{{I just realized as i was typing this chapter that i never mentioned what Darkeria was wearing... at all... So yeah sorry about that but I'm too lazy to add it into the earlier chapters~ Anyway~ Enjoy <3}} P.S I have updated the stat graphs on the bio page but the updates to Bio's will be in a few days~
When i woke up, the first thing i saw was smooth white skin. I blinked a few times and closed my eyes, the sight confusing me a little. ... Don't tell me... I opened my eyes again and looked carefully at the sight that was presented to me. Laying beside me was Darkeria, completely naked and clinging to me from the side.
"..." I felt my cheeks warming up and a blush forming on my face.
Her bare breasts were pressed up against the side of my chest and i estimated the size to be around D-cup at least.
Her dark hair flowed out around her and a few strands were tickling my bare chest, causing me to shift a little from the sensation.
"........!?" It took me a few moments to comprehend what was going on and i froze stiff like a statue.
Why... am i naked too? I looked down her body and felt a little blood start to trickle down from my nose. Thankfully we both had underwear on but the sight of her in just her panties was too much for me to handle and i spaced out.
"Oh... you're awake~" I heard her stifle a yawn as she separated from me and sat up, her breasts bouncing a little as she stretched. I could feel my partner in crime getting ready for battle and i quickly rolled over and faced the other side.
"G-good m-morning... no not that! Why are we basically naked!?" I shouted as i searched around for my clothes.
"Hmm? Why else~ Hmhm~" I could hear her giggle a little as she replied to me.
I spotted my top and pants just beside the bed, crumpled together with her clothes. A black frilly lace bra and a pair of black jeans and denim shirt. ... ... -sigh- I grabbed her clothes and tossed them at her before standing up and getting dressed.
"Mou~" I heard her puff up a little before the rustling of clothes drifted from behind me. I stretched a little and looked up, noticing that the light was still on.
"So when exactly did you strip me last night?" I turned around and questioned her with a not so friendly smile on my face.
"About an hour after we fell asleep? It got pretty hot last night so i just stripped us and formed a thin layer of ice mana around the room." She walked up to the window frame and placed her hand on the edge, moving her head outside and looking around. I walked up to her and looked outside as well, taking in the sights of the farms in the distance. It was a quaint sight to behold and filled me with nostalgia for some reason.
"..." I frowned a little and turned around, heading for the door to leave. The sun was fairly low in the sky, so i felt that breakfast would still be on the menu.
Darkeria skipped over to my side and i opened the door before locking it after we were both out of the room. We made our way down to the tavern and walked up to the counter.
"Oh! You're finally awake kid~" The booming voice of demon-San greeted my poor ears as i looked up at the dark skinned demon guy from yesterday.
"Yo. What's on the menu this morning Mr~"
"You can call me Gregor kid." He grinned before pulling out a small menu from under the counter and handing it me.
"In that case you can call me Nick~" I replied as i skimmed through the menu.
There were 4 different choices for the breakfast menu, 3 of which were a little strange to me.
Behemoth steak with Grehn eggs and toast was the first choice.
Mandrake root soup with rice and soy sauce was the second choice.
Fehndia and cheese toasted sandwiches with lettuce and tomato was the third.
Bacon, egg, tomato and onion with sauce of your choice was the fourth choice.
"... 2 orders of the fourth item please Gregor-San" I said as i handed back the menu. "Oh and... 2 glasses of juice thanks, orange or apple."
"No probs Nick, just take any seat you want. Should be done in around 15 minutes."
Darkeria and I turned around and headed into the tavern side of the establishment and took seats at a table in the far back in the corner. I looked at her and contemplated for a few moments before speaking.
"Hey, Dark? Is there monsters and stuff in this world?"
"Of course~ Isn't that natural? They can actually be pretty dangerous." She replied to me with her hands resting on her cheeks as she leaned on the table.
"Then... Adventurers and guilds?" I could feel my excitement start to bubble up a little.
"Yeah there are~ Why? You wanna become an adventurer? What about your duty as the hero?"
A young girl of around 9 years old walked up to the table with our order and placed it down on the table before bowing and walking off. I looked at my plate and felt my stomach grumble before i grabbed a fork and brought a tomato piece to my mouth. After chewing it a little and savoring the taste, i swallowed it before replying to Darkeria's question.
"Yeah, being an adventurer sounds fun. Besides, it's not like the world is gonna end anytime soon. I'd need to get stronger before i can save the others anyway right?" I grabbed my glass of apple juice and took a sip, letting the cool refreshing taste flow through me.
"I suppose you're right about that. -munch munch- But i mean... Are you sure that's alright?"
"-munch- -nibble- Yeah. I want to see how far i can take it. Being the strongest adventurer sounds pretty cool to me."
"-nibble- -nom- Well if that's what you want to do, then after breakfast why don't we head for one of the guilds in the city?"
We continued to eat and chat until we were done, piling our dishes up in the center of the table and going back to the counter. I grabbed a gold coin from the pouch and held it in my hand before smiling at Gregor.
"Yo Gregor-San that was a good meal. My compliments to the cook. By the way, mind if i ask a question?" I dropped my smile and looked at him seriously.
"Haha glad you liked it kid~ and sure, ask away." He dropped his body down and leaned his arms on the counter.
"You know if there's an Adventurers guild close by? I was thinking about signing up." I looked to the side at Darkeria. "Her as well of course."
"Hmm~ Well yeah there's one close by about 12 kilometers to the south of the north gate. Just on the edge of the Dead Zone."
"Dead Zone?" I asked with a frown on my face. I didn't like the sound of that name.
"Oya? You don't know about the dead zone?"
"We're... from outside the country after all. Well i mean Darkeria herself was sealed away for a long time. And as for me... I just happened to free her on my travels."
"Oh!? I thought she looked familiar~ The goddess of darkness huh? Yeah i understand the situation now.
"Listen close now. The Dead Zone refers to the border between the inhabited area of the city and the areas infested with powerful monsters. Only about 40% of this giant city is inhabited. It used to be completely safe but about 10 years ago a giant mass of mana swept through a large amount of the city and monsters began to be born from the ground wherever that mana had hit." He took a breath before continuing his explanation.
"It seems that out of all the monsters that spawn, there are a few special ones that when killed, disperse some of the mana in the surroundings. When that happens, you see, monsters stop spawning in that area. The area purified can vary depending on the level of the monster but it's usually around 200 meters on average. Believe it or not, this castle town was originally the only safe area until a few Adventurers managed to free a large portion of the city."
"Wow~ Sounds pretty cool." I could feel my eyes sparkling with excitement as he explained.
"Anyway. When a large enough amount of the city was freed, the citizens began to set up special measures to prevent the mana from spreading back into the cleared areas. But at the same time, monsters with an insane strength began to be created and not many adventurers were able to match up to them anymore. Nowadays there's a guild at the 8 cardinal points around the city and they handle mostly just everyday problems for the citizens. After all, you can get exp just from completing a quest posted up on the board and it's the most efficient way to level up and get stronger.
But you two may be able to change that. If it's you two... We may be able to expect a miracle."
He looked at us with hope in his eyes and then opened his mouth again.
"If you're gonna head to that particular guild tell them that Gregorun Hehfia sent you. The guild master will see to you directly." He stood up straight again and smiled to us.
"Thanks Gregor-San... No, Gregor. Here, please accept this from us. We'll be back tonight." I passed him the gold coin and then took Darkeria's hand and ran outside.
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After 10 minutes of flying leisurely, we arrived at the guild that was situated between 2 large office complexes. It was a red brick 2 story building with a slanted roof of black crystal. There were proper glass windows situated around the outside and a few different people of varying races and ages hanging around outside the building. I turned to Darkeria and then back to the building before walking up to the door. Before i could place my hand on the door to open it, it slammed open into my face and i feel backwards to my butt.
"Ow ow ow." I rubbed my nose a little before looking up.
"Oh shit, sorry. Are you alright?" A young man was standing over me worriedly, holding his hand out to me. He looked human, without any additional body parts added to him at all. He had short black hair and brown eyes. He was wearing a leather tunic and leather pants and had a small sword attached to a scabbard on his waist. I took his hand as he pulled me up and i dusted myself off. I looked around and saw that everyone in the surroundings was looking at the man with slight disgust in their eyes, a small amount of blood lust forming in our surroundings.
"Yeah I'm alright... Thanks. Just a little broken nose that I've already healed anyway." I looked towards Darkeria, giving her an eye signal to say we were going to take this guy with us inside.
She nodded slightly, an annoyed look in her eyes.
I leaned in towards the young man, whispering in his ear, "I can't help but notice the looks you're receiving. You mind coming inside with us? Think of it a payment for slamming a door in my face."
He nodded before turning back around and pushing the door open for us. I grabbed Darkeria's hand and we walked inside, the man following after us.
Inside, the building was fairly spacious, a few tables and chairs formed a sort of lounge like area to the left of the entrance. On the right side of the entrance was an area filled with many pin up boards with papers pinned to them, a few people spread out between them, reading the papers. Towards the front was a large counter like area that reminded me of a bank or DMV service desk like place. And at the far left of that was a small partitioned off area with a staircase leading to the second floor. A sign next to the partition had a small sign stating that only S-class or above could enter.
On the far right was a door that led through to the guild masters office and an elevator that led to an underground arena.
I saw one of the counters was empty and walked up to the man behind it, bringing the young man and Darkeria with me.
The man looked to be in his late 30's, a thick bushy beard growing around his mouth and chin. His beard and hair were a dark blue and a single blue horn was growing from his forehead. His eyes were a deep black, the pupil and iris almost impossible to tell apart. I looked at him through my mana sight and saw that his own mana was forming a barrier against the elemental mana in the surroundings.
I stopped before the counter and bowed before introducing myself to him.
"Good morning sir. My name is Nick and I'd like to sign up to be an adventurer along with my partner here, Darkeria."
He eyed me off before turning toward Darkeria and then finally the young man behind us.
"-sigh- Jackson... Why are you back here again? I thought i told you to beat it and never show your face here again." He narrowed his eyes as he stared at the man, Jackson, behind us.
"Excuse me. But right now he's with us, so I'd appreciate it if you didn't make the atmosphere awkward. Whatever he's done should be ignored at least for now while we get to the issue of the matter here." I put my best business like expression on and brought his attention back to me.
"..." He looked at me with a puzzled expression before looking back at Jackson. He finally closed his eyes and sighed before turning around. "Come with me you three." He walked out and towards the manager's office to the right of the building. I shrugged my shoulders and led us around and to the office.
"Oyoy-" "Are you serious-" "Hmm~" I could hear many murmurs coming from the surrounding people and a few gazes on us. It was kind of annoying me to stand out this much.
When we entered the office i saw the man from before seated behind a desk with his hands clasped in front of him and rested under his chin. I closed the door behind us and we sat down on a couch that was conveniently placed in front of the desk.
"-sigh- First of all. My name is Gourch {(Goorsh)} and I'm the master of this particular branch of the Adventurers association. Since it would cause a scene if we were to go about this out in the hall... I decided to invite you in here."
I nodded to his words and then asked the most obvious question.
"So what's with Jackson's poor treatment? Is he some sort of criminal or nuisance?" I looked at Jackson before looking back at Gourch. "He doesn't seem like a bad person to me."
Gourch squinted his eyes at me before leaning back in his chair and looking at me in the eyes.
"Tell me. Are you an Aevolian? When i look at your wings, tail and ears, i see a large concentration of mana. It's not natural." As though avoiding the question he asks that. He then looks out the window beside the desk.
"..." I narrowed my own eyes and pondered for a few moments. I turned to Darkeria and the looked at Jackson. He had a puzzled look on his face and tilted his head at me.
"Can you keep this conversation in this room?" I ask that to noone in particular but i see Jackson nod and so i turn back to face Gourch. He looks back at me and nods once before standing up and pressing a button near the window. I felt a small shift in the mana around us and then all the sounds from outside vanished.
"..." I hesitated for a few moments before focusing on my mana and dissipating my wings, ears and tail.
"Hmm. I thought so." He went back to the desk and sat down on the chair behind it. He looked at Darkeria and said, "And i guess this is really the Dark god herself then?"
"Yeah. I freed her from a curse of sorts in her spirit domain." As i said that, i saw Gourch raise his eyebrows for a moment before nodding.
"As for myself..." I told him of what had happened since i had picked up the bloodstone, skipping only a few parts like our morning shenanigans and our making out.
"Another world other than Earth? WOW! I'm surprised!" Jackson's shout from next to me sent my ears ringing a little. I turned to him and glared, causing him to shrink back and apologize.
"An old type... huh..." He looked at me and stood up again. "You mind showing me your status plate kid?"
"Sure..." I focused on my card and willed it to manifest, i slight pain running through me like last time.
BasicName:Nick EverdreamAge16RaceUnknownTitle[Aevolia's Hero], [Knight], [Master of magic] [Darkeria's Lover]
[One With Darkness], [Creator], [Transormational Artist]ClassFreelancer [LVL 12]Bonus Class 1[Not Equipped]Bonus Class 2[Not Equipped]Fame2000AllignmentGood [30] / Bad [21]Adventurer Rank[Not Registered]Current Funds[95 Gold] [23 Silver] [14 Copper]StatsLevel:16Experience (Needed)21,113Experience (Total)116,212Mana Level:Mid Rank DeityMana:310,000 / 310,000HP12,312 / 12,312Charm56Luck188Spiritual Power3000 / 3000Stamina16,000 / 16,000Agility400Magic Resistance350Strength170Endurance143Magical power1300AffinityCreation1633 / 100,000 [LVL MAX]DarknessMax [LVL 1]Light12 / 1000 [LVL 1]Fire83 / 1000 [LVL 1]Air593 / 1000 [LVL 1]Water18 / 1000 [LVL 1]Earth313 / 1000 [LVL 1]Ice10 / 1000 [LVL 1]Lightning0 / 1000 [LVL 1]Chaos2 / 100,000 [LVL MAX]Battle AffinityMelee2712 / 3000 [LVL 3]Magic2453 / 35,000 [LVL 35]Ranged0 / 0 [Not learned]Team attack0 / 0 [Not learned]Skills (Passive)Fast chantMemorizeDual wieldThought chantChant omissionMagic molderX2 EXP2nd class3rd classEnhanced stat growthShared Soul (Targert
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"........" There was a few things i wanted to retort to but i kept my thoughts to myself.
"Well well. Quite the stats and skills you have here. A lot of these skills are incredibly rare or unknown as well. With these stats at this level..." He scratched his beard before looking over at Darkeria.
She looked at me and then summoned an old type as well. Yeah i kinda thought that might be the case.
I peered over her shoulder and looked at her card.
BasicNameDarkeria Elementium BladeheartAge(Actual / 1216) (Physical / 16)RaceDivine Being (Goddess)Title[Prisoner Of Chaos] [One With Darkness] [Carefree Maiden]
[Borderline Yandere] [Worshipped] [Nick's Lover]ClassGoddess [LVL 54]Bonus Class 1Freelancer [LVL 15]Bonus Class 2High Mage [LVL 3]Bonus Class 3[Not Equipped]Fame200,000AllignmentGood [210] / Bad [192]Adventurer Rank[Not Registered]Current Funds[10 Gold] [92 Silver] [0 Copper]StatsLevel318Experience (Needed)2,134,990Experience (Total)321,134,890Mana LevelCalamity Class DeityMana12,100,000 / 12,100,000HP418,135 / 418,135Charm1490Luck491Spiritual Power10,000 / 10,000Agility3109Magic Resistance4220Wisdom1311Int1983Strength853Endurance5555Magical Power6310Tactical Prowess251AffinityCreationMax [LVL MAX]DarknessMax [LVL MAXLight20,000 / 100,000 [LVL MAX]Fire0 / 1000 [LVL 1]Air0 / 100,000 [LVL MAX]Water0 / 1000 [LVL 1]Earth0 / 100,000 [LVL MAX]Ice1354 / 100,000 [LVL MAX]Lightning100 / 1000 [LVL 1]Chaos3190 / 100,000 [LVL MAX]Battle AffinityMeleeMAX [LVL 5]MagicMAX [LVL MAX]RangedMax [LVL MAX]Team Attack0 / 10,000 [LVL 10]Unarmed150 / 100,000 [LVL MAX]Skills (Passive)2nd Class3rd Class4th ClassTactical MindX3 Exp (Class)X3 ExpChant OmmisionBattle AuraEnhanced SensesShared Soul (Target
"..." I alternated between looking at her and the card before dropping my head into my hands.
"Well now... You really are Darkeria-Sama after all. And these stats and this level... Not to mention you have two magic power stats... Int and Magic Power combined... It's unheard of." Gourch shook his head and then sat back down behind the desk. With these stats i could register the two of you as SS class. Hell maybe even SSS class..."
I raised my head and said, "I want us to start at the lowest rank if possible..." Being able to rise through the ranks and make a name for ourselves would be quite fun.
"But back to my original question old man..." I looked at Jackson and frowned slightly.
"...........Hah~" He sighed and then pulled out some papers from inside a drawer in the desk.
"Nagatsu Jackson... Summoned Hero of the kingdom of Eastil. Due to an accident during magic training, he inadvertently caused a mass explosion of mana, killing the royal family and totaling most of the royal castle. After the accident he went on to slowly destroying monsters in the region to try to make ammends for the incident. Unfortunately at the same time as he was doing this, a large surge of mana burst from inside him, causing the destruction of two thirds of the kingdom." He paused from reading the documents and turned the page.
"After this second incident, he was involved with an incident and most of his mana was stolen by a mysterious blurred man. That same man went on to create a large tower-like dungeon on the center continent and from there, a mass of boss class monsters poured out and engulfed the central continent.
Due to these incidents, and the fact that he was human... He was branded a stain on Aevolia and a wanted criminal in the various continents and kingdoms of the world. Wehsdia is the only kingdom that doesn't bias based on race or past incidents, so for the most part, he's safe here.
Unfortunately for him however, since he's human... It's hard for him to find work or lodging in the city."
"Because he's human?" I asked, this point piquing my interest.
"About 3 years ago a spacial rip occurred just inside the Dead Zone to the southern borders and a group of humans appeared carrying mysterious weapons. They then proceeded to spout some nonsense about the world of Iyagi taking this world as their own and killing everyone etc. etc." At the mention of Iyagi, i felt my blood run cold.
"Nick...?" Darkeria placed her hand on my own and titled her head, gazing into my eyes worriedly.
"I-..It's nothing. Don't worry about it. Thank you for the information Gourch-San."
About Jackson... Is it possible to register him if i disguise him the same way i did to myself?"
"Hmm... I suppose that would be alright. I would have to forge the race section though."
I turned to Jackson. "So what race do you want to look like?" He titled his head and looked at me puzzled for a few moments before responding.
"Elf...?"
"..."
"..."
"..."
"What?"
I sighed before turning to Gourch and asking him, "So if i just stretch his ears and change his hair colour... Will that be enough?"
"If you can do it without letting the mana show up then yeah it should but... That would basically be altering his race at the genetic level."
"I think i can handle that... My intuition tells me so." I turned back to Jackson and focused on him, picturing the changes that would be made to him.
I slowly reached my arm out and placed my palm, with the brand on it, in front of his chest. I closed my eyes and gradually collected almost all of my mana, sending it into my hand and through to Jackson's chest.
"Gaaahhhh.... H-h-h-uurrrtttssss.................... -cough- -cough-" -thump-
I opened my eyes in a hurry and looked forward and then down at the ground where Jackson had fallen. My eyes opened wide and a gasp came to my mouth.
"What. The. FUCK!"
What lay on the ground was a thin female figure of an elf. Slightly longer than human ears with pointy tips. Fair porcelain-like white skin. Long flowing green hair that fell to the mid back and pain filled green eyes.
There was blood spilling out of her mouth and the leather tunic from before was torn apart and shredded, barely clinging to the bare chest that was showing. She had small B-cup breasts and a large brand of a sword and a moon just under the breasts near the navel.
"..."
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"..." No one moved and we all stayed silent for a good 5 minutes. I finally broke the silence and muttered.
".....................Not only did i actually change the poor guys biological race...... I gender[swapped him too........."
It was going to be fairly hard to explain this to anyone if they asked...................
Phew~ This one just kept going and going before i knew it~ I hope you enjoyed~ I'll see you next chapter~~~~~