Welcome to the tower of the guardians

your level [1]

floors accessible [1-1]

Say or think the word “status” to view your status

Progress higher in the tower to find out more mysteries of the tower

Are you ready to start climbing the tower?

[Y] [N]

I stared at the screen in front of my eyes. A screen I hadn’t seen in 18 years, the welcome screen. “status” I whispered in a trembling voice.

Status: Maxwell Hunt

Race: Human

Class:

Level: [1]

Floors accessible: [1-1]

Health: [100/100] Mana: [80/80] Stamina: [120/120]

Attributes.

Strength: 12

Dexterity: 12

Consitution: 12

Intelligence: 8

Charisma: 14

Luck: ???

“Level 1 … Level 1!” my hand reached into my pocket and pulled out my flask taking a swing, I noticed my hands. The hands of a young 18-year-old with hope and dreams of adventure.

Old Time Flask ~ Legendary

The flask of the Old Time Guardian.

Ability ~ Endless Whiskey.

Ability ~ A Flask of the past (used)

“fuck me” a smile broke out on my face “a second chance from a random dinted up flask” I started laughing hysterically

“oi newbie you alright?” a twenty-something man said. I looked at his face and recognised him. John Peters Recruiter of the [West Pack] guild, he had a few rookies with as well. “hey if this is all too scary for you, you could tag along with us.” He offered. I just shook my head.

“Nah I'm right thanks for the offer, but I have friends waiting for me.” Which was true, but I didn’t tell him that the friends waiting for me were all across the world and I wouldn’t meet them for another 2 years.

“suit ya self, alright Potentials lets go snake hunting,” he said and lead the 3 rookies with him into the rainforest of floor [1-1]

I sat down and thought about what I should do.

The towers of the guardians, 5 towers appeared on January 24th 2048, which was 7 years ago. The towers appeared across the world, and they stretched up to a constant cloud cover and vanished like magic. Australia, North America, Africa, Asia and Europe the five continents that towers appeared in. I lived in Australia Queensland, the Australian government quickly took control of the entrance of the tower. An Age requirement was set in place after a year of the government investigation, 18 the legal age of Australia, vote smoke drink and now enter the tower of Australia. The rest of the world also enacted similar laws, why would they let people enter theses towers of monsters and danger, Gold, Magical Aritfacts and the protection pact. Basically on exiting the tower they would tax you, and get into the tower, you had to sign a protection pact. The pact stated that if Australia was attacked, you must protect the country. It was a good system however nobody the towers joined up on the 25th floor and then you could exit at any of the towers. They also didn’t know that once the first person crosses into the 25th floor that monsters will start to appear at the bottom of the tower. In progressively harder waves until we would have to evacuate to the towers and surrender Earth to the monsters. 7 years the highest climber was on floor 22 and in 6 more months, an American team would hit the 25th floor the city of climbers. I had come into the tower to earn money and adventure, but now I have a very different goal, save the world. In my 18-year climbing career, I learnt a few tips and tricks, some secrets of the tower, major events that would take place. But first I need to level, and I need some gold. So I checked my gear, I remembered that I had bought it out in the markets that had set up around the tower. 2 revolvers a short sword and a poncho.

Six Shooter

Revolver

Skill: Gunslinger

Damage 10

Crude Iron Shortsword

Shortsword

Skill: BladeMaster

Damage 5

Cloth Poncho

Light Armour – Cape

Defence 1

It wasn’t good gear by any stretch of the imagination, but I had heard of the gunslinger class and my childhood of westerns and Clint Eastwood, made me a cowboy by heart. The poncho was an impulse buy I saw it and had to have. In total, the 2 guns the sword and the poncho cost me 2,500 Australian dollars. But that was fine, in the week I had earned more, selling materials and drops it was profitable, and for a young 18 year it was more money than I knew what to do with. This time ill spend that money wisely and climb the tower faster than anyone. In fact, the whole world will start to climb faster. But I had to make gains while I could, I couldn’t let that douche bag lead humanity again. I didn’t want to put the blame on Alistar but, he pushed us to rush the boss room, he wanted the glory, he made the best sit on the sidelines, and he died in the first 10 minutes. I clutched my hands in anger. “not this time” I promised my self. I stood and looked out at floor [1-1] “Right Snakes, I hate snakes.”

The first floor was known as snake haven, to be perfectly honest, it was the worst floor. Trending through a rainforest infested with snakes, sweating your ass off because of the humidity. It was not a fun experience. But I wasn’t planning on staying in the first floors for long. The snakes on the floor [1-1] to [1-6] where no poisonous, large constrictors types, pythons, boas, anacondas. I walked 5 minutes following one of the paths through the damp forest until I came across one of the scaly bastards. {Carpet Python Lvl 1} It laid there on a branch staring at me, its tongue flicking out and tasting my smell. I drew my revolvers 2 cracks sounded out as the snake received both bullets in the head.

Skill Gained

Gunslinger Rank [Beginner] Level [1/100]

+0.01% damage with guns.

Abilities

[Beginner] Quickdraw

Well, that ability was new. Skills had Ranks and levels, as one reached level 100 on a skill they would need to perform a feat to get the next rank of the skill. The ranks were Beginner, Apprentice, Journeyman, Expert, Master, Grandmaster, Worldmaster, God Rank. The last one was a rumour to me, I had never met someone with a god rank skill. Researchers believed the feat you achieved to get to the next rank would determine the ability, while there was some truth to this Rank Feats could be anything, and happen at any time, so I couldn’t use this bit of knowledge to my advantage.

QuickDraw

Drawing your Weapon and item retrieval is faster

Based on Gunslinger Skill level

Drawing speed +0.1%

“great a duelling ability” I sighed “well at least it scales.” Abilities sometimes didn’t scale like my bullet time, it didn’t get more powerful at all. But this skill will increase with more levels, what the percentage per level would be, I had no idea. “loot” I said as I touched the snake corpse. [Loot: 1 gold, 2 snake skins, 1 Snake Eye] “Right Snake eyes, I need them” I realised, there was a low-level potion that was invented later on, that used ingredients found of the first floors. “Snake Eye Jack” I recalled. As an alchemist in my last life I had read and learnt the potion recipe, it was a simple brew that increased someone's eyesight, the effect lasted 30 minutes too. While it was useless for higher levels as our constitution grew, potions required to be stronger to affect us. On this level, increased eyesight will be great I don’t wanna know how many snakes are in my line of sight. 20 minutes later I had killed my way to a snake nest, the eggs where large and grey, it was an anacondas nest. The snake nests were the key to these floors crush and egg trigger a snake to attack you effectively if you didn’t want to walk through a rain forest. However what people didn’t know and wouldn’t for the next 2 years, burn a snake nest trigger a swarm of snakes. And seeing the nest was a pile dry leaves and twigs, my trusty Bic lighter started the bonfire nicely. Drawing my short sword and stabbing into the soil, then drawing both pistols I ready my hammers, the sound of wind brushing the leaves could be heard, but it wasn’t the wind it was 100 snakes all telling me I'm going to die.

40 minutes later, I was drenched in sweat on my back. My arms and legs had puncher wounds and bruising, but I was still standing, and the 100 snakes were scattered around me. The Fire had gone out. “Loot all” I wheezed out. [loot: 121 gold, 165 snake skins, 40 snake eyes, 25 snake teeth, Fang (common dagger) x4, 65 Snake meat] “yes, now to leave,” I said with a smile not bad for a little of hour work. Let's check my gains. “status” I said

Status: Maxwell Hunt

Race: Human

Class:

Level: [14]

Floors accessible: [1-1]

Health: [15/100] Mana: [80/80] Stamina: [10/120]

Attributes.

Unspent: 26

Strength: 12

Dexterity: 12

Consitution: 12

Intelligence: 8

Charisma: 14

Luck: ???

Skills

Gunslinger Rank [beginner] level [100/100]

Blademaster Rank [Beginner] Level [45/100]

Brawler Rank [Beginner] Level [10/100]

“Brawler when did I use my fist? Oh right…” I flushed as I remember going a bit feral and biting into a snake that had wrapped around my arm. Well let's see the abilities

Skill Gained

Blademaster Rank [Beginner] Level [45/100]

+0.45% damage With bladed Weapons

Abilities

[Beginner] Cleave

Cleave is a common ability, it’s a good base too.

Cleave

A chance for a weapon to sever a body part

Based on Blademaster level

+0.045%

Now Brawler

Skill Gained

Brawler Rank [Beginner] Level 10/100]

+0.1% damage Fists

Abilities

[Beginner] Carnivore

Carnivore? Never heard of that.

Carnivore

Taking bites out of an enemy will heal you.

Based on Brawler level

1.0% of damage dealt as health.

“1% life steal on bite attacks, and it scales.” I blinked slowly at the ability screen. “what am I a vampire that’s fucking stupid” I rubbed my forehead, anything could be a Ranked Feat so taking a bite out of a snake was considered the feat to unlock brawler. “well should, distribute my points. I feel sluggish better raise dexterity and my intelligence if I'm going to be a spell slinger again. Those should be my primary and secondary stats but gotta keep them all up” after distributing points I looked at my status again.

Status: Maxwell Hunt

Race: Human

Class:

Level: [14]

Floors accessible: [1-1]

Health: [160/160] Mana: [180/180] Stamina: [160/160]

Attributes.

Strength: 16

Dexterity: 18

Consitution: 16

Intelligence: 18

Charisma: 16

Luck: ???

Skills

Gunslinger Rank [beginner] level [100/100]

Blademaster Rank [Beginner] Level [45/100]

Brawler Rank [Beginner] Level [10/100]

Great, pretty even. 10 points into Intelligence, 6 into Dexterity, 4 in strength, 4 in constitution, 2 in charisma. After applying the points my health mana and stamina went back to full. Wounds closed and energy restored I thought it was time to face the true pit of snakes. I started trekking the way I came to find the exit of the tower.