"What are you staring at?!" Delilah barked, her anger palpable."You, of course." Nux replied with a sly smile on his face. Delilah not expecting that answer, harrumphed and looked away, gritting her teeth in anger.Nux laughed at this behavior and ignored her. He found it funny that she acted that way, just because he had won a little game.Also, he welcomed that new kind of behavior. He had only met people who were all chummy with him.Where were all the antagonists and their cliche lines?"Good day, class! I'm Clark Stuber, your Enchantment and Inscriptions teacher.." "For our first session, we'll explore the fundamentals of Inscriptions and Enchantments before diving into practical applications.""Inscriptions originated in the First Age, an era known for its legendary heroes, preceding the Dark Age.""Talim Roshan discovered Inscriptions, while Yessir Bennett pioneered Enchantment.""Many mistakenly believe Enchantment and Inscriptions are interchangeable terms. However, Enchan
Nux followed the pull, and he closed in on the periphery of the academy grounds quickly. He stopped and hid behind the bushes while staring ahead warily.Luckily, there were a lot of fauna around to block him from view, because ahead of him, there were two guards, both donning pink and blue armours.He still didn't understand what made them use such bright and annoying colors, considering the environment the academy was situated.They should have blended with nature and used more of brown and green, for the mountains and greenery, but they hadn't, choosing to go for unique colors instead.Though that wasn't Nux's problem at the moment. There were were two guards blocking his path out of the academy, and without their approval, he couldn't leave.One might wonder how they were blocking his path since he could just round them and pass somewhere else, but it shouldn't be forgotten that there was no beast attack since Nux's arrival.Was it because the region was safe? Or was it because of
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Team Missions are different from Solo Missions. They could range from a team of two or three, to a team as large as a Ten-man crew or a Fifteen-man party.Team Missions were often seen on the mission board, as there were plenty areas where beasts moved in packs. However, only on rare occasions were Team Missions given when there was only one beast involved, and that was exactly what was happening.Nux, oblivious to how much danger he was in, trudged on with his guard raised. He knew that he was at the bottom of the food chain at the moment, so didn't dare be frivolous. The winds carried the sounds of birds chirping into his ears, as forest Pixies flew about with their dainty little wings, leaving their pixie dusts in their way to brighten and rejuvenate the fauna.At some point, Nux sighted a small white Fox with three tails in the bushes and prepared to battle it thinking it was about to attack, but then it suddenly ran away.He continued on unperturbed. If things were going so smo
In the large dark hall where the Dragon lay injured, a hunched and hooded figure laughed maniacally, it's long dangly fingers and pointed nose evident beneath it's tattered brown hood. The creature stood at the same height as an average human, though it's hunch proved that it would have been taller, had it stood straight. "Kekekeke! This gift from Him sure is good." The creature laughed, it's eyes glowing with greed and hidden wrath."Now I can wreck havoc on this tiny settlement to my heart's content!" It declared. The creature pulled out a small scroll just as tattered as it's hooded robe, and unfurled it. Weird symbols resembling Heiroglyphics were written on it's brown surface, and with strange coerce words from the creature, they began to glow with a sinister crimson light."Roska ignicy, plinggseu moNq, uzr lwekwe fracq!" The creature uttered.A dark blue light from nowhere descended on the Dragon, and bound it with chains.The chains rattled under the slight movements of the
Nux woke up with a terrible headache and a ringing noise in his ears. He felt like he was being pounded on the head constantly, and chimes and cymbals were playing by his ears. Coupled with the fact that his body was badly burnt from the fire explosion, he didn't feel like getting up, but he didn't have a choice. Time seemed to pass at a fast pace. His body got better quickly, and soon, he opened his eyes.'How many times have I passed out in this world already?' Nux mused to himself. 'Five or six?... ah screw this!'Suddenly his eyes widened, and he threw out an aggressive punch, causing a bang to resound in the hall.A creature looming over him coughed out blood while backing away swiftly.Nux scrambled to his feets and raised his fists, ready for battle, but on second thought he looked around warily, and scanned his perimeter.He still remembered the large hall where he saw the Dragon, and also how his body autopiloted and jumped off a metal beam hanging overhead, right atop the
Nux's Soul Book floated before him. It's pages flipping open and settling on a page."What's the hell!" Nux silently exclaimed.He was finding it a bit difficult to believe what he was seeing. He stared at the doodle, taking in all it's features before flipping the page open.On the next page he saw a string of words written in an unknown language, but somehow, he understood it perfectly. "Fireball?" Nux whispered. "And Fire Immunity?" He gazed at the words for a second, before it all suddenly clicked in his head."Damn!!" Nux exclaimed. He finally understood what had happened with his Soul Book and the Dragon. His only spell, Steal, was actually an overpowered spell if used rightly.He had stolen the Soul of the Dragon and therefore gained it's abilities, almost like getting a new Beast Soul.Just as great as it was, so also was it very dangerous. If anyone knew that he could steal Beast's Souls, then he would be feared, and there was a high probability that he would be killed, or
Nux gave a report to a big bellied man, checked around some more, while secretly watching his stalker, before he eventually left.During his short time in the Mission Hall though, he had come to learn about some of the inner workings in the academy.Like missions for example, he learnt that there was a set of students who monopolized the best missions for themselves, to get the best from the Academy.They were known as Nobles, the sons and daughters of anyone who was a Baron, or of a higher position. Nux hadn't met anybody of this Nobles, though he wished to, so that he could compare their strength to his. Beside that, he wanted to hear those cliche lines that would make one cringe, give them some face slapping, and knock their ego down a peg.He didn't know why he was having this weird wishes, but he knew they were going to happen, sooner or later, and he didn't know just how right he was. Nux also learnt about Star Rankings in the Mission Hall, what it entailed and it's various u