Titans
The most powerful beings in this world, some people even revered them as gods. They are at the very top of the food chain and no amount of lower creatures can kill them. Their power is already in the realm of gods. They can destroy a country within seconds, ability to freeze a desert and they can even cover the sky with darkness.
With their absolute power they now rule their own territories and even humans will have to bow down to their might.
But what are Titans exactly?
The main story line only touched on this topic but didn’t fully discuss these might beings.
However, the author provides the fans with ‘additional content’.
Titans: Legends and Titans: Origin.
Titan are monsters. Period.
They are monsters that break their limit and traverse to the unknown.
However, not all monsters are equal.
There are only three types of monsters that may reach the level of Titans.
The Dragons.
Lizard type creatures that are equipped with strong claws, nearly indestructible armors and blessed by nature itself. Arrogant and battle loving creature that any humans should avoid at all cost.
The dragons are one of the creatures that can easily adapt to any situation that is why they are so strong.
However, not all dragons are equal.
These creatures weigh their existence by their age. The longer you live and the more battles you fight, the more experience you will have. The more powerful you will become.
And on the top of them all is The Dragon Lord. It is one of the Titan that still exists up to this date. He owned the Dragon Valley, a small continent on the north east side of the map.
The Golems
Golems are essentially a ‘core’. They absorb materials and make it their own. They are highly intelligent creatures that can adapt to their environment. They are very powerful and very dangerous monsters that are scattered all over the world. Compared to the dragon’s battle loving characteristics these creatures prefer to live in peace.
However, be prepared once you disturb their sleep.
The most delicate of them all is also known to be the most powerful.
Forge. is a moving island size golem that will attack anyone that comes into range. This Titan lives freely in the ocean area and sailors should be wary in traveling and encountering it.
Lastly, The Polymorph.
Most of the Titan belong to this race.
A creature that can freely change its form as it grows. It can evolve based on what it consumes and what it learns. There is no specific form for this monster that is why there is no research made about them. How can you make research on something that can only be heard in stories?
In truth, Polymorph are very rare but they can exist anywhere. They can be your normal goblin, a small fish in the pond or even your own dog.
However, a question exists, if Polymorph monsters can become Titan. Why are there so few Titans in the world?
That is because of the main characteristic of the Polymorph. They will adapt the characteristics of the creature they are born in and they will struggle to break that mold.
Pang!
Lock!
I lock the door.
Put the things on my table.
“Phew!”
“I’m so tired…”
Pang!
I lie down in my bed.
I take a deep breath then sit back up.
I just came back from the mountains and I immediately went to the adventurer guild. I look at the quest board to see if the quest has been created but luckily they haven’t put it up yet.
I smile after realizing I’m not late for ‘that’ quest.
After that, I went straight to the pet store. The pet store in Slothub sells different types of monsters from domesticated monsters such as horse and dogs, by the way the term ‘animals’ only refers to ‘domesticated’ monsters, to wild monsters such as Gray Wolves. Some stores even sell exotic monsters.
Of course those people who buy these pets are not Tamers but rich people who just wanted to have a live monster in their collection or backyard.
To ensure the safety of the rich people, these monsters are equipped with a slave collar, same slave collar attach to the humans you can found on slave shops.
Slave collar will ensure that the ‘slave’ will not be able to hurt its ‘owner’ and it will follow its owner’s instruction. But the latter will only take effect when the ‘slave’ understand the instruction.
If you order the dog to cook food. Of course, the dog did not understand its owner's instructions and the ‘punishment’ will not be triggered.
The reason I came to this pet store is to buy a ‘collar’, not a ‘slave collar’ but an ordinary collar for my new pets. These will act as a ‘slave collar’ so the people in the city will not be alarmed when they see the vipers.
In addition, I also bought 2 units of incubator and a couple of magic crystals to power up those incubators.
I pick up the cylindrical item in front of me.
I look like a container of jelly ace back on earth. It is made of glass but the upper and lower cover is made out of wood. There are magic circles written on the bottom top cover and top bottom cover, and finally there is a magic crystal holder above the top cover.
I set up both incubators on the side of the bed. Open up both its cover and slowly put the eggs inside each container. Then I close the lid and put the magic crystal on the holder. The magic circles started to shine red and the incubator started to get warm.
“This will take a few days.”
Sigh.
I lie down back in my bed.
“Hahaha!”
I feel very happy.
Very very happy.
“To survive, I need money… sure… but that is not enough… (chuckled) what I need the most is power.”
I close my fist and I feel accomplished right now.
Then I bring up my hands in front of my face.
(My pets will be my source of power, my shield and my weapon but… just like on earth… Safety first!)
(I need those so-called PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), my last defense in case my pets failed to protect me.)
Cole is a mercenary.
“But Cole doesn’t have any talent in unleashing his Aura… but that is not the problem, it will be pretty easy for me to unleash his aura because I know the whole process of unleashing it. Starting from the cheat type process to the natural type process. However…”
“Aura users will emit energy that every Aura user can easily recognize and that would attract too much attention.”
Sigh.
I turn to the side.
“That is also the same if I unlock my Circle.”
I shake my head.
“Aura User and Mages will attract the attention of the nobles and most likely you will be put in a power struggle. Even if they are mercenaries and adventurers, there is an unwritten rule that they should choose their noble faction.”
“So I need to find another way to protect myself while avoiding this political battle…”
I look at the pouch that I’ve been carrying since the mission.
Then I open my hand and count using my fingers.
“Aside from Essence… I can also focus on Alchemy, Magical Tools and Artifacts”
“For alchemy, I already have some formulas in the book.”
Chuckled!
“It’s a good thing that I once pretended that I’m a real alchemist and tried the formulas. Hahaha what a nerd… Sigh… I even spent a sizable amount on those useless formulas.”
“I guess it’s not all a waste after all.”
I tap my bag which contains the notebooks.
“After alchemy, I could also try the magical tools, I can just order them if I have money… but if I want my own customized magical tools I have to create them on my own.”
“This will require a lot of practice but… I will have a lot of time after I finish this mission.”
…
“Aside from that, magic tools cost a lot… Sigh.”
Then I pick up a specific notebook with a title ‘Artifacts’, written in a special code I created.
“The list of artifacts and legends are in here.”
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“Of course, that doesn’t mean I knew all the artifacts location, the story line and even the additional content are just a tiny part of this world.”
(Exactly! The book only shows a tiny part of this world.)
I suddenly remember the discussion between the slaver mercenaries.
“Even though it is not confirmed yet, the possibility of existing Essence that was not discussed in the book is really high.”
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“I could also assume that it will be the same towards the condition of the world. I have zero information about the places that don't involve the main character.”
(What happens to Slexor Kingdom after Ellie and Theo leave this place?)
(What happened to another kingdom that was not discussed in the book?)
(So many events will happen parallel to each other.)
“And if I’m correct… the blip of weird information that appears in the main story from time to time will happen in this world.”
I scratch my head.
“Tsk… those are the parts that I really didn’t focus on.”
“Arghh!”
I scratch my head once again.
“There are too many things to think of… Sigh…”
I surrender.
I open my arms in the bed.
(The bed is too hard.)
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(I miss my bed.) (Jon’s Bed)
…
(Sigh.)
“I should just focus on the current mission.”
While waiting for the ‘quest’ to arrive, I focus on building a plan to increase ‘my power’.
I thought of different things.
The first category is totally ‘not’ involving myself in the fight. This will ensure my safety altogether. So getting more pets, hiring some mercenary and getting a slave are part of the option.
I also believe that I should focus on this category. It is always better to use other people in fighting than letting my own body do the fight. The reason is simple, Cole is just an average guy. Why would I spend a lot of effort to become something that I am not?
One example is the earlier event, where I judged that if I fought the four slavers earlier I would die after I cut down one of them. I am considered lucky if I even kill one of them.
So letting others do the fighting is the best option I have.
This is the reason why I prioritize acquiring those kids.
However, there is still a limitation in this category. I realize that I only need to acquire a pet or a slave, which are equip with a ‘slave collar’. I don’t want to constantly look at my back. That would be pretty annoying if I want to live a comfortable and carefree life.
In addition, Mercenaries can easily ‘betray’ me for a price, so I immediately remove them from the list after realizing this.
Yet, whatever I choose between monster or slave, there is a major concern in increasing my ‘servants’.
The food cost will also increase.
So even if I wanted to push this through I cannot do it for the time being.
The second category is getting the best equipment.
Artifacts will be the best items to acquire, because these items can turn the tide of battle if they are used, so having them in my arsenal is a must have.
Alchemy and Magic Tools are also a great option however, they cost money which I currently don’t have.
The third and final category is training.
This one will take a lot of time and with Cole’s talent I doubt I will improve. To be honest, Cole is not an easy go lucky guy, he trains every day and he has good discipline but he clearly lacks talent. If Cole doesn’t have talent what more an office guy like Jon can do.
After realizing my plan in building up ‘my power’.
I did the following.
I constantly look at the market for any opportunity I could get.
I scan the market for a low cost but strong slave.
(Even though it’s against earth’s morality, I didn’t care, the important thing is my survival. Besides, the earth is not that ‘clean’ when you think about it.)
(Corporations will make policies that will make it harder for normal workers to earn money. At the same time, most of the leaders of this corporation will take advantage of their employees.)
(The so-called ‘Performance Review’ is an invisible shackle installed on the neck of every employee. If you don’t follow their instructions, you will lose your job, simple as that. It’s a corporate way in turning every employee into a slave.)
In addition to looking for slave I also keep my eye out for cheap ingredients or magic tools.
And finally, something that I could do without any cost. I kept training my body, even if Cole doesn’t have any potential in sword or magic, increasing my stamina and my strength is a must.
Just after two days, the ‘quest’ appears in the adventurer guild and Ellie returns from her quest.
‘Subjugation of the Varic Bandits’ begins.
A bulk man with short brown hair and muscular body is standing on the small podium inside the adventurer’s guild. His face and arms have visible scars on it and he is emitting a leader like vibe as he slowly walks towards the podium.Bollea the guild master of Slothub.As soon as he arrives at the middle of the podium he surveys each and every person involved in this operation.“Varic Bandits have been attacking various merchants from Northern to the Eastern side of Slothub for quite some time now. We have lived our lives in Slothub for many years but we haven’t encountered this kind of despicable bandits… this group! These animals! they murder! Everyone! Man, woman and child. They don’t care who you are! what you are! they will kill everyone! body! without mercy!”He looks around the guild house.“These monsters! cannot be left alive anymore. We already secured the help of Duke Nicolas soldiers. They will encircle the hideout that is located here.”Tap!He pointed at the map on the b
I calmly walked back home.Unlock!Pang!Lock!I lock the door behind me.“Hoooo…”My hand started to shake.I remember when the adventurer admin pointed at my pouch.“I thought she caught on.”Dum! Dum!I look at my shaking right hand and grab it with my left hand.“I’ve secured something great.”I close both my hands.“Am I lucky or… No (I shake my head)… not just lucky. I analyzed the books, went into forums and talked with the other fans. I spend a lot of time reading books. I’m not just lucky.”I then slowly pulled out the dimensional bag that is in my ‘hidden’ stash.A simple string brown bag with a leather texture. The design is simple and common but the texture of the material will catch the eyes of those people who know the value of items.I smiled.“Jackpot.”Yes. I don’t care if there is nothing inside this bag.The dimensional bag alone is already a treasure.In the first place, I didn’t expect anything in that mission.In the story, Ellie only receives some gold and recog
Everything falls into place.That’s what I am feeling right now.I thought that Varic’s mission was just a simple ‘I hope I will earn money from this’ type of quest. I didn’t know I would gain a lot from this mission... and saying ‘a lot’ seems disrespectful.I gain an ‘enormous’ amount of wealth and power in this mission.Aside from the dimensional bag, subspace ring, bags of gold and magic crystal.The real treasure is the black magic book and…“The Fruit.”I feel like I am lying on the soft cotton candy cloud right now as I said that.The Tree of the Beginning.It is the most ancient tree in the world, this tree supports the world from the moment it is born. The source of all life as the author says.In the book, the author provided an art for the fans to enjoy the beauty of this magnificent tree. The Tree of the Beginning is located at the very center of the world. It is in the middle of the ocean and part of its tangled root can be seen above water, and the majestic truck is goin
I folded my map.“Subspace.”I put the map inside the subspace, pulled off the ‘Divine Book’, I decided to call a book full of divine tier spells, and after I picked up the book then I closed the subspace.“I should arrive there 2 days from now.”I am currently hiking in the mountains and my goal is to arrive at the village inside Kilswin Kingdom.I avoided the bandits and monsters in the area using my very reliable Enhance Sense.While I travel, I look at spells inside the Divine Book. I still cannot believe that they spend a lot of resources for their mission and the funny thing about it, I’m the one who will benefit from their hard work.(Thank you evil dudes for working so hard and spending so much money and resources for me.)I made a silent prayer.However, I still wonder about something.“30 pages of Divine Domination… where can I use them? Who will I dominate?”Tap! Tap!I raise my finger.“The most common to dominate will be monsters.”I nod my head.“But I don’t want just an
The cartoonish dream began.My name is Pia.As far as I know, I live in an orphanage in the slum area.We are very poor and everyday my brothers and sisters are going to sleep with a rumbling stomach.I cannot stand it anymore.So I take action, together with my brothers and sisters we practice stealing.We practiced, practiced and practiced until we perfected it.That is the start of the day that our life has changed.I will walk towards a person and my hand will slip into his pocket and I will slowly pull out the wallet.I did it every day, until my hand became as light as a feather.For me, that is not enough. The money that I get from stealing is not enough.So I upped my game.We wanted more. We wanted to buy new clothes and we wanted to wear our own jewelry.We wanted to steal from merchants that treat us as pests, but this kind of people are very meticulous and very careful. They always lock their houses and lock their vaults.I want to break those down.So I trained once again
Huff! Huff! Huff!Growl! Growl!Growl! Growl!Huff!“He-help! He- help!”From a distance I can sense the presence of a running person while being chased by three unknown monsters.“Haaaa! Haaaa!”Growl!Growl! Growl!I focus and listen…From the looks of it.A child is running away from a wolf-like creature.“In this forest, there is a high probability that those are Gray Wolves.”Usually, I will just abandon this child.But…I look at my ordinary bag and I know that Jewel and Viper are staying inside that bag.My pets eat a lot.I pick up two vials in a pouch, one is made of fine powder while the other one is a pink colored potion.I run towards the sound to intercept them.Then I saw the kid, a brown haired girl wearing normal villager clothes, running for her life.“Here! Come here!”I wave at her and her eyes widen and immediately go in my direction.I noticed the three Gray Wolves followed her.Growl! Growl! Growl!I stand my ground… When the girl passed I waited until the wolves
Ting!I look at the door of the adventurers’ guild.A brown haired man came inside the guild wearing a black trench coat over an iron chest plate, he also has an iron shoulder guard and pads, there is a cheap looking crystal hanging in his neck and a sword hanging on his belt.The clothes are simple and common, the quality of those clothes are above average but what I notice is the unfamiliar face of that person.A scar can be seen on the left side of his forehead.(I didn’t remember anyone that has that kind of facial feature?)But the most interesting part is how he handles himself. He walks very comfortably inside the guild, unlike most rascals in this place.(He doesn’t look like an adventurer. Is he a noble?)I stare at him until I notice that he sits on one of the chairs for this quest.I clear my throat.“Welcome everyone, my name is Gon.”“I am an Aura Expert and I will be leading this expedition.”I look at the nearest table on the platform.My teammates look at me and smile.
Dungeon.Unknown to the people of Grand Land is the true identity of the dungeon.Only the author of the book reveals its true and hideous identity.A dungeon is a parasitic monster.When it was born or unleashed by the rift.It is a pure energy monster, it travels the land in search for a powerful host.What the dungeon (monster) searches for is a powerful monster that will protect him forever.It can latch onto a golem. It can latch onto a unique wolf. It can latch to a dead body full of negative energy. It can latch on a lost demon in Grand Land. It can even latch on into a human and completely contaminate him.That is the instinct of this parasite.However, this parasite will not directly connect itself to the host.Instead he will provide that host a base, a new power and energy for its food.Upon making the base, the energy type monster, will release the large amount of energy that it stores in its body and will slowly receive its physical form, known as the dungeon core.The du