In this world, there are those that are fortunate and those who are not. Ethan Bellrose is neither; he is cursed. At nineteen, he has lived his entire life sheltered in his home as his fragile body blisters under sunlight, breaks under the slightest impact, and falls to any sickness. However, the arrival of a world-changing digital service catches the hopeless young man’s eye: “Reincarnation Online”--a virtual reality experience that gives a new fantastical life to those who are unfulfilled with their current path. For Ethan Bellrose, the choice is simple. Without hesitation, he orders the virtual reality headgear, choosing to abandon his current life and live forevermore in the world of fantasy, magic, and endless adventure–”Arcadius.” Though what he finds is a world not full of leisure and trivial triumph, but a world just as alive and full of darkness, glory, and grandeur as Earth–if not greater. Starting from square one as an infant, given a new name and family, this is the eventful life, full of dreadful lows and exhilarating highs, of “Emilio Dragonheart.” [...Booting System…] [Welcome to Reincarnation Online.] [You will henceforth by the recipient of the Dragonheart System.] [Please, enjoy your stay.]
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“I’ll support you,” Emilio said, focusing up.
Roan nodded, “‘Preciate it!”
Though it hardly seemed necessary to lend his aid as with swiftness like a bolt of lightning, the red-haired adventurer left t…
“…I can’t die…not yet…” He mumbled weakly.
It all felt futile; the shreels of arachnids echoed throughout the forest-like park, following behind him as he felt his body hardly responding to his comman…
“No, no, no…!”
He frantically swatted his arm in a panic, backing away and picking himself up before slipping right into a curtain of webs.
“Gah…!”
It certainly wasn’t there before; the net of webs that…
“…This is what it means to be an adventurer, right…?” He questioned to himself in a whisper.
Just then, the silver-haired beasts made their move; shuffling through the treeline with unarthodox, zig-za…
The rumbling was now greater than ever; what was once coming from deep below the sand as if coming from the trenches of an ocean, the vibrating approached quickly.
As he rose to his feet, a look of re…
“Hold on–!” Ethan yelled out.
It was impossible to maintain any stable footing to support his own strength in the life-or-death tug-of-war as the grains of blue sand continued to slip beneath his boot…
“I’ve got a question,” Ethan said, folding his arms over his chest.
“Y-yeah?” Joel looked over at him, hiding his arm.
Ethan raised an eyebrow, ignoring his companion’s odd behavior, “…Have you seen an…
The sheer volume of the blade-like hairs made it impossible to completely defend against, resulting in lacerations being etched on the hot-headed adventurer’s body, though he pressed on.
“Do it, Ethan…
“Are we good?” Ethan asked, catching his breath as he looked around the room.
It was an abandoned home, though it wasn’t as in poor shape as the shop he’d been in prior; the furniture was in order, ex…
Ethan accepted the man’s hand before looking at him, “Tell me—what’s really going on around here? It’s completely different from outside—I mean the sky, and well…everything.”
“You mean…the Foundation …
Though it lacked eyes, it was staring right at him; hollow and devoid of anything remotely ‘human’, though it continued emitting those words like a lure.
“Help me…please, please…anybody.”
It was perple…
As he looked around, trying to gather as much information as he could before delving into the belly of the beast that was Larundog, the blatant display of death from those tasked to protect the city …
The gates had already been opened by Vandread, who quietly slipped through, closing the metal-reinforced entrance behind him.
Alone, he was left with his thoughts, worried about what Vandread could’ve…
What made this the obvious choice was what was found on the road, hidden behind one of the desolated carriages on the road: a few men dressed in chainmail were lying on the paved road–dead. They were…
It was a rare occurrence for him to reach the limits of his personal mana reservoir, but it did happen at times; it was finite, and especially when casting more potent spells, it happened faster. Sti…
With the leisurely pace in which the steed moved, and the relaxing scenery of the verdant, luscious mountains and the light mist of the rising noon that allowed the temperature to be brisk and slight…
“–You’re not going anywhere!”
Just before its entire body vanished into the solid wall, he managed to grab onto its tail, yanking it out without any mercy. The stench of a kobold was strong, even if i…
“Don’t do that–!” Vandread yelled.
“Huh–”
He was perplexed by what the man was warning him about, but he realized it the moment the light gave off from the flame; unintelligible growls and murmurs echo…
It was high above the two that rode quietly on the stallion; the enigmatic overseer of balance watched as she walked on the sky itself as if the invisible air bore platforms beneath her heeled boots.
…
After the festivities quieted down, it was time to finally continue the journey that had come to a standstill.
“As I promised–this is the most reliable steed in the village,” Alekkai said.
A Verma vill…