Kingdom of Mercerus
Gracias City
As Julius walked toward the towering city gates, his mind kept reeling back to the incident which occurred in the forest, which is going to change the way he is going to live ahead. He was so immersed in his inner thoughts that he didn't even notice when his turn had come. The guard shouted at Julius " Hey man, I need to see the city stamp. Show me your approval stamp to enter the city." Julius was suddenly jolted out of his thoughts by hearing the shouting of the guard.
"Oh sorry, I was a little distracted. Here is my stamp." Julius said as he produced his stamp.
"Rough day in work? You look a bit worried." The guard asked while checking the stamp.
"Oh no, it's nothing, just some minor issue. Nothing to worry about." Julius said as he took his stamp back.
" If you say so." The guard said as he called the next person.
Julius wandered around Gracias City, looking in awe at the exquisite fountains to the well-architected marble temples with intricate designs carved on the marble. Truly, this city embodied art in its finest form.
"Even after coming here so many times, I still can't help but feel awed by this city."
After wandering for some time, Julius found the barracks in which he was going to stay here. He didn't know why many soldiers were called back to the capital, but there were some very bad rumours spreading around and he didn't want to believe those rumours.
He arrived at the barrack which was already full of noise and excitement from the soldiers. He could see many of his friends who had been recruited into the army at the same time. Seeing them brought back many memories of the past, both sweet and bittersweet.
" Aye, Julius! What are you doing standing over there at the entrance? Come brother, celebrate along with us. We are meeting each other after such a long time, we should celebrate it in the best way possible." his close friend, Cassius, called him as he saw Julius standing at the entrance.
His friend, Cassius, was a brave and trustworthy person. He and Julius had been friends since childhood after he had to run away from his birthplace due to...
No, Julius didn't want to think of that at this time. He forced himself out of these thoughts and went back again to Cassius. Cassius had been with him through his highs and lows. He had seen him at his best and his worst. He had helped him whenever he needed him. Julius was grateful that he had got such a friend.
Julius celebrated for a long time with Cassius. They celebrated like madmen from morning till late at night. After all, it's not every day they got to meet each other like this. After everyone was tired and went to their rooms, Julius sat on his bed and started thinking about the powers which he got. It was still worrying him that he got power just like that without paying any price or anything. One does not get power just like that. He was not like others who just went ahead with the flow, he has always been a thinker. He analysed everything, his situation forcing him to do so.
"So, how do I activate the system, do I have to speak a command or..."
As he was thinking about it, the system interface suddenly opened in front of him.
" Oh, so it opens with just a thought. That's pretty convenient. Hmm... so there are three tabs. I already know the instructions, let's see what my stats have to say about me."
He opened the stats tab and a display came in front of him like this:
Strength: 14
Ether: 0
Agility: 12
"Hmm, so these are my stats. But I don't have anyone to compare to so I don't know if these are good or not. My Ether is still at 0, that's to be expected because I should not have ether at all. Ether is only wielded by the royal family. Let's look at the Missions tab"
The Missions tab displayed something like this:
Missions:-
• Precaution is better than cure:-
You have been summoned to the city for reasons unknown. But the reason is unknown and bad rumours are spreading around. Keep yourself ready for any situation.
Buy a switchblade and some of the Rosaria herbs.
Rewards:- Points × 5
"Hmm, so this system knows what is going on around me and is giving me missions according to that. I can understand the switchblade, but why the Rosaria herbs? Isn't that only used for decoration purposes? Let's see what happens after I complete the mission."
Saying this, Julius willed the system to close and the system interface vanished in front of him. Julius was also pretty tired, so he arranged his things and went to sleep.
'I will meet you one day, the one who gave me this power. Just you wait.' Thought Julius as sleep engulfed him.