Things have finally settled down since the battle with the bandits. Aaron and Laee had been helping where they could since and now finally had some free time. They decided to head to the forts great hall to access the new region control system.

Aaron, “what do you guys think we should do.”

Laee, “Build a brewery!”

Aaron, “no we need to help improve the region!”

[Enea, “We should look at our options first”]

Aaron moved to the small throne type chair at the end of the hall at sat down.

Do you wish to access Region Control Panel?

Aaron, “yes.”

A view of the Island appeared in front of Aaron having all known areas of interests marked down. Aaron could also see the amount of gold he had from all his adventures that had accumulated to just over 14,000 gold coins and 163 ancient gold coins.

[Enea, “we should restore the fort first.”]

[Aaron, “good idea.”]

[Laee, What about my brewery!”]

[Aaron, “Fine we will see.”]

He access the forts control panel and began to do the repairs. First he fixed the supports and the parts of the collapsed.

You have gained access to the forts treasury!

You have gained a number 7 ancient gold coin and 1,089 gold coins with a few hundred silver and copper coins along with a number of other items.

[Aaron, “we will have to see what’s in the treasury later.”]

[Enae, “yes we will.”]

[Laee , “Brewery, brewery… Aaron you wish to build a brewery.”]

[Aaron, “If you keep this up I’ll burn down all the brewery’s I find and ban the drink.”]

[Laee, “Come on that would upset a lot of others besides me.”]

Aaron closed the window and continued on rebuilding the fort even adding a number of add on’s such as a training ground, a blacksmith and a small tavern exhausting his 15,000 gold coins.

Aaron, “Lay do you know how much a gold coin is worth to the current gold coins?”

Laee, “well the ones you have where made by us a long time ago and we used almost pure gold so about 500 gold.”

Aarons mouth dropped open with a stunned expression he still had another 85,000 gold to spend.

Aaron quickly exited the forts control window and selected the regions transportation window. He repaired and cleared old covered roads to better travel. He then built a large canal system, after that he upgraded the Islands two main roads into a highway. Closing that window he looked at the region again.

[Enae, “this land is still very hard on the people and the roads are still plaiged by monsters do you think that we should hire some soldiers to clear and defend the area?”]

[Aaron, “that’s a good idea.”]

[Laee, “Brewr…”]

Aaron stared at Laee.

Laee, “sorry.”

He quickly looked back at the window and hired 1,000 swordsmen, and another 1,000 bowmen. He then set them to train for the next month before going off and patrolling the regions roads and guarding the towns.

Closing that window he selected the Main regions towns and built a small temple in each one dedicated to the two Goddesses.

You have gained +300 Faith!

Aaron closed that window and selected Laee’s home town building many needed facilities and even her Brewery. He closed the window and looked at his remaining gold, which now was just under 5,000. He decided he should keep that for emergencies.

Town has now become a City!

Players may now choose to start at this City!

What do you wish to name this City!

[Aaron, “what do you guys think?”]

[Enea, “what ever you wish to name it.”]

[Laee, “Mead!”]

[Aaron, “Ah I’ll just name it Laee since it is where here religions based and her home town.”]

Aaron set the name to the city of Laee.

The last thing he did was set the tax rate at 10% of earnings so each person only paid a tenth of their income.

He looked at his regions stat panel.

Region Stat Window

Culture 40 Research 10

Military 50 Faith 45

Transportation 73 Mines 30

Technology 20 Sanitation 60%

Aaron, “Well that’s a start.”

[Enea, “The region should begin to prosper again.”]

Laee, “yay a brewery!”

Aaron, “is that all you can think about!?”

___ _ ___

Kevil, Alimore, Merlin, and Marcella had started in Redstone Kingdom located at the center of the continent next to the other three starter kingdoms. For the first few days the city was swamped with the players from the Heavenly training grounds but now the players have slowly dispersed over the area.

Since Kevil had talked to Aaron about what happened to him he has been studying up on the old Goddesses and anything else of interest. He compared it to his knowledge he had gained as a beta tester and something was not adding up.

When he was a beta tester he had played at the end of the old wars era. From what he had gathered the during the beta the original cause of the war had long been forgotten by men. All they did was follow their god’s commands until kingdoms began to rise who followed a religion but did not join in the fighting as the beta ended one of the players had brokered a peace agreement to stop the conflict between the country’s and religious factions.

A few facts emerged about a group of goddesses that was attacked and vanished from the world though they all mentioned something different. One note stated that the Goddesses had started the war in a bid for power while another was that the Goddesses had been the peacekeepers and that once they vanished the gods began to take action against each other. Either way the followers of those goddesses continued to try and be peace negotiators but eventually joined in or fell to the conflict.

During his search for more information he discovered a book that was of the Sentinels faction that continued to fight for the goddesses beliefs until they fell. This book had their teaching and their beliefs written down. Along with that there was a large number of hidden subclasses and their abilities.

Kevril had shown the rest of his party it and they all chose to take the sub classes. After that they started a guild after the group calling them selves “The Sentinels”.

___ _ ___

After the tournament “The Seekers of the Land” became an official guild and quickly grew in numbers and in power. They where the first to control a fort and soon spread to control an entire province in Redstone.

They where also the first to fight in a Guild battle as a rival guild tried to forcibly take a portion of their land. They where repelled and eventually had their land their land taken by the guild. Soon the guild wars of the central continent began to grow.

___ _ ___

Alan once again excited over a new product for Mythical Legends. They had come out with an app for phones where you can view your character data talk with friends, and even trade items while outside of Mythical legends.

After installing it on his phone he brought up his character stats and looked at them. As he did that a pop up appeared with a symbol for video chat. He clicked the button.

Enea, “ah is that you Aaron!”

Alan, “yes but how can you contact me outside the game?”

Enea tilted her head to the side while looking at Alan.

Enea, “I’m talking to you like I usually and do to the connection.”

Alan, “this is the same for you as when we usually talk?”

Enea, “yes though it’s irritating not being able to hear your thoughts.”

Alan, “well that’s not so bad once and a while is it.”

Enea, “No but I feel lonely.”

Alan paused at that.

“could you tell me about the world you are in?”

Alan, “sure thing.”

Alan and Enea continued to talk to each other for a time. He even showed her around his dorm room using the phones camera.

Alan, “oh my batteries about to die.”

Enea, “What’s about to die! Aaron what’s happening?”

Alan, “No nothing is really dying its just a term we use when… when the energy proving this kind of spell is low and will cancel out soon.”

Enea, “oh what a strange term to use for such a thing.”

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Alan, “well see you in a bit.”

Laee quickly appeared on the screen, “ah I missed something interesting!”

Alan, “don’t worry about it see you in a bit.”

Aaron ended the video connection and headed to grab his headset.

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Lucky had just started Mythical Legends and decided to begin in the Deathly Isles ignoring the warning of the other players that had just started there and from those from the other starting city’s.

Lucky was excited and had created his character to resemble that of the old Vikings he liked. He had made his character very muscular and covered in scars. The last feature to his character was his long hair and beard that was a blond color.

Once he appeared in the City of Laee he was quickly shocked to see a large number of players just like him deciding to start there.

Lucky, “ah great I wanted to be able to adventure in unexplored areas before anyone else.”

He quickly went to go find something to do. As he traveled around town looking around he came upon a peculiar site. There walking down the street was a young man in white and black armor that looked expensive and new. Hanging on him was a drunken women laughing.

Aaron, “Come on Laee please get off me and why are you drinking in the middle of the day again?”

Laee, “Ahhh come on sssweettyy the new Brew-brewery’s Mead is great!”

Aaron, “I really should not have built that let alone allow you to use my money to buy any.“

Laee, “Ah but you promised to let me try some before we where to leave.”

Aaron, “yes I said you could try some, but you used over 30 gold in one day just to drink.”

Laee, “Ah come one both of you need to just relax.”

Lucky overhearing this was confused but still walked forward to ask the man in the armor a question.

Lucky, “Um kind sir do you know where I could join the local knights or where I can get some armor like yours.”

Aaron looked at Lucky while giving a soft laugh.

Aaron, “Well this armor is a one of a kind but if you want to become a Knight Jonathan has started to recruit at the guard house near the north gate.”

While Aaron was talking to Lucky Laee reached her hand to poke Lucky’s beard.

Laee, “Wwwhat a long beeaard I bet it to-took you a longgg time to grow it.”

Aaron, “Laee stop doing that! One of these days you are going to get on someone’s bad side.”

Laee, “AAAh but yoouu would pro-protect me.”

Aaron turned back to Lucky.

Aaron, “I’m sorry for my companion here she needs to learn some manors.”

Lucky, “No problem and thank you for the information.”

Aaron, “your welcome.”

The two began to walk away.

Laee, “Enea pleassse sstop winning alreadyyy.”

Aaron looked at her.

Laee, “Ah not you to Aaron.”

Aaron shook his head.

Aaron, “you know I was planning on heading out to find the next chosen today so why did you have to go run off and get drunk again?”

Laee began to sing drunkenly, “oh Mead, Mead, The drink of the gods…”

Lucky stared at them as they continued to walk away and thought they where crazy. He soon turned and headed for the north gatehouse to join the knight’s order.

As he reached the gate he saw a few guards standing on each side of the gate and a large man sitting on a barrel next to the guard house with a massive war hammer setting next to him.

Lucky quickly walked up to one of the guards.

Guard, “what can I do for you adventurer?”

Lucky, “I’m looking for a man by the name of Jonathan.”

Guard, “oh the captains sitting right over there.”

The guard pointed to the man sitting on the barrel.

Lucky, “thanks.”

Guard, “have a good day.”

Lucky walked up to the large man.

Jonathan, “What can I help you with young man?”

Lucky, “I was tolled by a… I think his name was Aaron that you could teach me to become a knight.”

Jonathan, “Oh you where sent by the chosen. Well I can teach you but you can’t just become a knight just like that. Let me see… you do look like a strong young man. Do you know anything about how to use a sword or any other form of weapon?”

Lucky, “Um no sir I just started out.”

Jonathan brushed in chin in thought for a moment.

Jonathan, “well here’s the deal if you can kill a ten wild animals in the fields outside the city and bring me there pelts then I will teach you.”

You have been offered a quest!

Hunt 10 wild animals in the fields.

Reward: Knights training

Lucky, “I Accept!”

Jonathan, “good to hear now grab your weapon of choice from the barrel here if you do not have a weapon and I’ll show you to the group that’s out there already.”

Lucky searched through the barrel to find a good weapon. He decided to take one of the beginner war axe. After that he fallowed Jonathan along the road until they reached a group of people sitting by a fence along the road.

Jonathan, “why are you all sitting around here I thought you would be at least halfway done by now.”

Player, “we where just taking a break sir!”

The players got up off the ground.

Jonathan, “well since you guys are still at it I brought along another one to join you.”

Jonathan motioned to Lucky.

Player, “nice to meet you.”

Lucky, “Nice to meet you to.”

Jonathan, “well come find me when you are done.”

Jonathan walked back towards the gate.

Player, “god this is irritating.”

Lucky, “what is?”

Player, “The lowest level animal I can find in the field is level 10.”

Lucky, “You’ve got to be joking.”

Player 2, “well he isn’t we’ve been chasing after them all day or running back to town if we run in to wolves are foxes.”

Lucky, “is this why there was warning not to start here?”

Player, “yes that is the case.”

Lucky, “Well I’m not giving up.”

Lucky quickly headed out into the field and spotted a rabbit and gave case to it but soon he was running back to the gate as a hoard of rabbits began to chase him.

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Aaron and Laee finally left the city heading west to the port city along the coast. He was looking at Aprils map while walking while once again he was in Enea’s form.

Aaron, “so you think there is a chosen on the northwestern Island?”

Laee, “yes I’ve heard some mention of a chosen there.”

Aaron, “anything else?”

Laee, “only that things have been getting worse there.”

Aaron, “great that coming from you is something.”

Laee, “I’ll be fine as long as I have you.”

They continued to walk down the road until the sun began to set. They stopped at clearing setting out their bedrolls and staring a fire.

Aaron, “let me guess you want to eat meat.”

Laee, “yes, meat and mead!”

Aaron began to cook a stew he had learned while back. He kept steering and adding the ingredients. As he finished his cooking a window popped up.

Cooking has leveled up to Basic 5!

He quickly pored the food into two bowls and handed one to Laee who was already drinking Mead.

As Laee took in the first bite she gave a moan of satisfaction.

Laee, “Aaron you are the perfect cook! I want you to be my wife.”

Aaron groaned once again.

Aaron, “please stop teasing me.”

Laee, “I’m not teasing you! You are a good cook.”

Enea, “I wish I could eat some of your cooking Aaron.”

Aaron, “That would be nice.”

They continued to talk while eating and eventually Aaron had to carry a drunken Laee to her sleeping bag. Once she was tucked in Aaron cleaned up and put some more wood on the fire before lying down on his own sleeping bag.

As he lay there he stared at the night sky. After a while Aaron opened up his control panel to log out but before he could press the button a sleeping Laee rolled to lay half on top of him. His arms where blocked from hitting the button so he tried to slide out. But instead of sliding out the sleeping Laee hugged him tightly preventing him from moving. She soon began to talk in her sleep about random things then.

Laee, “Oh Aaron my precious…”

Aaron, “oh great this is going to be one long night.”

[Enea, “ah come on Laee I wanted to sleep next to Aaron to!”]