《The Two Stories of Frontier Online: A Tale of A Boy and A Beast (Dropped)》 Prologue: Meeting the Two Brothers Shuu''s POV: "Jun wake up, wake up. Frontier Online starts soon, we don''t want to miss it like we did at the Beta Testing." I exclaimed, bursting into my twin brother''s bedroom. Jun grumbled and pulled the sheets over his head to block out the sound, but I grabbed the blankets and swiped them from the bed. "No sleeping, come on, Its about to start, I wonder what the Beta Testers set up for us" I spoke with anticipation. Let me explain, The game Frontier Online was a game made from the players, by the players, for the players. It allowed anyone to do anything, If you wanted to build a kingdom, then you would gather loyal subjects, create NPCs, Create and support Towns and cities, Maybe even find a religion if you want. If you wanted to be a daring dungeon creator, you would buy the land, excavate and build the floors, and spawn in monsters as well as drops. But the things I wanted to do the most was create my own type of [Unique Monster]. In Frontier Online, you could choose between the [Kingdom]- The races of Human, Elf, Beastmen, Dwarves, etc, or choose to be a [Beast of the Wild] Basically any and every type of monster that was not supported by the kingdom, (Thieves, Thugs, Bandits, Rouge Beastmen, etc are classified as [Beasts of the Wild, as they do not follow the [Kingdom]. [Beasts of the Wild] allowed you to create your own Mob, even have named bosses for other players to fight. For a [Kingdom] Player, they had to fight these [Beasts of the Wild] for drops and gold that the beast had on them to gain fame, and money for better items. For [Beasts of the Wild] Players, they had to defeat a Player, reguardless of which Faction they chose, and take their items/drops, to convert into points to grow themselves. If the [Beasts of the Wild] Player defeated many adversaries then they have the chance to evolve themselves into a more dangerous beast. (Short explanation: Beasts- defeat things to evolve/change into a better beast.) Jun finally stirred in my monologue and he socked me right in the face. "You talk way to much, let me get some sleep, It starts at 12:00 Noon, It''s 9 in the morning, let me sleep for a couple more hours" Jun grumbled and turned over once more. "I can''t let you do that, we need to review over the strategy guides that a Beta Tester friend of ours gave us, how can we slack when we can learn where to go and what to do" I begged Jun with puppy dog eyes. "Good grief, you think that trick is gonna work on me, You usually play around, but for once your serious, but I made up my mind, I will wake up later, so don''t bother me" Jun growled and he proceeded to kick me from the room. I was downtrodden by Jun''s neglect at the game, but I knew he was just as hyped. I sat down and looked over the guides that our Beta Tester friend left us. Opening up the book titled [Guides of the Two Sides: An up-to-date guide to [Kingdom] and [Beasts of the Wild]], I flipped through the book to the second part of the guide. < Welcome to the [Beasts of the Wild] section, Us Beta Testers who had selected [Beasts of the Wild] write this to tell you how to start out as a [Beast]> The author''s content has been appropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. I proceeded to read the rest of the guide, getting absorbed by their words. Jun''s POV: That bastard Shuu, trying to make me wake up early, Even if Frontier Online was being released to the general public, I am still not the person who wakes up early in the mornings. I looked at the time which was nearing 11:15. I finally pushed myself out of bed and looked at the guide that [Pierno], the Beta Tester who put this together, got for me. "Hmm, everyone starts as a novice, and to learn skills they would have to either discover the knowledge themselves or find someone who knows of the knowledge in real life, what a load of crap this is, skills will be impossible to learn" I muttered angrily but then I thought, / If the Beta Testers have been there for a month already, then they should have set the baseline for skills that each basic class can learn, deviant/variant spells, skills, and classes can be found out as well./ I then gave a laugh, "Ha ha ah, Since its a Frontier, we all have to learn new things once in a while. Maybe I can create the ultimate Berserker class or skill. That would be nice, without a plan, then playing is meaning less." I said to myself and then the clock struck 12:00, I practically bolted to my Virtual Machine to hook myself in. "Alright, Settings check, game check, Character creation, hmm, Command : Set Name to: [Gren], Command: Race: [Human], Command: Display [Kingdom Map]" I say in quick succession. "Map of the [Kingdom] will now be displayed, Select which Kingdom you would like to go to: Coast Empire Seshalis, The Forest Tribes of Oakwood, the Kingdom of the Middle Plains, the Underground Villages." a female computer voice spoke to me. "Command: Start Location: Kingdom of the Middle Plains" "Starting location will be in the Kingdom of the Middle Plains, Select the starting village: Janu- Surrounded by tall grass, Easy to get lost in the grass, sometimes refered to as, the village in the Wheat Labyrinth. Ocypetes- Large farmlands, main trading complex, From time to time it is targeted by plunderers. Higal- Despite being in the plains, Higal houses a forest that is very mysterious, Rumor has it that there are treasures deep in this forest." "Command: Set Village: Higal" I commanded with excitement, Treasures, that could start me off pretty well" I smiled to myself and I got transported into the game. Becoming a Puppet Shuu''s POV The clock struck 12:00 Noon, and I looked up from the guide, It''s here, the time is now, it''s here, finally, I can get started on my dream. I jumped for joy and rushed over to my Virtual Machine and plopped it on my head. "Everything check, Settings, Game, Ooh, time to create the character huh? "Alright, Command: Set Faction: [Beasts of the Wild]" I shouted with glee. "Faction chosen: Beasts of the Wild, The origin of a Beast of the Wild is the attribute creature they are. We go for the 6 Main Origins of Earth, Wind, Water, Fire, Light, and Darkness. Though there are variants and branches from these origins, An example is Lightning, Ice, Void, Sand, and more to be named. Please note, If you start with one Origin, its possible to evolve your Origin to be a different Origin. Ways to change your Origin also include, Exchanging, Fusing, Upgrading, and Consuming, Details will be given on a later time. Please select your Origin for your creature." a female voice spoke to Shuu. "Command: Set Origin: Metal. Command: Set: Species Name: Iron Puppet. Command: Set Beast Model: Wooden Puppet." I commanded the console. "You have created your Species, Let me explain the base overview of [Beast of the Wild], If you want to skip this, then Command: Skip, If you want to listen then please wait 10 seconds." The voice spoke again, I patiently waited 10 seconds and the voice began to explain. "When you are spawned into this world, We will look over your [Beast] and place it accordingly, You will have the option to do a group overview of your entire [Beast Population] or command and control one of them. You can duplicate your [Beasts] as well as put points into evolving them. The more advanced a creature is, the more points you have to spend to duplicate them. Therefore it is better to duplicate the lowest tier and then use points to evolve them. If you have set up an evolution path already, then you can set them to auto evolve. If there are more than one evolution path, then you can put conditions that have to be met before they can evolve into a certain path. For now, You will start as a lone creature that spawns in a set location. Locations available to be spawned in: [Thoran''s Workshop]: The legendary inventor Thoran, was a renowned person through out the world, Sadly he turned mad in the middle of creating his fifty Unique Computer Personalities, and locked himself inside, Adventurers have confirmed the completion of 12 and the rest are of unknown status. [ Ore Cavern] The place with the most ores, ranging from simple iron to Mithral and Adamantium. Dark Dwarves live here and will allow no one to come near. A species of Dragonkin (Dragon Humans) live here and worship a Metal Dragon named Osk. It is believed by the Dragonkin that If Osk doesn''t receive enough yearly tribute of metals then he will rise and determine if the world shall live or die. [Forest of Metal Trees] A rare forest in the Kingdom of the Middle Plains, its is the only forest around for miles, and surprisingly the wood is made out of metal. Rumor has it that Treasures of an unknown beast lie hidden in the epicenter of the forest. Rarer metals are found the deeper you go into the forest. " The voice explained to me the possible locations of my Puppet species. "The forest looks nice, alright, Command: Set Location: [Forest of Metal Trees] I said and light flashed in front of me. "Everything is in order, You will be transported into the game" the voice spoke and I woke up in a forest. Observing my surroundings where trees made out of iron, copper, and regular wood was growing. "Sure enough, the trees around here are made of metal" I thought and a notification popped up in front of me
Iron Puppet has 100 Evolution Points, Will you distribute them now? Yes/No
I opened my Evolution Table and looked at the skills and abilities I can do. Abilities: [Tool Creation] The ability to create tools, If evolved then you can learn [Weapon Creation] Points to learn [75] [String Production] Puppets have the ability to create string, They can be used to control objects. Can be used to ambush their opponents Can be upgraded to [String Manipulation]. Points to learn [1000] [Detachable Joints] The ability to detach damaged joints, Can be upgraded to [Replace Joints] and even further to [Upgrade Body Parts] Points to learn [ 100] Support the author by searching for the original publication of this novel.[Resist (Elements)] The ability to take less damage from certain elemental attacks (Replace elements with the element you want to resist, as an all elemental resist is cheating) Points to learn [1000 per 1%] Skills: [Unrelentless] Ignoring any damage for 2 seconds, you gain a 25% strength and agility increase. Points to Learn [10] [Crush] Catch an opponent into a body-lock and crush them, deals 10 damage per second and scales with strength Points to learn [25] [Iron Casing] Improves defense for 5 seconds and negates any physical attacks during the duration. Points to learn [50] Just to name a few. Thinking hard I chose to distribute points to [Crush] and [Tool Creation] I opened up my information and took a look
Information Window
Name:???Alignment:[Beasts of the Wild]
Level:1Class:Mob
Race:Iron PuppetGender:N/A
Titles
N/A
Fame:0Infamy:0
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Health:150/ 150Health Regen:0.5/ Sec
Mana:100 / 100Mana Regen:2 / Sec
Stamina:200 / 200Stamina Regen:0.1 / Sec
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Strenght:20Agility:5
Vitality:15
Intelligence:2Wisdom:0
Leadership:0Luck:0
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Attack:10-14Defense:20
Physical Resistances
Slashing:25%Piercing:15%
Crushing:-25%
Elemental Resistances
Fire:-200%Water:15%
Wind:10%Earth:-10%
Light:0Darkness:0
(courtesy of Help) I looked it over and grinned. Time to go farm for points How to: Become a Berserker Jun''s POV: After the white light shined in front of me, I opened my eyes to find myself in a small village. Surrounded by a wall, the two entrances faced the East and West directions. To the East lies the plains, and the route to the Capital of the Kingdom of the Middle Plains. while the West has the entrance to the [Forest of Metal Trees] Dungeon. "You are a novice, would you like to proceed through the Tutorial?" the Female Computer voice spoke. "I have no time for that, give me directions to the nearest training facility, I want to learn to be a berserker" I laughed. "Rerouting destination to Beginners Training Hall, Follow the waypoint" the computer voice instructed and I took off at a run, passing by many people who also just started. "He seems like he knows what hes doing, lets follow him" a random bystander said and very soon, a crowd of people started to follow me. "Just great , a bunch of noobies are after my hide, what a sorry bunch" I said, my face twitching. I decided to lead them astray, and run all over town, just running. "Ha ha ah, that will show em" I sneered, a sinister grin on my face. I secretly mentally applauded myself for a job well done.
Congratulations, For constantly running have the option of choosing between the two skills: [Haste] Increase Movement speed by 20% for 5 seconds. or [Berserk Rush] Sacrificing Defense for 4 seconds, you will rush to a target, bulldozing all in your way and deal damage based on Movement Speed, and Attack Damage.
My eyes light up with glee. "Command: Choose Skill: [Berserk Rush]. Alright, Skilled learned, let us teach those noobies for following me" I dashed out of where I had stopped and rushed toward the crowd of people who had been following me. "Alright [Berserk Rush] " To tell you the least it didn''t end well. Walking out of Adventures Guild after having to apologize to everyone who died, "Don''t worry they will respawn in 24 hours" I laughed to the guards that were holding me against the ground. I sighed as my gold pouch now laid empty for "Disrupting the Peace" I pulled out the Manual and started to look at the skills and minimum requirements to be a Berserker. "Hmm, says here I have to accumulate Rage, and learn the skill Rage Mode. Simple steps" I laughed with confidence. "Ha ha ah, time to accumulate rage..... those bastards never told me how to accumulate rage" I wandered around, thinking about how to accumulate rage. Various methods were applied: Round 1: Thinking about Rage and trying to "Accumulate" it. End Result: Looking stupid. Round 2: Punching stuff, because that works End Result: More fees and fines to pay, plus stat increase. Round 3-100: Various methods End Result: Various Failures. "ARRGGG, LET ME BUILD RAGE" I screamed and I picked up someone and threw them into the store across the street. DING*
Congratulations, You have successfully earned the Rage Meter, this keeps track of your rage, You gain it from getting annoyed or angry, and can use it to enhance or use certain skills. Beware, Rage dissipates over time.
"YES, I FINALLY DONE IT" I jumped for joy, and a bunch of people surrounded me. "Are you the one who threw our guildmaster across the street?" An elvish archer glared at me. "If I said that I did, what will you do" I brazenly replied. "If so, then your coming with us" The elvish archer said and two knight class Orcs, grabbed me and started to take me somewhere. "Alright, All or nothing [Berserk Rush] and I took off, Laughing my head off. Jun''s Stat Window
Information Window
Name:GrenAlignment:[Kingdom]
Level:1Class:Novice
Race:HumanGender:Male
Titles
N/A
Fame:0Infamy:0
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Health:100/ 100Health Regen:1/ Sec
Mana:100 / 100Mana Regen:.5 / Sec
Stamina:200 / 200Stamina Regen:1 / Sec
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Strenght:10Agility:10
Vitality:10
Intelligence:5Wisdom:0
Leadership:0Luck:-50
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Attack:5-7Defense:10
Physical Resistances
Slashing:0%Piercing:0%
Crushing:0%
Elemental Resistances
Fire:0%Water:0%
Wind:0%Earth:0%
Light:0Darkness:0
This book is hosted on another platform. Read the official version and support the author''s work. After looking at the my stats, I can distribute my Skill Points since I have no money left to actually get any skills. Looking over the skills I have I got
[Berserk Rush] (Beginners: 12.2%/100%) Sacrificing Defense for 4 seconds, you will rush to a target, bulldozing all in your path and deal damage based on Movement Speed and Attack Damage.
[Sword Handling] (Passive) (Beginners: 5.6%/100%)The more you use a sword, the better you are at using it, and the more damage you deal with it
[Rage] (Passive) (Beginner 9.0%/100%) Rage is used to empower or execute attacks, Rage can give a Damage Buff, as well as a Defense Buff, which scales with the Rage Meter. Rage will be gained by: Attacking, Taking damage, or Exhaustion and the will to push on.
I like my start, now lets go to this dungeon to get some gold for my class change. With a roar, I charge into the forest, swinging my sword to attack any [Beasts] that I encounter. My First Opponent, Wither Wolves. Shuu''s POV: I gripped the iron tree and activated my skill [Crush] [Iron Tree] takes 12 damage, [Iron Tree] takes 10 damage, and other damage numbers flew up for the duration of [Crush] and it finally crumbled into drop materials.
You have picked up the following materials
Iron Log x 2 Metal Shards x4 Iron branch Bark x10 You have gained enough materials to craft the following tools: Iron Hatchet Iron Pick Iron Hoe Iron Saw Iron Hammer All items listed will have combat penalty of [-50% Damage] [+25% corrosion rate]
I smiled at the *extra* text after the Items, but I discarded the notice and chose to craft the [Iron Hatchet]
Crafting Failed. Materials Consumed: Metal Shard, Iron Branch, Bark x4
Time to hug more trees, I thought to myself and after an hour of gathering and failed crafting I finally produced my first tool
Iron Hatchet
Type:ToolDurability:23 / 35
Quality:Crude
An item created by the [Iron Puppets]. They are mainly used for gathering and are bad in combat, making them break easily.
I laughed at the flavored text and took a couple of swings with it. I put all the failed attempts into a separate window that converted objects into Evolution Points. I looked at my Evolution Tab to see how much the [Weapon Creation] skill cost and saw it was 200 points. Looking back at the points I got about 24 points for 20 failed attempts so I guessed quality matters. I had to many logs in my inventory with my current strength value made me unable to move. Deciding to convert some for points, I decided to gather materials to create the other tools. On a small break I went into an Species tab, I saw various options that were lit up. [Duplicate]: Copy the current [Beast] in the exact same conditions [Points required: 100] [Revert] Go back to a prior evolution line, 50% of your items will be lost as well has skills going back by 1-2 stages. [Points required: 500] [Spawn] Spawn a creature of your species [50] [Birth] Spawn the lowest tier creature of your species [Points required: 50] [Enhance] Improve parts of your species by blessing or genetic code [Points required 1000] [Evolve] Rank Up your species to the next level, if you have a new rank up then other members of your species can auto/manual evolve into the new rank up when the prerequisites are met [Points required: 10,000] If I had them, my jaws would have dropped to the ground. 10,000 points to Evolve my species to the next level, and an individual had to gather that. Considering the 120 points I got from the failed crafts and the logs, the number was astronomically high. I sighed as the other options were not as good. 1,000 points to enhance. I shook my head and then chose to spawn twice, making two more puppets to appear in front of me. They did not have their 100 points distributed yet, so I chose for both of them to have the [Crush] Ability, but I left one with their 75 Points remaining, and the other with the ability [Iron Casing] Back on the Species tab, some new option was lit up. [Auto-Distribute Points] All newly spawned [Iron Puppets] will now choose to either get the [Iron Casing] or the [Tool Creation] skill. The chance that the puppet will keep their points is also high. (Current Status: Disabled) The tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation.[Lock Abilities] From now on, all [Iron Puppets] are required to get the ability [Crush] (Current Status: Disabled) I enabled both of them and gave both of the puppets [Iron Hatchets] and the three of us went to gather more materials. A couple more hours later and my skills for [Crush] and [Tool Creation] leveled up a couple of times. I have finally gathered 200 points. Opening my Evolution Tab, I looked at my skills and looked over the details of the skill I wanted [Weapon Creation] The ability to create weapons by crafting, Weapons made will not suffer from combat penalties, and will have raised stats the further this is mastered. [Points Required: 200] I didn''t hesitate to exchange for the skill, and after a couple of attempts, finally made my first weapon
Iron Spear
Type:WeaponDurability:18 / 35
Quality:Crude
Attack:5
A spear made by an [Iron Puppet]. They are dull but enough to deal quite a bit of damage. They break easily when constantly used in a short period of time.
I made a couple of more and handed them out to the other two puppets. The puppet with the saved points, I got the skill [Detachable Joints],and [Tool Creation] leaving it with 37 points remaining, On the other hand, the second puppet got the skills [Tool Creation] and [Unrelentless] as well as the upgraded version of [Iron Casing], which was [Armor Cocoon] which surrounded the puppet in an impenetrable cocoon, but sacrificed movement and remaining evolution points at 13. In the [Lock Abilites], I enabled the option that [Tool Creation] and [Weapon Creation] were a must I used the 40 points to spawn another [Iron Puppets] and his points distributed themselves to [Crush] and [Tool Creation] On the way to gather more materials, a growling was heard and a pack of wolves surrounded the four of us. [td2] Faction[/tds][tb2]Beasts of the Wild[/tds][td2] Skills know[/tds][td2]Decay Aura, Drain Fang, Ballistic Charge[/tds]
Wither Wolves
LEvel2Health:105 / 105
Stats:Attack: ??? Defense: ???
The origins of the Wither wolves belong to the Drain Wolves. They are fearsome foes that drain the life out of surrounding items. They are renowned for prolonging fights to cripple their prey before moving in high speeds to deal a finishing blow.
There was a pack of 6 surrounding us. Puppet #2 charged forward and aggro the pack onto him, and activated the skill [Armor Cocoon]. the rest of us took this opportunity to attack. At first it seemed to be going well, but as time went on, I could feel my spear getting heavier. Together we finished the second wolf,before the [Armor Coccoon] went down. instantly taking multiple hits for the 4 remaining wolves, despite our high defense and health, almost instantly killed him. I despaired at the sight of losing him. I had puppet #1 use [Unrelentless] to bash in another wolf wild Puppet #3 and I took care of another one. At that moment, Puppet #3 fell to the ground, it''s legs corroded and splintered. Another Wilther wolf took one of my arms and ripped it off. Puppet #1 lost his spear, and [Unrelentless] wore off, and took a nasty blow to the torso. Looking at the grim situation, I took my spear and impaled one of the wolves that jumped toward me. Puppet #3 fell to the other wolf and Puppet #! took this time to initiate [Crush] to finish off the last wolf. What a loss, 100 points down the drain. but the 2 level 1 wolves I killed had leveled my character up to level 2 with 54% to the next level. Splitting the two wolves between the two of us, I set him on auto after getting a couple more [Iron Puppets] and log out, saving the points for next time I log in. Party Forming and a Quest. Jun''s POV: "Ha ha ah" I laughed crazily as I slashed my sword through another Timber Wolf. Collected hide, and meat again, and was sorely disappointed. "Hmm, now all my items are in need of repair, Maybe I can learn some skills as well." I muttered to myself. Another level up huh, I distributed the points to 4/3/3 of Strength, Agility , and Vitality "Command: Open: Status Window" and my stat window popped up:
Information Window
Name:GrenAlignment:[Kingdom]
Level:4Class:Novice
Race:HumanGender:Male
Titles
N/A
Fame:0Infamy:0
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Health:220/ 220Health Regen:2.2/ Sec
Mana:140 / 140Mana Regen:.7 / Sec
Stamina:300 / 300Stamina Regen:5 / Sec
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Strenght:26Agility:22
Vitality:22
Intelligence:5Wisdom:0
Leadership:0Luck:-50
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Attack:12-21Defense:30
Physical Resistances
Slashing:0%Piercing:0%
Crushing:0%
Elemental Resistances
Fire:0%Water:0%
Wind:0%Earth:0%
Light:0Darkness:0
[Berserk Rush] (Beginner 3 (60.2%/100% ) Sacrificing Defense for 4 seconds, you will rush to a target, bulldozing all in your path and deal damage based on Movement Speed and Attack Damage.
[Sword Handling] (Passive) (Beginners: 4 (0.3%/100%)The more you use a sword, the better you are at using it, and the more damage you deal with it
[Rage] (Passive) (Beginner 2( 98.5%/100%) Rage is used to empower or execute attacks, Rage can give a Damage Buff, as well as a Defense Buff, which scales with the Rage Meter. Rage will be gained by: Attacking, Taking damage, or Exhaustion and the will to push on.
I moved back toward town and after repairing my equipment I stumbled into the tavern to turn in my quest
Quest Complete: You have subjugated 20 Timber Wolves, Reward: 100 experience, 30 gold, Wolf Hide Armor.
Wolf Hide Armor
Type:Light ArmorDurability:50 / 50
Quality:Good
Armor made from the hide of Timber Wolves, It is rather durable and is captable of taking hits: Defense + 10
Unauthorized use of content: if you find this story on Amazon, report the violation. I grinned, more defense means longer survival, meaning more fighting. I instantly equipped it and as I was leaving, I saw a person holding a sign.
Looking for a party, needs to be able to either heal, tank, or deal swift judgement on enemies
Roles Filled: Mage, Bard, Swordsman, Scout Spearman
I grinned at the last part and slowly made my way to the person. "Hello person of interest, I would like to form a party with you, I aim to be a [Berserker] so my points are distributed into strength and vitality. I am quite capable of taking damage, and dealing "Swift Judgement" how about it, will you accept?" I offered myself and the person, a human female who looked quite stunning, despite being flat looked at me. Skill [Obeserve] the girl said and I felt like it was being stripped naked. "What are you doing you little twat" I growled and she just laughed. "hu hue hu, interesting, since you got the [Rage] skill, your temper shouldn''t be to bad. Since your an interesting fellow, I''ll let my teammates decide if they want you or not. "Since you pried into my information you better reveal yours to me" I scowled, but she ignored me and skipped away to the side of the guild, leaving me to follow in her wake. Upon entering an alleyway, I felt a magical barrier erupt behind me and projectiles flew. Taking out my sword I knocked the bolts of iron to the side and observed my surroundings. Balconies hung over the place, and darkness covered the alley. Enemies were no where in sight. I grinned, my blood rushing. Keeping my sword up I proceeded to punch the wall repeatedly, My rage meter filling up. "Someone stop him, he aimed to be a berserker" someone shouted out and music filled the alleyway, I noticed the sleep status flickering on my screen and I bellowed [Berserk Rush] and charged down the alleyway, barrels and crates exploaded, and a bard, magician, and a swordsman were knocked back. A scout dropped from a balcony, ready to stab me but I shrugged it off and thew her to the side. A swordsman sparred with me and I used [Berserk Rush] again to ram him into the wall. I was going to stab him with my sword when someone yelled "STOP" The adrenaline rushing out of my blood calmed me down, and I looked over to see the girl who was holding the sign. "You have passed our trial, please don''t mistake us for robbers, but we don''t want any weak teammates either" the girl explained. I growled "I don''t care what your aim is, but you still have a question to answer me, Who are you" The girl gave me a grin before a floating window appeared in front of her, and she swiped it toward me.
Status Window
Name:CornaAlignment:[Kingdom]
Level:6Class:Surveyor
Race:HumanGender:Female
Titles
N/A
Fame:10Infamy:0
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Health:150 / 150Health Regen:.6 / Sec
Mana:500 / 500Mana Regen:10/ Sec
Stamina:120 / 120Stamina Regen:3 / Sec
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Strenght:10Agility:12
Vitality:15
Intelligence:23Wisdom:20
Leadership:10??Luck:10
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Attack:3-7Defense:16
Physical Resistances
Slashing:??Piercing:??
Crushing:??
Elemental Resistances
Fire:??Water:??
Wind:??Earth:??
Light:??Darkness:??
So, this little girl has a hidden class, Surveyor class was quite rare, almost no one knows what they do. "Surveyor?, interesting, what do you do exactly." I asked still on guard. "Surveyors are people who gather information, I can identify most objects around this area, I have sight penetration, meaning I can see through hidden traps, shrouded areas, I can also make maps, which can sell for a high price since its early game. Basically a non-combat class, they gather information on various topics, like weather and area buffs/debuffs, spawn rates, item drops, even indepth access to a [Beast] or [Kingdom] information screen." The girl explained to me "Since you passed this trial, I can tell you what we planned to do, but that is if you promise not to release this information to the public, and promise to party with us for the time being" The girl said afterwards and waited for my reply. On one hand, I form a party with a hidden class, a good party with a good sense of battle, where the only problem was no major healers, but on the other hand the mission is quite dangerous and we have to protect someone as useless as her in combat and again, no major healers. I''m sure the bard has something up his sleeves, but this early on, I have no confidence in him. "Alright, I''ll agree to party with you guys, but I want to get some equipment first, Want to accompany me and tell me on the way, or wait till I get back?" I answered them. "Lets just accompany, takes less time and we can outfit each other to build some synergy" the scout pipped up. Some agreed with the scout, but Spearman and Magician was against it. "No harm done" Corna said and both the Magician and the Spearman reluctantly backed off. "Alright, since your with us, We found a dungeon called "Timber Slope" in the forest and want to run through it, I''m sure no one else has discovered it but I had my friends [Galish] and [Urn Stopper] safeguard it, and if your asking what classes they are they are [Novice] and [Alchemist] Corna gave me the situation. "After shopping, we are going to log out and check back in at 7 tonight, that should give us plenty of time" Nidalee, the [Scout] said and we all headed to the bazaar. A Simple, Very Heated, Lunch Conversation. Sorry guys for blanking out for a week, I had a family Reunion and in these kind of events, technology is frowned upon. Now I am back, and I might create a second or third story, they could be of different topics and maybe not about virtual reality. You might get an esper academy, or maybe a galactic race. Who knows, I just can''t sit well with writing just one story, my head is to full of ideas. Anyway, Since people want both split chapters and together chapters, I might do, Split, Split, Together, Together, so on. Here is the first Together Chapter since the prologue. enjoy!!!!
Shuu''s POV: I logged out of the game and sat at the dinner table. Yes, the dinner table, not the dining table. Jun and I have three separate tables for each meal of the day, which included the Breakfast table, the Lunch table, and finally the Dinner Table. Sitting at the lunch table Jun had made today''s lunch and it turned out to be a couple of sandwiches. "Here you go your smoked fish sandwich with chutney" Jun said and he took his PB&J and sat in his seat. "Exotic once again, with your food palette, If I didn''t work so hard we might not even have enough for rent" Jun commented before he took a bite. The smell of the smoked fish drifted to my nose. "Not to worry brother, Being the dark gamer I am, I will find some rare items and exchange them for cash. That should help you a bit, and means more exotic food for me" I laughed. "Oh sure, If I had known any better I might have believed a dirty sloth like you could make money. I know that you chose the [Beasts of the Wild] Faction, there is no way you could earn money." Jun sneered I abruptly stood up. "For your information, My [Beasts] are capable of taking down [Kingdom] adventurers, and gather highly priced items. With that, I am sure we can exchange these said items, for the money we need" I countered. "You little bitch, since you started a few hours ago, you can''t be that strong yet, if you are, then find me and prove it" Jun exploded, his sandwich was now smashed to smithereens. "Even if we are continents apart, I will find you, and I will take your items" I bellowed. I stopped suddenly and took a bite out of my sandwich. "We are arguing right now, and you find the time to eat your sandwich, What is this" Jun lashed out. Chewing my food then swallowing I said. "Even if we are arguing, this sandwich is good, I can''t sit idly by and wait for it to cool down" "Ha ha ah, your always like this, Now look what you did to my sandwich, what am I going to eat, we wont have enough food for this month if I make another one" Jun complained with laughter in his voice. "If you want, you can have some of my Smoked Fish Chutney sandwich, the tomatoes really compliment it" I offered. "I hate fish, but since I am hungry, its worth a shot. Where are you in the game right now?" Jun asked, taking my sandwich and taking a bite out of it. "I am in the [Forest of Metal Trees], It''s in the Kingdom of the Middle Plains, wher...... what happened brother" I asked when Jun practically spit out his sandwich. "I started in the village outside the forest, but on another note, This sandwich is horrible, the chutney doesn''t compliment it at all" Jun exclaimed. "Oh so the sandwich is more important then meeting your brother in-game" I smiled with glee. "Forget it, I''m getting back in game" Jun said getting up. "Wait I got to show you something, follow me" I exclaimed. Shocking my brother. Jun''s POV: This brat got something to show me? This joke is real, since when did he ever get serious. Playing around and always just tagging along when we partied together in other games. He must have changed, Is this even my brother? If he isn''t then I''m going to punch him, if he is, I might punch him harder. He is annoying, that one. "So what is it that you wanted to show me, I am scheduled to meet with a party so make this quick" I growled at him. "Oh its very important, you wouldn''t want to miss it." Shuu told me and chomping on the last of his sandwich he started to go to the living room. You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story. "This better be good, I might not have the patience to stand a joke of yours right now" I replied and followed him with suspicion. "Don''t worry I say, this will make it worthwhile, no need to think its a joke" Shuu said and he turned on the TV. A reporter on Gamer''s News station 16 was beginning to talk about Frontier Online and how millions of players were logging in and playing it across the nation. "The top 7 Rumors of the game as of right now is as followed" the reporter was explaining.
  1. Thoran''s Workshop, the workshop of the famous inventor Thoran who introduced the objects known as Golems, Machine Drives, and Evolution Skeletons. The inventor went locked his workshop, allowing no one to enter or exit at all, those who do infiltrate it''s floors are tormented and hunted down by his current project, the 50 Unique Personality Computers.
  2. The Metal Dragon [Osk] which the dragonkind at Ore Cavern worship. Many people are investigating if such a being exists, and if he truly does have the power to end this world. The Dragonkind are currently battling adventurers to take their metal armor and weapons to use as sacrifices for their good, may he be real or fake.
  3. The Living Labyrinth is a living, and moving maze, Researchers currently know that the labyrinth moves about, It''s enterance may be anywhere, and the passages inside are always changing, making maps next to useless. Anyone brave enough to enter though encounter monsters may above those that are normally found.
  4. The dungeon known as Fate/Necropolis is currently being explored, this dungeon is very dangerous, and so far two bosses have been confirmed. A giant iron knight, who seems to be impervious to magic damage, and his defense allows next to no damage to come through, The other being a lone swordswoman dressed in red, using an katana hilt to decimate her foes with wind magic. Names are Berserker of Grey: Silverhunter and Saber of Red: Cardinal
  5. The hidden classes Poltergeist and Evolution Creator, are one of the hardest to earn and level with, Poltergeists are practically disrupters of the mage class, they are loud, which draws aggro to them, they can teleport, and their psi minds are great at inducing debuffs. They mainly focus in being elusive, inflicting debuffs to the enemy as well as throw objects using psi, but the problem is that they deal next to no damage, making it very hard for them to level, even if they put all their points into attack damage. The Evolution Creators on the other hand, are able to tame creatures and evolve them with their own experience points, it is a rather risky class as you have to use your own levels and experience points to level/evolve your creature. But it is confirmed that the creature can be evolved to anything, and more than one creature can be tamed.
  6. The guild [Frozen Core] has suddenly disappeared, This guild was created during the time of beta testers for Frontier online and they have the ability to stand at the 3rd best guild in the world of Frontier online. It seems like something bad might be happening to them, and we shall see the results in the near future.
  7. The treasure of [Forest of Metal Trees] is a big rumor, as part of the flavor text, many [Kingdom] players have opted for Higal, the village closest to the forest. We have yet to receive news if such a treasure exists in the forest but we will be keeping our eyes and ears out for more information on the topic.
Now to Bernie with PvP interactions" the reporter announced "Looks like we are going to have a ton of trouble in the forest soon" I said to Shuu. "Ooh, now you see it was worth your while am I right, dear brother, oh dear sibling, oh..." Shuu joked "You better zip your mouth you twat, before I bash you in" I threatened and Shuu just smiled. "There, there brother, At least we can spare in the forest, as we promised, we will find each other and we will end each other" Shuu grinned and I roared more threats as he dashed off to his room. "Such an annoying brother, why do we have to be twins" I complained Finding an Unusual Creature. Jun''s POV: Still fuming I logged back into Frontier Online and spawned in the town square of Higal. I looked around and saw Nidalee and the spearman waiting for me at a nearby cafe. "Did you wait long?" I asked them as I walked over to greet them. "No not at all" Nidalee smiled at me and Spearwoman rolled her eyes. "I still don''t approve of you, but Corna likes you. Can''t go against her wishes" Spearwoman sighed. "If I am going to be on this team, might as well tell me your name, otherwise I might call you something you might not like" I told her. "Like what?" Spearwoman asked, to which I replied "Oh I don''t know, maybe Dog, Bastard, Bitch, the likes" I said matter-of-factly. "Wow, you sure hate my guts" the spearwoman said, "Hey the feeling is mutual, didn''t you say you didn''t approve of me?" I asked. Shaking her head the spearwoman got up and started to leave, as she exited the cafe she turned her head "I am [Salt with Wounds] or what my username is anyway. Interesting isn''t it, not lets get going" Salt whispered to me and she headed out. "Interesting fellow, sure she doesn''t have salt in her wounds?" I asked Nidalee and she giggled at me, "Salt is interesting to say the least, she uses her spear more like a hammer instead of a spear, but she is terrible with the hammer, but like she says let us get going Corna will not tolerate lateness." We both got to our feet and left the cafe to go to the forest. At the entrance of the forest I saw Corna, Salt, Magician, Swordsman and another fellow I have never seen before. Corna immediately introduced us. "Gren, this is Urn Stopper, our alchemist. He will guide us to the dungeon, are you sure you are ready to explore it? Got all your stuff? Potions, Sharpening Stones, Bandages, Food, the sorts" Corna asked everyone. A chorus of Yes and Mostly was heard. I looked over my two new skills one last time.
Rage Mode: Going berserk, you will take less damage while dealing more damage. It is proportional to your level. You will be in Rage Mode for 10 minutes before entering a cooldown period of 1 hour. In Cooldown your stats will be 4/5ths cut of their original value. When Rage Mode is active, all regenerations are increased by x5 of their original amount.
Crippling Strike: Empowering your blade, you will deal a 100% critical hit that will do 150% damage. If you hit a vital spot with Crippling Strike, there is a chance that you will stun/destroy a part of your opponent. This chance increase with the less health your opponent has.
"Alright, formation, Salt, and Nidalee will scout the area, in front and behind. [Vik] (Swordsman) and Gren (Me) will guard the party, Urn Stopper and [Hug Me No More] (Magician) will be with me" Corna said and everyone got into their positions accordingly. Nidalee took off at a run and entered the forest. I proceeded to follow her at a steady pace, making sure that Corna and the rest were behind me. After marching through the forest, dispatching monsters and collecting ingredients, Nidalee''s voice called out. "Boss, there is a monster 10 O''Clock, Puppet species, Engage or Run" Nidalee asked. "I have never heard of a puppet species in the forest before, normally there are just wolves, rabbits and bears" Corna exclaimed and then gave a command "Nidalee draw them over to us, I want to "personally" examine them" "Roger Dodger" Nidalee said and a small explosion was heard. Soon after Nidalee came zooming back to the party, following her five metallic puppets chased. If you stumble upon this tale on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it.
Iron Puppet: Level 6. You are the first to discover the [Iron Puppet] Species inside the [Forest of Metal Trees] Biome. They will now be more commonly found. Observation skills and information: They show signs of being in combat, their weapons are a bit chipped and crude and their bodies dented. By observation the skills you have found out they have are: [Weapon Creation] [Crush] [???] [???] [???] [???] Monster Rank: (From S to F) E
"I want to study" Corna moaned, I looked over to find her drooling and sparkles in her eyes. "Berserk Rush", "Spear Charge". Salt and I charged toward the puppets. Apparently sensing the danger two puppets rushed forward. One of the puppet''s skin turned into a brighter hue of grey, while the other one was encased in a cocoon. My Berserk Rush knocked the first puppet back a few feet, while Salt''s spear charge did no damage at all, her spear bounced off the cocoon. Coming out of the cocoon the puppet hugged Salt and she started to give a cry of pain. [Crush] Skill Activated I tried to hit the puppet multiple times but it seemed to be tanking the damage well. "Its no use Gren, They are 15% resistant to slashing. Fall back, Salt your going to have to be collateral" Corna ordered and Hug Me No More (HMNM) released the skill [Fireball]. The puppets literally melted and Salt crawled out of the burning forest with multiple wounds on her back. "Don''t worry I got you Urn Stopper soothed and he pulled out a potion that he just made. The remaining three puppets fell back, One of them had a bastard sword that I dearly wanted so I charged them with [Berserk Rush]. Vik and Nidalee also charged forward with me and the three of us fought against them. "These guys, how much health and defense do they have, I swear 34 damage per hit should be a lot" Nidalee was gasping for air, and the puppet she was facing used it''s pitchfork to scratch her side. "I got some information for you guys" Corna called out. "Health is about 300-350 while defense is almost 40-50, with your attack of 43, no wonder your doing a lot. They should run out of stamina soon, as the puppets were probably built as tanks" Corna told us the needed information and we held out a bit longer before one by one the puppets dropped to the ground as our damage piled up. "Damn what strong foes, Their basically the bane of melee fighters" I growled, wiping the sweat from my forehead. It took us 20 minutes to subjugate one squad. Who knows how many squads linger around us. "Maybe they have a boss creature, Studying them has told me that they also know [Detatch/Replace/Upgrade Joints] Looks like these were the lowest tier puppets" Corna told us. "So you mean there are more puppets, and they can modify their limbs" Vik panted. "That''s right, maybe we can meet this boss in Timber Slope" Corna smiled. "Alright, replenish yourselves and make a quick break, we do not want any more puppets to jump us." I got to my feet and looked at the puppet corpse I was fighting. I chose the option to loot
You have acquired the following items: Puppet Limb: Left Arm, Scrap Metal x 4, Puppet Bastard Sword (Crude) and 9 Gold
Woohoo, I got the sword I wanted ha ha ah Taking the time to upgrade myself. Shuu''s POV: I logged in to find myself in a little alcove which appeared to be made out of tree branches, bushes, and skins of Wither Wolves. I looked around to see four puppets guarding the area. [Command: Open Status] I say and it popped up for me
Name: Zeliowrath Level: 10 Title: Iron Puppet BossClass: Boss Mob Race: Iron Puppet Boss [Variant] Alignment: [Beasts of the Wild]Health: 560/560 Mana: 130/130 Stamina: 410:410 Health Regen: 15 Per Second Mana Regen: 3 Per Second Stamina Regen: 0.8 Per Second
Strength: 63 Vitality: 56 Agility: 29Inteligence: 7 Wisdom: 4 Leadership: 10 Luck: 3Kills: 2 Deaths: 0 Assists: 1
Skills: Detatch/Repair/Replace/Upgrade Body Parts Crush Weapon/Tool Creation
Resistence:Slashing: 25% Piercing: 15% Crushing: -25%Fire: -200% Water: 15% Wind: 10% Earth -20% Light: 0% Dark: 0%
Evolution Tab:Skills your species: [Iron Puppet] may know:Total Evolution Points: 6,738 Points
Crush: Learned [Enabled*]Tool Creation: Learned [Enabled*]Weapon Creation: Learned [Enabled*]
String Production: Points to learn: 1000Replace/Detatch Joints: Learned [Enabled]Repair Body Parts: Learned [Enabled]
Resist Element: Points to learn per 1%: 1000Shelter Creation: : Points to Learn: 500Upgrade Body Parts: Learned: [Enabled]
Replicate Body Parts: Points to learn: 1000Iron Casing: Learned [Enabled]Armor Cocoon: Learned [Enabled]
Unrelentless; Learned [Enabled]Fortress Barricade: Points to Learn: 150Berserk Mode: Points to Learn: 100
Shattering Embrace: Points to Learn: 250Last Will: Points to Learn: 1000Core Explosion: Points to Learn: 5
Species Tab:
Total Population: 243 Locations: [Forest of Metal Trees] Levels 3-9 ??? ??? ???Varient Species: 4 [Iron Puppet Boss: Zeliowrath] Iron Puppet Guardian Iron Puppet Crush Berserker Iron PuppetOptions for species: Duplicate: Points required: 1050 Revert: 500 Spawn: Tier 1: 50, Tier 2: 250 Tier 3: 500 Birth: 50 Enhance: 1000 Evolve: 10,000
I looked over the details and my jaws dropped to the floor. 6,738 Points. I know I put on auto-evolving but to spawn 240 more puppets and to accumulate over 6,000 points I got to reward someone. "Puppet #2 come to me" I ordered through the puppet network and he showed up with his squad. Puppet #2 had replaced his broken spear with a glaive-lance type weaponry. He also held the class [Iron Puppet Crush Berserker]. I looked at him with proud eyes. "Puppet #2 to reward you for all you done I will grant you the name Desiross, and give you the title Iron Puppet Boss." I told him and Desiross bowed his head forward before departing with his squad. After that ordeal, I looked over the many skills that showed up in the Evolution Tab. The narrative has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident.
Last Will: Depending on the amount of willpower a puppet has, they will temporarily revive and deal damage to a target. This skill is a minor version of the skill [Death March]
Replicate Body Parts: You can replicate any body part you have seen/studied before. Usability and item grade will scale with Creation Skills/ Experience in crafting knowledge and understanding of the body part. Will upgrade into Original Creation skill.
Fortress Barricade: The armor cocoon will expand to create a barrier between you and your foes for 10 seconds, blocking all damage. This skill is one of two prerequisites for the skill [Metallic Frenzy] I liked the skills I was seeing and put points into the long awaited skill I wanted [String Production] and I upgraded that into the skill [String Manipulation] A new skill appeared on the Evolution Tab and it read [window] String Takeover: Use the strings to control a target object for as long as the string is connected, String will automatically break after 3 seconds.
What an OP skill. Despite the 3 seconds break, 3 seconds in battle is enough to send most people to their deaths, I looked at the points to learn it and nearly fainted. [String Takeover: Points to learn: 50,000].... 50,000 points is no laughing matter. I would have to keep everyone as they are, without spawning new puppets, for several weeks. I sighed with disappointment and chose to enhance my puppets'' speed, giving them firmer, nimbler legs. I set up a rule in Species Tab which had some puppets level their agility and strength. Also puppets going down this path are required to get the skills in the [String Production] Series. I then gave them the optional choice of either Armor Cocoon or Unrelentless. Alright, 3,000 points for the string series, 1,000 for the speed enhance, so that leaves me with 2,738 points left. I''ve decided to learn [Shattering Embrace] [Fortress Barricade] and [Berserk Mode] and spent the rest of the points toward spawning more puppets, wasting 500 for another boss tier creature. I named him Darvanshell because he was defensed based. I sent him off with his own squad and two assisting attack squadrons and turned to my current problem. My arm the Wither Wolf tore off was still missing. I crushed a tree nearby and gathered materials, pondering on what to make of it. "Pincers?, Weaponize?, Shield?, the capabilities of what to make my arm were endless. I finally settled on a thin, stick-like skeletal arm which help me produced string. "Alright, I am ready for anything, so throw them at me" I shouted in excitement when a puppet rushed over "Whats that?, intruders that have attacked my puppets?, we must go destroy them, 3 squads, with me" And I followed after the puppet who gave me the news. The Boss Monster: Zeliowrath Jun''s POV Cutting down yet another iron puppet I was oddly satisfied but felt an impending doom.
Due to your sense of danger, you have gained the skill [Detect]. Detect: Using your senses, you can detect when a dangerous enemy appears
I just glared at the message and it disappeared. "Boss, something isn''t right, want me to scout it out?" Nidalee asked "Alright go, but be careful, I have a bad feeling about this." Corna said and Nidalee took off into the trees. I started to repair my gear with a quick whet stone and some hammering when a notification popped up
Your party member [Nidalee] has been slain
Everyone jumped up on alert and gathered in a circle formation "It was almost instantaneous, she didn''t even have time to send a voice message" Hug Me No More exclaimed "Don''t panic now, if we start to panic we break formation" Salt commanded and that was when the puppets showed up. They were different from the other puppets, this variant had a thin-stick like structure with two pods on their waist, their arms were also part sword. their head was arched back. "I want to study" Corna moaned and then asked HMNM a question. "Can you melt their legs, I want Salt to retrieve it with her spear" "Can be done, but they look nimble, a wrong move can end with our deaths, and the preparations for the dungeon would be for naught" HMNM said. "I want to study them, please, please, I beg you, let me study them" Corna was becoming more and more of a fanatic and this slightly creep Jun out. "If you insist then I will oblige, besides I hate it when you are like that" HMNM sighed and released his skill for fireball. Sensing the danger the puppet jumped to another tree and that was when the onslaught began. From the two pods, strings lashed out toward the group, Vik blocked it with his sword but he found the puppet using the string as a slingshot to fling itself at Vik. They both collided and fell to the floor, This happened to everyone on the outer circle. I used my sword to smash the puppet away from me, Vik managed to impale one of the body parts but the sword-arms cut a piece of her chestplate. "Nimble, produces string, Tactics, What else can it do" Corna muttered crazily and she took out a staff. "Information Gather" and a bright light appeared from the puppets and dashed toward her. "Protect the leader, she is currently sorting the information" Urn Stopper yelled out and we fought harder. I keep getting notifications and level up icons as well as status conditions but I ignored them. After a while the puppets finally backed off, but I could hear some rumbling in the distance, as if a giant creature was hurrying over here.
Multiple Notifications Your party member(s): [Vik] and [Hug Me No More] has been slain You have the following status: Hungry, Exhausted, Mind Down, This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. Following equipment has been broken: [Puppet Bastard Sword] [Leather Shirt] [Leather Arm Guards] Following items aquired: [String Grapple Puppet Pod x 3] [String Grapple Puppet Right Arm x 2] [String Grapple Puppet Torso] [Metal scraps x 21] [Gold: 21 pieces] Level up: x3 [Level is now 9] Skill points to allocate [30]
I whistled at what I got, but anger surged inside me "WHY SWORD WHY" I bellowed to t he world. Sure it was crude, and not so durable but it was a weapon better than the starter sword nonetheless. Salt had multiple wounds and what seemed to be a broken shoulder and arm while Urn Stopper seemed barely damaged, but he was coughing up blood like crazy Corna got up from her meditating position and she seemed way to excited despite the ordeal we had experienced. "Information Collected, Species: String Grapple Puppet, Special skill: Grappling strike. and an interesting piece of information, listen to this," [The String Grapple Puppet is a variant of the Iron Puppet, they were gene modded to be faster, ignoring defense and focus mainly on attacking and dodging. They ravage their foes with their blade arms. Created by the Iron Puppet Boss Zeliowrath to recon and attack the [Kingdom] Faction. ] "Interesting am I right" Corna was jumping with joy at the information she gathered. "I wonder how powerful this [Zeliowrath] is, I mean, he created a puppet this deadly, he must be powerful" I asked, imagining the challenge it would be to take on this boss. "Could be a raid boss, something on the level of the beta testers right now" Salt suggested, and this slightly punctured my thought balloon. "We should head out, that rumbling sound is getting closer by the minute" Urn Stopper exclaimed and what he said was true, now the trees were shaking with each rumble. We tried to escape from the area we were in but we met face to face with Iron Puppet Guardians were blocking our path, I tried to berserk rush them out of the way but they became Armor Cocoons, deflecting my attack. "These god damn annoying ass puppets, MOVE OUT OF THE WAY YOU BASTARDS" I exploaded and started to pound on the shields yet they wont let up. "Enough Gren, they are keeping us here for a reason let us find out why" Corna ordered and with a growl I fell back into place. The rumbling stopped and from the trees a giant puppet appeared. On his back were multiple pods that the [String Grapple Puppets] wore on their waist, his arms were long and nimble, with holes at the fingers. the legs were more hoof-like and the face was as blank as ever.
You have encountered the boss monster [Zeliowrath] He has ordered his troops to surround you so that you cannot escape, [Forced Battle Activated] A force battle is where you have no choice but to fight, if you run then penalties will be given based on the action accordingly.
The fuck game devs, were you on crack when you made this function. I was brimming with anger by then so I recklessly charged at the boss, despite my teammates screaming no, and that was when...... Surprising Outcomes. Double POV Chapter today guys "ENJOY" to your hearts contentm, will take any suggestions, so leave them in the comment section. Right now it is Summer Break for my school, but the school year is quickly approaching so I might not be able to release as much so expect some delays _______________________________________________________________________ Shuu''s POV: I arrived on the seen to see a party of four all battered up and beaten. "These guys are the people who gave my troops a hard time, please they look like they barely can attack a Wither Wolf" I scoffed. The puppet looked at me with his non-existent face and I just nodded my head. "I know that they are the survivors of an onslaught of String Grapple Puppets, but they should be more dignified than this" The puppet said something again and suddenly the largest guy there rushes toward me. The [String Pods] on my back let out some string and formed 8 spider legs that hoisted me up I then used them to hold me in place before backing up to shoot myself at the [Kingdom] player who decided to charge me. the hooves made an imprint in the adventurer and he was sent flying back into one of his companions. a message popped up for me reading
You inflicted collateral damage, and killed an adventurer. You recieve 120 experiance, and 20 evolution points
I was surprised to see the one who recklessly charged at me get up whilst his friend that he crashed into dissipating into grey smoke, leaving behind a spear and some armor. I decided to test the waters and send in some Iron Puppet Guardians to enclose them. "Desiross, you have affinity to lightning I take it?" I asked my number two puppet and he just nods his head yes. So apparently Desiross had encountered a lightning storm during the forest, and this made a huge web of electricity, some of which was attracted to him (We are made of iron after all) due to the many glaives/spears he had on him, it created some sort of circuit. Now Desiross has carved his torso so that 4 iron rods protruded from his back, electricity bouncing in between the four and the storage place of his desired staff-type weapons. other than that, he was just a bigger version of an [Iron Puppet]. "Go, Demolish them" I ordered and Desiross gave me a salute and charged a throwing spear with his electricity before throwing it into the center of the group. BOOOOOOOM* The largest person decided to tackle the throwing spear head on, It was surprising how he didn''t die yet. "This is getting annoying" I muttered to myself and charged toward the group myself. one of the two other people threw some sort of potion at me and I found myself engulfed in flames. My health bar quickly dropping. I stopped in place and used my spider legs of string to wrap around me, the fire quickly swept up the string but I redirected the flames to go somewhere else, so I was safe for the time being. Interesting strategy but it is your last days hah haha hahahah. I thought and that was when a bird headbutted me in the head, making me very confused. The sound of music reached my ears and I could feel myself weakening. "String Grapple Puppets, Find that music and put a stop to it" I roared, and the squadron of [String Grapple Puppets] dashed toward the source. A pack of Wither Wolves crashed into the party and a huge battle of Puppets, Animals, and Adventurers started to fight. Unauthorized use of content: if you find this story on Amazon, report the violation. Desiross unleashed an electrical storm but the person who I determined must be an Alchemist decided to set Desiross on fire, interrupting his channeling skill. I grind my nonexistent teeth and ordered a full evacuation. Giving my opponents a hateful look.
Jun''s POV I was surprised when Zeliowrath kicked me into Salt, and even more surprised that Salt died with such a blow. She must be pretty salty being defeated by me instead of a beast. "Corna have you studied the boss yet?" Urn Stopper trembled at the sight of the boss mob. "A greater variant of the string puppets, does that mean there are higher variants of the Iron Puppet Guardians and Iron Puppet Berserkers?" Corna muttered, trying to piece together information I growled as the wall of [Iron Puppet Guardians] tried to encircle us I even kicked a few but they shield bashed me back. Urn Stopper paled. "Guys, Another boss creature, and he doesn''t look to good" and we turned to look. The puppet that showed up was a larger sized version of the [Iron Puppet Crush Berserkers] but it had four very particular rods that seemed to crackle with energy. "Gren block it, Urn Stopper will assist you" Corna immediately ordered, and I felt a vial break on my head. A high powered spear penetrated my body but I was living with 10 hp. Because of this action the boss Zeliowrath seemed to get very impatient and charged us. Everyone was sweating bullets at the thought of not being able to do anything, but Urn Stopper surprised us by throwing another vial of liquid. Blazing Fires ran rampart on the puppet and it stopped him in his tracks, even if for a moment. We got ready to make one final stand when we started to here music. "Can''t be, its Iralel" both Urn Stopper and Corna exclaimed. I felt my health steadily increasing while a Wither wolf came out of nowhere and attacked the puppets. I ripped the sword out of one of the puppets hands and started to fight. As the fight progressed, the puppets started to retreat after their two bosses left. As everything died down slow clapping was heard and two people waltz out of the forest. "Galish, I see you got a class change" Corna spoke greeting the man. "Since you put me on guard duty with Iralel over here, I couldn''t take the boredum since she ignored me so I started to tame some creatures, I was awarded the class after a few tames" Galish smiles and gives Corna a hug. "GET OFF ME YOU PERVERT" Corna screeched and a red hand mark was left on Galish''s face. "Iralel, it is nice to see you, hope this pervert didn''t do anything to you" Corna spoke softly. Iralel just nodded her head and wrote on some paper saying she was alright. "I''m just surprised that you all got diminished to this extent, Salt, Vik and HMNM all dead, even the nimble Nidalee?, Heck why did I join this group" Galish chortled giving his knees a few good slaps before straightening up again. "Since this dungeon run obviously failed before we even got to the dungeon, let us go back and recupperate, and maybe a story about who this guy is" Galish says, pointing toward me "You will find out about him soon enough, besides i want to study the data we gathered today" Corna said and we started to move back to town. Assaulting the Village Sorry guys, When I wrote this chapter I was extremely angry with my boss at work, and I rushed this as a way of blowing off steam. I look back now and see the horrible work I''d done, so I ended up revising it, Here is the revised version. ________________________________________________________________________ Shuu''s POV. I was licking my wounds, not literally per say as I had no mouth to begin with, but I felt angered by how I couldn''t even kill an adventurer''s party. "Desiross, Darvanshel, Gather your forces we are attacking the village. " I tell them, and both of them look at me like I was being stupid. "I know it seems like suicide but I have a plan." I reassured them. I created a new type of puppet. First I took the base of the [Iron Puppet]\ and modified its head to have two Taurus horns. as well as three layered slits on the face part. Next came its torso, which I buffed up the make it look like plate armor that cavalry used. The lower half I converted into that of a horse, I made the hooves extra pointy. Their arms were buffed to carry a lance with just one hand and a bastard shield in the other. I armored the horse half as well. My new creation was a monstrosity. IT was speedy like the String Grapple Puppets, but defensive like the Guardians, It also had a huge offensive power like the Crush Berserker Puppets. "Iron Centauros" I proclaimed, showcasing the new puppet.
Iron CentaurosLevels: 5-10
Skills: [Slice] [Stab] [Impale] [Trample] [Berserk Mode] [Iron Casing] [Crush] [Shattering Embrace] [Tool Creation] [Weapon Creation]Evolution Chance: 25.7% (Evolution Chance is low due to a nonavailable evolution path. If you want to raise the chance then create the next tier for this creature) (If it does evolve without a set evolution path, then it will be a variant till specified)
Drops: Exp: 75, Iron Lance, Iron Scimitar, Iron Centaros Bodypart (Random), Metal Scraps, Gold (3-10)Iron Centauros were created in retaliation for the humiliation of their boss Zeliowrath, They travel in herds of five and do not care about the damage they take.
Desiross and Darvanshel clapped their hands and after farming to have a whole hoard of them, we raised the rest of the puppets A quest window popped up for all creatures of the forest. [table] (Quest) A Puppet''s Wrath: The Boss Mob Zeliowrath is angry at the Villagers of Higal, Those who wish to join him are free to come, If subjegation of the village is successful, random rewards, If raid on the village fails, then increase in adventurers looking for your beast Many creatures looked at the quest and grinned, many gathered their forces, even some hidden beasts that haven''t been revealed, whilst other Beasts decided to stay away, running even to a new territory. Settling near the edge of the forest, I saw a few [Beast of the Wild] players waiting. There was the leader of the Wither Wolves: [Fangoro]. A strange four-armed cyclops monkey that wielded many tools. There was even an Ancient Slime named[Grand Jelly] The name gave me the shivers remember a very popular game in the past. We were gathering our forces near the town entrance, where the trees gave us fog of war when an adventurer''s party stumbled upon us. [Grand Jelly] just jiggled and they melted, one lucky soul got away and retreated into the town. "Is there anyone else coming?" I asked the three players. "Drain Wolf Leader: Shubalda" Fangoro growled Lightning Apes Commadore: Blitzgerald" The monkey chattered. "Nothing on my part" Grand Jelly jiggled. "Strategy meeting, What forces do we have currently" I asked. "50 Squads of Wither Wolves, 3 per squad so 150 Wither Wolves" Fangoro howled. "Individually we are 100 Four-armed Monkeys. " the monkey chirps. "My army of Slimes and Oozes will melt anything its its path, we rank 1,000" Grand Jelly jiggles "I myself got 4 variants with 50 in each so I have 200" I sent them a mind message. The town itself seemed more like a city than a town which means there could be up to 2 to 3 thousand [Kingdom] players in there, Plus the NPC guards If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. In the end we were discovered so we had to charge in quickly before they set up a solid defense "Alright leave a subordinate to tell our allies to just charge right in, and let us CHARGE" I bellowed and I lead the charge.
Everything was Chaotic, I used a capital because it needed it. Grand Jelly himself melted the gates down, while my Stringle Grapple Puppets and the monkey people scaled the walls, taking them over. Fangoro allowed some of my puppets to ride on his Drain Wolves, setting them as an ally, which meant that his drain effects won''t harm us at all. So down mainstreet of the town Wolf Puppet Raiders, Iron Centauros, and Drain/Wither Wolves charged down, mowing down anyone in sight. The Slaughter was so bad that Fangoro managed to evolve into a Wither Wolfman, "NICE, LET US MOW THEM DOWN MOAR" Fangoro howled. After another hour of slaughtering noobs, we met real resistance when we encountered a line of tank units with shield equipped. "Mages, Fire spells" an adventurer shrieks and we scrambled for cover. Darvanshal used Fortress Barricade to block most of the shots, but we took a hit to our numbers. String Grapple Puppets ambush them from the side but capable spearman and warriors take them head on. "If you can get rid of the fire mages, I can deal swift judgement to them" Grand Jelly jiggles. and I gave the order. The Monkey people gladly carried my Crush Berserker Puppets and dropped them onto the defense line. The sound of bones breaking was music to my ears, If i had them that is. IT was a huge battlefield of wolves, puppets, monkeys, slimes and various races that the players could have chosen. I saw an unfortunate soul being dragged into a feeding frenzy of wolves. One player fell into a pit of slime, their body melting under the acid. I felt good about how successful things were going, Then the bombardment started. The first to fall was the Monkey leader as he was the least defensive. Grand Jelly burst into tiny pieces of himself but he had regenerative powers, yet the bombardment was literally blowing him to pieces. Fangoro immediately fled the scene, leaving some of his wolves to be collateral. All over the field, The troops with Armor Cocoon or Fortress Barricade activated them, yet puppet after puppet were blown apart. Darvanshal couldn''t even shoulder the damage and crumbled into metal fragments. "Retreat, Full scale Retreat" I called and ran away. I retreated as far as the gate before being cornered by all sides. "Well Fangoro, shall we make our last stand here?" I said. "Let us fight to the death, redeem my cowardly act" Fangoro howled and we both charged. The Spider String legs enabled me to swiftly dodge attacks, but to dodge them all was asking to much. I picked up and threw a few people here and there, impaling them and kicking them while I could. I lost my arm, four of my pods are busted, My legs go next. I laid on the ground while Adventurers stood over me, one was ready to end my life when a wave of insects rushed in. Devouring all in their path, aside from the [Beast of the Wild] Units. I look up to see an Arachne sitting on a throne of insects and arachnids. "Hope I wasn''t to late to join the party" the arachne grins. Behind her the bellowing of a Lightning Ape ran rampage to avenge his friend the monkey. New Wolves rushed in to finish off any stragglers in the area. Reinforcements have arrived I smiled and Grand Jelly finally reformed, I was busy making a new body for myself while Fangoro was dead. Multiple spears planted in his body, making him look like a porcupine. "Taking Command, everyone charge for the cathedral and castle" the Arachne screamed and with a roar of approval the armies charge forward. I smiled as I laid there to heal
Sorry for how short the chapter was before I revised it, I repeat I was angry at my boss and was in a bad mood when I wrote/posted this. Though I liked the beginning on how he was humiliated and wanted to retaliate. Again, I apologize on how I rushed it Defending the Town IF you look at this chapter, I have revised the last chapter since that was a horrible chapter on my part, added more details, even more content, and a quest to be had or two From the Author- Sederance
Jun''s POV: I was battered, exhausted, and wanted to rip a fucktard''s head off. I wasn''t in the mood to joke around or play nice either. Not strong enough to beat a boss without help, ha, what a berserker I am. "The 1 day penalty force-log out is harsh, that means we won''t see Nidalee, Salt, and the rest anytime soon" Iralel sighed. "No biggie, I just hope we can raid that dungeon soon" Galish smiled, he had stored his 35 something wolves into a small pouch, apparently tamed creatures can turned into summoning stones which was convient for both Galish who wouldn''t have to worry about space, and for his tamed creatures who wouldn''t be attacked by NPC guards as they cannot differentiate between friendlies and foes. Corna, Urn Stopper, Iralel, Galish and I decided to check in with an inn, to restore our missing health and mana. Then go find a blacksmith who could repair our gear. One blacksmith in particular wanted to exchange for the iron puppet body parts that we got and we gladly done so, Galish and Corna wanted to keep theirs, Corna for research purposes, while Galish had the crazy idea of reassembling them. Corna jumped onto that idea immediately afterwards. I walked up to another blacksmith who ran a shop called [Ironwood Wares and Accessories ] a burly old man was behind the anvil pounding a sword when I walked in. "What can I do fo ya lad" The blacksmith asked, putting his hammer down and wiping the sweat from his head with a rag. "I would like to see if it was possible to repair or upgrade my gear" I replied, turning over all my equipment. "Class is Berserker I see, Hmm, I think I got just the set for you." the blacksmith said and he went into the back of the store. After a while the blacksmith came back with a dusty box. "Well my son you se, he waneed to be a Bersurker just like ya laddy, got the skills, class, armor, ya name it. But afte a few hunts, he came back with some rare matierials and foun his true callin as a merchiant. heck he owns the general store aross town" The Blacksmith smiled, as he shared his story. (Not spelling mistakes, he just has an accent" "Anyway, this is his old equipment, suites you just fine, increase health and stamina regen, and has life and stamina steal. some poor rates though, but it does its job. Also increases health, stamina, defense, and strength values. As for the weapon, I''m afraid I can''t help you there, might want to go to my son, he has some good materials for crafting if your interested." "No thanks, I''ll take the equipment and try my luck else where" I smiled at the great deal in front of me. I had a total of 416 gold after the hunt I just did with my party and had plenty to spend, The whole set of armor, boots, cape, pants, shirt, was a total cost of 412.. Sure 4 gold wasn''t enough to get a really good sword, but there are people out there. I exchanged gold for the equipment set and immediately equipped them on. I felt the power rage through my body and in general a powerful boost to my capability. "Thanks old man" I waved. "Oi, who ya callin old ya laddy" the blacksmith called back and I left him to his work. I arrived back to find the group with the blacksmith who was interested in the puppets. In front of them on a table, two battered bodies of [Iron Puppets] were laid out, one of them was missing an arm and a leg, while the other was fully armored. "Seems to be missing an ingredient, something to make it alive" Corna mutters. "Some merchants I know have stuff like Soul Sand and Spirit Fire, if we bag one of those do you think it will animate?" the blacksmith asked. "We need to find out what attribute the core is, I''m sure we get different reactions based on what type of core it has" Galish says. "How about, it doesn''t have a core to begin with , that is why it''s not moving" I interrupted their deep thought. "No core? no core?..... That would make sense, Galish open up a puppet torso and head to see if there are any cores" Corna exclaimed with excitement. Galish immediately and sawed the torso and head in half, revealing no core within either. "Mapan, we will pay a high price if you get us some soul sand, spirit fires, liquid life, you name it" Corna grinned, the smile going from ear to ear. "Will do" Mapan the blacksmith soon to be merchant immediately ran off. "What do you think will happen?" Corna asked excitedly. "Who knows, who cares, let me bash some skulls, maybe solo a boss?" I replied bored. "Well, if you want to do that, then....... a quest?" Corna exclaimed. A quest popped in front of me as well.
Urgent Quest: Reverse Raid.
Monsters have decided to raid your home, the opposite of what you [Kingdom] players do. Defend your home, with all you got, death results in the usual ban of 1 day, while victory gives you fame, experience and a suitable reward based on effort taken. Failure results in the loss of your hometown, you will turn into refuges, and monster attacks will be more common in the area. [Forced Quest] You are forced to take part in it, IF you flee, you gain a combat penalty for as long as this quest is active.
Support the author by searching for the original publication of this novel. Again devs, what the fuck were you thinking, drugs again? "Great, I just got this too" I growled, kicking over the table with the puppets on them. I ran to the nearest store and bought as many swords as 4 gold can buy and met up with the rest of my group. Heck even the [blacksmith turned merchant] Mapan was there. Three puppets were fully functional, one had a gooey texture, another one seemed to have swirling vortex of sand around it, and the last had veins that carried water. "Fire deteriorates the body, Soul Sand, let it learn earth based magic, same goes for Liquid Life which gives water based magic, though their mana is terrible" Corna observes. "Money, now" Mapan insisted and once he got it he turn tail and ran toward the nearest exit. "Coward, fight like a real man" I bellowed after him but he just kept on running. Alarm rang throughout the city as the walls were breached. A giant jelly monster pushed through, dissolving everything in it''s way. "Hold the Line" someone orders, and a barrage of arrows and iron bolts fly and attack the monster. He seemed to be unaffected and then around it, Iron Puppets on wolves, along with a centaur puppet was charging forward. Scouts unlucky enough to fall behind were trampled and impaled while the rest of us hide behind the defense line, I was bursting with the urge to charge in there and bash a few skulls together. "Fire Mages, Fire" a commanding voice spoke and the mages released a storm of Fireballs and Flaming Arrows. Numbers upon Numbers of enemies fell, Our side gave a victory cheer, but then chaos happened. From the skies, dropped puppets, and these puppets crushed our mages with hugs of death. Enemies surrounded me, Urn Stopper throws a vial of liquid fire but allies are caught and become collateral damage. He is diced into pieces by a String Grapple puppet. Iralel goes down fast as well. Galish, Corna and I stand in a triangle formation, our backs to each other, the three puppets we managed to resurrect and the many wolves Galish has tamed fight alongside us. Sometimes they are mistaken for foes and they take damage. Corna suddenly perked up, "Bombardment incoming, take cover" she shrieks and she dives into an alleyway. I tried to follow suite but I tripped on a puppet corpse. Galish recalls a few of his wolves but by doing this he was to late. The rain of fire and explosions rocked the entire battlefield, I saw a friendly adventurer get blown to shreds, one centaur puppet was knocked off his feet as he charged and took damage from impact before being destroyed by an explosion. After a while I managed to survive only because of my high stats and Rage Mode, which granted me a boost to health regen. Galish fortunately was still alive, but he had to crawl out of there, unfortunately most of his body was scorched black. and about a fifth of his wolves survived. "Wow Galish, where is the strength that you proudly tell us about" Corna sneered "Shut up, I care about these guys to much" Galish whimpered. "Wow, I didn''t know you were such a softie" Corna teased. "I said Shut up" Galish muttered, and suddenly a puppet dropped on him and crushed his head. In my weakened state I berserked rushed the puppet into a wall, but it slashed my armor open, the durability reaching zero. "I JUST BOUGHT THIS" I roared, bashing the puppet with my fists till it was a metal paste in the wall. "Remind me never to get on your bad side" Corna said. I just grunted and throw myself back into the battle. We had finally encircled two of the boss mobs that showed up, the wolfman charged at me but I bashed him with an axe I picked up. He kept attacking random people while they all stabbed swords into him. Finally in a death woe, the wolf howled in pain as someone stabbed him in the heart with a sword.
You assisted in defeating the Boss Mob: Fangoro the Wither Wolfman, gain 1,200 Exp, Drops: Fangoro''s Claws (Ingredient item), Withering Wolf Hide (Ingredient Item), Eye of the Beast (Hat)
I turned in triumph to see the puppet boss that humiliated me so. I charged to chop him to pieces when a swarm of insects came and started to deal damage to me. To many of them were attacking me at once, even though they dealt so little damage it was laughable, when there was millions of them I was destroyed in minutes.
You have died in combat, You dropped: Berserker''s Hat, Steel Axe. You have lost the following experience: 455, You have failed the quest, Valiantly defending the town, you met your end and people will have a small chance of mentioning your name (0.007%) you have lost your hometown of Higal, you are now a nomad with no home.
I gave a mighty roar, smashing the virtual message in front of me. "FUCKING SHIT, THOSE BASTARDS, I JUST BOUGHT THOSE ITEMS TOO" I roared. I gave the message another smash just to be sure and then logged out School Gossip: Meeting Shuus Friend Shuu''s POV: In the end I died, Some random adventurer came across my dismembered body and ran his sword through me. Damn it, I was close to conquering the town. On another note, I looked at the time which was 4:58 A.M. It was morning already, and a school day too. "Guess I gotta crash in class" I smirked. I didn''t even bother going to sleep and hopped into my personal shower, letting the lukewarm water rush down my body, I thought about how the reverse raid went. The participation of seven Mob Bosses, meant that the town would be divided seven ways. I had looked up information about [Possession Raids]. The rules of [Possession Raids] that were stated are: 1. The victor will take over the area, if the victor has more than one guild/party, then the area is split depending on how much work they have done. 2.Area around the place captured will slowly be influenced by the victors, [If Kingdom] Settlers from other areas will settle in the land, Wild Monster spawns will decrease significantly, and Prosperity for [Kingdom] Players. [If Beasts of the Wild] The area will slowly be reclaimed by wilderness, the one that suits the attribute of the [Beasts] The initial capture zone will start out as a ruins, but will slowly be altered into a domain. Within a domain, any Exp/Evolution Points gained are doubled, but [Kingdom] Players are more cautious of such places and will seek to avoid them. 3. Those who failed will be driven out of the area. And other non-essential rules. After getting out of the shower, I wrapped my lower half in a towel and proceeded to go to the Breakfast Table. Jun was already there, making some pancakes, or for me, Belgian Waffles, with an assortment of exquisite toppings. "God Shuu, you have to cut down on your exotic food. My wallet can''t handle this" Jun growled. "I can''t help myself, I just have to have something new everyday" I smiled cheerfully, my mouth drooling at the smell of such exquisite food being cooked. "Again, If you want to do something like this, then get a job and pay for it yourself" Jun argued, finishing my waffle and placing it on my plate. Sitting down he did a simple prayer and started eating. "How can you eat such boring food and not have something as delectable as this?" I teased. "Shut up, I''m saving money" Jun said. "What''s this?, are you saying you got something to save for?, Tell me, is it a..... Girl?" I suggested playfully. Jun spluttered, food flying everywhere. His face growing red he muttered. "It''s not like that" If you stumble upon this tale on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. "Ooh, tell me the details, how did you meet, are you going out?, importantly, DOES she LIKE you?" I continued to tease him nonstop. "I told you it''s not like that" Jun argued and he put away his finished plate. "Now if you don''t mind I''m leaving" Jun said and he slammed the door behind him. "Ah, he is so innocent" I smiled. I gotten myself ready for school and headed over to the southern entrance. Distance-wise, people would call me crazy for traveling that far since my house is on the northern side of the school, yet I saw no trouble to it. "Hello Kashima-san, did you get the new game [Frontier Online]" I called to a short girl with glasses, and hair in a long pony tail. With a 90 degree neck turn, the girl looked at Shuu. "It would be nice if something happened to you, you know, where you don''t ever talk to me again" the girl said calmy. "Ooho, you must be super jealous, to the extent you''ve had enough of my voice, I feel so loved" I joked. Kashima chose to ignore what I said and continued walking. I kept joking with her till we got to the classroom. A notification appeared on my phone and I checked it out:
You have won the Possession Raid, You have contributed 36%, and received the area(s): River Grasslands, and Copper-Nickle Forest. Due to subjugation of a [Kingdom] Village, and your low levels, all current units can undergo a [Class Up Evolution] The following changes have appeared: Iron Puppet Crush Berserkers: Rank Evolve to: Iron Behemoths Iron Puppet Guardians: Rank Evolution to: Iron Golems: Iron Puppet String Grapple Puppet: Rank Evolve to: Puppet Pit Devil/ Iron Arachne Iron Centauros: Rank Evolve to: Iron Pegataurus (Winged Centaurs), Iron Centaceros (Unicorn Centaur Hybrid) You are eligable for an Evolution, you will take an evolution change test when you log in the next time
I was excited to see all of my units when I get back, especially the pit devils, and the centaceros. "You look happy all of a sudden what happened?" Kashima asked. "I''m happy that you''re talking to me, what more can I ask?" I smiled and she stuck her tounge out at me and turned away with a "I was just curious thats all" "I just can''t wait to get home, tell me, do you have the game [Frontier Online?] I asked one more time. "Well...... I do have it, I am......" School Gossip: Meeting Juns Friends Entering the Northern gate, I looked toward the bike racks to find one of my friends locking his bike to the stand. "Nimoto, what''s up." I called. Nimoto looks up and sees me, flashing a grin he waves his hands "I just leveled up in Frontier Online, I chose to be an elven archer, damn, those magic shots are powerful." Nimoto replies. "Nice to hear that, If possible, want to join me, I found a pretty nice group" I asked smiling. Nimoto puts a hand on his chin and got into a thinking pose. "hmm, hmm, hmm?, huhmm!!!. Alright when we meet up, you better introduce me if they''re a group from RL" Nimoto winks at me and grabs his school bag, slinging it over his shoulders and nonchalantly waltzing inside to change into his indoor shoes. "Personally I haven''t met them in RL yet but It is only a matter of time" I said and put my shoes into the locker. "Alright, just tell me your group comp then I can get a real feel of where I stand" my friend says and I explained it to him. "Alright, so we got a forward scouting party of a Scout. The Vanguard which composes of you, a spearwoman, and a swordsman, A rear support group consisting of a Bard, Alchemist and Surveyor? Finally we got a wild card which is the Beast Tamer." Nimoto replies back to me and I nod my head in confirmation. "This is good this is good, I can fit in with the scouting party with the Scout. Currently I am in Ahbadr Embassy in The Forest Tribes of Oakwood, it borders the Kingdom in the Middle Plains so getting there is no problem" Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on Royal Road. "We have to meet up, I am in the 1 day death penalty due to a [Possession Raid] the monsters pulled off, Damn those fuckers. I just got settled too. I have no clue where I will spawn but I will rally my party and try to take it back, if you make it in time we can raid it back." "Sounds harsh, to lose in a reverse raid, I mean, isn''t it normally us that raids against them. Shows us how much of a frontier this truly is, first game to have monsters with the ability to raid cities and towns. " I started to reply to his answer when a teacher calls to us "Hurry to class, Homeroom is bout to start" "We''re going old man, cut us some slack, gah teachers these days" I exhaled. "Sure sure, but we know of things now because of them, why don''t you cut them some slack, then again, they''re fun to mess with" Nimoto smirks. "You''re right, come on let''s go to class, if we''re late because of you then I''m going to kill you ingame." I replied. "No fair, you''re the one who started this conversation first" Nimoto exclaimed. "GET TO CLASS" the teacher bellows at us. "WE''RE GOING" I yelled back and the two of us started to run the bell ringing in the background Evolution Change Test (Part 1) Shuu''s POV. The day flashed by in a breeze, Kashima actually talked to me, which made me extrmely happy. thought I got a scolding for knocking out in class but hey, who doesn''t pull gaming marathons for their favorite game. Looking into the afternoon sky, my bike in hand as I walked out of the southern exit. I noticed a petite figure in front of me and I a grin flashed onto my face. "Ooh Kashima-san want to walk home together?" I asked her. Kashima doesn''t even give me a look and continues walking. "I bet you really want to walk with me" I teased her, Kashima gave me a side glance and forcibly put a smile on her face. "We live in complete different directions, walking with me is a burden to both of us, now LEAVE" she strained the last part really well. I gave a hearty laugh and bowed forward. "A gentleman such as myself will not allow a young lady such as you to walk alone, as it is my duty to walk you home and protect you from any and all harm" I gave a dramatic speech only to find the girl I was quotum quote "protecting" had suddenly disappeared from my sight. "Geez, at least let me worry" I saddening feeling appeared in my heart and I turned my bike around and started to ride it toward my house in the Northern District. I observed the night sky as I rode, walking with Kashima and making my way back took almost the entire afternoon, as the sun was peeking over the horizon, shedding the last rays of light for the day and the stars, faintly glowing in the sky yet not bright enough to notice if you truly weren''t searching for them. "Brother oh brother I am home, Dinner ready?" I announced walking into the house. "Shut up and start making dinner, its your night remember" Jun exclaimed impatiently. "Oh dear, why must I make dinner, I know I came late but it was because of a girl don''t get angry at me for understanding the knowledge you lack" I proclaim. Spluttering, Jun gave me a look which I thought meant "You''re crazy, shut up". He proceed to get up and grab me by the scruff of my neck, "Get in the kitchen now, and make dinner, do you want me to confiscate your things" Jun asked menacingly. "No no, I''ll make some simple steak" I coward. Placing the pan onto the stove to heat up, I grab a bowl and place meat inside. I added a bit of chives, sweet corn, onions, and mushrooms. I added a few tablespoons of soy sauce and honey. A douse of vinegar, and some diced peppers. I let the meat sit in the concoction after I had mixed it for a good five minutes.. I got out some peas and started to unshell them, After that I poured it into a broth of chicken flavored water and started to work on peeling and cutting carrots. I made them nice and big chunks, and then poured it into the soup I was simmering. Taking the meat out of the bowl I place them in rows on the pan. I take the rest of the contents and drained it, letting the vegetables left behind go into the soup. (Don''t try this at home, I do not guarantee how heavenly/good/mediocre/horrible/death-like this actual concoction is, so please cook at your own risk.) I occasionally turned the steak over and finally put it onto two plates I take the soup and put some into a bowl, while a spoonful of the soup was poured over the steak. "Broth-separate like your requested brother" I slowly gave it to him, not just to tease his rumbling stomach but also as payback for threatening me. "So I finally get to eat huh?, that was an hour I could be using for leveling." Jun growled. "I''m sorry I just like my food exquisite" I said sarcastically "I thought you said it was simple steak" he retorted "Let us just eat, I got an Evolution Change Test after this" Jun spluttered for a second time, getting his steak all over my face. Support creative writers by reading their stories on Royal Road, not stolen versions. "If you hate my food so much, don''t let me make dinner again" I smiled. "Its not that, the food is good, but your saying you get a rank-up as a monster?, I know this is a frontier for gaming but to that extent, this is insane" Jun muttered in disbelief. "You better believe it, that is why I chose [Beasts of the Wild] because we can grow powerful, not some set mob that wanders the place just to be killed by players, we grow too" I explained passionately. "Fine go, but after that you wash the dishes and clean up this disastrous mess you call food" Jun said. "Didn''t you say my food was good?" "You heard me, now get going or else I will prevent you from logging in" "Goin, I''m going" I retreated to my bedroom after dealing with the remainder of my dinner. In my opinion it was good. I looked at my headset with the game inside of it. "Evolution Change test, let us begin. Command: Log on: Zeliowrath: Location: Death Location. " I said into the console. "Respawning Boss Mob Zeliowrath, in Monster''s Den: Higal Ruins. You are eligable for an Evolution Change Test, Warning: this is an hour long test, if you exit during the test, the evolution is invalidated and you will not be eligible to evolve, would you like to take it now?" the computer AI asked. I said yes and the area around me turned black. I woke up inside a maze. "This is the Evolution Change Test, this maze is fitted with all the possible evolutions for your species. The next tier of evolution will be based on what you do to obtain it. Evolution Cards are what will advance you. In an hour, you can wander this maze looking for these cards. You must use your current abilities to find them. The abilities you use to obtain these cards will give you a higher evolution of that ability." the computer Ai explained. "For example, if you use those String Pods of yours, to obtain an Evolution Card, then you will obtain an evolution that will be able to further utilize the string pods like a spider. IF you use your hooves to ascend a mountain quickly, than you can obtain an evolution with hooves, like horses, satyrs, etc. Do you understand this explanation" the Ai asked. I nodded my head and with a sound the AI announces "Then may you have a good hunting, find the cards your hour starts now" and with a blink she disappears. I was in the center of the maze, four directions opened up for me. I didn''t want to waste my time and quickly gone through one of the passages. I felt the air around me grow colder. more sinister. I used my long nimble arms to produce string and check out the surrounding area. It was mostly frozen cold, but for a puppet like me, Zone debuffs, didn''t usually work on me unless it was fire related. After some probing I found what I was looking for, In the center of an Iceberg, an Evolution Card was there. the only problem was that the Iceberg was the size of a mountain, and starting from anyway would result me taking a long time to get to it. My option now is to take the risk and try to get it out, or leave it and find another card to evolve into. Suddenly the string on my other hand reacted to something, I looked through my sense to find another evolution card, it was in a buffer area where the heat of another area was reacting the the cold air from this frozen wasteland to create a cyclone zone, amiss the tornadoes and 50 miles winds. A card was floating around. Cyclone Puppet or Iceberg Puppet, which would benefit me more, or is there another card to get somewhere nearby?
Author here, I hope you are enjoying this story so far. I have decided to make this interesting by majority: that is right, you are voting for Shuu''s evolution, Cyclone puppet, or Iceberg puppet, or the mysterious third choice. (If third choice is chosen, then a surprise evolution will happen,, even I don''t know what it is yet) Viewer''s interactions. Evolution Change Test (Part 2) I looked at the two choice presented to me. Which would be cooler, Ice controlling Puppet or a Wind controlling Puppet. I tore at my head unable to decide. Well, time is running out so I jumped toward the winds to grab the evolution card. I ran the entire way to the tornadoes, I jumped up onto a boulder and used my momentum to push off the boulder and into the tornado. "Alright I got you" I exclaimed, and extended my hand to grab the card. When I was about to grab the card, I hit the centermost edge of the Tornado, where the strongest of the winds were. I let out a yell as I was blown away. "I almost had it too" I cried. Sadly the winds were too strong for me to handle and sent me flying. I looked around to see myself in a grove of thorny vines. I tried to identified the vines yet they refused to give me information on what they were. After a few more attempts at the vines I decided to give up and just walk along the path of vines and rocks. As I walked, I encountered Chasms that spanned the entire path. I looked around to see vines that allowed me to cross. Using my hooves to jump and my string pods to get access to the vines in front of me. I felt a warm sensation enter my body and in shock I suddenly let go. As I fell into the darkness I came to my sense and used my string pods to grip the walls and swung myself over to the exit. I found myself in a semi-transparent room with no distinguished features except for three doors with rattling chains on them. As I made my way to the center of the room the door behind me closed and three panels popped out from the floor.
Welcome to the Atrium, We have three trials for today, If you are lucky you can grab all three of their cards. Trial 1: Snakes for Tails and lots of nails, we have come to find you, head of hair and a roar to scare, we have come to grind you, Wings for air, although quite frail, we have come to smite you. Trial 2: Control who you are, control others around you, will you be a master, the master who moves all. Trial 3: I am a dragon, roar. Time Remaining: 31:39
I have no idea what Trial one was, but it sounded dangerous. Trial 2 on the other hand had to do with control, mind control?, psychic forces? Trial 3 seemed self-explanatory. and since it was a dragon, I chose to ignore it. Trial 2 please. and ran up to the panel with the two on it and clicked on the button. The door with chains on it slowly unraveled itself. I saw a pristine girl, in an 17th century dress for parties walking out and an overload of laces and frills. Her hair was long, lush and curled, Hair platinum blond, and skin fair as snow. Walking out she curtsied me and smiled. I just gazed at her dumbstruck at what a pretty girl like her was doing down in a dark damp place like this labyrinth. She just flicked her hand toward me a multitude of elastic materials grew from her backside and were sent toward me. I panicked and jumped up, using my string pods to grapple to the ceiling. I dodged a chain, string, river grass?, and more. Some of the materials threw rocks or other assorted materials at me. I felt my body getting pestered and crippled as more and more objects hit and grappled me. I felt my leg get caught and I was suddenly slammed into the floor. A mass of rocks rained down on me and I felt one of my legs disconnect. My string pods formed 8 spider legs and I crawled out of there asap. I turned to face the girl and she was sitting there, on a chair of her strings sipping tea as she mocked me. I went for a running start and launched a kick at her with my one good leg. Sadly the plan failed as she moved a wall of rock in front of her. I used this to my advantage however as my string pods propelled me upwards and downwards to slam her into the ground. The author''s narrative has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. The sound of multiple bones breaking was heard and I got up to see the girl twisted unnaturally, blood protruding from many areas of broken skin. I sighed as I went to stop her face in when the strings reacted and many of them entered my body. I felt myself lose control as the girl smiled weakly. My arm grabbed my other arm and ripped it out of my body and threw it to the side, a second strand controlling it. My good foot kicked my head until it bursted, leaving a gaping hole and a U shaped bend before she disconnected it as well. I guess she thought I had died then for she let my body go, which was the mistake for her as I fell to the ground I propelled my body forward and with an earth-shattering stomp she exploded into a pool of blood. At the same time a warm sensation entered my body like when I was swinging from the vines.
Trial 2 has been completed, Missy the String Maiden is no longer an option for your species, Trial 2 has been replaced by another trial.
I tried to repair myself the best I could, but with no raw materials around I couldn''t do much except for reattaching the salvageable parts. Missing one leg, I hobbled over to the panels again and read the new Trail 2
Trial 2: Sticks and Stones won''t break my bones, for I do not have any. A form I take yet not keep, for I will never stay long, I am me yet no identity is what makes this game so fun, Just you know, I have hated the sun.
I was curious on what it was but as soon as I clicked on the trial I blacked out. Waking up in an empty room An information window opened in front of me.
You have taken an Evolution Change test and have acquired the following cards: Sky Maneuverability: You know how to move in the sky, You get -50% air resistance and a choice of either Wings or leaping prowess.. Control: You have a better understanding on what control is, You can now manipulate objects in the surrounding areas (limited to contact) Storm Sage: You encounter and battle through dangerous weather, You now have slight control over weather and have a choice of either (Fog Demon) or (Lightning Emperor)
Oh sweet I grinned to myself and calculated my choices and possible combinations. Choice 1: Wings and Fog, I could fly and obscure myself, making me quite stealthy, include my tyrannical strength and String pods and that would be quite an opponent to beat (Fog Angel Puppet) Choice 2: Wings and Lightning, the ultimate combo for speed, string and legs as a break measurement and sudden motions are good. (Blitz Wing Puppet) Choice 3: Jumping and Fog, I don''t really see how that would work, but Its a good combination, I guess it would be great for ambushes or assassinations. (Ambush Puppet) Choice 4: Jumping and Lightning, Lightning to empower both speed and leap prowess. And when I land I could do an energy shock wave. For burst damage it would be great, Like a raid boss even, Nimble and difficult to hit, Wings once hit would only drag me down yet legs can make quick spontaneous movement. even if slightly damaged. I was unable to decide, Eni-Mini-Mieni- Mo, I choose you
Hope you guys are liking this series so far, Like last time, I will let you choose the evolution. For you all to know, he is getting the control Change, Domain, and Finding a Home. Shuu''s POV I emerged from the cocoon that had encased my body after my apparent change. From my back sprouting from the string pods that have fused together a pair of wings made of web and clouds was there. My arms were revamped with holes for multitudes of strings to come out. My head remained blank, but hair made of clouds and a halo of lightning was not a part of it. Legs and lower body are now shaped in a skirt-like fashion which greatly displeases me. My two commanders Darvenshal and Desiross quickly approaching my side. I looked at them and then the army that they bring along. Currently we stood at the ruins of the town Higal, which is a neutral zone for those who took part in the Possession Raid. It was also considered a meeting place for those [Beast of the Wild] Players that took residence in this area. Good thing there was a map as wide as earth and many places to settle in the sky, ground, underground, ocean and then there was the heaven and devil realms. After spawning in the neutral zone, I met with the Arachne that apparently had ownership of the area around the town, she had already decorated the place with webs "Agoritha how you do" I nodded my head toward the arachne and she turns around to look at me. "Zeliowrath all is well, planning to move toward your domain now?" "I wonder how the areas have changed due to my influence, I believe they would be more metallic now" I said. "I would dare say so, my spiders can barely find anything to eat in your territory due to it being metal, their poisons are being resisted by the creatures residing" Agoritha hisses and she motions me through her webs. I took off to the closest of my two territories, the River Grasslands. Info: River Grasslands: Area Information" I said into the console and a window popped up.
River Grasslands is no more, it has been replaced by the area Blade Grass Bog, Blade Grass Bog, the grass of this land is hardening into metal of various kinds, the river slowly turns into molten metal and stalks of iron trees are anchor points for electrical surges. This area is known to have travelers disappear randomly. Ruler of the Territory Exclusive Information: It is the home of Iron Puppet Boss: Desiross (Battery Charge Mechanism) and home to Iron Centauros, Iron Centaceros, Puppet Pit Devils, Iron Behemoths. Territory of the Iron Puppet Boss: Zeliowrath (Blitz Wing Puppet) Puppet Pit Devils dwell in the ground, if an opponent walks near their pit, the strings on the back of their bodies emerge from the ground and grapple with the opponent, if they win the grapple then they drag their foes into the ground to be drained for exp. This territory is normally used for fighting, it teaches one to be aware of their surroundings as there is danger everywhere, from the elusive and sneaky Puppet Pit Devils, to the charging and raging Iron Centauros and Behemoths. Danger Level: C+ Recommended Level: 15+
I grinned maniacally, if I had a mouth that. With my new upgrade, the defense and offensive bonuses that I had received before buffed me up as now all my points will be going toward agility and magic power. Spreading my wings the strings interconnecting with the skeletal frame and clouds. I imagined that I had wings and took to the skies, letting the wind go underneath me allowing it to lift me up. I soared through the sky, observing all that happened in the Blade Grass Bog. From my watchful eye I see [Kindom] Players here and there trying to take back the land, they fight monsters trying to head toward the Ruins of Higal. If my memories serve correctly then taking back Higal should be quite difficult on their part. Kingdom Players had to declare a raid and then defeat the area bosses, for example, if they wanted Higal back, they would have to register for a raid, and then defeat me, and the other bosses in the area like Grand Jelly and the Arachne, and then fight any of the bosses in the ruins. Likewise for BotW [Beasts of the Wild] players, they had to alert the town that a monster raid was going to happen and allow time for them to prepare before the monsters had to blitz the town with numbers. From my eyes they seemed to be pushing toward Higal, but it could be a coincidence who knows. I settled down in the center of the map and accessed the Domain tab. I could allow this domain to sponsor and host new [BotW] players, they would have to give a portion of the exp they gain to me, but it could also add rivalry where they can gain the rights to own this domain by challenging me to a battle and winning. Being a kingdom player was simple as everything they do is already preset by other games from before, the concept of being an [Evolving beast] in a game was unheard of before. The rules of the wild was also complicated and not just survival of the fittest. Sure beasts could claim territory, but there will always be others that will try to take it, and that goes for all Territories in this world, sure I was lucky that I got two territories, but it wont be long before some player comes and takes it from me. "Build: Catacombs: Name: The Ironworks of Desiross: Locaton: Current Coordinates" I ordered into the console and a huge chunk of my evolution points were drained. The author''s content has been appropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. Below me, a basic catacomb layout formed, the entrance a giant tomb. In the place where the skeletons would be, there broken remains of puppets laid. I used the remaining points I had to expand the catacombs and add a few simple traps, as well as a new puppet type
Rust Puppet: These puppets were long put out of service, they laid rusting in this tomb before you came along and disturbed them, as a sense of duty they awaken once more to defend their creator. Skills: Armor Cocoon, Crush, Berserk Mode, Passives: Rusted Skin, Mental Block, Resist Poison, Resist Cutting/Piercing,
All in all I was proud of my handiwork, I invited Desiross to come down into the tomb and told him that this was his territory, he was to govern it from here. It was also necessary to put in a summoning array, sadly it was for when challengers come to take my territory they could summon me in an instant, thankfully it only worked when I was not in combat, or when I was offline, it would at least stop me from coming online to find out my territories were stripped because they were taken when I was offline. Now with 0 evolution points I was ready to go farm some tasty Kingdom players. Jun''s POV I logged on after the day respawn period. I stretched and then looked around, Camp sites everywhere, the refuges of the town of Higal were scattered about, most of them Kingdom players but a few NPCs as well. I scowled at the thought of losing my home town so early in the game, I was ready to smash something to pieces when I spotted the perfect target. "Hey want to spar with me, looking for a sparring partner" I exclaimed loudly, the training field full of people testing out new techniques and fighting for fun. A few interested heads turned my way, but only one person came up for the challenge. "hello there fellow player, My name is Friend-Zoned, what is yours" A level 9 Guardian asked me. "It is Gren my friend, so a defensive class huh, how long can you last against the offensive power of a BERSERKER" I grinned and sent a duel request which was accepted instantly. Friend-Zoned readied his dual shields and I took out a replacement axe that I bought beforehand. The instant the duel started I used Berserk Rush to rush over to him, Friend-Zoned on the other hand put his two shields together and they glowed, a couple of defensive spells stacking on top of each other. Colliding, we both got sent back a few feet, the recoil was harsh on my part as my body took the blunt force of the damage head on. Seeing me stumble Friend-Zoned advanced forward swinging his shields as if they were axes. I blocked a couple of them by luck before launching a Power Strike to destroy his footing. Jumping back from my strike Friend-Zone proceeded to Shield Rush me. I swung my axe downward and he raised his shields upward to block it, I took this opportunity to kick him in the legs making him lose his footing, the axe which bounced off the shields was swung with more momentum from being bounced and smashed into the side of Friend-Zoned. Friend-Zoned meanwhile had his own tricks and rolled forward, He then used his shields to batter my legs as he rolled underneath me and use the sharp part of the shield to impale my legs and arm, (Imagine raising a board, now use the side of the board (Not the wide side but the narrow side) and hit the upper back where the shoulder muscles are, now imagine doing that with a sharp piece of metal.) My back was now bleeding profoundly, I entered berserk mode and whipped around, aiming to punch the guy but he blocked with his shields. He sidestepped my next strike and used his shield to initiate a Powered Strike of his own on my body. I ignored his attack and punched Friend-Zoned and he toppled to the ground, In the remaining time of Berserk Mode I stomped and kicked Friend-Zone till his health depleted. After bursting into particles and rebuilding himself, he grinned and shook my hand. "Congratulations, you got some pretty wild offensive power even if you fight like an animal. "I don''t care about your words, I just needed to pummel something" I grunted to which Friend-Zoned''s face lit up. "Dear brother, if your looking for a home why not come with me, I got the perfect place for someone like you" Friend-Zoned exclaimed excitedly.
Sorry for the hiatus guys, I''m just so busy now that school started and my boss needs me to cover extra shifts at work. I hope to get another chapter out to you soon, I know for a fact now that people love Shuu way better than they love Jun, I mean, I can relate, who doesn''t like the possibility of reading a new concept idea of an evolving creature/player. When there is thousands of VMMORPG Fan-Stories everywhere. And the person playing that part being a huge douche. Anyway, Hopes and dreams, and more chapters to come - Author Sederance. Sederance is an aspiring author who is writing many stories to which many he doesn''t complete due to writer''s block. Some of the stories he is currently writing are [Creator of Worlds] [Space Games: Training Phase] [More stories to come/and drop] A New Home. Jun''s POV: "Friend-Zone do you really have a home for my guild and I to go to" I asked and Friend-zone drooped a bit. "Brother, I said I have a perfect place for you, I am not sure about the rest of your guild, unless they''re similar to you then maybe" Friend-zone said "Let me bring my guild, they should have spawned in by now, let me message them and we shall see what we agree on" I told him and then accessed the friend list. What stared back at me was an empty screen. Sweat pouring from my brows and turned around and put a fake smile on my face. "None of them appeared to be on so lets get going" "Alrighty then, let us go" Friend-Zone exclaimed and he started to dash off. I just grimaced at how stupid I was, to not include my guild into my friend list before I bolted after him. We traveled about three hours in-game to a desolate cliff area. I was tired but elated, the stats for endurance, stamina and speed have increased as I was running and I was glad for the increase. "We are almost there brother, just hang on while I search for something" Friend-zone panted and he gripped at the weeds and ivy hanging from the cliff-side. I looked over the edge to see the clouds below us, it was strange, the place I spawned in was the plains but now I was surrounded by mountains. Though, thinking about it, Higal was mostly a border town that was close to the mountains of the underground. In the distance I noticed a few flying creatures and I reached for a weapon. "Hey Friend-Zone, we got some trouble" I called and Friend-zone cried out "YES I FOUND IT" and with a click, part of the wall started to open. The flying creatures noticed this and started to charge at us. I tried to identified them and a window popped up
Grave Griffon: Level 20 These creatures haunt the skies searching for a way back underground to where they rightfully belong, in their search they rip apart any foe that gets in their way: Skills: Iron Claws Death Breath Spectral Eye ????? ????? ???? Drops: Griffon Feather, Grave Bone, Talons.
I took a trash sword from my inventory and threw it toward the griffons, they both easily maneuvured away from it, but it gave me time to grab Friend-Zone and dash into the hole in the wall, as soon as we passed the hole started to close. The two griffons screeched and they dove toward the opening, a crushing noise and the cawing of a griffon but I ignored it as I dashed deeper into the hole in the wall. "Whoa there, calm down brother, if you go any faster we will miss the drop-off" Friend-zone said and I halted in my step, and with the sudden stop I started to stumble. Falling to the ground and then rolling a couple of times, I stop at the edge of a cliff, down thousands of meters below me was a lake of magma, and in the center of it all, a town. "Welcome to Rat City, best black market town in this continent created by beta testers to provide for those who are looking for something good. Items stolen from top churches, kingdom''s vaults, ancient temples, even from top players too." I just looked agape at it, Friend-Zone saw my face and laughs "You might be shocked but this place is perfect for you, one of the few towns that allow unrestrained PvP , steal from players, raid shops, you name it, its a lawless city anyway" Friend-Zone explained and he started to head toward a boat. I followed after Friend-zone, meanwhile I was looking through the menus to find the guild menu. From there I clicked on a few names and added them to my friendlist as well as sent a guild message out. "Come to Rat City, it is an interesting place" Support the author by searching for the original publication of this novel.Shuu''s POV: I finished up at the Blade Grass Bog and headed toward my second territory, the Copper-Nickle Forest. my wings of cloud, web and electricity enabled me to go at high speeds, and landing in the middle of the forest a huge impact crater was formed. ''Man I got to test out my full limits soon, I can''t just wait to see what I can do" I smiled and looked at the area around me, Trees of precious metals planted everywhere, I decided to open the territory tab to see what kind of creatures were lurking around.
Copper-Nickle Forest A forest made of metal, mostly of copper and nickle. Ruler of the Territory Exclusive Information: It is the home of Iron Puppet Boss: Darvanshal (Machine Golem) and home to Iron Centauros, Iron Pegatauros, Iron Arachne, Iron Golem, Iron Crush Berserker. Territory of the Iron Puppet Boss: Zeliowrath (Blitz Wing Puppet) Iron Arachne build hives of many puppets, they take their foes and dismantle them limb from limb to test for new functions on puppets. This territory is normally used for training caution and awareness, Iron Arachne will actively hunt Kingdom players, String Grapple Puppets will assassinate unsuspecting foes and more dangers await those who let their guard down. Danger Level: C+ Recommended Level: 15+
I had noticed a few hives of web here and there and the forest, and with all the bright luster from the metal of the trees, it makes it hard to see. I thought about what the Iron Arachnes and how they dismantled parts for better functions and I looked a a tree. Opening up the Evolution Points in this area I changed a puppet into the shape of a tree. I made the leaves thin and sharp as well as a bit spiky. The top of the tree had sensory organs for movement and it could open up and bend forward to gobble unsuspecting foes. I added a bonus for it to burrow underground after it was discovered. It would then come up at random and either burrow, crush or engulf another foe. I was enjoying myself in creating the creature, if this place was to test awareness then this should give them a run for their money. I finished up and gave a name to the creature.
Iron Tree Worm: These puppets have taken the form of a tree and mostly act like a worm. They are eat unsuspecting foes by engulfing them. The inside of their throat and stomach are lined with sharp teeth which cut up their foes. They have learned to camouflage themselves by looking like trees. Skills: Armor Cocoon, Crush, Slicing Stomach, Passives: Barbed Shell, Mental Block, Resist Poison, Resist Cutting/Piercing, Camouflage
I also created an underground den where the monsters spit up the remains of the things they eat so that the Arachnes can study them. "Now that I have settled the two areas, I shall make myself a home" I said to myself and took to the skies