Reincarnated As An Incubus Chapter 5 WIP (Patreon)

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Chapter 5 Hunting and Gathering Troubles

The Great Forest of Jura was a vast region filled with monsters and magical creatures. It was a powerful buffer between nations, travel through it was seen as dangerous both from the terrain and the dangerous magical creatures.

Veldora had long ago made a pact with Dryads offering the forest to be their home. In kind they became the guardians and care takers of the forest. Veldora’s presence made the forest “protected” as many didn’t want to disturb the forest and risk breaking Veldora’s seal and earn the wrath of the dragon. It also wasn’t wise to disturb the inhabitants of the forest or risk the Dryad’s wrath.

There were four main races that claimed the forest as it’s territory. The Ogres, the Lizardmen, the Direwolves, and the Goblins. When Veldora vanished things happened, there was a power vacuum.

Initially there was a balance between these tribes. The Ogres were very powerful physically and were adept at creating armor and weapons, with a good number capable of using magic.

The lizardmen had good numbers, were skilled in combat, having good agility and tactics. Their greatest asset was home field advantage, the swamps and marshes they made of their territory gave them an incredible advantage.

With the Direwolves they had great speed with natural weapons of fangs and claws, with their talent of pack tactics.

Lastly there were the goblins, they had numbers. Rigurd’s tribe was one of many scattered through the forest. Goblins were also gifted in adaptability, learning quickly how to use tools, weapons, and fighting techniques.

Each tribe had their strengths and weaknesses but under Veldora’s protection things remained peaceful.

Ranga’s father tried to take advantage of the situation and began attacking the goblin villages. His plan was to devour all the goblins, grow stronger and evolve while procreating and increasing their numbers. Had he moved from village to village, killing goblins, they could have evolved enough and gained power enough to take on the lizardmen, and after that they’d gain enough power to take on the ogres. Taking over the Forest of Jura, and commanding the magical beasts that lived here.

The whole mess ended badly for him.

Much like the mess in the cave, those that lived in Veldora’s forest were bombarded by the overflow of magicules. Living in this forest helped monsters grow and evolve quickly, as such magical beasts were able to absorb said magicules and potentially evolve into monsters. It’s because of this beings like demons, and spirits gauged a monster based on their ability and their potential, while humans and angels typically looked down on monsters as lowly beasts.

Rimuru didn’t realize it yet, but his presence was causing changes. Not only did he evolved a tribe of goblins and direwolves into Hobgoblins and Lunacentaurs, but united the two groups. It was likely a positive change compared to the other one…

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