《The Gluttonus Beast》 Chapter -1 - Prologue Part 2 On that day Amari was going home from the library, he had bided enough a year ago but he wanted to finish his last remaining books and knowledge that really wanted for now, and today was the day he finished, it was finally time to rebel. When he got close to home he smelt blood, thinking it was from another block or alleyway because he has an abnormally senses, nose, and just about everything than a normal human, he thought nothing of it. However he stopped before the door because of the strange sounds that resounded beyond it, but he continued forward. Upon opening the door his legs halted, his breathing ragged, his heart clenched, and his mind went blank. The scene he walked into was his father and mother beating EMS to death with its skull caved in and its blood lined and stained the house and its soft, almost inaudible whimpers, and the smiles that hung on his "parents" faces. Amari fell on his knees with a THUD and SMASHES the floor with his fist, then an inexhaustible angry that came from the depth of his body that was built up for many years, and raises to his throat and comes out as an agonizing shout of pain, fury, sadness, and despair, that almost sounded beastly. The roar of rage caught his "parents" attention, but it was already too late before Amari moved in a speed that was impossible for humans and grabbed their throats. Before his "mother" was able to speak or beg he crushed her throat with his strength, and threw his father on to the floor in front of EMS, and dropped his "mother''s" corpse. Again before his father could say anything he crushed his leg, causing his father to howl in pain, but Amari socked him in the jaw, breaking it before he went to the kitchen coming back with a knife that was used to cut him many times before. With that knife, he tortured his "father" in the worst way could, trying to show him the pain he went through, suffering and repayment for EMS. After torturing his "father" his mind started to function properly again, he dropped to his knees a second time with his hands hanging by his side, his eyes lifeless for a moment but then were filled with determination. But before he could get his bearings, the deafening sound of hundreds of footsteps rushing towards his house invaded his ears. This most definitely the Akame gang responding to the cry of pain from his father that came from the monitoring system in the house his father put up. They rapidly approached him and were already in front of the door, the only way to escape would be through the forest, his only home left. Amari rushed into the forest and they quickly followed, Amari was quickly surrounded even with his inhuman abilities because of their shear equipment, and number of men. With the situation turning bad Amari family rushed to his aid, and so the war between the Akame gang and the Wonderland''s beasts went down. The battle was fierce with the advantage of their homeland, numbers, and Amari, the beast put up a good fight, but with the humans'' equipment, they were able to keep up, so both sides lost a lot of numbers rapidly, but the beast had the upper hand. The Akame gang were losing with only a few dozen alive, but they were surrounded by hundreds of beasts and the b*****y "son" was still alive, so we no choice left the Commander pulled out a very secret weapon that was powerful enough to wipe out 20 meters of land in an instant. He threw it in the center of the animals and detonated it before they had a chance to escape. Finally, after the detonation of the bomb the battle was over. Akame forces were completely wiped out, but the other side wasn''t fairing any better. The beasts were only left with 20 or so left, but they were heavily injured and would die soon. Amari was heavily injured and only alive because some animals sensed danger as soon as the Commander pulled out the bomb and blocked him. He was missing both legs, an arm, his ribs were broken and pierced some of his organs, Akame and his blood covered his body along with cuts, and with blood leaked from his mouth. He spat out blood and lifted his trembling and weak head to look at the aftermath. Blood drenched the floor of the forest giving it a hellish scene, limbs of all kinds covered the floor along with empty bullet shells, guns, ammo, all kinds of equipment, and little bits and pieces. The smell gunpowder, blood, burnt flesh, and many other smells maybe even urine blocked that once natural smell out. The once lush vigorous trees and plants were now burnt black and dead. Amari looked at the scene for a while before he dropped his head before raising it and roaring out in a maniacal and psychotic laughter. "HAHAHAHA" Amari sighed. "So this is how I die huh. Pretty pathetic, I wasn''t even able to bring my one true family to a more peaceful and safe place before I went and got them killed. I guess without true strength or smarts other will step all over you and greed was my downfall... I''m truly sorry everyone, I hope we can all meet again in another life. " He said to no one particular then raised his head to look at the stary night with tears rolling down his cheeks. "At least I died on such a beautiful starry night." He smiled before his eyes slowly died out and his body grew cold. The souls of the deceased drifted for a bit before they disappeared entirely to someplace unknown. Unknown Place... "Oh, what do we have here. Hooo, we have something truly different here, hehe." Chapter -2 - Prologue Part 1 Amari Rex was a very handsome boy even at his birth you could tell he definitely would be a real looker in the future. He was a 9-year-old, he had average height, was a feminine-looking child, his skin a light brown along with being fair and supple, matched with his wavy, long angelic black hair, made him look like a child model. However, such a sight could never be witnessed with all the dirt and grim that was attached to his body, ruining his graceful image, why would such a child as beautiful as this be plagued with dirt and grim, and not showered in love and affection. The main cause would be the small town he lived in, a small town called Akakios and the way it worked. Akakios was a decrepit town, that was something anyone could see, the paint peeling off of houses, the broken and worn streets, plants and mold growing on them, along with it being surrounded by a forest, and many other things that spoke volume about how jacked up this place was. The town was infected with gangs trying to take over the town and mold it to how they want and do whatever they want because of the police being basically nonexistent, making the town completely lawless. There were many gangs, creating chaos, filling the streets with blood, causing others suffering, and many other things, but the strongest, or at least the leading gang was Akame and the leader was Amari''s father, Shi Rex, and because of this Amari was abused at the young age of 3. His father was a man of strong build, he had very sharp and pointed eyebrows, a very villainous looking goatee, (he only needed a rolling chair and an evil looking cat to be complete) hawk-like eyes, and short spikey hair, this man screamed shady and shady he was. Shi was a evil but busy man, he was constantly pressured and stressed with constant work, and what was the best way to relieve stress, than to abuse and torture your own ''son'' that looked nothing like you or your wife, nothing apparently, because that was what happened to Amari every day of his life. Whipping, starving, beatings, humiliation, you name it and he probably went through it, of course only at home to not tarnish his name, and the reasoning for it, other than p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e, was "For practice." That was only the small amount of evil he saw in humans in his own home, not to talk about outside in that dark and gloomy world. However, Amari was able to pull through with the help of his family''s dog named EMS short for emergency meat shield/supply, something his father picked up off the street would be his lifesaver and guide through it. EMS keep him mentally sane and helped him through thick and thin, he was his thin line connecting him to life, his friend and family, EMS was his everything. EMS being the dog that it is was loved to go to the forest surrounding the town to get away from the abuse and hatred that shrouded the house, of course taking Amari with him to help him, which was another way of keeping him sane. There in the vast lush forest, that was an oddity considering the town, was almost mystical it was filled with towering trees that possessed unnatural vitality, huge green leaves that shaded the heavy and dense undergrowth of the forest, a dense natural smell that calmed the mind filled the forest. The forest was also filled with animals of all kinds like deer, monkeys, wolves, leopards, bears, elks, moose, swans, geese, tigers, and many other animals, it truly was a magnificent wonderland on Earth that shouldn''t exist, along with the animals. The Wonderland, as Amari liked to call it, was his true home, the place where he met his real family, the animals in the forest, yes the animals, they were the ones Amari could truly connect with just like EMS, the forest was like a natural playground for him, he swung from vine to vine, climbed trees, wrestled with the animals, and many other activities. The deer were like his mothers and fathers, they cared for him, licked his wounds from rough playing, and treated him like a fawn. The monkeys like a playful little brother and sisters (AN: Always monkeying around (?? ????)). The wolves and leopards were the cunning and sly twin brothers and sisters that taught him how to hunt properly, the tigers, bears, and moose the protective and aggressive older brothers and sisters that showed him how to fight up close and personal and how to strike fear in creatures. The elks, swans, and geese were the elegant and graceful mothers and fathers that taught him morals about family, the swans were the best at that. However, nothing like this could happen to normal humans, only someone special like Amari could achieve something like this, even if he never realized that. He learned many things he could never learn as well in human society and gave him love they couldn''t, nor would. However, since he was still a child he wanted human affection and attention, humans are social creatures, and animals couldn''t give that to him like humans could, he wanted to learn why his parents and people were like this. But in what world would his father or mother teach him anything, besides basic math, reading, and things like that, so the only way he could learn was by himself and the best place to do that was the library. The library was another way for him to escape the hellhole called, Reality, and get away from all the negativity. It was a place packed with knowledge, stories, imagination, and the creations people brought to life, it was an infectious place that made him forget all his pain and goals of human affection, it was a painless world. From there he learned his morals, beliefs, manners, common sense, and many other things, but what really grabbed his attention was the fantasy world or more specifically the creatures that inhabited them, there he learned the concept of magic and swords, mythical creatures, cultivation, mythology, and many things, but the real head-turner was anime. Anime influences a lot of people and even teaches people (AN: Maybe even some of the readers, I know it his influenced me, even if only a little.) whats to say about a desperate and broken child. Anime played a big role in saving his remaining attachments to humans, showing him the good and bad in humans, showing that they are not all bad and can change. While bidding for time he tried to change his "father''s" and "mother''s" heart, just like anime characters could, but they were merciless puppets, never changing and becoming even more cruel, why? Even if Amari didn''t know he did affect his "parents" and they could feel it, it was like sculpting stone with only a fork, a tedious process without much results, that went on for years until the day Amari turned 18, on that day he lost everything, his life, and his last speck of humanity. Chapter -3 - Stats and General Information (For My and Your Reference) Unfinished ================================================================ -Stats Information- ================================================================ [Strength- 1 point of strength allows one to safety push or pull 100% of their body weight and with effort 200% of it, increases grip strength to 100% of the body mass for each point, and all other types of strengths by 100% for every point.] [Vitality- The amount of life force you process, it is measured in HP, 1 point is 100 HP.] [Endurance- The amount of stamina you possess, 1 point in this would allow normal humans to sprint 10 minutes straight without breaking a sweat, along with stronger defenses, the same amount of points in strength is required to break through their defenses, and 75% to cause damage, and 50% to do minor damage. There are expectations like high-speed attacks, piercing attacks, and such, Ex: A human can not punch through another human''s skin, but a bullet and sharp objects can.] [Agility- Every 1 point increases speed, attack speed, reaction speeds, and others by 10 miles per hour, and increases jump power by 10 meters.] [Intelligence- Every 1 point increases MP by 100 points, increases thinking speed, increases memory and memory storage.] [Luck- Simple enough, 1 point would be 1% chance of getting something you want or need, over 100% will get you more than you need.] [Charisma- You look better and it is easier for people to like you and listen to you. Every 1 point is a 2% chance to persuade or convince someone or something.] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Level: 0] [Strength: .2 or .3] [Vitality: .2 or .4] [Endurance: .4] [Agility: .1] [Intelligence: 5] [Luck: 5] [Charisma: 5] [Skills: Sports Mastery Type: Any,...] MC''s Stats For Chapter 8 [Name: Yahweh Magnus: Healthy, Age: 0, Race/Tier: ???] [Level: 0, 173/200] [HP: 50,000, MP: 50,000/50,000] [Strength: 500 (1000)] [Viality: 500 (1000)] [Endurance: 500 (1000)] [Agility: 500 (1000)] [Intelligence: 500 (1000)] [Charisma: 100 (200)] [Extra Stat Points: 0] [Beast Points: 673] [Skills: Limb Attachment, Super Regeneration, Air Mastery, Heat Resistance (Extreme), Cold Resistance (Extreme), Poison Immunity, Tortoise''s Body ( All Stats Raised By 100%), Explosive Punches (Generate Shockwaves), Eternal Youth (After Age 21), Heighten Senses, Inspect, Body Manipulation, Roar (Creates Fear, Chaos, Damages, and Flinches), Speed Boost] ================================================================ -Stats Information End- ================================================================ -Ranks, Tiers, Gods, etc. Information (Only What is Known)- ================================================================ To put their powers in perspective think of Zeno from Dragon Ball Super he would be a Low Tier Mortal God, the same as the God of Toilets, (AN: Talking bad of Zeno, I love that ball of cuteness, he is just the perfect example, and yes these Gods are broken, their Gods for reasons.) and Middle Tier Mortal God will need about 10 seconds to defeat a Low Tier one usually, not kill. Meaning they are 5x more powerful than a Low Tier one, and a High Tier Mortal God is 10x stronger than a Middle Tier. So for every tier up, it is a multiple of 5, meaning a Supreme Mortal God is 20x stronger than a Perfect Mortal God and 15,000 times stronger than a Low Tier Mortal God, a very big disparity. Nushi is a Supreme Origin God and the guy he fought, Damek that he told me about, is a Perfect Origin God, and Nushi could blink him to atoms, but that would be no fun and Damek would just come back, because from Holy God onwards they are immortal, only dying if a higher-ranked God decides to kill them. However, almost all Gods are chill people so they hardly kill each other or fight even if they are ''good'' or ''evil'', there are truly no good or evil Gods they are just the title mortals hang on them, they do what they want.] [Tier- {Low Tier- Low, Mid...} ================================================================ -Beast Points and Etc.- [Beast Points- Earned from eating corpses, amount based on the targets stat points total. Eating souls MP= # of points, Ex: 100MP= 100BP.] [Experience- Is the total # of stats added up, Ex: 10 in total= 10 Exp] Chapter 1 - New World? Gods? System? Part 1 Unknown Place... Darkness, there was only darkness in this... Void is the best way to describe it, there was nothing. No light, no scent, no nothing, all 5 scenes were cut off in this strange, empty world. ''The God of this realm is truly a bland old guy, I mean come on at least spice up the place, sheesh!'' Thought the being to relieve some of his boredom after staying in the same spot for many years. Suddenly, there were many flashes of blinding light and this once empty world was filled with orbs of light that came in a whole spectrum of colors, also in many shapes and sizes, these were souls. "Aha, finally after 10 short, but boring, years, a large quantity of beast souls are here, this will be a great harvest, hehehe." The being licked his lips and rubbed his hands together in anticipation as wide sly grin plastered his face. He flew over to the group of beast souls completely ignoring the group of human souls but before he could get to the group of beast souls, he saw something that stood out. "Oh, what do we have here. Hooo, we have something truly different here, hehe." The being chuckled creepy to himself as he saw something that unexplainable even with all his years of experiences. What he saw was that was a split down the middle of the souls, now this would be normal because the souls of humans and beasts are divided into their own separate groups, meaning human and beast souls are never in the same group. However, in the middle of the division was a lone soul, however, it was different from the rest because it wasn''t in the shape of a sphere but in a gaseous state. It didn''t have a shape and was constantly changing, along with its color, a soul that was never seen or recorded before. ''Hmmm, I came to stea- I mean borrow this guy''s beast souls only, butttt, I will make an exception today and take another off his hands he''ll thank me for the kindness I see him, it brings a tear to my eye.'' The being swipe away a fake tear before he looks around carefully. When he sees no sign of this realm''s God anywhere he pulls out his Soul Gourd, that he definitely didn''t steal and borrowed from another God, and collected all the beast souls along with the strange soul and opens up a portal then hops in. After the being that hopped into the portal, a bright light that filled most of the Void appeared, and the faint sloshing and draining of water could be heard faintly. "Pheww, man I really shouldn''t have eaten that Golden Ghost Pepper Soup that had me in the bathroom for a few years, I still feel it in my system, *Sigh* never again. Anyway, time to attend to these souls, good thing there are only a few so I can get back to the bathroom." After the God''s short monologue, a soft whistling could be heard along with the squeaking of flippers, then all of a sudden there was complete silence. "Wait a d*mn minute, I thought there were more souls here, and why are there only human souls. Hmmm, I feel that the energy of a Soul Gourd was used, all the beast souls I felt are now gone and only the human souls are left hmm fishy." The God pondered for a minute wondering who or what took his souls. ''Who dare invoke my wrath I swear I will beat them to near death with my slippers of doom, then I will lecture them for the next 100 years!'' ''Wait a minute, beast souls missing, the residue energy of a used Soul Gourd, and my gut feelings!.'' "D*mn it, It was that lazy piece of s*it again, how many times has this been now, I will strangle you to death Nushi if its the last thing I do, If I don''t, who will! (AN: Dragon Fist!)" The God yelled in anger as his veins popped on his face. Meanwhile In Our Universe... The being known as, Nushi, stepped out of the portal and landed in a place that was quite unlike the Void he had just been in. The place looked like it was carved out into a mountain, it was like a dome made of stone but there were no holes or opening for light to get in but it was lit up nicely from an unknown source. There was a giant bed made of stone that was Nushi''s resting place, a t.v. made of stone, a desk made of stone, a kitchen made of stone (I think you get the point.) However, there was one thing not made of stone it was a cauldron, a giant metal cauldron. The metal of the cauldron metal glistened like it was polished a second ago with no signs of use or wear, but it was used for countless years, thus demonstrating how tough it was. It was also lined with bright gold that ran up the legs of the cauldron and stopped at the structures that adorned the top of it, which were the heads of 4 mythical beasts. Them being the Azure Dragon, The Vermilion Bird, the White Tiger, and the Black Tortoise, this cauldron was called the Heavenly Cauldron of Beastly Creations, as short for HCBC. This cauldron was the reason that Nushi loved to ''borrow'' the souls of beasts from other realms, mainly the ones from Earth because there is a lot of variety and Earth was the closest, Nushi was just too lazy to travel. The HCBC allowed Nushi to mix the souls of beasts to make a whole new creature and place into their realm, however, he didn''t really need souls for it to operate just energy, but he was too lazy for that process since it needed all of his attention unlike when it was made with souls. "A good amount of beast died on Eden, and I think it about time to replenish them. This batch should last for a good 100 years before I need to restock, thanks Damek, I appreciate your generosity, hehe." Nushi clapped his hands together and bowed towards the Void, then laughed sarcastically, however, he started to sweat intensely. (AN: Insert Blob Fear Sweat here). ''S*it, oh f*ck he''s coming here, but I wasn''t able to hide the souls in time, what to do, what to do, think!'' Nushi started to have a panic attack as he could feel that Damek, the God of the Earth Realm, was approaching it was easy to tell because he wasn''t bothering to hide himself at all, he could feel his rage from here. ''Hehe, I''m such a genius I would like to see him try anything, I''ll show him I''m not one to mess with.'' Nushi flashed a large toothy grin, then he took out the Soul Gourd, placed it over the HCBC, then uncorked the gourd. The souls rushed out into the HCBC and it was soon filled with the light of all the souls but it wouldn''t start until the lid was placed on top. However, when the gaseous soul, which was the last soul to be put in the gourd, fell into the HCBC it immediately had a reaction and the lip flew from the ground and smashed on top of it, almost crushing Nushi hand if he didn''t reattract from the cauldron in time. "Holy moly!" He screamed out his mouth widen in shock at what had just happened. "This has never happened before, HEHEHE! This day is getting more and more interesting, HEHEHE!" Nushi was never this excited before in a long time like the time he got the HCBC, but this might top even that. ''Ahem, alright I need to calm down Damek is coming anytime now.'' Nushi cleared his throat, then calm his mind to face Damek without giving him a chance to find any faults, not long after a bright bluish-green portal appeared in front of Nuhsi, and out stepped a young man. The young man looked about 20ish, he was a tall, about 7 feet, and handsome man, he had long wavy gray hair, ocean blue eyes, sharp chin, and eyebrows, he was the definition of a fine man. But this ''fine man'' had a very fierce face right now as if somebody crossed him, and he was ready to kill and kill he would. "N U S H I, I will personally deliver you your furry as* on a silver platter if you don''t explain yourself right now!" The ''young man'' Damek instantly got up in Nushi and spat out in a fierce and threatening tone. "Now now Damek that not the way to treat your host sit down and relax a bit and tell me what''s wrong," Nushi said while wearing a monocle, sipping tea, and sitting at a stone table on a stone chair that appeared out of nowhere. "Cut the bulls*hit you lazy ball of fluff, you know what you did, better give me my souls or I''m about to beat the sleeves off of you." "Alright, you racist let us get some things straight. First, while I may be fluffy because I''m part fox and cat that doesn''t give you the right to insult me about my fur. Second, what the hell are you on about ''your'' souls, you mean the souls I painstakingly collected and are now being refined in my cauldron or are you looking for problems." He got up and put up his dukes ready to tussle, throwing out jabs. "Ahha, so you were part fox and cat, no wonder you are so sly and lazy and soulnapping my souls, God of All Beasts." Damek looked him up and down observing his looks again then mockingly called his God title. Nushi was tall and lanky reaching almost 9 feet tall, with fox ears on his head, but he was packed with lean muscles, he looked more human than beast. He had blonde hair, with patches of fur on his arms and face. but not a lot, he had green eyes with thin slits for pupils, and he gave out a wild and untamed aura. "*Gasp* I may be lazy and I may stea- borrow your souls every now and then, and I may have added Lesser Divine Laxatives in your soup, I most definitely didn''t steal your souls, you are getting too old, you are forgetting things now but I will forgive you." Nushi pretended to be hurt, spoke with pride about messing with his food, and shook his head in helplessness while sticking his hands out to the side. "Why are you running, why are you running!" Damek shouted aggressively while chasing him. "Ahhhh, ahhhh!" Nushi screamed his lungs out running away from him, he ran towards the HCBC to get cover. After getting to the HCBC Nushi snapped out of his panic, ''Why I''m I running this is the perfect time to draw some of his blood and make him suffer as I did!'' Nushi shouted internally then waited for Damek to catch up, and when he did Nushi ambushed him. "I''ll kill will slap you to death." "Not if I claw you to death first." That was how the first battle between the God of Beasts and the God of Earth begin their epic cat figh- ahem, battle, a battle that drew a lot of blood and I mean a lot, the Nushi''s whole realm was covered in it. However, what they didn''t know was that the HCBC was greedily s.u.c.k.i.n.g up all the blood through the 4 mythical beast heads and using it for a very Godly creation, is the only way to put it, how could they notice such things, when the slicing of the air and the slaps of slippers, along with a grunt and hisses accompanied them. After many years almost 100 years of bloodshed and violence, Damek and Nushi finally came to a standstill. Not because of the responsibilities they were neglecting or because they became friends through fighting or because Damek stomach started to act u- oh it was that one. So Damek fled back home after screaming, "You will rue the day that you ever messed with me." He said bravely while bending over, clenching his stomach in pain, as he struggled to hold in his gas, and quickly hopped into a portal. "Yeah, you better run and didn''t come back... please." Nushi responded with a voice full of sham- pride for he had heroically won the battle after many years, and it was now time to claim the prize he fought so hard for. He limped over to the HCBC l.i.c.k.i.n.g his lips in anticipation, opened the lid... and immediately fell down on the floor twitching mumbling, "What the hell is this." Chapter 2 - New World? Gods? System? Part 2 ''Ahh, my head it''s so painful, this headache is killing me.'' I held my head in pain as it felt like someone smashed a hammer onto it repeatedly. Not only that but my body felt so sore and stiff like a just got up from a year-long sleep without moving. ''The last thing I remember was me and my family had a battle with the Akame...and I watched how we all died at my last breath then I died... at least I think I died?'' I finally opened my eyes and was instantly blinded by the immense amount of light that flooded them. "My eyes!" I screamed out and covered my eyes with my hands as they were in pain, that didn''t help with what I was going through already. After a bit, my eyes were back to normal and they were no longer hurting, I squinted my eyes because I didn''t want to make the same mistake again. I stayed like that until my eyes adjusted to the light and I keep repeating that same over and over until I could fully open my eyes. I don''t know if that is a thing normal can normally do but my body adjusts and adapt to things fairly quickly, no matter what state I''m in, if it didn''t, I would have died long ago. After adjusting to the light I had a good look around, I was shocked, I saw balls of light of all different colors, they had the vague outline of what looked like humans on the left side, and different types of animals on the right side, it was beautiful. However, that wasn''t what shocked me, it was that I could feel some sort of intimacy with the balls of light on the right side of me. Then it hit me like my Dad on a Monday morning, hard, these balls of light were souls or something like that because they were not living breathing creatures, but they were full of life and the colors they emitted showed it. Not only that if I had such intimacy with something that would only be my love for book or family, but they are dead, so that alone explains that they are souls. To confirm my theory I look down at myself and looks like I guessed right, I was only a vague outline of... a human I guess I don''t really know why I look so different, I''m not a sphere, shoot I didn''t even have a shape in general. I have no idea why I could even think or speak (because I screamed before) when everyone else couldn''t, but first I need to figure out where I''m at maybe we are waiting for something or someone. I didn''t even get the chance to get my bearings before I feel a strong suction force before I could speak or do anything I was s.u.c.k.e.d up into a green vortex and everything went dark, but I could barely hear the muffled giggling of someone. Time Passes... When I came back to it I was back in a place that was still dark but when I looked up I saw gray but then it quickly disappeared and replaced it with black and I barely heard someone saying "Holy moly", I wondered who that was. I looked around and saw that I was surrounded by my family members, and the thought of being together again brought a smile to my face, that quickly turned into a frown when everything started to rumble and the noise, that was muffled, from outside grew more intense. After the rumbling stopped golden light covered the once empty darkness, it was a welcomed change, until I and all the souls started to float into the air, I was in the center and all the souls surrounded me in a circle. Then it happened, all the souls started to revolve around me like the Sun, and I swear I could hear the howls and cries of beasts that sounded happy, joyful, and delighted. After a while of spinning the souls started to shoot towards me at high speeds, I was frightened, but all said emotions were pushed away when an unbearable, intense, and excruciating pain, that was worse then anything I felt by 100,000 times, assaulted my mind and my body. I felt like I was going to die again and my mind was going to break, but then I realized I already gave up in my last life, and I was given another chance at life, and not only that, but my mind was not only feeling like it was going to collapse because of the immense power that collided and infused with it, but because of my family members experiences and memories. If I fail now won''t all their efforts to help me be in vain, and I would have failed them again. ''No, I will not fail again, I will not fall again, I will prevail and give them the happiness and joy they brought me back to them! They sacrificed their lives for me and now they are sacrificing their souls for me, I swear on my name and my honor that I will become strong enough to bring you guys back and protect you so we can live the lives we once couldn''t in peace!'' With my newfound oath and my own path to follow, my mind became clear and most of the pain vanished like it was never there. Along with that the process in which the souls were f.o.r.c.i.b.l.y integrating with me, like forcing something to fit into something it can''t normally, was now like a river flowing into the endless sea. Not only did integrating with the souls become easier but silverish-blue and black colored liquids started to flood into the golden dome and also start to infuse with me and when it washed over the souls of my family members that started to glow in an even brighter and purer light. I got into a meditative position which I use to keep my mind clear and to relax back on Earth, but it only not only did that but made the process of infusing even more smooth and effective. 50 Years Later... As time passed my mind and body was feeling better and better, and the pain since long ago passed away and even became pleasant. So much time has passed but I did have a concept of the time so I continued to absorb and combine with all my family members and with the liquid that seemed never-ending. However, during all of this, the rumbling and muffled sounds from outside never stopped, I wonder what was going on out there. 50 More Years... I finished absorbing all my family members a while ago and their memories, but the liquid keep on coming during all this time, but now it finally stopped and along with that the muffled sounds of grunts and hisses and rumbling from outside. I finally heard actual words after who knows how long saying, "Yeah, you better run and didn''t come back...please." I heard someone say in a voice that was filled with cowardice and was shaky, like after an intense work session. I then heard footsteps coming in my direction, with the infusion my senses were far sharper than they used to be before. I heard the sound of metal scraping metal, and then the same gray sky I saw before filled my vision, but this time with something else, a face. Chapter 3 - New World? Gods? System? Part 3 ''What''s wrong with him.'' I thought but quickly put it to the back of my mind as I thought about how large the guy''s face looked. ''Did I shrink or something. Why was his face so big, and that sound, like he was a lid off of something, I''m I inside something right now?'' Many questions plagued my mind as I thought more on the subject, but the only way to find out is to ask the guy himself. "Hey! Can you hear me! Hello!" I shouted out to get his attention and I think it worked as I could hear shuffling and the ruffling of clothes form the ground as he got up. I saw his face covering the sky again, he still was still shocked or even more shocked than before, why I honestly don''t know. "Y-Y-You can speak!" He screamed at the top of his lungs, his eyes almost about to pop out and his hung wide open as if this was the most unbelievable thing in existence. "Ouch, ow my ears can you calm down God D*mnit my ears are s.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.e." His voice echoed throughout the surroundings and bouncing from wall to wall amplifying his voice making it worse and worse, along with my ears becoming better from the infusion along with all my senses that made it worse. He cleared his throat and smiled apologetically, "Sorry, sorry, I was just caught off guard by you and grew a little excited, hehe." He scratched his cheek and laughed nervously. "It is alright not too big of a deal. So if you so kindly could, can you explain a bit about my situation, mainly why I''m so tiny." I asked nicely as this is the first person I saw and talked to in so long, and also while he looked human I could tell he wasn''t, he was more of a beast than human, just like me, along with me feeling a slight connection with him. ''Why do I have a connection with him, I''m sure this is my first time meeting him, hmmm.'' Oh well, it is better to be friends than enemies by angering the first person I meet human or not. "Oh." He slammed his fist into his open palm in realization. "Don''t worry about that you are just in the Heavenly Cauldron of Beastly Creations, or HCBC for short, so to fit all the souls into itself it shrank everything down, so once I get you out you should return to normal size." He explained to me then proceed to flip the cauldron over and shaking it to get me out, which caused me to start stumbling and rolling around in the inside of it making me dizzy and nauseous. Finally, after all the tossing and turning, I was now on the hard gray floor that, was smooth to the touch. I push myself up from the ground and sit down, I take a good look around only to see that everything was just gray dull stone, not interesting really. I then pay attention to the most important thing, the guy that got me out. I got up so I could have a proper talk with him, however, I wasn''t even halfway with getting up and I was halfway to the guy''s c.h.e.s.t. When I fully got up back straight and everything, I completely over towered the guy. I know I was tall in my past life but I don''t think I towered over people unless this guy was really short. "Wow, man you''re tall. I guess the HCBC didn''t do you justice, not many people are taller than me, ''at least in this realm'' you should be proud of yourself." He praised me while he patted on my shoulder and thumbs upped me, smiling. ''What a very eccentric but cool guy'' I thought in my head. I looked down at myself, I couldn''t see my face so I have no idea if I looked the same or not but my body definitely changed. My skin was still brown it was before but not as light, it was no longer soft and supple like a female''s, but rough and tough like a warrior''s. My muscles were well-toned and lean, along with my stomach lined with abs. I raised my hands to touch my hair and felt that instead of being long, flat and smooth, it was long, spikey and rough. (AN: Like kid Gohan''s hair with the long spikey ponytail but without the three large bangs and more spikey, image link in author''s message). However, that wasn''t the only thing on my head, there were horns! I raised my hands to eye level and saw sharp black claws, and I looked to my back because I felt something back there and saw a tail, a spikey one at that, I''m one spikey boy, me like. On the other hand, while my body looked different it was also transparent, so I guess this is what I look like be it isn''t my physical body? "Are you done looking at now, I didn''t even hear a "thank you" from you, how rude." He had a fake displeased frown on his face that I easily saw through. ''So he likes to play with people, huh.'' "Thank you for the compliment and getting me out of the HCBC, as you call it, but besides that could you explain to me what the HCBC is, where I''m I, and what I''m right now, oh and your name would be helpful." I thanked him for earlier, but my face became serious as I started to ask the serious questions now. He sighed, took a deep breath then his playful aura and face disappeared like the wind, preparing himself for a long talk that was ahead for him and me. "Well first things first, I''m Nushi and..." He went on to explain to me that he was a God, the God of Beasts, to be exact. I was a soul, as I guessed earlier, and he collected me with all my family members before from another God''s realm, and that was the God of the realm I lived before, the Earth realm. Now we were in his realm, Nirek, in this realm there were many Gods, like the Goddess of Luck, Dalia, the God of Wrath, Dame- Nemesis, and a lot of others. We were in this personal realm, a realm that every can God create themselves or find, of course since Nushi is a powerful Origin God he created his own. There were many types of Gods, almost Gods for everything, there is even a God of Toilets, so there is a ranking system as they call it among them. It goes from Mortal God, Semi-Holy God, Holy God, Semi-Divine God, Divine God, God of Rebirth/God of Death, God of Creation/God of Destruction, and the Origin Gods. These ranks are split up into tiers Low, Middle, High, Perfect, and Supreme. To put their powers in perspective think of Zeno from Dragon Ball Super he would be a Low Tier Mortal God, the same as the God of Toilets, (AN: Talking bad of Zeno, I love that ball of cuteness, he is just the perfect example, and yes these Gods are broken, their Gods for reasons.) and Middle Tier Mortal God will need about 10 seconds to defeat a Low Tier one usually, not kill. Meaning they are 5x more powerful than a Low Tier one, and a High Tier Mortal God is 10x stronger than a Middle Tier. So for every tier up, it is a multiple of 5, meaning a Supreme Mortal God is 20x stronger than a Perfect Mortal God and 15,000 times stronger than a Low Tier Mortal God, a very big disparity. Nushi is a Supreme Origin God and the guy he fought, Damek that he told me about, is a Perfect Origin God, and Nushi could blink him to atoms, but that would be no fun and Damek would just come back, because from Holy God onwards they are immortal, only dying if a higher-ranked God decides to kill them. However, almost all Gods are chill people so they hardly kill each other or fight even if they are ''good'' or ''evil'', there are truly no good or evil Gods they are just the title mortals hang on them, they do what they want. So they find individuals they like and grant them some of their powers or powers, to see if they are the ones they seek to inherit them, they are called Champions, Heroes, Blackguard, and other things, making them a God. That was how most Gods came to be or the exception the power of faith created them, but those ''Gods'' are not true Gods so they didn''t even have a ranking. On the other hand, Origin Gods were there already, just like... *POP* and there''s an Origin God, there is no real way of explaining it because they themselves don''t even know. After the talk about all the God stuff, he went on to talk about the world he was going to send me to because I absorbed all the souls which were going to be used to replenish the monsters on that planet, Eden. "Phew, man talking for that long made me short of breath, so that is everything and some more about me added on to it...so I guess you shall be the first and probably be the only champion of any Origin God." He said to me smiling after taking a deep breath. Chapter 4 - New World? Gods? System? Finale I froze when I heard that because I know what this means and this is a very important decision for the Gods because some of them take up from 100 to a countless amount of years to select a champion, it is like a powerful master in a wuxia novel selecting a disciple for them. "R-Really... are you sure?" I said solemnly. This wasn''t something to play around with because we this I work for him, and things of that such and he looks out for me, basically a master and servant type of ordeal, a summoner and a familiar. I will agree to this because one, even if I the meet him now I trust him if I didn''t even when he basically told me all about himself without even asking for my name, even if he already knew it if he read my mind, which I doubt he has done, my instincts tell me he is good. Second, like he just said I would be the very first Origin God familiar in existence, that alone is enough reason to accept this. Third, this is my way to power and the way to revive my family, simple enough. "Hmph, I swear on my Godly existence that I want to make you my one and only Champion, I need an errand boy to collect souls for me to tast- I mean purify and make new creations, especially flesh make sure to eat plenty." He said while l.i.c.k.i.n.g his lips and drooling. That reminded me that he mentioned that he was a glutton that loved to eat and any soul he eats goes through refinement and reverts back to their most pure state when that were being created in the w.o.m.b. "So in exchange for your power I become your personal Waiter, a very fair exchange indeed, put em'' there, hahaha!" I laughed fervently as tears started to stream down my face as the thought of being able to live with my family again and be with them passes through my mind, but I quickly calmed myself and took a deep breath, only a strong and steady will help me through my endeavors to come. Now all we need to do is the ritual to make me his Champion, I walk over to him prepared to believe in his trust in me and become a great Champion, and not one of those ''young masters'' that swing their ''massive dongs'' (their family''s wealth and power) around thinking their the stuff, Disgustang (AN: The disgusting mom meme.). "Oh yeah, before we start what is your name, I feel kind of silly not asking you this before what is your name." He said as he looked deep into my eyes, a hidden meaning behind them. "My name is Amar-...no my name is Yahweh Magnus." (AN: If I''m correct and they are put together then it means I am greatest, I was going to go with Julian first which would have made it, I am father of the skies. Yahweh: I AM, Magnus: Greatest, Julian: Father of the skies.) I closed my eyes as I said this, but when I finished talking the realm started to cracked seeming like it would break, but then was repaired in a matter of seconds of course because Nushi used a good chunk of his powers to fix it, which in turn caused him to start sweating. However, with my eyes closed, I saw none of this, so when I opened my eyes I only saw Nushi sweating heavily. "What''s wrong with you?" I raised my eyebrows questioningly, wondering if he was okay, I only closed my eyes for a quick seconds to think. "N-Nothing, don''t worry about it, so shall we get started." He wiped his sweat away as he waved me off, I only shrugged in response. He bit his thumb to draw blood and drew a circle, runes, and symbols in his blood that I didn''t understand. I froze for a second time during all this as I looked at his blood that was the same color as that liquid I absorb, black. I shake my head to dispel the thoughts because that wasn''t important right now, it was time, Nushi already went over how and what I need to say in order for the Champion ritual to work and stuff, I don''t know the technical stuff works. I step into the circle and stand straight as Nushi begins the ritual by closing his eyes, summoning up his powers connecting it to his blood on the ground, and clapping twice. "I, Nushi, God of all Beast, call upon the World to witness this grand ceremony!" Nushi yells out as he calls out to the World, as his voice resounds throughout his realm only as he wanted this to be a secret he used his Divine power to keep it to only himself, me, and the Higher Powers, as they call it. As Nushi finishes calling out, the world around us changes to a place that was like the HCBC, completely golden colored, and the ringing of bells resound along with the howls and cries of beasts. "Do you Yahweh Magnus accept me, Nushi as your protector, guider, teacher, and whatever I need to be for you and the powers I give to you, and in exchange you will devote to do the best for me and yourself and strive to improve, succeed, and to overcome all!" "I accept!" This turned out better than I had hoped, he wasn''t making me his servant but more like a partner instead. ''I knew I could trust him'', I smiled as I thought this and about the future to come with my partner in crime. "Then it is done, I grant you my powers...I shall call it the Beast System, you as the host and me as the assistant and administrator." With that said and finished we returned back Nushi''s realm and the first thing I asked him was about the system. "Why a system, I''m not complaining in the slightest, I just find it strange that you know about systems in the first place." I turned and looked at him questioningly. "When you''re a bored God, even reading the creations of humans from Earth is a good way of passing time." He said while smiling weakly then coughed a bit. "Anyway let us get this over with quickly so I can go rest and think on this a bit. So first things first pick from the list a base creature, and 5 supportive creatures from Earth." He waved his hand in my direction and a list of every creature possible was on there, or at least basic ones, low tier ones or small monsters. [Choose 1 Base Beast] [Wolf (Skyrim) ] [Frostbite Spider (Skyrim) ] [Jagras (MHW) ] [Leopard (Earth) ] [Shamos (MHW) ] [Timber Wolf (WoW) ] [Wulg (MHW:IB) ] [....] [Choose 5 Supportive Animals] [Cheetah] [Bear] [Waterbear] [Jellyfish] [Honey Badger] [...] I quickly choose the Wulg as my base creature because... well I didn''t really know much about the other ones and I know Wulgs are pretty strong and useful, especially their rather big body, that is quick, flexible, and relisten they able to tackle onto hunter and grapple them and constrict them like a Boa Constrictor. Also, I won''t be a normal Wulg I will be a much stronger version of it much larger by at least 3 times at least that is what it said on the description after cl.i.c.k.i.n.g on it. [Wulg- Miniature fanged wyverns of the Hinterlands. They doggedly stalk prey in a pack and will attack even foes much larger than they. They are capable of lunging and biting at foes, as well as performing an acrobatic grapple attack that requires hunters to move quickly lest they be stripped of their health.] [Changes have made to make it better, it will be 3x larger, and the bones, muscles, hide, and just about everything was made stronger, this is the same for all other selections.] [Mantis Shrimp- They grant the ability to switch between club-like fists or spears, the ability to punch at such high speeds that they cause many sonic booms and shockwaves that fire out in front to stun or kill prey.] [Waterbear- Gain the resilience of a Tardigrade, meaning you can withstand the temperature of lava without much to much trouble and have so resistance to the Sun. The cold barely affects you, and most poisons no longer affect you as you are basically in a permanent tun (AN: Look them up, you will be amazed.).] [Peregrine Falcon- Grants you wings and basic air control mastery, move as you like in the air, and the main ability, boosted dives and flight speed. Basic Speed: 400 m/h, Diving Speed: 1000 m/h.] [Giant Tortoise- Tortoises grant basically Eternal Life, you can still die from sickness, diseases, and the such, however, you won''t age anymore after a.d.u.l.thood, along with strengthed hide, scales, bones, teeth, claws, and every body part. Raising stats by 100%.] [Axolotls- Grants high-speed healing, limb regeneration, along with body part attachment. (AN: AnimalLogic Axolotls for more information).] With all this done I think it was time to finally say goodbye to this place, and explore a new and open world while growing stronger, much, much stronger. I turn around to say goodbye to Nushi, but before I could do anything, a portal opened at my feet and I fell in. "Nushiii!" Was the last thing that was heard from me before the portal closed up signifying my new beginning in a new world. "Jeez, that kid sure took his time, *Cough, cough*." Man, I would have just formed a servant contract with him if I knew his soul would force me into one anyway and injure me too, man what is that kid." Nushi said in a shaky voice as a cold chill went down his spine, after coughing out blood showcasing his injures. "Not only that but he inherited almost 20% of mine and Damek''s blood, I wonder how he can handle two different types of Origin God''s blood in his system, and not die instantly. Well, I guess this will be entertaining, heh- oww, my back, *Sigh* I''m getting too old for this." He said to himself as he hobbled to his bed, laid down and started to heal himself, while he watched over Yahweh. Chapter 5 - Stats and Stat Information "Nushiiiii!" I screamed out of surprized because he just upped in opened a portal under my feet when I wasn''t prepared yet, but I quickly calm down and turn around as the portal closes behind me. I was free-falling or, more like floating, in what looked like a tunnel of light, pure white light, it reminds me of the Light Speed Warping in Star Trek and Star War, however, the pecks of light that dotted the tunnel are actually different worlds, dimensions, and the really hard to see ones were different realms and not stars. ... I have been in this tunnel for a while, but it is understandable since Nushi was sending me to a good planet but it is in a realm different to his own. I guess while I wait I will just sleep but I don''t want to miss anything important, hmm decisions... ''Wait! I could use my system as an alarm clock, yes this is a great way of using it.'' I nod my head at my brilliance, ''I think some of Nushi''s personality is rubbing off of me after that ritual.'' I chuckle to myself with that joke, but I wonder if that is a thing. ''Anyways forget about that, let''s look at the system and see what it can do.'' "System." [Yahweh there is no need for you to call me ''System'' that''s so rude of you, and here I thought we had something going, boohoo.] I deep and almost growl-like voice sounds into my mind, it was Nushi''s voice. ''What the hell'', "Where are you, aren''t you sending me to another realm, and if that is the case I shouldn''t be able to hear you at all." ''It probably has to do with God stuff and our connection.'' [First, how are you just going to ignore my complaining and crying and not apologize and comfort me. Second, no need to speak out loud, we communicate with our thoughts. Third and final, you are correct my good sir.] I can''t see him, but I could feel it was radiating cheekiness, trying to make me feel bad for him... so I completely ignore him and just said, "Hmm." [Wow... alright I''ll stop, but yes I will be joining you on this journey, so I hope you guys are ready for a bumpy ride, hehe.] Nushi said with a toothy grin while looking into the distance (AN: Sigh, barely started and I already need to get the duct tape...maybe some for his mouth too or should I use the soap.). ''You guys...but there is only me, what are you talking about.'' I said as question marks jumped around my head. ''Alright stop being weird, anyway, could you show me my status or stats whatever you want to call it'' [Status is just fine, also I won''t be always talking or bothering you until you call upon me or I deem it fit, so from now on the System is your way of you talking to me, my way of keeping track of you, and your path to greatness, as you mortals would call it. Alright, I will leave you to your own devices, oh I refer to you as Yahweh and the System or myself created assistant will refer to you as Host, Champion, or whatever you want it to.] ''Okay thanks for the help, I really mean it.'' I said with a smile, something that rarely shows, showing my gratitude. [Master Nushi said, "No problems, I just need some good food in return tho, I''m looking forward to the meals, hehe." Is there anything else the host would like to know.] I guess Nushi is gone now because in his place was a very nice feminine voice, that was soothing on the ears. ''Yes, System can you show me my stats or status I mean.'' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Affirmative, Status Screen showing Past Stats] [Name: Amari Rex: Dead, Age: 18] [Level: 0] [Strength: 6] [Vitality: 7] [Endurance: 10] [Agility: 9] [Intelligence: 12] [Luck: .5] [Charisma: 20] [Skills: Sleath, Cooking, Knife Mastery...] [Strength- 1 point of strength allows one to safety push or pull 100% of their body weight and with effort 200% of it, increases grip strength to 100% of the body mass for each point, and all other types of strengths by 100% for every point.] [Endurance- The amount of stamina you possess, 1 point in this would allow normal humans to sprint 10 minutes straight without breaking a sweat, along with stronger defenses, the same amount of points in strength is required to break through their defenses, and 75% to cause damage, and 50% to do minor damage. There are expectations like high-speed attacks, piercing attacks, and such, Ex: A human can not punch through another human''s skin, but a bullet and sharp objects can.] [Agility- Every 1 point increases speed, attack speed, reaction speeds, and others by 10 miles per hour, and increases jump power by 10 meters.] [Intelligence- Every 1 point increases MP by 100 points, increases thinking speed, increases memory and memory storage.] [Luck- Simple enough, 1 point would be 1% chance of getting something you want or need, over 100% will get you more than you need.] [Charisma- You look better and it is easier for people to like you and listen to you. Every 1 point is a 2% chance to persuade or convince someone or something.] [Showing Stats for Healthy Human Male Atlethe] [Level: 0] [Strength: .2 or .3] [Vitality: .2 or .4] [Agility: .1] [Intelligence: 5] [Luck: 5] [Charisma: 5] [Skills: Sport Mastery Type: Any,...] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ''Wow, I guess I was pretty strong back then, but if I wasn''t I would have been crushed by a bear a long time ago. So with even 1 point of strength, I could crush I normal humans throat. Wait when did I start referring to them as humans, well I guess I''m human anymore... or I''m I. Anyway, I won''t go into an identity crisis, I am Yahweh and I do what I deem right.'' I pound my c.h.e.s.t in acknowledgment. ''Also stats are just stats they are just a general representation of people''s or something''s strength, it doesn''t mean everything.'' ''Alright, I guess I will check out my new stats when I get to Eden, for now, *Yawn*, I''m getting some shut-eye. System wake me up when we are about 30 secs. from Eden, if you so kindly could.'' [Alarm set, I will awaken host when Eden is close, you can rest well now.] [No problem host. Sleep well.] Chapter 6 - Getting Started Part 1 [Ping, ping, ping...] A constant pinging noise resounded in my head and just wouldn''t go away, and covering my ears didn''t really help. ''Can''t a man just sleep in peace.'' With no choice left, I opened my eyes. [Pin-, Host we are approximately 25 seconds from arriving into your new body on Eden, I was ringing the alarm to awaken you, I am sorry if I have caused you discomfort.] ''Hmm, oh no it''s alright, besides I''m the one that told you to do that, so don''t worry about it.'' [Thank you for your forgiveness Host. Host, I advise you to have a look around while you are following the path to the connection to your body, as you can see what your surroundings like, and spot points of interest.] ''Ohhh, thanks for the information, this will make things easier on me.'' As my conversation with the System came to a close, I pay attention to what''s in front of me and boy I''m happy I did. I saw a planet that was much different looking from Earth from the pictures. While there were some similarities, a big difference would be the landmass to water ratio, from the looks of this side of the planet it would be about 5.5 to 4.5, meaning it was 55% land and 45% water. A could see long lines of blue crystal clear, that even from here I could see sparkling water, probably because of my increased senses, that divided the mainlands to different parts, like a natural barrier, however, there were few breaks in it. The mainlands were enormous so big that Russia would only be considered as big as Monaco, the smallest country, if it was placed on any of them, yes fu*king insane. That means it was much larger than Earth, by how much I have no idea and may even be larger than the Sun. The first and most noticeable landmass was the one that looked like someone nuked the sh*t out of it, the land was barren, charred black, and there looked to be not even a single bit of plant life on it. Not only that but parts of it looked red hot and molten, along with what looked like tall dark bumps that pointed to space, they were most likely giant volcanoes, it was so bad that just by looking at it I felt hot, all in all, it looked hellish, so it shall be dubbed the Infernal Continent, IC. The second one was basically the opposite of the Infernal Continent, it looked like you would need to wear at least 20 jackets before even trying set foot on it. The whole place was completely blinding white, just looking at it hurt my eyes, dense clouds were constantly circling around it, possibly meaning there was a blizzard going on right now, and with what was most likely a long line of sky-piercing mountains, this shall be the Frozen Peaks Continent. The third one was not that noticeable, there was a good amount of plant life, it was easy to tell because of all the green, but the most notable parts where the long patches of open land that were great for building. The patches of empty land had small splotches of colors, like gray, green, red, and all other colors, I''m guessing those are buildings made by humans it is really hard to tell. I couldn''t really get that most information about it this high up, but I will just call it the Land of Ningens, home of the humans. The fourth and final landmass I could see and make out was a place that was completely and utterly inhabited in plant life, it was a place that looked like it was untouched by human hands, and shaped naturally. I couldn''t see a lot because of all the plant life, but I could see that there were some spots of open land with mountains, and large circle that was filled with water that was probably what supplied the land with freshwater, this was my kind of place I hope to land there. I shall call this place the Wildlands. [Host your destination has been chosen, be prepared for integration.] ''Another integration, oh well I''m used to them now, well let''s begin'' I begin to feel a downwards force that pulled me in the direction of the Wildlands, it wasn''t gravity but something else, I''m guessing it is my soul rushing to my body. ''Yes, my body is on the Wildlands, a place that I can truly fit in, "haha." I laugh in excitement when was the last time I had done that, I guess fresh air really makes you feel better. ¡­ Yahweh was surrounded by a pillar of white light that could be seen only within a specific range as not to attract too much attention. The beam of light was rushing towards what looked like a giant wolf type creature that was black and white, it had a slender body and lanky body, it had a very bushy and giant tail that made up 25% of its body. The creature also had strange forelimbs, the left one was like a mitten gauntlet, and the right one was shaped like a cyclone knife with serrations, making it very deadly. It was 1.5 meters in height and 3 meters long, its narrow head, thin legs, and the tip of the bushy tail was covered in black fur, and its body that had an arch to it, that was helpful for standing low to the ground, was covered in white fur. This creature was curled up into a circle with its eyes closed, resting was connected to the beam as on a white dot on its forehead. As Yahweh''s beam of light got closer and closer, its size was reduced more and more, until it was nothing more than a brightly shining dot of light, that slowly entered into the creature. This phenomenon didn''t attract too much attention as things like these sometimes occur in this forest, but that didn''t stop some creatures from inspecting it. ¡­ I opened my eyes and the first thing I saw was...trees and lots of them. I was hoping for something more exciting, but hey beggars can''t be choosers. I was looking around but soon realized that I could...see better, is the only way of putting it. I could see an ant, or what looked like an ant, on the tree that was about, hmm say 50 meters away however...that was out of the corner of my left eye. My right eye was seeing a whole nother image, what it saw was a set of jaws slowly heading straight for my thorat...what? I subconsciously scratch out my left hand because I didn''t think I could dodge in time and I didn''t want to risk it. *Booom*, *Shnnk* *Thud* those were the sounds of my arm creating shockwave, along with my arm piercing straight through the creature, and my shockwaves created earlier pushing the creature off my arm. This all happened so fast that it took my brain a few seconds to catch up. Chapter 7 - Getting Started Part 2 [Host''s arriving into a new body attracted some creatures over, and that beast happened to be closest to you. So when it saw the host still sleeping it rushed over for the kill, and since host had just arrived into this body you didn''t hear it running towards you as it was alright in the air, pouncing at you. After seeing the beast your body and mind subconsciously protected itself.] ''...I see...well that was a surprise in a half a guess, well I suppose I should get out of here before I get swarmed.'' [Host didn''t need to worry about that for now as the next beast that was even weaker than the one you just killed will arrive in about 15 to 20 minutes. So I suggest that the host claims his kill before anything else so you can learn more about me.] ''Alright, might as well, it was a free meal anyway.'' I try walking towards the corpse but fall on my face not even getting to put my second foot down. I look towards my feet and finally see the murder weapon, it was a weird looking limb that is for sure and I had no idea how I was supposed to walk on this thing because of it''s shape and length, it was about a good half a meter long. With such disproportionate limbs, I could never learn to walk properly in a short amount of time. ''Hey System what can I do about this.'' I said while holding up the long, lanky limb. [Host can change his limbs, anything on the body or the body and any place on the body, to different types of body parts, that includes other creatures as well, an example would be that the host can change the tip of your right arm into a beak, eye, or whatever you d.e.s.i.r.e, or you can change the limb entirely. All you need to do is think of what you want to change and into what.] ''Alright neato, well I want to change my right arm into what my left arm is.'' Once I was done thinking that, my arm was quickly covered in what I think was muscles, (AN: Kinda like the Prototype transformation just red instead of black.) then they disappeared just as quickly as they came, and my right arm now looked like my left. ''Sweet, now here comes the hard part, learning how to walk again.'' It wasn''t that hard only about 2 more falls and 30 seconds before I got the hang of it; like I said I adapt quickly. Anyway, I started to walk to the thing I killed and finally got a good look at it. It was a weird-looking wolf, weird-looking because it had green fur and a messed up mohawk on its head, it may have looked better before but now it had a hole coming out the back of its head. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Name: Green-Furred Wolf, Status: Dead, Age: 25] [HP: 0/3500] {MP: 0/500] [Strength: 30] [Vitality: 30] [Endurance: 30] [Agility: 50] [Intelligence: 5] [Luck: 5] [Charisma: 20] [Skills- None] [A wolf that as evolved it''s pelt to better adapt to and blend into its surroundings. It specializes in speed.] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ''Oh, so this thing was some much more powerful than me in my past life, I would have been torn to bits with its overwhelming stats and level, speaking of levels. Hey, could tell me more about how this leveling system in this world works System.'' [Affirmative, in this world every level you go up your stats multiply by twice, that is why everything starts at level 0, along with that everything, except a few, gains 1 extra stat points. A simple way of measuring stats would be to take the creature''s base stats, multiply there level by 2, then take that number and times it to their stats, and the specializes stat/stats are the stats they put their extra points into.] ''Okay that was a bit confusing, I think I get it but could you give me an example of how it works.'' [Alright, let us take this wolf here as an example. Its level is 5, meaning it''s base stats are getting a multiple of 10. So its stats average was around 3, Intelligence, Luck, and Charisma varies depending on the creature, birth, resources, and events it encounters. It specializes in speed because of it naturally putting points into Vitality, but since it is not very smart it didn''t know how to use the rest of it points nor of their existence.] ''Well now I know not to be an idiot and use all my extra stat points every level, or I will lose out on a lot of power every level gain. So let''s say I had 1 point in Strength, and I had 1 stat point. Without using the stat point and I level up it will only become 2, and if a use the stat point it will become 3 points and next level 6 points. If I had used it when it was 1 and made it 2 instead, it would then become 4 points, then 8 points. Is that correct System?'' [That is correct Host, congrats on figuring that on your own.] Anyway, I shake my head clear of thoughts as I continue on my way to the Green-Furred Wolf''s corpse. I lowered my head to get a good sniff of it, it smelled like...well...raw meat and blood, that and like freshly mowed grass. I shrugged my shoulders and just took a bit out of it even if it was raw meat and blood, I had worse. As the flesh and blood of it entered my mouth, it felt like my tastebuds exploded from how delicious it was. ''MMMM, it''s so good and tasty.'' (AN: This meme popped into my head when thinking of describing the food.) This is most definitely the best thing I have ever eaten in my life. Once I bit into it and tasted it''s juicy/bloody goodness, I couldn''t stop eating and before I knew it the whole body was gone. [*Ding* Host has gained 173 Beast Points.] ''173, that is an odd number of points to gain, does the amount of points depend on how strong the thing is or something.'' [Yes Host, the amount of points gained is dependant on the total number of the stats added up for the creature you ate, doesn''t matter if you killed it or not, however, you will not be able to ''eat'' the soul of creatures you have not killed yourself.] ''Are the souls that important, not that I want to become a scavenger or something like that.'' [Yes the souls are the most effective and essential way of gaining points because the number of points you get from ''eating'' their soul is dependant on their amount of mana/MP, meaning you will gain 500 if you ''eat'' the soul of the Green-Furred Wolf. Also when I mean ''eat'' you are just sending the souls to Creator Nushi to be purified by him.] ''Alright, so how do I ''eat'' the soul then.'' [All you need to do is look at the creature you want to extract the soul of and think of extracting it, and a prompt box to confirm the extraction shall appear.] ''Ok then, here goes nothing.'' I look towards the leftovers on the floor, which was only some tiny bones and blood. ''Man, I really went to town on it...but it was so good, I wonder if there are tastier creatures. Also, I''m not even full...do I even need to eat because I don''t feel the need to eat or drink.'' ''Hehe, I can''t wait to dine on them then. I get to eat tastier food AND get stronger...this is the best!'' I drooled as I anticipated their tasty and delicious flesh...man I slowly turning into a glutton. I mean when you have only eaten bland meat, drank only enough water to survive, and nothing sweet for your whole life it would be weird if you didn''t become obsessed with it...right? Alright getting sidetracked I shook my head to clear it and paid attention to the wolf''s remains again and thought ''Extract Soul'' and a golden panel appeared in front of me. [Extract soul of Level 5, Green-Furred Wolf] [Yes] [No] ''Yes.'' I confirmed without hesitation, I wonder what its soul tasted like, as I tilted my head in wonder. I green dot slowly came out of the remains, then it expanded to the size of a soccer ball. The green ball was the soul of the wolf as I can see the vague outline of a wolf howling inside of it. I then proceed to vacuum the soul and into my mouth and as I ''chewed'' on it a sweet sensation assaulted my tongue as the soul literary melted on my tongue and disappeared. ''W-What is this f-flavor I have never tasted something like this before, it is like the blood before...but better.'' [*Ding* Host has gained 500 Beast Points.] [Host if the flesh was equivalent to meat, the blood equivalent to juice, then the soul is equivalent to candy, specifically cotton candy, at least for this soul.] ''So it was candy, no wonder I was so surprised, speaking of that I should have savored the blood more as well. While it isn''t as good as the soul, it was still good in its own right.'' Anyway, I guess I delayed this for a while a guess I should look at my stats now. Chapter 8 - Getting Started Part 3 ''Alright here goes nothing...Status.'' I calm myself, nervous about how I stand in this world. Will I start off weak and die early, or struggle to survive, or will I stand among the strong? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Name: Yahweh Magnus: Healthy, Age: 0, Race/Tier: ???] [Level: 0, 173/200] [HP: 50,000, MP: 50,000/50,000] [Strength: 500 (1000)] [Viality: 500 (1000)] [Endurance: 500 (1000)] [Agility: 500 (1000)] [Intelligence: 500 (1000)] [Luck: 100 (200)] [Extra Stat Points: 0] [Beast Points: 673] [Skills: Limb Attachment, Super Regeneration, Air Mastery, Heat Resistance (Extreme), Cold Resistance (Extreme), Poison Immunity, Tortoise''s Body ( All Stats Raised By 100%), Explosive Punches (Generate Shockwaves), Eternal Youth (After Age 21), Heighten Senses, Inspect, Body Manipulation, Roar (Creates Fear, Chaos, Damages, and Flinches), Speed Boost] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ''Wow! I''m really strong it seems, hehe, I guess I wouldn''t have much of a challenge anytime soon.'' I raised my head in proud, I mean look at my stats and look at the wolf''s stats. There is a very big difference, I could kill that thing in my sleep if without even trying. [Host the thing you killed was a Low Tier Beast, they have very low stats and are basically equivalent to most basic humans in sats at Level 0.] ''Low Tier Beast, why didn''t it say anything about it on it''s Status Menu, along with that, my menu has race and tier as ???, what''s with that, and it wasn''t on the wolf''s Status Menu. Also what''s with the numbers after my Level?'' It seems there was a lot more than was shown to me by the System that I''m missing out on. [Host the reason for the numbers after your level is that is the number of points needed to raise your Level. For the less informative inspection of other creatures that is because it was set that way by Master Nushi, should I turn on the setting [Show Race/Tier]? [Yes] [No] ''Hmm, I saw a cave on the way down here but it was a bit far away, I may lose the way to it in this maze-like forest, hmm. Aha, I should just take to the skies, they seemed pretty safe, it was clear on the way down.'' I look towards my back and seeing how wings would fit just nicely on them I think about them sprouting from my back and so they did. The wings that sprouted were curved and swept back, they were also long and pointed they reached a wingspan of about 7 meters in length. The feathers/fur was slim and as stiff as metal, all this combined made them very aerodynamic. They sported the same black and white colors as me, mostly white and the tips being black. I spread out my wings which caused the surrounding dust and a strong gust of wind to blast outwards, ''My wings are pretty strong, good to know.'' I started flapping my wings to get adjusted to them, they were really strong, almost immediately sending me backward on to my back the floor cracking it under my weight. It didn''t hurt at all and the cracks spread outwards to about 10 meters in each direction, I guess I''m pretty heavy, maybe between 1 to 2 tons. Since I never experienced flying or had wings before it took me a good few seconds to get adjusted to them, my [Air Mastery] probably helped immensely with that, but now I''m ready to go find that cave. I leapt into the air and flapped my wings again causing chaos to the surroundings but not as strong as late time, just enough to stay in the air, then when I was ready, I turned to the direction the cave was located and soared into the air. I raised high enough into the air to where I could see where the cave was, it was about 5 miles away from me, so I traveled at a nice pace of 400 mph or 179 m/s.''My top speeds reach up to 800,000 mph or 357,632 m/s, which means I''m .001 the speed of light, pretty impressive right...right?'' [...Sure Host, very impressive to normal creatures yes, however, to creatures on higher tiers that is basic speed for them at Level 5, and they level quickly, also your ground speed is about 75% of that.] ''I didn''t ask for your sarcasm System! But I''m 25% faster in the air, huh, so escaping from the air is the best from now on, along with not proving these High Tier creatures...yet'' Since they are higher tiers they must be packed with higher tier meat, I can''t wait to devour them. [Host has indeed become a glutton.] ''Hey, don''t blame me for getting addicted to them, they are just that good, and never actually eating anything good ever in my past life, doesn''t really help the situation. Anyways, I''m going to need more information on the Tier and Ranks of beasts once we get settled down.'' ''Ok well, there is most likely going to be a beast or something how the likes in the cave, so time to get ready to fight, hope it''s not a High Tier beast or something.'' Well in my train of thoughts I arrived at the cave, and proceed to land. I don''t know if it was just me but as soon as I landed, it was like all the noises and sounds that were sounding throughout the Wildlands'' Forest...stopped, and if I wasn''t going crazy, I felt that I could hear the music that plays when enemies show up. "Grrrr!" Several deep, raspy, and threatening growls that caused a shiver down my spine, resounded in my ears like they were trying to penetrate and destroy my brain. I looked towards the entrance of the cave and saw 5 giant wolves that made the Green-Furred Wolf look like a puppy. The wolves had large sharp fangs and teeth that could tear through the flesh of most creatures easily, they were bared at me. Their claws weren''t lacking either they shone menacingly in the Sunlight, ready to tear me apart. They were covered in electric blue pelts of fur, that glistened and sparkled, and white sports their snouts, feet, ears, and the tips on their tails, the tails weren''t bushy but whip-like as they swayed into the air, ready to strike at any point. They were all killing machines, however, one looked different or at least its eyes were, they were more...intelligent. ''Why did a spine roll down my spine, I know they are scary looking but, I''m definitely not scared, cautious but not scared. Hmmm, well only one way to find out, [Inspect].'' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Name: Lightning Wolf Alpha: Healthy, Age: 25, Race/Tier: Raij¨± Bloodline, Low Mid Tier] [Level: 5] [HP: 45,000, MP: 42,000/45,000] [Strength: 300(450)] [Endurance: 300(450)] [Agility: 400(600)] [Intelligence: 300(450)] [Luck: 10] [Charisma: 25] [Extra Stat Points: 0] [Skills: Pack Leader, Lightning Body (Stats Up By 50%), Lightning Tackle, Lightning Bolt, Lightning Claws, Lightning Crunch, Electrifying Howl, Glare] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Name: Lightning Wolf: Healthy, Age: 23, Race/Tier: Raij¨± Bloodline, Low Mid Tier] [HP: 20,000, MP: 30,000/30,000] [Strength: 200(300)] [Vitality: 200(300)] [Endurance: 200(300)] [Agility: 250(375)] [Intelligence: 200(300)] [Luck: 5] [Charisma: 15] [Extra Stat Points: 0] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- .... ''It was mostly like all their skills stacked on top of me that sent that shiver down my spine. Well, it looks like this will be my first real fight in this world...hehehe, alright bring it on!'' Chapter 9 - Getting Started Part 4 ''Alright bring it on!'' With my mental declaration of battle, the fight had begun. The wolves started off first by circling me, to block off any route for escape, except the sky, but why would I run away from free exp and a good meal. After the wolves got a good feel on me, one of them charged out with a blistering speed that to the n.a.k.e.d eye would be nothing but a blue blur, but to me, it was too slow, I could even see how the wolf ran. Instead of running it was more like short leaps; as the front legs hit the ground they would the muscles would tense up and dog into the ground leaving behind large paw-shaped footprints, then the back legs hit the ground as they also tense up and compact, storing power, then it will all be released into an explosive leap forwards, all that happens within the span of .5 of a second. I could the saliva that dribbled and splashed onto the ground showing the anticipation of the wolf ready to taste my blood and flesh. I could see the razor-sharp teeth and fangs that lined it mouth, that was wide open primed and ready to tear into my throat and crush my neck, with its powerful jaw-muscles, however, this was all out of the corner of my left eye. Without even so much as even looking in the wolf''s direction, I punched out as it ripped through the air creating a small sonic boom that resounded with a loud *Boom*. However, I twisted and rotated my arm so that instead of smashing and crushing the wolf''s skull it veered in its direction and smashed into its neck, crushing and breaking it instantly with a sickening *Crunch*. The punch was so powerful that it almost immediately rip off its head as the only thing keeping it attached to its body was a small bit of flesh and fur. The rest of the force of the punch sent it flying off right back towards the wolf leader, and as the leader wolf saw this it sidestepped out of the course of the corpse, and with nothing to stop it, it was logged into the cave wall. As the wolf''s danging head could only take so much harassment, the fur and flesh that keep it together were ripped off, causing its head to fall and roll on the floor. The wolves, seeing the death of their comrade, eyes started to turn red and bloodshot, as their bloodl.u.s.t was heightened to a point where an almost visible blood-red aura radiated off of them. Their fur raised up into the air, and they lowered their backs into a pouncing stance, ready to leap on me and tear me to pieces, and they bared their teeth as they started to growl more aggressively. All of them were like this except the leader, while his body showed it''s rage and aggression, its eyes remained, cold, sharp, and calculative. ''Looks let the warm-up is done and the real fight begins.'' A toothy ''grin'' plastered my face and I guess the wolves took that as a cue to begin. "*Awooo*", *Boom*. The howls of the wolves signified them getting serious as when they were howling blue streams of lightning started to flood into their bodies and then they exploded outwards in lightning. They looked like mini Zinorges with their blue and white fur, raising and falling as lines and waves of electric pulsed and spread throughout their bodies. They now looked at me with their eyes, that looked as if lightning infused with them as well, filled with rage and hunger for my blood. The wolves begin circling me again but the leader stay where he was, they then stopped and spread they legs out and their backs still low to the ground, waiting for a signal from the leader most likely, and my guess was correct when the leader started to howl and all the wolves rushed towards me. However, the howl from the leader wolf was different as when it howled the surroundings started to darken and turn to an electric blue, look when a Chidori is being formed. After that, a pulse of powerful crackling lightning shot out of the leader wolf in a circle that rushed in a direction, especially in my direction and hit me and the wolves if it continued. Of course, I could easily dodge it by jumping into the air, but the leader wolf most likely predicted I would so the wolves would have an easy target, but what it didn''t know was that I would just sit there and take it, I wanted to know if it would affect me. So as the lightning approached me the wolves started their charges and waited in pouncing positions for me to jump, but of course, that didn''t happen and I and the wolves were hit by the pulse of lightning. The wolves looked like they were stunned as they tensed up a bit, but it was nothing serious and only made them a little numb, but when it hit me it only felt like a light tickle and nothing more. ''Well, I guess I''m done playing games and testing myself with these Low Tier wolves, I just test out the leader I little more, then finish this little escapade.'' With that to the wolves, I disappeared and 4 of the same sickening crunches accompanied by sonic booms resounded, then the light in wolves'' eyes died out and their corpses dropped to the floor. Now there was only the wolf leader left. I reappeared in a blur in front of the wolf leader, and it took it a second to realize what just happened before, its own eyes lost their clarity and focus, as they turned blood red, he was truly and utterly p*ssed. The wolf howled again and a pulse of lightning shot out of it again but this time it was completely focused in my direction. I stayed in the same spot and tanked it and this time a felt a slight sting but that was about it. After the pulse of lightning hit me the wolf leader rushed out at me at a speed that was twice the amount speed than the regular wolves, and it appeared in front of me in an instant with its jaws wide open with loud crackling waves of lightning filling its mouth and throat aimed at my throat, the skill it was using was most likely [Lightning Crunch]. I quickly put power into my left leg as I pivoted my entire body out of the way and onto its left side, and I sent my tail forward like a whip, smashing into its body, sending it flying. However, it stopped its momentum by digging its claws into the ground, leaving long, deep claw marks into the ground. It finally came to a stop after about being sent 10 meters away, it had a pretty good amount of strength to stop itself from being sent completely flying [Alpha Lightning Wolf: Heavily Injured, HP: 5,000/45,000, MP: 40,000/45,000] ''Ohh, this is very useful information, especially in a fight, System truly is a great assistant.'' Well, it seemed like the wolf leader was only putting on a facade, I guess if I looked more carefully it is trembling slightly and it breathing was becoming more and more labored, it definitely was suffering from heavy internal injuries and even if I left it be, it would die very soon to it injuries. ''Well, I guess I should put it out of its misery and show it some of my true power.'' I raised my left arm to the wolf leader and motions for it to come, as I shaped my vocal cords to be able to speak and said: "Kuru, show me all you got!" (AN: Kuru means "to come" in Japanese.) The wolf leader like it could understand me and my gesture, known it was close to death so it put all balls to the wall into it final attack to try and finish this, and I brought my left arm all the way back, putting all the power I could into it, since I don''t have a ranged attack, I will let out a full-powered punch. The surroundings quickly darkened again and this time a dark blue color that seemed to be the only light was present in the darkness, as it looked to be absorbing all the light as visible rings. As more and more rings of light were getting absorbed the sound of crackling lightning resounded, blocking out all other noises, and the power of the wolf''s final attack grew stronger and darker. After about 5 more seconds, almost nothing could be seen and were only vague outlines, that even I had trouble seeing, the rings of light were no longer present and only the sound of crackling lightning and high-pitch bird-like chirps existed at this moment in time. During all that I tensed my muscles up and compacted as much power as I could into my punch to match the wolf finale attack. The wolf attack was finally launched and when it did it sounded like a 1000 thunderclaps all in one, and a thick dark blue streak of lightning that was 3 meters wide shoot out of the wolf''s mouth. As it traveled and ripped through the air, it completely and utterly decimated the ground and giving it a hellish look as it traveled straight towards me. It sent out waves of energy that were pushing back the trees and creating waves of wind, like a Super Saiyan transformation, just without the screaming and other things. I breathed out a long and solemn breath as I give out a loud cry and punched out. "Roarrr!" I powerful and deep roar, that sounded like Nargcurga''s, that sent out shockwaves and blow away all the remaining debris and dust around me, as I sent my fist forward and with only that alone the shockwave and wind created from my roar were destroyed if they were anywhere close to it. My fist created many minicircles of air, like a fighter jet breaking the sound barrier, as it broke the sound barrier multiple times, but it created no sound whatsoever, as it traveled forward. Only when my fist was fully extending did it create any sound, a loud *Boom* that resounded throughout the forest and overpowered even the lightning, as a visible wave of force in a circular fashion sped towards the lightning beam. When they collided, there was no cool explosions or anything like that, there was only an even louder *Boom* than before. My punch''s shockwave completely overpowered the beam of lightning and destroyed it almost instantly, and continued to head towards the wolf and hit it head-on. The wolf died instantly and its body was sent flying straight into the cave''s wall like the previous one, but it was stuck even deeper into the cave wall by about 10 times deeper. If it wasn''t for the wolf''s strong and robust body and the slight weakening of the shockwave, then its body would have exploded into a million pieces upon contact with the shockwave, but good thing that didn''t happen, or how else would I eat its body. However, that didn''t stop its body from being horribly mangled and beyond repair, but it was still edible. [Host has earned 8,815 Experience.] ''However, the next time I need to control my power better or there won''t be a body to eat and that would be horrible. Well, I guess I should collect the spoils of battle, reflect on the results, and get finale settled into my new home, but first.'' ''I ask that Nushi will lead all the souls I ''eat'' and the creatures I kill into a better and more prosperous life, in their new lives, humans not included...okay most humans.'' I closed my eyes and pray...well more like asked Nushi to help all the lives a take didn''t make me feel so good and a little guilty, as I love animals, and I killed a good bit today. [Host needs not worry as Master Nushi shall take care of them as thanks for a good meal, and for the Host, as he knows a good bit about your personality.] ''Alright, that is good...well I guess it is time to rest for the first here, and check out that shop.'' I thought to my self as I drag the wolves'' corpses into the cave with me. Chapter 10 - Lottery After dragging my kills into the cave, I went back outside to see if everything was okay, because I large battle just went down, so it definitely drew some attention. However, it looked like everything was relatively safe as I couldn''t hear or see anything in about a 20-mile radius and with my enhanced senses I could see farther, but all the trees make it harder to sense much. It looked like the battle had scared away most of the creatures and most likely the wolves were apex predators in this chunk of the woods, so not many things were around anyways. So with the scouting and investigating down I went back into the cave. When I got back into the cave, I looked around more carefully to check out my new home and see what needs improvement. The first and most noticing thing was the massive amount of bones and blood that covered the ground, it looked like a feast had gone on here, I definitely need to clean this up. The second thing would be the room that was exuding a light blue mist meaning it was cold in there, I couldn''t really tell as it didn''t affect me. I went to go check it out and saw that there were bodies stored in there that were covered in frost and ice, this was the freezer. this would come in handy. Next would be the room that was causing a heat haze, meaning that the room was definitely hot, this room was used to heat up the frozen bodies it seems. Finally, there are the 5 large holes that were dug out into the ground far in the back of the cave, that was filled with the fur and skin of the beast the wolves killed, these were the sleeping areas. ''After cleaning out the bones, bits of meat, blood, and the smell in here, this will be a nice home for now.'' I nodded my head in acknowledgment and approval, this was indeed a fantastic place to live. With that thought in mind, I look towards the mess on the floor and thought about it a bit before I decided that it would be a waste to just throw out these perfectly good bones so I did the most normal thing and devoured them, not a thing wrong with that. [Host has gained 200 Beast Points.] ''That is a lot more than what I was expecting but this is good, well it is time for the main course, *Slurp*, hehe.'' I licked my chops after the bone appetizer, then I proceed to chow down on the wolves, and man they were simply divine, they were so good I could eat this all day. [Host has gained 8,815 from the bodies and 165,000 from the souls.] ''Haaa, man I wish a discovered food earlier, I really messed out on a lot, no wonder those protagonists eat so much. Man, I couldn''t wait for more. Well since I have all these points I might as well spend some of them.'' I head into the Alpha Wolf''s bedroom, most definitely his'', as it was the biggest and most comfortable. ''System show me the features please.'' [Much obliged Host.] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Status] [Quests/Goals] [Shop] [Lottery] ¡­ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ''Okay questions, what is the [Quests/Goals] function, what is the [Realm/Inventory] function, and the [Lottery] one.'' [The [Quests] function is for the things Master Nushi asks of Host or anyone else, they will not be forced in anyways and will have no consequences if not accepted or done, they are just reminders. The [Goals] function is basically a reminder of Host''s goals and also a form of motivation for the Host, again there will never be a penalty for any of these.] [The [Realm/Inventory] is exactly what Host thinks it is. It is your own personal dimension like Master Nushi''s one. Host can create it however Host like and upgrade at any time, change it anyhow, it is basically Host''s own little world, where Host can put anything and anyone here wants here, however, they must either be a partner, ally or captive to enter.] [The [Lottery] function is basically a free goodie every month for the Host. The Host has a free use for it right now.] ''Oh wow, that''s a lot of to hear and I get a free [Lottery] ticket, sweet! I wonder what I will get...well only one way to find out, [Lottery].'' When I thought of opening the [Lottery] in my head this large flamboyant screen popped up in my face. It looked like the entrance to a giant casino at night, as the myriad number of colorful lights assaulted my eyes, and a tiny figurine of Nushi in a suit, looking like the Monopoly man was pointing towards the entrance. So I thought about going inside then the doors opened, and I started to rapidly approach them and I entered them, then everything when dark, like a loading screen in a video game. [Spin-the-Wheel] [Pick a Number] [Choose a Card] ¡­ There were many games on it but I wanted to get back to reality faster, so I picked [Spin-the-Wheel] as it was simple and seemed fun. As I picked it, this massive golden wheel that was covered with all buds of lights that flickered on and off and had a hand crank that was probably used to spin it. Then another menu popped in my face. [Beasts] [Skills] [Items] ¡­ Anyways, the wheel began to slow down, as I chanted for something good as the clinking of the pointer passing over the triangles notches that were used to slow it down. The wheel after a while came to a complete stop on a dark golden colored triangle, after it stopped the wheel and everything else disappeared and I was brought back to reality. When I read and saw what I got a grin plastered my face as this was a skill I truly wanted and needed for a person lazy as me. [Emperor''s Domain/Pack Leader- Allows the user to dominate, order, control, those the user as made submit, partner with, and along those lines. Those that have submitted are forever loyal to the user unless the user dies, or something of higher authority changes them as such. The user can see through the eyes of his servants, gain the skills of his servants, gain exp (For Host, Beast Points as well), and many other uses. Servants killed will have their souls brought back to the user not disperse or move on] ''This just perfect, man I''m going to love this ability. I can make servan- no family that will help me with all different types of tasks that I honestly don''t feel like doing, and they can bring me food, while I can just sit back and relax, *Sigh*, this is the best. However, I wish I had this earlier I would have brought the wolves to my...pack. Well no point crying over spilled milk.'' ''Next up is the [Shop]. [Shop].'' I was still feeling giddy after that but I need to check the [Shop] ask about more things I''m curious about, then finally go and explore what this island holds and maybe make a partner or 2. As I called out the [Shop] a menu popped up that was kinda like the [Lottery] one. [Beasts] [Skills] [Items] [Structures] .... There were only a few differences between the two but not by much, anyways, this time I chose [Beasts] and then it split into even more categories. [Earth] [Fantasy] [Mythology] [Anime] [Games] [Others] I just chose [Earth] as again, everything would get too complicated and I probably don''t have enough points to purchase any of them. As I descended into the [Earth] list, I saw something that caught my eye it was this creature called the [Planarian Flatworm] (AN: Thanks for the creature DragonkingKyo for the creature). That was purchased immediately and I didn''t even get to check my new skills as something caught my eye. [Mammal Pack- Contains all 5000+ species of Earth all in this one pack to make my life easier (Nushi), basically gives a 100x multiplier to all stats and gives basic skills like Enhanced Senses, Claw Swipe, Crushing Blow, etc. Cost 100,000 Beast Points. Warning may cause nausea.] I got to the 100x part and instantly brought the skill, however, I wasn''t able to read the nausea part because of my excitement (AN: Cough, Cough not an excuse to end the chapter early, Cough, Cough). Before I know it, my head slumped into slumber. Chapter 11 - Marking Territory and Encounter ''Uggh, my head. What the hell happened.'' I woke up still in the Alpha Wolf''s...well my room now. So it seems like I passed out from buying the [Mammal Pack], and that is why my head is killing me as all different types of information was stuffed into my head rapidly in my sleep. I mean I''m somewhat used to it as it happened to me in the HCBC (Heavenly Cauldron of Beastly Creations). However, most of it was just the experiences of wild animals on Earth, not too important. ''System how long have I been out for.'' I wondered as it was still light outside, maybe even a little brighter than when I first got here, but then again I wasn''t really paying attention to the time of day. [Host has been asleep for 20 hours, so it is early in the morning as the Host has slept through the night, Host also didn''t have to worry about his safety or new territory as nothing has come within a 20-mile radius of it. Also as this will be the Host''s new home, Host should mark it to ward off unwanted company. The time is now Day 2: 6:37 AM.] ''Alright, thanks I will do that but first, [Status].'' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Name: Yahweh Magnus: Healthy, Age: 0, Race/Tier: ???] [Level: 0, 8,815/200] [HP: 8,550,000/8,550,000, MP: 8,550,000/8,550,000] [Strength: 500 (1000)]--> [Strength: 500 (85,500)] [Viality: 500 (1000)]--> [Viality: 500 (85,500)] [Endurance: 500 (1000)]--> [Endurance: 500 (85,500)] [Agility: 500 (1000)]--> [Agility: 500 (85,500)] [Intelligence: 500 (1000)]--> [Intelligence: 500 (85,500)] [Luck: 100 (200)]--> *[Luck: 100 (17,100)]* [Extra Stat Points: 0] [Beast Points: 74,588] [Skills: Limb Attachment, Super Regeneration--> Semi-Immortality, Air Mastery, Heat Resistance (Extreme), Cold Resistance (Extreme), Poison Immunity, Tortoise''s Body-->Mammal Pack* (170x Base Stats), Explosive Punches, Eternal Youth (After Age 21), Heighten Senses, Inspect, Body Manipulation, Roar (Creates Fear, Chaos, Damages, and Flinches), Speed Boost, *(New) Clones*, *(New) Emperor''s Domain, *(New) Beast Language*] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ''Holy d*mn, I''m overpowered as f*ck, and my [Luck] is outrageous is this what a Wuxia protagonist feels like. Maybe those protagonists have 1M in [Luck] at the beginning of their adventures or something as everything just falls right in place for them...I''m I a protagonist?'' I shake my head to clear those thoughts as I feel it will only lead to horrible things...just a gut feeling. [Host''s [Luck] has been restricted to only 200 by Master Nushi as if it was fully unleashed the Host would only have to sleep and the world would fall into your palms.] ''I see that would be very boring if that happened, thanks for the help Nushi. Anyways, it is time to first mark my territory, then go exploring.'' I get up and felt that my headache was gone, but my body was a bit sore, so I stretched at best I could in this body, but I guess only going outside will fix the soreness my body feels. As I went out of the cave, I was immediately hit straight in the eyes with an intense ray of Sunlight, temporarily blocking my vision, but it only took a second or two to get adjusted to it before I started to walk again. I stopped at the base of the cave, which basically looked like a circular fighting ring that was raised up as the cave was carved into a small hill. The stage or entrance gave a nice overlook at the trees and the surroundings of the hill which were more...trees. Anyways, I just went around in a 20-mile radius as the cave as the center and marked the trees that bordered the edge of it. I marked the trees by slashing deep into them with my claws. I had to change my paws into my thin and narrow ones to allow the use of claws, as my beefy mitten-like ones (that were great for punching) couldn''t really get the job done. I also left bits of my fur around the base of said trees, as I couldn''t really just urinate on command...or could I. Anyways, I just used my fur as that was good enough for now. After about almost 2 hours or so I was done with completely marking my territory and with this it will ward off most things, but of course, there are some exceptions like a didn''t know... maybe that monkey in the trees, that thinks it is sneaky and hasn''t been spotted yet. Yes, probably something like that, either there is something wrong with the monkey or...nuh there definitely something wrong with it. Like how it ''snuck'' to the ground and picked up a rock then climbed back up, what for I have no I idea. I then saw it get in a power throwing position, like a pitcher, with rock, then it launched...at me. The rock upon colliding me literary crumbled into dust and a slight breeze blew the dust away. I turn veryyy slowly to the monkey, the monkey was just standing there in place with its mouth and eyes wide open. I found it kinda funny as this monkey reminded me of my siblings back on Earth, and of course, I should give it a light spook. I slowly walk up to the monkey and get right into its face, however, the monkey was still shocked beyond belief and it still had not recovered. I shake my paw in its face to get it attention but it still didn''t react. "Boo?" I tried to scare it awake and it still didn''t react. ''There must be something wrong with this monkey''s brain. How is it still even alive with how it''s acting.'' The thought of this caused sweat to permeate my scalp. With not leave to do I tap...well tried to tap on its body, as soon as my hand lightly brushed it, it falls over its expression not changing once. ''Wait...don''t tell me...it fainted.'' My eyes started to twitch at how ridiculous this situation is. ''If it was so much of a coward, then why would it still risk it to enter my territory and even follow me?'' Hmm, something must be going on I guess I will take it to my cave and ask it when it gets up. I transform my paw into an ape''s hand, picked up the little monkey, placed it on my back, made sure it was secure and wouldn''t fall off easily, then I head back to the cave, but not before changing back to my paw. Day 2: 8:35... When I got back to the cave, I went to one of the empty room and place the monkey on to the fur-covered floor. Since I''m not out in the open and can do this now, I carefully looked at the monkey, I would have done that earlier, but it would have run off most likely and that would have been troublesome, anyways. The monkey actually wasn''t even that big, it was about the size of a Golden Retriever, body-wise, but it''s tail, arms and legs were about 3.5 feet long each. It was more on the lean side then muscular so it was most definitely an agile monkey, that favored in speed but lacked in strength. The most interesting thing about the monkey was its completely white coat of fur that was lined in black stripes, like a Zebra, this monkey was weird through and through. ''[Inspect]'' [Name: Striped Monkey (Mutation): Injured (Internal), Frightened, Brain Damage, Age: 4, Race/Tier: Yin-Yang Ape, Low High Tier] [Level: 0] [HP:1000/5000, MP: 0/5000] [Strength: 50] [Vitality: 50] [Endurance: 50] [Agility: 100] [Intelligence: 5 (50)] [Luck: 10] [Extra Stat Points: 0] [Skills: Climbing] [Negative Effects: Internal Bleeding- -5HP every 10 seconds] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ''Hmmm, this is bad, I guess I got to heal it first. System is there a skill in the shop for healing or something.'' [There are multiple skills for healing Host, however, that would be a waste of points Host.] ''Ohh, and how so?'' [Okay Host this my come off weird and strange, but all Host needs to do is...] ''Do what. What is it?'' ''...'' [...] [Bawhahaha, oh man I definitely need to save this one to the album.] Nushi back in his realm bursts out laughing while wiping away tears, at the sight of Yahweh''s expression. Chapter 12 - Awakening ''...System, I''m going to need a very good explanation from you.'' [Host''s bloodline is very strong, and along with all the skills and abilities you possess, this has caused any DNA from you in any form, will give massive benefits to any living creature. Healing is only one of them, so your saliva will easily heal any damage that was dealt to the creature, your blood even more so, however, it will do more than just healing. On the other hand, giving out your blood to only the people you d.e.s.i.r.e will cause an effect, not when you bleed and someone drinks that blood, as it will lose its effects.] ''Hmm, this is good so I wouldn''t have to worry about some evil scientist or mage using my blood to become powerful or something like that. Along with that, that means I can beef up my partners and trustful and trustworthy allies.'' I look towards the monkey as I begin to contemplate on what to do with it. ''You know what, I''ll just experiment with this guy first and see how the partnership thingy will go. Wait...guy? How I''m I suppose to know if it''s a guy or a girl. Hey System, could you help me out with that.'' [Right away Host, gender will now show up in the [Status] of every living thing now.] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Name: Yahweh Magnus: Healthy, Gender: Male, Age: 0, Race/Tier: ???] [Level: 0, 8,815/200] [HP: 8,550,000/8,550,000, MP: 8,550,000/8,550,000] [Strength: 500 (85,500)] [Viality: 500 (85,500)] [Endurance: 500 (85,500)] [Agility: 500 (85,500)] [Intelligence: 500 (85,500)] *[Luck: 100 (17,100)]* [Charisma: 100 (17,100)] [Extra Stat Points: 0] [Skills: Limb Attachment, Semi-Immortality, Air Mastery, Heat Resistance (Extreme), Cold Resistance (Extreme), Poison Immunity, Mammal Pack (171x Base Stats), Explosive Punches, Eternal Youth (After Age 21), Heighten Senses, Inspect, Body Manipulation, Roar (Creates Fear, Chaos, Damages, and Flinches), Speed Boost, Clones, Emperor''s Domain, Beast Language] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ''Alright, sweet thanks System.'' [No problem, Host.] ''Hmm, what can I do to make this monkey not so afraid of me, hmm. You know what let''s try this, my monkey brethren back on Earth liked this, especially when they were kids, and this monkey is still pretty young.'' I walk towards the monkey slowly as to not wake it up, but I highly doubt that would happen but you can never be too safe. When I was close enough to it I took a deep breath and then exhaled as I was probably was going to do the weirde-...actually, what the hell I''m I acting up for. My ''parents'' made me do so many worse and humiliating things, I just got to man up and do what I got to do. With newfound resolve, I open mouth and allow my saliva to dribble onto the monkey''s body without hesitation. If I continued with the same mindset as a normal human being''s morals and ethics, then I probably won''t get much done. Well, of course, I won''t abandon my humanity, as that would be bad and will make me no different than a wild beast, but I need to do what needs to be done...buuuttt I''m still going to laze around. I mean my last life was stress-filled every day, so why not enjoy this one, surrounded by the people I care about while making new friends and family. Anyways, besides the newfound resolve, as my saliva bathed the monkey, a smooth, bright green light surrounded the monkey and as it pulsed, the monkey was getting better and better, how could I tell. Well, the System made a very useful feature appear after my battle with the wolves. It was like the game mechanic in Monster Hunter World, which had numbers pop up showing how much damage an attack did, and if that attack hit a weak spot or not with colors, this feature will be very helpful in the future. [+500HP] [+500HP] [Striped Monkey (Mutation): 5000/5000HP, 5000/5000MP] ''So my saliva not only heals but it restores MP too. That is good to know. I guess my future members will have to carry bottles of my saliva with them, hehehe.'' Just thinking about that thought made me laugh, but also weird me out. I look towards the monkey again after being distracted and see that its breathing was in checked and it looked good. However, I could see that its face was scrunched up, and its body was moving into a fetal position with its fists balled up; as if to protect itself. I''m sure it is experiencing a nightmare, as I had seen this before. So I laid down next to the monkey and curled myself into a ball, as that happened the monkey subconsciously grabbed my fur and pulled closer to me, embracing itself into the new warmth it had found. ''System wake me up when the monkey is starting to wake up.'' [Okay, Host will be noticed when the creature begins to wake up.] ''Thanks.'' [No problem Host.] ================================================================ ??? P.O.V. ''Ughh, where I''m I, what happened.'' The last thing I can remember was...him, then after what happened with...him, my mind was all messed up and fuzzy. After that I remembered smelling this odd new presence I never sensed or seen before, it was terrifying, yet calming at the same time, but again my mind was messed up so I headed towards it. As I kept going forward, the pressure the presence emitted was becoming more and more of a burden to bear but I felt...something, like I would miss something if I didn''t go so I did. After going past the trees where the pressure felt the highest, I felt the pressure lessened but it was still there, lingering. I continued into the part of the forest, that I remembered was those Lightning Wolves'' territory, but I didn''t smell their mark anywhere around here so I was safe. After a little more time, I saw this weird black and white wolf looking thing that, that looked like a cross between a wolf and a cat a bit. I honestly didn''t know, but I did know it was something new. I was curious of why this thing that didn''t look very tough was here in the wolves'' territory, as it wasn''t really emitting a smell of it or even any type of smell at all. Now I prided my nose, as it is very strong and has gotten me out of a lot of situations, so I trusted it to guide me, since my brain couldn''t, and my already weak body felt like giving out. Since I was desperate and the weird thing hadn''t noticed me, I decided to test my luck and threw a rock at it to test the waters, and as the rock hit it...it disintegrated. I was in utter disbelief and I knew I screwed up, so I fainted from fear of what was awaiting me, most likely my inevitable demise. Now I was surrounded by complete darkness and silence...was I...dead. However, I felt warmth, a warmth I hadn''t felt in so long and I doubt that I died but there was that saying ''The warm embrace of death'' a saying that humans love to use. How I do I know these things, I have no idea, I think they came to me after this mutation I went through after eating that one weird plant, which started my suffering. So the only way of finding out where I was, was to look around. I stretch my arms out only to touch something soft and warm...was this the warmth that surrounded me. I looked up and saw grey, and then I looked around again and saw black but also white. I get up as I was on the floor and saw that I was in a cave of some kind. I wondered what this black and white thing was then, as it just looks like a weird circle. As I got out of the weird circle, I heard something that scared the daylights out of me from behind, "So you are finally awake, huh. It took you long enough." A deep, menacing, but somehow soothing voice pierced through my ears and tunneled towards my heart, as it started to pump faster in fear. I slowly turn around, trying my best not to faint again or I really might die this time. When I fully turn around I saw striking yellow eyes, with black pupils that had a yellow circle splitting it the pupils into 2 circles. The eyes gave the creature a crazed look like it would rip you apart without questioning, but its body gave out a soothing feeling, that was the only thing preventing me from running away...well that was if I could as my body said I couldn''t, especially with my legs that felt like giving out. So I did the best thing I could do and that was... "Please mercy milord, mercy! I don''t taste good at all, in fact, I taste terrible and would give you a stomachache! I would be more helpful to you alive, than in your stomach! Please, I will do anything!" I instantly dropped to my knees and put my hands together as I begged for mercy, as I was at its whim, my life and death rested on its decision. P.O.V. End ================================================================ Chapter 13 - Magnus Family After hearing what the monkey said I paused a bit not expecting that, then I immediately burst out laughing. "HAHAHAHA!", my laughing was so extreme that it even caused the cave to shake violently, I didn''t try and laugh this hard, but the massive change in stats caused some controlling problems on my part, however, I was quickly able to get myself under control. My loud outburst turning into a little chuckle, I looked towards the monkey and it looked on the edge of fainting again, but this time out of shock shown by its facial expression. "Haha, sorry about that, I just wasn''t expecting it and it caught me off guard. But I guess it was pretty spooky for you. You don''t have to worry, I don''t have any ill intentions towards you." The monkey''s outburst reminded me of how shameless lead protagonist always act. Hmm, I wonder if this monkey is the equivalent of them, but in animal form? The monkey visibly relaxed a little but it was still on edge against me, but that makes sense, why would it believe me right away? If it did it would only be one, to confident, two, stupid, or three, all of the above. "Seriously relax, if I meant to do you harm you wouldn''t have even woken up already. Not only that, but I healed you and everything as well." I spoke to the monkey in a more relaxed and softer tone in my voice, as to try and convince it. The monkey was again shocked, as it didn''t really pay attention to its body before, as it looked down at its own body, stretching and moving around, it probably felt much better than it did before. When it looked up again I could see the clarity in its eyes, along with many emotions but most prominent being happiness. The monkey immediately stood up like a human, reaching a height of about 4.5 feet, before it bowed down, "T-thank you, t-this means so much to me. I-I thought I was going to d-die I-". "It''s alright, there is no need to continue I understand your confusion and feelings. First, I healed you because I wanted you alive, as you are the first thing I could have a conversion with, without being attacked or already in a fight with. Second, like a said earlier, you are the first person I could have a conversion with, and I wanted a companion, and you fit the bill. Third and finally, I wanted some information from you, when I need it and as for why you entered my territory knowing the risk of death?" With that, it brought enlighten to the monkey as he muttered an "Ohh," and slammed his fist into his open palm, and his tensed muscles loosen, even more, becoming almost completely chill, but not all the way. However, that would change over time, but this was good enough. "Sooo, since everything not so tense anymore...what''s your name little one." I flashed him a toothy smile with my eyes squinted, as the System didn''t really show names, or they didn''t have them. The monkey looked a little annoyed at the term ''little one'' but it was quickly replaced with a sad expression as he hung his head down, "I don''t have one. I was never given a name, not even one at born, at least that is what I was told." The more the little guy went on, the more his head sunk down. I frowned at this, his childhood definitely wasn''t a happy one, "Then what are you referred to then." The frown stayed as I saw the monkey''s head keep slowly getting lower and lower. "I was called all kinds of things, idiot, dunce, misfit, and the likes of that. The others never really like me, so they picked on me, and the ones that didn''t ignored the abuse and never helped." I wanted to ask ''Who are the others'' but I felt if I did, he would impale himself with his chin and collapse if I did. So I did the most reasonable thing and¡­ "How about give you a name then." And that was to bring him away from those past memories and comfort him. "W-W-What?" He looked utterly confused and in such disbelief at such a proposition, that he failed to even process the meaning of it. "Why," was his next question as he wanted to understand my thought process. "Well, I understand what you went through, trust me I went through it as well, and the way I cope with it was through family and forgetting about all the bad." Before I only wanted to use the monkey, as bad as that sounds, that was how this world worked. Now, however, I genuinely wanted help this guy as he basically felt like a younger, less abused me. So as I somewhat understand him, he would be the perfect first family member. I lifted the monkey''s chin up, and I didn''t face much resistance, and I saw his eyes that were now filled with confusion and sadness. "I was exactly like you with all the abuse in my early life, the insults, beatings, all of it. But I pushed through and got to where I am now but not on my own, but by the people, I care for. However, now they are gone, but not forgotten, and I will do everything in my power to get the back of it is the last thing I do!" With that shout, the determination in me shot up once again, as I wouldn''t let what happened before happen again. *3rd P.O.V. The monkey watching all this was shoken from his very core and his heartbeat began to quicken as it thought, ''Is having a family really that good, would it help me.'' The monkey body was trembling as it thought of this, the thought of having a family, and people that cared about me and he would care about them. But what Yahweh said next, set off a bomb in its head. ================================================================ "While I want to bring my family back, and which I will, I can''t do it alone. While I might be strong, I''m not perfect, and actually, have a lot of problems. Not only that as I grow in strength I will most definitely will run into my problems, and some of those problems I may not be able to solve on my own. Even if the chance of that is minuscule, a chance is still a chance, no matter how small. So with that, I want to create another family, like the one I created before, and be able to welcome my old family to my new one with open arms. However, everything begins with the first step you. Will you join my new family, Mungo?" I finished my monologue, with my classic smile and a pat on the little guy''s head. It took him a little to process what happened but when he was done, he immediately jumped towards me, as the dam in his eyes burst open, causing the tears to flood out as he screamed, "Yes!" I was a bit shocked at his immediate reply and response, but I chalked it up to be my [Charisma] and his age, but mostly my [Charisma]. As the now dubbed, Mungo cried and held onto my tail, I justed rubbed his head and comforted him. It took a while but he finally calmed down, so now I can say what I wanted to say, now that he decided to join my family. "Alright, now that you decided on joining my family we need to make it actually official. We need to complete the ritual." The ritual was from the [Emperor''s Domain] skill, this was how the people with this skill are able to do what they can do, it required rituals to use said abilities on a target. There are many different types of rituals ranging from [Master to Servant] rituals, to [The Strongest Rules] rituals, meaning if the servant becomes more powerful than the user of the skill, they can take the skill from the user. The ritual I was using was the [Partnership/Family] ritual, as this one allows me to control people, but it gives complete freedom to the person or thing. However, in exchange for the control, I need to protect them as the damage done to them will affect me, emotional that is not physical. Essentially meaning I''m more emotionally attached to the people I''m bonded to, and in exchange for that, every person or thing bonded to me gives me 50% of their stats, and I get their abilities. It is a broken ability. The ritual also includes the ability to transport myself to them or them to me, if I allow it, the ability to talk to them anywhere, switch places with them, give them my power (temporarily, and they can''t hurt me), give them abilities (aka teach them, ability won''t be lost, and the amount and ability is limited for each person), and many other useful things. Mungo was shocked at how useful this ritual was, and even hastened me to start it with puppy dog eyes. I honestly know it Mungo was the shameless, cowardly type...well at least outwardly he was. Anyways, I started the ritual by getting Mungo to sit down on his knees and hands on his legs, with his eyes closed. As I put my massive paw on his head a golden circle, that was filled with all different types of runes and patterns, appeared on the floor. "Mungo are you willing to join the Magnus family." I spoke out, my voice turning into something mythical and powerful as I started the ritual. "I am willing!" "Good, then I shall state the rules. Rule 1, as a family member you must strive for strength, as without strength you can not protect the family. Rule 2, family must look out for each other. Rule 3, the family must think as a single entity and not separated, meaning think with the mindset that would benefit everyone and not just yourself. Rule 4, everyone in the family is of equal status, however, with more strength comes more authority, but never let that get to your head, or punish will be due. Rule 5, the family is one, if one is hurt, everyone is hurt, meaning do what you can to help each other. Rule 6, never and I mean never betray the family or even think about hurting it. There maybe more down the line, but for now this will do for now. Do you agree to these rules, and take them in as your own beliefs." "I am willing." "Excellent! Then from here on forward, you will be now known as Mungo Magnus, from the Magnus family. Chapter 14 - Mungos Tribe "Ohh, shoot I had almost forgotten. You need to ingest my blood in order for you to be truly reckoned as my family, as you need my bloodline." I had almost forgotten something so important as this ritual would only be a [Partnership] one of my blood wasn''t given to the ones I d.e.s.i.r.e. Meaning it isn''t a [Family] ritual if none of the parties involved don''t partake in the other''s blood. Mungo didn''t really understand as I could ''feel'' the question marks that floated and bobbed around his head. Of course, he didn''t ask any questions and only shrugged his shoulders, as he approached me then stopped right in front of me. I lightly bite into my paw to draw blood, which in turn caused Mungo to flinch a little as he saw my blood and razor-sharp teeth. I chuckled a little at that, looked like he was still a bit afraid of me with only the [Partnership] ritual done, good to know, it should prove useful in the future. I then opened his lower jaw with my paw (as they can attach to things really well) and dropped my blood in before he could process what had happened. The only thing he could react to, was when his blood started to heat up and his body turned a bright red, and steam evaporated from his pores. I guess it was too much for him, cuz he upped and fainted from what I could only assume was pain as his face was scrunched up in it. The reason he was in so much pain was that my blood was destroying his useless and weak blood cells and genes, and expelling them out of his pores in the form of steam. ''And with that everything is done. I guess I''ll guess how to wait for him to wake up to get some answers.'' I was wondering if the changes that were happening to his body immediate or would take time to affect him, and if so how long? ''Well, I don''t really matter anyway. I guess I will just take another nap until he gets up, System set a [Alarm] please.'' [Alarm Set] ''*Yawn* Alright, now it''s time for a quick nap, thanks System.'' After thanking the System, like always, I closed my eyes to rest. ¡­ Day 3: 11:00 am I heard Mungo stirring in his sleep so I got up so I could wake up before him, and so I''m not so groggy when I''m asking him questions, so I sat there waiting...and waiting. [Alarm Canceled] Day 3: 12:00 am ''You know what I wanted you to wake up peacefully, but now I have changed my mind.'' The veins on my head, showcasing my anger, sprouted forth again as I saw Mungo c.h.e.s.t rise and fall, while his snoring only keeps on rising in volume. I could take it anymore, so I took in a large amount of air before I let it all out in my shout. "WAKE. UP.!!!" After my shout, the planet was turned asunder...okay maybe not so overdramatic, but the walls and floor of the cave cracked under the pressure of my shout and large forces of wind were created. Mungo was already up by the first word and was directly blown out of the room, and most likely was smashed into the cave wall, as I heard the dull crash of his body getting embedded in it, along with his "Ow", that came soon afterward. I head out of the room to see, like a predicted, Mungo stuck in the cave wall, I chuckled at the sight. I walked towards him, placed my paw on him, then yanked him out of the wall. "Ow, ow, ow. Why did you do that!" He looked at me in great anger and looked like he wanted to skin me alive. However, I brushed it away and only gave him an indifferent and calm look. "If I didn''t wake you up, you''d be sleeping for another century, also I want to get some things done today. Also, I want to know why you came to me in the first place." If I could I would have my arms crossed to indict how serious I was, however, he could tell I was serious as he calmed down. "Alright, so to get started I have to go back in time a little..." ================================================================ *3rd-Person Flashback* Mungo lived in a small clearing in the forest that was home to his small tribe of Stripped Monkeys. The tribe was under a clan of creatures that bounded together with other clans to protect and even strengthen their bloodlines, and Mungo''s tribe was under one of the clans as servants. They are called the Forest Alliance, made up of the Indra Clan, the Aqua Clan, the Gaia Clan, the Cloud Clan, and the Blaze Clan. All clans rule by power, meaning the weak can only survive and serve, while the strong rule. The Indra Clan is a clan made up of all Forest beasts that use the power of lightning, thunder, or storms, aka the Thunder Clan. They are ruled by the Storm Wolves. The Aqua Clan is a clan that inhabits the lakes and rivers of the Forests and are made up of all aquatic beasts and beasts that use the power of water, ice, and such. They are ruled by the Aqua Dragons. The Gaia Clan is a clan that inhabited the Mountains that surrounded the Forest, they were made up of the beasts that controlled the Earth, and the minerals of it. They were ruled by the Titan Tigers. The last and most powerful clan was the Blaze Clan. The Blaze Clan inhabited the few volcanoes that surrounded the Forest, they were able to as they were the smallest clan but were packed with a variety of powerful beasts. They were ruled by the Hell Flame Bears. All these clans bounded together to protect themselves from the other alliances that existed outside the Forest, as there laid more powerful and more menacing threats for them than themselves. However, Mungo''s tribe was only a small tribe that lived under the rule of the Blaze Clan, as they lived in the forest close by to them, but they were split off by a ravine. They paid tribute to the clan in the form of the harvests they gathered from the forest and the meat they collected, and in return that were ''promised'' not to be killed. The tribe was ruled by the strongest monkey there and he was a tyrant of sorts, taking what he liked from all the village inhabits, messing up everything for the tribe, and fooling around with the women of the village. His son having enough of his father and thinking he was strong enough to beat his father, challenged him for his position as the Chief of the tribe. The son''s thinking proved to be right, he was far stronger than his father and what he imagined, almost killing his father in his fight, but sustaining some injuries. He raised his hands in victory and turned to his people, the people he loved. However, that was a mistake as his father took that time to launch a powerful and deadly sneak attack that launched his son into the ravine, never to be seen again, and he was still the strongest so he was still the Chief. After that fight, it seemed to have made the Chief a whole new person, as he stopped with his tyrannical ways and become a good village Chief, which in turn caused peace for the village for years to come, and in those years Mungo was born. Of course, even from birth Mungo never had an easy life as his mother died giving birth to him. When he was lost in the forest as a 1-year old he stumbled across a plant he ate that caused his mutation, which in turn caused his bullying and mistreatment to increase. For years to come, he was bullied and abused, but that all changed...the Chief''s son had returned, but he was much more different than he was last remembered. ================================================================ Chapter 15 - A New Threat "Let me guess the tribe Chief''s son came back bigger and better, or something like that." I looked towards Mungo with a frown, as I felt like this was going to be a massive pain in the a*s to handle. Mungo feeling my dissatisfaction, awkwardly scratched the back of his neck and gave me a sheepish grin. "Well...yes, yes he did. H-H-He changed, changed so much so, we even thought he was a member of the Blaze Clan. He was no longer a Stripped Monkey, but became a whole different species." Mungo told me in fear evident in his voice, while his body trembled in thinking back to him, and not only that I could even feel it in his soul...wait his soul. [Yes Host, you can feel Mungo''s soul as the [Family] ritual forms a connection between Host''s soul and the target''s soul.] "Do you know what he became then. For you to mistake him as a member of the Blaze Clan he had to become something more...powerful." I frowned even more. I mean a know Mungo is a goofy guy and all so he isn''t afraid of much, besides things that far surpass him...like me. "The village Chief''s son...well now Magma, that is what he calls himself, became the second most powerful species in the Blaze Clan, the Flame Fist Kongs. They are extremely powerful from what I heard. From birth, they start out on either Low High Tier, Mid High Tier, or rarely even Upper High Tier. Not only that they bodies natural produce and absorb high amounts of heat energy, and gaining an innate ability to control said heat. They are called Flame Fist Kongs because they fists are the strongest part of their bodies and can where they can conduct their heat energy the best." "Alright, that was a huge info dump, but thanks I needed it as I have a feeling that you want me to do something." I doubted Mungo would tell me everything about the abilities of Magma species for no reason, as he would have nothing to do with us unless we get involved. "Yes, I do. Magma wants to reform everything in the tribe aka meaning he wants to destroy my tribe and make a new tribe by first removing and reforming the tribe members, but I don''t want that. While I was bullied by the tribe members before there were some that treated me well, and if it wasn''t for them I would have died as a baby, and Magma was one of them. However, when Magma came he killed the village Chief and his family, along with anyone related, and one of them being one of the ones who took care of me. I tried to save him, but...Magma flicked me away with one finger and then impaled him with that same finger, killing him. After that, he started to laugh...like a manic and then everything faded to black, and well, you know the rest. His laughter still haunts me, but it also fills me with RAGE! I want you to beat some sense into Magma, there is something wrong we him and I don''t know what, not only that but if he returns to normal he would be a great addition to the family, I know it!" Mungo tightly gripped his fists in frustration, everything about this situation felt so...surreal to him and he was lost, confused, and angry. He had no idea of what to do, so he looked for my help, and the first thing to do is to first solve the ''Magma Problem'' as I will call it. "Well, alright I''m down to help with any problems you may have, and this could as you said, help to expand the family. Not only that, maybe Magma may give me a real fight, I have been wanting to put my skills to the test. Well only one way to find out, come on let''s go!" I patted Mungo on the head to comfort him, and when he looked up towards me I flashed him a great big smile and he responded with one of his own. And with that, we headed out of the cave, the Sun still high in the air and the slight morning breeze brushed my fur. ''Haa, man the environment of this place reminds me of Wonderland, this really reminds me of home. However, this shall become our new Wonderland...yes this whole island shall become our new Wonderland, but first I need more knowledge and more strength.'' I looked into the sky wondering about the future and how everything will turn out, but the future is the future, I should worry only about the present day first. "Mungo what direction is your tribe located at." I turn towards Mungo to get directions as I wanted to get there as fast as possible and not waste any more time. "Mmmh, if I remember correctly it should be that way, the opposite way I was coming from when you first met me." He pointed westward, into the forest. I looked in that direction and I could vaguely see the hint of a mountain in the expanse of foliage that blotted out the sky. If I looked closely while squinting my eyes, I could see ash and smoke floating in the air around the now dubbed volcano. "Well I can see a volcano in that direction and if I recall the Blaze Clan loves places that are hot, and your tribe lives close to them, so that''s where we want to be. Okay, since the destination is set, hop on my back, we got places to be and people to see." I motioned Mungo to hop on my neck, as my wings cover most of my back, so I can fly us there. "W-W-What a-are you sure. I mean is it really okay to get on you." Mungo looked like he just swallowed a fly and stepped in dog dung while at it. "What? Is there something wrong with that?" I would have raised an eyebrow at him...if I had any. I mean does he think there something wrong with me or something. "No no no...I guess feel that...touching you is wrong, let alone getting on you. It is kinda like the same feeling, or aura, any of the tribe members get when they are near the tribe Chief. It isn''t like a type of natural rejection, as like the Chief''s, but almost like a kind of worship sort of thing, like that instance, when I instant bowed towards you the first time." "Hmm, well it may have something to do with my skill are something, but who knows. Anyways, let''s move on to your tribe now." Mungo nodded at that, then slowly but surely climbed onto my neck, like he wasn''t trying to mess up anything or something. With Mungo on my neck and secured, I stretched my wings and took off to the sky and towards Mungo''s tribe. Day 3: 12:25 pm Me and Mungo were close to this tribe location and only require a minute or so to make it there. I could have gone faster, but I didn''t want to risk anything, like Mungo falling off or something, as I know he could handle faster speeds but his grip my slip. My fur wasn''t very...grabbable and kind of slippery and slick (must be a mix of Otter and Axolotls DNA). However, that didn''t last long as I saw a huge ring of raging flames, almost like an arena that was close to Mungo''s tribe, but at least his tribe was a burning wreck. While what I could see some of his tribe''s village here, it wasn''t destroyed and only looked a little roughed up. What surprised me was that his tribe''s village looked a bit like a human village, but it had a few differences that I couldn''t describe really well...at least while not dodging giant flame rocks that were being tossed at me. Yep, giant, hulking, masses of burning almost molten boulders, that looked like tiny meteors were being thrown at me to knock me out of the air. They were being thrown from within the huge ring of flames, most likely from Magma, trying to lead me into the ring. ''Well might as well as confront him I guess.'' I thought as I was bobbing and weaving through the gaps of the rocks and headed down to the ring of flames. After dodging another set of rocks I set down in the center of the ring, as I did I saw another rock being thrown at me at great speeds as it ignited the air around it while cutting through it. As I was tired of dodging, I lifted my paw and stopped the rock with one paw, but it still managed to push me back by 1 inch. I tossed the rock behind me and it landed with a loud *Thud* and raised a cloud of dirt, showcasing how heavy it was really. "Wow, you are pretty strong I must say, I think that was the first time I had to use my full strength to do anything really." My malicious evil-looking grin appeared on my face, as I knew I met my match from that throw. "Hmm, and I must say you are somewhat strong to survive my full-powered [Flaming Meteor] and still be breathing. However, that won''t last for long as you still take your last breathe here!" A very arrogant and rage-filled voice reached it ways to my ears as I saw a 4 meters tall and 2 meters wide, giant red-furred gorilla that looked like a mini King Kong. He had giant arms the size of freaking trucks and rocky looking scales that run down them, they also had cracks that had what looked like magma flowed through them, and his fists looked like they were made of metal. This was Magma, the Flaming Fist Kong. "Mungo get out of here before it gets too dangerous." I looked towards my back where I saw Mungo gripping onto my fur tightly and trembling. He looked into my eyes before he calmed down and nodded, then jumped off my back and ran out of the ring of fire at high speeds, so he wouldn''t get burned up too much. I looked back towards Magma as he was looking at the place Mungo just retreated to. "Huh, so that little punk is still alive and he calls for backup," He looked at me, "Hahaha, seriously. Well, whatever, I hope you''re ready to die, then your next brat!" He then lunged at me with his arms, that started to spew flames from the cracks, wide open at a fairly high amount of speed. Keyword being ''fairly'', while he was much much faster than any of those wolves, he was still at a speed where I could see and react to. "[Inspect]." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Name: Magma: Cursed, Age: 35, Race/Tier: Flaming Fist Kong, Upper High Tier] [Level: 50] [HP: 8,000,000, MP: 8,000,000] [Strength: 100,000] [Vitality: 80,000] [Endurance: 80,000] [Intelligence: 80,000] [Luck: 20] [Charisma: 35] [Extra Stat Points: 0] [Skills: Flaming Fist, Flame Eruption, Flaming Meteor, Flame Geyser, Magma Spew, Comet, Flamethrower, Flame Charge, Blazing Grapple] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ''Well, he goes nothing. Battle numero dos, Hajime!'' (AN: Battle number two, begin!) Chapter 16 - Yahweh v.s. Magma Small Announcement/Shout-out: There is a new and upcoming artist going by the username, on Instagram, @d3migodart, if you peeps can check him out, or even support him if you like his art, that would be great. Anyways, I''ll stop taking up your time for what you came here for, enjoy ????. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Name: Magma: Cursed, Age: 35, Race/Tier: Flaming Fist Kong, Upper High Tier] [Level: 50] [HP: 8M, MP: 8M] [Strength: 100K] [Vitality: 80K] [Endurance: 80K] [Intelligence: 80K] [Luck: 20] [Charisma: 35] [Extra Stat Points: 0] [Skills: Flaming Fist, Flame Eruption, Flaming Meteor, Flame Geyser, Magma Spew, Comet, Flamethrower, Flame Charge, Blazing Grapple] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [*Ding* New Quest] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [A Fight of Ferocity] [Quest Description: Defeat, subdue, or kill Magma, however you do it doesn''t matter.] [Quest Rewards: Flame Manipulation, Fire Immunity, Flame Absorption, 1M Beast Points, 10M Exp, Flaming Fist Kong (Unknown Mutation) Bloodline] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ''Huh, well that''s neat. After this, I should get some more bloodlines.'' After the mental note, I quickly pounced into the air over Magma''s lunge and whipped my tail towards his face. My tail cut through the air and quickly landed on the back of his hairy head. However, since my tail isn''t the most powerful it didn''t do much to him, but mess up his hair, as his HP didn''t budge much. [7.6M/8M] He froze in place when my tail struck the back of his head, then turned around with his mouth hung wide open, like someone just told him Karen took the kids. But he shook his head clear of thoughts, then lifted his head and roared out in laughter, "HAHA, what was that! You expect to defeat me with that, you hit like a puny human! HAHA, I can''t wait to get my hands on you." A small smug ''grin'' appeared on his mug at that notion, then he dug his arms into the ground to anchor himself, and opened his mouth, as an orangy, fiery hue started to glow down his throat. ''Based all video games or books, when something like this happens a monster is usually charging up a powerful attack. And based on his skills, this may be [Flamethrower] or [Magma Spew], but most likely [Magma Spew] as [Flamethrower] should be a fairly quick move but weaker move, but [Magma Spew] should be the opposite.'' I quickly changed my front legs into a more slender and agile shape, but my feet were larger, more muscular, and bulky, with had long sharp claws on them. The legs were for faster movement, precision, and accuracy, while the feet were for more powerful and deadly attacks. Of course, with bulker and muscular can put out more power, my advantage is speed. After the change, I dug my claws into the ground and tensed up my legs so I would be ready to move, leap, or whatever I need to do and quick. The morphing of my legs must have spooked Magma as he lost a bit of concentration of charging his attack when the glow in his throat died down a bit, big mistake buddy. I was going to dodge the attack first, then attack him, but this slip up of his will cost him. [Strength: 85.5K-->80K] [Agility: 85.5K-->90K] I burst forward with blasting speed, speed Magma didn''t expect. I stretched my right leg back to get as much and tensed my muscles to put all my power into this one attack, as I used my speed and power to swipe my claws straight at his jugular. [4M/8M] [Your attack has caused heavy bleeding, -1% HP every 3 seconds or -80K every 3 secs.] My claws easily pierced and slashed into his jugular, causing a huge gush of blood to instant paint the burnt and blackened ground beneath his feet in bright scarlet. His blood as if it was like Magma itself, started to burn up whatever vegetation that was still present, and was close to melting the ground as well. Magma quickly covered his neck with his hand to stop the bleeding. He heated up his hand to cauterize his neck but that only helped a little, as he wasn''t bleeding as badly. Blood still trinkled from the wound, down his neck and onto his body and ground as if the slightly movement would cause it to burst out with blood again. I, on the other hand, was on the side without any blood on me as I quickly leaped to the side and out of his range, before the wound even appeared. I would have attacked without giving him a break if I wanted him dead, but I''m only beating him down until he is worn out. Of course, the wound is serious but I can heal him when the fight is over, so I''m not worried. Magma looked towards the ground and stared at it for about 5 seconds while his body was trembling violently before he slowly raised his eyes back up. As he raised his head high enough for me to see his eyes I could see the rage in them, and I could see the rage and killing intent flowing out of him in a crimson aura that shrouded his body in black, and the only thing visible in that aura was his bloody-red eyes filled with rage and violence, ready to kill without hesitation and without mercy. "*ROOOAR*" A loud ear-piercing roar resounded from Magma''s throat that sent shockwaves that blew away the dust and debris (AN: His roar sounds like Rajang and is like Rajang''s going into Rampage mode.) He smashed the ground with his fist which caused the ground to fracture and tear up, as they raised into the air along with dust, causing a makeshift camouflage that obscured my view of him. And the next thing I know is that the light from the morning sun that shone over me was replaced with darkness, and something blocked my way, and that something was Magma. ''What!'' I was shocked, I really didn''t expect him to burst forth with that kind of speed, so when he did I wasn''t prepared for it. I didn''t have much time to think as he fist was rapidly approaching me, as it ripped and torn through the air. I quickly jumped back towards the left to reduce as much of the damage as much as possible, because the fist would definitely make contact with me. As I thought, I didn''t have enough time to dodge, however, as my body was very very flexible I twisted my body out of its correct proportions downwards, turning it into a semi-circle, and the fist glided right over my back, scraping it. Although his punch only scr.a.p.ed my back, it ripped a chunk of flesh out my back and destroyed my wings and almost touching my spine, that alone showed the power of his punches. [7.9M/8.55M] ''*Gasp*, OW! That one smarted jeez I''m going to feel that one in the morning.'' [8.55M/8.55M] ''...Oh.'' However, that didn''t really matter because after a second my flesh, skin, and wings came back almost instantly, the skill [Semi-Immortality] is very broken. ''But even if I''m not hurt, that did make me a bit angry...but I did slash his jugular so I deserved that.'' At that thought, I decided I should end this fight as Magma will hurt himself from his mindless ramage. I looked back towards Magma as I seen him randomly smashing the ground and roaring in hate and agony, but then looked towards me then rushed to kill the one that caused his pain and was the only living thing there. I waited till he was close to me and swung his fist at me before I internally screamed ''[Speed Boost]!'' When it activated I felt the world around me slow to an absolute crawl, as if I stopped time itself. But I know this wouldn''t last, so I rushed through Magma''s legs and turned around after a bit of running. [Agility: 90K-->900K] The skill was running so I changed my front legs into the big bulky muffin gauntlet shaped ones, and rushed forward with as much speed as possible and leaped into the air, and punched towards his head. [Strength: 80K-->85.5K] After leaping the skill ended but I still carried my speed and momentum, the punch created loud sonic booms as it ripped through the air, and traveled past the speed of sound, shockwaves also followed after the punch. Magma didn''t even have time to blink and assess the situation, let alone the time to turn around, before the force of a million suns smashed into the back of his head, instantly knocking him out and the shockwaves and force carried his body away. [100K/8M] ''Oh shit! That was a bit too hard, shit I hope he doesn''t die of bleeding.'' As soon as my body touched the ground I activated [Speed Boost], and rushed towards Magma''s body that was still flying through the air. I quickly changed my front legs into giant arms that were 3 meters long and huge and bulky, and the ''feet'' was just huge balls of soft fur, like giant round pillows. [Strength: 8.55K-->90.5K] [Agility: 90K-->70K] With that, I caught Magma out of the air and quickly set him down I dripped a teeny tiny drop of saliva onto his neck, that would heal him a bit but wouldn''t save him and he would still die without my help. ''And with that, the battle is now over. Man, this was fun, hahahaaa.'' [*Ding* Quest Complete] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [A Fight of Ferocity *Done*] [Quest Description: Defeat, subdue, or kill Magma, however you do it doesn''t matter.] [Quest Rewards: Flame Manipulation, Fire Immunity, Flame Absorption, 1M Beast Points, 10M Exp, Flaming Fist Kong (Unknown Mutation) Bloodline] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [You have gained: Flame Manipulation, Fire Immunity, Flame Absorption, 1M Beast Points, 10M Exp.] ''Oooo. This shall come in handy for the next plan, Hehehe.'' Chapter 17 - Aftermath ''Hmm, hmm. Yes, all these skills will come in handy. But for now, it''s time to deal with this idiot.'' I nodded in acknowledgment of my new and wonderful skills, then turned to look at how Magma was doing. He was...alive at least, still roughed up, but he should be fine...mostly. ''Well, he gets what he deserves for tossing those rocks at me, the bugger. So no gentle approach for you my guy.'' With that thought in mind, I walked towards Magma and *Smack* slapped him, with the mitten gauntlet feet (which are now going to be called cubs), of course not with too much strength, as to not kill him. He started to stir in his sleep (since I healed him he was only sleeping now) but he was still in a deep sleep. "Well, you brought this on yourself. I have no choice but to use my special attack, here it goes! Pimp Barrage!" I raised my ''hand'' which caused the sky to darken, and the earth trembled in fear of the mighty Pimp Barrage, for nothing could escape its wrath. And with that, I brought my hand down. *SMASH**SMASH**SMASH*... ¡­ A strange yet beautiful symphony of sounds resounded throughout the forest, but that didn''t last long, as mournful cries of pain soon followed along with the melody of the ''song''. It was a short but beautiful piece of art that only lasted 30 seconds, but it was an unforgettable experience for those who listened to it. It almost brought a tear to their eyes, but those screams were kinda spooky, which messed up the song but also gave it a unique taste. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd P.O.V. Start Magma was on the floor covering his swollen right cheek with his right hand and the other propping him up, as tears of pain and fear flowed down his face as he looked at the monster who caused his suffering, me. Any bits of anger and arrogance that he still held within himself were now gone and were replaced, there only remained fear and respect. Fear, for the one who caused his grief and suffering, and respect for the one saved his mind from further corruption and for sparing his life. Magma was always a kind, genuine and honest person. He was a family ''man'' and strive for his and those he cared about bests. He was a person that believed in giving everyone a chance and fairness for all people, that is why he didn''t kill his father in the duel or abuse his powers as the Chief''s son, he was a fair ''man''. So when he first fought Yahweh he was out of his mind, as he couldn''t control himself it was like something gave him power that he couldn''t control and it control him instead...well that is exactly what it was. When he fell into the ravine he fell upon the body of a member of the Flame Fist Kong tribe that was near death, as he was in a large battle then while trying to escape some pursers from a rival clan he fell into the ravine. With his injured and tired body, he dragged himself all the way to where he was then, which was a bad spot because Magma fell right on top of his body with enough force to end the creature''s life. The Kong angered to die like this used the rest of his life force and soul force to try and refine Magma''s body and try and save himself, but he didn''t have enough strength to do so. So he did the next best thing and that was created another member of their tribe, by forcing memories into his head trying to brainwash him, changed his bloodline to his, and cursed him with a curse of loyalty, a curse that was placed on himself. And that was how the tribe Chief''s son became Magma, but now Magma was in control of his body and mind, and he had Yahweh to thank for that, hence his respect for him. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd P.O.V. End -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So without further ado Magma pushed his fear deep inside of him, got on his knees, with his hands on them and bowed deeply towards me. "Thank you, and I''m sorry!" Magma''s voice was deep terrifying, but gentle at the same time, no arrogance was laced in his voice, but emotions that ran as deep as the ocean itself. Grief, hatred to himself, agony, and sadness clouded his mind. However, I wasn''t having any of that, "Get yourself together, your an a.d.u.l.t for goodness sake! If you are truly sorry you will own up to your mistakes and help your people out, along with me and Mungo." I pulled him up and looked him deep in his eyes as I told him how I truly felt, as I felt that was the best way to pull him out of his depression. "Thank you..." "Its Yahweh." "Thank you, Yahweh, I truly can''t thank you enough. However, I want to ask for your help. While I was going on a rampage I could still see and I knew what I was doing, I just couldn''t control my body. I know that while I was in the ravine I come into contact with some members of the Blaze Clan that were coming to the tribe to settle something, what that something was I don''t know, but it couldn''t be anything good knowing the Clan''s heated and aggressive nature. However, when they saw me they immediately rushed back towards the clan muttering something like, "What''s a member like him doing out here". Anyways, what I''m trying to say is, can you help the villagers as I have a feeling that something bad may happen. "Magma, to be honest, I want you and your people to join me and Mungo, I want all of you to be the first people under the family name, Magnus. I want to unite these lands under one banner, our banner, I don''t really care about ''ruling'' the world or something like that, I just wanted some peace and quiet, but I can''t have that with how things are." ''Especially with all these savages that do whatever they want without thinking, wild beasts, young masters, things like that.'' I told him of my d.e.s.i.r.e to invite him and his tribe to his family as he is asking for my help so I might as well as accept it while getting some benefits as well. "R-Really, even if that means you are going against the Flame Fist Kongs or even the whole Blaze Clan?" Magma looked at me in utter shock, unable to comprehend why I would make such a decision as this. Even tho he heard my d.e.s.i.r.e, what was most important was my help. "Of course, I don''t make empty promises, now let''s get this ritual done so we can go speak to your people." With that said and done I completed the [King''s Servant] ritual. It was like the [Family/Partnership] ritual, just that I get more benefits without my emotions being heavily affected if one of my subjects die, but I still do get affected from it. Also when they die their souls return to me, I gain all their base stats and it didn''t weaken them unless I want to, I can order them to do anything but it isn''t absolute, and while their powers are mine, my powers are also theirs. Meaning that 20% of my base stats are added to theirs, I set it like this as I didn''t want weak subjects. However, since I made it that all their base stats are added to mine, I can''t fully control them, but it is enough for them to stay loyal as long as I don''t abuse my power. Also because of that 20% of my base stats are added to them as well. So I gave up a bit of loyalty and my stats (I don''t get weakened, but actually get stronger) for 100% of their base stats added to mine, in the end, it''s a win-win situation. Normally that wouldn''t be possible, but the system told me I had a very strong soul, but I feel it wasn''t that simple. ... Anyways with the ritual complete, and healing him fully. Me and my new family member walk towards Mungo''s tribe. On the way to the village, I decided to ask the system questions. ''Hey, System. What is that rank/tier system all about.'' I wondered about this before but never got around to asking. [Low Tier Classes- Normal Tier: 1-4, Low Tier: 5-19, Mid Low Tier: 20-49, Upper Low Tier: 50-100.] [Mid Tier Classes- Low Mid Tier: 101-200, Mid Tier: 201-300, Upper Mid Tier: 301-400, Extreme Mid Tier: 401-500.] [ High Tier Classes- Low High Tier: 501-600, Mid High Tier: 601-700, Upper High Tier: 701-800, Extreme High Tier: 801-999.] [Tiers and Rankings are very important as people or creatures with higher tiers/ranks are able to easily overpower or have an advantage over lower tiers/ranks, and the opposite for ones with lower tiers/ranks. An example would be a peasant attacking a King, the peasant being Normal Tier (in the beast power-leveling system), and a King being higher up on the Mid Low Tier scaling with 30 base stats. The peasant finds an item or relic that grants him the power of an Upper Low Tier, 60 base stats which is twice the power of the King, the peasant should win right, however, that is negative.] [While the peasant is ''stronger'', his original Tier is lower than the King''s so his powers aren''t as effective as they should be, aka the lower one''s tier is against an opponent, the less effective their powers are.] ''Okay if that is the case, then why was I able to defeat Magma?'' [That was because your boosted stats are permanent and aren''t fake like the peasant one''s are. Host''s boosted stats is Host''s real power, meaning while your base stats only make you Supreme Mid Tier, your boosted stats make your Tier higher permanently, and not artificially.] [Another way of thinking of it would be is when Goku underwent the transformation of turning into an SSG and could only use God Ki, but couldn''t control it or master it. If that was the case he could never fight Beerus, even if the transformation made him 2x stronger than Beerus.] ''Alright, that whole thing was a bit confusing but I think I get the gist of it. So it is kinda like the whole Gods ranking thing Nushi told about, but less advanced.'' ''Okay, what about the human rankings then?'' [I have no information on that right now, Master Nushi only gave me information on a few things, the rest Host and I need to figure out.] ''Alright, well that fine, guess I''m going to have to deal with humans sooner or later...Huh, what a bother. Maybe I just grab some ideas, knowledge, and other useful things humans love to come up with. Oh, we''re here.'' I was dragged from my thoughts as I saw the various forms of buildings in front of us. The closer we got to the village the better look I got of the structures built. There were many shaggy looking ''houses'' were made of wood, twigs, vines, bark, grass, dirt and all other types of materials, however, the village looked like a tornado had swept through here. There were bits and pieces of the houses that were destroyed and torn up, then tossed on the floor. Some patches of the ground were ripped out and some patches were burned. All in all, what use to be what looked like a nice countryside village that was relaxing and refreshing, now looked like a village that was pillaged and ravaged by bandits. I shake my head at this scene Magma really did a number on his people and may take some time to convince Magma''s people to follow me and him. ''Mmh, now that I think about it, where are they?'' I look around, yet I see not a single sign of his people...well maybe besides the many footprints leading towards a certain direction. Chapter 19 - More Members A new thing I''m doing in my way of writing is this (-), that dash is basically a replacement for parenthesis in the sentence nothing too big, you''ll see. -------------------------------------------------------------- ''Well, there''s no point to think too deeply about this and just go with the flow.'' And with that, me and Magma began to follow the trail of footprints that lead towards my cave. Day 3: 1:00 pm It didn''t take too long to follow the trail of footprints and end up back at my territory. When we were out of the forest, we could see a big organized group of monkeys sitting at the base of my hill all staring at one monkey in particular. "SIR Yahweh, Your back! How are you! Are you okay, are you hurt, are hungry, any-" I held my paw out to stop the fluttered and rumbling Mungo before he went on for another hour. "I''m alright Mungo. Thanks for your concern." I flashed a smile towards him, as warmth flowed from my heart and spread throughout my body. I always loved the feeling of being cared about, admired, and the sorts brought to me. Most of that came from my real family, and the opposite from my ''parents''. I looked back from Mungo towards the group he brought with him from the village to my territory. The group mainly consisted of a.d.u.l.t monkeys and only a few children, no babies in sight, all of them added up only brought the number to 50. As I looked towards them most of them flinched and the children stared at me with looks of curiosity, but some of them weren''t looking at me but at Magma with looks of fear and agitation, like they would blast off at ever the slightest signs of a threat. Without thinking too much on it, mostly because I wanted to get some things done and take a nap...mainly because of the nap, I walked straight towards them. As they saw me walk towards them, they subconsciously dropped a bit lower to the ground and stepped away, while the parents grabbed onto their clueless children. Even with all that I continued walking as they wouldn''t run, at least not without a definite threat. Along with the aura, I was always subconsciously releasing was a non-threating one, but a majestic and welcoming one, one of a kind king. I majestically paraded forward as the group split-like the parting sea-to let me through, and I continued until I was up the base of the hill and I turned around-looking down towards the group of monkeys-ready to say my piece. "Greetings guests and welcome to my territory. Some of you may know why you are here and some may not, but that doesn''t really matter as I''m here to explain the situation to everyone. Now where to begin?" At this point in time, I would now be scratching the beard I wish I had but don''t, as I ''ponder'' on what to talk about first. Well, first I should state where they stand now and then offer them my proposal. "Alright, I guess I will be truthful with everyone one here. First I mean you no harm, if I did I would have let Magma continue to rampage around your village, and not risk my hide to save you all." After stating that I could see that most of them relaxed a bit and weren''t so jumpy, and some relaxed completely-mainly the children. While the ones that were ready to hop at any second relaxed from very suspicious and tensed states to slightly suspicious and tensed states. Overall, a huge improvement from the uptight and uncomfortable atmosphere from before, and now they can listen to me clearly and precisely without lingering fear. "Second, your tribe is basically destroyed. You have no village, you have no leader, you have no protection, no order, and you most certainly have no place back in the Blaze Clan as you are now. The key phrase being ''as you are now''. Now before I move on are there any questions, if you do, raise your hand." I could see many had questions but most were still too afraid and not comfortable with me yet to present their questions or problems to me yet. However, it looked like the jumpy and tensed ones were the brave ones-as they all looked straight at me with gritted teeth and determination-as one of them raised their hand. "Yes? What is your question?" I pointed a paw to the monkey that raised his hand. "What do you mean by we have no protection and that we have no place back in the Blaze Clan? The Blaze Clan are our protection, they had traded it for food and resources gathered by us." "What is your name?" I wanted to know his name, as he has potential in him -I can tell- along with being brave. "Luo...Luo is my name." I could see that he became more courageous and a bit more relaxed with me asking his name. As to most of the strong, he is subpar and insignificant, so why learn his name. Asking for his name is a sign of respect for him, even if only a little. "Well Luo, I can only respond to what you said with, you are naive." My eyes stared straight at his, ready for another explantation that will be very much needed. "What?" The monkey asked back, a bit ticked off for insulting him. But of course, there was nothing he could do about it, in case he offends me and loses his life. At least that was the thought process of the whole group here, thinking offending me -running away, speaking up, things like that- in any way would lead to their inevitable doom. "You are naive to believe the Blaze Clan would generously provide protection for your small tribe just for a bit of scrap here and there, that is beneath in their eyes. Facts that prove that is, do they help you guys when Magma attacked?" The brave monkey looked down at the ground. After contemplating my words, he felt...ashamed of himself, tricked, and betrayed. Not only that he felt so stupid, why would the clan -they trusted- promise something and not deliver on it, and when they needed their help the most, they sat there and did nothing. Luo wasn''t the only one going through that thought process but everyone here. "W-What if they were just late by a bit, and by the time we left they got there?" I could see the confusion in their eyes, they were lost and were looking for answers and something to holding onto that tiny hope -like a small branch, that kept them from plummeting into the abyss- that they weren''t abandoned. I knew what I need to do now. "Well Luo, I''m sorry to break it to you but, after I defeat Magma and made it back to your village, there was no sign of the Blaze Clan at all. And also how long does it take for a servent or errand boy to pick up the offerings from your village?" That question seems to show him the truth of the situation, as his eyes and everyone else''s -excluding the children- widen in shock and disbelief. "A-About 10-20 mins as I remembered one of the children asking him about if it was possible to got to the Blaze Clan, and how long it would take." Oh, thank Nisha for that child then, as this would be a lot harder if not for them. "Need I say more?" I ''raised'' an eyebrow -just a bit of my eyelid lowering for one eye and raising for another- after saying that, as they should already get it by now. "N-No need, I-I don''t know anymore. I-" "Don''t think too deeply on it, all you need to know is that you were abandoned by the Blaze Clan, but that doesn''t mean the end of everything you knew. It means it is time for a new beginning for you all!" I speak with passion and vigor as to get all of their attention and focus, and that it did. Now that I snapped off their branch -their last bits of hope-, its time for me to saw them that there was a tree right below them to catch there fall (AN: To cheezy or is this okay for an analogy?). "W-What do you mean?" Luo raised his head -along with the rest, staring at me intensely and...passionately- his eyes gleamed for a second as a flame relit back in his eyes, for he seemed to catch the meaning of what I said. "What I mean by a new beginning is that I want you guys in a new and upcoming clan, are you interested?" Chapter 20 - Convincing Part 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Luo''s POV ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A new and upcoming clan?" My face scrunched up as I thought about the possibilities that this offer may bring to me and my clan members. However, as quickly as the thoughts came, they as quickly went away, the advantages far surpassed the possible disadvantages a new clan would bring. ''I could only really agree to what... he wants to do, not like we have many choices anyways. He also seems a bit carefree, kind -I guess-, and... bold -as he called me naive-, and most importantly, he didn''t seems to want to hurt us or he''s an actor.'' "Yes, the Magnus Clan, is what its called. We are a new and upcoming clan -with only 3 members-, and I wish to invite you and your tribe members to be the first new group... no division in my new clan... or better yet family." He answered my question with. So he is the leader of this new clan, well at least I know we will be safe for a while. ''But if he is this powerful why doesn''t he join one of the major clans or only have 3 members when he is this open and kind -at least kinder then any of the other clan leaders and members I know or heard about-, and also family?'' "You said family...right?" Hopefully, I heard right or I might anger him and get my head chopped off -if I''m too filthy in his eyes- or devoured. "Yes, you heard right, I said family. I want my clan to be more than just a group gathered together for mutual benefit, but a family. I want my clan to be peaceful, to be functional but not at the expense of the freedom of my clan members or their rights they deserve -aka, I don''t want my clan members stepping all over one another for their own benefits or because they are ''superior''-. Its doesn''t matter if you are weak or strong, disabled, crippled, or functional, or any of the sorts, we will all be equals, of course, there will be people that manage things and of the sorts -like older brothers or sisters- but that would be the extent of one''s authority in my clan. And anyone with the d.e.s.i.r.e to join can if they follow some rules and restrictions -like killing other clans members, robbing other members, and etc.-. All in all, I want to build a clan that is like a great big family. I may seem impossible, but impossible is what you make it out to be." After dumping that huge load of information -about his dream and of the sorts- he flashed us a ''smile'' that made it feel like the sun was shining on him, like the world itself was there to support him, -not crush him under its weight, as his dream goes against the nature of this world, a dog eat dog world-, he felt like the center of...everything. I''ve never felt this way before... but it feels good, and that smile I don''t think I would ever forget it. I was... speechless and mindblown. Usually, people with strength like him only think of us as bugs, insignificant, toys, and many other things. But he felt like a kind... "King?" I unconsciously let that out of my mouth unintentionally. But that was what he was like a kind king, one who''s main goal is not for more territory, power, or control, but the safety and prosperity of his people and kingdom. "King? Hmm, you could see it that way. Hmm, a kingdom that is safe for all who chooses to join me and a safeguard against the corrupt? Hehe, that indeed sounds excellent, yes indeed. But such a kingdom like that, however, needs a solid foundation, and a solid foundation requires solid and faithful people, along with other things, but that is for the future." He looked up to the sky as he thought out loud about the future. And then looked back at us with his bright yellow and pitch-black eyes -that were almost hypnotic as they drew us in, like a black hole- as he asked his next question. "So I ask of you, Luo, and the rest. I ask again, do you want to be the first to join my cla-...no, my family." This was his second time flashing us a smile, which brought back that feeling from before, that mighty and unconquerable will, the will to fight through it all, to never give up, to be unstoppable. It wasn''t an uncomfortable feeling, however, but it made me feel more... safe than anything, so without hesitation... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahweh''s POV ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Yes...Patriarch Yahweh." After Luo finished saying that he got on his knees and kowtowed to me, to show that he has fully recognized me as his new clan head (and first). The rest of his clan members looked at each other first -as they thought of what to do- but in the end, they ended up doing the same as Luo. Every single one dropped to their knees and kowtowed and the mothers and fathers helped their children do the same. Looking upon this scene -I unconsciously created a claw to scratched the top of my head- I thought of what to do. "Alright, alright. Everyone get up." None of them got up, but it did earn me looks of confusion form them, as they stared up at me. "Didn''t I just tell you all that we are all equals here, hmm." They all looked at me in shock, most likely thinking ''Did he seriously mean that? Was that not just for show?'' "Yes, that was not for show -if that was what you were wondering- I take my words very seriously, and you should do the same. Again we are all equals here, so don''t get on your knees for me, you only do that for your god or parents, at most you should bow." After that, they slowly raised to their feet and stared at me with newfound passion, a passion for what, I don''t know. But at least they listened. "I know I''m the leader of this clan, but you should see me as... the eldest brother... yeah the eldest brother in a family, that is what I should be to you. A brother that is reliable and will help in your time of need, and with what you need. *Cough* *Cough*, of course, said brother is a bit lazy, but that is about it *Cough* *Cough*. ''Hopefully, no one heard that last bit.'' I looked back at them, and I could see they looked at me strangely. "A-Anyways to complete this I need to make some preparations, I will see you guys in a bit." With that said I made my way back into the cave, but stopped before I went inside and went back to the new clan members. "Oh yeah, one more thing." They all looked back in my direction. "Until I''m done making the preparations, you peeps -meaning everyone here- can start building yourselves some shelters with the trees around. That would clear some much-needed space and make great houses, with how much there is, along with the strength of these trees around here." They all nodded gratefully -for thinking about their care and housing- and thanked me for my generosity with smiles. With that done, I finally made my way back into my cave. Chapter 22 - New Upload Schedule (If you didnt know before) My new Upload Schedule will be on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, as I''m still in school and I have more free time to write on those days. So there will either be enlarged chapters or just three chapters for each of those days. So for anyone reading this, should there be large chapter(s), or three chapters for each on their respective days? Chapter 23 - The New Bloodline and Stats Finally back inside my cave -I head back to my room and lay on my ''bed''- I check out my stats. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Name: Yahweh Magnus: Healthy, Gender: Male, Age: 0, Race/Tier: ???, Supreme Mid Tier] [Level: 0, 1,008,815/200] [HP: 1.72B/1.72B, MP: 1.38B/1.38B] [Strength: 525--> 100,525 (17.2M)] [Viality: 525--> 80,525 (13.8M)] [Endurance: 525--> 80,525 (13.8M)] [Agility: 550--> 75,550 (12.9M)] [Intelligence: 525--> 80,525 (13.8M)] *[Luck: 105 --> 125 (21.4K)]* [Charisma: 108 --> 143 (24.5K)] [Extra Stat Points: 0] [Beast Points: 1,074,588] [Skills: Limb Attachment, Semi-Immortality, Air Mastery, Heat Resistance (Extreme), Cold Resistance (Extreme), Poison Immunity, Mammal Pack (171x Base Stats), Explosive Punches, Eternal Youth (After Age 21), Heighten Senses, Inspect, Body Manipulation, Roar (Creates Fear, Chaos, Damages, and Flinches), Speed Boost, Clones, Emperor''s Domain, Beast Language, New *Flame Manipulation: LV 1*, New *(Extreme) Flame Immunity*, New * Flame Absorbation* New *Flaming Fist*, New *Flame Eruption*, New *Flaming Meteor*, New *Flame Geyser*, New *Magma Spew*, New *Comet*, New *Flamethrower*, New *Flame Charge*, New *Blazing Grapple*] [Flame Manipulation: LV 1- The ability to wield flames/fire, bend it, and to do your bidding. You are the masters of flames! Well until you level up the skill more. As of now, you can shoot, create from using air and other elements, and at most create a field of fire reaching 100 meters wide and 1K-2K degrees Fahrenheit. Will improve with level.] [Flame Immunity (Extreme)- The ability to withstand fire of the high-tier category -100K-1M degrees Fahrenheit- and endure Flame of the Ex-tier (Extreme-tier) -10M-1B- for a while before taking damage. And you are immune to fire beneath those categories.] [Flame Absorbation- Think of Natsu, expect you can devour your ''own'' fire.] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ''...Wow, I''m completely and utterly broken and op. Well, I guess I''m going to have to hold back a lot now if I want to have any fights.'' [That is incorrect Host.] ''Hmm, what do you mean.'' [While Host may seem strong, Host is a decent warm-up for some, nothing to others mortals, and isn''t even worth mentioning to others. That is even without taking into account the Gods.] At the mention of that sweat begin pouring down my face -I mean even with all this strength, I''m still considered weak- I guess I got a long way to go then. But before worrying about such things it''s better to worry about the things at hand now. ''Well alright then System, if that is the case I still have to grow more and train for those upcoming opponents, hehehe, it shall be fun.'' A grin couldn''t help but emerge, as I thought into the future of meeting some of the characters I read about and potentially become their friends and battle them. ''Ahem, anyways, System where is that bloodline I got from my quest earlier?'' I interrupted my thought process as I needed to focus on the task at hand, but first I needed to know about that bloodline, as I have some plans and ideas for it. [Host has many bloodlines, so a separate menu was made for them. To open it just say/think the phrase [Bloodlines]] ''Oh, okay. Well...[Bloodlines].'' When I finished thinking that, a blood-red menu popped up in front of my eyes. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Bloodlines] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Eagle- Bird of prey...] [Wulg- A small monster...] [Flaming Fist Kong- Ape-type monster... [Unlock] [Yes] [No] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I clicked on [Yes] as what was the point in no doing it, and I''m pretty interested in this mutation anyways. Hopefully, it''s a powerful one. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [New bloodline [Explosive Fist Kong] unlocked.] [Explosive Fist Kong- A mutation caused by a Flaming Fist Kong by a newborn FFK not fully developing their Flame Sacks -the organ they need to produce their powerful fire- and taking on a more...explosive diet. So instead of developing Flame Sack and producing fire, they instead produce their fire into a condensed, more hyperactive state, that is highly destructive and explosive, hence, the name Explosive Fist Kong. The Flame Fist Kongs are descendants of Explosive Fist Kongs.] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ''Wow, that cool and insane...I wonder of Bakugo is another one of their descendants, just in human form, hmm. Anyways, that is another food for thought. Hmmm, should I give Luo this bloodline or Magma...I think I will just give Luo the regular bloodline and give Magma this one, and if Luo proves himself I will give it to him later.'' ''Alright, with that all settled, I need to prep for the mass [King''s Servant] ritual. All I really need is a big bowl and that''s about it. Hey, System can you show where I can buy a bowl, bucket, or something of the sorts.'' [Yes, Host can buy one from the System.] ''Can you show me the selection of items then?'' [Yes Host, opening [Shop] and searching for bowls.] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Shop] [Search: Bowls] [Plastic Bowl- Free] [Bowl of Holy Water-100 BP] [Bowl of Liquid Mana- 10BP] ... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- After looking at that large list of bowls, I settled for a [Large Earthen Bowl]. It is a strong smooth bowl made out of stone and was pretty big as well, being half my height and 3 meters wide. With all the preparations and tasks -for now- done, I went back outside the cave. As I came out of the cave the first sight to greet me was a large clearing in front and the foundations of houses that were starting to be built up, and even about 2 to 3 complete houses. ''D*mn they work quick...I like it, by the time I take a nap and come back they will probably be done building, that''s a good thing to know. Well, monkeys were always good with their hands and this proves it.'' I was generally impressed with their abilities to build so quickly in such a short amount of time. I don''t even think 10 minutes passed when I went in and then came out of this cave, and they already finished some house and have foundations for a good 50 houses. ''Well I guess, its time to gather them now, so they can get back to work.'' "Ahem!" I cleared my throat to gather everyone''s attention, for now, it was time for the ritual. When everyone was looking in my direction I begin again. "Everyone if you would please gather by the front of the cave so I can start, that would be very much appreciated, oh and one more thing. If you truly don''t want to be a part of this once in a lifetime -well maybe not once- opportunity, you may leave now." I saw nobodies heading out into the forest so I could only assume everyone is okay with it. I was about to head to the front of the cave -it was kinda like a natural ramp that leads to the entrance of my cave- when a loud *BOOM* accompanied by a weak shockwave that made the leaves on the surrounding trees sway and caused the monkeys to guard against the dust it caused. ''An enemy attack?'' That was my first thought, but why would I be attacked now, I mean I''m not known or I''m I? I waited for the dust to settle and when it did I was surprised by what I saw in the -now 10 by 5 meters- crater. What was in it was Magma. "Magma? What the hell happened?" Chapter 25 - The Apollo Division? After looking into the crater and finding Magma -almost- implanted into the ground, how could I not be curious about what happened to him? I quickly zipped over -I looked like a blur and some didn''t even see me- towards him so fast it looked like I teleported over to him. ''My speed has increased drastically, I wasn''t even trying and I far outspeed my past self even when boosted with the [Speed Boost] skill. That is insane to think about. ''I''m going to have to test my limit a bit later after all this.'' I need to have a good notion of what my strength is like if I want to use it correctly. Anyways, after the internal dialogue, I looked down into the small crater where Magma is. "Hey! Magma are you alright down there!" I called down to him in the hole as it was somewhat deep -you know being 10 meters deep in fact- and the dust that was still rising a bit was blocking out the sunlight making it a little bit harder to see down there. "Y-Yes I''m alright, just a bit surprised as to why I suddenly feel so much stronger then I was before. If I may ask, does Lord Magnus know what this is about this strange occurrence?" I raised my ''eyebrows'' at the new way he addressed me, but I will get back to that later. "Well, it may have to do with my stats increase by a lot after I checked and updated them after the battle I had with you, and after that ritual, I did with you, you gain 20% of my stats. That would be the most likely explanation for your question." "...I see...thank you." Again I raised my ''eyebrows'' at this. "...No problem, I guess? But you didn''t really need to thank me for this." "No, I do. Not too long ago I was trying to kill you, but instead of killing me, you instead took me in -a possessed puppet- and showed me kindness, even if it was intentional or not. Also, not only did you spare me and take me in but you also gave me freedom, strength, and eventually...a new family. One where strength, authority, and things of that nature won''t separate us and we can be at peace with one another...like a normal family...at least going by your words." I smiled after listening to Magma''s mini-speech, me and Magma only met only a few hours -or less- ago but he already had such feelings for me, it was...heart-warming to say the least. "Didn''t mention it and don''t think too deeply about it, I only did what I felt was right. Also, I won''t go back on my words, so expect a peaceful and loving family for you and everyone else that decides to join me in the very near future." I turned around and saw that while I was talking to Magma the others had joined us. Of course, I know about there arrival -when Magma asked me about the sudden strength increase- but I didn''t register it in my mind. But I could see in their eyes that their d.e.s.i.r.e to join me and stay was further stroked and were even my trusting of me after hearing about what happened with me and Magma. Not only that but they stopped looking at Magma with hostility after hearing -possessed puppet- but they were still on guard against him. "Well, alright since everyone is here I guess I can get this started." As I said my piece, I summoned the [Large Earthen Bowl] and when it appeared out of nowhere, it scared some of them but amazed most as their mouth hung wide open. "Alright everyone I need you to drip a bit of your blood into this bowl so I can do the ritual to join the Magnus clan. But didn''t worry only a bit of blood is needed, about two or three drops of it should be enough." They all looked at me a bit worried but in the end, they all still do it, and the mothers and fathers helped their children out. When everyone was done we dropping their blood in I started up a [Mass Family/Partnership] ritual it was the same as Magma''s ritual, just that it was done in large quantities, so I don''t have to do it one by one. The only downside to that is that everyone partaking in it must be willing or it won''t work. After the ritual was done a large collection of gasps resounded through the now dubbed -as I just thought of it- Magnus Village -will change in the future- as all the villagers experienced massive gains in strength, but before they did anything I told them to stop or they may make Magnus Village, Hollow Village instead. That got them to stop and also taught them the name of the village. So everyone slowly but surely grew used to their strength after about 2 hours and many new -but small- holes and some destroyed foundations, but overall, everything was fine. With all that complete I thought of one more thing to do and that was. "How about we make you peeps into a group?" After that question, they all looked at me confused. "What?" Luo looked at me in complete and utter confusion. "I was thinking about how I want to organize the clan into different parts, and each part specializes in different fields of expertise. Because this clan/family is going to only become larger and larger, and with things like this organization is required." "Oh, that is a good idea actually. So what were you thinking about us then?" Luo answered me while nodding thinking that it was a sound idea. "I was thinking since your guys were connected to the Blaze Clan and have some dealings with fire and all that I was thinking to make you guys into the Apollo Division." "The Apollo Division?" Luo was confused yet again. Chapter 25 - ? "So about this... Majesty thing...what is all that about?" "...Well...it was sort of on a whim and also a matter of principal. At least that how things usually work around here." Now that was a brow riser. I''m definitely going to need some context on that. "Hmm, what do you by ''a matter of principal'', is being a clan head a bad thing?" "Yes it is. The thing about the clan is, there used to be more than 5 clans, there were about...30 before actually." "I see...I can guess what happened, but you might as well tell." "Alright. So basically all the clans got into huge battles with the clans that surrounded their territory, and the clans we know of now are the clans that won their battles." "I see...so if the Blaze Clan found out about our clan, they would try and conquer us, but if we were, say a gathering of ''people'', they wouldn''t be as proned to attack. It would be somewhat of a delay, something like that?" A turn my attention to Luo as I finished my thought process. "Indeed, however, as you said, it would only delay the inevitable. On the other hand, it would prevent the other clans form joining in the fight to ''assist'' their fellow allegiance member in destroying another clan. Or at least it should." "Hmm, to think all this could come from just a title... ridiculous...but whatever." I sighed in my mild annoyance. "Alright, I guess it doesn''t matter really, a title is just a title, it''s not like some as insignificant as that would change me!" I started to raise on my hind legs in the middle of my mini-speech then, towards the end, I thrusted my paw into the air. "Umm...Sir...are you alright?" Luo sent me a quizitive and concerned gaze. "H-Huh, uhhh...yeah I''m alright. I just get a bit... emotional invested into my speeches sometimes." He looked at me suspiciously. I laughed nervously at that. "Didn''t worry about, honestly. Just think of me as someone that''s very... positive...yeah positive, not weird at all." I started to sweat a little as Luo kept his eyes on me, but finally he sighed and looked forwards. "*Sigh*, alright. Well what are we going to do about...this?" I looked at the big pile of giant rocks and rumble that use to be my home. "Hmm, we will worry about that later, for now, let me check out what''s be going on while I was sleeping fo-" "You''ve been sleeping for 3 days!" I cringed at the volume Luo screamed his lungs out. "Y-Yeah, I was tired and tuckered out form the level ups I was going through." I glanced nervously in Luo direction, to see his expression. I mean I''m not scared of him or anything, but I don''t want to sour the relationship I just made already, that would be bad. As I looked in his direction, I didn''t see the expected shock then disappointment, or disdain, or even anger for that matter. But an expression of understanding. "I see that explains it. So after the fight with Magma, talking with and accepting us, you went to go level up, not once, but multiple times. With all that added up, the fatigue hit you all at once." After saying his piece he gazes up from looking at the ground and looked in my direction for confirmation. "Yeah, that about sums up everything, I suppose." After getting his confirmation, he gazes at the ground again. "I see, that explains the sudden strength increases in everyone. Alright, what shall we do now Sire?" Hearing what he said, I nodded my head and headed towards the ''buildings'', if you could call them that, in the distance. Luo followed in my steps without saying anything. "Hmm, for now let me see everything that you guys and gals have for the Cla-, no Kingdom, while I was knocked out." "Knocked out! You were attacked!" Again I cringed at the volume he was yelling. "Would you stop yelling, for God''s sake!" I yelled back at him, but the force of it was too strong and caused a shockwave and a sound akin to a thunderclap. While the already ruined stone below us cracked farther, and the shockwave almost shooting him off the mountain. After that happened, I froze in place in shock, but after a few seconds I regained my bearings and rushed after to were Luo was. "Luo, are you alright!" I started panicking as I just hurt the first group of ''people'' that joined me. "Ugh." That was the only response I got from him, without waiting farther, I looked at his health." [Luo: Injured, 30/100% Hp Remaining] That confirmed, he was heavily injured and was knocked out from my shout, that is bad. But the good thing, that this is easily fixable. I opened my mouth and let me spittle dribble on to Luo head and watched as the same green glow that cloaked Mungo, shroud Luo. When that happened I closed my mouth and let my spit do the trick. [Luo: 40%] ... [Luo: 60%] [Luo: 100%] ... After a few seconds, when Luo''s health reached full it started stir in his unconsciousness. "Ugh...what happened?" "I-I''m deeply sorry Luo. I didn''t control my strong when I yelled at you and that caused you to get hurt, and for that I ask for your forgiveness." I was about to bow my head, but before I could Luo''s eyes shoot open and at the speed of lightning, prevented me from doing so. "No! Don''t ever bow your head before anyone, ever...unless necessary. It is a sign of weakness, that is something, YOU, of all people can never show." At that I just nodded and listened on, but also taking that to heart. He was still shouting, but it was at a much more controlled and quieter volume. "Also that was also my fault, you already told me that you leveled up, meaning you go stronger and almost aspects. But I didn''t take that into consideration, and still acted foolishly. So I hope you will forgave me your Majesty." Luo spoke solemnly and was about to bow his head, but I stopped him and gazed up at me questionable, but I just shook my head at him. "Let us both learn from our mistakes and grow from them...for now let us go check out my...Kingdom, we will worry about the Blaze Clan and everything else later." After saying my piece, I turned around walked towards the...''city'' again. But since I was in my mind and on autopilot towards it, I wasn''t paying attention to Luo. "Yes...My King." Chapter 26 - Others and Explantation (Kind of a Info Dump) "Hmmm, what is...this?" I looked at the buildings that Luo and the rest of the Apollo Division made. "Oh if I recall Sire, these are called buildings, if I''m not mistaken. I seen these types of things made in the Blaze Clan before, so I thought, ''If they were made there, we should make them here.'' And also I was made known of their worth by someone." I just nodded at Luo as I fell into thought. ''Hmmm, now that I think about it more, I''ve neglected that these ''animals'', ain''t acting like animals, but more like humans.'' While that''s not a bad thing, but in fact a good thing, it doesn''t really...well...make sense. [Well Yahweh, that''s because these ''animals'' aren''t really animals, they are more like demons.] ''Demons! Hmmm, I guess that makes more sense then, but that doesn''t really explain their... humanely nature.'' [That''s because demons are like humans, and these, I''ll start calling them Demon Beasts, are like beast-like demons.] ''I see. That explains quite a bit, but even if they are like humans, that doesn''t explain their knowledge.'' [Of course, that would only make them smarter animals, but Nushi made it so they won''t so... animalistic. Of course, it wasn''t always this way, Nushi HAD to change this, for the sake of his ''kin''s'' survival.] ''Oh some lore about Nushi and the birth of the new, Demon Beasts, as we now dub them.'' I wonder what happened that cause Nushi, of all people/Gods, to change his whole race on this planet. [I don''t have too much knowledge on this topic but, you know how you fought those Wolves that possessed the Raji¨± bloodline?] ''Yeah.'' [Well they use to populate, this continent just like any common dog or cat, they weren''t so...rare to see before.] ''Really! Wow, now that would be a sight to see. So what happened to them?'' [They were all...killed...] ''...Killed...but by what.'' ... [...Humans...and a mix of other things.] ''Humans? But that doesn''t make any sense at all! How! I haven''t seen a single human since the day I got here, of course, it wasn''t that long, and somehow humans killed off all the Raji¨±? Aren''t they suppose to be pretty strong?'' [Yes they were very strong. But, not only the Raji¨±...but many other races that use to exist...like Mungo''s.] Wow I...I honestly don''t know what to think. But humans...*Sigh*, I honestly don''t know what to do with them, but they most likely killed them because of greed, hatred, or jealousy...like always... ''*Sigh*, is there any more you can tell me?'' I was very expectant of the Sys-, oh yeah, it still needs a name. [No, that is all I know.] D*mn, well in the future, it looks like I''ll need to pay a visit to some humans it seems. [Basically just think of them as primitive humans, that are slowly learning as time goes on. But of course, there may be other factors that helped with their evolution.] ''Alright. Well time to get back to the present.'' And with that, I turned my attention back towards Luo. "Hmm, well you guys have done good work. Well, I just wanted to check out how things were going, and it seems everything is alright." Man, these peeps really know how to get stuff done. Well, they are ''monkeys'', the closest race to humans, so I''m not too surprised. "Thank you, your Majesty. Yes, everything is going alright. As of right now some members went out to go hunting and find fruits, and other materials they could find, and others went to the old village to see what they could find and use." Luo bowed, then gave me a general rundown of what was going on so far, and it seems everything is running smoothly. "Oh that reminds me, I need to fix the Apollo division not being very ''Apollo''." "I''ve been meaning to ask what does ''Apollo'' mean exactly?" "Oh, Apollo means destroyer, God of light, art, or law. You can take from that what you will." "I see." Was the only response Luo gave me as he fell into thought, but then raised his head back towards me. "Ah yes, how would you go about doing that exactly your Majesty." Luo waited expectantly for my answer on how I could possibly solve that problem. "Well, I thinking of changing your bloodlines in-" "WHAT!" My eyes twitched a low at he''s screaming, but it didn''t affect me as much as it did last time. But I still looked at Luo confusingly because of his sudden outburst. "Luo..." "Oh, I''m sorry for the screaming again...I just couldn''t believe you would do something so important for beasts as lowly as us." Uh oh, it looks like Luo doesn''t have as much self-confidence as I thought he had. So without saying anything, I walked over to Luo and placed my paw on his shoulder and gave him the most gentle look I could. "Luo, don''t think so lowly of yourself. While others may see not more than a beast, an ape, I see someone who, that while scared and uncertain of what his actions would cause, stood out for his people facing the consequences and repercussions no matter what they were and the circ.u.mstances. But at the same time making sure that he wouldn''t involuntarily cause his people''s demise. All in all, I see a brave, intelligent, and kind leader inside you, right here." At that point, I placed my paw where his heart was. "So again Luo, never think lowly of yourself. For yourself, your people, and for...me." At that, I turned around and started walking away. "Oh and remember Luo. At some point in life, everyone starts off low, weak, and insignificant, no matter who they are -expect some people and Gods- but they all rise up. You Will be one of them mark my words, Luo! And when you do, we will go on all types of adventures imaginable, hahaha!" I continued walking with my back to Luo. But even so, I could hear his tears plop against the ground and his soft ''Thank you'' that was filled with emotion and gratefulness. I don''t blame him, everyone needs recognition, even ''beasts''. But even so. With my speech, I don''t believe I could have made him cry. I mean, he''s a tough nut to crack. So there must be more to the story behind this...it may have something to do with this ''Teacher'' figure he lightly mentioned. At least, that is the most likely possibility...or family...well I''ll find out later. ... With all the ''drama'' out of the way -and the wiping of tears- me and Luo headed into the...city, town? I don''t know, but there wasn''t too much to see as most buildings were the same. It was bland and dull, but hopefully, that will change in the future after making a school or something like that. But after checking out the city and greeting my ''civilians'' -it seems they know I''m King or Alpha in their definition, that will have to change-, me and Luo went to the ''The Apollo'' as Luo called it and I met some of the ''people'' Luo gathered. They were Ajax, Kimble, Blaz, and Zoe. They were called the Apollos, but now that Luo knows the definition of Apollo. They are now called the 5 Pillars of Sunlight or better yet, the 5 Celestial Pillars. At first, they were a bit...tense and cautious about what they did and said, but it didn''t take long for me, and with the help of their friend Luo, to get in their good books and start making relationsh.i.p.s and conversations with them. And in those conversations with them, I learned what type of ''person'' they were and how they are now. Ajax was a warrior and he was one of the strongest, only below Magma, the old tribe chief, and Kimble. He was bulkier and taller than the rest of the tribe, and he use to be obsessed with strength, as that was the only thing that defined him and all he knew. But all that muscle and brawns didn''t help him against tribe chief and any of the others stronger than him, he was only beaten time and time again. So he turned to intelligence instead, at first he didn''t accept the knowledge that Nushi gave him or rather choose to ignore and not acknowledge it, however, he became more open-minded and more acceptance of his situation, becoming honest and milder than his past aggressive, hot-headed, and instinct-driven self, and through accepting that knowledge made friends with Luo. Now he is easy-going and a ''joker'', but he still seeks strength and respects and admires the strong. Kimble is a lean monkey, like Mungo, but not malnutrition looking and has more muscle. Kimble was the former Pack Leader of the group of warriors that hunted food for the tribe. Kimble was a kindred soul, like Magma, so when he saw the atrocities the tribe chief committed on the female tribe members, he was disturbed and disgusted but it wasn''t to a point of stepping in, as those are the perks of an Alpha. But when the tribe chief was becoming too wild, and even impacting his Pack members, tried to take actions into his hands and put a stop to his madness. However, the tribe chief outwitted him with tactics, using the Blaze Clan''s name to threaten them, which caused his own Pack members to turn on him, even if they didn''t want too. When he was defeated he was stripped of his title and everything he owned, ''exiled'', he was still part of the village he just couldn''t enter or receive any help and humiliated in front of the village. But a kind villager, who was actually Zoe, helped him through his time of need and weakness, even when it could get her in massive amounts of trouble, he didn''t, couldn''t, understand why she was showing him such kindness. She told him, ''I couldn''t just leave someone who is hurting or suffering. I won''t and I never will again. I won''t let what happened to her, happen again.'' Her intent d.e.s.i.r.e to help him, ignited that faint wisp of a flame in his heart and another one, one his love for her. And two, the d.e.s.i.r.e to help others, and it came back full force, but also the guilt he felt ignited his flame. And two his love for her. He knew who she was talking about, and that was her sister. He knew what happened because he heard about it and he saw what caused her death. He could have prevented it, but his own ignorance and blindness caused him not to. And that same ignorance and blindness caused his inevitable defeat and humiliation. Angered by his ignorance and his d.e.s.i.r.e to grow stronger, he chanced upon Luo and Ajax and joined them for their similar goals. Blaz was lazy and a loner. He didn''t get along well with the other villagers and didn''t try to. But he did have an older brother, a brother that he loved and respected. His brother was one of the few ''beasts'' that actually accepted, acknowledged, and try and understand Nushi''s knowledge. He tried to get his brother into it, but because of laziness, uninterest, and the thought ''What would I need that useless junk in my head anyway, strength is all that matters'' he never acknowledge it, nor his brother''s attempts. One day he and his brother went out hunting and Blaz saw an easy and quick meal laying, and ''sleeping'' near a bush. Due to immaturity, inexperience, and ignorance he didn''t notice the signs, that indicated it was a trap, with a predator close by. He didn''t notice, but his brother did, but it was too late, Blaz already pounced. In an instant, the predator waiting in the bush struck out at him. Blaz caught in surprise couldn''t even defend himself, but his brother was ready and jumped in the way of the attack. The attack fatally wounded his brother, and within a few seconds, he dropped to the floor barely breathing. The beast could have finished them off, but it wanted to play with its food, so it waited. Blaz''s brother using the last of his strength told him to run. And Blaz did, with all his might, even as tears flowed like a river from his eyes. However, how could his predator simply let him escape, so it carried Blaz''s almost dead brother in its mouth and chased after Blaz as fast as it could without killing its new ''toy'', so that same ''toy'' could watch its brother die before its eyes. After a while, Blaz was cornered in a cave by his predator, and his brother was laid on the floor outside the cave, close by as he was forced to watch his''s brother''s death...at least that was what it would have been if not for Blaz''s ''smart'' thinking. While Blaz was running, he was in his mind thinking up what he could do to get away and save his brother, and he remembered that as a kid he heard of a cave that was close to the village, and was littered with small cracks that could lead him to the outside world. It was meant to become a storeroom for the tribe chief''s essentials, but because of how unstable the cave was, it was never made into one. So because of that information, he placed his last hopes there, and with luck and a little bit of planning, he was able to trick the beast into following him into the cave and angering it into pounding into the cave wall, causing the cave to collapse...Blaze would have died, but while the beast was confused and terrified Blaz kept calm and collected and quickly fled into one of the many cracks. So on that day, Blaz used his limited knowledge to kill his brother''s killer, but at the same time lost his brother from bleeding out before he could get to the village. After that, he became a little more accepting of the people around him, as he believed if he did people would have helped him out when he and the beast were causing so much commotion around the village. But, the most important change was that he started using his knowledge to his advantage, and was in pursuit of more, just like Kimble, Ajax, and Zoe. And then there was finally Zoe. She was a built almost the same as Kimble, but only shorter and more feminine...I guess as these monkeys are more human-shaped than I realized. But Zoe was a fighter, while she couldn''t join the Hunting Pack because she was a ''weak'' female that only can prep the food and do other minimum tasks and such, that didn''t stop her somewhat wild and aggressive nature. She would hunt for herself and the only family member she had...her sister. Her sister was the opposite of her, she was shy, kind, and mild. The type of females the tribe chief wanted and liked. So one day Zoe went out hunting, but her sister tried to stop her, tell her that she was in danger, that something bad would happen to her. But Zoe''s thickheadedness couldn''t read in between the lines, nor could she see the approaching danger her sister was in, as the tribe chief''s interest was captured by her on accident. So her sister only told her to stay home, she would be safe in the village, that nothing would happen to her, and she was only being a crybaby, and left to go satisfy her bloodl.u.s.t...and that was as the last time she saw her little ''baby sister''. When she got back, all she met was a broken husk of what her sister was, and she didn''t understand why, but chalked it up to being a phase by her sister and continued with doing what she always did. Life was still the same for her hunting, sleeping, and trying to get a reaction out of her sister by ''insulting'' and ''toughing'' her up. But that ''peaceful'' life soon came to an end...her sister committed suicide, but she left a note for sister. On the note, it was about the unspeakable and cruel things the tribe chief did to her, about how she was dragged out of the house by the tribe chief himself and how he ravaged her and took away, what she saw her most precious and what made her...well her. She begged and screamed, but he only looked on with l.u.s.tful, crazy, and cruel eyes. Not once did he show mercy and no one helped her when she asked...she was all alone, but if only her sister was there. The note when on and on about what happened to her while Zoe was gone, and how she would have killed herself much sooner but wanted to write this note for her. She also said she didn''t blame her sister, because she knew nothing and didn''t know better, that she wasn''t the brightest, to begin with anyway, that she wished when Nushi''s knowledge was gifted to her, she learned from it and changed from her brutish and barbaric ways. From that day onwards, an immense hatred towards the tribe chief was formed, her d.e.s.i.r.e for knowledge, and her will to prevent tragedies like that. But even with all her rage, she didn''t immediately rush to kill him, as when as dense as she was, she knew better, so she got to planning. And with that planning, she met Kimble, the love of her love, Ajax, and finally Blaz. They bonded quickly because they all experienced loss and their thirst for knowledge. ... That...was a lot to take in. But, it was good to know my people better. After they were done with their backstories, I was prepared to tell them I could be their teacher and provide them with more knowledge, or help them understand what they don''t. But it seems that would have to wait, as I heard heavy breathing, and panicked, hurried footsteps, rushing towards the ''The Apollo'' -definitely going to have to change that name-, a place where only a select few can enter, namely the people in this room, Mungo, and Magma. So this could only be someone with urgent news. As I was done with that thought process someone burst into the room without a care in the world. "What is the meaning of this! Show some respect, how can you burst in here like that, when your King is in the building, huh!" Ajax shouted out to the person that burst into the room, he was about to get up and teach them some manners, but I held a paw out to stop him. "For you to burst in like that...you must have urgent news...correct." I took my eyes from Ajax and looked towards the newcomer. "Hu hu hu...D-Does u-urgent mean hu hu, i-important?" The newcomer was nervous, most likely from Ajax''s outburst and he was exhausted, so it was hard to tell what he was saying, but I got what he said. "Yes, yes it does. But before we continue, take a step and take a breath. Then, explain the situation." I crossed my arms and waited, along with everyone else, as he calmed down himself and his breathing. "Ahem, t-thank you, uh..." "Just call me King Magnus or something, I don''t mean." "Ah yes, well King Magnus...I''m sorry to break this to you but..." "What is it, spit it out already, we don''t have all day!" "Sorry, sorry. Well...to make this short...the Blaze Clan is here." ... """"Nani!"""" "Huh?" (AN: Youtube: Andrew J.- Huh Meme) Chapter 27 - I just want to know I may do romance in this book but I don''t know. But I wanted to ask would a harem fit the king of beasts, or would a wife or two fit Yahweh. Let me no your opinions. Also if you pick harem, I will only make or choose women, that make sense in some way. And if you choose wife, I would pick one or two depending on how I feel, would work best. Or I could go for something completely different, no BL go. Chapter 28 - New Name (Short Chapter) "Huh?" I was utterly confused. Why was the Blaze Clan here, how did they know about us already, and what are they here for? ''Well, only one way to found out.'' I looked down at the ground and sighed in a mix of exhaustion and annoyance. "Alright, thank you for informing us. Would you kindly take us to them?" I looked at the newcomer, whose name I will need to find out about later, in the eyes and asked. "O-Of course, it would be my honor, your Majesty!" He bowed and then headed out the door and waited, I assume for us, to follow him. ''Hmm, I wonder why they are so well-mannered and not well...rowdy and wild. Hmm, must be Luo''s and the rest''s doing.'' That seemed like the most likely situation as while they were members of their village''s hunting party, that doesn''t explain their manners, with the bowing and all. "Thanks again..." "L-Leo, Leo is my name." For his name to be Leo, he doesn''t seem to be that brave. But that might be, just because he is nervous or only on the battlefield. As they say "Never judge a book by its cover". "Very well then, please led the way, Leo." I stood up from my ''seat'', just a bunch of fur and hide that was stacked on the floor, and walked towards Leo, but stopped when I didn''t hear the footsteps of my council following me. I raised my ''eyebrow'' at this. At the fact that I need eyebrows and why they won''t following. "Are you peeps coming or are you staying?" Hearing me address them seemed to snap them out of their stupor and shocked states. "H-Huh...Oh, we are terribly sorry, your Majesty, it''s just..." Zoe started up an explanation in...Southern accent, don''t know how she has that, but wasn''t able to finish it as her mind was still spinning. But her husband was able to. "Sorry, your Majesty... it''s just, that was a lot to take in and on such a short notice that it just caught us off guard and threw us into a daze. We are sorry if you are offended in any way." Kimble bowed towards me. "No, no it''s fine. And would you peeps stop with the ''your Majesty'' thing, it''s a bit jarring to me. Also, it makes me feel weird." I''m ok with ''being a King'' but the ''your Majesty'' thing seems a bit forced and cringy." I know I said I didn''t care, but...I didn''t really think it through and well... ''your Majesty'' just kind of sounds lame, that is the most important reason. "Hmm, then what would you like us to call you then?" Hmm, what to call me, when we are out in the open or public, that is a tough one, but I think I got it. "From now on just call me by my nickname, Ryoku, it means strength or power. You can take from that what you will." "Great! From now on we will call you ''Ryoku or Lord Ryoku, if you want to be formal''. To be honest I didn''t like calling you ''your Majesty'', anyways, HAHAHAHA!" Ajax boisterously laughed but stopped when Kimble slapped him in the back of his head and told him to be respectful. I could only smile sheepishly at that. "Alright, let''s get back on target here. So who is coming with me and who is staying here?" I brought them back on track, as we went slightly off course, with that moment we had there. This was where Luo decided to chip in by stepping forwards in front of the group. "Ajax, Blaz, and I shall come with you, and Kimble and Zoe shall stay behind and watch over our people." "I''m fine with that arrangement." Kimble spook out and Zoe only nodded head to that. "Alright, let''s go bash some heads in!" Ajax yelled in excitement, of meeting formidable opponents and his village''s oppressors, as he pounded his fists together -which picked up a small gust of wind with the clashing- and flashing a vicious and feral smile. Blaz only nodding his head to this, showing he is fine with this. "Alright, then squad. Roll out!" I laughed to myself in the inside for that joke but stopped myself when I saw Ajax curl up into a ball and started rolling down the stairs that lead to here. "I didn''t mean it literally, it was a joke!" My eyes almost popped out of my skull, as while Luo and the rest, expect Blaz, told me Ajax wasn''t the smartest, I didn''t expect well...this. "Ow, ow, ow..." His voice was quickly farther into the distance as he tumbled down the stairs. At that, I couldn''t help but facepalm or facepaw. The Leo''s mouth was almost falling off, and Luo, Zoe, Kimble, and Blaz only shook their heads. "Is he always like this, taking things too literal?" I turned to the rest, of the now 2 people squad, and asked them seriously. "Huh, you''ve only seen the beginning." Oh Lord, his''s even worse than that! Let''s just hope he didn''t get himself killed because of it. I could only sigh in despair of the immediate future. "Well, let''s go catch up to him. Be safe and watch the rest of the family? Civilians? Clan members? I think clan members, as it won''t be as...revealing to our enemies, would be better for now, as we may have to go to war." "Yes Lord Ryoku, we will protect them with our lives!" Zoe and Kimble saluted to me. I nodded to them in response And with that, I headed out with Leo leading the way and us following. Along the way, I pulled Ajax out of the ground as he was stuck, then proceed to smash him in the back of his head. Putting him back into the ground, scolded him, then pulled him out again. And with everyone now here we moved to the group that may or may not, most likely will, bring problems to us, or make them for us. Chapter 29 - Conflict After a while of briefly jogging, moving at 500 mph, we almost reached where the group wanted to meet us at however, they came so unexpectedly early. I mean I already assumed that they would come here sooner or later, but I thought I had more time. But the good thing is, my people aren''t as weak as they use to be, the bad thing is that they hadn''t had enough time to test their newfound strength, nor do they have much fighting capabilities. If they get through, this obstacle, I will definitely have to teach them, more about fighting, then the basic knowledge they have. After those brief thoughts and plans, we rounded the final corner we need to and I finally saw what we were going to face and well...the results surprised me a bit. It was a female lion, with two other females that flanked her left and her right. However, these lions didn''t look like ordinary lions, the ones flanking the middle one had flames l.i.c.k.i.n.g at their ankles, their fur was fiery red, with red eyes, they all both similar, except for a few things. Not only that, but they had almost human hair, kinda like a female Pyroar, but with different styles. One with a mohawk, another with dreads, and the important-looking one, in the middle actually has the same hair-style as a Pyroar. All and all they looked important and of a high rank in the Blaze Clan. I expected it to be a low-tier grunt or someone around that level of authority, to address the so-called ''animals beneath them'', but instead someone who was obviously in power came along. This may be more hectic than I thought. But my thought process was brought to a close, as one of the servants, I assume, started talking. "Greetings savages, her Highness Lady Sheila, is he to speak with your leader. I assume you savages already..." However, this rude and unsavory... woman with a gruff voice, that matched her attitude, was cut off when her leader glared at her. "Hello...I''m sorry for Truda''s behavior...she is just bad with new people, especially males, and is in a bad mood, she was just blowing off some steam." The others were annoyed, and Ajax looked like he was ready to tear off, the now known, Truda''s head. But after hearing the leader''s smooth, flowing, and graceful voice, they calmed down a bit. But they were also confused by her last statement, about ''blowing off steam'', but I just nodded to that, which seemed to catch her attention, if her eyes lighting up a bit meant anything. As why did she whisper ''especially males'', and why males? "We also apologize for the unexpected and most certainly rude arrival, but I hope you can forgive me and my friends for this. I hope that we can start off on the right foot." I nodded to that, as this ''Lady Sheila'' seemed pretty cool and friendly, unlike a certain someone, who looked at us like we are nothing but dirt. "As Truda already said, my name is Sheila, Sheila Blaze. If you would be so kind, what are your names?" Before I could step out and address everyone, Ajax stepped out in front of me and brought all the attention to himself. "Hey Sheila, I''m Ajax, that little scrawny guy over there is Blaz, the guy that you first met and came to get us is Leo, and finally..." He stepped back behind me before starting again. "is Lord Ryoku, our leader." And he said that we a bow and a toothy grin, one that said, ''It''s payback time'', and he turned around heading back to the rest of the group behind me, but was stopped but Truda, the rude woman. "You insufferable worm! How dare you to her Highness so casually! I''ll saw a worm like you where you belong!" Wow, I''m honestly shocked, I mean I had this type of speech before, but it just came out so suddenly. Well, I''m not surprised because you could literally FEEL the haughtiness rolling off in droves, aka, she thinks we are unless and a waste of time. "Hoo, and where would that be?" Ajax only showed mild interest as he walked back in front of me, facing her, but I know he was burning up in anger on the inside. Truda immediately ran up to his face, as she was the same height as him and Ajax was the same height as Magma, if not bigger, and shouted in his face. "In the ground!" At that Ajax face finally morphed into anger and he finally let it out. "You know what b*tch, I have had enough of your s*it! You come to our home, demand us to come see you, and now you insult us? I hope you''re ready for the beatdown that''s coming your way!" Ajax yelled in her face, but she didn''t back down nor flinched. But instead allowed her disdain to fully show now. "Good, good, this is what I was looking for! To finally show you worms who are the superior ones here!" They were now both growling and baring their teeth at each other, ready to rip each other apart. But only held back for their respective leaders. "Truda what are you doing! We are here to make peace, not to cause needless violence and bloodshed!" At Sheila reminder Truda flinched and stared at the ground in shame. "I-I know, but..." She going to continue but, I had a different plan in mind. "Why don''t we let them both fight?" Everyone then turned their attention to me, all speechless, even the two involved. "...Come again?" Chapter 30 - ? "The Apollo Division?" Luo asked, confused at what such a concept or just in general. "Yeah. It''s the name of the group I''m going to put your guys in, this group will mainly be fire-based users and things of that nature." I responded with his confusion. "Hmm, I understand the whole ''Divisions'' idea, but we are not fit for the Apollo Division as -if you weren''t aware- none of us has any type of fire-based magic or abilities, so just having had a connection to the Blaze Clan probably won''t be enough." Luo being the intellectual of this group, immediately pointed out a very pressing problem with the whole ''Apollo Division''s'' first members. None of them are fire-related at all. I smiled and nodded my head at this, I wanted people that could think and act for themselves. Not just some dolls and puppets that just follow orders and not reach out and grab on to opportunities that present themselves to them or try and help in any other way besides following orders. I wanted people like Luo who, even when afraid, still looked out for his people and not only that took a risk to help his people, and when I presented an opportunity to him, he didn''t take it immediately but thought and reflected on it, looking at all the pros and cons. Luo will definitely be a great advisor to the Apollo Division after I fix this whole fire problem issue. "Hmm, hmm. Yes, yes I know this. That is why I am here, to fix this problem. Give a day or 2 to think about it and then I will be back with the solution. But for now, I want you peeps to start working on a Fire Distract -of course, the name for it may or may not change- and if you peeps are finished with that, I want you to work on some other distracts that will house the other groups in the future. Like the Earth Distract, the Wind Distract, the Water Distract, the Lightning Distract, and we will worry about the others in the future. But for now, I want you peeps to make your own housing in your own selected area onnn...lets say the right -east- side of my mountain and make the foundations for the other Divisions if you have the time." "It should be done, Sire." After listening to my short speech, Luo did a bow before gathering everyone and basically retelling them everything that I said to him for clarity on the matter. Then after that, he started to go over want they were going to do for the building of their part of the distract and what materials they were going to use. Thinking about it, wood would (AN: Heh) not such a good material for building housing for people that would soon come to have fire-based abilities, so with that, I purchased a ton of this special type of concrete mix that didn''t need water to harden and was akin to slime -in the way it was moldable and flexible- and it was free as while it was close to as strong as metal, it was still weak in this world -and some of my trees my be stronger than it- but it will get the trick done. So with that, I just bought a s*it ton as I had no clue have much they would need -about 1000 tons worth- and bought a c.h.e.s.t -like a Minecraft c.h.e.s.t- that could hold it all -it was almost filled up- and gave to Luo and told him how it worked. With all that said and done, I went back to my cave to think about what I want to do and then finally get some much-needed rest. "*Yawn*, man I''m sleepy." With tears almost forming in my eyes -from that yawn- I head to my ''bedroom'' and lay on the fur and pelt that covered the floor -basically a makeshift bed- then looked around the room a bit. ''Now that I think of it I should probably upgrade this place a bit...or rather a lot. I mean this will be the most important place in the entire clan, as it will house most -if not all- essential items and information of the clan in the future.'' ''Hmm, speaking up upgrades, I think I need to upgrade myself a bit. I love Wulgs and all, but I rather a different monster now.'' With that thought in mind, I immediately opened up the [Shop] and went to [Beasts], opened up [Games] and selected [Monster Hunter]. After opening it, it split up into another category. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Small Monsters] [1-Star Monsters] [2-Star Monsters] [3-Star Monsters] [...] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ''Wow, I guess this makes things easier for me. And you really like to keep things organized huh System?'' [Yes Host, it is to make your experience the best that it can be.] ''Oh, well thanks for that System.'' [No problem Host.] After chatting with the System a bit I opened up the [1-Star Monsters] tab and a decent-sized list appeared before me. ''Alright, now what monster do you think I should choose System?'' [Host as mention before I''m designed to make your experience the best that it could be, so I recommend the Host to buy the [1-Star Monster Pack], it is like the [Mammal Pack] that you bought before.] ''Hmm, okay. But is it better to buy the monsters separately, than all together?'' [Incorrect. The [1-Star Monsters Pack] is all [1-Star Monsters] prices added up all together, but then it is reduced by 25% of the total cost. An example of something like this would be like the 1-year PS+ deal on a PS4.] ''Oh, so it''s like that. Okay System, I would like to purchase the [1-Star Monsters Pack]. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[1-Star Monsters Pack] can not be purchase as the user''s Lvl is too low.] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ''Huh, Lvl requirements?'' [Yes Host. It was designed this way, as a limiter to encourage the Host to actually Lvl up as there are some things in this world that you can''t do if you don''t have a sufficient enough Lvl. As Host is smart, Host had already realized that stopping yourself from leveling up will be more beneficial to your strength than immediately leveling up.] ''Yeah, of course, I would have been a fool if I just raised my Lvl instantly without thinking. I mean if I don''t level up and keep raising my base [Stats] I will become more and more powerful. It''s kinda like in a game you are given [Stat Points] after leveling up, you can use those to increase your [Stats], but they can train to raise their [Stats]. Along with that the higher your level the harder it is to increase to get [Stat Points], so the smart thing to do is to raise your [Stats] through training, then after training becomes too troublesome or no longer possible, start using your [Stat Points], or in my case [Base Stats].'' [...That was quite the mouthful Host.] ''Yeah sorry, I went on a bit of a rant, hehe.'' ''Alright, can you increase my Lvl to 5 than System.'' [Yes Host. Be ready for the strength and weight increase Host! Level up x 5, commencing in 5...4...3...2...1.] *CRACK* Immediately everything in my body felt like it was on fire and a hammer was slamming down onto my skin, muscles, bones, and things of that like. My blood felt like it was been condensed rapidly, then new blood would replace the lost blood and the process would repeat it''s self. My eyes, nails/fingers, ears, and nose felt like there were 1M ants crawling around in them. And I didn''t realize earlier but it looked like a shroud of fire wrapped and blazed around my form, like I was a piece of metal being forged. All and all this was a very uncomfortable feeling. After a few minutes of that very...unpleasant experience, I felt drained of all energy. ''I-I think I''m just going to take a nap now. Yeah...yeah, that sounds good right about now.'' And with that, I drifted off into unconsciousness. Chapter 30 - A Display of Might "Hmm, did you not hear me? Well, I said that Truda and Ajax should have a quick spar between each other so we both can get some ideas of what we are working with." I teasingly smiled at Sheila as I exposed what she was planning or at least what I think she was planning. "Wait, you knew?" A hint of surprise showed on her face, but she quickly calmed down, farther showing her capabilities. "Not really, it was more of a guess, to be honest. Along with the hunch, I had, and the way Truda was acting farther proved my theory. And your confirmation was all I needed." I quickly explained my thought process to her because I want us to have an equal relationship with her (soon to be my people hehehe) and my people. And as they say, "First impressions are everything", while it isn''t ''everything'', it sure is hard to recover from a bad reputation, so its best to start strong. "...I see." ''He''s much more capable than I thought'', is what was probably going through her head right as of this moment, but for now, she isn''t the situation to address at the moment, Truda''s and Ajax''s fight is. I only really agreed to this fight because, one, Truda needs to learn some manners when talking to other people. Two, I want to see the gist of Sheila''s people''s abilities and the same for my people''s abilities, as this will be my first time seeing them in action. Not only would this help me plan what to work on first, but it will also give me better insight into my people''s fighting style as well and what to improve on. "Alright, so do you agree to this arrangement?" I turned to look at Ajax, then at Truda, to see if they were ready. "Anytime Boss, let''s get this started! I''m getting restless!" Ajax shouted in excitement. I mean I know he was a battle junky but isn''t he a little too excited? ''Well it doesn''t matter too much, I just hope this attitude of his doesn''t come to bite us in the rear in the future. You know what just to be safe, I''m going to look for a way to tone that down.'' Anyways, food for thoughts to focus on later, now I turned to Truda. "Are you ready?" I knew the answer, but I have to be kind and show that I acknowledged her, instead of saying, "Alright, let''s begin" without addressing her and only my people that would make me look arrogant and rude. Or maybe I''m just thinking too much? "Hmph, let''s just get this over with. So I can teach YOU and your people a lesson about respecting your superiors!" My eye twitched at that comment of hers, and with how rude and condescending she was speaking towards me and my people. ''That''s rich coming from you, but I won''t say that out loud as I need to be the m.a.t.u.r.e one here.'' I wanted to roll my eyes, then slap the f*ck out this b*tch, but I won''t stoop to her level. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Ajax''s POV* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I''ve never in my life wanted to so badly snap someone''s spine in half, rip it out of their body and shove it right up their arse, as badly as I wanted to do that to this b*tch right now. But with Lord Ryoku and that kind lady, Shiela, right here, I couldn''t do that. But however, she challenged me to a fight, it was like the heavens heard my prayer and granted me my wish! Oh, I can''t wait to get my hands on her and teach her what this ''worm'' can do, hahaha! ... "Oh, what was that! Still talking s*it about us, and you''re saying your''s our superiors. The only thing superior here is this superior a*s kicking I''m bout to unleash on you!" ''...The hell did that come from? Well, whatever it sounded cool, so it should be fine.'' After, saying that Lord Ryoku turned to me and smiled lightly, but everyone else was stunned after that one. ''Was it too bad?'' "You, you!" Truda looked at me with clenched teeth, teeth that looked like they were ready to take a bite out of me, and unexpectantly she actually did want to, as she pounced at me. "I''ll kill you!" I honestly didn''t think this b*tch would get so heated after only a little bit of me insulting her and I didn''t expect her to just pounce at me like that, so I definitely didn''t have time to dodge as, one, she was faster than me, I could tell. And two, I really didn''t expect her to just pounce at me in front of our two sides. ''Well, since I can''t dodge...I at least need to block it!'' I didn''t have much time so I raised my arms in front of my face and c.h.e.s.t and prepared myself for the pain that was about to come...however, that pain never came...as Lord Ryoku was pinning her down with his paw. "Truda...you need to learn to behave yourself especially in front of me. Don''t take my kindness as weakness, because if you do something like that again, we will have problems and you WILL be punished...are we clear?" This was my first time seeing Lord Ryoku like this but the only way to describe this is...SCARY! I don''t know why but as soon as he opened his mouth, it was like the world darkened and storms were brewing overhead, like the world itself was showcasing Lord Ryoku''s wrath, that would descend if he was pushed too far and that was something I didn''t want to see. And not only that but it was like the temperature plummeted down to, "Holy s*it, my balls are freezing" levels of cold. His voice was deep and rumbling like it was echoing in our skulls, and his words were like orders, that we couldn''t...no could never afford to disobey. I didn''t like this side of him at all. And I wasn''t the only one that was thinking like this, scared out of my mind, as everyone else was shaking, without expectations, Truda the most as she was the target of his anger. I only now realized I was shaking too. "Y-Y-Y-Yes S-S-Sir, I deeply apologize for my behavior and I will never do it again. I hope you can forgive me for this." His paw was pressed on her head, but I can see that the pressure that he applied to it was lessening more and more, as the cracks on the ground weren''t spreading anymore, then he finally removed it from her head. "Good girl now was that too hard to be respectful to us or me." He patted her head, which somehow dispersed the tense and scary atmosphere that made it hard to breathe and calmed us down. And somehow his patting actually seemed to calm her down...and it even seemed she enjoyed it, as she had a slight smile on her face and had her eyes closed. "No Sir...I''m again sorry for how I was acting towards you and your people...I misjudged you." She finally opened up her eyes, and they seemed...different. They were no longer filled with contempt and disdain, but sadness and...longing. I have no idea. "It''s okay, as long as you realized your mistakes and you learned from them, then everything is good." He smiled as he finally stopped patting her head, something she didn''t like if the slight frown she has said anything about it, but it didn''t last very long, as she got up and walked to her group. ... "Well, change of plans, let''s head to The Apollo and then we can continue from there...follow me." Lord Ryoku finally said after a wave of silence passed through after Truda went to her group. But after Lord Ryoku was done talking and even wanting to continue dealing with Sheila''s group, we all let out sighs of relief. Because finally, that scary monster that was Lord Ryoku before is finally gone, and that is something I never wanted to deal with again. ''But was Lord Ryoku always this strong and scary. Well, I''m happy he respects us enough to be so kind and helpful. He even increased all our strength, but what have we done for him to deserve any of this.'' And the answer to that was...nothing...Lord Ryoku doesn''t even need us and yet here he is defending me and even going as far as to threaten a whole another clan...because of me. ''I will never forget this Lord Ryoku...before I never really took everything seriously...but after this, I will serve you with all my heart and soul, for that is all I can give you!'' Chapter 31 - The Two Factions (Short Chapter) After a long awkward and silent walk, we all finally reached The Apollo. I wish things didn''t come to this, where it seems like I do everything by force, like a tyrant, something I never wanted to be seen as, unless necessary. Anyways, what done is done, and now we are about to have our discussion now that everyone is here, Kimble and Zoe just got back not too long ago. "Alright now that everyone is here, we can get started." I take one more look around the room to make sure no one was missing and seeing as everyone was here we could get the show on the road. So I turned my head to Sheila, which made her flinch and smiled. "So Sheila, my assumption was that you and your people came here looking for help. Is my guess correct?" I mean they could be here for anything, but someone that looks important just suddenly pops in out of the blue for no reason? That could mean only a few things, one, Sheila isn''t important at all, but that is thrown out of the bag by Truda''s reactions, and just likes looking important. Two, she is a representative of her people and they are coming to consume my people and resources for more territory and power, but only humans do that and these are animals. Finally, three, just to check out the place, see if there is any potential add it to their own, if not destroy it. "*Sigh* Yes you would be correct in your assumption, we are indeed looking for help in our endeavor, which I will tell you more of, if and only if you promise and cross your heart that this information shan''t leave this room." After hearing that I was confused, not by the context, but by the way she was speaking. Was she trying to be formal or informal, as she used "cross your heart" and "shan''t" which is usually used in formal ways, at least I think, and "cross your heart" is kind of childish, at least in this situation, so many questions, questions I will ask later in private. "You have my word, that whatever happens in this room stays in this room." I crossed my paw over my heart while I was saying my piece, to show that I was following along and serious. "Okay then, now where to begin? ...Ok so first thing first, there are 2 factions in the Blaze Clan. The first being the original, this was what the clan used to be before the reformation of the clan. They are called the Originals or the Origins for short. They consist of the elders of the clan and most of the males, the aggressive kind, they are the hardheads, warmongers, nutjobs, brutes, male supremacists, whatever you want to call them, but they have one thing in common, they see women as useless or inferior. I will get more into them later." Of course, it looked like she wanted to say more about them if the way her face scrunched up and her quivering lips. She really detested the Origins Faction, but I can already tell I won''t like them. "The second and new faction is the Renewal Faction. This is the Faction that I''m fighting for...and I''m also the leader of the Faction." At that bomb she just dropped on us, everyone''s jaw hit the floor, except for her bodyguards, and stared at her in awe. No wonder it seemed like she loved the Renewal Faction if the way her eyes lit up and her voice, more passionate and cheery. "Wow, I was already expecting you to have a high position in the clan...but that just blow me out of the water, hahaha. Well, got any more surprises to throw at me." After picking up my jaw, I wiped the non-exist sweat that was on my forehead and asked her. Ajax recovered and asked me how she blow me out of the water, but I just quickly waved him off. "Hmhmhm, sorry sorry, I didn''t mean to frighten you all like that." Her eyes narrowed into slits as she chuckled softly into her arm, and her body slightly shaking. "*Sigh*, hehehe, it''s alright just a very shocking surprise is all." I smiled a toothy grin at her, I was enjoying this a bit, talking with new people and all, and Sheila seemed pretty chill and nice. "Ahem, back on the main topic of why we are here, to make a long story short, I require your assistance in helping me protect the Renewal Faction...please!" She bowed her head to us and kept it there, even when her guards, Truda and the other unnamed one, tried to desperately get her to raise her head. "...Wow." Well I definitely wasn''t expecting that one. Chapter 32 - An Alliance Pt. 1 (Short Chapter) "You need help from me to help protect your faction?" I raised my non-existent eyebrow at her in muted surprise. "Yes I...we do, I hate to say this or admit this but..." Sheila bit down on her lips but not strong enough to draw blood. "We are not strong enough to win this fight nor do we have the chance to escape without a large number of sacrifices...me coming here is already pushing it...so please I beg of you please save my people!" At first, her voice was soft and quiet, but at the end and the more she thought about it, the louder, more passion, and more desperate she became. I could hear the trembling in her voice. It reminds me of...while me...what I use to be like...desperate for help when I was shrouded in darkness, the early years of my life...when my parents were at their worst. The only saving salvation was that I was very young back then, and so I didn''t remember most of it vividly...but my body did. What I do remember was that I cried for help...desperate for it...but it never came. Now here there is someone who is in a position like the one I use to be in, and I had the power to help...the answer was a non-negotiable for me. "Of course I will help you and your people. I answered with the biggest and most genuine smile I had ever given since coming to his land. "W-What?" She looked up at me with tears in her eyes and the shock visible on her face, her guards no less shocked, at my selflessness, and my council looked on with smug grins hanging from their lips. "Yeah, you heard me correctly. I agree to help you and your people." I turn to walk back to my council, as she continues to look upon me in confusion. After that room falls into a hushed silence, as we wait for her to speak again. "...W-Why?" She is finally able to let out after her speechlessness, the silence, her anxiety, her curiosity, and her...suspicion all bundled together to bring out that question. Why? Because of some devious plan or motive? Because I''m trying to play the hero? Because I want something from them? "...Because I feel like helping." I let out as I turned my head slightly in her direction and said cooly while walking back. If I truly had a motive for helping them, it is because I want to build an alliance with the Renewal Faction. As my true goal is to build a family and expand it, that is my first and most important goal, besides protecting them of course, and I will do anything to achieve that goal, of course, I have morals and won''t do anything insane or anything of that nature, but I can if I need to. But the most important reason is that if I can, I will lend a hand from one tortured soul to another. "That''s all! Because you feeeel like it! Are you being serious, this is not a joke!" I can hear the sarcasm, and angry in her voice, as she truly thought I was joking around with her. "I''m being dead serious. But if you don''t believe me, then how about a deal?" I turned to her sharply and gazed at her intensely. She flinched at my intense gaze and gulped nervously. "O-Ok...what''s the deal?" She asked nervously, anxiety building up in her, and her guards tense up in anticipation of a fight, one they know they are bound to lose. "Yeah, how about we make an alliance." That raised some eyebrows around the room. """"An alliance?"""" "Yep." I say popping the "P". Chapter 33 - (Not a Chapter) New Schedule Hey peeps, I''m going to try a new schedule, so I don''t pressure myself and present to you peeps bad chappys. The new schedule I want to go for is at least 2 chapters a week. Stay safe and healthy, love you peeps, Simple out. Chapter 34 - Confusion ''H-huh.'' I woke up with a start, immediately jumping up to my feet. Well, at least that was what I intended to do but when I barely put my foot down it caused the entire cave to shake and cracks to spread from the impact of my foot to the ground. Not only that, but that same impact caused me to fly straight into the ceiling, causing more damage to the cave, and causing me to get stuck in a me sized hole I accidentally made. After a bit of twisting and turning, I was finally able to get myself unstuck from the hole I put myself in, from accidentally using too much strength in my legs. ''Ugh, what happened.'' Of course, non of what transpired caused me any harm -only the cave- and only a bit of confusion and discomfort. [Good morning Host, I hope you slept well.] ''Slept, what are y-, oh yeah, now I remember.'' Well I guess that leveling up did quite the number on me as I hardly remembered what happen last night, I me- [Host, I''m deeply remorseful for interrupting your musing but you have been asleep for 3 days not 1.] ''3 days huh, sounds legit...wait 3 DAYS! NANI?!'' (AN: *Insert Steve Harvey Nani here*) [Yes Host, you have been resting for 3 days, as your body was adjusting to the strength it suddenly gain and also this happens to all things on their first level up. But Host needs not to be of ant concern, as this shan''t happen again.] ''*Ahem* Alright, there is not point and crying over spilled milk, but there is a point in crying for the a*s beating that is coming your way.'' I shuddered a bit at the memory of my ''mother'' steamrolling towards me with a belt in hand after spilling some milk on the floor (about to drops of it) popped up in my head. [...Host are you okay.] ''Yeah just some bad memories just came back to me.'' [Alright that is excellent to hear, Host''s comfort and safety is my first priority.] ''...You see this is why I love you System.'' [... S-System Malf-f-function... Reboot Commencing.] ''System! Are you okay?'' [10%...26%...45%...78%...99%...100%... Reboot Complete.] ''System a-are you alright now?'' [Ah yes, I''m alright now. Thanks for asking.] ''Hmm, I don''t know if this my imagination or not, but you''ve seen... different.'' [Oh well, I guess you could say that, but that is probably because I became more aware of my and your situation.] ''I see...but that doesn''t really explain why the suddenly personality change.'' [Okay to explain it better I became more...animal.] ''*Non-existent eyebrow rise*, You mean became more human.'' [Yes ''I suppose''.] ''Well alright. Hmm, sense you are now more sentient -or humanly-, I should stop calling you System. How about I name you.'' [That would be lovely, and would it be okay if I called you by your name.] ''Sure, that''s fine.'' ''Hehe, no problem. Now let me think on what to call y-.'' "Your Majesty, are you alright!" ''What?" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Luo''s POV* "Alright so how is the building of the Apollo District coming along?" "The District is almost complete sir, only a few more homes and storage areas and everything should be complete." "Good, good. Alright now let ge-" *BOOM* *Crack* *BOOM* *Crack* When I got outside I started to look around. All around me all I could see was giant masses of stone, most squarely shaped with what looked like handles all on the sides of them along with openings -windows- for ventilation and to peer out and bigger openings for entry. Those were the houses. Then there were huge circular shaped buildings that all had only one large opening that allowed many things of different shapes and sizes to fit in and be stored. They were scatter all around the Distract, and they were all either small (50 meters in diameter and 10 meters tall, with a 3 by 3 meter door), med sized (2x the size of the small one), or large (4x the med-sized one). Those were the storage areas, they still need more work. After that, there was the waste pit it was...just a giant hole...like a really REALLY big hole (AN: Like the hole Cell made when he blow up his arena when he was fighting Goku.) And finally, there was the Apollo''s Court. It was a cube shaped and had a triangular roof on the top, and had a Sun symbol made of stone -of course- hung on the front of the building. It was built on a large of stone -that was hand-made-, and had a giant staircase that led up to the building. This was where most major decisions are made and also where I lived. But anyways -getting sidetracked-, I looked to where the source of the noises was coming from and I saw his Majesty''s mountain crumbling and shaking a bit. It looked like it was on the verge of collapsing. Without thinking I immediately ran straight towards his Majesty''s mountain. *5 seconds later* After running for a bit I was in front of his Majesty''s mountain and I ran in without thinking again. Usually I would knock on the floor in front of the entrance and wait for a answer, and if there wasn''t any I would leave and try again later. But now, with the King''s safety in question, of course do that, I was hardly even thinking, the only thing in my mind was. ''Get to the King.'' I ran inside the dark cave and saw spider web like cracks that spread across the entire cave floor, and I looked at the cracks and followed them to their epicenter -to where it they were caused- to find where they were created, as his Majesty was the mostly cause. After careful following them for about 20 seconds or so, I finally found a room that was permeated with the scent of his Majesty. And in the center of the cracks was his Majesty. "Your majesty, are you all right!" I yelled to get his attention or wake him up, as he had his eyes closed. After hearing my voice, his eyes snapped open, and in his eyes and on his face, I could only see confusion. *Luo''s POV End* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Yahweh''s POV* ''What?'' Your Majesty? After hearing that I was thoroughly confused. I don''t remember when I became a King. "Your Majesty? Luo where did that come from, I know a became the Patriarch of the Magnus Clan, but a King, I don''t think so." "Your Majesty, we can discussed this later but first we need to get you out of here!" "What do you mean?" "I don''t know if you are unaware or not, but your mountain is about to collapse." ''What?! It''s about to collapse but ho-'' The memory of me smashing my foot onto the cave floor and then flying straight into the ceiling came into my head. "D*mnit, alright let''s go!" After saying that me and Luo immediate fled out of the cave at highspeeds. When we got out...not happened. "Oh well, I guess we we-" *BOOM* A large cloud of dust raise up when the cave collapsed, immediately blinding us. After a bit of waiting I finally got to see the damage. Well there wasn''t much to begin with but those ice rock things that could have been used are lost, or they were crushed under the weight of the rocks. "*Sigh*'' Well there goes my home." After saying my piece I turned towards Luo. "Sooo, about this...Majesty thing... what''s that all about." Chapter 34 - An Alliance Pt. 2 "You want to forge an alliance with us, as compensation for helping us in this battle?" Sheila looks at me with a ''you must be kidding'' look, like the thing she just heard was the most insane thing ever...it was only slightly insane. "Yeah, you heard me correctly, but I guess I can be more specific. What I truly, truly want isss..." I let it drag on for dramatic effect. "Yes, what is it!" Sheila questioned loudly and she started to sweat and her heartbeat quickened, most likely expecting the worse. "...a family!" I finally finished off we a toothy, goofy grin. "...A family?" Sheila tilted her to the side, like a confused puppy, but in this case a confused p.u.s.s.y (AN: Sorry, I had to). I don''t blame her for her confusion, anyone else in this situation would be confused. I guess it time to tell them a little of my background, although a little edited, this is a huge risk, however, it is a risk I''m willing to take. "Yes...a family. I won''t get into it now, as it is a long story, but after this meeting or even after the battle if you still want to know. I shall tell you." I turned to address her calmly as I finally confirm that she indeed heard what I said. "...Oh, ok then. Ahem, now that this alliance has been established, I finally feel a bit safe, however, you should never underestimate the enemy. So I''m going to go into farther details about the Origins Faction..." *1 Hour Later* So the Blaze Clan is not only a clan for the lions, but is a clan made up of a lot of fire-type magical beasts that have gathered together to make one huge clan, with the Blazing Lions as the lead family, as they are the strongest. There are a total of 5 families all in order of strongest after the Blazing Lions. The Flaming Fist Kongs, as second, the Hot-Horn Bulls, as third, the Red-Headed Jackals, and the Fire Devouring Geckos, as the fifth and weakest family. Anyways, back on track. So again Scar leads the whole clan with an iron fist, the typical tyrant way of, ''You do whatever I say or you will be killed''. He would have done the same with Sheila, but she has the whole backing of the Renewal Faction in their family, so killing her isn''t so easily accomplished. However, there is still a way of doing this without too much backlash or trouble, even if there are people dissatisfied with it, and that is a Pugna (AN: It means battle, fight, or conflict, from Latin). In a Pugna, the two sides that are in conflict choose the rules, -the ones or one- who battles, and the bet. For the Pugna, between Scar and Sheila, Scar chose a death battle, meaning no surrendering and you have to kill your opponent to win. Both sides get to choose who battles, whether that is themselves, allies, or subordinates. And finally, the winner of the battle becomes the new leader of the two factions, and whoever disobeys or is unsatisfied with the new leader, either leaves the clan or dies. And this was scheduled to happen a week ago, meaning we only have 1 more week to prepare. During that week Sheila was searching for someone who can compete with Scar and has experience fighting. Because while Sheila is, surprisingly, as strong or a little stronger than Scar, he has much, much more experience than her, which puts the match in his favor. And she has witnessed him fighting, defeating, and killing opponents that were around his level. Meaning he and Sheila are a bit stronger than the level of when I fought Magma. So I have to fight to the death with this Scar guy, which is fine with me because he reminds me of my birth father, so this ''fight'' should no longer be a fight because my stats are far higher then when a fought Magma, and if they are on the same level, then this will be a massacre. Anyways, that was the guise of the conversation that we had, just her telling me his level of power a week ago, but he must likely is powering his self up now as we speak. ... "Alright, if what you said about Scar is true, then we have nothing to worry about. However just to be safe, I''m going to go train and grow acquainted with my new strength. But first I need to improve the strength of my people before I go and get Magma to watch over them." I finally said after digesting everything that was thrown my way. "Improve your people''s strength?" Sheila said immediately after hearing my answer, she was confused and curious about how I was going to go about doing that, along with everyone else. "I''m planning to give them a new and more powerful bloodline-" I was explaining but was cut off before I could finish. "Give them a new bloodline!" Sheila shouted out looking utterly shocked and again everyone else as well. "Yeah, is that a problem?" Now it was my turn to be confused, I mean is it a problem to give out new bloodlines to everyone. "I-it''s n-not necessarily a problem, but a very tedious and difficult task, as you need to implant the blood essence of a magical beast that is of a high-tier, like Scar, into your people, but you only usually get a single drop of blood essence from such as magical beasts like him, and they are very rare. It can be done if you capture him, drain him of his blood essence, but you would need to wait a year before he can regenerate his lost blood essence. Meaning you won''t be able to finish that all in a week." Oh, well that would indeed be a problem...for normal people that is. "Well, I guess I''m just special or should I say my body is special." I said proudly, as I lift my head up high, playfully. "What do you mean?" Sheila asked me curiously. "Well when I ingest the blood and blood essence of a magical beast, I''m able to later at any point, create their blood and blood essence again. Meaning I only need to drink their blood, to create their bloodline again whenever I want." Look back down to her as I finish up my explantation. "T-that...that''s incredible!" Sheila shouted out in excitement and...joy? "Indeed, that is our Lord Ryoku for you." Kimble spoke out while nodding his head, along with his wife. "Hahaha, I expected no least from my Lord, hahaha!" Ajax and his energetic self laughter filled the room. No you else said anything, but I could see the admiration in their eyes. "Alright, I think that concludes this meeting, now I need to deal with a few things before I can think up an appropriate bloodline for you all. When I do have one, I will call upon you all to discuss if we should give it our, or find a new one. Now, are we all good." I speak out loud and clear to get all their attention back. """"""""Yes Sir!"""""""" ''I get my council calling me Sir, but why is Sheila and her guards starting that now.'' I think grumbly to myself. Chapter 35 - Im back Sorry for the long wait, it has been so long because I had health problems, I have diabetes, and I was close to dying, that is what my doctor told me. And I was getting ready for school and things like that, got addicted to a new game I bought, and other things. But now I''ll try and start posting again next week, thanks to those who have waited and sorry for the delay. Chapter 36 - Hey Peeps Hey guys and gals, I have been away for a while, and I apologize for those who are waiting for new chapters. Well, I have been playing a lot of games recently and reading a lot of novels, preparing for school, and all that junk. And so, I have some new ideas, to add to my novel, and I''m going to try and start posting again soon, just need to fix my sleep schedule, and on should be good. So in short, I hope to start posting again soon for you wonderful people, now be safe and stay healthy, love you peeps, Simple out. Chapter 37 - Changes After the meeting was done, I headed back to my (use to be a cave, until recently) house, if you can call huge open and flat ground, with no walls, a house. ''Man, I really need to get this fixed, someday, it is the perfect location to watch over my people in the future.'' I mean it is a good location (because it is in the center of everything), pretty high up, as I can basically see all of the Apollo Distract 1 from here (the name of the Apollo Division living area and the ones in the future), along with the building space for the rest of the future Divisions and their Distracts. ''Anyway, let''s get started on those changes I wanted to get started on before I continue to explore or find Magma or...yeah, I got a lot to do in this 1 week.'' While I was rambling on went to the center of my house and laid down with my eyes closed. If anyone came here now, they would think I was sleeping, but I was focusing and talking to the System. ''If I remember correctly, I was interrupted, with the whole naming process, and now I had more time to think about your name, so I decided to start calling you D.E.A.R., meaning Dedicated Esoteric Assisting Repository. Aka, you are my own system that only a few people know about that assists me, by telling me and storing information for me.'' [Dear...I like it. Thank you, Yahweh.] I could hear the smile in her voice. ''No problem...Dear.'' Yeah, I like it as well, the wide grin on my face proves that. ''Alright, now that the fun and fluffy stuff is done...let''s get down to business...and defeat...the Huns.'' [...*Sigh*] ''What I had too. That is a one and only opportunity.'' ''Alright, now enough playing...Dear, do you think you can change the stats number thing to something easier to read and not as distracting...like a star rating system.'' [Ok, how should it be done.] ''Ok, so here is how I was thinking it would go, so 1 star (?) would be like 1-1,000, 2 stars (2?) would be 1,001-10,000, 3 stars (3?) would be 10,001-100,000, 4 stars (4?) would be 100,001-1,000,000, 5 stars (5?) would be 1,000,000-10,000,000, and 6 stars (6?) would be 10,000,01-100,000,000 and so on. As for the higher tiers... that will be addressed later.'' [Alright simple enough, now to load it up.] [New Stats System Loading...10%...25%...56%...89%...96%...100%...New System Installation Complete...enjoy.] ''Thank you, Dear, now can you pull up my stats?'' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Name: Yahweh Magnus: Healthy, Gender: Male, Age: 0, Race/Tier: ???, 7-Star Beast] [Level: 5, 1,002,615/6,400] [HP:44.16B/44.16B, MP:44.16B/44.16B] [Strength: 7?] [Vitality: 7?] [Endurance: 7?] [Agility: 7?] [Intelligence: 7?] [Charisma: 4?] [Extra Stat Points: 0] [Beast Points: 1,074,578] [Skills: Limb Attachment, Semi-Immortaility...] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ''Yep, that is much better to look at than what it was before...hmm...maybe change the HP and MP to percentages instead of numbers, as when I grow more powerful, the numbers are only going to get higher and higher.'' [Already on it.] ''Thank you, now that, that is settled, it''s time to figure out what bloodline I should give out to make them stronger.'' [It is best to split what you want into categories to get the best bloodline you are looking for, and then I will pull up the shop for you, so you don''t have to manually go through it like you did last time.] ''Hmm, ok, categories that best fit the theme I''m going for. Let''s see here. Well, first off the species has to be monkeys, it has to be a fantasy-like creature, has to have the ability to use and control fire, while having variety, and most importantly has to be affordable and I can actually buy it while still being powerful.'' [Ok, give me a second.] [Searching for Bloodline with set parameters. Searching...Searching...Search Complete...[Bloodline] Chosen.] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Fire-Type Pokemon: Chimcar Bloodline] [Description: A Chimp Pok¨¦mon. With a flaming tail, Chimchar is skilled in Fire-type moves. Its light body affords it the ability to scale steep cliffs and live atop rocky mountains.] [BP: 500] [Base Stats] [Strength: 60] [Vitality: 45] [Agility: 60] [Intelligence: 60] [Luck: 5] [Charisma: 10] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Is the chosen [Bloodline] acceptable or should another be chosen?] [Yes] [No] ''Yes.'' [Chimchar Bloodline has been purchased, enjoy!] [BP: 1,074,578 --> 1,074,078] ''Alright, I finished getting that bloodline, faster than I initially thought I would, and since I told the council and Shiela and her group I was going to be doing some business for a bit it would be awkward if I just sent them away and then call them back in like two seconds. But then that begs the question...what do I do now?'' [How about seeing what Mungo is up to, we haven''t seen the little guy in awhile after you went to his tribe and fought Magma.] ''Yeah...that seems like a good idea, and while I''m at it, I may as well see what Magma has been up to lately.'' And with those thoughts in mind, I head out to find where Mungo and Magma could possibly be. Chapter 38 - I have been busy Hey Peeps, long time no see. So it has been a month and a week, seen I have last posted a chapter, and that''s because of some family stuff came up. It wasn''t anything bad, but more like a deal between me and my father, and I have been focusing on that for most of this month. So now with most of that done, I will try and get back into writing again starting in December. Sorry for keeping everyone waiting, I''m just a lazy noob, but love you peeps, stay safe and healthy. Simple out. Chapter 39 - *Title at the End* With a new goal set in mind, I set off in search of Mungo and Magma...and by that I mean Imma just go ask Luo. ... After heading to the Apollo and asking Luo about Mungo and Magma, it seems that they went out into the forest in search of something or to do something a few days ago. They won''t very clear about what they were trying to do, but Luo at least gave me the general direction they were headed in, now time to put my tracking skills to the test. *A few minutes later* That was faster than I had thought it would be, as they have been traveling for a few days now, I thought it would have taken me a day at most or a few hours, but since I''m so much more powerful than I was a human, I shouldn''t be too surprised as I was pretty good back then too. Anyways, meaningless thoughts aside, what I stumbled upon when I got here was astonishing. It was the site of Mungo singlehandedly, while Magma watches from the side looking on proudly, ripping up a pack of these wolves I fought before without a scratch on him, only drenched in the blood of his enemies, with a somewhat crazed smile on his face. I just watched on in a daze, utterly confused as to what the f.u.c.k is going on. Only after, he ripped the last one''s head off and drinking its blood that was flooding out like a broken pipe, was I finally able to gain my bearing and say something. "Uhhh...did I walk in at the wrong time or I''m missing something, please explain." After hearing my voice, Magma turned to me with a surprised expression but, then smiled happily, while Mungo quickly whipped his head and my direction with his bloodthirsty smile, thinking I''m another enemy, but quickly turned into one of horror, before his eyes rolled back and he fainted. "...I...You know what I''m just going to ignore that. So how are you doing Magma, and can you please explain what you two have been up to because...well..." I pause as I look over to Mungo again. "That happened." And in response Magma bursts out into hysterical laughter, looking like he was close to falling and rolling on the ground, but then stops after a short while. "Haaa, only Mungo is someone to rip someone in half and drenched in blood, and somehow look like a kid that was caught stealing his father''s kill, hahaha. Sorry, sorry, your Majesty but here is what happened with me and Mungo." ... *The day after the ritual, Magma''s POV* So after the blood ritual that his Majesty performed for the clan, everyone grew in strength by a lot, and by a lot, I mean, someone who couldn''t even damage the trees around here and instead themselves could now smash rocks bigger than these some trees...it was great to put it in words. Also, after the ritual and Luo was given the weird box thing that somehow stored all the materials we would need for building, he suggested, more like made, that Magnus would be are Alpha or King, which no one had a problem with and everyone either choose Alpha, King, or another way of saying it. I choose his Majesty, as it says the best to me. Anyways, after that short discussion with the rest of the Apollo villagers, as we now started calling ourselves, we moved on to building our new homes, with Luo taking charge as he was surprisingly good with the direction of how we can build sturdy and strong houses that support are new strength. And helped a lot with it to try and gain more trust, which actually worked out really well, mostly because of Luo''s help, as he trusted me. "Uuuuh...umm, Mr. M-Magma, I have a question for you." The kid barely got out. ''I''m that scary, did his parents tell him to be careful around me, or is it something else. Regardless, I need to do something to make him not so scared and anxious.'' Thinking about how to handle this, I don''t waste any time and turn to the kid with the friendly smile I could make, and crouch down to his level. "Hey, little buddy, what''s your name." I say to him as he flinched a little. "I-Its Mungo." He replies in a low voice, I won''t have heard, because of all the commotion going on in the background, if I wasn''t putting all my focus onto him. ''Mungo...that name is fami...Oh, he is that orphan in the village that everyone hated because he was weak and different! Damn, I never got to really interact with him or even help him, because of my stupid ''father''.'' The thought of my father brings a furious scowl on my face, which caused Mungo to quickly backpedal away from me. "Sorry, sorry! I was just thinking of something that angered me, I didn''t mean to scare you." The scowl quickly drops from my face in place of a guilty expression for scaring the kid. But after hearing my apology, it seemed the kid calmed down a lot for some reason. "I-Its okay, I forgive you." He gave a weak smile, but it did seem he was less nervous than he was before, so that helps a lot. "I''m glad to hear it...hey ki-Mungo, have we met before, I don''t mean like passing each other by or something like that, but I mean actually talking to each other." I looked at him questioningly, but after hearing me talk about if we met before, he flinched violently and looked up slowly at me in fear. "W-Well, s-s-sort of...it was trying the time you went berserk and attack the village. It was also at that time that you killed...Uncle and flicked me away." He stuttered a lot in the beginning, but then took a deep breath and steadying him before continuing. But the last thing he mentioned filled me with even more grief, than when I scared him, the two were incomparable. I-I didn''t know what to do...or even think, but even so in a situation like this, there is only one thing one must do. "I''m sorry, I truly am! I know that my apology mostly likely means nothing to you, but I hope that I can somehow make this up to you in any way possible, I''m ready to do anything, except give you my life, as it is not my own to give." I immediately fall to my knees and kowtowed to show how serious I am about my grief and my d.e.s.i.r.e to help him in any shape or form. But to my surprise, he was angry, sad, mad, or anything like that, in fact, he seemed...happy? "I knew I was right to trust in you and tell Yahweh that something was wrong with you, I knew you were always a good person. I''m still sad about Uncle...but I forgive you...but that doesn''t mean I''m going to just let you off that easily." I looked up to see the brightest smile that I have ever seen in my life...to think someone this pure, kind, and innocent could exist...do I truly deserve his kindness? ''You know what...even if I don''t, I will do everything in my power to protect Mun-no...my little brother! I won''t let him suffer ever again, like back in the village, I swear by my name he will lead a peaceful and loving life if I have anything to say about it!'' With my new oath in mind, look up at my little brother and smiled brightly at him. "I''m happy to hear it, little brother." I can''t help but laugh lightly after seeing his shocked face, after hearing me call him little brother. "L-L-Little brother!" His mouth was wide open in shock, his mind unable to handle what the heck just happened. "Hahahaha, yes you are now my little brother for life, we may not be related by blood but something that stupid won''t stop you from becoming my brother." I get up from the floor and look at him warmly and rubbed his head gently. I never had siblings before...but this feeling...it feels great. "Okay...big brother." Now it was my turn to be shocked, that feeling I just had...it multiplied and my whole body feels warm...yep, I definitely love this feeling...maybe this is what his Majesty feels? After that, my little bro and I started walking and talking about the things we like and dislike, and things along that line, and before long a good amount of time had passed. "Little bro, it has been fun talking to you and all, but I still can''t forget what I had done to you. So what was it that you wanted to talk about before, because you know, became brothers and such?" I looked down at him to my side as we were nearing the edge of the Distract, as his Majesty called it, and were close to the forest. "Oh, hehehe, it almost slipped my mind, thanks for reminding me." After getting to know my little bro a lot more, and he opened up to me pretty quickly, I find that he is a playful and mischievous little devil, playing small pranks on the other villagers while we were walking along the Distract. But since they were only playful in nature, he wasn''t into much trouble with the others, and only got lightly yelled at. "Well, the thing I wanted to ask you is...if you could..." He kept on stopping as he didn''t know how to get it out. As he was still thinking I moved in front of him, tapped him to get him to look at me, and looked him in the eyes. "What is it, spit it out, as I said already, I will help you out with anything that you need, so don''t hesitate to ask. It''s not like it is a bad thing to ask for help." I keep my hand on his shoulder, as I encouraged him with a smile. Then he took a small breath inwards as he prepped himself. "...Ok, I need your help to train me." He looked me deep in the eyes, as a flame seem to burn furiously in his eyes, a flame of determination. "I see...and why is that so." It didn''t matter what his reason was, as I would still train him, I just wanted to see how far he is willing to go, and how far I will need to push him. "I-I...I never want to feel useless ever again. I never want to feel as powerless as I did back then when you were controlled. I want to have the power to protect those I care for and to feel like someone...to be reckoned to feel...wanted. And most importantly, I want to help Mr. Yahweh, to make him proud, and to be able to properly thank him for all he has done for me...even if that isn''t possible...I want to at least try, and for that, I need to be strong, for myself and for everyone else!" The flames in his eyes only continued to grow stronger and stronger, as he grew more and more passionate, and I could almost feel the weight of his conviction, it was massive. ''Hahaha, who knew this little guy''s will could be this strong...he will go far and life...and I will be there to guide him along his way.'' "Hahaha, alright! I can feel your resolve, I hope you have that same level of energy when we get started. I may not be the best teacher, but I damn well will drag you through hell and back! Now, are you ready...Fledgling Mungo!" I straighten my back and fold my arms behind my back and the words flow out my mouth, as they just...came to me, but they felt right. ''I think I myself am getting affected by his energy...but that is not such a bad thing.'' I think to myself as I see Mungo straighten his back and put his hand sideways on his head (AN: He is saluting but they don''t know what that is, that do it instinctively because of the knowledge that was given to them from Nushi.) and looked me straight in the eyes and yelled back. "Sir, yes Sir." "Good now let''s get moving. I have a feeling you are going to need as much time as you can possibly get." I turn to the forest and me and Mungo go in search of a place to start his tor-I mean training. Title: Brothers Chapter 40 - Training Time! P1 "Hmmm...I see." I responded after hearing about how this all started to begin with. "And I must say...I approve." I smile at Magma, and he looks back at me with a raised eyebrow. "You approve...of what, the training, the killing, or something else?" The look he gave me increased in intensity as he scrutinized my form for any changes to give away what I was thinking. "Of course, I''m talking about you becoming brothers with him!" The smile on my face widen and the look he gave me changed to one of mild surprise. "...Really?" I don''t know why...well I did save his life, but it still takes time to truly trust someone from the deepest and darkest depths of one''s heart, so I don''t blame him for suspecting me for my somewhat queer statement. "Yeah, didn''t I tell you and everyone else that my main goal is to create a family, and a large one at that, and I meant that very, very, seriously." The smile drops off my face, letting him know I truly wasn''t playing around with him and his, well our, people. "*Sigh*, I''m sorry, for doubting you...just being cautious is all...I already messed up once, not trying to do that again." He hung his head down in shame and sadness for doubting and offending, not that I am, the one who recused him and his village, and for being the one to bring all this trouble in the first place. "Cheer up buddy, I''m not mad at you, I''m in fact proud of you, you are not just one of those people that just take everything head-on and never thinks of the consequences of their actions, but someone who can think before they act, and not only that you are kind to your people, going as far as fighting your own family to protect them. Those are the type of people I want side-by-side with me protecting and leading our new family." While he was still sulking I walked up to his side and placed my paw on his back and rubbed it gently. He slowly was raising his head to look at me, but shoot straight up at me with a look of surprise after hearing the last bit. "...Wait...you mean?" I guess that got his gears grinding. "Yes, I meant what I said...you would mean a fine leader for a troop of elite combatants that will protect the clan...of course this will be discussed more with the other members of the council, however, I believe they will also agree with my decision, as there wouldn''t be a better choice." I dropped my paw from his shoulder as I back away from him and continue to look at him, observe him. "Thank you." He said softly after a while, but I can understand the weight those words had on him. Sure he is strong, kind, and strong-hearted, but he single-handly almost killed all his people, while trapped in his body. While he himself didn''t ''technically'', knowing him, even if only a little, he blames himself and puts himself down for it, and I basically gave him a new way of repenting for what ''he'' has done, so of course he would be emotional. It would be weird and unusual if he wasn''t. "Anyways, let''s push aside this depressing and mushy moment, and talk about Mungo." I wave my paw in the air -as if I meant to do that physically- and my trademark playful grin -at least to me for now-, makes its way to my face, as Magma calms himself down, as he inhales heavily and exhales, causing all the leaves, small clumps of dirt, and pebbles to be pushed away. "Yes, your right your Maj..." I hold up my hand to stop him. "Just call me Ryoku from now on, this your Majesty, your Highness, things like that just kinda make me feel all squirmy." "*Ahem*, alright then...Lord Ryoku." My lips twitch at the Lord part, but there is nothing I can do. "Alright, since you people are so keen on addressing me so formally, I won''t stop you, and just get over it. But, in private at least call me just Ryoku, it makes us sound so...distinct. I know you didn''t like Mungo calling you ''Mr.''" "Yes, your right...Ryoku. Anyways, where I left off with Mungo was..." *A few days ago, Magma''s POV* "Alright, now that we are alone and away from prying eyes, it''s time to start your training Fledging Mungo, are you ready!" I stop once we are in a clear in the forest, surrounded on all sides by massive and thick trees, that will hopefully keep most of the loud sounds Mungo will be making from his beat- I meaning very harsh training, and make a good rest place too. "Yes, I''m ready, Sir Magma!" He shouted back full of unrelating passion and energy. "Good! Now, try and kill me." I grin as all his energy seems to disappear back into his body, and looks at me in confusion. "Ahh." Was all he let out as his mouth hung wide open in shock. "Hahaha, yes I meant what I said, however, to make this easier to bear, since you are but a beginner at best, just attack me with all you''ve got." And with that his energy came back, full force. "Alright, I hope you''re ready." He dropped to all fours and take a stance, that while not good, it was okay...if he was trying to run away that is. "Haaaaaaa-" He charged at me with a battle cry, and without stopping rushed to me and tried to jump on me...keyword being try, as I quickly grabbed him by his face. "Mmmmm, aht mmm guuuu." He tried to talk as I had him by his face, and I could barely make out what he was saying. "....Mungo...I honestly have no words for how horrible of a display that was, I honestly don''t. So I''m going to describe to you how what you did was beyonnnd idiotic, and even your basic instinct should have told you so, so when I''m done explaining, I want you to try again, but better this time. Do I make myself clear!" "Usss Surrr!" He says, still trapped in my hand, his body dangling and swaying like loose grass in high winds." I throw him back to the opposite side of the field and he lays on his back and slides a bit before he stops and gets on his feet. "*Sigh*, dammit Mungo, lesson one always land on your feet, you never want to be in a position where you can''t defend yourself properly. Now, to list off what you did wrong-" *A few hours later* "...wow, I''m honestly very impressed with you. You have moved up from a beginner to a novice and in only a short amount of time...you are very talented in the ways of fighting." I smile at Mungo, as a massive grin slowly takes place on his face. "Really!" He jumped in glee at my praise. "Indeed! However, you have much more to learn and while you may have done good in this spar, that will not be the same in an actual battle. As your enemies will not be the same as me or any other, and the area around you can affect the way a battle can go down, meaning there are constant changes in a battle and a single mistake will cost you. So don''t be content and grow a big head with what you have achieved now, and continue with the mindset that there is always someone better than you out there, and there is room for improvement." "Yes Sir!" He straightens his back, stands on his rear legs, and does that weird gesture -that feels right- again and his face dead serious, taking my advice to heart. "Good. However, I think you are forgetting something, Mungo..." I grin slowly creeps its way onto my face, as Mungo slowly starts to get nervous. "A-A-And w-what d-did I f-f-forget Sir?" His body softly shaking and his legs quivering. My malicious grin now full-blown and my eyes squinted slightly. "If you don''t land a hit on me by tonight...and I say you have at most, hmmm, 30 minutes to an hour tops, you don''t get to eat tonight. However, could you forget what I told you earlier, hmmm?" An expression of a mix of utter despair, torment, shock, and disbelief was on his face and his arms that were raised in excitement earlier were now hanging by his side limply, as he stared at me in horror. "Y-Y-You weren''t joking! B-B-But-" "No buts! I''m being very serious here, if you don''t land a hit on me in the next few minutes, then no dinner for you mister." He only stayed there silently and staring at me. "*Sigh*, Mungo there is more to battle than just hitting your opponent, overpowering then, breaking their bones, and all that other junk, while all that is important, your mindset is just as important, if not more so. If you already think in your mind ''I can''t do this'', then you have already have lost the battle, as I have said already, a single mistake will cost you the battle, and that right there will be your biggest mistake. Now Mungo, believe in yourself and never doubt yourself, you won''t always win and you may not get the results you wanted, but never ever give up and don''t leave yourself with regret for not even trying." Mungo''s head shoots down to the ground and he clenches his fist tightly, and his body and legs stop shaking, as he takes a deep breath and releases it. "Alright." He looks back up at me, a fire in his eyes, the same as the one when he asked me to train him. "Good. Now, are you ready?" My face hardens, and my body tenses in preparation. "Yes!" His face also gets serious and he drops to the ground again, but this time his muscles are tensed and primed, ready to burst in any direction he needs to, whether that be to dodge or be the one to attack. His left hand in front of his right and his right leg bent and in front of his left, slightly lowered to the ground along with his body, and his tail swaying lightly back and forth. I nodded. "Good, now come at me with me all you''ve got!" "Yes!" And with that, he blasted at high speeds in my direction. Chapter 41 - Training Time! P2 Mungo was heading straight towards me at high speeds. Going far faster than he was a few hours ago, maybe 10 times more or so, but still I need to massively restrain myself to be on his level less I accidentally cripple, or worse kill him. However, even if he is far faster than he was earlier I couldn''t help but shake my head in disappointment. I''ve already told him from an earlier spar, that patient is key, especially when you are at a disadvantage in a fight. So when I sent my hand out to grab at him, half-heartedly, and he ducked under the grab and sent his fist barreling to my c.h.e.s.t I was a bit surprised. I quickly, however, jumped backward and narrowly avoid his punch, his fist grazing my fur barely, and put some distance between us to recover a little at the small amount of shock I felt. ''Wow, he would have landed a hit on me if I had put any real power in that grab I attempted. It seems that my teachings about ''Fooling your enemy'' by introducing new and unexpected things into a battle are a surefire way to win a battle.'' "Impressive Mungo. If I hadn''t been prepared and known less about how fast you really are or even if I went through with that attack, you would have already won. And sorry, for not taking you seriously, you have wakened me up. Now the real fight starts now!" I close my eyes and take a deep breath, before I roar and charge him. *3rd POV* Mungo''s body tenses as he stands at the ready to meet Magma''s charge head-on, and it is not very long before Magma is upon Mungo towering over his body and casting a shadow over his body. Magma threw a downward punch towards Mungo that was blindingly fast and caused the air to whistle, Mungo, knowing he couldn''t block a punch like that choose to leap up into the air to avoid it and it''s the effect it will have on the surroundings. *BOOM* The punch met the ground with a loud-sounding boom and cracked and fractured it heavily, causing a mass cloud of dust to cover Magma''s body from view, while Mungo landed a fair bit of distance away so he wouldn''t be affected by the aftermath of that devasting punch. Mungo waited with bated breath and tensed muscles, waiting to see what Magma would pull out next, as Magma wasn''t one to just mindlessly throw his weight and strength around. After a second passed, a massive piece of broken clumped-up dirt was thrown through the cloud of dust, clearing it, and heading rapidly in Mungo''s direction. Mungo rushed toward the makeshift projectile and slide under it and continued rushing forward towards the unexpecting Magma, that was waiting with another in his hands. Seeing Mungo, Magma was surprised at first, before he threw the other piece a Mungo, not giving him a chance to gain any momentum, as he knows Mungo is the faster of the two -when he limits himself- and could quickly land a hit if given the chance. Mungo quickly dodges to the left, avoiding the clump of dirt, but loses his momentum because of it. Mungo seeing his plan didn''t work out, stops and thinks for a second about how to proceed, while Magma just observes his every move intensely and thinking how he only needs one shot to end this. Both stared at each other not moving. After a second, however, Mungo suddenly shoves his hands into the ground and rips out two clumps of dirt before he chucks them in Magma''s direction. Magma not caring for them just slaps them out of his way, however, he failed to take into account was how breaking them caused a small cloud of dust to block his vision for a second. That second was all that Mungo needed, to finish this. Mungo already prepared himself for that split-second he knew he would have, blasted forward towards Magma and on the way grabbed a small clump of dirt on the way. Magma hearing the wind whistling knew he messed up slapped in the direction he heard Mungo was at, to try and divert him and clear the dust. But Mungo predicted this and jumped over his slap and threw the small clump of dirt straight at Magma''s unprotected eyes, blinking him. Magma howled in pain and distress and fiercely brought both his arms to rub at his eyes instinctively, momentarily forgetting about the bet, and tensed his muscles to take the hit he knew that was coming. And Mungo starting to fall, kicked out with all his strength towards Magma''s c.h.e.s.t...and striking him, pushing him back 1cm, and finally falling to the ground. All was silent before. "Yes, yes, yes! I did it, I did it! Take that in your stupid face! Hahahaha!" Mungo''s joyful cheers resounded out loud across the once peaceful and beautiful field, now destroyed and in disarray. "You damn cheeky brat! My eyes!" Magma''s wrathful voice was the next to sound out. *A few minutes later* "Well done brat. I''m surprised that you pulled that off, I didn''t expect you to learn from me that fast especially in the middle of the fight. Be proud, you of really outdone yourself and improved immensely in these few hours and you actually get to eat tonight. Now come on let''s go hunting." Magma waves over Mungo as he proceeds to walk out of the clearing and Mungo hops to his feet fast and following closely on his heels. "Sir yes Sir!" And with that, they both head deeper into the forest in search of some fresh fruits or prey to find. *Mungo''s POV* Man! That fight sure was really...ummm...exciting? Yeah, something like that. But that was sooo cool, I never knew fighting was so fun and really, really, really want to do that again, but it''s getting pretty late so we probably can''t, or maybe I can get Magma to want to fight again, but how would I even go about doing that...oh ma- "Mungo, focus we are here to hunt, don''t let other thoughts cloud your mind, focus on your objective you are here for, and once we get back to our training site then you can rumble all you want in peace, but not here and now, that also applies to fighting as well." Sir Magma snaps me out of my thoughts and has me focus on what we were here for...oops silly me. "Ahaha, sorry about that just still excited? Yeah, that word, from the fight and how cool it was, I''ve never really felt this way before, it''s a new but good feeling that I like. But yeah, I won''t lose focus again sir." I laugh slyly and scratched the back of my head in slight embarrassment. "It''s alright Mungo, it was your first real fight and it seems you are what that call a battle junkie, and I suppose that is a good thing, just you need to check your d.e.s.i.r.es and such in control. You control your emotions, they don''t control you. I would know how bad that can turn out if you don''t, as you can remember how I was before I met his Majesty." At that, I flinch as the memory is brought back to the front of my mind. "Yeah...I definitely will learn to keep my emotions in check then...don''t want to mess up that bad." Magma paused at that and his fists clenched tightly, oops I think I messed up...again. "S-sorry...I didn''t mean it like that!" I look down at the floor as I really shouldn''t have said that...that was really rude of me. "*Sigh*, it''s alright, we have all make mistakes we just need to own up to them and try to correct them as much as possible. But let''s get rid of these depressing thoughts and get ourselves some food, shall we?" I look up to see Magma smiling down at me, and I weakly sent a smile back. "Y-yeah...*inhale**exhale*, let''s do this." And off we go. Chapter 42 - Preparation "Hmm...well...that''s quite a story, you and Mungo are bonding quite well and fast huh?" After hearing Magma''s explanation of what was happening, I could only look in amazement and a little bit of amus.e.m.e.nt. I mean is this how it is in anime where people were at each other''s throats, and the next moment they are sworn, brothers? So I couldn''t help but tease him a bit. "Ahem, yes we are, and I''m quite happy with that as well, hopefully, our relationship will keep on growing." I hope Magma is talking about a brotherly relationship still because that was a lot of passion in voice right there, if not...well...good luck Mungo... you''re going to need it. "*Ahem*, anyways. So what about them then, where did they come from?" I looked over to the mangled corpses of the wolves. "Oh, them, well they tried to attack us when we were having our...breakfast...yeah, that''s the word, saying we stole their prey and we will become their next meals. And well since Mungo was pretty hungry already and upset because he couldn''t land another hit on me, we trained a little before eating, he went ballistic on them to vent...and you see the results of that." Yeah...well as they say...we all have a dark side, those wolves were just unlucky to see Mungo''s side today and survive. "Hmm...well nothing we can do about that, I would always want our members to try and take a peaceful approach first, but since they came with hostile intents, they asked for it." I sighed, I never really liked the loss of life, but only if it is unnecessary, wrong, or things of that nature, as I have killed before and I also killed that Green-Wolf thingy when I first got here, so I won''t be a hypocrite and scold Mungo our do something stupid like that when I did the same thing. "Oh well, they should have just walked away, but what can you do. Anyways, enough about them let''s discuss some stuff about Mungo." I looked away from the corpses and turned my head to Magma with a playful and mischievous grin on my face. "O-Oh, and what would that be?" Magma looked at me nervously. "His training and preparation..." My grin only widened, as I lay my plans forth, right onto Magma, as he grew more and more concerned. *A few minutes later* "You''re insane." Magma said with a blank look on his face. I chuckled at his joke. "I would really think that was true but with how strong you are...well I believe what you say." Magma paused and looked at the devastation that my strength caused. I also looked back at what I caused. With but a wave of my hand (paw), like how someone would shoo away someone or something, I cause a good few miles of the forest in the direction away from any places of interest or importance that I know of, and with Magma''s help I know I didn''t damage anything too important, well...a good representation would be as if I did an All-Mighty Push in a singular direction. And that was only but a small, small, small fraction of my strength...about, heh, somewhere between 0-1% of my true power. (AN: UI Shaggy would be somewhat amused.) I knew full power would be way too much, so I knew it would be better to overestimate my strength than to underestimate it...and I still caused far more damage than I wanted to...well at least I got my point across. "So yeah...I will leave my brother in your truthful hands Ryoku...please make sure he is ready before...that." Magma bowed his head to me to show he has complete and utter trust in me. "Of course. I will make sure you have not put your trust blindly onto me. When I''m done with him here even you might not last a second against him." I flashed a toothy grin at him for the jab I just took at him. "Hahahaha. I will look forward to that then...well, in that case, I will be heading back home, I will tell the council about your plans and rest until you guys are back, until then be safe." After his hearty laugh, he grew serious again and then turned around and took off. "Alright, you be safe yourself you hear me!" I yelled in the direction he took off in. "Yes Lord Ryoku!" "Alright, now time to set my plans into motion." ''Dear, can you see if there is something like the Hyperbolic Time Chamber I can purchase in the store?'' [There is no need for that Yahweh, you have your Realm/Inventory function, remember. (AN: In Chp: 10 Lottery)] ''Oh yeah, I totally forgot about that, thanks for the reminder, Dear. However, how is that going to replace the Hyperbolic Time Chamber?'' [No problem at all Yahweh. Now for your question, the Realm is like a mini-world that you and only you own. In that world, you are basically God. You can make anything you want in there rather through your own powers or using your points, you can change that world as much as you want.] After hearing her explanation, it was like a lightbulb turned on inside my head. ''Oooooh, so like one of those city-building simulators or something like that.'' [...Exactly...yeah like that. Only far more...immersive, yeah that''s the word, and better.] That little pause she had at the start was a bit weird, but I didn''t pay too much attention to it as I''m more focused on what to do with the Realm. ''Alright then. So how do I move to the Realm then?'' I wanted to get started with this as soon as possible, I don''t want to waste any more time. [All you need to do is say the Realm''s name, which is just Realm for now, and then open, so, [Realm: Open], and you will appear in your Realm.] ''Okay [Realm: Open].'' After saying that world looked like it was spinning and growing at the same time, but after a split second everything went dark. Chapter 43 - World/Realm Building, The Real Fun Begins! After what seemed like a moment, but also an eternity, the darkness faded into light. And what I saw before my eyes was an ever-expanding plain, almost like a Minecraft flat world but with hills here and there, that reached far into the horizon. ''...Woah...that was...quite the experience if I say so myself.'' I felt like I was tripping out on drugs or something. I honestly don''t know what to think of it, I didn''t hate the feeling, but I would rather not have to go through that again. ''Will I have to go through that every time I try and come here?'' I ask Dear because if that is the case I might just go for the Time Chamber instead. [You won''t have to go through that again, it was just a one-time thing, as the...World was being created, like when you make a new world in the games you remember. I think it was called...Minecraft...yes like that.] ''Ohhh, that''s cool, tho I wasn''t able to customize the world like Minecraft, but I can do so anything I want, so it all checks out.'' Thinking about this, I''m pretty excited to customize and make my very own world...I''ll make this my very own paradise for me and my people. But before all that, there has been something bugging me about Dear that needs to be answered. ''Hey Dear.'' I called or rather think out to her seriously, but regret doing that as I made her nervous and slightly scared. [Yes, what seems to be the matter, Yahweh?] She asks me concerningly with a hint of fear in her voice, as this is probably the only time I''ve been serious with her. ''I don''t know if you noticed, but when certain subjects, topics, names, and things if that like popped up, you seem to struggle to get it out...why is that?'' I asked curiously and gently, not trying to antagonize her as I''m only curious is all. I trust her, so why should I come off as doubting her. That seemed to do the trick, as I hear her sigh out a breath of relief. [*Sigh*, good, I thought I did something wrong or something went wrong, but it was only that. But the reason I struggle when it comes to topics and things of nature like Minecraft and things like that is because my knowledge of those types of things comes from you and not from Nushi.] Ah, so that is the reason...alright that makes sense, however, that presents an issue. If I go to an anime world that I have no knowledge of or something like that, Dear also will have no information about it, or at most basic information. Well, I guess I''ll just have to go with the flow at that point, but that''s an issue for later. ''Oh, so it wasn''t a massive issue that''s good to know. ...Yosh! Now that, that is out of the let''s get to building the perfect spawn area!'' I stand up on my hind legs and put my paws on my...hip, and puff my c.h.e.s.t out, looking like Fur Might (AN: Furry All Might...*Shivers*). [Hai!] Man, I''m such a weeb. But with Dear''s response, we get to building my spawn area for my new paradise. ...A 10 Hours Later in the [Realm]... "*Sigh*, man now THAT took some time, but it definitely was worth all the work, this is a masterpiece. (AN: I''m going to add the image to the comment section.) A masterpiece this spaw...no the capital of this paradise is. The first thing I did was flatten a massive, and I mean MA.S.SIVE, amount of land to get to building. So after that, I made a mountain half the size of Rhode Island in diameter and the peak pierced through the sky, I made it so that clouds always surround it, which was covered in greenery. After that, on one side of the mountain, I smoothed it out into a slope that was a perfect 45¡ã so it could support the structure of the ''floating'' platform that was attached to it with massive, thick, and strong, basically unbreakable trees. Now for the platform. The platform was like it was glued onto the mountain. It was a huge stone structure that was held up by the trees and was the size of Rhode Island if you add the width and length together. And on this huge stone platform held up by trees, was a massive sprawling city that was blended in well with all the nature around, with massive towering trees and their vines daggling all about. With all the trees and vines I know that all the monkeys in the clan will have a field day traveling around here, but I''m definitely going to have to add a way of traveling this massive place. Now with capital built, I need to go get Mungo and show him his for now foreseeable future home and start up his training...hehehe, this is going to be fun. ...1 Minute in the Real World... When I came out of the [Realm], I see Mungo''s eyes fluttering open. ''Ah! Perfect, he is waking up just in time. If he wasn''t waking up I may have given him a slap or two.'' I think as I smile widely. "Ah!" Mungo screams and scampered with his hands and feet, anime style, and slams his head onto a tree. "Ow, ow, ow, ow!" He grabs the back of his head as a small bump begins to form on it and rolls on the floor. I can only sweatdrop at this. "You ok there buddy?" I ask him after he calms down and the bump mysteriously disappears. He turns his attention to me, looking, and probably is, confused. "Huh? Oh yeah, I-... Lord Ryoku!" He was going to answer casually as he would with Magma, but then realized who I was. "The one and only!" I strike the Fur Might pose again and a cheeky grin. He also couldn''t help but be affected by my cheekiness and relax and smile back "O-o-oh...thank you for keeping s-safe while I was passed out!" He bowed to me. "It''s fine, it''s fine. ...So now that you are awake it''s time..." I say but don''t continue waiting for him to ask the question, with a devious smile on my face and a crazy glint in my already pretty frightening eyes. He shivers and gulped heavily before asking in a shaky voice. "T-t-time for w-what?" He shivers thinking about the atrocities he will surely endure. My smile reaches Cheshire Cat levels after hearing his response. "Well your tort-, *Ahem*, I mean your continued training with me of course!" At that, he deflates like a balloon. "Oh, Kami-sama." Hehehe, oh you don''t know the worse of it. Poor, poor Mungo, you will need more than Kami for this one. "Well, as they say...let the fun begin! Oh yeah, one more thing before we start." He looks me in the eyes nervously. "Y-yeah." "DODGE!" "Wha-AHHHHhhhhhh!" TFS Piccolo would be proud. Chapter 44 - Tortu-I mean Training Arc Begins After teaching Mungo about the best and most important skill in a fighter''s skill set, I told Mungo about my plans...well I give I''m a rough summary...okay I just told him to follow me if he wanted to live...it seems he didn''t get the reference and was only frightened. "Now Mungo, that if you want to live was a joke, I hope you are ready to see the masterpiece that I have built. Are you ready, to become truly strong?" I looked at him with a slight grin as I was excited to show someone my hard work. "Sir, yes Sir!" He straightened his back, like a soldier ready for war, and saluted me. I can see the bit of nervousness in his eyes, but that was overshadowed by the excitement the shone in them. "Good, good. You are going to need to energy and attitude for this. Now enough of the chit-chat, for now, let''s go." I lift my paw up pointing in a direction for more flair, but he didn''t need to know that now. "Hai Sir!" "[Realm: Open Portal]!" With my decree, a shining rainbow-colored portal appeared a meter in front of us. "Now let us proceed forth!" I walked into the portal but caught Mungo''s response of ''Hai Sir'' again. ...In the Realm... "Here we are...what do you think, great right?" I asked Mungo with a slight grin at seeing his jaw drop to the floor and seeing him look each and every way with starstruck eyes taking in all the new and interesting things around...mostly different-looking buildings. Here instead of there only being houses, food-storage buildings, ...and a giant cesspit...yeah disgusting. There were hospitals, school buildings, and places where other essential buildings will go in the future. "Great...great is an understatement! This place... it''s like...a paradise!" Mungo finally was able to turn away from the sight of my masterpiece and answer me after a few minutes. But he seemed like he wanted to get something out, so I indulge him. "Hmmm, what is it that you want to say, Mungo. Come on spit it out." I smiled teasingly at him. "W-well Sir...it seems that the buildings are really...well suited for the Magnus Clan, the buildings will fit the smaller part of the clan fine...but the larger and bigger figures section of the clan will have trouble living in these homes. If we are moving here that is." Mungo managed to get out nervously, but I only nodded and smiled approvingly as I patted and rubbed his head. "Good observation Mungo, you are indeed smart and capable." I muttered the last part to myself. "Indeed this place wouldn''t be suitable to the people of larger stature in the clan...but that is only for now." At that Mungo only tilted his head and looked confusingly at me. "For now?" He said. "Yes for now. For I intend for everyone in the clan to obtain a humanoid form." That again drew a blank from Mungo. "Humanoid?" "Don''t think on it too much, a humanoid form is like you, but always on your hind legs, just know that it will be very helpful and useful." Of course, I plan in the future for everyone to have human forms. Of course, we will be able to go back to our true forms tho, that would be stupid to give up, it would be like we are Zoan users, just reversed. "Anyways. Enough talking are you ready disciple Mungo!" I stand on my hind legs, towering over Mungo with my 10.5-meter height so my shadow cased over him for a frightening image that caused him to quiver a little, but he steadied himself. (AN: I estimated regular Wulgs to be around 3.5 meters long, as hunters are 1.75 meters tall and Wulgs look twice that long.) "Yes Sir!" He shouted back with determination to see this through. I flashed him an approving grin "Good, now follow me to your new training grounds." At that a walked to a giant building that was towering above even to trees themself, and even pierce the skies too. After walking, talking, and relaxing, we finally reached the massive and very imposing tower. "We are here Mungo, the place you will be training for say...about..." I actually don''t know the time difference between my [Realm] and the real world. ''Say Dear. What is the time difference between my [Realm] and the real world.'' I asked Dear as she should know because I wasn''t too sure how much time passed when I was in her building for 10 hours straight, but it couldn''t have been too much time. [The time difference is 1 minute in the real world is 10 hours in here. So roughly 1 day in the real world is about 4 years in here.] The answer she gave me was a bit mind-boggling. ''...Wow.'' I didn''t really know what to think of it, but it sure as heck will come in useful in the future. After that, I turned my attention back to Mungo, who was waiting patiently. "So yeah, you will be training here for...4..." I purposely delay my sentence to build up his anticipation for what I was about to say. "4 what. Minutes, hours, days, weeks?" He kept on guessing but I shook my head his every guess. "*Sigh*, then what is it? It can''t possibly be seconds...right?" He gave up trying to guess and just asked me for the answer. So I smiled mischievously and gave him the answer. "4...years." After hearing my answer, his brain may have short-circuited, as it took him about 5 minutes to respond. "...Huh?" ...A Short While Later... "I see...this is a very powerful ability to have...as expect of Lord Ryoku!" Mungo jumped up and down in excitement at hearing me explain the time difference in the [Realm]. I only smiled at that, finding Mungo cute with how he was acting, like a little brother bragging about his older sibling. But then I grew serious again. "Alright, enough, I know I''ve said that already, but I can''t help myself when it comes to family, however, we are here for your training. So before I lose myself in the moment again, let'' get back on track." I crossed my arms, calmed myself, and reminded myself why we are here in the first place. Mungo saluted me with a ''Yes Sir'' and I nodded at him and turned to look at the tower. "This here place is called The Ryoku''s Battleground...not the best of names, but you get the jest of it. So this place will be your training ground for the next 4 years. Do you have any questions?" I looked back at him. "Yes. How does the Battleground work?" "Well...actually it would be best to show you, then explain it. So let''s head on in." I smile mysteriously and Mungo gets nervous again. "Y-yes Sir." He quickly follows me, as we both disappear into the darkness that is the Battlegrounds. Chapter 45 - 4 Years Later... (1/2?) Ok so before the chapter starts, (if you want to skip this keep scrolling until you see the --- line) I want to address an issue a commenter brought up...my messed up power scaling so I''m going to address that here, and post it in the information chapter in the Auxiliary Volume. So here it goes. A Base Average Human will have .1 in all stats. This is for a perfectly average in everything human many factors can increase or decrease the amount. For example, the strongest man, Louis Cyr (dude is insane he lifted 500 Ibs. with one finger), would have 1-1.5 in Strength and have .1 in everything else. Now for an easy to understand power system that the MC''s ''System'' came up with is the star system or SS 0 Star/ Unranked (0-99/Weak Human-Batman Level) 1 Star (100-1,000/Black Panther-Spiderman Level) 2 Stars (1,001-10,000/Small Town-Small City Level) 3 Stars (10,001-100,000/Large City-Mountain Level) 4 Stars (100,001-1,000,000/Large Mountain-Medium Country Level) 6 Stars (10,000,001-100,000,000/Largest Countries-Medium Continental Level) 7 Stars (100,000,001-1,000,000,000/Large Continental-Half-Planetary Level) 8 Stars (1,000,000,001-10,000,000,000/Small Planetary-Large Planetary Level) 9 Stars (10,000,000,001-100,000,000,000/Small Star-Large Star Level) The strength of the characters will vary even with what their stats say live Magma. He can destroy a mountain it will just take him some time and effort to do so, maybe 10 full-force strikes or so. ... So on and so forth until after 9 Stars where the system or symbol will change most likely, which is still up for debate, any suggestions will be helpful. So to simplify it even more every Star rank is 1 to 2 zeros after it. So for example, Star Rank 3 is 4-5 zeros and Star Rank 9 is 10-11 zeros and, so on and so forth. If it is still confusing, don''t worry about it too much, the SS is more of a threat-based system anyways and won''t be worrying about numbers too much, this is just something to reference to like a color threat system. Also, I changed the name of DEAR to Eve, because the first name was stupid. ------------------------------------------------------- "Alright, Mungo the first thing we are going to do is train up your body first and sharpen up your fighting techniques, then we can get into the meat of your training. So I will be coaching you and sparing with you for about a month...that should hopefully be enough time for you." As we walking into the Battleground, its looks are based on that Colosseum from Dressrosa, I turned my head slightly and spoke to Mungo. And he nodded silently to me in acknowledgment as he looked at the surroundings in wonder. It was a long corridor, in which many paintings and torches were placed along the black bricked walls that seemed to suck in all the light, almost overwhelmingly and menacingly so. The paintings depicted majesty battles varying from each other like a human surrounded on all fronts by beasts but held firm or one on one duels with humans wielding various types of weaponry. All manners of battles were taking place. And between each painting were massive windows that allow one to see out onto the massive battlefield where fights and events would take place. "How does it look, you think it is good as is, or should I change some things around." I asked Mungo to pass the time as we head to the Training Section of the corridor, it was located on the right side of the corridor as are all the different sections for the fighters are, the left side with the windows were for spectators and entry into the arena. "Well I''m not really that good with building and all that but...I think it''s pretty good, you did a great job Sir-" Well if Mungo thinks it''s alright, it should be good for now, changes can be made in the future if needed. "But Sir, what are those creatures fighting all those other beasts, they kinda look like us..but hairless? I feel like they are familiar, but I don''t know why?" Oh so Mungo got some memories too, I thought only beasts at a certain level unlocked them...guess he''s special. "Oh, those guys, they are humans they are beings created in the likeness of the gods...I guess you could call them the Gods'' favorite creatures. They are also forms we will most likely take in the future as well, so I thought, ''Might as well teach everyone about them''." I explain to Mungo as we finally make it to the door of the Training Section and stop in front of it. "Oh, that''s interesting...so they are like...our true forms?" He asked still confused over the subject, but this subject isn''t too important right now so I''ll just explain this to him at a later point. "Don''t worry about it too much, it isn''t important right now, what is important will be your upcoming training and I don''t want you unfocused. Now, are you ready!" I turned to him and addressed him sternly, it''s time to get serious. "Sir yes Sir!" He stood with his back straight and saluted me. "Good, that''s the attitude. Now let''s head in." I say as I open the door to the Training Section. Inside is a massive gray and square tiled hall room that had a number of doors on either side of it, each with different names above the door all titled to match their different scenarios. The one me and Mungo went to was the Sparring Room door. When I opened the door, it didn''t lead into another room, but was instead a portal that would lead us into an empty Sparring Room, let creating a lobby in a game that you could make private if you wanted to. After we went into the portal we appear in a seemly endless room that was only gray with tiled flooring (like the Street Fighter Training Stage). Information about the room will enter the mind of new arrivals in the room about its functions and the like. "...Wow...this. Is. So. Cool! Sir, you did another great job, I don''t know how you do it!" I just nodded at the compliment as I thought of what to start with. "Well, Mungo I guess what I will start you with is..." I hold for dramatic effect to get him riled up. "Yes...what, what is it!" He practically jumped in anticipation of what it is to come. I smiled mischievously. "Technique." I finish calmly, but he deflates at my answer. "Tech...nique...really...but I thought you were going to teach me how to fight Sir! Not do...whatever that is." He seemed like a kid that was told no by his parent but tried to be respectful about it. "I had a feeling you would act up like this, as you would be clueless as to how powerful techniques are, but instead of just trying to talk you into it, let''s spar for a bit and I will show you the power of one of my fighting styles." I shake my head in denial as I hear his answer. "But you could beat me with only a single flick of your finger how is that fair?" He pouted at my answer and response, but shiver at hearing me asking to spar with him. "Don''t worry about that, I will seal my strength to around your level, so we can have a fair fight, now are you up to the challenge?" As I waited for him to respond I talked to Eve. ''Eve is it possible to actually do that?'' [It is. Would you like me to seal your strength to that of Mungo''s?] ''Yes please.'' [Alright. Sealing Commencing in 3...2...1!] After the countdown, it felt like a massive force was pushed onto my body, which made me crouch a bit before it went away and I felt...not that most, to be honest, its just I knew I couldn''t dish out or take as much damage as I could before. After that was done, I heard Mungo''s response. "I''ll gladly take you on then." He puffed out his ?h?st confidently...I wonder where this ???kiness came from? "Alright, then I hope your ready cause. Here. I. Come!" And as the come was out of my mouth, my body shrank to the same size as Mungo and got on my hind legs, to intimate him, and I rushed him. He wasn''t even able to react before I was already right in front of him, it took him a whole 2 seconds to realize I wasn''t where I was supposed to be. "Wh-" I didn''t let him finish as I rain blow after blow on him. I hit him with such speed and ferocity that I left ''dents'' in his body even as I backed off a bit. Then as if the world finally caught up, he was sent flying dozens of meters away before rolling on the ground for a few more, before he came to a stop. Chapter 46 - The Test, Training Wheel Off It has been a while since that spar I had with Mungo, about 2 months or so. But after that little spar I and Mungo had, Mungo became a bit more...reserved I suppose you could say. He became a lot more open-minded about my teachings from then on and took to them pretty well too, just silently listening and nodding when I talk, like a good student. It was like all those hits he took just changed him in some way, in a good way, but you can still see the old Mungo, just more restrained. Like that confidence, he had before the fight we had? It didn''t just fade away like the fog but became more...muted, like he bottles it up until needed. If I were to sum it up, if before he was the hyper-excited kid that wasn''t scared of anything or anyone, he became the mellowed out teenager, a very rapid change, but one that is needed for what I have in mind for him. I think as I look at Mungo surrounded by 7 human-shaped dummies of varying shapes and sizes, ready to charge him at any moment. Anyways, enough of this, I''ve delayed this for a while. Let''s begin the test. "Begin." And with my command, the flood gates opened. *3rd POV Change* The dummies around Mungo sizes were the fastest and so were the first to engage him. All 3 of them came at him at 3 different angles, the front, side, and back, and the all attacked at the same time. The other 4 dummies rushing towards him as well but would take some time. Mungo staying calm, quickly observed the closest and fastest dummy among the 3, the front one, and quickly rushed into it guard. The dummy tired to attack, but Mungo quickly ducked under it''s punch and went behind it and used it momutem against it and sent a double palm strike one it''s spine and another on it''s knee joint, sending it flying straight into the dummy that was quickly approaching, the back flank. The dummy not having enough time to dogde or react was sent flying as well and they landed in a heap of twisted limbs. Only one left, but the others were close by. Mungo not wasting time charged at the last one and unleashed a quick and devasting combo that left the dummy battered and broken, quickly putting it out of the fight. That was 3 down, one permentantly and 2 for a while, 4 to go. 3 dummies twice the size of him and 1 10x the size of him. The 3 double sized dummies all rushed Mungo at the same time, they weren''t as fast as the other 3 smaller ones, but they were 3x as strong. They could easily end the fight in one attack, so Mungo had to apporch this differently. Mungo immediately rushed into the center of them and waited for them to attack. The dummies swung down at him with full-force, trying to end this quickly but Mungo nimbly jumped over their attacks, used their movement against them, as he sent a quick and sharo kick to the middle dummies neck, snapping it in a instant, and kicked off it''s body and twirling, to build momentum, and sent out another kick to the left one''s neck, ''killing it too'', before he dropped to the ground and shooting backwards dogding the attack of the last dummy. The mindless dummy just rushed after him with it fist reeled back ready to unleash a devasting blow. Mungo allowed it to get close and release it''s attack and near him. It''s fist howling into the air as it grew closer and closer, but all he did was wait and when it was close enough rushed into it''s guard, ducking around the punch, and chopped it on the neck, breaking it. Last one down, one to go. As Mungo turned around, a shadow eclipsed him, his entire view was that of a giant fist. Quickly he rushed to evade it. *BOOOM* The giant fist collided with the ground, creating a massive shockwave and gust of wind. Mungo b?r?ly making it out, was sent flying by it and righted himself in the air, before landing back on the ground. He stared at his massive oppentent for a few seconds, as the giant pulled back it''s fist. Everything that was under its fist was pulverized and bits of dummies fell off it''s fist. He charged it without a second''s thought. As he approached the giant, the giant raised it fist and sent it flying towards Mungo, Mungo seeing an opportunity poured every ounce of power he could into his legs and jumped up on the giant''s fist and landed on it''s arm. *BOOM* The giant fist shook the ground again, and Mungo held steady on it''s arm. When things calmed down, he ran along it''s arm and quickly reached it''s head and stayed there, waiting for another opportunity. And one came soon. The dummy trying to kill Mungo went to raise it''s arm in the air and sent it smashing down on it;s own head. But Mungo instead of waiting for that jumped on to the giant''s raising arm and climbed up it. And when it reached the height of it''s apex jumped off it. Mungo skydiving towards the giant, rotated in the air, building up high and quickly raising moumetum flew towards the head of the giant. The giant trying to protect its head moved it other unraised arm in an attempt to do so...but was too slow. So Mungo with all that power and momentum sent a powerful axe kick directly on it''s head. *BOOOOM* *CRACK* *THUD* In a shockwave and explosion of air that was even more powerful then the giant''s own full force punch, the giant''s neck snapped under the pressure and was sent back a few feet before it came to a stop and fell with a loud thud. And with that, the end of Mungo''s test. *3rd POV Change End* Man, Mungo has come far in these few months from what he was before, just thinking about his progress he is a little monster in his own right. Before he was struggling with only one agility dummy, and now he can fight multiple at the same time and some more. And that move at the end was genius! "Mungo I''m truly proud of you. You have passed you test with flying colors, and you have come a long way in just 2 months, you should be proud." I smile lightly at him. I think a bit of Mungo as rubbed off on me or supvising his training has caused me to change a bit as well, because normally I would be more playful with this, but I can''t find it in myself to do so. "Thank you Sir." Mungo calm as ever, bowed to me as I looked him deep in the eyes. His body my not show it but his eyes sure do. He was proud, excited, and enjoyed my praise. "Now not to ruin your parade Mungo, but now that we can remove the training wheels, its time to start your real training. You will no longer be fighting against mindless robots with basic instincts, but ''living'', breathing creatures and encountering different scenorices as well. So are you ready?" I cut to the chase quickly as I don''t went things to drag on and tell him straight. "I''m always ready Sir. When do we begin?" Mungo replies simply enough. But I can see his nervousness. "After you I cook you a good meal and you get some good rest, then we will start tomorrow." I walk pass him and pat him on his shoulder. "Now come on, let''s go." I walk towards the exit of the Sparring Room, as I he Mungo quickly catch up to me. Chapter 47 - A Quick Notice/Update Hey peeps, I just started college so I''m going to be focusing on that, but I will try and update whenever I can, probably Sundays and Saturdays, so just to let you peeps know and not just up and disappear. Everyone stay safe, healthy, and have a blessed day, Simple out! Chapter 48 - Its Finally Time It has been a long time since that day I did that test for Mungo and he has come a long way since then. I don''t really know the exact amount of time that has passed but Eve has alerted me that today is the day we leave, so now that our time is coming upon us, it''s time for his final test. I walk and look around the place we have called home for the last few years we have been here, as this will be the last day we''ll be here. It was a jungle, like the Amazon Forest but on crack, that was so dense that it bloated out the sun and everything was in pitch darkness, it took Mungo a while to adjust to it, and you couldn''t see past about 3 feet without a tree blocking the view, because that was how massive the trees were. Other than trees and the occasional large rock or boulder, there wasn''t much to this place... except the giant powerful, to Mungo, creatures that roam around these parts, but that wasn''t important. I stop my idle thoughts and stop ambling around, and call out to Mungo. "Mungo!" My voice, which had grown deeper and more rashy, echoed powerfully throughout the jungle, everything that existed most certainly heard it, but they know not to mess with me. My yell devasted the landscape around me as everything in a 100-meter radius from me was blown away or ripped straight out of the ground from the gale force of my shout. I wait for a bit before I hear the crunch of broken twigs and leaves under the weight of something, I turn to look and see Mungo. After he sees that I acknowledged his existence he disappears, not to me but others, in a blur and appears in front of me, lowers his head, and takes a knee before me.. "What is your command, Sensei." Mungo says. Mungo has changed in both mind and character, if before he was like the immature, goofy member of the group then, he has changed into a serious, hard-working soldier that does what needs to be done without fail, my shadow I suppose. He''s also a kuudere in a way as well, as he seems cold on the outside but very caring on the inside. But that is not the only change, he has gone through many physical changes as well. He was no longer the size of a Golden-Retriever but was now 7'', and looked like a lanky tall dude, that had good muscles, and his fur was now half-and-half with the color and stripes of the other color on each side of his body. And I don''t know if the world is trying to play a trick on me, but he has a large x-shaped scar on his ?h?st and a scar under his left eye, had a good laugh after seeing them both. "Our time in this realm is almost up Mungo. You have made me very proud, my student, I couldn''t have asked for a better one." I say as I rub his head affectionately. Even if Mungo becomes Death himself, he will still be my adorkable little brother. "T-thank you, Sensei." Mungo says quietly as he blushes, lowers his head further, and unconsciously presses his head further into my paw. I raise my NOW existing right brow, thank God...Gods I looked so weird without them, at that. "Are you blushing?" I tease him. "No, of course not, I would never!" He jumps to his feet quickly in embarrassment and tries to deny it, but that only causes it to deepen. "Hahaha. I''m messing with you. We are always so serious nowadays that I couldn''t help but take the chance to tease you when I had it. Sorry, sorry." I wave weakly at him and smile cheekily at him. At that, he just hmphs, but then he coughed into his fist and recovers his professionalism, same for me too, and waits for me to talk. "Well Mungo as I''ve said earlier, we are going to leave this place soon. Your training is complete and again you have done well, now I there await you is a final test...do you know what it is?" I slowly keep circling around him as I talk, and when I finish I stop in front of him. Hearing my question he ponders for a bit, trying to come with something, but can''t figure it out, so he shakes his head. "I thought the clearing I''ve created just for the two of us would have been enough of a hint...anyways, your final test is...a spar...like the one we had in the beginning." Back to where it all started. This is the best way to see how far Mungo has truly come, and it seems he agrees with me with that ''fire'' he always has in his eyes burning fiercely. I smirk at that. "It seems you''re already ready...now shall we begin?" He nods, then prepares himself for the upcoming battle. I lift my paw into the air, and a claw comes out with a *Swish*, he tenses at that, and cut a line on my wrist causing my blood to spill forth. "Wha-" Mungo looks at my actions questionably, but still stays on guard, like a taught and beat into him. After 3 seconds my wound heals up and the bleeding stops, but a nice size pool of blood lingers on the ground, however, after a few more seconds the blood starts to squirm, bubble, and rise into the air, causing Mungo to jump back 5 meters away from me. The blood then turned into a mini-tornado and after a few seconds exploded revealing a mini-me, as ''mini'' as a 2.3-meter long wolf is, and absorbs the remaining blood in the air and on the ground. Mungo starts to sweat nervously after witnessing all that. "Sensei, I can hardly fight one and now a clone of you...well, I''m in for a beatdown I guess." "Silly chimp, of course, I''m not going to make you fight me and my clone, you will only be fighting my clone. He is about as strong as you, but he won''t have your special abilities, but he will have his own. Now prepare yourself, this is a test and also preparation for...him when we get out of here." He nods at me as he focuses on the clone in front of him. I move to the back of the clearing to give them enough room to fight, but do one more thing before I start it. ''Eve check the stats of Mungo.'' [Alright.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Name: Mungo, Age: 4 (8), Race/Tier: Yin-Yang Ape, Upper High Tier] [HP: 100%, MP: 100%] [Strength: 80K (84K)] [Vitality: 75K (78.75K)] [Endurance: 75K (78.75K)] [Agility: 100K (105K)] [Intelligence: 100K (105K)] [Luck: 20 (21)] [Charisma: 30 (31.5)] [Extra Stat Points: 0] [Skills: Semi-Solar Flames (25% Unlocked), Semi-Lunar Flames (25% Unlocked), Mungo Style: Flowing Water, Crushing Rock Fist (Master (Low), Advanced Stealth, Etc., Mungo''s Blood Blessing (1% Unlocked)] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (30 Mins Later) ''Hmm...he has improved a lot.'' I look down, as I took to the skies during the fight, at the remains of what used to be of the small clearing I made now turned into something out of an apocalyptic movie. The ground was half frozen and half molten, frozen and scorched remains of plant life that were strong enough to last the battle, the rest were vaporized. ''This kinda remains me of that island Akainu and Aokiji made because of their fight.'' I thought of as I turned my attention away from the destruction and looked at the bloody mess that was Mungo. He was absolutely battered, covered from head to toe in bruises and cuts, not a single part of his body wasn''t covered in blood, yet all he had was a massive bloodthirsty grin to show how he felt about his current state; however, he was probably used to this by now. "Ha...ha...I-I...I did it! I won, YES! I finally beat your clone!" He suddenly yelled out and thrust his arms out in excitement. I only smiled at the outburst. "Yes, you did. And to say I''m proud of your progress would be an understatement, you''ve mastered my technique to a great degree, you only need to gain more and more experience from a variety of different opponents to keep on progressing. Now that we are finished here it is time for us to take our leave." I said to Mungo like how a proud father would say to his son. "Hmm, I can''t wait to have my rematch with Magma." Mungo after hearing me looked out into the distance as he thought about his brother. "He will indeed be in for a surprise, nor will he ever have any second thoughts of my training from now on." "Well alright, let''s get you healed up and finally return hom-, well a guess our first home." "Sir yes, Sir!" Chapter 49 - To End a Tyrant Pt1. In the middle of a wide clearing in the forest, a hole in the world opened up, and out of it came out two figures. One was a bipedal monkey that was half-black-half-white with stripes of the corresponding colors here and there over his body. The other was a massive wolf-like creature, that was as tall as a bus and half the length of one. These were both Mungo and Yahweh, better known as Ryoku. ---Yahweh/Ryoku''s Pov--- "So we are back Sensei?" Mungo asked me as we stepped out of the portal that lead out of Paradise. "Indeed we are back on...I believe this is called Eden, so yes we are back to our home planet." I say back to him. "Planets?" He asked me confused. "Ahh, don''t worry about that, I will teach everyone about all that stuff later. For now, let us head back to the clan, we have been away for a while, but for everyone else, it has only been a single day." I''m going to have to solve all my clan members lacking human terminology and the likes at a later point in time. "Alright...*Sigh*, to think 4 years have gone by for us, and it has only been a single day for them...you are truly powerful Sensei." "Hehe, it is only natural that a clan leader is the strongest." I turn and grin at Mungo. "Lord Ryoku...Little Bro?!" Both me and Mungo turn to look at Magma as I suppose he decided to stay here until we got back. "You''re both back...and different...what the hell did I mess in one day!" Magma looked like he was about to have a mental breakdown. So I walked up to him and calmed him down by putting my paw upon his shoulder. "Hahaha, it''s good to see you again Magma, how have you been...wait never mind that, how are you doing." Man, it feels weird seeing him look the exact same after so long. "Ummm, I''m doing good but why are you and Mungo so different from yesterday and today...and are those eyebrows?" I just raised my now existing EYEBROWS, yeah they take about 3 years to grow, at the question. "Well Magma, to answer your questions, me and Mungo have been in a realm I created called [Paradise], where I trained Mungo for 4 years." I explain to him. "So in this realm, you created you somehow turned a SINGLE day into 4 YEARS!" Magma was in complete disbelief, the concept so far out to him. "Indeed, but don''t try and wrap your head around it, just know Mungo has undergone my training for 4 years now...so how about you two have a friendly spar, so you can see if my training was as good as I said it would be hmm." I smile mischievously at Magma as I remember the worries and doubts he had before about my plans for Mungo and his training. "Yes, I want to test him to see if he is ready for your plans, and if not I shall take his place." I nod at his words, then turn my attention to Mungo who''s mind was drifting off to someplace as we were talking. "Hey Mungo did you hear Magma?" He turned to look at me. "Yes, Sensei?" Guess not. "Magma said he wanted to see the fruits of your labor, so how about giving him a show?" At that, he visibly brighten up, as his head whipped to Magma with stars in his eyes. "Really!" He shouted and shook in anticipation. "Yes, I want to see how far you''ve come. Now come at me." As he was speaking to Mungo I was moving back to give them room. "Hehe, alright. Here I come! Haaaa!" And with a battle cry, Mungo launched himself at Magma with a speed he couldn''t follow all that well by the way his pupils shrank. "Fast!" That was all he could say before he raised his arms to guard himself, and the first clash of the battle began. --A Few Minutes Later-- After Magma had his ?ss handed to him, well he didn''t get slaughtered but he only got a hit or two in, he laid on the ground covered head to toe in bruises, as Mungo only had a minor one on his ?h?st, caused by Magma''s immense strength, when he got a bit too excited and careless. "So Magma...do you think he''s ready?" I say cheekily to him, as he shakingly gives me a thumbs up. "Y-Yeah, he is more than ready now...but he may have been a bit too rough on me, hahah-ow." His laughter is cut off as it only starts to agitate his wounds. Seeing this I put out a bottle from my inventory and toss it to him and Mungo as Mungo catches it and it just bounces off of Magma. "Drink that, it will cure your wounds then we can start heading back after you both rest for a bit." Mungo nods and pops off the cap and down the drink in one go, but Magma is still on the ground catching his breath, so Mungo goes off to help him. Seeing so I turn my back to them and walk to the nearest undamaged tree and rest until they are ready. A few minutes later, I open my eyes to see Magma and Mungo fully refreshed and ready to go, so I get up and stretch, and ask them if they are ready to go, they nod, and with that we are off, running back to the Fire District. --An Hour Later-- After running at Magma''s top speed we made it back home in about an hour or so, now that we are back it''s time to deal with the things I''ve put off since I''ve gone to go look for Magma and Mungo. "Magma and Mungo, come with me, we need to get some stuff ready before ''that'' happens." Magma nods his head but Mungo just looks confused. "What is ''that'' Sensei?" I turn to look at him as we continue to walk down the road as denizens of the Fire Distract stop their work and bow to me as we walk to the Apollo Temple, and only tell him I will explain it when the Pillars are gathered. As I say that I turn to Magma and ask him to gather them, he nods, and I and Mungo continue to the Temple. --After Timeskip-- After waiting for some time, everyone has gathered, Magma, Mungo, the Pillars, and Sheila with her guards. After seeing everyone needed is here I begin. "It is good to see everyone is here today, I''ve come with good news. I''ve managed to find some bloodlines to fix the problem of the Apollo Divison not being very well...Apollo. I have to bloodlines for our people. It is the Chimcar bloodline and the Explosive Fist Kong bloodline. The first one is for the common clan members, as it isn''t as powerful as the second, but it can be with enough training and dedication. The second is for everyone here besides Sheila and her guards as they are not monkeys like everyone else. Now...are there any questions?" Everyone after hearing my announcement stop and thinks for a few moments before Kimble raises his hand. "Yes, Kimble?" "Lord Ryoku, I thank you for your help and dedication for your people, but why are we only getting the second bloodline, and everyone else the first? Wouldn''t it be fair and not seem like you are going against your words and rules by giving everyone the same bloodline, and also having all-around stronger clan members" At the question, every turn to me intrigued for an explanation. Hearing his question I nod approvingly and smile proudly at him. "Great question, Kimble." He smiles at me and mutters a quick "Thank you", with a light blush, as his wife playful bumps his shoulder with her elbow and smiles at him, along with everyone else. "The reason I do that is not that I''m trying to separate everyone like that, but because it is like a ranking system sort of thing...like how usually guards are allowed to carry weapons openly or how a higher rank guard has something to show, that, "I''m your superior", and things of that nature. So for my higher-ups and especially the people in my council, they need something to make them unique, special, and powerful as you represent a part of me. Does that make sense?" They all nod as Kimble asks more questions for clarification. "So...like a symbol of status...like you being our Lord?" I smile and nod at him. And with that, all questions were answered. "So we that out of the way...are you all ready for your new bloodline?" I look around the room at each and every one of them as they all nod at me. Seeing that they are ready, I pull out the ritual bowl, that I used to give everyone a contract, and cut my wrist and bleed into the bowl. "Now all you need to do is ingest my blood and the bloodline will integrate itself into your system and change and upgrade your current bloodline, it isn''t immediate, however, and should take place in your sleep tonight, so after you take your fill, go back to your homes, and I will see you tomorrow." Hearing me they all nod, do as I told them, and head back home, after thanking me again, to rest. And we that there is only me, Magma, Mungo, and Sheila left in the room. I turn to her as I see her walk up to me with a smile, and I smile back at her. "So are you ready for your big day tomorrow?" She asks me, I nod at her, but then shake my head after, confusing her. I stop her before she could voice her confusion. I point to Mungo and explain. "My student will be fighting in place of me." I hold up my hand as she goes to say something, seeing her sweating nervously. "I know it sounds crazy...and stupid, but I''ve trained him for 4 years, with a special ability I have, and he is stronger than Magma now, and is at Scar''s strength or higher, from what you have told me." At hearing my explanation she is considerably less nervous, but she is still there. At that, I look at her gently and place my paw on her head and rub it gently, causing her to purr. "Don''t worry, I won''t let anything happen to you okay?" She nods at my words, but then her eyes snap open, and she quickly backs away with a light blush on her face as she realizes what was happening. She mutters a quiet alright and goodbye, and quickly rushes out, with her guards close behind, as I chuckle at her cute display. But after I had my laugh and look behind me, I see Magma with a sly grin and Mungo with a bloodthirsty Cheshire cat smile. "So that ''that'' thing you were talking about was about fighting someone right, as you told her "at Scar''s strength" right!" I''m surprised, but I really shouldn''t be. "You''re...excited? About fighting to the death with Sheila''s father? The most powerful creature in the Blaze Clan?" His smile only grew wider. "Heck yeah, I''m excited.... let''s go beat up some dusty old cat, hehehe!" Chapter 50 - To End a Tyrant Pt2. Hey just a quick notice before the chapter starts, as I want people to know, I''m not the best with an upload schedule, as I''m not the most motivated person as everyone can tell by my uploads. But comments do help as you can tell by chapter 44, that one commenter made me feel like I should post more for them, hence another chapter was out 3 days later. In all, what I''m getting at is that comments, interaction with you guys, really anything keeps me motivated to keep going because with nothing at all, I feel like I''m just talking to myself, so whenever I have the thought to write a chapter, there is just isn''t any real motivation to do so. Hopeful, I can change that, but then again if I''m not writing chapters for the readers, then who, myself? Anyways, I hope you peeps enjoy the chapter, peace! (151 Words) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ''Finally, today is the day that the Blaze Clan becomes part of the Magnus Clan.'' I thought to myself as I look in the direction of the Blaze Clan. There Clan was located in a massive dead and hollowed-out volcano, the perfect place for a clan dealing with fire and its other such related elements. I looked away from it to get myself ready to head out. *POP* *POP* My bones popped one by one as I stretched, and as I stretched I reached out in my mind into what I like to call the [Blood Nexus]. It isn''t a skill hence why it doesn''t show up on the skill list of me or any clan members, but it is something everyone connected to me by my blood gets. It is essentially like a network connecting all of us, so I can quickly speak to my people and them to me. It has more abilities but this is one of the main ones, I call this [Bloodopathy]. Reaching into the [Blood Nexus], I connect myself to the Pillars, Magma, Mungo, Sheila, and her guards. ''Everyone come to the Temple, it is almost time to go.'' After hearing my message they all respond with affirmative and head my way. After that, there is only one more thing to do. Still, in the [BN] (AN: short for Blood Nexus), I now reach out to my people. ''Members of the Fire Distract, an important event is happening today...we as the Magnus Clan will be linking up with the Blaze Clan today...your former rulers, they will be joining us after we kill their former Tyrant, Scar, and his daughter, Sheila, will take over. I''m sure some of you have already had met and even spoken to her, so I''m sure you all know that she will be a kind leader. Now saying all this all who want to join gather in front of Temple, so we can be on our way shortly, thank you for your time.'' After my speech, I could feel my people''s excitement in my blood, as they all quickly rushed to the Temple, only about a portion staying because of their duties. *After a bit of time* I open my eyes and get up from the ''bed'' made of furs in the center, far back of the Temple, like a mini throne, and head out. Upon opening the doors, I met everyone lined up on the sides, the Pillars on the left and the others on the right, upon seeing me they kneel and bow their heads. Walking past them I look down the steps to see my people kneeling on the side by the end of the steps like a King about to walk down the red carpet. Seeing this I can''t help but be amazed. ''This all feels so surreal, it feels just like yesterday I was at the bottom of the barrel...maybe I still I''m...but right now I can''t help but feel on top of the world...this is a magnificent feeling.'' I turned and looked around, at everyone and everything. Right now, we can b?r?ly be called a village, in my opinion, we have only about 100 people, with about only 60% of that gathered here, and simple ''houses'', storehouses, and other such things that made up the district. Thinking of all this I nodded and my eyes hardened. ''This is only the beginning, we may be small and inconsequential, but that will change with time, I''ll make sure of it, I won''t let me people be a forgotten memory, nor will I let someone or something steamroll over us...not again. This is my- no, OUR beginning, and if the first step to that goal is to CRUSH Scar and his people, then so be it.'' After shaking my head and getting away from my thoughts I looked back to my people. "My people raise your heads and ready your spirits as we are about to head to the home of your previous masters, be ready for the scour and belittlement they will most certainly throw your way. As your...Leader, I hope you all won''t react to such petty and childish games and insults and start conflict, because in the end...it will all be pointless, and most importantly, they will become your family members very soon. Finally, to the main point, we are heading to the Blaze Clan for the event, I''m sure they will explain when we get there, so I won''t say more. Now, let us head out." "Yes Lord Ryoku!" My people''s response shook the very ground with its volume and power. And with that, we headed off into the direction of the Blaze Clan. *3rd-Person POV* *A Few Minutes After Ryoku''s Speech* As Ryoku and his people were heading to the Blaze Clan, the clan was an ant-nest of activity, there were people from both sides of the factions getting ready for the event that was upon them, the battle that will quite literally change their lives forever. For once, in many years, they all worked together to get everything set up. And looking down on his ''throne'' in the place this would all take place the ''Coliseum'' or as they like to call it the Slaughterground. "Hahaha, today, today is the day I finally will unite the clan under my fist, there will be no one to oppose me after today. And after this the others are next, only I can reign supreme, hahaha." Scar laughed evilly as he waited for Sheila and her...help, which will be nothing as no one could attest him. "Yes only you Lord Scar can reign supreme, let Sheila and her help be crushed under your feet, and may they wallow in helplessness and despair. But Lord may I ask why to give her a chance at all why not kill her and all that support her?" Scar looked to his side to look at his most faithful and loyal servant Scab, that was currently kneeling by the side of his throne with his head down. "I really would have liked to do that, but if I did, who would be our breeders for my servants, and not only that, with this, I will crush most chances of a rebellion or things of that such. One of the things I hate most are rats scurrying around in MY territory. Oh and because why not have a little fun while crushing that bitch under my foot, hahaha!" Scab looked on to his master with awe and worship. "Yes, my Lord, only you are this glorious and brilliant to think of all the possibilities that can happen." At this Scar roared in laughter once again. "Hahaha, now is about time that they are arriving, until she ran in fear, I wouldn''t be surprised if she did." Scar sat on his throne, unbothered by the upcoming fight, with a twisted, evil smile that cause those who were looking at him to shiver in fear. While Scab only rapidly nodded his head with his own snakish smile. *At the main gate* Ryoku, with Sheila at his side, and his people arrived at the Blaze Clan''s main entrance and entered, under the condescending gazes of the guards, and people from the Origins Faction, and the hopeful, but mostly worried and fearful gazes from the Renewal Faction, but they remained unbothered by them, and marched on. This trend continued all the way until Sheila showed them the way to the Slaughterground, where the fight will take place. When they got there Sheila looked at Scar sitting upon his ''throne'' and his minion standing at the bottom of it. "I have arrived Scar, and have brought my helper, and he has brought his people with him." Sheila looked to Scar and said, at that Scar snorted. "Hah, I knew you were desperate but has your desperation made you go insane as well. Not only did you not beg or ask for maybe someone from the clan that, while that wouldn''t have stood a chance, would have been a good warm-up. You brought a...whatever that wolf-looking thing is, but you brought those filthy monkeys, that had the audacity to leave and not inform me? Hahaha, you really know how to crack me up, you should have run when you have the chance now you and your...filth will die today with you, haha-" "Enough." And with that, all fell silent as they all turned to look at the accuser, Ryoku. "I''ve had enough of your patter, let us get this over with.." He said in a tone cold as ice. Chapter 51 - Soon Hey peeps, thanks to all those who have voted. I appreciate it. I will have a chapter written up and done after school and post it as soon as possible. I haven''t been able to write because of family issues, so that is why. So in all, expect a chapter or 2 today. Chapter 52 - To End a Tyrant Pt. 3 (Short Chapter) There were no sounds that could be heard, but only dead silence, that persisted throughout the Slaughtergrounds, if it was from sheer shock or fear of what''s to come no one knew, but they definitely didn''t expect anything good to come. "Hahaha-, Wow. Sheila, Sheila, Sheila, you must truly have gone insane to pick such a...an insect to dare command me...good, I can''t wait to crush you and watch you bleed out slowly. But that''s not all I''m-" And as Scar continued, his eyes closed imagining his brutal d?s?r?s, Ryoku vanished before everyone''s eyes and appeared behind Scar''s back. Everyone''s eyes widened in shock, but Scar kept on. "going to kill your monkeys one by one as you wa-Gahh!" Scar choked as a powerful appendage wrapped around his neck and choked him. He fiercely tried to claw at it, but he might as well have been a newborn baby, with how meaningless his struggle was. "I could easily end your pathetic and worthless life if I so d?s?r?d, and I would as you have committed a grievous sin of insulting my family, along with threatening them. But I won''t...not because I''m so good person or guy...no, no, no, you will be used as a stepping stone for my student and my soon-to-be general in my upcoming military. For that is all your pathetic life amounts to." Ryoku lifting Scar with his tail brought him up to stare deep into his eyes, which promised him nothing but pain and d?s?r?, the only reason he didn''t soil himself is what was left of his shattered pride. And when he was done with him, he tossed him to the ground like a dirty rag. And once again there was only silence. Ryoku, after a while of no one moving or doing anything of that matter, decided this is enough time wasted. "Scar! Scrape up whatever dignity you have left and face your death like a man!" Ryoku''s voice boomed throughout the Blaze Clan, waking up all individuals that were still and a daze, waking them up to this unbelievable reality. The tyrant they all feared, some respected, others hated, was just treated like some newborn baby, they can hardly comprehend what the hell was happening. And the man of the hour was b?r?ly sane himself. He who was all-powerful, he who was supposed to rule over all, to rein Supreme...was beaten by a lesser lifeform...easily. ''No, no, no! This must be some kind of fluke, yes that''s it! He must have used some type of technique to rapidly increase his strength for a very short amount of time because instead of all that trash he spewed he would have just killed me, but now all his energy is spent and so he retreated! Ha, he almost had me, I almost lost myself there, but too bad for this puny insect that I''m just too smart!'' When Scar came to that conclusion a bloodthirsty smile appeared on his face. "Hahaha, that was a good trick insect, but I already know the secret to it. You can probably b?r?ly walk at this point, hmm? Using all your energy to rapidly increase your strength for short while, to humiliate me in front of my people! I can''t wait to tear you limb from limb." And with a roar, Scar charged straight towards Ryoku. Said man, only looked on calmly and only said one thing lightly. "Mungo." *BOOM*