A feeling of doom settled on all but Sotomura who had already calculated the possibilities. If he was being very honest, the situation did not look good for them in anyway. But if there was one thing he was certain of, it was that there was no traitor amongst the current circle. As much as Akihiko disliked Suzuki, even he would recognize the situation immediately. That was why no one complained when Akihiko was drunk. In fact, Drunk Akihiko was abnormally smart. It was so weird Tomo had been tempted to dissect his brain for research. Surely, he had heard everything that had happened and would make the best possible wish. Fafnir crouched next to the drunk and lifted his head. A few light taps and the behemoth of a man was looking up in a daze. “I am here to grant your wish, Akihiko. Make your wish.” “W-Wish… hic…?” “Yes, Akihiko, your wish.” Fafnir whispered into his ear. Akihiko stood up and his body cackled with lightning. “You know? Hic… I’ve always disliked… hic… you, Ibuki.”
So, I messed up big time. The only leverage I had on Zana, I accidentally revealed it didn’t exist. At that point, I expected for a big battle where she’d kill me, but she simply asked me to leave her cave. I tried to talk her into rethinking it, but in a rage, she let the aura she had been hiding flare and sacked me out of the cave.Currently we were on our way back to the lizardman village to get the others and teleport right back to the West.“Hey, you there.”We encountered a snake person on our way.‘Who are you?’I forwarded a message to their minds. Its eyes widened in brief shock, before completely disregarding my question.“Follow me to my village for a moment.”They said,“I have information that will be very crucial to you.”‘Huh? Don’t ignore my question in favour of your own.’The snake person still slithered past me into the fog.‘Oi. Snake dude, girl, person, thing? I don’t know what your deal is, but either you speak now or we just leave.’Still not responding to me, t
Ten years had passed and the shaman had come to the conclusion that her adopted granddaughter was for lack of a better term “Gifted”. A prodigy when it came to learn shamanism. A bright child that loved to play around and experiment, with a character that did not befit her appearance. She was so much of blessing that even The Fog had taken a liken to her.For these and several other reasons, the shaman had decided that her granddaughter would inherit her role as the next shaman. Since she specialised in [Totem Magic], she believed that would be watch she should teach her.It did not take long for the child to become proficient with that brand of magic and move out to discover others.Truly a bright granddaughter anyone would wish to have. She was content with all matters, but little did she know there was a budding problem. That was her son’s wife had eventually laid an egg and from it was born a powerful beautiful granddaughter. Though she was not stronger than her predecessor, she w
“Feeling guilty for all that happened, I decided to help Zana do whatever it was that she did.”‘So, you’re the sister that allowed their sister to get bullied because you didn’t want to feel left out? You’re the kind of sick animal I hate most.’I told her and stood up.‘Get up, Ulva. We’re going back home.’She stood up and walked ahead of me.“Please! I beg of you! I stood by to let her get bullied the first time. I do not wish the same events to happen this time round!”I saw her prostrating herself, but I didn’t stop to take what she was taking seriously. I really didn’t want to abandon Zana after hearing her story. That was exactly why her sister told it to me. So, I would feel guilty about leaving her to die in a fight. Still, tricking me to come fight a necromancer with the lives of hundreds of people who looked up to me for protection on the line? That was way more vexing.Ok, maybe she was misdirected into believing that I could resurrect people. Maybe her plan wasn’t actual
“AAAAGGHHHH!”There was a horrid shriek that spread out through the quiet battlefield. Surrounded by five hulking figures, one woman was on her knees, screaming in pain. Her body started to act up, holes forming at random and almost immediately healing up, flames engulfing her and an eerie blue aura that forced itself down her throat.When it was all done, she fell on all fours, huffing heavily. The orb she dropped glowed faintly and hummed calmly. It was speaking to her, informing her of what was happening to the souls.‘H-Half? Gone? Already?’The orb hummed again.‘What do you mean I’ll die if all my undead die?’ZIIIING!‘Y-You… my soul… I was never going to get my revenge, was I?’ZIIIING!‘Someone created the monsters that destroyed half my soldiers?’ZIIING!‘If I make them mine, I won’t have to create more undead?’ZING!A sharp shock went through her brain and she stood up immediately with a crazy grin on her face.‘That’s it! Whooo!’She jumped on one of the undead that was
“Haa~ Zana!”The necromancer jumped at the tyrant who moved out of the way swiftly, avoiding her hug.“What is the meaning of this?”She asked.“What do you mean? I just wanted to thank you.”“Then do so normally.”The necromancer stood up and cleared her throat.“Fine. Drop the summoner on the ground.”Zana looked at her surroundings. Hinotori’s summons were still going at it, beating up the undead army, whereas the necromancer’s top five undead were being kept busy. She still failed to see how the necromancer would win, but there was something about the necromancer’s confidence that made it look like she was not going to lose.She cautiously dropped Hinotori’s body on the ground. Zana approached it and picked at the body for a bit.“It’s still alive?”“Well, you said you want to meet her.”“Hmm, I wanted to converse with her first. And I see they don’t just go back even if she is asleep. That means she can literally have such an army at her disposal all the time. This little one is
The warmth of the sun, the buzzing of insects in the air, the flow of water down the waterfall, the smell of beautiful flowers in the atmosphere and the rustling of trees in the cool breeze. It was a perfectly normal day in the West of Larm. Well at least, it used to be one to Tsuna.Ever since the invasion, things had been… different. The calming warmth the sun provided was now like walking in actual fire all the time, the insects in the air were now nothing more than pests that kept feeding on her body, the sound of gushing water only reminded her of what she believed she saw when she… when she… She didn’t even know what!She had heard rumours from the goblins about what happened. About how the wicked witch had possessed her body during the invasion and this led to major losses. Anytime she asked Gorm about it, he would brush off her question with something else that was happening. This gave her many questions. Too many questions to the point she would sometimes just daze about duri
Larm Forest, the WestAnother lazy, calming day in Larm. Another day filled with lush green and animals going about their regular lives. Another day filled with peace under the Tyrants rightful protection. At least it was supposed to be.“What are thou doing!?”Goliath’s voice boomed in the skies above as he looked at the man in black armor whose breath had caused all the destruction in the forest.The trees had been incinerated and most of the animals were either dead or severely injured. The burning corpse of one of the wolves laid lifelessly under the heel of the assaulter. He wore jet black armor and carried a massive claymore on his back. His carried a giant cracked helmet with horns on it that made him seem like a demon.The black knight looked at the six feet tall dragonoid in all his dragonic might. However, when Goliath went even closer, he found himself looking up at the giant of a man.“What art thou doing here, Fafnir? Why art thou destroying my forest?”“Oh, little Goliat
‘It’s so booooorriiiiiiiiiingggg!’I was bored out of my mind surveying the edge of the dome for enemies. It was practically a ghost town at this point. And the only thing that used to be interesting was the notifications I kept receiving from my shadows about catching bombers. So far, we found three dozen pairs of people planting the bombs.It was shocking how many people had been coerced into doing this. And I still hadn’t tracked down an actual member from the invaders. What if the invaders actually weren’t coming? What if the princess was lying about this entire thing for a completely different reason?‘This princess is giving me a headache.’‘I know right? It’s like talking to a brick wall.’‘A-An overly in-intelligent one.’‘Hey guys!’‘Ah!?’‘New guy?’‘I-I have a j-junior now?’‘What will we call him?’‘Call me Hyakkiyago.’He told us out of nowhere. We were all stunned, since everyone who came so far didn’t even know that they were now sharing a mind with someone. Yet, this g
NANEK POVThe prince looked at the meal set before him. Skewered tentacles, seaweed wraps, jagged oyster shells, lunaris and so on, all in bountiful amounts. He felt like gagging from the mere scent of the food. Nanek never liked such food, and as such this was strictly removed from the meals his siblings served him regularly.This event was different. It was before the entire city and it was a meal that the goddess had chosen for this year’s feast. Him not eating it was an insult to the goddess and would make the people think less of him.He looked at his mother, the priestess, sitting blindly next to the king and being fed her meal by some of her personal assistants. She had no concern whatsoever when it came to this and he found it terrifying, since he had been told by the older generation that she hated these kinds of meals.Several years in service to the goddess must have changed her. Maybe if he spent several years trying to overcome his distaste for the meal, he would overcome
SUNALLA POVThe storm spirit had left off towards a chamber in the palace to enact the final plans of the princess. To be honest, she wasn’t expecting the princess to tell her what her final plans were, but after hearing them, she was completely stunned. For the princess to have planned all of this for just that, it was beyond her imagination.However, for something like that, she knew her father would give up his life in a heartbeat. At least, she could rest easy knowing that he died for a cause he had been fighting for all his life. Still, it hurt that she couldn’t even see his corpse even though it was delivered to them. Did they think she was so weak that she’d break down from seeing the body?She had definitely seen worse, so why wouldn’t they let her? Was this the royalty’s way of showing consideration to the Captain of the Royal Guard’s kin? If so, the royals really had no idea what people actually wanted in such situation.While swimming, a stray guppy came in front of her. Sh
King Zigruk ElrIek Sox Anon Den Yorul II waved at the people who were gazing at him admirably from outside the hall. After a considerable amount of praise appreciation and greeting, he sat down on his seat and dropped his trident.The trident floated by itself at his side. Strange enough, this weird sight was ignored by most of the onlookers. All of them except the candidates for the throne that knew the true value of the trident, all of them shocked by how carelessly their father handled it. Then again, if you were built just like the Zigruk Elriek Sox Anon Den Yorull II, you wouldn’t think too much of the trident.Once again, trumpets sounded thunderously, drawing the attention of everyone to the overly massive ship that was approaching them. Dubbed the Neptune, the largest piece of magical machinery ever made in the history of all the three kingdoms.One mermaid, much bigger than the rest emerged from the Neptune. She was dressed in a simple peplos, wearing a golden crown of leaves
OSVETA POVThe feast hall, the biggest part of the royal palace that went unused for many years till there was an important ceremony taking place. It was so large it could take in half the number of royal family members that lived. And that was saying much given the fact that there were over a thousand of them with each being at least three times as big as the average merman.The hall was a space next to the palace grounds shrouded in hardened Atlantean styled glass to prevent any peaking or breaking. Due to the occasion, the styled glass had been removed, revealing a large beautiful platform with a marble table in a U-shape set down. The table was big enough to occupy at the very least 20 members of the Royal family.However, today, only four members sat on opposite ends, with two extra, grander seats, being reserved for the most important guests. The King of Atlantis and the Chief Priestess of the Sea Goddess Temple.The current members were Rondel, the eldest son of the King, repre
Inside of Hinotori’s mind, somewhere deep in her subconscious where she would never notice anything happening, there was an announcement.[The Exclusive Skill [Legend of Pandemonium] Chapter 1, Act 1, Part 1: Army Drafting has been completed]-Hidden Events> Fight Against the Apostles of the Sea Goddess Temple (Completed)> Kill over a dozen members of the Sea Goddess Temple (Incomplete)> Enslave the members of the Sea Goddess Temple (Incomplete)> Establish friendly ties with the members of the Sea Goddess Temple (Incomplete)> Become an official member of the Sea Goddess Temple (Incomplete)---- Insufficient events completed to receive any rewards+[The Exclusive Skill [Legend of Pandemonium] has unlocked a new section]Chapter 1 - #@$^&!Act 1 – Battle For AtlantisPart 2 – Preparations--- Preparations for the incoming invasion have been set up. Hopefully they will be enough for the coming storm. ---*Rewards for creating this scenario will be delivered at the end of this Chapt
On the day of the Royal Feast, in the princess’ quarters, several mermaids about her size were attending to her. Brushing her hair, applying make-up, and carefully fixing ornaments in her hair. She was dressed in the most elegant lilac-coloured chiton that had silver lacings on it and a triangular pattern over at the bottom over her tail. Over her left hand, her peplos that was a whitish-blue with a similar design, but more transparent. The peplos also managed to serve as a sort of hood for her head.As the princess observed her features in the mirror, she couldn’t help but think along the likes of,‘Would Hiro like this appearance?’‘Maybe it’s too much make up for his taste?’‘Is this even enough to cover my blemishes?’Of course, Hiro was not going to be partaking in this event. In fact, he wouldn’t even know that it was happening and neither would he know about it. Still, a maiden in love could only dream, right?“You are looking absolutely stunning, your highness.”The one attend
The hell did I just hear? Did she just confirm that she was the mastermind? No way, right? There was definitely no way that she did it, right? No.I couldn’t doubt the possibility of her having done that. Knowing her, it was highly likely. And from what Sunalla said, the princess didn’t like it when things happened out of her control. A surprise invasion from an enemy nation definitely doesn’t sound like having everything under her control.Still, for her to go this far just for the throne. She was the worst kind of person. They’d do anything to achieve their goal, even if it negatively affected those looking up to her for support. She was worse than scum.I had several things to tell the princess, but no one else in the room heard our conversation. The princess simply said vague things in their eyes and ears. Maybe Sunalla and Osveta would believe that princess did something like that.The problem was if they gave a shit. They’d known her for sometime now so it was possible that they
That was completely sudden and out of nowhere for me. I never imagined to hear such a thing, least of all from an old man in a city that was thousands of feet underwater. Of course, after hearing such a thing I was intrigued in finding out more, but he kicked me out with the promise of trying to find a way to Minerva for me. He stole more strands of my hair though. Turns out he didn’t need the first strand for anything. He simply wanted it for his private reasons… creepy pervert.On the way back, I could tell that the princess was beaming with excitement. I asked why, but she told me not to think too much about it. In times like this, it was really annoying not being able to read her mind. The only solution was to keep pressuring her till she spoke, but she was tight lipped. In the end, I decided to ask if she knew about Vermillion.According to her, there wasn’t any concrete text about Vermillion, but her father had once told her that there was an individual named Vermillion who came