“You don’t even know where we need to go next,” Lucas replied, watching the slowly advancing Dark Knight trainer.

Nick turned and then, upon seeing Bjurstrom, merely said, “I don’t care what you got planned. Let’s just go do it. I . . . uhh . . . I want to try out my class. Please. Now.”

Lucas shook his head and then glanced over to see how Bonnie was doing. Unlike Nick, who seemed to be unable to so much as carry on a conversation with his trainer, Bonnie was gabbing up a storm with hers. Lucas even caught her touching his arm a few times, giggling as if she were interested in him, and he idly wondered if Bonnie was the type to get attached to NPCs.

“I suppose,” Lucas sighed, finally answering Nick. “We do need to get on the road, and I’ve already wasted enough time here. Finish discussing what needs to be done with your trainer, and we’ll leave in a few minutes.

“Got a plan?” Xun Guan asked. “For generating your dungeon quest?”

“Yeah, I do,” Lucas said, looking around the room as if he were finally taking it all in. Don’t worry, Kegan. I’ll make sure Isabel’s presence isn’t wiped from this land. He didn’t know why, but he felt he owed the ruler something. He was also a bit uneasy about how easily the non-Humans had managed a revolt. Even with my advantages, it’s going to be a struggle to beat that Level 3 challenge, and Kegan was already there. If he had guards and troops, how did they manage to overrun his place? Lucas walked out of his throne room, his mind split between that very question and the task ahead.

Chapter 7

Character Name: Lucas

Level: -57

Hit Points: 240

Arcane Energy: 600

Stamina: 100

Holy Energy: Class Locked

Current Class: Enchanter

Stats:

Arcanum [increases Arcane Energy by 10 per point]: 50

Holy [No Effect/Class Locked]: 0

Athletics [increases Stamina by 10 per point]: 0

Fortitude [increases Hit Points by 1% per point]: 0

Charisma: 30

Luck: 0

Unspent: 60

Current Elemental Attunement:

Lightning Affinity: 0.5%

Effects: +1% Lightning Element Damage

+2% Lightning Element Channeling Speed

-1% Non-Lightning Element Channeling Speed

+0.25% Lightning Element Damage Resistance

Combat Proficiencies:

None

“So, what exactly are we doing?” Bonnie asked. “Not that I mind—I’m down for anything—but it’d be nice to start figuring out how much to charge you.”

“You’re still going to nickel and dime him?” Nick scoffed. “You think after the class he just got you that the least you could do is work a few missions for free.”

“We’re off to go find a damsel in distress,” Lucas answered quickly, pulling up his map and checking how much further it was till they reached the Alfar city.

“You do realize the town we’re going to . . . It kinda hates Imperium, right?” Nick asked.