I am six years old! That means I am finally old enough to go out into the woods and fight monsters!

Normally, no 6-year-old would be allowed to do such a thing, but I managed to convince my parents that I was more than capable of handling myself in a fight. I asked my father if Heroes exist in this world, which both surprised and alarmed him. He didn’t seem to want to tell me about them, but some poking and prodding yielded results. From what father tells me, Heroes are basically superpowered slaves. They are affixed with a magic collar that, if removed, instantly kills the wearer and can allow others to manipulate the wearer like a living doll. They lose all ego, or if they have any it is unable to surface, and they are likely trapped in their own body watching themselves be manipulated.

I don’t know how my father knows this, and I don’t want to know.

From now on I can stay out past the time the gates close but must come home after 3 days so that my parents know I’m not dead. I plan to spend my 3 days doing some monster hunting with my army of Mobile Suit Golems. A few weeks after my third birthday my Mana Pool was large enough for me to summon an additional MS-05B Zaku I to get an even 1000 with some Mana left to spare. Since then, my MP has continued to grow, and I can now use some high tier spells while having a fully functional army at the same time. I do have more than enough to summon more equipment and MSGs, but I have not done so. I am hesitant to grow my army any larger than it currently is without good reason. After all, why would I need more than 1000 heavily armed, 1.75 m killer robots? Although, by that same logic, why would I need even one?

Either way, I have 1000 killer robots, so I might as well keep them.

The Mobile Suit Golems seem more than capable of acting out my orders. To test out their capabilities, I had brought one out of the Hangar and ordered it to attack any hostile target with melee.

It immediately equipped its Heat Hawk T3 and charge at its target which was….!

A One-Horned Rabbit…

I will give the little bugger credit. It evaded the Zaku I quite well, despite the Zaku I using its thrusters to boost it’s speed.

Then the One-Horned Rabbit made a critical mistake.

It made distance between itself and the Zaku I while the boosters were recharging and then charged the MSG with a headbutt. It did not end well for Little Bunny Foo-Foo. Long story short; metal is harder than meat and impacting said metal at 50 mph while being a frail little rabbit is a good way to smash your skull open on the torso of a killer robot.

If the Zaku I could show expressions, I am sure it had a look of disappointment. It didn’t kill its target, instead its target committed suicide. I figured that was the case because when I checked my Status afterwards I hadn’t leveled up or gained any experience.

But now I can go into woods and use my army to the fullest!

As I enter the woods, I make sure to be out of sight of the village and immediately summon all 1000 of my Zaku I Mobile Suit Golems.

“Your mission, which you will undertake, is to kill any hostile target in these woods with extreme prejudice! Do You Maggots Understand?!” I yell, giving my best R. Lee Ermey impression.

Unexpectedly, I get a response.

“Sir, Yes Sir!” (1000 Zaku Is)

Time to roll with the punches.

“Then what are you waiting for? Go give ‘em hell!” (Arkhan)

“Sir, Yes Sir!” (1000 Zaku Is)

And just like that, they rush into the forest. After a short while I begin to hear the faint popping of gunfire and explosions. While thinking that I should have told them to only use ranged and explosive weapons as a last resort, I give a silent prayer to the Gods of Modern Warfare and the God of Nature that the collateral damage isn’t too severe.

At least they don’t have flamethrowers…

I walk deeper into the forest and begin to see the scars of war on the environment. Trees with bark torn off by bullets and shrapnel, shredded bodies of Wolves, Goblins and Giant Spiders…

Dear Lord, what have I created? Is this what war looks like? No, it can’t be. This isn’t war, this is a one-sided slaughter. Each time I check my Status I find that not even a single Zaku I has fallen. I am scared; they might be way more powerful than I anticipated. Did I just start the Rise of the Machines? I wait in the middle of this massacre for one of my machines to fall in combat, just to prove they aren’t invincible, but to no avail. Hours pass, and hunger and thirst set in. I have accepted this hell as my fault and have decided to make the most f it by harvesting what I can from the dead. I take the right ears of the Goblins, the canine teeth of the Wolves and the fangs of the Giant Spiders, or at least those that are still intact...

I wait in the dark huddled next to a handmade fire while eating some jerky.

A branch snaps behind me, and I turn to see 1000 glowing red mono-eyes staring back. It would seem combat has ranked some of them up as some of them now sport the iconic ‘Commander Fin' and an additional piece of shoulder armor.

One of the newly ranked up MS-05S Zaku I Commanders speaks up.

“Mission Complete, sir. Casualties; none. Ordinance; expended.” (Zaku I Commander)

The coldness of the words that come from this creation of mine is terrifying. They just don’t care for life. Or is it because I told them to kill that they don’t care? Should I have not said ‘Extreme prejudice’ and just told them to be as merciful as possible? No, they probably would talk the same either way. A voice that sounds like what you would expect a hardened soldier in an anime to sound like is far more impactful when heard in person from a 7-foot tall robot that could tear you apart with its bare hands.

“Sir? Is something wrong?” (Zaku I Commander)

“No. Nothing is wrong.” I lie as I put them back in the Hangar.

Now I am alone, in a forest of the dead. With only this fire and the scenes of slaughter I have seen to keep me company.

It’s going to be a long night…

…

Current Status

Arkhan

Age – 6 Years

Level – 14

EXP – 5,855/14,000

Titles – Reincarnator, Orator, Wunderkind, General, Wolfbane, Goblinbane, Enemy of Arachnids

Job – Mobile Suit Golem Master

Health – 200,000

Mana – 1,000,000 (5,000 Reserved)

Stamina – 200,000

Strength – 100

Perception – 100

Endurance – 100

Charisma – 100

Intelligence – 100

Agility – 100

Luck – 100

Active Skills

Status Appraisal Generate Mobile Suit Golem Lv. 2 Generate Mobile Suit Golem Equipment Lv. 2 Customize Mobile Suit Golem Lv. 2 Mobile Suit Golem Hangar Lv. 2

Passive Skills

No Chant Magic Casting All Language Mastery Writing Mastery Mathematics Mastery Science Mastery Conceal Status Mana Control Commanding Instantaneous Complete Mana Regeneration Magical Hazard Immunity Nullified

Summonable Mobile Suit Golems

MS-05B Zaku I (5 Mana (Reduced from 10 Mana)) MS-05S Zaku I Commander (NEW) (Cannot be made, requires Rank Up from MS-05B Zaku I) MS-06J Zaku II (NEW) (10 Mana) MS-06S Zaku II Commander (NEW) (Cannot be made, requires either Upgrade from MS-05S Zaku I Commander or Rank Up from MS-06J Zaku II)

Mobile Suit Golem Hangar Occupancy

900 MS-05B Zaku I (Can be Upgraded into MS-06J Zaku II) 100 MS-05S Zaku I Commander (Can be Upgraded into MS-06S Zaku II Commander)

Available Equipment

Heat Hawk Type 3 5 mm Machine Gun Sturm Faust Cracker Grenade 28 mm Zaku Bazooka 28 mm Twin Zaku Bazooka S Mine 5 mm Recoilless Rifle (NEW) M-120A1 12 mm Machine Gun (NEW) M-120AC 12 mm Machine Gun w/ Heat Bayonet (NEW) (Zaku II Commander Only) Mark VIII Sturm Faust (NEW) 3-Tube Missile Pod (NEW) Heat Hawk Type 5 (NEW) Flamethrower (NEW)

Zaku I Commander

Owner - Arkhan

Rank – 2

Active Skills

Engage Boosters Suppressing Fire (Rapid Fire Ranged Only) Precision Shot (Ranged Only) Mercy Shot (Ranged Only) Mercy Strike (Melee Only, Weapon Optional) Helmsplitter (Melee Weapon Required) Body Check (No Weapon Required) Butt Strike (Melee Only, Ranged Weapon Must be Equipped) Heavy Blow (Melee Only, Weapon Optional)

Passive Skills

Commander Aura (30 m Radius) Tactical Thinking Metal Body Good Sensors Fanatical Loyalty (Arkhan)

Equipment Available

Heat Hawk Type 3 5 mm Machine Gun Sturm Faust Cracker Grenade 28 mm Zaku Bazooka 28 mm Twin Zaku Bazooka S Mine

Zaku I

Owner - Arkhan

Rank – 1

Active Skills

Engage Boosters Suppressing Fire (Rapid Fire Only) Heavy Blow (Melee Only) Body Check (No Weapon Required) Butt Strike (Require Ranged Weapon to be Equipped) Heavy Blow (Melee Only, Weapon Optional)

Passive Skills

Metal Body Good Sensors Fanatical Loyalty (Arkhan)

Equipment Available

Heat Hawk Type 3 5 mm Machine Gun Sturm Faust Cracker Grenade 28 mm Zaku Bazooka S Mine