Leaving the Tech Realm

During this mission Red Demon felt at ease at the weakness of the Topaz King. And he was right to feel that way. For he had never truly died. He merely advocated his throne and had a plan in place.

Deep in the hole in the middle of the city the king dragged his mangled body to a tunnel. He crawled down it and came to a round room. Inside were chests, scrolls, an alchemy circle, and clothes. He went to a small bag and poured out chi stones with his one arm. One by one he absorbed them and slowly his body began to heal. The microbots engulfed the stones and ate it to nothing as his body processed it. His arm slowly began to grow back as the bots replicated. His legs were growing slowly as he propped himself up finally and began to eat more stone simply swallowing them whole.

He laid his head back satisfied after eating all around him. "I will finally be free of all control from the World! Now I am a ghost!" He then started to laugh. "First thing I plan to do is kill that bastard Sword King and crumble his kingdom within" he grinned big. "I wonder if these bots can change my appearance" he looked down and saw his legs almost fully healed. He weakly stood up and limped over to a desk. He pulled a silver tray out and looked upon it, seeing his face.

He then began to morph his features into a fatter man. Then into a slender one with black eyes, his eyes turned from black to green, his hair became longer than shorter to bald. He created tattoos upon the crown of his head. Spirals and jagged lines intertwining. The markings disappeared and he grew long hair. With a young face and van dyke facial hair. His eyes turned hazel brown and round. He then studied the face. "Well I am a sucker for facial hair. Oh well can't be helped" he then turned and got dressed. He wore a leather jacket with a grey vest. He absorbed all items in the room with an amulet upon his neck. He left out a walking stick with a jewel and gold handle. He tucked the amulet into his shirt and then walked to a wall. Upon it was an outline of a door.

He pulled out a sparkling stone that he then threw at the wall. The stone turned from solid to liquid as it spread out upon the wall stopping at the outlines. The liquid formed into a door and then solidified. He then started to write runes on the outside with a sharpened finger. The runes then lit up and the door turned from dull black to an image.

He could see a vast field where a town resided. "The Chivalry Realm" the Topaz King smiled as he walked through the door. As his feet hit the grass he was fully free from the Tech Realm. He stood in the forest and looked about. He turned back to the door that was floating freely. He the grabbed the side of the portal and then with a jerk or crumbled retracting back into the sparkling stone from before. He tucked into a pocket and he then breathed in the air with relief.

It was not lost on him that he was now in enemy territory. But he was also free from responsibility and his weakness of family. The people of the Tech Realm will suffer, he was sure. But he didn't care and maybe there was a time I truly thought of myself as a good ruler, a good father, and a good husband. But after merging with the bots. He saw how they were all just weaknesses he needed to shed.

And now he was free from all conscience and heart. He would sow chaos merely because he could and no one could stop him. He spun his staff around as he turned around to walk towards the town. "I'm the first king to survive this new Slayer" he chuckled at this thought.

He could see children playing in the town and people walking about and working. Wagons coming into town led by big bovine beasts with giant horns. He walked over to a fruit stand and produced a coin and took a purple fruit. He kept walking till he saw a tavern that he entered in while still munching on his fruit. He entered and saw patrons all drinking and talking. The people watched as he saw them all carrying on with their lives. A waitress approached, "Hello sir you seemed to be new to town? What can I get you?" She was a plump girl with rosy cheeks from working. She wore a headband and was wearing a brown dress.

"I would love some wine if you have some?" He asked with a charismatic voice. "We do. I'll get you a glass. Would you like any food?" She asked. He held up his fruit, "Not all set thank you" he said with a fake smile. She walked away and he looked about for a specific target. Any to do with the Sword King's knights. He saw some grunt knights eating meat pies. A single came off his neck and then flew over to the men. It flew unnoticed and unassuming no one paid it any mind as it clung a post and crawled down closer keeping to the shadows above the men's heads.

"So what are we patrolling today?" One asked while eating a spoon full of pie. "There are reports that mythical beast pack have been attacking merchants. Were to investigate and eradicate the pack" the leader explained. "We have rights to sell the carcasses?" The leader nodded. "Along with a hundred gold for killing the pack" one of the men laughed from joy. "What's with the generosity from the guild?" The leader shrugged. "Not sure what's happening. Only heard rumors that the Sword King has been able to obtain some new realms from the incursions. He's been racking in more resources after they have been colonized" one of the men looked perturbed. "Don't remind me. The girl I have been wooing lately and her family are moving to the Forest Realm" he took a long swig of his coffee. 

'Ah so you have taken the realms of the Dreaded Faction. You sly son of a bitch' Topaz thought as he kept listening. "What of the Fire Realm? They conquered that yet?" the leader seemed to think before speaking on that. "That is a different story. From what I hear the King has chalked that up as unsalvageable. The Dragon Folk have seized control and he would lose many men to fight dragon warriors. Island Realm is the next on the incursion. He even has a team ready to invade" leader paused to sip his drink. "Are we really pulling out of the Void Faction?" the leader then looked perturbed. "Keep that rumor to yourself. I don't think that information was a public thing and that information could get you killed soldier" the young man recoiled at the chastising. "In any case we are seeing a new era playing out. The Tech Realm I hear feel the Topaz King was killed by the knights of the Sword King" the Topaz King scoffed at this information. 'Taking credit for someone else's deeds has truly made you sink low Sword' he thought. His wine arrived and the girl a cold coin and waved her off politely. 'So seems that the forces will be spread thin in this realm' he thought sipping his wine.

He drank it down and he stood up exiting the tavern. He went to the center of town staring at all the busy people moving about. From his body microbots then erupted as a swarm and then began to attack the people consuming them along with the buildings. The peaceful city was now panic and chaos as the microbots consumed.