Alright guys I- Dark Bribe.

*Flying tomato's suddenly vanish*

That's better, now as I was saying.

I'm finally back with this story, it's still a side project so don't expect updates to come too often.

Anyway while I was away from this story I've come up with new idea's to implement into this story, so I'll be doing that this chapter.

Anyway, I hope you all enjoy this chapter and I really hope it was worth the wait I had to put you all through.

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I woke up, and ended up rolling in my bed, wanting to go back to sleep.

Sadly for me, I ended up rolling off the bed and right onto-

"AH-OW my wing!" I cried out, seeing as I once again landed on my wing, this time I sat up, "I really gotta get used to these thing otherwise getting a tail might be a bad idea if I can't get used to wings."

Once I was up I grabbed my Bracer and made my way to the teleport pad, only to get knocked down by a wave of energy that rippled through my home.

"What the heck?" I asked getting back up, only to notice a newspaper on my bedside table, "May as well read the paper." I mused grabbing it.

[Daily News]

[Current topics: New World Update- New equipment released-Loot Boxes added]

There was more, but I wasn't interested in that stuff at the moment.

[New Update!]

[A New Update in the virtual world has added a new slot of equipment to players, an Accessory slot. Accessories will offer various bonuses based on the accessory, some good, some incredible.]

[Melder's shop added- A new shop has opened up in all settlements known as the Melder's shops, allowing players to merge their cards into equipment for a price to create equipment of high rarity, these piece's of equipment used to only be attainable as a very rare drop. This also adds new piece's of equipment that can only be acquired from Melding.]

[Loot Boxes- Loot Boxes can now be found all over the world, they take the form of small wooden crates, and don't drop much more than money and the occasional Recovery Card. Anything of Rarer Variety must still be found in Treasure Boxes that spawn in the Open Roads and Fields]

"This seems useful." I said with a smirk, and with that I left my Home.

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I appeared at the main gate, right next to Mia, who was engrossed in the morning paper with her Harpie Lady next to her.

"Ahem." I said, causing the two avian's to jump.

"Geez you scared the crap outta me." Mia said giving me an angry glare.

"I'm more surprised you didn't notice me warping in." I said sitting next to her.

"People were warping in and out every other minute, I've managed to learn to ignore it." Mia said, "So, you ready?"

"Yep." I said spreading my wings.

"Time to fly!" Mia said taking off.

"Wait for me!" I called flying off after her.

Once the two of us were in the air we floated for a moment to look around, "Back to the Beginner Woods?" I asked.

"Yep." Mia said, just before she saw a large bird flying by, "Oh! A Blue Winged Crown." Mia called out pointing to the Winged Beast with the talons.

"See if you can talk to it." I said, "You might not have to fight it."

"Good idea." Mia said flying forward to the monster.

I couldn't hear Mia over the wind, but it must have gone well because the Blue Winged Crown glowed and turned into a card that Mia caught with her talon.

We then landed in the middle of the Beginner Wood, where Mia switched the card from her talon to her hand and began to jump around in excitement, "I got a new Monster David!" Mia cheered, "I even got a new Upgrade Point to use."

"Good job." I said giving her a thumbs up before leaning back against a tree.

And just as my luck demands, a Monster fell out of it and onto me.

"Aw come on!" I groaned getting up and looking at the monster that fell on me.

A Baby Dragon, "Hey, you okay?" I asked my fellow dragon.

"I'm fine." the Baby dragon said in an early teen's voice, "Sorry I fell on you."

"It's fine, I've been having crap luck anyway lately." I admitted.

"Maybe me can help you, make you luckier." Baby Dragon said, with that he turned into a card

"I guess that's one way to get a card." I said picking up the Baby Dragon Card.

[For using diplomacy to receive a Monster Card for the first time you've earned 1 Upgrade Point.]

"I wouldn't call that Diplomacy." I deadpanned, still it is an upgrade point, so I decided to use it to earn my Dragon Breath (Shadow)

And it felt like I just ate something both very hot and very spicy as my inside's were mutated.

"Holy crap." I finally breathe, a wisp of black flames leaking out.

[Atk: 170 - 190]

'Another 20 Attack points, that's good.' I thought.

"Hey David look what I just used my upgrade point to get!" Mia called waving at me, she then turned to a tree and swing her wing, sending out arrow like feathers that impaled the tree.

"Nice." I said as I put Headhuntress and Troop Dragon on my Bracer, summoning them.

Before anyone could start greeting each other we heard a young girls shriek.

"Someone's in trouble!" Mia cried out.

I would have responded with something along the lines of 'No duh', but the thing was..."I recognize that voice." I said.

"It can't be..." Headhuntress said.

"Commander, it's Sadie." Troop Dragon said.

"Let's go, double time!" I demanded before breaking into a sprint

"Wait!" Mia cried out following us with Harpie Lady right behind her, "Who's Sadie?"

"My cousin!" I shouted back before breaking into a clearing.

Standing in front of me was Sadie, in the typical starter load out in a blue tone, signifying her as a Water Attribute, in her hands was a long wooden branch that could be used as a walking stick. Sadie had short hair that was dyed bright blue, and was 15 years old if I have my date's right, though she's a little on the short side for a 15 year old, her eyes were bright green.

Opposing her were two people, a dark haired man in black starter robes with 2 Skull Servant's in front of him and a woman with a blonde ponytail with green starter Robes with a Basic Insect by her side.

"Come on Kid, we saw you crack open that Loot Box, hand over whatever you got from it and we won't have to knock out your Life Points." The man said, "It's not like you'll completely die or anything, but it will hurt."

"Just screw it, the kid ain't handing over squat." The woman said, "Get her Basic Insect!"

"No you don't!" I shouted jumping in and drop kicking the Basic Insect away from my cousin.

"David?" Sadie asked looking at me with awe, probably because of the wings on my back.

"Hey Cuz, these moron's giving you a hard time?" I asked.

"Hey I ain't no moron!" The man shouted, "Hell we got you out numbered."

"Then how about we even things up a bit?" A new voice said, just before a line of feathers landed between me and the assholes.

Looking over I saw a man with yellow hair spiked up like Yusei's that had streaks of blue in it, electric blue eyes, and light tan skin. He was wearing a suit of leather armor, and had on a pair of leather gloves, which showed he was a fist fighter. Floating behind him was an Elemental Hero Avian.

"Thinking we should run?" The woman asked.

At that moment Mia showed up and cracked her whip as I drew my rapier.

"Yeah, run." The guy said just before he and his buddy began to book it out of there.

I put my weapon away just in time for a sudden weight to cling to my back and nearly knock me over.

"David I can't believe found you so soon!" Sadie cheered.

"Excuse me." I said, "Believe I found you."

"Whatever." Sadie said with a roll of her eyes, "Still it's great to see you here... Headhuntress! Troopy!" With that Sadie jumped off my back and ran to my two monsters while I turned to the guy who helped us.

"Thanks for the help dude." I said holding out my hand.

"No problem." The man said, "It's sad that people like that are here, attacking people who got lucky and found a Loot Box or Treasure Box."

"I know, they're just jealous they didn't get to it first." I said, "David Drakon."

"Axel Neaclon." The man said, "I'm a Thunder type just so you know."

"Nice, remind me not to get in a fight with you in the water." I said, inferring his Water attribute due to the light blue highlights on the edge of his armor.

"That's a good idea." Axel said.

"I'm planning on taking my Cousin, Sadie Sorcell, that girl over their with the Winged Beast girl Mia, to Starter village to get some basic equipment." I said.

"Mind if I come with you?" Axel said, "I'm getting a little lonely and chatting with Avian isn't the same as talking to a person."

"Be our guest." I said with a smile.

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A quick flight back to town and we had Sadie all geared up and all four of us were considered 'Friends' on our Bracer's.

She was in a light blue cloth robe, seeing as she told me she had chosen to be a Spellcaster type which didn't come as a surprise to me, and when it came to Wands or Staffs... she kinda bought both because she had gotten 50 Gold from that Loot box.

Plus she had told me she already beat up a Silver Wolf and gotten an Upgrade Point, and got herself her first Spell, an Ice (Water) Spell called Freeze.

"So how do Spellcaster magic's work?" Mia asked Sadie as we four players (And four Monsters) walked through town looking for the Accessory and Meld shops.

"Well," Sadie began, "Spellcaster's have one Spell for all six Attributes that deal damage based on our Attack Points, but as a Water Attribute I get a +10 ATK boost for using Freeze. As I get Upgrade Point's I can level up my Spells to do more damage, +10 for every level added to my Base attack."

"So for a Spellcaster, leveling up your spells can be just as important as getting a good weapon." Axel figured.

"Yep." Sadie said with a bright smile, "Plus I'm betting there are staff's and wands available in cities that can give me a small boost in using certain types of spells."

"That sounds so cool." Mia said.

"Sadie." I said, "Nice pick."

"No problem." Sadie said, "No I just need to find and collect all six Fortune Ladies, I love those cards."

I smiled as we continued down the road, however we came to a stop upon seeing something unexpected.

A red haired guy wearing chain mail armor with a simple handgun holstered at his hip, with an Elemental Hero Burstinatrix by his side. That wasn't the weird part though.

The weird part was that the Burstinatrix's belly was swollen, like she had eaten a watermelon whole.

"I'm betting you're curious about this huh?" The man said looking at us.

"Yeah pretty much." I said.

"Well you know how these world have that whole Pregnancy is real even in the Virtual World?" The man asked, all of us nodding, "Well turn out we can get Monster's Pregnant, and vice versa with a Monster getting a woman Pregnant, and the child being as real as the player."

"How does that work out?" Axel asked, a little quick mind you.

"I don't have all the detail, but I do know a lot of them." The man said, "First off, the Monster has to be humanoid, almost human in fact."

"Like Burstinatrix." Mia said holding her hand out to the monster as if asking to feel, with Burstinatrix nodding.

"Yes." The man said, "Furthermore if the monster is the one Pregnant it's card is automatically removed from your Bracer until the child is both born, and out of the breastfeeding stage."

"Seems logical to me." I said as Sadie had joined in on rubbing Burstinatrix's baby bump.

"This means however that she cannot leave town, if she tries to leave she'll be sent to my Home." The man continued, "For the protection of the baby."

"And I'm willing to bet a Pregnant Player isn't allowed out of town either." Axel said.

"Right." The man said, "Happened to my sister when she got pregnant with another players daughter, but she could warp to other cites, towns, and villages she's been to."

"Question." I said, "What would happen is someone tried to procreate with a non-humanoid monster like... Blue White Dragon?" That got me a weird look from Sadie, "Hey come on it was the first thing that I could think of, Dragon user here, Blue Eye's is a pretty famous dragon."

"Well if you can still bang them if they have a body that could do so." The man said, "A woman wouldn't have it easy being on the bottom, while a man could accidentally fall in if it were a Blue Eye's considering the size of those Dragons."

"No kidding." Mia said.

"Anyway you can still have sex with those monster, you just won't be having any kids from it." The man finished.

"Speaking of kids." Sadie said as she stopped rubbing the baby bump, "What happens with the kids?"

"They come out fully human." The man said, "But their Attribute and Type is basically a roll of the dice between the Attributes and Types of the two parents. So my kid could be a Fire Attribute, or a Light Attribute, and could be either a Warrior Type or a Machine Type"

"Got it." I said, "Thanks for clearing it up for us."

"No problem." The man said, "I figured I may as well hang around here for the duration of Burstinatrix's Pregnancy to help new players understand the concept."

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After looking around a few more minutes we found the Accessory shop, where it was run by a woman with short brown hair and wearing an apron.

We didn't buy any accessories because they were actually kinda expensive (At least for people who only had a grand total of Five coins)

Next door was the Meld Shop, which was actually run by a Monster, The Witches Apprentice to be exact.

This is where we learned that Melding requires at minimum three monster cards and the lowest melding price was 100 coins.

"Well by the time people have come here for Melding they've already been stocked up on money from trying to get things as a Drop." The Witches Apprentice explained.

"That's true enough I suppose." I mused.

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After that Sadie bought us a Pizza, where Sadie popped a question.

"Hey David, do you think we can make a Night Run? Just outside the walls of the village?" Sadie asked.

"Why is that?" Axel asked in my place seeing as I had a mouthful of Pizza.

"Well, I haven't spent much time with my Cousin in a while and I kinda want to go out and collect some cards." Sadie said, "Plus I'm still only Level 1"

"We'll go then." I said, "Once the sun goes down."

"Awww man!" Mia shouted, "Cheese on the wings again!"

"We need to look into non-cheesey foods." Headhuntress said.

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Alright Folks, that's the next chapter for you all.

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