Chapter 2 The System

" What the....."

[ You have gained an arnament]

"Huh an arnament." Alex thought after he calmed down. An armament is a piece of magical equipment, weapons or armour or item, that can be gained by killing a monster or by creating it using a [Grace]. The rank of the blade is determined by the metal it was created from or the rank of the monster slain to gain the arnament. Like monsters, arnaments are ranked from S - F with F being the lowest. The rank of an arnament is determined by the rank of the monster killed or the power of the enchantments.

"Status."

Status

Name: Alex Shaw

Level: 1 ( 100 exp to next level up)

HP: 100

MP: 10

Grace: Shadow Monarch

Skills:()

Grace abilities:()

Arnament:[Silver Raptor(D)]

SP:2

Shop:[]

'Huh that's new.' Alex thought as he pulled up the swords information.

[Name: Silver Raptor

Description: A Jian sword crafted by the blacksmith bearing the Grace [Child of Metal].

Rank: D

Enchantments: Sharpen(F): An enchantment that increases the sharpness of a blade by infusing mana. Command(D) As long as you are within a hundred metres of the blade you can call the blade back to the wielder. Mana Conduit(D)(passive)This blade can conduct mana well due to the metal used to create the blade.]

" Wooooh." Alex whistled as he looked at the blades enchantments. Even though he didn't understand exactly how powerful the blade was but he knew of how hard it was to gain an arnament.

" Now then about this system. If I remember correctly your supposed to do a quest to unlock your grace abilities but that's about what I know. How can I gain some information." Alex thought as he stared at the system window when suddenly another screen popped up.

[Level: A numerical representation of one's strength and can be increased by killing monsters.

HP(Health Points): A numerical representation of the hosts vitality.

MP(Mana Points): A numerical representation of the amount of mana the host can hold within there body.

Shadow Monarch: You are destined to rule over the domain of shadows.

Skills: These are basic abilities bought in the shop using SP(Skill Points).

Grace abilities: These are abilities tied to your Grace. These are gained by going on quests given by the system.

Arnaments: These are magical equipment, either armour or weapon or items, that are gained by killing monsters/ beasts or by creating one using a Grace.

SP(Skill Points): These are used to either buy skills from shop or to upgrade already purchased skills.

Shop: A function of the system that allows the host to purchase a skill. Warning, purchasing a skill may cause a headache due to the influx of knowledge. ]

" Wow that's a...lot!" Alex exclaimed as he read through the information so helpfully provided by the system.

" Okay so let's try shop first."

[ Shop:

Mana Manipulation(2 SP)(: A simple skill that gives you the knowledge to mana.

Simple Regeneration(50 SP): A general skill that gives you the knowledge to heal small wounds using mana.

Swordsmanship(35 SP): A general skill that gives you the knowledge to properly use a sword(doesn't matter what type).

Simple Analysis(50 SP ): An advanced skill that allows you to gain limited information on weak living organisms and objects.

Small inventory( 100 SP): An advanced skill that allows you to store objects( non living) in an alternate space.

....]

' Huh, why is the [Mana Manipulation] skill so cheap? Whatever, purchase.'

[ The skill [Mana Manipulation] has been purchased. Knowledge will be transferred in 3,2,1...]

"Ahhhhhhhhhhh....." Alex held his head as he screamed in pain.

[...Knowledge transferred. ]

" Ooooouch." Alex groaned as he held his head. As Alex's headache subsided he combed through the knowledge he gained from the [Mana Manipulation] skill.

" Okay I guess." Alex nodded his head as he understood the knowledge.

" Let's see the quests."

[Quests

1. Conquer an F ranked dungeon( kill the dungeon boss).

2.?????

3.?????

4.?????

5.?????

6.?????

7.?????]

" Fuck!!" Alex exclaimed as he read the quest. From what Alex knew conquering a dungeon required a strong party of skilled warriors with a lot experience. And from what he knows about dungeons is that they are akin to small pocket dimensions that vary in size some as big as large cities while others could be as big as an entire planet and just like monsters and arnaments they are ranked from F to S. There was another problem he had to worry about and that was.....

" How the hell am I supposed to find a dungeon." While there were a lot of dungeons around the world, how was a kid from the outskirts supposed to find one but it seemed like the system, ever proving it's helpfulness, had a solution. Suddenly a side window appeared displaying a map of near by F ranked dungeons.

" Okay I guess I don't need to worry about where I'm going to find one . But first things first I'll need to level up a bit before attempting the quest. *Sigh* I guess I'll have to leave the city but not before getting a few things." Alex said as he headed back to his home.

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In a richly decorated room sat a man sipping wine and another man standing in place shaking in his boots.

" So you are telling me that a outskirt rat stole the sword I bought for my son." The man said sipping his wine.

" Y-y-yes sir." The man said shaking

*Shatter*

" Find that rat NOW!!" Shouted the man as he shattered his whine glass.

" Y-y-yes sir." The man squealed as he scurried through the door but not befor his boss left one final dreadful and meaningful sentence.

" Oh and Robert you better not fail me again or it will be your head." The man said coldly as Robert gulped and scurried through the door knowing his life was on the line.