"You must be thirsty." the Elderly Nekarian held out a bladder of water towards Jax'in.
"Thhh... ank... y... ou.." Jax'in croaked, his voice harsh from dehydration.
The elderly Nekarian walked over to Jax'in and slowly tipped the bladder so a trickle of water could touch Jax'ins dried and cracked lips.
"Don't drink to fast. Slow, easy sips." the Elder spoke soothingly.
Jax'in would've listened had he not felt like he was dying of thirst. He tried to grab and tilt the bladder to allow more water to come through only to get smacked in the back of the head by the Elder.
"Tsk, I said slowly, you'll make yourself sick." the elder clicked.
This time, Jax'in did listen and forced himself to slowly drink the water. Neither of them spoke a word until Jax'in finally felt like he could speak normally.
"Where am I?" he said in a still somewhat scratchy voice.
"The Nekarian Desert, obviously," the Elder chortled "to be specific, your at the Ferandi Oasis, are you headed somewhere or lost?"
"A little of both actually." Jax'in sighed before continuing "I'm looking for a large oasis that is shaded by a massive Pyramid."
At his words the Elder Nekarian quickly grabbed the spear that Jax'in only just now noticed at the mans feet.
"How do you know of the Mana Oasis?!" the Elder roared attracting the attention of the other Nekarians outside the tent.
The remaining six Nekarians that were outside the tent came running in, spears and cutlasses in hand prepared to kill Jax'in. Each and every one of them looked at him with anger and confusion as to how he knew about their secret.
"I... I saw it in a dream." Jax'in said truthfully, surprised by their reaction.
He saw it in their eyes that none of them believed a word of what he said. One Nekarian, thinner than the rest, started to move towards Jax'in while raising the cutlass with a white knuckle grip. And swung.
Jax'in reacted solely on instinct. Rolling towards the individual and grabbing the wrist holding the cutlass and yanking them to ground. He brought the individual down in the sand and leapt on top of them, pinning the cutlass to the side.
"What in the Dead God's shriveled asshole was that for?!" Jax'in screamed leaving everyone, including himself, stunned at his outburst.
For the next few moments no one moved, the only sound that could be heard was the the wind outside the tent and the breathing of everyone inside the tent. Finally, the Nekarian below him spoke.
"I would appreciate it if you would remove your hands." the voice sounded feminine, but he couldn't tell due to the covering over their face.
"Why should..." Jax'in started speaking before every weapon in the tent become pointed in his direction.
"Who are you?" the Elder began
"And how do you know about the Mana Oasis?" the Nekarian below Jax'in finished.
"Why should I tell you? You asked me where I was going and if I was lost, and then you all attacked me!" Jax'in retorted
"Because we have you outnumbered!" growled a Nekarian from somewhere behind Jax'in.
"So what, I killed over three dozen cavalrymen on my way into the desert, what do you think only seven of you can do?" Jax'in said with a menacing look in his eyes.
*Ting*
-User has discovered new skill (Killing Aura)-
Killing Aura: Rank 1, Cost: 5 Spirit/sec (User releases a wave of killing intent, anyone in the effective radius; Wisdom/2 in meters; and 5 levels or more lower than the user, lose the will to fight)
Everyone in the tent other than Jax'in and the Elder Nekarian paled at the menacing aura he had released. Jax'in could feel the breathe hitch in the throat of the Nekarian below him, and he thought he heard a small sob escape the individuals lips. It didn't take the Elder long to realize what was going on, so he walked up to Jax'in and slapped the back of his head.
All the other Nekarians let out a sigh of relief, but none of them felt brave enough to point their weapons at the Elf anymore.
"Who are you, Elf?" the Elder asked again.
With a newfound respect for the elder, he told them who he was.
"Jax'in Gail'Toren, the last surviving member of the Royal Moon Elves, and a Dreamseer who only realized this a week and half ago."
After speaking true the Elder did something that surprised everyone present . He removed his face covering and bowed while speaking.
"Not many would dare claim this, if you are a Dreamseer as you say, would you mind sharing your dream with us?" he said with reverence.
"I see no harm in it, seeing as everyone here doesn't seem to have it in them to attack me again." he said with a pointed glare at the Nekarian below him.
"N...no I wouldn't dare." The Nekarian said.
"Don't worry about her, she's new and rather jumpy." the Elder chuckled
"Very well." Jax'in said, getting up and extending his hand to help her up.
"T... thank you." she stammered, her face still pale from the fear he had evoked in her.
"Now then, shall we hear your prophecy." the Elder sat down
Everyone in the tent sat down as well waiting to her what Jax'in had to say.
"Well. There really isn't much to tell." Jax'in stated
"That's fine, there has never been a prophecy that wasn't vague. Just tell us what you know."
"There was was a large oasis, the water looked like it stretched for thousands of kilometers. There was a massive pyramid with a gold encrusted peak that shimmered like a jewel..."
All the Nekarians in the tent started nodding their heads as the Elder spoke.
"That is the Great Pyramid of Hontul, the ancestral seat of power for the Royal Nekarians it sits..."
"That's not all," Jax'in interrupted with an air of urgency in his voice. "I saw a Nekarian woman in white and purple silks running across the sand with small rivers of blood, staining the oasis red. She was being chased.."
"By what?!" exclaimed the Nekarian woman from before.
"Hush and let the man continue, Vera." the Elder shushed her as he motioned for Jax'in to continue
"It was some sort of... beast. I don't know what to call it really. It had the form of some Magical Beast. But it seemed to be made out of nothing but shadows." Jax'in said with a tinge of fear in his voice.
"A Magical Beast made of shadows... Did you see anything else?" the Elder prodded.
"No, but the Beast felt as if it wasn't actually... there... like it was a failed summon from a powerful magic circle." Jax'in replied.
"How old are you Prince?" questioned the same Nekarian behind him from before.
"76, the Halcion Kingdom began the war at my Coming of Age Ceremony."
There was a look of pity that flashed across everyone's faces, it was a look that sparked anger in Jax'ins chest. He definitely did not like people looking at him like that.
As if sensing his discomfort the Elder raised his hand.
"Everyone, I would like to speak to our guest alone, it seems that there is something on his mind that can not be said in the presence of a large audience."
At the Elders words everyone present nodded their heads in acknowledgment and exited the tent, leaving the Elder alone with Jax'in. In that very same moment a series of notifications popped up in Jax'ins view.
-Foreign Magical power detected in Users psyche-
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-Foreign Magical power rejected, detecting source-
*****
-Telepathic source located 3 meters in front of the User-
Jax'ins eyes widened in surprise at the Elder in front of him. What kind of man was he that he could possess telepathic abilities.
"Ah, it seems I have indeed been found out. Pardon my intrusion Your Highness..."
"Jax'in. Jax'in will do, can't very well be royalty with no one to rule.' Jax'in interjected.
"Very well Jax'in, this vision isn't the only thing that has brought you to the Desert Kingdom of Nekaria is it." he eyed Jax'in as surprise washed over his features.
"No, I need to find the Nekarian Royal family..." Jax'in started to reply
"Do you know how to cultivate either Mana or Spirit?" the Elder interrupted
"No, I never finished my Coming of Age ceremony, so I never received either of the training codex's." Jax'in said softly
"I thought not, which do you want to learn?"
Jax'ins head shot up in surprise at the elder. Each race had their own method of cultivating the different powers of this world, but none were as potent, or as guarded, as the Nekarian arts. Many elves, including his mother and father, dreamed of one day being recognized by one of the Nekarian Royal Instructors.
"You're... you're a..."
"Royal Instructor? Yes, I am Instructor Kubo, those individuals out there are actually my students. The one that you pinned earlier is the Fifth Princess Vera Nekaria." he chortled "So you have fulfilled at least one of your objectives, but you haven't actually told me why you need to find them."
Jax'in looked at the man with such awe and reverence that he almost told him the exact reason why he needed to find them. But just as he opened his mouth he shut it again and looked down.
"Ah, secrecy. Good man, I would be worried if you spilled such secrets so easily just because of my position." He nodded to Jax'in. "Worry not, once we get back to the Mana Oasis I will personally ensure that you get an audience with the Royal family."
"Three days." Jax'in said "We have anywhere between three days to ten weeks before my prophecy comes true."
Instructor Kubo stiffened and took his headdress off completely revealing the gray cat ears on top of his head.
"Do you not have a more accurate time?"
"No, I just discovered this ability of mine a week and a half ago." Jax'in said shaking his head.
"Very well, here you're going to need to learn these two manuals as quickly as possible." Instructor Kubo said after pulling out one blue codex, and a white codex and handing them to Jax'in.
*Pting*
-User has obtained the Manual of Truesource (Mana)-
-User has obtained Windwalk Spellbook (Mid-tier Air Magic)-
-Would the user like to use the obtained codex's?-
"I will inform the others of the situation and have them ready to leave at your signal... Also, do be careful of her highness, she has just recently come of age and you have already proved you dominance."
Instructor Kubo left the tent at his proclamation, leaving Jax'in safely, if not confused at words, in the tent to study the two codices. Jax'in just sat there for the first few minutes, stunned at how lucky he was to have been found by one of the Nekarian Royal instructors. And to be offered one of the two secret cultivation manuals of the Nekarians!
'System, learn obtained codex's' Jax'in thought with finality.
-User has obtained Air Magic: Windwalk Rank 1 (User creates a gust of wind behind himself, boosting Agility by Users Intelligence)-
-User has Obtained Meditation Method: Mana Truesource Rank 1 (Users Maximum mana is increased by 1 point after every 10 hours of meditation)-
-User has entered a safe area, user has 4 minutes to allocate remaining free stat points; 60 points remaining-
'System, allocate 15 points in strength, 5 in constitution, 10 in agility, and 30 in luck-
-User Status-
Name: Jax'in Gail'Toren
Race: Moon Elf
Class: Moonsilver
Level: 20
Exp: 1600/2100
HP: 200/200
Spirit: 160/160
Mana: 160/160
Strength: 15-> 30 (20)
Constitution: 25-> 30 (20)
Agility: 20-> 30 (20)
Intelligence: 30 (20)
Wisdom: 30 (20)
Luck: 19-> 49 (20)
Stat points: 0
Skills:
Blessing of the Moon Bloodline (All stats gain 1 point per users level)
Beast Riding: Rank 1 (Allows user to ride any rank 1 domestic or magical beast with no difficulty)
Dreamseer: Rank 1 (User has a 20% chance to foresee future events that will occur in the next 2-12 weeks when all conditions are met)
Killing Aura: Rank 1, Cost: 5 Spirit/sec (User releases a wave of killing intent, anyone in the effective radius; Wisdom/2 in meters; and 5 levels or more lower than the user, lose the will to fight)
Longsword: Rank 2 (Deal 40% more damage while using Longswords)
- Moon Cleaver: Rank 1, Cost: 7 Spirit, 5 Mana (User enhances their weapon with Lunar energy, enhancing the blades damage by Intelligence + Strength x 20%)
Longbow: Rank Max (Deals 2x damage while using Longbows)
Medium Armor: Rank 3 (All Medium Armor blocks 60% more damage)
Meditation Method: Mana Truesource Rank 1 (Users Maximum Mana is increased by 1 point after every 10 hours of meditation, regenerates 3 Mana/sec)
Saber: Rank 4 (Deal 80% more damage while using Sabers)
Spears: Rank 2 (Deal 40% more damage with Spears)
Spirit Induction: Rank 1 (User fills their body with Spirit energy, energy used is equal to the users base Constitution stat)
Sprint: Rank 2, Cost 2 Spirit/10sec (Increases user Agility by 40% while active)
Spells:
Life:
Heal Wound: Rank 2, Cost: 15 Mana (Increases healing done by 40%)
Growth: Rank 1, Cost 10 Mana (causes plant growth at 20% increased speed)
Earth:
Fertilize: Rank 2, Cost: 4 Mana (makes desired soil 40% more fertile)
Earth Spire: Rank 2, Cost: 25 Mana (Juts a sharp spire of rock up at the targeted enemy dealing Int x 40%)
Air Magic:
Windwalk: Rank 1, Cost 2 Mana/10sec (User creates a gust of wind behind himself, boosting Agility by Users Intelligence)