bird claws for hands and feet. The head is covered with feathers but there is a human-like face showing. There is no mouth only red eyes with no pupils. Since there is no attack target I can use my pet on. I dismiss it. My main job class is summoner but my support job is monk. The reason is I never bothered to level up another support job. I started out the game as a monk and when it reached level fifty. I went and unlocked summoner. I switched to summoner and placed monk as a support job and never looked back. Pet jobs being unpopular for parties and alliances in boss monster fights mean I never had to care about having an appropriate support job for my main job. Monk being a martial arts class. I wonder if I can fight barehanded. In the game I could not equip monk related equipment or weapons with it as a support job. I wonder if the restriction will carry over to this world. If it does not then I can try getting some hand armor of some sort like metal plated knuckles or something. Either way if I need to attack melee style then attacking with a staff is the safer bet, but it is always good to have a back-up option. I can¡¯t think of anything else to test at the moment. I can try out other stuff later. No need to do it all at once. I still need to get use to everything. Looking up at the sky it appears night is near. I guess time to finish up and wait for the report from Archer when she returns. I tell Rider to finish up since we are heading back inside the mansion. Tomorrow is when the adventure will really start. Depending on the info Archer gives. I want to visit the village I saw earlier today. Chapter 5 - King of the Forest Chapter 5 - King of the Forest Rider and I make it back inside the mansion. I notice Archer and Assassin waiting for me. They probably done with scanning the area. The first floor of my mansion is pretty much empty. I did not bother to furnish it since I needed to save gold coins to work on my staff. The four of us are gathered here. I tell Rider to get Saber and Caster. I want everyone to be updated on the info so we all can be on the same page. Best to be safe than sorry. It is not cowardice. It is being tactical. While waiting for everyone to gather. I notice the scent of leaves. More like the smell of the forest coming from Archer and Assassin. This only gives me confirmation we truly are in another world and not in some game. After waiting four minutes the other three NPCs finally arrive and we can start the meeting. I tell Archer to let everyone know what she saw and discovered in the forest. ¡°Okay boss!! Well when I entered the forest using [Wide-Scan]. There was no signs of people other than beasts. At the very least there were no people within five miles of the mountain. I did a round trip around to make sure.¡± ¨CArcher ¡°Fumu, so did you also check the village that I saw from the entrance of the mansion?¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Oh I sure did boss. It seems to be a human settlement as I saw no other races.¡± ¨CArcher ¡°Since we are limited on information. I was thinking of heading to that human village tomorrow. What does everyone else think?¡± ¨CDasas ¡°I¡¯ll follow you master. To ensure your safety.¡± ¨CSaber ¡°If you need me chief. I¡¯ll tag along with you to the ends of hell.¡± ¨CRider ¡°AHHhh¡­ohhOh My eye aches!! The darkness shows leader¡¯s will is the will of the darkness.¡± ¨CCaster ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡± ¨CAssassin ¡°Assassin says she will do as her lord tells. As for me boss. I¡¯m with you all the way. You will need my guidance to get out of this forest.¡± ¨CArcher ¡°Fumu since it''s night now everyone should take a rest. We¡¯ll move out to the village in the morning. I will have at least two people to stay back on the mountain for security.¡± ¨CDasas Everyone agrees and they all start to head up the third floor to their respective rooms. I also head up to my own room on the third floor. Once I got to my room I notice how barren it looks. A simple bronze bed for a single person and a simple wooden table on the side. All the bedrooms are pretty much furnished the same since furniture is expensive and I needed to save my gold coins for my staff. Spent three years on a budget when working on my Khatvanga staff. I had very few luxuries during that time. I lay down on my bed which is somewhat firm yet soft so it is good enough to sleep in. With the anticipation for tomorrow¡¯s journey it took a while for me to finally fall asleep. I open my eyes to see an unfamiliar white wooden ceiling. It took me awhile to realize that what happen yesterday is real and this is no dream. I gave out a slight depressing sigh and get up to start preparing for the journey. The thing I notice when I got up was the hunger. I felt and realize I have not eaten anything yesterday. Do gods need to eat too? I am still new to my position so there is so much I need to figure out. I try taking out one of the foods I have in my character¡¯s inventory from the game that give bonuses to stats and such. From the storage I took out a cheese sandwich since you can never go wrong with one. I bite into it and while chewing notice there is no taste or flavor at all. I can somewhat feel the soft texture of the sandwich but there is virtually no flavor. Disappointed that using the game food to relieve hunger might be a bad idea. With the bland breakfast out of the way. I made sure to remind myself to either get food supplies in the village or hunt and gather it on my own from the forest. I doubt my gold coins from the game will work in this world so best to use something else to barter with. I will decide once I get to the village and learn what is useful to trade for supplies. In the game the NPCs will always follow behind me in a neat straight line automatically. Now that is not possible with them being alive. Left my room I first make my way down to the first floor and see if anyone else is up. If they are it should be at the front entrance of the mansion. I reach the first floor and notice everyone is already gathering at the entrance. Looks like I am last one and makes me sad they had to wait for my lazy ass. ¡°Fumu, so since we are all ready and gathered. Is anyone hungry?¡± ¨CDasas ¡°My stomach is gonna cave in boss if I don¡¯t get some food!!¡± ¨CArcher ¡°Yea chief. I could surely use a meal.¡± ¨CRider ¡°I do require sustenance master.¡± ¨CSaber ¡°Ku ku ku. Leader. I cannot keep the darkness at bay without some blood sacrifices.¡± ¨CCaster Assassin keep nodding her head up and down. I take out five cheese sandwiches from my inventory and let them know these will have to do until we can collect supplies. Not to mention my mansion does not even have a kitchen. Something I will have to rectify in the future. Stolen content warning: this tale belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences elsewhere. ¡°I will have Assassin and Caster watch the house. The rest of us will proceed towards the village. Is that okay with everyone?¡± ¨CDasas Everyone approves of the plan so I, Saber, Archer, and Rider went down the steps of my mountain and head into the forest. Once inside the forest. I look up at the pinewood trees and admire the scene. The big old trees were showing their years of existence without human interference. A very rare sight in the original world I came from. Most of the great forests and jungles disappeared. I am no tree-hugger but it is still a little sad such beautiful views are no longer possible. After wandering around and following the lead of Archer through the forest. We were almost halfway there without encountering any ferocious beasts. Probably thanks to Archer. ¡°Boss there is a huge beast up ahead do you wish to engage? Or avoid it and go around?¡± ¨CArcher ¡°Fumu lets engage it. Test our abilities. We need to get familiar with fighting in this new world.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Understood boss. It is only about one hundred meters or so ahead of us. We should come upon it very soon.¡± ¨CArcher Everyone becomes vigilant and start to ready their weapons. I take out my staff from the inventory and be ready for anything since I am unsure how strong the beast is. Once we reach the area where the beast is said to be. I saw it is a huge boar like monster. I could not be sure to even call it a boar with such a monstrous appearance. The monster is twice the size of an elephant. Huge dirty ivory tusks sticking upwards from the bottom of its jaw and large protruding spikes all over its back. The tail was long with a ball of spikes at the end. It looks more like a dangerous dinosaur than any boar I saw pictures of online. I wonder if my [Scan] ability works in this world. A skill every player has in the game to identify name, title, and level of most living creatures so just the basic info. I use [Scan] on the monstrosity before me.
Forest Boar Variant - King of the Forest - Level 33
Well shit are you kidding me? Only level thirty three and with such a boss monster like appearance. Only a small fry. This is probably a low level forest if this is considered the king here. Best to be vigilant even if my scan says its only level thirty three. I am unsure if it is the same as the game in the power scheme. Okay king of the forest let us see how tough you are. I then test [Scan] on my NPCs to see if it works on people.
Saber ¨C Paladin ¨C Apostle of Dasas ¨C Level 200
Archer ¨C Ranger ¨C Apostle of Dasas ¨C Level 180
Rider - Beastmaster ¨C Apostle of Dasas ¨C Level 120
Well snap. My NPCs are titled as my apostles. They are considered as my followers or kin maybe. I wonder if being an apostle gives any nice benefits. Anyway I should concentrate on the battle before me and not have any other distractions. ¡°Everyone battle formations!¡± ¨CDasas Saber moves up in front and Archer moves to the back. I line up with her and then I see Rider move forward. Rider summons his pet sabertooth tiger. When it appears with a mighty roar the boar move back a few big sounding steps in wariness. ¡°Fumu, Saber attack and be sure to cast [Shield Barrier].¡± ¨CDasas ¡°As you command my master¡­.Ooooo¡± ¨CSaber Saber gives out a battle cry as she launches herself at the monster. With a single swipe of Saber¡¯s sword the mighty beast let out a deafening cry that made my ear hurt. Then there was a large earthquake like rumble as the monster fell to the ground bleeding profusely looking dead. ¡°Enemy neutralized master.¡± ¨CSaber ¡°Eh?¡± ¨CDasas Well that was anticlimactic to say the least. I guess in the end it was really just a small fry. Best to be cautious at first to make sure since it was a test. We should skin it and take the meat. Who knows maybe the hide might be worth something in town. I remember watching a hunting documentary on boars. Boar meat will taste bad if it the boar died in an excited state. I just hope it does not apply to monsters, but then is monster meat edible in this world? This is not a game after all. Best to check later to make sure. We finish up field dressing the boar and then proceed to the village. Intermission 1 - The Knight Intermission 1 - The Knight +++ Saber¡¯s POV +++ When I first opened my eyes. The only thing that appeared was darkness. Slowly light appeared. What I first saw was my creator. ¡°The birth of servant Saber is complete!! Arise king of knights!! Serve by my side in this world of Arlenia!! Mwahahahaha!!¡± ¨CDasas
Non-Player companion Saber is registered to the party of player Dasas
I learn later that players were beings from beyond. They came to our world Arlenia. To defeat the calamities that befall the world. Players must be heroes to have such great power. No. They are some sort of great beings. The players are able to create people after all. The player Dasas created me and calling me servant Saber. My racial profile had been set as a high elf from The Kingdom. A nation of knights. Elves from the kingdom have sturdy bodies and high affinity to light based magic. Making them the perfect knights. My creator is now my master. With the blood of knights running through my veins. I will uphold my duty and serve my master faithfully. I had been named Saber after a sword. A suitable name for a knight. I am delighted to receive such a great name. Years passed. I faithfully follow my master on his adventures. One day he bestowed upon me mythic class weapons. That I have only seen players equip. The mythic class sword Excalibur and mythic class shield Aegis. It is a great honor for a non-player knight to receive such holy weapons. I again renew my vow as a knight. To serve and protect my master. Wherever he may go. Later on. My master created more people of various races to serve in our party. My master never gifted the other members of our party with mythic class weapons. Aside from me. This mean master places his trust in me the most. It fills my heart with great emotion. Yes my master. My body and soul are yours to do as you please. Your commands are absolute. I carve this notion onto my very soul. Taken from Royal Road, this narrative should be reported if found on Amazon. Many years passed. The other members and I are working towards the god class weapon, for our master. Today is the day. When my master will finally complete his god class weapon. I am happy. All our effort has paid off. Currently master is on the fourth floor. The workshop in his mansion. Completing the final steps to his weapon. I wait for my master near the stairs on the third floor. Where all the bedrooms are located. I hope to be the first to congratulate my master on his god class weapon. When he comes down from the workshop. My master seems to have finished. I see him coming down the stairs. However, my master looks very distraught. I am worried something is wrong. As his knight. I must ensure his safety. ¡°Will you need assistance master?¡± ¨CSaber My master has a flustered look. When I spoke to him. He replies with ¡°Saber?¡± I am unsure what is wrong. I repeat my question. If he requires my help. Master allows me to assist him. I follow right behind him. Once my master and I left the mansion. What greeted our eyes was an unfamiliar scene of forests and a sky with three moons. I immediately realize. We are not on Arlenia anymore. I look to my master. Noticing the shocked expression on his face. I must prepare myself for whatever may come. I realize this was not what my master anticipated. We entered back inside the mansion. Move up to the second floor. Then my master goes and sit on his golden throne. Staring down at me. ¡°What the hell is going on?¡± ¨CDasas I do not know master. Whatever is going on. It does not change my duty. I will follow my master¡¯s orders. Face this new world with him as his knight. Any who brings harm to master. Will be cut down by my sword. Chapter 6 – Bandits Chapter 6 ¨C Bandits +++ Warning: Might Contain Mature Content +++ My group finally exited the forest. We come out onto a wide expansive flat field of grass, for it reaches up almost to my knees. Ahead about two miles or so is the human village. Situated in a circular pattern with what looks to be very shabby wooden sticks surrounding the entire village. A wall about five feet high. The village have around twenty or so crude wooden houses built. I will have to get closer to make sure. The NPCs follow behind me as we made way towards the village. Once we got there I could see an opening entrance with a wagon like structure used as a gate. There are two humans with wooden spears on either side of the gate. They are probably the village guards. I use [Scan] on them.
Obama ¨C Frontier village Guard ¨C Level 8
Adams ¨C Frontier village Guard ¨C Level 7
Their levels are very low. This must be a beginning level area or humans of this world are very weak. As we proceed near the two guards. They suddenly point their wooden spears at us and shouted. ¡°Halt! Name yourself and your business!¡± -Gate Guards ¡°We are just simple travelers. We come in peace!¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Pact of lies you scum!! You came from the direction of the forest. Where a mysterious mountain with a castle on top appeared yesterday!¡± ¨CObama ¡°It¡¯s the work of evil sorcery!! Demons in disguise!! Put down your weapons and prepare for questioning!¡± ¨CAdams I look at them bewildered. I did not expect such a hostile welcome. I guess for now we should do as they say and be taken in for questioning. I do not have enough information to get a grasp of the situation. That is when I hear the sound of Saber unsheathing her sword. Before I could tell her to stop. ¡°Such insolence towards my master!!! [Fast Blade]!!!¡± ¨CSaber Faster than I could react. Saber is already upon the guard named Obama cutting him down from the shoulder down to his belly. The other guard Adams runs inside the village screaming. ¡°Bandits!! Bandits!! Enemy attack!! HELP!!!¡± -Adams ¡°Oh no you don¡¯t sucka!! [Sharpshoot]!!¡± ¨CArcher I notice Archer pulling back the string on her mythril long bow. She let out a shot of her arrow at the running guard Adams. It literally tears off the head from his body. ¡°Booya!! Headshot!!¡± ¨CArcher I push down the vomit in my throat. I try to make sense of the situation as to how it escalated so quick to a slaughter. Is this real? Before I could make sense of the situation. I hear Rider readying his steel great axe. ¡°Dammit guys don¡¯t hog all the prey. I hope there is more inside waiting. My blood is boiling!¡± ¨CRider That was when I finally snap out of my daze. I try to stop this madness. ¡°Wait you idiots!! Stop! Stop! We suppose to come in peace! Not to make them go in pieces!¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Forgive me master.¡± ¨CSaber ¡°Me soooooo sorry boss.¡± ¨CArcher ¡°Sorry about that chief. The blood got to my head.¡± ¨CRider My NPCs finally calm down. First I will try talking to the villagers to make peace. Maybe give some sort of compensation for the death of the two guards. That is when about thirteen guards come running towards us. A chubby man wearing nice clothes, compared to the shabby leather armor of the guards, is with them. I do a [Scan] on him since he must be the leader. Royal Road is the home of this novel. Visit there to read the original and support the author.
Anthony Bourdain ¨C Frontier Village Chief ¨C Level 4
Looks like he really is the leader of this place. I will try to talk with him. ¡°Filthy bandits!! I¡¯ll have you killed!! Except for the women!! The women will be sold as slaves! Men attack!¡± ¨CVillage Chief The thirteen guards are running towards us with their weapons drawn. Looks like negotiations have failed. I have no choice but to fight. ¡°Battle formations!! Neutralize all armed targets!!¡± ¨CDasas ¡°As you command master. [Shield Barrier]¡± ¨CSaber ¡°Understood boss. Lets clean up these animals. [Barrage]¡± ¨CArcher Archer let loose an attack that shoots out five arrows. They take down five of the guards. ¡°Let the games begin! Come forth my pet!!¡± ¨CRider Rider¡¯s sabertooth tiger appears. It went to the eight guard''s left side and attacking from their flank. The tiger take down two of the guards. While the rest of the six guards left come crashing into Saber in front. ¡°Wretched vermin! Prepare for the underworld!¡± ¨CSaber The six guards could not do any damage to Saber. They were easily cut down by the blade of Saber. Seeing as all the guards with one having the highest level of only eleven meant they were just fodder class. The village chief fell onto the ground on his butt trembling in fear. I can even hear his teeth chattering. ¡°Now village chief. We need to talk.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Hiiiiiiiiiii!! Don¡¯t kill me!!¡± ¨CVillage chief He fainted. His pants leaking an offensive odor of urine. He pissed his pants in fright. Hopefully, we can get some information from him when he wakes. The rest of the villagers were unarmed and preparing to run away from the village. The NPCs were about to give chase, but I told them to let the unarmed people go. This was not supposed to happen. Are my NPCs all psychopaths or something? Do they lack common sense? Is it me that is wrong? I have seen death in movies and online, but being up close and personal with the blood and gore is a definite first. I do not know what the future will bring now. My initial plan was maybe register as an adventurer or something. Spread my name if such a profession exist. I was planning to gather faith energy by becoming a famous adventurer. Now it might not be possible due to my psycho companions that prefer to attack first and ask questions later. ¡°Boss! Boss! There is a single living target that remains aside from the village chief in the village now. What should we do with it?¡± ¨CArcher ¡°Do not engage unless it is a threat. Let me check first.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Understood boss. The target is about one hundred meters ahead at ten o¡¯clock.¡± ¨CArcher ¡°Fumu, Saber you are with me. The rest go collect any useful supplies. At the moment food and any cooking supplies are priority.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°On it chief¡± ¨CRider ¡°Gotcha boss!¡± ¨CArcher I guess we truly have become bandits now. I will check on the person that stayed behind in the village. Maybe I can finally get some information out of this mess. Chapter 7 - The Fori Kingdom Chapter 7 - The Fori Kingdom +++ Warning: Mature Content [18+] +++ A few days after the event in the frontier village where Dasas visited. News of the attack finally reached the city of Numan. Belonging to the Fori kingdom. In a large mansion located in the upper center of the city. A large old man in his early fifties with greasy black hair. Naked body full of fat like a pig is going about his business. He is engaging in intercourse with a nude young girl. Tears run down the face of the young girl. The large fat man repeatedly penetrates her from behind while grunting loudly. The man is no other than duke Alexander Bourdain. Ruler of the western territory in the Fori kingdom. Suddenly someone knocks on his bedroom door and makes way inside without permission. While looking out of breath. ¡°My lord!! Grave news!!¡± -??? ¡°Dammit James! Can¡¯t you see I am busy here. This better be important to interrupt me.¡± ¨CAlex Wiping the sweat off his fearful face. James a retainer for duke Bourdain hurriedly bows in apology. ¡°Yes my lord. Important news indeed. A village in your territory located on the edge of the frontier was attacked and taken by bandits!¡± ¨CJames ¡°So how is a small village being wiped off the map any of my concern?¡± ¨CAlex ¡°My lord. One of your cousins Anthony Bourdain was the village chief. He is suspected to be either dead or captured.¡± ¨CJames ¡°Damn. I don¡¯t care about some random cousin of mine. But it will be a stain on the Bourdain name. Can''t have people thinking they can mess with a Bourdain. James go hire some adventurers to subdue those bandits. They are like mercenaries anyway. No need to waste the blood of my soldiers.¡± ¨CAlex ¡°As you command my lord. I shall post a bandit subjugation request to the adventurer guild at once.¡± ¨CJames Alex then removes his bloodied manhood from the naked young girl and pushes her off the bed onto the floor. The young girl makes a small scream before staring lifelessly in the air. ¡°Also James. Get rid of this thing. Bring me more young pretty virgin girls that should just recently hit puberty. I like my girls bloody. As you know. Hahahahaha!!!¡± ¨CAlex Stolen story; please report. ¡°At once my lord!!¡± ¨C James The retainer James leaves the bedroom of the duke to carry out his orders. He also call in some servants to remove the naked young girl and to throw her out in the street. The slave company affiliated with the duke will come by to take the young girl. Young girls to the preference of the duke will always be forcibly taken from their families. Then made into slaves after he is done with them. +++ The Fori kingdom. A human nation located in the upper northern half of Zorya. A continent in the world of Anahita. Unlike the other human nation. The kingdom of Korin located in the south. Korin a more militant power due to being situated near the coast. Where demons can attack from the continent of Volos. The Fori kingdom having less to fear from the threat of demons. They have a weaker military but makes up for it with magical weaponry and technology. Thanks to magic craftsmen. Magical craftsmen are popular in the Fori kingdom for producing many convenient magical tools and devices. They help raise the standard of living for humans. However, these magical devices are powered by magical cores. They are found in magical beasts. The demand for magical cores created the profession of adventurers. Giving birth to the Adventurer Guild. There are branches in almost all human settlements. The kingdom of Fori is made up of an imperial capital city. Where the royal family lives. The capital is in the center and surrounded by four territories. They are located in the west, north, east, and south of the imperial capital. These four territories protect the capital city from invasion. Each territory is ruled by a duke¡¯s family. Each duke Family will have a single large city in their given territory. Along with many villages and towns. The dukes that rule over these territories are considered the upper four great nobles. They hold a lot of influence in the royal court. +++ Now back to present day with Dasas in the frontier village he just finished attacking¡­ Chapter 8 - The Slave Chapter 8 - The Slave I reach near the area where the last living villager suppose to be located. I come upon a large wooden house. This building seems to be the largest one in the village. Probably a place of importance like a town hall. Looks like a crudely built log cabin of sorts with a wide front entrance. Dirty hanging leather sheets act as the door. Looking down at the entrance of this large building. I notice a little girl around 120cm or so in height in the nude. She is not fully nude. A very shabby looking loincloth covers her waist area, and barely covers her private parts. The girl is probably around the ages of eight or nine. She has very dirty brunette colored hair. Like it never been taken care of in weeks. She looks very malnourished with a body full of scars and bruises. Most noticeable thing about her is the ugly metal collar around her neck. I use [Scan] on her.
Trash ¨C Human Slave ¨C Level 1
Is Trash really her name? I pretty much guessed she is a slave with the metal collar on. The [Scan] only confirms it. The girl just stares at me with dead fish eyes. No hint of emotions. Not even fear just like a living corpse. It is very creepy. Unsettling to see such an expression on a kid. I was raised in a first world country and even though I grew up in a poor neighborhood. I never met any kids with such eyes. ¡°Little-one. Why didn''t you leave the village like the others?¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Master ordered me to stand here. Until he returns.¡± ¨CTrash ¡°Little-one. Who is your master?¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Baron Anthony Bourdain, sir¡± ¨CTrash The slave girl been replying like a robot. That chubby man was a noble? He will be useful then. I look towards Saber standing next to me, and order her to use a tier 1 healing spell on the girl. Saber steps forward and use [Heal] on the slave girl. The bruises and recent cuts disappear. The old scars remain. She still looks malnourished and dirty. ¡°Fumu, little-one. Follow me. I will take you to your master.¡± ¨CDasas The girl only nods and follow behind Saber and me. A few steps back. We return to the area where the village chief fainted. While walking back. I counted twenty-one wooden buildings in this village. They are lined up almost parallel with a few houses scattered here and there. Very disorganized. There is a water well constructed out of wood in the center of the village. The village looks extremely primitive. Either this is a backwater area or the current human civilization is run on a feudal system. We return to the spot where I left the unconscious chubby noble. Who is still lying in his own piss. Archer and Rider return from their pillaging of the village. We are only missing the rape in this scenario. If we wanted to act like the vikings. Back on Earth. I was a big fan of viking films. Wish there was more since I really liked their lifestyle. Even if it seems barbaric by modern standards. I lightly kick the nobleman¡¯s right shoulder arm. Trying to wake him up. The noble¡¯s eyes twitch a little before it opens. He slowly sits up stares around nervously. Then his eyes finally landed on me in fear and asked. Unauthorized reproduction: this story has been taken without approval. Report sightings. ¡°What do you want bandit? Ransom? You will get a lot of money. I am from the Bourdain family that owns this territory. If you kill me. There will only be a death sentence for you and all your allies.¡± ¨CNobleman Even in this situation the noble still tries to act in an arrogant manner. In this world. Nobles probably believe they are above others. Ingrained into their very being since young. Saber¡¯s hand is on the hilt of her sword with bloodlust flowing. I put up my hand to make her stop. ¡°Ransom? Not quite. Instead of riches. I am more interested in information. Depending on how good the information is. I might even let you leave here alive.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°If you are not bandits. Then who are you?¡± ¨CNobleman The man starts to stare nervously at the equipment we have on. Probably realized we are not actual bandits. I doubt any bandits will wear such good equipment to raid this poor looking village. ¡°That is for me to know and for you to find out.¡± -Dasas ¡°I will tell you everything I know. Just let me go and in one piece.¡± ¨CNobleman Then the nobleman¡¯s eyes land on the sight of the slave girl standing behind Saber and me. ¡°You!! You! You piece of dirty Trash! What are you doing here! I told you to stay back at my house. I will have you beheaded for not following my orders! Damn useless Trash! Can¡¯t even follow simple commands!¡± ¨CNobleman The slave girl lowers her head and look down without saying a word. ¡°Why are you keeping such a young girl as your slave? I doubt she is even useful as a servant. Being so weak looking.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Are you an idiot? Of course I keep her around to relieve my pent up stress and frustrations. I have psychical needs!!¡± ¨CNobleman It is that most loathed perverse act involving children I take it. I have nothing against a person¡¯s sexual preference as long as they don¡¯t bring it near me. Believe it or not. I am a firm believer in freedom of expression and all that. Even if it is disgusting. Basically, I just do not care what people do as long as they don¡¯t shove it in my face. Even I have some semblance of a conscience still. ¡°Fumu, Saber can you cut the slave collar off the little-one.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°As you command my master.¡± ¨CSaber ¡°Wait you...¡± ¨CNobleman Saber uses her sword to slice the metal collar off the little slave girl¡¯s neck in a single swift motion. It is barely noticeable to the trained eye. The metal slave collar then fell to the ground with a ¡°clank¡± sound. The little girl gives a bewildered look. That is when the nobleman start to shout out hysterically like a madman. ¡°What have you fools done!! Releasing slaves without permission is against the law! Punishable by death!! It is an act of treason and goes against everything HUMAN!!¡± ¨CNobleman I take out a copper knife from my personal inventory and then¡­ Chapter 9 – The birth of a God Chapter 9 ¨C The birth of a God The nobleman was now acting hysterically like a madman. Screaming like he owns the world. ¡°You are all so dead!! Even the goddess Lana will forsake your souls in hell for such a sin!!¡± ¨CNobleman Goddess Lana? Is that the name of the administrator who quit? I got tired of the man¡¯s ramblings. To be honest, for I am extremely pissed off at the situation. I took out a copper knife from my personal inventory. Do not know why I kept such a trashy item still. It was the first thing crafted when I leveled up smithing skill as a support craft, so has sentimental value. I do not have dagger skill due to my job class, so I clumsily throw the dagger at the nobleman¡¯s crotch area. The nobleman gives out the most ear piercing scream I have ever heard. Even if I do not have dagger skill my strength and attack should be extremely high. Due to my elevated stats for my level. With such power in the force of the copper knife. The nobleman¡¯s crotch is probably made of paste now. I doubt he will ever have children again if he tried. ¡°You lowly piece of shit! Will pay dearly for this!¡± ¨CNobleman I noticed the nobleman is having a lot of tears gush out of his eyes from the extreme pain. Oddly, it fills me with glee. I must be some sort of closest sadist. Thought I was really a masochist. How I just let people treat me like shit in my previous life. Maybe this was the effect of being an administrator of this world. It changed me. ¡°That was satisfying. Thanks for the entertainment my good lord.¡± ¨CDasas I do a gentlemanly bow with my right hand across my chest. Having a small smile on my face. ¡°You fool!! Are you mocking me? You have just made yourself an enemy of the kingdom!! They will come for your heads!!¡± ¨CNobleman Turning around and walked back a few steps. I looked up at the sky. While the nobleman was cursing me from behind. I notice storm clouds are forming. That is when a message window pops up.
Authority list for the world of Anahita: Access authority library?
YesRemind me later
This narrative has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. If you see it on Amazon, please report it.This message window sure came at a convenient time. I press [Yes] and scroll down the list of authorities. Deciding to pick at least one for now to help my current situation. I turn around to face the angry nobleman. Spreading out my arms as if I am doing a performance at a play. ¡°Fumu, let them come. Even if an army is sent against me. I won¡¯t care.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Fool! What can one man and a few of your allies do! Against the mighty power of the Fori kingdom!¡± ¨CNobleman
Authority: War has been set for administrator Dasas.
Race settings for Dasas has been changed from dragonoid to divine.
Anahita: Administration settings have been made available.
¡°A man you say? I am afraid you are wrong there my good noble sir! Today is the birth of the War God Dasas!!¡± ¨CDasas Monstrous thunder and lightning start to fill the black cloudy sky. ¡°Crazy delusional idiot. What are you saying¡­¡± ¨CNobleman ¡°Let the world know of this! The War God Dasas has descended! All who defy me! Shall tremble in fear!¡± ¨CDasas My NPCs start to raise their weapons to the sky. Yelling out praise. ¡°Hail to the God of War!!¡± -NPCs ¡°Hail to the God of War!!¡± ¨CNPCs ¡°Hail to the God of War!!¡± ¨CNPCs ¡°Go now good noble sir¡­for you are free!¡± ¨CDasas The nobleman turns around crawling. He gets up and flee with one hand on his bleeding crotch. ¡°You will pay for this! You demons!¡± ¨CNobleman Heavy rain start to pour down on us. I look up at the sky once again. I have no choice but to move forward now. There is no going back. This is totally not the plan I had for today. Everything went straight to hell. Now the question is. Will I become a tyrant or will I become a savior? Chapter 10 – Blessing Chapter 10 ¨C Blessing With the downpour of rain. The NPCs and I along with the slave girl moves to the nobleman¡¯s wooden house in the frontier village for temporary shelter. In the center of the house of the first floor. There is a dirt shallow hole with fire wood used for cooking meals. Rider starts a fire easily. The beastmaster job class probably get survival skills. I find that pretty handy. We all start to huddle around the fire to warm up. I hear the stomach of the little slave girl make growling noises. I decide to have a meal prepared for everyone. I do not feel any hunger or thirst anymore. Must be due to becoming a divine race. Which means I do not have to use the bathroom either. A blessing. I doubt the food in this primitive world will be to my taste buds. To have a craving for certain earth foods will be a pain after all. I will miss eating pho and other vietnamese dishes. Archer and Rider then take out the food supplies they raided from the village. Supplies consisted of dried meat, vegetables, hard bread, random herbs, and what looks to be salt. ¡°Fumu, seems the only thing we can prepare is simple meat and vegetable soup. Good thing there is a cooking pot here to cook it in.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Chief. I am just gonna toss in all these ingredients in the pot. Add water and bam we got a hearty meal!¡± ¨CRider ¡°Rider you don¡¯t even have cooking skill. I bet it will taste like junk but hunger is the best spice.¡± ¨CArcher ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.¡± ¨CSlave girl While the food is cooking in the pot over the fire. I look at the little girl sitting next to me staring into the fire. Being so young. I doubt she can survive alone in this world. I did take off her slave collar so that means I got to take responsibility for my actions. At the very least I can offer her food and shelter. I can¡¯t imagine what she has gone through. I doubt she can live a normal life. Damn shame I can¡¯t get a ipad with games and internet access to use as a babysitter for her. That is how the parents on Earth raise their kids now. This world is primitive. The people are cruel so power is needed to survive. I should at the very least teach survival and fighting skills to the kid. She can take care of herself in the future. She looks weak so maybe having her learn dagger skills will work. But that will require lots of training. Dagger is most effective when targeting specific weak points. Having her learn polearm skills might be the best option. Weapon will be a little heavy, but she will be able to fight at a safer distance. She can learn how to handle other weapons later on. If she chooses. I will be sure to make a short copper spear for her training. Once I get back to my workshop. ¡°Little-one. I gave you freedom. But since you are so young. I will take care of you. Until you¡¯re strong enough to survive on your own.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°I will follow you master Dasas. I only know how to live as a slave.¡± ¨CSlave Girl The slave girl looks at me with dead fish eyes. It shows me that she does not know any other way to live. ¡°Little-one from today forth. Your name shall be Lancer. A servant of this War God Dasas.¡± ¨CDasas
Lancer decided to serve you. Do you wish to give her your blessing?
YesNo
Stolen content warning: this content belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences. A pop up message window pops up. Giving me the option to bless the little girl. I press [Yes] since it might help her to survive in this world. A light appears over the girl. I notice certain changes. Her chest which showed her rib cage sticking out. Slowly change to healthy supple skin and muscle. Two small mounds are protruding from her chest. Indicating she is probably near puberty. They were not noticeable in her previous malnourished state. All her old scars and wounds also disappear. Replaced with smooth clear ivory skin. Her dirty brunette hair now gives off a lustrous shine. It is straighten going down a little past her shoulders. Lancer now gives off a healthy form with clear blue eyes. They no longer give a dead fish appearance, but one with a will to live. Lastly, a black tattoo of a sinister dragon symbol appears on her left cheek. Totally ruins her cute face and making her look like a deviant. +++ Picture of the dragon symbol taken from the internet and credit goes to whoever the creator is: https://tse4.mm.bing.net/th?id=JN.UGYzy2mZdF1qVp2fmRFY1g&pid=15.1 +++ That dragon symbol must be my personal mark, since I used to be a dragonoid. Anyway, with Lancer¡¯s new appearance. She really needs to get some proper clothes. Being nude now is bad for the eyes. I prefer my women well developed, but I am still a man. Besides, it will be bad to have Lancer learning how to fight while naked. I use [Scan] on Lancer to see the results.
Lancer ¨C Champion of Dasas ¨C Level 1
Champions are those mortals chosen by gods to become heroes. At least that is what I learned from stories of myth and legend. So Lancer became my representative hero probably. Anyway, I should look around for the nobleman¡¯s wardrobe. Find something for Lancer to wear. While searching what looks to be the nobleman¡¯s bedroom. I find a white shirt with long sleeves. I had the sleeves cut in half. Put the shirt on Lancer to wear. The size made it look like a dress on her. I finish the outfit with a leather strap to tie around her waist. Act as a belt and later to add pouches on it to carry items. I tie her hair up with a leather-like string into a ponytail. Now she looks better. A huge upgrade from the dirty slave before. I got rid of the ragged dirty loincloth she wore before. She is naked underneath the white shirt. I will get her some proper clothes when I visit a town in the future. Sadly, I could not get any footwear in her size. She will have to go barefoot for now. With that done. The vegetable and meat soup has finish cooking. It got passed around in wooden bowls with a side of hard bread. Everyone began eating except for me. I do not require sustenance anymore. The food looks bad so I lucked out. Since it is night and raining. We will stay in the nobleman¡¯s house for tonight. Make way back to my mansion in the morning tomorrow with Lancer in tow. I hope Assassin and Caster will be alright staying back at the mansion. I will be sure to apologize for leaving them and bring food. Another hectic day in this new world ends. Hopefully the new day will be a pleasant peaceful one. Chapter 11 – Power leveling Chapter 11 ¨C Power leveling The morning light finally arrive. I did not get any sleep due to the trait of my divine body. Had to meditate and forcibly cut off my consciousness a bit. Being awake all night without games or internet access is very boring. I should really find a way to get the internet browser on my game menu work again. Connect me to Earth. What is the point of having great power. If I can¡¯t abuse the hell out of it? The others start to awaken. They prepare for the trip back to the mansion. I notice Lancer looking around confused and unsure what to do. I wave her over. She moves to my position. ¡°Fumu, Lancer. I will need you to stay close to me. Don¡¯t wander off when we enter the forest.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Yes¡­master¡± ¨CLancer I thought about holding her hand. Decided against it. I want her to learn to be independent as soon as possible. Everyone is packed up and ready to leave this empty village. We left along the flat grassland and enter into the forest to make way to my mansion. During the trip we encountered random weak monsters such as rabbits and wolves. They were around the levels of two to eight. I got the idea if Lancer can get experience points credit by doing some damage to an enemy in a party configuration. Lancer is registered to my party, even though it is over the six member limit. The restriction is probably lifted in this world, since it is not a game. While making way in the forest. I pick up a few random pebbles off the ground. Have Lancer throw them at enemies to see if she can get experience point credit. Saber will tank so the monsters will not attack Lancer. Making it a safe fight. We encounter a few random monsters or beasts. Lancer throws a pebble at them as hard as she can. While Saber tanks and do a kill shot. The test prove successful. Lancer reaches level three once we neared the mountain mansion. Lancer being a member of my party probably gave the power of the, Arlenia Fantasy Online, game battle system. Could be due to her blessing too. I am unsure. We are such cheaters in this world. Then I did become a god. That in itself is a cheat. Finally, we reach my mansion with Assassin and Caster waiting at the front entrance to greet us. They must be hungry. Being left in the mansion yesterday without food. We all move to the dirt plot courtyard located on the side of my mansion. Build a small bonfire and cook some grub. I have no kitchen in my mansion. I am forced to cook outside for now until I can build one. Assassin and Caster are happy to finally be able to fill their stomachs. I am happy to be home. I assign one of the empty bedrooms on the third floor of my mansion to Lancer. I made my way up to the fourth floor. My workshop. Once there I proceed to the storage room. Taking a single copper ingot and a copper sheet. I start to synthesize a short pole and a spearhead. Completing the copper polearm. I go to get Lancer to equip it. The copper polearm is as tall as she is. Should be okay for her to handle in combat. I tied a leather rope around the upper part of the polearm. She may use it as a shoulder strap to carry the polearm on her back. When not in use. Probably best to just use the polearm as a sort of walking stick too, for easy travel. I will leave it up to her. I also crafted a small lightweight copper breastplate, for Lancer to equip to protect her heart. For now, I will wait until Lancer raise her level more. Before making her metal gauntlets and greaves. I also made her rings and a necklace with enchantments. They greatly increases attack, defense and overall raise her power. Thanks to my high goldsmithing craft skill. Lancer should now be ready for combat battle training in the forest with the current equipment. For the power leveling party. I had Saber come as tank and healer. Archer will be there to navigate the forest. I just come along to watch the progress of Lancer¡¯s training. I am afraid to leave her alone with the NPCs. If you find this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the infringement. Lancer with her copper spear takes on a level four forest wolf as her first real fight. A fodder mob in my eyes, but an epic battle for Lancer. At first Lancer is nervous and scared when confronting the wolf. After piercing it with her spear successfully. While Saber held it down. Lancer start to get used to it. Lancer start to smile then laugh while repeatedly piercing the wolf with her spear. Lancer gave into her bloodlust already in her first real fight. It is not normal for a human. This has to be attributed to her new status. She received from me. I [Scan] her.
Lancer ¨C Warrior ¨C Champion of Dasas ¨C Level 3
Lancer receives the job class warrior. The same one from the game. It is a front-line melee class that can learn and use any weapon. A very basic melee fighter. Lots of potential in growth. Should suit her fine. We pretty much spent a whole week power-leveling Lancer in the forest. We also had Rider come along sometimes to teach her survival skills. The strongest monster Lancer faced so far in her training is a level sixteen jaguar. Sadly, there was nothing stronger in the forest. Truly, a low level forest so power-leveling is not as great. I be sure to find a higher level area in the future to train her. After a week or so of leveling. Lancer is able to reach level nine. Not too bad for a week¡¯s worth of work in this world. I imagine she should be able to defeat a grown man one-on-one now. The village guards my group defeated in the village a week ago was around that level. Once Lancer reaches level ten. It will be good enough for her to join us on our adventures. I want to find a town of some sort to get information and to get supplies. While I am idling in my mansion thinking of what to plan in the future. A message window pops up.
Warning: Hostile forces are approaching the Home Base of administrator Dasas
What the hell? Did the kingdom finally sent an attack force against me, for the village incident? Shit I better check them out to see how strong the force is. Another message window pops up when I am contemplating my battle strategy.
Do you wish to create a Divine Barrier around Home Base and prevent any living thing from entering without permission?
YesNo
Holy hell. Such a convenient power exist? Being a god is such a cheat for reals. I immediately press the [Yes] option. A clear slight blueish magic barrier start to surround my mountain. Giving it a very mystic feel. I bet my mountain lets out a spiritual atmosphere now. Like a great deity is residing there. Which really is the case. I gather all my NPCs. Also took along Lancer to give her experience doing battle with human targets instead of monsters. We made our way out of the mansion. Leaving the mountain sanctuary and enter the forest where the enemy is on the move. I had Archer find and track them with [Wide Scan]. Realized they were about two miles away from the mountain. They were pretty close. Archer¡¯s [Wide Scan] detected around twenty humanoid targets approaching our position. Not an army at least but still a sizable group nonetheless. My party lies in wait for their approach¡­ Chapter 12 - Fast and Furious Chapter 12 - Fast and Furious Going back almost a week ago. Before the invaders approached the mountain home base belonging to Dasas. A certain meeting among an adventurer group was taking place. In the large tavern adjacent to the adventurer guild located in the city of Numan. The adventurer group made up of twenty members are called ¡°Fast and Furious.¡± Led by a strong man named Dominic. The large group of twenty is all sitting around a large table. It can only hold half of their members, while the other half is standing. ¡°So everyone. I got us a big job. It pays a whopping one-hundred gold forian coins upon completion. My second-in-command Brian our strategist can fill us in on the rest.¡± ¨CDominic ¡°It is as Boss says. The job is a big one. Pays one-hundred gold for subjugating a group of bandits that took over a frontier village. The request was posted under the name of duke Bourdain. Safe to say this bandit group is probably big for it to take over an entire village. Even resulting in such a huge reward by the duke.¡± ¨CBrian ¡°Even if the bandit group is big. I doubt it isn¡¯t anything we can¡¯t handle. We are a rank ''B'' adventurer group. It should be an easy job. With one-hundred gold split it means every member will receive five gold coins each. That can easily last us a good five months. If you don¡¯t spend it stupidly.¡± ¨CDominic ¡°The strength of the bandits is unknown. But I think it is worth it for such a high reward. Besides bandits are usually untrained men in combat that resorted to banditry to survive. So is everyone in?¡± ¨CBrian ¡°Count us all in!! Five gold forian coins each got my blood pumping.¡± ¨CA group member ¡°Okay everyone pack up. Get ready to move out tomorrow. We will have a single wagon to carry our supplies. We should arrive at the frontier village around four days or so if we make good time. Rest up everyone and be prepared for the journey tomorrow.¡± ¨CDominic ¡°Aye aye boss!!¡± ¨CGroup members Once all the members of the group ¡°Fast and Furious¡± dispersed. The table was only left with two men who stayed behind. It was the leader of the group Dominic a large muscular pale white man with a shaven head. The other was Brian a light tanned skinned slim man with semi curly blonde dirty hair with a short stubble beard. ¡°Brian. I suggest you stay behind in the city. My sister Mia is currently pregnant with your child. It¡¯s a sensitive time at the moment for her.¡± ¨CDominic ¡°No boss. It is exactly the reason why I have to go on this run. I will need the money to take care of our child.¡± ¨CBrian This story has been taken without authorization. Report any sightings. ¡°True. It is all about family you know that. I will do everything to keep my family safe.¡± ¨CDominic ¡°I understand boss but I need this. The adventurer game is in my blood. The peaceful family life is not me.¡± ¨CBrian ¡°Let¡¯s just hope this can be your last job. Coming home safe to Mia is all I care about.¡± ¨CDominic The two men parted ways and got ready for the night. The next day the group arrive at the front gate of the city with a wagon full of supplies ready to go. The group then start the journey to the frontier village along the small dirt road leading to it. The journey was an uneventful four day trip. They only encounter a single monster that was easily dealt with. The group finally arrive at the abandoned frontier village. It was not designated a name yet. It was a newly rushed built village that has not stabilized yet. The village was part of a project to expand and cultivate the frontier lands. Once an adventurer guild branch is built then the village can start to really grow. The newly established frontier village only had a little over a dozen guards to protect it until then. But a band of bandits attacked and left the village bare. Having finally arrived at the frontier village. The adventurer group surveyed the area. They buried the corpses of what is left of the dead village guards they found. ¡°What the hell. There is a mountain with a big red castle on top within the forest. It looks extremely ominous.¡± ¨CBrian ¡°Hmm. How the hell did bandits build a castle on a mountain. In the frontier forest no less.¡± ¨CDominic ¡°I got a very bad feeling about this boss. This is not the work of bandits. At least I don¡¯t think so.¡± ¨CBrian ¡°For now just set up the camp. We can check the forest tomorrow. Even if it''s bad news we still got to check what it is to report back. I did not come all this way to leave empty-handed.¡± ¨CDominic ¡°I just hope nothing bad happens. We all must get out of this alive.¡± ¨CBrian ¡°I told ya to stay behind in the city. For all your complaining. You still jump into danger. The second you see it.¡± ¨CDominic ¡°What can I say. It is in my blood to seek an adventure.¡± ¨CBrian ¡°Crazy. Anyway. Be prepped for the forest hike tomorrow.¡± ¨CDominic Now back to present day with Dasas and crew¡­ Chapter 13 – Frontier Forest Battle Chapter 13 ¨C Frontier Forest Battle While waiting for the enemies to approach. I start to go over the battle plan with everyone in my party. I decide to have a defensive battle at start. Learn the enemy¡¯s capabilities and their fighting style for future reference. Knowing is half the battle. I don¡¯t consider myself a tactician. I probably will end up pushing through with brute force if the enemy plays smart. The worst case scenario. If shit hits the fan then we can simply retreat back to the mountain. Hopefully the divine barrier protects us. The biggest concern is Lancer. I will have Rider exclusively play bodyguard and with his pet it will be like double protection. I had Assassin use stealth and hide atop the trees to take out any enemies that try to run away. Other than that it will be a regular party set up for fights. Depending on the strength of the enemy. I prefer not to use our full power. If the enemies are weak. Always good to save our trump cards in case of emergencies. ¡°Enemies are getting close boss. About two hundred meters or so in front of us.¡± ¨CArcher The trees provide a lot of cover for us if needed. That also applies to the enemies. We group close together for a better defensive formation with Saber in the front. The rest of the party just standing behind her so nothing too fancy. The enemies finally spot us through all the trees and foliage. No straight line of sight unless it is close. The enemy group has better equipment than the village guards we killed a little over a week ago. I use [Scan] on them. Taking note of two of the men.
Dominic - Adventurer ¨C Fast and Furious group leader ¨C Level 26
Brian ¨C Adventurer ¨C Fast and Furious group member ¨C Level 22
All the enemies seem to belong to the same adventurer group called ¡°Fast and Furious.¡± All members are under level twenty. Aside from two of the men I took notice of. The two being above level twenty. All of them are men wearing leather armor with bits of metal attached. They carry various weapons. Some of which I do not recognize. The situation is tense as our two groups are facing off. The battle can start at any instant. ¡°Strangers! Identify yourselves!¡± ¨CDominic ¡°I am just going on a picnic with the family. We aren¡¯t anyone of importance. Don¡¯t mind us and carry on.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Asshole! If you are gonna lie at least come up with a better one.¡± ¨CDominic ¡°I only speak the gospel truth. Mr. Clean no need to get your panties up in a bunch.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°You are making no damn sense bandit. Where is the rest of your band? I only see the five of you here. Are the rest hiding?¡± ¨CDominic ¡°I don¡¯t know baldy. Why would I tell you if they are?¡± -Dasas ¡°You have a smart mouth on you don¡¯t ya. I will be sure to rip your tongue out.¡± ¨CDominic ¡°I¡¯m against violence. You see I am a pacifist.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Enough of your damn nonsense speak! Everyone attack! Be sure to not kill the females! They will sell for good money! Especially the elf woman is a high priced commodity!!¡± -Dominic The entire adventurer group start to rush towards us with their weapons out. I had Archer start taking down men from the left flank with arrows. Caster start shooting the enemy¡¯s right flank with low tier nuke spells. We are trying to herd them into the center. It will be easier for Saber to tank them. I decide to not summon any spirit avatars. It will probably be overkill. I will just go with hand-to-hand combat. I want to test my martial arts skill. I also told Rider to at least single out an enemy. Let Lancer have a chance at real human battle. I did a straight punch to the face of an adventurer. Who ran up to me with his flail ready to hit me. His head practically exploded. His blood and brain matter staining my fist. A very grotesque spectacle. I try flinging my fist hoping to partially get rid of the mess. Another adventurer came at me. From my right side slashing his sword towards my heart. I did not bother to dodge and just unleash a sidekick at him. He is almost torn in half at the stomach region. The entrails spilling out as he flew back a great distance from the impact. Hitting a tree and pulverizing it in the process. I decide to stop testing my martial arts. I got tired of getting blood and innards on me. I try to move back. Out of the way from the front. Let Saber handle it for now. A little distance away. I see Rider and his pet tiger surrounding a single adventurer. While letting Lancer attempt to fight him one-on-one. The adventurer is level fourteen. He got a gaping wound on his back from Rider¡¯s pet tiger claw attack. Lancer is able to kill him by piercing his throat with her copper polearm. Lancer¡¯s first human kill. The first of many. The enemy¡¯s numbers are dwindling to almost half. That is when the leader of the group start to issue orders for them to fall back and prepare a different attack. ¡°Damn! These guys are way stronger than I thought. We are getting slaughtered here. Everyone prepare the magic ball explosives! Blow these assholes into pieces!!" ¨CDominic The adventurers start to toss what looks to be black metal balls at us. They start to run and take cover behind the trees. Several explosions start going off nearby and under me. Smoke and debris are blocking my senses. I get a ringing sound in my ear, but it quickly goes away. ¡°What the hell! These guys didn¡¯t take any damage! Freaking monsters!¡± ¨CDominic ¡°This is real bad boss! We gotta retreat or we are done for!¡± ¨CBrian ¡°Prepare the smokescreen magic tool and retreat!!¡± ¨CDominic There are eight adventurers left. They are trying to run away. Letting out a device that creates a lot of smoke blocking our sight. I order my party to make sure to keep the enemy leader alive. The rest are fair game. Archer is able to take down four of the enemies with her [Homing Arrow] skill. It make arrows follow the target no matter what. Caster is able to cast a wind elemental spell to get rid of the smoke. Saber then catches up to one of the enemies and cut him down with her sword. Another enemy is then killed with shurikens. Thrown by Assassin hidden in the trees. Support the creativity of authors by visiting Royal Road for this novel and more. The enemy group is reduced from twenty to two within only three minutes. A very swift battle but hardly the top speed my party can achieve. If they went all out. The two enemies left are the group leader Dominic and the member Brian. They also happen to be the two highest leveled individuals in their group. However, Brian is somewhat injured and bleeding. Dominic is breathing heavily while holding his big weapon that looks more like an over-sized sledgehammer. Dominic start to do some motions with his weapon. It started to glow a faint red color. ¡°This looks like the end of the road. Brian. I am gonna hold them back with my ultimate attack. While you try and escape.¡± ¨CDominic ¡°Boss. If you use that attack. Then you definitely won¡¯t be able to get out of here alive!¡± ¨CBrian ¡°Dammit Brian. Shut your trap and run. When I give the signal! Go back to Mia. Be sure to take care of your child. You guys are my family and I will protect it!!¡± ¨CDominic ¡°You¡­.(tears flowing)¡± ¨CBrian ¡°Tell your child when they get older. I fought bravely today and took down these powerful demons with me. Like a great hero from stories. You got that Brian!!¡± ¨CDominic The adventurer leader start to glow a bright red. He starts to run toward my party. ¡°Go now Brian!!! Sorry you demons! It looks like you will have to keep me company in the afterlife!! ¨CDominic The adventurer Brian start to run away and disappear into the forest brush. Dominic did a high jump with his giant sledgehammer positioned above his head. ¡°Limit Burst Self-Destruct!! Hammer time bitches!! AHHHHHH!!!¡± ¨CDominic Once he reach my party and me. We were just standing there like statues as a blinding red light explodes all around us. The roar is quite deafening as it rang out in the area. As the explosion receded. We see Dominic lying on the ground with his clothes in all tatters. While coughing up a lot of blood from his mouth. He looks to be on the verge of dying. ¡°How is this possible¡­not even a single scratch¡­(coughing more blood)¡± ¨CDominic ¡°Saber. Please use a tier two heal spell on this dumbass.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°As you command my master¡­[Heal II]¡± ¨CSaber Dominic start to recover all his wounds. He looks like new except for his tattered armor and clothes. Alongside his shattered weapon. ¡°Saber can you please chop off this guy¡¯s arms. Caster please cauterize the wounds afterwards. I am unsure if [Heal] will regrow limbs. Best to act on the side of caution.¡± ¨CDasas Saber proceed to lop off the arms of the adventurer Dominic with single swipes of her sword. He wailed loudly before fainting. Then Caster start to cauterize his wounds to prevent him from bleeding out. I need him alive for information. I had his arms cut off to prevent him from doing another suicide attack. Even if his weapon shattered its best to be cautious. I am such a nice guy. This Dominic fellow should really thank me. Suicide is a sin after all. You will burn in hell for it. At least I think so. +++ Brian¡¯s POV After I got Dominic¡¯s signal. I start to run like crazy with all the speed I could muster. Running in the forest is a harsh ordeal. It is easy to trip and fall if not careful. I then heard a loud explosion. Knew right away that was Dominic¡¯s attack. He should be a goner now. He sacrificed himself to save me. I will never be able to repay him. Tears start to run down my face uncontrollably as I got emotional from grief and fear at my ordeal. I kept running but I slowly start to get tired. I stop to bend over and catch a little breather. That is when the most bizarre thing happens when I look up. I saw my wife Mia in front of me. Which should not be possible. In my tired and delirious state. I did not bother to question why she is in the forest and in front of me. When she suppose to be back in the city. I went up to try and hug her in relief. As the stress of the battle start to go away. I felt the warmth of my wife¡¯s soft body against me. Suddenly, I felt a sharp pain in my stomach. I look down to see a knife stuck into my belly. I look back up at my wife Mia to see her smiling. With pain and confusion. I spoke to Mia. ¡°What¡¯s going on Mia?¡± ¨CBrian ¡°How does it feel to have something hard penetrate your stomach? You can¡¯t always be the only one doing the penetrating. We gotta share the experience equally as a married couple¡­Hehehehe!!!¡± ¨CMia I step back and gave a glare at the woman before me. ¡°Who are you!! You can¡¯t be Mia!!¡± ¨CBrian ¡°Ninja technique: [Illusion] release.¡± -Assassin The image of my wife suddenly vanishes. Replaced by some incredibly beautifuly woman with black hair and horns on her head. She takes off her mouth covering. Then suddenly comes to kiss me. Frozen in shock. I take her kiss without resistance. I could feel her tongue dancing around my mouth. I become incredibly aroused at the action. Then her black feathered wings growing out of her back start to wrap around my body. She releases my lips from her kiss. I feel a little bit of regret at the action. ¡°Demon¡­¡± ¨CBrian I could only utter a single word before my sight goes dark. +++ Back to Dasas¡­ ¡°Rider can you gather the heads of all the dead enemies. Put them on pikes. Place them around the abandoned frontier village as a warning. It might help deter future trouble or it might not. It does not hurt to try.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°On it Chief. I¡¯ll try my best not to disappoint.¡± -Rider I heard that is how medieval people do it to ward off enemies. Placing the heads of their enemies on pikes at their castle walls. We start to finish up and head back to the mansion. While dragging the unconscious body of the adventurer leader with us. This time I did not make the mistake of letting my emotions run wild. Having my objective to gather useful information disappear. Maybe I can finally start that journey. Also visit a village or town for supplies. Intermission 2 - The Champion Intermission 2 - The Champion +++ Warning: Mature Content [18+] +++ I am a slave. I vaguely remember the time before I became a slave. I was living in the slums of a city. I don¡¯t recall the name. I had an older sister that took care of me and brought me food. We were orphans with no parents. The life was harsh back then, but I was happy. I had my sister at least, so I wasn¡¯t lonely. That life ended abruptly. When slave traders captured us. I can only describe my life going straight to hell. When my sister and me were in the hands of slave traders. To ensure we don¡¯t defy our masters. We were repeatedly beaten and violated. I still remember seeing the body of my older sister being violated by several men. While they cursed and beat her in the process. Since I was extremely young at the time. The men only beat me. Not too harsh, or I would die. They don''t want to lose their investment. Sometime later. When we were stripped of our humanity. Made into living dolls that won¡¯t disobey. We were given metal collars to put on our necks. Showing our status as slaves. My sister and me were separated around that time. I never once saw her again after that. She probably was serving a master somewhere, or was dead. I don¡¯t know which is worse. I was then bought by a fat ugly looking noble with lust in his eyes. He poked his fingers into my private parts repeatedly in excitement. The noble was named Anthony Bourdain. He was part of a powerful family that ruled a huge territory. Life under my new master was horrible. Especially at night as he violates all of my body orifices. The men would always praise goddess Lana as they beat and rape girls. Savage laughter as they proclaim it was the will of the world. I despise the goddess Lana. She took my sister away. Filled my life with nothing but pain and suffering. Why is god so cruel? Sadly, I just accepted the truth and gave up. Not caring anymore. Since my master was a noble with a strong family background. He would move around a lot and take me along with him. I started to learn how to read since master would always read his documents out loud. He read it in front me while straddling me from behind. My master took charge of a village being built on the frontier. A big gamble for him. If the village succeeds. It will increase his wealth and prestige immensely. Master also took me along to live with him. When he went to live in the frontier village as their village chief. The village was very small. The buildings made of wood look very cheaply made. Only useful to somewhat keep out the elements. It did not matter to me. I am a slave so no matter where I go to live. It will be the same treatment. Sometime later. I don¡¯t know when. As a slave I have no use for sense of time. News of a mysterious mountain with a red castle on top appeared in the forest. In front of the village. Everyone became fearful, and proclaiming it was the work of the demon race. Only they would use powerful and odd magic. The demon race should not be up this far north in Zorya. That would mean the kingdom of Korin had fallen. The day after the mountain appeared. It was the day my life would change forever. The village was attacked. If you encounter this story on Amazon, note that it''s taken without permission from the author. Report it. That day. My master ordered me to stay at the entrance of the house until he returned. He left with the village guards to engage the attackers. The loud clashing of weapons and screams echoed throughout the village. It told of how fierce the battle was. The unarmed villagers panicked and prepared to escape the village. Yelling we are doomed, since the enemy was winning. They kept saying the enemy was bandits. Others saying they were demons coming from that mountain. Either way, the villagers did not stick around long enough to verify the truth. After the villagers ran away. There was only silence. The battle has ended. I just waited at the same spot where my master ordered me to stay. I was fearful, but waited for either my master or the enemy to appear. It won¡¯t matter anyway. My life sucks, so it can¡¯t get any worse. If I am killed then that was the will of the so-called goddess Lana. The name I curse within my heart. While waiting. A tall handsome man with light blue clothing came and accompanied by a beautiful tall blond woman. She had pointy long ears. Wearing metal armor that shined brightly in the sun. I suddenly reminded of the story about demons from the mountain. I was fearful, but I didn¡¯t show it. If they are bringing death then so be it. Oddly enough. Instead of death. The demons gave me something else entirely. The man in light blue only gave me a sad look with a smile. Very different from the usual creepy smiles that men give. I was still confused at the time. I didn¡¯t understand what the man meant. Having been a slave for so long. I was afraid of disobeying orders. Master ordered me to stay still at this spot. I told the man in blue that. He then told me to follow him, and he would take me to my master. I complied. I follow after the two demons from behind. They took me to where master was laying on the ground with his eyes shut. At the time. I thought master was dead. Then the man in blue kicked him, and master awoke with fear showing on his face. I never got to see my master with such a fearful expression. Where he was not in a position of authority. Made me feel very happy inside. While my master and the man in blue argued. Suddenly, the man ordered the blond woman to cut off my slave collar. Being free of the collar gave me a very odd sensation. I touch my neck in confusion. That was when master became furious. He yelled at the man in blue. Then the man took out a knife and injured master. A thunder storm came. The man in light blue clothing yelled out proclaiming himself as the War God Dasas. At the time. I was so shocked at the scene. It was so glorious and so divine. The feeling of extreme excitement cause my heart to rage. I decided right then and there. I would follow this man. He truly did give off the image of a god. He who gave back my humanity. I joined god and his followers down the path of adventure and glory, but that is a story for another time. Chapter 14 – Elfheim Chapter 14 ¨C Elfheim A little time after Dasas arrived in the world of Anahita. There was a commotion in the great forest known as Elfheim. Located in the eastern side of the Zorya continent. This great forest is the home of the most enlightened race in the world. The elves. They are beautiful slender beings with long pointy ears and are said to live long youthful lives. Rarely do the elves venture outside of the forests. They are people that worship and care for the spirits. In particular, it is the wood elves that use the power of the spirits. To maintain their lives and to protect the power of the forest. The forest gives birth to servants of the spirit kings. The pixies. They are spirits taken humanoid form with the size of 10cm up to 20cm. Looking like miniature elves with bug-like wings. Pixies are categorized by color for the spirit elements they take after. Such as yellow pixies represent earth and green pixies represent wind. They usually live alongside elves as companions. A mutual dependence on the forest. One of the wood elf villages in Elfheim. Where the spirit priestess resides is a high elf. One with royal blood of the wood elves, is having a fit. A spirit priestess is an elf with great affinity to the spirits. They said to be capable of communicating and feel the voices of the spirits. The Priestess had received an oracle from the spirits. Therefore, in distraught calls for two of the village¡¯s greatest warriors. The two elven warriors Byron and Calista make way to the home of the Priestess. After receiving the summons. ¡°Byron and Calista. It is great you two have made it here quickly. After I have given out my summons.¡± ¨CPriestess ¡°No need for praise Priestess. Your will is the will of the spirits. I do as commanded without question.¡± ¨CByron ¡°I am the same as Byron. I serve the Priestess and for the good of the great forest.¡± ¨CCalista ¡°Sadly, I have an urgent mission. I will need you two to accomplish. It involves the spirits and may even involve the entire world. The spirits are restless. I can feel their pull towards someone or something. It descended upon the world recently. Unknown if the thing that caused the disturbance is good or evil. I wish for you two to set out and capture or even destroy it. If necessary.¡± ¨CPriestess ¡°As you will Priestess. I shall set out immediately.¡± ¨CByron ¡°I will prepare at once.¡± ¨CCalista ¡°Also be sure to select the most elite warriors of the villages to accompany you. I leave the selection of them up to you two.¡± ¨CPriestess ¡°Understood Priestess¡± ¨CByron ¡°I already have a few in my mind up to the task.¡± ¨CCalista ¡°Go now. May the spirits bless your journey. I hope your mission is a success.¡± ¨CPriestess The author''s content has been appropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. The two warriors bowed and left to prepare for their mission and journey. The Priestess goes back to her meditation to communicate with the spirits. That day was when a group of elves finally took the first initiative to leave the forest of their own will. They go out into the world and search for the entity. Having a huge influence on the spirits. Who knows what they will find¡­ +++ I finally getting some information about the land and the nation of humans. Preparing for my first trip to a human town. Hopefully no massacre happens again. The information was extracted from the adventurer leader Dominic. It was not easy to get. So torture was required. Put in the hands of Rider to accomplish the feat. I heard Rider employed techniques the slave traders use. To make useful obedient slaves. We learn from the stories told by Lancer. I lightly rub my buttocks. Imagining what tortures might entail in the hands of Rider. Giving me the shivers. I decide to make a replica of the metal slave collar. Putting it on Dominic so questions won¡¯t be asked. When having him travel alongside as our tour guide. Lancer reaches level ten after the forest battle. I start to craft a new set of weapons and armor for her. To have her prepped for the road trip. A bronze spear with an enchantment of high attack. A forehead guard with an enchantment increasing intelligence, because it never hurts to be a little smarter in a fight. I also craft bronze gauntlets having an enchantment to increase strength. A pair of bronze greaves with the enchantment to increase agility. I also replace her copper chestplate with a bronze one. Having the same enchantment of increase defense. With the new equipment. Lancer should have no problem fighting someone a few levels above her. Considering most guards won¡¯t have armor with any type of enchantments. I checked all the gear of the killed guards and adventurers. Noticed they had no enchantments. Aside from the sledgehammer weapon the adventurer leader used. I doubt low level fighters will carry any enchanted gear. Lancer should be able to one-up them. Tomorrow with my crew. I shall set out for the town of Ezra said to be about a two day ride on horseback from the abandoned frontier village. Going max speed otherwise it takes three days. Luckily, Rider found horses and a single wagon of supplies in the frontier village. While setting up the pikes with the heads of our enemies. The horses and wagon must have belonged to the adventurers. Now it belongs to us. The spoils of war as they say. I can¡¯t wait for tomorrow. I can finally have a real adventure in this new world. Chapter 15 - Road Trip Chapter 15 - Road Trip The morning arrives. My crew and I with the temporary slave Dominic made way to the abandoned frontier village. Rider arrived first at the village to prepare the horses and carriage for our journey. They used to belong to the adventurers. Once we arrive. I notice Rider was handling around nine horses of various colors. The horse mounts of this world was slightly different from the ones seen on earth. There were exotic colors such as blue and green. They must be a type of domesticated magic beast. Their fierce impression and heavily muscled bodies can give the predators of earth a run for their money. There are two horses tied to the wagon. They are used for pulling the supplies we have set. A large cushion is placed on part of the wagon, for Lancer to sit on during the ride. I won¡¯t have to worry about learning how to ride the horses. I have passive riding skills from using the mounts within the game. A life saver. Rider took out a bunch of brown dirty looking leather cloaks from the wagon. They probably belonged to the Adventurers. Rider handed the cloaks to everyone. I praise him for it. This will help cover up our equipment. As they will probably draw too much attention. Best to travel a little incognito for now to avoid trouble. The cloaks also have hoods that can cover the head and face. Useful for the girls when we hit town. Even I know great beauty can both be a blessing and a curse. Best to be cautious of drawing too much attention. Rider being the only male of my NPCs. I had him do all the manual labor and grunt work. I am a sexist bastard. I believe equality is total bullshit. An ideal that can never truly be possible. Differences exist for a reason. I prefer a colorful world. It is more interesting compared to a grey world. Where everything is the same and people are living like ant drones. That is how I perceived the direction the world is going on earth. A personal bias opinion. The arrogance of the human race was extremely big. The world suffered. I won¡¯t be surprised if the human race in the new world is the same way. Should I personally get involved and ensure the human race is properly controlled in this world? At the moment. I am unsure. Might be my personal arrogance thinking I should even try. I have checked a bit of the administrator settings. Most are locked since my soul is still not strong enough for access to everything. I saw options like creating a mortal avatar to walk the world. Such things as greater world warp or creating divine beasts. In a way. It is a great motivation builder to force myself to earn faith energy. In turn put more authorities under my control. Trying to spread my name will be a pain in the ass. Even more so if it involves creating a new religion. I am in no rush. I will have time to think about it. Implement my ideas when I see an opportunity to do so. For now. I am limited in the things I can do with my administrator job. I can only do blessings for now. My war authority can raise the morale of my allies by fifteen percent. The ability seems insignificant. It probably shines when in a massive battle with a large army. Morale can determine the victory or loss in a battle of such a scale. There might be more abilities I am unaware of. I do not have a mentor to guide me. I am figuring this all out as I go along. Anyways with all the supplies and gear prepped for the journey. Everyone gets on their horses. Rider coaching the wagon and Lancer riding on the back. The horse that the new slave Dominic is riding is tied to the back of the wagon. He has no arms to ride the horse on his own without it. The thing I notice most about the horses. The saddles do not come with stirrups. Only a leather like blanket used as a saddle. Very primitive. I could make stirrups with my subcraft smithing skill. Without leathercraft to make the straps and saddle. It won¡¯t help much so I forgo the idea for now. As we reach the other entrance of the village. We make way onto the road heading to the town I heard from Dominic. I notice the pikes with heads on them. I hear Dominic crying out in pain and anguish as he looks upon the heads of his former comrades. If you encounter this tale on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. He notices one particular shriveled up human head. Looks like it has been mummified. Dominic yells out in horror. It seems to be the head that belonged to the adventurer named Brian. I do not know how he died. It looks like his life or his very soul was sucked right out of him. Looks gruesome. "Brian!! Noooo!! What will I tell Mia..." -Dominic I know it was Assassin that killed him. I do not remember her having such abilities in the game. Could it be my NPCs also take after the racial traits of the people in this new world too? If so, then I have to be more wary of them. Including their sentience they also received abilities and powers I am unaware of. I might be a little paranoid but it doesn¡¯t hurt to be one in this crazy world. "Why!! Why!! This can''t be real!!" -Dominic While Dominic is still blubbering with massive tears rolling down his cheeks. The NPCs are laughing at the sight. Further confirms my suspicions they are all psychopaths. We finally arrive at the small thin dirt road. Said to lead to the town. The road is full of holes and pebbles. A bumpy ride for anyone riding on a wagon with no suspensions. Lancer is a resident of this world. She is probably used to it. Personally, I don¡¯t care how Rider feels about it. I am sexist like that. The trip will take around four to five days to reach town. A boring trip without modern tech like phones or ipads to keep me occupied. The scenery is beautiful with the view of great forests and small mountains. Even a clear crystal looking lake with water that probably clean enough to drink. During the trip it was peaceful. We did not meet a single bandit. I found it disappointing. I wanted to get Lancer more experience with human combat. Occasionally. a beast of some sort would attack. Not worth mentioning considering the strength of my crew. I have not seen anything too exotic or weird yet. I am bored out of my mind. I thought long road trips with a car was bad. It is even worse on horseback in the middle of nowhere. After camping outside for four nights. We finally made it to the town of Ezra. A sturdy looking wooden wall surrounds it and standing twenty feet tall. The gate entrance is open with guards monitoring it. I notice they are dressed the same as the frontier village guards, but a little cleaner looking. This time I warn my NPCs to not attack unless in self-defense. To avoid the frontier village incident from repeating. I feel like I am babysitting ferocious beasts rather than people. Maybe that is how people act in this primitive world. Where survival of the fittest rings very true. Compared to earth. I had Dominic¡¯s mouth gagged. Preventing him from making trouble. With the slave collar I made on his neck. I doubt anyone will spare him a glance. It is cruel but a necessary measure. I be sure to release him when we are ready to leave the town. Best to have him alive to spread my name. With his position it should definitely spread. Bad publicity is still publicity after all. We enter the town of Ezra. Made our way first to the adventurer guild after getting the directions from the gate guards. All of us are wearing cloaks covering our bodies and faces. Except for Rider, Lancer and me along with Dominic. We aren¡¯t drawing attention from the townspeople, so a group wearing hooded cloaks is probably common. We arrive at a large wooden building. It looks properly built by craftsmen unlike the ones in the frontier village. The Adventure Guild branch of the Ezra town is pretty big. Looks like a tavern is attached. Rough looking men with weapons surround the place. Loud noises and laughter are coming from the tavern section. I had everyone get a table in the tavern to order drinks and a meal. Paid with the money we took from all those we have killed so far. Lancer and me then take a short trip. Across the tavern section into the adventurer guild section of the building to see their manned counters. Once we reach the counter with a middle aged woman¡­ Chapter 16 – Guild disturbance Chapter 16 ¨C Guild disturbance +++ Warning: Mature Content [18+] +++ Lancer and me make way to the adventurer guild counter manned by a middle aged woman. She just finished up servicing someone so we did not have to wait long. ¡°Welcome to the Ezra town branch of the adventurer¡¯s guild. How may I help you?¡± ¨CMiddle aged woman ¡°Ah yes. I would like to register this little-one as an adventurer. If possible.¡± ¨CDasas I pat the head of Lancer while smiling to the middle aged woman working as a receptionist. To better prep Lancer to become independent in the future. I thought of having her gain various job skills. Letting her name spread as an adventurer might help her get connections in the future. Social networking is the best way to earn a name. In a sense money too if done well. At least that is what I learned on earth. I use [Scan] on the receptionist.
Paula Deen ¨C Receptionist ¨C Eccentric Cook ¨C Level 3
¡°Umm Sir...you wish to have this young girl. Register as an adventurer? Are you sure? ¨CPaula ¡°Yes Paula. I am sure.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°How did you know my name¡­well anyway. I must tell ya that this profession is a dangerous one. Most probably not very suitable for such a young girl.¡± ¨CPaula ¡°BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! A little girl wants to be an adventurer? This must be a joke!!¡± -??? I turn. To see who was laughing like an idiot. A large man around 213cm tall with scruffy long brown hair. He is also shirtless and wearing a brown leather-like bikini bottom. Looks disgusting on his fat hairy muscular bear frame. I use [Scan] on this voyeuristic fool.
Conan ¨C Ezra Town Adventurer Guild Chief ¨C Level 18
¡°Crom¡­I ask thee¡­what is the riddle of steel?¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Hah? What are you talking about?¡± ¨CConan It seems that my lame jokes will not be understood in this foreign world. Such a shame. ¡°Nevermind¡­anyway. Is there a rule forbidding a young girl from becoming an adventurer?¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Hahaha! Well there is no such rule. It is common sense that being an adventurer requires strength. So this profession requires strong men. While female adventurers do exist. They are rare. No way such a little girl will have enough strength to kill monsters. At most she can give a good fight to my little son here.¡± ¨CConan I see him rubbing his crotch. While laughing. He is starting to annoy me. ¡°If it is strength. This little-one has enough to kill monsters. She can probably do it better than you.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Ohh. Is that so? Pfft. Then does that mean she can take a duel with me? And not become a meat patty?¡± ¨CConan ¡°Sigh¡­well. I can assure you this little-one can definitely hold her own against your weak ass. If that is what you are asking?¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Big words fella. Then come at me little girl. I be sure to treat you gently. If this is your first time.¡± ¨CConan The man Conan smiles lecherously. His right hand motions Lancer to come. The other hand rubbing his crotch. He is totally underestimating Lancer¡¯s combat ability. Not even bothering to unsheathe the claymore off his back. I will have Lancer agree to this duel. I want to see how much an effect the enchanted gear on her will give. Against an opponent with a eight level difference. ¡°Little-one. Show this fool. What it means to provoke you.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Yes master!!¡± ¨CLancer Lancer smiles savagely with bloodlust flowing. She readies her battle stance. Her bronze spear is pointing slightly downwards towards the man named Conan. ¡°Ohhhhh. I¡¯m so scared!! Little girl it looks like you have nice equipment on. But that won¡¯t save you from being made a toy for my little son here.¡± ¨CConan Conan still proceeds to grab his crotch with his left hand. He doesn¡¯t bother readying his battle stance. It seems like everyone we meet in this world act like stupid aggressive perverted animals. Makes me wonder if there are any civilized people at all. Enjoying the story? Show your support by reading it on the official site. ¡°I am Lancer. A servant under the great being known as Dasas!! Prepare yourself!!¡± ¨CLancer Lancer moves fast but it is slow motion in my eyes. She readies her spear and pierces Conan¡¯s left hand that is still holding his crotch. I do not know if it was intentional or it was because Lancer is short. So such a vital point is easier to reach for her, but damn. I notice all the men in the building had their legs bent inward. Conan gives out a deathly scream like it was from a dying woman. I did not expect it from such a large man. This cause everyone in the building from the tavern to the guild to turn silent and stare in surprise. There is no intention of getting involved. ¡°Well snap!! You think this is good enough? To qualify her as an adventurer now?¡± ¨CDasas I said that with an arrogant sneer to spite the guild chief. I notice Conan is turning red in fury. He unsheathes the claymore from his back with his right hand. While his bloody left hand still holding his bleeding crotch. ¡°I will beat this little girl. Then kill her guardian. Make the girl into a slave! No one hurts and mocks the great guild chief Conan! And gets away with it!!¡± ¨CConan I notice Saber at the table in the tavern section is standing up. She releases massive bloodlust and it scares all the nearby patrons. I raise my hand as a signal to stop her. I then pat Lancer¡¯s head to let her know it is my turn to fight this dumb fool. While I am standing in front of Lancer. I see Conan is readying his battle stance as he swings the claymore straight at my head. ¡°I guess a guardian will have to take responsibility for their kids. Please die!!¡± ¨CConan I simply stop his sword attack by pointing out my index finger. While yawning. ¡°A weakling like you. Is not worthy of sending me to Valhalla. You fail answering the riddle of steel.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Impossible¡­who are you¡­¡± ¨CConan ¡°Just someone a peon like yourself is not worth knowing.¡± ¨CDasas I then notice the middle-aged woman named Paula leaving from behind the counter and approaches us while smiling. ¡°Now. Now. You boys calm down with these here treats. I just whipped up.¡± ¨CPaula This woman is holding onto a plate full of greasy looking food. A bunch of very sweet looking cakes are added onto the side. She took out this plate of food out of nowhere. Makes me wonder how she did it. ¡°Where did that food appear from? Who do you think you are to interfere with me?¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Oh this food is a trade secret. I am Paula Deen with a noble background, but no title. I am the wife of the town chief. My dream is to open a restaurant and to run it with one of my sons. I¡¯m training to be the world¡¯s best cook.¡± ¨CPaula I notice this Paula woman is handing a cake to Lancer. While smiling like a dumb airhead. Is she retarded? ¡°Well. I want no trouble. I just want to register this little-one as an adventurer. If that is no problem?¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Hohohohoho! That should be no problem. She did prove her strength. Isn¡¯t that so chief?¡± ¨CPaula ¡°¡­¡­..Ah yes¡­.no problem. She is allowed to register.¡± ¨CConan I notice the shoulders of Conan slump as he walks away. Like a loser dog with his tail between his legs. That is when the silence of the building become noisy. The racket of adventurers and tavern patrons alike. They start talking about what just transpired. I am just glad this incident is resolved with no massacre happening. Which is always a good thing in my book. So many things been going wrong lately. When things finally start to look up. I feel all giddy. It is so sad. Paula is writing down the registration information for Lancer on a parchment with an inked quill. Then explaining to her some things about the adventurer profession. I did not bother to listen to most of the necessary procedures. I am thinking about what to do after this. We first should head for an Inn. Then shop for some supplies. I also want to stay at least a couple of days in the town to sight see. Learn how people in this world live. Chapter 17 - Escape from Ezra Chapter 17 - Escape from Ezra Lancer is finishing up her adventurer registration. The receptionist Paula hands her a small tablet of some sort the size of an iphone. Paula explain it is an adventurer identification tablet. It records personal adventurer related information and keeps track to help an adventurer rank up. The adventurer tablet is powered by a small magical beast core. Making it a magic item. These items are created by magic craftsmen. Due to the fact magic power is needed to work in such a profession. Also, the limited number of magical beast cores. It mean magic devices and items are expensive. In this case the adventurer tablet ends up costing one gold forian coin. Which is a considerable sum. I am only able to salvage around seven forian gold coins from raiding the noble¡¯s house in the frontier village. The rest of the money. I have are copper and silver coins taken from the people we killed. This only shows it is not easy to become an adventurer in this world. The cost and need for great strength to fight monsters to retrieve their magic cores. I end up paying the one forian gold coin fee for Lancer¡¯s adventurer tablet. I have to find ways to make money soon. ¡°Thanks for joining the adventurer guild. Lancer your rank will start at [F]. Good luck on your adventures.¡± ¨CPaula ¡°Thank you Ms. Paula. The cake was delicious.¡± ¨CLancer ¡°Hohohohoho. I aim to please young girl.¡± ¨CPaula ¡°Oh I almost forgot. Can we hand over monster materials here for money?¡± ¨CDasas ¡°We can accept monster cores here at the guild. Other materials such as meat and furs. You will have to turn them in at meat butchers and tanner¡¯s stores.¡± ¨CPaula ¡°Thanks for the info¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Hohohoho. No problem. Not to mention you all are interesting folk. Entertained me greatly.¡± -Paula ¡°Little-one. We done here. Let us head back to the group.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Okay master.¡± -Lancer I notice Lancer is humming happily as we head to our table in the tavern. There are bits of cake sticking around her mouth. Makes her look like an innocent little kid. Aside from the menacing black dragon tattoo on her left cheek. We reach our table and I end up noticing Rider is not among the group. I now realize. I did not pay attention to everyone. I can¡¯t multi-task worth a damn. I prefer to do and concentrate on things one at a time. People tend to think I am lazy or dumb. I motion for our group to head out into the town. We are done with our business here. As we head out the tavern. I notice Rider coming up to us. ¡°Yo chief. I checked in our horses and wagon into the stables. Got us signed into an inn if that¡¯s okay with ya.¡± ¨CRider ¡°Well damn Rider. Good job you so reliable bud.¡± ¨CDasas Nice to know my NPCs are able to take independent action to get things done. Without me having to direct them all the time. I should really rely on them more. The stress will build up if I had to do everything on my own. ¡°Haha. It¡¯s all good chief. Just leave it to me.¡± ¨CRider ¡°Well since its all taken care of. We can just check out the town. Not to mention I wanna try selling the boar monster materials. I been keeping in my personal inventory.¡± ¨CDasas That is when I am suddenly reminded about the monster core and didn¡¯t think to take it out for Paula to inspect it. Seriously, I am so unreliable. It won¡¯t look good in front of people. I want to project a majestic reliable leader. Being a loner in my previous life is really showing its effects now. I am unable to make strategic planning or handling business. I will have to find a way to rectify the problem. For now I push it aside in my mind. I prefer living in denial it is what I always do. I was obsessed with the game Arlenia Fantasy Online, because I wanted to escape reality after all. Dive into a world where I can feel special. While my crew and me is walking along the path towards the town center. The aroma of cooking meat is lingering in the air. I heard a small grumble and look towards Lancer. She is staring off to a food stand cooking meat on skewers in an open fire. How stupid of me. I forgot Lancer did not get a chance to eat a meal at the tavern before leaving. I had her register at the adventurer guild. My new divine body not needing sustenance really is changing my perception of the world. I end up looking over small details. Only thing Lancer was able to eat so far was the small cake given by the Paula woman. I doubt she is satisfied. ¡°Little-one. Interested in an order of meat skewers?¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Eh¡­master?¡± ¨CLancer Lancer looks down embarrassed like she was doing something shameful. Which I didn¡¯t get. Are meat skewers a big deal or something in this world? ¡°What is wrong little-one? Want one or not?¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Ah yes¡­master¡­is it okay for me to have such luxurious food?¡± ¨CLancer ¡°What the hell. It¡¯s just meat skewers. I have no problem with you getting some little-one.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Eh. Meat is expensive. Especially fresh cooked meat...¡± ¨CLancer ¡°No matter. Just treat it as a reward for being such a good girl so far.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°I¡¯m honored¡­master¡­¡± ¨CLancer I end up buying two meat skewers for a single silver coin. I see tears are coming out of Lancer¡¯s eyes as I handed her the meat skewers. I did not realize it is such an emotional event. Lancer just receiving some food. Then I recall Lancer used to be a slave. Maybe they are not allowed to eat meat and are treated only to scraps. I do remember she did get to eat meat with my crew before so why now. It is pointless to try and understand how people feel inside. I will just ignore it. I love the proverb "ignorance is bliss." As Lancer is finishing up her meat skewers and licking the meat juices from her fingers. I am checking around the town buildings. Hoping to see if I can locate the stores to sell my monster materials. That is when we come upon a wooden building with a stone sculpture in front of it. The crude stone sculpture is made into a figure of a woman from the looks of it. I decide to check out the building. It looks like a church and it got me curious. A man in robes which I assume is a priest is talking to some people. He notices my group approaching and raises his hand. ¡°Hello there fellow worshippers. Are you here to pay your respects to the goddess Lana?¡± ¨CPriest The author''s narrative has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. ¡°Not particularly. We are just travelers that have just arrived in town today. We became curious about this establishment and wanted to check it out.¡± ¨CDasas I don¡¯t know if I said something wrong but the priest end up giving me a maddening glare. Like I am some sort of heretic. It kind of pisses me off to be stared down like that by someone. ¡°For you...to not recognize a church of the goddess Lana¡­¡± ¨CPriest ¡°Uh my mistake. We got the wrong place. If you will excuse me.¡± ¨CDasas I decide to get away from the church. It will only cause trouble. Since I can¡¯t explain why I don¡¯t recognize their god. I gesture for Assassin to listen up. I got a task for her to carry out. Assassin nods as she understands I needed something done. I start to tell her of my plan. ¡°Assassin with your stealth abilities. I will need you to burn down that church without being detected.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°I shall carry out this mission at once my lord¡± muttered softly by Assassin. Assassin disappears and a grin forms upon my face without me realizing it. Goddess Lana must be the previous administrator that quit. It is a waste for her to keep receiving faith energy. I will be sure to destroy her religion when an opportunity presents itself. I have to start preparing to gather faith energy for myself. It is imperative I get rid of the old and present the new god for these people to worship. I decide to forgo looking for a store to sell my monster materials today and leave it for tomorrow. My crew and me head to the Inn. Rider guide our group to the Inn he signed us in for. We came upon a building two stories high with the first floor being the common area where meals can be eaten. The hotel rooms are located on the second floor. As we enter the inn an unpleasant odor attack the senses. I notice a man is literally having intercourse with a female slave at one of the tables. Where meals are eaten. Slaves are not considered humans but property. Such things will take place but even so. Having sex in public is still disgusting. I should really start to consider the people of this world as nothing more than animals. Treat them as such so it will be easier for me to cope with destroying them if need be. Lancer a former slave just stares at the incident with no particular feelings being shown. It is probably the norm for slaves. ¡°My master. Wish for me to cut down that insolent dog?¡± ¨CSaber ¡°No need Saber. If we keep cutting down people for every little thing. It will never end. Animals will always act like animals. Best to ignore them unless they bare hostility towards us.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Understood my master.¡± ¨CSaber We just head upstairs to our rooms. I got my own room, which is a huge relief. I need time to think for myself. I decide to wait for the report from Assassin when she returns. While pondering what I should do. Hours later. When night almost descended. Assassin returns to report the mission is accomplished. I congratulate her for a job well done. A little while after Assassin returns. A huge commotion is happening outside of the Inn. The racket is loud enough that the townspeople have probably noticed the burnt down church. Being curious. I left the Inn to get the reactions of the people. I stop a running passerby to know of the situation. ¡°Hey you. What is going on?¡± ¨CDasas ¡°The town is on high alert. The church is burned down but worse than that. There are a lot of shriveled up corpses around the vicinity. Only demons are capable of such an atrocity as feeding upon the souls of the living. It is what they are known for. Those vile monsters.¡± ¨CPasserby ¡°Demons?¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Yes demons!! For them to be this far up north. Extremely bad news that will mean the whole kingdom isn¡¯t safe from them as we thought. This means it is big news!!¡± ¨CPasserby ¡°Thanks for letting me know¡­¡± ¨CDasas ¡°No problem you look like an adventurer. You better prep for a battle since demons are among us.¡± ¨CPasserby I see off the passerby as he runs off in a panic. I am displeased that this became a bigger problem than I previously planned. If people are looking for demons then Assassin will be targeted. Which is not a good thing. I better have her sneak out of the town using her stealth abilities. I don¡¯t want to leave her outside alone. I have to cut short the stay in town and leave at once to meet up with her. I head back into the Inn and let everyone know we have to leave the town at once. Assassin is the first to leave town since it is easier for her with her stealth abilities. My crew and me start to proceed to the stables. Getting the horses and wagon. Done packing we start to head to the town entrance to leave. We come upon a blockade with soldiers being on alert and checking everyone¡¯s identities. Since Assassin is not with us it should be okay. I still do not like being checked before we can leave town. The girls are covered in hooded cloaks. They were forced by the soldiers to take them off to be identified. Usually there is no problem even if they are seen since they aren¡¯t demons. Once Saber took off her hood something big happens. ¡°It¡¯s an elf woman!!!¡± ¨C??? ¡°Oh goddess Lana!! If I sell off this elf!! Then I be set for life!!¡± ¨C??? ¡°Capture the elf!!¡± ¨C??? ¡°My goodness! The other girls in the group are extraordinarily beautiful as well. We hit the gold mine.¡± ¨C??? ¡°A huge treasure just easily presented itself to us!! We lucky guys!!¡± ¨C??? ¡°Fucking shit¡­¡± ¨CDasas A huge commotion is happening at the entrance. They make a huge deal out of Saber being an elf. It alerts the other townspeople. They also have light of greed in their eyes. Seems in this world humans value elves highly as slaves. Especially the women. This is extremely bad news. Means we will be targeted, so we are forced to escape. The soldiers take out their weapons and telling us to surrender, but I won¡¯t have it. ¡°Battle formations everyone!! Prepare to escape Ezra town!!¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Haaaaaaaa!!!¡± ¨CMy Crew I hope we can escape town without having a huge massacre. Once again my plans fail. I did not get anything I want done. It really makes me wonder if anything will ever go right for me. Chapter 18 - U Cant Touch This Chapter 18 - U Can''t Touch This The soldiers, adventurers, and even the armed townspeople are surrounding my crew and me. We are forced to push through them to escape the town. I spot a single flying wyvern in the air with an armored knight in the sky flying in a circle. They have air surveillance covered too. If we were just an ordinary group of people this would be checkmate. However, we are not. I have Saber lead the charge and cut us a path through the crowd. During the chaos. I notice the temp slave Dominic disappeared. He probably made use of the commotion to escape. It is no big deal since I decided to release him upon leaving town anyway. Lancer being the weakest of us and riding on the wagon is a big target. Thus, I have Caster ride on the wagon too with her while casting defensive spells. ¡°Someone stop their advance!! They will escape at this rate!!¡± -??? ¡°These guys are crazy strong!! Nothing is hurting them!!" -??? "Even arrows just bounce off their bodies!! It is unreal!!¡± -??? ¡°You idiots just overwhelm them with numbers!!¡± -??? ¡°Let the whole town descend on their asses!! As long as the elf is captured then it is all that matters!!¡± -??? ¡°Caster use [Explosion] on the blockade!!¡± ¨CDasas ¡°On it leader!! [Explosion]!!¡± -Caster I hear loud yelling and cursing along with their crazy war cry. These people get extremely riled up when we take down their blockade. We are finally able to push through the crowd of armed enemies and escape the town. The horses are severely injured so our speed has dropped. I look back to see a large mob of people chasing after us. Some are mounted on horses as well, They are almost upon us. Truly, it is as one of them said. It is almost as if the entire town is coming after us. I do not remember seeing this many people in town when I walked around earlier today. ¡°Chief the horses won¡¯t make it. They are too battered. We losing speed after we finally broke through the blockade.¡± ¨CRider ¡°Usually in such a situation we be doomed. Nope I don¡¯t think so!!¡± ¨CDasas Seeing the large sea of people behind chasing us. It is such a surreal scene. Like it is straight out of a movie. Truly, a fantasy movie that should not be possible in reality. Here it is happening right before my eyes. The very ground tremble and quake with their horse hooves and running steps. It gave me an idea. ¡°Listen up everyone! I will delay their chase with my spell!! Caster. I need ya to cast [Float] on our group to avoid getting us hurt.¡± ¨CDasas The rage and adrenaline rush made me frustrated enough to do an attack myself. These fools who dare attack us. I finally can test out my summoning magic on live targets. I call upon my earth avatar spirit. A large yellow summoning circle appears. A gorilla of colossus size made of shining stone rise out of it. Caster¡¯s [Float] spell is active on the group. Making us hover five feet off the ground. I am confident we should be okay. I release the spell I am conjuring. The angry armed mob is almost upon us. I yell out the spell. ¡°Earth Spirit!! I command thee!! [Earthquake]!!!¡± ¨CDasas After yelling out the chant. The gorilla earth spirit drums his chest with his fists. Then uses them to hammer down on the ground. A small crack appear then it rapidly enlarges to epic proportions. A loud vibrating noise start to shake my eardrums. Making me feel as if I will go deaf. Looks like the very earth is splitting in two. The forest in the distance is turning over. The town of Ezra that is less than a mile away is literally sinking into the ground. Almost looks like the movie San Andreas. I wanted to wave an American flag as a testament to the sheer power of this spell. ¡®MURICA!! The damage scaled up a hundred times from when it was in-game. The difference is astronomical. I can only think it is due to me being part of the divine race now. ¡°Damn leader!! That is what I call a true AOE spell!! I am in awe!!¡± ¨CCaster I just want to delay the army of enemies a bit. End up wiping out everything before my eyes. All that is left is a huge canyon. I notice the shocked expression on the only enemy left alive. Who can be seen with my eyes. The knight still riding on his flying dragon. I do not know if it¡¯s the adrenaline rush. The rising emotions or just the fact that what just happened seem too crazy. I had a huge urge to move my body. While pointing my finger at the knight on his flying dragon. I start to sing and dance. ¡°U can¡¯t touch this!!¡± ¨CDasas +++ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otCpCn0l4Wo Music and video is property of their respective creators. Not MINE!! +++ ¡°That''s good when you know you''re down!!¡± ¨CDasas The NPCs recognize my dance moves since I tend to dance a lot out of boredom in-game while alone in my mansion. They start to copy my dance steps and moves as we made a synchronized dance. ¡°I told you homeboy u can''t touch this!!¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Cold on a mission so pull on back!!¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Yo I told you u can''t touch this!!¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Every time you see me that Hammer''s just so hype!!¡± ¨CDasas ¡°I''m dope on the floor and I''m magic on the mic!!¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Can''t touch this!! OH OH OH OH OH!!¨CDasas Then I notice the expression of disbelief and confusion on Lancer¡¯s face. I got embarrassed and realize what I was doing. I stop singing and dancing. In awkwardness while looking down. I yell out. ¡°Sooooo yea¡­Let the world know the god Dasas has cometh!! Let them know this is only the beginning¡­errr Caster please blast away the dragon rider with wind magic. Don¡¯t kill him. I need him as a witness to my glory...¡± ¨CDasas Unauthorized tale usage: if you spot this story on Amazon, report the violation. I can feel the heat rise up in my face. The shame of what I have just done kicked in. At least this will be a wake-up call for this kingdom of Fori. ¡°Bye bye dragoon! [Wind Blast]!!¡± ¨CCaster I see the dragon rider is blown away in the distance. He won¡¯t be able to track us now hopefully. Only thing I can do now is sigh in frustration at what happened. Left clueless to what to do now. +++ The large earthquake was felt throughout all of the kingdom of Fori. Some people claim it was the end of the world. While others panicked when news of demons attacking a town in Bourdain¡¯s territory. It made a large influx of people start praying to the goddess Lana for salvation. The news of course also reached the royal capital and panic ensued in the royal court. ¡°Theodore Nicholas IV. The king of Fori is not present. He appears to be hiding in his chambers?¡± -??? ¡°His majesty is totally useless when trouble brews. We can only rely on the queen Cecilia. The king¡¯s wife to take care of business as usual.¡± -??? ¡°Aye a puppet king. Where the wife is pulling all the strings.¡± -??? ¡°The queen promotes women rights. It only applies to the privileged women of noble blood. It means they get more power than before which is disheartening.¡± -??? ¡°Aye. At least it does not apply to women who are of common lineage and slaves.¡± -??? ¡°Yes. When the noble women abuse their power. We can only take out our rage and frustrations on common women and slaves after all.¡± -??? ¡°True enough. I love to find women that look like my wife and beat them to death. It''s very satisfying.¡± -??? ¡°Hahaha. I should try that too.¡± -??? ¡°Since the demon attack happened in the Bourdain territory. It should be their problem not ours.¡± ¡°So true!¡± -??? +++ In the eastern part of the kingdom of Fori. A group of elves wearing hooded cloaks arrive following the scent of the massive burst of earth spirit power being released in the land. ¡°That was a massive surge of spirit power. It must be the work of the entity the Priestess warned us about.¡± ¨CByron ¡°Well at least it made it easy for us to track. Good news I suppose¡­¡± ¨CCalista ¡°With that amount of spirit power. I am unsure if we can handle it. I doubt we can capture it. Only thing we can do is destroy it on sight.¡± ¨CByron ¡°For the safety of the great forest and the world!! We shall bet our lives on it!!¡± ¨CCalista ¡°For the great forest and for the world!!!¡± ¨CAll the elves in the group ¡°I still recall the event over three hundred years ago. When the demon king with his army attacked the land. Then a hero appeared.¡± ¨CByron ¡°The hero¡¯s group that the Priestess joined. The fight to slay the demon king when she was younger. Sadly, I was born after the event.¡± ¨CCalista ¡°It seems the Priestess was in love with the Hero. Who died while taking down the Demon King.¡± ¨CByron ¡°Oh what is this? Are you in love with the Priestess? It explains why you have been single all this time.¡± ¨CCalista ¡°Silence!!¡± ¨CByron ¡°Get yourself a partner already.¡± ¨CCalista ¡°Hmph!! I am the strongest in the village. It is difficult as I am seen as a mentor. Also, the only woman capable is you. But I can only see you as a younger sister.¡± ¨CByron ¡°No worries. Not like I was interested anyway¡­¡± ¨CCalista ¡°Who knows. Maybe there is an elvan woman out there for me¡­¡± -Byron +++ In the most Northern tip of the Zorya Continent. A land full of ice stands a white hidden temple. Within the empty cold temple lays a single coffin made of ice layered with runes. The runes light up as the coffin of ice start to melt. The form of a woman rises out of the steam created by the melting ice. ¡°Ohhhh. My master!! The great goddess Lana have finally awaken!!¡± -??? ¡°Ah is that you Anita Sarkeesian my valkyrie?¡± ¨CLana ¡°Yes it is my master!¡± ¨CAnita ¡°How long have I been in slumber?¡± ¨CLana ¡°A little over three hundred years my master.¡± ¨CAnita ¡°Barely anytime has passed then. Truly a short nap.¡± ¨CLana ¡°Ah yes to one such as divine. It is but a blink of an eye but to mortals it is several lifetimes.¡± ¨CAnita ¡°Is that so¡­I a fallen divine rejected by the world due to my injured soul has once again risen. Thanks to the massive faith energy healing my soul.¡± ¨CLana ¡°Yes my goddess during your sleep. I made sure the people still worshipped you. I just manipulated the women of noble lineage. Instilling the ideas of women rights into their heads so they can control their husbands. In doing so I was able to keep your faith in tact even with your divine barriers around the churches disappearing.¡± ¨CAnita ¡°No thanks to that wretched Hero. I summoned from another world injuring me. Now I can finally return to the world as its administrator. Thanks for your loyalty Anita Sarkeesian my valkyrie.¡± ¨CLana ¡°All for the great goddess.¡± ¨CAnita +++ Back to Dasas¡­ I get a chill crawl up my spine as if a bad premonition will head my way in the future. Usually, I don¡¯t believe in having a sixth sense. I can¡¯t deny it if it is in a divine body. A pop-up message window appears.
Another administrator for the world of Anahita has descended.
¡°Well shit!¡± ¨CDasas Guess that really was the result of a sixth sense. Bah now what to do¡­ Chapter 19 - The Goddess Descends Chapter 19 - The Goddess Descends +++ Warning: Mature Content [18+] +++ Sometime after the fall of the town of Erza. There are events unfolding within the duke Bourdian¡¯s mansion in the great city of Numan. In the large bedroom belonging to the duke. There are two young naked girls pleasuring a nude large hairy man. The man is duke Alexander Bourdain. He gives out large sounding grunts as a girl is cowgirl riding him. While the other naked girl is on the floor on all fours. Licking between the privates of the duke and girl being connected. However, these are not the only people within the room. There is another man standing off to the side of the large canopy bed being occupied by the naked individuals. It is Anthony Bourdain. The former village chief of the abandoned frontier village. He returned to the city of Numan in great shame as to start plans of revenge. ¡°If you haven¡¯t noticed. I am currently in a bad mood. Why are you here Anton the man turn woman.¡± ¨CAlex ¡°I¡¯m here to beg for troops. To get revenge on those accursed fiends that took my village. My great cousin Alex¡­¡± ¨CAnton ¡°You fool!! I have no time to worry about your petty revenge. My territory is in midst of a crisis with the news of demons invading. A dragon rider from Ezra town brought intel on the destruction of the town. The appearances of the demons with one proclaiming himself the god Dasas.¡± ¨CAlex Alexander in his great rage about the news. He bit off the nipple of the breast from the naked girl that he is riding. While the girl is screaming in great pain. The duke chews the nipple in his mouth. Then spits it out onto the face of the other girl crawling on the floor. The girl with the missing nipple faints from the pain. She is pushed off to the side as the other girl continue to lick the duke¡¯s manhood. Anthony Bourdain not giving a second thought to what he just witnessed. He continued his plea. ¡°Great cousin. I believe they to be the same ones that took over my village. I¡¯m sure of it!! That man who took away my manhood. Also proclaimed himself as a god named Dasas!¡± ¨CAnton ¡°Ohhhh. Is that so? However, it is still not enough to give permission to you. A failure of a man to command my soldiers.¡± ¨CAlex ¡°The man Dasas had a companion with him. A female elf dressed as a knight. I will be sure to capture her for you as compensation.¡± ¨CAnton ¡°Hmm. I have no interest in an elvan woman. They don¡¯t bleed like young human girls do. She will make a good prize. A gift for one of the great nobles in the Korin kingdom. They are a kingdom of knights and covets martial strength above all.¡± ¨CAlex ¡°Why collude with an enemy nation?¡± ¨CAnton ¡°You fool! This is why I was appointed the duke and not your sorry ass! Making friends with those in the Korin kingdom can bring about certain benefits. Such as if the demon invasion gets bad enough. The Bourdain family can transfer to the Korin kingdom and set up ourselves there. Either way it¡¯s a back-up plan at most.¡± ¨CAlex ¡°Oh you are truly wise my great cousin. I never thought of that.¡± ¨CAnton ¡°Anyway. I will lend you 8,000 foot soldiers with 2,000 horse mounted knights. I will add one magic cannon mounted on wagon. There will be two dragon riders added as well for air reconnaissance and messaging. That should do.¡± ¨CAlex ¡°Thanks my great cousin. I will not fail you. With such a force those fiends will be easy prey.¡± ¨CAnton ¡°This will be your last chance Anton. You know what happens if you fail.¡± ¨CAlex ¡°Ah yes¡­failure is death¡­¡± ¨CAnton There was a knock on the bedroom door. It is the duke¡¯s most loyal retainer James with urgent news. ¡°What is it James. It seems everyone is bothering me today.¡± ¨CAlex ¡°My lord!! A prominent guest has arrived and wishes to meet with you at once!!¡± ¨CJames ¡°So who is it?¡± ¨CAlex ¡°It is the saintess Anita Sarkeesian!!¡± ¨CJames ¡°What? Why has the messenger for the goddess Lana come?¡± ¨CAnton ¡°Sigh¡­well whatever this bitch wants. Best I hear it out first so let us meet her.¡± ¨CAlex The retainer James ordered several servants to dress the duke and get rid of the two naked girls. They prep for the meeting with the saintess in the great hall of the mansion. Once dressed the duke along with baron Anthony and the retainer James leading the group arrive in the great hall. As they enter the great hall. They are faced with a beautiful woman in holy clothed armor. This story is posted elsewhere by the author. Help them out by reading the authentic version. +++ Pic of what the Saintess looks like: http://www.komarckart.com/mtg_11.jpg This image is what I found online so it does not belong to me! +++ ¡°Ara it¡¯s nice to meet you duke Bourdain. I am Anita Sarkeesian. The messenger for the great goddess.¡± ¨CAnita ¡°I know who you are saintess. What do I owe for the visit of one such as yourself.¡± ¨CAlex ¡°I am just here to warn you. The ones who are attacking your land are approaching this city.¡± ¨CAnita ¡°What!!!!!¡± ¨CAlex ¡°Now calm yourself duke. It shall be alright. It is not your place to intervene on this matter.¡± ¨CAnita ¡°What the hell does that mean?¡± ¨CAlex ¡°It means it will be my great goddess. Who will be meeting them. The group is being led by the evil god. It is not your place to meddle in the affair between gods.¡± ¨CAnita ¡°Evil god¡­my goodness to think. I met a true god¡­¡± ¨CAnton The baron Anthony Bourdain was trembling in fright. He realize the true identity of the enemy he wished to get revenge on. If not for the presence of the saintess. He would have fainted right then and there. ¡°Well that is certainly grave news. An evil god approaches my city. I will have the city on high alert and leave the goddess Lana to deal with the evil god.¡± ¨CAlex The duke Alexander Bourdain appears to be calm but if one looks closely. You can see his hands are trembling slightly. A drop of sweat runs down his forehead. ¡°I am pleased to know you understand. Hail the great goddess.¡± ¨CAnita ¡°Ah yes. To the goddess Lana. May she rescue us from this evil.¡± ¨CAlex ¡°Hail the goddess Lana! I believe she will save me!¡± ¨CAnton ¡°Hail the goddess Lana!¡± ¨CJames +++ On the outskirts of the city of Numan. Across the vast farmlands. A group approaches with a single wagon pulled by two horses. On the wagon is a man laying down face up towards the sky. This is Dasas. The one the humans will know as the evil god. Lancer also sitting next to Dasas with her knees huddled near her face. She pokes her finger at his face. After the destruction of the town of Ezra. The group slowly traveled along the road aimlessly as their leader ponders about their next course of action. ¡°Chief. It seems we are nearing a walled city.¡± ¨CRider ¡°Oh hmmm¡­.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Master, are you alright? You have been spacing out this entire trip on the road. I¡¯m worried.¡± ¨CSaber ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I just have a lot on my mind. Need to process it all.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Boss just being lazy!¡± ¨CArcher ¡°Hahaha. The darkness is consuming leader. He has no energy to get up.¡± ¨CCaster "................................" -Assassin ¡°Master is lazy¡­(continues to poke his face)¡± ¨CLancer ¡°Bah you guys¡­anyway guess we just get supplies from the city and leave immediately. I¡¯m honestly tired of all the trouble we keep getting. Hell. I just wanna stop thinking about shit. Nothing been going right lately. I¡¯m a little depressed.¡± ¨CDasas Suddenly, Dasas get an extremely bad feeling running through his body. Getting up quickly and looking around. Then up the sky he see a woman descending from up above towards them. From what Dasas can see. It is a beautiful woman with white hair. She is wearing an almost transparent white dress. Truly an otherworldly appearance and an almost ethereal presence. Dasas is stunned at the spectacle. ¡°The goddess Lana descends¡­hohohoho¡­¡± ¨CLana Dasas use [Scan] on the new arrival.
Lana - ????? ¨C Level ???
Well shit. Can¡¯t see her title or level this can¡¯t be good¡­ ¡°Battle formations!! Rider please take Lancer and flee!! Towards the swamp like jungle in the south I detected earlier. The rest of you be vigilant!! This is a tough one!!¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Chief! May fortune of battle smile upon you!! Adios!¡± ¨CRider ¡°I believe in you master¡­¡± ¨CLancer ¡°Haaaaa!! (battlecry)¡± ¨CNPCs ¡°My such a warm welcome my divine brethren!¡± ¨CLana Chapter 20 - Divine duel? Chapter 20 - Divine duel? ¡°My such a warm welcome my divine brethren!¡± ¨CLana ¡°What do you want!?!¡± ¨CDasas The pressure she giving off is great. I in turn try to release my own. ¡°Now. Now. There is no need to be so hostile. Are we not two comrades who shall manage this world?¡± ¨CLana ¡°Hard to believe you came here for a peaceful chat. When your body is oozing with bloodlust.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Hahahahahahaha!!! That was not my intention. It is probably a result of one of my authorities. In this case [Fear]. But maybe in this case it works to my advantage.¡± ¨CLana As I see the wagon carrying Rider and Lancer move far into the distance towards the jungle-like swamp. I feel a little relief. They won¡¯t be caught up if a battle breaks out. My NPCs are tense and vigilant at the ready in case this goddess attacks. I can only hope we can get out of this in one peace. ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¨CDasas ¡°As your senior administrator. I wish to test your mettle is all. Help guide you on the right path.¡± ¨CLana ¡°I am interested in some guidance. But from your tone. You are more interested in having a fight.¡± ¨CDasas That¡¯s when I notice a savage grin across the face of this goddess. She starts moving her body about in excitement. ¡°YES!! A duel if you will. Ah you a newborn divine wouldn¡¯t understand the pain of a long existence. The boredom it can incur. I even plunged the world into an apocalypse a few times. To get rid of the boredom. In the end. I found it tiresome and pointless.¡± ¨CLana ¡°Are you trying to kill me?¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Oh goodness no. What would the fun in that be? So long I have been the sole administrator for this world. Your existence is a great blessing. I won¡¯t have to live out my divine existence alone in this prison. At most I will probably just injure you greatly. Not enough to kill you.¡± ¨CLana ¡°Wow. Should I be grateful? Because you know. I won¡¯t be. Damn crazy bitch¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Crazy? Hmph! Such a thing should not apply to a divine being. Once you exist long enough. You will end up just like me. Eventually, you will grow tire of playing games using mortals. End up just existing slowly to gather faith energy and pass the time in slumber.¡± ¨CLana ¡°So I take it. You won¡¯t let us go then?¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Just take the pain. See it as an initiation to the administration group! Plus it is my little revenge for destroying one of my churches! In the end. You did help me gather a burst of faith energy to heal myself as a result. Oh fun!!¡± ¨CLana I take out my god-class staff Khatvanga out of my personal inventory. I will need to use my full power to deal with this goddess. The goddess Lana still floating in the sky above my group. Smiling nonchalantly as if she is waiting for me. ¡°Dammit. No choice then¡­¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Oh my¡­is that a divine weapon? I can feel great power emanating from it. Truly, you are my brethren to have such a thing. You will be my life-long partner in this accursed prison after all. Hehehehe.¡± ¨CLana ¡°Bitch! It isn¡¯t you¡­my name is Dasas!! Don¡¯t think I will be easy to push around!!¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Hahahaha!! Yes that¡¯s it!! Let the fight start!! Oh my life-long partner Dasas. My name is Lana not bitch.¡± ¨CLana I start my summoning magic and call forth my favorite spirit avatar. A purple summoning circle appears and a mechanical robust looking unicorn emerges having electricity run throughout its body. ¡°Thunder spirit!! I command thee!! Release [Thunderspark] upon my enemy!!¡± ¨CDasas The mechanical unicorn starts stomping its legs wildly. A thunder-like beam shoots out from its long metal horn attached to its head and towards the goddess. The magic I unleash is a paralyzing move. Should stun the target around five to ten seconds. Depending on the strength of the target. The goddess floats there and takes the attack head on. ¡°Everyone! Prepare to attack!¡± ¨CDasas Saber starts to cast multiple defensive spells. She holds up her mythic shield upward in preparation to block any of Lana¡¯s attacks. ¡°[Shield Barrier] [Phalanx] [Stoneskin] [Ironwall] [Reflect]¡± ¨CSaber ¡°Eat my most powerful spell!! Damn woman!! [Meteor]!!¡± ¨CCaster ¡°Let it rain arrows on this mofo! [Rapid Shot]!! ¨CArcher ¡°¡­¡­¡­[Shurikans]¡± -Assassin Since Lana is floating in the sky. This means Saber is at a disadvantage. She can not do long range attacks. It leaves the damage dealing to everyone else in the party. Meteors, arrows, and shurikans start to bombard the goddess as massive explosions are taking place. The land beneath the goddess is being dug up. Craters form and changing the once beautiful farmland into barren wasteland. The attacks stop and the smoke start to clear. I see the goddess Lana still floating there without a scratch. A smirk appearing on her face. ¡°Damn! Now I kinda know how the humans we been killing so far feel.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Not bad!! Not bad at all!! You have strong servants there Dasas. I am a little jealous. Now it is my turn!¡± ¨CLana I see the goddess raise up her hand with her palm pointing at us. Her hand starts to glow and look distorted as I have a very bad feeling. ¡°Fuck!! Defensive formations!¡± ¨CDasas ¡°This gonna hurt a bit for your girls. I hope you won¡¯t mind. [Womb Expansion]!!¡± ¨CLana When the goddess shout out her attack. I instinctively held and cover the person nearest me. Which happens to be Assassin. I look back and witness Archer and Caster¡¯s lower abdomens literally burst as large gushes of blood and intestines spill out. Saber crouch down on a single knee to the ground. Blood is dripping from her mouth. I notice the bloodied bodies of Archer and Caster are not moving. Anger rises up in me. ¡°Oh my. The elf seems to have very strong defense. To be able to withstand my attack.¡± ¨CLana ¡°Fucking bitch!! What you do!!¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Oh nothing much. One of my other authorities is [Fertility]. It enables me to manipulate reproduction. In this case their very organs. Isn¡¯t it great!¡± -Lana I realize this bitch goddess is strong due to having multiple authorities under her command. In desperation. I open my game menu. I chose the authority list tab that appeared after I came to this world. I select an authority randomly and end up taking [Death]. It happens to be on the top. As I took on a new authority. Immense pain courses throughout my body like I will split apart. I scream out in agony. ¡°AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH¡± ¨CDasas ¡°My my how foolish of you my newborn brethren. Taking on more than a single authority. Without enough faith energy to nourish your soul. Looks like I have to punish you for being such a naughty child. [Gravity]!!¡± ¨CLana The tale has been illicitly lifted; should you spot it on Amazon, report the violation. I feel extreme weight hit my body forcing me onto the ground. Along with Saber and Assassin. They are forcibly sprawled out as their limbs are unable to force themselves up. Seeing the confident smile on the goddess Lana¡¯s face like this was something simple as taking a morning walk. Great rage consumes me as something in me snaps. ¡°I¡¯ll fucking kill you bitch!!¡± ¨CDasas Deus Ex Machina time!!! My body still in pain. Suddenly start to expand and grow. Before I know it my line of sight is way above ground like I¡¯m on a mountain. That is when I notice. I have transformed into a large dragon instead of a wyvern. It may be the result of evolving into a divine race. My scales are a dark bluish crystal color. My body is large about the size of a colossal jumbo jet airplane. I can not even begin to comprehend. Moving a single leg causes a small earthquake. +++ What the Dragon form looks like: http://www.meh.ro/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/meh.ro9087.jpg Picture I found online. It belongs to their respective creator so it is not mine. +++ ¡°Oh my¡­that is interesting. It seems your other form is that of a crystal dragon. It gives out such a sinister deathly presence and feeling. How wonderful my brethren!¡± ¨CLana At this point. My rage is so out of control that it consumes my very being. I can feel something in my gut. It pushing out of my body through my throat and out of my mouth. My scales start to have a strong glow. A blue whitish beam is shot out of my mouth. I direct it at the goddess Lana. ¡°That is a close call!! Good thing I learned my lesson when the hero injured me. So I know to call out my divine armament if a dangerous attack comes.¡± ¨CLana As the light of my beam dissipates. I notice the goddess Lana is covered in armor and carrying a weapon. A double-bladed spear of some sort and a buckler shield. +++ What the Lana¡¯s armament looks like: http://digital-art-gallery.com/oid/90/800x947_15789_Knight_girl_2d_character_knight_concept_art_fantasy_illustration_warrior_girl_woman_armor_picture.jpg Picture I found online. It belongs to their respective creator so it is not mine. +++ ¡°I admit defeat. Do as you will.¡± ¨CDasas I feel empty. I feel totally drained. I have nothing stronger to attack with. I can only wait for my judgement. ¡°I had enough fun for now. Let¡¯s continue this game another time shall we? My life-long partner Dasas. Hohohohoho.¡± ¨CLana ".............................................crazy bitch." -Dasas ¡°I learn that one of your authorities is [War]. Next time let it be a war game involving mortal armies representing their god maybe? That will be interesting since I still have much to teach you my young administrator.¡± ¨CLana With the fight between gods concluded at least for now. I notice a group of people are riding horses towards us. It seems to be a noble from the city along with a few of his knights. They approach as I recognize it to be the village chief. The one I met back then at the frontier village. I can only wonder what he came for. ¡°Oh? What ye mortals are doing in the presence of us gods?¡± ¨CLana ¡°My humble apologies great goddess Lana. I am baron Anthony Bourdain and have a simple request.¡± ¨CAnton ¡°You are in luck mortal. I am in a good mood so what shall it be?¡± ¨CLana ¡°Ohhhhhh my great thanks your holiness! All I ask is to have the female elf dressed as a knight over there.¡± ¨CAnton ¡°What!!!¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!! Don¡¯t kill me!¡± ¨CAnton ¡°Hahahahahaha! The greed of humans truly know no bounds! Well mortal, I grant thee request but you shall have to acquire the elf with your own power. Good luck! At least they are weakened so it should be easy for you. No?¡± -Lana ¡°Eh? What did you say your holiness¡­¡­..¡± ¨CAnton ¡°Well I be off now then. Until we meet again my beloved Dasas. Hahaha!¡± ¨CLana ¡°Hope it be never to be honest.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Aww a shy one aren¡¯t you?¡± ¨CLana The goddess Lana floats up in the sky and disappears. I sigh in relief as the demonic goddess is finally gone. I then look down on the noble and his knights and I notice he has fainted as the knights start to run away towards the direction of the stone-walled city. Having a little strength for one more weak attack. I decide to direct my anger on an easier target in retaliation for what the goddess has done to me. I stretch my large wings on my back and try to move them to force lift. They create strong wind currents as I start to lift up into the sky and clumsily force myself to fly towards the city. ¡°What!! Why did the goddess Lana leave after defeating the evil god!! He is still alive!! I don¡¯t understand!!¡± ¨CAlex I approach the stone-walled city with the walls having a height of twenty feet. I notice a large nicely dressed old fat man with lots of soldiers on the wall as I flew close. ¡°Duke!! What are your orders!!¡± ¨CSoldier ¡°I don¡¯t know!! I don¡¯t know!! Use the magic cannons on the walls to attack!! Throw everything you have at the dragon!! It should be okay the goddess is on our side!! She should have weakened the evil god enough for us to take it down!!¡± ¨CAlex Multiple magic cannons on the walls start to direct their shots at me, but they do not do any damage to my strong crystal dragon scales. My body start to glow as I prepare a breath attack towards the city and the finely dressed ugly fat old man in front. ¡°Will I the great duke Bourdain die here? NOOOOOO!! There are still so many young pretty virgin girls I wanna rip bloody open!! Why!!.........Mommy!!!¡± ¨CAlex I release my breath attack the same bluish white energy beam I used against the goddess towards the noble and across the entire walled city. The city lights up and explodes creating a large mushroom cloud. ¡°Bitchin!! Like an attack from Godzilla but better!!¡± ¨CDasas Then I land onto the ground as I tire of flying. I need to practice flying sometime as it is difficult to maintain flight with such a large body. I turn back into my human form and walk back to the spot where I left my NPCs with morbid sadness filling me. The rage in my heart start to recede. Chapter 21 – Death Chapter 21 ¨C Death After laying waste to the stone-walled city. I return to my human form. Being a giant dragon require some getting used to. I do not want to deal with it at the moment. The pain from taking on a second authority still persisted. I start to walk back to where I left the NPCs. I think back to how horrible that battle went. The bitch goddess treated us like babies and easily suppressed us. A part of me underestimated this world. Thought nothing could touch us and did not take anything seriously. The appearance of the bitch goddess overturned that view. For the first time since coming to this world. I actually felt pain. I learn this is reality. It is no game or dream. As I approach the NPCs. Seeing the two bodies on the ground. My heart starts pounding. I try to deny what happened. Assassin and Saber are standing next to the bodies with sad expressions on their faces. I fear for the worst. I finally got close and saw the bodies. I start feeling emotional. My eyes start to get wet. I notice Caster¡¯s hand is on top of Archer¡¯s abdomen. The wound is healed. Where a hole should have been. The evidence of the attack still showed as the armor is damaged and ripped. A large hole showing where the attack hit. Looks like Archer is only unconscious. She was healed by Caster in time. I see her stomach is going up and down as she is still breathing. However, the same can not be said for Caster. She has the gaping wound on her lower abdomen. The entrails are spilling out onto the ground. Caster used her last breath to cast healing magic on Archer before dying. A noble deed. In the game Arlenia. The companion NPCs with healing magic always heal themselves first. When they take damage before healing others. The fact Caster used Healing magic on Archer first. Proves she was truly alive with a free will. Not dictated by game AI. I feel bad for treating my NPCs in wariness. Thinking they are psychopathic monsters. When they are people with actual feelings. I decide from now on. To treat and think of them as people. Hopefully find ways to make them happy. Sadly, it took the death of Caster. To teach me this. ¡°Apologies master. I have failed as a knight and as a tank. To allow a death in our party.¡± ¨CSaber ¡°No Saber. The failure is all on me. I looked down on this world. Due to my conceit. We paid with blood. The blood of my servant Caster is spilled as a result.¡± ¨CDasas A myriad of emotions overwhelm me as I feel self-hatred. Realizing I can not revive Caster as this is not Arlenia. When companion NPCs in the game die. They can only be revived if the creator visits the quest NPC in the starter town. Pay a fee of 5,000 Arlenian gold coins. Unlike players that can revive at their last save point. They also can use revival items, or have a high level white mage to cast [Arise] on them. This is why most players would not level most of their companion NPCs to max level. When NPCs die. Then players got to make a trip to town every time to pay a fee for revival. I am one of the few players. Who actually bothered to level all five of my companion NPCs to level one hundred. Archer start to awaken. Slowly opening her eyes and then sits up. She glances around with confusion. Then she look down and saw the dead body of Caster next to her. She yells out in shock. ¡°Wah!! Caster is injured badly!! Medic!!¡± ¨CArcher ¡°Caster is dead. She sacrificed her life. To heal your wounds Archer. Honor her.¡± ¨CSaber ¡°What? Sorry my memory is fuzzy. After the attack. I didn¡¯t realize. I¡¯m sorry Caster¡­sniff¡­sniff.¡± ¨CArcher The usual happy-go-lucky smile on Archer¡¯s face is replaced with a frown. She starts to cry. ¡°I will not have your death be in vain Caster. I shall take from the bitch goddess as she took from me!! I vow this here and now!!¡± ¨CDasas ¡°That vow! I hereby. Share it with you master!¡± ¨CSaber ¡°Sniff¡­sniff¡­I take that vow too. I won¡¯t rest. Until my arrow pierces the heart of that lady in white. It¡¯s the least I can do for Caster.¡± -Archer I see Assassin nodding repeatedly in agreement to the vow. I look down to see Caster¡¯s lifeless eyes are still opened. I crouched down on one knee to the ground. I attempt to close her eyes. As I touched her face. A message window pops up.
Congratulations administrator Dasas. By having the death authority and control over all aspects of death in this world of Anahita. You have the option to revive this corpse into an undead creature of your choice. You can choose from transforming the corpse into a lich, a ghoul, or a vampire. As the corpse is designated as your apostle it will be able to retain its previous soul. Do you wish to revive this corpse?
YesNo
Holy hell. I did not expect this outcome. Excitement starts to fill me. I try to process what I am seeing. Praying it is for real. I look over the message window again. Confirmed it is real. A smile forms on my face. I think how being a god definitely has it perks. Thinking over my options on the undead species. A lich will definitely be cool, but then I decide against it. I feel sorry for Caster if she has to live out her life as a skeleton. Same goes for the option of being a ghoul. I do not want to see her decaying body. Her guts sticking out of her stomach. This means the only option is vampire. Caster will be able to retain her beauty and also gain immortality. I am hesitant to have a bloodsucker around. I despise parasites and such. I am no longer human, so it should not matter. I have Assassin hanging around after all and she eat souls. I press the [Yes] option. Another message window appear.
Administrater Dasas which undead species do you want for this corpse?
LichGhoulVampire
If it happen to be Rider that died. I would have chosen the [Lich] option. Having a girl live as a skeleton is too cruel, but I do not care if it happens to a man. I chose the [Vampire] option. A light start emitting from the corpse of Caster. Her wounds start to heal. You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story.Once the light fades. Caster looks good as new, but I am unsure if it worked. I do not see her breathing. I do not think undead breath so I can not tell. She already had pale skin before, so there goes another indicator. The other NPCs are shocked. They saw how Caster¡¯s wounds healed. When she is suppose to be dead. Then a message window appears.
Congratulations administrator Dasas. You have created the undead creature vampire. Since it is the first vampire on Anahita the race will be set to first ancestor. A new species have arrived on Anahita.
Caster¡¯s eyes start to twitch and move. Her eyelids start to slowly open and she stares at me. I have my face near her. ¡°Whoa leader!! Too close!! Have the darkness taken you? Now you wish to violate me?¡± ¨CCaster ¡°Down girl and no¡­in this case. You could say the darkness have taken you instead. So how do you feel?¡± ¨CDasas Caster starts to sit up. Rubbing her stomach and looks around. ¡°Uh I feel a weird sensation on my stomach. For some reason I¡¯m really thirsty.¡± ¨CCaster I did not notice any obvious changes in Caster. She has normal eyes. Even her teeth are the same as before. Looks like sunlight is not turning her into dust either. I only know of vampires from media and myth after all. Who can say what real vampires are like. ¡°Well Caster. You had a huge hole in your stomach, but it healed. Also, it seems you are no longer human, but a vampire. The thirst is probably due to you needing to drink blood.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°What¡¯s a vampire?!¡± ¨CCaster A look of confusion is on Caster¡¯s face. She is trying to make out what I just said. Makes sense. She won¡¯t know what a vampire is. They do not exist in the game Arlenia Fantasy Online. Then Archer launches herself at Caster. Hugging her. ¡°Sniff¡­sniff¡­Caster!!! You alive!! I thought you died!! Thank goodness!!¡± ¨CArcher I start to look around and notice the body of the village chief. He fainted earlier a little distance away. Covered in dirt with his body positioned oddly. Probably the result of being blown away from the wind generated. When I flapped my wings in my dragon form. I get up and walk towards the village chief. I get to him. I start to drag back his body by his collar. I approach Caster. Flinging the body of the unconscious village chief to her. ¡°Drink.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Huh? Drink? What do you mean leader?¡± ¨CCaster When Caster is looking at the village chief¡¯s neck. She start to tremble. Her eyes turn red in both eyes with slits in them. Long vampire fangs start to appear on her teeth. +++ What Caster¡¯s vampire eyes look like: http://orig05.deviantart.net/712c/f/2009/157/f/4/vampire_eye_by_cho_oka.jpg Picture I found online so it is not mine. +++ Caster¡¯s vampire instincts kick in. She proceed to bite into the village chief¡¯s neck and start to drink his blood. The other NPCs become wide-eyed and gasp in shock at the scene. I then recall back to the noble on that city wall. Who called me an evil god. I can only sigh in sadness, since it is probably true now. Having a bloodsucker and a demon that eat souls as subordinates. Mean the master can not be anyone good after all. The village chief wake up and screams in pain as Caster is drinking his blood. Then he faints again. Now I am curious. If this guy will turn into a vampire servant to Caster, since she bit him. I should find out soon. I will have him brought along with us. I am in dire need of more bodies. The bitch goddess said something about wanting to play a war game with me. I doubt I can back out of it. This means I need to start to create my very own army. Creating my own army will be difficult. It seems the bitch goddess have a large influence among the human population. I could try freeing the slaves from oppression. Have them join my army like a certain woman did in a TV series. I watched long ago. It was a TV series with a medieval setting. Where everyone was fighting for the king¡¯s throne. The woman created an army by freeing slaves .Then became queen. People called her ¡°Mother of Dragons.¡± Being a dragon myself now. I feel a little skittish about it, but then the woman had white hair too. Which reminds me of the bitch goddess sadly. I do not know how to make such a plan possible. I decide to put it aside for now. I am just an average person from earth. I am not a tactician or a charismatic leader. What I can do is steal ideas from media and stories I have seen. It might help a bit. I decide to leave the matter for later. I want to check up on Lancer and Rider. I told them to head to that swamp jungle southward from here, but neglected to check if there are any dangers there. Who knows what kind of monsters infest such a place. If it is like the Brazilian amazon with all its nasty parasites and predators. It is probably many times worse in a world with magic. ¡°Since everyone is okay now. Let us head to that forest swamp. Check on Lancer and Rider.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°As you command my master¡± ¨CSaber ¡°It seems the darkness turned me into a monster¡­boohoo¡­well I still will follow leader.¡± ¨CCaster ¡°Hehehehe. I can¡¯t wait to see little Lancer again.¡± ¨CArcher ¡°¡­¡­.(nods)¡± ¨CAssassin That is when I notice Assassin is staring at me with a feverish gaze? Hope it is not because she thinks my soul is delicious and wants to eat it. ¡°Errr what are you looking at Assassin?¡± ¨CDasas Assassin shifts her gaze and looks down. ¡°Meh whatever.¡± ¨CDasas We start to walk towards the direction of the jungle swamp to meet up with Lancer and Rider. Our horses fled before the battle with the bitch goddess. We have to get there on foot. At least we still have the wagon with the two horses that pull it. Rider took it along with Lancer. As we got close to the jungle swamp. A tense situation is before us. I notice Lancer and Rider near the wagon with their weapons drawn in battle stances. What I see near them are a group of people wearing hooded cloaks. Damn it is one thing after another. Can this world give me a break for once? Sigh. Intermission 3 - The Demon Intermission 3 - The Demon I am Assassin. A ninja that serves my creator Dasas. The youngest of my sisters to be created. The fourth companion of his party. My racial settings have been set to be a high demon. Belonging to the Demon Empire in the world of Arlenia. As a ninja my job is to blend into the shadows. Attack without being seen or detected. This means that I must be perfectly silent. Move swiftly without disturbing the environment around me. As a result of being so good at my job being very quiet. I end up having trouble talking. When I do speak it is hard for people to hear me apparently. It troubles me greatly when people can¡¯t hear what I say. Especially if it is my creator. I realize I have a shy personality too and hate to be seen. I am used to blending with the environment around me and generally being well unseen. During my time on Arlenia. I spent most of it with my sisters and my little brother Rider. We carry out tasks for our creator. My creator does not spend much time with me as he does with my older sisters Saber and Caster. Makes me feel a little lonely. With my shy personality. I am unable to get myself to ask creator to spend more time with me. I can only hope he will notice me more on his own. When my creator does spend time with me. He always greeting me in a funny way. ¡°Hey there sexy¡­¡± ¨CDasas It is the body that my creator designed for me after all. I am proud of it. Seems to be the preference of my creator. My other sisters have more slender and petite bodies. It in a way it makes me feel a little special. I am recognized for something by my lord Dasas. There is not much to say about my time on Arlenia. I passed the time mainly in the mansion of my creator. I only go out to hunt for items needed to help with the creation of the god-class weapon for him. I was somewhat content with the peaceful life I led with the others. Then something happened to change everything for our party. We end up transporting to another world. Along with my creator¡¯s home. The first time I heard the news about us being transported to another world. I was nervous and a little excited. This means my creator might rely on me more to face this crisis. Surely enough, my creator did rely on me quite a bit when we arrived on this foreign world. It fills me with joy. Our party along with our creator got into battles on this new world. Safe to say I consider the enemies of this world to be quite weak. My creator also took in a little slave girl. Training her as a warrior and named her Lancer. Since my lord Dasas named her. We all ended up seeing her as one of us. As time went on. I felt something in me start to slowly change. While we were in this new world and it scared me. An unknown hunger will surface occasionally. I can¡¯t seem to satisfy it with food and worried me greatly. I kept this issue to myself. I was too embarrassed to ask for help from my creator or my siblings. That¡¯s when a number of human adventurers tried to invade my lord¡¯s home. I discovered what it was that I hungered for. When the human adventurers attacked our party. It was not a big issue as we learned they too are weak. Same as our previous foes. Not worth spending much of our power to overcome. When our party pretty much annihilated the enemy group and leaving two of them left alive. There was one that ran away to escape. I was tasked to hunt him down. While chasing after this new prey. My hunger grew greatly in excitement as I got closer. That¡¯s when the prey or in this case the adventurer stopped to take a breath. I cast a ninja illusion technique on him to trap him. I want to learn the reason as to why my unusual hunger was reacting to this man. As I got closer to him. I lost myself to instinct. I end up using my first kiss on this stranger. If you encounter this tale on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. I felt myself literally drain something from the man. Great satisfaction overwhelmed me with bliss. That¡¯s when I notice the man¡¯s body became shriveled up and dry like an old tree. I learn later that I ate his soul. To learn that I end up eating that man¡¯s soul frightened me to no end. I felt myself becoming a monster and feared my creator would abandon me. Again, I kept my anxieties locked in my heart. I was too afraid to consult everyone about my condition. Some time passed and our group started a journey to a new town to collect supplies. When we arrived in that town. We noticed a temple of some sort and my lord Dasas ordered me to burn it down. In my excitement to receive a new mission from my creator. I went out to destroy this temple in fervor. Also, I decide to quench this new hunger that I been having. This is a perfect chance. I end up draining the souls of various people located within and around the church. I proceed to finish up the mission of burning the church down. I decide to eat multiple souls as to stock up. I can relieve this hunger for a longer period of time. I don¡¯t need to kiss my victims to eat their souls. At most I just need my hand on their head. I don¡¯t want to repeat the mistake of having intense hunger take over me again. Like it did with the one man and end up kissing. The draining of souls on so many people while burning down the church was a huge mistake on my part. The town started to rally up in retaliation. As a result. I was asked to leave town first for safety reasons. All the townspeople started to attack our group. We were able to easily repel the attackers. However, we end up destroying the entire town, and the very land it was on to escape. I felt extremely bad at the time. I let down my creator and my fellow siblings. After that we wandered aimlessly on the road. My lord Dasas spaced out a lot. It was probably because of me, so I felt depressed. That¡¯s when more trouble arrived. We got near to a stone-walled city in the distance surrounded by vast farmlands. A white-haired woman dressed in white descended on us from the sky and attacked. As that woman unleashed an attack. My Lord Dasas grabbed me and held me close to his chest. He covered me from the blast of whatever that woman was releasing. At that moment my mind went blank. My heart was pounding furiously at the incident. Never before has my creator embraced me. I felt so safe and secure in his arms. Like nothing can ever harm me. Then the woman¡¯s attack stopped. He let go of me and I felt a little lonely afterwards. It seems Caster and Archer took the brunt of the attack. They were on the ground bleeding. Their insides pouring out. A gruesome scene. That is when I notice my lord in his great fury transform into a majestic beautiful crystal dragon, and attacked the woman. Afterwards, when the battle ended. The victory going to the woman in white. She left with parting words of war to my creator. We the losers were left with a death of one of our comrades, and it was Caster. Miraculously, she was revived by my lord. However, it seems she was revived as a monster that drinks blood. In a sense she was similar to me and was also accepted by our creator. After that event great relief filled my heart and soul. Knowing that my lord Dasas cares for us. Also it seems my eyes can¡¯t stop gazing at my creator. My heart beats furiously thinking of him. I wonder if this is a sort of sickness. Things been turning bad for me since coming to this new world. ¡°Errr what are you looking at Assassin?¡± ¨CDasas It seems my lord caught me looking at him. For some reason I turn away and look down in embarrassment. Heat rises up to my face. Ah, I fear for my future. I became a soul eater and now I am coming down with some kind of sickness. Chapter 22 - Split up Chapter 22 - Split up As I approach the swamp-like jungle. I notice Rider and Lancer standing near their wagon with weapons drawn against a mysterious group of individuals wearing hooded cloaks. The atmosphere is tense and rife with hostility as I try to figure out the situation. The mysterious group are wearing green hooded cloaks of fine quality, which hides their identities. This probably means they aren¡¯t bandits as I doubt bandits have such fine attire, but I can¡¯t be sure. ¡°After the fight with a crazy bitch and now this happens. So what is going on here Rider?¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Hey chief, I dunno. These people ambushed us as the kid and me came here.¡± ¨CRider ¡°Stay your hand. We don''t wish for a fight. We are only here for that elvan woman there.¡± -??? I realize one of the mysterious individuals is pointing his hand at Saber next to me as I start to frown. ¡°More greedy fools that want to sell my subordinate as a slave I take it.¡± ¨CDasas All my NPCs draw their weapons as they get ready to pounce on this enemy group at my command. ¡°Don''t think we are the same as those dirty lowly humans!!¡± -??? Two individuals from the group started to take off their hooded cloaks to reveal a couple of tall slender fair skinned humanoids with pointy long ears, and an ethereal beauty. One is a man with broad shoulders and long black hair wearing tight fitted green clothes. A very low cut on his shirt shows off his chest. The other is a woman with reddish brown hair braided in ribbons wearing similar clothes as the man with parts of her breasts being shown. As a man I end up focusing on her chest area a bit but only for an instant, and I become emotional at what I witness before me. ¡°Oh snap!!! Real live elves!!! It''s the real deal!! Truly fantasy!!¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Eh? Master?¡± ¨CSaber Saber, with her straight long blonde hair in a ponytail, standing next to me gives a confused and shocked appearance. I am reminded she also is an elf. Actually, it seems in my excitement at finally meeting real elves that aren¡¯t game elves I made a fool of myself. Ah, it feels like my stock with my NPCs continue to plummet at this rate if I don¡¯t control myself properly. I start to use [Scan] on these two elves.
Byron ¨C Strongest warrior of Elfheim ¨C Level 62
Calista ¨C Servant of the Spirit Priestess ¨C Level 56
These elves are the highest level of people we have met so far discounting the bitch goddess. I wonder if elves in this world are a stronger race compared to humans. Either way it is best to understand what they are after and if they are related to the bitch goddess. ¡°Ahem¡­so what is it you elves want with my companion Saber?¡± ¨CDasas ¡°We came on a mission to retrieve or destroy an entity having a large influence on the spirits. There was a huge surge of spirit power released in this direction. So we made haste and came upon your group just now. Seeing as there is one of our kind among your group then it is most likely her is the cause.¡± ¨CByron ¡°Yes just hand her over. We want no trouble with an ancient dragon who came from the land of Bannik. Even if you are an ancient dragon from stories of myth. We are not afraid to fight to the death.¡± -Calista I notice Saber making an ugly expression on her face as she start to emit strong bloodlust directed at the group of elves. ¡°Hmph! Such insolence towards my master! Also I have no wish to go with you worms.¡± ¨CSaber ¡°What?¡± ¨CCalista The elves seem to be shocked at what Saber has said. I wonder why? I think it is a normal reaction to be pissed if some strangers demand you to join them for no reason. ¡°Calm yourself Saber. Let me deal with this.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Eh? But master those lowly insects¡­¡± ¨CSaber ¡°This is the first time I ever seen you this agitated and lively. It¡¯s a very interesting experience.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°I apologize for my rude behavior master.¡± ¨CSaber ¡°No worries. Leave this to me as it''s better to make friends than enemies. No?¡± ¨CDasas ¡°As you command master.¡± ¨CSaber ¡°Good as expected of my most loyal knight.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°I only exist to serve my master.¡±¨CSaber I look towards the two elves that are bewildered and confused at just what transpired between Saber and me. ¡°So elves there you have it. My subordinate doesn''t want to go with you.¡± -Dasas ¡°Even if you are an ancient dragon. You have no right to make one of our kind a slave like those filthy humans!!¡± ¨CByron ¡°Elf that is where you are wrong. I am no ancient dragon.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Preposterous!! We arrived here at full speed and saw it with our very own eyes! You transforming into an ancient dragon laying waste to that human city. Only ancient dragons like ones spoke of in stories are capable of such a feat.¡± ¨CByron ¡°Well to answer your question. I am the god Dasas!! Be sure to carve that name upon your very souls.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Eh a god? Then should we just call you a dragon god then? I heard from stories ancient dragons are mighty and lofty creatures that act as if they are gods after all.¡± ¨CCalista ¡°Ah yes. Dragon god it is then ancient dragon.¡± ¨CByron ¡°I¡¯m really a god you know¡­¡± ¨CDasas In this world the people keep giving me titles of their own accord without caring what I think. I should just go along with it for now as I need allies and hopefully these elves are easier to handle than the humans I have met so far. I motion with my hand for my companions to lower their weapons. I do not want to agitate these elves and let them know I wish to negotiate. ¡°Anyway we are getting off track so what you elves want with my subordinate anyway? You know I can¡¯t very well hand her over to you just like that.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°We were ordered by our great Priestess to retrieve or destroy the entity that is making the spirits restless. We tracked it and were lead to your group. We elves are people who worship and are blessed by the spirits. We can borrow their powers to live. We believe the entity to be the elf woman belonging to your group as we elves are able to harness the power of the spirits.¡± ¨CByron The elf male Byron gave us a long winded explanation of why he is after Saber. The arrogant look on his face annoys me greatly. If you come across this story on Amazon, it''s taken without permission from the author. Report it. ¡°Does that mean you wish to kill Saber?¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Do not lower us to the same level as those filthy humans! We no wish kill one of our kin without an extremely good reason. We only want to bring her back to the priestess and let her judge.¡± ¨CByron ¡°How about this? We all come along with you guys and meet this priestess of yours. Otherwise we will have to fight it out here. Believe me you will lose.¡± ¨CDasas The elf Byron makes a complicated face as he thinks over what I said and then start to converse with his elven breathren. I wait until they figure out what they want to do and hopefully they agree as I do not want to kill them off. I am in great need of allies and bodies for my army to go against the bitch goddess. Hopefully, I can make an alliance with these elves even if they do not become my worshippers. I dislike their arrogance but then elves are always like that in stories of magic lore I have read. ¡°I talked it over with my kin and we agree with part of your proposal.¡± ¨CByron ¡°What do you mean only a part?¡± ¨CDasas ¡°We can take you the dragon god, the elf woman, and the beastwoman along to our great forest Elfheim. However, the humans are forbidden to enter. Especially that demon woman as we despise their kind.¡± ¨CByron ¡°Hmmm¡± ¨CDasas I look over my NPCs and start to think of what should I do about this. Then an idea came to me as I think this is a good opportunity for my NPCs to start learning how to operate alone away from me. This is in preparation for the war game with the bitch goddess. I will need my NPCs to split and operate alone sometimes in order to win a battle. The only problem is with Lancer as she is a weak human girl of this world and I have not train her enough. At the moment she raised her level to about twelve due to all the recent battles. She may be stronger than an average human soldier but it is not good enough for what is ahead. ¡°I don¡¯t mind going along with what you want but I have to take along this little-one with me no matter what.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°That¡­¡± ¨CByron ¡°It''s just a small human child. It should be okay to bring her into the great forest as long as she does not cause trouble Byron.¡± ¨CCalista ¡°She is still a human! They can¡¯t be trusted no matter what age.¡± ¨CByron ¡°You¡¯re too stiff Byron. I say this arrangement is better than losing our lives to an ancient dragon and failing our mission.¡± ¨CCalista ¡°I suppose Calista is right. Dragon god we agree to have that human child come along with you.¡± ¨CByron ¡°Good we will go with that plan then elves. I will need to talk with my companions first.¡± ¨CDasas I gesture to my NPCs to move away a little from the group of elves as I need to talk with them privately. I let them know we will have to split apart for a while as to get things done in preparation with the war against the bitch goddess. I decide to have Rider, Caster, and Assassin go back to my mountain mansion to stand by and prepare for the incoming war. Since Caster and Assassin will have certain needs I let them know they can capture humans as they see fit. ¡°Make sure the humans you all capture aren¡¯t defenseless kids and young women. Otherwise anyone is fair game especially if they bare hostility towards you all.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Gotcha chief.¡± ¨CRider ¡°Ku ku ku. The darkness tells me that what leader says is what goes.¡± ¨CCaster ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­(nods)¡± ¨CAssassin I notice Assassin nods reluctantly in agreement so she probably wanted to come along with my group to the elvan forest. Sadly, demons are not welcome as there is nothing I can do but abide with their wishes for now. I then start to take something out of my personal inventory as I need a way to keep in contact with my NPCs from a long distance. I took out a silver ring band with magic runes in the Arlenian world language. This is a leader communication ring that can make duplicates of itself as to give other players a way to stay in contact. It works like a cellphone as anyone with the same ring can talk to one another if needed. I bought a leader communication ring from a vendor NPC in-game in case I ever made my own guild or have a band of friends. Sadly, I never got to use the ring as it continue to rot inside my personal inventory due to me being a lonely solo player. I have received duplicate rings from other players to stay in touch with a couple of friends for pick up parties in small fights though. I start to make duplicate rings from my leader communication ring and start handing them out to everyone in my group. ¡°So everyone take these communication rings. We can stay in touch and only use them if something comes up and if you are in need to contact me. You guys can also use them among yourselves if you happen to end up separated for any reason.¡± ¨CDasas Everyone excitedly take a ring and place it on their fingers of their choosing. The communication rings are magic items from Arlenia and will magically fit onto any finger. I also gave a ring to Lancer in case. I regret not giving these rings out earlier. Another thing my loner personality has done to make me forget vital things. Better late than never I say. My group start preparing to split up as Rider, Caster, and Assassin made way towards my mountain mansion the one I tend to call Mount Tai. They are taking the wagon of supplies and I notice Caster is dragging the body of the unconscious former village chief and throwing him onto the wagon. I am reminded about how Caster turned into a vampire and she will probably create vampire servants in the future. The more she drinks then the more my army will grow. In a way I was lucky to take on the [Death] authority. I feel up my chest area as the pain from the incident still persists. I will learn more about vampires later from Caster as I can contact her whenever with the communication rings. I can also instruct her about it too if need be, but mostly I will leave it up to her discretion. I want to know how things will proceed without me interfering. An army of undead is pretty bad but their effectiveness in battle is undeniable as they can spread like a disease and is hard to stop. I am reminded of zombie movies as I think with this name Evil God the humans call me by will only be cemented. I walk back to the group of elves as preparations for the separation and departure are done with. I wonder if I can make an alliance with the elves, for only time will tell. Wait for me bitch goddess. Chapter 23 - The World stirs Chapter 23 - The World stirs Some time after the fall of the great city of Numan and the death of duke Bourdain, for chaos started to erupt in the Fori Kingdom. The people living in the western territory, owned by the Bourdain family, are fleeing towards the other parts of the kingdom in fear. The cause is the descent of the evil god Dasas and his army destroying everything in their path. The royal capital city of Hogsmeade is hit the hardest as most of the refugees come here seeking sanctuary and protection in the great cathedral worshiping the goddess Lana. The great cathedral is also home of the saintess Anita Sarkeesian. She is the servant of the goddess and is considered the world¡¯s strongest warrior. The saintess also possesses healing magic of the light element and is the only human capable of such a feat. Panic is rampant within the royal court of Fori kingdom as nobles try to find a solution against the evil god and his horde. In the throne room the king and queen are present overseeing the nobles as they squabble. They try to find a way to solve this predicament. Then a loud yell from a royal knight echoed throughout the throne room silencing the crowd. ¡°The champion of the goddess Lana, Dominic, has requested an audience with his majesty king Theodore Nicholas IV!!¡± ¨CRoyal knight Shock and questioning looks are on the faces of the noble crowd present within the throne room. Then the light of hope appears in their eyes right after. ¡°He may enter!¡± ¨CKing Nicholas The large double doors of the throne room open as a bald headed man with light white skin enters with a look of disdain. The man strides across the royal red carpet with great confidence and his most striking features are his two arms. The two arms with one colored red and the other blue are giving off a metallic sheen emanating magic power visible to the eye. When one looks closely at the arms they notice it is not armor but prosthetic limbs. The man Dominic stops before the double seated throne with the king and queen looking down upon him. A wrinkled old man with his thin tall body wearing a luxurious robe standing near the throne has an angry expression on. He is the head royal minister and takes orders directly from the royal family as he started to yell at Dominic. ¡°How dare you not kneel before his majesty the king and queen!!¡± ¨CHead minister ¡°Keh! I will not kneel to a god much less a mortal king.¡± ¨CDominic ¡°Blashemy! Such behavior towards his majesty! Guards arrest him!¡± ¨CHead minister The royal knights within the throne room readied their weapons and attack Dominic on the orders of the head minister. As the knights got close to Dominic a loud whip sound appeared and then the throne room started to rain red with pieces of human flesh. Screams of horror reverberated within the throne room as everyone noticed a long whip of fire coming from the red colored left arm of Dominic. The fear stricken king having blood splashed onto his face is about to faint as the nobles prepared to run away. However, the agitated crowd calmed down as the queen Cecilia Nicholas with a small smile on her face spoke with no hint of fear. ¡°A fine display of power. As expected from the hero chosen by our goddess Lana.¡± ¨CCecilia ¡°I¡¯m no hero. I tread the path of a god slayer. The flames of revenge burns within my soul.¡± ¨CDominic ¡°Ara ara. I take it you wish to slay the evil god? Very well then god slayer Dominic!¡± ¨CCecilia ¡°The man Dominic is dead. He was a weak man that couldn¡¯t protect his family and friends. I am Asura!! -Asura ¡°Good! What is your wish god slayer Asura!¡± ¨CCecilia ¡°I only want to know when you all decide to move against the evil god. As I want to join in.¡± ¨CAsura ¡°That can be arranged. I will assemble an army of 50,000 strong to retake the western territory. The royal capital will be exposed to invasion if that territory is lost. I can have you lead them as it will be great for morale.¡± ¨CCecilia ¡°An army of ants is useless against a large leather boot. Anyway, when preparations are ready I will lend my power to your army. You can reach me at the great cathedral till then.¡± ¨CAsura The man Asura with a fierce expression on his face turns around and started to walk out of the throne room. He spewed curses along the way. ¡°Evil god I shall have your head!! I will place your head on a pike and put it on top of the highest mountain for all the heavens to see!!¡± -Asura ¡°I guess we can rest our hopes on this man.¡± ¨CCecilia Everyone within the throne room was stunned at what transpired but then excitement started to color their faces. All the nobles started to chatter and they help to spread rumors of Asura around the Fori kingdom bringing hope to the people. +++ The great cathedral situated in the center of the royal capital is overflowing with patrons as they seek salvation from the goddess Lana. In a large white room within the cathedral that only the saintess Anita Sarkeesian is allowed to enter, there is a throne made of white marble. On this throne is the goddess Lana with an expression of joy on her face. ¡°I finally have a game piece ready and the war game will officially begin.¡± ¨CLana ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.¡± ¨CAnita ¡°What is with that look my valkyrie?¡± ¨CLana ¡°My goddess, I¡¯m just curious as to why that man was chosen to be your champion.¡± ¨CAnita ¡°Hohoho. It¡¯s very simple my dear valkyrie. A man that has lost everything and only lives for revenge is very strong.¡± ¨CLana The goddess Lana then stands up from her marble throne and takes a few steps around the room in an excited manner. Then she started to wave around her hands. ¡°I love watching mortals fight and struggle. It¡¯s so beautiful. So noble. Peace is a disease that I never wish upon these mortals. Hahahaha!¡± ¨CLana You could be reading stolen content. Head to the original site for the genuine story. ¡°This world belongs to you my great goddess. The mortals are for you to do as you please.¡± ¨CAnita ¡°That is where you are wrong. This world belongs to both Dasas and me. I am such a good woman to think of her man.¡± -Lana ¡°If it is what you believe my goddess then it must be so.¡± ¨CAnita ¡°I am sharing faith energy with him. I let the humans call him the evil god. Everyone wants an enemy they can curse at.¡± ¨CLana The goddess Lana started to hug herself and twist her body as a sadistic smile forms on her face. ¡°A man is no good unless a woman has a leash on him after all. I wonder if this is what the mortals call love.¡± ¨CLana The hysterical laughter of a mad woman fills the white room. +++ As events are happening on Zorya the demons on the continent of Volos started to move. In this desolate land full of chaotic mana running rampant there is a great black citadel. The citadel is called castle black and is said to be home of the previous demon king. He was defeated by the hero over three-hundred years ago. Inside castle black is a great powerful demon noble as dense magic mist is forming around the room he is in. The magic mist started to condense and shrink into an object. ¡°Finally the soul reaper scepter is unsealed after more than three-hundred years!!¡± -??? A long staff colored in black and purple that is pulsating with great power is floating before the demon noble. A staff made from the blood and souls of a thousand noble demons. What appear to be ghosts of the demons sacrificed to create this weapon are flying around the staff wailing in pain and anguish. ¡°I can finally attain the title of demon king!! Demon king Mordor!! Soon I will lead an army into Zorya to attack and succeed where the previous demon king failed.¡± -Mordor On the continent of Volos the demons have created a soul farm where they raise humans as livestock to cull for their souls. However, these soul farms can only produce a limited number of souls to consume and the demon nobles tend to fight over it intensely. Only demon nobles need to feed upon souls to sustain their power and to gain long lives. The longer a demon noble lives the stronger their power. However, lesser demons do not require eating souls and they are the goblins, orcs, and trolls. Demon nobles are distinguishable from lesser demons as they have horns on their heads to extract the chaotic mana from the land in order use their magic. ¡°No longer do we demons have to ration the souls we eat. Zorya the land of bounty here we come!! Mwahahaha!!¡± -Mordor +++ The events unfolding on the continent of Zorya also reached the residents of the land of Bannik located to the west of Zorya. The continent of Bannik is rough land full of volcanos and canyons with some patches of dense jungle. Very strong magic beasts roam Bannik and no enlightened being has yet to step upon this land. The strongest magic beasts are the ancient dragons and they rule Bannik with overwhelming might and power. These ancient dragons are powerful and intelligent but they spend most of their time in slumber. Their extremely long lives also mean endless boredom. Within one of the mountains of Bannik is an extinct volcano and home to a clan of ancient dragons, the red dragons. There are many ancient dragon clans and they are usually separated by color and sometimes by type. ¡°Elder! Elder!! Big news!!¡± -??? ¡°To dare and disturb my slumber. What is it Dora?¡± ¨CElder ¡°It seems a lesser dragon from the land of Zorya sighted a crystal dragon!¡± ¨CDora ¡°Is this news true? It¡¯s hard to trust those dimwitted beasts.¡± ¨CElder The red dragon Dora lowered her head and unsure what to say next. ¡°Crystal dragons are very powerful and it been millions of years since the last one appeared. So why has one appeared now?¡± ¨CElder The red dragon elder being twice the size of the dragon Dora huffs and give a questioning look. ¡°Maybe a lesser dragon evolved into one.¡± ¨CDora ¡°Evolution is extremely rare. However, that might be the case.¡± ¨CElder ¡°Should we fly to Zorya and enlist this crystal dragon into our clan?¡± ¨CDora ¡°A crystal dragon joining our clan and strengthening our blood will be great. It might even give us the leverage to be able to rule over the other dragon clans.¡± ¨CElder The red dragon Dora then transformed into humanoid form. The appearance is that of a human woman with long straight green hair, light fair skin, purple eyes, and red dragon horns coming out the top of her head. ¡°I shall travel to Zorya at once.¡± ¨CDora ¡°No Dora. Let the lesser dragons monitor the situation first. Once there is confirmation a crystal dragon truly has appeared then we will move.¡± ¨CElder ¡°I just hope we don¡¯t end up losing out to the other clans if they discover the crystal dragon first.¡± ¨CDora ¡°We will wait.¡± ¨CElder ¡°Yes elder.¡± ¨CDora A frown appears on the pretty human face of Dora. It is easy to tell she is very anxious about the situation and wants to move to Zorya. The word of the elder red dragon is law within the clan. Dora can only wait until the lesser dragons confirm the sighting of the crystal dragon. +++ Back to Dasas and his gang as they travel with the group of elves through the jungle swamp after they separated from Caster, Assassin, and Rider. The elves avoid traveling along the road as they wish to not have any human contact. They are traveling on foot as elves can travel at high speed due to the aid of spirit magic. However, Dasas and his crew have no such abilities and can only travel at a slower pace. The elves are forced to slow down to match their speed. ¡°We going to have to get some mounts or this trip will take forever.¡± -Dasas Chapter 24 - The Mist Chapter 24 - The Mist Author¡¯s note: I decided to change the names of the king and queen of Fori kingdom to Theodore Nicholas IV and Cecilia Nicholas. The names of other characters will remain unchanged for now. I will try making up original names for new characters in the future. +++ A couple of days passed since we entered this jungle swamp and our group is still traveling through it. I wonder just how large is this place as traveling in it on foot is very unpleasant with all the mud. Not to mention the heat with humidity added. The elves are leading the way and I notice they won¡¯t cut down the vegetation to make a path. This trip is hardest on Lancer as she is still young and her level is low, so her stamina is not yet good enough. ¡°Why won¡¯t you guys cut down the plants? So we can travel easier?¡± ¨CDasas The elf Byron gives a disgruntled response with body language indicating he is mad. ¡°This is why I hate dealing with other races¡­¡± ¨CByron The female elf Calista appear to be the most level-headed of the group, as she stopped Byron from spouting more racist obscenities. ¡°Please don¡¯t mind Byron. The reason is we don''t want to harm the plants.¡± ¨CCalista ¡°No problem.¡± ¨CDasas The damn elves and their tree-hugging ways are making things more difficult for us. Without any mounts this trip will take forever. The elves refuse to travel along the road. Getting mounts from a human settlement is also not an option because of the elves refusing any human contact. I am personally fed up with the situation. My anger from the battle with the bitch goddess went away since Caster is alive and well. Aside from a wounded pride I would have no problem just dropping this matter. However, I doubt the bitch goddess will just let the matter be settled as she desires a war with me. We been traveling for seven hours straight as I keep track of time using the clock on my game menu, which is convenient. Lancer is starting to lose her breath and staggering with exhaustion. I proposed we take a break. The elf Byron again makes a fed up expression with something to say. ¡°You people...¡± ¨CByron ¡°Shut up vermin! Your incessant ranting! Shall I cut out your tongue? ¨CSaber ¡°Eh?¡± ¨CByron Byron gives an awkward look towards Saber. I guess he is unsure what to make of Saber as she is an elf but gives no leeway to him. I wonder if elves are a close-knit race of people. ¡°If my master wishes for a break. Then we take one. You worms should shut-up and follow suit.¡± ¨CSaber ¡°Yea!! What Saber said!! Little Lancer is tired. Break time!¡± ¨CArcher The smug look on Saber¡¯s face and the wide mischievous grin on Archer as they said such things made me almost burst out laughing. We start preparing to settle down a bit for our break so that Lancer can freshen up. I then realize Byron is still staring at Saber in an odd manner. I am not sure what to make of it. ¡°Very peculiar. Yet interesting.¡± ¨CByron The elf woman Calista proceeds to hit the back of the head of Byron with an exasperated face. ¡°Is it love? My first time seeing it.¡± ¨CCalista ¡°Wah? What do you mean¡­¡± ¨CByron Byron is getting flustered at what Calista said. I do not want to believe it but is that really the case? I never thought about it before but my NPCs are alive now so that means they can have relationships too. The possibility of them having children is not farfetched either. However, I do not want Byron to be with Saber. I dislike his attitude and I doubt he will be pleasant company for my NPCs and me. I do want Saber to find happiness in life and if she does ever find that special someone then she will have my blessing. ¡°I¡¯m not interested in being paired with an insect.¡± ¨CSaber It seems Saber shot him down. The shoulder''s of Byron droop with a depressed expression emanating from his body. Nice one Saber! ¡°Ouch...Byron. She is a tough one.¡± ¨CCalista ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.¡± ¨CByron ¡°Hehe. Saber is too good for a weakling like you.¡± ¨CArcher ¡°What? I¡¯m the strongest warrior in Elfheim!¡± ¨CByron Byron unsheathed his dagger as the flame of rage is lit in his eyes. This sure escalated fast. I thought elves were better than humans. Ah this Byron fellow is ruining my image of them. I can only look on in disappointment. ¡°I demand a duel you lowly mongrel!!¡± ¨CByron ¡°Hmph! This stupid bug is still buzzing. Annoying. [Shield Bash]¡± ¨CSaber Faster than I could react Saber moves in a blur then raised her shield Aegis to lightly hit Byron¡¯s body. Byron flew a little distance away hitting a tree as blood spurted out of his mouth but he remained conscious. At least he has some strength so I can give him that. ¡°Go! Go! Go Saber!!¡± -Archer Archer is cheering on Saber while waving around her arms in excitement. The other elves start to move into their battle stances but Calista move fast to the front of them. ¡°Stop it! I apologize on Byron¡¯s behalf. He is usually not like that.¡± ¨CCalista Calista is lowering her head in apology and trying to meditate the situation. I raise my hand with a smile on my face to show that I accept. ¡°Keep that worm of yours in line. Or I will do it for you.¡± ¨CSaber ¡°Will do.¡± -Calista Saber overreacts too much when our crew is threatened. I need to fix it soon or it will be harder to get allies in the future. ¡°Strong¡­beautiful¡­shining¡­you¡¯re the one.¡± ¨CByron This elf has not learned his lesson. Will he be alright? Is he a masochist? Maybe he just discovered it just now. I personally have no problem with the fetish of other people as long as they don¡¯t shove it in my face. The group of elves finally put down their weapons. They all carry bows and daggers while wearing green tight fitting clothes that reveal a lot of skin on their upper body. I see no metal armor at all so I wonder if they are all similar to the ranger job class. In this world the job classes differ from the game. Make sense since this is a different world and not a game. ¡°So can we take that break now?¡± ¨CDasas ¡°My apologies. Yes we can.¡± ¨CCalista A couple of elves move toward Byron to help him up as he is clutching his chest area where Saber hit him. We finally can sit down and relieve our fatigue, for my body is not tired but mentally I am. The most relieved one is Lancer as she can rest finally. This book is hosted on another platform. Read the official version and support the author''s work. I decide to change the hairstyle of Lancer now from a ponytail to a twin tail. It makes her look more childish and innocent. If only the black dragon tattoo on her left cheek wasn¡¯t there then it will make enemies let their guards down. Who am I kidding? I just want to see her with twin tails because it is amusing. I need to relieve my stress after all. While we were resting I start to hear a loud animal call. Curious I got up and went to check it out as it appears to be very close. We usually avoid any dangerous magic beasts thanks to the guidance of the elves, but Archer could pretty much do the same thing. My crew also got up to follow me as I make way towards the animal call, which seems to be around eighty meters away. Calista and a few of the elves from their group decide to follow us as well. They probably want to keep an eye on us in case we might leave them behind. I reach a small clearing and notice a pool of mud and a large deer-like animal stuck in it. I realize it is quicksand so I let my crew stay away at a safe distance. The brown deer-like animal with its dangerous looking antlers is making noise as it too exhausted to move. I notice some sort of black mist rising from the deer. Then a pop up message window appears.
Congratulations administrator Dasas. By having the Death authority you are now able to see the shadow of death of those nearing death. The shadow of death of living things can also be manipulated by using the ability Death Mist.
I am surprised after reading the message window as I gained new powers. The ability to see if something is near death is quite unsettling, but I can see the use of it. I want to test out the new ability [Death Mist] so I can learn of its effects. Suddenly, something blurred out of the trees nearby as it looks to be a strong monster with camouflage capabilities. The monster is a huge centipede-like monster with an exoskeleton resembling the leaves and bark of a tree. It moves fast across the quicksand then it clamp down upon the defenseless deer. The monster notices our presence and started to make way towards us. Everyone in our group start to ready their battle stances as the monster came and opening its large mandibles. I use [Scan] on the monster.
Swamp crawler - The big eater - Level 34
¡°The monster isn¡¯t that strong. Saber in front. Lancer, I need you to try and hit the monster at least once if possible. Archer please stand by.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°As you command!!¡± ¨CSaber ¡°Okay master. I¡¯ll try.¡± ¨CLancer ¡°Okie dokie boss!¡± -Archer My group moves to the front of the elves to prevent them from interfering. I notice a small black ball of mist on the center of the centipede monster''s body. I might get an opportunity to try out my new ability. Saber uses her shield to block the mouth of the monster as the mandible-like pincers are trying to cut her in half. It is a futile effort on the part of the monster. Lancer attacks the monster by repeatedly thrusting her spear but barely do any damage to it. ¡°Let me see what this can do. [Death Mist]¡± ¨CDasas The small black mist on the monster enlarges as it encases the entire body. Then the giant monster centipede just falls to the ground dead. My new power looks to be an instant death attack of some kind. A useful power if I want to keep the body of the victim intact without any damage I suppose. I feel like a grim reaper. They are the gods of death so maybe I am considered one already. ¡°What is that attack¡­¡± ¨CCalista There is a horrified look on Calista as she and her elven companions witness my new power. ¡°I told you. I am a god.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°As expected of my master.¡± ¨CSaber Saber gives a triumphant smile with her chest puffed up showing the elves who is boss. I check Lancer and notice she leveled up five levels to seventeen with the defeat of the monster centipede. I smile as Lancer got stronger. I love how there is no experience point penalty in this world if a low level fights with high levels in the same party. I also realize the pain from when I took on the [Death] authority finally subsided. I start checking my administrator tab on my game menu to see if I got any useful powers unlocked. The options to create divine beasts and the use of worldly teleport are available now. I immediately open the option for worldly teleport and a world map appears. Most of the world is blurred out except for the areas I have been to or in proximity of. I let out a sigh as the realization I can only warp to places I been to before. The divine beast option is also available so I open that to see if there are any possible mounts to make our trip go faster and smoother. I scroll down the list with pictures and names and decided on the beast called Qilin. It is the only beast I found to be the closest to horses. The option to create two of them is selected. Two large balls of light appear in the sky above our heads as it falls onto the ground before us. The balls of light go out and two large figures appear. The two beasts resemble a mix of a dragon and a horse with scales all over their bodies. The hair on the head down to their neck and tails look like flames. +++ An example of what the Qilins look like if you want a visual: http://wiki.rageofbahamut.com/images/f/f4/Qilin2.jpg I found this picture online so it is not mine. Picture belongs to their respective creators. +++ The two Qilins stand at around 240cm tall with one being a red female and the other is a green male. They are huge but the description indicate they are still in their infant stage. It means they are probably much larger once they become adults. Everyone around me stares in awe at the sight of these two Qilins. ¡°With these the journey to your great forest will be much faster.¡± -Dasas Chapter 25 – Dragon Valley Chapter 25 ¨C Dragon Valley The two qilin mounts made our trip through the jungle swamp go so much faster. Saber rode on the male green qilin with Archer seated behind her. The red female qilin has smoother scales so I decide to ride her with Lancer being in front. I might need to get some saddles for these qilins in the future. The qilins run swiftly through the wet jungle with ease as if they are almost floating off the ground. They easily avoid trees and obstructions as the scenery blurs past me. Lancer is still a small weak child as she is scared of the speed. She clutches onto the red qilin¡¯s hair while shutting her eyes and crouches. If I was in my original human body with all these crazy movements and speed. I would be suffering from massive motion sickness. The elves with the assistance of wind spirit magic move through the tree tops from branch to branch with ease like agile monkeys. Their speed is able to keep up with the qilins, but the divine beasts are not going at full power though. We were able to leave the jungle swamp and it only took a day¡¯s time. If we were still on foot then I do not want to imagine how long it would take. As we left the jungle swamp we came to a rocky mountain terrain with small patches of sparse forests. These elves are guiding us through such rough lands just to bring us to their home. I wonder how long it will take until we reach the so-called great forest of the elves. Currently we are at the edge of the jungle swamp that meets this rocky mountain land. ¡°This is dragon valley. We have to be extra careful.¡± ¨CByron ¡°Herds of flying dragons roam these lands. But we have an ancient dragon with us. So maybe it is safe.¡± ¨CCalista ¡°I am a god. Not an ancient dragon.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°If you say so dragon god.¡± ¨CByron This elf Byron is being amiable ever since Saber kicked his ass. He constantly looks over at Saber trying to make a good impression. Byron is such a sly and shameless bastard. At least it is better than his mean attitude from before. My group barely interacts with the elves unless they have to. Aside from me they will not strike up friendly conversation with the elves. I wish they can get along with others better as we will be needing allies. ¡°Miss Saber where do you hail from?¡± ¨CByron ¡°Don¡¯t casually talk to me you vermin.¡± ¨CSaber ¡°Now. Now. Let us all try to be friends.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°I shall take it under advisement master.¡± ¨CSaber Byron gives me a glare. Is he jealous? I am actually trying to help here. The thought of this fool being with Saber disgusts me, but I do not mind if they have somewhat friendly relations. Why is getting allies got to be such a chore. ¡°Worm if you must know. I am a high elf of Arlenia.¡± ¨CSaber ¡°A high elf!! Arlenia is that the village you from? I heard there are small elven villages scattered across Zorya.¡± ¨CByron ¡°I guess you could say that.¡± ¨CDasas I try to interrupt them as I want to keep the fact we came from another world a secret. We are technically aliens to this world. These elves usually will not step out of their home the great forest Elfheim, so they do not know much about elves living elsewhere. Good news for us. ¡°Why does Saber dress like a knight? She is an elf.¡± ¨CCalista ¡°You inferior elves! The blood of elven knights run through my veins.¡± ¨CSaber ¡°Strange. Are you perhaps one of the elusive moon elves?¡± ¨CByron These elves just dismiss the vile words coming from Saber. I wonder why? Is it because she is an elf so it is tolerable? What are moon elves? I have so many questions, but it will be suspicious if I ask too much. ¡°It is said moon elves rely on the power of the three moons.¡± ¨CCalista ¡°Miss Saber. Perhaps you can use unique magic?¡± ¨CByron ¡°Hmph. As a paladin I can only use light magic.¡± ¨CSaber ¡°Not spirit magic? Strange. We was pretty sure we sensed powerful spirit magic¡­¡± ¨CByron ¡°Light magic?¡± ¨CCalista Saber gives an annoyed expression as she dislike having to explain things to these people. ¡°I can use healing spells. Defensive spells. And light based magic attacks. It¡¯s mostly effective on undead.¡± ¨CSaber ¡°Healing spells!! That is wonderous miss Saber. We can only heal ourselves using the special sap from spirit trees.¡± ¨CByron ¡°Even humans don¡¯t have healing spells. They rely on potions made from alchemy I believe.¡± ¨CCalista ¡°Really?¡± ¨CDasas Does that mean healers do not exist in this world? So many things I do not know. This might explain why the level of human fighters is low. At least the ones I met so far. Fighting strong monsters will be dangerous without a healer after all. Relying on potions only is probably expensive and troublesome. ¡°Hmph. Inferior elves.¡± ¨CSaber As we travel through this rocky landscape in the sparse forests we came upon a stream and decided to take a rest for the night. Our camp is simple just a small fire and cheap looking blankets to cover us as we sleep on the ground. I took out raw meat from my personal inventory to cook on the fire to feed my crew. At first the elves were surprised when we carried no bag of supplies and I took things out from my personal inventory. Now they are used to the sight as they believe it is because I am an ancient dragon and have access to crazy magic. The elves mainly eat vegetables and fruits of some kind as they rarely eat meat I am told. They are not vegetarians but close. Enjoying this book? Seek out the original to ensure the author gets credit. I do not require sleep due to my divine body so I just kept watch all night as the elves took shifts patrolling. The two qilins are obedient and do not require being tied up as they stay near my group. They can eat both raw and cooked meat I found out. Easier to just feed them raw meat as cooking large portions of meat is a pain. The next day we resume our trip through this dragon valley as we came upon a vast flat rocky plain. In the distance we see what appears to be a large caravan. The caravan is comprised of thirty wagons with a very large metal wagon leading them. The metal wagon looks like a giant metal tank of some sort and is pulled by six big rhino-like monsters with sharp teeth and claws. On top of the metal tank are two large ballista weapons. It does not look like a merchant caravan as all the people in it look to be warriors. All the people appear to be humans. ¡°Nomads. Careful everyone. We have to hide and wait until they pass.¡± ¨CByron ¡°Nomads? How come I don¡¯t see any women or children?¡± ¨CDasas ¡°They are dragon hunters or so I¡¯ve heard.¡± ¨CCalista ¡°Despicable humans hunting dragons. The dragon eggs sell especially high. They can be raised as mounts for the military.¡± ¨CByron These elves sure know a lot of information for people who dislike stepping outside of their forest. I am interested in how they know so much, but I will leave it for later. ¡°Dragon god. Please don¡¯t attack them.¡± ¨CCalista ¡°Why would I attack them?¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Well you are a dragon and they hunting your kind¡­¡± ¨CCalista These stupid elves are still hung up on thinking I am some sort of ancient dragon of this world. No matter how many times I tell them I am a god they will not believe me. The wood elves as they call themselves worship only the spirit kings and nature. The concept of kneeling to a god is something only humans do in their eyes. ¡°No worries. I won¡¯t attack them and I am no dragon. I can turn into one but I ain¡¯t really one!!¡± ¨CDasas The elves ignore my pleas at denying I am a dragon as we start to hide ourselves behind large rocks. We wait for the nomadic caravan to pass. I am curious as to how these people hunt dragons but I let it go for now. I still have to deal with trying to ally myself with these elves after all. Once the caravan disappears into the distance the elves start to relax and we continue our journey. While riding on the qilins the trip goes fast as it only took a few days to get through dragon valley. Leaving the rocky mountain terrain we reached a green prairie and the grass reaches up to our waists. The elves let us know it will take a few more days until we reach the great forest Elfheim at our current pace. The trip would have taken a couple months or more for ordinary humans I learned. The prairie is home to giant wingless birds that are carnivores and their levels ranging from twenty to thirty. They make good targets to level up Lancer and their meat taste like high quality chicken. The elves were dissatisfied that we kept wasting time to kill these bird monsters, but making Lancer stronger is important. Lancer reached level twenty three once we left the prairie grasslands, so her strength should be around a rank ¡®B¡¯ human adventurer now. Not bad since a little girl with super combat capabilities is strange yet an awesome sight. Aside from Byron and Calista the other elves in the group are only around level thirty to forty, so Lancer will catch up to them soon. There were also dangerous flying monsters, but nothing that cannot be dealt with thanks to Archer. One shot from her arrow will always take down a flying monster no problem. The elves become wary and a little fearful at how powerful my crew is. They don¡¯t know what to make of it. No need to be scared as I hope we can become allies or maybe even friends. Lancer is somewhat shy and will not even look at the elves in the eye and always stay near me. Archer is always smiling, but her eyes look empty when they stare at the elves. It seems the only way to bridge the gap with these elves and become friendly is to use Saber. However, she is reluctant in getting friendly with them and will only do so with my urging. Saber still uses toxic speech when dealing with them and especially with Byron who blatantly tries to get close to her. This will take some work but I hope she will improve. At least she is talking to them. After so many days as I start to lose count, because I stop caring we finally reached the great elven forest Elfheim. The great forest is very green, vibrant, and looks very lush. Extremely different from the dull looking pinewood-like forest my mountain mansion is located in. It is morning, so there is fog like mist coming from the forest. Specks of green light seem to make this forest glow and give it a very mystical feel. Fantasy forest! I wonder what it will be like inside as my crew and me stare in wonder at the sight before us. The elves with us give a smug look on their faces like they are showing off. ¡°Finally home.¡± ¨CByron Chapter 26 - The March Chapter 26 - The March On a grassy hill overlooking the royal capital city of Hogsmeade is a distance of a couple of miles away. A large human army of many thousands await orders to march. The army is comprised of many armed peasants, soldiers, supply crew, a small unit of golems, and a detachment of three dragon knights alongside their flying dragons. At the forefront of this large army are three human individuals. They are the leaders of this expedition to retake the western territory of Fori kingdom. The three riding upon their magic beast horses are Asura the champion of the goddess, the general Brun Alverson, and the newly titled duke Henry Bourdain. They are between two large magic cannons bound on top of sturdy wagons and are pulled by four magic beast horses each. The two magic cannons are very imposing and it gives the three men between them an air of might and conquest. Asura the bald headed man with his two bionic arms glowing with power gives a displeased face as he looks upon the army of 50,000 before him. ¡°How are we supposed to win against the evil god with an army of trash? I only see shabby peasants with farm tools. Weak looking soldiers that probably never seen battle.¡± ¨CAsura The general Brun Alverson is a large man standing at almost two meters wearing a glorified set of knight armor that shines in the sun. He has short dirty dark blonde hair with a long beard covering his face. He begrudgingly deals with the remark from Asura. ¡°Fear of the evil god. Means everyone only cares for their own interest. The best forces are to protect the three remaining territories and the royal capital. We are left with armed refugees and newly recruited soldiers.¡± ¨CBrun The new duke Henry Bourdain with his short stature standing at 157cm and his large pudgy body form almost a ball shape. He is the son of former duke Alexander Bourdain that died during the fall of the great city Numan. With black hair like his father kept short and wearing luxurious noble clothing unsuitable for battle. He is joining this army to reclaim his family¡¯s territory and to assert his dominion as the duke. ¡°Oink...weez. Oink. With this large army. Oink. We can retake my land. Oink. No problem.¡± ¨CHenry ¡°Damn pig! You guys underestimate the evil god. I used to be a frog stuck in a well. But I got a taste of the ocean.¡± -Asura ¡°Surely with a hero blessed by the goddess Lana here. It should be fine.¡± ¨CBrun ¡°Fools. He took my only blood family. My little sister Mia was living in Numan when it fell¡­¡± ¨CAsura ¡°Oink. You forget my father was there too. Oink. My city.¡± ¨CHenry ¡°Let¡®s drop this matter. Marching my army to reclaim the western territory is priority.¡± ¨CBrun The general Brun Alverson put on a confident face as he rode a few steps forward on his horse towards the army to give a speech. ¡±Sons of Fori. I am general Brun Alverson. The day of battle draws near. The evil god and his horde are rampaging across our homes and lands destroying all in his path. Never have we seen such dark times since long ago when the demons invaded Zorya. Like back then we have hope. Here and now. With us is another hero blessed by the goddess Lana to ensure our victory.¡± ¨CBrun The large army is shouting out in passion and revenge as it fills the heavens. The horns of battle are blown to signal the start of the march. ¡±Hooooooooooooooooo!!¡± ¨CThe human army ¡±Go forth and praise to the goddess Lana!! To the Fori kingdom!!¡± ¨CBrun ¡±To the Fori kingdom!! To the goddess Lana!! To the Fori kingdom!!¡± ¨CThe human army The massive human army starts to march towards the stronghold of the evil god and claim victory for humanity. The earth trembles like an earthquake as they march across the land in high morale. +++ At some random town inside the western territory of the Fori kingdom is being attacked by Assassin, Rider, and a band of vampires. They are hunting humans for food and bodies for their ever growing army. ¡°Keep it up you bloodsuckers!! Harvest more humans!! The more we take the stronger our army gets!!¡± ¨CRider ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡± ¨CAssassin ¡°No need to say anything. I won¡¯t be able to hear it anyway Assassin. Just continue with your soul eating.¡± ¨CRider Rider cleaves a random human town dweller in two that tried to attack him with his massive two-handed steel axe. He flings the great axe aside to get rid of the blood and human tissue. ¡°My blood is boiling!!! Soon there will be war!! My first time!! Can¡¯t wait to pop my war cherry!!¡± ¨CRider Many screams are heard in the town as the group of vampires attack and feed upon their unfortunate lives. The kids are left alone as ordered by Dasas but they end up dying anyway. They are either staying or defending their homes and families. Same with the women as all the people who stayed behind in the western territory are people who refuse to flee and become refugees. The result is every human no matter what gender and age are taken. As these attacks are happening a lone vampire is running towards Rider and Assassin in panic. This vampire is the former human Anthony Bourdain. No longer is he a fat ugly human as the vampire transformation made him lost weight and gave him a handsome appearance. ¡°My lords!!! Grave news!!!¡± ¨CAnthony ¡°Dammit. What is it Anton?¡± -Rider This book was originally published on Royal Road. Check it out there for the real experience. ¡°The Fori kingdom is sending an army!! The humans march!! To attack the castle of our esteemed evil god Dasas!!¡± ¨CAnton ¡°Don¡¯t call chief an evil god. Just god should be fine. Anyway we should prepare ourselves to welcome them. When the time comes. I hope there is someone in that army who can give me a good fight.¡± ¨CRider ¡°My lord! Are you not worried?¡± ¨CAnton ¡°Worried? What an idiotic thing to say. I am excited!! Hahaha!! ¨CRider ¡°Hah. I shall join the battle too. My loyalty lies with my queen Caster.¡± ¨CAnton ¡°Good to have you aboard. Friend. Hahaha!!¡± ¨CRider ¡°¡­¡­(nods)¡± ¨CAssassin ¡°Will we truly be okay? The price of immortality isn¡¯t cheap.¡± ¨CAnton ¡°Did you say something Anton?¡± ¨CRider ¡°Nothing my lords!! May the god Dasas grant us victory!!¡± ¨CAnton All the townspeople that got their blood drained start to turn into lesser vampires and mindless zombies. Those who got bit by Caster became regular vampires. The ones bit by the regular vampires become lesser degenerate vampires. The ones bitten by the degenerate vampires become mindless zombies. The town became quiet as there are no more humans left alive. Rider, Assassin, and the undead horde start to head back to Mount Tai. Once back home they will prepare for war. +++ At the southern end of the Zorya continent is the human kingdom of Korin. Mountain ranges run alongside the edges of Zorya facing the Sea of Hades. Across this Sea of Hades is the land of demons also known as the continent of Volos. There is one empty clearing through the mountain ranges from the Sea of Hades to the rest of the land of Zorya. This large clearing is the only mountain path the demons can invade into Zorya from Volos. The mountain path was dubbed the name Hellgate. Many giant sea monsters roam the seas so it is not safe for demon ships to sail for long voyages. Thus why demons are unable to muster a large army to sail around the mountain ranges and can only access Zorya by going through Hellgate. At the end of Hellgate is a large stone-walled fort belonging to the kingdom of Korin. The fort is manned by old weary soldiers close to retirement and fresh army recruits in need of battle experience. The last demon army attack was over three hundred years ago and so humankind have become lax with guarding the hellgate. There are only small skirmishes by goblins and the occasional orcs. They make good training targets for the soldiers to build up battle experience. However, on this one strange night the human soldiers manning the fort walls witness a nightmare from the direction of Hellgate. Massive armies of demons march forth through the Hellgate towards the fortress. Thousands of goblins, orcs and even trolls are sighted. After three hundred years the demon army invades the land of Zorya once again. Riding on top of a flying demon beast is a demon noble and he is pointing an eerie staff towards the sky. This demon is the new demon king Mordor. He is wearing a luxurious robe colored black like hell embroidered with designs that induce fear upon the enemy. He has red skin covering his entire body with two large black horns on his head. +++ If you want a visual of the demon king: http://i.ytimg.com/vi/NWb-uWGBCCs/maxresdefault.jpg Picture I found online. It is not mine. It belongs to their respective creators. +++ ¡°Attack!! Mwahaha!! The age of man shall fall!!¡± ¨CMordor The soldiers of the fortress panic as they try to ready their weapons and look upon the demon army while trembling in fear. A couple of soldiers riding on horses race out of the fortress in haste towards the Korin kingdom to warn them of the attack. No dragon knights are available at the fortress as the Korin kingdom did not see the need to expend valuable resources. The humans became complacent with time of peace and will pay dearly for it. +++ The great cathedral located within the royal capital of Fori kingdom. Inside the white room is an excited goddess Lana. The saintess Anita Sarkeesian is also present. ¡°Hohoho. The world has become exciting. Dasas should be happy.¡± ¨CLana ¡°He will be grateful my goddess.¡± ¨CAnita ¡°Right! Right! I must have him always thinking of me!¡± ¨CLana ¡°Everything will be yours my goddess.¡± ¨CAnita The goddess Lana while sitting on her white marble stone throne looks up with an eager expression while rubbing her stomach. ¡°You know. I always wanted to try and have a child. My pride just wouldn¡¯t allow me to lay with a mortal.¡± ¨CLana ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡± ¨CAnita ¡°Then Dasas appeared. Ahh. I can see it in his eyes. He is definitely the same as me. He seeks to bring chaos. He may deny it but it is so.¡± ¨CLana ¡°My goddess can see all.¡± ¨CAnita ¡°I¡¯m tired of this world. This cursed prison. Other worlds exist and I want to visit them. Dasas might make it possible. Two heads is better than one.¡± ¨CLana The two women inside the white room ponder as they think what lies beyond the world of Anahita. +++ Back to the present with Dasas and his merry crew¡­ A humanlike chill run up the divine spine of Dasas. A foreboding premonition is invading the body and mind of Dasas. ¡°I¡¯m home¡± ¨CByron ¡°Fuck me.¡± -Dasas Intermission 4 -The First Ancestor Intermission 4 -The First Ancestor I am Caster. My job class is black mage. I use spells to nuke and fry my enemies. I like my meat well done after all. I have a fragile body, so attacking an enemy from a distance is perfect. I leave the front to Saber. She is reliable as a tank. I am the second person to be created by my leader Dasas. The first being Saber. I come from the world Arlenia and my race is a high human. The race gives me heterochromic eyes. My left eye is red and can perceive magic power. My right eye is blue, but it is normal. Thanks to my red eye. I can see the truth about magic power. Magic is alive. I call it Darkness, so a good name for the one. Who is formless and invisible, but exists. Displaying the emotions of those I look at with my eye. I will know what and where magic is casted. The red eye is called ¡®mana sight¡¯ in Arlenia. I prefer to call it ¡®eye of god.¡¯ It sounds better that way. ¡°Ku ku ku. I can see all. Know all. I am the Dark Magic Master.¡± ¨CCaster I often put my left hand over my red eye in an attempt to block the power at times. Too much sensory overload is why. Maybe I should get an eyepatch. It will look awesome and make me appear mysterious. I should ask my creator about it sometime. Life on Arlenia is normal. I usually work with my other companions created by leader. To be able to create people, for leader is totally cool. Before I knew it, for we got transported to another world. Even the castle belonging to my creator got taken along. Good news for us. At least we did not have to move to another world homeless. At first I was scared. Then later I got curious and excited. When I realize magic power is different in this new world. The darkness took on a new form in this world and I wanted to discover why. With this red eye of mine I will look into the truth of this world. My red eye can also see the truth about my creator. It seems he is lonely, but a fire burns deeply within him. He craves violence and destruction, but he denies it. He always act like fighting is troublesome, but he gets excited when it happens. Leader once said. He is not bloodthirsty like us. He is a civilized person of the twenty-first century. I wonder what it means. While in this new world we fought a few monsters and some humans. They were all pathetically weak. I did not need the darkness to even tell me that. Then she appeared. The whore in white and she killed me. I died a few times before on Arlenia and then revived by my creator. However, it seems death in this new world is permanent. I wonder if a high level white mage spell [Arise] works in this world. I think it should. All my magic works here. Sadly, my support job is only level fifty. Not high enough to cast [Arise]. I can¡¯t cast it on myself anyway. Making it pointless, for the situation I was in. Good thing leader was able to revive me somehow. I end up transforming into a vampire as a result. I became a monster that drinks blood. Granted I was scared at first. Later I got used to it. Especially when I learn the transformation came with immortality. I can stay young and beautiful forever. Being a young healthy girl the thought of growing old and ugly is scary after all. It was my creator who turned me, so I am happy with it. I trust my life to him after all. The vampire abilities I have gained are superior physical strength and fast bodily regeneration. Good thing as light magic will harm me being an undead now. I can¡¯t cure myself with my white mage support job anymore. However, I can still cast it on others no problem. I still have more to learn about my vampire abilities though. After the battle with the whore in white my group had to split up. My leader wanted to go with the elves we encountered to try and form an alliance. Rider, Assassin, and I are to go back to the mansion and stand by. We had to take along this fat human pig noble too. He was my first meal when I woke up as a vampire. I still feel disgusted that I touched this pig. However, his blood tasted good and fulfilling. A meaty taste like fine cooked steak. The trip back home after the split we went and captured some people to feed on. The fat noble ended up turning into a vampire. He became a servant of mine. I can feel our connection. I am disgusted even if he lost weight due to the transformation. He will always be a pig to me. Rider suggested helping our creator by making an army out of the people I turned into vampires. We do need to fight that whore again apparently. I shall have my revenge in the future. We finally returned to leader¡¯s mansion. More like we returned to the abandoned frontier village near leader¡¯s mansion. A bunch of people turned into vampires accompanied us. They came from some random village we attacked on the way. Stolen content warning: this content belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences. Without Archer here we can¡¯t navigate to the mansion in the forest without getting lost. I end up using wind magic to cut down all the trees. Creating a path straight to mount tai from the abandoned frontier village. I also used earth magic to lay down a road. Make it easier for travel. I am such a genius. I do have the highest INT in our group. So it is to be expected. I am about to head to the mansion. ¡°Ku ku ku. The First Ancestor arrives in style.¡± ¨CCaster ¡°Hmm. We can¡¯t take these bloodsuckers with us to the mansion. Let them stay in this frontier village and rebuild it. Hell maybe even make it into a fortress while we at it.¡± -Rider ¡°Ku ku ku. Good idea Rider. Let¡¯s go with that.¡± ¨CCaster I turn around to look at the crowd before me. The vampire servants are acting a little run down and sluggish due to the sunlight. It seems the sun is bad for vampires. It does not affect me, so I did not realize until now. I wonder why it is okay for me. ¡°Vampire princess Caster here commands you. Live in this village. Rebuild it. Make it stronger. You can use the trees I cut down earlier as materials.¡± ¨CCaster ¡°Hoooooooooooooooo!!¡± ¨CVampire crowd The vampires shout with fervor then start to run into the direction of the forest. Where I cut down all the trees to make a straight path to mount tai. Having servants of my own is pretty neat. Leader will definitely praise me for such good work. A couple of weeks later the new village is almost complete. Where an ugly abandoned frontier village used to stand, for a new structure is being erected. Maybe I should name this new place Blood Village or Darkness Village. It is helpful that undead can work all day and night without rest. It makes building things go faster. While Rider, Assassin, and some of my vampire servants are out obtaining more bodies to feed on and make our army grow. I was hanging out at the new village the vampires were building. Wanted to make sure everything is going smoothly. Then I notice in the distance my companions with a large undead mob tagging along. They are returning. The village will be completed in a couple of days with all the new undead joining. I notice the pig noble is with them too. He should be out gathering info on the Fori kingdom and our enemies. I wonder why he is here. ¡°Yo Caster.¡± ¨CRider ¡°My queen!! I return with bad news!!¡± ¨CAnton ¡°Hey Rider. It seems you and Assassin brought back a good haul.¡± ¨CCaster After greeting Rider from his triumphant return. I flick away my long wavy red hair to the side. I turn to the pig noble with a look of disdain apparent on my face. ¡°Stupid Pig!! I am no queen!! Do I look like an old hag to you? I am still a young and fresh girl. Call me princess!!¡± ¨CCaster ¡°As you command!! My quee¡­princess!! Also my name is Anthony¡­¡± ¨CAnton ¡°Shut up Pig!! Pig is good enough for you!!¡± ¨CCaster I always seem to become emotional and lose myself when it comes to this pig noble. The fact that he was my first will always haunt me. Why did he have to be my first blood meal and first soul connection? That was the only true bad thing to happen to me after turning into a vampire. The returning group brought back bad news. A large army from the Fori kingdom is marching to our place. They might arrive here in over two weeks or more. Rough estimate as we are unsure of their capabilities. The pig noble never had been in the army or witness an army battle, so he is useless. Assassin has been training the vampires in ninja techniques and attacks. Vampires being creatures of the dark it will help a lot. Rider suggested sending out the vampires to attack the marching army. Under the cover of darkness attack their supply lines and assassinate their officers. Rider is very reliable. Pretty sure he never had any war experience though. The enemy forces should be delayed and their numbers reduced once they arrive here. I am going to have to call leader on my communication ring to let him know. ¡°Ku ku ku. War is coming. Soon the First Ancestor will make a debut.¡± ¨CCaster I should ask the stupid pig noble to help me get an eyepatch. He should be familiar with merchant trades and such in this world. I need to look good when the enemy arrives. Chapter 27 - The Great Forest Chapter 27 - The Great Forest The great forest Elfheim, and the home of these elves. My group finally arrived here at last. Looking at this forest and what came to my mind is. We truly are in a different world. Majestic trees and various plants never seen before on earth overflow with a mysterious power here. I used to take a few classes in biology. For the life of me I wonder how such flora can exist. Only explanation is fantasy and magic. Best not to question the world and the mysteries it holds. I am no scientist, so why stress myself. Our group enters the great forest with our elven escorts. Saber leads my crew in. While admiring the surroundings and all the exotic creatures never seen before. I hear the sound of weapons unsheathing from my crew. Coming out of my slight state of stupor I became alert. Looking around for the possible enemy and then I witness it. Giant moving trees with creepy humanlike faces surrounds our group. The monster treants and they also exist in the game Arlenia Fantasy Online. Treants are annoying monsters that tend to agro. They are very hard to kill without a mage. Being trees their weakness is fire. I recall having to hunt many of these monsters for a quest with my NPCs. A very tedious endeavor I never want to do again. It was one of the requirements for my god class weapon. ¡°Put down your weapons. These are the guardians of the forest.¡± ¨CByron ¡°Treants are monsters.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°They are not monsters. They are spirit trees. Our friends.¡± ¨CCalista These elves attributing everything to spirits are annoying me to no end. I despise treants and used to fantasize of wiping their kind out. However, this is another world and things are different. Having a lot of violent urges lately and it won¡¯t help my situation. I gesture for my crew to put away their weapons. ¡±Outsiders. Not. Welcome. In. Forest.¡± ¨CTreant These damn trees can speak? Monsters in Arlenia can¡¯t talk. Once again I am reminded we are in a different world. I should not be surprised at anything this crazy world does. ¡°I¡¯m sorry my good friend. These people are with us. Orders from the spirit priestess.¡± ¨CByron Byron is bowing and showing reverence to a treant. The other elves are doing the same. All this tree-hugging make me want to vomit. ¡°It is as Byron says. Please let us pass.¡± ¨CCalista ¡°Order. From. Priestess. Okay. Pass. Granted.¡± ¨CTreant ¡°Such inferior elves. Lowering their heads to a monster.¡± -Saber I hear Saber comment silently in response about the elves showing deference to the treant. She has a very disappointed face as she witness the scene. The elves in Arlenia live in a breathtaking castle and only bow to their elf king. She should really give the otherworldly elves some slack. The levels of these treants are around thirty to forties. Strong monsters considering the levels of our elven escorts accompanying us. The tree monsters finally made way and let us pass. ¡°What makes those monsters so special?¡± ¨CDasas ¡°You¡­to call our spirit trees. Monsters¡­¡± ¨CByron Again the annoying face full of spite appears on Byron¡¯s face. The face I haven¡¯t seen in a while. He was friendly almost disgustingly so. Wanted to impress Saber and failing. ¡°The spirit trees. Guards the great forest from outsiders.¡± ¨CCalista Calista interjects. She probably wanted to prevent a fight. I commend her silently in my heart. The only cool elf I met so far. ¡°I see.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°This way. I will take you all to meet the priestess.¡± ¨CCalista We make our way through this exotic forest and came upon the village of the elves. Again I can only think fantasy when I witness the scene. Large hulking trees with hollow interiors made as living spaces. Various wooden houses also are attached to the outside of the trees. Almost like the trees came alive and built them as part of their bodies. Various ropelike bridges made of vines run across the various trees creating pathways. All the buildings are elevated up high almost two to three stories. A defense strategy to avoid magic beast attacks probably. The elven residents look down at our group as we made way through their village. I notice looks of hostility and wariness as they see Lancer and me. Archer also got some of those looks, but not as much. They probably really hate humans. Saber was different. They gave her looks of curiosity and wonder. Makes me think do they rarely meet elves outside of their forest. We probably would have been attacked if the elven escorts were not here. While my crew are looking around the elves are leading us to their leader. The priestess I wonder what she is like. Soon we will find out as I get excited in anticipation. We came to a large crystal clear pond. The water looks like glass as it shimmers with various lights. There are a small herd of white unicorns drinking from the pond. Then I saw her. A tall slender light skinned female elf and very long straight blue natural looking hair. She is wearing a robe showing a lot of skin and her modest chest. Her clothing was very different from what the other elves are wearing. It would not look out of place on an angel and was colored white and blue. She was close to Saber in height and gives off the air of a charismatic ruler. Her gentle blue eyes resemble the color of her hair almost and displaying great wisdom. The sight of her petting a white unicorn before a pretty pond was very enchanting. Caused my heart to beat in excitement. Gazing upon the surreal picturesque scene before me was overwhelming. The feeling of ¡°love at first sight¡¯ almost grips me. I was able to control my emotions before it got out of control. Thought I got used to being around beautiful girls due to my NPCs. External forces can make things appear so different and alluring. This holds true as I am feeling it right now. If not for the fact the danger of that bitch goddess is looming in the horizon. I would be jumping at the chance to get close to this woman. The story has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation. Not to mention I am also with my crew. If only I came to this world alone. No freedom of movement for me. This means no time for possible intimate relationships with so many things going on. ¡°Spirit priestess we have returned.¡± ¨CByron ¡°Priestess we return completing our mission.¡± ¨CCalista The elven escorts we traveled with bowed deeply to the blue-haired elf woman. She is the spirit priestess. Makes sense she is the highest order for these people. One look was all it took for me to think so. ¡°Good work you two. I believe you all would succeed. Thank the spirits.¡± ¨CPriestess The spirit priestess started to look around at the members of my crew. Then her eyes finally landed on me. A frightened expression came across her face as she saw me. Then the expression vanished as it never was. I saw her closing her eyes like she was deciding something. She started to nod her head. Opening her eyes with a weird smile on her face and she moved. Coming closer and she started to kneel. The priestess was only a few meters away from me. ¡°It is an honor. Contractor of the spirit kings.¡± ¨CPriestess ¡°What!!!¡± ¨CByron ¡°Ehhhh!?!¡± ¨CCalista The elves around us are shocked at what was happening. Never before has the spirit priestess acted in such a manner. What she said was world shattering to the elves. Fear and confusion were running through the ranks of the elves. The most shocked and confused of them all was me. I did not know what she meant. I never met any spirit kings. Then I recall about my job class being summoner. I wonder if she was referring to the spirit avatars I contracted. Makes no sense as those spirt avatars was contracted on Arlenia. They were beings or should I say creatures of great power. They each have control over different elements depending on their nature. At most they were considered powerful monsters close to gods. ¡°Our great spirit kings. Ones we worship and revere. Nature itself is their domain.¡± ¨CPriestess ¡°But I thought it was Saber¡­¡± ¨CByron ¡°..¡­¡± ¨CCalista ¡°Errr¡­¡± -Dasas I¡¯m confused and thinking what was so special about these spirit kings. The elves are acting all agitated at the situation. They keep staring at me with various emotions I cannot tell. At the very least I know these spirit kings are very powerful. If they are my spirit avatars then that would explain the power displayed. When summoning them to attack. The magnitude of the damage scaled so much while using only the low tier abilities. The connection with Arlenia and Anahita was now a blur. More questions than answers came to me. This world keeps giving me more surprises. I wonder if a stable life will ever be possible again. Almost missed my previous life as I only had petty worries then and it was overall boring. ¡°Woman. What is the meaning of this? Master is disturbed.¡± ¨CSaber ¡°Boss is awesome. This elf can¡¯t help but kneel to ya.¡± -Archer ¡°Master can do anything and everything.¡± ¨CLancer ¡°You guys¡­¡± ¨CDasas My crew is spouting off nonsense. I do not need their commentary on the situation. I want information and an alliance, which might be possible now. ¡°My apologies. I got caught up in my emotions. Never before have I witnessed a contractor of the spirit kings.¡± ¨CPriestess The other elves are silent and only observing. They probably want to leave the matter in the hands of their priestess to deal with. The spirit priestess finally got up from her kneeling position. ¡°Can you tell me. What makes you think I¡¯m this spirit king contractor?¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Ah. This is not a good place for it. How about I explain inside my humble abode?¡± ¨CPriestess ¡°Sure. Lead the way miss.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°To address the priestess in such a manner¡­¡± ¨CByron Someday I will have to kick the ass of this arrogant Byron fellow. He just won¡¯t let up. I can only stand so much before I rage. ¡°I permit it.¡± ¨CPriestess ¡°Wah?¡± ¨CByron ¡°You should know what this means.¡± ¨CPriestess ¡°Yes¡­¡± ¨CByron The other elves move away. Only Byron and Calista will be accompanying us to the home of the priestess. The Priestess then turns around and starts to lead the way. ¡°Well then. This way please.¡± ¨CPriestess ¡°Sure thing.¡± ¨CDasas My crew and I start to make way around the pond. Leaving it and following the priestess to wherever her home is. The direction we heading was not up but forward. I wonder where she is taking us. Seems it is not the same place as the homes up in the trees of the other elves. While following behind this priestess. I cannot help but stare at her lower region. Some of my feelings still linger from when I first saw her. At least I am still a man. Now that I think about it. My sex drive has decreased a lot compared to my previous life. I wonder about life and other things such as immortality. Humans have shorter life spans so the need to create offspring is stronger. Does that mean it is the opposite for an immortal? Weird thoughts come into my head as I ponder the meaning of life. The ever elusive question we always ask. Doing this as I am still staring at the behind of the Priestess. At least my base desires are still functioning and the same. I can only give a wry smile to myself. The priestess finally led us to a cottage of sorts as it appears to be made from a tree. No. More like part of a tree. Such a thing cannot be created by normal hands. ¡°Welcome to my sanctuary.¡± -Priestess Chapter 28 – Interface Chapter 28 ¨C Interface ¡°Welcome to my sanctuary.¡± ¨CPriestess The spirit priestess invites us into her home or whatever this place is. We step inside and notice a bunch of weird trinkets and objects hanging from the ceiling. The place looks like the hollow interior of a large tree. Various objects of unknown origin litter the place. Is the priestess a pack rat? So much junk laying around that I have trouble not stepping on anything. She proceeds to lead us to an area with cushions placed on the floor. The cushions are placed in a circular formation making it easy for everyone to face each other. We all sat down with the signal from the priestess. ¡°Sorry for not introducing myself earlier. I¡¯m Nele. The spirit priestess of the wood elves.¡± ¨CNele The priestess starts introducing herself after sitting down. Her long blue hair lay on the floor before her. I stop myself from trying to touch it. Curious as to how strong she is. I use [Scan] on her.
Nele Woodenlia ¨C Spirit Priestess of the Wood Elves ¨C Level 71
This woman is strong. I wonder how she got to this level. When I think of national leaders I think of frail people. They always make others with the skills to do the work for them. Women in this world sure can be very powerful despite their appearance. ¡°I¡¯m the god Dasas. Pleased to meet you Nele.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Saber. A knight serving my master.¡± ¨CSaber ¡°Hi. Your everyday dog girl here. I¡¯m Archer.¡± ¨CArcher ¡°Lancer¡­¡± ¨CLancer My crew and I give our introductions and greetings. Nele looks around at everyone and then at me. Her eyes narrow while staring at me a minute. The expression she gives off is one of slight hostility. Byron and Calista are silently sitting there and only observing the situation. They probably will not get involved in the discussion unless asked to. ¡°God? The word only reminds me of that witch. The one calling herself the goddess Lana.¡± ¨CNele Nele starts giving off bloodlust once she mentions the name of the bitch goddess. Makes me curious as to how she knows of her. ¡°You know of the bitch goddess?¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Unfortunately. Yes. Only met once. I was with the hero when it happened¡­¡± ¨CNele The priestess gives off a sad expression and then one of anger as she spoke of it. Hearing about this hero got me very intrigued. I have to hear more of this and ignore how she might take it. I am not one to care for how others feel most times. ¡°Something went down with you guys?¡± ¨CDasas ¡°I suppose you have the right to know. As what I will have to discuss will be relevant to you and the safety of the world.¡± ¨CNele What she means by safety of the world? This sounds to be a much bigger deal than I anticipated. Considering it is the bitch goddess it has to be bad news. Why me? I can only sigh to myself. My crew is silent and just watching me. Being the leader sucks. ¡°So what is it?¡± ¨CDasas Nele starts to explain how the bitch goddess was after a precious thing inside the great forest. The hero was just one of her pawns in order to acquire it. The hero being the companion of Nele was enraged after finding out. He attacked the bitch goddess. Apparently, if the bitch goddess gets her hands on this thing it might cause the world to be destroyed. At least that is what Nele says. Spirit priestesses throughout the ages are entrusted with a duty from the spirit kings to protect this holy object. The hero died injuring the bitch goddess greatly, and saving the world from her treachery. Now that I have appeared, for Nele was worried that events are moving once again. Something about if a contractor of the spirit kings is here. It means something bad is going to happen in the future. The bitch goddess might be back and after the precious object inside the great forest once again. Nele was kind of vague with the details. I got the gist of the story. Bitch goddess takes the thing. We are doomed pretty much. Now I am thinking where is the hero? When you need one? I hope it is not me. Actually, where this is going the job to stop the bitch goddess will definitely fall on me. I can only silently curse the world at my bad luck. Nothing comes free after all. Is this the reason I was sent here. Who knows? Is the bitch goddess that dangerous? Isn¡¯t she supposed to be an administrator too? A god should have a right to destroy a world or two if they want to. However, since I am living here as well I do not want that to happen. I am a selfish bastard after all. Getting a slight headache thinking about this and the war stakes just got higher. The priestess is looking at me with hope in her eyes. Do not look at me like that. Damn fuzzy feelings are tugging at me. Please let not it be love. Love makes you weak and stupid. I am not a na?ve teen no more to believe in love. At my age I gone through a few relationships and they just ruined the illusion for me. End up becoming a loner and social outcast as it was one of the triggers for it. The thought of marriage felt almost like a death sentence to me. I could never really dedicate myself to a serious intimate relationship. Fear of being stuck in a boring relationship and having kids like I am expected to. The pressure from family and my overall culture thinking it is the way. Of course as I got older the thought of marriage did not seem bad anymore. Dying alone can be scary. Having family being there is reassuring. In the end I am just a regular human. By then my loner lifestyle made me feel it was too late. I got to stop thinking about these useless things. More important matters I have to attend to. The world might end after all. ¡°So what is this precious thing of yours? And what does it have to do with me?¡± ¨CDasas That sounded kind of lewd once I said that, but while thinking. Nele got up from her seat and so did the elves Byron and Calista. The genuine version of this novel can be found on another site. Support the author by reading it there. ¡°I will show you. The thing we elves and this great forest have been protecting. Since the time of our ancestors.¡± ¨CNele I get up from my seat. Along with my crew as they follow my actions. Nele turns around and starts walking towards a door. ¡°This way please.¡± ¨CNele ¡°Okay.¡± ¨CDasas She leads us to a wooden door with various etched markings on it. While Nele stands in front of the door she starts to speak some incomprehensible words. The marking on the door starts to glow and Nele opens the door and enters. We follow her inside. Inside is a small room with a magic circle on the floor. Nele gestures for us all to step on it with her. Must be some sort of teleport circle. At least I hope it is. The magic circle starts to shine as we all step on it and a light envelops us all. When the light fades I notice we end up in a large cavern of some sort. The most noticeable thing about this place is the huge shining crystal taking up most of the room. While my crew and I are staring at this crystal, for Nele starts to speak. ¡°We are underground. This is the spirit crystal. Something the spirit kings entrusted us to protect. Also what the witch Lana is after.¡± ¨CNele Spirit crystal huh? This is the thing that everyone is all up in arms about. I start to step forward. I want to touch this thing as I feel a weird pull. Nele nods and signals it is alright for me to do so. Once I put my hand on this giant crystal that is many times larger than me. A message window pops up as the crystal starts to shine brightly.
Welcome administrator Dasas. This is the interface for the world of Anahita. Do you wish to proceed?
YesNo
Now I get it. This must be the access point for the system of the world. I wonder what is inside that can cause harm to the world. If someone with bad intentions got access. Curious I press the [Yes] option.
Error: Adminstrator Dasas does not have level clearance. Requirement for access: Having a soul force of three authorities or more.
I do not have level clearance. That sucks. I need one more authority to gain access. Have to gather more faith energy and come back here. Such a pain since everything can¡¯t come easy. ¡°Contractor Dasas. What do you see?¡± ¨CNele ¡°Let¡¯s just say. I¡¯m not strong enough to access the power of this crystal yet.¡± ¨CDasas The eyes of Nele are wide as she has her right hand cover her open mouth. The elves Byron and Calista are similarly shocked at the outcome. My crew only looks at the crystal confused and curious. ¡°That is unfortunate. But that means you have the ability to use the spirit crystal¡­unfathomable.¡± ¨CNele The crystal looks to be a computer of sorts that was created for administrator use. I wonder why it was not given to Lana in the first place. Makes me question about these spirit kings and how they play into this. Then my communication ring starts to glow and blink. An incoming call from one of my NPCs at Mount Tai wants to contact me it looks like. ¡°One moment. I have a call.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Eh?¡± ¨CThe elves I can only laugh inside my mind at their reactions of confusion. I activate my ring. ¡°Testing. Testing. Can you hear me leader?¡± ¨CCaster ¡°I can hear you. What is up?¡± ¨CDasas ¡°The darkness informed me. An army is headed for us. I just wanted to let you know leader.¡± ¨CCaster ¡°What? Will you guys be alright? Want me to warp there now?¡± ¨CDasas ¡°They will take a while to get here. No worries leader. We are making preparations. I¡¯ll call you once they close.¡± ¨CCaster I am not sure how to feel about this situation. Should I leave this matter up to my NPCs? I want to trust them I really do. However, the situation with the bitch goddess escalated once I learned about this crystal. ¡°Are you sure? You guys have it covered?¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Yes we do leader. The darkness was kind enough to provide us with an undead army.¡± ¨CCaster Now this got me distressed. I did gave them permission to capture a few people to feed on. How did it end up an army? Not sure how I should feel about this. ¡°Good job Caster. Make sure to keep me informed once they close. I will warp there asap.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Ku ku ku. Will do leader. Leave it to this here vampire princess Caster.¡± ¨CCaster The line gets cut as the glow from the communication ring fades. I can only feel worried and unsure what to do. Securing an alliance with the elves is imperative. However, time is of the essence. The spirit priestess looks at me concerned. ¡°Is everything alright?¡± ¨CNele ¡°Yes it is. The war between the bitch goddess and my forces will soon begin.¡± ¨CDasas I give a beaming smile to Nele as I think about the future. I did not want to worry her. Will be hard to create an alliance and convince them to join in the war effort if they get scared now. ¡°If only the hero Ryuutaro was here¡­¡± ¨CNele Nele lowers her head as she spoke of the previous hero in gloom. Did I hear that name correctly? Almost sounded like a Japanese name. Please do not tell me it is the clich¨¦ I read in stories. Chapter 29 – Armed Conflict Chapter 29 ¨C Armed Conflict The army of the Fori kingdom aiming for the stronghold of the evil god was currently resting at an abandoned village. The small village was not large enough to house an army of 50,000 as many people are seen resting around the perimeter. Currently night just fallen and the three highest ranking individuals of the army was inside one of the larger buildings within the village. This building was the current commanding headquarters of the marching army. Around a fire made in a small pit as rations cooked and getting ready to be served. The three people watching the fire as they discuss their plans are Asura, the general Bune Alverson, and the new duke Henry Bourdain. ¡°Should be less than a week. Reaching our destination if nothing happens.¡± ¨CBune The general breathes out white breath in discomfort. The winter was near and this battle must conclude before the snow falls. Fighting in the snow with a large untrained army was suicide against an unknown enemy force. ¡°Oink. The fields are left unharvested. Oink. The tax will be low once I retake this land.¡± ¨CHenry The fat round noble with black hair speaks arrogantly as he stares at the food cook. His hungry eyes waiting in anticipation for the meal to be served as he drools. ¡°The souls of my fallen comrades and my little sister haunt me. Begging me to get revenge. The wait is killing me.¡± ¨CAsura Bloodlust fill the room as Asura was letting out a savage countenance. His bionic arms were glowing and waiting for his commands to release their power. While the food was being ready to be served, for an officer hurried into the room in a panic. ¡°We are under attack! Many squadron officers were found dead!¡± ¨COfficer The three highest ranking individuals hearing this news yelled out in shock and confusion. The general Brun composing himself started to yell out orders to learn the identities of the enemy and to neutralize the threat. The duke Henry Bourdain only stiffened in fear as he might get targeted and was rooted at his spot. Asura did not stay and ran out of the building yelling out a battle cry. His face filled with joy at the possibility of one of his revenge targets having come. Once Asura ran outside he noticed shadowy figures running across the rooftops of the village houses. Powering up his bionic arms as he was about to unleash attacks at the shadowy figures. A powerful enemy started to approach alone with no sign of fear. Asura saw who it was, for a smile full of rage and delight swept across his face. ¡°That is right you bloodsuckers!! Doing great!! Kill all the officers!! They easy to pick out with their nicer attire compared to the others!!¡± ¨CRider The servant of the evil god was waving around a giant steel axe as he leaves a trail of dead bodies. A tall human man with spiky hair was leading the charge of this night attack. If this monster of a man was not stopped the entire army might be defeated. The one known as Rider and was the one who tortured Asura for information. Asura bore a deep grudge against this man. To see Rider in front of Asura was enough for him to praise the goddess Lana, for offering such a great gift. ¡°Rider!!!!! Good of you to appear before me!!! REVENGE is mine!!!¡± ¨CAsura The rage envelops Asura as his two bionic arms unleashed massive magic power. The area surrounding the red arm was covered in fire. The blue arm was freezing everything near it and creating massive ice structures. ¡°Well. Well. What do we have here? I remember you. Looks like you leveled up. Since I last saw you.¡± ¨CRider Rider smiles nonchalantly as if he was meeting an old friend. However, the way Rider was swinging around his great axe told a different story. He was ready for slaughtering everything in his path. ¡°Die evil fiend!! Revenge for all my comrades you killed!!¡± ¨CAsura Asura runs toward Rider at max speed while unleashing a whip of fire from his left arm. He swings the whip of fire at Rider. ¡°Good!! Let¡¯s see if you can put up a better fight than last time!! Friend here I come!!¡± -Rider Rider blocks the whip of fire with his great axe. Seeing his chance Asura shoots out a long serpent of ice from his right arm at Rider. The attack connects and ice crystals start to form on the left side of Rider¡¯s body where the attack landed. ¡°Damn that actually hurt. You improved friend!! Glorious!!¡± ¨CRider Asura was unfazed by the attitude of Rider as he long knew how strong his enemies were. A large number of soldiers are coming in his direction as they prepare to attack Rider. Asura using this chance at having all the ally soldiers here, and having them become meat shields for him. ¡°Bah! Damn bugs!! Stop swarming me!! You guys are ruining my fun!!¡± ¨CRider Seeing his chance as the soldiers are overwhelming Rider in numbers. Asura lets out a ring of fire to surround the large group. Then he throws out a water attack from his blue arm at the fire putting it all out. He ends up creating a large cloud of water mist and smoke covering the entire mob. Asura using the chance at Rider¡¯s vision being blocked to unleash his most powerful attack. He starts doing a full speed run as he jumps up. Reaching the area that was at top of where Rider was standing. Putting his two arms together and they start to power up letting out ice and fire magic. The two magic attacks start to circle around one another trying to combine into a drill like shape. Asura points the tip downward at where Rider should be standing within the smoke and mist. ¡°Take this fiend!! DUAL POWER DRILL attack!!¡± ¨CAsura A large explosion rang out in the area as the bodies of the soldiers within the vicinity rained from the sky in pieces. Asura was willing to sacrifice anything to take his revenge. The lives of his allies were just a means to an end. If you come across this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it. Once the smoke and debris cleared two silhouettes can be made out. They were Asura and Rider with Rider appearing to be injured. He was bleeding from his forehead that trickled down to his left eye. Rider¡¯s left arm appear damaged and weakened. ¡°That was dangerous. Friend you came far. I¡¯m proud.¡± ¨CRider Rider gives out a sheepish grin. Seeing the once weak fool became stronger and it was attributed to him. Similar to watching a child grow up. ¡°Damn monster!!¡± ¨CAsura ¡°Hey that¡¯s cruel. You should thank me!!¡± ¨CRider Rider lowered his left arm and his great axe head hitting the ground. He tries to wipe the blood from his left eye with his right hand. In that instant Asura saw a woman dressed in black jump towards Rider and grabbing him. ¡°¡­¡­(speaking softly to Rider)¡± ¨CAssassin ¡°Well looks like the fun is over. Till next time. Adios friend!!¡± ¨CRider Before Asura could pursue the woman he recognized to be Assassin carried the large body of Rider effortlessly away. Left behind Asura can only let out an angry shout at not being able to kill his target. ¡°Damn you all!! Just you wait!!¡± ¨CAsura The enemies are retreating from the scene as large numbers of armed peasants and soldiers converge at the position of Asura. +++ The southern portion of the Zorya continent, for battles and slaughter rages on. The demon army broke through the hellgate and taking down the fortress. They start to slaughter villages and towns in their path. Capturing any non-resistant humans they can get. The kingdom of Korin was being ravaged by the demons. The once powerful militant nation was facing destruction. The kingdom was built upon the labor of slaves as all free residents were encouraged in pursuing the path of a warrior. Those with magic talent are trained to be supply corps that uses their magic to maintain the military. Humans have very weak magic power unlike demon nobles. They are incapable of using strong offensive magic aside from a few talented humans. This was the reason the Fori kingdom fostered magic craftsmen for anyone with magic talent. Which requires little magic power, but fine control was required. The Korin kingdom was different. They revered martial strength and power. They rarely rely on magic craftsmen. Those with talent in magic were trained for support duty in the military. The result with all citizens of Korin pursuing the martial path came with a downside. All the other chores such as farming, production, and other skilled labor were left to slaves. This meant within Korin kingdom the slave population outnumbered the citizens eight to one. When the demons invaded Korin this created massive slave revolts to take place. The slaves saw their chance. The citizens being forced to fight on two fronts meant the Korin kingdom may soon fall. Chaos and fear pervaded the royal capital of Korin. Citizens are in panic that demons might soon invade as slaves are uprising everywhere. Within one of the large chambers of the castle situated in the high ground of the royal capital was the queen. Her name is Queen Beatrice Korinstone. Her husband the King Jarvis Korinstone III was currently out battling the demon army as he too was a mighty warrior. Left alone in the royal capital to oversee the defense, for the queen can only do her duty and hope for victory. While the queen quietly contemplating the future of her kingdom, for a woman dressed in armor suddenly appeared before her. The armored woman was no other than saintess Anita Sarkeesian. ¡°Queen of Korin. Do you wish for salvation?¡± ¨CAnita The queen shocked at suddenly seeing the saintess appear can only reply hurriedly. ¡°Saintess. Why have you come? Is the goddess Lana willing to bless us with victory?¡± ¨CBeatrice The queen is a devout worshipper of the goddess Lana. However, most citizens only believe in strength and martial power, so they rarely pray to the goddess. Very few visit the churches of the goddess here in Korin. ¡°The goddess Lana is willing to lend you her power. All she asks is that you have the people pray to her.¡± ¨CAnita ¡°I wish to try. But my husband the king will probably not permit it.¡± ¨CBeatrice ¡°Then you must deal with the king. The goddess has no use for mortals that shun her.¡± ¨CAnita Beatrice was disturbed at what the saintess was implying. The kingdom was in danger and the power of the goddess will surely help. The queen decided that she must do her duty. There was no love relationship between the queen and king. ¡°Choosing between the goddess or my husband the king. I choose the goddess of course.¡± ¨CBeatrice ¡°Very well. The goddess will lend you her power and protect your royal capital.¡± ¨CAnita The saintess takes out a white sword glowing with power and shows it to the queen. ¡°This is the holy sword of the previous hero. I will place it in the temple of the goddess here within the royal city.¡± ¨CAnita The holy sword will become a catalyst to create a magic barrier over the entire royal capital. The barrier with its holy magic will repel any demon and protect it from invasion. The slave uprising will be dependent on the citizens of the Korin kingdom. With this barrier the Korin kingdom shall not fall as long as the royal capital stands. Consider this the blessing of the goddess Lana. The result will be more faith energy than before coming out of Korin. Both sides benefit. ¡°My many thanks saintess. Hail to the goddess Lana.¡± ¨CBeatrice ¡°Hail to the goddess Lana.¡± -Anita The saintess Anita Sarkeesian disappears from the sight of the queen. The queen realizing what she must do. She calls for her trusted retainers. The mission was to assassinate the king and make it not implicate the queen. Chapter 30 - A Blast from the Past Chapter 30 - A Blast from the Past The previous hero, named Ryuutaro, has a very Japanese sounding name. At least the way Nele pronounced the name made it sound like that. If the hero summoned was a Japanese person, then it¡¯s a very clich¨¦ trope. I wouldn''t be surprised if he was a young high school student too. I''m curious if this hero did in fact come from my old world, for it opens many possibilities. An administrator can open a link to other worlds, at least that is what I¡¯m hoping. I might even get internet access, which is a big bonus. However, before imagining such things, I first need to find out more about this hero from Nele. Who knows, it might help me in the fight against the bitch Goddess. Collecting intel on the enemy is a common military tactic. Knowing is half the battle and all that. I look to the blue-haired elf Nele, who has a somber expression on, after mentioning the previous hero. ¡°Nele, can you tell me more about this hero? I wish to know more about him. It might be useful for dealing with the bitch goddess.¡± ¨CDasas The spirit priestess changed her expression into a very serious one. After gazing around at everyone, Nele nods her head. ¡°It will be a long story. This place is not suitable, let us go back up to my home.¡± ¨CNele ¡°Fumu, let¡¯s go then.¡± ¨CDasas Nodding my head in agreement, we all make our way to the teleport circle. Once we teleport back to the previous room, we made our way to the room with the cushions and sat ourselves down again. The priestess Nele then made a gesture of hitting her fist on her palm as she appears to be reminded of something. ¡°Where are my manners? I didn¡¯t think to make some tea for my guests. Let me get right to it.¡± ¨CNele I was about to decline the offer, but my crew might be thirsty, so I kept quiet. Nele gets up hurriedly from her cushion and moves to the side of her room. She is searching through the room looking for something to make tea probably, among all her clutter. Truly, she is a pack rat, as I wonder why she was collecting so much junk. ¡°Here we are, finally found it! Been collecting dust, as it been so long since I last had foreign guests.¡± -Nele After flinging a few items around, she found what she was looking for. A small red earthen pot of some sort. She brings it back to us on a tray with some cups of the same make as the pot, and places it inbetween us. Nele then added some leaves into the red pot, and casted water spirit magic to fill it. She has a very delighted expression on while doing this process. My crew and I can only stare at this in wonder as to why this is such an exciting thing for her. ¡°This tea set was something created by humans. It can boil water with a simple command. Ahh... The outside world is filled with so many wonderful things.¡± ¨CNele The priestess seemed to have lost herself in a daydream, while staring off into space. She has a dazed look in her eyes. It took a while for her to snap out of it, and I almost lost my patience. ¡°Pardon me, where are my manners? That sometime happens when I get too excited.¡± ¨CNele She starts to pour the tea that finished brewing, and hands us each a cup. Everyone took a sip of the tea and they all had various reactions to it. I took a liking to it, as it gave a spicy and sweet taste going down my throat. It must be some sort of herbal tea. ¡°Not bad. At least you inferior elves can do something right.¡± ¨CSaber ¡°Wooo! Tasty. My tongue is all tingly.¡± ¨CArcher ¡°¡­mmm.¡± ¨CLancer ¡°As expected of our spirit priestess. Delicious!¡± ¨CByron ¡°I¡¯m honored to have tasted such fine brewed tea, my priestess.¡± ¨CCalista I only nod in approval, with not much to say that the others hadn''t already. The tea was delicious, and that''s coming from someone that usually does not drink it. ¡°About the hero?¡± ¨CDasas I want to get us back on topic as it is urgent. War will be coming soon to my Mount Tai. I don¡¯t have the time to keep lounging around, even if I wanted to. The atmosphere of drinking tea with a bunch of pretty ladies was not bad after all. Minus the rude Byron fellow, but he can be easily ignored. ¡°Oh right, where should I begin? I first met Ryuutaro over 300 years ago. It was at a dungeon¡­¡± ¨CNele The story about how the priestess and the hero met took place over 300 years ago. They met at some dungeon, as Nele was out exploring the world. Apparently she was young at the time, and rebellious. She didn¡¯t like the isolationist policy of the wood elves. One day Nele decided to escape from the great forest, and to travel the world to sate her curios and adventurous spirit. She learned of the existence of a dungeon and made way for it. Discovering and trying to enter it without any success, she met the hero. Usually Nele tried to avoid any contact with humans. The chance meeting with the hero should not have been possible. However, Nele with her keen sense, was unable to detect the presence of the hero before it was too late. Apparently the hero had a very different scent compared to other humans, causing Nele to mistake him for something she had never sensed before. The hero was the first human Nele met face to face. There were hostilities and wariness between the two at the start, but they ended teaming up to take on the dungeon. Relying on each other¡¯s back to defeat the enemies within, they started to bond after conquering the many floors of the dungeon, and becoming very strong. They learned much about each other during that time. The hero claims he came from a country called Japan, specifically, a city called Edo. He said a snow woman Youkai spirited him away and brought him to this strange land. He was presented with a mission to defeat the demon king and save mankind. This narrative has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. If you see it on Amazon, please report it. Ryuutaro refused at first, for helping western foreigners was against his ideals. He hated how foreigners invaded his land and brought about unnecessary change. Later Nele learned that half of Ryuutaro¡¯s blood belonged to a foreigner, something that he despised, as it made his life harsh. In the end Ryuutaro accepted the mission, becoming a hero to defeat the demon king. The snow woman Youkai, calling herself the Goddess Lana, claimed she could send him back to his home as a reward. Thus, he was first sent to this dungeon to get stronger before battling the demons. At the time, Nele thought the hero Ryuutaro was lying in order to trick and capture her. She knew humans desired female elven slaves, for they were rare, beautiful, and lived long lives without growing old. A highly prized treasure. Nele had never heard of the country called Japan, and it took her a while before believing it. Ryuutaro wore strange clothing, with a jacket colored blue and white. Black colored shirt, and long grey pants that could be mistaken for a very long dress. Thinly woven sandals made of some wood-type material, with dark brown socks covering the feet. Never having met any humans before this, Nele didn¡¯t pay much mind to it. Ryuutaro also sported long scruffy long brown hair tied in a ponytail. He tended to wear a disgruntled expression most times, with his thin sharp black eyes. If she had to say, he was average in looks, but his eyes gave him a handsome look. Ryuutaro carried with him a white sword, which emanated great power just by being near it. He said the sword was named the holy sword ¨¦clair, and will always shine white light when cutting down strong foes. An impressive sword, as it can bypass any defense and cut flesh with ease. After the two finished conquering the dungeon, they traveled together around Zorya, experiencing many things together which fostered a stronger bond between the two. Eventually they made it to where the demon king and his army were invading. The demons were close to invading the great forest of Elfheim. Having learned of this, Nele now considered she had a personal interest in defeating the demons. Together they were able to defeat the demon king and drive back the demon army to Volos. However the defeat of the demons was not the end of their struggles. A servant of the detestable woman named Lana came with many knights. The servant was named Anita Sarkeesian, and she tried to coerce Ryuutaro to have Nele give them access to the great forest. Ryuutaro and Nele, having a deep bond due to their time together refused the demand. As a result, they were both captured and teleported to where Lana awaited them. Bringing them back to the holy empire of Lanaria, they were to be judged by the Goddess Lana. The holy empire of Lanaria was a human nation located in the central part of the Zorya continent. Sandwiched between the kingdoms of Fori and Korin, it acted as a buffer zone against invasion between human nations. This was possible as Lanaria was a holy empire, with direct line to the Goddess Lana. Many great cathedrals were scattered around the empire worshipping the Goddess. The Emperor also carried the title of Pope. The knights are considered holy warriors in the service of the church and the goddess Lana. Therefore, the empire Lanaria was a place that humans revered and not dare incite violence against it. Receiving the wrath of a Goddess is scary after all. The hero Ryuutaro and the elf woman Nele were both teleported to the capital city of Lanaria, also known as the holy sanctuary, where the hero was summoned before. Once there, they were greeted with the presence of the Goddess Lana, standing before them. She demanded Ryuutaro use Nele to enter the great forest. Once inside, he was to use the holy sword ¨¦clair as a means to break the barrier surrounding Elfheim. She claimed the elves took something that belonged to her, and she wanted it back. In return, she would reward Ryuutaro by sending him back home, and would even let him retain the power he acquired here. It was then that Nele learned Ryuutaro came from another world. Sadness overtook her as she was unsure what to do. Her strong feelings for Ryuutaro wanted to let him do as the goddess says, so he could return home. Another part of her denied it, as the thing in the great forest must be protected at all costs. Not to mention, Ryuutaro would be forced to stay in her world. In the end, Nele decided to refuse to let them enter the great forest, even at the cost of her life. The Goddess Lana in her rage, was about to kill Nele, until Ryuutaro tried to intervene. Lana was able to prevent the attack by using some magic to force the hero to the ground. Ryuutaro mustered all he had to force himself into a sitting position with the heavy magic bearing down on him. The Goddess, thinking that he was unable to do anything, focused on Nele once more. However, the hero was able to unleash a desperate attack with his sword ¨¦clair from his sitting position. The attack was able to greatly injure the Goddess and defeat her, but was paid at a great price. Ryuutaro died and took the holy empire of Lanaria with him to the grave. A massive explosion took place, destroying everything in the vicinity. Miraculously, Nele was somehow left unharmed and alive after the incident. Nele believes that it was Ryuutaro that used the last of his power in order to protect her. In her grief, Nele cried for many days mourning the loss. Now she always wore the colors of white and blue representing the colors of him, to honor him for saving her and the great forest Elfheim. ¡°And that is the story of the past, of how the hero saved the world.¡± -Nele +++ Author''s note: TheCrabPpl assisted in PRing this chapter. My thanks go out to him. Chapter 31 – Negotiations Chapter 31 ¨C Negotiations The brief silence in the room after Nele finished her story made it feel awkward to say anything. I am unsure how to proceed with negotiations for an alliance after hearing such a tragic tale of the past. Heroes only exist in stories, for bad guys are the strongest. This is what I always believed in. However, my belief has been challenged by Nele¡¯s hero. I wonder how this man, who came from my world felt as he died saving it. The tea has gone cold after such a long story. I tried sipping it to occupy myself with my own thoughts. I can only hear the sounds of breathing as no one made a sound. Decided I had to get the ball rolling to move the conversation to my liking. ¡°Tragic story. Sorry for the loss of your hero. What he did was admirable.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°I, Nele, thank thee contractor of the spirit kings for such kind words.¡± ¨C Nele Nele lowers her head a bit to me as I ponder what to say next. Then I decided in order to really create an alliance, I might have to reveal a secret about myself. Can¡¯t build a friendship without trust, for I only know all too well what happens when there is not any. ¡°About your hero¡­he may have come from the same world as me.¡± ¨CDasas I cautiously said so. Not sure how people will react to it and especially my crew. Too many things are on the line and I can¡¯t afford to not take risks. ¡°Same world as Ryuutaro¡­¡± ¨CNele ¡°Master do you mean Arlenia?¡± ¨CSaber ¡°Hehehe. C¡¯mon guys should know anything is possible with boss by now.¡± ¨CArcher ¡°If it is master¡­hah¡­master is far¡­¡± ¨CLancer The people around me give various reactions and replies. I don¡¯t really blame them. Nele looks speechless at the moment. Saber just looks at me a little confused and I¡¯m not sure what to think of Archer. She is always smiling after all. Lancer looks kind of shocked, but quickly nods as if I could be or do anything. I wanted to tell her I can¡¯t but decided against it. Even I am unclear as to what I¡¯m truly capable of. The elves Byron and Calista are again silent on the issue. ¡°I believe Ryuutaro came from Earth. The same world I came from. A country called Japan does indeed exist there. However, I never heard of the city called Edo. But then I¡¯m not well versed on all the geography of my world.¡± ¨CDasas I know a bit about Japan from being an anime fan years ago. Sadly, I only know of Tokyo, Kyoto, and Hokkaido for the land marks. My memory is vague about Japan. I became addicted to Arlenia Fantasy Online and did not care about anything else. I can only kick myself for my lack of knowledge. ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡± ¨CNele ¡°Master, does that mean all players come from Earth?¡± ¨CSaber Nele has a blank face on as she appears to be dazed and lost in a daydream. The question from Saber caught me off guard, for I was unsure how to answer. She knows about players¡­ ¡°Fumu, on Arlenia, all players come from my world.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°The world master came from¡­I wish to visit it someday.¡± ¨CSaber ¡°Me too!! Me too!! Definitely take me along boss when you go.¡± ¨CArcher ¡°Me too¡­(nodding)¡± ¨CLancer My crew wants to visit my home world. Makes me feel worried as to how will my NPCs react, if they find out Arlenia is a game. They all used to be made of data composing of 1s and 0s, and not real people. Going back to Earth, for me was an impossible dream once I came here to Anahita. However, after discovering the giant crystal in this great forest it might be possible now. The question that frightens me the most is what happened to my old body. Did I die? This is what I¡¯m scared of learning, if I go back to my old world. ¡°Yes!! Take me with you!! I wish to visit Japan the country of my beloved Ryuutaro!!¡± ¨CNele Nele snaps out of her daydream and excitedly shouts out her request. Now this is getting more complicated as even I¡¯m not sure it¡¯s possible to go back there. Not to mention they are not exactly human, aside from Lancer. I¡¯m not sure how the people on Earth will react to alien races. When I think of Earth governments I can only think of bad things if aliens were to visit. Sure there are those out there that probably love fantasy and alien races and want to meet them. They will be useless against the might of the government. What if I retain my administrator powers? However, Earth is another world and it should have its own administrators. My mind is hurting from this topic. Best to leave it for another time and hope they forget about it. ¡°Let¡¯s put aside the matter of going to my world. Let that be a matter for the future to discuss. Now we have to deal with the bitch goddess. Saving this world takes priority over traveling to some other one.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°My apologies. Contractor Dasas is correct. How you propose we stop that witch?¡± ¨CNele The excited face of Nele turns into a serious and anxious one. The others are only looking at me and waiting for what I have to say. I want to say stop looking at me and find someone else to drag into this mess. Sadly, I am that someone to them. ¡°As you know, for I am at war with the bitch goddess. What I¡¯m hoping from you is to create an alliance. Deploy your warriors to join my army.¡± ¨CDasas I tried saying it with utmost confidence and bravado. The spirit priestess Nele only gives me a shocked and worried look at my request. She seems to be thinking about it at the very least. The other wood elves are sullen about it as they look to Nele. This is not looking good for me. ¡°I¡¯m sorry. Your request to send my warriors to join your army is not possible.¡± ¨CNele Nele bows deeply to the floor as she denies me. Anger rises up in me as I wanted to lash out at her for wasting my time coming here. However, after learning about the giant crystal interface I can only swallow my anger and push it down. Unauthorized tale usage: if you spot this story on Amazon, report the violation. ¡°How dare you! To deny my master! I ought to cut you down here and now!¡± ¨CSaber ¡°Yea! Yea! I¡¯ll shoot you guys for being assholes!¡± ¨CArcher My NPCs seems to be angry enough for me and yell out at the spirit priestess. They even have their hands on their weapons as the situation became tense. At the very least my NPCs finally learn some sense and not start killing right off the bat. ¡°Calm down you two! Leave this to me.¡± ¨CDasas Told my NPCs to stand down with a very firm voice to let them know I¡¯m serious. Hate to be the bad guy on this but sometimes I have to draw the line. Punishments might be in order, but I don¡¯t want to as it might leave them with resentments. Being the manager of subordinates is mentally draining. Saber and Archer withdraw and sit down quietly as the wood elves are relieved a fight did not break out. Lancer was calm throughout the whole ordeal. She probably is used to it. ¡°Contractor Dasas. You have loyal followers¡­not to mention odd considering their races.¡± ¨CNele ¡°Err¡­yea¡­thank you?¡± ¨CDasas I¡¯m kind of embarrassed at the situation and want to move along quickly. Sweat drops are forming on the forehead of Nele. Saber is still fuming but at least she knows not to take it any further. Archer again only smiles and is unreadable. Is she a troll? Damn trouble maker. ¡°The elves of Elfheim can¡¯t join your army. We have to protect the great forest and the spirit crystal. Please understand our position.¡± ¨CNele ¡°No worries. I suppose protecting the crystal is more important. The world is at stake. How is it that the bitch goddess is not able to enter this forest?¡± ¨CDasas Nele did mention some sort of barrier for the forest in her story that prevents the goddess from entering. I¡¯m curious as to how some barrier made by mortals can stop a god. ¡°Ah yes. The spirit barrier that spreads across the great forest is maintained by the spirit trees.¡± ¨CNele From what Nele tells. Those treants our group met earlier are the ones that made this spirit barrier. All the treants in the forest act as a relay station to power up the barrier. The wood elves are assistants that help provide spirit power to the barrier and protection if and when needed. ¡°As a sign of friendship, for I will join you on your quest to deal with the witch Lana.¡± ¨CNele ¡°My priestess, you can¡¯t!¡± ¨CCalista ¡°If you go spirit priestess. I will join you. Can¡¯t have you go alone this time.¡± ¨CByron I was not expecting Nele to volunteer joining my cause alone. She is strong level wise for sure. However, there can only be so much a single person can do when numbers is what matters. I decided to accept as to foster an alliance, since they do have the world interface in their possession. ¡°That will work. I accept.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Thanks for having me, contractor Dasas. And Byron, you and Calista will stay in Elfheim. You two will be in charge while I¡¯m away.¡± ¨CNele ¡°As you command priestess¡± ¨CCalista ¡°Going alone is not wise my priestess! However, protecting that thing is important, so I will stand down for now.¡± ¨CByron The negotiations for an alliance had been settled. I was disappointed with the results, as I was hoping for an army and not a single individual. Threatening them with force will be a bad idea with the crystal in their protection, so I will only have to concede this time. Next time an enemy or someone that disagrees with me will be met with force. I¡¯m getting fed up with how things been turning out for me lately. The frustration is building and my violent urges keep growing stronger. I hate this world, but I¡¯m forced to save it. Being a God supposed to be cool and fun not this. The spirit priestess offered us lodgings, and to stay in their village for a few days before departing. The two qilins that I almost forgot about was allowed to enter the village. They are behaving, so it should be okay. They seem to be getting along with the small herd of white unicorns. My crew along with Nele and Calista went to take a bath in a small stream. Nele claims it is filled with spirit power to heal fatigue and many other ailments. I am in a divine body and don¡¯t sweat with a self-cleaning function, so I don¡¯t need to shower or bathe. I do miss having hot baths as they were relaxing. Byron offered to take a bath with me in the stream after the women were done, but I declined. I still hold a slight petty grudge against him and not ready to be buddies. He at the very least showed me to my lodgings, so I will try to be nicer in the future. The lodging was one of the buildings up high in the trees. Pretty much felt like a big tree house, which it is. I decided to stay here for the night and warp back to Mount Tai tomorrow. The worldly teleport option only works on me, so I will leave my crew here in the elf village. They should be okay since we are in an alliance now. Not to mention this might be a good opportunity to get my NPCs become friendly with the elves. They need to start learning how to respect people in this world¡­ Caster did not contact me about the army yet, so it should be safe at the moment. However, it does not stop me from worrying. I wish to warp back there and at least check out the situation. I notice balls of light float around the area outside the room I¡¯m staying. Upon closer inspection I notice those balls of light contain little people. More like fairies¡­truly a fantasy world. Intermission 5 - An Elf among inferior Elves Intermission 5 - An Elf among inferior Elves The worst experience ever since coming to this foreign world was meeting the inferior elves that reside here. I, a lone high elf from Arlenia, never cared for the concept of races, for I was created by my master Dasas. However, I do take pride in my elven lineage and magic power giving me a strong body to better serve my master as his knight. After the most epic battle I ever fought. The enemy was the white-haired harlot calling herself Lana, for I was unfortunate enough to meet these inferior elves. They irritated me more than the harlot I fought. Why do they annoy me so? First off, they bared hostility towards my master and party. Next, I could not sense any military discipline from their frail bodies. I don¡¯t know what was it, but their very presence felt displeasing as I notice they kept staring at me. They also dare to demand I go with them. Now, if that was not enough, for my master wished to travel along with these inferior elves to their home and get them to join our army. Our party ended up separating due to these uncouth elves refusing to take along the others. Their reasoning was that they possessed enmity towards other races. Such muddle-headed thoughts run through their little brains. An enemy is an enemy, and a friend is a friend regardless of race to me. Not to mention, the members of my party are made of various races created by my great master Dasas. For these inferior elves to deny them was the same as denying my master. Such words deserved me cutting them down, if not for my master wishing for friendly negotiations. In the end Caster, Assassin, and Rider were forced to split with us and go back to my master¡¯s domain to stand by. They also tried to deny Lancer, but my master eloquently convinced them to let us take her along. Now it was master, Archer, Lancer, and I tasked with traveling with the elves to their home. The journey itself was quite easygoing except for the fact these elves were very rude to master. There would be no problem if they kept their distance. However, being the vulgar elves they are, for they kept causing trouble with us. Especially, they always kept watch on me. Was a foreign elf so unusual to them? One of the elves by the name of Byron was especially boorish. I was forced to teach him a lesson with force after he tried challenging Archer. She could have taken him down alone fine, but my temper got the better of me. I end up knocking back that idiot with my shield. The wretched cur only became more annoying after I beat him down. Something must be wrong with his head. Afterwards, I learn this flipped a switch in him and now he wishes to court me. Sadly, I¡¯m not flattered. Would a woman be, if a disgusting bug tried to bite you? I despise bugs. ¡°Hey Saber. Will you give your first to that creepy elf guy?¡± ¨CArcher Archer had to ask such a crude question when we were alone with a dirty smirk upon her face. Why was she always like this? If she was a cat girl then it would make more sense, but she was a dog girl. ¡°Not as long as I draw breath. Unless master orders me to marry him, then I have no choice but to do so.¡± ¨CSaber ¡°Boooo! You¡¯re no fun Saber! Plus way too stiff. Got to loosen up sometimes.¡± ¨CArcher As a proud knight serving my master this was the only way. Do not take my solemn vow as a knight lightly. To serve my master was my entire being. I am a loyal knight before I am a woman. ¡°No need. I¡¯m fine as I am.¡± ¨CSaber Many days passed. The trip being quite fast thanks to the two qilins master summoned. We got close to the home of these inferior elves. Shrugging off the constant harassment by Byron only made the trip more unbearable. Relief was near as we finally reached the great forest Elfheim. When we enter the great forest we were greeted with troublesome treant monsters. I remember farming them with master back in Arlenia. An annoying fight they will be without Caster here. The inferior elves did something that lowered my opinion of them even more. They lowered their heads and paid respects to these fiendish monsters that are only useful for making kindle. Such a disgrace to the elven race and I can¡¯t stand to look at them. ¡°Such inferior elves. Lowering their heads to a monster.¡± ¨CSaber I can only whisper such a sentiment. My master and our party were here for negotiations, so I can¡¯t cause trouble. I¡¯m learning to be more tolerant if it concerns my master. He only needs to say the word and I will immediately wield my Excalibur to cut them down if need be. The detestable treants let us pass and we make way to the elven village. The inferior elves display such barbaric behavior living in the forest like mere beasts, and even befriending the monsters. The elves back at Arlenia created a kingdom and live behind the walls of the majestic castles they built. The difference between the two worlds and elven races were evident here. We finally arrived at the elf village and I¡¯m made to witness how these elves truly live. They live in tree houses. Are they monkeys? Instead of feeling disgust, for I can only feel embarrassment. Their strong attachment to nature was too much. If they take it this far, then I can only feel awe at such a scene. Even as a loyal knight with strict discipline, for I can still feel appreciation on beautiful things. I must admit this village was surprisingly quite dazzling. The balls of light floating around at the treetops where the elves make their home, for it adds to the effect. Trying my best not to ogle at the scenery too much and the inferior elves was leading the way to their leader. We came upon a shining pond and what looks like white horses with horns on their heads. There I saw a blue-haired elf woman dressed in an elegant robe colored white and blue. The most significant thing I noticed was how my master gazed at that woman with a bewitched expression. It only lasted a second if not less. He probably thought no one noticed, but it did not escape my eyes. Keen eyesight and observation to always be aware of the surroundings was a requirement for any knight tanking. A passive skill required for blocking and parrying any and all attacks from the enemy. I¡¯m not sure how to feel about my master being enamored with some inferior elf. Not even sure if that was the case for my master. I lack experience in such areas. However, such things were the private business of my master and not a place for a knight to interfere. The blue-haired elf woman approached us and kneeled to my master. She called my master the contractor of the spirit kings. I was not sure what she meant but does it have to do with my master being a summoner? The inferior elves around us were shocked at the revelation caused by the woman that looked to be their leader. My master was a great being, so of course he was capable of great things. These elves finally know their place. The leader of these elves called herself the spirit priestess Nele. I will just call her Nele. No need to call her by title being an inferior elf. Then Nele led us to her home. Unauthorized duplication: this tale has been taken without consent. Report sightings. Nele invited us into her home and after conversing a bit showed us a big crystal structure underground. There we learn it was something related to master. Also it brought grave news of how the harlot might destroy the world if she gets her hands on it. After seeing the crystal structure, for Nele invited us back to her room and treated us to some very delicious tea. While she and my master conversed, I learned some very important secrets. My master Dasas came from a world called Earth. Apparently, it was the same world Nele¡¯s hero came from. The one she told us in her story. Negotiations for an alliance with these inferior elves fell through. However, Nele decided to join my master in the battle against the white-haired harlot in return. After that she assigned us some lodgings for our stay in their village. For some reason it was decided all the females of the group were to take a bath in some stream before settling down. This was suggested by Nele claiming it will improve our health greatly. My group had no choice but to accept as not to spoil their hospitality. I¡¯m trying my best to learn tolerance. I don¡¯t want to trouble master. We separated away from the men and we females made way for this source of spring water. Once we arrived at the spirit spring we all started to undress. There are four women and one little girl here readying for a bath. Nele, Calista, Archer, Lancer, and myself. I started to undress by switching out my armor and placing it in my equipment box. While in my undergarments I decided to switch my clothes to a stylish red bikini gifted to me by master. He received it from some sort of summer special event in Arlenia. ¡°Oh my! How did you make your clothes and armor disappear? Not to mention having another outfit appear.¡± ¨CNele ¡°Here I thought only the dragon god had crazy storage magic.¡± ¨CCalista The two inferior elves are surprised by Archer and me storing gear in our equipment box. Such storage magic was always available to us, so I never thought much of it. Did this mean only players and people created by them have storage boxes? ¡°I was always capable of doing this.¡± ¨CSaber ¡°All servants of boss are capable of it. Well except Lancer. Poor Lancer¡­¡± ¨CArcher ¡°I don¡¯t mind¡­¡± ¨CLancer The elves Nele and Calista have faces full of shock and envy as they learn about our equipment storage box. The equipment storage box was convenient, but it can only store a limited number of gear sets. However, I think master has unlimited storage and can put anything in his. Master was great after all. ¡°Spirit magic can¡¯t do such things.¡± ¨CNele ¡°So convenient and I¡¯m jealous.¡± ¨CCalista ¡°Never mind that!! Why is it all of us are naked, but Saber is wearing a bikini?¡± ¨CArcher Archer was giving me an accusing glare and I noticed everyone aside from me was nude¡­ ¡°Hmph. As a knight, I at least know to have some modesty. As not to shame my master.¡± ¨CSaber I dislike being nude. Especially, in front of strangers no less. ¡°Fu fu fu. I suggest taking it all off. Bathing in spirit water is many times more refreshing when nude.¡± ¨CNele ¡°Yea! Yea! Take it all off Saber! Strip and show us what you got!¡± ¨CArcher Why are they all eager to see me naked? Archer was also the most adamant about it. I will be sure to get her later for this. At least Lancer was quiet and she already entered the water. I decided to give in and took off my bikini and jumped straight in the water. The rest of the women followed. When I entered the water I felt something warm surround my body and gave me a very relaxing sensation. I must admit it was a good idea to try this bath, for I don¡¯t regret it. If only I was alone. ¡°How is the water? To your satisfaction?¡± ¨CNele ¡°Mmm. Not bad.¡± ¨CSaber ¡°It¡¯s sooooooo good!!¡± ¨CArcher ¡°¡­(nods)¡± ¨CLancer ¡°The best as always, my priestess.¡± ¨CCalista While we were all enjoying ourselves and soaking our bodies in this spirit spring, for I noticed something. I caught Nele and Calista staring at my body. In a panic I tried to cover myself up with my arms. Are they perverts? ¡°What you two looking at?¡± ¨CSaber I tried glaring at the two as to ascertain their motives for doing such a thing. ¡°My apologies. Saber was it? As an elven kin I¡¯m interested in you. Also, not to mention your body is very smooth.¡± ¨CNele ¡°It is too smooth. I see no blemishes or any stretch marks at all. How can such a thing be possible? Not like you were born recently. There should be signs of wear and tear. All living things should have some marks.¡± ¨CCalista This body was created by my master, so of course it was perfect. However, I don¡¯t think I should mention we servants were created by my master Dasas. I dislike having these elves know too much about us. I don¡¯t want to do so without the permission of master. ¡°So perfect that it is uncanny.¡± ¨CNele ¡°Hey. Hey. Why are you only mentioning how smooth Saber is? You guys think I¡¯m hairy huh? I¡¯m a dog girl dammit. It¡¯s a racial trait! I have an excuse and it¡¯s natural!¡± ¨CArcher The outburst from Archer saved me from answering their question. I¡¯m not sure if it was intentional or not. I can never tell with Archer. Either way I¡¯m grateful. Nele and Calista end up dropping the issue. We start getting somewhat friendly and conversing on random topics. Sadly, the topic was directed to romantic topics. Something I¡¯m not good at. ¡°So it looks like Byron has the hots for Saber.¡± ¨CCalista ¡°Oh my, now that is interesting. The unmovable mountain Bryon finally did it huh.¡± ¨CNele ¡°Hahaha. At least he has excellent taste.¡± ¨CArcher Why did the conversation have to be about that bug? Such unpleasantness, for I¡¯ll show this woman what is what. I can play this game too. ¡°Hmph. I have keen sight and noticed you Calista always gazing at Byron. You try to be sneaky about it, but nothing can escape my eyes.¡± ¨CSaber ¡°Wah?¡± ¨CCalista ¡°Now that is very surprising. I didn¡¯t even notice. Calista you¡­¡± ¨CNele ¡°Hahaha. Such great women¡¯s intuition you have there, Saber.¡± ¨CArcher Again with the dirty smirk plastered on Archer¡¯s face. Ugh, why she got to do this to me? I¡¯m a knight, for I have no such womanly instincts. ¡°No such thing. It¡¯s a knight¡¯s keen sense honed from battle.¡± ¨CSaber ¡°It¡¯s women¡¯s intuition!¡± ¨CAll the women ¡°¡­(nods)¡± ¨CLancer ¡°Kuh!!¡± ¨CSaber Such unpleasant talk, but oddly I found it refreshing and even entertaining. We all kept playing around for a bit and finished cleaning our bodies in the spring. We all stepped out and dressed and prepare to settle down for the night. I suppose these inferior elves are not all bad. However, I still retain my distaste for that man Byron. The mongrel did dare to bare his fangs at my master. So then the first night in the great forest Elfheim comes to a close. Side Story 1 - I am Ryuutaro Author''s note: What do you think about my side story? I''m hoping to do a few of them to give a back ground on the previous hero. I will release them at random during the progress of the main story line. +++ Side Story 1 - I am Ryuutaro +++ Warning: Mature Content +++ ¡°A new prey is coming along the road!¡± -??? ¡°Woooo! He is alone and looks loaded.¡± -??? ¡°What do you think boss Ryuu?¡± -??? I am Ryuutaro. A scruffy young man and the boss of a small bandit gang in the outskirts of the city Edo, located somewhere in Japan. My age? I don¡¯t know. As for my height, for all I can say was I am taller than most men around me. It must be attributed to the cursed foreign blood from my father¡¯s side. ¡°This is our first fat and juicy prey in a long time. You boys know what to do.¡± ¨CRyuu My small bandit group was hiding within the trees along a dirt road leading to Edo city, as a lone samurai was walking along it. Usually samurai will travel in small groups unless they are ronin. However, this lone samurai we have our eyes on was definitely no ronin. He was too finally dressed and looks to be loaded with some coin. ¡°Ke Ke Ke. I wonder how much we can get from this.¡± -??? ¡°Quiet. He is close.¡± -??? ¡°Make sure to surround him guys.¡± -??? The lone samurai approaches where we are hiding and my group jumps out and surrounded him. I am hiding myself behind the trees. With my rusty dagger out preparing a sneak attack in case something goes wrong. ¡°Stop right there mister samurai!¡± -??? ¡°Hehehe. Yea drop all your valuables if you wanna live!¡± -??? ¡°Do it! If you know what is good for you!¡± -??? ¡°Filthy bandits!! Dare attacking a vassal of the Sakai family!!¡± ¨CLone Samurai I started to get a very bad feeling as the lone samurai unsheathed his great katana. Why was such a finely dressed samurai traveling alone on this road? My fears are realized as my three bandit companions attacked the lone samurai. Being bandits, for we are used to killing people but are unskilled with weapons compared to trained warriors. ¡°Fools!! Prepare to die!!¡± ¨CLone Samurai The lone samurai was fast. So fast in fact that I couldn¡¯t even make out his body as he moved towards the two in front of him. That was when I noticed two of my companions started to spray out blood from their bodies as they hit the ground. The lone samurai turned around to start attacking the last of my companions. In a panic I threw out my dagger at the lone samurai hoping to catch him off guard. Sadly, it only hit his right arm and not a vital point. ¡°Damn. There was another one hiding!¡± ¨CLone Samurai ¡°You will pay for killing my friends!! Ahhhhh!!¡± -??? My last companion yelled out a fierce battle cry as he lunged himself at the samurai in rage. Seeing the samurai distracted I jumped out from hiding and tried picking up a short katana from one of my fallen companions. ¡°Take this you dirty bandit!!¡± ¨CLone Samurai The battle happened very fast and in my panic stricken state, I hurriedly poured some poison across the short katana. This was poison I saved for a long time in case of emergencies. Now was such a time. The lone samurai cut down the last of my companions as he turned towards me with a savage smile. The blood dripping from his great katana, then he flicked it off to the side to get rid of the blood. ¡°Now only one bandit left. This is what happens when you mess with the Sakai family!¡± ¨CLone Samurai Gripping the poison covered short katana as fear invaded my body. I tried stopping my legs from shaking, for I try steadying myself. It was a bad idea to attack this lone samurai. He was too skilled with the sword. I killed a lot of men to survive and reach this point in my life. Now it looks like my turn to die today. The lone samurai readies his weapon to charge at me. The life I had up until now flashes before my very eyes. +++ I was the son of a geisha and my mother named me Ryuutaro. She thought having ¡®dragon¡¯ in my name will make me grow up strong. My mother became pregnant with me after a foreigner visited the geisha house and slept with her. The geisha house located within the red light district of Edo city was a lively place. After the day the black ships appeared in the harbor of Edo, for everything changed. Western foreigners came to Japan spreading their goods and ideas. The foreign westerners visited the red light district of Edo and indulge themselves with the entertainment there. Sadly, these crude westerners labeled geishas as prostitutes and not as high class entertainers. They stepped on the pride of geishas and forced these women to carry a bad image. As a result of my mother being pregnant with a child of a western foreigner, for the geisha house told her to abandon me. My mother refused and they kicked her out. Life after for my mother turned for the worse. She went from being a high class geisha into a dirty prostitute willing to sleep with any kind of man for money. My mother did so in order to raise me. I often curse having foreign blood as it ruined my mother¡¯s life. Slowly my mother lost her beauty she once had as a geisha and became sick with some disease caught from a random man. While I was still young at the time and with no doctor willing to see my mother, for she ended up dying. Now alone living in the red light district with its many bright shiny colors was a horrible world behind this beautiful place. I was forced to beg and even pick pocket to survive. I was often beaten for being the child of a western foreigner, since I had brown hair instead of the usual black as everyone else. Eventually I grew older and joined a bandit gang and stealing from anyone that caught our fancy. I often cursed the western foreigners for invading our country. It was their fault I had to suffer. This story is posted elsewhere by the author. Help them out by reading the authentic version. Growing up in such a harsh world I learned how to be strong and not appear weak. Being weak was a sin in this world. I climbed up the ranks of the bandit group and became the leader of a small crew. +++ Memories of my life only filled me with rage as the lone samurai prepares his charge at me. No longer was I afraid. There was only desire to kill this samurai for reminding me of all the bad things. If death wants me then he will have to struggle for it. ¡°Hoh? You were afraid but now you looked ready to die. Not bad for a filthy bandit.¡± ¨CLone Samurai ¡°I am Ryuutaro. I refuse to die such a petty death! I will become someone great!¡± ¨CRyuu I can¡¯t die here. I refuse to believe my life was this worthless. I want to become something great as my mother intended when she gave me my name. ¡°Die!¡± ¨CLone Samurai The samurai starts to charge at me and swinging his great katana. Then I notice his right arm started to weaken from the wound I gave earlier with my dagger. As the samurai¡¯s great katana shifted I tried moving to the side. His katana cut my thigh instead of my chest he was aiming for. I wildly swung my short katana at him and slightly cut one of his arms. A very shallow cut and barely does any damage. ¡°Damn filthy bandit! You got lucky with that small cut!¡± ¨CLone Samurai I fell onto my butt from the first attack and was losing my breath. The exchange was too intense for me and my stamina could not keep up. I could only look up at the samurai as he starts the second attack. ¡°This can¡¯t be¡­¡± ¨CLone Samurai Blood started to pour out the samurai¡¯s mouth as he was clutching his chest. The poison from the short katana I laced with started to take effect. I wasn¡¯t sure how good the poison was but I know it was pricey. I lucked out and was able to at least cut this samurai and poison him. He was quite skilled with the sword and if I didn¡¯t have the poison, for I would surely be dead right now. I can only congratulate myself on making out of this crazy fight alive. The lone samurai fell to his knees still grabbing onto his chest area. Finally he succumbed to the poison and died. Foam and blood was coming out of his mouth with a ghastly expression of horror and disbelief upon his face. This samurai probably didn¡¯t think he would die from mere bandits. I started to search his dead body and found a pouch of coins. Seeing the amount was quite a bit I yelled out in joy and relief. The feeling of surviving something scary and being rewarded was the first time for me. ¡°My luck is finally turning around.¡± ¨CRyuu Looking over the dead samurai¡¯s body and saw how my three companions died so pitifully. I made up my mind. No more living like a dirty rat criminal. This time I will live with pride and make a name for myself. I will live as a samurai. The chance was here with the death of this lone samurai. I took off my shabby rags I wore as a bandit and replaced it with the samurai dress taken from the dead samurai. Taking his great katana and short katana and placing it on my waist. I felt a surge of pride and dignity when I donned the appearance of a samurai. Probably could consider myself a ronin in this case as I have no family background. Peasants do not carry last names. Only samurai families and some merchants do. Dragging the four bodies from the road and hiding them in the woods. When satisfied with my work I start to walk on the road to Edo. It has been many years since I returned to Edo, for living as a bandit took its toll on me. I hummed a song from when my mother sung it to me as a child. From this day forth, I will change myself and become something more. How will I go about it? I am unsure at the moment. I might find out how once I return to Edo. While traveling along the road there was a food stand nearby. A little hungry and tired from the battle I decided to treat myself to a good meal with the money taken from the dead samurai. I made way to the food stall with a few tables around it. Once I sat down at a table. I asked the stall owner for an order of rice and some pickled vegetables. Also a bottle of sake if she had it, for the stall owner was some elderly lady. It has been a long time since I ate white rice. There were a few people sitting on a table across from me conversing. While waiting for my meal and with nothing to do. I decided to eavesdrop on their conversation. It was better than nothing after all. Entertainment was quite lacking in this world for the poor. ¡°Hey did you hear about the tensions between the Bakufu and the rebels in the capital?¡± -??? ¡°Oh I sure did. Those rebels are calling themselves the Ishin-shishi.¡± -??? ¡°Those rebels want to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate and welcome trade with the western foreigners.¡± -??? When I heard them talking about western foreigners a feeling of disgust surged within me. I started to listen more intently to their conversation. ¡°The rebels are very active in Edo. Bakufu created a police force in order to contain them.¡± -??? ¡°You mean the Shinsengumi?¡± -??? ¡°Yes those are the ones. They are recruiting ronin and even farmers with fighting experience.¡± -??? ¡°Massive bloodshed will spill onto the streets of Edo soon.¡± -??? I stopped listening to their conversation when my food and bottle of sake came. Picking up a pair of chop sticks, for I start to eat the rice and my pickled vegetables. While eating I started to think over what those men talked about. Shinsengumi a police force fighting the rebels Ishin-shishi and they are recruiting people. I became excited. I, Ryuutaro, will join the Shinsengumi and fight those blasted rebels that want to side with the foreign westerners. This was a good chance for me to get revenge and become someone great in the process. Chapter 32 - Maximum Warp Chapter 32 - Maximum Warp Stepping out of my room and taking a closer look at these balls of light, containing fairies. Upon closer inspection I noticed these fairies had green colored hair and green tight fitting dresses. The fairies sensing my presence started to gather around me. ¡°Lord contractor! Lord contractor! Lord contractor!¡± ¨CFairies These green fairies started to swarm around me speaking in high-pitched voices being all squicky. I tried to shoo them away as I lost my fascination with these creatures, for acting in such a disturbing manner. The fairies were not letting up, so I had to run down the vine-like ladders. I could hear the sound of their flapping wings behind me as it got closer. In a panic I started to break into a run and try to make it to the ground. I turned around to see if I got away. ¡°Oh snap! Are these things killer bees?¡± ¨CDasas The fairies are laughing like playful children as they were chasing me. For me it was a nightmare. ¡°Children of the forest cease your charge!¡± ¨CNele The fairies froze in mid-air at the firm yell commanding them to stop. I turn away from the fairies to see who it was that shouted. Nele was a littles away from me and standing upright with a commanding posture. Her wet long blue hair sticking close to her tall slender body gave off an alluring invitation to dine in. Nele made the fairies go away like a mother scolding her children and grounding them as punishment. Once again I am amazed at the temperament and atmosphere of this elf woman. Sadly from her story of the previous hero, for she still has strong feelings for him like a widowed wife. ¡°To see those children so open with a person of another race. As expected of the contractor for the spirit kings I suppose.¡± ¨CNele Nele¡¯s voice snapped me out of my musing and brought me back to reality. This elf woman caused me to become distracted. I can only sigh at myself and unsure of my own feelings. ¡°Thanks for stopping them Nele.¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Fu fu. Not a problem.¡± -Nele Night has started to descend but the elven forest with its many balls of lights made everything still visible. Not to mention I noticed Nele just came back from the bath and carrying a very fragrant scent. She was also alone making me curious where were the others. ¡°Where are the others?¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Ah yes. Calista guided them to their lodgings for the night, after the bath.¡± ¨CNele ¡°I see.¡± -Dasas Being alone with Nele made me uncomfortable and feeling awkward, for I am unsure what to say or do. I never was good at dealing with matters of the heart. Trying to convince myself it was just a passing infatuation and nothing more. ¡°Heading home?¡± ¨CDasas ¡°Yes.¡± -Nele I wanted to ask if she needed an escort home but decided against it. There was no time for such things, for I am not human anymore and I got to keep up my act as a god. Nele probably understood something was off about me and nodded as she made way to her home. I just watched her go. The next day came and Byron decided to be my chaperone, for he guided me to where the others were. When we reached the group of women, for they all wore lively expressions and giggled as they saw Byron. I noticed Archer was elbowing Calista for some reason. My worries about my crew being unable to befriend the elves worked out somehow. Must be due to the bath they had together. Naked socializing can do wonders for people. The image in my mind with a bunch of nude attractive women having fun together in the bath was simply beautiful. I saw Nele laughing with them and it kind of reminded me about what happened last night. I try to forget it and think about how I should explain my plans for the future to them. I am planning to teleport to Mount Tai and check up on the others and oversee the coming battle. Byron after escorting me moves next to Nele with a dumbfounded expression. He probably wonders as to why the women were making odd faces when they see him. Even I am not sure what transpired for such reactions. I never understood the feelings of women after all. ¡°It is good that everyone gathered here. I have an announcement to make.¡± ¨CDasas My crew and the wood elves stopped their playful banter and made serious faces when I spoke. Now I¡¯m getting nervous when they all had their eyes on me. I try to push down my complicated feelings I had when I was a cowardly human. I must act the part of someone great and look down at people as if they were insects. ¡°I¡¯m planning to warp back to my home.¡± ¨CDasas I explain to everyone about going back to Mount Tai to check on my other NPCs and their war preparations. The worldly teleport I will be using only works on me, so the others will have to stay here with the wood elves. I was hoping they improve the friendship between our two groups, but after what I saw just now I should not be too worried. Lancer has a very anxious expression on as she feels most comfortable around me. She was very shy when it comes to strangers and still had not fully opened herself up to my NPCs yet. The many years living as a slave made it hard for her to be expressive. This was something that takes time to recover from and I hope this will be the perfect opportunity for Lancer. Nele ensures my crew was safe within the confines of the elven village and I should depart with no worries. Considering how strong Saber and Archer are there was not much for me to fear from the wood elves. With the spirit barrier around the great forest it means the bitch goddess can¡¯t touch them either. ¡°Safe travels my master.¡± ¨CSaber ¡°Make sure the others aren¡¯t causing trouble!¡± ¨CArcher ¡°I¡¯ll wait here until master returns.¡± ¨CLancer Enjoying the story? Show your support by reading it on the official site. ¡°May the spirits bless your journey.¡± ¨CNele ¡°See ya later dragon god.¡± ¨CCalista ¡°I¡¯ll take care of Saber while you gone.¡± ¨CByron ¡°Byron you¡­ Anyway guys if anything happens make sure to contact me on the communication ring.¡± -Dasas I almost spitted out blood when I heard what the bastard Byron said. Sure enough I doubt we can be friends anytime soon. I decided to ignore him and opened my game menu. There was probably a method to teleport without the use of the menu, but at the moment it was not possible. ¡°Warp drive operational. Maximum warp engage!¡± ¨CDasas A holographic-like world map shows up and I press on the spot where my mansion was located. I raised my right hand to my forehead and do a common military salute from my old world. The scene around me started to distort. ¡°Going where no one has gone before¡­¡± ¨CDasas The distorted scene went away and I am greeted with the familiar sight in front of my mansion¡¯s double doors looking out towards the forest and abandoned frontier village. However, the previous sight was vastly different from the one I saw before. There was a large neatly paved dirt road leading to the abandoned village where nothing but forest used to exist. Not to mention the abandoned frontier village totally changed from what it used to be. What used to be a village has transformed into a black walled city. Calling it a city was an understatement. This was a fortress and carried a very ominous presence where only death awaits for who all enters. The many sharp watch towers and jagged walls made it look to be a place where evil demons resided. Curious as to how such large structures were built in a short time I made my way to it. Walking down the mountain steps from my mansion and traveling along the nicely paved dirt road. I noticed the weather was getting colder than when I was here last. Winter must be coming. Getting closer to the black fortress I came upon many crucifixes on both sides of the road. I noticed many mummified remains of men strapped to these crucifixes. Made the surroundings very eerie and in very bad taste. This has to be the work of Assassin. The thought of making Assassin take down these things crossed my mind. However after thinking over the situation, for leaving these things up might be for the best. I recalled back to the incident about having severed heads on pikes to ward off enemies. These mummified crucified men could probably also cause the same effect. Once I finally got close to the black fortress there were many people around. They appeared to be guards and they had tamed magic beast wolves on leashes. Upon closer inspection I noticed the guards were extremely pale and grey skinned in color. Their faces were quite ugly to behold as well with fangs coming out of their mouths. Looking around I also noticed sluggish people walking around. No, it was not people, for they were definitely zombies. Gaping wounds left hanging open as if it didn¡¯t matter and these things just walked around aimlessly. Witnessing all this I could only feel strong disgust and some fear. There was a large open entrance to the fortress and no gates. I suppose a gate was not needed with all the undead hanging around. The foul odor of rotting corpses was evident the closer I got to the black fortress. How did it become like this? It definitely has to be a result of me turning Caster into a vampire. This means it was my fault these undead exist. It was the only possible answer. My image keeps getting worse and worse. I¡¯m definitely looking like the evil god personified with a legion of undead behind me. Once I got closer to the entrance of the black fortress the undead around it finally noticed my presence. They started to shout and shriek like monsters as they found prey. Around a hundred of them started to run in my direction. Really made me wish I had a gatling gun to mow them all down like a certain video game. The thought of running away in fear definitely crossed my mind. However, I am the boss of this place and as the top dog no one messes with me here. How dare these dirty undead spawn not recognize their superiors. Leeroy Jenkins!!! Let the rampage commence! Lots of things been going bad for me lately and I needed to let loose. I decided to engage this large undead mob using martial arts from my monk support job. I charged straight into their group and started to punch and kick everything in my way. Each of my attacks pulverized the body of an undead. In my killing spree rage I didn¡¯t think to not destroy these things as I needed them to fight against the human army. Stupidity at its finest right here folks, and sometimes you got to say screw everything. Having undead blood, innards, and body tissue flying all over the place and covering me was a very nasty experience. The odor and funk was massive indeed and I almost vomited many times. However, I kept going and going until the mob was nothing more than meat patties on the ground. The thrill and excitement of letting everything go and indulging in violence was refreshing to say the least. The remaining undead nearby started to back off as an unknown handsome pale skinned man ran towards me. ¡°Stop your attacks at once you lowly undead! That there is our esteemed evil god Dasas!¡± -??? The finely dressed handsome gentlemen I don¡¯t recognize but feel somewhat familiar was smiling as he approached me. One look and was all it took for me to realize this man was a vampire. Probably a product of Caster¡¯s feeding.