Episode 6 Part 2: A Maiden's Heart

Episode 1: Part 1: The Legind Re-Begins Once Again!

Episode 1 Part 2: The Death of the Main Character

Episode 2 Part 1: The Self-Fulfilling Prophesized Hero

Episode 2 Part 2: The Perks of a Hero

Episode 3 Part 1: The Triple Three Trials of Trinity

Episode 3 Part 2: Friendship the Rocket-Launcher

Episode 4 Part 1: Flamboyant Villain's Debut

Episode 4 Part 2: Friendship vs Love

Episode 5 Part 1: The Village of Doomed

Episode 5 Part 2: My First Village

Episode 6 Part 1: Protecting My Destiny

Episode 7 Part 1: Seizing the Spotlight

Episode 7 Part 3: Broken Prophecy

Episode 7 Part 4: Quest Complete!

&lt;p&gt;I could get prepped for lovemaking in my sleep. And since I’m sure you’re just as curious as I am about what the little one is doing. I’m going to turn my attention over to her. The little kiss I gave her isn’t a strong bond, but it will allow me to spy on her for a little while.&lt;br&gt;“He who has passion controls the fates! Point of View Shift!”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I pace around the room. &lt;br&gt;“Is everything to your liking, milady?” asks one of the cat-eared maid boys.&lt;br&gt;“The bed is too comfy. I’m afraid if I lay on it, I’ll fall asleep forever,” I say, scratching my cheek.&lt;br&gt;“Only a kiss from your hero would awake you. That doesn’t sound so bad, does it?” asks the maid.&lt;br&gt;Oh my gosh that would be so amazing.&lt;br&gt;“Milady?” The CatBoy presses a bucket under me. “You’re drooling.”&lt;br&gt;“Sorry. I hope I didn’t mess up the floor.”&lt;br&gt;“If I may be frank, I hate your kind and think the world is better off with them extinct. I hope you take no offense to that.”&lt;br&gt;Wow, he says something so horrible yet he does it so politely. Ugh, this place is making me go crazy.&lt;br&gt;“Why do you hate angels?”&lt;br&gt;“LustDriven are impure beings enslaved by base instincts and they, well they make a mess everywhere. Such dirty things should be cleansed from the planet so it can be sparkly clean.” &lt;br&gt;“You’re rather bold for a maid.”&lt;br&gt;“Oh, my apologies. I’m not simply a CatBoy, though I’m not a general either. I’m his Hotness’ second in command: YarnBall. My friends call me Yarny, but you’re not my friend, little minx, so don’t even think about it.” &lt;br&gt;My unpleasant captor is a hard one to read. His eyes are always closed like that tricky character from the show with all the hot guys wielding swords. &lt;br&gt;Oooh, I bet Main would look super cool with a giant sword!&lt;br&gt;YarnBall slid the bucket under me. “You’re drooling again. So uncouth.”&lt;br&gt;“Not to be rude, but can I have a maid that isn’t constantly insulting me?”&lt;br&gt;“I was ordered specifically to guard you. I’m the only one his Holy Sexiness trusts with this important duty.”&lt;br&gt;“Okay, then can you pwease shut up?”&lt;br&gt;“Is it hard to plan an escape while I’m talking?”&lt;br&gt;Huh? How did he know?&lt;br&gt;“I saw you looking up at the window. You might be able to reach it if you had wings. But you already know, you’re right where you want to be, filth. Your latest crush would be displeased if you escaped. Your kind are loyal to a fault; like a sex starved dog in heat.”&lt;br&gt;“Flam took the long route to his castle. Why isn’t Main here already? Is saving my village more important to him than saving me?”&lt;br&gt;That’s right! Main’s in danger! As long as Flam holds the Point of View, Main won’t have his Plot Armor! If this is Flam’s episode then I have to find a way to end it prematurely! I should see how he’s doing.&lt;br&gt;I start to take off my shirt. “I’m going to change? Can I get some privacy?”&lt;br&gt;YarnBall wheels in mobile shower curtains from the closet. He then climbs atop them and stares at me with those creepy slanted eyes. “Absolutely not. You filthy creatures are crafty, after all,” he says with a sweet smile.&lt;br&gt;Ugh, the sugary sweetness of everything here is hurting my tummy wummy.&lt;br&gt;“I want to take a bath!” I exclaim. “I, uh, want to be fresh when my hero comes to save me.”&lt;br&gt;“Very well, I’ll escort you to the bath house.”&lt;br&gt;“Oh, but let me clean my undies first.” I slip out of my strawberry panties-Main’s favorite- and start licking them clean like a kitty.&lt;br&gt;The creepy cat boy turns and wretches.&lt;br&gt;Finally, an opening. Also, wow, I’m so yummy.&lt;br&gt;I summon up my journal.&lt;br&gt;Please be okay, Main.&lt;br&gt;My eyes must be playing tricks on me. I turn to the next page and its blank. The last note I have is him letting Flam do the prequel. And what’s even stranger is that it looks like a scene a few pages back was erased. But there’s no way to erase an entry. Could Flam have done something when he grabbed my diary. &lt;br&gt;I have to find him now.&lt;br&gt;“Are you done…cleaning yourself?” asks YarnBall, covering his eyes with his hands.&lt;br&gt;You’d think a cat wouldn’t be bothered by such things.&lt;br&gt;“Yep, I’m all cleaned up now!” I say, slipping my panties on.&lt;br&gt;“Did your mother not teach you manners?”&lt;br&gt;“Look! You can be mean to me all you want but don’t talk about my mommy!” I yell with tears.&lt;br&gt;“Stop excreting from your eyes. Follow me.” YarnBall leads me out of my way too comfy prison and takes me down the hall.&lt;br&gt;“I need to talk to Flam. It’s important.”&lt;br&gt;“The bathroom is close by. I can take you there. Unless you drink that too.”&lt;br&gt;“I don’t need to go potty. It’s something else.”&lt;br&gt;“The Glamorous Supreme General is busy at the moment. You can schedule a meeting after you’ve taken a bath. It’s right through this door.”&lt;br&gt;“Opening,” says the door in a robotic voice.&lt;br&gt;“Hey, so do you have any cool powers? I hear that all the generals have them. What’s yours?”&lt;br&gt;“My power is to weather the stench of the impure so I can cleanse them from Punk. You won’t get anything more out of me.”&lt;br&gt;“You should be called SourPuss not YarnBall.”&lt;br&gt;“That name was given to me by the Dark Diva himself. Do not dare to try and steal it from me.”&lt;br&gt;Flam sure has a lot of pseudonyms. &lt;br&gt;Flam peeks out from the…chocolate bath.&lt;br&gt;Wow! This place really is too good to be true! Main loves eating chocolate behind Best Friend’s back. Maybe he can steal me away and eat me while his friend isn’t looking.&lt;br&gt;I hop in and whisper to Flam. “Can you ask YarnBall to leave? He really creeps me out.”&lt;br&gt;“Who am I to ignore a maiden’s desire. Yarny?”&lt;br&gt;The CatBoy’s eyes open up, glistening pink. “Yes, your Lordship?”&lt;br&gt;“Leave us. You’re relieved of your duties for now.”&lt;br&gt;“A-a-a-as you wish, Beloved Baron.” He leaves the room in a daze, nearly toppling over.&lt;br&gt;“You sure have that kitty on a tight leash.”&lt;br&gt;“Oh, they’re free to do as they want. They can even leave. But they never do. The opportunity to be this close to me is one they all savor. Every CatBoy is a survivor of one of my little village play dates.”&lt;br&gt;“You mean when you torch them and slaughter the men?”&lt;br&gt;“Yeah, I call that a play date. My recruiters rescue the children from the burning buildings, rubble, and other hazards and they offer them a chance to join me.”&lt;br&gt;“Why would they ever join the one who killed their families?”&lt;br&gt;This man is so twisted!&lt;br&gt;“To kill me. Only those who succeed in missions and prove their worth are allowed to become generals and after a general has burned down one village, killed a hero leader and captured or killed one of your kin, they get a special gold star. With all three stars, they are given the chance to fight me. Most often they don’t. They become too attached to me at that point.”&lt;br&gt;“So, then the chance to kill you is a lie?”&lt;br&gt;“I am not a fibber. Only a few generals have held onto their vengeance long enough to challenge me. But since they need to burn a village to get a gold star, well, there’s always an opportunity to replace them with a new general.”&lt;br&gt;How can they burn villages to avenge their own village? It makes no sense.&lt;br&gt;“That look of confusion doesn’t do your face any favors, dear. I should have been more specific. They have to burn their own village, kill their own villagers to get that gold star. Once they’ve done that, most of them snap. Their own desires to kill me are what twists them into becoming my pawns. Isn’t that just poetic?”&lt;br&gt;“You’re a tyrant and Main will stop you,” I say with a glare.&lt;br&gt;Wait. Main is in danger! How did I forget? It’s this place. Maybe the perfume in it or something. It dulls the memory. I have to stay focused.&lt;br&gt;“I-I want to help you.”&lt;br&gt;Flam’s eyes widen. He blinks several times. “You do?”&lt;br&gt;“You’ve done so much for me. The Main love pillow on my bed was particularly thrilling!”&lt;br&gt;Oh, I can’t wait to straddle the real hero!&lt;br&gt;“I also had your past heroes killed. Don’t you hate me?”&lt;br&gt;“Of course I do, but my mama didn’t raise an ungrateful child.”&lt;br&gt;I have to guard my thoughts in case he’s prying into them.&lt;br&gt;“Such a little darling you are. Well there is something I want. But just asking you is no fun. Head back to your room when you’re done here. I’ll have dinner delivered to you in just an itty bit.”&lt;br&gt;What is he planning now? Ugh, I don’t have time to waste. I have to resolve this episode or at least find an exciting cliffhanger. Wait, YarnBall isn’t watching me anymore. He’s being careless. I should see what I can find in this place.&lt;br&gt;I get up from the bath and lick the chocolate from my hands. &lt;br&gt;Wow, this is soooooo tasty! And it smells amazing! So sweet and creamy! Mmmm, I smell like love.&lt;br&gt;I smack my cheeks. &lt;br&gt;Stay focused. He must be hiding something here and I’m going to find it.&lt;br&gt;I slip on a towel and leave the bath house.&lt;br&gt;Why is the towel tickling me? Is everything alive here?&lt;br&gt;I close the door. &lt;br&gt;Where should I start looking?&lt;br&gt;“Hey, filthy girl. Wat’cha doin?” asks YarnBall.&lt;br&gt;“Didn’t your beloved commander tell you to leave me alone?” I ask with puffy cheeks and a glare.&lt;br&gt;“Yeah, but my loyalty isn’t skin deep. You want to see a special room?” he asks, his smile stretching from ear to ear.&lt;br&gt;Great I’m going to see that in my nightmares. Stupid CatBoy is ruining my dream time with Main.&lt;br&gt;“Well, do ya?”&lt;br&gt;This is obviously a trap, but I can’t just do nothing while Main is in danger.&lt;br&gt;“Okay, umm. Lead the way, YarnBall.”&lt;br&gt;“Ooh, I just love being mischievous.” He turns to face the gummy wall. “Open up or I’ll slice you open.”&lt;br&gt;The wall parts and all that awaits within is pure darkness.&lt;br&gt;Is he taking me somewhere to torture me? Okay, deep breaths, Annie. You’ve been tortured before. You have a mission and you’re going to get it done.&lt;br&gt;I raise my hand and emit a beam of light. “It’s so we don’t fall.”&lt;br&gt;“Oh, I’m sure you’ll slip regardless. Once you see the surprise that is.”&lt;br&gt;We make it all the way down the dark stairs.&lt;br&gt;My light wavers with my spirits, flickering on and off.&lt;br&gt;I see flashes of pools of blood, limp bodies, tubes and smiles.&lt;br&gt;I cover my eyes. “What is this place?”&lt;br&gt;A hand ruffles my hair. “This my dear, is where the magic happens,” says Flam.&lt;br&gt;It was a set up. I knew it was, but I’m so scared.&lt;br&gt;“What are you doing to those girls?”&lt;br&gt;This place smells so sweet it’s sickening.&lt;br&gt;“I must thank you, dear. You’ve given me the perfect opportunity to punish you. Such a lovely gift it is. Truly you must have peered into my heart’s purest desire.”&lt;br&gt;I run up the stairs, but they sink beneath me.&lt;br&gt;“I’ve bonded with every inch of this castle. There’s nowhere you can go that I can’t see. This is such a unique experience. I can feel your terror firsthand and see myself through your eyes.”&lt;br&gt;“Wait, you changed POV? When?”&lt;br&gt;“Aww, don’t worry. That simply means you need to modify your plan just a smidgen. Instead of finding the end to my episode, you need to find your ending. The curtain won’t close without your satisfaction, so there’s no point in faking it.”&lt;br&gt;“I’m not the hero. I’ve always been a side character! And that’s fine with me!”&lt;br&gt;“You really believe that? You’ve had 13 heroes and they’ve all come and gone. You’re the one who carries on their memories. You should give yourself more credit, my dear. Now, if you want to end your episode, then you have to see this through to the end. I won’t tell you what this place is; you’ll have to figure it out on your own.”&lt;br&gt;I’m so scared. Main, please help me.&lt;br&gt;“He can’t hear your thoughts. Only I can. There is nothing you can hide from me. I can see through you entirely. You’re as bare as a newborn kitten.”&lt;br&gt;“You shouldn’t have POV! Only great heroes have that! You must have stolen it!”&lt;br&gt;“How I got it is irrelevant. Oh no, Main just got injured. Enough games, little one. I don’t want him to die yet either.”&lt;br&gt;“Then give him back his Plot Armor!”&lt;br&gt;“You’re the one in control now, not me.”&lt;br&gt;“Wait, you began the episode. You’re still in control. You’re lying to me. You still have the POV.”&lt;br&gt;“Then you best be safe and satisfy both our conditions.”&lt;br&gt;“You had a question for me, right? Well I sneaked into your secret room so hurry up and torture the answer out of me.”&lt;br&gt;I’m not afraid. I’m not afraid.&lt;br&gt;“You know, the word afraid will only make you more frightened. I suggest you think “I am fearless” instead. It’s much more motivational.”&lt;br&gt;“Hurt me!” I yell in tears.&lt;br&gt;“Such desperation. But I don’t get my jollies off on hurting children, at least not physically. Truly, my heart bleeds for you, my dear. I want to help you.”&lt;br&gt;“Then ask your question!”&lt;br&gt;His eyes gaze into me.&lt;br&gt;“Why were you specifically chosen to protect him? There are other NymphBeasts that are far more qualified for the job.”&lt;br&gt;“I prefer the term guardian angel.”&lt;br&gt;“And I’d prefer to have been born a beautiful lady, but we seldom get what we want.”&lt;br&gt;“I wasn’t chosen. I…made the choice myself.”&lt;br&gt;“Such a feisty little thing you are. Do you think yourself better than your kin?” He snaps his fingers and the lights flicker.&lt;br&gt;I see it for an instant: girls just like me with tubes in them. Their eyes are dazed and they have an empty smile.&lt;br&gt;Why is he doing this?&lt;br&gt;“You’re a clever girl. You must know the answer.”&lt;br&gt;“You’re…farming them for their fluids.” My whole body is trembling.&lt;br&gt;His scarf wraps around my neck. I swear I hear it hiss.&lt;br&gt;“There you go. You have your answer. Oh, but that’s odd. You still have the POV. I suppose me satisfy me after all. Thankfully, there is one last burning question I have.”&lt;br&gt;My stomach turns. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Am I going to end up like them? I joined the Hero’s Guild so I’d be safe. I’ve never felt less safe in my entire life.&lt;br&gt;His scarf coils around my arms and legs, twisting them to the brink of breaking. His eyes gaze into me. “What would I have to do to you to make Main rescue you?”&lt;br&gt;Of course. We both want the same thing. But I can’t say it. The answer is too dreadful.&lt;br&gt;“You don’t need to say anything, dear. Just think it. Your thought is my command.”&lt;br&gt;I swallow my fear and steady myself. “An execution. If there’s no deadline, he won’t act. He…procrastinates. You’ll have to execute me!”&lt;br&gt;His delighted smile churns my stomach. &lt;br&gt;“Exceptional. I’ll send word to him of your execution date through my generals. Well I believe that is a fitting end to this episode, don’t you?” he asks, wiping away my tears with his scarf.&lt;br&gt;I nod with a face full of tears and shaky legs.&lt;br&gt;“I’ll take back the POV now. Point of View Shift!”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Well, wasn’t that just a blast? I’m so happy you all got to see my beautiful castle! I’m not much for ending songs, but just picture Stalker’s terrified face and some melancholic music if you want one.&lt;br&gt;Now for the preview. Well we’ve reached the last episode of the Season One Part One. Main’s forces will go up against my generals and he’s going to learn when Stalker’s execution is. Will Main’s team be victorious or will his destiny fall into my hands! Oh, the excitement wounds me! See you dears next time! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Are you done?” asks a mysterious voice from the shadows.&lt;br&gt;It’s him.&lt;br&gt;I bow down on bended knee. “Is there something you want?”&lt;br&gt;“Is everything proceeding as planned?” asks the voice in a monotone whisper.&lt;br&gt;“Not exactly, but if it was, it would be boring, wouldn’t it?”&lt;br&gt;“Indeed.”&lt;br&gt;“The boy will come, I assure you.”&lt;br&gt;“The silver eyed hero. We thought there was only one.”&lt;br&gt;“For all we know he has contacts.”&lt;br&gt;“No, this one is special. That’s why we chose it.”&lt;br&gt;“He is special, isn’t he?”&lt;br&gt;And he has such a cute butt.&lt;br&gt;“We will not repeat ourselves.”&lt;br&gt;“I’d rather not kill the girl. The NymphBeasts are such tragic creatures. Perhaps too tragic,” I say softly.&lt;br&gt;“Steel your heart. The boy is not the one we are luring. There is another thorn in our side.”&lt;br&gt;“You mean the Legend…”&lt;br&gt;“Silence. You know us well enough to not ruin our vague statements.”&lt;br&gt;“I apologize. Ah, so you mean that one. Is that better?”&lt;br&gt;“Much. You’ve bonded with so many, it’s not easy to tell who is listening in.”&lt;br&gt;“That’s not something a mysterious voice needs to be concerned about. I will fulfill my duty and you’ll give me my reward as promised.”&lt;br&gt;“Yes. Whichever of the two of you satisfies us more, shall receive our blessing.”&lt;br&gt;“Can we end it here? I’m honestly concerned about the boy.”&lt;br&gt;“We have someone watching it. The destiny boy will be protected.”&lt;br&gt;“He nearly died.”&lt;br&gt;“Indeed, but we saw its potential. How are your experiments fairing?”&lt;br&gt;“One of them escaped and is causing trouble. Should have put the ugly thing out of its misery instead of locking it away in the dungeon.”&lt;br&gt;“The general who died, TomCat. We’ve decided to give it another chance.”&lt;br&gt;“If only you could do the same for the heroes. I’d love to kill them at least a few more times.”&lt;br&gt;“Greed is in poor tastes when it lacks purpose. This time the destiny boy will have to fight her alone.”&lt;br&gt;“You certainly know how to build things up.”&lt;br&gt;“But of course. I am the one who built…ah, I should stop there. Don’t want to reveal too much at this stage of the game.”&lt;br&gt;“Is everything a game to you?”&lt;br&gt;“It’s all a story, until those with the will to change history come along and make it entertaining. We enjoyed playing with you.”&lt;br&gt;“Seems like you’re still not done playing with me.”&lt;br&gt;“You are one of our favorites, after all. Oh, the boy isn’t faring well. Return POV to it.”&lt;br&gt;“As you wish. We shall soon see if he is indeed the child of destiny you’ve longed for.”&lt;br&gt;“It is. We have no doubt. It simply needs more trials to awaken its true power.”&lt;br&gt;“Oooh, I can’t wait! Point of View Return!” &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;A subversive PUNCH to the face!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join Main Character and Best Friend, two proud American otakus and ViralTube legends, who are pulled into another world and bribed into joining a growing conflict between victimized villages and deranged dictators. Anime tropes only lead to shattered expectations for our ego-driven hero! He is accompanied by awesome allies, protected by canonical plot armor, and armed with the power of Friendship (a vulgar rocket launcher who uses emotions as ammo). But  will these and his encyclopedic knowledge of anime be enough to overcome the threats of a dimension hopping assassin, a guardian angel's sexual advances, a musclebound amazonian, memory erasing mushrooms, a Fearsome Dragon, a charismatic king with a psychotic obsession for our hero and his army of cut throat cat boys?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Main Character is a 4th wall breaking parody packed with anime references, subversive characters and intense battles!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Print versions of this book and other novels/manga can be obtained at SphereofCompassion.com&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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