Jazmel stepped up the steps of Mana and moved from the pavilion in the domain. The old man had created a path for them to go up, the steps took them up and when they reached the top of the flight. They came upon a statue, a singular pillar faded beyond recognition. He couldn’t even make out what the statue once had been, a single hand and arm had been raised to the sky. the fingers had eroded to time, but they were still grasping something or had held something that once was held in its hand.
The statue was alone in this place, Jazmel couldn’t see below them. the ground was stable it was another part of the domain but cut off from the village. It was mind boggling for him to study the area they currently were in.
The old man had left them, staying to drink his tea below them in the pavilion. Sadé and Elai were walking around looking at other features, but Jazmel kept looking back at statue. Trying to figure out what the old man wanted from him.
The statue was devoid of life, it was absent of everything. It felt out of place, as if it had been set outside of life. The statue had been eroded and so the features of the face had disappeared to time. But Jazmel felt sorrow, for some reason in his heart. he felt sad for this figure whoever it was and seeing them in this state broke his heart.
He pulled the branch from his ring and taking true notice of it for the first time, he saw that it was about the length of his arm, he twirled and whirled it about him and then he pulled the seed from his ring as well.
DING!
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YOU HAVE BROUGHT THE BRANCH OF MIRETE
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YOU HAVE FOUND THE SEED OF MIRETE
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THERE IS SYMBIOSIS.
CONNECT THEM!
REPAIR THE BROKE!
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He noticed for the first time that the seed fit in the tip of the branch. He settled the seed and light burst from it. the seed shell peeled back and a green Mana gem of such purity that Jazmel felt nothing but pure joy emanating from it. The seed had been a stone, a Mana stone filled with power; that was now bleeding out and filling the domain, literally the ground sprung to life and flowers and grass were blooming at Jazmel’s feet. Paldane left his ring and came out to bask in the Mana stones pure energies.
He looked at the statue and realised what had been missing.
He placed the staff in the handhold and watched, waiting to see if something would happen. At first nothing changed, and he wondered if he had raised his hopes for no reason. But then the flowers began to bloom at the feet of the statute but then Jazmel watched as the blooming flowers grew into vines that steadily climbed up the body of the statute.
He stepped back, Sadé and Elai beside him as they watched the statue begin to be swarmed by vines. They soon covered the entire body of the statute and soon no part of it was free from the entangled vines. Jazmel watched in wonder as the statue beneath began to glow, at first it was a dull shine. But then he noticed that it was growing in brightness, in brilliance and soon it matched the lustre of the seed which had been the Mana stone.
YOU HAVE AWOKEN A PRIMORDIAL!
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THIS CANNOT BE UNDONE!
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ALL ACTIONS MUST HAVE CONSEQUENCES!
YOUR ACTIONS WILL HAVE CONSEQUENCES!!
THEY WILL SHAKE THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE LABYRINTH!
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YOU WILL GAIN 10 STAT POINTS TO USE AS A REWARD!
FOR WITNESSING THE RENEWAL OF A PRIMORDIAL!
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Jazmel watched the system notifications and wondered what he had done, truly. The blinding light grew so bright that he had to turn away and he heard the light, if you could do such a thing and when it reached its peak it burst asunder.
He had to close his eyes, squeezing them shut but it still wasn’t enough. The brightness of the statue blinded him and all he could see where white spots for moments, it was bewildering. Since he had entered the labyrinth his sight had grown so keen, it was his greatest sense. To lose it now, showed him just how powerful it had grown. But it was only for a moment, his vision came back to him, and he clutched both Elai and Sadé to let them know they were safe, as they waited for their own to return.
In the place where the statue had been erected, stood a small woman. Jazmel realised that the statue had not been erected but the stone form of this woman, this being. She was stronger than Jazmel, he knew that immediately, she had just awoken from what might have been decades or even centuries of sleep. But she was greater in power than he or anyone he had seen. Mana moved for her, she waved her hand through the air, as she grew attuned to her bodily functions again. there was no atrophy and his eyes told him that the Mana gem was feeding her nutrients to return her back to her peak form.
She turned to gaze at them, and she smiled, a kind smile. something in Jazmel churned beneath that smile and he felt his knees almost buckle. They wanted to fall and prostrate but he wouldn’t abide by it.
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TYRANT BODY STIRS BEFORE THE PRIMORDIAL!
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+1 END
She smiled at him, as if she had seen the system notification and he wondered what else she could do.
“Thank you for waking me.” She said and her voice held the authority of age, she was powerful, but her voice held all her status. All her presence and Jazmel shook beneath it.
“I have slept an age, though it was the right thing. we primordial had to be restrained. But you have awoken me, in turn. Beginning the chain reaction of the others, my presence will stir the system and create quests for the others to be awoken.” She spoke to them, also to herself. But most to herself, Jazmel and his friends simply listened.
“I thank you dearly, for returning my life stone. but also for awakening me.” She touched the air between them, and he realised she was manipulating her system screen. Jazmel watched her touch and type in the air and then she peered at Elai and flicked something to her. Elai gasped and Jazmel looked at her.
“She sent me 20 stats to my intelligence; my Mana has gone up.” Elai thrummed with power and Jazmel noticed her core grow a layer of Mana that began to spin and whirl on itself as it renewed its vigour and tried to understand where this new power came from.
“You are close to tempering. I will get you there.” She flicked something to Sadé, and she fell, her knees buckling. Jazmel rushed to support her, but the primordial stopped him. “She is undergoing the tempering, the same tempering you underwent. The system has made you weak, an age ago. A tempering was little more than something we broke through.” She said but there was mirth in her eyes.
“And you, my fated awakener. Here is my gift to you.” She uttered and his system screen popped up before his eyes and he read the gift, the title he had earned.
DING!
YOUHAVE AWOKEN A PRIMORDIAL!
YOU HAVE EARNED THE TITLE AWAKENER!!
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+5 INCREASE TO YOUR STAT ATTRIBUTES MOVING FORWARD!
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His body jumped at the influx of system energy his stats jumped and he watched as his health, stamina and Mana leapt up. He was breaking his limits again, he had way more than he thought possible but now was not the time to question anything.
He quickly pulled up his stats screen and overlooked his stats, marvelling at what he saw;
Name: Jazmel
Level: 67
Species: Tyrant*
Rank: Ranker Tier I
Class: Sword Scion
Trait: HEART OF THE SWORD (BORN TRAIT)
Tempered body; Domineering tyrant
Health: 3610/3610
Stamina: 2722/2722
Mana: 2440/2440
STR:114(+5) PER:115
VIT:117 END:114(+3)
INT:117 WIL:111
AGL:105 DEX:115
Skills:
* Cleave (tier II)
* Fall of the black raven (tier II)
* Sword Maelstrom (tier I)
* Sunder (tier I)
* Lacerate (tier I)
Title(s):
FIEND BANE (ACTIVE)
PETRIFYING GLARE OF THE DRAKE (ACTIVE)
SERPENT SLAYER
DEMON SLAYER
AWAKENER (PASSIVE)
Unused Stat points: 11
131X PLATINUM COINS
82X WHITE GOLD COINS
4X GOLD COINS
Item(s):
TIER II 2X COLD IRON ORE
TIER I 1X GREATER GRAVE IRON ORE
2/3 PIECES OF THE PLAQUE
TIER II BRANCH OF A TREE
TIER II SEED OF MIRETE
DWARVEN COIN
3X TIER I HEALTH POTIONS
5X TIER I STAMINA POTIONS
8X TIER I MANA POTIONS
10X TIER II HEALTH POTIONS
10X TIER II STAMINA POTIONS
10X TIER II MANA POTIONS
TIER II ARMOUR OF THE STEADFAST
TIER II BRUXA CORE
TIER III BREASTPLATE OF THE DRAKE
TIER III MOON LOTUS FLOWER
TIER III BOG HAG MUCUS SAC
TIER III SWAMP WITCH MIASMA POTION
PRIMORDIAL CORE SHARD
X5 TIER II ROCK SALAMANDER FANGS
X9 TIER II ROCK SALAMANDER SKIN
SKILL RUNE
COMPANION: NIGHT DRAGON
LEVEL 8
PARTY:
5/5
BAEK LVL 113
He put 5 stat points into agility and then the rest into will. He clenched his fists as his body took the system power and moved it where it needed to go. He brought up his stats again and almost whistled, but he swallowed it down.
STR:114(+5) PER:115
VIT:117 END:114(+3)
INT:117 WIL:117
AGL:110 DEX:115
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Sadé was suffering beneath this tempering if this was what Jazmel had undergone. Then he truly was made of different materials than her. She bit her lip, she felt blood wet her lips and the iron taste and smell nearly made her gag.
Her body was minutely crumbling and then rebuilding itself. remodelling its every inch to remake her in whatever way this Saintess being, or primordial. That was what the wise old man had called her, this primordial had gifted her a tempering for her body and the system was doing so.
TEMPERING HAS BEGUN!
YOU ARE UNDERGOING TEMPERING!
YOUR BODY IS FILLED WITH MANA YOUR CORE IS UNIQUE!
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THE CORE OF AN ELFIN HAS DUAL FEATURES!
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She cursed silently; her hybrid species was causing her pain even now!
DUAL TRAITS ARE BEING INCORPORATED IN TEMPERING!
THUNDER HAS BEEN STRUCK!
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Her body convulsed as a single thunderbolt struck her along her spine from within, she yelped, and she heard Kazumi whine in pain for her. Trapped inside her ring as she was too big for the pavilion. But there was nothing she could do here too.
DING!
FLAME BURNS TO BRING ABOUT A RENEWAL!
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She screamed but the sound died in her throat, she was being burned from within. The flames raced through her body and quenched in the back of her throat, she thought she was going to die and then in moments the pain dulled and retreated back into her core.
YOU HAVE OVERCOME THE TEMPERING!
YOUR TEMPERED BODY, THE THUNDERING FLAME!
+3 END
+3 VIT
+4 INT
+4 WIL
She smiled as she crawled back to her feet, she split the 10 stat points she had gained from witnessing the awakening of the primordial between agility and dexterity. Her body hummed with the system energy, and she grinned as she clenched her fist. Her body had shed a layer of skin and she felt warm to the touch, she could feel the thunder dancing beneath her skin. She felt unlocked and no longer hindered by her body. Sadé took the moment to check her stats.
Name: Sadé Moonflower
Level: 65
Species: Elfin
Rank: Ranker Tier I
Class: Sorceress
Trait:
Night of the Kitsune (PASSIVE TRAIT)
Thunder Fiend (ACTIVE TRAIT)
Tempered Body; Thundering Flame
Health: 2700/2778
Stamina: 2000/2057
Mana: 1495/1764(4000)
STR:100 PER:100
VIT:103 END:103
INT:104 WIL:104
AGL:100 DEX:100
Unused Stat points: 10
20X PLATINUM COINS
100X WHITE GOLD COINS
90X GOLD COINS
Items(s):
TIER II REVENANT CORE
TIER II KITSUNE MASK
3X TIER II REVENANT GHOUL CORE
11X TIER II REVENANT GHOUL BONE
4X TIER II REVENANT GHOUL SKULL
6X TIER II REVENANT GHOUL BLOOD
TIER III REVENANT GHOUL MONSTER CORE
SIGIL OF FIRE
Trait:
Night of the Kitsune (PASSIVE TRAIT)
Thunder Fiend (ACTIVE TRAIT)
Skills:
Thunderfire (tier II)
Foxfire (tier II)
Thunder Crown (tier I)
Lightning Fall (tier I)
Title(s):
KITSUNE KIN
FEATHERING GRACE
MARAUDING FOX
PRINCESS OF THE ELVEN REALM
Companion;
Kazumi; FIRE HOUND
LVL 10
When she was done, she noticed Elai looking at her and she wondered if she could see Mana like Jazmel or if she was just more attuned to it with her stat boost.
“I need to catch up, I need to work on all my stats and get a tempering myself.” Elai said and Sadé laughed, it felt good to laugh and she stopped when she remembered where they were, and she looked at Jazmel and the primordial who seemed locked in a conversation.