The entrance to the tower was as gigantic as the tower itself, as if it would let in even a mountain.
"So this is the entrance, we've finally arrived?"
"Yes..."
"Before we enter can I ask you something?"
"Tell me Nemesis...."
Continuing to sigh Kelley tried not to think about where he was unwillingly returning to.
"May I ask why you don't want us to go inside the tower? Is it because Dee met Thanatos in here?"
"That is one of the many reasons..."
"And what are the others?..."
"The people who go inside here are crazy.... And those who observe the inside of the tower are even more so..."
Although Nemesis noticed that he wasn't actually saying the real reason why he didn't want to come back, he didn't want to force Kelley to tell him.
"If you want my advice... Be careful whoever you meet..."
"Alright. Let's go get Dee back."
"Yeah..."
Looking up at the sky one last time and sighing she rested her hand on Nemesis' shoulder.
"The beginning you'll be alone... I'll be waiting for you later.... I'm sorry but I won't be able to do the tutorial again."
Nemesis' shoulder began to glow, under Kelley's hand.
"With this little magic I'll know as soon as you get to the eleventh floor. Good luck...."
"Alone?...."
Saddened by this news he bit his lower lip.
"Alright my friend..."
He also placed Nemesis hand on Kelley's shoulder in greeting, and then turned back to look at the entrance to the tower and walked through it.
***********
[ Tower Floor 1]
[Eternal Heath]
As soon as his foot had crossed the archway the space around him began to distort, revealing a temperate rainforest-like biome.
An image appeared before his eye, but it did not belong to the Nemesis System.
[Welcome to the Tower of Ascension, I will be your guide on this long journey.
I will provide you with information about the plans and missions within, good luck!]
[1st Floor Mission: Master and Pupil Relationship]
[Not knowing what the PRESTIGIOUS Tower of Ascension looks like, find a master who can teach you how to survive and how to climb to the highest levels of the Tower!]
[Mission Completion Requirements:
-Become a pupil of one of the Masters living in the 1st Floor.
Reward:
-Access to the 2nd Floor of the Tower.
-Other rewards based on merit.]
[Mission Failure Requirements:
-Failure to become a pupil of any Master living on the 1st Floor.
In case of failure:
-You will not be able to enter the 2nd Floor of the Tower].
Intrigued by the screenshots that had appeared he set about comparing the two systems he had. The tower system was more concise in its representation, in fact no skills were shown but only a level and statistics. To its advantage, however, it had features that the Nemesis System did not, such as sending friend messages or exchanging items with other people.
Having carefully considered and compared them at length he came to a conclusion.
"For everything concerning my body and its development, the Nemesis System is superior, while the Tower System is better in terms of everything outside my body."
Taking advantage of a root coming out of the ground, he rested for a moment as he read the latest notification from the Nemesis system.
|Congratulations! You have completed the main mission: The Tower of Ascension!!!
The system is calculating the most useful reward for Nemesis.
Calculation in progress....
Reward processed!
You have achieved:
- Lost Tear.|
In Nemesis' hand appeared a small necklace with a small red droplet that resembled blood.
|Lost Tear|
|Rarity: Consumable of Nemesis
-Durability: 1/1 -Defence: 1/1
Reward obtained from the Nemesis System. Reveals its true usefulness after breaking the glass drop.
Nemesis read the characteristics of the necklace he had just received as a reward, and pressing on the drop the glass shattered, and cutting his fingers with the shards the blood contained within the necklace joined his own.
^ ABSOLUTE VACUUM ACTIVATED AND A SOUL WAS TRAPPED WITHIN IT^.
"A soul has entered the eternal void?"
|Ability: Absolute Void. 0.1%
Allows you to trap the souls of corpses within the circle formed by the two snakes.
Trapped souls will not be able to reach rest unless you free them, should they be destroyed they will be erased.
Should both parties agree, the soul can become a demon of darkness loyal only to you.
Available demons: 0/5|
Confused as to the reason for that reward, he remained silent for several minutes.
^Is that really you?
Nemesis began to turn around trying to understand where the voice was coming from.
^Is that really you?...^.
He kept hearing the same phrase over and over again, despite not understanding where it was coming from.
"Are you by any chance the soul that entered the eternal void?"
^Yes, now answer my question. Is it really you?^
"I don't know who you're referring to.... I don't even know who you are.... "
^Your appearance is the same and so is the timbre of your voice. Although your mana is different.... Your name is ****** right?^
"I didn't get the name"
^********^
"I can't understand, it's like there's an interference..."
^Mh...I understand.^.
"...Who are you? For what reason was your soul in the glass tear?..."
^Long story...^.
"I see..."
^how did you free me anyway?
"I honestly didn't even know you were imprisoned in there.... I received the teardrop necklace as a reward from the Nemesis system and the only information there was about it was that in order to unlock its true power I had to break it, after doing so your soul was involuntarily trapped by my Primordial Serpent Mark."
^...^
"Sorry but I didn't mean to trap you.... If you want I can free you immediately..."
^Primordial Serpents you say?
"Yes..."
^Before I'm freed I wish I could spend some time with you. I would like to understand whether you are really ****** or not.^.
"As I said before I don't know who he is but if that's what you want.... That's fine..."
^In the meantime I could help you climb the Tower. I know very well how it works and I could help you, however I warn you that I will stay by your side until the second floor, after you complete that floor I will know if you are really him or not.^.
''Alright... I'm basically left alone and don't even know where to go. Thank you for helping me no matter what."
Nemesis stood up from the root and started looking around.
"OK... now let's head towards..."
All he could see were trees and nothing else.
"This way!"
Picking up a machete very similar to the one he had on Earth, which he had bought during his trip with Kelley, and cutting through the thicket growing unkempt through the forest he created a path to an as yet undefined destination.
^Do you even know where to go?
"No, but if I stand still and look around I won't get anywhere."
^...^
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