The Ancients World

~~~(POV: Marcus Adamo)~~~

~~~(Location: The City Center of Lequire City, The Kingdom of Morvis)~~~

~~~(Time: 9:18 PM)~~~

"I've been waiting for you to come to me for some time now... I was starting to worry that I'd die of old age before I'd get to meet you."

It's not a nice thought, but it's true. She's old, and it makes me further question why she hasn't become a Player. She'd gain her youth back. She'd be able to live another life. 

"My tier-up quest has brought me to you, and now I'm here. But it's never as simple as just talking to someone to get what I need... I wish it were that simple."

It's harder talking to someone so much older than me. Someone who has seen life and everything that's in it. She carries a lot with her... I can tell just by the way she talks. She sounds so tired.

And not in the time to go to bed tired. The tired someone has when they're just done. Done with everything.

"I suppose that we shouldn't put that off anymore, huh. You've come a long way to find me, no doubt. I could bore you with my story, but let's just say the Class you have is something dear to me."

I'm glad we're moving this along, but I'd like to know more about her. If that's possible.

"Wait... I'd like to hear your story. Knowing more about my Class shouldn't be something I overlook, and you have more information than I ever could."

She looks at me sideways, surprised that I'm the one insisting to listen to her story.

"Very well, young one. The best place to start is the beginning, but that's very far back. So I'll do my best to summarize it."

I'm on the edge of the freaking fountain and waiting for the story to begin. Cera would love to hear this himself too.

"When I was just a little girl, even younger than you. I met a bird out in the forests to the mountains in the east. You can see them from here."

She lifts her hand and points to the mountains. They're hard to see since it's night, but the moon is full and is illuminating everything just enough to get a view. I question why a little girl would be all the way over there on her own. But maybe she'll explain why.

"My family lived out there... They provided lumber for the city, and we had a great life... I would run in the forests all day and enjoy the freedom of the woods."

The question I had has been answered, and I'm curious to know how old she really is. Lequire doesn't have any buildings made out of lumber anymore. Only the inside of certain buildings has them.

"It was a hot summer day... One for the record books... The same day I found that bird... It was so beautiful and small... It was weak and looked like it would die. Its colors were purple, blue, and red. Like a bird of royalty."

This is getting more and more interesting. I don't know what a Phoenix looks like, but I'm betting this is what one would look like. One so young anyway.

<br/>"When I held the poor thing in my small arms, it looked at me with such weakness. It took everything I had to bring it back home."

Bringing home, such a bird would probably cause problems for the parents. They might've viewed it as a monster.

"I thought that my Mom and Dad would be more than willing to help. But they thought it was nothing more than a monster... I ran away from home that day... With the bird in my arms..."

I find it hard to believe that a little girl younger than me can easily get away from fully grown adults. But it's her story, so I won't say anything.

"After getting somewhere safe, a hidey-hole in the woods that I found. I nursed it back to health... It wasn't easy... Mom and Dad would always question me every single day what I did with the bird, but I never told them, and I never unintentionally led them to my friend..."

There isn't that much I can say at this point. It's an interesting story, if not a little unbelievable... Okay, a lot unbelievable... But it's not like I can just say she's a nutty old bat... I wasn't raised like that.

"I can see from the look you're giving me you don't believe me, and that's understandable. I wouldn't if someone else was telling me this story. But it's all true."

She straightens her back a little and looks into the cloudless sky and the stars that fill the night. It's not something I could've ever seen on Earth. 

"It took about a month and a half of sneaking around and being careful, but I was able to help it fully heal. And then it spoke to me."

Wow... I don't know if Phoenix's could talk, but if they could, that would be awesome.

"It told me what it really was, and that it was The Legendary Monster known as The Phoenix... It had recently been reborn from its ashes and was still in its early growth stage. It bestowed power onto me. I was the first user of the Fire Mage Class The Phoenix. Your predecessor."

Umm... What? How is that possible? Wouldn't she still have the Class?

"That doesn't make any sense, Millisa... How can I be the one using the Class if you're the person that first had it?"

,m I'm starting to think everything she told me is a lie.

"The because I gave it up, Marcus."

I don't recall telling her my name...

"Everyone has the choice to give up their Class if they want... I left it for someone else to find... Because it was the only way to make up for what I've done."

Now I have even more questions! I didn't know that you could give up your Class! And I didn't ever think that your Class could have people that used it before you!

"That's enough storytime. I'm guessing you want to know what you need to do to get your tier-up item."

I nod, and she slowly stands up.

"Follow me. There is something that I must show you before I tell you about your tier-up item."

Complaining is something I'm trying to grow out of, but I feel like I'm never going to learn about my tier-up item at this point.

~~~(POV: Hailey Adamo)~~~

~~~(Location: Outside Cera and Sally's apartment, Capital City Avalon)~~~

~~~(Time: 10:07 PM)~~~

"It's taken me a couple of hours, but I've got everything I need to set up the prank."

There isn't a person alive that could understand how excited I am for this! I'm finally getting Cera back, and this will put an end to the prank war we've been in for years.

It doesn't take me long, but I set up everything right outside the front door, and I sit on a bench down the street. I don't want to be watching from such a close distance. But it'll probably be until morning when he comes back out.

In the meantime, I'll find some entertainment in the tavern further down the street. That's a perfect place to kick back and have some fun. 

"I hope the Steel Legion guild is working on my tier-up item all throughout the night. It'll be finished by morning if they do..."

I doubt that little kid who has the Legendary Smithing Class can stay up and do something like that. So it most likely won't be my tomorrow morning.

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A/N: Below this line, I'll be keeping Cera's player information. That way, I won't have to place it into the story above anymore. It takes about 180 words up.

[Slayer (Zern) Lvl.228][Tier-3]

[Exp: 42/100%]

[Title: The Son of Arch-Angel Michael (Hidden)]

[Stats] [Strength - 7095][Endurance - 7045][Dexterity - 7215][Speed - 8240][Focus - 19,660]

[Mana aura control: 6/100%]

[Health: 76,560,000,000/76,560,000,000] [Mana: 216,600,000,000/216,600,000,000]

[Stat Points: 350] [Armor rating: 500]

[Inventory] [Dice of Wayland (Divine)] [Hardened Tree sap Armor (Very Rare)] [The Witness (Legendary Sword)] [Fenrir's Whistle (Divine)] [Camping gear] [Food Rations 3x] [Dried meat 3x] [Fishing poles 2x] [Fish 8x] [Festival Garbs 2x] [4x EXP Boosts]

[Passive Perks]

[Inheritor of the Sword] [Son of Heaven] [Slayer of Evil] [Holy Willow Trees Savior] [Finder of Legends] [The Divine who has Legend] [Destined for Greatness] [Dungeon Diver] [An Overachiever]

[Active Skills]

[Heavens light Lvl.74 325/7400] [Protected by Heaven Lvl.74 225/7400] [Slash Lvl.92 4600/21000] [Parry Lvl.68 85/6800] [Double Strike N/A] [Kingslayer N/A] [Raging Machine N/A] [Winged Glory] [Angelic Flight] [Divine Pressure Exertion] [Divinity Pulse] [Controlled Fun]