Exteriors - Surroundings of the royal city of Aeternum - Day
Lemone and Eléa have been walking for two days and are finally approaching the royal city of Aeternum. In the distance, they see the imposing walls and gigantic towers that surround the city.
Lemone: (In an amazed tone) "Wow, Eléa, look! It's the royal city! It's even more impressive than I imagined."
Eléa: (In an admiring tone) "It's magnificent, Lemone. It looks like a city out of a dream."
They continue their walk, observing with curiosity the travelers and merchants who cross their path. Suddenly, Eléa stops and leans towards the ground. She picks up an old and dusty book.
Eléa: (In a respectful tone) "Look, Lemone, what I found."
Lemone takes the book in her hands and examines the cover. The title is written in gold letters: "The Art of Lies and Mind Control".
Lemone: (Intrigued) "The Art of Lies and Mind Control? What is that?"
Eléa: (Uncertainly) "I don't know, but it looks interesting. Maybe it could be useful for our mission."
Lemone opens the book and begins reading the first pages. He was immediately fascinated by the techniques described in the book. He learns how to manipulate people, influence them and control them.
Lemone: (In a sly tone) "This book is incredible! It could be of great help to us in infiltrating the royal city and accomplishing our mission."
Eléa nods, a little worried by Lemone's enthusiasm. She feels like this book might lead them down a dark path.
Lemone and Eléa continue their walk in the dense forest surrounding the royal city of Aeternum. Suddenly, a deep voice echoes in Lemone's head. It is the dark entity.
Dark Entity: (In an enigmatic tone) "Lemone, you are at a turning point to reach a new level. Power is within your reach."
Lemone stops and closes her eyes to focus on the entity's voice.
Lemone: (In her head) "What do you mean? What price are you talking about?"
Dark Entity: (In an explanatory tone) "You will soon discover a source of immeasurable power. A feature unique to your MMORPG system, Belzerion, called "Instant Memorization"."
Lemone is intrigued by the name of this feature.
Lemone: (In her head) "Instant Memorization? What is it?"
Dark Entity: (Descriptively) "Imagine being able to memorize any detail, whether through reading, observation, or even touch. Imagine being able to learn complex techniques in an instant, reproduce movements to perfection, or even understand foreign languages in the blink of an eye."
Lemone is amazed by the possibilities the entity describes.
Lemone: (In her head) "This is incredible! How is this possible?"
Dark Entity: (In a mysterious tone) "It's a secret I can't tell you. But know that this feature could change you forever. It could make you invincible."
Lemone is tempted by the power of Instant Memorization. He sees it as a way to accomplish his goals more easily and become even more powerful.
Lemone and Eléa continue their walk in the dense forest surrounding the royal city of Aeternum. Suddenly, Lemone stops and closes her eyes. He focuses on his system, ready to activate the "Instant Memorization" functionality that the dark entity revealed to him.
Eléa observes Lemone with a strange look, worried by his sudden behavior.
Eléa: (In a questioning tone) "Lemone, what are you doing?"
Lemone opens her eyes and smiles at Eléa.
Lemone: (In a confident tone) "Don't worry, Eléa. I'm just going to find out about an important subject."
He opens his system and finds himself faced with a menu containing thousands of features. He types "Instant Remember" into the search bar and the feature magically appears.
Lemone: (In awestruck tone) "Amazing! It's really real."
He activates the feature and a notification appears: "Feature activated successfully."
Lemone then takes the book "The Art of Lies and Mind Control" in her hands and stares at it. He focuses on the content of the book, visualizing every page, every word, every sentence.
Suddenly he feels a strange sensation in his head, as if a large amount of information is being downloaded. In a few seconds, the process is completed. All information from the book was passively transferred into its database.
Lemone opens her system again and discovers three new skills:
* Lie Mastery: Allows you to create convincing lies and deceive people with ease.
* Mental Manipulation: Allows you to influence people's thoughts and emotions.
* Mind Reading: Allows you to read people's superficial thoughts.
Lemone is amazed by the new abilities he has acquired. He knows that these skills could be of great use in his mission to infiltrate the royal city and accomplish his objectives.
Lemone and Eléa finally arrive at the gates of the royal city of Aeternum. A huge crowd throngs at the entrance, patiently waiting for their turn to go through security checks. Armed soldiers patrol the area, ensuring order and security. Two imposing towers stand on either side of the entrance, overlooking the stage.
Lemone observes the scene carefully. He knows he will have to be careful and use his new skills to infiltrate the royal city without being noticed.
Eléa: (In a worried tone) "It's a lot of people, Lemone. How are we going to get through?"
Lemone: (In a confident tone) "Don't worry, Eléa. I have a plan."
He approaches the queue and observes the people being checked by the soldiers. He notices that the soldiers are not very attentive and that they let people pass without properly searching them.
Lemone decides to take advantage of this security breach. He uses his "Mastery of Lies" skill to create a false identity and convince the soldiers to let him pass without problem.
Soldier: (In an indifferent tone) "Name and profession?"
Lemone: (Confidently) "I am Bard, a merchant who has come to sell my wares at the market."
The soldier looks at him briefly, then lets him pass without question. Eléa follows closely, impressed by the ease with which Lemone managed to infiltrate them.
Eléa: (In an admiring tone) "You are incredible, Mr. Lemone. You managed to get us through without any problem."
Lemone: (Slyly) "It's just the beginning, Eléa. The hardest part is yet to come."
They finally enter the royal city, ready to face the dangers that await them.
---End Of Chapter---