Calling my zombie Mole King as I figured why not, the massive creature slowly moved as the fungal spores struggled to force the body of the thing to move. From what I learned about the ability was that the fungi could only cause jerks in random muscles which was fine for attacking but for mobility the spores formed an exoskeleton like my own to move its host. For Smaller creatures this worked but for heavy and large creatures the method crippled its speed.
Pulling Anastasia from her mother was harder than I was expecting. Eventually though we hit the road, Anastasia shrunk down back to her pocket sized form. As we began to navigate the caves to the lair of the bear I recovered the basics and information on the Cave Bear.
'So, from what I remember the Cave Bear lives in the old Capital City of the Ants, right?' I asked her.
'Yep, he showed up one day and wrecked the whole place' she explained.
'Hold up for one second, it just showed up, that's a major detail Anastasia!' I exclaimed to her, what do mean a giant frickin bear just showed up and everyone just neglected to mention it!
'Sorry! I didn't know, it wasn't common knowledge, my mentor is a bit eccentric but he was there when it happened!' she replied, and now it made sense. I had a distinct feeling that not whole people talked to the Elder Treant and well he was younger the Lord Armeant I had feeling it wasn't by much.
'What did he say word for word?' I asked looking at my spider companion.
'He was trading with them, back when the caves were a lot more peaceful, and he described hearing a roar from across the cavern, he remembers the chaos afterwards though he never saw it directly he saw the fallout' she explained and I was bummed out that he didn't see as the information could've been easier.
'Alright, are sure he didn't say anything else about the cave, perhaps it origins, cause I'm willing to fight one giant ass bear but I have my limits' I pressed to see if the Old mentor to see if he had more information that he shared with his pupil. Hell, I was even half tempted to turn back and ask him myself.
'Nope and I tried to get more, but he isn't exactly the easiest person to get to stay on topic' the spider relied exasperated.
'Okay well let's at least plan out an attack plan...' I replied. All we knew about the bear was that it had a nearly Indestructible fur, and what I remembered about earth bears. One the thing was not going to be slow especially with the advent of the system. Our primary advantage besides numbers was the area of mobility, as the massive creature probably couldn't move well in the caves or at least I hoped so. My zombie puppet which I had stone swimming underneath us it's primary goal was to serve as a distraction for the creature.
Hefting my club as it was the best weapon for the ordeal, as the blunt force would hopefully penetrate through the fur.
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It took several hours to reach the area, that was far from the Keep. To be fair me and Anastasia weren't exactly rushing to the fight, with all the bravado we and others use there was an undeniable chance that me and Anastasia would not make it out of this fight.
My nerves caused my brain to pick up everything my brain remembered about bears, for example the proto-european for bear went extinct because people believed that saying the true name for bear would summon one? Well I remembered that useless factoid.
As we entered a long narrow strip of cave I saw fallen Battlements. Like layers of history the first was crude and malformed covered in bones of hares. The next layer was the work of the ants, and the final layer where city stone walls like that of the last city of the ants. The very edge of the walls had deep groves cut into them, bear claws.
Entering the cavern my breath I saw the remains of a great city. The large cavern was the city, each side of the two flanking walls of the cave had houses and ruins interwining with the rock. Where I was standing was a square where the ruins of tall buildings some ruined by battle and burn marks others claimed by the March of time.
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[Bonus Quest]*
You stand in the cradle of a great city, the heart and blood of Queendom of the Ants, a once prosperous society to which you only finished off. The death blow was struck by the [Shard of Ursa Major] a shard of the Shattered Constellation of Ursa Major, The System allowed the fragment of the minor cosmic being to enter this tutorial. Trapped in this cavern unable to leave this is considered a neigh unstoppable foe. It has manifested in the form of a [Nemean Bear].
Rewards: +100 Achievement Points and a Title
*This will grant a temporary a Achievement [Completionist] due to you slaying or allying all of the Secret Bosses.
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[**WARNING**]
The System Administrator has designated this creature as a Herculean Task. Challenge this creature at your own risk.
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Welp, I'm pretty sure I'm going insane, cause I'm all out screws, marbles, and good ole' common sense, and I'll be fighting this thing sounded fun!
Wait— no I should be scared, what was happening? Then I heard it and felt it, a maddening chuckle and pat on the shoulder.
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[Weirdeyes Watches]
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Shaking off the weird Eldritch being, I looked and saw that Anastasia wasn't looking at me which was good. Looking back I saw my zombie Mole emerge from the ground. Focusing on the task ahead I followed behind Anastasia who wandered through the worn cobblestone roads. The city square that we gave way to a steep cliff that over looked a vast stretch of city lower than the rest. The buildings that were left spoke of craftsmanship and lavish lifestyles a far cry from the brutalist architecture of the other ant cities. Laden in some where the soft hue of gold lining some buildings.
Then as I overlooked the obviously 'rich' part of the city I saw it, nearly two hundred feet long each of its paws. The dam thing was sprawling over an area nearly the size of a foot ball field.
I looked at Anastasia and then she looked at me and simultaneously we both stated telepathically.
'Fuck that' and turned around.
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[Alert]
An Eldritch Entity is interfering!
[Computing]...[Admin Approves]..!
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[Quest Update]
An Eldritch being has interfered and has sealed off the cavern until you slay the [Shard of Ursa Major] the system administrator has allowed this interference.
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Raising a single middle finger at the all powerful beings that were fucking with me. I shared my system notification with Anastasia.
'Oight, like the fuck we about to fight a frickin two hundred long bear it's fricken teeth are almost the size of Kien!' she yelled hysterically.
'I have feeling they don't care' I responded to her as I raising my club and put it on my shoulder and turned back to the cliff.
'Ugh! I know, let's go kill that fucker, then Its you next you Eldritch fucker!' Anastasia responded before she hopped on my shoulder and I created a platform of earth as I stopped using from gaining to much momentum until we landed roughly on the ground soon followed by the giant mold which was looking smaller after I saw the Kaiju bear.
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[Shard of Ursa Major] Lv. 34
Rank Two Feral Cosmic Being(Insignificant Shard)
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Level 35 was a terrifying jump in power but it was still encapsulated by the Second Rank. Shaking off the nerves once again I returned to the task at hand.
I took a breath out and let my Mana flow, it gripped the buildings nearby and reformed them. I created a flat area perfect for my domain, the Kaiju bear was sound asleep. Leaving its bed of rubble alone I prepared for the opening salvo. Raising a large boulder above the bears head I was ready. Looking at Anastasia I saw she was ready having created a large web that she was going to use as her base of operations in the fight. My mole was ready to tackle the bear although I was pretty sure the dam bear was going to be unaffected.
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[Dorthinoxin's Domain]
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"Aww, you're absolutely evil for that I hope you know that" Dorthinoxin stated to the frankly ancient deity even to him sitting across from him.
They both busted out laughing one being a chuckle and the other maniacal laughter.
"You agreed to it you right bastard!" Weirdeyes laughed back this time he assumed the visage of an old whaling captain with a wild beard and even madder eyes.
"You may be right but the facts are facts! Anyhow want some popped corn?" The Daemon offered him.
"Now that is good! I might even be tempted to take Terra into my domain!" The Sailor responded as he digged into the treat.
"Oh, by the [Redacted Conversation]" Dorthinoxin told the old sailor with a shit eating grin on his face.
"Ah hell nah, that things still alive!" The Mad glint in the sailors quivered in fear for a moment for a moment but it happened.
"You know that 'it' is a person" a new voice spoke into the domain.
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Back to Kien
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The boulder caused a shock wave as it crashed into the Kaiju bear. As the rubble broke apart I watched the massive creature open its eyes large brown orbs darkened with feral rage. As it rose to its hundred foot tall height I cursed the Damnable bastard that forced me into fight. It opened it maw revealing teeth nearly the size of me and it roared, the sound of its voice carried across the cave and reverberated back to me.
Forcing myself to ignore the disorientation from my inner ear ringing. I summoned my Mana that swirled around and in the earth. Locking eyes with the bear I roared back.
"[PSUDEO-DOMAIN OF GEOMANCY: ROVING TIDES]" I bellowed as the earth around me quaked and create waves of earth raised up lapping at the form of the Colossal Bear. Then I sunk below the waves. The former king of the moles slammed into the bear with wreckless abandon.
In response the Bear slammed into the smaller mammal and sent it flying, it would be almost comical if it wasn't me about to be fighting that thing.
The bear looked around for me and I rose to the occasion. Summoning large tendrils from the sea wrapping them around the limbs as I jumped from the sea. The Brown eyes locked on my form and a look of boredom overcame the Bear's face as it ripped itself free and went to strike me with its free paw.
Unable to stop myself quick enough I braced for impact summoning a [Force Field], and that impact never came.
'I'M holllldinggg it down!' Anastasia yelled and I saw a giant web holding back the paw from finishing the attack. My zombie tackled the other forepaw. As I reabsorbed the [Force Field] I struck down with my club.
...it was no epic attack, oh no rather like ping pong ball I flung back as the Force of my attack rebounded onto me.
'Boss!' Anastasia cried as the behemoth broke free and it's maw wrapped around the body of the zombie mole and bit down and from my position of flying through air as it ripped up the mole in half.
My vision was interrupted as I crashed into the cliff face and I stayed their only for a moment before gravity took hold. My head rang from the Force of the blow and dark blots danced a danse macabre. Blinking away the blotches I saw that my armor held and the only damage was from the transmission of force.
Forcing my self up, I used my club as support, before I looked and saw the bear swallow the undead mole. Smiling as I watched it eat something that under normal circumstances would be fine to eat, nasty sure, but bad no. Unfortunately for the bear, the mole wasn't dead yet.
As I watched what was going to be a rather vengeful meal. Launching forward I hid myself in waves as the powerful but thankfully stupid bear searched for me ignoring Anastasia's growing web fortress.
Rising from the tides I struck this time using the earthen waves around me to hold me still.
Again and again I weaved around the giant creatures feet. Until finally I felt the mole enter the point of no return. Then the bear roared, in pain. Not from me but from the undead creature the Damnable beast ate.
As it wreathed in pain I wrangled it with great effort. As it opened it mouth again Anastasia blast venom into the things mouth. Causing it to gag on it in surprise.
Slamming my club into the Achilles tendon of the bear, I felt something spike and as I dodged out of the way as I saw a spear of ice protruding from where I was. What the hell? Then I saw it, ice began spreading from the Bear and it was battling my domain trying to freeze it out. With a push of will the sea recovered, pressing my understanding into it. I heard a disembodied mad laughter that spread throughout the cavern.
Channeling my rage into the domain I felt the rock at my feet grow a little hotter. I resumed my attack as the Bear tried to move around and navigate the treacherous terrain. The liquid rock acted like Non-Newtonian liquid changing in viscosity based on the Force applied. Forcing the massive creature to constantly move lest it be pulled under the sea of earth.
The ice spears would periodically try to make me into a Kentucky man kabob. Using my ability of greater mobility I weaved around the Creature as Anastasia made sure it shut up, and was slowly creating a canvas of webs along the walls and the fur of the creature. The temperature began to nosedive at full pace, and as it the ceiling and walls began to grow and frost over. By time I noticed this happening, it was to late, long spear of ice fell propelled by gravity.
It became a waltz of near death as the giant Kaiju and its ice danced in coordination. With a push of mental effort I carved out a cave for Anastasia to take cover in a ice broke apart her webs.
A single slip in my mind, a brief lapse in concentration. The massive paw of the creature slammed into me. A mix of [Force Field] and [Knights Bulwark] slowed the things massive paw, it still broke through the magical barriers and chucked me. Summoning a tendril rock I managed to stop myself from crashing Into the rock at full force.
Like a ball of fire burning in my chest just beyond my skin it roared in anger, like dripping magma it filled me and with a greater push of effort I rose. My mind blanked out, all I felt was a primal rage like a part of my mind was still unevolved. My will wrestled and for a second I felt a flicker of something greater under my control until it slipped out of fingers. What was still in my grip was more than enough. Drawing strength from the earth itself I rose from the ground.
Mana, and Divinity Swirled around me and I struck down on the snout of the Bear and it snarled in pain. An avatar of Earthen rage surrounded me, swirling in around me. The bear gripped onto the Avatars forearm. The liquid like substance that formed my body hardened and trapping it I separated for a moment busting out from the Avatars chest I slammed it the things skull again as it snarled and this time Ice pumping from its jaws started covering the body of my avatar. Rejoining the Avatar I rose and struck the Bear. With my other hand I grasped the thing and put the creature into a chokehold as it struggled Ice spirals rose and pierced into the my avatars form. My anger nearly faltered when one struck me and the insidious cold permeated my skeleton.
Roaring I continued the chokehold, as death whispered to my worn body. Banishing the thought I struggled applying more and more pressure. Until finally I felt the creature flag and crumple. With one last push of effort the creature's throat gave in.
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[Level Up x2!]*
You have leveled up twice from killing the [Shard of Ursa Major] a level 34 Feral Cosmic Being. You have 20 stat points to allocate!
*Two Levels were consumed, one to upgrade system creation [Flamekin Bear Pelt Cloak] and one level was confiscated due to [§∆π ∆√ ΠΩμ¶] a [√∆μ쇶€π ‡μ¶‡] activating.
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[Alert!]
You have touched a part of yourself that is extremely dangerous be advised doing so is extremely dangerous.
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[Bonus Quest(Augmented) Completed]
You have completed a bonus Quest by slaying the Secret Boss [Shard of Ursa Major] by doing so you have completed all tasks available to you in this area, the system will bring all items belonging to you even if they are not on your person.
+100 Achievement Points and Title [Slayer of a Shard of the Great Bear].
-[Slayer of a Shard of the Great Bear]
+10% all body and mind Stats and +1% to soul stats.
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[Tutorial Achievement Earned]
You have earned a temporary achievement that times out as soon as you leave the Tutorial, this achievement is upgradable.
-[Completionist]
Ally or Kill all Secret Bosses and their Associated Factions if applicable.
+10% Achievement Points
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