ARC I: BEGINNER TOWN
CHAPTER FOUR: PLOTS ,COLLEGE AND BLACKSMITHS.
…..LOADING….
Rias walked through The dense foliage of the grey forest. The constant buzz and frequent whispers of the forest's wild life constantly grating on her nerves.
Some could say she hated the very sound of the life this forest gave, it's greenest morning and loudest night. Its cycle of always providing, giving its all and making sure most of its denizens live to fight once again, another fruitless existence, only to die and return to dust.
What gave the forest such audacious courage, that it could love its children so much. The critters, the wolves, bugs, snakes and birds all nestle under her protection. Even the wood elves she now had under her thrall were so subservient to this forest.
Rias wished she had that kind of love. No Hinata wished she had this kind of love, not Rias. She was not so weak in here that she would wish for something as revolting and disgusting as love.
Such sentiments did not exist, she was living proof.
She ducked under a low hanging branch as the tree's began to space out. This part of the forest looked more tidy, more serene, more habitable. And that was why the small garrison of wood elves deployed to protect this forest lived here.
A wave of power washed over her as she gave an involuntarily shiver and moan of ecstasy. The wetness trailing down her legs only seemed to increase and twist her desires to such a degree she was tempted to let one of those sleek muscled elves make a woman out of her.
But not in this lifetime. Her body was a temple, it would be given to a man who would not control her or let himself be controlled by her. No it would be given to a man, who knew how to let go, let her be in charge. But at the same time pull her hair and have her beg for his mercy.
She wanted an equal, not a dictator, or servant, dare she say it, she wanted a man who would love and worship her, but strong enough to make her worship him. Love is another matter all together and she doubted she could ever feel it. Not as Rias, and definitely not as Hinata.
She arrived at a clearing surrounded by such huge trees that they blotted out the sky, letting only the barest minimum of light through.
There were four wooden cabins built at the base of four of the trees, and three more built on the branches of others. If you looked a little past the thickly clustered trees the sight of black polished star shined devil stones peeking behind this clearing would assuage your gaze.
It would seem this forest had grown around her temple of ruin. But it was no matter, she had already established that she was not in the underworld based on the explanations the wood elves gave her. What she wanted to know though was why?.
A moan drew her out of her thoughts as she shifted her sights to the middle of the clearing. A raised platform about ten meters wide and a meter tall, made of the very same material as her temple was right there.
And right on it were the wood elves who once lived here, engaged in carnal acts of such wanton passion a devout priest will lose himself to temptation and lust.
The leader of this garrison of wood elves, a lithe and shapely made little thing by the name of Anya had her eyes rolled to the back of her head as her younger brother and second in command shoved his swollen dick deep between her butt cheeks.
Every other person were engaged as well, Rias was not bothered to know the name of every single weakling here, after all she would be killing them after. What she needed was their essence, the life force they exhume from their body when lust has taken over.
She felt another wave of lust wash over her as the dam between her legs burst forth and she sprayed and screamed with such delight her chest and throat ached.
Elves were creatures of purity, one of the most personalized and mortal form of life in the flesh. They are connected to the world they walked on and the forces that govern it more than any other living being in the world.
Such power demands that they are pure in all of their dealings. That's why there are dark elves, those guys had no problem getting down and dirty.
But this group of eleven elves in front of her, had never released the seal of their lustful inner elves. With the long years of living with sexual frustrations, Rias with much difficulty dragged their deepest desires to light.
Such actions released a wave of lust so powerful every few seconds, that she was quickly loosing control of her faculties as her hand slowly crept down below to the gateway of bliss.
Its been so long since she has had a man. And even more so if you consider not one man has ever touched her in real life. She was still pure, cold and detached Hinata. But here….on her first day of the beta test, she had lost count of how many boys and girls she had slept with while controlling and coming to terms with her abilities as a succubus.
Such a life of excitement and freedom was what she wanted. It was what she needed. And after the taste of freedom EWO had given her, she would be damned if she did not find away for Hinata to be free.
The platform began to glow as the energy of wanton lust reached its peak. Lust is one of the most deeply entrenched emotion of any living being. Even animals. It settles at the base of all human characteristics governed by our eyes and sometimes by our mind and heart.
But lust is also a gateway to power, it opens a door to the mind of any living being. She had come to understand that with lust, she could see a person's deepest desire, their greatest fear and she could bend it. She could control their very will, with the advent of their desires.
She could make them see what she wanted, behave how she wanted, and feel what she wanted. Like a modern day goddess of love and lust. Or maybe a demoness of lust and desire. Either way works just fine as far as she was concerned.
When she logged in two hours ago, she was in a dilapidated temple. Her precious temple of ruin had actually fallen into ruin, like some sort of bad joke. and her three attendants/ students were no where to be found, nothing, not even their bones should they be dead were found. It was why she had implemented this ritual, funny enough she was only level five. But due to how Hexagon had taken her away from her seat of power in the demon realm, and massively crippled her prowess they had to keep things in balance.
Rias and her brother Shizerchs were live streamers. After the first week of the official launch, all of her adventures were sure to be on TV for millions of people around the world to watch. Like some sort of soap opera, or a reality show. She loved the attention however, and she was determined to give the best show possible.
But before that she needed to find a way to summon her students, even if it was beyond the veil of life and death, she had every intentions of making sure they got here. And now it seemed that her aim had been reached.
The platform began to glow a vague purple and red as thick smoke and motes of light began to float from it. Symbols and hieroglyphs that littered its surface also began to glow. The sexual fluids and discharge of the wood elves with trace amounts of blood began to seep into the platform, adding more power to its purpose.
Rias released the enchantments and illusions she had placed on the wood elves, and they collapsed like puppets who have had their strings cut the life missing from their eyes, and their bodies dried husk of leathery flesh and bones. The purple smoke unceremoniously threw them off the platform at her orders as Rias began to chant in the demon tongue.
Most spells if not almost all of them are automatically implemented by a player when the time had come to use it. But Rias had a special class, a hidden class that improved the effectiveness of her spells if she chanted it out loud. But non the less it served her purpose.
Strange, constructed words began to flow steadily off her tongue as Rias started her summoning spell. She spread her area of location over the demon realm, the realms of the dead and this stupid and bug filled world of the living. She had no idea were they were this was all she could do for now.
She started her search from the living world, the world where she was now an exile. She got a wave of confirmation as the platform released a wave of energy to tell her, she had completed her search. Rias was surprised, if her students were here with her, then why were they not here with her. She might have asked that question wrongly, but she would not deign it important to correct it. Not even to her self.
She pushed and changed her strings of words from the first half of location in a summoning spell, to the next half of retrieval. Her voice raised into a crescendo as the winds picked up, blowing the scent of dense foliage and wet earth into her nostrils.
She hated the smell of Nature though, it was anything but soothing to her at the moment. The wind carried with it countless little sticks and bugs as it swept through the clearing. She was stuck where she was and ended up being nothing more than target practice for Nature.
She pushed and the platform grew brighter, she felt a wave of energy drain from her as she collapsed to her feet, deathly pale as perspiration wafted of her body in rivulets you would only expect to see on the body of a construction worker.
The platform pulsed three times, before it released a wave of contained energy that threw Rias off her feet blasting her several meters into the cluster of trees around the clearing, breaking and dislocating a few of her bones in the process.
The pain was almost blinding, but it was wonderful. She enjoyed that reaction her body gave. Rias could almost guarantee that she no longer felt fear, but she had to compensate for that missing emotion. Without fear she could hardly get her blood pumping with adrenaline, and she would have lived a dull life without fear.
Until she discovered pain. Pain is a good motivation and pain was sexy. She loved it and all it's endless potential. Pain gave her power, it was one of the branches of lust and a prime ability of a succubus. The ability to give pain and receive it. To a succubus that was an endless supply of power and energy, and mix it in with sex then you got a whole cocktail of nuclear level energy and power. It was intoxicating.
Rias struggled to her feet and approached the platform once again. There was a difference now though. The once empty platform had three people standing on it. Two females and a male.
They all had a head filled with white grey hair even with their youthful appearance. Rias had not seen this three in a long time she could not help the tears that came to her eyes. When she first found them during the beta, they were seven, five and three years old respectively.
Rias had raised them as her servants, she had raised them as her students, and what is known to only a select few, she had raised them as her children.
Real life sucked to hell, that much she had already established, but what Rias had really loved about this game was the chance it gave to be another person, a chance for a different life. To be the mother and teacher of three orphaned fiend demons and give them a place to call home.
Rias staggered as she dragged her battered body towards the platform. It was then that the three of them finally noticed her presence. She stumbled, but the male was there to catch her. He was huge, almost seven foot tall and a huge mass of muscle, broad shoulders and a scared face. She had to admit, he was her type of man.
Elfman loomed different from the gangly and scrawny teenager she knew him to be the last time they met. Now he was ripped and ruggedly handsome. She could not help herself but to run her hand over his hard abs. She felt more than heard him chuckle. It sent vibrations from his body to hers and tingles down to her drenched nether regions. Fascinating if she could say so herself.
" Hello mother, its been a while."
" Yes Elfman it has been a while" Rias replied.
" Mommy" A voice screamed as Rias was almost bowled over by the force of the hug implemented. She gave a tiny wince and swallowed an urge to curse and the urge to slap this girl silly, but Lissana had always been her baby girl. She was the one thing Rias will never hurt.
Injuries and all Lissana did not seem to care as she drenched Rias's flimsy and disheveled provocative clothing with her tears. But it was obvious the little girl missed her mother, even though she was not so little anymore.
" Mother we have waited for your return for so long, and yet when you needed us the most we were not there. We have forced you to take such damage in a bid to summon us here. I am ready to take all responsibility and punishment."
Rias blinked, and then she blinked again. Then she turned to Elfman and asked,
" how long have I been gone."
Elfman did not seem to want to answer that question, but the look in her eyes made it obvious there would be no escape for him.
" Almost four thousand years mother." Elfman replied.
" Is that enough time for Mirajane to change so much. I call bullshit, we're demons we don't change so easily, what the fuck happened."
Mirajane came over to Rias as her hands began to glow a pale red. She ran her hands over Rias's body as she healed her wounds and broken bodies and she said.
" That's a story for another time mistress. I believe we have other pressing concerns."
Rias gave a noticeable frown from Mirajane dodging out of the question, but more so due to the fact that she called her mistress. Mira will only ever use that title for her, only when they had to show off in front of other demon nobles or when she wanted to be serious about something.
" And what is this pressing concerns that we might have."
But this time it was the still sobbing Lissana that answered. Her tear streaked face looked so innocent Rias could not help but pet her head in affection. She was known as a fearsome demon and butcher, she has killed in this world more people than she could care to count.
And during her advent here, during the beta test she had only ever really loved and showed affections to three people, excluding her brother of course. And those three were in front of her. She could not blame Lissana for crying. She had not seen her mother in four thousand years, the only mother she could remember since Lissana was only three when Rias adopted them.
It was four millenniums to the three of them, but to her it has only been a year. But non the less, she missed her babies.
" Azazel betrayed us and banished us to the living world." Lissana murmured.
" What!"
Rias was surprised. that no name lower pit fiend of a half breed actually had the balls to betray her. She was impressed, and incensed. She had actually done the stupid fool the honor of letting him be her consort, to be the only male who had access to her body. Though such a decision was more for her than him, but the stupid lousy bastard had betrayed her.
" I doubt the humans and other races would not have noticed a demon temple suddenly appearing out of thin air, how did you survive?" Rias wondered out loud.
The three siblings exchanged a look. Rias knew that look. They were trying to decide whether to lie or tell the truth. But that could easily be bypassed. She crossed her arms, raised her left eyebrow started tapping her foot as she glared at them with such intensity they all shivered. Elfman broke first. Ha the power of a mother could not be underestimated.
" We were saved by a human. She was also the one who hid your temple here to protect you from being discovered."
Elfman had such melancholy and sadness in his voice that Rias could have been a fool to not notice what it meant. No wonder they did not want to talk about it, apparently in this girls case, this was a sore spot for their brother.
" You loved her."
It was more a statement than a question but Elfman nodded his head in response.
" What was her Name?"
" Mavis."
"It's a beautiful name my son. And I am sure she would be proud of the man you are today.
So she kept you hidden, but for how long would that have lasted. After all she was only human. I doubt she could have lived past two hundred years, right Mira."
" You are right mother. But Mavis had been the guild master of a Mage guild in the kingdom of Fiore, three kingdoms to the east. That guild has been our home and family all this years. And each generation of Mages and guild masters it has produced, have accepted us with love unconditionally. They are our family."
Rias knew what Mira was trying to do. Rias was a jealous woman. She did not like to share, not even her own brother was allowed to carry Lissana when she was naught but a toddler. She would not tolerate anybody taking care of her children for her. But she was not unreasonable.
This Fairy tail guild meant a lot to her babies. So she's going to make sure that Fairy tail stood tall for another four thousand years. She owed it that much for being her children's home.
"being stuck in the human world has limited my sphere of influence and undermined my power greatly. I am sure my brother is trying his hardest to get stronger and undermine Azazel and his followers. He would then lead an incursion into the living world.
I need to be prepared for that and I also need to build a power base for myself once again. All the way from the bottom. I need power all sorts of it, political, natural and human resources. But before that I need a place to lay my head and recover my abilities.
Do you have any suggestions children. And take note I want to move as fast as possible in as much discreetness I could muster. I don't need to let the living world know of my existence and I am not strong enough to hold a glamour."
Mirajane and her siblings seemed to be thinking a lot before, Lissana spoke up.
" How about fairy tail. Its not much in the way of getting you power, but you can stay there for the time being and build your strength back up. In fairy tail you won't have to hide what you are, and we will protect you."
" Lissana is right mistress. Fairy tail is the best place for you to be at the moment, you might even find some of the strength you need from the guild itself."
Rias nodded her head. But then she was beset by a thought.
" Mirajane I am sure Azazel has spies in the living world, we need to use a planned route, but most especially a long one. We need to be able to clear our tracks and throw of our scent. So we need to go through the most difficult route possible. And a long one too.
If we should have pursuers, we will need to test their patience. Also where is the closest city or town from here?"
" That will be the capital of the Mahorian empire Maho city. Its about a day's walk from here. There's no other settlement around for another four days of walking. Also a comrade of ours is also there someone who would be invaluable to your plans and is actually a prime candidate for a consort."
Rias raised her eyes to Elman's towering form. She was able to catch the scathing glare that Lissana threw his way at the mention of this man.
" Oh, is that so, tell me about this comrade of yours."
" His name is Natsu Dragneel. The idiot doesn't know it yet, but he is a half dragon. I don't know how his father impregnated his mother, but Natsu is the first human born dragon in recorded history.
And he's powerful and gullible enough that you can control him."
If the grin or Rias's face could get any wider she would have a rather grotesque smile on her face. Such a piece in her hand could spell doom for her enemies. And having him as a consort was not a bad idea.
Succubus and incubus just like vampires have a racial passive that weakens them. For a succubus they have to partake in any sexual activity in 48 hours, or they would begin to lose their strength. If such a thing persisted for a week then they lose 10% of all stats permanently. And for every three days that passed 5% more, until they loose all their strength and have their account terminated.
" well then Children it seems this Maho city has a date with destiny. But we shall travel only under the cover of night. The day is to exposed. Natsu Dragneel, hehe how Fascinating."
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Naruto had slept all day through Sunday morning all the way into the afternoon. Without the state of the art pod, which of course cost a fortune Naruto had to play like every other ordinary person and log out when he gets tired. His first day of playing EWO online had been so filled with excitement that seeing the helmet sitting there, left him with an itch he won't be able to scratch unless he logged back in.
But he had his own adventure's to handle in the real world. Naruto checked his account balance on a whim and was surprised to see five thousand extra dollars sitting there.
He checked his log and discovered the axe he had put up for auction had been sold. Apparently the original price set by the system had been a thousand. But three huge guilds had entered into a bidding war. Naruto did not care who won it though, as long as they paid, all was right with him.
Naruto left his room, which of course was in a repurposed ward in the hospital. He used to share this place with the older orphans, but they had all left to go seek their fortune. He was the only one left now, the silence like always was still there.
Once upon a time this ward had been filled with laughter of a bunch of children who knew they had nothing but each other, and tried to make the best of what they had and the love they had for each other. A lot of them also had their hearts broken, he was no exception to that, others had their bones broken, courtesy of his Grandfather Jiraiya and his then unnecessary training regime.
It was once full of life. Now it was just dull.
" If you keep staring at the wall you will become a part of it." A voice snapped Naruto out of his revelry.
" You are not supposed to be out of bed ero-sennin, are you really that hungry for death?" Naruto asked back with a mocking tone.
It was a testament to his abilities that Naruto was able to duck the bathroom slippers that were thrown at his head. Jiraiya might be old and sick, but that man still had an aim as true as an Olympic champion archer.
" Ahh, I don't know where I have gone wrong Minato, Tsunade. Tell me how the hell am I supposed to deal with this brat who has no respect for me. I think I should just keel over and die, am sure this lousy son of yours will enjoy it Minato."
Naruto was twitching. He had to stifle the urge to fling that bathroom slipper right where it came from. Jiraiya knew he had hit a sore spot, just toss those two names and Jiraiya could get Naruto to do anything. It was also infinitely worse when Jiraiya gave his stupid performance in front of other people always making Naruto look like a delinquent.
" That's a low blow old man." Naruto muttered to him.
Jiraiya rolled his wheel chair to where Naruto was standing and said to him.
" Nothing is permitted and everything is allowed"
" Great more bullshit assassin ninja fortune cookie Nonsense."
" You think its nonsense, so why is it plastered on the wall right beside your bed. Hmmm?"
Naruto could not actually give an answer to that.
" My words should no longer surprise you Naruto. You are seriously off your game. This war of words we are always having is a lesson, learn from it. As far as war or a fight is concerned you must use everything to your advantage, even your opponents own family.
But always remember its not always the actions you take that help you win a war, but the bonds that you make. So now young Man, what is this thing I heard about you and Asuma squandering the funds for the orphanage and hospital to play a game.
And you better hope you have a good answer for me, or I promise you I would beat your stupid ass four ways to Monday. In fact I will make sure you never have children, with such character they would starve to death the moment they are born."
Naruto felt a cold sweat break out and roll down the nape of his neck. Jiraiya was not supposed to know about this, the only way this old bastard could find out is if Kurenai told him. But she would be punished as much as the rest people so it was guaranteed she would keep her mouth shut. Which leaves one option available.
" You dirty old Man, you bugged the Hospital." Naruto exclaimed in shock.
" That is not the point of the matter, and stop changing the subject. Think you can pull one over this old timer, ha you need fifty more years to attempt that. Of course I will already be dead so I don't think it matters."
Naruto knew there was no way he could get anything out of his Grandfather like that. Not to mention the old mans perverted tendency were an eternal source of shame to Naruto. Every time Jiraiya was caught by someone or Naruto tried to expose him, somehow he always ended up being blamed for it.
So Naruto would rather not open that can of worms. With that out of the way, Naruto spent the next hour telling his grandfather about his adventures in Maho city. Jiraiya instantly fell in love with Koneko from only just a description and he felt that Happy was more suited to be his grandson than Naruto. That can't be helped however, they were both the most mischievous persons/animals he had ever met. But when the discussion changed to what Naruto planned to do next, Jiraiya flipped.
" Are you stupid in the Head, why would you want to leave so soon."
" But I need to go outside the city to increase my levels, complete quest and get more equipment to raise money for your surgery. Five thousand is a lot of money but it can't do much." Naruto explained.
" That's beside the point boy, this city is untainted by any other players influence. You need to build a network, most preferably a spy network. Even if you have to leave, you would be able to come back and blend in. Not to mention you might be able to influence some things in the city. You could become the Falcone, or this city very own yakuza boss."
Naruto felt like slapping his Grandfather. This was the capital city, it would be hard enough to keep such activities undetected, but spy network takes time to build. A lot of time. He opened his mouth to explain but Jiraiya cut him off.
" first off who the fuck is Falcone, and yakuza? Seriously." Naruto asked with an irritated look on his face.
"I know what you're thinking. But it would be quite easy to open a network. At least a small one for now. There should be slums and orphanages in the city. First of all try your hardest to befriend those with the worst situations possible, but don't get the too desperate, if such people think things are going slow they would betray you.
You need children most of all, they could get into places you would not expect them to be. Find a residence in the slums, a big one if you will and renovate it. The best way to raise money and gold for such an investment is to become a blacksmith. Both players and NPCS will buy your equipment, and with all your bonuses you will get a reputation in no time.
You say your Dragon slayer friend has to spend two months in the city, then have him become your bodyguard. Your explanation of his character has made him out to be gullible but someone with a firm resolve and an upright mind. Tell him everything you hope to achieve, your ambitions for power, and how you want to save my life.
But remember to lie to him. Not to much. You have to give him a reason to be loyal to you. So in this case, help the poor, the needy. Change their situation. This will not be a loss but an investment, because in the long run you would have gained yourself a couple of laborers. Focus on you blacksmithing during the day, if possible have that Natsu with you at all times and deepen your bond. The best kind of manipulation is no manipulation, remember that boy."
" I don't get it." Naruto said with a dead pan expression.
" for God sake what are they teaching you kids this days. If you want someone to do something for you, something that you know the person would not normally do. Of course you know that if you coerce or lie to this person you would end up impacting your relationship.
Instead you present your problem in such a way that this person would want to do this for you of his or her own free will. Its Manipulation with one of the purest human qualities. Humility. Or honesty which ever one counts at that time.
Your manner of presenting the truth can always change things even when the odds are stacked in your favor. Now tell me the password to that hidden file in your computer. I am much to old to bother myself with hacking it, but if you make me hack in, I will send it to all the computer's in the hospital and make sure they know it came from you."
Jiraiya had the most innocent smile his old wrinkled face could provide. To Naruto however that was the face of the devil himself. He knew exactly what was in that folder, but the threat was very much real. Naruto already had enough of his reputation in the gutter due to his grandfathers machinations. He rather not add another red mark in his ledger.
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Naruto left his economics class with a frown. The AI responsible for teaching that class was in fact a douche bag. It always wanted to emphasize on the superiority of AIs and all the innovations they had made to mankind ever since their inception.
AIs were like normal citizens, well at least those capable of human emotions to a certain degree. Jobs were assigned to those who wanted to work and personalized servers were made for those who just wanted to live their life. A hub of sorts, or you could say a separate internet, was created solely for AIs, it acted as their own personal world with its servers located on the moon's surface it was run and maintained by AIs.
Naruto was a student of the programming and AI logistics department. Economics was required as a subject since AIs now ran at least 30% of the worlds economy and counted for 60% of the work and labor force. Naruto hated that he had to attend this class.
He shouldered the strap of his bag as he trudged slowly to his next class. He knew no one here, and while his grandfather was right about him making bonds, Naruto was not so inclined to go friend hunting. Because the truth is, you can not trust anybody in this life, there's always an underlying motive behind every actions, his plan's for Natsu were proof of that.
Naruto arrived early at the human relations hall, the class did not start for another thirty minutes so he was the only person there. Well the only student that is.
Even with her back turned, Naruto knew it was Hinata standing there. She was wearing a purple dress today that hugged her figure and show cased all of her curves in one of the most provocative displays Naruto had ever seen in his life. He could feel the strain from his trousers as he was almost consumed with lust.
It took a lot of will power for Naruto to calm down. He knew he was drawn to this woman by more than just her looks. Of course he knew she was freakishly sexy and hot. But compared to her Naruto was like a toad with the ambition of eating a swan.
But he could not help himself. He had no idea if this is what love truly felt like, but he was seeing her again for the second time and he felt his heart pounding so hard it was almost jumping into his throat.
She was writing on an old fashioned marker board. While her dressing was different from last time, it would seem this teacher had a love for the old school style of teaching. AIs holographic display and response boards had replaced the standard chalk and marker board. So this was a sexy and rare sight.
Her hand writing flowed from one word to another in the most beautiful effigy of a script. It was neat and structured. The way her dainty and beautiful hands clenched and curved around the marker made Naruto wish her hands were clutching something else. Something more fleshy.
" you are doing it again." She suddenly said.
" huh..wha…what. Doing what again? What do you mean." Naruto asked confused.
" You are staring at me again. Why?"
Naruto looked down at his feet for a while, before in an act of boldness he never had when he spoke to women in the past answered her.
" I cant help it."
" Because I am beautiful." She said.
Naruto felt alarmed, he did not want her to think he just wanted to get into her underwear. Well he wanted to but, there was more to this feeling for him."
" what! No, not at all. I mean you are beautiful and I really like staring at you because of how gorgeous you are. But what really draws me to you are you're eyes and the way you do things."
Seriously, Naruto felt like dying then and there. That was terrible and embarrassing even though it was true.
At that point in time she turned to him and Naruto's breath got hitched in his throat. She seemed to almost sparkle, from her opaque eyes to her lightly glossed lips. She stared at him for a few seconds before she said.
" After school, the Ramen restaurant outside the campus premises. Be there by five thirty and don't be late."
Now Naruto was confused. What did she mean. Before he could ask she answered his questions for him.
" I have given you permission to court me. So In the next two weeks I will give you a chance to convince me to be your girlfriend. That is if you don't mind having and older woman for a girlfriend. Now no more questions, class is about to start."
Naruto located a front row seat in a daze. He felt like he was in a dream, but seriously what the heck just happened. She actually gave a nobody like him a chance to date her. Of course he did not think this sudden Mana from heaven was without consequences. But the chance to have her belong to him, even if it was for just two weeks was enough to turn Naruto inside out.
He might not succeed in the end, but he will try his hardest to make her fall In love with him. But he was going to do it in style.
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When Naruto logged back in again it was to the blazing afternoon and a stupid blue cat. Happy was draped across his face asleep, it took all of Naruto a minute to dislodge the damn cat from the top of his face.
Naruto chucked the blue feline with all of his strength across the room. The stupid cat woke up and started flying saving itself from What would have otherwise been a rude awakening.
" Nya, good morning Menma you slept for a very long time. You know." happy said with a jovial expression.
Naruto ignored him and looked around the room he was in. When he logged off last time he had not checked his surroundings due to how tired he was at the time and logged of. Now he had to say he was rather disappointed by the state of the inn.
Naruto would rather not go into a description of the place, the only thing that caught his attention was Natsu who was also draped over Naruto's legs much like how Happy was, on his face a few moments ago.
Happy landed by Naruto's side and looked at him with a questioning expression.
"Menma are you okay?" Happy asked.
Naruto felt that this was as much a time as any to lay the seeds of his manipulation, he just needed to get into character. Naruto put on the most melancholy mask he could muster and shook his head no as an answer. It was Natsu who had woken up that asked the next question.
"why, what's wrong?"
Well here goes nothing Naruto thought to himself.
"it's my grandfather. Back in my world, the world where we travelers come from I am not an all powerful vampire. In fact I am a human, and ordinary poor human without wealth or power.
And now my grandfather, the only family who I have left is dying and I can't save him."
"that's horrible Happy did you know this." Natsu asked.
Seriously, Naruto cursed In his mind. He just fed them this story if with a little embellishment how the hell was Happy supposed to know before now. Natsu's stupidity was sometimes frustrating. Okay scratch that it was always frustrating.
"no Natsu I did not know, what do we do."
Naruto was able to notice the distinct we instead of you, so which means he was on the right track
" But its not just about my grandfather Natsu. After spending just one day in this world and seeing how the poor survive, seeing the slums and how dilapidated that adventurer guild is, because am sure the rich won't provide funds for them….I want to change this world guys."
Natsu turned his head to Naruto and tilted it to the left.
"what do you mean Menma?"
And now to hammer the nail into the coffin, or reel in the proverbial hook, line, and sinker.
" I want power, Natsu. Power that will shake this world and make it tremble on its knees. I want to be able to make a safe haven for those who don't have it, to create a future for those kids who lost their parents and have no where to go.
I want to create a kingdom where everyday there will be an abundance of fish and food. And no one has to worry about hunger, pain and suffering."
Naruto stopped there and turned to the duo he was feeding a load of bullshit. He was actually going to do those things when the time comes, but not out of the goodness of his heart or anything but out of necessity.
He had learnt enough from Jiraiya to know that it was always better to be loved by your subjects than to be feared. It made the people under you loyal almost to the point of obsession. Before his father had passed away, Minato had taught Naruto something. He had said
' love is the greatest source of power in this world. With it you can achieve anything, make anything, rule anyone. But its also the most dangerous killer and the root of all evil. Its good for a man to love, but incredibly stupid for him to be consumed by it. Because loves changes men constantly, and most times its for the bad rather than the better.'
" Naruto what kind of power?"
Naruto was almost shocked out of his mind. While Happy still had eyes glowing with anticipation of a kingdom filled with fish. Natsu had shown a part of himself that Naruto did not think existed. The boy was not as stupid or dense as most people thought he was.
" Any kind of power Natsu. I know what you are thinking, but I believe there's no wrong kind of power, only the wrong kind of wielder. Sure there will be abilities and resources people will deem evil and unclean, abilities that are best left in the dark.
And they will remain in the dark because a ruler's true power comes from the image he gives and portrays to his followers. But if there's a power that will help me protect my precious people, no matter how evil I will use it Natsu. Because it would be my responsibility to walk in the dark so that the people I love will live free and in the light.
Will you help me Natsu?, will you follow me to the ends of the earth and brave untold dangers so that we can make a future for the less privileged and the people we love. Will you stand by my side as we bring this world to heel and punish injustice, and make right the wrongs of so many people. Will you walk the dark with me Natsu, so that the future will be filled with light."
Naruto was not sure asking that question after explaining what sort of power he was after to Natsu was the way to go. But he went with his instincts here, he felt he needed to strike while the iron was still Hot. Natsu was a remarkable character, not just with the strengths he had to offer but with his ability to get people to love him.
Naruto was perceptive enough to notice that even though Natsu was stuck with two months of domestic chores, to make up for the destruction he caused, no one seemed to be angry with him. In fact it seemed they were all fond of him and put up with his antics because of how innocent he was.
Naruto was no exception to that phenomena, just within a day he was tired of both Natsu and Happy's gullible antics but he would never change their meeting or relationship for anything in the world. Except for a shit ton of treasure and money.
" Are we going to hurt innocent people." Natsu asked all of a sudden.
Naruto had to give the kid props, he was smart and he knew how to hit the angle that would most affect him and his believes. In this case, Naruto was stuck with two decisions. He could lie and say no, but if he finds himself in such a situation in the future where the innocent die because of his actions, he might not be able to defend himself.
He rather much be honest and bear the consequences
" I can't promise that innocents wont be hurt in this endeavors of mine Natsu. This world is not all roses and sunshine. But I can guarantee you I will never try to hurt innocent people, maybe my actions might have repercussions and people will get hurt. But to do so on my orders or by my actions will never happen, unless I have no choice."
That was that, now it was up to Natsu to make a choice. Happy will go anywhere Natsu goes. So it was more or less a packaged deal. Natsu turned to Naruto and looked him dead in the eye. Naruto also tried his best to meet those fiery and serpentine gaze. It was very unsettling to say the least.
Natsu might not be aware but he had the most intimidating gaze he had ever seen. It was like looking at a last boss in a game or dungeon. Those were usually very scary.
" Menma as long as the sun rises from the east and sets in the west, you will have my flames. As long as the ocean never dries you will have my strength. As long as moon continue to come up and go down every night you will have my loyalty. But the day you break my trust, betray me or stray from the promises you have made. You will have my rage and you will have my wrath. This I so promise by the breath of my Dragon lungs and the magic of my Dragon heart. For now and for ever, until eternity ends."
SYSTEM ALERT:
YOU HAVE RECEIVED A DRAGONS OATH FROM HALF DRAGON NATSU DRAGNEEL.[ all stats +50, fire resistance 100% permanently, gained secondary affinity for fire. All fire spells and abilities +30% ,]
FOR BEING THE FIRST TO RECEIVE AN OATH OF LOYALTY FROM A HALF DRAGON YOU HAVE GAINED THE TITLE{ DRAGON FRIEND: all relationship with dragons and their variants and breeds is set to friendly. +10 to all stats, +50% chance to tame a dragon as a pet or mount. Gained Dragon exclusive racial skill Dragons roar.}
DRADON'S ROAR
TYPE: ACTIVE
CLASS RESTRICTION: NONE
RACIAL RESTRICTION: DRAGONS, ITS VARIANTS AND THEIR CHOSEN
GRADE: UNIQUE
INFO: cause intimidation and 100% breath damage on enemies for a distance of 20 meters and a circumference of 20 meters. Has 25% chance to stun enemies 20 levels above you for five seconds, 50% for those 10 levels below. Guaranteed stun for all enemies on equal level and below with a duration of 10 seconds. Skill will include chosen elemental affinity at master level for a 300% elemental damage. All percentage, circumference, distance, and cost increases with each proficiency level. (Cost 200 chakra),(cast time five seconds),( cool down 15 minutes)
YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH NATSU DRAGNEEL HAS CHANGED FROM FRIENDS TO MASTER AND FOLLOWER.
THE WAY YOU ARE VIEWED BY HAPPY THE EXCEED AND NATSU THE HALF DRAGON HAS CHANGED FROM BEST FRIENDS TO HERO WORSHIP.
ALERT!: DUE TO THE DISCREPANCIES OF LEVELS BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR SERVANT, NATSU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BECOME PART OF YOUR PARTY TILL YOU REACH LEVEL 250.
LEADERSHIP STAT UNLOCKED.
Naruto looked at Natsu with a choked up expression. This time the tears in his eyes were real, as he hugged Natsu with all the strength he could muster. While Natsu thought Naruto was being emotional, in the head of his new master however this was dialogue going on.
' my good luck charm has struck again. Grandfather you sly dog, your plan worked, now I have a huge op system bug following me around forever. Hehe more milk from lady luck's titties.'
" So master where to now." Natsu asked.
Naruto cringed at that title. He might have to get used to it since there will definitely be more people who will call him that. But to hear it from Natsu was all kinds of wrong.
" Now we head for the blacksmiths forge. Take me to the most trustworthy blacksmith here in the slums. And happy I have a mission for you. Are you ready."
" Aye sir".
" Good now here's what I want you to do."
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Naruto felt the hammer glance of the edge of the anvil his rhythm lost. He stifled a curse as he reoriented his aim.
" You should not rush anything Menma. Blacksmithing takes time." A voice spoke up from behind him.
"But Charles I have been doing this for six hours. Its repetitive and boring."
The man called Charles gave a boisterous laugh. It would be more right to actually call him a young man because the only blacksmith in the slums does not look a day older than twenty. Though he was built like a combat vehicle.
Seven foot tall of pure muscle and power. It was even more defined when you put his incredibly beautiful, fair and petite wife next to his humongous, dark and scared skin. By Charles Beckendorf had a charm and handsomeness all of his own.
Naruto had immediately hit it off with this guy the moment they met. Of course this could be largely due to the fact that Charles was an extremely amicable person and was fun to be around. Or Naruto just loved staring at the butt of his wife Selena as she worked at the counter of their conjoined weapons and potions shop.
" Maybe you are right, alright here are some recipes to create some basic kitchen tools. If you successfully make something not bad, then we will move on properly to the weapons."
Naruto almost made a jiggle like dance in excitement. He didn't know why, but the very idea of creating something lit a fire in him he did not know he had.
SYSTEM ALERT!:
YOU HAVE LEARNT THE FOLLOWING FORGING RECIPES.
COMMON KITCHEN KNIFE, COMMON SPOON, COMMON FORK, COMMON COPPER LADLE, COMMON BUTTER KNIFE.
Naruto jumped right into the forging process. Multiple times he messed up, as he spent hours creating and destroying things through a trial and error method. And Natsu was there all through. The young Half Dragon seemed to have a love for the forge. He massively enjoyed the heat and the gleam of metal. And for the past three hours Natsu had taken the function of a bellow, blowing flames into the molten metal that Naruto was forging.
Naruto finally made something after a few hours. It was a spoon. His first and most successful equipment forged.
IRON TABLE SPOON
GRADE: UNCOMMON
ATTACK: 10-12
DURABILITY: 350
Apart from the massive durability and the fact that a spoon could deliver as much damage as an ordinary dagger. The spoon was an uncommon grade. This of course was due to the bonus from the divine creator class. With it, Naruto can never forge or create anything below the uncommon Grade. And that is just when his blacksmithing skills were at the lowest level.
Naruto hurriedly took the spoon to Charles, immensely proud of his work.
" Well this is certainly uncommon, and of the best grade possible for something forged from a low quality iron ore. I am duly impressed Menma. So impressed that I will give you a contract.
I need you to forge a thousand pieces of this table spoon. And I will pay you two silver coins for very ten sets of ten spoons made."
SYSTEM ALERT: QUEST RECEIVED: DIFFICULTY F
The blacksmith Charles Beckendorf has asked you to forge a thousand pieces of uncommon grade table spoon for two silver coins per ten sets. You are required to be done in two days.
ACCEPT QUEST: YES/NO
QUEST ACCEPTED.
Naruto could feel himself break out in a cold sweat. One thousand of those spoons will drive him crazy. Money or not making those spoons would be an incredible repetitive action that Naruto did not have the patience for. And he was sure Charles knew it.
The young blacksmith was probably doing this to teach him patience with the added money as incentive. Naruto knew he would do it for the money. Will the exchange of in game currency and real life currency was open to him, the game has only been active for three days, so the exchange rate has not been settled and agreed on. Which means stock pilling Money was a good idea.
Besides Naruto needed this money to start up his spy Network and purchase or construct a base here in the slums. So unlike other players, it seemed Naruto would be stuck here in the beginner town or city in this case for a lot longer than other players, so it was expected his leveling speed will be impacted.
Naruto gave a sigh as he walked back to the forge. He could kiss his dreams of being on the level rankings and being famous goodbye. At least for now anyway. He already had the super lucky charm that was Natsu Dragneel so he was sure catching up to other players would not be to hard.
That and the fact that from here, he could be making more Money than anyone would expect. The auction house was just a click of a button away, so once he starts to forge equipment properly, there will be a veritable flow of money. So Charles can rest assured. His lesson of patience, has been learnt.
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AUTHOR'S NOTE: well this is the next chapter. It took a lot of will power for me not to turn the start of the chapter into a full blown lemon. I am not even sure if what I wrote there was even good. It was my first time writing something like that, so I am not sure if it should be a part of the story. Also as for my readers of my other fics, I wont be updating those anytime soon. Even this fic which I want to relegate as my main fic on this site wont be seeing as much update as before. The reason for this is because I have decided to write my own book. I have posted the first chapter on royal, road, legends dot com. My username is the same. So guys check that out and tell me how it is. Its title Blanks: warlock of the red desert.
Also no more stat pages, those things are a hassle to write. There will be mentions of his stat increase and point allocation. I would probably make an updated stat sheet when he gets to fifty or hundred. But as usual guys read and review, please. Tell me how it is, give suggestions and ideas. Till next time KING OUT.
