《Antagonist》 A whole new world. Sigh... it was a typical day for me. I was on my computer watching porn and anime at the same time. As I was about to delete my browser history a window suddenly popped up on my computer screen. [Would you like to go to a new world?] [Yes] [No] I thought it was some sort of joke so I decided to humor the person that sent me this and clicked the [Yes] button. Another window popped up and it was a questionnaire. It had a variety of questions. Some were free response and others were multiple choice and I decided to fill them out because I had nothing better to do. [Would you like to enter a world with magic?] [Yes] [No] Obviously yes. Who wouldn''t want to live in a world without magic? [Would you like to go to a world with advanced technology?] I decided to choose [No]. Mainly because I decided that magic and science shouldn''t combine together. [Would you like to enter a world with advanced martial arts?] Obviously [Yes]. I don''t want there to be only magic. [If you were sent to a new world what would you like your family status to be like?] [Slave] [Peasant] [Orphan] [Commoner] [Noble] [Merchant] [Royalty] Well this was obviously a no brainer. I would definitely choose [Royalty]. Why the hell wouldn''t I? I would practically have a silver spoon in my mouth the moment I''m born. [What race would you like to be?] [Human] [Dwarf] [Elf] [Demi-human] [Demon] [Fairie] [Angel] [Orc] [Goblin] [Other] Hmm... I think that they are all too main-stream. I think I''ll go with [Other] [You have chosen [Other]. Please specify in the box below what you would like to be] What should I do? I didn''t expect that they would let me choose. I made my decision and chose 1/4 [Elf], 1/4 [Demon], and 1/2 [Human]. I thought that this would be an interesting combination and so I went with this. [How talented would you like to be in the art of magic?] [Zero Talent] [Barely any] [Average] [Above Average] [Genius] [Prodigy] [Legendary] [Godlike] This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. I felt like choosing anything higher than [Prodigy] would be cheating and that would make my life boring. So I decided to choose [Genius]. I want to be able to overcome hardships in order to get stronger otherwise it would be too boring if I''m suddenly the strongest in the world. [How talented would you like to be in martial arts?] I also chose [Genius] for this question also. I''m pretty sure that being a genius in both martial arts and magic will make me pretty powerful in this new world so I have no complaints about it. I was so immersed in this questionnaire that I almost forgot that it was fake. [Would you like to go to a RPG game-like world?] [No] [What age would you like to be when you awaken?] I decided to go with [5] years old. I completed the questionnaire and it said thank you and it closed in on itself. I was half expecting to be sent to a new world right away but I didn''t get my hopes up and was glad I didn''t because I wasn''t sent to a new world. I would have been severely disappointed. Well.. it was 5 in the morning and I decided that it was time to sleep. After pulling an all-nighter I was exhausted and was instantly knocked out when my head hit the pillow. In my dream-like state I heard a beautiful feminine voice. "We have found a suitable world for you. Welcome to the world of Valirine." I don''t know how long I was asleep for but when I woke up I realized that I wasn''t in my room... *Knock, knock.* "Please wake up young master it is time for breakfast." A female behind the door told me. ''Wait a minute.... wtf just happened? ================================== Hope you enjoyed the chapter! Please leave comments and other stuff that you want to write down. I have no set schedule for releases and will be releasing whenever I feel like it! Youve got a friend in me. "Please wake up young master it is time for breakfast." A female behind the door told me. ''Wait a minute.... wtf just happened? As the door opened a beautiful brunette with huge breasts in a maid outfit entered the room and my jaw dropped to the floor. The maid giggled in a cute way at my expression and I blushed. "Let''s get you dressed up young master. It''s time for breakfast." She picked me up and began to undress me. I was still trying to wrap my mind around what the hell was happening. I suddenly remembered the survey that I took last night. ''Wait a minute.... it can''t be... the survey was real!!'' I nearly said that out loud and the young woman looked at me with an amused expression and I blushed again. I''ve never been so close to such a beautiful woman before and it unnerved me. Before I realized it she stripped me down to my underwear and was looking at my adolescent body. I was uncomfortable and she seemed to realize it and to my relief she quickly helped me wear a fancy looking shirt and pants that looked like they were for rich people. ''Shit... am I really royalty now? I seriously hit the jackpot!'' The pretty woman in the maid outfit led me out of the room and took me to a small room with a small table with food on it and in there was an even more beautiful woman whose looks could only be described as godlike. She was the most beautiful woman that I have ever seen. Shiny black hair, high cheek bones with grey eyes. I also noticed that she had pointy ears. "You''re late Ivan." the pointy eared lady said in a firm tone. I assumed she was speaking to me and I froze. My mind blanked out as I didn''t know how to respond. The lady saw my expression and laughed teasingly. "Hahaha. No need to be afraid Ivan. Come and give mama a kiss. Did you sleep well?" I timidly walked towards her and gave her a kiss on the cheek and she kissed me back on my forehead. ''She''s my mother... what a bummer...'' We began eating a simple meal composed of some warm soup, bread and some sort of meat. While eating I thought to myself. ''Wait... I''m half hum and 1/4 elf and 1/4 demon... if she''s my mother then is she a demon and an elf?'' The soup was surprisingly delicious and I wolfed it down and my mother laughed and told me to slow down. "Today''s your birthday Ivan. Your father sent you a gift. It''s in the courtyard. Shall we head there now?" My mother asked. I tried my best to act like a 5 year old as much as possible and began jumping up and down yelling "YES!" My mother laughed a beautiful laugh and we walked to the courtyard while holding hands. Her laugh was beautiful. I was falling in love with her already. If only she wasn''t my mother... As we were walking to the courtyard I was able to get a good look at the palace that we were living in. It was quite huge with beautiful pieces of artwork on the walls and there was red velvet carpets that was laid out in the hallways. We passed by a number of guards who bowed down respectfully to us as we passed by. I had a few questions in my mind as we were walking such as, ''Where is my father? If it''s my birthday how come he didn''t come see me? And why were we eating in such a small room if we''re royalty?'' Enjoying the story? Show your support by reading it on the official site. We reached the courtyard. It had a beautiful intricately designed fountain in the middle and a lot of flowers the decorated the courtyard. Next to the fountain I saw that there were 10 young children who looked no older than I was. They were all dirty and covered with filth and they smelled a little. "Come and choose your first slave dear Ivan." My mother told me. ''Huh? This world has slaves? I have to act normally.... so she doesn''t suspect anything weird from me.'' I observed the 10 young pitiful looking children. There were 5 boys and 5 girls. "Can I only choose 1 mama?" I asked. "Yes dear. Only 1." My mother replied. "But whhhhhyyyyy???" I asked in a childlike tone. I attempted to act as childlike as possible but mother firmly refused me and only allowed me to choose 1 slave. One of them caught my eye the instant I laid eyes on them and so I decided to choose him as my birthday present. He was a skinny frail looking boy with blonde hair and green eyes. I could tell that he would break many female hearts in the future when he matures. But what was different about him from the others was his eyes. He had a certain fierceness in his eyes that refused to give up. The others'' eyes were all lifeless and dead. They all gave up on life. But this one didn''t. He still had a burning fire in his eyes and I looked that. "I choose him mama." "Oooh. My son certainly has good taste. Very well. Nina get rid of the rest." We left the courtyard and the slave I chose followed us. I heard screams of pain behind us from the courtyard. ''They couldn''t possibly have....'' I turned around and my slaves face turn pale behind all the dirt and grime. That was when I knew that I practically killed all the other 9 children with my decision. Nina, the pretty young brunette took my slave to wash him and my mother told me to go play by myself. There was still so many questions that I had but I kept my mouth shut and went into my room. Waiting in my room was really boring I had nothing to do except lay down in my bed. I mean seriously, what kind of royalty doesn''t spoil their children? After about 2 hours or so of painfully waiting the door opened and my new slave came in. When I saw him I felt conflicted about what I did and it gave me a nauseous feeling. "Hi. What''s your name?" I asked. "I don''t have one mi''lord." "Hmm... then I''ll give you one. I think I''ll call you Alder." He seemed to brighten up with his new name and smiled a little but the smile went away just as quickly. "Nice to meet you Alder. I hope we can be good friends from now on." "B-b-but m-mi''lord. I''m not worthy of such an honor." ''Sigh... this kid has a big vocabulary for a 5 year old.'' I began to chatter on and asked him various questions about his life. At first he was cautious about after a while I wore him down and he smiled a little. Turns out that he''s actually a pretty shy kid and doesn''t get out much. But of course... his parents did sell him into slavery because of their debt... and he was beaten while held captive and raped.... but I''m sure that he could get over it with time... I think I like him. Just cant wait to be king. On the night of our main protagonist, Ivan''s 5th birthday... A fierce battle was occurring within the heavens. 2 godlike figures were in battle, one black and one golden. But finally it ended as the black figure was pierced by the sword of the white one. "MUAHAHAHA! You may have defeated me today but I Demon god Yvel swear that I will return!" As he said the he pierced his own chest with his own hand and brought out lustrous black orb. It was his soul. "NO! STOP!" yelled out the other god. But it was too late as the demon god crushed his own soul and the hundred shattered pieces of his spirit was spread throughout the world. The mortals in the lower realm saw it was shooting stars but little did they know that it was pieces of the soul of the demon god. And perhaps it was fate or chance but one of the hundred pieces of the demon god''s soul flew into Ivan''s room and entered into his body. Nobody knows what the future will hold in store for him. For now his fate has changed and he will be destined for.... hell.. I don''t even know. lol =========== The next day after my birthday someone abruptly barged into my room yelling at the top of his lungs, "Get up you maggot! It''s time to train!" A huge, muscular bald man with scars all over his face and one ran down his left eye which showed that he was blind in one eye came into my room. He grabbed me by cuffs of my shirt and dragged me out of bed. I shocked because I just woke up and didn''t know what the hell was happening. He brought me into a small courtyard, different from the one yesterday where I got my first slave: Alder. He grabbed a wooden sword that was too big and heavy for my weak and kind of chubby arms and threw it at me. I dropped it and he slapped me in the face... hard. Tears threatened to come out of my eyes as I glared at him. ''What the hell was that for!'' I internally thought. "Never drop your weapon in battle maggot! You will be killed in no time!" screamed the bald man. "Now pick it up you maggot! Come and fight me!" Well... I had no idea what in the world was going on so I did as I was told and we began to spar. I got destroyed. By the end of the 2 hours of sparring I was covered with bruises all over my body and I''m pretty sure that I was bleeding in some places too. My arms were sore from just trying to hold up the heavy wooden sword. While sparring the bald man kept on cursing me and kept on degrading me... calling me maggot, worm, dog and other derogatory terms. But I didn''t cry or reply back to him for fear that I would get hit hard and was pretty much a punching bag for him. The bald man left and my mother came and gave me a big hug while crying and saying sorry over and over but I didn''t know what she was saying because my mind was in overload with pain that could not be handled by a child and I blacked out. When I woke up my mother was next to me and she was joyful that I was awake. When I asked her what happened she told me that after I turn 5 years old my father the king made it a rule that all of his children would receive training from a professional soldier or a soldier with many military merits. I was seriously pissed off. I mean why the hell would a father that I''ve never even met before bestow upon me this kind of hellish training? When I moved around I noticed that all of my wounds have healed. I stared in wonder at my own body and my mother laughed at me say that magic was used to heal me. Well... that made a lot more sense. "Mother. When can I learn magic?" Unauthorized use of content: if you find this story on Amazon, report the violation. "Usually, children being learning magic when they turn 7 years old. So when you become 7 your father will find you a master to teach you magic." My mother replied. ''2 more years huh?... that''s a long time... wait... what if he sends me another sadist like the huge bald guy?'' "Mama can I change my teacher?" "I''m sorry Ivan, but your father chose him and there is nothing I can do about that. But Captain Quintus is a very strong man that can teach you how to become very strong." Suddenly the door opened. "Finally up ya maggot! About damn time! It''s been 2 bloody days! Let''s go! I''m not getting any younger!" ---------- A month has passed since I came to this world... I was able to gain a lot of information from my mother and the servants. During this time I was also assigned a teacher to teach me general things like how to read and write and some basic math which I already knew but this world''s language was pretty complicated for me but I am persevering and diligently learning. I found out many things. For example, my mother is a concubine. Which is the reason why father never comes to visit us. Well... I''m pretty sure he visits my mother for *ahem* "adult" reasons but I''ve never seen him before. But because my mothers room is next to mine I sometimes hear noises that I would choose not to hear. I mean... my own parents are having sex.... The part of the palace we are living in is relatively small. Apparently father has dozens of other concubines and many other children, which makes them my siblings. Mother told me that father is a very busy person and that is why he never visits me but I frankly don''t really care. When I asked mother how she married father she gave a happy smile and told me stories about how she was an adventurer and how he saved her when she was in danger. Apparently it was love at first site. Father was very powerful. He is one of the 13 kings. When I asked what the 13 kings were she told me that they were the 13 strongest warriors in the continent. "Why are they the strongest mama?" I asked. They have reached the pinnacle of martial training and have the strength to fly and topple mountains. I was very excited when she told me that they could fly. I was pretty sure that because I am at the genius level for martial arts then I could certainly reach my fathers level too. So my goal in this life was to be king as soon as possible. My familiarity with Alder has grown also. I treat him like a friend but he still acts like a slave. Sigh... I wonder when he will open up to me. But there is one thing that has been constantly bugging me. I am 1/4 demon. That means either my mother or father are 1/4 demon. I can''t just simply go up and ask my mother how I have my demon lineage. They would get suspicious and I don''t even know if demons are persecuted in this world or not... so I have to hold back my curiosity for now... My training with Captain Quintus is a grueling as ever. Everyday I get up and get beaten by him black and blue and I think he seems to enjoy it. But I can definitely tell that I am progressing quite finely if I do say so myself. I am still a beginner but I am now able to somewhat defend myself against him during our spars. Time flows by quickly and 2 years pass in the blink of an eye and I am now 7 years old. ====================================================================== Hope you enjoyed the chapter. If there are any grammar mistakes please tell me. Criticism is helpful. :P Comments are also appreciated! Beauty and the Beast. 2 years have gone by quickly and I am now 7 years old. It was probably the worst period in my life so far... Every single day I had to wake up and get beaten by Quintus. Every single day Quintus made me do drills to temper my physical body. Everyday I would be covered with bruises and blood only to be healed by a priest that was hired by my father. But everyday I improved and was able to get stronger. If I didn''t have my memories from my previous life I don''t know how I would have survived this ordeal. This isn''t possible for a 5 year old child. If I was a normal 5 year old kid then I''m pretty sure I would be dead by now. I not only improved physically but also mentally. I steeled my mind and will and my perseverance increased and my tolerance for pain as well. I didn''t just focus on the sword. Quintus taught me how to fight bare-handed and with multiple weapons such as knives, maces, bow and arrow, and etc. I was amazed by how much knowledge he had on all sorts of weapons. When I was about 6 years old I asked my mother to have Alder (my slave) to join me in my lessons because I was feeling a bit sadistic but my mother said no. So I did the child-like thing and constantly pestered her until she finally agreed to the reason that Alder can protect me when I''m in danger. When Quintus began teaching Alder along with me I was annoyed that Quintus went so much easier on Alder.... he was nicer too. This morning my mother brought a thin frail looking man into my room. His name is Timeon. He is a Grand Mage. Well. I didn''t know what the hell a Grand master mage was so I asked him. He had a hearty laugh and a deep voice that I didn''t expect from such a thin man like him. "Well you see, my boy. There are 5 ranks that determines the status of a mage. First is the Apprentice Mage, next is the Adept, then Master Mage, then Grand master Mage and finally there is the Archmage." "As you learn more about the mysteries of magic from me I will determine whether or not you are able to move on to the next stage." And so from today onward my master Timeon began to teach me magic. "Magic is a unfathomable subject. There is so much that has yet to be discovered. There are 5 branches of magic: alchemy, runes, enchanting, contracting and creation. Now, from today onward I am going to teach you the basics of every subject and I expect you to study them well and soon you will determine which branch of magic you wish to continue learning." Master Timeon was filled with knowledge and he poured his knowledge to me and I found it hard to take in all the information at once. Basically what I learned today was the summaries of the 5 branches of magic. You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story. Alchemy is the branch of magic where a mage creates potions to heal, poison, curse etc. and other miscellaneous magical items. Rune carving was actually writing magic, and that written magic can be used for many purposes. For example, if you write the magic word for fire on a piece of paper you drain mana from yourself onto the piece of paper. Now when you are low on mana you can use take out that piece of paper and say the magic word for fire in the magic language and fire will come out. Apparently its really handy during dangerous situations but rune carving is a very meticulous practice and a single mistake can backfire and kill the magician. So not many people choose to learn this. But there are certain restrictions such as how many times you can use that piece of paper with the magic word on it. It depends on the amount of mana put into the word as it was written on the piece of paper. Enchanting is the branch of magic where you basically pour your magic into a certain object to give it a certain quality. For example, you can enchant a sword to burn your enemies or freeze them, or you can enchant a normal shirt and make it impenetrable. Of course you need to have a certain level of mastery and an insane amount of mana to make a normal shirt impenetrable. Next up is contracting. Contracting is when a mage creates a contract with different beings, whether they be spirits, elementals, faeries and other mystical beasts. Contracting is most commonly used for slave marks. But powerful contracters are able to make contracts with powerful spirits and demons and bind them to their will. And finally creation is where you basically chant the magic words to create a fire ball or whatever you want. Whew... that was a lot of information. My brain is overloading... As I leave my room because my lesson ended for the day I see my mother holding hands with a huge burly man. "Mama, who''s that?" They both turn around and I see the mans face.... Well... he isn''t exactly ugly... but if you look up the definition of brute I''m pretty sure his face would come up on it. He had a large build that mostly consisted of muscle and he had huge arms that were covered with scars and a hairy beard that didn''t look attractive at all. "Come here Ivan. Give your father a hug." How the hell did mother fall in love with this guy? I hope I don''t grow up to be like him when I grow up. -------------------------------------------------- Hope you enjoyed the chapter please comment and rate! :)