1st person Pov:
[Item: Mask of deception
Allows a person to change their facial features and skin tone. Changing height and weight is not possible.
Uses:2\3
Price: 100 gold]
[Attachable item: Shadow pervert
Can be used to stick to a target and keep them under surveillance. Cannot be used by anyone other than the host. The host can hear the target and his surroundings but seeing vision is not possible.
1-time use only
Price: 250 gold]
[Consumable item: Bread of boom
A consumable item that can be used to blow a target from inside. Cannot be used by anyone other than the host.
Restriction: It has to be consumed by the target.
Command for activation: Boom
1-time use only
Price: 500 gold]
What are these strange names? Shadow pervert? Shouldn't a more sensible name be 'Spy Shadow'? And bread of boom? It literally booms if consumed. Strange names. Well anyway, that is not the problem. The problem is gold. I am running low on it. All of this cost 850 gold. Currently, I am left with only 140 gold, and I don't know how I gain more. Will it work if I have the local currency of gold or is it system-exclusive gold? I will think about it later.
'He should have arrived at the church by now.' Since I can only hear, I have only heard him praying or his conversations with Jacob. I did hear something about a warp circle. As far as my knowledge goes, Warp circles are used to instantly travel from one point to another. So that means long distances can be traveled by warp circles. What an interesting technology.
"I am going to write a report on Michael von Revstein. You can go do your things now." I heard a voice in my head. This voice belonged to Jacob who was talking to Ben. It seems they have arrived at the Church. "Yes, priest Jacob. Please excuse me as well as I have to pray." Replied Ben to Jacob. "You do that." After that, I did not hear Jacob's voice nor Ben's. I can hear footsteps, but I don't know where he is going. I guess I will wait and listen.
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Ben was walking in a certain direction after separating from Jacob. He was heading to the inner parts of the Church where new priests like him were not allowed to go but for some reason, no one was stopping him. He walked for about half an hour and arrived in front of a room. The door to the room was gigantic about 4 meters tall and made of gold. Just by looking at the door, one could guess that the room would be grander and the person inside of it was someone of great importance and authority. Ben knocked on the door with the metal pin that was fixed on the door. After some time, the door opened itself and Ben walked inside.
The room was indeed grand from the inside. Everything inside the room was either of gold or equally expensive materials. The paintings on the wall literally screamed 'expensive'. An old man of about sixty was sitting on a grand chair or it would be more correct to call it a throne. He was holding a book in his hand and a gold chalice that contained wine of blood red color.
The man raised his head and looked at Ben. Ben instantly fell to his knees and greeted the old man. "Junior priest Ben greets the holy cardinal. It is an honor to be in your presence your eminence, Sir Jordan Belafeil."
Jordan looked at the young man and nodded his head and then said: "Raise your head. Tell me, have you finished the task assigned to you?"
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Cardinal Jordan Belafeil. I know of him. There was a whole book about him in the library, something about him being a devout follower of the Goddess or something. Well, books are written to exaggerate a person's greatness and benevolence. But I think he is far from benevolent, considering he tried to kill me, painfully and slowly at that.
'Though I would love to hear the rest of their conversation, I cannot afford that.' "Boom."
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"Tell me, have you finished the task assigned to you?" Jordan asked Ben who was still on his knees. "Yes, like you said I sabotaged the awakening ceremony of Michael von Revstein and changed the Awakening crystal. But the intended effect did not happen." Ben answered Jordan's question while still with his head down. Even though he was told to raise his head, he knew better than anyone to never raise his head in the presence of a cardinal.
"What happened?" Jordan asked with a cold voice hearing that his plan did not proceed as intended. Ben shivered on hearing the cold voice from the cardinal but still answered, "Well, everything happened normally only when he touc- Kuhhh", but mid sentenced his body started feeling hot. And not warm and fuzzy hot but scorching hot. Before he could say another word or even scream, Ben's body became red all over and started expanding and eventually exploded.
It was a gruesome scene. Ben's innards had painted the walls with various organs and turned them red with his blood. Some of his skin and body parts were sticking to the roof of the room. Overall, it was a sight one will not see every day. But even then, the person sitting on the chair did not even blink at the gory scene and the cold look on his face got even colder. "What do you think?" Jordan asked out loud seemingly from no one.
A voice came from behind a pillar inside the room, "Whomever it was they were sending a warning to us."
"What do you mean a warning?" Jordan inquired since he did not understand clearly.
"He exploded when he was about to tell us about the result of the boy's awakening. but a few moments earlier Jacob, the supervising priest of the ceremony reported that Michael von Revstein has failed to awaken mana, but he did not suffer the same fate. But he also did not know about the parasitic awakening crystal, only Ben did." The man in the shadows replied.
And Jordan understood the rest of the situation from that. "So, whoever it is, they know. They know that we were after this incident, and this is their way of warning us not to target the boy again." Jordan said out loud.
"Yes. So, for now, until we find out who it was, do not do anything to the boy. We cannot afford any mishaps. There are many years for the prophecy to come true. All other candidates are being dealt with. There will be many opportunities to get rid of candidate Michael in the future." After saying that the man in the shadows left leaving Jordan alone in the room. "Michael Von Revstein. Who is your guardian angel?" Jordan muttered while shaking the chalice in his hand softly.
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