Awakens starting appearing when beasts start pouring out of cracks that appear in the space other than in dungeons. 
When these cracks appear which now called dimensional crack countless people died and cities were destroyed. After fighting these monsters for 20 years first human awaken appear and change the fate of humans that was on the brink of extinction and again human become leading specie. Awakened people wield power that was beyond human capacity. Some awaken has the power to destroy boulders with bare hand, some were able to produce fire from thin air and so on.
After some researched human know this power came from a formless energy inside the human body that convert itself in these abilities. This formless energy was named as Aura.
After approximately 1000 years after first awaken appear. Human stopped producing aura in their body. After the initial panic, one of the researchers found that Aura also found in nature named as Aura particles. So, they started researching and found a way to absorb Aura from nature. Now there are techniques to absorb Aura from nature. And also help to expand capacity to store Aura in the human body.
The human body starts absorbing Aura only after they become 15 years old. If younger than this try to use any technique to absorb Aura from nature they will die painfully.
There are some cases where human body starts producing Aura naturally regardless of age and they can tame beasts this ability is only these people have.
Now everyone who practices aura particle absorption techniques can be awakened. 
This story take place after 3000 years of first awakened. It’s a story about a boy name Ethan who was ordinary in all aspect but because of this world cruelty he has to become powerful to protect people that are important to him. See him overcoming many hardships only by desire to protect others.

follow the journey of Samantha cross as she i reborn as a hollow and her life as a hollow in DxD

The silver material was a variable—no one was able to predict its future—there was a case where a sage died from it. It could also help a Bodhisattva evolve. It was absolutely unpredictable.

More importantly, its level of involvement was too high and had fairly terrifying secrets behind it. Those related to it don't dare leak these secrets lest their races or even their world be annihilated.

One had to know that legends regarding the silver substance were only recorded in the ten most powerful worlds. It was difficult for outsiders to know.

The ten most powerful worlds had been constant since antiquity.

It could be said that the silver material appearing within Chu Feng was an accident. It was also a danger and destiny he couldn't divulge. Any minor mishap would attract the attention of the ten most powerful worlds.

At that time, the outcome would be unimaginable.

"Boss, you're truly too incredible. While the outside world is laughing about how you're crippled, you caused the death of two experts with six severed shackles. This truly shocked many people."

The Clairvoyant Du Huaijin immediately contacted Chu Feng. It was already late at night but he was extremely excited.

Following which, the black yak contacted him. He was laughing loudly and appeared quite delighted.

"Brother, this is super satisfying. Those who ambushed us had been dealt with by the peerless experts you'd invited. Haha, how delightful."

"That carp spirit tasted quite good. We even ran over to Yellow River in order to get a taste."

The Manchurian Tiger, the Donkey King, and the Golden Condor King were all feeling quite stifled. They nearly died after being ambushed by experts midway.

But before long, their brother had asked many experts to take action and get revenge for them. The efficiency was simply too high!

The outside world was boiling over. This incident had too great an effect.

At this time, both eastern and western evolved beings understood that chu Feng had been enraged. He had asked the peerless experts of various famed mountains to make their move together and eliminate this culprit, causing a huge commotion.

It was truly shocking that a person who was thought to be crippled still had such capacity.

Some of the corporate powers that were originally threatened by Chu Feng and had paid a steep price thought that the opportunity for revenge had arrived.  However, they had now seen Chu Feng's a side of Chu Feng that was even more terrifying.

In the end, the Yellow River Carp was slain without even needing Chu Feng to appear personally. This news shocked many people and made them go pale.

They could only rejoice that they were calm enough and hadn't rushed indiscriminately into the fray. It seemed the so-called "featherless phoenix is inferior to a chicken" only applied to certain situations.

That night, there was no calm to be found in the world. All the major powers were seriously evaluating this incident.

Chu Feng ended the conversations with his friends and once again focused on analyzing the silver substance. This item had no fixed composition and was constantly changing. This caused him to be quite astonished.

He had already called Yellow Ox once again to ask him if the silver substance can be transformed at will.

Yellow Ox became speechless. He told Chu Feng clearly that the silver substance had been extremely rare since ancient times and likely won't change again. A case like Chu Feng's was unprecedented.

Both black and silver substances were extremely rare things. The latter was especially involved in the issue of Saints falling and Bodhisattvas passing away. It was even more terrifying.

Yellow Ox told him that he'd never heard of this substance having two forms. Normally they would be completely stable after variation and wouldn't shift between the two.

"I feel there might perhaps be an opportunity to sever the sixth shackle." Chu Feng's body glowed whenever the silver substance began to boil and even his hair turned silver. Chu Feng was full of confidence. 

But this change couldn't last for very long nor was it very stable. He couldn't maintain this state any longer.

It wasn't just a matter of a few hours if he wanted to depend on his peak strength to sever the six shackle. It might continue for a whole night or even a couple of days.

It's not quite stable right now. When the black substance invades, he would be at his weakest or even drop a level.

"I'm peerless at the most powerful phase and extremely miserable at the weakest." Chu Feng frowned. He had studied the whole night and found out about the substance's characteristics.

He truly had no idea why this material became bimodal in his body.

At dawn, Chu Feng received a call from Yellow Ox. The latter said with a serious tone, "Chu Feng, I found that his problem is quite terrifying. That silver substance had likely drifted into this world after causing the death of a sage. This also means that it's a variation of the basic silver substance!"

Chu Feng was dumbfounded after hearing this.

In truth, he was already quite sensitive to the word "material"—black, silver, then more variations. This is too shocking. Will there even be a path of survival left for him?

The variation of the silver substance?

Outsiders didn't know about these things so he could only communicate with Yellow Ox.

He didn't know what the future would bring. Chu Feng only had a feeling that this substance would completely change the trajectory of his life.

"Chu Feng, that man still wants to live? Mobilizing all those peerless experts. Is he even worthy? He's just a cripple who doesn't have long to live!"

No party was able to stay silent as the outside world was embroiled in heated discussions. At this time, a piece of news ignited everyone.

Someone had announced that he was targeting Chu Feng and was already on the way to kill him.

This had exceeded everyone's expectations. The Golden Roc of Mount Hua, the White Cranes of Mount Shu and the Mountain Tortoise of Mount Kongtong had just taken action last night and killed the Carp Spirit and the Walrus King in the Yellow River in a tyrannical fashion. But this person had already stood out the following dawn?

In truth, the battle had erupted at the same time this news was disseminated. It was so fast that even the Hollow Jade Temple had no time to prepare and react.

People hadn't seen the sun for many days under the dark and heavy snowfall. That dawn, the Golden Crow launched its invasion amidst the flowing mists. He landed in Shuntian and charged straight into the Hollow Jade Temple. 

"Roll out here Chu Feng! Others may fear you, but I'm going to kill you!"

The Golden Crow King was enshrouded in raging flames and accompanied by a blinding glow. His immolation caused the ice and snow to transform into vapor which filled the air with fog.

He rushed in tyrannically in order to attack and kill Chu Feng.

The grievance between them was no secret. Because of the Peacock King, the Golden Crow along and the Ninelives cat went south to kill Chu Feng but they were counterattacked and suffered great losses.

He had come to attack now that Chu Feng was "crippled".

This attack would have bad effects on him. The crow had come to attack right after Chu Feng mobilized the various experts to surround and kill the Carp Spirit. The timing was somewhat too… clever.

It seemed the Golden Crow wanted to tell the world that Chu Feng's relationships couldn't completely protect him. He, the Golden Crow, was able to rush over immediately to take Chu Feng's life.

It would be for the best if he succeeded. Even if he did fail, this would serve as a model, telling the world that the protection of these so-called experts didn't amount to much and that in the end, one had to depend on himself.

Boom!

A whole patch of palaces in the Hollow Jade Temple was set aflame and turned to ashes. With a single attack, the earth and sky turned crimson and was conflagrated. The scene was terrifying.

"You dare act so savage here?!"

The Hollow Jade Temple Master shouted as he rushed up towards the sky and began to battle the golden bird king in the air. The fight was intense—the sky instantly erupted in raging flames spreading beams of light in every direction.

"You can protect him for some time but can you protect him forever?" The Golden Crow said coldly as he flapped his golden wings, emanating divine might.

Thump!

A golden divine bird dived from the sky and crashed into the Hollow Jade Temple Master. Flames spread in all directions as if the vault of the sky had been torn apart.

"Who dares cause trouble?!" The one-armed Eight Visions Temple Master appeared on top of a distant building.

Very soon, the Peacock King appeared amidst multicolored lights. This bird king, widely known as one of the top ten eastern experts, was emitting a bright radiance as he struck away the wind and snow to hover in the air.

He was incomparably handsome with a flawless face that was even more beautiful than most ladies. He stood calmly and proudly with his long purple hair flowing behind him.

"Who dares act unbridled with this king here?!" The Peacock King said coldly.

The Roaming Jade Temple Master appeared silently, filling the air with his powerful aura. However, another mysterious expert appeared from another direction, shaking the earth and sky while sweeping back the wind and snow. He was boundlessly terrifying as he pressed towards the Hollow Jade Temple.

Momentarily, even the Eight Visions Temple Master and Roaming Jade Temple Master were unable to resist or move forward.

"I will kill Chu Feng, who can stop me?!" The Golden Crow King shouted. The sunfire surged and illuminated the heaven and earth. It seemed as if the long-missing sun had appeared through the sky to light up Shuntian City.

He was ostentatious and tyrannical—three great demons had come to Shuntian. The rushed into the capital in order to kill Chu Feng directly. It could even be said that they were absolutely lawless.

Chu Feng stood in the snowy land and gazed silently at the sky. 

Such a large commotion had arisen because of him.

The fighting in the sky was intense. After the Golden Crow King released his sunfire, even the powerful Hollow Jade Temple Master could only evade its attacks and didn't dare attack directly.

In truth, Chu Feng was also helpless against the crow's sunfire and had chosen to evade. These flames could burn any living being on the planet.

The other two temple masters were tied down by the Peacock King and the other expert. They couldn't take a single step forward.

"I thought a crippled Chu Feng wouldn't be worth the three temple masters protection and that you'd already done enough for him. If you insist on throwing yourselves into the fray by standing up for him, you have to know that we have more than three kings today!" The Golden Crow shouted.

"No one may touch Chu Feng within the Hollow Jade Temple," shouted the Hollow Jade Temple Master.

Everyone who heard this nodded in approval. They secretly praised that the Hollow Jade Temple honored comradeship.
"It's unfortunate that the Temple Master doesn't possess a peerless breathing technique. Otherwise, people like the Golden Crow won't dare act so unbridled!"

"If only brother Chu would teach his breathing technique to the Temple Masters, they would be able to stand at the apex and have no fear of the beast kings."

The young boys and girls said as their gazes drifted towards Chu Feng.

They were precisely the ones who had asked Chu Feng to teach them fist techniques.

"I come to kill Chu Feng today and I shall keep my word. Hollow Jade Temple Master, you can't stop me!"

It was at this moment that four kings appeared, all of the beast race. A white and lustrous pangolin, shining with silvery light shot through the air.

It was apparent that he stood with the Golden Crow and Peacock King. He forced his way over in order to kill Chu Feng.

There wasn't a fourth king in the Hollow Jade Temple. The situation looked dire.

"Brother Chu, can you transfer your breathing technique to the Temple Masters? Otherwise, our situation looks dire!" A certain youth cried out in panic.

"Brother Chu, I feel that we should extinguish the beast race's momentum. We can't allow them to act so unbridled!" Another girl chimed in. She blinked her large eyes and revealed a look of hope as she gazed at Chu Feng.

Chu Feng was silent and his emotions were complex. Even at the last moment, those young people were still mentioning the breathing technique. He could only let out a soft sigh.

Originally, he wanted to activate the Dragon Locking Pillars to lock down a single area, but now he didn't feel like doing it anymore.

Many eyes were on the Hollow Jade Temple. Many mutants from Shuntian had come over after hearing the battle and were paying attention to him.

"You lot feel as if I've declined and think I can be bullied? Then I'll accompany you on a final battle." Chu Feng gazed at the sky.

Everyone was astonished—wasn't there a problem with Chu Feng's body? Can he still battle? Even the young boys and girls from just now were surprised.

"I shall leave the Hollow Jade Temple after this battle. I'll feed horses, chop firewood and roam the various famed mountains. From then on I'll become a free man."

"Boom!"

The next moment, Chu Feng erupted with brilliant silver light as he actively sallied forth towards the Pangolin King.

Rip!

Within an instant, the two had barely touched, but Chu Feng had ripped apart the Pangolin King as if he was tearing a scarecrow apart. The latter was torn into two pieces, sending fresh blood spraying everywhere.

Boom!

The next moment he rushed towards the sky, shrouded in silver radiance. Even his hair was silvery white as he reached several kilometers into the air and struck at the Golden Crow.

Thump Thump Thump…

Dazzling flames surged amidst the fierce impact.

"How is this possible?!" The Golden Crow was shocked.

"I'll return to seclusion after I expend my final powers!" Chu Feng grabbed onto the Golden Crow. Silver light swept over as one of his golden wings was ripped off.

"What, he… he still has enough power to kill the Golden Crow?!" A group of people within the Hollow Jade Temple were shocked.

Chu Feng was peerlessly strong. He ripped off the Golden Crow's wing accompanied by a shower of blood. In the end, the latter couldn't run even if he wanted to as Chu Feng latched onto him.

Pfft!

Chu Feng tore the Golden Crow's body into two and bathed in the golden bird king's blood. He didn't rely on the Hollow Jade Temple Master. He didn't need anyone else's protection— he could kill the incoming enemy alone.

At this moment, the whole world became silent!



To rise from defeat; to revive amidst the dissipation. 
As the vast oceans turn to dust and the thunder and lightning fade away,
That strand of spiritual mist once again approaches our great world. 
With the shackles that bound our world now severed—
A whole new world of mystery and wonder awaits, 
As we turn the corner...
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The Sacred Ruins
Is a story set in a post-apocalyptic world. A world that has recovered to a state that is roughly equal to our own world in terms of technology and culture, although its ancient history remains largely unknown. The story begins during the post-graduation trip of our protagonist, where he discovers some ancient ruins and witnesses “the great change”, an upheaval that changed everything. The changing earth not only brought about new, unexplored landscape but also sparked the evolution of all organisms. Plants and animals started gaining sentience and some humans obtained unimaginable powers. The legends, myths, and tales of old seemed to have suddenly come to life as the earth entered a new era where beasts and men formed factions, explored new lands and ultimately struggled for supremacy.
We follow the MC as he grows from being an eccentric young man into a badass expert warrior while meeting other funny characters and forming brotherly bonds. We watch as he falls into just as much hilarious situations as he does perilous ones, all the while wondering and slowly discovering the mysteries of this world. Just why was the world destroyed in the first place? Who or what had triggered this earth-shattering “change”? What profundities lie behind the process of evolution? 
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Chen Dong is one of the top authors in the Chinese Qidian site and this particular novel has been number one on its monthly charts for several months straight. If you are looking for a funny and unique novel that is free from the cliches of reincarnation and cultivation, this might just be what you are looking for. The story develops quite slowly for the first ten chapters or so but becomes much better paced afterwards.
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Release Rate: 7 Chapters/Week

When the old man heard Crow's nonchalant answer, he was surprised and cautious. He looked at the spearbearer who had hoisted the spear onto crow's neck, motioning him to lay down his weapon.

"Are you telling the truth?" The old man asked, his voice remarkably less hostile. 

Crow had the urge to smirk when he realized that he had played his cards well, but controlled his expressions lest he betrayed himself. 

Beryl Island was just an add on trivia. There wasn't a whole lot of knowledge about the people and its inhabitants other than the fact that the Barbarian Species originally originated from this island. One nugget of information about the abandoned island was that the residents of this small island believed in a god of nature and did not harm any person that was born on the island. Crow had simply gambled on this information being true.

The old muscular man's eyes turned milky white as a similar white energy surrounded his body. His eyes stared into Crow's body like an X-ray, as if analyzing every minute detail. Crow felt like every cell in his body had been laid bare in front of this old man. Soon the white energy around the man subsided as he nodded to the others.

"You are indeed the child of Jia, the goddess of our Beryl Island, untainted by the pollution of the outside world." The old man finally said to Crow, before his large hands loudly slapped Crow's back. "Come. We can give you shelter and a home to live in." 

Crow felt a painful burn from the powerful slap on his back. The pain radiated all over his body and he erupted into a fit of coughs, much to the hilarity and laughter of the other muscular men.  Without much of any obstruction, and under the watchful eyes of these men, Crow finally arrived at the settlement of these powerful men.

What he saw surprised him. This was a small town in the middle of a large anomalous clearing surrounded by the dense blue-yellow jungle that covered the island almost everywhere else.

The town was bathed in colors of blue and yellow. The town was a collection of large and small houses made of the yellow bramble wood trunks that filled up the forest on this island and the roofs were colored blue, just like leaves of the trees around. The roads around the town had been cobbled with large pebble sized stones that were extremely smooth and very clean. The town looked like a picturesque utopian tourist destination of dreams back on Earth, one away from the vicissitudes of life.

The sounds of the group of spear adorned men along with Crow had already attracted the attention of the kids in the town, who had congregated at the entrance gate, cheering, whistling and slapping on giant hollow drums that were attached to the ground beside the gate.

Led by the old man, the group of hunters proudly entered the town to cheers and adulation of the kids. When Crow saw the kids, he was inwardly startled. From their behavior, he guessed that they were probably very young, yet they were already hugely bulky, muscular and almost as tall as himself. The children too, were looking at Crow as if he were some alien, their eyes filled with curiosity and wonder.

"Okay children, don't make a fuss." The old white haired man roared, scaring the children away as he led Crow towards the center of the town.

Crow felt the curious, fearful and questioning eyes of the townspeople as they passed through the streets. He almost felt like he was going through a walk of shame, but noted to himself that he didn't feel any hostility from their gazes. 

Even a child in this town, Crow realized, could smash him to death. It was no wonder to him that the Barbarians seemed to have descended from these oddly powerful people. Yet, the people in this town showed little similarity to the Barbarians from 'Return to Fantasy'. 

Crow quietly followed behind the white haired old man, carefully observing the people and the town itself. He soon realized an interesting fact - there was no hint of metal anywhere in the town. There was no lack of working people and tools, yet everything seemed to be made from the trees or animals on the island.

Soon the group arrived in front of an old house. To call it a house would be an exaggeration. It was an ancient thatch hut that seemed to have been repaired a countless number of times. Compared to the houses around it, it felt like a remnant of the past. A vestigial. Yet, its central location in the town gave it an air of authority.

The old white haired man walked towards the entrance of the old hut, and pulled a tiny ancient yellow rope that connected to a curious contraption made of wood. It was a cylindrical hollow wooden drum surrounded by hard wood balls attached by thin animal strings. On pulling the rope, the contraption began to rotate wildly, as the hard wood balls slammed into the hollow drum to create an auspicious melodic beat.

"Great Kahuna, we have found a visitor, born from the womb of Jia herself." The white haired old man solemnly announced.

A creak could be heard from within the hut before which an ancient voice spread out. "So the goddess has herself ordained... Bring that child inside so my weak eyes can see him for myself." The voice that sounded partly like an old woman and partly a frog spoke.

The white haired old man nodded, and beckoned Crow to follow him into the hut. The two entered and Crow observed for the first time, this Kahuna. What he saw however, put him into deep shock.

It was an old woman. Much of her hair had fallen apart. The few that remained were extremely white with age. Her body was bizarrely distorted. Her legs seemed to be poisoned and dying of a black miasma that was trying to consume her, while her upper body seemed to have shrivelled in an effort to combat the necrosis. The woman's pupils were blind as if inflicted by a cataract, and her body was thin, bony and wrinkly like a poor old thing.

She was the Kahuna of her people. The Shaman of this town hidden on an island hidden from the rest of the world.

just like this 2 years passed prime minister death spread like a flu my dad order the investigation for zox and find out that its his son killing him. as vigneer transplant a fake memory of  killing his own father.

he get in to jail dad choose a new prime minister and that case is solve.
most surprising is that I unlock my bankai form in a short time I also use various arts that kuchiki know and most awesome was flash step but I want to learn sonido .
I also though that is it possible to get the power hollow and become a vasto lords bit there is no hollow to eat so I drop this idea as my teleport ability of rinnegan great.
I also try to get a chakra mod like Naruto get chakra mod from kurama in battle.
now I am five years old I roaming around a forest to fight some monsters to train my powers. i also try theories most surprising is that I have all nature chakra means I can also control most op element in mukoton( wood style) more powerful than hashirama and most awesome jutsu flying thunder god technique of minato Kamikaze known as hello flash.
now explanation aside I need to find some strong monster to train.
I going I feel some spy on me but I ignore I see a crow sitting on a tree. I control him from rinnegan then use him to check who is this spy as I feel to malicious intent towards me.
I see a girl around my age(from Crows view).
vigneer: you know your stealth ability is great on weaker than you but not on me. show yourself red eye girl.
red eye: you pretty good to sense me from controlling that crow.
vigneer:'she's definitely a vampire red eye sharp teeth and I can sense high vitality from him.' who are you and why are you spying on me.
rose: name rose I think you are very interesting guy. you beat young master of green eye clan and he is the son of snake lord.
vigneer: so you need revenge for him or do you need something from me.
rose: oh you are good well I need something from you and that is I need you to fake a relationship with me as my parents arranged a marriage for me but I don't like him he is a womanizer so I need a fake relationship with you. as you take the throne of demon king no one can do anything to you even that womanizer.
vigneer:what if I say no then.
rose: then I tell everyone that you kill the prime minister zox. as you know I have proof.
vigneer:' this girl is very manipulative, a pretty girl and a manipulative what a strong combination. she look like black widow in avengers, she is pretty and dangerous. I think this is interesting as my life become boring. I can control her but I want to see this story continue'. ok I agree to make a fake relationship but what do I get from doing this.
as it true I can control you to give me the proof but I not as I also need something from this so called favor.
rose: what do you want.

vigneer: I want you to work for me.I can solve your problem easily but want full loyalty towards me. are you ok with that.

rose: ok let's take a oath.

like this our MC get 1 member for his team.

next chapter- first fight in party with arrogant Master.

what if side character become op what would happen? see yourself.

embers: "Hu why they fight themself? even the Leader slaughter his troop."

Kite:"KUkuku, i have put Hallucination potion inside the cauldron, they now see an enemy near them.

This potion take lot of time to take effect so can't be use in fight.

Even if that not make them retreat, this will take down their level a bit."

Kuhn:" Hahaha, Kite you are a demon you know."

Kite:"thank for the compliment."

We can see the one who come from the altar after their death , drop their jaws when they see what happened.

One hour later the potion effect finish, the Golem seeing the carnage send a terrible roar toward us.

All the members on the wall in synchronization lift up one hand  toward the sky, then close their fingers leaving only  the middle up.

Kite: " Our members are awesome, don't regret making this faction haha"

"Ding"
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Siege event
1rst day battle result:
37500 Goblin kill: 37 500 000 exp

17000 Crow: 17 000 000 exp

Slaughter bonus: -50% exp( Hallucination potion): 27 000 000 exp
You have reach lv91 +5 stats point
You have, you have,you have, fifteen windows later
You have reach lv 116 +5 stats point
/


Kite:"  Sixteen level with the exp share that's not bad, our Npc archer are now in the fifty level i think."

In the horizon the orc can be see working on the wood, i hope they don't know how craft a  catapult or we are died.

I go sleep a bit, letting some sentry to check what they do.

Aura:" This battle are so exhausting are you alright Kite?"

Kite:" Yeah don't worry, and go sleep you have done a great job with your heal."

Aura blushing:" thank"

In the morning:

Kuhn:" Kite wake up, they have startrd gather their troops."

Kite:" Coming , report to me  what our sentry have seen."

Kuhn:" They have craft  some giant ladders, three thousand orc have disappear in the night.

Maybe to gather more wood."

Kite:" Three thousand ? i hope they have not gone help the city siege."

The members  go on the wall ready to the next wave:

"RROOOOOAAAR"

The 2 nd battle have start

 Like yesterday the goblin rush toward us.

Kite:" Why he doesn't use the ladder, don't tell me!! he wants to exhaust us before with the goblin !!!"

Opening the chat: "Alchemist switch recipe, for all who know start brew Stamina potion;"

Four hours later another roar can be here, the orc start come carrying the ladder.

"CRRIIIIK"

Kite:  "S*** the crow come too, mage prepare your fireball.

Crossbow and archer target the orc who carry the ladder, and the close fighter who have a mythril saw blade be ready to use it to cut the ladder."

Like yesterday i use my necklace and the wind to make the flames cloud, this time i am ready and drink  Stamina potion when the cooldown are finish.

Twenty ladder have reach us, six have been destroyed by the close fighter and now  they fight the orc trying to reach the others.

Kite:"Kuhn why the mage don't burnt the ladder??"

Kuhn:" They are wet, we can't. And with the weight of the orc pushing  it is impossible."

Kite:" F***, i can't  let the flames cloud collapse or the crow will submerge us."

No choice we have to use some of them, opening the chat:

"Crossbow! plan 2! launch one volley to block their reinforcement." One min later  giant arrow can be see crashing on the floor with a barrel on them.

A mage shoots a fireball toward one of the shattered barrel." WOOOSHHH" A giant firewall start expand on the 2 fighting side.

Kite:" You have twenty min to clean our wall don't let them alive!!!"

Crowd:" HUUUAAAA" with a new energy they charge toward the orc  who cover the ladder.

Two hours later the last ladder collapse, corpse are everywhere, lot of the members have lost their level.

"ROOOOOARRRR"

The monster begin their retreat.

Kite:" That's bad only 2 days and they  have already reached our wall, we don't have enough men.

And this crow i have to use all my energy and mana to keep them away."

Contacting the city guards to take new about theirs siege, i learn that they have only received  small attack.

Kite: This three siege army are only here to block them, this Golem only want to stop us from receive reinforcement.

In the horizon i see some orc who carry wood, so they are really going take some wood.

This time the cauldron are on heavy guard, even with my invisible effect i have no way to pass.

I go check our mythril lingots stock have to try something about this crow.

I have enough for what i want to do, a pity i have to use it to do that.

Using my wild i close my eyes and make all this lingot transform into a wire.

Then i imagine all this line cross between them to form countless small square.

When i am ready i activate my skill:

"Ding"
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Mythril Net
A net made from Mythril wire.
/

I now have a net with a circle size around thirty meters.

Taking out some iron lingot i create some small ball who goes on the edge of the net.

Then i create a High hollow tube, He has a length of ten meters and a twenty meter size.

I carve a wind and a fire glyph at the tube base.

Taking some wood i create a wheel and carve on it a wind Glyph, then with my wild skill i assemble the 2.
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Iron Mortar (Silver):

Fire range: 700 meters
A unique usage mortar, after the shoot the tube will be greatly damaged and will need repair before another use.
/

Victory compressing the wind and fire will provoke  the explosion i need!!!

I take the last mythril wire i have ,and  attach it to the center of the net and roll the other side inside the wheel.

Then taking the mythril net i make it into a ball shape and put it inside the Mortar.

We will see tomorrow if my project work, all of this have taken me 2 hours to do.
/
Siege event
2 nd day battle result:
38000 Goblin kill: 38 000 000 exp

27000 Crow: 27 000 000 exp

12000 orc: 36 000 000 exp
You have reach lv117 +5 stats point
You have, you have, you have, twelve windows later
You have reach lv 129 +5 stats point
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Exhausted i go sleep, tomorrow will have to use my stats point.

Years 2xxx a Bell sounds can be heard, a purple light covered the sky. Golden pillar start appear between the purple cloud, one minute after these pillar shoot in countless direction. The people stuck by the pillar start flying and where take in the purple cloud. After ten minutes the sky became blue like nothing happened. After investigation one million people have been “kidnapped”, the scientific told alien prepare an invasion by studding humans, religious speech about Armageddon incoming, all talk, but no one knows where they are, this phenomenon was called “The Collect”, after hundred years another Collect begin and another million human where take. Since the 1rst collect twenty more have been done. 


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There was a familiar scent in the air, one that Makaskas had sniffed as they pursued Nami back in the forest. The stench was faint but as Makaskas made his way through the lower levels of the palace, it became much stronger. Little had it done to affect his senses. The miasma was residual as though it had been cast elsewhere and the scent he picked up was merely a trace of it.

Despite it though, Makaskas had to lean on a stone wall to keep his fleeting strength. The sentient flames he battled was merely a spell of the nine tailed fox and it almost killed him had it not been for Liang's familiar. Makaskas wasn't so sure if he could face the nine tailed fox alone…not when he's at full strength and especially not now when he was troubled by merely keeping his balance.

There was a doorway not far from him. It was pitch black and from his vantage it looked like the entrance to another realm. There were no windows to offer moonlight and there were no torches that could guide his way.

The crow perched on Makaskas's shoulder, looking at him with its beady eyes.

"Would it be much to ask if you go ahead for me?" Makaskas asked half-jokingly but the crow merely cawed and took to the air, diving into the darkness without second thought.

Makaskas pushed his shoulder against the wall to get him standing again and he limped toward the doorway until he was descending on steps. To him, it wasn't completely dark. He had a keen vision in the darkness but the stairs were so repetitive that he might as well have been depraved of vision all the same. It was like walking a loop in the first minutes and Makaskas began considering the possibility of getting hexed by the fox spirits. But in time, he reached the hollow belly of the castle.

The scent of miasma was stronger but something else, something rotten, overpowered it. There were faint whispers in the air, voices far away but were detected by Makaskas's ears. He followed the sound, passing by cells with rats nibbling on what remained of human skeletons.

A dark and cold pit, the dungeon was deeper under the mountain where the castle lay. And just when Makaskas thought it could not go deeper, he was proven otherwise. He waded through the airy darkness silently until he reached a collapsed floor emanating a turquoise glow. It lead to a cavernous pit, hundreds of feet deep with a murky yet glowing pool at the bottom. The light came from luminous crystals that grew in bunches on the stone walls of the unclimbable depths and extended below the waters masking everything in a bluish green tint.

Makaskas stopped inches before the collapse and knelt. He peered intently below for the voices he heard earlier but there was no one in sight. The water of the pool was so still it looked like brittle glass and it terrified Makaskas to fall on its surface. There seemed to be no dry shore and no way out should Makaskas ever fall. 

From the center of the pool there fizzed a bubble. Then the calm surface rippled and more bubbles appeared. Makaskas squinted his eyes after catching sight of a figure underwater. It was opaque in the depth until it gradually darkened and shattered the surface of the pool in a chorus of grumbling roars and whips. The water exploded like a geyser, obstructing everything in sight. Makaskas had to secure his balance from suddenly getting shaken by whatever beast's roar had startled the floor beneath him. Sprays of water dampened his face and when it settled, Makaskas saw the nine-tailed fox in a furious battle with the giant serpent. But this was no ordinary serpent, Makaskas thought and looked again. It was no serpent at all.

The beast was snakelike and titanic with cerulean scales and a white underbelly. Sharp spines followed the length of its back, weaving in and out of the water's surface like arches. The behemoth itself could not freely stretch its entire body in the cavern which meant that it was much bigger than what appeared before Makaskas. Like a catfish, the monster had a pair of whiskers that dangled like heavy chains.

The creature beneath Makaskas was neither once a shadow that crossed to mortality nor was it created by the primordial gods. It was something that came to their world uninvited thousands of years ago sent by Bakunawa himself to mark this world for his arrival. It was an elemental dragon—a parasite that devoured the likes of spirits, men and objects. These creatures had been dormant for centuries and if one had awaken, the others will soon follow.

The nine-tailed fox was afloat in the air, orbited by five balls of flame. Her kimono was blood-red and sagging from the water and her skin was pale. Her nine tails whipped behind her like startled vipers. She hurled the fireballs one by one until she fell to the water once again. The flames surged toward the dragon like comets but upon collision, it barely singed the dragon's scales.

The water dragon roared and sprayed a beam of pressurized water out of its mouth which submerged the nine-tailed fox in the deep. Then it dove after her. Makaskas watched as the entire length of the dragon descend into the water until it was entirely gone, not a trace of its appearance left save for the undulating water which would soon come to settle.

Makaskas got up, watching the cavern intently as though the dragon might return. He hadn't even realized that he was breathing heavily until the sound of sloshing waters ceased. Slowly, he turned away until Liang's familiar alerted him with a caw. It was underneath the pit, perched on a protruding crystal. Makaskas extended his hand for the crow to land on but it did not come to him. Instead it flew low and dove to a tunnel Makaskas could not see from his vantage.

Makaskas opted to call the crow to return but he stopped midway, mouth open, when he realized that he did not know what to call it. He stepped forward, determined to follow then stepped back after changing his mind. Once, twice, he turned away but he kept looking back at the pit as if there was something that stopped him from leaving the castle without the children he promised to save.

Finally, Makaskas turned to the pit and cursed the air before diving in. He was falling hundreds of feet when he felt regret come to him. Upon meeting the water, Makaskas immediately resurfaced. There was a tunnel not far from him and he swam toward it.

He stopped just before the entrance, bobbing up and down from the waves. 

"Crow!" he yelled and his voice echoed thrice, giving him an estimation of how deep the tunnel went with each repetition of the sound. Then after a moment there came the reply. The crow screeched from inside and Makaskas began swimming toward it.

The luminous crystals guided Makaskas's way in the labyrinthine dungeon. The tunnel was not singular. There came a point when the path Makaskas swam branched into three and the clouded leopard had to call for the crow again to know which tunnel to enter.

After swimming for minutes, Makaskas began to feel his weight pull him down. Nevertheless he kept paddling and until his feet scratched shallow surface. Makaskas scrambled quickly with hands and feet until he was crawling on stone ground where he collapsed, breathing lethargically.

The crow perched right in front of Makaskas's face, pecking at his fur.

"I'm still alive," Makaskas hissed and turned to lie on his back. Then he turned his head to the crow. "If this was your plan to kill and eat me, you're gonna have to try harder."

The crow tilted its head sideways before flapping its wings and flying deeper inside the tunnel. Though fatigued, Makaskas got up, almost falling to his feet in his attempt, and walked to where the crow leaded him.

There was an entire world underneath Emperor Dai's castle. A labyrinth of crystals, pools and a water dragon. This made Makaskas wonder if the emperor of Hatsukochi was aware of what lied underneath his manse. The crystals were untouched, so it could not have been mined. There were no contraptions that aided the maneuver inside the labyrinth. A dragon was a terrible thing to house even at its dormancy but humans naively believed that it brought good fortune.

Makaskas walked deeper into the cave until he saw the crow and with it, the two children. Makaskas did not think that he would ever be overjoyed seeing the children he did not care for. It was strange to him, even now as he felt relieved, how Nami was so fond of children. Seeing them, what was it that was so special, their godkissed souls?

"Keiko, Hanabi," Makaskas called their names.

The two children were wet and terrified, clinging on to each other as they shivered.

Makaskas knelt down and extended his hand. "It's just me, come. Nami is so worried about you. Let's tell her you're all right, ok?"

Makaskas stepped forward and the children startled.

"Don't be afraid. I'll keep you safe."

Keiko and Hanabi looked at each other once before finally reaching out to grab Makaskas's hand. Gently, Makaskas pulled them toward him and got up. The two children clung tightly on the cloth of Makaskas's trousers as they walked. The crow perched on Makaskas's shoulder.

"I think it's about time I call you something," Makaskas said to the crow then looked at the children who were staring back at him. "What do you want to call it?" he asked the children but there was no reply.

"I'm not very good at names," Makaskas said, "But if I should name this crow, I think I'd call him Itohm. It means black in Maalonian."

"Itohm…" Keiko said.

"Itohm," Hanabi repeated with a smile.

"You like that?" Makaskas chuckled. "I guess you're Itohm now," he said to the crow. "Now, Itohm, help us find a way out of this cave."

Itohm squawked and he was back in the air, scouting their path.


The most powerful beings were wiped out. Spirits and deities are crossing to mortality without the exorcists to stop them. Liang was the only one left and she thought her life ended after the war. For the past twenty years, she watched the civilization of humans fall and from the bed of their destruction, arose the Guren—a race of humanoid animals that were once Yin spirits called shadows. At the brink of extinction, Liang meets Wei Bao, a snow leopard and a former deity. Liang was resolute in spending the remainder of her life hiding while Bao was determined to change Liang's perspective and defeat the conqueror and sovereign, Yi Zhaohu.

However, unbeknownst to them, something far greater than mortal squabbles is rising. A great awakening is in motion and it seeks to devour all.

—Excuse me? I'm right here? Hello?

There were roofs with wind vanes which made it confusing from a distance, but when he really checked them, there were only about twenty-three or so.

After finishing his check, Lakis jumped down from the top of the clock-tower. The next roof he moved to was a nearby cathedral. This time he climbed the bell tower and began to look for something in earnest.

However, what he wanted did not easily appear.

—Hey, are you going to keep ignoring me? I said I'm bored!

The thing Lakis was looking for right now was a mark. It was something like a trace used among people in the underworld, especially those who took requests and it was scattered all over the place. It was basically a communication network.

Generally, they had the habit of putting that mark on sacred places, the opposite of their roots in the shade. This was why Lakis had climbed the clock-tower to identify nearby cathedrals and sanctuaries. He was looking for a mark and was thinking of commissioning someone in the underworld.

But this time again, Lakis' labors were in vain and he frowned.

He did find a few marks, but they weren't what he was looking for. He wanted to make a request, but he wasn't willing to waste his time with some half-baked random scrub.

After a while, he was once again on the roof of another building with a cross. And from where the paper dangled…

—Lakis!

That moment, the voice which was been silent for a while perhaps due to Lakis' continuous disregard, cried out sharply. But even if it didn't, Lakis had also noticed the same thing.

Hwoosh!

His hand shot out at the speed of light, striking where his senses dictated. For an instant, the brief sound of something squealing rang out in the hollow area.

The next moment, Lakis' sharp, chilly eyes were greeted with a black-feathered bird. As soon as it was caught in Lakis' claws, it turned into smoke and disappeared.

—Eh, what the? The freaking bird just disappeared!

Lakis' eyes gleamed sharply as he watched the black smoke scatter in the air.

'It wasn't an ordinary crow. I wonder if it got a proper image.'

Odin, also known as the Black Crow or the information dealer of the underworld.

Lakis had thought his mark was feathers but could it actually be a crow?

—Lakis! Is that crow what you're looking for?

'You're so noisy. Be quiet, I need to think.'

The bug was excited to see Lakis react like this for the first time, so it babbled even more in his head.

Lakis ignored it and frowned. He stood on top of the bell tower, pondering for a moment. At this rate, he couldn't be sure if his request had gone through or not. Because this was the first time requesting something from someone in the underworld in this manner.

Before, he either did it himself, or ordered his subordinates to do it and there was nothing he couldn't accomplish with both methods…

Actually, it was still unknown whether the suspicious crow from earlier belonged to the Odin he was looking for. So Lakis decided to first check the marks of the remaining sanctuaries, and he jumped down to the side roof.

Then he moved swiftly, his footsteps not making a sound.

* * *

"Ugh, the hell."

Meanwhile, at this time, Odin sensed that one of the marks he had left in the east had gone extinct. His pretty face distorted terribly.

"What bastard dared to mess with my mark…!"

As Lakis suspected, he hadn't sent a request to Odin moments ago. Usually, in order to get a request through, a crow had to confirm a client's face then they would be contacted separately.

However, the crow which Odin left as a mark got its neck crushed by Lakis' hand and met an untimely death on the spot. Which was exactly why the crow turned into smoke and disappeared.

Of course, the crow Odin used as a mark wasn't a real one but something closer to an illusion, but he couldn't help but get angry.

He felt restless because he wanted to find out which ignorant bastard had gotten rid of his lovely crow immediately. However, he had already left the east. And on top of that, the killer of his crow was so quick and precise that he didn't even see their hair tip, let alone their face.

Maybe this was done by that pretentious rookie aiming for his spot as an information dealer? After all, he was busy moving from place to place recently, getting information for Arachne.

Odin ground his teeth. That punk had already been somewhat getting on his nerves ever since he heard of him.

Flap!

He made the flying flock of crows speed up even faster.

'Dammit, if only that crow's report wasn't so suspicious.'

For now, the most important thing was Arachne's request. So dealing with the missing marker was second priority. Of course, since he didn't even consider just letting this pass, he planned on beating the bastard up after dealing with Arachne's stuff.

His pink eyes resembling the setting sun flashed brilliantly among the flock of black crows.

And so, he flew towards the city of Carnot in the west, to personally confirm whether his crow's report was in fact, true or not. As expected, he needed to finish up his work as soon as possible and go grind up that punk of a rookie.

Of course, from the standpoint of the person being misunderstood, it was an unfair matter, but for Odin right now, he had absolutely no idea it was a misunderstanding.

* * *
(Change in pov)

 

"See you later then, Ms. Yuri!"

Anne-Marie had briefly stopped by the coffeehouse after work, and as she smilingly waved to me, her figure gradually edged away from view.

And as I looked at her, my feet also turned in the opposite direction. I planned on just going straight ahead without stopping by my house. The auction was at 7:30 so I still had about an hour left.

"Yuri!"

I went to where Leo usually stayed, which was a place that was formerly a monastery. There was no one who came here anymore because it was now in ruins.

Once I got there, Leo ran to me with his tail wagging and greeted me happily.

"Krreung!"

"Hi, Leo. Is the thing I left with you okay?"

"Mn! Didn't touch. It's Yuri's own."

I patted Leo's head then I headed for the monastery's prayer room. There was something I had put there in advance. As soon as I ended the prayer room, I flung off my clothes.

I didn't exactly feel ashamed to be nude in front of other people, so I felt no hesitation even if there was someone next to me. Besides, I didn't even take off my underwear. But Leo who was following me, gasped upon seeing me like that and quickly turned around and covered his eyes.

I didn't bother myself with Leo's reaction and took off my clothes. Then I changed into the clothing I had prepared in advance. After which, I loosened my braided hair and tied it into one.

"Leo. Please take care of my clothes till I come back."

Moments after I spoke, Leo peeked through his fingers and looked at me. Then he scuttled towards me with twinkling eyes.

"Kng."

"Wait, you'll get fur on me."

Leo, who was curiously rubbing him head on my leg and circling around me, grew slightly sulky at my words and retreated.

"I'll get you melon candy when I come back. Behave well by yourself."

"Kaang!"

Leaving Leo who was leaping with excitement at the sound of melon candy, I threw on a cloak and left the monastery.

* * *
(Change in pov)

 

The security at the secret auction was thorough. When someone in a black cloak approached the building, the gatekeeper at the door blocked their path.

"Can I see your I.D.?"

The identification they were talking about here was a small gold plaque inscribed with the mark of the auction.

The person who arrived at the auction house took it out at the gatekeeper's request.

"Did you come alone with no servant?"

"Yes."

A neutral voice flowed out from under the dark cloak at the gatekeeper's question.

"You'll be provided with a guide. If you happen to need anything, tell him."

Sometimes, customers came to the auction alone without servants, so the gatekeeper called for a guide without saying anything else.

"Welcome to the auction house. Allow me to guide you to the venue hall."

A well-dressed guide came up to the customer and greeted them. Both the gatekeeper and the guide were covering their faces with masks. Before the guide directed the person to the venue where the auction would be held, he made a request:

"Before we do that, you have to take off your coat."

The person under black cloak obediently lifted their hand and pulled down their helm.

"This way, please."

The guide nodded after confirming their revealed attire then began to walk ahead.

Yuri followed behind him. She had already prepared a mask in advance because she knew she would be asked to take off her cloak before entering the venue. The mask she prepared was a white mask with no unique features so it wouldn't leave any impression no matter who saw it.

"This seat is too far behind. Move me closer to the platform."(?)

"I'm sorry. The front is already full."

"If there's no space, make one! Don't you know who I am?"

The venue of the auction was very large. As Yuri followed her guide, she caught sight of someone arguing with another guide.

"Madam, excuse me but can you step aside for a moment?"

Upon hearing the voice coming from behind her, the woman wearing a gorgeous mask decorated with roses and jewels turned around irritably.

"Who are you to tell me to step…"

But she couldn't finish her sentence.

Because of the person who was reflected in her eyes the next moment. All of their face was covered with a white mask, and unlike herself who wore a half-mask, not even their mouth could be seen.

[ ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF MARGOT'S ORIGINAL NOVEL ]

[ TRANSLATED BY RUBYMAYBE ]

As if it wasn’t enough for me to be reincarnated as a child in the slums, I was taken to a city of crime and became a test subject. But then, when I saw the man that came to destroy the research institute, I realized that this place was the world of Piper, a reverse harem novel.

While living a relatively normal life after escaping from the institute, the heroine of the novel moved in next door. From the looks of it, I might be the heroine’s neighbor extra. Originally, the heroine was to save the unconscious and fatally wounded villain and in return, be subject to a fanatical obsession.

But, why. Why is the sub-villain collapsed in front of my house?

The sub-villain, Lakis Avalon, was the king of the underworld and the very same frightening man that I had met at the institute before.

“…”

I took a moment’s glance around then I kicked the man’s body away.

You’ve got the wrong house, Villain


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In the whole Earth-Dividing Basin on the Holy Continent, there was the Holy Crown City. It was where the dwarven royalties lived. Apart from the dwarves, no one was allowed to be inside this city, built on top of the Holy Crown Mountain. It was the only dwarven city that banned other races to enter.
According to the myths, the entire Holy Crown Mountain was hollow in its center. There was, apparently, nothing but the city located there. On either side of the mountain, there were shorter mountains that were about fifty miles away from it. One was called Mountain Moga, and the other one was called Cina Mountain. To protect the Holy Crown City, which was the capital, the dwarves also built two cities on these mountains. They named these cities from where they were built, so one of them was called "Moga City," and the other one was called "Cina City."
Cina City was built to be a surveillance station. That being said, it was also where the main headquarter of the Holy Continent Blacksmith Union was located. In fact, it had the highest concentration of master blacksmiths throughout the entire continent. There was even a blacksmith grandmaster that lived here for several years, which just showed the area's prosperity.
Since Cina City produced about half of the Holy Continent's top-level weaponry, the security measures that were placed here were extremely tight. It was the same for Moga City. Both cities had a super-large magic defense circle cast over them. The circle was the largest in all of the Holy Continent, which prohibited even the strongest fighters from disturbing the local authorities.
If you wanted to start a fight in Cina City, you could always go to the fighting stadium to settle whatever business you had. That was what the place was built for, so there would always be some hot-headed dwarves that were taking all the spots.
Abel wasn't very fast when he was riding on top of Black Wind. Bartoli was riding on top of a war horse, which Abel had to spend a lot of money when he saw a human caravan several miles in the wilderness. It was a funny story, actually. He originally planned to bring a war horse out from Miuah City, but it fainted as soon as it saw White Cloud and Flying Flame.
Right now, Abel had an undead crow flying around his left hand, which was holding his crescent small shield. Like his wizard spells, his "shield attack" technique was placed inside his skill tree. Obviously, it was in a branch that was different from his wizard spells. 
When he activated the "shield attack" technique, a white light started hitting towards the undead crow. It started to faint on the ground as it got knocked away, but it quickly recovered and flew back towards him. It was ready to be hit by the same attack all over again.
Abel was "training" like this for a reason, of course. When he made the spiritual contract between him and the undead crow, the deal was that it would "help him get his technique to max level in exchange for one bottle of the soul potion." As for what the technique was, since it was never specified, this crow would have to be stuck with him until all his techniques were at the max level. 
What a sly master he was. Right now, his "shield attack" was at level three. There was still a very, very long way before the crow could be freed from this spiritual contract. Since it was an undead creature, it's not like death could free it from the cursed contract it was forced to agree to. Luckily, it was immune to basically everything, so it would always come flying back to Abel when he needed it to. 
There was one possibility that the undead crow could die, though. If it was stuck somewhere and couldn't get back to its master, the master could always summon a new undead crow for himself. The original one would automatically die, of course.
"Cina City is just up ahead, Master!" Bartoli reminded Abel. Even after Abel gave her the "leaf" rune pattern magic staff, she was still carrying the blackfire magic staff with her. The rune pattern magic staff was simply too advanced for this era, so it was for the better if she hid it until she really needed to use it.
Abel tilted his head. He had been too focused on practicing, "Wait, we're already here?"
When Abel saw the giant fort that was in front of him, he put away his undead crow and crescent small shield, then tidied his wrinkled clothes for a bit. He was going to see some people soon. Since undead crows were meant to be the summoned creatures of the druids, it was for the best if he tried to behave normally from here on.
The closer he was to Cina City, the more he understood the high-level security. On the outer layer of Fort Cina, there were six magic towers with more than ten floors. The tallest had 18, which was the most that Abel had ever seen.
For a moment, he was completely captivated by what he was looking at. It was like he came here to visit a superhero or something. From his understanding, a level 18 advanced wizard was rare. Even Wizard Cliff was only at level 16, so just how "unworldly" could a level 18 wizard be?
On top of the fifty-metre tall walls, there were large metal pipes pointing towards the outside of the fort. The dwarves probably placed a bunch of ballistas over there. Only the dwarves had the craftsmanship to make so many ballistas in one place. And the absolutely devastating power of those things. Even the wizards would not survive if they were hit by one of the arrows. 
When Abel took out his master blacksmith badge at the front entrance, he saw a middle-age man run up to him. This man was in a long white robe, and he was welcoming him with a nobleman's greeting.
"Welcome to Cina City, Master Abel," the man said, "It's an honor to see you here. My name is Rawl, a staff of the Blacksmith Union."
Abel asked as he returned a bow, "You know me?"
As far as Abel knew, there were a lot of people who hadn't seen him before. He was a young man, after all, and this was the first time going to a large event like this. If anything, after he became a master blacksmith a long time, he's never really made an appearance in any public area.
Rawl replied with caution, "No, sir, but I do recognize your mount. It is very rare for a human like you to ride on top of a mount wolf. Besides, Thorin has already told us about your arrival. He's told me to wait here for you."
"Oh, that's right. Thank you," Abel smiled and thanked Rawl, "Very well, then. I'll have you lead the way."
For reasons Abel wasn't sure of, the Blacksmith Union was taking his arrival especially seriously. When he looked around, he was even more confused about the way he was treated, because apart from him, no one else was being welcomed by a staff member that was wearing a white robe.
Anyways, he followed Rawl into the giant castle that was ahead of him. From here onward, all the steps he had to take were going up. The buildings on the side were like separate dormitories, which had stairways that would just keep on extending upward. 
The creature Rawl was riding was called "chocobo," a species of a bird typically found in the Dividing Earth Basin. It was one of the most preferable mount creatures for human wizards, mainly because of how good they were with walking on stairs. Obviously, Rawl's status wasn't high enough to own his own chocobo. The one he was using was owned by the Blacksmith Union.
On the other hand, Bartoli's war horse wasn't doing so great. It never had to walk on the ground that wasn't parallel before. Not Black Wind, though. It was the king of the beasts, so the angle of the ground it was walking on never really made a difference.
"Hey, Rawl," Abel couldn't help but to ask as he went up, "I noticed something. The higher we go, the grander the buildings start to get."
Rawl explained with as much detail as he could, "As you know, Master Abel, Cina City is a pacifist city. A lot of peace-loving humans, elves, and dwarves have all considered this place as their safe haven. There are also many who've come here to escape from their enemies."
"A problem arose when this started happening. More inhabitants started to flood in, which helped to create hierarchies and inequalities. The lower the altitude of your home is, the lesser your status is, and the higher your house is located, the more powerful and noble you must be."
"One important reminder, Master Abel, is that you must be a great contributor to the city to be recognized. First-timers can only gain temporary residence when they are here. Without the proper amount of "contribution," they will not be granted the right to live here permanently. That, and the right to purchase your own property."
"A pacifist city, huh," Abel sighed as he murmured the words, "Only the super-large magic circle could do something like that."
There were barely any human cities that were covered in city-sized defensive magic circles. In the first place, humans never had a good tolerance for mana. This was why when the wizards built their magic towers, they would always build them in the outer layer of whatever community they were in.
But "a pacifist city" was really something else. Not even the elves could achieve something like this. There were the three major elven cities that were all covered in giant defensive magic circles, but none of that could be compared to what Cina City was protected by. After all, as long as you weren't activating your mana or your combat qi, it was very easy to get past the defensive circle's security measures in any elven cities.


I was reincarnated into another world, and I brought the Horadric Cube from Diablo II with me. 
Being a knight is cool and all, but being a wizard is pretty neat as well.
So, which one will it be?
  

Late for the kill - Early for the slaughter

On their Day of Becoming, Vaan and Blaine's mother revealed a hidden cellar that had somehow gone undiscovered by them and their adventurous spirits. After a reasonable amount of questions, they all descend into the darkness and find themselves in Eden, a strange, war-torn land of mystery and the unknown. They quickly discover they are no ordinary men, but Kings by birth-right, sent to Earth for training and protection from one of the Old Gods of ruin, Cinhdyr. 

In hopes to transcend into gods themselves and stop Cinhdyr's vicious reign, they set out to find the five eyes of Eden. Crossing scorching deserts ablaze, and stormy, turbulent seas, acquiring abilities and power beyond their wildest dreams along the way. A multitude of deranged creatures and massive beasts rise against them, and the enticing tumult of the mysterious Umbra steadily pursues for their souls.

At the brink of an apocalypse, the fate of two worlds rest on their shoulders, but with the help of some old friends, willpower, and forged steel, they set to reclaim their rightful throne and heal the scars of ruin. All while learning the truth and piece together their dark and shrouded heritage.

This is their tale. A tale of two bastard sons. A tale of mystery, betrayal, vengeance, and glory. 

"They say there's no love greater than the love of a brother, but all souls can be driven into darkness."

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