《Dungeon God World (DGW)》 Chapter 1: The beginning of Knox鈥檚 journey. ~~~~ In a very dark place filled mainly with the light of the stars, which shined brightly all around. A newly reborn human, Our protagonist "Knox", had just been reborn into a new world, well new for him at least. As Knox had awoke, he slowly began to digest the enormous amount of information, which was quickly overwhelming his mind. Knox was very confused, he was missing key knowledge of his past life. His parents? He couldn''t even remember their faces, his friends¡­. Did he have friends? Knox felt strange, he knew he had grown up in patriotic America, but he couldn''t remember exactly which state he was from¡­ Knox was worried, he began to think. "Am I dead, is this the afterlife"? Knox began to overthink, his anxiety was raising through the roof. Knox was so stressed out that he ended up closing his eyes, hoping that he would wake up from this sick fever dream". ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª After around five minutes had passed, and Knox''s brain fog had finally cleared. He opened his eyes and looked around, Knox wasn''t dreaming ¡­ Now awake and lucid, Knox thought to himself. "Huh? where am I? He looked down and noticed that he had no shoes, why wasn''t he wearing them? He also had no pants, no legs, and know that he was looking, he had no body! Knox seeing that he had no body. Where is my body!!? Knox began looking all around hoping to find someone for help, but he was only met with silence, darkness, and the beautiful stars lighting up the his view¡­. Knox realizing it was hopeless, began to enjoy his view, as he relaxed he stopped thinking so much, and he became entranced watching the stars. Knox never imagined he would get to see them from such a close distance. Minutes turned to hours, which soon turned to days, as Knox unknowingly drifted through space, he soon entered the gravity field of a large object. Knox was shocked as he found himself being pulled downwards by a strong gravitational force. Knox yelled in his head. If you spot this narrative on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation."Ahhh, I''m not ready to die, I have so many dreams left still to fulfill". He began speeding though the darkness, for what felt like it had to have been an eternity. Knox noticed that something was very out of place? In all of the darkness that was surrounding him something extremely large had appeared! Below Knox was an extremely enormous planet, unlike any he had ever seen before. A place he would soon learn to endure, the mega planet Titan. The planet was completely filled with mana, a magical energy which was used to create magic, and all types of magical tools. Titan had many of the same characteristics as earth, the green land, the mountains, even the oceans Earth had, were all there! However the main difference was the size, Titan was countless times larger than earth. If Knox was to guess, it was at least 10 to 15 times larger in diameter, than the big blue planet earth. Which Knox knew instinctively, that he had originated from there. Titan-(59,382 mi) in size. As Knox was staring star struck down at the planet, something strange started to occur. Knox found that he was being pulled much quicker than before towards the celestial body. Knox began to panic trying to do anything he could to slow himself down, ultimately it was to no avail. Knox was completely freaking out¡­. Knox screaming. "I just began this new life, and I''m already going to die again! Life''s so unfair!!!" After screaming for around 10 minutes straight, Knox finally couldn''t withstand the constant stress of the situation anymore¡­ And soon Knox had passed out. 3 days had slowly passed. And our protagonist Knox was slowly stirring awake. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª In the early morning hours, Knox had finally woken up, he found himself inside a dark damp place. Knox knew it must be a cave, there were stalagmites hanging from the ceiling, and the stone surrounding made it clear. Knox fully awoken now looked around, he found himself unable to see anything properly in the darkness. Knox due to the long period of time that he had slept, felt extremely refreshed. Knox began thinking to himself. " I don''t know what''s going on, or even where the hell I am, but I know one thing¡­ I must survive". Knox tried to remember what had happened to him, but he continued to draw a blank. Knox was distraught at the thought that he couldn''t remember anything from his previous life. All that Knox still knew was that he was a human, he wondered why that was though? Why did he know that? And not other things? Why did he feel that he had amnesia? Knox even felt that he may not even be the same "Race" anymore, he felt less human somehow. He was now certain that he was something completely unrelated to his past race, he was no longer human¡­ Knox mentally struggled as he kept trying to remember what had happened to him. After a short amount of time had past, Knox''s thoughts were forced to a grinding halt. He noticed that a large blue box was slowly creeping into his vision. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Dungeon system: Owner: Knox light Level:1 0/100 Mana 500/500 Dp:0 (Dungeon points) Protectors: 0 Intruders:3 Abilities: Mana manipulation, vassal creation, Dungeon shaping, weak willpower ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Knox began thinking to himself... "Well that''s certainly interesting, It seems that I''m pretty weak huh". He sighed after seeing his terrible stats. Knox also realized that he had basically nothing to start with. He made a mental note after looking around, that there was nothing worth while in his cave. Knox felt very frustrated, but he knew that this was his life now. He was keeping his hopes high. "Well if your to become something in the world, your definitely going to have to work for it". ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Knox knew that no one in the world was born equal, on earth Knox had to learn that lesson the hard way. And here on Titan he would constantly be retrained in that mindset¡­ ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Too be continued Thank you for reading, I greatly appreciate you giving my work a chance :) Chapter 2: Start of a new life ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Dungeon system: Owner: Knox Light Level:1 0/200 Mana 500/500 Dp:0 Protectors: 0 Intruders:3 Abilities: Mana manipulation, vassal creation, Dungeon shaping, weaken willpower ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Breakdown of Knox''s skills¡­. Mana manipulation- Mana cost: 0 Allows for a creature or a "being", to use and manipulate mana, it allows for facilitating mana recovery. Vassal creation- Mana cost:1-xxx A race specific skill, only used by dungeons, It allows for a dungeon to create a "being" loyal only to it. The skill can also be used by the user to sign a consensual contract with, or to force a contract with a foreign creature turning said being into a vassal. Dungeon shaping- Mana cost:1-xxx A race specific skill only used by dungeons, it allows for a dungeon to use mana to shape its lair, and it can also be used to create items and or life. Weaken willpower- mana cost: 1-xxx If used by a someone on a enemy with a weaker will power than its own, than it will lower said targets strength by 20% of its total. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Knox was done learning about his skills. Well that''s certainly different, I have a status screen and even abilities". He noticed that the screen was just like a video game, he was excited at the thought of visual growth. "Where could I possibly be, I know that I''m most certainly no longer on earth, but honestly that could be for the better"¡­ Knox''s memories once again flashed by, as he remembered bits and pieces of his rough past and his life on earth, Knox felt a deep sense of pain. Especially at the deceit and backstabbing he had experienced, at the hands of his own family¡­ He could see his brother pushing him in front of the bus, he could feel how his heart had been racing at that moment, he could even feel the sense of disbelief he had felt. But he could only see bits and pieces, he couldn''t remember their faces, but he knew that his family had caused his fate¡­ Knox wanted to know more, as he tried harder to remember what had occurred, it became more and more difficult for him to remember. Since it was pointless to continue, Knox decided to focus on trying to sense his body, since he could see it, he thought he could at least feel it. So as Knox began trying to feel his "body", he soon noticed that he could feel everything in the room. Almost as if the room was an extension of his own body¡­ Knox feeling his connection to the cave, thought to himself. "So I guess I''m some kind of dungeon now? Knox jokingly thought to himself. "I must be in one of those typical "Japanese" anime type of worlds huh?" ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ªStolen from its rightful place, this narrative is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. Knox made the joke, attempting desperately to offset the recent shock of losing his humanity. Knox unfortunately did not know how correct his joke was. And he couldn''t possibly know, how it would come back to bite him in the future¡­ In the world of titan, Knox would soon come to learn, that there was no semblance of normalcy whatsoever, There were all sorts of creatures inhabiting it, all which wouldn''t hesitate to devour or use Knox. Knox thought himself, changing the subject. "Well let''s see what my status means by intruders"? Knox looking around waiting for the screen to change, however soon he realized that nothing was happening. Knox really he would have to try something else, so he attempted using his thoughts to affect the status screen, And it worked! Knox thought in his head. "Status" and magically the system screen started to appear in his vision. Knox was thinking. "Wow that sure is convenient". He looked around the status screen, soon finding that the intruders part, was at the bottom, and soon Knox pressed it. Knox was shocked as his vision shifted, he found that he was at the exit to the cave, daylight was illuminating the entrance room through the gap like hole. Which led to the outside world, Knox could see that there was a lush forest on the other side. He could also see that their were three little "dogs" slowly crawling inside his cave¡­ Knox tried to move, and was happy that he could still move similarly to a human still. The main issue was that he still couldn''t interact with the world, Knox began to lower himself in front of the creatures. As Knox looked forward, he found that he was face to face with three human dog hybrids, all with rat-like heads. All of them were standing straight up on their hindleg, as if they were prairie dogs. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Knox. "What the hell are those fugly things?" Knox screamed!!! Luckily he no longer had a body, otherwise they would''ve tried to rip him to shreds after hearing his weakly scream. In front of Knox were the 3 mangey rat headed kobalt''s. Kobalt slingshot Lvl:1 Strength:2 Agility:3 Mana: 1/20 Will power: 1 Endurance:4 Kobalt leader Lvl:2 Strength:4 Agility:2 Mana: 1/50 Will power: 5 Endurance:6 Kobalt gatherer Lvl:1 Strength:1 Agility:2 Mana: 1/15 Will power: 1 Endurance:2 Knox thought to himself in a panic. "What should I do?". They all seem to be very hostile¡­ He could tell simply based off of their red beady eyes that were shining with hunger and hatred. Knox "Well someone seems to have missed their morning coffee". As he attempted to make a small joke, he was trying his best to keep himself calm. Knox noticed that a new window had popping up into his vision. This one was a strange shade of red, instead of the normal light blue color that they come in. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª NEW MISSION ALERT !!! Mission: prevent the 3 kobalt''s from devouring your core. Reward for completion: custom vassal card Punishment for failure: you will. Be eaten alive by the 3 mangy kobalt''s and will face a permanent death¡­. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Knox was now extremely terrified. In his past life, Knox had never seen creatures so scary, the closest that he had seen were hyenas. Knox " What do you mean eaten alive ?". "And I have a core?" Knox "What is a core?, is that some type of battery or something"? As Knox was trying to figure it out, he felt a different suction force than the one from before, was dragging his consciousness away. This time Knox found that he was back to where he had started, in the core room. Knox could now tell, the core room was the deepest point in the cave, about 200 ft away from the main entrance to the cave. Knox looked around, and at first he saw nothing on walls and also nothing on the cold stone floor. That was nothing unusual, until he noticed that in the back middle of the core room, something was there glowing¡­.. Knox," oh my god, what is that"? Looking over Knox saw a glowing blue crystal the size of a basketball. It was imbedded in the middle of a large stone bowl, which was protruding out the ground, sitting at the back of the room. It was his core!!! ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Dungeon Core: Owner: Knox Light Information: The dungeon core linked to the newly rebirthed dungeon Knox. P.S. please name your dungeon, as soon as you settle those pesky kobalt''s -SA(system administrator) (xxxxxxx name unlisted) ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Chapter 3: How to get rid of a kobalt ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ªDungeon Core: Owner: Knox Light Information: A dungeon core linked, to the newly rebirthed dungeon, Knox Light . From-SA/system administrator(xxxxxxx name unlisted) Ps: You should try to name your dungeon as soon possible, but before you do so ¡­.. First you should definitely settle those pesky kobalts. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Knox read the system information and was quite stunned. Knox began to think to himself. "What is a system administrator, and why had this one took notice of me"? He had a feeling that they should be a pretty important person, and felt nervous thst he had caught their eye¡­ Knox unfortunately had no way to find information about them, so he could only worry about it later. Knox still wondered though. "Who or what is a system administrator, what is their goal or job?" Knox didn''t have very long to think about the topic, as he heard some rustling, it was coming from the tunnel leading towards the entrance room. Knox was waiting patiently in his core room, and soon after a short period of time had past. A small head had popped in through the core room "door", it immediately had turned Knox''s attention. The main door of the core room leading to the surface room, now had a small creature slowly making it''s way in. The creature was very small no taller than 4 feet tall, it also had rough dark green skin, compiling that with its mangled look, it left Knox quite the sight¡­ Knox knew from what little memories he still had from earth, it was a kobalt! Knox looked towards the entryway and saw that thankfully, it was only one of the kobalt''s, and at that, it seemed to be a pretty weak kobalt. That was at least what Knox thought, as he compared the kobalt in front of him, to the ones that he had seem in fantasy novels. The mangey lvl 1 kobalt gatherer, was just moments away from entering the core room¡­. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Knox was panicking ,and so he began thinking. Reading on Amazon or a pirate site? This novel is from Royal Road. Support the author by reading it there."That thing better be lucky that I don''t have a body, otherwise I would stomp him with the ye old size 12''s. Knox thought to himself. "Why am I such an idiot"? Knox yelled at himself realizing that he was still joking, especially in such a serious moment. Knox began to think. "If I''m planning on surviving this, then I''m going to have to hurry and think of something!" Knox then began looking around the cave-like room, searching for something that could be useful in protecting himself. The room was quite large, and even though it was pitch black, Knox could still see some of the rough shape of it. It was semicircular and filled almost completely with stone and moss, there wasn''t much in the room to be used. Knox began to quicken his thoughts. "There''s not many options in this barren place, so what should I do?'''' "The only weapon I have would be the sharp stones protruding from the ceiling, But how would I make that work?'''' Knox wondered¡­. He luckily had a moment of enlightenment, and realized that the chances of him actually dealing fatal damage to the kobalt with the rock. Would be slim at most¡­ So Knox decided that he would have to come up with a different plan. A memory from his past life came to him! Guerrilla warfare! Knox thinking excitedly. "What if I set traps, just like how to Vietnamese soldiers did¡­". He knew the idea wasn''t solid, but at this point it would have to work. So Knox made his move, he used 5 mana to make a pit fall 15 ft deep, with stone about .35 millimeter thick placed over the top of it. So that once any kobalt stepped onto it, the trap would immediately break, causing the kobalt to fall down and hopefully perish. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Knox began thinking to himself...¡­ "This had better work, because if not, then I doubt that I will get another chance at being reincarnated". As Knox floated patiently watching and waiting, the first kobalt had finally entered the core room. The kobalt standing at the end of the path, looked around, it was trying to see if it could spot anything in the room that could be dangerous. The only thing that the kobalt could see in the darkness, was a dark blue sphere shining beautifully in the of back of the room. The sphere shined radiantly with dense overflowing mana, causing most creatures to naturally be attracted to it. The cowardly kobalt made the decision that it would be best to wait and see, and if the gemstone had a owner it would leave. However if the gemstone had no owner, and no one happened to show up, well then the kobalt couldn''t be blamed for collecting the shiny gem could it? Kobalt one greedily thought to itself "Well if it''s just sitting there all alone, what would be the harm of taking it"? After about 5 minutes of waiting patiently, the kobalt did not see anything move in the cave, leaving it with the unwise thought, that the cave was safe¡­ So finally no longer able to hold itself back, the kobalt decided to make his move. He had rushed forward towards the gem however he didn''t make it far, as the moment he took his third step... The stone ground beneath him broke, sending the kobalt pummeling downwards toward the stone spikes laying in wait below¡­ Kobalt killed!! (Gained DP) *100 Knox was very happy. "That actually worked wow!, I''m better at this than I thought". Notification!!! *Dungeon core has gained 200 xp You have leveled up! ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Dungeon system: Owner: Knox light Level:2 (0/400) Mana 345/500 Dp:100 (Dungeon points) Protectors: 0 Intruders:3 Abilities: Mana manipulation, vassal creation, Dungeon shaping, weaken willpower ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Authors note¡­. I''m going to try to put more effort into creating this novel. Its just with the beginning I feel as if taking my time with it, will allow me to expand my thoughts on how I want to take this novel. I believe that the best work comes with a proper footing. Thank you for reading and I''ll see you in the next one:) Chapter 4: How to dominate Kobalts ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Dungeon system: Owner: Knox light Level:2 Mana 600/850 Dp:100 (Dungeon points) Protectors: 0 Intruders:2 Abilitys: Mana manipulation, vassal creation, Dungeon shaping, weaken willpower ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Knox was planning. "So now that I''ve killed that kobalt, what can I do with the dungeon points that I''ve obtained"? As Knox had finished thinking, his blue system status screen had suddenly popped back into his view. SYSTEM ANNOUNCEMENT!!! Host has now unlocked the dungeon point store, where anything is can be obtained. Well that is as long as you the host can afford it¡­ ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Knox thought to himself. "So all that I have to do is visualize it, and Ill be able to buy it''''? The System assistant, answered blandly. That is correct host, it''s as simple as that. Knox still happy thought. "That''s so amazing, there''s so many possibilities, maybe I can even create a ghost wife for myself''''. Our protagonist Knox was obviously delirious from his loneliness¡­ Knox was deep in thought. "I have all of these abilities, but I haven''t used one''''. Knox felt light he had solved one of his problems. Knox was expressively happily. "Maybe it''s about time to experiment with some of them". Knox was still feeling quite lonely, and since had been alone for at least a few months now. He had now decided that he would find away to remedy that. Knox hoped that maybe he could use this time to figure out how to use all if his powers. Hopefully at the same time finding away to create someone to talk to, and since Knox had just hunted kobalt''s he had an idea. Knox had decided why not plan ahead and use some of his powers, and make himself some kobalt minions. Who cares if they''re weak, he just wanted something interesting in his life, the cave was very bland and boring. Just because Knox no longer needed to eat, sleep or urinate, that di mot mean all of his needs were met. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Knox just smiled widely. Reading on this site? This novel is published elsewhere. Support the author by seeking out the original."Today''s the day we will create some kobalt friends". Knox''s vison moved towards the entrance of the cave, looking at the other two kobalt''s. Knox thought to himself. "So how should I go about this"? Knox had decided that he might as well go one by one, he first tried the skill weaken on the lower lvl 1 kobalt slingshot. And on the off chance that it didn''t work, well Knox, well at least he using it on a disposal one. The effects were almost immediate, as the scrawny kobalt fell down on to he knees, which startled the kobalt leader. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Knox seeing the effect felt proud, as he wasn''t as defenseless as he had once thought. Knox proudly to himself. "Wow it has such an effect, considering my level being so low, that''s quite an surprise". Knox was thinking. "If weaken is so powerful, then I wonder what my other skills could do"? So Knox had decided to try out the skill vassal creation, in which he should have used from the beginning. As he used the skill, a window had popped up giving Knox two differing options. Would you either like to create a custom vassal. Or host... Would you like to repurpose a weaker monster into a vassal? ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Knox knew immediately which one he would pick. He was still feeling lonely and decided that the best option at this time, would be to have two friends instead of just one. So Knox used the skill on the weakened kobalt first, hopefully giving him a better chance at success. The kobalt on the ground started to glow and shake, as a veil of red mana began raising over it, obscuring all sight of it. The kobalt leader now began panicking, he started grunting frantically at his follower, seemingly speaking to it. The kobalt seeing the red mana hoped that not just his last minion, but also his wife would be safe. Five minutes had quickly passed, and something was happening... The red mana cloud started to slowly dissipate showing Knox a strange sight. The woman kobalt was now much taller standing at five foot eight. Her changes were immediately noticeable, unlike her original short stature, and green skin. She now looked much closer to that of a human being, with a much light red skin tone instead of the original green tone that she had. If it wasn''t for her large ears and reddish skin, it would be hard to differentiate between her and a normal human. Kobalt Kin Female Class: warrior gatherer Lvl:1 Strength:5 Agility:3 Mana: 1/40 Will power: 1 Endurance:2 Skills: basic sword mastery, gathering, strength boost ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª After making the kobalt gatherer into his vassal, Knox focused his attention on the kobalt leader. Knox grinning evilly. Knox was happy that the kobalt leader was scared, and he decided he would take advantage of the situation, and get a two for one combo. Knox used Vassal creation once again on the kobalt leader¡­ The kobalt leader tried to fight back against the mana however its own mana was just to weak to compare to Knox''s, and soon he underwent the same procedure. Knox now having turned both kobalt''s saw that turning both kobalt''s only cost about half of his mana. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª After waiting another 5 minutes Knox was greeted with his second vassal. He looked at the leader kobalt''s status. Kobalt leader kin Lvl:2 Strength:9 Agility:4 Mana: 1/80 Will power: 10 Endurance:6 Knox thought. "Wow what a beast, he also got a hell of an upgrade didn''t he. After looking at the kobalt''s stats, Knox started thinking to himself. Knox after awhile of enjoying the situation thought. "Huh I feel like I''m forgetting something? " DING QUEST COMPLETED (Survive kobalt attackers) Reward : custom vassal card Knox saw his reward and thought. "Wow that should be very useful". ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Too be continued Authors note Ps, Hello I would like to thank everyone who has given my novel a chance. I know that I have a lot of grammatical errors, that definitely need to be corrected. However for the time being, I will mainly be focusing on enjoying my inspiration as it comes. Ps: thanks for reading my first and hopefully not my last novel :) Chapter 5: Creation of Draco the kobalt ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Dungeon system: Owner: Knox light Level:2 (0/400) Mana 850/850 Dp:100 (Dungeon points) Protectors: 2 Intruders:0 Abilities: Mana manipulation, vassal creation, Dungeon shaping, weaken willpower Items: 1* vassal creation card ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Knox thought himself. "Well first things first, let''s name my dungeon". He thought for a while until the perfect name came to him abruptly. Knox came to an epiphany. "How about The Thousand Realms". He felt that it was the perfect name for his new home. Knox then decided that it was about time to check out the vassal card that he had obtained . Knox planning. "I can use this vassal card to create a strong leader for my two new kobalt kins." And that''s exactly what he did, Knox then mentally clicked on the vassal card¡­ ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Ding! Does host wish to consume vassal creation card? Yes Or No Knox had already decided that he would go through with it. Knox quickly yelled. "Yes I want to use the card". The card was consumed but nothing immediately had happened. Knox.... "System what''s wrong, why has nothing happened"? Ding! That''s because host still has to think of the vassal on their own, and then they will be able to confirm their choice. Knox¡­ "Ooh, that makes a lot of sense". Knox felt embarrassed as he realized his simple blunder. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Knox was slowing figuring out the perfect solution. "So I know that I need a leader for them, but what kind of leader do they need"? Knox also thought. "And not just them more importantly me, what type of protector would help me out at this point"? Knox contemplated for a while¡­. While Knox was contemplating, the two kobalt kin began to wake up. Kobalt 1: "Where am I?, but more importantly who am I''''? Shocked by his newly gained consciousness he had a lot of questions. Due to the kobalt''s becoming dungeon kin their intellect been greatly increased, but that was not the only thing that changed about them. They also had transformed into a more human like form, losing their memories, and their color, but of course they wouldn''t know that.If you find this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the infringement. No one on the planet of Titan would see them as the weak cowardly race of kobalt''s anymore. At this point they had very little similarities, if anyone saw them now they would assume that they were just strange looking demi humans. They had retained their ears and tail, and they had a reddish shin tone, but other than that, they still seemed mostly human. The male kobalt looked around until it saw a beautiful female kobalt staring at it. Kobalt 2: "Husband, is that you"? The female kobalt said loudly looking at her mate. She knew instinctively that the strong looking male kobalt in front of her was her husband. She had no ideal that her husband was a very cowardly man. Kobalt 1 didn''t know how to feel, he knew that the kobalt which front of him, was his wife however¡­. He had no memories to prove it, he only knew that she was his partner¡­instinctively. As the kobalt''s were communicating figuring things out, Knox was still deep in thought. However, no matter how deep in thought he was, he was still keeping an eye on the kobalt''s now strange antics. They were touching each other, poking and prodding each other, Knox decided to stop looking for a moment. Knox thinking happily to himself. "Hmm, it looks like I''m also going to have to think about names for those two as well huh". ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Knox "So this is my first vassal, I''d say its not too shabby for my first try". Knox thought. "Now lets take a peek at it". Elite Kobalt clan leader Name: Draco Lvl:1 Strength:6 Agility:7 Mana:12/200 Will power: 10 Endurance:5 Skills: repopulation boast, crafting, weapon mastery, fire mana control Knox "Those are some great stats for a level one, it must be because of his elite status" Knox thinking to himself. "For a leader with only two followers, his main concern should be building homes for his tribe". Knox thinking more about it. "Also he should focus on increasing their almost extinct tribal population". So Knox decided that it was finally time to bring him to life. As Knox finalized Draco''s status, a blinding light flashed in the middle of the room, instantly gaining the attention of both kobalt kin. Kobalt 1 "Oh no what is that? maybe we should retreat"? He was very scared he felt the power if the mana, and knew that if just the mana waves were so strong, he would face no chance of survival against however they came from. Kobalt 2 looking at the shining light "Woah what is that?" She was astonished and excited by what was happening. After about roughly about 3 minutes the bright light had finally started to dim, leaving a large male kobalt in its place. Knox "So that''s Draco huh". Knox was extremely pleased with what he saw. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Draco was waking up¡­ Draco thought to himself, as he looked around. "So this is my home huh"? Draco was unimpressed, and as he looked around, he was becoming more and more frustrated. Draco began speaking loudly. "This is no home for a kobalt, it needs many changes for us even survive here". Knox hearing Draco speaking, felt very happy. Knox wondered how he could understand the language, but he reasoned that it came with being a dungeon. So now that he knew that he was now able to communicate with his followers, seeing that Draco had a normal language. Knox tried to speak out loud but was met with silence, it seems that he can''t speak as he once did. So He attempted something else, Knox thought. "What if I use My mana to speak, using it as an outlet. So Knox began attempting to speak using mana, and as he spoke his first syllable¡­. The cave started whistling as wind starts blowing in quickly. The kobalt''s felt as if something big was happening. As they looked around trying to see what was causing the wind, they heard a loud deep voice shaking the very ground around them. Hello my children, I am your creator¡­. You can call me, The dungeon God. The room began to glow with mana, as Knox was lightly using his mana to stir the air. He was also using his mana to spread his radiance among his subjects, causing their vision''s to be obscured, The mana was causing, a heavenly glow to be shown to kobalt''s, causing each of them to feel very nervous. Knox had decided that by claiming godhood, that it would make it much easier for the kobalts to follow his whims. Back to the blinded kobalt''s. The kobalt''s were shocked by the glowing mana particles, which were visibly floating around the room. It was the only thing they could make out , through their hazy eyes. They felt immense joy watching the mana float down like snowflakes of light. Knox then spoke to his kobalt kins. For now you may stay here, but soon I will create a paradise for you to call your own. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Author¡­ Thank you for reading, and hopefully I will catch you in the next one. Chapter 6: Building the first floor ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Dungeon system: The thousand realms Owner: Knox light Level:2 (0/400) Mana 850/850 Dp: 100 (Dungeon points) Protectors: 3 Intruders:0 Abilities: Mana manipulation, vassal creation, Dungeon shaping, weaken willpower ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Knox was now done scaring his kobalt''s, so he removed his mana allowing them to get back to their normal lives, well at least for now. So as Knox focused back on his work, he had thought up a plan, he knew that by using Dungeon shaping. That he would easily be able to build a habitat for his kobalt''s, and also at the same time, a place which would protect his core. It would be a place that the kobalt''s could build a village, a place they could call home. So Knox began using dungeon shaping, he created a stairway down to his first floor, in the middle of his core room. Seeing that the stairway barely cost him any mana Knox knew he would be able to succeed in his plan. So as Knox started shaping the large area at the bottom of the stairs, he saw his progress was going quite well, an so he kept going at it, he was not taking a single break. ...¡­.Time was quickly passing by¡­.. Before Knox had knew it 2 days had past, and he was so entranced by the process that he didn''t realize how much time had passed. Knox looked at his 3 kobalt kin, who had during his time of sculpting the floor, found a abundance of lumber. They even found twine and many small berries, rabbits and other miscellaneous things. The 3 kobalt''s sat at the entrance of the cave they were eating and standing guard of their temporary home. Knox watching this decided that since his children were fine and safe that he could spend more time on his kobalt''s home and also finish first real floor. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª After another 3 hours had passed, the basic shape of the floor was almost complete, Knox started off with a simple circular area. It was a decently large area its size was around 5 km, Knox noticed that the floor was very dark and basically all stone. It was basic but it was good enough, and he knew that it would be large enough, to give them a place to grow in numbers.Love this story? Find the genuine version on the author''s preferred platform and support their work! And that once it was completed, it could properly home hundreds, at least once the kobalt''s gave it the finishing touches. Back to Knox''s perspective... Knox thought to himself. "So¡­. how am I going to make this livable"? He decided to experiment a little bit, he wanted a sky for his kobalt''s home, so that they wouldn''t have to leave as often, And he knew that if he wanted to build homes underground, that the kobalt''s would need sunlight. So he also knew that if they were going to properly protect him that he needed to add a proper artificial environment and atmosphere. So he then used most of his mana, it cost him about 650, he barely enough create for him to create a fake sky and sun, leaving Knox exhausted and needing to rest for the remainder of the day. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Waking up on his third day of creating the kobalt floor, Knox decided to plant some grass to allow for animal grazing. He then used some of his mana to speed up the growing process of the grass, and what was left in front of Knox was a perfectly even grass filled floor. Knox looked all across his now beautiful first floor, which looked similar to a natural grass land especially with the artificial sun And the even artificial sky, made it seem like it was outdoors. Knox felt proud of himself, he knew soon he would be done with the floor, and could allow his new tribe to move in. All that was needed now, was a lake for his kobalt''s to get water from, and also to fish from, majority improving their quality of life. So Knox started using the skill dungeon shaping, digging a large hole in the middle of the floor. It had only took Knox around twenty five minutes to finish the hole, looking at the pit, it could home thousands of aquatic creatures. He had dug it so that as you would go deeper towards the middle, the deeper the pond would become, at its deepest it would be 60 feet deep. After Knox had built the outline of the pond he then built 4 small rivers connecting to to the pond leading to each of the four directions. Then Knox decided to add some water, he used some of him mana, which created a void which was releasing the water. Which slowly floated out of the void, filling the large pit quickly, it had cost him a decent chunk of mana, but for Knox it was worth it. Knox had noticed that while the lake looked great it was missing quite a lot of key things including "life". Knox knew that while he could create many things using his mana, for him to create a perfect ecosystem here it would take some help.. Well Knox knew that he would need his kobalt''s, he needed them to collect certain items, so that he could reproduce them here. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Knox then began to do the real hard work, sculpting the stone walls of the floor. He felt that his first floor his time and effort, it deserved a special theme. So Knox went with what he was comfortable with, he decided to carve images of many landscapes into the rocky terrain. And after two days of careful carving, he had shaped a natural rocky landscape into the walls, which was made simple due to his skills. A rough but elegant scene was formed, the stone was smoothly carved, leaving it as smooth as marble. Knox looked around, and now seeing it all together, admired his hard work, it had really spruced up the floor. Knox seeing his mediocre work thought. "Well while its not amazing, in a world like this¡­ it shouldn''t be too terrible". Now that he was done with his work, Knox felt like it was a perfect time to show his little friends to their new home..... ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª To be continued.... If you made it this far go ahead and leave a comment giving your feedback, it would be very welcome. Chapter 7: Creation of the kobalt village, Part one ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Dungeon system: The thousand realms Owner: Knox light Level:2 (0/400) Mana 850/850 Dp:100 (Dungeon points) Protectors: 3 Intruders:0 Abilities: Mana manipulation, vassal creation, Dungeon shaping, weak willpower ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Knox felt very good, as he had finished his first floor, he felt excited to show his kin their new home. So Knox had decided to look and see what the kobalt''s were doing, he shifted his view to look. Knox''s view shifted as he looked down at his little kobalt''s, they were at the front of Knox''s cave, they seemingly were trying to protect it. Knox seeing this felt proud, and decided to let them know of the new changes. Knox spoke to the little kobalt''s (in his dungeon voice). Hello my children. The kobalt''s all perked up, they looked around, once again hoping to see where this voice could be coming from. My children you must go deeper into this cave, there you will find your new home. The kobalt''s seemed very interested in this, as they had felt a deep connection to this voice. Knox continued speaking. A place where you can find your homeland, a place to build a legacy. The kobalt''s were now fully intrigued, so they quickly grabbed all of their belongings. After around twenty minutes of the kobalt''s packing, they had finally packed up all of their things. Draco spoke up, attracting his followers attention. Draco spoke with conviction. "We must go, we have been called to return to the holy call, we must go and quickly retrieve what''s ours''''. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Cabbage and Lily nodded hearing this, their faces were sunken, after hearing how grave and important the task, Draco had given them was. The three kobalt''s quickly made their way deeper into the cave, where they came across a small passage which could barely fit two people side by side walking. They knew that this is where they would need to go. So they went in one by one, making sure to fit all of their items in with them. After all of them had made it through, they felt as if something was calling them. It felt as if it was coming from the staircase sitting right in the middle of the room.If you find this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the infringement. They slowly made there way over towards the stairs, as they made their way over they instantly noticed something strange. They looked down and saw that grass sat at the bottom of the stairs, well isn''t that quite strange? Draco was confused and thought to himself. "Why would there possibly be grass in a cave"? The kobalt trio then started their trek down the stairs, and after about 30 steps they saw what was at the bottom. The kobalt''s were wide eyed as they looked at the insanely huge, boxed ecosystem sitting at the bottom of the cave they were in. They felt as if it was perfect, no predators check, water check, places to build homes check. They were confused about the sky? but decided it was best to just go with. It was perfect after all¡­ ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª So the three made their way towards the lake in the middle of their floor. Draco "Hey you"! Kobalt 1 looked over. Kobalt 1 pointed at himself and asked. "Who me"? Kobalt 1 felt nervous, as the large kobalt in front of him seemed to be very intimidating. Draco responded coldly. "Who else you idiot, what is your name"? Kobalt 1 felt confused what was a name, the scrawny kobalt thought? He asked Draco "I''m sorry sir, but what is a name"? Draco felt dumbfounded. Draco began thinking inwardly. "Wow I have an idiot as a tribemate that''s just perfect". He was very disappointed but he still felt willing to teach. Draco spoke louder this time. "A name is what people call you, so what is your name"? Kobalt 1 was confident that he understood now. Kobalt 1 responding to Draco "Oohh I understand, my name is kobalt sir". Kobalt 1 felt very proud of himself. Draco facepalmed. Draco thought to himself, "This is gonna be much harder than I thought". Kobalt 1 looked sadly at Draco. Draco felt guilty, he knew it wasn''t kobalt 1''s fault that he had no concept of names. Draco Sigh "ok so look, that''s your species, I''m a kobalt but my names Draco, you see, what''s your name?" Kobalt 1 felt embarrassed but at the same time enlightened. Kobalt 1 " I I I don''t have a name¡­". He said with his head down low. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Draco looked at him with pity and then at Dracos wife. Draco "And she''s the same?". Kobalt 1 "... yes sir". ... Draco though to himself. "Wow, that''s quite sad, isn''t it". Draco "First things first some names for my minions". Draco sat in thought, for what he felt was a quite awhile however was only actually was 3 Minutes. Draco speaking wisely "Hmmm its seems like your king must help you out". Kobalt 1 and Kobalt 2 both excitedly look at Draco. Draco pointing at Kobalt 1 the male "Ok you the idiot, your name will be Cabbage". Kobalt 1 looked aggravated. Draco smirked. Draco slightly mockingly spoke. "Cabbage is a strong name, it means strength and power". Cabbage, no I mean, kobalt one looked less upset now, and was even kind of happy even, he still felt as he had being duped. However he knew he must look at the upside, there could be an opportunity to be a real leader here, so he must adjust to the unfairness. Draco looked at the cute second kobalt, Cabbage''s wife. Draco "You¡­ you will be called Lily, as in the most beautiful flower in my mind". Cabbage looked pissed now. Lily blushed as she looked at Draco, she had decided to accept her name. Draco glancing at Cabbage "Alright let''s move out, we have ourselves a village to build". Lily bowed down on her left knee, and said loudly. "Yes Mr. Draco, we will get straight to work". She blushed feeling quite proud of her loyalty, she was definitely attracted to Draco''s strength. Cabbage now felt defeated, but he knew he that he had no choice in the matter at this point. Cabbage speaking unwilling but forced. "Yes our Magnificent leader Draco". Cabbage realized that if he couldn''t be the leader anymore, he would at least kiss butt, hard enough that he would be second in command. The three kobalt kin then got up and started to unpack their luggage, it was time to start building their home. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Authors note Thank you for reading this ones turning into a bit of a long one, so I decided that I will be breaking it up into two parts. Thanks for reading;) Chapter 8: Creation of the kobalt village, Part two ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Dungeon system: The thousand realms Owner: Knox light Level:2 (0/400) Mana 850/850 Dp: 100 (Dungeon points) Protectors: 3 Intruders:0 Abilities: Mana manipulation, vassal creation, Dungeon shaping, weaken willpower ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª A new day had begun, and of course there was more work to do. Draco, Cabbage and Lily had woken up in the early morning, and had quickly got to work. As Knox watched the Kobalt''s work, Knox felt inspired to do the same, and so he started thinking on what he could work on. As he watched the Kobalt''s work, Knox noticed they were missing something. They definitely needed a strong foundation, something which would keep the house stable, especially under intense pressure. To help his kobalt buddies, Knox decided to use some of his mana to build a stone foundation for his kobalt''s to build their first house. He placed it a around fifteen meters away from the river, giving his kobalt''s access to water quickly. The kobalt''s watched in amazement as a stone square was magically erected in front of them. The ground started crumbling as the huge circular stone was lifted out of the ground. Then the soil slowly sunk back into the ground filling the gaps. Draco was watching, and sat completely flabbergasted, seeing the stone being lifted slowly from the ground. Draco was very amused. "Maybe our creator is a god, with powers such as these, how couldn''t he be¡­" The kobalt''s now felt extreme reverence towards Knox, as they thought that only a god make such a miracle happen. What they didn''t know was, that what Knox had done wasn''t truly impressive. Many in the world of titan could also do such simple parlor tricks, and for those thinking that such people were somehow gods? They would be seen as foolish, in a world filled with magic, the ability to do such things were very common. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª The kobalt''s now seeing that the foundation was fully formed, felt like it was time to get themselves started on a new home.You might be reading a pirated copy. Look for the official release to support the author. And soon 4 days had passed in the blink of an eye, as the kobalt''s had worked quickly, the house had finally been created¡­ It was quite small and built in a cabin style, but for now it would work, Knox showed visible appreciation. At the style that the kobalt''s had used, it had reminded him of Earth styled cabins, which were quite popular, well at least before Knox had passed that is. The kobalt''s sat huddled up in their newly crafted home, Draco sat in the corner of the room, he sat alone enjoying the peace and quiet. He was visibly bored though and decided to ease the boredom, by fashioning himself a simple wooden spear. Going back to Knox, he was happily watching his kobalt kins. Knox watched the kobalt''s, he found that it had quickly became his favorite pastime. Knox looked around checking the cabin that the kobalt''s had made for themselves It was made mainly out of wood, expect for the foundation and the roofing. The roof was made out of the simple twine, that the kobalt''s had found outside the cave. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Now that their home was created the kobalt''s felt much more at peace, they had somewhere that gave them sense of safety. They now felt that they had something worth living for¡­ a home, a place to call their own. Knox had decided, that he would give them some time, allowing them to properly settle down. And so Knox instead focused his attention towards the dungeon entrance, which Knox had felt could use a lot of work. He thought that it lacked any special appeal. And that is was certainly bland, Knox wanted it to look magical. Knox also saw that it lacked any defenses, he felt a sense of nakedness, knowing that anyone could just waltz into his home. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª As Knox got to work using his dungeon shaping skill, he shaped the entrance room piece by piece. Knox had made sure, that along the way he would try his best, to keep with the caves natural style. The first thing that he changed, was that he widened the entrance to the cave. Turning it from a rugged gap in the wall, into something that looked much more like a door. After finishing up on the door, Knox switched his attention to the ground, he noticed that it was very even, and he felt that it was way too even for a "dungeon"¡­ He knew that having such even ground could give his attackers an advantage So he figured that he would remove some of the stone, so that instead of being even it would instead be at an 45 degree angle . Which would then make coming from the entrance towards the first floor¡­. A much more dangerous trek for any travelers who unfortunately decided to enter, Knox''s soon to be deadly domain. It would force any adventurer who entered to slowly decline down a rough stone ramp He filled the surface with jagged stones and rocks which would hopefully cut and wound anyone descending his dungeon ¡­ Knox''s grin was malicious "It''s the most perfect natural deathtrap". This will give my kobalt''s ample time to attack, giving any poor soul who would dare to invade Knox''s territory a shocking surprise. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª After spending a few days working on the entrance, it was finally time again for Knox to check in with his Kobalt kin. Draco and his minions were watering their crops in front of their small cabin. Inside the cabin many things have changed, they had added three chairs and three They had created a semi proper home, they even had simple wooden dining wear. Back outside they had even started to build a small fire pit on the left side of the house, it seemed that they enjoyed cooking their food. For the Kobalt''s, It seemed that for now they had done everything that they needed to do. While Draco took his daily walk around his floor, Cabbage and Lily were left alone in the cabin.... ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Ps. Thank you to everyone who has continued to read my story. Chapter 9: Lily鈥檚 pregnant???, Draco and Cabbage go out an explore. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Dungeon system: The thousand realms Owner: Knox light Level:2 (0/400) Mana 850/850 Dp:100 (Dungeon points) Protectors: 3 Intruders:0 Abilities: Mana manipulation, vassal creation, Dungeon shaping, weaken willpower ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª As the Days passed, the kobalt''s started to enjoy living their lives in their new village. The the kobalt''s woke up early in the morning, usually Draco was the first awake and would wake Lily and Cabbage up. Draco as he was waking Lily up noticed something strange, there was a bulge on her stomach, Draco knew that kobalt''s repopulated very quickly Draco was mad that his underlings didn''t let him know of their affairs, as the tribe leader he felt he should know of things related to his tribe. Draco was very mad, Lily was pregnant! Draco furiously spoke to the two "As your leader you two absolutely have to tell me about things like this''''! Draco yelled and berated the two kobalt''s, who were now bowing in front of him. Draco seeing how silent the two were, decided that it wasn''t worth his effort, to deal with these two troublemakers. Draco looking at the cowardly male kobalt and yelled. "Cabbage''''!!! Cabbage looked up warily at Draco "Yes sir''''. Draco "Since we will soon have many little ones to take care of, we will need to gather as much as we can food". Draco speaking excitedly "So we will be needing to leave the cave". Cabbage looked worried hearing this "But¡­. we have more than enough food to last us a few more days"... Draco looked even madder now "What do you know!, with the children coming, we will need more food for lily''''! Cabbage looked defeated as he knew that they, would have to leave the safety of their home to go out and explore the dangerous world outside their cave. Cabbage realized his mistake and asked Draco "Alright, so when will we be leaving"? Draco with a hint of amusement responded. "How about right now". Cabbage looked up at him and then just shook his head Cabbage laughing lightly to himself "So this is my leader, he''s very head strong". They two kobalt''s started their march towards the stairs, and then continued up the stairs and through the entrance room, until they reached the cave entrance They easily climbed the steep incline using their webbed hand skin as a grabbing device. They also used their hands as a type of protection against the razor sharp stones they had to climb to get to the exit.This text was taken from Royal Road. Help the author by reading the original version there. As they rested at the entrance of the dungeon, Draco started to explain his plan to Cabbage. Draco in a hushed tone "Alright look, why should we have to go out hunting every time we need to eat"? Cabbage looked confused unsure of were Draco was heading. Draco spoke aloud. "What if we brought some fish and berries home and grew them''''? Cabbage eyes opened wide with fascination at Draco''s ideal "Do you think that it could work"? Draco smirked "I know it will work". ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª So the two kobalt''s made their way out of the Dungeon and into the forest. The forest that Knox''s dungeon resides in is called the Great Midnight Forest, Knox''s dungeon could be found along the outskirts of the the forest facing the west side. The Great Midnight Forest could be found on the Dark continent, the Dark continent was one of many continents on Titan including¡­.. The Light continent, the Fire continent, the Earth continent, the Dragon continent, the Central continent, the Dark continent, and finally the wind continent The planet Titan consists of these 7 continents, however it also had realms that orbits it. Including the Celestial realm, the Demon continent, the Mythical garden, and finally the most dangerous of them all the abyss. The abyss was known for its dangers not due to the world it contained, but due to its residents¡­. Those who found themselves in the abyss where known as some of the most evil beings in the galaxy The catastrophic creatures who were exiled from their own world, The abyss was a jail, a place to keep criminals and monsters. So back to the dark continent, on the dark continent there are many races, who all viciously fight for supremacy, all over the land beneath their feet. There were many large powers who stated claim to the land, including the vampire cove scarlet to the east, the golden werewolf covenant to the west, the sea palace to the south, and finally the Amethyst kingdom of the humans to the north¡­ Their are many minor factions as well all thriving and hoping that they could, one day also have a permanent home.. On the dark continent there were also many forbidden areas. Such as the Frozen tundra towards the north, the undead caverns underneath the mountains, that blocked the sea to the south The Great midnight forest which was known to be a death trap filled with riches, which was located in the middle of the continent. And the last well known one, would be the dark mountain range which gave the continent its name. Behind the undead caverns stood a massive mountain range filled with and abundance of life. And many of the most powerful creatures choose to live within the mountains due to the abundance of mana which was permeating though the land. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- Returning back to Draco and Cabbage They had made their way into the forest about 200 feet when they came across a river. Draco looked down at the river hoping to see any fish that they could bring back home. Draco noticed that there were 3 small fish close to the water''s surface. He looked around and soon found a large leaf, Draco then bent down and used the leaf as a bucket to scoop up some of the water Draco then instructed Cabbage "Hey pick up those fish". Cabbage followed Draco''s instructions He slowly stalked the first fish an as he was about to pounce, Draco watching Cabbage''s primal knew he had the wrong intention. Draco said to Cabbage "Hey! We need the fish alive, and not dead Cabbage"! Cabbage realizing this changed his strategy, he knew that he needed to change how he grasped the fish. So as he jumped at the first fish he instead of grabbing it, decided to use his fingers to throw it instead. The fish softly hit the ground in front of Draco, it began flopping seemingly struggling to breathe. Draco mockingly thought to himself. "It seems that he is learning, what a miracle". ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Cabbage seeing that it worked soon did the same to the other two fish Thump thump Both fish hit the ground in front of Draco and soon started flopping like the first. Cabbage then ran over, and one by one put each of the small fish into the makeshift transfer device. Draco began speaking to cabbage. "Alright that''s mainly what we need do, and all that we need now, would be some seed and some berries". So the kobalt''s knew they could find both of them easily, as all they had to do was pick some of them up, on their way back to their home¡­ To be continued ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Chapter 10: Draco and Cabbage鈥檚 ruturn home, and Lily gives birth to the triplets. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Dungeon system: The thousand realms Owner: Knox light Level:2 (0/400) Mana 850/850 Dp: 100 (Dungeon points) Protectors: 3 Intruders:0 Abilities: Mana manipulation, vassal creation, Dungeon shaping, weaken willpower ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Soon the two kobalt''s had made their way back to the dungeon entrance, which they were quite lucky to do so. In the forest most would find themselves extremely lucky if no beast had decided to. The two had found, during their journey, an abundant amount of different seeds and berries on their way back. They were mostly fruit varieties, and different types of berries and twins plants, Knox would find them extremely necessary for his future plans. They had even found a small sapling, in which Cabbage had struggled, but eventually had dug it from the ground. While Draco was carrying the fish, Cabbage had both of his hands full because of the large quantity of organic matter, Which was even threatening to fall out, at any moment, it was obvious overwhelming, as Cabbage was stumbling as he walked. They happily started their walk back down the entrance, at the bottom they stared at each other They both screamed at the same time, ending up saying different things. Draco "Thank god, that we have survived!!!!" Cabbage quickly chipped in. "And we wont be hungry for a while yay!!" They both screamed for different reasons, Draco not pleased hearing Cabbage''s reason. So as the two made their way, down into the core room, they quickly moved down the stairs, going straight to their floor. Knox decided that now that they were back, it would be a good time to intervene, as he had been letting things happen on their own for quite a while. So Knox was quite happy as their was finally some work to do, he always felt quite bored, but it was especially bad, when he found himself not working on his home. So Knox began to speak to his two adventurous kins. My children you have done well, you have brought back many things of great importance.If you stumble upon this tale on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. The items you have brought please me, they will be used to improve our home. However, it will please me more if you were to spread them around instead of consuming them. The kobalt''s heard their creators words and knew that it was for the better if they followed them. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª So Draco and Cabbage spread out all the seeds and berries they had collected, and had even released all three fish into the water. They knew that they had enough food still to last a few more days, and if they ran out they could go back out to gather some more. Knox seeing all the seeds had an idea, he pulled up the system store and looked for the cheapest seed pack. (Mixed bag of seeds) cost 100 DP He bought the pack of seeds, and then decided it was a good time spread them around, he knew for plants, the rule was the sooner the better. As it would take a long time for for his idea to naturally occur. He decided he would finally use some of his mana. So he used some his mana to speed up the plant growth process. Knox felt extremely weak, using up almost all of his mana leaving him at 200/850. But as he looked around at the bushes, trees, wild grass and flowers now stimming with life he felt very proud. He then looked at the pond and decided to try something new, could he possibly do the same thing he did to the plants to other non sentient life? He used the remainder of his mana on the fish which instantly knocked Knox out. Leaving him in a state of deep sleep, while time continues to pass in his dungeon... ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª 5 days had passed since Knox was knocked out, Knox slept peacefully during that time due to his mana overuse. Knox woke up and saw that the three kobalt''s were gathering food as they normally would. Knox seeing that nothing was going poorly, instead looked over towards the pond. Knox was very curious about what had happened to the pond after he went unconscious, so he moved towards to it. Looking down into the pond, Knox saw something that made him very happy. Knox "There are thousands of fish down there, they will be more than enough to feed us!" Knox felt a foreboding feeling in his guts and knew exactly why it was there... A pond of this size would quickly become overly saturated with the fish, which would then lead to a dying ecosystem. Knox knew that he would need to buy a predator species, in order to keep the fishes population in check. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Knox decided to leave the fish alone for now, an instead looked over to the cabin, something seemed to be different today, why was it so very noisy? Knox began to think to himself with curiosity. "Why are those three so loud today"? Knox wondered why that was, so he looked inside the cabin and what he saw shocked him Knox yelled in his head. "Oh my god, they had kids"! The three juvenile kobalt''s were playing around out side, chasing each other around. And yelling happily when they caught each other, it was a very joyful scene. Knox looking at the children "So Lily has given birth while I was still sleeping huh". Knox grimly thought to himself. "It really sucks that I missed out on it, hopefully next time I''ll get to see it happen". Knox felt quite depressed learning that, while he had slept he had missed such a joyful occasion. Knox decided that tomorrow, he would work on the second floor, which would add more space to his dungeon¡­ Knox gleefully thought to himself. "Well tomorrow we will get started on floor two, hopefully my little friends will enjoy it". ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- Thank you to everyone who is still reading. Chapter 11: Knox begins work on floor two ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Dungeon system: The thousand realms Owner: Knox light Level:2 (0/400) Mana 850/850 Dp:100 (Dungeon points) Protectors:3 Intruders:0 Ability''s: Mana manipulation, vassal creation, Dungeon shaping, weaken willpower ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª A beautiful new day had begun, and Knox and the kobalt''s both wasted no time getting to work. Knox looked at the three kobalt kins, and decided that he would to use some of his some mana, naming each of three small kobalt''s. Turning each of the three normal kobalt''s into his vassals, giving each of them a surge of power. He looked down at the three kobalt''s each with different hair colors, there was one with light pink hair, which was a girl. There was one with red hair mixed periodically with black, which was a boy, and the last one had pure black long flowing hair, who was the baby of the family. Knox had decided to name the light pink haired one which was a girl, blossom, he named the red haired boy sage. And the last girl with black hair Knox decided he would name her Hollyhock. The three small kobalt''s each shined with mana and then one by one, they all fell into a deep sleep¡­ ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Switching back to the adult kobalt''s. Draco, Cabbage, and Lily all noticed that the children had passed out, they thought that it was very strange so they went to check. As Lily felt panicked seeing her children like this, Cabbage felt useless unable to protect his children, and as for Draco he just silently watched as the family panicked. The three adults noticed that the trio of kobalt''s were all just knocked out cold, the three were still breathing normally, which helped to staved off some of their worries. Cabbage moved forward and poke Sage with a stick he had found and decided to carry, Sage didn''t react to the prodding, which scared Cabbage slightly. Worried the two parents Lily and Cabbage held each other close deeply. Lily asked Draco weakly. "Will my children be ok?" Draco walked forward and inspected the three juvenile Kobalt''s. He noticed that their was a large increase in the mana, which was being released naturally by the kobalt''s.This narrative has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. If you see it on Amazon, please report it. Draco turned to Lily and responded. "They wont just be fine, they will be more than fine, this is good for them". Draco speaking wisely. "It seems that our creator has found interest in them, and has decided to name them". Draco who was bored again decided to speak, he did not mind inspiring his followers. "Which should mean, that they should all have promising futures, ahead of them". Cabbage and Lily''s faces lit up with happiness. Cabbage yelled loudly "Of course they will be great they are my children aren''t they?" He felt immensely proud of his offspring. Draco wanting to return back to work "All''s well, so lets get back to gathering some food, these little ones will be needing extra". So the three adult kobalt''s all spread out, looking to once again gather berries and to catch a few fish". Knox felt that it was a perfect time to focus on something very important, his second floor¡­. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Knox looked at the pond and had an ideal, What if he made the entrance to the second floor at the bottom of the pond? He thought it was a great idea so he got to work digging a hole 2 meters in diameter. at the center of the bottom of the pond. He then used some of his mana to leave a permanent air pocket separating the pond water from the hole leading to floor two So Knox go to work digging the tunnel that would lead to floor two. He used his mana along the way to reinforce the walls, leaving them stable enough that knox would not need to worry about them collapsing anytime soon. He kept digging the tunnel until he got about 100 feet down, leaving any invaders choosing to crawl through the long tunnel exhausted along the way. After Knox had finished the tunnel he started removing large amounts of stone from what would be his second floor. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª two days had passed and Knox had finished the construction of floor two''s outline. He had created a large canyon underground. His plan for this floor was that there would be a two large mountains, with a large canyon in the middle connected by a bridge. He would then have birds or other creatures knock any invader off the bridge falling to their demise''s. So he got to work on the stone bridge separating the entrance to floor two, from the exit he soon planned on building on the other side of the bridge He would also place traps through the floor and also through out the bridge which would hopefully also assist in defeating any attempt to destroy his core. So Knox got to work on the bridge, he started by first building a large stone arch at what would be the beginning, of what would be the bridge. He then used a some of his mana to rise some of the stones laying at the bottom of the canyon. He used his dungeon manipulation skill, to connect the stones, he shaped them into a large walkway. He then lowered the stone walkway onto the ground of each side of the canyon mountains. Knowing he was quickly running out of mana, Knox finally used a but more mana, to move his core through the ground. Constantly moving dirt and replacing it, Knox had moved his core all the way, from the entrance floor, to the end of the the second floor after the bridge. Knox felt much safer, knowing his core wasn''t so vulnerable to attacks. Using this amount of mana so quickly left Knox extremely tired ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Dungeon system: The thousand realms Owner: Knox light Level:2 Mana 350/850 Dp:100 (Dungeon points) Protectors: 0 Intruders:3 Abilities: Mana manipulation, vassal creation, Dungeon shaping, weaken willpower ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Knox decided that any further work could be left till tomorrow, along with seeing how the triplets have turned out¡­.. So Knox allowed himself to fall asleep and fell into a blissful rest¡­.. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Thank you for reading Chapter 12: The kobalt children wake up, and new statuses!!! ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Dungeon system: The thousand realms Owner: Knox light Level:2 (0/400) Mana 850/850 Dp:100 (Dungeon points) Protectors:6 Intruders:0 Abilities: Mana manipulation, vassal creation, Dungeon shaping, weaken willpower ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Knox waking up, and decided that the first thing he would do today, would be to finish his work on floor two. So he immediately got to work, he looked around, thinking about how he would change the area. So Knox started by adding grass, to the both of the two mountain tops, making each of them seem much more natural. After Knox had added the grass seed he used up 50 of his mana, using it to speed up the growth process. Leaving the grass he had spread to grow in front of his eyes, it left a lush mountain top in front of him. After Knox had finished the grass he went on to add trees and bushes from the first floor aswell, it didn''t cost him any Dp. Due to Knox already growing it himself, he found that once he was growing something, ig would only cost him mana to create more. Knox thought to himself. "It''s looking much better but it''s still missing some things¡­." So Knox got to work, he added another stone archway, on the other side of the bridge, which completed the bridge. Knox thought to himself proudly. "Well the main outline of the floors done, so until I get some Defenders, I might aswell work on something else". For Knox to finish the floor he would need the proper species to fill the floor, so he decided that instead of spending his Dp, that he would wait for it to naturally happen. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Back to the three sleeping kobalt kins¡­ Sage was the first to wake, He felt much more powerful, and was excited to try put his strength. Each of the three children behaved differently Sage, he loves to learn, he''s a very energetic young man, and constantly annoys his two sisters. Hollyhock, the big sister, she loves plants and learning more about growing them, she''s got quite the temper¡­. And finally Blossom, though young, she dreams of having a large family in the future, she''s the one who resolves most arguments, the reliable middle sister.Unauthorized use: this story is on Amazon without permission from the author. Report any sightings. Sage''s rambunctiousness soon woke his two sisters, who looked at him with anger, not happy he had woken them up. Hollyhock to sage "If you don''t shut up, I''m going to shove a stick down your throat!" Holly was furious that she was woken up, especially to sage''s loud noises. Sage looked down nervously, obviously he had taking more of his father''s personality. While the two where arguing blossom started looking at her status Kobalt dark thief Name: Blossom Light Lvl:3 Strength:2 Agility:9 Mana: 65/65 Will power: 4 Endurance:3 Skills: dash, stealth, dagger mastery Blossom looked at her two siblings and knew that she was needed. Blossom clapped loudly to gain her siblings attention Blossom "Hey you two, don''t you notice anything?" Holly annoyed "No!!!, what do mean?, don''t try to change to subject"! Blossom spoke loudly to her siblings. "No really, have you looked at your status?" Sage felt that she was telling the truth, looked at his status¡­ ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Kobalt adventurer Name: Sage Light Lvl:3 Strength:8 Agility:4 Mana: 50/50 Will power: 4 Endurance:3 Skills: sword mastery, quick steps, enhanced strength ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Sage looked at his new status with wide eyes, he had many skills, way more than he had thought. Sage speaking happily: "Holly please look at your status, she''s not lying, they''ve really changed!!!" Holly now believing Blossom a bit more looked at her status screen as well. Kobalt farm master Name: Hollyhock Light Lvl:3 Strength:6 Agility:5 Mana: 70/70 Will power: 4 Endurance:7 Skills: green thumb, plant mastery, plant magic Her status had greatly increased, she even had plant magic, an extremely useful type of magic!! The three were just born recently, and to already be at level three, was definitely abnormal! They all wondered, what had allowed them to level up? The three kobalt juveniles noticed that Draco, Cabbage and Lily were quickly approaching them. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Draco the leader, asked them directly with a strict face. "So how do you three feel, any weird changes to speak of?" Sage replied energetically to Draco. "Master I feel amazing, I''m much stronger now than I was before". Sage had forcibly taken Draco as his master¡­ without Draco''s formal approval of course. It seemed to be more of a one sided master-disciple relationship. Draco slightly annoyed now "That''s good, however don''t call me master." Sage just smiled playfully "Of course, teacher, what do you wish me to call you"? Draco responded without hesitation. "Any things fine as long as you don''t call me master boy"! Sage hearing this smiled even harder. "Yes father, ill do as you wish". Cabbage''s face turned red with anger, first his wife respected Draco more than him, and now his son was calling Draco father¡­. Cabbage was extremely angry, but he knew that Draco was their leader, so he chose to remain silent, he feared retaliation from Draco. Draco hearing this ignored Sage''s antics and instead asked the two sisters. "What about the two of you, how do you feel"? Hollyhock spoke first quickly but with deep respect. "My lord, I feel like I''ve gained much, i feel like I can work with twice the efficiency". Hollyhock was feeling proud of herself said "And also my lord, I have noticed that we have all been named". Hollyhock was quite aggressive however her intelligence did not lack compared to it, she knew that by getting close to Draco, she could gain power and influence. Draco was now extremely excited, hearing what Hollyhock had said. "That''s very amazing, that should mean that you three, will all have potential that''s close to my own". Draco had then decided, that it would be best to give the three some strict advice. Draco to the three "You have been named by our creator, you must make sure not disappoint him"¡­ ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- Chapter 13: The first battle begins, the Kobalt kin vs the Goblins warriors. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Dungeon system: The thousand realms Owner: Knox light Level:2 (0/400) Mana 850/850 Dp:100 (Dungeon points) Protectors:6 Intruders:0 Abilities: Mana manipulation, vassal creation, Dungeon shaping, weaken willpower ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª As a new day had begun, Knox had woken up with a spring in his step, ready to se what his Kobalt''s where up to. Knox started watching the Kobalt''s, who enjoying themselves, they seemed like a family now. Knox felt happy that he could cause them such joy, from something as little as naming them, and giving them a home. So Knox seeing this found that he had some ideas, which he could implement to improve floor two, it would hopefully give him space for more kin. Knox''s vision fades, and he appears on floor two, he looked around seeing no difference from before. Knox thought to himself. "Alright so firstly, lets add flowing water, to the bottom of the canyon". Knox decided to use 400 of his mana, to create a permanently flowing river for this floor. The river was constantly rolling quickly through the Canyon bottom, anything unfortunate enough to fall would be pulled under the currents¡­. Knox looked down at the raging water "That''s quite a scary fate, I wouldn''t wish that on my worst enemy, well actually never mind I would¡­" Even Knox felt guilty at the thought of people falling and drowning, however it was his life on the line now, so he couldn''t feel to bad. Knox knew it was his life or theirs, and Knox knew that he would have to pick himself. For it was not only just himself now, but also his kin, Draco, Lily, Cabbage, and especially now with the three little ones. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Knox looked around and focused on his next idea, adding a sky and a snow storm which would give this floor its name... THE FROZEN CANYONS Knox since he had never seen snow, decided to just buy the snow from the Dungeon store. He scrolled through the the list and finally it came up Snow | Dp cost: 10 Knox bought the snow since it was pretty cheap, well he felt it was expensive, but the knowledge was worth it.Stolen content warning: this tale belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences elsewhere. Knox used around 200 mana, leaving the room covered in a snowy mist, the temperature instantly dropped leaving the room at 30 degrees. Knox then looked around, and found that he loved his creation, it was a perfect natural death trap. With the snow being added, the chances of falling down, or getting pushed off became much more likely. All Knox needed now were some defenders, to protect the place¡­.. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Knox decided that the second floor was good enough for now, and switched his view back to the first floor. Knox looked around and saw that the kobalt''s had started working on 2 more homes. He saw that Draco, Cabbage and Sage were all working together, they were a well oiled team, seemingly having no internal strife. They were now putting up the last stone wall for their second home. Knox was definitely interested, as he noticed that sage''s age seemed to be around the same as human''s late teenager. Knox thought to himself. "Well that''s different, is it the mana that makes them grow faster?" "Or maybe it''s their race?" Knox pondered on what could be causing such explosive growth. As Knox was thinking, something which hadn''t happened since he awakened occurred... ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Invaders are entering your dungeon, prepare yourself!!! Knox was shocked and slightly scared. He shifted his vision towards the entrance, where he saw 8 goblins all lvl 1 warriors Goblin Warrior Lvl:1 Strength:4 Agility:2 Mana: 10/10 Will power: 3 Endurance:3 They were quickly making their way in, as if they were being chased by something¡­. Knox looked and surprisingly couldn''t see anything chasing them, why were they so scared? Knox decided he had more important things to worry about, and went to notify the Kobalt kin. He flashed to floor one where he saw the kobalt''s had just finished their second house and had just begun work on the third. Knox used his dungeon god voice¡­ My childern we are under attack!!! The wind was blowing furiously, making the kobalt''s stop in their tracks. My warriors you must defend our home, our family¡­.. The kobalt''s especially Draco looked ready, they felt a instinct in them, calling them to protect their home. Maybe it was their nature, maybe it was their love for their new home. But all of the kobalt''s were ready to fight to the death to protect newly found land. Draco "Cabbage, Sage and Hollyhock let''s go we will defend the the way the way down, we must not let anyone through." Hollyhock, Sage and their father Cabbage all looked at each other and than to Draco. In unison Hollyhock, Sage and Cabbage spoke loudly. "Yes sir, we will protect our home" Draco looked at the three battle ready Kobalt''s, and knew they were ready, he wasted no time and yelled out. Draco yelling loudly to his followers, spoke quickly and directly. "Alright lets move quickly, we must catch them all, before the reach the bottom of the decline!" The four Kobalt''s all started running picking up large branches as they moved. And soon the four had made it to the bottom of the stairs, where they quickly saw, that one especially agile goblin had made it''s way to the top of the stairs. They noticed that it was wildly staring down at them, it had an intense hunger in its eyes. The goblin started fiercely running down the stairs, it didn''t mind when it fell, as it immediately got back up. Blinded by hunger, his crazed stride did not stop for anything, as he continued his charge hoping to devour the four lifeforms by in front of him. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª To be continued ¡­ Thank you for reading, I really appreciate all those who continue to read my novel, I love all of you :) Ps. Reviews or comments mean more to me than anything else thank you ;) Chapter 14: Goblins attack!!!, Part 1 ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Dungeon system: The thousand realms Owner: Knox light Level:2 (150/400) Mana 850/850 Dp:100 (Dungeon points) Protectors: 6 Intruders:5 Abilities: Mana manipulation, vassal creation, Dungeon shaping, weaken willpower ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª The goblin was sat at the top of the stairs, it was staring down at Draco, Cabbage, Hollyhock and Sage. They saw that it wasn''t moving, it seemed that the goblin was scared of the number advantage, which the other side had. Draco spoke demandingly. "Lets move, we can whittle them out sleep along the way". The four kobalt''s charged up the stairs. Draco made it up first, making eye contact with the small goblin, Draco properly outsized the goblin. As Draco charged forward towards the goblin, he tripped and fell to his knees¡­. He looked down and saw that the goblin had used it''s foot to knock him over. Draco saw that the goblin whos face showed a large grin. Was now charging forward with a punch, Draco seeing this quickly rolled out of the way, narrowly avoiding the powerful punch. As the kobalt''s were quickly advancing forward trying to help Draco. Draco grateful for some backup, Turned his feet and ran backwards, he moved quickly backdown the stairs. He found that his followers were now beside him, so they all started to charge the goblin together. Hollyhock moving the quickest grabbed the goblins arms and held him down using all of her power. She barely could hold the frenzied goblin down, as the goblin was constantly trying to bite and rip at Holly. The goblin was beginning to over power hollyhock, it even bit a chunk out of her ear, leaving her bleeding profusely. Sage seeing his older sister in grave danger, put his fear far behind and charged forward¡­. He delivered a strong blow to the back of the goblin''s head using his trunk-like stick. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Sage looked down at what remained of the goblin¡­. It''s head was a mangled mess, Sage had hit it so hard that, that the goblin''s head had caved in, and had spattered all over the four.You might be reading a pirated copy. Look for the official release to support the author. Sage, Hollyhock and Cabbage extremely felt sick seeing this scene for the first time in their live''s. Sage began throwing up, he felt nauseous, and could no longer hold back his stomach. Sage screamed loudly. "Oh, I can''t believe I did that, ew ew ew". Sage tried to clean himself, but he only felt even more sickened, cleaning the goblin blood off himself. Sage began to have tears welling up in his eyes. Hollyhock looking at her saddened younger brother, mustered her strength. Hollyhock spoke to her younger brother. "Little brother, look at me, and listen to me, please Sage look at me". Sage looked up at his sister, wanting to hear what she had to say. Hollyhock "I''m proud of you little brother, you have done what was needed". She then said to sage. "You have protected mother and sister, just imagine what it would''ve done to mom?" Sage hearing this gulped, he knew that if he was weaker, the goblin would''ve happily eaten him. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Knox''s perspective. Gained 50 xp Dungeon system: The thousand realms Owner: Knox light Level:2 (50/400) Mana 850/850 Dp:100 (Dungeon points) Protectors: 0 Intruders:3 Abilities: Mana manipulation, vassal creation, Dungeon shaping, weaken willpower Knox was proud and thought. "Just look at little Sage, he''s got the heart of a lion". Knox was watching as his Kobalt''s confronting the goblin, and he studied the goblin the whole time, hoping to observe his strengths and his weakness . Knox thought to himself. "We should be alright for now at least, with the strength of these goblins, they can''t put up much of a fight". Knox focused back on his kobalt kin, hoping that nothing would go wrong. Draco yelled at the three kobalt''s. "Alright let''s move, let''s try to get to the rest before they can get down here!!!" And so the kobalt''s quickly adjusted their minds, and got back to the battle on hand, As they knew that waiting above them, were more goblins, all hungry willing to eat anything possible. They quickly marched up the stairs until they reached the top, they stepped through into the old core room. They looked around and saw that, none of the other goblins had made it this far yet, so that left them with some time to ready themselves. It was quite lucky for them, as they had time to gather stones to throw. Draco to Sage, Holly and Cabbage "Everyone, pick up as many stones as you can and follow me". And so they did, they had learned to trust Draco''s leadership, Maybe it was the courage he had shown? The Kobalt''s followed Draco through the passageway towards the entrance room, with their stones in tow. As the reached the entrance room they saw something quite comical, the goblins were having an incredibly hard time, scaling the incline. The mix of the inclined slope down and the sharp rocks, didn''t work well with the goblins short legs. One of the goblins was stuck hanging from a stone protruding from the surface, it''s lung had been pierced leaving it long dead. Ding gained 50 xp Another goblin had slipped down the incline, and had landed butt first onto a spike¡­ Ding gained 50 xp Knox watching the scene thought. "Wow he must have had negative luck¡­ who did he piss off in his previous life"? Cabbage looking at the goblins deceased body felt sick, and immediately began throwing up, he emptied his whole stomach onto the ground. Cabbage trying to look away from the impaled goblin. "Ew that''s disgusting , don''t they know how to die with honor"? The rest of the goblins were slowly making their way down the stone incline, their small hands were obviously not useful in scaling such an angle. Draco spoke very loudly, alerting all of his followers. "Alright everyone, throw your stones at the goblins, aim for their heads". ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Dungeon system: The thousand realms Owner: Knox light Level:2 (150/400) Mana 850/850 Dp: 100 (Dungeon points) Protectors: 0 Intruders:5 Abilities: Mana manipulation, vassal creation, Dungeon shaping, weaken willpower ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Thank you for reading, and I''ll see you all in the next one ;) Chapter 15: Goblins attack!! Part 2 ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Dungeon system: The thousand realms Owner: Knox light Level:2 (150/400) Mana 850/850 Dp:100 (Dungeon points) Protectors: 6 Intruders:5 Abilities: Mana manipulation, vassal creation, Dungeon shaping, weaken willpower ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Draco speaking to the other kobalt''s. "Alright aim and throw your rocks, aim for their heads or hands, we can not be wasteful in this situation. Cabbage hearing this, was the first to throw a rock, he flung it with all his might, aiming at a goblin closer to the bottom. Cabbage whipped his arm back an flung the stone, the stone flew through the air, and cracked against the stone incline wall. Draco watching this reprimanded Cabbage. "Hey you idiot, don''t just throw it randomly, you need to take your time". Draco who was the next to try throwing a rock, he actually took his time and aimed his throw. Draco winded up his arm, and strongly threw the stone, which he aimed at the same goblin as cabbage. The stone whistled through the air, and it struck the goblin he aimed at, directly in the collar bone, which instantly broke it. The goblin fell down from the wall, letting out a wild scream, the attack had left it in anguish. Greuahhhhh!!!!!!! The goblin fell and hit the ground, unable to handle to pain it sat their holding it''s shoulder, the fall had caused a loud thud. Booom, the ground shook as the goblin made impact with it. Draco seeing that the goblin was incapacitated ran forward and used his stick to smack the goblin''s head, it left the goblin feeling slightly concussed. The goblin flew back against the wall, blood flew from its face as Draco''s swing had broken it''s jaw. The goblin tried to crawl away, but soon it realized it had no where to escape, to survive it was going to have to fight. Draco feeling no pity crept up on the goblin, he looked down at the pitiful sight, and decided to put the goblin out of its misery. Draco swung down with full power.. Wham. Draco''s powerful swing had cracked the goblin''s skull, leaving it slumped up against the bottom of the incline.The author''s tale has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. Ding gained 50 xp ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª There were only four goblins left, and two of them had finally made their way down the incline. Draco, Cabbage, Sage and Holly stared the two goblins down, they were not afraid of the challenge. The goblins stared wildly at the Kobalt''s, they seemed blinded with hunger, unable to think, due to their starved states. The two groups charged each other, one of the goblins punched forward and sent Sage flying back. Cabbage seeing this used it to his advantage, as the goblin was moving towards Sage. Cabbage silently moved over towards the goblin''s side and pushed it over, causing the goblin to lose balance and fall over. Draco threw Sage his fallen stick, Sage grabbed his stick and ran forward towards the fallen goblin. Sage swung his stick down at the goblin''s head, but unfortunately the goblin saw him and dodged the life threatening swing. The goblin after dodging quickly got up regaining it''s footing, it back up resizing sage, it seemed that it felt pressured, by the continued attacks. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª The goblin took a few steps back and was thankfully met with his two tribemates were right behind him. Both of the goblin''s low unrecognizable grunts followed, they seemed to be planning. Sage, Holly and Draco weren''t going to let them plan, so they ran forward and all swing their sticks. Draco and Holly had hit the first goblin, while Sage cracked the other goblin in the head, leaving it instantly lifeless. Ding gained 50 xp Sage had also leveled up, which had yielded him quite the strength increase . ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Kobalt adventurer Name: Sage Light Lvl:4 (0/300) Strength:10 Agility:6 Mana: 50/100 Will power: 5 Endurance:4 Skills: sword mastery, quick steps, enhanced strength ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª The goblin that Draco and Holly had hit, stumbled backwards, it was bleeding from its mouth profusely. Cabbage was feeling left out decided to snuck up again on a goblin, and attacked it from behind with his stick killing it instantly. Cabbage due to his proficiency at sneaking had finally gained a class. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Kobalt Assassin Name: Cabbage Lvl:1 (0/50) Strength:2 Agility:4 Mana: 25/25 Will power: 1 Endurance:5 Skills: silent step, sneak attack ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª After killing the second goblin, the Kobalt squad looked up at the last two goblins. The two goblins had stopped their trek down in its tracks, seemingly demoralized after witnessing their friends demise. Their was a short skinny goblin, and a large fatter goblin left, they seemed to be a duo within the larger team of goblins. Seeing that the two goblins were unlikely to make the first move Draco ordered the kobalt''s to continue their volley of rocks. Draco grinned "Let them sit up there, they''ll make perfect target practice". Draco threw a rock hitting the skinny goblin in the back, calling it to let out a painful grunt. After Draco started it, soon the rest of the Kobalt''s started to throw their rocks, hitting the two goblin''s. Each were figuring out their form, and soon after the skinny goblin had been hit 3 more times, it finally couldn''t withstand the pain and it fell. Due to the it still being quite high up the wall, the steep fall caused the goblin to splatter against the ground upon it''s landing. Ding gained 50 xp Since there was only one goblin remaining, the kobalt''s decided that they would take this one as a prisoner. So Draco strictly ordered Sage, Cabbage and Hollyhock You must continue you barrage, but please you guys, make sure that you don''t kill the goblin¡­ ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Dungeon system: The thousand realms Owner: Knox light Level:2 (350/400) Mana 850/850 Dp: 100 (Dungeon points) Protectors: 6 Intruders:1 Abilities: Mana manipulation, vassal creation, Dungeon shaping, weaken willpower ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- To be continued¡­.. Ps¡­ please I would once again like to state, that any comments would be greatly appreciated.