《Reborn in another world, as a male?!》 Prologue- The end. Prologue- The end. A loud bell rang through the campus signaling the end of class at the all girl private school. Crowds of students walked out while chatting with their friends. One student played with her phone while leaning against a gate. Her name is Anna Stark, sixteen in a short cut skirt with a plain white shirt and red ribbon, the standard uniform at the school. Tall for her age, Anna towered over the other girls with her short, bottle blonde hair (originally pink). Popular and pretty with deep tan skin, due to excess practice as a track and field star, Anna was the cutest of Tomboys, with her own feminine charm. Anna played around with her phone as the other girls walked through the gate, casually looking up at her. A few said some quick words as they walked pass her. She continued to do so until somebody called out to her. ¡°Anna! Sorry for the wait.¡± She stopped typing and looked up. Making good use of her towering height, she smirked as she looked down on her friend as she came closer. When she got there, Amy squatted down as she was trying to catch her breath. Amy, with her long shaggy black hair with curls that reached all the way to her stomach, was much shorter than Anna, and many other girls at the school. Amy''s look highlighted further with her white complexion and large circular glasses, complimenting her appearance. Anna hummed, turning back to her phone now that her friend arrived. ¡°There you are. What took you so long?¡± Amy waved an arm sheepishly, signalling the beginnings of another rather-long excuse. ¡°Sorry, sorry. I was returning from a friend but then the teacher called me and then my friend said that she was supposed to let another friend borrow the book and then --.¡± The girl opposite her closed her phone loudly, interrupting the rest. ¡°Alright, I got it. I was just kidding, anyway let¡¯s go.¡± With the conversation ended the two made their way out. The school was located in a pretty crowded area of the city and plenty of traffic could be seen just outside the school. Anna and Amy walked out and crossed several roads before heading to Amy¡¯s neighborhood. They walked for a bit before coming to Amy¡¯s house. Continuing on their way they walked in and made their way to her room. Her room was far from any normal girl room. Two bookshelves that contained nothing but manga, light novels, CD¡¯s, anime, etc¡­ Wall paper covered the walls with different anime and concert events. Figures could be seen standing on her desk. There were even a couple of body pillows on her bed with anime style blankets and pillows. They made their way to a small glass table covered with anime artwork, in the center of the room, their favorite table. There the classmates studied and talked. Anna slumped over while dropping her bag. ¡°Man, I hate school and Mrs. Lenin class. Seriously another test just after we had one just two days ago.¡± Amy shook her head in response ¡°Anna, watch your language. Also it is kind of your fault that you didn¡¯t study. I understand that you want to participate in the Olympics but you need to control your hobbies.¡± She moved some stuff out of the way as Anna rebuttled her. ¡°I don¡¯t want to hear that from you, Miss Otaku. Heck it¡¯s only been a week since I¡¯ve been here and I can already see that you bought more crap.¡± ¡°Language! And this isn¡¯t crap, it¡¯s excellent reading material.¡± Anna gave a sarcastic chuckle. ¡°Last time I checked, two guys bickering with one another and then f*cking isn¡¯t considered deep and meaningful.¡± ¡°Well just because you can¡¯t see the appeal doesn¡¯t mean others won¡¯t. Besides we¡¯re here to study not talk about my taste, so get to it.¡± ¡°Whatever.¡± Anna quickly dismissed the conversation and got to work. After a few hours Anna got up and stretched. They continued to chat but Anna noted the time. ¡°It¡¯s 8, I gotta go.¡± ¡°Ok.¡± Anna picked her stuff and put them inside her backpack while Amy was making her way over to her computer. She was about to leave when Amy let out a loud yelp. Anna quickly ran over to see what was wrong. Amy slowly looked away from the screen and upward. ¡°It¡¯s here! My Sailor Universe ticket is finally here!¡± Anna started to relax and looked back at the screen of her computer. On it was an email with a message about her tickets. Anna let out a sigh as a response. ¡°Was that it? I thought it would have been something more important.¡± Anna went back to the door to where her stuff was and made her way out of Amy¡¯s home and back to hers. Anna made her way out Amy¡¯s house and back towards her neighborhood, which was several blocks away. While making her way home, she curiously saw an old woman under an over pass. As Anna got closer she noticed that the women was by herself at night. She had a little table with a glass ball on it and was dressed like a fortune teller from the violet dress to the beads. Nothing was revealed except for her eyes. Anna took a quick glance at the fortune teller as she walked. Having noticed her attention the fortune teller extended her arm and spoke.¡±You there, care for a fortune? Anna stopped and looked back at the fortune teller. She quickly replied. ¡°Sorry but I don¡¯t believe in weird superstition. Besides, I don¡¯t have any money to give you.¡± The fortune teller receded her hand and let out a small chuckle. ¡°Hehe. Don¡¯t worry about it. It¡¯s on the house. Business has been slow, so I¡¯m trying not to get rusty.¡± Anna was about to leave but a thought occurred to her. ¡®I should just leave but, maybe this fortune of mine might help me with tomorrows test.¡¯ Anna slowly made way over. The fortune teller told Anna to put her hands on the ball while she wiggled her arms around with her eyes closed. Anna was about to leave when the fortune teller opened her eyes. She looked up and told Anna¡¯s fortune. ¡°Hmm you have an unusual future ahead of you. I see a great tragedy in play but I also see happiness after it.¡± Several scenario played out in her head, namely her failing the test in response to the fortune. She pouted a little bit but continued on.¡°Ok? What else do you see?¡± The fortune teller looked back down into her ball and continued on.¡°I see that you¡¯re strong, both in mind and body. A fierce fire rages inside you, something that can¡¯t be diminished.¡± A smile formed on her face when she heard the fortune teller. ¡°That sounds like me and how people would describe me.¡± Her last sentence had a little bit of a smug attitude to it. Anna was about to leave at that until the fortune teller spoke up once more. ¡°But I do see one more thing. There is darkness in your heart, within the flames. It¡¯s holding you back, you¡¯re afraid.¡± Anna jerked to a stop and looked back the fortune teller. ¡°What the heck are you talking about now? I¡¯m not afraid of anything.¡± A small chuckle could be heard as she shook her head. ¡°That¡¯s where you¡¯re wrong, you are afraid. You are afraid that if you let go then you¡¯ll be consumed. You are afraid at the thought of the truth. You are afraid of not being accepted by both those around you.¡± Anna didn¡¯t allow her to continue. ¡°Shut up!¡± Anna slammed her hands down and ran away from the fortune teller. Even while running, Anna still could hear the fortune teller was speak - so, she ran with her hands over her ears. She was tired of listening to creepy fortune tellers. Anna continued to run until she was finally home. She went in and headed to her room, where she tried to take her mind off of the fortune teller. Anna spent the night studying and eventually went to sleep. The next day Anna was waiting at one of the crossroad just in front of her school. Anna stood there among several other girls as she waited to cross the busy road. She let out a yawn while reciting the material from last night. ¡°Morning Anna.¡± While reciting the material she heard Amy¡¯s voice behind her.She turned around was taken back by what she saw. Amy still had on her shirt that she wore yesterday. Her eyes were partially red with bags under her eyes. Her shaggy hair was a complete mess, covering most of her face. Overall she looked like she didn¡¯t get any rest whatsoever. She was also swaying a bit like she was intoxicated. Anna quickly snapped out of it and asked Amy if she was ok or not. Amy drunkenly responded to Anna¡¯s worries. ¡°I¡¯m fine. The concert was awesome but it lasted a very long time and I came home late.¡± ¡°Late? How late are we talking here? Amy who was still recovering didn¡¯t answer for a couple of seconds. ¡°Ohh, you know like 1:00 or 7:00 am.¡± Anna was taken back by Amy¡¯s response as that would mean that she didn¡¯t get any rest whatsoever. Anna quickly talked to her about getting some rest until Amy cut her off. ¡°I said I¡¯m fine. You worry wart, I¡¯m the same age as you are. That reminds me, check these out! I got pictures from the actresses themselves!¡± Amy pulled out a camera and then flick through the images while talking. Anna mostly ignored them and went back to reciting the information for the test. Amy continue on while Anna was looking around. The last bunch of cars took off and the road looked to be clear. Anna looked up and saw that the light was still red. Reading on this site? This novel is published elsewhere. Support the author by seeking out the original. A look of confusion could be seen on her face as she looked up and down the road for any car. Anna looked over at the other to see that they were just as confused. ¡°Huh? There¡¯s no cars anywhere.¡± Anna was about to walk across until she heard something screeching by. She turned her to see a speeding truck coming down. But what was odd about it was that there was no traffic whatsoever, no cars coming to and from. Anna stepped back and assessed the situation. ¡°Hey Amy check that out. A truck coming out of nowhere with no cars around. It reminds me of that novel you showed me. Something a guy getting run over while pushing someone out of the way. What are the odds right? Amy?¡± Anna looked back and saw that Amy wasn¡¯t there and was, in fact, walking across the street. She had on earphones attached to the camera, listening to the songs that she recorded. Amy saw no cars so she assumed it was safe to cross. Anna quickly looked back at the truck and saw it barreling through. ¡°Amy! There¡¯s a truck coming!¡± Anna shouted along with some of the other students on the sidewalk. However Amy continued on her way without hearing anything. Anna looked back and saw the truck coming closer. ¡°What the heck is with this clich¨¦ scenario!¡± screamed Anna as she threw her backpack onto the ground and ran out. The truck was only a couple of seconds from reaching Amy. At that time Amy opened her eyes at the noise and looked over to see the truck barreling towards her. Anna while running to push Amy out of the way remembered something. ¡®Wait! In her light novels, the main character dies because they push the person out of the way. So that means I just need to do something else instead!¡¯ Luckily for Anna that she was very fast so she made it to Amy with time to spare. She ran and grabbed her, knocking both of them to the floor aside from the path of the truck. Milliseconds later the truck drove by. Anna opened her arms to a frightened Amy. Anna looked down to see a terrified and teary eye Amy. Tears were swelling in her eyes as she embraced Anna. Anna wrapped her hands around her while patting her back to keep her calm. ¡°It¡¯s ok, you¡¯re safe no--.¡± Anna couldn¡¯t finish her sentence before a large scream got her attention. She turned her head back as the scream was a result of the bus swerving and toppling over. It spin around for a bit and finally came to a stop. It leaned too much on it¡¯s side and finally came to a crash. People were running away and keeping their distances. However the trouble weren¡¯t over yet. The truck was actually a gasoline truck, which oil was now spilling from the side. Out of the corner of Anna¡¯s eye, the engine of the truck was sending out sparks. Gasoline was quickly spreading out and it would be a matter of seconds before it all ignited. Anna realized that and quickly warned everyone. The surrounding people all began to run away and soon it was their turn. Anna got up and helped Amy to her feet. ¡°Come on! We need to move now!¡± Amy nodded and the two headed for safety. They ran to the side, back to the sidewalk. However Anna could only take a couple of steps before falling over. She looked down and saw that her foot was a little bit bent. ¡°Damn it! I twisted my leg!¡± Anna looked back and saw that the oil was just about to make contact with the flying sparks. She looked back and saw Amy running to her. Helping her up and then running back to the sidewalk. A couple of people ran out to help just as the explosion happened. Everyone ran away as the flames came barreling toward them. Anna looked back and knew that in a matter of seconds, they would be killed. They were only a couple more centimeters away from the safe spot. ¡°We¡¯re not going to make it!¡± Amy said while trudging to the sidewalk with Anna slumped over her shoulder. ¡°No, you are going to make it!¡± Anna quickly responded and grabbed Amy¡¯s shirt, pushing her away with all her might. Just as Amy was thrown to safety, Anna was hit by the shockwave, throwing her forward. The flames followed, swallowing her, burning her body and cloths. Anna let out a large scream as it continues on. Soon the explosion died down and Anna was on her back. Everything was black and Anna was in constant pain. Anna tried to open her eyes but her vision was only filled with black spots and bits of white. She tried to focus her vision and eventually she would make out images, but only on one side. Her other eye was completely charred. Her lips were dry and bleeding while her body was in large amount of pain. She could still feel the flames burning her skin and making their way to her muscles. She tried to speak but her throat was also burnt. One of her ears suffered the least amount of damage so she could hear people shouting and crying. People were calling out for any other injuries and an ambulance was heard way in the distance. One particular cry was from Amy who was running over. She knelt above Anna, on her knees trying to comfort her. Tears streamed down her cheeks and hit Anna¡¯s charred body. Anna was able to make out Amy out of all the pain and darkness. She weakly opened her mouth and sounded out her name. ¡°A...Amy.¡± ¡°I¡¯m here! I¡¯m here! Please stay with me!¡± She brought her face in close and kept Anna talking. The siren came louder and louder. Soon a pair of paramedics could be heard making their way over. Amy put on a small smile and continued to talk with Anna. ¡°The paramedics are here! You¡¯re going to be fine. They¡¯ll stabilize you! And then..and then they¡¯ll take you to the hospital.There¡­.There they¡¯ll do surgery and save you. They¡¯ll help you grow back your skin and ¡­.and you¡¯ll get an eye patch and ¡­ and¡­ you¡¯ll be out in no time and we¡¯ll take the test together and then I¡¯ll show more¡­.more¡­ of the concert¡­.I¡¯ll read you my light novel in bed and¡­.and¡± Amy was constantly stuttering while talking to Anna. Anna moved her lips as much as she could to form a small smile. Amy was confused at the action but didn¡¯t have time to think as the paramedics arrived. The paramedics squatted down and looked over Anna while Amy was fighting to by her side. The light was slowly fading and everything started to dissipate. Anna¡¯s hearing could only make out certain word between the paramedics. Even in her state Anna already knew the answer. Anna mind drifted away and she was left with her own thoughts. ¡®This is it huh? I¡¯m really going to die.¡¯ Anna could still make some things out. Mostly Amy, who was shaking the paramedics while crying and begging. Soon memory about the fortune teller came and the last thing that she said to Anna. ****************************Flash back ¡°We humans are fragile creatures, that¡¯s why we make the most of our lives on this world. That is why we must do everything to make sure that our lives have meaning. The most painful death of all is when we die regretting our final moments.¡± **************************** Unable to fully speak, she thought of what was going to happen. ¡®Guess that fortune teller wasn¡¯t lying after all. Note to self, remember to listen to fortune teller¡¯s fortune because they might actually come true. Assuming I get another chance that is.¡¯ Anna could feel her conscious finally slipping away, so she had to make the most out of the time she has left. She poured in as much strength as she could to lift her arm up. Amy saw the slight action and ran over to Anna who had her hand cupped by Amy. Tears could be seen dripping from her eyes as she tried to put on a front.¡°Anna! Please stay with me! You¡¯re...you¡¯re going to be fine.¡± ¡°A..Amy.¡± More tears were falling as she answered Anna. ¡°I¡¯m here, I¡¯m here. Please don¡¯t speak, you¡¯ll be fine, I promise! See the paramedics are here!¡± She shakily points at the paramedic behind her. ¡°A..Amy, don¡¯t¡­don¡¯t blame¡­..your..self.¡± This time she was shaking uncontrollably. She was stuttering and couldn¡¯t get the sentence out. ¡°Stop talking. You¡¯ll¡­.you¡¯ll be fine!¡± ¡°Before¡­.. I go, I.... I want to ¡­¡­¡­¡­.tell you this.¡± ¡°Please don¡¯t talk like that! Please!¡± She got rid of her previous tone and screamed the line. Tears wouldn¡¯t stop falling as she tried to continued speaking. ¡°I¡­..I..l--.¡± Anna couldn¡¯t continue on. Her body was failing her and darkness was closing in. Her vision faded and soon she could see nothing. Her hearing was next as Amy¡¯s voice became distant. Her sense of touch followed suit as she felt the warmth from Amy¡¯s hand getting colder. Darkness embraced her and she welcomed it. Death, darkness. Anna had expected it to be cold. It wasn¡¯t. Death was warm, like a lover¡¯s embrace. She was content with death and so she let the darkness carry her away. ___________________________________________________ Hello everyone. If you made it here then thank you for giving this fiction a chance. I have some big plans for the story so I do hope you all would stick around. the next chapter will be out as soon as it possibly can. Special thanks to community member, AlmostMythril, JayDirex and Readerdreamer5625 for taking the time to look my prologue and help me improve it. That''s all for now and I hope to see all of you in the next chapter. Goodbye. Chapter 1- A meeting with God. Chapter 1- A meeting with God. Hello everyone. Thank you once more for reading the chapter. Around the time of writing this, there''s about 450 total views of the first chapter. Allow me to personally thank all of you for reading and I do hope you stick with it. I would like to take this time to address a debate that went on in the comment section. Many of you are probably wondering if there will be any boy love content. The answer to that question is no. I have no intention on including that element during the initial conception of story. I do hope that these eases some of your concerns. And with that out of the way, I would like to thank AlmostMythril once more helping proofread the chapter and helping me make the chapter better. Comment down below if you enjoyed it or see any problem and I''ll fix it as soon as I can. The next chapter will be out within 1-2 days so please look forward to that. That''s all for now, please enjoy the chapter.
Darkness, that was all there was. As far as the eye can see, it was all pitch black except for a small light. Anna floated among the darkness, her entire body glowing amongst the vast darkness. Anna slowly opened her eyes and looked around. ¡°Where¡­Where am I?¡± She spoke but at the same time her mouth didn¡¯t move. She was taken aback and slowly raised her hand to her mouth. She could hear her thoughts but she didn¡¯t have a mouth. Anna looked around and all over but all she could see was darkness. ¡°Is this a dream? No¡­No I definitely died, so does that means this is the afterlife?¡± She looked around some more and began to move. She floated through the empty space, looking around for anything. ¡°This doesn¡¯t look like heaven nor does it look like hell. So purgatory then? No¡­ this is different the space around me, it feels like a void.¡± ¡°Quite astute of you.¡± A mysterious voice rang through the void. Anna was surprised by what she heard and looked all over to find the source. Soon a light formed in front of her and grew brighter and brighter. The light soon dimmed and figure formed. She stood looking at the mysterious figure before talking back. ¡°Who¡­Who are you?¡± The mysterious figure gave a warm hearted chuckle and replied to her. ¡°Take a guess, You had just died, so it isn¡¯t all that hard to guess who I am.¡± ¡°God?¡± God gave a smile in response to her answer. ¡°That¡¯s correct.¡± ¡°Why do you look like Santa Claus?¡± God or the representation of him was dressed in fairly average clothes. A pair of jeans along with a white T-shirt. His appearance was that of a man in his mid 60¡¯s. His appearance mirrors that of Santa Claus with a big white beard with combed hair. Once again God let out a harm hearted chuckle. ¡°Hehe. I only look like Santa Claus because that¡¯s how you believe I, God, would look. Everyone has their own different views. In fact there were some that believed me to be a female.¡± Thousands of question ran through Anna¡¯s head. But ultimately she decided on the most important question. ¡°I guess first things first, where am I?¡± ¡°The Void. A space between worlds and realities that also includes Heaven as well. Think of it as my own personal space.¡± Anna was trying to comprehend what God had just said. ¡°Wait, worlds? As in more than one? You mean there are other planets with life just like earth.¡± ¡°Yes, but not in the normal sense. I didn¡¯t create just a universe. I created multiple universes. Earth is just one of the many planets with life on it. There are many more similar to earth. Anna stood there quietly, taking in the new information before speaking again. ¡°Ok, so my next question. Why am I here?¡± God straighten up and answered Anna¡¯s question. ¡°Ahh, that¡¯s the main question is it? Well the reason for calling you here is because I have a mission for you. There¡¯s a specific planet that I want you to go to. It¡¯s in trouble and I want you to be its new savior. So what do you say?¡± ¡°No.¡± Anna¡¯s replied so quickly and curtly that God didn¡¯t fully comprehend it. ¡°Excellent! I¡¯ll transfer your soul imm--. Wait did you just say no?¡± Anna immediately replied to the dumbfounded God. ¡°Yes, no. I refuse your offer. Just send me to Heaven and we¡¯ll be good.¡± God previous demeanor was gone, now he was panicking a bit. ¡°Wait! Isn¡¯t this what you want? Don¡¯t people normally jump at an opportunity like this?¡± ¡°H*ll no! What do you think this is? Some stupid light novel or fan fiction? I just died remembered?! And now you¡¯re asking me to do something dangerous?¡± God took a second and turned his back away from Anna. Several stacks of paper appeared as he read them. ¡°But according to the notes you are a huge anime fan and light novel reader.¡± ¡°Hold on! Who exactly is this person?¡± God looked back and an image popped up. Anna was shocked by the image showed Amy. ¡°That¡¯s Amy! Hold on if you were aiming for Amy then that means the truck was trying to hit her you bastard!¡± Anna lunged at God, knocking him down, spinning through the void. Anna was hammering on his head as they continued to spin.God was constantly being hit as she tried to get to Anna. ¡°Calm down. Please calm down.¡± ¡°First you talk. There¡¯s no way you would go through the stupid clich¨¦ for no reason. You¡¯re responsible for something.¡± Anna eventually stopped and let go of God. It took a minute or two before God stood back and answered Anna¡¯s question. ¡°Where do I start? Sigh. This is all because I was drunk.¡± ¡°Drunk. How the f*ck does God get drunk?¡± God put up his hands to calm Anna down before answering once more. ¡°Well, being all powerful and all-knowing sometimes gets boring. So on occasions, I¡¯ll make myself human and have some fun. You humans were my first and greatest creation, despite your problems.¡± ¡°Continue.¡± God cleared his throat and continued. ¡°I turned myself human and went drinking with a couple friends of mine. Buddha and Shiva.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not going to question the validity of that, go on.¡± Ignoring Anna¡¯s previous comment, God continued. ¡°Well we had a couple of drinks. Then we got in a drunken argument and I created the new world which you were to be teleported. But in my drunken action, I created the world but left out an important detail. So that¡¯s where you come in.¡± After God finished his sentence Anna brought her hands to her face and covered her eyes. ¡°So let me get this straight. I died while protecting my friend. I died because God decided to get drunk with his friends and now you want me to fix your problems.¡± ¡°Ummm¡­What do you say?¡± ¡°Ahhhh!¡± Anna let out a huge scream and lunged at God once more. She wrapped her arm around God¡¯s head and put him in a headlock. She then started to pound on his head with her fists. This went on for a while before God managed to break free. God was backing away while still trying to calm Anna down. ¡°I understand that you¡¯re mad.¡± ¡°Mad?! I¡¯m f*cking livid! I just died in the arms of my best friend.¡± Anna screamed at God who was trying to remain calm and collected. God waited a bit before finally apologizing. ¡°I deeply apologize for that, that was not my intention. But no matter how you much you hate me now, there¡¯s nothing I can do about that.¡± ¡°What do you mean by that?! You¡¯re God, you can do anything! Just pop my soul or conscious or whatever back in my body. Heck just solve your planet issue by yourself. Just make it go away!¡± Anna screamed once more and God waited until she finally calmed down. ¡°Sigh. It is true that I could do anything, but there are two things that I cannot do. When I created the universes along with the worlds and inhabits, there were two iron clad rules that I made.¡± ¡°And what exactly is that?¡± ¡°Death is absolute. Nothing can or will change that, even me. I can put your soul back on earth but you¡¯ll either live in your old burnt body or I put your soul into a new born infant.¡± Anna was shaken by what God revealed to her. She shuddered at the thought of being a walking corpse or an infant. ¡°Can''t you fix my old body or make me a new one?¡± ¡°No. Your body is no longer alive. Even if I could put your soul back the body is still dead. As for the new body that''s impossible, as it¡¯s directly related the second iron clad rule. Which is that I can¡¯t directly interfere with the worlds that I¡¯ve created. And by that I mean, I can¡¯t just pop out of nowhere and solve the problem instantly. Why do you think I send whispers or messages to individual people throughout history? If I could interfere, I would have already.¡± Anna opened her mouth to refute God, but what God said started to make sense. Anna anger slowly faded but quickly returned.¡°Why me?¡± ¡°Like I said, I was going for your friend, Amy. I thought that she would be more willingly to accept my offer. I guess we are both disappointed.¡± God gave a weak chuckle to which Anna snapped at. ¡°You have no right to say that!¡± Anna spat out the last line and her anger faded away. Soon it was replaced with loneliness and sadness. She sat down and held her legs against her chest and started to weep.God kneeled down and put his hand on Anna¡¯s shoulder. ¡°I know that it¡¯s no place for me to say this, but I think you should accept my offer.¡± The story has been illicitly taken; should you find it on Amazon, report the infringement. Anna still had her head down. ¡°Why should I do that?¡± God paused for a minute before continuing on. ¡°Here, you¡¯re nothing but a wandering soul, floating aimlessly in the void. At least with my offer, you¡¯ll be able to live once more.¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡± God looked at Anna who still didn¡¯t show any reaction to what God said. ¡°Sigh. I was hoping I wasn¡¯t going to do this but I¡¯ll make you a deal. Do me this favor and I¡¯ll bring you back to life in your old world.¡± Anna immediately looked up and grabbed God when God finished the sentence. ¡°But you said that you can¡¯t bring back the dead.¡± God smiled at the sudden action of Anna. ¡°That is true. But there are ways around it, you just need to be creative in your approach.¡± ¡°Please explain.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll destroy the current earth and rebuild it. When I rebuild it, I¡¯ll also create your own body again. I¡¯ll create earth two and place you back in that reality. I¡¯ll wipe every soul¡¯s memory and you can continue on with your life as if none of this ever happen. No getting run over by a truck, no dying and no meeting me.¡± ¡°You can do that? Wait, why can¡¯t you do that now?¡± Anna was still cautious but at the same time hopeful. ¡°Because I¡¯m quite drained right now. Creating a new world and every individual souls along with bodies for them is exhausting. So what do you say? It¡¯s a win, win situation. The faster you do it, the faster you¡¯ll be by her side.¡± Anna responded to God¡¯s statement wildly. She could feel her face becoming red. ¡°What?!....What are you saying! Are you implying that I¡¯m --.¡± ¡°Remember who you¡¯re talking to.¡± replied God with confidence in his voice. ¡°¡­¡­¡± ¡°Perhaps this will sway you even more to accept the deal. Just behind her book shelves, she has a couple of books.¡± ¡°Tell me something I don¡¯t know. That¡¯s where she hides her BL book. I already know that, she isn¡¯t exactly subtle.¡± God gave a smile that showed that God wasn¡¯t finished. ¡°Have you ever looked at them? Sure some of them are BL but half of them are girl on girl books with BL cover to disguise them. Also I want to add, you humans sure create some interesting reading materials.¡± ¡°Does that mean she¡¯s lo--.¡± ¡°Even you aren¡¯t that dense. Certainly there were signs but you mostly dismissed them.¡± Anna simply stared at God in a daze. She shook her head and when she looked back at him, God could see a fiery determination in her eyes. ¡°What exactly do you want me to do in this new world of yours?¡± God gave her a heartfelt smile ¡°You just about hit the nail when we first talked about it. The world, Terra, is splintered into warring factions. Well warring isn¡¯t exactly the right word, tense would be a better word to describe it..¡± ¡°So I¡¯m going to be transported to this world to lead charges against demonic forces or something along those lines? ¡°You are partially right. There¡¯s isn¡¯t exactly an evil overlord bent on world domination. What I want you to do is unite the different factions so when I regain my power, I can fix the problem I created once you¡¯re there.¡± After hearing the task from God, Anna was more fired up. ¡°Alright seems easy enough. Just get them to not hate each other, simple.¡± ¡°I think you¡¯re taking this way to easy. Even though the world was recently made, to the inhabits, it¡¯s been a couple of centuries already. Civilization has already been established along with laws and order. You¡¯ll need to understand the political standpoi--.¡± Anna quickly dismisses what God was saying. ¡°Blah, blah, blah. So long as they are untied, it will be fine. You worry about your thing and I¡¯ll worry about mine.¡± ¡°Sigh. All right. Did I answer all your questions?¡± ¡°What should I be expecting there exactly?¡± Anna asked the question as she didn¡¯t want to go in blind. God looked back. ¡°It¡¯s a world of magic. Magical beast, magic, monsters, advance civilization, etc¡­ Generic fantasy stuff.¡± ¡°Ok. Next question am I going to be a baby again? Every story that I read about reincarnation involves being a baby with a unique trait and then growing up.¡± God quickly replied to her question as he could see her getting a bit nervous. ¡°No. You¡¯ll be reincarnated in a body that I made during a moment of clarity I had that night. After I realized the mistake that I had made when creating the world I made a body. It is strong and durable, but not all mighty. If you want to rival the most powerful people in Terra you¡¯ll have to earn it.¡± ¡°I see. Well that will certainly make things a lot easier. Now I have one more question. Why did you pick Amy of all people?¡± God shifted a bit and was trying to avoid the question. ¡°Sigh, you¡¯re not going to let it go are you?¡± ¡°Well God just tried to get my best friend killed and as a direct result I died. So yes, I¡¯m still pissed.¡± Anna replied back to God with the same curt attitude as before. God let out another sigh and answered Anna. ¡°I had certain criteria for the selection process.¡± Anna raised an eyebrow at the unexpected answer. ¡°Criteria? And what might those be?¡± ¡°The first criteria was someone who was an avid fan of this genre and thus would be more likely to say yes. The second was that they had to be a strong and kind hearted person that would agree with the idea of unifying the world. And finally the last one, the most important one of all, the person that I chose would have to be someone that few people would mourn for.¡± Anna pondered the third criteria for about a minute until the answer came to her. ¡°So essentially you wanted someone to die who no one gives a sh*t about and that people don¡¯t care whether that person is alive or not.¡± God ignored the malicious tone. ¡°That is not what I meant. But yes, I wanted someone who I could freely take to another world without them being depressed because they are away from their original world.¡± ¡°You know, I¡¯m starting to hate you again.¡± ¡°That is fine, you¡¯re free to believe whatever you want. After all I did give you all my greatest innovation, free will. Have I answered all your questions?¡± Anna shook her head. ¡°Yeah. If I have any more then I let you know.¡± God nodded in response. ¡°All right then. Hold still while I open the path to the world and transfer your soul.¡± God held out his hand and a small vortex formed and grew in size. Soon an image started to form as the vortex enlarge. A green planet soon formed from the blackness. The entire plant looked to be around the same size as earth. There were continents and bodies of water on the planet. Namely there was a big continents that was surrounded by a body of water. After the portal was large enough, God turned his attention to Anna. He began to focus and her body started to dissipate. ¡°I don¡¯t exactly remember where I put the body but I am sure that it¡¯s on the human continent. There will be times when you¡¯ll be able to talk to me via telepathy. Whenever you¡¯re in trouble just concentrate really hard and you¡¯ll be able to reach me.¡± ¡°Got it.¡± Anna continued to look at the portal while her body was disappearing. Anna body was almost gone along with her conscious. But before she finally went away, she asked the big question. ¡°Now that I think about it, what exactly is the problem that this world faces?¡± God was startled a bit and once again lowly replied. ¡°Umm¡­.Well, promise that you won¡¯t get angry.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve already got a bad feeling about this.¡± ¡°Well you see while I was drunk with Buddha and Shiva, I well¡­ We started to a conversation, one thing led to another and I made the world based on the conversation. Essentially I created a world where 95% of the population is female.¡± ¡°What?!¡± Anna let out a mixture of a scream and cry at the new information. Before she could speak again, God continued on. ¡°Now that I think about it, I believe that the body I had prepare is a male body.¡± ¡°What?! Chang--.¡± Anna wasn¡¯t able to finish her sentence before her entire soul was fully transferred. The light disappeared and the portal began to shrink. ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ ¡®Ahh my head.¡¯ "Anna was lying on her back on a patch of grassy ground. She sat up, and felt something wrapped around her body. Looking down she noticed she was wrapped in blankets. Ignoring them for the moment she took stock of her surroundings. She was seated beneath a large tree that was shielding her from the light. Standing the rest of the way up now she stepped away from the tree and looked around. She was at the top of a large hill surrounded by forest. After that she finally took the time to look at her new body." Anna slowly raised her hands and inspected them. ¡°I feel the same. The body certainly feels strong and healthy.¡± While looking at her new body she remembered her last conversation with God. She panicked and threw off the blankets over her. She was completely naked, but that wasn¡¯t what she was scared about. ¡°.....¡±
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Anna spent the next ten minutes swearing and screaming every known profanity at God. When she was done a voice finally called out to her. ¡°Are you done yet?¡± Anna, taking in large deep breath, took a second to collect her thoughts before answering. ¡°Yeah I¡¯m finished.¡± She sat back down and God continued on. ¡°That¡¯s good. Now before you go on to save the world, there are still things you need to know about.¡± ¡°Like what?¡± Anna raised her eyebrow curiously at God¡¯s statement. ¡°Like I said before, your body is strong both physically and mentally. All you need to do is simply train and get use to it.¡± ¡°When you say mentally strong does that mean I could use stuff like magic?¡± ¡°Yes. But --¡± Anna didn¡¯t wait for God to finish his sentence as she immediately stood up. She Extended one of her hands towards the forest. A few seconds passed with nothing happening. ¡°What are you trying to do?¡± God asked curiously, to which Anna replied sharply. ¡°What does it look like? I¡¯m trying to do magic. Come on¡­. Maybe I just have to concentrate.¡± Anna closed her eyes and started to fully concentrate but nothing happened. ¡°What the h*ll? I thought you said I could use magic and stuff?¡± ¡°I never said that. I simply said the body is capable of using magic, you on the other hand can¡¯t. You¡¯ll need to learn the old fashion way.¡± ¡°Well I should look on the bright side, when I do learn magic, it will be awesome.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. Now then onto the next point, a new name.¡± Once again Anna raised her eyebrow in response. ¡°Why would I need a new name?¡± ¡°Well you are a male now. Besides, technically ¡®Anna¡¯ is dead. You¡¯re someone else.¡± Anna scratched her head in confusion. ¡°Man this whole reincarnation thing is confusing. All right, I¡¯ll think up of something.¡± Anna sat down and stayed in a meditated position before opening her eyes. ¡°I got it, Alviss. From now on, I¡¯ll be Alviss.¡± ¡°I see. Well then Alviss, please listen to me carefully. There should be a bag right next to you.¡± Alviss looked around until he saw a small leather tote bag leaning against the side of a tree. Alviss walked over and picked it to inspect it. ¡°That bag is something special. It¡¯s called an infinity pouch. The reason for it¡¯s name is that it is directly linked to an empty space dimension. You can store anything in there; assuming it fits that is.¡± Alviss looked at the bag in awe. He inspected the fine leather and opened it. Inside looked to be a bottomless pit. ¡°You¡¯ll able to retrieve what you want by simply thinking of what exactly you desire. Currently there are a couple of items in there, so just take them all out.¡± Alviss reached his hand into the bag and pulled out a large assortment of things and laid them all out. They ranged from clothing to tiny bottles of color liquid to even a water canteen and among other things. ¡°First thing''s first, you need to get dressed.¡± Alviss looked down and realized that he was still naked and quickly put on the clothes. It was a set of light leather armor. ¡°Now then, for your weapon. Take a good look at it.¡± Alviss nodded and picked up a sheathed sword. He slowly unsheathed it to reveal an elegant sword. The hilt of the sword was elegantly designed with a geometric pattern while the blade looked sharp and felt really balanced. It was a silver longsword. All around the blade there were small inscriptions that Alviss couldn¡¯t read. ¡°In this world there are weapons and items that are imbued with certain magical property. This sword is one of them. I called it Erstarken which is. (German for growing strength.) It¡¯s a sword that grows as you grow.¡± What God said made Alviss inspect the sword with even more amazement. ¡°So what you¡¯re saying is that if I get stronger then so too will the sword?¡± ¡°Not directly, no. What I mean is that the more powerful monster you defeat with the weapon the more it grows. Now regarding the potions. The red one is a health potion, while the blue is a mana potion. The others are potion in case of status effect such as poison or paralysis.¡± Alviss grabbed the potion one by and looked at them. ¡°They look like medicine.¡± A small chuckle could be heard from God. ¡°That¡¯s one way of looking at it.¡± Alviss put down the potion after inspecting them. ¡°Is that it?¡± Asked Alviss. ¡°Just about so, but there¡¯s one more important thing I must tell you. That¡¯s regarding a special ability that I gave you.¡± ¡°Special ability? What is it?¡± ¡°It¡¯s an ability that is unique only to you. It is call True Blessing. But that¡¯s all I can say for now. The body is still quite new so the ability can¡¯t be used yet.¡± ¡°Gee, thanks for that useless piece of information.¡± replied Alviss with a rather sarcastic and curt tone. ¡°Is that all all?¡± ¡°Yes, that¡¯s all for now. Currently you¡¯re in the lower region of the human continent. I would suggest heading to the main capital, just head north and you should be fine. Once again you can reach me at anytime.¡± With that the conversation ended and Alviss was by himself. He put his back against the tree and simply stared out towards the landscape and examined his body once more. Sigh. ¡®Looks like this is real after all. ¡­. Well no use in just sitting around doing nothing, the world isn¡¯t going to save itself.¡¯ Alviss hopped up and landed on his feet with enthusiasm. He fixed the sword on his waist and put the items back in the bag. Alviss then made his way down to the semi-dense forest below. For the next couple of minutes Alviss transversed the forest with a look of awe on his face as he took note of almost every little detail of the splendid forest;. From the light shinning down to the noise of the little creatures running about the forest. Eventually he spotted a small red salamander on a tree. ¡°Ahh how cute.¡± Alviss slowly walked up and extended a finger to touch it but was met with an unexpected result. The salamander spotted him and spat a short flame in defense. Alviss quickly took his finger back and continued on his way. Soon the forest started to clean out. A river could be made out as he got closer and closer. He walked up and knelt down to take a drink. He grabbed a hand full of water and splashed it on his face. After taking a minute or two Alviss looked down at his reflection. All he could do was stare at his new face. His eyes were now a brilliant ocean blue with black pupils. His hair was a mixture of silvery and snow color and longer than what it used to be. Alviss¡¯s face looked about exactly like how it was before Anna died. Although it was more muscular, it was still feminine as well. His other features were just as perfect from his nose to his mouth and teeth. He continued to inspect his new face. ¡®Huh, I almost look like those bishounen characters that Amy likes to look at.¡¯ Alviss was brought out of his thoughts when he heard something running in his way. With his new hearing he could hear it coming closer and closer. Soon a creature leapt out of the forest and landed right a couple of meters in front of Alviss. The creature looked to be a wolf with grey hair. It was panting a lot before before it¡¯s attention to Alviss. The wolf soon bared it¡¯s fangs and slowly trudged towards Alviss. Alviss was taken by surprise but quickly snapped out of it. He unsheathed the sword and took a stance. He focused his eyes on the wolf and pondered what to do. ¡®I have no battle experience whatsoever. Can I even win?¡¯ Alviss looked at the wolf and noticed some blood on its leg. Looking closer he found that one of its the rear legs was injured. He then weighed his chances. ¡®It¡¯s hurt, so that means I have a chance.¡¯ The wolf slowly closed the distance and it was at that time that Alviss leaped into action. Clutching the sword with both hands, he charged directly at the wolf. In response the wolf ran towards Alviss as well. The wolf jumped and brought its fangs down as Alviss used his sword to block the teeth. Alviss knocked the wolf aside and it started to circle him. He quickly got back up and held his stance. The wolf would charge in but be knocked back by Alviss every time. However the wolf would do a little damage to him while he couldn¡¯t do any damage to the wolf. This went on for several minutes. ¡®All I¡¯m doing is defending! I need to end this now.¡¯ While constantly circling, Alviss noticed a pattern in how the wolf walk to make up for the injured leg. He quickly formulated an idea and put it into action. This time when the wolf attacked, he allowed himself to be hurt a little bit to bait the wolf into another attack. The wolf scratched his shoulder and jumped back for another attack. Alviss ignored the pain and looked for an opening. ¡°Got you!¡± When the wolf circled back to attack him from behind, it allowed an opening. Alviss loosened his grip and threw the sword at the wolf. It spinned horizontally and hit its injured leg, causing it to stop. Alviss sprinted forward toward the sword as the wolf was trying to get back up. Before the wolf could get back on all fours, Alviss grabbed the sword and plunged it into its neck. It let out a deafening and terrifying cry as blood started to spill on Alviss. He held on strong until the wolf was finally dead. Alviss took in very deep breath as he sat down and looked at the animal that he had just killed. After a few minutes Alviss finally got up and pondered on what to do with the now dead animal. After a minute she squatted down and called for God. ¡°Yes what is it?¡± ¡°You wouldn¡¯t happen to know how to skin an animal would you?¡± Asked Alviss who waited for a response from God. Eventually it came and God helped Alviss through the process of skinning it. Soon all that was left were bits of fur and skin with the meat completely visible. Alviss stored the fur in the bag. ¡°Are you not going to eat the meat?¡± Spoke God as Alviss finished up. Help support creative writers by finding and reading their stories on the original site. ¡°I was planning on it, but now, not so much.¡± With that the conversation ended and Alviss got cleaned up. After making sure everything was done, Alviss took another drink from the lake and continued on. He continued on north as the sun beating down. The further he went the denser the forest became. Vines draped around every tree with exotic look flowers decorating the floor and the tree branches. The humidity was almost unbearable for Alviss. Sweat dripped down her skin. Alviss wiped away the sweat every couple of minutes as he continues on. ¡°Damn. This is way too hot. Maybe I should make a small umbrella or something.¡± Alviss continued on for what seemed to be around two hours before finally resting. During that time he picked some plants and fruits from the forest. Most of them looked to be the same from earth like banana, apple, pear, etc¡­ There were some with odd shapes and color. Like one that was round and purple or another that had a yellow zigzag pattern on a donut looking fruit. ¡®Wonder if any of them are edible.¡¯ pondered Alviss as she looked at the assortment in front of him. First he brought out some of the potion just in case if some of them were bad for him. First he tried the ones he did know. The apple tasted like an apple while the banana tastes like a banana. Soon he looked at the new food in front of him. A bit reluctant, he finally picked one up and took a bit out of it. ¡°Hmm, not too bad.¡± said Alviss as he started to eat more of the new fruits. Some were delicious while others had an unusual taste to it. Soon all that were left were cores and bits of the fruit left. Alviss let out a small burp while resting undering the tree. The sun was down and it started cool down a bit. Alviss lied down against a tree and started to close his eyes. His mind started to ease and felt himself slipping into a sleep. But before he could go to sleep a sharp noise caught his attention. He immediately got up and grabbed his sword. He looked around but soon focuseds on his hearings. After a couple of seconds he located the noise. Multiple fast footsteps could be heard. After listening for a couple of seconds he remembered the noise to be similar the wolf from before. Alviss quickly packed up and got ready. As time went on, the noise got louder and louder. Alviss prepared just as several foxes jumped out. Alviss almosted attacked but all the wolf ran past him. ¡°Huh?!¡± Alviss looked behind him at the unexpected action. I relaxed a bit and pondered on what had just happened. ¡®Why are they running? Weren¡¯t they coming after me? No. the wolf from earlier look exactly the same as those, so that means it¡¯s a pack then. Wait! If they were running then that means something is chasing the--.¡¯ Alviss thoughts were interrupted by a loud roar. Alviss looked around in a panic as the noise caused some birds to fly away. Soon his hearing picked up a loud animal running in his direction. A loud creature jumped out of the forest and landed in front of Alviss. the sudden action caused him to jump back, landing on his butt. He looked up in fear at the creature staring him down. The creature looked to be a massive lion. The difference was that its size was about two and a half time larger than a normal lion and it had two head. The mane was a crimson color while the rest of the body was a mixture of yellow and black. The creature looked around and soon it focused his attention down at the frightened Alviss. Alviss could do nothing but just stare in fear as it slowly walked forward. ¡®Sh*t! I...I need to run!¡¯ Alviss forced his legs to stop shaking and started to run away. It took a moment before the creature started to chase after Alviss. Even with the new body and stamina along with the head start, the creature quickly caught up. Alviss looked back at the right moment, just as it swung its massive claw towards his chest. Alviss quickly dodged the attack. This time he pulled out his sword and took a stance. The lion began to circle Alviss, trying to sizing him up. For Alviss however, the answer was already clear. ¡°I can¡¯t win.¡± All Alviss could do was sat there and ponder on what to do to get out of the situation. ¡°I can¡¯t run, that thing will catch up to me. But I can¡¯t fight it either, I¡¯ll get mauled to death.¡± Once more the creature lunged at Alviss who barely dodged it. Luckily the sword was made out of a strong material as Alviss was able to take blows from the creature. All Alviss could do was defend and back up. This went on for a while until he reached a dead end. After backing up for so long they eventually came to a small cliff area that dropped to another section of the forest. Alviss quickly looked back as his foot was losing its footing. By the time that he looked back the creature it was pouncing once more. This time he was slow to respond. He brought his sword to block but this time it used its other hand to attack. A huge gash mark could be seen with blood pouring out of the gap. Alviss kneeled down clutching the wound as the creature closed in. Alviss in a panic, reckless attacked the creature. He managed to plunged the sword into it¡¯s body. It let out a loud scream at the pain. Soon it started to flail it¡¯s paws about, eventually hitting Alviss off the side. ¡°Nooo!¡± scream Alviss as he fell down. A couple of tree branches were in the way and he tumbled down, hitting them. Luckily they broke his fall. When he landed on the ground with a huge thud, pain coursed through his body and he ached all over. He started to cough up blood and was trying to catch his breath. He felt his conscious starting to lose itself. The light was starting to get a bit dim and he was left with his thoughts. ¡°Am I going to die again?¡± Small pebbles fell from the above as the creature slid down the cliff. All Alviss could do was look as it slowly made it way down. He tried to move but couldn¡¯t do a thing. His mind almost faded but soon flashes of his old life appeared. Times spent with Amy, be it from sleepovers to simply talking. ¡°There¡¯s no way in h*ll that I¡¯m dying now!¡± With adrenaline pumping through the body, Alviss was able to stand on his knees. He looked up to see the creature was still trying to get down from the cliff. Alviss looked around and quickly spotted the bag a couple of feets from him. He limped over and quickly got out a health potion out of the bag. He ripped open the cap and drank the potion. It was a semi-solid liquid similar to medicine. It had a weird taste to it, a mixture of peppermint and mint, among other things. He felt a slow rising heat spreading through his body. He could feel his strength recovering along with the wound starting to lessen. He managed to get on his feet just as the creature landed. He looked over and saw the creature was a bit slower than what it normally was. Alviss soon eyed his sword that was deeply cut inside the creature. ¡°Good, at the least I did some damage to it. But now the question is, how to I get it back?¡± The creature started to slowly advance while Alviss racked his brain for an idea. Soon a crazy thought occurred to him. He opened the bag and rummaged through it until he found another potion. He grabbed a mana potion and opened the cap. The creature saw the jerky action and charged in. Just as it did that, Alviss threw the bottle at it. Aiming for the head, the glass bottle hit the monster¡¯s forehead, shattering the bottle and splashing the potion in it¡¯s eye. Once more it let out a cry while attacking blindly. Alviss took this chance and ran towards the sword. The attacks were pretty slow so he managed to grabbed the sword and pulled it out. The creature once again attacked blindly while Alviss coordinated his attacks to it¡¯s legs. Taking quick slashes to try and slow it down. It worked for a while before the creature regained it senses and swatted him away. While Alviss was recovering the creature went in for the kill. ¡°Here goes nothing!¡± Screamed Alviss as he charged in as well. He dodged the initial attack and plunged the sword straight into one of its heads. It let out a deafening scream and tried shake him off but to no avail. He kept the sword in place for as long as he could before the creature attacked his back. Alviss could feel the claw digging deep into his skin and muscles. ¡°Ahhhh!¡± Soon Alviss was thrown back and hit the ground. The bag was knocked away and he couldn¡¯t reach it. More pain coursed through his body and this time he knew he wouldn¡¯t be getting up from this. The creature slowly recovered from his attack and made its way over. All Alviss could do was lie there and watch. Soon it up on top of him and raised one of its paws to finish the job. ¡®Is this it?¡¯ thought Alviss who still tried to move but to no avail. He closed his eyes, expecting death once more but it didn¡¯t come. Instead he heard the creature cry once more and opened his eyes. ¡°Is that an arrow?¡± spoke Alviss as looked at the creature with an arrow in one of it¡¯s eyes. Soon figures were dropping down all over the creature. They were all tall females with extremely tanned skin. They had on what seemed like animal skins and leather to cover themselves. They practically looked like amazons from how they looked and the weapons they carried. They soon pelted the creature with arrows. The creature roared in defiance but knew it couldn¡¯t win so it started to retreat. The amazon didn¡¯t allow it and some fighters rushed in and aimed for the injured legs. It soon fell but kept on trying to run. One of the amazon slowly walked in the direction of the creature. She stood the tallest among the amazon and looked to be the most powerful. The creature roared once more and attacked the lone amazon. She easily dodged it by side stepping and sliding to the side of it. After that she jumped the on the creature and brought her hands around the other head without the sword. She pinned it to the ground and they started to struggle. She had put it into a headlock and was slowly putting more and more force behind her chokehold. The creature tried to break free but to no avail. The last thing that Alviss heard before blacking out was a loud ¡®crack¡¯.
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Everything was dark and Alviss¡¯s body ached all over. He slowly opened his eyes and waited until they fully adjusted to the light beaming down on top of him. His head felt really light and nauseating. It took a moment before Alviss finally realized what was going on. Currently he was slumped over the shoulder of one of the amazons that helped kill the beast. He looked up and around to see them moving somewhere. ¡°Awake, yes?¡± A voice called out and Alviss looked to his side to see the amazon that killed the creature was walking beside him. Alviss now had a better look at what she looked like. The other amazon were about Alviss height but this one tower over the rest by a couple of inches. She was more decorated than the rest with fine leather and animal skin armor draped over her body and legs. Along with knee guards and skin gauntlets. She also had on fashioned jewelry ranging from teeth necklaces to small bracelets. Her skin was tanned like the rest but she had what seemed like tribal tattoos on her body. Her hair was a solid brown and tied back into a ponytail. The body looked to be very strong and fit that matched her rather beautiful face. In one hand was an elegant spear just as tall as she was. Alviss was still recovering but managed to answer the amazon. ¡°Yes. But I¡¯m still hurt.¡± The amazon looked at Alviss, taking in his word before answering. ¡°Ok. Village, close. Help, soon.¡± Within a couple of minutes, they reached the settlement. Alviss took in the sight as he was brought in. the entire area was surrounded by large sharpen tree trunks pointed outward. Inside was a small town like area with huts and small building spread around. While looking Alviss noticed the people around, from young to old, they all were female. They made their way to the center where they finally laid Alviss down. The one that walked alongside Alviss started to issue order to the rest of them. ¡®So she¡¯s their leader, well it certainly makes sense seeing as how she snapped that things neck with just her bare hands.¡¯ pondered Alviss as he continued to stare at her. Soon a rather older amazon made her way over and kneeled down besides Alviss. She inspected the wound and grabbed out a small pouch. ¡°This, hurt. Better, after.¡± She then grabbed a handful of what looked like green powder and rubbed them on the wound. ¡°Ahh!¡± Alviss let out a small scream at the searing pain. It felt like spilling hot sauce and lemonade on a cut. The pain slowly disappeared and they continued to work on both of Alviss¡¯s wound. While being treated, he listened to the amazon talking. ¡°Managed, kill, yes? Big, feast.¡± The amazon that went up to observe Alviss were applauding the leader for killing the beast but it was quickly silence. ¡°No. Her, hurt, most. We, finished, beast.¡± the leader pointed to Alviss to indicate that he did the most work. Chatter erupted among them as they looked at Alviss with awe. The medicine was starting to take an effect and he was feeling much better. He was also feeling a bit drowsy and had trouble keeping his eyes open. ¡°Good. Wound, healed. Check, body, safe.¡± Once again Alviss conscious was slipping but he tried to fight it and the amazon from undressing him. However he was too weak and soon drifted away. But before that he heard a shock reaction from the healer. ¡°Male?!¡± ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­. Alviss slowly opened his eye and looked around. Several man made blankets were on top of him. He was in a large hut that was filled with weird totem poles and paint all over the wall. He was sitting up slowly but stopped because of a sudden sharp pain. He winced at the sudden pain and looked down to see long bandage wrapped around his entire chest. He touched the wound but then looked under the blanket to see that once more, he was naked. Alviss quickly looked around and spotted his bag and weapon next to a corner. He piled up a couple of blankets and wrapped them around him to serve as clothings. He ran over to collect his stuff just as the leader came in. Alviss panicked and unsheath the sword. ¡°Stop. No, harm, you.¡± Alviss quickly calmed down and thought about it rationally. ¡°Who are you?¡± The leader slowly made her way over. ¡°Name, Ayus. You, fine?¡± ¡°Yes. I¡¯m fine.¡± Ayus showed a genuine smile and came in closer. ¡°No, hurt, you. Here.¡± She handed Alviss what seemed like a pair of clothes, his old leather armor. Alviss walked up and grabbed it. ¡°Thank you.¡± Alviss looked over to see the cuts was stitched together and it tooked new. Alviss started to ease up and started to change but before he let go of the blankets he looked back at Ayus. ¡°Umm, can you please leave?¡± Ayus flinched a bit and realized that she was staring. After a couple of seconds, she left. Alviss quickly got dressed in the armor and picked up the bag and sword. He slowly made his way out of the tent. Standing outside was Ayus along with several other people that caught a glimpse at Alviss as he was making his way out. They all stared at him with wonder in their eyes. Alviss backed up a bit at the sudden attention. ¡°Please, follow.¡± Alviss drew his attention to Ayus who was already walking away. He sped up to catch up and soon they continued in to one of the large huts. While walking he started to notice the society that was around him and looked in surprise at how far they are but still retain something special. The sky was an autumn color with the sun almost setting. They made their way in. Alviss looked around in awe at the decoration that filled the room. Like the other one, it was decorated all over and seemed to be an important space. In the middle was a small mat with the amazon that healed Alviss. Ayus sat down next to the healer while Alviss sat in front of them. They sat in silence for a while before Alviss talked. ¡°Thank you for helping.¡± The healer showed a smile and answered her. ¡°You, welcome. I, elder of tribe. Here, Ayus, leader.¡± Alviss looked at the two before responding. ¡°I¡¯m guessing you didn¡¯t call me here for nothing, you want something from me don¡¯t you?¡± The elder gave a small chuckle. ¡°Yes. We, want nu nu to us.¡± Alviss eyebrows furrow as he tried to wrap his head around what exactly they wanted. ¡°Nu nu? What¡¯s that?¡± This time Ayus answered.. ¡°We, want, babies.¡± Alviss wasn¡¯t expecting that answer so all he could do was stare in silence. His brain was fried for a couple of seconds before he finally recovered. ¡°You want me to make babies¡± Alviss reiterated what the elder was trying to say. ¡°Yes.¡± replied the elder casually. Alviss thoughts were all over the place and quickly called in God. ¡°Alviss? What is it that you need?¡± ¡°Curious question. You said that the entire population is 95% female. So how is it that some people or civilization haven¡¯t died out yet? You can clearly see these amazons are there look to be around 200-300 people here.¡± God was silent and it didn¡¯t help Alviss¡¯s mood. ¡°I know you¡¯re still there!¡± After a moment, God finally answered back. ¡°The reason for this is pretty simple. Due to the lack of male, should one try to reproduce with a female, it will be 100%.¡± ¡°So wait, if I just sleep with just one of them, they¡¯ll get pregnant?!¡± Replied Alviss nervously. ¡°Yes. Well good luck.¡± God quickly said goodbye, leaving him to himself once more. He quickly glanced back at the two who were observing Alviss odd action. He forced himself to calm down and address the issue. ¡°Can you please give me a reason why?¡± Ayus and the elder talked with one another before the elder answered. ¡°Tribe, small. No. more, babies. More babies, tribe grow.¡± ¡°I understand your standpoint but I can¡¯t simply¡­ just do it.¡± This time Ayus replied while prostrating. ¡°Please! Only, few. Enough, children, please.¡± Alviss couldn¡¯t help but feel pathetic as he couldn¡¯t give Ayus an answer. The elder taped on her shoulder and faced Alviss. ¡°Choice. Please, think.¡± ¡°I will.¡± The elder gave a warm smile before talking with Ayus. Soon she left the tent and I was along with the elder. ¡°Dark. Feast, soon. Check wound, eat, next.¡± The elder checked Alviss wounds along with applying more medicine and changing the bandage. By the time she was done, Alviss was feeling much better. ¡°Feast, come.¡± The elder got up and left the tent, Alviss followed suit. They continued on until they reached the center where food were laid out with almost everyone sitting around. Alviss continued on until they reached at what seemed to be the head of the court. Did you know this story is from Royal Road? Read the official version for free and support the author. Alviss sat down next to Ayus at the edge with the elder on the other side. ¡°Tonight, big feast. Thanks, Ayus and male.¡± The elder addressed the people and all they all erupted into cheers. They continued to talk and the feast began. Most went up and grabbed handfuls of food and just ate. Some talked with one another while the children played while eating. Alviss took notice that the ¡®children¡¯ were kids that looked to be around 9-10 and the rest are older. Alviss didn¡¯t have to even grab anything as countless amazon walked up and presented a small bit of food to Alviss. He accepted them as to not be rude but soon the food are piling up. He let out a massive sigh at the pile of food. ¡°Can I even finish all of this. Why are they being so nice to me?¡± ¡°Gain, favor. Nu nu, you.¡± Alviss looked to his side to see Ayus responding to his question. Once again he could do nothing but continued eating. Soon it was nighttime and the area was illuminated by totem poles that held up fires. The food was gone and soon it was a night celebration. Drums and dancers were about in the center while the rest watched. The dancers elegantly moved around to the rhythm of the drums. Some were clapping along with the beat while most simply admire the choreographed dancing. Alviss simply sat there and watched the lavish movement. ¡®Wow.¡¯ Thought Alviss as he admire the dancers. He took notice of everything from their movement and posture. After a while of watching, he felt something in his pants. He looked down in confusion but soon realized what it was. Alviss tightened his criss cross leg and brought both of his hands down. Ayus saw the sudden action and asked. ¡°Wrong?¡± Alviss quickly look over and answered her. ¡°Nothing, I¡¯m fine.¡± Ayus slowly looked away while Alviss brought his attention back to his problem in his head. ¡®I can¡¯t believe I got an erection, it also doesn¡¯t help that the dancer wore less clothes than the rest.¡¯ Alviss tried to look back at the dancer as to not draw attention but he still couldn¡¯t get rid of the problem. ¡®Damn, I didn''t think a boy¡¯s body would be this much of an inconvenience.¡¯ The last couple of minutes were torture for him as he tried his best as to not reveal anything. Soon the dance came to a close and everyone started to go away. During that time he was able to get his body under control but that wasn¡¯t what was worrying Alviss now. Still standing around were a majority of the amazon who looked at Alviss. Alviss didn''t know what to do or say until Ayus spoke up. ¡°Male, decision, wait.¡± Ayus spoke with a commanding voice and the other amazon soon left one by one. Ayus began to walk away as the elder came up to Alviss and lead him to a hut, ¡°Here, sleep.¡± Alviss thanked her and made his way in. It looked to be the same hut from when he woke up. The bed was made of interlocking wood similar to the hut along with animal skin blanket. He made his way over and started to settle down. He put his bag and the sword right next to the bed. Alviss began to blow out the fire and all that was left was the night. After getting into bed he rolled a bit to get use to the bedding before closing his eyes. He started to relax and slowly drifted into sleep. However that was short lived. Just after he finally got some sleep he felt something heavy on his body. He quickly opened his eyes and tried to move but couldn¡¯t do anything. Even in the dark his vision was good enough to identify what was going on, it was Ayus. He quickly looked around to see if there were anymore but it was just her. ¡°Ayus what are you doing?¡± She kept her face low so Alviss wasn¡¯t able to make out her facial expression. ¡°I. I, nu nu.¡± Even though Ayus spoke, it felt a bit off. ¡°I thought you said that you would wait for my answer.¡± said Alviss but it didn¡¯t seem to get through to Ayus. ¡°I...I, nu nu. Please.¡± Once more Ayus spoke but he quickly counter their statement. ¡°Are you doing this because you want to or is it for you tribe?¡± This time Ayus looked up with a very conflicted face. ¡°How about we talk about this? All right?¡± Taking a moment into consideration, she finally got off of Alviss and they talked. ¡°While eating I noticed that most of the youngest children were 9-10 years old.¡± ¡°Yes. New, babies, new generation.¡± Alviss once again took into consideration of what Ayus said before answering. ¡°I understand your standpoint but¡­ I can¡¯t.¡± ¡°Why?¡± Answered Ayus in a curious manner. Alviss tried to answer but after thinking about it some more, she was feeling less and less confident. ¡®This is a new world with different rules and common sense.¡¯ Alviss stayed silent until Ayus spoke once more. ¡°Duty, tribe survive. Do everything, survival. Male, no, leave, again.¡± ¡®Leave again? Does that mean there was a male and he left.¡¯ Alviss shook away the thought and brought his attention back to the main issue. Even though Alviss didn¡¯t have an answer, he still stood his ground. ¡°I¡¯m sorry but I can¡¯t comply with what you want.¡± Ayus stayed silent for a while before standing back up and staring him down. Her powerful demeanor returned. ¡°I, leader. You, no, leave. Leave, beat me.¡± Alviss took a moment before realizing her words. ¡®I see. So she¡¯s threatening me. Win and leave or stay and become their own breeder.¡¯ Thought Alviss as he weighted his opinions. Soon he stood up and faced her. ¡°Fine. Any time.¡± They stood there staring at one another before Ayus walked out. Before she fully left, she spoke without turning her back. ¡°Fight, middle, sun high. Sleep, good.¡± With that she left and Alviss was alone once more. He slowly fell back down on the bed and looked upward as he pondered on what to do. ¡®Well I messed up.¡¯ Alviss let out a heavy sigh after realizing the error that he made. ¡°As if I could be beat someone who snapped a massive beast with her bare hands. Not to mention she¡¯s more physically strong in every aspect.¡± Alviss racked his brain for anything that could make an advantage but nothing appear. In frustration he rolled around squeezing his head. ¡°Come on! Think! There has to be a way.¡± He stopped on his side, facing the sword and his bag until a thought occur to him. He concentrated and eventually reached God. ¡°What is it this time? Do you want to know the time of pregnancy or perhaps when a babies is about to be delivered?¡± Alviss was shocked by God sarcastic quips and let out a laugh. ¡°I wasn¡¯t aware that God could be sarcastic. Anyway I have a serious question this time.¡± ¡°I¡¯m all ears.¡± ¡°That special ability that you spoke yesterday, I think it¡¯s time you tell me what it is.¡± God didn¡¯t answer immediately but eventually he did. ¡°The name of the ability is called True Blessing. Essentially the ability is activated when positive emotions are around you.¡± ¡°Positive emotions? Can you be any more specific?¡± Asked Alviss who was confused and panicking a bit. ¡°For example people cheering you on, giving support, etc¡­ Their energy will flow through you, empowering you. The more people that believe in you the more powerful you become. So long as you amass positive emotion.¡± ¡°What kind of dumb power is that?!¡± screamed Alviss. God patiently waited until he calmed down before continuing. ¡°True the power doesn¡¯t seem that important but think about in the long term. If you are to unite the warring factions against one another, you need one on your side, giving you support and putting their faith in you. Here is where the power will truly shine and bring you tremendous strength.¡± Alviss was silent, taking in what God had just said. After the explanation, he had a better grasp of what God meant. ¡°That¡¯s nice and all but it doesn¡¯t help the situation.¡± God stayed silent once more before answering. ¡°That¡¯s up for you to find out, that¡¯s why I chose you didn¡¯t I? I have faith in you.¡± After that, God went away, leaving him along again. Alviss simply sat there once more, pondering on God¡¯s words. ¡°I have faith in you.¡± Even though God hadn¡¯t given her a direct answer, his anger and anxiety from before were almost gone. He let out one more heavy sight before rolling back into bed. ¡°Well God did say he has faith in me, so maybe I should actually heed his words for once. Anyway I need to get some sleep for tonight.
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Light slowly filled the hut and within the hour filled the entire room. Alviss rolled around and tried to stay asleep but eventually woke up. He slowly looked around to see everything was the same as before. He got out of bed and started to stretch a bit. He looked around for any indication of time but all he could tell was that it was morning. ¡°Alright, now what do I do now?¡± Alviss pondered on what to do next when someone opened the tent. Alviss looked over to see the elder making her way in with a large leaf with plenty of food on it. ¡°Awake, good.¡± She went over and sat down with the food in front of her. Alviss made his way over and they started to eat while he talked with the elder. ¡°What time is it?¡± The elder took a moment to swallow before answering. ¡°Sun, high, soon.¡± replied the elder as Alviss pondered on what to do as time was was slipping away. ¡°Ayus, you, fight.¡± Alviss looked up and replied. ¡°Yes. Like I said before, I understand your viewpoint but I must leave.¡± The elder simply looked at him before speaking. ¡°Ayus, strong. You, win? Wound still.¡± ¡°I...I don¡¯t know.¡± The elder simply stared at Alviss before finally answering, ¡°Ayus, strong, fight, reason. You, fight, why?¡± Alviss looked back in surprise and desperately tried to answer ¡°Because I have a mission. I can¡¯t stay here and ¡­¡± ¡°You, lie.¡± The elder cut him off and what she said shocked Alviss. When most of the food was gone, the elder left Alviss alone. ¡°I, call, fight, sun, high.¡± Once more Alviss was left alone to his thoughts. ¡®Lie. What the h*ll did she mean by that?¡¯ Alviss tried to get rid of the thought and focus on the immediate problem but her minds still went back to what she said. Soon it was time for the fight. The elder walked in once more and Alviss knew it was time. ¡°Ready?¡± Alviss equipped the bag along with the sword and made their way out towards the center. Like last night everyone gathered around. Ceremonial drums surrounded the area. At that time Alviss noticed the that there a clear outline of a large circle. Alviss continued on until the him and Ayus were the only one in the circle. The elder stepped out and addressed the audience. ¡°Fight, Ayus, male. Lose, fight, no more. Lose, out, center. Weapon, no.¡± The audience started to cheer as the elder explained the situation with them. While this was going on, Alviss looked at Ayus and his confidence was slowly plummeting. ¡®Can I¡­ Can I actually win?¡¯ Ayus simply stood there, staring at Alviss until it was finally time. The drums started to play and the fight began. Ayus immediately charged at Alviss who barely moved out of the way. Ayus began throwing jabs and punches. Alviss raised his hand to block the incoming attack. Each one knocking him further back and with the last one, knocking him further back. Alviss looked at his hand and saw them shaking from the impact. ¡°What...what strength. No, this is no time to think, I must attack!¡± This time Alviss charged in swinging. Ayus on the other hand was able to dodge Alviss¡¯s attack rather easily. He threw quick jabs and even kicks. A few connected but Ayus managed to block most of them. Soon they simply fought, throwing hits while dodging at the same time. They continued on as the crowd screamed and cheer. Both Alviss and Ayus didn¡¯t so much as break a sweat while exchanging blows. ¡®I...I need to end this quickly!¡¯ thought Alviss as he quickly put his plan into action. Alviss went on the defense for a couple of hits until he saw an opportunity. During one her punches, he finally ducked under the it. Alviss threw a couple of punched to her side, near the kidney. Ayus took some damage and was knocked to one of her knees. Alviss brought both of his hands down, Ayus retaliated by doing the same. The hands interlocked with one another and soon they were struggling. ¡°Come on!¡± Alviss poured in a much strength as he could muster and pushed Ayus. She was still weakened so she had trouble fighting back. Alviss continued pushing her backing near the outer edge. The crowd were screaming and throwing their support. But before Ayus actually got a ring out, she planted her feet firmly on the ground to stop the motion. They came to an abrupt stop that caught Alviss by surprise. He continued to push but couldn¡¯t do anything. Soon Ayus was slowly standing up. ¡°Damn it!¡± Ayus pushed back with just as much force Alviss was. But for a split second Ayus stopped trying and they were pushed forward from the momentum. However just before Ayus officially fell out, she maneuver over Alviss. Now it was Alviss that fell, luckily he stopped a couple of inches from officially being out. He quickly looked up and rolled to the left to avoid Ayus downward stomp. He quickly got up and they held their position, waiting for one another to attack. While waiting Alviss was left to his thoughts. ¡®So close! There goes that plan.¡¯ Alviss during that time took note of Ayus and anything that could give him an advantage. But there was nothing, even after all of that, she was still perfectly fine. ¡°This body is certainly able to keep up to her years of experiences but I can¡¯t pull out it¡¯s full potential. When it comes to fights, she¡¯ll win.¡± His confidence was draining more and more. There was even a moment where he started to consider surrendering. ¡°Fight, why?¡± Alviss broke concentration and looked directly at Ayus who repeated the question. ¡°Fight, why?¡± ¡°Why I fight? It¡¯s because I need to leave and unify this stinking world.¡± Ayus simply looked at Alviss. ¡°Lie.¡± After she spoke the word, she charged in. Alviss kept on blocking and the two continued their conversation. ¡°Lie? What the h*ll are you talking about, that¡¯s the truth!¡± Ayus simply continued attacking while refuting her. ¡°No, lie.¡± Alviss could feel his anger growing. ¡°How would you know, huh?!¡± ¡°Eyes.¡± Ayus kicked him back and he tried to catch his breath while trying to figure out what she meant. ¡°Eyes? How does looking at my eyes tell you if I¡¯m lying or not?¡± Ayus charged in while they continued their conversation. ¡°Eye, show, lie, yes, no. You, lie.¡± Ayus casually responded to his question that infuriated Alviss once more. His attacks were getting sloppy as he tried to talk back. ¡°I¡¯m not lying!¡± Alviss threw a punch that Ayus easily dodged and then knocked him down. He sank to his knees trying to catch his breath. ¡°You, fight, other, reason. You, selfish.¡± Alviss felt his eyes widen in response as he quickly got up. Ayus didn¡¯t allow him to rest as she continued attacking. Countless punches and eventually Alviss was down and the audience was cheering for for Ayus. Alviss was on four trying to stand back up. Ayus began to circle him. ¡°You, fight, selfish, reason. I, fight, tribe.¡± The crowd gave an en bigger cheer in response. ¡°I...I am ¡­¡­¡± Alviss started to trail off as a memory came back to him. It was scene of when he was still Anna and he was with Amy at a local event at the mall. The two were walking around, going from booths to booths. ¡°Slow down will you.¡± Amy turned back as to wait for Anna to catch up. ¡°Come on slowpoke. We need to hurry or else we¡¯ll miss the autograph signing.¡± Amy ran back and grabbed Anna¡¯s arm and hurried them both to the booth. Soon they were waiting in line. ¡°Thanks again for coming with me.¡± said Amy to Anna who shrugged it off. ¡°It¡¯s no problem, I was bored that¡¯s all.¡± Anna looked back to see Amy staring at her for a second. ¡°What?¡± ¡°You¡¯re lying.¡± Anna took a step back in surprise and quickly tried to rebuttal her. ¡°Lie, what are you talking about?¡± Amy looking directly at her kept confidence. ¡°You are lying Anna.¡± ¡°What are you talking about? Besides you have no way to prove it.¡± Amy smiles or rather it was semi evil grin as she explained. ¡°That¡¯s where you¡¯re wrong, why the human body is the perfect lie detector. If you know the signs then it¡¯s easy. Just now you were blinking quite a bit not to mention, you have yet to make eye contact with me when you spoke your lie.¡± After a minute of staring, Anna finally broke. ¡°All right, fine I was lying. Happy?¡± Amy showed a smile at Anna honesty. ¡°I knew it, these type of events aren''t your forte. So why is that you¡¯re here? And the truth please.¡± Stolen from its rightful place, this narrative is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. ¡°I.¡¯s b.c...e I w..ted sp.n. so.e .im. w..h y.u.¡± ¡°Sorry what was that?¡± ¡°It¡¯s because I wanted to spend some time with you.¡± Amy beamed a warm hearted smile. ¡°Is that it? Well I really appreciate it, I¡¯ll make it up to you somehow. Maybe movie or something else.¡± The two started to bicker as the memory started to fade away and Alviss was back in reality. ¡°Hehe, I¡¯m really predictable aren¡¯t I.¡± Alviss slowly rose up as Ayus brought her attention back to him. ¡°You¡¯re right, I was just lying to both you and myself in some pathetic attempt to make me forget.¡± Ayus lightened up and had a confused look on her face as Alviss continued to talk. ¡°But I¡¯m not the only one that is selfish!¡± screamed Alviss as he charged at her. Ayus raised her hands in defense but Alviss simply attack. Now forgoing defense, he poured all of his energy into his attacks. Once more they continued to bash at each other while talking. ¡°I, lie?¡± Ayus responded to his accusation. ¡°I, fight, tribe.¡± Alviss let out a little chuckle in response. ¡°Hehe, That may be true but that¡¯s not all. You have a selfish reason, just like me!¡± screamed Alviss as he managed to get a punch in, hitting her in the face. He didn¡¯t let up and this time he was in the lead. More punches and kicks were landed on Ayus.¡±You have the same eyes as mine, a pity look of desperation!¡± Alviss landed a powerful punch against her face, pushing her back and she dropped to her knees. Ayus was taking very deep breaths. ¡°I...fight...trib¡­¡± Alviss quickly cut her off. ¡°Even I know that¡¯s bullsh*t. You and I aren¡¯t that different. And I know you have some form of a relationship regarding the last male that came through here. Now I¡¯m quite curious.¡± Ayus slowly stood back up while spitting out a splat of blood. She looked over with a malicious look. ¡°No, talk.¡± Alviss for smile in response to Ayus defiance attitude. ¡°Let¡¯s make a little wager. If I win, then you¡¯ll talk. but if you win, then I¡¯ll talk.¡± ¡°If, you, win, only.¡± It took a second before Alviss recognized the meaning behind her words, her rather arrogant answer. ¡°That¡¯s the spirit!¡± They both charged in once more and didn¡¯t let up in their attacks. From punching and kicking to throwing each other to the ground and pulling their hairs. This went on for several minutes and Alviss knew he was going to lose. ¡®Not yet! I¡¯m not going down without a fight!¡¯ They attacked without any sign of stopping or defending themselves. But it was during that moment that Alviss started to notice something. Throughout the fight there were times when he felt that he would simply fall down from exhaustion but didn¡¯t. There was always a weird blissful feeling that accompanied him. Both were taking deep heavy breaths. Most of the injuries between both of them were bruises. Even though Alviss should be dead tired, he could still keep going. It was during that moment of respite that he noticed something. The amazons were cheering, they cheering for him. Just about half of them were cheering for Ayus while the rest cheered for Alviss. ¡°True blessing?¡± The memory of that night appeared and Alviss finally understood the full potential. ¡®I guess I owe God an apology. But I¡¯ll worry about that when I win.¡¯ Alviss thought to himself. Alviss took in one more final deep breath and charged in. Ayus was taken by surprised and once more they duked it out. The cheering intensified as the battle was nearing its end. They each threw attacks with their remaining strength. Even though the ability was helping him, Ayus still had more strength left then Alviss was recovering. There was also the fact that the wound was starting to open up and his body was in constant pain. ¡°I need to end this now, here goes nothing!¡± Alviss rushed in and tackled Ayus, pushing her back. Ayus managed to break free and spin him to keep him off. Alviss quickly recovered and hit her with a low sweep kick, knocking her to the ground. Alviss knew that he had moments before he would drop from fatigue. He ran over and got on top of her. Pulling back a fist and directed towards her face, finally winning. But that didn¡¯t happened. The last of his strength finally left him and hit the ground next to her head, leaving a small crack. ¡°Damn it...so close.¡± Fatigue finally caught up and he fell over Ayus body. The other amazon let out a triumphant cheer for their leader¡¯s victory. Alviss could feel his body getting heavy and his eyelids closing. The last thing that he saw was Ayus turning him over and her looking down before darkness. All he could see was darkness for an indefinite amount of time. Soon he started to hear thing and slowly opened his eyes. He slowly looked around to see the elder attending to him. ¡°Awake, yes?¡± Alviss slowly stood up and saw that the elder was healing him up.¡±How long have I been out?¡± The elder looked up after fixing up some bandages. ¡®No, long.¡± Alviss was still recovering so he simply sat there while the elder fixed him up. About the time she left, Ayus made her way in. She made her way over and sat down next to me. ¡°So how many am I going to sleep with tonight?¡± Ayus didn¡¯t respond to her and simply stayed silent for a while. ¡°You, lose.¡± ¡°Gee, tell me something I don¡¯t know.¡± Ayus ignored her sarcastic comment and continued on. ¡°You, lose. Wound, no, heal, fully.¡± ¡°It was my decision to fight last night, so it¡¯s not entirely your fault. A deal is a deal.¡± Ayus simply nodded and got up to leave. But before she actually left she asked one more question. ¡°Fight, reason, why?¡± ¡°Why do I fight? I fight for her.¡± ¡°Her?¡± ¡°You may not believe me but I lived another life, but I died. Worst of all, I died while regretting my final moments. In the end I was scared to let her know my true thoughts. And now here I am.¡± ¡°You, love, her?¡± Alviss let out a small chuckle and nodded in response. ¡°I admired her, she was always bright, always happy no matter what situation. Yes I love her.¡± Ayus simply stared at Alviss for about a minute until she finally left. Alviss simply fell back down back and simply rest. The bed was soft while the air was warm. Eventually he slowly drifted to sleep. After a couple of hours, Alviss slowly woke up. He looked around at the dimly light hut. ¡°Is it night time already? I must be more tired than I thought.¡± He looked around to see the outside was lit up by campfire and the totem pole fire. He slowly made got up and walked out. No one was around so that meant that everyone was probably eating. He walked to the center where he caught the attention of everyone. He slowly walked up as the elder led him to where they were before. Ayus stood up and began talking with the tribe but what she said shocked Alviss. ¡°Soon, leave, male, I.¡± Alviss looked up as Ayus continued talking. Essentially Ayus addressed to the tribe that she and Alviss would leave together to complete his quests. Soon Ayus sat down as the tribe slowly talked amongst themselves. ¡°Ayus, why?¡± Ayus looked back with a proud demeanor. ¡°Male, strong. strong, Ayus.¡± All Alviss could do was smile. The elder cut in with her own comment. ¡°Yes, Ayus, leave. Duty, finish, back, nu nu.¡± ¡°I see. You have my word, when everything is finally done. I will come back and help populate your tribe once more.¡± Both of the elder and Ayus smile and the feast continued all night. Soon it was late at night and Alviss headed back to his hut once more. He spread open the blankets to reveal Ayus on the bed as well. ¡°Umm, Ayus.¡± Ayus slowly stood up and nervously responded to Alviss. ¡°Sleep, together.¡± ¡®You can take down a giant animal with your bare hands along with fighting a person full on without so much as batting an eye but you¡¯re only now embarrass when you want to sleep together.¡¯ Alviss kept his thoughts to himself and simply let out a sigh. ¡°Sure, why not? So long as you keep to yourself, that¡¯s fine.¡± Alviss sat down and got ready to sleep. He could feel Ayus shaking a bit but ignored it. He could feel her warmth beneath the blanket, soon he finally started to sleep.
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Alviss spent the next couples of days fully recuperating. During that time he learned more about the tribe and a little bit of the world. But that knowledge was limited as they never interacted with any other form of civilization. It was also during that time that Ayus started to call Alviss, husband. At first he was adamant of it but slowly resigned as Ayus showed no sign of stopping. The sounds of weapons could be heard throughout the village. The noise came from the training area training it was also where the amazon would sharpen their skills. Currently the only ones training were Alviss and Ayus. They were training with their weapons. Alviss charged in with a downward swing while Ayus blocked it with her spear. They began slashing and parrying each other¡¯s attack. While fighting, his sword sometimes glowed with a bright light for a split second. Even though Alviss could keep up, Ayus ultimately held more experience when it came to using weapons. Soon the tide shifted and Alviss was disarmed. The sword flew away and the match ended. ¡°That makes it the seventh lose in a row for me.¡± Alviss suppressed a sigh as he went over to grab the sword. ¡°I may be strong but I can¡¯t even hold a weapon right.¡± ¡°Husband, continue?¡± Alviss shook his head to indicate that they were taking a break. He went over and opened the infinity bag and grabbed out a water canteen for each of them. While drinking he called to God once more. ¡°It¡¯s been a while. So what is it that you need now?¡± Alviss took a big swig before talking back. ¡°During our training my sword would sometime glow, is it another ability of the sword?¡± God didn¡¯t responded immediately as he continued to drink. ¡°I see. I didn¡¯t think it would be this soon.¡± ¡°This soon? What are you talking about¡± Alviss started to straighten up as this was serious. ¡°It¡¯s not anything bad if you¡¯re wondering. If anything its a good thing, essentially you¡¯re learning Skills.¡± ¡°Skills? What the heck are skills?¡± ¡°Have you ever play an MMO before?¡± Alviss was confused by God¡¯s response but still responded. ¡°Yea, a couple. Why?¡± ¡°Well skills are similar to how those MMO work. Let me explain, in this world there exist magic and skills. Skills are techniques that were specialized in fighting beyond normal limits.¡± It took a moment before Alviss finally realized what God was trying to say. ¡°Ohh, I get. So it¡¯s those call out attacks. So what you¡¯re saying is that I can use a skill to destroy waves of enemy with a single slash?¡± ¡°Well to not that extent, but it seems that you have a firm grasp of it. Now then, grab your bag and reach in there and look for a special book.¡± Alviss did as God told, after a couple of seconds, he grabbed a book. ¡°This book will better help you regarding learning skills. It will only teach you the basics, but it will still be beneficial to you.¡± Alviss opened it and flipped through the pages in wonder. ¡°Wow, wait, what about new more advanced skills?¡± ¡°Well it¡¯s like I said before, you need to train if you want to get stronger. That includes training to both skills and magic. If that¡¯s all I¡¯ll be leaving.¡± The conversation ended and Alviss was back to reality. ¡°Husband?¡± Alviss looked over and quickly calmed Ayus down. After a little while they went their separate ways. Alviss continued to train and learn the skills. Alviss spent the next two hours, simply looking over the books. He carefully read each different skills along with what it does and how to perform it. Some were pretty simply while other took a reread or two. He was about halfway through when he decided to try them out. He walked over to one of the dummies and practice. ¡°Let¡¯s see. Hold my stance like this, footing here, and then attack. All right, |Piercing slash.|¡± His body moved fluently as if it moved on its own. The blade glowed a white light and he performed the move exactly like it showed in the book. A deep gash mark could be seen as Alviss stared in awe. Soon a big child like grin appeared on his face as he celebrated. Jumping up and down and laughing at the top of his lungs. The other amazon looked at him in puzzlement. ¡°All right, all right. That¡¯s one skill down, let¡¯s see what else I can do. Alviss then spent the next couple of hours trying out the different skills that he read up on. Some were rather basic attacks but were effective nonetheless. By the end of he learned about everything that he read up to that point. While trying out the techniques his body would sometime glow as well, just after he successfully perform the skill. ¡°Ohh, I see. So when my body glows, that means I successfully learned the skill. That¡¯s a nice indication.¡± By the end of it, Alviss was drenched in sweat from head to toe. He looked up to the sun and it seemed to be early in the evening time. ¡°Time to get cleaned up.¡± He packed up and headed out the backside of the village. He walked through a small forested area and came upon a lake that flowed out into a river. Here was where the amazons would clean up. Alviss started to wipe away some sweat and then started to take off his clothes. He almost took off his pants when he saw something shuffling in the forest. ¡°Ayus, I know you¡¯re there.¡± No response, just a bit more shuffling before Ayus walked out. She held her head low. ¡°Sorry, Husband.¡± Over the past couple of days some of the girls including Ayus were eyeing him, namely when he was cleaning himself up. ¡°It¡¯s all right. So what¡¯s going on?¡± Ayus slowly raised her head before answering. ¡°Hunt, soon. Look, you.¡± ¡°Got it.¡± With that Ayus left Alviss to himself. He finished undressing and took his time washing himself. He spent around nine minutes washing himself up before dressing up again. He set out back to the village where Ayus and the other hunters were waiting. After reuniting with them, they split up in different groups. Alviss was paired up with Ayus and two other hunters. After making sure their equipment was checked, they set off. They ran out one of the gates and into the forest. The hunters were very fast but Alviss managed to keep up. Alviss and Ayus were hunting for meat while the others were looking for fruits and nuts. They spent the next thirty minutes simply looking around. Fruits and small animals were in abundant but very few large animals were visible. Ayus and Alviss were on guard while the others were picking out fruits from a large tree. ¡°Ayus, do you hear that.¡± Ayus flinched a bit by Alviss sudden call. Alviss unsheathe his sword as Ayus ready her spear. ¡°Beast?¡± said Ayus who was looking around and back at Alviss. They came closer and watched their sides. Soon multiple fast foot steps could be heard, coming closer and closer. ¡°I hear about five or six in total.¡± said Alviss as they both ready themselves. Soon multiple animal leapt out of the forest and towards the tree. It looked to be the same wolf pack from before. The animals were surprised by Alviss appearance and they soon formed up. ¡°Five wolves, hmm, I expected more.¡± The wolves closed in while Ayus and Alviss strategized. ¡°Husband, plan?¡± Alviss once more weighted their chances as they could obviously could take them. ¡°I¡¯ll take the three on the right, you get the rest.¡± Alviss didn¡¯t await for her to respond before charging in to confront the three wolves.. The other two were about to attack but were blocked by Ayus. The three wolves played it safe and attacked in pairs but Alviss easily blocked them. This went on for a couple of minutes as Alviss tested his abilities. ¡®Ok, my dodging skills and heightened senses are in order. Now for the real test.¡¯ This time he gave a feint attack to draw out one of the wolves. One of the wolf charged in for a kill. ¡°Got you! |Counter Slash.| He held his ground and maneuver the sword to deflect the attack. The wolf was knocked in the air as Alviss quickly slashed at the wolf¡¯s torso. A large wound appeared through his body as blood seeped out of the wound. The body felt like a lump of sack. The other wasn¡¯t fazed and quickly attacked. However Alviss was prepared for that, and jumped out of the way. The two wolves knocked into each other, dazing both of them. Alviss landed a couple of meters away and quickly attacked. ¡°|Acceleration.| |Piercing slash.|¡± His body felt light and empowered. He rushed in with speed and drove the sword through both of the wolves. They let out a cry before they finally died. Alviss looked back to see Ayus just finishing up on her end. The others finally jumped down and made their way over. ¡°Are you all right?¡± Ayus looked over and made a small scowl in response. ¡°Husband, reckless.¡± Alviss let out a small awkward chuckle before answering. ¡°Sorry. I promise I¡¯ll be careful next time. At the very least we got some meat.¡± The story has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation. She let out a heavy sigh and simply finished up. They spent the next ten minutes skinning the wolves. The three that Alviss killed belonged to him and were stored in the infinity bag. The other¡¯s fur and meat were stored by the amazon. ¡°This seems like a good haul. Anyway I¡¯ll be hunting some more, you guys can head back.¡± The other amazon simply nodded while Ayus had a worried expression. ¡°Hunt, finish.¡± ¡°Yeah but I want some more practice and who knows maybe I¡¯ll find some more meat. I¡¯ll be fine, trust me.¡± Ayus looked at Alviss for a minute for confirmation before finally leaving. They went their separate ways as Alviss ran through the forest. He ran through the dense forest as the sun bore down on him. He followed the footprints of the wolves, through the forest and up some elevated areas. Soon he came to a stop as they were a bit faded. Alviss started to inspect it. ¡°You can come out again Ayus.¡± Alviss spoke into the forest with no response besides the noises of the forest. Soon Ayus walked out. ¡°You couldn¡¯t help it could you?¡± Ayus simply stared at Alviss as he got back up. ¡°So you caught me red handed.¡± Alviss awkwardly raised up both of her hands while Ayus wasn¡¯t taking the joke. ¡°Husband, something, trouble.¡± Alviss got rid serious for a moment. ¡°These wolves were the same when I first got here. By the looks of things, they were being chased. That could only mean one thing.¡± ¡°Beast.¡± Alviss nodded. ¡°That was my guess as well.¡± Alviss looked at the tracks once more as Ayus tried to figure out what Alviss was after. ¡°Why?¡± Alviss didn¡¯t answer for a solid minute before getting back up. ¡°Well if I had to say, it would be my pride and also it¡¯s a way for me to finally get over my fear.¡± ¡°Fear?¡± Clenching his hands so hard that a couple of veins could be seen. ¡°Ever since that encounter, I was afraid. Afraid of dying once more. Now, I want to get over that fear.¡± Ayus simply stared at Alviss. ¡°You¡¯re free to go if you want. I can handle myself, if it gets too hard then I¡®ll run, I promise.¡± Alviss started to walk away but Ayus caught up to him. ¡°Ayus, husband, together.¡± Alviss smiled in response to Ayus¡¯s firm answer. ¡°All right then, let¡¯s go.¡± With that they went further into the forest. They continued to follow the track for about 10 minutes before reaching a small circular cliff area. They looked around until they noticed a small cave inside the cliff. ¡°Here?¡± Ayus looked around rather cautiously. Alviss looked around some more and looked inside the cave. ¡°Ayus, head up into a tree.¡± Ayus looked back at Alviss who was unsheathing his swords. She understood and leapt on a tree branch. Alviss slowly walked to the cave and made a ruckus. Soon foot steps could be heard. Within seconds the same species of beast that almost killed Alviss the first time walked out of the cave. Alviss calmly looked at the creature and assessed it. ¡®This one seems much larger than the one I fought.¡± The beast soon circled Alviss who was trying to formulate a plan. ¡®Its mobility is quite high despite its size. Not to mention it won¡¯t die from just killing one of its heads.¡¯ The beast charged in, taking him out of his thoughts. He quickly dodged it and retaliated. ¡°|Triple slash.|¡± He charged in and swung the sword, three gash mark appeared but it didn¡¯t do much damage as the beast also attacked during that time. ¡®|Counter slash.|¡± He blocked the attack while landing another one. The beast backed off but didn''t look that hurt. ¡°Even though it took my attacks head on, I need to be more aggressive. |Acceleration.|¡± This time Alviss charged in. The beast widely attacked but he easily dodged it. While dodging he made quick attacks to it¡¯s right side. It fell to the ground as he attacked again. He charged in from behind now, attacking the other side. the beast roared in defiance and managed to stand back up. Alviss on the other hand was completely out of breath. ¡°Damn...He¡¯s tough. ¡­. I¡¯m already ¡­. out of breath. Looks...like I can¡¯t simply use skills after skills without feeling tired.¡± The beast charged in once more but it was it¡¯s mistake. Alviss easily deflected the attack once more with counter slash, knocking it back. ¡°|Piercing slash.| |Helmsmasher.|¡± He charged in and buried the blade deep into one of it¡¯s faces once more. Alviss quickly jumped back and brought the sword down for a vertical attack. The sound of a skull being crushed ripped through the forest as it fell. ¡°I got it!¡± Just as Alviss was celebrating he heard Ayus scream. ¡°Watch!¡± Alviss turned his attention away for a split second. Within that time the beast attacked Alviss. He brought up his sword to block it but it was knocked away. The beast soon came bearing down on him. ¡®Sh*t!¡¯ Alviss dodged to the side, barely missing the attack. The beast soon positioned itself between Alviss and the sword. He gritted his teeth in frustration for his carelessness. ¡°Husband, come.¡± Alviss looked back to see Ayus coming down but Alviss quickly stopped her. ¡°No, this is my fight.¡± ¡°But¡­¡± Alviss held up his hand to stop Ayus. ¡°He looked directly in her eyes. ¡°I told you that I would be careful and I am. Trust me, I can do this.¡± Ayus replied the stare and saw that Alviss was being serious . After a moment of consideration, he retreated. ¡°I, trust, you.¡± Alviss smiled as he turned his attention back to the beast. He held up both of his fists as the beast held it¡¯s ground. ¡®If I can make it to my sword then I can beat it. The only problem is how?¡¯ They stood apart for a couple minutes before Alviss finally came up with a plan. ¡°Well this plan is whether the stupidest thing I will do or the bravest. Let¡¯s find out!¡± Alviss charged in as the beast kept its position. When they were close the beast it began swiping. He dodged it and let out some punches but only annoy it. It barely did any damage and soon the beast started to release a flurry of attacks. Soon it was time. The beast stood on it¡¯s rear leg and was in the process of slamming down both of it¡¯s paws. *****Flashback****** ¡°Ohh what this skills? Let see, |Force Counter.| Hmm and ability that requires you to be unarmed.¡± Alviss continued to read it, looking over the instructions. ¡°This skills is really good but it¡¯s highly risky. Hmm.¡± ************ Alviss held up both of this arms to out to intercept the incoming attacks. However he kept them close until it was time. He needed to time it perfectly or else it he would die. ¡°Here goes nothing!¡± He brought out both hands to counter the attack. For a split second he thought it failed and that he would die. But soon he felt a certain power rushing out his body. A power shockwave knocked the beast back giving him enough time to grab the sword. He charged in to grab the sword and circled back toward the beast. ¡°|Acceleration.| |Piercing slash.|¡± Alviss charged in faster than ever and plunging the sword inside the last remaining head with as much force as he could muster. The beast shook its head but he kept strong. Soon it lost it strength and it finally fell down. Alviss pulled out the sword and fell to the ground, taking deep breaths. Ayus was making her over and checked the beast to see if it was really dead. After some confirmation, she walked over to Alviss. ¡°Husband, ok?¡± Alviss waved his hand to show that he was fine and needed to catch his breath. After lying down on the ground for a while he finally got back up. ¡°I¡¯m fine I jus--.¡± Alviss was cut off when Ayus slapped him. The blow wasn¡¯t that strong but nonetheless Alviss stood there confusely. ¡°Husband, dumb. Careless, die.¡± Tears were swelling up but Alviss quickly fixed it by apologizing. ¡°I¡¯m sorry if I worried you. I promise that I won¡¯t do that again¡­.Maybe.¡± ¡°Promise?¡± ¡°I promise.¡± Ayus wiped the tears from her eyes and quickly straighten up. She soon turned her attention back to the beast. ¡°Beast, home?¡± Alviss looked at the carcass and pondered for a bit before coming up with an idea. ¡°Ayus, help me cut up the beast.¡± Ayus was a bit confused on what Alviss wanted but still comply. They cut it up into fairly large bits and pieces. ¡°Thatl ought to do it.¡± Alviss picked up each pieces and began to put them into the infinity bag. Within seconds the beast was all gone and inside the bag. Ayus stared in awe at what Alviss did. With that they finally headed back to the village. While walking back Alviss finally made his decision. ¡°I think it¡¯s time.¡± ¡°Time?¡± ¡°Yes. It¡¯s about time for me to leave.¡± Alviss looked over to see Ayus with a rather conflicted face but it quickly straighten up. ¡°Soon, leave, male, I. I, ready.¡± Alviss returned her stare. ¡°That¡¯s good to hear. We¡¯ll leave tomorrow morning. For now let¡¯s head back and have a huge feast.¡± They quicken their pace and eventually reached the village.
Congratulation you finished the chapter. Want a hug? Chapter 6- Civilization Chapter 6- Civilization Hello everyone. Before you all start reading I would like to thank all of you reading my fiction. We''ve almost reached 1,000 average views. And it all thanks to you all and Readerdreamer5625 for writing that review. It''s even managed to get into the second spot of the Top Weekly Reviews. \(^_^)/. I hopefully plan on releasing the next chapter within 2-3 days. And that will be the largest chapter yet, hopefully we can reach that by the time or when I release the chapter. A person can dream can''t they? As per usual I would like to thank AlmostMythril once more for helping me proofread the chapter and helping me improve the quality if it. If you enjoyed the chapter then be sure to leave your opinions in the comment section below, I''ll be sure to read and answer them whenever I can. With that all taken care of, please enjoy the chapter.
It was early morning and everyone was gathering around of the gates. Alviss and Ayus were all equipped. The amazons were saying their goodbyes along with offering gifts to them. After everything was set and done, they finally left. They set off into the forest. ¡°Are you sure there¡¯s a human settlement?¡± asked Alviss to pass the time. ¡°Yes. I, saw.¡± Ayus spoke with confident so Alviss said nothing more. They continued to trek through the forest for an indefinite amount of time. Taking occasional breaks and eating along the way. While walking a thought occurred to him and he quickly called God. ¡°Yes, what is it?¡± ¡°We¡¯re probably about to hit civilization soon, so how am I supposed to communicate with them? For all I know they might speak random gibberish. Now that I think about it and I can¡¯t believe I gloss over this, how is it that Ayus can understand me?¡± ¡°Hmm, I didn¡¯t think you would realized it. Truth be told I thought you would just go with it and not as any question.¡± ¡°Are you calling me stupid.¡± Said Alviss who was clearly annoyed by God¡¯s comment. ¡°That wasn¡¯t what I meant. To answer your question, all the races primarily speak english, some have their own language but english is built into their system so they¡¯ll speak it like it is instinct to them. That leads me into my next point, Universal Understanding. As the name suggested, every race is able to understand one another. Let¡¯s take your amazons for example, even though they haven¡¯t been in touch with civilization, they still comprehend the english language. That¡¯s why they understand you, and their broken english is a result from that and being away from civilization.¡± ¡°Well that certainly make it easier but that, just a roundabout way don¡¯t you think? Surely there were much better ways of doing it.¡± ¡°Well you know what they say, God works in mysterious ways. Good bye for now.¡± God was gone, leaving Alviss once more confused. ¡°But you are God. More like God works in ways that is convenient.¡± Alviss finally let the matter go and continued on for a couple more hours. Alviss concluded that it was early evening by the time they finally reached the settlement. They walked out of the forest and soon came upon sight of settlement. They were still a far distance away, on a large cliff looking down on the small city. ¡°Huh, guess you were right.¡± They continued their path down, heading towards the city. A large stone wall was constructed around the city, protecting it. Before they made their way over, Alviss pulled Ayus to the side. ¡°Husband?¡± ¡°We need to talk. I want you to stop calling me husband, just call me Alviss.¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Well if you didn''t know, male are really rare. If you keep on calling me husband then other girls will get suspicious.¡± Ayus had on a confused look but she slowly realized what Alviss was trying to say. ¡°Other, know. Get, husband.¡± ¡°Exactly, so it''s important that you call me Alviss from now on. You got it?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± With that conversation over, Alviss practiced with Ayus a couple of time before finally heading out. As they got closer, a pair of guards could be seen. ¡°Halt.¡± said one of them as they walked up to inspect Alviss and Ayus. ¡°I haven¡¯t seen a person like you before, who are you.¡± Alviss was a bit stunned by the sudden action but shook it off. ¡°Umm. Well you see I¡¯m lower continent. This is my first time being here. Hehe.¡± Alviss let out a nervous laugh as they inspected them. ¡°And your friend?¡± said one guard pointing at Ayus. ¡°Umm, we meet during my trip here. She¡¯s harmless, I promise.¡± The guards talked with one another before finally reaching a conclusion. ¡°All right, you can go in. I assume you know how to act within the city.¡± ¡°Of course. Thank you again.¡± With that they made their way into the city. They walked through the city in awe at the new environment around. Houses and stores lined up against one another with women bustling about. ¡°Wow, more, people.¡± Ayus looked around at the new world that she was in. To her everything here was foreign. Alviss was taking note of the women around as well. ¡®Even in a world of all females, I¡¯m still tall.¡¯ Most of the women walking around were around the heights of 5¡¯5-5¡¯6. Alviss and Ayus were able to get a much better view of everything thanks to their heights. However they weren¡¯t the only ones eyeing things. Almost everyone they passed were looking up at them. Most were whispering with one another as this was probably their first time seeing an amazon along with a person that tall. ¡®We need to hurry up.¡¯ thought Alviss as they were drawing attention. He quickly looked around and found what seemed like a general store and headed in. The store had a wide array of material from armor and weapons to potions and other miscellaneous items. They walked around, looking at the wide assortment of goods available. ¡°This equipment seems really good, the only problem is that we have no money.¡± Eventually they headed up to the register to see if they could sell anything. ¡°Hello, how may we help you today?¡± said the receptionist. ¡°I was wondering if we could sell some of our stuff, we¡¯re low on money.¡± The receptionist looked at them for a moment before answering. ¡°Of course, what might you have?¡± Alviss opened the bag and took out the pelt of one of the wolves and part of the beast fur. When he laid them out, the receptionist had a shock expression. ¡°How did you get these?!¡± A confused look cross his face. ¡°Umm, I hunted them. Are they special?¡± The receptionist looked even more shock at the two. ¡°This fur belongs to a lubwof. They¡¯re power creatures that hunt in packs while this fur belongs to a Leongua. A vicious predator that would take about seven of our best guards to take down.¡± Alviss zoned out a bit when he heard the reputation of the beasts that he killed. He shook his head and brought his attention back. ¡°I see. Well how much would you sell them for me?¡± said Alviss as he brought out more which shocked her. The receptionist was even more surprised that Alviss was willingly to sell it. ¡°Well the lubwof would sell for about sixty bronze each while leongua would sell about eleven silver. But our store is pretty small so we don¡¯t have that much money.¡± Alviss looked at her. ¡®Hmm, she doesn¡¯t look like a person that would swindle me.¡¯ Alviss kept the thought to herself. He looked around and an idea came to him. ¡°Well since you don''t have enough money, then we¡¯ll just trade it then.¡± The two worked out a fair exchange. By the end of it Alviss received a new leather armor with metal pieces on one of the shoulder guard and bits on the hands and knees. The reason for it was because the old armor was wearing out and the new armor had breast bumps as to not draw suspicion to Alviss anymore. Ayus also received some some knee guards and light steel gauntlets. Along with a couple more potions, a small knife, some ropes and other things. They also received some currency, twelve silver, twenty bronze and seventy copper coins. While conversing with the receptionist he learned the currency of the world. Copper coins were the lowest, bronze was next, then silver, gold, and finally ebony coins. After they finished their business, they decided to head out and look around some more. Alviss was getting a feel for the new armor. ¡°So how¡¯s the new armor.¡± asked Alviss as Ayus was also getting a feel for it. ¡®Light, strong. Thank you.¡± ¡°No problem. Anyway let¡¯s take a little break.¡± They continued on their way until they found a small shop. It looked to be a tea/cafe shop with open walls for people to come in and out. They sat down on a table with a circular orb in the middle and a menu on the table. They waited for a while until a waiter would come but it wasn¡¯t what they were expecting. ¡°Hello. what would you like today?¡± A voice came out of the orb and soon a female waitress appeared. ¡°Umm, I would like this ura tea please. What about you Ayus?¡± Ayus was looking at the menu in with an extremely confused look. ¡°No, know.¡± Alviss let out a chuckle. ¡°Make that two ura tea and some light pastries please.¡± ¡°Ok, I¡¯ll be with you in a moment.¡± The image disappeared and they waited once more. Within a couple of minutes the same waitress came with their tea and small cookies. ¡°Here you go. That will be twelve bronze and thirty five bronze coins please.¡± This novel''s true home is a different platform. Support the author by finding it there. Alviss paid for the food and they enjoyed themselves. The tea was an odd color green with spots of brown. He eventually drank it. ¡°Hmm, not that bad, now for the cookies.¡± From the tea to the cookies, they were all delicious. They relaxed and enjoyed themselves while taking in the sights of the people walking around and the city. After finishing up, they continued on their way. They walked all over the place and eventually came to the center of town with a giant statue there. Finally Alviss decided to take a rest under the tree to recuperate. ¡°Where, now?¡± Alviss was silent for a bit before finally answering. ¡°Well the main goal is the main capital of the human continent, but the problem is that we have no idea how to get there.?¡± Alviss laid down and pondered for a bit before finally giving up. ¡°Damn it, if only we had more info.¡± He laid there do nothing until something caught his eye. A group of female in armor walked by. Unlike the guards, their armor was more practical. ¡°They don¡¯t look like guards. Hmm, I wonder.¡± Alviss quickly got up and followed them with Ayus following him. Soon they came to a fairly large building with a sign that read, Adventure Guilds. ¡°I knew it. Looks like today''s a lucky day after all.¡± They made their way in and was met with a cool feeling. A breeze seemed to have passed through their body. On the ceilings were bright blue orbs that seemed to create the aura that was putting them at ease. They continued in and soon reached the central area of the building, it was a large room with a bar and tables along it. There was a flat space on the other side of the room with a large bulletin board. And in the center was a small circular desk area. As they made their way through, they caught the attention of most of the adventurers there. They all stared at the new visitors with a mixture of confusion and curiosity. Alviss looked around and took note of the adventures. Most were dressed similar to him and had on light armor and were equipped with medium to large weapons. They walked all the way up to one of the walls of the building which was covered with a giant world map. ¡°Whoa.¡± Alviss¡¯s breath was taken away as he looked at the map. Even though he had seen the world from above, seeing it now was still amazing. Alviss quickly regain his senses and looked around. After a minute, Alviss located the town. ¡°Wow, we¡¯re farther than I thought.¡± He was still looking at it until someone tapped his shoulder. ¡°Hello, ma¡¯am. You seem new here, how may I help you.¡± Alviss didn¡¯t think that someone would come up to him. He cleared his throat before answering. ¡°Umm, hello. We were just checking the map that¡¯s all. Planning the road ahead, you can say.¡± ¡°I see. Well, if the distance is great, then would the reason for your visit would be to hire an escort?¡± ¡°Escort?¡± ¡°Yes. So long as you have the money, you can hire an escort from the adventuring guild.¡± Alviss pondered on what to do with the new information. ¡°I see. Give me a secon--.¡± ¡°What do you mean I can¡¯t go!!¡± A loud scream rang through the building as everyone turned to the source. Alviss walked up a bit and found that the source came from the receptionist desk. A rather small girl in an odd purple and star vest along with a skirt could be seen. She also held a metal wand looking thing. The oddest thing of all was a rather large hat that gave the image of a stereotypical magician. Standing next to her was a maid. It was an odd sight at she was much taller than her. She had on the typical maid uniform aside from a two handed sword on the back along with metal gauntlets. As Alviss came closer, the scene unraveled as she was talking with a receptionist. ¡°Um¡­.It¡¯s like I said ma¡¯am, we can¡¯t have an escort.¡± ¡°What the h*ll is that suppose to mean? All I want is a lousy escort, what¡¯s wrong with that.¡± said the little girl as the receptionist tried to answer back. ¡°With all due respect ma¡¯am Trasy Dock is a fair distance away. Not to mention the path to there is treacherous. One of our best teams currently away, but we can get you there in about a week when they come back.¡± ¡°A week?!?! I need to get there as fast as I can! There are many adventures here, just send them!¡± ¡°That may be true but we can¡¯t risk their lives on something like this without absolute certainty.¡± the sound of teeth being ground could be heard. ¡°I can use magic up to rank 4, and my maid is just as strong.¡± Whisper could be heard from the different adventures. ¡®Rank 4? By the chatter it seems like this is a huge feat.¡¯ thought Alviss as he continued to listen to the conversation. The receptionist didn¡¯t back down however. ¡°That may be impressive but that alone won¡¯t change anything.¡± The little girl and receptionist continued to got at it as Alviss turned his attention back. ¡°Where exactly is this Trasy Dock?¡± The recipient looked at the map before pointing at it. It looked to be halfway through the capital and where they were. ¡°The reason for the reluctance is because the trek is long along with monsters. I hear some are as strong as a Leongua.¡± Alviss took in what she said. Soon an idea came to his head. ¡°Ayus, follow me.¡± Alviss and Ayus made their way to the little girl. ¡°How about hiring us?¡± Alviss cutted in the conversation. They all turned towards them. ¡°Who are you? You don¡¯t look like any adventure.¡± ¡°That¡¯s because we aren¡¯t. We¡¯re just travelers passing by to the capital but we¡¯re just as strong.¡± The little girl inspected the two. ¡°You don¡¯t look that special.¡± Alviss flashed a small grin and opened up the bag and produced a fairly large piece of pelt from the Leongua that Alviss killed. ¡°This...this is a leonuga pelt!¡± Alviss couldn¡¯t help but let out a small chuckle. ¡°That¡¯s right. And for your information, I killed that one by myself. the pelt is a small trophy.¡± The girl¡¯s eye widen even more when she heard that Alviss killed it by himself. ¡°And my friends here is just as strong. You have my word on that.¡± Soon the chatter began louden while the girl regained her composure. ¡°While this feat is impressive. Only having two people is rather concerning.¡± Alviss planned out his next words and quickly implement them. ¡°That may be true but a large group will only be cumbersome. By the urgency in your voice, you¡¯re in a hurry.¡± Her face twisted in a small rage but Alviss pushed on before she talked back. ¡°Well you have two choice, either take our offer or wait for a week. Like I said before, we¡¯re heading towards the capital, in a way we¡¯re both helping each other.¡± The little girl held her gaze with Alviss for a couple of minutes. ¡°What are your names?¡± ¡°I¡¯m Alviss my friend here is Ayus.¡± ¡°Alviss?¡± said the little girl who was more confused. ¡°What kind of name is that?¡± Alviss is simply shrugged his shoulder. ¡°So is that all your questions?¡± The little girl continued to shift her gaze between Alviss and Ayus. ¡°Just one more question. How much?¡± It took a second before Alviss realized what she meant. Alviss didn¡¯t consider that before so he was slow to respond. ¡°Well¡­ How does one gold sound.¡± Alviss took a shot in the dark, hoping that it wasn¡¯t too outrageous. The little girl converse with the maid before answering. ¡°Seventy silver coins as down payment. The rest when we get there.¡± Alviss tried his hard to conceal his smile. ¡°That seems fair. When do you want to leave?¡± ¡°Tomorrow morning.¡± replied the little girl immediately. Alviss weighed his opinions before answering. ¡°All right.¡± ¡°Meet us at the west gate at sun rise. Any later and you won¡¯t get your money.¡± The little girl and the maid soon made their way out, followed by Alviss and Ayus shortly after. Once they were far enough apart Alviss let out a huge sigh of relief. ¡°Man, that worked out better than I expected.¡± ¡°Husband, happy?¡± Alviss looked to his side to see Ayus with a semi odd confuse look on her face. ¡°Yeah I¡¯m happy. Not only do we have a way to head to the capital we also got some powerful companions as well. Not to mention she¡¯s a caster, I wonder if there¡¯s any books or something for me to read and learn.¡± They continued on their way until it was night time. They looked around for an inn and they found one near the edge of the city. They paid for one night along with a dinner meal. After the meal they cleaned themselves up with the inn bath pool. Soon it was time to go to sleep. After dressing and drying up, they headed to their room. Inside was a large room with two beds on either side. Ayus walked up and looked at the bed with awe. Soon she jumped on it and enjoyed herself by playing with the bed. Alviss suppressed a chuckle at the child like action of Ayus. They quickly got into bed and blew out the candle. Alviss went to sleep almost instantly from the soft bed. That night was one of Alviss most pleasent nights since arriving in the world. Within a matter of hours, the sun was slowly rising. Alviss slowly woke up and got ready for the adventure ahead.
Congratulation you finished the chapter. Want a hug? Chapter 7- Deadly Wilderness Chapter 7- Deadly Wilderness Hello everyone. Once more you continue to amaze me with your support by taking the time out of your day to read my fiction. We actually reached over 1,000 average views and about 120 follows. And for that, I thank you. I wanted to upload the chapter a bit earlier but it was a bit delayed. But it is as the saying goes, better late than never. It took me quite some time to come up with how the chapter would go and the well writing it. So far it''s the biggest one yet, so I do hope you enjoy. Thanks to AlmostMythril once more for helping me proofread the chapter and helping me improve the quality if it. Especially this one as this was much longer than the previous ones. If you enjoyed the chapter then be sure to leave your opinions in the comment section below, I''ll be sure to read and answer them whenever I can. Also I''ll try and make more of an effort to do that as well. With that all taken care of, please enjoy the chapter.
The sun was up and everyone was walking about in the city. Food stands were opening up, people walking to and from. Alviss and Ayus were among them, walking to the designated gate. Soon the little girl was in view. ¡°There you two are. Where were you?¡± The girl was obviously displeased as she was furiously tapping her feet. ¡°We went and bought some more equipment and a few essential items.¡± The girl looked between them. ¡°I don¡¯t see anything.¡± Alviss patted the bag on his sides. ¡°It¡¯s all in here. So are we ready?¡± ¡°Yes. We just need to need to wait for Lila to bring the horses.¡± ¡°Horses? For what? The road there isn¡¯t suitable for horses.¡± The little girl looked at Alviss like he was an idiot. ¡°For our luggage of course.¡± The little girl sidestepped, revealing several suitcases and bags. ¡°That won¡¯t be necessary.¡± The girl simply looked at Alviss as he picked up of the small bag and fitted in the infinity bag. ¡°What the?! How did you do that.¡± The girl ran up and looked at Alviss¡¯s bag before finally realizing what it was. ¡°How did you get a rare item?!¡± said the girl with more amazement then surprise. ¡®Hmm, looks like this bag is more rare than I thought. I probably shouldn¡¯t wave it around like some new purse.¡¯ Alviss thought to himself as he tried to answer her. ¡°I found it in some ruins.¡± The girl skeptically looked at him for a minute before turning away. While she did that, Alviss started to unpack some of the girls stuff and putting it into the bag. ¡°Why are you doing that?¡± ¡°Simple. Having a horse will only be a bother. Not too mention, if it runs off, you lose your stuff.¡± The girl suspension slowly quelled as she pondered on it. ¡°How much?¡± Alviss gave a chuckle at her question. ¡°You know not everyone is out for money. Consider it free, seeing how you packed enough food and such for us as well.¡± ¡°I see.¡± With that the girl pulled out a small clear orb. It soon began to glow and an image of maid popped up. ¡®Whoa, that looks just like the one at the cafe. I didn¡¯t think it¡¯s application would work as a phone. I need to look into that.¡¯ Alviss kept to himself as the girl was talking to the maid about not buying a horse no more. Soon the conversation stopped and they simply waited around. ¡°So, what¡¯s your name?¡± said Alviss as to strike up a conversation. The little girl didn¡¯t answer for a while. ¡°Lily Utias.¡± ¡°Lily, I see. So how old are you anyway?¡± ¡°Why are you nosey?¡± Lily gave piercing stares at Alviss who tried to find a reason for his questioning. ¡°Umm, well you know...Ah, you look like you¡¯re ten years old and I thought ¡­..¡± Alviss didn¡¯t continue on as Lily was visibly upset by his remark. ¡°Ten?! I¡¯m fifteen!¡± Alviss quickly tried to calm her down and eventually succeeded. Within minutes the maid finally returned and they finally continued on their way. The path to the Docks was a fairly short one, about four days at most. The most troubling issue was that the path had dangerous monsters along the way. For the first day, they rarely encounter any trouble. They made good progress towards their destination. It wasn¡¯t until the second day that they encountered more trouble. The area was a dense forest so they walked along a path. ¡°Alviss.¡± said Ayus who stopped and survey her surrounding. ¡°Yeah I know. We¡¯re surrounded.¡± The group stopped and gathered around one another as the rustling of leaves was getting louder. Soon spider looking creatures slowly appeared. They were much larger than the average spider, about the size of a common dog. Their body was an electric yellow with black stripes. ¡°Electipder. Be careful of touching them or their webs, they carry enough electricity to stun you to your knees.¡± said Lily as more of them showed up. Within a minute they numbered around sixteen. ¡°Lila and I can handle the front. You cover our backs.¡± said Lily as they got into formation. Alviss and Ayus did the same. ¡°Ayus, use this.¡± Alviss slowly grabbed a bow along with some arrows and handed it to Ayus. ¡°Alviss, careful.¡± ¡°I will.¡± And with that Alviss charged in. The spiders jumped towards Alviss but some of them were shot down by Ayus. Alviss dodged the initial ones and targeted the ones behind them. ¡°|Triple jab.|¡± Alviss thrusted his swords at one spider, three holes appeared on its head as blood spilled out. He didn¡¯t let up the momentum. ¡°|Upward slash.|¡± One of the spider jumped but before it could fall, Alviss splashed it in half. Alviss looked back to see Ayus pelting two of the spiders with arrows. But what caught her attention was Lily. Around seven of the were attacking Lily and the maid. The maid had her back and kept them off. Lily on the other hand was casting off spells. ¡°|Flame burst.|¡± a pair of spiders charged her but she extended out her hand and out shot fire in a wide range. A couple were about to jump on her until she casted more spells. ¡°|Barrier.| |Arcane missiles.|¡± A barrier formed around her, blocking the attack. Lily jumped back and small pockets of blue light formed and shots towards the spiders. ¡°Wow.¡± Alviss was simply stupefied at the sight of magic. ¡°Alviss!¡± Alviss was brought back to reality by Ayus. He looked back as one of the spiders jumped at him. ¡°Sh*t!¡± Alviss subconsciously closed his eyes but a huge thud made him opened his eyes. The spider was pinned to a tree with a icicle spike through his body. ¡°Wow¡­.thanks.¡± Ayus ran up to him as Lily casually walked over while chastising her. ¡°What was that?! What happen to being careful?!¡± Alviss couldn¡¯t help with but let out an awkward chuckle at the thought of being screamed at. ¡°Sorry, I was just amazed that¡¯s all.¡± ¡°Amazed? At what?¡± ¡°Your magic. It¡¯s my first time seeing magic. It¡¯s more amazing than I thought.¡± Lily sighed through her nose. ¡°What are you a child?¡± They took a break as they checked their equipments along with making sure everything was in order. Alviss also took the time to scavenge the spider, namely their carapace as it was quite valuable. They continued to trek until it was night time. They setted up camp and soon they were resting as the maid cooked their food. Ayus was on a tree as a look out. Alviss was doing nothing but looking around as was trying to kill his boredom. Alviss looked over and saw Lily reading a weird book with what looked like scribble on it. ¡°So...what are you reading?¡± Lily looked up before going back. ¡°It¡¯s a grimoire.¡± ¡°Grimoire? What¡¯s that?¡± Lily finally looked up and closed the book. ¡°Have you been living under a rock or something? A grimoire is a spell book from where you learn how to use magic.¡± Alviss jumped towards her as soon as she finished her sentence. Alviss curiosity was peaked and it was obvious that he wanted to see it. ¡°Can I see it?¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Come on. Please¡­ I¡¯ll do anything, please just a small peak.¡± Lily looked back at her before answering back. ¡°I want to see your bag.¡± Alviss unfashioned the bag and headed it to her. Lily was surprised by the immediate action but eventually gave him the book. He held it up like it was some holy item before sitting down and reading it. Like the skill book it showed a image of the spell along with the nature of the spell and the prerequisites. Alviss absorbed everything that was written and kept on looking. While he was doing that, Lily looked at the infinity bag. ¡°Where did you get this?!¡± Alviss was looked over as Lily was furiously look at the infinity bag. ¡°What are you talking about now?¡± ¡°I thought this was a rare item but instead it¡¯s a unique item.¡± Alviss could only stare in confusion. ¡°You keep on going about rare and unique item, what is that?¡± ¡°Items and weapons are classified in different rarity. Uncommon, common, special, rare, unique, epic, legendary and finally Oblivion class items.¡± ¡°I see. So it my bag really special?¡± Lily simple looked at Alviss like a child who discovered that her doll was worth thousands of dollars. ¡°Anything unique is hard to obtain and anything above epic are almost impossible to get. Where did you get this?¡± ¡°Like I said, I got it from a ruin.¡± Lily still looked at Alviss with suspicions in her eyes but eventually gave up when Alviss ignored her. ¡°This book is amazing. I wonder if I can use magic now.¡± This time Lily let out a chuckle at Alviss. ¡°You must be joking. You just read it, like you can actually perform magic just by doing that. To perform magic you must first imagine the spell and then manipulate the mana around to into the form of the spell.¡± Alviss was about to talk back but memory of the first time he tried to use magic popped up. ¡®She¡¯s right. I can¡¯t simply do it.¡¯ said Alviss in his mind. He turned his attention back to the book with determination to prove her wrong. ¡®Let¡¯s see, a simple spell. Here it is, |Fireball.|¡¯ Fire, a warm feeling, power, heat. Those were the thoughts when he thought of Fireball. He imagine the shape, it¡¯s property, what it was. He could feel the air slowly getting hotter and hotter. He slowly opened his eyes to see a fireball floating in his hand. Alviss was shocked by how quickly it formed. But someone else was even more shock than him. ¡°How¡­.How did you do that?!¡± Lily raced over and slowly circled the fireball. ¡°I just followed your advice.¡± ¡°But that¡¯s impossible. To learn a spell almost instantly, that¡¯s almost unheard of.¡± Alviss started to sweat as he tried to figure out an answer. ¡°Umm, well this spell is pretty low isn¡¯t it? I just got lucky that¡¯s all.¡± Now lily was even more suspicious. First the bag and now the ability to learn spells very quickly. ¡°Just who are you? I want the truth.¡± ¡°It¡¯s like I said before I¡¯m no one. It¡¯s my first time here and this is the first time I¡¯ve seen this. You have my word on that.¡± Lily returned the stare for about a minute before the maid came over to inform them that dinner was ready. Lily was the one that broke and left the bag with Alviss. ¡°Return the book when you¡¯re done with it.¡± Lily left and Alviss was alone until Ayus came over with two bowls of soup. ¡°Husband, hungry?¡± ¡°Thanks Ayus.¡± Alviss gladly accepted the bowl and began to eat carefully while trying to read. For the next couple of hours he spent the time looking it over. Even when most went to sleep, he stayed up practicing before finally going to sleep. When morning came, they continued on their journey. Like the day before they meet minimal encounter. While continuing on their way, Alviss tried to start another conversation. ¡°Hey, I have a question.¡± ¡°What is this time?¡± said Lily who was trying to hide her annoyance. ¡°Well last night when reading, I reached a section where I couldn¡¯t make out the words or spells.¡± ¡°Most likely you reached the higher rank spells. To most the words makes no sense but to those who have the potential of casting, they are readable. Most likely you reached the rank 4 spell section.¡± ¡°Umm. Right.¡± Said Alviss rather nervously as to avoid the question. ¡°So, I¡¯m guessing rank 4 is really special. You must be a good mage.¡± A small smile crept up on Lily¡¯s face as she puffed out her chest. ¡°Of course. Rank 2-3 magic are usually what most people achieve. To even go up one rank takes years and years of training and practice.¡± ¡°Wow. that¡¯s amazing.¡± A egotistic grin soon form and Lily simply talk all the way. ¡°Of course. I¡¯m a genius. Just watch, I¡¯ll be one of the greatest mage in history.¡± Alviss stayed quiet as to not disturb Lily¡¯s moment. ¡°Just how high does the rank go up to?¡± Lily finally snapped out of her delusion. ¡°The highest rank is rank 12. But I¡¯ve even heard that some spells even reach rank 15, but they¡¯re only rumors. Spells are categories by ¡­.¡± ¡°They are categories by arcane, elemental, pyromancy, conjuration, blessings, illusion, alteration, enchanting and finally void.¡± Lily was speechless for a second. ¡°I didn''t think you¡¯d know that.¡± Stolen novel; please report.¡°Well it does state it at the beginning of the book.¡± This time Alviss let out a small chuckle. They continued on their way until was around evening time. The forest started to get darker and darker until they finally reached an open field before another forest. The air around was tense and there was an odd, eerie feeling coming from the forest up ahead. As they got closer the eerie feeling only increased. A decrepit wooden sign was visible as they walked up. Although some words were scratched out, it was obvious what it said. ¡°Turn back. Too dangerous.¡± ¡°Where are we?¡± Alviss couldn¡¯t help but shudder as they got closer and closer. Ayus was also feeling the effects. ¡°This section of the forest was rumored to be home of a Kuplios.¡± said Lily who walked without a problem. ¡°Kuplios? What¡¯s that.¡± ¡°According to rumors, it¡¯s a very massive creature with very tough skin. It¡¯s even able to spit poison and is very fast. That¡¯s all everyone really knows about it.¡± Alviss looked nervously at the forest. ¡°Maybe...we should look for another way.¡± said Alviss who was trying to convince the group but Lily wouldn¡¯t budged. ¡°We wasted too much time already. We¡¯re leaving with or without you. Besides, I don''t believe in rumors.¡± They started to walk away. Alviss eventually chased after Lily. The forest was very humid and dark. The tree¡¯s were spread out so they gave them plenty of room to walk around. Dead leaves spread across the floor. The only noise that was heard was the sound of dead crunching leaves. Alviss jumped at every little noises. ¡°Will you quit it!¡± ¡°But the monster.¡± Lily turned back at Alviss and chastised him. ¡°What part of a rumor don¡¯t you get? There¡¯s no suc¡­¡± Lily didn¡¯t finish her sentence as the ground shook. ¡°What was that?¡± said Lily as she looked around. They all started to form up. ¡°Alviss, hear.¡± Alviss looked to Ayus who had her spear out and was shaking uncontrollably. He closed his eyes and focused on his hearing. At first there was no noise, but soon he picked up on something. Something moving very fast towards their general direction. The noise got louder and louder. Alviss focused his hearing until he identified where it was coming from. ¡°Below us!¡± screamed Alviss as he felt something digging up. They all jumped out of the way as something came up. Alviss was knocked down as dirt fell from the sky. ¡°AHHHHH.¡± Alviss looked over to see Lily pointing and screaming. He followed her sight and couldn¡¯t help but let out a pathetic whimper in response. The creature that came out was massive. It was an insectoid creature, very similar to a centipede. It had around 7 eyes looking at them. The shell was black with purple polka dots scattered about. All he could do was stare in absolute terror at the monster. It slowly started to move and more of it¡¯s body came out of the hole. He looked over to see Lily and the maid along with Ayus who was on a tree, standing scared. Unlike the encounter with the beast, this time their chances of winning were practically zero. But he didn¡¯t just sit there and await death. He got up and quickly ran over to them. He quickly shook Lily out of her daze. ¡°We...We need to run!¡± said Lily ¡°No!¡± Said Alviss, shooting her down. ¡°That thing is extremely fast, we can¡¯t out run it.¡± ¡°Are you saying we should stay here and fight it! We¡¯ll die!¡± Ayus and the maid looked at Alviss as if he lost his mind. ¡°At least we¡¯ll stand a small chance. Our opinions are run and get horribly mauled or fight and maybe scare it away. ¡± ¡°.......... What¡¯s the plan?¡± Alviss showed a small smile but quickly asserted the situation. ¡°Ayus, you say high in the tree and provide us with cover fire with the bow. You¡¯ll also be a diversion, jump from tree to tree as to not get hit.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Lily, you¡¯ll be the bulk of the attacks. Stay back and attack with your best spells. The maid and I will be the close range fighters. We¡¯ll target it¡¯s legs as they seem to be the most vulnerable. Not to mention, it will slow it down as well. Got it?¡± They all nodded in response. ¡°Good, let¡¯s go!¡± With that Alviss charged in, using |Acceleration| he closed the gap almost instantly. He started slashing at the legs one by one. However, Alviss meet with unexpected results. Everywhere he attacked it bounced back his swords. It was as if he hit hit sword against a stone wall. At close range all the Kuplios could only attack by bringing down it¡¯s rather sharp legs. Even the maid, who was wielding a heavy sword, was easily repelled. Ayus and Lily¡¯s effort also prove to be pretty fruitless. Ayus fired off arrows that simply bounced off. While it took Lily¡¯s spells without so much as a flinch. All the damage that they did only seemed to annoy it rather than hurting anything. ¡°All right, let¡¯s try this. |Piercing slash.|¡± Alviss thrusted his sword into one of it¡¯s leg and managed to pierces his skin. ¡°That¡¯s it! Use your skills, focus on one point.¡± The maid heard Alviss and heeded his advice. The next second it let out a small scream as more blood fell. Their strategy seemed to have made it more aggressive as its attacks were getting more vicious. It even started using its two tails to attack us as well. The attack came as a surprise. ¡°|Barrier.|¡± Lily casted a barrier around Alviss and the maid and it was able to take the attack. The Kuplios reeled it head up and began to spit a stream of poison. They managed to escape as it ate through the barrier and part of the ground. ¡°Damn it! We¡¯ve only damage it¡¯s legs and it barely shows any signs of injury.¡± cursed Alviss as he regrouped with Lily to catch his breath. The Kuplios didn¡¯t let them rest as they charged in. They managed to dodge to the side in a split second. Tons of trees fell down as dust blew everywhere. Alviss was on the ground and tried to get back up but something blocked him. He looked over and saw a big tree branch on him. ¡°Sh*t!¡± He continued to struggle as it started to move much closer to him. Soon it was on top of him and was chomping down when Ayus came to his rescue. ¡°AHHHHHHH!¡± screamed Ayus as she jumped down with her spear in hand. She dove towards its back and landed with a huge thud. There was a loud cracking sound along with a loud screech from it. It began to try and shake Ayus off but she held on for just long enough for Alviss to break free. Eventually Ayus fell off with part of her spear and landed against a tree. It turned its attention to Ayus and was about to kill her. ¡°Noo!¡± screamed Alviss who managed to finally get up and ran towards her. Using acceleration he ran up to her and in front of it ¡°|Fireball|¡± He shot a fireball directly at it¡¯s face but it dropped a bit and hit its neck/lower area. It let out another screech and backed up. Lily and the maid made it over to them as it backed off. ¡°Are you alright¡± asked Lily as Alviss was paying more attention to Ayus. ¡°I, fine.¡± Alviss only nodded. ¡°I think I found a way to beat him.¡± ¡°Really?! How?!¡± ¡°It¡¯s flesh. Even though it''s an overgrown insect, it¡¯s still an insect. The skin, if we can hit the skin, we can kill it.¡± Lily was still skeptical. ¡°But its head is heavily protected. not to mention the uncovered body is almost impossible to hit.¡± ¡°It mostly attacks in an up right position. If we can divide its attention, one of us can distract it while the other attacks.¡± Lily looked back at it as it was recovering. ¡°We don¡¯t have much of a choice right now. I saw you fireball, what else can you use?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve practiced with other spells but fireball is the only one that I can cast with 100% certainty.¡± Lily was dishearten by that but quickly got rid of it. ¡°Alright, here¡¯s the plan, Alviss you¡¯ll be the one to run distraction, I¡¯ll be casting high rank area of effect spells. As for ¡­.¡± ¡°Your maid will stay here and protect Ayus.¡± Lily was taken aback by and tried to talk back but Alviss shut her down. ¡°Ayus can¡¯t fight. Cast your strongest barrier spell. I can guarantee that I¡¯m the fastest.¡± She was about to talk back but it slowly made its way over. ¡°All right fine.¡± Lily started a small chant and a multi layer barrier formed around Ayus and the maid. Alviss and Lily turned their attention back to the Kuplios. Alviss used acceleration once more to run around it. It had trouble keeping up him so most of it¡¯s attack missed. Alviss would used skills and attack it¡¯s leg along with spells at its body and head. Like before it mostly annoyed it rather than damaged it. ¡°|Thunder whirl.| |Blaze Cyclone.| |Pulsing arcane missiles.|¡± Lily started to fire off powerful attacks at the Kuplios. Most hit throughout its body, usually damaging it to some extent. However there was no way of gauging it they¡¯re winning or not. They followed this strategy for about several minutes but the results were about the same. ¡°|Fireball.|¡± He fired one but this time it shifted its position, blocking it with its back. ¡°What the?! Don¡¯t tell me it¡¯s learning?!¡± ¡°|Flame spiral.|¡± A wave of fire shots toward the Kuplios but it quickly reacted. It landed on the ground and began to roll up. The attack only it hit¡¯s armored skin. ¡°Don¡¯t bother, it already knows our tactic.¡± ¡°Thanks you telling me the obvious. What do we do now?!¡± screamed Lily with fear in her voice. Alviss couldn¡¯t think of anything and simply looked around. Soon something caught his eye, the broken spear. Having gotten a closer look he found that it was still embedded into it¡¯s back after it broke through the shell. ¡®This might be it¡¯ Thought Alviss as he tried to formulate a plan. ¡°Lily, do you see that spear?!¡± Lily was confused by Alviss called out but quickly understood what Alviss was saying. ¡°I see it, what¡¯s the plan?¡± ¡°When you have the chance, use your most powerful single point spell and aim it there. In the mean time, stay back. I¡¯ll distract it.¡± Alviss charged in once more as it finally unravel itself. He released a flurry of fireballs and skills not caring about exhaustion. It mostly divided its attention between Alviss, Lily, and Ayus and the maid. Most of the time it was defining against Alviss but the window for attack for Lily was always small. He continued at this until the fatigue slowly caught up. His entire body ached and he tried to hold up his own sword but had trouble doing so. All he could do was take short breaths as he had to constantly move. But soon an opportunity presented itself. The Kuplios sensed that Alviss was on his last leg so it was focusing its attention on Alviss now. He drew it away from Lily and the rest to a safe location. It ready itself and charged in for the final kill. ¡°|Acceleration.|¡± Using it once more, he dashed to the side and away from it. It hit a large tree, confusing it for a moment, giving enough time for Lily to attack. ¡°|Lightning javelin|¡± Static and electricity popped around lily and concentrated on her hand. A long pole of electricity formed and was thrown at the wound. A loud cracking noise accompanied by a piercing screech rang through the forest. The smell of charred flesh spread through the air. A small explosion happened, covering the field with smoke. ¡°We did it? We did it!¡± Alviss was jumping up with joy but that was all short lived. Out of the smoke, one of its tail swung towards Alviss. He didn''t have time to react as it slammed him onto a tree and pushed him against it. ¡°Ahhhhh!¡± screamed Alviss. The force managed to break the bones in his arm along with a couple ribs. Blood filled his throat as he chocked on it to scream anymore. The tail finally let go and Alviss fell to the ground with a thud. The smoke cleared to show the Kuplios heavily damaged but not dead. Green blood was spilling out of it¡¯s head and through its shell. It looked over at Alviss, then turned its attention to Lily who was on her knees and Ayus and the maid. It slowly trudged over to them. Lily tried to get up but couldn¡¯t. The maid ran out to help her up while Ayus was screaming at Alviss. All Alviss could do was simply lie there and stare as his conscious slowly faded away. The pain was unbearable as her entire body ached and even a single movement was impossible. ¡°R...n¡± Alviss tried to warn them but only blood came out. His eyes grew heavy and as he watch the Kuplios continued to move closer and closer. He felt helpless as blood continued flow and all he could was watch as the maid dragged Lily to safety. Soon it was over the barrier with Ayus and the maid who dragged Lily over. The last thing that he saw was it reeling it¡¯s head back. Before he saw the action he finally blacked out, only hearing the action. *Cracking noise.* Also before I forget, I''ll be taking a short vacation/break for a while. At most I won''t be uploading for 4-5 days.
Congratulation you finished the chapter. Want a hug? Chapter 8- Captured Chapter 8- Captured I''m back! Spent some time with my family going to the movies and whatnot. But I mostly just relax during my little break. But you all are here for the chapter not about my personal life. The chapter is pretty straight forward, so nothing much to talk about. Also I wanted to do a special double release in appreciation for the support you all give me by reading my fiction. However issues have arrive, so I''ll be moving it back. No exact date have decided but at most it will be Monday, no guarantee. But I do want to leave with you with something special. Spoiler : Alviss All credit goes to Straborvsky for taking the time to draw this wonderful illustration. She has an art thread where you can see more of her work. As per usual I would like to thank AlmostMythril once more for helping me proofread the chapter and helping me improve the quality if it. If you enjoyed the chapter then be sure to leave your opinions in the comment section below, I''ll be sure to read and answer them whenever I can. With that all taken care of, please enjoy the chapter.
¡°Your really are stupid aren¡¯t you.¡± A voice rang out, awakening Alviss. He looked around in confusion but all he could see was darkness. Soon God appeared in front of him with a mild annoyed look. ¡°How any girl would think to fall in love with a mindless brute is beyond my comprehension.¡± ¡°Glad to see you too God.¡± replied Alviss in the same sarcastic manner. God simply snorted in response. ¡°Anyway, where am I?¡± ¡°Take a guess.¡± It took him a moment before it dawned on him where he was. ¡°Am I dead again?!¡± ¡°No, not exactly to say the least. You are on the verge of death but you lost conscious and ended up here. If you were really dead then you wouldn¡¯t be here.¡± Alviss let out a small sigh of relief but still tightened up. ¡°But that doesn¡¯t mean it is over yet. What were you thinking, challenging a monster like that?!¡± Alviss was surprised to hear God¡¯s angry remark. He responded accordingly. ¡°What the h*ll could I do?! We couldn¡¯t have out run it! There was no other opinion!¡± ¡°That¡¯s where you¡¯re so wrong. There is always another opinion, nothing is absolute I would assume that you would learn that after meeting me. The only reason you chose to stay was because of your pride.¡± Alviss could only try to understand what God was trying to say. ¡°What are you talking about! As if I would take that chance to endanger all of us.¡± ¡°But you did. You¡¯ve grown arrogant over the past couple of days. First from learning the skills then the ability to learn magic. And what better opportunity would it be to test it out on a powerful monster.¡± ¡°You¡¯re crazy! I would never do something stupid like that! I¡¯m not listening to a word you¡¯re saying.¡± Alviss brought both of his hands up to his ears. God looked at the childish act and spoke. ¡°If you won¡¯t listen to me then perhaps you¡¯ll listen to yourself.¡± God slowly started to dissipate and four mirror formed all around him, encasing him. His reflections appeared as he looked for an opening. ¡°What the h*ll is this?¡± spoke Alviss as he continued to look around. ¡°All you¡¯re showing me is my own reflection, big deal.¡± Soon the mirror backed up until there was a large amount of space in the center. Then the individual reflection walked out, taking Alviss by surprise. They surrounded her, standing there. ¡°Is this some kind of joke?¡± ¡°No it isn¡¯t.¡± The sudden replied caused Alviss to jump and looked at one of the reflection that spoke. ¡°What the h*ll. Who are you?!¡± ¡°We are you.¡± spoke another reflection. ¡°But at the same time we¡¯re the true you.¡± said another reflection. ¡°What is that suppose to mean¡± spoke Alviss with annoyance on his voice. ¡°It means that we¡¯re you, your thoughts, fear, conscious, we are everything that make you up.¡± replied another reflection. ¡°So why are you all here, are we having a slumber party or something?¡± said Alviss in a mocking tone that the reflection didn¡¯t respond to. ¡°I see that I¡¯m still cynical as always. And because of that, Ayus and the rest could be dead.¡± What the reflection said made Alviss realized he forgot about them. ¡°Of course I would forget about them, after all, why should I care for stranger?¡± said another reflection who seemed to have read his thoughts. ¡°What are you saying? Of course I car¡­¡± One of the reflection cuts him off. ¡°They¡¯re are people from another world, people I meet only through chance. I have no real connection with them.¡± ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter if they live or not, so long as I can finally get back home.¡± spoke another reflection continuing one another. ¡°What are you say?!¡± screamed Alviss but was meet with no resistance. ¡°These are your thoughts, as such they are ours as well. Even if it deep in your subconscious, it is still your true thoughts and ours as well. responded one of the reflection. ¡°The resentment.¡± ¡°The fear.¡± ¡°The loneliness.¡± ¡°And finally the hatred.¡± spoke the reflection in unison. ¡°I was dragged to another world.¡± ¡°I died in the arms of whom I love.¡± ¡°I was given a task that would take an indefinite amount of time.¡± ¡°And in the end, what is it all worth?¡± spoke the reflection again causing Alviss to fall to his knees. Like before , he brought his hands to his ears, trying to block them out. ¡°Shut up. Shut up! Shut up!!¡± Alviss felt like a child again, whimpering. The reflection soon began to disappear and God appeared. ¡°So do you understand your mistake now.¡± Said God who sounded like a parent talking down to their child. ¡°My fault?! It¡¯s mostly your fault as well?!¡± screamed Alviss, pointing at God. ¡°Of course I would feel that way! Like I can fully get over dying and going to another f*cking world! And who¡¯s fault do you think that is?!¡± God simply stood there taking it all in. ¡°I see. So you still feel that way.¡± At this point Alviss was beyond mad at God and his nonchalant tone. He was rearing for a punch but something caught his eye. His body was getting more transparent and disappearing, meaning one thing. ¡°Wait? I¡¯m not dead yet?¡± ¡°No, but that doesn¡¯t mean you¡¯re necessarily out of danger yet. Also I will no longer be helping you.¡± ¡°What?! ¡° God continued on before Alviss could. ¡°Until you finally learn to grow up and understand your true self, I will not be there to help you.¡± Before he could speak his conscious was going back to his body. ¡­¡­¡­¡­. His eye was closed but he could felt his body wiggling and moving about. Pain slowly coursed through his body, waking him up. The surrounding started to come into place as her vision came back. ¡°Alviss.¡± a voice rang out, Alviss turned his attention towards voice. Soon Ayus, lily and the maid came into view. ¡°Ayus?¡± spoke Alviss weakly. as soon as he tried to move, pain spread through body once more. Alviss let out a small scream from the pain. ¡°Careful.¡± said Ayus in a very concerned tone. ¡°Well I¡¯ll be damned, you¡¯re actually alive after all.¡± Alviss looked over Ayus shoulder to see Lily. ¡°It¡¯s nice to see you too.¡± ¡°I¡¯m amazed that you survive after getting heavily injured like that. Even with my healing magic, you still could have died.¡± Alviss listened in but something caught him. ¡°In the book there were high rank healing magic, why didn¡¯t you use those?¡± ¡°Because of these.¡± Lily raised her hands. It took a moment before Alviss realized what he saw. Shackled to her hands were a large pair of wooden cuffs. But it wasn¡¯t just her but everyone else, including Alviss. ¡°These cuffs are quite durable, mine in particular restricts my magic. That¡¯s why you¡¯re still in that shape, I can only use my healing magic in small increments. I was able to fix your bones but the internal damage has yet to fully heal.¡± It took a couple more seconds before Alviss got his bearing down. He quickly looked around the room they were in. The room was dark and cramp with slits along the wall with light shining through. It looked to be made out of wood and it seemed that the room was rocking back and forth. ¡°Where...are we?¡±Lily could only sigh before answering. ¡°Where do I even begin. You¡¯ve been out for about 2 days and ¡­¡± Before Lily could even continued a creaking noise was heard. Soon light filled the room and Alviss had a better look. It was shaped like a prison cell with decrypted wooden bars. Alviss turned to the direction of the light as someone walked down. ¡°All right here¡¯s your food don¡¯t ¡­.¡± The girl that carried a tray of food stopped her sentence. She looked at them for a second before heading back up. Chatter could be heard before she came back with some more people. They walked up and unlocked the door. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± No one answer him as they were pushed out and up. The sudden bright light blinded him but he quickly adjusted. ¡°What the?¡± Alviss looked around to see a ragtag group of women standing around. Some were leaning against the edge while some were looking down on the mast. ¡°Are we on a ship?¡± ¡°You¡¯re on my ship to be exact, welcome to the Swimming Dutchess.¡± A voice rang out as everyone turned towards it. A single woman walked and leaned over the steering quarter of the ship. The woman stood as tall as Ayus. Like the others, she had on an assortment of rags and clothings. From a short scarf and leather gloves, to a short shirt and a mini cape that showed her midriff. He had on leather pants and leggings. And to top it off, she had a pirate hat on her head. Her skin was tanned, comparable to Ayus. Her hair was an amber color, that fit well with her beautiful complexion. It took a moment for Alviss to make out but her eyes were also the same color as well. ¡°Who are you?¡± Instead hearing her answer, Lily talked instead. ¡°That¡¯s Reyes, or Captain Scarlett as she often refers to herself. And she¡¯s nothing more than a pirate.¡± The story has been illicitly taken; should you find it on Amazon, report the infringement. ¡°Pirate is such a¡­ hmmm how to say a crude term. I think liberator would be much more fitting. I liberate goods and sell them.¡± Lily didn¡¯t look like to take the joke. ¡°Enough of this! What do you want?!¡± She slowly made her way down while looking at Alviss. ¡°Well as you can guess, as soon as we hit docks, we¡¯ll be selling you and your valuables off. But if you¡¯re asking for why I personally asked to see you, then it would be because of her.¡± She pointed towards Alviss. ¡°A Kuplios is a dangerous beast from what I heard. Running away would be the most logical opinion but instead you chose to stay and fight. You¡¯re either insane or stupidly brave. Either way, I couldn¡¯t help but be interested.¡± Scarlett brought her hand up, stroking Alviss¡¯s cheek. Before she could continue any more Ayus snapped her hand away. She let out a growl while standing in front of him. ¡°No, touch.¡± said Ayus in a low threatening voice of which didn¡¯t affect Scarlett. Alviss tried to think up of something so that a fight doesn¡¯t start out. ¡°If we¡¯re alive then that means you must have killed the Kuplios .¡± Scarlett let out a small chuckle before addressing him. ¡°I wish. Earning the title of those who killed it would help spread our reputation but sadly it didn¡¯t happen. We were docked down to check the ship when we heard the sound of battle. I guessed it was the Kuplios so we hurried it up but before we finally left, I heard a large shriek. So I assumed that some how it'' was killed and I took a small group to check it out. It was in a near death state, so we a fended it off until it finally went away. So yeah, we saved your life no need to thank me.¡± The tone that she spoke in only made Alviss angry. ¡°Now that is out of the way, I have a couple of questions for you.¡± Scarlett snapped her fingers and one pirate with glasses walked up, holding his sword along with the infinity bag. ¡°My assistant here is a skilled identifier. But yet these two items have seems to elude her. Would you kindly tell me what they are.¡± ¡°Bite me.¡± Scarlett gave a small disappointed look before kicking Ayus to the ground and planting her foot on her neck. ¡°Either you talk or I break her neck.¡± She applied more pressure as Ayus was struggling. Alviss grinded his teeth before answering. ¡°The bag is called an infinity bag, you can store an indefinite amount of things in it. The sword is called Erstarken, it''s a sword that grows and get more powerful every time you killed a powerful beast.¡± ¡°No wonder why I couldn¡¯t identify them, the bag is a unique item while the sword is a epic class at most!¡± Scarlett did a jerky motion as if her eyes would fall out. Soon an evil child like smile popped up. ¡°Today is our lucky day after all.¡± She let go of her foot and Alviss helped Ayus up. ¡°Are you alright?¡± Ayus coughed a bit before taking in a deep breath. ¡°I, fine.¡± Scarlett and her assistant began to talk while Alviss conversed with the others. ¡°Let¡¯s escape.¡± Alviss whispered that startled Lily. ¡°Are you crazy?! There¡¯s around twenty people on deck, more elsewhere.¡± ¡°Lily how close are we to the Docks?¡± ¡°I say we¡¯re still a fair distance away, as for how much I don¡¯t know.¡± Alviss took that into consideration. ¡°I think we can make a run for it.¡± Lily once again gave him the look of a lunatic. ¡°Your plan is crazy, just like the time when we fought the Kuplios!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t see you coming up with any plan.¡± said Alviss, chastising her. ¡°I¡¯m waiting for an opportunity, you on the other hand are completely reckless! We won¡¯t make it, besides we have no way of escaping.¡± Lily spoke with the same mannerism as Alviss. ¡°Yes we do.¡± Alviss sprang into action. He brought his hands together and formed a fireball. He increased the output and eventually burned through the cuffs. ¡°|Acceleration.|¡± activating the skill he rushed towards Scarlett. Alviss caught them off by surprise and was able to grab his sword back. He restrained her assistant, putting the sword to her throat. The others were about to attack before Scarlett stopped them. ¡°My, my, you¡¯re full of surprises aren¡¯t you?¡± She still kept a calm tone despite the situation. ¡°Let us go or you lose your precious friend and identifier.¡± Scarlett kept on a poker face making it hard for him to tell if he had the advantage or not. ¡°How about we do this instead, we fight it out.¡± ¡°Why would we do that?¡± asked Alviss in a confused and rush tone. ¡°Well it¡¯s the pirate¡¯s way, if there¡¯s something one wants then you have to fight for it. ¡°You win, you leave. If I win, well let¡¯s leave that matter after we have our match. So what do you say?¡± Scarlett spoke with the same nonchalant tone Alviss simply looked at her, weighing his opinions. ¡°Or we can just kill your friends here along with you and get a new identifier.¡± Alviss ground his teeths as he knew she was coercing him. ¡°Who do I fight?¡± Scarlett beamed a smile signaling that she wanted this outcome. ¡°Bring me my bayonets.¡± Within a minute one of the pirates brought a pair of bayonets. Alviss let out go of the girl as Scarlett un-sheathed her swords. ¡°The rules are simply a one on one fight. You¡¯re free to use whatever you want to try and win.¡± Scarlett positioned herself sideway, taking a stance with her hands behind her back with the swords pointing at him. Alviss took a stance and they waited. None choose to move and they simply stared at one another. ¡®Her fighting stance, it seems way too lenient but that just means that she has a trick up her sleeves.¡¯ It was Alviss who made the first move. ¡°|Acceleration.|¡± Alviss charged in full force but Scarlett met the attack. Their weapons collided but she kept her place and pushed him back. ¡°|Cross slash.|¡± Scarlett dodged it and responded with a series of quick attacks which Alviss easily blocked. ¡°|Upward slash.|, |Piercing slash.|, |Helmsplitter.|, |Heavy blow.|¡± Alviss released a flurry of skills but Scarlett simply dodged them all. But what made it even more insulting was that Scarlett would dodge them with ease but only did it at the last second. She also made little quips when she does dodged them that only made him more riled up. ¡°Stand still!¡± Screamed Alviss who swung wildly which she dodged and then kicked him in the back that caught him off balance. ¡°What¡¯s wrong, having trouble?¡± His wounds started to opened up again and pain coursed through his body. ¡°Damn it!¡± he spoke to himself as he struggled to get back up. He looked over to see her with the same smug look as before. ¡®She¡¯s toying with me!¡¯ Alviss screamed in his head. Alviss charged in once more, using another skill which Scarlett dodged again. Like last time, she dodged it very showy but that¡¯s what he wanted. ¡°|Horizontal slash.|¡± Using the skill, she used the momentum to quickly turn around. ¡°Got you! |Fireball.|¡± Alviss fired off a fireball to catch her off guard but she expected it. She brought her swords up and slashed in an X form, destroying the fireball. He was stunned at the display allowing Scarlett to kick him. ¡°Nice try, if you hadn¡¯t already showed that spell then I might have been caught off guard.¡± Alviss could only stare as his confidence plummeted. ¡°Damn it, Damn it!¡± This time Alviss just got up and swung wildly. Scarlett only needed to step aside for him to miss. His strength eventually left him and he was on his knees. ¡°Well, I must say, you lasted much longer than i thought, let¡¯s end this. |Cross blow.|¡± She charged in and slashed in the X formation but used the back end of the sword as to not kill him. Small gash marks showed on his chest as he was knocked back into the mast. This time Alviss wasn¡¯t able to stand back up. ¡°Looks like it¡¯s my victory.¡± The other pirates let out cheers in response. ¡°Now then, what should I do?¡± Scarlett began to pace around until she came to an answer. ¡°I had thought you would have been more of a challenge but in the end you¡¯re average. Now then, I¡¯ll be teaching you a lesson.¡± She snapped her fingers and two of the pirates went up to Alviss and stood him up. ¡°Wait! You said that we have value!¡± Lily was screaming but Scarlett ignored her pleas. ¡°Yes you have some values left. Your friend here doesn¡¯t any more. But don¡¯t worry I won¡¯t kill her...yet.¡± Scarlett slowly strolled up to Alviss. ¡°I¡¯ll make sure she¡¯s humiliated and only then will she die.¡± ¡°Hurt, Alviss, kill.¡± A low and malicious tone came from Ayus but Scarlett ignored it and simply shrugged it off. ¡°Now then let¡¯s begin.¡± Taking one of her bayonets she pressed it against his armor. She applied some force and moved the weapon down. A small ripple formed and got longer as she moved it down. Forming a long gash mark all the way from her shoulder to her pants. ¡°Hmm, now what should I do? Ohh the possibilities.¡± The motioned the blade under the cloth and ripped part of it off revealing part of his chest a nipple. The moment she did that, a confused look passed her face. ¡°Don¡¯t tell me.¡± She sheathed her sword and walked up to him. The next action surprised everyone. Scarlett suddenly brought her hands down and put her hands between his legs. Alviss let out a small squeal in surpise before she retracted her hands. Soon a small laughter could be heard before it went into a full blown maniacal laugh. ¡°Today just keeps on getting better and better.¡± First some high class prisoners next the rare items and now...We have a male.¡± The entire ship seemed to go deep quiet as soon as she said that. ¡°Change of plans, get the others back in their cells.¡± Her pirates took a moment before moment before complying. ¡°What about her...I mean him ma¡¯am.¡± Scarlett looked back at Alviss with a giant grin. ¡°Bring him to my quarters, I will handle him personally~.¡±
Congratulation you finished the chapter. Want a hug? Chapter 9- Pirates Chapter 9- Pirates Hello again, I apologies for the rather late upload...again. Summer is coming to a close, so both Almostmythril and I are getting a bit busier. Not to mention some real life stuff have been popping up. I''ll still be keeping my promise and do a double upload for tomorrow. As per usual I would like to thank AlmostMythril once more for helping me proofread the chapter and helping me improve the quality if it. If you enjoyed the chapter then be sure to leave your opinions in the comment section below, I''ll be sure to read and answer them whenever I can. With that all taken care of, please enjoy the chapter.
The two pirates dragged him into a room with Scarlett and another pirate. ¡°Put on the cuffs, make sure they restrict his magic as well. Shia, heal him up, we can¡¯t have the special merchandise be in rough condition.¡± ordered Scarlet who sat there watching. All Alviss could do was stand there and simply let it happen. Once more the restrictive feeling came, but at the same time he could feel himself getting better. Within minutes most of the wounds and bruises were cleared up. His head finally cleared, allowing him to assess the situation. The pirates began to tie Alviss up the wooden pole so that he had to remain standing. Soon they finished up and, Scarlet walked around inspecting him. ¡°So far he looks good, you can leave.¡± The other pirates were a bit reluctant but eventually left. ¡°So what are you planning now?¡± spoke Alviss who had finally found a grip. Scarlett stayed silent and simply walked around before answering. ¡°Why, I¡¯m going to sell you of course. If I had known that you were a male, then I would have gone more easy on you.¡± The casual tone that she spoke upset Alviss. He could only grind his teeth as that meant Scarlett was toying with him even more so. ¡°Do you think you¡¯ll get away with this?!¡± Scarlett simply stared at Alviss before answering in the same tone. ¡°How long do you think I¡¯ve been pirating? There¡¯s a reason why I¡¯m infamous. Besides, I have other concerns at the moment.¡± Scarlett maneuvered one of her hand through the cut in armor and touched his skin.. ¡°Uhhh.¡± Alviss let out a small shriek as her cold hand grazed his skin . ¡°What do you think you¡¯re doing?!¡± ¡°I¡¯m making sure you¡¯re still worth something. Do you know how much a male is worth? I could buy my own city and military force to protect it. Not to mention your value is even higher with those skills and magic capability.¡± Alviss could do nothing as Scarlett had her way with him. She took off his armor and was feeling his muscles and skin. During that time Alviss noticed that Scarlett would sometime have a look of surprise as she inspected him. ¡°Is my body really that surprising?¡± Scarlett didn¡¯t respond at first. ¡°I don¡¯t know where you lived but males are extremely hard to come by. They are highly sought after, for¡­.. obvious reason.¡± said Scarlett as she trailed off. ¡°You won¡¯t get away with this, I guarantee it.¡± After seemingly finishing up, she headed towards the door. ¡°We¡¯ll see about that, goodbye for now.¡± With Scarlett gone, Alviss was left all alone. He tried to break free but to no avail. The wooden cuffs were also wrapped in metal chains that suspended him up on the pole. The next hour passed as Alviss tried everything to break free. A couple of minutes were dedicated to trying to summon another fireball. Eventually he decided to stop as it wasn¡¯t helping his situation. ¡®Damn it! These cuffs are hard to break. How the heck am I supposed to get out of here?¡¯ Alviss kept on pondering for a way out but to no avail. Soon a thought occurred to him, calling God. After trying to contact him for a while and receiving no response, he stopped. ¡°So he really isn¡¯t going to help me anymore.¡± said Alviss with a irritated snicker. All he could do now was wait. While waiting he took notice of the room. Unlike the room from before, this one was much more lavish. The room was scented with a rosy smell from several candles. Clothes and jewelry were scattered about on tables and shelves with some books. Near the back was a large bed with an old fashion window just above it. It had a cozy feeling to it. While looking around Alviss noticed a makeshift beach lounge chair near the bed. On it were bits of clothes that ranged from shirts to underwear. What caught her attention was an exotic looking piece of clothes that looked to be made of threads. Alviss was trying to figure out what he was looking at until the door opened again. Scarlett walked in with another pirate carrying a tray of food. ¡°Did you miss me?¡± said Scarlett taking the tray and walking over. ¡°And here I thought I could get a bit of sleep.¡± replied Alviss in the same sarcastic tone. Scarlett merely let out a chuckle as she brought a chair in front of Alviss. He looked down at the food with caution. ¡°What''s the food for?¡± ¡°It¡¯s for you of course. We can¡¯t have the merchandise starving or lose any muscles, that would damage your value.¡± Scarlett spoke in a manner of fact tone that upsets Alviss even more. ¡°If you think I¡¯ll just do as you say then you have another thing coming.¡± Scarlett once more simply shrugged it off and set the tray down on a table. She grabbed a book from one of her shelves and began to read it. Alviss simply looked around while being unable to move. This went on for a while before she broke the silence. ¡°I must say you¡¯re mighty interested in that piece of clothing over there.¡± Scarlett suddenly spoke, bring him back. It was at that time that he realized that he was staring intensively at it. He quickly turned his head back to see Scarlett with a evil like grin. she grabbed her hat and forced it on his head, all the way down, blocking his vision. He could do nothing but listen as Scarlett was doing something. ¡°You can open your eyes now.¡± said Scarlett as she removed the hat. ¡°What the he...ll¡­.was that...for.¡± Alviss began to trail off as he took in what was in front of him. The noise from earlier was Scarlet when she was changing, she now wore the outfit of threats. For a lack of better word, the outfit was rather skimpy. Calling it clothes was an understatement. It mostly consisted of threads and occasional large cloth that cover one area of the body. Mostly it showed off her breasts, body, legs and thighs. It covered just enough to hide breast while still being revealing. Small jewelry was embedded into part of it, so that it gave off an exotic feel. Draped over her face and along her arm was a pink light veil. ¡°So how do I look?¡± said Scarlett while taking a pose. Alviss could only stare at the sight in front of him. He felt his mouth being left wide open as he took in the scene in front of him. Even though he had a strong dislike towards her, even he could not help but admit to himself that she was simply stunning. From her tanned skin to her hips, she was absolutely beautiful. Scarlett walked up and nudged up his chin, closing his mouth. ¡°Seeing as how your mouth is wide open, I guess you enjoyed it.¡± Alviss finally snapped out of his daze and refused to meet her eyes. A grin soon formed and a malicious idea formed in her mind. She slowly walked around Alviss making sure she is in his line of sight. Swinging her hips with every movement. She pressed her breasts and her body against his, and brought her face directly in front of his. The sudden action caused Alivss¡¯s heart to skip a beat, and made it beat faster and faster afterwards. With his armor off, he could feel the heat she gave of. The aroma in the air also didn¡¯t help the mood. ¡°What¡¯s wrong, you don¡¯t look fully there.¡± He brought his eyes to her but quickly turned away. Scarlet let out a giggle. ¡°Ohh, don¡¯t tell me you are embarrassed.¡± Alviss continued to avoid looking at her directly. Support the creativity of authors by visiting Royal Road for this novel and more. ¡°What do you think you¡¯re doing? I thought you didn¡¯t want to mess with the merchandise?¡± Scarlett let out another giggle. ¡°Well that¡¯s true. But I¡¯m sure buyers won¡¯t mind a little use.¡± She grabbed Alviss¡¯s face and moved it towards her¡¯s. ¡°What are yo¡­¡± Alviss was cut off when she pressed her lips against his. ¡®What?!¡¯ Alviss thought to himself. For the first couple of seconds Alviss couldn''t fully register what was going on. Soon Scarlet brought her head back with a small string of saliva between them. ¡°What...What..¡± Alviss was once again cut off when she brought her lips again. This time it was much more aggressive. She was kissing while occasionally breaking off for a breath of air but then going back. At first Alviss was against it but after the first minute his body started to get used of it. Her soft lips brushing against his and the warm feeling that spread throughout his body as it went on. Alviss wasn¡¯t the only one to feel the effects. He looked and saw that her normal fierce look was replaced with an odd look of contemptment. Her face was just as red as Alviss. Even with all of this, he tried to fight back. While kissing Scarlett would sometime slip in her tongue into his mouth. At first he fought back by trying to use his tongue to push her out, but that didn¡¯t work. If anything it only managed to stimulate them even more. So Alviss came up with another idea, whenever she used her tongue again he would bite it. When the time came, the result was once again not what he expected. He bite down on her tongue with a bit of force. She let out a small cry but instead of pulling out she stuck with it. Alviss continued to bite with less force but the only result was a small cries of pleasure from Scarlett. They continued to kiss for an indefinite amount of time before a strange feeling arose within him. A wanting feeling, a strong desire for more. But he couldn¡¯t tell if it was from his desires or his own body. they continued on, practically sucking on one another. Soon they finally broke off when their bodies were tired. Scarlett pressed her head against his chest as they both tried to catch their breath. They were taking heavy deep breaths, one after the other. ¡®Damn, that was...intense.¡± The first one who got their bearings back was Scarlet. She looked at him with a lustful look. ¡°That was better than I ever thought it would be.¡± ¡°Damn it.¡± cursed Alviss but Scarlet merely ignored it. ¡°You certainly didn¡¯t seem to mind while we kissed.¡± said Scarlett while she licked her lips. He wanted to refute her, but knew that she was right as well. She went in for another kiss but more tamed. After breaking off, she moved her tongue up the side of Alviss¡¯s face to his right ear. ¡°Hey! what do you...Ehhhh.¡± A small cry escaped his mouth as she began to nibble on his ear. It was a ticklish feeling that caused him to squirm. She continued to do so while he tried to think up a way out. However something grabbed his immediate attention, namely in his pants. ¡®Oh you gotta be frickin kidding me!¡¯ Alviss looked down and once more his body was acting up. He tried to hide it but it was hard as Scarlett was starting to be more aggressive. ¡°Oh? It seems that I¡¯m not the only one enjoying it.¡± She stepped back and looked down, Alviss followed suit. It was standing out enough to show just how erected it was. It also didn¡¯t help that Scarlett was also touching it as well. She would reluctantly touch it and look at it intensely. Alviss desperately tried to find something to distract her. ¡°You¡¯re...fairly knowledgeable about a male¡¯s body.¡± Alviss took a chance, hoping that she would bring her attention away from his crotch. She stayed silent before bring her attention back to him. Her face turned serious for a moment before she stepped backward. ¡°Of course. I would need to be, especially now.¡± Scarlet spoke in a rather serious that managed to surprised Alviss. Before she could continued the entire ship violently shook. ¡°What was that?!¡± screamed Alviss as it rocked once more. This time Scarlett was knocked off balance and fell onto Alviss. There were other smaller quakes before finally quieting down. She pushed him off and looked around. ¡°What the h*ll is going on?¡± As if on cue the door opened and in ran a pirate that was out of breath and sweating. ¡°Scarlett! We have trouble!¡± Scarlett ran over her clothes and quickly changed before running out of the door. Alviss was all by himself again and was left to wonder what was going on. The ship shook again, each one more violently than the last. ¡°What the h*ll is going on? Well that ever it is, I need to get out of here.¡± Alviss tried once more to break free from the cuffs through brute force. But once more it was meet with minimal effectiveness. He then turned his attention to look around for anything and everything. Soon something caught his eye, an exotic looking sharp dagger on the floor. Alviss used his leg to try and grab it. After a couple of tries he finally got it between his toes. After some maneuvering, he managed to get it into the position he wanted it, pointing upwards. ¡®All right, hope this works.¡¯ Thought Alviss as he replayed the plan in his head again. Back when Alviss was Anna, there was a time where s/he filled in a role of a cheerleader. During that time she was forced to learn a trick where she kicked her feet up really high and straight. Alviss closed his eyes to recall the movements necessary for it. After taking in a deep breath, he performed the maneuver. Alviss was surprised at how almost effortless it was to perform the task. The next problem was getting it right, luckily it went off much better than what he thought. The blade hit the wooden cuff with a loud thud with wooden chips falling down. However the blade got stuck in it. ¡°Ok, I can do this.¡± Alviss placed on of his foot against the pole and grabbed the handle again. After everything was set up, he poured in as much force as he could to pull it out upward. It came out much easier and made a large cut which finally allowed him to escape. ¡°Yes!¡± celebrated Alviss who was rubbing his wrists where markings were left. But that was cut short as, the ship rocked again bringing him back. He quickly looked around and found the chest piece to his armor. After equipping it and grabbing a sword lying about, he headed outside the door. The first thought that crossed his mind was a storm but he was meet with a ray of sunlight that debunked his theory. All around the pirates were yelling order and running around. They didn¡¯t seem to notice Alviss as he quickly walked up a pair of short stairs to the steering quarters. Up there a pirate was handling the wheel while Scarlett was frantically looking back and forth while yelling orders. He saw an opportunity and charged at her. Scarlett noticed him at the last second and the two tumble down. ¡°I got you! now release my friends!¡± ¡°We have a bigger problem than that!¡± ¡°What are yo¡­¡± Once more he was interrupted by a huge shake that knocked him off. He slid and hit the back wall. He slowly stood up but something caught his attention. He heard water being pushed away, something was swimming towards them. He looked back and felt his eyes balls about to pop out of their socket. ¡°Oh you got to be f*cking kidding me!¡± screamed Alviss.
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Alviss only stared before finally regaining his senses. At first he thought it was some form of illusion but quickly realized the gravity of the situation. Swimming towards them was the Kuplios from before. It¡¯s wound was still visible along with the spear. ¡°Well add having the ability to swim really fast as well to the bucket list.¡± said Alviss with an odd sense of humor and horror. He looked back to Scarlett who was up and giving orders again. He regained his footing and made his way over. ¡°How did that thing find us?¡± screamed Alviss who caught Scarlett attention. ¡°That thing suddenly jumped from the forest and chased after us.¡± Once more the ship shook again. ¡°Why is it chasing us?!¡± ¡°My guess is that we¡¯re food. So far we haven¡¯t seen any livestock or anything. Most likely we¡¯re its meal in quite some time.¡± said Scarlet as the ship shook again, knocking her down. Alviss looked back to see it constantly ramming into the ship. ¡°Why haven¡¯t you tried to stop it or escape?!¡± ¡°What do you think I¡¯m doing?! We¡¯re going as fast as we can! But that thing is faster. Our caster¡¯s spells barely did any damage to it.¡± Alviss looked around as something caught his eye. ¡°Why don¡¯t you use the cannons?¡± said Alviss pointing to the main deck with several cannons. ¡°If you haven¡¯t noticed, that thing is attacking us from behind!¡± screamed Scarlett as she split her attention between him and ordering her pirate''s around. Alviss ran out of ideas and simply looked back and forth to try and come up with a strategy. ¡®Come on! Think, think, think!¡¯ screamed Alviss in his head. After considering different plans and their risks, he finally decided to go ahead with one. ¡°Scarlett, I have a plan.¡± She didn¡¯t pay any mind to him for a while before she brought her attention to him. ¡°Don¡¯t keep me waiting, tell me!¡± ¡°Make some space here at the back and position the cannons to face it. Station some of your best casters back there as well to help attack.¡± ¡°That...That isn¡¯t a bad plan but¡­¡± Alviss cut her off as he wasn¡¯t finish explaining. ¡°Along with them will be Lily and the rest. I¡¯ll also need some of our equipment.¡± ¡°What?! You think I¡¯ll just release my prisoners, you¡¯ll just escape!¡± Alviss couldn¡¯t believe what he just heard and chastised her. ¡°I don¡¯t think you know this but we¡¯re being chased by a giant monster! Not to mention we¡¯re surrounded by water, even if we jumped, we¡¯ll be eaten by the that thing. Face it, we¡¯re stuck together either we help each other escape or we get eaten by that thing.¡± Scarlett looked back at him and her crew. She stayed silent for a while that made Alviss worried about what she would answer with. ¡°Sara take a couple of the crew and move the cannon to the aft. Casters, those who can fight also come back here. Shia get the prisoners and bring them up here. Also bring out their equipment from the safe.¡± After breaking the silence and giving the orders, they all sprang into action. Alviss assisted some of the pirates in moving the cannons. Soon four cannons were stationed at the back when Lily and the rest were on deck. ¡°Alviss, ok?¡± Ayus immediately ran over to Alviss to patted him down to make sure he was fine. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± said Lily as she tried to take in the sudden action. ¡°That.¡± Alviss pointed behind him and to Lily¡¯s credit she didn¡¯t panicked as much as before. ¡°What do we do?!¡± ¡°Yes what is your plan?¡± Scarlett walked over and was waiting for the rest of his plan. ¡°Currently we can¡¯t hit it, our spells won¡¯t reach it and neither will the cannons as the water is deep. But...we should be near the docks.¡± ¡°What does that have to do with anything?¡± spoke Scarlett with clear annoyance. ¡°That means the water would start to get a bit more shallow.¡± It took a moment before Lily figured out what Alviss was trying to say. ¡°That means it won¡¯t be able to simply dive under our attack.¡± ¡°That¡¯s a great plan and all but it can simply retreat.¡± questioned Scarlett almost immediately. ¡°Not if we take it there.¡± replied Lily immediately. ¡°Where?¡± this time Alviss questioned Lily¡¯s answer. ¡°If I remember correctly there should be small shallow lake near the docks. If we can take it there then trap it by positioning the ship at the entrance.¡± Scarlett eased up a bit but quickly brought her head back down. ¡°Assuming we do trap it, we would need to kill it as well.¡± ¡°Well you did say you wanted the reputation from killing it, so here¡¯s your chance.¡± joked Alviss, Scarlett on the other hand didn¡¯t see the humor in it. ¡°It looks like we don¡¯t have much of a choice.¡± She walked over and took over the steering wheel. ¡°Where do we go?¡± Lily talked with the maid, telling her to guide Scarlett to the location. Soon they got to work. All the cannons were fitted and manned while the casters were evenly aligned. Around that time one of the pirate walked up with their weapons and equipment.¡°Ayus take the bow and provide as much fire as you can. Don¡¯t worry about if you don¡¯t do much damage.¡± ¡°Right.¡± Ayus grabbed the bow and quickly climbed up the mast. Lily received her catalyst back while Alviss got back his sword and the infinity bag. ¡°That reminds me, all you can use is fireball. How are you going to attack?¡± ¡°I was about to get to that, where is your spell book.¡± ¡°I stored it in the bag when we were about to be captured. What does that have to do with anything?¡± The ship rocked again grabbing their attention. ¡°You worry about your thing, I¡¯ll worry about mine.¡± Lily wanted to continue but the situation was growing dire. She ran over while Alviss rummaged through the bag until he finally retrieve the book. ¡°Come on, come on, where was that page.¡± Alviss flipped through the book looking for the correct chapter. ¡°Fire!¡± accompanying the command was cannon fire. Several explosions and water splash could be heard. Next were sounds of spells being fired as well while the cannons were reloading. He shook his head to bring his attention back to the book. ¡°Here we go.¡± ¡­¡­¡­¡­. ¡°Fire!¡± Once more the pirate gave the command as cannon shot towards the Kuplios. It hit the water, around it. But before it made contact it dove down, suppressing the explosion. ¡°Damn it!¡± cursed Lily out loud as nothing they were doing had any effect. The pirates used mostly water type spells, most of which were rank 2 at most. All the Kuplios had to do was dive under and the spells wouldn''t hit. The same also applied to the cannon fire. ¡°|Electric bolt|¡± A small rod of electricity formed in her hands and was thrown at it. Once more it dived down, the attack shocked the surface of the water but it didn¡¯t seem to affect it. ¡°Damn it.¡± cursed Lily again as she tried to remain calm. ¡°If only I had more time to regain my mana, maybe then I would be able to do damage¡± Lily lamented on her uselessness but quickly regained her composure. Once more she tried to coordinate the attacks, either using spells first then cannon fire or vice versa. But the results were the same as before. ¡°Tch. For an overgrown insect, it¡¯s surprisingly smart.¡± Lily clicked her tongue with irritation. She got ready for another attack when Alviss walked up next to her. ¡°What are you doing here?¡± he didn¡¯t respond back and simply extended his hand. ¡°|Thunder Clap.|¡± electricity and spark began to form and pop all around his hand. More and more appeared until he fired off a stream of electricity. The Kuplios dived under but this time the results was different. Before the attack hit, it started to break off until there were several attacks. It hit all around, electrocuting the water all around. ¡°How did you do that?¡± Lily was surprise at the sudden attack. The attack was a rank 2 spell, something that would take time and patient to learn. ¡°Are you going on about that again?¡± said Alviss. ¡°First, you have those rare items, next you learn magic so easily, and finally your a male. You¡¯re ¡­. you¡¯re just abnormal.¡± ¡°If we make it out of here, I¡¯ll tell you everything. But for now we need to focus.¡± Lily followed Alviss sight to see the Kuplios making its way back. ¡°That thing is persistent, I¡¯ll give it that.¡± ¡°That¡¯s because most of the casters here use water base spells. They can barely do any damage.¡± Alviss looked back and all around. ¡°Can¡¯t we freeze the water or something like that?¡± ¡°We can but there¡¯s not enough time for the water to freeze. Not to mention, it can just power through the ice.¡± replied one of the pirates. ¡°We just need to stall it for a just a little longer, we¡¯re almost there. Which reminds me.¡± Lily took a step back and brought her hands together. Soon a rainbow color orb formed in her hands. She pointed upwards and fired it which exploded and spread around. ¡°What was that?¡± Lily didn¡¯t bother giving him a full answer. ¡°You don¡¯t need to worry about that now.¡± She started to fire off spells again, Alviss wanted to continue the conversation but eventually followed along. They continue to alternate between spells and using the cannons.This went one for several minutes before the maid came over. ¡°We¡¯ll be reaching the lake within a minutes but we have a problem.¡± She spoke in a tone that greatly worried Alviss. ¡°What¡¯s the wrong?¡± ¡°From the spotters report, the path is blocked. We¡¯ll need to take a detour, but if we do take the detour, then we¡¯ll be trapping ourselves in lake.¡± This content has been misappropriated from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. Lily was frantically looking around, trying to find a solution. ¡°What¡¯s blocking the way?¡± ¡°A large fallen tree.¡± the answer that the maid gave only dishearten Lily even more. ¡°Is there anyway way around?¡± ¡°There is, we¡¯re close enough to land that Alviss can jump out and distract the Kuplios, herding it towards the lake.¡± ¡°What? Who came up with that idea?¡± asked Alviss with surprise and fear. ¡°Captain Scarlett.¡± clicked his tongue at the obvious answer. ¡°Alviss wanted to say no but the situation was getting worse and worse. ¡°How far is it from here?¡± ¡°It should be a straight path to the lake. The lake is circular lake with an opening for incoming water. You¡¯ll distract it while we take the detour and get everything ready.¡± Before Alviss could ask any more, Ayus jumped down and landed near them. ¡°I, come.¡± Alviss stood there with wide eyes before trying to persuade her. ¡°Ayus, you¡¯re still hurt, beside¡­¡± ¡°No! I go!¡± Ayus sudden declaration surprised us all. Alviss wanted to continue arguing but Lily brought them back. ¡°We don¡¯t have time for this! We¡¯re almost at the detour.¡± Alviss grinded his teeth as he conflicted between his choices. ¡°Fine, just be careful.¡± Ayus nodded in response the two jumped from the deck. Alviss quickly recovered when he landed and focus his attention to the Kuplios. ¡°|Thunder clap.|¡± Once more Alviss fired off the spell at it. The Kuplios was too occupied attacking the ship that it didn¡¯t noticed the attack. It let out a screech as it turned its attention to Alviss, giving the ship enough time to escape. Alviss and Ayus began to run. It stood there weighing its opinion before giving chase after Alviss. Luckily they had a head start as it was able to catch up to them, but they still retained a good distance. They continued to run until they noticed the lake gradually getting bigger and bigger. They turned and eventually reached the lake. The lake also functioned as a small beach with sand and rock at the shore. They made their way inward just as the Kuplios rounded the corner and soon trapped them.. Alviss and Ayus held their ground while trying to come up with a strategy. ¡®We can¡¯t beat it, we just have to wait for the others. But the question is, for how long.¡¯ pondered Alviss as the Kuplios slowly walked towards them. ¡°Ayus, head towards the forest and hide there. I will distract it.¡± Alviss readied his sword. ¡°No, I stay.¡±Ayus wouldn¡¯t listen to Alviss. ¡°Just stay out of my way, you can¡¯t keep up with it!¡± Sensing an opportunity, it charged in swinging its tail. They both dodged out of the way, Ayus took the initiative and ran around it while firing arrows. But they simply bounced off the shell. While it''s attention was on Ayus, Alviss charged charged in. ¡°|Dash.| |Heavy slash.|¡± Alviss charged in for a powerful horizontal attack that managed to break through it¡¯s leg shell and cut off some of its leg. Blood spilled from it as he backed off. Similar to how they fought it the first time, they used the same method of attacking when the opportunity showed itself. For the first couple of minutes their strategy worked out. But like before again, it started to learn. Soon it stopped attacking and backed off, watching their movement. Alviss and Ayus regrouped to catch their breath. As Alviss looked over to Ayus he could see the empty quiver on his back. ¡°Damn, just where are they?¡± They were holding it at bay but eventually it would overpower them. While Alviss was deep in his thoughts, the Kuplios attacked once more. They began to separate just as it swung its tail at Alviss. ¡°|Counter slash.|¡± Alviss blocked the attack while giving a large cut, seemingly damaging it. A smile started to form up on Alviss¡¯s face as something caught his eye, its other tail. It charged in between Ayus and Alviss, blocking his line of sight allowing the other tail to have a sneak attack. He didn¡¯t even have time to do anything and simply braced himself for the attack. ¡°Noo!¡± He peeked through one of his eyes to see Ayus running over. She tried to push him out of the way but both were knocked backward. Ayus took the full brunt of the attack. Luckily for him he suffered minor damage, but Ayus wasn¡¯t so lucky. ¡°Ayus!¡± Alviss ran over and fell on his knees near her. Ayus¡¯s eyes were closed with bruises and bloody wounds. He tried to wake her up but her still body simply lied there. He opened the infinity bag and tried to pull out all the healing potion he had but could only produced two healing. He quickly gave them to Ayus to drink but she still show no sign of movement after finishing up. *****flashback***** ¡°They¡¯re are people from another world, people I meet only through chance. I have no real connection with them.¡± ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter if they live or not, so long as I can finally get back home.¡± ************** ¡°Damn it, Damn it, DAMN IT!¡± screamed Alviss with tears running down his cheeks. ¡°Damn you!¡± screamed Alviss as he began attack. ¡°|Thunder clap| |Fireball|¡± In his rage Alviss release a flurry of spells one after the other. They hit everywhere that was in front of him. Most would miss the Kuplios but some managed to hit it and caused it damage. ¡°Die!¡± Alviss didn¡¯t care anymore and simply attacked and attacked. Smoke began to rise and surround the area but that didn¡¯t stop Alviss. He continued to do so for something which could have been minutes or hours in his rage before finally stopping. Smoke and small debris floated around from all the spells. Alviss¡¯s loud and ragged breath could be heard as he desperately tried to calm down. Tears were still flowing down his cheeks with dust floating around. As the smoke began to clear, it showed the Kuplios heavily damaged but still alive. ¡°F*ck.¡± Alviss let out a small curse as his body fell. Both his mind and body were exhausted. All he could do was look at it. He didn¡¯t even bother to move or anything. And he wondered whether or not he gave up or simply he didn¡¯t care anymore. Memories of what God said and what his own reflection said echo through his mind again. ¡°Why...Why even bother?¡± His body ached all over while his mind was numb. He merely looked out for the Kuplios at it simply trudged it¡¯s way over. Thoughts ran through his head of what might happen when he finally dies again. ¡°Wonder if God¡¯s going to piss?¡± Alviss jokingly thought in his mind as he simply waited. But a noise caught his attention once more. A popping noise heading straight towards their direction. Soon the image began to get cleaner, it was a spell. It hit the Kuplios, surprising it. ¡°Don''t die on me yet Alviss!¡± Alviss scanned the area and found the ship headed toward them. It turned over on its side, blocking the Kuplios from escaping. Lily along with the maid and pirates jumped off and ran towards Alviss. Lily along with the casters began firing spells, bombarding it to give them time to surround it. ¡°Are you alright?¡± Lily and the maid finally made it over to him. ¡°Ayus.¡± replied Alviss weakly . The maid moved over to her and started to inspect her. ¡°She¡¯s alright but e need to treat her fast.¡± Lily nodded and brought her attention back to the Kuplios. The pirates fired off spells, managing to damage it. ¡°|Kinetic spark orb|¡± Green balls of electricity popped into existence all around Lily. She pointed her finger towards it and the orbs flew towards it. Loud popping noise accompanied the attack when they hit the Kuplios, paralyzing it. ¡°Let¡¯s go!.¡± One of the pirates went over and slump Alviss over her shoulder while the maid carried Ayus. The other pirates started to retreat away from the Kuplios. Within a minute they were all clear. ¡°Fire!¡± After the ship locked itself in place, they prepared the cannons and waited for an opportunity to attack. After finally seeing a chance, Scarlett gave the order and the cannons fired. A loud booming noise escaped from the cannons as the shells flew towards it. The sound of explosion and cracking filled the air. It gave one last loud ear piercing scream before finally falling dead. For the first thirty seconds, there was no noise. But soon there were cheers and screams from everyone. Alviss felt ecstatic as well. ¡°It¡¯s over. It¡¯s finally over.¡± ¡°Not quite yet.¡± replied Lily. It took a moment before Alviss registered what Lily meant but. the pirates soon surrounded them once more. ¡°I must say, you¡¯re even more impressive than I originally thought Alviss.¡± Scarlett was perched up on her ship, looking down. ¡°That just makes your value even higher. Now then be a good boy and don¡¯t struggle.¡± Scarlett ended the conversation and ordered the pirates to round them up. ¡°I¡¯m afraid we won¡¯t be joining you again?¡± spoke Lily that confused Scarlett for a moment. ¡°And why is that?¡± All she did was smile and Scarlett got her answer. ¡°Captain, we have incoming ships!¡± ¡°What?! who are they?¡± ¡°They¡¯re border patrol from Yasu Docks.¡± The moment the pirate said the docks, Alviss remember when Lily fired off that rainbow orb. Scarlett looked back at Lily who wore a triumph smile on her face. ¡°I see. During that time you fire off a distress beacon. And you picking this area also worked to your advantage. I¡¯m impressed.¡± Scarlett showed a defeated smile. ¡°Ma¡¯am, what do we do?¡± Scarlett looked back down, weighing her opinions of trying to capture them again. ¡°We¡¯re leaving. Everyone get back on the ship!¡± The pirates broke off and climbed back on the ship. ¡°It¡¯s your victory for now, but I will be back for him.¡± Scarlett finally left with her crew just several ships were making their way over. Two gave chase while one stopped near where they were. Several people got off and made their way over. ¡°Now it''s finally over.¡±
Congratulation you finished the chapter. Want a hug? Chapter 11- Weakness Chapter 11- Weakness There isn''t much to say about this chapter. It did took me much longer to write this one, so I do hope you all like it. If you enjoyed the chapter then be sure to leave your opinions in the comment section below, I''ll be sure to read and answer them whenever I can. With that all taken care of, please enjoy the chapter.
¡°So far there seems to be no permanent damage. You simply used too much mana.¡± said Lily while inspecting Alviss who was lying down on a bed. After the patrol arrived they escorted Alviss and the rest back to the docks. Currently they were at the hospital, getting treatment for Ayus and Alviss. Lily was able to convince most of the workers to let her help Alviss as to not let his secret be known. ¡°I see, thanks again Lily.¡± Aviss slowly inspected his body before standing up and fashioned on a new leather armor that Lily managed to get for him. ¡°How is Ayus?¡± asked Alviss who, Lily, in response let out a small annoyed sigh as Alviss was asking her that question every couple of minutes. ¡°We don¡¯t know. They¡¯re still working on her. But she should be fine.¡± Lily spoke with mild annoyance. Alviss let out a sigh of relief but the conversation wasn¡¯t over. ¡°Now that is out of the way, let¡¯s get down to business.¡± Lily¡¯s tone got serious, Alviss started to straighten up before letting out a small sigh. ¡°Where do I even begin?¡± ¡°You can begin from the beginning.¡± Lily crossed her legs and had a look of ¡®I can sit here all day until you finally explain everything.¡¯ Alviss spent the next thirty minutes recounting his entire story, detail by detail. His old life, meeting God, being reincarnated, his mission, everything. The more that Lily listened to the more outrageous it seemed. Eventually he finished up and the entire room was silent. ¡°I...don¡¯t know what to say.¡± said Lily finally breaking the silence. ¡°It¡¯s...it¡¯s way more than what I had imagine. I had my suspicion and when I learned that you were a male, I assumed you just didn¡¯t want people to find out...but.¡± ¡°Crazy right? So do you believe me?¡± Lily stayed silent for a bit. ¡°Well it certainly makes sense now that you explained it. I guess I believe you.¡± The tone that she spoke in still showed that she held some reluctance. Alviss showed a weak smile before the room fell silent again. ¡°Lily, I wan..¡± ¡°Want to keep your true identity a secret. I was planning on doing that in the first place.¡± Lily cut him off and surprised him. ¡°Really, I mean males are extremely rare and..¡± ¡°I know that, however after what you told me, well it would exactly seem right. Besides, I would prefer meeting a male with a bit more class.¡± Lily spoke in a ¡®manner of fact tone¡¯ that managed to make Alviss chuckle. ¡°Since when did you get a sense of humor?¡± They both began to chuckle, lightening up the mood a bit. Soon the room fell silent again of which Alviss tried to start another conversation. ¡°So...what now?¡± Lily merely looked to her side before answering. ¡°Well I don''t know about you but I¡¯ll be transported to another city through my personal escort. From there, who knows.¡± ¡°I see.¡± Alviss could only managed to say that as he didn¡¯t really know how to act. ¡°What about you? You said your goal was to reunite the different continents and such but...it seems too hard.¡± Alviss let out an awkward chuckle. ¡°You¡¯re telling me. Well I don¡¯t really know how I¡¯m going to do it, but I¡¯m sure I¡¯ll find a way.¡± Alviss was about to get up and leave but suddenly the door opened and in walked the maid. She informed them about Ayus condition as they ran over. Alviss was ahead, running through the hospital, pushing people out of the way. They came upon a small room with white drapes all around a bed in which Ayus lied. Her eyes were still closed as she lied on the bed with a peaceful look. A doctor was examining her. ¡°Is she going to be all right?¡± spoke Alviss who couldn''t take his eyes off of her. ¡°There seems to be no permanent physical damage, most were bruises and cuts. It would seem that she is simply unconscious, as for how long. Only time will tell.¡± replied the doctor. Part of him felt relieved but the other part of him was angry and sad that Ayus was in that state. As they couldn¡¯t do anything any more, Alviss and the rest finally left the hospital. There several carriages awaited them. They all looked quite fancy with several maids around. ¡°It looks like my escort is here.¡± spoke Lily as what look like to be an attendant and other maids walked up and conversed with Lily. Alviss was about to leave but was pulled over by Lily. ¡°Here¡¯s your reward as promise.¡± One of the maid handed him a medium sized bag with silver and copper coins in it. A gold coin could also be seen at the top of the pile. ¡°This...this is way over what we agreed on.¡± ¡°True but we did went through a lot. Not to mention when we were on the ship, if it wasn¡¯t for your duel with Captain Scarlett, then we would have been still trapped. In a way you helped us. Even if your plan was completely stupid and you being completely reckless.¡± Lily spoke in a genuine happy and playful tone. Alviss was simply stunned at Lily¡¯s kind gesture. ¡°Thank you.¡± Before Lily finally left, she presented him with one last farewell gift. ¡°This...This is your grimoire.¡± He couldn¡¯t believed what he was holding, Alviss was about to hand it back but she stopped him. ¡°Truth be told I own plenty of them. Besides, you¡¯ll probably need this more than I do.¡± A single tear dripped from her eyes as Alviss accepted the grimoire and embraced her with a hug. They hugged for a solid minute before they finally said goodbye. Alviss stayed there and waved goodbye as the carriage slowly got farther and farther away. ¡°...Well there¡¯s no point in just standing here. Might as well use the money for something productive.¡± Alviss stored the grimoire and the bag of coins in the infinity bag and continued to the city docks. Trasy Dock was also connected to a city of the same name. The docks held ships and connected to the ocean. While more inland was a flourishing city where different merchant would do trade with the town gowers. The city is a place of marine trade, different exotic items from all around could be seen. Alviss traversed the busy plaza, looking at goods all around. They sold everything from simple items to jewelry and weapons. most of the merchants were standing about, trying to advertise their stalls. Eventually he came to a small stall that was selling different potions. He inspected some of them as it was by far the most diverse. ¡®These potions are quite expensive but¡­¡¯ memories of the fight with the Kuplios flashed in his mind and how the potions were useless. ¡°I would like to buy the best and cheapest potions you have.¡± Alviss left with several health potions along with some potions that would help in a specific situation. He continued to traverse the market, looking at other things to buy. Eventually he came upon stalls that were selling jewelry and other fashionable items. He eventually stopped at a stall that sold bracelets and necklaces. ¡°Come and look at these exquisite magical items. You won¡¯t be disappointed.¡± loudly spoke the merchant as Alviss decided to take a look. ¡®Magical items, special items imbued with magical property. ¡®Fashionable and functional¡¯ thought Alviss as he browsed the goods. He picked up a sparkly light blue necklace that looked interesting, ¡°Ahh, you have a good eye. That necklace is quite special, it¡¯s imbued with a high level defensive spell. Should the user live be in danger, it will bring up a light protective shield to protect the user. However the shield can only sustain so much damage before breaking. But it is guaranteed to take most of the impact.¡± Alviss eye widened when he heard about it. He was about to buy it on an impulse but he quickly looked at the pricing. ¡®Of course it would have a high price tag...but.¡± After much pondering he finally decided to buy it for Ayus. For protecting her along as a gift when she finally wakes up. He was able to make some money back through the goods in his bag during the trip to the docks. Namely the shell of the Kuplios which sold surprisingly well but it was unfortunate that he only got some many pieces as the patrol took them to the docks. Soon he found himself in the food district. Food stalls littered the place while further in were stores that sold pastries and more exquisite food. It was around early evening time and Alviss was starting to get hungry. After perusing the different store and foods Alviss finally decided to buy something to eat. He mostly bought fruits and small pocket of meat to eat on the go. Alviss also bought some extra food to give to Ayus when she finally wake up as well. After buying the items and storing it in the bag he continued to explore. He explored more of the city, getting used to the layout. Eventually he reached the outskirts of the city that led to the countryside. Barns and live stocks were scattered about. While walking around Alviss noticed a group of what looks like guards walking towards the city. They were sweating with light chainmail armor and tunic on. As Alviss got closer he could hear them chatting with one another. Alviss decided to walk up and ask one of them for direction. ¡°Excuse me, do you know where we are?¡± They stopped and were surprised to see Alviss. ¡±Well you¡¯re near the outer barracks near the countryside?¡± ¡°Barracks? You mean you¡¯re soldiers of the city?¡± The group of girls began chuckling at Alviss¡¯s answer. ¡°In a sense yes. We¡¯re actually soldiers in training. We just came back from the training ground.¡± one of the girls pointed towards behind her to a wooden two story house with a large backyard filled with wooden practice dummy. Alviss thanked them and they continued on their way. Alviss eyed the training ground for a moment, planning on where to go next but eventually decided to head towards it. The tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation. The house looked to be similar in design to one of a firefighter station back on earth. A large wooden panel with the name Barracks was attached to the main sides of the building. The backyard consisted of a large wooden fence surrounded the training area. He walked up the porch but saw a sign that said that it was closed. A bit disheartened Alviss was about to walk away until he decided to go through with his plan anyway. Alviss hopped over and headed towards one of the dummies as he unsheathes his sword. While he held it, Alviss noticed that he was shaking a bit when he holding his stance. The action made him angry, it just reminded him that he was weak. ¡°Ahhh!¡± Alviss charged in and started to swing at the dummies. Part of him wanted to him something to expel his anger while the other part wanted to get better and stronger. He hacked at the dummies all over building up some sweat in minutes. ¡°|Acceleration.| |Upward slash.|¡± finally Alviss used his skills destroying one of the dummies. Following the momentum he continued on. ¡°|Piercing slash| |Helmsplitter| |Heavy blow|¡± using skills after skills he attack the dummies, destroying a couple already. ¡°|Triple thrust|¡± Alviss was going for one final attack until. ¡°What the h*ll are you doing?!¡± a loud voice rang through backyard, catching him off. He stopped and turned around to see a woman emerging from the house. She looked to be in her mid forties, standing a head shorter than Alviss. She had on the same outfit as the girls that passed Alviss. She had a butch look, a harden look that showed her experience. Her muscle was visible with small scars on her arms. Her hair was a brown almond color while her eyes were black. She slowly walked over with her arms crossed until they were a couple of centimeters from one another. ¡°Would you care to explain to me why you¡¯re destroying my practice dummies?¡± she spoke in a angrily calm voice. Alviss tried to find a good explanation to give to her but he couldn¡¯t stop shaking. ¡°Umm...I...well you see. I just wanted to practice that¡¯s all, I didn''t know that I couldn¡¯t use skills.¡± She simply stared at Alviss who was trying his hardest to stand his ground. She took in a deep breath before letting out a huge sigh of air. ¡°Well it doesn¡¯t look like you¡¯re lying. Follow me, I should at least here your reason before chewing you out.¡± ¡°Umm. thank you..¡± ¡°Juno, Juno Harper.¡± replied the woman as she walked back towards the door with Alviss behind her. They walked through the door and into a kitchen that connected to a living room. She indicated him towards a table. Alviss took a seat as she prepared some tea for both them and then sat down in across the table from him. ¡°So, do you have an explanation as to why you¡¯re here? Or do you just enjoy destroying people''s property?¡± Alviss tried to calm herself but she still keep the powerful aura even while talking. ¡°Umm, I just wanted to let off some steam as well as train.¡± Juno simply listened and stared at her, telling him to continue on. Alviss then told her about his adventure, the Kuplios, the pirates, Ayus getting hurt. Juno simply listened before making her conclusion. ¡°I see, so you see yourself as weak.¡± Alviss hanged his head low in response. She finally finished her tea and stood up. ¡°Head back outside.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± replied Alviss who was confused at the sudden command. ¡°You said that you¡¯re strong but as the time, weak. We¡¯ll just have see which one it is. We¡¯ll be having a little sparring match to see just how strong you are.¡± ¡°But..¡± Juno held up her hand and continued on. ¡°You destroyed my dummies remember? You owe me quite a bit of money. Unless you want to pay for all of it, I would suggest you listen to what I have to say.¡± Alviss didn¡¯t argue with Juno anymore and simply headed out while she head inside the house. Within a couple of minutes she stepped out of the house wearing a full set of armor. On her right hand was a long sword while her left hand held a small round shield. She walked up to Alviss and stopped at a distance. ¡°We¡¯ll be having a match against one another. If you win, you won¡¯t have to pay. If you lose, well, you already know. Feel free to fight with all you have.¡± she took a stance with her shield held in front of her and her sword at the ready. ¡°But¡­¡± Juno held up her hand once more to stop him. ¡°The other reason for this exercise is for me to see what kind of person you are. Now let¡¯s begin.¡± Alviss saw that Juno wouldn''t listen to him so he readied himself. But the moment that he unsheathed his sword, Juno charged in. Alviss was caught off guard and barely blocked the attack. He jumped backward to gain some ground but she quickly got up to him. Juno held the advantage as she attacked without missing a beat. All he could do at first was block her attacks. ¡°|Counter slash.|¡± Finally getting his head together, he finally retaliated. Using his skills he repelled the incoming attacks while attacking afterwards. But Juno was able to counter his attack by using her shield. The two went at it but it was obvious who was winning. Juno was able to parry and or block most of Alviss¡¯s basic attacks while Alviss couldn¡¯t get past her defenses. Even his skills couldn¡¯t even reach her. Skill after skill, Juno was able to either block, evade, or defend against it. It was as if she was able to read his movement and act accordingly. Within minutes the fight became one sided as Juno beat him back. Soon Alviss was on his knees, gasping for air. Sweat was running down his face and neck as to cool him off. Juno was also exhausted but to a lesser extent. While fighting her, he started to get frustrated with himself again. It was the same situation with Scarlett, no matter how hard he tried he couldn¡¯t land a hit on her. ¡®Damn it¡¯ screamed Alviss in his mind. He eventually regained some of his strength and finally stood back up. ¡°There''s no need to fight anymore.¡± Juno¡¯s sudden statement puzzled Alviss. ¡°What do you mean we¡¯re done? I can still go on!¡± Juno shook her head in disappointment. ¡°That may be true but it doesn¡¯t matter how long we fight, the result will be the same. You¡¯re weak.¡± Juno¡¯s words had more of an impact as Alviss thought. Her eyes showed confident that made Alviss took a step back in response. Alviss couldn¡¯t believe what she said or rather he refused to believe it. ¡°I¡¯m not weak...I¡¯m not!¡± Alviss let out an outburst that resembled that of a child. ¡°Yes you are.¡± replied Juno with the same confident. The tone that she spoke only infuriated him even more. Just like Scarlett, she was looking down on him. ¡°Ahhh!¡± Alviss charged in full force to prove her wrong. Juno easily anticipated it and they continued on. ¡°|Flash strike| |Piercing slash| |Heavy blow| |Cross slash|¡± Skill after skill, Alviss was relentless in the attacks. Juno had little opportunity to attack but his attack weren¡¯t connecting much either. They continued on for several more minutes as Alviss was brought to his knees. He was on both of his knees with hands gripping the dirt and grass. He was letting out loud deep breath that it almost sound that he was choking on air. Juno simply stood there and watched Alviss. ¡°It seems that you finally calmed down, so will you finally hear me out?¡± The only response that she got back was him taking in more breaths. ¡°You¡¯re weak. The sooner you get through your head the easier it will be.¡± The sounding of grinding teeth could be heard in response. ¡°I¡¯m...I¡¯m not weak!¡± Alviss let out a weak response to which Juno rebuttaled. ¡°That¡¯s where you¡¯re wrong. You are weak and here¡¯s why. Your entire fighting style, completely horrible. Even some of the recruits have better fighting style then you. You are heavily reliant on your skills for your attacks rather than using your body. And when you¡¯re not using your skills, you just swing your sword around hoping for a hit. Kids nowadays believe that they''re strong just because they know how to use skills. Hogwash, I say, all you¡¯re doing is following the motion of something. Even a child can do that. You can¡¯t even implement basic sword maneuvers and such. Your strength and speed are impressive but that is all there is. You¡¯re weak, that¡¯s all there is to it.¡± Juno spoke with resolute in her voice that caused Alviss to go quiet. Sensing that the fight was over, Juno started to head back into the house. ¡°I¡¯m¡­I¡¯m not weak!¡± Gathering all his remaining strength, Alviss charged in one for final attack. He had waited for a while to gather more strength and catch her unsurprised. ¡°|Upward slash|¡± Juno barely made it time, having her shield knocked out of her hand. ¡°Got you!¡± shouted Alviss with confidence but it wasn¡¯t so easy. Juno had expected the surprise attack and let the attack hit her as a feint. Easily regaining her footing, she performed a maneuver where she spun, blocking his attack and staggering him. She quickly went in for the attack as Alviss barely managed to bring up his sword to block the attack. Alviss poured in his remaining strength to defend against the attack but it left him just like his sword. Like swatting a fly, his sword flew out of his hand as the swords clashed. It fell behind him and stabbed the ground. Alviss couldn¡¯t believe his eyes and was utterly shocked. His eyes were brought back to reality when he saw a blur, Juno''s sword flew by his face and stopped when she pointed it towards his neck. ¡°You are weak.¡±
Congratulation you finished the chapter. Want a hug? Chapter 12- Lesson Chapter 12- Lesson Author''s note: Hello everyone, thank you for putting up with me for the sudden unexpected break. As for the reason of the hiatus, summer is over. As many of you can guess, summer is over and so class''s are starting back up again. I am no exception. Part of the break was for a little break from writing and enjoying what was left of summer. The other part was to make time for shopping. The last day two days were in me getting use to class and my schedule. With classes resuming, I don''t know when I''ll be able to upload a chapter. I won''t make any promises of one chapter in so amount of days. I learn that I shouldn''t make promises that I can''t keep. Sometime people take for granted how challenging it is to write a chapter. Coming up with how the chapter will go, the correct wording and sentences, editing and proofreading as well. Of course that is not to say there aren''t people who can do that. I''m merely telling you, the readers, that chapters might be more sparse as I have to balance out work, studying and entertaining you all. Ok, that is about everything that I have to say for now. I managed to finish up another chapter, expect it within a couple of days. you have my word on that. Also recently, the comment section of each chapter have been barren for a while. Truth be told it kinds of saddens me as they are how I judge to see if the readers are actually enjoying it or not. Comments allow me to know the readers opinion on the chapter and such. Now that''s not to say that I''m begging for comments, it''s merely something that I noticed.
¡°You are weak.¡± Alviss simply couldn¡¯t comprehend what had just happen. One second he retaliated the next he was disarmed. He simply stood there with a dumbfounded expression. His body moved on his own, dropping down to his knees, his arm gripping the dirt. ¡°Damn it, DAMN it, DAMN IT!¡± Alviss cursed at the top of his lung, punching the ground over and over again. Blowing dust and dirt around until a small crack on the ground was visible. Tears begin to swell in his eyes. Soon it turned into a small whimper. ¡°Are you finished?¡± To Alviss surprised Juno was still there, staring at him. Alviss tried to toughen up, standing back up while wiping away his tears. ¡°Go ahead and laugh. A person my age, crying over something like this.¡± Juno simply stared at Alviss. ¡°You¡¯re right about one thing? You are a child but it is understandable.¡± said Juno who let out a sigh and pointed towards the building. She began walking towards it while Alviss followed suit. ¡°You¡¯re not as weak as you think you are but neither are you as strong as you think you are.¡± Juno tried to hammer that thought down to Alviss as they walked to the building. Alviss simply stayed silent and listened to her. ¡°It¡¯s like I said before, you kids use and learn Skills rather than actually training your body and swordsmanship.¡± After calming himself down, what she said rang true. In every fight he encountered, he always used skills, the battle with Captain Scarlett was the same. ¡°But don¡¯t let that discourage you. You do have some talent, all you need is practice and training.¡± She stopped at the back door and turned to face Alviss. ¡°If you want to get stronger, then I¡¯ll be willingly to help. But it¡¯s up to you if you will actually get stronger or not.¡± Alviss hadn¡¯t expected Juno to respond to Alviss in that manner. Soon a new fiery determination arose within him. ¡°Yes ma¡¯am!¡± Alviss thanked her and left for the hospital. By the time he got there, it was already late in the evening. He walked in, heading for Ayus¡¯s room. ¡°Umm, Alviss, is that you?¡± A voice caught his attention as he turned around to see the nurse that treated Ayus. She walked up to him as he greeted her. ¡°What are you doing here?¡± ¡°I¡¯m just here to check up on Ayus and well...to stay with her.¡± ¡°I see. But you know we can¡¯t have no patients sleep or take up space in the hospital. If you want I can point towards a cheap inn¡­¡± ¡°It¡¯s isn¡¯t about the money, I just want to be with Ayus. To make sure she¡¯s alright.¡± The nurse was about to interject but slowly reconsidered. After a couple of seconds of silence, she responded. ¡°Well considering your previous situation, I can at least understand it. I¡¯ll bring you a blanket.¡± Alviss thanked her and headed towards Ayus¡¯s room. Stopping at the door, he held a small glimmer of hope that Ayus might be awake. He was finally grounded to reality when she was still unconscious. He suppresses a sigh and took her side. To pass the time, he opened Lily¡¯s grimoire and began to read and study up. After a couple of hours of reading, he finally decided to sleep. He used the blanket that the nurse provided and part of the bed to sleep. Slowly he fell into a deep slumber, only to be awaken hours later. He slowly looked around and headed out the hospital. The sun was dawning, Alviss concluded that it early morning. He slowly made his way over to the Barracks. ¡°Alviss?¡± a voice called out, Alviss turned to see Juno making her way over. ¡°Hello, Ms. Harper, good morning.¡± ¡°Good morning indeed. Why are you heading towards the Barracks so early?¡± Alviss was a bit confused by Juno¡¯s statement. ¡®Right, to them this is really early. Guess my habits of early morning training is still here from back when I was Anna.¡¯ Alviss jokingly spoke to himself. ¡°Well, I used to have a habit of getting up really early for training. Old habits died hard.¡± It took a moment before Juno dropped the matter and the two continued on. As Alviss was the first one there, they started their training a bit early. First Alviss ran a couple of laps around the training ground. To most it would seems rather difficult as the training ground was large. But thanks to his old mentality and body, he easily accomplish the exercise. By the time he finished the other trainees arrived. Somewhat puzzled by Alviss sudden appearance but the situation was resolved by Juno. Within minutes he was practicing with the other trainees. We began with some simple swinging practice. I was handed a practice sword and followed along with them. It was just like those old karate movies where they would swing while screaming ¡®Hyaah¡¯ after each swing. They continued on for about an hour before stopping to take a short break. After the break it was sparring time. Everyone would look for a partner to spar against. They would fight against one another with the practice sword. The trainees started to pair up easily, by the end of it Alviss was by himself. He felt a bit embarrassed as he was just standing there. ¡°Alviss, over here.¡± He looked around and found that Juno was calling him over. He walked over to see that she had a practiced sword ready. ¡°Huhh, don¡¯t you think it¡¯s a bit unfair to go against you?¡± ¡°Hmph Don¡¯t try and talk your way out of this. You¡¯re better than most of the girls here. Fighting them won¡¯t help you at all. Now, ready your sword.¡± Alviss let out a sigh and took his stance. Just like last time Juno attacked the moment he was ready. This time he had expected it. He took the hit head on and managed to forced her back. She staggered a bit allowing him to close in. He swung horizontally but she blocked it with a downward slash. He was readying up for another attack but Juno was faster. He brought up his sword to block but it was knocked out of his hand. ¡°Again.¡± Juno pointed towards Alviss fallen sword as to start a new round. He quickly retrieved it and they readied themselves once more. This time it was Alviss who attacked. Juno played defensively while blocking and parrying his attacks. Just like before Juno quickly blocked his attack no matter how quickly he striked. ¡®It¡¯s just like before. She is quick, even quicker without her shield.¡¯ During that moment of thought, Juno retaliated, knocking him down. ¡°My win, again.¡± She backed off while Alviss got back up and they began fighting once more. Within forty five minutes they finally decided to rest. Alviss collapsed on his butt, taking heavy breaths. During their multiple fights, Alviss had yet to win a single one. Juno offered him a canteen of water which he took eagerly. ¡°That¡¯s enough training for now. It¡¯s break time, be back here on the usual time. Dismissed!¡± After giving them their orders, she turned her attention back to Alviss. ¡°Well I must say, you¡¯re doing a little bit better than yesterday but that¡¯s only because this is a practice match. Your form is sloppy, if you can fix that then you might be ready for more training.¡± ¡°Gee, thanks.¡± He spoke in a joking and honest manner. Alviss quickly finished up and headed back towards town. ¡°Hey, Alviss. Hey.¡± Alviss was on his way out but stopped to see the group of girls from yesterday. They numbered five trainees. Alviss said hello and walked together with them. ¡°Sucks that you¡¯re training with the instructor.¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± Alviss let out a small chuckle as they continued to converse. ¡°So, what kind of person is she?¡± he threw that question to the wind to start up a conversation.¡± ¡°Well at first she may seem like a harda*s but she¡¯s really compassionate.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve heard that she served in the royal guards before coming here. She¡¯s extremely powerful and skilled.¡± Alviss listened to what they thought of her. Alviss opinion of her started to change the more he listened. ¡°By the way, what were you doing back there yesterday? Seeing as how you¡¯re here today, what exactly are you doing here?¡± Alviss didn¡¯t expect the question so he tried his hardest to come up with a reasonable excuse. ¡°Well...I wanted to get stronger and train. She decided to help me so here I am.¡± Alviss didn¡¯t want to lie to them, so he spoke a more simplified truth. It seems that it was the right decision as they got more buddy-buddy with him. They began to talk and rant on about random conversations.Soon the conversation turned into more introductory between them and Alviss. They stopped by a tea shop that also sold pastries. Alviss was treating them as they were so kind to help him. This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road. If you spot it on Amazon, please report it. They all talked about themselves where they were from and their future. Alviss listen in intensity to pay his respect. He slowly started to relax and casually enjoyed himself. Eating out and talking with friends, it reminded him of his old life. ¡°Say, why do you want to get strong anyway?¡± suddenly a question from one of the girls drew all their attention to me. ¡°Umm, well I just want to get stronger.¡± ¡°Well we already know that bit, but no one want to get strong for no reason. Usually it¡¯s to impress someone or some other goal.¡± All the girls started to nod in agreement, forcing Alviss to be truthful once more. ¡°I...I want to be strong so I can protect those closest to me. I¡¯m always getting into trouble and people are hurt because of me.¡± The cheery mood dumbed down a bit as Alviss was serious as well. ¡°Well it certainly makes sense when you think like that. Just keep on trying.¡± Alviss couldn¡¯t help but smile and be happy by their complements. ¡°Thanks. Though it doesn¡¯t look all that good when Juno was kicking me around..¡± ¡°Hmm, want to hear how to beat her?¡± Alviss was startled but remain vigilant. ¡°Beat her? There¡¯s no way I could beat her as I am. I¡¯m too sloopy.¡± ¡°Well if you want to be beat her, than listen to this.¡± She brought him in close and began to whisper in his ear. ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.. Juno stayed back at the barracks as there was a kitchen in there was well. After all the trainees had left, she started to take her break. fixing up lunch. After eating she started to relax on the porch. While sitting she eventually succumb to slumber. The cold breeze and clouds made the heat bearable as she slept. Noise of the trainees woke her up after an hour long sleep. Juno slowly stretched her body and headed back to the trainings yard. Slowly the trainees started to stream in. The last group was Alviss¡¯s group. Once all of them arrived, they began to train again. This time is close quarters combat along with learning Skills. Alviss exceeded during this part, now being able to train with the other trainees. During the sparring matches, Alviss defeated all of his opponents in quick succession. When it came to the Skills training, Alviss showed off his vast array of Skills against reinforce dummies. Most gawked at Alviss¡¯s skills. Soon he started to give them tips to help them better adjust. The day passed by as Alviss put more effort in helping the trainees. It was mid evening when lessons were over. Juno was about to head back inside the Barracks when Alviss stopped her. ¡°Alviss, what do you need?¡± ¡°I would like another practice match please.¡± Juno was surprised for a moment at Alviss¡¯s sudden request. ¡°That¡¯s good in all but you¡¯re not ready. Maybe when you ge..¡± ¡°I know that I can¡¯t fully beat you as it is, but I want to know if I can at least stand a chance against you.¡± Juno was about to simply dismissed it but something caught her attention, Alviss¡¯s resolute look.¡± She remained silent for a moment before letting out a small sigh. ¡°All right, but one match only. Got it.¡± ¡°Got it.¡± Juno headed towards the shed house that housed their equipment. She grabbed two practice swords for herself and Alviss. Some of the trainees decided to stay and watch the match. They sat along the fences and on the ground. Juno grabbed the equipment and handed it to Alviss. The girls were chatting with one another, taking bets on whoever would win. Juno simply listened in as most were saying that she would be the winner. She chose to ignore it and got ready. The two of them stood a bit apart and took their stance. Juno assigned one of the trainees as a referee. ¡°Are the both of you ready?¡± ¡°I¡¯m ready.¡± ¡°So am I.¡± She looked between Juno and Alviss before starting the fight. Juno readied herself as Alviss took the initiative and charged in full force. She was pushed back but before she could retaliate Alviss backed off. Juno readied herself for another attack but instead Alviss backed off some more. ¡®Huh? Why isn¡¯t she pushing?¡¯ questioned Juno in her mind at Alviss¡¯s action. Normally he would have rushed in but this time he didn¡¯t. While Juno was still wondering Alviss sprang into action. He ran towards her, just as she readied up for an attack Alviss side stepped and ran around her. She couldn¡¯t help but look confusedly at him as he ran around her again. ¡®What are you planning?¡¯ whispered Juno as to keep her surprise at a minimum. For the first minute or so all he did was run around her. Juno tried to keep up with Alviss movement but she started to lag behind. Soon Alviss charged in for an attack from behind. Juno heard the motion and quickly readied herself. The attack was powerful but there was a lot of extra force behind it through the momentum. Juno quickly got ready to retaliated but once more Alviss next action surprised. Instead of continuing to attack, Alviss side stepped, dodging her attack and going back to her previous action of running around her. Juno was puzzled by her rather unorthodox action, giving him time to attack again, catching her off guard. Once more she blocked the attack and tried to strike back but once more Alviss performed the same action yet again. He continued on with his method for a while, each time striking more frequent then the last. Within a couple of minutes Juno was starting to pant a bit. Alviss went in for another strike. She blocked it again but this time she was ready. Getting ready to attack where Alviss would retreat to but once more she was surprised by his action. Now Alviss followed up his attack while she was busy for an attack. She managed to block it but was knocked back and dropped down to her knees. ¡®That attack, she should be tired as well. So why¡­¡± Juno stopped her train of thought she noticed some sweat dripping, hitting her hand. It took a moment before she finally realized it. Juno couldn¡¯t help but laugh at the realization of it. ¡°Clever bastard.¡± spoke Juno in a low voice that was half scorn and half praise. Alviss was panting as well but he also cracked a smile. ¡°Figured it out already huh?¡± ****Flashback**** ¡°So here¡¯s how you beat her, you tire her out.¡± Alviss was sitting with the other girls and they were discussing how to beat Juno. He was a bit confused at her answer. ¡°Tire her out?¡± ¡°She¡¯s strong and fast but she is still around forty eight years old. Her old bones are not what they used to be.¡± Alviss was still a bit skeptical but continued to listen to what they still had to offer. ¡°I¡¯m sure you noticed it but she always tries to end the fight as quickly as possible. All of us got our butts handed to us quite quickly.¡± He started to rationalize it and more he thought about it, the more it was making sense. ¡°She has two flaws. Number one, she isn¡¯t all that quick. At most she¡¯ll charge in and attack but never fights aggressively. Number two, her attacks are quite weak. Most of the time, who ever she fights is tired out first. All you need to do is think of an strategy that uses these flaws.¡± ************ ¡®Looks like she figured it out¡¯ thought Alviss as he tried to keep his composure as to think up another plan. After racking his brain he concluded that he had no back up plan. He couldn¡¯t help but click his tongue at his recklessness. ¡®Well I could try ¡®that¡¯ but the question is, can I do it correctly?¡¯ Alviss weighed the pros and cons of his next action but Juno had already figured out his strategy. This time she charged as Alviss defended. The roles were reversed now, Alviss was defending as she attacked recklessly. Both of them were tired but Alviss was losing more strength. ¡®Looks like I have no choice then.¡¯ He mustered as much forced as he could and pushed her back. Using his remaining strength he charged in for one final attack. He one handed his sword and came in for a high downward slash. Juno readied herself and was about to counter it but once more Alviss had one last surprise. Before the swords connected Alviss let it go, making it fall down. He backed off as to not be hit by Juno. In the split second he charged in, grabbing his sword just as it was about to hit the ground. Following the momentum he went in for an upward slash. ¡°|Parrying Block|¡± In a millisecond Juno changed her motion and brought the sword back down. Blocking and deflecting his attack, he lost his grip and the sword fell to the ground. Alviss couldn¡¯t really believed what had just transpired. Even the watchers were stunned before breaking out in a cheer for both Juno and Alviss. Alviss let out a sigh and grabbed his sword before turning towards Juno. ¡°It looks like it¡¯s your win, again.¡± Alviss tried to not sound disappointed and put up a front. ¡°No, it¡¯s your win.¡± His eye widen at the sudden announcement of his victory. ¡°What do you mean? I lost.¡± ¡°That may be true but allow me to ask you this question. Have you ever seen me use a skill before.¡± Juno¡¯s sudden question puzzled him before answering no. ¡°I don¡¯t use skills because I¡¯ve never really had to. During my life as a trainer here, only a few people have backed me into a corner where I accidentally used a skill. That¡¯s an achievement in and for itself.¡± Juno showed with a warm smile that she was being sincere and extended her hand. Alviss couldn¡¯t help but smile as well and accepted the handshake. The trainees that helped Alviss ran over and embraced him. They started to congratulate him on being able to accomplish such a feat against Juno. They all chatted a bit before Juno shooed them off. They dragged Alviss back to the city and spent the night celebrating.
Congratulation you finished the chapter. Want a hug? Chapter 13- Dungeon Chapter 13- Dungeon Author''s note: Hello everyone, hope everyone is having a good day and or night. I made it pass the first week of classes, hooray! There isn''t much to talk about except that this chapter was longer than most. So O do hope you all enjoy it. If you enjoyed the chapter then be sure to leave your opinions in the comment section below, I''ll be sure to read and answer them whenever I can. With that all taken care of, please enjoy the chapter.
Over the span of week, Alviss stayed at the town and trained with Juno and the trainees. Wake up early in the morning and then going to the Barracks to train. Within that time Alviss had made fast friends with Juno and the rest. He was learning more and more to be a better fighter and person. It was noon time that Alviss was on break. He immediately headed in the barracks and took a really quick shower to get rid of the sweat. After that was done Alviss raced over to the hospital. He casually walked in and through the halls as always but this time it was different. Closing in on Ayus¡¯s room he saw doctors running about frantically. Eventually Bria, the doctor that treated Ayus was ordering the doctors. ¡°Hello. What¡¯s going on?¡± Bria suddenly jumped at Alviss appearing behind her. She looked at him with a frantic and scared expression. ¡°Is there something wrong?¡± Alviss could feel the tension in the air. ¡°It...It¡¯s Ayus.¡± ¡°What?!¡± Alviss immediately grabbed her in response her Ayu¡¯s name being spoken. He quickly regained his sense and backed off. ¡°¡±What¡¯s wrong with her?! I thought she was stable!¡± ¡°Alviss please calm down. You¡¯re scaring the other patients.¡± He looked behind him to see nervous looking patients and doctor looking at them. Alviss took several deep breaths before finally calming down. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with her?¡± Bria walked over to a chair and they both sat down as she explained Ayus¡¯s condition. ¡°At first there wasn¡¯t any anomaly. But starting this morning her condition started to worsen tremendously. Our doctors concluded that it some sort of poison.¡± ¡°Poison from what?¡± asked Alviss shakenly. ¡°We don¡¯t really know but we can safely say it¡¯s from the Kuplios that you encountered.¡± ¡°Ok, so why haven¡¯t you tried to cure it?¡± ¡°We have but our best doctors could only stall the spread. We don¡¯t have the right powerful medicine to fully stop it. The next shipment won¡¯t come for a long time.¡± Alviss confidence was plummeting but he refused to give up. ¡°There has to be something!¡± Bria looked reluctant but eventually spoke of another plan. ¡°Well we could make a potion to help cure the poison but the ingredients will be a challenge, namely one in particular.¡± ¡°What ever it is, I¡¯ll get it! What is it?¡± ¡°It¡¯s special flower called a Tuaq flower. They are often used in medicine to cure powerful poison. Luckily for us it¡¯s close by but here¡¯s the tricky part, it¡¯s located inside a Dungeon.¡± ¡°A dungeon? What¡¯s that?¡± asked Alviss who a mix of puzzlement and curiosity. ¡°A dungeon is how it sound, a dungeon. They are left behind relics from a bygone time. They usually house monsters and treasures. Tuaq flowers usually grow in dungeons the only problem again is that you¡¯ll have search the entire dungeon.¡± ¡°Sound simple enough.¡± Alviss quickly stood up and was about to run out until Bria forced him down. ¡°Please let me finish. The flower is usually found at the end of the dungeon.¡± ¡°Fine by me, I¡¯ll just run through it and ¡­.¡± ¡°Stop being so hotheaded and listen to me!!¡± Bria stood up and let out an outburst that attracted everyone¡¯s attention. ¡°It¡¯s because of this reckless behavior that she¡¯s in this situation in the first place!¡± Alviss was started at Bria outburst but contemplated on her words. It took her a moment to calm down and realized what she said to Alviss. ¡°Ohh my...I...I didn¡¯t mean that. I¡­¡± Alviss held up his arm as to stop her. ¡°What you said do rang true. But I can¡¯t just sit here and do nothing.¡± She looked into his eye seeing his resolve to saving Ayus. ¡°Just be careful.¡± said Bria after staying silent. Alviss nodded and ran out the hospital. As he was walking out, Bria accompanied him while telling him where the dungeon is. After making his way out, Alviss headed towards the shopping districts. Using almost all of his coins he bought everything and anything that would be useful. ¡°Alviss?¡± while shopping for some potions some of the trainees spotted Alviss. ¡°What are you doing here?¡± they were on their way back and noticed Alviss buying potions. ¡°I¡¯m buying some potions, also that reminds me. Tell Juno that I won¡¯t be finishing the training.¡± ¡°Huh? Why?¡± Alviss was trying to hurry up and get everything taken care of so he told them the story. ¡°Anyway I need to hurry up to the adventuring guild.¡± ¡°Actually, you might not have to.¡± Alviss gave them a confused look as they grabbed him and dragged him back to the barracks. There Juno along with some of the trainees with backpacks and their equipment on stood idly. ¡°There you are Alviss, what¡¯s with all those equipment?¡± Juno chastised Alviss was they made their way over. ¡°I can say the same to you guys. What are you guys packed for?¡± ¡°We¡¯ve packed for our excursion. You ran away before I could explain it to everyone. Basically we¡¯re heading out to get some real practice against monsters and such.¡± replied Juno ¡°Ma¡¯am if I might make a suggestion. why not try a dungeon?¡± replied the trainee that dragged Alviss over. ¡°Huh? Well I did consider it but it¡¯s probably too dangerous. Why?¡± The girls began to share the story that Alviss told them and why he need it. ¡°I see. Why not an adventuring guild first? They take requests.¡± ¡°I was about to go there after buying everything I needed but they dragged me here.¡± replied Alviss who was getting a bit antsy. Juno scratched her head and let out a small sigh. Before she could actually got an answer out, one of the trainee chimed in. ¡°Well if we do go to the dungeon then not only will we be helping Alviss but we¡¯ll also get some great first hand experience.¡± her argument was pretty sound that Juno took a moment to reconsider. She slowly turned towards Alviss. ¡°Tell me Alviss, just how far are you willingly to go for just one person.¡± Alviss didn¡¯t expect the sudden question but he answered it immediately. ¡°As much as it takes. Will you help me or not?¡± spoke Alviss with confident. She looked at Alviss and back at the trainees. ¡°Grab some of the horses. I¡¯m guessing the dungeon is the one just on the outskirts?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Juno nodded as she assumed correctly. ¡°We¡¯ll be there in no time with the horse. Everyone saddle up!¡± The horses were brought over and they raced out. They took the road, continuing onto the countryside and later the forest. Within half an hour time they finally reached the dungeon. It was located in a mountain side with vines and loose rectangular cement like block. They quickly dismounted and ran through the plan. ¡°The dungeon is quite small, at most it will be a group of eight. The rest of you will wait out here with the horses.¡± Originally there would be a group of sixteen but now they would split up. The expedition team was putting on their armor and weapon while the others were making camp. Alviss slowly walked up to the entrance to peek inside. ¡°Wonder what¡¯s in there?¡± ¡°Monsters of course.¡± Juno walked up from behind while answering his question. ¡°At the end is a kind of boss monster.¡± Juno walked back to the group while Alviss continued to stare. ¡®Huh, it¡¯s kind of just like a dungeon of games in MMO¡¯s and RPG. This will be interesting to say the least.¡¯ Alviss kept the rather excited thoughts to himself and waited for the others. Alviss walked back with Juno and a wild thought occurred to him. ¡°Say, how do you know all of this?¡± ¡°That¡¯s because I was one of the first one to explore it back when it was first discovered. Leave the navigation to me.¡± Within a few minutes they finished up and began their adventure. the group walked through a rather narrow corridor. The air felt lukewarm while the decrepit walls had a sense of foreboding. Soon they entered in a large room with geometric flooring and tiles. The room was illuminated with light blue lighting from the ceiling, wall and floor. Several doorways filled the walls. ¡°Whoa.¡± whispered Alviss who hadn''t bothered to hide his awe. The other trainees looked around with amazement as well. ¡°What are these?¡± Alviss picked up one of the glowing rock that brighten up the room. ¡°It¡¯s a mana stone.¡± replied Juno who stood beside him. ¡°They are able to store mana inside them. They have multiple uses such a light source, they are even used my some mages as a backup source should their mana run out.¡± Alviss inspected the stone with wonder and stored it in the infinity bag. Most could fit in Alviss¡¯s hand while some were much larger. He was started to pick some more up until he heard one of the girls scream. Alviss looked towards the direction of it to see some monster coming out but it didn¡¯t end there. Soon more monster were coming out of the wood works. ¡°Everyone form up!¡± Everyone regained their senses and followed Juno¡¯s order. They armed themselves, standing next to one another with the exit at their back. The monster soon came into the light, letting Alviss get a better look. Large grey salamanders with spikes on their back and tail were climbing down the wall. Along with them were bat like creatures with four wings and strangest of all were odd venus fly trap plants that were walking on their roots. ¡°Spicmanders, fobats and vineguas, there certainly are a lot of them.¡± Juno calmly assessed the situation as they slowly got out. The group consisted of two archers, one with a halberd, one with a spear while the rest had swords and shields. ¡°Archer stay back and provide support fire. Split up in teams of two¡¯s and watch each other back.¡± Juno gave the command and everyone followed it. Alviss paired up with one who had a halberd. The monsters numbered twenty seven, most of them stuck to their own side. Alviss along with the other girls fought the vineguas while Juno and the others fought the spicmanders. The bats were flying about, seemingly helping one another. ¡°|Downward Blow|¡± Using his skill he charged in and attacked one of the plant monster. Alviss cut through the monster with ease and continued on. ¡°|Piercing slash.| |Backslash|¡± Using his skills again he charged using his skill and killed two of them. One tried to grab him but was cut down as well. Alviss took a glance back at the others to see how they were doing. The one with the halberd was doing doing great. So far she took down three as well. The other two were covering one another''s backs. Juno and the rest were also doing well but the biggest problem were the bats. The archers had a hard time killing them not to mention their screams. Some of the bats flew down and began releasing sonic screams at a high frequency. The noise resemble that of a person scratching their nails against a chalk board. ¡°Ahh!¡± screamed Alviss along with the others girls who tried to block out the sound. ¡°You¡¯re annoying! |Electric wave|¡± He pointed his palm towards the air where the bats floated. Electricity soon fired off and hit one of the bats. It let out a death scream before finally dropping, but it didn¡¯t end there. The spell that Alviss cast was a rank three spell, an additional effect was that it was able to travel from target to target. Traveling from one to another, the bats slowly dropped. Those that survived fled. ¡°Eat that you bastard.¡± Alviss had on a triumph grin but the moment was cut short. ¡°Alviss, look out!¡± Turning around in response to the call, one of the vineguas got in close and ensnared him. It wrapped itself around his body and reared its head in for a bite. ¡°Damn it.¡± cursed Alviss who raised up one of his arm to block the bite. He was able to block it but soon a burning sensation could be felt. ¡°Sh*t! acid?! You¡¯re just pissing me off! |Flame burst.|¡± When it went for another bite, Alviss positioned his hand inside it¡¯s mouth. Fire bursted out of his hand and burned the plant from the inside. ¡°Alviss are you alright?¡± one of the girls ran over as Alviss was getting back on his feet. Within seconds Alviss joined back in the fight. The battle soon became one sided as they killed all the monsters. Finally the group was able to rest as everyone sat down and tended to their wounds. ¡°The acid seems to burn through the armor but barely touched the skin. But we¡¯ll treat it nonetheless.¡± one of the trainee was inspecting Alviss wounds and provided medical advice. Alviss thanked her as she treated his wound. ¡°I must say Alviss, you¡¯re amazing. Not only are you good at fighting but you can also use magic!¡± The girl that was helping him complimented him, soon the others joined in. Alviss felt a little embarrassed that they were in awe of him. ¡°I must say that I¡¯m quite surprise. Sometime I would catch a glimpse of you reading some odd book, guess it turns out to be a grimoire.¡± This story has been taken without authorization. Report any sightings. ¡°And why might you be surprise?¡± questioned Alviss at Juno¡¯s odd response. ¡°Because you never seem like one to read. Seeing how hot headed you are.¡± she let out a small light hearted laugh which the others joined and eventually Alviss joined as well. They finished up and were on their way. While packing up, something out of the corner of his eye moved. Alviss quickly looked over just as some rocks were falling from the wall. ¡°Alviss is something wrong?¡± Alviss looked back to see them waiting for them at one of the doorways. He quickly shook his head and ignored it. They continued on through one of the doorways. Like the other hallways the one they choosed look exactly like the rest of the ruin. ¡°Hey, so there is suppose to be some kind of boss monster right? What is it?¡± asked Alviss out of curiosity and to pass the time. ¡°Truth be told, I don''t know. I''ve been in here only twice and everytime the boss are different every time. But it shouldn¡¯t be too much of a problem.¡± Alviss simply nodded and they continued on. For the next half hour or so they continued on with minimal resistance. Each path would lead to more branching paths and even more. It was a maze like interior that gave Alviss a claustrophobic feeling. Eventually however they reached the end. Light filled the hallway until they were finally out. It was a gigantic circular space that was littered with with mana stones. A small water fall flowed from one of the walls into a small pool. Overall the area was very serene. Even the air around them was a cool and calm feeling as well. ¡°What is this place?¡± ¡°This the end of the dungeon or the boss room. But this time it¡¯s much different.¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± questioned Alviss who was trying to hide his nervousness. ¡°Well for one thing the room was suppose to have a monster here. Secondly all these mana stones, they weren¡¯t here before. Including those tunnels as well.¡± Juno pointed toward the back wall where tunnel like entrances littered around. ¡°I have a bad feeling about this. Let¡¯s hurry up and look for that flower.¡± Alviss nodded and started to look around the area. The trainees scattered, searching the entire area. While searching Alviss saw some rocks fall down from the walls. Just like before he felt something was wrong with the room. He shook his head to focus and continued searching. Within a minute he finally found the flower. The flower was similar to a dandelion, the petals were an odd green and purple color. ¡°Found one.¡± said Alviss with an excited tone. He quickly stored it and within another few seconds he found some more. The other girls also found some as well. Within five minutes they collected a bunch of the flower which he stored in infinity bag. ¡°Alviss, I think we need to leave.¡± Alviss was still searching for more when he heard Juno. ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Something isn¡¯t right. We should leave as soon as we can.¡± Alviss frowned a bit and considered her warning. But he decided to continue looking out of fear that what they have might not be enough. The other trainee were waiting near the exit while Juno was making her way over to drag Alviss out. Alviss was near one of the tunnels collecting as much of the flower as she can. Soon she peared a flower on the floor in the middle of the ground. Alviss ran over to grab it. ¡°Gotcha.¡± Finally putting the last flower in the bag Alviss turned around to see Juno running towards him. ¡°Above you!¡± Alviss looked up curiously at Juno¡¯s warning to see a mass of rocks coming down on him. The thought of it so absurd that he didn¡¯t have time to dodge. Juno barely made it and pulled him over as they fell down. Dust and debris flew everywhere as Alviss tried to regain his sense but was stunned at the next sigh. Seemingly coming out of the wall itself, the rocks detached itself. It twist and turn until a giant mana stone was in the center of the body. It took the shape of a large humanoid body of rock. Alviss shook the surprise off and tried to get pull Juno back up to her feet. ¡°Ahh.¡± she fell down once more, the cause of which was a twisted leg from when she got hit by the surprise attack. The thing charged in for another attack. Using as much strength as he could muster, he threw Juno away. ¡°|Heavy Blockade|¡± It went in for another strike but this time Alviss was ready. Using a defense skill he braced for the attack. Nonetheless he felt the force behind it and was pushed way back. ¡°Alviss, don''t fight that thing!¡± he looked back to the Juno being supported by the trainees. He quickly ran over as they observed the thing. ¡°What is that thing?¡± question Alviss in a frantic voice. ¡°It¡¯s a golem. A being made up of rocks and stone infused with mana. Worse of all that thing is a mana stone golem.¡± ¡°What exactly is the difference?¡± ¡°Regular golems rely on a summoner or a specific area to supply mana. Mana stone golem have a mana stone to power them. The only way to kill it is to destroy the stone or make sure it doesn¡¯t have any mana to absorb. And seeing as how this place is littered with mana stones, that thing is practically invincible.¡± Alviss looked at that being with fright as fighting it would net the same result as the Kuplios. ¡°Then we need to go, now!¡± Alviss helped one of the girls with juno and they ran towards the exit. While they were doing so the golem hurled large rocks at them. Most missed but one was about to hit them. ¡°|Reinforce| |Heavy Pierce|¡± using his skills he destroyed the rock before it hit the group. ¡°Damn it! That thing is quite intelligent. It partially blocked the exit.¡± Some of the rocks were in the way, they could easily be destroyed but the golem would just attack while doing so. Alviss quickly looked around for another way to escape. The golem closed in and they had no choice. ¡°Everyone into the tunnels! Follow me.¡± giving the order, Alviss ran into the tunnel with Juno and the trainees after him. The tunnel was dark and barely illuminated, save for the scattered small mana stones. Soon the tunnel came to an opening with even more tunnels. Choosing one at random they fled. But it soon became apparent that they were getting lost. One tunnel would lead to more and even more. Soon he forgot which one they even went through. To make matters worse most of the time the tunnels would lead to dead ends. Soon they came upon another cross road. ¡°Which way to do we go?!¡± ¡°That one, to the left.¡± ¡°No, no. We went through that one already. We need to go to the right.¡± ¡°No. That one leads to a dead end, we need to go through that crooked one.¡± The trainees were arguing with one another as they couldn¡¯t tell which one to really go through. Even Alviss had partially given up as they were running in circle. ¡®Damn it, damn it! Where do I go.¡¯ Alviss screamed in his head. ¡°I¡­ I can¡¯t¡­.I can¡¯t let them die because of me!¡¯ ¡®Go to the left tunnel.¡¯ Alviss heard a sudden voice. He looked to back at the girls but it wasn¡¯t them. ¡®Who said that...Was that..¡¯ Alviss didn¡¯t had time to think as they could hear the golem catching up. With no other opinion Alviss took them to the left. Soon more direction came through as he navigated the tunnels. After a couple of minutes they came upon an area that was similar to the one where they meet the golem. ¡®Up that wall.¡¯ Receiving the final direction he looked around to see a small indent cave hole on the wall that seem to be able to fit all of them. Alviss quickly order them over and they waited in the hole. The sound of the golem got closer and closer until it made it¡¯s way in the area. It stood there, apparently surveying the area before leaving. The rest of the group let out heavy sighs of relief but it wasn¡¯t time to rest. ¡°Juno, how is your leg?¡± ¡°Could be better. I don¡¯t suppose you know some good healing magic?¡± ¡°No. No matter how hard I try I can¡¯t even learn the basic heal spell. All I can learn is attack magic.¡± ¡°Hmph, well that makes a whole lot of sense.¡± Juno replied with a sarcastic tone as to lighten up the mood but it didn¡¯t last for long. ¡°Ma¡¯am, how are we going to escape?¡± Her hardened look returned and she stayed silent for a minute before answering. ¡°We have no choice but to fight it. But it won¡¯t be easy. Best case scenario, we win but most of us will die. Worst case scenario we all die.¡± Juno blunt response was meet with grim faces from all of them. Some of them were even tearing up. Just the sight of them einraged Alviss at himself. It was the same situation that she put herself and Ayus in before. ¡®Why...Why must those around me suffer for my actions?!¡¯ Alviss whimpered to himself to the point that he was about to cry as well. ¡®Then do you admit that you¡¯re weak?¡¯ a voice called out in his mind. It took a moment but the answer came to him. ¡®Yes. I am weak, I¡¯ve always been weak. Is that what you want to hear God? Go ahead and laugh, in the end you were right all along.¡¯ God remained silence before answering. ¡®It¡¯s true that I want you to realize that, not because I¡¯m right but for you to learn from them.¡¯ ¡®Well, it doesn¡¯t matter now.¡¯ ¡®That¡¯s where you¡¯re wrong. Remember what I said before? Nothing is absolute. You have the means to escape, you simply need to think. Here¡¯s a hint, imagine the mana as a sort of energy. While the golem is a toy that used the energy, now what else uses energy?¡¯ With that the presence of God was gone, leaving Alviss with his words. ¡®Toy, energy? What else uses energy...what else uses mana¡­. wait!¡¯ After pondering on God¡¯s help he finally came to a conclusion. ¡°Juno...I think I found a way to escape.¡± The trainees looked at him with a slimmer of hope. ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°The golem is powered by the mana stones and the mana around. We just need to use up the mana.¡± ¡°But we have no way to waste that much mana.¡± questioned Juno immediately. ¡°That¡¯s where you¡¯re wrong.¡± Alviss held out his hand and formed a small lingering fire. The trainees started to believe but Juno was still skeptical. ¡°That maybe true but I know that a person waste more mana than they do regaining it. You¡¯ll just drop from fatigue.¡± ¡°Not if I used this as well.¡± opening his bag, he pulled out the mana stone from before. But Juno still argued with him. ¡°That may be true but should you try and recover a lot of mana at once then¡­¡± ¡°Then I¡¯ll experience mana backlash from the sudden influx. I know, but what other choice do we have?¡± Juno was about to argue again but Alviss didn¡¯t give her the chance. ¡°I got you all into the mess and I¡¯ll be the one to get you all out of this.¡± Without saying anymore, he unfashioned the infinity bag and tossed it to one of the girls. After explaining the property of the bag and where to deliver the flower Alviss jumped down. ¡°Once I distract it and pull it over to a safe distance, you all just run. I¡¯ll hold it off for as long as I can until reinforcement arrives.¡± Everyone looked like they wanted to argue and stop him but none did. They cheered him on and gave encouragements. ¡°Alviss¡­.try not to die.¡± the last of which came from Juno. Alviss simply nodded and ran towards one of the tunnels. Soon he heard the golem, making as much noise as he could, the noise followed him. Within a few minutes the golem made its way in and slowly walked over. When it was far in, the group dropped down and ran to the tunnels. Hearing the noise the golem turned his attention away. ¡°|Great Fireball|¡± hurling one of his best spell at it, it managed to stagger it. ¡°Your opponent is me you rocky bastard!¡± The golem took a second to recover before ignoring the group as they disappeared into the tunnel. Alviss formed a small smile as he had one less thing to worry about. He began to focus his attention back to the golem. Picking up one of the mana stones lying about he charged at the golem, ready for an all out fight. ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ The entire surrounding was an empty space, filled with nothing but darkness. Only one figure could be made out amongst the darkness, Alviss. From one point of view it looked like Alviss was lying on his back. To another it would seem that he was standing up. Whatever the case, he was there with one hand over his head, covering his eyes. Soon another figure appeared out of nowhere, looking at him. Even without peeking Alviss already knew who it was. The only other person that would meet him in a space of darkness. ¡°Hey God. I messed up big time didn¡¯t I?¡±
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