《Arashia: A LitRPG story》 Prologue Prolouge Choose your race. Ummm what? What race am I supposed to choose? I look around seeing nothing but pitch blackness and those words glaring brightly in front of my face. Race? Ohh I get it now. This is some new virtual reality game my brothers bought and decide to create an account for me to grind their gold and be backup support solely reliant on other characters to kill for them but so necessary in group setting. Damn stupid brothers. Couldn''t they just call me, text me, or heck email me to log on. Though yeah, chinese farming a game for them has tiring and I have been making excuses not to log on, but breaking in my house, tossing a virtual reality helm on me and logging me into a game is a bit much. Don¡¯t they know mom will kill us if we don¡¯t do well on our finals. Fine. I''ll choose my character, get into the game, log right back out, head over to their damn house and give them a piece of my mind. ¡°Okay game, give me a list of the races that I can chose to play.¡± I don¡¯t know who I¡¯m saying it to but apparently it worked. Up popped the prototypes of the races I can choose as my character. Man the developers have outdone themselves. The characters are detailed and finely drawn. Whoever they hired as their artist must be world class. No hardship here staring that these characters. Furthermore none of the races have an ¡°ugly¡± class. Seriously, if there wasn¡¯t a bonus to some classes, who would want to be an ugly goblin, weird looking troll or a hairy dwarf. The game developers got away from those archetype. Instead they went through the elemental route. First the Landian, land animal characteristic such as cat ears, tails and claws. Then there¡¯s the Aquarius, creatures of the sea. Some water serpent, some water man looking things with fins as their ears and webbed feet. And are those tentacles? Wow, where¡¯s the mermaids with a soprano voice and we¡¯ll have a classic. I know, the water serpent thing can be the mermaid. Instead of fish fins for legs, they have snake tails. The Infernos are the most human looking race there is. Humanoid with weird tattoos. And my favorite, the Aerials. Humanoid creatures with wings. Yes, wings. I¡¯ve always wanted to fly, and now it seems I could. I¡¯ve always envied the birds that could take to the air to get away from all the smoke and fogs of the polluted cities. The gold I could save on a flying mount wouldn¡¯t hurt either. There are three different type within the Aerial race. The Ruse Marren have wings similar to that of a butterfly. Beautiful gigantic wings spanning 8 to 9 feet from the body, yet easily folds along the spine, giving someone that arrogant, ramrod, stiff like they have something stuck up their bu...back look. Or someone carrying a staff on their back. Hey, I can be generous with my assessment. The Tajin Nost are leathery bat wing humanoid. Their wings have joints, allowing them to fold their wings in like a cape. Knight of the realm, with a dazzling white charger and cape that flutters in the wind. Very majestic. I think of angels when I see the Perrian Let, ducks when I¡¯m hungry. Feathery wings. Big, bulky, molting wings dropping feathers here and there. I can pluck those feather and pretend I¡¯m having peking duck later. Yum, peking duck. And a pillow. A nice soft pillow. Pluck those feathers. How do they control those wings of theirs? It looks hard to curve around the body and how in the world would these suckers walk in tight spaces huh? There¡¯s always these cave like dungeon and I¡¯m gonna say to my party members, ¡°Grease me up and pull as hard as you can.¡± The other 2 races have a way of folding their wings that so that should they have a need to be in tights spaces such as a narrowing winding passage of a cave, they can scrunch up their wings and walk. The Perrian Let, not so much. Maybe they can fold their wings, hmmm, I know, under the armpits and wrap around the body, crisscrossing at the center of the body with the wing tips ending around the upper thigh. The arms can be freed to fight. Sight might be limited, with the wings block peripheral vision. I switch back and forth among the 3 races. Choosing a race is hard work. Actually choosing the character name is the hardest part. My younger brother spends 3 days creating a list of potential names, hoping the ones he like doesn¡¯t get taken.You might be reading a pirated copy. Look for the official release to support the author. Oooh what¡¯s that. Race description. Ruse Marren: These dainty creatures like to flutter in the wind in an indiscernible pattern. Due to their tough fibrous wings, the Ruse Marren are able to perform maneuvers in the sky that most find almost impossible to duplicate. Yeah nice description, but it¡¯s the details below it that interest me. +10% to agility and +10% to dexterity. Let¡¯s see the other races. Tajin Nost: These predators in the sky dive bomb their prey with deadly accuracy. Gigantic wing spans and excellent vision allow the Tajin Nost to hone in and overpower their prey from massive distances. +10% to strength and +10% to precision. Perrian Let: These majestic birds of prey fly far and wide to hunt prey. The musculature of the wings were built for long distance flight through some of the toughest conditions. +10% to constitution and +10% to endurance. The Perrian Let it is. I rarely pick classes that allow me to capitalized on either agility or strength, but everyone needs hit points. Now the customization of my character goes something like this: Gender: Female Face: Already inputted Hair color: can be change later by visiting a salon Hair style: can be change later by visiting a salon Eyes: Height: Body type: Feather color: White: changes as a characters grows and develops Wing color: White: changes as a characters grows and develops Wingspan: Small: changes as a characters grows and develops What? Why in the world the developer do this to us gamers? Does this mean that we don¡¯t have a choice in how we look or do the developers want to milk players of gold by forcing us to pay for customization. In the other MMORPG I¡¯ve farmed, I found a rare dye that sold for 3k gold. Could the developer be going that route. Damn greedy pigs! I¡¯ll just get this done, log out, and get even with said brothers. They have some nerve to do this to me. I know their account name and password! Hair. I like silver or red. I would¡¯ve said anything but black, but there some god awful colors out there. Puke me green for example. I hate that light yellowish green color. Dark green, emerald, jade or just plain green or yellow is fine. Just don¡¯t mix it. Hmm, not silver. My wings are white already. More white on white doesn¡¯t look good. And red does not match my complexion or facial feature. Dark blue? Blond? Oooh dark purple, with bangs framing my face and curling down my back. I like that combination. I can always change it later in the game or reroll and create another character with a different look. Although, I want to try save the rerolling process as a last resort. I¡¯ll still be in the same situation, but next time I¡¯ll just agonized over a different color combination. Now for the eyes. I always like a either a bright aquamarine or a light hazel on my characters. Can¡¯t change this characteristic in game so¡­ dark blue it is. Bright aquamarine is too blue. It doesn¡¯t match with my hair or my skin tone since they are using my real face. Height. There two option for this. A drop down menu from small to giant or an input box for you to enter the desired height. 5 feet 4 inches. IRL I¡¯m 5 feet. I don¡¯t like being short, but I don¡¯t like being tall either. 5¡¯4¡± is on the short ish side of normal, but that¡¯s the ideal height for me. Body type. Slender. I can¡¯t identify with the voluptuous body type with double D boobs and wide hips. It¡¯s just not me. I wouldn¡¯t mind a C cup leaning towards the D with a somes flare at the hips, but the not exaggerated v shaped female anime bodies. Feather color is a weird one. From what I can tell, the developer didn¡¯t design the Perrian Let to have smooth skin. Instead they have small feathers overlapping each other all over most of their body. There are some featherless area such as the face, torso and abdominal area. I would assume the breast for females are also featherless. They cover the private area of character with a bikini swimsuit. I pushed the enter button and confirm my character. A new phrase popped up. Enter your name. Leviene. Easy peasy. It¡¯s the name of all my main character in any MMORPG I¡¯ve played. And it¡¯s not something someone would think of. I never got the ¡°that name is taken¡± message. Enter another name. Altreyes. Name of my alt. Enter another name. How many names do the developers want anyways. Rayael. Done. Enter your lineage name. Ugh. Arganox. Confirm your character. Leviene Altreyes Rayael Arganox. Race: Perrian Let Gender: Female Face: Already inputted Hair color: Dark purple Hair style: Long hair with curls at the ends and bangs framing the face Eyes: Dark blue Height: 5¡¯4¡± Body type: Slender Feather color: White: changes as a characters grows and develops Wing color: White: changes as a characters grows and develops Wing span: Small: changes as a characters grows and develops I press the confirm button with impatiences. Get on with this. Confirm your character by typing confirm in the input box and press enter. Leviene Altreyes Rayael Arganox. Race: Perrian Let Gender: Female Face: Already inputted Hair color: Dark purple Hair style: Long hair with curls at the ends and bangs framing the face Eyes: Dark blue Height: 5¡¯4¡± Body type: Slender Feather color: White: changes as a characters grows and develops Wing color: White: changes as a characters grows and develops Wing span: Small: changes as a characters grows and develops I type C-o-n-f-i-r-m in the box. Once I pressed enter, darkness enveloped me. Chapter 0001 Chapter 0001 Leviene could tell she made a huge mistake in her character creation the moment she entered the world. The newly created Perrian Let was transported to a bright airy hall or temple or some spiffy starting point. And the first thing Leviene notice? The size of the guard. They were giants, close to 7 feet tall. And that¡¯s the shorter among them. There are other, she¡¯d assume non-player character, abbreviated NPC, who neared 8 feet. And here stand little old her who wanted to be a bit taller by adding a modest 4 inches to her height. Only to become a shrimp in the land of giants! Damn it. The new player should have chosen petite or small or something like that instead of inputting a specific size. Then the game would generate a character that is small relative to the other character in the game not a character that needs to go back to elementary school. Kindergarten? Pre school? In Leviene¡¯s agitated state, her wings flared out causing a weight imbalance. A nice way of saying she fell flat on her face because she is not used to having wings. And sadly not one of those graceful falls that encourages some handsome knight to catch her. Nope. A full on disgraceful fumbling of limbs, wings and ¡­ tail. ¡°What the fuck?¡± Leviene yelled, surprise at the unexpected appendage. Tail? That wasn¡¯t in the character model of this race. How did she get a tail? And her wings. They¡¯re supposed to be white. Players were supposed to grow into their coloring. Instead Leviene¡¯s wings were black. If Leviene wanted black, she would¡¯ve picked that for the color of her hair. Black! I¡¯m tired of black, Leviene thought dismally. Black hair, black eyes, now black wings. Black god damn wings that have a mind of its own flapping around like it¡¯s broken. Oh damn it. Don¡¯t tell me there¡¯s a glitch in the software and it gave me this disabled toon, thought Leviene as she meticulously inspected her wings. Slowly she flare them out to get use to the sensation then flapped it a bit. It feels like she have three joints along the wing span. Less than a foot away from where the wings emerge from the back there is a joint. Leviene continue to flap and fold her wings, testing that particular joint. The back and forth motions seems to originate from that particular spot. So if she were to fight with another player, attacking that spot will prevent them from running away. It will also disable her should someone attack her at the joint. Good to know. She¡¯ll whack someone on that spot and see if they can fly afterward. For informational purpose of course. The second joint feels likes it in the middle of the wings. This is where the extending motions occurs. Looks like a player can achieve partial flight status if damage occurred there. The third joint is towards the end of the wings. This joints moves similar to the second joints, but has a more flexible feel towards it. The new player slowly folded her character¡¯s wings over her petite body, trying to find the best method to reduce the surface area. As she noted before, this character would have a hard time entering caves or enclosed spaces if the wings don¡¯t have the ability to fold against the body. Furthermore, fighting with wings right now is more of a liability than an advantage. Humans walked since they were a toddler. Never flew before. If you spot this narrative on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. Not just black. The newly minted character¡¯s wings are onyx colored with an almost pearlescent shine to them. The primaries and secondaries were silver. Black and silver, silver and black. Not a bad combination in Leviene¡¯s opinion, but, there always a but, her character looked like she had black wings in the beginning, only to have the creator accidently dip them in a can of white paint. Some of Leviene¡¯s nicer relatives might say the color scheme is beautiful, onyx edge with silver moon light. The not so nice relatives will say something like poor, helpless, clumsy Leviene, has a tail that wags like a dog. Oh yeah that unruly appendage. Leviene can feel it there but she can¡¯t see it. She put her hands on her hips and slid them down towards her tailbone. Aptly named now. She has a tail. The base of the tail feels thick, but triangular in shape with a spine like protrusion at the top. After the first three segments of hardened scales, Leviene think they are scales since she doesn¡¯t have eyes behind her back or a mirror, the tail tapers off towards a more round, circular shape. Leviene pulled the lower half of her tail closer to her face for better inspection. The tip of the tail actually break apart revealing 3 sharp talons. Black again. I do not want a monochrome black and white character! Leviene whined to whoever is willing to listen. No one of course. Leviene¡¯s hair did come out alright, a dark purple color. If her ingame hair color was black, she will reroll the first chance she get. Wait a minute. Why is she agonizing over her color scheme when she can just reroll. FU game glitch. Haha take that! A swooshing sound alerted the gleeful, yet extremely short Perrian Let to the other characters exiting one of the many other starting point. That guy¡¯s toon came out the way it suppose to be. 6¡¯2¡±, white wings, no tail. Ehh, does that mean NPC are just unusually tall? Leviene scanned the other starting point, trying to looking inside the beam for other characters logging into the game, but all she see are white beams. It seems the characters can look out of the starting point, but no one can look inside. Good. She hated the weird color scheme already. No need to advertise that she is different. Low level plus different screams this toon has money, come kill it now. After all, the administrators make money by making gamers pay real money for customization. Leviene remove the plain white tunic every character starts off with, fold her wings under my arms, and put the tunic back on. The wings feels like a corset, but too bulky to emphasize any curves. It didn¡¯t look too bad. The tail was much harder. It wouldn''t go in her pants. She tried to move it like she would move her arms. It didn¡¯t work. Leviene debated whether or not she wanted to wrestle with that thing. Nope, not worth the time. Instead she dropped my pants, grabbed the tail, pulling it forward between her legs, manually wrap it around her thighs, then pull her pants back on. Leviene held the tips of the tail in her hand. Knowing her luck, the extra appendage would unwrap at the most inopportune time. The compulsion hit Leviene when she stepped out of the beam of light, forcing the small Perrian Let to walk a predetermined path towards the coliseum in a trancelike state. Stupid cutscene. All games have it. It¡¯s that cinematic start to the game developers create to introduce the story, using it to throw out teasers for the general public. Leviene came back to awareness when her butt hit a hard stone surface. Don¡¯t they know what cushion is? And back support? It¡¯s already hard enough on her backs with the extra weight she gain in the front now she have to carry the weight on her back! Ergonomic wing support chair damn it! If others noted her wording, yes, she increased her breast size from a B cup to a C cup. What woman wouldn¡¯t when they get the chance. There is a reason why plastic surgeon makes so much money! ¡°Greetings new citizens of Arashia,¡± a voice booms from the center stage. ¡°We welcome you all to your new permanent home. Oh, this can¡¯t be good. Chapter 0002 Chapter 0002 Leviene swore a blue streak and told some very ambiguous deity to do something anatomically impossible for humans. Now that she is apparently a Perrian Let with a tail, some of those previously mentioned impossible position is quite possibly possible. Not that Leviene will attempt it. No siree, she will not attempt it. However, Leviene¡¯s current sentiment is expressed quite admirably with those few choice words. The annoyed Perrian Let, who has a death grip on her tail so that she won¡¯t be the butt of her own foul mouth, nevertheless process the information delivered via a hideously boring lecture. The world they were summoned to is called Arashia. Leviene used the word ¡®world¡¯ very loosely, considering it is more like an onion with multiple planes layering on top of another than a cluster of independent planes connected by portals. They are on the first plane, or continuing with the onion analogy, the core of Arashia called Airen. To further clarify their location, they are in the capital of the Aerials called Evanstrial. Arashia does not exist on the physical planes, and the concept and theory of Arashia existence is so alien the human mind cannot comprehend it. It defeat the original purpose of the powers that be if humans can not interact within their new world, so they tweaked the laws of Arashia to accommodate the human mind. The closest the powers that be thought of is a virtual reality game. Of course, some of the important questions were answered as well. First question, why were the players summon here? Coincidence. The walls separating Arashia and Earth grew thinner and thinner over the years, until there were holes in the ¡®planar wall¡¯ so to speak, which allowed Arashia to connect to Earth. There are very powerful beings residing in Arashia and for unknown reasons, they can not leave it. Over time, they became really bored managing this world. When the planar wall became thin enough, the power that be decided to introduce humans to Arashia by creating a permanent portal between Earth and Arashia. The humans were brought here for the amusements of the powers that be. Watching other people play games is boring for humans. The powers that be didn¡¯t think so, but their way of thought cannot be comprehended by their summoned pawns. Second question, how do the players get back home? Challenge the rulers of Arashia or head beyond the 12 planes that make up Arashia and take their chances there. ¡°Most people in this world can not see the level of the rulers here,¡± the announcer said offhandedly, ¡°but it was hinted that their levels exceed 1 million.¡± Third question¡­..? Play the game and explore Arashia. Fourth question¡­..? Play the game and explore Arashia. Fifth question¡­..? Play the game and explore Arashia. Leviene zoned out after the information imparted became: Play the game and explore Arashia. Instead of listening to redundant information, Leviene decided to do what every good player does when they first started playing a new game, configure the controls. The complex rules governing Arashia, which shall be known as the System, so named by Leviene, zapped Leviene into a meditative state where she can move all the boxes, panels, buttons and bars around. Configuring the controls can only be done in this state, so if Leviene got bored fighting a mob and wanted to move buttons or bars around during combat, she can¡¯t. Inversely, when a player is fighting an enemy and they did not set their controls correctly, a huge pop up screen can cover their field of vision, leading to a dead players. Leviene always stress the importance of game configuration to her family. Chat box in left lower corner, quick button bar at the bottom, health and mana bar at the lower center field of her vision. Leviene noted there were 10 quick access buttons and 2 slots, one for health potions and one for mana potions. When Leviene¡¯s ¡®cursor¡¯ hover over the quick access buttons, an information balloon popped up. Quick Access Buttons: Allows the players to quickly cast a new spells. After proficiency is obtained, the player can cast the spell by memory, without having the spell on the quick access buttons or looking for the spell in the spellbook. Great! A FAQ dialogue balloon. Leviene did not have to guess what everything means in this game. The information delivered is pleasing to the eye. Leviene understood the logic behind the word proficiency. After she cast a spell a thousand times, if she doesn¡¯t remember the incantation by heart, then she¡¯s an idiot. The idea is similar to a baby learning the alphabet. After singing the alphabet song over and over a thousand times, the baby should know B comes after A. Inventory inspection is next. Leviene likes to grind (killing monsters over and over in a set area), farm (making money/gold by killing mobs over an extended period of time) and make money. The more a player can carry, the more they can sell, thereby limiting the numbers of trips back to the vendor. The basic inventories all players has is a 100 slot bag, with 4 other slots to expand the bag space. Leviene was happy with the slot amount because materials are stackable. There is 20 mana potion taking up only one slot, 20 health potion taking up another slot and 1 Home Stone. Once Leviene was satisfied with her inventory, she went to check the character page. She decided to bypass the spell book completely. The new player hadn¡¯t decided on a class yet, so she saw no point exploring non existence spells. The character sheet was interesting. Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on the original website. Leviene Altreyes Rayael Arganox. Race: Perrian Let Gender: Female Face: Already inputted Hair color: Dark purple Hair style: Long hair with curls at the ends and bangs framing the face Eyes: Dark blue Height: 5¡¯4¡± Body type: Slender Feather color: Black Wing color: Black and white Wing span: Small: changes as a characters grows and develops Tail: Uncontrollable It was interesting to note the changes made to the character sheet after she logged in. Feather color, where it was originally white and will change as the character grows was change to black, wing color was changed to black and white and a tail was added. The most hateful changes to Leviene¡¯s character was the unruly tail. If the game gave her a tail, then they could have given her control over it. Stupid tail. Leviene noted a separation of stat points, primary and secondary stats. Stats points are given when a player levels and can be used towards primary stats. Secondary stats are acquired through playing the game. This division of stats points, Leviene approved of. Leviene hated when rich players used real life money to buy gold in game and geared out their characters. The separation of stat points ensures that the players played the games instead of working around the system. Leviene¡¯s stat has the basic player¡¯s start up with her racial bonus applied. Primary Stats ????Secondary Stats Constitution 11????Endurance 11 ????Hit Points 165 Strength 10 ??? ? Precision 10 ????Power 15 Agility 10 ?????? Dexterity 10 ???? Crit Rate 8 Intellect 10 ?? ???Wisdom 10 ???? Spell Power 18 Faith 10 ??????Focus 10 ?????? Mana 133 Constitution improve hit points. Strength increase power, which converts to damage to monsters. Agility affect the evasive tanking stats, dodge, block, parry as well as critical strike (doubles the damage of a regular attack). Intellect increase the amount of mana. Faith affect mana recovery. Endurance is interesting. In addition to improving constitution, thereby hit points, it also improves buff durations (conditions which improve stats of the character), reduce debuff duration (conditions which harms the character) and increase flight time. Precision improve the chance to hit a mobs and affects power. Precision is a relative stat points. The chance to hit a mob is determined by the character''s level and precision points relative to the monster they are attacking. If the monster is at a higher level than the character and has more agility than the character has precision, then the chance the player has to hit the monsters lessen. The opposite scenario is true as well. If the character is at a higher level and has a higher precision than the monster¡¯s agility, then the chance to hit the monster improves. Dexterity affect the chance to incur a critical strikes, but also the evasive tanking ability, dodge, block and parry. Dexterity is like precision in that it is a relative stat point. Wisdom is a secondary stats mimics intellect and faith but at a different ratio. Focus affects attack or spell casting speed and the chance an attack will interrupt a spell being cast. Hit points is life. If it reaches zero, the player dies. The damage a monster takes per each hit of a character varies and depends on many factor. The main damage inflicted from a player point of view is power x ratio + weapon damage + skill multiplier. Mana is the resource used to cast spells. If a player doesn¡¯t have enough, they can¡¯t cast spells. For healers and spell caster, mana is manage to the strictest degree. Spell power is added damage to a spell cast. Crit rate is the chance of hitting the vital points of a mob, thereby doing twice the normal damage. In a corner of the character sheet is the magic resistance section. Leviene has not played the game so she has no resistance to any magic. Magic resistence is also a relative stat point, but instead of it being relative to the mob, it is relative to magic level. For example, with 0 resistance to dark damage, a level 1 spell does 10 damage while a level 2 spells does 15 damage. If Leviene has resistance to dark spells, then the 10 damage from a level 1 spell and the 15 damage from a level 2 spells get reduce. By how much magical damage is effected by magic resistance is unknown. Leviene doesn¡¯t know to what extent the primary and secondary stats affect damage, but her brother will know. She¡¯d wring the information from the quiet, contemplative bastard. For now, the new player is content the racial bonus of the Perrian Let is applied to constitution and endurance. Leviene glanced around her character sheets, trying to assimilate all the information overload. It is overwhelming to play a new game if the player knows nothing about computer games or massive multiplayer online role playing game or MMORPG. MMORPG is further shorten to MMO. Whoa. Hold onto your horses, Leviene thought, I nearly missed important information. Unacceptable! At the corner of the characters there are two stats which are major deciding factor in character customization and when choosing a class. Character Bonus Holy 10% Darkness 25% Where did this character get these bonuses from? More, more more. She wanted more, or at least know how she can improve those already impressive numbers. Leviene hover her cursor over the section and the FAQ popped up explained everything. Players grow into the characters, after which, they develop special characteristic depending on the coloring in which the characters takes. Since Leviene receive the hated black and white customization, spells or attack which are affiliated with holy or darkness are amplified. Woot woot! Black and white isn¡¯t bad at all! Haha bastard, suck it. This character will make a lot of money grinding and farming and if anyone interferes with her acquiring gold, then they can eat it with holy and darkness amplified attack. Die, player killers, die. Come kill me suckers! I¡¯ll kill you all. I don¡¯t have call my family for vengeance anymore. I can do it myself, Leviene thought manically. Leviene knew she may have been a tad too affected by all the time she died to pker (player killers) killing her when she has been innocently farming and can do nothing about it because she customized her character to make money, not attack other players. She could only cry to her family or guild/clan mates, then ask for help after the pvpers kept corpse camping (the act of killing a character after they resurrect over and over) her. Leviene decided to leave the character screen. There were too many information to assimilate. Anymore information will overload her brain. Leviene then notice the overload of a different nature. Chapter 0003 Chapter 0003 [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: Laurie is that you? Or did someone else choose the weird ass name Leviene as a character? [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: Hey, you never know. The name is famous in the gaming world. [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: BTW where are you? [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: Where are you? [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: Where are you? [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: Are you still in the arena with the cut scene? [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: kk. I¡¯ll wait. Send me a message when you are done. [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: What the hell are you doing? It¡¯s been two hours. The cut scene take an hour at most. [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: Are you alive? [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: Are you alive? [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: Where is your corpse? [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: Who do I need to hunt down for you? [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: Wait! You can¡¯t be farming yet. [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: Inconsiderate cousin, give me a sign here! [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: Laurie Deveraux, answer me this minute or I will kill you. [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: I¡¯ve already found a good place to bury your corpse. [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: You will enjoy the beautiful sunset under all the monsters patrolling around your graveyard. [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: Resurrection will be a dream for you! [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: Answer me or I will take all your gold! [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: You¡¯d be a pauper for the next 30 days! [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: All your gold belong to me! [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: Damn nutbag, I¡¯ll destroy all your gear! [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: You¡¯d be running around town naked! [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: ¡­. I should have known better. New game. Send me a message when you are done configuring your controls. Yes, Sylphie is here! The customized Perrian Let wanted to jump from her seat and shout with joy, but her extra accessory no other Perrian Let seem to have decided it was a good moment to act up. The tail nearly got loose from her grip, but Leviene was able to hold it in place. Thankfully the unruly tail was compliant when Leviene was configuring her controls. Among Leviene¡¯s relatives, the first person she wanted with her in a virtual reality game is her younger brother, John Deveraux. The second person the Perrian Let wanted with her is her cousin Jessica Deveraux, who named her avatar Sylphie when they were playing another MMORPG Dark Drake Kingdom. A sense of relief filled Leviene. She wasn¡¯t alone in this new world. Leviene is no weakling when playing or in this case, living in a game, but it feels good to know there will be support when needed. Who was she kidding? The new player is a weak sauce. After she inevitably get kills a few time farming, she¡¯d call her lazy guild mates nearby for help. There were always a few lackadaisical bastards in her area whenever she was farming. Couldn¡¯t they help with the farming if they were in the area. No! They just loaf around her doing whatever it is they were doing. At least they were good for something. Speaking of Sylphie, Leviene had better reply to her message before her cousin decided to carry out her threat! Leviene doesn¡¯t want to be poor. [Leviene whispered to Sylphie]: Sylphie, I¡¯m alive and done configuring. Where are you? [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: Third convening area. [Leviene whispered to Sylphie]: Where is that? [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: ¡­. I keep forgetting. [Leviene whispered to Sylphie]: Hey what does that mean? [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: Nothing. [Leviene whispered to Sylphie]: Sylphie! [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: Just find an exit. I¡¯ll find you. [Leviene whispered to Sylphie]: How can you do that? [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: The game separate players by geography. The people from China are lump together, the Russians are in another group but closer to the Chinese players rather than the British players since Russia is closer to China than England. [Leviene whispered to Sylphie]: Oooooh, that make sense. Wait a minute, why are out ahead of me? [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: The games does everything in waves. You are in the fourth wave. I was in the first wave. I¡¯ve been hanging out in the communal area for a while. [Leviene whispered to Sylphie]: Why are you waiting? Why not explore the city so I don¡¯t have to?Unauthorized use: this story is on Amazon without permission from the author. Report any sightings. [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: I can¡¯t. The game won¡¯t let us out. I¡¯d assume we can leave the communal area after all the people are done with the cut scene. [Leviene whispered to Sylphie]: Pretty fair of the System. No undue advantage because you can start the game first. [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: The System? [Leviene whispered to Sylphie]: hmmm¡­. The administrators? The Power that be? The collective that summon us? Them. [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: Ahhh. kk. Just get here. [Leviene whispered to Sylphie]: Leviene heading out. [Leviene whispered to Sylphie]: Ah sec, I need to re-configure my controls again. It¡¯ll only take a minute. [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: Damn nutbag. Hurry up and get over here. After the changes were completed, Leviene looked around the arena for an exit. Seeing no one was in the arena except her, she took off the beginning tunic, stretched out her wings, put the tunic back on and glance around again to see if she was still the only toon in the arena. Although a character still has their underwear and bra on when changing, stripping down made the little Perrian Let shy. Once she confirmed she was alone, Leviene dropped her pants, unwind her tail and got dress again. Leviene displayed her customization in all their proud glory. Leviene hid her uniqueness in the beginning due to her lack of self defense skills. She was not confident she can defend herself against higher level players eager for an easy kill. Now, however, she can strut about town, proudly showing off. Leviene has confidences in her safety. In most starting area, players can¡¯t kill other players that easily. A players can still be killed in the beginning area, but with all the high levels guards patrolling, Leviene felt confident any new characters won¡¯t be able to escape easily. The little Perrian Let also concern about a city raid. As a game matures, the player¡¯s levels become higher than the guards. When there is a chance of taking over a city or killing the city boss, someone is willing to organize a raid. Leviene was worried she entered into a mature game. The difference in levels can only be surmounted by gear and time. Sylphie¡¯s confinement meant they are the first players in the game and the System wants everyone to start out equally. There is no reason to restrict the movements of the players otherwise. In fact, the opposite is true in most MMO. Most MMO wants the players to spread out as fast as possible. The servers can not handle so many people in a given location. These reasons were all secondary to the main point, Leviene has back up! Leviene knew she was a dastard. No, not bastard. Dastard! Her parent were married to each before she was born, thank you very much. If anyone was a bastard, then it would be her older brother. A dastard is defined as a mean, sneaking coward. Now that Leviene has back up in the form of Sylphie, she doesn¡¯t have to worry about people trying to kill her because she is different. Sylphie has said so herself, ¡°Who do I need to hunt down for you?¡± From those words, many can infer Sylphie¡¯s personality. They can also infer Leviene¡¯s penchant for getting killed, thereby creating the overprotective personality in her cousin. Leviene vehemently deny it was her ineptitude which lead to a tyrannical coddling on Sylphie¡¯s behalf. She points out it was her cousin, Carrie Ansling, who jump started Sylphie¡¯s autocratic behavior. If Carrie didn¡¯t date the sleeze bag, got into a messy breakup, which requires an intervention of the thuggish kind, then Sylphie¡¯s overbearing side would never have manifest. Leviene headed towards the exit, trusting her cousin to find the Perrian Let. Leviene wondered while walking, what race her cousin picked. Since Evanstrial is the capital of the Aerials, it has to be either a Perrian Let, Tajin Nost or Ruse Marren. Each race has their advantages and disadvantages. If it wasn¡¯t for the racial benefits to constitution and endurance, which has universal applications, Leviene would have picked a Ruse Marren. Colorful butterflies are always welcome in her family. Though don¡¯t tell the animal enthusiast her family. Was it Carrie, Janice or Lily who had a butterfly collection. Those things creep Leviene out, dead and displayed for everyone to see like that. After shivering at the memories of dead butterflies pinned to the wall under a glass case, the proud Perrian Let rigorously followed the exit. [Leviene whispered to Sylphie]: BTW Sylphie, what race did you chose? [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: Tajin Nost [Leviene whispered to Sylphie]: Coloring? [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: Dark green hair, dark red eyes, slim build, medium height, grayish skin tone. [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: What about you? [Leviene whispered to Sylphie]: Perrian Let, purple hair, dark blue eyes, black and white wings, unruly tail. You can¡¯t miss it. [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: Black and white wings? Tail? I thought the Perrian Let¡¯s wings are all white. And seriously, a tail? [Leviene whispered to Sylphie]: There was a glitch when my character was created I guess. [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: Cuckoo birds in the middle of the swans. [Leviene whispered to Sylphie]: Stupid idiot. It¡¯s a swan among the ugly ducklings. [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: You hate black and white. Back home, you bitch and complain your black hair and black eyes all the time. [Leviene whispered to Sylphie]: Glitch comes with benefits. 25% to dark attacks and 10% to holy attack. [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: Not bad then. I¡¯ll keep an eye out. After conversing with Sylphie, Leviene headed towards the second convening area. The second convening area was a large space specifically created for the players in each wave to gather. Signs with the name of each nation was posted. Players gathered close to each other by nationality, some seeking the comfort of home, while others look for a familiar face. There few members in the second convening area. Presumably, everyone went the third convening area to meet up. Leviene hurried through the second convening area, anxious to find her cousin. She rushed the tunnels only to arrive at the arena where the cutscene was held. ¡°Damn it, went the wrong way.¡± Leviene muttered to herself as she retraced her steps and went to another tunnel only to arrive at the cutscene arena again. Muttering to herself again, Leviene retraced her steps. 30 minutes later. [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: Where are you? [Leviene whispered to Sylphie]: Trying to find the third convening area. [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: ¡­. [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: The entrance to the third convening area is under the north sign. [Leviene whispered to Sylphie]: Ah. kk. Heading there now. Leviene followed Syphie¡¯s instruction, locating the north sign and entered the tunnel. A din of noises greeted Leviene as she entered the third convening area. Players were yelling their real name, trying to find family and friends in this new world. [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: Nut bag, to your left. Leviene scanned her surround to her left, trying to find a character her cousin usually like. Although the game input a player¡¯s face into their characters, it is still hard to recognize another player, especially when their coloring, physical build and species is changed. Trying to find someone changed by the game is like trying to locate them after they have a glamorous makeover, because who would want a makeover to become ugly? [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: The other side idiot. [Leviene whispered to Sylphie]: You said to my left. [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]:.¡­.Then why are you looking to your right? A few moments later, Leviene was slapped in the back by a powerful force, nearly knocking her flat on her face. ¡°Seriously, did you have to take so long Laurie?¡± Sylphie¡¯s voice is still gentle as a spring breeze, with hints of silent amusements and a motherly scolding undertone. The small Perrian Let warmed even though she begrudge the welcoming hit. ¡°Are you sure that¡¯s Laurie? You didn¡¯t hit someone else my mistake did you?¡± a patronizing voice echoed through Leviene¡¯s ear and ricocheted through her brain. No please, Leviene silently begged, anyone but her! Chapter 0004 Chapter 0004 Leviene liked to think she possess the better qualities of an adult: kind, dignified, mature and reasonable. She thought she had the patience of a saint and a temperament benefitting of her chosen profession, an angel of mercy, helping the sick get better, a nurse. Those thoughts were ripped apart and shattered when she met the Burkett, her mother¡¯s paternal family. The little Perrian Let always wondered why her mother never wanted to associate with the American side of her family until she actually met them. Then she understood all too well her mother¡¯s sentiments, and it was one of the few rare occasion she agreed with her mother. She wanted to stay the hell away from them as much as possible. Leviene had never met a group of people more arrogant and flashy than the Burkett. During one family get together that Leviene was forced to attend at the ripe old age of ten, Erica, then 13 and her family arrived in style, a 1999 Ford Super Stretch Limo. The vehicle scream money, money, money. It would have been fine if the family gathering was in Beverly HIlls or a high class neighborhood. Coming to suburban America in a limo, now that¡¯s just plain tacky. Arriving in a super stretch limo, that¡¯s flaunting their wealth and asking to be robbed. If only it ended there. Erica¡¯s father, William Burkett, came out of the limo with traditional rapper style accessories: heavy gold chain, flashy diamond rings, and expensive watches. Yes plural on the watches. What idiot wears more than one watch? Uncle William! Janet Taylor Burkett, Erica¡¯s mother was an example of what not to do. Black one piece mini skirt, three size too small adorn the slightly plump body, trying to encase giant plastic surgery enhanced breast. Leviene swore she saw her aunt¡¯s underwear flashing every time she walked. Everytime Janet took a step, the young and naive Leviene wondered when the skirt will roll up to her waist exposing her panties or the top will burst open showcasing her bra. Although Leviene didn¡¯t mind a woman trying to look younger, the woman is in her 40¡¯s. In the 21st century, humans age gracefully so that 40 isn¡¯t too old, but 40 year old woman dressed like a slutty 18 year old just isn¡¯t right in Leviene¡¯s young mind. Erica followed behind the pair of American gold digger cliche, uncomfortable with the display of wealth, or so Leviene thought. In her childish mind, Leviene wanted to help her cousin out of an embarrassing situation. To this day, Leviene lamented on the stupidity of youth, and hers in particular. The young Leviene pulled her cousin towards a small nook in the house and tried to get acquainted with her unknown relative. The stupid child got an hour long lecture from her cousin about fashion faux pas her parents committed. Leviene tried to get away. She seriously did, but Erica wouldn¡¯t let up on her lecture. Finally at wits end, Leviene said she needed a drink of water and fled to the soda cooler. She grabbed the fruit punch and tried to find a somewhere to hide. Erica, the vengeful ghost from hell, was unwilling to let go of her captive audience, followed Leviene. Two children, one running, one chasing. It was inevitable. They bumped into each other. Leviene spilled her drink on Erica¡¯s dress, the same dress Erica spent four weeks feverishly anticipating when she first saw it on the runway, the same dress she was touting to Leviene earlier. Suffice to say, the world ended for Erica and Leviene was subjected to a set of money hungry parents demanding compensation for the dress she ruined. Leviene cried her heart out when she heard how much the dress cost. It was all of her allowance for the next four years. Sylphie¡¯s father, Eric Deveraux, stepped in and offer to pay for the dry cleaning. The Burket wanted compensation for the one of kind something something dress. Leviene didn¡¯t know at the time who design the dress or what it was made of, all she knew was the next four years of her allowances was being confiscated for a minor blunder anyone, let alone a child, could have made. Furthermore, the other half of the incident was not blamed for her actions in the whole fiasco. The childish Leviene cried to the high heavens and made a big ruckus. Deprived for FOUR WHOLE YEARS! She was unwilling! Completely unwilling. The Burkett were also unwilling. They claim they paid $3499 on the dress and now it was ruined. They wanted their money¡¯s worth. Eric Deveraux had no desire to escalate a children quarrel nor embarrass Leviene¡¯s mother, however the belligerent and downright threatening manners of the Burketts left him no other alternative. He immediately called upon his extensive information network, exposing the scam the Burkett were trying to enact. They bought the dress for $20 at the local thrift shop. Their jewelry were all fake. From the evidences Eric presented at the family party, the initial plan of the Burkett was to accuse Leviene¡¯s mother for stealing their jewelry and then demand compensation for it, however the details were sketchy and they weren¡¯t sure if they could pull it off, so when they saw the ruined dress, the jumped at the chance of the sure thing for less money rather than their original plan which is easier to expose. Leviene¡¯s mother was suitably outrage, yet completely resigned, as she threw out the scheming family. She then warned Leviene to never get near those bastards again. Leviene followed her mother¡¯s advice wholeheartedly afterwards. However, she could not completely avoid the Burkett. They were, sadly, family. Leviene didn¡¯t remember how Erica looked. Once she heard Erica¡¯s vicious tongues, she ran to the other side of the house and kept a ten foot buffer zone. So, of all the relatives Leviene had to find sticking to Sylphie, it had to be none other than Erica. Damn it. ¡°Really Jessica, is this brat really Laurie? How can you tell from a glance. I didn¡¯t know it was you when you called out to me. If you didn¡¯t reveal some embarrassing secrets only you would know, I would not believe it was you. You changed so much. Your skin is still as pale as before, but that horrible hairstyle doesn¡¯t suit you. I like it better when you had your hair in a pixie cut than this waist length monstrosity. Green too. Are you trying to make a statement with the color of your hair? If you are, what statement would that be? Dark and broody? And those eyes. Of all the choices we had, did you have to choose blood red? Individually, the style might be fine, but when you put it together on your face, it screams wanna be vampire, and a failed vampire at that. ¡°Seriously, choosing red as your eye color might affect your vision, causing you to see everything in infrared Jessica. I know iris color doesn¡¯t affect human vision, but blood red is an unnatural eye color. What if your friends saw you right now, what would they think? Worst, what if the media saw you? How could you explain to the world how the heiress of the Deveraux Corporation went from a refined lady to a goth wanna be? ¡°Also, are you sure you can see right with all the changes you experience Sylphie? See, the color has already affect your judgement. The bird brain stick you point to can¡¯t be Laurie.This book was originally published on Royal Road. Check it out there for the real experience. ¡°Seriously, how can this shrimp be Laurie? You know Laurie, she¡¯d always wanted to be tall. If she was to create a character, she¡¯d chose to be a giant, not a midget baby. I swear she just want to be tall so she can look down on us poor plebeian with her higher than thou attitude. Look at those black and white wings. Did someone paint her wings black? If it was Laurie, you know she¡¯d choose a different color. She always complain about her monochrome coloring. Black hair, black eyes, ghostly pale skin. If Laurie hated black and white so much, she could have gone to the salon to dye her hair or wear color contacts lens. I get so tired of hearing her moan and groan about her looks. Being pretty takes effort. ¡°This face and skin didn¡¯t come cheap you know. Anagram 7 step facial cost $6000 for a 3 month supply, but I still found a way to purchase it. My skin tone, hair color and eye match completely. TresBelleSoliel means very beautiful sun in French. My light blue hair reflect the color the sky on a clear day. It took me forever to get the correct color of blue. My eyes looks just like the sun. Well not exactly like the sun. I can¡¯t get the color to glow like the sun, but I got a color close enough to represent suns. See. The whole package complements each other. Oh I know I could have gone with blond hair and blue eyes in invert way. My blond hair would have been the brilliance of the sun and you could get lost in my sky eyes, but that is so plain. I¡¯d rather like my coloring. The perfect day¡­.¡± Someone kill me, thought Leviene as she tried really hard to tune out an annoying fly. She hadn¡¯t seen Erica for the last three years. She forgot about this teeth grating, enraging, suicidal inducing trait of her cousin. After moving out to college, Leviene avoided family gathering like a world ending zombie plague. Then the car accident happen. It killed Sylphie¡¯s parent and paralyze Sylphie from the waist down. Leviene and her family had to deal with the aftermath. The accident changed Sylphie. Her nice, sweet, innocent cousin became a demonic drug addict. The scheming, lying, deceitful Sylphie nearly tore their family apart. Somehow they pulled through and got her into rehab. To comfort Sylphie and give her life meaning, Leviene and her brothers tried to engage Sylphie in a variety of activities. Sylphie like MMO games. Those were the good times. Good times. Yes, the good times. It must be said three times wash away the awful events. There was no way Erica would care about someone other than herself to sincerely express sympathy after a car accident. In fact, Leviene didn¡¯t see the Burkett at the funeral, though it make sense since the Deveraux belongs to her father¡¯s side of the family while the Burkett is connected to her through her mother¡¯s side. Erica coming to Sylphie¡¯s aid is another joke. The Devereaux have money. The Burkett are money hungry wolves searching for prey. When the two sides of the family met, the Burkett were always trying to convince the Deveraux to join in one of their money making scheme. Leviene never saw hide nor hair of them during the family crisis. Good riddance too. Leviene didn¡¯t think her family could deal with those bastards on top of handling Sylphie. Then the gaming years started. Good times. Good times. Good times. Erica had her priorities. Fashion and art was the diva main point of interest. The start up company Erica created was probably a distant second. Leviene did not know how Erica could afford a trip to New York every year for Fashion Week. Note the capital. Fashion Week must be capitalized or else. Three week long drama hell. Whimper. Whimper. Must not reopen door to hell. Perfect excuse for never going to an event hosted by the Burkett. Suffice to say, Erica would not set foot in a virtual reality game. Uh¡­. Leviene just realized something important. ¡°.... and look at how stunning these wings are. I¡¯m sure, given time, I can accessorize so everything matches.¡± Leviene slapped a hand over Erica¡¯s mouth. It is the only way to get her to shut up. ¡°Sylphie?¡± Sylphie stopped her internal planning to address her cousin. ¡°Yes?¡± ¡°This isn¡¯t a game right?¡± ¡°No it isn¡¯t.¡± ¡°We can¡¯t log out right?¡± ¡°We can¡¯t log out.¡± ¡°NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.¡± It can be said Leviene¡¯s heart rending cry can pierce the heavens. Pain and misery so complete it can not be describe with mere words. The agony grips the hearts mercilessly. Even the most cold hearted psychotic killer will soften their bloody hearts to such torment displayed by a small Perrian Let in the third convening area. Until the next sentences was uttered. Then anyone would just want to slap her. ¡°I will be short forever!¡± ¡°After all that, your height is what you are worried about?¡± Erica ranted. ¡°Can you not think of our plight. We are in virtual reality game with no way to go home. I¡¯m going to miss Fashion Week and all you can think about is your GOD DAMN HEIGHT! Have a little sympathy for the plight of those less fortunate than you.¡± ¡°Who cares about Fashion Week,¡± Leviene retorted. ¡°My height in this game in an unchangeable fact. Unlike clothes.¡± ¡°Clothes are the statement a person make about her status. I bet you can¡¯t even afford one pair of decent shoes with your future salary. Oh wait, you will be in the debtors hell after you graduate from college.¡± Leviene realize something important from Erica¡¯s rant. ¡°Sylphie.¡± ¡°Yes?¡± Sylphie replied from the sidelines. It seems the interaction between Erica and Leviene amuse the Tajin Nost greatly. ¡°We¡¯re poor aren¡¯t we?¡± Leviene asked in a soft voice. She did not want to confirm her monetary status right now. Although she did take out student loans to finance her education, Leviene has always considered those loans to be an investment in herself. With the better job she can get with a college degree, she can pay back the loans easily. ¡°Really! You money grubbing beggar! Don¡¯t you care about anything else but yourself? Can¡¯t you put your stupid mind into something constructive, like finding a way out of this game.¡± Erica¡¯s snide comment had no effect on the determined Perrian Let. Leviene had to have confirmation. Sylphie shot Erica a glance before answering Leviene. ¡°We are not rich nor are we poor. Everyone in the game is starting off with the same amount of money. I¡¯m sure with your ability, gold in this game won¡¯t be in issue.¡± Leviene immediately perk up. ¡°Your right. I was the fifth richest person on our server.¡± ¡°Who cares if you¡¯re rich in a game. Nobody wants your virtual gold. The fifth richest person the server, HA! I¡¯d be more impressed if you said you were the fifth richest person in the world.¡± ¡°Actually,¡± Leviene interjected with a mixture of pride and sadness, ¡°if we can¡¯t leave this game and I had all my assets from the my account, I would be the fifth richest person in the world.¡± ¡°What are you talking about?¡± Erica didn¡¯t understand her stupid relatives. How can they be so calm when they were suddenly transported to this world. They have done nothing but quibble over trivial matters, as if they didn¡¯t want to go back to Earth. ¡°This virtual reality game is our world now. It¡¯s an overlap of the virtual world and the real world. If the assets I had in my account was transferred into this world, which now happens to be our new reality, then I would be very rich.¡± ¡°F*** this.¡± Erica denied. She did not want to be stuck in a virtual game world. She had her priorities, the company she created from scratch and Fashion Week. ¡°That¡¯s bulls*** Laurie. You¡¯re acting like we can¡¯t leave this place, and even if we could, you wouldn¡¯t want to go back!¡± ¡°Why would I want to go back? What is there for me back on Earth?¡± Leviene respond pragmatically. The calmer she was, the angrier Erica became. The angrier she was, the happier Erica became. Leviene rather piss off Erica than become an angry mob of one. ¡°What about your mother? Your family?¡± Erica screeched, getting more hysterical. She had to convince Laurie to find a way out of this world. Erica knew she couldn¡¯t do it by herself. ¡°Mom¡­ well mom is mom. I love her, but I¡¯m not going to spend the rest of my life trying to please her. I am my own person. As for the rest of my family, they¡¯d actually want to come here.¡± ¡°I forgot I¡¯m talking to a family of gamers,¡± Erica sneered then stared at Leviene to emphasize her point, ¡°You might not want to go back but I do. I don¡¯t want to spend the rest of my life stuck with you!¡± A dreadful realization ashen the Perrian Let already pale face. ¡°Sylphie?¡± ¡°Yes?¡± Sylphie stifled her amusement as she answered her cousin. Leviene might not appreciate Sylphie¡¯s amusement at the expense of the little Perrian Let. Erica¡¯s squawking was annoying but it cause Leviene to express a myriad of emotions. The thunderstruck look Leviene has during each of her realization is so cute. It¡¯s been awhile since Sylphie saw Leviene¡¯s adorable side. ¡°We¡¯re going to be stuck with Erica for the unforeseeable future?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.¡± Chapter 0005 Chapter 0005 Sylphie ignored Leviene¡¯s childish temper tantrum and Erica¡¯s snide remarks in favor of searching for her other relatives or people she had been gaming with in the real world. Although it¡¯s been awhile since Sylphie seen any true emotions in her beloved cousin¡¯s sad eyes, and she would like to continue drowning in their lovin tender care, she could not allow them to remain as they are. There were too many unknown variables in their convergence. Sylphie felt the need to protect the family with her now warred with the need to go out and search for information. She settled her emotions by watching over the comedians while mentally searching for the others. Suddenly she received a private message. [Kaleseze whispered to Sylphie]: Diabolical Jessica? Sylphie smiled. In a virtual world, the person she desired to be transported with her most is this person, John Deveraux. [Sylphie whispered to Kaleseze]: O hail Raid Leader of Slaughter. [Kaleseze whispered to Sylphie]: Yeah, that¡¯s you. [Kaleseze whispered to Sylphie]: How are things on your end? [Sylphie whispered to Kaleseze]: Found your sister and Erica [Kaleseze whispered to Sylphie]: lol. Good luck with that combination. Laurie never forget nor did she ever forgive Erica for the dress incident. [Sylphie whispered to Kaleseze]: Yes, she does hold a grudge. [Kaleseze whispered to Sylphie]: Laurie was a miser even then. After the incident, I swear I hear her yelling in her sleep, ¡°Hell no to four years of allowance. Evil relatives should all die.¡± [Sylphie whispered to Kaleseze]: lol [Kaleseze whispered to Sylphie]: lol [Kaleseze whispered to Sylphie]: Drop group and accept the party invite. Sylphie accepted the party invite when it popped up on her screen. [Party - Wraith]: The zombie awakens, the end of the world is nigh. Wraith¡¯s name in real life in Matthew Calbot, the eldest brother of John and Laurie Deveraux. Matthew is the oldest at 26, then Laurie at 22 with John the youngest at 21. Many people assume Matthew is the step brother of John and Laurie. The siblings have the same mother and father. The surname change towards the younger children is hilarious when told, but quite frustrating for the Calbot couple. Slightly after Matthew was born, Eric Deveraux had leukemia and needed a bone marrow transplant. All the members of the Deveraux family donated a sample of their bone marrow for testing, but none was a match. The results sent the rich French aristocrat into depression. The highest possible match for bone marrow comes from family. It is possible to find a match outside of family, but the odds are low. There are several factors limiting the match between leukemia patients and possible donors, but the main problem is lack of awareness. Not many people sign up to be bone marrow donors. However, Eric Deveraux was in luck. The hospital found a matching donor in Jason Calbot. Doctors removed the bone marrow from Jason on Sunday. By Monday, the bone marrow was transplanted into Eric. Eric invited Jason to France for an all expense paid vacation trip as a reward for saving his life. At first, Jason wanted to refuse, but in the end, his wife convinced him this was his reward for being a good samaritan. Jason brought his wife and son to France, and Eric was there to meet him at the airport. He wanted to personally thank his savior. Eric was rendered speechless when he met Jason. They look alike. They look so much alike they could have passed for twins. The Deveraux connection, or as some would say, the Deveraux curse, slammed into Eric and Jason so hard they both fainted and was taken to the hospital for observation. While he was there, Eric demand a paternity test and Jason acquise. Jason knew he was adopted. He knew he had family out there. However, Jason had no interest in finding them. If they didn¡¯t want him, then he sure as hell didn¡¯t want them, yet he still wanted answers to his abandonment. It turns out, Eric¡¯s father, Jean Louis Deveraux had an affair with Marie Denieve. Jean Louis promise to divorce his wife and marry Marie but never did. Marie, furious with Jean Louis, hid the news of her pregnancy, went to America to give birth and immediately put up the child for adoption. They never spoke to each other since. Jean Louis never knew he had another child until the paternity test. Presented with the evidences of another grown up child in America, Jean Louis wanted to ship the ¡®American bastard¡¯ back to the United States and disavow all knowledge of his byblow. The old man wanted to hide the product of infidelity from his wife, Marissa Lovere. Fortunately for Jason, Marissa knew of the situation from Eric before he confronted his father so she was able to guard against a more¡­ permanent information blackout. There was never a need for Jean Louis to take drastic action. Marissa never care about his infidelities. In the beginning, their marriage was a marriage based on mutual benefits, not love. As long as the benefits remain, Marissa had no intention of dissolving the union. Unauthorized duplication: this tale has been taken without consent. Report sightings. Jean Louis never understood the thinking of his wife. Despite his action in the past, he married for love. He loves her then, he loves her now. Marie was a ploy to arouse jealousy in his wife. With nothing to show for his effort, Jean Louis cut off all contact with Marie. Over the years, Jean Louis and Marissa grew closer together. They were the lovey dovey couple still on their romantic honeymoon in their old age. Marissa had long since forgiven his stupidity in his younger days. Marissa protected Jason because she owed him for saving Eric¡¯s life and she didn¡¯t want her husband to be charged with filicide. After seeing the reaction of his father and step-mother, Jason Calbot wanted nothing to do with his biological family. He went back to America after two week. On the other hand, Eric wanted to bring Jason back into the family fold, so to speak. He wanted Jason to take up the Deveraux name. Jason refused. Eric insisted. Back and forth the two went. Until Jason¡¯s wife became pregnant with Laurie. Eric figured if he couldn¡¯t persuade Jason to take the Deveraux name, then his children will have to do it in their father¡¯s stead. Sins of the father and all that. With a little lying and a bit of bribery here and there, Laurie Calbot became Laurie Deveraux. The same also happen to John. [Party - Sylphie]: The prodigal son arrives. How many women have you impregnated? [Party - Wraith]: lol. Gotta think of something new Sylphie. That jokes getting old. [Party - Sylphie]: No it hasn¡¯t. [Party - Wraith]: Damn it woman, quit with the lame joke. I am neither a prodigal son nor a player. I haven¡¯t even had a girlfriend yet. [Party - Sylphie]: Who was it that said in a conversation a long time ago a 2D girlfriend counts? [Party - Wraith]: ... [Party - Sylphie]: Who was it who said accomplish in game applies to real life and by this extension, he is the great harem master? [Party - Wraith]: A moment of insanity. Think nothing of it. In fact, forget I ever said it. [Party - Sylphie]: Do you think I¡¯ll let you get away with it that easily? It¡¯s screenshotted, uploaded onto three different websites and backup onto 10 different thumb drive. Sylphie lied. She made a video, took screenshot from said video and posted it on seven different forums and back it up onto twenty different thumb drive. The cocky bastard was never going to live it down. [Party - Wraith]: I¡¯m never going to live it down am I? [Party - Sylphie]: Exactly my thoughts. [Party - Kaleseze]: You two done joking around? [Party - Wraith]: I¡¯m good. [Party - Sylphie]: Good here. Sylphie and Wraith cut their good natured bickering. With the dirt the two had on each other, they can go on for days. Kaleseze enjoy their trash talk usually. He plays game to relax after classes and school. It¡¯s fun for him to read their squabbles without the need to respond. Now was not the time to relax. They had to figure out what is going on. [Party - Kaleseze]: Got any information about our situation? [Party - Sylphie]: Invite Leviene and TresBelleSoliel into the group. I don¡¯t want to repeat everything again. Leviene has join the group. TresBelleSoliel has join the group. [Party - Sylphie]: Good, everyone on my side is in group. How about you guys? [Party - Leviene]: Hi all. [Party - TresBelleSoliel]: Hello. [Party - Kaleseze]: Haven¡¯t found anyone yet. Will keep you informed. [Party - Wraith]: I contacted you guys first to find out the situation and coordinate from there. Haven¡¯t seen anyone we know yet. [Party - TresBelleSoliel]: Wait. Who is who here? [Party - Kaleseze]: John [Party - Wraith]: Matthew [Party - TresBelleSoliel]: Oh great, the freaking nerd brigade is all here. Of all the people in the world, I have to be stuck with the geeky Calbots, and not the rich geeks either. No, I have to be in a freaking strange world with the shut in computer nerds who jerks off to 2 dimensional porn. What did I ever do to deserve this. You Calbots are nothing but antisocial scums living off your parents because you guys are too lazy to find a job and support yourself. [TresBelleSoliel has been kick out of the group]. [Party - Sylphie]: Wait a sec. I have to handle her over here. Sylphie glared at Erica. Leviene moved out of range of fire while close enough not to miss the dress down coming from Erica. God did Leviene want popcorn right now. This was something she wanted to see for a long time. ¡°Listen here you arrogant gnat. Before you open that big mouth of yours and spew nonsensical bull shit, you better assess your-¡± ¡°But Jessica, what I said was true,¡± Erica interjected. Leviene shook her head at Erica¡¯s stupidity. Leviene saw Sylphie like this two times. After each tongue-lashing, the opposing party is always reduce to tears, crying and begging for forgiveness, which Sylphie grants, like a queen pardoning her subject. If the opposite party does not change their offending behavior, then Sylphie destroys them. Sylphie may be young but she is smart. She was groom to run the Deveraux empire. When Sylphie destroy something, the annihilation was so complete, no one can find ashes of the offending party. Did Leviene say she saw two arguments? Ah no. Leviene never saw Sylphie berate anyone at all. None whatsoever. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Zero. Slap. 50% health. Ouch. How much power did Sylphie put into that slap? Awe sparkled in Leviene¡¯s eyes. She wanted someone to slap Erica for a long time. ¡°Clean out your ears and listen well.¡± Sylphie grabbed Erica by the ugly starter gear everyone wear and hoist her against the wall. Leviene¡¯s eyes sparkled. What aura, what power. This is Jessica Deveraux, heir to the Deveraux Empire. It¡¯s been a long time since Leviene saw Jessica. In contrast, Sylphie is mere a facade Jessica wears to placate the people who cares about her. Wait, no. Sylphie is a family member. Jessica is the CEO. Anyways. Hello cousin. Long time no see. You were missed. ¡°We are in a place which follow gaming laws. The people who have the best chance to survive this weird world are the gamers you arrogantly insult. Unless you want to be scammed into whoring out your pussy for pennies on side of the road, then you better shut your sucking orifice and execute every fucking orders given to you. Understand?¡± Sylphie¡¯s in your face chew out tirade scared Erica. ¡°Yes.¡± Erica¡¯s meek reply was a balm to Leviene¡¯s tender heart. ¡°Good. Now shut up while I assess our current situation.¡± Sylphie did not press Erica further. She knew Erica was only subdue for a moment. To truly tame the shrew, Sylphie need to put in more effort, effort she currently is using to assess their current situation. Sylphie doesn¡¯t have time to control Erica. As long as she doesn¡¯t cross the line, she can be dealt with later. Chapter 0006 Chapter 0006 Erica knew she crossed a line with Jessica, but she can¡¯t help herself around the powerful heiress. Everyone say every station in life has their troubles, but watching Jessica, the Ruse Marren can¡¯t see anything troubling the rich girl. She had everything the white butterfly wanted. Rich, caring parents who dotes on her. Her position in her family is solid. Jessica doesn¡¯t have to worry about money. When she was born, her grandfather set up a trust fund for her. What she ask for she gets. Erica always hated the spoiled brat. For a while Erica felt remorse for her, especially when she was confined to a wheelchair. Then Erica started to hear rumors about her drug abuse from the family grapevine and her subsequent recovery. The Calbots spent every moment of their spare time nurturing her, protecting her. The white butterfly hated her support system. ¡°I am related to the Calbots the same as her. How come they never extended an olive branch to me,¡± thought the selfish Erica. Erica never realized the give and take side of a relationship. All she sees is the result, never wondering nor inquiring of the method to get the results. If she made half the effort Sylphie did, there would be more people willing to lend her a helping hand. Erica, when she wants to be is more sociable and approachable than either Sylphie and Leviene. Sylphie has a strong queen aura around her. Leviene has either a daze look about her, as if she is not in the present reality, or a driven focus appearance, detering anyone not close to the Perrian Let.Unauthorized content usage: if you discover this narrative on Amazon, report the violation. Of course, Erica doesn¡¯t always means what she say. Erica suffer from an inferiority complex and anxiety around Jessica, which manifest as helpless babbling to cover her faults. In an unknown situation where she had to depend on Leviene and Sylphie, her anxiety increase exponentially. The current situation requires a calm mind. Erica can¡¯t keep still. She hate the feeling of helplessness. She is standing in the shadow of an overwhelming giant. Erica felt she will never amount to anything of she stays where she is, but she doesn¡¯t know how to get out. She can never get out. She will always be living in the shadow that is Jessica Deveraux. Laurie doesn¡¯t help either. Erica never hated the midget Perrian Let. In fact, she wanted to befriend the little girl when they were children, but her parents told her they need money to get out of the jam they were in. They were trying to target Eric Deveraux by going through the Calbot. Erica did not understand how things got out of hand so fast. The mess from their childhood incident set the tone for their relationship as they grow up. The money her parents got from Jean Louise made Erica feel immense guilt towards her friendly cousin. Erica never had a chance to explain what happen. She wanted to make it up to Laurie. Every time they meet, Erica tries to advise Laurie about fashion and people. It was her area of expertise. And math. Erica doesn¡¯t mean to brag, but was acknowledge within the family Erica was scary good with numbers. The Ruse Marren didn¡¯t realize Leviene never wanted her fashion advice. Leviene need help with math. An offer of personal tutoring weill better well received than interpersonal advice (nagging). Leviene does her best to avoid her when there is a family reunion. After a while, Erica felt it was easier to leave the situation as they are. Now, she in a new world with the person she envies the most and the person who pricks her guilty conscience the most. She¡¯s surprised she wasn¡¯t a raving lunatic yet. Chapter 0007 Chapter 0007 [Party - Kaleseze]: Everything settled over there? [Party - Sylphie]: More or less [Party - Leviene]: Sylphie gave Erica the smackdown. The little Perrian Let wanted to dance, except the other can¡¯t see her smooth moves and Erica is giving her the stink eye. She is smart enough to know the little tiff with Sylphie only cowed her for a bit. They won¡¯t be parting ways anytime soon. She still have to group with Erica. [Party - Wraith]: You must be happy little sis. Wraith and Kaleseze knew their sister well enough to guess her though. Kaleseze had a quiet, thoughtful personality. He never mention Leviene¡¯s issues. Wraith, being the older brother, had the older brother privilege of teasing and tormenting his younger siblings. [Party - Leviene]: She had it coming. [Party - Kaleseze]: Throw a party later. How is situation over there? [Party - Sylphie]: There three of us here. Nothing unusual. We haven¡¯t explored the area yet. The city is closed until the introductions are over. [Party - Kaleseze]: Same on this side. I did do some exploring. It¡¯s like every new beginning area from any game. [Party - Leviene]: How many laps around the city did you make? [Party - Kaleseze]: Enough to search every nook and cranny in this city. There are certain areas I don¡¯t have access to. Everyone in the party was quiet. Kaleseze has a habit of letting his in game character walk in circle around town when he has a problem to think through or when he is stressed. To search through the city, Kaleseze must have search the city several times over. He is more worried about their current predicament than he¡¯s letting on. [Party - Wraith]: I started spamming everyone once I got out of the cut scene. [Party - Leviene]: What should be do? Captain obvious went and asked the crucial question. Leviene have her head in a fog most of the time. She is rarely aware of her surrounding, much to her brother¡¯s worry. Her obliviosness spurred her family to action. At least someone isn¡¯t worried about their current situation. [Party - Sylphie]: Continue to look around. Trying to find other people we know and form a group as fast a possible. The more people in the group the better. I don¡¯t know if what laws are enforced here. I¡¯d rather not chance a mishap. [Party - Wraith]: Is it necessary to explore the area since Kaleseze has already done so? I don¡¯t think it will be any different for us.If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. [Party - Sylphie]: We need to get familiar with our surrounding. I get the feeling we will be coming back here often. Wraith and Kaleseze understood the unspoken connotation of Sylphie¡¯s words. Leviene need to get familiar with the area or they will spend immeasurable amount of time trying to find a lost child. [Party - Leviene]: Don¡¯t forget to mark down where the class trainer and the where the profession trainers are located. [Party - Wraith]: ¡­ This isn¡¯t a game. [Party - Leviene]: The mechanics of this world is like a virtual reality game. Why not treat it like one? [Party - Wraith]: I get the feeling you don¡¯t want to go back. [Party - Leviene]: ¡­ Something about this world calls to me. Like I am home again. I don¡¯t know how to explain it. [Party - Sylphie]: Try. The group was perturb about Leviene¡¯s attitude. Most gamers spend so much time playing their game, they won¡¯t mind living the game. Being in this world is like a dream come true for hardcore players. Leviene was never one of the player escaping reality through virtual reality. She got into gaming to accompany a physical impaired Sylphie. Laurie always dreamed of being a nurse. She was focus in her pursuit of her nursing degree. Thus her cavalier attitude towards their presence in this world bothered her family. [Party - Leviene]: Back on Earth, life felt like I¡¯m watching a good movie. The movie is the life I am living and the emotions is real, but there was always something missing. Leviene stumbled, trying to explain an emotion. [Party - Leviene]: Oh I know. It feels like I am the main character in a romantic drama, but the main lead can not show up because I was born in the wrong time. The time disconsance is fixed in this world. Like the script is back on track. [Party - Kaleseze]: ¡­ [Party - Sylphie]: ... [Party - Wraith]: All that just because you want to get laid with Mr. Right!!!! [Party - Leviene]: F**** You! [Party - Wraith]: You can get laid back home. [Party - Leviene]: God dammit. How many times do I have to tell you, it¡¯s not about sex. [Party - Wraith]: So speak the oxymoron horny virgin. [Party - Leviene]: I had sex before. Leviene lied. She never had sex before. There was never a man¡­ worthy enough¡­ no, alluring enough¡­ no, right enough to tempt her. She never click with anyone around her. [Party - Wraith]: Pfft. [Party - Leviene]: Wtf. [Party - Wraith]: Nothing. [Party - Leviene]: Seriously, what? [Party - Kaleseze]: We¡¯re concern about you. I can see myself living here comfortably. Even Wraith and Sylphie, I can see assimilating to this world before you. You knew what you wanted in life and work hard towards your passion. It¡¯s weird to see you not fighting tooth and nail to accomplish your dream. Wraith thanked the heavens Kaleseze cut in. Sylphie will neuter him if he told Leviene Sylphie will know when Leviene did the deed because she had a 24 hour protection/surveillance around her. He was initially against the subterfuge, citing an invasion of privacy, however given Leviene¡¯s dazed personality and her propensity for getting lost, Wraith¡¯s objection was overruled. [Party - Leviene]: Meh. [Party - Sylphie]: Okay. Kaleseze and Wraith, drop group and continue exploring your area. Keep an eye out for people we know. I¡¯m more concerned about the people than the environment. [Party - Kaleseze]: Okay [Party - Wraith]: Got it. [Party - Leviene]: Hmph. Kaleseze has left the group. Wraith has left the group. Chapter 0008 Chapter 0008 ¡°What¡¯s the verdict?¡± Erica is still subdued from the previous dress down. The temptation to leave the group and strike out on her own is very high. The white butterfly won¡¯t be a babbling mess. Despite her anxiety, she chose to stay. She doesn¡¯t know what dangers exist in Arashia. At least Erica started off better than a few transmigrators. She had two people she can trust. Once the leash called consequences is removed from the beast called desire, the laws of the jungle takes hold and destruction of the current laws starts. Morality deteoritiates for benefits. Humans betraying one another becomes an everyday occurrences. Erica will not be a victim. The two people beside her are very loyal. They will not betray her, in spite of the crazy sh*t happening around them. ¡°We familiarized ourselves in the area, take note of group forming, and get ready for the mass exodus when the doorway opens.¡± Sylphie gives orders like a monarch commanding her subject. ¡°You mean scout the area so when Laurie calls for a pick up, we know where we are going.¡± ¡°Hey!¡± The Tajin Nost and the Ruse Marren ignored the feeble protest of the Perrian Let. ¡°Erica, you are better with the social investigative aspect. Try to get me the demographics of the player, paying close attention country of origin. Even though the beginning area is set up for people from around the world, I want to know how wide spread the transmigration is. I will be focusing on the economical aspect of Arashia. Leviene, you stumble into something good.¡± ¡°Why do you need to investigate the economy?¡± Erica questioned the reason behind the division of labor. It is understandable to investigate the people teleported/kidnapped with them and the groups forming. Leviene may seem dazed and unreliable most of the time, but her luck is inversely proportional to her sense of direction. Scary good. Aside from it being Sylphie¡¯s strong point, Arashia¡¯s economy doesn¡¯t mesh with their objective. It was Leviene who explained Sylphie¡¯s reasoning. ¡°The state of an game economy can tell you how old the game is. In a new game, player will horde their stuff like ores or herbs because they don¡¯t know which profession is necessary or will make money. The auction house will be empty. Stores will only have useless stuff. Once information disseminate about the game, players sells their unnecessary supplies, focusing on materials used to upgrade their characters. In a mature game, high end guild offer escorting services, rushing services or instancing services.¡± ¡°Escorting? Rushing? Instancing? Use layman''s term please. Your geek speak is confusing me.¡± Erica sneered at Leviene. Leviene looked at Erica strangely. What kind of confidence the Ruse Marren has to bounce back from a major dress down so fast. Meek Erica, why can¡¯t you stay a little longer!This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. Nonetheless, Leviene continue with her explanation. ¡°Escorting and rushing services are similar. A high level character escort or rushes you through a low level area to get all the good gear or help you level for a fee. Instancing services is when a high level guild/clan/sect complete an instance and has all the gear from the area. They offer to take you through the instance/area/kill the boss for loot. Before you asked why they don¡¯t sell the drop on the auction house, there are items everyone can use, binds on equip or boe or binds on pickup shorten to bop. Game developers want players to actually play the game instead of buying the good gear off the auction house, so they make the good gear bind on pickup.¡± ¡°Why do we have to know the age of the game?¡± Sylphie took over the explanation this time. ¡°If this is a new world/game, then everyone is on the same footing. We don¡¯t have to worry about high level characters coming to low level areas to kill us. Everyone will be focused on exploring, leveling or feeling their way through the game. Individual or small squirmish are rare. We have to be wary of big groups trying to kill us, but we can escape easily. It¡¯s more of an annoyance rather than a threat. In an older game, the etiquette and laws of the game society are being formed. This the most dangerous time of the game. Big guilds pressure small guilds, elites take whatever they want and boundaries are tested. Consequences are being test. As the game progress, a semblance of law emerges with the major guild providing a check and balance.¡± ¡°In a virtual reality game back on Earth, some actions are forbidden by the game itself. Game companies want to make money. If the new player suffer too much at the hands of the veteran players then they won¡¯t pay the subscription fees to play, so the game have built in laws to protect the player to an extent. Although this game has the mechanics as a virtual reality game, it is a world in itself. The protection in a virtual reality game may not be in place here.¡± Leviene can see the light bulb going off inside Erica¡¯s head. ¡°If it is a new game, we don¡¯t have to worry about the other players yet. In an older game, it is the other players who are the biggest threat to us. A good way to determine the age of the game is the economics of the game.¡± Erica summarize the information received. ¡°Yeah.¡± Sylphie explained her orders to Erica. ¡°We are going to split up and explore the area. I believe Arashia is a ¡®new¡¯ game since we are unable to leave the city yet. I want us to be among the higher level players here. Until we can start playing, we have to find out as much information as we can. Hence, we are going to split up and search for clues in our area of expertise.¡± Leviene marvelled at Sylphie¡¯s ability to compartmentalized. Smug superiority to extreme anger to intelligent leader. Sylphie¡¯s many faucet fascinate the straightforward Perrian Let. ¡°Leviene is in our group.¡± Leviene rejoiced. Another Captain Obvious had join their group. They are comrades in arms against the double speak of politically minded tightwads. The joyful midget missed the point look sent her way by her new comrade. ¡°Lucky Laurie.¡± Sylphie¡¯s response puzzle Leviene but Erica understood her point immediately. ¡°Yeah, I¡¯m very lucky.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Erica agreed with her dense cousin. It was so obvious that a dense idiot can understand the motive, but Leviene nickname in the family is Captain Obvious for a reason. Not only does she state the obvious, she is immune to it too. Erica pity the fool. Then she remember how lucky the idiot was, her pity evaporated, allowing her to become a happy bystander to schemes woven right before her eyes. Sylphie knew how meticulous Kaleseze is. If he said he search every nook and cranny is the his capital city, then he comb the city thrice over. They weren¡¯t going to get new information by searching the city. Leviene might stumble onto something good. The short Perrian Let is an airhead most of the time. However there are time when Leviene stumbles into some amazing things. The family calls it Laurie¡¯s Luck. It is a combination of luck and brilliant insights. Leviene stumbles into trouble and startlingly turns trouble into adoring fans. She hates her fans, but that¡¯s neither here nor there. ¡°Okay, lets split up and search for clues.¡± Chapter 0009 Chapter 0009 Sylphie, Erica and Leviene decided to split up searching the city for clues. It was a surprise when all of them got +1 to wisdom for their decision. Leviene figured they could cover more grounds separating although the looks Sylphie and Erica were giving each other bothered the Perrian Let. The three girls decided to put off trying to figure out the status bonus they got and instead focus on finding information. Other players might announce in general chat if or when they find something but the three girls knew they can¡¯t depend on other people. If it wasn¡¯t for the map and the internal compass the game provided, Leviene would have gotten lost a thousand times. She have no sense of direction. The short Perrian Let admit it to herself. In front of other, she¡¯d deny, deny, deny. She has some dignity. Her lack of spatial awareness was one of the many reason Leviene don¡¯t wants to play first person shooter games, although a lot of her family tried to engage her in the game. Oh have they tried though. Have they have tried. Boom, headshot. Boom, headshot. Boom, headshot. After a wall of boom, headshot appearing on her screen the first couple hours Leviene played first person shooter games, Leviene gave up. Her brothers claim she was a great asset to their team, but the young girl got tired of playing bait or defense. It was not fun. Leviene went north, Sylphie south and Erica east. They would come back to the coliseum and explore west together. The city was design in a circular fashion with a white marbled tower, 20 to 25 stories high at the center. Ledges stick out on each floor, allowing for easy access to private residence. The tower is a giant condo. Leviene got a ¡°Would you like to purchase an apartment?¡± message when she entered the lobby of the tower. The poor and broke Perrian Let ran out of the towers so fast, trails of fire were created by her skid marks. In a game Leviene once played, there was a skilled call [Blazing Trail] where fire emerges behind the mage. It is one of the spells used to kill mobs running after a weak mage. The spell exist in this game. Definitely. The fires behind Leviene is part of the spell. Yes it was. Death to the naysayers. Surrounding the tower are the shopping districts. Armour shop, gear shop, potion shop, various restaurants, taverns, bars and the most important shop of all, the auction house. Leviene flagged the AH on her map and continued her exploration. Off to the corner was the mount district. The penniless Perrian Let drooled over their tiger land mounts, armour charger, unicorns, bears, and oooh is that a pegasus? Griffon? Dragon? Prices? Nothing she could afford, yet!Stolen from its rightful author, this tale is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. The greedy player dragged herself out of the stables with great, great! reluctance. Hey, she never denied the advertising and increase in consumer spending agenda of the gamer developer didn¡¯t work on her. It worked all too well. It¡¯s why she is poor even though she play the game six hours a day. Leviene noticed a block on the mapped encircled in red. Whenever she point over the area, it says limited access. Hmmm, curious. The more limited access, restriction, guards or sentry they have in an area, the more Leviene wanted to explore. There are 3 entrances to the limited access area with no name. Leviene decided to take the direct route, but she had to make some detours as the area was well patrolled. Indeed, the area was well patrolled. It wasn¡¯t because she had to take a right here and a left here and ah¡­. forget it. Area well patrolled. As she got closer to the area, the more Leviene notice more NPC loitering around. The short Perrian Let watched the gate suspiciously. There were few guards at the door and the few that were there weren¡¯t really interested in guarding the door at all. The guard themselves look like visitors to the area. Still¡­ limited access area. Looking around, the little Perrian Let a saw a group of NPC heading towards the door. Leviene walked in the area with the group, for once her smaller size gave her an advantage. Barely anyone can see the midget player over the top the giant NPC¡¯s head. The NPC themselves took no notices of the new addition to the group, intent on going where they were going. Leviene¡¯s advantage worked as a disadvantage as well. She couldn¡¯t see beyond the press of bodies and wings. Once they gotten the main square, the groups disperse to various building of their choice. Leviene should NOT have done that. For that matter she shouldn¡¯t have come here in the first place. Encircled in red. That was a big enough clue to tell anyone with map reading skills what this area is! The red light district. The raunchy act of fornication was not limited to inside the building either. Bikini clad female stood on the windows, balconies and whatever surface available, advertising their wares. Those NPC into exhibition were copulating right there for all asunder to see. And is it even possible to bend that way during sex. Leviene stood there like a tourist, gawking at the sights and sounds, trying to figure out if the sex position they were in was even possible. Now anyone knows people watching porn get arouse. Leviene like to say she was different. She wasn¡¯t. She was, in fact, worst. That tail of hers reminded her it has a mind of its own though it likes to work in conjunction with Leviene¡¯s subconscious instinct to fulfill a goal. It also reminded the young human turn Perrian Let that tip has 3 flexible little claw? Fingers? Joints? And Leviene got to know how flexible it is as it worked over her sex organ. There Leviene was, a prime example of how someone can actually fuck themselves. She asked the deities if this can get any worse. Good old Murphy¡¯s law. If it can get worse, it will. ¡°Hey you. This isn¡¯t a place for a kid to act like that. Get out of here!¡± a guard yelled at the short Perrian Let. He had to yell didn¡¯t he? Embarrassed by all the stare she received, Leviene squeezed her thighs so her tail couldn¡¯t do any more damage, and waddle slash ran out of the red light district. She didn¡¯t care where she went to as long as it was private. Chapter 0010 Chapter 0010 Leviene end up in a secluded garden. Looking to see no one was in the area, Leviene dropped her pant, unwind her tail and pulled her pants back up. ¡°Listen you unneeded piece of flesh. There¡¯s only one head commanding this body, and it¡¯s isn¡¯t you. So you better behave before I decide I fit in better without you!¡± The tail wagged so vigorously the little girl lost her grip on it. She spent the next few minutes wrestling with her tail. Once she thought she got a good grip on it, it slitter out of her grasp. Dog owners get the pleasure of watching their beloved pets chase their tails. In some parts of Asia, monkeys loiter the streets. The monkeys were caught to put on a show for their owners. It is cruel and inhumane to have the monkeys fight each other, but if they put an irritating object on the tail, the monkey did their utmost to remove said object, then it can''t be called cruel and inhumane. Leviene once called it the monkey dance. She laugh her butt off. It was funny to her. How can an animal with high agility not catch its own tail. Now, the little Perrian Let was glad no one was here to see her do her own version of the dog chasing its tail or the monkey dance. Video cameras are the invention of the devil in times like these. "You damn appendage, you dare act like a pervert on a train. I''ll crouching tiger hidden dragon you. I''ll show the moves that made this girl legendary in Krenly Elementary." Leviene got into a crouching position, getting ready to attack her prey like a crouching tiger getting ready to pounce on prey, although due to her size relative to every other Perrian Let in the game, she is more like a little kitten playing with the cat toy. With a jump, dash and a twist here and there, the short Perrian Let began an epic battle with a legendary foe she was doom to never win against. During the fight with herself, the female player came to a realization about herself. Self realization brought about these thoughts. ¡°Gentleman, I would like to extend my utmost apologies to you guys. I always thought females were better than you guys because we can control our sex drive and not be led around by the appendage between our legs. Now having an extra appendage that does not listen to command, has a mind of its own and likes to have sex, I realized I did men a great disservices. I am very sorry. I¡¯ll get on my knees and beg, just TELL ME HOW I CAN CONTROL THAT POS! ¡° That, that thing is like a grabby hand you can¡¯t get rid of. It¡¯s worse than a python. When Leviene grabbed it, it slips away, when she hold it close to maintain her grip, the tips fondle her breast, when she grip the tip, the base wriggle between her leg to arouse her. ¡°HELP ME GET IT OFF PLEASE!¡± ¡°You have to relax.¡± a voice answered Leviene¡¯s question. Did she asked for help out loud? Mortified, the Perrian Let drop her tail and turn to assess the intruder. She was tall, more than 8 and a half feet, rainbow wing color spanning 17 maybe 20 feet across. Iridescent or maybe pearlescent describe her best. She¡¯s like a living rainbow, her hair like diamonds refracting light, shining different colors. ¡°What?¡± ¡°Lara, mi amigdalinos, you have to relax or you¡¯ll never get control of your tail,¡± the woman said in a proud but exasperate voice. Leviene looked around seeing no one but this intruder, ¡°Who are you talking to lady?¡± ¡°Lara really!¡± ¡°My name Leviene. Not Lara.¡± ¡°L A R A. Lara dear, you do know how to spell right?¡± Patronizing b*tch! Of course she know how to spell. She¡¯s the one who don¡¯t know how to spell. Leviene is spelled oh Leviene Altreyes Rayael Arganox, LARA. Leviene stiffen. This woman was no ordinary player or NPC. Name tag displays are under the control of the user. A player can set their name to display on the name of their current character or the name of all their characters combined. This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road. If you spot it on Amazon, please report it. Account names are not revealed. Too many malicious spywares, trojans and viruses float around the internet trying to steal personal information. Beside, Leviene didn¡¯t know the name of her account since she was forcibly relocated here. She can see Leviene¡¯s full name, not just the name displayed. The little Perrian Let squinted her eyes, trying to see the name of the intruder. Nothing. She pointed the virtual cursor over the character. Still nothing. Warily, Leviene slowly edged back. The weird intruder didn¡¯t follow Leviene. Or if she notice, she didn¡¯t give any indication. Leviene had every right to be worried. Since the intruder can overwrite her personal setting and peer into private information as well as blocking her information from appearing before the short Perrian Let, the woman had the ability to manipulate the system. The beautiful, multifacet woman was either a game master (abbreviated GM, an employee of the game company who has certain privileges within the game to fix issues) or she was one of the game developer. Being the latter is more terrifying than the former. If she was a GM, then she was close to the powerful being that kidnapped? teleport? thousands of humans from Earth into Arashia. Until she knows the situation, Leviene did not want to annoy a powerful entity capable of erasing her character, or worst yet, steal all her gold! The scarier situation is if the weird intruder was one of the game developers. The cut scene explained it all. This world is a prison turn playground for bored powerful beings looking for amusement. How powerful are the whimsical entities? They are over level one million. Leviene shivered at the thought. In all games, the higher the level, the harder it is for the player to get to the next level. For example, it requires 10 million experiences point to get from level 60 to level 61. To get from level 61 to 62, it requires 20 million experience point. Judging by the general gaming trending, the game developers had to be at least a million years old. Leviene never believe humans can live to be a million years old, or at least she can¡¯t. Her attention span is small. Boredom sets in easily. Should a human live to a million years old, they are either insane or their thought process change to the point where it defy the common logic of mortals. They can¡¯t be blamed for it either. Several hundred years ago, everyone thought the world was flat. Undeniable proof emerge of the round Earth. Bring the person who believe the world is flat to the modern they and they will end up in a psychiatric ward. In any situation, Leviene knew this woman was dangerous. ¡°Are you relaxed now?¡± Leviene notice her voice had a indulgence, happy inflection. ¡°Umm yes?¡± Suddenly, the crazy woman¡¯s face scrunch up. She launched herself at Leviene. Leviene turned to run, but she was fast. She grabbed Leviene by the tail, lift her up and spanked her once and only once. Because with just one hit, it took Leviene¡¯s life from 100% to 1% and the young Perrian Let didn¡¯t think the insane woman was even trying to hurt her. She then turn me around and cuddle the small player. ¡°Lara mi amigdalinos, don¡¯t ever lie to me. Children should never lie! I¡¯ll forgive you this one time. Ah, my sweet sweet baby is back.¡± Yes, don¡¯t lie to the bipolar psycho. ¡°Quit with the cuddling lady. I don¡¯t like it!¡± Leviene said, exasperated. The small Perrian Let said that but she wasn¡¯t trying to hard to really push her away. 1% life here. ¡°And no cheek pinching, coochi coo or any baby babble. I¡¯m an adult.¡± She thought for a bit then tacked on, ¡°And call me Leviene.¡± The lunatic grabbed Leviene by the waist and lift her to eye level. The iris of her eyes are black with streaks in them. How unusual. A tear clung to the edge of those beautiful eyes. Leviene blamed her gentle personality. She didn¡¯t want this woman to be sad. The short Perrian Let gently wipe away the tear while scoffing at herself, ¡°Damn Hollywood and the male lead wiping the tears of the female lead in a secluded romantic setting leading to love and happily ever after. This is not it.¡± The tear crystallized. Leviene was surprised when the object appeared in her hand, but the greedy player can affect a poker face when wealth is involved and along with a little sleight of hand, the objected was directly deposited into her inventory. ¡°Leviene is one facet of Lara. I¡¯d rather address the whole rather than a portion of you. Call me Madalinos like you alway did.¡± Madalinos peppered the short Perrian Let with baby kisses, more ticklish cuddling and wing on wing petting. Unsurprisingly, the weird woman¡¯s name tag change from ???? to Madalinos. Someone with the power to rip a hole from one dimension to the other can easily change their name. ¡°Stop!¡± Leviene tried to sound stern, but laughter burst out of her. Not the adult amusement laughter either, but the little girl giggles. Who takes a giggling little girl seriously? ¡°No cheek to cheek rub either.¡± ¡°Five minutes, then we¡¯ll discuss things like adults.¡± ¡°Fine! I¡¯m timing you too.¡± Chapter 0011 Chapter 0011 Madalinos was a woman of her words. Five minutes to the dot she stopped the stupid baby teasing. She looked around, spotted a rock and sat down with Leviene on her lap. ¡°Okay mi amigdalinos, are you relaxed now?¡± she asked in all seriousness. Since Leviene didn¡¯t want another whack that might kill her this time, she answered her honestly. ¡°I¡¯m more frustrated than relax. The outrageous display of affection didn¡¯t help to calm me down.¡± ¡°Better.¡± ¡°You mention controlling my tail?¡± Leviene prompted her. ¡°Look into yourself,¡± she paused, trying to find the right words, ¡°Bring up your¡± pause ¡°character screen and I¡¯ll show you.¡± Leviene brought up her character screen. Madalinos pointed to the tail section of the character. Stupid appendage has a separate characteristic for it. Wait, that wasn¡¯t there before. She¡¯d remember if there was a tail section in the character screen. The short Perrian Let is anything if not through. Leviene wonder if Madalinos added the section to the character screen a moment ago. She wouldn¡¯t be surprise if she did. ¡°Here. The tail of a Perrion Let can be used like an extra hand, but in order to do so, tail strength, agility, precision and dexterity must be improved first. In the process of strengthening the muscle, control is gained. Until then the tail will act on instinct depending on your mood.¡± ¡°How do you know all this?¡± Leviene asked, unwilling to trust the weird stranger. Despite Leviene¡¯s wariness of strangers, she has good luck in meeting random people. Most of the people the young woman approach, generally for directions, are nice and honest people. Such luck or the ability to judge the intentions of others isn¡¯t Leviene¡¯s forte. The Calbots point blank ask if the Deveraux were monitoring the easily distractible child. The Deveraux denied assigning a surveillance team for the Calbots. Sylphie did later assign a bodyguard team to Leviene after the incident in France when Leviene was 8. Madalinos brought out her tail to show Leviene. ¡°See, the tip of the tail act like fingers. And like a hand, it can be trained to grab or throw things like this.¡± Quicker than a snake, Madalinos used her tail to snatch something from somewhere and threw it at the tree. The experience player didn¡¯t see any of the movement at all. The tail was there, then Leviene heard a thump and the tail was back where it was. Madalinos set Leviene down near the tree for inspection. The experienced player tried to pull the small blade from the tree, but it was in deep. ¡°Training tail strength determines how deep the blade will sink into the tree or the type of weapon used. The tail is not limited to dirks or dagger, nor can it only be used to throw things. Look over here Lara.¡± Leviene turned around. Madalinos held a broadsword with the tip of her tail. She used her tail to swing the sword like an expert. Where did she get that sword? Leviene didn¡¯t notice her carrying a sword anywhere on her body. ¡°Tail agility determines maneuverability,¡± she continued the lecture as she swings the sword in a series of complicated arcs, ¡°mostly the side to side or up and down motion. Dexterity determines what the tips can do.¡± She then twirled the sword like a baton, threw it in the air and caught it back. Leviene inspected Madalinos for sheath or a place where she pulled the broadsword from. Having seen none, the curious player asked, ¡°Where did you get the sword from? And the dagger?¡± Madalinos smiled at the innocent childish curiosity Leviene displayed. Madalinos grabbed her tail by the tips, lift it up and showed Leviene the sword sheath on underside of her tail. Once the angelic Perrian Let had a good look, Madalinos bend down, grabbed the hem of her dress, pulled it up and showed the curious player the thigh sheath for the dirk she threw. Oooh, secret weapon hidden on the body. Most of the time a character''s weapons are on displayed for all to see. It¡¯s part of the attraction of any MMORPG game, cool looking gear and weapons. This is the first time Leviene have ever seen the hidden weapon aspect of the game. Suddenly the curious player was lifted up to face Madalinos. Nooo, Leviene protested silently in her mind, I still want to see those hidden places. She wouldn¡¯t dare say it out loud. She is still at 1% life. ¡°Madalinos, let me down! I still want to see those sheaths.¡± Leviene said belligerently. Brain calling survival instinct, where are you? ¡°Here.¡± Boom headshot. Player is dead. Survival instinct, ¡°It¡¯s all the mouth fault. Brain, you are closer to it, do something. Not going to show up until you cage the idiot.¡± ¡°Lara,¡± Madalinos laughingly chide, ¡°it¡¯s you who wrapped your tail around my arm.¡±If you encounter this tale on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. Well so she did. Leviene stared at Madalinos, expectantly. ¡°You don¡¯t expect me to hand you all the answers do you?¡± ¡°About the tail yes!¡± A sweet voiced, warmed with humor and laced with a parent¡¯s indulgences answered, ¡°It will act on instinct until you start your training.¡± ¡°What kind of training?¡± The experienced player wanted to know. Aside from wanting to make the useless piece of flesh useful, Leviene wanted to know how to increase in game stat points. As an end game player (players who can repeatedly kill high level bosses for their drops), Leviene has an avid interest in increasing the attack power and survivability of her characters. The need to have the best gear in game for their class stems partially the ego of a gamer to show off their characters, the need for the guild to have good geared players when they attempt new contents and to kill of the bastardwho dare steal the mob/herbs/mines/drops from her. The last reason frustrates her. She doesn¡¯t know why, but she¡¯s quite horrible when fighting other players. ¡°The movements I showed you earlier. Start actively lifting, tossing and catching a small rock, then increase the weight. And position training. Use your hand to physically arrange your tail into a position and hold it there for a certain amount of time. Then increase the amount of time it stays in that position. Over time your tail will start doing what you want instead of what your instinct tells it.¡± ¡°And the weapons?¡± Leviene asked excitedly. ¡°When you have enough stat points in your tail, the weapon slot will open.¡± ¡°Oooooh okay I just have to allot enough stat points to my tail instead of my general character to get the weapon slot to show up, okay I got it.¡± ¡°No.¡± ¡°No? What do you mean no?¡± ¡°I mean you can¡¯t allot points like you do your primary stats. Tail stat points are like your secondary stats in that they must be earned.¡± ¡°What secondary stats?¡± Now the short Perrian Let is pumping her for information. She knows it, Leviene know it, but she pretends not to. ¡°Endurance, precision, dexterity, magic resistance, focus and wisdom are secondary stats. They can¡¯t be allotted with your characteristic points when you level. You have to earn it through trials, practice and repetition.¡± She threw Leviene a sharp look. ¡°Young lady, I highly suggest you don¡¯t skimp on the secondary stat. You can¡¯t dump all your characteristic points all into one stat without leveling the secondary stat. It doesn¡¯t work like that.¡± Seeing Leviene¡¯s confused look, she further explained, ¡°If you have the strength to bend a blade with your bare hands, do you think you can grip a fork to eat dinner with?¡± Leviene wanted to say yes just to be contrary, but she wanted the information more so she nodded. Being contrary at this time does more harm than good. However, the Perrian Let began to wonder about the mysterious woman. It is a simple question of why wait? Anyone is an idiot if they haven¡¯t figured out the woman lost her daughter. Madalinos thinks Leviene is her daughter. It is obvious Madalinos is a little insane, yet she has the mental capacity to manipulate the world and bring thousands if not millions of human here. Leviene never question why she was mistaken as the daughter of so and so or the child of blah blah. It happen so often back on Earth. She got use to random people trying to claim her as their long lost relative. Especially in France. There are many people who claim they are related to her. Madalinos has been lonely for a long time. She is very powerful in Arashia. In the real world, she is a power house to be reckoned with. She has the power, ability, determination and the not so sane mentality to attempt anything, so why did she wait all this time? Madalinos cocked her head at the Perrian Let who she considered her daughter, spreading a riot of colors as the light hit her crystalline hair. ¡°The secondary stats were created to mimic reality and to prevent a character from taking advantage of game mechanic and dumping all their characteristic points into one attribute.¡± ¡°So there¡¯s a way to cheat?¡± ¡°Not cheat. Try it with alts and you¡¯ll understand. Secondary stats limit and enhances primary stats. At higher levels, it won¡¯t be the primary stats you want.¡± Madalinos abruptly stiffened her shoulders. She turned her head towards the spires at the northern part of the city, listening to something only she can hear. Rainbow light swirled as she turned towards Leviene with a forced smile. ¡°Before I go mi amigdalinos a word, if there¡¯s a limit on something, break it.¡± The radiant beauty flared her crystalline wings, refracting light, shining a kaleidoscope of colors everywhere. Within a moment she was gone. A speck in the distance. The experience player admired her speed as she winged her way towards the residential towers. Damn was she fast. At Leviene¡¯s current ability, she will never be able to catch up to her. Like a scene in those sappy story Leviene detest, three feathers floated towards her. Leviene knew it was deliberate gift posing as an accident, but she was not one to look a gift in the mouth. She grabbed the feathers and stuffed it into her inventory. Only when she was sure the loot was safely hidden did she inspect it. [Tear of the Empress] - Legendary Item [Feather of the Empress] - Legendary Item Woot woot! One tear and three feathers, all legendary items. She hit the jackpot! Leviene did not know what it might be used for but she knows it can be sold for money. The elated player knew it is better not to tell anyone about her loot. She might be hunted down and rob. Selling the items is out of the question. No one has the money to buy it. She won¡¯t get it¡¯s true worth. Those bastards might buy it and resell it. Leviene will definitely lose out then. [Madalinos whisper to Leviene]: Send regular updates or I¡¯ll be mad. Her private message startled the enraptured player. Despite the information she gave, Leviene am reluctant to meet her again. Anyone who can kill Leviene with one hit is not someone she want to mess with. Proof, the not so strong spank reducing her life to 1%. But. Sigh, always the but, the smart Perrian Let don¡¯t want to anger her either. She might forget she like her and go psycho on Leviene in one of her raging fits. She would make a good ally and a good source of information. However, handling a strange woman is dangerous. [Leviene whisper to Madalinos]: Okay. Now to the most important question of the day. Where is she and how does she get out of here? Okay, two questions, but who''s counting? Chapter 0012 Chapter 0012 Sylphie waited at the destination meeting point for Erica and Leviene. The objective she assigned for herself was easily fulfilled. The Tajin Nost already knew this world was a new world in regards to the influx of players coming on board. She verified the data through the stores and the empty auction house. Truthfully, the reason Sylphie send the other three away was because her subordinates contacted her. As the heiress to an international conglomerate and with a net worth over 200 million euros, Sylphie had enemies willing to go above and beyond to see her dead or incapacitated as well as family eagerly waiting for her death so they can inherit her fortune. Wills now a days can be contested. In order to survive deadly enemies and even deadlier scheming family member, Jessica created her own private army. All Deveraux have their own support system. The size depends on the wealth of each individual. Eric Deveraux network of spies was the largest, his private army the greatest. In spite of his wealth and power, he died in a car accident. Or so it seem. Jessica knew her parent were still alive. She believed her father staged his death because after the surgery, she was drugged with morphine and heroin. It took a year for Jessica to fight off the addiction. By the time Jessica was sober and capable of investigating the accident, the perpetrator disappeared. Jessica never had any intention of pursuing her father. She knew her father had his reasons for doing what he did. She might not like the results but she accepted it. Her partial paralysis was planned as well. A very slow acting drug was injected into her spinal cord, probably during the surgery after the accident, numbing all sensation below her waist. After the drug run out, Jessica can feel the sensation in her legs and eventually walk again. Her subordinates remain loyal to her. When they were transported into Arashia, the first thing they did was report in. Her preoccupied look was noted by Leviene, but the little Perrian Let was too distracted by Erica to pry into Sylphie¡¯s affair. [Party - Sylphie]: How the status of our group? [Party - Valdez]: 220 out of 350 members of Rain of Slaughter was transported into Arashia. 108 members is in Landian territory, 56 in Infernos territory, 32 in Aquaious territorty and 24 in Aerialis. Valdez real name is George Benson, one of fifty orphans Jessica sponsored through her charity foundation, Give a Chance. The black hair teen was beautiful. Blue eyes, sinful lips, skin as white as milk, a lean body tone through running and a gentle disposition. Valdez never told Sylphie how he end up in an orphanage. Jessica never asked. When they first met, Jessica was sadden by the broken fragile beauty with lifeless eyes and fatalistic view point. She knew he had lost all reason to live. All the children in the orphanage did. The story has been illicitly taken; should you find it on Amazon, report the infringement. It was not the orphanage¡¯s fault. Jessica did a through investigation. If it was the administrators of the orphanage who broke these delicate children¡¯s heart, Jessica would have eradicate every single one of them. Jessica found out it was the Pearson Cartel. The Pearson Cartel gain a foothold in France in the late 80¡¯s, starting from drug trafficking, then branching out into guns and prostitution, black market organs and gambling. The children were their merchandise. They were kidnapped, uses as prosititue, and when their times is up, sliced open for their organs. If she wanted to, she could tap into her father¡¯s private army and eradicate the Pearson Cartel. But so what? What¡¯s done is done. It won¡¯t bring back the dead. Once they are gone, another group will take over. Jessica was helpless against humanity greed. She spent time with them, ignited their desire to live and gave them the tools and the training to get revenge. Four years later the entire Pearson Cartel was annihilated by a mysterious group called Slaughter. Jessica asking nothing from them except to live a good life. For her, it was a way to practise her interpersonal skills. She must learn how to inspire loyalty in her employees. One act of charity gave Jessica the undying loyalty of fifty people. A few more act of charity later, Jessica had a private army solely dedicated to her. [Party - Sylphie]: Give my orders. Each group will be split in half, one group will join the guild Avant, while the other will form a group and approach my family member in each territory to protect them. Two known members are Kaleseze and Wraith. Approach them using our previous cover, the guild Slaughter in Dark Drake Kingdom. [Party - Elson]: What of our members on Earth? Elson, also known as Simon Genriest, is the third son of a rich tycoon. The Deveraux family outsource some of their production to the Genriest family. Jessica has a employer to employee relationship with Simon, though to this day, Jessica never knew how she obtain his services. He is as loyal to her as George. Where George handle her private army, Simon handles her spy network. [Party - Sylphie]: Since we don¡¯t know what is happening on Earth, we will act as if they are dead. No need to worry. If they are unable to contact me for a year, a mass text message will be sent to them with my secret bank account number and password. They will be well taken care of. [Party - Rosalia]: I¡¯m not concern about the money. It¡¯s the morale. We are in a different world, cut off from everything we know and even though we know you are alive, we can¡¯t see you. Rosalia Tudant, a personal and brilliant woman who work as Jessica¡¯s assistant. Rosalia grew up with Jessica. Three days after Jessica was born, Rosalia was placed in Jessica crib. It can be said Rosalia was trained to be Jessica¡¯s shadow. Among the three, Jessica trust Rosalia the most yet she lack understanding of her most trust subordinate. Rosalia is extremely dedicated to Jessica. If Jessica told her to kill herself, then she will kill herself. The extreme dedication, the utmost belief in Jessica, the complete conviction and the ability to sacrifice herself for another being puzzle the heiress. They were together by virtue of luck. How can humans place their everything in the hands of another human being. [Party - Sylphie]: I don¡¯t need those who lack conviction. [Party - Rosalia]: I¡¯ll carry out your orders. [Party - Sylphie]: Order the Aerialis to wait for my permission before approaching me. [Party - Valdez]: Yes sir. [Party - Valdez]: Any further instruction. [Party - Sylphie]: Get stronger. [Party - Valdez]: Yes sir. [Party - Elson]: Yes sir. [Party - Rosalia]: Yes sir. [The party has been disbanded.] Chapter 0013 Chapter 0013 Due to Leviene¡¯s impromptu wrestling match and subsequent encounter with an insane woman she was the last to arrive at the meeting point. Erica started on the short Perrian Let as soon as she showed up. ¡°Well, you were the last to to arrive so tell me you found something.¡± ¡°Nothing.¡± ¡°You mean tell me, I walked around the stupid city all for nothing! I should have sit here while you nerds explored the city. Not that it would do any good since we all found nothing. All that effort waste. Now I¡¯m stuck here in this stupid game, with all these looser. I¡¯m not like you NEET. I want to go home. Fashion week starts soon. And mom promise me a shopping trip to Paris and Milan if I pass all my classes. I know I pass all my classes. I studied so hard for the shopping trip. But noooo, I¡¯m here in this freaking game with 2 shut in doing god knows what besides trying to find a way home.¡± Knowing Erica¡¯s rant can be least an hour a or more once she gets going, Leviene PM Sylphie. [Leviene whisper to Sylphie]: How was the state of affairs? [Sylphie whisper to Leviene]: Arashia is a new server. There is no economy. [Leviene whisper to Sylphie]: What are we going to do? [Sylphie whisper to Leviene]: We play the game. [Leviene whisper to Sylphie]: Ugh. The short Perrian Let zone out Erica¡¯s nagging while paying close attention to her cousin. She doesn¡¯t know what her cousin is up to but Leviene knows Sylphie is up to something. Sylphie is never this dazed. The adjective belong to Leviene. [Leviene whisper to Sylphie]: What are you doing? [Sylphie whisper to Leviene]: Looking at classes. Oooohhh. Finally they are getting somewhere. Gamers spend an inordinate amount of time choosing their name and customizing their character to their specific taste. Nobody want to stare at an ugly character all day. If a gamer is playing 6 to 8 hours every day, then they want to see a character pleasing their sense of aesthetic. Some players, ahem cough John cough Kaleseze cough cough, spend more time designing their character¡¯s appearance than picking a job or class. There are some gamers who favor stats or racial bonus over aesthetic. For example the Perrian Let has a racial bonus of +10% constitution and +10% endurance, the Tajin Nost has +10% strength and +10% precision while the Ruse Maren have +10% agility and +10% to dexterity. Leviene chose the Perrian Let race because of flight ability and the bonus to constitution and endurance has a more universal applications. The race is also beautiful. However should the same racial bonus be applied to a green skin ugly ogre, Leviene will deviate to the other prettier classes. Hardcore gamers will chose to play the ugly ogre for the racial bonus. To a gamer, choosing a job or class is not important. Most dedicated games have two or three characters they play on the same account. Arashia is different. Right now the priorities of gamers are completely reverse. The humans have little input about their appearances. The face you are born with is the face you are going to get. A class can be chosen. The uncertainty of choosing a class burdens a lot of new players. Having the line between the virtual world and real world blurred place a greater burden on the humans of Arashia. There are several uncertainties associated with a player¡¯s choice of class but the two biggest concerns when choosing a class in Arashia is the potential for multiple class and the skills required for the chosen class. When a buyer goes to the store, they touch the product on display, mess around with it a bit before they buy it. If the shopper doesn¡¯t like the product, they can return it.Reading on this site? This novel is published elsewhere. Support the author by seeking out the original. The possibility of exchange for classes is unknown. There are no information about any of the classes. Game companies release information about their classes ahead of time so they players can explore possible builds or skill set or build a theoretical model highlighting the highest damage per second, abbreviated dps, possible for each class. However, the players in Arashia were forcibly transported here without any prior knowledge. Therefore their knowledge of the classes is limited. Furthermore, the consequences for choosing the wrong class is dire. The players waste time exploring the class. Time is important in any new game. Once the other players outstrips you in level and gear, they can come back and kill you. In a virtual reality game, it is an inconvenience to die several times from pkers. In real life¡­. well, one can imagine the consequences. Dying might be a godsend. Most players are average. Some classes require a great deal of skills and proficiency to play. Lousy player with a skill intensive class, well, prepare to die often. [Leviene whisper to Sylphie]: What tank and healing class you going for? [Sylphie whisper to Leviene]: What made you think I was going to chose a healing and tanking class? [Leviene whisper to Sylphie]: Because the guild leader should always be able to step in when the guild needs something and every guild needs a main tank or healers. [Sylphie whisper to Leviene]: What if I play dps for a change? Ever thought of that? [Leviene whisper to Sylphie]: Yeah, I did. I¡¯d do what I¡¯m doing now. Play all 3. [Sylphie whisper to Leviene]: Do you even know if you can? [Leviene whisper to Sylphie]: Do you even know if you can¡¯t? [Sylphie whisper to Leviene]: Sec, got a message from John. ¡°...and now I¡¯m going to miss all the fun things I got planned for summer vacation. We have to find the exit soon. I don¡¯t want to miss anymore than I already have. Laurie, did you hear a word I¡¯ve said?¡± Erica¡¯s ranting stopped mid stride when she notice Leviene¡¯s dazed expression. ¡°Sec. John¡¯s messaging us.¡± Leviene was glad she had an excuse to ignore Erica. Who knows how long her complaints will last this time. ¡°Drop group and accept the party invite. Erica, behave.¡± Sylphie sternly warned the Ruse Marren. A repeat of the previous incident will not be tolerated. [Party - Kaleseze]: Good, everyone here. [Party - Sylphie]: Who¡¯s HotSauce and Hawkian? [Party - HotSauce]: Cary [Party - Hawkian]: Mark [Party - TresBelleSoleil]: Hey Mark, it¡¯s me Erica. How did you get here? Did you find a way out? Anyone else we know here? We have to get out of here. Fashion week is going to start soon. Do you have a plan? What do you want us to do? [Party - Sylphie]: Enough Erica. Let other people talk. [Party - TresBelleSoleil]: They should be talking if they have anything to say. I¡¯m just trying to get information so I can go home. I don¡¯t want to be here with you nerds. The geekiness is starting to rub off on me. What kind of fashion are these crappy rags. [Party - Kaleseze]: Enough Erica! [Party - Kaleseze]: Did anyone find out anything important? Kaleseze has the greatest patience among the players in the party. Sylphie was the guild leader of Slaughter in their previous MMO Dark Drake Kingdom, but it was Kaleseze who was the raid leader. A raid leader is someone who organized guild expedition to a dungeon or instances, hunt roaming bosses or gather information about upcoming bosses. Being a raid leader is no less stressful than being a guild leader. There is only one guild leader but there can be more than one raid leaders. Raid leaders compete with each other for the sake of their pride and for followers. Everyone wants to join the high end raids. No one wants to be stuck with a second rate raid group, dying multiple times because their raid members are incompetent, poorly geared or is incapable of understanding simple instructions. How hard can it be to follow the instruction, ¡°Do NOT attack until I give you the order.¡± Very f*cking hard. New players with potential can be trained. Stupid players should just die. Sadly stupidity still remains in the human race. Leviene theorize human are fascinated with the apocalypse because it will send society back to the dark ages and from there stupidity will be breed out from the human race. Okay, it was wishful thinking on Leviene¡¯s part, but hey it could happen. Kaleseze often points out that if it does happen, Leviene will be the second person to die. He¡¯s too nice to say she¡¯s the first to die. She is his older sister after all. Kaleseze has the patience of saint, gain from the practise of dealing with his ADHD sister and idiot raid members. So when his patience wear thin, then everyone get out of the way. Leviene has seen Kaleseze lose his patience once. It was¡­ umm no, Leviene never saw Kaleseze lose his patients at all. No siree. Her younger brother is the reincarnation of the pope. Leviene¡¯s family often comment on Leviene¡¯s mental blinders. Leviene retorted, ¡°Ignorance is bliss. I¡¯d rather be happy than stress over other people¡¯s b*****ness.¡± [Party - TresBelleSoleil]: We search the whole area and didn¡¯t find anything here. I¡¯ve never walked so much in my life. And these shoes are so crappy. Who would ever wear them. They have no style. My Jimmy... [TresBelleSoleil has been removed from the party.] [Party - Wraith]: Hell yes! We¡¯ll never get anything done with her around. Erica grabbed Sylphie¡¯s arm, ¡°How rude. Could you believe that? He kicked me out of the party again. Now I won¡¯t know what¡¯s going on.¡± [Party - Leviene]: Sec. Still have to deal with whine-o on our end Chapter 0014 Chapter 0014 ¡°Erica shut up or we¡¯ll leave you. We have things to discuss without your constant complaints.¡± Leviene gave a scathing glare to the annoyance in question. It bounces right off her shield of obliviousness. ¡°I have important things to discuss too.¡± Erica argued. ¡°Do it later.¡± Sylphie cut in. ¡°We were both anxious to hear the result of the party¡¯s search.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t have to listen to you cripple.¡± She did not go there. Please someone tell Leviene Erica did not go there. For the love of all that¡¯s holy, did the idiot have no sense. Panic set in Leviene as she ping pong between Erica and Sylphie. Erica and Sylphie have no blood relations, while Leviene was related to both, Sylphie on her father¡¯s side and Erica on her mother¡¯s side. Sylphie has been tolerant of Erica¡¯s antics out of respect for Leviene and the Calbot family. There is a limit. Hopefully, Sylphie didn¡¯t hit it yet. ¡°Then leave.¡± Sylphie retorted, ¡°You don¡¯t have to listen to us, we as hell sure don¡¯t have to listen to you.¡± ¡°Fine, legless. Laurie, let¡¯s go! I don¡¯t want to stay another minute with motorize muscle here.¡± ¡°F*ck that Erica. What made you think I¡¯m going with you? Have you got brains inside that empty husk? Yeah so we¡¯re f*cking gamers here, but guess what? You¡¯re in a gaming world idiot. Us gamers are the one who¡¯s going to know what¡¯s going on and probably the one who''s going to find the way out AND we don¡¯t have to share the information with a whining b*tch like you. Go away and don¡¯t come back until you learn some f*cking manners.¡± Leviene ranted. There is a limit. Sylphie didn¡¯t hit it yet. Leviene did. Laurie hate it when she receive the news of the accident. Everyone rushed to the hospital, grabbing any strangers in scrubs, asking for information only to told they can¡¯t have the information because they were never given the authority by the patient. It wasn¡¯t the hospital¡¯s fault. They had to protect the privacy of the patient as well as themselves. It was so frustrating. So the family waited. And they waited. When they receive news, they rushed to the OR floor, where they waited again. The doctors came out to deliver the bad news. Everyone cried, but they still waited because another member of their family was still fighting for her life. Love what you''re reading? Discover and support the author on the platform they originally published on. Jessica¡¯s surgery took 16 hours. Those 16 hours were the darkest hours of Laurie¡¯s life. She lost her father, her uncle, her aunt, and now she might lose her cousin as well. It made her question her determination to become a nurse. Why study medicine when you can¡¯t save the ones you love? Wouldn¡¯t it be better to become a cop and stop the crime when it happen or better yet, a vigilante who kill all the bad guys before they can commit a crime? Why does she work study night and day to become a person who can only pick up the pieces after a tragedy? Why? Why? Why? Because the survivors need someone they can count on to be there for them. Their family isn¡¯t enough. They need someone trained to guide them, encourage them, just be there for them through the healing process. Laurie tried to become that person for Jessica. She knew the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. The Calbots were prepared to get through their misery together. They weren¡¯t prepared for a disabled Jessica, but they were determined to pull through the tragedy as a family. The pain was too intense for the paraplegic. Everyday, Jessica scream herself hoarse as unendurable pain race throughout her body. Everytime Laurie visited Jessica, her eyes begged her cousin to knock her out, drug her up, do something for the pain. They did. They gave her a combination of methadone and hydrocodone. When that wasn¡¯t enough, they pushed the doctors to prescribe oxycontin. Jessica¡¯s tolerance level increase, so they had to give her a higher dosage for the same effect. When it didn¡¯t work, Jessica turned to the black market. First it was marijuana and morphine to relax her, then heroin and methamphetamine. They couldn¡¯t cut her off the marijuana and morphine. Jessica needed the drugs to control her pain. Until she didn¡¯t need it anymore. She moved on to heroin and methamphetamine and possibly cocaine, though John only found meth on her. It became a push and pull of needs in a mire of sadness and depression, spiraling down and further downward towards a hell on Earth. The Calbots were helpless against Jessica¡¯s scheming. They were her family, not her mother. They couldn¡¯t tell her what to do and what not to do. May Lin Darnatell, Laurie¡¯s mother, quit. She couldn¡¯t take it anymore. She lost her husband. The mother of three wasn¡¯t given time to grieve before she had to deal with her conniving drug addict niece. It was too much for her. Everything was coming at her, pushing her down, drowning her in tragedy after tragedy, never leaving her enough room to breath. It was irresponsible of her, but she left Jessica to under the care of her children and took off for a year. May Lin came back a better mom, but a subdued, burnout woman. One year of rehab and 24 hour suicide watch later, Jessica got better. She got better, but she wasn¡¯t fine. She wasn¡¯t Jessica Deveraux. The three Calbot siblings did everything they could to interest Jessica. Then the game years started. Good times. Good times. Good times. It was mentioned before but it bear mentioning again. The gamings years must be praise three times at least. ¡°But Laurie, I thought you were on my side.¡± Erica teary implorement did nothing to Laurie. Admittedly, she always tolerated her better than the rest of the family, but she went too far. ¡°Erica, get a f*cking grip. I was never on your side. I just tolerated you better than everyone else. Now shut up or leave.¡± After giving Erica the ultimatum, the duo turned their attention back to the party. Chapter 0015 Chapter 0015 Words once spoken cannot be unspoken. Regret is the bitterest pill to swallow. Time can only flow forward. Erica silently wished she could undo the last 10 minutes so she cover her mouth, silencing herself and blocking the bitterest pill from ever being swallowed. The remorseful Ruse Maren sat in a dark corner of the town square watching two people chat with the others in their party in perfect harmony. She wanted to be a part of the group, but she doesn¡¯t know how to enter their circle of friendship. Now she doesn¡¯t know if she¡¯ll ever be forgiven. Laurie is the most amicable among her family members while John had the greatest patient. She cross their bottom line today. She knew it, but she couldn¡¯t help herself. Guilt, envy, jealousy and self recrimination follows her when ever she was near Jessica. Erica never hated her parents as she did today. They filled her head with lies and temptation, urging her to take what was her right. If she wasn¡¯t going to take her rightful place for the family then they will do it for her. They intended to get Uncle Jason in trouble at the family reunion by ¡®losing¡¯ their valuable onto Laurie. It did not work like they intended. Laurie was with Erica the entire time. When Laurie spilled the drink on her dress, Erica¡¯s took the chance to make a fuss. Eric Deveraux, as the CEO of a multi billion euro company didn¡¯t get where he was by being stupid. Only with hindsight did Erica realized their antics were nothing but a cheap performance in front of the multi-millionaire. He knew what they wanted and he played along. He offered them money to never show up in front of his face again. The amount was the a lot to the Burkett. However, they knew Eric had more. They were not satisfied with what was offered but they took the money anyways. They promptly appear in front of Uncle Jason and tried to blackmail him too. Her parent¡¯s greed and sense of entitlement embarras Erica. She never made friends because everyone in school knew if they were to befriend her, her parents were going to scam them. Erica was lonely growing up. Laurie¡¯s friendship, albeit however short it was, was a balm to Erica¡¯s soul. It gave Erica a taste of a decent life. Erica¡¯s guilt and envy towards Jessica started here. They took her money and immediately broke the clause of the contract. Furthermore, it destroyed any chance of Erica befriending Laurie. Laurie could have been her best friend. Laurie was a kind and considerate child who grew up to be a gentle woman. They could have grown up together. Eric Deveraux retaliated against her parents betrayal immediately. It was as if he knew they were lying when they took the money. Erica¡¯s fear of the Deveraux started here. Looking back, the punishment was not harsh as it could have been. It could have been worst. Instead of a three day imprisonment with conditions similar to solitary confinement in jail, the Deveraux could have sold Erica to recoup their money or sell her organs. The agonizing screams were the worst. Erica hid there in the dark, listening to people being raped and tortured, believing they were coming after her next. What kind of torture goes days without end? What kind of sick mind created the torture chamber? When will someone come rescue her? Then the questions plagued her. Why was she here? Who was behind this? What did they want with her? The unknown scared the little girl. Those three days, she lived of the edge of fear. Intermittent paralysis, mind numbing terror and acute helpless engulf the frozen child. Then she was set free with a warning. Eric was waiting for her in the car. He took her back to her parent¡¯s house in broad daylight, dropped her off like she coming from school, walked her to the doorsteps and told her parents next time it won¡¯t be so easy. The young child wanted to retaliate. She wanted to call the police and report him, but her parents stopped her. They could do nothing against the millionaire. There were no proof. Erica was missing? The Burkett never filed a missing persons report. Torture? There was nothing physically wrong with her. Eye witness? The words of a child is not reliable. Motives? The Burkett blackmail the Deveraux. This is nothing more than another scheme to get more money. That devil held a child hostage, mentally tortured her for three days and walk away like he knew he was going to get away with it, like he did it a million times before. Everytime she saw Eric Deveraux, she either quake in her shoes or become paralyzed from fear. Years later, she found the courage to ask him why? Why did he kidnapped a child? What did she do to deserve the punishment? Even now Erica remember the enigmatic smile on Eric¡¯s face as he ripped away the lies her parents surround her with. He showed her proof after proof of her parent¡¯s wrongdoings, that they went into hiding leaving Erica behind to stall their pursuers, that when they were caught they offered Erica as a sacrifice. All this came with a bill of sale for one Erica Burkett to Eric Deveraux for $100,000. He walk away from the event nonchalantly, like destroying Erica¡¯s world was just an everyday occurance, like she was worth less than the soles of his shoes, like a king sentencing a convict to jail. That day Erica swore to herself she¡¯d rise above her family background, that she¡¯d become a better person no one can look down upon. She took out a loan and started her own accounting company. It wasn¡¯t a big firm, just sixty employee, but it was enough for her to stand tall and proud. Everything she has, she earned with her own two hands. Erica is proud of her accomplishment. Except her pride and dignity can never stand under the weight of Jessica¡¯s enigmatic eyes so similar to her father.If you spot this tale on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. When Jessica looks at her, the paralysis and sense of helplessness Eric instilled in the young child comes back to a lesser degree. The trauma manifest as anxiety, which cause her to talk and talk and talk until she becomes a babbling mess. Now she is here, in a new world with the two people who destroy her composure by just breathing. Erica said what she said to drive Jessica away. She wanted to get away from center of her negative emotions. She wanted to rekindle the friend that could have been. She made things worse. Erica wiped away the tears threatening to fall. She¡¯ll try again later. She can only do this. She can only try. ____________________________________________________________________ ¡°Don¡¯t believe what that witch was saying Sylphie. You are not worthless. Yea, you are kinda impaired, but the physical therapy is working. After a few years, you can even walk again.¡± Leviene¡¯s attempt at comforting Sylphie was awkward at best but very hilarious to Sylphie. ¡°You have your brains, your beauty and your youth. You have time to recover from the accident. Even though you sit in a wheelchair now, you can still be a leader. The internet is all the rage these days. You can work from home over the internet.¡± ¡°Someone sitting in a wheelchair isn¡¯t pretty.¡± Sylphie knew she should accept the comfort given, but seeing a silly flustered Leviene warms her dreary heart though her words can be better. ¡°You have your own charms.¡± ¡°Leviene, when a man make a pass at a cripple, they are after something else.¡± Sylphie adores her cousin¡¯s expressive face. What is she thinking about to blushing so hard she looked like a red balloon. ¡°You can still do it no problem,¡± Leviene mumbled underneath her breath. Ah sex. With all the books, magazines, tv shows, videos and who know what else talking about sex, you would think children knew what sex is. Teenagers casually do it everyday. Sex is a wide spread topic. It is one of the necessities of life. Yes, it has been accepted by the American Medical Association that sex is a necessity. Leviene is studying to be a nurse. Sex ed, contraception, in vitro fertilization, pregnancy, giving birth, Leviene studied all of it in school. Yet she still blush like a Victorian Era virgin while talking about copulation. Speaking of which, she reads those romance book and Sylphie knows for a fact there are sex scenes in them. She even read a few of them to see what why Leviene was interest in them. Personally, Sylphie prefer reading financial states. ¡°Are you still a virgin?¡± Leviene¡¯s pink face zoom to red at Sylphie¡¯s question. She look left, then she look right, then she look down. She look anywhere except at Sylphie. Really too cute. Leviene tried to change the topic. ¡°Why are talking about me? We were talking about your ability to perform.¡± ¡°Guys have performance anxiety, not girls. It¡¯s why Viagra sells faster than pancakes at the breakfast when it first launched.¡± The pure little Perrian Let wanted to get off this topic pronto. Her teasing Tajin Nost cousin was unwilling to let it go. ¡°Besides, it was you who brought up the topic of sex.¡± ¡°It wasn¡¯t what I meant. No wait, it was what I meant to say, but not in that context. Paraplegic can feel sensation in their sexual organs. You are getting some sensation to your lower body there is a high probablity of orgasim during copulation.¡± Leviene was flustered trying to explain her thought process. A speech writer she will never be. ¡°Yea, but when I said men hit on a disabled woman because they were after something else, I meant money.¡± Sylphie delivered her explanation in a serious manner. There were no signs of her amusement at Leviene¡¯s muddled state. The best jokester is a person who tease without the victim¡­ ahem fool ¡­ ahem participant knowing how amusing the joke was to the jokester. They live to joke another day. Ah the little amusement in life makes it worth living. ¡°Oh.¡± Seriously, Sylphie wanted to laugh at her cousin¡¯s dumbfounded expression. Only years of learning how to control her expression by her father¡¯s side prevented from bawling in front of the befuddled Perrian Let. What was it, rolling on the floor laughing, ROFL, this truly is the case. ¡°You were the one who had her mind in the gutter.¡± ¡°Ah ummm. Anyone would have thought it was .. um that.¡± Bewildered to blushing raspberry red in three seconds flat. Leviene is still an innocent girl. There is still hope for the world yet. ¡°Sex. What is so hard talking about sex between members of the same sex?¡± Leviene¡¯s blush spread from her faces to her neck and reached the tips of her toes. She knows about the reproductive process. She¡¯s studying to be a nurse. She seen a penis fergodsakes. There was nothing to be embarrassed about. When she has a daughter, she will have the birds and the bees talk with her. She can talk about it now. Or not. ¡°Look Sylphie, don¡¯t take Erica¡¯s words to heart okay. She just jealous. Don¡¯t let the words of a petty minded individual running off under a lot of stress get to you.¡± Leviene sincerely express her thoughts. ¡°Think nothing of it. I never took her words to heart,¡± Sylphie reassured her cousin. ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± Leviene smile brightly. It has been awhile since Sylphie saw that joyful expression on the short Perrian Let¡¯s face. In the beginning, Sylphie never minded Erica antics. Sylphie found Erica amusing in a different way. Whereas she view Leviene as a silly adorable child playing around, she saw Erica as the scared mouse and she was the cat. In her own way, Sylphie understood Erica better than Leviene, hence where her tolerance of Erica¡¯s behavior. Her father kept it hidden from the Calbots about his more unsavory side. It show how much he cherished his half brother. Truly the Deveraux curse works in mysterious ways. Towards his heir and daughter, Eric was loving but ruthless in his training. He knew she had the same curse he has, therefore since the day of her birth, Jessica was groomed to be the future CEO of Deveraux Incorporated. Two of a kind flocks together. Eric truly cared for Jessica and doted on his daughter in their private lives. She was the only one who understood what he was going through, what he intend to do and why he did the things he did, because in his place, Jessica would do the same. Eric knew what Jessica will be going through, since they were afflicted with the same curse thereby suffering the rollercoaster ride of emotions. It comfort him to have his daughter by his side. Yet he was a tyrant in the business aspect of their lives, expecting Jessica to be smarter, better, more cunning, dangerous and willing to go where other hesitate for their goals. Jessica grew up in Eric¡¯s large footsteps. She didn¡¯t become like him though. She had different people around her, the people she cared for had a different personality, and Jessica herself was more cunning than her father. Where as her father handle the Burkett situation with money then a show of force, Jessica would have prevented from happening in the first place. The circumstances surrounding the Burkett was a tragedy waiting to happen. It was inevitable. Given the personality of the couple, of course they tried to scam others of their money. At the time, Eric felt a fleeting nostalgia for the concept of family instead of the curse Deveraux mentality of these people are mine, everyone else is the enemy, so instead of preventing the Burkett from meeting the Calbots he allowed it. Human greed were truly hard to deny. Erica was caught in the crossfire between her parent¡¯s greedy selfishness and Eric¡¯s anger. Erica didn¡¯t suffer long. Only three days. Three days in the hand of a rich madman can feel like an eternity in hell. Jessica didn¡¯t realize how much torment an insanely possessive despot can be when their people was inconvenience. What the Burkett did was trivial in Jessica¡¯s eyes, like a fly buzzing around an oblivious cow, unworthy to put the effort to swat them away. Jessica underestimated Jason¡¯s existence for her father. She knew her father punish the avaricious family. She just didn¡¯t know the particulars. Years later, at another Calbot family gathering Eric and Erica attended, she saw the result of her father¡¯s handiwork on Erica. The girl was a pathetic mess of paralyzing fear and unadulterated terror at Eric¡¯s mere shadow. She had a panic attack in the bathroom. Jessica wasn¡¯t please. Despite what Laurie said, she formed a small, weak bond with Erica. Laurie was one of Jessica¡¯s people. She was too late to clean up the mess. A little tolerances towards a tormented girl was nothing. Chapter 0016 Chapter 0016 [Party - Leviene]: We¡¯re back. [Party - Kaleseze]: Everything okay over there? [Party - Leviene]: Yup Yup. [Party - Kaleseze]: Anyone find anything? [Party - Wraith]: None on Infernos [Party - Sylphie]: None on Aerialis. [Party - Kaleseze]: None on Landian. [Party - Sylphie]: So we basically got nothing. [Party - Leviene]: What about Aquarious? [Party - Kaleseze]: What¡¯s Aquarious? [Party - Leviene]: The water element. Didn¡¯t you guys see it on the character screen. [Party - HotSauce]: Infernos was my only option. [Party - Wraith]: I could¡¯ve chosen Aquarious or Infernos. Didn¡¯t know about the other races until I got in contact with John. Hawkain: Only had Landian or Infernos here. [Party - Sylphie]: Even if we have someone who is an Aquarious here, I don¡¯t think it would help since the other got nothing either. So what do we do now? [Party - Kaleseze]: We play the game. I know a group over here has started to grind. If we don¡¯t head out soon, the other players will get ahead of us. Then they¡¯ll come back to PK us. [Party - HotSauce]: Or worst. Nothing stopping them from trying to rape or enslave us. They can¡¯t do it in the city, but we¡¯re targets when we get outside. Hawkain: You read too much conspiracy theory Cary. HotSauce real name is Cary Ansling, Leviene¡¯s relative on her father side, though the are not related by blood. Jason Calbot was adopted because Grandpa and Grandma Calbot thought they couldn¡¯t have children. Adoption was there only recourse at the time. In vitro fertilization wasn¡¯t as mainstream back then as it is now. Lo and behold, three years after the adoption, Grandma Calbot was able to conceive a baby girl, who they name Mireya Calbot, because she was the miracle baby they thought they could never have. Many family members said Aunt Mireya is a warm, funny, charm woman but she possess unusual quirks. She like being in a loud crowded atmosphere, but she was the lonely girl in a room with a thousand people. She like to talk to people and was quite a chatterbox, but she can not connect to the people around her. She like to dance and won some award when she was younger for her ballet performances, yet she was clumsy in the house. She like¡­she was... Aunt Mireya was very a contradictory person, yet through it all she had Alexander Ansling. That man was a god. How Aunt Mireya landed that hottie was a question in everyone¡¯s mind. When Leviene was younger, she wanted to push her aunt out of the picture and take her place, he was that handsome. Light blonde hair, dreamy blue eyes, the All American Next Door boy smile coupled with a quaint charm and body most male models work hard to get made Alexander Ansling the perfect husband. They had two children together. Victoria Ansling is the eldest daughter. She is the perfect daughter, the perfect older sister, the perfect woman. Victoria is blonde, beautiful, vivacious and outgoing. She could have been the pretentious queen bee at school, the popular mean girls portrayed in movies, the head cheerleader everyone hate, but she isn¡¯t. She is nice. Not the two faced nice girl that stabs you in the back when you aren¡¯t looking nice, but a genuinely nice girl. Leviene once describe Victoria as, ¡°So sugary sweet, you want to puke.¡± Now comes Cary, a lone survivor among triplets. The other two were stillborn while Cary came out a healthy 8 pound 3 ounce baby. She takes after Mireya with black hair and black eyes. Many called Cary the jinx baby or the selfish baby because she took all the nutrient from her siblings. Her parents never blamed her by word or deed, however, it was clear to everyone Mireya has misgiving about her youngest daughter. The narrative has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. Maybe she was depressed losing her other two child, maybe because she had a perfect daughter that Cary can¡¯t compare, maybe Mireya was crazy, who knows what goes on in that contradictory mind, but was obvious to a blind person she did not favor Cary. Cary grew up lonely despite the effort of Alexander and Victoria. In spite of their attempt to get closer to the girl, the bond among was not as strong as they hoped. Frustrated over her youngest daughter¡¯s distant demeanor, Mireya sent Cary to the Calbots for the summer. Family members became puzzled over the four¡¯s friendship. Reasons say when you put four maladjusted teenagers in a room, they¡¯d try to avoid each other as much as possible. One person would be at one corner of the room, doing their own thing while keeping an eye on the other three. Well, it¡¯s puzzling enough how the Calbots siblings got along given their unusual personality. Matthew is the responsible brother, somewhat friendly but keeps people at arm''s length. His proud, aloof aura makes people shy away from him. Laurie is the nice girl but she quite blunt and tactless. Unless they were related and had to cope with her, most make up excuses to leave after three sentences. John is the quiet one. He is the true loner among the siblings. The Calbots siblings give off a ¡®weird vibe¡¯ deterring many people from befriending them. Cary have similar aura the Calbots siblings emits. So, how did these four loners get along was a mystery. They just did. As to why Cary had a preoccupation with rape, it was because of her sister. A woman as kind as Mother Teresa, as gentle as a spring breeze and as beautiful as Cindy Crawford. The family was generous in their description of Victoria. Laurie call Victoria the the natural airhead. Who else but a stereotypical dumb blonde fall for those pathetic excuses? Beauty on par with famous models attracts attention like a magnet attracts metal. Most of those attention are unsavory. Victoria was lured into stranger home underneath the guise of ¡®studying¡¯ only to be attacked by a boy or in another case, a group of men lying in wait for her. Among their circle of family, Cary is not the smartest person. The award goes to Jessica. Surprisingly for a loner who sucks at even the most basic human interaction, Cary is very good at reading people and if they have any ulterior motives, very good at finding it. She knew those people approaching Victoria were bad. Cary called up Jessica, who ordered the private bodyguard station near the Calbot¡¯s home to monitor Victoria¡¯s movement and rescue her if the need arise. The first time when Cary tried to rescue Victoria by herself, she end up in the hospital with a minor concussion, a broken arm and major headache caused by the lecture given to her by Matthew. Laurie and John standing at the bedside nodding their head in agreement with Matthew¡¯s point allowed no room for the sick patient to argue. Those damn bobble heads! Afterwards, Cary left the rescuing to the professional, bodyguards hired by Jessica. They were originally used to spy on the Calbots family but since the siblings routine is wake up, go to school, come home, play game, eat, sleep, the bodyguards have been diverted to other useful endeavors. Rinse repeat several times and bam, Cary jumps to a rape motive when someone act suspicious, although it is more like the pot calling the kettle black. Cary is a weird loner, but she can put up a facade like the best actress in Hollywood, that of a flirtatious slut. How the two different personality converge and become the person known as Cary Ainsling is a mystery in itself. The Calbot siblings never inquired on Cary erratic behavior. They were family. A person can¡¯t chose their family, though Leviene wish she could. Oh how she wished she could. [Party - Sylphie]: No, she¡¯s right. We don¡¯t know what¡¯s going on. Who know if we can be enslave or tortured. I say we travel in groups. It¡¯s safer. Everyone has a partner right? [Party - Wraith]: Mark and Cary is with me, you have Leviene. John the only loner here. [Party - Sylphie]: He can take care of himself. [Party - Leviene]: We should level up then head to the a neutral city and group up. Everyone keep each update on their progress. [Party - Kaleseze]: We should look over the class description before we make a choice. [Party - Sylphie]: Yes we should. The System, as Leviene name them, allows us to leave the city after three days. [Party - Kaleseze]: Good. Everyone use the time well. [Party - Leviene]: Wait! Did anyone find anything about alts or multiple characters? Mark Deveraux was not close to the Calbots siblings, but he know about them through the family¡¯s gossip grapevines and the regular reports submitted to Jessica by her private investigator. Most of the family members thought the reason the Calbots got along was because they were tied by blood. Mark thought differently. Each members exposes their strength while covering for the weakness of the other. Laurie rushes into things while forgetting the minor details. She can be reckless because John watches her back. John is known for his patience because he had to be patient or else he¡¯d been driven insane by his older sister. It¡¯s a defense mechanism John built against the carefree being known as Laurie. He shows his patiences now when he explains the basic to his sister. [Party - Kaleseze]: Read the introduction on classes then ask your questions. [Party - Leviene]: Where is it again? [Party - Kaleseze]: Main Menu, Introduction, Classes. [Party - Leviene]: Thanks bro. Hawkain wondered if it is better to strike out on his own. Between Leviene¡¯s reckless, Sylphie¡¯s scheming, Kaleseze careful observation, TresBelleSoliel¡¯s nagging and HotSauce¡¯s distrust and Wraith¡­ whatever Wraith is, can he work with them without dying? Why does he feel like an oddball among a group of oddballs? Worst yet, why does he feel like he¡¯s cannon fodder? Chapter 0017 Chapter 0017 Leviene did as her brother recommended (command, but put in a nice way so he don¡¯t sound like a despotic tyrant, which he totally is, especially during raids). One time, Kaleseze ¡­. Nah forget about it; the resulting chew out resounded in her head days after the incident and left a scar in Leviene¡¯s poor little heart. It also changed how she view her younger brother. She open the main menu, pulled up the introduction section and started reading about all the classes available for players. Leviene groaned. Even the introduction to the introduction of classes is long winded. Leviene wanted to contact her brother for a synopsis, but thought better of it. She pushed herself to sludge through the introduction of classes. The lengthy introduction can be split into two parts, the player and the classes. The good news and the answer to Leviene¡¯s main concern, it is possible to play multiple classes. In order to play another class, players must buy another name for themselves. This is like creating an alternative character, shorten to alt, on the same account. Woot woot. Leviene Altreyes Rayael Arganox. Leviene is elated. She can play four characters without paying. Free! She doesn¡¯t have to buy another name for alt character because she came with it already. The jubilant player forgot her exasperation when creating this character. The benefits are good. Once a name is bought, a icon appears on the main menu. This icon is used to change from one character to another. The experience player already thought of a drawback to playing multiple characters. There are 10 quickcast buttons and 2 slots for potions. Changing from one character to another requires a slot on the quickcast buttons, which means one less spell a player can cast quickly. In Dark Drake Kingdoms, the issue of quickcast buttons was solved by outside modification. A program was created which allows games to have more quickcast buttons on their screen. Arashia doesn¡¯t allow outside interferences. The System will prevent any attempts in modifying the current program, although The System itself can change the game. What the point of creating a game to remove boredom when they can¡¯t change it to suit their amusement? It reinforces Leviene¡¯s perception about Madalinos. She was able to add a tail slot to the character screen. Leviene was sure the tail portion was not there before she met the psychotic woman. Virtual reality games back on Earth are dependant on quickcast buttons. In Arashia, quickcast buttons is not an issue to the experience gamer because once a player master the spells, they can cast it from memory. In this case, the quickcast buttons is more an assistance rather than the main focus. Aside from the issue of the quickcast button, there is also a problem with casting the change-into-an-alt-spell: time. To change from one character to another, it requires the player to cast a 30 second spell. Battles with mob are quick and intense, requiring all the concentration of the player. Encounters last from 5 seconds when fighting cannon fodder to hours when attempting to down a never before killed boss on the server. In the first situation casting a 30 second spell is a red flag for come kill me, I can¡¯t fight back. The second case allows room for maneuverability, but if you are going to change your class in the middle of a fight without permission, Kaleseze¡¯s previously mentioned chew out which Leviene will not casually mention due to a minor mental trauma will be a joke compared to the hell the leaders will rain on said aforementioned player. Despite its drawback, the ability to change into another class has its uses. The flexibility to change the composition of the raid to fit the situation is boon to raid leaders, generally with the stipulation that said alts have minimum required amount of gear. During raids, players get switch out all the time. Of course the personnel shuffling take times and extends the raid time. The gear stipulation brings another point to change into alt problem. Gear doesn¡¯t get change when you change your classes unless you buy a built in modification, shorten to mod, called wardrobe. When a player change from one class to another, the new class is either naked or is partially equipped. Naked invites death. Partially equipped invites death. Partially equipped with the wrong stats invite death. The wardrobe mod allow player to the equipment dilemma by allow the player to change into their alts with the equipment they previously wore. Except this mod is very expensive. Money goes copper > silver > gold > crystal with 100 copper equals 1 silver, 100 silver equals 1 gold. When a player gets 100 copper, the system automatically changes it to one silver and so forth. Crystal coins doesn¡¯t follow the pattern. Crystal coins has no set price, varying among race, rank, and titles. It is also limited in quantity. Players can get only so much, and that varies from race, rank, and titles as well. Unauthorized duplication: this narrative has been taken without consent. Report sightings. While crystal coins vary with selective inflation and favoritism, the prices of goods remain the same. With a wardrobe mod, the set price is 10 crystal coin. Furthermore, most of the high end goods require crystal coins, not gold. Leviene can already see it. She¡¯ll never be rich! The constraints place on alts were not meant to be insurmountable. It is actually reasonable considering most players creates an alt when they are bored with their current characters, realized the play style doesn¡¯t suit them, or have nothing else to do in game beside raiding dungeons where they have all the best gear already. In which case, the players can afford the money for an alt. However, the amount of money is astronomical when a game first started. To the poor Leviene, the evil System is a money grubbing monster out to rob innocent players like her of their hard earned money. Money aside, (Leviene¡¯s tirade against the System is ongoing, ¡°Stupid people, money is the end all be all.¡±) creating an alt requires a character assessment. Arashia is not a virtual reality game. It has been established as a fact. This point is important. There are tons of elitist jerks, arrogant a**holes, bullies and indifferent bystanders in an MMO. The players might not be like that in real life, but given anonymity without consequences, player express their darker side or release their general frustration at the world. The disconnect between the virtual world and the real world allows players to ease their frustration, relax and enjoy a new world, then they go to sleep, wake up refreshed and leave for work in a better state of mind. Since Arashia is the player¡¯s new reality, the disconnect is not present. A player¡¯s actions have consequences, though partially mitigated by the rules of the world. Hence the class a player choose will affect the player¡¯s personality. The changes can be minor as going vegan or it can be as life changing as becoming a homicidal maniac to fuel their kleptomania. Before a player create an alt, they have to answer a survey. The survey gives the player a token use to train in the specific class or classes depending on the assessment. There are always those who want to cheat the system. It¡¯s not possible. It¡¯s impossible to lie to the survey. How does the System knows when someone is lying? Leviene has no clue. Try to find out? No thank you. Leviene want to live another day. She might be tempted to test out the power of the System, but she was given an example of the System¡¯s power when she was whack by Madalinos, bringing her life to 1%. If Madalinos was one member of the System, then how strong was the collective? The cowardly Perrian Let shirk back from the research. Finally the classes themselves. The classes are divided into four subcategory depending on the gear they can equip: plate, chainmail, leather and cloth. A plate wearing class can equip chainmail, leather and cloth. A cloth wearing class can wear only cloth. A general rule of thumb to go by is plate = tank/meat shield, cloth = casters, chainmail and leather = damage dealers. The main factors in determining the role for a class in a raid setting is their spec and gear. Player¡¯s skill is important, however it is secondary to spec and gear. It might be different in Arashia, but when Leviene was playing Dark Drake Kingdom, spec and gear was the most important followed by skill. Or so Kaleseze and Wraith told Leviene. She¡¯s still their sister regardless of her skills or lack thereof. Leviene turned out to be an okay player on most days, terrible terrific when she¡¯s mad and whatnot which leaves the sibling in a conundrum since they want to take advantage of her abilities without having to be there when she does get good. Each class nine potential route they can take, three main trees with three branches in for each main tree. Respecting or changing their trees is possible, but very very very costly. The first respect is free, then 1 copper, 1 silver, 1 gold, 1 crystal coin, 10 crystal coin and so forth. Leviene knew a guy in Dark Drake Kingdom who change his spec every week. Waste of money in Leviene¡¯s opinion, but perfectionist are strange that way. The classes are as followed:
Cloth Leather Chainmail Plate/Tanks
Damage Dealers Warlock Thief Sword Dancer Holy Knight
Summoner Rogue Blade Runner Dark Knight
Spiritualist Assassin Stancer Warrior
Mage Tamer Archer Guardian
Elementor Naturalist Range Templar
Healer Enchanter Druid Divinity Paladin
Priest Cleric Shaman Auralist
Chapter 0018 Chapter 0018 Leviene gleefully point to a class, eager to research a class only to have a menu pop up. [Required information require player to take a survey.] [Would you like to take the survey? [Yes] [No]] Damn it to hell and back and then some. The thwarted Perrian Let wanted scream her frustration into the high heavens. After coming to Arashia, Leviene has met setback after setback. First it¡¯s the character customization, then the stupid maze, then Erica, then the freaking red light district which lead to Madalinos, and now this. When will sh*t stop getting in her way?! If Leviene took a moment to carefully digest the information she just read, she realize this is the survey every new player has to take to determine their affinity for a certain class. The embittered Perrian Let had to swallow her anger and dutifully take the test like a good school girl. Leviene cried silent tears as she worked her way through the questionnaire. Question #1: Where in the raid do you want to be? Leviene thought about the question then wrote, ¡°Wherever I am needed.¡± The answer that appeared after she dotted the period was ¡°Wherever I can slack off.¡± Leviene ¡°....¡± pause, ¡°God damn m*ther f****king piece of s***.¡± It was previous mention a player is unable to lie on the survey. Apparently rewriting the players response to the emotion corresponding to the player¡¯s true thoughts. However, it is important to note, Leviene did not lie when she answered the survey. During a raid time, things changes as they continually fight boss. At times, Leviene wished she was on her alt, a Mage with better than average gear, because even with said gear, Leviene can execute the fight better than most of the raid. She created her mage because she was tired of looking at health boxes. A joke on a forum about the healing class went viral. Random raider, ¡°How do you NOT know the way to the boss? You¡¯ve been here a million times.¡± Healer, ¡°Forget the way to the boss, I don¡¯t even know the instance look like, my computer screen is cover with health boxes.¡± Other classes tease the healers, but players raiding as a healer knew the pain healers suffer. Then there are times when one have to yell at the stupid tanks. Leviene doesn¡¯t realize Kaleseze and Wraith¡¯s gaming skills far exceed the regular players. Using them as a benchmark for normal gaming skills is an insult to the top players of the gaming world. In a player versus player, shorten pvp, tournament in Dark Drake Kingdom, Kaleseze and Wraith join up to battle other people on their server. They were in the top 10. It isn¡¯t a surprise to most players why their guild, Slaughter, was the best on the server. Leviene herself is a good player. In a player versus environment or pve, Leviene skills and her ability to execute orders bring her standing up a notch. In pvp, well, it¡¯s kind to say she spends more time at the graveyard than fighting. Thank god for lazy guild members hanging around her. The clueless gamer still didn¡¯t realized those ¡®lazy guild members¡¯ were sent to babysit her while she runs around the area looking for herbs and orbs. Leviene¡¯s calls it farming. Everyone calls it a hassle. Leviene was amazed at the answer towards the question. It is the truth. It is a truth that the sad Perrian Let hid deep within her itty bitty little black heart. It is also a truth she didn¡¯t want to admit. After raiding for so long, players get burnt out. The desire to be the best take time and effort. Raiding for 6 hours a day is like another job. Sooner or later, the game doesn¡¯t become fun anymore. This book''s true home is on another platform. Check it out there for the real experience. The Perrian Let sticks with it because she was accompanying Sylphie. She didn¡¯t want to tell her cousin she was tired of gaming. Ironic, now she living a virtual world. Leviene looked around, seeing that Sylphie was busy with Erica, ran to a quiet place to finish the survey. A person¡¯s deepest secret should be kept hidden. It does a player no good to have themselves exposed to the vagaries of the human world is what Leviene wanted to say, but the truth was she has secret she¡¯d rather not reveal, especially to Erica and Sylphie. Question #2: What do you think of the healing process? Leviene¡¯s answer: To ease the burden towards the patient, it is best for the healing process to go as smooth as possible. Answer #2: The healing process should be wrought with pain and suffering but ultimately leaves the patient with a sound mind and body. Pain is a method the body tells the mind something wrong happens, fix it. The mind need to realize their actions was moronic to the extreme and take the time to learn from the experience and become a better person. Question #3: What do you think of soldiers in the front line? Leviene¡¯s answer: They do an admirable job protecting the rights and freedom of civilians back home. Answer #3: The soldiers are admirable for their commitment, but they are either a stop gap measure or a reactionary force after an event occurs. Their effort is ultimately in vain because the base of the problem is human nature. When the apocalypse happens, individuals will wise up to their infraction and seek to change themselves only to be shafted to hell because it was too late. I will see you all in hell. Question #4: What do think of abuse? Leviene¡¯s answer: The strong should never abuse the weak. Answer #4: Abuse should never be tolerated, however society has limit one¡¯s ability to discipline. There are some bratty kids that needs strict discipline and irresponsible adults who need stricter discipline. Far more though, there are people who suffer under the tyranny of the bastards around them. Those m*ther f***king bastard should suffer the same pain they inflict on others. Question #5:.... Question #99: What do you think about children? Leviene¡¯s answer: 2 children, a boy and a girl. Answer #99: Like hell do I want to go through the ¡®miracle of childbirth¡¯ but my mom grew up with the Asian mentality and she requires grandchildren with her blood in them. If her two brother weren¡¯t shut ins then she¡¯d chuck the burden to them and avoid the whole painful process entirely. Sadly, they won¡¯t get a girlfriend and stick her with the whole pushing out a watermelon through a hose scenario, so she stuck being the baby maker. Queston #100: What is your favorite food? Leviene¡¯s answer: Beef jerky. Answer #100: Hot and spicy beef jerky. Teriyaki is bland and peppered doesn¡¯t have a kick to hit. [The survey has been complete. The result will be sent to you shortly.] The Perrian Let was burnt out with self reflection. The survey brought out the truth Leviene never intend to acknowledge as truth. In short, it took off Leviene¡¯s mental blinders and show the little Perrian Let an ugly side of herself she wished she could push back into the darkness. Oh well, time to move on. Mental blinders back on again. The above average player has to admit, the survey was through in a roundabout way although some question was iffy. 30 questions about sacrifice, 30 questions about healing, 30 question about fighting and 10 odd questions. The questions about sacrifices test the deposition of player towards tanking. Tanks need the ability to lead, the courage to charge and need to protect. In a party or raid situation, it is tank who tells the group when to charge, when to attack, when to stop attacking and when to run. These are the qualities of a leader. They also tend to be the first to die. Leviene will never admit she doesn¡¯t have the quality of a leader. Her ability to execute orders points her to a follower instead. She¡¯s happy with it. Leave all the hard decision to the others. She¡¯s not losing sleep anytime soon. The healing questions were perplexing. It is almost like the System doesn¡¯t know what kind of quality is needed for a healer. Doctors need the ability to decipher and analyze multiple source of information and compare to what they learn in medical school coupled with their experiences. Nurses and aids need to follow the doctor''s orders, but they have the right to question said orders as well as inform the doctors when changes in conditions occurs so a new plan of care can be issued. If the system was expecting a response such as empathize with the patient, strive to give the best of care as much as possible and other noble feelings, well, that is true too, but the health system in America doesn¡¯t promote such behavior. Liability, cost and time constraints and all that. Questions about fights and abuses are geared towards the damage dealers. How a players handle killing and possible PTSD is important. Arashia mimics a virtual reality game. It is not a true virtual reality game. Therefore some aspect of the game like hurting or even killing another player needs to be considered. Then there is the last several questions. Children? Food? Interpersonal relationship? How the heck is anyone supposed to answer those? And what about privacy? There are answers to questions Leviene never want to see the light of day. She prayed the survey gets destroyed after it is handed in. Finally finished. Leviene rubbed her hand in glee. What classes does the System think is suitable for the newly minted Perrian Let? Chapter 0019 Chapter 0019 While Leviene was going through her torture, an unusual conversation occurred at a dark corner. ¡°I am not my father.¡± Syphie understood the trauma Erica faced at the hands of her father. Even though Eric was justified in his action, it was William and Janet he should lash out on, not a 13 year old girl. ¡°You have his gaze.¡± An interesting point to note, Sylphie takes after her father personality wise, but she inherit her dark beauty from her mother. ¡°We are two different people.¡± ¡°Two people with the same leadership abilities and the same possessive instinct.¡± Eric and Sylphie had the same traits, the aptitude to inspire loyalty in their followers and a deep seated possessiveness of those who they considered ¡®theirs¡¯. The two traits mention have a deep rooted history in the Deveraux family. Over a thousand years ago, the Elliot Deveraux, Jessica¡¯s ancestor, possessing the two traits, wage a massive war spanning several countries because one of theirs were taken hostage. During the retrieval process, he kill thousands and laid waste to half of France. Years later, another Deveraux ancestor tortured his enemies over a slight given to one of his ward. Some years later, another ancestor single handedly infiltrate his enemies fortress, slaughter everyone inside because their leader dare insult one of his ward. And then another ancestor made a name for himself by literally making a river of blood for a slight to their ward. And another ancestor¡­ Suffice to say, the Deveraux history is littered with amazing leaders and despotic tyrant endowed with the two traits. The traits were later called the Deveraux curse. The curse manifest itself in almost every generation of the Deveraux family. Whisper of sorcery, pacts with the devils and other nefarious rumors plagued the cursed Deveraux but no one dare to eliminate them because the curse inspire both awe and fear. An attempt within the family was made to kill the curse children before they grew up. Somehow they succeeded. Then the family declined. It wasn¡¯t until they reverse the policy did a reversal in fortune happen. Therefore the prosperity of the family is linked to the presence of the curse. In the current time frame, Eric and Jessica were the only two known individuals to be cursed. Sylphie knew there was another cursed Deveraux. Since the opponent never made a move against Sylphie, Sylphie did not attempt to interfere with the other¡¯s affair. ¡°Different times, different people, different methods.¡± Syphie point out her circumstances were different from her father. Eric¡¯s ¡®wards¡¯ so to speak did not want anything to do with him, so he had to make his move stealthily. Sylphie, on the other hand, had an amicable relationship with hers. She did not need the underhanded methods her father employed. ¡°The apple doesn''t fall far from the tree.¡± ¡°Can the same be applied to you? The Burkett are thieves, con artist or fraudster. Which profession did you chose?¡± ¡°I am not my parents.¡± Erica attack Sylphie. Sylphie dodge the attack. The Tajin Nost did not retaliate. In real life, Jessica was a fit 5 foot 8 inches, 155 pounds woman with chestnut hair and soulful dark brown eyes. Erica was 5 foot 4 inches tall, 120 pounds woman with a big bust and plain features. Jessica was taller, stronger and out weigh Erica. In a fight between the two, Erica will lose all the time. In Arashia, a Tajin Nost had strength and precision to their advantage while Ruse Marren had agility and dexterity. In a fight between the two players, Sylphie¡¯s attack is slow but does high damage when it hits, whereas Erica advantage lies in weak quick strikes. Griefing, defined as players harassing another player, isn¡¯t a problem in a new MMO. Everyone¡¯s damage output sucks. Erica attacking Sylphie is no worse than a bee sting. Bees attack in swarms. Erica haven¡¯t realize the her most effective attack method yet. In Erica hate filled rage, she lost the advantage her race gave her. Five minutes later, Erica was still trying to attack Sylphie. She hated when someone compared her to her parents. It makes her go crazy. She¡¯s like a sailor seeing land after a year out on the seas, drunk the minute she set off on land and her action get even wilder when her parents are compared to her. ¡°Are you done yet?¡± Sylphie¡¯s bland tone irritated Erica further. ¡°I am not my parents.¡± Erica yelled as she tried to attack Sylphie, but her opponent is quite nimble and dodge all of her attacks. Erica doesn¡¯t know how to fight, or more precisely, she fights like a girl she is, all slaps and clawed nails. Sylphie fight like a train martial artist with well time attacks followed by a smooth evasion if she was taking it seriously. Sylphie never considered Erica her opponent. ¡°No you are not,¡± Sylphie acknowledge Erica¡¯s point and made one of her own, ¡°as I am not my father.¡± ¡°You scheming rich b*tches are all the same.¡± Erica wanted to vent her frustration. She tried to drive a wedge between Sylphie and Leviene, but she went too far and aggravated Leviene instead. Her actions shamed her. At the time, she felt she had no choice. The author''s narrative has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. Her anxiety didn¡¯t help either. ¡°Oh. Then should I say you poor bastards are nothing but white trailer trash running around scamming innocent folks of their hard earn money?¡± ¡°B*tch!¡± Erica increase her attack speed, but Sylphies is as nimble as a monkey. ¡°How many people have you scammed?¡± Sylphie taunted the enrage Ruse Marren. ¡°You talk like you haven¡¯t done it before. Deveraux corporation isn¡¯t clean as you think.¡± Erica¡¯s retort failed to anger Sylphie. ¡°So?¡± ¡°So you admitted it.¡± ¡°Yes, I admitted it. Deveraux Corp. is a business. As with all business, they lie, cheat, steal, produce a product or services the client needs and offer it a high price. But so what? All big corporation are like that. It has become the norm of the business world. I don¡¯t need to deny the darker side of doing business. Once Erica, Landsling and Park gets big enough, you¡¯d become what you hate most.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll never become like you!¡± ¡°You already are.¡± Sylphie said in all seriousness. ¡°Never!¡± ¡°You are making six figure a year aren¡¯t you? Your employees are loyal to you and in return you treat them well. You don¡¯t cut corners, stick to your guns when the customer pressure you to lie when you audits their books.¡± Erica stop attacking Sylphie. Everything she said is Erica¡¯s achievement. She is proud of her accomplishment. She started her own accounting firm from scratch with Jared Landsling and Hyatt Park when they were fresh out of college. Erica bust her butt working 80 hours a week, crunching numbers, reviewing her work, looking for errors and working all the little details of a business. Four years later, Erica, Landsling and Park is a reputable company, employing over 60 accountants, and have branches in the East and West Coast. ¡°I work hard for my achievements.¡± Pride. Pride is in Erica¡¯s voice. She created an honest company from scratch. She became successful in her endeavors and no one can take it away from her. ¡°What if there was a take over? What would you do then?¡± Sylphie asked honestly. Because of her relationship with the Calbot, Sylphie kept a close watch on the Burkett. Erica¡¯s success story owed a major part to Jessica¡¯s silent interference. Her partners, Jared Landsling and Hyatt Park are her subordinates. They were like the bodyguards sent to protect the Leviene¡¯s family. Due to the Burkett¡¯s crafty nature, it was hard to monitor them from afar. Jared Landsling and Hyatt Park were tasked to monitor Erica. Their approach was different from the other bodyguards. They approach and befriend the suspicious girl. Surprisingly, they send a report about Erica¡¯s accounting abilities and her offer of partnership. Jessica ordered them to accept the partnership and silently funded the new start up company. Given the Burkett history, Jessica wonder how they were able to raise an honest child like Erica. She sent more spies over posing as clients to the new company. Like they said, Erica¡¯s accounting abilities is top notch, combined with an ingenious mind able to find loopholes within the current tax system and a willingness to live in the shades of gray, the company grew under the three¡¯s leadership. However, Sylphie will never tell Erica about her interference. It will take away her pride. Even though they do not like each other, they share common people. Sylphie was willing to keep silent as long as it doesn¡¯t harm those who considered hers. ¡°I¡¯ll fight them off.¡± ¡°Against an enemy you can¡¯t win?¡± Sylphie scoff at the righteous indignation Erica displayed. Takeover happens all the time in the business world. Most are clean bought. One company decides to go into a market, instead of starting from scratch, they purchase an existing company and build it up. However, not all takeovers are clear cut. Underhanded means are often employed to pressure the seller, be it vandalism, threats to do bodily harm or outright stealing. Jessica had to fight off her share, though not from an outside takeover, but an internal struggle. There is always someone in the family who feel entitled to more. They will use whatever and whomever to reach the top. A dagger in the dark is harder to guard against than a direct attack. ¡°Who says I can¡¯t win?¡± ¡°They will lie, cheat and steal. They will do whatever it takes to crush you. What will you do then when the bribe your subordinates? When they hack into your files? When they slander you through the news? When they drug you and accuse you of unfit to lead? When they threaten your important person? Will you still insist on your honor will you dengerate to their level?¡± Erica considered Sylphie carefully. The questions was personal. Erica got the feeling Sylphie had to face those choices after her parents died. Especially the drugs and the unfit accusation. As Sylphie kept an eye out on Erica, Erica kept an eye on Sylphie, though through a more financial aspect. She knew Jessica face a slew of false accusation including insanity, misconduct, fraud, and suspicion of murder. It took two years for the dust to settle, and Jessica came out the winner, having stabilize her position has the major shareholder of Deveraux Corp. and establishing a new CEO loyal to her. Erica couldn¡¯t have done it. She isn¡¯t far sighted enough to prepare for every contingency. Just how much of Jessica¡¯s moral integrity did she sacrifice? Deflated, Erica answered honestly, ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± ¡°I was like you before the accident.¡± Sylphie express a sad face laced with regret and longing. ¡°You are more like me than you think.¡± Sylphie admired her acting ability just now. She was never like Erica. She had alway been the most dangerous business person second to Eric Deveraux. Erica gritted her teeth in anger. What more could she say? ¡°Now quit the moping, buck up and become the scheming b*tch you meant to be.¡± For words of encouragement, it needs works, but it was the slap Erica needed to regain her footing in this new world. ¡°It¡¯s rich b*tch. You are the scheming b*tch.¡± ¡°Hahaha. Had an epiphany did you?¡± ¡°F*ck off wh*re.¡± ¡°That¡¯s the Erica I know.¡± Chapter 0020 Chapter 0020 The survey responded with the following recommended choices for Leviene: Priest, Enchanter, Mage, Elementor, Assassin, Rogue, Cleric, Blade Runner, Archer, Ranger, Warrior, Guardian and Templar. Among the possible classes available for Leviene, 3 are healers: Priest, Enchanter, Cleric, 3 are Tanks: Warrior, Guardian, Templars, and 7 are DPS: Mage, Elementor, Assassin, Rogue, Blade Runner, Archer, and Ranger. Much to Leviene¡¯s surprise, an explanation was given when Leviene randomly highlighted the choices given. Class Description - Priest: A priest supports the patient physically, spiritually and mentally through the painful process of healing and the joy of complete recovery. System Description - Priest: You are a moron and need to be spoon fed the answers. With your pea size brain and low IQ, if it wasn¡¯t in front of your face, you¡¯d never figure it out. Even then you still might not figure it out. So here it is stupid. The main type of spell used by Priest are dark and holy spells. ¡°Wahh, I knew it. The System brought us here for their own amusement!¡± Even though Leviene knew she was being tormented, what could she do? Fight the system? Hahahaha, fight beings capable of manipulating space and time, kidnap thousands of humans for their own enjoyment and is invisible but almost all knowing. Ha! The short Perrian Let wanted to rush into her cousin¡¯s embrace and cry. Remembering the answer to the survey in The System¡¯s hand, Leviene can only abstain. Who knows when The System will do with her answers. There are private things in there! Wait. Dark and holy. Didn¡¯t she have a +25% to dark spells and +10% to holy spells? Leviene brought up her character screen. Yep, it¡¯s right there in the personal bonus section, +25% to dark spells and +10% to holy spells. The synergy of her personal bonus will give her a much needed edge durings raids and fights. ¡°Oh god of the game, continue giving this lowly players more hints!¡± Slaughter guild members are used to Leviene¡¯s abrupt 180 degrees attitude change when there are benefits for her. Erica would slap her silly if she knew Leviene¡¯s greedy personality. At time like these, Sylphie wonder if Laurie was switch with Erica at birth. She¡¯d fit in with the Burkett like a duck takes to water. In her own way, Erica has a nobler personality than Leviene. Erica will fight tooth and nail against anyone who stomps on her dignity and pride, though in Erica¡¯s case, her dignity and pride is attached to the more materialistic side of life. Case in point, when a news paper slander Erica, Landsling, and Parker, calling their work shoddy, Erica spent an additional 60 hours on top of 60 hour work week fighting back against the newspaper company, showing their financial reports and how they are evading their taxes. The Internal Revenue Service went down hard on the newspaper company. They wanted to set an example for the rest of the world. Those tax guys are not someone you want to mess with. As a result of the audit, the news paper company had to pay $400 millions in back taxes. Of course they play hardball. Sylphie thought if Leviene were in Erica¡¯s shoes, she¡¯d show her belly and beg for mercy. Or run to her owner. It¡¯s fits with Leviene¡¯s behavior. Leviene wanted to know why The System chose these classes. Class Description - Enchanter: An Enchanter buffs, supports and heals other player by through their link via enchantments on equipments and buffs cast. System Description - Enchanter: This is one of the easiest healing class in the game and suitable for your lazy personality. Leviene thought, ¡°The System is a sl*t calling her lazy.¡± Class Description - Assassin: An assassin is an elite killer using various skills to eliminate their opponent quickly. System Description - Assassin: Really? Really? You really can¡¯t figure it out? How does your family deal with your retarded behavior? Assassins deals dark damage, can stealth since you suck at fighting other players and have an easy skill tree. No complex thought necessary. Not that you are capable of thinking for yourself. Class Description - Archer: An archer is the master of the bow. They deal the greatest damage from long range. System Description: Hide faraway and shoot. Surly even you can do that? Right? Right? I forgot you¡¯re blinder than a bat. At least a bat has echolocation. You have the telephone to call for help! No eyesight required.If you spot this tale on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. ¡°I protest. I want to lodge a protest. What does that mean no eyesight required? A blind person can¡¯t dial a telephone.¡± Notice that Leviene did not quibble about the blinder than a bat quip, but the fact that a blind person can not dial a telephone. System Description: ¡­. After the short Perrian Let got the System¡¯s response, she immediately shut up and continue looking through the class list. Her previous comment was a probe. Leviene is aware of the System controls this world. They ripped a hole a dimensional wall to acquire amusement, however Leviene does not believe the System will directly interact with the player right away. Why mess with a peon with they can harass a king or a knight? The ¡®wow¡¯ factor is greater if they allow players to gain fame, then crush them over and over again while basking in the awe and tears of the other players. This is something Leviene would do to relieve bore¡­ ahem, it is something SYLPHIE would do to relieve HER boredom. Indeed, this little Perrian Let is incapable of crushing the dreams of other players. She is the one who has her dreams crushed when they kill her and steal her ores or herbs. Leviene guiltily glance over towards her cousin and thanked all the gods Sylphie can¡¯t read her mind. For that matter, the System can not read the thoughts of the players. Leviene test it out previously when she called the System a sl*t in her mind. If the System was capable of reading her mind, with its interest in her, it will respond to the derogatory remarks. She didn¡¯t believe for one nano second the other players garners the System¡¯s attention via the System Description. The experienced player also knew that while Madalinos may be a member of the System or have direct access to the System, her interference in Arashia is limited. Calling the psycho-who-think-she-is-your-mother a sl*t in your mind deserve punishment. 100% HP to 1% HP in one slap flat is lenient. This means someone else in charge has an interest in her. From what Leviene can glean between the lines, this person/thing/entity is friendly with Madalinos, hence the sarcastic hints. Leviene has one nut bothering her. She didn¡¯t want to another one bothering her. Correction two nuts bothering her¡­. Wait make that three nuts with her, though only two is bothering her. Sylphie is just a crazy as Madalinos, but in a different way. Class Description - Templar: A knight of the holy order, a Templar specialize in standing in the front line, protecting their comrades from the evil of the world. System Description - A righteous meat shield with the skills to back it up. It doesn¡¯t fit your personality but I threw it in because you are going to get beaten a lot from all the dumb questions you ask. Might as well allow you to mitigate the damage. Class Description - Guardian: A shield specialist focused heavily on defense. System Description - Guardian: Hide behind the shield you coward. ¡°My dignity¡­¡± Leviene realize her dignity as an elite player has been trampled on. She wanted to defend herself, but sarcasm aside, nothing the system said was wrong. A feeling of being bullied course through Leviene along with helplessness and resignation. Leviene sighed. Oh well. Dignity can¡¯t fill an empty stomach. Leviene turn back to the eliminated classes wondering the reason behind their elimination. Class Description - Warlock: Mages who walk the dark path, making pacts with demons for strength. System Description - Warlock: A warlock is a pet class. You can¡¯t even manage your life, how are you going to micromanage a pet? Class Description - Sword Dancer: Graceful dual wield fighters capable of making the most barbaric fight look like an elegant dance. System Description - Sword Dancer: Can you dance with the two left feet of yours? Class Description - Dark Knight: A knight inclined to the brutal side of life, Dark Knights were swayed by temptations and rethortics of the demons. System Description - Dark Knight: You are an adorable puppy running to your owner when there is trouble. You aren¡¯t cynical enough to become a Dark Knight. What the last system description a compliment? Leviene thought so. She was happy she wasn¡¯t slammed with sarcasm, though her expected praise wasn¡¯t really a praise, more like a stark statement of reality. Leviene understood why players had to take a survey before the chose a class. If the perception of the class affects the personality, then if a nice person was to play a Dark Knight for example, then the personality changes to fit the image of a Dark Knight. The best example is Batman. Everyone all grew up with the Dark Knight as a rich child tormented by the death of his parents and determine to do something about it. He has the money, intelligences and the guts to do it. Watching him on the silver screen is interesting enough, but who wants to actually live his life? He is rich and famous. He could do anything he wants. He can¡¯t sleep at night without guilt tormenting him. He trains every day to fight crime. The more crimes he fight, the more beaten down he becomes by human nature. Even though he fights crimes, he isn¡¯t that much better from the criminal he catches. As the mistakes pile up, propaganda and false accusation occurs, times changes the original pure motives to something different, something darker. Won¡¯t he becomes the very thing they accused him of? Batman didn¡¯t. He¡¯s a cartoon. A normal human changes under the invisible forces of their class. Therefore it is best to pair up the human with the class that fits their personality. The experienced player didn¡¯t want her choices limited to the classes provide but The System did have a reason for placing the class restriction on a player. Leviene tried to imagine a cynical Sylphie. It wasn¡¯t hard. Sylphie already cynical. Then she tried to imagine Sylphie¡¯s dark inclination enhance by the current class. She can already picture it. The poor little Perrian Let will be locked up in a zoo with five other people, monitored by cameras, freedom restricted and nothing to do but stare the wall. Sylphie visiting them will be a welcomed break in their dull lives. Oh hell no. ¡°Thankyou System.¡± Between limiting her choices or limiting her freedom, Leviene chose the former. ¡°Now to pick the classes.¡± System Descripton: ¡­. Chapter 0021 Chapter 0021 It was obvious Leviene will chose Priest as her healer. With dark and holy bonuses, which player granted the same personal bonus wouldn¡¯t chose Priest? Well, the players who won¡¯t be playing a healing class, but that¡¯s beside the point. An Enchanter is an easy class to play, but for the experience player, it was not part of her consideration. Only the skills and tree matter. Enchanters favors passive buffs and direct healing, however healers are the first to be killed in pvp. Take out the healers first. They are squishy and goes flat with a few hits. In a group setting, however, healers are the most dangerous players in the game. They can outheal the damage done, or stall for enough time for their scary dps teammates to come and kill their enemies. In a pve situations.... healers without a teammate stand there for an hour kill a mob that takes one minute for their dps counterparts to kill, in which case the healer will always be broke. Game developers added damage to the healing class, but they can¡¯t out dps the pure damage dealers. However with a +25% dark bonus, a healer can do as much dps as pure damage dealers. Leviene spends the majority of her time farming the game alone. Then said harvest get ¡®borrowed¡¯ by family. They never paid it back but they are family. Leviene never gave back the pretty earring she borrowed from Syphie a while back either. Sylphie asked about it once, but never pursued the issue again. Then there was that necklace from Carrie. It was so pretty. Imitation rubies, emerald and sapphire inlaid in stainless steel. Leviene giggle like a little girl on Christmas day. The best was the cubic zirconia ring she borrowed from Anya. It was so pretty and shiny. When the light hits the ring just so, the cubic zirconia sparkles just right. Leviene turned on all the light in her and for the next three hours she wore the ring and admire it on her hands. Never gave the ring back. Hehe. Family. All your bling bling is mine! Muhahahahahahahahahaha! The strange laughter attracts the attention of Erica. Sylphie gotten used to Leviene weird outburst of laughter. Erica was about to go see what was wrong with Leviene, but Sylphie signaled her not to go. [Sylphie whispered to Erica]: She getting lost in the thought of disguised trackers. Erica did not want to decipher the meaning of those words so she shut up and went back to picking her class. Actually the words didn¡¯t have any in depth meaning. Leviene get lost. A lot. It is best to put a discreet tracker on her. Leviene like to wear fake jewelry so for their piece of mind, almost all of Leviene¡¯s accessories has a tracker installed. This tale has been unlawfully lifted without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon. Leviene will protest her lack of freedom but what she doesn¡¯t know won¡¯t hurt her and she¡¯s too busy choosing her class to care. Leviene wants a healing class that can kill at a decent rate. She farms for herbs, ores and mobs drops. Killing is required. So instead of choosing an easy class to play, Leviene would rather train as a priest to maximize her personal stat bonus. She¡¯d have the best of both world, a great healer and a decent damage dealer. As for tanks, Warriors, Guardians and Templars were offered. Templars were off. Despite Leviene¡¯s total disregard for her dignity, she does have some pride. Albeit a small amount of pride easily bought with beef jerky and massive amount of gold, but it is there nonetheless. The experienced player will not accept a second rate hand me down class. Between a Warrior and a Guardian, Leviene chose Guardian. Leviene is a sweet innocent girl. Which sweet innocent girl goes around charging into crazy situations with gigantic weapons those puny arms can barely lift and fight? None. She didn¡¯t chose a Guardian because hiding behind a shield during a raid sounds easy. Nope. Nada. Zero. Zilch. Another fact Leviene will vehemently deny is she scared to read The System message about Warriors. Her self worth can¡¯t take another hit. It could but Leviene thinks it can¡¯t and Leviene¡¯s opinion is all that matters in this case, which isn¡¯t true but it¡¯s Leviene we¡¯re talking about here. Now for the hard part, the damage dealers. Players split damage dealers into two groups, range and melee. Range attacks the mobs from far whereas melees are close combat fighters. The range classes are the Mage, Elementor, Archer and Ranger while the melee classes are the Assassin, Rogue and Blade Runner. Each style has its advantages and disadvantages. Range tend to have less defense than melee but they have distance as their advantage. They don¡¯t die because they never got hit in the first place. Melee is up in your face fighting the mobs. They have more defensive skills and survivability. Leviene hesitated, but then eliminate the range classes as a possible personal farm bot mode for herself. It was a tough choice. Although she already have a range dps in her Priest, without the best gear in the game, it is hard for a Priest to outdamage pure range dps, even with her personal stat bonus. However, since Mages and Elementors are both cloth caster types damage dealers, then when a good gear drops from a boss, it can be used for both her Priest and her Mage/Elementor. Extra time spend farming gear for her alt isn¡¯t necessary. In Leviene¡¯s point of view, extra time spend farming isn¡¯t so bad. She gets lots of drops. And gold. Can¡¯t forget the gold. The drops can also be sold for gold. Dying is annoying. In Dark Drake Kingdom, if players dies, then they lose a percentage of gold they carry on themselves, lose a certain amount of experiences with the possibility of deleveling, waste time running back to their corpse, and there is a small probability of losing their gear equipped on the player. The last possibility piss Leviene off to no end. There was a ring in Dark Drake Kingdom called [Bran¡¯s Pure Love Engagement Ring]. Cheesy name, but the stats were amazing. It was one of the best rings in the game at the time for healers. Leviene spend 6 hours a day, 7 days a weeks for month raiding Slithering Drake¡¯s Labyrinth for the ring. She was very elated when it finally dropped. Everyone in the guild breath a sigh a relief. They can finally quit going to the forsaking p.o.s. place. In fact, Slithering Drake¡¯s Labyrinth was a hellhole with high level mobs and poor drop rates for their already crappy gear. If [Bran¡¯s Pure Love Engagement Ring] didn¡¯t drop from there, then no one will willing set foot in there. Then Leviene was killed on day farming and the stupid ring was looted off her dead corpse. Leviene cried to her guild. Every freaking day for a week, Slaughter guild members hunted down and killed the player responsible and their guild members. Leviene had conscripted her family into her party for a farm fest. The guild can hardly conduct a raid with all the leaders indisposed, so they had idle time, which they used to kill off the ¡®slimy thief and the slimy guild¡¯. It was that or take their leader¡¯s place in the dungeon. Slaughter guild members killed those bastard like there was no tomorrow. The thievery force Leviene to pay attention to her survivability. Dying is a no no. Best way to avoid dying ¡ú don¡¯t let the enemy see you ¡ú stealth! So Assassin class it is. Chapter 0022 Chapter 0022 [TresBelleSoliel has joined the party.] [Party - Leviene]: Who invited Erica? Leviene is an easy person to get along with. If she consider you her friend then she¡¯d defend you to the ends of the Earth and back. The reverse is also true. When Leviene holds a grudge, it takes true repentance for Leviene to forgive them, but given Leviene¡¯s personality, she rarely get emotional enough to consider the argument ¡®grudge worthy¡¯. Today was the second time Leviene considered the altercation a grudge worthy event. Unsurprisingly, the first time it happened, leading Leviene to coin the term was ¡®the dress incident¡¯ with Erica. The second time was the fight earlier when Erica went too far with her insult in her bid to win a fight against Sylphie. [Party - Sylphie]: I did. Sylphie understood Leviene well. If she did not invite Erica back into the party, then Leviene will part ways with Erica then and there. She¡¯d feel no remorse abandoning Erica in Arashia. There were no family rapport between the Perrian Let and the Ruse Marren. Granted, the prejudice started from the previous generation then it got passed on to their children, but Erica didn¡¯t deserved the enmity from Leviene. Interpersonal relationship wise, Leviene dumber than a bag of rocks. In modern terms, Leviene has low EQ. If she¡¯d only look past the event itself to the underlying cause, she¡¯d put more effort with Erica. Erica, for all her faults, appreciate Sylphie¡¯s effort, though her hatred against Eric Deveraux bias her against Sylphie too much to show her appreciation. [Party - TresBelleSoliel]: I¡¯m sorry about my previous outburst. Sylphie and I worked out some of our differences. I can¡¯t see her as my bff, but I won¡¯t antagonize her anymore. [Party - Leviene]: And your verbal diarrhea? [Party - TresBelleSoliel]: Sadly, it¡¯s not something I can help without Xanax. As a nurse, Leviene knew about Xanax. The generic name of Xanax is alprazolam, a benzodiazepine, used to treat anxiety caused by unbalanced chemicals in the brain. Common side effects include drowsiness, feeling tired, slurred speech, lack of balance or coordination, or memory problems. The doctor should be notified if the patient experience depressed mood, thoughts of suicide or self harm, unusual risk-taking behavior, confusion, agitation, hostility, hallucinations, uncontrolled muscle movements, tremor, seizure, pounding heartbeats or fluttering in the chest. Damn it. Tack on, Xanax is not for everyone, call you (800) XXX-XXXX if you have any questions or concern, and Leviene will be the damn commercial. She needs to be careful. No more free advertisement. [Party - Leviene]: What do you have to anxious about? [Party - TresBelleSoliel]: It¡¯s an adult matter. Young children won¡¯t understand. [Party - Leviene]: Fine. Have it your way. But I¡¯ll be watching you. She even follow up the comment with the classic DeNiro to Stiller sign. Everyone held in their laughter. It was especially hard for Sylphie to keep her face bland in front of Leviene¡¯s posturing and blatant lying. The short Perrian Let was so cute when she tried to act tough. Her threats needed work. Everyone in the family knew Leviene had an inexplicable fear of Erica. Leviene was not aware of it. Everyone else knows the adorable Perrian Let turns around and runs away when she hears Erica. Leviene¡¯s excuse was so bad even a five year old knew she was lying, although Leviene herself did not know of it. [Party - Leviene]: Forget about it. Back on topic, how many alts can you guys have and what class have you picked? I¡¯ll start first. 3 classes: Priest, Guardian, Assassin. [Party - Kaleseze]: 3 at a time? Why? [Party - Leviene]: I farm too much. The other two can¡¯t really keep up with me if I¡¯m leveling one character. So I need 2 characters. Since I have three possibility, I might as well level all three up at the same time. [Party - Kaleseze]: Yeah, but why those three classes? [Party - Leviene]: Glitch gave me 25% to dark attack and 10% to holy attack. Assassin class has dark attack while Priest has both. I heard tanking as a Guardian is easy. [Party - Kaleseze]: Does the holy bonus only applies to holy attack or all of holy spells? Kaleseze interest is pique. Leviene use games as a means to steady Sylphie; Wraith use the game as a form of stress relief and as a cheap form of entertainment where he doesn¡¯t have to censure himself; Kaleseze was interest in the technical aspect. Among the three siblings, Kaleseze is the perfectionist. He like to theorize the damage/threat/healing output of a spec of the class then collect data by fighting the test dummy, adjust his theory then collect more data. He would have done well as a researcher with data oriented mind, but computers call to him, so he majored in computer programming instead.Support the creativity of authors by visiting Royal Road for this novel and more. [Party - Leviene]: Dunno. I¡¯m assuming a complete bonus to all. Kaleseze wanted Leviene to test out her personal stat bonus right away, but he knew it was not possible right now. He decided to see the result himself when they meet up. Right now, Kaleseze was more concern about his sister taking on more than she can handle. He did not was her to exhaust herself. [Party - Kaleseze]: Are you sure you can farm enough? Alt have an experience penalty. [Party - Leviene]: What? [Party - Kaleseze]: 50% less experiences for your alt. [Party - HotSauce]: How do you know all this John? [Party - Kaleseze]: Read the introduction manual [Party - Leviene]: Where? [Party - Kaleseze]: Main menu, introduction. It¡¯s about 200 pages. [Party - Leviene]: How did you read all this so fast? [Party - HotSauce]: Yeah how? [Party - Kaleseze]: I read and explore the city at the same time. Kaleseze is an introverted player who like to theorize before implementation. Leviene get lost her thoughts often. The family find it annoying. Kaleseze get lost in his theorem. The family let him be. When guild member see Kaleseze character running in circles in the city, they knew he was trying to figure something out, whether it be the best build after the changes to the classes or plans for the new raids. Leviene get smacked to bring her ¡®out of the clouds¡¯ while Kaleseze comes out on his own when he figure out a solution. The different treatment use to frustrate the short Perrian Let. Now she let it be because they are family. Family. Can¡¯t freaking get rid of them. [Party - Wraith]: Yeah, that¡¯s like you. I went Rogue and Warlock [Party - Leviene]: Pure DPS. You useless bastard. [Party - Leviene]: Mark? Cary? [Party - Hawkain]: Tamer. [Party - HotSauce]: Spiritualist. [Party - Leviene]: Good luck Infernos, you have no tank or healers. [Party - Wraith]: We don¡¯t need to do dungeons before we meet up, so we should be fine. [Party - Kaleseze]: Warrior, Ranger [Party - TresBelleSoliel]: I¡¯ve chosen mine. Sword Dancer. It sounds graceful, like a ballerina. [Party - Leviene]: That¡¯s how you choose your class? Picking a class with the prettiest name? When Leviene heard Erica chose Sword Dancer, she was filled with envy. The System¡¯s comment about her two left feet stung. Best way to pass the misery is to make someone else miserable. Leviene tried to do that. Too bad she chose the wrong person. Really wrong person. As mentioned before, Leviene unconsciously fears Erica. Leviene doesn¡¯t know how to insult people intentionally. She does it all the time when she sticks her foot in her mouth, but to insult someone with feelings of malice, she doesn¡¯t know how. As such, her insults becomes lame comments. [Party - TresBelleSoliel]: How else should I choose? One class is the same as another for me. [Party - HotSauce]: What about you Sylphie? [Party - Sylphie]: Druid definitely. But I can¡¯t decide on the second class. [Party - Wraith]: You got time. It¡¯s just an alt [Party - Kaleseze]: She should pick now. If she does, she get the extra 25 points in the beginning and every time she levels she gets stat points. The points stack up. [Party - HotSauce]: Huh? [Party - Kaleseze]: Okay, let me give you an example. If her druid has 25 agility points and no other stats, then she changes to her alt and put all 25 points into intelligence, her druid and her other class has 25 agility and 25 intelligence. [Party - Leviene]: You test it out already? [Party - Kaleseze]: Yeah. [Party - Leviene]: Damn! [Party - Kaleseze]: Sylphie, pick something and try stacking a single stat point. [Party - Wraith]: Damn, I would have picked something else if I knew. Can you imagine 2 agility classes stacking the stat? [Party - Leviene]: The secondary stats would put a check on it a bit. [Party - Wraith]: But people playing these classes would have the secondary stats. [Party - Leviene]: Diminish returns? [Party - Kaleseze]: I don¡¯t think so [Party - Sylphie]: I¡¯ll think about it. [Party - Leviene]: I¡¯ll stick to Priest, Assassin and Guardian. [Party - Wraith]: Why go Assassin though, and not a caster dps? You can stack stats with your main Priest. [Party - Leviene]: You assuming I¡¯m going healer as my main. [Party - Wraith]: You always play a healing class. [Party - Leviene]: I want a stealth class to run. PVP going to be a pain. I¡¯d rather go hide. [Party - HotSauce]: PVP? [Party - Kaleseze]: Player vs Player. [Party - Leviene]: Yeah, I don¡¯t want to be ganked. [Party - HotSauce]: Ganked? [Party - Leviene]: When a higher level player comes and kills a lower level player. Get with the program Cary. [Party - TresBelleSoliel]: Quit using nerd speak then. You can¡¯t expect all of us to understand your geek vocabulary do you? [Party - Leviene]: Since we¡¯re in a virtual reality game, yes I do. [Party - Sylphie]: Okay enough. Leviene, Erica, let¡¯s head to the class trainers. The rest of you guys try to find other family members. Send a message if there has been any new development or information, otherwise, we¡¯ll be in an intensive grind fest when the gates open in a few days. You know how Leviene is. [Party - HotSauce]: What do you mean by that Sylphie? [Party - Kaleseze]: You¡¯ll see when you play with her. Landian heading out. [The group has been disband.] Chapter 0023 Chapter 0023 ¡°What do you mean by how I am?¡± Leviene asked Sylphie, affronted by her comment and her brother¡¯s perfect understanding of the situation. ¡°You told me you relax by farming right?¡± The silly Perrian Let nodded. Leviene did start playing MMORPG to give Sylphie female company and to get her out of her depression. Then she started to like the game as a relaxing pastime. There something soothing when monotonously killing mobs without requiring massive brain power. ¡°Well, when you farm, you¡¯re so focus on farming you seem to zone out and ignore everything else.¡± ¡°Yeah. So?¡± ¡°That¡¯s it.¡± ¡°That¡¯s it?¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± ¡°Okaaayy.¡± Leviene didn¡¯t believe her, but she was not going to pursue the issue. She has better things to do than arguing with the beneficiary of all her zoned out zombie farming. Going to train in her chosen class. The class trainers were all in one area of the map called the Temple of the Chosen, at the north east portion of the city. Like all buildings in Evanstrail, the Temple of the Chosen was more like an open aired pavillion rather than a temple, similar to the Pantheon in Rome. Unlike the ancient building monument, the Temple of the Chosen is a three storied building with wide doorways and ledges without balconies. This place was made to accommodate fliers. Upon entering the Temple of the Chosen, Leviene¡¯s group immediate went their separate ways, Leviene to the Priest trainer, Sylphie to the Druid trainer and Erica to the Sword Dancer trainer. Becoming a Priest was easy. Leviene walked up to the NPC, asked to be trained as a Priest and viola, she was done. Then Leviene went to the Assassin trainer. There was a little hiccup there. The trainer said, ¡°You already have chosen your class. Please come back when you purchase another name.¡± ¡°But, I have another name.¡± Leviene argued with the NPC. ¡°Please change into your alternative persona then you can train as an Assassin.¡± The trainer replied in a bored tone. ¡°How?¡± The little Perrian Let didn¡¯t see a method of changing into a new character. It was obvious she was blind and fishing for answers. Leviene has her good points. Playing Finding Waldo, not one of them. When confronted with her inadequacy, Leviene will point out that men get lost and stay lost longer than her because they never stop and ask for directions. Then GPS was invented and Leviene¡¯s excuse didn¡¯t work anymore. ¡°On the first page of your spellbook, you should have a list of all the names you have purchased. Click on the name you wish and your name tag would change. Once you change your name, you can train as a Assassin.¡± the Assassin trainer replied in bored monotonous tone. Leviene guess the administrator realize people would eventually buy name for alts, so they programmed in the response right in. Nice forward thinking. However, couldn¡¯t they program the NPC to have a better personality than this robot? The experience player did what the trainer suggest, open her spellbook to the main page. There were four icons in with the names she has chosen. Let¡¯s see. Hmmm. Assigning classes to name. Leviene will be her Priest. The first name is designated the main character and the second third and fourth names the alt. The process of assigning names to alts is not problematic in MMO. It is expected for players to have more than one characters on their accounts. Find this and other great novels on the author''s preferred platform. Support original creators! Arashia embraced the premises as well. The caveat with Arashia is the 50% experience penalty on alts. Therefore it is not recommended for healers and tanks to be alts. With their slow kill rate combined with the experience penalty, it will twice or three times as long to level the healer or tanks compared to dps. ¡°Altreyes would be my Assassin. Rayael would be my Guardian and Arganox, I¡¯ll leave it be. Even with my intensive grinding method, I don¡¯t think I can grind out a fourth character. Well, I could, but not with trying to keep up with Erica¡¯s one character and Sylphie¡¯s two.¡± Leviene clicked on Altreyes. Changing from one character to another took one second. OOOOOHHHHHHH. Nice. The experience player can already imagine the mobs she can take on. ¡°I¡¯ll start with my dps, switch to my healing character then maybe my Guardian if I need to tank the mob.¡± The little Perrian Let rubbed her hand gleefully. Suddenly, Leviene thought of a problem. ¡°Please don¡¯t let there be an ¡®cant change in combat¡¯ constraint. First thing I¡¯ll test out. Test out. Hmmm.. nah I don¡¯t need to do that.¡± [Leviene whisper to Kaleseze]: John you there? [Kaleseze whisper to Leviene]: What do you want? Thought you were going to choose your class? [Leviene whisper to Kaleseze]: Yea I am. But I need to know if you can change your character in combat? [Kaleseze whisper to Leviene]: Yeah you can change your character in combat. Leviene didn¡¯t question the validity of Kalseze answer even though she wonder how he could have tested the class change mechanics when they can¡¯t fight mobs yet. She wanted to ask her brother, but he¡¯d get off track lecturing her about optimization and what not that she forgot what the question was about. In this case, the answer wasn¡¯t hard. Kaleseze dueled other players. Playing against the computer all the time is boring. Even though a players interact with other players to down a boss, after a while, even the hardest boss gets boring. There is an interactive elements which constantly challenge players regardless of the state of the game and that is fighting with other players. In Dark Drake Kingdoms, there are several types of pvp elements created. Dueling is the most basic and easiest type. A players goes up to another player and ask for a duel. If the other player agree, then they fight until one player has 1 HP left. Tournament type fighting is when the player or a party of players queue up to battle other players. When an opponent is found, they are teleported to the arena to fight. War Zones are similar to Tournaments except with objective such as capture the flag, invade the enemy''s stronghold or hold the nodes. Then there the fighting Leviene hates the most, Environmental Killing. Simply put, Environmental Killing occurs when a player exploring the world chance upon another player. Depending on the situation, the player can ignore the other player or they can fight. No questions asked, no warning given. Leviene gets jumped all the time when she in the world searching for materials. Damn evil thieves! Leviene generally takes the first option and ignore the other players. Most of the time the other players will ignore her back and they go on their separate ways. Once in a while the other player will attack her, especially when she fighting against a mob. Then she dies and complains to her guildies. They come and kill the offender(s) and Leviene goes back to farming. [Leviene whisper to Kaleseze]: You know what this means right? [Kaleseze whisper to Leviene]: Peoples with alt have a major advantage. Yea I know. But it won¡¯t help you until later on. [Leviene whisper to Kaleseze]: What do you mean? [Kaleseze whisper to Leviene]: Your class can change in combat, but your gear doesn¡¯t. If you change from a plate wearing class to a leather wearing class, all your plate gear will be unequipped and goes into your inventory. [Leviene whisper to Kaleseze]: That sucks! What happens if your inventory is full? [Kaleseze whisper to Leviene]: I don¡¯t know, but I think it will drop to the ground. [Leviene whisper to Kaleseze]: Ugh [Kaleseze whisper to Leviene]: Hey cheer up! The wardrobe mod cost only one crystal. The mod will let you keep the gear you are wearing with the current character. [Leviene whisper to Kaleseze]: A crystal! The money grubbing side of Leviene expose its ugly head. A crystal might not sound like much right now, but it might means months of farming and grinding. [Kaleseze whisper to Leviene]: It¡¯s expensive now, but alts were made for characters at higher level. We¡¯re lucky we¡¯re starting off with it right now. [Leviene whisper to Kaleseze]: Ugh, a crystal [Kaleseze whisper to Leviene]: Hey cheer up. Weapon swapping is free. [Leviene whisper to Kaleseze]: Quit with fake cheer, bro, it¡¯s not working but thx anyways. Talk to you later. [Kaleseze whisper to Leviene]: Cya farmbot. First order of business, grind gold to buy a wardrobe mod! Chapter 0024 Chapter 0024 Leviene trained as an Assassin then went to the Guardian trainer, switch to Rayael, trained as a Guardian. Before the little Perrian Let assigned any talent or stat points, Sylphie hailed Leviene, looking amused ¡°Did you train as your priest yet?¡± She asked the short Perrian Let. The weird glint in her eyes gave Leviene a pause. ¡°Yes I did.¡± Leviene answered cautiously. ¡°Did you look at your talent trees yet?¡± ¡°I was going to do it before you came to bother me.¡± ¡°Take at look at the priest spiritual tree.¡± Leviene pulled up her talent trees and did as Sylphie ordered. Priest spiritual tree has three subsection, calm, faith and¡­ psychosis. The cautious player went to the psychosis tree first knowing her cousin would not point out something mundane as the calm and faith skill set. Leviene hovered the virtual cursor over the spells. Addiction: transfer 5% of aggro to the designated person for every point spent. Duration 1 hour. Bipolar - Mania: Increase attack speed by 5% but reduce defense by 10% for 10 seconds. Delusion - Grandeur: Increase self importances of the mob, reducing the aggro radius by 1 meters. What the hell? Sylphie stared at Leviene intensely when she was checking out the skill tree. She burst out laughing when Leviene realized most of the spells are named after mental illness. ¡°Ar..Are you go..going to start to psychoanalyzing us? Well Nurse Laurie?¡± she got out between fits and giggle. ¡°Shut up!¡± Leviene yelled at her cousin. It¡¯s not funny. Just because she was studying to be a nurse in real life doesn¡¯t mean Leviene wante to deal with it in virtual reality. The point of games was for people to relax, not become an extension of work! Sylphie laugh harder. ¡°Calm,¡± laughter, ¡°Tree,¡± she got out. ¡°You have a raucous laugh. Like a hyena.¡± Leviene gritted out but she promptly change to the calm tree tab. Beside her incessant amusement at Leviene¡¯s expense, she does notice things most do not. In the second tier of the calm tree, there was a spell to silence other people. Temptation! The experienced glanced at Sylphie literally rolling on the floor laughing. ¡°So interesting to silence her mid laugh. Hope she can¡¯t breathe. Damn it, must resist temptation. Need healing spells.¡± Leviene reasoned in her mind. With each seconds of prolonged laughter from the idiot on the floor the temptation to put all her talents into the calm tree increase. Ignoring the loon on the floor, the aggrieved player began to peruse the rest of the talent in the calm tree. Tier one has a sleep and lethargy. Sleep works well as a crowd control spell and it can be used to knock out the moron on the floor. Only down side was the 20 second cast time. Lethargy slows the mob movement speed by 10% for five seconds. Not much but it can be upgraded. For 14 points, the cap it seems, Priest can slow a mob down by 80% of its movement speed for 5 seconds. The duration of the spell can be for 1 second per every point added but the is in second tier. The priest spiritual faith tree has personal buff, group buff and shield. The Holy tree has a healing subsection, an incursion section and an amplification subsection. ¡°Magic multiplier, stat to spell power conversion, sweet personal buffs. So many choices. I want! I want! I want!¡± A greedy little Perrian Let began to fantasize about the scenarios where she can lord over or kill anyone who gets in her way. Not really, but it is a fantasy for a reason. As previously mentioned, Leviene dies to other players a lot, then begs her guild for help. Sylphie, who finally finished her boisterous amusement at Leviene¡¯s expense, came to look over her cousin¡¯s shoulder. Upon seeing all the bells and whistle a priest can use and the needy greedy look in on Leviene¡¯s face, she whacked the perverted Perrian Let upside the head. It¡¯s a cousin¡¯s duty to prevent silly relatives from sinking into depravity. Besides, the obscene expression on Leviene¡¯s face was horrifying to the Tajin Nost. It¡¯s worse than crazy teenagers girls at a boy band concert. ¡°Get the healing spells before you go for the other stuff.¡± Sylphie said, ¡°You only have 10 points.¡± ¡°Did you go for the healing spells on your druid yet?¡± Leviene snapped back at her cousin while thinking, ¡°She pointed out the spiritual tree, she dangle the beef jerky in front of me, now she¡¯s leading me to the puke me green pea soup. If I¡¯m not getting what I want, she¡¯s not getting it either. I know it¡¯s childish of me but, but, I want Intellectual Pursuit: Increase spell power by 1% of intellect per point, Holy Intelligence: Increase holy spell power by 2% of intellect per point added, sleep, lethargy and shield spells damn it. I want to silence her when she laugh, or make her so confused she¡¯d attack the NPC guard and get her butt thrown in jail, if there is one. I want.¡± ¡°Yes I did.¡± Oh the experience player believed her, but the short Perrian Let also knew that¡¯s not all she got. Leviene was willing to bet her monthly salary Sylphie got the minimum healing spells, then stash some in utility. ¡°What else did you get?¡± Leviene pressed. If she was willing to gamble, then she better see the results. ¡°I got Ayerez to be a Stancer.¡± Sylphie evaded Leviene¡¯s questions so skillfully the experienced player envied her. Even knowing it was an evasion, Leviene allowed her to change the topic of the conversation. ¡°What¡¯s a Stancer?¡± ¡°Stancer similar to an Auralist in that they use auras to augments their attacks. Both has aura which acts like a buff or debuff. The main difference between a Stancer and an Auralist is that Auralist uses magical attacks while stancers used physical attacks. Oh and Auralist are plate wearing leech healers/mana regenerators while Stancers are chainmail wears with better debuffing skills.¡±If you find this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the infringement. ¡°Shoulda gone for the Auralist then,¡± The experienced player sniped. Leviene was still unhappy (read pissed off) about the mental illness joke and dangle beef jerky needy wanty deny thingy Sylphie set her up for. Ummmm beef jerky. She could go for some right now. ¡°Auralist sees the aura while Stancers affect their aura through stances. I don¡¯t want to mess up my vision.¡± Syphie replied. ¡°Okay enough about me, go get the healing spells, Homer Simpson.¡± ¡°Then go away. Better yet, go help Erica. I can¡¯t do things with you hovering over my back.¡± Leviene pushed Sylphie towards Erica sitting in the corner, staring intently at her skill tree with an indecisive expression. How much teasing can a person take? For Leviene, a great deal considering how easily she forgives her friends and family because she understood they were only trying to cheer her up as well as her mental blinders blotting out most of the experiences so she forgets most of it. Also, she get tease so much she got used to it. It doesn¡¯t make it any less annoying. ¡°Okay.¡± Sylphie headed towards Erica. Priest Holy - Healing Tree has Triage and Recovery on the first tier. Triage heal for 75 hp with a 3 seconds cast time costing 25 mana. Recovery is a HOT or healing over times spells. It is an instant cast spell, shorten instacast spell, that heals for 100 hp over 10 seconds and ticks every 2 seconds with a 10 mana cost. The second tier has Recuperation which heals for 300 hp, 7 second cast time 75 mana, but in order for a player to access the second tier, they need to spend 10 points into the subtree. For example, in order for Leviene to get Recuperation, she needs to put 10 points into the Holy - Healing tree. Points into the Holy - Incursion or Holy - Amplification does not count. Here goes. Triage: Heals the target for 75 hp Cast time: 3 seconds Range: 20 meters Cost: 25 mana Please visit the priest trainer to purchase the next rank of the spell Recovery: Heals the target for 200 hp over 10 seconds Cast time: Instant Range: 20 meters Cost: 10 mana Please visit the priest trainer to purchase the next rank of the spell Interesting. Some spells can scales through tomes purchased from the trainers, while other must be scaled through talent points. It¡¯s good for healers the administrators put in a buy it rank systems. Healers, more than most classes, need different ranks of their healing spells. When Leviene play a healing class, she tends to stack spell power or a healing modifier to increase the amount of healing done per second or hps, then put different ranks of healing spell on her bar and heal depending on the situation. The experienced player can conserve mana, prevent over healing and reduce down time. Don¡¯t think these little trick are unnecessary for healers. Those raid leaders have a mod checking for damage done, dps, threat, healing done, healing per second and all the other stuff. They spam the results in chat sometimes. Leviene can¡¯t slack off. She blamed the damage dealers. It was all their fault. It started when they were fighting against Fury of the Ages Duranix, a black dragon the destroyed the Antelia Kingdom in the Eastern Lands. Duranix was not a particularly hard fight. In fact he¡¯s pretty easy. Duranix is a regular tank and spank fight with one gimmick, every three minutes he drops aggro. Aggro is the threat a mob feels towards certain players. The mobs will attack the player highest on their threat list. Tanks abilities have built in threat generators or they have what players term a snap aggro ability, a skill that puts the player on top of the mobs threat list. Damage dealers have abilities to cause lower threat per damage dealt to the mobs or an abilities to wipe their threat completely. Healers¡­.pray/run/scream at the tanks to grab the mobs. A tank and spank fight is the easiest types of fight out there. The tank grabs the mob¡¯s attention, dps deals damage and healer heal then viola free loot. Duranix is an easy fight if the damage dealers know when to stop their damage and wait for the tanks to grab the aggro. It was not pretty. Dead bodies litter the ground so much players can¡¯t recognize their corpse from the first death to the ten death. In short, the dps was ordered to install a threat meter. If they go above the tank at any time, Sylphie will emo rage on them until they wish they were dead. The threat meters installed not only records threat, it also records damage done, damage per second, healing done, healing per second and all other stuff Leviene never looked into due to lack of interest. Whelp, suffice to say, Leviene¡¯s day of slacking off was over. Looking at the tree, Leviene need to at least get to tier 4 of the Holy tree to get Revive, a skill which brings dead players back to life. It¡¯s a must have for all healers. Should she put all 10 points into the holy tree and expect her cousins to deal damage for her or should she shift some points into the dark tree for damage? Sylphie went more utility or damage than healing, but as a hybrid class, Sylphie¡¯s damage isn¡¯t high enough to justify Leviene dedicated healing her. Leviene heal while Sylphie¡¯s alt, Ayerez does the damage and Sylphie could heal while Leviene¡¯s alt, Altreyes, does damage. Erica is pure damage. In any situation, she¡¯s completely useless. She doesn¡¯t know how to dps. Put points into the dark tree it is. The experienced player studied the dark tree. There¡¯s three subset: Shadow, Void and Abyss. Leviene is starting to see a pattern here. Shadow consist of channeling spells with some extra utilities. Void are direct damage and Abyss has area of effect spells, shorten aoes spells. Dark Reach: Send a shadow out to drain 20 HP over 10 seconds Cast time: Channel 10 seconds Range: 20 meters Cost: 10 mana Void Ball: Blast the target with a concentrated force of dark attributes damaging them for 10 HP. Cast time: 2 seconds Range: 10 meters Cost: 7 mana Void Blast: Instantly strike the target with dark forces damaging them for 10 HP. Cast time: Instant Range: 10 meters Cost: 25 MP Cool Down: 20 seconds Abyssal Gravitation: Create a vortex in the area, pulling all mobs towards it. Cast time: Instant Range: 10 meters Area: 1 meter Cost: 200 MP Duration: 1 minute Cool Down: 5 minutes Black Hole: A ball extends and does an 25 HP to each mob in the area. Cast time: 3 seconds Range: 10 meters Area: 1 meter Cost: 100 MP Damn it all! Chapter 0025 Chapter 0025 The Perrian Let is faced with a the greatest dilemma of her life, where to place her talent points. This problem is greater than Leviene¡¯s greatest dilemma previously, old fashion or hot beef jerky. It might not seem like much to the eyes of other people, but to Leviene it is a very hard choice. Hot beef jerky is sooooooo good but she can¡¯t eat much of it without consequences while she can stuff herself with old fashioned beef jerky. The previous generation always complain about the opportunities the new generations have but never take advantage of, but they never considered the impact having so many choices have on the chooser. Inconsequential choices such as what to have for breakfast has little impact, but a career, a marriage, where to live, those have long lasting consequences. The chooser is then plagued with insecurities. Is this the right choice for me? What happens if I make a mistake? Are those even mistakes to begin with? What are the consequences? Can I bear the consequences? The older generations lament the opportunities of the younger generation, the younger generation lament on the simplicities of the older generation. Did they have to deal with cyberbullying? Did they have to deal with peer pressure? Unwanted children? Bad marriage? Domestic abuse? Hell, their sense of self, did they question it? Transgender, sexual preferences. To the previous generation, well no the grandparent¡¯s generation, they¡¯d say, what that, it¡¯s wrong and ignore it. They eagerly live in their prejudices, confident in their superiority and proud of their hatred. The current generation exposed the prejudices, destroyed the superiority and fight the ever prevalent hatred. Leviene liken her current choices to the efforts of the greatest civil rights leader of all time fighting for their rights, earth shattering. As previously noted, thank god mind reading isn¡¯t available yet. Leviene would be turning into a cook roast pig if they knew what she was thinking. Actually Sylphie had an idea when she glance towards her cousin, but since she didn¡¯t know the exact specific she didn¡¯t head over in indignation and b*tch slap the short Perrian Let silly. Another thought to be thankful for is Erica¡¯s lack of understanding towards Leviene¡¯s personality. If she knew what Leviene was truly like and not the image in her imagination then she¡¯d put Leviene in traction when she saw Leviene¡¯s expression. The talent trees in Arashia offer options upon options. The talent trees ends at tier 6 with five empty slot for tier seven, four empty slot for tier eight, three empty slots for tier nine, two empty slots for tier ten and one ultimate skills. However, those slots are for the entire tree, not just one subtree. The slot are for players to further customize themselves with skill books hidden in Arashia. When indecision racked Leviene, she did what she always did, look for more information. While Kaleseze has answers, Leviene doesn¡¯t want to bother him. Sylphie and Erica is out. Wraith¡­ nah. HotSauce and Hawkain are complete newbies or noobies, which ever sounds more appropriate for the situation. Only one choice then. [Leviene whisper to Madalinos]: Madalinos are you there? [Madalinos whisper to Leviene]: My sweet baby, you contacting me so soon. This is my lucky day. [Leviene whisper to Madalinos]: I need information. [Madalinos whisper to Leviene]: Ask away. [Leviene whisper to Madalinos]: Can we redo our talent points? [Madalinos whisper to Leviene]: Ofcourse. Except classes and name, everything in the ¡­ game can be reset to the preference of the ¡­ players. Leviene notice the pause between unknown terminology but she ignored it. Madalinos is not from Earth. These terms are new to her. Her adaptability is high to only pause a bit before spitting now new words. That¡¯s not important though. The next question is the reason why she contacted the crazy psycho in the first place. [Leviene whisper to Madalinos]: How much does it cost to change your spec? [Madalinos whisper to Leviene]: Free, one copper, ten coppers, one silver, ten silvers and so forth, capped at 100 crystal per each ¡­. spec change. [Leviene whisper to Madalinos]: Oh good. [Madalinos whisper to Leviene]: Is that all you contacted me for? Yes, but if she answered it like that, who knows what the crazy lady who think she¡¯s her mother would do.This story originates from a different website. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there. [Leviene whisper to Madalinos]: Yes. Whimper. Mouth in foot. Looks for a place to hide. Surivivial instinct to brain, ¡°Cage that idiot.¡± Brain, ¡°You think I haven¡¯t been trying?¡± Mouth, ¡°What did I do wrong?¡± Survival instinct and brain, ¡°.....¡± Boom headshot. Boom headshot. Survival instinct and brain has died. [Madalinos whisper to Leviene]: Contact me anytime you want for anything. I¡¯ll help whenever I can. At times like these, Leviene wished text transmit tone and emotions. She¡¯d know when she needs to run. [Leviene whisper to Madalinos]: Okay, going back to the classes. [Madalinos whisper to Leviene]: Take care sweetie. Leviene thought for awhile then decided to put one point into Dark Reach, Void Ball and Void Blast for damage and ignore the Holy - Incursion sub tree completely. She has 25% into dark attacks. For damage it is better to focus on dark attacks. In the Spirit Tree, Leviene took Holy Shield, Sleep and Lethargy for survivability and put two points into Intellectual Pursuit for the extra mana points. Leviene put all of her stats points into Intellect. Leviene changed change into Altreyes and tried to assign talent points for the character but she need to do a class quest before she can assign her talent points. Judging from the talent tree, assassins are agility based characters, so the experienced player toss Altreye¡¯s 25 stat points into agility. Rayael¡¯s stat point went into constitution. She didn¡¯t want to die any time soon. Even though Leviene have no intent on leveling Arganox, she can still assign her starting stat points. 10 points went to intelligent and 15 went to spirit. At the end of the stats assigning session my primary stats:
Agility 35
Constitution 40
Intelligence 45
Faith 25
Strength 10
Secondary stats:
Endurance 11
Dexterity 10
Precision 10
Wisdom 11
Focus 10
Not too bad. ¡°You done yet?¡± Erica yelled for Leviene. Erica smile was more like a smirk. The experienced player don¡¯t understand where Erica¡¯s sense of confidence came from until she realized Erica was good with numbers. So crazy good with number that her accounting company is famous. She¡¯s in her element assigning stats points. With her math skills, Leviene wonder why Erica didn¡¯t hit it off with John. They both look at a situation in terms of a set of parameters and the goal was to combine the variables to get an optimal solution. ¡°I got the talents for my Priest and assigned all the stats, but I need to do a class quest before I can do anything with my Assassin. I haven¡¯t assigned talent points into my Guardian tree either. You?¡± Erica shrugged. ¡°I took the skills I wanted, though Sylphie here thinks she could be a better Sword Dancer.¡± ¡°I just suggested she take a few talents first.¡± Sylphie protested. ¡°If you wanted me to build my character your way, then you should buy another name and play the character!¡± Erica argued. Ahhh, the ¡®I want to play my character my way¡¯ vs ¡®this skill tree is the best for dps¡¯ argument. The experienced player is not getting in the middle of this argument again. ¡°What are you gals going to do now since we chosen our classes?¡± Leviene asked trying to head off the discussion. ¡°I¡¯d rather we find a place to rest. Today has been tiring and I don¡¯t want to come back from what you guys think we¡¯re going to do, only to wander the city looking for overprice hotels.¡± Erica said in an offhand manner. ¡°How about you guys help me with my class quest then call it a night. We can start early tomorrow morning.¡± Leviene didn¡¯t wait for their response. She switched to Altreyes and headed over to the assassin trainer. ¡°Hiya there, could you tell me give me the quest for the assassin class so I could start distributing talent points?¡± Altreyes asked the assassin trainer. ¡°Ah, so you¡¯re training to become an assassin eh, young one. The path of a silent killer requires one to face death and its consequences head on. Only by doing so can you grasp the subtle skills an assassin would need to complete their task. In the south west portion of the city lies The Temple of the Fallen. Go there and acquire a companion who would help you uncover the dark arts of a silent killer.¡± The assassin trainer want you to go to The Temple of the Fallen and bring back proof of your determination. Do you accept? [Yes][No] Altreyes clicked yes. ¡°South west is this way.¡± Sylphie grabbed Altreyes¡¯ arm, leading the way to The Temple of the Fallen. ¡°I have a compass and a map you know. I won¡¯t get lost in a game.¡± The Assassin grumbled. Erica caught up to the duo. She grab Altreyes other hand, squeezing the short Perrian Let between the two of them. ¡°Without gps and step by step instruction, you¡¯d get lost going to the store on the corner.¡± ¡°I do not!¡± ¡°Your sense of direction is so bad, you can¡¯t get out of a room with only one exit.¡± Sylphie joined in the teasing. ¡°Yeah, she get lost in her room all the time.¡± ¡°Hey!¡± Altreyes protested, but the gentle bantering continued. Chapter 0026 Chapter 0026 Like most temples in the City of Flight, The Temple of Fallen was white with high ceiling reaching endlessly towards the sky. The halls were wide, made to accommodate large wingspans. Flowers bloom in all shades of color in the inner courtyard. Unlike the other temples with their bustling acolytes, trainers and leaders conducting business of their faith, only three NPC¡¯s stood at the center of the hall, one of each race. The ambience of the temple was of death. It was quite, a respectful silence found in libraries or during a wake. A grave eerie feeling lingered in the air. Throughout the great hall, touches of death permeates the pews, the altar, and influence the stances of those who serve, as if the dead was watching. Altreyes approached the NPC with a somber manner, befitting honor those who had fallen. Call Altreyes selfish or self centered, but Altreyes don¡¯t care about many things unless they affect her directly. However, for those who sacrifice themselves for their country, to save those in need, for the cause of peace, Altreyes try to extend the utmost respect to them, their family, and the people who help their passing memorable. This includes churches (even though she¡¯s an atheist), doctors, hospitals, socials workers and other organization dedicated to preserve freedom, peace and life. ¡°Greeting sir, before my quest to become an Assassin has started, I was sent here. I was told I must retrieve something from this temple as proof of my readiness.¡± the short Perrian Let stated to the trio standing at the center of the hall. ¡°Yes young one.¡± the tallest of the NPC replied. A Perrian Let ofcourse. As a race, they are bigger than the more agile Tajin Nost or fluttery Ruse Maren. Just her luck to be a shrimp in a races of giants. ¡°Our temple provide aids to those who seek the path of the silent death. Before we go any further, I implore you to consider your chosen profession carefully. You are dealing with death in all forms, from the mundane to the horrific. Though many believe they are ready to silence the living, when the situation comes upon them, many lack the determination to follow through. There is no dishonor in admitting your weakness now and turning back.¡± ¡°I am resolute in my chosen career honorable sirs.¡± Altreyes is impressed. The details, the foreboding feeling, the command silences and the gravity of the NPC creates an atmosphere of finality, irreversible and irrevocable, but honorable. There was nothing half assed about being an Assassin. It makes Altreyes want to be one even more. ¡°Then follow me young one. Your companion must stay behind. Only those who are determined to become a silent killer can proceed.¡± the Perrian Let¡¯s stare bored down on Altreyes, trying to convey the seriousness of the situation at the same time trying to intimidate the experienced player into turning back. Altreyes turned and nodded to Sylphie and Erica, then hurriedly followed the NPC. They went passed several hallways, turning left here and there until we reach a dark doorway leading down. At the end of the long hallway, they came to a room with a ward at the center. The mystical wall was containing hundreds of ghost within its boundaries. Some of the ghost pressed up against the ward trying to escape while other watch the movement outside the wards, assessing everything. And still other dances around in eagerness, unable to stay still for a moment. Altreyes turned to her escort questioningly. ¡°An assassin kills stealthily and quietly. We are deliverers of death, and as such we need companions to help us send the souls of those we kill back to the god of death and to remind us we are not immune to its grasp. For as we courier the souls of departed, death too will dodge our steps. Go child and receive your companion.¡± Altreyes pulled up her Assassin skill tree. One of the branches was titled Ghost. She was sent here to acquire a ghost. Not only does she have Erica to harangue her, Sylphie to tease and order her around, now she have a ghost companion oozing vengeance and hellfire to harass her. With her luck, she¡¯d get a smart ass character, or worst a religious fanatic. ¡°What are my chances of getting a decent ghost. Is there one for that matter? A decent ghost. They wouldn¡¯t be ghost if they didn¡¯t have issues would they?¡± thought the pessimistic Perrian Let. ¡°How do I choose?¡± Altreyes asked. ¡°Go to the ward and touch it. Those who are compatible with you will be able to cross over.¡± Touch the ward and the one meant for her will can cross. Call Altreyes a skeptic, but there are thousands of soul crammed into that little circle, and out of those thousands the one for her will cross over. Uhhh. Altreyes is unsure how to proceed. On the one hand, a companion she can boss around sounds nice, on the other, she might get a ghost trying to kill her every time her back is turn. What to do? ¡°Get it over with.¡± Altreyes said to pep herself up. ¡°The ghost Assassin get are random anyways.¡± Altreyes walked up to the wards and slowly touch the barrier. The ghosts dancing a jig suddenly rushed forward, like a bowling ball, knocking the other ghost out of the way, then reached out and grabbed her hand. Altreyes felt a connection forming between her and the ghosts. Yes ghosts as in plural. What the hell! You receive 1 endurance point. You receive 1 endurance point. You receive 1 endurance point. You receive 1 endurance point. You receive 1 endurance point. You receive 1 endurance point. You receive 1 endurance point. Once the pain from the binding stopped, Altreyes stared at the ghost surrounding her. Seven endurance points, seven ghost. They swirled around her, gleefully exercising their freedom of the ward, chasing each other, generally being rambunctious children. As Altreyes got up, all as one they stared at her. Then they rushed her. The short Perrian Let tense her body, ready to be knocked over like the ghost in the ward. Instead she was embraced and cuddled. Stolen from its rightful author, this tale is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. ¡°Damn it, I¡¯m not baby. What is it with strangers trying to cuddle me to death.¡± Master. Seven voice spoken at the same time, one purpose. Love. A deep abiding love. Images of Altreyes¡¯ life flashed through her mind from a viewer perspective, wanting to help, unable to affect the world around them, only a spector as life continued. The five year old bully stealing her ice cream, the car accident she witness when she was seven, the grocery store robbery when she was nine, her first date and her first heartbreak at 15, being stood up for senior prom, rejection from her first choice school, studying for finals then nothing. We have been watching you since you were born. We could do nothing there. Now we can. We love you, love you, love you, love you, love you, love you, love you. With each love you, a ghost wrapped itself around Altreyes¡¯ body, enveloping her with warmth, love and acceptance until only one remain. The others rest. Your mind can¡¯t handle all of us at the same time. As you gain strength, the others will be able to manifest and assist you. ¡°This isn¡¯t a game is it?¡± No game could force someone to remember something from a different perspective. Access a person¡¯s memories would force them to remember thing from their point of view. The images were from theirs. ¡°Child, life may seem like a game to you, but I assure you it isn¡¯t.¡± the Perrian Let replied while the ghost said in Altreyes¡¯ mind, It is and it isn¡¯t. A game of the mind. Altreyes ignored the NPC with her and focus on the ghost. ¡°Do you even know?¡± We have suspicions. Nothing concrete. ¡°Can you take me home?¡± Not as you are. As we are yes. You would have but a moment, then nothing. ¡°You mean I¡¯ll die if you take me out of here.¡± With the method we know and the strength of your body, yes. There are other ways of getting out of here, but we don¡¯t know it. ¡°So now what?¡± Now you play the game and get stronger. We will help. ¡°Why aren¡¯t you with the rest?¡± Your mind can handle one of us. I am the strongest among us. It was decided I¡¯m best to assist you. ¡°What do you want?¡± What we always wanted since the day you were born. To love you. How do celebrities do this? How do someone withstand the intense adoration of strangers. Not only strangers either. These ghost have witness every mistake she¡¯d made, every crimes she committed, know all her faults and foibles and despite that, no because of that, they still love her. She was so overwhelmed she slumped down to the cold floor. Altreyes knew her family loves her, but their love comes with strings. What the ghost gave her was pure unconditional love. She don¡¯t know how to deal with it. The ghost caressed Altreyes. Do what you do in an uncomfortable situation Leviene and ignore us for now. You need to find answers from the NPC over there. I know the answers will be better received from him than from us for now. Later we will demand your unconditional trust, but we don¡¯t expect it so early in our relationship. Yes Leviene, it is a relationship. ¡°One question. Are you a male or female? What is your name?¡± That¡¯s two question, but I¡¯ll be unruly and answer both questions. We identify ourselves as female because you are female. We didn¡¯t want you to think strange males were perving you or anything. As for the name, you called me Asalia. Asalia, her imaginary friend? Altreyes called the ghost Asalia. Was she in my childhood? Considering how they watch over her all of her life, should she even be surprised? Asalia was right in one regard. Altreyes do ignore uncomfortable situations. The short Perrian Let turned to the NPC in the room with me. ¡°Umm, I got several ghosts,¡± she said to break the silences and take command of the situation. ¡°Did you say several ghost?¡± he asked, pained and unnerved. ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Your resonance with our lord is far greater than I expected. To receive two ghost the first try is a blessing.¡± He didn¡¯t look blessed. In fact, he looked like he wanted to run away from an axe wielding killer. Altreyes wonder why he serve The Temple of the Fallen and the god of death if he so anti Assassin. By word and deed, he tried to turn the experience player away from the path. ¡°Many players have to come later in their training to acquire another ghost to aid them, yet you receive two the first try. This is truly a blessing.¡± If it¡¯s truly a blessing, why the hell he acting like it¡¯s a curse? ¡°Each attempt cost a crystal, but for you to get two your first time here is astounding. Yes, truly a blessing.¡± And quit with the blessing. Wait, a crystal per attempt! Is this what it is about? Money? ¡°Uhh, a crystal?¡± Altreyes asked, just to be sure. ¡°Yes one crystal each attempt. Each player is guaranteed a ghost on the first try, but afterwards it depends on the player¡¯s luck. The more ghost an assassin has, the more he or she can do. Take a look at your assassin skill tree. In the Manifestation of the Ghost tree, there a physical and temporal skill. Since you have two ghost, you can have one ghost physically attack while the other ghost defend temporally. Then there¡¯s the Possession subset giving you boost in stats and Weapons tree amplifying attacks. A boone it is to have many ghost to command for those going the ghost route of the Assassin skills.¡± As the NPC talked, Altreyes began to dream of all the combination she can have. Range attack with a ghost and physical defense, stats amplification combined with the stat bonuses. Oohhh the combinations. ¡°You should try for a third ghost, dear child. Ghost would only increase your power the more you get. Some might be difficult to train in the beginning, but the reward worth more than time spent training a companion.¡± Altreyes looked at the NPC speculatively. The short Perrian Let wondered how he would react if she told him she have seven ghost. AND they love her. ¡°I won¡¯t have to work with a disagreeable personality. No leveling the ghost into submission either. I have to train with the ghost to work seamlessly together, but I get to skip the beginning, middle and end stages of teamdom: assigning the work (I get the easiest sounding part of the job, when it¡¯s the hardest part), doing the work (somehow, they others dump their share on me) and decide who get the credit (everyone else but me).¡± These thoughts ran through the experienced player¡¯s mind. Woot woot. ¡°Thank you sir. I¡¯ll take it into consideration.¡± Altreyes politely replied to the NPC thought inside her mind she was thinking of the crystal saved by getting seven ghost at once. The NPC was already pained when she mention getting an extra ghost. Hearing her say she got seven ghost will send him to the God of Death he serves. Haha. She can be polite. Wait a minute! Wasn¡¯t he there when she got the ghost? Why did he see anything? Asalia saw the puzzled expression on Altreyes face and knew the quesions running through that silly head of hers. Altreyes might be a ditz at times, but there are moments when she can be quite sharp. Rare moments. Only the players can see their ghost. We are meant to be invisible observers of life. We can take form if you go into the Ghost Tree. Altreyes turned to her ghost, nodded her appreciation towards her invisible companion, and headed out of the room. Once they got out of the room, Asalia lead Altreyes out of the hallway to the main hall. The Assassin wanted to make a snarky comment about her ghost leading the way when she is the master. She can¡¯t. If Asalia has been observing her as long as she had, she knew Altreyes don¡¯t have a sense of direction. The game has a compass and a map the experienced player can consult; however, Sylphie and Erica was right, Altreyes need gps or a step by step instructions if she am going to navigate the z axis. Perhaps reading her mind, Asalia said You don¡¯t need a gps or map now that you have me. ¡°Smart ass ghost,¡± the short Perrian Let grumbled. Chapter 0027 Chapter 0027 They reached the central hallway shortly. Sylphie and Erica was waiting for her. Change that sentiment. Erica was flirting with a tall, dark blue hair Tajin Nost. Sylphie was talking with a Perrian Let. Altreyes couldn¡¯t see their name tags. There¡¯s way to remove the name tag off a character? Altreyes want to learn how to do it. Jumping other players would be safer if they can¡¯t see who attacked them. Not that Altreyes would entertain the idea of attacking a defenseless player. No siree she would not. She¡¯s too much a coward to initiate an attack. The option would be there. The Assassin walked up to the flirtatious Erica first. ¡°What are you two talking about?¡± she asked the pair. The Tajin Nost bright green eyes widen in surprise then darken in pleasure to see Altreyes. ¡°We are talking about the pros and cons of the Assassin class. Soliel here doesn¡¯t under how well designed the class is.¡± the Tajin Nost replied. From his words and tone, he wasn¡¯t trying to get away from Erica, yet he was happy for the interruption. Altreyes wonder what Erica was saying to upset him. ¡°I just think a Sword Dancer is better. My class has a higher dps potential than an Assassin.¡± Erica exclaimed. Ahh, directly insulting the class and indirectly insulting the guy. Nice tact Erica. ¡°The numbers might indicate Sword Dancer have a higher dps potential. I don¡¯t know if it¡¯s true or not Soliel, since I didn¡¯t study the class, but I do know that numbers aren¡¯t everything. The execution of the skill also affects the damage dealt.¡± Altreyes turned to the player, ¡°Oh yeah, I was wondering how you hid your name tag? I would like to learn how to do that too. It would be so awesome to ambush, kill and escape without anyone knowing.¡± ¡°Sneak attack, how noble.¡± Erica¡¯s sarcastic comment did not go well with the Tajin Nost. ¡°How impolite of me not to introduce myself. My name is Altreyes. And yours?¡± She really want to know how he hid his name tag. Politeness was never her strong point. She had to put effort into being polite. Survival Instinct, ¡°.... Mouth, why can¡¯t you be like that all the time?¡± Mouth, ¡°What?¡± Brain, ¡°Takes too much effort, not enough incentive.¡± Survival Instinct, ¡°Bastard.¡± ¡°Ah, my game name is DeepDestruction, but call me Kevin.¡± Really, DeepDestruction. Isn¡¯t it overcompensating it a bit ¡°Okay Kevin.¡± ¡°Players can¡¯t hide their name tag. You have to turn on your ability to read the name tags though. Go into the main menu and click display and check the name tag box.¡± DeepDestruction said animatedly. ¡°Oh thanks for the information. It¡¯s silly of me not to know it. Most MMORPG I¡¯ve played always have name tags as default.¡± Altreyes said. She admit it. She was flirting a bit. Erica was much more beautiful than Altreyes am in real life. She fancied herself a ¡®fashionista¡¯ and dispense advice accordingly. In game, fashion doesn¡¯t matter. Body type doesn¡¯t matter. Players can choose the perfect body. So visual appeal goes down in importances, while personality increase. ¡°Didn¡¯t you claim to be the queen of geekdom once?¡± Erica snipe, disliking a guys directing his attention off of her. ¡°No, Conquerer of the Eastern Realm in Dark Drake Kingdom. My old guild, Slaughter, was the first guild to kill the Black Drake of Ruir on our server.¡± Altreyes answered frankly. DeepDestruction was quite impressed. ¡°I¡¯ve heard of you guys. You guys were the first on the server to attempt it and you killed the dragon in one try.¡± DeepDestruction answered excitedly, ¡°You were the seventh guild to kill him in the North American servers.¡± The boy voiced turned towards awe and hero worship. ¡°I wouldn¡¯t say we finished it on the first attempted. We actually spend 3 days attempting him before actually downing him.¡± ¡°What strategy did you used?¡± he asked excitedly. ¡°What are you guys talking about?¡± Sylphie interrupted our conversation. Altreyes didn¡¯t see her conversation partner walking towards them. Frankly Altreyes was glad for the interruption. She didn¡¯t want to talked about my old game. It was nothing special. The raid on the Black Drake tired her out. They had to farm for a week before they set out to kill him, and by they Altreyes meant her. She farmed for a week to get the materials for the special potions and raid buffs. If you come across this story on Amazon, it''s taken without permission from the author. Report it. ¡°Assassin vs Sword Dancer damage.¡± Erica replied, trying to turn the conversation towards the original topic where she can contribute to the conversation. ¡°Both have the potential to be high damage dealers if they have the right gear and take the right talents.¡± The comment was directed towards Erica for questioning Sylphie¡¯s recommendation on talent distribution earlier. ¡°I¡¯ve run the numbers Sylphie, Sword Dancers can deal 5% more damage than Assassin up to level 200. Afterwards it the difference would be about 10%.¡± Erica touted the advantages of her chosen class. Does she realized she in The Temple of the Fallen, where would be Assassins come to get their ghost? Talking down on Assassin in their own ¡®home¡¯ would alienate any would be Assassins against her. Even worst, if she¡¯s right, her I told you so attitude makes them want to kill her more. ¡°Did you include utility, player vs player applications and burst damage?¡± Altreyes asked. She had to defend her class. ¡°I thought we¡¯re talking about sustain damage over a long period of time?¡± Erica retorted. ¡°So you didn¡¯t.¡± ¡°It¡¯s the sustain damage you want. Burst helps with overall damage but it isn¡¯t sustainable, and utilities helps you live, but if you¡¯re skilled enough, you don¡¯t need to survivability skills.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t deal any damage if you¡¯re dead, Soliel.¡± DeepDestruction didn¡¯t know how to deal with Erica¡¯s position on Sword Dancer dps. Altreyes assume he was a gamer like her family. In most MMORPG, guys outnumbers girls. Most of the males don¡¯t know how to handle females in real life situation. They comes across females gaming before, and in that aspect, they know how to interact within the concept of the game, but Erica bring out a social aspect VR games has that everyone hates. In short, it¡¯s the torture of high school all over again. Erica is the queen bee, the head cheerleader, and DeepDestruction, the nerd beneath her notice. ¡°You¡¯re right Deep. Skills comes into play here. A good players doesn''t need survival crutches to be live.¡± Poor Deep, squirming from Erica¡¯s scathing implied insult. Thank god Sylphie here. The poor boy ego won¡¯t be able to stand another round with Erica. ¡°Are you done Altreyes? We should head over to the inn and get a room before it¡¯s all booked.¡± ¡°It¡¯s dark already. Laurie what took you so long? I want to rest before bags formed under my eyes. A woman should sleep eight hours a day to refresh her body. And moisturized before going to sleep. I always use a hydrating cream before going to bed, an SPF 15 day wear before going to school and sunblock when walking anywhere under the sun. With the thinning of the ozone layer, ultraviolet rays does more damage to the skin.¡± Erica continued her lecture on basic skin care. Altreyes didn¡¯t want to hear it and DeepDestruction definitely doesn¡¯t either. To save us the trouble, the short Perrian Let started walking. Sylphie and Erica followed her. Erica kept up the monologue the entire trip to the inn. You have received 1 endurance point. Huh? How did she get the endurance point. The only thing she have been enduring recently is Erica¡¯s nagging. Erica¡¯s nagging falls under cruel and unusual punishment at any family gathering. The gaming systems give out endurances point if you have to ¡®endure¡¯ painful stimuli or if you push yourself to the limit. Erica¡¯s cruel and unusual punishment, endurance point, Erica¡¯s cruel and unusual punishment, endurance point. Damn it. Erica¡¯s nagging considered mental torture, so the gaming systems hand out endurances point for it. Noooooooo. Oh the gods of gaming, this is too cruel. In order for the experienced player get points she have to actually listen to Erica¡¯s verbal abuse. Noooooo. Family gathering are torture enough. Now in her recreational time, she have to deal with incessant nagging as well. There is no god! The short Perrian Let gritted her teeth while listening to Erica¡¯s bitching. After 15 minutes, it''s not a conversation, lecture or nagging but straight out bitchfest. Endurance points, endurance points. They went back to the Hall of the Chosen. Altreyes turned in her quest, then they headed to the inn. Erica doesn¡¯t know how to shut up and Altreyes is too greedy. She wished it never came her attention. The Assassin could go on blissfully unaware of this boon to the endurance stats. She didn¡¯t want to be tortured this way. It¡¯s already almost breaking her. Help! Someone save Altreyes from herself. Finally! The inn at last. ¡°I¡¯m tired. I¡¯m going to sleep now!¡± Altreyes said as she ran through the throng of players loitering at bar, pushed her way straight to the innkeeper, booked a room and beelined towards it. Once she closed the door to my room, she sagged in relief. Tears stream down her face. The experienced player pulled her legs up to my chest, wrapped her arms around her legs, pressed her forehead on her knees and took a big shuddering breath. ¡°God help my greedy self.¡± Comforting arms encircled her. Asalia. In her need to get away from Erica, she forgot all about them. The Assassin leaned into their loving embraced. Times like these, she was glad she became an Assassin. They said nothing, offering comfort through touch. Once Altreyes calmed down, she surveyed her surrounding. The room was sparsely furnished with a queen sized bed, a small dresser to the right, a small dining table and two chairs. The short Perrian Let test the bed right away via a run and jump. It was soft and springy. Altreyes rubbed her face into the inviting softness of the pillow. She crawled under the covers, snuggled into the bed sheets and fell asleep. Chapter 0028 Chapter 0028 A gentle sense of comfort and warmth ease Altreyes into wakefulness. She cracked open an eyelid, peeking at the sunlight shining into the room through the window. Close the curtains before going to sleep. Uh huh. Next time. Sufficient sunlight shone through the window. It was time to get up. Altreyes thought of all the things she need to do today. Realizing there was nothing pressing needing her immediate attention, nor does she have to be somewhere, Altreyes gave herself fifteen more minutes of nappy time. Fifteen minutes later, Altreyes gave herself ten more minutes. Ten minutes later Altreyes gave herself five more minutes. Five minutes later, the Assassin stretched her body, tossed the sheets aside and shuffled towards the bathroom. Only to run into a wall. VR games doesn¡¯t have a need for bathroom, so they didn¡¯t build bathrooms into the inn. The short Perrian Let was so used to go to the bathroom right after she woke up she tried to go out of habit. Morning person she is not. The knock on her head did some good as it woke her up from her morninging mode, or as her brothers called it, her morning zombie shuffle mode. Asalia floated towards Altreyes, being unobtrusive as possible. She is quite aware of Altreyes¡¯ morning routine. Asalia. Ghost tree! Altreyes forgot to assign talent points in the Ghost tree of the Assassin skill tree. The experienced player perked up at the idea. She pulled up the Ghost tree. Three subset again: Weapon, Possession and Manifestation. Looking at the trees, Altreyes hesitated in distributing the points. She want everything in the skills tree, but she doesn¡¯t know which skills to go for first. Beside, Asalia might want a preference. ¡°What types of attacks do you prefer and what skills should I go for?¡± Soliciting advices, no problem. Ghosts, although characterized as pets/companions, definitely have personalities of their own. Altreyes doesn¡¯t want their preferences to clash with their roles. It takes time to learn how to perform a task. It took three months for Altreyes to learn how to type 40 words per minute when she was in high school. Guarding her pert behind is more complex than that. If the ghost aren¡¯t familiar with their abilities, they they might be slack in watching her back. She doesn¡¯t want to die! I think you should put a few points into the Stealth Tree since you aren¡¯t much of a pvper then put points into a little bit of everything in the Ghost Tree, Asalia replied. ¡°Jack of all trade?¡± Altreyes asked, puzzled by her suggestion. Most damage dealers focus their skill points into one tree first to maximize their dps since most skill trees are designed to synergized with talents in the same tree. Spreading talent among different trees are usually done later in the game. No. Since you have more than one ghost, spreading your talent points out now increase your damage while giving you versatility. This story is posted elsewhere by the author. Help them out by reading the authentic version. ¡°I thought I won¡¯t be able to use a second ghost until later in the game.¡± You can use Braile around level 25 then Soujoun at level 100. ¡°Braile and Soujoun?¡± The names of the other ghost. We decide the order which we will manifest. ¡°Can you tell me the names of all the ghost?¡± In the order which we will manifest: Braile, Soujoun, Shisai, Ceres, Amaryllis and Ruri. We chose our order on what we think you would need. I¡¯m the most powerful, so I¡¯m your first companion. Braile is a strong caster type so she was chosen next to offset my melee type of attack. Soujoun, hmmm I guess I could say she leans towards the Weapons or Possession skill tree. The other 4 has no strong suit. ¡°Thank you Asalia, Braile, Soujoun, Shisai, Cere, Amaryllis and Ruri for helping me.¡± Your welcome. The seven ghost spoke in sync. From the Sneak tree Altreyes got: Camouflage: The ghost cover the caster in their spectral essences, blending the caster with the surrounding area, making it hard for anyone to see the caster. Cost: 10 mana No wonder she can¡¯t put points into the Assassin Tree without doing the class quest first. Ghost are integral part of the class. Players can choose not to focus on the ghost aspect of the class, but it doesn¡¯t negate the vital role ghosts plays in the class. The reason for the NPC bitterness when she mention getting extra ghost was explained. Puzzling though was the NPC¡¯s preoccupation with money. In Dark Drake Kingdom, all NPC follow a script. They do not interject their preferences when dealing with the players. The NPC¡¯s strange behavior can be attributed to Arashia¡¯s uniqueness, but Altreyes didn¡¯t think so. Altreyes was a money grubber through various experiences emphasizing the monetary aspect of life. She develop her personality through living a rich fulfilling life. If Sylphie was here to hear her thoughts, she be a pig with wings, denouncing the saying ¡®when pigs fly¡¯, but Altreyes stressed again, no one can read mind in Arashia. So the NPC¡¯s behavior¡­. Ah well. She can¡¯t figure it out right now, so might as well not dwell on it. From the Ghost tree Altreyes got: Merging: Merge with your ghost, amplifying all base stats by 0.25% per points added Cost: 10 mana Ghostly Aura: Ghost envelopes you, increase dark attribute attacks by 1% per point added Cost: 25 mana Ghostly Enchant: Gives a 10% chances to do an extra attack. Physical Manifestation: Allow the ghost to take physical form and attack the enemy Cost: 30 mana Temporal Manifestation: Amplifying the ghost dark aura, allowing the ghost to attack using dark attributes Cost: 30 mana Marked Range: Increase the range a ghost can stay away from you by 1 meters per point added Merging was given 4 points, boosting all base stats by 1%. Altreyes wanted to add more range to her companions for reconnaissance purposes, but it isn¡¯t a priority. The skill would be a nice talent dump for her when she need to get to the next tier. Now that she is done, there was no reason to linger at the inn. It¡¯s grinding time. Money! Chapter 0029 Chapter 0029 The short Perrian Let headed downstair. Sylphie was already there, eating breakfast while she looked over some of talents. ¡°Have you configured your quick access bar yet?¡± Sylphie asked me. ¡°No. I¡¯ll do it now.¡± The experienced player put the spells she learned for Altreyes to the quick access bar. There were ten slots, eight for spells and 2 for potions. Then she switch to Leviene and configure her skill. Asalia disappear nineteen seconds after she changed character. The short Perrian Let switched back to Altreyes to get Asalia to reappear, then switched over to Leviene to configure her skill. Asalia disappear 6 seconds after the change in class. She changed back to Altreyes while she ponder the implication of companions or ghost able to exist even after the player change their class. Would some of the skills carry over? ¡°Asalia, how it you are able to exist after I change my class?¡± Asalia shrugged her shoulders. ¡°Who are you talking to?¡± Syphie asked probably puzzled by me talking to air. She wasn¡¯t alarm since they are in a game. ¡°You can¡¯t see my ghost companion?¡± ¡°No.¡± If you use the Physical Manifestation skills, then she could see me. Otherwise we¡¯re invisible to other player. We can¡¯t attack while invisible yet. How cool is that. Personal spy! Altreyes cast Physical Manifestation on Asalia. Sylphie was startled by the appearances of Asalia. The Tajin Nost looked over the ghost with a measuring expression, then said ¡°Okay,¡± and went back to her whatever she was doing. Altreyes, dense as she is, didn¡¯t understanding the underlying meaning behind Sylphie¡¯s gaze. Sylphie was glad Altreyes¡¯ situational awareness was nonexistent. Altreyes might have realized her cousin was scheming something, and not her usual plots either. Sadly, the short Perrian Let has yet to develop her interpersonal awareness. Sylphie underestimated Altreye¡¯s astuteness. Altreyes was able to discern Sylphie¡¯s strange behavior when she stared at Asalia but she had no intention of delving into Sylphie¡¯s plots. Sylphie¡¯s mind is always filled with plots, schemes, scenario, counter plots and what if conditions. For the simple minded Altreyes, the complex world called business was a game she have no intention of playing. Altreyes rather live a simple life a blue collar worker than the life of the rich and famous with all the backstabbing and the betrayal. The fame wasn¡¯t worth the lack of privacy and the money was not worth paranoia. Each positive is followed by several negatives. Altreyes hailed the waitress, placed her order, and pulled up her character sheet to ponder future stat distribution. Erica shuffled down a little after breakfast arrived. She stole a bacon off Altreyes¡¯ plate. ¡°Where are we going today?¡± she asked. Asalia took exception to Erica stealing the food. She manifest her scythe and slid it under Erica¡¯s throat. With an icy cold voice Altreyes could never hope to mimic, Asalia said, ¡°Don¡¯t steal Altreyes¡¯ food ever again.¡± This tale has been pilfered from Royal Road. If found on Amazon, kindly file a report. Erica sneered at Asalia, ¡°Call off your pet Laurie.¡± ¡°Asalia is a companion, not a pet and she¡¯s saving my bacon. Since I¡¯d like for her to continue to do so, no.¡± Erica lean back into a roll off her chair, pulling her weapons from their sheath. Asalia countered by pulling another chair from another table, slid it over hitting Erica¡¯s knees, causing Erica to buckle and sit on the new chair. She slid the chair with Erica on it back to the table. She slid her scythe back under Erica¡¯s throat. Asalia, I love you! ¡°Bitch.¡± ¡°So childish. You have to resort to name calling when you can¡¯t win.¡± Altreyes sat back, enjoying Erica¡¯s frustration. ¡°Laurie call off your dog or so help me god-¡± ¡°You¡¯d do what? Tattle to your mom?¡± the short Perrian Let interrupted her rant. ¡°I¡¯ll..I¡¯ll.. I¡¯ll kill you.¡± Erica got up to make good on her threat. Asalia, not wanting to kill Altreyes¡¯ cousin, knocked Erica back into the chair with the pole side of her scythe. ¡°Pfft.¡± ¡°Laurie!¡± ¡°Enough children.¡± Sylphie cut in. ¡°She started it.¡± Erica pointed to Asalia. ¡°I don¡¯t care who started it. End it now.¡± Sylphie stared Erica down, then turn her glare to Asalia. ¡°Asalia is it?¡± Asalia nodded. ¡°Erica and Leviene have a turbulent relationship, but they are family. So like family, they forgive each other the little things. Do not start a fight because of minor bull shit.¡± ¡°We¡¯ll be fine if Soliel keeps her hand to herself,¡± Asalia countered. Sylphie looked over to Erica. ¡°What? It was only a slice of bacon!¡± ¡°It was only your Jimmy Choos!¡± Altreyes said referring to the incident where she borrowed a pair of shoes from Erica, was unable able to walk in those kill me stellos, fell flat on her face and Erica scream at her for ruining her shoes. She didn¡¯t even care about the skinned arms Altreyes had when she broke her fall. High heels require the wearer to have a good sense of balance, of which was mention several time before, but deserved to be repeatedly brought up, the short Perrian Let has no sense of balance. She is as graceful as a penguin on land. Happy Feet is an animation and doesn¡¯t count! ¡°They¡¯re not the same Laurie.¡± Erica glared at me. ¡°Enough you two. Keep the bull shit to a minium.¡± ¡°Fine.¡± ¡°Fine.¡± Erica grouched. ¡°Now I¡¯ve been talking to a few players. They recommend Pixie Hill until level 10, then head over to The Dark Caverns and grind the personal instances. We shouldn¡¯t do any quest yet. The mobs are being farmed like crazy. We¡¯d have to camp the spawn point for hours before we can tag the mobs. It isn¡¯t worth it.¡± ¡°I thought the door to the outside hasn¡¯t opened yet? How can there be players already leveling?¡± Erica expressed what Altreyes was wondering. ¡°The door open at dawn today.¡± ¡°Then we can head out. The sooner we group up with John, the better it is.¡± ¡°Nope,¡± Altreyes contradicted, ¡°we¡¯re going to get our profession first. Then we can head out to grind.¡± ¡°What are professions?¡± Erica cut in annoyed. She gave Altreyes a pointed look, which Altreyes ignored, leaving Sylphie to answer her question. ¡°A profession is like a job you do in the game. Like a blacksmith or alchemist.¡± Sylphie turned towards the experienced player, ¡°What profession are you going for?¡± ¡°Everything of course.¡± Sylphie should have known better than ask. ¡°Isn¡¯t it a bit too much for you to level Laurie?¡± Erica looked puzzled and concern. Among the three players present, Erica experience the most hardship when trying to do everything. When she started her company with her partners, she tried to do everything for the company because she felt like she had to. It took her a year to learn how to delegate the workload. ¡°No. I want the professions. Doesn¡¯t mean I have max it out. Most profession doesn¡¯t take long to levels anyways. It¡¯s the material that will be hard to get. With the way I farmed, I still end up selling most of the materials.¡± ¡°Oh.¡± ¡°Okay, we¡¯ll hit the profession trainer then head out.¡± Sylphie said before going back to reading general chat. Chapter 0030 Chapter 0030 Altreyes¡¯ mother, May LIn Darnetel, a half Chinese half Caucasian, no nonsense woman who raise her children with the upright yet strict morals found in China hundreds of years ago always said this phrase when she speaks (nag) to her children, ¡°I want to cry but I have no tears!¡± Matthew tells her American speaks English, Laurie looks at her mother as if her soul flew out of her body because of her long lecture and John ignores her. Altreyes loves her mother, although they do not get along and probably never will since her mother expect her to adhere to an outdated notion sense of proprietary while Altreyes live her life according to her own rules. The short Perrian Let never understood her mother¡¯s feeling when she speak to her children nor all the idioms she spouts at the end of each conversation. Until now. Weapon Smith I - No requirement Weapon Smith II - Required Strength 75. ¡°Waahh¡­ mommy, you are so right, I want to cry but I have no tears. Wait, I do have tears. Waahhh.¡± A certain Perrian Let was crying her heart out while she stared at the profession trainer as if he was the devil incarnate created with idea of tormenting her as his sole purpose in life. ¡°Quit with the ruckus you baby.¡± Between her two companions, Altreyes expect sympathy from Sylphie and whining from Erica so it was a surprise to hear Sylphie admonishment. It didn¡¯t help that Altreyes sound like a child tattling to her parents, ¡°Syylllphhie, the profession trainer is bullying me.¡± The red eye Tajin Nost stared at her cousin with an amused yet exasperate look. Sylphie was used to Altreyes particular brand of whining. Her resistance to Altreyes¡¯ big sad eyes with a hint of tears at the corner, pouty lips and defeated posture is at an all time high. Her brothers gives in to her pleading in their own way. The epic staff she wanted, early birthday present, the legendary ring she wanted, early Christmas present, the pretty robe she wanted that serve no purpose other than it looks really really cool on her character, early Christmas present. She received an early Christmas present already? Christmas is the spirit of giving, there is nothing wrong with getting two present from the same person. Luckily, Altreyes isn¡¯t demanding aside from the weird food craving she gets. The short Perrian Let is worse than a pregnant woman with her cravings. Matthew and John tease her all the time about her dumpling Thursday, her secret stash of beef jerky she specially ordered and hides so no one realize she has them when everyone knew it is behind her underwear drawer and her caramel apple cider concoction stored in the back of the refrigerator. Damn Starbucks and their expensive yet yummy drinks. This cheapskate will make her own. ¡°What bullying? It¡¯s normal for black smith to be strong and brawny. How do you expect a scrawny midget to lift the 200 pound hammer and temper the weapon?¡± ¡°This is a game. It isn¡¯t meant to mimic reality. A weaponsmith doesn¡¯t need 75 Strength to forge a sword.¡± ¡°The rationale is sound.¡± ¡°Syylllphhie, don¡¯t side with the enemy!¡± ¡°What exactly is the problem? When you play Dark Drake Kingdom, you conform to the rules of the game. You even said some of the mechanism is necessary to balance the classes, so why are you complaining now?¡± High Altreyes¡¯ resistance comes in handy at times like these. ¡°Oh wow, who is the adorable baby here? Look at those big round eyes with a hints of tears, pretty pink cheeks like a child going overboard with the blush when she plays with her mother¡¯s makeup and those big fat botox injected lips. Such a doll. I bet the squirt has a pair of lungs in her. Loud children do the best crying. That postures screams tantrum incoming with those deflated shoulders, protective stances with hands raised for a fight and the feet slightly aparts, like she¡¯s getting ready to run. If she stands up she might look taller than she is but with her scrunch up body wound tighter than a spring make her look smaller than a five year old. Crying babies are ugly but pouting babies are adorable. They make me want to cuddle up to them and soothe them. Of course those oversized clothes gotta go. No wait. She needs to wear bigger adult style clothes. Children playing dress up is so sweet.¡± Erica jumped into the conversation at an inopportune time. Erica recognized Altreyes. She just wanted an excuse to call Leviene a baby without interference from the nanny. ¡°Don¡¯t provoke Altreyes.¡± This is from Sylphie. Although Erica had a valid reason to knock Altreyes off her high horse, she didn¡¯t expect Slyphie to be so protective even a snark comment get a warning. If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation. ¡°Ha! Take that you big bully.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want to deal with the temper tantrum of the adorable baby. It gives me a headache.¡± Sylphie ignored Altreyes¡¯ jab towards Erica while softening the warning previously given. Altreyes wanted to wipe the rage inducing smirk off of Erica¡¯s face, but sadly, she can¡¯t. It isn¡¯t a matter of skill. Based on Altreyes¡¯ gaming sense and experience, she can beat Erica before the Ruse Marren knew what was happening, but she didn¡¯t dare since Sylphie laid down the law in the tavern earlier. The guild members of Slaughter told horror stories of Sylphie¡¯s punishment toward those who broke the rules. The Assassin didn¡¯t know the particulars of the punishment meted out, but she heards rumors that it was boring to the extreme, terrifying beyond measures and test the limits of a players sanity. The type of people who can endure the punishments are actual assassins or professional snipers. Not ingame assassins or professional snipers, but bona fide real life assassins or professional snipers. From the comments Altreyes was able to glean from miscellaneous conversations here and there, the punishment requires the player to focus on the target for extended period of time. It did not seem bad in theory, however, who can put into practise? Altreyes certainly can¡¯t. Wraith speculated about Altreyes state of mind, mostly about her attention span and her inability to focus. When Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, shorten to ADHD, became common knowledge Wraith and Kaleseze recommend Altreyes go see the doctors to treat her ADHD symptoms. Laurie was not amuse at her brother¡¯s teasing. The words hit too close to home and the symptoms too much like Laurie¡¯s normal personality. It was like they were labeling the core of her very being a disease that needed to be treat. If the symptoms was treated, will Laurie still be Laurie? The short Perrian Let didn¡¯t want to be punished by Sylphie, so the direct commands were obeyed while hints about codes of conducts can be follow at a player¡¯s discretion. ¡°Fine then. I¡¯ll just mosey my butt over to another profession trainer. Who needs strength anyways.¡± Baby, definitely a baby. Sylphie was ever so glad she perfected a poker face because inside she was laughing her butt off. The short Perrian Let is truly adorable when she pouts. Her eyes widen like saucers and glisten with unshed tears, her lips plump up and a rosey blush stains the pearly white skin. The shrewd Tajin Nost knew of a few manga artist who based their tsundere characters after seeing Laurie pout. Given Altreyes adorably expressive face, Sylphie wanted to provoke the short Perrian Let daily to see her go from calm to flustered to crying, however Altreyes has her zombie personality which was hard to deal with and harder for Sylphie to see. ¡°Wait.¡± Sylphie called the aggrieved Perrian Let back, ¡°Why don¡¯t you put points into strength if you wanted to become a Weapons Smith II? Wasn¡¯t one of your alt a tank class which could use strength as the primary stat point?¡± ¡°That¡¯s the predicament I¡¯m in right now. I¡¯ve already assign the points into agility instead of strength intending to focus on evasive maneuvers such as dodge and evasion instead of the strength base tanking skills such as block and parry.¡± Dodge and evasion are different conditions in the game. Dodge means the player was able to completely avoid the incoming attacks, thereby taking no damage while evasion implied partial damage to the player. Both stats are based on the player¡¯s agility. Blocking and parrying are strength based because the attack was met with a counterforce, either a sword or shield. If the player does not have high strength behind the counterforce of the attack then the player, the weapon or the shield get pushed back causing damage to the player depending upon the players assigned talent and mitigation abilities. ¡°What skills did your tank take?¡± As a guild leader, Sylphie needs to know the specialization of the main players in a raid. ¡°Ahhh, I forgot to assign points to Rayael!¡± ¡°Are you stupid?¡± Insults coming from Erica are harder on Altreyes psyche than Sylphie¡¯s insult. Altreyes held a grudge against Erica ever since the dress incident which simmered down but never went away. Never get in the way of Altreyes and money. It doesn¡¯t bode well. Altreyes fascination with money is strange. Money can be taken from Altreyes after she earned it however during the earning process, Altreyes will attack anyone who get in her way. For example, in Dark Drake Kingdom, Altreyes will spends hour running around farming ores, herbs and what not. If she see anyone take the herbs then she tries to kill them saying that a thief get their hand cut off in certain Arabian countries, so there is nothing wrong with killing a player who dares steals from her. However, when her brother ask her for gold she gives it without a qualm. ¡°You assign the points without looking at the talent beforehand? Why would you do something so presumptuous? You do know what they say about those who assume?¡± Erica¡¯s brand of arrogance is hard to swallow, yet Altreyes can¡¯t repute her logic. She can only divert her attention to the minor details. ¡°No, what do they say about people who assumes?¡± ¡°It makes an ass out of you and me. Ass-u-me.¡± What idiot stands around waiting for a beating. Not Altreyes. The short Perrian Let does what any smart general does when they are outgunned and outnumbered, beat a hasty retreat! ¡°I¡¯m gonna go assign the talent points for my alt. Don¡¯t follow me.¡± The sentences trailed after the spokesperson fled for her dear life. Erica can imagine the dust trails floating after Altreyes retreat. ¡°I can understand why you like teasing her Sylphie. She¡¯s so cute when she is flustered.¡± Sylphie wasn¡¯t suprise her hidden enjoyment was ferreted out by Erica. Erica has a touch with people when she puts her mind to it. Her skills with number is only a tad better than her people skills. ¡°Don¡¯t push her too hard. She might catch on and get mad. It¡¯ll be harder to see her pretty blushing face if she catches on.¡± The duo wear identical smirks while they watch the back of their fleeing cousin. Chapter 0031 Chapter 0031 Altreyes found a corner to hide in, then immediate change into Rayael to correct her oversight. For Rayael points were put into: Intense Aggravation: forces the target to focus on the caster for 3 seconds Range: 20 meters Cost: 10 mana Physical Counter: reflects 5% of the physical damage per point added Range: 1 meter Cost: 10 mana Magical Counter: reflects 5% of the magical damage per point added Range: 20 meters Cost: 10 mana Aggrieved Strike: Deal 200% damage. Range: 1 meter Cost: 5 mana Protective Shield: Absorb 50 hp Cost: 50 mana Duration: 5 minutes Hardy Constitution: Increase constitution by 0.5% per point added. Rayael stats went into constitution. With the five talent points into hardy constitution, Rayael got one extra constitutional point, combined with the characters racial bonus, 10% to constitution, an additional 5 constitution points was gained. 1 constitution points equals 10 hp. The racial bonus and the talent bonus is additive and not multiplicative. It doesn¡¯t seem much right now, but at higher levels the extra percentage helps a lot. Rayael did not want to admit it but the system was right. Guardian can hide behind their shield and still tank. Most of their attacks are proc or passive base. Hurray for the lazy tank! Rayael went back to the profession trainer to pick up everything that she could. She chose Sewing, Leatherworking, Arcane, Range Maker, Enchanter, Rune Worker, and Jewelry Crafter. The short Perrian Let didn¡¯t picked up any of the gathering skills such as Herbalism, Mining, Logger or the other miscellaneous profession such as Trapper, Engineer, Alchemy or Architect. In Dark Drake Kingdom, Rayael picked every gathering profession there was to earn money. Somehow she got used as a farming bot, a program controlling the characters to gather materials without the need for human interaction. Rayael wanted to earn gold as fast as she could in Arashia but she didn¡¯t want to walk in her old footsteps. Maybe later she will come back to pick up the gathering professions. You could be reading stolen content. Head to the original site for the genuine story. Erica, not surprisingly, went for Engineer, Architect and Golem Making. Rayael asked her if she was going for mining since all three profession require a massive amount of ores. She should have known better. Her answer, ¡°Sylphie picked up mining already. No need to get my hands dirty.¡± Rayael knew she meant it literally too. She did not want to get dirty. Prissy relatives! Sylphie went for the gathering profession, Herbalism, Mining, Logging and Alchemy. Yay a pot maker. Sylphie glared at Rayael warningly and with a, ¡°It¡¯s potion maker,¡± lead the way out of town. Foot, insert in mouth. The Guardian knew Jessica has issues with drugs. In her case it was prescription painkillers. After her accident, Jessica was in so much pain she could barely function without an IV drip stocked full of pain med. When they weaned her off of IV medication but gave her prescription pain medication, she became an addict without realizing it. She did have a justifiable reason for using the drugs, however painkillers are called gateway drugs for a reason; they open the way for more dangerous drugs. Laurie thought Jessica was getting better with the aid of pain medications supervised by a doctor, but the longer Jessica was on the pain medications, the effects lessen. She tried marijuana. It gave her some relief, but all too soon, she had to take more and more for the same effect. John caught her, what she said, was the first time she tried heroin. Jessica was sent her to rehab. She was on twenty four hour watch with the Calbots siblings taking eight hours shift to monitoring her or a relapse or suicidal tendencies. The withdrawal process nearly killed all of them. Jessica was a straightforward person. She was laidback and easygoing. She became a manipulative lying bitch when she was on the drugs. She lied, cheat and steal to buy drugs. She would put brother against brother or brother against sister. It nearly tore their family apart, her deceitfulness. They were able to pick her lies apart and stage an intervention, but Laurie didn¡¯t believe for one moment it worked. Laurie didn¡¯t know what the turning point was it for Jessica. One day, Laurie came to her shift, Jessica was sitting in the dark staring at something only she could see. Jessica turned towards Laurie and apologize sincerely. She changed. Some of the old Syphie was back. Maturity chased away her childishness, truth and sincerity replace lies and deceitfulness. Frankly, Laurie like the new Sylphie. She began to interact with the family again and worked to better herself. It was during this time, she was introduce to the wonderful world of online gaming by Matthew and Laurie was suckered in by keeping her company. Those bastard took advantage of her completely. Slave driver all of them. Laurie included Sylphie in the group too. Look Laurie, I need Crypt Notes to increase my reputation to Hulian, since you¡¯re farming in the area, could you get me some? And Laurie, the soft hearted, nice cousin that she is, farmed it for her. Evil wench. On the good side, six endurance points for tolerating Erica whining through their profession expedition. Stats points are the only thing keeping Rayael from knocking Erica out. The short Perrian Let was beginning to debate the pro and cons of the endurance stat points. Stat points, mental torture, stat points, mental torture¡­ If only. If only she didn¡¯t figure out how Asalia was able to stay with her after she change from Altreyes to either Leviene or Rayael. Altreyes had 19 endurance points then. Asalia stayed for 19 seconds. Diminish returns came in and cut it down to a third, then another third. Altreyes couldn''t manifest Asalia a fourth time after the character change. Altreyes have to wait 20 minutes before she could restart the process. Altreyes want the endurance points. Enough to put up with Erica. The fight Asalia had with Erica showed Altreyes what an excellent companion Asalia was. Asalia knew her, knew what she was in the morning, knew her quirk and oddities and love her despite of it. She challenged Erica for a piece of bacon! Altreyes love her for it. After the fight, the assassin knew all the ghost would not only protect her, but take care of her as well. They have her best interest at heart, something Altreyes can¡¯t even say her mother does. Altreyes was tempted to change her main from a Priest to an Assassin, but the ghost themselves refused. They knew how much the experienced player wanted to heal, whether in game or in real life. Asalia pointed out Laurie didn¡¯t spent 3 years in college trying to become a nurse, a healer, only to become a hardened killer in game. Even though it is a game, killing people for no reason changes a person. Altreyes never did like a bully, and they pointed out, being an Assassin could erode her moral grounds, creating a monster where there was once an honourable person. Altreyes acquiesce to their gentle persuasion. Chapter 0032 Chapter 0032 Rayael liked to think everyone had experience the soul crushing disappointment she felt. If anyone didn¡¯t, just shut up and nod your head or else the little Perrian Let will find a way out of the virtual world and Sadoko you. Sadoko who? Look up the movie The Ring. Enough said. The event that sent Rayael into a screaming fit is a quest. Other gamers who receives quest would eagerly head over to complete the quest and start the chain. Rayael¡­ well Rayael is like a five year old child the night before the much anticipated overnight camping trip, all eager beaver hopped up on sugar, red eyes and raring to go in the morning only to be told she got the day wrong. They head out on Saturday, not Friday. Cue the temper tantrum the five year old will throw. That is Rayael right now. Erica look towards Sylphie for an explanation. Rayael¡¯s sudden fit of rage surprise the Ruse Marren. The beautiful butterfly never heard Rayael suffer from uncontrollable rage back on Earth. For that matter, Erica never heard of Rayael losing her temper. Most of their extended family compare their children to ¡®Saint Laurie.¡¯ ¡°Why can¡¯t you be more like Laurie?¡± is a favorite saying among the older generation of the family. Sylphie thought for a moment then said, ¡°It the same frustration you get when you to Fashion Week on time only to be told the pushed it back a day for stupid reasons.¡± ¡°Son of bitch, I worked hard to get those damn invites to Fashion Week and planned my holiday accordingly. Do you know how much tickets cost, not to mention airfare and hotels rooms cost during Fashion Week? An arm and and leg, that¡¯s what. Even then, it rooms are booked months in advances. Months. Do you know how much over time I clocked in just to afford the trip. 263 hours of over times, that¡¯s what. 263 hours! It was well worth though. Then there is the itinerary itself. There are soooooo many events to see, it is hard to choose. Soooo many events! Thank god the main highlights are not held at the same time. I would have killed me if I missed one of them. It was heartbreaking enough to miss some of the smaller runways shows from the up and coming artist. Watching it as a video doesn¡¯t have the same vibe as watching it live so I meticulously schedule my time as to not waste a single minute. Then event coordinator came up with a bull shit reason and pushed the Fashion Week a day later. How the hell are they going to compensate me for my wasted time? That not even the worse part! I have to reschedule everything and I might miss some of my favorite designers runway. God damn bastard. Us middle class Americans¡­ what?¡± ¡°I was never middle class nor was I an American,¡± the Tajin Nost replied her most condescending manner. It is not that she looks down on Erica. She never has. It is because Syphie knew she had to stop Erica¡¯s tirade or else who knew how long they were going to spend cussing out the System for their timely interruption. Erica can be worse than the battery bunny when she is interest in a topic. Erica is easy to rile, easy to forget. There are too many things that catches her fancy for her keep a grudge. As for Rayael, it is hard to rile the little Perrian Let up, but when she does it is hard for anyone to stop her. ¡°I forgot you were a rich bitch.¡± Erica¡¯s scorn was heard in the tone of her voice. Jealousy and envy is present as well, though hidden unless one knew Erica well enough to discern it. Ofcourse Erica won¡¯t be Erica if she didn¡¯t put emphasis on the were part. Sylphie is one of the people who knew the Ruse Marren well enough to know her feelings as well as her train of thought. Because she understood Erica better than anyone else, she allowed Erica more leeway. ¡°The proper term is rich heiress. You¡¯d be the first to know if I was a bitch.¡± Being lentient doesn¡¯t mean Sylphie is a total push over. She subtly remind Erica of her previous punishment. The interaction between her two relatives goes over Rayael¡¯s head. She doesn¡¯t see them together often enough to understand the little nuances between them nor does she understand the business dealing they have between them. Erica envy Rayael¡¯s amazing list of rich relatives. She could never understand why the little Perrian Let didn¡¯t take advantage of her resources. The Calbots could live the American dream if they wanted to. They don¡¯t. This puzzle Erica. Relatives were relatives to Rayael, despite their wealth. Also, when she was younger she suffered the consequences of trying to leech of her rich relatives. Granted, she was only seven at the time, but damn did she learn her lesson. Ask Sylphie for money? Gotta pay the price. Price, does what Sylphie say for a day or so. Not bad considering she could have requested for a million euros. One thing will lead to another and they will call her Rapunzel and that is the best case scenario. Her other rich relatives¡­ well, let just say she¡¯s lucky there were too many interested party for anyone of them to overwhelm the other or else she¡¯d be baby at the mercy of an HIV infected man in the South Africa. Unauthorized usage: this narrative is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings. ¡°Did anyone else get a quest?¡± Rayael asked. Quest can be designed for a specific class or race. The short Perrian Let was sure if they all got the quest. ¡°I see you calmed yourself down enough to worry about us plebeian Saint Laurie.¡± If she can¡¯t outwit Sylphie then Erica will do the next best thing, pick on Rayael. Sarcasm is Erica¡¯s best weapon. Unfortunately, Rayael¡¯s nickname is Captain Obvious. ¡°I¡¯m not really a saint. The title of saint can only be conferred by the church to dead people. Beside, Sylphie is a heiress. So... only you are the plebeian here Erica.¡± ¡°Who are you calling poor! Your the poor beggar! After you graduate, you have to pay back your student loan!¡± For a money grubber, mentioning debt is a big no no. ¡°You¡¯re the one who called yourself a plebeian. I just clarified the fact. In fact, I should clarify the fact further. Calling you plebeian is an insult to plebeian all around the world. You are worst than a plebeian. You are white gutter trash looking out of an easy con. Your mother and father are thieving white gutter trash too!¡± Rayael wanted to say your whole family are white trash, but sadly, with great, great, great reluctance, she had to admit the Burkett are related to the Calbots. ¡°At least I am making a six figure income. What do you have when you graduate?¡± ¡°Enough.¡± Soft spoken Sylphie stopped the argument from degenerating further. Amusing as might be for the Tajin Nost to watch a scene similar to two bikini clad women wrestling in the mud, they do have a task to accomplish. Rayael and Erica shut their mouths immediately. Jessica was raised to be a leader. Ever since she was young, she had an aura that commanded respect as well as a calm, clear headed temperament suited to leading. It might not be noticeable since Jessica is laid back most of the time and Jessica might not notice it herself but those around her does. When she gives a command, there is a compulsion in her voices, forcing the people around her to follow her orders or else. Rayael doesn¡¯t know what or else means but she¡¯d rather not test the water. Erica can extrapolate Jessica¡¯s punishment based on previous experience. After looking over her quest, the Tajin Nost announced, ¡°I got one that sends me to the Scheming Palace of the Damn.¡± ¡°That place suits you to a T Sylphie. Not only are a lying scheming heiress concern with only your self interest, you are also conniving CEO trying to push all your mistakes to your subordinates. When that don¡¯t work, you toss them into your dungeon of hell. I also heard you drop your enemies in the middle of Sahara Desert and record their death for your amusement later.¡± Rayael already hid behind a pillar when Erica started talking. Really, the suicidal tendencies of that woman. Best to run away as far as you can. Boom! 100% life to 1% life with one hit. Ouch 1% HP. Reminds Rayael of a certain bipolar psycho she met yesterday. Erica laid on the floor glaring at Sylphie in defiance despite her misshapen jaw and twisted arm. ¡°There are some things that should not be said.¡± A simple warning for Erica to keep pertinent information to herself. From Rayael¡¯s point of view, she was unable to see the cruel gleam in Sylphie¡¯s blood colored eyes or the gentle smile scarier than the scariest ghost Hollywood ever created. The contrast cowed Erica into immediate submission. Once the coast is clear, Rayael changed into Leviene and healed Erica. The perturb Perrian Let was amazed at the instant change in graphic. Once Erica was healed, her face and arm went back to normal. Amazing. Leviene¡¯s heart hurt. If only the amazing healing abilities they gain in the game can be applied to real life. How much heartache and suffering they could prevent with a chant. What kind of world Earth will be if they can duplicate the powers of the healers in the game? Cancer can be eradicated within moments. AIDS will be a thing of the past. The disabled can live life like a normal human being. The moment of longing passed like the movement of the wind, silent and fleeting. Leviene knew the ability to heal will be used for torture and hatred, for war and power, for the powerful to oppress the weak. It is sad reality humans have created out of this beautiful world they have been given. ¡°So what do we do now? Go our separate way for the quest? Cause I have to go to the Eternal Palace and consult Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar.¡± Leviene asked to break the ice between the two. ¡°Can you find the way?¡± Sylphie asked, all businesslike, as if her previous vicious attack against Erica was an everyday occurance. ¡°It¡¯s marked on the map.¡± ¡°Can you find the way?¡± Did Sylphie have to repeat her question? What kind of cousin is she? ¡°Are you questioning my map reading skills?¡± ¡°New York New York Hotel is Las Vegas.¡± ¡°Oh¡­ umm.. Yeah I can find the way. And if I can¡¯t you guys can come and find me, afterall, we are still in a group. I¡¯m pretty much on gps.¡± Leviene didn¡¯t want to be reminded of that incident again. She really doesn¡¯t. As the commercial said, ¡°What happen in Vegas stays in Vegas.¡± With a thoughtful look, Sylphie agreed to separated and headed out to towards her quest giver while Erica stood in a corner reading through her quest. After Sylphie was out of sight, Leviene headed towards Lady Valdis of Tainsoar. Leviene¡¯s speed was slow at first, then she sped up, running as fast as her two legs can carry her with the extra weight of wings and tail. She knew Sylphie was going cowed Erica in submission because she is the leader and her leadership style require obedience from her subordinates. But what happened back there? Seriously, what happened back there? Can anyone tell her what happened back there? Chapter 0033 Chapter 0033 ¡°That wasn¡¯t good,¡± thought a certain green hair red eye Tajin Nost as she walked towards the Scheming Palace of the Damn. Sylphie is a careful and cautious person who weighs the pros and con before taking action. The impulsiveness and cruelty she displayed earlier is problematic, not because she isn¡¯t cruel, no powerful and effective leader can escape that fate, but because she didn¡¯t want to show Leviene that side of her personality. Back on Earth she went to great length to hide her more ruthless side. It wasn¡¯t that hard when her parents was around. She didn¡¯t have to handle all the pesky little problems that crop up here and there, though Laurie¡¯s French other side of the family did give her a hard about their little family jewel. After the accident and subsequent betrayal, Sylphie had to take a more deadly route. The consequences had leaked into her everyday interaction with the Calbot family, which she hated very much, but had no choice to do. The scheming Tajin Nost was referring to the period of time when the Calbot family thought she was taking drugs for her pain. She did love them for their steadfast loyalty towards her and their care and concern during the time when she needed it most. They just didn¡¯t realize someone was switching her medications for a slow acting poison meant to drive her insane. However, after the incident, Sylphie realized the Calbot should not be introduce to the upper class. They wouldn¡¯t survive the cunning wealthy elites. Well, Laurie might, considering no one is stupid enough to dare do anything to her lest all her protectors show up to annihilate the poor fools. Given Laurie¡¯s tendency to get into trouble, did people think Sylphie was the only one looking out for the girl? Ha! She was merely the first in a long line of weirdos looking after the midget Perrian Let. After Sylphie stabilized her position as heir to the Deveraux empire, she had to find a plausible reason for her erratic behavior. Drugs was a good choice as any since she was being poisoned. Hence the miraculous recovery. Actually, there was a catalyst that brought about her change in attitude. It is not something Sylphie is willing to talk about. At least not now. During her ¡®rehab¡¯ time, Syphie handled all the dangerous matters related to the Deveraux empire without anyone the wiser. She¡¯d like to say the dirty loose ends were handle without those she loves knowing what she¡¯d done. Leviene and Kaleseze were kept in the dark. Wraith¡­ Wraith knows but doesn¡¯t say anything. Where Sylphie is a strong leader, Wraith is the bogey man hiding under the bed, shrouded with myth and lies, used to scare children into sleeping only for parents to realized they were telling the truth. There was a monster hiding under the bed. There were no clash of the titan fight so to speak. Sylphie understood Wraith¡¯s bottom line. Wraith understood Sylphie¡¯s bottom line. Their goals coincide. Yet now she attack Erica in front of Leviene. It was an impulsive act. Which begs the question as to why she act the way she did? Admittedly Erica deserve a reprimand about leaking stories, but outright attacking her wasn¡¯t Sylphie¡¯s style. When she was poisoned, the drug effect her mind, making her lash out at those closest to her, similar to the attack on her Erica. Sylphie spent months learning to control her impulsiveness to the point where drugs won¡¯t affect her state of mind. Sylphie closed her eyes, calmed her hearts and sense the world around her with her sixth sense. All cursed Deveraux has the sixth sense. The extent where they develop their extrasensory perception vary. Sylphie started honing her sense within the last year. Her father honed his senses to the point where he can sense things 1km around him if he focused. Suddenly a flash of insight dropped Sylphie to her knees, her HP dropped down to 1 and stayed there. ¡°So this world is like that huh,¡± the Tajin Nost gazed at her surrounding with a discerning eye. +10 to wisdom. ¡°A small bribe to keep my mouth shut. Hmmm interesting. I¡¯ll play this game. We¡¯ll see what happens.¡± The Tajin Nost smiled a determine smile while she made her way to the Scheming Palace of the Damn. This story originates from Royal Road. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there. ________________________________________ In the highest towers of the Schemig Palace of the Damn, an apathetic Tajin Nost sat on the throne overlooking his kingdom with disinterested blue eyes. Suddenly there was a ripple, as if the fabric of the world was torn apart. The Tajin Nost waved his hand and the rippled stilled as if nothing happened. A cruel laughter range out from the beautiful lips making the once cold features of the Tajin Nost shine brighter than the sun. The once dull black hair gain a life of its own as if it was caressed by a long forgotten lover while what seems likes stiff limbs of an aged corpse move animatedly as laughter flowed through the body like a river raging through a parched dessert. The Tajin Nost in the throne rooms cried tears of joy. Finally, their king has awaken. How long have they waited for this day! Many of the rulers who open the jail door chose to stay in their cell. Some are not fully conscious of their actions, having gone into a state of slumber for various reasons. Some rulers stay behind because they are unsure if the real world can handle their power, while others wish to toy with the new species. The ruler of the Tajin Nost is in a semi conscious state of mind with his avatar in the throne room of the Scheming Palace of the Damn for appearance sake. As the ministers of the Tajin Nost heard their king¡¯s laughter, they knew he truly awoken. Their king was one of the smartest, bravest, strongest, courageous, cunning, charismatic, devious Tajin Nost that ever ruled. At the height of his majesty¡¯s rule, Tydenial was the utopia every civilization dreamed of. Sloth, hunger, famine, pestilences, greed and many other problems that plague other civilization doesn¡¯t exist in Tydenial. Unlike the other who were imprisoned here, their king entered this world of his own free will. Tydenial was too perfect. There was no challenge for his majesty. Perhaps, if that person had live... Unable to truly believe the proof before his eyes, one brave minister tentatively asked, ¡°Your majesty, you have fully awoken?¡± A mesmerizing voice rang through the halls, telling the crowd their king has returned, ¡°How can I not with an interesting toy around.¡± All the Tajin Nost dropped to their knees as they hailed the awakening of their king. ¡°All hail the one true king!¡± ¡°All hail the one true king!¡± ¡°All hail the one true king!¡± The black hair Tajin Nost raise his hand. Silence descend on the grand throne room of the Scheming Palace of the Damn. Slowly, the vitaliy of the king ease from his body, the dazzling smile dimmed until it was but a memory while the animated movement the king previous shown before stilled until only the apathetic look remain. His majesty overlooked the new world with disinterested eyes. It was as if the previous episode never had happened. For those who had been with the king for years, they knew his majesty is awake, merely watching, waiting. _________________________________________________________________ Erica was scared. There was something wrong about this world. She knew it. It is why she is so desperate to find a way out. Idiot Laurie wants to play the game and Jessica cares about her too much to stop her. They don¡¯t realized the hidden dangers attached to this world. The more Erica thought about Leviene and her sidekick, the angrier she becomes. Do they not understand how subtly dangerous this world is? Oh it may seems like it is a virtual reality game, however prolonged exposure, not to mention living in a world where the rules are completely different from reality destroys a person. The longer they stay in this world, the more they acclimate to the rules here, the more they leave a piece of themselves here, to the point where what they become are not what they wanted to be. There are stories abound of children being raised by animals in the wild, they lose their sense of self, of being human and mimic the animals that raise them even though they are a different species. This is almost exactly what is happening here. The almost part in that they are given the bodies of a different species. How long can Leviene remain Leviene and Sylphie remain Sylphie¡­ scratch that, how long can she retain her humanity? The dork Leviene is still the semi clueless nutball despite living with her deranged relatives. If those homicidal maniacs can¡¯t change her then nothing in this world can. Sylphie is¡­ Sylphie is like a mob boss that dies of old age in her mansion the size of a football field, ruthless, cunning and dangerous. Those sly bastards outsmart the law, their competitors and their family. No doubt, if anyone going to be last boss of this game, it will be Sylphie. Damn it. This world is starting to get to her. Erica wants to go back to Earth. She worked to hard, clawed her way from being gutter trash to the CEO of her law firm. The fragile Ruse Marren didn¡¯t want to start from the bottom again. Because if she were to stay here, she will be at the bottom. All of her family and friends think of her as gutter trash. They only saw a shadow of her parents and look no further. They never saw how hard she work to build her company, the long days working twelve hours a day seven days a week, the long nights networking with various clients and potential clients. They only saw her parents. She ISN¡¯T her parents. She will never be them. ¡°I¡¯m not FRAGILE!¡± the Ruse Marren told herself¡­ ¡°I¡¯m not a Ruse Marren either. I¡¯m Erica Burkett, partner of Erica, Landsling and Park.¡± With a determine glance, Erica made way to the quest giver. She was going home. And if the only way back to Earth is through playing the game, then so be it. Chapter 0034 Chapter 0034 ¡°What was that? What was that? What was that? What was that?¡± The thought echoed through Leviene¡¯s mind as she raced towards the Eternal Palace and the quest objective, Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar. During the gaming years, Sylphie is the guild leader of Slaughter in Dark Drake Kingdom. Slaughter is the best guild among the American servers. The players have the best gear on the server. They were the first to challenge new content and conquer it. Everyone wanted to join their guild. The raid leader and the guild leader enjoyed the most fame and notoriety among the elite of the elites. They enjoyed more fame, given more accolades and had more prestige than their regular guildy counterpart. Everything came with a price. For Sylphie, the near god-like status came with the daily headache of managing the most arrogant, egocentric, drama queens on the entire server. Who doesn¡¯t want fame and glory when they put in the same amount of time and effort on the venture? While there is a few laid back guys in the guild who log on to play the game, most join for the rewards and the bragging rights. These guys are probably shut in neets who live with their mother. Okay, not really, but that was the stereotype going around about gamers at the time. Suffice to say, Sylphie bullsh*t tolerance is quite high. It has to be. She need to coral hormonal teenagers with egos bigger than the Nile river. So given Sylphie¡¯s crisis management ability, why did she lose it with Erica back there? Granted, Erica can the try the patiences of a saint and is probably worse than a frat doped out on booze, but still¡­ what was that back there? Is there drugs in this world? Did gamer Sylphie revert back to drug addict Jessica? Cause the behavior there is like druggy Jessica searching for a high. Leviene knows a drug habit is hard to kick. People can go months without a cigarette, then a crisis happen and the cancer stick is right back in their hands. If Sylphie relapse then this little scaredy cat is going stay far away from Syphie as much as possible. Leviene knows she can¡¯t handle Sylphie when she being diabolical. No siree. Sylphie run circle around Leviene on her better days, and that¡¯s her being nice! Yup, yup, stay far away from the drug addict as much as possible. Yup, yup, wait for backup to come. Yup, yup, find a place to hide. Yup, yup, block all communications. Yup, yup¡­ bang! ¡°Whoa child.¡± Gentle arms held the little Perrian Let securely against a D-cup chest. It isn¡¯t strange for men to know the breast size of a woman. They ogle it enough to have a rough idea. Leviene is staunchly female. Anyone wondering why Leviene knows the breast size just by being hugged, well¡­ Incident 1- Leviene 5 years old: Oh child are you lost? Let me help you find your parents. Aww, you¡¯re all tired out looking for your parents. Here, I¡¯ll carry you. A young Leviene pressed against a warm comforting B-cup chest. Incident 2 - Leviene 5 years old: Oh what a cute child, here let Aunty hold you. A young Leviene pressed against a warm comforting C-cup chest. Royal Road is the home of this novel. Visit there to read the original and support the author. Incident 3 - Leviene 5 years old: Coochie coo. Ah, come back, I just want to pinch your cheeks. Caught. A young Leviene pressed against a warm comforting A-cup chest. Incident 4 - Leviene 5 years old: Oh baby, who¡¯s the big meanie who hurt you. Let Aunty kiss it all better. A young Leviene pressed against a warm comforting B-cup chest. Incident 5 - Leviene 5 years old: Ah sweetie, what¡¯s wrong? You want the chocolate, but your parents forgot to give you money. Here let Aunty buy it for you. Say ahhh. A young Leviene pressed against a warm comforting C-cup chest. The list continues on and on. Hell, even now Leviene get the awww cute baby treatment. Perfect example - Madalinos and baby talk. What is she, a walking chick magnet? Well there was the time Matthew brought her to a bar and she was surrounded by women pourig their hearts out to her, and being the good future healer that she was, Leviene listen with an open mind and soothing heart. That was bad. Drunk women talking out their problems¡­ it¡¯s fine if they pour out their woes and sorrow, but did they have to add their breakfast/lunch/dinner onto her clothes. It wasn¡¯t one person either. Leviene swore she never go to another bar with Wraith again. Rumour has it, he got laid. Rumours are rumours because they are just that, rumours. Leviene knows for a fact the rat bastard didn¡¯t get laid that night because if you dare bring your sister to be your wingman/female bait, then be prepared to be cocked blocked by said sister as she tries to clean stains of dubious nature off her clothes and pulling said brother to help. ¡°Little one, is everything alright?¡± a sweet gentle voice broke Leviene¡¯s retrospection and put Leviene on guard immediately. Women with a sweet gentle voice are dangerous. ¡°Everything is fine. I apologize for bumping into you. It was my fault for not looking.¡± No matter how much Leviene want to run in the opposite direction as fast as she can, manners dictate she at least apologize. ¡°Think nothing of it little one.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not little,¡± mumbled the short Perrian Let. Even a shorties has dignity. ¡°What was that young one? I can¡¯t hear you. Look up and speak again.¡± Leviene wanted to say she isn¡¯t short, yet the words got stuck in her throat she look up to see who she was speaking to. Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar. How lucky was she to run into the quest giver when she wasn¡¯t looking? Very lucky, that what! ¡°Ahem, I ask are you Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar?¡± ¡°Why yes I am.¡± The eyebrow twitch. It is definitely the eyebrow twitch. Leviene knew the subtle action anywhere because once she entered puberty and lost the cute adorable baby look, she would get the eyebrow twitch when ever she asked a question. Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar is definitely annoyed with her. Leviene knew it was her questioning her identity that cause it. Oh well. ¡°My dear Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar I was given a quest by the will of the world to seek you out.¡± Leviene gave an elegant curtsey. Having been on the receiving end of the eyebrow twitch for most of her adult life, the short Perrian Let how to behave to sooth the annoyance she caused. ¡°Oh and what is it does the will of the world tell you to do once you found me?¡± Ahhhh, Leviene cried inside her heart while she still kept a polite facade, ¡°For one to become an Empress and rule, one must gain the recognition of her subjects. Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar represent the will the of the people.¡± Leviene directly quoted from the quest. She isn¡¯t that eloquence. A fake smile while drawing blood from a 6 year old is the best she can do. Leviene felt it is best to remain polite and while she¡¯s not as off putting as Erica in the verbage department she does sticks her feet in her mouth often enough to limit her interaction with strangers. Beside, the eyebrow twitch still there. ¡°Impossible. A child trying gain the respect of an adult. You best go back home to your mommy and wait another thousand or so year before you attempt it.¡± Leviene¡¯s luck can be considered good and it can also be considered bad. While she does ge lost and meet interesting people she also meet perverted people although they do have a common trait of trying to protect her/bail her out of trouble/parent her/guard her. And the coochicoos. What the hell. After giving Leviene the shutdown, Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar proceed to go cutesy on her starting from poking to pinching to finally the most hate coochicoos. Smack. ¡°Lady, I ain¡¯t no doll face baby, so quit it with the coochicoos.¡± Leviene doesn¡¯t know and no one tells her that she looks adorable when she¡¯s trying to act tough. Leviene thinks she glaring the other side down when they are trying to hold in their laughter. It might be her eyes. The small Perrian Let has a pair of startling clear blue eyes that enlarges when she tries to glare. Instead of looking like menacing gangster, she looks like a pleading puppy with sad sad sad eyes. It could be her cheeks. Ever seen a chipmunk with a mouth filled with food? Leviene¡¯s cheek get puffy when she tries to act tough. All in all, an angry Leviene looks like a pouting 3 year old. Few can resist her. Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar can¡¯t either. Chapter 0035 Chapter 0035 Leviene wonder how she become a pervert magnet as deja vu reminds of certain incident yesterday involving a bipolar psycho. If Sylphie was here she could have told her, not that she would considering it was all her fault it turned out like this. If Leviene didn¡¯t figure it out herself then she never will. All she had to do was look into a mirror when she is angry and she¡¯d know why everyone like to treat her as a baby. Leviene will vehemently argue her sense of the aesthetic is normal, therefore she will never understand what goes on in the mind of a pervert. Sigh. Now she¡¯s sitting in the lap of another bipolar psycho being treated as a baby doll. As she previously learned, resistance is futile. She doesn¡¯t have to like it. Ever seen a disgruntled cat after a bath? Leviene looks worse. Ever seen a disgruntled cat after a bath that has been kitty harassed by its owner through force petting? That¡¯s Leviene right now. After five minutes, ¡°Are you done lady?¡± came out of the aggrieve Perrian Let¡¯s mouth. ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I don¡¯t know what got over me.¡± Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar profusely apologize. Leviene ain¡¯t buying it. Leviene glared into the lady¡¯s black black eyes, deeper than the abyss, darker than endless void. Plump cherry red lips framed by white porcelain skin framed by black hair as soft as silk gazed back at Leviene. Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar is taller than most Perrian Let NPC, around 8 feet, with an elegant bearing of the nobility bred into her bones. Leviene noticed her wings in her peripheral vision, onyx edge with silver moonlight. They extended gracefully as she inched closer to the short Perrian Let with a grace found in only the truly gifted ballerina. How beautiful. Leviene used to watch chinese drama with her mother when she was little. She didn¡¯t understand a word they said but it didn¡¯t stop her from admiring all the amazing costumes worn by some of the most beautiful women in China. In the movies, the women were celestial fairies descending from the heavens. Those woman can¡¯t compare to a finger of Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar. The short Perrian Let was lost in the vision that is Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar. She is mesmerizing. Then the tail happened. The bane of Leviene¡¯s current incarnation, the third leg she didn¡¯t want, the demeaning piece of flesh she despise fondle her breast. Stolen content warning: this content belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences. ¡°That stupid tail!¡± Leviene screamed in agony. ¡°What is wrong dear child?¡± ¡°I¡¯m being molested in public by my tail.¡± ¡°Uh¡­ what?¡± It is to Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar credit that she held her composure against Leviene¡¯s brand of bluntness. The little Perrian Let was not pleased. She eased the talon like grips on her breast, and with a furious roar, began the monkey dance called fighting with her tail all the while sneakily edging away from the NPC. Onyx edge with silver moonlight? A grace found in only the truly gifted ballerina? Who the hell comes up with these lines? Leviene knew herself. She does not wax poetic. The best she could do is ¡°Roses are red, Violets are blue¡­¡± Furthermore, Leviene prefer men. So what if the little virgin hasn¡¯t found Mr. Perfect or anyone that can reach her family¡¯s high standard for a son-in-law. So what? Admiring another woman isn¡¯t in line with Leviene¡¯s style or interest. Therefore, the lapse in judgement previously isn¡¯t a natural reaction. Leviene remembered one time when she went her female relatives on a trip in the Mediterranean, Carrie (Hot Sauce) thought it be nice to play a prank on Leviene. At the time, Leviene thought Sylphie or Anya, another French relative Leviene is fond of, got her back, so she indulged herself not realizing the damn tease rented a female prostitute for Leviene. One thing lead to another and Leviene end up drunk with a naked woman. She did not have sex. Even subconsciously, Leviene had no interest in women. There is a video out there somewhere with a drunk Leviene talking to a naked woman then falling dead drunk on her bed. After the incident, Leviene didn¡¯t touch alcohol or any open drinks left unattended. She also confess to her mother what happened and the culprit got a scolding three days long. Her dad had to console her mother before she stopped. The incident did prove one thing. Leviene is not attracted to women. Another incident involving a different set of relative and a male stripper happen later on because Leviene is unguarded when she is around her relative even though she swore she learned her lesson, she never did. The incident prove another thing. Leviene has a certain type she¡¯s attracted to. The cousins gang up on her and tried to pry her mouth open about her attraction towards the opposite sex, going so far as to drug her with truth serum even, but the little Perrian Let can¡¯t answer what she doesn¡¯t know herself. Going through one wringer after another, Leviene is sure she¡¯d never use flowery words to describe a woman. It can only mean one thing. Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar can manipulate emotions. The manipulation doesn¡¯t seem conscious on her part. Even when she was babying the short Perrian Let, she seems to do so against her better judgement. Leviene does have that effect on people. Madalinos isn¡¯t the first psycho who thought Leviene was their long lost daughter. She¡¯s still a psycho. Psychos are psychos. Best to stay away from them. By the time Honor Lady Valdis of Tainsoar regain her composure, Leviene was at the other end of the alley, wrestling with her tail. Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar whose aplomb is renowned throughout Arashia laughed like she never laughed before. ¡°Oh¡­ dear...sweet child. Did anyone not teach you...how to control¡­ your¡­ tail?¡± The crazy woman asked between bouts of laughter. During a flip here, a wriggle there Leviene yelled, ¡°Quit it and help me.¡± Leviene¡¯s previous thought about running away¡­ Hello, quest giver here. Crazy she may be but experience points are experience points. ¡°Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.¡± ¡°Dear child, you must be firm in your resolve and nip the trouble at the bud.¡± Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar explained in a teacher like voice, as if she didn¡¯t nearly rip Leviene¡¯s tail off. ¡°Disobediences shall be punished.¡± Chapter 0036 Chapter 0036 In animes, the main character goes to a dark corner and twirl their fingers to show a sense of great sadness, depression, gloom, pain, suffering and all the negative emotions a human can experience. Leviene is the picture of dejectedness. Instead of twirling her fingers, she was nursing the hated appendage she called a tail. Yeah she might have threaten to cut it off, pray to the gods to get rid of it, tried to control it or outright ignore it but she never made any attempts to physically remove it from her body. Even if she could, she wouldn¡¯t actually remove it. It is a part of her. She¡¯d appreciate it more if she could control it. Aside from stupid antics between her and Erica, there were never a chance to test out the utility of the tail. Her stupid tail was nearly ripped off! And the culprit didn¡¯t realize what she did wrong! ¡°Dear child, why are you crying?¡± Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar asked the short Perrian Let, her voice contained utmost confusion over the child aberrant behavior. She was trying to teach the child control. Why did the young one have to act as if she was the great evil coming out from the void to destroy her everlasting happiness? ¡°Destroyer of Souls, get thy evil hands away from me.¡± ¡°What?¡± Following the anime theme, ???? would have shown on Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar¡¯s face. She was that confused. Not only Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar would be confused, even Leviene¡¯s closest family or friends would be as well, though they do understand when Leviene use her ¡®cosplay speak¡¯ or as Kaleseze put it, her mind has sunk into the depth of depression never to be seen again and a pseudo personality has taken over in the meantime style, she is in so much pain she want to curl up into a ball so don¡¯t bother her.If you encounter this tale on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. ¡°Thous thou know thy sin?¡± Blank stare. ¡°Thou have committed an unpardonable deed.¡± Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar adapted to Leviene¡¯s new way of speaking. ¡°Teaching disobedient children their proper place is the right of an adult.¡± ¡°Thy perception is incorrection. The privilege and responsibility of a child falls upon the family.¡± Clarity slowly ebbed into Leviene¡¯s blue eyes along with awareness and a sense of caution. Arashia resembles a virtual reality game so much so that it makes Leviene forget that it is a world governed by rule set up powerful forces so strong they have to be imprisoned here. ¡°As your aunt, I have the right train you.¡± The tall Perrian Let wings flared out to emphasize her point. Black and white wings so similar to Leviene¡¯s indicate a familiar bond. ¡°I don¡¯t remember any of my parents acknowledging you as their relatives.¡± The smug superiority entrenched deep into this woman¡¯s bones rubbed the short Perrian Let the wrong way. Leviene can only retaliated verbally as any physical altercation will lead to a beating. ¡°Your mother and I are -¡± Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar stiffen, as if she was struck by lightning, then her body bent in half like she took a punch to her stomach. Leviene secretly laugh. This psycho isn¡¯t on top of the food chain. There is someone stronger than her. ¡®Ha! My tail was disciplined by you, now you are being disciplined by a higher power. Take that!¡¯ the gloating little Perrian Let thought to herself. If Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar heard Leviene¡¯s thought, she¡¯d send the short Perrian Let into a ten thousand year time out. Very few knew Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar is at the top of the food chain. In fact, she is the creator of Arashia. Years later, Leviene looked back at their first meeting with fondness. (A secret voice buried deep down in the recess of Leviene Altreyes Rayael Arganox black black heart never to see the light of day: Not really, but she has to say she did look back at this meeting with fondness, considering how Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar like to discipline wayward children and Leviene is the only wayward child the insane psycho considered family.) These two creatures of chaos were destined to meet. (A secret voice buried deep down in the recess of Leviene Altreyes Rayael Arganox black black heart never to see the light of day: That¡¯s a total lie. Psycho over there set the whole thing up and spun the story as a predestined save the world drama!) And the world change for the better. (A secret voice buried deep down in the recess of Leviene Altreyes Rayael Arganox black black heart never to see the light of day: Everyone say that because they don¡¯t want to die). But that a story for another time. (A secret voice buried deep down in the recess of Leviene Altreyes Rayael Arganox black black heart never to see the light of day: Ignorance is bliss. Avoidance is also bliss.) Chapter 0037 Chapter 0037 After doing a silent jig in her heart, Leviene got back to the important question: Is the crazy lady going to allow her to turn in her quest? Leviene is afterall a person who knows her priorities. First will always be her man. She¡¯s going to hold on tightly to any man who can survive her crazy family and love her as much as she will love him. The odds of her finding someone that fits her criteria are slim to none, but hey, a girl gotta have hope. The alternative is too terrifying to think of. Second is her family. Third is money. At times, when those crazy bastard drive her up the wall, money is second and family becomes a distant third. Looking at Leviene¡¯s action towards money and her impressive background, no one can understand why she desire money as she does. Leviene doesn¡¯t understand it either, but her ghost does. They later told Leviene reincarnation is real and 98 out of 100 times, she¡¯s born poor and 9 out of the 99 times she¡¯s born poor, she stays poor. Finally, any goals she set that directly benefit her is her fourth priority. ¡°Ahem. Dearest Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar, I was given a quest to find you and have done so. Please certify that my quest has been complete.¡± Leviene doesn¡¯t know how to turn in a quest so she might as well toss the ball to Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar. Maybe it was because she was punished by the System or maybe because just wanted to get it over with, Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar allowed Leviene to complete her quest. [System]: Quest - In search of Honor: Complete [System]: Player Leviene gain 10 experience point. What? Only 10 experience points. Leviene looked like she was about to cry. When Leviene acts like herself, she is perceived as a book worm - intelligent yet lacking in social etiquette or streets smarts. When she goes a begging, she look like a sad puppy abandoned in the rain. When she is about to cry, she is plain ugly. Few people are immune to Leviene¡¯s tears. Not only do they have to witness the most adorable baby turn into the possessed girl from the Exorcist, they have to avoid fat tears and chunks of snot flying left and right. Luckily, Leviene held back her disappointment and consoled herself with, ¡°Easy come, easy go.¡± She didn¡¯t put much effort into the quest, therefore she didn¡¯t get a big reward in return. It¡¯s just that.. It¡¯s just that Leviene has to postpone her grinding effort for the quest. Oh hell. Dignity be damn. Leviene was getting ready for a bawl fest complete with temper tantrum, tears and the ugly crying face when Honor Lady Valdis of Tainsoar said, ¡°Congratulation on completing your quest. I acknowledge your luck is quite good when you bumped into me earlier. Perhaps your luck is what I need.¡±If you spot this story on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. [System]: Quest - Remnants of a Great House. The once Great House of Tainsoar fell into ruin when the 22nd Duke of Tainsoar rebelled against the Emperor and was sentenced to death. The once grand estate of the Duke of Tainsoar was looted and the land was reclaimed by the crown. Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar request you search for the Amulet of Endless Love, a necklace the first Duke of Tainsoar gave to his wife on their first anniversary. Do you accept: [Yes] [No] Leviene sniffled when she saw the quest objective. The short Perrian Let sneaked a peek at Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar then glance back at her quest then back at Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar then back at her quest. Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar couldn¡¯t stand the pathetic woe-is-me look the child is giving her. Remnants of a Great House was the easiest quest she could hand out. She was already generous with the child and yet the child looks at her as if she was the most cruel woman alive, making her choose between the life of her dog or the life her cat! ¡°Speak up child!¡± ¡°Is...is there a time limit on the quest?¡± Leviene mumbled her question with an embarrassed face. ¡°No.¡± Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar spit out with impatience. What is wrong with this child? Was the window she was pushed out of when she learned how to fly too low that she bashed her head and lost all sense of logic? The large Perrian Let vowed to give a proper scolding to the child¡¯s mother later. A child. A child of her own. How good will it be to have a child of her own. Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar silently wince. It¡¯ll never happen. But she can always pretend. Pretend this miniature look a like is her daughter. Their wings look alike. The short Perrian Let¡¯s wing is a miniature version of Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar splendid beauties. ¡°You¡­ um¡­ you won¡¯t make it hard on me right?¡± Leviene persisted with her questioning although the hint of happiness in her blue eyes were unmistakable. Exasperated, Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar gritted out, ¡°I have better things to do than to humiliate a child.¡± The duo stared at each other, one waiting for the other to accept the quest, the other waiting for other shoe to fall on her head. 1 minute later, the duo still stares at each other. 10 minutes later, the due still stares at each other. 15 minutes later a ¡°What is wrong with you?¡± can be heard from a frustrated Perrian Let as she had a stared down with a miniature version of herself, albeit with purple hair instead of black. Leviene sniffled as if Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar was bullying her. Tears appeared at the corner of her blue eyes, protesting the act of oppression, yet unwilling to show her ignominy by falling. Standing beside the frail child crying silently, the beautiful Perrian Let felt like an ogre attempting to destroy an innocent child in the middle of the road. She didn¡¯t even do anything beside trying to hurry the little brat along by giving her the easiest quest available. How can the sniveling brat look as if she was being degraded by receiving a quest? ¡°Spit it out!¡± Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar has lost all patience with the short Perrian Let and her evasiveness. ¡°I can never find anything I¡¯m looking for unless there is a step by step instruction and even then I¡¯m a failure.¡± Leviene wailed out her flaws. As if a burden has been lifted off her shoulders, the directionally challenged Perrian Let continued with her experiences, ¡°Once, I went whale watching with my relatives. They pointed out a whale for me to see and I leaned over the side of the boat because I couldn¡¯t see what they were pointing to. Do you know what a whale is? No? Whales are a diverse group of aquatic mammals with the Blue Whale holding the title as the largest mammal on Earth. They are like 60 feet long. AND. I. CAN¡¯T. SEE. IT. 3. FEET. IN. FRONT. OF. ME!¡± ¡°You have problems with your sight?¡± ¡°Have you been listening?¡± Leviene berated Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar like a teenager crying to their parents when they notice the parents aren¡¯t listening to their angst. ¡°I have. Who can¡¯t hear you when you¡¯re yelling like a Wailing Rooster at the crack of dawn?¡± ¡°Then you understand why I¡¯ll never be able to complete your quest no matter how hard I try.¡± Leviene finally got to the crux of her problem. It is truly the greatest shame of her life. Chapter 0038 Chapter 0038 ¡°Is that all?¡± The bland voice coupled with an unconcerned air infuriated the miniature Perrian Let. ¡°Are you making fun of me? You are aren¡¯t you? You¡¯re just like the rest of them, alway laughing behind my back.¡± The woes of teenagedom has finally hit poor Leviene. When Leviene was a teenager, she was too busy trying to think of a way to save up for college to concern herself with teenage drama. For that matter, she avoid drama altogether. She didn¡¯t want to rouse a mob for trifles. Six times is enough to last a lifetime. But now that she is living the drama she tried to painstakingly avoid, she doesn¡¯t know how to handle her own feelings. Leviene has always been careful limiting her emotions to either joy or childish frustration. Rarely do she express true hatred. She bottles the negative emotions inside herself. It isn¡¯t that she doesn¡¯t want to express her sadness/rage/hatred/negative emotions. She can¡¯t without rousing all the protective instinct of her family. The comment about rousing is mob is based on fact. Her mother never mention grandmother was part of the Chinese mafia and uncle is the head of said mafia. For that matter, grandpa is a mercenary, grandma had an affair that resulted in aunt Janet, cousin Yang, You, Yu and Yin are also gangsters. Oh wait. Aunt Janet being the result of an affair was mentioned. Still, her side of the family, all bad. No wonder she doesn¡¯t want to associate with them. Like the French side of her family, Laurie is the darling of the Chinese American side. One time, she cried in front of them because she was bullied on the way home. This wasn¡¯t her usual baby throwing a tantrum cry. It was a cry cry. She said she wanted to get revenge. The Y¡¯s and Grandpa G took her to the local bad area hang out to point them out, which she innocently did, not knowing they would be sent to the hospital in pieces. Laurie was traumatized for a whole day! The little girl was prepared to go to jail or face punishment or something bad happening to her. She waited a week for the police to pull up to her door and arrest her. It didn¡¯t happen. Laurie learned about the darker side of life that week and her mother sent the Y¡¯s packing and scold Grandpa G for a long time. Daddy was kept in the dark the whole time. She asked her Grandpa G what¡¯s going on and all he said was ¡°No witness, no charges.¡± After that incident, Laurie rarely express her hatred. Laurie went through her teenage years swinging from childish brat to super studious student. Now that she is in another world with her sane relatives, Leviene tight grasp on her emotions loosen. The short Perrian Let vented her frustration. ¡°I am not making fun of you. I have a solution to your problems so it isn¡¯t as insurmountable as you make it out to be.¡± ¡°You have a solution to my poor sense of direction?¡± Leviene asked in a cute manner, all big eyes, wide smile and an enthusiastic demeanor. The abrupt change in personality didn¡¯t bother Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar.You could be reading stolen content. Head to the original site for the genuine story. ¡°The solution to your poor sense of direction is already built into the interface of Arashia. It¡¯s called a compass and a map. Learn how to use it.¡± Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar admonish the eager chick. ¡°What I have is a solution to your sight.¡± If Leviene chose the Landian race, her ear and tails would have flopped down at the scolding then immediately perked up at the end. Too bad she looks like a little chick now. She¡¯d make a great doggy companion. ¡°What? What? What?¡± Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar shook her head in despair. This child really! She makes everyone worry about her so. ¡°The spell is called the Mysterious Eye of Untold Secrets. It allow you to see the unseen within a specific area. It might do you any good considering your condition, however, the spell has a unique feature, the specific area doesn¡¯t have to be in your field of vision. Look at the map while using this ability and you can see the location of all the hidden items in the area.¡± ¡°Oh oh oh, what about getting there?¡± Leviene can use the compass and map feature of Arashia. She is playing dumb to get more abilities. ¡°Map and compass.¡± Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar replied sardonically. Leviene has an expressive face. Every emotion is shown on her face. Anyone with eyes can see what she¡¯s thinking. Even a stranger like Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar can read Leviene¡¯s intent. ¡°Oh alright.¡± Leviene is a greedy person but she knows when to quit when she¡¯s ahead. ¡°Can I learn the spell?¡± [System]: Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar has offered to teach you the Mysterious Eye of Untold Secret. Do you wish to learn? [Yes] [No] Leviene poked at the yes answer like a hen pecking at chicken. She immediately open her spell book to see the new spell. Mysterious Eye of Untold Secrets - Allows the caster to see all the hidden secret within a specified area. Duration: 1 minute. Cool down: 5 hours. Cost: 1 mana Leviene is like a child with a new toy. She cast the spells and begin to look around, trying to find anything in the alley that might be considered a secret. After finding nothing, she opened the map to look for the Amulet of Endless Love. After a minute, Leviene turned towards Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar with sad eyes. Leviene hunched her shoulders as if she was ashamed while her once beautiful smiled turned into a frown. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I haven¡¯t find your amulet even with the spell you gave me.¡± ¡°Well of course.¡± Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar said aggravatedly, ¡°You haven¡¯t accepted the quest yet! How are you supposed to look for the Amulet of Endless Love when there is no objective for you to look for. Quest objectives will show IF you accept the quest and after you use the spell.¡± ¡°Oh, umm, are you willing to wait here for five hours for the spell to reset.¡± ¡°NO!¡± Leviene inch slowly back. The short Perrian Let has seen the expression on Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar face many times before. All her relatives show the I¡¯m-going-to-kill-you expression at one point in their lives. She usually sees it seconds before said relative lungs across to try and choke her. Her other relatives will leap in to prevent death or brain damage, but not the actual choking in itself. Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar reigned in her anger at Leviene¡¯s scared expression. No matter what, she is an Honored Lady. She will control herself. ¡°Here are 3 [Reset Potion]. The potions allow you to reset all of your cool down.¡± Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar said through gritted teeth. ¡°Thank you.¡± Leviene took the potion. She was about to use it when Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar smacked her in the back of the head so hard she fell to the floor. Leviene thank god this was a game. She wasn¡¯t born yesterday. She watch enough movies to know that attack would have knocked her teeth out. The short Perrian Let looked at Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar with a pathetic expression. Those midnight blue eyes Leviene took time to painstaking customized watered, making her adorable face take on an pititable expression as if she was suffering the greatest tortured created by man. ¡°Accept the quest first!¡± ¡°Oh right.¡± Leviene immediately perked up and accepted the quest dialogue box in the corner of her vision, drank the potion and activate the Mysterious Eye of Untold Secrets. ¡°Oooohhhh, look at all the hidden treasure. [Blood Ring of the Damn], [Crimson Daggerspine], [Ruby Eyes of Tors], [Amulet of Endless Love]. Ah ha. So it is there. I¡¯ll be back in a jiffy.¡± The quick Perrian Let immediately flew to the quest objective with an equally frustrated Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar staring at her back. Chapter 0039 Chapter 0039 Leviene rushed back to Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar to turn in her quest. Considering the way they met, Leviene figured Valdis doesn¡¯t stay in one place for very long. Whoever created the idea of the wandering quest giver should be shot. Search the map three times over for the NPC that only spawn at certain times of the day then go awandering to dangerous place for reasons only the developer knows and expect you to help them out. If it wasn¡¯t for the experiences and convenience, Leviene would never take the quest. There had to be other quest in the area for Leviene to be tempted. Then after going through all the trouble the NPC disappears when Leviene tries to turn in her quest. Silly NPC. Leviene has a guild filled with lazy people ready for deployment. She¡¯d like to see the NPC hide from that! The lazy guild members never told her she can look up the NPC route, spawn time, quest chain and any other pertinent information on the internet by the quest name. It might have made their lives easier had they done so but they rather be pestered by Leviene rather than go through what the guild leader and her council had in store for them. ¡°Valdis, Valdis, look! I have your amulet.¡± Leviene eagerly present her achievement like a child presenting her straight A report card to her parent, all smiles filled with anticipation for praise. Reality and expectation are not always the same. Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar¡¯s tail wrapped around the small Perrian Let, acting like a splint to straighten her spine while her hand grabbed her chin. Huh, where did that tail come from? Did all psychos have a tail? Madalinos have one. Valdis has one. Wait. She has one. She not a psycho! Ah forget about it. ¡°Child, one must always be mindful of etiquette and decorum. Those with title shall be address as such. One never knows how they earned it. My title is an Honored Lady. You shall address me as Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar. Do not shorten the title. It is disrespectful.¡± Leviene have never notice how eerie Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoars eyes are. Humans have one eye color. It does not change. If one have blue eyes, then it remain blue throughout their entire lives. It might look different depending on the light but that is all. Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar eyes change from midnight blue to brown, to black to a galaxy with a sea of stars in them. Amazing. ¡°How much does it cost to buy an eye customization like that?¡± Survival Instinct to Brain: How many time have I told you to take control of that mouth and seal it up tight? I have to work overtime because of it. Brain to Survival Instinct: If I could, I would have done so a long time ago. Survival Instinct to Brain: Then think of something! Brain to Survival Instinct: The enemy is too strong. I can¡¯t think of a plan. What about you? What should we do? Survival Instinct to Brain: What else? Run! Leviene was just about to make out like a bandit and flee for her life when Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar cocked her head in puzzlement, ¡°What are you talking about?¡± In for a penny, in for a pound. The stupid mouth that needs a muzzle, ¡°Your eyes change color without rhyme or reason. I was wondering how I can get something like that?¡± ¡°You can see it?¡± ¡°Yeah. Our faces were like 3 inches apart when you began your lecture. Wait, 3 inches. Gahh, don¡¯t tell me you¡¯re after my first kiss! I¡¯m not interested in women lady!¡± Leviene tried to jump away from the dangerous woman. Emphasis on the tried. She¡¯s still entangled in Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar¡¯s tail. All her squirming made the tail tighten, like a python squeezing the life out of its prey. Reading on Amazon or a pirate site? This novel is from Royal Road. Support the author by reading it there. ¡°What does your sexual preference have to do with me teaching you proper etiquette?¡± Survival Instinct to Brain: What the hell were you thinking? Lesbian? Seriously? Brain to Survival Instinct: I was working on an escape route. I thought you were in control. Survival Instinct to Brain: It wasn¡¯t me. I have better sense than that. We¡¯re alive aren¡¯t we? Brain to Survival Instinct: If it wasn¡¯t you and it wasn¡¯t me, then who was it? Mouth to Brain and Survival Instinct: Hello. Brain and Survival Instinct: AHHHHHHHHH! ¡°We were too close. Ever heard of personal space?¡± ¡°I prefer the hands on approach. Now tell me, can you see when my eyes change?¡± ¡°Yes. How do you do it? Where can I buy the effects? How much does it cost?¡± Leviene peppered Valdis with questions after question, not giving her time to answer. ¡°Ever changing eye color is a sign when ¡­ a player reaches a state of ¡­ enlightenment of sorts. It can not be bought. It can only be earned.¡± A deflated Leviene, ¡°Oh.¡± ¡°Now where was I?¡± ¡°Accepting the Amulet of Endless Love and giving me the experience and quest reward.¡± Leviene all but pushed the Amulet of Endless Love into the hands of Valdis¡­ no it¡¯s Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar. Leviene doesn¡¯t need another lecture. Or another almost-but-not-quite-kiss. Though the comment about her first kiss is moot. She kissed her younger brother on the mouth when he was a baby. She was 2 years old. Her daddy told her the stories a million times. Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar had a complicated expression when she held the Amulet of Endless Love. ¡°How did you get the amulet?¡± ¡°I walked in and got it of course.¡± Leviene was puzzled. Why was the NPC asking all these weird questions? ¡°What about the barrier and the traps?¡± ¡°Huh? What barrier? What traps? I just walked into the room, pick up the amulet and came right back out. Was I supposed to disarm traps and break barriers?¡± ¡°The Amulet of Endless Love is encased by a 12 layer barrier that prevent player from stealing it with 13 of the most complex traps set by a master thief. Not anyone can just go grab it. It¡¯ll take a team at level 7000 at least 3 hours to disarm the traps and break the barrier without alerting the guards.¡± Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar stared at Leviene as if she was looking at a precious treasure.How powerful this innocuous player had to be to accomplish something that was almost impossible for Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar to do herself? Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar knew the team has to be at least level 7000 to be able to even get near the Amulet of Endless Love. She¡¯s been trying to steal it from that bastard for the longest time. To prevent an all out war that can crack the foundation of Arashia, the System mandate that any political maneuvering, backstabbing or thievery shall be done via proxy. Originally those in power used the inhabitants of the Arashia. They even contracted the work for ¡®players¡¯ from the outer layers. The average level of the group Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar sent to ¡®acquire¡¯ the Amulet of Endless Love was 7300. ¡°Oh. I didn¡¯t see any of that. I asked the old man if it was alright if I take the Amulet of Endless Love for a quest I am doing. He said he¡¯d let me take if I promise to introduce one of my female relatives to him. I agreed and he gave me the amulet.¡± Leviene¡¯s blithe response nearly made Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar speechless. ¡°You...you..you sell out your family like that?¡± ¡°Do you know what kind of demons my family have?¡± By the flabbergasted expression, Leviene knew Honored Lady Valdis of Tainsoar didn¡¯t understand her family situation at all. She can¡¯t blame her. Who could understand what she has to go through? ¡°The bastard have a particular taste. He likes women who resemble his long dead wife. If they act differently from his perception of her, he torments them until they go insane!¡± ¡°Oh good. I¡¯ll introduce him to the relatives I hate.¡± ¡°Child, I¡¯m trying to tell you I wouldn¡¯t want to sick him on my worst enemy. You should be so cavalier about this.¡± ¡°Look lady, among my family Erica is considered the weakest, then there is Anya and Carrie. Anya is so beautiful she¡¯s a super model when she¡¯s a baby. She may be weak but everyone around her is strong. They can kill you before you even think about harming her. She¡¯s like an orchid growing in the middle of a pack of zombies. I¡¯d say beast but yeah her protectors are dumber than dogs. Or is it a rich person at the center of a circle of bodyguards? Whatever. ¡°Carrie is a virginal tramp. Oxymoron I know, but that is what she is. She lead men on like a bear to honey and hangs them out to dry. They are already strong in their own way. Even Erica. She created her own company fresh out of college and it is making millions. Yeah she brags about her six figure income, but you know what? She has a steel like determination and the desire and grit to make it to the top. And these three are the weakest women in my family. The others are freaking scary. So what if I introduce them to a pervert. I¡¯d feel sorry for the pervert. Yeah, the guy might be as old as dirt, but you think my relative can¡¯t eat him alive? Ha!¡± ¡°Child, you might regret your action today.¡± ¡°Not really. I don¡¯t think he¡¯ll so bad once he meet his true love again.¡± ¡°...¡± ¡°Love changes everyone, even someone older than dirt and powerful enough to co-create a world.¡± Chapter 0040 Chapter 0040 ¡°Perhaps love canmakepeopledoimpossible things.¡±Honored LadyValdisofTainsoarthought of a certainlovingmother who wentcrazyanddestroyedthenationshebuiltwith her own hands because herdaughterwaskilled. ¡°Yeah,peopledocrazystuff forlove.¡±Levienethought of all therelatives who doalotofstuffin thenameoflove. ¡°Letme cuddle you for therestof thenight Laurie.I¡¯llgiveyou myyacht.¡± ¡°Comespendthedaywithuncleand aunty.Don¡¯t worry, we¡¯llflyyou to France.¡± ¡°Come shopping with me, I¡¯llbuyyou a diamond ring.¡± Itwasawonderhow Laurie turned well as she is considering all the pampering everyonewantsto heap on her head.The family on her father side is quite blatant about their affections.Her mother side¡­Laurie doesn¡¯tknowandwanttoknow.Blinders on! Honored LadyValdisofTainsoarstared at the Amulet of Endless Love in her hand. After all thetroubleshewent through toobtainthe amulet, sheultimatelygotitbecauseLevieneasked for it. All the wasted effortwasfor nothing. Shecan¡¯treconciletheeffortsheput in for the Amulet of Endless Love on togetbythe stupidest method possible.It¡¯s like spending half her lifetryingtogetaroundsecurityin Louvre tostealthe Mona Lisa and failed whilea little shrimpasked theownerof thepaintingforitandgotit.Thenthe little midgetbratgavethepaintingto HonoredLadyValdisofTainsoaras ifitwasnothing more thancabbage.Itisaninsultof the highest order, mocking theladyfor all her effort previously.And yet.And yet shehasto be thankful to theshortyandgiveherarewardher minimal effort. Even though itisLevienewhogaveherthe Amulet of Endless Love, theideajust pissedheroff. Said dummy is standing beforeherexpectantly. Aggravating! Luckily HonoredLadyValdisofTainsoarhadyearsof experiences handling disappointment. ¡°I hereby pronounce you havecompletedthequest.¡± System:Quest- Remnants of a Great House:Completed. [System]:PlayerLevienegains10 experience point. ¡°Wahhhhh.10 experiences point only.Why did I go through all thistroublefor?¡± Instantrolling on the floor temper tantrum. ¡°Areyoudonedestroyingyourdignity?¡±A gentlechidefrom thePerrianLet who so resembles hersetoffLevieneeven more. Honored LadyValdisofTainsoarwas like aparentinfrontof theirtoddler, helpless in thefaceof overwhelming odds.There is no reasoning withtoddlers.They are not at theagewherereasoncan beapplied.Theirpersonalityis beingshapedby theirinteractionwith theworldaround them and as such, theytesttheboundariesplaced by theadults.The only choice is either appeasement or waits out the temper tantrum.Childrencan¡¯t keep crying forever.Itmay seem likeitbut theycan¡¯t. Levienegottobethebratshe nevercouldinreallife. ¡°How liberating.¡±Levienethought, ¡°Is this how adrugaddictsfeelduring theirhigh?I canunderstandwhydotheydrugs.It is as if all therestraintI placed on the real me melts away.Ericacalledme Saint Laurie?Thatwasafacadecreated by intense repression.The realmeis¡­¡± Self realizationhitLeviene.She¡¯dspentherlifelivinghow agoodgirl ought tolivethatshedoesn¡¯tevenknowwhosheis anymore.Theconsequencesof being free was so highshelivedher life as ifshewaswalkingon a tightrope, with one misstep andshe¡¯d fall. Arashiaisadifferentworld.It may mimic a virtual reality game, butsheishereand they are there.Shecanbewhoevershewantstobe.Shedoesn¡¯tknowwhoLevieneisgoingto be yet, however,sheknowsshedoesn¡¯t want tobea cry babyrollingon thefloor. An abrupt 180 degree change inemotions,Levienegot up and act as if the previous event never happened. The sudden change inLevienescaredHonoredLadyValdisofTainsoar.Thehumanshavea mental diseasecalledBipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, abraindisorderthat causes unusual shifts inmood,energy, activity levels, and theabilityto carry out day-to-day tasks.Therearefourbasictypes ofbipolar disorder;all of theminvolveclear changes inmood,energy, and activity levels.These moods ranges from periods of extremely ¡°up,¡± elated, and energized behavior(known as manic episodes)to very sad, ¡°down,¡± or hopeless periods(known as depressive episodes).Less severe manicperiodsareknownas hypomanic episodes. Support creative writers by reading their stories on Royal Road, not stolen versions. Honored LadyValdisofTainsoarcanpeakinto otherworldssuch asEarth.ShegotthedefinitionofBipolar disorderdirectly off theirinternet.Levienefitsthediagnosisto a T. ¡°Ahem, myapologyover the unsightly behavior you¡¯vewitness.Iassureyou suchmisconductwill be curbed in thefuture.¡±OfcourseLevieneneverpromise it willneverhappen again.Sheknowsherself too well. Honored LadyValdisofTainsoaropensLeviene¡¯s character screen,scanningit intensely.The weird display ofemotionsunnerved thePerrianLet. IfshehadachatwithSylphie,she¡¯dknowLevieneseldom behaves in such amannerbutepisodesof extreme moodswingcompressedin a short time frame does happen especially whenshe¡¯s under stress. ¡°What are youlookingat?¡± ¡°Your character screen.¡± ¡°Ithoughtthatwasprivate information.¡± ¡°Yoursettingsallowstrangersinspectacharacter.Youhavetosetit private ifyoudon¡¯t want random strangers toinspectyou.¡± ¡°Where is it?¡± ¡°Menu- Settings- Characters -Character Profile.Publicisthedefaultandallowsanyone toseeyour character screen.ExtendInvitationextendsallowspartymembers, raidmembersandmemberof thealliancesas well asfriendsand guildmemberstoseeyour character screen.Semi-private limits thepeopleto guildmembersandpeopleon your friends list where as private, no one isallowedtoseeanything.¡±HonoredLadyValdisofTainsoarexplained absentmindedly. Levieneimmediatelywenttochangeher character profile information to Extended Invitation.Thegamehas barely begun.She has nothing to hide.Yet. The shortPerrianLetcockedherheadto thesideinpuzzlement.¡°How are youstillabletoseemy character screen when Ichangethesetting?¡± ¡°NPCsdon¡¯t count.¡± ¡°Ha!Admitit!Youhavehigh privilege level in the System!¡± ¡°OfcourseIdo.IamanHonored Lady.¡± Levienewasconfused.¡°What does anHonored Ladyhaveanything todowith it?¡± ¡°TitlesdeterminetheamountofpowerandaccessanNPChasto the System as you call it.Before you ask, players don¡¯t follow this rule.Theyhavetheir own set oftitles.¡± ¡°Oh okay.¡±pause, ¡°Whatareyoulookingfor?¡± ¡°I¡¯mtryingtodetermineifyouwerecursedby thatbastardwhenyouwentto retrievethe Amulet of Endless Love.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± ¡°These mood swings are tooexaggeratedfor it to be normal.Unlessyouhave whatyouhumans call Bipolar Disorder.¡± ¡°I am not Bipolar.¡±Levienesaid sarcastically.Shehadto deal with that label when it hit mainstream media,becomingall theragein themoviesandsoap opera.Diagnosing mental disorder should beleftto theprofessionals.Levienehates when medical terminologybecomescommon labels used by themasses.Apersonshouldnot be labelledwith adisordersuch asBipolar or ADHD toexplaintheirpersonality.Theyshould not be put into theboxthat is other human¡¯sperceptionand drugged up sotheydestroywhotheyare. Unless theindividualseeksprofessionalhelp, then its nobody business but their own.Nosuicidal thoughts,nobotheringpeoplewho doesn¡¯t want tobebother,noselfharm,noharmingotherpeople.They aren¡¯tbotheringanyone.Leaveusbe. ¡°Iknow.Another plausible conclusion is curses.You have been in contact with a powerfulNPC.He might have left anastysurprise for you.¡± ¡°He didn¡¯t.¡± ¡°How can you besure?¡±Honored LadyValdisfoundnothing when shescannedLeviene¡¯s character screen and indirectly the player herself.Shefoundnothing out oforderwhich frustrates thePerrianLet. ¡°Ican besurebecauseIam likethisbeforeIcametothisworld.These fast changes in mood are me venting my stress, nothing more.¡±Levieneis awaresherestrainsheremotionsa tad too much.She also aware she experiences extreme change in moods.Shecallsit venting.Her family calls it Damn PMS, Laurie lock yourself in yourroombefore you do something stupid. ¡°Areyou sure?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Isee.¡± Leviene, ¡°....¡± Chapter 0041 see.world.does Honored Valdis of Tainsoar ?horizon?field of ? Leviene ambiguous responses.She wasn¡¯t .She¡¯s . Leviene has her quest, can meet up with Sylphie and Erica at the before the Eastern Gate. gamer can¡¯t believe she got 10 experiences point out from the .count the previous quest to Honored Valdis of Tainsoar. Leviene looked pathetically at Honored Valdis of Tainsoar before she slowly turned around to . is wrong child?¡± I 20 experience point out of the ordeal.I the difficulty level of the should match the , but 20 is not worth it at all.I could have done better going outside and killing mobs. Leviene . not think the Mysterious Eye of Untold Secret a worthy enough reward for your ?¡± Ooooohhhh, your . Leviene perked up immediately at the of . [Reset Potion] are also in your .Is that not rewarding enough? Loooot.¡±Leviene said dreamily. Valdis of Tainsoar thought to herself, ¡°One of these days, someone¡¯s to con you out of and home.¡± Despite her affection towards the silly little gamer, it didn¡¯t stop her from pointing out the potential benefits from the quest. Leviene¡¯s was literally floating on as about the had received today.pulling the short Perrian Let into the . tail her out of her daydreaming.Leviene as she dropped back to the . need more to your .¡±Valdis of Tainsoar gently .child quite the foolish idiot.tail, which on is than her. Valdis of Tainsoar wondered how the child live until considering her idiotic behavior. answer on one¡¯s of .Leviene would she¡¯s capable of of herself.Leviene can of herself.family vehemently disagree.Leviene.stupid enough to of Leviene will the their full might! Leviene would protest. family would point out all the scheningan she . Leviene her the to her.are the of her upbringing and the of their . family will her.raise you like this!¡±think. cycle will . Leviene was sure ¡¯d a person if her never went to France.She was sure ¡¯d the responsible nurse almost all the if her family didn¡¯t warp her during her . family begs to .reactionary during Leviene¡¯s . tail.¡± Leviene immediate the and it around her waist while Honored Valdis of Tainsoar warily.how Honored Valdis of Tainsoar her on to the of hers.Thanks for about the I received just .be on my . You don¡¯t want to about the ¡¯ve ?¡± Title?title? Leviene her wariness like a presented with a by a . Royal Road is the home of this novel. Visit there to read the original and support the author. title section in your character screen.¡± Leviene pulled up her character screen and to the section.Lady Valdis of Tainsoar had , Leviene a : titles as nothing more than a before the of to the hard core games from the casual .Players the for the to boost their ego while the game company their . Leviene never went out of her way to a .get the perfunctionary as the quest lines offered .benefits = No work. Titles in Arashia are . Valdis of Tainsoar had herself.title of Valdis more access to the System.Players on a different system. got the .¡± Titles start from a page, , to , and .higher the , the better the .are dungeons and quest line that can only be activated at certain or .mobs or won¡¯t spawn unless a players in the .benefits to a title are plentiful and up to you to .wrong child? Lady Valdis of Tainsoar begins the of the title, and Leviene she got jipped.Special dungeons, no interest right now.is a involved, Leviene won¡¯t do it.Judging by the Honored LadyValdis of Tainsoar gave out for her , most won¡¯t be that great.sold out her relatives for the Amulet of Endless Love and a nice skill and 2 potions in return.consequences might her in the butt.Well, she doesn''t care.guy doesn¡¯t want to date Anya, everything is .take care of themselves. get her , what the guts to into her family? ¡°The rewards for the title don¡¯t benefit me right now.Special dungeons and in the distant future.also have to stumble into them. long .¡± Keynes , ¡®In the , we¡¯re all dead.¡¯I to about the when won¡¯t survive the . want?¡± 3 for a wardrobe mod and more potions.¡± Valdis of Tainsoar exasperated through the .child.going with her?Here are 3 and .[Divine Restorative Potion] can fill you HP and MP to the max and removes any and all debuffs. Leviene swipe the 3 and the 3 , it into her lest Honored Valdis of Tainsoar changes her mind.She didn¡¯t know could get good loots these. Thank you.¡±Leviene her killer move, a !Yes a .resist Leviene when she is hugging/snuggling up against them.Perrian Let get away with many just by the . Valdis of Tainsoar was no exception.embrace of the .felt the of another aside from her sister. Thank Lady, I to get going .¡±Leviene squirmed out of the , leaned in for a quick peck and then fled the . Hehehe,¡± Leviene , ¡° someone up is easy.get more loot. Chapter 0042 Chapter 0042 Leviene skip to the fountain in front of the East gate, eager to report her accomplishment to the other two. Deep down in a dark corner of her heart, she wanted to rub it into Erica¡¯s face. She¡¯d never do it. The ensuing torture discourage even the most stalwart humans much less an adorable Perrian Let like herself. Sylphie and Erica was already there. ¡°Syllphhiiieee! I did the quest and got a good ability out of it.¡± Leviene was like a child getting straight A¡¯s on her report card and is eager to show it to her parents. Sylphie happen to take on the authoritarian role since she was the guild leader of Slaughter. Erica was all but ignored as Leviene flew into Sylphie¡¯s embrace. ¡°What a baby.¡± ¡°Ha! I bet you didn¡¯t get anything good judging from your tone.¡± Leviene was trying to rub it in. She knows there will be consequences but she doesn¡¯t get the chance often since she''d run away from Erica and her vicious tongue whenever she gets the chance. ¡°I¡¯m sure whatever your abilities is, it is crap.¡± ¡°Ha! Ha! I got an awesome ability. You¡¯re just jealous.¡± ¡°Jealousy is a petty emotion reserved for the weak at heart and the have nots. You debt ridden beggar will know the emotion well, whereas I make 6 figures a year. I can afford to go wherever I want, do whatever I feel like it and buy anything that catches my fancy without worrying about maxing out my credit card.¡± Hmph, trying to brag in front of the master of contract negotiation! Ha! Back at you youngster. ¡°I¡¯ll have you know Ms. Snob, I was the 5th richest person on our server in Dark Drake Kingdom. Since Arashia mimics a virtual reality game, I am confident I can be among the top 10 richest person! Can you say that back on Earth? 6 figures is dilly squat compared to 7 or 8 figures.¡± Leviene fought back. No way was she going to let the snobby cousin of her walk all over her in her own element. ¡°If we¡¯re talking about virtual currency, how do you know I can¡¯t out earn you? I built my own company from the ground up. I did it once. I can do it again. What about you? You¡¯re walking the beaten path of a worker ant.¡± ¡°Overconfidence get you-¡± ¡°Ahem¡± ¡°- nothing.¡± ¡°If I may interrupt this sicilliating conversation, I¡¯d like to point out I was #1 in wealth in Dark Drake Kingdom and I although I might not be on Forbes top 100 richest person, I am sure I¡¯d be on the top 1000¡¯s. Top 1000¡¯s isn¡¯t much, but compared to you two, I might as well be at the top of the Himalayas mountains and you guys are not even at the foot of the mountain, you are at the south pole, so out of my wealth range you two are.¡± Erica and Leviene snapped their mouth shut, unable to refute Sylphie¡¯s claim. Whether in the real world or a virtual one, they both lost to Sylphie. At times like these did the duo realized Sylphie is rich. Really really rich. Sylphie isn¡¯t one to flaunt her wealth, unlike a certain aunt and uncle Leviene knows of, coming into suburban America in super stretch limo. Most of the time, Sylphie is the typical upper middle class girl, Leviene forgot she owns a mansion. 6 mansion to be precise.This tale has been unlawfully obtained from Royal Road. If you discover it on Amazon, kindly report it. ¡°I still got a better skill from the quest.¡± Leviene broke the impasse. ¡°Why don¡¯t you tell us about the amazing skill you learned?¡± Sylphie asked. After the haughty heirness disc she hand out earlier, she¡¯d figured she had to soothe some ruffle feathers. After a smug glance thrown towards Erica, Leviene began her explanation about her skills, ¡°My ability is called the Mysterious Eye of Untold Secrets. It allows me to see the hidden things for 1 minute with a 5 hour cooldown. It also allows me to peek at hidden properties of an item. Cool huh?¡± ¡°So, basically you conned some NPC to give you this ability because you can¡¯t find an exit even if it¡¯s the only door in the room.¡± Leviene flinch at Erica¡¯s words. ¡°How well does she know me to guess the situation,¡± cried a childlike voice in the deepest part of Leviene¡¯s mind. ¡°Seems like I hit the nail in the head.¡± Erica smirked, showing of her amazing deduction skills. ¡°What skill did you get?¡± ¡°Analytical Eye of Untold Secrets, last 1 minute with a 5 hour cooldown. It allows me to analyze the mechanics or properties of a spell or materials.¡± Unlike Leviene¡¯s proud mannerism, Erica was more subdue in her narration. It¡¯s not that she isn¡¯t proud of her ability; it is her lack of knowledge. Because she never played an MMO, RPG MMO or VRMMO or whatever else abbreviated, Erica doesn¡¯t know how to use the spell. The Analytical Eye of Untold Secrets let her analyze spell but if she doesn''t know how to use the spell in the first place, then the spell is worthless. ¡°Interesting. All eye spells. My ability is called the Hidden Eye of Untold Secrets. 1 minute duration, 5 hour cooldown. So far, it allows me to see if someone is lying or not.¡± Erica know Sylphie isn¡¯t telling them everything about her ability. Leviene also know Sylphie is holding back on them. Whatever Sylphie is hiding, she¡¯ll tell them when she feels like it. It isn¡¯t her position to pry. Trying to decipher Sylphie¡¯s secret when she want it hidden takes more brain cells than what Leviene has. She¡¯d wait until they join up with Kaleseze or Wraith to wrangle the truth out of her. Blinders on! ¡°Ooooohhhh. Eye power. I know why I got mine. Why did you get yours?¡± The other two ignored Leviene¡¯s question. If she didn¡¯t understand then no amount of explaining will make her understand. The eye abilities they got supplement the player where they are the weakest. Leviene¡¯s sense of direction is legendary. No need to comment. Erica¡¯s problem is her lack of understanding of the world she¡¯s in. The Analytical Eye of Untold Secrets explains the mechanic behind Arashia. Not only will the Analytical Eye of Untold Secrets help her adjust to to Arashia, it can also allow her to dig deeper into the mystery of Arasha. If Erica master this ability, then she might be the one to find a way home. Sylphie¡¯s power did more than being a lie detector, but that is all she is willing to say about it. Erica wanted to pry. She wants to know how Sylphie thinks, what makes her tick, why does she do the things she does. If Erica can analyze Sylphie then maybe she get the upper hand for once in her life. Analytica Eye of Untold Mysteries activate.Erica sees an image, like a movie on fast forward when she stares at Sylphie, then two "Unable to analyze". Sylphie¡¯s thought process is the movie she saw. Sylphie thoughts are varieds but quick, as if she process the thought that comes into her head immediately then moves on to the next problem she has to tackle. It¡¯s like watching a supercomputer analyzing the situation. You get the result but the supercomputer is too fast for anyone to sense the process. As for the "Unable t analyze", Erica figured out that Sylphie doesn¡¯t know what drives her. That is common. It¡¯s like asking a child why he like to eat bread. He doesn¡¯t know why he like to eat bread. He just does. ¡°Enough with the chit chat. Do you want to farm or go back to the inn and rest?¡± ¡°Money!¡± Leviene started to head out, but she was rudely grabbed. ¡°Provision first, or do you want to go hungry?¡± ¡°Food!¡± ¡°Grunting one word answers, what are you, a caveman? Wait. That¡¯s too sexist. Neanderthal?¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t realize you were so pc since you have verbal diarrhea all the time.¡± ¡°When one negotiate multi-million dollars deals, one must be aware of what to say and what not to say. One should be aware of the ramification of one¡¯s words and actions. A single mistake can break one¡¯s career. Dixie Chicks, Catherine Heigel, Megan Fox to name a few.¡± ¡°Enough! Let¡¯s just get going.¡± With Sylphie rushing her relatives around, they finally got out of the capital of the Aerialis. Chapter 0043 Chapter 0043 Sylphie lead them three miles out of the city. The trio traverse paved roads, well worn paths and lumpy terrains. Well yes, but not really. The Aeralis is a race with flight capabilities. Road conditions doesn¡¯t matter when they are flying. ¡°Finally, we¡¯re here.¡± Leviene gasped as she landed on the ground. In movies, the director or is it the producer like to make things dramatic when the main character reach their destination by having the main character kiss the ground or get on their knees and pray. Leviene use to laugh at these dramatic moments. Who would be stupid enough to kiss the ground? Seriously. A certain acrophobic Perrian Let with big black and white wings that¡¯s who! ¡°If you were afraid of heights then why did you choose a race with wings? It goes against common sense. If you have wings, why do you have to be afraid of heights? You can fly. It is a part of your instinct to take to the skies. If you were afraid of heights then you should choose a land bound race instead of a race whose sole advantage is flight. And don¡¯t give me the I¡¯m-trying-to-get-over-my-fear bullshit. We both know you would rather stick your head in the mud and pretend everything is alright unless you are forced into a corner. Your lack of common sense never cease to amaze me....¡± You have earned 2 Endurance points. Really! Seriously you stupid game! 2 endurance points! It is totally worth it! Leviene gloated over her stat points¡­ until she lost her breakfast on the nice ground she just kissed. ¡°Kyaaah!¡± Seeing Erica running away from was totally worth it. The vomit is digital anyways. It disappear after three seconds. Leviene¡¯s rumbling stomach takes a lot longer to settle down, but who cares! After a bit of a rest, Sylphie broach the topic Erica was previously harping about, ¡°Why did you choose a flight class if you are afraid of heights?¡± ¡°I¡¯m not scared of heights. I¡¯m scared of the descent.¡± ¡°That doesn¡¯t make sense.¡± Erica sniped. ¡°Actually it does.¡± Sylphie said with a bit of thought. ¡°Levienes fear leans towards visions problem rather a psychological one. When we were playing Dark Drake Kingdom, I think you were having problems when your avatar had to fallen off a cliff too. The fast drop simulated by the graphics gave you a headache. You always ask me or your brothers to do that part for you.¡± A moment of silence followed the Sylphie¡¯s explanation. ¡°Ah. That make complete sense. You don¡¯t have a sense of direction. You are blind as bat. Now you have motion sickness.¡± ¡°How you do equate me getting dizzy when I get blurred vision with motion sickness, Erica.¡± Leviene wanted to pick a fight, although not so much with Erica as with the condition she¡¯s in and the label slapped on her. ¡°It is the definition of motion sickness. Motion sickness is a condition in which a disagreement exists between visually perceived movement and the vestibular system¡¯s sense of movement. Visually induced motion sickness, in motion is seen but not felt due to the motion being detected by the visual system but nothing is sensed by the vestibular system. This generally occurs when people go watch IMAX or 3D movies. Going by your symptoms, you have a little bit of both, though more focused on the visual aspect instead of the auditory or movement aspect. Though I wonder if it could be more considering your sense of direction and your inability to recognize the same pattern over and over as you pass by it.¡± ¡°You have motion sickness too? You know the definition by heart, so either you or someone close to you have it. You aren¡¯t close to your parents. The constant complaints mom gets from your father about you not visiting or accepting any visitors is a pain.¡± Leviene is really curious about Erica. She knows superficial information about Erica but nothing on a personal level. ¡°Not me. A friend of mine has it though.¡± ¡°You have friends?¡± ¡°I¡¯m not a god damn neet like you. Ofcourse I have friends.¡± ¡°Enough!¡± The impatience voice cut into the squabble. Sylphie didn¡¯t mind them chatting but they have more important things to do. ¡°We didn¡¯t come out here to pick at each other¡¯s wounds. We came here to grind.¡± ¡°Where are we by the way?¡± Leviene asked. She¡¯s not much of a leader. During the entire flight, Leviene focused on the mechanics of flying and landing. Fly until the flight bar is drained, walk until the flight bars filled up then fly again. After repeating the cycle over and over again, Leviene slowly developed a headache, leading to the previous episode. The tale has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. ¡°Pixie Hills.¡± Pixie Hills, as the name implied, is large plot of land with many rolling hills and zipping fist size mosquitos, Leviene assume were the mobs they were farming. The mobs ranged from level 2 to 15. The weaker mobs were around the edges while the higher level mobs concentrated on faire ring on top of the highest hill. Leviene gave Sylphie an indecipherable look. ¡°What?¡± ¡°How are we going to fight that?¡± Leviene said with exasperation. Erica¡¯s cluelessness is acceptable. Sylphie¡¯s leading them to fight quarter size mobs zipping around the area faster than a fly hopped up on crack is the problem. ¡°The mobs here are hard to kill for their levels so most players don¡¯t come this way. We can kill them without the worrying about other players tagging our mobs. Also, we need to work on our team work. It wouldn¡¯t do us any good to overkill an easy prey, so Pixies are good for testing our ability to work as a group. I noticed our secondary stats are not acquired through equipment, but earned through hard work. We can level Precision and Dexterity here as well.¡± ¡°Our kill rate won¡¯t be high.¡± Leviene pointed out. The experienced player doesn¡¯t mind mindless killing for loot, however the situation needs to fit her criteria, namely the experiences per time spent, respawn time of the mobs and the available herbs/ores/lumber she can farm during her down time. Since she didn¡¯t pick a collecting profession, the last point is moot now. ¡°It will could be higher than other players since they have to compete with each other for the mobs while we hunt unobstructed.¡± Syphie continued, ¡°Let¡¯s farm here for a bit before we decide if it is a good spot or not.¡± Erica looked dismayed but agreed to Sylphie¡¯s proposal. The trio decided to put Sylphie spot healing watch with her druid while Erica and Leviene went straight dps. Once they got a rhythm going, Sylphie can switch to dps. Leviene gleefully smirked. ¡°Serves you right! Make me go full healing while you when hybrid healing and dps. Now you have have to heal us!¡± Leviene thought to herself. She¡¯d never say it out loud though. Sylphie switch the loot experience from Equality in Combat to Friendly Freebies. Equality in Combat splits the experienced from each kill equally among the party while Friendly Freebies gives the player with the most damage twenty five percent, the player who killed the mob twenty five percent and the remaining fifty percent is split among the group. By doing so, it allows Leviene to level all three of her characters without them leeching off her kills too much. Leviene need to kill three times more than they do. That isn¡¯t right. She needs to kill three times more than Erica and one and a half times more than Sylphie. Leviene was about to start grinding when she yelled, ¡°Ah I forgot about the wardrobe mod.¡± The short Perrian Let open up her character screen, pushed a button down at the right hand corner and carefully about the wardrobe mode for Leviene, Altreyes and Rayael. The greedy Perrian Let cried a river when she saw the three crystals she conned from Lady Valdis of Tainsoar disappear. ¡°What is wrong with you? I¡¯d thought you¡¯d be happy to earn money, instead you look like you filed for bankruptcy. Wait, you¡¯d be happy to file for bankruptcy because you have no money and the bankruptcy will wipe away your debts. You¡¯d have to suffer from bad credit for the next seven year, but can borrow money from Sylphie at a reasonable rate. Sorry to burst your bubble but a bankruptcy doesn¡¯t wipe away student loan debt. Hmm¡­ you look like a cheating spouse who had their wages garnished.¡± ¡°Ugh. I¡¯m just seeing my hard earned money disappear when I buy the wardrobe mod.¡± By now Sylphie notice the duo doing nothing but chatting. It peaked her curiosity since the duo rarely have a civil conversation. ¡°Where did you get the money to buy a wardrobe mod?¡± ¡°I completed the quest so the NPC gave me money.¡± Leviene look at her cousins in puzzlement, ¡°Didn¡¯t the NPC gave you money for completing the quest?¡± ¡°No.¡± ¡°Just the skill.¡± ¡°Oh.¡± ¡°What do mean oh you silly twat?¡± Erica raged. Perhaps it was a good thing the two never became friends when they were younger. Erica might have suffered a heart attack before she graduated high school due to Leviene irritating behavior. ¡°I meant your charms aren¡¯t good enough to earn you money.¡± Leviene taunted. ¡°Are you looking for a fight? If you are, I¡¯ll give you one.¡± Erica retorted. ¡°Could you tell exactly what happened?¡± Sylphie queried. ¡°I finished the quest, but the cheap NPC gave said I already profited enough so she won¡¯t give me more loot. I cried a bit and she threw in the money.¡± Leviene said with an air of superiority. Sylphie became very suspicious. Leviene isn¡¯t living up to he silly hijinks. There has to be more to it. ¡°How did you complete the quest?¡± ¡°Oh. I owe another NPC a favor for giving me the quest item, turned in the quest and acted cute for more loot.¡± Leviene tried to play off her debt to the other NPC but Sylphie wasn¡¯t buy it. ¡°What exactly did you promise the other NPC?¡± Leviene looked at her two cousins, shrugged her shoulders and admitted, ¡°I promise introduce one of my relative to him.¡± ¡°You sold us out you crazy idiot!¡± Erica scream and launched herself at Leviene. Sylphie stood by to watch the fight. After two minutes of a one sided beat down by Erica, Sylphie asked, ¡°It wasn¡¯t Anya was it?¡± ¡°No. I specifically excluded Anya. Everyone else is fair game. You guys can take care of yourself. Introducing a guy to you guys shouldn¡¯t be a problem. And...¡± ¡°And?¡± Erica growled. ¡°And I get the feeling he wasn¡¯t interest in the two of you.¡± Leviene helplessly replied. She knew her answer wasn¡¯t the best considering she isn¡¯t the best judge of character out there but she can¡¯t say it was a feeling she got now could she? ¡°Based on what?¡± ¡°Uhhh¡­ your looks?¡± Sylphie turned her back on the idiotic duo as Erica launched into another one sided beatdown. Chapter 0044 finally start some !¡±Leviene said to a simmering Ruse Maren who into a induced killing spree nearly beating her half to a few minutes earlier.death because Leviene¡¯s dodging skills are top notch, learned through all the her tried to her back for a scolding and failed. pissed off Ruse Maren her idiotic cousin, pulled her starter sword from the scabbard flew over to the and started fighting. Leviene was eager to , where and watched Erica.She was .Erica fight? Yes, did her up, but that because Leviene wasn¡¯t fighting for real.Leviene never got physical with her , included, so when launched herself at her, Leviene dodge and block. angle of and the of the , Leviene will a hard time with the swift and agile pixies¡­right. is a .know the of the or how to a .bull a red flag in of her, Erica charged into the and started . newbie mistake.¡±Leviene thought to herself while she to the from the . Leviene wasn¡¯t how intelligent the are in Arashia but she can for they are than the preprogrammed in most MMOs out there. mindlessly Erica.teased her.fighting one , the other pixies her from the , zipping quickly under her clothes like a rat climbing up a , her hair and being an all out general nuisances. Leviene couldn¡¯t help herself.laughed her butt off. Erica at her cousin. Seeing that ¡¯s was below 50%, Sylphie cast a HOT spell on , recovering her HP while some aggro from the pixies.Sylphie the . Leviene sigh as if she was to up one of her treasure, ¡° better . Leviene started off with Altreyes first.Asalia a in the , nabbing pixies left and right, them out to Altreyes to with auto . Altreyes doesn¡¯t have to actively go after the .presented to like a paying tribute to a . Asalia¡¯s , her thoughts were by the . Try mana as much as possible. know.know.harp on it. Altreyes grumbled.is a to grinding with a spectral that her better than she herself. After five , Altreyes her mobs while Asalia killed her .Players the if the are by their and a ghost are classified as in Arashia. Asalia killed the pixies with , Altreyes was a harder time at .It was for Altreyes to to the in the .It was mentioned before, the z axis a no no for the short Perrian Let.Altreyes a great gamer.rules that Arashia mimic a virtual reality game, the fighting mechanics are in the world.In , the experienced her butt kicked she considered no better than a . First, Assassins an ambushing melee class.She can to the pixies using camouflage but to the grinding machine called Asalia. biggest advantage Altreyes now is .Altreyes to the head on.Altreyes to the lower for experience points since did gain five with Asalia¡¯s but when to her other characters, to for the to respawn, which her efficiency.Killing the higher might yield less experiences point per spent but it does benefit the secondary stats, and . Altreyes stood still, for the ¡¯s to overcome their enough for them to her. allocate her skills in the tree, didn¡¯t think of a combat situation where to attack without the of her . It wasn¡¯t a for Altreyes because as a player level, they one skill and one per .case of , a one extra on top of what they every ten . theory it works out , in practise, not so much.Altreyes need to her talent during , which ¡­good idea.Let¡¯s Asalia some on experiences while I power both of us up.¡± tail tucked her , literally at that since her is her , Altreyes found a spot to up her skill tree. Altreyes immediately put 9 into Ghostly Enchant to the 10 in the Ghost Tree:Weapons to the second of . layer of , Altreyes : Stolen from its original source, this story is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. Slice - the for 100% of plus 25% of as a bleed effect over 10 .attribrute. mana doing 50% of dmg each attack mana new skills, attack and survivability.Altreyes 4 left can use, but ¡¯s them for later.She 5 from her and 10 from her quest with Honored Valdis of Tainsoar.Altreyes didn¡¯t notice the talent at the .is to be . new skills in towed, Altreyes a killing machine. stop me now!¡±yelled the exuberant Assassin. mana . benefits of multiple characters here.Altreyes of , she to Rayael, who a full bar to . Aggrieved Strike, , dead , rinse, . has a 20 meter range and the to to focus on for three .pixies focus on , they zoom towards Rayael without or , on beating the moron to a bloody pulp. Rayael wonder what is like to at the receiving end of the since those little come charging at without . Rayael her to an unusual degree and is honest to to herself doesn¡¯t want a of her own medicine.person in perpetual PMS is ! wait, one in perpetual PMS after her is bad ! damage with a 1 meter range at five mana.skills is as a attack if it wasn¡¯t for the mana constraints.Rayael put all her stat points into Constitution for more HP. Rayael her decision right now.did I put all those stat points into ?¡± reason for Rayael¡¯s can be by the combat log. They the , annoying and useless.take a for to her to near critical conditions where she to pop into her priest to . Actually, there a why pixies do incredibly low damage.First, they are .new player can¡¯t them easily unless they a killing cheat Asalia or an annoying method Rayael.It is also one of the why Pixie Hill is deserted .pixie attack patterns their .Pixies attacks in swarms. Erica drew most of the attention while Sylphie them off of , then later Leviene also started killing the as well. Erica would have died when she the earlier if Sylphie hadn¡¯t her. Rayael kills decently but her the on mana is tremendous. Rayael to change into Leviene. Getting it to ?Leviene wasn¡¯t leeching off Erica and Sylphie as a Priest, she¡¯d be level 1. Leviene was glad when she ran out of mana.switch back to Rayael to , to to Altreyes then to Leviene.Asalia after a class change be to help Leviene with the until her precision increase. Perrian Let first from Altreyes to Leviene, her bar on Leviene was full.spirit .she is not using at a of 15/1000 or 0.015 per .Leviene¡¯s regeneration rate 150/100 or per second if into a , however takes 10 second to the and 10 second of after exiting the , during which Leviene will be completely defenseless. Perrian Let uses efficiently then when run out on one , can switch to another with a full bar or close to .It her down by a .time.Sadly, Leviene doesn¡¯t enough yet. Leviene didn¡¯t bother the loot the pixie dropped, choosing to what she can and everything else into her to be sorted out for later.Beginner¡¯s isn¡¯t that bad as Leviene made it out to but she was to one of a elaborate with amazing specs and looks beautiful on her characters, ¡¯s beneath her notice. Leviene was more concerned with the kill rhythm and earning endurance points to bother every so often to loot and it. copper.turn into and soon enough. poor forever!¡± Chapter 045 pain of ¡®grinding¡¯ as the other 2 to it.She like a follower, however when Sylphie told-slash-ordered to the pixies, Erica had every intention to in the least of to the .She grinding as an unwanted task nobody to the decided to foist it on her, with utmost care and grudge.She the that had never worked for anyone in her . She Erica, Landsling and Park right after graduated from .always her who foist the onto her . Then the . were simple pranks an elementary school kid would , like tickling, on her , an down her , though in this it the pixies themselves who under her . She no the mischievous pixies will flip up her if was wearing any.Luckily pants the default clothing. Soon, a once chore . bastards dare me huh.time isn¡¯t ! Erica as she her only to . swings to the Ruse Marren. haphazardly a more before activating Agile Slice and one pixie. kill you all. Erica¡¯s , every in the swarmed the Ruse Marren. Sylphie to an attentive group leader.cast a on , some of the her while Leviene also her , more off of . frustration, no, it¡¯s grinding, Sylphie and away. Sylphie, what are you ?¡±Erica had rarely seen Sylphie like burglar a .eyes darted and there as if the after her, her shoulders hunch, bent low to her visibility, stride large and fast while her on never loosen. got to a safe area, Sylphie her while remains tense. forgot you.¡±Sylphie said as she watches Leviene mow down the pixies faster than an out of control lawn mower. Tell me what?¡±asked, never her down. Leviene like that,¡± Sylphie pointed towards the out killing machine name Leviene, ¡°stay far far from her.¡± studied the mechanical Leviene.Marren the usually hyped up Leviene become very subdued.spend much with Leviene in the , notices the changes in the short Perrian Let but doesn¡¯t why Sylphie is . Leviene may like ¡¯s doped on but Erica is sure the poster child for ADHD is relatively mellow most of the . Seeing Erica¡¯s confused expression, Sylphie the Ruse Marren never the she was . image you of Leviene, it out of your head right away.Leviene was the everyone her.Leviene is human, just like you and me.bit more introverted, but human. Leviene up her .notice Leviene would zone out .She¡¯s the , but ¡¯s .while, I joined in the game and me for her her target.Leviene isn¡¯t aware of her at all.asked her about it before.She ¡¯s farming but isn¡¯t aware of the .way ¡¯s through the now, she¡¯s frustrated. Support the creativity of authors by visiting Royal Road for this novel and more. she to be frustrated about?She¡¯ the of the ! Erica Sylphie¡¯s a more vehemently than necessary.jealousy into her .Leviene , she . wanted what Leviene .She isn¡¯t to it. ignored the other part of the .which is impossible since she¡¯s an only child and if she does have siblings, the chances are it is she who is doing the doting. thing .Family do each other, for the of the as a .has to give before she can . Sylphie Erica an indescribable look. does a rich like her ?¡± Leviene isn¡¯t .¡± family is .¡± Maylin Calbot aren¡¯t .considered class at . rich.¡± money anything to with Leviene?¡± Leviene to your .¡± Leviene does not to my .She can me to , but what , to pay back.Sylphie sneered at Erica, ¡°they can take how much ever without back?is no such .it to , then wouldn¡¯t my . Family should their !¡±spoke in an agitated manner.Family the what ¡¯s been since .Sylphie comes along, her preconception, one of her was built on.she is true, the been ? Parents have an obligation to their to .children have an obligation to of their when they are , however there is no that a to of their .Sylphie like was a hand where and Erica went all in, ¡°If to without , then is .¡± It¡¯s not stealing if you them the .¡± take the , isn¡¯t mine anymore.continue without , then them no than .have no to and without anything in .work for the and of someone else? are your .¡± Erica, how naive ?upper class, the to be careful of your because they the to upon your .Tell me, Erica, what would if your to , and Park dry? let it ! Erica . Sylphie simply smiled, which was more dangerous than her regular stoic expression. Chapter 0046 Chapter 0046 Sylphie looked at the intelligent yet gullible woman before her. How did those to con artist raise Erica to be so filial? Guarded yet unguarded. Vicious yet kind. Worldly yet naive. Prickly yet loving. The mass of contradiction that is Erica can¡¯t remain in the precarious position she is in right now. One day soon, the two idiots will destroy their precious daughter without realizing how they¡¯ve done it. Sylphie did not bear any malicious intentions towards the vulnerable woman before her. Despite the tense relations between the Calbot and the Burkett, they are family. Her father might have intervened on the Calbot¡¯s behalf. Sylphie was inclined to let things be. Unlike her father, Sylphie never had the desire to monopolize her ward¡¯s attention. She was content with silently guarding their happiness. Leviene stayed within the boundaries of Sylphie¡¯s tolerance, never pushing her boundaries like her other wards. Sylphie was luckier than her father. Eric Deveraux has two wards who were rebellious at best, work to kill him at worse. He was a tyrant who tried to rule their lives with an iron fist. Sylphie saw first hand how it didn¡¯t work. Humans want the right to choose regardless of the consequences. Humans want to live with the idea that they are free. Eric Deveraux didn¡¯t understand it. He told them what to do, where to go to school, who they can associate with. The more he dictates, the more they rebelled. Until John Calbot came. Because they were never close to begin with, Eric Deveraux devoted more time to get close to John, thereby loosening his hold on his other two wards, giving them enough space to either fight back or run. They chose to run, leaving John to handle the repercussions of their actions. Sylphie pitied her father. She knew better than to follow his harsh ways. One of Sylphie¡¯s other ward wasn¡¯t interested in the in fighting, nor was she rebellious, choosing to accept the bodyguard and surveillance as part and parcel to being rich. Sylphie allowed her the freedom to be under the condition that safety comes first. Leviene knew how to balance the various forces interested in her. ¡°Denieve¡­¡± Erica caught the word Sylphie unconsciously uttered and pounce like a dog with a bone. ¡°Leviene doesn¡¯t just have you. The Denieve dotes upon her like a treasure!¡± ¡°What do you know about the Denieve?¡± Erica flounder from herself importance, ¡°Weird, rich, French aristocrats.¡± ¡°The Denieves does not like to be touched. It isn¡¯t a phobia. It¡¯s like they suffer if they are touched. Human babies need love and affection to grow up normally and touch is the medium those feelings are transmitted to babies, however members of the Denieve family suffer varying degrees of pain if they are touched, even when they are young.¡± ¡°No wonder they grow up weird.¡± Erica jeered. The Ruse Marren was putting up a front. Erica is insensitive to the needs of others, but she isn¡¯t malicious. She isn¡¯t one to make of fun of people for something they can¡¯t control. Oh, well call an idiot an idiot when they are wrong, but those are the choices they choose to make or mistakes which they are at fault. As for making fun of people for their handicap, it¡¯s like calling a person with who had their legs amputated a cripple, while it is technically true, it is derogatory and beneath her. If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it. Erica fight with those who can fight back. Leviene maybe act like a baby hyped up sugar, but can fight her own battles. Syphie smiled sardonically.¡°Can you imagine what these weird strangers would do when they suddenly found a little girl they can touch without feeling pain?¡± ¡°They didn¡¯t do anything to Leviene right?¡± Erica exclaimed in fright, then reassure herself with the following sentence, ¡°The Deveraux would have retaliated against the Denieve if it were to happen.¡± ¡°I told you before, you need to get rid of your assumptions! Dad would have retaliated on behalf of John and I definitely would have, but the rest of the family will not do so. Not everyone is willing to protect the child of an outsider who happens to look like dad.¡± ¡°Then Leviene....¡± All the horrible possibilities run through Erica¡¯s head. Crazy pent up NEET getting their hands on a helpless little girl, depraved perverts unleashing their lust on an innocent Leviene, child molesters, rapist¡­ Smack! ¡°What was that for?¡± Erica yelled at Sylphie. ¡°Wash that brain of yours! Nothing happened to Leviene. She may be a flake most of the time, but when it comes to her safety, she knows what she¡¯s doing. The Denieve did nothing her, not because they didn¡¯t want to, but because there were too many people in the family interested in her that if they did make a move, there would be a major upheaval in the family which will affect their interest. Giving Leviene back to the Deveraux then interacting with Leviene on a personal level with a chaperone was the compromise they came up with. If Leviene were to beg a favor from them, then they have justifiable reasons to interfere with her life. The Deveraux helped Leviene because they can use her as a leverage against the Denieve.¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± Erica said after she had digested the information. She was assured of the authenticity of the information because Sylphie had no reason to lie to her. Erica didn¡¯t doubt for a moment Sylphie can and will spin the greatest sob story for her if it benefits her, but Erica had no value. She may own a portion of an accounting firm, but it¡¯s peanuts compared to the Deveraux fortune. Lying to her now is counterproductive, and Sylphie doesn¡¯t do anything unless it is a sure bet. ¡°Don¡¯t apologize to me. Apologize to Leviene. She¡¯s the one you wronged.¡± ¡°.... Not possible.¡± ¡°Why not?¡± ¡°I may have a wrong perception about her, but her irritating me is real.¡± ¡°Ugh, you¡¯re -¡± ¡°Hello ladies!¡± a carefree voice interrupted their conversation, angering Erica to the extreme. How often does Sylphie admit Erica was right and she was wrong? Try never in the time that they have known each other. Time might have been the limiting factor as these two rarely see each other and when they do meet, they rarely speak much less have an in-depth conversation. Erica wanted to savor the moment, burn it into her brain and store it in the back of her memory to be retrieved at a more convenient time to be savored later on, like a movie downloaded onto the computer. Before she can get the most important part out of Sylphie¡¯s mouth, they were interrupted by a carefree bastard who happens to call out at the most critical time. Of course Erica is angry. ¡°What do you want?¡± Erica snarled. He is lucky she didn¡¯t attack him when he interrupts the conversation. Asking her to be nice to him is harder than asking her to give free consultation. ¡°Oh, we just want to have a conversation with you two beautiful ladies¡­¡± Chapter 0047 Chapter 0047 Sylphie scanned her surrounding. 10 people within a 100-meter radius: Three openly coming to towards them, three in stealth mode coming from behind them and four towards the line of trees to provide cover fire for them. The three coming towards them are probably the tank classes or melee combat classes like Erica¡¯s Sword Dancer class, though judging from their macho behavior Sylphie believe they chose a plate wearing class. Sylphie can¡¯t say for sure because she doesn¡¯t know how equipments are supposed to look like when equipped. They barely started playing the game. The three stealth class positions themselves behind the group to prevent them from running away. Amateurs! When you approach a target, approach them from behind. Depending on their stealth to come in line of sight of the target and then circle around them, what is it if not stupidity? They might be trying to avoid revealing the four range classes behind them. It is like the blind leading the blind. Two words: Name Tags. Leviene turned hers off in the Temple of the Fallen. Sylphie remind Erica to turns her off at breakfast. Leviene is such a zombie in the morning; she didn¡¯t notice the changes made. As to how Sylphie can see stealth players, it is one of the abilities of the Hidden Eye of Untold Secrets skill she got as a quest reward. She didn¡¯t tell the other two about her abilities. Erica wouldn¡¯t understand if she told her and Leviene will pout since she has a stealth character. Something along the lines of, "I can''t hide anything from you at all." It may sound childish, but that is Leviene. Despite being very family orientated, Leviene need her privacy. There are times when she would cut off all communication with everyone for a day or two. [Sylphie whisper to Leviene]: Leviene someone stealing the herbs I was going to pick! ¡°What do you want?¡± Erica sneered.Ignorance is truly bliss. Erica doesn¡¯t realize the situation they are in. Isn¡¯t it obvious? 10 men against three women in a world where there are no laws. Erica probably saw only three people approaching them and not the other seven hidden reinforcement. ¡°We¡¯d like to invite you ladies to accompany us for the day.¡± A muscle bound blond hair man going by the name Big&Strong said with a disgusting leer. ¡°No thanks. Can¡¯t you see we¡¯re having a heart to heart conversation? And you had to interrupt at the most inopportune time! Do you know how often that girl,¡± Erica pointed to Sylphie, ¡°admit that I am right? Never, because this is the first time she would have said it but you guys had to interrupt. Can¡¯t you read the mood? Of course not! That why you probably never had a girlfriend in your life. Silly, clumsy and tactless!¡± Maybe it was the leer or maybe it was the way the men act that clued Erica on their current situation. Sylphie had to applaud her actions. Even though they weren¡¯t close nor did they particularly like each other, Erica position Sylphie behind her during her rant, intending to protect the heiress she despised. ¡°Ladies, I think you have the wrong impression.¡± A tall, slim man with blond hair and blue eyes, going by the name Foremost_Interest according to his name tag, approach the duo. ¡°We¡¯re here to ask you to party with us since there are dangerous monsters in Arashia and gentle girl such as yourselves are not accustomed to such rigors. You can rely on us to protect you against the monsters in the area.¡± Blondie was trying to be charming and suave but his knight in shining armour grates the nerves of the two very independent women. Erica has seen many charming people when she attends parties thrown by the wealthy. She¡¯d seen the cool collect men possessing an air of mystery, the funny jokester with a genuine smile, the daredevil with hint of danger and everything in between. She can tell the difference between true gentlemen and men who treat the event like a high-class bar meant to pick up one night stands. This Foremost_Interest comes off as slimy rather than charming. As for Sylphie, who lives and breath high society, these packs of brats are nothing more than closet otakus who found themselves in a new world without laws, trying to establish their might and bully the weak. In short, potentially strong idiots on a power trip. Change that, idiots on a power trip. Three people already died to Leviene¡¯s ambush, and the Assassin is quietly working on the fourth one. Erica¡¯s ranting worked to their advantage. ¡°We don¡¯t need or want your assistance.¡± Erica said out loud while privately sending a whipster to Sylphie. [TresBelleSoliel whisper to Sylphie]: I¡¯ll hold them off for as long as I can. You take Leviene and run for it. Sylphie was pleasantly surprised by Erica¡¯s action. Today is a day full of surprises. Inside of that harsh exterior is a kind sweet girl after all. How did they raise Erica to be the prickly jackfruit she is right now? They don¡¯t know what they are giving up. ¡°Ladies, won¡¯t you reconsider?¡± The charm Foremost_Interest displayed before was washed away, leaving an ugly visage. ¡°We don¡¯t need your help.¡± Sylphie said authoritatively. ¡°Then don¡¯t blame us for what we are going to do next.¡± A twisted expression appeared on blondie¡¯s face before they withdrew their weapon. Sylphie immediately cast Star Flash, breaking the player¡¯s stealth. Druids have three trees: Shapeshifting, Nature and Celestial. Shapeshifting allows a Druid to change in different animals for either tanking or fighting in melee range. The Celestial tree is the spell casting portion of the Druid tree while Nature contains the healing and support skills. Leviene was right when she suspected Sylphie went a hybrid spec rather than a pure healing spec. It is stupid for anyone to go pure healing in the beginning of a new game. First of all, anyone who needs a dedicated healing in the beginning sucks. It¡¯s better the jettison the person rather group up with them. It is another story if the person happens to be family, but unsurprisingly, most of their family is pretty good with video games. Second, healing spells are strong in the beginning and becomes weaker as the player become stronger. It is only towards end game or when they are preparing the fight a strong boss that healers should go pure healing. And lastly, you can¡¯t heal the mobs to death! Trying to solo level as a healer is harder than domesticating a feral cat. It takes a lot of patience and hard work for the possibility of gain. Sylphie intended for her Druid to become a healer and caster dps while her Stancers become a melee dps with some tanking abilities. She might go into shapeshifting for the stealth abilities in the Shapeshifting tree, but that will much later. Star Flash is an instant cast AOE spell in the Celestial tree with a 10-meter radius around the caster. It basically works like a flash grenade with a little bit of damage added in. The players in stealth mode immediately popped out. Once a stealth player takes damage, they lose the stealth abilities. It requires high damage to bring a player out of stealth mode at higher levels. At low levels, Star Flash is all that it requires. ¡°Six big guys against three little girls. You dare to call yourselves men.¡± Sylphie sneered while she started fighting the two people rushing towards them. The stealth class players are still blinded by Star Flash. Erica took on the other blond while Sylphie engaged in a battle against the black hair wanna be jock. ¡°Take a closer look. There¡¯s ten of us.¡± Foremost_Interest said while he drew his weapon, intending to join the fight. It seems Foremost_Interest thinks he¡¯s the leader of the group since he stood back while his ¡®henchmen¡¯ started attacking. ¡°Erica focus on surviving!¡± Sylphie ordered Erica while she parried an attack from the third member of the group that approached them, a black hair muscle bound idiot going by the name of BlackGod. Sylphie hid her wince when she parried the attack. Even though Sylphie was able to peek into the fabric of Arashia, she only had a glimpse of the complex system that govern this world. A glimpse was enough to infer the makeup of Arashia on a theoretical level. Actually living and fighting in Arashia is a different story. Although Arashia mimics a virtual reality game, it is not a virtual reality game. Game developers can not create a realistic game because once a player experiences real pain, they¡¯d quit the game. No one wants to play a game for entertainment purposes only to have it mimic the hardship of real life. They came to the virtual world to escape reality! However, the fighting in Arashia feels real to a certain extent. When Sylphie parried the blow, she felt the recoil in her hand. Sylphie expects the pain to be tone down to about one-tenth of the original pain they would have felt on Earth, but recoil and indirect attacks are reduced by one-fifth. Still, pain or no, Sylphie chose to fight. She had an advantage over these losers. They may have numbers on their side, but these repressed closet geeks who sits in front of the computer all day long know nothing about real fighting. Not only was Sylphie trained to become the next leader of the Deveraux, she was also trained in martial arts. Once she takeover Deveraux Inc. she¡¯ll become a target everyone want to take down. Her bodyguards and secret forces will do their best to protect her, but her safety will ultimately be in her hands. This story has been taken without authorization. Report any sightings. Judging from the strength of the blow, BlackGod put all of stat points into strength. Sylphie allotted her points into agility, intellect and wisdom at a 2:1:1 ratio. Due to having extra stat points from her alt, Syphie was able to fight somewhat on par with BlackGod. Unfortunately, the blind from Star Flash wore off so now they have to deal with the three stealth class players on top of the three idiots from before. Sylphie immediately cast a HOT on herself as well as Erica while dodging BlackGold and the two players coming from behind. Erica took the burden of fighting Big&Strong and the other stealth player. As for Foremost_Interest, well, he died. The sequence of event went like this: Foremost_Interest got critically hit by Leviene¡¯s Void Ball -144 HP. Foremost_Interest got critically hit by Leviene¡¯s Void Ball -144 HP. Foremost_Interest got critically hit by Leviene¡¯s Void Ball -144 HP. Foremost_Interest got critically hit by Leviene¡¯s Void Ball -144 HP. Foremost_Interest had died. Sylphie did say it was six against three. It was their fault they weren¡¯t paying attention. She hope the bastard suffered. Leviene cast three consecutives HOT, one per person then changed into Rayael to engage the stealth player targeting Erica. Sylphie smiled while she continues to fight three people. Rayael¡¯s instincts are better when she¡¯s in the zombie state. If Rayael was conscious, then she¡¯d try to help Sylphie instead of Erica. Erica is a graceful woman. Her mother drilled it into her that when mingling in high society, social etiquette and a dignified aura are the two main criteria others used to judge them. When trying to attract a man looks and grace are the main factors. ¡°Men are simple creatures.¡± Janet Taylor Burkett would always say to Erica, ¡°They follow their base instinct. They might deny it, but the first thing they are attractive to is the face, then it is the way a woman moves. They might deny it or say it was your face that caught my attention, but I like you for your personality, but all of that is hogwash. How did they know a woman¡¯s personality when they haven''t even talked to them yet? So you have to take care of your face and learn how to walk like a supermodel.¡± Sylphie and Leviene may give Erica a hard time for choosing a Sword Dancer as her class, however, it suits her. Regardless of her compatibility with the class, Erica is still new to fighting. She may be able to take one person on, but she definitely can¡¯t take on two people, nor does she know how to coordinate with Sylphie and Leviene to take down her opponent. Therefore, it is best of Leviene and Sylphie coordinate with Erica to take down her opponent. Rayael was able peel off the stealth player from Erica and position herself so her back is to Erica with her opponent between her and Sylphie. Block. Block. Block. The Guardian rolled under the stealth player¡¯s attack to Sylphie¡¯s side, blocking three attacks sent her way by Sylphie¡¯s opponents then turned to attack one of the assailants with her shield reducing his HP from 63% to 13%. With an Aggrieved Strike from Rayael and a regular attack from Sylphie, the player died. With perfect coordination, the duo then turned finish off the other stealth player Rayael pulled off of Erica with a Brilliant Sun Fire and an Aggrieved Strike. Rinse, repeat and all the stealth class character is dead, leaving the two ¡®henchmen¡¯ BlackGod and Big&Strong. BlackGod saw their reinforcement dying within 10 seconds of each other. He tried to contact their ranged back up hiding in the forest earlier but got no response. The three girls took a little longer to take down Big&Strong since he¡¯s more of meat shield class rather than a squishy dps then turn towards BlackGod. Sylphie smiled a gentle demur smiled. If Rayael was cognizant, she would realize it was Sylphie I-am-the-Queen smile, and she¡¯d make a beeline for the nearest exit as fast as she could because Sylphie only smiles like that when she giving out punishment, like a queen punishing insubordination. Unfortunately, Rayael changed to Altreyes and is sitting in meditation mode to recover her mana faster, therefore she doesn¡¯t know what is happening around her, not that she did in the first place. Erica also knew there was no easy way out for BlackGod, so she mercilessly cut off his head while he was paying attention to Sylphie. Blood splattered everywhere as the head rolled, then disappeared as if it was never there in the first place. The corpse remains. ¡°This is good day indeed.¡± Sylphie thought to herself as she braced for Erica¡¯s barrage of questions. ____________________________________________________________________________ ¡°What the hell was that?¡± Erica yelled at Sylphie unconcerned of the corpse on the cold ground around them. Maybe because it was a game or maybe because they were trying to harm them, Erica felt nothing as she was cutting them down. ¡°That was scum getting their punishment.¡± Sylphie answered in a casual manner, as if killing people was an everyday occurrence. ¡°Not them.¡± Erica sneered, then kicked the head of BlackGod away from her, ¡°I mean that.¡± Erica pointed to relaxed Altreyes meditation to regain her mana. Sylphie looked around, not understanding what Erica meant. Erica knew Sylphie wasn¡¯t trying to play dumb. She serious didn¡¯t know what Erica was talking about. ¡°I mean Laurie! What the hell was that about?¡± ¡°Ah. That!¡± ¡°Yes that!¡± Sylphie paused a bit to rearrange her thoughts, ¡°Leviene bottles up her emotions. It may not seem like given her ditzy behavior but she does have a strong sense of right and wrong and she know better than anyone how her actions can affect others. Therefore, aside from her childish temper tantrum she throws once in a while to throw people off to how she is really feeling, Leviene doesn¡¯t go overboard in anything, nor does she care about anything beyond the superficial, family aside. ¡°However, bottling up her emotion is not the best way to handle her feelings either. When her emotions overload her, Leviene goes on autopilot or she blanks out large chunks of time. I first notice this when we were playing Dark Drake Kingdom. Leviene would come home, turn on the computer, start playing the game for hours at a time. Then she sorts of comes to, relaxed and stress free. She, herself doesn¡¯t notice the problem. I tried probing the issue but she evades it and I wasn¡¯t in the best condition to confront her either, so we left it until now.¡± ¡°So, the massive killing machine I saw earlier is Leviene venting her frustration?¡± ¡°Yes. From the looks of it, she been frustrated for a while.¡± ¡°She was like this before the fight with the scumbags.¡± Erica said with certainty. It all began to make sense. Sylphie pulled her over here for a talk. It wasn¡¯t because they really needed to talk. It was because she wanted to get her away from Leviene. ¡°Yes.¡± Sylphie confirmed Erica¡¯s conjecture. Erica began to review her memories of Leviene and realize she didn¡¯t know much about her silly cousin aside from the rumors and gossip her mother told her and from what she overhears at family gathering. Looking back, Erica realize how gullible she was. She truly thought Leviene was a pampered princess everyone flocks to please, never realizing that if Leviene is as she had imagined, she wouldn¡¯t be going to nursing school paid by the federal government and student loans. Erica graduated college on financial aid as well, but that was free money from her point of view and student loan, with their relatively low interest rates is a good deal as she invests in herself. A pampered princess didn¡¯t have to worry about student loans if she didn¡¯t have to. Knowing Leviene¡¯s attitude towards debts and interest rates (she hates them with a passion if she is the one in debt), Erica should have known the image she built up of Leviene is completely different from reality because Leviene will never take out a loan if she didn¡¯t have to. Erica thought Leviene could ¡®borrow¡¯ from family and never paid it back. Given her hatred for debt, she¡¯d only take it from an institution if the interest or repayment is worse than taking out a student loan. Since Leviene didn¡¯t have to pay it back, the family money would be her first choice. It isn¡¯t. So there is something abhorrent about the interest or the repayment. ¡°I guess I owe her an apology.¡± Erica sadly said. She didn¡¯t want to reflect! It is easier for her to see Leviene as a rich spoiled brat than a trouble relative. ¡°You shouldn¡¯t.¡± Sylphie denied easily. ¡°Why not?¡± ¡°Because Leviene will use it as an excuse and push some of the problems she had onto you. Believe me, you aren¡¯t ready for them.¡± ¡°What are you talking about?¡± ¡°I¡¯m talking about the Y¡¯s.¡± Chapter 0048 Chapter 0048 The Ys Sylphie is referring to are Leviene and Erica¡¯s cousins on their mother¡¯s side of the family, Duan Chen Yi, Duan Chen Yang, Duang Chen Yin and Duan Chen Ye. Erica recalled whatever she could about her mother¡¯s side of the family. Janet Taylor changes her name to Janet Taylor Burkett after she married is the youngest child of Duan Meng Xiang and an unknown man. The story went something like this; Duan Meng Xiang married a man by the name of Gregory Darnatell, giving birth to Duan Ming Zhe, Duan Qian and Duan Mei Lin. Children take on the last name of their father, however, Gregory Darnatell had a dark history he didn¡¯t want to pass on to his children so they took on their mother¡¯s last name with the Chinese format. It didn¡¯t help that each children took after their mother instead of their father. No one knew what happened to Gregory Darnatell. One day he was a part of his children¡¯s live, the next he was gone and no one ever knew where he went. Rumors said he was caught by INTERPOL and thrown in prison. There was also one where he was killed in a bar fight. Duan Meng Xiang took her children to Hong Kong and raise them with her family. Later she had an affair with a man known only as Mr. Taylor and gave birth to Janet Taylor. Their first uncle, Duan Ming Zhe has two sons, Duan Chen Yi and Duan Chen Yan while their second uncle has one daughter, Duan Chen Yin and one son, Duan Chen Ye. When Duan Mei Lin came to America to oversees their family import/export business, she met and fell in love with Jason Calbot. She later changes her name to May Lin Darnatell to fit in with her new family. They have three children, Matthew Calbot, Laura ¡®Laurie¡¯ Deveraux and John Deveraux. The youngest child, Janet Taylor, had one daughter, Erica. Erica knew there was a love hate relationship between her aunt and her mother, but her mother never told her the details. For that matter, her mother expressly forbade her to get in contact with her Chinese relatives though they can associate with the Calbot since they are American. Erica always thought it was race/nationality issue that separated her family from the rest. Janet Taylor looks pure European, probably taking after her absentee father while her half siblings looked mix Chinese and Caucasian. Now Sylphie is implying it wasn¡¯t the case at all. ¡°What about the Ys?¡± ¡°What do you know about your maternal side of the family?¡± Erica shrugged her shoulders and answered honestly, ¡°Nothing aside from the fact that they run a thriving import/export business.¡± ¡°Import/export business huh.¡± Sylphie laugh sardonically,¡°You can call it that. Their cargo is nothing mundane as clothes and dolls. It¡¯s weapons and drugs, specifically cocaine.¡± ¡°What?!¡± Surprise was written on Erica¡¯s face along with anger and disbelief. Granted her mother is prejudice against her more Asian looking relatives, however they didn¡¯t act like they are part of the mafia the few times they hang out. ¡°There was a rumor about the German conducting human research. It can be the first foray into genetically enhancing humans. Nothing extreme as Superman or anything like that, but speed, strength, endurance and recovery time on upper bound of human limits. Noah Ngeny hold the world record for running the 1km in 2 minutes 11.96 seconds. A normal man can run 1k in four to five minutes. These enhance humans can run 1k in three and half minutes. Gregory Darnatell was rumored to be one of these enhanced human. ¡°As for Mei Lin¡¯s whirlwind romance with Jason Calbot, that¡¯s probably the biggest joke of all. I don¡¯t doubt she loves him, however she met a missing Deveraux a bit before the Duan attempt to whitewash their family. Surprise, surprise, May Lin is our sister and she is married to your half brother, so why don¡¯t you extend us a helping hand?¡± Sylphie sneered the last sentence. Erica was so shocked she fell onto her butt as she stared at Sylphie with horror. She knew her mother wasn¡¯t close to her Chinese side of the family, but she didn¡¯t know this was the reason why. As to the validity of the information, Sylphie had no reason to lie. ¡°Then the Ys are part of the Chinese Triad?¡± ¡°No.¡± Sylphie smiled cruelly, as if the information she was going to impart was going the crush Erica¡¯s heart to a thousand pieces, ¡°They whitewash their family with the help of Janet¡¯s father, your grandfather, Robert Taylor.¡± Bam! The dropping of the atomic bomb wouldn¡¯t have been as devastating as the information Sylphie casually tossed out. Suddenly many things make sense now. Robert Taylor inherited his father already thriving shipping business, Atlantic-Pacific Ahoy Inc. and expanded scope three fold. Before they were most shipping materials from The Americas to Europe and back. Now, Atlantic-Pacific Ahoy Inc. has ships in every dock in the world. Cognitive Consumer Productions, a subsidiary of Atlantic-Pacific Ahoy Inc. is one of the most lucrative contracts Erica, Landsling and Park has contracts for. Support the creativity of authors by visiting Royal Road for this novel and more. When Erica and her partners pitched their services to Cognitive Consumer Productions, they were sure they weren¡¯t going to get the contract. The accounts in the firm are good and they are driven to be successful, but there were bigger and better firms out there. At first, Erica maybe thought the Deveraux or the Denieve pulled some string behind the scenes to get them in the door, but never would she have thought it was her own grandfather who helped her. Robert Taylor made a surprised visit to a banquet thrown by Cognitive Consumer Productions, where Erica had the honor of meeting the brilliant man. She was very flatter Robert Taylor was willing to talk to a nobody like her, much less compliment her on a job well done. Erica walked on air several days afterwards. Erica even understand why Robert Taylor never acknowledges any illegitimate children or grandchildren he might have nor did any of anyone of them want to acknowledge him. Robert Taylor didn¡¯t get where he is by being a jolly good fellow. He ruthlessly schemes, blackmails or strong arm his way to the top. Although his method got things done, many people didn¡¯t like it and they had the money to express their hatred. The shipping mogul had three sons and one daughter among his three wives. Two died mysteriously, one son was committed to an insane asylum and the daughter stole a fortune and went off the grid. She was the lucky one. Of his nine confirmed grandchildren, six are dead, one wished he was dead, and his two surviving granddaughters are so broken they can¡¯t function normally anymore. Erica saw photos of them after the ordeal they went through. They looked like a holocaust refugee, all skins and bones with bruises everywhere and signs they were sexually assaulted. Their eyes were black empty voids. No hope glimmer in those eyes. They were so broken, mannequins were better than them. They say the family is curse. According to Erica¡¯s sources, Robert Taylor made too many enemies, they went after his family for revenge. And now she was one of his grandchildren. Oh god. ¡°How many people know about this?¡± Erica desperately asked. She didn¡¯t want to be tortured to the point where dying is a relief. ¡°My father and me. Why did you think you only spent three days in my father¡¯s dungeon?¡± Erica widens her eyes in fear. Even until now, the memories of those three days haunts her dreams. ¡°My father went after your family to warn the Duan not to go to far. Robert stepped in to discreetly settle the matter.¡± Paranoia set in. Erica began to look everywhere for signs of danger. When she saw no one was around she turned to scrutinized Sylphie for potential threats. It made sense. It was too much for Erica to take in. If she was Robert Taylor¡¯s granddaughter, then there are people who would stop at nothing to eliminate her. ¡°Relax, Robert Taylor, Duan Meng Xiang, me and my father are the only ones who know your lineage. None of us are interested in harming you.¡± ¡°Why are you telling me this now?¡± ¡°If we weren¡¯t transported to Arashia, then Robert Taylor was going to name you his heir. You have the indirect protection of the Deveraux and the Denieve as well as connection to the Duan and the Burkett. Your father might act like a petty con man, but his family is nothing but petty. You are the only grandchild he¡¯s confident enough to survive the incoming onslaught. I¡¯m telling you this to lay off Leviene because if Robert¡¯s enemies make it into this world, Leviene may be your best ally. I also want you to understand the pressure Leviene is facing. ¡°The Ys may be family, but they aren¡¯t nice people. The Denieve may be family but they aren¡¯t nice people either. As for the Deveraux, you experience for yourself. Leviene had to create a family network with checks and balances. The Denieves don¡¯t like the Duans and vice versa. None of them can make a move on Leviene without a war on their hands. Leviene use the Deveraux as a buffer between her and the rest of the family, however she has to live within the limitation set by the Deveraux.¡± Erica finally understood Sylphie¡¯s intention. The Tajin Nost wanted Erica to look past her stereotypes to the ugly truth underneath. It is also a subtle threat. Behave or else. ¡°I don¡¯t want you to change your behavior. Leviene will be suspicious if you change overnight. What I want you to do is hone the skills you already have. You are good at reading people, except family. I¡¯m telling you your weakness so you can fix it. Only then¡­¡± Sylphie left the consequences unsaid. Unspecified threats are scarier than specified one. The Tajin Nost change into Ayerez, dusted her butt off and walk towards a resurrected player, slicing his head off with two quick strokes. The casual way she finished off her opponent showcase her skill. A skill she probably acquired on Earth. ¡°I will never be you!¡± Erica screamed as she too kill off another resurrected player, although it was done with savagery fueled by fear and anger. Only Erica understood what her statement meant. Chapter 0049 end the five-hour farm fest, Sylphie called a halt.Altreyes 14, Rayael 12 and Leviene 9.Leviene¡¯s were full, her was but she was with the loot.girls a off to the of the to a little picnic.Perrian Let the through the loot. coppers, 128 pixie dust, a slew of grey junk, one yellow common cloth chest piece which she equipped right away on Leviene and a of citrine and malachite, cheap jewels used for one of the no . went from junk) to normal), yellow common), blue , rare), , epic), artifact) then . By the , the Amulet of Endless Love Leviene to Honored Valdis of Tainsoar a legendary item.Leviene easily the because doesn¡¯t think can fulfil the to the , one of which to be level 10,000. It is to away and benefits from rather than holding on to in of . Sylphie was through her loot .It seems she fared than Leviene with two yellow equipment, pixie dust and , but her was unexpectedly low.Sylphie was 14 and Ayerez 12.Leviene had thought since Sylphie was gamer, she¡¯d genocide the pixie so fast, the respawn rate couldn¡¯t keep up with the of them.Sylphie stopped to mine ores and which her experience rate. was level 16.character to , should have been , but didn¡¯t know how to a , so her her down.She also stopped new loot. quiet during the .Now she her pent up on her .monologue about her abused feet segueing into her lack of upper body strength with her generous of the .Catching snippets of Erica verbal diarrhea cause Leviene to grind her . boots the ugliest ever.know why we to these things.benefits in it.They¡¯re , no , clomp around me strain my thigh muscles. Leviene her out after a , though she did an endurance point off of it. [Leviene whispered to Sylphie]:put with Erica¡¯s ? [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]:mean? [Leviene whispered to Sylphie]:I wouldn¡¯t put up with if didn¡¯t get endurance points.handle without to her every she her mouth?it get on your nerves? Sylphie at Leviene, a confused expression marring beautiful her . [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: [Leviene whispered to Sylphie]:You her all this without the points.Tell me your .Tell me! [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]:Tell me what points you talking about first. Leviene rooted around her combat log, a screenshot of the endurance point from Erica¡¯s verbal torment and forward it to Sylphie. Arashia their from virtual reality games from Earth.Leviene played enough game so to the screenshot the way would have it in .Luckily it . Sylphie the screenshot Leviene forwarded to her critically then glared at the short Perrian Let so hatefully, Leviene flinched and pulled back away. [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]:Damn it.Now I to to her bitching. turned the glare of towards Erica, but it just bounced off her of obliviousness.Sylphie turned back to Leviene and hissed. [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]:put her on .Now I to that!Thanks a you viperous cousin! [Leviene whispered to Sylphie]:You her on ignore the time?you to her talking and why didn¡¯t me about so I can ? [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]:I was to , not her.I a macro command to her off when ¡¯m with .You¡¯ a , should the ignore list!Now to pay attention to her. [Leviene whispered to Sylphie]:do it. Leviene her an out she wouldn¡¯t take it.do many , go to great lengths to their toons.Sylphie, who the gear in the , shown the to their toon would through the nagging wife demon from hell harangue to the point.are no other options for them. Leviene did about her personality though.Was it evil of her to Sylphie about the endurance stat point.Perrian Let at Sylphie, , then to Erica, .Sylphie it for not her about the ignore of the . Leviene into Erica¡¯s tirade, ¡°...trying to nasty bugs in shoes.s like we¡¯re for a .use up on them! bring for the picnic?¡±Leviene , interrupting Erica¡¯s .Sylphie and Erica each other then as one turned to Leviene. food?¡±was a forgone conclusion that Leviene was to the . I¡¯ve never leveled either.I every and was one of them.Sylphie, never in any of the we . Leviene vehemently denied.in . meal so toxic it will a after a bite.Test MizukiHimeji¡¯s cooking!Leviene isn¡¯t as bad as Himeji.takes three to faint. If you encounter this tale on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. thought you some .s your . God how Leviene to smack the haughty expression off Erica¡¯s face.¡° Leviene to herself, ¡°Oh yea the endurance point.¡± Cooking is out of my .eat. take it none of us any ?¡±Sylphie clarified. Leviene .questions, Leviene can she didn¡¯t either. Sylphie was heartfelt. Then I it¡¯ to farming.¡±Leviene .penalty for a few .¡± Sylphie like she was the .start those endurance points the way yet.let her slave driving cousin off the so easily.action for , non family .greed would in just like it to Leviene, so what if she torments a little.put Erica on .Ha!do it. Actually, I we should have over to the personal instance now.mobs are level 12.highest character 14.give enough to farm grey mobs. Leviene said innocently. use the , Leviene?¡±Sylphie at her desperately.she would to to Erica.she to put off. Sylphie was sure Erica would pleasure in driving Sylphie insane if knew how much her monologue irritated her. Yes I , but Erica is already maxed out.mobs here won¡¯t her any .We shouldn¡¯t waste time here anymore.We should head out to the personal dungeons.be a because Erica raring to her from staying quiet for 5 .Sylphie will definitely earn her endurance point.happy cousin her along the might her gain endurance stats faster.they to the , can our separate ways for a . account Laurie.Seems been doing so good, with your all the work and you your self, leaching from the hard working, gracious host around . you the .Cat your ?enough. Sword Dancer dps is higher than the lazy Assassin!¡±defended her .hot guy wasn¡¯t trying away from me.ugly face! said it yourself, Sword Dancer dps can only trump lazy Assassin.we , can your dps every single time.kiss,¡± Leviene bend over tapping her butt to her , ¡°that hot guy was desperately trying to get away from your nagging personality! The .it would a if two other digits to .shape of was enough to the . look on Erica¡¯s ¡¯s .Woot woot.Leviene is beginning her . Perrian Let didn¡¯t that little bonus.supposed to ?dog¡¯s wagging after it¡¯s master? Erica¡¯s turns sweet. ¡°tail of a bitch in ? jealous.Admit it.ve trained this baby up, my dps would yours a thousand over.fight against me again. Leviene deliberately wagged her to , then grabbed a with said and it to her. want a !give you one. Erica her two and into a fighting stance.Leviene wagged the offending tail to to taunt her some more. Sylphie . Damn .It was getting fun too. started .¡± it.draw the line at a physical . Leviene it.believed Sylphie was their verbal spat.Leviene was the upper hand too. The experienced wonders if Erica the of her a and a healing class.dps the of , also known as or , the doesn¡¯t have to ¡¯s back to him or her right away.dps until someone else pulls the , the the back, or the dps . sneakier.Healers don¡¯t heal the dps unless they have to.can¡¯t everything!all the in the not to dps, then you dps dead on the or if the dps is smart, popping a defensive skill to their .they the , dps for survivability.raid where their on them doing well in a situation, someone always spams the in chat.low dps doing damage.Yeah.Bye ego. take it everyone comfortable with their ?¡±confirmation, Sylphie , ¡°Then we¡¯ll head over to the personal dungeons.players can the personal dungeons at level 10, we¡¯ll the along the .switch the experiences setting from Friendly Freebies to Napoleon''s Demand.get the kill shot Leviene.re at level 10, I¡¯ll the . Napoleon¡¯s Demand is the experience setting which the lowest level person receive one-third of the experiences, the killer gets the other third and the rest is divided among the group. Leviene . Sylphie glared at Leviene hatefully, while grinding her , listening to the , all for an endurance point she never would have known if her didn¡¯t her. Chapter 0050 situated five from Pixie Hill, at the of a , where if you the NPC, a terrible between the brightly Ordain and the shadowy Fallen occurred.died in on any the Victus or the Defeated.Due to their , by in , they were to , suffering thirst, unending hunger, untold agony and unanswerable loneliness.wander an close to their , a out of their eternal misery. Leviene to the with half an , impatiently waiting for the to end, so can the grey loot from farming the pixies.She also wanted to something to .Killing work. introduction was , Leviene zoomed to the nearest NPC to her loot. coppers.Not too bad. Leviene sat down on the bench to her current situation. Leviene to 11.Kaleseze was correct.was a 50% penalty for alt. Alts in this is as the or levels of all the a .Thinking it over, Leviene to her as her main.Altreyes and Rayael kills fast enough that Leviene doesn¡¯t have to about the experience penalty. Leveling a and .Leviene does have the patience and the to a leveling character.hers. Sylphie before but after a grindfest with an enthusiastic Leviene, and never mentions it again. Sylphie, the with all her molars intact?She was grinding and clenching her throughout the . Leviene couldn¡¯t be bothered about her the as Erica was raring to and did not stop her .stuck up her butt? Shesh. Leviene pm Sylphie her , so know how much gloating on her .she ¡¯t tease Sylphie, don¡¯t mean ¡¯t torment, uhh ease her suffering, later. [Leviene whispered to Sylphie]:stats you ? [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]:endurance 2 wisdom. [Leviene whispered to Sylphie]:Is that all you for ? [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]:asking?Need to gloat? Sylphie snarled even though she was to her favorite cousin.notice the behavior of her two . gamer. [Leviene whispered to Sylphie]:I 5 , 20 dex and 14 precision farming the pixies then Erica and 1 point from going hungry.I was if you more than me and what the that we¡¯re stats points. [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]:got more than you, 22 there.dex, 14 endurance and 1 wisdom. [Leviene whispered to Sylphie]:playing caster on your or ? [Sylphie whispered to Leviene]: Hmmm¡­.¡± now?¡±jumped in the .Leviene doesn¡¯t want to the of their to her.wants to their is painful enough a world is extra points for her. Trying to decide on distribution and talent point allocation.I was of my into , and with as an afterthought.I more , but don¡¯t know where to from. I was the same except wasn¡¯t on on mine.agility, evade of the mobs attack.I don¡¯t think to pad the hp for . Sylphie tried to look casual around Erica, but Leviene could the aggravation from their here flayed her . different than her usual self during to trip to the personal dungeon as well.thing, she keeps a certain distance from Leviene.Leviene was glad for the but she was puzzled as to why Erica . Then there her verbal diarrhea.It got worse.It was enough the System categorized as mental torture and gave out endurance point for staying near , however with current behavior, Leviene was sure a person would have , just to to . Leviene abrasive.She couldn¡¯t have her to the is today if turns off potential customer with and Sylphie did Erica was with than and Leviene. relative, Leviene to her some .transported to a world after all.So, Leviene Erica and her with Sylphie. geared with ?mitigation, you might to the . Sylphie shrugged, ¡°It will boost my hit point, armour, dodge, parry and block by 5%. you ? Leviene the to her .say, should , would , could doesn¡¯t cut it. you I need more hp? Sylphie countered. have their have hp.¡±Leviene her .She both a and a .healer, it when the have high and hp.actually Leviene which would force on to the if could. Different of of .Healers with HOT and long big high hp with while who mana conservative but has fast but low dodge/parry/block .healers are high everything.stack HOTs on them and see their surrounding instead of health bars. Leviene to the in Slaughter to spec for her .Sadly, Sylphie their guild leader and Kaleseze their tank so she doesn¡¯t her . I¡¯ll on when more .I''m not leveling Ayerez to the tank. ¡°Still don¡¯t help me with my problems.faith? constitution.You don¡¯t need much constitution right now.you can when level or through your talent points. think about it.way, what skills ? Leviene just to Sylphie¡¯s , . Sylphie Leviene¡¯s yesterday about her skill choices.She Leviene to for healing skills, but didn¡¯t her talent distribution. Healing and caster for druid and melee with high survivability with S.¡± Yeah, but where are you your in?Itrees and if should max out the low levels or the and for the advance .Most of the in the bottom . I¡¯m the to six then focusing on my lower .find a good 7 to 10 , it doesn¡¯t take me a long time to the . there was only six .¡± There¡¯ nothing in the skill tree.¡± There isn¡¯t, but ¡¯s for to be .gives more customization to their . I¡¯m not exactly sure where to .my , ¡¯m into the ghost tree, but for and , don¡¯t know . look it over our lunch.¡± lunch, is there a and drink vendor here?¡± Over there.¡±Sylphie to a tall NPC in one of the .Leviene , some , a to sit down and while looking her skill trees. Leviene can anything, Erica comes along and started , and , and . She shouldn¡¯t have wished Sylphie ill will.Now it her in the butt.Leviene was to Erica on , but the endurance the mental torture .higher levels there a probability of getting less extra stat for . Erica will her one endurance every 2 to 3 .higher levels it might 2 to 3 before an endurance can be . Leviene to .tears slowly pooled at the of , but short Perrian Let refused to them fall.let Erica . The author''s narrative has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. Sylphie Leviene¡¯s current situation, and being the better relative, stepped into the . Sylphie?just commenting on our situation.Midget over there earned less than a per .think at our current situation, it a tidy sum, but I doubt your here.better area we grind and some . got any.it is worth to the extra time and now as to later, as in when we meet up with the .effort improving yourself in worthless . spend the and a to get back to Earth.forgotten, Earth our , not wanna virtual reality world. understand some of your , however it is to what we can.think the who us here are willing to us go . Sylphie to with an irate Erica. Leviene could have her isn¡¯t possible.Kaleseze and Wraith of her she onto something.when they in a hyperactive state is like into a instead of down.When someone is into a , then they . understand what I ?stuck in a beyond my with a for and a backstabbing bitch! calling a backstabbing bitch?¡±Leviene . not you.¡±Leviene didn¡¯t what to feel about Erica¡¯s .She can either be the or the backstabbing bitch, neither adjective her.Actually, Sylphie the suits Leviene just fine, however no one asked for her and wasn¡¯t going to between the .She already ground down her molar by a few millimeters during the from Pixie Hill to the personal dungeons. I ¡¯t depend on crippled over there now ? say?¡±Leviene in a voice. grabbed Leviene¡¯s and in a and voice, ¡° ¡¯t depend on crippled over there now ? ¡°I think you had a very hard day and are very confused.inn and rest. Leviene in a manner. Sylphie immediately stiffen her and to pay attention to the squabbling cousins. took her off them for a minute, and Leviene was postal.happened? I¡¯m , unlike you.I exactly what am .You, however, don¡¯t seem to what in the last couple hours.I legless over there to the for a . transported to a world has been hard on .take everything said previously as mindless venting. Leviene said . Leviene she can and will get angry.seems to in their .Kaleseze are also unambitious, laid back guys with amicable personalities.They were so chill that if Sylphie didn¡¯t grow up with and periodically for , she could have were stone off . results always came back negative for any illegal substances. Sylphie Leviene, she when to get away from the simmering volcano! know Leviene at all.stating an fact.are a and Sylphie over there is stuck in a for the of her . Boom! Leviene Erica with strength, the Ruse Marren flying.Leviene to show mercy.Leviene of Erica¡¯s position to straddle her and rain after on her . You egoistical b*tch nothing about .Do how hard to my ?We couldn¡¯t see beyond our .We couldn¡¯t the the felt.We for the and at until and .end, our the same again.Then to the and of Jessica when she¡¯ her worst.suffering.suffering, nothing of it.you , wouldn¡¯t it like . Sylphie¡¯s as she Leviene of .Leviene inside of her.Letting it out once in a a thing, Sylphie told herself as she watches Erica¡¯s down. anger, Leviene is Leviene. see the sl*t anytime soon.Drag her away, , that if you your this of . Sylphie Leviene, no for the mashed up player on the floor game developers to on her due to the Leviene had to her. Arashia another , not a virtual reality game.is no mosaic pattern.Sylphie the of the brutal one-sided beating. skin by black and blues bruises the once delicate .Blood oozes from all on Erica¡¯s .Is that an that popped out of its sockets?broken nose and misshapen lips the grostique . Sylphie wouldn¡¯t have recognized her if she didn¡¯t witness the brutal assault first hand.Nost Erica a glance.Leviene¡¯s of . often Leviene gets physical.fact, this may be the first Sylphie Leviene express her rage physically.Leviene gets angry, her rage through lame sarcastic comments. going grind in the personal dungeons.¡±Leviene without a glance, as if afraid ¡¯d finish off Erica. Sylphie to Leviene before Erica. Arashia an world.suffered at the of Leviene it mere moments for the bodily trauma to . Sylphie Erica¡¯s .done testing Leviene¡¯s ?¡± limit.¡± Bullsh*t.I your family background, have been our .I don¡¯t why the to, but ¡¯ll now, .We are family.it is worth, ¡¯ll by each regardless of the , but doesn¡¯t mean ¡¯ll one to the . Sylphie soften her , ¡°I were and your to the .it doesn¡¯t justify those around . you me to ?You a and to it in a reasonable manner.Well, can¡¯t! Leviene¡¯s been it.¡± I¡¯ not an .¡± Then tell me, what are when the of those relatives come after ?¡± You can¡¯t anything.Have you thought about how Leviene feels when the of Ys after her? came after her.s how she found out about the .rescued her from her , but Leviene for three .Afterwards she¡¯d wake up from .day, went back to Leviene.she contacts the Denieve and start there as well as cozying up to the Deveraux.She didn¡¯t distance herself from the but them a stern warning to their sh*t in Asia.Yeah, Leviene may an as her, but then what about ? Sylphie¡¯s judgemental glare.taken for granted, made assumptions.Now she alienated Leviene, one of the relatives to get along with. blaming you.telling you some of the .Leviene like because under .Denieve, the Deveraux, the , they aren¡¯t .Leviene can be herself now. ¡°You¡¯re .here . Erica said to herself than Sylphie. here, Leviene doesn¡¯t have to put up with some of the bullsh*t less her and goes postal on them.¡± Leviene ¡­¡± Finding herself.¡± moment. wish the she to , not the everyone her to .¡± Chapter 0051 Chapter 0051 Sunshine. Bright, brilliant sunlight shown through the window and directly onto Leviene¡¯s face. ¡°Damn it, who left the lights on?¡± Leviene whine while pulling up the covers to block the hated sunlight. Covers are nice. It keeps you warm in the middle of the night and can block out the sun. The same trait is its bane, especially during the summer months when it is hot and humid. Leviene tried to sleep with the covers over her head, but it becomes too hot for the short Perrian Let to continue her journey into dreamland. ¡°Damn evil relative, it is all your fault.¡± The cranky Leviene placed all the blames onto Sylphie and Erica when she was the one who tried to sleep under layers of blankets. Shuffling out of bed, Leviene tried to make her way to the bathroom, only to hit the wall. Habits are hard to break. ¡°Gah. People still need to use the bathroom even if it is a virtual reality game!¡± [Madalinos whisper to Leviene]: I can make it happen. [Leviene whisper to Madalinos]: Wah? [Madalinos whisper to Leviene]: Silly brat! [Leviene whisper to Madalinos]: Gahhh. [Madalinos whisper to Leviene]: What gah? Don¡¯t even recognize your own mother. /cry Leviene was finally awake enough to figure out the situation. She hurriedly explains herself and correct Madalinos¡¯ assumption, or else. [Leviene whisper to Madalinos]: I was asleep. Why did you have to wake me up? [Madalinos whisper to Leviene]: I felt something interfering with our bond, so I¡¯ve been probing the situation. You¡¯ve been asleep for the last three days. [Leviene whisper to Madalinos]: Three days! [Madalinos whisper to Leviene]: And three days before that, you were unresponsive. I was worried. [Leviene whisper to Madalinos]: Did you figure out what happened? [Madalinos whisper to Leviene]: No. That what made me worried. [Leviene whisper to Madalinos]: Sec. Let me check myself out. Leviene notice her unusual choice of words. She was glad Madalinos wasn¡¯t very good with American slang. Leviene started off checking her physical self. No deformaties or changes noted. The stupid tail was behaving itself for a change and her wings are still black and white. She pulled up her character screen then scream in surprised. [Madalinos whisper to Leviene]: What¡¯s wrong? [Leviene whisper to Madalinos]: I¡¯m level 30. I spent three days to get to level 30! Yay! [Madalinos whisper to Leviene]: I don¡¯t see it is remarkable to get to level 30. Your friends are already level 30. [Leviene whisper to Madalinos]: It is the reward for no effort. [Madalinos whisper to Leviene]: But you did put in the effort. [Leviene whisper to Madalinos]: I don¡¯t remember doing it, therefore I didn¡¯t do it. Hehe That silly concept of Leviene gets her out of trouble with her family many times before. Her family was helpless with the current predicament. They could only let her pretend nothing happened. [Madalinos whisper to Leviene]: That doesn¡¯t make sense. [Leviene whisper to Madalinos]: A lot of things doesn¡¯t. I¡¯ve been told it is best to chalk it up to me being me. [Madalinos whisper to Leviene]: Aside from the gain in levels, how are you? Help support creative writers by finding and reading their stories on the original site. [Leviene whisper to Madalinos]: I¡¯m perfectly fine. In fact, I¡¯m better than fine. [Madalinos whisper to Leviene]: Good. Don¡¯t scare me like that again. I was about to go into the personal dungeons and find out what happened to you myself. [Leviene whisper to Madalinos]: Please don¡¯t do that. Leviene doesn¡¯t want to imagine the havoc Madalinos can cause when she breaks the rules of Arashia. Her gut instinct tells her it would be bad. Since her gut instinct saved her butt many times before, Leviene is inclined to trust her instinct. Leviene did wonder, what happen when a GM breaks the rules? [Madalinos whisper to Leviene]: I won¡¯t do it if you¡¯d keep in contact with me. Btw, what happened? [Leviene whisper to Madalinos]: No idea. [Madalinos whisper to Leviene]: I see. [Madalinos whisper to Leviene]: Well, I¡¯m sure there is a lot of things you need to do since you level to level 30. I¡¯ll leave you to your wondering for now. Contact me when you have the chance. [Madalinos whisper to Leviene]: Don¡¯t wait too long though. [Leviene whisper to Madalinos]: Aren¡¯t you going to pry into my problems like all mothers do? [Madalinos whisper to Leviene]: Do you want me to? [Leviene whisper to Madalinos]: Not really. [Madalinos whisper to Leviene]: Then I won¡¯t. I respect your decision. Leviene can tell how much the last sentences cost Madalinos. It feels comforting. There is no doubt Leviene has many family members who are interested in her welfare. They¡¯d kills for her if it was what Leviene wanted. They¡¯ve done so before. However, few would respect her decision to be independant. They want to lock her up in a cage. ¡°It is for your own safety,¡± they would say, but it isn¡¯t what Leviene wanted. Now there is a super powerful woman who loves her, yet respect the decision she made no matter how contrary to her instinct it may seems. If Leviene realized all of Arashia is a cage she¡¯s trapped in then she wouldn¡¯t feel so happy. In this case, ignorance is truly bliss. [Leviene whisper to Madalinos]: Thank you. [Madalinos whisper to Leviene]: You are welcome. After making sure the worry wart is gone, Leviene did a jig in her room. ¡°Level 30. Level 30. Level 30. Oohhh, maybe my other characters might be higher than level 30. Hehe.¡± Leviene pulled up the main menu and checked out her other characters. Altreyes - level 30, Rayael - level 30, Arganox - level 3,000,000 3,000,000! Levienes eyes widen and bulge out as she saw the level of her last character. No way was it possible! After rubbing her eyes a couple of time to confirm the level wasn¡¯t a hoax, Leviene did another jig. ¡°I can kill all the bosses in the game and get loot! Money!¡± The silly player finally settles down and tried to change into Arganox only to get a pop up screen. [The character you want to change into is sleeping.] What the hell is going on? Chapter 0052 trying an hour to no avail, up to into .making a.made in the useless .make a with her . Leviene have Madalinos to , but the is in an anxious state of , she didn¡¯t her to deeper into her and do something as come here and to Arganox off of her . chance of Madalinos ripping on of off her is slim to none, but no one the of an overprotective woman who her is by a because she ¡¯t change into one of her . there are thingsLeviene ¡¯t do, are . assign points! hell ? First a ¡¯t play, now, her talents were without her ! points Leviene from her , should 223 total .She did divvy up some of the the beginning earlier but it should her 123 possible .was a with Arganox, the System her 30 stat for Arganox. points were already assigned! Damn it. Constitution, 60 , Strength 20 , Agility 60 , Intellect 55 and Faith 60 .almost across the except for Constitution and Intellects, who 5 each to Strength instead. Well, that the on where to the .¡± Leviene has decided not to the 23 because doesn¡¯t know what stat .She doesn¡¯t remember to 30 at all, much less the to grind with. course Leviene her aside because of the secondary stat .points, Precision 45 , Dexterity 35 , Wisdom 20 and Focus 70 . Leviene the the lack of in , however mindless farming isn¡¯t conductive to thinking, so the low .gamer consoled herself with ¡°At least something is better than nothing. done, next would be the skill trees. skills be . luck would it, the talent were except for the Leviene put in there herself.are a of 52 possible, 10 from the , 10 from the and 32 for her .levels net 29 because one doesn¡¯t count and an on 10, 20 and 30. Leviene to the Healing subsection of the Holy Tree.Leviene was her as a , then it is best to the in the Healing subsection first. Priest class a jack of all trade, of none type of .HOTs and three AOE as well as a , which the back to . Leviene to the is very simple, put in to the third Revive and everything else towards and utility and completely ignoring the Holy Incursion, the .Leviene at 25% to and 10% to , it is to the of and focus on . Recovery a over time that , or second.Recovery for 20 hp over 10 or 2 hp/.Leviene 8 points to the , the for 24 hp over 12 .healing per second remains the same at 2 hp/. is an to either reduce the mana needed to for the or to directly increase the .example, if Leviene to 8 points into the , the 20 hp 10 would 28 hp 10 or 2.8 per . This story has been stolen from Royal Road. If you read it on Amazon, please report it Leviene didn¡¯t the for , instead to the of the because of the in the second , Recovered , by 1% per added as long as on the . players to per and would rather refresh the often. It is that Leviene Rayael as a Guardian because to a lazy tank.Given her laid back , to Leviene also wants to a priest.Hence her putting 8 to the of the instead of the . points Recovered Constitution and 1 Mass for an AOE then the final skill, Revive. Mass an AOE spell that everyone in the within 20 of the caster. important of the the word .Kingoms, a of five , where as a of 40 . Arashia, a a maximum of seven , a 15 , and a of ten or 150 . people. End game or high tier raiding isn¡¯t something Leviene planned for so she one point into Mass to the and no more. Revive a 60 second cast time and the back to .Leviene isn¡¯t exactly sure how far apart the but she all healers needs Revive.snob in her will look down at any who doesn¡¯t have a Revive type spell. Leviene to the Amplification subtree of the Holy Tree and dump 8 into Intellectual Pursuit.points she previously put in there, Intellectual Pursuit 10 total, her Intellect bonus by 10%. Leviene hestitated, then bypass the Dark Tree.taken three from the previously, Dark Reach, Ball, and Blast.spells their .Leviene has no intention of taking anymore attack spells. is the case, Leviene might as well leech off her .healer can barely squat anyways. Leviene a killing backup, Altreyes.better for Leviene to into Altreyes to rather than to on her own.experience to her ¡­Sylphie and Erica will to . Under the , the subsection, there the talent which increase by 1% per .goes into there immediately. healers, fast reaction speed and mana management is critical.allows a to to and the up, or they can constantly spam their the enough that their will some . has a , .fights, healers must their .they constantly cast, then their runs out and to for the potions to its cool down period.time, the might be dead already. Leviene already feels the pinch in her mana. Spiritual passive bonus will her here. Leviene took Lethargy and Sleep.Silence in , however, to , to 8 , but has only 12 . miss you, especially when I to Erica during her .¡±skills is truly heartbreaking for Leviene. tree is in horrible taste, but the in the Psychosis subtree is good.Addication, transfer 5% of generated to the , 5 .Bipolar-Mania, by 5% but by 10%, 5 , the spell by 25% but by 30%. Leviene 2 left to but to it for later. Chapter 0053 Chapter 0053 Now that her priest skills has been allotted, Leviene turned into Altreyes and start to assign her points there. Before she can do anything, she got a nice surprise, her second ghost! The second ghost was twirling around Altreyes while Asalia looked on helplessly from the side. ¡°Sorry, I uh, forgot your name.¡± Altreyes admitted with embarrassment. My name is Braile a sweet gentle whisper echo throughout the room, making Altreyes want to cry with happiness. Braile leaned over and kiss Altreyes¡¯s tears away. Through their contact, Altreyes can feel the intense love Braile felt for her. Altreyes floundered in her emotions. All her life, she¡¯s been surround by love. Her parents, her siblings, her relatives and sometimes even perfect strangers come up to her to express their affections. Being surrounded by love might seem like the perfect life for some people, however, Altreyes doesn¡¯t know how to handle it. Her dad loves her, but her mom uses her affection as a sort of exchange method, a ¡®I love you if you obey me¡¯ kind of affection. Altreyes became rebellious with her mother¡¯s love. She doesn¡¯t obey her mother for her love. She listen to her mother because she is her mother, however, she doesn¡¯t blindly obey her. Her brothers are there when she needs them. They will never say they love her. They are boys like that. It doesn¡¯t mean they won¡¯t ask for time off during work to drive 10 miles to change her tires when it got punctured because idiots throw away their trash on the freeway. They have done so before. Except. Except they left all the other relatives for her to handle. At times, Altreyess feels like it is a transaction between her and her brothers. ¡®We take care of you, you take care of them for us¡¯ like transaction and Altreyes felt like she got the short end of the stick. If Kaleseze and Wraith hears this, they¡¯d be the first to slap her then hug her. They want to help protect her, but they don¡¯t know how. So they can only watch. The Deveraux aren¡¯t bad. Sylphie keeps her conditions within the norm. Normal for a rich hierness. 24 hour protection and gps tracking. Altreyes understands and appreciate the logic behind it. Actually, Sylphie does have Altreyes under 24 hour surveilences not because she has enemies who could target Altreyes to get to her, but because Altreyes get into some much trouble. The gps tracker is there because Altreyes get lost in her house, much less the rest of the world. It is the Denieves and the Ys. They love her so much that even if she was slightly hurt, they go after the ones responsible with vengeances. The Ys¡­ they take extreme actions to warn others not to mess with them. The Denieves¡­ Altreyes doesn¡¯t understand those crazy bastards. And now she has another group of people who loves her unconditionally. Don¡¯t worry about it. Asalia said gently. Having watch Altreyes grow up, they knew what she was thinking.Help support creative writers by finding and reading their stories on the original site. ¡°Huh?¡± We love you enough not to impose our will onto you. Just accept our affections. It is all we ask of you. We know you can¡¯t handle the compulsive desire to monopolize the attention of the person they love. We know enough to give you the space you need. Don¡¯t worry about us and live the life you want to live. We only want you to be happy. Asalia smack Braile as Altreyes went into another bout of sobbing. ¡°Wha¡­ with...the hicupp¡­ Braile¡¯s voice?¡± Altreyes asked. From what we can deduce, Braile¡¯s voice has the ability to make anyone listening to it so happy they can cry. ¡°I can see that.¡± Braile will be the caster of the group. ¡°Ugh¡­¡± Don¡¯t worry. When Braile is casting, her voice won¡¯t affect you or the other players. In fact, it is the quality of her voices that makes her perfect for the caster position. For unknown reasons, Braile¡¯s unique trait strengthen the spells she cast. ¡°Oh wow. I¡¯ll be in your care from now on.¡± Altreyes said sweetly as she considered the ramification of the information imparted to her. ¡°Owww owww owww, my ear. Don¡¯t pull my ear!¡± You have always been in our care. We asked you to be you. No need to be polite. ¡°Okay, I got it. Lay off the ear Braile.¡± Altreyes grouched. Hey, they asked for her to be herself, so she¡¯s going to be. Braile kiss her gently on the cheeks then floated behind Altreyes, like a silent guardian. ¡°You¡¯re lucky you didn¡¯t take my first kiss. I¡¯d have to hurt you if you did that.¡± Altreyes complained for the sake of complaining. You brother took your first kiss when you were a baby. ¡°Relatives don¡¯t count!¡± Altreyes vehemently denied. Little Kevin Jacks in elementary school. ¡°That was on the cheeks. First kiss has to be on the lips.¡± The old man at the mall who saved you when you fell. ¡°That incident was an accident!¡± It was still your first kiss. ¡°Hmph. Not going to talk to you about the past. I got better things to do. Like assign my talent points on my Assassin.¡± Altreyes giggled like a schoolgirl. She likes to assign talent points to her characters and watch them get stronger all the while argueing with Kaleseze about damage and survivability verses the ability to earn gold. Kaleseze, foolish brother that he is, always thinks about end game while Leviene thinks about money, gold and assets she has in game. ¡°Damn pos bastard!¡± Altreyes scream at no one in particular. The pos bastard happens to be you. Asalia interjected with a deadpan face. ¡°When did this happened? When were my talent points assigned?¡± Where else. It happened during your time in the personal dungeon. ¡°Damn it.¡± Altreyes grumbled, then went back to check the changes made on her Assassin while consoling herself about the respect cost. The first spec change is free. In the Sneak tree, Camaflouge has 10 points added to it and the tier two spell Wall Walker has one point into it. The assigned points wasn¡¯t strange. It¡¯s the notes she made beside the changes that aggravate her. What is worst? She can¡¯t go beat up the bastard. Arganox¡¯s Notes: To the bastards who say we can¡¯t find the exit out of her room, well, we doesn¡¯t have to anymore. We can walk through the walls. What god damn we! Shouldn¡¯t it be I? Is she starting to form an alternate personality to cope with the stress of the new world? Altreyes whimpered to herself. She doesn¡¯t want to be like Madalinos! Also, Altreyes doesn¡¯t want to admit to herself how accurate the statement is. So what if her sense of direction is bad?! There is GPS! In the Ghost tree, Ghostly Enchant, Haunting Slice and Spectral Flurry has 10 points each. The new skill in the third tier, Spectral Burst is pretty good. Spectral Burst Cost: 250 mana Cool Down: 60 minutes Range: 1 meter Effect: Damage the enemy for 1000% damage With an extra point in Ghostly Range, all of Altreyes¡¯ skill points are used. ¡°I want to customize my Assassin!¡± Chapter 0054 Chapter 0054 Altreyes wanted to hop onto Rayael to customized her Guardian but she got a private message from Sylphie [Sylphie whisper to Altreyes]: Good, you are awake. [Sylphie whisper to Altreyes]: We were really worried about you. [Altreyes whisper to Sylphie]: What happened? [Sylphie whisper to Altreyes]: Beside the fact that our gentle little Leviene went postal on her cousin then remain uncommunicable for the 3 days, they fall asleep for another three days, oh nothing. Oh Sylphie¡¯s word didn¡¯t fool Altreyes one bit. She was mad. It was all her fault. Although she didn¡¯t realize she was farming the personal dungeon for a long time, she didn¡¯t reply to their message. [Altreyes whisper to Sylphie]: I was farming and I guess I forgot about time. [Sylphie whisper to Altreyes]: I know. [Sylphie whisper to Altreyes]: You develop a very horrible habit. [Altreyes whisper to Sylphie]: Who''s fault is it? [Sylphie whisper to Altreyes]: Not all of it is mine. You have to take some responsibility since it is your stress that cause to incesstantly farm. [Altreyes whisper to Sylphie]: I¡¯ll take some of the responsibility, but not all. Anyways, I¡¯m a grown woman. 24 hour surveilence isn¡¯t neccessary anymore. [Sylphie whisper to Altreyes]: Are you going through the rebellious stage? [Altreyes whisper to Sylphie]: So what if I am? [Sylphie whisper to Altreyes]: Nothing. Rebel if you want to. Just as long as you are safe. Only an ingrate can rebel against the heartfelt concern. Altreyes wanted to say something mean, but felt it was pointless to fight against someone you love for something trival.If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it. [Altreyes whisper to Sylphie]: So what are you doing now? [Sylphie whisper to Altreyes]: You don¡¯t know? [Altreyes whisper to Sylphie]: Wouldn¡¯t be asking you if I did. [Sylphie whisper to Altreyes]: Check your equipment then pm me later. [Sylphie whisper to Altreyes]: No wait. I¡¯ll tell you. Knowing you, you see a mountain unless someone shove your face into it. [Altreyes whisper to Sylphie]: Hey. [Sylphie whisper to Altreyes]: Am I wrong. [Altreyes whisper to Sylphie]: No, but you didn¡¯t have to rub it in my face. [Sylphie whisper to Altreyes]: [Personal Ring of Constitution] [Personal Ring of Agility] [Personal Ring of Intelligence] [Personal Ring of Faith][Personal Ring of Strength] Altreyes clicked on the link provided and understood immediately. Personal Ring of Constitution Soul Bound +1 Constitution Upgradable Personal Ring of Agility Soul Bound +1 Agility Upgradable Personal Ring of Intelligence Soul Bound +1 Intelligence Upgradable Personal Ring of Faith Soul Bound +1 Faith Upgradable Personal Right of Strength Soul Bound +1 Strength Upgradable In most MMO, players want weapons, then it is the chest pieces followed by pants. The three pieces of equipment generally offer the best upgrade to a character. A math geek once combined all the stats in Dark Drake Kingdom and came to the conclusion that weapon make up 20% of the player¡¯s stat, while the chest piece is 15% and the pants is 10%. The three pieces of equipment are generally easy to come by, easy to upgrade and easy to enchant. The hardest gear to get and to upgrades are the rings and amulet. Arashia allows a player to equip 8 rings, one on each finger. Thumbs don¡¯t count. Rings and amulets are already hard to find in Dark Drake Kingdom, and each player could only equip two! Now there are eight ring slots and there are news about ring early in game that can grow along with the player, of course everyone is going to farm it. Being the dedicated farmer that she is, Altreyes want to head out immediately and start farming the rings. [Altreyes whisper to Sylphie]: Dearest beloved cousin, where can you get the ring? Me wanty. [Sylphie whisper to Altreyes]: You¡¯re the one who found it! I saw it on the world announcement. [Altreyes whisper to Sylphie]: Yay. [Sylphie whisper to Altreyes]: I¡¯m still in the personal dungeon farming the rings. I need the faith one. Erica is also farming the personal dungeons. She needs the constitution one. Altreyes remember the horrible beating she gave to her cousin and felt a sliver of guilt then it was debunked by righteous indignation. What did was wrong, but Erica shouldn¡¯t have provoked her in the first place! [Altreyes whisper to Sylphie]: I won¡¯t apologize to her. [Sylphie whisper to Altreyes]: I¡¯m not asking you to. [Altreyes whisper to Sylphie]: Now what? [Sylphie whisper to Altreyes]: We¡¯ll continue to farm the personal dungeons for the rings. You can do what every you want until then. [Altreyes whisper to Sylphie]: Any suggestions? [Sylphie whisper to Altreyes]: None. [Altreyes whisper to Sylphie]: Okay, then I¡¯ll hang around town a bit then head out to the personal dungeons to meet up with you. [Sylphie whisper to Altreyes]: Alright. [Altreyes whisper to Sylphie]: Cya, wouldn¡¯t want to be ya. [Sylphie whisper to Altreyes]: Lame. Chapter 0055 Hunger a motivating factor for anyone, and Altreyes is no exception.Following the of , Altreyes herself on the corner table in the , . Altreyes eating instead of a meal complete with all the trimmings when she is ?is a matter of .Altreyes money, but she¡¯s to it on . I work for three and for three .inns will charging for their a the , so to for and board.I profession supplies and all the other necessities for long term grinding.I no to splurge! food Altreyes is pretty good if you their dubious names: Altreyes has Pig Blood Porridge and Fermented Cabbage before.probably to the condiment with the .Altreyes like hot and sour . Arashia¡­bring your own. Altreyes to with a chile bush or a lemon tree, she¡¯s going it dry. Are you in a ? You are stuffing your full of like a starving refugee.Asalia . Ahhh moogt a wwww bbbbb oon.shem laak haven¡¯t eaten in forever. Asalia easily translated Altreyes into, ¡° might as well be one.seems like haven¡¯t eaten in forever. talk with your full. Altreyes and shoveling food into her .Asalia didn¡¯t her to with her full, then she won¡¯t at all.Food is more than conversation right now. food is .important to the starving Assassin that even her unruly tail her shovel into her faster by the closer to her and stacking the in a row. Altreyes after 30 of a fest where would have been and bloat back on Earth. body stretch, where the once appreciated tail tried to snag more food for its forgetful , Altreyes decided to around Evanstrial again. Previously, were in a rush since were .Altreyes couldn¡¯t linger around the she to before. mount area!¡±Altreyes Asalia to to where they the .Sadly the poor mind) Perrian Let can not afford the . knew Altreyes around 40 golds and herself poor, she¡¯d her and would run behind Sylphie for .Altreyes dished out earlier. Sylphie 25 golds her .s a proficient farmer, but no one at Altreyes¡¯ level when earning money. paying for the , Altreyes 39 golds, 68 silvers and 54 coppers. Support the creativity of authors by visiting Royal Road for this novel and more. like to their , either with the gear in the or the .Altreyes is no exception.likes her prance around with pretty little accessories mounts or one of a kind clothes which only the and does nothing to the . Altreyes even on her and to every , hoofs, and . Altreyes a face as she each and every mount available.is no to a flying a because she could !Picking the Aerialis race its . Altreyes is aware she to in Arashia.was a for the experienced .Kissing the upon landing and vomiting her meal due to motion sickness a for the short Perrian Let. meal she cost 2 silvers!farmed Pixie Hill for several and only got 4 silvers and some coppers. Luckily in the are for the first .go food cost money which why Altreyes didn¡¯t pack any. she got the chance, took to the air and . places, aerial is .game first launched, and can''t create the 3D look to for .developers were able to a aspect to . Arashia a world.is no to for to catch up for flight simulation to be .flight in Evanstrial is , even highly encourage. Altreyes her time exploring the , flying high into the to a of the , and twirling around massive buildings like a hamster on an obstacle course.Altreyes would a in an obstacle course except a a . She hmph when the red light district but knew better than to go in there.Instead she Asalia to her to the Auction House. By the , how can I tell the difference between you and Braile? turned it off.¡± Asalia at Braille.looked at Asalia.Bright gold letters along their right shoulder, like a tattoo name tag. Thanks.¡± welcomed. Altreyes happily entered the only to came back out a sorry camper.goods on the were incredibly dismal and if could have an prices her at the the NPC, ¡¯d come here to her to the cheap NPC. your .Asalia .knew the to up the short Perrian Let. Altreyes her .got my breakfast money back! Altreyes happily skipped to her next destination, turning the corner, then attacking the that been her all day.hands and to for in the mount area for nothing. Ah.¡± was a ¡­ Chapter 0056 Chapter 0056 following me? Altreyes her best in an to intimidate the kid.matter how hard Altreyes she could do scary.funny. brothers was too and adorable to and .She¡¯d them can do and scary. stupid?¡±asked.black eyes at from a adorable face complete with accompanied by dimples framed by hair. bigger than the . m the the here.doing following me around ?Think , , Altreyes silently chanted as she the before her. So don¡¯t deny were me huh.¡± stared at Altreyes as if he a mentally damaged patient running away from the ward.Altreyes wanted to smack the haughtiness from the little countenance.way he at remind of the she at Madalinos. doubt . going if I ?¡±He tilted his upwards like ¡¯s down on her and the thing his . brat.going the out of him and nothing can her from a little lesson. boys to be spanked.¡±Altreyes got ready that.put the little over her and was about to him the of his when the . beating a .¡± Ha, scream all you .area. Altreyes was confident in her scouting abilities.She may be directionally challenged, but pattern recognition no for her. she flight training earlier, kept of all the , both in the and on . Altreyes one :players. doing to the ?¡±duo. Bam. Bam. Bam. get her licks in even if there is a witness.They ¡¯t her to jail here ? Stop it right now!¡± Big brother, help me!¡±screamed for his ¡¯s .Altreyes didn¡¯t believe for one she the little .life went down by 3% during the ordeal. Stupid what they to , a vicious woman his for no . big brother didn¡¯t have to her to the and his out as if she severe wounds on his . reinforcement.¡±Altreyes sneered as she got up. Altreyes out her and into a fighting stance.scenario seems like a big farce to her.bad guys the cute innocent type to their unsuspecting victims into a secluded place to them.Altreyes the it she who the little boy into a secluded place to begin with.was the the . Still, the ¡¯s is convenient for Altreyes. black haired man out his and a fighting position.sword disadvantages fighting in an enclosed place, by the he and holds his sword, his is better than Altreyes with her . Fight with pixies for a doesn¡¯t make Altreyes a with .little issue of Altreyes her when she to , or any other food items that needs to be .Altreyes don¡¯t get along, or so Altreyes tells herself to the dreaded cooking duty.dishes aren¡¯t or bad.food on the bland side when Altreyes , but hey, if her , they can either pay for or themselves. not interested in your .s the me! Unauthorized duplication: this narrative has been taken without consent. Report sightings. stupid turned to stare at the suddenly timid younger shying away from the accusing glare sent by his and up an with fakes tears at the of eyes, plump lips ¡­ Altreyes where this is .She the out a of when was . Altreyes her when the guy lunged at her with his .protesting or to with the with , she should have attacked .attack might have gone through with the of on her .Now the with the . Altreyes rolled under the and tried to the ¡¯s but and with a .newcomer Altreyescounter, but he didn¡¯t realize was with an Assassin because Asalia and Braile were out of of during her with the little . Asalia swooped down and the from with her scythe while Braile tossed out Dark Bolt one after another. Hey, when did Braile learn a new spell?Altreyes the to the of her and on the . are Ghostly Enchant, Spectral Flurry and Haunting Strike.requires the of her , but both of them are the brother.Altreyes were better utilized as .So she can only attack with Spectral Flurry and Haunting Strike. stupid brother was on Asalia, Altreyes strucked.way, leaving Asalia and Braile to her retreat. games a paper-rock-scissor with damage dealers. Given what Altreyes about the general game mechanisms, she wasn¡¯t surprise her barely did any .Asalia and Braile did more than her since Asalia a that does yet her elements which bypass a plate armour defense. Braile range, which the brother is against in the first , so of the with him is by Braile. read something like this: Altreyes Spectral Flurry -10 damage. Altreyes Haunting Strike -15 Asalia auto attack -59 Braile Dark Bolt -88 laugh at Altreyes and taunt her for the class then the Sword Dancer dps while Sylphie will her and nothing. lower , a out the is normal.is the at . Since an Assassin with powerful ghosts, she doesn¡¯t care how her to her it is all her . stupid brother isn¡¯t so after all.He Braile was the most dangerous among the three attackers, so her she stayed out of his range.He to her but the can¡¯t accommodate his wing span and if does the to the in an aerial battle, his will be vulnerable to Altreyes¡¯ . people might their against a cute cherub like his , it has already been proven the Assassin is to stoop low as to a defenseless boy to her agenda, isn¡¯t to go on the offensive. he can¡¯t go on the offensive, with his in tow.get later. Altreyes what the not so brother was to .place, she would the same.do anything if they to .run tactics work in enclosed but if he to an , Altreyes will the terrain advantage. walls his , the can off Braile and Asalia come for Altreyes. not feint, turned to his and escape.Altreyes didn¡¯t reaction during her with the bratty stalker, did the did consideration response. people the to the just as he was . Chapter 0057 Sylphie, I got bullied!¡± Altreyes the she was engaged in and into Sylphie¡¯s , all the while shedding tears so fake even a wouldn¡¯t believe they were . You an unreasonable brother to , what?got unreasonable family to me.Let''s how of this . Altreyes as she cuddled Sylphie. silly.need to .tell me what¡¯s going on. Sylphie comforted Altreyes while Erica her .saying , it is more convincing to were mother and . tell by at the .babies were squabbling, no over something minor and very stupid and when one can¡¯t win, he to tattle.stopping the childish , over there decides to his mental maturity and the .Not to be outdone, our to to us. Erica said with all the could muster, which , the hobnobs with. calling ?Aetharious my younger . Not so got demoted back to .things could have , Erica him .He should have the to . you your and in a childish fight.¡± situation to a childish misunderstanding.come , that would my . look at the short Perrian Let sniffling like a baby in Sylphie¡¯s . hurt expression on the cute face scream innocent baby. Aetharious peeping shyly from his . stared at the while the cherub face on a petite, fragile body inched closer and closer to his , protection from all the in the . cousins at the aggressive black hair stranger with . see at a the two were like two tiny chihuahua fighting - all fluff and no . Ah¡­I for behavior.my , was panicking missing that beyond the circumstances warrant him being attacked under your ¡¯s . refuting the ¡®your daughter¡¯ dig, Erica the of a knowing elder their to an unruly junior. parent would panic their is .sadness and anger clouds the when frantically search for their but can only hold it all in until are the is safe.Afterwards, all the held back gushes to the fore, and you and things. Erica nodded her in , ¡° completely your .¡± Here the only one who to my from one to the , making sure the pervert doesn¡¯t him and answer the questions they may . The commiserated with Erica. efforts either.¡±stupid brother his in with Erica¡¯s . Hey!You had to watch over me.common problem . was who all the , however, since spoke up¡­¡± Sylphie!bullying me. Cough, , , .¡± tell me what is going on? look at Altreyes since the to her. I was the when a me so to the stalker.I didn¡¯t realize it a little kid. turn towards little Aetharious, for his of the . saying, ¡°She a . the kid behind his . got a with my ?¡±Altreyes while her tailed shot straight up a agitated cat proceed to wave back and forth, an extra fist, an . irate a would make the scared and run away from the . time for was over so the can hide behind his ¡¯s . stupid got demoted to the not so as he moved out of the and the their own problems regardless of how heartwrenching Aetharious tearful gaze . got a with my .show you! Altreyes her to at the little boy but before it can make contact another intercepted the . see.¡±brother that Altreyes had a so he to . revelation made by Erica, Altreyes or rather her did not stop the little boy. Aetharious no either.tails each other.Altreyes¡¯tail while Aetharious had control and .Soon the two were around each other like a snake ball as to a position for their to .They a that the will the , not the player, which to the other three to though will openly laugh lest the of the unreasonable baby. If you encounter this story on Amazon, note that it''s taken without permission from the author. Report it. going them?They¡¯ve been like that for 10 . Erica . let them what they .¡± apologized for my ¡¯s . He nothing by it.just .so stupid brother a 45 degree bow.were in the , and he was man enough to his . By the , I haven¡¯t your .¡± My Egarious and little brother over there is Aetharious.¡± My Sylphie, the blue hair girl beside me Erica and the idiot fighting your Altreyes.¡±Sylphie her to the Egarious. Uhhh¡­¡± Yes?¡± girl beside you TresBelleSoliel?¡± was .had their tags turned off, yet Egarious was able to their character .you ?¡± Egarious , the words to .is a of my .I am as a Knight, so can if on the .higher titled class can my . now the has the considering little Aetharious was flat on his panting hard and Altreyes was towards them in ¡® won¡¯ . Oooohhh so that is one of the of the .crazy lady did say there were but I was too lazy to . crazy lady are you talking about?¡±Sylphie curiously inquired.Knowing Altreyes, she all the lady within a 100 km radius.Perrian Let , however her a for everyone else as they jostle for a in her . Lady Valdis of Tainsoar.taught me the Eye of Untold Secrets as well as some potions and for the . were for her to all the loot?¡±Sylphie , Altreyes all too well. was only a bit.¡±was not a of on Altreyes.she can get better loot by then ¡¯d her out without .end justifies the in Altreyes. You should have worked .knows what Honored Valdis of Tainsoar would have if her more. It was rare for Erica to with Altreyes. You think ?Maybe should her then.said she the , if the should be to her with . want to accumulate an of insane ?¡±Sylphie in a bland voice.Altreyes the crazies like flies to . a hesitant voice the . Altreyes roughly replied.like the little boy and it in her with him. get the ?¡±Aetharious asked then immediately darted behind his ¡¯s . I started off with the .think the extra that doesn¡¯t listen to my ?I not a ! Altreyes ranted.tail is but at the same time a hindrance to the short Perrian Let.she can it, then might a higher for her , but the extra has a mind of its own.Altreyes¡¯s yet. man anything to with a ? Mine my . Aetharious his , his control, which sets off a of in Erica and enrage Altreyes enough to her squabble with the little . Egarious walked away from the two combatant.eyed the other two with then sighed as if he is the impossible. Soliel the of it.world is for Aetharious and I to by ourselves.travel with you ? Soliel?¡± Most will the you have and not your .are in a group, won¡¯t associate TresBelleSoliel with Erica and TresBelleSoliel a mouthful so Soliel a nice compromise. Sylphie Egarious.seems of what when them to their .Accept the .¡± [Egarious has the party]. [Aetharious has the party]. Gggaahhhhhh.¡±realized she can¡¯t continue her little tussle since they in the group . Chapter 0058 Grieza , a rip off of the Grand in Arizona, was 25 km north west of Evanstrial. Grieza can boast of cliffs created by a rushing river over an epoch, sandy rocks and an atmosphere. Almost deserted because a of , containing one , one whiner, one cousin gritting her , one boy and one tall knight in armour their to the Grieza . [Altreyes whisper to Sylphie]:let them our ? [Sylphie whisper to Altreyes]:Let you cut it out already!Here it was only Erica¡¯s whining capable of us endurance points.Now corrected and. is, ¡°You can be worse than Erica.Quit it already! Altreyes the . It irritates her more a to her aggravating cousin is pointed out to her.It worse can¡¯t the . [Altreyes whisper to Sylphie]:Then you shouldn¡¯t them our ! [Sylphie whisper to Altreyes]:have against them? [Altreyes whisper to Sylphie]:see me them previously? [Sylphie whisper to Altreyes]:Egarious it a . [Altreyes whisper to Sylphie]:was deliberate stalking. [Sylphie whisper to Altreyes]:was in your . [Altreyes whisper to Sylphie]:makes it worse since I didn¡¯t the to begin with.man can¡¯t how it to an that doesn¡¯t listen to . [Sylphie whisper to Altreyes]:hate it out to you, but a the that would your little dilemma they the unruly to dictate the decision in their . [Altreyes whisper to Sylphie]:Ssssyyylllllpppppphhhhiiiiie!Now isn¡¯t the to crack a joke.want them gone! [Sylphie whisper to Altreyes]: [Altreyes whisper to Sylphie]:Ssssyyylllllpppppphhhhiiiiie! [Sylphie whisper to Altreyes]: [Altreyes whisper to Sylphie]:Ssssyyylllllpppppphhhhiiiiie! [Sylphie whisper to Altreyes]: Altreyes pouted like a who didn¡¯t her . She thought the veto in the , or a whatever .Altreyes never her , quite aware of the and .she it, might be locked up in a golden cage, with all her catered to but her freedom limited, with no one to turn to for . Sylphie and Erica join hands to her request. allow stalker and the onii-sama to our ?¡±Altreyes sent the message as a to Sylphie but it out loud instead. My Egarious, stupid onii-sama,¡± Stupid onii-sama , ¡°and ¡¯s Aetharious, stalker .¡± am I wrong?stupid and your a stalker. Egarious his but nothing.Arguing with a a nowhere.father has told him ¡°Women are notorious for being demanding, unreasonable and of all hard headed.They and even when are are ! Aetharious to the so Egarious to his ¡¯s . there was accommodating and was ! has a like his .Perrian Let race, a the to an or empress.brother was interested in the , but that it, .Aetharious had to the to an emperor and he doesn¡¯t his of either. Sylphie nothing special either.horns of the Tajin Nost, another to an empress of their . Soliel.Hetitle and so she is than in in .royalty of Ruse Marren, though that is low considering their . This story has been stolen from Royal Road. If you read it on Amazon, please report it wonder. wonder Aetharious is in . Still, he to put up with them and one of doesn¡¯t him.do is grit his and bear it. was that for Erica?¡± obtuseness never cease me.¡±always wanted to . Whadda ya mean?¡± Aetharious a .child.Aetharious is a child.He his to him in this world, but isn¡¯t enough.group up with isn¡¯t easy.bullsh*t will pull now that there isn''t the to the innocent or the evildoers.first to suffer when society breaks downs are the weak, the , and . ¡°The poor is always exploited no matter the situation.weak will be whereas and are and into or .beautiful like Aetharious.let a innocent like him this lawlessness world with only his as ? She if a then they¡¯d on her like a cat on a . Arashia .much clearer about that than anyone else in the , the why to go back to so .Arashia isn¡¯t , Erica doesn¡¯t need to be as guarded as on . She can her side to show up once in a . course I would.¡±Altreyes answered to elicit a of from Erica.Altreyes isn¡¯t a cold hearted person.She wouldn¡¯t go into nursing if .She didn¡¯t believe Aetharious and his was as weak and helpless as Erica made them out to . Aetharious¡¯ excusing for her is flimsy at best.reason, with his like and innocent appearance can of their , however, Altreyes isn¡¯t . Altreyes and covert bodyguards her for of her .judge the of her stalker. The that her but scans the around sent by one of many to her .The , scan the around and the and exi are generally .The focus on and alone are the Altreyes .Those the later morphs into . brat falls into of .doubt the is something but the themselves don¡¯t involve Altreyes and her .more like a speculative calculation rather than an a lull into a of then stab in the back situation. Sylphie, talk some sense into her.¡±knew couldn¡¯t the stubborn mule as Altreyes so tosses the to Sylphie. stay with us.¡±Sylphie¡¯s were like a , final and unchangeable. Sylphie!¡±Altreyes tried to but her wouldn¡¯t her when she gets like this. [Sylphie whisper to Altreyes]:are you so adamant about them ? [Altreyes whisper to Sylphie]:have a sinister agenda. [Sylphie whisper to Altreyes]:I they an agenda but don¡¯t think is as bad as out to . [Altreyes whisper to Sylphie]:You they are something and didn¡¯t me? [Sylphie whisper to Altreyes]:couldn¡¯t with all your whining. [Altreyes whisper to Sylphie]:Sylphie! [Sylphie whisper to Altreyes]:Truth .Live with the . [Altreyes whisper to Sylphie]:you they are something, why do them with us. [Sylphie whisper to Altreyes]:want to what they are .better to them close.Keep your close and your enemies closer and all that. [Altreyes whisper to Sylphie]:Bad cousin!going to my . off on your own Altreyes.mobs are level 40 and above. Ssssyyyyllllppppphhhhiiieee!¡± Chapter 0059 Altreyes at the of the at the Grieza Canyon in at the majestic scenery before her . shades of , orange and yellow and when the of the supposed sun hits it a the right angle, the of a massive wildfire relentlessly is brought to mind. image of the intense fire is further accentuated by the barren landscape by tumbleweeds and sparse vegetation. belie the of in the , a roaring snake through the , a strange yet lush vegetations along the banks. Here life thrives as against the current while gigantic bears their maw, the free delivery nature or Arashia has for them, unbeknownst to them they are merely for the wyvern swooping catching fat lazy . Altreyes from to disgruntle as she in the of the . Sylphie what you ?are 35.bears are 40 and the wyverns eating said are 50. For once, Altreyes is happy Erica, ah Soliel, a mouth. She can their while Altreyes the return volley . mobs here range from level 35 to 50.So what? the nonchalantly shrugs off the in . highest player in our me and I at level 32.challenging mobs 8 to 18 levels higher than us?know we¡¯re not for the . turned to Sylphie for an .Altreyes is keen on Sylphie¡¯s as well.Sylphie a top-notch though she doesn¡¯t follow a linear way of . Altreyes¡¯ friend her the of an or conglomerate shouldn¡¯t like an ordinary people.leader like the then aren¡¯t a but the .They do not have the nor the to .They can follow the , not take advantage of it.Leaders to the for their . Altreyes didn¡¯t understand.follower to the of the . Altreyes to Sylphie¡¯s mind and it like a .thinking? Altreyes doesn¡¯t have to wait because Sylphie an unusual thing, she explained herself. playing like an .person their own grinding with the tossing out a heal here and there.fine if we can as a solo player, but I don¡¯t think that is possible. ¡°It is possible to grind solo, however it is not recommended or wise to do so.best gear in the is on powerful bosses that 5, 10, 15 or even 40 to work together to them.party consists of of 15 and a of 105 .you the gear, then to with 104 other players. off, will get to that .teamwork or lack .we work together right now, I don¡¯t think can on the alone the wyverns.own your thing.Altreyes will Aetharious and Egarious in the .Egarious will retaliate when the come and Aetharious will hang off to the helplessly the while will all of you because don¡¯t want to in the middle of another up between two stupid idiots. Hey!We¡¯re not . Sylphie the from the who fought with another and her entirely, ¡°So before a , I¡¯d to our by grinding the in the .are levels but can them down if work . nodded their in .team can a , is .Toss a of in a and them to work together to off is stupid and inefficient. Altreyes the .she in a with with this , ¡¯d to while the rest damages it and ¡¯d stand back and... not heal the . This narrative has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. If you see it on Amazon, please report it. Altreyes is that and Sylphie it.She them here to work out their , their and more in the secondary stats. scheming brains!tried her under her breath but she forgets Arashia is like a virtual reality game.is no grumbling under her .Hence, everyone what she . Altreyes that important fact when everyone her strange looks. Aetharious and Egarious to Sylphie¡¯s pretty fast and Erica at Altreyes as if she grew two heads. blame Erica for her .Marren had grown up with the of Altreyes as a , innocent lamb, by the adoring family.hint of the grittier side of was fanatically stamped out.Too see a not so gentle side of Altreyes Erica a . She realizes Altreyes is different from the of ¡®Saint Laurie¡¯ in her . known the angelic side of Altreyes a if hung out around Altreyes long enough.fighting among the Denieve, the Deveraux and the Duan is fierce.Altreyes to become devious or else she¡¯d the proverbial bird in the golden cage. Altreyes didn¡¯t care about the of the .acted as if they never her .little tricks, , they can put up their against the . among my three , a , an assassin, and a .Soliel, there one , the sword dancer, while Sylphie a druid and a stancer.class you two? Altreyes . Egarious answered promptly. Auralist.¡±Aetharious squeaked out. Altreyes .time she it openly and justly.Altreyes insulting anyone openly and justly no one . know how the ¡®Saint Laurie¡¯ in her .Sylphie a that , ¡°Leave the matter alone. Since Sylphie has been right all along, Erica . Altreyes, turn to Rayael and .¡±Sylphie suggest-slash-ordered. Rayael yet. better for to now.You¡¯d what are and the to the . you want to your even though everyone here it and is on guard.easier to t off your from the rather than from the .you or if they , everyone the when someone dies anyways so it doesn¡¯t become a issue.you¡¯d the then run towards the to and the .You¡¯d only be scolded for and some of the issues the not holding the boss¡¯ attention well enough.tank, the the then the back with one your . Sylphie the common tricks player on each other when they raided a in Dark Drake Kingdom.Tricks Altreyes no on. obvious. Altreyes but only to in Sylphie¡¯s . thought about it.¡± Ummm¡­¡± Yeah, I .s why you are tanking. Altreyes with her at Aetharious and Egarious before into .She ¡¯d her licks in somewhere.day is young and all the in the if they on with their . Hehehehehehe¡­¡± looked at the manically laughing idiot and the same thought, ¡°She¡¯s up to something. Chapter 0060 Chapter 0060 Altreyes changed into Rayael as she assesses her gear. Plate armour, shield, sword, done! It isn¡¯t because Rayael is negligent or careless about gear; it is because at low levels gear doesn¡¯t interest the experienced gamer. Rayael turned to look at the wary faces of her group, grunted, then did an about face and jumped off the cliff. Did they think she was going to enact her nefarious schemes after she reveals her plan? Only an idiot would do something like that. It is like a thief posting on social media their plans for robbing a bank and actually rob the bank. The police would be all over them like a fly on honey¡­ urg wrong metaphor. Forget it. The element of a good plan is actually a good plan, something Rayael hasn¡¯t thought of yet. Therefore, she¡¯d put the grudge at the back of her mind and pull it out at the right time and get her revenge. The short Perrian Let would rather focus on the present fight. Sylphie is right. They lack coordination among themselves. Now add in Egarious and Aetharious and fragile teamwork they have right now will shatter like a mirror after it is introduced to a big rock. The Grieza Canyon is a good choice to grind and work on their teamwork. The fishes are level 35, high enough for their current group level and low enough that it doesn¡¯t pose any danger to them. They can tackle the bears when they are comfortable enough with each other. The wyverns will be the true challenge. Rayael¡¯s aim when she jumped off is a little spot at the base of the cliff out of aggro range of the bears and near enough to the river for them to attempt to kill the fish. As for jumping off the cliff, she always want to bungee jump but no one will let her. Now she can do it without the safety and equipment hassles. She got wings. She can fly. No way is she going to trek down to the base of the canyon on her two feet. She might be tempted to take a mule ride down to the bottom of the canyon if it was available, then she remembers the literal pain between her legs from sitting on a saddle for a long time. To this day, Rayael wondered why they didn''t put a cushion on those darn contraption and if they said it was because of tradition, then she¡¯s sure she can convince them to change the so called tradition. Or buy a custom made saddle tailored to her comfort. It was only when she was falling did she remember her motion sickness problem. In a panic, Rayael flared out her wings and slowly glide down to the base of the canyon all the while keeping an eye out for the wyverns. Looking up is better than looking down. Bang. ¡°Ouch.¡± Bang. Bang. Looking forward is also a requirement for flying and if one forgets to pay attention to their surrounding they¡¯d end up like the directionally challenged Perrian Let who has wings but flies into a cliff. At least she made it to the spot she chose without much damage, aside from her pride. ¡°Are you alright?¡± Being shown concern from the enemy is more humiliating than the act that humiliate her in the first place. ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± Rayael replied in a gruff voice. She ignored the hand Aetharious has extended, got up and watch as the other gently flew to the safe spot. Nobody said anything about her little encounter with the cliff wall. Later Rayael would spin the tale of her engaging a level 50 wyvern in fierce aerial combat when she was only level 30 because an eager little boy took on more than he can chew trying to prove his worth to the group. The epic battle pushed her endurance to the limit and she nearly plummeted to the bottom of the cliff if her tail hadn¡¯t grabbed on to a protruding tree growing out of the cliff, buying her enough time to regain her flight ability. Rayael was perilously close to dying as the wyvern attacked her with its sharp claws and sharper tails but she persevered and was able to kill the wyvern with 1% health at the end of the fight. The grandstanding little boy thanked her profusely for saving his bacon. Slowly, the friendship between two Emperor class Perrian Let was formed. Friends and guild members will applaud her story telling and then when she wasn¡¯t looking, turn to Aetharious for the real version of the event. But the story is for a later date. The current Rayael was waiting for the rest of the group land gracefully on the safe zone before trying to establish her position as the leader of the group. ¡°Sylphie, you are on healing duty. I hope you actually put points into the healing tree so I¡¯d be sorely disappointed in you. Soliel, don¡¯t try to pull aggro, either with your attack or with your mouth. I¡¯m not going to save you when mobs kills in two hits. Stupid onii-san, look after yourself and your little brother.¡± You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story. Everyone ignored the paper tiger and turned towards the real leader for directions. ¡°I¡¯ll be on healing duty with Erica, Aetharious and Egarious dpsing at the side. Try not to pull aggro since our tank doesn¡¯t have the necessary skill to actually save you when it happens.¡± ¡°Sylphie, how can you say that about me?¡± Rayael cried out indignantly. ¡°I¡¯m the one who is going to heal you.¡± That shut Rayael right up. Some players call it the holy trinity in gaming. Rayael calls it the ¡®people you¡¯d never want to piss off¡¯ in gaming. For a tank, it¡¯s their healers. Piss off the healers and they let you die. End of story. Well, a tank can find another healer, but seriously think about it, which player would willing follow another player around like a servant or slave and dedicate their heals so the other player can get all the glory and reward? There a reason why good healers are hard to find! For a healer, the person not to piss off is a good tank. Any idiot can charge into a group of mobs and attack them all to get the initial aggro. Holding the aggro is a different story, especially in the presence of a high dps class. The tanks get the aggro, but dps can easily grab the aggro off the tank if they aren¡¯t focus firing, or target the same target the tank is targeting. Trying to keep the tank and the squishy dps alive is hard work and most of the time the healer will chose to focus heals on the tank, however once the situation is already fubar, the healer will die if the tank can¡¯t pick up the mobs fast enough. Most tanks can do well if things goes as plan. An excellent tank can control the situation even when everything is in disarray. The dps¡­ can never piss off the tank or the healers. Dps are a dime a dozen. They can be replaced. There is a reason why groups are always asking for either a tank or a healer when forming a group. Therefore, Rayael decided to shut up and tank. Rayael¡¯s first target are the [Frenzied Salmon] in the river. They range from level 35 to level 38 with an elite [Frenzied Salmon] here and there. Elites are different from normal mobs. They have more hp, mana, defense, offense¡­ just more of everything. They aren¡¯t as strong as a boss, but they are much stronger than the regular mobs by at least 30%. Rayael estimate their group can take on a level 38 regular mob. They are nowhere near ready to take on the [Gigantic Black Grizzly Bear] roaming along the river bank, so Rayael approach the river with caution. Once she spotted a nice level 35 [Frenzied Salmon], Rayael realize she had a problem: how was she supposed to pull the mob? Pulling a mob is the second most important aspect of a tank. The first is getting and keeping aggro. If the mob is in a wide open space and the tank is confident in the ability of the group, the tank can run up to the mob and attack it. This method can apply to single or group mobs, but it is one of the stupidest pulling method in Rayael¡¯s book. Heck it isn¡¯t even a pulling method but a charging method. Most regular mobs can be pulled by the charging method, but players don¡¯t form groups to after regular mobs. For elite or boss mobs, the groups find a safe place away from wandering mobs or place large enough for the group to kite the mobs or separate the boss away from their guards and kill one at a time. Therefore, tanks stand in a safe spot and either use a range attack to attract the initial aggro or carry a range weapon to pull. Rayael is in a pickle right now. The mob density in the river is high enough it becomes dangerous if Rayael was to charge in and tank in the river but low enough for Rayael use a range attack to pull a single mob to the edge of the river without attracting the other mobs in the area. Except she doesn¡¯t have a range attack or a range weapon. Before anyone can say a sarcastic comment, the formerly useless piece of flesh grabbed a rock and threw it at the mob. Tail for the win! Chapter 0061 Rayael the as soon as it within with, to aggro as fast as she could before the dps attacks. always a trigger happy dps eager to the they before the can generate enough aggro.mob head for the relatively squishy dps and if Rayael is , she¡¯d them go splat.tank , unless the dps burns all their cool down, the the attention. also the why Rayael doesn¡¯t open with her , Intense Aggravation, a that the to Rayael for 3 .Skills that forces to on the for a specified amount of are snap aggro .Rayael the and attack the dps after the 3 is up, she no other to the aggro back to her. pulls the of a . Rayael isn¡¯t a .tank.motivation, she might a become a good , but Rayael mostly focus on healing rather than .Rayael¡¯s less than stellar abilities, Aggrieved Strike a threat .idiot should be to the by Aggrieved Strike all they long. idiot can tank the .¡±echo her , Erica complained about the .has two physical , Lunge and Tail Whip and one magical range , Water Shot.attack is slow and easily dodged, or the Water Shot is like a hose firefighter use, strong when the are directly in of the yet weak in all other regards. Sylphie, you don¡¯t need to Rayael.[Frenzied Salmon] barely any to . Damage dealers, use magical .defense of the is high for physical attacks to be effective on it.hard scales of the and amount of . Rayael¡¯s negative feelings towards , with her siding with two rather than her , she had to ¡¯s to the is notch.Erica was to the and of the they are and appropriate recommendations. later, the died. Rayael the , one after another.admit, their was excellent. Leveling to 30 got Erica comfortable with her that she in an efficient manner and knows to her to for Rayael to more and to the down.scary good. Egarious in a conservative manner, probably because he is against Rayael.Rayael could have him she knows when to the of the before her own but her previous outburst didn¡¯t help any.fight, Rayael didn¡¯t pull any , her well. AethariousAuralist was interesting.has a leech type of that the by X% of his .Rayael doesn¡¯t know by how much because they weren¡¯t close enough to and spec.Rayael it that Aetharious¡¯ leech can out the dealt by the , Sylphie to dps. Rayael the of the hybrid class.limits her revenge option.heal them?heal themselves!Pull ?tank the , although as good a geared and spec towards , but enough be one shotted by the . fight, Rayael was busy paying attention to , damage and her own buffs.threat , but Rayael weak compared to the by the raw damage a powerful dpser from a off into their . Rayael to either put more points into the or a weapon, but she nothing of the yet.It because Rayael the and the generates when pops up. Unauthorized usage: this narrative is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings. mob would be their did 80% of the while the is to them. Rayael the would have , if any , by the were proficient in the for her to the to their hp between 10% and . Dealing while less is good as it but the is amazing.Rayael put enough points into the , then she completely mitigate one every 10 .important part is there no on how much Rayael the reflected portion of the .She 20%, 100% or 200% of the back to the ! skills as her ¡®oh ¡¯ button.she ¡¯t the attack of the , then her and completely reflects the . Rayael to first activate the , the , then the again to the . skill will be overpowered if the reflected as long as .She¡¯d soak up the then release all the stored at one . Endurance the of buffs by one per .Rayael 70 endurance points.She can 6 attacks at one and all at once. major drawback the .Rayael the cooldown timer to 10 seconds, so 20 there and then another 40 mitigate the and the . completely immune to both physical and attacks, Rayael to 120 ! mention, the is reliant on to be effective! M.¡± Rayael thought to herself. tanking to with an M?¡±Aetharious , ¡°What an M? big mouth! Wait, didn¡¯t say it out loud did ? Yes you .mechanics of Arashia yet. This from Sylphie, who could her like an book. is an M?¡±Aetharious asked like a over boy who a treasure map and to set out to it right away. ignored him in of Rayael looks.shouts, be an M,¡± in the middle of the ? Geez, you guys don¡¯t the the when they ?painful. Rayael .true that damage is painful in Arashia.tries the world after all.mob a or it¡¯s the by a margin, the while is equivalent to an ant bite.kill a enough , but everyone here is that . Furthermore, the Rayael is by her shield, so the she is . you don¡¯t believe me, can tanking!¡±Rayael .words were unbelievably, like the that doth protest too much. want!¡±Rayael said, then immediately flew up to a secluded ledge, her what in the is going on in that head of hers. Sylphie¡¯s cruel smile didn¡¯t allay the groups worries either! Chapter 0062 [Rayael whisper to Madalinos]:Madalinos!tell me about the ? Rayael more .Normally, she would her Kaleseze for it but her current should as private as possible.really doesn¡¯t want to what her would her in the of testing.bad was the for himself, this the who runs around in circle while , but was interested in can be by a then¡­yeah, Rayael doesn¡¯t want to about it. [Madalinos whisper to Rayael]:Oh my , why you that ? [Rayael whisper to Madalinos]:.... [Rayael whisper to Madalinos]: [Madalinos whisper to Rayael]:Ah baby, Madalinos didn¡¯t mean it like that. [Rayael whisper to Madalinos]:Then what do you ? [Madalinos whisper to Rayael]:Guardian class is dependant on and their weapoon. [Rayael whisper to Madalinos]:Yeah.notice the of on the countering skills. [Madalinos whisper to Rayael]:passing a threshold, the skills access at anytime.endurance points or above, the countering portion of the unleashed at anytime or it be into the to further increase .Ofcourse, it on the that the enough to begin with.class a vicious cycle of and suffering! [Rayael whisper to Madalinos]:mean I¡¯m to an M? [Madalinos whisper to Rayael]: [Rayael whisper to Madalinos]: Rayael sincerely began her out.She doesn¡¯t .She to the , yet stupidly a that her to torture like .she , ¡¯d a class! [Madalinos whisper to Rayael]:It the is in the .It take too much work for the to be good.classes. [Rayael whisper to Madalinos]:good? [Madalinos whisper to Rayael]:great. [Rayael whisper to Madalinos]:Thank you. [Madalinos whisper to Rayael]: ________________________________________________________________________________________ Rayael popped up from her break, eager to test out more .She already cosigned herself to the and speccing Rayael in the , therefore was eager to the . Money a when assigning talent and stat . Rayael knew there are hidden in Arashia that can an entire lifetime for and never explore the depth of this .She was one those gems on her Guardian. She there was more to than what Madalinos was .It is up to to all the of the rather than to on a silver platter.Madalinos a to off and an insane stalking her later.Rayael if she didn¡¯t contact the often enough, the would a . Rayael also wanted to Madalinos of .could , the for Guardians are really , so that few it out. Blood, sweat and tears need to be into before any decent returns be excellent result be if she with . Stolen novel; please report. Rayael isn¡¯t worried about grinding a .is a masochist, it the .They their around like a , their to their meat shield without and yell at when the , regardless of the .Hey wait a minute¡­.does it her an M because she a ? done being stupid yet?¡±asked. No likes .be of your emasculating men with your tongue that they are too scared to near . you, I deep meaningful conversations with my instead of your inane chatter.¡± Rayael , coming from a who verbal diarrhea! She the System agreed with her too.gain endurance points listening to ¡¯s .Rayael is smart enough not to that to .listen to nagged.leave the unpleasant task up to Sylphie. Ah quips from the insane.you go back to your and to yourself?You¡¯re so good at it one would ¡¯d multiple personalities. comeback¡­yeah, Rayael her blunder when she those . you are .¡±Rayael¡¯s . shark scenting .¡±Rayael thought in her and this time she was enough not to her out loud. Sylphie interjected. you tired of peacemaker?¡±turned her arrogance attitude towards Sylphie. So a squabbling with another .¡± Way to Sylphie! You do she is and me a childish .¡±Rayael¡¯s . insults are out of the , what about your ?¡±Sylphie in a bland voice, her intentions. Rayael jumped right into the , ¡°Guardians have , but it endurance and a weapon to those .skills can as either as offensive attack or a defensive ability.just, , need endurance. becoming an M comment stems from the to endurance point.¡± Yeah.¡± know how you to your in a .support you all the . Sylphie in a tone. Thanks Sylphie.I could on . You do she to in an M right?¡±Marren couldn¡¯t stand how foolishly naive her .wondered how Rayael can until without being into .probably pimp into off! Ah, , three powerful family her and . made a mistake in her about Rayael.Rayael an intelligent woman who can of herself.She doesn¡¯t her down unless is around .Hence, Erica gains the Rayael a silly fool.goes how much Rayael to another of herself to . Whaa?¡± support in being the best Guardian can .start your by tanking all the in the . Sylphie with a smile. kind , I can do without!¡±screamed inside her . Chapter 0063 Rayael the as a .obvious they have been the behind Rayael¡¯s and came to the conclusion their can handle more than one .conniving traitor a for her to .See if she¡¯d her again! Bullsh*t. We aren¡¯t .is a of our to one at a when I can of of them. Sylphie matterfactedly. Rayael came to same conclusion before they , but nothing because she about the damage output of her .concerned about her .Yes, her most important factor in not saying anything. new fight or when the to pull more than they can , the first to the .dps who aggro from the the generally the to , but in a where everyone their , it the that . Rayael doesn¡¯t want to . first Sylphie on you, she didn¡¯t cast any spells.damaging the with her spell the time. Erica the obvious. dying.mobs running away and more to us. is a group wipe?¡±Aetharious asked then immediately darted behind his .pipsqueak his in a but becomes all shy and innocent afterwards. wipe or when the .¡±Sylphie, the , to the little boy.dying an acceptable experience.eventually happen at one or another, so you might as the novel experience for a cause.game, on a boss will a thing.died 23 to down the Revered Crimson Drake. Dying in 2D is different from in a virtual reality game.¡± Sylphie continued as if Rayael never said anything, ¡° are to the .[Frenzied Salmon] runs away, they will the of other .[Gigantic Black Grizzly Bear] aren¡¯t pulled by the .[Gigantic Black Grizzly Bear] the so in them far away from the . have the to on multiples mobs.¡±Rayael her with tanking multiples mobs. got skill points.allows you to aggro on multiple mobs? Sylphie . is a in the , Resounding Roar, that can their but don¡¯t haven¡¯t decided on the am to my Guardian.¡± Take it now and respect later.You are to to an AOE threat generator. Rayael didn¡¯t want to her around too much for her Guardian.needed the to mess around with the Counter Tree. Furthermore, the for a Guardian to a tank require talent spread out in several sub trees.means at levels, Guardians tanks. Unlawfully taken from Royal Road, this story should be reported if seen on Amazon. Rayael to her Guardian at a date. She opens the and in the Attention subtree, one point into: mobs within an to the caster. Range:meters. mana. Duration:seconds. minutes. She one into the and five to the cooldown timer from 30 to 25 . Hey!¡±Rayael got into a skill wasn¡¯t in yet the of the . Just pull.More die = loot. Sylphie consoled her duped cousin. Rayael , but her threats are effective as a yawning, more adorable than dangerous. Rayael wade into the and use Resounding Roar for the first .mobs with a 10-meter radius beelined it towards and . Ching. Ching. Ching. sound of the ramming their against her shield was soothing to the Guardian.She didn¡¯t have to about dying when a sturdy shield, until a from with its , destabilizing the Guardian and to into the . mob, they can encircle and you from .¡±Sylphie the oh advice after the . Rayael got swept to the deeper part of the before coming up to the for . she under the a or it a out of the of her .anomaly, but immediately swam back to her got up and into to .time won¡¯t make the mistake of only her . mobs their to another , Egarious. are not the around.They a hybrid class than , melee and heal, basically the jacks of all trade, of none situation.they ¡¯t be the in a or massive group situation, a five levels higher than them quite easily. Egarious a and the to pull the towards him and their while Sylphie and Erica focused fire one at a .Aetharious¡­Aetharious was in the air, directly out of of the . Damn, Rayael forgot all about her .They if more than . Rayael to off of Egarious and to mobs, or she to Altreyes and start dealing massive amount of . Altreyes . tank loses on a , is to take back unless they their snap skills.Rayael could Intense Aggravation to one off Egarious or for her cool down to expire and Resounding Roar, but where the in that?Rayael didn¡¯t forget her against the so won¡¯t outright harm the , can and will mess with them should the , and ! Chapter 0064 Chapter 0064 Sylphie¡¯s POV ¡°Well, this exercise in teamwork is an epic failure.¡± Sylphie said after they camp on one of the lower ledges after killing the [Frenzied Salmon] for several hours. The silly little Priest was sitting in front of the fire salivating over the salmon soup stewing over the first to care about Sylphie¡¯s assessment, but a certain loud mouth took exception to Sylphie¡¯s statement. ¡°I think we did pretty well. There was no death nor any wipes. All in all, a great first endeavor.¡± ¡°You really think so?¡± Sylphie asked pointedly. Erica thought about it a bit, ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Then let me enlighten you on your failures. Since you volunteered, let start with you Erica.¡± Sylphie turned to face a disgruntled Erica, ¡°You damage is good on a one on one situation, but you misjudge the radius of your AOE spell, World of Dancing Sword and pulled several [Gigantic Brown Grizzly Bear] and nearly cause a wipe. Then not only didn¡¯t you learn your lesson, you continued to use the spell and broke the mob held in place by my Thorns and Brambles spell. Once you hit level 34, you underestimate your damage and pull aggro on numerous occasions. I had to warn you several times to reduce your threat but ignored my warnings. Teamwork is about coordination and cooperation. I saw none of it with your fighting style.¡± ¡°Nobody died.¡± Aetharious spoke up for Erica. During the farm fest, little Aetharious and Erica got along splendidly. Seems like Erica had a soft spot for children and Aetharious viewed her as another sibling. ¡°Nobody died now because the [Frenzied Salmon] isn¡¯t a high-level mob and it has limitations placed on it, namely, it can¡¯t leave the water for long.¡± Sylphie countered, ¡°And don¡¯t think you are off the hook since you¡¯re just a little boy. Throughout the fight, you contribute as little as possible. You spent most of the time in the air observing the group. I don¡¯t mind you being a spectator when we first started. Observing the enemies is a sign of a good leader. Sitting out the fight and watching other as they try to down the mob is plain laziness.¡± ¡°Aetharious-¡± ¡°Has to shoulder his burdens just as you have to shoulder yours.¡± ¡°-is a little boy.¡± Egarious faltered under Sylphie¡¯s intense glare. Everyone knew they had a role to play when fighting the mobs, yet Aetharious disregarded his assigned role is lieu of watching the fight from above. It isn¡¯t wrong if he was a bystander or if they were fighting on their own, but Sylphie specifically told them they were here to assess their coordination as a group. There is no coordination standing, or in this case flying, to the side and watching fight. ¡°Although, I have to admit, you did well, Egarious. You picked up the mobs after Rayael had taken a dunk in the deep end of the river. You also did well switching over to healing when I had to tank with Ayrez. Your skills and abilities make you an excellent partner to have in a group, if you didn¡¯t spend most of the time watching over Aetharious.¡± No one said anything towards Sylphie¡¯s dress down. She was correct in her analysis. Everyone here can function well on their own, but they don¡¯t know how to adjust their playing style to fit a group setting. The lack of trust fostered by Leviene didn¡¯t help any. Although the spoiled brat didn¡¯t do anything outright to the siblings, she made no move to allay their fears. Her erratic actions cause further misunderstanding among them. ¡°What about Leviene? How would you assess her actions?¡± Erica didn¡¯t want to dwell on her failure, so she tried to redirect Sylphie¡¯s attention towards the only available target. ¡°From your perspective, Leviene is a ticking time bomb that does what she wants regardless of the situation. She is the cause of the group¡¯s dehiscence because her unpredictable actions cause you to react contrary to my expectation. Am I correct?¡± Everyone nodded except the Priest in question who is still drooling over the food. Did you know this text is from a different site? Read the official version to support the creator. ¡°Have you ever considered Leviene is covering for your weakness instead of throwing a tantrum? When you pull aggro Erica, Leviene change into Rayael to hold the threat so the mob doesn¡¯t kill you. When Egarious is paying attention to Aetharious and not doing his job properly, Leviene takes over his role. She switches between tanking and dealing damage because it is what we need at the time. Our group has more healers tha dps, which is good because it will be hard to wipe, but it also takes forever for us to down the mob. Leviene fills the holes we leave open. I¡¯m not defending her since she was supposed to tank in the first place but she does a decent job in the role she plays.¡± ¡°If she was playing the role of either tank or damage dealer then why was she on her Priest?¡± Erica didn¡¯t want to let it go. She felt Sylphie was completely bias against them. Admittedly, they all made mistakes. They weren¡¯t nerds staying in the house all day playing computer games. How were they supposed to know what to do? Yet Leviene was able to get away with a scolding, how fair was that? ¡°Mana.¡± Leviene said after a mouthful of salmon soup. As an excuse, it was pretty good. Without mana all they can do is auto attack. Leviene going on her Priest to deal damage is acceptable, much to everyone¡¯s displeasure. ¡°You¡¯re eating already?¡± ¡°I¡¯m hungry.¡± ¡°Save some for everyone.¡± ¡°There¡¯s plenty more. No need to complain.¡± ¡°Ever heard of manners?¡± ¡°Not when I¡¯m hungry.¡± ¡°Damn selfish brat.¡± Erica launched herself towards Leviene. With a slight twist mid launch, Erica was able to grab Leviene¡¯s soup for herself. ¡°Hey.¡± ¡°As you said, there¡¯s plenty more.¡± ¡°How rude.¡± ¡°Not when I¡¯m hungry.¡± Erica tossed Leviene¡¯s word back to her. Sylphie waited for them to settle down before getting to the issue at hand. ¡°With our team work right now, we won¡¯t be able to kill the boss of the area, the level 52 Black Wyvern.¡± ¡°I gotta question? Is it better to go after the boss of the area or attempt to clear a random dungeon spawn?¡± Leviene¡¯s question is completely off topic and irrelevant to their current situation. First of all, the boss of an area are elite mobs that patrols their defined territories. They are higher levels than the mobs in the area and have the freedom to move around, making them harder to find, but they are by no means difficult to kill. Dungeons are divided into instances, mid tier instances and raids or 7 man instances, 15 man dungeons and raid respectively for the maximum number of players that can enter the instance at one time. Instances are generally low level dungeons created for a group to test out their teamwork and for players to farm better than normal gears. Mid tier instances have better gear, but it requires the effort of more people to complete the instance. Raids are generally end game instances made to challenge big guilds. Raids are the measuring stick used to measure the strength of a guild. The first guild to down a boss in a raid instance are generally acknowledged as the strongest guild on the server. Random spawn dungeons can be any types of dungeon. The main difference between random spawn dungeons and instances are their portal location, difficulty, repeatability and loot drops. Instances and raids have their portal in a static location. Players can beat the instances then wait for a period of time for the instance to reset and attempt the instance again and again. Since players can repeatedly attempt the instances as often as the reset timers allow, the loot are good for the level but it isn¡¯t the best. Random spawn dungeons spawn in random area. It can be anywhere on the map like a remote island at the edge of the map accessible only to the races with flight capabilities or deep in the middle of the ocean where only the aquatic races can enter. Random spawn dungeons can only be attempted once, therefore, it has stronger mobs and better loot than its static counterparts. ¡°Why do you ask?¡± Sylphie eyed Leviene knowingly. ¡°When I fell in the water fighting the [Frenzied Salmon] I saw a portal to a random spawn dungeon.¡± Yep, Laurie¡¯s luck struck again. Chapter 0065 dungeon what Leviene expected out of a with its located under the of a - damp, murky and enclosed. race that the , the last adjective the one. Leviene wasn¡¯t aware was by the racial characteristic of the Perrian Let but can didn¡¯t like this random spawn dungeon one bit. Also, she didn¡¯t want to herself to squeeze through narrow openings.scenario with her came to mind. me up and out.¡± Leviene as if she a that from the .was her that Leviene a . space in the for especially for because I don¡¯t control over my yet. Leviene her thought process although could saved her from all the was . group busy assessing the to her rambling their utmost attention. area arrived in like beginners in an , quite, secluded and devoid of .gave the a spot when the because a load time and if too close to the , the would the before can . Arashia the ¡¯s rule.there was no load time like would in a spot to the is necessary. Leviene change into Altreyes and cast Camouflage on herself then went to the . entrance they came through was a in a , 50 above ground which lead to a gigantic cave dotted with .Altreyes saw scattered here and there. [Peon Lizardman] as the suggests bipedal lizards.vary from a blue to an almost neon green shade with slitted eyes, claws for digging and long fangs sticking out of their . [Peon Lizardman] were literally digging into the of the , the already cavern. dungeons, unlike static , can grow in size and .remains unexplored, the stronger the in the and the and . growth of the random spawn through the of the in the .actions of the seems like the of the regular in any MMO games, it serves a purpose here. in a , a would come by and whip the peons back to work with their .[Lizardman Overseer] no different from a except they are 45 where as the range from 40 to 44. [Lizardman Overseer], is another of going around, except are four in this instead of a lone .range from 47 to 50.groups a their while others or . Altreyes of each the patrol .mob test the tanks aggro generating as well as the dps to deal damage.pack of the ¡¯s and communication .tanks select the order to and the dps it without pulling aggro and the . Altreyes her back to her .others stayed back since abilities.They didn¡¯t what to expect out of a random spawn dungeon and since a took the initiative to the , might as her . [Peon Lizardman] scatter in the approximately 40 meters apart with from 40 to 44.[Lizardman Overseer] comes around once in a , levels 45 or 46. dungeon with our current .¡± protest Sylphie¡¯s but couldn¡¯t do it.Aetharious the youngest and the player in the at 36 while Altreyes three characters are either 37 or 38 with Egarious at the highest at 42. [Lizardman Overseer] pose no threats to the group, but the group patrol isn¡¯t something they can take on right now.They might be to if and a but pointed out the to the . Then what do we ?Given how rare a random spawn dungeon , I don¡¯t want to the . Aetharious asked the all spoiled mastered.tears at the as if he was about to but held it back moment.little hand clung to Sylphie¡¯s , Aetharious off an of a sweet child being denied his rights. This narrative has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. If you see it on Amazon, please report it. Altreyes was truly envious of the boy right now.she the sad child act, tears stream down her , snot comes out of her and about ahold of the person clothes in , can¡¯t even to pout. We will come back once can the in the .For , should towards our designated rolls.Altreyes, and Leviene towards and and Rayael for moderate damage with tanking as a .Egarious will be tank and .Aetharious and Erica, your skills so you both can manage . What about you?¡± What about me?¡± What spec are you aiming towards for your Druid and Stancer?¡±Altreyes .She the Sylphie assigned to her but to what is . utility and Ayrez will be off dps.¡± sense over your assigned role?¡±Sylphie squinted her red eyes.demeanor an aggressive stance while a dominating expands from Sylphie, everyone around her. Altreyes sense Sylphie¡¯s and .Altreyes, perhaps to her as Sylphie¡¯s or to the she experiences Sylphie¡¯s on many occasions, is immune to emanating from the Tajin Nost. Yes.I will your directions right now.I will spec as see fit. If doesn¡¯t stand up for her to the she to on her will take over.start dictating everyone¡¯s spec regardless on the ¡¯s feeling. Altreyes learned over the to set limits and with it.budge!Sylphie an habit for her , scheme her ¡¯t.Sylphie means .Altreyes Sylphie¡¯s well meaning .Sylphie may is for her and take actions to it but she to realize only Altreyes can is for Altreyes. think is premature to for a healing utility spec for your Priest?¡± Until an of a stable guild or we meet up with Kaleseze and Wraith, is premature to focus solely on healing and . I you, I no ulterior motives.¡±Egarious the of his .He didn¡¯t lie.He any ulterior motives aside from his .interaction, realizes more can and despite Altreyes weird actions, are . bastards are annoying but I set aside my after our grindfest outside.over the current situation. Altreyes did set aside her .getting her any slight might , but trust was their together. is the you are ?¡±Sylphie steered the conversation back to the point. End the world scenario as the of isn¡¯t there to the weak.Arashia in in their , but that it.is no once .I can be of a regular supply money making grinders farming with me, don¡¯t want to go healing utility. Ha, a of insane people grinding money with because if go healing utility can¡¯t do it on your Priest!¡±Sylphie Altreyes¡¯ concern.She didn¡¯t want to her premonition about moral breakdown so diverts the towards a more humorous topic.time yet. wants a to with her grind gold.¡±Sylphie clarified.had an ¡®Ah-ha¡¯ moment. Hey who are you a money grubber?¡± want financial resources to my in .am not a money grubber! Same thing.¡± No .¡± smiled as they the childish interaction between and . Chapter 0066 fat steak was in front of their eyes, and everyone was slobbering for the as they the of the , the Sinister Black Wyvern]. Leviene can already feel the fat loot drops in her as she Sinister Black Wyvern.lizard totally for their to the random spawn dungeon two . Ah yes, two .days Leviene¡¯s emerged out of the wet and gloomy. it there is a nice slab of mouth watering beefy goodness right in of their are hungry then told can¡¯t . In the money grubber case, there is a of in of her and is can¡¯t even a single coin. next two , the group set aside their and grind their butts off.differences and slowly got accustomed to their .even develop a tacit understanding among themselves. Leviene to grinding as a to .drops for the experienced to up her .She the wealthy was the would when they the random spawn and her spurred her to more. Sylphie was unsurprised by Leviene¡¯s to make money.She was when they were Dark Drake Kingdom.Nost saw first hand how Leviene can a and again for .farmers, Sylphie included, the monotonous routine of farming for .Leviene it. Sylphie had why Leviene for and loot when there are ways to earn money.act of killing mobs and again soothes my .¡±once told Sylphie.Sylphie didn¡¯t probe further.know how a person it soothing to kill and again. Leviene into her zombie mode and off mobs faster than they could respawn, Sylphie the to the hell away from Leviene. [Sinister Black Wyvern] flying overhead.new skills against an elite boss and prove themselves ready for the random spawn dungeon. [Party - TresBelleSoliel]:lunch and on the ahead of us. brothers Leviene was Erica¡¯s sarcastic comment but Sylphie them in on Leviene¡¯s thought pattern.Leviene wasn¡¯t Erica¡¯s .She didn¡¯t think the in question so didn¡¯t respond. [Party - Leviene]:was? [Party - Sylphie]:trying your . [Party - Leviene]:got my .want? [Party - TresBelleSoliel]:want you to our off of your and on the . [Party - Leviene]:have know, my on the . [Party - TresBelleSoliel]:Oh really? [Party - Leviene]:Yes really. [Party - TresBelleSoliel]:Then why do I the gurgling of your stomach and your ¡®We¡¯ll soon¡¯? [Party - Leviene]: [Party - TresBelleSoliel]:known. [Party - Leviene]:Yeah, should have.doing this Sylphie? [Party - Sylphie]:Egarious ot, I¡¯m on healing duty and the dps. [Party - Egarious]:ot? [Party - Sylphie]:tank, ot = off tank. [Party - TresBelleSoliel]:wise for Leviene to the ? [Party - Sylphie]:Egarious for 1 on 1 tanking. [Party - Leviene]:Wouldn¡¯t be better for me to play multiple instead of me the of mt? [Party - Sylphie]:Not really. [Party - Leviene]:not? [Party - Sylphie]:paranoia, I to Egarious.want him to when we .You, , need to so can enjoy life. [Party - Egarious]:Umm..thanks? [Party - Leviene]:geez, .thought you on my . Support the creativity of authors by visiting the original site for this novel and more. [Party - Sylphie]:am.preparing to so when die later on won¡¯t be befuddled. [Party - Leviene]:are so sure we are to ? [Party - Sylphie]:Kaleseze. [Party - Leviene]:changing to Rayael. [Party - TresBelleSoliel]: impression of Kaleseze that of a laid-back who , comes home to play games, and sleep.She nothing about his of , his social life or his or dislike.Marren has her of is off of during get together and her ¡¯s nagging.She doesn¡¯t know about her . Sylphie explained as best as could. [Party - Sylphie]:Kaleseze Leviene¡¯s younger brother.considered end game when a is downing the bosses and the hasn¡¯t release .Kaleseze the best on the , so our is one of the first to .Fighting bosses a and error process.death are common.Leviene will die when Kaleseze everyone towards content, so might as well experience now instead of under the watchful eye of her .becomes a when we are raiding. [Party - TresBelleSoliel]:Doesn¡¯t explain the death sentence. [Party - Sylphie]:He can a test dummy to the range, speed, , multipliers and whatever statistic deems necessary.Sending his ¡¯s avatar to is one of the gather his as well. [Party - TresBelleSoliel]:uses her as his guinea pig? [Party - Sylphie]:Yes. [Party - TresBelleSoliel]:dies from ? [Party - Sylphie]:character yes. [Party - TresBelleSoliel]:re in a virtual reality game. [Party - Sylphie]: [Party - TresBelleSoliel]:So he¡¯s her as bait and she¡¯s too chicken to . [Party - Sylphie]:Possibility. [Party - TresBelleSoliel]:brother , who ? [Party - Sylphie]:s are worse... [Party - TresBelleSoliel]: ________________________________________________________________________ Leviene turned into Rayael and took note of her , which to she made her chest piece and shield can a few without . gear.¡±Rayael .Rayael is more sensitive to quality than the of her because she knows how hard it for a to the tanks.Kaleseze dragged, read , her and Wraith to grind 10 man instance for his tanking .have loot there but the drop rates for the in for a certain class is abysmal at .Kaleseze might as do with the second until can the . fine for Leviene to grind the with her , until the game developers need reputation with certain before can to the second equipment.only did Leviene have to the over and over and over and again, she to a of her making loot to her ! time were for her. [Party - Rayael]: [ - ]: /?? [Party - Sylphie]: [Party - Rayael]:Hey, I that. [Party - Sylphie]:resent the we to in your ! [Party - Rayael]:cousin you ! [Party - Sylphie]:ready? [Party - Rayael]:Yeah. [Party - Sylphie]:go tag the . Rayael sighed, then heft her big, , shiny shield and launched herself towards the Sinister Black Wyvern]. [System]:Player has . Chapter 0067 pov [Party - TresBelleSoliel]:comment about Kaleseze was bull. moment Sylphie about the other team the Sinister Black Wyvern].outside factor.scenarios since Sylphie them to stalk the Sinister Black Wyvern] instead of tagging and bagging it. [Party - Sylphie]:you ? [Party - TresBelleSoliel]:You another the Sinister Black Wyvern] but weren¡¯t 100% sure so Leviene as bait. Sylphie nonchalantly shrug her .demeanor was too calm for Erica not to be suspicious.Then there the devilishly demonic smile Erica has come to know as Sylphie¡¯s ¡®someone¡¯s to get into trouble¡¯ . [Party - Sylphie]: [Party - TresBelleSoliel]:Leviene than us. [Party - Sylphie]:Leviene.kill all the stragglers. [Party - TresBelleSoliel]: she was to Arashia, everything her , from Leviene¡¯s holy mother image to the her .Sylphie, was to the , changed into a diabolical her much loved to her . saw the troubled glances the were the .Aetharious and Egarious were cautious in their with the cousins, so didn¡¯t anything when the betrayal. so , the player who didn¡¯t realize anything the dead Perrian Let out there. read the from their .brothers have model allies during the two .group.looked all the party members, even the suspicious Leviene.hint of from the . hint of from Sylphie either.interaction with the , Sylphie had always pampered Leviene and Erica antagonized the short Perrian Let.was a , then the likely suspect would the ! eyes her to the .are.¡± Sylphie rez Leviene. Sylphie¡¯s previous comment about better them than us. Leviene¡­was a once she was resurrected. saw hints about Leviene¡¯s ability when she zombie killing the at Pixie Hill.Leviene¡¯s performances back then was in the of .element of and her superior gaming knowledge to her to off the enemies one by one. Leviene in her altered state.It was after several levels higher than than her she a good gaming skills and to one , much less an party. Rayael to Altreyes, cast Camouflage on , moved to a safe corner to into Leviene to then got ready to the . knew killing 12 around the same level they isn¡¯t easy.able to if everyone her , however, she doesn¡¯t have Leviene¡¯s or in this , .death. wants to . Arashia a virtual reality game and saw first hand players resurrecting themselves when they were at Pixie Hill, isn¡¯t keen on anytime . Leviene isn¡¯t keen on either, but to herself back up again once did . monster but even couldn¡¯t take on 12 all alone.Leviene changed into Rayael to tag the Sinister Black Wyvern] then the towards the other group. [Party - Sylphie]:training the [Party - TresBelleSoliel]: [Party - Sylphie]:mob means to the and it towards a certain destination.player attacks the with the to from , Training the of a then running towards other with the of using the pulled to and/or the . [Party - TresBelleSoliel]: Stolen from its rightful place, this narrative is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. [Party - Sylphie]:is my . had to it to her. [Sinister Black Wyvern] was enraged by Rayael.went on a against the and her . [Sinister Black Wyvern] has four method in its - bite, claw, tail and breath, a magical similar to a flame thrower.attacks are easily avoided as long as the some .Leviene might have a with the three at normal she a clumsy oaf. Leviene¡¯s hand eye coordination isn¡¯t bad as long as she isn¡¯t rushing.great example the legendary dress incident heard Leviene never her for.never ¡¯s to and scam the young Leviene.Opportunity just presented itself when Leviene pulled to a .drink on ¡¯s . Leviene her well enough to the nursing field instead of a .time, Erica was puzzled why, until she Leviene at a family gathering running around, to up a .blackout. say, Leviene a mite clumsy. Leviene poses a she .stage, all flexibility and . had to between fighting the Sinister Black Wyvern] or killing Leviene.At , they to their .group of four dps was to Leviene and their force of a tank, two and five dps to the Sinister Black Wyvern]. already tell the of the is inept and should be replaced as as possible.Coming from of experience managing a , any outliers or , no how small, should be fixed right away or it would snow into a . Leviene a they a . Leviene around the Sinister Black Wyvern] the trailed by her .dps can¡¯t even get near Leviene, much less hurt her while the range miss half of her attacks. attacks that to her were by her . Leviene full healing, the other party can barely whittle her down.Leviene¡¯s never got below 50%. strategy to focus on the Sinister Black Wyvern] once they the pathetic damage Leviene .was the Leviene was .immediately changes to Altreyes and off two of their . [Party - TresBelleSoliel]:been better if she for their ? [Party - Sylphie]:Healers are hard to kill right . [Party - TresBelleSoliel]:going her? [Party - Sylphie]:want to ? shut up.Leviene¡¯s current state, Erica she ¡¯t differentiate between friends sis , however, the Sinister Black Wyvern] them. realize Leviene easily decimate their rearguard, they their .dps was to Leviene while the and tank focus on the Sinister Black Wyvern]. Altreyes Leviene to her one and a HOT then Rayael.strategy might the first , but won¡¯t the second .Rayael her . ran to intercept the Sinister Black Wyvern] with seven behind her then rushed towards her and the Sinister Black Wyvern] fire breath . Rayael was able to her by surprised.time they , half their was . [Party - Aetharious]:god. [Party - TresBelleSoliel]: [Party - Sylphie]:dps now! Sylphie issued the ordered to , Erica and Egarious immediate head out to Rayael¡¯s .Aetharious was a bit slow.fact they to up with an insane Guardian. Aetharious made previously, but now it to . Chapter 0068 [System]:like being dead? Leviene the from the System with .She did the overall controller of the the System when joked with Sylphie and Erica previously, yet didn¡¯t expect to right. [Leviene]:sucks. Leviene didn¡¯t lie or the System any slack.Death in the .First there the .seems the pain receptors in her was reduced down to 10% because can take a beating and keep on kicking.she to the same beating back on Earth, ¡¯d be to the . Leviene when was her clinic als in the ER, the paramedics wheeled in a for morphine because accidentally herself in the .bought her .neighborhood is rife with and .Patients coming in with all the . time Leviene was sympathetic to the ¡¯s .Still, she to ''s .Percocet was at intervals.police knew when to and interrogate the too, right before she was to her next dose of painkillers.They Leviene not to them until were .They within the but know how to around the . sensation or in this , desensitization, the experienced it to game mechanics.they were to experiences pain in the same magnitude as would back on Earth?take one the ! right , the is for Leviene¡­ is .Tanks rush into to .they . Leviene isn¡¯t going on that of ! [System]:be for . [Leviene]:death be in the ? [System]:Death the failure in life. Leviene never thought of in this .there , then must .Death a part of . best scenario of when an person on the they and their to sleep and never wake up.s the Leviene to . [System]:bad or as good as the of . [Leviene]:dying a of content.fight , learn from your mistakes, again, rinse , loot.sensation of isn¡¯t needed at all.fact, you should the altogether. [System]: [Leviene]:not. Leviene capitulate too easily.She wasn¡¯t trying the eliminate the pain mechanics or in the .She was a philosophical conversation with an alien mind. Actually, was . she , her was to an endless room.She¡¯d for what seems like eternity but didn¡¯t go . She understands how sent to solitary confinement , however this is .At least in solitary confinement, the can the .Leviene nothing.is as if she was in the endless void. The tale has been illicitly lifted; should you spot it on Amazon, report the violation. someone to to even if that the System. [Leviene]:Hey wait a second.are the other penalties for ? [System]:experiences, by ? a percent each within a certain , with a of 1%.area, the a . [Leviene]:are ?My will 9.5% of experience and third would 9% of until I die enough so that each will 1%? [System]:Yes. [Leviene]:Give me back my .you know how much grinding I to to the 10%?!much , but at levels that 10% can of work! [System]:priorities differ from the . [Leviene]:Hell .I can rez if or do a corpse run.I experience points, to in who how many to get back to where ! [System]:prefer momentary over . [Leviene]:Yeah!get it over with. [System]: [Leviene]:immediate payment for put in. [System]:You can to half the lost back. [Leviene]:even !money! money, that Leviene would she a , for what you don¡¯t need a .Paying for a that your fault wounds the .not used for a worthwhile purpose pains Leviene. mentality causes her to hate depreciations, especially in cars, and .it isn¡¯t in or in or whatever you , then get to the discounted rack.$100 of isn¡¯t three months later.It like are away money! Leviene¡¯s strange mentality also her to a healthy weight.gotta spend money on .gotta spend money on .Contrary to how she about her avatar, Leviene isn¡¯t vain her . [Leviene]:Btw, why am I here?do a corpse run? [System]:body , which a , or someone resurrects you. [Leviene]:here. [System]:is the waiting area. [Leviene]:kind of for the .hours or a rez performed on , are free to . [System]: [Leviene]:leave.... Leviene an intense tug at her, like she was being into a hole or getting a swirly in the .record, there were any swirlies in her .times anyone tried to anything with her, they a meeting with either the ¡¯s or Sylphie. [System]:Goodbye. Chapter 0069 Ssssyyyyyllllpppphiiiieee, I was bullied!¡±Leviene exclaimed, not forgetting to her lisp when tattled to Sylphie, as into her ¡¯s . Arashia, the of Leviene being soothed by Sylphie occurs more frequently. Leviene .Leviene, that a except the notices are strange. case, the Leviene is how bouncy and poing her ¡¯s .notice these the of her face smashed between them as about the latest grievances. gotta me a .¡± sets of Leviene with , one with and the with as the of said slowly backed away. settling for a bro-con like you, Egarious.¡±Leviene sneered. As if she¡¯d stoop so low! men.Boyfriend number one was childish and immature.Boyfriend two and three gold diggers I chased away at the first of leeching occurred.Boyfriend four, five and six were want to .s did a good job them away. Sylpie, me some .¡± You the one who up.¡± You didn¡¯t need up my .¡± just saying if on a man hunt, look for someone better than your previous boyfriends.¡± know.¡±Leviene¡¯s history sound like she is desperate for a her would , but isn¡¯t .dated in her year in high school, the were to test her ''s to her . Leviene wanted to a who her with his and , and .Kaleseze her to .people can the of the Deveraux, Denieve and the Yuan only for her in .Leviene isn¡¯t in to anything from her .bring to the her over her . man must her to contend with three influences.So far, Leviene hasn¡¯t a who can fulfil the . spare Leviene any , but can we the loot?¡± Leviene perked up immediately.much of a .gear, loot or tricking up her unless they a and the only worth the Sinister Black Wyvern]. Sylphie the loot in party chat. Leather - Uncommon Death Grip Gloves of Uncertainty Plate - Uncommon Ooohhh, blue uncommon loot.did you guys down the Sinister Black Wyvern]? rarity goes grey junk, , yellow , blue uncommon , red , super , purple epic , orange artifact and gold legendary . This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. was the first uncommon loot Leviene had seen. Leviene lusting over the loot Sylphie in party chat, she didn¡¯t the expression everyone was her. turn towards Sylphie.They didn¡¯t know how to the to the short Perrian Let so towards the ¡®¡¯ .Sylphie has been her all her . She the one qualified. was another group angling for the Sinister Black Wyvern].killed you, the him.We the when both sides were .admit, it was on the to until the was around 5% to before the party.We were to them then snatch the before they were there.We did flak from them in general chat, but I their yapping. Sylphie to Leviene with a face. Egarious, ¡°... Aetharious, ¡°... Erica, ¡°... Leviene¡¯s gazed ping among the group members.Leviene shrugged off her before to a more question - is the loot? getting what?¡±Leviene with .spending the couple of days farming and getting junk, the of rare loot Leviene giddy with and . There with multiple classes as are down sides.downside aside from the effort needed to the is gearing up the . Leviene the more anyone right now.time in the , she to get stronger. takes and for a to be good in Arashia.Gear a part in either widening or shortening the . Leviene the to widen the between and the other players.highly aware of her for . Kaleseze there is a youtube video gone viral of being killed and again.It her like to else enjoy her pathetic game play.She about in guild chat but never worked up the to .ego would a hit. Leviene actually the , might have to her in her zoned out state.video of her on six other players in Dark Drake Kingdom and winning.She the other players then camped them for the two .She was farming anyways, so the out Leviene didn¡¯t mind coming around to on the .Unfortunately she was too chicken in her aware state to click on the . [Sinister Black Wyvern], your wasn¡¯t on the loot list.Aetharious the plate while I the leather . Ssssyyyyyllllpppphiiiieee!¡±Leviene wailed her while Sylphie her a helpless and everyone back away from the . relatives like , who need enemies! Chapter 0070 Chapter 0070 ¡°Random spawn dungeon, we¡¯re back.¡± Smack! ¡°Why don¡¯t you announce it in world chat while you¡¯re at it?" Leviene doesn¡¯t know why, but Erica has been harassing her a lot more lately. ¡°Cause I want loot. It is so obvious even a simpleton like you should have realized it by now.¡± Leviene taunted Erica, yet destroying her act of defiance by moving out of Erica¡¯s reach. Erica can¡¯t use her skills against Leviene since they are in the same party, but harmless harassment is fair game. ¡°And yet the one mocking others made the rookie mistake of announcing her presences to the very mobs she intends to kill. I¡¯d say the rookie is stupider than the simpleton.¡± Erica provokes Leviene with a smug smile. She made no move to get close to Leviene. ¡°Can you two not squabble like rugrats?¡± Sylphie materialized between the two to stop them. ¡°She started it.¡± ¡°She started it.¡± When the two troublemakers realized they said the same thing at the same time, they glared at each other, but stopped their petty fights. ¡°Leviene, change into Altreyes and scout the area. The four of us will start killing the mobs.¡± Sylphie ordered. ¡°Are you sure it is a wise? You do remember her horrible sense of direction.¡± Erica chimed in. ¡°Yeah, wouldn¡¯t it be better if we just clear the entire dungeon instead. It will give us room to kite if we have to.¡± The suggest was pure self-interest on Leviene¡¯s part. She did not want to explore a new random spawn dungeon by herself. She could do it given her stealth ability and her endurance stat which extends her flight time to over 2 minutes. Her scouting abilities also increase with the range of her ghost. ¡°Kiting?¡± Aetharious asked in a cute voice. Leviene forgot about the little twerp. He¡¯s so quiet and unassuming. He fades into the background and if she wasn¡¯t actively putting her guard against him, she¡¯d forget he¡¯s in the room. His ability to blend into the background isn¡¯t a class skill either. It is his ability, pure and simple. After grinding with each for the last couple of days and downing the [Sinister Black Wyvern] together, Leviene slowly lowered her guards against the brothers. She still thinks they have an agenda. As Sylphie pointed out previously, as long as their interest aligns, there is room for cooperation. ¡°Kiting is attacking a mob from range, utilizing skills to slow or stop the mob from closing in.¡± Leviene explained. ¡°In order to effectively kite, the kiter needs room to run. If we clear out the room, we won¡¯t have to worry about the mobs we didn¡¯t kill.¡± Egarious gave Leviene a puzzled expression. ¡°Is it possible to kite given Erica¡¯s implication of Leviene¡¯s horrible sense of direction?¡± ¡°Shut your mouth!¡± ¡°What?¡± Egarious look towards Erica for an explanation, the towards Sylphie when Erica pretends to be deaf and dumb. Sylphie ignored Egarious. She studied the layout of the random spawn dungeon. Sylphie knew they could bypass many of the trash mob in the random spawn dungeon. It isn¡¯t hard to bypass the trash mobs either. Given the teamwork of her party, it is better to clear everything. ¡°Okay, we¡¯ll clear everything. Everyone tell me if you have a crowd control abilities.¡± Sylphie announced to the group.¡± The brothers remain silent. Erica opened her skill book to see if she had one, then shook her head. ¡°None on Rayael or Altreyes. Leviene got Sleep, 5 sec duration and Lethargy, slow the target speed by 10% for five seconds. I haven¡¯t assigned my new points yet, so I can extend Sleep duration and Lethargy speed and duration.¡± ¡°You will be the main healer then. When you assign your points, make sure to extend Sleep to 10 seconds and Lethargy to 50% speed. Five seconds should be enough time for the dps to down the weak mobs for a bit.¡± Sylphie ordered Leviene, then to the rest of the group, ¡°Leviene will pull, putting one to sleep and slowing one down while I will root a mob in place with my Thorns & Bramble.¡± Leviene pulled out her skill book. At level 46, she had 13 skill points she hasn¡¯t used yet. Five points goes into Sleep to increase the duration to 10 seconds and 4 points to Lethargy to reduce the speed of the mob down to 50% for five seconds. One point goes into: Heal Cast Time: 7 seconds Mana Cost: 75 MP Range: 20 m Heal: 300 HP Leviene further improve Heal by reducing the cast time by 1 second. The most Leviene can reduce to the cast time of Heal to is 3.5 seconds by putting 14 points into the skill. Leviene only had 3 skill points so she could only reduce the cast time of the spell by 0.75 seconds. She wanted to add more points into Heal because she knew her healings skills might not able to out heal the damage dealt. ¡°Ready?¡± Sylphie asked. ¡°My healing spell isn¡¯t as strong as I hope it will be so please toss a HOT on Egarious will you.¡± ¡°What aura do you want me to put up?¡± Aetharious asked the group. Leviene was curious as well. It is good to learn the skills of the other class. ¡°What aura do you have?¡± ¡°I have Agility Enhancement, Strengthening and Mana Conservation. At later stages I can get Constitution, Defense, or Spell Power.¡± ¡°We have three melees and two casters. I might switch out to Ayrez if healing isn¡¯t an issue. Put up Agility Enhancement.¡± Unauthorized content usage: if you discover this narrative on Amazon, report the violation. ¡°Okay.¡± Grrrr. Why didn¡¯t the brat put the up the skill earlier when they were farming? Altreyes could use the agility boost, or Leviene can use Mana Conservation. ¡°Egarious, pull when ready. When there is a group of three or more, let Leviene pull.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Leviene watched Egarious tanked the [Frenzied Salmon]. She always thought he was too slow to gain aggro, too cautious in his actions and completely unfocused on the mobs. Instead, Egarious spent most of his time watching out for Aetharious. Egarious is a good brother. As a tank, he is so so. Leviene has to reassess her assessment of Egarious. The Paladin grabbed the aggro of the lone [Lizardman] with ease and held the aggro through attacks from Aetharious, Erica and Sylphie. 10 seconds later, the mob was down. The short Perrian Let was relieved. After fighting the mob, Egarious¡¯ health dropped by only 50%. Leviene can confidently say she can heal through the damage dished out by the 4 mob patrols. After clearing the room, the first real test of the group¡¯s teamwork appeared. Three mobs appear, a level 45 [Lizardman Shaman], and two level 47 [Lizardman Overseers]. Leviene got into position and cast Sleep on the [Lizardman Overseer] while Sylphie rooted the other [Lizardman Overseer]. Egarious¡­ attacked the rooted [Lizardman Overseer]. Aetharious followed his brother¡¯s target and attacked the [Lizardman Overseer] while Erica and Sylphie attacked the [Lizardman Shaman]. Leviene was constantly cast Heal and while Sylphie switched over to casting heals on Erica. Damage done to the [Lizardman Shaman] was slow. He had been able to get off a heal on himself before Sylphie ordered the brothers to switch their target, ¡°Kill the Shaman first. They heal.¡± The brothers realized their mistake and immediately switched over. Once the [Lizardman Shaman] was attacked by the full force of the group, he went down fast. The group focused on the weaken [Lizardman Overseer], but by this time, the other [Lizardman Overseer] was awake and roaring to go. The [Lizardman Overseer] charged towards Leviene with a vengeance. Egarious was busy building aggro from on the other [Lizardman Overseer] he was fighting, he didn¡¯t realize the other [Lizardman Overseer] was awake from the Sleep spell Leviene cast. Aggro is very systematic. Damage X class threat multiplier = aggro gained. Healing X class reduce threat multiplier = aggro gained by the healer. Crowd control abilities counts as one unit of aggro. Aggro from crowd control abilities generally isn¡¯t an issue for the tanks. Most of the time, the tank attacks the cc mob and generates more threat than the player who cast the cc spells. Healing aggro, on the other hand, is a huge problem for the tank. Before a fight, healers like to cast shield or barrier spells as well as a HOT spells. When fighting one mob, the tanks has to get aggro right away or the mob will head for the healers and one shot them. In a group situation, the tanks have to gain aggro on all the mobs before the HOT ticks or the mobs goes for the healers and one shot them. Some AOE threat generating skills does damage. If the tanks aren¡¯t careful, they will break the cc mob. Non-damage threat generating skills is best for the situation but those skills tends to be on a long cooldown timer to balance their impressive display. Leviene got the cc aggro threat as well as the aggro generated by her healing spells. When Leviene saw the [Lizardman Overseer] come for her, she took flight, flying 30 meters in the air and continued casting her healing spells. Sylphie saw what Leviene did and followed suit. She is the second player on the aggro list since she healed Erica when she was attacking the [Lizardman Shaman]. The [Lizardman Overseer] went for Aetharious. Leviene was prepared to cast Heal on Aetharious. In her judgement, the other [Lizardman Overseer] will die before Egarious. Leviene have little to no impression about Aetharious¡¯ fighting abilities. He was always in the shadow of his brother¡¯s overprotectiveness. His shyness gave him a fragile appearance, like a strong gust of wind will knock him out. The shy weak impression Leviene had before has been destroyed by the way Aetharious handled the [Lizardman Overseer]. Aetharious executed a complicated set of moves which allow him to avoid the loose mob all the while bursting the [Lizardman Overseer] they were focusing on down. Egarious was aware his brother was in danger and he executed several mysterious skills which protect Aetharious from damage and gained aggro from the raging mob. Leviene immediately switched her healing target from Aetharious to Egarious. She had to cast Triage instead of her much strong Heal due to the cast time. Leviene realized her mistake. She should have top off Egarious before switching her focus to Aetharious. Luckily she had a back up healer. Sylphie cast a heal on Egarious, on top of Leviene¡¯s Triage, the duo was able to raise Egarious HP to an acceptable level before Sylphie switched off to dps. 30 seconds later, the mobs are down. Chapter 0071 Well that a .¡±Sylphie what . ¡°Didn¡¯t she say this after the problems we had when we were farming the previously?time, an mistake.fault in our dearest leader who to the the kill order. Leviene thought to herself.outloud, though.She to a life! when Leviene in her zombie mode, gives Sylphie a down all the .When Leviene is aware, makes which Sylphie her to for.When Leviene in her mode, her are and precise.Sylphie can¡¯t any Leviene her .Zombie can all the , the down. am the to for up we .¡±Sylphie to her . destroyed and rebuilt ever since she was to Arashia.Marren should be about her wrong misconceptions yet does her it . brother no than Erica.mask their better. Leviene, , what Sylphie is like.knew her would if of the on her .blame part. situation where both parties were equally at , Sylphie will never take the .case of 60% Sylphie¡¯s and 40% other people , then Sylphie will she was and explains her accordingly. Leviene like this of Sylphie¡¯s .She call what , even when ¡¯s .course, Leviene will never her out on if doesn¡¯t do so herself. majority of the blame me.Egarious the kill order.Previously, we were the types of mobs so a kill order didn¡¯t need to be .Attack what the is focused on is fine in that .case where types of , a tank needs to the correct kill order.kill the .Healers squishy relatives to tanks but can the of the with their heals.kill any cloth caster.They are to than a plate tank and do too much damage if left along.Third is leather dps.tanks the to because any damage. thanks for the , after the .¡±Leveiene can always count on to get to the point of the and the self-esteem of the on the receiving her . , .I ¡¯t make the and you not to the . Sylphie with her usual aplomb. I have a word with you Sylphie?¡±Aetharious asked shyly. need to to me be in of my .¡± Aetharious scrunched up his , but to on his .admit so easily as the de facto ?¡± things Leviene the to , a about the on her . Leaders can .Granted, their more to , but them.omnipotent not a because , the loose all trust from their .Once the is , because their once loyal can do better.tyrant who use fear to their will be overthrown soon or later.Leaders who experiences setbacks and from it are the best because they the . Sylphie her of and Aetharious looked on with a face. kind you?¡±Aetharious asked . might a ,¡± Sylphie while shoot harsh glances towards Leviene, ¡°While other the .see, a the over pictures the . You might be reading a stolen copy. Visit Royal Road for the authentic version. Leviene grumbled under her , but everyone her. Then how do you your ?¡± depends.Leviene and Erica, I don¡¯t need them at all.show and not a in the .is the they .my inner circle, I can be myself because the we built .My with inner circle is base on mutual respect.Fear to being overthrown, to then being .upper level management, misdirect the blame to another but I won¡¯t punish them harshly.Remember, the to the most tool a leader has, the the .rank, an aloof image.I don¡¯t need with unless something from .They to am leading in the direction and if seem too human then what should ? determine who in which ?¡± leader. Aetherarious the he from Sylphie.Aetharious can¡¯t fit Sylphie¡¯s into his of .experiences, the perfect at all .Weakness a and should never be shown to their lest the have other ideas. Leviene can sympathize with the little boy.Sylphie a that towards her.Deveraux¡¯ it.earn the undying loyalty of their so easily. Leviene to caution Aetharious.Sylphie¡¯s of isn¡¯t for everyone.Sylphie forgot to , leadership styles need to on their . over, ¡¯s get back to clearing this dungeon.¡± Wait, mana.¡± began to twitch as they Leviene¡¯s mana bar.you a full mana bar for?You didn¡¯t even use half mana for the fubar we engaged in earlier!They about it but didn¡¯t anything. You¡¯re at 90% and for a break?¡±agreed to Sylphie¡¯s . trying everyone here to raid style fights.Bosses there are .needs to be topped off in both heal and mana before they can the . Leviene her reasoning.Sylphie agreed with Leviene¡¯s but not the why she to do it right now. Let¡¯s .¡± group the next three at a brisk pace.room, they the with four :2 , a and a . ll Bramble & Thorn one of the overseer.shaman then the . Sleeping the , Lethargy on the .¡±Leviene and her .Done!¡± time, everyone was to fire and down the then the .Leviene with a firebolt from the before Egarious it.healed herself then focus on Egarious.mage was down, they all the . be the to that . Generally it .better to the .attacking or .Hence it is to Brambles & Thorns on a melee mob.Leviene could cast Sleep on the other overseer, but then we¡¯d to with the and the at the same time.Doing the it this five to focus fire on the before on the . going about it? Sylphie a glance towards Aetharious. Leviene the of the .decided to and on the instead.Leviene to it at all . Chapter 0072 Chapter 72 The group made decent head way into the random spawn dungeon. By unanimous agreement, they decided to kill off all the mobs in the dungeon. They didn¡¯t want mobs coming from behind them and causing a wipe. Leviene had died once already. She doesn¡¯t want to die a second time. Although the talk with the system was interesting. After 2 hours of constant fighting, the party finally had their teamwork down to an acceptable level. The group also arrive at the lair of the first mini boss of the random spawn dungeon, the Ugly Toad Lizard. The Ugly Toad Lizard, as its name implied is a mob that had the body of a lizard, but the strong hind legs of a toad. It also has the horrible conditions associated with ugly toads - warts. Every available surface area of the Ugly Toad Lizard is covered with bumps. On Earth, warts on toads aren¡¯t likes the warts human gets. Warts on toads are not caused by the human papillomavirus, or HPV, family. Warts on a toad are actually concentration of granular glands, which produce a variety of bad-tasting, poisonous or an antibiotic compounds. These warts are the toad¡¯s first line of defense against predators and pathogens. Regardless of its purpose, it is not pretty to look at. ¡°Do we have to fight that ugly monster?¡± Erica asked the group, her voice held a squeamish undertone. ¡°It¡¯ll be a waste to bypass it. Who knows what kind of loot the boss drops.¡± Leviene answered casually but her voice leaves no room for arguments. She came here for the loot and loot is what she¡¯ll get. She¡¯ll even sacrifice her cousin for loot. Leviene tossed a side eyed glance towards Erica then another towards Sylphie and her new boots. Definitely willing to sacrifice relatives for loot. ¡°But can you imagine fighting that.. that¡­ that giant acne?¡± ¡°As long as it drops loot, yes.¡± Leviene answered truthfully. Fighting against the somewhat realistic monster in a virtual reality world doesn¡¯t bother Leviene. Despite Arashia being a new world with its own rules and laws, in the end, it mimics a virtual reality game, and Leviene is an experience gamer. ¡°Is there no end to your greed?¡± ¡°When I have all the best loot for my class, I shall be satisfied.¡± ¡°Children, quit with the squabbling. I can get tired of stopping you,¡± Sylphie cut in. ¡°Besides, we¡¯re already here. If we don¡¯t kill the walking treasure chest, Leviene will never let you live it down. I don¡¯t want to mediate between you anymore than I have to. Despite appearances, I am NOT your babysitter.¡± ¡°Fine.¡± ¡°Egarious, you are tanking. Leviene, you are healing. Pull when ready.¡± ¡°Autocratic dictator.¡± ¡°I heard that Erica. Keep it up and you¡¯ll see what happens when you push me too far.¡± Leviene laughed in her heart and began to plots of ways to annoy Erica so she can annoy Sylphie. With all their years together and all the hijinks Leviene pulls, she rarely sees Sylphie loose what she calls her CEO composure. Leviene wants to see Sylphie lose it so she knows when to back off. Leviene realize her plotting is amateure at best. She immediate gave up her scheming to focus on the situation at hand, the adorable walking treasure chest. ¡°Ready.¡± ¡°Okay, then pull.¡± Egarious rushed up to the Ugly Toad Lizard, using his skill Holy Retribution to pull the mini boss. Five seconds later, Erica pulled aggro off of Egarious. Erica¡­ Erica is freaked out by warts. They didn¡¯t realized the depths of Erica¡¯s irrational aversion to warts because she was bickering with Leviene like always. When she was attacking the Ugly Toad Lizard, Leviene heard screams of fear, hatred and rage coming out of Erica¡¯s mouth. She also heard about acne, pus and a giant cyst that burst on her face, of which Leviene prompted tried to wipe out of her brain. Suffice to say, Erica wanted the Ugly Toad Lizard dead, fast. She put in all her effort to ensure it happens. Leviene couldn¡¯t really fault her as they haven¡¯t fought a boss before. Erica didn''t know how to pace her damage to keep her aggro under the tank. They¡¯ve been working under the notion of once the tank has aggro, down the boss fast and quick. This is the principal for all tank and spank fight. It actually works too¡­ under the theory that you have a good tank. Egarious, no, Paladins in general, are not the best tanks out there. Leviene can¡¯t tell which class is the best, or the most overpowered class in Arashia. It is too early in the game to tell. Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on the original website.When she was playing Dark Drake Kingdom, the developers would try to balance the game by fixing each class one by one which leads to the class being overpowered for a time, then the new changes to the game empowered the other class, reducing the strength of the class they just fixed. It was a vicious cycle Leviene complained about all the time. No one really listen to her. They just accept the changes as a part of life. Leviene was tempted to get her family to buy out the company and take over the game! Sylphie just smacked her on the back of the head and said making a new game is cheaper than buying an existing game. Still, the hybrid dilemma exists. It is basically a specialist verse the jack of all trade dilemma. If a player assigns all their stats and skills into one focus, be it tanking, healing or damage dealing, it stands to reason the player would be better in their field than the player to divides their skills and talents. A Guardian is a defensive tank. Given equal gear, Rayael should be a better tank than Egarious, who is a tank that can heal. Rayael is a better tank than Egarious. It is a fact Egarious won¡¯t deny. Rayael knows how to tank, how to draw aggro on one or multiple mobs and Rayael is just plain better than Egarious. The reason why Egarious is tanking instead of Rayael is that Sylphie said he needed the practice or else he¡¯ll never improve. In her zeal to destroy the monster invoking her nightmare, she used her damage skill, Piercing Heart to attack the Ugly Toad Lizard. Piercing Heart, as the name implies, is a piercing attack that thrust the swords into the opponent''s weak spot. The Piercing Heart skills do regular damage but have a very good secondary effect, amplify the critical damage dealt by X amount depending on how many points the player puts into the skill. Erica¡¯s analytical ability was compromise due to her aversion towards the Ugly Toad Lizard. She should not have used a pierce attack. Anyone popped a balloon with a needles know what happens. The balloon shatters with a loud bang instead of slowly dying a slow death as all the air inside leaks out. Now imagine instead of the balloon, Erica popped a giant acne. The giant acne burst and release a pus like substance right into Erica¡¯s face. The attacks also draw the attention of the Ugly Toad Lizard. Erica screamed, ran like a headless chicken to the nearest water source and washed away the gunk by diving right in. The Ugly Toad Lizard chased after her since she has the aggro. Leviene knew things were going downhill fast, so she changed into Rayael and pulled aggro off the her cousin with her snap aggro skill Intense Aggravation. Like her erstwhile cousin, she too, got shot at with the pus like substance. Unlike her cousin who went scuba diving in a pond, Rayael had enough sense to block it with her shield. She was able to avoid most of the foul smelling gunk sent her away, but a few splashed onto her gear. Egarious switch to healing as Rayael continued to tank. Sylphie could have taken over the healing aspect, but Paladins are the unwanted child in the hybrid family for a reason. Sylphie can out damage Egarious with one hands tied behind her back. They were able to down the Ugly Toad Lizard with four people because once Erica got the pus like substances washed off, she stayed far away from the first mini boss as she could. Her exact words were, ¡°Do that shit yourself. I¡¯m never getting near that mob ever again!¡± Rayael sympathize with Erica to a point. She didn¡¯t want to get hit in the face with goo either. Her sympathy for Erica diminished as the fight wore on. Of course it is because by the end of the fight, Rayael was no better than Erica. She was covered with the pus like substances from the waist down and she too swore she¡¯d never tank a toad again. She was so happy she didn¡¯t get it in the face like Erica did. The experience should have pulled the two cousin¡¯s closer, but Rayael blamed Erica for her circumstances, as she should have been healing instead of knees deep in slime and Erica hate blame Rayael since she was the one who found the random spawn dungeon in the first place. The good thing Rayael can say about it the experience was the loot. The Ugly Toad Lizard dropped a plate chest piece Rayael didn¡¯t care about and the her shield. Shield of Amiegon Rare +10 Constitution +10 Agility +10 Strength Seeing Rayael go googly eyed over a new loot made Erica angrier than she had before because she had to relive a horrible experience only for Rayael to receive the benefit. Erica immediately slaps Rayael in the back of the head. When Rayael continue to ogle her new shield with like the forty year old virgin watching porn, Erica couldn''t stop herself and smack Rayael some more. Chapter 0073 Chapter 0073 The party was able to keep their teamwork together because the next three bosses were lizard type mobs with no awful quality. They were still butt ugly but they didn¡¯t shoot out the pus like substance like the Ugly Toad Lizard did. The chest piece Erica got went a long way to appease her resentment. Leviene also got a weapon for her priest, a nice little wand she keeps fondling. Wand of Shudor Rare +15 Intelligence +15 Spirit Leviene behavior was embarrassing. Even Sylphie had to avert her eyes lest she see something she¡¯d never want to see. Egarious stood between Leviene and Aetharious throughout the entire trek through the random spawn dungeon all the while sending Erica a message with his eyes and when it didn¡¯t get through, he sent it through whisper. [Egarious whisper to TresBelleSoliel]: Reign in your damn cousin before my brother goes blind. [TresBelleSoliel whisper to Egarious]: You think I don¡¯t want to? I¡¯ve been smacking her on the head so much I think her intelligence went down a couple notches. I shudder to think how lewd she can get if I continue. [Egarious whisper to TresBelleSoliel]:... You have a point. [Egarious whisper to TresBelleSoliel]: Still, can you do something about it? [TresBelleSoliel whisper to Egarious]: Not without permanent damage. If you are willing to bear Sylphie¡¯s wrath, I¡¯d be happy to oblige. [Egarious whisper to TresBelleSoliel]: I think I¡¯d rather face the Sinister Black Wyvern with one hands tied behind my back than to go against Sylphie. Your cousin hasn¡¯t done anything against us and I¡¯m already scared of her. I don¡¯t want to see her cruel side anytime soon. [TresBelleSoliel whisper to Egarious]: Then you understand my predicament. [Egarious whisper to TresBelleSoliel]:... Sadly yes I do. Leviene didn¡¯t know how she caress her Wand of Shudor with reverence and drooling all the while looked from another¡¯s perspective. All she cared about was the stats on the new weapon and that it is a blue rare wand. She¡¯s already level 48 and she been wearing grey junk. Grey crappy junk! Of course she¡¯d finger her new weapon with care and affection and drool with greed at the thought of more gear coming her way. She¡¯d ask what everyone was disturbed about Sylphie glared them into silence. She gave a strange look at Leveine and said, ¡°Wand of Shudor, Wand of Shudder. There is no helping you if you don¡¯t understand.¡± Leviene, being Leviene, didn¡¯t understand a damn thing. If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. Please report it. So the party cleared the rest of the random spawn dungeon with a disturbing image in their minds and a conflicted heart. Everyone gave a sigh of relief when they saw the next boss. ¡°Leviene, change into Rayael and tank the boss.¡± Sylphie ordered her cousin with relish. ¡°Why? I thought you were training Egarious?¡± Everyone thought, ¡°We want to our mind with soap but it doesn¡¯t do any good if your there to refresh the image,¡± but they didn¡¯t say it. ¡°He had enough experience, but not enough experience to hold aggro on this boss. I¡¯d prefer a dedicated tank rather than a hybrid for this boss.¡± ¡°Sure.¡± When Leviene change into Rayael, everyone breath a sigh of relief. They can finally focus on the clearing the random spawn dungeon. In the large room dotted with crystal clear pools of water reflecting the cave ceiling above is the last boss of the random spawn dungeon, the Mirage Mirror Chameleon. If there wasn¡¯t a name tag above the Mirage Mirror Chameleon, Rayael doubt she¡¯ll be able to find the last boss at all. Chameleons on Earth are known for their ability to blend into their surroundings but unlike squids or octopus which derived their abilities camouflage abilities by modifying their hues through accumulation or disbursement of pigments, chameleons change color through the use of their two superposed thick layers of cells that have pigments and reflect light. The chameleons can change the structural arrangement of the upper cell layer by relaxing or exciting the skin, which leads to a change in color. When the skin is in the relaxed state, the cells are very close to each other so the cells specifically reflect short wavelengths, such as blue. On the other hand, when the skin becomes excited, the distance between cells increases, and selectively reflects longer wavelengths, such as yellow, orange or red. Arashia is a world that mimics a virtual reality game. Things like the chameleon ability to mimic its surrounding through the layers of its is completely and utterly moot. The fact the chameleons have no defensive ability such as extremely powerful jaws to bite their prey, poisonous skin like the Ugly Toad Lizard they fought previously or fast speed to run away is irrelevant. As an experience gamer, Rayael can tell the Mirage Mirror Chameleon has been amped up, although what specific abilities it has aside from blending into its surrounding, Rayael can only guess. It is already hard enough for Rayael to see the Mirage Mirror Chameleon as it looks like one of the many reflective ponds that dotted the boss room. Erica, on the other hand, knows exactly what the Mirage Mirror Chameleon is capable of. Out of curiousity, she active her eye ability, Analytical Eye of Untold Secrets. Mirage Mirror Chameleon HP - 10,000 MP - 3000 Ability - Mirage Heart: Read the heart of the player on top of its threat list and takes the physical form of the player most important person. Erica promptly shares the information to Sylphie and the cousin shared a secret smile. Silly Rayael missed the plotting her relatives were planning behind her back as she prepares to tanks the boss. Rayael heft her shield and immediately¡­ walked to the boss. Guardians, if the skills points are assigned correctly, are excellent tanks. They are considered the towering fortress of tanks, solid, dependable and unmovable. Guardians have excellents skills to bolster their stats and their defensive ability, but nothing for movement. If the mobs wants to run, then Rayael can only say goodbye. If Rayael wants to pull the mobs towards her, then she has to use her tail or throw a range weapon, but given Erica¡¯s previous threat incident, Rayael opt for the safer walk-up-to-the-boss-and-attack method. Rayael watched as the rest of her group members sedately walk up to the boss and poke it. Mirage Mirror Chameleon was hit by TresBelleSoiel¡¯s auto attack -1 HP. Mirage Mirror Chameleon was hit by Egarious¡¯ auto attack -1 HP. Mirage Mirror Chameleon was hit by Aetharios¡¯ auto attack -1 HP. Mirage Mirror Chameleon was hit by TresBelleSoiel¡¯s auto attack -1 HP. Mirage Mirror Chameleon was hit by Egarious¡¯ auto attack -1 HP. Mirage Mirror Chameleon was hit by Aetharios¡¯ auto attack -1 HP. Mirage Mirror Chameleon was hit by TresBelleSoiel¡¯s auto attack -1 HP. Mirage Mirror Chameleon was hit by Egarious¡¯ auto attack -1 HP. Mirage Mirror Chameleon was hit by Aetharios¡¯ auto attack -1 HP. Rayael, ¡°....¡±