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Aldrich moved on to the third floor, but it was eerily empty of any husks. Even the blowing wind was lonely. He searched carefully in every room, every nook or cranny but it was deserted. The only notable thing on the third floor was a storage room with three sets of half-plate armor. Now that was something he didn't have in the nightmare realm. He was of course going to confiscate them later on when he was done clearing the barracks. Aldrich made sure to light up the torches on the walls before he…-
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After carful deductions about the size and shape of the building that made it stand out from the rest of the buildings in the neighborhood Aldrich had determined that it should be some kind of base for protection. Basically it was a barracks. Aldrich had intended to leave the barracks for last but after defeating the Umvorax and the direwolf today he had determined that there was nothing to fear from this barracks. Besides his sense of urgency didn't diminish just because no new changes happened in the…
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"I'll call for the patrolling guards, you'll be caught in no time." Aldrich warned the thief behind him. "Humph! Just try it kid. See this here neighborhood? It's the turf of our syndicate. The guards won't even hear you and if they did they'll just turn a blind eye." "Stop bluffing. You're just counting on your buddies to get me like a bunch of cowards!" Aldrich hurled a well timed insult. "Shut your yapper! if you don't want your guts painting this street. I've got a musket right here," Aldrich felt a…
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"Yes sir, but that'll just take a minute." "Now we're talking. See, now I know you're a man of honor." The instructor raised his head off the table and looked at Aldrich for the first time. The instructor was like Ayemon described him to be, he had the features of Vorianeen man in his early thirties but those features were somehow twisted. Dark circles under his eyes, the eyes themselves were red and veins popped out like he suffered from long periods without sleep. Unnatural pale skin and his beard…
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Aldrich could see that although Ayemon was smiling like usual but he was completely serious, he will be killed if he slacked off. Aldrich focused like his life was one the line because it was and punched at Ayemon. The punch was caught in Ayemon's palm and the wind whistled around them for a moment. Ayemon didn't retreat a half a step. Aldrich didn't hold back in the slightest, actually he wanted to use this opportunity to see the difference between him and a Crestmaster. But Ayemon didn't look to be…
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When Aldrich was going down the stairs he heard some commotion downstairs. As he got closer he heard some of the conversation, it turned out they were talking about the Umvorax he had slain. When he got down he saw several people, men and women surrounding the cold box he brought with him. Ayemon was standing a bit to the side of the crowd and looked at him when he came down. "Ah, here's our brave hunter. You look fine." "How do you like my gift?" Aldrich asked with a smirk. "Not bad, not bad, I…
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This chapter is in honor of @NU_ST for the extremely generous super gift, the magic castle, thank you very much. I know I said I will release the extra chapter on Friday but I changed my mind you guys earned it. I know this part of the story might seem boring to some readers but I can tell you guys that this set up is necessary for the next event, and I promise you it will be worth it. **** Aldrich took out his sword and exchanged multiple times with the huge direwolf. This is where the great defensive…
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Aldrich returned his bow to his back and grabbed the tree branch as the second impact shook the tree, even more so than the first. Aldrich tried to think of something but his ideas deserted him. The next impact didn't come, instead it went quite and Aldrich instantly felt that something wasn't right. Aldrich looked around but he couldn't see the Umvorax under the tree. For a brief moment he thought that it left him alone and ran away. Aldrich wasn't fooled, he could feel the Umvorax from the opposite…
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"Five coppers a day." "Now that sounds reasonable. I also want that bow and some arrows." "You have to buy the arrows and if anything you rent from me get damaged you will compensate me." "Fair enough." "Now come here with me for a moment. Look at this," the halfling pointed at several shops alongside the street that had a flat board with papers on it so any passerby could read them easily. The boards were put a little to the side of the doorways of the shops. The papers had information on what beast…
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"I understand, I'm no stranger to having my life in danger, trust me on that. Now tell me what are the types of creatures that inhibit the Sunken valley?" "I would have been disappointed if you hadn't asked me that. Caution is a must when dealing with monsters. This is a very important subject for an adventurer or even any Crestmaster even if you aren't the fighting type." "It's that important?" "Undoubtedly. This matter may surpass your imagination. Information is valuable. Now, what if you wanted to…
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