Click, Clack, Clack, Click
The sound of typing and clicking echoed through a dark room with only one source of light.
On a chair sat a young man looking at the computer screen in great concentration and focus.
Finally, it's completed!
The young man leaned back into his chair and admired what was shown on the computer screen.
Hehehe, after spending 3 hours on customization, it was worth it.
What was on the screen was a female game character. Long cascading red hair that reached her lower back, sky blue eyes, delicate pretty face, tall with long legs and arms, a large prominent chest, slim waist, wide hips with a perky bottom, delicate feet, and with white jade-like skin. The entire character could be described with two words.
Great Beauty!
What truly made this character unique was the fox ears and tail.
Now that the character design is finished, I can focus on traits!
The young man moved his mouse and opened a list on his screen.
Let's see, I only have 20 points to spend. What kind of build do I want? Seductress, martial artist, or supporter.
[Flexibility 5 pts] - The body can bend as if it were liquid.
[Stamina 5 pts] - Increase in sustaining long physical and mental exertion.
[Regeneration 8 pts] - Increase in the body's ability to self-heal.
[Sixth Sense 2 pts] - Extraordinary intuition.
For a female character, flexibility, stamina, and regeneration are a must! Cultured men understand. The Sixth Sense is cheap, but it seems useful.
That's all the points used, but wait, what's this?
He noticed another list of traits and opened it.
Wha?!, These are all negative!, wait so if I take a negative trait I get additional points, Wow!
The young man was excited about this new perk and chose without any hesitation.
[Fragrance -4 pts] - The body emits a pleasant scent.
[Abandoned -6 pts] - The user is cast out by their family.
[Alcoholic -5 pts] - The user has an alcohol addiction.
[Lustful -8 pts] - Once per month, the user will be greatly stimulated.
[Only Women -10 pts] - Only allowed intimate relationships with women.
These negative traits should do, I don't want to play with any physical or mental disabilities, Fragrance doesn't seem as bad so no idea why that's here on the list, Abandoned well who cares its a game, Alcoholic seems manageable and I like drinks, Lustful is weird, but it gives a decent amount of points, and finally only women well that's self explanatory.
Let's add more positive traits with the extra 28 points.
[Excellent Potential 16 pts] - Perform well at everything, great capacity.
[Great Comprehension 12 pts] - Able to memorize, learn, and understand rapidly.
Excellent Potential and Great Comprehension will make me an overpowered late-game character.
Now that's all done!
The completion of the young man's character appears on the computer screen.
Name: Bai Shuying
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Race: Half-Fox, Half-Human
Traits:
[Flexible]
[Stamina]
[Regeneration]
[Sixth Sense]
[Fragrance]
[Abandoned]
[Alcoholic]
[Lustful]
[Only Women]
[Excellent Potential]
[Great Comprehension]
Whew, finally done!, I should pat myself on the back for a job well done, I can't wait to start the game.
The young man moved his cursor and clicked the start button. His eyes started to feel heavy, and his consciousness started to fade until it became completely black.
...
Yawn! I wonder why I suddenly passed out.
Hmm, that's weird, where am I?
The young man woke up, stretching his hands and opening his eyes, looking around. The room was tattered and dirty, with planks of wood patching holes, and a light, cold breeze could be felt from the cracks in the wooden walls.
He turned his body to get off the bed, but realized what he was resting on was not a bed.
What's with this wooden box full of leaves?
The young man places his bare feet on the wooden floor.
Hmm, that's weird. Why are my feet small and delicate?
The young man then looks at his hands.
Hmm, my arms are thin and my hands are small and smooth.
The young man sat dazed, taking a moment to register his weird findings.
Wa-wait, this can't be happening, don't tell me!
The young man felt something move behind him and appear in the corner of his eye.
There is a soft, fluffy red tail. The young man stretched his hands and squeezed the tail, feeling a sensation course through his body.
Kyuu!
Making an adorable noise, the young man passed out.
…
The young man found himself in a dark space with a screen. He couldn't move or speak, only able to see.
What played on the screen was the life of a little girl.
Her mother, a great beauty with red hair, holding her in her arms and walking beside them was a handsome man in white robes.
The family of three lived a happy life a bright smile never left the little girl's face.
One day, the white robed man returned with a group of blue-robed men. He pointed a sword at his wife and spoke with a cold voice.
"You hid yourself well, demon!"
"Dear, what are you talking about? Who are these men?"
"Don't play dumb, I saw the little girl's fox ears and tail!"
The woman looked at the little girl. The little girl was nervous and spoke timidly.
"Th-they su-suddenly came out when I was sleeping, father saw them, b-but he said it was okay!"
The woman could only shake her head at her daughter's foolishness. The woman told her daughter to never show her ears and tail. The woman looked at her husband and said.
"Husband, we made our vows, married for a long time, and already have a child!"
"Th-that was before I knew what you truly were! Because of you, I am suspected by the alliance!"
The woman looked at her husband with disappointment and asked.
"All these years, just because I am a fox demon meant nothing to you?"
The husband looked at his wife, his stance almost softened, but in his mind, a memory of the Li clan played, he gritted his teeth and made a choice.
He chose reputation and benefits over love.
Seeing the resolved expression on her husband's face, the fox woman unfurled six red tails from behind her. The blue-robed men clamored when they saw this.
"It can't be?!"
"Six tails…"
"Sixth rank demon!"
The fox woman believed she had the upper hand until she looked at one of the blue-robed men in the back. His eyes showed a faint fluctuation.
"Nascent Soul?!"
"Oh, so you noticed?"
The blue-robed man pulled out a straight double-edged sword and attacked. The fox woman tucked her daughter under her right arm, and her left hand, the nails on her fingers grew long and sharp to defend against the attacker.
All the other men watched in surprise.
"I see, so you're from the heavenly nine-tailed fox clan!"
"Hmph, you're an old bag of bones from the sword sect, Li Tianxing!"
Both discovered each other's identity.
The heavenly nine-tailed fox clan ruled over all foxes in the demon realm as the only clan to ever produce a nine-tailed fox. The red-haired fox was Bai Ruolan, a princess, the second daughter of the fox empress.
The blue-robed man is a nascent soul, elder Li Tainxing of the Heavenly Sword Sect, one of the top 8 sects.
The two fought in the air the sword cultivator had the upper hand, but still sustained injuries, his body covered with claw marks and burns while the Bai Ruolan looked worse fighting while protecting her daughter her cloths were in tatters, her body packed with dense sword marks, some even showing bone with no chance of winning she fled.
Li Tianxing was stunned and chased after her.
The white robed man, Bai Ruolan's husband, was Li Yu, nephew of Li Tianxing. Li Yu was a failure in the Li clan. When he was adventuring outside, he saved Bai Ruolan's life. At that time, Bai Ruolan hid her identity as a fox demon and sneaked into the human realm, but beauty is a curse. She was attacked due to her appearance and was saved by the handsome white robed Li Yu. The two spent time together exploring and wandering, the minutes turned into hours, hours into days, days into months, and months into years. Soon, they found themselves married with a four-year-old daughter, Bai Shuying.
The two agreed that if it were a boy, it would be Li, and if it were a girl, it would be Bai.
Everything was well until Li Yu saw his daughter's fox ears and tail. He pretended to be okay, but figured out who his wife really was. He remembered a piece of news sent by the clan that the second daughter of the fox empress was in the human realm and for everyone to keep an eye out.
Now having suspicions towards his wife, he reported everything to his uncle, who had a close relationship with him.
The Li clan was a swordsmanship clan that was under the Heavenly Sword Sect, but the newer generations were poorer than the previous ones. The clan was mostly held up by the older generations, losing prestige and resources would destroy the clan and be replaced with another clan.
Li Tianxing felt the pressure that other clans had talented young ones who were reaching the nascent soul realm. As the only nascent soul of the Li clan, he needed an achievement so that the Li clan would not fall. He set his sights on hunting the fox empress's daughter.
Li Tianxing heard what his nephew Li Yu told him, and he was excited, but he noticed Li Yu's hesitation. Li Tianxing convinced Li Yu to give up his wife for the good of the clan, and he was deceived by the cunning fox.
In the end, Li Yu decided to betray his wife Bai Ruolan, leading to the situation happening now.
Bai Ruolan fled and was able to lose Li Tianxing. She felt betrayed by the man she loved and beaten bloody. She looked at her daughter tucked under her right arm and saw the resemblance she had to Li Yu. Her eyes flashed with a trace of resentment.
She found a village, and on the outskirts near a shabby wooden structure, she abandoned her unconscious daughter and left.
Li Tianxing was frustrated at losing Bai Ruolan, but remembered she had a daughter so he hid everything that happened today and mobilized the Li clan to hunt down Bai Shuying.
...
The young man watched all this play out and could feel the little fox girl's emotions as if it was his own.
Damn!, this abandoned trait is vicious!
Bai Shuying woke up feeling despair; she felt that everything that happened was her fault, her father's betrayal, and her mother's abandonment. That she broke the loving family.
The young man saw this and cursed in his mind.
Damn!, little fool, what is your fault?! You're just a child! Your father was a good-for-nothing who sold out his wife for benefits, and your mother wrongly placed the blame on you, taking her resentment out on an innocent child!
The space started to shake. The young man was frightened. He felt as if everything from himself and everything outside were merging, that he was Bai Shuying and Bai Shuying was him.