Chương 104: Memoir of the Past (II)
The world around Dion shifted into darkness as claps of thunder and lightning flashed before them. Loud thunder clouds rolled in like rolling drums. Lightning strikes in cacophony as one hits the grasslands. A cackling sound could be heard as twigs broke, the fire had begun, and smoke rose from the grasslands and towards the sky.
"The signs are apparent. There are nine stages before the enemy encroaches upon us like a venomous snake. Each is stronger and more powerful than the next. Then, finally, the lady of life will move forward to cast her seeds outwards to the world, trying to find the selected people who can withstand the future to come." Dion closed his eyes and breathed in a deep breath that seemed like life had escaped him. "I don't know if what we left behind is a curse or a blessing. Even the lady's gift is just another stall for time. I cannot help but wonder what the world of Noriene has set for you all."
"But there was one thing I heard over time: the race of Drezo Regalia knows the history to the Ancient art of Words and has lived longer than I. The amount of knowledge that they know is enormous." Dion's eyes opened, and a glint of hope appeared in his gaze. He started toward them with more dedication than before.
Dion's eyes turned scarlet as they glistened with devious intent. "As a vampire who has lived for a long time, I have seen the cycle of life come and go many times. Maybe this is just another stage of a cycle closing, or possibly an evolution to help the world ascend to a higher stage.
Whichever the path may be, I know I will not be able to see the end of the beginning of it. My path has taken me into a darker path…." His voice lowered and hinted at an animalistic growl,
"Lilith." He worked in a soft, tender voice, his vision cast towards an unknown area where no one could see but him.
"I have tried to stop the progress of contamination, but I still haven't found the answer." Dion's hands balled into a fist, paced back and forth. "I know I can make her better." He stopped and turned towards them once more. His eyes gleamed with darkness. "The demons are rushing, and they are planning something. Already I have found that these tears in the fabric of dimensions are causing problems for both worlds. Amending these problematic holes is possible. Small tears are simple to fix, in which case tools from natural stones and crystals can be used, while something larger takes more power that needs a stronger will and power to close. There are worse things that go bump in the night than demons. To you Adventurers who watched this from the beginning, I pray that this is not the end of your journey, and it is instead a beginning towards a brighter future. Even though I pray to no god, in my last solemn days, the hint of a god has crossed my mind more frequently."
Dion started fading away, becoming a transparent ghost. "Remember, this is not the end."
The hologram buzzed and turned off. A message appeared before Kiyro.
In-game Quest History of Drezo Regalia and Quest Learning the Ancient Art of words quests had been combined. As a result, a new Quest has been formed.
New Quest Drezo Regalia Guardianship.
Quest combination of History of Drezo Regalia and the Language of Ancient Art of Words.
1st part: As the guardian of Historia, you have been tasked to find who and what you truly are before becoming the True Guardian of Historia. You must find the lost history of your race and record it in the book of Historia. Dion had stated that the Drezo Regalia knows the answer to the end and the beginning. What does this all mean?
2nd part: Bishop Etran has given you the task to fill the blank books with knowledge of your adventures, but now it is recommended to write the first volume of the history of Drezo Regalia to complete the task given to you. It seems that both quests have something to do with one another.
3rd part: Learn the fine arts of the Record Keeper by finding the other eight that are situated around both worlds. (1/9 completed.)
Difficulty Level: B
Reward: Information of Hybrid Form + other unknown items
Failure to complete a journal will not allow you to learn the art of words. Bishop Etran and Bishop Sanya will be wary around you and not listen to what you say. The Church of Infinity will close its door to you.
The first part of the Real World Hidden Quest: Alpha Division individual quest has been accomplished. A map has been sent to your Alive gear. Please go to the specific area to place the Selenite to close the fabric of the dimensional tear.
Time limit left 01:51:56
"Dimensional tear? Is this some kind of joke?" Alex said in disbelief. "I don't know if this game pulls my legs or what?"
"Come on, it is not too bad. It's just placing a selenite in a certain location. It's not going to hurt you or anything," said Jack. "Better yet, you don't have to do this quest if you don't want to. You can leave right now."
"I'm not saying I'll quit. But, this quest is just getting crazier by the second."
"It seems you have a reason to stay, especially for someone so outspoken about the quest."
"So?"
"Something smells fishy here." Jack walked over to Alex and leaned in towards him. He closely examined him, trying to figure out some kind of clue or motive from Alex. "It would make more sense if we all came here to gain something from this quest. I personally tagged along with Eve for this quest." He faced each person.
"Yep. I do not deny anything about that." Eve spoke up first. "I wanted to know what a real-world quest would be like. Thought the experience might be interesting."
"I agreed to do this quest because of a possible business opportunity with a client for a reward. I heard that this client only interacts with people who play the quest. Quite a strange client, don't you think?" Will replied.
"Information. That's all." Alex quickly replied, not delving into it any further.
"Money," said Kiyro, his mind was focused heavily on reading the new game quest he had received.
"See, we all have a reason, even though it might be a bit odd of a reason to stick to a quest," said Jack. Their voices trailed off into the distance while Kiyro was too busy thinking about the reward for the new quest. He wondered what this hybrid form was going to be. Would he be some oddly shaped being that he never knew about, or was it some kind of human with a dragon head? New ideas of what it could be kept forming in his mind.
"Hybrid Form." Kiyro quietly worded. He was amazed that the hybrid form he had seen on his menu would come up here on this quest. The answer to his question has finally appeared before him, but the problem arises when the two quests are combined and are made into one new quest.
The difficulty level has skyrocketed from D to B and split into three parts. Each part is more difficult than the next.
If he didn't know any better, this quest might take a lot longer than he expected, and he wanted him to work three times harder than normal. But was this all worth his time? In a sense, it was; the answer to finding the hybrid form, the past of Drezo Regalia, the book of Historia, and possibly the new enemies that are supposed to come in the future.
"Did you say something?" Eve asked; she peered at him. Her blue hair fell to the side, covering half her face. She pulled back her hair to see clearly.
"I was just thinking to myself."
"Oh, but you know Dion has spoken about your race. Do you know something that we don't?"
Everyone turned towards Kiyro, wondering what Eve meant.
"What do you mean?" Alex asked. "Do you actually know something that we don't?"
"I really don't know anything. All Dion stated was the name of my character's race." Kiyro raised his hands to stop them before they bombarded him with questions he did not know of.
"What are you?"
"Excuse me? I'm a bit confused. I'm a human just like you."
"No I mean what is a Drezo Regalia?"
"Well, all I know about a Drezo Regalia is a couple of things. First, they are hybrid humans: a mix between humans and a dragon. For some reason, there are no Drezo Regalia except me for now."
"A dragon?" Isabel chimed in, "You're really a dragon in the game. That's so cool. Can you breathe fire?"
Kiyro nodded as a grin slowly crept on his lips. He couldn't help but feel a bit proud and unique from everyone else, even though it was a game.
"Can you fly as well?" Isabel's eyes sparkled with interest. Her face fell as she slouched forward in huge disappointment when he stated no. "If you can't fly, are you even a dragon?"
"That's what I said," Jack replied. "I thought he was some kind of giant fox demon."
"There are eastern-type dragons, too, just without wings." Kiyro quickly replied; the coolness factor of his character was slowly going down the drain.
"Besides the point that he's a Drezo Regalia, why is the vampire Dion even out in the real-world quest. Shouldn't the real and game world quest be different?" Alex asked.
"The Yami Hikari company had made the game, so it wouldn't matter if the game world quests start falling into the real world. So it's their game?" Eve replied.
"Then what is this Oculus-Morpheus?"
"I can answer that." Kiyro raised his hands to grab their attention. "It's a recording device specifically for the game. Normal recordings don't work in the game, so there are these magical crystal balls that capture the recording for you."
"It seems you know something about them. Where do you get them?"
Kiyro was silent for a moment; he wasn't so sure he wanted to divulge the information as of yet. Instead, he wondered if he should even tell more, but a brilliant idea struck his mind.
"I make them."
"You what? Really?" Will shouted in surprise. "How are you able to make them? No, the question comes down to do you think you could sell me a couple?"
Kiyro's mind raced with the possibility of earning some money in seconds. He was the only one that knew how to create O.M.'s and who to gain the skill from. The thought excited him, but he was cut short by the mountainous amount of possible customers and the number of O.M. 's he had to create in the future. It could become so overwhelming that he might be stuck creating O.M.'s for the rest of his life. The thought made him weary.
For now, he was going to play his cards right; even though he did not quit the game yet, he would exploit it the best way he could to raise the ranks as quickly as possible. It also seemed like his brother was somehow entangled in the game of Growth. If he plays his cards right, he will surely meet him soon.
"Yes. I could. Right now, I only have two O.M.'s made ready. Would you like to buy one now, or if you bring me the materials of rare monster eyes, I could make them for you."
"How much?" Will asked. He was already pulling up his game bank account in front of him.
"10 gold for the ten-minute O.M. while the one hour-long special ones with extra bonus features are around 50 gold and up. So every hour added is another 10 gold. So I'll throw in one free one if you buy ten stacks." Kiyro threw out some numbers to see if Will would take the bait.
"Deal. I'll take the two ten minutes right now, and I would like 20 one-hour-long ones with the extra bonus features. I have some materials in hand right now. How soon do you think you could make them?"
Kiyro was stupefied that he would take the deal; he sighed as he thought he could have raised the price because he was a guild master, but the deal was already set, and he could not go back on his words. "As soon as we can go back into the game. Give me a day, and I should have them ready."
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