After breakfast they slowly made their way to the top side of the city. The bright sun rays were definitely a change from the average dark days in the undercity.
The large city of Lumeras was bustling with many unknown figures as people from all over came for such a strange reason. The Thieves Guild Entry Exam!
It became more and more packed as they walked through the streets closer and closer to the center of the bustling city.
The people varied from kind merchants to strange men and women in dark clothing with a constant scowl on their face. Every kind of person could be found in such an event.
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After reaching the center of town it appeared as if very few people were actually standing on the town square 'square'. It was a small patch of grass that nearly 100 people sat on. Rick looked forward with a feeling of anticipation and anxiousness welling inside of him.
A reassuring pat on his shoulder eased his nerves as he turned around to see Lucas seeing him off.
"Good luck kid. Your gonna need it." He said reassuring.
"Thanks a whole lot Lucas. For everything."
"It's not like your gonna die. Don't be so dramatic"
They nodded to each other once more before Rick stepped foot on the grass plateau.
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As soon as Rick stepped foot on the lawn he was forced forward by some invisible force as a strange shimmering dome covered the entire area.
"Goooooood Evening Contestants and welcome to this years Thieves Guild Entry Exam."
"As you may have noticed a magical dome has been placed around you all."
The people around the arena began to inspect the dome around them to find that no matter what they did to it, it would miraculously remain unharmed. The only one he noticed not directly harming the wall was a young boy covered in dark robes. He eyed the wall with interest but remained away from it.
"This is not for your protection but for those outside!" The unknown voice echoed.
"This year the test will be a grand battle. The last five to remain in the orb will be those who are admitted. Fight to your hearts content! When you get eliminated you will be teleported out of the orb. When we reach 10 people something special will happen!"
"Let this years test commence!"
And with that last few words the dome sparkled once more and before he knew it people were fighting. Some stood still confused just like him but others were pummeling each others bodies as hard as possible trying to make them pass out or teleport out.
"Looks like easy prey to me!" An unknown voice said before Rick felt a sense of danger coming from behind.
He quickly dodged to the side as a massive fist smashed into the ground where he previously stood.
A massive giant stood where he previously stood standing at about 6 foot 4 inches tall with at least a couple hundred pounds on him.
'How the hell didn't I see him before?'
"You can't escape Ultars Grasp!" The giant said before smashing his massive hands to the side striking Rick in the chest.
Rick shrugged the small amount of damage off before sending a multistrike at Ultar's way.
Two fists dug in and delved deep into the giants chest knocking him prone and before Rick knew it the giant had been teleported out of the arena.
'This is the power of my skills and my system. Complete domination over others of my level.'
'Well let's get to it.' Rick thought before delving into the fray eliminating people left and right.
A large man in a trench coat was the last man he eliminated before it was just him and 9 others in the ring. Those of note was the boy in black robes he saw before and a middle aged man who seemed to have knives all across his body though they were still holstered.
'Current Status' Rick said trying to get what his current health and stamina was.
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Name: Rick Stone
Class: Apprenticed Thief Tier 1
Title: Broodling of the Forgotten Children
Health: 12/37 (10*LV+END)
Mana: 0/0
Stamina: 2/7
LV: 3
EXP: 425/400 (Waiting to level up)
Attributes:
Speed: 21
Endurance: 7
Strength: 6
Intelligence: 14
Magic: 0 (Locked)
Luck: 1
Unused Stat Points: 0
Unused Skill Points: 0 (Used to instantly level up a skill by one level. One point per current level is required.)
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'Wait I can level Up?! Level up quickly system and distribute my points all into Endurance while leaving the stat point for later.'
"Hello Final Contestants! The special event is getting ready to start but before that happens let me explain some things."
A man apparated directly in the middle of where they stood. He was dressed in a heavy leather coat with black cloth bottoms and tall leather boots. His eyes were a dark brown and his hair was an incredible white.
"This last portion of the test won't be a battle royal, no no it wont be one at all. Instead it will be simple dueling station until we have five contestants left. When we have five contestants left we will have our final round of duels with one of you getting a pass, aka the one who performs the best in there first duel. Then it will be three people remaining which happens to be the number of contestants we are accepting into the guild this year."
"So good luck as your gonna need it." The man said before pulling out a long formal list in which he proceeded to read off the names of the participants that would be dueling in the first round.
"Lucian and Rick. fourth match."
Rick looked around the arena before finding himself looking directly at the young boy covered in robes. A smile appeared on the boys face as a chill ran down Ricks spine.
'This is not gonna be fun.'