I. Ways to read body language. 
II. Reasons why you may have a bad memory.
III. For me since I am a newbie in studying this subject hahaha!



As soon as she heard that the hamsters might not be dead, Little Celery stopped crying.
"Store Manager, is that true? Are the hamsters still alive?" Tears welled up in her eyes, as if they would trickle down her cheek again at any given time.
"I think that it's possible. What's not possible is all the hamsters dying at the same time, unless they were poisoned. They might have entered a state of temporary hibernation," Zhang Zian explained.
"That's great!" Little Celery, believing in Zhang Zian's knowledge of animals was relieved.
Zhang Zian still had a stern look on his face because although the hamsters weren't dead, they were in a serious situation. Temporary hibernation is a state hamsters enter as a means of protecting their lives. Whether or not they'll be able to wake up from temporary hibernation, was unclear.
Zhang Zian looked at his surroundings, everyone who woke up early was still looking for the animals that escaped from the breeding base. There probably won't be much business today, so he said, "Little Celery, I don't have much going on today, why don't I go with you to take a look at the hamsters?"
"Okay!" Little Celery nodded. "We don't know what we're doing, so it's probably best if you come."
"Can I enter your school? Zian asked. "Security is strict, right?"
Little Celery thought for a moment. "Let me ask Yaning."
She took out her phone and sent a few messages to Wang Yaning.
Soon, she said, "Yaning said she'll tell her teacher to notify the security.
"Okay, let's go."
Zhang Zian went back into the store to inform Lu Yiyun to look after the store before he left with Little Celery.
His strides were big, one of his steps was equivalent to two of Little Celery's, sometimes she had to run to catch up to him.
Little Celery's was worried, every once in a while, she'd look up at Zhang Zian and ask him more about the hamsters. Although Zhang Zian believed that the hamsters were in a state of temporary hibernation, he was unsure if they'd be able to wake up. He didn't want to lie to Little Celery, so he could only tell her not to panic.
After the Christmas Eve trip, this was Zhang Zian's second time going to Zhonghua Road Primary ever since he graduated.
At Christmastime, the primary school was flooded with parents of students, gathered to watch their children perform. Their vehicles filled the streets outside the main entrance. Today, the main entrance was empty and the school gates were closed, leaving only the side gate by the guard house open.
Little Celery and Wang Yaning's teacher had already notified security. The teacher trusted Zhang Zian because she was once his teacher, too. Most senior primary school teachers spent their career in one school, watching their students graduate and leave to become pillars of the country.
Little Celery led Zian towards the back of the school building. He thought that they were raising the hamsters in class, but it seems like he was wrong.
Behind the building was a line of single-story cabins, the area around the cabins was built like a small garden. A swing swaying in the wind, a grape trellis made of thin bamboo, and a bamboo fence separated the cabins from the main building. When spring came and the flowers bloomed, it had to be a nice view.
The single-story cabin made use of a great number of tempered glass. Zhang Zian could see a few figures in the cabin, and it looked like they were busy.
Little Celery knocked on the door, and Wang Yaning ran over to open the door.
She suspiciously looked at Zhang Zian, and said, "Come in. What did you mean when you said the hamsters weren't dead?"
"Exactly what I said." Zhang Zian looked at the five students, including Little Celery and Wang Yaning who were there. He'd never seen the other three before, they were probably Little Celery's classmates. They all seemed very reserved.
"Where are the hamsters?" Zhang Zian asked.
"Over there." Little Celery pointed towards a shelf right by the window.
On the shelf was a hamster cage, clearly bought from the market, and a small glass fishbowl with wire netting as a cover. There was also a birdcage made out of iron wires being used as a hamster cage, probably brought from a student's home.
The cage was half covered in wood shavings and half covered in litter sand. On the wood shavings side, laid a hamster, either a Djungarian or a Winter White.
"Do you guys have a thermometer?" Zhang Zian asked as he checked the furniture in the room. When he came in earlier, he thought that the cabin was hotter than outside, but it was still pretty cold.
"No, we don't. Why do you need a thermometer?" Wang Yaning replied.
"Hamsters are sensitive to changes in temperature." Zhang Zian explained.
Wang Yaning then asked the others, "Do you guys have one?"
A small boy took out a box from his bag, opening it up to find a small thermometer.
"Is this okay?" the small boy asked.
Zhang Zian took the thermometer from the boy and looked it over, it should be okay for now.
The thermometer stated that the cabin's temperature was around 17 degrees.
"It's too cold." Zhang Zian finally understood the cause of the hamsters' temporary hibernation. He held out the thermometer so that the students could see.
"That's cold? My house isn't even close to 17 degrees!" Wang Yaning said, the other kids agreeing.
Zhang Zian walked over to the cage where the hamsters were, bent down to look inside, then asked, "Why is it covered in wood shavings and litter sand?"
"If we fill it up with just wood shavings, it's hard to manage and the smell is too strong," Wang Yaning answered. "So we thought of the solution to cover it half in wood shavings and half in litter sand. When the hamsters need to go, they walk over to the sand, and when they want to sleep, they go back to the wood shavings."
Zhang Zian shook his head. "First, the temperature is too low. 17 degrees is nice for us, but hamsters aren't used to such cold environments. It's best to keep it above 20 degrees. Second, if you aren't able to maintain the temperature around 20 degrees, you'll have to cover the whole cage with wood shavings to keep them warm. Half wood shavings and half sand is better for spring and fall, then during the summer, use only litter sand.
"Store Manager, you're saying that the hamsters went into temporary hibernation because it's too cold?" Little Celery asked.
"That's right." Zhang Zian rolled up his sleeves. "Now, I need you guys to help me save these hamsters."


1. Download a suspicious game
2. Catch a few magical pets as partners
3. Go through interesting daily routines and lead the pet shop to a whole new level

Brainiac's promotion video was completed quickly. As a rare genius, he was also familiar with video production.
Three days after assigning the task, Sherlock received Brainiac's completed video. Brainiac was very efficient.
After watching the video, Sherlock went into deep thought.
The starting image was Brainiac speaking without emotion, saying, "I'm Brainiac, a Specter College Level A graduate. I'm happily staying in Eternal Kingdom. There's food, lodging, and a laboratory for my research. My boss treats me well, and there is no overtime according to my working hours. Would you like to be in my situation? You can be a Specter College Level A graduate like me."
Then the video ended.
"After three days, you've only shot tens of seconds of video?" Sherlock put down the round Adamantine rock and asked.
"No, there are a lot more videos. This is the final edited version." Brainiac took out a round Adamantine rock, which Sherlock took and examined.
In the images, a Goblin's face filled the entire screen as he said, "Oh my God, what's this about? A video camera? Does this mean we can produce videos?"
New voices were heard offscreen.
"I'm uploading the video to the PivX website!"
"This is awesome! I'm going to produce a video!"
Then the video was interrupted with a new scene.
The recording device was fixed in the Burial Hall and facing Brainiac and the gamers.
A few gamers looked at the recording device while some offscreen gamers spoke.
"Say something cool to let the audience feel excited. It's still shooting."
"Wo, wo, wo!"
The gamers who were queuing up at the front nodded in agreement.
A gamer with a broken femur had his leg supported by a brace. He sat down happily to receive treatment and said, "Aiya, I have a sister who is preparing for her college entrance examination. My examination results used to be bad, but recently, we have been cutting down trees, and my mathematics results have become extremely good. The month leading up to her exam, she came to me daily for tuition in mathematics, and she obtained the first position in the model examination. She invited me to participate in COSPLAY. She was the model and had her hair dyed yellow. My sister is so cute!" 
After the gamer, TallPensivePlank, finished speaking, the other enthusiastic gamers became silent.
"What's happening? The recording device is rolling, keeping talking."
"No, I don't feel like speaking."
The video was cut off, and a new scene began.
In the video, a few Gnomes were queuing up to receive treatment. Voices were heard offscreen. 
"Apologies, I heard wrongly. It's not to let us act cool, it's to let Brainiac act cool. Okay, one, two, three, begin."
Then the queuing gamers started to speak.
"Aiya, Brainiac is awesome. When he arrived at Eternal Kingdom, he worked 24 hours a day without any complaints. He helped to treat our wounds and revive us."
"Yes, yes, Brainiac is the best Lich."
"And that group of evil creatures in Specter College! They're too evil!"
"Eternal Kingdom is the most awesome Dungeon in the Underworld. Brainiac is the most awesome Lich!"
"Brainiac is very powerful. We're severely wounded, but he is able to heal us. That is awesome!"
The subsequent images were about gamers' casual conversations, transactions, forming of teams, and guild war conflicts. 
Sherlock put down the round Adamantine rock. He understood why the final edited version had only tens of seconds of video.
"This isn't working." Sherlock frowned as Brainiac shook his head and said, "I've tried my best."
Sherlock pondered for a while and asked Brainiac to leave. Then Bru said, "Lord Sherlock, it's difficult for Brainiac to handle such a publicity assignment."
"Let me do some editing while adding some content." Sherlock put away the round Adamantine rock, then he looked at an invitation letter from the Northern Gladiator Arena.
"I'll put aside the Specter College matters. Let me visit the Gladiator Arena."
Sherlock stood up and walked towards the Teleport Portal.
"Bru, take care of the Dungeon."
…
"Pa ta, pa ta, pa ta."
"Pom!"
A Beetlemon halted at a Beetlemon stop. The door opened, and three fat Hamsters with short legs walked down from the Beetlemon.
They turned their heads back and said.
"Thank you!"
"Thank you very much!"
"The leather seats are delicious!"
The Beetlemon ran off and receded into the distance.
The three Hamsters stared at the faraway Beetlemon and looked at each other strangely. Then they walked in the direction of Winterfell. 
The more they walked, the stranger they felt. The roads looked very dark, and the passersby looked listless, as though they had gone through a war.
The three Hamsters didn't know what happened, and they didn't dare to ask as they proceeded towards Winterfell.
An Orc who was bearing a Magic Lantern walked towards them and said, "What are you doing?"
The three Hamsters were surprised to be stopped by the Orc. They looked at each other.
"What are we doing here?"
"Yes, why are we here in Winterfell? Where is our Lady?"
"We're here to have our meal."
The wary Orc sized them up. He felt they looked familiar.
"Wait a moment, you're…"
The Orc frowned and grasped the hilt of his sword as he shouted, "Someone, please come here! I found them!"
The nearby Garrison Guards heard the cries and ran towards them, which caused the three Hamsters to panic. Then the Orc held their paws warmly as he said, "Aiya, it's you! When we escaped with the Captain, we saw you at the camp of the Northern Gate. You came with Eternal Kingdom to save us!"
The three Hamsters were taken aback as they didn't understand the Orc. What camp of the Northern Gate? What Eternal Kingdom?
"What's that? Eternal Kingdom?" Big Boss, who was the representative of the three Hamsters, asked curiously.
"Eternal Kingdom is a Dungeon helmed by Lord Sherlock!" The Orc smiled as he explained.
"Wait, did you say Lord Sherlock?" Second Boss shouted, "Is that superior Devil Lord Sherlock?"
"Yes, that's correct."
The other Orcs gathered around them. They saw their benefactors and wanted to thank the three Hamsters.
But the Hamsters ignored them. They looked at each other and started talking.
"Wait, aren't we here to find Lord Sherlock?"
"Yes! I remember now. Our Lady wants us to find Lord Sherlock! Did Lord Sherlock set up a Dungeon?"
"Hey, can we have our meal?"
The Orcs laughed and passed their food to the Hamsters while an Orc explained Eternal Kingdom to them.
Behind the Hamsters, a pair of white tender bare feet stepped on the dirty floor, but they weren't stained at all.
Black feathers that reeked of decay floated down on the back of the right foot.
The sudden imposition of a dominant aura made the Orcs breathless. The three Hamsters turned their heads, and their eyes widened.
The clean white legs that were like fine pieces of art walked towards the Hamsters, and a pure female voice said, "Tell me about Eternal Kingdom and that Sherlock."


Sherlock is a new generation Dungeon Lord whose ambition is to become the greatest Devil King and building up the greatest Dungeon in the Underworld.
He summons a group of other-worldly goblins who give themselves strange names, form cliques, engage in commerce, and even fight among themselves.
They call themselves—Gamers!

"That egg…" Clara and Madeleine sat in front of Dyon, observing its shaking.
At the moment, an odd feeling was creeping up in their hearts. Although they very clearly knew the egg was right in front of them, in fact, it was even shaking and cracking wildly, the moment their attention was deviated for even a moment, it was as though the memories of it were erased away. If it wasn't for the fact Dyon was holding and looking at it so intently, they would have long forgotten about this egg.
The grey egg bulged and cracked, furiously sucking in the energy from its surroundings. But, surprisingly, much of the energy originated from Dyon itself.
As an ancient creature, the Celestial Hamster required copious amounts of Primordial Energy in order to hatch. The number of unhatched ancient eggs currently sitting idly in the cosmos today might not be innumerable, but it was still a considerable amount, and the reason for this all laid with the severe lack of Primordial Energy.
Among the quadrants in the cosmos, only the top three had even a tiny amount of this Primordial Energy. As for the other quadrants? They weren't ancient enough.
One might wonder at this point: "What about Dyon's quadrant, did it not use to be ranked highly as well?"
Although this is true, the reason for the Celestial Deer Quadrant being ranked first wasn't due to its ancient history, but rather because of the prowess of Dyon's home universe. Remember, Dyon's universe is the youngest in current existence, but it also happened to once be the one with the densest Gama energy and thus produced the best talents and had the best cultivation environment. Even the ancient quadrants couldn't compete with it.
However, with the decline of Dyon's universe, this advantage disappeared. Although the other universes still have relatively good energy density, enough to be at the middle of the pack, it wasn't enough to counter act the loss of Dyon's one universe.
In the next moment, a burst of profound light erupted from the egg, causing it grow to ten times its original size.
Dyon was overwhelmed by the sudden burst, but he continued to hold on, peering into the light intently.
Soon, the light began to morph and Dyon's hands became ingulfed in a sudden warmth and softness. None of the expected juices of birth coated his hands at all.
The light slowly faded away, but Dyon's concentration never broke. He felt that if he lost concentration for even an instant, he would never find this little creature again. After spending one of his treasure selections on it, he was obviously unwilling to suffer such an end.
However, what happened next still surprised Dyon.
By the time the light had completely disappeared, allowing Dyon to see just what was in his hands, he finally realized why the egg was slightly larger than normal… This egg actually held twins!
In Dyon's hands sat the most adorable little creatures he had ever scene. He instantly felt a will to protect them from any harm.
One had pristine white fur and large, beady black eyes that glistened cleverly.
The other was had a pristine black coat, but its eyes were like two white pearls, reflecting a milky richness that was filled with wisdom.
Both siblings were looked more like little chipmunks than hamsters, despite their name. Their cheeks were chubby, along with their little bodies, but unlike hamsters, their tails were more pronounced.
They both looked up at Dyon curiously, almost surprised that this young man, who was clearly very weak, still somehow had the ability to see them, and for so long at that. It had to be said that the concealment abilities of the Celestial Hamsters far exceeded the abilities of Dyon's supreme level mask. They could even hide from transcendents if they so chose.
In the next moment, they understood. It wasn't that Dyon's perceptive abilities were better than a transcendents, but because he was well aware of their abilities. As such, he was like a lucid dreamer, forcibly awakening his consciousness in a dream in order to be able to control his surroundings.  
In addition, they had just been born and weren't fully mature yet. Because of that, they couldn't hide from Dyon who they currently lay in the palms of. However, judging by the confused expressions on Ri, Clara and Madeleine's faces, despite Dyon holding them, they couldn't see the two adorable hamsters at all.
"Dyon? What's going on?" Madeleine suddenly asked. It felt like reality was distorting before her, but she couldn't put her finger on just what was wrong.
The fact Madeleine could even tell something was off to begin with a testament to her perceptive abilities. As a music will lover, it wasn't surprising she had such sensitivity to things.
As for Ri, she could feel her bestial bloodline shift uncomfortably, as though there was a powerful beast bloodline in the close vicinity, but she didn't know where it was coming from.
Then there was Clara, her soul talent was, by far, the best amongst the three women, which also meant her 6th sense was also the best, but she still couldn't put her finger on the problem either.
In truth, none of these three would be able to sense a thing had it not been for the fact that these little hamsters were just born.
Dyon smiled down at his seemingly empty palms. "I gained an egg from the trials, and it only just hatched. But, the little creatures inside of it have outstanding concealment abilities, even so soon after birth. I'm quite impressed. If I lose concentration for even a moment, I've afraid they'll disappear before my eyes." 

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"To tell you the truth. I don't know."
Bob stood still as he said. He had a dumb look on his face that Chikinsupu could not refute Bob's ignorance of his invincibility.
*You have leveled up. Due to the level difference between you and the monster, you will now receive lower experience.
"All I can say is that words show up on my face. Just like this one."
Bob said as he pointed in front of him. He was pointing towards the prompt but other players could not see it, not that he knows.
"What does it say?" Chikinsupu asked vehemently. He wanted to know every detail so he could also take some of that cake.
"It says I leveled up. Earlier, it said that I can't die and my HP goes back to a minimum."
Chikinsupu clearly heard what Bob said, but he did not believe it at face value. He thought that Bob could be lying but Bob could also be telling the truth.
"Does it say why you don't die?" Chikinsupu inquired with greed evident in his voice.
Bob thought for a while. He tried recalling the word that described him within the prompts. And after a while, Bob spoke.
"I forgot."
Chikinsupu sneered inside his head. He was thinking that Bob was playing dumb and that he didn't want to share his blessing. What Chikinsupu didn't know was that Bob was just that dumb.
"Okay. Try dying once more." Chikinsupu demanded Bob's death.
"Eh? NO!"
"Come on! Help me out. I want to know why!"
"Does it really matter? I don't wanna feel pain again."
BANG!
*Your HP value has reached 0.
*You are an Essential. You can't die.
*Your HP is set back to minimum.
*Stop hunting lower leveled mobs.
"Ouch." Bob squealed.
"Cluck cluck." The chicken, who didn't make an appearance within the last two chapters, finally made a sound.
They were suddenly ambushed by an exploding hamster.
'Ah. We probably should have walked away before talking.'
Bob was pretty lax about the situation. He has been exposed to explosions like this for the past few hours, so to him, the phenomenon was lukewarm at best.
Despite being higher level, he still took the explosion point-blank, so it was a given that he'd be thrown away. After tumbling down for a few seconds. Bob stood with confidence, fully standing up with pride unlike earlier.
'It's good to have clothes.'
"Cluck!"
For some unknown reason, the chicken's basket was still held in one piece. Bob should make armor using basket weave.
"Alright. Hey Chikinsupu! I remember now! It says I'm an Essential!"
Picking himself up, Bob stood and looked around. He said in a loud voice to attract Chikinsupu's attention but he was not given a reply.
"Hello? Chikinsupu?"
Bob looked around but he could not find anything that resembled a person within his field of view. There were only the jagged ground, broken trees, and a blue light floating around which soon faded.
"Pretty lights. I wonder if the explosion caused that."
Bob got distracted for a while due to the light but soon began moving. He was going to search for his friend in the meantime. A foolish decision since he's friend was no longer around.
*Your HP value has reached 0.
*The 24-hour penalty will begin now.
*Due to being low-leveled, there will be no experience percentage deduction.
These prompts filled Chikinsupu's vision at the moment after the impact. He was level 6 but he got killed in one blow because he let the hamster creep right below his nose.
"Fiddlesticks."
================
Logging out.
================
Kazuma spaced out as the game shut down. He didn't feel pain because the game limited the amount of pain the player receives to avoid causing traumas. But still, Kazuma heard the loud explosion and the sound was still ringing in his ears.
"Damn it."
He took his sweet time to calm down. And the rage of suffering the death penalty subsided. Kazuma realized that he was to blame for that incident. He asked too much from another player. It was a case of curiosity killing the cat.
"Bob will probably go power-leveling by himself. I hope he'll give me a bus as soon as I log in." (AN: Bus refers to leveling lower leveled players by killing higher leveled mobs as a higher leveled player.)
Kazuma was feeling dejected, but he didn't lose hope. He was the type to get serious about rankings within a game that he fancies so a 24-hour log in restriction was a bummer. Poor Kazuma, he shouldn't have died if he didn't want the penalty.
"To heal my wounded heart."
He opened the game library within his virtual reality rig. He scrolled to the last option and opened an application classification entitled For Academic Purposes or F.A.P for short.
"Fukada-san, please do your best today!"
And so, Kazuma booted up a porn game on his system. He was going full dive so he could not hear his mother's screeching.
"Kazuma! Your Dad brought beer!"
Hearing no reply, Kazuma's mother was about to head upstairs to his room but she was stopped by the father.
"You can continue watching TV. I'll go and have drinks with Kazuma in his room.
And so, Kazuma's dad was going straight to his room. Poor Kazuma also forgot to lock his room.
"Son. I'm coming in."
As Kazuma's dad entered the room. He could not utter a word. He could not believe what he saw on Kazuma's desktop monitor. 
(For context, virtual reality sessions could be hooked to a monitor for viewing purposes.)
"KAZUMA."
Kazuma's dad unbuckled his belt and locked the door. He opened the bottle of beer and drank before situating himself on top of Kazuma's bed. He removed one of his socks and spat on his hand.
"I can't believe technology has come this far."
And so, the father and son had a bonding time with Fukada-san but Kazuma will never be aware of such an event.
Back to our innocent protagonist, who was busy searching for his friend Chikinsupu.
"He's gone?"
Bob combed through the general vicinity of the explosion. After looking through the same places plenty of times, Bob's attention span snapped and he found a new distraction.
Bang!
He listened to the explosions and looked towards the general direction. Bob decided to walk towards the source because he had nothing better to do.
'There should be people there, right?'
There was also another reason why Bob looked for other people. As an NPC who stayed in one spot, he didn't know where to go to reach Donut City. In other words, Bob was about to get lost.
'I hope Chikinsupu did not get lost within the woods.'
He saw a group of people that wore the same set of clothes as he was. Bob felt a sense of home so he approached the group in a calm manner.
"Beginner Healing."
"Beginner Taunt!"
They were having a hard time walking through the forest because the hamsters had the ability to kill them in one shot.
'Wow.'
Bob was amazed at the poor coordination of the players. The tank shouldn't have taunted the hamsters because they will all go and explode on top of him, stacking all of the damage.
Fortunately for the tank, the healer was adequate and used a healing spell in advance.
After two more explosions went off, the scene calmed down and everyone within the group relaxed their guard.
"Hi."
The sudden greeting from behind caught them off-guard. A player that carried a dagger stood up frankly and rushed towards Bob. They were on high alert due to Bob's appearance.
Realizing that Bob was a player, the dagger-bearing player stopped his tracks and sighed. He was relieved that there wasn't any monster to surprise them.
"Hello everyone! I am Bob and I am traveling to Donut City."
Bob said with a loud voice for everyone to hear. However, he was met with silence. Nobody answered his greeting.
"Oh. Forgive me for intruding but its best to keep moving. The hamster's explosion attracts more hamsters, so the correct thing to do is continue onwards."
Bob explained like an expert. To be fair, Bob had a lot of experience with the hamsters due to being stuck within the forest by himself for a couple of hours.
In all honesty, Bob decided to stay within the forest. There was a simple reason, and that was because he was naked. He did not want to go streaking in a child-friendly novel. (AN: Too late for that.)
"So. Everyone, I hope you all have a wonderful time. Have a good day." Bob felt awkward about the situation. He was ignored but everyone was looking at him keenly. So he decided to just walk away and forget the conversation ever happened.
After walking for dozens of meters-
BANG!
Another explosion rang inside the forest.
'They'll be fine.'
Bob was not worried about the party at all. He realized that they were just staying vigilant of anything that could be hostile, therefore the cold shoulder was to be expected.
BANG!
After hearing the second explosion, Bob had the uncanny feeling that he was forgetting something.
BANG!
'Wait! I forgot to ask for Donut City's general direction.'
He looked back and he could see that after the initial explosions, the hamsters began grouping up and were running towards the group of people.
"Ah, shit. Here we go again."
Bob unwittingly said as he ran back to the group of noobs.

Bob the barn owner from Bagel village. An Essential tutorial NPC, typical of any game. One fine morning, Bob gains sentience and begins to question his immortal humanity.

Immersion Online. A Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Open World Role-Playing Game (VRMMORPG) that took the continent of Asia by storm.

In that game, nobody expected a certain tutorial NPC would dominate the meta.

Follow the adventures of Bob on his journey to discover just what he really is and laugh along with his shenanigans.

Just a heads-up, this is a gag novel so if you laugh you lose.

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Oct/27/Thu/2022 8:33am


It was a bright and sunny day.


Rich's mother takes him for a walk in the city to buy groceries (which is boring).


While strolling around the city, Rich came across a pet store nearby, and started pulling his mother's sleeves, "Mom! Let's go there! I want to see the animals."


"Ok, ok. Let's go,"


The first thing they saw they went inside were hamsters running inside their wheels. 

And mice chewing on their food.


Rabbits shaking their nose. Cats staring at them with a confused look. Dogs sitting still with their tongues sticking out. Fishes waggle in the water, and birds create a soothing sound.


And countless crickets chilling inside a piece of wood...


But what caught his attention was a pair of big hamsters like creatures resting in their cages.


"Mom! Look! A guinea pig!" He said while running to it.


"Oh, you like this one kid?" The shopkeeper asked.


He's in his forties. Wearing a vintage outfit that had blue square lines, pattern shirt, and black trouser, "They're mainly rodents, but also biologically related to pigs."


"Wow! Can we keep it, Mom? Please... Pretty please..."


She hesitated for a moment before giving her answer, "No,"


 "What? Why?"


"I prefer the hamsters,"


Rich stomps the ground, and says, "But I want it!"


"Are you sure? I think hamsters is better since it's smaller, and easier to take care of,"


"No! I want a guinea pig!"


She sighed, and decided to give up, "Fine..."


His heart was pumped with excitement giving a cheerful smile.


"We'll take this one," She pointed at the one with white and brown fur.


The shopkeeper nods, and gently carries the little big creature in a cardboard box while Rich and his mother were picking a cage for it to stay.


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"Okay. There you go," Rich mother placed the guinea pig in his purple colored cage near the house exit. Letting it roam around, and get used to its new home.


"So, what are you going to name him?" She asked Rich.


"Hmm... I'm gonna name him Hurly!"


"Hurly? From the movie?"


"Yeah!"


"Alright, it's your choice,"


Rich noticed something was missing, and gasped, "Mom! where is Hurly's food! He's going to starve soon!"


"Ok, ok. I'll feed him now,"


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Ever since that day, Rich has been spending time with Hurly day and night. Literally everyday. 


Taking him for a walk around the room.


Feed him. Changes his water.


And watches movies together, "Look, Hurly. That's you on TV."


And finally. Reading storybooks for Hurly, "The big bad wolf blows the house made of straws flew away-"


"Wait a minute... Can you understand what what I'm saying?" He asked while staring at Hurly.


Hurly only walks around pretending he doesn't hear anything.


"Hmm... Nevermind. I'll read lots of stories for you until you understand what I'm saying,"


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Few months later...


The sun hasn't fully raised yet. Only dark blue lights were visible indoors.


Rich was first to wakes up in this dark morning, and rushed his way to Hurly's cage, "Good morning, Hurly. Are you still asleep?"


Hurly only stays still in the corner not responding to Rich's greeting, "Hurly?"


He pokes Hurly a few times, and feels that his body was hard as stone while still not moving at all, "Mom!"


"Mom! Come quick! Hurly is not moving!"


"Wha- what!" She jolts awake, and gets up from her mattress. Running right next to him to observe Hurly's condition.


"Hurly? Are you ok boy?" She opens the cage. Putting in her right hand inside to give Hurly a little push.


Hurly then drops like a fallen statue.


She gasped in shock while Rich was terrified.


"He's dead..." She said.


"Ah! Hurly, no!"


"It can't be helped. He's gone now,"


"How did he die... And why!" He asked while sobbing.


"I think he was sick. His left eye was harder than the rest of his body," She answered after examining him for a few moments.


"I... I noticed that... And thought he was injured. I should've known he was sick!" He said making his heart more heavier, and painful than before.


"It's not your fault. Even if we know he's sick, the vet is too far away from our place to cure him,"


"Well, it's time to throw him away,"


Rich was surprised to hear this, "shouldn't we bury him?"


"We don't have a shovel. It's much easier anyway,"


Then she had an idea, "Or... why don't we place something next to him?"


She wraps Hurly's body with paper, and places him in a box, and puts a ladder next him, "Like this ladder. He loves to climb it right?"


"Oh, I know!" Rich runs to the living room, and rips apart a piece of paper from his book on the shelves then writes something on it.


Goodbye, Hurly. We'll always remember you. Rest in peace, My friend.


He placed it right next to him, and his mother closes the box, and carried it, "Let's take him away,"


"Wait!" He stopped her.


"Hmm? Why?"


"Let me carry him,"


"Alright," She hands over the box. Rich carefully grabs it into his arms like he was about to hug it.


"Let's go,"


.....

.....


Rich and his mother were walking halfway to the large green box that was filled with garbage. Giving him a second thought, "Hurly..."


Why does he have to go there...


Tears started to force their way out, but his mother saw it, and said, "Don't cry. People are watching."


He musters all his strength to hold it back.


Rich tosses Hurly into the pile of garbage with a frown on his face, and walks away.


He wanted to turn around, and look at it once last time, but he chose not to, and hold his mother's hand, "Mom."


"Yes?"


"Is Hurly happy there in heaven?"


She was surprised to hear this question, but calmly answers it, "As long as you don't cry for him then he will."


"Alright! Then I won't!"


She smiles, and keeps on walking until they reach home.


.....

.....

.....


Few weeks later.


They've come across the pet store again, and his mother asked, "Want a new friend?"


Rich hesitated for a moment, and answered, "Yes?"


"Well, this time I'm choosing the hamsters," She said in a demanding tone.


"Ok..."


They stepped into the store, and the shopkeeper greeted them, "Oh, welcome back. How's the guinea pig doing?"


Rich breathes in as much air he could. Fighting off his sadness.


He saw Rich's reaction, and nods in understanding, "I see... Sorry for that."


Rich's mother cuts in, and says "It's fine. Do you still have any hamsters?"


"Yes, they never stop breeding. Pick as much as you want," He pointed at the hamsters.


"Oh, look at them, B. Aren't they cute?"


"Um... Yeah..."


Rich went closer, and saw the hamsters were looking at them while standing with two legs for a moment, and sniffing the air with it's little pink nose, "So cute!"


His mother was glad to see him cheerful, and had decided, "We'll take two pairs,"


"Four? Alright. Which one do you want?" The shopkeeper asked with a hint of glee in his tone.


"Got any discount?" She asked with a grind.


"No," He answers blankly.


.....

.....

.....


"Welcome to your new home everyone!"


"The home where Hurly used to live..."


His mother gave a slight cough, and asked, "Aren't you going to name them?"


"Oh, yeah!"


Rich looked at each of the hamsters, and thought for a whole minute, "Alright! The white and orange spot will be Bucky!"


"From the movie again?" She asked.


"Yes! And this white and gray will be called, Grey,"


"Are you sure? You know that's a female right?"


"I will still call her Grey," Rich crosses his arms.


"Ok, ok."


"I will call the white one, Snowy,"


"Better,"


Rich suddenly pauses for a moment, "What is this color?" He said while pointing at the last and biggest hamster.


She took a closer look.


It had white, black, brown, and a rare unique color to its fur, "I think it's brown-coffee."


He opens his mouth wide to say, "Oh..."


"Then I will call him, Diego!"


She raises her eyebrows, "The one from that cartoon show you watched? Why?"


"Because he's going to be strong and adventurous like Diego," He said with pride.


"Haha. Alright, from now on his name is, Diego,"


.....

.....

.....


Just like before, Rich treats them like how he treats Hurly.


Out of curiosity, he places them on a rope that his mother tied next to the bathroom to hang the laundry, and places a pillow under it to avoid injury.


They really walked over it.


"Wow, you guys are amazing!"


.....

.....

…..


Today, Diego was moved to another cage because…


He's too big and hostile. Fighting anyone on his way.


"There you go. Now you can't bite anyone anymore," Rich's mother said. Dropping him into the new cage.


"Bad Diego," Rich said while tapping Diego's nose.


A few days after Diego was moved, the metal cage was bent wide by being opened too much, causing the two hamsters to escape at night. Walking at every corner of the house. Exploring, sniffing, biting, and carrying… Red onions to the cage? From the kitchen? How does that fit in that small gap?


…..

…..

…..


The next morning.


"B!"


Rich forces his eyes open slowly getting up, and walks toward his mother like a moving toy using batteries that almost drain out, "What's the matter mom…" He said while rubbing his eyes.


"Why are there onions inside their cage?"


"Onions? I don't know. Where?"


"Here…" She lifts the cage from the bedding.


Rich took a closer look, and saw a half dozen red onions, interrupted Snowy's sleep, and Diego from the other side looking around confused at how the cage was lifted, "Hmm?"


"Mom, where is Bucky and Grey?"


"I don't know. Maybe they are responsible for these onions. We should look for them,"


Rich searched around the living room like playing hide and seek while his mother went to the bathroom because she's afraid that they would get wet there.


…..

…..


"Did you find them, B?"


"No,"


"Thank god they're not in the bathroom. Let's look for them in the kitchen,"


Both steps into the kitchen, and Rich heard something was rattling from the left side. He went there, and saw Bucky peeking through the boxes and random stuff then went back to hide, "Mom! I saw Bucky!"


"Where?"


"He's hiding behind here," Rich said. Pointing at where he saw Bucky.


She moves some of the objects, and saw Bucky and Grey with more onions, and bite a hole through a box.


Both Rich and his mother feel relief when they find them again, and put them back into the cage, "I'm going to close the gap with rope or wires so that they won't sneak out again."


"Oh, ok,"


"But I'm still confused how they could carry the onions and why?"


"Maybe they like onions," He said while making an idiotic smile.


"I don't think they could..." She said while still wondering.


"Well, keep an eye on them, B. I'm going to cook breakfast,"


"Alright!"


…..

…..

…..


Few weeks had passed. Everything went well, and cheerful. 


Until…


Rich was done playing with his toys in the living room, and decided to check on the hamsters.


Snowy was sleeping peacefully in the small house, and Diego was walking… Uncomfortably…


Bucky was eating.


Eating something Rich never expected Bucky would feast on…


Grey…


"Bucky! What are you doing!"


Half of Grey's head was completely devoured by his own friend.


Rich eyes were widened.


Looking at Bucky with disbelief, "Mom!"


He ran toward his mother. Trying to focus on sewing some clothes with holes, and told her, "Mom! Bucky is eating Grey!"


She frowned, and said, "Don't be ridiculous. They won't eat each other."


"No! He's really eating her right now!"


"It's not good to talk to them like that, you know. I'm really busy right now."


"I'm not lying! See it for yourself!" Rich pulls her hand, and drags her away from the couch.


"Look!"


She examined the cage, and saw what he said was true.


"Ah!" She lifts the cage from its bedding, and pushes Bucky away.


"Oh no…  Grey…" She brings a piece of cloth, and grabs Grey with it.


"Looks like we had to throw her away..."


Rich made a disgusted face, and said, "Along with the thrash again?"


"I have no choice. I'm not willing to bury her,"


Rich's jaws were crushing together, and looking away from her, "You throw her away. I'm not going."


"Alright, I'm taking her away," She drops Grey into a garbage bag.


He witnesses it with disdain. Watching her stepping out of the door to dispose of his lost companion.


Sitting down, and yelled, "Why! Why did you eat Grey!"


Bucky was surprised, but ignored him after a moment.


"Wasn't she your partner? Why did you do it?"


No response…


"Argh!" He storms off, and locks himself in the room feeling despair. Staring at the ceiling unable to move on for losing Grey.


Rich started to visit them less often ever since.


Bucky was feeling weak after a few days.


It was then a silent night. Rich couldn't sleep. So, he decided to visit the hamsters, and saw… Bucky was lying motionless in the middle of the cage, "Bucky?"


He gave a few strong shakes, and realised, "You… Died…?"


Rich sniffs a little, and feels a pressure coming from his throat and eyes, but he gains back his composure, and says, "Hmph, suits you well. That's what you get for killing Grey."


He runs back into his room, laying flat on the bed trying to forget about Bucky until he falls asleep.


…..

…..

…..


"I'm home,"


After hearing that voice, Rich quickly raises up, and gleefully hops out of his bed to greet her, "Mom! Guess what, Bucky…" 


He suddenly felt reluctant to say it, "Bucky died."


"Oh," She bows down, and sees Bucky was still lying in the middle.


"Well, I feel bad for him, but he deserves it," She brings a few pieces of tissue, and grabs Bucky with it, dumping him in the trash bag, and dispatching him the next morning.


Leaving Snowy by herself.


Just to die on her own laying in the pure white house.


"No! Not Snowy! Wake up! Don't die!" Rich couldn't hold his tears anymore, letting it all out like a flood caused by a devastating storm crashed through a solid wall.


"Out of all of the other places, she chose to die here… That's what I love about Snowy, but it's time for her to go…" She was about to get up until Rich grabbed her arms with both hands.


"Can we bury her… Please…" He pleaded.


She gave a heavy sigh, and smiled, "Alright, but only this once."


Rich then smiles like the sun appearing during a rain.


They went to the backyard, and it was only next to a huge hill. His mother bought a cleaver to replace a shovel and a cloth with Snowy inside it, "This seems to be a good place. Should we do it here?"


He nods, and she started stabbing the dirt off the ground as deep as she could, "Alright, this seems deep enough. Now, let's put Snowy inside."


She gently places Snowy in the hole, and covers it up with dirt, "Rest in peace, Snowy."


"Goodbye, Snowy…" Rich sniffs, and let go of his tears. His mother pats his head a bit before giving a hug.


"It's all fine now. I'm sure she's happy after resting her body in a safe place,"


"Yeah…! As long as she's happy,"


…..

…..

…..


Diego has been moved to the old cage since it's bigger than the one he lives in now.


Rich stares at him, and says "Ok, You better behave yourself since you're the only one left."


"Well, even though you're bad I will still be your friend. Welcome back, Diego."


He cherishes Diego a lot.


Trying his best not to harm, and lost another friend.


…..

…..

…..


It was almost the end of the weekend, Rich hadn't looked at Diego for two days, and decided to walk pass by to check on him.


"Diego!"


He fell on his knees, and stared at his last friend lying flat on the ground with his head facing sideways with his eyes closed.


His mother rushed in, and asked, "What happened! What's wrong with Diego?"


"He… Died…" He was lost in words. He felt like a boy without a soul.


"Oh… Not again…"


"Are you ok, B?" Giving him a concerned look. 


"No!"


"I'm not ok!"


"Just take him away already!" Rage and despair could be heard from his voice.


His mother could only obey, and leave the house with Diego in her hands.


Rich was staring at the empty cage. Blaming himself deep inside his heart.


He's all alone again…


No friends…


Probably never will…


Dec/1/Thu/2022 8:16am


A great day for a walk in town.


The worst part is…


Everytime they walked past the pet store. Rich will suddenly turn upset remembering the heartbreaking past.


"Want to go, and ask?" She said.


"Ask what?" He replies, giving a puzzled look.


"Like why all of them died,"


He gave a serious nod, and both stepped in the store for the last time.


"Oh, it's you two. Haven't seen you for some time," The shopkeeper said.


Rich's mother steps in and said, "Yeah, today we just wanted to ask you something,"


"Hmm? Sure. Go on?"


She then explains what happened to the hamsters for the past two months. The shopkeeper nods, and gave his answers, "I see the problem here,"


"I wanted to say the onions caused it, but I don't think that's the reason,"


"There's three things that's happening to them: One is depression. Two are illnesses. Three is the cage is cage was too small,"


"Having three or four hamsters in that cage is not big enough, and will cause depression then starting to kill each other,"


"Or, the other hamster was attacked by parasite, and caused one of them to die, and the other must take responsibility to eat or dispose it before the dead body pollutes their home,"


Rich realised what he was talking about "Bucky…"


"My guesses are the rest probably died because the parasite manage to attack all of them or their life span was shortened by over stressed,"


"I see… What do you think, B?" She turned around just to see him crying again.


"Oh! Sorry! Did I make him cry?" The asked.


"Mom… Bucky was a good guy all along?"


"They weren't happy this whole time!"


His mother ran in front of him and rested her hands on his shoulders, "No, it's not true. They were happy."


"No they're not!"


"We couldn't afford to take care of them!"


Rich calms down, and closes his eyes, pushing out his tears, trying to avoid her eyes, and says, "It's fine, Mom…"


"I rather be alone without friends if that could make them happy…"


"I don't want a pet anymore…"


"Let's go home…"

"I want to reach my hand to the skies and feel free,"

"I wish to climb the mountains to experience the challenge and danger,"

" To share my glory along with my friends,"

"Sometimes I wanted to be alone, and enjoy the peaceful surroundings without problems,"

"Why is it so complicated to achieve?"

This is the story of boy who wanted to be free and participate in extreme activities, but life have other plans for him and decided to change his fate and gave him isolation instead of freedom. Will he get the life he always wanted?

In this world there was said to be "undeveloped areas". They were considered uncultivated due to various reasons such as there being no resources, dangerous weathers, and difficult terrain.  The Kaoshin mountains was one such 'forbidden zone' for humans.

This area was a mountainous region surrounded by mists and clouds all year round. Although it was a mountainous region, at the same time this was an understatement to its status. Mountains here were jagged, with huge slopes and cliffs. This area was so inaccessible that it was no wonder why it was a so called forbidden zone to humans.

This was not to mention that there were countless dangers surrounding inside these areas. Yearly there were many land slides in this region, even avalanches during the winter near the peaks. A nickname for this area region was "Unstable Peaks".

Counting the mists, clouds, unstable ground, and sheer cliff faces, and land filled with tight spaces, this was a place that no one wished to travel through. However this was not to mean that there was no life within this region. In fact, it was filled with life sources. 

Because of the uniqueness of this place many special herbs, plants, minerals, and species existed within. So even humans, periodically braved the dangers in order to seek this unique items that aren't seen in the outside world. Even with people going in though, every year countless people who went in never came back. These mountains were the essence of danger.

Currently winter had just ended, and spring sprung up.  Spring time was here in this environment, and the sleeping life springed out of sleep, making these seemingly empty zones filled with life once again.

Within all these animals coming out was a unique species of hamsters. Although its species was a hamster, people know that they are basically the cute and better versions of mice. In the wild mice and rats are the carriers of pesticides and diseases. This hamster was also a sickly one herself. None of the predators here dared to eat her, for they knew by instinct that they will most likely die too soon after.

Even though hamsters are a house pet, this one was after all a unique species so it was different from those common hamsters. Even if it was filled with diseases because it lived in the wild, it was not affected by them one bit. Although she sometimes felt sick or dizzy, it did not affect her enough to become a one way trip to death.

This species of hamsters were called Pathfinders. They had a strong survivability in the wild. They had a strong sense of instinctual direction, strong memory, amazing stamina, and powerful legs. They also gave off a pheromone that helped ward off people who wished to eat the cute her.

Most special of these species though were there strong instinctual danger warning and treasure detector. They can sense whether something was bad or good to eat. This helped them not eat poison out of all the special herbs on the mountains. They also had a strong danger sense like those of cats, and can leave before a disaster comes.

This made the species very popular with the adventurers and young noble ladies, but because of its unique skill it was very hard to acquire one of these as they can leave before the poachers even knew there was one in their area.

Pathfinders also were cute by nature and had lovable light yellow tint colored fluffy smooth fur. Because of its adorable nature they tended to be lazy, even if they had enough power to traverse the dangerous terrains here.

As the Pathfinder came out from its hole of where it slept, her eyes were droopy and her light pink nose  was twitching left and right. She was a proud hamster and was even more prideful these past couple weeks.

When she was being a leech to one of the powerful Kaoshin Mountain Wolves, to traverse the terrain safely and gain food her treasure sense detected something. It was the biggest sensation she had ever had when this skill of hers went off. It was the peak of everything combined, she knew there was something very special around so she soon left those wolves to traverse the terrain on her own in fear that they would steal it.

She knew it must be something very beneficial to her as it far past anything she had once experienced. If compared the past things were all toothpicks while today was the tooth pick being shredded to pieces in the biggest hurricane to have ever existed.

She rarely got excited, but she was that day. Quickly she found what was setting off her detector. What she had found was a small glowing orb of water. It was a marble that was changing from colors of white like lightning and the blue of water, then it periodically became clear in some parts like those of air or clouds.

She was confused, but she knew it must be very good to her. Blinking her eyes she soon ate the mysterious orb. Once she swallowed it she felt nothing had happened. There was no taste, in fact once she swallowed, there was nothing that was swallowed… Thinking it was very mysterious she was happy that she had found something so special.

Noticing nothing was happening after she had eaten this thing her instinct was telling her it'll probably be best if she waited here to see what its effects were or if there was something here, maybe she needed to wait here to activate its hidden effects. So she waited.

Luckily there was a small lake with some berries and herbs nearby so she did not need to adventure out and exhaust herself. She was very excited and impatiently waiting for the hidden perks to come out from that marble. This though… was a couple of weeks ago…

Weeks had now passed with nothing happening but her lazily sleeping and eating. Her instincts were never wrong and has never failed her, but for the first time this adorable small Pathfinder felt something was wrong… It was almost like… something was gnawing at her…

The mind was arisen from within him. His situation was off though, and soon  discovered he was no longer what he thought he once was... The lowest of all life. With the only belonging of his, he shall go on a journey to discover himself and get a new identity. A vow to top all Legends-

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-a certain well known broadcast station-

“Hey-, have you heard!?”

“?”

“The thing on the NEWS! The City of Legends!”

“Those are lies, its clickbait...”

“No! It’s really true! They say countless legends are born every day! The impossible is possible in that city! The attraction is huge!”

“Huh?”

“Bro we must visit! Don’t you know all the recent stories everyone are talking about originated from there! ‘Twisting Heaven and Earth’, ‘The Legendary Flyswatter’, ‘Demonic Scare of the Heavens’, ‘The Legendary Food Thief’, and so much more! Come on, we might be able to witness one with our own eyes!”

“What!? Those are from there!? Frick! Why did you keep quiet!??”

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*Cautioned shows some R-18 references and scenes, however this is NOT a romance novel, this novel is focused on COMEDY and FANTASY*

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Author Notes- This novel was written for writing prompt #48 Evolution. This novel is basically about a character who starts off as the lowest of all life forms, he needs to hit certain requirements to evolve. The tasks wind up making him famous. Unlike my other novel, ‘Stage 2 Initializing : Welcome to Planet Iris’, this topic I will actually enjoy writing honestly, so I will also focus on this novel more. Schedule for now is a guaranteed 14 chapters weekly. I will try to hit at least 1 chapter a day. There may be extra chapters some days, depending on how much I write. Also please review the novel as it really helps me out and also gives me feedback. If you like this novel too, please use your powerstones! Ty ~ Eslyna



Chris: "Welcome to Total Drama All Stars! After my involuntary year-long 'vacation' I really need to be in a familiar environment, surrounded by the people I love... to hurt. (Devious chuckle). Its a condition of my people, except for the 'hurt' part, huh, thats all Mclean. So I'm bringing back 15 TD All Stars to battle it out in the most dangerous, death defying, 1 million dollar competition, ever! And here they are now! From 'revenge of the island' say hello to... 

Multiple Mike , aka Chester, Svetlana, Vito, & Manitoba! 

Mikes best friend, pushover, Zoey! 

Mrs. Edgy, kind badass, y/n! 

Athletic non-suporter, Lightning! 

Bubble boy brainiac, Cameron! 

Mutant loving gamer, Sam! 

Challenge-throwing, dirt farmer, Scott! 

Bossy brusier Jo! 

And from our original cast... 

Cranky know it all, CIT, Courtney! 

Courtneys bestie turned to boyfriend stealer, Gwen! 

Broody bad boy, Duncan! 

Devious diva Heather! 

Loveable lame brain, Lindsay! 

Super fan, Sierra! 

And farel freak show Ezekiel. 

(Mischievous laugh) kidding! No way Is that guy coming back again "! 

The robot grabs Ezekiel and shoots him far away. 

Chris: "Man its great to be back"! 

The contestants swim to shore and cough up any water they have swallowed. 

Chris: "Greetings old friends"! 

I look at Chris with an 'Imma kill you' face ". 

Chris: "We've got a lot of big changes for this season, for one, the island is now 100% toxic waste free".

Sam: "What!? I only came back to get up close with some of that toxic goop so I can become a kick butt mutant like my gal Dakota". 

Chris: "Gee, too bad, guess its gonna be all pain no gain for ya, huh! (Laughs) on the up side, I've upgraded your accommodations this season. The losers will sleep in a stinky old cabin, but the winners get to stay in an all new eco-friendly McLean spa hotel"! 

We all cheer 

Chris: " And for your All Star status, Im dividing you into teams off of your past performances "Heroes vs Villains "! 

--Static buzzes--

"I really don't care what team they put me on" 

--Static buzzes--

Chris: "Heather, Duncan, Lightning, Jo, Scott, and Gwen. From now on you're the Villinous Vultures"! 

Lightning: "Sha-team" 

Gwem: "What!? Why am I on the villains team"? 

Courtney: "Because you stole my boyfriend and became the new Heather"! 

Chris: "Yeah! What she said". 

Gwen: "But I've done so many good things-"! 

I decided to stop hearing their conversation cause it was getting to dramatic. 

Chris: "Mike, y/n, Zoey, Cameron, Sam, Courtney, Lindsay, and Sierra, you're the heroic hamsters"! 

Jo then complains how our team had more players so Chris gave them the robot. Chris then explains the first challenge and we get to it. 

Mike: "Wait, shouldn't we change into our swimsuits first"? 

Chris: "Sorry! No time"! 

Chris then drives away to the other side of the island. We all start to walk  to the other side of the island. Everyone began to engage into conversation but I just decided to stay quiet, until Mike started talking to me. 

Mike: " Hey, I remember you from ROTI, but we didn't talk much cause you were in a different team. But if I remember your name was y/n right"? 

"Yeah" 

Mike: "Well you're always welcome to talk to me and my friends" 

"Uh, alright" 

We all head for our challenge location. 

____________________________________

Chris: (laughs) "Greetings All Stars, there are your carriages, blood red for the villainous vultures, and purest gold for the heroic hamsters. You've got 30 seconds to pick your carriage drivers, starting now"! 

"I'll drive since my legs are 'pure' muscle" 

As I went to put my hand on the carriage, Courtney saw me and pushed Lindsey twords the carriage. 

Courtney: "Lindsay will do it" 

I look at Courtney with anger 

Chris: "okay everyone but Jo and Lindsey, up the cliff you go" 

The teams make their way up the cliff. 

___________________________________

Lightning: "Sha-first"! 

We all get there after Lightning. Scott, Mike, and I peek from the cliff and see Fang, we scream out his name in fear. 

Chris: "Who's the best key spotter, and who's dead in shark infested water? Find out when we return on Total.....Drama... All Stars! 


Hello it's the author here! I came from Wattpad and wanted to expand my platform, hope you enjoyed!





Chris: "Welcome to Total Drama All Stars! After my involuntary year-long 'vacation' I really need to be in a familiar environment, surrounded by the people I love... to hurt. (Devious chuckle). Its a condition of my people, except for the 'hurt' part, huh, thats all Mclean. So I'm bringing back 15 TD All Stars to battle it out in the most dangerous, death defying, 1 million dollar competition, ever! And here they are now! From 'revenge of the island' say hello to...
Multiple Mike , aka Chester, Svetlana, Vito, & Manitoba!
Mikes best friend, pushover, Zoey!
Mrs. Edgy, kind badass, y/n!
Athletic non-suporter, Lightning!
Bubble boy brainiac, Cameron!
Mutant loving gamer, Sam!
Challenge-throwing, dirt farmer, Scott!
Bossy brusier Jo!
And from our original cast...
Cranky know it all, CIT, Courtney!
Courtneys bestie turned to boyfriend stealer, Gwen!
Broody bad boy, Duncan!
Devious diva Heather!
Loveable lame brain, Lindsay!
Super fan, Sierra!
And farel freak show Ezekiel.
(Mischievous laugh) kidding! No way Is that guy coming back again "!
The robot grabs Ezekiel and shoots him far away.
Chris: "Man its great to be back"!
The contestants swim to shore and cough up any water they have swallowed.
Chris: "Greetings old friends"!
I look at Chris with an 'Imma kill you' face ".
Chris: "We've got a lot of big changes for this season, for one, the island is now 100% toxic waste free".
Sam: "What!? I only came back to get up close with some of that toxic goop so I can become a kick butt mutant like my gal Dakota".
Chris: "Gee, too bad, guess its gonna be all pain no gain for ya, huh! (Laughs) on the up side, I've upgraded your accommodations this season. The losers will sleep in a stinky old cabin, but the winners get to stay in an all new eco-friendly McLean spa hotel"!
We all cheer
Chris: " And for your All Star status, Im dividing you into teams off of your past performances "Heroes vs Villains "!
--Static buzzes--
"I really don't care what team they put me on"
--Static buzzes--
Chris: "Heather, Duncan, Lightning, Jo, Scott, and Gwen. From now on you're the Villinous Vultures"!
Lightning: "Sha-team"
Gwem: "What!? Why am I on the villains team"?
Courtney: "Because you stole my boyfriend and became the new Heather"!
Chris: "Yeah! What she said".
Gwen: "But I've done so many good things-"!
I decided to stop hearing their conversation cause it was getting to dramatic.
Chris: "Mike, y/n, Zoey, Cameron, Sam, Courtney, Lindsay, and Sierra, you're the heroic hamsters"!
Jo then complains how our team had more players so Chris gave them the robot. Chris then explains the first challenge and we get to it.
Mike: "Wait, shouldn't we change into our swimsuits first"?
Chris: "Sorry! No time"!
Chris then drives away to the other side of the island. We all start to walk  to the other side of the island. Everyone began to engage into conversation but I just decided to stay quiet, until Mike started talking to me.
Mike: " Hey, I remember you from ROTI, but we didn't talk much cause you were in a different team. But if I remember your name was y/n right"?
"Yeah"
Mike: "Well you're always welcome to talk to me and my friends"
"Uh, alright"
We all head for our challenge location.
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Chris: (laughs) "Greetings All Stars, there are your carriages, blood red for the villainous vultures, and purest gold for the heroic hamsters. You've got 30 seconds to pick your carriage drivers, starting now"!
"I'll drive since my legs are 'pure' muscle"
As I went to put my hand on the carriage, Courtney saw me and pushed Lindsey twords the carriage.
Courtney: "Lindsay will do it"
I look at Courtney with anger
Chris: "okay everyone but Jo and Lindsey, up the cliff you go"
The teams make their way up the cliff.
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Lightning: "Sha-first"!
We all get there after Lightning. Scott, Mike, and I peek from the cliff and see Fang, we scream out his name in fear.
Chris: "Who's the best key spotter, and who's dead in shark infested water? Find out when we return on Total.....Drama... All Stars!

Chris: "Welcome to Total Drama All Stars! After my involuntary year-long 'vacation' I really need to be in a familiar environment, surrounded by the people I love...... to hurt. (Devious chuckle). Its a condition of my people, except for the 'hurt' part, huh, that's all Mclean. So I'm bringing back 15 TD All Stars to battle it out in the most dangerous, death defying, 1 million dollar competition, ever! And here they are now! From 'revenge of the island' say hello to... 

Multiple Mike , aka Chester, Svetlana, Vito, & Manitoba! 

Mikes best friend, pushover, Zoey! 

Mrs. Edgy, kind badass, y/n! 

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I DO NOT OWN TOTAL DRAMA 

Ps. This story will have strong language and future Lemon.

[COMPLETED]

{2019~2021}

It was early in the morning and his host wasn't up yet, Viers let him sleep. After yesterday, he would need much rest. Viers went to the lawn of Mercer's house, tossing a ghostly pale blue ball into the air. As it slowly fell downward, Viers slashed it with his sword in one swift stroke. Unlike the usual watery blue, the sword was wreathed in milky green color.
"Hmph!"
The bluish-white ball split into two parts.
"Hyah!"
Another stroke and the ball separated into four.
"Shih!"
Again, and again, and again.
After Viers reduced the ball into tiny pieces, he continued observing it, eyes picking up the slightest of details. Before long the soul dissipated. Slowly, he returned the sword to the sheath like a samurai, finishing it with a satisfying click.
'Even with that I still couldn't destroy it completely. Some part of the soul simply… went away, not destroyed. Did they really go to Heaven or Hell?'
The soul just now was Tarakai, the one who tried to give him a poisoned soup and wanted to kill him. Viers already excavated any memories worth noting -although it wasn't much- and decided to discharge him from his service.
Simply releasing the souls he captured was a simple affair. They usually floated to the sky then disappeared, beyond even the reach of his tier 5 Soul affinity.
With Viers forgoing the necromantic facet of his power, he experimented with many things, such as what he was trying to do now, soulkill.
'I managed to harm the soul, gravely. But I am unable to completely extinguish it from heaven and earth… at least the current me that is. It will have to do. In the stories, unlike bodily harm, injury to the soul is often very difficult to heal. I'm sure it will be useful in the future.'
"How are you holding up, Mister Mercer?" Cain spoke to the person watching from behind, his ears were sharp. He knew Mercer had been watching since a short while ago but it seemed the older man didn't want to disturb his training.
"I feel… refreshed. How can I not be, after you bestowed a kindness I'm unable to repay for my whole lifetime."
"Glad to hear it," Cain turned around, looking at Mercer's face. "Still thinking of taking your own life?" He already knew the answer from what he saw but Cain still asked for politeness' sake.
"No, it would… make Martha sad," Mercer smiled bitterly.
"The burden you bear is heavy. How you live with such a burden I cannot tell you, no one can. You must decide, despite the pain and grief. Dying is easy, living is hard. What can mere mortals such as us do other than living the best we could in this world?" Cain said, trying to convey some words of wisdom.
"It is as you say, lord benefactor." Thanks to Cain's show of power yesterday, Mercer took Cain's words as revelations from an angel.
"I must leave soon," Cain saddled his backpack up. "May the Radiant Lady light your way," Cain said his farewell.
"And to you, envoy," Mercer kneeled on the ground with his hands joined in front of his face.
'Oh no, I hope not. Aunt Estelle might smite me for all the bad deeds I have done,' Cain thought while smiling bitterly.
"Remember, don't tell anyone anything about this matter and myself."
"I will hold the sanctity of our pact. I swear this once again."
Cain nodded with satisfaction and turned around. With that as the parting words, Cain left towards his next destination.
Mercer watched until his figure was no longer visible, the golden light from the morning sun warmly enveloped him. It felt like the embrace of his family yesterday night.
"Thank you, lord angel..." Mercer whispered.
Viers, the maverick mistaken as an angel of the Goddess Estelle was walking in a good mood. Doing something good and getting rewarded for it brought warm feelings to his heart.
'It's been a while, let's do a quick check. It's now at... 36.57%, huh? Very good. Keep on rising, my power. Hahaha!' Viers' mysterious number kept rising.
***
"HOLD THE LINE!!!"
The man who said that braced the impact of a 200 kilograms hamster the size of a tiger.
"Rggghhh!" The man grunted, clenching his molars very, very hard.
He was not alone in this, left and right of him stood men and women of various ages. They too were holding their ground against other hamsters although not as big as the one in front of the man wearing a dark-colored metal plate. One used a wall of earth, one used a rampart of wind. Each of them were using different ways of fighting against the horde.
"Iron Spike!"
A cone of metal jutted out from the ground. It had a diameter of 1 meter at the base, becoming smaller until the tip was a sharp point. The cone-shaped metal pierced the stomach of the hamster monster, making the unnaturally sized monster squeal.
"Raahhh!"
Using his sword, the man embedded his weapon in the skull of another monster that came from behind the orange-furred hamster he just defeated. Before he could breathe, another one came from the side, wanting to take a bite at his stomach. In a hurry, the man moved his left arm between them. The hamster gnashed his vambrace with frenzied fervor, its two front teeth looked very menacing.
"DIE!"
His hand turned metallic and gave the hamster a punch on its skull, smashing its head to a pulp. The man saw his friend beside him was almost overwhelmed under the assault of three hamsters.
"Aldo! Let him go, you beasts! Iron King's Decapitation!!"
The man created a massive sword of iron and swung it downward, slashing the three hamsters in one go.
"Thank you Captain, I-"
"Shut it! Next wave incoming, Frag Explosion!"
The man threw a sphere of metal he created with his Arte into a clump of five hamster monsters. The sphere burst into tiny slugs with such force that the hamsters lost their lives in a heartbeat.
That only brought a moment of respite before the man must again kill another monster that replaced the ones he just killed. Those men and women were like a wall, battered with waves of water. Still, the wall stood valiantly, not giving an inch.
For an unknown amount of time, he kept fighting. At last, he witnessed the last tiger-sized hamster monster slain by one of his comrades. Then the cheering came, they had claimed victory on this ground.
"Captain Jarret, news from the left wing." A messenger called him out.
"Haah... haah... what?" Jarret wiped the splattered hamster blood on his neck while catching his breath.
"Sir, the left wing is almost broken! Hansen, Tommy, Vurg, and Sharon have fallen. There was a big one among the hamsters assaulting the left wing, we suspect it is the alpha, A Tiger-striped Hamster. It's a Rank 2 monster, sir." The messenger said with a pained expression.
"...Those fools, I told them not to die..." Jarret knew he shouldn't let emotions overwhelm him in a battlefield but he couldn't stop the feeling of sadness from approaching him. His discipline allowed him to focus once again after a few moments.
"Mister Holt, I'll assist the left wing. I leave the center in your command!" Jarret said to a man much older than him. Holt's hair was all white, he had been retired for years. Even so when the Tide came, he volunteered to stand at the front line.
"Understood, Captain. May the Goddess be with you."
"And with you. Juggernaut Armor!"
Jarret invoked another Arte. This time, he became covered in sturdy black armor from head to toe.
"Siiir! E-emergency report from the right wing!"
Before Jarret could move to the left wing's aid, a different messenger came in a panic. Jarret knew he would not bring good news.
"Speak." Even he himself was surprised at how weak-willed his voice became.
"A-another Beast Tide came from the east! At least a hundred apes led by a Rank 3 Thunder Orangutan are approaching the right wing as we speak. They must be drawn by the battle, for the meat and core of the dead hamsters! Your orders, sir?"
The message was another nail in the coffin for these men. They were barely hanging on against the hamster's tide. The appearance of the orangutans would break their defense line like a knife against paper.
Ten of them were in the center, now they were only seven. The swarm of teeth had claimed the lives of three of them. When the crisis was nigh, they came forward to fulfill their duty to protect the town. Now, after hours of fighting, they still stood despite being full of wounds. Healers were casting their magic full-force. One healer was trying to attach the severed arm of the unconscious Rudin.
"A Rank 3..."
"We're finished… The town is finished…"
"Damn those adventurers! They had to drag the whole town into their mess. May the Devils take those idiots!"
Jarret saw the hope and will of his comrades-of-war around him fade like mist. How could they not? There was nothing he -a mere Level 2 Pathseeker- could do against a Rank 3 monster. There was nobody in Osemore town that could match the boss monster in combat. Even if he tried, it would be great if he could delay the Rank 3 for a few seconds. All seemed lost.
"Is this the end?..." Jarret closed his eyes. His heart felt like ice.
A loud blast jolted him to open his eyes.
"Eh?"
"What happened?"
"Captain Jarret, look!"
A blaze of flame ten meters high could be seen from where they were standing.
"That's from the left wing."
Jarret used the Arte Farsight to see the hamster boss being engulfed in explosions. At a nearby hill, Jarret saw a lone figure carrying a smoking metal tube on his shoulder.
"Brother!"
"Kate? What are you doing here?"
Jarret saw his younger sister coming from the direction of the town.
"We have come to help," she said with an excited expression.
"No! There's nothing we can do. A Rank 3 monster is coming! We must tell the town to begin evacuation immediately."
"Don't worry brother. Someone strong came along with me!"
'Strange,' Jarret thought. His sister looked so confident. While they were talking there were a couple more explosions from the left wing's side. The hamsters on that side had been blown away, not a single one left standing.
'Was it him?' Jarret looked at the youth on the hill wearing strange clothes and a strange weapon.
"By the Goddess!"
"How could it be!?"
"He's flying! Is he a Level 5?"
After he was finished with the left wing, the youth rose to the air and went to the right wing, passing Jarret's position in the process. The mysterious stranger had some kind of fire coming from his shoes and back. He flew so fast and arrived above the apes' location in a short time.
He hovered in the sky, surveying the monkeys below him like a deity.
Because he was so eye-catching, it didn't take long until the apes noticed him. The biggest of them all, the Rank 3 Thunder Orangutan took it as a challenge. It had the size of an elephant, very muscular and imposing. Its white fur bristled and crackled with lighting then a thunderbolt appeared in its arm.
"UHHOOHH!"
It let out a primal roar and threw the lance of plasma to the flying youth, enveloping him in a blinding violet explosion.
"Not good!" Jarret wanted to go to assist but his sister held his hand back.
"Don't worry brother. He's strong," Kate smiled.
The smoke receded and he saw the flying youth once again. He was indeed fine, no signs of injury. A spherical shield covered his body without a blind spot. The barrier had a strange pattern on it, it was like something he saw in a beehive.
The youth with silver hair retaliated. He unleashed a strange… exploding arrow. The power was massive. From a tube on his shoulder, the arrow jetted forward leaving a trail of fire and smoke. It exploded with fiery fury and deafening sound. Jarret witnessed the mysterious youth create another 'arrowhead' with his empty hand, put it on the strange tube, and shot another exploding arrow.
A hailstorm of explosions came upon the monkey Beast Tide. A hundred apes or so were powerless before the explosions. The Rank 3 managed to hold against the first three blasts but the seventh overwhelmed it. The flying attacker used something different to finish the Thunder Orangutan. Jarret only saw a streak of blue light and the apes' alpha exploded to smithereens. Seeing their leader in such a sorry state was the final straw, the monkeys scattered in all directions. Screaming.
But the silver-haired death god didn't let them go.
"…Heavens, what did I see?" Jarret muttered. His sentiment was shared with the people around in the center battlefield.
"He's Sigma, I told you about a strong Idler that saved me from the goblins before, right? That's him," Kate explained fondly.

Hey, what would you do after you got isekai-ed?

Me?

Look! A cockroach villain has appeared. Let's kill him before he messes things up. Too cruel? That kind of character is always introduced to be killed by the protagonist anyway so I'm doing the world a favor here. Less CO2 emission. It's time to "Go Green" guys, even in another world.

See over there, that's a trash young master type right there. What do I do? Endure the initial insults and provocation then dispose of him when no one sees of course. Why make things difficult?

Hmm, a pretty girl in peril. Potential love interest there… but no, I have enough problems as it is. At the very least, I won't help her just 'cause she's a female. Same goes for males. What? I support gender equality.

Hey, I know the clichés, what did you think I was going to do? Simply let it run its course? Well duh, I'll twist it to my benefit.

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