Noise can be heard in the distance.‘Where did they come from?’‘Did another kingdom do this to us?’‘Please help us?’Prince Adam and the group are just approaching the throne room but several distance away the noise is already building up.Creak! The door opens and several people are already in front of the king.Prince Adam looks at the throne.King Arque is already sitting on it and Prince Gust is standing beside him and from the looks of it there seems to be a ‘problem’.Several people are standing below the throne.Those people are carrying orbs in their hands.“Please, Your Majesty, you have to help us!?”A man, a noble, is begging in front of the king, bending his body so much that he looks like he will stumble with just a simple push.The king looked at a certain person.“You! Tell Duke Julian to help out on the nearby territories.”The woman was surprised but she replied immediately.“But, Your Majesty, we are also being assaulted on all sides similar to the other territori
Prince Gast is looking down at the window and looking at Prince Adam's preparation.He noticed that there were several carts lined up together, five large carts with two horses pulling it.The prince grinned as he stared at the group of people below.“Am I right to think that those are food?”Prince Gast gestured using his head.“Yes, Your Majesty, Mervils is a territory rich in mining and monster materials but they lack food and they only relied on the nearby territories for that.”“Hahaha… I didn’t know my father had a good plan.”The soldier didn’t reply.“Who has thought father can think that far ahead… not only Adam will traverse two different territories while going to Mervils but he will be also carrying a large amount of food.”“WAHAHAHA!”“I wonder… What type of hungry monster will kill my brother?”An evil smile showed in his face.“This… this… tragedy… nay… this event is an opportunity for us… opportunity to eliminate all our enemies… Duke Julian territory will not only suf
Prince Gast and his escort are now traveling towards Viscount Hugo estate.They are near Viscount Hugo city when…Ting!Ting!Kiiiii! Kiii!Ting! Ting!“WHAT! WHAT ARE THOSE!”However, the simple trip didn’t go as they planned.Arghhh!Arrrr!Charge!Fucking Monster! ARgggggh!Together with his own knights and the mercenaries that they commission for this quest, all of his men are fighting vigorously with the monsters.Several people are already dead.Heads were cut off, their stomach were rip apart even though they wore armor and limbs were torn together with the metal platingsThe land is dripping with blood and he could see numerous monsters laying down on the ground.However, as time passes by, the monster number just increases.“Prince! Commander! Run! Run!”One of the knights shouted. You can hear the fear in his voice.Andre looked at the knight and he frowned as if he already knew what's going to happen.He grinned his teeth, unable to say what he had to… but.“PROTECT THE PR
Huff! Huff! Huff!Prince Gast looked back and he saw his knights were tired because they continuously ran throughout the forest.Lucky they have escaped the horde of monsters and it seems like they sacrifice the remaining mercenaries to do it.“Phew…”The guy named Doe, smiled at us, he also looks tired but for some reason Gast believes that he can continue on.“Where are you guys going?”A person who looks like a commoner asked me.“Shut your mouth! You are in the presence of Prince Gast El Amery, the future king of Veremest.”Andre draws his sword and points it towards Doe.Which is the normal thing to do by disrespecting the royalty of this kingdom.Doe immediately raised his hands but he smiled without worry in his face.“I apologize, Prince… Gast…”Doe bowed gracefully.“Then I will take my leave.”Doe step back and turn around.“Stop! Who told you to walk away!”Prince Gast was still catching his breath so he was just watching this thing play out.At the same time, Doe is rude i
“Where are they?”The knight returned and shook his head.Step! Step! Step!Another knight came back, coming from the other side of the forest.“How about you?”“No, Commander, I haven’t seen any tracks.”“Where are they!?”Andre's face frowns, showing a little bit of concern.“Could that Doe handle the knights?”Andre smiled but he confidently shook his head.“Your Majesty, Doe might be fast and he might have killed those monsters, but fighting the knights is different. Humans are different from monsters, at the same time, those two knights are one of the best in the group. They could easily team up with that Doe if he decided to run or attack them.”“They don’t have their armor though.”Prince Gast replied.“Your Majesty, armor or not, I don't believe that Doe can take care of the knights…”Andre paused for a bit and touched his chin like he was thinking.“The most probable reason is… they move farther from the camp to hunt… those insect monsters might have disturbed the environment
Cole arrives back to Yggdrasil together with countless termite monsters.“My Lord.”Caz welcomed him as usual and he nodded back at him.Cole looks past Caz near the house built for him.Starfish is resting over the spider-like vine car.Some vines are also tangled around his body to secure her in that ‘vehicle’.When Cole looked at Starfish he just shook his head and moved on.“Mentor!”(Mentor!? I thought we got past that and we got back to My Lord or Master… Why did it return to that?)Of course the one that greeted him with a wild smile is none other than Marbas.“How was it Mentor? Are they great? What can you tell me about them?”Immediately Marbas produced a notebook from his small bag and revealed a pen ready to write any information I wanted to give.“Their performance is good, actually… better… they could easily defeat countless knights without worry.”Then Cole shook his head.“However.”Marbas face look to him with a serious face.“We cannot control them strategically.”“
“My Lord, may I bring back Nabel momentarily in Yggdrasil so we can update the current status of the ‘survivors’.” Cole nodded. “Oh!” Alicia continues with a very surprising reaction like she just remembers things. “From what I have heard there will be various cities that will be attacked, isn’t that right Lord Cole?” (Wait… are planning to get more workers from there?) “Yes, those cities that are against Prince Adam will be destroyed to cover up the current quest… Are you planning to get more ‘residents’ in the city?” “My Lord, we already sent some people there beforehand, together with the batch of residents that visited the village.” Alicia then shook his head. “It’s not about the residents this time My Lord… resources… can we… harvest the resources in each city together with residents.” “Hmmm… plundering the cities that are being attacked by monsters… Hmmm… Starfish could make those residents that will plunder the city as ‘allies’ so they will be invisible to the eyes of
After some time, Cole informs everyone that he will open the gate after lunch.That means the ‘bandits’ will not prepare to move out from Yggdrasil together with the ‘insect flying vehicle’ that they prepared.And so the time comes and Cole arrives at Caz house.There he witnessed the new group that is tasked to raid the cities.Buzzzz! Buzzz!A behemoth type monster, like double the elephant size with large wings on its back.The monster looks like a big beetle with a very small head.There are several large baskets, capable of holding multiple people with wheels on them tied to the monster's body.“Those are interesting…”Cole whispered to himself.“My Lord!”Alicia shouted and waved her hand to call me.‘Lord Cole!’‘My Lord!’After that everyone began to greet him which became very uncomfortable very fast.I wave back to a bunch of people until I reach Alicia and Caz, who are standing beside her.“Lord Cole, it is still in the experimental stage but do you also want to use one of
The third trial begins as soon as Faust died.The magic tool installed inside the room activated and a magic spell commence.This magic is a bit special, for this magic brings Faust's soul into a certain place.A dark place, a place where souls were trapped, a place where sadness and pain can be felt.Faust woke up, he look at his body and he cannot feel it.His body is also semi-transparent.He tried to touch his body.And his hands then flew to his face but…There is no luck.But that’s not all.He is also confused about what happened.He tries to recall the events and came to the conclusion that he died, somehow.And he decided that this is the afterlife.However, even though he realized this, he didn’t feel sad.He died, but he didn’t feel sad.Instead…He felt angry… for the first time, it surfaced.He felt angry when he realized that his life ended… just like that.After seeing the events that he ‘regrets’ the most and decided to do something about it.He died.He is angry with
In the story, Faust was swallowed by the illusion though it didn’t hurt him physically. The illusion enhances the feeling of ‘regret’. Unlike the first trial, a made-up story, the second trial is about looking back at the past. The person who will be under this trial remembers… will be shown every event in his life and every ‘regret’ in that scenario. Even the most minor event will not be skipped and the worst thing is… under the second part of the trial, the ‘feeling’ of ‘regret’ will be boosted. Faust, cannot escape this. No instead, he looks into it. Embrace this scene but instead of ‘regret’ what he felt is longing. Especially on the days, when he spends his time with his family and lovable animals. But this feeling didn’t escape the ‘properties’ of the illusion. The feeling of ‘longing’ doubles. But Faust pushes through. In his mind, he wanted everything to stop. He wanted to be with his pet, to close his eyes and simply lay down and rest. He wanted to remember the d
Cole put his hand on chest. ‘Phew… nothing happened… Good!’ He then looks around the area, looks at the mansion and then glances at the nearby trees. ‘I think it is safe right now… yeah… I have nothing to worry about.’ He then glances at Lily who is playing with the yellow wild flowers near the mansion. Relieved as he is, he began to move to walk away and go home. As soon as he turns a corner. He notices a noble young man wearing an elegant suit. He looks handsome and attractive, and he exudes a confident and distinguished aura. He stands next to an old horse that looks familiar to Cole. Cole stops in his tracks, with a surprise on his face, as he gazes upon the man and the horse from a distance. His eyes widen in surprise as he recognizes something special about the horse: it is the same horse described in his book! Carefully making sure not to be too obvious. Cole takes on a few steps closer to get a better look at it but still keeps his distance. The man speaks soft
The third trial begins as soon as Faust died. The magic tool installed inside the room activated and a magic spell commence. This magic is a bit special, for this magic brings Faust's soul into a certain place. A dark place, a place where souls were trapped, a place where sadness and pain can be felt. Faust woke up, he look at his body, the structure is just the same, however... he cannot feel it. His body is also semi-transparent. He tried to touch his body with his hands, it just pass thru. Then his hands then flew to his face but… There is no luck. It passes right thru like there is only air instead of his face. But that’s not all. He is also confused about what happened. He tries to recall the events and came to the conclusion that he died... somehow. Accepting his death, he decided that this is the afterlife. However, even though he realized this, he didn’t feel sad. He died, but he didn’t feel sad. Instead… He felt angry… for the first time, it surfaced. He felt
Faust continues the journey toward the deeper part of the cave. Even though he experienced a cycle of a nightmare, Faust didn't flinch. Some people might immediately run away and left the cave, but Faust is different, he builds up the courage to walk inside the cave. What he gained in the first trial is strength, though it is not physical, it basically strengthens his mind. The ability to accept death is something that few people have and Faust just earned it after the first trial. With that newfound courage, he dives deeper into the cave until he reaches the second trial. If the first trial is about fear, the second trial is about regret. That is right! In the middle of the empty room, Faust walks into the middle of it where a small platform is sitting. Faust was immediately engulfed by the illusion. He saw various things and events, and it flashes around him. The first event that he saw was about the little cat that he discovered in the village. He was so fond of it that
'Papa! He began to move!' 'He is now going down the stairs...' 'Oppps! He falls down the stairs, Papa.' 'He is now crawling.' 'Papa that guy looks very weak, he is now out of breath.' Lily continues to monitor Faust's movement. 'Papa... He going out now.' Gasp! Cole has been waiting for several hours since learning that Faust is already awake inside the mansion, he knew what is going to happen so... he waited because wanted to see Faust with his own two eyes. And now he saw the man in front of his very eyes. Thump! Thump! Cole's hearts start beating fast. He is excited, overjoy and he is holding himself so hard not to shout or make any reaction. In every story, there is always your favorite character, and for Cole here he is.... in front of him. A thin, sickly, white man came out of the mansion and began walking towards the cave as soon as he saw it. Faust looks like he was going to fall down anytime soon. (It's him, really him!) The embodiment of loneliness. The embo
“Papa? What kind of adventure are we going to do today?”Cole looks at Lily. The little girl with green vine hair skips while in the middle of the forest. Cole shook his head. “Unfortunately, we are just going to look around we will not hunt down monsters this time.” “Owwww…” Lily looks dejected and she looks at the sky. It was covered with branches and leaves from the nearby trees and the sunlight reflected on her face with the shadows of the leaves. Lily then smile and nodded. “I think it's alright!~ Jewel and Viper are still asleep, I want to have adventures with them together with Papa, we can do the ‘boring’ stuff for now.” (Boring!?) Lily looks happy as she skips ahead. Cole cannot accept what he heard so he looks at the person… dream creature, beside him. But Crystal didn’t have a reaction, she was just walking calmly in the forest. (Boring!? Is saving the world boring? Hehe... Well I'm the only one who know about this things.) Cole wasn’t hurt or anything on Lily'
When the earthquake hit Cole immediately started to travel toward Edel. Using Sky and Mylan’s help they arrive at the location without any problem. “It’s been a while since I saw it.” The one who speaks is Alicia. She simply request to see the state of her hometown and not engage in other activities so Cole allowed it. At first, Alicia is concerned because of the deal that he made with Cole upon allowing her to live in Yggdrasil. However, the contract, same as the others, allows her to receive the blessing of Yggdrasil in exchange for their loyalty, and the contract will trigger only if the person made a direct or indirect, planned, way to attack Yggdrasil. This is their initial concern about Alicia, but all her worries go away when Cole explains to her about her contract. “There was a field of flowers back then.” She pointed at an open field in a distance. (But there is nothing there, just grass… grass and more grass.) “Then when we are kids, we play at that place.” Then i
My goal became clear when I realize where I am.Leon Muller is looking at the potion warehouses in his private manor.“This world will be different from the earth far… far… different.”(This world will become my oyster, I will do what I want… take what I want and no one will ever stop me.)Leon closes his eyes and remembers his life back on earth.Back on earth, she was unlucky to live in a place where gender was the basis of everything, it dictates the society and who has power or not.That’s why slowly she changes, she adapted to the environment given to her to survive.And in the end, she did fine…In exchange for everything, she just did ‘fine’.It was sad for her, that all that effort was treated as just ‘fine’ and to be fair, she really did everything beyond anyone could expect from her.However, every action she did was met with one eye close.In that hard life, the only escape she had is reading books in between breaks, bringing her to this magical world she always wanted to c