Exploring Aranea

The next morning, Loki woke up with a yawn, wondering where he was before he remembered. He looked down at the soft plush bed he was in, and got up with a small reluctant sigh.

[Daily Challenge 2 Completed: +5 Xp]

[755/800 Xp]

After he washed up, he drank some more water to complete his Daily Challenge.

[Daily Challenge 1 Completed: +5 Xp]

[760/800 Xp]

Loki decided to take a quick morning bath, sighing in content as the warm water hit his back, taking his first real shower in days. Loki slipped on some clothes that were in his closet and went down to the kitchen. As he got himself a cup of coffee, he could see the appeal in staying in Arachne. If your moral standards weren't high, it was the perfect place for you.

"You feel it too, huh? The want to just stay here forever?" A voice came from behind Loki. He spun around and saw Daphne, holding a mug of tea.

"Where did you come from?" Loki sipped his coffee.

"The rooftop garden," she answered. "We might as well enjoy these perks while we're here. It's really calming up there."

"I-," Loki cut himself off with a sigh. "We've only been here for a day, but I already feel like Aranea is my home, and I feel like I'm forgetting Earth was ever my home."

"It's fine," Daphne patted his shoulder. "We won't forget. While we're here, might as well have some fun, right? Let's head to the market once everyone is awake."

Later on, when everyone had came down, awake and fresh, they all head out to the market.

"How are we going to buy anything?" Nishan asked as they walked. "I'm sure all of us have some credits in our watches, but we have no other way to get any credits, and the men didn't have any secret stashes of them anywhere."

"It's okay," Loki said. "I have quite a bit in my Inventory."

"Ooh, look!" Daphne pointed at a store that was selling weapons. "Let's go check it out!"

The six of them walked into the shop, staring at the various weapons hung on the wall.

"What do you kids want," A gruff voice said. A man was standing behind a counter, arms folded.

"We want to check out some of these weapons," Seraphine said.

The man stood up. "Name is Billy. What sort of weapons are you looking for?"

"Hmm... What about those daggers over there?" Loki gestured at a dagger that was in a small glass case. "Why is it in a case? Is it extremely special?"

"That dagger is made out of a mix of Imperial Gold and Basilisk Fang. The Imperial Gold is melded with the Basilisk Fang, so you can't see it. I keep it locked up for two reasons. The first reason is because the rulers don't let us sell any weapons that has Imperial Gold. They won't touch our stuff, but if one of them accidentally cuts themselves with it, I'll be in big trouble."

"What's the second reason?" Saltavore admired it. "And how do you meld Imperial Gold with a Fang?

"They do it with magic. Weapons made out of a Basilisk Fang is usually a dagger or smaller, because the fang isn't long enough to make anything else. However, because it's a Basilisk Fang, it has a special effect. When you stab someone with it, the effect 'Poison' will activate. This means that the person you stab will feel weak from the poison, and their everything, which includes speed, strength, health and stamina, will be reduced by half for 1 minute."

"Wow," Daphne hummed. "I'm guessing it's not cheap?"

"You guessed right, girl. This dagger is worth quite a lot, but if you kids are interested in buying, I'll give you a little discount. Say, 400 credits and a basic Ability Stone."

[400 credits taken out of Inventory]

[1260 credits left in Inventory]

[Earth Ability Stone taken out of Inventory]

[24 spaces remaining]

"Here," Loki handed Billy the items. "May I have the dagger?"

Billy accepted the items, unlocking the case and handing Loki the dagger. "Take good care of it, boy."

The six of them left the store, Loki Inspecting his new dagger.

[Name: Golden Basilisk Dagger]

[Level: 1]

[Able to deal the effect 'Poison' when the enemy has been cut with this dagger. 'Poison' will reduce all of the enemy's stats and Abilities for 1 minute]

"Huh," Loki mused. "The system said that the dagger is a Level 1. Anyone knows what that means?"

"Not a clue," Nishan shrugged. "By the way, don't you want to name your dagger?"

"Name it?" Loki hummed. "Well, why not? What do you guys think I should name it?"

"Basiliscus," Terrence said. "Because it was made out of a Basilisk Fang."

Okay," Loki agreed. "So now my dagger is called Basiliscus. Any ideas for my sword?" Loki took out his Ashel Silver sword.

"What about Vindex?" Daphne suggested. "It means champion, and every time you used your sword, you always came out the winner."

"Vindex and Basiliscus," Loki nodded. "I'm going to store them for now."

[Vindex stored into Inventory]

[Basiliscus stored into Inventory]

[22 spaces remaining]

"Hey!" Terrence said with a small grin. "Look at that cafe sign! It says that if we work as a waiter or waitress as an hour, we get a free meal!"

"Then let's go!"

The six of them walked towards the cafe, smiling and laughing and chatting, forgetting all about their need to return back to Earth.