(Note: Chapter contains mature content, go ahead with caution)
[Welcome To Floor Two.]
Seph was lost for words. The white space and the lady veiled in white had disappeared. Tears welled up in his eyes. Seph could not help it, after all this was the first time that someone had recognised his efforts. He wiped his tears away and looked around.
He was laying in a grassy field in the middle of nowhere. He could see all kinds of trees around him. Seph had no plan whatsoever. He needed to know what his action forward was. The library seemed so far at that moment but he still felt like he was at home. As if the tower saw his determination, it gave him a quest. The familiar black glass appeared in front of him with scratches that told him what to do.
Category: Main
Difficulty: Exceptional
Information: The Eterna Forest is home to many challenges and rewards for the successors. Overcome all obstacles in your path to reach the nearest civilization. Points will be given based on how fast you reach the destination, Holy City Of Martuna.
Time Limit: None
Reward: Basic Kit, ???
Failure: None
He had no idea where to start. After a minute or so, Seph decided it would be best if he just looked around the forest for now.
There should be obstacles. As he walked he looked at his new status screen.
Name: Seph
Rank: None
Constellation: [ERROR]
Titles: None
Class: Librarian Lvl0
Essence: None
Techniques: [Tome Mastery - Mundane], [Page Turning - Mundane]
Attributes-:
Strength: 5
Dexterity: 5
Endurance 5:
Intelligence: 15
Unused: 0
There was a 0 next to the new class that appeared. Of course, he understood that he had to level up his class.. But for now, since he had no idea how, he ignored it and looked at the new techniques he had instead. As he focused on them, more panels appeared showing him what his techniques do.
Name: Tome Mastery
Grade: Mundane
Description: The Librarian can understand all hidden meanings behind words as they read them. The more they read, the more they understand.
Name: Page Turning
Grade: Mundane
Description: Even an experienced reader wouldn't be able to challenge the Librarian's reading speed. Read as fast as you can see, and comprehend all of it.
Two skills that Seph liked. If he had to fight, it wouldn't be useful but if he wanted to read, it would suffice.
'BOOM'
Suddenly, he heard a huge noise and turned his head the way the sound came from.
A woman was screaming. She could do nothing due to the hands on her. She couldn't see the faces of these men. She desperately tried to pull the hands away from herself. As she struggled, she finally saw one of the men's faces. A very familiar face. The face of her father.
Her brain felt numb as stopped struggling and the hungry men including her father ripped apart her clothes. As they were about to rip more, a glass panel appeared in front of the girl.
[The Tower has discovered disturbances]
[Temporarily getting rid of the disturbances]
Suddenly, all of the men were thrown off. A barrier of wind appeared that blocked all of them in a box. All of them looked bewildered.
But the woman did not care. She did not move. For her, the hands were still there and her life was ruined. Yet, there were more texts bothering her."
[Yong Lee, A Constellation Has Chosen You.]
A sudden light engulfed her. She felt stronger, lighter and faster. Yet, she still lay down. She didn't move, no, she couldn't move. Her eyes were blank. The air barrier still lay between her and the men. Another message popped into her vision.
['The Eagle Roaming The Skies' is looking at you.]
['The Eagle Roaming The Skies' has sponsored you items.]
[You have received 'White Shirt', 'Black Pants' and 'Rusty Sword']
Clothes wrapped around her and a sword appeared in her hands.
['The Eagle Roaming The Skies' advises you to stand up.]
She didn't know why. But she trusted the unknown message, at least, the unknown voice was helping her. She stood up as the men laughed at a woman standing up.
Even her own father…
['The Eagle Roaming The Skies' wants you to fight the men.]
She didn't know how to fight. Yet, she ran towards the men as the air dispersed. She swung her sword at the , still laughing, men. Her sword slightly bruised one of the men. Angered, Two of them walked towards her. She swiped her sword at the right men. Her strength was beyond what she felt as she cut the man in half.
Using her heightened senses, she felt the other man behind her. She immediately swung her sword behind her. The same fate held for the man as he, too, was sliced in half.
Four men remained…
One of them screamed as he ran towards her.
"Know your Limits, Woman!"
Easily, she killed her enemy.
The two stood still as they were helplessly sent to hell. Finally, she looked at her father. He looked like he had seen a ghost as he screamed.
"Please…Please… I AM YOUR FATHER!."
"I do not have a father."
She stabbed her father's heart.
More screens popped up in front of her.
[You have unlocked the skill Sword Stance]
['The Eagle Roaming The Skies' is pleased with your actions.]
She trusted this Eagle. Perhaps it was because it was her savior. Or perhaps it was because of the warm clothes the being gave her.
A new power engulfed her. She felt stronger. Within a split second, the environment around her changed. She was in a blank white room. Shocked, she looked around.
She could run as much as she wanted here, and so she did. It was liberating. As her adrenaline reached an all time high, a voice resonated around her.
"Having fun?"
She turned around and a man stood there. His blonde hair and beard reminded her of movies about ancient mythology. She could swear she had seen this man in a statue somewhere in Greece. The man continued as he didn't see Yong Lee answer.
"Welcome, Yong Lee."
"Where am I?"
Without even missing a beat, Yong Lee asked her first question, there was a cold gaze in her eyes.
"This is the first floor of the Tower, a place where you will grow as a successor."
"A successor?"
"Yes. You should already see the name of your constellation in front of you. Constellations are powerful gods that currently are looking for successors. And one of them selected you."
"So this Eagle is my constellation?"
"Eagle?"
The man looked at her in a perplexed expression.
'There was no way 'that' constellation selected her, right?' he thought.
Yong Lee slowly continued speaking.
"Yes, The Eagle Roaming The Skies. That's the name of my constellation."
The man's eyes widened. Yong Lee noticed it but the man fixed himself immediately.
He coughed and continued.
"You have an immensely powerful constellation, meaning your path forward will also be difficult. Are you sure you want to go on this path?"
Yong Lee didn't need to think. The Eagle saved her and made her powerful. She couldn't possibly see anything going wrong with succeeding someone like that.
"I will succeed this eagle."
The man smiled and closed his eyes.
"A smart choice."
As he closed his eyes, a shiver ran down Yong Lee's spines.
"To succeed someone like him, you will need to overcome any obstacles. I see a path full of chaos, grief and success in front of you."
"And to go through this, you will have to be immensely powerful."
"Hence, I use my privilege as a Luminary to grant you an unique class."
"May the tower help you in your journey."
Bunch of new screens appeared as Yong Lee found herself in a forest. It was a beautiful forest. Greenery spread across the area, not leaving a single patch of dirt. Yong Lee looked at the messages.
[You have completed Floor One.]
[You have gained the unique class, Sharpest Sword Of Justice.]
[Welcome to Floor Two.]
['The Eagle Roaming The Skies' congratulates you on your unique class.]
['The Eagle Roaming The Skies' tells you to say status.]
She heeded the Eagle's words and a bigger screen appeared in front of her.
Name: Yong Lee
Rank: None
Constellation: The Eagle Roaming The Skies
Titles: None
Class: Sharpest Sword Of Justice Lvl0
Essence: None
Techniques: [Sword Stance - Exceptional], [Sword Of Justice - Exceptional]
Attributes-:
Strength: 10
Dexterity: 8
Endurance: 8
Intelligence: 5
Unused: 0
As she looked at her techniques, new messages explained them to her.
Name: Sword Stance
Grade: Exceptional
Description: The Successor gains the experience of hundreds of swordsmen as they swing their sword with a sense of familiarity and strength. Can be learned by any class.
Name: Sword Of Justice
Grade: Exceptional
Description: The Sharpest Sword deems their enemy as evil and strikes them with precision and evokes the will of Justice. Increases damage against enemies deemed evil by the successor.
Both were sword skills that would help her in the future. She looked around at the green forest and wondered what to do, as soon as she thought about it another panel explained what to do.
Category: Main
Difficulty: Exceptional
Information: The Eterna Forest is home to many challenges and rewards for the successors. Overcome all obstacles in your path to reach the nearest civilization. Points will be given based on how fast you reach the destination, Holy City Of Martuna.
Time Limit: None
Reward: Basic Kit, ???
Failure: None
Her constellation helped her more.
['The Eagle Roaming The Skies' advises you to go East.]
She looked at the sun and started heading east. She felt immensely faster. Her muscles were stronger and she felt less tired than usual. She figured it had something to do with the tower as she found her first enemy. A blue sheep stood there. Except for its fur being made of rocks, it looked completely normal. She didn't miss a beat and used her skill.
[Technique 'Sword Stance' is active.]
The sword felt more familiar as she swung it at the sheep. She almost succeeded before,
BOOM!
Without any warning, the sheep exploded into blue smoke.
'What the,' she thought.
[You have killed an Exploding Sheep. You have received a Runestone: Sword Stance.]
[Congratulations! Sharpest Sword Of Justice has increased to Lvl.1]
"How did I kill it so fast?"
It was a rhetorical question but her constellation answered her.
['The Eagle Roaming The Skies' scoffs at the weak beast. ]
['The Eagle Roaming The Skies' says to go for stronger beasts instead.]
She had gained a runestone, something that obviously gave her a technique. But she already had the skill listed on the runestone. She threw it in the ground and ran ahead.
Seph found a clearing where the supposed explosion happened. The grass was colored blue and a single stone laid there. He grabbed the stone and a screen appeared.
[Trying To Learn The Technique Sword Stance.]
[Failed due to Class.]
'What? What does my class have to do with it?'
As soon as he thought about it, a screen explained his class to him. Seph only looked at the last sentence, a sentence that shattered his hopes for the future.
[The Librarian Cannot Learn Any Combat Techniques.]