Two days went by in a flash, and not before long, it was the morning of full moon.
Preparing some things for her journey and having received a red robe from Serkzyl, Zeki sets off along a foot path pointed out by Serkzyl leading to the shrine where the inheritance ceremony will take place.
According to her teacher, Serkzyl, the shrine is northwards from the lodging, however, she will have to travel east along the path to get there, but that is no problem, now she has time to gather her thoughts and evaluate the information of her memories.
But before that, [ Origin System Notification-
-2 Gifts received
-Dimension Pouch
-Shadow Patch]
Zeki has heard about gifts that could be sent over, however, that has to be done through the network before departure.
Taking a closer look at the 2 items, with only 0.1 % of her first seal being active, Zeki is at least capable of connecting with the Origin System-
[ Dimension Pouch-
A gift from your sister
- Little siser, I heard that you will be going out on your first Origin trip, this is just something I thought of, don't think too much of it okay; Big Sis Kiez]
Looking at the message left behind by her sister, she can but only give a wry smile while shaking her head and thus proceed to the next item-
[Shadow Patch-
A gift from a student
- Hello, my name is Bhainz, and I, too, am going on my first Origin trip. I hope that you find it useful, it is something I have spent some time on developing and the result was:
a patch-like cloth that when placed on your shadow it will dissolve into it
-easy movement in the shadows
-upgradeable
Ps. I have added a manual to it, so I hope that all of you will find it easy to use
- Bhainz]
"Interesting, I guess I will look into it at a later time, but before that-", Zeki proceeds along the path on the right after travelling through the forest entrance north from the houses.
Taking out the map given to her by Serkzyl, on it, the entire island is depicted, however, some areas are not to be entered as it is too dangerous for a 14 year old girl without rank.
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The eastern path goes 10km ahead and from that point, she is to take the path to her left, leading to the lake, northwest of the bend.
While walking, Zeki looks at her surroundings, and what comes into view are tall trees to her right and left, standing tall at 15-20m, whereas, below, shrubs and tree stumps.
Until reaching the 10km mark at the end, Zeki has been thinking about her family and her little sister, Loran and her mother Yeufi, which, kind of reminds her of her twin sister Kiez, even though the Violet Fox clan are nothing alike the family she has here, yet, even so, there are still similarities.
Thinking these thoughts, which usually arise when one is on a journey, you know, thinking of that which is familiar, Zeki reaches the end of the footpath, proceeding northwest from it and leaving behind the cave entrance that was at the end of the 10km path.
The forest is very quiet, so in no time Zeki reaches the lake.
The lake is about 5km in length and 2km in breadth, understanding this, Zeki moves along the path that goes around the lake where she then arrives at a hill.
According to the map, she is to travel northeast until she reaches a shrine before a cliff.
Along the way, Zeki thinks back to her Violet Fox Clan mother, and realises that she cannot recall much, just that her parents were always away so she and her sister were always together up until the day her mother came by and took her sister from the palace, leaving Zeki with the maids for 6 years before setting off on her own to the Origin continent at 18 years old.
Not before long, Zeki reaches the shrine before the cliff. Walking up to the stone structure, before looking up at the darkening sky, Zeki enters through the passage.
Inside the stone structure, Zeki sits on the mat placed on the floor. The stones inside glow white from the bottom, however, the stones further up the wall are not yet illuminated.
While waiting for the stones to light up and the moon to be full, Zeki looks into the manual compiled by Bhainz for the Shadow Patch.
The introduction starts with a description that the Shadow Patch represents isolation and further goes to explain that it can attach and separate, yet it is not designed for overshadowing, rather, for assistance.
Six chapters of the manual are categorised by Structure, Barrier, Central, Discs, Evolution and Fundamentals. Which, in turn, have 2 parts, 5 parts, 8 parts, 8 parts, 5 parts and 2 parts to it each, respectively, of course.
There is, however, an overview of the manual; something about it's design and how it can grow and evolve towards a particular path such as armour.
Looking at the stones lighting up, Zeki notes that it is nearly time. All the stones in the room light up and so does the floor.
The moonlight travels to the stone shrine where Zeki then bathes in a warm glow. The stones sparkle like starlight before a beam of light enters through her eye on the left causing her to close it.
A ball of light forms on her right eye and in her mind- complete silence. She closes her right eye.
Opening her eyes, Zeki notices that the stones no longer glow and at that moment, in her mind, [ Prayer Link: Priestess of Silence Rank received], and then [ Origin System: Congratulation on obtaining {Priestess} rank-
-2% of first seal released
-Prayer Link identified
-Integration successful
Prayer Link status:
-Priestess of Silence (+20% boost of cultivation speed when close to a water source or at night)
-Element: Light
Current realm: 1st realm of Silence
Blessing: Fortune of the Wandering God of Calamity (+17% intuition)
Abstinence 10
Battle Strength 11
Cultivation Speed 12
Defiant Nature 13