It's the typical tale of the narcissist jerk who thinks that only pure-blood people deserve an opportunity to be someone and thinks it is his duty to teach others that.
It was easy to find out who it was; after all, he didn't hide it, and he simply thought that he was untouchable.
"I'm going to kill him."
"Sir, with all due respect, he is the nephew of the counselor; he had connections and power; even some of the knights are his private guards."
He was talking to his business partner, and his partner was trying to dissuade him of his revenge.
{Indeed, this is suicide, but I don't really like this situation either, so let's make some plans}
First, take care of the harassment by supporting the enemies of my enemies, then leave town to develop more business and find my own power somewhere safe.
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"Can you teach me the mystic arts?"
"Sure, kid, for a price."
"That's not a problem."
"Perfect"
{I made the choice to use magic for my revenge}
What a surprise! He was gifted with magic talent, so his progress was quick; in a couple of years, he was a High Mage, an incredible feat in this world.
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"Milord, are you still going to do it?"
"Yes, André, it's all resolved; the company is yours now; take care of it."
"I..I.. milord"
"Enough go..."
"Good luck, Milord."
{After all the decisions that he and I took, it was finally time to complete the final chapter of his life}
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"No, no, please...please...I have a family. Please."
"Death is only the beginning, [Eternal Damnation]."
"Nooo!!!..."
"..."
"Finally, mother, it's over."
{Indeed is over}
A bright light engulfed my sight, and when I recovered, I was back on the platform, and all the golem warriors were kneeling.
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"...."
[Congratulations! You passed the Test of the Heart.]
[Do you want to continue?]
"Why?"
[What is it, seeker?]
"Why did I pass? I lived his life for revenge and nothing else."
[It doesn't matter what your motives are to live, as long as no taboos are broken.]
"Taboos?"
[Soul corruption, necromancy, and dark rituals, to name a few]
{I see, he sees human life as an insignificant thing}
[Anything else, Seeker?]
"No, we can proceed."
[Understood, Initiating Test of Power]
*Boom* *Boom*
Two more warrior-like golems fell from the rooftop; they landed on the north and south of the platform, but they were a little bigger than the others.
Then all the other golems stood up from the ground at the same time.
[The test is simple; please eliminate all the golems on the platform.]
{Excellent, I'm a little upset after that test; let's blow up some steam} I pull out my staff from my inventory.
[3...2...1...begin] As soon as the countdown finished, all the golems launched themselves at me.
"[Boost]+[Repulsive Blast]" I aimed my staff to the left, blowing the normal golems backwards.
I used that gap to move out of the formation they had, and after gaining enough space, I finally started attacking.
"[Arcane Distortion]" pointing at the middle of the formation where I was, a miniature black hole formed, pulling some golems to it.
*Crack* *Crack* *Crack*
{This isn't over}
~{[Minor Protection (Self)]+[Stone Armor (Self)]+[Arcane Cloak]}~
"Let's try the boosted wind skill, [Wind Slash]." I made a horizontal cutting motion with my staff at the remaining golems that were charging at me.
*Zip*
With a perfectly clean cut at the waist of the golems, the momentum of their charge separates the golems into two.
"They're still moving..." They were now crawling to my location.
{This was... underwhelming}
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[Congratulations, Seeker, you passed all the tests.]
Another bright light engulfed me, and then I was in another place. In an immense room to the right was a library, and on the left were many strange pieces of equipment.
[Now choo- Emergency! Emergency!unauthorized access detected, requesting assistance]
[Seeker the Tower requires your assistant; if you comply, a special reward will be given]
[Do you accept?]
"Yes"
~{Ah, I see the Arch-mage took the same tests, but he wanted something forbidden by the Tower; I'm assuming the Tower itself}~
[Transporting: please neutralize the treat to the tower by any means necessary.]
This time, the space and my surroundings melted, and when I came to my senses, I was in another immense room, but this time only a giant violet crystal was on a pedestal in the middle of the room.
I can also see my opponent, an old man with some expensive-looking robes and a malevolent-looking staff; he was chanting something to the crystal.
{I guess I need to interrupt that, whatever it is}
"Crackling Lance," thanks to the arcane cloak my skill was more powerful.
*Zap* *Thud* *Crack*
The lance was intercepted by a ward that he had but was not strong enough to fully stop it, forcing the old man to step aside, interrupting his chanting.
"This new youth really doesn't respect their elders." He turned around to see who attacked him.
The skin of the elder was dark red, and it had some protuberances on his forehead.
{Demon?}
"You have my attention, young one, now what?"His voice was raspy and low, very uncomfortable to listen to.
"[Hex]"
[Failed; target resisted the curse]
{What!?}
"Oh, I like you, kid, but someone needs to teach you a lesson about manners."
"[Dimensional Chains]" Violet chains pierced the space around me, then they tried to capture me.
"No, you won't." I circulate my mana through my index finger, and I used it to write in front of me the rune [Space] accompanying with the word [Lock].
"Oh, well done, kid."
The chains stopped only a couple of inches around me.
{F**k, he is more powerful than me}
~{How come this quest is for level 45?} ~
[Thank you for your assistance. The security protocol has been reestablished.]
A lot of portals started to open all around us, and from the portals, all kinds of golems came through.
(Sigh) "What a pain; I'm not that young anymore." He started to chant something really fast.
{My instincts are telling me to interrupt him}
"[Flame Pillar]"
Once again, I interrupted him, and this time he was really upset.
"You really wish to die young, right?"
*Thud* *Thud* *Thud*
Unfortunately, he didn't have time to pay attention to me; the golems were charging at him, and I decided to support them.
"[Minor Protection]x10 [Stone Armor]x15"
"[Haste](Boost), [Boost]+[Hex]"
[Generating a Random Curse]
[Curse of Life Granted]
[Curse of Life: Every action costs 5% of the total target life force]
{Damn!!}
"You..." He quickly figured out what happened to him, but he could do nothing about it. The golemns were relentless; they came one after the other.
{The tower was going easy on the participants}
As I was whatching the old demon getting jumped by golems, some not-pure thoughts were circled in my head.
*Evil Grin*
{Target practice}
"[Flame Skull], [Fireball]"
"You!!"
"[Crackling Lance], [Ice Spear]"
"Stop!!"
"[Flame Pillar], [Arcane Distortion]"
"Stop, I said!"
"[Wind Slash]"
"Let's talk about this!"
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Finally, after two hours of me throwing spells and the golems getting destroyed, he died.
[The treat had been neutralized. Thank you for your assistance.]