The Outskirts Of The Great Forest of Kyre
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"I'm sorry princess but you can't come along" a large man wearing a uniform with a sword at his hip say.
He had very well defined muscles that could be seen through the uniform that hugged him tightly, his short pure white hair blowing ever so slightly in the wind, his face is covered in scars as a testament to battles fought.
"I'm also sorry commander but I'm coming.... and that's finally" a young lady responds, she had long blue hair but it was currently tied into a ponytail, sporting a face that would put most super models to shame, and delicate fair skin calloused hand, showing that although she trained she ha never really seen a battlefield, atleast not one with human opponents.
"She's my mother after all..... If the cure truly exists then I shall claim it for her" her voice full of conviction and her eyes burning with drive as she looked up at the man a few feet taller than her.
The large man looked at her, he understood, he knew those eyes as he had such look in the past.
After a moment of thought he sighed "haaa.....fine... your highness may accompany us only on the conditions she stays close to party at all times,is that clear"
She nodded quickly, a small smile gracing her lips.
"All right men we are headed to the center of the demon forest " the tall man said as turned to the group of neatly arranged knights
"We are in search of the Artemisia, you all already know what it looks like from the drawings you have been shown, I repeat this is not a monster hunt, we shall try our best to avoid confrontation"
He picks up a metallic mask that only covers the nose and mouth, "these mana purifiers are the latest designs and are only available to the royal family, with these we should be able to lastest 2 hours in the central zone".
He was meet with an eruption "oh"s and "ah"s from the crowd of knights
Although 2 hours might not sound like much, compared to the conventional mana purifiers that still struggle to reach the 1 minute mark in the central zone, their reactions were not uncalled for.
After they had quited down he continued," we have zero information on the monster's that stay in the center, meaning their is no guarantee we will all return to our home, so if you are scared return back now", his were heavier than before, they all understood what he meant, but none of them were cowards, after all if they were they wtouldn't be part of the royal guard.
As their were no replies to his words, the large man was filled with the tiniest but of pride, as he then signaled them to move out.
"Uncle Richard" the girl that had been standing behind him spoke.
"Commander....'sigh' how many times do have to tell you to call me Commander Richard" he said exasperatedly
"ehhhh.....why aren't I like your niece, your dad's best friend aren't you, meaning your like my~ mmmhhhmm"
"Be quiet and let's get going " he said holding her lips together, unable to talk the now silenced princess nodded.
After a little while he let go and start walking towards the forest.
"Tch" she cursed under her breath
"We'll leave you behind " he said not minding her words.
They both put on their mask's and walked into the forest following behind the already advancing group of soldiers.
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*Inhale*
*Exhale*
"So I am immune" Kyle said to himself after testing to see if could breath in negative mana.
"Hmmm..... but I don't remember wishing for this, or this a reincarnation bonus" he wondered
"But this place isn't a bit to big... I'm not complaining but what am I going to do with this, it has to be like 4 acres and the house even has a second floor 'sigh'.... now it feels a bit too lonely"
As he walked around the perimeter of the house,he noticed some plants were already growing in a patch of tilled ground, not question why such a thing was here in the first place, he plucked a ripe looking tomato, atleast it looked like one,wiped it with his shirt and took a bite.
"D…. Delicious and a bit sweeter than normal" he commented before finishing it in the next bite.
[Stamina +2]
"Huh....who said that, oh I remember it's the system, so these plants have boosting effect... hehe" his lips curved into a creepy smile as he released a small chuckle thinking of the possibilities
"But before that.... STATUS" he said and soon after a purple screen appeared before him.
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[Name: Kyle Summers]
[Age: 19]
[Lvl 1 [EXP: 10/1000]
[Title: None]
[HP: 100/100]
[MP: 20/20]
[Strength: 12]
[Agility: 10]
[Perception:5]
[Vitality: 20]
[Stamina: 11]
[Intelligence: 25]
[Stat points: 0]
[Skills: Assimilation]
>Switch list
"19?, no wonder I look younger than before" he thought remembering his appearance in the mirror.
"My stats look good...I guess,I mean I don't really have anything to compare it to" he said after scanning the screen some more
"assimilation' is my only skill huh? Oh yeah what I wished for, but how do I use it " he wondered with his head tilted to the side and a hand on his chin.
[Would the host like a system tutorial]
"S...Sure I guess " slightly surprised that his question was answered he replied.
After a few moments of listening to the systems explanation, he pluked one of tomato like fruits from the plant and placed it on the ground.
Stretching out his hand "ASSIMILATE" he said, his voice a little louder than normal.
Almost immediately after a blackish mist rushed out of his palm and enveloped the
Innocent fruit, soon it receded back into his palm and the tomato was gone.
[Stamina +2]
[No skill found]
"hmm... well I guess it's ti be expected it is a plant after all" he said after reading the system message.
"well I guess I should get lunch while I'm out here"
After harvesting some more tomatoes, potatoes and some other plants he wasn't really sure what they were, he went back inside .
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[ Negative Potato]
[Description: after growing on soil rich in negative mana they have been genetically modified]
[gain 1 strength after consumption]
"So that's why the skin is darker than normal potatoes, and all of the other ones are similar but have different effects "
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[Negative Carrot]
[gain 2 perception after consumption]
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[Negative Pepper]
[gain 2 agility after consumption]
"Well I guess I could make stew" he said looking at the ingredients before he began to prep them
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"No no no no no,ahhhhh!"
*Crunch*
The jaws of a massive wolf like creatures snapped shut silencing the unfortunate human between it's teeth.
"They never said these kind of monster's existed in the center of the forest " a knight said, his voice trembling as he struggled to keep a grasp of his sword.
The monster was a towering 12 meters, thick drool dripping from it's mouth full of razor shark teeth, it's fur was an ominous silver color with black shadows streaking around its body leading to its feet, the ground around it was pitch black almost like it devoured all the light around it.
"... keep your wits about you men" Captain Richard said trying to calm the soldiers down,but his efforts were wasted as the wolf swiped his tail crushing the knights into bloody pulps .
The knights who hadn't already died were frozen in fear, they knew that even if they ran this monster, this animal would catch up to them in no time an send them to their maker.
"VOID SLASH!!" a arc of light meet the wolf monster on it's left side pushing a few feet away
".. all of run! I can't hold it for long" although the attack was strong he instantly knew it didn't have the effect he hoped for, infact it had no effect, although the wolf was pushed back that was the most the attack did.
"U...Uncle Richard!, w...what are you you saying we can't live you behind and what about the Artemisia we need it to heal mother" the girl with light blue hair said as hr voice trembled with fear
Although she knew she was no match for this walking disaster ,but she was determined to complete what she had come to do.
"Fiona stop arguing with me and leave!!" he almost never called her by her name, but when he did he was always serious about his words.
The wolf already shook of the blow, setting it's gaze on the scar faced man, It snarled before pouncing on him with his jaws wide open.
*CLANG!*
The sword meet with teeth of the shadowy creature.
"I'm sorry Uncle but I have to do this" tears fell down the face of the beautiful girl as she tore her eyes away from the sight of her Uncle and the monster in a one side battle.
"Fiona... you idiot get back her" he shouted at girl who's figure began to shrink as she disappeared deeper in the forest, but he didn't have much time to think about her as he blocked the wolves tail.
'how is it so hard' he thought as he noticed the crack that formed on his sword.
'It's not going to last long at this rate, I have to finish this now '
Holding his sword in front him he being to gather energy in his sword.
"Take this you over grown dog ,VOID SLASH QUINTUPLE!!"
A bright arch of light that dwarfed the previous one was sent flying towards the wolf, meeting it at the nose releasing a blinding flash of pure white light, followed by a shockwave that blew debris everywhere.
After the winds had calmed down all that remained were the wolf stood was a large crater, more surprisingly the trees in the area were fine, but the exhausted knight paid no attention to this fact.
Even though he was sure the attack had hit, he knew for a fact that the attack little effect on the wolf, and his assumption was verified when he felt all hairs on his body straighten.
He jumped to the left trying to dodge the incoming attack but.....
*CHOMP*
He feel to his knees coughing up blood, the wolf had taken a bite of the left side of his torso, his heart, his left long and arm were no longer connected to him.
"You Monster..." He said as his eyes finally lost their focus, he fell over no longer moving.
The monster simply walked away disappearing into the forest leaving the dead knight on the forest floor in a puddle of his own blood.