I dart into the a bush as a loud screech is heard from above, the shadow of a large creature flying overtop the tree's. As i squat in the bush and hold my breath i glance at the darkened form flying into the distance and finally let out a loud sigh and fall onto my ass, slowly breathing in and out.
"Fuck I should've found someplace to hide for the night! Everybody knows monsters always come out at nighttime and they're always stronger!" I curse under my breath as I keep glancing around, waiting for some monstrous creature to jump from the darkness and tear my limbs. Cold sweat covers my body as I grip my axe in my hands, the branch creaking slightly as the feeling of the rough wood and the weight of the bladed edge comforts me a little bit.
All of a sudden in the distance a loud booming sound is heard followed by a cry of help, then silence as my skin turns a shade lighter and i start shaking. What could make a boom like that! It sounded like a gunshot but if there are guns in this world does that mean there are computers and cars and stuff too? I swallow the lump that's in my throat and slowly creep in the direction of the sound, my feet causing leaves on the ground to shift and make small noises. I grimace at the sound of a stick breaking under my toes and start to move slower through the surrounding foliage until finally coming to a clearing. As I lay on my stomach under another shrub I look around until my eyes land on a large body laying next to a broken tree, blood and wood pulp coving the entire upper half of the creatures body coated in both substances as it lies motionless.
"That's definitely not a person.." I mutter under my breath as I begin to get up and investigate, my body already in a squatting position before another shadowed form appears in the clearing. My eyes widen as the moonlight shines into the shadow and instead of a fearsome beast i see the upper body of a well muscled man that's attached to the legs and body of some kind of snake, a large hammer is hung across the mans back as well as a leather pack of some kind. A dense pressure is being exuded by the snake man that causes every hair on my body to stiffen, and i can feel my legs begin to shake as i inspect both creatures in the clearing.
(Naga King Level ????)
An extremely powerful warrior of the naga race, instead of carving out its own territory these creatures wander the land testing their might against powerful opponents. Different sub species can hold different battle styles including producing poison, and also having extremely dense muscles throughout the tail portion.
(Forest Ogre Youngling Level 2)
An adolescent forest ogre. Although not very intelligent forest ogres have a very pleasant disposition compared to their other more savage cousins. Their large size and extreme strength is used to ward away most would be predators.
"Shit so that things just a baby ogre!? It's got to be at least 6 feet tall and weigh half a ton in just muscle!" I i whisper under my breath as i watch the naga poke the ogre's body a few times before spitting on its corpse and slithering into the forest to murder more creatures I assume. I wait several minutes just listening to the forest sounds before finally giving a sigh of relief and sitting back in the dirt, waiting for my body to stop shaking.
{New Quest! A young forest ogre became the victim of a wandering monster at night! You've stumbled upon its battered form but it seems it's still alive! Choose to save or kill this defenseless whelp! Reward ????}
"Quests! There are quests in this world! And from the looks of it they pop up randomly too! Lucky!" I smile as i i begin sneaking over to the ogres body. Halfway there i laugh happily as a new prompt appears saying I've gained stealth level 1, upon getting the skill i can feel my body naturally become less clunky, my footsteps feel lighter and my body blends into the nighttime shadows. As i finally get to the ogre i hear a very faint wheezing sound as well as the dripping of blood, the creature looking more like ground beef than a living creature. I grab my axe and start looking for the ogre's neck until i find its eyes and realize that as close to death as it is the thing is actually still awake. It's eyes shine dimly with tears falling from them as they dart to the weapon in my hand and back to my face as if asking me to have pity.
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"Damnit...…why'd you have to have puppy dog eyes!?" I say dejectedly as i pull out a large piece of fruit from my fur sack and chop it into small pieces. After I'm done i start feeding the ogre slowly so it can chew, as the food enters its body a small amount of energy is brought back to its face and it begins chewing a bit faster. After repeating the process with the last two fruits I brought I finally sigh in relief as the bleeding stops and the ogre falls asleep where it lays.
As I look at the creatures sleeping form I smirk to myself before hiding next to it and also falling asleep, wondering why I didn't get any kind of quest reward but still happy that at least for my first night in Garthia I have something a lot bigger than me to hide behind.
-------------------------------------The Next Morning-----------------------------------------------
As i stretch my body out and finally open my eyes I jump back quickly, my blade held in front of me. Across from me the ogre sits on the ground and smiles towards me before pushing a large melon fruit in my direction. As I lower my axe and pull the melon towards me the ogre nods once before walking back into the forest before returning with some kind of cross between a durian fruit and a banana, the spikey orange crescent giving off a powerfully sour aroma as the ogre takes hulking bites from it. I smile thankfully as i cut open the melon and look at the pitch black flesh of the fruit wondering what this thing is. As i use investigate on it I'm surprised as the skill levels up to level two!
(Shadow Gourd-Rare Cooking Ingredient)
An extremely mild fruit that only grows in places that dark deeds have been committed. Is a favorite fruit of most monster races incline towards demonic or evil evolution paths.
Are Gremlins a type of demon in this world or just a normal beast monster. I ponder that as I quickly begin stuffing myself with the fruit, finally finishing the whole thing before burping and looking up to see the ogre smiling at me. I smile back meekly as I nod in thank you before standing up and grabbing my sack and axe. I wave at the ogre before turning around but before i can take a step i hear it getting up and walking behind me.
"Your welcome for saving you but you can't just follow me around man, your way to big! Plus your really loud and that could bring more monsters to me! Look at me I'm tiny! I can't fight the stuff that would come near you!" I try to explain to the big oaf before he leans down on one knee so that he can look me in the eye.
"Little Fur Fur save Wug's life! Wug stay with little Fur Fur and protect! Wug and Fur Fur friends!" The ogre bellows with a smile, a small thread moving from the large creature towards me. As i try to move i realize my body is frozen is place and the thread finally touches my chest and several prompts bein popping up.
{Congratulations! You've obtained a vassal! Vassals are creatures that for some reason see something special in your tiny form and have decided to serve under you and help you fulfill any goals. World domination? They're in! Big boss fight or need help? They'll always be there for ya! Look at you go!}
[Wug has sworn an oath to you. Wug shall be your friend always and protect you with his life as it was saved by you. You may now see all of your vassals stats and all experience your vassal earns, you will earn 5% of.]
You have earned the skill Natural Leader! As a leader of the people you show that even in a bad situation you can remain calm and cool headed. +5 to defense of allies.
My eyes grow larger as i keep reading before looking up into the smiling face of Wug. I finally shake off the shock and use inspect to see what my new friends stats look like.
[Name-Wug Level 2]
[Race-Forest Ogre]
STR-13
CON-15
INT-2
AGI-5
Skills- Herblore level 4
Skinning level 2
Racial ability- Earth Born(Unique)- After showing such peacefulness towards the forests of the world you gain elemental resistance to all thunder and water attacks.
[Attacks]
Brutal swipe-Uses a weapon or large object to brutally slam into an enemy causing immense damage.
Upswing- Using your natural strength you throw punch using half your energy to cause massive bludgeoning damage to an enemy.
My eyes widen is shock seeing how strong Wug actually is compared to me. After staring for several minutes I realize Wug is still kneeled in front of me, his eyes shining with determination as I finally smile back and nod at him. Once again I start walking into the forest but now I finally start to feel hopeful with my new friend beside me.