Edited by: KenChi死

When I get back to my current dwelling place the sun was already raising. I was exhausted and the injuries were pulsating with dull pain not letting me forget about my recent fight. I was angry at myself. There were many reasons for it. Firstly: I failed ambushing someone who should have bin a total newbie in forest survival – simply, because I underestimated my enemy. Because my first encounter with witch hunters was a great success and I allowed myself to grow in pride… no, not pride. I was simply arrogant.

In the future I may pay for it with my life.

Then I was angry… simply because I couldn’t control the instincts inside of me. As Greed and Pride said, I will have to sacrifice another core in order to make a “Wrath”… but which monster would be sufficient as both vessel and avatar of Wrath?

~A Dragon will do… actually if you say a word about wrath a dragon would always be what you would think about…

And what are my chances of winning with dragon?

~There are none. Your most powerful spells would be exploding bolt and Mana shock wave. The bolt wouldn’t even bent his scales and shock wave wouldn’t awoke him from its slumber. Physical attack are out of question too. You would need a master level of weapon mastery at least… and magical weapon… actually I have never heard a story about someone damaging dragon without ancient type weapon…

How could you say anything at all? You were born a month ago. Plus you guyz, are animals… all I can tell about animals is that they don’t chat among each other about dragon slayers.

~Tsh, you look down upon us… we are not but a one animal. We are not animals at all. It is.. complicated. It is like we have the knowledge of every single animal of our kin. We are all wolfs and deer of the world… Plus as we were merged with you… and you know that you are a special case. We were given an access to some commonly known facts of this world. Like stories for kids, some basic legends… Someone wanted us to be your… tutors? Is that the correct word?

Yet you never told me it?!

~Information given to someone that does not desire knowledge is useless… We will answer your question to some extent… Depending on situation… and our mood…

What do you mean situation?

~let’s say you would ask us now about the name of the royal family members in this Kingdom. It is a knowledge that almost every single inhabitant of it will know… well, main branch, at least. Then we will tell you.

But if you would like to pretend that you are in anyway blood related with them, and you would be caught and interrogated, and the question would be ask to say all names of members of “your” family… we would not help you…

The FUCK?! WHY!?

~If you would rely on us every time you would be in need… You would be a useless fool that would be easy to manipulate. You have to form your own instincts, lying skills. And you have to treasure knowledge of all kind…

Bastards. Ungrateful assholes. Here you waste cores to give them a self awareness and they will be bitching around and acting all mighty… Well, actually I created them so I would keep my sanity… AAAAH! IT IS SO FUCKED UP!

I laid under a tree with a groan. I wanted to relax a bit before I entered meditation state and heal my injuries. I closed my eyes, took a deep breath, opened my eyes, and then I almost get a heart attack. About 20 centimeters from my face, another one was looking with curiosity directly at me. A face of a child with green hairs and eyes. Aira… she was hanging from a branch of a tree upside down.

“Zaaari, why you haven’t pick your class upgrade yeeeet?”

Ah, that’s right. I was focused on pain all this time as I was heading here that I forgot to pick class improvement… But all of those are so tempting! Well… if I would become a demonologist… on the one hand.. a pure, brute power! On the other one I doubt that demonologist is someone that would casually walk into a bar, order a beer and no one would pay him attention. The rogue… Stealth skill? Sweet… but even as I pick a mage class I still have my magic a bit.. lame. So a hierophant? That would boost skills I already possessed. And future predicting? IT IS A GOOD DAMNED FUTURE PREDICTING! Do they have casinos here? I will be horribly rich. Hehehe…Hahaha…Mwahahahaha!

“Zaaari? Why are you drooling?”

Drooling?! Who? Me? impossible… oh wait… damn…

I mean… anyway… let’s pick already goddamnit!

Are you sure you want to pick [Dark Hierophant] class upgrade? This will be permanent and will affect your future class evolution path

Yes… please this time don’t ask me several times…

[Dark Hierophant] has been chosen

Nature related skills will be improved

Chaos related skills will be improved

The skill [foresight] has been obtained

Foresight level 1

The [Signs] are everywhere. The owner of [Foresight] skill is more aware of their presence and has an ability to interpret them. Those individuals have a potential to become oracles one day.

Depending on [Sign], [Foresight] level and [Spirituality] power the quality of events is improved.

As I pick the class… Everything for a short time went quiet. The Forest, all animals around… What a peaceful feeling. I took of my shoes and step on the grass with bare feet. The vibration was sent through my body to the earth, it resonated through the whole forest and after few seconds came back to me… Everything. I felt everything! Every blade of grass, every leaf on the tree. Every animal… and human.

I took a deep breath… what clean air… I know, comparing it to Earth every single place would be cleaner… but it was completely new sensation. I could almost taste the air! I closed my eyes and started meditation. Usually, as I meditate, I enter some blissful dark place. Like a wonderful dreamless slumber. But not his time. Every living creature appeared like a small spark on light in everlasting night. Insects – sparkles, clumps of grass like a fireplaces, trees like beacons. I activated healing magic. Another thing that had changed. Its power was definitely improved. As I used it before I could felt it as a bit warm sensation. Now this heat was so intense that made my skin crawl…

Wait… my skin IS crawling! The healing was boosted so much, that effect of healing could be visible! Normally I would have healed myself for about 2 days to heal such wounds… now it will be done in few hours! INSANE!

Aira was sitting all this time next to me. After a few minutes she laid her head on my shoulder. She was patient. She knew that it is completely new experience for me and allowed me to get used to it… ha, sometime she acts like some spoiled brat. And now… like a forbearing mother. Well, she is weird. Lovely, helpful even cute, but also weird.

I focused completely on healing.

Pov change.

Richard left town 2 days ago. He came back to capital for his father called him back. I still have few things to do here. I didn’t pick this place by occasion. Tomorrow a friend of Hanna and my mother, who is also a skilled water magicians will enter this city. I was told to wait here for her. I will travel with her and study under her protection for the next few months.

In a few days she will also have to enter a capital and stay there for gods only know how long till her business will be finished. Then we will move on. But for those gods only know how long I will be able to meet with Richard… I can’t wait for it.

I overreacted. With that kiss… he is nobility, and as he told me that he treasures me, he will probably marry someone who would be pointed by his family in order to improve its position. Ha-ha. The luck of mine.

Yet we are still friends. I am not ok with it. Not at all. Maybe I will raise my position? Become a Mage of court serving to a royal family? Haha. Far way. Still to far way. But I have to improve. I will no longer be helpless. I will no longer be the one who will be in need to rely on someone else. I will seek power. No one will have to sacrifice himself in order to protect me. Never. Again.

Pov change

Your skill [Nature Healing Magic] has leveled up. [Nature Healing Magic] is now level 7

Sweet. No new spell? Bad luck. But even if it only improved the healing power it is still a good thing… I could possibly earn a small fortune by healing some nobility… what should I do n… oh. I am a bit tired. I could rely used the “energy drink” that I was taking while making medicine for Ruby. But I have no venom of Trigaia Araneae, the giant spider monster. It is pretty common. They exist almost everywhere… but not in this forest… High luck my ass.

Sooo… dear lady and gentlemen, we finished, as I recall, on picking a monster for Manifestation of Wrath. The suggested monster was dragon. BUT! As we all know it is shitty idea, here I am waiting for some new…

~A Bear? Those are mostly retarded.. but will do..

~M…Maybe a.. Honey badger?

A badger? Really?

~You better don’t joke around about those little devils. They are insane. Completely fearless! They would steal food from giant cave lions, and if they would try to attack them, they would lose there eyes. Or lives. You don’t make Honey Badger angry. They are anger itself!

So a Honey badger!

~NOO! Go better fight with a bloody dragon! You will die in fast, peaceful death!

SO WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT ME TO DO? … actually… are there any Honey Badgers in the forest?

~I doubt it…

Guuuyz….

~We are idiots… something way easier to kill and find. A boar

A boar?

~yes, a wild boar. Big. Angry. Stupid. Killable. It sees enemy? It charge. It sees ally? It charge. It sees a tree? It charge. If you will be lucky enough you could find one already dead, for it could mistook a stone with a tree, that would be mistaken as an ally mistake as an enemy. The death ratio is high among them. Not because of predators. They are simply a threat for themselves.

Do I want an idiot as companion?

~For the last time. You will only have emotion of those and avatar of boar. Intelligence will be based on you, for it’s your mind that will be “separated” in order to give it awareness…

So… we will hunt a pig. Great. Piece of cake.

~I know, Greed told you it’s is killable, but don’t get to cocky. You should have killed those human last night without them realizing they were dead…

Don’t even mention it!

“Sebastian! Walter! New job for you. Find me a piggy. A decent one please.”

~Good. The Boar will do as vessel… for now.

What ya mean for now?

~Ho? If you would find a more sufficient vessel, it’s avatar would change. You can have a Boar avatar of Wrath, then if you would be powerful enough and kill a dragon, it would be changed into a dragon avatar. Who knows?! Maybe as you would reach one day a godlike power you would find yourself brave enough to challenge a Honey Badger!

… It was not funny Greed… not at all.

We still have some time till the boyz(ED:I assume this was intentional) will find a boar, and because we don’t wanna be turned into a lazy piece of shit (like an author) we will get something productive done… It is time for our favorite time of Hex Bags creation!

You have failed while attempting to create [Vitality Hex bag]

FUCK! I will have you done you little wookie sack of…

You have failed while attempting to create [Vitality Hex bag]

You have failed while attempting to create [Vitality Hex bag]

You have failed while attempting to create [Vitality Hex bag]

WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH ME?!

~a hex bags are a very … fragile magic form. You have to be completely focused on your task. You are way to irritated to even dream about making one…

And you are telling it to me know?

~You never asked before…

You little…

Luck event triggered

You have succeed while creating a [Powerful Vitality Hex Bag]

Vitality + 7

Endurance + 6

Constitution +8

Regeneration speed up

You have gained 11 exp + 7 exp

Ya will not succeed. Ya’r to angry. We’re so wise n all mighty!

SHAME ON YOU FURY BASTARD!

~Tsh

Hoo? Was I just Tsh’ed?

~Dumb always has luck

Did I heard some mumble?

~Sir, no sir.

Good.

I will have to get along with this bastard soon. Um, that bastard was made out of me… Am I really such an asshole?

~Deep inside everyone is, to some extent, something that no one would suspect. Virtuous people may have some sexualy twisted imaginations (ED: Lolicons). Someone who is helping other out of good heart may at the bottom of the heart wish for everything to burn down… And we, sins, are never the same. Greed is under specific process now, so he may be… irritable. He simply can’t hold all this anger inside . Yet, if you think this part of you is a freak wait till you meet Lust…

Even if you are laughing… why do I sense a threat?

Oh, boyz are back? Ya found something? Good.

Bow? Check! Arrows? Check! Daggers? Check! 2 assho.. ravens? Check! Doggie? Check! Here we… woaaah. Almost forgot to check how Greg is doing. I prefer him to not corrupt half of the forest.

The tree he was … um… parasitizing? Was somehow still working. But, to be sure, I boosted it with some more nature magic. Just in case.

We headed into the direction of the boar. I noticed something… a bit too late. As I was getting closer, through the ground vibration was transmitted. No, not like before, when I actually became one with nature… more like something really big was shaking the ground as it was moving.

And here it was. And my blood froze and heart stop beating for a moment. I forgot, that we are not back on Earth. Here rabbits have horns, so why boars should not be different?

What I saw was a really big, really ugly creature just a bit smaller then Behemoth. Its legs were looking like columns of muscles. It tusks where as big as sabers. And its name and rank was not a soothing sight either.

[Black Tusk Killer Boar Champion] level 24

Hp: [618/630]

Sp: [812/920]

Mp: NA

Big. Strong. Dumb.

It can move fast while charging forward, yet has problems with changing direction.

Tip:

Better avoid being attacked

Best. Tip. Ever.

No, honestly. With such help the battle is already won. What can possibly go wrong? Let just slay 1.5 tone of charging muscles.

But how do I deal with it? Daggers? Good joke. They wouldn’t penetrate the fat layer.

Tsh, the show must go on.

oresight level 1

The [Signs] are everywhere. The owner of [Foresight] skill is more aware of their presence and has an ability to interpret them. Those individuals have a potential to become oracles one day.

Depending on [Sign], [Foresight] level and [Spirituality] power the quality of events is improved.

As I pick the class… Everything for a short time went quiet. The Forest, all animals around… What a peaceful feeling. I took of my shoes and step on the grass with bare feet. The vibration was sent through my body to the earth, it resonated through the whole forest and after few seconds came back to me… Everything. I felt everything! Every blade of grass, every leaf on the tree. Every animal… and human.

I took a deep breath… what a clean air… I know, comparing it to Earth every single place would be cleaner… but it was completely new sensation. I could almost taste the air! I closed my eyes and started meditation. Usually, as I meditate, I enter some blissful dark place. Like a wonderful dreamless slumber. But not his time. Every living creature appeared lie a small spark on light in everlasting night. Insects – sparkles, clumps of grass like a fireplaces, trees like beacon. I activated healing magic. Another thing that have changed. Its power was definitely improved. As I used it before I could felt it as a bit warm sensation. Now this heat was so intense that made my skin crawl…

Wait… my skin IS crawling! The healing was boosted so much, that effect of healing could be visible! Normally I would have heal myself for about 2 days to heal such wounds… now it will be done in few hours! INSANE!

Aira was sitting all this time next to me. after few minutes she laid her head on my shoulder. She was patient. She knew that it is completely new experience for me and allowed me to get used to it… ha, sometime she acts like some spoiled brat. And now… like a forbearing mother. Well, she is weird. Lovely, helpful even cute, but also weird.

I focused completely on healing.

Pov change.

Richard left town 2 days ago. He came back to capital for his father called him back. I still have few things to do here. I didn’t pick this place by occasion. Tomorrow a friend of Hanna and my mother, who is also a skilled water magicians will enter this city. I was told to wait here for her. I will travel with her and study under her protection for next few months.

In few days she will also have to enter a capital and stay there for gods only know how long till her business will be finished. Then we will move on. But for those gods only know how long I will be able to meet with Richard… I can’t wait for it.

I overreacted. With that kiss… he is a nobility, and as he told me that treasure me, he will probably marry someone who would be pointed by his family in order to improve its position. Ha-ha. The luck of mine.

Yet we are still friends. I am not ok with it. Not at all. Maybe I will raise my position? Become a Mage of court serving to royal family? Thaha. Long way. Still to long way. But I have to improve. I will no longer be helpless. I will no longer be the one who will be in need to rely on someone else. I will seek for power. No one will have to sacrifice himself in order to protect me. Never. Again.

Pov change

Your skill [Nature Healing Magic] has leveled up. [Nature Healing Magic] is now level 7

Sweet. No new spell? Bad luck. But even if it only improved the healing power it is still a good thing… I could possibly earn a small fortune by healing some nobility… what should I do n… oh. I am a bit tired. I could rely used this “energy drink” that I was taking while making medicine for Ruby. But I have no venom of Trigaia Araneae, the giant spider monster. It is pretty common. He exist almost everywhere… but not in this forest… High luck my ass.

Sooo… dear lady and gentlemen, we finished, as I recall, on picking a monster for Manifestation of Wrath. The suggested monster was dragon. BUT! As we all know it is shitty idea, here I am waiting for some new…

~A Bear? Those are mostly retarded.. but will do..

~M…Maybe a.. Honey badger?

A badger? Really?

~You better don’t joke around about those little devils. They are insane. Completely fearless! They would steal food from giant cave lions, and if they would try to attack them, they would lost they eyes. Or lives. You don’t make Honey Badger angry. They are anger itself!

So a Honey badger!

~NOO! Go better fight with a bloody dragon! You will die in fast, peaceful death!

SO WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT ME TO DO? … actually… are there any Honey Badgers in the forest?

~I doubt it…

Guuuyz….

~We are idiots… something way easier to kill and find. A boar

A boar?

~yes, a wild boar. Big. Angry. Stupid. Killable. It sees enemy? It charge. It sees ally? It charge. It sees a tree? It charge. If you will be lucky enough you could find one already dead, for it could mistook a stone with a tree, that would be mistaken as an ally mistake as an enemy. The death ratio is high among them. Not because of predators. They are simply a threat for themselves.

Do I want an idiot as companion?

~For the last time. You will only have emotion of those and avatar of boar. Intelligence will be based on you, for it’s your mind that will be “separated” in order to give it awareness…

So… we will hunt a pig. Great. Piece of cake.

~I know, Greed told you it’s is killable, but don’t get to cocky. You should kill those human last night without them realizing they were dead…

Don’t even mention it!

- “Sebastian! Walter! New job for you. Find me a piggy. A decent one please.”

~Good. The Boar will do as vessel… for now.

What ya mean for now?

~Ho? If you would find a more sufficient vessel, it’s avatar would change. You can have a Boar avatar of Wrath, then if you would be powerful enough and kill a dragon, it would be changed into a dragon avatar. Who knows?! Maybe as you would reach one day a godlike power you would find yourself brave enough to challenge a Honey Badger!

… It was not funny Greed… not at all.

We still have some time till boyz will find a boar, and because we don’t wanna to be turn int o lazy piece of shit (like an author) we will get something productive done… It is time for our favorite time of Hex Bags creation!

You have failed while attempting to create [Vitality Hex bag]

FUCK! I will have you done you little wookie sack of…

You have failed while attempting to create [Vitality Hex bag] You have failed while attempting to create [Vitality Hex bag] You have failed while attempting to create [Vitality Hex bag]

WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH ME?!

~a hex bags are a very … fragile magic form. You have to be completely focused on your task. You are way to irritated to even dream about making one…

And you are telling it to me know?

~You never asked before…

You little…

Luck event triggered You have succeed while creating a [Powerful Vitality Hex Bag] Vitality + 7

Endurance + 6

Constitution +8

Regeneration speed up You have gained 11 exp + 7 exp

Ya will not succeed. Ya’r to angry. We’r so wise n all mighty!

SHAME ON YOU FURY BASTARD!

~Tsh

Hoo? Was I just Tsh’ed?

~Dumb always has luck

Did I heard some mumble?

~Sir, no sir.

Good.

I will have to get along with this bastard soon. Um, that bastard was made out of me… Am I really such an asshole?

~Deep inside everyone is, to some extent, something that no one would suspect. Virtuous people may have some sexual twisted imagination. Someone who is helping other out of good heart may at the bottom of the heart wish for everything to burn down… And we, sins, are never the same. Greed is under specific process now, so he may be… irritable. He simply can’t hold all this anger inside . Yet, if you think this part of you is a freak wait till you meet a Lust…

Even if you are laughing… why do I sense a threat?

Oh, boyz are back? Ya found something? Good.

Bow? Check! Arrows? Check! Daggers? Check! 2 assho.. ravens? Check! Doggie? Check! Here we… woaaah. Almost forgot to check how Greg is doing. I prefer him to not corrupt half of the forest.

The tree he was … um… parasitizing? Was somehow still working. But, to be sure, I boosted it with some more nature magic. Just in case.

We headed into direction of boar. I noticed something… a bit too late. As I was getting closer, through the ground vibration was transmitted. No, not like before, when I actually became one with nature… more like something really big was shaking the ground as it was moving.

And here it was. And my blood froze and heart stop beating for a moment. I forgot, that we are not back on Earth. Here rabbits has horns, so why boars should not be different?

What I saw was a really big, really ugly creature just a bit smaller then Behemoth. Its legs were looking like columns of muscles. It tusks where as big as sabers. And its name and rank was not a soothing sight either.

[Black Tusk Killer Boar Champion] level 24 Hp: [618/630]

Sp: [812/920]

Mp: NA Big. Strong. Dumb.

It can move fast while charging forward, yet has problems with changing direction.

Tip:

Better avoid being attacked

Best. Tip. Ever.

No, honestly. With such help the battle is already won. What can possibly go wrong? Let just slay 1.5 tone of charging muscles.

But how do I deal with it? Daggers? Good joke. They wouldn’t penetrate the fat layer.

Tsh, show must go on.

Okay guyz, as maybe you probably noticed it already, i had some problems with table editor. somehow the site of Royalroad table editor is simply not working on my comp any longer, i had to find some other site with bbcode table. and it uses a bit different script to make ones, this is why few last table where not working as they suposed to. this is why i made few of them my myself. aaand it looks pretty good.

Anyway enjoy the chapter.