Omen: 9, 18
“So this Stone Swuy is strong?” Adam asked, leading the group north, towards the forest.
“Yes,” Jurot replied. “He has travelled through Aldnd, and into other realms, and has made a name for himself with his magical on. The on was was once used by an a warrior before the time of the Iyr.”
“Oh? Cool.”
“His bde is a Greater Enhanced on, which strikes more like a hammer than a sword, and strikes heavier than a typical bde. His skin is also tougher, like that of our Rot family.”
“Ah,” Adam said, slowly nodding his head. “Quite a wonderful bde.”
“He will fight iour,” Jurot said. “He should pce well.”
“How well do you think?”
“Top five,” Jurot assumed.
“In his age bracket?”
“Yes.”
“Is that the stro bracket?” Adam asked.
“He will fight among the warriors who do not use magic. Those who fight with magic are typically stronger.”
“You’re fighting in the bracket that doesn’t use magic either, right?” Adam asked.
“Not in the age bracket.”
“I just meant that I feel like you’ll be able to beat the one’s in the magical bracket,” Adam stated.
“You will fight in that bracket.”
“You think I could beat you?” Adam asked.
Jurot thought Adam and them fighting. “It would be a close fight.”
“Yeah,” Adam replied, smirking slightly.
“The Knight of the East would have fought iour,” Jurot said. “He would have faced Stone Sword.”
“Who would have won?”
“It is too close to tell,” Jurot admitted. “They would both p the top five. The Knight of the East, Stone Sword, Rising Sun Bde, Raging Bull, The Hawk, and Moon Dancer. It is their touro win, but the Knight of the East was killed retly in the south.”
“Oh?” Adam asked. “He went south to fight in the war and was killed? I didn’t think they’d kill a noble like him.”
“They would not have,” Jurot agreed. “The figure who killed him is unknown.”
“He didn’t die to a beast or anything?”
“There are few beasts which could kill the Knight of the East.”
“Damn… How strong was the Knight of the East exactly?”
“He is sidered one of the top three knights in the East.”
Adam whistled. “Top three? Was he a Paragon?”
“He was close to that level of strength,” Jurot replied. He wasirely sure if the knight had reached such a height. “With his magical equipment, he could csh against King Merry.”
“And he died?”
“Yes.”
“Damn.” Adam wondered if he had anything to do with it. ‘Seriously, what is my ego? There’s no way I’m involved ihing.’
The group tinued along their way, following the King’s Road northward. Lucy, Mara, Lady Sara, and Jeremy, all awkwardly sat on the cart. Lud Mara sat with their legs outstretched, leaning back against their bs as they stared up towards the sky. Lady Sara sat with her legs crossed, her hands on her knees as she half meditated. Jeremy half leaned across the side of the cart, trying not to offend the noblewoman near him, gng across the horizon. Korin and Dunes walked alongside the cart, beside Lady Sara.
As they approached the forest, the group began to make their camp. Adam started summoning the tower, leaving his brother in charge of leading the Iyrmen, who were eager to dig and cut down trees. The farmers assisted the Iyrmen, along with Jeremy, while the while the Aswadia with the food. Ivy and Kitool kept a for them, Ivy with bow in hand as she circled around the area.
“Adam,” Kitool called, bringing the group’s attention to the herd of boars following the edge of the forest, charging towards them.
“Looks like boar’s ba the menu, boys,” Adam said, chug to himself lightly. “Sheesh, look at the size of that ky boy.” Adam narrowed his eyes, noting one boar was easily twice, perhaps triple, the size of the rest. Its tusks were particurly rge, even noticeable from how far away they were.
Swiftly, the group took their positions, with the Iyrmen brag upfront, while those who could fling spells remained behind.
“We’ve still got the camp to set up so let’s make it quick,” Adam said, grabbing his shield, before resting his axe over his shoulder. ‘They should earn us quite a bit of XP.’
Mana: 12 -> 9Spell: Fireball8D6 = 28 (1, 1, 2, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6)
Onward Soar: 1 -> 0
Mana: 9 -> 6Spell: Fireball8D6 = 34 (1, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6)
Adam’s fiery balls of death washed across the boars, causing them to squeal in pain, sileng a rge number of the boars, before the sed ball of fire exploded, sileng more. The giant boar fell to the earth, skidding to a halt, while the other boars veered off, only to be bsted by id arrows from the rest of Adam’s panions.
“Oh,” Adam said, notig the pierg gre from the Demon Lord. “I fot that Fireball did that much.”
The teen Iyrmen wondered why Adam had brought them there if he was going to sy everything.
Victory!BoarsXP Gained: +50XP: 12 200 -> 12 250
‘Oh?’ Adam thought, looking at his XP.
“We will butcher them,” Jurot said, before leading the Iyrmen out.
Lady Sara and Korin threw Dunes a look, wanting him to expin what they had just seen. Dunes returned a smile to aheir question, knowing what they wao ask.
“You cast four Fireballs?” Lady Sara asked, finally w up the ce to ask. She o firm her suspis, even if it meant asking a stupid question.
“No,” Adam replied. “I cast six.”
‘Six?’ the noble Blood Mage thought. She herself knew how one gairength with magics, and there was no way he could cast six Third Gate spells. No, that wasirely correct, there was surely a way he could do so.
“Oh, well, actually…” Adam thought about how many he could cast if he meditated. “Seven.”
“Seven?” Lady Sara asked, even more fused by the answer. She was certain that was impossible. “ you cast Fate spells?”
“Fate spells? Lady Sara, please, you honour me too much. I only cast Third Gate spells at most.”
Adam’s response caused her brow to twitch, for no one would ever state they could only cast Third Gate spells. One could live a life of luxury if they knew First Gate spells, and Third Gate spells allowed oo live an eveer life, that among a royal’s court.
‘Now that I think about it…’
XP: 12 250 -> 11 050Mana: 18 -> 21Feature Gained: Expert DivinerSpells Gaiiny Ward, Sending
‘Nice,’ Adam thought.
Mara twitched, narrowing her eyes at Adam.
“Jurot?” Adam called.
“Yes?” the Iyrman replied, carrying the giant boar towards the half made fort.
“I’m strong.”
Jurot, feeling that this had happened before, nodded. “Yes.”
Adam smiled wider. ‘Now I cast Fireball eight times.’
The group returned bapleting the fort around the two towers. Adam thought about which abilities would suit him from other csses.
‘Rage?’ Adam thought. ‘No, that’s Jurot’s thing. What about Sneak Strike? I could deal so much extra damage with it…’ Adam reread the description, only to realise the huge fw with his logic. ‘Damn it.’
‘Lay on Hands?’ Adam thought, staring at the ability. It scaled well, though it cost a little more than he expected. The uardian abilities were also great, from Divih to Aura of Prote, which he could since he was Level 6. Most of the other abilities were greyed out for him sihe XP penalty was so severe.
‘2000 for Lay on Hands, 1500 for Divih, and… 3000 for Aura of Prote? Damn. That’s so much XP.’ Yet, Adam stared at them, w if he should take them. ‘Let’s at least take Lay on Hands and Divih.’
XP: 11 050 -> 7550
Mara twitched again, eyeing Adam suspiciously.
“Jurot?” Adam called, frowning as he stared at the XP.
“Yes?”
“I’m poor,” the Half Elf said, almost pouting.
“Okay,” Jurot replied, unsure of what Adam was talking about. It didn’t sound like he was talking about mohough it was the most obvious answer.
Adam bathed quickly ohe fort was finished, before ing it with his Tricks trick, and allowing the others to enter.
“We’ll put two people on watch,” Adam said. “Dunes, Lady Sara, and I will not take watches, but everyone else will take an hour watch each. I’ll keep Hades and Zeus on watch, as always.”
“I take watch,” Lady Sara said.
“You , but let’s make sure all of es rest up properly, so we’re not stingy with our spells,” Adam said, smiling. “Casti Fireballs a day is going to make me tired.”
‘Eight?’ Lady Sara thought, w if it was a slip of the tongue.
Adam wi his brother, who bowed his head, uanding that Adam had grown more powerful. Adam was still someone Jurot couldn’t uand, but he khat Adam was Adam, and that was all he o know.
“Alright! Let’s work hard this week and earn tons of XP!” Adam raised up his cup of water.
‘Eckspee?’
Lady Sara and Korin haven't gotteo the entity known as Adam yet.
