After the dragon had disappeared Sam began to explore the temple and found it was much more spacious then the outside would have you believe as Sam found 30 bedrooms that could accommodate at least five people per room down a long hallway with a staircase heading up with two miniature statues at the base of the stairs that lead to a dining area for people to eat
Sam then walked over to the other side of the temple and found a training dojo with some rusty metal equipment while there was a seat in the back center that gave Sam a perfect view of the dojo and a room just down the hall that led to a very spacious bedroom that was much better then the other rooms which Sam figured would be his room and finally the last area to check was directly behind the the statue of the dragon near the front doorway
Once Sam had reached the final area Sam saw a forging area where he figured he could craft new weapons and armour for him and his followers however one question remained in Sam's mind
'How do I go back to earth?'
However just then a panel appeared saying
[Return is not possible until tutorial quests have been completed]
[New quest Hunting in the Ash Forest]
(Rewards)
Once the quest was giving Sam went back outside and said as he stood at the top of the stairs leading down to a forest
"That must be the place but walking down will be a pain,but first I have to do some testing with my new abilities
Sam shifted to his draconian form and felt his sense of smell and sight had changed with it becoming more refined and sharp and his fingers having grown some claws at the tips with the new form before Sam used
Sam felt free of all his responsibilities and no worries at all for the first time in his life before he remembered his quest and flew down towards the forest
Once Sam had reach the forest he had began to smell an odd yet soft aroma in the distance and followed the smell to find what he was looking for and that was a Drake
A Drake unlike a actual dragon only had its arms and legs with a single horn on its forehead however just because it was the subspecies of a dragon doesn't mean it is weak
Sam realized he had left his short sword back at the temple and was worried if his claws in his draconian Form could kill the Drake in front of him before he closed his eyes and said to himself
'May as well try it,
Sam's whole body had begun to tingle as if someone was tickling him before a message appeared saying
[Dragon Master has used
Sam was curious about the changes and checked his stats
[Sam Stone]
[Level 1 Draconic Core]
[Level 0]
[Stats]
[Health:3,250/3,250](+600)
[Stamina:5,000/5,000](+600)
[Strength:200](+100)
[Agility:150](+75)
[Intellect:220](+110)
[Dexterity:260](+130)
[Skills]
Sam was both shocked and happy however the Drake had discovered Sam and let out a roar as it clawed at Sam only to miss by a few inches before Sam retaliated with his own claws and sliced the drakes head clean off with a system boards saying as Sam stood in shock to what just occurred
[You have killed 1 (Normal) Lv.4 Drake]
[you have reached level 1]
[You have gained 8
[you have collected 4
[you have collected 3 Jars of
[you have collected 6
[you have collected a
[Quest Hunting in the Ash Forest has progressed by 10%]
Sam wanted to look at the spoils of his victory but was interrupted by a rustling sound behind him and turned to see 2 drakes staring at Sam however Sam smiled and charged the drakes and yelled as he slashed the drakes heads off
"This is my mountain now! Die!"
And just like with the previous Drake these two in front of Sam were no match for his power
Once the drakes were dead Sam began running around the forest till he killed the last Drake he had needed as the system confirmed Sam had completed the quest
[Quest Hunting in the Ash Forest(Cleared)]
[you have been awarded 10 jars of Draconian Blood]
[Construction of the {Healing pool} has commenced and will finish in 10 seconds]
[New Quest: Cleanse the body]
<10 Hollow Draconic Cores>
Sam after seeing this new quest used his draconian form to fly up all the stairs and upon reaching the Dragon temple he noticed some of the cracks and holes in the walls were repaired however it still wasn't luxurious as Sam would have wanted but he didn't complain and entered the temple and found a large steaming pool with crystal clear water and a few towels on the side
Sam didn't see a reason not to enter the pool as he had really started to smell and once Sam had stepped into the pool he felt his muscles relaxed and his mind slowly drifting away as if he was about to fall asleep before the system said once again to signal the completion of the Quest
[Quest: Cleanse the body(Complete)]
[Body has been strengthened by the Healing Pool]
[You have received 10 Hollow Draconic Cores]
[Passage back to earth is now possible using keyword (Return)]
[New Quest: New followers]
Sam didn't believe that an hour had passed already but got out of the Healing pool and got dressed after drying off and felt a little hungry and went back over to the cafeteria in the temple where he had hopes to find something to eat only to find raw meat in the freezer and once Sam grabbed one he noticed it was
'Will this be edible? Can I even cook this?"
After nearly 10 minutes the raw piece of meat looked cooked before Sam cut off a piece and ate it to find it was oddly satisfying and delicious before he began to devour the cooked steak has his hunger was very big
Once Sam was finished he began to take another look around for any changes only to see not much had changed and took a deep breath before saying the word
"Return"
Sam now had to find 10 followers and add them to his faction
Sam had just came out of the gateway from when he started his trial and was immediately asked by a random stranger who walked up to him
"Did you just awaken and are in need of a faction? Join us in the Ares Faction where you can be trained to reach the top
Sam pulled up his hood and said before he walked away to look for lone awakened people
"I'm not joining a faction"
The man was perplexed as most awaken would have little chances to join a faction but didn't bother with Sam and went to ask another who just walked out the gateway
After walking around for ages Sam had given up hope when he heard a man say to an identical twin
"Brother what are we going to do? We can't find a faction to join"
The twin brother started rubbing his temples as he said
"I don't know little brother but like always we stay together"
Sam walked up behind the twins and said
"Are you two looking for a faction?"
The twins jumped before Sam asked them
"Would you like to join the faction I'm apart of? I would be happy to accept you both"
The twins were hesitant before Sam lowered his hood and said as he stuck out his hand to them
"I forgot to introduce myself, I'm Sam stone and my faction is called The Dragon clan"
The twins laughed a little before the elder brother said
"That's a funny joke man, you must be one of those scammers who try to mug us for money, Absurd"
Sam let out a sigh before he took off his favourite hoodie and grew out his draconian wings and tail and said
"You believe me now?"
The twins started looking at the wings and tail on Sam before Sam retracted them and said as the twins were perplexed by the situation
"I need to find ten people willing to join so if you need a faction then I will help you"
The younger brother tugged the other brothers arm before they started whispering to each other before they turned to Sam and said in unison
"We'll join you"
Sam smiled and put his hoodie back on and said to the twins
"What are your names?"
The elder brother stepped forward and said
"My name is John Clin and this is my younger brother James Clin"
Sam shook both of their hands and said before he walked off with the twins following him
"Let's go find more people to join the faction"
After another long while Sam saw in the distance a girl with glasses crying against a tree and turned to the twins and said
"Wait here a moment"
The twins saw the crying girl and saw what Sam was doing and nodded before they sat down back to back
Sam then turned back to see the crying girl sitting in the same spot before Sam made his way over and said as he kept a distance from the girl
"Hi"
The girl looked up and saw Sam before she ran behind the tree she was sitting at and said as she poked part of her head to the side to clearly see Sam
"W-Who are you?"
Sam sat down and said
"My name is Sam, I saw you crying and am wondering why you are crying"
The girl stood to the side of the tree and said as more tears began to pour out of her eyes
"I-I-I had hoped to awaken and join a faction to provide for my sister but not one faction wanted me"
Sam grew out his tail and some claws on his hand and said
"If you need a faction then I can let you join mine, the two twins behind over there are already joining me"
The girl looked at Sam closely before she looked at the twins and said
"What is your faction?"
Sam said as he waved the twins over while he retracted his tail and claws
"The Dragon clan, we need 8 more people so if you need a faction you can join us"
The girl wiped her tears away and said as she saw the twins behind Sam
"I-I'm Cindy Gem, please treat me well"
Sam shook her hand and said
"Welcome to the Dragon clan, this is John and James"
Cindy was about to say hello before a man ran up to Sam saying
"You said you needed people for your faction? My friends and I are willing to join"
Sam looked behind the man with red hair and saw 3 others behind him and said as the twins started talking with Cindy
"While I am looking for awakened people I must ask, Who are you?"
The young man turned and waved at his friends for them to come over and said as he started to introduce them to Sam
"My name is Jim and these are my best buddies Ruth, Charles and Taylor but you have those cool looking wings right? I saw them earlier when you were talking with those to twins and was watching you before I heard you say you needed members"
Sam looked at Jim's friends before he asked
"Do you all want to join my faction?"
All of them held hands and nodded before they said as they bowed their heads to Sam
"Please let us join your Faction"
Sam looked back at Cindy and the twins before he turned back to Jim and his friends and said as he took off his hoodie to grow his wings to show him and his friends
"Then I welcome you to the dragon clan"
Jim and his friends stared at Sam's wings in awe as Cindy and the twins came over to talk with Jim and his friends before Sam noticed a large group of people walking over towards them
Sam turned to James and said as he handed him his bag and hoodie
"We got company, hold these"
Sam kept his wings and tail out before he said to the group walking towards them
"Who are you? What do you want?"
A large muscular man came to the front of the group with a greatsword on his back and said as he looked at Sam and only Sam
"I can tell from the rest that you are different so I want to offer a position of my strike team for the Zeus Faction"
Sam grew his claws and said as he held his feet firm to the ground
"Not interested, I already have a faction"
The man looked shocked and said as he gripped his sword on his back
"Last chance to join my team otherwise I will not be so nice"
Sam held his ground and said
"Like I said before that I'm not Interested in joining you"
The man grunted and was about to draw his sword before a tall slim white haired man suddenly grabbed his arm saying
"Team leader Oliver, you know better then to be so reckless"
Oliver turned and bowed at a 90 degree angle and said to the man
"Squad Commander Zenith, I didn't expect to see you here"
Sam looked at the slim man for a second before every bone in his body began to shake before he heard the man say as he gave a slight bow to Sam before dragging Oliver and the others away
"I apologize for my subordinates arrogance good day to you"
Sam let out a sigh of relief before he turned around and saw everyone on their knees staring at Sam in shock before Sam helped them all up and said
"Come on we need to find three more people to join the faction everyone take a partner and meet back here in 10 minutes"
Everyone split up while Cindy stayed with Sam and the tree in silence while Sam retracted his draconian features besides the wings and began to wait for the others to come back
~10 Minutes later~
Sam had opened his eyes to see everyone walking back with Jim holding the hand of a woman that was a stunning beauty for any normal man however for Sam he had a certain taste for his women before he turned and saw the twins walking beside two middle aged men wearing identical clothing
Once everyone had gathered at the tree Sam stood up and said to the three new faces
"Hello, my name is Sam stone and we are in need of members for the dragon clan faction"
The two men started flexing their arms as they had the ideal body of a bodybuilder and said in unison
"We're the Olson Brothers! We wish to join you!"
Sam then turned to the woman Jim had escorted to them only to hear her say to Sam
"What benefits do we gain from joining the faction you are in?"
Sam saw everyone stare at him and held up three fingers before saying
"First will be a place to sleep and eat second is training and thirdly is what everyone wants…power"
The woman smiled and said as she held her hand out to shake Sam's hand
"That's all I need, I'll join you and the names Mary jones"
Sam smiled and said as he held his hand out to Cindy next to him
"We have our members, everyone grab a person before we teleport in"
Everyone grabbed someone else's hand before Sam closed his eyes and said
"Here we go,