For those of you who did notice, yes, I did change my nickname. This is because I decided to just enter the internet under one name: Akallas. You can find me on Steam, forums, LoL, whatever. If you see Akallas, it's 90% that it's me.
Longest chapter yet for this story (Gamer of Konoha's longest was 7k including AN and other info)
The First Expansion Arc
Day 246:
When the day dawned upon the beleaguered but triumphant warriors of the Kerman rebels and the Ironwood warriors, it was a day of the funeral for their dead comrades.
Due to time constrains, the Kerman rebels allowed the Ironwood warriors to cremate their dead comrades while they moved on. The rebels simply did not have the time to stick around when they were needed elsewhere.
They did stick around for the cremation funeral though, at least.
But I had pulled aside Weissland and gave him a verbal beating. Not only had his selection of troops cost me my biggest loss, but it also cost him nearly half of his own men. He apologized profusely, and told me that he had no idea that Knight whatever-his-name-is was going to act so rashly when he had been clearly told by Weissland himself that following my orders was paramount.
I let him go after that. I couldn't fault him for the action of another.
We went our separate ways from there. The Kerman rebels went north, passing by Yuhl Pass on their way up, while we headed back to Ironwood City.
Our arrival was met with cheers of the innocent and the awed.
Seren would have liked this, a corner of my mind thought.
But Seren was dead.
It reminded me something too.
Of the initial 35 imps who had followed me, including Shirou, there were maybe 21 left.
My colony-siblings were dying off, one by one.
It was a horrible realization, but one I came to quickly accept.
'At least they died protecting others and each other,' I thought to myself. No, I reassured myself that such was the case. 'None of them died in slavery like we would have under orcs. We fought along side each other against the bullywugs, the humans, and the orcs.'
I looked upon the crowd cheering for me and the warriors.
It was a bittersweet victory, perhaps one of many to come.
'Will it be this hard on me for every victory I make?' I asked myself as I put on a cheerful grin, as I suppose a part of me was, and played briefly with the few children that came up to me.
Ping!
[You have gained a new trait!
Family Commander
Why must my men die because of some old douche sitting on a pile of gold coins when they could be drinking with me? With the girl we saw in the tavern, We could've had org-! Ow!
*Effect: +10% Army Defense Boost
*Effect: +10% Army Health Boost
*Effect: +10% Army Endurance Boost]
...
I suppose every little thing helps.
After I ate my lunch, while most of the warriors who had fought with me opted to just go home and sleep, I met up with the Small Chief Council to hear news, discuss actions, and to enjoy their company.
Senna was the first to speak. "While you were gone, we received another string of immigrants. Now our city's population numbers at 548."
I blinked. "Was it an entire clan?" I asked her.
Senna shook her head. "No. Most of them were small family units from all over the Carpathi Mountains. The biggest group had 26 individuals."
After thinking about it for a while, I nodded. It was only natural for weak people to seek safety and prosperity under someone strong. I was both of those. I offered both safety and prosperity. My city, despite its rapid expansion, was well on its way to becoming a great city in a mere few years, compared to how slowly some of the human cities grow.
"We also have a new race among us."
That got everyone's attention.
"Can the representative of the race join us briefly?" she asked me.
I nodded.
Senna stood up from her seat and walked over to the meeting room's door. She opened it slightly and nodded through it. She turned to us. "I would like to introduce to you the current leader of the Arakkoa race in our city, Kakreem." She then gently swung open the door.
And a bird man walked in.
Now, if I said that out loud, it would have been rude.
This arakkoa fellow stood like a man, but had a bird's head (without the obnoxiously large eyes that most birds had). He also had a lot of feathers about him, especially underneath his arms and on his head.
Scratch that, this was a bird given a man's skeletal structure, the end.
"I welcome you to our city, Representative Kakreem. It is a pleasure to meet you and have your people in our city."
Kakreem bowed. "The pleasure is all mine, Chief Ruto. It is gracious of you to have accepted people like us."
Shirou raised an eyebrow. "What's wrong with your people?" he asked.
Kakreem frowned. "It's just ..." the birdman muttered before sighing. "Truth be told, our race has only been on Andalusia for three centuries, and because of that, there aren't many those knows about us enough to trust us."
I nodded. I could see it happening, especially among the "True" races.
"And because we are not trusted, we are forced to find jobs, works, and occupation that requires ... well, little resume. As a result, we are even less trusted and the cycle goes on."
Again, I could see it happening. I nodded to him, urging him to continue.
"Truth be told, even I had to dip my hand in some of the more ... unsavory business," Kakreem said with a low squawk. "As long as you protect us, give us prosperity, and give us hope, Chief Ruto, we will obey your will."
I nodded once more. "Thank you for your trust i-."
Kakreem shook his head. "Not trust. The moment we see that you become tyrant is the day we leave."
This may be troublesome. "And whose definition of a tyrant are you going to be following?"
"The one that is common to all races, of course."
I scoffed. "Do as you will then. Shirou will give you the list of few rules we have in our city once our meeting is over. I also expect you to be respectful, honest, fair, and active with the entire city and clan."
He bowed and left.
"... I understand his attitude, but it doesn't mean I like him."
Senna just chuckled. "I think he's a bit rebellious."
"Against what? I haven't done anything to him."
"No, but what he didn't tell you is that the arakkoas that he led to our city were all slaves, including himself."
...Okay, that was new.
"From what he told me, the instability you caused with the destruction of Galburia's army at Pset set off a chain reaction. Counts, Dukes, and merchants who were all vying for power have declared a simultaneous war for independence. In the chaos that followed, Kakreem escaped with his kin."
"I see," I muttered.
"Despite his rough demeanor, I can sense that he respects you, if only for causing the chaos that led to their freedom."
... I suppose new things can surprise me.
Tsundere, ex-slave birdman with a family to take care of certainly fits into the "new" category.
Once the discussion about the new addition to our city subsided, I broke what I truly wanted to say.
"These raids are not going to stop."
Everyone turned to me with wide eyes.
"Because the root of the problem lay not with the empire and their raiders but rather the ones who suggested that we be raided."
Iskan stood up with rage clear on his face. "Who dares to attack us?!"
"Why, our southern neighbor, of course!" I said in a sarcastically cheerful voice.
Everyone blinked.
"Who?"
I blinked right back. "Right. I didn't quite share what I learned from that orc raider I interrogated." I paused for a while to organize the facts together before spinning the recent news of the world around us.
"The Yoal-Cohkman Orcish Empire -the ones sending raiders- are having a civil war with an outside nation backing up the rebels. The civil war had been going on for so long that the empire feared for its economy and treasury. To sustain their economy, livelihood, and the civil war in their favor, the empire issued a decree to all of its clans, mercenaries, and warlords: raid whoever and whatever you want, just give the government 50% of it back as tax.
"The orcs, while a warring kind, had never really allowed such blatant raiding to occur. Raiding, as I learned from our orcish raider, was an act of clan's desperation. And the empire was desperate. All of the clans of the empire so set out to raid.
"That's where Carpathi comes in. From what I understand, the rugged mountains and the valleys between us and the empire is enough to keep them out as they cannot perform a wide raid attack in the mountains and any large number would suffer starvation. The lizardman petty king of Lower Carpathi decided that he would weaken us by supporting these raiders. He provided with food and a place to hide out, which is much less costly than personally having his own people wage a guerrilla warfare on us.
"So having received supply aid, the orcs were able to raid the valleys to our east until we beat them back yesterday. Despite this, I saw how much they had done in the month they were there."
I stopped here to pull out a leather pouch from my Inventory. It was a small pouch. "This is a pouch containing raw diamond ores that the bullywugs were preparing to sell to the orcs. Instead of buying them, the orcs looted them from the bullywugs. This is but a small portion of the loot they had made off of the bullywugs.
"You see? If Lower Carpathi hadn't helped the empire, then the empire would not have raided us; we weren't worth it before they got help. If we allow Lower Carpathi to continue to supply our enemies, these raids will not stop -and even war might break out."
Ping!
[Your charismatic monologue has increased your CHA by 1!]
The council agreed to strike against the lizardmen./
After the Small Chief Council meeting was over, Shirou took to the side and asked for an [Observation] of himself.
"Why?" I asked even as I did so.
"I haven't evolved yet, even though I probably killed more than anyone in this city, definitely more than you too."
I nodded. That was definitely strange. If anything, he should have evolved already.
Ping!
[Shirou's EXP is cut down to 10% for any kills made with his {Noble Phantasms} not of his origin. No more information available!]
"Oh. It says here that you get only tenth of the EXP if you kill or win with your {Noble Phantasms}."
He fell to his knees in dejection. "Why me..."
I chuckled. "Okay, here are your stats."
Shirou
[Teacher Shirou] [Mentor Shirou]
LvL 87
Race: Pale Oni
Class: Archer
HP: 200
Mana: 2,000
STR: 233
DEX: 386
AGI: 303
END: 140
INT: 160
WIS: 200(+90)
CHA: 61
Spirit: 31
Magic: 111
Power: 68
Control: 210
Fame(Prestige): 430
Traits Taken + Earned:
Anti-Hero, Diligent, Honest, Kind, Protector, Reincarnation, Quick, Attractive, Brave, Proud, Chef, Sword-Affinity, Content, Mentor
"I'm close then."
"Yup."
He nodded and then ran out of the meeting room.
Obviously to LvL himself up.
I later found him making new forging techniques using magic.
Day 245:
For the past week, I had allowed the warriors to rest and train themselves up once more. Shirou and I rotated often to pitch our warriors against polar opposites of the battlefield.
When I felt that they had recovered and trained sufficiently enough, I sent a mail to the Petty King Jhasmu-Yudan of Lower Carpathi. I demanded that he stop his support of the oricsh raiders raiding my land.
For the rest of the day, I trained myself and my skills, getting 3 more STR, 2 more INT, 1 more WIS, and 5 LvL Ups on [Double Strike]. Candy and Shirou joined me.
Day 249:
I got a reply back from the Petty King, and he denounced me for slandering his 'beautiful' name.
No joke, he seriously wrote that.
I showed it to the council, and we laughed about it.
I wrote up a letter and sent it to him.
To the Petty King of Lower Carpathian Kingdom,
In your last letter, you decided to ignore me and call bullshit. I asked you to stop supporting the empire and its evil-doing raiders. A sensible thing of any ruler.
No, instead, you declared that I am defaming you when I haven't even released the letter to the public to view.
Or if you did, then you are stupid as you defamed yourself.
But you ignored my warning and sent me such a letter, denying your involvement.
Well.
I hope you a good day, because this is a declaration of war.
From the 13th day of Aeroki Month to until you or your successor signs a treaty of surrender, The Petty Kingdom of Lower Carpathi and the Ironwood Clan are now at war.
Signed,
Chief Ruto of the Ironwood Clan and Ironwood City
-xX*-Akallas von Aerok-*Xx-
Omake:
Solution to a Smelly Problem
Dresa grumbled as she woke up. The fresh morning air -.
Scratch that.
What was supposed to be a fresh morning air smelled of piss and shit.
It had been smelling like so for the past few months, ever since there was a huge influx of new members joining the clan and the city.
"We have to do something about this," she grumbled as she downed a mug of Psetia Mead. "I'm going to go nuts. The mines are worse than this."
Shirou decided that moment to join them. "Something wrong, guys?"
"It smells. Everywhere," Dresa deadpanned.
Shirou sighed. "It does. I've been meaning to get Ruto's help with it-"
"Our genius planner has a plan to get rid of the smell and the ... stuff?" Iskan asked.
He nodded. "I've just been too busy with the fighting and resear-"
"Did you make a plan for it? Please tell me you have some kind of a plan."
Shirou blinked. "Well, I do."
517 years later...
"And that is how the sewer system beneath these very streets were born," a troll guide said proudly to the group of tourist he was leading. "And that, ladies and gentlemen, is what happens in pubs: leaders talk about how to improve the city."
-xX*-Akallas von Aerok-*Xx-
Omake 2
(It's been a while since we heard from Lelouch...):
It was hard not to feel small in a world like Andalusia. That's certainly how most of the people felt anyway, regardless of race or position in life.
Lelouch vi Britannia was no exception, but perhaps because he knew of things that even his fellow individuals did not know (again, regardless of race or position), his perspective of the world was also much bigger, and made him feel even smaller.
"Your majesty."
Lelouch looked over his shoulder. "What is it, Zabina?" he asked his Chancellor.
"Envoy of the Black Drakken Flight has arrived, and has desired to meet you. His size has ... prevented him from entering our palace."
He raised an eyebrow. "Lead the way then."
Perhaps it was moments like this that Lelouch felt small.
The palace of Kingdom of Caladria was a big thing. Even for a nation that is considered "second-rate" in the entirety of the world of Andulasia, Caladria's palace brimmed with gold, silver, gems, and art. It easily rivaled the Imperial Palace of the Pendragon. It was not as big as "I-am-half-the-size-of-the-capital-city" Pendragon. No, it rivaled it in its splendor. Ancient artifacts, works of art and philosophy, everything!
It was, after all, the oldest kingdom still standing.
In fact, it was the first kingdom to have risen from then nationless and chaotic world of Andalusia where clans and tribes of races vied for power.
A kingdom that is more than 14,000 years old.
It really made Lelouch feel small, and he was not used to it, even though he had been reborn in this world.
As the palace gates appeared before him and the guards slowly opened the wooden gates, I was met with a small crowd of courtiers, guards, commoners, and a very big dragon.
It stood on the ground with its two hind legs and used its long arms that was also its wings as a support. Its black scales shined dimly in the sunlight and it was four times tall as himself. Its crested reptilian head bowed as it saw me approach.
"Welcome to the Kingdom of Caladria, Envoy of the Black Flight."
Before this giant of a living being (and if the books were correct, drakken people grew none stop, meaning that this giant drakken was at least 300 years old), Lelouch felt small, physically.
"I thank you for your welcome, Your majesty. It has been some years since I was able to set foot on the grounds of your majesty's palace."
"Then I suppose it wouldn't be too rude to push aside the pleasantries to get back to how our two nations will act with one another?"
The drakken smirked. "Of course not, sir. I would be only too happy to do so."
(Chapter + Omake End)
(Extra information beneath Char Info and Factions)
(Answers to reviews will be in the bottom as well at the wayyy bottom)
Character Status by the end of Day 249:
Naruto
[Imp Ruto] [Troll Ruto] [Chief Ruto] [Troll King] [Baron Ruto]
LvL 123
The Gamer
Race: Zandalari Troll
Class: N/A
HP: 168.5(+535.5) (+2.25 HP per hour regen)
Mana: 1,710 (+12.0 per minute regen)
STR: 1071(803.25)
DEX: 151
AGI: 261
END: 267
INT: 192
WIS: 204
CHA: 115
Unused Points: 117
Spirit: 36
Magic: 25
Power: 34
Control: 102
Fame(Prestige): ? +1035
Infamy: +150
Traits Taken + Earned:
Ambitious, Quick, Genius, Cynical, Stressed, Content, Teacher[Neutral] (Unavailable), Power Overwhelming, Strength is Key, Wroth, Strength of the Greatest Mountain (SGMII), Family Commander
Racial Traits:
Beast Slaying (max)
Troll Blood (max)
Troll's Unarmed Mastery (max)
Unique Skills: (Pure Combat Skills marked by X)
Berserker (LvL 5)x
Clairvoyance (LvL 2)
Magic Resistance (LvL 2)x
Observe (LvL 51) + Structural Analysis
Projection (LvL 34)
Reinforcement (LvL 10)
Sonar (LvL 32)
Time Decel (LvL 1)
Mountain Killer (LvL 1)x
Basic Skills:
Adrenaline Rush (LvL 4)x
Archery (LvL 23)x
Ambush (LvL 16)x
Baiting (LvL 30)x
Blade Mastery (LvL 19)x
Blunt Weapon Mastery (LvL 16)x
Charging (LvL 18)x
Crafting (LvL 17) - Construction (Subskill)(LvL 12)
Crushing Blow (LvL 13)x
Double Strike (LvL 10)
Fireball (LvL 7)
Fishing (LvL 9)
Gamer's Body (LvL MAX)
Gamer's Mind (LvL MAX)
Greater Leadership (LvL 4)
Intimidation (LvL 15)
Language (LvL 3): Zandalari, Carpathi Impish, Common Human, Orcish
Lesser Knowledge Connection (LvL 1)
Lesser Regeneration Magnifier (LvL 1)
Listening (LvL 18)
Mapping (LvL 10)
Negotiation (LvL 9) - Vassalization(Subskill)(LvL 1)
Persuasion(LvL 2)
Physical Durability (LvL 39)
Running (LvL 37)
Teaching (LvL 9)
Throwing (LvL 25)
Trapping (LvL 27)
Unarmed Mastery (LvL 18)
Background Systems (Hero-tier Update):
Life of a Gamer
Achievement System
Class System
Carpathi Ironwood Clan (Ironwood City):
# (reference) (important figures) (x = evolutionary stage)
69 Trolls (WoW) (Ruto, Iskan)(xx)
66 Onis (Shirou)(xx)
16 Faze (Candy)(xx)
1 Phased (Sokar) (xxx)
21 Vashta Nerada(x)
52 Greater Fairy (Senna)(xx)
38 Kobold (D&D) (Dresa)(xx)
19 Mountain Dryad (xx)
34 Imps (WoW + D&D)(x)
7 Hell Hounds (xx)
39 Fairies(x)
21 Incubu/Succubi (Riddle) (xx)
51 Draenei (Na'Deri'in) (True Race)
51 Humans () (True Race)
22 Taurens (Xumalhoof) (True Race)
27 Beastkins () (True Race)
45 Grey Dwarves(Golt, Golthaum) (True Race)
25 Arakkoa (Kakreem) (True Race)
Warrior Count: 116
Total: 604
Ironwood City:
Fame: 1500
regionalPower: 2.0
Important Figures!
Ironwood Clan
Ruto - Great Chieftain of the Ironwood Clan
Iskan - Troll+Imp racial leader, small chief. In charge of training new recruits. Leader of the Ironwood Highland Warriors (warrior order).
Shirou - Oni racial leader, small chief. In charge of education, production, and strategy.
Candy - Faze+Vashta Nerada racial leader, small chief. In charge of scouting and intelligence. Ironwood Ranger Captain.
Senna - Fairykin racial leader, small chief. In charge of food and recruitment.
Dresa - Kobold racial leader, small chief. In charge of mining.
Riddle - Yodr factional leader, a small chief.
Na'Deri'in - Na'sh factional leader, Draenei racial leader.
Xumalhoof - Tauren racial leader.
Golt - Dhan'Thal tribe chieftain.
Golthaum - Dwarves representative on the small chief council.
Vassal Tribes
Jeghal - Ruyure Tribe (tribalPower: 9)
Qreldo - Werwen Tribe (tribalPower: 11)
? - Nomore Tribe (tribalPower: 3)
Boulosu - Bouldon Tribe (tribalPower: 10)
Allies
Duke Christopher Zepolya of the Tranyl-Carpathi
Faction Standings:
? Orcs -300
Carpathi Ironwood Clan +1000 (regionPower: 2.0)
Carpathi Swamp Valley Bullywug Petty Kingdom -1000
Retvoa Trade Company +80
Nomore Tribe +700 (Vassal)
Ruyure Tribe +600 (Vassal)
Werwen Tribe +600 (Vassal)
Bouldon Tribe +600 (Vassal)
Duchy of Transyl-Carpathi +600 (Ally) (nationalPower: 13)
House of Zepolya +1000 (Ally)
Kingdom of Galburi -100 (hostile) (nationalPower: 30)
Yoal-Cohkam Orcish Empire -250 (hostile) (imperialPower: 9)
Personal Standings:
Andrews Maulta +65
Christopher Zepolya +120
Sholva z'Retvoa +100
Personal Equipment/Inventory:
Peacemaker (Rare)
Contract Emblem for the Barony of Upper Carpathi
Statistics (requested by Kejmur):
Easy enough to create. Compares only STR, END, and AGI. This is purely for comparison of physical statistics, not training or fighting skill/style.
I'm doing this because he is the 1500th reviewer. I'm putting in some effort here.
All of them are rounded up.
Haruno Sakura (After canon):
STR: 120 (1,500 max /w charkra)
END: 180
AGI: 320
Senju Tsunade(AC):
STR: 200 (2,000 max wc)
END: 160
AGI: 280
Naruto (AC):
STR: 530 (900 wc) (1,200 max wKyuu)
END: 400 (x2 max wKyuu)
AGI: 400 (x2 max wKyuu)
Ruto(This Chapter):
STR: 1,870
END: 270
AGI: 260
Candy:
STR: 220
END: 160
AGI: 500
Shirou(Re:Gamer, this chapter):
STR: 230 (520/w Rein)
END: 140
AGI: 300 (410/w Rein)
Shirou (After Fifth Holy Grail War):
STR: 200 (350/w prana)
END: 100
AGI: 100 (200/w prana)
Iskan:
STR: 500
END: 260
AGI: 130
Sokar(This chapter):
STR: 280
END: 120
AGI: 350
Race Summaries
Part 4:
Drakken:
The sentient cousin of the illustrious dragons, drakkens share many physical features of the dragon. They are both reptilian, have wings as adults, are wingless in their infant stages, have powerful jaws, and are capable of breathing fire. Drakken have two more features on top of that that makes them stronger than dragons: a sentient and sapient mind and the ability to wield magic. While not the first race nor the oldest living race, the drakkens can live up to be thousand years old. With their age, they grow. Older drakkens also grow horns that can either jut backward or curve forward.
The biggest drakken was Father Cro'canulis, the Patriarch of the Kartros Clan of the Black Drakken Flight. He was 1,899 years old when he was measured at 655 meters from tip of his nose to the end of his tail and 400 meters from wingtip to wingtip. He lived another fifty years before falling in battle against the now gone Empire of the East, which controlled all of what is today Galburia, Transylia, Carpathia, western Yoal-Cohkman Empire, Tyronia, Kalavania Kingdom, Hlynovukos Grand Duchy, and parts of Volreek Empire. He died after personally slaying 13,000 soldiers, 300 siege engines, 1,000 mages, and burning down a mountain.
His skull decorates the halls of Black Drakken Flight Hegemony's capital. It measures to be at 99 meters in length and 50 meters wide without horns and 78 meters with horns. Each horn was estimated to be around 9 meters at its thickest and on average 20 meters long without being curled up as it is.
Drakken lay eggs in batches of 6 to 10 per mother, but drakken reproduction cycle lasts 5 years before they can give birth again. They are also a True Race.
Racial Trait: [Knowledge Seekers]
Average lifespan: 1040 years
Arakkoa:
A true race like the drakkens, arakkoans have avian features that run much more deeply than any other race. They lay 3~9 eggs every 7 months on average. While they possess wings for arms, they are not good flyers (and at best, gliders). This does not make them poor fighters, however, as they are known to use their feathers in various distracting styles to unsettle their enemies mind. A common fighting style of the Arakkoa is the usage of pepper and itching powder on their feathers. When fighting, thye spread their wings and flap, causing pepper and itching powder to spread. Suffice to say, enemies do not enjoy fighting arakkoan dancing warriors.
However, they are small in number and are often exploited. The biggest exploitation of the arakkoan people is enslavement of them. Due to their reproduction cycle being so short, shortest of all true races in fact, they are often kept as slaves to provide for large manual labor force. Most half-breeds of the arakkoans are known to possess beautiful features that rival elves, which makes their enslavement only worse as rape is common.
Racial Trait: [Rage of the Jungle]
Average lifespan: 77 years
Review Replies + Author's Notes:
*Because Ruto was too busy giving others their class that he forgot to give himself one. And since I'm writing this mostly from his perspective, I can't exactly say that. Changing perspective to show the error he made for that one mistake would have broken the flow of the story as well.
* tagamat - you are REALLY pinned on mounts, aren't you? Don't worry, the mounts will come by Chapter 60. Which would be ... around May, if I am not too busy with my finals or research papers.
*So there was this Guest that went off and demanded I change my story to his tune. I read its reviews, and actually had a good laugh. I imagined a little kid attempting to "bully" a teenager. It was cute.
*I suppose I can try to keep the chapter length around 2.5~3k now that I've settled into the quick write pace.
*Akritedus: Thank you for the information, matey. Will be sure to change that later.
*Double Strike is no longer a combat-only skill.
*Ruto will obtain his class when someone points it out. As of now, people think he did, so no one really will...yet.
