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'"device talking"'
'thinking'
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Chapter 16
The next day, 8:15 am:
I woke up with a large yawn and a full body stretch in a now empty bed.
Me: "hmmm, the ladies are gone, and man am I hung over"
I sit up in the comfortable bed and twist to face the side before slowly standing and inspecting my surroundings and see in the corner a small bundle of soft linens and a rolled up piece of paper on top. Curious, I walk over to the bed and pick up the paper and unroll it. Inside the contents of the paper say.
Dearest saviour, we wish we could have stayed for your awakening, but much has to be done in the aftermath of your victory. Many old cities and parts of our culture was lost, and while it was appropriate to celebrate for the night, now many things must be done and every able body is needed to right the wrongs that have been done. These clothes were left here as an apology. They are the finest linens we could make for you, and are made from the same material that Odin once sought, claiming we were in possession of the best robe and blanket in the known universe. Now these same linens belong to you. We hope to see you again hero.
Placing the note in my inventory out of respect to the women that had shown me nothing but endless kindness, I lifted the clothes and inspected them. The first was a pair of dark black pants with a thin leather belt with a leather bag and dagger holster, inside sat an ornate looking dagger with a six inch blade already made of a purple metal. Next was a black leather vest and a dark blue top that was form fitting on the torso and slightly loose on the arms, on top of that was a pair of black leather boots that had three straps to secure them. Sitting on top is a pair of thick socks that look to be made of wool. Beside those on the pile was was a pair of leg wrappings and arm wrappings that were both the same blue colour as the shirt. Lastly on top of the wrappings was a set of black leather vambracers and shin bracers as well as a double pauldron harness fit with holsters for my sword and axe.
Satisfied with the mix of both protection and comfort, I put on the pants and belt, then the shirt and vest, then the harness and wrappings, then I finish it of by putting on the vambraces, shin braces, socks and lastly boots. Once the I was certain the straps for all the leather components of my new attire was secure, I removed my axe and sword from my inventory and secured them to the back of my harness. Looking over my new look, I can't help but be amazed by the quality, it was perfect, it felt quite durable and yet after testing a few jabs and kicks, I didn't feel like it impeded my movements in the slightest, and it felt incredibly comfortable to boot! I had debated just equipping it, however I felt it would be disrespectful to not take the time to put it on myself, though I am unsure why.
Me: 'goddamn! If I hadn't lived as a human in my past life I'd probably think wearing this is what an orgasm feels like. No wonder this Odin guy wanted it so bad!'
Before I go to leave, I remember I have one last thing to put on, the dragonstone necklace. I take it out of my inventory and hold it out in front of me, it is a simple necklace, being made of a purple metal for the chain and the trim, as well as two small orbs for the eyeballs of the pendant which looks exactly like the skull of an ancient or elder dragon form Skyrim. The actual pendant itself is a dark navy blue crystal. Looking at the necklace, it is clear it was built by a master craftsman. It also seems to give off a strange echo that I can feel deeply within myself. I can tell by the echo it leaves it is resonating with me on a spiritual level. Checking out the description, it reads.
!Dragonstone Necklace!
Durability: As strong as the wearer/limitless!
Effect: Enhances power of someone that both wears it and meets certain requirements. Thrums with an unknown energy for those that it empowers
Requirements: Unknown!
!Quest alert! Quest available! Hidden gem!
Find out what you need to have to unlock the powers of the Dragonstone necklace!
Reward: none!
Failure: N/A!
Accept quest?Y/N?!
I mindlessly press yes, still focusing on the necklace, the power flowing through it speaking to me an a way I had never experienced before, it roared out to me, demanding I destroy, dominate and rule, not out of evil, but to simply display my pure, unyielding might.
After a moment I snap out of it and put it back in my inventory take my focus off the necklace, shaking my head to clear my mind of it's influence, remembering what was supposed to happen today. So I took my leave, walking out of the small home and shakily taking into the air, I begin to fly towards the now second strongest power on this planet not including myself, only sparing one last glance at the house as I left, a small smile on my face as I do. In this moment I would not realize, but my time here had healed wounds I did not know I had, nor were they wounds I could heal with regeneration or magic, no matter how hard I tried. I'm the people on this planet, especially those four women, had helped heal my heart, which healed my soul.
9:00 am:
After a bit of flying I landed at what looked to be a construction site of some old ruins, walking the last couple dozen feet I can't help but mutter.
Me: "it seems the ladies were truthful in the letter, I wonder why I never saw any ruins while I was off on my quest, did people just not build on half of the planet?"
The old man seems to have heard me, as his ear twitches and he turns to me and says.
þulr: "well there was once many massive cities on that side of the planet, however, the planet gets much less sun on this side of the planet every year so we built our homes out of stone, as the stone will stay warmer longer, while the other side had to move often because it got too hot in certain places, so most homes were made from thatch and wood. Those trees are rumoured to have special qualities that made moving them easier, however almost no one on that side of the planet survived, and those that did have lost the knowledge from there being no elders that lived long enough through the tragedy to pass it along. I had been there to visit a dear friend of mine when Odin first arrived, however outsiders were not allowed to learn of it unless they became a man in the eyes of the people that created it, just as you earned the right to our ritual by defeating the beasts. I stayed there in the trees in hopes of learning their secrets in hopes to use them as weapons against the beasts. However, I never managed to do it, and now that you have slain them, there is no need to do so anymore"
I nod with agreement, though I am curious about what made those trees so special other than their size.
Me: "Speaking of the world tree, that is what I am here for, you said you would take me to it?"
þulr: "Yes, you likely have many things you wish to know as to why, or maybe doubts on the importance of meeting with the tree. It would be simpler to just do it. It is only a short distance away"
Nodding, I get up and we both walk down the road a bit, where þulr gets on a horse. I raise a brow at him and instead of getting on a horse he gestures to, I simply float. Slightly annoyed, he scowls at me with a slight twitch of his eyebrow and says.
þulr: "While I could just run while you fly to the tree, that is not correct, it is tradition to take a certain path by horse to the tree, and if there is one thing you do not cross here, it is tradition"
Nodding, although kind of miffed, I set myself down on the ground again and slowly walk up to the horse, before awkwardly getting on it, standing at 3 feet taller than me, it was a rather difficult endeavour, especially as someone with no experience in such a task. However, after a moment I was on the horse and we were on our way
That night, 9:30pm:
After many many hours, walking through fields, volcanic lands and even snow storms, we finally made it to the base of the tree. As we approach, the forest surrounding the tree and enter a valley with a circular lake surrounding the world tree. All around the tree, purple lines of energy seem to flow around, ebbing and flowing like a heart beat. We dismount our horses in front of the lake and tie them up at a post and make our way across a large white stone bridge. It isn't long before we finish crossing the bridge and find ourselves in front of the colossal tree. þulr stays a bit behind and I approach the tree. I soon I am close enough to touch it. Looking up at the tree, it reaches up for thousands of kilometres, going up above the clouds and beyond, on the lower branches, I can see on some of the lower branches, that start only a few hundred feet up, all seem to bear fruit.
þulr: "The tree has a mind of it's own, it is said all life was birthed from this tree sprouting from the earth"
Me: "Even the people?"
He nods and then, walking up to stand by my side he says.
þulr: "I once connected to this tree, and I must warn you, it is not for the faint of heart, in a mere moment, you will know all that you seek to know and more. All you have to do is touch it and it will breach the deepest parts of your mind"
Doing as he said, I breath deeply while closing my eyes and let my guard down mentally, willing to connect with this mighty tree. I slowly raise my hand and place it upon the tree, slowly moving my Ki to the palm of my hand as I do so until both my hand and Ki are touching the surface of the tree.
As I do this, I can see through my eyelids with my Ki sense that the energy of the tree is doing the same as I, sending it right where my hand will land in a way that the flow looks almost like vines. As the connection is complete, the tree's energy works it's way up my arm and up into my head, the vines wrap themselves around my brain, and everything burns, but there is no time to scream, my eyes bulge and pupils disappear, my consciousness doing the same.
Elsewhere:
I find myself somewhere else and am not sure what is going on, I turn left and right and look at myself, but I find myself to be transparent, and upon looking around, realize I have also been transported elsewhere in that one moment I touched the tree.
Observing my surroundings, I notice I seem to be in hell, at least the one in filler, HFIL. Judging by my knowledge of the place, I am by the blood pool and King yemma's tree.
Nothing seems to happens for a while. However, just as I am starting to get bored, a few ogres, one of which having a halo, are seen chasing a green lizard humanoid. The lizard runs up the tree and begins picking fruits and throwing them at the ogres. Screaming in terror, the ogres back away and yell.
Orgesx3: "Stop stop! You are able to leave just stop picking King Yemma's fruit or we are all going to be thrown in cages!"
Lizard: Well, maybe if you accepted your defeat with grace, this wouldn't be happening to you! You signed the contract and lost the foot race and I got your life in exchange, no let me return to the realm of the living already fools!
All three nod sheepishly and don't notice the lizard sneak a fruit in his tail and hide it behind his back as they lead him to the exit to hell. I follow them as they take him to Yemma and a furious Yemma reluctantly allows him back to the living world through a portal nana creates. As the lizard is sucked into the portal Yemma begins to laugh and yells.
King Yemma: "I only said I would send you to the mortal universe, not where I will send you, enjoy your short life on a planet with no food or people! Hahahahaha!"
The lizard man however smirks knowing he has a fruit and phases away completely, and with that my vision goes white
Elsewhere...:
Waking up again I quickly find myself on familiar lands, but it seems different at the same time, I am once again on Asgard, though there seems to be no plant life to speak of, only rocks and a dirt. Looking up at the sound of a scream, I look up to see a portal form about 50 feet off the ground and the same lizard falls to the ground and a distinct cracking sound comes from the ground and a shout of pain.
I had thought the lizard a dead man, however, he lifts himself up and limps into a standing position. And mutters angrily to himself before moving his tail in front of himself and grabs the fruit from it. He holds the fruit in his hand before eating it in a savage manor, getting a green juice all over his face, by the time he was done, all that was left was a seed the size of a grape and the shape of a walnut. He carefully takes the seed and places it on a hill on a small island on a lake and then lays down and falls into a deep slumber.
As soon as he lays down, time begins to speed up around me, not much faster at first, but as time continues to accelerate faster and faster, soon months are moments and years go by in minutes. I watch as the lizard man lays still the entire time, soon realizing he is attempting to hibernate to extend his life without needing to eat, hoping to be able to live long enough for the fruit to grow and live off the fruit. However, every couple of years he woke up and looked, only to see the tree barely growing, after nearly twenty years he had grown too weak to wake again and I watched as his body decayed in an instant and the bones sank into the earth. Time sped up even more, thousands of years going by in a blink, the tree grew and grew and the oxygen and the nutrients provided by it's shedded leaves and bark by it provided allowed for more vegetation to grow, microorganisms took hold of the lands and by the time the tree was fully grown, 50 million years had gone by and small animals populated the lands.
Time slowed to a crawl for me, yet tens of years a second went by, and I saw the early ancestors of the people here, but unlike earthlings or sayians, it seemed they evolved from a lemur like animal and not monkeys or apes. I watched as they evolved and grew smarter, I watched as the tree began to change again, but in a strange way, the purple energy began to flow into the tree and it began to move in a different way than before, like it was no longer moving in the wind but under conscious thought. I watched as early Asgardians came to be and worship the tree, for they could feel the power it gave off, even without Ki sense. I watched as they built weapons and armour and civilizations, but I never saw war or mindless murder.
Just when I figured a saw everything did things really get complicated.. my vision went blank once more
Asgard 24 years before my arrival:
With another flash I find myself in a new place, looking around, I see the Asgardians have advanced quite a bit since I last saw them. Time is once again flowing normally. They had built great cities where I was. Millions of people bustling around in thatch houses, however I was forced to focus on one on the outside of the forest.
A young man, who I quickly recognized as a young þulr, was training his fighting ability against many stone pillars, dodging and weaving imaginary opponents and slipping in for a variety of strikes and demolishing the pillars. He does this for a few more minutes before sitting down and splashing a bit of water on his face from a water skin and then taking a few gulps of it before letting out a ragged breath.
He seems to say something, however his voice is muted by a great boom in the city, both of us look to the city and see a dust cloud. We both go to start moving to investigate what happened, though before we could, a beam of rainbow light moves toward þulr and lands in front of him, leaving two figures and a circle of runes at their feet.
I tried to get a good look of them, however something was impairing my ability to see them fully, all I could do to identify them was see one was a purple colour and the other was blue and white. Both beings would not show up on my scouter but I sensed they were very strong.
Down below, it seems that there was a fight brewing, however, before þulr could make a move on the newcomers, the planet was bathed in an oppressive energy. The power of an indomitable being swept upon the lands, driving everyone but me to their knees. The being seemed to speak, but I could hear him, nor read his lips.
Soon things went to black again
Asgard:
I see the being in a room of gold on a throne, þulr beside him, seemingly giving orders
Asgard:
I see the beings again, the purple one is killing beings one after the other with no remorse, they all die in a flash of purple energy, their silent screams echo within my soul. þulr is still by their side, though he seems to have aged a thousand years on the inside, his eyes having lost the spark of youth
Asgard:
The flashing is getting more rapid, I only see a moment this time. I see the purple being murder a man holding out a blanket to him, the next person in line walks up and offers another and the cycle continues.
Asgard:
This happens many times. Each time with new items, none of them seems to satisfy him though
Asgard:
A new scene appears, the purple man's and white man are together, the white man holding a staff. The purple man is very furious, and he lifts his hand and a giant purple energy ball appears in his hand and he almost throws it before the white man seems to say something which seems to satisfy the purple man.
The man does not dissipate the energy, instead he alters it and a hole appears in it. Expanding it he throws it into the sky and all present watch in horror as it stoops in the sky. Soon, 3 beings come out and observe their summoner. He speaks to them for a moment before the white man taps his staff and disappears into the sky. Once they leave, absolute carnage unfolds
Asgard:
I watch as cities burn, homes of thatch and wood burn and þulr tries and fails to save his kin and soon everything began to blur into a unintelligible mess until...
The present:
Taking a breath of fresh air, I opened my eyes in shock and looked at þulr in shock of what I saw
!Alert! A third party has deemed you worthy of it's knowledge and has empowered you as a result of the experience!
500 to all stats
500 to intelligence
100 to all skills and 125 to smithing
Unlocked knowledge of Asgardians metals, leathers and gemstones!
Unlocked knowledge of how to triple enchant weapons and armour!
!Level 17: 3500/8500!
HP: 200 STAM: 190 Magicka: 150
S: 1435 - 1935
P: 1206 - 1706
E: 1398 - 1898
C: 466 - 966
A: 1255 - 1755
L: 349 - 849
!Unused stat points: 520!
Previous power level: 37.5mil!
!Final Power Level: 49mil!
Me: 'Damn that was a wild ride!'
þulr: "Quite intense isn't it? Sorry I couldn't properly warn you, it's just quite impossible as what the tree shows you is different for everyone, and if the world tree doesn't see you as worthy, it just kills you by overloading you with information all at once until you can't handle it anymore"
Me: Well, I definitely got some answers at least"
Me: 'So it is just like I thought, it was Berrus that came here, the story lines up for shortly before he goes to sleep and he did bully King Vegeta into getting the universe's most comfortable pillow, so why wouldn't he do the same here for other comforts?'
þulr: "Now all you have to do is get a fruit and eat it and you will have and know all that I have from this place"
Me: "Alright"
Hopping into the sky, I reach a fruit hundreds of feet off the ground with just my natural strength, no Ki needed. I land soundlessly and examine the fruit. It is nothing like the fruit of King Yemma's tree, looking more like a dragonfruit than a pear and having a deep glowing purple colour. However, reading the description shows it is even better than King Yemma's fruit!
!Yggdrasill's fruit!
Effect: once consumed, increases stats by 2.5 times! Can only gain effect once!
Throwing the whole thing in my mouth, I quickly chew and swallow it, the effects are immediate.
!State increase!
Level 17: 3500/8500!
HP: 200 STAM: 190 Magicka: 150
S: 1935 - 4837
P: 1706 - 4265
E: 1898 - 4745
C: 966 - 2415
A: 1755 - 4387
L: 849 - 2122
!Unused stat points: 520!
Previous power level: 49mil!
!Final Power Level: 122.5mil!
Me: 'Holy shit! I'm stronger than frieza now!
I spit out the seed in my hand and place it in my inventory for later.
þulr: "Now what will you do Zanfona?"
Pondering it over a bit, I said.
Me: "I think I will go out and try and find this Odin person, if these things were his pets then I wonder what he can dish out. Maybe the ritual made me strong enough to challenge him and avenge those he killed. I saw what he did and what you had to see and it disgusts me, I will make him hurt for his crimes"
þulr: "No! Never let him find you! He is way beyond your abilities now and forever!"
Seeing the genuine panic in his eyes I change my plans.
Me: "Well I will likely travel the universe looking to get stronger for a while and stop by this place every once and a while"
þulr: "Really? Why not take time to enjoy life more? Are you not satisfied with how strong you are now? I doubt anything besides Odin and his attendant are stronger than you in the entire universe!"
Chuckling at his naivety, I say.
Me: "Oh þulr, you are wise, yet you have much to learn, in the grand scheme of things, even I am still low on the pecking order. You would be wise to make sure you and everyone else here gets stronger, or it may cost us everything"
þulr nods with a gulp of fear and confirms he will make the Asgardians stronger, and with that I power up and fly towards my last destination on this planet, my ship.
Minutes later:
Flying at top speed, I land on the other side of the planet in only a few minutes, in front of my ship.
Me: "piccolo"
Like usual, the hatch lowers down in front of me and I step on and repeat the phrase and rise up into the ship. Stepping into the ship I walk to the window and say
Me:(In Namekian) Take me to the next nearby inhabited planet.
'"(In Namekian) Understood"'
With that, the ship takes off and I watch as the ship flies straight up and away from the planet, and despite how big it is it is soon too far to see. I turn around and sit in the chair and use alteration and some very weak magic to make a pot and water in a watering can and place the seed inside before watering it.
I then bring my right leg up so my foot rested on my knee and placed the pot in the hole between my legs and rested my hands on the pot. I slowly let a drop of Ki into the pot and the seed in it and did so every minute or so, doing my best to control how much I put in to be as little as I could.
As I sat there and did this, I couldn't help but let my mind wander to what would come next in my new crazy life and smiled at the challenges I would conquer.
Annnd that's another chapter. Hope you guys like it.
FYI the clothes/armour I described at the beginning of the chapter will be what I mean by casual clothes from now on, unless specified otherwise. If you want to know what it looks like, these links below is the entire outfit./products/viking-linen-trousers-black
Pants and belt(without holster and dagger)./products/rfb-viking-leather-armour?variant=41116172714162
The vest.
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this shirt in Navy blue./products/viking-shoes-rubber-sole-hedeby
The boots, in black.
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The wrappings, also in blue.
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The vambracers.
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The Shin bracers.
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And lastly, the double Pauldrun harness(without the holsters).
Hope these links work for you guys.
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