"Well? Was it successful? the voice echoed in a large room which looked like the throne room since it had a a large place to seat near the back, in the middle. "Oh yes, we were successful in forcing a portal to open to the demon realm, Ishria." a man which seemed to be old was kneeling down to the figure seating on the throne. "Post a request on the guild's notice board to join a expedition to a unknown land. Do not tell them the location and warn them that if they join, they cannot quit without permission and offer a reward of 5 platinum coins if they are successful in returning." the king ordered the old man.
"5..5 PLATINUM COINS! Your majesty, isn't that a it too much?" the old man reckoned. "Worry not, i am sure many of them will face death once they travel to the demon realm. Hahahaha." the king laughed. "I...is that so." "Also bring back anything that seems important." "Yes your majesty. It shall be done." and with that the old man stood up, bowed and left the room. "If we find anything that will help us have a advantage against the accursed beast kins, i shall take it with pleasure!" the king laughed evilly, his laughter echoing everywhere around the room.
In the adventurer's guild, there was a large commotion. "Look at the request that is sponsored by the king. The reward is 5 platinum coins!" a voice came from the crowd that was surrounding the poster. "But doesn't that mean it will be dangerous?" "Bro it is 5 platinum coins! Of course i am applying for it. You won't ever see this type of offer again." "Is that worth your life!" "Hell yeah just stay at the back and let others be the meat shield when something happens and easy 5 platinum coins." "Bu..but still" "Well your loss then." "Fine i will join."
"That's a lot of people applying huh." a boy who seemed to be the age of 16 said to his 2 companions sitting together at the same table. "Well Arata, that's because the reward is huge." a girl sitting beside him said. She seemed to be the age of 17. "But whats the rank requirement to be able to apply for it Arisu?" asked the next member of the companion. " It seems that there is no requirement and that's partially the reason so many people are applying for it Norio. Arisu said with a look of suspicion. Norio appeared to be 18. "Should we apply as well?" Arisu asked. "We are strong so i think we will be fine." Norio chuckled. "Well lets check each other stats once again shall we?" Arata asked. "Don't be surprised at my level gain though." Arisu giggled. "Status show to party members!" all three of them exclaimed in their head.
Status WindowName:ArataAlignment:NeutralLevel:65Class:Dark KnightRace:HumanGender:MaleTitlesDragon SlayerFame:190Infamy:0-Health:2500 / 2500Health Regen:32 / SecMana:1000 / 1000Mana Regen:10 / SecStamina:3200 /3200Stamina Regen:19 / Sec-Strenght:325Agility:250Vitality:560Intelligence:200Wisdom:150Leadership:130Luck:90-Attack:230Defense:760Physical ResistancesSlashing:32%Piercing:50%Crushing:40%Elemental ResistancesFire:10%Water:50%Wind:15%Earth:10%Light:5%Darkness:80%
Status WindowName:ArisuAlignment:NeutralLevel:53Class:ClericRace:HumanGender:FemaleTitlesNoneFame:50Infamy:0-Health:1300 / 1300Health Regen:13 / SecMana:2000 / 2000Mana Regen:25 / SecStamina:200 /200Stamina Regen:3 / Sec-Strenght:50Agility:40Vitality:80Intelligence:250Wisdom:170Leadership:30Luck:30-Attack:80Defense:70Physical ResistancesSlashing:10%Piercing:20%Crushing:5%Elemental ResistancesFire:15%Water:30%Wind:55%Earth:30%Light:30%Darkness:3%
Status WindowName:NorioAlignment:NeutralLevel:60Class:WarlordRace:HumanGender:MaleTitlesNoneFame:70Infamy:0-Health:2000 / 2000Health Regen:12 / SecMana:1500 / 1500Mana Regen:19 / SecStamina:320 /320Stamina Regen:5 / Sec-Strenght:70Agility:80Vitality:100Intelligence:180Wisdom:140Leadership:50Luck:50-Attack:230Defense:760Physical ResistancesSlashing:12%Piercing:20%Crushing:30%Elemental ResistancesFire:15%Water:20%Wind:15%Earth:20%Light:5%Darkness:10%
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"What's with that insane stats Arata!" Norio exclaimed. "When did you become a dragon slayer!" Arise exclaimed as well."Well it's the result of hard work." Arata replied calmly. "Anyway, how party is balanced! A healer a tanker that does damage and a buffer! How can we ever lose! Hahaha!" Norio bragged out loud. "Shall we go apply then?" Arisu asked. "Yeah let's go." Arata replied.
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As we approached the sea of people crowding around the counter, people started parting way for us. "Holy shit! Are they the famous trio?" a voice came from the crowd. "It is them!" "Huh, who the hell are they?" "Don't you know about the party name trinity? They are a party that has many achievements!" "Ho like what?" " For example, vanquishing an elder lich?" "A...an elder lich? Bullshit!" "Are you calling me a liar!" A fight broke out near the back of the crowd. We ignored them and continued walking towards the counter.
"We would like to register for the expedition please." i said politely to the women behind the counter. "Of course, please sign here and come to the gate of the king's castle tomorrow." the women said with a smile. After that we walked out of the guild and went to rest up at a inn. "We better prepare our best equipment for this since i feel like it is going to be very dangerous." Norio huffed before falling asleep. "Let's hope nothing goes wrong." Arisu prayed.
Arata has red hair and red eyes. His face is considered handsome by normal standards and he has a slim build although he is very strong. Arisu has long flowing emerald hair that reaches the hip and has emerald eyes. Norio has brown hair that is a bit shorter than Arata and has muscle build that makes him look like a warrior even though he is not.
The next day, we woke up and prepared to go to the gate after eating breakfast. We prepared numerous magic items that would help us escape more easily with we needed it. "Alright let's go!" Norio shouted with enthusiasm and we headed to our destination. When we arrived, there was many people already gathered outside the gate. It was roughly around 700 people. "This has got to be the largest people ever gathered just for an expedition.
"Ah hem, i am the head of the wizard court, Hendalf. First, please step through the gate and into the palace." the old man at the other side of the gate said before disappearing into thin air. "Cool, this is the first time stepping into the king's palace!" Norio exclaimed with glee. There was many same reaction with the other adventurers.
After we stepped inside the palace, we found ourselves in a large hall. Beside Hendalf, there was a strange looking device. It looked like a small box on the floor with many wires going into it. Infront of the box, there seemed to be 3 round shape indented into it. The box was also obviously made out of adamantium. "The place you guys will be exploring is another world but fear not, we have already explored it once and we deemed it to be safe enough for anyone to go through. The reason the king hired you guys was to have more manpower to explore the world since it is very big." the wizard informed us. "Another world?" "Safe and easy money?" "Hell yeah!" Many excited shouts was coming from the many adventurers that had gathered here.
"Well shit this is easy gold. We should not have brought our best equipment after all." Norio sighed as his shoulder drooped since he like facing very strong opponent. "Something smells fishy. I think the wizard was lying." I speculated. "Hmm? Why do you think so?" Arisu questioned me. "Well number one, his tone was shaky. Number 2, he was sweating in this hall which is actually quite cool." "Maybe he was just tired? Since he is quite old." Norio asked. "The head of the wizard court is quite famed to have lived for quite a long period of time. He should not be tired from just standing there." I said to Norio and Arisu. "Should we bail?" Arisu asked with a frightened look. "Hold on a minute. We came all this way and even have our best gear with us! It would be a shame to go back now!" Norio exclaimed angrily. "Fine fine but we should retreat the moment something feels wrong since we are going to another world after all." i replied back.
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The wizard could be seen pacing up and down in a room. "All of those young people is going to die. How horrible. I hoped for less people to arrive but nearly 700 people arrived. Is there a way to stop this?" the wizard could also be seen muttering to himself.
Hendalf did not realize that someone had quietly opened the door and slipped inside. "I have no choice! I have to kill the king myself!" the wizard proclaimed to himself before he felt something wet going to his robe."Wh..what...." was what the wizard gasped before collapsing onto the floor. There was a dagger sticking out of the old man's heart. "That's what happens if you decided to rebel against the king." is what the assassin muttered before leaving the room as quietly as he entered.
"Hahaha i knew that old senile fool would try to rebel against me. How foolish!" the king laughed in his throne room after he received the report. "Activate the gate and let those foolish adventurers in." the king ordered another man kneeling in front of him. "But your majesty, we do not know how to activate the gate." the man stammered. "Take the 3 bloodstone that is in his room and place it inside where the dent is." ordered the king. "Yes your majesty." and with that, the man scampered off.
----------Arata P.O.V------------
We could see a man approaching the device and taking our three blood red stones. "Gasp, is that bloodstones!" Arisu exclaimed with a hand covering her mouth. "What's so surprising about a bloodstone?" a nearby adventurer asked. "You can only make bloodstone through a huge sacrifice and there is 3 too!" Arisu exasperated. "Who cares!" another person retorted. An argument was going to start but someone walked beside the device and loudly spoke out.
"I am King Eugen the 8th and i will be opening the portal myself! Prepare yourselves brave adventurers as you people are the first that is not from the special army to enter this realm!" the king boomed. A loud cheering and applause soon followed after. "Now brave adventurers, BEHOLD THE GATE TO ANOTHER REALM!" and with that, he pressed a switch that was in his hand. The bloodstone slotted in started to glow blood red while the device started vibrating. A whirling sound could be heard and after that, a large rip appeared above it.
The rip looked like a rip made by a dagger on a piece of paper. "Now enter and if you bring back anything that i consider high of value, you get bonus gold!" the king exclaimed before walking away. Group by group, they started going into the rip. When it was finally our turn we entered as well. The moment we stepped through the rip, we found ourselves in a different area from the king's place.
There was trees with red leaves and black bark all around us. The sky was blood red and the ground was black as well. "Where are we?" Norio muttered to himself while looking around. "Fear not people! The king has already told us it is safe!" a man wearing a shiny heavy armor said. After everyone went through the portal, it closed. "It will open up again 3 days later so we have 3 days to explore." the man continued.
"We will make base camp here. After that we move out in groups and explore." the man in shinning armor said. "Let's go!" Norio shouted, his passion for exploring burning up. Shall we move out first then?" i asked my party. "Yeah." both of them said. We started walking through the red trees. "Damn this place is really messed up." i quietly muttered to my party members. "I know right? Feels like something will jump out suddenly." Norio replied. "Th...this place gives me the creeps." Arisu stammered.
After walking for a while we came across a blood red lake. "Damn that is bloody red. Think it is drinkable?" Norio asked while staring intently at his own reflection in the lake. "Do you want to try?" i joked. A face that seemed to been ravaged appeared where Norio was staring at. "AHH!" Norio screamed while falling backwards on his butt. "What happen?" Arisu asked with concern. "I think i saw a undead in the lake. I was just surprised that's all" Norio replied while getting back up while blushing in embarrassment.
Just then, bodies started floating on the surface of the lake. "What the hell, that's sick." Norio said with disgust on his face. "We should get out of here." I speculated. "What? No way! It's finally our time to shine!" Norio stubbornly said. "Tch fine. If something goes wrong, it's on you." i replied back annoyed. "Yeah yeah whatever worrywart." Norio retorted before taking out his spear and staff. I took out my detached my great sword from my back and held it in a stance. Arisu took out her wand which the undead seemed to stare at.
The bodies started walking out of the lake in a slow unsteady movement. They were basically like zombies but where did the bodies even come from in the first place? At first, the undead slowly moved out of the water but after they came out from the lake, they started charging at us at extreme speed. "Watch out!" i warned the others before using one of my skills. "Wind Slash!"
As i swing my great sword, a shock wave came out and went through several undeads. Their bodies got cut into 2. "Well they are quite weak though." i shouted back to my team. "Holy light!" cried out Arisu. A ball of light was shot from her wand into the air. A bright light was emitted which burned any undead 10 meter near it. "Nice!" Norio shouted. "Earth Eruption!" Norio continued. The ground underneath some undead erupted, destroying the undead bodies since undead bodies are already decomposing.
Soon, all the undead was destroyed. The ground was scattered with rotting organs and flesh. "Urgh let's get out of here. The smell is disgustingly overwhelming." Norio said while pinching his nose. "I agree, let's go back to base camp for now and report this."Arisu continued. "Yeah let's go." i said. "The fact that there is undeads here shows that the king was lying." "But the undead was not a problem for us." Norio replied. "But there is people here that has no combat experience and if they get attacked, that;s the end for them!" "Shit, we have to go warn them about this asap."