Chương 21: Review
"Is he dead?" asked Fufumi, the fox woman standing in the stone arena with her golden fan covering her face. Beside her stood Tengu Hakuri, a worried look on his face.
"Honestly... I don't know."
In front of them lay Alexander's fallen body in a less-than-pleasant state. As expected from a fall of nearly twenty meters, it seems his resistance stats worked, his body wasn't as destroyed as a normal accident would cause. "The system was supposed to heal him, the Quest was completed!" concerned Hakuri.
"The system didn't have time to act; he hit the ground before the message boxes appeared. In the end, it was all in vain," replied Fufumi, diverting her gaze from the broken body. "He won but died in the end, and now we are all going to die. How sad."
A low sound, like a sudden murmur of pain.
"Wait."
Hakuri kneeled beside Alexander's face. His trembling eyelids were half-open, but the faint glimmer of life still lingered in his eyes, even with blood pouring everywhere, Alexander smiled.
"I...I...I did it," he said weakly, spitting blood shortly after.
"Shura! By the gods... you're still alive!" the tengu said with incomparable happiness. "You survived the fall, but your injuries... Damn it... Why isn't the system working?"
"Maybe it was the timing, the moment the quest was completed, the spirit's sword was still lodged in his belly, he didn't heal, and then he fell," said the nine-tailed fox. "Even if he leveled up three times at once, the system's healing was canceled, he would need to level up one more time to heal this."
"No... We don't have time for that, he will die before any help arrives."
The sky became strange, bright spots moving in it, a shower of shooting stars began to tear the night sky but didn't cover one of the moons. This moon started to change color, yellow, green, pink, a pattern formed on the immense moon, the design of a large flower with five petals. Everyone looked up, seeing one more thing, a bright golden point that stood out, descending from the sky. It was like a drop of oil, but clearer and more yellowish, a large drop of golden sap slowly descending towards Alexander's body.
It fell on his chest, covering it with a strong golden light, forcing those who looked to avert their gaze. After a few seconds, the light ceased. Alexander stood up, everyone looking at him, as if they had seen a ghost. His wounds were healed, and his clothes once dirty with blood and dust, were now clean.
"My wounds... They're healed," Alexander said in disbelief. Hakuri approached him, his face red with amazement, then looked up.
"A flower with five petals on the moon... There's no doubt, it's Lady Miao Ti." Fufumi approached, looking up and then slowly back to the elf boy.
"I told you she was interested in him, but I didn't think it would be to the point of acting personally," her mystical eyes were now staring at Alexander. "I'm impressed."
"What happened? I felt my whole body was broken and in an instant... I was healed." He still seemed perplexed. Hakuri placed his hand on Alexander's shoulder.
"We can consider this a gift from the gods."
"A gift from the gods..."
A system message window appeared.
[!!!Quest Completed!!!]
[!!!The following rewards have been awarded to the player!!!]
[Temporary XP multiplier]
[!!!The player leveled up!!!]
[!!!The player leveled up!!!]
[!!!The player leveled up!!!]
"Three levels, huh? The more I evolve, the more XP I'll need, as expected. Now for the important part, what skills will I gain?"
[Passive Skill: Body Blessed by the Gods]
[The Player will always be in their best condition as long as they do not suffer any negative effects. Both health and physical attributes such as appearance will be at their peak.]
"Hmm, is this more of an aesthetic skill? Although it says my health will always be in the best condition, I don't think I'll have any issues related to diseases."
[Passive Skill: Pyromantic Proficiency]
[The player receives increased resistance to fire-type damage sources. The player will also deal more damage when using fire-type skills.]
"Very useful, now let's see the active skills."
[Active Skill: Destructive Fire]
[The player sweeps a wide area ahead with a wall of furious flames. Charging increases the range and strength.]
[Active Skill: Burning Fortification]
[The player conjures a flame that envelops their entire body, temporarily increasing resistance to physical and fire-type damage. Also increases the player's physical and fire damage.]
"The two skills the spirit used, the initial skills of the 'Holy War Herald' subclass. But there are still more rewards, show the next skill."
[Active Skill: Powerful Presence]
[The player will emit a shockwave in an area with a radius of fifteen meters, causing the fear effect in enemies with lower or equal stats to the player.]
"An area skill? An area debuff actually, but the spirit didn't use this skill in the Quest. Hmm, it can be useful depending on the circumstances." He laughed. "I think these skills are the incentive I needed to start putting points into intelligence."
Alexander crossed his arms, looking at another message box that appeared.
[War Skill: Tengu's Typhoon]
[The Player jumps after gaining momentum, delivering three spinning strikes in the air with an increased range from a wind blade. Can be used in conjunction with other skills.]
"War skill, huh, what's the difference between a normal skill and a war skill?"
[War Skills are special skills of the Tengus' power. Unlike common skills, they do not consume mana. The more the Player learns and masters the Tengus' style, the more War Skills they will learn.] "Special skills of the Tengus, huh... I think initially these skills are very good, an introduction to magic, one might say. One question, how does the color of my aura affect my skills?"
[The color of the aura is the expression of the Player's pure power, the more powerful the color of your Aura, the greater the player's power and their skills in general.]
"I see. I think that's enough." Alexander took a deep breath, then looked at Tengu Hakuri. "What are you doing here, sir?" The question caught the Tengu by surprise, he hesitated to answer.
"Well, you are my apprentice. I couldn't miss your first spiritual quest, I saw that you are gradually improving your combat skills, very good!" Hakuri said proudly, giving a thumbs up. Alexander smiled, a relaxed look, relaxed by the Quest finally being over, but this look lasted only a short time when his eyes met the eyes of the fox woman Fufumi.
"And you, who are you?" he asked. Fufumi closed her fan, a smug smile covering her face.
"Good evening to you too, young Shura," Fufumi made a quick bow, which seemed to bother Alexander a bit. "My name is Fufumi and I am a kitsune, or a nine-tailed fox, call it as you like."
"A nine-tailed fox... I'm sure I've seen that somewhere before. I would like to ask you a question."
"Go ahead, dear Shura." Alexander approached Fufumi, looking into her mystical eyes.
"When I arrived at the arena, you announced me as an aspiring conqueror and warrior, what did you mean by that?" The woman was silent for a few seconds, opening her golden fan and covering her mouth with it, then laughing. "Well, I was just stating facts. You seek to become a warrior, that's why you train at the fortress in Urazaki, and you have ambition, the ambition to conquer. Now whether your strength will be able to achieve such ambition, I want to watch closely."
The look on Alexander's face became serious. "
Now, about that golden drop that fell from the moon. What was that?"
Hakuri approached, placing his hand on Alexander's shoulder. "Young Shura, you could say it was a gift from the gods." He said with a certainly humorous tone, but Alexander was still serious. "Define 'Gift from the gods,' I heard you calling me a candidate, saying that those who came before me failed. Tell me, why am I here?"
A strong light came from the sky, a white light so powerful that it forced Alexander to cover his eyes. When he opened them, he was back at the fortress, behind the stable where the smell of horse dung reigned. Alexander's blood boiled, and his teeth clenched tightly. He punched the wall in anger, but controlled his strength, only opening a small hole in the stone wall. Alexander heard footsteps approaching, and the anger instantly disappeared.
It was the soldier who had accompanied him there, holding a lantern.
"Hey kid, are you okay? You've been there for a few minutes, got them diarrheas?" the soldier asked. Alexander turned to him, his face carrying a nervous, embarrassed expression.
"Well... The food here didn't sit well with me, it's a bit heavy and greasy," he said nervously. The soldier laughed.
"Ah, that, yes, the food here is quite strong, but our soldiers must have strong muscles. You'll get used to it."
Alexander returned to the room where the soldiers were lodged, lying on the bed and closing his eyes. His fists clenched, his eyes opened, staring at the ceiling with anger. "Damn it. They think they can make a fool of me?"
Two weeks passed.
The day dawned in an agitated manner, the castle was noisy and the fortress gates were open. Alexander arrived at the entrance of the tower he was in, with Taigen and the young Yasuo by his side.
"What the hell is going on here, why so much noise?" asked Alexander, a bit irritated to be woken up with such disturbance. But when his eyes met hundreds of men entering the fortress and thousands more outside. "What is this..."
In loud steps, the giant Genichiro approached, arms crossed and a smile on his face. The three bowed their heads instantly.
"Well, 'this' is our support, eighteen thousand men from the capital, six thousand horseman, six thousand archers, battle mages, and healers, six thousand infantrymen plus the two thousand here in Urazaki with three thousand trained samurai. Twenty thousand men for an expedition through the mountains while General Katsushige commands the front with an army of one hundred and fifty thousand men." Genichiro turned to the three standing there, his eyes staring at Alexander. "Your training is over, lads. In two weeks we begin our march to war."
Silence took over the place, even with the loud sounds of the army mobilizing within the fortress. A smile appeared on Alexander's face.
"War, huh... Interesting."
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