the plan had begun a very long time ago. it Is not much of a plan, anyway it did complete its purpose.
that crazy tiger lived up to its name, its power is of the berserker variety. the angrier he gets
, the stronger he is.
me - that tiger has not lost control yet, has it. he is getting better at self-control.
wolf of neither realm - the thing is you have used that trick on him so many times, he has gotten wind of it. do you really think that he will lose control at your provocation?
me - naturally no, but make him fight weaklings is like putting drugs in front of an addict, he will lose control pretty soon. anyways once he begins to fight the alpha, take his place. you are the only being here other than the tiger that can handle this army by yourself.
the tiger was already going on a rampage. I would not be surprised if it killed everything here or end up dead. he is the last of his species for a reason.
( after a while )
the tiger has been going on a rampage for quite a while. the enemy movement was very coordinated. I can mostly confirm that there was no leader level being among them, though I think they have some kind of a hive mind.
they were learning how to fight the enemy. they had lost thousands of their numbers, but they were suppressing the tiger.
the tiger ability was a contractual one, while I am not exactly sure how it works, It gave him the ability to fuse his soul with fire. it gave him some ridiculous abilities such as the ability to transform his body into fire, strong regeneration though still weaker than mine.
the cost was that he would enter into an irrational state, becoming more and more aggressive and violent the more he used its ability. just ten percent fusion is enough for the tiger to face off against ex emperors. but if anything goes wrong In that state, he will lose his life.
as for why I know all this private information about the beast, it had a tendency to boast when it was drunk. you have to have a high alcohol tolerance if you needed to make the tiger drunk.
me - I think it is better if you take over now. It is clear there is no leader level being. ask rock to tackle the tiger and make it calm down. you take his place, while I go to place the seal.
saying so I left. to be honest I am thankful that none of the others beasts came. most of them we're looking for opportunities to trip me up. if they were here the entire thing would become many times more complicated.
every being here followed my command, even the tiger which was the highest form of respect it gave anybody.
thankfully this place is not as problematic as I feared it to be. all I need to do is put the seal and this entire trouble can be put to the others.
the process of putting a seal required mana and while this body could collect mana from its surroundings. it is nowhere near the necessary amount that I need. what I would be doing is borrow mana from the tower for usage.
while this will completely destroy the puppet, it wasn't made of any precious material, so it's fine. it was meant to be sacrificed after all. I had actually modified this puppet into a portable bomb. if the portal was any larger, I would set it off inside the portal. that much damage would destabilize the portal and hopefully make it collapse in itself.
the seal was a set of runes that I was very familiar with. after all it is not the first time that I have used it.
I activated my connection to the tower and I could feel the mana flow to me.
voice - how lucky am I kid, that my prey has fallen right into the trap that I have placed here. maybe those old guys are still useful.
me ( screaming ) - everybody leave this place now. wolf take control of the tiger.
the world around me turned black as I ended up in a familiar place. it was a square room with one wood bed In the middle. other than that nothing.
me - you still haven't changed master, what will use this time to break me. I won't ever lose control master.
right in front of me was the city that I grew up in. my life was a mess from my childhood. I think I never told you this before but I am an orphan.
I don't remember much about my parents, except the warm feeling I have when I was near them. one thing I remember is the day that they died. I don't remember why but I had gone out for some reason. I remember coming back to see them sleeping on their beds. I had gone to wake them up but I remember no matter how much I shook them they did not move.
everything was a blur after that, but the world was kind to me initially, until they ran out of it. then I had to steal to fill my stomach.
I don't remember anything from that time, except for feeling hopeless. I remember the hunger. I remember stealing food to sate my hunger which had become nearly bottomless.
as for why I am suddenly speaking about this is because that hunger that I had already forgotten is already returning. this was a technique of my master' hell'.
to talk about my master is to talk about my life. I don't really have the time to talk about my life.
me - where are you master, you should already be here taunting me or has old age finally caught up with you.
master - little kid, do you think that you can fight me in here? I am not a weakling like my daughter.
my heart tightened up as I collapsed onto the ground. this was his hell, any negative emotion here would physically hurt me
his daughter was a sensitive topic for me.
me - so what, you are not even here. what are you capable of doing to me? you will at most remind me of my hunger. even you know that you can't hurt me with my hunger.
master - who told you that I was here to hurt you. I am here to remind you of the monster you are.
suddenly the scene in front of me changed to my old house. it was an old memory that I had of my childhood.
it's been so long ago that it feels almost unreal.
I was out in the courtyard playing with my dog. my father had gone out that day and my mom was inside the kitchen. she did not like me in the kitchen. she considered it too dangerous for me.
me - you seem to have overshot my memories. this is one of my happiest memory. you can't harm me with this memory. I might have had a break down if you showed me your daughter, but before that you will become a mess.
master - are you sure kid, have you never got a feeling of fakeness from this scene. have you ever seen a kid feel that happy from doing something so mundane? I am sure you must never have really considered it. after all, it is one of your happiest memory.
well it looks like I have overstayed my welcome in your head. bye bye kid.
the world became black again as I woke up in my tower. I could see one of the second class, who seem to have woken up suddenly and was fumbling to salute me
the soldier - have you finally woken up, commander.
( after a while )
even I am not exactly sure what had happened just now. I will talk about master some day. I don't have the time now. after all in my masters hell time will flow differently.
he left me right in middle of a siege and this cities most important trump card, I have been unconscious for an entire week.
right now there was an entire wave of beasts attacking. it looks like I gonna have it hard.
...end of volume one...