This chapter has been proof-read by: AnthonyL
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After our heart warming reunion we sat on the ground for a long strategic discussion. There was much to talk about after all that had happened since the dragons' attack. As touching as this affectionate scene had been, awkward couldn't suffice to describe the aftermath.
In the heat of the moment I didn't care but the fact is that mother was totally naked. She was only a bloody heart a few minutes ago so right now she had nothing... Like nothing at all. Shaking the awkwardness away, I took a quick look at the pop-up that had appeared after mother's resurrection which I had ignored until then. Wink* wink*
New title: Death's Demise
#Not only did you come back from the land of the dead, you also managed to free other people from death's grip.
If activated, this title grants (+50 Vitality) (+20% HP Regeneration speed)
Woaa.. After reading this it became obvious that the best way to get stronger in this game was to collect titles. With that out of the way I began recalling everything that had happened since then and how I had managed to come back to life as well as resurrecting her afterwards.
When she heard that I would bring Irene back as well in a month, mother couldn't help but shed some tears of happiness. Seeing her happy filled me with joy as well but her happiness didn't last as I told her what I had evolved into.
“Phoenix?....” (Anastaria) She said showing a visibly displeased frown on her face.
“I can't believe I wasted my daughter's core to make him a dragon and he ended up becoming a dragon's worst enemy instead...” (Anastaria)
“Sorry about that mom but it was a last ditch effort at survival. If not for my phoenix form we would all be dead for good by now...” (Kneeko)
By her comment I understood that she had assumed I had absorbed Irya's core to get my last transformation. I wasn't sure if I should tell her the truth or keep it a secret a bit longer in order to give her the biggest surprise ever later.
“But when I saw you earlier, you didn't look like a bird... You looked like a fiery wyvern. How's that possible?” (Anastaria)
“My body is quite peculiar, I can shape it the way I want. Right now I'm not a really a phoenix anymore but am a totally new species called Drakofenix...” (Kneeko)
“Kneeko... You keep defying every logic of this world.. What are you really?” (Anastaria) She asked with a sincerely curious expression.
“I... don't really know myself... Your son I guess...” (Kneeko) I gave her a naive smile since it would be too long to explain her how I came from the same world “jumpers” are from and was now integrally part of this world as a cheat character...
“By the way mom... Any idea about the identity of those who attacked us back then?” (Kneeko)
“Urgg... 2 of them were from the Iyotisha clan, the other two were from the Nizukti clan...” (Anastaria)
These 2 clans were among the top 3 most powerful with the Iyotisha being #1 and the Nizukti being #3. Looked like she wasn't aware of Damyon's involvement into this matter.
“Mom... There was a 5th dragon with them... And he's the one who killed me as I tried to escape after your death.” (Kneeko)
“Really? Tch... How desperate to kill us were they to send 5 highly powerful dragons after us...” (Anastaria)
“That's not the worst thing about it...” (Kneeko) I said accentuating the suspense even more.
“What do you mean son?” (Anastaria)
“The dragon who stayed hidden the entire time and killed me in the end was none other than Damyon himself...” (Kneeko) I said with a solemn face.
“WHAT? Are you sure about that????” (Anastaria)
“Yes, I heard the other 4 call him by his name.” (Kneeko)
“I-I can't believe this... THAT FUCKER! I'll KILL HIM!” (Anastaria)
It was now obvious that Damyon was ready to kill anyone, even his own clansmen, in order to protect his position as clan leader.
“I feel the same way but for now we need to make sure we are prepared to deal with them unlike last time. We followed your plan last time, this time it's my turn.” (Kneeko)
Mother looked at me with curiosity, waiting for me to explain myself. After a few more minutes of strategic talk I had finally told her about my mind reading ability and what I intended to do from now on.
“Mind reading? You sneaky little...” (Anastaria)
“Guhuhuhu* Sorry for never telling you but you kept keeping secrets from me... You're the only one to blame. Blehh” (Kneeko)
“Sighhh I guess you're right. Sorry for not fully trusting you my son.” (Anastaria)
“Let's forget about that... From today onward it's a new start for us. Ho and by the way, there's a big cat living in the cave I selected to become our house...” (kneeko)
“A big cat? Now that I think about it... Where are we?” (Anastaria)
“Ha right, we are south west from the human continent near the elven border... And the big cat is a high level Manticore... Can we tame and keep it? Pleaseeee mom!!!” (Kneeko)
“Hmm... Manticores are quite rare... I guess I could try.” (Anastaria)
“Pleaseee do! I want a pet cat!” (Kneeko) I then added with a radiant smile on my face.
“Fufufufu* Is it just me or did you become cuter since last time? Let's go see this big cat you are so fond of.” (Anastaria)
Mother and I then walked up to the cave in question. She transformed into her majestic red dragon form and roared to wake the Manticore up. After a few seconds the giant red winged lion emerged from the depths of the cave clearly in a bad mood.
Now was finally the time for me to witness mother's epic battle to tame this indomitable monster!
“ROARRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!*” (Manticore)
“ROOOAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!*” (Anastaria)
Flinch* The big cat jumped back after noticing that the giant red mountain obscuring his vision was in fact a giant monstrous dragon.
“Roar?” (Manticore)
“GGGGGRRRRrrrrrrrrrrr*” (Anastaria)
“Meoow?” (Manticore)
“Roooar..* Nod* Nod*” (Anastaria)
[...]
“There you go son... She's yours now.” (Anastaria)
“Uhh? That's it????????... And 'she'?” (Kneeko)
“What did you expect? High level monsters are smart enough to know who they shouldn't mess with... And yes she's a female...” (Anastaria)
“Hooooooo THANK YOU MOM!!!!” (Kneeko)
“Fufufufu* You are quite welcome honey. But you need to promise me that you will feed her and make sure she doesn't shit in the house...” (Anastaria)
“Yayyy! I promise I will take good care of her!! Hmm.. How should I call her... I know! Mendy!” (Kneeko)
“Why Mendy?” (Anastaria)
“Dunno... I thought about calling it Manti at first because of it's species but since it's a female I had to feminize her name a little... Can I pet her now?” (Kneeko)
“Fufufu* So thoughtful. Of course you can.” (Anastaria)
Excited like a kid at Christmas, I jumped on Mendy's back and stuffed my face in her mane. Weird that even females could grow a mane, apparently they aren't exactly like lions from my world... But a giant winged red lion with a scorpion tail suited me perfectly as a pet.
“Meowww.......” (Mendy) She looked a little displeased but not entirely angry about it.
We then spent the rest of the day cleaning, making the cave hospitable and comfortable. After seeing mother melt the walls with fire to create shelves and doorways I decided to do the same in my Drakofenix form.
Too big at first I finally understood how to change size by compressing my flames into a denser form. I melted a big hole in the ground before filling it with water. Bath, done! Next I used [Vine Hell] to free-form beds, tables, chairs and everything we needed.
Mother was already preparing an extra room for Irene. She visibly couldn't wait to see her baby girl alive again. Guhuhu can't wait to see her reaction when I bring back Irya as well. I was also quite curious to meet this second sister of mine.
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She would probably call me little bro which is annoying since I am actually older than her so we will have to fix that early on after she's reborn.
“Meowwww.....” (Mendy) She then said with a worried face.
“Don't worry we won't make you sleep outside. You can sleep with me okay?” (Kneeko)
“MeoW! Wag* wag* wag*” (Mendy) She didn't seem that unhappy about being a house-pet after all...
I then tried warming up the bath water with my Drakofenix fire but the water immediately evaporated. My fire was a bit hotter than I expected so I ended up using [Arcane FireBolt at 1% power] to warm the water. Then since I was pretty much naked already, I removed my cloak and jumped in.
“Splash* splash* Mother want to join me? The water feel so niceeee.” (Kneeko)
“Fufufu* I never refuse a warm bath.” (Anastaria) She said before slowly entering the water and sitting next to me.
With her being stark naked and all, she ended up getting quite dirty after all the house work we had done. I now totally considered her to be my mother and really enjoyed the feeling. Of course I couldn't help but watch her with lustful eyes but it would be fixed as soon as she got some clothes to wear.
“Meowww..?” (Mendy)
“No Mendy, you're going to put hairs in the water. I'll wash you myself after we're done here alright?” (Kneeko)
“Meow.” (Mendy) She looked disappointed but simply laid nearby and watched us with curious eyes.
“I think after our bath I'll go explore our surroundings a bit. By the way mom... If I give you some leather can you make yourself some clothes to wear? It's getting a bit...” (Kneeko)
“Fufufufu* Does my son look at his mother that way?” (Anastaria)
“Urgg.. No- well.. Mother is very beautiful after all and- I'm a healthy young male and- ya know...” (Kneeko)
“How cuteee My adorable son is embarrassed by my naked body Fufufufu* Want to touch?” (Anastaria) She said with a mischievous smile in her lips.
“MOTHER!..... Maybe a little.. NO! Mother ! What the hell are you saying!” (Kneeko)
“Fuhahahaha!* You are so adorable when being teased.” (Anastaria)
I was now beet red and hiding my face underwater while mother was still laughing at my awkward predicament which didn't seem to want to go away. The more I was trying to suppress it, the harder it got. I'm obviously talking about... Well you all know what I'm talking about.
Totally embarrassed I suddenly ran out of the cave after telling mother I was going to do some hunting. I ran as fast as possible crotch in hand trying hide my embarrassment.
“I can't believe her... Just as I was finally starting to see her as my real mother she goes and does something like that.” (Kneeko)
“Meowww!” (Mendy)
Feeling as if Mendy was also enjoying seeing my stiffness I immediately put my cloak back on trying to hide as much of myself as possible as if I had just been abused. I needed to quickly level up to be able to wear my nice clothes once again.
I really should have bought something for mother to wear but I had avoided every town and humanoid while I was coming here. Discretion was the most important thing right now until we were ready to make a comeback. Hopefully she can make something capable of hiding everything with that leather I gave her.
Obviously the situation would repeat itself with my two sisters but the worst that could happen is me enjoying the view so it didn't really matter after all.. A bunch of naked people living in a cave... Yep, we really are cavemen aren't we?
Entering the forest with Mendy in tow I quickly realized that walking naked in the woods was kinda dangerous.. There were so many thorns and spiky stuff that I decided to jump on Mendy's back and use her as my mount for this hunt.
“Mendy! Let's go find stuff to kill shall we? I'm STARRRRVINGGG!” (Kneeko)
“MEOW!” (Mendy)
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STATUS:
PROFILENAME:KneekoLEVEL:95GENDER:MaleMONEY:433G 31S 30CRACE:(Chimeric) Drakofenix (Unique)MONSTER RANK:Medium highHEALTH:3660STAMINA:1660MANA:2660STRENGTH:1 (+200)(M)INTELLIGENCE:1 (+250)SPEED:1426 (+150)DEXTERITY:1 (+150)(H)VITALITY:1 (+350)CHARM:1 (+415)LUCK:1 (+215)AGILITY:1 (+150)RESISTANCE:1 (+350)(S)ENDURANCE:1 (+150)SKILL POINTS:0FAME/INFAMY:0 (Neutral)CLASS:-------------------TITLES:
Spoiler :
☑ Death's Demise
☑ Divinity
☑ Don Juan
☑ Dungeon conqueror
☑ Elemental Master
☑ Grave Digger
☑ King of the pond
☑ Sphinx Slayer
☑ Toxic Powerhouse
☑ Tycoon
PASSIVE SKILLS:
Spoiler :
Amphibious (-)
Blunt Weapon Mastery (E)
Fire Immunity (S)
Obscuro Poison (B)
Poison Resistance (A)
Rebirth (-)
Unarmed Mastery (E)
Viper Neurotoxin (A)
ACTIVE SKILLS:
Spoiler :
Basilisk Cry (D)
Deadly Breath ©
Death Stare (S)
Gardener touch (B)
Lightning Strike (E)
Lightning Discharge (E)
Luminar (E)
Poison Spit (D)
Purification (S)
Resurrection (S)
Sad puppy eyes (B)
Tail Whip (B)
TerrorEyes (B)
Vines Hell (D)
Viper Bite ©
ARCANE LIBRARY:
Spoiler :
Arcane EarthBolt
Arcane FireBolt
Arcane WaterBolt
Arcane WindBolt
Immovable Mountain
CHIMERA FORGE