The picture changed dramatically, and now a picture of the battle could be seen.
– Dartel destroyed the enemy at the root, teaching the army new magic. Power tempted him, and an unquenchable thirst awoke in him – to build an empire. But then he remembered that there are those in the world who can stand in his way.
And then one day, when the elves were sleeping peacefully, he set fire to their village.
Lathiel showed me a picture of a burning forest. The elves ran back and forth, and arrows hit houses and trees on fire.
– Gerberolden did not forgive the betrayal. He declared war on Dartel. Then both clans appeared, which fight over ideas to this day. The conquests strive to conquer the world, and the Frieds protect people from their attacks.
Almost all the elves died in that war, and many others died later, finding themselves far from home and its animating power. This story was forgotten for many years.
Until one day an Elvish dictionary was found – the greatest of books in our world. Dartel wrote down all the Elvish words he knew, along with their translations and approximate transcriptions.
A new war between the Frieds and the Conquests is very close. Therefore, we must be prepared to fight a treacherous enemy. What talents do you have? What can you oppose to the enemy when the battle begins?
The inscription flashed: «Select a class»
«Warrior. An unsurpassed melee fighter, clad in steel armor.»
«Guardian.» Clad in steel armor. Able to use gambits and cause an enemy to strike himself, as well as withstand long-lasting and deadly attacks from the enemy.»
Neighbors are not my thing. I read on.
«Archer. Medium armor…» Blah blah blah. No. Definitely not.
«Sorcerer» is already more interesting than «Light armor. Deals huge ranged damage. Able to heal allies. However, he is poorly adapted to close combat, his enemies easily unsettle him.»
«Anti-Mag. Has a natural immunity to magic. Most effective in close combat»
«Friend of nature. Summons pets that will take the enemy’s blow and also heal the caster and his friends.»
«Elemental caster. His magic takes a long time, but the consequences for enemies are colossal.»
«Technomage.» Finds a common language with metals and mechanisms»
«Pearl diver. Capable of entering the world of the dead. He becomes invisible to enemies for a while, so he is able to get close enough undetected and deliver a fatal blow. Can summon ghosts and wights to his aid. Melee Warrior»
«I am a sorcerer,» I told Latiel.
«The main magical weapon is the staff,» said Latiel. – I have a few extra left. Of course, they are not the best, but you will be able to enter the battle even with this. Then you can buy something better from a master. Choose which rune to give you a staff with?
Each staff had seven slots for runes. The first rune was fixed, and after you take the staff, you can’t remove it.
– Red rune of Naenis. You deny with increasing force. Increases resistance +10, parry +10, blocking +10, evasion +10 (any stat of your choice), mitigation of physical and tactical damage – +20 (choose of your choice)
– Orange rune Malebis. Your magic is flawless. Increases the power of tactical and critical damage +10. Energy +15.
– Yellow rune Dohates. Few can match your strength. Increases physical damage power +10 and strength +10. Morale +15.
– Green rune Kishienir. From now on you are the greatest killer. Enemy resistance -10, critical hit chance +10. Increases the chance of dropping an instant kill spell by 2%.
– Blue rune Hillar. Healers are also needed on the battlefield. +10 to outgoing and incoming healing.
– Blue Samptis rune. Now no one can break through your protective field. +2 sec to the applied «bubble» skill and +5% to the use of «cyclic bubble»
– Purple rune Depresis. You gradually subjugate the enemy, and he loses control over you. Will +5, faith +5, resistance to control skills +10.
I’ll invest in magic.
– Latiel, give me this staff with the Malebis rune!
– A good choice! I will teach you the most important spell. First, you must see the magic. To do this, tell HEIMO. It means «elven vision»
Latiel’s pupils suddenly changed and became slits, like a cat’s.
– HEIMO! – I said, and suddenly the whole world changed, filled with colors. More additional items and colors have appeared. My rune shone brightly orange, and the staff was also a little orangeish. Lathiel’s staff was completely filled with blue healing runes. I immediately added the new spell to the quick access panel.
– Your first magic spell is MALLEBAR, which means «magic» in Elvish.
A description appeared in front of me:
Deals tactical lightning damage with a maximum force of 100 over 3 sec. Energy 5 units per second. Not bad at all!
– Now you must learn defense. Spell NAYEN, which means «No»
Parry a blow, up to 95% damage. Energy -50.
Yes, you could just constantly parry the blows of your opponents. But I only have 150 energy now! What -50!
– And also – treatment. Spell HILLUS – «Get well»
Morale +25, energy -20.
– And now I want to check how you mastered your first lesson! Defend yourself! MALEBAR-ESSA!
A column of sparks burst out from Latiel’s staff, and the trajectory of their movement turned orange. The entire witch’s staff glowed a bright orange color.
– NAYEN! – I said. A red circle appeared in the air with the center of the circle in the place where the staff, glowing red, was pointing. – MALEBAR! – it’s my turn to attack, and I sent orange lightning at the enemy. It should be noted that the spell that Latiel just said immediately appeared on my panel. This means you can remember the enemy’s spells!
– NAYEN! – I must say that Latieli’s manna did not even sag after this phrase, which cannot be said about mine. Of course, I compared her 3000 energy to my hundred!
– DONE! – here I didn’t even have time to understand anything – a yellow shock wave appeared from her staff, which pressed me to the wall. Aches and unbearable pain appeared throughout my body. The morale sank to the limit.
– HILLUS! – I said, and the blue vine enveloped the sore limbs, sucking the pain from them. Oh, these elves with their active language! Experience is never given for nothing. So a new spell that appeared on my panel almost killed me.
– DONE! – this time Latiel did not have time to say a word, so the blast wave from my staff carried her to the other corner of the room.
– You learn quickly, Eleon. You won this battle with the honor of a warrior and the courage of a knight. Now is the time for you to meet the head of the Freed order, Gerber.
The inscription appeared:
New task. Talk to Gerber in his chambers. Accept?
Of course. Do I have a choice?
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