Is he testing me? Is what Flama thought, recalling how Luck had acted during their meetings, she distinctly remembered him being bold but somewhat hesitant when it came to offending her or her guild. She began to think that since Luck could have an underlying trust issue with her group. While they had been initially friendly, some in her group saw him as a key to power. Wanting to subvert such an event from ever happening, she nodded in agreement. “Go ahead, our lips are sealed.” To this, Caleb hummed his agreement and Luck gave them both a vague smile. He had thought that Flama would have been more nosy but was a little glad that she seemed easy to approach. As he turned away, he motioned to them. “Step back and be sure to keep silent, and remember. No one can know of this.” The two again nodded and moved at his behest. As they stood next to the carriage while Luck pulled up his menu and opened his exchange shop. Upon seeing his empty balance of RP, Luck grimaced as he depo
Upon stepping through the pair of wooden doors, Flama and Caleb were met with the sight of Luck moving items around and somehow magically making things appear and disappear out of nowhere. This made their minds go numb again but they put on their game face as they approached him. “Alright, so if I put the storage over there and this over here, then the other items there…..Oh! What about here? Nah no good.” While mumbling to himself, Luck was getting his work space in order. With a few flicks of his hands, items from his pocket space inventory began appearing across the counters and tables that were scattered around the room. To sum up the look of the place, it seemed like a mess, but going by Luck’s gusto as he methodically worked, the place looked as if it would soon be organized into a more workable space. “Need any help?” Flama asked, as she smiled wryly. She knew that there was little she could offer but nonetheless wanted to be courteous since she was a guest coming into hi
While the revelation Luck had just imparted to her was still boggling her mind, Luck on the other hand was calmly looking through his menu. He looked completely unperturbed by the fact that he found the find of the year. Events like these were as far and few, and most would be amped to be in his position. Exasperated by Luck’s sudden lackluster attitude, Flama wanted to smack the guy on the head for withholding this information out on them but her calm head prevailed. “Why would you want to sell it?! You could do alot more with these books. You could start your own guild with these. People would be willing to follow you to get a chance to use these books. You’d be the leader of the first group in years to pioneer the next age!”Luck gave an indifferent “nah’ and explained. “I’m not interested in starting a guild any time soon.” He then shrugged his shoulders as a show of indifference. “Plus, I’m more set on a different goal right now. I’m sure you remember the world announcement
Upon logging out of the game, Luck began to check the results of his earnings from the recent live streams he had been doing on flinch.tv. Frowning, what irked Luck was the marked decrease in overall viewership per stream session. In the past, he was able to get total viewers in the range of the mid double digits but after his deal with the Kingdom of Primeria, it was now showed that he had been only getting total viewership in the lower double digits. This had an effect since the earnings made from a full week's worth of gaming and work only came out to a measly 438 Credits after factoring in tax. While this was a good chunk of money made from just playing games, it was pennies when compared to Luck’s original salary if he had gotten a job at a gaming company. But remembering the long hours and abusive upper management, he shook off that idea and quickly got undressed. After a late night drip in the tube, Luck got changed and returned to his room to review the different courses
"So you want advice on how to grow closer to Luck?” Caleb asked, his brow raised so high that he felt his head hurt from doing it. “Yup.” Flama affirmed “And why would you think I have an answer to this problem?” “I don’t really know, but you're the only person I can go to about this. Of all my friends, I’m only comfortable about talking about this with you. If it's with the other guild members, I think I’ll die of embarrassment.”“I see, but I do want to warn you that my knowledge on the matter of a boy's heart is limited.” “Why’s that?” Slapping his forehead in frustration, Caleb didn’t know where to even start. He wondered if Flama was trying to tease him or if this was a serious conversation for the sake of the guild’s future. In either case in his head, this was now his problem. “Alright, forget I asked. So why do you think you aren’t getting along with him all that well? You had an argument with him today but what’s new. You’ve done that before during the negotiation fo
Meanwhile, while Luck was working away in his house making potions, Flama and Caleb had taken the chance to go out and enjoy the game to the fullest. It had been a long time since the two of them ever went on an adventure together. They could count the times they did in the last year on one finger. They, of course, had periods of time where they could go off and do their own thing, but it was hard for them to coordinate a period of time when they were both available to hangout. Taking a whiff of the sweet sea breeze, Flama felt the stress of her duties fly off from her shoulders. Doing much the same, Caleb looked at the ocean’s horizons with a fond gaze. “Man! It's been a while since I’ve seen the sea.” Flama said, stretching her arms to help wake her body up. “Same here.” Caleb added. “But, Flama? Doesn’t your family own a beach house somewhere outside of the city?” While nodding, she explained. “My family has been pushing me to take over the family business lately. Because of
Thrown off guard, Caleb had to put both his hands on his shield’s handle to refocus and steady his posture. While he had lost his main mode of attack, he still had a job to do. Taking the hits, Caleb saw his health go steady down. Only 2 beasts remained thanks to Flama's quick actions but the beast's hits were still heavy and damaging. Their size was mainly the cause of his trouble but Caleb felt that they hit faster and stronger than the usual forest wolves. *roar* One of the beasts howled in anger, which sent an unusual and unseen shock wave through the air. Unaware of its presence, Caleb unintentionally took it on thinking that it was just the beast’s angry musings. Wanting to take a step forward to reposition himself into a better stance, Caleb found himself grunting with effort to even move a muscle. Surprised, he tried to call out but even talking seemed to be hard since his mouth felt as if it was cramping up. ‘Damnit, what the hell is this!’ He thought, concerned whil
While hiding among the bush, Flama and Caleb continued to observe what they believe to be a newly discovered creature in the game. With the recent world announcements, changes to the world environment were only a matter of time. With how long it had been since Luck’s triggering of the recent world announcements, this was of no surprise to either Flama or Caleb. In fact, they used this opportunity to its fullest. Using their in-game cameras programmed within the interfaces of their huds, Flama and Caleb began noting down as many details as they could. “Be sure to get as much intel.” Caleb said softly. “We’ll need to share this with our allies to prepare for any other, more drastic changes to the game.” Flama sighed, a bit sour at the mention of more work to be done, but sucked it up. “Alright, just be sure to not get caught. I wasn’t expecting to fight a horde of monsters, so I only packed a few potions.” Agreeing, Caleb moved as quietly as he could to get closer. In-game informa