Chapter 1

Gulong Blackhand was a happy ogre who was very satisfied with every day he spent...

Well, perhaps he wasn't entirely without regrets, because for a proud ogre, his height was too short. Even though he had grown to be ten years old, which made him an adult ogre, he was still less than 1.6 meters tall.

Moreover, he had too many eyes. He had two eyes, which meant he could never grow into a strong ogre warrior like the tribal chief, King Mogar.

While strong ogre warriors weren't necessarily all one-eyed, any one-eyed ogre would definitely grow into the strongest warrior. This was because ogres were the descendants of the half-god "Cyclops" Gorul and the "Ancient Three-Headed Sea Monster" Ilanates. Therefore, ogres who were born with only one eye, like their ancestor Gorul, would be taller and stronger than ordinary ogres. They would also be more bloodthirsty and ferocious, which were essential qualities for an outstanding ogre raider.

However, Gulong's troubles didn't end there. Being short and having two eyes wasn't a big deal, as many ogres in the tribe had more eyes than Gulong, some even many more. But the problem was that Gulong had too few heads... he only had one.

You see, as an ogre who admitted he wasn't very smart, if he didn't have two or three heads to cast "multiple spells," he could only understand second or third-level war magic or shamanistic divine arts. How could he become a respected "ogre melee mage" then?

Well, not only did he have two eyes and one head, Gulong's conical horns on his head, a characteristic of ogres, were also particularly short. If it weren't for his blue skin, his birth in front of everyone, and his mother being the tribe's spiritual leader... without these reasons, the poor little ogre, who looked almost like a "despicable human," would have become the delicious meal of the tribe on the day he was born.

The reason for the birth of such a "freak" as Gulong Blackhand was probably because his father was a human...

As is well known, ogres are a highly reproductive and abnormally perverted race. Male ogres can mate and reproduce with almost any sub-human or humanoid female of similar size, including humans, dwarves, elves, orcs, trolls, minotaurs, and pig-faced humans... Even large beasts that don't look human at all have successfully given birth to ogre offspring.

Due to the exceptionally stubborn and firm genetic selectivity of ogre blood, regardless of the mother's race, the offspring are almost always male ogres. This is the main reason why many druid scholars who specialize in species ecology have concluded that "ogres are a special race with only males"... because no one has ever seen a female ogre.

Of course, this conclusion is completely wrong. Gulong's mother was a genuine female ogre, no doubt about it.

The reason people think there are no female ogres is mainly because no one has ever seen a "female ogre." In fact, the "female ogres" who inherited the blood of the three-headed sea monster Ilanates, who once lured countless sailors to their deaths, are unexpectedly beautiful. Their beauty even surpasses that of the elves, who are known for their appearance. Humans who have glimpsed their beauty in the jungle revere them as... "giant fairies," or simply "giants."

Because the beautiful "giants" and the ugly, dirty "ogres" are so different, people generally consider "giants" to be a completely independent and mysterious species. After all, there are so many humanoid races on the continent that one more wouldn't be strange.

The birth rate of female ogres, or "giants" as others call them, is extremely low. Out of a hundred ogre tribes, there might not be a single "giant" born. However, any ogre tribe that has a "giant" is bound to be very powerful, as giants are far smarter than ordinary ogres, as wise as elves, as dexterous as dwarves, and as cunning as humans.

More importantly, the existence of "female ogres" itself is significant. It represents that many powerful ogre raiders, ogre mages, ogre seers, ogre magicians, and ogre shamans would leave their original tribes to join a tribe with a "giant." After all, no matter how good the women of other races are, they can't compare to the legendary giants, because "food" can never replace "mates"... even if these "mates" are shared by everyone.

Most crucially, the offspring of a "giant" often become the king of the ogre tribe. There is a prophecy that has been passed down for thousands of years in the ogre world: "A son of a giant will unite all the ogre tribes, lead the ogres to conquer the world, and become the true king of the world."

Gulong Blackhand's "Blackhand" tribe originally had the potential to become such a powerful ogre tribe, but in reality, the birth of a giant in their tribe did not bring about any significant change.

The reason was that Gulong's mother, "giant" Raphana Blackhand, was not only an extremely rare female ogre but also a very peculiar one. She had a completely different aesthetic from other ogres. She had no interest in the strong but foul-smelling ogre warriors or the dirty and unkempt ogre sages. She wouldn't even breathe the same air as them in a hut, let alone bear their children.

Many powerful ogre warriors first fell in love with Raphana's stunning beauty and then were driven away by her cold and ruthless insults. If it weren't for the iron triangle of the tribe—King Mogar, the shaman Larabab, and the troll shaman Old Harman—the Blackhand tribe would have been destroyed many times by the enraged ogre warriors.

Finally, something that shocked all the ogres happened. Raphana eventually chose her first mate from one of her "dinners"... a human male who had just been captured, wearing colorful clothing.

That year, Raphana was nine years old, the age when ogres are at their most youthful and curious.

The huge size difference did not hinder Raphana's interest in the timid human (at the time, Raphana was about four meters tall). Amidst earth-shattering screams, they completed their first union. Ten months later, Raphana gave birth to a pair of twins, and thus, Gulong Blackhand and his brother Hakku Blackhand, along with his sister Lili Blackhand, were born.

Yes, I can assure you that I haven't made a mistake. Raphana indeed gave birth to a pair of twins, but they could also be considered triplets, as Lili Blackhand and Hakku Blackhand were a unique product of the ogre race—two-headed ogres. And the peculiar ogre mother's children seemed to be peculiar as well. We've already mentioned that the eldest brother, Gulong, was a natural failure, and this pair of conjoined siblings was also very different from other two-headed ogres.

First, in the oral history of the ogre tribe, there has never been a mention of a female two-headed ogre, let alone a situation where one head is male and the other is female. Not only were their heads distinct, but their bodies were also clearly divided. Hakku's left half was a muscular, strong male ogre, while the right half was a curvaceous, sexy standard ogre "giant." They were both male Hakku and female Lili, and they shared a common name, Hakku Lili Blackhand.

However, Hakku Lili was very different from his useless brother. The left half, Hakku, was a warrior praised by King Mogar, capable of wielding a massive ebony club with one hand, a feat that even the strongest ogre warriors couldn't withstand. The right half, Lili, was a prodigious shaman who mastered all the shamanistic divine arts known to the old shaman Larabab in just two years. Although due to the limitations of her teacher, the highest level of divine art she could master was third-level, this was already a height that other ogre shamans might never reach in their entire lives. Even the old shaman, who had the title of "Seer," was amazed by Lili's talent. He had only mastered third-level divine arts and earned the title of "Seer" at the age of 195. The old shaman had mentioned more than once that he wanted to send Lili to a more powerful shaman for "advanced training," but this proposal was firmly opposed by King Mogar. After all, Hakku and Lili were an inseparable whole, and he couldn't bear to let his prized disciple Hakku leave his side.

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ps: I apologize for starting a new book without much notice, but I hope everyone will support it.