《10k Years Silent Cultivation》Green-frogs-on-a-Lilypad
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Deep in the forests of the mage-kingdom was a secret bandit camp. This bandit camp was seated atop a giant lilypad. Various smaller lilypads had buildings on them. Bandits traveled back and forth on canoes. A large gathering of canoes were headed in a particular direction. Multi-colored lighting, and silver light could be seen at the source.
A silver-clad fist escapes a bandit's backside. He's thrown to the side and another jumps from their canoe onto Caleb's floating platform, a spiritual projection he had learned in hopes of flying before he truly could, it doesn't fly well, but it does float.
Caleb, and Koba were hunting down bandits. These were the Green-frogs-on-a-Liiypad forest bandit secret camp. They had been the ones that were burning down villages, and causing chaos.
Caleb was here to get to the bottom of this, and Koba was looking for something.
Caleb's shocked multiple bandits with his lighting via his left hand. His right hand was occupied smacking away the strikes of two bandits. He had various wounds, and was covered in his own blood. The flow of the direction of the lighting shifted towards him. His wounds began to visibly heal, his eyes took on myriad colors, Koba noted this, Caleb entered a frenzy state. The bandits affected by the lighting had disintegrated. The bandits striking at him found themselves on the opposite end of the spectrum. An endless thunderstorm of strikes diced them up, piece by piece.
The bandits began a full-scale retreat.
When Caleb, and Koba arrived at the large lilypad with the largest number of buildings they found that the bandits had set up a white flag at the end of a little dock. There stood a bandit.
The duo stepped onto the little dock and we're greeted by a one-eyed bird-man, a swallow "Hello great masters, we humbly apologize for the unceremonious welcome. Our master has requested a meeting." He led them to the largest building. Inside there was a portal room.
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Caleb did not want to step into the suspicious portal.
Koba had already stepped inside.
Caleb sighs and steps through.
On the other side he sees Koba standing in front of a table. Tea, and snacks are set up. The rest of the “room” is a black platform surrounded by a white void.
"Oh my God, a silver swordsman! In this dimension, on this planet, in my bedroom? Never thought I'd see the day." Angela, a horned, short, curly-haired, rainbow-pupiled, daemoness, with two sharp metal legs, shook her head. She sat at the other side of the table.
Koba crosses his arms. “Wonder gate? I thought you helped people.”
Angela took a sip of her tea, and nodded rapidly. “Mmhmm mmhhmm. Yea, I do, but but but…” She wiggled side to side.
Koba glared. “But but but…”
Angela puffed up her cheeks. “One of the nobles took my knife.”
“So…”
Angela sat up in her chair. “So, that knife controls whether or not I can leave this room.”
“Ah, by the way, are you the only one here?” Koba asks as he points to Caleb, whose eyes had yet to return to normal.
“From the gate?” Angela expresses, and suppresses, surprise on her face the moment she focuses on Caleb. “As far as I know.” She blinks. “Anyways, help me kill a guy, and I will stop burning down villages for him. Whatdaya say?” She gives them a wide grin.
Gary nods, and thanks his disciple for informing him about his developments. Since he doesn't want any help, Gary leaves him to it.
Gary is quite busy. Over the last month eh has not been idle. He has been setting up massive white stone pillars all around the mage-kingdom. These pillars were covered in runes. These runes were generally useless on their own. However, Gary has learned a thing or two about runes, and he already knew how to break an egg. So he’s going to break an extra special egg during an… I'm not making that joke, but yea.
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While Gary was busy with that, and Cara was busy with her plan to 1. Gain absolute power 2. Punch Gary in the dick, Caleb was getting closer to being just like his master.
He was in the process of being hunted down like a dog.
Caleb was running through the forest, and he was being chased by assassins after his bounty. He had underestimated the strength of any potential bounty hunters. He wondered how his master hoped to conquer this kingdom with just the three of them, and the masses alone.
Caleb ran as fast as he could until he was cornered. He pulled out a brush. This was an artifact. He swung the brush, and painted clones of his enemies appeared in front of him to defend him. The clones were strong enough to hold off the enemy, but Caleb had nowhere to run to. He’d simply bought himself more time. He was heavily wounded. He pulled out a small copper censer. He lit some incense, and his wounds began to rapidly heal. If he was going to fight to the death he may as well start off in top shape. He began to perform a process he had gained enlightenment for during his last fight.
In quick succession the clones were killed off. Fortunately, Caleb had already fully recovered. He picked up his blade, and took up a defensive stance. The assassins charged at him. Caleb began reflecting their blows. A few managed to strike him. His occasional attacks allowed him to steal their vital energy allowing him to withstand the onslaught just a little longer.
Just as he was wearing out, the wonder took his body, and mind.
A multicolored streak passed through the battlefield, and Gary appeared next to Caleb. The heads of the assassins were seen flying through the air. Caleb thanked his master for saving his life, and passed out.
Gary had only just arrived. He picked up his disciple, and teleported away.
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Nero Zero
Monsters plagued the lands for too long. No matter if one had fangs, beak, teeth, skin, fur, or feather, or was tall, stout, or diminutive, the people suffered. Until the Gadgeteers came with a device that could allow people to fight back. Powered by one's own magical power, feeding off of monster Essence, the Arbitrium bracer turned the tables. It also changed society. Strength of one's level cap was all that mattered. The strongest were Kings and Emperors. The weak or those too poor to afford the marvelous device, destitute. And so it has been for millennia. All that mattered was one's level cap. High, low, a fate decided the moment the strange contraption came alive. Too high and you were a threat to those interested in keeping the status quo, a weed to be nipped before it could grow and take root. Too low and you were nobody, fated to be a bit more than a simple farmer. What if someone, somewhere, came up with a zero for their level cap? Unable to use Essence, unable to level up. On all of recorded history, it never happened. Until it did. In a small village of fur-less and tail-less ape-beastkin, a boy found out he was uniquely handicapped. Nero's level cap was Zero. But he'd never let that stop him from reaching his goals. ------------------------------------------------ All stories have already been told. We merely reuse elements from them. From Joseph Campbell's Monomith to Stephen King's advice, and that encyclopedia of tropes you've visited, fiction has been dissected and reassembled countless times. One will surely find elements inspired on other works here. Just like cooking from basic ingredients, the recipe and presentation is what really matter. This is a fantasy adventure, of someone that goes from a zero to a slightly bigger zero. It will have romance but no harem. Cruelty but with hope dimly shining ahead. Lightweight where it can be, heavy where it must. Thanks for reading. Cover Credits (The cover is CC-BY-NC-SA): Steampunk Spider Bracer, by Daniel Proulx. CC-BY-NC-SA Picture Frame, @anaterate, Pixabay license. Some odds and bits from here and there.
8 262Seekers Quest (A Post Apocalypse LITRPG)
What would you do if you woke up on a riverbank with more than just memories of the last twenty years missing? The whole world has changed and you suddenly have a status page like in the RPG games.Magic is real, Gaea woke up and a system Apocalypse happened. The worlds have changed and you don't remember anything about it, but now you have stats that say you are a Seeker and there is also a warning. Beware obstructing the path of a Seeker, except you don't know what you are seeking. Can he and the people he joined survive as they try to rebuild their lives in the Post Apocalyptic South Africa ########################### Please be patient with me. I'm doing everything on an old 7'samsung tablet and haven't got much space to work with, but here goes. This is a story of an ordinary man. He isn't a maths genius that can solve Dimensional equations, solve intricate puzzles, communicate well with people, or is a very deep thinker. He is just an ordinary South African guy, that does stupid things every now and then, who finds himself suddenly living in some extraordinary times, and decides to do the best he can.
8 76The Man With RPG
Just a guy minding his own business but then tragedy struck. Sent back in time thirteen years in the past, he relived his school days not without a partner in crime. A system in his head, he thought he was crazy but it was real, but a bigger surprise waited for him. The past didn't seem like the past that he knew. A past with heroes and villains running around in the world with each day world-ending events kept on happening. What should he do? Turn into a hero or be the bad guy? Better yet should he be just a bystander and mind his own damn business? Well, we'll see.
8 199He Whom is Abandoned
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8 207Steel Soul Online
David is a lawyer with a passion for videogames, even if his job doesn't let him play to his heart's content he is happy with playing every Saturday or Sunday in his VR capsule and, like everyone else, waits impatiently for the release of Steel Soul Online, the first VR Mecha game that combined magic and technology and the largest ever made for said system, But his life changed completely one fateful night while riding his Motorbike. Now in the world of SSO, he'll try to improve and overcome his peers, make new friends and conquer the world!... but he has to do it in the most unconventional way possible in a world where death is lurking at every step! Note: this is not an isekai ;)
8 117spin my feelings - Chris sturniolo
"all because of a game."Who knew a stupid game could make someone's life go wrong? But maybe it wasn't wrong and it was right after all..?
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