VRMMO | Terris Story: Someone "Them"

17: Old Story, Age of Chaos

Walking in a narrow hallway for a few minutes, Alice and Elcia finally reached a small room.

Leaning against the wall, Alice put on a pale face as soon as she walked out of the hallway. "Urgh, Claustrophobia. . ."

Hearing him, Elcia formed a mischievous smile. And if it had been like that, Alice would have been a victim sooner or later.

"Alice is afraid of santa klaus. . ?"

"No! ! !" alice shouted while looking back.

And upon finding Elcia who was chuckling, Alice resentfully pulled the girl's cheek like a marshmellow. "Dasaar yaa, start!"

"Mrrr. . ."

. . .

After a bit of playfulness, Elcia refocused on the final riddle she had to solve with a bright face.

And not so difficult as before, Elcia just need to turn off a candle that became the only light source in that place.

The last bell is in the night.

And just like that, in the darkness, another ray of light was seen above them. And as the two looked up, something that should not have been there was finally seen; a bell that hung in a bluish color, emitted a faint light from the carvings that were on it.

"Eeh, that's pretty high. . ." said Alice.

Knowing the bell they were looking for was above them, Elcia's eyes immediately turned to the dead candle nearby.

And without thinking anything, the girl's hand moved throwing her up with all her might.

Dukes.

—Plak!

Elcia

Health: 209/210 (1)

"Awa—?!"

Unfortunately the throw missed its target, and after hitting the ceiling, the candle fell hard on Elcia's face.

Alice could not help but laugh at what was happening, and let her voice out. "Pffft—! Ahahaha.cn. . ! It's Headshot! Ahahaha!"

"Maiku. . ."

A little embarrassed mixed with annoyance and pain, Elcia looked at the bell with a pouting face. And without even trying again, he started muttering in a cold tone.

"Magic Amplification, Arcane Flux. . ."

[Magic Amplification :+30% Magical Power!]

[Arcane Flux: 200% Multipler Damage!]

[Arcane Flux: 200% Mana Cost!]

A combination of the strongest Buff that Elcia had finally came out. Alice who knew the girl's intentions immediately tried to stop her because the consequences would be bad.

"Oi—!"

Darling, Elcia's mouth is moving faster than Alice's. ". . . Magic Barage."

Done already, and six white balls reappeared, hovering around the girl before sliding straight in quick succession towards her target.

—Dang-dang-dang-daaaaaangg!!

"Ugh. . !"

"Ack—!"

Loud tongues that were not pleasant to hear echoed in that place six times.

Alice, as well as Elcia who became the ringleader of this situation, were made to close their ears because of it. But without waiting for the two, the symbols of the circle stacked together to form a tube and immediately confine the two. Then in a matter of seconds, everything disappeared leaving nothing but silence in that place.

. . .

[Hidden Place: Unknown Room]

In a completely foreign place, Elcia crouched down while covering next to her ear with a feeling of pain. "Uuh—"

But beside the girl, Alice saw him with sharp ruby-red eyes and a frowning face. He then raised his right fist high, and. . .

Dugm!

Elcia

Health: 190/210 (-19)

"That was overkill, Elcia!" alice said in an angry tone.

And a special session full of scolding from Alice began, without realizing a Halfling was seen sitting with a glass of drink in his hand and looking at the two from there.

Lowering the glass, Halfling finally spoke; stopping Alice who was still seen would continue her scolding until midnight.

". . . I ask you now, what have you done before?" Bill asked with a tired voice that was clearly displeased. But Halfling himself showed an expression as if he did not want to know on his face.

Even so, Alice still answered with her arms crossed. "Elcia wears the Magic Barrage and shoots the last bell."

As if he had expected it, Bill let out a short sigh. "Good, good thing that bell is not just any bell. Now come and sit down."

'Congratulations .' thought Elcia in heart while stroking the chest.

Unfortunately crosswise for the girl, Soul Link activates accidentally and Alice inevitably hears his thoughts.

'We're still going after this, right?' alice said with a pressing smile.

'. . . hiks.'

On the other hand, Bill who was old enough to understand Alice's smile finally shuddered with a sigh of pity. 'I don't think I need to give him any more punishment for using magic on those bells.'

And after the two sat down, Bill began to talk. "Happy to solve the riddle I gave you."

[Quest : Bill's Secret - II completed!]

Stooping on her chin, Alice Gilir said. "But, for what? It's too much trouble to just talk."

"Indeed, it was troublesome" said Bill and after drinking a drink from a glass in his hand, he resumed. "Just as you say, silver girl."

Moving out of his chair, Bill walked to the table behind him.

Raising an eyebrow, Elcia finally asked out of curiosity. ". . . So then?"

"A Trial." replied Bill without turning his head. Taking the other two glasses, he poured the drink for the two while continuing to talk. "Ask you, what did you first see from all the writing in the library?"

". . . Aquilegians. Wisdom." answered Elcia.

Back with two glasses, Bill sat down after putting them on the table. "Aquilegia, right, wisdom. So now I'm going for you.

From wisdom, to strength, to intelligence, to prosperity, to envy, to greed, to destruction.

The old library was once made so that people would realize the patterns they kept repeating."

The old halfling sighed again. "It's all useless, you see. This place was abandoned when people used to give up on preventing it.

But now, I am sending you guys just like the tradition that people used to do. Remember what you saw here."

The two exchanged glances for a moment, then nodded and looked at Bill who now had a bitter face as if full of regret.

Moments after silence, Bill then took the object next to his seat and put it on the table.

A sword, Long Sword.

"Ashcorin the name of this sword. And I'm going to give it to you now, because I can't take it anymore" Bill said, pulling the blade out of the sheath.

The bluish-black metal of the sword was shiny under the light of the lanterns that illuminated the room. And at the same time, a panel of items about Ashcori appeared before the two girls.

...[.Items Details]...

Unknown — Ashcor

Status : ???

Type: Melee Weapon, Sword

Durability : ???

???

???

???

...————...

Looking at the panel in front of him, Alice and Elcia frowned together because all they saw was the name of the sword and the question mark; nothing more.

"You still have no right to use Ashcor, not yet" Bill said, shaking his head. "First, prove your worthiness and it will help by itself."

[Quest : Ashcoru Wielder triggered!]

"But before that, listen to this old Halfling story."