《Reincarnated as a Demonic Entity》Chapter 4 - Fear Is An Illusion
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I could feel when the cradle came to a stop, officially arriving in the residency of the ghost nannies, but not simply due to the sudden lurch I felt when the cradle stopped moving along the metal line. It was similar to an instinct. I could feel the invisible bonds that the nannies used to communicate tether onto my mind, something any other newborn would be unable to notice. 'Ah, another newborn!' the excited voice of a nanny resounded in my mind. I immediately looked over to my right, barely making out the faint shape of the nanny. However innocent and tubby my face may be, my sudden gaze made the nanny take a step backwards, the shock on her face deepening as a thought passed through her mind, 'Did that newborn hear my telepathy...?' Telepathy. The method of communication that most nannies used, which makes a small tether to the mind of beings around them to be able to communicate with each other. Normally, when communicating nannies use a far more advanced form of telepathy which requires a 'trained' mind to tether with. However, it appears that a newborn may have heard her, so it is only natural for an expression of shock and confusion to appear much more vividly on her already tortured face. Now, this isn't to say that they don't have simpler form where they communicate with anyone, but they'd have no reason to use it on a common newborn. 'Haha... no way... I must've just slipped up or something! Yeah...' It seems she's been rattled enough to loosely use telepathy too... adding the excitement in her voice from before, she must also be new. The newer nannies often delude themselves with the cute expressions on the face of newborn's to forget about how their past lives ended... 'Ahh... now I feel bad for messing around with her,' I thought guiltily. Frozen in shock, the new nanny hasn't noticed the storm brewing behind her... "YOLANDIIIII! STOP SCREWING AROUND AND DO YOUR JOB," a commanding voice sounded out above us, accompanied by the cries of babies, from a person standing on an overlook made from flesh and the veins that are pulsating under its surface. Shaking her head back and forth, as if to shake the thoughts out for her head, Yolandi rushed forward to my cradle while stammering a response out to the commanding voice , 'Y-y-es sir! S-sorry...' Taking me into her arms, I felt a physical bond form between us, one that is far stronger than she uses telepathy. Soon after, a sense of fullness and weariness spread throughout my body. The innate attribute, Illusion, all nannies possess is responsible for this feeling. In most cases, they make use of it to soothe newborns and keep them feeling satiated until their next meal, however, they also use their innate attribute to allow them to feed on or hunt human fear without killing their host(s). Demonic Entities require fear to thrive and grow, but they can survive off of normal food items, like chicken or beef. Fear is a luxury food item in hell, a luxury that can only be obtained by ascending from the safety of hell, into the Overworld, where many exorcists will aim to 'purify' hell's residents. Depending on who ascended and 'hunted' the fear, it can taste completely different and have varying benefits based off of the prey and the hunter's attribute. The fear emanating off of a Demonic Entity, like Yolandi, will hold no value as food, as they have none of the 'nutrients' to promote growth in entities. It will, however, work as a fuel for weapons or torches if condensed into a gaseous form. 'Hey cute boy... upsy daisy! Hehe,' Yolandi picked me up, showering my existence in a voice far cuter than the expression on her tortured face. 'It is time to go night night...' Knowing what I would wake up to, I fell asleep, unable to resist the demands of her attribute, Illusion.
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Rebirth of the Cultivator in the Apocalypse
Co-authoring this series with JL Huang! Link to his page here: https://www.royalroad.com/profile/145707 Wang Shen, after ten years of struggle in the apocalypse, has finally let the embers of his life die out. However, the heavens have granted him a second chance to make things right. This time, he’s ahead of the curve, having retained the knowledge of his previous life before it all ended. This time, he knows how to efficiently manifest his qi and to properly cultivate his body in order to surpass his previous restraints. Would he be able to transcend his limits and breakthrough this lifetime? Or would the world burn once more without change? Welcome to Rebirth of the Cultivator in the Apocalypse.
8 60Exchange Cultivator
Ye Hao cultivated with a single goal to achieve immortality, he cultivated diligently day and night, but to his horror, his results were just above average unable to accept the outcome. He left on a quest to find some opportunity, to achieve a breakthrough, unexpectedly he got a huge opportunity- Inheritance of 9 stage Tribulation Transcendent, he was over the moon, as he walked to accept the inheritance, someone killed him. ye hao last breath left the murin world. He knew he had died but really what was going on, he felt the sensation of soft pillow on his head, he quickly opened his eye, he saw a whole new world before him, he was initially happy he had survived, the feeling of dying, fading away was quite horrific but he lived. He had traveled through the Time-Space swapping body with the Below-Average rich boy, after recovering his sense he quickly checked his ding-dong, to his merry, it was there. If it was a woman's body, man it would have been awkward, so embarrassing, he would have committed suicide, rather than live shamefully, really. After calming down, he tried sensing his cultivation, there was no response, no feeling, "my cultivation... is..gone" "just like that.. it is gone" There were now two options, one start all over or to live a normal life, Feeling frustrated to cultivate all over, he gave up on cultivation all over. With a resolute heart, he decides to live a normal life. This world was different, so he thought he could take a different path in this life and live a life full of fun, no closed-door cultivation for decades only to suffer from piles. This world was quite the wonder, with its culture, technology, it was totally different from his previous world where weak and mortal were considered less than trash. He especially liked the Internet thing, god knows how addicted he became to insta reels, surfing for hours, and watching web-show, dramas. otherworldy fairies with no comparison would sing and dance for him free, life was truly awesome here. Among all the things he liked reading web-novel, he jokingly compared his experience with the main character where they send to the magical world, becoming extraordinary powerful, he frowned wasn't he the exact opposite? "..." "So am I like a waste product of this... boy" "he got Isekaied, WTF" he laughed, thinking all this. hadn't he left all this stuff behind, so why waste time thinking this, now he will enjoy his slow life. ------ Unknown to him, how heaven's were playing game with him, it was like feeding the sheep with luxury before butchering him. Would he be able to survive that?
8 137Path of Pandora – My Worldbuilding System
Hachiro Tanuki finds himself on a plain, floating in the void. Next to him is a mysterious obelisk, which upon closer inspection reveals a secret to the boy. [ Congratulations! ][ You’ve unlocked: “System of the Developer” ] Follow Hachiro Tanuki as he builds up the world around himself, while keeping it safe from the waves of monster attacks! – – – This novel is a mixture of Tower Defense and Sandbox. The world-building works similar to Roguelike titles, as in the protagonist unlocks new tiles and creatures over time, while enemies get increasingly stronger. If you want to see your idea for a tile, creature, or any mechanic make it into the novel, leave a comment on the newest chapter! I'd be more than happy to include any fan suggestions! ^^ Feel free to join our Discord! :D( https://discord.gg/2bGcaxHtC7 )
8 201How Will This Work?
What if there were human-animal hybrids, dog-hybrids are seen as above the other hybrids. Mainly cat-hybrids...So what if Percy is a catboy, but some how shows up in the army. How will he bet all expectations, and what is he hiding?All character belong to Rick RiordanP.S. Might change to mature later on... I don't know yet
8 214Spire: Clan of the Holy Fortress
Introduction -Santiago Fortino Alocarta Seza was just ten years old when the great spires struck the oceans of Earth creating tsunamis that flooded the coastal regions of all of the seven continents of the world. Aside from the great destruction the spires also brought with them a wave of radioactive energy that could be felt by all but no instrument could detect washed over the lands. This energy generated “The Great Awakeningâ€, a phenomenon that cost many lives killing hundreds of thousands. Those that did not die from this event awoke from within themselves power to manipulate forces and move objects with their minds.Then the spires flooded the world once more with creatures of various forms throwing the world into chaos as they began to slaughter mankind. Man with time fought to victory and on beyond the mudball called Earth reaching other stars to make war or colonies. Santiago was there from the beginning but this is not the story of his many deeds in his first lifetime, this story is about his second chance. His redemption.
8 195The Return Of The Broken
You may think everyone lives in a happy ending, you may think that everyone and everything will be okay. But you are very wrong, the world is a painful place. And no one knows that more than Ash Ketchum. Disowned by whom he had called frien- no, wait, family. But he will prove them wrong. He will show them that they had been dragging him down and that he can live without them. He will prove that he is a true Pokemon master.
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