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Levelling Up The Weakest System The Return
Leaving the black market was a lot easier than getting in. While Alexei had been cautious and nervous about getting into the underground shopping district, in fear of someone recognising him and doing something unspeakable, all he wanted to do now was get out. He had a feeling that, if a few more seconds had passed, the creature that had been masquerading as a child running a weapon stall would have had its evil way with him. He could still feel its gaze on him as he began to ascend the stairs to the graveyard. He felt it as he made his way through the graves with his hood pulled up and his staff box clasped firmly in his hand. It lingered even up to the moment he walked through the door of the Trout’s Gills, the light of the moon on his back and Garrick the Gnome smiling at him from behind the bar. That smile fell flat quickly as Garrick noticed how pale Alexei had become. “Bloody ‘ell, man, what’s wrong with yah?” Garrick asked as Alexei sat down on one of the stools and rest
Levelling Up The Weakest System Nightmare
Alexei woke with a start. The smell of rust and smoke assaulted his senses, dragging him out of his slumber and back into reality. His eyes opened with a snap, what he saw made his stomach lurch in disgust and horror. The walls were painted red with blood, and at the foot of his bed was the dripping red decapitated head of Neave. Bodyparts littered the room, scattered like the forgotten toys of a child. “N-N-Neave…” Alexei managed to choke out, barely able to keep himself from throwing up at the sight before him. He didn’t understand what had happened, how it had happened, or even why it had happened. The assassins shouldn’t have sent anyone new out yet. He hadn’t begun his attack on the slave markets of Alandria. The prickle at the back of his neck intensified. “The nilbog,” He seethed under his breath, “The nilbog did this.” A peal of phantom laughter cackled from nowhere and everywhere at once, floating around the room, as disembodied as the head of his ward before him.
Levelling Up The Weakest System Next Port of Call
He wouldn’t sleep again until the Nilbog had been dealt with. That was Alexei’s plan, anyway. Clearly, the creature had some power over dreams, and Alexei had the sneaking suspicion that if it had managed to do away with him during the brief fight they’d had within his own dreamscape then he may not have woken up from the encounter. He had to focus on the positives, though. Neave was alive. The Trout’s Gills was not burning down. It had all been an illusion, a nightmare, designed to take him down. Now he knew that he could begin to work against it. Alexei took a deep breath and let it out slowly. His heartbeat was finally starting to get back to normal. He rose from bed, careful not to wake Neave up, and snuck out of the room with his day clothes in his hand and made his way back to the communal showers. It was still early in the day, morning sun barely peeked over the top of the many buildings of Alandria, so he wasn’t surprised to find the showers empty. It didn’t take l
Levelling Up The Weakest System Leap of Faith
Visiting the mage temple wasn’t something that just anyone could do. While many religious temples would allow believers and other members of the public to come and go as they pleased, mage temples were something quite different altogether. They were places of work, not worship, and for an ordinary person to arrive there would lead them to be in a very dangerous situation where magic could be unleashed against them at any given moment. As an initiate with a basic understanding of magic and a foci at his side, he would be well equipped to deal with the day-to-day goings on in a mage temple. That being said, his foci was technically an illegal implement, and arriving unannounced at the temple would still cause some pretty big waves throughout it. In other words, he was going to have to be pretty smart with how he went about gaining access to the temple. His best bet would be sneaking in over the rooftops and cornering the person that Lyla had suggested he should talk to one on one.
Levelling Up The Weakest System The Mage Temple
Alexei swallowed hard, his mouth was as dry as a pile of bones in the desert. Staring down a room full of angry mages, all with different foci aimed directly at your chest, had a way of making a person just a little bit uncomfortable. “I promise you, I mean no harm,” Alexei stated, “I have come here for help, and help only.” The mages shifted at that, they shared furtive glances as they muttered words that Alexei couldn’t quite catch. “And what is it you need help with that you couldn’t approach the temple through the normal channels?” Asked another mage from within the group. There were, of course, ways to petition the mage temple for assistance. But it was long, arduous, and often the mages wouldn’t bother lifting a finger unless there was something that could be learned or studied from the experience. “My need is an urgent one,” Alexei explained, “If it is not dealt with swiftly, I may not make it through to the next day.” More shifty looks. More quiet muttered words. “And
Levelling Up The Weakest System Grand Mage Kryte
The inner sanctum of the Mage Temple was a place Alexei had never expected to see for himself. Long ago, there had been a time when those who wielded the power divine and those who practised true magery got on just fine. But these days the animosity between the two sects of power made such collaboration near impossible. That was why, as his mage guide rapped her knuckles on the large ornate door of the inner sanctum of the Mage Temple, Alexei felt a shiver lance its way down his spine. The only reason Mages didn’t fight on the front lines was due to the nature of the enemy, they devoured magic like it was an afternoon snack, and his body didn’t have that luxury. He may have been able to take on one mage, maybe two if they were surprised by his exploding powder tricks, but to be invited into the inner sanctum would leave no room for error. If they decided that they didn’t like him, and they wanted to be rid of him, there was nothing Alexei would be able to do to combat them.
Levelling Up The Weakest System Enrolment
Alexei had wanted to go and retrieve Neave himself so that the girl didn’t freak out at any of the mages that had been sent to pick her up. Unfortunately, the mages hadn’t agreed with that. Apparently walking around while the Nilbog was still attached to his spiritual essence was a less than ideal plan. At any point, the creature could jump off of him and latch onto someone else, something that it wouldn’t be able to do while at the Mage Temple due to the spiritual hardening that all of the mages in the temple had learned. That was something that would have helped had he known it before he went down into the black market. Either way, the other people of the city wouldn’t have any spiritual hardening, and as such, they would have been prime targets for the Nilbog. I hadn’t understood why the Nilbog would jump ship at first, it wanted my divine powers after all. But if it were a choice between elimination by a mage or jumping into someone random, I’d have probably taken the la
Levelling Up The Weakest System The Magic Array
The night was still a long way off, and that was the only time that they would be able to do battle with the Nilbog. So instead Alexei and Risa had a plan in mind, they were going to test Neave’s magical potential. All beings were born with at least some access to the magic of the universe, but not all beings were given that access equally. If Neave didn’t have enough influence to unlock the higher strata of magical ability then there wouldn’t be much that she would gain from our time in the Mage Temple. If she had potential, however, then she could end up becoming a mage just like many of the others in the temple. In all honesty, Alexei didn’t care too much if Neave was able to become a mage or not, but he knew the girl would feel left out if she didn’t have the potential within her and he’d rather her not have to deal with that. Besides, having someone else who could do magic around would be a great help in the future, no matter what venture they ended up exploring after
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