The Ancients World

~~~(Location: The City Of Jaerey, The Kingdom Of Laasir, The Islands Of Haestar)~~~

~~~(Time: 3:45 PM)~~~

Hailey and Sally are speaking alone at the moment. Marcus is still in the booth watching the fight. I\'m on my own. Jaerey is filled with things that I wanted to see. From what I know about the city in my old life, there are some really good shops in this place.

Walking down the streets of Jaerey has become difficult now that I can\'t hide who I am anymore. This halo makes me stick out like a sore thumb. After a while, I make it to a busy shop. One that\'s carrying just about everything.

Entering the store is easy, but getting around without people coming up and wanting to talk isn\'t. It takes me a good 10 minutes just to get to the part of the store I want.

The equipment section. I\'m not looking for new armor, but I\'d like to get something for Sally. Like a necklace or a bracelet. Jewelry on a basic level. Something that she\'ll like as a woman. I wouldn\'t be surprised if Sally didn\'t care.

She\'s never been one to care about diamonds and how much something costs. However, if it\'s me getting her something. It\'s a good chance she\'ll want it. Knowing that I should try and get her something that\'s nice, but not overly showy.

Sally is a subtle girl when it comes to showing off. She doesn\'t like drawing attention, and that\'s a personality trait that I like about her. It makes both our lives easier.

"What is it you\'re looking for?"

An elderly voice fills my ears, and I look to the side it came from. There stands an old man holding a cane. You can tell who the Players are these days. If you run into someone at an advanced age, they\'re not connected to the system.

If they were, they\'d be a young adult again. I slowly stand up and look the old man up and down. What\'s strange is the people watching me from either end of the aisle aren\'t there anymore.

He\'s either sent them away, or something weird is happening here. I don\'t recognize who this person is. And I don\'t see any information from the system that would suggest he\'s powerful. But that\'s something that can be manipulated if powerful enough.

"I\'m looking for a nice necklace or bracelet for my girlfriend. One that\'s pretty, but subtle at the same time."

The older man gives a smile and turns around. Starting to walk the other way. He stops for a second and motions for me to follow him. I do, and I\'m led to a part of the shop that I hadn\'t seen yet. I do notice some Players, but not nearly as much as before.

We approach a door, and he taps his cane in front of it. It slowly opens, and he enters. As I follow him in, the lights turn on. Rows and rows of equipment are bathed in light as I start walking.

He stops in front of another door and places his hand on it. After a few seconds, the door opens, and he steps aside. Motioning that I should enter. Once I enter, I\'m nearly blinded by the glittering from the showpieces of jewelry.

"This is my personal and private collection. Many of the pieces here have belonged to Kings and Queens of different lands. Most have powerful enchantments. But you said you wanted something pretty, but subtle. I know just the thing."

Leading the way, he takes me to the far end of the room. Getting down on one knee and pulling out a small box from under a counter. After placing it on the counter, he lifts the lid, and I see something that fits my specifications perfectly.

A wonderful-looking bracelet that is pretty. It doesn\'t show off itself in extravagance and looks. I can see why he wouldn\'t give this the same treatment as the other pieces in here.

"Why are you doing this."

The words leave my mouth as a demand rather than a question. When someone does something for you, they usually expect something in return. And if they say they don\'t expect anything in return, then that\'s a red flag.

A small smile takes form on the old man\'s face. He must want something in return for fulfilling this request. When it comes to Slayer Zern, everyone wants something from you. And when it comes to Radueriel, you don\'t get any answers.

"Most would try to ingratiate themselves with you by giving this to you for free. But I won\'t do such a thing. I need something in return. It\'s simple, but many in the Church Of Light would call for my head if I asked this of you."

That\'s definitely an interesting opener. But I don\'t know what The Church of Light is up to when it comes to me. I try to avoid them the best I can, but they\'re in every city. Including this one. I wouldn\'t be surprised if I ran into them at some point.

I slowly stand up with my eyes still on the bracelet. It\'s what I want for Sally, so I\'m inclined to listen to the man. My eyes turn toward him.

"If it\'s something I can do, I\'ll do it."

There is a look of relief on the old man\'s face. He leans against the table and takes a small breath. As if preparing to explain something.

"It\'s my daughter... She\'s the only family I have left after her mother passed a year ago... She\'s really sick, and none of the healers I\'ve sent for have been able to cure her... I\'ve heard about your healing abilities, and I was hoping you could help her."

Not as selfish a request as I was expecting. Not everyone is so rotten.

~~~(POV: Saliandra Orvello)~~~

~~~(Location: The City Of Jaerey, The Kingdom Of Laasir, The Islands Of Haestar)~~~

~~~(Time: 4:50 PM)~~~

"C\'mon, Sally... We both know that Cera won\'t share his problems with me, and I want to help him. You know what\'s going on with him, and you\'re still not saying anything."

Hailey has been trying extra hard to get me to spill the beans since Cera took off on his own for a while. I don\'t know where he\'s going or what he\'s doing. But I\'m glad he\'s taking some more time for himself. Whether that be a short amount of time or not.

My eyes slowly roll in annoyance, and I look at Hailey. One day, she\'ll be my sister too. While we\'re friends again now, I don\'t think Cera would appreciate it if I told her what\'s going on with him.

"Hailey... I\'ve already told you that I\'m not saying anything. If Cera wants to keep it private, then that\'s his decision."

I can tell our constant talking and conversations are annoying Marcus. He\'s trying to watch the matches going on.

"How am I supposed to help him if no one tells me what\'s going on?!"

Hailey\'s own frustration is building, and I\'m beginning to think getting some time away from her is a good idea too.

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

~~~(Location: The City Of Jaerey, The Kingdom Of Laasir, The Islands Of Haestar)~~~

~~~(Time: 5:03 PM)~~~

Sally has taken off and Hailey with her. Leaving me alone in the booth. Peace and quiet at last. I was beginning to think that nothing was going to get them to leave. But Hailey\'s own annoying persistence worked out.

As the match finishes, I hear someone walk up behind me. I turn around and see that it\'s Kelly. The questioning look she\'s got in her eyes isn\'t necessarily about me. But it\'s got something to do with my connection to Cera.

"Why didn\'t you tell me you knew who Slayer Zern was?"

Uh-oh...

I can tell this isn\'t going to be good.

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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.240][Tier-4]

[Exp: 45/100%]

[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: 470] [Armor rating: 500]

[Inventory] [Dice of Wayland (Divine)] [The Witness (Legendary Sword)] [Fenrir\'s Whistle (Divine)] [Camping gear] [Fishing poles 2x] [Festival Garbs 2x] [4x EXP Boosts] [Princess Saliandra\'s Panties (Black Lace)] [Desert Warrior Nomad Set (Rare)]

[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]

[Heaven\'s 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] [Angelic Teleportation (Divine)]