Selmer arrived in the Elf village after the sun had gone down, admiring the houses built with the trees as the center before she reached her home and spotted Alvinia waiting outside. "Come with me!" Alvinia's words surprised the young elven maiden as her mother dragged the young elven maiden to follow her back into the forest but in the opposite direction she had come from. When they had nearly reached the deep parts, Selmer decided to ask, "Mother, where are you taking me?" "Since you spend so much time with forest animals. I need to see what you see," Alvinia replied, causing even more confusion to her daughter. It was at that moment she noticed the area felt familiar, "Isn't this where the festival of giving takes place?" "Yes it is, this is where it all started," Alvinia replied before giving Selmer a fruit she had brought. Alvinia then paused and remained rooted, allowing Selmer to ask questions, "Wait, mother, what is that creature standing on two of its legs? How is that
There were four families who claimed Descent from Hor, each having a specific mark assigned specifically to their bloodline. After Hor passed away, four of his descendants made remarkable feats that made them earn their marks from the new Mark Giver who was a non-descendant trained by the former chief. But by Himlo's instructions, once a mark was given to a Haran, anyone next with an achievable feat from his bloodline or family would receive the family mark of his own. The Marks given were exclusive and given to the best among a family, hence becoming a tradition. Every year, many with or without the marks and fire ability would appear to champion for head but only those four families would be the last to stand. Even if they traced their lineage to Hor they still had to obey the rules he made. Since Lulm was chosen by his own family to compete for the position of head, it only meant that he possessed the marks specific to his family. "Since you all have it in this test, you are fr
Lulm knelt within a large hut made from wooden sticks which served as poles tied with long stripes of grass to form the walls.The roof of the hut was thatched and used the long and bushy leaves of the southern continent. On its floor were mud pots filled with herbs and plants, stones, and other natural resources found within the jungle. He remained on his knees as the red-skinned shaman of his tribe entered. A bone necklace having strings made from plant roots was hung around his neck, and different symbolic marks made from white chalk dotted his chest."Hmmm," The Shaman gave a nod before walking towards the pots on the floor where a small wooden bowl and a pestle lay beside. He then took some leaves, stones, and minerals, all lying within the hut, and began pounding the materials he had taken into the bowl. He pounded the leaves first before adding the minerals and stones which were easily crushed under the force of the pestle.Then he proceeded to add a small amount of rain wat
You are my descendant, the one who will inherit this mission after my death" Garvin said to his child while staring at the stone pillar not far from their location."Father, what do you mean?" The child looked at his father with confusion, and Garvin chuckled, "Currently, I will soon be going on a journey, but before I come back I need you to learn sensory energy, a power granted to us by the mother of the hunt and passed down to our family," He explained."But…father” The Child hesitated, “Where are you going?, “ his eyes darted to the palms of his small hands, “I have no idea what sensory energy feels like. So how can I even use it?" He explained."Raynard. Where I am going is not something you need to know now.” Garvin responded, “As for sensory energy. You have seen and watched me use it for long enough. With that, you just need to practice what's in your memory." "Members of our family are known to have the potential for that power from the moment they are born. Now it's time fo
Garvin placed his hand into his sheepskin bag and brought a few necklaces similar to the ones he had given to the hunters of the Toris tribe.The necklace he held was made with bones and held by animal skin. Meanwhile, the necklaces of the others were made using animal skin only."Are you planning to create a party?" Alston immediately questioned. "What do you think he is planning to do, Dummy!" Wesley attacked with words.“Now's not the time to bicker,” Garvin said.The Hunters stopped their arguing and took the necklaces from it before wearing them upon their necks while Garvin wore the one with bones.After a few seconds had passed, he spoke a single word"Bind!" Upon saying those words, the necklaces unanimously released a dim light followed by a notification in his head.[Do you wish to create a party?]"Yes," He replied.[State the party's purpose]"A Travelling fighting party" He replied. [Processing party formation]A few seconds later, the five of them heard a notification
"Slash!" Shelton yelled as he jumped and slashed at the neck of the opponent. "Amplify!" Garvin screamed, using 220 ounces of sensory energy to improve their level of proficiency (20 ounces to add an extra person)."Speed Strike" Alston muttered before making a quick thrust at the second neck of the giant lizard.Unfortunately for them both, even with an amplified skill, Alston's swords could only make a small gash at the Gish's neck and Shelton's spear could only cut a bit through the other neck. As soon as they regained their footing, the duo were surprised to spot that the damage they had done was minimal. "It's because of the difference in levels, but have faith, this battle is not yet lost" Garvin stated, before the Gish focused its attention on both Alston and Shelton, bellowing a huge roar and proceeding to launch its heads at both of them. Before the duo could react, two barriers appeared in front and the heads of the Gish rebounded from the impact."Now!" Doanne shouted a
It was a good thing to Shawn that he was able to teach Richard a few good things in the day's library period."Great, now I have to do some homework.” He let out an exasperated sigh. “Looking forward to receiving my phone after this week ends." He thought with excitement raging in his head. His phone had been seized by his mum for more than a week. It was a good thing that the time limit was going to be off. As for her one-month confiscating plan. He knew she was just teasing him. After all, he couldn't have his phone in her hands for a month right? "Right?""Anyways, time to get on that essay, 'Survival and advancement of humans in Different climates." He repeated the title while lying on the bed in his room before opening his computer to do some research concerning what he wanted to write. After two long hours of research, he heaved a sigh of relief., Finally" The research was helpful and helped him gather a lot of insight. "*Yawn* I need to sleep" he then dozed off beside his c
"So what's the information that you've selectively withdrawn from me about ranking up?" Shawn asked while waiting patiently for a response.[As you continue to rank up, you utilize more energy to maintain your worlds. This is the reason why you were asked to create a timer]"So what if I didn't create a timer?" [Then the amount of stress that your body would experience would be excessive.]"So literally each time I spend here saps the remaining energy left from an already stressed day?" [Yes] The system replied."But wouldn't that drain the limit that my body can take?" [The system is careful not to drain too much from your body energy which is why you were given two hours before you were brought here.]"So you mean that my gathered strength is already being sapped?" [Not quite]"Huhn! What do you mean?" Shawn asked with a confused face.*"....."* The answer that the system provided was more than enough for Shawn to just sigh. He hadn't ranked up enough., "Whatever, let's just