'Gaia where did you make off too? It's funny despite her size she's pretty quick on her feet..' Tru grumbled as he stumbled around the busy slave camp.
Matter of fact not only is it the busiest slave camp it's the largest in Eldoria. That's all due to the 'glorious' efforts of the Zil guild. They large monopoly of resources and most dungeons means they get to make a lot of the rules. So slavery, especially to pay off ones debts is one of them.
Tru thought back to how he lost the bet to the cocky green haired man back in the Gem Fortress. He continued walking down the street when he bumped into someone wearing armor.
"Watch where you're going bastard" the man spoke in a harsh tone
"I apologize I didn't see where I was going-" Tru looked up in a bashful mannerly until his eyes came across the symbol on his chest. It was a globe with small coins circling it, the symbol of the Zil guild.
Though Tru was no longer in debt to them he still had a slight trauma from his time there, especially the beatings he received. He stepped back, a natural reaction as it was imprinted in his brain.
The guard maliciously sneered when he saw Tru's mannerism before him. "Hmph once a slave always a slave." Tru just stood there frozen unable to move when the guard leaned in towards Tru until his mouth was across from his ear.
"I see you don't have shackles on, why not just go get some debt and come back and be a good little slave for us hmm? Hahahahahah" the guard mocked Tru before walking way leaving tru where he was standing
"Worthless bully scum just like the rest of them aye" suddenly Tru a familiar voice speaking in a mocking tone. He looked over and saw Gaia approaching the guard. The guard turned around furious at Gaia's tone.
"Why you insolent little wen-"
*pow*
The guard barely had time to finish his sentence when Gaia punched him and sent him flying through the courtyard. The guard laid there unmoving unknown whether he was alive or dead.
"Hmph serves him right for talking to you like that." Gaia looked at Tru and Pat him on the back. "Sorry seems like I caused you more trouble, first I disappears now this. "
Tru laughed lightly "It's ok that made up for it but now you've got trouble." The duo heard distance sirens signaling that back up for the guard is on the way.
"Ahahaha that's alright I can handle this by myself but you need to get out of here before they try to rack debt onto you." Gaia laughed before pushing Tru down an alley.
"Don't forget to save me plenty of boar meat!! Hehe!" Gaia smiled big before sealing up the alleyway with a rock boulder leaving Tru by himself.
The young man quickly turned and ran down the alley trying to find and opening that lead to the forest. He ran for a bit when he came to an opening .
*kabooom*
Soon after he felt a explosive force of magic power equal to a C Rank yet consequently followed by more sirens and yelling. 'Ugh hopefully she's alright. Though I'm sure she'll be fine without me worrying.' Tru worried for his friend but ran towards the forest and disappeared into the thick brush.
He hiked for a while through the Lucious freen forest. He caught many sounds of birds, insects and the howling of the wind thriving the trees. He eventually came across some hoof prints.
He bent down to check them 'Hmm still fresh and they go deeper towards the middle of the forest' Tru followed the trail for a while deeper into the forest.
"Sqweeeee! Sqweeeeee!"
Tru hid quickly and quietly behind a tree and saw a large brown boar about 5 feet tall with sharp tusk. It was a Rank E Giant Boar, one of the few more common magical beast in Eldoria. Tru wasted no time and equipped the Black Gauntlet.
Upon equipping the Black Gauntlet he felt a slight surge of power course through his body. It felt quite refreshing and energized him a bit. He quickly yet quietly climbed a nearby which was made easy due to the gauntlets sharp claws.
'Huh guess the rust looks is just for show, the Blsck Gauntlet issurprising strong and light for how it looks' Tru examined the Black Gauntlet as he sat on a branch hovering over the magic beast.
The gray haired man watched the Giant Boar from above as it walked to a nearby stream for water. 'Alrighty Tru, make this quick and easy. One quick strike.' He pounced upon the unsuspecting boar.
He formed the Black Gauntlet and his arm into a makeshift spear when suddenly the boar turned towards him. 'Oh shit shit shit.' Tru panicked and lost focus when the Giant Boar head butted him and sent him flying, knocking him into a tree.
"SQWEEEEE!!"
The E rank beast wasted no time and charged towards Tru at a fast pace. Tru looked up and saw the large best coming towards him and rolled out the way, the boar narrowly missing him. It crashed into the tree and knocked it over before turning toward Tru.
*huff* *huff*
The beasts eyes were filled with rage at the man and began running towards him again. "Oh no you don't not again" Tru angrily grit his teeth and leaped in the air avoiding the boar be fore grabbing a branch. He swung himself forward and landed on the back of the boar.
"SQWEEE! SQWEEE! SQWEE!"
Feeling the attacker land on its back sent the boar into a frenzy. It started running rampantly around the forest bucking and smashing into trees. Tru gripped the thick fur of the boar as it thrashed around.
The Giant boar rampaged through the forest knocking trees, destroying nests and scaring off other magical beasts. At one point it slowed down panting, out of breath from overworking itself.
Tru didn't let this opportunity go unnoticed and stabbed the sharp claws of the Black Gauntlet into the side of the Giant Boar. The injury went deep and reignited the fight of the boar once more.
"SQWEEEEEEE SQWEEEEE"
The boar howled in pain and tried to shake Tru off again but it was too late. Tru stabbed the boar in its legs causing it to fall over against a tree oanting and losing a lot of blood.
"Whee, that was a lot of work, you know you almost killed me." Tru stood there panting even harder than the beast before he walked over to deliver the final blow.
He balled up his fist and hit the boar in the middle of its head and it drew its final breath. The man dropped down next to the boar, visibly exhausted. He caught his breath and walked over to a nearby pond and washed the dirt and sweat off of himself.
Once he finished at the pond he walked back to the carcass of the boar. "Ah damn Tru you didn't by yourself a carving knife' though he looked at the Black Gauntlet and an idea popped in his head. 'This was sharp enough to kill it so surely it'll be sharp enough to skin and take out the magic core.
He bagan working and not long after did he have a E Rank magic pelt and magic core to match. He held the dark brown crystal in his hand when suddenly it melted into the Black Gauntlet.
"Mana Accepted"
"Primal Mode unlocked"
"Error not enough Primal Energy! Primal energy required for Primal Mode."
"Standard mode issued."
"Accessory mode issused"
Not long after the messages appears the Black gauntlet covered itself in a black mist. The mist revolved around the gauntlet restoring it its color and as it disappeared. Not long after the black gauntlet looked completely new and the talons looked sharp enough to cut through metal.
"Woah that's something iver never seen before. I wonder what its stats are now, status"
*STATUS*
Name: Black Gauntlet(Bound)
Mode: Standard
Rank: E(S)
Affinity: N/A
Type: Gauntlet
Item Description: A black gauntlet with sharp talons restored to practical use but lacking mana. Can be hidden using accessory mode. BOUND by wearer once equipped.
Tru looked over the information carefully and was amazed. 'Huh so it's bound, but it comes with different modes. I wonder what accessory mode does.'
It was as if the gauntlet read his mind and shifted into a small black bracelet on his wrist.
"Woah now that is cool, I'm glad cause I thought I was gonna have to wear it like that all the time." He was fascinated by the items sudden change when he realized its information changed too.
*STATUS*
Name: Black Bracelet(Bound)
Mode: Accessory
Rank: E(S)
Affinity: N/A
Type: Accessory(Gauntlet)
Item Description: "A black bracelet that can become a gauntlet, also helps user in restoring mana." Can change modes upon a single thought. BOUND by wearer once equipped.
"Hmm so it helps with mana restoration, pity tho I haven't awakened yet.Tru finished up his examination and packed up his loot from the fight when he got a notification.
*BING*
"ISSUING MISSION"
Mission: Primal Restoration
Rank: S
Description: "The Black Gauntlet has been restored but not to its former glory. Restore the Black Gauntlet to its full power. While this mission is active the wearer will require 10x the needed mana to increase ranks in order to wear the Black Gauntlet."
Reward: ???
'An S rank mission?! I get what it wants me to do but how do I restore something like this' he grumbled in his mind as he looked at the Black Bracelet. Then he read the mission again and panicked making his scream "STATUS!!"
*STATUS*
Name- Tru Lee
Age- 23
Rank- N/A
Affinity- N/A
Magic Level- 90/1000
'Oh sweet Archons why me…' Tru saw the change to his magic level and fell to his knees almost bursting in tears. He sulked for a while before marching off in the forest, scaring the beast with his loud outbursts of misery.