The bustling market was filled with vibrant colors, enticing aromas, and a lively atmosphere. People shuffled through the narrow alleys, navigating between vendors selling a myriad of goods. Amongst the crowd, Barry could be seen darting through the maze-like market, his eyes brimming with excitement. In his hands, he tightly clutched a small package, eagerly anticipating the moment he would share his surprise with his friends.
Hazel, Alan, Gabriel, and Shelby stood near a charming café, enjoying the lively ambiance. Their laughter and conversation filled the air as they soaked in the vibrant energy of the market. Suddenly, their attention turned to the blur of motion heading directly towards them. They recognized Barry's distinctive figure, his face alight with a mixture of exhilaration and anticipation.
As Barry closed in, his friends watched with curiosity, intrigued by his rapid approach. With a burst of energy, he finally skidded to a halt in front of them, causing a small commotion among the surrounding shoppers. Breathing heavily, he beamed at his companions, his eyes sparkling with excitement.
"Guys! You won't believe what I just found!" Barry exclaimed, his voice filled with an infectious enthusiasm. His friends leaned in, their curiosity piqued.
With a flourish, Barry carefully unwrapped the package, revealing a tiny, fluffy ball of fur nestled within. A chorus of "awws" and delighted gasps escaped from his friends as they caught sight of the adorable sight before them—a small baby cat.
The tiny feline blinked its wide eyes, seemingly unaware of the commotion it had caused. Its fur was a patchwork of colors, its little ears perked up as it gazed curiously at the group surrounding it.
Hazel, Alan, Gabriel, and Shelby couldn't help but be drawn to the charm of the kitten. Smiles spread across their faces as they cooed and showered it with affectionate words. Barry's excitement was contagious, and the group quickly embraced the newfound addition to their circle.
Amidst the bustling market, surrounded by the sights and sounds of everyday life, a sense of joy and wonder enveloped the group. The small kitten became the center of attention, its presence forging a bond of camaraderie and delight among Barry, Hazel, Alan, Gabriel, and Shelby. Together, they marveled at the unexpected gift of companionship that had found its way into their lives, their friendship deepening in the glow of their shared happiness.
With their shopping done, which ended with Barry purchasing a furry friend, Hazel bought some wind chimes as decor for her house and the rest didn't find something of interest except Who had purchased a skill book.
[Warrior's Code: A skill that harnesses the power of combat skills and provides a pure martial art fighting style to the user who absorbs the book, this skill book is the peak of basic hand to hand fight and produces moves which counter the opponent the best]
Alan was quite shocked by hearing the context of this skill book and immediately absorbed it only to feel a sensational feeling all around his body and as he opened his eyes he felt like he could take on a force of 10 people.
They all left the market to set their destination towards the Weapon Hall as they stated that they had something "special" for the team and they were eager to find out, Barry rested his cat on his shoulder and everybody also got ready to head out.
After some walking they finally reached the Hall the sun was about to set so this meant they had to do their work inside before darkness hits them quickly. They entered the Hall only to smell the old antique smell of wood and perfumed metal across the hallway. They were introduced by two workers who guided them to a room with only 3 people present inside.
They closed the door behind them as they were met with Ray, Matt, and Dr. Clay they saved from the illusionary clan.
"Hello Barry, you must be wondering why we had invited you, guys here, and the reason was quite shocking for us as well as Dr. Clay made this discovery", said Matt the owner of the weapon Hall.
He pressed a lever which activated some mechanism as a platform started to descend from the ceiling after it made its touchdown All five were shocked to see what it presented.
Upon the platform laid 5 new and differently designed katana with each user's name engraved on it. All of their looks changed from curiosity to amazement as these new katanas looked more fancy than the previous ones.
"Um, Alan am I right, please grab your sword please and release your aura as well", said Matt while pointing at his blade.
Alan picked up his katana and just like Matt said he released his Wind aura while grabbing it and the unthinkable happened as his blade as well to the form of his ability and transformed into a wind blade. All others were astounded to see this and quickly grabbed theirs to check if the same happened to them and surely it did as all of their katanas replicated their ability.
After some while of testing and thanking they collected their katanas and decided to head back home as it was getting pretty late, and after some chatting later Hazel and Shelby departed from the boy's gang and made their way back to their house.
The boys were pretty exhausted and wanted to have a peaceful night so they ordered some food because no one knew how to cook and after some while they all ate together before making their way towards their personal bedrooms and finally getting some sleep.
Alan laid down on his bed trying to go to bed but something kept bothering him as if he had something to do and just at that moment he remembered that he had received a notification from his system previously and forgot to check.
[User has successfully completed the task]
[choosing random reward]
[ 3 Attribute points]
[Instant-energy regeneration ability x1]
[Wind skill: Razor winds]
( A skill which shoots out a few winds slashes sharp enough to cut a boulder towards the enemy and takes up somewhat decent energy to caste )
Alan was surprised to see what rewards he got for completing a quest given by his system and just hoped what other rewards waited his arrival but for now he was eager to use his technique in battle as soon as possible.