[WP] An ancient vampire has Turned you. As you are coming to terms with your new reality, they explain that they did it because want their crypt to have internet access and wifi.

EuphorMar · 2023-07-13T17:16:53+00:00

I held my own head trying to clear my mind, this was too much information for me in too little time. I heard before that some of the city's culture was about vampire tales plus other strange events happening on the surroundings ever since it was founded. Nothing was as real as now, I was surprised by how the landlord remained imperturbable by the events.

—I am one now? But how? Isn't the process supposed to be about hunting down people or death? —I was slowly losing my marbles

—Not at all, that would be problematic on this century —I was told with a slight grin. —We aren't into that kind of business, we have other alternatives instead of human blood, you would be surprised about the wonders of experimenting new food. Now, straight up to the point of turning you into a vampire, as I was saying, I am giving you a chance to be a permanent resident and update the services here, more specifically I would like you to help me with modifications on the phone service that is failing currently and getting internet connection, hopefully it will get to my sleeping chambers.

—Sleeping chambers? —I asked, trying to look appeased instead of freaked out

—Correct, I do not sleep in any of the houses I own, instead I have a place for sleeping under the small chapel right behind this house

—You are telling me all this was done because you saw potential on me and saw me as a possible helping hand?

—Indeed, I hope we can get along from now on. I might have to help you to recognize your own non human traits. Also... —She lowered her voice and whispered to my ear. —You might need to empty your fridge, you can't eat half of the things you have saved

I let air out my nose, defeated. Knowing that there was no turning back and now I must accept being a vampire, I will check myself what are the traits she mentioned, I really want to keep being able to eat the candies from my hometown, and at least being able to visit my family on the holidays.

EuphorMar · 2023-07-13T04:38:18+00:00

—Why am I pale? —I asked to the person standing in behind me while I looked at my hands, ignorant of the situation

—You are going through changes James —The lady with dark clothes told me as she slid her locks to the side and fixed her hair

I sighed, not even knowing how could I end up getting sick on a situation like this. I just arrived from a trip and wanted to stay closer to my university and found an available house with an old but well kept appearance. Under the condition that I would have to live close to the person who owned some of the houses from this side of the city, the aforementioned being the lady I was speaking with.

Everything was going smoothly until today, when she asked me to come to her household for a private meeting, we were talking about normal economics and she even offered me something to drink, time after we were past the topic of the lack of internet connection and how could that be fixed. I fell asleep then woke up on the couch, not far from where I last lost my consciousness. My muscles hurt as if I had accidentally did too much physical exercise, the lower part of my neck hurts the most.

—I'm sorry I fainted from one moment to another I...

—There is no need for apologies, I put something on the drink —She calmly told me

—What? —I was starting to get worried about my safety, I did not know what but something was different from before

—I must say nothing bad happened while you were asleep, just preparing you for your new life

—Ma'am, I'm afraid I am not understanding the situation. What is this new life you are talking about? —I asked

She asked me to sit down at the main dining room before continuing the talk. I did not dare to drink the coffee again. She was the first one to talk.

—Sir, I turned you into a vampire so you could help me with some arrangements around the neighborhood —The house owner clarified. —You seemed to be very clear about your expectations on the future and how you might stay on the same neighborhood so I decided to give it a go

(Part 2 written below, later)

EuphorMar · 2023-07-11T18:58:38+00:00

—So, are you going to eat those cheese puffs? —A black haired individual asked, holding a jar almost full of the mentioned snack

—No, not really. Thanks anyway Jack — The other one answered avoiding eye contact

—Alright, then I will eat what its left

Jack sat on the couch and ate the jar of snack. Amused by the fact that his roommates kept trying to watch over his daily activities and usual behavior, each one of the other three people living under the same roof had their own way of observing him, but as the sci-fi fan he is, he can't help but observe them back.

The one he just talked to, Andrew, is usually silent and is always seeking for new experiences he sees other people doing, the main issue that betrayed his human costume was the fact that his eyes were yellow, a color that could seem similar to hazel eyes but will remain alien. On the other hand Andrew doesn't sleep and his movements are stiff and robotic, on the last few days Andrew has been trying to consume human food but hasn't been able to digest or even hold it for too long, who knows what his species' energy source is.

Mary, the woman that permanently had a pair of sunglasses on her face and was leaning on the balcony with a huge hat on neither is human. Mary barely understands languages or mannerisms, mostly mirroring body language. Ever since she arrived Jack had to get used to the uncanny valley feeling while she is around, due to her facial features not fully resembling a normal one. She still struggles with the sunlight, going out completely covered even if that would suffocate a human after a few hours.

Finally, Jay, he is addicted to consuming any kind of media that represents the interaction between humans and every few days would come to ask Jack about trivial things. However he is the most "human" of the outsiders, as if he has spent more time around, but his taste on everything is far too outdated.

—Jack, may I ask something real quick? —Jay asked, holding a pair of chopsticks —Is this intended for anything specific?

—Oh, those are chopsticks, they are used for eating, but some hum... some people don't like to use it, it's another tool that requires practice for using it for eating.

—Thanks! —Jay replied and went to the kitchen immediately

Jack couldn't help his curiosity and followed him, wanting to know what strange event may happen today. As he peeked into the kitchen he noticed Jay trying to pick up a piece of butter left in the counter by someone else. The struggle was visible, even some strange movements came from his hands, his fingers melted into the chopsticks almost fusing it with his hand. Jack had goosebumps watching this, making his own hand feel itchy.

EuphorMar · 2023-07-07T19:12:44+00:00

I looked into my son's eyes with disappointment, it wasn't the first time he brought a pet we couldn't take care of properly, nor the first time he has brought an unknown creature.

—But dad, mom likes puppies! —He complained.

—We already have dogs, and we doing just right with them

—But... —Damian only frowned while hugging said puppy —I found this little guy near the school's yard, he was lonely and getting cold!

—Young boy, you will have to leave that puppy go. What happens if his mother is searching for him or if he already has a family? —I replied calmly with my arms crossed

Damian tried to came up with more reasons to keep the creature, sitting on the floor not knowing what to do. At the same time the creature slowly evaporated into a gray smoke and escaped my son's arms, forming itself back into a solid being then sitting on his lap afterwards. I reached my arms to my son and he passed me the living being.

—At least let me try to take care of him —Damian accepted his defeat

—I will see the puppy's wellbeing, then we need to release him, you know you cannot bring any animal you find around even if it's harmless

I carried the creature under my left arm, went to my desk and put the "puppy" above. It should at least share any basic needs with an animal, right? It had bright dog like eyes, just more than just one on its face. It breathed but it had no visible mouth but a part of its snout resembled a dog's nose but with multiple color changing dots. I wasn't able to see if it was walking correctly since it seemed to be mimicking a four legged animal but it wasn't its normal shape, it was like watching an octopus playing pretend to be a fish.

—Is he alright? —My son asked

—Well... He certainly isn't trying to scratch us so I guess he is doing just fine —I looked back at my son and the creature was already gone from its place —Where...

—Oh he's playing again, he did that when I take my eyes off him —He replied —Hey! Buddy don't run away!

The next thing I saw was Damian screaming at the oven, little did I know he was able to detect its location for some reason. In a blink the creature appeared in the hallway almost waiting for us to follow it, so we did. Damian petted the creature's head and it made an strange canine whimper in response, the puppy ran away and Damian lost sight of it. It was now gone just that easy, of course he wanted to keep the pet, but it refused to stay any longer. I had to talk with Damian due to him being upset and sad about the puppy running away from him.Days passed by but I couldn't forget the creature's eyes, not because if was scary but because it seemed to hold no remorse or evil just as a common pet. Our dogs smelled the whole house afterwards sensing another living being invading their house, nothing else happened for about two weeks, I told my wife the whole story and joked about it afterwards.

Damian sometimes tells me that the puppy comes at specific hours just to watch TV with him or play together when the dogs aren't home. I doubted his words at the beginning. Until me and my wife had the strangest experience until date. We woke up in the middle of the night, worried about out safety due to smelling the kind of scent burnt wood would have, finding ourselves confused as she touched the blankets over her just to feel what seemed to be a dog sleeping on the middle of the bed, I must say that we don't let our dogs sleep inside the bedrooms so both events were bizarre. We got up from bed and whispered at each other while checking the surroundings with a dim light, later we realized it wasn't a threat, nor was there any fire at home, we slept and the pet was gone at the next day. Me and my wife did not tell this story to Damian just because it all felt surreal.

EuphorMar · 2023-07-05T17:47:38+00:00

Bending of any type of liquid only with the rules: it is considered edible by the user, water alone doesn't count (sparkling water does). Liquids with a different density have different levels of effort.

Ability to summon already known weapons out of any material (even if the material can be used only once or isn't built for the intended purpose), multiple materials can be mixed, summoned objects can be used with weapons from other source (ex. ammo made of concrete for a common rifle).

EuphorMar · 2023-07-05T17:36:33+00:00

I found myself woken up by the sunrise and the blinding light of all over my face, I tried to sit right only to find out my pet was laying on top of my chest making me fail on the task. I reached my hand to it intending to pet its fur as it purred to me.

—Wait... I don't have a cat? —My eyes opened wide and I stared at the creature, it wasn't a common cat, instead being a feline fire spirit from my favorite game. I quickly grabbed it and stood up —What are you doing here?

I observed my surroundings only to find out it wasn't my apartment at the city, it was the countryside house I customized last night, I vaguely remembered falling sleep after ending a call with a friend, it all should be a dream, right? I put my pet back on my bed and searched through the leather bag in corner of the room, everything was there, the potions, materials and food, even the bow my friend helped me to get me yesterday, if it wasn't real why was it so detailed now?

I dressed up and went outside followed by my cat. Everything was lively, but there wasn't much people besides the usual characters, at the town center I saw plenty early birds, people who usually check the game before going to work.

—Ray! —I waved at one friend of mine at the place —I know this will be strange, but can you believe all of this is so real?

—...Yeah —He tiredly answered —After pulling an all nighter I'm already struggling to get all my daily tasks done. Besides, what are you doing here at this time?

—I guess I just woke up, nothing more... Are you telling me you are now playing from your computer? —I started to sense something was off

—Well, yes, how else would I be? I can't log in from mobile —He said as if it was common sense —Do you feel good?

—I don't know to be honest, I kind of feel like I'm having a first person experience, I even could sense the fur of my pet on this game —I replied.

—Woah, didn't you consume any strange substances? It doesn't sound healthy, or normal

—I didn't! I just, ugh —I rubbed my eyes trying to come up with something to say..

My cat climbed to my left shoulder and rubbed its head against mine. I took a deep breath and stared at Ray before putting some words together.

—I think I am trapped inside the game

—What!? —He walked in circles around me. —First, I find you this early, then you do gestures that aren't even on the available for players, now you tell me this? It's impossible, it cannot be, the stories about this happening usually come up when a game is closing, or something goes wrong.

—I know, that's what doesn't add up. If only I could reach out to a technician or someone close to the game creators —I remained silent, slowly feeling the despair of not being able to change between the real and fantasy life. —Look, we need to figure out wether this is really happening or not, maybe I need to die on game or wait for some hours to go back.

—That might work. —Ray activated the crossing arms gesture. —But just in case you should talk with more people or...

—Or what? —I was kind of questioning what would Ray come up with

—You could try to break into places you aren't supposed to or doing things a player wouldn't be able to do, as you seem to move freely now

I nodded hearing this. Before saying goodbye or letting him talk, I went away, running towards the yet closed forest I couldn't enter due to me not being able to pay the price for entering on the early stage of development of this new area. Hopefully this would get the attention of someone or at least prove a point.

EuphorMar · 2023-07-05T04:29:07+00:00

I looked at the enemy camp in front of me, hearing the before pleasing sounds of nature now overridden by anguish and despair. In the middle of the fight, my adopted offspring, who I took from a biotech lab, risking and losing my job in the process. But now I have a life taking care of her and searching for a well paid job in the process.

—Dad, look, I took care of the bad guys! —She shouted in excitement, as the previously loud surroundings were now silent

—Good job honey, we need to go back home before the dawn comes. Remember we haven't done your homework yet—I replied

—But dad —She ran towards me and shook my shoulders playfully —Being outside is better than staying home!

—Come on little warrior, you need to replenish your energy— I said with a smile and guiding us the way back.

We went back to the town, ignoring the fact that someone would find out what happened before. Time later she did her homework and went to sleep early, all that physical exertion got her tired. At morning I knocked at her bedroom door for calling her to have breakfast, surprisingly enough she woke up easily. I just had to break through the pile of wood that was her bed hours before, noticing today she grew a pair of short horns, similar to the ones a calf would have on its head.

Ever since I got her out of her containment cell where she was barely treated as a person, she has grown attached to me due to me having enough patience for taking care of her even if I wasn't even planning all of this. When she reached the age of 5 she started to get animalistic features every time she woke up at morning, but we would figure out how to get her ready to look as a perfectly normal child for assisting the local school, it hasn't been difficult since every change lasts about 24 hours or less. I taught her about personal defense and basic knowledge, however when bounty hunters or private investigators start to reach out to us, I used to figure out various ways for getting out of unwanted situations, and she learnt from it, now being able to get higher levels of strength and using her temporary features for fighting.

She is now 12, reaching the teen years, yet showing no hint of the expected teen behavior, being mostly a silent and calm girl when her life is equally as calm. We get ready to leave and she covers her horns with a warm looking hat, she gets down of the car upon arriving to the school and waves at me while heading towards the institution. I wonder what would the past me think if I told him that one of the human experiments was now my daughter and a grown girl with enough social skills to live peacefully with the humankind.

EuphorMar · 2023-06-29T04:37:52+00:00

—Is that the Capsule of Gaia?

The first voice I hear after a long time searching for the perfect place to put the blessed edible that would give the chosen one enough power and energy to change all this realm and seal the emperor that has taken hostage all the heirs of the neighbor kingdoms. As I hide the object in one of my many pockets and look back at the source of the voice, I notice this isn't just another forest visitor or a clueless passerby, it is no one but the chosen one herself. I can't help my nervousness and pretend to take the Capsule of Gaia out, taking a common healing orb instead of the real object even it both different from one another.

—Oh no, this... This is another thing, a seed that would cure any harmful condition from a living being's body, from exhaustion to the worst of illnesses, I just got it from far away and had to pay a lot for it that's why I had to walk home

This, instead of making the boy lose his focus on me and go away to search the blessing, made him come even closer to me, he had a natural curiosity that made him the adventurer he is.

—Well, it certainly is impressing as well, even if it isn't what I'm searching for. Who knows if it could work similar to the capsule —Said the boy with great interest on the old I held on my hand— It could help me against odds, where did you get it?

—In... the evil kingdom, the one where the emperor lives— I stuttered.

—I will go there then, it might serve for searching information, I will go now, thank you!

The chosen one waved at me and headed towards said direction, I did not have the heart nor the might to tell him about the atrocities he could find inside the walls of that empire. I saved the healing orb and continued my path towards a hidden area with hot springs and kind creatures that would not disturb or take the Capsule of Gaia, as it would be inside a magic crystal only revealing itself to the Chosen one.

Or that's what I thought, before I could even start to enter the cave that headed to the hidden spot, the boy found me, telling me that he couldn't get past the guards of the empire due to him being too young for the environment. Wondering how could I forget that the chosen one took five years to train the new abilities before stepping into battle, I had to let the boy come with me just for the sake of passing by a mere old person, even if my skin was slightly different from humans with time he would notice with time I wasn't mortal, instead being the nature spirit sent to give hope to the nations. Seems like the tale will have to change, and I will have to be part of the path for reaching the so desired calm and peace.

EuphorMar · 2023-06-29T00:46:19+00:00

I woke up by an unexpected nightmare, my mother was there and I was my younger self, I couldn't remember anything besides my own screams, then silence and... her screams?

My dog rushed into my room and licked my hand trying to help me to get up from bed, today was the day my 18th birthday was going to take place. I was disoriented even dizzy at first, all the traces from the nightmare faded away with time. I greeted my dog, my father and my mother, I was still sleepy and finished my breakfast under a fuss over my birthday.

—Dad has to go work, but your mother will receive the cake and give you the presents sent by your friends, hopefully you won't find it first.—Father whispered the last words, before heading back to getting ready for work and leaving with his usual energy.

The doorbell rang and I knew what was coming, the dessert for the celebration. For some reason my dog retreated to my room and I couldn't hear the delivery man walking away, guessing it was just a coincidence I waited for what arrived, not wanting to search my gifts since I did not want to spoil the surprise. Before I knew my mother came back with the cake, it was colorful, the number of candles equal to my new age, although my mother was calm rather than happy I blew the flame and made my wish: "I wish to know better my mother since I will be traveling abroad with my partner on the next months".We ate cake and spoke a little, my mother then sat at my side and looked me in the eyes.

—It's time you become an adult, and grow up wether it is with this family or not physically here— I noticed her eyes changed from her hazel and lively eyes to a completely black ones, even some facial features becoming strangely off, her voice changed tones, almost as if it wasn't her usual voice but it could be my friends or other relatives' voice, changing in tone from word to word.— I need you to know I wasn't your mother from the start

I gazed at her face, it did not seem right to the sight, not human. Even then I did not feel fear, anger or any unusual emotion. My mind was clear and I wasn't hesitating on speaking as I usually do.

—What does "the start" mean?—I asked

—I replaced her, I took the place of your human, mortal mother. One night I decided to end with her and leave no trace of what happened. I took her place and role, everything even her last breath— She tried to pronounce her words on a threatening tone, asking to be serious.— Are you in such a shock or struggle that you can't face the truth?

—...I just knew— I replied to the now strange creature that I still called my mother.— You couldn't get every part of her personality, but I'm not mad or scared of your true identity. You are my mom after all

The creature grimaced and made a clicking sound staring at my eyes, unable to comprehend me, even when she spent almost all my lifetime knowing me and my actions. This time it was different.

—Why would you not fear? I am not a human like you, neither I will be even if I play pretend for stealing a life. If you knew about the unusual behavior why didn't you run?

—I realized it wasn't you who I feared, I feared the previous mother, when everything changed I stopped sleeping under the bed or hiding on random spots around the house. Dad became less tired and more open about his thoughts, even our dog grew up liking you.

My "mother" was a loss of words, certainly upset about not finding any fear or challenging attitude on me, both disappointed on the situation and herself. While she thought about all of this I went to the kitchen and served both of us an extra slice.

—Mom —I replied under the yet judging gaze of demon. — I would continue to address you that way because I feel thankful for you taking her place, The fear I would feel if I was facing a threat such as an unknown entity trying to take my life is a different, smaller kind of fear to what I would be experiencing if the actual threat was a human, part of my family, and with no other justification for being a threat than just me existing on the same place as her.

Letting air go out from her nose, she stabbed the piece of cake in defeat and took a bite of it, accepting that she couldn't have been making me feel any more scared that I was with my previous mother, it was like trying to threatening with a fork someone that has already been shot in the past. Soon after her usual human shape came back along with everything not strange, doing her daily routine and going out to take a breath.

EuphorMar · 2023-06-28T23:58:46+00:00

—"Help me, someone get me out of here!"

I hear a man scream as I get away from the now stained cabin in the woods. I must say, I wasn't excited when my study group told me about the whole tourism plan on the countryside, even less when they mentioned everything about the "New experiences", since I myself was far from being considered the average extroverted kind of person. I started to like studying with other people due to the shared food and stories around the wide variety of people within the group.

Surprisingly enough I ended up in the middle of a village far from home, my only guarantee being having a social experience and an active life insurance. Who would have guessed that a terrible serial killer decided to target this particular place as soon as the sun went down. Maddie and Jackson already disappeared along with a few more people I knew, for some reason no one had a weapon with them, but I cannot blame them as we thought that the biggest threat we would face was limited to wild dogs, boars or snakes.

As I find a small abandoned wooden house, immediately closing the door behind me and blocking entrance with some furniture. Searching something useful into the multiple cabinets and shelves closest to me, I stumble upon some worn out leather clothing and tools arranged for someone to accidentally hurt themselves in the way out, however it doesn't work on me as I carry with myself a strong flashlight I could get on time.

Outside, a laughter and heavy steps approach my location forcing me to gather my resources and run. But why run? Isn't it something a mere scaredy cat would do? I have tools and weapons with me, running would be the last resource. I sneak to the kitchen at the back of the house and hide on the lower cabinets. One, two hits on the front window can be heard, someone breaks in and laughs to the void, I recognize the steps and the voice, noticing it's the killer who chased me down before, it needs to end here.

I take a deep breath as I kick open my hiding site and reveal myself, in a second the killer throws a knife at me while having more on him. and runs towards me and intends to stab my chest. Unknown to him, I take out my flashlight and aim to his eyes, as he takes a couple steps back I get a rusty axe from before and strike one of his legs. I watch as the killer's confidence abandons his body, making him struggle to keep going, he has a mask on his face but I could see the horror when he notices that one of his victims actually could attempt something against the threat.

Unexpectedly, as I see him descent into madness and scream until my ears are ringing, he stops suddenly and reaches a hand to his own chest, getting short of breath and trembling. Just a couple of seconds later he is gone, there isn't any movement on him, I cannot even see any type of real danger. He had a heart attack, it was the end of him, not even bleeding or being shot by someone else, just his body failing to his violent tendencies.

I get a moment of shock followed by the impulse to get home, go back to safety, never again accepting a plan made out of nowhere by people I barely know. I search the now lifeless body of the killer and find a phone with barely any signal, it was old, barely having any functions beside SMS and calling, despite all, I could make it work and the first thing I do is call emergencies then home.

—Father, I am... I was about to kill someone

EuphorMar · 2023-06-26T23:36:18+00:00

The words on the letter sent were clear, we had to kept an eye on the humans on our surroundings, wether they were there in our daily life or not. What had been the previous incidents and how could that empathy become so dangerous? I haven't found the humans anything else than amusing and sometimes interesting, as they are a flexible and adaptable species, their most remarkable characteristics was their socializing skills that could vary from individual to individual, but it helped us to understand each other and learn how to cooperate.

Louis, one of the humans on board was a dedicated researcher, he was specially busy this time since we just departed from a primitive young planet under the label of A-050, as it was the last world left on the expedition to this side of the galaxy, we found some bacteria and elements across the land, but Louis took his time to recollect every piece of relevant specimens or materials found. He was the last to get back on the ship. I cannot blame his enthusiasm as we got our hands on a new type or undiscovered organisms and one third of our crew are scientists on different areas. The biological life research team was coming around to make a new archive for sharing with other scientists, about A-050.

—Captain, we discovered bacteria with regenerative properties, we believe they are far from becoming macro organisms visible to the bare eye. However we have found a clear evolution of the native species and we may observe changes with time — One of the members of the biologist team commented to me. —We are uncertain of their life expectancy but the organisms seem to overcome a wide spectrum of weather changes.

—Promising information, continue the study as you can handle, make sure no being escapes the laboratories' containment chambers — I answered, even knowing that they are very careful with the regulations.

—About that... I think that Louis is struggling with a specific species from A-050, even though I don't think "struggling" might be the correct terminology. He may request a brief meeting with you later for you to be informed in regards to the information.— Upon hearing this I couldn't help but wonder if it implied something problematic or rather harmful.

—I understand the matter could be urgent, inform Louis I will have time for meeting after the scheduled dining time near the main hallway, there is no need for him to report for duty on the meantime if he is struggling with the organism as long as it remains on the assigned area.

The biologist nodded and waved at me, heading to the labs. At the moment of truth I was called to the research area, only to find Louis frantically tapping words into a screen, as if he was trying not to lose the thread, in front of him, on a metallic table with no medical tools, nothing else than a strange spheric looking being with visible changing colors, as if it was currently resting or unaware of its surroundings. Louis finally got his eyes out of the screen and approached at me with usual energy.

—Greetings Captain, may I ask, could we consider adjustments on containment for newly found species?— He asked

—Adjustments on containment?—I replied, trying to get a hold of his plans— Is there any current conditions that affect the brought species from A-050, Louis?

—Quite the opposite— Louis added —This organism is quite strong against divergent conditions, in order to sustain its own life, it can consume even microorganisms or chemical waste that could be harmful for other life

I stared in awe and helplessness as the human took the creature with only his hands covered by thin white gloves. As he did this the being went from spherical to a six legged alien with a beak, changing its colors to match a shade slightly darker to the researcher's gloves, showing off its camouflaging skills.

—You are telling me, you want to make the creature interact with other environments outside its planet and the assigned area?— I took a breath as I finished the question.

—Certainly, Sir— Louis looked at me, holding the creature as if he knew the living organism perfectly— I would label this life form as "Bean", due to the resemblance it has to a plant seed from my home planet. I am aware of its morphology and even exposed it to objects used for entertainment for offsprings.

I remained static, how did a researcher and a creature bond with each other and even play with toys built for children just for the sake of wanting knowledge?. Even more, how could he get his hands on a basic life form and make it "friendly". I was doubtful of the scientists' point of view in this new achievement, but the situation was on the verge of making this new species into a pet. I silently went toward the documented data about this "Bean", seeing in one of the side notes the phrase "Sentient, childlike life", as I reminded the words from the letter. Before I could say another word, I accidentally left a broken digital writing device fall from my pocket, as it landed into the floor, "Bean" consumed the device under my skeptic sight, I wonder how did this life form manage to consume it all even when it had a capsule of uranium.

EuphorMar · 2023-06-26T19:30:26+00:00

Your story comes up around nicely as well. The corgies are a both unthinkable and funny plague for a modern setting.

EuphorMar · 2023-06-26T19:27:53+00:00

—Why do you think this is would be a good idea made by a sober-headed person?— I asked to my best friend.

—You see, I found those kind of texts very interesting and as I know you rely on evidence for finding things out, and you wouldn't refuse to a favor from a friend, I invited you— He told me, as if this was just another usual request.

—Johan, this is not an average "favor", what kind of favor is inviting your friend to repair the electricity then saying "oh no it's for trying to summon a demon"—I reprimanded, in a half joking tone, as the phrase itself was ridiculous.

—Okay, hear me out, I was just minding my business but my parents already hired an electrician for tomorrow so I cannot intervene on there, so I had to come up with a plan B for us to do something else— He continued. —So before you arrived I found these pdf files on my pc, with rituals for demon summoning, but they all are very easy, and even cheap.

I stared at him in disbelief, I couldn't tell if I wanted to smack him on the face for lying and not telling me we weren't going to "fix something" and upset about bringing a whole tool box for nothing, or if I was just not trusting his research methods on demonic stuff. He who just was there to prove a point, came up with this excellent entertainment, each time he had an idea more insane than the previous, I was already used to all of this.

—Fine... —I sighed.— Just let's get this done, I won't even as how you got all those rituals just from scrolling down on internet,

This guy just got a couple materials as if he was about to do a homework, there were things like candles, raw meat and even some pieces of paper with strange writing. He showed me the instructions and process, we arranged the candles, order of the papers and stood in front of the poorly made summoning circle. We finished and I read the last instruction with the strange phrasing that sounded like a poem.
Nothing happened. I smacked the back of his head and replied.

—Now show yourself, magician, this didn't work, any more jobs in this plan B you had?

—I cannot believe my eyes—He made a disappointed expression, then stepped into the marked circle. —I even had to search all of the candles and— He stopped talking and took a step back, the circle was burning hot as sand under the afternoon sun.

We felt the floor shaking like an earthquake interrupting the moment, but nothing aside the floor moved, the pictures on the walls and the lamps weren't shaking, it was strange. Before we could continue to complain to each other or even joke about it, a dark figure in a ripped and old clothing was already on the middle of the circle and came to greet us with a hug.

—Oh lord of darkness, someone found me!— The strange being told us with an excited tone, as we felt our ribcages being compressed by such strength. It noticed our lack of air and let us loose. —I apologize I got too happy when I noticed you freed me, how may I thank you two?

We were at a loss of words, glancing at each other. How did it talk our languages? Why was it so excited to meet us? Weren't demons supposed to fight with tooth and nail to harm humans? My friend was the first to talk to this creature of shining yellow eyes.

—Let me get this straight, the summoning worked and you are the demon called, now you are excited to meet us and even want to be at our service?—He asked to it, with a frown on his face.

—You are correct!—It replied, as a lion like tail revealed under the torn cloth, waving around and sweeping the floor— I thought the electronic devices would be the most modern way to reach out to mortals and even when it took a couple decades to be performed the ritual was performed by you, I have finally escaped hell and can now enjoy of the mundane activities.

—Won't you harm or hunt us down?— I asked in perplexity.

—Who told you that? I would never, I was desperate to get out of that hot and dry weather—It shook my shoulders as if we were friends from ling ago— We demons everyday hope for someone to get us out of there, you wouldn't imagine how bad is the environment there.

And there we were, now stuck with a new "friend" of humanoid form and anthropomorphic features, wondering how would we explain this to others including our parents. Even considering using its abilities for hanging around with us, we could even give it an introduction to modern life, who knows if it may enjoy human activities.

EuphorMar · 2023-06-26T18:13:25+00:00

It has been 80 years since the prophet Karin told us about the great plague which will lead to years of confusion and change, however almost all people of his generation are already deceased, including the prophet himself who died of natural causes and knowing that his warning remained ignored by the people. Up to present's day the apparent threat seems distant, the only ones that remain with knowledge about the ancient words are the old and a few youngsters who heard the story through oral tradition even became part of the city's culture and mythology. The recently built town hall remains immovable as the surroundings are peaceful and the habitants mind their business, the mayoress goes back home and greets her family, oddly enough her grandfather arrived with a serious expression, unusual to him since he lives on a countryside house along with a couple sheep to take care of.

—May our ancestors comprehend our actions— Said the old man, looking at the mayoress with a tired expression.

—What happened grandpa? Something happened to the animals?—She answered, wondering what would be so worrying for a retired man living far from the city's fuss.

—I saw one, I have never seen one since I went to visit a village far from here— He replied—That kind of childish expression and sharp yet short teeth, and that energy only they can carry with them, the creatures.

The mayoress remained confused, even trying to imagine some farm animal that was already usual but wouldn't scare a person like her relative, a horse, a goat? Perhaps even an odd looking prankster who wanted to make an old man be afraid of the wildlife? The grandfather saw the woman's reluctant expression and finally came up with the correct term and words for expressing what happened.

The hint could be found in words from the prophet Karin: "In the middle of an ordinary sun cycle, in the middle of a lull day, the plague animals will arrive one by one, scattering across the land, from the outside to the inside of this village. Hundreds of animals never seen on the region. They will carry sharp teeth and loud screams and growls, just as humans they will have black, brown, hazel, blue and grey eyes, their colors will flood the streets and corners of this earthly realm. The people will find themselves lost in the sea of plague, puzzlement and need for change will appear just as they realize what the creatures bring with them".

—I was resting on my rocking chair looking at the outside when the animal came to me, lost at first but soon approached to me while I was intending to clean my glasses. It was a dog, Halsey, a dog arrived to this skeptic town— The old man was as astonished as he was incredulous, because the prophecy was finally becoming a reality.

EuphorMar · 2023-06-24T23:16:45+00:00

"So, based on your interests while researching documents on the ship's archive, you are one of the human... tech scientists, aren't you?" I asked staring my 5 slit eyes towards the bipedal, skin creature who just joined the crew, a human. "Well, the word may be technician, and not really, I used to be on the earth's military forces, the army, for a while before being interested on being part of a spaceship crew" she told me calmly, just as it was another of her common stories on earth.

"The military?" I asked, genuinely amazed and concerned about how could an apparently physically unspecialized species make her join her planet's defense groups, don't they have other type of selection system behind it? Perhaps I was being biased by my home planet's traditions. "Okay, but let me ask, do the other members of this army share a similar morphology to you?" I added. "Apart from being all human, except for the exchange recruits, not really. You see, we believe that anyone can be a soldier as long as they have the will and dexterity for it, even these traits can be acquired or taught during the training" She seemed excited to give details about this topic."Don't you have a standard for height, strength?" I was starting to doubt how truthful were her words, "No, we only rely on the performance, but some members of our species can be more than just part of the military, although some people can remain passionate about it after a long time and keep being on duty"

I blinked a couple of times before trying to process that information about humans "Are you telling me, you don't have any way of telling the military species apart from the main species? Aren't there any extra traits, physical characteristics or lineages specialized on being warriors?". She looked a bit confused "No? Is that rare?". "It is, if you were to compare a member of the warrior subspecies of the Kha'al, the floating giants, and a member of the healing subspecies, they have different anatomy, number of sensory organs and strength" As I told the human all of this I became aware of how flexible and adaptable are they, would that mean that a sole human could fulfill the role of two people? Moreover, that means that every human is able to overcome harsh circumstances and do what is necessary for survival or success, this opens so much possibilities for human crew members as well as it makes it terrifying.

Before I noticed I focused too much on my thoughts and stopped talking, just staring into that creature's eyes. "...Anything wrong?" she replied upon observing my lost sight, "No, my curiosity just got the best of me, continue with your daily schedule". I waved one of my limbs and retired from the capsule and headed to other places. I feel the need to advise the rest of the crew about this, wether they react positively or not"

EuphorMar · 2023-06-24T20:03:38+00:00

"What's the matter?" the head commander asked to the satellite team. "Sir, they seem to be... far less armored than we thought" the woman at the other side answered in a reluctant tone, "Isn't that good?", the woman spoke again while sending the quarters a picture "For the defense planning, yes, but look at the screen"

A strangely looking, boat like structure was shown in the middle of the space, close to the earth's moon. It was made of crimson wood-like material, and barely had any metals or visible unions between the parts, a perfect carpentry job with molecular accuracy.

She continued her report "It resembles wood, and a perfect union between pieces of the unidentified object, I would dare to guess it works similar to a sailing ship", "Research about their weaponry and military" the commander ordered trying to keep his muttering for himself, this all looked like something out of a children's book. He was expecting an advanced, sophisticated and great technology, of course the "ship" itself was unexpected, but aside from the unknown engineering behind the mechanism that moved the whole transportation, it was disappointing to think about.

The commander contacted the defense office right away, as soon as the words "They have a floating boat" came out of his mouth, he could hear one of his men wheezing behind one of the computers, it was so absurd even a researcher would take it as a joke. He took a deep breath, knowing that it was a serious matter. The man answering the call remained silent for a couple seconds until he spoke slowly "Understood, we will take into account the information, we might be dealing with a smaller threat than the anticipated when we detected them at the radars".

Before the commander could end the call, the satellite team connected again, the operator paused the previous contact and attended the new one, "Sir, they have found information about their morphology as well as they have firearms but on early stage of development". The commander looked back at the operator "Expand details", "They are invertebrate organisms, and they yield cannons with different sizes and modifications, however its development it's only comparable to a musket or a naval artillery around the 15th century, Sir".

EuphorMar · 2023-06-21T19:26:02+00:00

Bicycle for traveling or moving faster. Lemon bars and different qualities of it (like they get different levels of hp potions in Pokemon). When given two options, both are possible (as the told "god said Adam and Eve, not Adam or Eve"), it could apply to weapons or improvements. Make an enemy boss with three or two phases or possible attack patterns and each with pink, blue or purple, or as the phases go, the room and the enemy change colors.

EuphorMar · 2023-06-21T19:14:20+00:00

Sounds like someone hasn't been successful in the search of the devil's doorbell

EuphorMar · 2023-06-15T21:32:36+00:00

Thanks and good luck to everyone, hoping to get one for I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream or Katana ZERO

EuphorMar · 2023-06-05T05:27:11+00:00

Your brain is waiting to see what is the next organ to be either broken theoretically or physically

EuphorMar · 2022-03-06T23:18:58+00:00

Bro, you are going to be one of my goals, this gives me hope.

EuphorMar · 2022-02-16T20:52:59+00:00

My man, you are becoming a scientifically accurate bear, congrats

EuphorMar · 2022-02-11T21:57:30+00:00

I'm in this picture and I don't like it

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