We are slowly getting to the point when I will shut the pole. For now non-humans are winning. I will shut it on Saturday. Why not tomorrow? I am going for a whole day to the university, and probably will have no more will left to write anything as I get back.

Ps. There is still too small amount of monsters… at the beginning I was thinking that I won’t be able to fit them all to the pole… now I think I will have to add few by myself… you have failed me… :C

I was singing quietly a song from my Word. Oh, I do hope that no one will hear me… it was a bit … dark one? I used to listen kind of heavier music, like rock, heavy metal and so on, so as you can guess the lyrics was not about planting flowers and living a happy life in eternal friendship. More like: “let’s kill them all”, “we will bring war”, “we hail the dark gods”, “the world belong to me”, and so on. Why was I singing? Because after 4 hours of potion making I could do more stuff with my mind turned off – complete autopilot.

Those potion were not complicated. Mostly – boil the water, then add some leafs of plant A, wait till the water will get soaked with leafs essence, then add some powder from dried root of plant B, wait till it get cold again, in the other bowl may similar essence from herbs C and D, then add both essences and remove everything that is not liquid. I did fail from time to time, but it was really a rare event. It was slow – that whole exping shit. Oh I didn’t mention it – I haven’t slept this night. Yup I was creating potion all this time. Reasons? I wanna to fix Ruby as fast as possible… and another one is that in few days someone from army would come here to buy as many potions as he can. And I want a cash. Cash is never a bad thing!

I was singing a stuff about bringing despair to the world

[You have succeed while creating [Basic Health Regeneration Potion]

[You have gained 3 exp – 3exp bonus]

Now some stuff about how I would kiss a sun for goodbye to live eternal life.

[You have succeed while creating [Basic Health Regeneration Potion]

[You have gained 3 exp – 3 exp bonus]

[Your familiar [Sebastian] has slain [Green Forest Rat] – 1 exp – 1 exp bonus]

[Your familiar [Walter] has slain [Green Forest Rat] – 1 exp – 1 exp bonus]

That’s a nice life – I can just spam potions creation to earn some money, improve skills, and in meanwhile exp some more thanks to familiar. Even more - those bastards would make a great scouts!... or spies. Just sent them to sit inside of some royal family park and make him watch and listen, thanks to memory link they can transfer everything they saw, heard or even felt… but I don’t like the last one… I mean, while you are doing it you feel as you would be placed inside a bird’s body… weird sensation.

Now… about what should I sing now… O-ho-ho, that will be good… Ding

[You have learned a new skill [Singing]]

[Singing level 1

Depending about what user is singing about, various effects may occur.

May increase user’s Charm, if right song is sing

May increase user’s Charisma, if right song is sing

May increase morale of friends or may put frightened effect on enemies

The effects rise with user’s charisma or/and charm

The quality of singing rise with this skill level]

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Hell?

I tried not to laugh… I don’t want to be a Bard!!! Wait, what does it mean that the quality increase with level?! You want to tell me that just a second ago, as I was singing without a skill, I was making so terrible sounds, that gods themselves decided to gave me this skill because they were in pain of listening me?! I WAS NOT THAT BAD!!!

Tsh, I start singing once again. Some diversity now, something peaceful.

- Oh, somehow you are better… a bit… still I am wondering how all those glasses are intact. Are you using some magic in order to empower they durability? – ah, it’s Ruby

- I am not that bad!

- As I woke up and listen to that… singing? For a bit, I was sure that you are getting tortured. Literally as you would be skinned alive. Now you sound more like you are skinned alive … but with gag on mouth. So yes, just a bit better.

You know what!? I am here trying all my best to level up my alchemy in order to cure her, and she’s making fun of me! What a ungrateful bi… easy me. Hanna told her everything. This is her way to react and distress. But is my singing THAT bad?!

- Haha! Now you are all sulky! Aww, you really like singing huh? Too bad you are soooo horrible… haha – I will poison her. No, honestly! Instead of cure I will gave her an extract of lailora’s leafs..she will not die… but she will get sooo crazy diarrhea…. the he… looking on ingredients of cure, the color should be same… thehe…hehehe.hahaha.HAHAHAHA ethe, I mean…

- And now you look like you are plotting something terrible… - damn, she’s good

- Me? I am as innocent as an angel!

- … I think we know different angels… Angels in this world are celestial beings summoned by high-priests. They can “purify” whole city in an hour… and by purifying I mean burning it to the ground…

- … Crap… - actually I do remember similar things… Angels as nice cherubs was shown only as a commercial icon… Meaning of “Seraph” was even something like “the one who is burning”, “the one who carries the fire”… and wasn’t it an Angel who destroyed cities Sodom and Gomorrah in the Bible?

- No – seriously, you look like you want to feed me with that poison of lailora’s leafs that Hanna showed you the day before… - what the… how is she doing it?! It’s not normal!! – hey… you really wanted to gave me that poison!

- I… was considering it – I bended truth a little

- No. You wanted to give it to me before you would gave me the correct one, saying something like, that you make a mistake cuz of color similarity or so… - …how?! HOW?!!? FOR GODS AND DEVILS! Has she some clairvoyance spell?

- How can you say? Are you some kind of witch?... Wait, don’t answer the last one.

- Umm… Zari… I do appreciate what you are doing for me… and… I just wanted to say my thanks… I have no idea why you are trying this hard for me… but really, thanks

Oh no. No, no, no and no! I can already see what kind of end this path leads. No Ruby! Don’t follow this path! I mean… you are cute and all, but I doubt that I will stay here for a long time, maybe month. Maybe 2. Maybe even half a year. But it will end someday, and you will make things difficult for both of us. I like you, really, I want to help you cuz I really treasure you. But I am but a pawn on chessboard of gods and I have no idea where and when they will move me.

They can say that I am the one who forge my own destiny, they even gave me a title, but they kept messing with me all this time and I doubt they will stop it soon. I can’t bond with anyone now, I can’t fall in love… not till I am strong enough to protect all I will find dear from the gods themselves…. Maybe in the future Ruby… If we met ever again.

- I want to repay all kindness you two gave to me. you take me in – a stranger, you taught me, you showed me the good and bad sides of this world and who should I be wary of. If I can repay just a bit of my debt, I will gladly do… plus I can improve my potion creation in the same time…

- You are saying half truth again – she smiled. How can she know all this stuff… she is reading my mind and heart as some open book – you just simply have your own way to path. You find yourself not powerful nor mature enough. Or maybe you even don’t want to put us in risk, as you are bonded with all these gods. This only show how strong and mature you truly are. Hehe, someone so magnificent truly can’t be from this world…

She kissed tip of my head. Fuck. Fuck. FUCK. FUUUCK! Why did you do this to me? it’s impossible! Now I will be a threat for both of you! They said that they want me to get stronger, if they would find I can think about living a steady life here… I don’ t want to think about it. What is the problem for a god to sent a small calamity upon a village in the middle of nowhere.

I didn’t answer. Ruby left the room. Then I have said quietly:

- Don’t you even dare to lay a finger on this girl. I will meet your expectations. But I dare you… I double dare you… if you hurt anyone I care for… I will start doing a nasty things.. oh, I do know I can’t hurt a deity directly, but somehow I do imagine that murdering your followers is not pleasant for any of you… Leave. Them. Alone.

Pov change

The black-haired deity giggled:

- See? Told you he is a smart one. He desire power for many reasons, oh surly he want the fame, glory, wealth and so on, but he also want to gain power in order to claim something he desire to protect… friends, teachers… maybe even lovers? So please Luxia… can you stop them, before he will turn against us?

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She said it looking at over 200 archangels that were about to descend. If one angel can purify a city… archangel… well, let’s just say is a waaaay stronger angel…

- You always have a tendency to use more power to do stuff that is required... by more power I would say that in order to turn on a candle, you would burn a forest – she giggled… how many times did she laugh in past millennia? Once? Twice maybe?! And now she can’t put on her face her normal bored expression. It is not a bad thing thought…

The deity of light stopped her one of most powerful harbingers from descending.

- Such a powerful will and gorgeous courage this boy posses… it’s a bad thing that we is bounded with chaos already… he would be a wonderful paladin, such a shame – one of archangels whispered – even more, an arch devil is kept as his guard… he will have a bad influence at the boy… he could still atone for his sins of impurity and became a saint… but he is swallowed more and more by darkness…

- Aww, you silly fool, he is way above such thing like saints or sinners… chaos is but a way for him to unleash his powers… to express himself, actually he may even be able to use all three elements of balance at the same time… that would be fun! Nature as neutral can combine with most of other elements… even as it may be difficult with other main… like chaos… or order, ah pardon! You prefer to call it purity? Light? I can’t keep tracking your naming of same stuff as you name it different every decade…. Thehe

Archangels were furious. But didn’t dare to move a finger. Not in front of creature that can eradicate them with single word.

- Buuut! It’s getting boring…. Maybe we should… push him a little?

- Is he the one who should be guided by hand every time he is hitting some kind of bottleneck? He need to improve himself. A child that has rocks removed from his path as he is growing, as an adult will stumble over a grain of sand… He is still improving faster than any creature around. 5 levels in 2 weeks? Some mortals don’t reach this level for their whole life!

- And they are useless! They are pathetic! Desire nothing! Improving nothing! And if you don’t want to help him this much, why did you give him this quest?!

- … I thought you did it…

- … but if not you… nor I… then w… Aira, really? Again?!…

Pov re-change

[Your skill [Basic Potion Creation] has leveled up. [Basic Potion Creation] in now level 9]

Two and half week. IT TOOK ME TWO AND HALF WEEK! I have no idea how much potions I have made. I know that a military guy is now sending someone every 3 days with a small carriage to collect all these potions… and he is paying a shitload of moneys. With every level my potion were getting a bit more and more potent. Oh, from the last time I can appraise them too! The 1st one I have ever created were improving natural regeneration by 50%. Now, as I can add more effects, it can improve natural regeneration by 450% … and gives small detoxification bonus… and those are worth much more - how much? After some bargains… I mean… negotiation with Hanna I was able to put moneys she gave me from sale up to 50%... and how much gold I do have now?

[Ring of life eater

Stored : 1 Lesser Monster Core

7 Gold 81 silver 11 copper]

To your info. It’s a lot! 10 coppers could let you rent a room with 3 meals for a day… I can live doing nothing for next 21,4 years… And I am a newbie alchemist… not even medium

Gilbert flew to me and put a herb on the table, who is Gilbert? My new familiar! Alongside with Remus…. So my summoning is level 4? Actually it’s 5… but I get notification, that I have a slot to summon other kind of familiar. Looks like every time I level it up I can summon another familiar, and every 5 I can get access to new monster type. Why I didn’t summon different monster?

CUZ I DON’T HAVE ONE!!! It says I need to study or tame, or bond or whatever with a creature by myself. Or class up. I d probably get another summon race if I would pick a druid as I rank up…

Oh, and I have leveled up! Didn’t allocate points for now. It was tempting to put all into attributes of mind to increase power of potion. But I will do it later. the greatest pain in the ass is that I have no time to rank up my other skills! No time for healing anyone, no time play with fire, no time for hexes! Damn, let’s distress a little

I started humming again.

[Your skill [Singing] has leveled up. [Singing] is now level 4]

Ah, I have no time to level up any skill but this one… kay. Looking at how much it takes to level it up I will need 2 or 3 more days and night to…

- Are you even sleeping? – that’s Hanna

- Good morning to you too teacher. Yes I have ate already, yes I feel fine, nice you ask, and…

- Did. You. Have. A. Sleep. In. This. Week? – oho. A pause between every word.

- I don’t have to. I am running on stamina potions – I grinned. But I still miss a bed. I know, that if I would lay on bed right now I would fall asleep immediately.

- Your mind needs rest too, the exhaustion of your mind is no less dangerous than a body!

- And this is a reason why I add something extra to those… - crap. Didn’t mean to say that

- What do you add boy?

- Umm some relaxing herbs?!

- You are making a drugs? Booooy…

- IT’S FOR PERSONAL USE! I don’t sell those to some kids from the village… they even wouldn’t have enough moneys to pay for it…

- If you would get addicted…

- I won’t! I know how to dose it! Even more! I do know that it’s based on spider’s venom so I am caution with it! I have only about a hour or so of trip in the middle of the night and then I am all ready to go more!

- … I would forbid it if you wouldn’t be doing it for Ruby.

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I didn’t say anything from this moment. I want to put my hands on healing potions recipe. Those are different. Completely other class that those craps I am making right now.

Difference? The regeneration potions, as the name says, are improving already possessed healing ability, they would be great for orcs, ogres, goblins and so on… for creatures with insane regeneration ability. But healing… Regeneration has it limit. You drink it and then the wound that wound normally take a week to heal wound close in 2-3 days. Healing potion will close them in few minutes. They are liquid miracles.

And require at last advanced level of alchemy… yes, those would be something like medium potion creation for me.

There are many different potion too, not only healing one and poisons, there are one that for a certain duration of time would increase your stats, sharpen your senses… make you invisible… aha, I was collecting my jaw from the floor to as I heard it.

But! There is always but! You need to have a recipe (which I don’t) and rare ingredients (how can I know how rare they are as I have no recipe?)… and they are pricy. How pricy? 50 gold coins and more. I work for ALMOST 3 weeks ALMOST without a break and I was able to earn 7… let’s just say that if I would get all moneys for it (I am not paying for ingredients – some I get from Hanna some my birdies are collecting) it would be about 15. About 2 months of insane work for one recipe! You are kidding me!

Oh, there are ways to not pay for it… a contract. You would cook those potions for guilds, but you would be working rat for them. If they find a skillful alchemist they do everything they can to keep them for themselves… bribes… ordering assaults, paying the assassins… funny stuff.

I stretched myself on the chair, throw a hateful gaze at laboratory devices and started creating potion again.

Fuck… so close yet so far. If it would not evolve after it hits level 10 I would probably start trying to cook this potion without a skill. As long as my luck would trigger it.

I am just simply done! If not counting some potions improving stats, that I do not intend to sell, then I would be doing a 2 kind of potions for almost three weeks! Stamina regen, health regen, stamina regen, health regen, over and over again? Why not mana potions? They are not selling well. There are not many mages in army, and they usually take care of their own needs… some basic mana storing rings and so on…

Did I mention that about week ago my exp boost expired?

Okay, first – boil a water, then put a leafs till you get an essence…