Hello guys. this is my first time posting on this site, I hope you guys will enjoy this story. I've been working on the concept and plot for this story for a while and recently I found two stories that I have loved reading so far, they are [Global demon king: Starting as the abyssal dragon] and [ Era of Castles: Starting With 99 Dragon Eggs]. I just love kingdom building stories and Stories where the MC plays a villainous role but not being an outright psychopath.
I incorporated aspects of the system from GDK:SATAD into my story but, I didn't outright copy everything, lastly before we start you may be asking why the MC is a Serpent and not some other iconic species. The answer is that:
1. I haven't seen many good stories where the MC is a snake or snake-like monster.
2. I like snakes and reptiles in general so why not make my protagonist one in his new life.
With that said, Onto the story. [Btw I'm not the best writer so feel free to leave comments stating your opinions on my writing and go check out the stories I mentioned, their nice and well written] [Some dungeon core elements are also present]
My name is Kuro Whispers and despite my ominous sounding last name I am a decent human being, I just graduated collage around 3 months ago and now I have to work at my local Internet Café to pay off my collage debt and let me tell you it is no joke. Anyways I was working when the weirdest thing happened... A dark blue screen appeared in the corner of my vision that Startled me enough to spill hot coffee on myself.
Demon King selection commencing... Please stand by
"Wait...what?" Kuro said with a bit of fear mixed into his voice. [What the hell is going on] he slowly gets up and looks at the screen which now displays a loading circle "Ummm... I'm confused?" he said while looking around the Café at the other Employees and customers only to see them in the same state of confusion.
Kuro didn't know what to do and was wondering if he should ask his coworker when the screen changed.
Demon king selection complete... Uploading required Data to chosen individuals in 3...2...1
He didn't have time to think when a books load of information was forced inside his head causing him to collapse to the ground and before he knew it he was unconscious. Inside his head an introduction was being played introducing him to his new way of life... It played out like one of those gameplay trailers where they'll introduce the basic features then leave the rest for you to discover.
To summarize what was said is that 10 billion individuals will be selected from across the 7 planes to partake in the Demon King game... There will be two rounds of selection with the first selecting the Demon Kings who's goal is to be the strongest of all the Demon kings on their respective servers... each Demon king will be given various options of what they want to become [Choosing your new race/species] What you choose will not only determine your new body, but the abilities and units you start with.
Each Demon king will be randomly spawned around the plane in a survivable area befitting of the race they have chosen... there is a safe period of 2 weeks where beast and outsiders can't get close to the core. The core is the most important thing in a Demon kings growth as it is essentially their life line and needs to be defended at all cost... the Demon king is functionally immortal until the core is broken and dead becomes "permanent" for them.
The Core is responsible for spawning units and granting them abilities as well as maintaining the territories strength... like in any litrpg any creature can get stronger by completing task, gaining XP and Practice but demon kings can grow faster than normal being but they grow even faster when they kill or capture Heroes.
Heroes are selected to oppose Demon kings and grow exponentially when they slay one. Heroes can grow very fast in comparison to demon kings, this is because Demon kings can control armies of monsters or high rank units. Demon kings can communicate and trade among one another while heroes can only chat for short distances but have the ability to detect and pinpoint nearby Demon kings... A fair trade of in my eyes.
There is a few other things like Reviving Demon kings or creating Dungeons but that can be explained later but the one thing that caught his attention was the last line in the introduction [For every Demon king their is 10 Heroes meaning their are 100 billion heroes spread evenly in comparison to the amount of existing Demon kings] and the introduction also said to be weary of the existing worlds powers because Heroes will either incarnate into one of the many races or posses an existing individual.
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I opened my eyes to a white room and I stand up and look around the room... their is nothing for miles except a bunch of massive floating crystals... I stopped and started thinking about my situation and how it was so familiar to the Isekai's he used to read in his free time, he found himself getting excited at the prospect of being in a fantasy world and my excitement turned to eagerness as I was now reading and rearing to start my new life when a screen popped up abruptly scaring the crap out of me.
Welcome new player to the Demon king game. the required information should have already been uploaded into your minds so no further introduction in needed... new player is required to choose one of the many species by finding and choosing a crystal or Core of your choice... species will be removed once it has been chosen by a player.
he looked back out at the floating crystal and thought to himself "So those must be the cores they mentioned in the introduction", as he was looking out he saw a few of them vanish .
players have begun selecting their new species. It is recommended that the player hurries to find a suitable choice for a new species as if they continue to wait only the weak options will be left... if player takes too long system will choose a random species among the remaining options
with that said Kuro sprinted over to the Cores and began looking into them. Each core was like a screen displaying the species in action whether it be combat, crafting or casting the crystal surface of the core is displaying them like a montage, he was turning from core to core trying to find a suitable core. the system had separated the demon king species into four classes Low, Mid, High and Great.
He searched desperately for a great class species but the few he glanced where chosen before he could pick it. He found himself face to face with a core low to the ground and watched the preview. It was a massive snake easily 90 meters tearing up a forest, its eyes gave Kuro chills down his spine and the backwards facing draconic looking horns and spikey armored plating running down its back... the majestic beast had obliterated the entire forest within moments before letting out a ear piecing primal roar.
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Without thinking he slammed his hand onto it and said "I chose this one!", suddenly every other core vanished leaving him and his chosen core in the white plain.
Player has chosen the High class species [Draconic serpent]. The draconic serpent in a close relative to the hydra and wyrm so it has their natural draconic traits of [Draconic Scales], [Draconic healing], [Dragon eyes] and [Draconic Magic].
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species shares blood with greater serpent creatures, incorporating traits [Gluttony], [Devour], [Rest], [Shed], [Snake eyes] and [Toxic].
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Downloading demon king specific skills [Toxic explosive mark], [Ouroboros Blood], [Silent Strike], [Starve] and [Summon weapon].
He read the screen and didn't know whether to be excited or not, he just stood there until the system [the screen] displayed something else.
Player transformation and transmigration will commence after 5 minutes... use this time to familiarize yourself with you skill by saying [Skill Screen] and reading the descriptions.
he sat down on the floor of the white space and said "Skill Screen" and Another 3 windows popped up.
Draconic Blood Traits Draconic Scales Your defense is five times better that your natural defense. When activated will strength your defense by five if not active already. Draconic Healing You regenerated fairly quick once your not in combat or you have mana to exchange for HP, this effect can be transferred to those you support. Dragon Eyes The ability to see the value and rarity of an object but can be used to see the stats of other beings weaker that yourself or with no resistance against stat viewing skills. Draconic Magic The natural ability to use spells and incantations that require draconic mana and the ability to comprehend draconic spells.
"These seem very good, Next"
Serpent Blood Traits Gluttony Allows individual to stockpile energy, resources and nutrients consumes inside their bodies that can be brought out during combat or when needed. eg [using stockpiled nutrients to heal or used stockpiled energy instead of stamina or mana]. Devour You will heal once you eat something and the amount regained is in proportion to your rank. [Side effect: you can smell and track things with your forked tongue]. Rest You will heal and regenerate 20% faster when asleep and resource amount needed to heal decreases by 30%. Shed Causes host to shed and heal serious damaged and permanently increase three different stats by 5 points, Can only be used once per week. [Side effects include permanent increase in Size by 5 - don't get to big for your own castle]. Snake Eye Allows user to track motion better and see in thermal vision, Can mesmerize enemies and spot differences easier. Toxic Your body and blood is filled to the brim with a deadly toxin that grows stronger in response to your level, your choice on the effect if available and whether it will be lethal or not.
"These seem good as well... I guess I'm going to be more of a tank in this life"
Demon Lord Specific Traits Toxic explosive mark Place explosive marks that can slither around and area like snakes that can detonate on command, timer or in response to something. [fires caused by this have infernal toxins or poison that inflicts burning damage]. Ouroboros Blood better and more efficient healing and regeneration. Your blood has a healing effect on it, but the more of your blood is used the more likely you can corrupt the individual and turn the corrupted into a new unit type. [side effect: your tail does more damage than other limbs] . Silent Strike turns user invisible and for 20 seconds boost speed and strength by 50%, deals even more damage with critical strikes and get critical strikes more often. Starve inflict the hunger status effect onto a target. [will burn nutrients in the body and if none is left will burn MP, then Stamina and lastly HP]. Summon weapon A basic weapon summoning skill that all demon kings possess. [you can summon rapier or a fencing saber].
"These skills are all so cool... huh?"
Kuro found his vision fading when the system popped up.
Transmigration and Transformation will start in 10 seconds. The process shouldn't take long but because and remember when your vision returns you'll be in your new body
Kuro waited until his vision was gone, his body felt weird... well... his lack of body felt weird. He had the sensation of being pulled from your bed then taking a shower in cold water [This doesn't feel so nice] he thought to himself. The feeling continued for another 5 minutes when the warmth returned to his body and almost immediately he could feel his lack of arms of legs.
He opened his new eyes and was greeted by a massive dome like cave with an exit and light pouring in, he raised and twisted his neck around to look at his body and what he saw was the body of a near 20 meter horned snake coiled around a spherical gem the size of a foot ball.
He smiled... as much as a snake can and said to himself "And so the journey begins" as he turned to face the entrance.