"I came to the dungeon alone a few years ago," I continued. "I was weaker then though. I could only go as deep as the thirtieth floor. And then, the most unexpected thing happened to me. I met a Celestial beast. One of the three Beast Kings of this Dungeon."
"What?" Jade asked.
"No way." Dorian said.
"That's not possible."
Their surprise was normal. The most powerful beasts in the dungeon on the floor for people in the Innate Realm. I was shocked too. "Why?" I asked. "Why do you think it's not possible?"
"Because beasts never leave their territories. Celestial beasts stay in the hundredth floor." Hina said.
"That's not true. They do leave their territories. The stronger ones though. When a beast just evolves, do you think it just goes down to the lower floors immediately?"
I looked around at their faces before I continued. "No, they remain in that territory because if the go any lower, they will move from being predator to prey. They would lose their advantage of being stronger. Stronger beasts move into the territories of weaker ones to hunt for food or for other reasons."
"Which of the Kings did you see?" Ace asked.
"The Flame Gorilla. It came to the Blue deer forest. It killed a few deer and was about to take some back down. Then it noticed me. Our eyes met. It grunted and left. It was gigantic. Probably stood over twenty feet tall. There was fire burning on its shoulders and legs. Flames that never went out. Big arms that almost reach the ground. Like I was saying. Luck is very important."
"Wow! That was a scary experience." Dorian said.
"No. It wasn't. It was an interesting experience." I said. "Enlightening even."
"So? What's our plan?" Nick asked. "What should we do for the rest of today?"
"I think it's best if we take a break today." Jade answered. "We have already met our quota. What about you guys?" She asked Dorian and his party.
"I think we should finish the quest." Gorm said to Dorian.
"What!!" Dorian shouted. "No, no. We should just pay the guild the fine. We took a quest and couldn't complete it."
"I agree with Gorm" Jack announced. "We should finish this."
"Jack. You too?"
"Dorian." Hina called. "Don't you remember our main goal when we started this party? We all wanted to become stronger. We wanted to be able to stand among the top adventurers of this world. We wanted to be among the best."
Dorian stood up. He looked at his party members one by one then he smiled. "Alright then. If you all say so, then tomorrow. We'll go down to the forty-first floor and get ourselves a black vine snake."
"Black vine snake?" I said then I turned to Jade. "It would be good if we could kill some too. Their scales could be useful."
"Hmm. Do you guys think we could go together tomorrow?" Jade asked Dorian. "If we go together, their threat level would decrease and we would be able to hunt more than one. What do you say?"
Dorian looked to his party members for their assent. They all nodded to him. Then he turned to Jade and said. "I say we've got a plan."
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Meanwhile in the Northern Empire.
Construction was going smoothly in the nine cities, and so was trade with the Merchant Guild. The Rulers had began the tasks they were given by the Emperor.
Less than a week after Jordan departed, Ash and Lisa got nine of their strongest and most capable warriors to form three parties with three members each. The three parties were sent to the three kingdoms surrounding the Northern Empire, to join the branches of the Adventurers Guild there to gather intel.
To the Southwest, Margrave Empire. One of the parties joined the branch of the Adventurers Guild in Titan, the capital city of Margrave. They had began to take quests and missions that would take them around the nation and give them the chance to gather information from every corner of the nation.
To the Southeast, the Salvador Federation. The second party had joined the branch of the Adventurers Guild in Knox, the capital city of Salvador. They were also ordered to take missions that would take them around the nation and give them the opportunity of gathering Intel.
To the South, Glavis Kingdom. The third party had also successful joined the branch in Novaland. But this party was given a broader mission. They were ordered to take quests that would not only take them around Glavis but also around the other two nations located south of Glavis and Margrave.
The Elven Empire and Belaruth Kingdom. These two kingdoms were allies and under the Guardianship of one of the most powerful Celestial, and the most powerful Fallen. The second Celestial of Light, Anissa.
Now all that was left was to wait for them to report back in three months time before the Emperor, Jordan, had returned from the dungeon.
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The next day deep in the fortieth floor of the dungeon, my party had teamed up with Dorian's party, and were headed to the forty-first floor to kill some Black Vine Snakes for the quest Dorian's party had received from the guild wall.
Black Vine Snakes were known for their tough scales and poisonous breath. Decal Millennial Black Vine Snakes however , were known to possess two skills that made it hard to find and even harder to kill.
"How far are we from the entrance of the forty first floor?" Jade asked Grey, who was holding on to the map of the dungeon.
"It's still a little far. We have to pass through four more of these rooms." Grey replied after a quick scan of the rectangular parchment he was holding.
"I have always wondered." Hina said. "Is room really the right term for these spaces? Some rooms even hold fields and forests."
"That was what the guilds call them." Dorian said. "So everyone does the same, I suppose."
We were walking at a steady pace. Not too fast, not too slow. The dangers of the dungeon was one we knew all too well now. Caution first, anything else comes second. "So Dorian," I called out. "what country and city are you from?"
"Glavis." Dorian said. "In the city of light, Novaland."
"Ohh." I said. "It is a very beautiful city. Especially at night, when the lights come on."
"Yes it is."
"What about you, Hina?" Jade asked
"I am from the holy city, in Glavis." Hina answered zealously.
Jade looked at her, confused. Nick, Grey and Ace also had the same confused look on their faces. "Holy city?" She asked.
"Yes. The Holy city of Luna. That is where the largest temple of the Six Star Faith is."
The look of confusion remained on Jade's face, still. "Holy city? Six star faith? I don't understand."
"You don't know about the Six Star faith?" Hina asked looking at Jade. She must have been surprised that they were people who didn't know about her religion.
"We don't really know much about the world." I said. "We only just left the Northern Region a few weeks ago. Can you explain it to us? In a way you would to a child who doesn't know anything about the world."
"Ooh... Uhm. Okay. Well, first..." Hina started like she was about to explain her favourite book to us. "the six star faith is the largest religion in the world. The six stars represent the Six Gods. Of course there are other religions. But none as big. And my city, Luna, is the holy city. Chosen by the Celestial Anissa and blessed by the Gods. The six star faith is led by the Chief Priestess. She is an amazing woman."
"Oh. I understand." Jade said then looked towards Gorm and asked. "What about you big man? Are you from Glavis too?"
"Nah." Dorian interrupted, answering for his friend. "We met in Glavis, but Gorm here," He said poking Gorm's stomach when he couldn't reach his chest. "is from Iceland."
"Iceland?" I said and turned to Gorm. "So you are from the Salvador Federation."
"That's not all." Dorian said, interrupting again, and grinning widely. "Gorm is a member of the Three Great Families."
"The three great giant families!" Wow! I thought to myself. The Three Great Families were the three ruling families of the Giants excluding their Royal Family.
Everyone knew the power of the Giants were mainly because of the Three Great Families. Their strength and army was what made the Salvador Federation the strongest nation in Mavis currently.
"Yes." Gorm answered. "My grandfather is one of the three Great Lords."
"Which family?" I asked, curious as to which type of Giant he was.
Each of the three families were the most powerful of their subrace. The Robinson family were the most powerful Frost Giants. The Rollinson were the most powerful Earth Giants. The Roverson were the most powerful Flame Giants.
"Rollinson family." Gorm replied. In a voice that, even when he whispered, was loud enough to cover a room.
"Then what were you doing in Glavis." Giant in powerful families are not really allowed much freedom to travel other kingdoms, because they were in charge of ruling their clans. "From what I have heard, it's rare to see someone from the great families outside of Iceland. So how did you meet in Glavis?"
"I left home to train." Gorm said. "I didn't want to join the guild in Salvador. I knew if I joined there, I'd still be close to home. I wanted to train on my own. So I went to Glavis."
That sounds about right. To my knowledge, the great families do have a lot of authority in Salvador, making them easily noticeable in public.
"I am next then." Jack said. "My family were originally from the Elven Empire, but I grew up in Glavis. We moved there almost fifth years ago."
"Fifty years?!" Ace exclaimed. "Wait. How old are you?"
"Jack here is almost a hundred." Hina interrupted.
Ace couldn't hide his surprise to how Jack looked way younger than his age. "Wow. You look like you are just thirty." He said.
"Are many races like that?" Jade asked.
"No." I said. "It's just Elves and Fairies. Elves and Fairies look young no matter how old they are. While other races, grow old according to their life expectancy. Like we monsters don't look old until we are over four hundred."
"But all races look younger after evolving." Jack added.
"That's true." I continued. "We look younger after evolving, because our age limit extends when we evolve. Let's take humans for example. An average human has an age limit of hundred years. But after evolving, their life expectancy extends, and so they look younger. The more you evolve, the longer you live."
"That makes sense." Jade said. "So, as long as a person can evolve, the person has a chance, to become an immortal?"
"Yes. Exactly." I said.
"So if Iā"
"Wait." I shouted when I heard a sound coming from another room. "Something's coming." Instantly, everyone's concentration shifted to their surroundings.
They focused on the different exits in the room.
I focused my ears on the sound I heard coming from the next room. Then I heard a grunt. "Grey. What is the forth decad floor boss?"
"A Black Boar!"
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#Jade#
#Current Status#
Race: Monster
Specie: White Spider
Sex: Female
Age: 20
Eye colour: Red
Hair colour: White
Realm: Final Innate Realm
Sins: Envy
Elements: Wind. Water. Earth.
Intrinsic Skills: Spider's aura. Thread control. Spider's instinct. Eighth Sense. Self regeneration.
Rare Skills: Poison fang. Poison thread.
Ultimate Skills: Weaver
Titles: Coveter
Magic: Elemental. Nullification.
Jade, a white Spider with a calm personality. She is one of the three guards of the Green Lord of the Northern Empire.