Spirit Realm? Does that mean there is a Mind, Force, and Agility Realm as well? What does it mean?
I spend a minute looking around, no one seems to have opened their ring, and those who did, didn''t seem to have spent their points.
"Mom you should put your points with care, I put two on Mind and one in each of the other" the kid who has notified anyone nearby to check their ring seems to have taken a different approach, and it seems he wasn''t offered to enter any realm.
Does that mean that upon reaching 10 in a stats you can enter a Realm? Or is it just a special occurrence to Spirit?
Focusing back on the screen in front of me I read again stopping on the Yes / No.
Oh, what the hell. I tapped on the Yes.
Reality shifted again.
People were nowhere to be found. I was at the same spot, the same environment but there was no one here. I was alone, the funny thing is, I didn''t panic, the reason for that is because of the new window that had appeared in front of me
You have entered the Spirit Realm
Your Spirit Realm is level 1
Connect the two areas to evolve
"What now" I mumbled, was I stuck here? I saw the two areas how was supposed to connect them? What did it mean to connect them? I tap my ring again to try and get more information.
Charle Alewise - Level 1
Mind - 5
Force - 5
Agility - 5
Spirit - 10
You are in your Spirit Realm
Bend reality to your Spirit to exit the Spirit Realm
Task - Connect the two areas to evolve
I read again to be sure. "Bend reality to your Spirit to exit the Spirit Realm". Bend reality. Connect the two areas to evolve. Was I supposed to connect the two areas by bending reality? What the hell! I don''t understand!
Time passed, maybe two hours, without my phone to tell me what time it was it was difficult to know for sure. I went back and forth between the two one meter square trying to figure this out, with no result. I tried wandering around to see if there were other people, I was alone. I understood why I was alone, this was my Spirit Realm, in conclusion, no one else could be here.
I soon returned to the initial square and sat cross-legged. How do I connect the two areas? I have nothing at my disposition, the dirt and grass that had become the road was of no use, even by tracing a line connecting the two zones nothing happened. Looking at the window I read over and over again the line saying that I needed to bend reality to my spirit. Bend reality... I closed my eyes.
Concentrating on my breathing I made peace with myself, breath in, breath out, I exclude the thought coming through me and focus on myself. I was aware of the time passing but I remain focused on my breathing.
And then, finally, I saw it, the two green areas, I pictured the distance between them, I only saw the two squares and felt the space separating them. I was supposed to connect them so the first thing that came to mind was to do so. I expend the greenish color toward each other until it forms one and only area.
I opened my eyes to find myself sitting in the other green square that was supposed to be fifty meters away, but I understood.
Your Spirit Realm evolved to level 2
You have evolved to level 2
Suddenly I was surrounded by people again, the same exact people as before I enter the Spirit Realm, the strange thing was that they remain in the exact same position they were before.
"What did you spend your points on mom?" The kid asked, why was he asking this only now? Hours have passed, have they not?
"I am going to put everything in Mind to see if it helps me understand what is going on better," The mother of the kid said.
"Excuse me how much time has passed since everything disappear?" I couldn''t help but question the woman.
"What do you mean? Couldn''t be more than five minutes" she respond like it was the most obvious thing, I saw her taping in the space in front of her before making a confused expression. "You have met the criteria, would you like to enter the Mind Realm? What does it mean ?"
So there is multiple realm and time don''t pass when inside one of them, that was good information.
I started walking not bothering to help her, she was going to understand soon enough anyway. I tap my ring.
Chapter 2: Brothers
Charle Alewise - Level 2
Mind - 5
Force - 5
Agility - 5
Spirit - 10
5 remaining points to spend
Skills (1)
Skills? I have a skill? Also by being level two I have 5 points to spend again? I quicky tap on the skill button.
Skills
Spirit Jump - You can jump to an area fifty meters away
What? That wasn''t only in the Spirit Realm? I instantly close my eyes and put myself in the mindset I was before returning to the real world, I focus on a green zone fifty meters away and find myself connecting two green areas again, greenish starting to approach each other until they connect.
Opening my eyes again I was in a different spot, looking back I saw the mother and her child at the same spot but fifty meters away. I can teleport. The realization was strange like I knew I can but at the same time, I hadn''t realized it all this time. Hunger for more skill made me put point again but this time into mind.
Charle Alewise - Level 2
Mind - 10
Force - 5
Agility - 5
Spirit - 10
Skills (1)
You have met the criteria to enter the Mind Realm.
You need to wait 11 hours and 57 minute
So there was a recharge time. It''s understandable.
"Where did you come from?" A man asked me, he seemed really surprised. "You just appear in front of me!"
"I maxed out my Spirit and enter my Spirit Realm, now I can teleport" I explain as best as I could with a few words.
"So what I need to spend all my point into something and I can teleport to ?"
"I don''t think it will do the same if you put in something other than Spirit" people had started to gather around me
"What would Force do ?" someone asks "I didn''t max anything I put a little bit in everything" another said, this was quickly tiring.
"Look, I don''t know much more than you, try to understand on your own, I need to find my family" I then proceed to Spirit Jump a few times away from everybody. Surprisingly I was exhausted, it seems that teleporting was somewhat consuming.
I proceed to walk to where my apartment used to be, my two brothers are supposed to be there.
I continue walking focusing on my destination, several people seem to have entered a Realm but I wasn''t close enough to listen to what they were saying. I soon find myself in front of what was suppose to be the building where me and my brothers live, I quickly found them hugging each other, Arthur the oldest was emotional and James seems confused.
"Hey guys what''s going on" upon saying that Arthur turns toward me, he seems too happy, this morning he didn''t seems to be in a great mood, what had happened?
"Charles it''s been too long! How are you?" he quickly came to me and pull me into a bear hug, now it was my turn being confused.
"Too long what are you on about we saw each other this morning"
"Maybe for you! It''s been two years since I''ve seen anybody! I can''t believe I finally manage to bend reality!"
Two years? If I understood correctly Arthur has spent two years in his Realm?
"What Realm was it ?"
"Agility Realm, I spend all my point in agility and I spent two all years to escape! And when I return James told me no time has pass!"
Two years without seeing anybody I understood why he was so happy to see me, he didn''t seem to have change whatsoever in appearance but for him, it''s been two years since he saw me and James... That must have been tough.
"So you are telling me I should have spent my points on one thing only?" James asked
"Don''t worry you just need to level up to gain five more points" I said trying to reassure him
"And how do you do that?" that was a good question, I leveled up because I completed the task in the Spirit Realm but I didn''t know if you could level up outside a Realm.
"I''m guessing by completing tasks in the real world" Arthur seems confident when he said that "Where did you put your point on Charles?"
"All in Spirit, I was gone several hours in the Spirit Realm" I responded simply knowing what he was gonna say
"A few hours?! Did you manage to bend reality in a few hours? How did you do that ?"
"I sat down and breath"
"Oh Spirit is way different than Agility then, I had to run fifty meters in one second"
What? It''s basically the same thing as Spirit Jump but by running?
"And how did you manage to do that?"
"Training. Watch."
James and I paid close attention and in one second Arthur was fifty meters away, the only thing that I saw was a faint blur between where he was and where he is. I just laugh, he was so fast.
"I want to do that as well," James said with his mind blow
"I know a trick as well" I winked at him before Spirit Jump toward Arthur.
"Wait what?" Arthur said when I appear next to him
"Spirit Jump" I answer guessing what was on his mind
"I get it now... I have Agility Jump, two years it took me and you manage to do basically the same in a few hours"
"Don''t worry it''s just the start of this new world, I am guessing I''ll be stuck two years on something other than you in a close future"
"Yeah you are right" James join us annoyed at Arthur and I
"How do I level up? I don''t want to be left behind." he was worry
"How do we level up in videogame usually?" I said forming a smirk
"We''re going hunting!" said Arthur
Without a city the world was itself again, it seems that way from my perspective. People had already started to cut down trees in the order to build habitations, tools were being made and animals were roaming free, which was dangerous at the moment because no one was equipped to deal with them, I saw two people displaying either Spirit Jump or Agility Jump in order to kill pigs and cows and I witness what was probably a Force ability when someone put down a tree with his bare hands, most of the people was not possessing any abilities for the moment as they have put their points multiple category.
"So how do we go about it ?" James inquire, he seem eager to level up
"I''m guessing you need to bend reality in some way in order to level up" I said looking at Arthur
"You are probably right, we don''t know about the tasks in the Mind and Force Realm so we can''t do that, I still need to wait eleven hours before entering another Realm, if you are willing to wait that long we could tell you their task"
"You put your level two points on Force?"
"Not yet but I''m considering it since you put yours in Mind" seems logical. I turn toward James "Agility Jump seem like it required a lot of practice before you can bend reality so I am gonna reproduce the task that made me escape my Spirit Realm for you"
"I am all ears" James focuses on me with an intensity that I have never seen in him before.
"Sit cross-legged and close your eyes" he did exactly that "Breath in and out until you reach a point where your mind is blank." I watched him concentrate on his breathing "I want you to picture a green square around one-meter diameter" I waited until what seems to be the right moment "Now I want you to picture another one fifty meters away, focus on the two green squares"
"Is this really gonna work?" Arthur seems septic.
"Shut up" I didn''t want James to lose focus. "Now James I want you to connect the two green squares together, bend them together like they are meant to be one"
Ten minutes pass as Arthur and I watched James focusing, when I was about to give him so more advice he disappear, I scanned the zone and saw him fifty meters to my right, I look at Arthur who had a wide smile on his face just before in a flash he was next to James with one hand on his shoulder, I Spirit Jump to them.
"Now we hunt" I declare as James got back to his feet.
"Wait until I spent my points, my Spirit Realm is level two by the way" with a smirk he tap in the space in front of him, and an instant later he said "And now I am level three"
"Wait what? What is your stat right now?" Arthur asked confused before tapping the ring of James "Oh you can see the stats of someone else by taping their ring? Cool." I tap James ring as well.
James Alewise - Level 3
Mind - 8
Force - 11
Agility - 6
Spirit - 10
5 remaining points to spend
Skills (2)
"So you gain the points necessary to evolve your Realm when you learn a Skill in the real world? that''s dope!" I was amazed by that "What is your Force Skill?"
"It''s called Force Fist, here let me show you" with a big smirk James Spirit Jump close to a cow before slamming his fist to his head, the cow dropped without any blood out. I Spirit Jump toward the cow to check it, and it was dead.
"You have to teach us that immediately!" Said Arthur after joining us.
"Yes, definitely" I was convinced that we needed to push ourselves quickly.
Chapter 3: Mind Realm
After spending some time cutting out the edible part of the cow, we proceed to exchange some of our loot with nearby people who had managed to assemble a large stash of wood. James then proceeded to teach us the Force Fist skill, it took Arthur and me most of the day to manage but we ended up succeeding, catching up to James and his level 3.
Charle Alewise - Level 3
Mind - 10
Force - 10
Agility - 5
Spirit - 10
5 remaining points to spend
Skills (2)
You have met the criteria, would you like to enter the Mind Realm?
Yes / No
"I am gonna enter the Mind Realm" I said with newfound conviction.
"Go for it, I am gonna wait a bit before entering any Realm I don''t want to be stuck again" Arthur give me a resigned look before flashing a smile
The world shifted once more. I expected people to vanish as they have in the Spirit Realm and they did, only that the environment changed as well. I was in a white room, a light on my back displaying a big shadow of myself on the ground.
You have entered the Mind Realm
Your Mind Realm is level 1
Anticipate the movement to evolve
Another task with vague guidance... I quickly tap my ring to make sure I understood correctly.
Charle Alewise - Level 1
Mind - 5
Force - 5
Agility - 5
Spirit - 10
You are in your Mind Realm
Bend reality to your Mind to exit the Mind Realm
Task - Anticipate the movement to evolve
I sat down. Observing with attention my surrounding I made sure there was no door to the room I was in, I had approximately twenty-meter square to move around which wasn''t much but not too small either as to make me feel claustrophobic. Where was the light coming from? It seems that whichever side of the room I chose to stand on, the light seems to always come from behind me. Wait a minute can I Spirit Jump or Force Fist while in a Realm? I quickly close my eyes and try to spirit jump outside of the room which causes me to hit myself hard on the wall. The good thing is I can Spirit Jump, but it seems that if I don''t see where I want to go I can''t pass through a wall. Force Fist had a similar effect as I hurt my hand while trying to break the white surrounding.
Despite those events, I didn''t feel pain whatsoever, like any damage I would take while inside a Realm seems to not count at all. Was that why Arthur didn''t need to eat during the two years he was in the Agility Realm? Will I spend two years in the Mind Realm? I couldn''t help but wonder. Anticipate the movement to evolve... Movement of what? There isn''t anything here except me. Was I supposed to anticipate my movement?
I Spirit Jump one meter away multiple times to occupy my spirit, I didn''t seem to feel exhaustion like I was in the real world, with that many Spirit Jump I''m guessing I would be on the floor if I was outside a Realm.
I felt like sleeping, so I laid down and close my eyes, the pitch-black comfort of my sleep gave me strength, once awaken I stand, how long have I been here? The white room seems to have taken time with it. I started to focus on my shadow, raising an arm, then another, making shapes with my hand, birds, and such like when I was a kid. Maybe it''s the shadow. Maybe I need to anticipate the movement of the shadow? But a shadow is just the reflection of my body through brightness.
Starting to make a clean movement with my arms I kept focusing on the shadow, while doing so I started thinking about my movement, just before doing one, I thought of the next. Repeating this exercise I was able to understand what reflection will the shadow provide for the movement I was going to make. Was that anticipating the movement? The task I was given, was I suppose to feel what movement will come in any situation? Just as I ask myself this question a window pop up
Your Mind Realm evolved to level 2
You have evolved to level 4
Skills
Spirit Jump - You can jump to an area fifty meters away
Force Fist - You can channel your inner strength to your fist
Mind Anticipation - You can anticipate the flow of movements
Chapter 4: Growth in Spirit
If this man was to be believed, the different skills we learned so far were in the objective of battling against other races. Again, more questions than answers were provided, he didn''t seem to be able to describe the things he has witnessed in his Mind Realm, it felt like something was stopping him from answering out of his own will. A quick look around the warehouse made me maintain confidence, I could see the fear emanating from people but also a strong conviction in each individual: they were determined to see it through. It was then decided that we will explore this new Realm tomorrow, the pitch black of the night only troubled by a multitude of stars was the indication that we were already advanced into the night.
"First thing in the morning we up our level again guys" Arthur, James, and me were alone, taking comfort on a small wooden fire. Arthur eyes were fixated on the fire when he decide to break the silence to tell us that.
"Yes sure Arthur, we need to get stronger" James replied before turning himself.
I didn''t fall asleep right away, too many things were on my mind, I let the snoring of my brothers comfort me in the fact that I wasn''t alone. We were gonna make it. I tap my ring.
Charle Alewise - Level 4
Mind - 10
Force - 10
Agility - 5
Spirit - 10
10 remaining points to spend
Skills (3)
I decided to put all the points I had on Spirit, which made the total to twenty, a window informing me that I could enter the Spirit Realm pop up telling me that I needed to wait eight more hours before being able to enter. Whichever tasks would await me tomorrow I was gonna give it my best, if we needed to fight for our lives I wasn''t gonna let the two people I held dear the most be taken from me.
As my train of thought continue I felt the slumber take me to a well-deserved rest. Upon waking up I felt good, like the same kind of feeling you get when you haven''t slept for days. James was already cooking breakfast on the rest of the fire that was still holding up and Arthur was still asleep.
"How was your night?" I ask while yawning
"Good, I haven''t slept like this for years, do you think this new setting influences our resting time?" he seemed in a great mood, yesterday''s problem seem far away from his mind.
"I don''t know maybe being in Realms is influencing our body"
"Arthur is not gonna wake up anytime soon if I''m to take a guess, let''s eat" he was right, being gone for two years, Arthur needed to enjoy his return back with us, which started with a good night of sleep.
I ate until I was full and then proceed along with James to help our neighborhood by constructing a small wooden house which was gonna be the home of a family that used to live in our old building. They didn''t seem to have entered any Realm and were still level one when we offer to teach them a skill to get more points to put in their characteristic they flat out refuse the matter saying they''d prefer to continue their lives without this nonsense. I didn''t quite understand their points of view... Weren''t they curious about this new planet that was offered to us? I''m pretty sure the pollution and all the climate change talk people use to rant about were now gone, and no explanations were coming our way.
Arthur join us and we decided to return to the warehouse which was empty the exception was made of Marle, he was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed when I interrupted his meditation.
"What are you up to Marle? Coming to a breakthrough?"
"Oh, you are the three guys from yesterday... I didn''t catch your names" We introduce ourselves and sat with him. "Three brothers huh, what level are you?"
"Me and James are level three, Charles here is level four" Arthur said pointing at us so that Marle memorize our names faster
"What characteristic are you focusing on Charles?"
"I''ve decided last night to up my Spirit to twenty, but I didn''t enter the Realm yet" I don''t know why I decided to respond with honesty but it felt like I could trust this guy.
"You should do so quickly, that goes for you two as well, level up this morning because this afternoon we are all entering the Realm of Zone 265"
"How can we enter a Realm with multiple people?" James was right, how the hell are we supposed to do that?"
"One of my Mind skills is Mind Group which allow me to enter with people on the zone dedicated to where we currently are." that seems like a nice trick to have
"Care to teach us that?" Arthur thirst for skill was stronger than ever
"Sorry no can do, you need to make your Mind Realm to level four, otherwise it''s gonna be difficult" It seems that teaching skills were going to be difficult from now on, but it didn''t discourage me to try anyway for future skills. I lock eyes with Arthur and James giving them a firm nod before taping my ring.
You have met the criteria, would you like to enter the Spirit Realm?
Yes / No
I clicked on Yes and the world Shifted again. I was still in the warehouse but the others were gone, I noted that the warehouse was still here which I found intriguing.
You have entered the Spirit Realm
Your Spirit Realm is level 1
Connect the two areas to evolve
Separate the area to evolve
It seems that because I upped my Spirit to twenty I was given two tasks, I confirmed that by tapping my ring, there were indeed two tasks. I recognize the green square of one-meter diameter at my feet and in the distance, I saw another one, it seems that the distance compare to when my Spirit Realm was level one have increased, it was approximately 200 meters away. I sat cross-legged, close my eyes and put myself to the same mindset I was upon the first time I was here. I saw instantly the two greenish and the distance separating them, concentrating I expend both their greenish color toward each other, once they were one and only I opened my eyes. I was outside the warehouse two hundred meters away. I now knew that I could Spirit Jump four times the distance
Your Spirit Realm evolved to level 3
You have evolved to level 5
Opening my statistic again I saw that the second task "Separate the area to evolve" was still here, looking to where I sat was the same square, except that this time it was twice the size. If I go by logic separating the square shouldn''t be more difficult than merging them, I close my eyes again. The square instantly appear in my head, I then proceed to form a delimitation in the middle of the greenish color, once the separation was evident I attempt to move them at a distance from each other, I succeed in doing that, there was now two square of 1 meter about five meters away from each other. When I look at my surrounding I was astonished to find someone there, to my stupor, it was me, sitting cross-legged in the other green square just at my side. We look at each other, standing up, walking a bit, it seems that he had his own free will, my clone then proceed to smirk before vanishing.
Your Spirit Realm evolved to level 4
You have evolved to level 6
I was back at the warehouse surrounded by my brothers and Marle. I felt tired, breathing deeply like I was feeling fresh air again. Upon seeing that Marle ask
"Did you just come back from a Realm?"
"Yes" I simply said looking straight into his eyes.
"Go eat, and rest until we go to the Realm of Zone 265" I agree with him, I needed some time alone, I flash a quick smile at James and Arthur before Spirit Jump away, I proceed to tap on my skills
Skills
Spirit Jump - You can jump to an area two hundred meters away
Spirit Clone - You can create a clone lasting thirty seconds
Force Fist - You can channel your inner strength to your fist
Mind Anticipation - You can anticipate the flow of movements
I can create a clone... It''s strange, upon each skill I manage to get I always get this itch like I knew I could do them for a long time but didn''t do it up until now. I then proceed to Spirit Clone.
"Can you talk?" I quickly ask making sure to not waste thirty seconds. He just did no with his head "What can you do?" I was curious about the clone abilities, could he use Spirit Jump as well? As if he heard my thought the clone disappear only to reappear a bit away from me.
I need to start thinking about combat mechanics.
Chapter 5: Zone 265
I spend most of my time resting, I eat, and have taken a quick nap, I wanted to be at a hundred percent before entering the Realm of Zone 265. Once that was done I returned to the warehouse, I found that there were a bit more people than this morning, those from yesterday being there as well. I join Arthur and James, upon seeing me there Arthur gave me a quick hug.
"Emotional are we now ?" I couldn''t help myself but tease him
"My agility is at twenty-five now" he respond with a faint smile, has he been stuck again in the Agility Realm? Not wanting to pry I turn my attention toward James "What about you?"
"See for your own" he extended his arm and I tap on his ring.
James Alewise - Level 4
Mind - 13
Force - 11
Agility - 6
Spirit - 10
5 remaining points to spend
Skills (3)
"You are falling behind," I said with a small punch on his arm
"I''m ok with that" his eyes were on Marle, watching every movement of the pseudo chief of operation. I turn my attention to him as well, everybody seems to have arrived, at least all those who were level three or more that were in the vicinity, he stood in front of us like he had yesterday and started talking.
"Good we all seem to be there, I am gonna activate my skill, once that is done we all are going to be transported into the Realm of Zone 265, I''m guessing we all are going to get the same task, I can''t value that enough but we need to work together on this if we have to face the enemy we will need all those who have up their Force to take on the attackers, the rest will need to complete the task as soon as possible, I''m guessing it will have an impact on the real world and all those who have not upgraded theirs characteristic so I am to ask each and every one of you to do your best." The atmosphere was tense, Marle then proceed to tap his ring and started to focus on something. "All of you tap yes." I was suddenly met with a window.
The group has met the criteria, would you like to enter the Realm of Zone 265?
Yes / No
Without hesitation, I tapped on Yes. The world shifted and I was suddenly next to a lac, Arthur and James were here as well just as everyone who was in the warehouse with us. It seems like the Mind skill of Marle worked. Another window appears in front of me.
You have entered the Realm of Zone 265
Realm of Zone 265 is level 1
Secure the area to evolve
When I see the word area in the task I immediately close my eyes in search of a greenish square, I was successful in finding it, it was about three kilometers south but the area seems to be approximately three hundred meters in diameter. I instantly inform everyone.
"We need to go south" I shouted loud enough to be heard. As soon as I said that Arthur disappear in a blur, I tried to search for him but he wasn''t anywhere close. Was his Agility allowed him to move this fast?
"The area is south are you sure?" Marle comes to me inquiring immediately.
"I have a high-level Spirit so yes I''m sure, we need to start moving" our group proceed then to start running toward the south, should I Spirit Jump and try to catch up to Arthur? Why was he in such a hurry? "I go on ahead," I said to James.
"Be careful" he responds with a somber look.
I proceed to Spirit Jump three times, I could now see the green area in the distance, upon Spirit Jump on more time I saw creatures as well, they were too far to determine what they are, they seems to have been transported at equal distance of us but to the north of the area. Arthur appears next to me in a flash.
"Where the hell were you?" I said a bit angrier than I should have.
"Relax I was doing a recon." He said with a smug smirk.
"Did you see what they are?"
"I trust my gamer background and I inform you that we are dealing with goblins"
"Goblin? Those small green creatures? What? Are they armed?"
"They are unarmed but I fought with one inside the area, he had Agility to fifteen if I were to guess, look thoses creature seems to have the same ability as us, maybe they come from a world that had the same phenomenon as our own." He seems to be excited about the idea
"Did you try to talk with it?"
"Didn''t have the time, he attacked me so I Force Fist him and he suddenly disappears."
Did Arthur kill him? We didn''t know what happened if we died in Realm, all of it was still too young to be understood.
"You go tell the other I''m gonna go and stay at the area waiting for you."
"Yes captain," Arthur said before vanishing again, he was really too fast it was absurd. I proceed to Spirit Jump a few times inside the area, I was welcomed by two goblins who seemed to have Agility Jump or Spirit Jump inside as well
"Can you understand me?" One of the goblins tilted his head before responding in a rough voice something incomprehensible. "So there is no room for pour parler" One of the goblins started running toward me before vanishing, I turned my head in time to dodge a fist coming right to my head, I then proceed to Spirit Jump away and I do a Spirit Clone. Mind Anticipation save me right here, I couldn''t have been able to dodge without it.
"You take care of this one" I quickly gave orders to my clone before Spirit Jump toward the one that stayed behind, he seems to try to punch me but Mind Anticipation allowed me to dodge and respond with a Force Fist to his stomach. Upon touching him the goblin disappeared, not the same kind of vanishment as a Spirit or Agility Jump but it seems to have disappeared from the Realm altogether. A quick look toward my clone allowed me to see him defeat the other globin. To my surprise, a window appears in front of me.
You have eliminated 2 enemies
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Remaining enemies 8/11
Were we supposed to eliminate all of them to secure the area? Arthur appears next to me again.
"They are two hundred meters away, it shouldn''t be too long before they get here," he said
"It''s gonna be long enough," I said when five goblins showed themselves to us. We exchange a look of understanding before both of us vanish. I Spirit Clone upon arriving behind one of the globins and slam my fist on his back. My clone Spirit Jump at the same time I did and upon ending my skill I was face to face with a goblin and his fist, dodging him at the last second he suddenly disappears only to let place to Arthur.
"Three remainings," he said to me. As if to confirm what he said a window appears.
You have eliminated 2 enemies
Remaining enemies 3/11
"You kill three of them that fast?" I was on my ass coming to the realization.
"What can you say I''m quick" He smirked at me just when our group arrived at the zone, Arthur informed them that they were only three goblins remaining and we all stood our ground covering each corner of the area.
"They don''t seem to want to fight anymore," Arthur said pointing at the three silhouettes outside the area.
"That''s good for us, it means we are gonna clear the task" Marle seem enthusiastic upon saying that.
Time passed, an hour, and nothing seem to happen. I was starting to wonder if we need to get to them when a window appears.
Realm of Zone 265 evolved to level 2
You have evolved to level 7
The world comes back to normal, we were in the warehouse once again looking at each other in the realization that we manage to do it.
"Great job everyone this should buy us some time" Buy us some time for what? As I was about to ask this question a heard James from the outside of the warehouse.
"Guys you need to come to see this"
I walk outside and the sight took me by surprise, I could only smile at what was in front of me.
Chapter 6: Nashville
The small settlement that was our old neighborhood was nowhere to be found, in its place, small houses where here, upon walking around asking people it seems that they appeared out of fin air just a moment ago, was that the result of accomplishing the task of Zone 265? A line of habitants started to form in front of a woman.
"What is going on?" I ask the last of the line for information.
"She is assigning the houses" hearing that I put myself in line telling Arthur and James that I will get one for the three of us.
I waited about an hour before finding myself standing in front of a young woman who should be around my age.
"Name and level," she asks without looking away from her document. Where the hell did she find the equipment for writing in this new world?
"Charle Alewise, level 7" She raise her eyes so that she could make eye contact.
"Level 7 huh how old are you?"
"Twenty three"
"I mean your real age" If I was to guess she was asking how long I spend in the different Realms.
"Twenty three"
"You mean to tell me that you solve all the tasks necessary to be level 7 and you didn''t age even one year?"
"That is correct" I don''t know why but a smirk forms on my face, a small sigh escaped her
"How many people do your house need and what are they level?"
"We are three, one level 5 and another level 7"
"The risings stars of Nashville," mumbling she wrote down something on her piece of paper.
"''I''m sorry, Nashville?" I looked at her confuse
"That''s what we decided to call this place. You guys did a great job leveling up the Realm but now you got to let me handle the business of this town."
"Who are you?"
"I''m Nessa, the new mayor, please to meet you Charle," she said before handing me a key "You are to be on lot 37, take care inside yours Realms." she flashed me a smile, I took the key and move on after thanking her.
If I would have ended up here before the Global Reset I would have simply thought that I was visiting a small town, but now the look of it was magnificent. There is a square for the kid, a building that looks like a school, shops of different necessities, all that was needed to live a quiet comfortable life in the countryside one might even say. I join Arthur and James who were waiting for me at the terrace of a small restaurant.
"You wouldn''t even know that everything disappears huh," said James a big smile on his face, he was eating ice cream.
"With what money did you buy that?"
"You can exchange anything for characteristics point" Arthur was the one who dissipate my confusion.
"We can trade those points?"
"Every trade facility has been equipped we a device that does just that."
The concept in itself was so intriguing that I found myself looking at the different prices displayed on a dashboard sitting outside the restaurant. It was said that one characteristic point was worth a 100 dash wish I found out was the new currency used inside the town.
"We now live in lot 37, here''s the key, I am gonna go window shopping for a bit." I put the key on the table and started walking, looking around I found the shop I was looking for: "Weapon shop", I enter and find myself to be the only customer.
"Welcome to Nashville weapon shop, how can I be at your service?"
I quick look around made me stupefy, was the amount of weapons that were displayed here appeared because of the leveling of the Zone as well?
"I am looking for a sword"
"What is your level?" The man immediately asks, and when I respond to him he just stares at me with his mouth agape for a moment.Unlawfully taken from Royal Road, this story should be reported if seen on Amazon.
"I''m sorry but I need to check that for myself"
I was tempted to ask why but I just presented im my hand and he touch delicately my ring.
"You have been part of the mission to the Zone 265 I presume" he quickly went to his back office "Every one of the participants has been allowed to have one weapon for free by the mayor" he almost shout from the back, he seems to be looking for something, before returning to the main shop with a box in his hands. "Given that you are the highest level I have seen so far, I assume you are going to need this" he gave the box to me.
Upon opening, I found that it contained a magnificent sword with at the center of the pommel a green orb, when I took the weapon in my hand a window appears in front of me.
You have acquired the Sword of Destiny, +5 Force
You have evolved to level 8
"Sword of Destiny" I mumble in a breath while getting the screen off my face.
"Yes, that''s what they are, I receive three of them and I was supposed to give them to people who were level 7 or more, you are the first one I see so you get to have one"
"What ability do they have?" I wonder if it can do something special
"I don''t know, you will have to figure that out on kid."
"Are you sure I don''t owe you anything?"
"Hey, it''s because of you lot that we have a town to work with so off you go and be grateful" The man started to lose patience so I took my sword and left the store.
I found myself looking at all the citizens of Nashville, the animation and hopefulness of the different sort of people that were here was contagious, I couldn''t help but smile at the fact that life was beginning to structure itself again. I went to the edge of the town where a small wall was located, going to the stare I looked at the horizon, I could see other peoples on the outside occupate themselves to build stuff with fresh wood, the differents area outside of Nashville didn''t seem to have leveled up their zone yet. There was a line of people just outside the town waiting to come inside in the probable hope to live there but most of them were refuse entry. I guess we can''t welcome everybody.
Going to lot 37 I found my brothers inside a rustic house, Arthur was cooking and James was playing with a knife.
"The town is nice isn''t it?" Arthur said while deposing a plate with fast movement on the table.
"Yes, it feels safe for the moment" I respond still a bit wary of this new environment.
"I can see myself living here for a long time" Jame was enthusiastic.
"Let it not be a reason for not leveling up as much as you can"
"Chill, I am a level six now I need to wait ten hours before entering another Realm." That was good, my baby brother must not be left in the dust.
"Nice sword you got the Charlie"
"I level up the moment I got to touch it. By the way, you need to go to the weapon shop, when you are level 7 he gives one those to you"
"How much did it cost you?"
"It was a gift for those that participate in the raid of Zone 265"
"By the way, Marle said we have one week before entering the zone again" James mouth was full of food when he said that.
"One week to get stronger than" I tried to sound joyful.
"It can happen a lot of things in a week" Arthur intonation was dark.
"Worry about something?" I tease
"It just that I wouldn''t call us safe just yet, what happens when some goblins or god know what start rampaging our world ? We just need to be ready to face hardship that''s all" he was right of course, we can''t be sure that this new system is all but established, change can always happen, it made me tap my ring.
Charle Alewise - Level 8
Mind - 10
Force - 15
Agility - 5
Spirit - 20
10 remaining points to spend
Skills (4)
You have met the criteria, would you like to enter the Mind Realm?
Yes / No
The world around me shifted.