Chapter 18 - Boss Loot

I looked over to the others and they all got a great number of things, it was Cole's however that caught my eye. He was holding a sceptre made of white quartz with a large purple crystal jutting out of the end. The shaft of the sceptre was inscribed with purple letters in a language no one understood, but the strangest thing about it was that it glowed orange.

I walked over to Cole and appraised the sceptre,

[Sceptre of the Ancients - UltraRare - Once used by the Ancients in an attempt to destroy their creators, the Faceless Ones - ATK +800, INT +12, +40% efficiency when using fire type skills - Durability : 240/240 - Requirements : Mana pool must = 500+, Must know one healing spell, must know one fire spell, must have INT 20+ - Ability : Mana Drain (Allows the user to take their opponent's Mana, 100 per minute)]

It was an amazing item that deserved its UltraRare rarity. I handed the item back to Cole who was looking at it in awe with a huge smile on his face.

I walked back to my other box and opened it with my fingers crossed,

[Shield of Ajax - Rare - A huge shield made of seven cow hides with a layer of bronze - DEF +500 ATK, STR +8 - Durability : 120/200 - Requirements : STR = 20+ - Ability : Dual Wield (allows the user to use two [Shields] at once)]

I looked at the item the box gave me and figured that it was a really good item, I just couldn't use it. I looked over towards Oscar debating whether or not to give it to him but then I saw the item in his hands.

I walked over and appraised the item,

[Gauntlets of Ezio - Rare - Once used by the best assassin to ever walk the earth, he lived in the shadows and fought for the good of mankind against the Evil Templar Knights - DEF +500 AGI + 8 - Durability : 180/180 - Requirements - Must know Hidden Weapon Mastery skill and have it at level 3+ - This piece of Armour is equipped with a hidden weapon - [Hidden Blade - Rare - One of the best weapons to assassinate any target - ATK + 400, SEN +8 - Durability : 80/80 - Ability :Vital Points Targeting (When used on a vital point allows the user to deal 2x damage)]

I didn't even ask if I could swap and he said "I'll take the shield you can have the gauntlets." I just nodded and gave him the shield and my gauntlets. He was surprised when they just appeared. "Why weren't you wearing them?" he asked. "I was," I answered "I just set them to invisible in the Status Menu."

He opened his status then started tinkering with his equipment, the others did the same. I walked over towards the other two boxes and wondered what to do with them.

"Did anyone get any Faction Territory items?" I asked and Lucy and Lana both came forward and gave me their items, I appraised them,

[Cornucopia - Item type : Dispenser - Rarity : 7 - The horn of th goat-nymph Amalthea from which pored an Unceasing abundance of Nectar, Ambrosia and Fruit - Placed in Faction Territories - Yields an infinite amount of Nectar, Ambrosia and Fruit when supplied with Mana]

[Father Time's Hour Glass - Item Type : Timer - Rarity : 8 - Father Time carried an hour glass representing time's constant movement, many believe that Father Time like the Grim Reaper is constantly watching everything. The sands are always casually slipping through the hands of time - Placed in Faction Territories - Forever counting down to the next big event]

They were both amazing items I placed them in my inventory then spoke, "As you two had items that will benifit us all, you can have the last two boxes, does that sit well with everyone?" I asked. I was answered with approving nods so the twins went and opened their boxes.

Lana got a wand made of oak which glowed blue meaning it was a weapon. Lucy got a hammer which didn't glow, it was made of stone and wood making it look pretty crap. She stood up and walked towards me, putting it in my hand so I appraised it,

[Hammer of Tubal-Cain - Rarity : 1 - Item Type : Hammer - Used by the first Blacksmith Tubal, a descendent of Cain. He is known as the forefather to all Smiths - Equipped instead of a weapon - Can only be used by one Blacksmith (Levels up with the Smith)]

Surprisingly it was from the same set as my forge meaning that it would grow as I did.

"You can have it, I will never do anything to do with blacksmithing so think of it as a present. But if you get anything to do with Leather Crafting you better give it to me." she said before giving me a sweet smile.

I patted her on the head and thanked her before turning around and looking at the timer which was floating above where the boss had died, 07:35. Meaning we had just over seven minutes to wait before we could leave, I decided to go over my status screen since I had leveled up earlier,

Status Page

Player Name : Ezekiel Tyler

Alias : Whispering_Death

Level : 16{EXP: 334/1700}

Death Count : 0

Race : Undetermined

Title(s) : None

Badge(s) : {C'mon Bigboi} {PlayerKiller} {First Day} {First Dungeon} {Amateur Dungeoneer} {5 Achievements} {10 Achievements} {Monsterslayer} {First Monster} {Fifty Monsters} {100 Monsters} {500 monsters} {First Boss Room} {Boss Killer} {First Boss Fight} {15 Achievements}

Skill(s) : - Physical

>Bladed Weapon Mastery(lvl3)

>Ranged Weapon Mastery(lvl2)

>Hidden Weapon Mastery(lvl1)

>Triple Burst(lvl2)

>Guided Throwing(lvl2)

>Stealth(lvl3)

>Stealthy Steps(lvl1)

>Ultimate Stealth(lvlMax)

>World Map(lvlMax)

>Appraisal(lvl2)

- Magical

>Dark Element Boost(lvl3)

>Self Heal(lvl1)

>Necromancy(lvl1)

Abilities :

- Regular

> Dagger Arts

> Blacksmithing

- Special

> Monsterslayer

> Dungeoneer

> Boss Hunter

> Boss Fighter

HP : 2500 (+300)

MP : 1250 (+150)

Stats : STR - 21

AGI - 25 (+16)

VIT - 15 (+3)

INT - 25 (+3)

SEN - 15 (+24)

ATK : 2100(+1600)

DEF : 750 (+1250)

Affiliation(s) : In Party w/ (MidnightSun, DaylightMoon, GildedRose, FlamingTyrant, IronTanker, SilentWraith)

Skill Points : 12

Stat Points : 2

Vis : 17462

Equipment :

>Overcoat:

- Cloak of Ezio

>Head wear:

- Helm of Scipio Africanus

>Earrings:

- Orc Ear Hoops

>Necklace:

- None

>Chest wear:

- Beginner's Chestplate

>Arm wear:

- Gauntlets of Ezio

>Belt:

- Beginner's Belt

>Leg wear:

- None

>Foot wear:

- Lizardman Boots

>Weapon 1st hand

- Dagger of Decebalus

>Weapon 2nd hand

- Nordic-Steel Dagger

Equipment Abilities :

>Blend

>Last Breath

>Life Drain

>Vital Points Targeting

The menu looked pretty sweet, I'm not gonna lie. I put the stats into STR raising it to 23 and then closed the menu. I took out one of the boxes that I got for the achievements before and opened it, sadly I got another minor health potion.

I drank the potion as I was a little low on health, it tasted like strong mint. As I finished the bottle it burst into a cloud of smoke, startling me. I looked at the timer and it said [00:26]. I watched it countdown to zero and then we were teleprted away.