Markl and Rani where taking a break from walking and sat in the shade of the tall green trees, the warm breeze blew by and the branches of the trees swayed with them, sending the shadows below into disarray. Markl was thinking about what creatures he could conjure with his fabulous new power, 'Alpaca snake?' thought Markl, instantly falling in love with this artistic creation his mind had birthed.
He thought about every little detail to make sure that it would turn out perfect, and when it was all thought out.
"Dark Birth."
His shadow began to take a form and solidify, first the four legs of an alpaca, from foot to foreleg, then came the torso, practically a hairy barrel with a tail, and then an 8 metered length of hairy coiled snake before reaching its thin head, which had lovely blood red eyes and sharp, powerful alpaca teeth.
When all had ended, standing in front of him was a fearsome, furry, black, beast that would make most grown men cry.
You have created a new creature, would you like to remember it for a faster conjuration next time?
"Yes."
Please set a name.
"Alpaca Snake." He said instantly.
Are You Sure?
y/n
"Yes."
Alpaca Snake has been remembered.
'Soon, I will have an army,' thought Markl with a malicious grin.
Rani was patting the big black Alpaca Snake' head with shining eyes, "it's adorable too!" She said as she pet Alpaca Snake.
'That girl has a deranged sense of "adorable."' Thought Markl.
Markl rummaged through his backpack until he found it, he pulled out a furious Balboa, half of his chalk face wiped clean off!
"Look at my face master, well, WHAT'S LEFT OF IT!" Balboa roared, absolutely distraught.
'I need to draw eyebrows on Balboa.' Thought Markl, staring at his pet rock.
He proceeded to take out the chalk and drew a face on balboa, it was a perfectly symmetrical smiley face with big bushy eyebrows just like John Howard'.
But once Balboa got control of it, it had contorted to an irritated glare.
Balboa is not very impressed.
"I'm sorry Balboa, but I had nowhere else to put you." Markl explained.
Balboa' brand new eyebrows were drawn into a furrow, "well, I refuse to be put back in there," he said, hostility in his tone, "so find me a better place, master." Said Balboa, his mouth flopping around with his words.
"Yes, I'll do that." Replied Markl, Rani could be heard giggling in the background.
Markl thought about Balboa' situation for a while as he sat in the shade of the trees. After a few minutes, he thought of the perfect idea.
He thought about every little detail for his new masterpiece, making sure that it was no less than perfect, and when he was ready.
"Dark Birth."
The shade of the tree in front of Markl began to swirl as it took a form, and solidify as it went, it began with two ostrich legs, one meter long and with 3 big sharp claws at the end of its feet, then the torso began to form and solidify, it was covered in jet black feathers with small wings, and from the torso, in the place where the neck should have been, stretched a feather covered arm and hand.
It looked like something a child would have nightmares about, it was a monstrosity.
Markl loved it.
He placed Balboa in the hand of the odd looking creature.
You have created a new creature, would you like to remember it for a faster conjuration next time?
"Yes."
Please set a name.
"Balboa' Body."
Are You Sure?
y/n
"Yes."
Balboa' Body has been remembered.
Dark Birth has levelled up!
"Show skill Dark Birth." Said Markl.
Skill Name:Skill Rank:Skill Level:Skill Experience:Dark BirthBeginner26%Dark Birth allows the user to create creatures using their mind and conjure them from Darkness.
- Attack: Depends on what has been conjured.
- Defence: Depends on what has been conjured.
- Demonic Energy consumption: Small = 50 Medium = 100 large = 150
- Maximum number of creatures at a time: 3
- The creature that is conjured does not have a sentient mind, they will blindly follow orders and have no thoughts of their own.
'Fuck yeah, now I can control three!' Thought Markl as he grinned at the message window.
"What are you smiling at?" Asked Rani, now patting Balboa, which he did not enjoy.
"My skill levelled up, now I can control three at a time." He replied with a smile.
"That's great! Now we can have Pigbody, Alpaca Snake And Balboa' ostrich form at the same time!" The Faery exclaimed, her green eyes shining as she pictured all the cute animals that she would now get to play with.
Balboa grimaced, 'an ostrich, really, master? Why?!' thought the grumpy rock.
"I am upside down, master, fix me." Said Balboa, glaring daggers.
So Markl adjusted Balboa, Balboa calmed down somewhat now that he wasn't upside down, but he was still very irritated.
"Oh, thank you master." He said sarcastically.
"You're welcome." Markl replied with a grin.
After a few hours of walking through the shade of the beautiful, tall green trees, Markl, Rani and Balboa arrived at the charming little Faery village in the trees.
They made their way through the stalls of merchants selling their wares in the small clearing, and went to the old man Durin' little shack.
*KnockKnock*
"Who is it?" Came a gruff voice.
"It's us, Durin!" Yelled Rani as the foot steps came closer.
The door came open and standing in front of it was an old Faery with grey hair and beard.
"Well, if it isn't Rani and her favourite traveller!" The old Faery cried.
Rani' face reddened at his comment, she walked straight past the old Faery so that Markl wouldn't see her red cheeks!
"Did you finish the quest?" The old Faery asked Markl.
"Yes, your mine is free of goblins."
Quest: Don't Touch That, It's Mine!
Has been successfully completed, congratulations!
Rewards:
+ 1x Small Ruby
+ 300 EXP
Level Up!
Level Up!
Markl was satisfied with his reward.
"Thank you Durin." He said with a grin.
"And thank you, traveller, now I can mine again!" Said the old Faery as he grabbed his pick axe that was leaning on the dresser at the foot of his bed.
"It was our pleasure." Said Markl.
Markl and Rani left the little wooden shack, closing the door behind them.
"Status Screen." Said Markl.
Status WindowName:MarklAlignment:NeutralLevel:6Class:Dark DesignerRace:FaeryGender:MaleTitlesDevils KnightFame:0Infamy:0-Health:200 / 200Health Regen:1 / SecDemonic Energy:380 / 380Demonic Energy Regen:1 / SecStamina:330 / 330Stamina Regen:1 / Sec-Strength:20Speed:15Power:10Dexterity:10Intelligence:10Wisdom:10Leadership:10Luck:10-Attack:35-50Defense:50Physical ResistancesSlashing:-Piercing:-Crushing:-Elemental ResistancesFire:-Water:-Wind:-Earth:-Light:-100%Darkness:100%Status Points:5
'I'll put 2 points in strength and 3 into intelligence,' Thought Markl as he stared at his status screen, 'I'll need it for spell casting.'
Status WindowName:MarklAlignment:NeutralLevel:6Class:Dark DesignerRace:FaeryGender:MaleTitlesDevils KnightFame:0Infamy:0-Health:200 / 200Health Regen:1 / SecDemonic Energy:380 / 380Demonic Energy Regen:1 / SecStamina:330 / 330Stamina Regen:1 / Sec-Strength:22Speed:15Power:10Dexterity:10Intelligence:13Wisdom:10Leadership:10Luck:10-Attack:35-50Defense:50Physical ResistancesSlashing:-Piercing:-Crushing:-Elemental ResistancesFire:-Water:-Wind:-Earth:-Light:-100%Darkness:100%Status Points:0
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With that taken care of, he went to the merchant that he had spoken to earlier when he had bought the Leather Jacket.
"How much would I get for this small ruby?" Asked Markl.
The merchant took the small ruby into his hand and looked at it thoroughly, "2 gold." He said.
"Deal." Said Markl, delighted with the money that he had just received.
Markl then bought better equipment, first up was a sword.
Dark BladeType:SwordDurability:40 / 40Quality:GoodA black blade that is imbued with darkness. It does 30-45 damage.
Requirements:
-Level 6
Effects:
+ 10% damage when using Darkness.
The sword cost Markl 50 silvers, but it was worth every one.
And after he bought a decent blade, he decided to get a full set of armour.
Leather JacketType:ArmourDurability:40 / 40Quality:GoodA good Leather Jacket that is incredibly tough, it adds 30 to defence.
Requirements:
-Level 5
Leather PantsType:ArmourDurability:40 / 40Quality:GoodA good pair of Leather Pants that are incredibly tough, it adds 30 to defence
Requirements:
-Level 5
Leather BootsType:ArmourDurability:35 / 35Quality:GoodA good pair of Leather Boots that are incredibly tough, it adds 10 to defence.
Requirements:
-Level 5
Leather GlovesType:ArmourDurability:30 / 30Quality:GoodA good pair of Leather Gloves that are incredibly tough and warm, it adds 15 to defence.
Requirements:
-Level 5
The armour set him back 1 whole gold, 'I blame the economy.' Thought Markl, grimacing.
After he had bought the armour, he had Rani lead him to the tailors shop and had his armour dyed black, I know it sounds lame, but it was actually awesome, well, everything besides the fact that it cost him 20 silvers.
"Is there maybe a library in the village, too?" Markl asked hopefully.
"No, there isn't any library in this small town," Replied Rani, "why do you need the library?"
"I need to read up on Latin spells," He replied, "I think it might be time I left, I've gotten used to the controls so I don't need to stay here any longer."
Rani was shocked at what Markl had just said, and then she was saddened.
"Do you have to go?" She asked in a small voice, barely audible.
"There's nothing left for me here." He explained.
"What about me?" Asked Rani as she raised her head to look at Markl, tears forming in her eyes, her usually happy face scrunched up in sadness.
Markl was surprised at her reaction, he had never seen her like this before.
"I was hoping that you would like to come with me." He replied, smiling warmly at the saddened young Faery girl.
Rani' green eyes widened at his words, her smile going from ear to ear on her pretty, young face.
"Can I really?!" She cried in excitement.
Markl laughed, "it wouldn't be any fun alone." He replied.
"Add Rani to party."
Would you like to join Markl' party?
y/n
"Yes!"
"There's a great big Library in 'Black Pool,' it's the biggest library that I've ever seen!" Said Rani as she followed Markl through the beautiful, tall trees, their green leaves rustling whenever the warm breeze blew, scattering the shadows about, making them dance.
"That sounds like a good start, which way is it to Black Pool?" Markl asked.
"If we follow the road that's up ahead and go left, we will pass through two or three villages before we reach Black Pool." Rani replied, excited to see the great library again.
So Markl and Rani walked through the forest until they came across the dirt road, Markl wasn't very fond of the idea of walking, so he conjured 2 Alpaca Snake' one for both he and Rani, they sat on the backs of the Alpaca Snake' and started to make their way to Black Pool.
It had been a few hours since they departed, Rani had gotten off of Alpaca Snake and was flying so that Markl could play around with Dark Birth, boy did he have a lot of ideas!
'So far I've only made weird concoctions, how about I try and make something with strong properties that compliment each other,' he thought, trying to find a suitable combination to try it with.
'The black mamba has the fastest striking speed of all snakes, if I make it the size of a fully grown anaconda and, if I say, put a swordfish' head on it....' Markl thought every little detail through, making sure that everything had been thoroughly thought out, his newest work of art can be nothing less than perfection.
"Dark Birth."
The shadows made by the late afternoon sun began to swirl around, taking form and solidifying, first came a large coiled body at about 9 feet long and 1 foot thick with jet black scales like that of the black mamba, and then on the end of the great snakes body was a black swordfish' head with his blade adding another 6 feet to the great black monster, it's fish eyes were glowing read, it's blade razor sharp, jet black scales exactly like that of the body.
You have created a new creature, would you like to remember it for a faster conjuration next time?
"Yes."
Please set a name.
"Mamba." Said Markl.
Are You Sure?
y/n
"Yes."
Mamba has been remembered.
"Strike that tree." Markl commanded Mamba as he pointed at a thick tree on the side of the dirt road, Mamba did as it was ordered and struck so fast that it could be compared to a bullet, with the innate striking speed of the Black Mamba, the muscle build of an Anaconda and the sharp blade of the Swordfish, it was a terrifying creature that was terrifyingly effective, the tree that had been struck by Mamba had a massive gash in the centre of its trunk splinter away in hundreds of little shards of wood.
"Wow..." Said both Markl and Rani in unison as Mamba dislodged its blade nose from the tree and slithered back to its master.
For designing a monster with effective properties that compliment one another you gain +30% in Dark Birth and Detail Perception.
"Show skill windows, Dark Birth and Detail Perception." Said Markl.
Skill Name:Skill Rank:Skill Level:Skill Experience:Dark BirthBeginner236%Dark Birth allows the user to create creatures using their mind and conjure them from Darkness.
- Attack: Depends on what has been conjured.
- Defence: Depends on what has been conjured.
- Demonic Energy consumption: Small = 50 Medium = 100 large = 150
- Maximum number of creatures at a time: 3
- The creature that is conjured does not have a sentient mind, they will blindly follow orders and have no thoughts of their own.
Skill Name:Skill Rank:Skill Level:Skill Experience:Detail PerceptionBeginner130%Detail Perception allows the user to identify and understand details about animals, monsters, weapons, armours and items.
"This is great." Said Markl, grinning at his skills.
"Yes, Mamba is so strong and adorable!" Cried Rani, her eyes shining.
"Yes, Mamba is great too, but I was talking about my skill mastery going up quite a lot."
"That means you will be much stronger in no time!"
And so their relaxed chatter continued on as they walked down the dirt road, enjoying the relaxing sounds of the forest, the rustling of the leaves, the birds chirping, it truly was a serene atmosphere.
After an hour, the tree line began to thin out and they were met by a beautiful meadow, covered by beautiful sunflowers, Rani loved this meadow, it was her favourite place, and it looked breathtaking in the fading light of day.
"We will camp here for the night, it's not too far off from being completely dark." Said Markl.
"That's ok with me, I was tired anyway." Rani replied with a little giggle.
So Markl set the bedrolls on the ground, he then found a comfortable piece of flat land and dug a pit to start a fire, he dug the earth away from the hole on all sides so as to make a rim for the fire place, he then went and collected wood, he grabbed large pieces, small pieces and dried leaves before returning, after another two trips there was enough firewood for the night.
He broke the sticks to suitable lengths, placed a bed of kindling in the pit and placed wood around it in a teepee fashion, leaving the side open, he then rolled dry moss and bark strips into a ball and proceeded to use his flint and steel, he struck the flint a few times before an ember settled on the small kindling ball, once the embers landed, Markl picked it up and held it lightly in his hands whilst blowing, forcing the ember to smoulder and flare.
He placed the flaming ball in the centre of the teepee and blew some more, the fire was crackling in no time.
Markl, Rani and Balboa were sitting around the fire, Markl had cooked a rabbit stew with some rabbits that he had Pigbodies hunt down, truly terrific creatures.
"This stew is delicious," Said Rani, shovelling in mouthfuls that make her petite body seem deceitful, "what did you put in it?" She asked.
"I made a brown roux and then added carrots, onion, some edible herbs I found and fresh rabbit meat, let it brown slightly and then added water."
"That sounded hard." Said Rani, still eating with unmatched vigour.
Balboa watched her eat, 'disgusting.' He thought, his chalk facial features not even trying to hide the emotion.
The talking and laughter soon came to an end as it was time to go to sleep, the fire had died down considerably as Markl and Rani crawled into their bedrolls, yawning as they went, they soon were sleeping soundly, they needed to rest for the day ahead.