Chapter 12: Back to Blank, Finally.
"Why should I compromise?", I continued, " You have nothing I want. My goal in this game is to have fun but to do that I need to be as strong as possible. "
There was an undeniable truth to my words. The room was silent.
" He is trying to achieve his first class change at level 0. ", Raxila stated coldly, " That's all I got out of him earlier. "
"Ahh, I see. ", remarked the Assasin, " Quite smart. If his sword skill reaches ten he can challenge the first class change. The challenge creates an instanced zone based upon your level. Brilliant. "
How could they see my plan? Raxila is better than I thought.
" Well, you caught me. Can you see now why I won't give up the prince yet? ", I questioned.
" Yet. ", remarked Azreal, " How much time do you need? "
I thought for a moment, " Two days. ".
Lord Justice relied on, " Fine, we will tell our bosses that the prince is currently in training and will give them a new rendezvous point scheduled for two days from now. I will send you the coordinates, Thorn. Is this sufficient compromise? "
I thought for a moment, " I believe we have an accord, but only if Raxila wears that armor. ", I said with a sly grin.
Raxila's face turned red again and she started towards me, " Why you little..."
"Good, until then. ", Lord Justice interrupted as his sword grew bright and with a brilliant flash filled the room. "
I felt my consciousness being pulled and I knew I was finally returning to the game. Moments later I opened my eyes and I was once again in the secret cellar.
Thankfully Olaf was still there, waiting on me. He was just a bit of code, but his loyalty caught me by surprise. Were it not for the good character of Olaf I would have had no bargaining chips against the avatars?
The pressure from that encounter finally began to release, and I could, at last, breathe easy. Who would have thought my first day would go like this? Those were the strongest players in the world and they gave in to me! Yes! I am awesome!
Ok, Nate, you are still level 0 remember, you have a long way to go to be awesome.
Olaf excitedly got to his feet as he saw me appear, covering one fist in a salute, " Thorn. Welcome back."
I returned the salute and questioned him lightly, " Why didn't you tell me you were a prince? "
This caught him off guard, but by now he expected anything from me. His surprise was replaced by a slow grin, " I figured you already knew. "
I smiled and said, " Everyone and their dog is looking for you right now, but I refused to give you up until after your training. ".
He looked surprised, " You did? "
I frowned and scolded him, " Of course I did, you are my friend after all! "
" Friend?", he replied softly, " Thank you, Thorn I have never had any real friends. "
I laughed and pulled out my wooden sword and pointed it at him, " Just cause we're friends doesn't mean I'm gonna take it easy on you! Now let's begin! "
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hhikng Short chapter I'm sorry, gonna skip the boring details of the training. Thanks for reading and please vote!
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