Hearts of Chaos Guild
"Nothing is wrong with being cannon fodder! I just thought you wouldn't want someone in the first stage of the Mortal realm! I'm practically a walking chicken! If I go out there, I will lose my head, and not be able to support your cause…"
"Hmmm, you looked very strong to me when you got the boars? Are you saying I saw wrongly?"
The girl laughed before she put some salt on Mason's pork. "Heh, I'm just kidding! I don't want you to die…. I just want you to eat your full, and become a member of our Guild! When you become a member of the guild, you'll gain access to all sorts of goods and supplies! You'll definitely be able to kill these boars easily!"
Mason gulped and then laughed off what the lady was saying. He could tell there was something special about that salt she put on the food. After all, this was pork! Why would anyone put salt on pork? Even he, someone who hadn't cooked for himself for over 190,000 years realized this! This salt was obviously used for a malevolent purpose, but his fear was simply nonexistent.
"Hmph, yes, all I want to do is kill boars and live a long life! Now, I shall take a bite out of this boar meat that you just salted and cooked so beautifully for me."
Mason bit down into the meat even knowing that this was most likely some type of charm or hypnotic or seducing salt. It was practically like a roofie, but for mortals with bad taste buds and trust issues. Regardless, if there was one thing he kept when he came to this world, it was his tremendously large soul. Even if this was some type of hypnotic salt, he would never fall for any illusions or mistreatment. However, that didn't mean he couldn't pretend to be under her spell. Perhaps he'd be put in situations he normally wouldn't be put in because of this salt, and maybe he could take advantage of this when she began trusting him more.
"Yes, eat up… I promise I won't let you be cannon fodder if you eat my delicious meals."
Mason nodded his head and ate the pork. After devouring all of it, the lady smiled and then pointed him to the fridge.
"Now, Mason," She snapped her fingers, "Why don't you go and get your master some chocolate from the fridge…"
Mason nodded his head and went to the fridge to get her some chocolate. Once he sat down, she smiled before she tossed away her robe and left herself with just her undergarments on.
"Good… now why don't you come here and feed me some chocolate?"
….
A few months passed while Mason did exactly what the lady told him to do.
Of course, at night time, he went outside like on this beautiful night tonight.
The lady had this strange habit of sleeping with as little clothes on as possible and having him feed her chocolate. She would even talk to him and make sure to feed him some salted pork covered with hypnotic charm salt. However, he did the same thing to her food too. Unfortunately, since she was in the refinement stage, it would most likely take a day or two more before her soul was truly his. However, he kept pretending to be under her control before he snuck out into the night. Hopefully, before the Heart of Chaos guild proceeded with its attack on the town, he'd already be at the 8th mortal stage. Once he was past the 5th mortal stage, he'd reach the second of the mortal ranks called the Mortal Actualization stage. He'd then have to develop his spiritual roots using resources from the animals he killed, or with the help of elixirs.
"System, please show me my stats!"
[Ding! Showing Host Mason's stats… Loading user interface]
[Mason Bedson]
Age: 18
Rank: Mortal Rank 5
Exp 500 / 800
Passive Skills: Impenetrable Soul
Skills:
Cultivation Methods
Path of Destruction and Reformation
Attributes:
Strength: 20
Agility: 15
Dexterity: 10
Defense: 15
Magic Defense: 30
Charm: 11
Nobility: 5.5
….
He just
[Ding!]
[Ghost shadow steps has gained 5 experience for successful dodge!]
[Host has gained + 10 experience for killing an apple stealing boar.]
Mason just finished cleaning out all of the boars in the west end of the Bordering Forest of Helix Town. This part of the forest had lush and ever growing trees that breached and turned into the night sky. The moon was above him as the demon wolves howled and began their hunt.
The hunt was something in Mason's last life that he was extremely familiar with. He was hunted as a child for his bad habit of digging up graves to make ends meet. Once he was able to begin cultivating, the other boys and girls in the cemetery began to stop fighting him over noble scraps, and instead became his followers and henchmen.
These men and women followed him and served him until he was forced out of the universe. He could only wish them well as he looked around this world. Unfortunately, after being extremely powerful and mighty and praised as an immortal. His strength had dwindled into something that required tricks and deceit.
"Hmph, this lady, she thinks I'm under her spell, and makes me sleep and wash her every night! However, in a few months, I will reach the refinement realm, and then I will turn her into cannon fodder!"
Mason schemed as he walked further in the woods then he had ever been before. Today, he even found a cliff to jump off to help him strengthen his body. After jumping off a cliff a few times, and nearly killing himself after jumping off the cliff, he felt strong enough to go even further into the forest.
There were many reasons he shouldn't go into the deepest part of the forest. For instance, the lady, his soon to be made slave, called this Death Valley forest. Only people at the Refinement stage would be able to fight these monsters.
"So…. What are you doing out here, boy?"
A man appeared behind Mason scaring the crap out of him.
"You shouldn't be here unless you're with Annabel… Did she tell you to come here and kill yourself?"
"No… my mistress wanted some chocolate for breakfast… I got lost, and didn't know where to find chocolate…"
The man squinted his eyes angrily and uncertainly. He didn't understand why Annabel would risk letting her cultivation vessel walk into the woods. As part of the Hearts of Chaos, it was usual for them to turn mortals into vessels for increasing their cultivation. Hence, he was surprised that this man was given free reign into the deepest parts of the forest.
"Well, you should go back to Annabel and tell her to watch you better! If the ignoble ruler of Helix Town finds you, you'll most likely be stoned to death, or dropped from the sky… Now, remember, you must serve your master well until the day our guild raids the town…"
"Sir, yes, you're a very handsome man… I will go get you both chocolate in the deepest part of the valley!"
Mason paused and then proceed to walk forward ignoring the man's warning. He turned and walked away from him with eager steps as Mason began waiting for him to approach. All he could think about as his mouth watered was how much experience he'd get for killing a man in the refinement stage. Not having anyone to trust in the world, it made perfect sense to trick this man into death and decay.
"Wait, no! If you go that way, you'll run into the death walkers! Silly boy—"
Mason quickly turned around and stabbed and gutted the man with his dagger. The blood flowed down his neck as his little soul floated out of his body. After seeing the man's heart beat stop, he merrily walked away.
[Ding! Host has gained +1000 experience]
[Congratulations, Host has reached Mortal Rank 6]
"Host has learned new move,
[Ding! Nobility has increased by .5 points!]
Mason smiled and then ran back to the house in order to go sleep with his 'Master'. It was comfortable being able to snuggle and hold such a beautiful lady throughout the night. Before he got on the bed, though, he made sure to put some extra of the charming salt on the pork she'd cook in the morning. It was a shame that she didn't even realize she was eating her way into his hands.
Soon, he latched himself around her beautiful body, and drifted off to sleep.
….
"Wow… I feel really great this morning Mason! It's time to eat up!"
The lady smiled and walked into the kitchen before she looked over at Mason. Without being able to contain her emotions, she reached for him and held out her arms.
"Come here… master wants a good morning kiss from her beautiful vessel…" This was her habit. Every morning, she'd ask Mason for a kiss, and he'd have to pretend to be a mindless zombie. After walking up to her and giving her a kiss, he held back the blush on his cheeks and sat down at the table.
She put on an apron over her nearly exposed buttocks and began cooking the meat while humming a tune. He swore he recognized this tune from the other universe. Beautifully, enchantingly, and mesmerizingly, she sung this song while the smell of revenge spread through the room. He still had a few more Apple Stealing Boars to kill, but it was nice to know that they might soon go extinct for what they did to him.
Regardless, she sat down at the table with a loose white tank top hanging off her body. She yawned and then reached over and gave Mason another kiss in the morning. In fact, she got really into it and even squeezed him tightly.
She was about to fall into the palm of his hands though, especially now that he was beginning to enter the actualization stage.
"So, here you go… Here's the last bit of salt for you today… After this, you can become your master's vessel! Hopefully, you've already fallen in love with your master, and you'll be able to help me make a low-level entity growth pill. After using your beautiful guts to form the cauldron for my pill, I promise master will bury you in a good place…"
She pulled Mason in and had him give her one more kiss before she began munching on this food.
"Ugh, it's so salty!" She said with disdain and disgust as she began chewing her food. "However, unfortunately, I must eat the same meal as you for us to be considered in harmony for the ritual…"
….
"Wow… I'm beginning to feel weird Mason… I swear, I shouldn't have drunk so much last night and laid so close to you…"
….
"Wow, Mason! I swear… I'm beginning to forget who I am as I eat this pork. I almost want to expose my history to you as a little orphan in the Heart of Chaos Guild. You wouldn't believe what they made me do as a young girl…."
….
"Mason, would you like me to do something for you?"
….
Mason smiled as she finished the last bite of his steak! He wasn't certain if he'd have to kill her before she turned him into this vessel thing. Now, though, he had a perfectly good lady under his control.
"Annabel… Please tell me everything about the Heart of Chaos Guild… I'd really like to acquire an elixir to increase my Spiritual Root development to the highest level…"
"Yes, master! Please let Annabel serve all your needs!"