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{Day 10}
With the knowledge that even if we were to hunt on our lonesome, the others would still gain a small amount of experience due to the ability shared between us, we began a sort of rotation. A few of us, three dozen at most, would scour the skies, hunting, while around a thousand of us remained at the cave, scavenging, and gathering supplies. Everyone else would begin experimenting and attempting to create new equipment or items.
As of yesterday, with the exception of our new and improved spear, we had managed to create two new recipes; a sling staff, and a helmet, made from the skull of a Horn Rabbit. Sometimes, when we ate the corpses, we found ourselves unable to penetrate the skull, so after chewing the meat around it, we noticed how the skull somewhat fit our heads. And so, after carving off the back half of the skull, removed the jaw, and extended the eye sockets, we found ourselves with new armor.
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The Succubi just cooed at the Imps wearing the skull.
{Day 11}
I observed a trio of goblins as they searched a cave full of rainbow bats. I called them so because of their wings, which had the seven colors of a mirage called a rainbow. I only encountered such a mirage once, but it took me with awe at the vivid color. Anyways, when the trio ran in, I flew off.
I spotted a massive red-furred beast, standing on its hind legs as it swung one of its arms down at some sort of starry-scaled snake.
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When I spoke to Benthal about this, he froze. When he asked how close the beast was to the cave, and I pointed down the mountain where the cave was based at, he began to mutter strange words. Giving me a hard stare, he said;
"If you see that red-furred beast, under no circumstance do you engage it in battle, nor allow it to see your appearance. Doing so will lead to everyone's death." He stated, his tone serious. A cold sweat formed, as I imagined everyone dead. Conveying my understanding, I turned and flew off, to warn the others.
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Everyone stayed indoors in fear for the rest of the day.
{Day 12}
Two of the Arch Imps evolved today. One had evolved into something called, a Lesser Fiend, the other, a Lesser Incubus. When I saw the new Incubus, I was slack-jawed, compared to Benthal, who resembled a young human male, the new Incubus resembled an extremely muscular adult human. He possessed muscles, yet they were refined.
The Lesser Fiend looked like a giant Imp, their horns now starting to curve downwards. The tips of their tail had now been encased in fire, as red fur grew around their neck, forming a mane. The mane also grew on its shoulder, and halfway down its spine. It also lost its wings as well, exchanging its ability to fly with the ability to create a burning copy of itself that could self-destruct in a small explosion.
Also, two of the Succubi, Lea, and another called Mera, had given birth to several Mana Clusters, four each. As they went to place them inside the hatcheries, we were given witness to one final surprise; we were visited by an elderly goblin, one who had this unusually long white beard.
"Oh ho, so you still live, Benthal!" The goblin said cheerfully, as he gave the Succubi a perverted grin. In return, Benthal gave him a strange smile that caused sparkles to form.
"Gobu-Ji, so you're still walking, you 'ol pile of bones!" He greeted back cheerfully. Placing a hand on the goblin, he led them deeper into the cave, whatever they were talking and laughing about, being lost to us. The older generation wasn't disturbed at all, so this must be a regular occurrence.
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Several hours later, I found the two coming back from wherever they had gone, a large bundle of meat wrapped in leaves and vines.
"Rukku, Jael, Doyle, come over here." The three of us complied, idly gliding over to the Incubus. He held out the bundle to the three of us.
"Take this bundle over to the goblin cave." He ordered, as grabbed onto it, flapping my wings as I strained to carry the bundle. Jael slung a pair of spears onto his back, gripping another spear. Doyle was being lazy and hovered nearby. I gave him a withering stare as he feigned ignorance. In response, ascended, muscles straining to keep a hold on the bundle. When I reached a sufficient height, I released the bundle, trapping Doyle underneath the meat. Resting on the meat, I ignored the distressed Imp, giving Benthal an innocent chirp. Jael feigned ignorance over our existence.
The Incubus laughed.
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When we arrived at the goblin cave, we came across the trio of goblins that I saw yesterday. They initially stared at us warily, only to calm down when the elderly goblin pacified them. Dropping the package onto the waiting hands of the goblin holding a club, I turned and flew off, Jael and Doyle following.
When we returned to the cave, Benthal scratched our heads, praising us. It felt really nice.
{Day 13}
Today was a marvelous day. We had been hunting as usual, when the news had reached us. A new generation of Lesser Imps was joining our ranks, two thousand in all. While it was a good day and all, it would take another two days before they could go hunting with us.
While we hunted for the day, one of the other Lesser Imps killed an armored tanuki. We had been preparing to bring the body back to the cave, only to stop, when we heard a ping.
{Congratulations! You have reached the designated level of 100. You can now Rank-Up.}
{You have completed the secret requirements "? ?" & "? ?".}
{You can now Rank-Up into Greater Imp-Variant}
{Would you like to Rank-Up now?}
I mentally agreed. As was in the air, I somewhat regretted desiring to do so. Groaning as my muscles tensed and froze, I could only breathe, as I plummeted towards the ground. As I did, gray flames began to sprout from my body, eventually turning me into a gray fiery ball. As I neared the ground, I felt my muscles un-tense, as they suddenly felt stronger. When I fell to the treetops, my evolution was completed.
Flapping my wings, the gray flames were extinguished immediately, allowing me to marvel at my new form. I had grown hair atop my once bald head, and though I had only grown slightly bigger, the power I felt was twice of that, when I was a Lesser Imp. My skin had also turned a darker gray, a red line on my eyes which thinned as it went down my cheek, ending once it reached my lower jaw.
{Name} Rukku
{Sex} Male
{Race} Greater Imp-Striker
{Age} 13 Day
{Stats}
[HP] 50
[MP] 80
[STR] 12
[END] 12
[AGI] 15
[MAG] 15
[INT] 12
[LUK] 12
[LV] 1/30
[EXP] 0/50
{Blessing}
[Blessing of The God of ? ?]
{Skills}
[Night Vision] Perfect clarity in the darkness.
-Perfect vision even in pitch darkness.
[Imp Language] The language of the Imps.
[Goblin Language] The language of The Goblins.
[Flight] Soar through the air.
{Spells}
[Imp Fire] Conjure and pepper the target with a small ball of fire.
-Requires 3 MP.
-Has a moderate chance of burning target.
[Imp Chaos] Conjure and throw an unstable ball of fire.
-Requires 8 MP.
-Explodes upon contact and ignores a small amount of armor.
[Blink] Encases the body with arcane, before warping a short distance away.
-Requires 15 MP.
-Teleports up to 2-Meters in any direction.
I had also gained two new spells, -Imp Chaos- seeming rather useful, should I attack something, and -Blink-, should I need to dodge an attack of some sort. Slowly descending to the ground, I began to stretch my wings when I touched the ground, getting a feel for my new wings. It felt good.
Flicking my tail, I noticed how whip-like it now seemed, actually using it as a whip, against a nearby stump. It left a small scratch on it. Grinning, I pumped a fist at the air at my newfound, or rather, enhanced strength.
"Yessss..." I trailed off when I noticed something new. I could speak. Blinking, I instantly, began trying my new vocal cords, realizing I could speak completely, with a side effect of hissing. The Arch Imps never hissed, so maybe if I evolve again, the hissing would disappear? Well, it didn't matter. In any case, I ascended into the air, noticing at the corner of my vision, several other new Greater Imps were appearing. A few were bulkier than I, while others were thinner with glowing eyes.
Looking around, I noticed a distinct Greater Imp, the tuft of hair on her tail now more prominent and whip-like. Realizing who she was, I flew towards her, stopping before her curious form. In the air, I bowed somewhat, enough to convey my place, yet enough so I wouldn't accidentally force myself to fall.
"Lady Clo," I uttered, staring, as her expression slowly turned to surprise. I then heard a noise from her mouth, likely attempting to form a coherent sentence.
"...Huh…?" She finally sounded. Another Greater Imp flew up beside me, copying me as she also began to speak.
"Greetingsss to you, Lady Clo." She greeted, as another and another appeared. Once all of us Greater Imp variants, thirty-seven in all, including Clo herself were together, we quickly made our way back to the cave so we could tell Benthal of our evolution. As we flew, more and more new Greater Imps joined us, the difference between us being the lesser prominence of muscles and the lack of hair.
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When we came back, one of the Succubi, Cloe, had fainted, surrounded by hundreds of Greater Imps. Nearby, Benthal was actually crying, though why I'd no idea.
The rest of the day was spent getting used to our new forms, as well as Lea and Mera cooing and getting into our personal space, especially so in our cases as we were variants.
{Day 14}
All five of the remaining Arch Imps evolved this morning. One had joined the ranks of Succubi, another for the Incubi, while the third became a Lesser Fiend. The last two Arch Imps evolved and turned into four green teenaged-looking goblins, called Hobuo's. Apparently, the Hobuo is an evolution the Imps had once created a strain for when they and Goblins lived together. Hobuo's took the form of a pair of Hobgoblins, the evolution of the goblins, with only a single difference. Both Hobuo's possess only a single eye each.
Lea, one of the Succubi had also matured, evolving into a Greater Succubus, who resembled an adult human woman. It seems that Lesser Succubi mature into adults, while Lesser Incubi immature into teenagers… Huh… The more I knew.
The elderly goblin came by today, telling us to just call him Gobu-Ji like Benthal does. After coming to the conclusion that my generation all shared some sort of link, which explained why we had all evolved simultaneously, he asked Benthal if he could borrow us. The four Succubi refused, Lea especially. It seems, she has become the surrogate mother of our generation, which I could believe. She did spend the second half of the first day we had joined the group, spoiling us with some sort of bug that lived in the walls and ground. She called them worms. They are nice and chewy…
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In the end, Gobu-Ji said he would have his approval the next day, idly offering something called caterpillars as he left. I voiced my confusion as I chewed on one end of a worm. As the insect squirmed, trying to escape, Benthal just looked away, cheeks tinted with red…
"?" I smiled, still confused as I bit the worm, causing one half to fall off. One of the passing Lesser Imps grabbed at the squirming worm, chirping happily as it ate the insect. I just watched amused as another tried to pry the worm out of his mouth.
{Day 15}
Gobu-Ji came by with a wooden bowl, full to the brim with this strange bug, resembling a patterned worm with legs. He got to a knee and offered the bowl to Benthal, asking once more to borrow us for the day.
Benthal looked as though he was trying to resist, until he finally relented, agreeing as he teared up a bit. He began tearing up even more, when he was glared at by the combination of Mera, Lea, Cloe and the new Succubus, Reah.
As he teared up, I stealthily grabbed at one of the patterned bugs, being awarded a smack by the Incubus, who held the bowl with a possessive expression… This is the first time I've seen him like this, acting like Lea when one of the other Succubi tried to pry one of us Imps from her grip.
"C'mon Rukku." I heard my fellow Imp, Jael says. Turning, I found everyone flying after the departing goblin. Flapping my wings, I followed after them.
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Since flying was much faster than Gobu-Ji's weird limping, we flew him back to the cave, dropping him on his feet. As he regained his balance, he turned to face us, three-thousand seven-hundred and fourteen in all.
"We're running low on food. I want you all to gather as much as possible. Fruits, nuts, bugs, and meat. Take them all." He ordered. Since we were lent to him, by Benthal, I suppose we would have to do so.
{Alert! A new quest has been issued.}
[Gather Resources] Gobu-Ji, an advisor in the Goblin Community has issued a quest. Gather anything that can be eaten, be it meat, nuts, fruit or even insects.
-Time Limit:
16 Hours.
[Reward]
-500 Experience
That was easily ten levels right there and would put me a third on the way to my next evolution. Clo agreed, letting out a high-pitched chirp. For reasons unknown, she preferred chirping as opposed to speaking. Well, to each their own I suppose. With her command, he ascended into the air, forming into groups of one-hundred as we had once done during our first quest.
As my group flew through the air, we scanned the air, half of us armed with spears. I had forgotten to grab a spear of my own, though thankfully, a few in my group thought to carry with them another pair. Scanning down through the trees, we came across four strange naked beasts, garbed in what seemed to be a second layer of skin. Chirping, I got the others attention, pointing down at the pudgy creature.
Nodding, the hundred of us all descended, diving downwards, half of us with our spears in hand, the other with balls of fire. Stopping halfway, we flung our fireballs and threw our spears, watching as the ground exploded around the beasts, squeals of pain being heard as cooked meat arose in the air. Once the explosions calmed down, the smoke died down, revealing four cooked and somewhat burnt bodies, spears puncturing their bodies at various areas.
Flying down towards the bodies, the corpses smelled delicious, though we were able to hold ourselves from temptation on the sole fact that mana was flowing upwards by a large amount. Ignoring the meat, we feasted on the ambient mana in the air. Once no more mana remained, we got to dismantle the body. Once that was finished, twenty of us got to lifting the bodies, four Imps for each, while the other five carried the bones back to the cave. Maybe we could do something with them.
Continuing with the hunt, we proceeded to hunt down Horn Rabbits, Armored Tanukis and even a few of these starry-scaled snakes. After skinning and deboning the bodies, we had another twenty bring the meat back to the goblins, the remains back to the cave.
With only sixty of us remaining, we went out, gathering nuts and fruit. Keeping a few dozens to ourselves, we quickly brought them to the cave, rejoining the ones who left for the cave and brought everything else back to the goblins.
Once Gobu-Ji confirmed that we had gotten enough food, he let us leave. When we were halfway to home, I got confirmation that we completed the quest.
When we got back, All the Succubi and Incubi were gone. After a bit of investigation, I found the Succubus, Reah, and the Incubus, Hogel in a room, with Lea, Mera, and Cloe with Benthal in his room.
Learning of the latter's location, I entered, uncaring of what exactly they were doing.
"Mister Benthal." I greeted, causing the four demons to freeze in place. Benthal was in a strange position, Lea and his lips interlocked, Cloe was licking at his upper chest, and Mera's face was in his crotch.
"...Rukku, what're you doing here?" He asked, shocked. Mera froze in place, Cloe slowing until her licking came to an altogether stop. Lea just looked mortified. I pointed towards the entrance.
"We got back, but you were missing, so..." I said while holding up a horn I had broken off of a Horn Rabbit skull. Cloe fashioned it to look like the limb between the crotches of the male Imps… or just the males in general.
"Also, Cloe dropped this and I came to give it back," I stated, getting blank looks from the four of them. Benthal closed his mouth, and after taking a deep breath, he sighed. He then glanced at the Succubus.
"Do you see that slit by her butt?" He asked. I looked over and nodded, though I could only barely see it, due to Cloe covering said butt with a hand.
"Take that horn and shove it in there." He stated. I blinked but complied. Flying over to her, she gave me a widened stare, tongue still out as I raised my horn-gripped hand. Swinging it, I got a yelp of some sort of emotion, as her face went red, eyes widened as her pupils turned small.
"So, why'd you have me do that?" I asked the lone Incubus. In turn, he just smiled.
"Go ask Clo." He said, making me wonder. Flying off, I went to ask her.
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She gave me this disbelieving stare, before growing angry. She then attacked me, pouncing at me with extreme rage… What did I do?!
{Day 16}
In her rage yesterday, Clo ended up breaking my left wing, confining me to the cave, since we lived on a mountain. And so, I was left to just crafting whatever, and being subjected to the mercy of Lea, who treated me like an Impling. I didn't appreciate her pampering.
Thankfully, my wing healed up a couple hours later, though I still couldn't fly due to its sensitivity.
Clo was ignoring me.
{Day 17}
After being confined in the cave yesterday, I learned I didn't like staying indoors, preferring to be in the air, free as one of those feathered snakes. As I flew, I noticed a large crowd of green, with bits of brown mixed in. Curious, I descended, realizing I was looking at some goblins. Noticing my presence, a few goblins slowed and turned to me.
"An Imp? I thought you all died from the war a few years ago." One commented as I neared. One goblin, a hobgoblin stopped, facing me.
"Imp, have you seen any humans nearby?" He asked. I tilted my head in thought. Human… Human… Oh yeah, I do remember seeing a small cluster of humans a few days ago. They attacked me when they saw me though, so I didn't linger long.
"I saw some over there a few days ago," I mentioned, pointing towards the plains, where the left of the forest ended. The Hobgoblin grinned before turning back. Listening to the goblins talk for a bit, I bade them goodbye before flying off. As I did, I noticed the arrival of another group of goblins, this one led by another pair of hobgoblins, both females. Glancing at the other hobgoblin, I wondered what they were up to... Meh, the humans attacked me, so I don't really care what happened to them...
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Since Clo was ignoring me, I decided to ignore her as well.
{Day 18}
The tables have been turned.
I had been ignoring her, treating her as though she didn't exist, going the extra mile in referring to her right-hand man, Jael as the leader. The result was a great mass of drama. It had gotten so out of hand, that even Lea had gotten involved. Speaking of which, I learned that the -Mana Cluster- my generation had come from her, meaning she was essentially our mother. That explained all the pampering she tried to give us every time she had the chance. When I decided to call her by another title, besides Missus, I got this from her.
"Mum," I had stated to her. She had frozen with a dazed expression, before fainting in place...
Returning back to the unfolding drama, when Clo had learned of my counter ignorance of her, she had suddenly changed. She had suddenly changed from annoyed and ignorant of my being, to suddenly desperate for my attention. When she began apologizing for her attitude, I thought of forgiving her, only to remember one thing; She broke my wing and thus subjecting me to the mercy of Lea... Yeah, I wasn't going to forgive her any time soon...
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It was really funny watching Clo attempt to regain my attention. Jael found it even funnier when I even began adding names to his title. At one point, I even called him Blazer Shining Aura Darkness Blade Lord Jael, which made him faint from laughing so much.
{Day 19}
I smiled at the new equipment our tribe had made. The spears we once used now had properly made wooden shafts, while the spearhead was mended into the shaft, making indents so it didn't interfere with the movement for piercing. The materials we used to make the spears were somewhat lighter, so now not only was it easier to carry, but it was also allowed us to hold more spears. Speaking of which, we upgraded the sling we used to hold the spears.
The new sling was made of leather, vines being used as a substitute for string. It was also big enough to hold another two spears. As I admired our new equipment, Clo continuously poked me, trying to garner my attention. Turning to Jael, I held out a spear to him.
"So, what do you think?" I asked, pointedly ignoring the existence of Clo, even when her right-hand man turned to her.
"Should we incorporate these into our arsenal, Lady Clo?" He asked. In response, I smiled when she opened her mouth to speak.
"Who're you talking to Jael? There's no one wherever you're looking at." The moment I said this, Clo got a dejected expression... Was it wrong to subject her to this? Yes, yes it was. Did I care enough to stop? Yes, yes I was. Why was I still doing it then? She broke my wing. I'll subject her to this treatment for another three days before acknowledging her again. Until then, she will have to put up with my ignorance, though she looks like she'll keel over from something though...
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Benthal spent the entire day chuckling behind his hand, while everyone sans Lea and a few select Imps, curiously all females were giving us strange expressions, or rather the Imps were at least. Lea was just pampering one of us, suffocating him with her breasts. She does know that's not going to score her any points with us, right?
... I should help the poor Imp. He was beginning to foam from lack of air.
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Done.
I hope you Did Not enjoy this chapter.
Maybe I made a mistake in creating this new story... Maybe I should just delete this story and try and return to the original story.
Every time I go and continue this chapter, I gaze upon it with disgust as I realize all the potential that I wasted, using it to create cringe-worthy events. Ah, you know what, I'm just gonna walk away from this. I'll continue this story or something next month or something. Maybe, I'll even stop entirely and not update until 2020... Meh, I'll see what happens I guess.
Well, what did you guys think about the chapter? Also, I thought about it, and the thought of Rou without his Absorption ability sounds rather interesting. So interesting, that I'm gonna do it. Since the hobgoblins don't meet Rou n Co until day 37, I'll just put Rou's debut on that day as well.
Since I don't want Rou to be too nerfed, I decided to give him a new ability; Assimilation.
[Assimilation] A special ability that allows the user to devour a large assortment of objects. Upon eating enough of a part of an element or being, the user is capable of attaining up to three abilities regarding that being, though what new abilities are gained, are random.
-Can only consume parts of a being, and said being must be deceased. Elements limitation are ignored.
-Only a maximum of three abilities can be attained per being. A fourth is capable of being learned, however, using said ability can only be used after outrageous requirements have been fulfilled.
-Jobs cannot be attained.
-Eating a fellow goblin or Imp will result in temporary excruciating pain to the body.
In other words, his Absorption ability has been nerfed by a vast amount.
Regarding Jael, he is a Greater Imp-Bruiser, meaning not only is he stronger than Rukku, but he is also capable of withstanding more pain than he can, thus he is stronger.
Clo isn't in love with Rukku... She is simply obsessed with him. Why? Don't ask. I won't answer. It may or may not be related to Cloe, and such an event may or may not have triggered her obsession. And said obsession may or may not evolve into a state beginning with Y and ending in E.
{Key Terms}
[Titles]
-Mister/Missus/Miss: A title regarding a member of up to three previous generations.
-Lord/Lady: Regarding the leader of a generation.
[Grouping]
-Group: 10-40
-Family: 120-1.8K
-Tribe: 3K-34K
-Clan: 78K-213K
-Leaf: 311K-1.9M
-Branch: 2.3M-17.9M
-Bark: 34.1M-213.7M
-Fiber: 666M-1.3B
-Stump: 65B-417B
-Root: +2T
The day anyone meets a Root, they will likely die. That is at least two trillion Imps of all evolutions.