Chapter 17 'Monster,

With large changes showering the world, normality mostly vanished. The bald man was unlucky enough to fall victim to death after escaping one in the crack. Griffin looked at his work - the red rose petals bloomed beautifully and he couldn't help but navigate the liveliness of death.

Suddenly, an alarm rang inside his head as he looked towards the bookstore from afar. The store was given a calming vibe, but his thoughts went astray as he spotted some certain individuals within the group.

''Isn't that the human named Kim who achieved the first awakening ahead of time?" Thought Griffin as he quickly evaded to the side, "And isn't that Miss Amie? Oh and that's Princess!"

Staring at the young girl's prominent features, Griffin wasn't bound to mistakes. That girl was truly their princess.

"Wait...If Princess Yu is here then..." Its deep abyssal eyes shifted into the boy beside the little girl. Surprise came to the Griffin as it twirled its tail like a puppy, "It's his Holiness1!" 

Griffin wanted to rush towards Yuan's arms but carefully restrained himself. Prior to what the Queen had said out, things should proceed as the script and he can later have fun with the God after he settles things done.

Not forgetting his main purpose, the Griffin raised its claw and swiped it right. The goblins who have been stabbing humans to death looked at him with a cock of their head

"I know you all sense it too....but do as told." Squinting its yellow eyes, the Griffin commanded.

"Kreek!" The goblins replied. Their gaze then went towards the bookstore as they tapped each other's shoulder. A goblin nodded as they set their eyes on the humans before them again and sent half of their group towards that certain direction.

Griffin nodded upon the compliance of the lower race and he looked at the girl in ripped clothing. 

"Die!" Shouted the same female from before, her hands shone blue - giving an idea that she had awakened. She swiped her hands down as four goblins were sliced in half.

Griffin giggled, "Wonderful, it's an S-rank awakener of water." 

"Shut up! I will not tolerate this evilness, you wicked monster!" The girl shouted as she glared daggers at the griffin flying above.

"Speak all you want human girl," The Griffin replied, "You're pretty much the amazing kind and I can listen. Please show me more of your hatred and fright, well, this is amusing."

"Curse you demon!" The girl added.

"A demon now? Well, that's new. I am mostly called a monster or a strange hybrid...now about it, I shouldn't be speaking much." 

"You....what are you going to do?!" The girl asked as she stared at the Griffin that danced below the clouds. 

"I'm just doing my job." Grinned the Griffin.

 "Okay, okay, I'm sorry for being concerned about a useless, expensive glass window. It isn't my purpose of gaining attention that way, I just have no other choice." Said Amie as she waved her hands softly up and down. 

"What do you mean?" Asked Yuan with his eyebrow raised.

Amie gazed outside and philosophically shared, "Death is on his way, walking in the red rose petal path." Said Amie as she looked at the two men, "Arguments can be paused but death can't."

"So your saying is that we need to calm down?" Asked Kim.

"Like you said." Answered Amie, "We're ordinary humans and those hideous creatures aren't. We should use the time we have to spare in running away, cowardly or not, who cares? Life is only one, this is hardcore minecraft."

"Indeed." Yuan was about to say something when Kim spoke. "Also, I love your quotes......"

"Amie, appel me Amie." 

Her name is similar to hers, Kim caressed his head, "Yes, Amie."

Yuan closed his mouth as he held Yuri's hand. "Then let's go...?" He asked, his eyes wandering back and forth from the road to the inside of the bookstore.

"Well, hold on." Kim said, he then picked out the glass shards stuck in his skin and wiped the blood. He then took the books he had picked out earlier, he was still going on with his plan.

Kim's eyes wandered to Yuan and eyed him, "Wouldn't you do the same?" What he meant was that Yuan was in the same situation as him. The young man(?)'s back and left arm was covered with shards of glass shards. Yuri guessed so as she saw what happened earlier.

Her cutesy voice sounded, "Daddy," 

Yuan knew what his daughter meant, but before that...

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``Momo, my regeneration ability is online, isn't it?``

[Master, it is as it is. Do you wish for me to make it offline?]

``Yes please. Oh, and also, make sure to change the color of my blood.``

[Okay, I will do my best. The blood would be red, yes?]

``Likewise``

[En.]

After that, Yuan felt some changes undergoing in his body.

Kim noticed that Yuan didn't do anything even after a few seconds, he then asked, "Are you okay?"

Yuan opened his eyes and his emerald eyes turned somewhat bluish. Kim blinked and thought he was hallucinating, What was that? Did his eyes just change colors?

Yuan smiled as he notified the black haired man about his doing, "I'm fine, I was just thinking about something." Saying that he plucked the glass shards one by one and made sure to flinch and hiss with pain. 

"Ouch! This really hurts..."

"Yes...it does.." Answered Kim in a daze. He felt that something was wrong with Yuan, he felt suspicious of him. 

Wiping the blood, Yuan then noted, "I'm done. Then, shall we go?"

Amie nodded, "Since you're finished, let's hurry and run."

"And can I care to ask something, Yuan?" Asked Kim.

Yuan said, "Sure, go on."

"Why did your eye color change?" 

"Pardon?" Yuan asked, confused.

Kim pointed at his eyes that turned more prominent blue.

"Ah," Yuan gasped as his hands trailed over the spot where his eyes lay, he then blinked and opened his eyes again, "Are you sure you're not hallucinating, Kim?"

Amie agreed, "Yes, Yuan's eyes are green, what do you mean by it changing?"

"Oh? I thought you had blue..."

"Must be us in an illusion before death-" Amie's words were cut off as a loud disgusting shrieking echoed from the door. Their heads turned to face the place where the sound originated and Amie had her mouth opened agape.

"Oh my...isn't that a Goblin Lord!?"