NOVEL SIMPLE Human’s Pride
"Alright, it's time for work.", I proudly declare looking at the current layout of the bunk beds.
Previously, they were put next to the walls but I moved them to the center of the room, with a board separating the two. Marina helped me out in securing a board.
Of course, I did this without the consent of the two people I'm living with. But I am the only one here at the moment.
With this done, I took one of the tables and rolled it over to the corner of the room... there is an outlet here, hidden away...
Anyhow, I hopped onto my bed to retrieve the laptop. Placing it on my table along with the mouse and headphones. Plugging into the outlet, my laptop comes alive.
Since the other two aren't here, I guess I should stream for a bit.
Wearing my silver collar, I set everything up, from calibrating the model to checking the sounds... and begin.
I got a new waiting screen, still with the same old memetics embedded in them. Right now, it's a scene of my model dancing alone amongst a crowd of faceless nobles. They did not clap, they did not cheer, just stand there and watch. While The Silver Royal just dances without care. All look like an anime cutscene.
I look at the watermark in the corner, @YHWH... Yahweh. Or just a part of God. The Father is dead, Christ is here, that only leaves the Holy Spirit.
Who knew the Holy Spirit would become an artist and animator? It's funny. But hey, as Christians always say, God works in mysterious ways.
Oh, it started.
"Hello everyone, welcome to my not glorious abode since I am in my dorm room. I am Silver Royal, the prideful and haughty princess of the digital world."
[Alogater: Hello!]
[Gerandal: Hello!]
[Valentine Bite: hello, Roy!]
[Ingenia: Hello~]
[Sinclair A: Yoooo, first time here]
[Attila: greetings]
[Occultic Flame: you're streaming rn?]
[Occultic Flame was made a moderator]
[Occultic Flame🔧: wait, what?]
[CrimsonFckr: the audacity]
[Aster Cos: hello]
[177013: QUEEEEEEN]
[FinTheYuusha: Silver Royal my queen!]
—
"Hello everyone, today is another day for an unannounced stream.", I leaned back on my chair, raising my hands up, "As some of you might know, I got into Ataraxia~ I wanna talk about what I experienced so far."
[Sinclair A: Man, I wished I went to school.]
[177013: Ataraxia former student here, it's pretty nuts!]
[HeavenlyBro: Student here~ can confirm.]
[Mallal: Schools are made to brainwash people!]
[Meru1in: self-study is better.]
[Aster Cos: I'm going there.]
[Valentine Bite: Schools are fun~ they taste so young!]
—
Ignoring the last comment from Valentine Bite, seems like people have different opinions on schools. Shocking~ but I don't like the tone of some of them.
[Mallal was banned by Moderator]
That's a little nicer.
"What do I think, what do I think of this academy?", I tilt my head to the side, "This place is really suspicious."
"I mean, with only the cost of food and dorm keeping, everything else is free. Either the ones managing this place are really good people, or some shady things are going on.", I spoke my mind, not caring that some teachers are watching me.
What are they going to do? Put me in prison for speaking freely? They can't, I have a Seria. If they ever get me into the Paradox Prison, they should prepare for Manifest Destiny to come for them.
"Let's see... I like the architecture of the main building, brutalism all the way. But I think the tower is too high, a— ehem."
I was about to make a 9/11 joke... let's not do that.
"Sorry, I had to cough for a bit."
[Elen4: did she think about a 9/11 joke?]
[Sinclair A: Nice save there!]
[Ingenia: no way Silver would make a 9/11 joke]
[Aster Cos: Silver is a good person]
[Man-niisan: She's Sillarco's daughter]
[RenAurelia: Abby sent me here~]
—
Aster Cos... you are so wrong on so many levels.
Hey guys, am I still a bad person?
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
Alright.
"Ah, are there any Ataraxia students here?", I asked the chat, "Since I told some about my channel."
[Ivensi: bruh, you fucked Mitsuki up]
[Leviathen: She promoted her channel after beating Mitsuki]
[YHWH: damn]
[Okiku: She was amazing]
[Sinclair A: I expected no less!]
[CrimsonFckr: unauthorized battle?!]
[Gerandal: @CrimsonFckr chill bro, let them have fun]
[CrimsonFckr: I wanted to fight this bitch!!]
[AtaraxiaHead: @CrimsonFckr bruh]
—
"Hehahaha! Looks like there are some teachers here too! Welcome, welcome! I hope you enjoy your stay here!"
My dear, your dopamine is rising.
Nothing to worry about, Euphoria~
"Since the Principal and some other teachers are here, I guess it's time for me to go hard on this place."
[Yamahan: Oh no.]
[Sinclair A: oh yes!]
[Allogater: is it safe to do that?]
I have the Satan on my side, I don't need to fear anything. Ah~ nepotism, it's only right to abuse my rights.
"Well, the architecture is all over the place. On the one hand, you have a European-style Gothic castle, which is pretty cool. But when the other buildings are completely different a Roman Colosseum?! Dome dorms?! And blocky buildings?! It's like Ataraxia was try mimicking Las Vegas! That place work because there are so many buildings, so much light, and music booming 24/7!!"
I smashed my desk, making an audible sound.
"And you, John Titor.", I scrolled up to see his comment, AtaraxiaHead, taking a snippet of it and dragging it to my OBS, "Why did you make such a tall tower? Are you a damsel in distress? Next time if I ever visit your tower, I'll be climbing the side since that's easier."
Wait...
"Actually, I'll prove it to you. Sorry guys, Vtuber stream is over, I'll be back shortly with a hiking stream."
[Allogater: bye!]
[AtaraxiaHead: wait wait! You don't have to do it!]
[Sinclair A: gotta head there quickly to enjoy the show!]
[Valentine Bite: see you later, Princess!]
[Ivensi: I'll inform everyone!]
[Gerandal: Some spicy stuff will happen]
[Yamahan: byee]
—
"I'll be back in a short bit, so wait for me. This is Silver Royal, see you next time~"
I ended the stream. Phew... I need to fulfill my promises. But there is something I need to do first.
"Hello again, Mitsuki."
She was standing behind me for a while now.
"Charlotte... who exactly are you?", she didn't beat around the bushes.
"I said it already, didn't I? I am Charlotte Silvi, the Silver Princess of Humanity. Gem Holder of the Will of Survival and the Depravity of Life."
Hm, I think I should give cool titles for the Akashics, calling them normally doesn't do them justice.
I'll go first~ The Imagination of Humanity.
Then I shall be the Fire of Destruction.
Yeah... I'll be in charge of that. They just sound like they are something big but not actually.
Reverie will be the Soul of Imagination, and Malice is... Burning Heart of Evil.
Anyway, back to Mitsuki. She became very apprehensive after our fight and kept giving me wary looks here and there.
"You don't need to know much about me, just know that I am not your enemy.", my eyes dialed to the blood-red color of Malice, "I don't want to be your enemy, but that's because it's bothersome to kill you. And you don't want to be my enemy... well, you already know the reason why."
I boop her on the nose, smiling and reverting back to my azure eyes.
"I did mention I'll give a reward for you, correct?", I pulled her into a tight embrace, letting the Golden Dew of Hope seep out of my body.
"Warm..."
Hope, the power to bring out miracles and heal all wounds. It is what kept humanity from extinction, and what will keep it going on. Though only for a short moment, Mitsuki was able to experience warmth again.
"Now, I'll go to prove a point.", I smile and kissed her on the cheek.
I let go of her and walk away. Mitsuki was still standing there, feeling the warmth slowly fading away.
I got her hooked. Hope is something every human needs, it is light those in despair cling onto, and if it gets away... they will chase after it.
Hope is such a beautiful concept, but like everything... it can be twisted, bent, or morphed to the user's will.
I smile, knowing that Mitsuki is already in my hands. She will seek me out, beg for me to give her that warm...
But ah~ that's just a fantasy. She's strong, and she would never beg for something. In fact, I think she would go to me to ask directly, if I reject her, she will leave it at that and return to her normal self.
That's how a warrior thinks, to never give up, and to give up. You must fight to the bitter end no matter what, but you also need to learn when the mountain is too high.
Now, time to prove a point.
=0=0=
"Hello again, everyone. This is an emergency irl stream.", I waved at the camera, which Enna is holding for me.
"I'll be climbing this eyesore of a tower.", she pointed the camera up, tracing along the tower.
Oh, I've gathered a crowd already. And there are some teachers here too, perhaps trying to stop me.
"Nah, I'm here to watch.", Vlad said while sitting on a chair made out of blood-red stakes.
"Want some popcorn?", and Albert is right next to him.
"Sure.", the Vampire Lord just grabbed a handful of popcorn and threw them all into his mouth, "Mixed huh."
Then I turn to Sylas the gate guard. He just raised his hands surrendering.
"Don't look at me, I'm just here to make sure no other students get harmed.", he answered.
Most of the faculty members are here to watch... they don't seem to be concerned at all.
"Let us start, since all of this is live nothing will be left out.", I signaled for Enna to get closer.
As soon as she did, zooming on my face, "You will all see just how amazing I am."
Just before I was about to start, a teacher stood in my way. Long black hair and purple eyes, and a very busty figure but still loses to Athen. Joowun was her name if I remember correctly.
"Are you gonna stop me?", I asked with a teasing smile.
Surprisingly, she shook her head, "Nope, just want to test my strength against you. You gave me a very reason to test myself."
Oh dear, another weird teacher. Two machetes appeared in her hands, cover in a thick black mist, seems to be made out of a very hard metal since the shiny edge look... not very uniform.
Li Joowun, an A-Rank Gem Holder who alone fought the Ant Colony of Jeju Island... She's very strong, up there with the weaker Gem Holders of Babel.
All due to her Gem and Will.
"Arise, my Legion.", as she commanded, the black mist began to form on the ground.
Rising from the black mist are soldiers in Dynasty Korean Armor. Hundreds of them, standing in my way. She can summon an entire army if she wanted to...
Joowun the Shadow Legion, Gem Holder of the Terracotta Army.
"What will you do, Charlotte Silvi? Can you go past me?", she smiled, pointing one of her machete at me.
"I can.", my eyes dialed to the bloody color of Malice, "Grand Extermination."
Of course, My Lady. Let the fire of evil burns everything.
Black flame covered my body, which turns into the scarlet fire of Malice.
"Be warned, this is the first time I use this so...", I grin widely, focusing all of the flame and heat into the palm of my right hand, creating a small... blinding white dot.
I think the Japanese have a cultural significance with a star dropping down from the sky...
I just threw the miniature sun at Joowun. Who realized the threat right away and dipped out, sinking into her own shadow.
"Reverie."
I tapped my foot, creating a stream of black Reverie Goo, surrounding the entire shadow army. Then a wall was erected with the nuclear bomb inside.
Huh, I guess I need to disguise this as Magic.
"Enact, Star Pillar."
BOOM!!!
A pillar of blinding flame shot up to the sky, parting clouds and maybe flashing everyone here. But not me.
"Did you just... drop a sun?", someone asked.
"No? Just some Magic.", I lied, putting my hands on my hips, "Since the road is now clear... let's go."
Collecting the massive amount of Reverie generated from absorbing most of the explosion. I made my way up.
Passing the crater, I saw Joowun appear behind me and... started to walk with me.
"You are pretty bold.", she complimented.
"I know, I just use what's best for the situation."
I reached the walls, finding a suitable path.
"I'll go buy some popcorn now, byee~", she waves as she sinks into her own shadow.
People are weird.
Hmm, I found a good spot to grab onto. And from here...
My azure gaze glowed, and my muscles tensed up. My vision was lit up with where I needed to go, and what I needed to do to ensure I get to the top as fast as possible.
I inhaled a deep breath...
"Go.", I whispered.
=0=0=
She jumped onto the window frame and hopped onto the next floor's frame. She kept on repeating it after finding the pattern, though she like to show off with a lot of acrobatic moves, like spinning herself in the air, dangling on the frame with just two fingers holding onto the wooden frame.
When she reached all the way over to the roof of the 30th floor, her eyes darted over to one of the corner towers. A mischievous grin appeared on her face.
Charlotte waltzed over to the tower facing the city, standing on the top. Then she leaped over to the central tower with a sonic boom.
She was about to fall, but a crow came— she stepped one foot onto it and used it to boost herself, killing the crow in the process.
In the end, she landed on the window of the Principal's office. It was impossible for any normal human to make that jump... but Charlotte was not any human.
She was still the owner of the Akashic Records, and her prowess exceeds all humans, standing on top of the world...
However, she was...
Only human.
The shadow looming over the world smiles, looking at Charlotte from different angles. The Silver Princess of Humanity, Charlotte, the Akashic Records.
Then it moves to the man of stone and gem, sitting on a boulder in the Wasteland of India, looking at a flower. Kalpas, the Sharric Records.
Then the millions of beasts around the world, the collective of Beasts hunting each other, and stalking all the other Records... Charles, the Pannic Records.
And then it gazes up to the sky, viewing the invisible spectrums of the Cosmo. It sees tendrils approaching, crossing millions of lightyears to reach stars and solar systems. The first signs of Chaos becoming active.
Though the shadow merely chuckles, finding this situation somewhat amusing.
But that amusement did not last long.
It saw a red dot, a human woman staring at it... silver mixed in with red and yellow streaks of hair. Spiraling red eyes full of malice.
She gave the shadow the middle finger, "Fuck you."