A hundred and fifty silver-streaked grey feral beasts with one Briwyn that had a light affinity was looking incredibly tough.However, he had gone through one of these configurations successfully, so it was not an asinine difficulty level.This... He proved by a successful demolishing of the beasts and as usual just a few seconds off the deadline.The third wave, two Briwyns, and a hundred silver-streaked grey feral beasts. The fourth wave, two Briwyns, and a hundred and fifty silver-streaked grey feral beasts.Beating these waves was half-complete when he managed to find the briwyn's affinity.After this fight, as Aiden went into the fifth level, and the skybox brightened, allowing him to show up once more on the projections, he noticed that the gold point had grown into the size of a small sphere.He tried interacting with it to see what it would do when he felt a shiver pass through his body.That shiver carried with it a lot of energy that Aiden started to fill like he would burst
The Briwyns had made no moves since the start of the round, they were content to just sit back and watch Aiden fall apart... However, Aiden had thrown a wrench into their plans.One after the other, they slowly came to life, one burst into flames and the other seemed to wear a snow-white coat of fur, as its surroundings began to freeze.Aiden's smile froze for a moment before it grew wider... 'let's get it, he thought in his heart as he dashed off to attack.The archer came to life, firing arrows one after the other... These arrows came piercing at Aiden, however, for this moment, he abandoned his crazy plan big catching arrows, instead, he let them pierce into the ground around him.With tight dives, and rolls into jumps, he tore through the gold-streaked feral beasts that came close, pulling out any of the arrows that he passed by.Suddenly he felt a chill on his neck, without the need for confirmation, he flicked the arrow to his back with such force that it pierced through the paw
Aiden walked toward the small pool in front of him... The pool was only a few meters wide but it had a bluish hue to it. Slowly Aiden stepped into the pool, he had only gone a few steps in and the water was up to his neck.Suddenly, the grey swirl in his eyes vanished... He looked around, surprised to see himself standing in neck-deep water... He had barely taken in half of the sight when he screamed.It was as if he had been stabbed but the speed at which Aiden ran out of the pool showed that this was not the case...Aiden took another look at the pool as well as his surroundings before he slowly stepped back into the pool.One step after the other, he waded through. At waist height, he still felt nothing but the moment the water was at neck height, all hell broke loose as Aiden screamed again.All the pores on his skin seemed to open up at once because the feeling was as if he had thousands of needles stabbing into his body.Five minutes...Ten minutes...Thirty minutes...Two hours
He closed his eyes... In the chaos that was space, he drifted through the thousands of pieces that floated around... Haphazardly.He had his eyes closed even as a piece headed straight for him... He made no move to dodge it... If this piece hit, he would be in for a world of pain.Ten meters...Six meters...Three meters...It was only when the piece was just a meter away that his body moved.He pushed off to the left as he twisted his body to escape the trajectory of the piece... It was the best move he could make, but he had taken off too late, the result... A painful graze across his upper arm.He groaned in pain as he struggled to find his balance... He had not gotten over that before he pushed off another rock to escape another hit.The sight quickly become one where he came closer and closer to getting hit before he managed an escape.He still had his eyes closed... It was pretty impressive to be doing this well with no sight but in Aiden's mind, there was a different thought t
"So you are saying a primordial rule book chose me... Why?"["I don't know what its criteria are, but in the last few hundred years, you are the first to clear all nine levels and provoke that big a reaction from the stele"]"Why did it engrave this fighting technique in my mind?"[” Okay, we have established that I don't know a lot about the stele. I just know what it is"]Aiden fell silent. He could see the engravings in his mind. They looked very ordinary except that they were carved into his mind, and he could feel it.The fighting technique was anything but simple. His initial impressions showed that it was a complex matrix he did not have the tools to figure out.Even worse he couldn't read it well enough to show Zarek.Zarek was in his mind, hitching a ride just as Darwyn had but the engravings were off-limits to him. He couldn't even get close.["Don't overthink it. You will be able to make sense of it when you are ready, or so I believe"]Aiden rolled his eyes. This was telli
Aiden stood before the doors that lead to The Royal Family's Dining Area.He waited as the butler announced his presence before the doors opened and he stepped into the hall.Immediately, he was blown away by the craftsmanship that went into designing the place. It was an overdressed room to be brutally honest but this was one dressing to be appreciated once you laid eyes on it.He soon collected his thoughts. He turned to look at the dining table. It was still a beautifully crafted one and the chairs were just as pretty with the chairs at both ends looking extra special, taller and nicer."Your Majesties, Your Highnesses", Aiden greeted everyone."It's great that you could make it. You can take your sit", King Robert said."I am grateful for the invitation", Aiden replied as he took the seat reserved for him.The seat was to the left of King Robert, in between Princess Diane and Prince Dante, directly opposite Prince Adrian who had Princess Caitlyn sitting to his right.This was the
"The Selection is a yearly event for choosing the best of your apprentices"A message had come in from the capital for an increase in every nation's quota. So, one hundred and fifty of them were seated in front of a small stage. The middle-aged trainer stood there explaining the points to take note of... Elder Friesian sat to the side watching quietly.The rest who had not been chosen would be trained in the city with the army. Every other city in the nation of Sur would also have participants chosen to attend The Selection.Aiden was present and he sat at the back, out of sight. Even so, he could hear everything the trainer said, loud and clear."The threshold is set at the third-order apprentice rank so the competition will be somewhat fair. Note that breaking through during the test is very common"This was information that most of them knew. They were impatient because of this and the trainer could feel it."The first test is the same as every year. You have to earn the qualificat
As soon as he opened the door..."Are you okay? I felt the spiritual energy go crazy in your room for a moment"Aiden nodded as he pulled the door all the way so that Mallory could enter."What happened?"Aiden closed the door and was just about to explain when he saw Mallory with wide eyes."What is it?", He askedHowever, Mallory was frozen in place as he kept looking at Aiden.Aiden turned around to see if there was anything behind him when he heard Zarek warn him.["Your astral projection seems to be under attack. I'm warning you so you can keep your consciousness. If you lose consciousness, you might never wake..."]Aiden had tensed up immediately after he heard that his astral projection was under attack.Before he heard everything Zarek wanted to say, he felt a tight pull in his mind. It was as if something was trying to rip his mind in half.With a groan he fell to his knees, head to the ground as the pain racked his body.Maybe it was the groan but Mallory snapped back to att