*Ding*
[p=center]You have accepted the quest to be an Acolyte of Freya
As the lowest of the low in the Church of Freya, you are have the duty to serve those higher than you. Failure to do so would result in relation with Church of Freya to decrease.
Reward: Unknown[/p]
Wait…what the fuck? Serve those higher than me? Oh no, that better not be what I think it is…
“Welcome brother. Now, you must know something about being an Acolyte. As an Acolyte, you must undergo an apprenticeship with one of the High Priest to understand more about Freya and his glory. Of course, you would still be under the jurisdiction of the Priest of Nivis, but aside from your normal duties, you must also serve the Priest you had an apprenticeship with. Oh, by the way, I just happen to be a High Priest and currently in need of any apprentice. You would do just fine.”
Wait, what is he saying? Apprenticeship… wait, no, you mean that I must serve that dubious old man?
[p=center]You have been given an apprenticeship by High Priest Avalon.
Learn what you can from the High Priest about Freya!
You cannot refuse this offer.[/p]
[p=center]You have accepted the offer.[/p]
“Well, now as my apprentice, the first thing to do is to run to the Divine Sanctuary and get me the books I request from the Priest of Knowledge, Carrian.”
“Wait…WHAT THE HELL IS THIS? WHEN DID I ACCEPT THE OFFER? WHERE THE HECK IS THE DIVINE SANCTUARY ANYWAY?”
“Oh? You don’t know? The Divine Sanctuary is just at the other end of the Church of Freya. By the way, the Church is 10 kilomels in length.”
You have received a Quest Retrieve Holy Scrolls
[p=center]Time Limit: 4 hours
Failure to do so results in decreased Relation with Avalon and a punishment in the Hall of Repentance.
Reward: None[/p]
What the hell is the Hall of Repentance? Why am I stuck in this mess? Fuck!!!
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[p=center]Stamina +1
Gained Stat Perseverance
“Finally…yes…”
Quest Complete
Time Remaining: 00:10
In Nexus hands held three books, “Freya’s Legacy”, “Blessings of Divine” and “Gods and Men”. The problem is that those three books are around a thousand pages long and weigh about 100kg. Aside from that, Nexus had a relative unhindered, albeit tiring journey from Divine Sanctuary to High Priest Avalon’s Quarters.
Along the journey back, Nexus sneaked a peek at one of the books, “Freya’s Legacy”.
Holy Book of Freya
Prologue
This book holds the record of the legacy of Freya, unearthed from legends and myths. From my journeys, and the journeys of other Priest, I have came to the conclusion that there existed a age, a Age of Gods, were Gods walked amongst men. Even though such Age is long gone, lost in the mist of time, the marks left by Gods still exist in the world. One such mark is the material helium, from which our Three Great Artifacts are made out of, which I hypothesise to be formed by the remnant of the powers of Gods.
However, why they retreated back to their Realm is unknown, but it believe that there may have been a cataclysmic event that occurred at the end of the Age of Gods.[/p]
The rest of the book, from what Nexus glimpsed, goes on to talk about who and where the marks are found. Nexus took noticed of some of the locations but did not delve too deep into the specifics. The rest of the two books talk about the similar things.
But why is the old priest so interested in the Age of Gods?
*Ding*
[p=center]From viewing sacred text about Freya, you have gain the knowledge of a mysterious Age, called the Age of Gods. What mystery lies within those Ages, one does not know. Unearth more information, and you may find something hidden.[/p]
[p=center]Intelligence +1[/p]
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Outside Avalon’s Quarters, Nexus saw a glowing sentence etched in the door
Leave the books outside and report to the Priest of Nivius. Go --->
Seeing that, Nexus left the books outside and when off in the arrow.
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“Avalon, I told you to go and find a new “Acolyte”, not really go on literally find one!”
“I planned to used the passage to trap him, but he somehow made it through! Plus, he had a strange holy aura when I first found him. There must be some secret. Isn’t leaving him here the best choice?”
“…Leave me Avalon. I need to think.”
“As you wish, Pope Taloni XIV.”
Avalon bowed respectfully before leaving the Pope chambers, leaving Pope Taloni to his silent musings.
Is the appearance of the new Acolyte what I have been waiting for?
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Nexus walked along the direction of the arrow, and soon arrived at a grandiose building, with the huge sigh “ACOLYTE CHAMBERS” written on top of it. In front of its majestic twin doors, stood a middle aged man crossing his arms, seemly waiting for the arrival of someone.
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“There you are, new acolyte!”
“Are you the Priest of Nivius?”
“Yes, it is me, yours truly. Priest Avalon told me about your arrival. Now, your dorm is Dorm 13. I have already assigned the room to your name. It would only open to you and your roommate. By the way, my name is Baron. Priest Baron. Feel free to call me by that name instead of the official title.”
Saying that, Baron handed Nexus a white outfit, with the symbol of the Church of Freya on it. It looked like those outfits wore by Priests of the Church of Freya.
“Oh, those outfits are your new Acolyte outfits. Wear them as a symbol of you being a member of the Church of Freya. I am sure you would want to change out of those beginner outfits soon.”
Nexus only noticed that he is wearing the beginner outfit and quickly changed out of those.
[p=left]Acolyte Outfit
Durability: 20/20
Defense: 5
These robes are comfortable to wear and offer decent defense against unholy creatures. Wearing these robes mark you as a member of the Church of Freya.
Requirements:
An Acolyte of Church of Freya
Effects:
Gain increase relation with NPC in town which the Church of Freya is present.
Gain 20% resistance to unholy creature.
10% reduce mana usage for holy spells[/p]
Yes! 10% reduce mana usage should enable us me to use Holy Blade for a long period of time! Maybe it is not so bad after all.
With that, Nexus moved on to his dorm, anxious to meet his new roommate.
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Tyle retired to his dorm, tired beyond measure, and lied down on his bed.
[p=center]Resting on a bed blessed by Freya
10% increase Stamina, Health and Mana Regeneration so long as you lie on the bed[/p]
“Sigh…I wonder what happened to the new guy I saw. He probably was tricked by Avalon and got sentenced to repent now.”
Bang!
“Wow, this room is big!”
Who is it?
Tyle, lifting his exhausted body up, looked on at who just barged into the room.
“You…are the new guy…”
Tyle looked on at the new arrival. He was wearing a white robe, similar to those that he is wearing except for the inclusion of the Church of Freya logo. And Tyle knows what it symbolises.
It can’t be…he actually became an Acolyte? What the hell is going on?
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Nexus walked, by walking meaning pushing the door open and rushing in, to his dorm. The dorm was a huge dorm, unlike those dorms he had lived in before. However, the dorm is decorated by various engraving of Freya.
Unable to control himself, he exclaimed: “Wow, this room is big!”
Saying that, a status window popped in front of him
[p=center]Entered a Sanctuary of Freya
Blessed by Freya, this room grants:
10% increased Stamina and Life regeneration
Increased Holy Affinity[/p]
Just then, a tired voice sounded,
“You…are the new guy…”
Nexus looked down, and saw a corpse-like person lying on the bed.
“Ahhh…why is there a undead in here!”
“Quiet down, would you? You do not want Baron getting pissed…”
“You are alive?”
“Yes, although I pretty much dead now. My name is Tyle, what is yours?”
“Nexus. My name is Nexus.”
Saying that, Nexus sat on the bed:
[p=center]Resting on a bed blessed by Freya
10% increase Stamina, Health and Mana Regeneration so long as you lie on the bed[/p]
“Oh, so you are my dorm mate. Nice to meet you.”
“You seemed pretty jovial at this. By the way, how did you become an Acolyte?”
At this, Nexus furrowed his brows
Was I not supposed to be a Acolyte?
“The Old Priest Avalon promised to make me a Acolyte, and he did.”
“He actually did it?”
“Was he not suppose to?”
“That old guy is a scammer. He promised me the same thing. Actually, he is using that as an excuse to drag you in as a free labour. You are supposed to be stopped by a barrier, thereby allowing him an excuse to accuse you of being evil, sentencing you to repentance.”
“What?!”
“I was sentence to repentance. However, I am close to completing it. If I completed the repentance, I could officially become an Acolyte. There used to be another person who is the same as me. He could not bear the repentance and I think he deleted his character.”
“…That old priest…What the fuck?!”
“Then again, why are you an Acolyte? You should be in repentance too!”
“...”
It must be The Feather of the Goddess. The holy aura must have allowed me to go through. I don’t think telling Tyle was a good idea though.
“Luck, I guess.”
“...Okay?”
With that, Nexus meet Tyle, first of the many friends, or enemies, to come…
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Shi-Woo get out of the capsule, stretching his muscles.
“Looks like it has been 5 hours since I played Royal Road.”
Shi-Woo walked to the kitchen, finding that there is an dinner left for him in the kitchen.
Thanks…
Shi-Woo leaned back on the high chair and thought about having to go back to school again tomorrow.
Ji-Hoon, Ye-jun and Min-seon, I wonder if they are playing Royal Road?
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“…Versailles, introduce module #301293 to ID 983872874 Baron”
“That module?”
“Just do it. It would be interesting to see how he reacts when he gets back into Royal Road. The worst is not over yet.”
Shin Hyun-Woo reclined back on his chair, anticipating Nexus’s reaction when he logs back in.
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Third Chapter! Woo-hoo! :lol: