Chapter 27- Lord Riev, Her Father's Ancestor.
"I remember this place, it should be Lord Riev test"
"Who is that?"
"He was a great figure and my father's ancestors".
"My father's mother is a Valyrian. Her name is Julianne Hough of the House of Whiteshire, of the blood of old Valyrian."
"Lord Riev is one of the gate keeper to the Universal gate. He was a powerful figure, he was an ancient born of the Valerian. It was said to be that he was an Esper"
"Really?"
"Yes" her eyes glowed with admiration.
"Which step should we start with?"
He looked at the plaque hanging on each door of the six steps.
"I would start from the fantasy world , you can start from the Illumin world"
She waved at him. They both stood at their respective places as they began to climb.
Immediately she landed on the first step, it was as if an invisible force was attacking her mentally.
She continued climbing till she reached the 10th step.
She was succumbing to the illusions she was seeing.
"How come I have such low mental power. I can use this to train my self."
She noticed that the more she keeps opposing it, the harder it is for her to continue.
Luna decided to start again.
She reappeared at the first step.
Her eyes were closed, various illusions flashed past her, using her mental power, she broke through the illusion array.
She continued, it was harder to break with every step she took, but it was better than before.
She also noticed that her mental prowess was increasing, she was no longer dizzy. She appeared refreshed though she was still pale.
It couldn't be helped. The test toiled on her mental power.
This fantasy test should be used to train her mental power.
She finished the 20 steps, beads of sweat poured down like rain on her fore head.
She was lost… shouldn't she appear in another place or be given a gift or something like that, or could there still be another test.
While she was still in her thought, a wisp of red smoke sizzled in the air before forming a human being.
He was clad in fiery red robe.
His hair was as long as those in ancient times which was up to his waist.
He had a stoic face, thin lips and a straight nose.
She had to say that he was a beauty.
"You have passed the first test.
This building has 3 floors in the fantasy test. You are still in the first floor. Would you like to continue immediately or rest and continue".
"I would like to rest" he nodded and disappeared the same way he came.
The barrier which covered the second stairs was removed.
She sat down in a cross legged position at the junction between the two.
She had just finished with a test and needed those things to help her in advancing as well as to increase her prowess.
She could be considered a cultivator since she had traveled to most worlds which had cultivators.
Some cultivators in some worlds were small while some where abundant.
She had gone through sweat and blood since she was young.
Not many could tell, because of the time difference between the two worlds.
She could disappear for a month and would return the next month but she had already spent a thousand years in another world or more.
She enriched her self with knowledge and equipped herself with skills.
Her medical knowledge was unparalleled.
Luna stood up, after some time of rest.
She walked towards the stairs, she did not know how many days or hours she had been from home, she prayed to be able to return safely.
She knew how Vicious Lord Riev test could be. It was just as Vicious as himself.
The first floor all had nice things in the illusions, like living a happy life, getting married and all the rest but if trapped there, it could be your death.
She began the second test, this one had misfortune and blessings summed into it, bringing out your demons from your shell.
The second test was harder than the first but she began accepting it, she accepted her demons and destroyed it, she was not trapped by it but trapped it and burnt it, bit by bit.
She finished the test on the second floor.
Her cloth was soaked in sweat. Her body was sticky.
She felt like bathing.
The wisp of smoke appeared. This time around she spoke first.
"What is your name?"
He smiled but did not speak. His back was facing her.
He turned his head to look at her, "You will know later, as for now, would you like to go for the third test or rest"
"I would rest"
"Good, you can check your space for your gift. The two gifts are for the first and second test" after saying those words, he disappeared leaving the dumbfounded Luna.
She sat down and brought out Two scrolls.
The first scroll was gold in color while the other was Crimson.
She took the golden scroll and opened it.
A Bold word was written in ancient calligraphy.
Enhancement
It's a skill that helps in enhancing her other skills by giving them a qualitative boost.
She figured it must be a passive skill.
She put the scroll into her space.
She opened the second scroll.
It was giving of a dangerous aura with high killing intent.
If not for the qualitative boost in her mental power, she might not be able to withstand it's killing intent.
She began to practice the skill.
It was a skill called Silent death.
It's the ability to use your mental power to kill some, without harming the person physically.
Luna was amazed at the fact that Lord Riev had such a skill.
She spent her rest time practicing the skill.
The skill took a huge toil on her mental health, she decide to rest before going for the next test.
She noticed that she couldn't tell if it was night or morning. It was just the same and there was nod difference.
She also did not know if there was a time difference between here and the outside world.
She knew that this building which Lord Riev built did not have a fixed location that was why no one had been able to find it till now.
She sucked in a mouthful of air and stepped on the next floor.