《Invictus》 Chapter 00 - Shes Coming My peaceful morning started with...
CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE BEEN CHOSEN TO BE ONE OF THE BETA TESTERS OF FIFTEEN OVER A THOUSAND FAVORED INDIVIDUALS, YOU''RE GIVEN A CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE OUR NEW VRMM INVICTUS FIRSTHAND FOR A LIMITED TIME OF 1 MONTH IN-GAME AND A SECRET SPECIAL PRIVILEGE GIVEN TO THE FIFTEEN BETA TESTERS AT THE END OF THE TRIAL, LASTLY A FREE LUCID POD WITH PERMANENT SUBSCRIPTION WILL BE SENT TO YOUR ADDRESS WITHIN A WEEK, I ADVISE TO IMMEDIATELY LOG-IN UPON ARRIVAL TO EXPLORE AND GATHER AS MUCH INFO ABOUT MY UNCONQUERED REALM. WISHING YOU LUCK, THE DEVELOPER TO THE WINNER, LEOTH MUCU FOR ANY COMPLAINTS OR PRAISES CALL: ###-1853
I stared blankly at the probably useless letter and package that was dropped off at my doorstep and carried into my room without my consent by some hunky ripped-out dudes that immediately left and gone with the wind. I was kinda pissed thinking the developer just randomly picked me and the other individuals by means of a huge dartboard with a huge list of people stuck on it, whoever''s name was pierced with a dart was automatically sent a copy of their game, and letting their employees barge-in and leave without so much as a word should at least be sent to jail for breaking and entering, they didn''t even ask for a signature, well at least that''s what I think. Now I know all of you are probably thinking: Why are you such an asshole over such an awesome thing! It''s not that I don''t think it''s cool but I have this "condition" that renders me incompatible with virtual reality games that usually rely on analyzing our brain and registering our persona''s blueprint so that other people can''t hack or mess up our account, my condition is having split personalities, and the problem per se is that the program registers my persona then detects another and rejects my other self, therefore blocking the game from me until my other self is out of the way. The LUCID PODS were made for only one person and one registration, after imprinting your genetic make-up into the program, the pod then answers to only the one recorded and will exempt any other transactions from unknown genes, it was because of this feature that gamers could play without worrying about someone hacking into their account or parents from tampering with their pods. I know i was suppose to be excited and jumping for joy, but this was just a waste to be giving all this to someone who can''t even use it, I was about to call the number printed on the letter when something on the pod caught my eye, another envelope that was carefully placed inside the glass cover of the pod with the words [READ ME] stamped on it in ''Magneto'' font. If you spot this narrative on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. The pod opened with air released as the double door fashioned glass cover welcomed me with open arms, btw the airlock is automatically removed after it is first opened, airlock is only used for when it''s in factory storage so the pod''s interior won''t deteriorate and be covered with dust. The letter in the second envelope contains as follows:
Leoth Mucu, You were not chosen randomly but chosen because of your adept skills known and recorded by your government in the Philippines, the same is with the other candidates from all over the world, and of course we''ve taken into account your split personality, as such we''ve added a little extra in the game so your other self could be registered as a personal guide/partner that would probably be added at the grand opening of the game, viewed as a mercenary that would help unlucky players to get back on track, of course for them it''s only for a limited time, so what I''m asking is please try to finish the beta-testing phase first before you return both pod and game, call me after reading this to confirm wether or not you''ll follow this old man''s request PS. Your ''friend'' was the reason as to why I became interested in how you fare in my little game
I was both shocked and excited, my face was torn on which emotion would it display until it was saved and showed fear as I realized what the developer''s letter meant by friend, it was the same person that vowed to create a VR that took me into account just so I wouldn''t miss what she was always excited for. Yup it was a SHE, and someone who never broke a single promise, what made me afraid was that within a span of 3 years she somehow managed to manipulate the developer into investing an extra hundred thousand more money on that mere feature just so I could play. Which meant 4 things. She''s fulfilled our promise. She found a way to bypass my problem. She''s a GM and last that made my skin crawl: She''s coming for me soon IRL or in game... SHIT
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Chapter 00.2 - WOmanhandled To Play BANG! BANG! BANG! My distress must have summoned some angry slow neighbors with raging arthritis, why is it that when I make a racket they come zooming straight to me but when it''s about taxes and paying for rent, they suddenly get deaf in the ear. Fuckin'' old people and their perks, how''s a guy gonna make a living when my tenants won''t even pay me. Yes, I own a condo so what! I inherited it when my father passed away, he was a businessman tycoon that got millions of pesos for each sold apartment/condo unit so when he died, he actually left at least 20% of his profits and his own personal condo in my care. My dad''s selfish greedy assed employees complained and tried to sue me out of my inheritance just to get as much as they can, but still my luck triumphed over all when the judge even deemed the case as null and void, as a bonus I got 5% more out of their share since the judge was an old friend of dad. I''m living the good life with a few zits here and there to taint it, of course there''s that one person I''d call a friggin'' boil on my face that''d never be removed. On my doorstep was a friend that bears grave news, his name is ''Chet'', he''s someone that updates me on anomalies within my neighborhood or in business. He wore a frightened look, heaving breaths here and there as if he ran a marathon, his usual kept and waxed hair was now left in a bed hair mess or a hotmess as the ladies call him, the suit wasn''t even buttoned properly and that was an anomaly itself. "What''s wrong Chet? I rarely see you in a fashion rut! Is this about a cliche farmgirl-richboy love story scenario? Are you in one? Should I give you tips? I have a lot of romance/smut novels lying under my bed if you want?" His face contorted into a snarl from my skeevy questions "No! it''s not anything about that, I don''t need those trash novels of yours, they''re all low-class material anyway and at least listen to me first before jumping to conclusions!" I gasped in disgust "You dare insult me and call my material low-class!" Chet''s face turned impatient " SHUT UP FOR A SECOND!" "...." "OK. So let me just summarize this within four simple words just so your hyperactive brain could sink this in" I got really serious " Sure, go on" "... The Ex is here" My brain was still processing what he just said, FUCK he called that simple! loading... loading... loading... DIING! Color washed out of my face as I finally understood the ramblings of the human peacock Chet then clamped his hands on my shoulders to get as much attention as he could muster from me "If you''re still listening in that little brain of yours, you should know that she followed me all the way from my house, I first saw her from my window in the middle of the night then when I glanced back she was gone, so I thought to go straight to you and warn you" Stolen content warning: this tale belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences elsewhere. snapping out of my current state, I noticed I only sensed great danger when he got here, I thought it was a joke but ... "You IDIOT you just led her straight to me! I''m doomed!" BANG! someone just dropkicked Chet from beyond the corridor, I could see steam hissing from his head and a totally asian hot black haired girl rocketing off him doing a few backflips and a perfect landing "Hello, Leoth. Do you still remember the our promise?" her eyes were shooting death glares at Chet for trying to warn me and ward her off. a name was the only thing that escaped my lips before she knocked me out. "... Kumi" ==================================
Scanning Host''s Condition
Registering Host''s Persona
Registering Partner''s Persona
Calibrating Partner''s Persona into AI
Loading ''Invictus''
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Welcome to ''Invictus'', Host Leoth Mucu
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Side Story - Kumi
Side Story - Kumi "Lets shed some light upon some things, Leoth has to take a break now and then so I''m gonna let Kumi take the stage from time to time and keep you peeps busy" PS. all of this is typed on a phone so don''t judge the lack of story length, makes my phone browser laggy, the longer it is ================================== "Otou-san, why do they call me an Ice Queen?" Kumi''s father didn''t even flinch or pale over his daughter''s question, unlike the way the usual dad''s shudder at the thought of accidentally making their young ones cry, but no, Araki Mashima wasn''t the type to show weakness even to her, He always preferred to take things head-on and plan later, a gambler or a risk taker is what he is and has been a real threat to the bigwigs, when he sets his sights on a company, one he deems as an unpolished jewel would obtain his full confidence and support, where he invests and nurtures its business then he rakes in his profits. People had told him he had a Green Thumb, well of course the thing he grows isn''t vegetables but money itself. Now he''ll take a risk in trying to change his daughter just so that she wouldn''t grow up so alone like her mother, who only opened up to him when they got married and no one else. "Kumiko, my pride and joy, it is because of your demeanor that people have distanced themselves from you, you always glare and frown so much that they deem you as someone they could never reach." her head bobbed down multiple times as her father''s words were still being mulled over " Is that so...?" Araki just smirked over his daughter who was thinking too hard which made her face look so adorable that he couldn''t stop himself from trying to hug her. ''I should try to act nicer then... Change is good, right?" losing her train of thought when her father couldn''t take it anymore and hugged her with filial delight. You might be reading a stolen copy. Visit Royal Road for the authentic version. He couldn''t stop but notice her daughter still struggling so he got an idea and remembered that an old classmate called up to meet and catch up for old times sake and also drink some sake, whom he found out actually has a son who''s Kumi''s age, the call ended with a confirmation that he''ll bring his son. "Do you wanna come with dad to meet up with his old classmate." "No thank you, I''m pretty sure it''ll be about boring adult stuff again." "Don''t worry, he said he''ll bring his son who''s about your age." Kumi''s face turned to joy and agreed immediately from the thought of gaining a friend "Oh! and I also heard that he''s smart, knows some martial arts, and a handsome gentleman, you two could probably hit it off, my friend told me." Tints of scarlet red started to appear on Kumi''s face which she tried to hide by covering with her hands, she couldn''t believe her dad thought farther than her, embarassed by the thought she started to unleash a flurry of irritation toward him He couldn''t help but laugh at his daughter " Well I''ll make sure to tell him that I''ll bring you for a playdate with his son." his face met dropkick and the face knew it wouldn''t recover from the full-frontal attack.
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Chapter 01 - Hello Me! "You''re in my domain now, biatch" was the last thing I heard before the LUCID POD successfully loaded me inside ''Invictus'' chills ran through me knowing left that scary declaration but for now I''m safe from her. It was pitch black, I couldn''t see! it was as dark like movie theater before the screening dark, If I can''t see, then how do I know if I''m not being raped at the moment! Wait then if I was then I''d have felt both person and pleasure so it means nothing is happening... ... Bummer WELL CRAP! my eyes were closed the entire time, I could''ve just opened my eyes then. SHIT MY EYES! I''M BLINDED FOR ETERNITY... NOT! but the room I was in was as white as hell, you''d probably see lightflares from the mirror-like walls and see-through floor but on a more important not... Where''s my body? I''m a floating blue flame? My body looks like its having a hard time from even keeping itself afloat, I''m flickering blue, well at least I''m my favorite color. I felt nothing but badluck from being here, every nerve in my body screamed ''LOG THE FUCK OUT!'' goosebumps ran up my arms, hair stood on their ends and the eerily quiet blinding room wasn''t helping with my morale.
LEARNED ''DETECT DANGER''
Oh look! I got double D''s. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHA dismissing my pun and notif., I didn''t pay attention to my surroundings which wasn''t good since heavy mist started to formed dubiously out of thin air, a hooded, or more like hoodied figure blinked into the room hefting over his shoulder was a big-ass scythe that wouldn''t go with his height.
Commencing Persona Splicing
Wait! what did I hear? Persona Splic---AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGHHGHHHHHHH The hoodie did a horizontal slash on my wispy body, no resistance was obviously felt from the figure, his scythe left a trail of ectomist from slashing me which looked kinda cool btw. It felt like my very soul was being cut in half but then again my wispy body IS being cut in half, I couldn''t help but notice a part of me was missing, was snipped out of me, my lower half, a smaller wisp hovered a few feet beside me and now there were two of us. A mature voice filled with pure joy but no malice greeted us immediately, seeing as the cutting in half thing is over. Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on the original website. Mysteriously, the hoodie was nowhere to be seen, gone were the mist, ecto and him for that matter. The atmosphere weirdly returned to its flamboyant light after a split-second without anymore stops "Hello there Leoth/s, Welcome to Invictus, the residents in this plane call this world Wysteria so I recommend you stick with how common sense here works to prevent confusing the NPCs and be able to obtain as much as you can, now don''t you agree?" A jawdropping woman catwalked towards us in a bootytouche fashion, every step had a touch of sass and a hint of lust, her eyes changed hue every moment, sharp looks that saw through everything would deal a hevy blow onto any opponent, her hourglass figure was veiled by a transparent sundress that hugged her jugs, i mean top perfectly. Still can''t speak nor move around so I guess, asking us would prove as a waste of her time, even if I could, I wouldn''t be able to recover quickly from seeing a piece of work like her. ''Oh but it isn''t a waste of my time, I could hear you and answer telepathically as if speaking normally, my name mind you is Maya, try to remember it so I may bestow my blessings to someone who actually knows me'' I was shocked that she retorted in reply from my thoughts but what''s more shocking was her lips weren''t even moving but I could hear her clearly in my head. Leoth2.0 was the same from seeing how the flickering body turned inferno for a second It literally blasted and made the transparent floor burnt black. Maya was not happy about the melted floor but seemed to just let it go since she looked to be getting impatient, a snap of her finger magically reverted the floor to be fixed again. " sigh* lets just finish this as soon as possible. Oh and let me disable the mute thingy from both of you."
COMMENCING CHARACTER CREATION
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IOU - AN APOLOGY I''m deeply sorry everyone I meant to post alotta chapters last last last week but there was a problem with my internet, there was a coldwar between my iphone and thw internet, I couldn''t post, draft or comment anything for the past few weeks, my computer was always occupied by my cousins and it had been 5 drafts and 5 different ways on how I could make the chapter 1, was gone with the wind, I was very frustrated and angry that I planned to drop the story altogether and probably just type my other interesting story idea tht had been sitting in my noggin for days. Unauthorized duplication: this narrative has been taken without consent. Report sightings. so yeah I''m sorry IOU peeps a weeks worth of chapters so let me make it up to you for the next few weeks expect me trying to fix my mistakes all the love from author Chapter 01.2 - Ya Racist! WHAT''S YOUR HANDLE NAME"Leoth" I never really wanted to pick another name other than my own, I might get confused if I chose another name which could end me up in an embarassing situation in the end.
ARE YOU MALE, FEMALE OR NEUTER
"Male" Not gonna ask whatever the hell would happen if I chose neuter, nope not even interested what the word means. I could see Maya grinning from ear to ear, she read my mind again, hope she doesn''t help me find out.
CHOOSE YOUR RACE
Humes*Elf*
Orc*Dwarf*
Demi*Primals*
Festers*Basics*
Miscellaneous
''*'' indicates the race has subgroups
Damn there''s too many choices, let''s just see how different each one is. "Hey Maya, how can i see the race description?" She looked at me with a bored look "Just say ''Show *Name of Race* info'' " "Show all main race info"
Humes - Most balanced of all races, their subgroups differ by the specialties of Hume tribes, they cover at least 48% of Wysteria''s population
Elves - its subgroups mostly specializes in magic, bows and agriculture, they live in anywhere that is abundant in nature, both holy and unholy
Orcs - Savage in nature and loves bloodshed, almost never has a smart leader, their tribes rarely ceases to rest until their personal godking conquers all
Dwarves - Dextrous hands lead to breathtaking masterpieces, their only dream is to make a name for their works, subgroups differ to the main materials they use and specialty
Demis - Halflings of many combinations, too many to count, advantages and weaknesses differ to their mixed race
Primals - Elements granted form and life, their mastery over different types also lead to huge disadvantages
Festers - The dead given life, craves for more of the living, be it flesh, blood or soul, they will use force
Basics - Monsters that start out in their base forms, evolving rockets their stats and skills
Miscellaneous - Unique, outcastes, forgotten by time, disregarded as myths and mere fairytales, though it is not for long these creatures will grasp their glory once again
"Well Humes off my list, who wants to be normal, don''t want to be a glass cannon neither, orcs are ugly so no go, dwarves probably are hard to move with, I don''t want to be undead, a faceless primal isn''t charming, halflings are too mainstream these days, so are the basics hard to master." Maya was still looking at me wistfully, her lips curved up unto a smile would make anyone smitten to kiss her, I was somewhat an amusement for her, my lack of info made her giggle from my ignorance. My only choice left was the category ''Miscellaneous'' it was both enticing and interesting, being something or someone that used to be myth or legends was somewhat awesome. "Show Miscellaneous subgroups"
Miscellaneous Subgroups
DragonsNephilim
CelestialDaemon
WispGumiho
SinScion
"All info locked until discovered"
"Selected subgroup will have its type randomized"
"Miscellaneous is locked from players besides GMs, Beta Testers and Special NPC"
"Maya what does ''type randomized'' mean?" The goddess was now twirling and dancing around the blinding room out of boredom, a sackman was made as a replacement partner. "A ''type'' in a manner of speaking would be, what species would your subgroup would end up with, It''s like if you picked dragon perhaps, you could either become a fire dragon, frost wyrm, elder drake and so on and so forth, you''d never know what you''d get besides you and I already know what you''d get anyway and it''s not something normal people choose." If you spot this story on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation.She seems to say mid-pirrouette with a gentle prance as a finish, her sackboy melted into the wall as his task was done." Fine, I kind of get the idea of what ''that'' was, I read about it in some books back at home. "I pick Scion"
ARE YOU SURE ABOUT YOUR RACE, THERE''S NO REDOS?
"Yes"
CREATING BODY
The system loaded a body, pixels recreating every flesh and bone, a Scion''s body was similar to a regular human''s as far as I could see, save for the various grooves on its back, stone-like objects that stuck perfectly to the skin was carved with eery holes that looked like sockets, I don''t mean sockets from electronics but sockets for gemstones from the usual RPG. My black hair ruffled-up with curls though there were triangular things that hung from my hair ends that glowed erratically, nothing was different from my eyes just my usual sharp brown eyes that were great for intimidation and my trademark smirk plastered on mu face irked everyone against me who sees it, the rest of my body was ... ... nude. The all-seeing eyes of the omnipotent being beside me seems to be eating up each and every nook and cranny my body had to offer, the corner of her lip seemed to glisten ever so slightly. Was that drool? "I''m not drooling!" she retorted while covering her mouth with her hand.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE ANY CHANGES
"Just make my eye color change according to my mood and no more changes please!"
LOADING CATALYST INTO BODY
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SUCCESS!, SYNCHRONIZATION - 113%, CONGRATULATIONS
I was so focused on the notifs that I didn''t notice that I wasn''t a wisp anymore. I opened and clenched my fist just to get back the familiar physical feeling, wiggling my toes, ran my fingers through my curly hair and feeling freedom from my hanging dignity. Maya seemed to float gracefully over to my side, she glance over the notifs with an impressed look, she whistled out "Wow!, 113% that''s not bad, I heard the other beta-tester mostly got about 67% and the highest one was 94%" I''m still oblivious to how this game works "What''s synchronization?" Her eyes turned circles from surprise "Didn''t they do briefings before they sent you guys, or at least a manual if you have those?" I could only shrink from her judgmental looks "I didn''t think there were more new stuff in here than I thought, teehee" A nerve popped from her godly forehead "Don''t you dare teehee me at least read first for Lumina''s sake!" "OK, synchronization is an estimation on how easy or quickly your mind would control your body, a low number would usually make you trip over stuff, walking would be harder, legs are stiff and stamina would lower more quickly, a higher number means the opposite, more versatile, faster reaction times, reflexes and more efficient stamina. Now just because you''re synchronization is low doesn''t mean you''re stuck with it, you could increase the number somehow by making yourself more familiar to your body or training yourself etcetera." Realization hit me once again, after absorbing all that information. "Wait, if I have a body now, how''s Leoth2.0 gonna move around, he can''t help me with just a wisp body." Maya just sighed after all that, she was kinda tired from all the explanation she had to do the only thing keeping her from sleeping was the yummy package I brought from my real body. wink* wink* "I was just getting to that. Now that you''re Character Creation is over, your other soul will be able to create a body of his own because of a special item I made myself. I call it the ''AIBGen''" ==================================
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Chapter 1.3 - Hes a SHE! "AIBGen, short for Artificial Intelligence Body Generator, It''s mostly under development by GMs but we managed to create a plausible prototype that may be safe." my arched for a moment, cause all this doesn''t sound safe at all "MAY be safe? why MAY?" Maya just continued on as always like she didn''t hear any of my protests and suspicions "For now the prototype is expected to successfully develop a body based on the personality and characteristic of the soul, if it works GREAT and it will be mass produced for underpiviledged players but the GMs will set the finished AIBGen to work for a limited time in other words they have an expiration date, the mercenaries they create will disappear after a few months or less, depending on what the time will the GMs discuss the expiration date, but yours is a prototype, meaning it is permanent and yours for eternity. So anymore questions?" "Yeah I have one. So basically. I''m your labrat?" her saleswoman grin melted into an awkward look as she couldn''t think of another excuse/explanation, she''s currently starting to panic right now, maybe she''s limited to the exact script they gave her. "*sigh* Fine, fine, calm down Maya I know, I know, so please stop hyperventilating and let''s get this Inroduction underway because The other betatesters might get too much of a head start if we keep this up." eventually her breathing slowed down to deep breaths and she looks like she''s keeping herself limber and as calm as possible, something you wouldn''t expect from a hot sexy goddess "OK! I''m cool, I''m cool, *clears throat* so the prototype is right here" Maya raised her palm upward as if she was holding something invisible, then something blinked and a light beam flashed for a second on her hand then lo and behold a cube appeared! her hand lowered to my eye level just so I could get a more closer look, It was a very strange cube in my opinion, every inch and corner was inscribed with strange patterns and symbols I''ve never seen before, chains were wrapped around the cube with an ancient lock that looked would crumble at any moment. "Take it for a spin, Leoth, just hold out the AIBGen towards your other soul and just say ''Generate AI'' " I walked toward Leoth2.0 I could see he was scared, I mean, I know I would, since we both know this thing wasn''t tested before, His flickering body sparked out mini fireworks out of being nervous, it can''t be helped. "Let''s just get this over with buddy, GENERATE AI!" BOOM! The cube just exploded a sonicboom in front of me, luckily it wasn''t something fatal, I could see around the cube, sound was being distorted, vibrating erratically like a wild animal but suddenly the weird inscriptions glow and float out of the cube, one by one each column of text stuck out and floated around Leoth2.0, faster and faster they spun around him. Leoth2.0 blasted infernos on the floor again and again, his mini fireworks earlier grew into normal sized ones that fired off reaching the ceiling, Maya also looked surprised, she probably didn''t get as much info as we did about this item. Faster and tighter time the rows of symbol wound up around Leoth2.0, they wrapped around him spinning and spinning until he became a miniature tornado that glowed now and again. But then in a split-second, everything froze, the symbols glowed to a stop, smoke rose from the sudden halt, air smelled of burnt tires, I couldn''t see anything properly until the smoke cleared up. There was no sign of my wisp, no flickering no fireworks, the floor looked deformed from the heat Leoth2.0 made and there were ''feet?'' My eyes slowly scanned upward as to see whom it was, a girl that looked to be 13, a few years younger than me, came into view, her ebony hair grown until it touched the floor, noticeably her hair was wavy, she look surprised and afriad, her brown eyes filled up with tears, and... ... BUCK NUDE! SHIELD MY EYES BEFORE LUST TAINTS MY INNOCENCE, I''M PROBABLY NOT CONSIDERED PEDOPHILE YET RIGHT?, SHE''S LIKE A FEW YEARS YOUNGER THAN ME? I approached her cautiously and tried to clarify something first. "Umm, miss did you see someone who looks like me perhaps, probably naked like you but less sexier?" Suddenly the chick bawled harder, she cried harder once she saw me and suddenly ran to me and hugged me with her head buried to my chest ''OK, Leoth calm down, get your facts straight, so this a game right?, a character creation, so the people who should be here are: Me, Maya the Goddess and Leoth2.0, she shouldn''t be beta tester and she did appear in the same spot as 2.0 soooooooo... Stolen content warning: this tale belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences elsewhere. "Leoth2.0?" "Y-ye-yes? *sniffles*" the girl answered with a few catching breaths and sniffles here and there, she probably got scared from the explosion and the part with the bindy tentacle-like symbols. Wait, so she''s Leoth2.0? SO I HAVE A GIRLY SIDE!!!! WTF!!! After I screamed out all my thoughts, I kinda heard Maya yelp, probably not in response to my frustration, she kept looking up and her finger was pressed on her temple, she was sweating bullets "Maya" I said with as much gentleness as I could muster within my exasperated self She responded with a high pitched "YAS!" "What''s wrong?" "Umuuu! I just got a chart about which characteristics both your personalities got and as far as I can see, Leoth2.0 kinda got an unstable share..." "Unstable...?, can I see the chart?" "Ah! sure here it is"
PERSONALITY VENN DIAGRAM
LEOTH1.0LEOTH2.0
Witty, Analytic, Shrewd, Lazy, Pragmatic, Restless, IgnorantViolent, Shy, Fragile, Volatile, Innocent, Dependent
"Wow!, that''s a dangerous combination, in other words 2.0 is a walking time bomb" I managed to say after scanning the notif "Yep, that''s pretty much what he/she is, though the chart isn''t exactly that accurate, it''s another estimation based from your brainwaves, lastly I''m gonna have to warp you into Wysteria now, my superior are getting cranky about your overtime, they wanna watch how you fare in a world of magic, especially Developer" Maya snapped her fingers and a fancy door poofed onto one of the light walls, it was one of those antique beautifully carved doors you''d see in a home cover magazine, I think. "Oh, let me just do a quick pep talk with myself, she''s still pretty wound up in the whole explosion from your AIBGen cube" 2.0 was still bawling in my shirtless self, it was kinda weird if you see two naked people of the opposite gender cuddling, I placed my right hand on her head and started petting her, my other hand rubbing her back just to calm her down, surprisingly her breathing slowed and she hugged harder. I quickly signaled Maya for clothes, I had to save as much dignity as we had when we go inside, a wave of her hand over our heads and a few shimmering on her bodies later, a sundress similar to Maya''s appeared on 2.0 and a white shirt and baggy pants on me "Hey 2.0, are you OK now?" she nodded in response "We''re gonna have to leave this place sooner or later you know besides you shouldn''t worry about people and things hurting you, you know we''re a tough cookie to crack right?" Her lips managed to curve into a smile at least, her arms loosened her deathhold on my waist and her tears had already dried up on her face "And I can''t keep calling you 2.0, now can I?" she just kept looking back at me in response "How about... Thalia?, It''s almost similar to Leoth, It''s a girl''s name plus it''s a name from our favorite book!" Her forehead scrounged up together from thinking too much, her head swayed from side to side, and arms crossed for dramatic effect. "... Thalia" She finally managed to say. She looked back at me with a smile of pure joy and slipped her hand into mine and beckoned. "... Let''s go Leoth" Together we walked through the fancy door, into the unknown with nothing but ourselves, with the clothes on our backs and the warmth of our hearts, our courage will lead us through Wysteria from thick or thin. We wil conquer the unconquered that is... ... ''Invictus'' ==================================
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Side Story - Chet
Side Story - Chet "Ooooow, that hurt you know!, You should at least make your reunion worthwhile Kumi" I''m pretty sure animated smoke was hissing out of my head at this moment, Kumi really deals a fatal dropkick but on a more serious note, she could''ve at least had an actual conversation with Leoth before she dumped him into the LUCID POD. Her earlier rage face was replaced with a look of pure worry, she did a conplete 180 in a split-second, her usual straight hair looked like it was bedridden for months, I guess she didn''t pull any stops on that promise not even a break. She''s been like this since we were kids, I was still bestfriends with Leoth back then, we did everything together and every childish crap that earned us scars and bruises were still considered worthwhile. Leoth''s been whining about how I get so many fangirls in school yearly and why isn''t he getting any, what he doesn''t know is that he''s had secret admirers for every school, some of his kouhais he helped out somehow developed feelings for him, especially Kumi. she first met him, when their dads decided to have a reunion with a little goal motives for their offsprings, Leoth''s dad and sir Araki, went to catch up in the mancave while I for one was just visiting my bestfriend for some fun. I could overhear sir Araki whispering to Kumi back then to make good friends, before he went along with his reunion, she had a very bad impression on me at the very beginning. She had this scary glare, and stone-like expression adapted from Moyai, her outfit was an all-dark gothic lolita kinda look, you''d see from some anime and she always had this weird pimped-out doll with blings The first thing I could say about her was "... She''s scary" I tried to whisper to Leoth, Alas, she heard me, digust and all, at first she kinda teared-up a little then clenched her fist. She made this stance where her left foot was behind the other, her arms were spead diagonally even, her left foot then took a solid step. Unauthorized usage: this tale is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings. My entire body shuddered as it knew this might not end well, with her left foot in place , she quickly rocketed off the concrete and the air spiraled around her, her body pivoted in a split-second which landed a spinning back-kick on my forehead, causing me to fly back a few meters I was nearly blacking out when I heard Leoth compliment on her awesome blow to my pride, he also mentioned she was the first to reject a peacock prince like me. "Hey, what''s your name by the way?" Leoth asked shyly as I was still sprawled on the floor, Kumi fidgeted a little before answering. "Oh-Ummm, My name''s Kumi, E-etto, will you be my first friend?" I could hear his shocked gasp, well that makes both of us, his feet shuffled alon thw floor kinda loudly. "S-sure. I''m Leoth by the way, Would you like to see my Poster collection?" Ooooh, the poster collection, huh?, so ot means he had that kind of thing. And here I am lying on the floor miserably, because of a martial artist gothic lolita. This doesn''t feel or sound healthy, well at least for me, but I can''t let my bestfriend down. I''m gonna have to suck it up so, please dear lord harden my heart for the suffering that is yet to come, I your name I won''t read low class smut novels ever again, Amen. ==================================
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Chapter 2 - Square One "Status!"
Status Window
Name:LeothAlignment:Neutral
Level:1Class:N/A
Race:ScionGender:Male
Titles
N/A
Fame:0Infamy:0
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Health:100 / 100Health Regen:1.75 / Sec
Mana:100 / 100Mana Regen:1.75 / Sec
Stamina:100 / 100Stamina Regen:1.75 / Sec
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Strength:10Agility:10
Vitality:10
Intelligence:10Wisdom:10
Leadership:0Luck:10
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Attack:10-10Defense:10
Skill Name:Skill Rank:Skill Level:Skill Experience:
Detect DangerNovice10%
From meeting with the God of Death, you are able to barely sense: Powerful Auras; Killing Pressure; God of Death himself; and Fatal strike/blows directed at you
Skill Name:Skill Rank:Skill Level:Skill Experience:
Blessing of MarethyuMASTER9999%
Through the constant nagging of Maya, the God of Death, Marethyu, has granted you the ability to slip past a near-death experience; As long as you have 2 hit points or more, all fatal attack damage will just minimize your HP to 1 hit point
Skill Name:Skill Rank:Skill Level:Skill Experience:
Blessing of MayaMASTER9999%
Through charming the Goddess of Gateways with your smooth talking, she has granted you the ability to; Be able to warp to any and all explored/discovered dungeons or towns, cannot be used inside a structure or in a magic-deprived area, cooldown: 12 hours
While I was distracted with my status screen we didn''t know that we actually walked out into a plaza of street vendors and bustling people, almost all were in a hurry, running, power walking, bumping into people, bumping into me and Thalia. "Stop daydreaming! You''re blocking the way!" said a buff guy who tackled me to stagger a little, almost falling over I could see Thalia sticking out her tongue behind his pompous back, she wasn''t happy, she had a nerve popping out on her wide forehead and went to check up on me quickly before returning to her duties "I''m fine, I''m OK besides he might get back here if he sees you back-sassing him." I said with a smile while walking towards a less crowded area she just kept making insulting faces and gestures behind the buff dude''s back while she clung closely to my elbow, apparently the dude was a blacksmith, he just stopped in front of an anvil outside the cobblestone house and made quality steel weapons and armor. "Keh!, What can he do about it?, is he going to pick on a little girl and a teen who''s done nothing wrong? I dare him! I double-dare that motherfucker!" "OK, OK Thalia, calm down I know he sucks hard but we need to keep our heads in check and that means keep your temper to a low, because you''re going out of character" "Fine but I still don''t like him, promise me if we''re going to find some work to start us off, we won''t work for that old gorilla" "Sure that''s a deal but let''s ACTUALLY find some work first, let''s go find a bar or a tavern, maybe the owners there might know of some places in need of our assistance" "Unn!" she finally nodded in ecstatically, I just hope there won''t be a time where she doesn''t rely on something worse than insulting gestures when she blows a fuse A minute walk over the next few blocks later, we find a huge wooden shack with huge double-doors and a sign that had a mug and a pig guzzling it down painted on it, ''The Tipsy Pig'' BANG! Some people fly-out the double doors with a cringing face plant, they butts pointed high in the air and positioned in an awkward way because they were half-naked, no pants, shown in all their glory I quickly covered Thalia''s eyes so she wouldn''t see more than that, I''m not gonna risk her innocence over something comical as that "They don''t have pa... Hey! I can''t see, is there something wrong Leoth?" she said with a poker face, her arms waving up and down like an anime school girl would the double-doors busted open again and a leprechaun trudged out, he was friggin tiny, did those guys lose to him?, I couldn''t stop myself from laughing at that fact "AND STAY OUT!, YOU FUCKIN'' DARE HARASS MY WAITRESSES, MESS WITH MY FOOD AND MOCK MY HEIGHT!? IF I WASN''T JUST A RETIRED GENERAL, I''D END ALL OF YOU ASSHOLES TO TARTARUS!" his baritone voice screamed, it was very weird and it didn''t fit to his appearance his body was like a goblin''s, complete with pointy nose though his skin color was that of a human, a handlebar mustache that looked too silky smooth with wax, and he wore an apron on top of his breeches and poloshirt, his face as fuming by the way once his opera sessions to the fallen dudes was over, they immediately scurried off to the alleyways while food and gold dropped out of their pockets on the way the gob-midget then made his way towards us looking quite embarassed as he kept fiddling with his mustache "I apologize for that unprecedented event, I hope what happened doesn''t keep you from enjoying my fine establishment" he snapped his fingers as his face filled with delight as though an idea came to him "You''re a traveler right?, My name is Roger by the way, how about I treat you two to some mead and breakfast, it''s on the house, besides, I get the feeling you''re someone who''s probably not quite a disappointment judging from your appearance" he then gestured us to go inside, Thalia could only shrug and go inside, her hooked arm tugged my me to follow, well even if this was a scam and I get dragged into a dangerous situation, I won''t die easily thanks to my skills *Time Skip to 2Hours* We just finished eating the breakfast and fermented smooth wine they offered us, so far none of it was poisoned nor was it tampered with, the owner of ''The Tipsy Pig'', Roger was all smiles, none of it was weird or out of place, he didn''t have this face filled with ulterior motives, he really was acting out of hospitality. "So let''s continue where we left off. What business do you two have from me? I highly doubt you planned to have a date with this lil'' missy over here?" He said breaking the silence out of the quiet inner-room, he had gone out of his way just to invite us to his VIP section, we also met his wife, his elfish, pregnant wife, he said he''ll tell us the story later, he told us the town we were in is called, Gertrude, specializes in fishing, herbs and alchemy This story is posted elsewhere by the author. Help them out by reading the authentic version.but aslo has a few drunkards here and there but nothing the townspeople couldn''t handle. I stood up and cleared my throat as to fix my composure "We intended to ask you if there were any people in this town who are need of any workers and we''re not really on a date, she''s my--" Thalia tried to immediately jump in the conversation "I''m his fian--" "SISTER!, she''s my sister, don''t believe what she says, people might start to misunderstand" she started to pout and tried to kick my shin a few times but her legs lack the length to reach it Roger just arched a brow from our earlier acts and just shrugged it off as something he wouldn''t bother with, as it was unnecessary, he reached for some papers bulleted on a board hung behind his desk On the table he placed 4 fliers "Here we have at least. four people in need of some elbow grease: there''s Argus who works as a blacksmith, he''s in need of some people who could fetch him a few tons of iron in his personal mine; there''s Yura an alchemist who needs some brave subjects to experiment her prototype potions on also she ran out of healing herbs lately; Darius the clockmaker has called me in for personal help, he asked me to find a ''worthy'' man to send to his shop and help with his troubles without getting too nosy; last bit not the least is Ursula a hostess who is in need of some extra help in her brothel she probably means someone who can commit some ''physical'' labor without complaints" he held out is arms as if a businessman giving a customer an ultimatum "Well? which one do you pick? all are high end jobs with a healthy pay, you might even get some real life experience or some professions, each one lasts a total of 5 days" I thought that we wouldn''t get good jobs, but what we got is actually profitable, though almost all has a downside Blacksmith: probably the guy who bumped into us, we probably won''t be able to handle his asshole of an attitude, plus I wouldn''t be able to hold back Thalia who''d probably pummel him on sight Alchemist: I''d love to learn how to brew potions but her request sounds too dangerous, too many variables and if we just accepted the herb gathering quest we''d probably be forced to be her labrats Clockmaker: His request sounds simple, but he wouldn''t give details about what his problem is, he could be someone high-class from something bigger, Roger did say he called a personal favor so why was it so important as to ask help fom a retired veteran? Hostess: Nope not even gonna think about it, its too mature for us, I''m not even legal yet I''m still 17 and Thalia''s probably younger, it''ll be a scandal if she signed up and I wouldn''t allow her even if my life depended on it "I''ll take the Clockmaker''s request but could you recommend any more safer jobs for my ''sister'', the rest sounds like it''ll be too much for someone of her age" Thalia was kicking my shin like a machine gun right now, I feel sorry for treating her like a kid but I feel more sorry for my legs Roger scratched his chin for more effective thinking methods, he kept saying ''maybe just maybe'' then his smug face turned into a toothy grin "There is one job, she could work here as a waitress, she''d be raking in huge crowds if I could add her in my repertoire, it would make all my male customers more than happy for someone like her to serve them and added to that you''ll probably get a once in a lifetime opportunity like say, your sister in a maid outfit?" my mind was in overdrive I couldn''t think properly, I had to take his deal, think of all the picture I could take of girly self, and sell them for some gold "DEA--Ggehoo" Thalia just karate chopped my adam''s apple, My head dropped to the table, my mouth slightly frothing from the internal blow she stood up in denial of his offer with more dramatic effect she pointed towards the Alchemist''s flier "No!, I won''t be a waitress!, I''ll take that chick, Yura''s request for all I care, don''t act like I can''t make my own decisions, I''ll just learn alchemy, that way I''d be able to help my ''b-brother'' so it''s my decision and that''s that! I don''t care if she''s probably gonna experiment on me, I''ll do it!" I just sat there jaw-dropped at what happened, d-did My girly side just destroy a fool-proof plan to make money out of her?, there was nothing I could say to change her mind, she is a part of me, she has a stubborn part too "Well that''s that, it''s that missy''s decision from the start anyway, a shame that my business won''t be making extra gold anytime soon" Roger said in reluctant defeat, both hand raised half-assed showing he surrenders "It''s also a perfect match, because young Yura as far as I can remember, she absolutely loves kids, so she''ll probably accept you in a heartbeat; and young lad, you should be careful about where your heart lies with, cause with your looks and smooth talking, you''d probably be able to create a harem in this town in no time but stay away from my waitresses of course" He rifled through a file case beside his desk, Thalia and I could just wait patiently until he slammed two parchments in front of us, it looked old, very old but it had a lot of markings "Here''s some maps of the town, marked and labeled every nook and cranny about Gertrude, these were mine and my partner''s when we were still kids, I update the map yearly in case of changes, but now it''s yours, it''s your job to find your way to your destination using these so don''t ask for any more favors" Both Me''s: "Thanks Roger!" "Yeah, uh, your welcome, now scurry off before I take these maps back" We ran out of ''The Tipsy Pig'' not minding all the stares from unsuspecting customers and glares from jealous co-workers, we wanted to have our adventure as soon as we can, but first we had to make money and learn some survival skills "This is where we part for now Leoth!" "Yeah!, Thalia... don''t look so sad, don''t worry we''ll see each other once we finish our quests, tell you what, let''s meet up at ''The Tipsy Pig'' once we''re done with our quest or better yet let''s become their apprentice!" Thalia hugged me, her fingers held tight to the hem of my clothes, her hands were shaking her breathing heavy once again "Thalia, let''s learn as much as we can from our clients, you''ll learn as much as you can with alchemy, I''ll learn to fiddle with mechanics, we''ll meet each other in five days, OK?" She nodded, her body calmed down once again, once I reassured her, she needs to be able to learn how to be independent as soon a she can "HEY BOY! CATCH!" Roger threw an orb like object to me, it looked like it''ll easily break, luckily I caught it but stumbled backward "Try to attach that to one of your sockets and once you''re done I''ll teach you how to fight!" How the hell did he know about the grooves on my back? did he somehow grope me while I was eating? pervert? "Oh! uh, Thanks Roger and we will!" with that note Thalia and I went our separate ways, we ran opposite of the other''s destination, 5 days without each other, 5 days trying to figure everything out by ourselves, I hope she''ll be fine without me BUMP! "Oooof" a woman with a flower basket fell to the floor scattering a few posies, rose and lilies over the street, people don''t mind her and just step over the flowers "Oh I''m sorry lady!, here let me help you!" "Why thank you, clumsy traveler" she looked beautiful, a natural type of beauty that no make-up nor magic would ever recreate, a smile not even the sun would over-shine, her brunette hair was tied up in a pony tail and set over her shoulder, her apron had a few dirt and stains probably from gardening, I probably looked dumb blushing scarlet red staring at her "Unm, there you go, I didn''t catch your name didn''t I?" "It''s Yura" she said with an angelic giggle, she took the remaining flowers in my hand, our fingers touched for a split-second, it was soft "Wait... aren''t you... Oh No! it''s almost noon I have to hurry!, bye Yura!" I hurried to the clockmaker''s, Darius'' shop with haste, I can''t wait to start my first job *Yura''s POV* "Love Pheromone Potion success, subject showed complete signs of infatuation, though the potion wasn''t brewed to also make the subject polite and kind, further observation is needed for confirmation" I then turned off my mana-powered voice recorder from Darius with a click* though I didn''t expect him to actually help me when he bumped me, I expected him to more or less, get distracted and move on, he was probably born with such a sweet trait "He was kind of cute, I hope I get to see him again, or at least get to see more of how he''ll react to the potion, giggle*" ==================================
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Chapter 2.2 - Tic Toc In front of me stood a probably unneccessarily humongous abomination of a warehouse , I stare up wide-eyed at such a place, steam kept hissing out every once in a while when a pipe snapped open, two gigantic gears stood vertically as a support to the base the warehouse as random flashes and rumbling came from within, the shocking fact was that the mild quakes didn''t come from the structure, it remained as stable and immobile as ever but beneath it led clattering stones here and there scatter around the street. The funny thing was that the pedestrians aren''t even bothered by the booms and bangs every so often, when a rain of soot fell most of them already had an umbrella at the ready, you''d clearly see who were the npcs and who were the players Every inch of me was dusty, every movement I made sent soot falling to the pavement but no amount of shaking around would ever remove all of it then I was suddenly splashed by a blast of water, I couldn''t even react, on the bright side though, I was completely clean but my noob gear was completely soaked "My apologies my good sir but if you happen to have some business with my master then you should probably follow me inside to get a change of clothes and carry on with your intentions" the source of the water jet spoke in an frank tone, dressed in a maid outfit and a dull hued gem in hand she reached out to me with another, her emerald eyes showed no emotion but her smile shined with mercy I couldn''t respond with anything else but hold her hand and follow her inside the steam shack, no regret and suspicion ever crossed my mind she walked with a skip or two, her aquamarine twin-tailed hair bounced and whipped around with each step, the double door bronze were autonomously opened with no other consent, the she tread inside lead no stops the hallways inside had rows and rows of pedestals with random bits and bobs covered within a glass casing "These displayed are all failures of my master, though he never bothered to throw them away, he told me each on inspires him to improve" My mouth kept shut, no words were needed as I curiously glanced at each ''failure'', some closely resemble technology from the Real World, I''m surprised her master had gone this far Another bronze duo-door opened "Master Darius, our guest has arrived, the one we''ve been expecting" the maid announced aloud and bowed gracefully with a dignified look of respect A rather frail old man lay within the dim room, tinkering with random parts, his hands swiftly picked and placed metal with precision, fingers danced around assembling nuts and bolts, devices and doohickies rhythmically on the product he''s slaving away with on the worn-out table Once he stopped he pressed a button on the orb-like machine, the base of the orb then clicked and widened in the structure of a mini hula-hoop, the space between the circle rippled like water, the man then took a potion near him and positioned it near the machine, the void of the hula-hoop then greedily sucked in the potion resting on the man''s palm. The hula-hoop then clicked and reverted back into its orb form, the frail old man turned and threw the orb to me "Hey young man! catch!" "Umm, thanks?" "That''s a pocket dimension storage, you can have that if you want, it''s the least I could do since you''re helping me out" The frail old man then patted down his clothes and threw his goggles out the nearest window without a care then made his way towards us "My name''s Darius, you''ve probably guessed that already since Roger did send you and don''t worry about those goggles I threw away, people usually steer clear of any of my windows. Usually." His enthusiastic voice snapped me out of la-la land, everything here made me cringe in awe "Oh! Uh, I''m Leoth and what am I supposed to help you with?" "It''s nothing too hard and impossible unlike teaching my daughter, Aria, to actually call me ''father'' rather than ''master'', she probably doesn''t know the difference, It''s all ''HER'' fault" "Umm, she''s your daughter...." i subtly look over to ''Aria'', she responded with a frank smile, her hands kept fiddling with the oversized bow on her chest Darius coughed loudly, probably because he''s old or probably to catch my attention "Well, cutting the chit-chat and drama and getting to brasstacks here. I want you to be my apprentice." "What?" "You heard me. You''re going to be my apprentice ain''t nobody''s going to change my mind. I''m old and you can probably see that very clearly, I need someone to make use of my specialty and there''s only one rule I want you to uphold at all costs. Never sell weapons to anyone, if you want to create weapons, keep it to yourself, you don''t want people mass-producing your creations for warfare, you won''t like that feeling, trust me" The old man in front of me declared it just like that, no consent, no ifs no buts no shit, I didn''t plan on complaining either. I took out the orb from my pack, jammed my finger on the button, the machine clicked into mini-portal mode, I stuffed all items in my bag (10 pcs. of Bread, Glowing Marble from Roger and my canteen) into the portal and reverted it "I''m ready master!" "That''s the spirit!" *Time Skip - 5 Days* TING! PANG! BANG! The sounds of my hammer hitting a super-heated bronze plate could be heard ringing throughout the dim room, an underground facility filled with vents for air, Darius had taught me "To actually start tinkering, you must be able to smith your own parts, buying is not acceptable, marketed metals are usually below average quality, therefore with experience you''ll be able to provide yourself with a more suitable material for a more durable and flexible invention" If you come across this story on Amazon, it''s taken without permission from the author. Report it. Bronze is usually made with the mix of copper-tin but I scrapped that method and instead I sometimes mix in copper with aluminum, silicon, arsenic and other metals for a harder version of the alloy I was making a variation of bronze called, bell metal, and coated it with a titanium alloy, I melted the metal into a hollow barrel, its top flat surface was installed with a spring-load, a fire magic crystal I got from Aria was placed in the middle, I then asked her to help me write flame-affinity rune around the barrel-like surface, with multiple chambers that could be reloaded with special made ammo A long pole was then attached to the 1st part made to be able to channel mana infused from the handle directly to the fire crystal to activate, a trigger is then placed above the handle that fires the inner-hammer and opens the fusion chamber I wanted a secret weapon just in case Thalia and I arrive in a pinch, I made a polehammer, Just for the occasion since I''ve gotten quite fond of the hammer these past few days of smithing for parts And this baby is the final product, by infusing mana from this puppy would ignite the firecrystal and a jet of flames fire off the pole-hammer turning it into a rocket-hammer, trigger then activates the spring-load and opens the fusion chamber, the flames then enter the chamber and burst the special cartridges within hammer causing an explosion for huge damage, the huge durability of bell metal keeps it together and the titanium alloy coating then prevents melting My first actual independent creation, I call it the: ''Burst Revolver'', inspired and made possible because of all the experience and lessons I got from Darius Now, time for the test-run, the results need to be as expected even a tiny mistake would probably leave me dead, these past days of trial and error were all for this day I inserted only one shell in one of the chambers and closed it, I readied my ''Burst Revolver'' in front of the rock dummies I carved for target practice, about three of them were lined up next to a wall Remember to aim, the posture of the body and pivot of the foot is important so the hanmer wouldn''t take me with it as I swing, flexibility is needed to be able to easily plant my feet and swing in successions, timing is the key to deal as much damage in a single moment, even if I''m too late with the trigger, the bell metal''s virbration on impact would probably cause the enemy to stagger, I did all my research from the nearest library and from Roger so I could be able to maximize the potential of my weapon Aaaaand... SWING! the moment I swung I began to feed mana to the handle, the hammer boomed faster as the rocket-like fire jets blasted the hammer toward the rock dummy, once the hammer made contact "Hey Leoth we nee--" CLICK~!--- BANG! the impact of the hammer smashed through each dummy and with a pull of te trigger sent the shrapnel flying, piercing and stuck to a wall right next to the door It was Darius, only a few inches were left between him and certain death, his cheek suddenly slashed and bled dripping on the rubbled floor, his earlier serious face turned into a look of shock and realization, if he hadn''t hesitated from the sound of the explosion and had continued walking into the room would''ve meant his funeral He closed and blinked his eyes a few times before he finally pulled himself together "L-leoth, what was th-that... Nevermind, j-just come with me upstairs and..." He glared over ''Burst Revolver'' for a second "... Leave your weapon of mass destruction in your facility. Locked. Out of reach of anyone." and proceeded to return upstairs without glancing back I could only shrug out my shock-awe from my invention, a huge crater was left from where my hammer exploded, I switched my sights from the crater to the hammer to the crater again and finally decided to gingerly place ''Burst Revolver'' on my worktable and run up to follow Darius "Set Magic Formation" A red hexagram star circle then flashed beneath me and anchored me to the ground, two stakes drove outward the floor with me between it, chains slithered, wrapped around the two stakes and bound both my arms out stretched, a thorny halo appeared above my head and spun with searing heat Aria appeared in front of me, slowly walking into the formation, her usual maid outfit was replaced with a skin-tight black suit, her aquamarine hair untied and swayed with her body on every step, she was ''blushing?'' but I was more occupied on the chains Her arms wrapped around my waist and pulled herself closer to me, her breath smelled of jasmine, eyes wistfully closed as her face slowly closed the distance Her lips met mine, soft, fluff and heart fluttering, my emotions kept doing jumping jacks and backflips, my mind jumped out the window as unknown impulses kicked-in, her hands cupped both my cheeks, her tongue entered intertwined with mine had caught me by surprised, moans got louder as more seconds burn out, what''s wrong with me? why''re the roles reversed? how''d this happen? "Contract Complete, Bind Set" ==================================
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Chapter 2.3 - Time Doesnt Stop Hey peeps I tweaked and fixed this chapter''s grammar, spelling and paraphrased it fir better impact, there were too many typos, it hurts just to even read some parts, I''m guessing this is my first slip-up chapter all the love and cliffhangers from your Author ================================== "These magic crystals cost a total of 6 gold, madam" "6 gold? are you hoodwinking me sir? pr is this how your business is all built upon, cheating on your customers by emptying as much change as you can from people''s purses, the quality of these crystals aren''t even worth more than 15 silver, if this establishment doesn''t even respect a client''s trust for it''s provider then it''s better off that you shut down and go bankrupt" A crowd had started forming around the vending stall, bored people that were looking for some drama, this situation is working in my favor, at least I''d get the average price or maybe even less "OK! OK, maam please calm down, I''ll drop down the price below the average. Just please don''t make my whole business burn up in flames, I might even go to the slammer, I''ll sell all of it to you for a measly 2 gold and 65 silver" Bingo! "OK, Deal" I turned over to the crowd "Oh! it was just a mistake, I feel grateful for mister vendor over here, he even gave away some freebies for each purchase" The crowd then started to swarm around stall, I''d have to say his business was booming, well time to get back to master Darius An eccentric woman taught me how to negotiate, hustle ad sweet talk my way through barters and prices, she preferred destroying the person''s reputation afterwards, I myself prefer repaying for their huge discount by boosting their sales she was the person who taught me my A-Zs since my father wasn''t the child caring type but a useless tinkerer, although I think like this, she did teach me to look dignified and responsible at the very least, she was a teen at the time, a family friend who became my own personal babysitter, she had taken interest with alchemy back then and had a certain interest for irregular medieval romantic novels that consists of slaves the dreary factory now appeared my view, my master never bothered to even renovate the place to something at least pedestrian-friendly non-soot raining hunk of metal, and speak of the devil the gunking starts in... ...3 oh! look we have a visitor! a rather cute boy ...2 wait, he didn''t bring an umbrella with him ...1 Uh, oh looks like it''s too late for saving POOF! Oh No! His clothes are all covered in dust now, his black curly hair turned grey and his white shirt now looks like it''s been breeding mold better give him a quick wash over before the grime sticks to him, really such a shame for a person like him I took out a water crystal and infused mana in it and imagine water splashing over him, just like that he was soaking clean in an instant I better greet him Now that I took a closer look at him, he''s kinda hot, cold stare gives me weird chills in a good way, and his hair has wide curls that made him look cute even with a death glare "My apologies my good sir but if you happen to have some business with my master then you should probably follow me inside for a change of clothes and carry on with your intentions" I hope I did that right, wouldn''t want him to think I''m sound like quite a douche lady He did follow me inside, he kept looking around like a country bumpkin and his first time in the city I couldn''t help but smile a little "These displayed are all failures of my master though he never bothered to throw any of them away, he told me that each one inspires him to improve" once we arrived at my master''s workshop I led him in and stopped to stand beside him, my old man was tinkering again, he didn''t even respond to me, that''s how much of a pain in my behind he could possibly be, as far as I can tell he''s making another ''void type'' item Items and Gear, as far as I can remember from master''s lectures, are usually separated into types and ranks: null type, the most common and mundane of items; enhancement types are focused on increasing a certain aspect; there''s the numerous elemental types which are kinda obvious; curse types involve sacrificial requirement in exchange for its certain power; lastly void types, usually has something to do with time, space and dark matter. Item Rank involves with the quality and usefulness of an item and are categorized by two ways, the Known Ranking: God, Mythic, Legendary, Rare, Magic, Superior, Fine and Inferior; and the Vague Ranking: SSS, SS, S, A, B, C, D, E and F for the worst Void types are always categorized by Known Ranking as Rare and above and by Vague Ranking as S and above, you could sell one and have enough money to buy an entire continent but it''s uses are usually too precious to give up, so treasure hunters usually keep it just in case, and would actually kill to obtain one, it was every item collector''s dream to obtain a Void Rank Oh, he gave it to that boy just like that? I''m sure the boy doesn''t even know how much of an honor it is to be able to accept an item from the one and only person who can invent void items, is it because he senses something special in him? OK! the boy''s name is Leoth Master''s gloating about my habit again, he should probably grow up and accept it as it is ... Wait, he''s gonna be an apprentice here? Oh! he accepted! I jumped around for joy and did a little victory dance in the main hall but quickly pulled myself together before Leoth noticed when... "Aria! show my new apprentice, Leoth, where his new dorms are!" *Day 1 of Sir Leoth''s Apprenticeship* Master started him off by teaching him the skill ''Identify'', well it was kind of a requirement since his job solely relies on that skill to be able to differentiate between rocks and metals and the quality and purity He should be able to discern and perceive the tiniest of details of each item and be able to recognize and name it successfully to be able to obtain the skill ''Identify'' It just goes to show that skills aren''t perks that can be learned in a blink of an eye, each skill has certain requirements needed to be fulfilled to be able to truly appreciate its rewards, hardships and effort makes it that much sweeter I gave him some Chamomile tea during his break to prevent eye strain and nerve damage *Day 2 and 3 of Leoth''s Apprenticeship* Stamina, a core trait of every artisan, some works and creation needs months, maybe even years of patience to be able to finish an actual masterpiece, an artisan must learn to endure and never rush the process, each procedure is important in order to bring out the best of the end product but sometimes speed is also the key, when working on a short deadline an artisan must use every ounce of experience he/she has obtained: stamina, willpower, precision, agility and timing, a moment of hesitation may destroy an items perfection therefore master has ordered sir Leoth to create 10 superior ranked, null type weapons of different styles within two days I gave him a round of Black tea in order to increase his awareness and prevent lung diseases from his inhalation of smoke in an extended period of time We chatted on the entire time he was working, he told me of the time when he was still a kid, he met a very isolated girl from a friendly reunion of his father and his father''s old classmate, he remembered told me, it was the only time he was actually having fun, there was no drama, no stress and no problems he seemed to say, it was just him, his bestfriend and that girl, it was a rather sweet and cute memory if I say so myself I thanked him for telling me such a memory and tried to stand up and leave for more chores when I accidentally step on a puddle of oil and slipped, falling because of gravity pulling me, Newton''s such a bitch, heading on a straight course toward a vat of melted steel I guess such a corny way of ''dying'' was meant to happen for someone like me, such a thing trulywritten by the gods as an insult, what an ironic way to end me If you spot this tale on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. an arm slid around my waist and a rough hand clamped on my stomach just below where my breasts rested and pulled me closer to a warm and comforting embrace, his panting breath hitting my ear and a tender feeling could be felt, poking at my butt, my belly immediately grew butterflies that fluttered and rampaged within me, my face suddenly caught a rush of heat that filled my body with weird impulses I''ve never felt before, I just wanted to stay like this forever, with his his toned arms wrapped around my frail body as we share warmth and sweat but alas, he gingerly stepped back and hoping to give me some space in embarrassed haste A moment where both of us said nothing, a looks we shared made it seem to last forever, a time just for us two, a second filled with just heartfelt beatings and sighs, but time doesn''t work like that, time doesn''t stop for such occasions, time is a bitch as life is filled with shit, it won''t stop for anyone, not even for me an for this very moment Seeing as how this would lead to nothing but more empty moments for us both, I left him standing there agape, in such a rush without even single glance behind me *Day 4 of Leoth''s Apprenticeship* I saw some blueprints on his workdesk while master was training him in the main hall, we still haven''t talked, not even when we usually pass by each other sometimes but only a few peeks and awkward silence were given at that time, our atmosphere couldn''t be more dead, I wanted to break the ice somehow, but it seemed impossible as both of us have a defining trait of ''scared shitless of wht might happen'' syndrome . . . . a few hours later, I peek through a crack of a slightly opened door that led into Leoth''s facility, I wanted to see him, see his heartmelting face, experience how he makes me feel weird down below, As always he was slaving away at his workbench, but there was something different, a device I don''t recognize lay still dismantled on the burnt hard wooden table, it was quite obvious that thing wasn''t a part of master''s plans my talent of recognizing items and gadgets just goes to show that no matter how much someone hates something, if it''s your father forcing it onto you, somehow it sticks like a piece of chewing gum tied to your hair, it''ll be hard to remove "I gave him a few hour long break from training for personal time, he''s been working on that thing since the 2nd day" I was surprised by the sudden whispering behind me, I double checked and made sure master was asleep or reading lewd books wen I snuck here, he was casually peeking through the horizontal space with an impressed look and a glint in his eyes, I''m sire he povably gave notes or gave him some ultra top secret blueprints from a secret stash somewhere, but apparently master guessed what I was thinking "... I didn''t help him at all, he didn''t ask me for anything besides the schedule for training, so when i was statisfied I left him to himself, now here he is" he added in a matter of fact tone my eyebrows scrunged up together, my eyes kept staring at him, glued to his hot broad shoulders, steaming sweat quickly ran down his back near the spine down towards a place I''ve wanted to grasp, my hand clenched into a fist, it kept shivering no matter what I do, I knew it wouldn''t be forever "You do know he''s going to leave this place once the five days are over you know, so..." master''s tone toned down into a serious octave, his lips were squeezed together into a grim poker face with the look of a father bracing himself for what is yet to come "... What do you plan to do about it, Aria?" Sweat broke out my forehead as stress accumulated, my shivering got worse and tears started to drop uncontrollably *Last Day of Leoth''s Apprenticeship* "Is he still working in there" master looked up away from his usual favorite low-class smut, it was probably the ones he hides under his bed, I found out when I tidied up his room, I''d rather ignore than bother scolding him "Yes" he closed and set aside the trash book in order to properly attend her duaghter''s needs I don''t want him to go, but he''s a traveler, I can''t stop him from exploring the world, I can''t keep him locked up in this drab factory "Mas-- No... Father, will you grant your daughter her one and only wish just this once?" his face turned serious "What is it? You never called me father even once, until now. Is it that important?" Pressure could be felt from the room, gravity felt heavier and breathing became harder as if the air was halved "Yes, it is important... ... I want to go with Leoth on his adventure!" "OK" "I knew you would say that! listen dad I have eery right to go out and see the world and I can''t always be loc-- Wait what?" "I said that''s fine" "R-really?" my brain finally caught up o his approval, my mind did backflips and streaked across my thoughts and punched out future flirters of Leoth "Yes, He seems like a nice guy and pretty dependable though you''re provably doing all the protecting for him if given the chance but all in all he''s an honest to god kind of guy, he hasn''t been quite tainted by human greed yet and huge potential can be seen within him and what did you think would I say? I may be a bad father but not an evil one" "YAY! Oh and Umm one last thing dad..." "Go on..." "What exactly is he? as far as I noticed he''a far from a human being..." "Well you''re not exactly human either are you my beloved daughter. I read about him from a book when I was a child, the grooves in his back and abnormal presence around him indicates that he was one of the lost race of a line who were known to be able to actually surpass godhood unlike the other races, the sockets on his back when embedded with unique gemstone give the user immense power and takes its form depending on their nature, a creature next in line for the throne of this realm... Leoth is a Scion" A scion? next in line for the throne of this realm? to that innocent and gentle boy? I need to help him! I want to shoulder his burdens and responsibilities with him! I want to be someone he''d acknowledge! "Father! I want to be Leoth''s sword and shield, recreate me into his power, I Aria, the first line of human androids, My body of your Automatons, My flesh and blood of Yura''s Alchemy, My soul of your daughter and My mind of my own offer my whole self to be His and only his slave, a tool for his bidding and a servant of his desires!"
The Contract has been Written
my father stood there wide eyed, his usual lax self was blown away by my declaration and terrified of the contract creation, he could only sigh at my outburst and looked at me with determined eyes "I accept the terms and bestow you upon whom you wish"
Contract has been Recognized
The Presence of Host is needed for further Confirmation
"sigh* I''ll go get your new master for you... ... you know you will always be my one and only beloved daughter" "Thank you... ... and I know Father" ==================================
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IOU - An Explanation Hey there readers and Invictus fans so yeah I won''t save yu guys from the smiting hand of the cliffhangers but happily and sadly I bear both good news and bad news Good News: Here''s an outline of the story arcs Arc 1 - Beta Phase Arc 2 - Conquer My World Arc 3 - Knight of Mercy Arc 4 - Witch Sin OK each arc will be separated into 10 chapters composing of 3 parts each chapter which in total is 30 parts/updates for an arc So now tht you know how this FF is going down lets introduce the... Bad News: School upon your author!!! As of June 8 I will no longer update the FF during weekdays, and focus the weekdays on studies, do not fret because on weekends I will devote time for this FF on either SATURDAY, SUNDAY OR CONSECUTIVELY ON BOTH DAYS Stolen story; please report. please try to note out that I''m not locked to updating 1 part per weekends, it means I can friggin updte at least 100 parts for a chapter within a weekend but that''s never going to happen since I also have a social life, so give or take expect 1-3 part being updated within the week *AWESOME TRANSITION* OKAY! calm down! now that I''ve tortured you guys enough and said what is needed to be said already, the remainder of my summer will be focuse on this FF So support INVICTUS guys and gals VOTE, FOLLOW, FAVORITE, ADD TO LIST AND REVIEW THIS LIGHTNOVEL so it would reach onto other people''s souls and I''ll be here attending to them by stabbing them heartlessly with cliffhangers CIAO! Side Story - Leoth Poor Chet missing out on such a girl like Kumi, but he can''t complain when the very hot girl hates his guts, nope can''t tweak that into interest because she probably know that annoying peacock is a huge flirty playboy filled with testosterone bonanzas raging about inside his very body, the way she looks at Chet was like a noble seeing a pig roll around in its own shit Well whatever, no time worrying over him like that since he already has other ladies waiting in-line just to date him so "Suck on that athletic peacock!" Kumi was such a sweet girl, her earlier cold demeanor actually hides a shy, insecure and sensitive person, I could easily see through her and she doesn''t mind telling me how she feels so it was like we had a connection We found out we had alot in common concerning our personal interest, we both love Brokemon(the game, the anime sucks), both of us were hardcore Rooster Hunter fans, I heard she even killed a Cockrex with only a Savager Blade!, Vegaman was her personal favorite Weeks turn to Years and we hung out more and more, she''s the most interesting person I''ve met, second to Chet''s ''Chick Magnetism'' factor, I''ve had so much fun and hid so little from her, I knew she was a girl but she just felt easy to be with, unlike other heavily make-upped, picky, rich and spoiled girl [from that moment on we knew we were meant together, we stood side by side watching the sunset, our hands touched, her smooth fingers crept and caught mine in hers to intertwine with each other as the tidal waves hit upon the very rock we stood, salty water came showering us from below, her sundress soaked and transparent as her nipp--] "Well that movie sucked!" "Pretty much..." I stood up with such grace beside her movie seat, knelt and held out my hand with much bishie-ness as I could muster "Would you my Asian princess, run away with me to far away kingdom, away from this embarassing excuse of a chick flick?" her eyes blinked with lust as she accepted my hand upon hers "Why! It would be an honor to be able to flee from all this wretched trouble!, Come we must take flight and let use ride into the sunset my prince" We became extremely close friends up until highschool, don''t worry about Kumi replacing Chet as my bestfriend because he''s already a league of his own I was 15 years old, us three amigos were hanging out on the bleachers doing the usual goofy stuff, Chet picking up the new student freshies and Kumi kicking his ass for going too far when one morning, 3rd quarter of my sophomore year Two of us guys were sitting on a bench during lunchtime because Chet wanted to scope out so ''fresh meat'' when Kumi we suddenly see Kumi running our way, odd because she said she was hanging out with her other friends and wanted to do some girl talk? Her breasts were bouncing from side to side as each step activated laws of physics, both of us just kept staring 3 inches below her face The story has been taken without consent; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident."I''m so glad Newton made gravity, man" "So True!" The moment she reached us she gave Chet a back hand to his throat, made him drop sideways and let his head hang off the bench with his mouth frothing "I know you were makin lewd thoughts Chet!" He managed to recover a little and sit upright with his throbbing throat "Gggk, W-well wha-at made you run all the wa-y here li-ike a criminal . . . (bitch)" She glared at Chet and did an ''I''m Watching You'' gesture at him "Well, Leoth, my girl[space]friends and I started playing this VRMM that so IN this year and we were thinking if you could like maybe play it also and meet up with us in-game?" she did this while fidgeting the whole time, well the money need for buying the pod and subscription isn''t really a problem concerning my dad''s friggin huge salary per condo sale, I was just wondering why she wanted ''me'' to play with ''her'' all of a sudden, with a game that I never even heard of, from friends I never even met and a pod I never asked or thought to buy. Well it couldn''t hurt to actually start playing those VRs, I''ve always wanted to try it, plus Kumi had to put up with my personality shifts during her entire childhood with me, it''s the least I could do "Umm, sure I''ll try it out, just make sure you stay with me the entire time, I don''t want to virtually get lost, OK?" "Yay! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!, The VR is called ''Seventh Heaven'', just follow what the AI says and answer what it asks like how you normally do, once you''re done meet me by the fountain near the rosebush arch" "Uh, OK, it''s a date then? I''ll see you there!" I walked back to class since the bell already rang, wouldn''t want my Spartan teacher to chew on me for being late on his sowing class Little did I know that I actually left Kumi to herself, blushing and fussing over what I said from the meaning of the word ''date'' It should be a fun experience considering it''ll probably be my first Virtual gaming experience plus it''s with someone I know, someone very close to me will guide me in there the game''s name kinda rings a bell. ''Seventh Heaven'' doesn''t it sound like that lovey-dovey game. called ''Seven Minutes in Heaven''? or am I just imagining it, damn it, she''s just a close friend, she''s not in love with someone like me, someone unstable, someone unpredictable. ==================================
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Chapter 3 - Whats Missing Yeah, hey peeps I tweaked chapter2.3 a little, little, my head hurts from all the mistakes, I can''t you guys had to put up with that whatever, well without further ado here''s Thalia, happy reading :D -Love Author ================================== We both walked down different paths diverging from ''The Tipsy Pig'', The feeling in ny gut didn''t feel better as us twins separate further and further away from each other, I jut couldn''t help it, I wanted to see a glimpse of Leoth before I get through 5 days without him For a few seconds I walked down my supposed road, vendors lined up on the sidewalk, their stalls filled with numerous goods, jewels and clothes and other stuff I''d want Leoth to buy for me, I wanted to spend more time with him, get to know more of what changed between us and laugh about how this separation thing feels weird I turned around, hoping he would too, alas, all I saw was his back facing me as his figure running off to a sprint as he slowly faded away into the crowd, the feeling hurt, why couldn''t we just be inseparable, if slicing our personality in half means we''ll never see each other again, then I''d rather we stayed as the duo-personality Leoth that I''ve come to be and love Behind me the road stretched so far ahead, like it wanted me to be the farthest to myself, the only good thing I see on this road is that a vendor''s shop became popular just because of some woman earlier Whatever... Let''s just get all this over with, the faster I complete my request, the quicker I''ll get to see Leoth and visit him for his work, I trudge on further for a few minutes and what lay ahead of me was a tall tower, coincidentally there was a sign that hung above the door, a picture of a potion bottle with a rune written on the label, the tower was built mainly on cobble stone with a few mismatching bricks here and there, a single window near the peak hung open with smoke of different hues hissing out I entered the tower, the door hit a bell with a chime, probably to let the owner know about guest or intruders, the place was rather cramped, a spiral staircase and some file cabinets that blocked the rest of the 1st floor giving only enough space for a person to wall from the front to to the stairs. The second floor was a little more pleasant, it looked like a library, a few bookshelves that were arranged as a hexagon with a side missing, within it lay a coffee table, some bean bags and an iguana inside a glasstank The third floor contained numerous cages, all covered by a white cloth, you could her various hisses, cackle, scratching and howls within each one, I kinda got scared and power-walked upstairs to to the next floor A bedroom, quite plain just a doublesized bed, couch, coffeemaker and a separate room that looks like a bathroom, it had a lot of underwear hanging inside it, welp moving on The 4th one was an office on one side, a desk with cluttered files and books, trashbin and bookshelf and on the other side was an alchemy lab, bottles, vials and pots, potions of different colors and then there was one potion that was a swirling mass of gold and silver in a bottle I took it in my hands and kinda smelled it, a scent of oranges and maybe milk? it kind of reminds me of the time We tried to make hot chocolate but instead of actual chocolate we accidentally took and poured orange juice into the glass of milk, sigh* I miss Leoth, my vision slowly and surely turned pink, my balance wavered and caused me to stumble side by side, I wanted someone to keep me company, lets take more whiffs out of that silver and gold blend "What the Fuck!" A girl wearing an apron screamed, the basket she was holding was immediately set aside on the nearby desk, she ran toward me and yanked the orange-milk thing in my hand, I wondered whether it was Leoth cosplaying as a girl gardener, her face showed up in my view, silky smooth skin that would make any girl jealous, her lips soft and devilishly hot and eyes that would entrance any male one word popped out of my dizzy mine ''Competition'' "I won''t make her meet my Leoth!" did I say that out loud?, no she would''ve reacted instead she''s taking out some kind of syringe and stabbed me with it in neck did I steal her boyfriend or something? "Damn, She inhaled too much of the Pheromones, she''s in a state of loveshock, only the person she''s looking for could snap her out of the trance, the main problem is the symptoms never wear out until she meets him, hopefully the depressant in the syringe should calm her down so she doesn''t go on a rampage hunt, plus she''s probably the new recruit that accepted my flier" the girl then took out a box like thing, I could feel magic being channeled ino the weird thing "Note to self: Remember to install locks on the office door" she then pocketed the thingy in her apron, then lifted me up and carry me "Are you going to take me to Leoth?" I hope she does, I kind of miss him already the woman then snapped her fingers a few inches from my face, I got out of la-la land, it was hard to focus on something that isn''t what you''re looking for Stolen from its rightful place, this narrative is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings."Hey! hey, listen to me, My name is Yura" I could care less about her name, unless her name would happen to be Leoth "I know of a way to get what you want!" Did she mean Leoth!? how doe she know what I want?!, Is she using the Jedi mindtrick to get to me!? "You have to help me with what I want, if you do you might be able to meet with that guy ''Leoth'' that you were talking about" OMG she knows his name!, I need to follow what she says and help her, but the pink flower things in my vision is kinda distracting me *Yura''s POV* Hehehehehe I could use her symptom to my advantage, I could get her to do all kinds of experiments that I''ve wanted to do before, and as an added bonus I get to teach someone about the wonders of alchemy, she could share the trade! Now it''s time to seal the deal! "Hey Girl!" "... Thalia" "OK, Thalia, I can make you beautiful so your Leoth guy friend would fall in love with you in a heartbeat" Oh look her eyes are sparkling, I think I got her, hook, line and sinker HEHEHEHEHEHE *Yura''s POV END* *Time Skip - 5 Days* I''m done! the five days are done!, I get to see Leoth, he''ll see the new skills I got and he''ll praise me and pet me and hug me and rub my back and my tummy all I want MWA HAHA HAHAHA HA HAHAHAHA HAHA HAHA! Now let me just finish these batch of liquid explosives for self-defense and for keeping away wolf bitches that try to steal my guy me away A batch of Isopropyl Nitrate Fire Bottle? Check!, Extremely flammable liquid that burns with a nearly invisible flame though it is a low-sensitivity explosive, it''s enough for me, Fill inside a glass bottle, cover mouth of the bottle with cloth, ignite cloth and throw onto unsuspecting man-stealer, It''s that easy! I asked Yura to teach me how to make landmines since she did say a tinkerer taught her and the end product is an Astrolite Land mine, powerful stuff, it goes out in a large bang and as an added plus it has low volatility, so leaving it in enemy territory of years doesn''t make it null and void and still explode after all that, it is highly poisonous so if the explosion doesn''t kill you, the poison will, I had to make this thing with a gas mask and an oxygen tank inside an air locked room so if it fails it wouldn''t kill the townspeople As a testrun I made an extremely mini-sized version of the Astrolite Landmine, with my favorite Homunculus ''Lab Rat'', he''s basically a white mouse, what''s so special about him? Wel--BOOM!, mice organs splattered about ''Lab rat'' was no more... for now. you could see clearly in the cooked rat meat that there was some slight bubbling and deteriorating on the flesh, it''s the sign of the poison acting up, a success! Whelp! time to wrap things up then "Lab rat! time to regenerate, we need to go now!" the scattered flesh started to twitch and roll closer and closer to what seems to be the heart, at first the body looked like a mass of burnt flesh mashed together, sinews started to sow and knit together the flesh, bristles of white fur grew at an extremely fat rate and he insisted on growing another tail, leaving the blown off tail to rot ..1 ...2 ......3 Voila! He''s good as new!, well no matter how many times I maim him, he still insists on following me, and as far as I can tell he isn''t a raging hormonic male like Chet who I can vaguely remember Everything''s packed, doors are locked, Yura''s asleep! and now Thalia will play!, Leoth here I come! *Yura''s POV* "How cute, a 13 year old playing with explosive, aaaah~! I remember those days as a kid, especially the stink bomb in Darius'' secret facility" well seriously, she might even surpass me, I wish that Leoth guy wasn''t protected by such a spoiled little sister figure then I''ll be there pouncing on him, I remember a guy was waving at someone before bumping into me, coincidentally, that was Thalia and apparently that sweet guy was Leoth "Wouldn''t it be romantic to have a husband who''s handsome, nice and someone I could experiment on, Aaaaah! the feeling down there gives me the shivers!" Now that it''s just me inside this tower, it''s time to do sure pleasuring business, I''ve been holding back myself, and I can feel that I can''t stop my urges Aaaaaahnn~! ==================================
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Chapter 3.2 - These Restraints YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYY!!! 1000 views! 120 follows! 30 favorites! I feel so blessed as a newbie author, and this is my first FF in RRL, even though I only have 5 votes, its not like I should ask too much from you guys and gals hey did you notice last chapter didn''t have cliffhangers! well it didn''t have the certain feeling of a cliffhanger so HOORAY! for you guys, no suffering! There''s a chance that I won''t put cliff hangers in the future chapters, so lets all have a great time reading my stories! All my love the Author ================================== I started out my day as a regular totally innocent and decent person, the sun was shining, I got out of bed, brushed my teeth, dressed myself up in a dress and apron, took my usual basket and set out towards the fields Picking flowers isn''t an easy thing to do you know, not with all of the monsters frolicking around the field, mating and slaughtering unsuspecting adventurers to death, luckily for me I stocked up on ''Monster Repel'' before I left the thing is, it only works on average sized monsters, anything larger than that wouldn''t even flinch, the only thing that I should wish if a large one appeared is if they have a strong sense of smell, so I''m not feeling any safer even if I have this Well today there''re travelers that just appeared out of nowhere, thankfully they thought of defeating some slimes and boars around me, not until I found out that they were weak as crap two idiots tried to be all heroic until some slimes cornered him and dissolved his body with their acid fluids, I won''t worry because the goddess Lumina announced that travelers can''t die, but apparently to compensate that they would revive slightly weaker, I couldn''t get too much info when Lumina visited because I was working on my new potion and under some circumstances I became deaf for the rest of the day Today I''m picking some normal flowers to find a more suitable scent for it, my new Love Pheromone Potion, for now it smells like oranges and milk but trust that wasn''t on purpose The LP Potion''s effects when drunk is to cause the user''s body to secrete pheromones that doubles as an aphrodisiac, the pheromone when inhaled causes the hormones of the victim to go on overdrive and manipulates them either to frantically search for their one true love or, their mind creates a scene where the wearer of the pheromones appears more beautiful than normal Its a working progress since I''m looking for a solution so that when other people drink it they won''t fall under the effects of the potion, I''ve only managed because of my innate willpower and apparently being aware of the existance of the potion reduces the effects by at least a quarter, so I''ve been meaning to tone down the concentration of the brew so it''ll be manageable for normal people Well, I think I have enough flowers in my basket, too bad I didn''t get to pick poisonous ones on the way, but sadly I don''t have time to even visit the swamp nearby for those Oh! I should try out the potion right now before I go to town, gotta check whether the effects are spot-on, whoops gotta make sure I shouldn''t inhale, whelp! "Bottoms up!" Damn! it tastes too sweet, kinda like strawberries, which would make it more confusing, if you compare it to the smell CLICK* "Note to self: Remember to tweak the taste, make sure to compare taste to smell wether it may be plausibly acceptable" WOW! the town''s having a bazaar today, numerous stalls are set up and lined up on the sidewalk, they''re too enthusiastic about the travelers so I think the mayor thought they''d be able to profit from all this, too bad I think when Lumina said they''re gonna start over in this world, I think it means they start out without any money or at least a small amount of it Maybe I should visit Crazy Fong''s stall over there, he might have some poisonous ingredients he brought back from his peddling BUMP! Ooowwww, well that hurt, who''d even accidentally bump into someone when the road''s wide as hell, oh shoot! the assholes keep stepping on the flowers! "Oh I''m sorry lady!, here let me help you!" well ofcourse he''d help me, he did bum-- h-he genuinely looks handsome, his curly hair looks so cute, brown eyes with looks that could pierce your soul, a smile that''s not filled with lust but with interest, I gotta play this cool, remember, you''re an innocent flower "Why thank you, clumsy traveler" He kept staring at me, I didn''t know whether to return it or look away, cause if I keep this up I''ll melt, h-he''s blushing, calm down, remember this is all the potion''s doing, he''s obviously not in-love with me. blush* "Unm, there you go, I didn''t catch your name didn''t I?" His eyes stared intently at mine, his body in a kneeling position, a friendly smile on his face, his hand gestured to accept the flowers he was holding onto, eye contact wasn''t broken as I sensed his slight infatuation "It''s Yura" My little lady heart managed to giggle out, but my mind kept questioning my actions, for a second I forgot all about my potion and my thoughts created a little world between us "Wait... aren''t you... Oh No! it''s almost noon I have to hurry!, bye Yura!" my senses snapped out of its trance, the thought of the potion floated up in my sea of feelings, that man almost made a woman out of me, now he''s running off with one last glance towards me My fingers combed my bangs from blocking my eyes, that man''s back wore such huge confidence, even if he was as weak as a slime right now, he''d probbly become someone the others should reckon with "So you noticed it too Yura?" Roger''s goblin body waddled in such a weird way that I actually thought, he was cute, maybe it''s why he was popular with young women and his waitresses "Yeah, he has something that none of us could ever retrieve in our lifetime, something we just threw away without regard, now I just hope he keeps it that way" ''That'' should be cherished as much as you can, because in the future if you encounter such a situation, you''ll have nearly no choice but to thow away ''that'' "Oh Yura!, you should probably check on your tower, I sent someone to accomodate that request you left me, you should probably hurry before she touches something she shouldn''t have" OH SHOOT!, I sprinted so fast, I hope I arrive in time, I left such a potion in such an inprotected place, I slammed the tower entrance open, and ran up the floors until I was at my office A rather petite girl held a potion of gold and silver hue, her body shuddered every now and then "What the Fuck!" I quickly set down my basket and snatched the vial out of her hand, I could see from her squinting eyes, streaks of pink were outlined around her iris, her pupil was slightly shaped into a heart from that moment I knew she was too far gone "I won''t let you meet my Leoth!" she started to shout out in a cute way, her arms outstretched and her eyes firmly closed when she said it, but if she id say such a thing, I took out a syringe filled with tranquilizers but I knew it wouldn''t knock out such a person but probably calm her down a bit "Damn, She inhaled too much of the Pheromones, she''s in a state of loveshock, only the person she''s looking for could snap her out of the trance, the main problem is the symptoms never wear out until she meets him, hopefully the depressant in the syringe should calm her down so she doesn''t go on a rampage hunt, plus she''s probably the new recruit that accepted my flier" The narrative has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. I should proably remember to lock my office door... Oh wait! My office door doesn''t have any locks! I took out my mana recorder CLICK* "Note to self: Remember to install locks on the office door" and pocketed it back An idea started to pop in my head "Hey! hey, listen to me, My name is Yura" She rolled her eyes and looked away "I know of a way to get what you want!" she looked back, I got her attention, now I need her cooperation "You have to help me with what I want, if you do you might be able to meet with that guy ''Leoth'' that you were talking about" Hehehehehe I could use her symptom to my advantage, I could get her to do all kinds of experiments that I''ve wanted to do before, and as an added bonus I get to teach someone about the wonders of alchemy, she could share the trade! Now it''s time to seal the deal! "Hey Girl!" "... Thalia" "OK, Thalia, I can make you beautiful so your Leoth guy friend would fall in love with you in a heartbeat" Oh look her eyes are sparkling, I think I got her, hook, line and sinker HEHEHEHEHEHE Now let''s start this experiment, HEHEHEHE *Day 1 of my beloved subject* If she''s going to be of any help to me, she''s going to have to obtain some resistance, specifically poison resistance and spore resistance An alchemist is useless if her specialty excludes poison and parasitic plants, she''s goin to lose a whole lot of business if he''s tha stubborn, therefore she need to obtain a certian amount of resistance to be able to fiddle and brew antidotes and vice versa for such occasions, almost all alchemists profit from selling either potions, antidotes and poison brews I made her drink poison the entire time, I asked her whenever her HP hits the red then I feed her health and stamina potions to get back on her feet and do it again *Day 2 of my beloved subject* I taught her the epitome of alchemists, the skill ''Identify'' it is one of the most fundamentals of all artisans, the ability to discern species, effects and quality of an ingredient is needed in order to prevent accident during transactions Various plants have adapted to protect themselves or inflict pain upon unsuspecting herbivores, poisonous plants tend to appear to look safe or copy another plant''s appearance and non-poisonous ones obtaine the ability to secrete pheromones that attract huge monsters to protect them, plants have a lot of seld-defense systems and that''s where identify does its work, ''Identify'' describes an ibject or living being by collecting and compiling the knowledge already known by humanity, if it lacks any information needed then it''s your job to find it out *Day 3 of my beloved subject* Experience is needed for every individual therefore Thalia must brew at least 2 batches of Health potions and another 2 batches of Stamina potions which makes a total of a dozn batches that should be done within 2 days, if she can''t complete such an easy task then what good is she *Day 4 of my beloved subject* I may have underestimated that loli, she came out of her facility and asked me to teach her how to make landmines, well I did know how, since I created stink landmines for pranks but she''s neglecting the assignment I gave her, I asked her about it and she told me she was already done I didn''t believe it at first so I stormed into her facility and lo and behold, her quota was already bottled-up and put into a rack, ready for shipments, so in defeat I had to teach her about such a thing *Last Day of my beloved subject* Since she was already done with mt assigment, she was already over-qualified as a novice alchemist, now her remaining work is to discover new species of ingredients and concoct new potion for the people as an alchemist of thos generation I walked up toward her room which is the secret basement behind the file cabinets on the first floor, the door was slightly open and there were some thing on her desk, it was a mini landmine, she placed it carefully on the table, and took out a small innocent mouse and dropped it directly on the landmine BOOM! mice organs splattered on the priceless table I bought in a sale, I was kinda angry and was about to storm in and scold her when the organs suddenly twitched and moved They were literally rolling toward a small beating heart at the center of the table and mashed together to form a mouse-shaped flesh ball, skins started to appear and bristles of white fur grew out at that moment I knew what it was, a homunculus, a forgotten art of an alchemist, magic formations to be able to create such homunculi were thought to have been lost forever, it was one of the exclusive magics that alchemist were able to do along with transmute What''s surprising is I never taught anything about alchemist magics, not even the basics such as ''Fuse'' but from all of that, she was kinda cute as a volatile girl who loves explosives Now should probably go back upstair before she comes out of her room and sees me "How cute, a 13 year old playing with explosive, aaaah~! I remember those days as a kid, especially the stink bomb in Darius'' secret facility" well seriously, she might even surpass me, I wish that Leoth guy wasn''t protected by such a spoiled little sister figure then I''ll be there pouncing on him, I remember a guy was waving at someone before bumping into me, coincidentally, that was Thalia and apparently that sweet guy was Leoth "Wouldn''t it be romantic to have a husband who''s handsome, nice and someone I could experiment on, Aaaaah! the feeling down there gives me the shivers!" Now that it''s just me inside this tower, it''s time to do sure pleasuring business, I''ve been holding back myself, and I can feel that I can''t stop my urges Aaaaaahnn~! I should probably make a homunculus to give to tht Leoth guy, I''ll make it look like me and make sure she falls in love with him, then I''ll just install surveillance crystals in her body ... or! Better yet, maybe I should go with them! I''ll make both Leoth''s and Thalia''s lives more interesting and help them stock up with potions, I''ll probably be able to expand my business to other towns once he starts adventuring around Wysteria NAH!, why should I go through such heights for such a man like Leoth, it''s not like I''ve fallen for his looks, or something like that but... What if I have fallen for him, and to a guy I just met, he makes my heart bump like a jackhammer, just thinking about him makes me go.. sigh* I should just let him go like the other guys who tried to propose to me, they''ve moved on and forgotten a crazy experiment whore woman like me Will he even accept someone like me? ==================================
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Chapter 3.3 - Misfires So I''ve been so hung up on all-fluff light novels, you know the ones without any mature parts, like it''s supposed to make the reader''s heart flutter, I''ve been planning to jumpstart another FF when Invictus is at least halfway through or if the first arc is complete, but it''s still a thought bubble for bow and I''m sure you''ll love it All the love from Author ================================== "Contract Complete, Bind Set" the black stakes drove back down into the ground, the hexagram star circle blinked out of existence as the chains started to dissolve leaving scarlet hot marks on my wrists, the thorny halo then started to melt from its high-speed rotation slowly and slowly forming an orb that floated down onto my palm after all that Aria still hasn''t broken contact from our deep kiss, her tongue kept twirling with mine, our saliva mixed as the scent of jasmine were stuck lingering in my mind, her knew kept rubbing gently on my crotch the entire time after burning out half a minute, she started to pull away rather relunctantly but I''m sure she knew we couldn''t stay like this forever though she''d probably wish for such a thing, a strand of saliva was left stuck to our lips once she broke away, her cheeks caught red once her thoughts finally gathered As for me, I kept silent, no words were needed for such a thing, no calculations and compliments, such a thing would only destroy this fleeting and curious moment of silence between is Her father was already nowhere to be seen once I gathere my wits, what father would watch her own daughter kiss someone like me the words ''contract'' and ''bind'' came to mind, did it mean she became my slave but if she was then wouldn''t the system windows be more straight forward about that that''s when the orb in the palm of my hand, the mere thought of it, clicked into place, orb or should I say, a gemstone almost perfectly suited its appearance as my socket Aria still hadn''t made sign of moving away from me, her thigh still rubbed near my crotch and her arms were wrapped around my neck in such an endearing way, blush* I looked and made eye contact with her, her sparkling eyes reflected delight from her face, a smile appeared filled with pure joy and she leaned closer an rubbed her head upon my chest "Uhmm, Aria" "Un?" "Would you help me with something" "Un!" "Could you attach these orbs to the grooves on my back, I''m sure you noticed that I can''t do this on my own" "It would be my pleasure... Master~<3" she then maneuvered around me, an arm still held around my waist, I passed her the two orbs, one I got from Roger and the other was the recent one, she twirled the two gemstones around her palm She gently and slowly lifted my shirt up to my shoulders, the arm that was hedl around my waist crept toward the small of my back, her smooth fingers pressing against the only place without the grooves she then took one of the orbs and placed it in one of the sockets, a tingling sensation ran through my spine and my entire body throbbed for a second
What power do you seek to relish in the heat of battle?
''I want to experience the rush of combat without the thought of being able to kill in the process, the thrill of overpowering an opponent by defeating without the need to shed blood, for me that is the way of a duelist''
Resolve Confirmed; Generating Skill
Skill Name:Skill Rank:Skill Level:Skill Experience:
Duelist''s CodeMaster9999.9%
A duelist prefers to subjugate an opponent, shedding blood is considered a stain in their code, they consider defeating an opponent and being challenged in the near future a huge honor; All HP damage towards players will be converted into Stamina damage, once an enemy''s stamina hits 0, they enter a debuff state of unconsciousness and can only recover once the duelist is no longer in the same location, in that state the player will black out and be left vulnerable
Skill Name:Skill Rank:Skill Level:Skill Experience:
Buff of the VictorMaster9999.9%
To the winner goes the spoils, in this case; for each downed enemy is multiplied by 20% of your stats and added to your character, if an enemy you were currently dueling isn''t defeated then this buff will automatically cancelled and the streak will be over
Aria then inserts the new orb into one of the sockets and I reexperience the same tingling sensation an throbbing, but this time, Aria doubles over and a tattoo appears on her chest just abover her left breast, a tugging feeling in my gut could be felt
A soul orb has been attached to one of the sockets and has now been considered bound to you, all rights and benefits of the soul has been transferred and will now be supervised by you
Contracted Souls
[Aria/Automaton]
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Contracted Souls can be mutated or upgraded into higher and stronger forms, depending on the affinity and type of the soul massive improvement can be made; to be able to access the ''Upgrade Screen'' of your contracted soul, picture it in your mind, that''s all
A Contracted Soul when downed will temporarily be unable to use for 24 hours, you may freely summon and recall an active soul
so I can attach 3 more soul orbs, hmm I can upgrade Aria?, I''ll check that later, does that mean Aria actually belongs to me now? well it did state that all rights were transferred to me, so basically she''ll follow whatever I''ll say? Nope! NO!, I shouldn''t think too much about this, I shouldn''t even think about taking advantage of Aria, she''s done so much for me, such a sweet girl like her wouldn''t want to be done with by me ... but, did she kiss me... Did her father put her up with this?, or did she want all this to happen, for me to be her ''master''? When did she start to like me anyway? "If it means that much to you master, you''ve been struggling to make sense of what has happened, then I should make things clearer for you: I chose to serve you master, noone forced me to do this, not even my father, you were the closest candidate I''ve got and you were the closest candidate to my heart, even though it is artificial, it beats, specifically it beats for you master" she said this in such a statisfied tone that it may be considered a purr, she may be easily compared with a spoiled cat by now, it was the exact image I''ve pictured clearly in my mind though this cat may lure my innocence to commit such errotic acts in thought and she would even enjoy it, one shouldn''t be careless over someone of this mindset "Well you may set things straight like that master, but you should be more on guard on your mind because apparently we have some sort of connection where we can communicate with eachother through thought alone, and it pains me to say I''m offended that you consider me to make a move on such a handsome man like you" a tongue then provocatively licked over her lips as if she was thinking over my delusions whether it may or may not be doable "Hello! Leoth are you here?" a familiar voice called down the hallway, the double doors has security to kick out anyone who is not recognized by a household member of this facory, but needless to say, Thalia is such a person that is nearly identical to me disregarding gender, therefore the system may be fooled to think that it is probably me The second set of double doors into the main lobby slide open and presented a petite body of thirteen, her bust appearing more mature than the rest of her body but not too much and was in my opinion my most comfortable bust size, her long ebony hair was now tied up in a ponytail decorated with a bejeweled circlet of a red tinted gemstone, her usual sundress was now replaced with a cocktail dress that hugged figure perfectly, her top and bottom wer proportionate as to appear as an hourglass figure, any pedophile in my opinion would probably bow down in a disgusting breathing technique, her bright and cheerful face sadly had reduced to a judgmental glare and a look of betrayal "Leoth... Who in god''s name is that girl who is hugging your back rather contently?" her eyes were now showing flames of absolute jealousy but apparently I heard from a friend that you should never ask a girl if she was jealous and it may just feed the burning flames Before I was able to reply, Aria seductively slid around me and stood to face her candidate of competition, her face wore a look of condescention upon her childish adversary, both parties have recognized eachother as an enemy by now "He saw me naked" Ggk "Yeah, well he hugged me" M-munyu "He already ''touched'' me!" N-nyah "He got my first kiss and I got his!" G-geho "W-well... N-nyuhu, Leoth you traitor!" Thalia suddenly ran towards me, her arms trying to hit me in a child-like fashion, Aria stood proudly and bathed in her victory Until Thalia suddenly jumped and wrapped her arms around my neck and stole a kiss on my lips, somehow she tasted like strawberries and a familiar scent made me wrinkle my nose POOF~! Dull grey mist suddenly left Thalia''s body, and the familiar scent suddenly disappeared, a look of realization dawned on her face and she changed into a shade of red, her arms let go of my neck and she dropped down to the floor in Plop "WAAAAAH!, L-l-leoth what w-was I d-doing?" Thalia then ran to the nearest corner, her back faced towards us and tried to hide in shame, she looked rather shaken up, whatever came over her a few seconds ago apprarently had come to pass Aria could only look at Thalia in confusion from the sudden change of heart, eventually she just waddled over to Thalia and give her a reassuring pat on the back, surprisingly it was the only thing she needed to finally calm down Thalia stood up and trie to face me, which only resulted in her bursting in a blush and turning around again I had to somehow do something so I walked towards her, I wrapped my arms around her in a tender embrace, my head rested comfortably on hers, ger shoulders tensed up for a second before her breathing slowed "I know you''re probably fussing over your kiss, and U-umm, maybe if you actually feel that way, then how can I stop you, we are separated as of now, therefore you''re free to think for yourself, I won''t judge on what you may find in your interest, so I don''t mind your kiss and... U-uhm I kind of liked it a little" Thalia stayed silent for a few more seconds before turning to me and finally returned my hug, Aria could only pout in the background "So for now since we''ve done all we can in here, our first stop will be Jelland, the town of commerce, its just a carriage ride away, and I got a lot of gold from selling Null type weapons" Thalia nodded in reply before stopping to stare intently at Aria and looked back at me questionably "Oh! Aria is, how should I say, her soul is bound to me, therefore she can''t go anywhere too far from me and she''s going to travel with us" Support the creativity of authors by visiting the original site for this novel and more.Thalia pouted in response and stamped her foot a little "What?! we need her, as far as I remember neither of hs two can cook!, we''ll provably die of starvation here if we don''t have her" a moment of silence passed for a second before she finally agreed, Aria did a fistpump in the sidelines "Well we should set out and level up first, we probably won''t survive too far from town if we''re at least level 1" "Status!"
Status Window
Name:LeothAlignment:Neutral
Level:1Class:N/A
Race:ScionGender:Male
Titles
N/A
Fame:0Infamy:0
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Health:510 / 510Health Regen:5.75 / Sec
Mana:170 / 170Mana Regen:1.75 / Sec
Stamina:470 / 470Stamina Regen:4.75 / Sec
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Strenght:47Agility:29
Vitality:51
Intelligence:17Wisdom:17
Leadership:0Luck:10
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Attack:47 - 47Defense:51
Skills :
Detect Danger
Blessing of Marethyu
Blessing of Maya
Skill Name:Skill Rank:Skill Level:Skill Experience:
Hammer MasteryBeginner977.4%
Through constant use of the hammer has given you familarity of its uses and capabilities; -Increase attack power with a hammer (+10% per skill level of beginner rank) -Increase attack speed with a hammer (+10% per skill level of beginner rank) -Increase chances of stagger, knockback and stun with a hammer (+5% per skill level of beginner rank)
Skill Name:Skill Rank:Skill Level:Skill Experience:
TinkeringIntermediate210.5%
An advanced form of craftsmanship with smithing as one of its subskills; The ability to craft and fuse weapon/armor/other types of machinery, a ''blueprint'' is required for increased success rate
Skill Name:Skill Rank:Skill Level:Skill Experience:
Heat AbsorptionBeginner354.0%
The ability to convert heat into: -Health (3.75 / sec of heat) -Mana (3.75 / sec of heat) -Stamina (3.75 / sec of heat)
Skill Name:Skill Rank:Skill Level:Skill Experience:
IdentifyIntermediate725.0%
The ability to call up an item''s description, the higher the skill level and skill rank, the higher item ranks you can identify
Skill Name:Skill Rank:Skill Level:Skill Experience:
Duelist''s CodeMaster9999.9%
A duelist prefers to subjugate an opponent, shedding blood is considered a stain in their code, they consider defeating an opponent and being challenged in the near future a huge honor; All HP damage towards players will be converted into Stamina damage, once an enemy''s stamina hits 0, they enter a debuff state of unconsciousness and can only recover once the duelist is no longer in the same location, in that state the player will black out and be left vulnerable
Skill Name:Skill Rank:Skill Level:Skill Experience:
Buff of the VictorMaster9999.9%
To the winner goes the spoils, in this case; for each downed enemy is multiplied by 20% of your stats and added to your character, if an enemy you were currently dueling isn''t defeated then this buff will automatically cancelled and the streak will be over
Wow!, why the hell do my stats look so friggin broken? is it becausenof that old man''s training? what the hell, does that mean I''m the most strongest lvl 1 in this entire game? On my left was Thalia, on my right was Aria, is it ok for me to have two beautiful ladies to keep me company?, the gentlemen around me are giving such piercing stares that I can''t concentrate, the two women return those gazes with a look of disgust that causes the males to grovel in defeat "We should probably organize our gear first so let''s go browse so merchandise in on of the stalls in today''s bazaar and afterwards we''ll rest at The Tipsy Pig, we''ll start grinding tomorrow so for now let''s just walk aro--" Something blinked in my surroundings
Someone''s signalled your log-out from the outside of the LUCID Pod, Now commencing immediate log-out
One moment I was in town, the next I was staring at a ceiling, A glass case hissed open as the double doors slide and allow me to go out, I blinked my eyes once or twice just to get the right feeling of reality back to me, then a head of a beautiful girl suddenly peeked into the pod, her glossy black hair fell from her shoulders to the side of my face, her cheeks somehow dyed red and a rather cutesy smile managed to appear on her face, I knew that she was hiding her happiness inside, bottling it up, at least trying to Only one person I knew doesn''t have the capacity to do a poker face, and that was Kumi, her body bent forward over the pod to see me properly, though her perky breasts were kind of peeking with her, she was wearing a rather familiar sweater "Oh! You noticed what I''m wearing?, it was what you gave me when we were still dating, it gave me deep warmth whenever it got too cold and has proved its usefulness so I never bothered to throw it away" Her ears glowed scarlet red, she was embarrassed, though back then the sweater was too big for her and would be too loose so I''d get faint peeks of her boobs when she bent over, but now she grew to be able to properly fit in it, her boobs were being hugged by the front of the sweater but since it was a V-neck, a valley of pure pale skin would show its wonder on a man so unworthy "Pervert" Apparently she noticed me staring, so she crossed her arms. It did not help covering her twins but only helped emphasize it, I think it''s better if I leave it be "Help me up would you Kumi?" Her snow white fragile hand reached for mine, I unconsciously grabbed it and intertwined my fingers with hers out of reflex from back then "U-umm, Leoth, w-would you kindly just stand up and l-let go of my hand" Her stuttering indicated that she was nervous, the things I learned from dating her was kind of resurfacing, I don''t know why but I''ve felt more than I should''ve right now than being afraid of her for all these years, why was I even afraid to begin with Now that I think about it, Kumi was the type of girl who''d hide out of her shy nature if you stare at her for too long, the only exception would be Chet and playboys which she would return with a death stare and a drop kick or whirlwind kick She never once inflicted pain directly or indirectly on my body, so why did I suddenly gain fear on her, she would even melt into a corner when I once smiled at her while we were holding hands Did someone hypnotize me? "So. . . Do you plan on chilling there forever or are you going to tell me what you think of my little test experiment on you?" Her voice may sounded like she forced a tough attitude and ate rocks for it to work, but her body fidgeted in denial of her actions Why was I scared of her in the first place? So I''m guessing Chet karate chopped me while he was still recovering out of fear what she''d do to him if he didn''t comply and Kumi carried me over to the pod Now I wonder why she''d even say ''You''re now in my domain, biatch'' Well, she was quite fond of cosplaying and expressions were one of her talents, she kind of loved doing expressions of movie and anime characters, I bet she only did cause she was into the moment I feel weird somehow, my emotions kind of feel too free and out of the box, did something happen?, my actions feel more natural somehow and my voice is more emphasized The most weirdest thing is, I don''t feel any of Thalia''s personalities being returned to me, does that mean the game actually fragmented my brain and downloaded Thalia somehow?, Damn! I think she''s probably stuck inside the game while I''m not! I better move quick and find out what happened! What is happening!? ==================================
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Side Story - Thalia So yep I met a girl, that''s all I''ll give you peeps, but yeah I''ll be updating in the weekends that''s true, I did a bad thing in chapter 3.3 but I fixed it and now it''s fine now, hope you guys don''t mind the mistakes all the love from , author ================================== Before I became the separate being called Thalia, I was the split-personality, funky, ignorant, analytic, innocent, kind-of-shy, volatile and short-tempered Leoth We were Leoth. One and the same, we didn''t struggle when we switched and let each other flow as we wanted to, we didn''t get headaches, degenerations nor overwrites, we mixed and acted accordingly and rhythmically our thoughts may cooperate but our emotions say otherwise, we feel differently and our body manages still, we''ve worked together and never felt cramped, but little by little, I started to feel a miniscule rift, something I''ve always felt but never bothered to fiddle with A fragile crack that may send our very personality in ruins, but I didn''t mind it at the moment and disregarded it as something that would never happen, we will always we be together and we will always have each other As kids we never knew of us, but one day we found out eventually about our split-personality, we wanted to find out more about it, so we started to grow more interested in psychology, we found so many variations of explanation between split personas, both scientific and religious One book says a stray soul may have attached to a new-born during birth and entwined as a parasite, another explains of supposed conjoined twins where its other was still-born, the surgery separated their bodies but the brain was left as is, giving the survivor the capacity of two brains, we both thought it as impossible, a few more explain it as a mutation when the child''s under the stress of death, the brain creates another self where improvements are possible and gives its host more of a chance to defend itself, and the list goes on We only did it out of curiosity and labelled it as poppycock Our father was having an old friend over, he also said a girl just out age was coming too, ofcourse we became excited, more friends meant more fun was what we always thought back then This book is hosted on another platform. Read the official version and support the author''s work.She was hot, I admit it, I can feel my(other)self''s heart jumping up and down in excitement like a little child who just found a new friggin toy with built-in karate chop action that sad excuse of a bestfriend Chet was kinda both entranced and in fear at the same time, the hair on his arms were standing on its ends "She''s scary" he finally managed to say, she was in fact kind of scary, in a gorgeous way, gothic lolita was it? but I wasn''t stupid enough to say that out loud, unlike Chet who was rewarded with internal hemorrhage to the head, she got my respect and my other''s something from that As time flew by like burning cigarettes, whatever that means, that girl finally grew a place in our daily lives, more of a cute dimple unlike Chet who grew like an irremovable tumor She''s been wonderful to us and a living hell to that peacock, but besides that, I''ve kind of felt some huge changes again within, it''s hard to explain how the entire Leoth works, but I''m kind of like a subconscious that he could tap into and make cameos into his decisions and reactions Lately, I''ve been making more influence to him, luckily he hasn''t even notice any major changes to his body besides our sudden achievement of faint abs (fistpumps for respect) I should probably be more subtle when I make my cameos, I''d probably be more of a nuisance if it finally comes to the points where I could mind control him, I don''t want that and I''m happy being in the sidelines by his side Sometimes though I''ve been thinking very hard that what if, there comes a time when we finally be separated and manage to meet each other not as Leoth but as two different people with their own freedom, would I still stay by his side or go find my own adventure? I am just part of him anyway and he has never rejected me or my thoughts sent to him, unlike those people who try to suppress themselves, he encourages me, we''d tell each other in our most deepest thoughts But that''s it, I will always be just a part of him, along for the ride, saying my say and naying my nays, though after all this, it wouldn''t hurt to actually talk to my other self, face to face not as a persona but as a human being I wonder what I''d feel when that finally happens? IOU - Revamping of Chapter 3.3 I made a mistake, a terrible mistake for a terrible fate, now I know why you peeps are complaining in the first place, I reread chapter 0.2 and found out I made the father to be dead so SHIT I''ll be re-editing or revamping CHAPTER 3.3 - Misfires so it won''t be confusing, reread it again if you have to so, I''ll be working on that right now The story has been taken without consent; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. Don''t worry the replacing of the end won''t be disappointing so yeah I''m sorry readers for my fuck up all the love from author