[Zxel]

I quickly get up and walk over to where the shrine was being built. I am already shaking from excitement to see what this Shrine is supposed to do. I swear to god though if it is just a lame decoration and has no use other use than looking good, I’m going to break something.

I pass by groups of Goblins who are just chatting amongst themselves, doing an activity such as weaving sticks together to make baskets or sewing pelts together. Whenever they notice me they quickly bow down and once I pass they go back to their activity. It reminds me of home when I walk around and everyone that is a part of my parent’s organization, bows when they notice me as well.

Wrak, the Goblin I promoted to be my Builder is just sitting idly a few feet away from a stone object with a black head sized gem imbedded in it. It’s 3 feet tall and it’s more of a stone pedestal with the Gem being presented by it. This is it?

While I was staring at the ‘Shrine’ Wrak sprints over to me with his tiny stone hammer and stops abruptly in front of me, saluting me with his hammer with a big dopey smile on his face.

“Swhine compwete Sire!” Wrak exclaims and bows down. “Pwease inswect it!”

Seems like giving him the rank of builder has increased his intelligence or at least helped him learn [Anglicus]. I wonder if the same thing has happened to the other Goblins I gave a rank to for miner and woodcutter.

Whatever, I can check that in the future! It’s time to finally see what this shrine actually does! Feels like it’s been months since I read and clicked on the construction of the shrine! Even though it’s pretty pathetic looking, it has to do something useful right?

I walk right up the the shrine, able to see how smooth the gem is and how finely cut the stone is. Well finely cut for a Goblin, looks like someone sawed through it with a sharp rock.

After a minute of just staring at the shrine, nothing has happened yet. So far it seems to be just a decor object for the village. That's really irritating.. Don’t you think?

I wait how long, using an object which is most likely very expensive, just for some stupid decoration for the bloody village! If I wanted decorations I would ask them to build some fences or something! Not this stupid piece of shit!

I’m just going to rip off the gem! That way I can at least scavenge that from this stupid thing!

As soon as I put my hands on it though, black mist starts pouring out like smoke out of a factory’s smokestack.. This isn’t good, is it..

I quickly let go of the gem and jump back a safe distance to not get enveloped by the mist. It continues to pour out and starts coiling around the Shrine and then starts to flood the ground with the mist. This really isn’t good…

In less than ten second the whole village has a foot high area of mist above the ground and the shrine starts glowing a ominous purple colour. This is really getting out of hand now! Why the hell did I want this built again!?

All the Goblins are staring wide eyed at the Shrine and the mist that is covering the forest floor like it’s the most interesting thing in the world. Do they have no survival instincts are is it not harmful?

The gem continues to glow but now the mist has finished coming out after a few more minutes. During that time everyone did nothing but stare, including myself because what was I really going to do? Besides run away or blow the highly unknown mist spewing shrine away.

And now it’s getting absorbed into the ground, plants, goblins and me. It feels really odd.. Like my whole body was just submerged in water and then taken out into the hot sun. I feel stronger… More full, like I just ate a large lunch.

As I look around the Goblins are smiling ear to ear as they are cheering, chanting and dancing with unnatural vigor. The noise being made shakes the ground from how loud their being as they stomp on the ground as well.

I have no fucking ideas what just happened… I somehow feel deeply concern about what just happened and how this will bite me in the ass..

“Sire! Sire Sire Sireeee!” Is that Nibbit? “SIIIIREEE” I think it’s Nibbit.

I see Goblins being pushed aside as Nibbit’s figure comes into view. He seems frustrated by how difficult it is to get to me but has the same smile the other Goblins have. Time for some answers about this ‘Shrine’ now it seems.

“Nibbit, I assume you know what the hell happened or are you as confused as me. But considering your smiling visage you must know something right?” I ask Nibbit with a frown on my face, getting rid of my anxious appearance and now looking like an annoyed monarch.

He bows several times quickly, shaking all over like he was just dropped into the Arctic Ocean. “Yes Sire! I can’t believe you created a Shrine for us humble servants, you are beyond generous and kind for us! For you to use such a extremely rare gem to help us and not absorb it for yourself to evolve, is so kind of you!” He cries out with tears coming out of his puffy eyes.

What did he just say about absorbing it to allow me to evolve…

“Now thanks to you Sire, we will grow in strength until we finally evolve into Hobgoblins! I will finally get rid of this horrid shell and evolve just like a caterpillar! Oh it will be so nice to have a new form and my youth back, ahh..” Nibbit rubs his eyes trying to get rid of his tears which continue to fall against his will.

I grab him violently by the shoulders and look him dead in the eyes. “What was that about you guys turning into Hobgoblins!? I thought you only evolved if you got enough Evolution levels for that!” I yell at him and start shaking as well.

“Ahhh! Y-yes sire! B-but the Shrine has the unique property due to the Soul Gem which allows it to exhale that black mist which corrupts the surrounding land however it increases monsters and demons level plus the Evolution levels! Normally it is absorbed by the first being that sees it, easily making a creature evolve twice if they are as low ranked as us. But you Sire, you would of gained amazing things from absorbing it but you used it for us! I could never repay you for this kindness and selflessness you shown us. I will make sure I and the rest of us work way harder for you Sire!!” Nibbit says choking on his words near the end and starts bawling again.

I just sigh and start patting his head which just makes him start hugging me and crying in my beginner cloths… And he just blew his nose on it.. Just keep patting his head just ignore the fact that I probably have Goblin boogers on my cloths now..

Wait, cloths! Shit I forgot about my Demon Lord Gear that Neko gave me! I just got so distracted lately due to all this shit happening..

I think Nibbit is done crying anymore as he isn’t sniveling or blowing his nose anymore on my cloths..

He takes a few steps back from me, looking at me with his even more puffy red eyes now, clearly bloodshot, runny nose and generally looking horrible. He bows down slowly and his voice is low.

“Th-thank you Sire for your patience and weakness of your humble Minion, I promise you that this will never happen again as long as I live..!” He exclaims to me as he stands up straight after bowing and saluting.

I snort seeing this, not everyday you see an old Goblin Mage cry on you, than bow and salute you saying it will never happen again.

Now.. I think i should check out my gear that I am supposed to get..

Now like I always do, I ask uncertainty a key word which will most likely make something appear before me like status.

Name

Zxel Alvanchia

Level

11

Race

Demon Lord [Human Sub-Race]

Gender/Sex

Male

Class

Demon Lord

Subclass

None

Titles

“The Idiot who skipped the Tutorial”

Champion of the Prince of Chaos

Magical Affinities

Entomancy, Nightmare, Biomancy, Hellfire, Necromancy, Bloodmancy

Strength

40 [120]

Endurance

20 [60]

Agility

40 [120]

Dexterity

20 [60]

Intelligence

40 [120]

Wisdom

40 [120]

Charm

5 [15]

Luck

5 [15]

Experience Points

0/300,000

Stat points

0

Evolution Levels

10

Evolution Points

35/100

Magical Rank

Mage [Lv1]

Alignment

Chaos [NA] [NA]

…

Anyways… lets try.. Inventory!

Name

Demon Lord’s Earrings

Stat Bonus

Charm 1 [2]

Luck 1 [2]

Grows with User

Current Stacks for [Grow with User]: 1

Item Ability

7.5% of getting better chances of intimidating someone or persuading them

Name

Demon Lord’s Gloves

Stat Bonus

Strength 3 [6]

Dexerity 3 [6]

Grows with User

Current Stacks for [Grow with User]: 1

Item Ability

2.5% to automatically Block an attack that you would be normally to slow to block or haven’t seen

Name

Demon Lord’s Boots and Greaves

Stat Bonus

Agility 2 [4]

Endurance 2 [4]

Grows with User

Current Stacks for [Grow with User]: 1

Item Ability

2.5% Speed Boost

Name

Demon Lord’s Cloak

Stat Bonus

Intelligence 4 [8]

Wisdom 4 [8]

Grows with User

Current Stacks for [Grow with User]: 1

Item Ability

2% Spell absorption

Name

Demon Lord’s Cuirass

Stat Bonus

Endurance 3 [6]

Strength 3 [6]

Grows with User

Current Stacks for [Grow with User]: 1

Item Ability

Protection Against Novice ranked debuffs and curses. Also allows the user the regeneration of a Troll

Name

Thanatos’s Harbinger (Double Sided War Scythe)

Stat Bonus

Dexerity 4 [8]

Charm 2 [4]

Grows with User

Current Stacks for [Grow with User]: 1

Item Ability

Life Steal (10% Damage done), Reaps souls from those killed. With each hit there is a 5% chance to steal soul from creatures below your lv or up to 10 Lvs above you, which will also instantly kill them if their soul is stolen. If thrown, will appear back to user shortly after thrown if user wills.

I don’t know how I should feel about this.. Happy how Op these items are or terrified that more objects like these could be in the world..

Well whatever, time to re equip them!

Notifacation

Do you wish to Swap out the cloths you are wearing for the {Demon Lord} Set? [YES] [NO]

YES, why wouldn’t I? I'm not near any of the races that would want to burn me at the stake, besides the people in the beginner city but I’m in the middle of a Forest in a Goblin village. How are they going to see this?

Ahh.. I feels good to finally have the setup I had in character creation, especially the cloak. Makes me feel cool..

However I don’t remember this Scythe from the character creation? It looks amazing though, black obsidian coloured steel shaft which has engravings of tiny skulls on it and the traditional looking scythe blade but at each opposite and parallel ends of the shaft. They are a weird mixture of neon blue, dark purple and red making it have a multi colour whirl pattern on it.

It’s also pretty light as I can easily move it around but that could be just be my strength stat..

I’m just wondering how effective is it in combat due to its… Unique structural design, you don’t usually see someone going into a battle with a weapon like this do you?

Nothing practice won’t fix right! I hope anyways. Would be a shame to have this awesome weapon and not able to use it properly.. Legendary Scythe weapon that steals the souls of enemies that are slain but it isn’t able to use it properly in battle.

Now how do I put my scythe into my inventory.. Unequip Scythe..?

Well that was easier than I thought… It just started to pixelate and disappeared.. I shouldn’t be surprised anymore by this shit should I, it’s just getting ridiculous now.

What can I do next though.. Shrine is done, and apparently the Goblins are going to evolve soon… Training, I should train some more and fight some more monsters.

Yes! Kill more monsters so I can create more undead to feed to Rotty! What a splendid idea!

I look over to Nibbit who has his eyes wide like saucers and his mouth gaping open. I snap my fingers and he gets out of his daze.

“I’m going out to kill some more creatures to feed to Rotty and train. Do you wish to come Nibbit? I would appreciate your company and we could make plans for the future, which you want right?” I say to Nibbit Smirking which he quickly smiles and bows.

“I’ll get my staff and be right with you Sire!” He bows once more and sprints away as fast as a Old Goblin mage can run.

It’s not really fast.

I wonder what will happen in the next few days. Everything is looking up!