Luke got one experience point for every rabbit he killed. After killing ten rabbits, he turned his attention to the screen in his mind to check his notification. Luke cursed when he saw he had only leveled up once.
System: You have leveled up.
Name: Luke Pennywise
Age: 17
Race: Human
Level: 2
Savior
Heath Points: 100/100
Strength: 30
Magic: 30
Agility: 20
Stamina: 30
Experience Points:15/20
Ring Of Destiny Locked
Luke was thrilled to see that his stats had gone up. He'd thought it would take a while. He tried to leave the party he'd joined, but the option wasn't available to him. Instead, Donna had been kicked out, while both the princesses remained. What's going on? why was Donna kicked out ? thought Luke.
"Illana," said Luke, "try inviting Donna into our party."
Brows furrowed, Illana took a parchment and charcoal pencil from within her robes and wrote out an invitation. It didn't work.
"This is Destiny, lad," said Donna. "I'm not part of her plan. Don't try to force it." Donna started to walk away while Luke started arguing with the princess.
"This is ridiculous!" Luke said. "I can't be in a party with only two princesses! That means you two have to come with me to defeat the Demon King!"
"Don't worry about it," said Elora. "We're strong. We can handle ourselves."
Sighing, Luke went to kill a few more rabbits. He gained 15 experience points for killing fifteen rabbits before he remembered something from his hours of gameplay.
"Follow me," he said.
"Where are we going?" asked Elora.
"There's a Rodent Rabbit boss around here," said Luke. "It guards a chest with an earring that boosts all your stats by 20 points. And I'll need all the help I can get."
Luke, Illana, and Elora made their way through the forest to the rabbit's den. Once they found it—a smallish hole in the ground—Luke dove in immediately, while the princesses hesitated.
"Come on, guys," said Luke. "This boss is a level 15. I can't take him by myself!"
Slowly, cautiously, the girls crept into the rabbit hole.
The cavern was dimly lit, but it was still easy to see the huge white rabbit and the treasure chest behind it. Illana smiled. "I do enjoy a good treasure hunt now and then," she said.
The rabbit roared at them. Luke looked it in the eye.
Boss Rodent Rabbit
Level: 15
HP: 1500
Attack: 150
Abilities:
Bite (150 damage, Cooldown 10 seconds)
Stomp (stomps on the ground causing a small earthquake, 150 damage, Cooldown 1minute, Area of effect)
Luke started giving orders. "Illana, cast a FlameBlast, then a Flamethrower. Then put a Fire Guard on me. Elora, cast a Leaf Blow."
Elora looked at her sister with a bit of surprise. "How do you know us so well?" she asked.
"I'll tell you later. If this thing bites me, I'm dead."
Illana took her wand from within her robes. She cast the FlameBlast and Flamethrower spells, then put a Fire Guard around Luke, giving him 500 extra HP. Finally, Elora took out her own wand and used Leaf Blow.
The boss rabbit roared in pain as -310 damage struck it. Emboldened by the shield, Luke went in with his sword and slashed, dealing only -10 damage.
Illana laughed at him. "Just run around and distract him. We'll handle the attacks."
Luke smiled, unfortunately distracted just long enough for the rabbit to bite him. The screen in his head said that he'd taken 200 damage. His level was too low. The damage was increased so that rookies couldn't easily beat the boss.
Luke ran faster now. Two more hits, and he was done for. The boss rabbit was charging an AOE(area of effect) attack; Luke's mind raced. "Okay," he said, "get behind a boulder. When I tell you to jump, jump."
"Why?" asked Illana.
"Just listen to him," snapped Elora, grabbing her sister and getting behind a boulder. The boss rabbit jumped, sending a huge AOE wave as his feet slammed into the ground.
"Jump!"
Everyone jumped to avoid the shockwave. It worked.
Illana glanced at Luke with her eyebrows raised in surprise. Luke drew a breath, knowing that the rabbit couldn't attack again for a while, but was taken off-guard by another bite. Another -200 HP.
Luke panicked. He should have waited until he was at a higher level. This was suicide. One more bite, and he was done for. The princess's powers were still cooling down, but they rained down their minor attacks. Fireball, -10. Vine whip, -10.
Luke dodged the rabbit's attack again, this time narrowly missing. The rabbit raised its head to bite again, but Luke ordered Illana to tank the rabbit as she jumped in front of Luke, taking the -150 damage. She still had 850 HP left.
The rabbit didn't have any other moves, so all it could do was sit in angry silence for ten seconds. Illana used Teleport to evade the rabbit's next attack. A few seconds later, another bite. Then, ten seconds later, another. Illana was down to 550 HP.
Elora cast a healing spell, bringing Illana back up to 1000 HP. Elora was able to use Leaf Blow again, bringing the rabbit's HP down to 1030/1500.
The last time Luke had tried to defeat the rabbit boss, he'd been a level 40. It had been a piece of cake. Now he was only a level 2. Idiot. Idiot. Idiot. He should have waited.
Finally, Illana's Fire Guard was restored. She cast it on Luke, giving her a break. They kept fighting until the boss finally fell.
System: Rewards for defeating hidden boss 150 XP plus bonus 50.
Luke, Illana, and Elora all leveled up. Luke felt lighter, stronger, more focused. He had more control over his movements now.
System: You have reached level 6. You have learned Flash.
"Yes!" Luke exulted. He'd loved the Flash ability—he could dodge an attack by turning into light particles. Then, carefully, he opened the chest he'd come for.
Golden light emanated from the chest as Luke slowly lifted the heavy lid. On a cushion within the chest was a single earring, gold and round and dimly growing. Luke put it on.
System: Gold Earring of the Rabbit King. All stats and skills boosted by 20 points.
Name: Luke Pennywise
Age: 17
Level: 6
Savior
HP: 320/320
Str: 110
Mag: 110
Agi: 80
Sta: 110
Exp 25/60
Abilities: Auto Regen (35hp per min),
Insight (able to see the stats of anyone close to his level)
Skills:
Slash (regular slash attack with or without a sword, with sword 15dmg, without sword 10dmg, no CD)
Flash (CD 30sec)
Equipment: Rabbit King Earrings
Ring of Destiny: ?????
Luke checked Illana and Elora's new stats, too.
Name: Illana Crimson
Age: 25
Race: Human
Level: 21
Fire Mage
HP: 1050/1050
Str: 210
Mag: 315
Agi: 105
Stam: 105
Exp: 15/300
Abilities: No chanting (can cast a spell right away just thinking it)
Skills:
Fireball (Small fireball attack, no CD, 21 damage)
Fire Flash (Burst into flames moving away to avoid an attack, 1min CD)
Flamethrower (Medium Blast of fire, 1min CD, 55dmg)
Fire Guard (Shield made of fire for one ally or self, 505 HP, 3min CD)
Fire Blast (Large blast of fire, 2min CD, 210 dmg)
Name: Elora Crimson
Age: 18
Race: Human
Level: 12
Healer/Support
HP: 600/600
Str: 70
Mag: 180
Agi: 110
Stam: 60
Exp: 15/120
Abilities: One free full revive for Elora, once per battle.
Skills:
Vine Whip (Small Vine attack, no CD, 12 dmg)
Heal (Heal 500 HP for one ally, 2min CD)
Leaf Blow (Razor Leafs attacks 3x times, 30sec CD, 30 dmg per strike)
Elora smiled. "Thank you, Luke. We haven't been able to level up in a while."
Luke nodded. He wasn't surprised—it was probably because they'd fought a stronger opponent than what they were used to. "What do you say we head back to the castle and rest for a bit? I think we've earned it."
"I'm inclined to agree," said Illana. She tucked her wand into her robes and was the first to climb out of the rabbit den. "I do dislike dingy places like this."
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