《Juvena》


 Prologue: Farewell Old Life

    The expressions of the outraged crowd who''s yelling echoed throughout the Versental Kingdom were that of disgust and hatred, with a hint of fear. The King and Queen sat in grand chairs on the balcony that overlooked the castle yard, where the crowd was gathered. Beside them was the Archbishop who eyed the platform below with disgust, namely a single person. Phenus was a criminal responsible for; the destruction of the Quteen Empire, the attempted assassination of the WWA leader, and several  other crimes. Two executioner wielding halberds stood beside Phenus, who was bound in chains. Phenus couldn''t hear himself think over the uproar of the crowd.


    ¡°Silent, we shall now begin,¡± the stern voice was followed by the strike of a gavel. With that the crowd went silent and the powerful beating of drums was commenced by a fluid hand motion. For centuries it was tradition to play a song for the criminal and the hated Phenus was no exception to this rule. Once the drums stopped it was the Archbishop''s turn.


    ¡°May we join hands in-¡± a voice from the platform below interrupted the Archbishop.


    ¡°Stop it with your shit, I can let the song play since I like the beat but you talking about some fictional God? Ha, like I-¡± a swift kick from an executioner shut him up.


    ¡°Since you are so against it you won''t receive our God''s protection,¡± with that the visibly pissed Archbishop went back to his seat.


    ¡°The prisoner shall give his final words if he has any,¡± said the King with a face full of disdain.


    ¡°Ah yes, I do have some,¡± Phenus responded, cracking his neck. ¡°Let''s see; fuck the King, fuck the Archbishop, I would fuck the Queen, and fuck this kingdom,¡± he said with a huge smirk. Everyone was shocked by what he said, maybe except for the Queen who was blushing. Albeit the King and Archbishop were outraged more than anybody.


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    ¡°Bast- I mean executioners take your positions. It''s time to begin the execution,¡± with that the executioners took their stance, their halberds against Phenus'' neck. With the King''s command they lifted their halberds up, and slammed them down. There rolled Phenus'' head, blood gushing from his neck.


    Thus, ended the life of Phenus D. Kallomet.


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    Hey, Ghidus here with some Author''s notes. This is my first time writing an Fanfic and I decided to try my hand at it. I had another story planned out, so planned out that I thought too far ahead and ended up getting confused......but I got it back organized. So I wanted to try something simpler than the story I had thought out. Of course I put some thought into this reincarnation story but it isn''t as original as my other idea. Anyway, thank you all for reading and comments are appreciated.


    Just for those of you who are wondering what WWA means it''s World Wide Alliance, essentially the leader of the alliance that unites the world.


    I rewrote this since Ham in the comments said that my story could flow better and upon rereading it I thought the same. So once again, thank you for pointing that out and hopefully this flows better. They also pointed out that the boldness makes it harder to read so I''ll be removing that as well.

 Chapter 1: Escaping From The Egg Of Death

    ¡°So...this is the afterlife,¡± Phenus thought to himself, trying to move his encased body. ¡°If this is the afterlife isn''t some God supposed to meet me? Oh, I never believed in them in the first place. Does that mean I''m trapped in this pitch black void?¡± He asked himself, yet he only managed to make a sense of panic arise within him.


    He sent out a small wave of mana and upon doing so he discovered he was trapped in an egg. He was trapped in an egg? Maybe even a shrinking egg? That would be a horrible death, which raises the question why didn''t he think of this before. Maybe he would be revived and forced to repeat this, forever trapped in the Egg of Death.


    Phenus felt how low his mana pool was. He was trapped and his mana pool was small, how much worse can this get? Fatigue suddenly hit him and he felt the urge to sleep, which he did. When Phenus woke up he noticed his mana pool had recovered and was larger. Perhaps he could expand his mana pool once more inside the Egg of Death and that is what he did.


    Countless sleeps had past which made Phenus lose track of time. He judged by his mana pool alone, that he has been here for two weeks.  During that time countless possibilities still came to mind, one of those being reincarnation. But only time would tell what had happened to him.


    After several more sleeps had past Phenus felt the sudden urge to get out, maybe it was his instincts kicking in telling him it was time to hatch? He tried headbutting the egg in an attempt to get out. Yet only a small crack was made, so he tried again but with grander results. Now with a large crack made he slid through the crack to the outside world. He couldn''t see a thing, was he blind?


    <table><tbody><tr><td>


    ? Night Vision Level X (Master) [Ability] Learned ?


    ? Unique Existence [Title] Added ?


    </td></tr></tbody></table>


    ¡°A blue screen? Wait, Night vision," Phenus was caught off guard by the appearance of the blue screen. He tried to grasp it but couldn''t, it was intangible? He moved back to the problem at hand and that is his vision, but to his dismay he could see his surroundings clear as day now. He was surrounded by....eggs(of death?). From what he could tell he was in a cave with a large exit forty feet away from him. Now Phenus moved his attention to himself, he was covered in a gooey liquid with black scales. Phenus widened his eyes in surprise, he had just now paid attention to his body. "Oh, fuck no," he wanted to deny it but that wouldn''t change the fact that he was reborn a girl.


    She was reborn as a female Lizardmen inside a cave with other Lizardmen. Putting aside her complaints she was happy that she was reincarnated instead of being sentenced to the Egg of Death. Phenus made her way towards the exit only to stop when a grown Lizardman walked in.


    "Black One, no outside. You, strong, first stand. Wait till all stand," said the grown Lizardman, motioning towards the group of eggs. Phenus complied with the grown Lizardman since it wouldn''t be wise to upset him. It was odd, she could tell that the grown Lizardman was a male off the bat, was it some kind of sixth sense? Phenus pushed that thought to the back of her head and took a seat away from the group of eggs. Now it was the waiting game.


    Hours had past and all of her siblings were born. A few males had tried to come sit near her but with a hiss they moved on. "Fucking lizards," Phenus inwardly sighed, bored of waiting for that damn Lizardman. The thought of killing all them crossed her mind but she didn''t want to risk upsetting the grown Lizardman. Soon enough he came back with a bag in hand. There was an inciting aroma coming from the bag, just what was in it? The Lizardman threw the bag in the middle of the room and a piece of raw meat flopped on the ground. Every Lizardling was hungry, and Phenus was no exception. Each Lizardling had their eyes on that bag.


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    "Fight, strong ones, get food. Weak ones, die," and with that the Lizardman left the room, commencing the fight. Phenus layered the tip of her claw in mana and charged towards the bag. One Lizardling tried to tackle her as she neared the bag, Phenus ended him quickly with a quick thrust to the head. She ignored the ''ding'' sound and continued going towards the bag only for another Lizardling to charge her, this one trying to bite her. She easily side stepped and slammed her claw into it''s side. She twisted her claw and removed it, leaving the Lizardling hissing in pain on the floor.


    She was close to the bag but two more Lizardlings saw fit to stop her. When they got close enough she went for the one on the left and swept his legs from underneath him. With one down she moved to the other one and bit down on his leg. She ignored the annoying ''ding'' that went off in her head. The lizard hissed in pain and hit Phenus'' head forcing her to let go. Phenus backed up from the Lizardling, letting him fall clutching his injured leg. The other Lizardling stood up and charged at Phenus, it was preparing for a swipe. Phenus sidestepped and hit the back of its neck, forcing it to the ground. With its back exposed Phenus stabbed her claw in the back of the Lizardling, making it hiss in pain. She ignored the ''ding'' and turned her attention to the bag now that the Lizardlings were dealt with.


    There were only ten Lizardlings fighting with a few pieces of meat missing. She didn''t bother to kill the Lizardlings that were hissing in pain, they can suffer for trying to attack her. She went to the bag and took a piece of meat. When Phenus went back to her corner another blue screen appeared.


    <table><tbody><tr><td> ? Natural Weaponry Proficiency Level I (Beginner) [Passive Skill] Learned ?


    ? Natural Weaponry Proficiency Level I Leveled Up To


    Natural Weaponry Proficiency Level II ?


    ? Cold Blooded [Title] Gained ?   </td></tr></tbody></table>


    "The blue boxes again? I wonder what they are for, I''ll ask the Lizardman whenever I can finally speak," Phenus thought to herself passing the time away by toying with her mana. After an hour past Phenus still was hungry, that was when she spotted the corpse of her sister. She dragged the corpse back to her corner and laced her fangs with mana. She bit into the thigh of the corpse and started eating. Well, Phenus would rather eat a girl over a man any day.


    <table><tbody><tr><td>  ? Glutton [Title] Gained ? </td></tr></tbody></table>


    Phenus received another blue box after she was done with her sister. Phenus heard the familiar sound of footsteps and the grown Lizardman came back.


    "Good, all you, str-" the Lizardman was giving approving nods to the successful Lizardlings but when he looked at Phenus he was shocked.


    "Black One, you eat sister?" He was staring in shock at Phenus and the corpse only a few feet away from her. To this Phenus gave a nod to the Lizardman, making him furrow his brow. The Lizardman didn''t say anything else, he just turned and left. With that, Phenus'' day came to an end. Just as she was about to go to sleep she saw another box.


    <table><tbody><tr><td> Evolution has opened up to you due to you reaching the maximum level of a Lizardling. You have unlocked the requirements [Unique Existence], [Cold Blooded], and [Glutton]. Rank up to [Lizardman: Basilisk] is possible, do you wish to evolve?   </td></tr></tbody></table>


    <table><tbody><tr><td colspan=''2''>Yes</td><td colspan=''2''>No</td></tr></tbody></table>


    "Yes..." Phenus thought to herself, going off into a blissful sleep.


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    Okay, done with the rewriting and I decided to add the boxes. Thank you all for reading and I hope you enjoy~. Her stats should be out next chapter.

 Chapter 2: Meeting The Geezer

    Upon waking up Phenus was greeted by a certain familiar box.


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    ? Poison Immunity Level X <Master> [Ability] Learned ?


    ? Paralysis Immunity  Level X <Master> [Ability] Learned ?


    ?Unusual Breath Level X <Master> [Ability] Learned ?


    ? Toxic Breath Level I <Beginner> [Active Skill] Learned ?


    ? Paralyzing Breath  Level I <Beginner> [Active Skill] Learned ?


    ? Captive Glare Level I <Beginner> [Active Skill] Learned ?


    </td></tr></tbody></table>


    "Toxic breath," she mumbled to herself, only to be shocked that she can finally speak. But what was Toxic and Paralyzing breath, they sound like awesome skills but how does she use them? She looked at the corpse of her sister and thought ''toxic breath''. The next moment she blew out a purple smog that enveloped the corpse. The smog made the corpse sizzle, the flesh melting as well as the very bones. The scene was gruesome but Phenus had seen similar stuff.


    "Badass," with that Phenus stood up only to stumble forward, getting used to her new sense of gravity. Along with the evolution she felt a sense of vigor rush through her body making her feel like she could take on an army. Phenus looked around and noticed that a few of the Lizardlings from yesterday had evolved as well. But each one had the same green or brown scales and stood at about four feet. The males had subtle muscles whilst the females had developing breasts and subtle curves. Phenus was curious to see what she looked like, she knew that she had black scales and was the same height as the young Lizardmen. With the sound of footsteps Phenus knew that a certain Lizardman would be coming again.


    "Little Ones, fol-" he stopped talking and immediately drew his sword upon looking at Phenus. After a second had past, his expression changed into that of confusion.


    "Black One?" He asked Phenus which only earned a nod from her.


    "First you want to make me fight to the death with all these damn lizards. Then you want to draw a sword when you see me the next day, just what exactly is your goal here?" Phenus asked a hint of annoyance in her voice. While she didn''t particularly care for fighting with the lizards, why did he draw his sword on her the very next day?


    "Sorry, Black One. Appearance change, cautious," he said sheathing his sword again. He looked at the group of new Lizardmen seeming to count them.


    "All Little Ones, follow," he commanded and that they did. Phenus for obvious reasons wanted answers and talking to that dumb brute wasn''t going to give her any. Walking through a series of tunnels led them to another room, this room bigger than the previous room. The room had to be at least one hundred feet wide, with a grand wooden chair at the other end of the room.


    "Little Ones, go meet elder," with that the Lizardman left the room leaving them alone with the Lizardman sitting in the chair. The lizardman sitting in the chair had wrinkles visible on his scaly face and his body seemed as if it was falling apart. He in no way appeared fit like the Lizardman who took them there. He was fairly tall standing at six feet with visible muscles underneath his green scales. He gave off a stern air whilst, the lizardman in the chair gave off a more mellow air.


    "Come young ones," the old Lizardman beckoned them over with his dainty hand. Phenus was the first to walk towards the old Lizardman and other Lizardmen followed her lead.


    "Old man, I got some questions for you. I''ve been pretty damn compliant with you guys, drawing swords on me and making me fight to the death. So what the hell is up?" Phenus asked glaring at the old man who looked at Phenus with interest.


    "You must be a unique one, to talk so fluently and be a Basilisk of all things. You remind me of myself in my younger days," the old Lizardman said, cracking a soft chuckle.


    "Just answer me geezer. What the hell is with these blue boxes that always appear? How can I get rid of the ''ding'' sound? Where am I and what do you want me from?" To this the old man only let out a soft sigh, giving a weak shoulder shrug.


    "Very well, you might as well take a seat though since this explanation will be fairly long," he said rubbing his wrinkled brow. Phenus and the rest of the somewhat intelligent Lizardmen sat down, their eyes honed on the old lizard.


    "Blue boxes are the gifts from the Gods that made this world. They gave us the gift of viewing our progress to see just how far we have went. The ''ding'' sound is a notification that tells you that you have made progress. You can change that by saying or thinking ''settings''. You can view your overall skills, abilities, passive skills, and stats by saying or thinking ''status''.


    Whenever your caretaker, Laken, was checking on you children today he was probably surprised to see a Basilisk in the mix. It''s unheard of for a Lizardling to turn into a Basilisk in a day. That''s why you''re mighty special and why we request your assistance. Now let me explain our situation at hand and the reason why we had you fight.


    Across the river lies the Gune tribe, which is a Goblin tribe. They had a population spike which led to them looking for more hunting grounds. So they crossed the river and took over some of our hunting spots. Their numbers are greater than ours so we can''t oppose them, all we can do is make do with the food that we have. If we attack them then it may spark a war and we don''t want to engage in a war where the odds are so against us," the old lizard seemed bitter when he was talking about the tribe''s situation.


    "About time I got an explanation. I guess that''s fine for now," Phenus was happy, not because she got her answers but because she could finally stop that fucking ''ding'' noise. Upon thinking ''settings'' a blue screen appeared, and there she hit the ''off'' button on the sound. Now it was time for her status.


    <table><tbody><tr><td><table><tbody><tr><td colspan=''4''>Status Window</td></tr><tr><td width="25%">Name:</td><td width="25%">???</td><td width="25%">Race:</td><td width="25%">Lizardmen: Basilisk</td></tr><tr><td width="25%">Level:</td><td width="25%">12</td><td width="25%">Gender:</td><td width="25%">Female</td></tr><tr><td width="25%">Health:</td><td width="25%">2,000</td><td width="25%">Mana:</td><td width="25%">1,500</td></tr><tr><td colspan=''2''>Stamina:</td><td colspan=''2''>1,500</td></tr><tr><td colspan=''4''>Fame</td></tr><tr><td width="25%">Fame:</td><td width="25%">0</td><td width="25%">Infamy:</td><td width="25%">20</td></tr><tr><td colspan=''4''>Titles</td></tr><tr><td colspan=''4''>Unique Existence, Cold Blooded, Glutton</td></tr><tr><td colspan=''4''>Stats</td></tr><tr><td width="25%">Strength:</td><td width="25%">50</td><td width="25%">Vitality:</td><td width="25%">50</td></tr><tr><td width="25%">Agility:</td><td width="25%">50</td><td width="25%">Intelligence</td><td width="25%">50</td></tr><tr><td width="25%">Charm</td><td width="25%">80</td><td width="25%">Luck:</td><td width="25%">50</td></tr><tr><td colspan=''4''>Abilities</td></tr><tr><td colspan=''4''>? Night Vision Level X (Master) ?


    Stolen story; please report.? Poison Immunity Level X (Master) ?


    ? Paralysis Immunity  Level X (Master) ?


    ? Unusual Breath Level X (Master) ?</td></tr><tr><td colspan=''4''>Active Skills</td></tr><tr><td colspan=''4''>? Toxic Breath Level I (Beginner) ?


    ? Paralyzing Breath  Level I (Beginner) ?


    ? Captive Glare Level I (Beginner) ?</td></tr><tr><td colspan=''4''>Passive Skills</td></tr><tr><td colspan=''4''>? Natural Weaponry Proficiency Level II (Beginner) ?


    ? Mana Manipulation VI (Expert) ?</td></tr><tr><td colspan=''2''>Unused Stat Points:</td><td colspan=''2''>240</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>


    Phenus stared at shock at her status window. Her stat points were unbelievable, and why did she have no name? First, she should distribute her stat points. When thinking that she wanted to put ten stat points into strength, her strength went up by ten. "How convenient,"  she thought, her lips curling into a smirk.


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    <table><tbody><tr><td><table><tbody><tr><td colspan=''4''>Status Window</td></tr><tr><td width="25%">Name:</td><td width="25%">???</td><td width="25%">Race:</td><td width="25%">Lizardmen: Basilisk</td></tr><tr><td width="25%">Level:</td><td width="25%">12</td><td width="25%">Gender:</td><td width="25%">Female</td></tr><tr><td width="25%">Health:</td><td width="25%">3,925</td><td width="25%">Mana:</td><td width="25%">2,900</td></tr><tr><td colspan=''2''>Stamina:</td><td colspan=''2''>2,575</td></tr><tr><td colspan=''4''>Fame</td></tr><tr><td width="25%">Fame:</td><td width="25%">0</td><td width="25%">Infamy:</td><td width="25%">20</td></tr><tr><td colspan=''4''>Titles</td></tr><tr><td colspan=''4''>Unique Existence, Cold Blooded, Glutton</td></tr><tr><td colspan=''4''>Stats</td></tr><tr><td width="25%">Strength:</td><td width="25%">135</td><td width="25%">Vitality:</td><td width="25%">95</td></tr><tr><td width="25%">Agility:</td><td width="25%">90</td><td width="25%">Intelligence</td><td width="25%">120</td></tr><tr><td width="25%">Charm</td><td width="25%">80</td><td width="25%">Luck:</td><td width="25%">50</td></tr><tr><td colspan=''4''>Abilities</td></tr><tr><td colspan=''4''>? Night Vision Level X (Master) ?


    ? Poison Immunity Level X (Master) ?


    ? Paralysis Immunity  Level X (Master) ?


    ? Unusual Breath Level X (Master) ?</td></tr><tr><td colspan=''4''>Active Skills</td></tr><tr><td colspan=''4''>? Toxic Breath Level I (Beginner) ?


    ? Paralyzing Breath  Level I (Beginner) ?


    ? Captive Glare Level I (Beginner) ?</td></tr><tr><td colspan=''4''>Passive Skills</td></tr><tr><td colspan=''4''>? Natural Weaponry Proficiency Level II (Beginner) ?


    ? Mana Manipulation VI (Expert) ?</td></tr><tr><td colspan=''2''>Unused Stat Points:</td><td colspan=''2''>0</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>


    After distributing her stats she looked around her and found all the other Lizardmen leaving. Seeing her suddenly realize that everyone is leaving her the old Lizard let out a soft chuckle.


    "Black One, come here," he called to her, his hand beckoning her to come. That she did, walking towards the knowledgeable old lizard, perhaps he had some good information?


    "I can tell that you are unique, one of a kind. I can tell that you shall do great things. That is why I shall bestow upon you a name. Usually a name is something people choose for themselves. But I shall give you a name, and with it may power flow into you," he stated a smile coming to his aged reptilian face.


    "A name but I already have one of those you damn geezer," Phenus declared, her eyes narrowing at the chuckling reptile.


    "No need to be so modest. Now, your name from hence forth shall be Juvena." With that her new name was Juvena.


    <table><tbody><tr><td> Congratulations, you have earned the name Juvena </td></tr></tbody></table>


    "Don''t acknowledge it you fucking box," Juvena retorted inwardly, her eyes narrowing on that blue transparent box in front of her.


    "Now Juvena, do you have any other questions you would like me to answer?" Asked the polite old lizard with a smile on his face.


    "Can I view what these titles do? Also can I go out hunting without the others? I believe that they will slow me down," to this the old man didn''t chuckle, he just rubbed his neck.


    "You can, just think of what you want to view. But for you to go outside I want to see your stats. To show me them think ''show stats'' or say it. I''ll only be able to view your stats and not your skills. If you want to show me your whole status window that is fine as well." Juvena complied with the old lizard and thought about showing her stats to him.


    The old lizard wore an astonished facial expression. It seemed as if he couldn''t believe his very eyes. "My, my Juvena. You have more potential than I originally thought. Your stats are impossibly high for somebody who was just born yesterday. Thought they aren''t as high as mine. Unlike humans, monsters can level as much as they want which is why it''ll take some time for you to catch up with me. As a trade-off monsters are never born with ''gifts''. Gifts are something whether it be a title, ability, or skill that are given to people when they are born. These gifts can be anything, from super strength to super speed. Enough of my endless chatter though, you are free to hunt as you want. Just please do not anger any of the Goblins." With that Juvena turned and ran towards the exit. But she stopped a mere few feet from the exit and turned back to the old lizard.


    "How the hell am I supposed to know the way out of the cave? Tell Luke or whatever his name is to get down here," Juvena demanded of the old lizard but he simply dismissed it with a chuckle.


    "No worries young one I''ll show you the way." With that they started to make their way out of the cave.


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    FINALLY! Honestly the tables were a nightmare, I thought they were a bit easier. But after playing with it some I got the hang of it. I''m sorry but this chapter was just to provide some information and to give a term that the series will rely on later. I''ll include some action in the next chapter (but hopefully I will do a better job than with the action than in chapter 1).


    If you guys think that she is too overpowered than say so and leave your thoughts in the comments. If you notice any errors or think it doesn''t flow then do tell me and I''ll rewrite the chapters. But I honestly think that it flows a lot better than the prologue or chapter 1(before the edit). I''ll also show you the perks of her titles next chapter(n-not because I forgot to include it or anything).


    Anyway, thanks for reading~.