06. Valor, The Guide – Part 1
"System Command – System Start"
"Call me Nameless".
Nameless blinked a few times, and responded "What are you? Who made you?"
"How to upgrade you?"
"Are you really an AI, why are you saying the same instead of answering my question?"
"Argh! Is it because the system level is low now that it is Stupid?" Nameless became irritated the more he thinks about it, "what's with this half-baked system are they pranking me or something?"
"Fine, Fine, System Status"
[Status
Level 0 User
Name: Nameless
Race: Ethereal
HP: NA MP: NA SP: NA
World: ---
Level: ---
Profession: ---
System Points: 100
(All your stats are locked since you are in the Cube, you can temporarily unlock them while in the Training Ground)
Shop: --Locked – (Unlocks at System Level 1)
PS: Please visit Library to Unlock Skills column
"New user Gift"]
"So, everything is locked. To unlock I need to upgrade the system using a way it won't say" Nameless sighed upon looking at the blunt work that just tells you to either upgrade the system or be stuck with the useless system.
"what's that New User Gift?"
[New user gift – Opening
House, Book Terminal, Teleportation Circle, Boundary Talisman, Info Pack (Level 0)]
"Okay"
"That's fast so what's the new info?"
"I know you idiot, what's the new info"
"Argh, it never ends, what's the use of this dumb sh*t system, what's the meaning in any of this, are these Cube guys sadists or something?"
Nameless stopped agonizing himself and looked up to dark sky with a strange constellation it looked like a Rhino with a bright red star at the tip of its horn.
"ha it might be better if I didn't get the useless memories from my past, I am sure it would have never bothered me if I was the old Nameless" "It's different from the books in my memory what should I do now"
Nameless sits up in the air, floating lightly above the ground checking the stars, ever since he becomes a spirit, he could float around but not fly.
Just as he was mesmerized by the unique constellations in the sky, a shadow creeps behind Nameless and stood still without any sound and observed Nameless. Noticing that Nameless was looking into the star constellations on the sky the shadow spoke, "Beautiful right, it's a constellation from Saint Lucas's hometown".
Being startled Nameless Jumped in the air creating distance between them only then did he notice the shadow being mixed with few colours floating in the murky black colour of its body.
Nameless was on full alert observing the Shadow, it talked again, "He he, seems like I started you, Anyway I am Valor, your guide." It seemed satisfied by the response it got from Nameless.
"Nameless, Guide?"
"Nameless? Well, you have a unique name"
"Yes, if you had started your system, you already found that at Level 0 the system is useless even with the starting information you gained with the Contact. The system, contract and the information were set up by the Cube itself, so we can't make any changes there. So, to make the newbies life easier the higher-level users come up with idea of assigning a Guide to newbies to give an overall to make them easily assimilate to the Transmigration and step into the Journey to Godhood"
The shadow explained with great enthusiasm which would make other think that he was not explaining to Nameless but inspiring hundreds of people to join under him to live a beautiful life, making Nameless to sprout goosebumps on his hands even though he was a spirit now.
But still he showed no reaction on his face, standing steady looking directly into the eyes of the shadow.
"So if you don't have any questions now, shall we start the.." just as the shadow talked Nameless intervened "What are you?"
"A Guide!?" the shadow cocked its head to one side like it doesn't understand what he's asking.
"No, what are you?" nameless repeated the question again, this time pointing at the shadow.
"Ah, you are asking that, I am like you an Ethereal Spirit but unlike you I am a rank 7 Senior Dark Mage. So, I look different from you."
"You are black because you are a Dark mage?"
"Ha! you are highly perspective, the others I guided thought the opposite. But yes, we Ethereals are easily tainted by Mana, so we become the colour of the Mana we are holding in my case, Dark Mana."
"The more Mana you hold, the deeper the colour."
"But Oldman Lucas was looking like, you know an Oldman"
"That's Saint Lucas, he might be acting jovial and all close like an old neighbour but he's at the deity rank just below a GOD be careful Nameless the other high rankers would not like it calling the higher ups without honorifics" he admonished Nameless seriously and within next second he returns back to Normal.
"Well, we are in our soul form that's why you are able to see my mana affinity and my soul attributes. But once you reached Saint rank you can mask your Soul and take any form."
"Saint rank?"
"I know you are curious on the rankings, let's set up your house and move to the Central Library. It's easier to explain it there."
"Are you going to help me build my house?" Nameless asked curious, "you don't have anything on hand, or you going to use Magic?"
"Yes and No, you can't use Magic or skills outside training grounds"
"You should have got a gift pack right, ask your system to drop the items"
"Okay, System drop all items form gift pack" Nameless ordered doubtfully since the system never responded properly to his commands.
Suddenly a bright flash appeared and dimmed followed by four cards floating in the air, each card was roughly the size of a palm with gold borders.
The first one has a house, second a set of books, third card has a circle and mysterious symbols glowing and moving around the card and finally the fourth has a Gargoyle.
As Nameless was looking at the mysterious symbols in the third card with great concentration he felt something bubbled up inside him, he felt like something is churning inside him to come out just as he feeling deepened. "**BAM!!** "
Valor knocked on Nameless's head almost knocking him out, just as Nameless Jump him in anger he reasoned out, "Don't look at it for long Teleportation is a Sage level Spell, you might go crazy if you dwell on it far long"
"Why didn't you say it first" Nameless asked with gritted teeth.
"Ha ha, if I said it first would you have dared to take a peek, it will be a long time for you to see a Sage spell again so I let you take a peek"
"Now Now, let's get onto business, let's set up your first house in Cube."