A blinding light fills my field of vision forcing me awake. I blink a few times to readjust my sight and am met with a stifling white. Everything from the walls to the ceiling is a blinding white as if it was bleached thoroughly and dark spots dance around my vision as I take in the view. I force my body into an upright position and pushing downwards onto the almost glowing floor, I get onto my feet. I’m clothed in a equally blinding white robe that reach onto my ankles that feels as if it was made using the finest of silk.
My legs feel weak and without power, but I slowly move towards the closest of the four walls that detains me in this room. I run my hand across the wall as I pace around the perimeter of the room, only to realise that the room is completely empty with no furniture, windows or even a door. The current situation finally sinking into my brain.
Shit have I been kidnapped. How did I get here? The last thing I remember is falling asleep in my room after a long night of gaming… Gaming? Wait what is that? Who the fuck am I?
Status
Name: N/A
Job: Dungeon Maou
HP
15/15
MP
999999/999999
ATT
5
DEF
3
INT
20
MND
15
“Waah!”
As if to answer my question, a blue box fills my field of vision abruptly, my cheeks quickly turning red from the embarrassment of screaming so loudly. I turn my head left and right, with the box still in my vision, in an act to reaffirm that no one else was in the room to experience my embarrassing moment.
What the... This looks like a game status screen. Whatever that is. Is this supposed to be mine?
I take a closer look at my status, taking mental notes on my absurd amount of “mp” and my ludicrous job of “dungeon maou”.
The stats are all over the place... Whatever, I can think about that stuff later.
Pushing those thoughts to the back of my mind to concentrate on the task at hand and as I do, the box fades back out of existence. I go back to walking around the room, once again running my palm against the wall for any possible mechanisms that may be the key to escape. The wall feels super smooth, as if made of perfectly cut marble, and after countless rounds of the room, I give up. I place my bottom onto the floor, the robe creasing as it shifts but I pay it no heed. Not knowing what to do next, I shut my eyes to gather my thoughts.
A flash of red is seen through my eyelids, and as quickly as it came, it disappeared.
The fuck was that…
I open my eyes, only to be met face to face with a large clear crystal located right in the middle of the room that clearly wasn’t there when I first came to. Rainbows refract off the crystal in many different directions as light from a mysterious source emanated from within the gem. The once exclusively white room is now lit with the multiple different colours of the rainbow, similar to that of a disco ball, only on a grander more exquisite scale.
I leap to my feet as I move towards the crystal, to get a closer more detailed look at it. With many questions filling my head, I fall into a deep train of thought.
Did someone move this here? How did he get in? Does that mean that there's a way out? What’s the objective of leaving this here?
Suddenly my whole body was filled with fatigue as an even more blinding light filled the room. I jolt out of my train of thought to see that while thinking, I had unconsciously leaned against the crystal.
What the fuck is going on!
My body on reflex tried to back away from the crystal, but my hand that I had used to lean was now stuck to the gem as if kept in place by the hand of god himself. It shone even brighter than before as a greater feeling of fatigue now filled my body and I fell to my knees, my hand still glued to the crystal.
This fucking stone is stealing my energy somehow!
With the weariness only building on my body, my body and mind couldn’t take it anymore and fell unconscious.
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A deafening thumping in my ears awakens me from my slumber, and a head splitting pain could be felt from my head. With my eyesight still in a blur, I force my body onto its feet. After a head shake to clear up my vision, I survey my surroundings…
How I’ll kill for a panadol right now...
I’m in a completely different place from before. Instead of the cramped white room, I’m now in what seems to be a replica of a medieval themed throne room. Beautifully detailed banners are hung from an extremely high ceiling with an equally intricate rug lining the floor. Thick cobblestone pillars encompass the room, which complements the strong cobblestone walls. The room is at least 30 times bigger than the last room, but from a quick survey, I can see that this room also doesn't have any visible exits. Walking up to the head of the room, I spot a familiar looking crystal...
Oh so we meet again you motherfuc-
A speck of red floats past me.
What was that?
I trace the crimson dot with my now clear eyesight, and I move my right hand towards it in an attempt to touch it, but the red speck moves at an impossible angle and speed, narrowly dodging through the gaps of my fingers. Not giving up, I try again and again but to my dismay, it narrowly dodged my grasp. My competitive spirit now flared up, I concentrate harder on trying to get a hold on it, my eyes boring holes into my target.
Going for another shot, I swiftly move my left hand towards the speck, the light again nimbly dodging towards the gaps of my fingers, I twist my hand in an effort to catch it, forming a scoop with my fingers, but the speck twists at a sharp angle away from the scoop, right into my right hand that was lying in wait.
“Hahaha!”
I wail in victory in such a manner that a b movie villain would be ashamed as I wallow in the joy of my victory.
Poof
A light poof came from my palms, and when I tilted my head in order to investigate, I jumped from surprise.
What the…
My hands are glowing a light red... The speck started to glow brighter and brighter until it finally escaped from my fist. It now shone brighter and was clearly bigger than before.
Ability Created!
'Create monster'
You collect mana from the atmosphere, merging it with yours to create a tier one monster!
Ability Acquired!
'Upgrade monster'
Pouring your mana into a monster you created, you can upgrade their tier!
(Initial cast cost 9 mana whilst continuous casts cost 3 fold the previous cast)
Mana? Where have I heard that before... Was that what that little speck was? Tier? Ahh! I knew I saw 'Mana' somewhere, it’s from the status box from before.
Status
Name: N/A
Job: Dungeon Maou
Created Monsters:
Tier 1:
Lesser Spirit: 1
HP
15/15
MP
999996/999999
ATT
5
DEF
3
INT
20
MND
15
Once again to answer my thoughts, the box appears again. Even before looking at my mana, I can somehow feel from deep inside that I've used a total of 3 mana and judging by the created monsters tab, I created a 'lesser spirit'. After I pondered a bit about the subject, I decided to test my other newly found ability 'Upgrade monster'. Question being, how do I activate it…
I concentrate again on my hands, imagining the ability activating and to my surprise I can feel my ability activating. My hands glow a dull red and I grab the red spirit, the spirit seemingly having become more tame and the process repeats itself, leaving behind a now larger spirit.
I can feel a very slight drowsiness in my core, is that what using up my ‘mana’ feels like?
Repeating this process, I do this another few times, each time the spirit growing in size and brightness. After the sixth upgrade, the spirit shone a blinding red forming into an opaque bubble, inside something could be seen starting to morph into something akin to a human child.
New Evolution Achieved!
After increasing the tier of your spirit to the sixth tier, that monster has evolved into a new form, increasing it's abilities, and changing it's appearance.
This shit is insane. Even with my less than elementary understanding with what I’m doing, I can feel the sheer amount of mana it’s giving off and how impressive it is... If tier 6 is like this, what would the upper tiers look like... How far can I go with this?
While I repeated the process (this time plunging my hand into the insides of a bubble), I realized that it now took almost two times as long for the tier upgrade. Now taking a total of ten seconds per tier and 3 fold the last 'monster upgrade', I effectively used 333 mana. Still a low amount compared to my total mana pool, but it was extremely high compared to the original asking price of 3.
Despite this however, I soldiered on, increasing the tier of the spirit. Like the last times the bubble started glowing and the spirit inside could be seen growing and shifting, becoming stronger with each tier. Only 2 minutes had past since the beginning of the upgrading, but my body was experiencing some very minor fatigue, nothing detrimental, but definitely noticeable. After 3 more 'Monster upgrades' I reached the tenth tier.
Tenth Tier Achieved!
Your monster has reached the apex of all other entities on this world. Well done! With this they cannot be evolved or leveled any further by natural means.
So tier ten is the max huh. I still have three quarters of my mana left though and it didn't even take 10 minutes... “Apex of all other entities on this world”... Doesn't that make me super OP? Wow that was super anti-climatic... Wait, 'natural means'? Does that mean that there’s another way to upgrade monsters?
Upgrade Monster
Do you wish to continue: (Y/N)
A blue box ominously appeared in my vision. Would clicking yes simply mean the use of more mana, or would it facilitate the use of another medium. I debated on whether I should press yes for the better half of 20 minutes.
“Argh whatever!”
Being over with thinking that overworked my brain, I impulsively accepted by pressing upon the ‘Y’ with my extended index finger. I immediately lost consciousness.
“Daddy! I think it’s time to wake up! You’ve been sleeping for a while now”
A high pitch voice echos in my ears as I’m startled awake. My eyes fly open, and find myself face to face with a red haired child girl.
“You’re finally awake! You took long enough!”
What the fuck...
11th Tier Achieved!
Welcome to the realm of the gods