Lord of Greed? Greed? Huh?
I'm not that greedy, though those new skills looked pretty dandy. Anyway, I had more pressing matters. I had just killed a couple of people and it was only like my second week alive in this new world? I backed up..
I had sentient blood on my hands. These people could speak and talk. They had families and were running from me and I just blew them all up. Boom Boom!
No time for jokes though. In fact, talking about this after it happened I would joke more, but in the moment I was distraught and crumbled to the ground. I couldn't even focus. Someone ran out of the building. A short man, who resembled a goblin, with patches of white hair, circular glasses, and wearing the clothes of an old Englishman.
"Stand down you brute! The people would like to negotiate!" His voice seemed to have a charm to it, like it drew me in. I almost walked into the building, but I stayed back. He could be leading me into a trap for all I know. I don't think these guys would be too happy after murdering some of them and destroying their property.
I used [Telepathy]
: Look dude, I'm not negotiating. I hav e the upper hand here so it would be in your best interest to listen to me.
That was totally badass!
The goblin coughed a bit before looking into the building. A head peaked out and nodded and the goblin man reluctantly turned.
"I.. Uh- what would these terms be, monster?"
Hmm, this guy was really getting on my nerves. Who the hell was he calling a monster? I almost charged after him, but my MP was still regenerating, so I was kind of screwed if I hadn't thought about any factors. But at some point I would need to stop playing it so safe and do something.
: I give you the princess, you guys let me stay here, and we all forget the...
I tried to calculate how many people would have died. Since their level counts could have been very diverse it was hard but something told me that maybe ten to a dozen people died in the crossfire of my holy bomb.
Totally what I was naming that attack. I pictured a manga panel of the badass MC yelling 'Holy Bomb' and throwing a bright sphere at the antagonist and just totally blowing it up.
Speaking of MC, I needed to ask the system lady something. Do classes and ranks exist in this world? Or can everyone do everything, magic and weapons and blah blah blah.
[Looking at an entitys Class and Rank, would require [Higher Appraisal] Only monsters have ranks but every being has a class. Multi classing is possible if the right prerequisites are met]
Y'know you could be a little less vague about all the stuff I need to do!
The goblin dude looked around and he was very uneasy.
"O' thy great monster, we have decided to accept your generous offer." The goblin coughed into a napkin and wiped his mouth. "However, we must ask you leave."
We? I don't even know where the goblin came from, because I'm 99% sure that lawyers wouldn't exist in a high fantasy setting. Yet, this guy was doing his damn job and I could respect him for that.
:Okay bud. I'll leave but in exchange I would at least want some armor and a spear. Capeesh?
The goblin nodded his head and bowed, the same way my grandpa tried to get me to do it in front of my relatives, I think he called it groveling? Why would I grovel to some old people who I barely know?
I felt kind of bad for killing those people, and for occupying this seemingly innocent village, but to be fair she attacked me first. Nah, you can't justify murder.
:Eh, just give me one of those dragons and I'll be on my way.
I used [Darkness Tendrils] to drop the princess right in front of the goblin lawyer and started to back away. He called after me, but I didn't hear what he said. I simply chucked myself using the tendrils and landed right outside the door. Wait, didn't I smash said door?
I climbed onto the dragon, not very careful or stealthy. It woke up as soon as I tugged at the reins and settled on the saddle. It jumped around kind of wildly like you see those horses do at those shows. The name was on the tip of my tongue. Then, I got launched off the saddle and had to hold onto the dragons scaly feet.
To give you a picture, I'll imagine a ten foot tall dragon with big scaly feet, huge webbed wings and these weird red horns. I was still like five feet off the ground as I dangled from the leg. The dragon seemed to be panicked because it tried to fly but I stopped it using nifty [Dark Wall]
It's like a huge wall of darkness that absorbs any energy ( trying to push through it) and pushes that back at the person or creature. Then the creature is kind of caught off guard and is easier to deal with.
Casting spells and using magic was like second nature to me. The same way I was able to command my limbs to move so quickly as a human, is the way I can cast magic. It's like twitching your finger type easy.
The dragon scowled at the darkness wall and attempted to blow something at it. It opened its mouth and fire spewed out of it, like a bunch of fireballs. Ever see Bowser shoot out fireballs? Compare this to that. They also had the same consistency so they came out one at a time and had some sort of cooldown. The darkness wall was not fazed at all and stayed strong.
Then, the dragon just flew over it.
Shucks. By the way, this all happened in about ten minutes. Life is crazy.
The dragon seemed less defiant now and I tugged on the reins again to try my luck. The dragon huffed and kept on flying.
Large Fire Dragon Lv 21: No Name
HP: 1000/1000
MP: 200/200
SP: 1000/1000
Skills: [Fire Breath] [Fire Manipulation] [Advanced Fire Magic] [Fire Magic Resistance] [Alpha] [Flight] [Advanced Flight] [Regeneration] [Greater Regeneration] [Extreme Regeneration] [Tough Skin] [Telepathy]
Titles: [Pet] [Alpha] [Raptor Slayer]
Hmm. So I was assuming this thing was a dude. He had some skills I had not seen before, like [Advanced Flight] and [Extreme Regeneration]
I also noticed that I had way more health than this guy and I was only a Level 1 Small Demon. He was a super cool dragon. Then it occured to me to just ask the all knowing system.
Hey, uh, why is my health so high?
[Due to the blessing, you have elevated stats and gain skills, skill levels, and other system related abilities easier. It is also apparent that this dragon can evolve.
Well that just makes no sense. How is the level 29 dragon stuck at this simple form. Maybe he just chooses to be weak, but not on my watch! Then again, I had the option to evolve into a pet for a race that goes up to the world of living and kills people for money. With a book thats not theirs! Personally I would never want to be the pet of something like that. (did you get that reference? if you did ily <33)
I decided to stop ranting and used [Telepathy] to talk to my dragon.
:Hey bud.
The dragon snorted.
:So, uh, great weather, am I right?
I looked around at the volcanoes that were spewing out hot molten lava. Really nice weather. The dragon took some sort of dip, like the one on a roller coaster. He seemed to be trying to shake me off.
:What do you want, human?
Human? I'll have you know I am a respectable demon! I was a human in my old and pathetic life where I couldn't summon freaking blades out of my hands. I'd throw my little bro in a pit any day!
Speaking of home though, I was a little homesick. I did care for my mom a lot, even if we argued most of the time. Maybe going outside and socializing with people my age wasn't that bad. I sure wouldn't have been at my monitor on a sunday night, wasting away my golden days.
The dragon must have sensed my discomfort and tried to gain altitude to calm me down again. It was the little things that counted. For some reason, I felt nice in the air. LIke it was where I belonged or something. Not when I'm being thrown into walls though.
:So uh, I wanna apologize about stealing you from Dragongirl-Senpai...
:Who is this "Senpai" you speak of?
Ohhh. Y'know it was kind of funny to hear his medieval voice say that word. I had a little trick up my sleeves.
:Hey dragon.
:Yes, Human?
Hey! Stop it with the 'human' thing. Its like when one of those fantasy races comes in contact with humans and acts like total snobs. I couldn't wait to get back up to real people. Like, real people.
:I was going to prank you but now I don't feel like it. Your a meanie.
I just pout ontop of the dragon. I probably looked ridiculous.
I used [Appraisal] to look at myself, and my comically big eyes were even funnier now that I evolved. I looked like a girl, which you would be able to dispute if you looked a little bit down..
:HUHHHHHHHHHHH
The dragon halted, and began to flap its wings.
:Human! What is the problem?
There was nothing human about what I was looking at. Somehow, my .. y'know.. got smaller! I waited years and years for it to be what they call 'Average.'
There was only one good thing about this and that was that I would be able to turn into a human sooner or later.
:So, uh, are you my pet now?
The dragon seemed to be deep in thought before it began flying again. Was that a no?
:My owner has told me to go along with you as my new master. Though I despise you, I will now be your humble servant.
Cool! When I got to the surface and regrouped with all the other reincarnations, I was going to brag about my dragon.
:Y'know what... I'm gonna name you Toothless!
The dragon opened its mouth wide showing it had plenty of teeth. The better to bite you with my dear!
I slumped down on his back and just enjoyed the ride wherever he was taking me. I thought about my next move, what I was going to do now. I supposed I would take a nap and then grind levels. I still want to kill spider mom for some reason, even though we kind of have mutual respect for each other.
Hey system thingy, what is this skill I got? Lord of Greed?
Seemed cool enough I guess. Oh, and now I never need to sleep again. After reading that, I felt a new kind of energy. Like the feeling you get when you go to bed early and wake up really early in the morning.
Also, now when I kill something I basically just absorb it completely. This also means that when I kill the demon lord (that was on my bucket list) I will basically just become the new demon lord. I looked at my furry body. Someday, this ball of fur is going to be feared!
:We are almost there, ma-
The dragon seemed to belch, like addresing me formally would be the end of its life. I understand though, because I would have been in the same position had I packed the hound race.
Okay, that left two more things to check out. System, what is the Mammon thing? Isn't he like the actual demon of Greed.
<[Mammon: Lord of Greed] is a unique ultimate skill that lets the user absorb any skill from any being a lower level than them. The user could either absorb the skill and use it, give it to someone else, or destroy the MP Particles that make up the skill. The user can also use this to absorb any physical attacks that are non magical>
Oh! It's like that immunity thing from Dungeons and Dragons. Having only played a total of six sessions online, I know close to nothing, but I do know that immunity to non magical attacks will totally come in handy. I also just found out that if something is any amount of levels below me, they will be instantly absorbed. Then, I just felt bored. I mean, when I get to the human world and rule it, this is just going to make it easier.
Not to mention the skills I don't have. But as a Level 1, that part of the skill was useless.
The dragon ride had to be well over a day long. I swear, I woke up like ten different times to still being in the sky.
:Hey dragon, how big is this place?
:This is Konton, a fraction of what you demons call Hell. It is apart of the labyrinth because the current demon lord wanted a piece of the land. Your feeble demon brain wouldn't be able to comprehend the intense dimensional magic needed to project another plane of existence into such a small place!
This is definitely the edgelord effect. First the 'God' guy, and now my pet/butler dragon.
And I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be hard to understand the "Dimensional Magic" needed to whatever the what he just said, speaking as I was summoned into a black void by a child. I've seen a lot man.
:Okay enough with the monolouge. Where the hell are we going. Pun intended.
I could sense Toothless rolling his eyes but he did answer me.
:I am taking you to the monster gaurding the door to the next floor.
Wait, how would he know? I mean, I suppose the Fire Na'avi would probably know how to get out of the place, but I thought...
I shook my head. Well if we could get out of this place, then cool. I totally was overlooking my levels, because I don't think I am strong enough to defeat the boos since I couldn't even defeat a spider. But now I was basically resistant to everything but magic.
This was totally a good idea and the dragon would make even more the difference.
:Hey, Toothless.
:What?
I didn't respond to him, but instead started humming the first Pokemon: Journeys opening.
Then, loudly :THE JOURNEY STARTS TODAY!