(Author: Hello. I wrote ten chapter for The Necromancer King but I forgot to save them before a random blackout happened. The neighbors said one of them tripped a wire for using so much power. I dunno. I will take a small hiatus for The Necromancer King to write the chapters. I always write the chapter before posting it for The Necromancer King. Expect the next few days to only be this story. Sorry to all who enjoyed my other story. I just want that story to flow and make sense you know. It is my best story so far. Odin survives the Chaos attack and gains the power of planetary life force in his body. He does not know how to use it but his stats are abnormally high. However, the world is full of all sorts of dangers. Odin may be strong amongst heroes, but he is but a speck of dirt before the might of the Witch King and other entities like him. Some say heroes have great luck. I say that heroes have the greatest and worst luck compared to others. Enjoy.)
------Chapter 4: Drastic Measures------------
"I am the son of a divine purple lion king that became a Primordial God and earned the moniker Primordial Beast. I have lost count of how many trillions of years have passed. I died long ago in the Immortal Realm and was sealed inside the ring you now wear as a necklace. The people who killed me were punished by my father. He sealed my spirit into the ring and the people he punished put my ring prison inside the detailed statue where you found me. I was cast it into the Mortal Realm where people would remember my father and honor him as the statue was built in his likeness. After that, I lost track on how long I had to wait for someone like you to appear," the lion spirit sighed. "I will aid you as you travel on your journey, but note that my aid comes from my words. I cannot touch the physical world and none but you can notice my existence save for Primordial Gods like my father who sealed me in the ring to save me as I died. I have learned much as I had been sealed. Choosing to follow my words is up to you. I am a part of your mind now. I thank you, Odin Argent, for allowing me to roam the outside world once more. Oh, right. I need a name. It's been so long I forgot my name. Call me Trillion. It has been trillions of years anyway."
Odin stared at the lion spirit and thanked it. Now he had a portable fountain of knowledge at his disposal. He was also curious about his new ability. Odin failed to notice a rather powerful wizard watching him as he left toward an armor shop to receive a shield using his right as an owner of the royal insignia. He didn't need a magical shield with amazing effects with his high stats. He just needed a shield that was portable and would not break. He found it convenient to be like a player in a Virtual MMO as he could learn skills quite easily.
He took advantage of his royal insignia to learn various crafts. It only held power in the Baos Kingdom so he might not be able to be able to learn crafting skills as easily. One important thing he learned is that crafting skills did not have levels like a normal MMO did. You had to actually practice the skill over and over to learn it. However, what you learned, you could automatically create afterwards with the necessary materials. In this way, practicing and creating new recipes were vital in order to create the items you need or envision. You could create anything you wanted. It was a more free kind of crafting. Unfortunately, learning crafts did not increase your level or give EXP.
In order to plan for a journey, Odin learned several types of crafting skills. Odin stopped by the apothecary. He learned there was no such thing as health potions, but he received a notice saying that only heroes could make and use health potions. He practiced how to identify herbs and materials and how to make a simple mana potion, haste potion, and various cures for poisons and sicknesses. He also learned how to cook as well as how to skin and cut meat. It also served well when he learned how to craft leather. He spent many more days learning how to smelt and smith various weapons and armor as well as how to mine ore. He spent the last few days learning about enchantments and how to read runes, gaining several books on many different types of runes so he could continue his learning.
While he let his body rest at night in a room in an inn, at no cost due to the royal insignia, he explored his new power. He used his new ability to see through the eyes of many basic pets and animals such as cats, dogs, and squirrels. Sometimes he would learn how to control their bodies under the lion spirit's guidance, learning that there are times when he might need to control the bodies of beast in order to fulfill some kind of purpose or task. As time passed, his proficiency with the crafts and his new ability became advanced and Odin finally felt that it was time to leave the city and head to Matran.
However, fate had different plans for him, particularly a wizard who had been following his body over the past few weeks. It was around midnight when the lion spirit saw someone enter Odin's room. Alarmed, the lion spirit quickly shouted at Odin to wake up.
"WAKE UP! A very powerful entity has entered the room!" the lion spirit yelled.
Odin's eyes widened and already equipped his usual clothes as he sprung out of his bed. He turned to face the door, but paled as he saw a strange light and knew it was too late.
"Time to sleep hero," the voice of an elderly man said and Odin was cast into a deep sleep instantaneously.
"Ugh," Odin groaned sometime later and rubbed his eyes. He cried out in alarm as he was in a black steel cage. He was wearing his azure coat, griffon shirt, white chain mail shirt, and black pants. However, he saw his shield on the floor outside his cage and could not open his spatial ring to withdraw Hex Lance.
WarningUser is trapped in a metal cage that disables mana. All warrior arts and spells cannot be used.
Abilities that do not require mana are not and cannot be restricted.
User's golem is immobile and cannot be controlled while in the cage.
"You're awake! A lot has happened while you were cast into a magical induced coma. It has been two weeks since you were kidnapped. The wizard who attacked you was smart enough to keep you in the Baos Kingdom. A Chaos attack happened and you could not teleport to the Hero Circle as you are already in the kingdom. It seems the Witch King tried to find his ring," the lion spirit reported. "Why you were kidnapped I do not know. However, as I have fused into your mind, I saw that he is a level 84 mage. Other than that, I cannot say anything more."
"At last, the hero awakens," an old man in a white robe with black seems said as he entered the room. "Heroes are something else. I expected a few more days before you would awaken."
"Who are you and why did you attack me? Why am I in this cage?" Odin roared.
"Believe me Fiend Savior, I would not kidnap you if I did not have a reason to," the man replied. "I am a very ancient man. Well, half a man anyway. I am of the beast kin. I am half human and half beast. I have orange furred bear ears and come form an ancient tribe in one of the continents ruled by the beast kin. We are still in the human continent. I kidnapped you as I cannot stay long here. There is much you do not know about my world and this was the only way you could here me. Forgive me. I will cast a spell on you that will transform you. Your true form will be what you will change into, but if you can overcome it, you can change back. I must break the Hero Circle's hold on you."
"What? Hold on me? Transformation?" Odin cried. "Let me go! Let me----"
A flash of light, similar to what he saw before he was kidnapped, appeared. Odin screamed in pain and lost all feelings in his limbs. The lion spirit could only watch as Odin began to liquefy. The lion spirit was speechless as an azure colored slime lay where Odin Argent once was.
System Notice Due to a powerful magic, your original form is no longer a demi-human.
Due to the pure planetary life force in your body, you are not turned into an ordinary green slime.
Your true form is now a stellar slime.
Mark of the Hero's Circle has been broken.
Title unlocked: Life Energy Devourer Your body has been mutated by pure life energy.
You are now able to consume life energy.
You can now sense places with high densities of life energy.
Increased hostility from the Chaos.
Gained immunity from water spells and warrior arts.
+ 10 Prestige
"As expected of someone who has stolen the power of the Witch King," the mage nodded with approval. "You have pure life energy within you. You must be the one my nemesis has been searching for."
"...." Odin could not speak as he did not have a mouth or see. He could hear the man quite well though as his body seemed to react to vibrations. When someone speaks, the vocal chords vibrate and ricochet to form a sound that is manipulated into a speech. Odin sensed the vibrations and was able to interpret what the man said. Odin sensed an energy in his surroundings and started absorbing it into his body. The mage and the lion spirit watched in anticipation and noticed Odin form a monster core in his body. All monsters contain cores in their body which are highly coveted for use as materials to create mana stones and runes. Odin's mana core was a small crimson stone containing the same energy that used to exist in the Hex Lance.
".....I'm going to kill you!...huh? I can see and talk? I have no mouth?" Odin said, confused.
"Quick! Devour some of these slimes. I want to see what happens. It will also make you stronger!" the man cried as seven crimson slimes appeared in a flash from the man's spatial ring.
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Odin was released from the cage and stared at the crimson slimes. The crimson slimes seemed immobile and could not move. Confused, Odin moved toward them. He envisioned eating them and a glob of slime in the form of a giant hand extended from his body and grabbed the slime, destroying it as it touched his main body. Half perplexed and half excited, Odin repeated the process to the other six crimson slimes.
Title unlocked: Cannibal GourmetYou are an ancient slime that devoured a Chaos Beast turned into a crimson slime.
You were unsatisfied and excited after you ate one and did not stop until you ate them all.
Gained the ability to transform into a demi-human.
Gained the ability to evolve.
Must continue to eat monster cores to evolve.
Monster cores eaten: 7
+10 HP
+20 MP
+5 LUCK
+30 Prestige
"I'm me again!" Odin cried in alarm as he imagined himself as he was before.
"You are something more. Take a look at your right arm. The veins are gone right?" the man said and Odin saw the it was true. "You should feel the core in the center of your chest. Those blue veins of life energy that used to be on your arm now permeate around your chest. However, your crimson monster core should have crystalized and become a purple crystal monster core. It should allow you to absorb both pure and impure planetary life force. You have become more than what you were. I am sorry, but you need to understand that what I did was necessary for my people."
"Turning me into a monster? A f*cking slime?" Odin roared. "You thought that was necessary? Not only that, you made me a cannibal!"
"You killed a Chaos Beast," the man said. "Your monster core should have finished absorbing the power of their monster cores."
Level Up You have eaten 7 Chaos Beasts in their weakened state.
You are now level 10.
Class unlocked: Knight.
Knights receive +1 DEX and +1 VIT upon the next level.
Stats unused: 15.
You are the last of the Thousand to get a class.
As the last to gain a class, you lose all unused stats.
There are 741 living heroes with a class.
There are 361 heroes with hidden classes.
Hidden class unlocked: The Witch Knight As the bearer of the Ring of the Witch King, you unlocked a hidden class.
You are the only one who chose to be a knight still alive.You are a knight as well as a monster. You have the life energy of the planet in your veins.
Death is your friend. You regenerate HP and MP as you walk among the dead.
You have profound strength as a knight and are more proficient with magic.
You are able to bind a Narghulis as a minion.
+20 STR
+10 INT
+10 DEX
+10 VIT
"I got a hidden class, but didn't learn a class ability," Odin sighed. "I suppose I'll have to discover it somehow, but what is a Narghulis?"
"You can worry about that later. It is a beast beyond your current capabilities," Trillion said with a slightly dreadful voice. "You have become a purple king slime. I can tell from my powers. How else can you transform? Still, I would not reveal to the public that you are a slime for obvious reasons."
"I apologize once again for taking such drastic measures, but it paid off. You are stronger once more and more similar to the Witch King now," the old man said. "I heard that you wished to head to Matran to fight amongst powerful knights. However, the warriors of the beast kin are far more proficient at warrior arts than humans. You are also the Avatar of Beasts. The beast kin will listen to you. You must stop them from their petty wars and unite them to fight against the Chaos. You are the only one the beast kin will think twice about refusing an audience. Furthermore, your true form is that of a monster. You have the potential to evolve as the beast kin and I do. If you wish to fight against the most powerful of knights, I implore you to journey to the beast continent of Uzalga to the east. On behalf of my race, I beg you. Stop us from warring amongst ourselves and aid us against the Chaos. The human, dragon, and demon lands have many heroes and we have but a few dozen."
"It would be best to go there. You are the Avatar of Beasts, the champion of my father. There are many more exciting challenges in Uzalga and plenty of dangerous monsters to kill for a knight who is a friend of death like you," Trillion agreed. "There are plenty of monster cores to help your purple crystal monster core to evolve. You may have become a slime, but you don't always have to be one. You can stick to this form.."
"You have turned me into a purple king slime, but have given me more planetary life force," Odin said, staring at the man. "If I head to the capital, can I learn how to harness its power?"
"Yes," the mage said. "I, Harker Grizer, swear that you can. You have seen me change your true form. That is only possible using life energy. Only monsters and beast kin can harness life energy and only the echelons of the beast kin can teach you how. Head to Uzalga. The entire continent is one kingdom with many tribes. Please visit some tribes on the way to the capital and help fight the Chaos. I cannot teleport you so you must sail there. I must go now to inform my king. I thank you and am very sorry for changing you. You can no longer gain any racial abilities from the demon and dragon lineage you once were but whatever you could use still remains with you. I'm afraid I am not powerful enough to allow you to keep learning more of their abilities."
"First the Chaos attack and now this," Odin sighed as he exited the building after Harker teleported. "I thought heroes had good luck?"
"He did bring you to the port where you can catch a ship," Trillion encouraged. "That's something. All you need to do now is to survive the voyage. It should last around three months by ship. He also gave you one thousand gold. The voyage only costs 10 gold. 20 for a private cabin according to my memories from people who prayed to my father's statue."
'Three months?" Odin shouted. "I am already the lowest level hero, seeing as I was the last to get a class. Even with my high stats, I won't be able to level unless the ship is attacked."
"You can take this time practicing your form and doing body strengthening," Trillion suggested. "You gained a lot of power too fast. You need to give yourself time to adjust to it. You must learn your strengths and weaknesses in order to improve them. Power is one thing, but controlling that power and using it efficiently at the right time is the most important thing to master. You are also the most hated enemy of the Witch King. He won't find you in the beast continent as most heroes are in the human and demon continents with an average amount in the dragon continent. Let's take this one step at a time. I am your master now. With my knowledge, I will train you to be the greatest knight in the Mortal Realm!"
"I guess I did get a little overpowered too quickly," Odin agreed. "I can also learn how to harness life energy in Uzalga. I suppose my path is set."
"So it is my young student. So it is," Trillion laughed.
Odin paid the gold and boarded a ship to Uzalga. A lot happened too quickly. He was an aspiring red belt who was forced to attend a gaming convention. Now he was trapped in a parallel world to the game and forced to become a hero. He also became the number one target of one of the most powerful beings and became a purple king slime. The absurdity of it all almost broke him mentally. Perhaps this voyage can grant him some peace of mind and allow him to adjust to his new life.
-----------Somewhere in the mountains in Uzalga------
Harker hastily entered an ancient temple.
Before him, beast kin of all kinds wearing hooded black robes with dark purple seams approached him. Harker knelt down on one knee and bowed his head low as they stood ten feet before him.
"The task is done. The Avatar of Beasts has set sail for Uzalga. He has become a purple king slime with a purple crystal monster core. In his demi-human form, he is about five foot ten inches wearing a blue hooded coat with a white shirt with a griffon emblazed on the front. He also wears a strange white chain mail shirt underneath and black pants and shoes. He appears to be a knight with powers similar to the Witch King," Harker reported.
"Good work. The Primordial Beast will be pleased. The champion can only grow strong enough for his task by experiencing many hardships," one of the priests said. "He is the only knight among the Thousand still alive. He will bear a burden more grave than most. The Primordial Beast has told us that only he can slay the Witch King. We have sent one of our own to record his progress. He will meet our informant in due time. For now, we must pray to the Primordial Beast that he survives the voyage. There are many dangers, but a slime can survive underwater if the ship is destroyed. I can only prey that he is strong enough not to be eaten when it does."
(Author: For those who don't realize it: he can change into either form. He still has the blood of a demon dragon, but he can't learn anymore. Just saying. I realize some may hate this but this is MY original story. Thanks for reading. Again, The Necromancer King is on a short hiatus..