女神归来的夏天

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

~~~(Location: The Residence of Flintock, The City of Techart)~~~

~~~(Time: 10:40 AM)~~~

He\'s looking at me and then back at the half-completed tier-up item in my hand. He clears his throat and fixes his glasses. "Never did this old man think a woman of your status come knocking at my door... But it\'s obvious why you\'re here now... You wish to know where the other half of that item is, right?" He\'s a smart one... Okay, it\'s obvious, but no need for an all-knowing attitude. 

Flintock is old, so I\'ll let him off the hook and just continue this conversation as if nothing bothers me. I don\'t like an all-knowing attitude. It\'s the same one my brother has, but I don\'t mind it cause he can pull it off. "Do you know anything or not? I don\'t want to waste any more time. I still have to find an Epic Grade blacksmith to fix this bitch." He\'s a little taken aback by my response.

A long sigh escapes his lips, and he slowly walks over to his bookshelf, and the slight thump of his cane bounces around the living room. "There were ancient legends that stated the wielder of Battlemind would come to Techart one day, searching for an important item for the Class they hold... I just need to find the darn book..." I have a feeling I\'m in for a long story.

It\'s not like I don\'t have time, but Angelus did say that eventually, Cera and the rest of the Players would be sucked into a battle. One not meant for mortals. "Ahh, here it is." He pulls a thick and dusty book off the bookshelf and peels it open as the old book creaks. "This thing is older than I am. But it should have what you seek." He starts to flip through the pages.

I\'m grateful that he\'s helping, so I shouldn\'t be all that mean to him. I\'m just running low on patience from all the crap I\'ve run into with The adventurers Guild. "You\'ll have to give me a moment. I don\'t remember the exact chapter the story of Battlemind is in..." He walks over to his rocking chair and takes a seat. Might as well take a load off.

The couch slightly rocks as I plop down on it and look at the ceiling. Sometimes, I wish that you never had to do any tier-up quests to become stronger... "Hmm... Nope, this isn\'t it." He\'s talking aloud, but I think that\'s just what the elderly do. "Maybe I should become a Player and regain my youth... That way, I won\'t have to be half blind..." He must talk to himself a lot.

He\'s alone in this house, meaning he\'s never married, or the woman he\'s loved is gone too. "Ah-Ha found it!" I lean up and stare at him, but his smile fades, and he looks at me nervously. "Sorry about that, false alarm." If my face could turn head and a comical vein pop, it would. At this point, I think he\'s just pulling my leg, but there isn\'t anything I can do.

I\'m not the type of person to beat up an old man, but the thought crossed my mind. "You\'re lucky that you\'re old, Flintock. I\'d have punched on the side of the head for that." He gives a weary smile and continues flipping through the pages. About 20 more minutes pass, and I\'m starting to think this man doesn\'t know a thing about my tier-up item or where I need to go next.

<br/>My head slowly turns away from looking at the ceiling and what I see makes me see red. The damn old goat is asleep!! The son of a bitch fell asleep!! "Oh, forget this!" I stand up, walk over, and take the book out of his hands as he sleeps like a brick. The second I sit back down on the couch, I start flipping through the book and skimming the pages for anything about Battlemind.

Instead of starting from the beginning, I\'m starting from where he was last at. That way, I don\'t have to go through the whole book. He\'s already been through about 60 percent of it. It takes an hour, but I finally make it to a page that starts talking about my Class. "Now, let\'s see if you have anything to actually tell me..." My eyes lock on the top of the page, and I start reading.

[The Legendary Battlemind Class is unique in several ways, and not in its status as a Legendary Class. It\'s one of the few known Duelist Classes with a specialization in speed and high-powered attacks. Not only does it have power, but it has a history. It was said to be created for the person who would guide the other that would save Gaia.]

This is all just backstory about my Class, but I find the last bit of this paragraph interesting. "Created for the person who would guide the other that would save Gaia..." I don\'t know if this is just a story leftover from The Ancients World or actual predetermined events. "If it\'s supposed to happen, it\'s talking about Cera..." There is no point in ignoring the obvious.

I skim through the page until I find what I\'m looking for.

[Once the wielder of Battlemind reaches the point of completing their third tier-up quest. They\'ll come into a hurdle. The item will be broken in two, and they\'ll have to find the other half. One half is located in Retooks Hideout, and the other is located in Gezimorphs Grove. They won\'t drop from the boss unless Battlemind is in the room.]

Bingo, I\'ve got all the answers that I need, and I\'m all done here in Techart, but I should figure out where Retooks Hideout is. As I stand up, the noise suddenly wakes Flintock, and he looks at me holding the book. He looks down, and he realizes he\'s fallen asleep. "Umm... I take it you\'ve found what you\'re looking for?" He sees my disappointed and disapproving face. 

I toss the book back to him, and he catches it. "Thanks for the little help you\'ve given, old man. One last thing, do you happen to know where Retooks Hideout is?" He stands up and places the book back on the bookshelf. In a single motion, he spins around and has a new book in his hand. One that I didn\'t even see him take off the bookshelf.

He throws the book my way, and I easily catch it. "You\'ll find all the answers you need about Retooks Hideout in that book. It\'s not a place that I like to talk about or think about. You\'ll have quite the journey ahead of you. The Dungeon Retooks Hideout is located 350 miles west of here." Oh God, more traveling! Why couldn\'t it have been closer!!

There is no sense in staying here any longer. The streets are packed now, and I enter the crowd and make my way to the cartographer\'s shop. They\'ll be able to show me where Retooks Hideout is on their maps, and then I can mark it on mine. That way, I won\'t be searching without a marker anymore. It takes 15 minutes to reach the cartographer\'s shop in this foot traffic and big city.

I\'m not surprised to see this shop filled to the brim with Players. There are a lot looking to tier-up, and many Players are sent to the same place. Only Legacy Grade and higher have unique tier-up quests. "Waiting in this line will take longer than my entire visit with Flintock..." I\'m not in a good mood anymore. So much waiting to do...

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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]