2 The Armory

I followed the woman into the Armory I looked around the room it was a large spiraling black marble staircase with white marble handrail each 100 steps or so a door 3 meters in height and made of dark oak opened into a room, the stair case seemed to stretch forever downwards I looked over the handrail and saw only a dark chasm I asked the woman

"Where's the equipment room Isabel ?"

"Right here" she pointed with both hands at the door she opened the door and bowed I entered the room and looked around it was made entirely of steel every surface with reccessed areas shaped to the object stored in it.

I ran my hands over the equipment and felt each piece there were 3 pieces of equipment which drew my attention A Crimson Spear 3.5m long with the texture of a smooth jade and the sharpness of obsidian as I ran my hand over it I felt a scorching heat from the blade and a comfortable warmth radiating from the handle, A Black Bracer with the texture of a ceramic pot and the hardness of hardened steel as I rubbed its surface I felt a polar chill emitted from the surface and a calming cold emanating from the interior and finally a Gray Rock Helmet I tapped it and felt the texture of jewel like stone it was hard as diamond yet flexible as rubber I tried to slap it and my slap was deflected by the helmet my hand flew at 180 degrees and hit me in the face as if my hand were possessed by an other worldly force.

"Isabel I'll take these 3"

"Great choice master we just need to sign them out at the acquisition room"

"Ok I'll follow your lead"

She out to the staircase and brought me upwards then we enter a corridor jutting off from the main staircase to the throne room we walked down a hallway littered with various decoration such as exotic skulls and moving paintings one of which depicted a decapitation in awe inspiring detail each drop of blood seemed as if it would drip off the image and fall onto the wall, each face seemed to tell a different story of pain and suffering.

"We're here"

I pushed open the door and a dripping jelly like creature looked at me

It spat in a growl-like tone "Welcome to my humble abode master"

"Is that anyway to speak to someone!"

"Isabel scolded the creature"

"Urgh fine, I'm Jacquel de Stovros at your service"

"I'm here just to check these out" I said quickly

"Lemme see, hmm good choice my friend these are known as the Heavenly Dao Trio they represent the combined efforts of the Pacific Empire's Alchemic Division the 103rd Corp they are an extremely elite set of alchemists they are also arrogant assholes so the old master taught them a lesson on manners and also consolidated their research into these three only a chosen one can wield these you're either extremely lucky or extremely well versed in the Alchemic Dao, this one's on luck"

"How did the equipment room know I was the chosen one ?"

"That is the mystery of this fortress whatever you need most is what you will find in the storage room old master found a piece of the Magical Dao which helped him achieve his 4th magic circle"

"What is Magical Dao?"

"It is a person's understanding of the Magical way same for all other Daos I acquired a piece of the equipment refining Dao and became a Heaven and Earth equipment refiner"

"What's that?"

"Wow kid you're really clueless its the highest level of equipment refiner I can refine a heaven splitting sword from a rat's droppings"

"Can I become a Magician?"