I was made to apologize but I refused to do so because I did nothing wrong. Screw her, I have nothing to apologize for and I am not bowing my head to someone else who is weaker than myself. 

= "I will not lower my head to someone who is in the wrong. Such a foolish act is something should only be done by buffoons who have no spine." =

I refused to apologize and Solstice insisted on making me apologize, we were now stuck in a loop that will not be resolved until one of us bends. The person who will bend over will not be me. 

Solstice was angered by my actions and punished me by staying in the orphanage's library where the books and knowledge book was kept. I was ecstatic by this punishment.

Solstice wanted to have the three boys I punished follow me in the library, I think she is hoping to see if we can work things out. I think that would be an impossible task. Or something on that line. 

= "You boys will be spending the night together in the library and reflect on what you did. Try to escape and you will get no breakfast." =

I was led in a library and the three boys followed me. Solstice asked us to get along before leaving us alone. I threatened the three to not make a ruckus else I will make them shut their mouths. 

Someone shouted back and asked me threateningly, = "Or what? You dirty half-breed!" =

I punched him and knocked him out cold, but he dared cold me dirt and I added a kick on the abdomen. 

He resembled a cooked prawn after that and the other two dragged the other one's body away in fear of receiving my fist. 

It was on the day that I learned of what a library is that I found something that truly interested me. 

Although there were things I have already learned in both the hospital and through the World Cube. 

I began to read anyway, the books I read consists of stories about people who called themselves as [Seekers]. 

Seekers were people who gathered in a place called a [Seeker Union] or [Seeker Guild]. 

Many famous Seekers had their stories written on books, it was enjoyable to read and imaging their adventures.

People who called themselves mages interested me even more.

Beings who can control the four fundamental elements of the world to cast a spell and inflict injuries to their enemies with space in between them.

The complicated and elegant way of using one's mind to plan ahead before using a spell. The delicate way of implementing spells in different situations.

It was wondrous and I was drawn to these stories, and before long, the night became day and I had to do my task before continuing my reading session. 

After learning of storybooks, I yearned for them more and more. 

And with dozens of books and not one child wanting to read them, I found myself reading a book all by myself, only moving away when I need to eat, take a bath, poop, piss, and do finish my tasks. 

I will also be forced to go to my room and sleep at night which displeased me. 

I wanted to read these storybooks, the orphanage had what you call a light bulb that could light up a whole room.

Back when I used to live with Von, the only light we had was a lamp so it made it hard for me to read. But with the bright and wondrous light bulb, I could read like it was daytime.

But because of my curfew, it was almost impossible for me to read at night as much as I would want. So, I device a plan that could let me read as much as I wanted. 

That plan was simple, I beat up the three boys and I would be sent to the library to reflect. I nodded my head and implemented the plan and beat the three boys for two days straight and gained access to the library at night by using this method. 

But after I beat the three boys a third time, the plan did not work and I was busted. 

I gained no entry to the library that night and the boys were beaten up by me for nothing. What could have they done to suffer such injustice? 

For their sacrifice to be in vain, it was such a sad sight. 

But Solstice did have enough of me acting like so and she learned of my intentions. So, she gave me the right to enter the library whenever I wanted to. 

But not that night because that night, I was punished to go to sleep early and forget about books. 

Coming back to the present time. I now gain access to the library and I now finish every storybook inside the library. I moved into reading books about spells and mages rather than stories about them.

Now, I want to become a mage myself. So, I opened a book about mages and read through the fundamentals of becoming a mage. 

In the seventh month of the year 982 N.E, a full year after I arrived in the orphanage, I finished all the books yet gained useless information about mages. 

In the past year I spent in the Shining Sun Orphanage, I became recluse and my distance towards the other children increased. Which was both a shame and something good?

It was a shame because I think I finally downed my smile and my attitude towards socialization. And good because I could focus on my study of magic and spells. 

But even after a year of researching and trying different methods. I failed to make a connection with any of the four elements, [Fire], [Water], [Wind], and [Earth].

It was tough for me to make a connection with them because of something peculiar. 

A child that awakens as a mage will already make a connection with an element once they create their Mana Core. The instant a Mana Core was created, they will automatically be connected to the element they have the highest affinity.

It is at this time where one of the more old ways of measuring one's talents comes to light. 

Any child that awakens will connect to at least one of the four fundamental elements, but because I already have a Mana Core when I awaken, it seems like I am a rare case. 

I had not said anything about having mana to Solstice, I do not want to attract attention to myself. I had learned many things on stories I have read and many of their stupid mistakes was showing off when they had no strength or backing to protect themselves. 

Bottom line is, I am in a tough position where I have to figure out a way how I can make a connection.

A month passed and I am still left with no solution, at this point of time, a young man came into the orphanage. 

The young man had black hair opposite of my white hair. He had black eyes when I have red, I am comparing his features to mine because I fail to distinguish what is a handsome and a beautiful face to what is not.

They say I am handsome, so my basis was my own face. 

Going back, the young man that came in was seven years old and is weird as he chose to be alone and was somewhat similar to me other than the fact he has no ability to do any chores. 
But he was oddly more likable and had many children flock around him. 

In the first three months, I ignored his existence and focused on my own things. But as time went on, and a month passed, other children became jealous of the attention the child was getting and he was harassed and ignored by other boys. 

At some point, I managed to witness five people surrounding him. 

They were ganging up on him and I found it entertaining that someone was getting hurt so I stayed and watched to see what would happen. 

Everything was happening on the back of the library and I was watching in a barely noticeable window. 

The five boys pushed him around and after one bad push and the boy fell down. 

He finally had enough and stood his ground. He fought back, but not with his fist. Instead, he held a red pendant that was dangling over his neck. A red flash of light escaped his body. 

The boy opened his mouth and uttered, = "Igni!" =

A small ball of flames flew out of his hands and hit a nearby rock, a mini-explosion occurred. 

Boom.

It did not heat any of the boys, but it scared the living out of them and they fell onto their asses. 

The boy who cast the spell looked down upon them and I heart him said coldly, = "Mess with me and that will land on any of you five." =

I was clueless about the ways of the world, but I can supplement that with my ardent desire for knowledge.

I was powerless, but I now wield powers no mortal can hope to comprehend.

I was kind, but I learned ruthlessness is the only way to live in a world that wants my head. 

Generals, Kings, Emperors, and Gods are just some being who gained recognition but all of them like everyone else.

I am a being no one wanted to exist, I am a scourge, but I will rise and be revered by all.

And if they do not bend their knees? Their fates will be sealed underneath my feet.  

Kneel before the one who treads the Monstrous Path.


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I don't own the cover

Also, this is not Harem and will have a lot of gore and violence more so than Celestial Peak 

Thanks for reading and please enjoy

A man is currently walking down the streets of Neon City a bright city with dark deals the streets are filled with lights from the many signs of the store reading "Air Bods" and "The Lone Bar" the side walks under the man are covered in litter from a local ramen stand the man walking down the street is called Jason Rain dressed in a open jacket colored dark green with a yellow branded t-shirt reading "Uranium", a company know for making the current phones, wearing a black jeans and a dark blue beanie holding a electronic e-paper that was advertising a new job opening for the "National News" which was the local news station.

Jason walked past a "Bree's Fashion" store and into a building with a sign saying National News "Here goes nothing" mumbles a Jason as he enters the building. Inside the building was a reception desk with two long chairs on each side to wait on, currently manning the desk was a android typing into it computer at lightning speed. Jason slowly walked up to the android and said "H-Hello?" the android slowed down its typing and looked up at Jason "What do you need?" the android replied in a monotone female voice "Uhm i'm here for the job opening" Jason nervously replied "Please enter the door to your left and go to the recording studio, the signs will lead you there." the android responded seemingly bored. "Thank you" thanked Jason as he rushed to the door and down the hallway.

In the hallway was filled with awards for the most viewed channel and with company photos but what Jason found strange was that in every photo there was a robot but with a tv with a face for a head he thought nothing about it and headed to the recording studio.

In front of the door to the recording studio was Jason preparing himself for his interview and when you got his thoughts together he then entered the room to see the set of the table the hosts sit with many cameras from many different angles around the table and a separate table with no cameras around it but instead was two people a human and the robot with a tv head. 

The robot with the tv head noticed Jason first shouting out " Look boss another meat sack!"
changing its face to the expression :D "Yes it looks like we need to stay here longer" the man grumbled looking towards Jason "Hello! I am Media-Bot! and this beautiful man right here Is Daniel!" Media bot shouted excited "Please do not just give out my name to every Media-Bot." Daniel glared a Media-Bot "Heh heh, Anyways please sit down on the chair and introduce yourself!" Media-Bot told Jason. Jason walked up to the chair and sat down "Uh... Hi i'm Jason Rain and I..." Media-Bot then interrupted Jason and said "Hurry up man I rusting over here" Daniel then smacked Media-Bot and angrily "Let him continue Media." and after all that chaos Media-Bot didn't interrupted and the interview went normally.

Later when the interview was complete Jason headed to the apartment. It was slightly run down with trash around the entrance Jason entered his apartment, Room 132, The room had a mini kitchen and a living room with a couch and a Tv and in another room was a bedroom with a counter with a lamp, alarm clock and a note, Jason ignored it for he was tired and it was getting late so he immediately crawled into his bed sheets and slowly dozed off eventually falling asleep thinking
    
                    "I hope I got the job."

Just so you know before you shit on my bad writing I am just starting and i’m just using a game i’ve played for inspiration so don’t expect much 


There are much chaos in Neon City (really unoriginal) that many don’t know really what’s happening half of the time so its the media’s job to record and tell you all of the stories of whats happening in the city.

many think its a easy job to do this but Its possibility the hardest job out there.

 The media going out in the middle of important events that are happening in the city that includes shoot outs with the Syndicates and The Watch 

The Syndicates are a group of criminals under a god father with a currently unknown name

and The Watch is the police force of the city.

What will our main character do?

Mitchnew and Ruth weren't too surprised to find that both master and student returned soaked to the bone. The dark elf prepared dry clothes while Ruth prepared dinner.
Hua Tuo made a mental note that for quicker progress, he should set up camp in that cave that Zero made. Submerging oneself into the training experience is always a good thing. Many masters achieved breakthroughs quicker when they go into seclusion to train. He took a look at the vampire and dark elf and made up his mind.
At dinner, Zero was pleasantly surprised when Hua Tuo told the dark elf and vampire to return to Half Moon Village for a month.
"Zero and I will be training in seclusion. If he doesn't succeed trials within a month, we are calling it off. I still have yet to teach him about surgery."
Pressurised by the sudden deadline, Zero quickly polished away the food and declared that he was going to pack even though there really wasn't anything much he should bring. Everything he needed was in his inventory.
Ruth and Mitchnew were surprised but didn't question it. After all, the Sage God will be there with Zero. A month would fly by very quickly and they wished Zero all the best before cleaning up for the night. They would depart the next morning.
Zero was uncharacteristically quiet that evening as he reflected in the contrasting types of voids he'd experienced earlier. One was warm and full of things that Zero always wanted while the other was like a horrible nightmare come true. How could the same space be so vastly different at the same time? The brunet couldn't understand it. In fact, his memory about the time spent in that void was becoming hazy. The illusions and sensations he experienced were messing around with his mind so badly that the doctor-in-training wondered if there was a right answer to the question.
Hua Tuo packed some bedsheets to lay on the stone floor for them to sleep on and a set of dry clothing. he wasn't repeating that mistake again. Zero didn't really have anything to bring apart from some mana recovery pills that he made a few months back. It was for faster recovery and special training that Hua Tuo briefed him about in the second stage. Still, the teen wondered when he would be able to overcome the first stage.
Hua Tuo turned in early and let Zero decide if he wanted to do some night training. The brunet contemplated going back to the Aggression Falls after his earlier failures to conquer it but decided against it. Hua Tuo let Zero teleport away into the lamp to sleep for the night. Knowing Zero, he would be in it tossing and turning for a few hours with thoughts crowding in his head before he fell asleep.
Sadly, he was wrong. Zero didn't really sleep in the lamp. He was doing intensive research on the reading device.
"Zero, your training begins early tomorrow," Bob tried to encourage his master to get some rest but the teenager was stubborn.
"I'll take some pills to recover tomorrow and throw on some buff magic if I'm tired. This is important."
The Eternal Dragon groaned. Zero was definitely not going to let this end until he found something. Mii was busy with her work because Coux contacted her earlier so Bob decided to take on the role of a guardian in her stead.
"What are you researching?"
Zero sighed. "I need to find out about the origin of all three waterfalls. Where did they come from? Why is this spring isolated from the rest of the water sources and why is Endow Hill so special even on Earth? Sleepy Cave's existence should be no coincidence either.
Bob blinked. He actually knew the answers to some of Zero's questions because he was the guardian of Sleepy Cave and in extension, Endow Hill. However, he didn't know if it was a good idea to let his nosy master know too much.
"What are you going to do after you find out?"
Zero smiled. "Device a new method for training. I only have a month to conquer all three waterfalls and that isn't enough time at all. Truen once said that preparation is often more important than the execution. I'm cheating a little now by using the time difference in the lamp to do my research before morning comes. Time really isn't enough no matter what I do... wonder if that's the reason why so many people yearn for immortality."
The dragon grinned wryly. He highly doubted people wanted to become immortal because of the long to-do list. Maybe in Merlin's case and Buddha's case or Steve Job's case because they were the academic type. On the other hand, Hua Tuo probably wished to return to the cycle of life and forget about his painful history. Most people who weren't' immortals wanted immortality simply because they feared death. It wasn't anything noble like what Zero thought it would be but he wouldn't correct the young doctor.
"The cliffs were formed around the same time Sleepy Cave was born if not earlier."
Zero looked up from his reading device. "Really? how do you know?"
Bob rolled his eyes. "I was Sleepy Cave's guardian. Surely I would know a few secrets."
Zero tossed the reading device aside and turned his expectant eyes towards the dragon. Bob swallowed and wondered if he should have kept his mouth shut.
"On second thoughts... it's probably not accurate information since it's now outdated for several centuries..." Bob tried to squirm away but Zero was faster and caught onto one of Bob's hind claws before the mini dragon could fly away.
"Tell me! It's fine if it isn't updated. At least that would be me a general direction of where to search. You have no idea how messy the information I got from the library was!"
Bob mentally cried and wanted to sew his mouth shut the next time. He had a feeling that his young master was going to sniff out new trouble again.
"Only if you promise me that you will not investigate the source of the water and focus on your training," the dragon put on his sternest face and Zero nodded like a pecking hen.
with Zero's promise, the dragon was careful not to disclose too much information and only enough to sate the boy's curiosity. 
"They say that the water from these three waterfalls came from a different dimension or plane. It's also part of Sleepy Cave's mystery. The cave has a Lake of Reflection at the heart of it as you might have known by now. While the water isn't supplied from Sleepy Cave, the water from this spring flows to one of Sleepy Cave's passages in a small stream that goes into the Lake of Reflection. I guess you can say that the true source of power for everything living on Endow Hill is this actually the Trigression Falls."
Zero listened with interest and didn't voice out any of his questions, waiting for Bob to complete his story.
"The Trigression Falls was formed when there was a huge earthquake after the war between Dragons and Hunters. Back then, we were hunted for our hearts that could retain mana. Dragons were magical creatures and every part of our body was a treasure for many other races. Dwarves and elves have found ways to use our hearts as magical cores to sustain some of their most powerful magical formations or fuel mass weapons of destruction. Dragon blood rained on this very forest and attracted the attention of many mana hungry souls."
Zero could almost imagine the horrific scene where dragons were shot down from the skies with their blood falling like rain onto the forest soil, leaving everything bathed in crimson as they became smaller in numbers.
Bob had a faraway look in his eyes when he told Zero all about the deal he made with Gaia and how he became the guardian of Sleepy Cave.
Zero listened without speaking and understood a little better why Bob was so happy to meet another dragon in the abyss. Olaf might be weird at times but for Bob who no longer had family, Olaf was like a precious brother he never thought he'd see again.
"Many races came to the battlefield after the dragons had been massacred to harvest the dragon corpses and mana. The land wasn't able to repair itself after the bloody war and the forest grew angry. They borrowed Gaia's power to repel the looters and three cliffs were formed. The spring was meant to nurture the dying land and Gaia borrowed life sources from other dimensions. Sleepy Cave's existence was an accident. Initially, I was the guardian of Endow Hill and spent most of my time splashing around in the Trigression Falls. However, that didn't deter all the looters and adventurers who still tried to look for remains of that battle. They lost their lives and their resentment for the forest gave birth to Sleepy Cave that had been nurtured with life energy by the creek with Trigression Fall's water."
Zero didn't know how to react. While the source of the water still remained unknown, it was no longer important. The huge reveal about Bob's origin and the Sleepy Cave's existence made Zero feel angry at the Hunters. How could they hunt dragons like livestock?
Then again, the young doctor knew that he wasn't any different with the fish that he caught to eat and train revival magic on. It was a cruel world where the fittest survived. Zero wondered why life was such a cruel thing. It wasn't easy to create life but it there was simply too many ways to take it away. The cycle was important to the Gods to maintain the balance of the world but Zero wondered why it existed in the first place.
He looked long and hard at Bob who had reincarnated to his duty so many times he'd lost count of it. "Don't you feel tired having to come back repeatedly in this never-ending cycle of life?"
Bob smiled. "A little. However, it's probably better than returning to the void. At least I still have another chance at being happy and doing what I want. Hope is a thing that's hard to kill. Imagine if I'd given up on living a few years back. I wouldn't have met you and we certainly wouldn't be able to travel together."
Zero nodded. What Bob said made sense. However, he still couldn't understand Solo's intention when he created the cycle of rebirth. Wasn't it better to just create life and not death? The number of souls still wouldn't change and everyone can be immortals. the world could have been a happier place that never changed.
No, that was bad. If the world never changed, Zero would never have been able to get out of that void.
Aggression Falls was something like that newbie God that woke him up. It pushed him out of his comfort zone and made him aware of what he wasn't capable of doing. However, it was also a good thing because Zero desperately needed this push in order to overcome his limitations. Solo didn't have limitations back then and everything he created was following the same thought pattern. It wasn't clear earlier but Zero now understood why he thought that the world was so flawed.
Unlike Zero, Solo only saw the world as a huge puzzle with pieces connecting one of two things at a time. However, the young doctor didn't just see a pretty picture. He saw an intricate system that never ended.
It was strange how the world Zero was in resembled the void he was trapped in. Although Solo broke free from that empty space and filled it with a lot of things that he thought would be interesting, his past self was never truly satisfied. His creations often felt empty and Solo hated everything that he made. he wanted no part of the horrid nightmare that he couldn't undo so he created the Great Gods to oversee his project and ran away from responsibilities, pushing it to Zero to take over.
Now he understood a little more about the differences between the two void as he meditated earlier.
Bob watched as his young master yawned and tried his best not to fall asleep on the comfortable bed. It didn't take long after Zero had a breakthrough in understanding to fall asleep. With his curiosity sated and troubled thoughts answered, there was nothing much fuelling the brunet on.
the dragon flew over the drape the blanket over the teenager's sleeping form and whispered goodnight before leaving the lamp for Zero's mindscape where he joined an overworked strawcherry fairy with paperwork.


I started off as nothing, just a mass of consciousness that slowly evolved. Just your average overpowered existence hungry for a multiverse adventure.

Demons? They are my friends.
Monsters? They are delicacies.
Heroes? Not even equal to the dirt on my boots.
Royalty? Money Machi- Ahem, a pleasure doing business.
Immortals and Gods? Share with me the latest gossips!

With power comes responsibility, but I'm just a ball... or am I just a ball? Watch as I regain my memories and beat up my past self.

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Chapter Four: Practice with Monsters

Liz and I had been working on astral projection. We would meditate in silence then lay on our backs whispering "Spiritu, I Videre" two times. I could feel my mind drift for a moment before the world around me faded into view. I could see myself and Liz laying on the floor. It looked like we were sleeping peacefully. 

There was a shimmer next to me and Liz appeared. We could see each only if we were projecting at the same time. Each practice we tried to get further from our bodies. My manager, Alira was able to stay in this form for hours and could go miles away. Liz and I were not that great at it yet. If we broke focus or got too far we were instantly pulled back into our bodies. 

This time we managed to make it out of Liz's bedroom and into her kitchen. Only about fifteen feet or so, but the time before we barely made it out of her room.

We both shot up from the floor. "That was awesome!" Liz exclaimed.

"In a few weeks we should be able to make it down the stairs or maybe to the playground." I looked out Elizabeth's bedroom window. It overlooked the complex's small park with a mini rock climbing wall, two slides, and a tunnel. Next to it was the grassy hill covered in trees that I always crossed to get to Liz's place. On the other side of the park was the apartment office and the laundry matt. We liked to annoy people with our odd conversations in there while we did our laundry.

After more spell practice and singing to songs on youtube, I headed back home. The clouds covered the remaining light of the evening sky. Tall lamp posts lit the cracked sidewalks. Ares met me at the bottom of Liz's stair case. I scratched his head before we started through the apartments.

A group of people sat just under the light of the park, smoking and laughing as they talked. Ares took the lead and I lost sight of him as he trotted into the shadows of a broken lamp. 

My heart skipped as I heard a hiss from ahead. "Ares?" I called out.

I could see a figure ahead. An elderly woman was leaning towards Ares. He fluffed out his tail and pulled back his ears.

"Come here little kitty," said the woman as she slowly crept closer to my familiar. 

"Ares..." I patted my leg.

Ares perked his ears and darted to my side. He gave a low growl.

"Oh. Does that kitty belong to you?" The woman gave a crooked smile.

I cleared my throat. "Yes."

"You shouldn't let him outside, dear. It can be so very dangerous for a cat to wander the streets. I keep my cats inside. I could keep him safe." She took a step closer.

What a creepy lady, I thought to myself. "He's perfectly fine with me."

Ares hissed. My stomach flipped as the women took another step.

She smelled the air and her eye grew wide. "A witch!" She spat at my feet.

I stood there in shock. What is she? How does she know what I am? The woman grumbled. Her skin bubbled and her peach colored wrinkles stretch and twisted into a bumpy gray beast. The woman's snowy hair shrunk into a streak of fur on her head and down her back. Her bottom teeth grew into long, sharp canines that stuck up past her wide, ebony nose. Horns stretch from her head. Her eyes glowed yellow and her long tongue slithered from her jaws. 

I trembled. I felt frozen as the creature reached out her grizzly-like claws and screeched. Ares leapt from the ground and sunk his claws into the creature's face. 

"Ares!" I yelled, but as I reached out to pull him away, the monster swung her arm and sent me flying to the ground. All of the air was pushed out of my lungs as I hit the concrete. The horned beast peeled my cat from her face. Blood dripped from the scratches along her cheek and eye. She opened her massive jaws and dangled my cat above her like a worm for a baby bird.

I drew in a deep breath and screamed as I reach for him. My had burned as a ball of red light shot from my palm. It smashed the creature in her chest. She dropped my cat, who ran to my side. We watched as she keeled over in pain. She clenched at the gaping hole in her flesh. 

"HEY!" A voice called from a window on a third story apartment. "Shut it, down there! I'm try'na sleep!"

I had looked up at the window, but as I turned back, the monster was already gone and droplets of blood smeared across the sidewalk and into the shadows.

I wasn't sure how I had done that. Only witches who had years and years of practice could do magic with no spells, symbols, or supplies. It must have been a fluke. yes a weird fluke...

We hurried home and locked every door and window. I pulled my magical books and found one on mystical beasts. It was wrapped in leather that was ripped in a few spots. Ares sat on my lap as I skimmed through the pages. I found a picture of the creature. Above the drawing it said TROLLS. I read on. 

Trolls often live in dirty, crowded parts of cities. They feast on small animals, usually favoring cats. They have an incredible sense of smell and immense physical strength. Like most magical creatures, they can keep their true form hidden.

I spent the rest of the night reading about trolls, werewolves, faeries and different types of demons. I thought it was about time I knew what I might come up against in the future. Still, I couldn't get what happened out of my mind. Was the ball of energy really just a fluke?

Samantha Stone is a young witch. At 19 years old she begins her journey of magical knowledge, relationships, self discovery, and adventure. She volunteers at the local zoo and hopes to use her magical skills to help animals one day. Sam's new craft opens her eyes to a world of creatures and demons that she must face along with the obstacles of everyday life. 

Love unfolds, tragedy ensues, and demons arise in this dramatic LGBT fantasy series.

Some chapters may include mild mature content.

While Ren is planning what to do in the barren lands, he remembered the all-purpose hoe he received from the God. So he tried to search for it and found it lying under his bed.

When he grabbed the hoe, a panel appeared in front of him.

[Welcome to the interdimensional market.]

Those words greeted him and he is shocked because he saw a floating panel in front of him.

"D-do you see this?" Asked the shocked Ren.

"Yeah I could see it." Yoruichi said.

[Would you like a beginner's crash course of the market?] The panel asked.

"Yes." He said and a voice spoke through the head of the two.
 
It told them the basics of the trading system. You could put up items for sale or auction. You could buy items in the panel as well, there are also designated sub-panels if you want specific items. 

There are also trade panel where you can trade item for an item. There is even chat box where you can speak with the owner of the item through telepathy. 

The market also doesn't allow scamming because doing so will cost your life and the items you are trying to sell and the item you scammed will be given to the opposite party. (It is like the trading house of Dragon Nest but with trade boxes and chat boxes.)

[What would your community name would be?] It said and another blank panel appeared.

After thinking for a while, he just puts in his name.


[Invalid the name's already taken]

"Err. What do you think I should put in?" Ren asked Yoruichi.

"How should I know? Just put whatever you want." He said.

"Hmmm. Ren101? Uhhh invalid.... Ren001... invalid again... Ren123456... Invalid as well? FarmerRen. Oh. It got accepted." Ren heaved a sigh of relief after the community name got accepted.

After his community name got accepted, he then stared at the massive panel in front of him and there's a blinking notification in the corner of the panel as he clicked on it.

[You have a trade offer. (Accept) (Decline)] 

"Oh, someone sent me a trade offer. Accept."

A panel opened up with two windows. One of then is his and the other one, when Ren looked at who wants to trade to him, it was the overseer.

"You have finally joined the community." The overseer said.

"Its you again. Did you do something to me again? My head's a mess and I can't remember a single damn thing!" Ren sent his thoughts to the overseer.

"It was an accident. I didn't do anything at all." The overseer said.

"Anyway, since you have finally made it to the market, I'm giving this to you. I didn't give it to you earlier because you don't have any storage bags or rings at that time." The overseer said and a book appeared in the overseers trade window. When he put his fingers on that book, another panel appeared as it showed what book it is.

"Farming101? You're a God, right? Why don't you just transfer the knowledge to me?" Ren asked.

"Why should I? I don't gain anything with that trade. You get this book from me for free because it is inappropriate to send you with a book. If you want more you have to give me something of equal value. Its should be a basic rule especially for an alchemist like you." He said.

"Fine. I have already clicked accept. Lock it from your side." Ren said and didn't say anymore because he doesn't know the price of trading with the overseer and he doesn't know the prices of the goods up for sale as well.

The overseer locked and accepted the trade and a panel appeared saying that the trade was successful and before the overseer disconnected, Ren asked him since he knows a lot more than him plus his memory is basically gone because of another accident.

"If I ask a question is there a payment?" Ren asked.

"Of course. A question is 100 points each." He said and Ren disconnected from the overseer.

Ren then claimed the traded item and a book appeared in front of him and he grabbed it. He doesn't want to focus on getting seeds right now because basically, he's a beginner in terms of growing crops.

"Is that the book, that guy gave you?" Yoruichi asked.

"Yep. Looks like I have to read this from now on to at least have some basic knowledge on farming." Ren said as he opened the book.

What he saw inside is a table of content. The book was split into three sections, basics of farming, what you need to know about the land, and lastly, crops.

Ren didn't think twice and immediately flipped through until he reached the second section, about the land. He tried reading it from the start.

"Land pollution refers to all forms of pollution affecting any type of soil: agricultural, forestry, urban, etc. Soil pollution is a disruptive element for many biological resources and ecosystem..." Ren read through the book and finally found his answer.

"To cure land poisoning, you must extract the poison or chemicals from the ground. There are two ways to solve land poisoning, the long way, and the short way. The long way consists of taking a land sample and studying it and trying to find out something that would counteract the poison within the land. Or you could use the short way, just pour a drop of sap of rejuvenation into the land to purify it to the roots." Although Ren had found his answers, he still continued reading it for hours. 

Yoruichi just lied down on his bed, not seemingly bothered about Ren who keeps on reading as he lit a lamp and continued reading the book.

After reading for hours, he felt tired. He didn't feel hungry because he's eating the fruits they gave him while reading.

Ren finally decided to call it a night as he blew on the flickering light of the lamp and laid down as he closed his eyes to sleep.

Meanwhile, after confirming that Ren has slept, Yoruichi on the other hand transformed into a slender and well-endowed woman of average height. She has dark skin, golden irises, and black hair. She took one spare clothes of Ren from the table and their size exactly fit each other. 

She then continued jumping all around mount Myoboku. Yoruichi is currently mapping the entire area out. There are three points of interest for Yoruichi at the moment. A cave entrance, Toad Town, and the elder's house. But Yoruichi's curiosity led her to enter the cave entrance.

She cautiously entered the are and so far she didn't see or feel anything dangerous at the moment. When she reached the end of the cave, she saw a huge toad sitting in a high chair with waterfall in his back.

"What can I do for you little cat?" Asked the Great toad sage.

"Looks like you really can see the future." Said Yoruichi.

"Indeed. Although what I can see is only bits and pieces of it." He said.

"Tell me about this world. What are these things I perceive floating in the air?" Yoruichi asked for information.

"You are indeed not from these world. I don't think you're from Kaguya's clan. The boy isn't either." The great toad sage said in amusement.

The great toad sage then obliged as he told Yoruichi about chakra and shinobis but he didn't tell about chakra's origins and the nature chakra. 

He could tell that Yoruichi is perceiving nature chakra but he didn't tell her because simply absorbing them without any form of training could be deadly to anyone.

"Telling all this information, what's in it for you?" Yoruichi asked.

"The boy that's been with you might bring destruction or save this land from impending doom. I wish for you to guide him through the latter." He said. When he tried to see Ren's future, he saw two dreams, the first one is Ren sitting cross legged on the chakra fruit tree and is waiting for it to ripen while the second dream is blurry he can't see much the only thing he saw is Ren emitting light under such dark sky.

Hearing the great toad sage, Yoruichi can't stop laughing as she laughed hearing the Great Toad Sage's request.

"Ahhh, sorry. Its just that I find it funny. You think a mere prediction of the future can depict the path Ren will walk into? He will walk his own path with or without anyone's guidance. He might be naive at first glance because he lost majority of his memories but his instincts guides him on what he wants to do and what he doesn't." Yoruichi said as she went out of the cave and return to Ren's house.
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Somewhere in a dark place.

"So who are you, old man and what can I do for you?" Ren asked the floating old man in front of him.

"Fret not, child. My name is Hagoromo, the founder of ninshu." The old man said as he introduced himself.

"You said you want to be immortal? I can help you with that. I have the elixir of life processed from the sap of Tree of Life." 

"Oh, you also want me to provide some corpse? I can help you with that. You see that tree over there? My killer tree over there has managed to kill so many thieves who were aiming for my garden."

"You want me to provide you with meat for your village? Sure, I've got tons of magic beasts being guarded by my pet."

"Oh, you want to kill me to take everything I have? I have a seed that can take all the nutrients of the land in your village leaving it barren."

"My background? I'm just a farmer. Farming in this land. Don't mind me. Look, i'm just planting seeds over here."

A man transported to another world after dying from bad luck. Instead of showing who's fist is bigger or who's d*ck is longer, he decided to not meddle on everything and built a farm for himself.

I woke up the next day in a different world. I was lying on a sofa in a room with log walls. The window at my feet was speckled with raindrops. But the rain had stopped: I could hear trees rustling outside, and the cries of seagulls circling over the shore of the island.

I had been sleeping in my clothes, and they felt hot and clingy. I threw the blanket off myself and over the sofa's backrest and sat up, rubbing my face. There was a low coffee table in front of the sofa. It was decorated with with an overflowing tin ashtray, an empty pack of Rothmans, a booklet of matches that had just one bent match, and a half-full bottle of Kokanee True Ale. My mouth tasted horrible, so I reached for the beer and made it taste even worse.

I got up and went into the open kitchen and drank some water at the kitchen sink. I remembered dimly that Harry had told me to conserve water: it came from a tank that collected the rainwater from the roof. From what I'd seen of the weather so far, there was no danger of a water shortage.

I filled the kettle and put it on the gas stove and got it going. The coffee was in plain view, a square, squashed pack of Maxwell's on the kitchen counter, and so was the sugar. It was kept in an ornate pewter pot with sculpted handles. Tossing the kitchen matchbox up and down, I went to get a fresh packet of cigarettes.

It took me a while to locate my bag in the living room - I had slid it behind the sofa. I wondered why I'd gone to the trouble of moving the sofa and squeezing the bag in against the wall. I pulled it out and pushed the sofa against the wall and it was only when I'd unzipped the bag that I remembered there was a million-dollar stolen painting hidden inside.

After I'd made myself a coffee and emptied the ashtray, I sat down on the sofa with a foot pressed against my precious bag and began the laborious process of getting a bearing on my situation.

The house I was in consisted of a big room with an open kitchen at the back. There was a rudimentary bathroom next to the kitchen: an ancient shower cabin and a chemical toilet. Entering this bathroom involved bending in half to fit under the ladder-like stairs that led to a large bedroom. When we'd arrived at the house the previous afternoon, Harry made it plain that the bedroom was his very own, very private preserve. The Yale lock on the door emphasized the point.

Harry explained this along with several other things to me while we drank half a dozen bottles of Kokanee True Ale and smoked the last of his excellent Lebanese blond hash. Among others, I learned that the girls I had seen him with when we first met at the A&W were no-one special. He'd met them in the warehouse in Gastown, they were American, they'd gone back to Seattle after traveling to Vancouver with a couple of boyfriends who were draft-dodgers seeking shelter in Canada.

I also got a bunch of instructions. While staying at the house, I was to keep a low profile. Fishing off the pier was okay, but no waving to boats passing by and making friendly with their crews. Shitting was best done in the woods, unless it was freezing and I was really pressed. There was small sapper's shovel by the entrance I could use to dig a hole; it was important to cover up the hole well when finished, preferably throwing a dead branch over the spot to mark it as used.

Harry also made it clear that although there was a gas-powered generator, we were to use it as little as possible. The fridge functioned as an airtight cupboard. There were a couple of Coleman lights and an antique kerosene lamp, and I could also light a fire in the fireplace, provided I collected enough firewood first. There was a ton od dead branches lying around in the forest, and the occasional piece of driftwood on the shore. Did I know how to sharpen an ax? The whetting stone and the ax and a bunch of tools were kept in a storage box by the side of the house, next to a chopping block.

It was pretty clear that staying on the island would mean getting a taste of the good old pioneer life. In addition, we would be working pretty hard once the pot harvest started in earnest. All in all, I would be pretty busy. Was I okay with that?

I'd said that yeah, I was okay with that. I told Harry I didn't want to have time on my hands, time to think too much. Then I really opened up to him, and over consecutive beers I told him pretty much everything except for the museum robbery, and Peter Schmidt. I even told him about Tracy and the Montrose. He really enjoyed that.

It made him trust me enough to reveal that there two guns in the house - a .22 varmint rifle with a scope, and an ancient double-barreled shotgun. Both were locked in Harry's room, but if it made me feel better he could leave the shotgun and a box of shells out in the front room. I'd said no thanks, but as I was thinking about that part of our conversation I saw that the shotgun was standing propped up against the wall in the far front corner of the room.

I got up to take a closer look. It was ancient all right: it had been made by Purdey & Sons in London, 1912. There was a yellow cardboard box of shells on the casual table next to the gun. I broke the gun to see whether it was loaded. It wasn't. I put the empty shotgun back where Harry had left it.

I finished my coffee and made myself another one and did a bit of exploring around the house, excluding Harry's room. The kitchen cupboards were full of packaged food, tons of cans and boxes and bags, enough to survive for the entire winter. Harry had told me that fresh food on the island was limited to the weekly haul of groceries brought in from the mainland. Apart from that, there were only berries and mushrooms from the forest and fish caught in the bay, mostly herring and ocean perch.

It looked as if this was going to be a very different experience from staying at Roch's family cottage by the lake. But funnily enough, when Harry had finished giving me the lowdown on everything, he said:
"I'll be splitting soon. Got stuff to do in the city, and tomorrow I'll be at my parents' place. You know, family dinner and shit."

I couldn't help it; I started giggling, maybe also because of the hash. Everyone around was having Sunday dinners with their parents. I seemed to be the sole exception.
"Yeah," I'd said, when I'd finished giggling. "I understand."
"Great. And hey, I'll bringing in groceries for the week on Monday. You'd better tell me right now what you need, like cigarettes or whatever. But hey - no serious booze. We drink nothing but beer here, and not too much of that. You fuck around with fire all the time, you want to stay sober."
"Getting high is all right?"
"Man," Harry had said, grinning, "I'm at my most sober when I'm stoned."
"Yeah," I'd lied, "I'm that way too."
"Great. Great! You know something, when I saw you in that burger joint, I just fucking knew you were a twin soul. I knew it, man."

He must have meant it. He wouldn't have left me a gun plus ammunition otherwise. It was nice to feel so trustworthy, right after killing someone.

After I'd explored everything there was to explore in and around the house, I sat down to examine the newspapers I'd bought the previous day. I spent several hours with those newspapers. I quickly found out there was absolutely no mention of any deaths on the highway, not even a car crash or some other accident. Then I spent several hours reading the retail ads and the classifieds and thinking about what I'd read. I'd developed that habit while being thrown all around Europe with my diplomatic dad. Reading the ads, especially the classifieds, gives a good feel for the place you're in. It basically provides an overview of what's going on.

I had munched on my biscuits and salami while looking through the papers, but by the late afternoon I was ready for a proper meal. I had rice with a can of mixed vegetables: it was tasteless but filling. I spent some time examining the three fishing rods that were on display in a cabinet near the front door. There were books on the shelves near the stairs, and before it got dark I managed to pick out a couple to keep me entertained. I chose Lust for Life by Irving Stone and The Young Lions by Irwin Shaw; I.S., all the way.

I had read Lust for Life earlier: it's about van Gogh's life, more precisely about how life shafted him left, right, and center, causing him to lose his mind and eventually commit suicide. Of course nowadays he's recognized as a genius and his paintings cost the earth. If there's an afterlife, van Gogh probably feels he got a good deal: an unhappy life is a good trade for an eternity of great success. It's a shitty deal though when you aren't around to enjoy that success, and most likely there is no afterlife. Well, you make your choices and you take your chances, as they say.

I hadn't read The Young Lions so I got going on that once I'd lit the kerosene lamp. It turned out to be fucking good and I kept reading it until my eyes lodged a formal protest. The flame in the lamp kept flickering no matter how many and what adjustments I made to the wick.

It was around eleven at night by then, and I smoked a final cigarette congratulating myself on the fact that Canada wasn't involved in a war, and had no conscription. Fighting might be fun for some people but it accounts only for a tiny percentage of time spent in the military. The remaining time, 99% or more, is spent waiting for the fighting while living the military life, and military life is extremely shitty. It's no wonder soldiers are more than ready to kill people, simply being in the military makes you want to kill people because of all the hardships and bullshit you have to endure.

I was in no danger of being forced into that, which was great. On the other hand, I was in great danger of being forced to live in jail, and life in jail was much worse than the shittiest life in the military.

I tossed and turned for a long time before I fell asleep.

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On the 10th of August, 1972, almost exactly ten months after my eighteenth birthday, I left my home and cut all ties with my family. This is the story of what happened next: to me, to people I knew, and to the world.

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A Senior Apprentice Sister like an insane killer.

That was Lu Sheng's first impression of White Face.

As he followed Song Zi'an forward into the cave, the cave began to slope downwards. Strangely, however, the water between the gaps in the stone still flowed towards the mouth of the cave.

"Don't touch the stream under our feet. It's lethal poison… even we… can't resist it," Song Zi'an reminded ominously.

"Mm." Lu Sheng nodded. Actually, without his reminder, Lu Sheng himself had already noticed the source of the stream.

On the right side in the cave, a giant single-horned black python lay in slumber, its huge mouth unconsciously wide agape. Massive volumes of thick, viscous saliva were dripping out of the corner of its mouth.

As the saliva flowed away from the black python, however, it inexplicably became diluted. What began with the width of an arm was a small river in the distance, multiplying in volume until it filled the gaps between the stones.

"This is the guardian of the Sect—Mi. You can call her Miss Mi," Song Zi'an introduced. "But Miss Mi is deep in sleep most of the time, and flies into rage each time she wakes. Best not to be too near, lest you be eaten."

Lu Sheng nodded, at a loss for words.

They continued forward. After the time it took to brew a pot of tea, they finally caught sight of a glimmer of light ahead. The massive face of a rock wall soon emerged in Lu Sheng's view.

It was a gargantuan and brightly lit stone wall, riddled with caves carved into the face of the wall, packed densely together like a beehive. Each cave was sealed by a stone door and seemed to be inhabitable.

A rugged stone pillar stood before the rock wall, with a massive blood-colored symbol painted on it. In the darkness, the pillar released a gloomy, melancholic, and bloodthirsty glow.

"This is the central zone of our sect. All these caves are inhabitable. You will have to pick one and settle down in it. On top of that, the Sect is now governed by the Grand Elder. Let me lead you to him now," Song Zi'an explained.

Lu Sheng nodded. "I'll trouble you then."

Both of them followed the steps on the stairs to the right of the rock wall all the way up. Lu Sheng clearly sensed an immense power monitoring and scanning every inch of earth in the cave ever since he had entered, much like in White Bell City.

It was an immensely profound force, unfathomably deep. The moment he stepped on the flight of stone stairs, he felt as if he had walked into an extremely viscous sea of sludge; pressure weighed down on him all over his body and even the circulation of inner Qi within him was impeded.

"Oh, right. This place is under the protection and suppression of the sect's Divine Weapon shard. You may feel uncomfortable here, but it'll get better once you get used to it," Song Zi'an explained again.

Lu Sheng did not say a word; he merely nodded to indicate his comprehension.

The two of them continued up the stairs until they reached the topmost row of caves in the stone wall. They came to a halt before the most central cave.

"Dong Dong Dong."

Song Zi'an knocked on the stone door.

"Come in." The clear but deep voice of an elderly man rang out from within.

Slowly, the stone door shifted aside and Song Zi'an led Lu Sheng into the cave.

A warm yellow candle glow lit up the interior of the cave. The insides of the cave were lined with yellow candlesticks. Yellow wooden tables and chairs were scattered around the room. A soft white carpet lay under their feet and several clean white robes were hung on the wall.

An ancient man with a face wrinkled like bark was seated behind the table, slowly reading a paper book.

"I've brought him here, Grand Elder," Song Zi'an said loudly.

"You've worked hard, Zi'an." The old man lifted his head with a smile, his murky eyes landing on Lu Sheng.

"Welcome, young brother Lu. If you've made up your mind to stay, you can take your pick along the caves and settle down in it. Just stay for a night, and we'll take it that you've confirmed your decision."

"I've confirmed my decision to stay," Lu Sheng said placidly.

"Very well then. I'm the Grand Elder of the Prime Devil Sect, Liu Shanzi. Presently, there're a total of three Elders in the sect, two Deacons, and the number of disciples varies. Every morning the bell will sound twice. It indicates the start of my morning lesson. You may choose to either attend my lesson or confine yourself to your cave. Nobody will disturb you. When you go into solitary confinement, remember to hang the sign outside your cave."

Lu Sheng nodded in understanding.

"Should there be anything you need to seek clarification about, you can ask Zi'an. He's always stationed in the cemetery adjacent to the stone wall in the sect," Grand Elder Liu Shanzi explained.

"Alright, if there're no other questions, you can go back and rest. Tomorrow morning we begin lessons." He seemed rather disinterested. Although he was briefing Lu Sheng, the process felt rather mechanical and even the smile on his face felt forced. He felt distant.

Lu Sheng was led away by Song Zi'an.

Watching the stone door to his cave shut slowly, Grand Elder Liu Shanzi sighed by his table.

The sect was going downhill. Ever since their mining district was seized by the Nine Bells Sect, the sect disciples' basic cultivation resources were no longer guaranteed. As a result, many of them have left.

They were finding it increasingly difficult to recruit new disciples in the first place, but now it was like rubbing salt onto wound.

Without resources, nobody would be willing to toil for the sect for nothing in return. The disciples were gone and so nobody was left to even maintain the patrols. The sect could not maintain even its basic vigilance.

And now, this new disciple from Shangyang Family would most probably leave in disappointment before long as well. After all, this was a sect that could not guarantee one even the most basic cultivation resources. What was the point in joining it?

Liu Shanzi sighed at length, walked to the side of his cave and peered out through his wooden window.

His gaze landed on the stone pillar erected beneath, dazed.

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Outside the caves on the topmost level of the rock wall...

"Junior Apprentice Brother Lu, take your pick. Remember, you must not leave our cave after night falls. Now that there're no patrol teams in the sect, should you meet with danger, you've got to hold it out on your own till dawn... before anyone will come to your aid." Song Zi'an smiled at Lu Sheng.

"I got it." Lu Sheng nodded. "On top of that, I'd like to ask Senior Apprentice Brother: where is the sect's library? I'm personally extremely interested in miscellaneous studies."

"The library's at the back of the rock wall. You'll see it if you walk around it. You may peruse any of the books at will, as long as you don't damage them." After the basic orientation, Song Zi'an slowly descended down the stairs.

The manner in which he walked was bizarre; instead of walking step by step, he seemed to float horizontally, without the ups and downs that accompanied usual walking.

Lu Sheng watched as he left. Only when he disappeared at the edge of the stairs did he turn around to look at the caves before him.

Some of the caves were open, while some were sealed. Those that were open emanated a gloomy, ominous air and looked devoid of life. As for those that were sealed, chilly gusts of air would blow out through their windows, sending chills that pierced to the bones.

"This sect..." Lu Sheng was at a loss for words to describe it. He walked past the caves on the topmost level. Finally, at the extreme left of the stone wall near its end, he picked a cave as his place of dwelling.

The cave was wide open, and furniture like tables, chairs, shelves, and cupboards was complete, albeit all made of stone. A heavy musky odor permeated the air in the cave.

Lu Sheng placed his luggage in the cupboard and found the locking mechanism on the stone door. It was half of a sphere adhered to the door, which required a key to open.

The key, a piece of intricately shaped metal, was placed on the tabletop in the cave.

Lu Sheng picked up the piece of metal and hung it on himself. Without further ado, he left his cave and descended down the stairs.

Before long, he was standing before the stone wall once again, gazing at the hundreds of caves staring at him on the wall. His gaze swept from left to right. On both sides of the wall, he could see paths that led to the back.

Lu Sheng chose the path on the left and slowly walked along it.

In the darkness, the stone wall released a faint white hue which mixed with the red glow from the stone pillar, creating a pale blood color which permeated the cavern and split it into two zones—one black and one red.

The red zone was the area lit up by the glow. The black zone was the area shrouded in pitch black darkness.

Lu Sheng quickly walked to the edge of the red glow and paused for a short moment. Before long, he continued and stepped into the inky blackness.

Even without light, however, he could still discern the objects and lay of the land before him through the extremely faint refracted light with his extremely acute senses.

Lu Sheng sped up along the path until he reached a bridge which spanned a crevice that dropped into thick grey fog, which churned as if alive. Many wooden planks on the tattered and worn bridge were already rotten. A careless misstep, and one would fall straight down into the abyss.

Lu Sheng stood at the head of the bridge and gazed into the opposite end of the bridge.

Across the bridge, a series of black towers rose up from the ground. Apparently, those were the library that Song Zi'an had mentioned.

"Hoo..."

Gusts of bone-piercingly chilly wind blew up from the abyss underneath the bridge. Even Lu Sheng's hair stood on ends.

This sensation seemed to originate more from a coldness which he felt in his heart than in his body.

He regulated his breathing, then took a step forward and planted it firmly on the bridge.

"Boom!"

Without warning, he shot forward like a bolt of lightning, the tip of his toes tapping several times on the metal chains linking both sides of the bridge. In the blink of an eye, he was across the hundred meter long bridge.

"Thud."

Lu Sheng landed lightly on the other side of the crevice and turned around to look at the bridge, which swung from left to right in the wind. He relaxed and let out a breath of air.

"This Prime Devil Sect... no wonder not many are willing to come during their recruitment..." He shook his head and continued forward.

A group of towers faced him, standing cold and aloof. The entire group of buildings was surrounded by a tall black wall. Its entrance was right ahead of Lu Sheng, with a giant signboard hung above it.

'Earth Prime Tower'.

The words on the board were written neatly in ancient Song script with red ink.

Lu Sheng glanced at the ajar door. Through it, he could see that the courtyard was completely empty, without a soul within.

He strode in unceremoniously and was greeted immediately with a thick musky odour.

"Creak..."

Pushing open the doors of a building right in front of him, rows after rows of bookshelves emerged in his view.

Casually, he picked a shelf at random and saw that it was packed with books.

"A Medical History of Song Dynasty", "The Beginnings of Divine Weapons", "Myths and Reality", "On the Heavenly Signs", "Ice and Fire: The Mutual Counteracting of the Elements"...

This myriad of books looked like they had been kept uncared for. Lu Sheng pulled out "The Beginnings of Divine Weapons". A fine layer of mould had grown on its cover, and it felt coarse and cold to the touch.

He scanned from left to right and discovered a wall lamp, which he lit up with his flint stone.

Immediately, a pale yellow glow lit up in the room. Lu Sheng carried the book to a table and sat down on a chair. After lighting up the desk lamp as well, he began flipping the book open and reading it, ignoring the green mold.

The book narrated how the Noble Families had fought the great terrors of the world in the beginning, gradually forming an equilibrium against the demons and ghosts, winning a place for humans in the world.

Casting aside the parts of the book that lauded the Noble Families, the records of several major historical events in the book greatly helped Lu Sheng to better understand the history of the Noble Families in the Song Dynasty. But the supposed "great terrors" in the book were not described in detail. From the vague mentions, they did not seem to belong to the category of demons or ghosts.

He continued reading in his seat. Unbeknownst to him, several hours flew by.

Demons, devils, ghosts and monsters
Plunge the mortals weak in horrors;
Arms of gods and blades of devils,
Shroud the world in untold evils.

Lu Sheng was an ordinary civil servant in the modern world. After waking from a drunken stupor one day, he found himself trapped in a dangerous world where demons, ghosts and supernatural monsters terrorize the land. 

In this world, ordinary mortals live in dark fear and helplessness, without any means to fight against the supernatural. 

As Lu Sheng struggles desperately for survival, he stumbles upon a game mod he had designed for a mobile phone app in his previous life. It unexpectedly becomes his special ability, which enables him to instantly level up any skill he learns, albeit at a cost.

Thus, Lu Sheng begins his journey, striving for power beyond the reach of a mortal as he treads the way of the Devil…  

When Chi woke up for the third time, she was strong enough to stand and take in her surroundings.  The view took her breath away.  She had vague memories of what she saw before and now Chi understood that those whiny maids must have doped her with something because what was before her was unbelievable.  

This place she was in looked endless.  Rows of perfectly made book shelves in dark mahogany wood stretched out to the horizon.  The ceiling was a like a clear pale golden sky.  There were no lights but it seems that ceiling glowed that her vision was not impaired.  She could not see the walls to this place much less a door.  This place looked like it was at least ten miles  from center to border.  That is if where she stood was the center.  

Did she really rolled a least a mile on the floor?

"Holy shit." she whispered under her breath.  Feeling a bit weak at the enormity of her situation, Chi quick sat on the chair with more force than necessary.  The chair did not even creak at her weight.  

Well, it looks like whatever slimmed her up also made her lighter.

"Yea.  Maybe I can eat what I want without..."

Suddenly Chi realized that she had missed something really important.  Closing her eyes, she took a mental inventory of her body.  First she patted her stomach, then down to where her bladder would be located before finally wiggling her butt.  This was odd.  This was really odd.  

Chi knew how well her body works about seventy percent of the time.  She could guess when her period was coming without tracking it, how long she can usually last without eating, and that she always needed to pee when she wakes up from sleeping.  After waking up from sleep twice already, her bladder should have been bursting by now.  

Instead, she felt no urge to void her bladder or any other waste from her body.  As for hunger, Chi was not feeling any hunger pains yet however she was feeling a bit thirsty. 

Did whatever made her body look better also made it so she did not need to do the basic daily functions?  Does her body have organs anymore? 

Pressing her body a little more firmly, Chi tried to feel for something other than muscle and fat.  However she could not tell if the slight bumps on her abdomen were more muscles or her kidneys.  

"Well, at least I won't have to worry about going to the bathroom."

With those thoughts resolved for the time being, Chi took a closer look at the tablet in front of her.  When she first saw the table, only the legs and the bottom of the table were available to her.  Now she could see that the top of the table consists of a beautiful slab of marble jade that was cool to the touch.  On top of that was the stone lamp and a cup made up by a section of green bamboo with a pleasant scent.  Next to that was a large white porcelain jug, its simple yet elegant design made it appear to be a work of art.  A plate of white peaches propped in a pyramid was at the center of the table with a sealed wine jar behind it.

Looking into the contents of the jugs, Chi determined that it contained water from the look and lack of smell.

"Okay, food and water."

She pour a small amount of water into the cup and took a careful sip.  The taste was both bracing and refreshing.  It was colder than ice water and the feel of it was intense against her tongue.  She could feel the water going down her throat and into her belly.  From there, the water seem to turn into energy and just flowed throughout her body.   

"Damn, that is some good water." she murmured and poured a full cup.  Taking it into sips due to the intense cold, Chi mused at the taste of it.  While filter water from the tap was good enough, she could still taste a bit of the minerals and chemicals from the waterways.  Bottle water was gross to her and Lillian due to the added minerals companies use for 'taste' that Chi often just brought a tote filled with travel mugs of filter water from home.             

This water had a taste so pure that it was unreal.  There was no aftertaste - not even from the bamboo.  This water would be great for ice tea.  Chi took a side look at the peaches before sighing.  

"No knife.  I guess I should use my hands."

Taking one of the peaches, she slowly tore it piece by piece.  She dropped each piece into the cup before pouring in more water.  Licking the juice off of her hands, Chi waited for the crush pieces of peach to infuse with the water.  As she washed her hands with a small amount of water, she saw where the messy pit once lay was a whole peach.  

An idea formed in her head and Chi checked into the contents of the jug to see that the water level was still filled to the top.  Apparently this library was a magical place where water and peaches are endless.  That solves her food and water problems if her body still requires substance.  

Are her teeth going to be okay without brushing them?

Dismissing that chilling thought, Chi turned her attention to the sealed jar.  It was about the height of a two liter bottle and twice as wide.  From the feel of it, the material was made of stone that was cool to the touch.  It was probably quite heavy and Chi was curious about its contents but decided to ignore it.  With a magical library, there were bound to be something troublesome and a sealed jar is obviously something troublesome.

Taking her peach infuse water, Chi got up to look at the books and scrolls in the bookshelves.  However at the first sip of the peach infused water, Chi nearly fell on her knees at the taste.  She remembered how the juice on her hands had tasted.  Light, sweet, and practically danced on her tongue was the taste of the white peach.  

Now combined with the water from the jug, the taste of the peach juice from the crush pieces was enhance to a whole another level.  Instead of watering the taste of peach, it evolved it.  The icy cold from the water made the sweetness of the peach clear and bright on her tongue.  The lightness of the peach juice in turn made the water feel less dense on her tongue.  It almost made it feel like she was drinking cold air.

With so many sensations assaulting her tongue, Chi could feel fireworks exploding in her brain.  It was like the adrenaline in her body was soaring through her veins causing her to feel lightheaded.  Her insides were dancing and jumping, tears were streaming down her eyes, and her breathing was coming in hysterical gasps; it made her feel like she was taking some high grade recreational drugs.

Chi started to scream and laugh.  The force and intensity of this reaction caused her land heavily to the ground - belly first.  At least she managed to keep the cup from spilling and she rolled away from it so her hysterical reaction would not knock it down.  Her hands slapped and her legs kicked at the ground and air with so much force that the sounds echoed through out the area.  

The funny part of it was that a part of her mind was detached from it all.  She could feel the power of the blows from her limbs, the rush of energy that churned throughout her veins, the inability to keep quiet because her mind was open to everything, and the strain that her body was under to contain everything.  It felt like it was going to continue on and on.  

However Chi could feel a countdown going in the background.

Three.  

Two.  

One.

In an instant, Chi stopped her hysterics.  Her breathing was harsh like she ran a two hundred meter dash in under five seconds.  The muscles on her face hurt from the amount of work it suffered from her laughing and she could feel her vocal chords were raw from the screaming. 

"Holy shit." she croaked and placed a hand on her chest where a fast pulse could be felt.  It felt like she went on the world's longest roller coaster ride.  The kind of roller of coaster that just goes from zero to a hundred in less than two seconds.  

Staring at the still full cup, Chi briefly wondered if she should just throw the concoction away.  As fun and scary her reaction was, it was obvious to Chi that the peaches and water had something other than the basic atoms in a periodic chart.  However, there was really nothing to do and she was going to be bored without any type of media on hand.  While there are books on hand, she had a feeling that they would written in ancient Chinese - something Chi had no experience in understanding.

So, continue the crazy fun or try to read something with possibly zero pictures?

Chi reached for the cup.

***

After finishing the sixteenth cup of peach fused water, Chi felt the crazy aftereffects had died down to that of a buzz.  She now can finish a cup with only her blood singing and with herself feeling hyper.  As fun as it was by acting like a maniac, Chi was glad that she was getting use to her makeshift concoction.

Between each cup, she experimented by abstaining from drinking it for several periods of time.  Chi based the amount of time on the amount of books she browsed through.  The longest amount of time was when she cleared about ten shelves and that was because she grew bored.  She had not experience any headaches, chills, or sweats that should come from withdraw so far; therefore Chi concluded that the water and peaches did not contain anything addictive.  

"Mamma mia, here I go again! My, my - how can I resist ya!" she sang as her hips moved to the beat.  

The long endless time in the library was slowly driving Chi crazy to the point that she started to sing anything and everything that she could possibly remember.  Unfortunately for Chi, her singing was not very pleasing to the ear.  She could be in tune about sixty percent of the time, but her ears had been trained to learn perfect pitch from playing the violin as a child and that made her cringe every time she was out of tune.

It was surprising to Chi that she could remember so many songs now when in her previous life she could barely remember the chorus to the top hits of the month.  She sang just about every genre including opera.  It started out with Frank Sinatra which turn into Nat King Cole.  Then it came the Ray Charles which lead her to Kanye West who reminded Chi about Taylor Swift who did several collaborations with other artists that included Ed Sheridan.  Ed Sheridan reminded her of Shawn Mendes who lead her to BTS.  The Korean pop boy group led Chi into a black hole of Korean pop, Japanese pop, and even Chinese pop that lasted quite a while before she finally went to Broadway.

While singing, she danced which involves her moving to the beat in a rhythmical fashion verses having any sort of technique.  Chi was happy that she could dance around without anyone seeing.  She once dance in front of the bathroom mirror and found her dancing to be displeasing.  

However singing and dancing can only waste so much time, and Chi knew that if she did not find something worthwhile to do, she was going to go insane.  Going to a shelf, she picked up a scroll and admired the workmanship of the thin slabs of wood and the calligraphy that was craved onto them.  With her extremely limited knowledge in Chinese; Chi could read only a few characters that she could recognized.  There was the character for man on one slab, the character for sight was a couple characters down from that, there is heaven and year together, and - hey!  She could read the next five easily.  They were the characters for fire, water, metal, wood, and earth.

Suddenly, the scroll in her hands burst into fire.  Chi gave a pathetically weak scream before dropping it.  For several long moments, she stared at the burning scroll in horror before she lifted her robe up to her knees and started to stomp on the fire.  A fire in a library is a bad thing.  Mostly because Chi still has no idea where the exit was to this place.

"Shit, shit, shit," she panted as her feet kept on furiously stomping, "Don't spread, don't spread!"

Luckily, the fire died down, but the scroll had turned into ash and soon Chi was coughing from breathing it in.  She rushed back to the table and drank three cups of water before the taste of ash was out of her tongue. 

"Magical Library, if you want me to be your librarian, don't send me kamikaze scrolls!  Send me an invitation and a map to the magical elevator that will lead me back to civilization." Chi begged up to the ceiling.  "Or a map to the English section."

Her pleas were ignored.

Sighing, Chi slumped in the chair and began doodling on the table with some spilled water.  What was she going to do?  If only she had her tablet.  That thin flat piece of heaven would allow her to access the Internet and Chi could spend days or even weeks just watching movies, television shows, reading all sorts of novels and fanfiction, and listening to music.

If she could, Chi would go into her iTunes account and start watching 'Deadpool'.  Right now, she needed a good dose of vulgar humor, action, and Morena Baccarin.  Closing her eyes, Chi could imagine the credits rolling from Marvel and 20th Century Fox.  Juice Newton's 'Angel of the Morning' began sweetly playing in her ears as the opening credits appeared before her eyes - in amazing high definition.  Wow, her imagination is so much better than the ultra 4k flat screen of that prince's penthouse.  

Opening her eyes, Chi saw that her imagination did not stop.  She was really watching the movie and hearing the audio.  She thought that it would be nice if it could pause and it did!

Gulping her disbelief, she slapped her face a couple of times and felt the stinging pain.  The movie was still in front of her  - a screen that was calibrated perfectly to her eyes for maximum effect and viewing pleasure.  When she focused her eyes else where, the screen actually minimized to the upper right corner of her sight like a mini window.  She thought play and the movie started to play again even as a mini window.  It was like a picture on picture in her mind.

"Can I access the rest of my account?" Chi wondered with excitement bubbling in her chest.  This must the so-called cheat that she read about in web novels and manga.  She did not know how she got it, but if this cheat will allow her to access her iTunes account who cares!

Thus, Chi began the long task of working out this cheat of her.

***

The bright and noble music of Handel Messiah's 'Hallelujah' blared out in Chi's mind.  While this was going on, she was doing an extremely bad job imitating Michael Jackson's moonwalk.  However she was too happy to care at her lack of coordination. 

She has access to the Internet.

She has access to the Internet and her iTunes account.

She has access to the Internet, her iTunes account, and her Netflix account.

She has access to the Internet, her iTunes account, her Netflix account, and her Amazon account.

She has access to the Internet, her iTunes account, her Netflix account, Amazon account, and everything else in the world.  

Chi could literally access to any streaming service available to the Internet and get VIP treatment - all without paying a single cent.  Her cheat allowed her to browse through any website in her old world with a couple of restrictions.  One was that she was unable to communicate anything either through email, chat, or social media.  This was due to the fact that she could not access her accounts and that her cheat prevented her from creating new ones.  Another was that she could not buy anything online.  That made sense since Chi was currently in some magical library with no exit.   

Oh well, Chi was okay with that.  She now has access to at least a thousand years worth of entertainment to keep her occupied.  Just as she was about to start binge watching one of America's number one long running comedies, a window popped up in her view.  

"Weird, what's this Basic Level Spirit Qi Flow?" she mused, reading the simple introduction before looking over the steps.  It looked to be some sort of breathing and moving exercise.  The explanation stated that it was the very first step to leading to a healthy level of Qi and an important step to the Heavenly Flowing Spirit Qi Arts.

The steps include breathing while moving one's spirit qi through a certain way in their body.  It looked like complete bullshit, but Chi judged it to be some sort of zen exercise.  Figuring that it would not hurt to try it, she went ahead and started the breathing.  The movements of her breathing gave an effect that was soothing and Chi felt her body relaxing and conforming itself into a comfortable state.  

However it was boring for her mentally to do this only, so Chi pulled up the first episode of the television she planned on watching.  And as she continue to watch episode after episode, her body continued to do the exercise.

When Chi died in the mortal 21st century world, she ultimately finds herself in the Heavenly Spiritual World thanks to the youngest prince of the Emperor of Heaven.  

She is to be the personal attendant of the young prince which causes way too many young maids to be jealous.

Thus they shut her up into a forbidden room and it automatically sealed itself up.  

Luckily for Chi, the room happens to be the secret Palace library in which she explored and skimmed the books before finding an amazing spell which allows her mind to connect with the Internet from her previous life.  With that, she spent several centuries exploring the Internet, streaming videos, reading fiction, and listening to music while cultivating with the most basic of lessons. 

By the time someone releases her, Chi discovers that her power level matches to that of the Emperor himself!  Luckily, she is still considered to be the youngest prince's personal attendant so the two spend many happy centuries as master and servant.  

Unfortunately, Chi ends up spoiling her young prince with spiritually rich meals, competent work, and the ability to make connections with benefits.  Thus she gets no vacation time.  

When the young prince gets incarnated into a mortal being as is the rite of passage for young deities, he cheats his way into remembering his old life and calls on Chi to help him deal with his mortal life.

Having no choice, she pops down to the mortal world whenever her master calls upon her for the most basic of orders.  Cooking foods that fits his tastes, drawing out spirit rich baths, cleaning his clothes, and helping him escape from persist young ladies.  

However, when her master orders her to incarnate into a mortal to become a maid for a mortal girl he fancies; Chi refuses.  No way in Hell would she be a mortal again - especially in a world where there has been barely any change in evolution or technology for the past several millenia.

Furious that his loyal personal attendant refusing his order with good reason, the prince manages to find a way to get her into the mortal world - transmigration.

Therefore, Chi is forced to be transmigrated into the mortal world.

At least she still has her power level, her fatty armor, her Cauldren of Broken, and several other items from home.  If Chi was going to suffer being in the mortal world, she was going to suffer in style.  

As the personal attendant of a Heavenly Imperial Prince, Chi might as well help out with his love life.

The story begins in 2020 in a high school known as Astoria high. A young boy named Phoenix lazing around on a class room chair. While his friend's eve who was drawing pictures in her book not paying much attention to the lesson  while KIA listened to the teacher working away making notes here and there. when suddenly lesson was over and the teacher began give out permission slips to go visit arched ruins school trip(that is said to be the centre of world's) once the bell went all the students made a dart for the door to get out as quick as possible to go home. They began to walk home together eve playfully tackled phoenix as kia just walked passed them both stopping to tell them to  get up and stop messing in an irritated expression. so they all travelled to the same location due to they were all neighbours. But instead of heading to their separate houses eve suggested we go play video games at phoenix home. So they all did but Kia went straight into the kitchen due to she's more comfortable doing house work than playing games. 
Eve and phoenix went into the living room and played video games until KIA soon came in the living room with meals for three and sweets cupcakes to share for desert. Kia had made a meal for phoenix's mother as well but left it set up nicely on the kitchen counter covers up ready for when she gets back from work. As they all relaxed time flew bye until some time after dark came. eve and KIA left to go home in street lamp light.
(no worries though they only live next door) eve said good bye but KIA just left without a word reading the permission slip on the way out to see what the trip was for and about. Now quiet and relaxed Phoenix sat in his room looking at the permission slip wondering what things would be at the ruins of Aroura falls when the front door opened and closed phoenix mum was home and already in the kitchen eating the food KIA had made with ravenous behaviour. Phoenix walked in to the kitchen and gave his mum the slip but she didn't even look at it properly she signed it gave it back to him and told him she's off to her room for some sleep before she has to get up in 5 hours or work again so she vanished up stairs with her food until morning. Early next morning phoenix awoke to his mom already gone to work and a note let on the side saying (your friends will be here in 1 hour to help you get ready for the trip to day so get you but in gear boy) so phoenix started to get ready and then the door bell rang eve and kia are at the door but let them self's in kia immediately went straight in to the kitchen making a picnic ready or the trip or the three of them while eve ran straight up stairs bugging phoenix to hurry up and get ready. (Emotions flaring) eve and phoenix mess about up stairs. Finishing making the food kia ran up stairs told the two they were late all three of them bolted out the door phoenix closing the front door one the way out then trying to catch up with the girls head to the school to meet up with the class to head to the ruins.
Reaching the school in decent time the three friends ran in line while the teacher checked names and permission slips as student's entered the mini bus while Boarding the bus. 
On the bus it was busy kids messing about throwing pencils and pens even the half eaten chewing gums  . KIA, eve and phoenix sat at the back away from the noise chatting about the things that the ruins could hold and what treasures could be there.  1 hour passed and the bus became quiet as it entered a parking lot that was fairly empty at this time of day. Getting off and seeing the surroundings was quiet depressing due to it looked as though a war had just taken place just then and this sight was the after sight of it all but they were ruins of a strong past of magic and knights? (Children start heading in different directions to explore) so eve ran towards a lake with a beautiful view the other two soon followed her but little did they know that their day was about to change. Kia set down the picnic blanket and left eve to do her own thing. Eve and phoenix played near the water's edge dangerously close for a game to take place as expected eve being too rough in her play she pushed phoenix into the cold water. As he hit the water a glow of light came from the bottom of the lake where the water began to pull phoenix towards it. Eve in a panic ran to get KIA but it was too late by the time the two girls came back phoenix was gone out of sight and nowhere to been seen at the bottom of the lake either….. 
Phoenix was gone.....

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