Thunder rumbled in the dark skies above the desolate lands of Sevarna. Countless bodies lay mutilated on the blood-tinted earth, while the sounds of swords clashing rang out relentlessly.
'Today was a day that would be forever marked in history…' A skinny golden-haired boy scrambled to his feet, his silver eyes radiating in a soft glow and his slender hands wrapped around an exquisite red sword that was as huge as himself. 'This was a day that would be forever embedded in the river of time and age…' Before the gold-haired boy were dozens of heavily armoured skeletons with a bright red flame flaring in their eye sockets, their toothless mouths gaped to reveal the entrance to the endless darkness. [Player Arthur! Continuation with this quest will result in death, and failure results in the death of the last person that loves you in this world!] 'After being betrayed by the world I gave up my life for…' [Your Health is less than 10%, It is advisable to abort the quest…] 'After losing my soul to the ones I loved the most…' The blue-haired boy gave out a dry chuckle as he lifted his head, fully revealing a face ridden with injuries and eyes burning with the desire to do battle. 'I must fight to protect the last person in the world who didn't betray my trust…' The armoured skeletons roared upon feeling the fighting spirit raging out from their target. Like a band of mindless robots, they threw themselves upon Arthur, the blue-haired boy. 'Although I'm weak and I'm just as an arrow on the end of its flight path…' Laying behind Arthur was a little girl with long silver hair covered in fresh bruises. Her long red dress was long torn, revealing parts of the whiteness underneath. 'I will fight until there's nothing left of me!' Arthur leaped forward, hacking with all his might at the nearest skeleton. Instantly splitting into halves with his sword in an explosion of blue flames. The other skeletons roared in fury at the death of their comrade before charging over madly and attacking Arthur from every possible angle they could. Their movements were nimble, and ferocious, going directly for the kill. 'I will fight for the last thing I love in this world!' Arthur roared as he lunged towards his next target, his eyes radiating in a faint silver hue. His entire energy reserve which was less than 2% of his natural energy reserve exploded forth in waves. [Slaughter Mode Activated!] [All attack-related skills have doubled and fighting strength increased!] After hacking his way past dozens of Skeleton Guards, Arthur whose eyes were glowing red continued to hack at the enemies relentlessly, taking them out one by one. Even if we have to die… I'll take down hundreds of you with me! Sounds cliche? I don't care! During his state of absolute slaughter and bloodlust, his eyes contracted and his entire body tightened. His sword swiped faster, sending more skeletons to the netherworld. "Arthur!" When Arthur heard the scream, his entire body froze and his heart tightened. "Boom!" In an explosion of light, a large javelin congregated out of blood, and bones shot through Arthur's chest, stabbing through his heart and pulling out through his back. [Player Arthur Received Critical Hit!] [Regeneration Process unable to be initiated due to low energy!] "Heh, Little kitty… try not to die too early alright? When I reincarnate, I'll raze this place to the ground…" Arthur said as a tear drop ran down the side of his face. Feeling his heart getting stabbed through, an indescribable pain ripped him apart and all the muscles in his body tightened. Biting back and swallowing a blood-curdling scream, Arthur turned around and flashed a grin at the young girl behind him. "Little Sylvia… Don't reincarnate as a demonic beast again… Or I might kill you… Continuously, until you reincarnate as a human…" Arthur spoke while taking deep breaths within sentences. His endurance was already through the roof, he was trying not to die too easily. The silver-haired girl screamed as he collapsed down to the ground with his face contorted in pain. Swiping her hands, a grey claw materialised out of energy splitting the skeleton into multiple halves. In the pool of his blood with his eyes wide open and vision dimming, Arthur watched as the girl he was trying to protect tried her best to stop the skeletons from getting to his body. He watched as she hacked and slashed, his vision giving way to the darkness. 'But, maybe I am still too weak and naive for this world… Maybe I just need to rest for some years…' Arthur felt weak, the last thing he saw was an explosion of light coming from the girl and his body weakened. [Player Arthur… you are dead. Your soul has been transported into the Realm Of Reincarnation] 'Or maybe I should stop this life of conquest and live a peaceful and fulfilled life with the true people I love…' At that moment, when the greatest human on earth fell. Chaos descended upon the earth once again, and the gates to other worlds and dimensions were once again opened. 'Realm Of Reincarnation…' He didn't need to think much to know where he was for he had been here countless times. This was the Realm Of Reincarnation, where the greatest of creatures get the chance to reincarnate back into their chosen worlds with any form they'd like. 'A second chance… I accept!'—— Arthur opened his eyes to find himself floating in a vast starry space with countless creatures including humans in their spirit forms moving from one point to another. When he looked down, he saw his body was white and he could see through his hands. Not wasting time admiring his surroundings or his ghostly body, Arthur's eyes flashed and a serious expression surfaced on his face."Open Reincarnation Panel…" Arthur muttered to himself, having great familiarity with the way things worked here in the Path Of Reincarnation. He swept his gaze across the vast and endless void full of stars, and a pained smile revealed itself on his lips. After everything, rising from zero to hero, and becoming powerful, everything went down the drain. This made him realise that strength was nothing if you couldn't harness and utilise it. <[Reincarnation Panel]>[Create Form] » [Chose World] » [Naming] » [Finalise Creation] » [Reincarnate] Arthur sighed as he began the process of reincarnation. Waving his hands and dragging the transparent silver screen that read [Reincarnation Panel] to the side, he was greeted by a new influx of screens. <[Select New Race]> 'Demi-dragon…' [Select Recessive Blood] 'Supreme Human…' 'Human.' Arthur clenched his fists. He was a half-dragon in his past life, and he still wanted to remain that way especially if he could do so. Unlike the Little Cat, his reincarnation is not randomised. [Other Features?]Arthur sighed as he began to alter some of his body parts, his eyes radiating a weak glow as he altered some distinctive features in contrast to his former body <[Set Features]> [Hair - Gold] [Eyes - Silver] [Skin Tone - White Jade] [Facial Features Rating - Above Average] [Body Figure - Masculine] [Accept?] 'Yes.' Arthur nodded slightly as he loosened his clenched fist, relaxing his body as he lowered his droopy eyelids. He was growing tired… <[Chose World]> 'Sevarna…' <[Choose Name]> 'Arthur.' Arthur's eyes flashed as he got closer and closer to the second chance he wanted… a peaceful life. [New Form Created! Transplanting Soul!] [Soul Grade - Strong!] [System compatible with the chosen world! Magical affinity is compatible with the chosen world! Supreme Qi compatible with the chosen world! Body changes compatible with the chosen world!] [Reincarnation Process… Begun!] Arthur closed his eyes and clenched his fists even tighter, the soft sound of his knuckles cracking wasn't heard though - Why? Because he was now in an energy form, and he no longer had a tangible body. 'A second chance!'It's been thousands of years since the death of Sevarna's greatest heroes, and technology is slowly advancing. A tall muscular man stood before large groups of students in a huge classroom. Behind him was a board riddled with illustrations of various theories on magic circles and evolution instead of Mathematics or English. "Ever since the first gate opened, and the first Warlord Association was created… Humanity has faced nothing, but absolute chaos." The broad-chested man gazed into the eyes of every student before him, his chest pumped as he roared out, "The ability to unleash a strength ten times the power of a grenade with a single punch, the ability to leap across buildings and float over sea… Power roamed the world, and the thirst for it created the world we live in now. A world dominated by the fatties and cry-babies, a world where the truly strong are manipulated as weapons of war on the battlefield. A world where armageddon is imminent. The only way to counter this
After the strenuous class with Lynx, Arthur who was as hungry as a wolf dragged himself up to the school cafeteria. He pushed open the steel doors, maneuvered around the maze of a school then arrived before a set of double doors with the words "Cafeteria" printed on a piece of paper that was hung at the top of the double doors leading to the cafeteria. The students who had been freed from the tiring teachings of Sir Lynx and the other teachers barged into the cafeteria with grumbling stomachs. One particular student with a tall bulky frame let out a hungry roar as he stretched and twisted his body to loosen up his muscles. After loosening up, he approached his predetermined seat. Arthur made his way to his seat, quietly sat down, and opened his storage space. As a wild list of his belongings appeared before his eyes, he smiled faintly. [Storage Space Grade 1 (8/15)] [Locked Chest(3)] [Ice Claw Wolf Fang(24)] [Goblin Junk(40)] [Black Eye(3)] [Icelandic Lion Hide(8)] [Warm G
Arthur ran back home after school with a smile on his face. He wondered how his mother was doing. Running past a variety of houses of different designs and sizes, Arthur leaped across the iron fence around his house. He jumped into the lawn, and dashed towards the door. "Mom, I'm home!" Arthur pushed open the cyan door which was left unlocked with a smile, greeted by the serene sight of a tidy and clean room. Sitting on the sofa was a tall slender woman wearing a long loose-fitting garment. Hearing the familiar voice, the blue-eyed woman turned her head to gaze at the newcomer. "Arthur? You little brat, your dinner is right in the kitchen. You can go eat right after changing into something casual. Don't believe that uniform into the kitchen." Arthur smiled warmly as he nodded his head in acknowledgment, before dashing up the stairs to his room. That was his mother in this reality, Celicia. She was a war lady at Rank A, her prowess was beyond the comprehension of Arthur wh
Beep Beep - Beep Beep! Arthur woke up with an unwilling grunt. His hair was as messy and unkempt as that of a bird's nest while his eyelids were heavy, and lowered due to fatigue. Fortunately, he had shut his windows in advance or the light from the morning sun would have gave him an irritating experience. He remembered days when he opened his eyes to a blinding sunlight. He would be literally blinded for a few seconds due to his inability to defend himself in his short state of muddle headedness. So, to prevent things like that, he would shut away all light, and riddle his room with multiple defensive runes and magic circles. Like a sloth god, a muddle-headed and groggy Arthur groped blindly around the room for directions, bumping into the edge of his wardrobe twice before finding his way out of the room. "Morning Mother, I'm going out today… I might be back in a day or two." Arthur rubbed his eyes and then yawned loudly, attracting the caring gaze of his mother. "Morning
Everyone in Arthur's party jumped into the black hole with their eyes closed. The space around the team twisted as soon as they jumped through the portal and their bodies entered an endless and vast void of darkness, then, in an explosion of light their bodies which were suspended in mid-air was instantly teleported to the dungeon. When Arthur and the others opened their eyes and looked around, they found themselves in a dimly lit cave with just a few torches hung on the walls, their flames nearly extinguished. [Welcome Players to Desolated Soul Dungeon!] [Dungeon Difficultly - High] [Reward For Clearing Dungeon - All Party Members Receive: Random Item Spawn(1) ; 5000 Battle Experience ; Random Skill Spawn] [Penalty For Inability To Clear Dungeon - Death] Everyone in Arthur's party had the transparent golden screen appear before their eyes. Their pupils contracted as everyone read what was on the rectangular screen before them. High Difficulty! This was definitely a C
Arthur leaped away from the roaring Lionake, his eyes gleaming in a strange light. He had used all of his strength to injure it, and needed to dash off to regain energy before the monster lashed out. Arthur landed gracefully on the ground just a few metres away from the crazed Lionake. Its head was cleaved in two, and it was regenerating at a slower pace than earlier. "Damn it! It wasn't so tough when I used to trash it effortlessly in the past!" Arthur frowned deeply, his energy was depleted but regenerating slowly, but it wasn't enough. Unless he wanted to feed himself to the beast, he needed to be decisive. "Don't worry Arthur, I'll attack it too! We'll all end it here!" Drake shouted as he dashed forward at a crazed speed, dragging his sword behind him as he closed up the distance between the Lionake and himself. As soon as he got close enough, he threw himself at the target. He planned to chip away at the enemy's health until it was weak enough for them to one-shot it. I
Arthur charged again, this time his speed was more than a little bit faster than before. A smile appears on his face as he suddenly yeeted himself directly at the Lionake, his sword gripped tightly. "Die!" Arthur spun himself mid air, using his strength to drag his sword to follow his momentum. His whole body exploded with energy as he spun his blade mid-air to attack his enemy. The Lionake had already regenerated half of his face, and had completely regenerated all wounds it had on it's scales. Arthur deduced that it must be tired, and he could take it down easily. The Lionake raised it's hands quickly and slashed at Arthur with it's massive claws, it's aura still wild and crazed with rage. Slithering away with it's regeneration nearly complete— it opened it's mouth and roared madly. Arthur's pupils shrank into needle points as the ripples caused by the sudden paw attack from the Lionake took form into massive claws. It was able to easily teae through the air as it flew to
The team were already a few dozen metres into the dungeon, encountering nothing but pathetic Lionakes. The Lionakes yielded very little XP, which amounts to nothing to the team. As of now, only Drake had levelled up. Lilith and Aaron were at the bottle neck, and Felicia was not even close to levelling up. Arthur only engaged in one or two skirmishes, hence, his paused advance. He was close to his bottleneck, but since he had not much kills except the guard, he couldn't level up. Arthur had promised himself to breakthrough to the next level, and he is still disciplining his tired self to get active and advance. "Arthur, you haven't been taking down any of the Lionakes. Aaron has been stealing most of your kills for a long while now." Felicia threw a glance in Arthur's direction, and raised her brow, "Are you okay? You still look a bit pale." Arthur blinked, then hacked down a Lionake with his brows furrowed. The Lionake granted him just 100XP, a simply pathetic sum for someone l