《The Legendary Bard》Chapter 3: Gor'thak the Conqueror
Advertisement
“Move your ass kid!” I turned around with a frightened expression to see the second most disturbing thing I’d seen today…an elderly winged cherub with a great sword.
I couldn’t wrap my mind around what I was seeing in front of me. It looked like a ripped flying toddler. I knew it was one of the winged cherubs, but it had long grey hair and a feng shui mustache. On its back was the largest great sword I had ever seen…somewhere around ten feet long. The blade was four or five times the mans size. “A muscular baby…”
“Baby, huh!?” The ripped flying toddler had an incredibly angry look on its face. “GOR’THAKKKK.” The child began screaming out some word and I wasn’t able to decipher what language it came from.
“Gor’thak is not a baby…you are a baby. Look at your flimsy arms. Gor’thak is a conqueror. A Cherubim that does not know Gor’thaks name is the baby. Stupid baby.” The muscular flying child flicked his hand forward and a blue box appeared in front of my face before everything went dark.
You have been knocked unconscious – 5 Minutes
I stared at the blackness for a few seconds before finally figuring out what had happened. That child…baby thing must have hit me and knocked me out temporarily. “When I wake up…I’m gonna.” I started to get mad and then realized that I may have provoked him and deserved what I got. I did call him a baby and given his hair color he must have been an older man. The unconscious time clock was slowly ticking down in front of my face, until a new message popped up.
Awakening from unconscious state – 3…2…1…
I opened my eyes only to have to close them again. It took me a few moments to get used to the bright light of the sun glaring down on me. “Where am I?” I got up and looked around. A small piece of paper fell off of my chest and I reached down to pick it up. Some letter were scrawled on the paper in the universal language. It read…
Bad children get left out in the wild with the wolves -Gor’thak the Conqueror P.S. :P
Advertisement
I was willing to let this go and not be mad at the elderly baby for knocking me unconscious, but this…this made me mad. I started to look around to see if I could get my bearings, when I heard the sound of growling behind me. “Please don’t tell me that’s…” I muttered to myself as I slowly turned to face what I hoped was a friendly dog. I was wrong…I was very wrong. A pack of wolves were several meters behind me and I could see the drool coming out of their mouths. “AHHHhhhhhhHHHHH!” I gave up thinking about the situation in a rational way and I started to run for my life.
The wolves took my battle cry or runaway cry as a sign that the hunt had commenced. I tried to weave in between the trees in the hopes that it might disorient them or something, but the wolves seemed to be smiling gleefully. They were playing with me. Every few minutes or so a wolf would run up and nip at my heels in order to make me falter.
Damaged left leg -6 HP
Damaged right leg -8 HP
I was starting to slow down from the constant pressure of the wolves and the bite marks in the back of my legs. I pushed myself harder and harder to try and get away from them, but to no avail. I could feel that my stamina was almost gone and if I kept pushing forward it would start to tear away at my health.
For pushing yourself beyond your limits +1 Str, End, and Agi
Satiety has dropped below 50%. You will lose health every minute until satiety is restored
I fell to the ground as my legs gave out from under me. The wolves stalked out of the woods in a semicircle as they slowly began to encircle me. It was like I was a prize to them. They came after me for the thrill of the hunt…not out of some predatorial hunger, but that wasn’t going to stop them from making the kill. “He…lp…me.” I tried to call out, but the lack of health was starting to affect my senses. The wolves stalked closer…I could feel their breath on my skin and just when I thought it was over a loud roar could be heard from the left side of me.
Advertisement
“Gor’thakkkkkkk!” The yell seemed to frighten the wolves and cause them to scatter and run into different directions. “Hahaha, It seems Gor’thak has saved the baby Cherub from certain death. Do you still think me an infant.”
I was unable to respond to him, because my HP gauge was about to hit 0. Gor’thaks hand disappeared in a blur again. I could feel that he was hitting me in some way, but he was moving to fast for me to recognize what he was doing.
My health started to increase and I felt revitalized for some reason. “What the…what did you do?” I asked the muscular baby…I mean Gor’thak.
“Hohoho, you seem to have realized that Gor’thak is very highly skilled and amazing, am I right.” Gor’thak had a way of avoiding the question and somehow highly praising himself at the same time. “Wimpy baby needs more training.” Gor’thak proclaimed before he lifted me up with one hand and we seemed to vanish into thin air. I began to wonder if we teleported or something, but I felt the rush of air going through my hair. It seemed that we were moving at an incredibly high pace. It was only for a few moments thought, until he stopped moving and dropped me on the ground.
“Ouch.” I whispered before I stood up to look around. We were at some small cabin just outside the Ruins of Nulia. I could tell because I could see the tall spires of stone in the distance to the south
“Okay. Training now.” The strong and powerful voice seemed to accept no other answer. As if his word itself was law.
You have been forced to become the apprentice of Gor’thak the Conqueror
New Title: The Conquerors Apprentice
I didn’t know whether to be happy or to cry. On one hand I felt that I could learn a lot about fighting from Gor’thak, but on the other hand I felt like I stayed I would either go insane from his yelling or die. It was a coin toss…but in the end my fear won out and I ended up staying.
“Need strong body to be able to learn from Gor’thak.” He spoke quickly before he smacked me in the face and sent me flying about twenty feet in the air. I landed on the ground with a thud.
Damaged body -87 HP
I was scared for my life. I was almost one-shotted by being smacked by the mans hand. One more hit and I was a goner. I was hit again, but this time it was a series of pokes in certain places on my body and I felt my health start to recover at a rapid pace. ‘What is going on.’ I thought. I stood up slowly and looked at Gor’thak. The man had a smile on his face and before I could ask him why he punched me in the stomach.
For being able to endure a serious beating +2 End
I think I lost my mind after the 12th hit…or was it the 36th. The process of being hit and being healed continued over and over and over again. I was happy about the steady boost in my endurance state, but this had to be the most excruciating way a person could train.
“Gor’thak is done for now.” He muttered softly and I was happy to hear that he wasn’t going to hit me again. I stood up and was about to thank him for helping to train me. “Thanks for training me…I guess. I’ll just go now.” I turned to leave, but Gor’thak seemed to have other plans were I was concerned.
“That was just the initiation. Gor’thaks training regime starts now.” I heard those words and I started to run away, but I found myself flying high through the air in a matter of seconds. “Noooooooo.” I yelled out towards the sunset.
You have been knocked unconscious - 25 Minutes
Chapter 3: Status
Status WindowName:KaiAlignment:NuetralLevel:1Class:UndecidedRace:CherubGender:MaleTitlesThe Conquerors ApprenticeFame:70Infamy:1000-Health:100 / 100Health Regen:0.5 / SecMana:150 / 150Mana Regen:1.0 / SecStamina:300 / 300Stamina Regen:3.5 / Sec-Strength:6Agility:11Vitality:10Intelligence:15Wisdom:15Endurance:35Luck:0-Attack:1-2Defense:15Physical ResistancesSlashing:5Piercing:5Crushing:10Elemental ResistancesFire:10%Water:10%Wind:10%Earth:10%Light:10%Darkness:10%
Advertisement
- In Serial267 Chapters
Double-Blind: A Modern LITRPG
Choosing a college when your family is struggling can be difficult, but it isn’t supposed to be world ending. And the falling meteor is seriously limiting Matt’s options. Now in the aftermath, his home city is locked down by a mysterious dome, corporations are looking to monopolize a wealth of new untapped resources, and people are suddenly developing powers via a system that seems to have borderline sinister intentions. In the chaos, he decides to stick to what he knows: stay out of the spotlight, grind, and survive. Watch as Matt is dragged into a dark LITRPG set in the real world, where the price of failure is death, and the prize for winning is beyond his wildest dreams. ++++++++++++++++++ There’s a couple big influences here: Solo-Leveling, Squid Game, and Code Geass. If you enjoy LITRPG stories with morally gray characters, high stakes, and smart protagonists who start weak and eventually become powerful in a unique way, you’ll probably find something to like. But be forewarned. It won’t be easy. I'll be writing this fast, so keep in mind there's likely to be typos that we'll correct as we go. Developmental Editing by Lev.
8 531 - In Serial24 Chapters
I'm a Vampire [ Hiatus ]
Back in the Forgotten Days, Mankind lived in harmony. There were no wars, no fighting, and everyone was living in peace. But one day, A Being was born from the accumulated of Evil from all living being.That being was called as Demon God, who bring Chaos to the peaceful world.The surrounding of Demon God was tainted by the Evil Miasma it released and the animal that have been infected by it was turning into a fearsome Monster.Gaia, The Mother Earth, tried to stopped such being from destroying the world with it's Army of Monster by creating a being to defeat it by exhausting all it's power.When such being was born, Gaia has fallen into a deep sleep. True Ancestor, The King of Night and The Creator of Kin, with it's powerful abilities was able to finally sealed Demon God into a Different Dimension with the supported from Human and it's Kin. The human and True Ancestor finally bring peace to the Chaotic World.But that was not the end of it.
8 123 - In Serial22 Chapters
Righteous Sovereign, Shameless Rogue (hiatus/rewrite)
"…Just, Fair, Kind, the Righteous Sovereign reigns supreme above the Myriad Heavens. Countless creatures sing of his unrivaled attainments, looking upon his divine might with eternal reverence, offering innumerable praises for his perpetual conquest...beloved, what do you think of this Sovereign's ‘correction’ of the 'Hallowed Fate Records'?" the Sovereign spoke as he peered over his shoulder at the peerless beauty behind him. "Just? Fair? Kind? You?! Screw off! You're just a shameless rogue! To dare speak these words so unblushingly, is the thing stuck to your skull a person’s skin or a donkey’s ass?!" Lin Xianyi is in some sense of the word, an idiot. After a lifetime of *Spoiler, read to find out 😜*, his soul is somehow drawn into the body of a child inside of a mysterious cocoon. Waking up as the cocoon shatters, he slowly comes to the realization that he has arrived in a whole new world, the world of cultivation! A world where the strong ruled over the weak, reason be damned! A world all ripe for him to conquer! Or is it...? Follow the ups and downs of Lin Xianyi as he daydreams about his heaven-defying might, his eternal kingdom, and the innumerable fairies in his embrace. All the while everyone else around him schemes to seize everything from him...or not? Maybe some of them genuinely care about this idiot? Who knows? Well, you could! Find out as you follow the tale of the illustrious Righteous Sovereign, an incomparably Shameless Rogue! The cover art was provided to me, free of charge (I did a quick review for her novel), by Ariana Vivoni, it was really a pleasure working with her, 10/10 overall, would do it again. Her novel's also really fun if historical romances are your thing Here's a link to her novel - https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/33058/the-beast-and-the-swallow
8 110 - In Serial38 Chapters
The Saga of the Ash Mystic (Morrowind Fan-Fic)
The Sixth House is known to be home to horrors that most dare not speak of, but when Nevena Dals infiltrated the Sixth House Base of Kirinibbi, she never anticipated coming to meet a creature that would change her life forever. Now that she's back with the rest of society, she's finding that something's not right and she keeps yearning to go find the creature that changed her life.
8 189 - In Serial13 Chapters
Teen Titans Season Six Episodes
Cartoon Network's "Teen Titans" was a huge hit. And then they just cancelled it. So, I decided to write Season Six for the love of Teen Titans and for the fans. From the White Monster, to RobStar, to Alternate Dimensions, to a new threat... these action-packed episodes should keep you guessing until the very end.EPISODES RATED FROM G-PG
8 328 - In Serial13 Chapters
Fierrochase One Shots
Just Magnus and Alex bein cuties and sometimes being sad.Credit to @turnawaynow on instagram I love them so much
8 216

