“At once Mistress.” Silva said while bowing.
She Rushed through the door heading somewhere to find a something i could see my reflection in
“Well while she’s gone why don’t-” i began to ask the goddess.
Suddenly the door blew open and Silva returned carrying a large mirror under her arm. However what was worrying was that she had scratches and wood chips all over her usually tidy maid uniform not to mention she had a door handle that i’m pretty sure went to the bathroom in her hair.
“I have returned mistress with what you have requested.” She said.
‘...Don’t even want to know what happened. Ok just set it up here.” i told her.
Silva set up the mirror and i stood up from the bed only to realize i felt taller and more had changed than what i originally thought. I closed my eyes and muttered a prayer that whatever happened i wasn’t overly hideous now. I open my eyes and looked into the mirror with a shock.
There stood a tall, beautiful woman around 16 or 17 years old. She had fair hair, pale white skin, and one pale silver eye and one vibrant green eye. It was only after seeing the heterochromic green and silver eyes that i realized that this beauty was me. The weirdest part was the tattoos. Simple black tattoos shaped like stylized T’s adorned under my eyes and over my heart a strange symbol had appeared.
The biggest change however was my tail or tails now in this case. When i looked into the mirror i realized with a start that i had three orange black tails instead of one poking out from inside my robe...When did i get a robe? Where's my cloak! I Didn’t have much in ways of clothing and i had sort of grown attached to it even if it was just a piece of rawhide.
“Silva...Where's my cloak. And how did you even recognize me.” i asked looking back at my reflection.
“Mistress, i took the liberty of washing and ironing your cloak.” she said while presenting me my cloak. “ As for recognizing you, it would be impossible for me not too. I have memorized every aspect of mistress face, scent and personality and even in a hundred years would i be unable to recognize my mistress.”
“...Why do i have a stalker as a servant.”
“I apologize in case i have offended mistress in anyway and wish to be punished.” she said.
“...make that stalker/masochist .”
Then i noticed i had...things, and very big things at that now protruding from my chest. I don’t know if this is suppose to be good luck or bad luck. Although considering my stance with the fucking goddess of luck and the fact that i officially have lost any semblance of manly pride possible, it is probable that i am being made even more entertaining…
“Mistress, why are you pointing your finger at the ceiling.”
“...no reason…” i replied. Interesting fact i found out a while ago. Giving someone the middle finger as an insult has not been invented in here yet so every time i flip off someone they have no clue what i’m doing. Man, the dark ages really were dark.
In regards to dealing with my new...chest situation i am going to have get new clothes because i don’t think i have anything that will fit. Maybe i can do some shopping tomorrow after the match, or what i assume will be the match i still don’t know if the princess is going to continue with these pointless duels.
Speaking of the princess i wonder how she might react to these new...changes. I’m fairly certain that weird tattoos and 3 tails are going to stand out when i get into the arena considering that i didn’t have them the first round. For now let’s see what happened in the menu.
Name: Fraxia of the Forest shadow villageAge: 10 Class: Arcane FencerRace: High Beastmen(Subrace: Fortis Vulpes)Subordinates: 2Level: 1[0%] HP: 3000/3000MP: 15000/15000 STR: 600VIT: 300 AGI: 300DEX: 200 INT: 310WIS: 300 LUK: 0 Skill Points:19 Skills: Death Resistance LV5 [43%](Passive), Grave Talker LV1(Active), ??? LV??(???),
Divine Soul armor LV23 57%](Active/Passive), Mana Manipulation LV45[2%](Active), Telepathy LV29 [89%](Active/Passive), Fire Ball LV6 [54%](Active), Water Trap LV4 [18%](Active/Passive), Lightning Bolt LV8 [98%], Body Probe LV1[5%](Active), Charm LV1[10%](Active), More»»(NEW)
Titles: Envoy of Death, Lady luck's fool, Apprentice of a goddess, Hunter, Novice Magician, Enigma of Fate, Calamity Slayer, Legend, Genius(NEW), Magician Extraordinaire NEW) Status: Normal (Adolescent)
It looks like there's two new titles and one new skill. One looks very nice but again the other one looks like another angry ‘F#ck You’ sent by another immortal that wants my ass. First i open the new skill i got and the two titles.
Beastly Shift LV1(Active/Passive)
Every man has a wild beast within him
Effects: Access the beastman blood of your Sub race and brings out the potential of your animalistic blood.
+30% STR
+30% AGI
Enhanced Senses
Enhanced Body
Cost: 500 MP per minute
I try shifting and a tingling sensation goes through me. I feel a burn in my chest and my canines elongate. I turn around to face the mirror once more and find a new sort of creature standing before me. She looks like me but my hair is colored orange near the roots, on my fingers are claws and my fox ears and tail and bristling. I look wilder, deadly and ferocious. The tattoos under my eye and over my heart now burn with a dull red color.
I look at Silva but she just turns around and starts whispering to herself, none of which i am interested in hearing as it will most likely give me nightmares. I feel lighter and stronger in this form. I curl my fist and send a punch straight forward, it sends the wind around my fist whirling and over on the other side of the where the wardrobe is slightly shudders. Definitely cool.
The MP consumption is 500 per minute which may sound steep but once i do the math and calculate my titles i figure out that i can maintain this form for over an hour. Really, really cool, but i best turn it off before someone sees me.
I Unshift and revert back to my normal form. Everything feels dull as if i was dunked in water the moment i deactivated my Beastly shift.
“That’s gonna take some getting used too.” i say to myself.
Next i inspect my new titles.
Genius
You are the creme of the crop, The Teacher's Pet, The Hard Worker, The Overachiever. Your achievements have made you peerless in your age group. Many people will treat you with respect and wish to become close to you. Many will try to outdo you and your achievements.
Effects: People are more likely to see you as either a rival or a friend.
Magician Extraordinaire
You wow the crowds and have the flash and bang to back it up. Your Ability to entertain an audience has been noticed by a certain god.
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Effects: +10 INT and the favor of a certain god.
Whos this ‘certain god’ and why haven’t they introduced themselves. I've been getting a lot of weird messages from whatever system governs this world about god's. I don’t know it just feels like someone is watching me.
“Hey goddess, why are you so quiet. Who’s this certain god?”
Oddly enough even she was silent actually she has been since i...woke up.
“Hey Ice Bitch are you there” i said trying to get a response.
There was none however.
I open the spatial storage put my head inside. Suddenly it felt like i was in a whole new world. All around me was a vast and infinite space of emptiness. Although there in the distance i could see a pile of stuff just floating in the space. I assume that the stuff that i have thrown in here such as the boar parts and such, but where the goddess? The empty space stretches on forever but there's nowhere she could hide.
I try activating Command LV1 to see if i can bring her out into the open.
“Show yourself” I said while using the skill.
However nothing happened still.
Nothing should have been able to escape the spatial storage area is what the goddess said? I recast the spell and still nothing happens. I’m trying to think how could she even get out when i hear something knocking on the door behind me.
“Mistress would you like me to answer the door” Silva asked behind me.
“No i’ll get it” i replied. We don't need a freak scaring away guests.
I quickly pull my head out of the swirling vortex the leads into my storage area and turn to open the door when i stop. I look like an entirely different person much less the short girl with the face of a 10 yr old. I can use the red cloak to cover up most of my appearance change but i need a suitable excuse to tell the princess when she asks. For now lets just refuse all visitors and find out where the goddamn goddess disappeared too. I quickly don the cloak and pull the cowl over my head so it covers most of my face and open the door.
I open the door and find myself face to face with the personnel assistant lady that i ditched earlier today. What was her name again? Meh, i’m sure she’s dying to tell me.
“The princess would like to invite you to dine with her tonight.” An
“Ah i am a busy right now-” I began to make an excuse.
“It wasn’t an invitation you could refuse said the servant looking me in the eye.
“The princess also asked that you wear something suitable for tonight as you will be dining with other guests. I have been given the task of fitting you with evening gown, but if you don’t want to i can always make some estimations and choose the dress myself. ” she said giving a cruel smile.
Like i’d trust you with that. You just want petty revenge for me ditching you earlier. But i’m sorry i have to refuse as i am not the same person you once knew, or knew for one afternoon before i ditched your ass.
“Please tell the princess thank you for her consideration but i already purchased some suitable evening wear while i was in the capital.” i swiftly replied.
The assistant looked shocked. She probably thought i didn’t have the money to purchase dinner wear or that i wouldn’t know where too, Even if i didn't. The assistant lady whose name i can’t bother to remember gritted her teeth and told me the time and directions to the dining room that was going to be used.
“I look forward to it.” i said grinning slightly.
The Assistant looked even more aggravated than when she came in here. When she left i turned to face Silva.
“I need something i can wear to a fancy dinner.”
“At once mistress.” she just immediately.
She once more ran out the door, turned right down the hall avoiding the now retreating personal assistant and sprinted down the hall to somewhere unknown. I looked in the mirror once more when i noticed a shimmer. For a moment my reflection changed expressions. Startled i fell back into a roll and came up in a crouched position. My reflection now smiled and started dancing around as if to taunt me. I drew back my fist and smashed it into the mirror trying to break it. My fist bounced off and my mirror doppleganger just smiled and silently laughed.
“Oi, take off my face or i’ll take it off for you.” I said.
“Oi, take off my face or i’ll take it off for you.” it replied.
“Stop copying me.” i said once more smashing it with my fist.
“Stop copying me.” She replied.
I was getting pissed so i conjured a fireball and aimed it at the mirror.
“I like my enemies medium rare don’t you” i said firing the fireball at it.
It bounced off and hit me in the stomach with a loud whoomp. It didn’t hurt but it sent me staggering off balance a little. The reflection this time laughed and looked at me while grinning. She opened her hands and conjured something that definitely wasn’t a fireball. It looked like a key of some sorts but it was oddly shaped. It was long a and reflective like a mirror with two prongs and an O ring at the other end but it looks as if the creator built it with another key coming out of the other side of the O ring like a mirror image.
The doppelganger smiled, pointed the key in my direction and thrust it into the glass that separated us. I expected the mirror to shatter but the key went in, she turned it and the surface separating us seemed to vanish and a powerful suction force pulled me towards her. I grabbed hold of the only thing i could reach, the bed which was bolted to the wall, and held on . The pull got even stronger and when the door opened and Silva came in.
“Here we go mistre-AHHH” she said as she was pulled in.
She flailed and grabbed hold on the only thing she could, me, and held on. The bed was already strained with the suction force and my weight the last straw was Silva who grabbed onto me and jerked us both loose from our perch on the bed.
POV Change
His Majesty personnel scribe, Berop
It’s been over a year since the incident with the Gertrude and almost everyone has forgotten about the seer who collapsed screaming insanity. I had almost completely forgotten the incident ever happened when i got another report of another seer with similar symptoms as the old lady Gertrude had and had collapsed screaming with glowing green eyes. I wasn’t able to visit the seer who had collapsed because apparently she had died during the night minutes after the incident still screaming.
This time it had been a one of the temple maidens from Visia’s temple. I remembered the old hag who had greeted me before and a bitter taste filled my mouth. Ever since that day when i went to confirm the Gertrude had been blessed by her god, the head priestess had kept a close eye on all prophecies made by any of the temple seers. I was able to appropriate a copy of the latest prophecy with a little help from some friends. A little gold and friendship go a long way in life. I quietly returned home from the tavern where i had met with one of the acolytes who had made a copy off of the original when he had gone to clean the head priestesses office.
I sat down and opened the envelop the lad had given me and read what it said.
Time drips away as the monster grows
Take heed lest millions be sent to the gallows
The enemy of the world or snake to choose
One or the other the high one to be amuse
Right or wrong, or life turned death and death to hollow
I set down the paper and rubbed my eyes. In the world of thrones and cloak and dagger there are no coincidences and this is the 2nd time that a prophecy like this was foretold. After pondering the first prophecy i thought it right to warn the king and maybe ready the army or prepare for something, but when i brought it to the forward to the noble court i was treated as a fool. It is them who are the fools. I found Gertrude was a blessed seer and the prophecy was most likely a warning from the gods, but they would rather live in growing fat in ignorance and dismiss my claims. I consider myself a cautious man and for good reason, being his majesties personnel scribe you are privy to some sensitive information and some so important that certain nobles would kill for.
With this 2nd prophecy they can’t ignore me. I’ll take it too the king and i know him to be a fair man so hopefully he will understand. I see these prophecies as clear warnings that and that we must take action lest we fall. Both prophecies tell of a monster and the first mentions foxes. I know there are beastmen who have the traits of a fox, but the beastmen wouldn’t dare plot against the alliance or plan for war at least not within speria.
I consider the demons might be part of this prophecy but quickly dismiss it. The dragons won’t let an army much less any powerful individual over the mountains so i believe we are safe from a demon threat. I plan on bringing the my case to his majesty directly tomorrow morning so for now let's get a good night's sleep.