The Story Began on a Battle Field of Blades and Skeletons. the MC
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Reference Man's Summary: The story began on a battle field of blades and skeletons. The MC, Siegfried Shieffer, had forgotten his name, where he was, who he was, and was about to succumb to critical levels of corruption when two monsters, Sylphis (a Mantis) and Athena (a Lizardwoman), found him. To save his soul, they performed a “soul link”, a sacred ceremony that joins the souls of man and monster, enabling the sharing of emotions and more the stronger it becomes. During this, he remembers he is a water mage, and a damn good one at that. When he asked how they knew he'd be here they told him of a vision the leader of Zipangu, a nation far to the east. He was part of a prophecy. Thankful to them for saving his life and desiring to somehow recover his memories, they began their journey together. As they traveled they met a band of Minotaur mercenaries led by the woman/monster Tian. They were on a mission to eradicate a bandit camp and, seeing as MC was a mage with two warrior companions they could be a big help. Agreeing to help for part of the reward, they made for the camp. They managed to obliterate the camp and After a quick duel with a Witch that ended with a successful decapitation he realized she had one final “gift” to bestow upon her Mantis killer, corruption. Corruption in this era of the demon lord warps the mind AND body. As the nature of corruption is dictated by the current demon lord (who is currently a succubus, btw), you can easily guess to what ends they are warped towards. As her willpower was about to run out, Siggy discovered he had the ability to consume, and thus utterly destroy, corruption. Using this ability, he saved Sylphis from a life of wanton rape and debauchery. However, this caused him to pass out, where he essentially conversed with his subconscious. This gave him a few fragments of his identity. He was a greedy, passionate man who loved himself quite deeply. But , like a real life philosopher once said, love is ultimately selfish. We want our friends and lovers to be happy because only if they are happy can we feel happy ourselves. Thus it was so for him, the happiness of his friends and lovers was his own as well. Thus, he sought their happiness as strongly as he did his own. He also remembered a Yukiwarashi that he once played with as a child, but not much else. Further travels brought them to the Crosswalk, a human city. There they met a “purifier” of the holy order, a religious organization with influence that matches or even exceeds that of the Catholic Church in the Middle Ages that despises monsters as evil beings but grudgingly allows some of them to exist. This purifier wasn't as uptight as feared, and was actually quite personable with his monster companions. The purifier tells them the daughter of the ruler (whom with she had a sisterly bond) has been corrupted and that she is unable to expunge the taint upon her soul. Siegfried once more uses his ability to achieve what traditional methods could not. Once done he felt corruption down an alley and sent Sylphis to investigate. The source immediately charmed her and sent her after her allies. After Siegfried and Athena restrained her he went in to investigate himself, only to be enveloped in corruption. Surprisingly, he was totally immune to this very powerful form of it. He played along, getting a Succubus to reveal herself and try and seduce him. He tried to sneak attack but failed. After giving chase he finally managed to consume her corruption, that is, her entire being. He was heavily wounded by this now ashed corpse however... After being healed and saying farewell to the purifier and Tian his threesome used a teleporter to travel to the college of mages in search of his lost memories. He found some of them when he encountered Avina, the yukiwarashi he knew as a child. Sadly, he discovers that he only met a lingering apparition and that the real Avina died long ago. He also learned that his own mother, Mana, was also dead. At this time a Youko named Tsukiyoumi appeared before the group. She offered to make Siegfried her husband. He refused. Nevertheless, she came with grim tidings. In 30 days hence, Siegfried is fated to die. How? Unknown, but that he ought die is certain. She offered a teleport to Zipangu that, among other things, would derail at least that days fate and thus, hopefully, those of days to come. He accepted her offer's price, a deep, passionate kiss. Upon this pleasing payment, all were now upon the land known as Zipangu. They journeyed towards the castle of the current queen of the land, Ame-no-Uzume, daughter of Tsukiyoumi and an immensely powerful 9-tailed Inari. After hearing her request that he be part of a yearly ceremony he discovered that he really, really liked fluffy tails for some reason. The ritual was strange, as he had to journey inside Athena's seemingly holy blade. Upon entering this sacred realm, he found himself mysteriously consuming it like it was a form of corruption. He stopped upon seeing an Angel, Hadraniel, who shockingly was one of 13 legendary heroes that defeated the previous demon lord. Like Siegfried, she had lost most of her memories and with them, most of her legendary power. Furthermore, she could now only manifest if she had an “anchor” to the present. That is, a soul link to someone outside the realm of the blade. He agreed to be that anchor, forming a third link in the process and thus enabling the legendary hero to once more interact with the world. This wasn't all there was though. Monsters, by their very nature (to many of their regrets), generate corruption. The Isle of Zipangu had defied the will of the demon lord for a long time. They refused to let it become another demon realm of rape and excess. To prevent corruption from overrunning their realm, they opted to yearly deposit the accumulated corruption into a Ryu named Orochi. Siegfried thought about consuming this immense store of corruption to make things easier upon all, but a nagging instinct kept him from doing so. He so wanted to, but some part of him just knew better. He watched with great pain as Ame deposited a years worth of corruption (a VERY sizable amount mind you) into Orochi, the slumbering Ryu. It pained him to see both of their suffering, but deep down he knew this was the necessary action. His ability was still an X-factor, and he felt its hunger... Clawing, begging... did it...have a will of it's own? Soon after this came a terrible revelation. The holy church was planning to invade Zipangu, to purge it of the monstergirls inhabiting the island. To have any hope of repelling this invasion, Ame would need the strength of two other ruling powers upon Zipangu, the tribe of beasts and the tribe of Lizardwomen. Siegfried's initial companions, Sylphis and Athena, had deep ties to both and would be instrumental in this endeavor. Both, however, faced mortal danger in being the “bargaining chips” that would be necessary. Athena most especially, being a “traitor” to her kind. Siggy, more fearful of Sylphis not being able to return to his side without direct intervention, trusted Athena's fate to Ame-no-Uzume. Telling Athena to, above all else, survive. His words and emotions reached her, and she vowed to do so. Thus, he journeyed with Sylphis and Hadraniel to the kingdom of the beastkin. In the beast kingdom he received the blessing of a most fortunate sort. A Tanuki named Tanuya became a quick friend. Good thing she's also an info broker. His group also discovered an abandoned Oomukade, a young, frightened, and crying girl he that he and his companions later came to call “Bletsia”. She proved herself more than useful later on, having a natural gift in creating Oofuda (think magic scrolls). After somehow resisting a most subtle and powerful charm magic Sylphis and the beast-kingdom came to realize that the church had been most careful and cunning in preparing for the coming invasion. Even sneaking mystic siege engine's/mechs within their own borders while charming most of the Mantis order. This discovery did not come without cost, as an old nemesis appeared. A fry-faced woman named Belvedere poisoned Sylphis with exotic holy magic. This woman killed Avina, pissing off Mana royally. Her entire unit save herself was incinerated by Mana and carried the grudge over to Siggy. After getting Sylphis to an infirmary, Siggy received a powerful, yet dangerous potion. A potion of forced vampirism. It could save Sylphis from the poison. Also, if he took it, he'd become a “force of nature”, a magus powerful enough to destroy most all who could ever stand in his way. However, it was not perfect. The user's very sanity would be in danger, and the thirst for fresh blood “vampirism” implied... He kept the cork in it and decided to use his still unknown consumer power to save his Mantis ally instead. Hadraniel vowed to knock him out if he displayed tendencies he feared he may... and good thing too. For as he feasted upon the holy energy killing his companion “the beast” first manifested itself.