The view on the aerial beast was incredible! All accross the land below lay a multitude of trees as we travelled towards the academy. According to my dad, it would take one week of travel to reach my destination on my hired beast. Apparently, it is called a Silverwinged Eagle. The name comes from the fact that it looks like an eagle but its feathers are colored silver.
Occassionally we would pass by towns on our way, inciting within me a sense of wonder at how the people looked like ants. Although I have boarded a plane before in my previous life, I couldnt see anything except for clouds outside the window, and I was only a child back then.
"Looking at your expression, this journey must be really exciting for you" Arnold the beast tamer said as he chuckled upon seeing me looking at the scene below in wonder.
"Yes mister, this is my first time travelling outside my town, that too on an aerial beast" I exclaimed excitedly.
"I'm glad you are enjoying yourself little girl. Wouldn't want you getting bored while we are travelling" he said.
"So mister, have you travelled a lot?" I asked him curiously. He seems like a guy who has seen his fair share of the world.
"Yes I have little one. Want me to tell you about my adventures?" he asked, "Yes please!" I replied. So, we spent the rest of the journey with him telling me about his adventures around the Kingdoms, fighting monsters, and exploring dungeons.
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This most striking thing of all he said is about a dungeon named Mystica located at the Kingdom of Arwin, the human kingdom. He told me the name comes from the fact that the monsters who live inside that dungeon seem to be a lot stronger than any average monsters living in other dungeons. No one in recorded history has ever been able to clear this dungeon.
Many adventurer parties have tried to conquer the dungeon, but ended up either being killed or forced to retreat. The farthest level anyone ever reached is level 10 by the greatest adventurers of today's age, Edmund and his party. There were other parties in the past as well who have reached this level.
Edmund, the leader of his party is a human who weilds a shield and a longsword, fighting at the frontlines as a tank. He is the one who comes up with most of the tactics when fighting enemies, and is adept at changing them according to the situation. His party members consisted of Rurgan, Luna, Felicia, and Marcus. Currently, he is the head of the Adventurer's Guild.
Rurgan is a dwarf who weilds a huge warhammer to smash his enemies with, He also takes care of the maintainance of the party's equipment.
Luna is an elf who uses a longbow when dealing with with enemies at a distance. She switches to shortswords as soon as they come near. She would act as support healer and mage when needed, prefering to leave all the magic work to Marcus.
Felicia is a catkin who likes to hide in the shadows to ambush her enemies with her claws. Her stealth ability coupled with her agility made her the most suited for the job of a scout in the party.
Finally, Marcus is a human mage. He is adept in the use of healing and offensive magic. He likes to use Area of Effect(AoE) spells to kill off a lot of enemies together, and can use single target spells in case there is a single strong enemy.
Listening to the stories from Arnold has sparked the desire within me to get strong enough to clear the dungeon Mystica and discover the mysteries hidden within it.