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{"... and when the fourth stamp was undone, the voice of the fourth beast came to my ears, saying, come and see ... and I saw a grey horse, and the name of him who was seated on it was Death; and Hell came after him. And there was given to them authority over the fourth part of the earth, to put to destruction by the sword, and by taking away their food, and by death, and by the beasts of the earth... revelation 6 "}
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in a small house a birth was going on
the mother screams in pain, in response to these screams the world changed
what was once a beautiful sky with the radiant sun turned into a cloud sky as black as coal
the sun can still be seen through the clouds, but its appearance was as red as the blood of a recently murdered corpse
the floor gets colder as if the energy that moves the world is draining away
this supernatural phenomenon only lasted a few seconds
and the earth is back to normal as if what happened is just a dream
if the people in this house were not so busy with the birth of the child they would surely have noticed this frightening supernatural phenomenon, and perhaps suspect the correlation of the two events.
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after hours passed, the birth finally ended and the baby was born
the housekeeper who had assisted with the delivery was holding the baby in her arms, she noticed something strange.
(This child's eyes are weird, he shouldn't even understand what's happening but his eyes emanate a sense of knowledge, and he doesn't weep as expected either ...)
"hey lili let me hold my son"
"yes madam, congratulations is a healthy boy"
"thanks godness , my beautiful baby look darling he has green eyes like yours and with a mole near his left eye"
the mother hugged her son and looked at the husband beside her
"yes, but her hair is a darker brown and her eyes look like emeralds"
the couple look at each other and smile
"this woman is Zenith greyrat, the father of the child is Paul greyrat and the maid who assisted in childbirth is lilia"
Paul watched his son and wife feeling a great happiness in his chest and a smile on his face, getting closer he hugged both, he kissed his wife and said:
I don't even know what to say, our little boy will one day become a strong and brave man, and if he inherits his mother's beauty and intelligence, we won't worry about anything
Zenith blushed and gave a little laugh
on this day was born the one who would receive various titles as king of the undead, the black wizard, the death knight and the dark lord
"hello little rudeus, i'm so anxious to see what your future will be like, i love you my son"Zeneith
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2 year old
rudeos POV
on a dark night everyone in a particular house was sleeping, but someone was missing
in the stables next to the house, a small figure almost completely immovable, if not paying attention enough could confuse it with a statue
a child with dark brown hair and eyes was sitting in the padmasana position, he breathed calmly and raised his arm
this person is rudeus greyrat in his second year of life
from his hand a transparent black sphere had formed
he looked at a small plant and threw the black sphere
after a few minutes the plant began to wither and one of its leaves fell
looking at this event with a calm look he raised his other hand
one ball of light appears, and the apparently lifeless plant revitalized as if nothing had happened
regenerates even a sheet equal to the previous one
the child began to think
hmm, it's been about a year since I learned the language and writing of this world completely, at this time I was able to study by what they call "magic"
what I called spiritual energy is named mana here
magic is equal to the unique paranormal power of previous world spirits, the only differences are that magic is possible for any living being to use, according to my mother's books even some plants and irrational beasts can use the magic of some form
however the books seem to err on some points
It is said in the books that people are born with a certain amount of mana and this amount never changes during their lifetime, but I was able to increase my amount of mana easily
Initially I started manipulating mana as described in the books, at first I tried to follow step by step however this way of using "magic" was contrary to my intentions and my memory indication I decided to try using magic without reciting the spell and the result was more efficient
Controlling magic in this way has been shown to have a better result for versatility, while a spell cast as a fireball when used would never change a spell without singing could be cast into infinite forms
especially the earth element spells and the spells of my previous life
the spells of his previous life that he was able to create were:
[night vision]: lets you see in the dark as if it were daytime for a few minutes
[life detection]: allows you to detect living things within 5 meters (so far), also allows you to assess the health of the target
[undead summon ]: self explanatory
[corpson explosion]:lets you blow an undead or a corpse
[life drain]: allows you to steal the life force and mana of a living being half a meter away
[biological manipulation]:lets rudeus control cells (for now)
[soul manipulation]: allows him to use and manipulate souls souls for various functions
In the world of mushoku tensei the spells are divided into 5 categories, attack magic (
subdivided into earth, water, air and fire), summoning magic, healing magic (subdivided into Healing, Detoxification, Divine Strike and Protection), melded magic (2 or more spells used in conjunction) and unique magic (out of the usual classification).
so far [summon undead] is best for combat
the first time I tried to summon an undead didn't work
I fainted from lack of mana
the next day I tried again, the result was that for a few seconds a dark portal appeared and disappeared
I didn't spend all my energy and just got tired
after a few days I was able to summon a skeleton
over time his mana grew exponentially
after a few months he has managed to summon up to 30 undead with a wide range
he successfully succeeded in summoning skeletons, hellhound, death knights, poltergeists ...
among all the magic classifications, the most interesting certainty is the healing magic, this magic has the power to oppose mine
how was it possible to see when it was used [drain life] a few moments
even the living dead can be easily destroyed and exorcised in their world
for this reason I will try to devote more on this kind of magic,It's always good to know your weaknesses, being defeated by a simple healer wizard when I'm at the height would be ridiculous
The training routine consisted of strengthening your body using biological manipulation, training your spells mainly: healing-type spells, the spells of your past and earth life (as it has a great affinity for this element)
why do rudeus do all this? why does he want to get stronger?
the reason for his effort is so that he can have free living
in his previous life he was strong but weak compared to other beings in the omniverse he may have lived for thousands of years but in the eyes of other gods he was a talented newborn
so that he can protect himself and protect others he loves he needs power
and with power comes responsibilities, since in the rudeus' view if one has the power to stop the evil and does not do this it must also be considered evil
For this reason he intends to create in the future a utopia, a perfect place for him and those around him to live in peace
in order for this place to be created he will be willing even to fight or kill, humans are naturally inclined to evil so to avoid this he had given his followers the need to live in peace and satisfy their greed, but if it is not enough he He had shown them the iron hand that lurks beneath the velvet glove
even if you have to be a tyrant, even if you have to lie your goal will be accomplished
in creating this and keeping this utopia stable he will need strength, for that he needs [faith power] that will give him more power, this power that allowed him to create his utopia and also achieve more [faith power]
[faith power] is also important because it can extend the length of your life or even immortality, for someone who has memories of a god thousands of years old human life is tiny, aiming to create this perfect place and eternal he must also be eternal
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3 years old
it's been three years since I arrived in this world
all this time in this place was a completely new experience for me
I have memories of another life, I am a reincarnation but I am not the same
my soul is formed with soul fragments of my former self
yet these memories are incomplete, like reading a book or looking at paintings, but among the reminders I have is that even if a divine soul is wounded it can still recover, in other words, my former self is alive.
we were the same but now we are different
In these three years I have done few things, most of the time I have been with my family, practicing what the natives of this world call "magic",training my spirit arts and gaining knowledge.
two things I think are important to highlight:
first
the place where I live is a village that is part of the asura kingdom, and the asura kingdom is part of the central continent
The continent is divided into three parts by the Red Dragon Mountain Range.
the poor and needy Northern areas with many wars, Asura Kingdom in the West one of the worlds most abundant and rich regions, a number of large countries are always struggling for power and rioting in the Southern area.
Human race makes up the majority of the population
the places on the continent are:
Asura Kingdom,Fitoa Territory, Red Dragon's Lower Jaw, Upper Jaw,West Port- East Port, Dragon King Kingdom (the strongest state on the continent), Yōkaiōkoku (An ally of the Dragon King Kingdom), Sanakia Kingdom(A vassal nation of the Dragon King Kingdom),Kikka Kingdom(A vassal nation of the Dragon King Kingdom),merfolk in the southeastern oceans and coastal villages and Strife Zone (this is a conflict neutral zone).
where my family and I live is the asura kingdom
Information about other continents is scarce, the only thing I could find out is that there are two more continents, the demonic continent and the north or continent of the ice elves
the demonic continent is ruled by the demon lords
the north is reigned by the royal family of frost elves, frost elves are a race that isolates themselves from the rest of the world but are known for being great at wind and water magic, and for not showing misery to enemies during wars
Surrounding these continents there are so-called dark storms
the black storm is a giant dungeon in the ocean
named after almost no one has seen for themselves, and also because they allow constant lightning storms, rain and huge holes, where almost no particles of sunlight pass through the clouds
the concentration of mana in this place is so high that most magical artifacts stop working or are destroyed instantly
In this place the high level magic beasts are the most common, in the world the beasts are classified from E to level S, in the black storm the level C beasts are the base of the food chain, and as the black storm is in the ocean axistem just sea or winged creatures that are used to living in this hostile environment
The second important fact is that power determines everything in this world, every nation that has been spoken has a high military power that has allowed them to maintain an old temporary peace between them, even if everyone knows that corruption and murder occur they can do nothing. , in the asura kingdom it is common for nobles to kidnap citizens and rape them, in this world the weak are like ants that are trampled by elephants
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something interrupts my thinking for a few seconds, the cause is the family maid lilia
she has reddish color hair,your eyes are the same color creating a nice contrast
wears maid clothes along with a sheath-length skirt along with elliptical glasses
she is incredibly beautiful, but today her face and body were visibly sweaty and exhausted
the reason is that my mother is not at home today she had to go settle some family business, usually they both do the domestic duties, consequently she has to do all the work herself, my father is working as a village guard fighting the magic beasts and even if i have been here he does not help in the home services
"Lilia, let me help you"
looking at me she gets a face of fear
"please no young master this is my responsibility"
awkward silence ...
awkward silence ...
"excuse me young master"
she bent a little without any eye contact, and slowly left the room
sigh....
"until now I don't understand why she is so afraid of me"
since i remember she never liked me
strangely she treats all other people well
what does she think of me?
I ignored this event and for the rest of the day I decided to rest doing just some physical exercises outside the house, while walking I noticed our village is really beautiful, full of flower colors and life of the peasants who live here in peace
before going to bed I spent almost all the mana I saved, I used biologic manipulation to further strengthen my body (Rudeus now has a greater physical strength and speed than an olympic athlete even though he is only three years old)
I lay in bed but took me to sleep were:
"hahaha
It seems that I really became human, my "parents" leave one day and I miss him, my father is probably one of the strongest people in the village and yet I am extremely worried about his delay, this irracinality could not be more human
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In the middle of the forest small figures watched the village, their red eyes gleaming in the darkness but no one would notice them as their green scales made them practically invisible amidst the vegetation painted by the black of the night
these creatures were waiting for the moment so that they could attack, steal and eat all the people of that village
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these were kobolds, kobolds are weak alone, but this time some tribes came together
the reason ? famine
the kolbolts are starving, they being purely carnivores had no other alternative than hunting for a living, but the number of prey had diminished, the choice they had was cannibalism
they remain in cannibalism until they receive a proposal
at first they found them suspicious, since the beings who made the proposal were the creatures they considered the most dangerous, treacherous and liars, they had to make deal with humans
to be continued ...
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