Burning fires and lava surrounds a broken down monument. Broken pieces crumbled and destroyed sit in ruins. Rubble is scattered everywhere and demons wander around this nightmarish hell. Monsters that could destroy worlds just wander around looking for any sign of intruders.
In this broken monument lays an intact room where a demon makes his office. He sits down in his leather swivel chair and picks up a paper from the stack that sat in front of him. He pushes his glasses up and a devilish smile appears on his face.
'So Albedo is looking for a Ring of Ainz Ooal Gown? But why would she need one?' He only had to think for a second before his mind came to the conclusion. 'We all know of her obsession with Momonga perhaps she wants to meet his creation, the one that is in the treasury. I cannot lie I too would like to meet him. I heard his intellect even rivals the two of us.'
There was knock on the door and the demon quickly recomposes himself. "Come in!" the demon, Demiurge, yelled. In stepped in a world class beauty, pale skin and bloodshot eyes made from crimson. "Hello Demiurge," She courtesy.
"Welcome Shalltear! What made you decide to visit me today?" He asked curiously yet his masked didn't crack. "I have heard news of Albedo's little search and I want to make a deal with you. If you find the ring give it to me instead."
Demiurge just kept up his smiled, "And for what purpose would you need such a ring?"
"Well who wouldn't want such a ring first off!" Demiurge nodded in agreement to this statement. "But the reason mainly is because she wants it to meet Momonga's creation in the treasury. I cannot let her get ahead of me and take Momonga's love."
"What would I get in return for agreeing to this deal?" She smiled a pulled out a scroll from her inventory. "This was a scroll made by Ulbert himself, perhaps you would have some interest in it," she said waving it in the air carelessly.
'What a tempting offer.' He had to admit she put her in a sort of corner but the deal he made with Albedo was much better. She didn't need to know about that though. "You have a deal!"
She put the scroll back in her inventory, "You can have it if you find it." She promptly left the room, the door closed with a light snap behind her. Demiurge could only sigh, 'If only Momonga was here to bring some sort of order to this place and give us orders. Could we last until that timer ends? We might end up destroying ourselves.'
Back in the New World… 3 months after Satoru's rebirth...
A small village laid beside some woods. In the center of the woods laid a mountain. The peak was so high up you couldn't see the top through the thick clouds that surrounded the place. It was named mount Polkin, after a traveler who was the first to scale it. It became a small tourist attraction for the village meaning more coin comes through than other villages.
In this village laid a house that was bigger than the rest and a chimney with smoke coming through. The heavy fumes were an unnatural color of purple however but everyone knew that's just the alchemist work. A man came through one of the two doors in the house, the one closest to the chimney, coughing. He waved away the smoke from his face until it cleared. He breathed in the nice fresh air which he can't enjoy sometimes due to his work and head backs in.
The man comes out later with this time a sort of purse with the strap thrown over his shoulder. He makes his way through the village and some even call out his name and wave. "Hey Tocolu!" some children called out. He waved back at them and continued on his trail to a client of his.
He reached a house that was no different from the rest and knocked on the door. A frail old woman opened up and her face lit up upon seeing Tocolu. "Oh please hurry! He has gotten much worse!" She lead him through the house and into a room where an old man lays in a small bed.
The mans skin was turning green from his finger tips. "When did this happen?" Tocolu asked. "I'm not entirely sure, he just woke up breathing heavily and clenching for his heart in the middle of the night." Tocolu stepped forward and got on his knees next to the bed. He opened the pack he was carrying and brought out a purple potion that had a hint of green.
"Here lets try this." He brought it up to the mans mouth and tipped the bottle up. The man drank it all and then a green aura surrounded the man before disappearing out of sight. The mans fingertips slowly regained color and he sat up staring at his hands. Tocolu could only smile at the sight, 'Yes! My new formula actually worked!'
He got up and faced the old woman, "He should be fine for now but do tell me if something else occurs." The woman looked relieved, "Oh thank you so much! I promise we will pay you back as soon as we can!"
Tocolu just laughed, "There is no need, I understand coin has been hard for you to obtain. I wouldn't want to put you further into debt." The woman smiled and nodded, "Oh may the six bless your heart, please at least stay over for dinner."
He shook his head, "No sadly I can't, my wife would get pissed and plus I have a child to take care of tonight."
"I completely understand. Congratulations on the baby too, he is going to grow up to do amazing things just like you."
"Thanks and yeah, he truly is something different." He got up and walked to the door, "I'll see you later, you know where to go to find me, right?"
She nodded, "Of course I do, I'm not so old I have lost my memory yet." They both had a chuckle and Tocolu left the standard house. He made his way down the street looking up at the setting sun as he does, "It will be one hell of a night."
He made his way home and this time went through the other door of the house. "I'm home!" He was his wife, Chimo, rocking their newborn in her hands. "Is he as quiet as he usually is?"
"Yup! Barely even a peep as usual. Just so you know dear dinner is on the table for you." He thanked his wife and went over to the dining table to eat his soup. He finished his bowl and went to sit in his favorite chair next to the fireplace straight after. "I'm going to call it a night sweetie. Watch little Ulpa, he has a lot more energy tonight for some reason."
"Of course, you can leave him with me!"
Ulpa/Satoru POV…
'I feel strange, what is this feeling?' Ulpa was in his cradle as usual looking at his father reading a book by the fireplace. 'Help! Somebody! Father help!' nothing came out however except for the undistinguished noises of a baby.
His father rose from his chair placing the book down and went over to Ulpa. "Its OK, I know your feeling it." He scooped up Ulpa and they sneaked outside of the house quietly. 'Where are you taking me father?' His father ran through the village at an inhuman speed. Quickly he dashed into the woods and out of sight of the village, surrounded by nothing but trees.
"Maybe your to young to understand but I have feeling you do. You always gave me a look that you did at least." He sat Ulpa against the stump of a tree. "You have that feeling that we all get when we start out as pups."
'Pups? What do you mean!'
"But its OK allow me to show you." Then the father he knew and love morphed. His body grew and his legs twisted unnaturally. His mouth grew into a snout and his eyes grew sharper. Hair formed all over his body and his fingers grew claws. Until standing before him was no man but a werewolf.
His father turned werewolf picked up the stunned Ulpa and they ran through the woods. 'Is that why I feel so weird? Is it because I am a werewolf and tonight is a full moon?'
"Your a half werewolf my boy. Your mother doesn't know, nobody does. If they find out they would probably turn their back on us. They see me and you as savage beast."
'If I remember correctly you can turn into a werewolf whenever however you gain many stat boost when its a full moon. I must be feeling more powerful that's why. Its just weird feeling that as a baby maybe?'
His father picked him up and ran through the wood on his hind legs. 'Jeez, this fur is so soft, wait can I turn into one too? How do I do it though? Werewolf! No it didn't work.' They ran into the night and something hit Satoru's nose, the scent of prey.
They eventually came across an elk and his father pounced on it. He held it down with his free hand and bit into its neck. Blood adorned his sharp teeth and some even splattered on Ulpa. 'Eww- What the hell! This is… This is…' The smell hit his nose and the feeling become much more comfortable. A feeling he never knew he had, something primal took over. 'This is so good!'
Then his form changed into a smaller werewolf. He pushed his hind legs against his father and landed on the crying elk. 'I need more!' He sunk his little canines into the body of the elk. Then he felt a hand grasp the fur on the back of his neck and lift him up like a dog. "Now since you had a taste, lets try and get your first kill."
Ulpa or Satoru grew a small toothy grin that matched his fathers massive one. Tocolu placed the pup down and Ulpa immediately tried getting up on only his hind legs. He fell down and landed on his stomach before just sticking to being on his 4s. His father laughed at the display, "Once you learn to do it as a human you can do it as a werewolf as well."
Then they ran through the woods searching for their next target then something hit both of their senses, 'prey!' They ran until they found a rabbit, Ulpa's father pinned it down with his arms. "Now go in for the kill, my son!"
Satoru's mind was only filled with blood lust at that moment and he began tearing apart the rabbit and eating its insides. For the whole night they ran through the woods chewing everything and anything in sight. Nothing in the area was safe from the two werewolves.
Later that morning Satoru awoke in his crib, back in his home. 'Huh? What happened last night?' He flipped to his stomach and crawled over to his favorite teddy bear. 'Oh hey Mr. Teddy!' He flipped it over on its back and crawled on top to gain some height.
He peered through the bars to find his usual empty room. 'So… I am a half werewolf? It feels a little strange. Actually I'm going to be sick.' He then puked on Mr. Teddy. 'I am so sorry Mr. Teddy, I still just can't believe I ate all of that raw meat last night.'
Just then his mother came in and immediately became worried. She picked up her son and began cradling him back and fourth. "Did something happen, are you sick?"
'No mom, I'm fine. Just found out my father is werewolf and I am half of it as well.' Of course it came out incoherently but it reassured his mother ironically. She cast a few healing spells and cure spells just in case still though. 'Was that all really necessary?'
1 month later…
After that day he and his father would go out every full moon and hunt to satiate their hunger. It was always bloody and it would end the same ways too. Satoru waking up in his crib after a fun long night and barely remembering most of it.
One full moon night however they couldn't do to a celebration in the village that lasted all night. That night was terrible, I remember the hunger and I could tell my father was barely holding it together a well. It at least proves we don't need to go out and hunt every full moon. We just really enjoy doing it, its an urge that we get.
It was the middle of the day when his father came in walking through the door, of course smelling of fumes and toxins. Today was different however, a very special day for the two parents. Ulpa started walking to his father on both legs.
His mother squealed happily and father dropped to his two knees to embrace his son. "Dada!" Satoru said. They could not have been more proud of their son that day. "To walk and say your first words now? You are amazing!" Tocolu said lifting up his son in the air.
His mother came in behind and kiss his forehead. "And he still has only cried a total of 2 times as well, I still can't believe it."
'This is pretty embarrassing but progress is still progress! I can finally walk and say some words at 4 months no less. I mean I was already able to crawl at 2 months now that was really impressive. Maybe I am able to do this because of my half werewolf blood mixed with my knowledge of an old life? I'd rather not think to much about it, kind of makes me sick.'
That night they celebrated with a rabbit stew that the two hidden werewolves enjoyed. "Open wide little Ulpa!" His mother said as she placed a tiny spoon with a small piece of rabbit in his mouth. "Make sure to chew it." Satoru of course did as told and chewed before swallowing, audible, as to not worry his mother.
'Well this new life sure has taken an interesting turn but I kind of like it. Why be a human when you can be an elder lich or something in a fantasy world. No matter I'm 4 months and I can do some walking, form almost coherent words, and chew my own food. I am on a roll! I wonder when I could select my class. Will I be able to do magic though? I hope I can.'
And curtain! This jester is going to take some time to answer a few questions that I have seen. No Satoru is starting off at level 1 meaning he doesn't have his spells. This story will also be about exploring the new world. The problem I had with Alone in The World, my other and first story, is that I made him focused on Re-Estize. This story is going to focus on traveling the new world and seeing some of the smaller people and characters of this world while telling a good story. Anyways jester out!
