[ NAME: JONATHAN DAYNE ]
[ MANA CULTIVATION REALM: ONE STAR INITIAL STAGE ]
[ SKILLS MASTERED: (EXPAND) ]
[ SOURCE POINTS: 19.43 ]
Jon knew that he was in hot water it's only a matter of time before the guild leader is informed about the situation and will come soon to deal with the situation as no one else is allowed to enter the ancestral crypt. Not to mention the now missing black phoenix heart which was the black diamond centrepiece of the necklace of first guild leader, I don't know weather they know it is was a magic artifact or not. I heard that the guild leader is seriously ill may be I could use it to my advantage. I must move fast if I am to survive this ordeal.' Jon made a rough plan and went straight to level up his Healing Touch.
The first upgrade took 3 Source points.
[ SOURCE POINTS: 16.43]
[ SKILL: HEALING TOUCH
SKILL LEVEL: LV.1 +
SKILL DISCRIPTION: HEALS ALL INJURIES OF THE TARGET. ]
The second upgrade took 15 source points, five time more than first upgrade.
[ SOURCE POINTS: 1.43 ]
[ BLESSING OF MANA (SKILL): HEALING TOUCH
SKILL LEVEL: LV.2 +
SKILL DISCRIPTION: HEALS ALL INJURIES OF THE TARGET AND REVITALIZE THEM, ABLE TO SEE ALL THE ILLNESS OF A PERSON.]
'Able to see all injuries a person has hm...I can work with that. This could help my case.' Jon was hopeful.
Jon sat in a lotus position infront of the first guild leader's statue facing the entrance and closed his eyes as if in maditation.
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The guild leader arrived outside the crypt entrance, She was a radiant beauty in her early thirties with silver hair and blue eyes. Her name is Astrid Silva
"Guild leader, you must punish Cersei's boy-toy for trespassing into the sacred ancestral crypt. You can't be biased because Cersei is your disciple." Carl said in a grumpy voice.
"chief enforcer Carl's you where the one who threw him in there." Cersei defended Jon.
"All of you back down. I will decide what to do with him." Astrid said with the authority of a leader and entered the crypt alone.
She saw Jon meditating at the foot of the founder's statue, her eyes quickly went to the necklace and found the diamond missing.
"You dare steal the black diamond of the founder." she accused Jon.
Jon opened his eyes in a calm manner "I am Mereoleona Vermillion the founder of the guild, you must be the current guild leader. I have temporarily taken possession of this body by using the magic that I stored in the black phoenix heart in hopes of finding a person who could receive my healing magic so that it might benifit the guild." Jon said in a feminine tone.
'This man, is he trying to deceive me.' Astrid was not buying it.
"hmm... it seems like you are having some serious internal injuries. Your whole body is constantly leaking mana, you have several internal injuries, your mana stars are in a very unstable state and the magic pressure from your mana stars are causing damage to your heart. In your current situation no matter how much you practice not only you can never advance you might recede, that is if you don't die first." Jon used his skill to deduce the injuries still acting the part of Mereoleona Vermillion.
'How did he see the real state of my injuries? As far as I know it is impossible for anyone in the guild to know about this.' Astrid was taken by surprise but she never showed it on her face.
"Enough with that, you are a part of my guild so I will help you out by imparting a healing magic skill to this body using his blessing of mana which will help in healing your illness." then Jon touched Astrid's forehead with his index finger and middle finger then in a mighty voice he bellowed "Healing Touch". Jon was wary of fully healing the guild leader 'First of all let me give her a taste of it at 30% power. I can't heal her fully stright away, or else I will lose my value to her and she might finish me of to appease the chief enforcer Carl.'
'What is this? A warm and majestic force is coursing through my body. The healing effect of this healing spell is infinitely better than any healing technique I have ever tried. I have never heard of such a skill, the power it generates is by no means something a boy-toy can wield, could it really be the founder's doing? As long as this power continues to course through my body, even if my remedies are useless, my internal injuries will fully heal.' Astrid rejoiced.
"choug--" Astrid coughed blood from her mouth and Jon stops his healing magic at the same time.
"Don't stop! Keep going! that is just the stale blood accumulated in my body. I'll just spit it out." Astrid said spitting out blood from her mouth.
"This healing magic is very energy consuming and I only had a fraction of my power stored inside my necklace. I have already exhausted my magic power. This boy can help you recover fully using this same healing magic once he reaches a higher mana realm.The rest is up to you, take care." after completing his final act Jon feigned exhaustion by
dispersing his mana and fell unconscious.
"Lady Mereoleona don't go" Astrid caught Jon befor he hit the ground.
"My lady! my lady!" Astrid called desperately.
"Ugh... Where am I?"Jon asked waking up slowly in Astrid's arms. Jon pretend to be shocked and jumps away from Astrid.
"What happened after you came in hear? Answer me this instant !" Astrid was very impatient.
"Before that, who might you be my lady?" Jon asked in a respectful tone.
"I am the guild leader of this guild, and the person who will decide your faith. So you better start talking!" Astrid said in a no-nonsense tone.
"After I was thrown in here after receiving a punch from Mr. Carl Wilson, I landed near the statue in the centre seriously wounded from the attack. I saw light coming from the black diamond on the necklace
of the statue the everything went blank. Then in my dream I met the same lady as in the statue, she said her name was Mereoleona Vermillion, she claimed to be the founder of the guild and she imparted a powerful healing magic with my blessing of mana." Jon said acting confused and disoriented from the ordeal.
"Was it called the Healing touch?" Astrid's elation was as plain as day.
"Oh, yes, the healing touch. That's the name of the magic. But it is a high mana consuming skill and I won't be able to use it effectively untill I reach a higher mana cultivation realm." Jon answered.
This was Jon's plan, he can't cure her stright away, otherwise, he will be of no value to her. In her current situation she will have to keep him safe and help him reach a higher magic realm.
Astrid was deep in thought looking at Jon 'He is just a cultivation vessel Cersei picked up. He is too weak to be able to perform lady Mereoleona's healing magic to the fullest extent. There is only one choice...'
Astrid gathered the blood she previously spat out on the ground and flung it towards toward Jon and smeared it around where Jon's crotch is.
"Lady guild leader, why did you do that?" Jon was surprised.
"You have trespassed into the ancestral crypt of the guild, where only the guild leader can enter. Even if I am the current guild leader, I can't give you a pardon. Don't wipe the blood from your clothes, this is the only way to keep you alive." Astrid informed Jon.
'What exactly is she thinking? How is a blood stain going to save me from death penalty?'
"oh, and one more thing. Forget that you ever came inside the crypt. If I you tell anyone about what is inside the crypt, even a single word from your mouth about the crypt will end your life." Astrid threatens while exuding a huge pressure on Jon.
Jon knew that the guild was keeping some powerful artifacts inside the crypt that belonged to the previous guild leaders, they where hidden in plain sight just like how they kept the black phoenix heart that belonged to the first guild leader on her statue and only the guild leaders had the right to enter the crypt under the threat of death. This frightened Jon a whole lot more, considering the current situation he could die the moment he stops being useful to the guild.
'The only way to survive in this world is by becoming stronger.' Jon was more determined than ever to become stronger.
Astrid came out of the crypt first after explaining her plan to Jon.
"Master!? How is Jon?" Cersei asked with concern
"Guild leader, if you are unable to execute him because of his ties to your only disciple, I can help!" Carl proffered which earned him an angry look from Cersei.
"Jonathan Dayne's crime of infringing on the ancestral crypt is unforgivable. I have already dealt with him personally, so as not to trouble enforcer Carl."
"Master, what did you do to Jon?" Cersei asked her master.
"He will be here soon. You can ask him yourself." Astrid answered.
Jon slowly came out of the crypt as if in pain with blood on his pants between his legs. "Thank you guild leader for sparing my life..."
"Jonathan..." Cersei asked in shock 'master castrated him? I won't have any more use for him now!' Cersei was crestfallen at her lose of excellent cultivation partner.
"Serves you right! I will give you a swift death and free you from your suffering now." Carl said still holding a grudge.
"Holde your horses! Mr. Dayne has already been punished by me and he has offered to join the Black Phoenix guild as my personal servent to further repent for his transgressions. As such from today onwards he is a member of the guild and my personal servent. And as his master and the guild leader it is my responsibility to give him justice if he where to be attached by someone because of some personal vendetta anyone might have." Astrid put her foot down on the matter.
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A few days later.
'Who would have thought her reason for smearing blood on my crotch was to fake a castration. I have got to play eunuch now!' Jon thought as he was getting ready to go meet the guild leader. Jon has taken residence in the guild leader's tower after the incident. Since then he has been acting as the guil leader's personal servent and used the watered-down version of healing touch to heal her every day in the name of serving her. 'When I got to know her a little better the guild leader is actually very easy to get along with. I still can't believe that she's obsessed with romance novels! She even sympathize with the righteous heroine! Weren't you supposed to be a merciless women who practice dark magic.'
In his free time Jon started to write novels, actually he is rewriting famous books from his orginal world in the settings of the current one. He published his first book 'The beauty and the beast' with the help of the guild leader and it seems to be a hit considering the amount of source points he gained.
A few days later.
With his new found fame as a writer and his good looks, even though he is mistake for an eunuch, women in the guild are head over heels over him.
This gained him more source points from the female adoration and source points from male envy.
As such he obtained about 55 source points. After officially joining the Black Phoenix guild, he became the second disciple of the guild leader.
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