In the royal castle floating above the city of Patliputra
A long red carpet extended from the door of the throne hall to the throne of the city lord, and the huge chandler in the centre of the selling only increased the brightness of the golden pillars and white marble floors. On the centre of the red carpet, a girl about 5 feet 9 inches tall with purple hair wearing a beautiful black gown was kneeling with one knee on the floor and a hand covering the gaps in her full-grown chest.
"First of all, let me congratulate you on your 18th birthday, Aahana." A man in his 40s sitting on the throne said it in an intimidating tone with a lack of emotion.
Aahana's thin purple lips curled up in a smile as she lifted her head to look at the city lord with her sharp but beautiful eyes.
"I thank you, Fathe. I mean the city lord, for addressing this event." Aahana instantly corrected her mistake as she bowed her head back down.
"Since you are already smart, it's better for me to get directly to the point." The city lord spoke as he tapped his finger on the arm handle of the throne.
"As you already know, only people who are B rank or those who have special abilities are allowed to live in the royal castle of the city. But since you are my daughter, you are allowed to live in the castle as long as you don't turn 18." The man on the throne stopped tapping his finger and continued in a serious voice, "Now that you are of age, you can only live in the castle in case you fulfil the requirement."
"I understand, my lord," Aahana said, still containing a contagious smile on her face. "I will do my best to make it to the castle using my abilities."
"Alright then." "The city lord clapped twice, and two guards appeared on two sides of the throne almost out of nowhere. "Guide the subject and her maid out of the castle; also make sure to give them some ransom for survival and a house to live in."
The city lord stood up and announced it in a loud voice.
"Court dismissed."
Everyone in the court, including Alan and Karl, stood up and bowed down before moving out of the room.
Aahana also stood up, took a step back, and slightly bowed while lifting her gown a little, making a formal courtesy before she was guided out of the royal palace by royal guards.
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"Huh, that was a tough situation right there". A girl said that walking close to Aahana, her 5 foot 6 inch height, dark skin tone, and curly black hair made her look more charming in her warrior costume.
"So, what do we do now?"
Alena, who also happens to be Aahan's maid, best friend, and level 5 swordswoman, asked in a curious voice.
"We can only do things that we are good at," Aahana said while looking at the dark brown wood staff with a black magic crystal at its centre she was holding in her hands.
Aahana looked at the clear blue sky and white clouds with a relaxed gaze while replying in a soft and melodious voice, " Let's go to the adventure guild first before we head to our new home."
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On the 2nd floor of the dungeon
[PROGRESS: 100% completed]
[Do you want to level up to level 2?]
[YES/NNOT NOW]
Aryan, looking at the notification, instantly opened his map and headed towards the safe zone. When he reached the safe zone on the floor, he instantly opened his shirt and sat in a meditative position.
Aryan already knew about the level-up procedure from the book Karl gave him; he knew that this process might take 15 minutes or more, so he did as was instructed in the book before choosing the yes option.
Aryan's crest started to glow as it got a little bigger in shape, and a mysterious energy flew through his veins. He could sense his body getting lighter and more flexible. A tingling sensation ran down his muscles, and his body temperature rose like he was suffering from a fever.
This process continued for 22 minutes before he heard a notification. But before he could open the notification, he got an urgent nature call.
This was a common thing during levelling up when someone picked up some impurities in his blood.
And muscles get purified and thrown out of the body by urination.
Aryan looked around, noticing no one was around him. He decided to go next to a dead tree and contribute something towards a green earth.
"Woooh!!! That feeling... never gets old." Aryan said this with a relaxed smile on his face while making quite a huge contribution towards the environment.
"Check notifications," Aryan said with a smile on his face.
CONGRATS! YOU HAVE LEVEL UPPED TO LEVEL 2!
ALL STATS +2
Magic Control: Increased
ACTIVE SKILL: Contract binding is evolving. 28 hours, 19 minutes left.
[One free skill slot is available.]
[BONUS: all previous injuries have been healed, and magic has been restored.]
"Hahaha. This feeling. It's freaking amazing " Aryan laughed as he looked at his fist. "Let's see how much strength I have now."
He instantly equipped himself with his armour and steel claws as he launched towards the hunting area. His speed was even more incredible than before, while his senses and strength were on a whole new level.
As soon as he spotted a wolf, the wolf ran towards him, trying to bite his neck, but before the wolf could even get close, it was hit by a silver metallic claw, throwing him a few metres on the ground while black blood fell out of its mouth.
"Fireball"
Aryan chanted, pointing his palms towards the wolf; the small didn't even get a chance to look at the skill before he turned into black smoke.
[LEVEL:2. PROGRESS:4%]
"Now that's what you call kooooool," Aryan said as he grabbed the head of a wolf trying to sneak up on him and attack him.
"Fireball"
Aryan changed again as the wolf's head turned into a bloody mess before disappearing as black smoke.
[PROGRESS: 7%]
"Now that's a good way to level up," Aryan said as he picked up a magic crystal from the ground.
Currently, Aryan has four magic crystals obtained from today's hunt.
He moved out of the dungeon and went towards the exchange hall to get 4 silver for his hard work.
"If I keep up like that, I won't be able to pay back Adventure Halls," Aryan said with a dense expression.
"I seriously need to get some good sources of money. Not only for loans but also to buy a good skill this time."
[A/N: Hello readers, as I said earlier, I delivered extra chaps to make up for my absence; now the book will be more focused on quality, and each chap will be around 1.5k or more words, two chapters per day. I hope you enjoy the story so far; if you have any suggestions, make sure to comment. Each reader matters to me.]