“Aahh” I Yawn as I start to wake up. “Good morning” I hear Grace’s quiet voice say from above me. Opening my eyes I feel Grace laying on top of me, “Good morning Grace” I say leaning up to give her a kiss. “Good morning Master” says Olivia in my mind. “Good morning Olivia” I say aloud as I get up and start my morning stretches. Finishing up my stretches I look towards Grace as my stomach starts rumbling. “Hungry?” she asks grinning at me. I roll my eyes as she tosses me a granola bar.

“So what’s the plan?” asks Grace as I start to eat. “I don’t really know, I was thinking maybe we could go to the original building, or maybe upstairs” I reply to her with a shrug. “So what do you think?” I ask her. “I don’t know, maybe the main part of the building” she says. “Ok as soon as you girls are ready we can go” I say to them while pulling my soft armor back on. I pull out the plate armor and look at it in confusion. “Let me help you with that master” Olivia says seeing my confused look. Walking over to me she starts to rapidly tighten and loosen straps helping me into the armor. “Thanks Olivia” I say with an embarrassed look on my face. Reaching into my inventory I start pulling out my weapons. Strapping my bow and arrows to my back, and grabbing my axe and my shield, I turn only to see the girls already ready and watching me. “Let’s go then” I say gesturing the girls forward. Opening the door, they look back and forth and walk outside. Walking past them down the hall my eyes scan back and forth searching for monsters. As I reach the exit to the main building an invisible force blocks my path, and a message pops up before me.

WARNING!

This portion of the dungeon “Edmond High West Wing” has not yet been cleared and because of this you cannot leave. Repeated attempts to leave before you clear the rest of this portion will result in death.

“Do you see this?” I ask the girls after I finish reading the message. “No” Grace says worriedly, “What is it” she asks me. “It says that we can’t leave until we clear this part of the school” I say heavily. “I guess this means we’re going upstairs huh” Grace says sadly. “I guess we better go see what’s upstairs” I say turning around and walking towards the staircase.

My eyes once again scan back and forth as I walk up the stairs. Reaching the top of the stairs I see a pair of what appears to be black wolves gnawing on bones in front of me. The wolves turn around and look at me growling as a pair of screens pop up in front of me.

Common Grade Female “Direwolf” Level 8

This large black-furred wolf’s bloodline, although thin, is that of a legendary Grade “Immortal God Wolf” descent.

Common Grade Male “Direwolf” Level 9

This large black-furred wolf’s bloodline, although thin, is that of a legendary Grade “Immortal God Wolf” descent.

I raise my shield as one of the growling Dire wolves leaps at me, teeth bared. Slamming my shield forward I knock the wolf back, but before I can strike down with my axe the other wolf leaps forward to try and bite me. Dodging the wolf’s teeth I slam my axe down grazing its side. I raise my axe back up I start to move forwards only to feel a pair of fangs latch onto my unprotected ankle.

-4Hp. You are bleeding.

Growling out my anger like the wolves that are attacking me I raise my axe, and bringing it down I cut off a paw of the wolf that’s attacking me. Raising my shield I block the charge of another Direwolf and lash my foot out at it. As the wolf starts to retreat and protect its injured comrade a spear comes from behind me and slams into its side. “Are you ok?” Grace asks me in a worried tone of voice. “I’m fine I say while approaching the dying Direwolf. Raising my axe over my head I slam it down into the wolf’s head, ending its misery.

Male “Direwolf” Level 9 has been defeated!

“Daemon Hawke” +27.50Exp.

“Grace Johnson” +27.50Exp.

Pulling my axe free from the wolf’s head I look over to see one of Olivia’s daggers stuck, hilt-deep, into the back of the other wolf’s head.

Female “Direwolf” Level 8 has been defeated!

“Olivia the Beautiful” has gained +35Exp.

“Daemon Hawke” has gained +17.50Exp.

“Grace Johnson” has gained +17.50Exp.

“What the Hell?” I say looking at the message, “Why did she get half of the experience?” I wonder aloud

Ding!

In the party system whoever deals the final blow to a creature gets half of the experience and the rest is split evenly among the participating parties.

Ding!

Your familiar has leveled up x1! To distribute their status points say “Olivia Status” in your head.

Your Familiar “Olivia the Beautiful” has leveled up to Level 2 (15/40)

+5 status points

Olivia Status, I think silently to myself.

Name: Olivia

Str.10 (10)

Race: Goblin Queen

Con.8 (8)

Title(s):The Beautiful

Dex.12 (14)

Level: 2 (15/40)

Cun.14 (14)

Age:5 Days

Int.11 (11)

Sex: Female

Wis.10 (10)

Health: 40/40

Atk.8.50 (19.50)

Mana: 50/50 (55/50 Wis. to low

Def.4 (8)

Stamina: 57/60

Luk.14 (14)

Status Points: 5

Skill Points: 0

“Distribute status points” I think.

“Olivia the Beautiful” +1 Wis. +2 Con. +2 Dex.

“Master what did you do, I feel different?” Olivia asks with a confused look on her face. “I distributed your status points” I say while grinning. “Let’s go” I say collecting the corpses into my inventory and starting to walk down the hall. Getting my shield ready I walk into the room, only to see an injured albino wolf surrounded by 5 of its ordinary kin. Charging forward into the encirclement of wolves I swing my axe down to cut off the head of one of the wolves.

Male “Direwolf” Level 6 has been defeated!

+40Exp.

As I raise my axe up to keep fighting, a pair of teeth clamps down on my armored shoulder. Reaching over with my left hand I pick it up by the tail and slam it into the ground to daze it, and use it as a projectile to knock over one of the other wolves. Lifting my axe up I bring it back down into the wolf’s spine, effectively putting it out of the fight. I turn to kill the dazed wolf and trip over the corpse of another wolf.

-2Hp.

I feel a pair of sharp fangs clamping down on the back of my leg, before a heavy weight replaces it.

-5Hp.

Getting up I see Grace tugging her spear out of the corpse, “Thanks” I say to her, my eyes scanning my surroundings.

Seeing a wolf lunging towards Olivia’s back I slam the bottom of my kite shield into the base of its neck effectively removing its head from its neck.

Male “Direwolf” Level 9 has been defeated!

“Grace Johnson” has gained +27.50Exp.

“Daemon Hawke” has gained

+13.75Exp.

“Olivia the Beautiful” has gained

+13.75Exp.

Male “Direwolf” Level 8 has been defeated!

“Daemon Hawke” has gained +25Exp.

“Grace Johnson” has gained +12.50Exp.

“Olivia the Beautiful” has gained +12.50Exp.

Walking over to the Direwolf that is starting to get back up I slam my axe into the back of its head.

Male “Direwolf” Level 11 has been defeated!

“Daemon Hawke” has gained +32.50Exp.

“Grace Johnson” has gained +16.25Exp.

“Olivia the Beautiful” has gained +16.25Exp.

Male “Direwolf” Level 9 has been defeated!

“Olivia the Beautiful” has gained +27.50Exp.

“Daemon Hawke” has gained +13.75Exp.

“Grace Johnson” has gained +13.75Exp.

Your familiar has leveled up!

Your Familiar “Olivia the Beautiful” has leveled up to Level 3 (45/80)

+5 status points

Common Grade Skill “Dagger Mastery” has leveled up!

Level up x1

Looking around I start to approach the wolf. “eahh” the wolf whines at me, but too tired to move it lies still as I approach it. “Give me a health potion” I say to Grace while holding out my hand. “Wh-" she starts to say, “Just do it Grace” I say, reaching into her inventory she pulls out a potion and hands it to me. Leaning down over the wolf I start pouring it on its wounds. “Another one” I say to Grace and she meekly hands another one over. Pouring it over more of the wolf’s wounds, and it starts to look much better. Its tail starts wagging as I rub its head, “Good boy” I say to the wolf. “Grrr” It starts growling at me and I hurriedly pulled my hand back away from it. “Maybe it’s a girl?” Grace suggests staring at the wolf.

Rare Grade “Lucy the Wise” (Female Albino Direwolf)

This Albino Direwolf is a Direwolf who, upon birth suffered a mutation, making her Bloodline of the Immortal God Wolf much stronger.

“Sorry girl” I say patting her head again. “Would you like to be my pet?” I say cutting my hand open and presing against her.

“Lucy the Wise” Blood Contract Success

“Roof” Lucy barks, at the same time I hear a voice in my head say the word “Hello”, “Is that you Lucy?” I ask the voice. “Yes it’s me” she replies to me. “Girls this is Lucy our new pe-, Oww” I start to say before Lucy bites me. “What the heck was that for!?” I say angrily. “Do not call me a pet” Lucy replies coldly. “Ok girls this is Lucy” I say while glaring at her.

“Let’s just go back” I say to them. Walking back out into the hall and watching for direwolves, we head back down stairs and return to the bathroom.

After entering the bathroom we start taking off our armor and weapons, and Olivia scurries over to help me take my armor off. Storing my equipment back into my inventory I take out some of the corpses I’ve collected to see what skills I could improve.

-10Mp. Direwolf Success

Common Grade Skill “Keen Senses” has been learned!

Hidden attribute “Perception” discovered!

-10Mp. Direwolf Success

Common Grade Skill “Unarmed Mastery” has been learned!

-10Mp. Direwolf Success

Common Grade Skill “Keen Senses” has leveled up x1!

-10Mp. Direwolf Failure

Nothing Gained

-10Mp. Direwolf Failure

Nothing Gained

-10Mp. Torkan Success

Common Grade Skill “Heavy-Armor Mastery” Learned!

-10Mp. Fenlin Failure

Nothing Gained

-10Mp. Goblin Skirmisher Success

Common Grade Skill “Shield Mastery” Learned!

-10Mp. Goblin Skirmisher Success

Common Grade Skill “Axe Mastery” has leveled up x1!

-10Mp. Goblin Swordsman Failure

Nothing Gained

Unique Grade Skill “Eye of the Beholder” has leveled up!

Level up x1

“Yes!” I border-line shouted. “What is it!?” asked Grace loudly. “Nothing I just got a lot of gains is all” I say in reply. “Just a second let me check my status” I say feeling slightly preoccupied.

Unique Grade Skill “Eye of the Beholder” Novice Level 8

Consumes 10 mana to allow you to copy and/or steal skills from creatures within your line of sight

Eye of the Beholder Steal: Mid-range success chance, skill is destroyed if skill ends in failure

Eye of the Beholder Copy: Lowest chance of success, partial gains

Eye of the Beholder Corpse Robbery: High chance of success, partial gains

Eye of the Beholder Transfer: Allows you to give or take skills at the cost of half of the skill being given or received

Rare Grade Skill “Blood Contract” Novice Level 4

Allows you to forcibly enslave 2 living creatures that have submitted to your will +1 enslavement slot per level

Rare Grade Skill “Superhuman Strength” Novice Level 1

Allows you to triple all physical stats for ten minutes at the cost of halved stats for 3 minutes afterwards.

Uncommon Grade Skill “Bowlyer” Novice Level 1

+5% ease of crafting bows +1% per level

Uncommon Grade Skill “Backstab” Novice Level 1

+50% damage when attacking from behind +1% per level

Uncommon Grade Skill “Illusion Mastery” Novice Level 1

-5% mana cost for illusion magic -1% per level

Uncommon Grade Skill "War Cry" Novice Level 3

5% chance of stunning all enemies within hearing range +1% chance per level

Uncommon Grade Skill “Munitions Engineer” Novice Level 1

+5% ease of munitions crafting +1% per level

Common Grade Skill “Sewing” Novice Level 4

+5% quality of items sewn +1% per level

Common Grade Skill ”Alchemy” Novice Level 5

+5% ease of crafting potions +1% per level

Common Grade Skill “Speed Reading” Adept Level 3

+5% reading speed +1% per level

Common Grade Skill “BoneSmith” Novice Level 5

+5% quality to crafted bone items +1% per level

Common Grade Skill “Harvesting” Novice Level 3

+5% ease of harvesting materials +1% per level

Common Grade Skill “Goblin Anatomy” Novice Level 3

+5% critical chance +1% per level

Common Grade Skill “Ranged Mastery” Novice Level 5

+5% ranged damage +1% per level

Common Grade Skill “Swords Mastery” Novice Level 4

+5% swords damage +1% per level

Common Grade Skill “Axe Mastery” Novice Level 4

+5% axe damage +1% per level

Common Grade Skill “Dagger Mastery” Novice Level 3

+5% damage with small blades +1% per level

Common Grade Skill “Heavy-Armor Mastery” Novice Level 1

+5% Maneuverability in heavy armor +1% per level

Common Grade Skill “Keen Senses” Novice Level 2

Common Grade Skill “Shield Mastery” Novice Level 1

+5% Protection with shields +1% per level

Common Grade Skill “Unarmed Mastery” Novice Level 1

+5% Unarmed damage per level +1% per level

Equipment Grade Skill “Shadow of the Goblin Tribe”

Once a day 15 second invisibility

Equipment Grade Skill “Dance of the Wind & Earth”

Once a day you can use this ability to increase your speed and strength (x2Str. X2Spd.)

Name: Daemon Hawke

Str. 15

Race: Human

Con. 20

Sex: Male

Dex. 15

Age: 18

Cun. 10

Level: 7 (677.50/1280)

Spd.11.25

Title(s): The First of Many

Per.10

Status Point(s):

Int. 20

Skill Point(s): 2

Wis. 20

Health: 89/100

Atk. 13.25

Stamina: 70/75

Def. 7.50

Mana: 0/100

Luk. 23

I look at my status while grinning. Thinking back to yesterday I focus my will while channeling Eye of the Beholder.

-10Sta. Common Grade Skill “Dagger Mastery” has leveled down!

-2 levels

“Master did you do this?” Olivia asks aloud. “Do what?” Grace says questioningly. “I upgraded her dagger mastery, just like I upgraded your spear mastery yesterday” I say to her while grinning. “How!, you never told me” she says loudly. “A skill that I have called Eye of the Beholder, it has several uses” I say mysteriously while grinning. “Now I’m gonna go to bed, night” I say sliding into my bedroll before they can ask me any more questions.

The Next Morning

-10Mp. Goblin Spearman Failure

Nothing gained.

-10Mp. Goblin Spearman Success

Common Grade Skill “Spear Mastery” has been gained!

-10Mp. Goblin Scout Success

Common Grade Skill “Dagger Mastery” has leveled up!

-10Mp. Goblin Swordsman Failure

Nothing gained.

-10Mp. Goblin Swordsman Failure

Nothing gained.

-10Mp. Goblin Scout Success

Common Grade Skill “Dagger Mastery” has leveled up!

-10Mp. Goblin Spearman Success

Common Grade Skill “Spear Mastery” has been gained!

-10Mp. Goblin Scout Success

Common Grade Skill “Dagger Mastery” has leveled up!

-10Sta. Skill lost!

“Dagger Mastery” has been lost!

-10Sta. Skill lost!

“Spear Mastery” has been lost!

“Thank you master” says Olivia in my head using a gleeful tone of voice. “Come on girls we should go back upstairs” I say while stretching. With Olivia’s help I put on my weapons and armor and get ready to go. “Are you ready?” I ask them, getting their nods in reply. “Let’s go then” I say while walking towards the door.

Reaching the top of the stairs with my bow drawn, I draw my arrow back, and scan the hall with my eyes. Seeing a lone wolf gnawing on a bone, I carefully aim and fire at it.

Female “Direwolf” Level 7

+45Exp.

Holding my shield in front of me and scanning my eyes back and forth, I beckon the girls forward. Walking into the room where we met Lucy, we find it empty of all signs of life. Walking across the hall I pull out my axe, and stride through the door. Inside the room is a group of two sleeping wolves, and one conscious wolf. Sprinting forwards as fast as I can I slam my axe into the back of the head of one of the sleeping wolves embedding my axe deep in its skull.

Male “Direwolf” Level 7 has been defeated!

+45Exp.

Uncommon Grade Skill “Backstab” has leveled up!

Level up!

Before I can pull my axe free of the wolf’s skull a pair of jaws clamps down on my calf. “Arghh” I shout out in pain through my gritted teeth.

-6Hp.

While trying to jerk my leg out of the beast’s jaws Grace’s spear flings out and spears through the wolf’s throat causing it to release my leg, while choking on its own blood. Hopping back I see Olivia’s Dagger slam into the beast’s heart causing a tide of blood to flow out of its chest and Lucy’s Jaws clamp down on its head, cracking its skull.

Female “Direwolf” Level 10 has been defeated!

“Lucy the Wise” has gained +30Exp.

“Olivia the Beautiful has gained +10Exp.

“Daemon Hawke” has gained +10Exp.

“Grace Johnson” has gained +10Exp.

Your familiar “Lucy the Wise” has leveled up to level 2 (10/40)

Your familiar has been given +5 Status Points

To distribute status points think Lucy Status.

Reaching forwards I grab the waking wolf’s tail and toss it up into the air. Stepping forward Grace slams her spear into the wolf’s skull cracking it open and causing red brain matter to flood out of its skull.

Male “Direwolf” Level 11 has been defeated!

“Grace Johnson” has gained +32.50Exp.

“Daemon Hawke” has gained +32.50Exp.

“Can you show me your status?” I ask Grace while collecting the wolf corpses and checking Olivia and Lucy’s statuses.

Name: Grace Johnson

Str. 7 (10)

Race: Human

Con. 8

Sex: Female

Dex. 11 (14)

Age: 17

Cun. 8

Level: 5 (112.50/320)

Luk. 5

Title(s): N/A

Int. 13

Status Point(s): 25

Wis. 16

Skill Point(s): 2

Atk. 6.25 (12.25)

Health: 40/40

Def. 4 (11)

Stamina: 50/55

(85/90)

Mana: 65/65 (65/80 Int. too low to utilize properly)

Name: Olivia

Str. 10 (10)

Race: Goblin Queen

Con. 8 (8)

Title(s):The Beautiful

Dex. 12 (14)

Level: 3 (55/80)

Cun. 14 (14)

Age: 6 Days

Int. 11 (11)

Sex: Female

Wis. 10 (10)

Health: 40/40

Atk. 8.50 (19.50)

Mana: 50/50 (55/50 Wis. to low

Def. 4 (8)

Stamina: 57/60

Luk. 14 (14)

Status Points: 5

Chr.28

Skill Point(s): 0

Name: Lucy

Str. 12

Race: Albino Direwolf

Con. 9

Sex: Female

Dex. 19

Age: 7 days

Cun. 11

Level: 2 (10/40)

Luk. 6

Title(s): The Wise

Wis. 25

Status Point(s): 0

Int. 17

Skill Point(s): 5

Atk. 10.75

Health:45/45

Def. 4.5

Stamina:86/95

Mana:85/85 (85/125 Int. too low to utilize properly.”

“Ok girls let’s go” I say while turning and walking back towards the door. Looking out the door to confirm that there’s no enemy’s out in the hall, I step out and start to walk towards the next room, drawing my bow and setting an arrow to the string as I walk. Peeking my head into the next room over and finding it empty I relax my guard and pull the arrow from the string, sheathing it. “Come in this one’s em-” I start to say before a jarring impact knocks me off my feet.

-4Hp.

“Arghh” I shout in pain, as a laceration cuts down the back of my left thigh. I struggle to get up as the wolf bites into my calf.

-6Hp.

“Argh” I groan through gritted teeth while thrashing and trying to break free of its teeth. “Awhoo” yelps the wolf as Lucy barrels into it and sinks her teeth into its throat.

Uncommon Grade Female “Shadow Direwolf” Level 12 has been defeated!

“Lucy the Wise” has gained +37.50Exp.

“Daemon Hawke” has been given +37.50Exp.

Your familiar “Lucy the Wise” has leveled up to level 3! (5/80 till next level)

+5 Status Points

“Thanks Lucy” I say while trying to stand back up on my feet. “Arghh” I yell out in an unrestrained shout as I fall back to the floor from the pain. “Are you ok?” asks Grace in a worried tone of voice, while at the same time two worried shouts of “Master” come from Olivia and Lucy in my mind. “I-I’m fi-” I start to say before I collapse into unconsciousness.