Chapter 3 Burning Aura (1/2)
The flames from the warehouse climbed high into the night.The inferno only a few feet away was filled with screams of the dieing and the acrid smell of burning flesh.Smoke, fire and the screams of the agony, pleasant music to the ears of an arsonist who lived for revenge.
Nix sat upright in bed, the smell of smoke filling his nostrils.He should have been surprised to wake up in a bed of flames, but he wasn't.He quickly patted out the flames and got out of bed.The clothes he had gone to sleep in had been reduced to ashes.
He wrapped a charred blanket around himself and went off in search of Hyai. Luckily she had mentioned where her room was.
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A sleepy-looking Hyai opened the door at his second knock.”Is there a problem Nix?”
”Is waking up on fire a problem?'
”It could be. Go back to your room and I'll be right there.”
A few minutes later the Inn Keeper entered the room.Immediately she walked over to the window and opened it.She frowned at the burnt blankets.”What happened Nix?”
”I was dreaming of fire I think.The smell of smoke woke me up and I found this.”The sheets seemed to be unaffected, his clothes and the blanket were the only victims of the sudden night flames.
Hyai didn't seem angry with him, she was quite calm while she asked him a few questions.”Could you display your stats for me Nix?”
He nodded and displayed them on his hud.
Nix
Level 1
Strength 35
Endurance 44
Intelligence 25
Dexterity 25
Perception 25
Cold Resistance 90
Fire Resistance 100
[Burning Aura]
Skills:
Hunter 100
Leather Making 100
Tailor42
”You have a natural Fire Aura.That's really rare.”She smiled when she said it, ”people with strong ties to the elements sometimes have them.I've never heard of this one, but you'll have to pick up an aura limiter to prevent you from burning down buildings.”
”Problematic, my funds are quite low at the moment.”
”You have some useable skills.Perhaps you should head down to the Adventurer Guild and take on a few quests.”
Nix nodded while he looked at his stats.His strength and stamina had jumped drastically.The lifestyle skills he possessed were now separate.Gladis Corp lifestyle players obviously enjoyed benefits that others did not.Then there was the biggest change of all, he now possessed a level.
”You must have come here directly from your starter city.”
Nix nodded, ”where can I train weapons?”
”The Weapon Master Guild.”Haiya favored him with a smile, ”not going to take the path of fire?You seem to have an affinity with it.”
Nix shook his head, ”I've already been down the path of fire, this time I'll do something else.”
”Were you perhaps considering a Lifestyle path?”
Nix kept his face expressionless.”What makes you ask that?”
”Your stats, only Lifestyle players have dexterity and perception.Normally those two would be replaced with agility and something else.”
”I considered it briefly.”Somehow he had the feeling that the character generation screen he had seen, was nothing like the ones normal players experienced.”I'll replace those blankets Hyai.”
The Inn Keeper waved it off. ”We're friends, it's a small thing.Wait here for a moment.”
A short while later she came back with a box of clothes.”Not sure why I kept these, they should be close to your size.”
Nix looked through the box, there were a few other items as well.”Hyai... Is it okay for you to give me these things?”
She nodded and pushed the box toward him. ”I've clung to these out of sentiment.”
”Thank you Hyai.”
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An hour later Nix was walking down the boardwalk of the aptly named Guild Street.He was dressed in the brown leathers that Hyai had given him.Her husband had been a hunter in his adventuring days, before settling down to run an Inn.
The Weapon Guild looked a lot like a warehouse he had once burned down.It was a large, ugly rectangle building with many large ground-level windows that let in the light.There were more than a dozen different booths.Initial weapon training was free of charge, which also came with a beginner kit.
He had never owned a gun in real life.However, he was drawn by the image of the rifle on the sign above the old man's booth.The man's face was wrinkled and weathered by years spent outdoors.He wore his white hair in a long ponytail.Despite his age, he stood ramrod straight.His fierce eyes took in Nix when he stopped.
The old man bowed slightly.”Greetings friend.I'm Salvo, a marksman of the Weapon's Guild.”
Nix returned his bow.”I'm Nix.I am interested in learning the Rifle weapon skill.”
Rifles and Pistols in Colonial did not require bullets.They fired a magic-based projectile that did physical damage.Guns came with a core, that needed to be replaced after several thousand rounds had been fired.
The free weapon was an open site rifle with a sling.
Tucker Rifle: Basic
Description: An easy to use