Scribel City Backstreets
Through the winding and narrow backstreets of the old city quarters, a cloaked figure could be seen silently sprinting in the direction of the church districts.
Syn's perspective
While I am not yet familiar with the layout of the backstreets, I should be fine as long I run roughly parallel to the main thoroughfare. First task will be to exploit the chaos and see if the churches that are hunting for me have branches in this region. While the chances that they would have branches in a place as far away as Tonia is unlikely, it is is a risk I cannot take.
A quarter of an hour later near the Church districts
As I ran past a certain street, I recall seeing a certain petite priestess and some ... female acrobat? (
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The priestess's garb seemed to resemble that of a certain church out for my head. Most worrying indeed... however, a quick check of the churches up ahead should verify my conjecture.
A few minutes later
I had just finished scouting the various churches from afar. Due to the various powerful auras being projected from the deepest recesses of each church (probably from their leaders), I did not dare to get too close to the churches. A piece of good news though, would be that I confirmed that the priestess from before belonged to a local church with no relations to my enemies. Still, I ought not to get complacent, what with my enemies seeming to have known my mission and destination when they sabotaged my teleportation circle,
agents of the Church of Purity (as well other churches from the ecumenical council in the west) may still lurk around. Worse yet, they may be seeking the same object that I am questing for.
An additional piece of good news, not far from one of the churches, I met my first slimy foe. An amorphous blue mass of sentient gelatinous fluid with a solid core, the slime's appearance was strikingly similar to the ones that exist back home, albeit this slime being the size of a mere cat. If so, a solid whack to its core should knock it out.
To be honest, I still cannot believe that a dignified paladin of the Twilight Order is hunting cat-sized slimes, nor can I believe that I have been reset to level 1. What I am doing is truly an affront to the dignity of all Twilight Paladins. Yet, such is fate, and I must do what I can to regain my levels and finish my mission.
Ego ad crepusculum et crepusculum fata mea et fides.
Having left my bulky tower shield in the tavern, I drew my longsword and took my stance. It would be too disgraceful to use
Dawn and dusk for such a petty fight.
As the blob sensed my presence and slobbed at a snail's pace towards me, I sent a probing stab its way. Though I felt a slight resistance, akin to stabbing at a leather pouch, it was at a level that could stop my stab. However, it appeared that my strength had truly fallen to pathetic levels (compared to my former strength) as my stab only poked the surface of its core without piercing it. Moreover, me being used to twin blades made using a single sword somewhat more awkward as my stab shifted to the right abit too far right and resulted in the stab approaching the core at a glancing angle.
My stab seemed to have enraged the slime as it flailed about aimlessly. But thrashing about would do it no good. After taking careful aim and making necessary adjustments to my posture, I lunged forwards with my longsword, piercing through its core with ease. With its core having been destroyed, the slime quickly melted into a harmless pile of goo.
As I belatedly recall the rather inconvenient fact that slimes from my home had strong corrosive properties, I lifted my blade to inspect the damage. Thankfully, it seemed that the reinforced steel was holding up well and the blade merely sustained minor scratches.
Having completed my original objective of searching for enemy presence, it was now time to hunt and quietly amass strength. Each slime will serve to push my quest one step further.
Ego ad crepusculum et crepusculum fata mea et fides.
| Scribel City, Backstreets near the church district | Syndergaard |
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