Iris and Istar immediately nodded and didn’t say anything else.
After glancing at the clauses of the contract, Tharn signed it, and Gula asked, sounding puzzled, “You are not even going to read it? You just took a peek and signed it.”
“I trust you wouldn’t be dumb enough to fool me. Besides, I already read this kind of contract when I visited your older brother. It is similar, but with different names for the products. Now that we got this out of the way, aren’t you going to talk with Archa at that table over there? She keeps looki
While holding two thin necklaces with a small green gem attached to each one, Archa asked, “Gula, do you think this would be a good gift when we start dating? I could buy these as a pair, and you could use one, and I could use the other. What do you think? Aren’t they pretty?”“Humm… they are pretty… but we… I mean, you and me…”“I said when we start dating, girl, not now! Omarosa, can you save these two necklaces for me? Maybe for one week or two? I hope to conquer this stubborn Cathra in that time, but
Two weeks later, Tharn landed his Pegasus on the main road that led to the City of Ulsleve, near the border with the ‘Kingdom of Heszils’.With his group landing behind him, he looked at the high walls, remembering that the last time he was there was after hunting Swamp Nightmares in the swamp nearby, and then he went to the Guild of Adventurers to contact a Necromancer who was a member of the Brotherhood of Necromancers.As the Pegasus was walking towards the main gate, Istar was riding another at Tharn’s right side, and she asked, “It seems your Elementals are a success anywhere we go. We arrived on time, luckily. We have time to take a walk in the City before going for dinner. Considering that Kishar took care of our rooms last week, we won’t need to be worried about where to sleep.”“Yes, she took care of that the moment the City for this round was announced. After this, the next round will be in the City of Vaeggerlose, and the final will be in the City of Elkenore.”“But to go t
With no other word, not even a slight nod, the Mayor continued his walk, and the girl whispered to her Party, “One of us needs to go check which room that man is going to sleep in and make sure he doesn’t go to the Tournament tomorrow.”The Cat-kind boy volunteered, “I am not going to enter this round anyway, so I might as well remove some of our obstacles.”“Alright, I will leave that to you. But if you get yourself into danger or if he notices you, retreat immediately and try to be sure that no one follows you. It would be very b
Tharn woke up Iris, and while she returned to her small form, he got dressed while looking at the fainted Cat-kind boy.As soon as Tharn was seated on the edge of the table, Iris poured a bit of her Healing Magic over the knocked-out boy, and the moment he opened his eyes, Byia Calla grabbed his neck with one paw while the other was pointing a claw at his left eye.He stopped struggling to get up, and looked at the bed when he heard Tharn ask, “Why did you invade my room? And who are you, anyway?” Outside the City walls, there was a large space with benches leaning on the wall, facing the place where the Duels would happen.On those benches, there were Nobles, Clerics, and Merchants, all richly dressed, with their families next to them.A lot of people were gathered around the square where the National Tournament round would be held to see the Duels.From their clothes and how they were divided into groups, it was noticeable that there were people from other countries that travelled to get there to watch that round which would last for the entire day.A man dressed in dark green clothes and with a dark cape went to the middle of the empty space, and while taking off his large hat, he made a deep bow to the people on the benches.He put a metallic megaphone on his lips and shouted, “Welcome to Round One of the 634th National Tournament! This round today will be with teams of Adventurers from all parts of our beautiful country! Today also starts the round amongst the Schools of MLord Tharn Zon Chapter 93 – National Tournament, round one – Part 1
With another yawn, Archa walked back to Salama and gave her the spear while saying, “I won’t even need this. Only the shield will be enough.”While the Centaur girl was mocking Archa for returning to her place, Salama asked, “Are you sure? She could be better than she seems, you know?”“If she was, she didn’t need to make such a spectacle. No, she is too weak for me, and with the spear, this would end faster than your fight.”Archa returned to her side of the square, carrying only the shield, and the Centaur girl laughed, “Ahahah! So you came back! I thought you were going to quit!”Archa lifted her shield and peeked at her opponent from the top of it, and remained silent.The moment the announcer told them to start, the Centaur raised her arms and chanted while gathering her Magic, “Mighty sky, mighty soil! Grant me power over everything! Come forth, my champion! Summon Old Elemental!“A yellow horse appeared, with a long tail that was moving as if it was a whip. Archa casually walke
The announcer declared the continuation of the Tournament, and Osman came back from the betting booth with Muranu and Istar and gave Tharn a big smile. “You won’t ever guess what the new bet is about.”“Something weird, I suppose.”“It is about who will die, Salama or Archa! And the odds against them are huge! It seems every Mage still in the Tournament hates them, and there is a rumour going on that all the Mages want to kill them!”“
The young man struggled to get up, and he tackled the shield, only to feel his entire body vibrating, and he got dizzy.He did his best not to faint and said, as he tried to regain his focus, “A Mage can’t quit… I have to fight until I can’t anymore... Even if it kills me…”He tried to get up again, and Archa punched him straight in the face, knocking him out.She backed a
Benefits Summoning Novice Novice Summoning Novice Summoning Spells cost half Magic 5 points grants access to this Atromancy Double time duration for Novice Summoned Elementals 10 points grants access to this Apprentice Apprentice Summoning Apprentice Spells cost half Magic 15 points grants access to this Summoner Range Can summon Elementals twice as far away 20 points grants access to this Soul Stealer Summoned long-distance weapons can destroy targets in one shot 25 points grants access to this Weapon Bound Double time duration for Summoned weapons 5 points grants access to this Mystic Binding Summoned weapons do double damage 10 points grants access to this Adept Adept Summoning Adept Spells cost half Magic 5 points grants access to this Dark Souls Double time duration for Adept Summoned Elementals 10 points grants access to this Expert Expert Summoning Expert Spells cost half Magic 5 points grants access to this Twin Souls Double time duration for
Class of Magic Summoner – This Class is focused on instantaneous transportation, Summon manifestations of creatures, energy or objects, and object creation. Mages who specialize in this Class are known as Summoners. (Summons magical creatures and weapons.) Novice (level 1 to 10) Summon Familiar Summon a Familiar to fight at your side. A Familiar is a weak magical companion and not very smart. It can have the form of an Elemental or an animal. Novice (level 1 to 10) Summon Fire Elemental Summon a Fire Elemental for 60 minutes with Magic – 50, Health – 50, Stamina – 50 Novice (level 1 to 10) Summon Flaming Familiar Summon a Flaming Familiar which explodes when it comes in contact with a target, giving 25 damage. Novice (level 1 to 10) Summon Ice Elemental Summon an Ice Elemental for 60 minutes with Magic – 50, Health – 50, Stamina – 50 Novice (level 1 to 10) Summon Freezing Familiar Summon a Freezing Familiar which explodes when it comes in contact with a target, giving 2
Novice level 1 to 1010 Magic per spell25 Undead =5 level Magic 0 Health 25 Stamina 251Elemental /familiar =10 level Magic 50 Health 50 Stamina 501 Old Elemental =15 level Magic 100 Health 100 Stamina 1001 No Soul =20level Magic 150 Health 150 Stamina 1501 No Soul Lord =25level Magic 200 Health 200 Stamina 200Apprentice level 11 to 2520 Magic per spell30 Undead =4 level Magic 0 Health 25 Stamina 251Elemental =5 level Magic 50 Health 50 Stamina 501 Old Elemental =10 level Magic 100 Health 100 Stamina 1001 No Soul =15level Magic 150 Health 150 Stamina 1501 No Soul Lord =20level Magic 200 Health 200 Stamina 200Adept level 26 to 5030 Magic per spell40 Undead =3 level Magic 0 Health 25 Stamina 251Elemental /familiar =2 level Magic 50 Health 50 Stamina 501 Old Elemental =5 level Magic 100 Health 100 Stamina 1001 No Soul =10level Magic 150 Health 150 Stamina 1501 No Soul Lord =15level Magic 200 Health 200 Stamina 200Expert level 51 to 7540 Magic per spell50 Undead =2 lev
Summoner/Conjuration – This school is focused on instantaneous transportation, Summon manifestations of creatures, energy or objects, and object creation. Mages who specialize in this school are known as Summoners.Evocation/Destruction - This school pertains to creating matter and energy, called up out of nothing. Destructive energy with which to attack is also an evocation. Mages who specialize in this school are known as Evokers.Divination – This school is focused on acquiring and revealing information. Divination was divided into two schools: Lesser Divination (all Divination spells up to 2nd level) and Greater Divination (all Divination spells of 5th level) in order to prevent specialist Mages from losing access to certain utility spells such as Detect Magic, Identify and Read Magic. Mages who specialize in this school are known as Diviners.Enchanting/Illusion – This school involves the ability to change the appearance of something, by creating a phantasm. It also teaches how t
Lord Tharn Zon - with short dark brown hair and light blue eyes. Istar - a Cathra girl, a race of Elves. Pointy ears, long light green hair, light brown tanned skin, dressed in a long white dress, opened on both sides, leaving her thighs and toned legs in plain sight. She had leather sandals with strings tied around her ankle and she was always nervous and insecure. She is the youngest of five kids her parents had, and she has two sisters and two brothers. Rihat - a Cathra like Istar, judging by her pointy ears, but she had white long hair tied in a high ponytail. The School bully comes from a very rich and influential family that is part of the government. Teacher Practical Class - Humanish man. Principal - Humanish old man. Osman Halabi - is a Humanish boy in the Summoning School, and his father is a Merchant. He always has ideas to gain money. Muranu - a Cathra boy in the Summoning School, always speaks before thinking. Synesia Bardane - a Catkind girl in the Summoning School
Climate: The Acidic Season happens right before Winter starts. In that season and for one month, acidic rain falls from the sky, burning most of the plants and trees as a way to prepare the soil for the Winter and the next generation of plants after the Winter Season, the so-called "Abundance Season" that lasts for four months. Calendar: Winter lasts two months, Acidic lasts one month, Abundance is four months, and Summer is two months as well. Days have twenty hours during most of the year, except in Winter, which has merely fifteen hours. Topography: The World is made up of a single massive landmass, with the ocean covering nearly 75% of the planet's surface. There are seven countries and a few small islands that belong to three countries because those islands are near them. Flora: Healing plants with Magical powers that have leaves of a triangular shape. Poisonous plants and flowers were extremely colourful, with some even able to glow in the dark. Anesthesia plants, aromati
It was already mid-morning in the 'Grand Duchy of Sirion.'The Duke was in his meeting room with all his Ministers gathered around a large table and a few Mages near the farthest wall, right below an enormous glass window.With a frown, the Duke asked, "Any news from Mage Tharin? The National Tournament of the Theocracy was yesterday, and he didn't send a message." Before any Minister could say they didn't get any, the window shattered, and an enormous creature landed on top of the table, with another knocking out the Mages with his enormous paws.
Istar didn't wait for the Peacekeeper's hammer. When the enormous hammer hit the shield and made it flicker again, she jumped forward at the same time the gap increased from the powerful blow. The Hooded Mage tried to stop her, but she tackled him, and they both rolled on the floor with the shield surrounding them both. Tharn saw the Magical Portal disappearing, and he heard Istar shouting, even with all the noise, "Got you! Die, you bastard!"
The day finally came.After the back gates, there was an enormous square painted on the soil, with rows of chairs near the City wall and a vast group of people, gathered around the square to watch the fights.Istar and her group crossed the gates with a crowd following them and cheering.She walked to the middle of the square with her group at her side, and they waved at the spectators, all gathered there to watch the finals.