But life requires hard work This wonÆt slow me down Randidly hummed to himself He checked the time then returned to the practice Even if it was just Skill Levels and familiarity the accumulation mattered The steady motions and repetition of moving Nether flows would someday be the basis for RandidlyÆs strength
He tried new things and made mistakes When he ran out of ideas he played and experimented with Nether Slowly he grew more comfortable while utilizing the energy directly
Congratulations Your Skill Nether Sensation has grown to Level 233
Of course he couldnÆt do it all today With a yawn up toward the slowly emerging stars above Randidly stretched and straightened Working on his ability to manipulate Nether was an ongoing project Besides he had a hands on demonstration of Nether that was long overdue
After idly combing his fingers through his hair Randidly activated Nether Ritual and reached through time and space for Vualla As he did so he kept his touch light because of VuallaÆs situation he didnÆt want to interrupt her during something important But the Xyrt Brigade training was without a doubt a process meant to break most of its applicants So he was determined to reach out and once more provide some mental sustenance to her Randidly wanted to give Vualla every advantage he could so that wouldnÆt happen
Congratulations Your Skill Nether Ritual has grown to Level 165
As he activated the Skill Randidly kept a close eye on the way the Nether spun itself together and became a prayer It was especially annoying to see that the base utilization of the Skill could weave his Nether better than he could But looking at it Randidly had a few more ideas about how he could adjust his own methods in the future
He had been too forceful in the past Randidly noted while he watched the Nether Ritual rise upward to build the connection He had to remember that Nether wasnÆt as certain as Aether It was built on connection but also on faith It was an amorphous energy that rarely possessed a definitive shape
Congratulations Your Skill Nether Ritual has grown to Level 166
The Nether Ritual activated RandidlyÆs will reached across space and time to find Vualla For an extended second there was no response and Randidly abruptly felt chilled by the reality of what might have happened to her in the Xyrt Brigade training But then the familiar warmth of her presence could be felt through the ritual Stifling a sigh Randidly gently reached out to ascertain VuallaÆs current situation
This time he at least didnÆt find that her image had been ground down to almost nothing But there was still a sense of fragility to Vualla as he felt her current image But rather than her being shattered it was more akin to seeing an old friend who had lost an unhealthy amount of weight since you had last met VuallaÆs image of destruction was gaunt and starved to his senses Yet as Randidly felt her using it he couldnÆt deny that this slow starvation had made the image pure and focused
From what Randidly could tell Vualla was currently engaged in some sort of training Her body was sweating and her image was raging at its full strength Randidly didnÆt dare extend his perception outside of her body so he simply pressed his hand through the ritual to her back and passed on a little bit of warmth to let her know he was there Then Randidly withdrew
Within a few seconds he had received a message from Vualla stating that she would be done for the night in two hours Which gave Randidly the chance to take Tim and Delilah out of his Alpha Cosmos and home for the night
As soon as Randidly came and landed outside of LucretiaÆs training area he sensed that something was wrong The air was rife with the scent of violence and the oppressive weight of tension Although all the tents and banners looked fine Randidly carefully scanned the surrounding area He didnÆt need to look for long One look at the swollen face of Delilah made it clear who had likely instigated the trouble and been punished for it
Randidly slowly glanced around at the surrounding tents The children who lived here with Lucretia hunched their shoulders and turned away from him as he glanced around Likely they were wondering whether they went too far by fighting with Delilah But in RandidlyÆs mind this was probably a good lesson for Delilah Knowing that there were kids her age who were just as strong as she is would probably help ground her in the future
So although Randidly could tell that something had happened he didnÆt bat an eye and simply smiled as he collected Tim and Delilah Contrary to his expectations Delilah didnÆt say anything even after they left his Soulskill When Randidly escorted them back to the MossÆs apartment she stayed completely silent and then proceeded directly to her room
Tim stammered an excuse about her being tired and then fled Rolling his eyes Randidly left the apartment and went to the Order Ducis offices to talk with Derek He found the man bent over a tall pile of paperwork looking more like an office drone than a probationary member of the most powerful Order on Earth
Derek looked up sharply as Randidly walked into his office Something happen
Randidly shook his head No I just wanted to ask you something Soon I plan on going into a Dungeon for a few months to train In order to make sure Tim is ready for the project IÆd like to take him with me Of course IÆll make sure he is safe during that time And if you donÆt want him to age strangely through a Dungeon
But Tim canÆt go into a Dungeon He doesnÆt have a Class Derek pointed out And from his heavy tone it was clear what he thought about his son getting a Class before his 16th birthday
I cannot believe that arbitrary choice we made in Donnyton has basically become a universal standard for Classes Randidly chuckled True people without Classes cannot enter or exit a Dungeon alone But individuals can be brought along into a Dungeon if they donÆt technically try to enter However I do think that there are some costs to bringing individuals without Classes into a Dungeon
Once again DerekÆs gaze was sharp Like what
Randidly coughed lightly He didnÆt think they would stay in long enough for Aether to become an issue for Tim especially if he was in RandidlyÆs Alpha Cosmos the whole time but even so Well Delilah was raised mostly in a Dungeon It is an unusual existence Without a significant amount of life experience to act as insulation against the isolation of the Dungeon
Ah Derek blinked Then he began to rub his chin Ahh
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Compared to the lengthy discussion that Randidly ended up having with Derek Moss Annie’s response to his message was much more straightforward as long as he guaranteed her safety of course he could take Delilah into the Dungeon for a while
When he received the lightning fast response Randidly blinked in surprise The abruptness of the agreement and the lack of questions made him feel strangely at a loss after all the preparations he had made So just to reassure himself that what he was suggesting was a safe option Randidly began to talk about some of the things he discussed with Derek
Very quickly Annie interrupted him No need to explain Enjoy your trip
“Huh ” Randidly said aloud He rubbed his chin and examined what he had said and then Annie’s responses again and again Was he simply better at persuading than he suspected Or was there something that he was missing
Finally Randidly figured he had nothing to lose so he simply asked Annie why she had agreed so quickly This time her response was much slower but it was again short
You don’t understand what it’s like to be a parent
At this point Randidly threw his hands up in the air and accepted that he didn’t quite get Annie’s response but her agreement wasn’t faked And Randidly doubted that he would get a different decision out of the typically stoic Dozer As long as the kids agreed he could take them both with him into the Dungeon
One task down a million to go
Over the next hour Randidly engaged in several discussions with Tatiana regarding the new political system they would implement in Kharon and also the details of the duos tournament The tournament itself was scheduled to start in six days hosted in the Orchard so there were some details that needed to be finalized as soon as possible Specifically Randidly was currently grappling with the messy task of the tournament preliminaries