At first, there was...
Nothing. Just an empty void. A space in need of filling.
Until, entropy decided to conjure the Universe, and along with the universe came Divinities and Potentia. Divinities, the ones who rule over the world and Potentia, the leftover particles of creation.
Terra, Goddess of Earth,
Aquas, Goddess of Water,
Ignis, God of Fire,
Aerus, God of Air,
Daemonis, God of All that is Demonic,
And Sanctus, God of All that is Holy And The Judge Of Templum Ex Deorum.
These are just some Divinities this world pray, and give their offerings to. Some Gods are benevolent. They help those who are weak and in need, and some are evil. Thirsting for power, for dominion and for the destruction of this world. And in this world, Senatti, there lies a system which They built. The Ordines System. A system where the mortal beings of the world may accept power from Potentia itself.
"HAH!"
First swing, swords clashed.
"HYAH!"
And by the second swing, blood was shed.
...
"Whew..."
"Ordines."
≪ORDINES≫
Name : Lenirr Briar
Level 24 - C Rank
Mana Amount : 200/200
Aura Amount : 100/100
Age : 23
Titles : »Flame Magisword«, »Ignis' Imitation«
Skills : Precise Stab (Level 18), Triple Blade Slash (Level 11), Berserker's Slash (Level 9), Dragon's Breath (Level 9), Blaze Enchantmnet (Level 5), Aura Empowerment (Level 9→10)
Element Affinity : Flame (Level 12)
"Huh, looks like I improved my AE a bit." He said as he was breathing heavily with purplish blood and guts all over his body.
"Whew... I need a break."
Lenirr Briar. A C-Rank swordsman and dungeon-breaker in Erinia, a village in the the outskirts of Great Haganau City.
"Now time for the worst part... Gutting and dismembering the goblins." He said in a disheartened tone as he went on to disemboweling the corpses of his kills.
"Hup! Okay... This hunt's haul was good. Right, Roxy?"
"Yeah." A tomboyish voice responded to him.
Roxanne "Roxy" Gen. A level 17 D-Rank mana manipulator in his party. Despite her low ranking and level, she's a great aeromage and fighter with her potential being as great.
"We should get back to the Guild." He said as he started walking with her.
"Mhm." She hums back in response.
...
"Hey Len, do you remember when we were still attending the academy and we got kicked out for messing around too much?"
"Oh yeah haha, we used to pull pranks on the teachers."
"Oh and remember when..."
...
It's a good thing the two of them always had something to talk about because in no time they both reached the gates of Erinia.
"Identification." The burly man in heavy armor said.
"Oh c'mon Glusch, you already know it's us." Lenirr responded with an annoyed tone.
"Just give me your cards."
"Fine."
"Ordines." Lenirr and Roxy said before a pair of cards materialized and Glusch picked them up from the air to examine them.
"..." Glusch looked at the duo and back at the cards, multiple times.
"Can you just hurry up and let us in already?" He said in annoyance.
"Hmm..." Glusch hummed as he threw the cards away before they dematerialized.
"I don't knooww... You two seem suspicious but only this one time, I'll let you in." He said with a mischievous smirk as he stepped aside and let them pass.
"Dickhead." Lenirr said as he stuck his tongue out at him.
Glusch only laughed in return.
Lenirr and Roxy went inside and started walking through the bustling streets of Erinia.
"Huh, the terramage is back." He said as he slowed down his walking and looked at the show that was happening.
"Wait, he is?" Roxy responded in excitement.
The terramage first took a block of clay from his box to place on the table and without using his hands, he contorted the clay into an assortment of shapes, a ball, a dragon, a human, and more.
"Mama look! He controls mana so good!" A child exclaimed as he pointed.
Mana, found almost everywhere, it is one of, if not, the most powerful form of Potentia if handled correctly. And because it's found almost everywhere, it can be manipulated by those who are blessed. To make flames, strike the particles together, to make ice, slow them down as slow as possible.
"Man, I wish Poxy was here watching this with us." Roxy said with a bit of a sad tone.
"Yeah, he would've loved this. Too bad he's travelling to Veritas." Lenirr responded.
"Yeah... I hope he's safe right now..."
"Cheer up. I'm sure he'll be safe out there. He's the best out of our group after all. So come on, let's get these goblin guts back to the Guild."
"Okay..."
They both started walking again and in no time they reached the Guild.
"Hey, Rita. Here's our usual haul." Roxy said as she spoke to the guild clerk, Rita.
"Thank you, you two." Rita responded.
"Man, the goblins have been multiplying like crazy lately." Lenirr said as he put the bag of goblin innards in the manastone converter.
"Yeah, the farmers have been complaining a lot about kobolds attacking their cattle too. So that means the dungeons are probably overpopulated again." Rita added.
"Oh, that makes sense." He said.
"You want us to deal with it?" He said with a smile.
"I would-" *Happy tone*
"Ahem... the Guild would be delighted to have you do that." *Serious tone*
"Hey, when are you two gonna stop flirting? The manastone converter's been done for a long time now." Roxy interrupted while visibly looking jealous.
"Hehe, sorry Roxy."
"Anyways, we'll take care of the kobolds first then the dungeons." He said to Rita.
"Okay, stay safe and may Sanctum protect you two." Rita responded before they both left.
He waved before they both left the guild.
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"Hmm... So where was that farmer at again?" He asked.
"It was at the west division of the outskirts." She answered.
"Then let's go Roxy!" He said as he started walking briskly.
"Huh?! Wait!- Can't we at least rest first?! We just finished a mission!" She screamed as she chased after him.
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"Huh... So that's Lenirr Briar..." A dark figure whispered as he looked at the duo from a dark alley.
"This is gonna be fun." He said as his red eyes glistened with bloodlust while pulling out a sword brimming with mana.
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-Chapter 1 End-