《Death Incarnate (Completed)》Chapter 20: I can be a good father... right?
Advertisement
While Kei and the others were enjoying their feast, a group of men came out of the shadows. But it weren't just beastmen, there were also humans.
A muscle toned human, brandishing his ax came forward and pointed his ax at Kei. "If don't want to get hurt! You better hand over the food!"
Armed men then surrounded the two golems and blocked their path. The two golems were bright red and resembled of a average man. But they don't have faces except glowing eyes, no genitalias, and were blocky.
"What an idiot," Jacklin said under her breathe.
The ax holding man wore a tattered armour and on the chest was the symbol of Cloq Dukedom.
Kei was acting nonchantly, as well as the ladies. Nobody felt any threat from these bandits. Cloq Dukedom had fallen and since the soldiers had lost the support of the country, they had lost the war and was now stuck here.
"Hey! Are you listening to me! Or do my men need to get a rough with your women!" The axman yelled.
"Do your work golems." With that, the golems began to go berserk on the bandits. Maces and swords weren't doing any damages, one after another, they turned into a bloody pulp.
The axman jumped into action and ran towards one of the women. Before anyone can take action, a little person came out of the bushes and attacked the axman!
This little person grabbed hold to the axman's neck and bited it! The axmen let go of his ax and tried to grabbed his attacker! But the attacker kept biting deeper into his neck with its canine teeth. Its teeth then tore out the arteries of the axmen's neck!
The axman finally dropped to the ground, laid dying. The little person came closer to the camp fire and it was that little beastman girl.
Advertisement
The fighting stopped with corpses lying around. The girl raised both of her palms towards the group, like a beggar wanted something from you.
"It seems the little one wants food for her efforts." Bridget said and chuckled.
Kei got up and stood before the girl.
He thought he would try to teach this girl that, 'just because you helped, don't expect a reward!'
On second thought, Kei turned to the group and pointed at this runt and said: "Should we let her join us?"
The group's consensus were positive, at least they didn't outright rejected. Kei led the little girl between himself and Polin. Polin washed the blood off of the girl's mouth and hands, and dressed her in cleaner clothes.
The girl didn't expressed much except the joy of eating. With a big plate of food in front of the child, she began to eat like crazy.
The golems were cleaning up the bloody mess and tried to find other bandits or the bandit's hideout in the tropical forest.
"So, what we gonna do with the runt?" Jacklin asked. "She can't come with us right?" Jacklin stared at Polin, who was combing the girl's hair and playing with her ears. The girl was distressed, she never been treated so...well.
Polin embraced the little girl and said: "She's coming with us. Isn't that right darling?" Polin was batting her eyes towards Kei.
Kei wrapped his wing around Polin and grabbed the kid to sit on his lap. He hugged her like a stuff animal for a bit.
Then he placed the child in front of him, face-to-face.
"Let's ask a few questions," Kei said.
"What's your name?"
...
"Do have a family?"
...
"Are there other hungry children like you?"
...
"How old are you?"
Advertisement
...
"Can you talk?"
...
"Are you a spy?"
...
"I think this child been surviving on her own. Nobody educated her." Bridget said.
"But she didn't look no older than 5. How long the war been going on?" Asked Jacklin.
"Five years, before the fall of Cloq Dukedom at least."
"So, she's an orphan?" Asked Polin.
Then Vetros chimed in: "Don't matter when born or who parents are. She have no family now."
The little girl was confused with all the talking around her. Then she felt a looming threat came to her head. What if? That she will never see them again!? Where would she eat delicious food!? Would she fight for scraps and hunt for wild animals again!
She held onto Kei's short pants and tugged it. She was wailing a bit. "Neh! Meehhh! Naahh! Ne ne!"
Seeing this girl being desperate to tag along with this group, Kei made a declaration!
Kei picked up the little girl and holded her up like when the monkey holded up baby Simba in the Lion King.
"I decided to adopt this little girl! Since she had no name. I'll name her... Umm... Kori!" Declared by Kei.
A few claps can be heard around and Polin complained about her not naming the girl. Kei told her to name their first child then. This made Polin blushed like roses.
I wonder if I can make a good father? Couldn't be hard right? Besides there's like 4 mothers here.
Kei sat down with Kori in his embrace. He looked at each women and then wondered: They can make good mothers... right?
Jacklin just knew what Kei was thinking when he was staring at her. She said: "Why am I on the mother bandwagon? I'm the only one who didn't screw with you!"
"My bad. My bad. I guess you don't have that maternal instincts."
"Huh? Who said I didn't! I will teach this girl to never fall in love!"
Then it began a discussion on how to raise Kori that night.
Advertisement
Meet The Freak
Meet the freak, an accident of genetics. Wallace possesses true-to-life mutations that leave him with a body that is as formidable as it is hard to maintain. He finds himself dropped off in a dumping ground for the refuse of the multiverse. If he wants the luxuries of a safer, more comfortable life, he'll need to build them for himself. With the aid of a rebellious noblewoman and a limited grasp of the world's magic, he sets out to find his place in the society that has sprung up on this world.
8 182A Good Bargain [HIATUS]
Warren, A 34 - year old stock market trader, lived a life of riches until he's coerced into doing actions that would look good even in a 'Wolf of Wall Street' movie. As the market crashes on a faithful day in 2008, his action comes to light. His superiors make him take the fall using their financial powers. He finds himself with little to no money, disgraced and hated by the populace. He dies saving a young woman from being hit by a freight truck, pushing her out of the way whilst leaping thinking at least he'd saved a single life after everything that has befallen him.Yaksa is a god of a different world and is in dire need of souls to balance the yin and yang on his planet. His search for souls with extreme yang brings him to ask other gods for cooperation. This is how he finds our MC. He takes pity on the poor man and gives him a single cheat! In the world, he has reincarnated people develop 'gifts' that come from their desires and experiences. The cheat he gains is a 'gift' that will develop from his first life on earth! As a former stockbroker that learned how much money means in life, he gets the gift of Appraisal! Follow Warren as he starts his life in search of wealth and status in this world of power and magic! Here starts the story of the King of Wealth! "A good bargain!" - Warren
8 203Recovery
A collection of my previous writings and other stuff. Some contains questionable contents. Some others were written in Chinese. All are part of an original world-building. It's really hard to organize them... Cover by me
8 98Stone Burners
Olivia has awoken to a strange world. With mere scraps of memories and a warped, unfamiliar body, she must find help to survive. However, a vast criminal syndicate, an urban legend, and more all threaten to snuff her out before she can find her footing. This is the second draft of an older, much longer running serial on my own site. Updates Wednesday nights.
8 177For the Hoard
Ergo the dragon is enjoying his seasonal hibernation when human explorers from another world invade his lair. Sucked into an unknown land, and reduced to a fledgling dragon by the loss of his hoard; Ergo must struggle to survive in a world that has been utterly subjugated by humanity. More importantly, will he ever get to finish his hibernation!? note: while I ticked the boxes for sexual/traumatizing content, I mostly did that to keep my options open. I don't currently have any planned, nor do I expect it to be a significant part of the story. After all, the main character is literally a dragon.
8 195Heretic: Unbound
The Fifth World is a testament to the mercurial nature of the gods. Four worlds before have been created, then destroyed, eradicated in the petty wars of their creators. The Fifth would be different, they assured themselves. Every god and goddess would limit themselves, to ensure that none of them was powerful enough to destroy what they worked so hard to create. But there are some who are not so easily controlled.Isaand Laeson is a follower of the Unbound god Szet, a Lector who wields his gods miracles to heal the sick and injured. He travels the world, hoping to do enough good in the name of his god to win some hearts and minds. But everywhere he goes, he is an outcast, slandered, insulted, hunted. A heretic, in a world ruled by the faithful. And there are none so dangerous as those who fear change.There are more chapters available on my website: https://hereticunbound.wordpress.com/
8 186