Rubbing his eyes as he opened them and sat up, Jake was disoriented for a moment before he got a hold of himself. He had walked straight into his room and just fell down on the bed with his back. He had not taken the armour off and had slept with it that way. It might not have been the most comfortable sleep Jake had but it was one he definitely needed.
He rubbed his face and finally he decided to take the armour off. He didn't want to simply leave it lying around which is why he had still been wearing it. "I need to get a magical ability for that." He thought of the magical abilities he knew and remembered Violet.
Her magic was to open magical dimensions and it was exactly what Jake needed to keep the armour away from prying eyes.
He opened a drawer in the table in his room and took out a brand new phone Andrea had gotten for him. He smiled when he saw the phone and immediately restored the information that was on his old phone to the new one.
He saw Violet's number and called her. It rang for a while before she picked the call.
"Hello?" Violet said from the other side, uncertainty etched into her voice.
"Violet." Jake said. "Hi. It's Jake."
"Jake?" she replied, seeming more unsure with each passing moment.
"Yes." Jake answered. "I know I kinda disappeared for a while or whatever but I'm back and I was hoping we could meet up."
"Why?" Violet asked, sounding confused now.
"Just to...you know, like catch up or something." Jake replied, unsure about what he was actually saying. They had not spoken in months and he calls her out of nowhere and asks to meet up? That was very strange and even he knew it but what other choice did he have. He needed her magic and it wouldn't hurt to actually somewhat reconnect with an old friend.
"Alright." Violet said. "When do you want to meet?"
"I was thinking in like, thirty minutes?" Jake said.
"Thirty minutes? It's kinda late and we both live in different districts. How would you even get here that fast?"
"Don't worry about that. I'm on my way to your house right now." Jake lied.
"What?!" Violet exclaimed. "You can't just come to my house unannounced! I'll text you where to meet me."
Jake hung up the phone and checked his system screen for the enchanted armour.
[Enchanted Armour]
[Vanishing Magic]
[Elongating Magic]
[Blood Magic]
[Possession Magic]
[Shapeshifting Magic]
When he had gone outside to meet Anna, Jake had mimicked her magic when she pressed her chest against the breastplate of the armour and it had automatically been added to his list of magical abilities in the enchanted armour.
Jake had no idea how the person who owned the armour previously used it and he had not attempted to find out but he was certain that the system made things a whole lot easier for him.
He checked the text Violet had sent him then used the magic to shapeshift into a five-tailed wert and flew out through his bedroom window.
***
A meeting had been arranged by the Master and it included all six regal chiefs. There wasn't supposed to be another meeting until it was time to discuss the celebrations for the hundredth birthday of the Master.
The chiefs of the regal families all wondered what the meeting might be about but knew they had to show up since it was ordered by the Master. Even Lumian was surprised when the Master arranged for a meeting to take place.
'It must have something to do with Andrea showing up.' Lumian thought as he delighted in the pleasures of a hot bath and the company of three naked women with him in the water. 'He's always loved Andrea more. I'll never understand why. He's a disgrace, an embarrassment.'
The sight in the room was one that most men would only dream of and the steam from the hot bath only made everything quite literally steamy. But right now Lumian's mind was occupied as he passed the time and waited for the time of the meeting.
The meeting came quite suddenly, almost unexpected although they had all been waiting for it ever since they were made aware of it.
They all convened in the garden which their meetings were usually held in and this time Lumian showed up in the required pure white robe. The flowers in the garden were just as white as ever and the air not disappointing in how clean it was.
The six regal chiefs – Lumian Xendor, Trea Dragomir, Malum Jynutr, Gaya Illiad, Yashol Zor' al, Fardal Vashkov – were seated around the large circular stone and the Master was seated on the throne made purely out of white energy.
"I know this meeting was unprecedented," the Master started off, "but it is extremely necessary."
Ezrendil was by the Master's right hand side, in his black outfit with a helmet for a mask completely covering his face.
"Andrea Xendor recently made an appearance on Vaxoryn and I believe he will be returning."
The shocked miens on the elders faces did not go unnoticed by Lumian. He himself would have been as shocked as they were if he didn't already know Andrea had come back. 'Heck I'm the one he came to see.' Lumian thought.
"It's been thirty years." Yashol said. "Why return now?"
"To simplify things," Lumian said, replying Yashol, "his first son turns eighteen in a few days. The deal we made with Andrea concerning the first son will be null."
"So Andrea is trying to get ahead of things." Gaya said.
"In a way." Lumian replied.
"That is why I have made my decision." the Master said, automatically silencing the elders. "My successor will be... Malum Jynutr."
***
The five-tailed wert flew through the window and stopped just before it hit the wardrobe. It reverted back to its normal form with the wings going into its back as the scales on its body slowly disappeared all the way back to where the wings came out from before leaving entirely.
Jake had just finished talking to Violet and although it was a bit awkward at first, everything seemed to work itself out and he ended up getting her magical ability just like he planned.
[Enchanted Armour]
[Vanishing Magic]
[Elongating Magic]
[Blood Magic]
[Possession Magic]
[Shapeshifting Magic]
[Magical Dimensions]
He took a look at his mimicked magical abilities and felt bad that he had to replace the vanishing magic.
[Stat points: 5]
[Mimicked magic 1: Blood Magic]
[Strength of Mimicked magic: 190]
[Mimicked magic 2: Magical Dimensions]
[Strength of Mimicked magic: 98]
[Mimicked magic 3: Shapeshifting Magic]
[Strength of Mimicked Magic: 278]
[Total Magic Strength: 566]
'I didn't even realize Miss Anna's magic was stronger than the magic of that apex ranked beast I fought. How strong is she?'
Jake finally had time alone to himself so he decided to just go through his system for some time. He had thought about talking to Andrea about it but in the end he hadn't. There was no reason why he hadn't but he just did not do it.
Jake was going through the system when he saw his quests.
[Quests]
[Gain knowledge about extraterrestrials= Mental Moxie +3, +50exp]
[Successfully deliver a hit to Miss Anna during a sparring session against her= Stat points +5, +80exp]
[Long-term Quest]
[Become the greatest mage in existence]
[Rewards= ???]
Jake decided that no matter what happened, he was going to complete the quest about Anna the following day. 'I could really use those stat points. Eighty exp? Not so much.'
Jake used Violet's magic to open a portal to a magical dimension then took off the enchanted armour and began putting the pieces in the magical dimension.
He knew it was safe in there since nobody except him could open the portal and take it. He went to his bed and got ready for a good night's sleep.