|Blade of my choice|

[Day No. 15

Population -50

Aiden- Level 21

Element - Wind - Level 2]

Aiden- The trial is halfway over. The world has also shrunk by a 50%.

*Aiden says as he runs through the dense forests*

Aiden- I have come across some clashes. But nothing big. For now, checking the landmarks would be good.

*Aiden leaps in the air above the trees, as he catches glimpse of a ruins like structure*

Aiden- I have come to notice that this world is filled with various "rifts". They are more likely to be found the closer you are to the centre of the world.

*Landing with his stealth, Aiden checks his surroundings, slowly entering the rift*

(Upon further inspection, Aiden had realised, that as the zone shrinks, the final battle will also take place in a rift. So someone must clear it first)

Aiden (thinking)-

Usually these rifts are raided by squads. Not like I have any other choice than doing this solo.

*The rift door closes behind Aiden, leading him to an underground cellar*

Aiden- Unless I finish this, I am not getting out.

Meanwhile,

*A man clad in red royal clothes sits on a throne reading a paper, while a man in front of him is kneeling down to him*

The man on the throne- Only one bounty is left out of 9. Who is it?

The kneeling man- It's the world's best assassin.

The man on throne- Aiden huh? Which squad?

The kneeling man looks up and says-

Sir he isn't registered in any squad.

The man on the throne- Solo? That's...okay. Then either he has bad gear, or he is a damn beast, because clearing rifts alone is a monstrous feat.

Meanwhile,

*Aiden killing the undeads of the rift, He slashes through them effortlessly*

Aiden- Ugh, they don't stop coming.

*Thinking he says*

- I have realised that rifts are of 3 types,

weapon, Armor, and materials including.

exp. My level is really high. 30 is maximum.

So no need for that. But weapon is

necessary.

Aiden-

*Aiden says as he opens the door to a new chamber*

- I need to find a mutant or the source

undead.

(Cellar type rifts are filled with undeads. Not

anything particularly precious, but the

undead's bites are extremely poisonous,

allowing the user to enchant their weapons

with poison using their remains. The

mutants are different. Charged with the

core of a Sadamantite they are extremely

strong. Executing the source undead is the

main goal of these cellars. Giving huge

amounts of Sadamantite when killed along

with weapon recipes...)

*Aiden uses wind to infuse his sword*

Aiden- Tempest Blades!

*Aiden slashes his sword multiple times as it sends shockwaves of wind in a straight line, killing or marking any undead*

(....Which is perfect for Aiden right now)

Aiden- Show me your blood!

*Aiden infuses himself with the wind. Blending into thin air, Aiden slashes through all marked enemies, eradicating the horde of undead. Aiden reappears in a physical form*

Aiden-

*Panting heavily, He burns a mana gem*

- I really need to work on mana...these

undeads won't die in one strike.

*Some sort of sticky liquid falls on Aiden's hair. It smells awful. Looking up, Aiden realised, he is standing right under a mutant. Just as the mutant is about to strike, Aiden uses wind surge and dashes three times, to retreat from him*

Aiden- Filthy bastard...I wasn't ready.

*Aiden sheathes his sword, pulling his left leg backwards, He takes a stance for any possible attack*

- Come at me.

*The mutant crawls on the celling and wall with disturbing body movement. It's glowing blue eyes, indicate it's Sadamantite core. Suddenly the room goes dark, like someone smoked the whole hall with black. Aiden slowly turns around observing his surroundings, as suddenly a bladed tentacle rushes at Aiden. Parrying it, Aiden leaps back and uses wind surge to blow away the smoke around him. The mutant is a tentacled spider type*

Aiden- Fine, if you don't wanna dance...

I will teach you dancing.

*Aiden stretches his hands backwards. The he launches himself, bulleting towards the mutant, slashing through one of its tentacle. Continuing the momentum, he dashes around the monster, using Tempest blades. The monster disappears, pouncing on Aiden. It grabs Aiden and throws him

Crashing through multiple walls, Aiden ends in a huge hall*

Aiden- Ah...hell. That strength

*Barely getting up, Aiden looks behind him. It's a huge arena like hall. Fully empty with only a throne and a huge skeleton sitting with a sword. Seems like some giant's skeleton who used to be a king. The Undead king. As it sat there statically, The monster, landed in front of Aiden, blasting the ground*

Aiden- This is the source hall isn't it. 2v1 huh? Well he isn't awake yet. Let's make this quick.

*The mutant and Aiden walk around each other for a while, then suddenly the mutant, dashes towards Aiden. Dodging the strike, Aiden leaps on a wall, and starts running on the wall, until losing momentum. Then using the wall as an opposite force, he launches off the wall, blasting upon the mutant. Quickly dashing backwards twice, Aiden shows signs of retreat, then suddenly dashes in front of the mutant. As the mutant gets ready to block the anticipated strike, Aiden activates Stealth, and leaps in the air. Confused the mutant searches for Aiden. Suddenly, Aiden appears in the sky. Since each dash of Aiden eliminates the cooldown of his abilities, He combines Tempest blades with Dash. He dashes and slashes, sending total of 21 shockwaves towards him. Aiden manipulates the wind and concentrates all the shockwaves in his sword. Locking onto the mutant, Aiden launches at him from midair, thrusting his sword inside. He explodes the accumulated wind energy inside the mutant, immediately killing the mutant with a huge explosion of blood*

Aiden-

*Using every drop of mana and falling on the ground, Aiden starts breathing heavily*

- So exhausting...I can't even begin to get my exp and loot...

*Aiden blacks out, losing control over his body*

Meanwhile,

The man on throne- At night, 10 PM, The last bounty reveal will happen. We must hunt him down.

The kneeling man- Yes my lord.

The man on throne- I will be the only bounty winning this joke of a trial. I swear

The kneeling man- What about us?!

The man on throne says with a wicked smile- Just stay with me, I will hunt that goddess down.

(After almost 13 hours, At 9:30 PM, Aiden woke up. Nothing had changed. The exp and Sadamantite laid there by the rotting carcass of the exploded mutant)

Aiden- The King-?

*Aiden looks around watching the Undead king stare dead inside Aiden's eyes. Aiden quickly, dashes picking the exp up, and the Sadamantite. As he levels up, he refreshes himself back to normal*

The Undead king suddenly stood up.

(It was huge. At least a 100 meters tall. No way Aiden was defeating him)

Aiden- Tsk, I can't back down.

*Aiden pulls out iron materials on his left hand, and holds his sword on his right*

The Undead king thrusts his huge sword on the ground, making it feel like the whole rift vibrated in the blow. Aiden gets blown away from the sheer shockwave from it.

Aiden- Grhh!!! No way I can do this without a frontliner... But...

I promised I would survive

The Undead king- You will.

*He said in a rather howling voice*

- Impressive. You are still standing straight, holding your ground.

Aiden- Why didn't you kill me when I passed out?

*Aiden strengthens his grip, ready for aggression*

The Undead king- A knight doesn't touch a warrior in disadvantage. That display of skill was gorgeous. You are a warrior worth of my respect.

Aiden- What's your deal?

The Undead king- Quick to business huh? Good. Nothing, you can take the rewards and go. You have proved yourself.

Aiden (thinking)- This is definitely a tra-

The Undead king- No it's not. You can trust me.

Aiden- How'd you read my mind?

The Undead king- You are inside my rift. Of course I will.

*The Undead king comes down to a human size, walking towards Aiden*

- The reason I am surrendering is because I can't defeat you. To me the battle of mind is greater than the battle of swords.

*Putting his hand on Aiden's shoulder*

- And you won.

Aiden-

*You've received a weapon recipe!*

- But I am not a warrior, I am an assassin.

The Undead king-

*Picking up his sword*

- When faced with death, a true assassin can also be a true warrior. This trial. You deserve the win. I wouldn't want the person who defeated me so easily, to lose among all the amatures. Consider this as a way to help you. Don't disappoint me. Go. I'll open the rift. Run now, Or I will be ordered to slay you. Run! Don't look back. When you do, make sure you can defeat me in swords too, and get the exp and Sadamantite. Run!

Aiden- Thank you. I will always remember.

*As Aiden starts running away, but as he is extremely near the exit, a sword comes flying at him, almost hitting him. Looking back he looks at the Undead king. Holding himself back*

The Undead king- GO! RUN!

*He says in a demonic voice*

*Aiden quickly exits the cellar, as the rift closes behind him*

Aiden- I got...to level 23 and this recipe.

*Inspecting the recipe more*

- Yes. This is exactly what I needed...

(Aiden forms a weapon that looks like blades attached to his elbows, one on each. The blades are curved inwards. They are glowing blue in the sheer power of Sadamantite)

The blade of my choice.

(As Aiden starts walking away, He starts hearing footsteps. Getting alert, he notices, it's multiple people. A lot to be honest. Then he realises, He is surrounded by bounty hunters...)

The final bounty hunt begins.

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Ability description -

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•Tempest Blades-

User can send shockwaves of upto 7 slashes, marking the enemies hit.

•Splitting wind-

User will blend into sharp wind, and slash through enemies marked by Tempest blades.

•Wind Surge-

User infuses their body with wind.

Attributes- User will be lighter.

Movement speed increase.

Jump Force increase.

Ability to levitate.

Immune from any sort of fall

damage.

A constant wind flows around

user, creating a shockwave every

15 seconds it's used. The wind

flow can stop projectiles if weak

enough.