The Ancients World

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~~~(POV: Cera Adamo)~~~

~~~(Location: Inside The Ancient Dungeon of Isexxs near The City of Portes, Outside The Kingdom of Avalon)~~~

~~~(Time: 11:26 AM)~~~

The air inside is stale and cold, and the only way to continue is dimly lit by torches. "Who knows what I'll run into... Could be anything..." The stories that the librarian told have sufficed in warning me what I'm doing. My hand rests on the handle of The Witness, and I slowly draw it, and I toggle my wings on at the same time.

My greatest weapons are my wings, and that's because they're indestructible and negate all damage unless attacked with a Legendary weapon or higher. Not only are they perfect defense, but they're also capable of devastating offense. Able to cut through most things unless they're Legendary in Grade.

The hall is barely wide enough to contain my wings even when they're folded like this. If I were to stretch them out, holes and large carvings would start to appear in the walls as I walk. "He said to stick to the left path if you wish to fight the dungeon boss and the monsters leading to him, but I'm going the other paths." I have a feeling that whatever I'm here for, it's hidden down one of them.

The torches start to become less and less frequent, and it's starting to get hard to see. After a couple of minutes, I see an intersection of paths. As I get closer, I'm amused by several different types of monsters. I dodge and retaliate with normal attacks with The Witness, but it's doing nothing. "They're scaled to me... This is going to be a problem." The true challenge is starting.

[Greyback Sicker Lvl.215]

[Blinded Sicker Lvl.214]

[Diseased Sicker Lvl.218]

Using Inspect at the same time as I back away from the group of three has given me the basics of their names and levels. They're staying right on me, and the dust freezes as we move around from how fast we're moving. I activate Heaves Light and lay an assault down, dealing millions of damage with each attack, but they get smart and retreat themselves.

This isn't a battle of attrition I can win, not with the cooldowns I have for my Active Skills. Using King Slayer and Raging Machine will help me cut through billions of health, but their cooldowns are too long. "Sometimes, it's better to run!!" I shout out as I jump past them and charge down the middle path, and cave in the path behind me using my wings.

I can't help taking a sigh of relief, which is why I need my tier-up levels. For fights where I'm against someone of equal level and stats. It'll help me overwhelm enemies that don't have the same tier as me and are of lower-tier level. Those guys were tier one, just like me. But they can't go above that. That's the saving grace about scaling dungeons.

However, it doesn't mean that it'll always be this way. When I reach tier three, the enemies will start to scale elsewhere in the world. And dungeons could end up being changed by the system like they already have. "The bad thing is I can't go back and try other paths unless I die or clear this one." The path is completely dark, and I'm basically hoping I don't run into anything.

I have my hands out in front of me, and I'm taking slow steps to make sure. I know that I look like a fool for not preparing for this, but sometimes you get excited and jump in unprepared. "That's the story of a lot of men's lives..." I can't help thinking about all the teen moms and dads I had at my school growing up. Those are good memories.

Being who I am, there has to be something down these unexplored pathways. What would be the point of The Almighty Father instructing Isexxs to come here and construct this player. Another things I'm curious about are Sickers. There is an enemy that I've never encountered before. The Lore lover in me has many questions regarding them.

[You've finally arrived, Cera]

My Player Interface suddenly pops up without my command, and there is a message in front of me. I stop in my tracks and consider what's going on right now. There are only a select few things that I believe are capable of interfering with the Player Interface. That's the system and the Gods of this world. I don't know who is currently contacting me, but this is a sign I'm heading the right way.

[You've been distracted in your quest for power.]

[But I can't blame you.]

[Elven women are hard to resist, and it's even rarer to have one love you.]

Whoever is speaking to me right now knows a lot about me. "You've been watching me for a long time, haven't you..." Nothing else appears in the messaging, and I get a bit irritated. "Who are you? Are you the system that was running The Ancients World, Angelus? Or are you some God contacting me?" They know my real name. They unsurprisingly know about Sally.

[Do not worry. I'm not your enemy.]

[As to my identity, you don't need to know any of that.]

[For I'm to warn you.]

[The fights ahead are perilous, and you'll need all the help you can get.]

I don't know what to feel about this. It seems like it's too good to be true.

[Scroll of Eternity has been added to your Inventory!]

A scroll is added to my Inventory, and all the messaging goes silent. I check the information of The Scroll of Eternity, and I'm shocked I need something this powerful to give me a chance to win.

[Scroll of Eternity: A Scroll that, once used, will allow you to use all your Active Skills without cooldowns. Mana consumption for each Active Skill will be reduced by 50 percent.]

[Warning: Scroll of Eternity only has one use, so use it wisely.]

All my Active Skills will no longer have a cooldown, and I'll be able to spam attacks and use King Slayer and Raging Machine over and over. "What the hell am I supposed to fight?" My eyes pick up on a horizontal light ahead, and as I get closer, I make it out as a door. "This must be the boss I'm to fight." As I approach the door, I place my hands on it and slowly open it.

A massive arena fills my view, and there are empty stands, and the only thing occupying the arena is a single stone statue in the middle. My boots sink into the sand as I move into the room, and the door behind me shuts. I stand still as a gate on the other side opens, and a massive blue wolf steps out. Just by looking at it, I can feel its strength. I use Inspect in it, and I grit my teeth.

[Shadow of Mella Lvl.???]

[Warning: This Creature far exceeds your level!]

[Warning: This Creature is Invincible!]

[Warning: This Creature has a high chance of killing you!]

All the warnings fill my screen as the blue wolf fully comes out of the gate. It locks eyes with me, and I can see the intelligence behind them. Whoever Mella is, this is supposed to be her Shadow... Meaning that Mella was a blue wolf at one point? I don't know... She's not as big as Fenrir, not closer. But she's still giant. My weapon is already drawn, and my wings are ready.

So what's taking her so long to attack?

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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.211]

[Exp: 40/100%]

[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: 200] [Armor rating: 500]

[Inventory] [Dice of Wayland (Divine)] [Hardened Tree sap Armor (Very Rare)] [The Witness (Legendary Sword)] [Fenrir's Whistle (Divine)] [Sally's Dresses 5x] [Camping gear] [Food Rations 3x] [Dried meat 3x] [Fishing poles 2x] [Fish 8x] [Festival Garbs 2x] [4x EXP Boosts] [Scroll of Eternity (1x use)]

[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 80/6800] [Double Strike N/A] [Kingslayer N/A] [Raging Machine N/A] [Winged Glory] [Angelic Flight] [Divine Pressure Exertion] [Divinity Pulse] [Controled Fun]