A figure clad in black stood before ten visages, all standing in a circle facing each other. That man was the Demon Lord Codrea in the fifty years after the purge each had painstakingly conducted their plans in reshaping the world, while providing miracles to condition the masses, although it wasn’t this generation they were aiming for but the next.
Each had placed a member of their society into power, some better than others, but each filling their required role. Because no religion can be started from the top, although it must be seen by the top but shown to the masses, as they will ultimately be the catalyst to bring it toward the future.
The room they occupied was on a pedestal of black rock jutting up 30 or so meters, with a spiral staircase wrapped around it, this was the throne room inside the comically named mount doom, fortress of the demon Lord in the centre of the demon continent formally known as Australia, the desert surrounding the citadel is the home of the notorious land shark.
The world was once more divided areas harder to reach without man’s machines. What used to be North America and Canada is now known as the human continent, due to the highest concentration of humans, due to the monster being released there being the lowest levels.
South America is now known as the lost continent, with the spawning to high and wood elves and beast men, humans still remain there but their numbers are much lower than before due to the monsters and the regrowth of the rainforests.
Africa is now the home to the proud dwarfs and dark elves, also the people here have become stronger and are known as berserkers due to their bloodlust in battle, due to the escalation of the dog eat dog, survival of the fittest it has been renamed the Dark Continent.
Europe and Asia is now separated by an even bigger mountain range home to the dragons and draconian’s and is known as the dragon continent. Asia has now returned to its martial ways and with the reinforcement of mana or ki, martial arts is now evolving and becoming something else.
What little patches of humanity are left in Europe now live on the islands as the omnivorous beasts that litter the dragon continent are now more powerful than current man.
Malaysia and Indonesia with all those island chains have now become the home of lizard men, turtle men and mur folk. With all these changes to the world both flora and fauna the last 50 years have been testing humanity has been forced to evolve to survive.
New Zealand has become the centre for magic development with the first academy erected, being the least pressured islands it has gracefully overcome the purge and has started to rebuild almost instantaneously.
The Eleven each on their path towards sainthood or infamy towards godhood, each using their human names to further their faith in their likeness.
Codrea-“ I would like to start with a ‘Good Work Team’ you are each doing me proud, I have been checking up on each of your projects, and from what I have seen all in hand. You have all managed to turn the situation in your favour and have progressed our cause, Now as the ashes have settled from here we will set the foundation to grow a new world.
As each of your settlements are growing I think now is the right time to release the information about the existence of the Demon Lord, where to find him and place him at the epicentre of the changes to the earth.
It should unite the people and races as they integrate with a common enemy, it won’t iron out all the wrinkles but I will send raiding parties to reinforce the message, also the champion and follower system has been completed, so you can bestow your blessings as you see fit. You can only have one champion they will have extended lives, use them to help lead the people.
Also the grand coliseum will be completed in 5 years and will hold a special competition every ten years in which your champion will be required to participate, also blessings can also be given out as you see fit, each of you have your own unique one. The level system will also come online this will just be a guide though as skill outweighs brute strength in my opinion but it cannot be out ruled.
Skills and spells will also have proficiency levels aswell. Well that’s all for updates for now we’ll reconvene in 15 years before the first tournament, also if anything comes up contact either me Fradd or Spinx. Well done, we are on track take care everyone.”
Slowly one by one the images started to disappear leaving three images standing in front of the Demon Lord.
A mysterious figure draped in a dark cloak standing 5’6” spoke “ we still can’t find the capsule, godessa has it linked but due to some interference we can’t ascertain its location”
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Codrea gripped his hands tightly the sound of metal rubbing on metal echoed out “what’s his status Mysternium?” he said through gritted teeth
Mysternium” he’s alive and well through the connection of nanites she can monitor his vitals and the cryotube is fine and fully functional”
Fradd”for some reason she’s hiding him, these something she knows but won’t give up, since the purge she’s evolved again, he AI matrix is more advanced than a human brain I’ve seen her cores light up and process information like a human one, she may choose not to listen to all our commands but she is still working fine, there will be no sk#net this day”
Codrea”this news brings me no comfort, my son will wake in 150 years and be estranged to the world” for the first time in a century Codrea’s shoulders bend seemingly unable to take the weight of this conversation.
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A young boy sprints through the forest, running away baiting his prey trying to find a better location that will suit him turning the odds in his favour, spotting a clearing uses the trees as footholds to get some height before leaping into the clearing at the peak of his jump he spins around and uses his go to spell
Rolling then spinning to his feet using the centrifugal motion he skids to a stop and faces down his most worthy foe yet a horned rabbit, unlike normal rabbits these are omnivorous about two feet tall and favour meat to vegetation any day.
Seeing the scorch mark on the bunny’s hind leg, aswell as its sudden halting he guessed the leg is lame from the bolt, pushing the mana into his legs he bursts forward leaving a cloud of dust reaching the bunny throws a punch aimed for the head.
CRACK!!
The rabbit flew impacting a nearby tree with wet sound before falling to the ground limp. Turning around his face filled with horror as his memory only now conveniently recalls that Horned Rabbits are social creatures and prefer to hunt in packs.
Squaring up, readying himself to face the incoming hoard of 5 bunnies he failed to notice two flying at him from behind, by the time they entered his range of perception it was too late… closing his eyes…
WHACK!!
The boy went flying but he was no longer in a clearing he was back in his white room.
Essa “you idiot!!, who are you?”
Lesche “Lesche?..”
Essa “And whose Son are you?”
Lesche “Codrea’s”
Essa then proceeded to educate TAZE him with her magic
Essa “you better remember that, don’t rely on your mystic skills to win the fight for you, they are a tool, too many people have died for doing a stupid thing, or simple cause someone else did, when you reduced your field of perception to reinforce your kick-off you left yourself open to ranged counter attack aswell as sneak attacks. Also aim your skills when you use them your lucky the bunny was hit with that. What about using your head a bit, you can use skills and reinforce yourself at the same time, if it’s too hard I have a training exercise to help” a somehow evil grin appeared on the fairies face aswell as an ominous feeling that radiated from her small frame.
As he was being lectured each point was making sense, realisations were profound ‘why didn’t I think of that??’ all he’d done since learning how to feel MANA and push I through his body he never thought to use combinations to get the best use from his skills, Essa’s words were like rocks on a tin roof loud and resonating she was telling him to refine his fighting style, just because you know skills and can beat a few monsters, you must first create your own fighting style without relying too much on mana based skills, one fluid enough to allow him to retain awareness.
As these realisations were sinking in, he started getting chills down his back, before looking up to what would be a smiling demon.
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Sorry for the delay i have been unwell but im back on the road to recovery and can get back onto my computer without getting nausia due to medications i have changed my style a little, as always im still learning and english not my strongest language so help me out ill fix what i can
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