James POV:
''Come on James don''t panic you''re a veteran for god''s sake.Let''s go over the facts:
Scary grinning troll check.
Spear check.It can slash and pierce with ease at relative safe distance from the enemy.
Knife pouch check.4 knives in total.Good for close quarter combat and also throwing.
I wonder if I can see his stats.I issue the command observe in my mind.
Name ?
Race Trolloid
Gender Male
Level 8
Class Novice Alchemist
Secondary Class Intermediate Warlock
Traits
HP 800/800
Mana 600/600
DEX 16
VIT 12
INT 14
STR 12
WIS 22
CHA 2
This guy is pretty strong.WHAT two classes?He doesn''t look like a mage to me.
If only I can get one of his knives...but I''m getting ahead of myself I''m all tied up and I don''t think I can put down an 7feet tall troll by myself, I''m just a kid.
I think I''m gonna try talking to "him".''
"So...you''re going to eat me or am I wrong?"
''BWAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!
"You should see the look on your face!You expect me to eat you.YOU of all people!!
Take a look at yourself mon!Eating a scrawny little kid such as yourself would be an insult to my pride.
All you have to do is to help me.Consider my request a debt...your debt"
"A debt?...I would''ve remembered seeing you before."
"I rescued you and healed your injuries.Look kid all I need is some food and a place to rest for the night and I''ll be out of your hair."
The troll takes a knife and frees James.
"You''re very considerate.I would''ve expected a troll to be more...fierce"
"Don''t jump to conclusions kid.If it were up to my family you would have made a very tasty soup.But I don''t care about any of those bastards anymore."
James decides to take a seat closer to the fire near a stump.
"Did something happen?"
"I''ve never been much of a hunter, I took an interest in other arts such as alchemy and the arcane."He takes out a book from a bag sitting besides him."See this? This taught me everything I know about alchemy.My village saw my profession as a joke,partially this was true because barely anything grows in that frozen wasteland.So I decided to leave my old life behind in pursuit of my dream."
You can have the book as a bonus if you help me."
"You''ve got yourself a deal, but on two conditions"
"Name them"
"One you give me your weapons,I promise to return them once you leave
Two you leave before sunrise"
"Alright"
"James...my name is James"
"My name is Ku''we"
"Do you know how to sneak?"
"Well... better than most trolls."
"That will do"
''I think I''ll use my minimap to go back to the village.My parents must be worried.I don''t think I''m gonna do any magic experiments in the future.Ku''we comes to me and covers my mouth,I try to protest but suddenly I hear a hissing sound.A giant blue snake approaches us with great speed, we hide behind a tree.It stops near us.Observe''
Name Zhaketux
Race Jormund Snake
Gender Male
Level 13
Class N/A
Traits
HP 2000/2000
Mana 0/0
DEX 23
VIT 50
INT 23
STR 26
WIS 8
CHA 3
''I know we can''t run.I don''t know what Ku''we is thinking we cannot amount a surprise attack.We''re basically two heat signatures in the middle of the night during winter,but then again we only have 3 months of nice weather.We cannot hide, we cannot run so our only option is to fight this thing.''
Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on Royal Road."We can''t run from this thing and we can''t hide for long.Does this snake have any weaknesses?"
"It is weak to fire.Kid, I''ll try to keep it off your back.Remember to aim for the head.I''ll go first"
''I hear him shout [Flame Vortex] so magic isn''t chantless grandpa must think I am prodigy of sorts.I form two javelins of fire in my hands, should I aim for the eyes?What am I thinking It''s pitch black, the only way to truly ''blind'' the bastard snake is to take out It''s infrared sensing.Aha above It''s nose there lies the third orifice.Gotcha now!
I aim and throw the magic javelins.One of them misses and the other hits dead center.Target stunned''
"Kid I don''t know what you did but that clearly disoriented it [Firestorm]"
''A large fire engulfes the snake''
"What still not dead how much can this guy take"
''I take a look at It''s HP 800/2000.Well It''s time to finish this.''
[Fire Blast]
A torrent of fire erupts and kills the snake.With a loud thud It''s body falls to the ground.
"Kid I didn''t know you were that strong I mean look at the snake thats a lotta damage."
"Thanks I guess."
''Suddenly I hear a voice in my head.
Achievement unlocked - First Blood - unlocks leveling system
You may now choose a class - one can choose multiple classes,classes go from level 1(novice) to 10(expert) a class can only be leveled up using class points, a class can have multiple subclasees
You have gained 5 levels -25 attribute points 10 skill points 5 class points''
Skill points - skill points can be used to improve the level of your skills or to aquire new ones from the skill shop
Hmm...let''s pick a class
The following classes are available:
Ranger - Capable of using a bow or a spear a ranger is a person who uses nature as an advantage be it camouflage,trap making or ambushing.
Mage - ABRACADABRA says it all.
Fighter - Capable of using fists and swords or swear words.
Monk - Want to learn to use qi choose me.
Asssasin - What is life''s greatest illusion?
Paladin - This but a scratch.
Bard - ?
Gunner - ?
I think I''ll put three levels into the mage class and two in the ranger class as for attributes 10 VIT 5 WIS 5 DEX and 5 CHA will do.''
Name James Elior
Race Snow Elf Dragonkin
Gender Male
Level 5
1st Class Intermediate Mage(3)
2nd Class Intermediate Ranger(2)
Traits
HP 600/600
Mana 900/900
DEX 21
VIT 15
INT 8
STR 6
WIS 17
CHA 10
Hmm...so I gained 100 mana per mage class level and 5 DEX per ranger class level.1 VIT equals 40 HP while 1 WIS 40 MP
I''ll check my skills later. I look up to Ku''we and I see him take some scales''
"Are the scales valuable?"
"Yes, they are used for jewelry or used to make scalemail armor.Jormund''s scales are sturdy and resistant to cold but also very light.I''m just taking a few for a necklace for myself I wouldn''t be able to sell any anyway,no offense but snow elves aren''t just going to let a troll anywhere their towns.
"None taken.I think we should head over to my house.So what do you plan to do?"
"I think I''ll head over south to the continent.Every one will know the name of Ku''we the Jormund Slayer!"he flexed his arm while doing a pose on the snake''s head
"Haha yeah I hope we meet again.When I get older I plan to adventure as well"
After a while I got closer to the village and I see a few torches some kilometers away.''Elior'' I hear someone shout...damn I bet mom and dad organised an entire searching party.
I got closer and I see my mom.
"Elior!We''ve been looking for you for hours do you know how worried I was " mom comes and gives me a crushing hug but stops when she sees Ku''we,guess the word sneak wasn''t part of his vocabulary.She drew her spear.
"Elior stand back and close your eyes."
"Mom wait he saved my life."
"You''re sure?"mom asks.
"Yes he''s harmle-well almost harmless.You should have seen him he is a cool mage.He wants a place to eat and sleep and I offered my house but we got delayed because we had to deal with a jormund snake an-"
"YOU WHAT?"she glared daggers at me.It seems I forgot that mothers excel at being scary.
''GULP''
Meanwhile Ku''we was laughing at my situation.
"AND YOU TROLL DO YOU THINK YOU''RE EXCUSED!"
"Run Forrest, RUN!" I hear Kuwe say.
And run we did.