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Chapter 29 - The earth dragon Part 1

You have already seen them but the current earth dragon is Sebastian the chief of the endless Forest dungeon town. he was born into a poor village next to a dungeon that 10 years prior to his birth killed 75% of the villages population. 

Sebastian would eat plain bread his family stole from local and traveling merchants. his father was born into a family of high ranking healers who cast him aside and left him at the village on their travels due to his blessing not relating to healing, instead his blessing was a paralysis blessing allowing him to paralyse those he looked at temporarily. to scared to venture into any of the dungeons as he got older he met a girl and lived in the village in poverty.

Sebastian's mum was born in a poor and abusive family where she was forced to serve her family like a slave. Her blessing was nothing special she could only cover herself in a thin layer of dirt, after she escaped from her family she ran into a man who also lived on the streets.

they both tried to live through theft and other means till they gave birth to a baby who could control the ground itself. their life got better as the village funded Sebastian's growth and enhancement but suddenly Sebastian went missing and the whole village banished his parents leaving them stranded with no where to go they kept sneaking into the village for food until they where caught and murdered on the spot. their bodies thrown into the dungeon forest.

a few years passed and Sebastian wanders out of the dungeon a changed man. covered in scars, blood, dirt and smelling of a dumpster. The village wash him up and cheer for him as they put on a celebration as some create a mural in the forest for his parents. 

Sebastian's Stats after leaving the dungeon:

Sebastian

Blessings:

Earth Command

Power level 18

Class: element (earth)

Description: the user can control rock and dirt at will by giving them mental commands without talking.

Leap

Power level 5

Class: support

Description: the user can jump 2.5 times as high and far than normal (normal = 1 meter per 25 strength)

Speed boost

Power level 12

Class: Enhancement

Description: 2.5 times the speed stat of the users. (Passive blessing)

Stats:

Level 25

HP: 200

Defence: 200 (+75) (+25)

Strength: 150 (+50)

Soul: 200 (+25)

Speed: 150 (+150) (+50)

Stamina: 100

Combat rating: 83

Equipment:

Bee Fuzz coat (upgraded)

Stat bonuses:

+ 75 Defence

+ 25 Soul

Bonuses:

The Giant Bee's Blessing also effects the wearer.

Giant Forest Scorpion Spear

Stat bonuses:

+ 50 Strength 

+ 50 Speed

Bonuses

Forest Strike Blessing:

Power level 12

Class: Element (earth) and Support

Description: The user collects and absorbs a huge amount of the energy released from the Endless Forest Dungeon to release a devastating blow to a target. The blessing can only be used once per day.

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Sebastian continued with his training with the village elders but found that the village elders where no match for him, the once towering aura of the village elders was now a low burning flame easily extinguished by Sebastian and his new understanding of his blessings. quickly the village elders understood the power of the dungeon and formed search parties to venture into the dungeon after 2 years no one walked out of the dungeon. They called Sebastian an angel.

One day a stranger came to the village, the aura surrounding him made people freeze in fear. He walked towards Sebastian's house with every step shaking the earth under him.

hearing the sounds off fleeing people and the shaking earth Sebastian walks to the door upon opening the door he suddenly feels the heavy pressure this person emits. 

"get out of our village now or else!" Sebastian yells at this guy as Sebastian summons armour and blades made of dense rock. 

The stranger yells back "you are impressive little one enough to gain my attention and warrant this visit but yet you are still not strong enough to leave a scratch on me!"

within an instant Sebastian summons huge walls of rock to separate them from the rest of the villagers. The stranger see's this and looks around "Impressive, if you wont talk easily then i'll beat you and make you listen" with a flash of light Sebastian finds himself surrounded and trapped in vines and roots of trees and many plants. 

Shocked Sebastian tries to break free from this cage but as his swords strike the vines and roots the swords shatter and become dust. Suddenly Sebastian finds himself blacking out.

"we may be of the same element but yours is different from mine young one but your unmoving personality and determination is impressive" the stranger talks out as a thick poison flows from his body over to Sebastian. This stranger picks up Sebastian's limp body and takes him to the Crystal mountains where there is a town full of people.

Sebastian spends years in this village as a captor and slave, eventually finding out he was captured by the Earth Dragon. Sebastian's anger fuelled him to secretly escape but when he was caught by the Earth Dragon he threw Sebastian into the Crystal Dungeon.

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Sebastian finds himself in the Crystal Dungeon where he has his wrists cuffed behind him. Sebastian swiftly used his blessings to break from the cuffs. finding himself in a maze like cave full of various crystals. 

days go on of Sebastian wandering through the various caves of the dungeon killing whatever monsters he comes across. After about a week of wandering he comes across a huge opening in the cave, a glowing crystal standing tall in the middle. he goes close to the crystal and some writing has been written inside of the crystal it reads: "the power of Earth can only be found within the mind and soul" upon touching the crystal Sebastian sees a vison of many powerful Earth element users using various blessings and then zooming into a peaceful vison of people meditating while having giant boulders on top of them. 

after coming back to reality Sebastian decides to meditate in this area. Sebastian falls into a deep meditation, as Sebastian meditates his body starts emitting a golden glow.

"Ding... Sturdy soul skill has been acquired"

"ding... Mind strengthening Blessing acquired"

Sturdy soul skill:

description: the user's deep understanding of mental will grants the user the ability to enter a sheer force state that raises all stats temporarily by huge margins. (sheer force state enhances the users physical attributes by nearly 5 times their value often making them look invincible to opponents at the same level)

Mind strengthening blessing:

power level: 5

class: Enhancement

description: The user can use his thoughts and beliefs to temporarily double his stats (as long as his mental will is stronger than the obstacle ahead)

after a few hours of meditating and honing in on his mental will and his own beliefs, Sebastian gets up and keeps walking forward. After a few days of walking and killing monsters. Sebastian finds himself at a giant door which reads "Beware Guardian of the Gemstones lies onwards"

Sebastian opens the door and finds a towering crystal centipede Infront of him the pressure of its aura almost covering up his own aura.

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Sebastian

Skills:

Sturdy Soul

Description: the user's deep understanding of mental will grants the user the ability to enter a sheer force state that raises all stats temporarily by huge margins. (sheer force state enhances the users physical attributes by nearly 5 times their value often making them look invincible to opponents at the same level)

Blessings:

Earth Command

Power level 18

Class: element (earth)

Description: the user can control rock and dirt at will by giving them mental commands without talking.

Leap

Power level 5

Class: support

Description: the user can jump 2.5 times as high and far than normal (normal = 1 meter per 25 strength)

Speed boost

Power level 12

Class: Enhancement

Description: 2.5 times the speed stat of the users. (Passive blessing)

Mind Strengthening

Power level 5

Class: Enhancement

description: The user can use his thoughts and beliefs to temporarily double his stats (as long as his mental will is stronger than the obstacle ahead)

Stats:

Level 32

HP: 200

Defence: 275 (+75) (+25) = 375

Strength: 200 (+50) = 250

Soul: 200 (+25) = 225

Speed: 150 (+150) (+50) = 350

Stamina: 150

Combat rating: 95

Equipment:

Bee Fuzz coat (upgraded)

Stat bonuses:

+ 75 Defence

+ 25 Soul

Bonuses:

The Giant Bee's Blessing also effects the wearer.

Giant Forest Scorpion Spear

Stat bonuses:

+ 50 Strength 

+ 50 Speed

Bonuses

Forest Strike Blessing:

Power level 12

Class: Element (earth) and Support

Description: The user collects and absorbs a huge amount of the energy released from the Endless Forest Dungeon to release a devastating blow to a target. The blessing can only be used once per day.

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Crystal Centipede

Blessings:

Gemstone eater

Power level 20

Class: extraction

Description: The user can extract Stat points, EXP and Blessings out of gemstones.

Ruby Fire

Power level 5

Class: Element (Fire)

Description: The user can fire balls of exploding fire at a target consuming stamina

Topaz Armour

Power level 5

Class: Element (Earth)

Description: The user is covered in hard Topaz granting addition Defence to ranged and close combat attacks.

Stats:

Level: 25

HP: 200 (+200) = 400

Defence: 300 (+675) = 975

Strength: 75 (+250) = 325

Soul: 25 (+525) = 550

Speed: 150 (+225) = 375

Stamina: 250 (+250) = 500

Combat rating: 139

The centipede Infront of Sebastian glows a faint yellow colour similar to the yellow gemstones found along the cave walls and ceiling. As Sebastian enters the room the door slams behind him trapping him in the room with this monster. Suddenly a huge fire ball is launched at Sebastian who barely dodged the attack. 

 By using earth command Sebastian creates a thick wall or rock surrounding himself to by time to devise a plan. Drawing his spear he activates the blessing within it to start collecting energy so he can release a devastating blow at the most crucial time. Suddenly a smashing sound is heard as Sebastian's Rock wall crumbles into dust after about 30 seconds of it being up. quickly Sebastian covered him self in dense rock to protect from the fire balls, running forward Sebastian jumps onto the Centipede and stabs into the centipede, a huge clang can be heard as Sebastian's spear bounces and slides off the crystal shell of the centipede. quickly Sebastian formed giant spikes from the ground and the ceiling to spear, pierce and crush the centipede from all angles, The centipede being trapped in this quickly fires multiple balls of fire at Sebastian. Sebastian swiftly makes walls of rock to deflect the fire balls as he runs around making holes to surround the centipede to impede its speed. 

The rock spikes finally start applying enough pressure to the centipede's armour that the shell starts to crack. Using this opening Sebastian pushes his Soul stat to the limit with his earth command blessing and makes 2 giant rock golems holding rock spears to stab at the centipede from outside the now cage like prison. Doing this left Sebastian unable to move as he is having to control the movements of two golems and keep applying pressure with the cage of spikes. 

after a minute of this intense pressure putting onto the centipede it finally shatters the surrounding earth spikes and instantly slices through the two golems. The centipede's wounded body pouring blood charges at Sebastian who quickly puts his spear away and covers is feet and hands in dense rock and grabs the centipede and engages in a contest of physical strength. immediately the centipede takes overwhelming lead by pushing Sebastian against a wall but after some time a soft yellow glow surrounds Sebastian as he enters the sheer force state and throws the centipede against the wall and then skewering it with a bunch of spikes of rock. landing the final blow with the forest strike causing the centipedes body to explode.

The centipede leaves behind 1 Extract blessing shard, 2 enchanted rubies and 3 enchanted topaz and a warp stone. Sebastian collects these and decides to take a rest.

"Ding… Crystal Guardian defeated. BOON received. Randomising BOON please wait."

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