Writing prompts from me to you. I personally cant write well, might aswell share ideas.

365 days, 365 scenes.
Battles among supreme beings.
Poems about losing love.
Dragons showing mercy.
Kids stumbling upon magic.

This journey involves my answering of 365 creative writing prompts in a desperate bid to overcome my laziness.
The prompts come from https://thinkwritten.com/365-creative-writing-prompts/ and I write one a day.

THE SITUATION RIGHT NOW: I've gotten over the majority of my laziness. I'm unlikely to update this much. It's pretty much complete. The novel I'm working on is Dark Seas Leading Demise

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A month had passed by as they were on the road trip that lasted a bit long on the journey to somewhere.

Eden and Erik took turns into driving, and it was fortunate for them that they had packed enough gas cans for the truck during the long trip.

During their break or rest stops, they just either found an abandoned house or building and rested there with one adult staying awake the whole night as they rest and when they continue on, the adult who was on guard watch goes to sleep during the ride.

The children were still anxious and nervous during the whole journey but they didn't let their fear get to them as they trusted the adults to keep them safe.

They are now at a spot somewhere on the highway as Erik was perusing over a map inside the truck while Eden was standing guard and watching over the children as they played nearby the grassy clearing next to the highway.

The dogs joined them as they play with the two laughing kids Michael and Annie and Eden smiled at the sight.

Eden looked around as if checking to see if the area is clear before she took out her journal to write quickly another entry to write about what happened the past month on their journey.

*****

JOURNAL ENTRY: DAY UNKNOWN, 8TH MONTH AUGUST, YEAR 2XXX

Hey, it's Eden again.

Wow…it's amazing how time passes by so fast.

Even when you're on a road trip of a journey to someplace out there somewhere.

There have been a few roadblocks that we've gone through but it wasn't difficult to maneuver through since there were other roads that were empty and wasn't used and they all lead to the same path wherever Erik's 'safe zone' is supposed to be.

I have been a little worried at first that we would be wasting our supplies and might deplete them so fast during the journey.

Surprisingly as one month had passed by, we still got enough supplies to last us until Erik got us to wherever we needed to go at the end.

So far we haven't encountered any problems or some sort of speed bumps on the way. But I know better than to get my guard down and keep being cautious and alert for any unpleasant or unexpected surprises that might come our way.

During the journey, I always made sure I had a weapon by my side at the ready in case that ever happens in the future.

It was good that Erik agreed to the idea with me about this and he also got a weapon ready by his side if they encounter anything hostile.

Even though there's been nothing yet, but we kept alert and cautious of anything suspicious or something else that could be considered as a threat or enemy.

Both the living and the undead that is out there.

Also, we stopped by and grab any supplies we could find during the trip and our stops through any buildings we come across or pass by.

Though only a few were found, we had packed them into the truck as any supplies that we found are all necessities for our survival.

Anyway, there's nothing much to tell any more than this.

So I'll just stop here until something else happens next time and I'll write it down in my journal.

Hopefully, we might still survive through this and stay alive during the journey. And that we have enough water, food, and supplies to keep us alive and well for how long whenever that is.

I'm hoping and praying we'll make it before something worse might come at our paths and attack us.

Hopefully, it won't come to that.

Until the next time again.

This is Eden, signing off.

*****

Eden finished writing the new entry on her journal and then hid it away again inside her jacket before she turned her head to watch over the kids that were playing with the puppy at the small grassy clearing by the highway.

Luna had stopped playing with them and was watching over them and guarding them protectively and Eden smiled at the sight.

Then Eden frowned as she turned towards Erik as he's studying the map that he had, showing the route to the direction wherever they're going on their journey.

Eden mentally hoped to herself that as they are metaphorically now two steps into the unknown, they wouldn't encounter any unpleasant surprises or anything worse out here and beyond in this zombie-apocalyptic world.

*****

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I am alone.
In a Zombie Apocalypse.
I'm on a self-journey to find more survivors or trying to find a safe place.
Or I'm just living through it and surviving all by myself.
Listen to my story.
Listen or read about my survival.
It is all here in my SURVIVOR'S JOURNAL

*****

A lone survivor.
Since the beginning of the Apocalypse.
She survives through a hellish fallen world.
With nothing but her wits and a few skills that she has from her former normal life and learned throughout the apocalypse.
Listen to her tale.
Listen to what she has gone through in her survival through everything and how she managed to stay alive.
Listen or Read her SURVIVOR'S JOURNAL.

*****

"How long have you been alone?"

"Since the very beginning."

"How did you survive by yourself?"

"Nothing.  Nothing but with just my wits and a few skills and smarts that I have learned throughout everything."

"I'm surprised you're even sane and alive for so long and being alone."

"Oh, I'm not alone.  I have my journal."

*****
(Author's Note: This is a fictional story.  It is not based in real life at all.)

MAY 17th 2020

12 LIFESTYLE CHANGES TO MAKE IN 2020 TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE

I am so excited about all of this new year, new me energy.
I want to help you actually transform your life and be happy this year! I have written lots of posts related to this – and today I wanted to talk about easy lifestyle changes you can make that will actually change your life to be more meaningful and enjoyable.
Take action this year and implement some of these ideas, they will genuinely make a difference. I love all of these ideas because they are quite simple and will not be too difficult to make happen.
Above all, enjoy yourself and be mindful this year. Be ambitious and follow your dreams. You got this – and here are some ideas to get you started.

WAKE UP EARLIER / GO TO BED EARLIER

I love mornings. Wake up earlier and use that time to develop healthy habits and get a productive start on your day. Go to bed earlier to get plenty of rest so you can better enjoy your day.

LEARN SOMETHING NEW

A key pillar of personal development is opening yourself to new opportunities, experiences, and knowledge. Learn something new just for fun – go to a cooking class, learn how to sew, buy an online course about Pinterest. Whatever it is, learn something just for fun and for the experience, or learn something you really want to incorporate into your life or business.

INVEST IN YOUR PASSIONS

This is the year! Invest in your passions! No more "this is too expensive." Just compare it to what else you would do with that money, and shift your mindset to that this an investment for your happiness. If it really is too much, save up! So, start a blog, start a business, buy your art supplies. Whatever it is, make yourself happy and invest in your passions. It is not the worst use of your money.

COOK FOR YOURSELF / EAT REAL FOOD

I'm not gonna preach a perfectly healthy diet because everyone is different and everyone enjoys different foods. Make an effort to eat full, balanced meals though, whatever that means for you. It will do wonders.

CREATE A SELF CARE ROUTINE

Incorporate self care into your night or morning routine – journal, read a book, do some skincare, etc

Respect yourself and what you want, so say no more. Stop saying yes to sh*t you hate.
Be more spontaneous and enjoy life in as many ways as possible, so say yes more.

SAVE MORE MONEY

Put aside some money if you can and save for travel, experiences, and your passions!

REDUCE PHONE TIME

be mindful of the time you spend on your phone and on social media. Limit that time and focus on what is in front of you and develop strong, healthy habits. I wrote a post here about how to do a digital detox and being more mindful of your screen time.

START JOURNALING

Journaling is a great way to practice self care and discover yourself through your writing. Search Pinterest for meaningful prompts if you need some inspiration.

LOOK FOR THE GOOD AND PRACTICE GRATITUDE

Your life will completely change if you limit the complaining and instead notice all the good around you, and what you can be thankful for. I saw this example in another post and I love it:
instead of, "ugh it's monday."
try, "it's monday! I am happy and alive and ready for the week!"
Instead of complaining about your day, try and brainstorm good things that happened to you. It will brighten your mood and the world around you.

WORK ON YOUR GOALS DAILY

Don't forget about your goals, and try your best to actively work towards them daily. If you are genuinely making strides towards your goals you will feel amazing. I wrote a post here about how to actually achieve all of your goals.

PUT MORE POSITIVE VIBES INTO THE WORLD

Very similar to what I said about looking for the good, the more positive you are, the happier you will feel. Compliment others just for the heck of it. Help others. Complain less.
Make 2020 your year by implementing healthy lifestyle changes that can transform your life and help you accomplish your goals. I hope you found this post helpful, and I hope you have the year of your dreams.

The End.

(Ivan Radcliffe)

When someone is intimidated by your presence, they get nervous around you. There are small signs you got to pick up, signs they don't even realize they're showing. 

Sofia Malitz was pretty easy to read. When she was surprised, her eyes widened and her cheeks rose, her eyebrows move up as well. But that expression of hers is not something that one would come by rarely. 
Intimidation, on the other hand, is rare. It really is something if you manage to intimidate Ms. Malitz. She is one hard girl to please and from what I noticed; her instincts are pretty strong. She's always defensive about things. It was very difficult to get through her but me coming close to her, caught her by surprise. For a while, I began to doubt myself. If she even thought I looked good. Nobody had ever made me feel this way, like I was normal. It did feel good, to be myself with her. It felt good to be with someone who wasn't trying to impress me but things were about to change now. I had gotten her trust and it was time to make my move.

Despite being drunk, she hardly spoke about herself. She was a very curious person and her questions were something you'd never expect; it makes me think and sometimes question myself. But hanging out with her, I hadn't felt this in ages. She knew how to have a good time if she let loose. I made mental notes of all this. It would help make the story more real.

We enter her apartment that's on the fourth floor. Her dog comes running to us once we enter in. Adorable.

"What's his name?" I ask as I try to pet him.

"Poirot" she says as she goes in.

She comes out with a glass of water, "Sorry the house is a mess right now" she says sheepishly. 

Wrong. It was sparkling clean, except for a few books lying around. My eyes tour the room as I see a small tent, something that looks like a blanket fort. Wow, this girl was creative.

"Is that a blanket fort?" I ask as I walk towards it. I was impressed with the details.

"Um, yeah. Sort of" she says.

I take the glass off her hands and drink water. I place the glass on the table and look at her. She looked distracted. Had my charms not worked?

"Um, where's the bathroom?" I ask.

"Oh yes, of course, there" she points towards her room. 

"Sof. Where were you?" I hear a guy's voice and turn behind. He was standing at the door. 

"Victor, hey" Sofia says as she approaches. What was he doing here? 

"You didn't respond to my texts or calls, I wasn't sure if you had made it home. You weren't at Absolem either" he says eyeing me.

"You went to Absolem?" Sofia asks him, looking shocked.

"Yeah! I was worried about you" he says sounding concerned. 

"Thanks Victor. I'm home now. We'll talk tomorrow." Sofia smiles at him. I hoped he had got the hint that she was safe and that I wanted him to leave. 

"Who is he, Sof? What is he doing here?" Victor asks her looking suspicious. 

"He's a friend, Victor" she says sternly, "Let me escort you downstairs" she adds and throws a look towards me, that said, 'be right back.'

'She could take as long as she wanted', I thought as she closed the door.

I quickly go to her room and go through the books on her table. Simon had asked her to keep a journal, explaining what she was going through. I just needed to take pictures of it. Things from her perspective would be way better than me imagining it and writing it on my own. All her books were neatly arranged, her diary wouldn't just be lying around. It had to be more discrete, maybe a pen beside it. I would usually keep a pen near mine. I found a book on her bed, beside her laptop. It looked old and was made out of something that looked like recycled paper. Sofia Malitz continued to surprise me even when she wasn't here. 

Click, click, click. I take pictures of her journal from the last few days. This felt so wrong. 'For the story' I kept telling myself. I hear footsteps when I close the book and quickly get into the bathroom. 

Sofia opens the door and gets in. I come out of the room and look at her. She was looking outside the window, she looked tired and sad. It didn't feel good, to see her that way. 

"Thanks for tonight, Ivan. I'm sorry you had to see that." She says.

"Oh no worries." I assure her. "If anything, I'm sorry to impose." I add. 

"Are you alright though?" I ask.

"Yeah, yeah, of course." she nods.

"I better get going then" I say and walk towards the door.

"See you at the book launch" I say and look at her. Had she been crying? Her face looked a little puffy. 

"See you" she smiles. 

I walk down and dial Catherine's number.

I wanted to tell her about my progress, but she doesn't pick the call. I walk towards my car, slowly. 

Sofia's face kept flashing in my mind. I somehow couldn't take her being sad, what was I doing? 

I quickly take out my phone and delete all the photographs. They weren't mine to see. I look up, towards her apartment. Her lights were still on. 

I walked back to the car thinking to myself. I had a wonderful night in a long time. That girl was something.

Sofia, an aspiring writer, suddenly discovers a secret that changes her life because of a tragic incident. 

Ivan, a young, popular producer, is living a perfect life and is in search of a story while possibly hiding a secret of his own.

What happens when Ivan finds his story through Sofia's secret. Would he use it for his own good and lose her? Or would he help her find herself again and in return discover who he is? 


Disclaimer : This is my first novel and is very close to my heart. Do give it a read and let me know if you like it. 

xx.

"Ahhhh, today was pretty fun being able to stretch our powers like that." Kuzumi sighed out in a relaxed tone leaning against a big tree along with the others.

"Yoh, it was a breath of fresh air for using my slaughtering aura like this. It energizes me for our days ahead when we could have an even more fabulous thrill." Brenda said, agreeing with her while her hands were behind her head leaning on the tree.

It was the late hours of the night, and the four decided to take up rest here. Kazami was gazing into the starry sky, finding it quite glorious to look upon while Brenda and Kuzumi were chatting among themselves.

Though the three didn't notice Lun Yuo as she seemed to suddenly intensely focus her eyes on something. 

She felt a strange sensation coming from the forest as if the plants' vines and trees were slowly rotting away on the inside. Ever since she became more in tune with her God's bloodlines and underwent fusion, Lun Yuo notices she could slightly sense the environment. 
'It's just like last night only now the feeling is even stronger than before.'

Indeed it was like the very tree the four was leaning on was violently shaking and decaying, yet it made no outwardly changes.

She soon was going to ignore this feeling again, as bringing it up to the others would do nothing since even she couldn't correctly identify it. But out of the blue, her bloodline began to rumble on its own!

Her eyes widen a bit as she knew this was a sign since her bloodline had acted out on its own before.

Looking over to the others, Brenda and Kuzumi were laughing with each other and Kazami was listening with amused interest.

Wanting to gain their attentions she put a bit of Qi into her voice and spoke out loud in a soft sing-song tone,
"Hey, guys! Focus your spirit sense for a bit."

Lun Yuo assumed since they can't feel the environment, then using their spirit sense was the next best thing.

While the other three did look over to her raising an eyebrow before doing as she asked.

At first, they didn't sense anything out of the ordinary, which nearly lead Kuzumi to tease Lun Yuo until all of their bloodlines experienced the same rumbling sensation as her.

Once they did, all of them focus up a bit more, and it was then they heard it,
"Ahhhhhhhhh..."

A long drawn out sigh ranged in their ears as all of them immediately stand into action. They spread their spirit sense far out, but only Lun Yuo notice it at first.

It was an unusual, strange entity that had no appearance she ever read or seen before. The existence was all spiritual with a sickly green colour and a revolting green head that seemed to pulsate.

Their eyes were a frightening dark piercing orange colour that burns through one soul, and she couldn't even see it's mouth as gross small looking tentacles hovered over it. 

It had two small green wings sprouting from its back while the rest of the body was scraggly in the same puke green colour. Lun Yuo eyes with this strange figure and she didn't know what to make of it, but this creature just never took its eyes away from her.

"H-hey, don't you guys see this?" Hearing Lun Yuo slight shake in voice caused the other to focus on where she was pointing.

Only they were met with an empty space of air.

This sudden turn of events was far too unusual for Kazami liking as he opens his Profound Spiritual Eyes and widens them a bit once he saw the entity.

Like Lun Yuo, he never had seen something like this, and when he was able to gaze upon the creature, its eyes immediately focused on him.

"Argh! Where is...whatever the hell is hanging around us so I can split it open!!" Brenda cursed in frustration as her slaughtering Qi was becoming fiercer in trying to find this figure. 

"Hold it, Brenda, Yu! Brother! You can see what made that noise, can you?!" Kuzumi's question as she notices both of them was intensely looking at the same spot, not saying anything.

Her words did cause the two to awake from their stupor as Kazami nodded,
"Yes, we can, but it's not a pleasant sight you want to stare at. I'm sure because of my eyes powers, I'm able to see it, but what about you, Yu?"

As he asked, Kazami realized all this strange entity was doing was just floating silently watching them. At first, he felt pulled to this figure, almost wanting to go up and touch it, but that feeling immediately went away somehow.

"I'm not sure, I felt a decaying sensation through the environment which intensified this night, and suddenly this appears."

"So what? Is this some sort of particular ghost or something like that? Brenda confusedly asked as she was able to hear this creature.

The four full attention was now on this entity even if Kuzumi and Brenda couldn't stare at it, and then the existence performed it's first movement ever since coming here.

As it slowly raised one of its arms, Kazami and Lun Yuo tensed up, but they didn't feel any pressure or power coming there way.

Instead, it pointed to the side of them, indicating for them to go a specific direction. Kazami and Lun Yuo glanced at each other before Kazami said,

"You want us to follow you in a certain direction right...why? What even are you? Can you even talk?"

"Brother, why are we even wasting time with some spirit we can't even see? Just destroy it already!" Kuzumi said, not understanding why was this ghost farce was going for so long.

Her words did get Kazami and Lun Yuo to realize this entity held no overbearing pressure, nor any extreme power. Instead, it sparked a strange emotion curiously follow it and explore more about it.

"No...there no need. Yu, what do you think about this?" With a perplexed gaze as she stared upon the creature never taking her eyes away from it, she said,

"At first I could tell this entity definitely want something from us and specifically us, help most likely. I can feel it becoming increasingly more docile being in front of us as well. I think we should follow it."

"What why?!? You want us to follow some random "ghost" that suddenly appeared out of nowhere?? Isn't this a little bit strange?!!" Brenda instantly rejected as while she did have rising slaughtering intentions, she wasn't foolish enough to run headfirst into everything.

"I agree Brenda...if it wasn't for gods magically coming here by some cliché ancient item and other several divine things on this planet. Besides our lives is all about risks, how can we cower to a little 'ghost.'" Kuzumi told her seemingly making up her mind, while Kazami was quietly thinking and Lun Yuo didn't waver on her opinion.

Although Kuzumi words did inspire an idea inside of Brenda as she said,
"Hey, you know what, let's go. You're right, Kuzumi; there are risks we have to take, but also we have a fail-safe option."

"???" They all looked at her with questions as they knew they had no more slaughtering god talisman that can help them.

Feeling their expectant gaze, Brenda grew slightly smug saying,
"Did you all forget about my other abilities?! Of course, I want to use slaughtering Qi constantly, but all of you know who wins in the other department."

She said not telling them what specific ability it was, but the other three knew precisely. Her unparalleled speed intent laws! They knew she was speaking in such a roundabout way because of the 'ghost' but the other three could admit Brenda does have them beat in speed.

In their duel, even at their bloodline state Kazami and Kuzumi did have a hard time keeping up with Brenda speed and only was able to gain an advantage because of Kazami's eye powers. He was able to just barely react to her speed by seeing the slight circulation of Qi in the air and was able to temporarily slow her down for Kuzumi.

If they didn't have the element of surprise with his eye powers that affected the soul, then their duel would've been a lot more closer.

And unknown to the three of them, Brenda didn't even fully push her first stage speed intent laws to the limit!

"Yoh, I see you all get it, just trust me!" Seeing her lovable and cute smug expression, Kazami instantly relented while Lun Yuo and Kuzumi only sighed.

"If my lovable Brenda is this confident, then let's go. Anyways this is still only a mortal planet with hermit gods. And even they still hide to not incur the wrath of the Mission Center. So you odd creature, I'm sure you heard all of that, lead the way."

Lun Yuo, throughout this entire exchange, didn't see any change of expression on this creature, and once Kazami gave the approval, it started to float in the direction it pointed while still facing them.

"To think we're gonna do some sort of ghost hunting on this planet. Ah, well, maybe this will bring more fun than I think." Kuzumi sighed and followed after Kazami, and the girls began to follow the entity.
…

"The mysterious and horror fill night, where any strange creature can come and rip us apart yet us explorers care little for dangers. Not when we're so close to treasure!" A handsome young man narrated as he was writing in a journal travelling towards a specified destination along with three other good looking young adults.

Another handsome young man and two other beautiful young women all dressed in a brown button-up shirt, plain blue pants and black boots. But looks weren't the only thing going for this group as they were substantially powerful as all of them were in the Heaven Ruler realm!

"If you have time to narrate your foolish journal, then you also have time to help us in finding the treasure!" One of the women who was wielding a long pike cursed at the journal man.

"Ah? But I am helping! I'm writing down the coordinates of where we are, so we'll have an easy return trip." The journal man hastily defended himself and the other man who had brown gauntlets on said,

"Sure you are...though you are right about any creatures coming to attack us in the night. This really was a bad idea." 

"What are you worried about? Unless we go deep at most we'll encounter are some weak Heaven Ruler realm beast. Besides, we have Captain Jane to make sure we don't go astray." Pike girl confidently said as the one she was referring to the prettiest woman there only snorted as she pours her Heavenly spirit sense inside a bright silver pearl.

Suddenly this pearl violently shook, and a smile blossomed on Captian Jane's cute face.

"We're close now all we need to do is-"

"Found it! That large green egg over there should be it, right?" To where the journal man was pointing to was puke green colour egg sat against a decayed tree.

"Well would you look at that, it's like it's just waiting for us." The pike girl said evident excitement in her eyes.

"Alright, before we proceed on, you know the drill scout around and make sure nothing can get in our way." Captain Jane order as they all nodded and started to carefully search the surrounding area.

"Huh, so that's what you want us to get? Simple enough only if those annoying Heaven Rulers weren't down there, and they have some skills as well." Kuzumi stated while the entity was pointing to the puke green egg.

The four of them were using their cloaks to stay undetectable, but they could sense the two men and pike girl was at the 4th level of Heaven Ruler realm. And Captian Jane was at the 5th level!

All of them knew to take that egg without clashing against this group was merely impossible, but they also weren't entirely positive on their chances of winning.

After all, this group is at the intermediate stage of Heavens Ruler, wielding superior powers compared to those at the early stage.

However Lun Yuo brain worked at a quick speed, and she soon formed a devious idea telling them,
"Brenda, if you were to focus entirely and not care a single bit about attacking, would those Heaven's Rulers being able to see or even sense you?"

"Yoh, if it's just this, then there won't be a single problem, you have something in mind?"

Kazami and Kuzumi also perked as Lun Yuo huddle them in close and started to whisper among them,
"Correct once we're done with them, they wouldn't even know how it ended for them."

She finished with a sweet, scary smile that sent slight shivers down Kuzumi and Brenda spines, but honestly gotten Kazami a bit excited.

Living your best life, an easy sounding feat that is in reality incredibly tough to do in a universe where everyone has extraordinary powers. Though for one Kazami Star he was born with supreme gifts allowing him to live out his greatest desires! To the heavenly pleasure of tasting the love of a fairy maiden or crushing his enemies with supreme power that even gods will tremble upon seeing, he wants it all. Plus he isn't alone! His celestial eccentric twin Kuzumi Star who takes pleasure in the despair of others wants to enjoy life to the fullest as well as long she travelling with her dear Kazami. Fame, Power, Kingdom Toppling Beauties is all that Kazami gain in the exhilarating adventure of cultivation. Though not everything is as one to one as it seems...
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The Convoy fired away. Sending everything they had at the stalkers. The stalkers were just too fast to track with normal eyes.

Boom! The male stalker ran into a trucked and sent it hurling into the building killing the driver and gunner. This was the start of a Massacre. The stalkers moved in  between bullets and tore the fighters to shreds...

"I need more!" before the man could finish his request, the female stalker appeared in front of him. grasping his neck and shoulder. Pulling them in opposite directions . the stalker ripped the man's head and spine from his body. The convoy was in chaos.

And nobody could do anything about it. 

"Here, hold this. " Bayek dropped the body of a dead variant in the arms of marine guarding the newly evolved people. Flashing towards the battle, Bayek engaged in a fight with the male stalker. Going blow for blow. Stepping into a blow, Bayek blocked upward with his left forearm and delivered a blow to the stalkers gut with his right fist. Stepping to the left side under the stalkers arm Bayek pulled it into a heavy knee strike crushing its chest and breaking the stalkers locked arm. Stretching out his left arm Bayek grabbed hold of the frontside of the stalkers head and broke its neck backwards. Applying more pressure to the stalkers head. Popped like a balloon, spilling brain matter on Bayek's uniform

Bang! The sound of a riffle went off. Turning around. The female stalker had her brains blown out just before she could attack Bayek's backside. In the distance, one of the evolved people wearing an army uniform was holding an M-16, standing on the bed of the LMTV.

What's left of the convoy erupted in cheer. Prying to God guided their life. The stalker attack was fast and deadly.  This was a wake-up call for Bayek. He had to kick his plan into overdrive. If he couldn't find a way to speed up the evolution of humans. The species would soon be wiped out

-3 Days Later-

So Benji says I've been acting like a real asshole lately and I should probably start writing my thoughts down a journal. I said it was fucking dairy but Benji insists that's its call a journal when guys do it. Honestly, I could give two fucks. I just need some paper. To make a list of shit need for this next run. After the stalkers attacked. Yes, the variants are called stalkers now, at least the kind that track us down are called stalkers. Anyway, we made it to Jackson, and I want to hit the university for science lab supplies and possibly set up shop for a while to recoup. The people are kind still reeling in from the attack. So, this might be a pretty short stop for them.

Oh, and check this shit out. Cesar when to jail when he was young. He took the rap for his younger brother, Raul, that we just saved from the airport. But here's the fucked-up part. Cesar had a girlfriend, Yalissa, now Raul's wife and mother of his child, the little beauty Nadia, I'll tell you about her later. She's still 17. So, we'll give that some time. Even though she can't stop looking my way. I tell you this young body is working wonders for me. Especially since I started doing the meditation stuff from dragon ball z..

Okay, on serious note. Raul and Yalissa started sleeping together while Cesar was in jail. And the had Nadia together. Cesar kicked Raul's ass when he got out, and they haven't seen each other for 17 years. Crazy shit right. But that's what I call brotherly love. Cesar came back for him, so I guess they're good now.

Okay on a serious, serious note. If we can set up shop in the university, I really think I can crack this whole advanced evolution thing. And boss up the entire fucking company. And it wouldn't be a problem but out of the new people we got. None of them can fucking cook Cajun style. So yes, New Orleans is still the fucking goal. Okay I'm tired of this. Narrator!

Third POV

So, it seems Bayek is finished talking. 

It was three days after the stalker attack at the truck stop. The colonel's Convoy had finally arrived in Jackson and it was blessing. The weather was dropping and they days were growing shorter. The last thing this convoy needed was a winter on the road.

"Alright Gather around!  I told all from the start what we are going to be doing is dangerous. But it's to save humanity. That is what we're fighting for. But that does not mean we ignore the deaths of our falling comrades. So, I'll lake to take this time, to respect their memory with a moment of silence.





Okay…We're in Jackson now, winter is here, and we need to find shelter, while I conduct research. I want ever one to pack their shit up tight and all was be ready to go. There houses all around us so find a bed and get some shut eye. In the near future, we will be moving on the university, clearing it and making it our winter cabin. That's it for now. Carry on!"  In Bayek's past life he actually made it all the way to the rank of Brigadier General. Handle a unit of this size was easy work for him.


After Bayek's address sentries were posted and people started getting their rest. While Bayek and his original group convened in a near by house. Smoking joint and passing Liquor they found on their travels.

"So, everyone, I would like to officially introduce my brother Raul, his wife Yalissa, and my niece Nadia" Cesar stood up and spoke with his family standing next to him. 

"Wooow…Yeaah" the group gave them a round of applause

"We're happy for you Cesar. Now pass the bottle..." Hazel spoke up and said what was on every one's mind. And the group broke out in laughter.

Bake just sat in the corner with a smile on his face looking over a map of Jackson and another map of the university. Looking over her shoulder, April saw Bayek following his usual routine. Smoke and map. Every time she seen him, he was working in someway shape or form.  

Picking up a whiskey bottle she walked over to Bayek and took a seat next to him. There was no space left between the two. All concepts of personal space was void. Rest her head on his shoulder, April spoke at a volume only the two of them could her.

Across the way the adults spared a glance, but that was the end of it. They were all adults and they understood the situation. However, Hazel wasn't as experienced as the rest and couldn't help sparingly glance from time to time. 

"Relax sweetheart.  The Colonel maybe be young, but he has an extremely mature soul, you can see it in his eyes. They know pain suffering, loss. They're experienced. He's a straightforward man and he needs a woman that's mature. He's not for you, at least until you know the difference between his bed and Cesar's" Em spoke just loud enough for Hazel to hear. But all of they ladies heard as well. And then all eyes were on Hazel. Hazel had a look of confusion and so did Nadia.

Em's message was clear. But the last part went straight over their heads.
"It's consequences Mija" Yalissa spoke up

"Bayek's bed is the bed of a leader. Taking care of all of our lives… Cesar's bed belongs to me. I'll be your biggest problem if you if you start something with my husband. But it's nothing compared to what you'll have to handle if you start up Bayek. Can you handle all of our problem's like April can when he's not around.  Could you have said no to Bayek's plan and changed the course to Jackson?" Miranda clarified. And the meaning of Em's words dawned on Hazel. She took one more look at Bayek and April, then just took another hit of the joint. 

What could she do? How could she compare? She was just a senior in high school before the outbreak. Even tho she was 18 years old, technically an adult, she was no where near the the kind of woman April was.

All the woman sympathized with the Hazel. Em leaned over and pulled her into and embrace. "I'm not saying don't try, babe. I'm just saying relax, and take your time. Mature a little before taking on a man with that much baggage."  

Hazel looked up at Em "Thank you,Emma.."

Em rocked her a little with a smile on her face, she said " Somebody has to take care of you, Babe. You're still a young woman"

Hazel looked around and saw  Yalissa holding onto Nadia, and Miranda. They all had smiles on their face while the looked at her. Hazel felt at home. Like she had a mom, aunts, sisters, hell just some type of female support for the first time in her life. And it gave her comfort.

My MC find's himself to be the last believer of a dying Goddess. Rewarded for his loyalty he is granted another life... And then some.

However, what happens when the Goddess you love so much, fucks up and sends you to an apocalyptic world, where the dead walks.

Be advised! Profanity, nudity, ruthless murder, sex, and all things sinful to be expected in the apocalypse will be included in this story.





I do not own the walking dead.
My cover Photo is from Pintrest
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After ten minutes of running through the wilderness, I come to a stop. I've not detected a trace of anyone since leaving Glory City. I finally feel reassured enough to just take a deep breath and get my thoughts in order.

While it would have been easy to have Chen Linian, accept me in his group, I don't want to draw any attention to myself. I'm not overly worried about a bunch of teenagers taking notice of me. Their successful return to Glory City will cause adults to investigate the group members, and that does worry me. Plus, with the Snow Wind Family searching for me, probably, I wouldn't be able to successfully hide from them in Glory City until the group departed.

Proud of myself for avoiding a future problem, I focus on my current problem. I know Ancient Orchid City Ruins is supposed to be a six-day walk to the southeast of Glory City, but that's an enormous area to have to search.

Thinking of the Library of Heaven's Path, I get an idea. Removing a pen and a small blank journal from my interspatial ring, I sit down to write. 

'Ancient Orchid City Ruins is located ten kilometers southeast of Glory City.'

With a thought of 'Flaws', I enter the Library of Heaven's Path. Grabbing my journal reveals two flaws.

[A journal entry by Zhu Di. 2 Flaws.]
[Flaw #1; Ancient Orchid City Ruins is located further from Glory City than ten kilometers.]
[Flaw #2; Ancient Orchid City Ruins is not located southeast of Glory City.]

It takes a moment for this to sink in. Quickly crossing out the first line and writing a new line in my journal, I check it a second time for flaws.

[A journal entry by Zhu Di. 1 Flaw.]
[Flaw #1; Ancient Orchid City Ruins is located closer to Glory City than three hundred kilometers.]

So Ancient Orchid City Ruins is located east by southeast from Glory City...

This is amazing! This is OP to the tenth power!!! I have a built-in treasure finder!!! Dozens of different ideas pop into my head on how to exploit this! The next ten minutes are utterly wasted as I foolishly giggle and plot out different plans to gain power with my new treasure finder.

As much as I want to just sit down and play with this newly found exploit, I have to get back to the task at hand.

Once I calm down, I get to work writing different estimates until I've got the location down to less than ten kilometers. I can zero it in once I'm closer. Putting my journal in my belt for quick access, I start moving towards my destination.

One thing that gets overlooked in stories, is the boredom while traveling. I'm moving at a light jog and keeping Soul Suppression on as much as possible, but I still have plenty of time for my mind to wander. It's during this wandering time that I recall a bit of information on fox-bears.

In the story, Chen Linjian's group will be attacked while sleeping on their first night of travel. Not many details are given, but several members of his group will die in their sleep due to the fox-bears. I can't let that happen, they're just unsuspecting teenagers.

After a few more journal entries, and three hours of jogging, I arrive at my destination. Looking around I can pick up the tell-tale signs of a beast habitat. Prints in the mud, claw marks on tree trunks, and a faint musky odor in the air. Even with my heightened sense of smell, it's a subtle odor.

Not wanting to sit around, waiting for a bunch of teenagers to show up, I begin Operation Kaboom!

I quickly move to a tree that is near the bedding area for the fox-bears. I imbue a flawless Flame Explosion Inscription into the trunk of the tree. Similar to the inscription Nie Li used to destroy the home of the bird-brains in the Abyss Prison Realm, but much more powerful. With sunset still several hours away, I take my time in completing five more inscriptions. 

After completing the last inscription, I begin to slowly walk away. Once I'm fifty meters away, the inscriptions are triggered. A massive fireball erupts behind me, engulfing the nesting area completely. 

I always thought walking away from a huge fiery explosion in slow motion would be badass. Wrong. Totally not badass. It's loud and surprisingly hot! Not to mention completely awkward walking slowly. If not for my enhanced durability, I'm sure the back of my neck would be rocking a brand new sunburn.   

Really glad no one else is around to see this. Not my proudest moment. On the bright side, I just got another check on the bucket list. 

Taking a moment to inspect the damage, I take note of the complete destruction of all six trees I placed an inscription on. Fire seems to have ignited but doesn't seem to be spreading. This is going to draw attention, from people and beasts. 

Turning away from the flames, I run at max speed towards my destination. I have to quickly reign my speed in though, for fear of running into a tree. I've never gone all-out before, and it's amazing! I don't know how long I could keep moving at my max speed, but I'm confident I could reach Ancient Orchid City Ruins faster than I estimated. 

The problem with that, I would be making myself vulnerable to attack. I would be moving too fast to detect the presence of any lifeforms until I was right on it. There's no need to be so reckless. Running would save at least two days of travel, but I don't need that extra time. Chen Linjian's group will be leaving Glory City in two days from now. A safe and steady pace should give me three to four days alone in Ancient Orchid City Ruins before his group will arrive. Them and the Dark Guild.

I'm still not sure what to do about the Dark Guild. I know in both timelines, they were attempting to kidnap kids for ransom, but I can't remember if they were successful in the first timeline. I could attempt to kill them, but I've never killed another human being before.  

There's also the old saying, 'Better the devil you know than the devil you don't.' The problem with that saying is I don't know any of Dark Guild members in this kidnapping scheme! I only remember Deacon Yun Hua as being a large blonde Gold-ranked Demon Spiritualist, working at one of the Sacred Family's restaurants. If he's removed, I won't know who the Dark Guild sends to replace him, or if the Dark Guild will launch an attack for revenge.

I'll have to think of a way to foil their kidnapping attempt, without exposing my identity to the Dark Guild or the teenagers. 

Once I feel I've reached a safe distance from the burning nest, I slow down to a brisk walking speed. I'm not winded, but I don't want to take a chance of being attacked while trying to catch my breath.

Confirming that I'm heading in the right direction, I continue on my journey. 

On the evening of the fourth day of my journey, I reach my destination. Ancient Orchid City Ruins. The trip was surprisingly peaceful. Only twice was I attacked by demon beasts, and both of them were bronze rank. A simple strike to their necks ended their life. 

Looking at the ruins, I can't even imagine the size of the demon beast horde needed to overrun it. The city is massive. There must have been several million people living here.

But now, it's just ruins, severely overrun by trees and vegetation. I've not seen any of the Giant Blue Armed Apes, but I can hear them roaring and hooting around the ruins. 

Ducking into a deep shadow, I remove my journal and prepare to test a theory. Chen Linjian's group spent several days digging around the military fortress and the City Lord's Mansion, before uncovering an entrance to the treasury. 

That is an absolute waste of time for me. The city wouldn't bury a chamber to store its treasury. They would still need some way to access their items. My guess is that there is a hidden treasury entrance in the City Lord's Mansion.

I begin writing different possible locations for a treasury entrance. After fifteen minutes, I've confirmed my theory. There is a hidden treasury entrance at the bottom of the City Lord's Mansion. The entrance is controlled by an array. This should be fairly easy to find. Getting to the City Lord's Mansion unseen will not be so easy. 

Getting the general direction, I crank Soul Suppression to the max and cross over the outer wall. Giant Blue Armed Apes are not nocturnal, but neither do I have night vision. Yet. 

I'm slowly and quietly moving from shadow to shadow. I utilize buildings when it's convenient, but my main goal is to get as close to the City Lord's Mansion as I can before nightfall, unseen. There shouldn't be a single demon beast in these ruins that I can't overpower, but there are hundreds of demon beasts here. I don't know if they will scatter if I kill their alpha, or go into a murderous rage and swarm me.

I was forced to take shelter in a building at dusk. The Giant Blue Armed Apes suddenly became very loud and active. I'm not sure if this is their normal night time ritual or if something else put them on alert. Once the sun set, the noise, and activity quickly died down. Guess that was just their version of saying good-night. 

I wait another thirty minutes before making my way out of the building. Not gonna lie, looking around the ruins under a starless sky is really creepy. I half expect to see ghosts moving about.

Deciding to pick up the pace, totally not because of the creepy feeling, I swiftly move through the ruins. Soul Suppression removes the possibility of anything picking up my scent or presence, but any sound is still an issue. Even my light steps seem loud to my own ears, but I've avoided all detection from these damn dirty apes so far. 

As my eyes became adjusted to the darkness, I'm able to make out my destination. Taking a gamble, I pick up my speed and dash down the street leading to the City Lord's Mansion. As I'm nearing a hole in the side of the mansion, I can hear the sounds of apes hooting in the dark. 

Diving through the hole in the wall, I immediately halt and focus my ears. My mad dash undoubtedly woke several apes in the area. After a few calls amongst themselves, all is quiet again. With a smile of victory, I move deeper into the room. 

The interior of the building quickly dissolves into complete darkness. Without a torch, I'm forced to condense a ball of soul force into the palm of my hand. It doesn't fully illuminate the room but does allow me to make out anything within eight or nine feet of me. 

Exiting the room, I step out into a wide hallway. Turning right, I move deeper into the mansion. Soon, I come to an intersection. I don't feel like wandering around a spooky mansion all night. Picking up a palm-sized piece of marble, I scratch a large '1A' on the ground. Moving to each hallway entrance I scratch another number and letter combination. 

Taking out my journal, I write, 'The quickest way to the Ancient Orchid City Ruins' Treasury is going down hallway 2A from hallway 1A.'

[1 Flaw...]

My next attempt results in a flawless answer, and I'm swiftly moving down a new hallway. I mark each hallway I come to and use the Library of Heaven's Path to continuously move towards the treasury. This is such a cheat, and I love it.

An hour later, I find myself standing before a large section of bare wall in the belly of the City Lord's Mansion. The Library of Heaven's Path confirmed that there is a mechanism inside the wall. It takes me five minutes of rubbing both my hands across the wall before I'm able to locate the activation array.

The array seems to be keyed to a specific kind of soul force. The concept is brilliant really. It must be keyed to each person being granted access, and that person must weave their soul force in a particular pattern to open the treasury door. Luckily, there are several flaws in the inscription I can exploit.    

Weaving my soul force in an elaborate design through the flaws of the array, I'm rewarded with the array suddenly lighting up the wall! Stepping back, I watch as the array slowly starts to shine across the wall in a beautifully designed inscription. This array has so many uses. Once I fix the flaws, I plan to use this inscription to protect all my valuables I can't/shouldn't carry with me.

My attention is drawn from the inscription by the grating of stone sliding on stone. The opening is large enough for three to enter together. Illuminating the area with my soul force, I step through the entrance and onto a wide platform. Seeing another inscription carved into the stone of the platform, I can't help to smile as I recognize the pattern. 

Extinguishing my soul force light, I bend down and place my palm on the center of the platform. Channeling a large amount of soul force into the array, my smile stretches even wider as the array activates. 

Flames suddenly burst to life at the corners of the platform, and down the banisters of a wide staircase. As I move down the stairs, the flames seem to run down the rest of the stairs and illuminate a large room.  

Stepping off the stairs, I'm halted by the stunning sight before me. The light from the flames running around the walls of the room is further reflected by mounds and mounds of gold. The comics did not do this place justice. There are treasures everywhere! Sparkling jewels, decorative furnishings, powerful weapons and armor, stone bookcases lining the walls...

Despite the glimmer of gold, my attention zeros in on those bookcases. While there are several small boxes and trinkets on the shelves, there is no mistaking the ancient books and scrolls. Quickly moving to the nearest bookcase, I closely examine a large scroll partially opened. The wording seems to predate even the Sacred Empire, but the book looks like it would fall apart at the slightest touch. Luckily, a touch is all I need. 

Carefully placing my finger on the scroll and thinking flaws, a wide smile crosses my face as the Library of Heaven's Path gained another cultivation manual! Anything placed in the City Lord's Mansion must be valuable. If this keeps up, my smile may become permanent. Looking around, there must be nearly a thousand tomes and scrolls on the shelves.

As I'm scanning the treasury, I notice the reason for this trip. A small glowing decorative lantern placed on top of a marble pedestal. Putting the books aside, for now, I quickly make my way towards that beautifully powerful artifact. Using both hands, I gently remove the spiritual lamp from the pedestal. 

A quick check from the Library of Heaven's Path reveals just how incredible the spiritual lamp is, as well as what it contains. A normal demon spirit stone can hold a demon spirit for two to three hundred years before the spirit will dissipate. The spiritual lamp in my hands is capable of holding a demon spirit for up to two thousand years! 

After reading the materials used in making a spiritual lamp, I understand why. These lamps were not made on Tiny World. I'm not sure, but if I had to bet, my money would be Draconic Ruins Realm. Not only is the inscription on the lamp flawless, but it was forged by a true master. I won't be able to improve or even replicate the spiritual lamp. Making omething that could hold a demon spirit for seven or eight hundred years shouldn't pose too much of a problem, but thousands of years isn't likely.   

Focusing on what's truly important, I surround the spiritual lamp in with my soul force to prevent anything from going wrong. With a deep breath, I release the Shadow Devil from the lamp. Before it can even make an attempt to escape, I lock it down with my soul force. I rapidly pull the Shadow Devil into my soul realm and seal off any chance of escape. Once the integration is complete, a small shudder runs through my body.

Holding back my bubbling excitement, I store the spiritual lamp in my interspatial ring. It's time to attempt my first merger with the Shadow Devil. 

An overbearing feeling of calm indifference washes over me. It's as if my excitement just disappeared without a trace. I feel cold and determined, thinking only of completing my goals. No excitement or even an ounce of fear. 

Guess this proves that a demon spiritualist will take on the mentality of their demon spirit when merged. Putting some thought into it, the Shadow Devil might cause me a good deal of trouble. In this state of indifference, I may act against someone when my conscience would have held me back. Something I might have to be wary about. On a positive note, this will be able to replace my calming elixir, and merging with the Shadow Devil is not nearly as noticeable.

Looking at my body, I notice my eyesight is on another level. Everything is sharper and brighter. The flames around the room prevent me from testing it, but I'm willing to bet I have a form of night vision now. 

Looking over my body, I can't identify any physical change. Holding up my right arm, I focus for a moment and a meter long shadow blade silently extends from my wrist. Deadly. Taking a few steps back from the pedestal, I focus for a moment before walking forward. A step before the pedestal, I completely disappear from sight. Another step and I've moved through the pedestal and standing on the other side. With a thought, I'm visible again. This was much easier than I thought it would be.

Ending my merger, I feeling of happiness gushes back into me. My emotions are much more manageable now. 

With a clear head, I take a look at my soul realm. I notice the soul force I expended when activating the previous arrays, isn't recovering as fast as normal. A closer look at the Shadow Devil and I can see a portion of my soul force being pulled into it. 

I'm not worried about the loss of recovery speed with just the Shadow Devil. But integrating with three or four demon spirits would nearly eliminate my natural soul force recovery. With that many demon spirits, I would be forced to cultivate to recover any expended soul force. In a prolonged fight, that could be my undoing. 

Pushing those thoughts to the side, I take another look around me. It's time to dig through some treasure!

A 20 year old fan of fanfiction is transmigrated into an orphaned teen in the middle of Glory City. Follow him as he's forced to deal with hidden dangers, evil villains, and the dreaded puberty. 

This is my first novel, so expect some mistakes. I'll try to make corrections when seen. Reworked the first six chapters.

I'm doing this for my own personal pleasure. I have a family and a job that requires me to work most weekends. I hope to produce two chapters a week, provided life allows.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own the stories, Tales of Demons and Gods or Library of Heaven's Path. Any resemblance of any original character is purely coincidence.

Charlie, the other board member, made a simpler comment, "This creative paper has proved that human body electric current and brain waves can cause illusions. It is for sure a breakthrough. However, the paper still lacks solid support for wider application to cover more illusionary spells. Therefore, the importance of the paper remains to be further proved in the future. Twenty-five arcana credits and three hundred points are recommended to be given."
In the end, the document concluded, "Creative and groundbreaking. Worthy of detailed discussion. Well-organized and clearly presented. However, the application of the paper is relatively limited as it currently cannot cover the entire field of Illusion, and many key parts remain ambiguous. Twenty-eight credits and three hundred points are given as the award."
A smile appeared on Lucien's face. Although it seemed that those board members did not really like his paper, as they did not give him many credits, the comments given by them were not bad. Lucien had found the right research direction, thus his paper was, of course, creative and was a breakthrough.
Eric slightly shook his head and said, "Those board members are just fusty. They don't like yours and Ms. Isabella's paper. They gave you the least credits within the standard. Normally speaking, your paper deserves at least forty to fifty arcana credits, but Ms. Isabella's paper should get at least eighty."
"How many credits did Ms. Isabella get in the end?" asked Lucien. As he was prepared, Lucien was not angry. He was looking at getting more credits by other sorcerers' future citation.
"Fifty… Those guys…" Eric lowered his voice, looking the same serious, "If Ms. Isabella wasn't a senior-rank mage, probably they would give her forty."
Ms. Isabella was a member of Tower, a level six arcanist, and a seventh-circle sorcerer. Although Isabella specialized in Astrology and Illusion, she was still outside of the core group of Tower and had not been selected into Arcana Review Board. Rachel was her student.
"I see… It would be hard for Ms. Isabella to win the Laurel, then," Lucien commented casually.
Eric stared at Lucien with his light gray eyes and said to Lucien after making sure that he was not expecting to win the laurel, "So the number of Sorcerer Laurel winners have always been fewer than that of other awards. And most of the Laurel winners are the members from Family of Sorcerer, and their findings were all related to the three schools of magic from the ancient magic empire. But Ms. Isabella's experiment is very well designed and sufficiently proved. If the Laurel is not going to be given to Ms. Isabella, this honor would become a joke."
Lucien realized that who could win the award was also of political concern. He could not help thinking how he could win the Laurel.
...
When Lucien got back home, he was told by Leo that he had a guest.
"Mr… Drummond?" Lucien was a bit confused. He could not remember the name.
Leo hurriedly reminded him in the low vice, "Mr. Drummond's the chief editor of Arcana."
That was right. Lucien clapped his hands. As for every single arcanist who worked hard to publish his or her paper on Arcana, Drummond was a name that they had to remember. But Lucien was an exception. He did not have to worry about where to publish his papers.
"Why is he here? And Leo, how do you know him?" asked Lucien confused. Drummond was a level seven arcanist and an eighth-circle sorcerer, the chief editor of the famous journal, the winner of Arcana Sceptre prize. Why did Drummond come to visit him in person?
Leo answered as a very decent butler, "When I was working for Ivanovszki, I had to remember the names of all the important people to handle all kinds of stuff. So after I came to Allyn, I've collected some names, just in case."
"Thank you." Lucien was very satisfied.
When Lucien saw the chief editor, Drummond was wearing a dark vest and suit, holding a black stick. His black eyes were sharp and serious like the eyes of an eagle.
"The Lord of Storm once gave me some very useful suggestions in the field of Force Field, and his achievement in many arcana fields is incomparable. I'm sincerely glad for you that you can become his student, Lucien." Drummond tried to be closer to Lucien.
Lucien greeted Drummond and said, "Every morning I have to go through Mr. Fernando's brainstorm. Every morning time seems to pass by very slowly."
It took Drummond a few seconds to figure out what brainstorm was. He smiled, "Not many people are willing to stay beside the Lord of Storm when discussing arcana and magic questions."
Lucien and Drummond walked into the living room. Lucien asked politely, "Mr. Drummond, it's my great honor having you here. Honestly speaking, I did not recognize your name immediately as I never expected you to come and visit my place in person. I should be the one visiting you, sir."
Holding the stick, Drummond said, "I just got the news from the board that you've got a breakthrough in studying the factors affecting hormone secretion, and you've introduced Electromagnetic Theory into the field of Illusion. By the way, hormone is the term put forward by Ms. Isabella to call the certain human body alchemical substances. I've read your paper, and I think your paper is of great value. I am here to invite you to publish your paper in our journal. The theme of our next month issue accords with your topic well. I think it's better than sending you an invitation letter to express my sincerity, and also to apologize for what happened to your previous paper. I've fired the editor who rejected your contribution."
Arcana was the most well-known and reputed journal in the world of magic, and its chief editor came to Lucien in person for his paper! Drummond was treating Lucien like a grand arcanist or a legendary sorcerer! But, of course, apologizing for what happened last time was also part of the reason.
"No worries. Thank you very much, Mr. Drummond." Lucien and Drummond sat down on the couch in the living room. Lucien asked, "You mentioned the theme of the next month issue… Does Arcana have a theme?"
Before getting more information, Lucien would not say yes casually. Not to mention that Mr. Woods from Common Arcana was an old friend of his.
"Since Ms. Isabella's paper passed the review, great controversy has been caused. In the past week, many senior-rank arcanists have developed papers or designed experiments to refute Ms. Isabella's theory. So, in the next month's issue, we have decided to give the most space to these papers. This was the theme. We're hoping that your paper can achieve the expected outcome as your paper is the best support to Ms. Isabella's theory," said Drummond sincerely.
"To achieve the expected outcome…" murmured Lucien. He soon realized what Drummond was talking about.
Lucien guessed that most members in the Highest Council were not happy with the fact that Illusion and some other schools of magic had never belonged to the system of arcana, which caused the barrier between the sorcerers from Family of Sorcerer and most arcanists. So they were using this as an opportunity to let Lucien's paper become the solid support of Ms. Isabella's theory, thus the conservatives could feel the pressure. If Isabella won the Laurel, arcana would win, as the sorcerers from Family of Sorcerer had to admit the fact that the arcana system could at least explain part of the school of Illusion.
Of course, Isabella's paper itself was good enough to win the Laurel. This was the premise.
Lucien crossed his fingers and said in a low voice, "Mr. Drummond, Mr. Woods from Common Arcana has helped me a lot, and I've promised that I would first consider publishing my papers on Common Arcana first. I keep my words."
Lucien was expecting a better offer.
"Evans, Arcana Review Board is discussing something recently. It is totally unfair that publishing a paper on different levels of journals gives a sorcerer the same credits. Therefore, they are going to give each journal a corresponding coefficient. When deciding on future citation credits, a sorcerer can get more credits by weighting the base credit by the corresponding coefficient," answered Drummond, well prepared. "They've decided to evaluate each journal every five years based on the influence of all the papers published previously. The coefficient varies from one to three. Common Arcana is doing a good job these years, so the coefficient Common Arcana deserves shouldn't be bad. But I have to say that Arcana currently still enjoys a higher reputation. Arcana credits are very important to sorcerers, and this is also the will of the highest council. I am sure that Mr. Woods will understand. Also, if you support us this time, we will always reserve a place on Arcana for you and your paper. We can negotiate the schedule."
Arcana only did this for people who were at least members of Arcana Review Board!
Lucien nodded. After all, this was part of the plan of the highest council. He smiled, "If Mr. Woods won't blame me, I'm willing to publish my paper on Arcana."
Later, in Lucien and Drummond's casual talk, Drummond said with pity, "If Ms. Isabella did not publish her paper before you, and if your paper was more precise, your paper would be the focus. If that was the case, you probably would become the second arcanist in the past hundred years who could win two highest prizes before reaching senior-rank. But you're still young, so you still have a lot of potential, especially as the Lord of Storm's student."
After Drummond left, Lucien went back to his study and continued to work on analyzing the fifth circle spell.


"A falling star has brought the chaos. The throne of fate has lost its master. The nonbeliever who walks in light and darkness will make his debut."
In this magic world, knowledge is power.

Relaxing music from The Legend of Zelda series played in the background as Eranoth prepared to write about one of the darker sides of shapeshifting. "I do not plan to write down all the ways to apply bloodshifting as that would take out people's creative thunder and take way too long."
The man paused to drink more of the 3rd can of mountain dew baja blast. 
"Blood-shifting in simple definition is that there is something in the blood of the creature in question that allows for a transformation. The most common application of bloodshifting is blood corruption. 67% (made up statistic) of Lycanthropy lore is based around blood corruption."
Eranoth popped his fingers and smirked. "To start with the 'easiest' to find lore; we will use a very generic example of this: A Werewolf. Though just a reminder, this applies well beyond the scope of werewolves. Lore and application are different."
"If one does an in depth study of werewolves they would find that there are actually over 30 different variations of werewolf lore so don't begrudge me if I don't use the lore you are expecting. I will likely cover it in a different chapter."
"Whether it is a disease, a curse from a god, or a deal with a devil, most werewolves claim to be humans that have become corrupted by the 'blood of the wolf'. Even the Elderscrolls series uses a blood corruption."
Eranoth slapped his face and erased a few things to avoid going on a tangent. 
"As I said before there are a lot of factors to consider when dealing with shapeshifting. So let's start. Blood corruption Go!" He lifted his hand in a fist heroically.
"HOW? When component X enters the bloodstream of a creature the blood becomes tainted and corrupted. In the case of a werewolf it is the substance known as 'Lycanthropy' With Blood corruption transformations you have to pay close attention to this. If you don't, it is easy to accidentally lore break. The specifics of how can be changed easily: skin touching skin, saliva, blood, (Omitted words for those not yet adults), and so on." 
"WHAT? This is something for the individual author to decide. Usually there is one of four outcomes however more can become applied after all, creative geniuses exist everywhere.
1:Instant mutation- X turns creature into a new species. (In werewolf lore, there is a thing where instead of having a full moon transformation, they just become a wolfman like creature sometimes feral sometimes not.)
1.1 Permanent transformation- Some Lore dictates that once you have become a a new creature you will always be that new creature. In werewolf lore there is some of this as well. Once a werewolf always a werewolf. Most often this lore has a 'conditional release' like meditate in the morning dew every day for a month without eating meat. A condition that would be nearly impossible to complete as the new creature but usually feasible if you were your old self. (This is usually a one-time one-way transformation with conditions to undo it)
1.2 Temporary transformation- Other lore exists that say the transformation acts like a cold or a flu. You catch it, are under its effects and then you get over it and it goes away. In werewolf lore there is a supposed strain of lycanthropy that turns the victim into a bloodthirsty feral werewolf for 7-10 days where they go kill and infect others and after the time, they return to normal unless they catch it again.
2: Conditional Mutation- Under Y conditions, Creature becomes a new species. (Full moon transformation, consumption of a specific substance, etc are conditional transformations)
 2.1: Creature is only new species under Y and is normal species when not. This is rare in werewolf lore but more common with other types of magical transformations. 
 2.2: Creature is extreme new species under Y, is still tainted even when Y is not around. This is the most well known lycanthropic lore. 'You are a werewolf. Things about your human self have changed slightly and you turn into a wolf or a wolfman during the full moon.'
 2.3: Once Y happens, mutation is permanent. This one is not common in lycanthropic lore however other blood curses act under this thing. This is usually a conditional hostile takeover. If resolved before the condition is met then no problem but if the condition is met it is difficult to overcome. 
3:Slow mutation- A progressive change occurs almost so naturally that it is hard to detect until it is too late. (This is also not common in werewolf lore. However think of it in terms of a health defect that progressively gets worse over time. Often it goes unnoticed until it causes a very significant problem. These usually start with the logic and emotions and inner workings of the body before they manifest externally. Most often there are ways to treat the symptoms but not treat the problem.
4: Genetic override or blood swap- Very similar to the permanent instant transformation and slow mutation types. This one is a bit different though. After X infects the bloodline it rejects the creature's original self completely. Turning the creature into a new being. This can be a long or a slow process but this transformation type is often dangerous to put into stories without careful consideration as this is one of many types that can lead to lorebreak easily. My sister RedPandaChick's novel Chdrtlsy: A Short Story uses this form of transformation."
"WHY? Usually it is done as a curse, punishment, or just plain being unlucky. Very rarely is a Blood Corruption type of transformation done willingly or for a good thing. (There are always exceptions to the rules.)"
"As for the other questions, those are more individual to the writer when it comes to blood corruption transformation. Speaking of other questions, with blood corruption there is an extra question to consider. If the creature dies under the effects of the transformation do they revert to their old selves or do they remain in their transformed state?"
"If there is a need for clarification on Blood corruption shapeshifting feel free to let me know. I know not everyone speaks Eranothian. Please know this is only the first of many chapters regarding shapeshifting lore. If I haven't covered it yet, I probably will, as I write more, lots more.
Eranoth took a deep breath. "Whoo, that is a lot. Mother is trying to call me over to figure out my work schedule for the week. So I will take a short break and continue writing."
He rubbed his temples. "Now that that headache is out of the way for the evening… time to continue my info dump in chapter 3. More dealings with blood. As a side note, bloodshifting will take a few more chapters."

© J Eranoth

Eranoth's Lore books are a series of books about otherworldly lore. They are designed to bring clarification about subjects that are not easily understood. 
This particular lorebook is dedicated to the many methods of shapeshifting. 

Eranoth's actual novels will come out at a later time when they are ready to be unleashed upon the world. Please know that Eranoth's lore books are not his world's lore, they are general lore for the use and adaption of writers.

For those seeking logic for lore, feel free to let me know what types of lore you want me to write books for. Before you get all excited, I WILL NOT waste time writing lore books on topics easily found with google OR adult content. If you want a lorebook on those types of things don't ask.

Happy reading and Writing!
Note: Due to the nature of the book, there is very little 'story' but I have tried to break it up a bit with story to make it less of a straight info dump.

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