Chapter II: It begins...
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"Good Morning, dear residents. This is God Poing. How are you all doing today?"
These were the first words I heard every morning, and today was no different. God Poing was the ruler of Rune-Midgard.
She kept things in order. Although, no one ever saw her. But, we did know what she looked like. It was said she had short
blonde hair with a star shaped hair pin. She wore a golden belt, with a heart shaped buckle. Her clothes were white with a
golden trim, and she wore a puffy white shirt, with a matching skirt. Of course, these were just rumors.
Today was the day I left Geffen to start my own adventure. But where would I go? Most people said that Prontera,
the Capital of Rune Midgard, was where everything was. So I figured I'd head there. As I was leaving the eastern Geffen
Gate, a Kapra girl ran up to me and stopped me. She had long blonde hair in pig tails and hazel eyes. Like all Kapra girls
she was wearing a huge puffy dress and white gloves, and their trade-mark head band.
"Hey!! Are you Dame?" She asked.
"Err... Yes, I am."
"I have a message for you!" She said, holding out a letter.
"You tracked me down just to deliver this note?" I asked.
"The Kapra Corp is here to help all Rune-Midgard Citizens! There is no job too small that will be overlooked!!" She said,
Smiling.
"Well, thank you." I replied.
"The charge will be 40zeny!" She exclaimed with an even bigger smile.
"Ehh...err... But I don't have any zeny..." I laughed nervously.
"Oh...poop..." She sighed.
"Its ok. I'll just getcha next time I see you! Good luck traveler!!" She saluted and scampered away.
"Huh. Well..."
With that, I opened the note up to see what it said. It was from Cloud. It read:
"Hey Buddy! How's it going? The world is a dangerous place for a young mage. Don't travel too far unless you know
where you're going. By the way, learn as much as you can, your magic will only get stronger if you get smarter! Document
what you learn in your magic book that they gave you. It will help you analyze and learn new spells! Write me if you
need anything! Good Luck!
-Cloud"
"Well that was nice of him." I said to myself.
Pocketing the note, I exited the town. It was one of my first times outside the city walls. It was a simple field
with grass, trees, bushes and a normal appearing river. Nothing out of the ordinary, so I figured it was safe for me to
walk through here. There were so many creatures I had never seen before. I documented it all. The first creature I encountered
was a small pink creature, it looked like a blob of jelly with a little happy face. I learned that this creature was called a
Poring. Upon further study, I learned it was a marine creature.
As I sat down, writing, it hopped over to me and jumped on my lap. Its small liquidy body smeared my ink, causing
all of what I had just written to be ruined. I tried to shoo it off, but it just stared at me. I got annoyed and smacked it
away. It got upset and hopped away making a whining noise. I rolled my eyes and tried to fix my documents. I sighed, realizing
it was pointless.
I reached into my pack and pulled out the other book they gave me, a spell book. I saw that it was quite empty.
Looking at its pages, I noticed a few odd things. Each page had strange little slots or holes in it.They also had little
symbols. One was a lightening bolt, another was flame, and etc. It was obvious the symbols represented some of
the elements that magic used, but why were there no spells? And what did the slots represent? I sighed and stood up, putting
the book away.
"Sigh. Well...Ive been gone for about an hour, and I have no idea what to do next. Joy."
A small insect buzzed around my face. An annoying little brown fly, with huge eyes. I tried to fling it away with my
hand, but it wouldn't go away. Buzz, buzz, buzz... God why wouldn't it go away!? Getting annoyed, I pulled out my wand and
smashed it over the head, crushing it into a wall. It crushed upon impact. I was surprised I hurt it so badly. A small yellow
Orb fell from its body. I picked it up, and it glowed an eerie color. Scratching my head, I examined it. I decided to return
to the magic school in Geffen, and see if they knew what it was...
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"Ah!I see you've found yourself a Wind of Verdue!" Said the girl.
"Oh?"
"Yes. Its a rune fragment. If you can find enough of them, it will form a Rough Wind." She said.
"What do they do?" I asked.
"Well, they teach you new magic. You know the little slots in your spell book? You put these little orbs inside the slots
and you will learn how to use a new spell. You're the only one who can do it, though. Not me!" She explained.
"Most spells have room for ten orbs. Each time you add an orb, it will get stronger. You dont HAVE to fill up all the slots,
its all your choice! Also, You can learn new spells by adding orbs to old spells. For example. This Wind of Verdue will teach
you Lightning Bolt. If you add three more orbs to it, you can learn Thunder Storm! Keep in mind, That the more you learn, the
more you can do as a wizard!" She exclaimed.
"Really?" I questioned.
"Yes! For example, if you add for to Lightning Bolt, and then One 'Star Dust' to Napalm beat, as a wizard you can learn
Jupiter Thunder."
"I see. What do the runes do?" I asked.
"Good question. When you acquire a rune, you compound it into your spell book and it will raise your elemental strength. So,
lets say you get a Rough Wind. You put it in your book, and it will make your Wind element twice as strong!" She said, smiling.
"Thats cool. So all I do is stick this in one of these little holes?" I asked, looking down at the first slot.
"Yep! Go for it!"
I took the Wind of Verdue back from her, and stuck it in the very first little hole. The book began to glow a bright
yellow, and the words "Lightning Bolt I" appeared next to the slot, as did a second slot. I blinked. Reading the information
that was listed under the spell, I now knew how to cast it, what to do, and how to target enemies with it. I smiled and she
gave me a thumbs up. She reached into her pocket and pulled out a small blue orb, she tossed it to me.
"Here Dame. This is a Crystal Blue. They're a tad bit harder to find then Wind of Verdue, It will teach you the spell Cold
Bolt. If you get Five Crystal blues, it will become Frost Diver. That's a great spell, because it freezes the opponent solid!
Further more, a frozen enemy is weak against wind! Make sure to fill up all the Frost Diver slots!" Explained the Mage Girl.
"Thank you..."
I put the crystal blue into the Water slot, and the book glowed a lavender color. Just like with Lightning Bolt, I
know had a realization of the Cold Bolt spell. Reading the information, I could now cast it at will. Thanking her profusely,
I left the mage building and the gates again. Smirking, I decided to test my new spells out. Finding the nearest Poring,
I clenched my fist and then stretched it outward at the poring. A small flash of light appeared, and a bolt of thunder
crashed down from the sky, electrocuting the poring and causing it to explode. I laughed happily at my new powers, and continued
By the time I reached the gates of Prontera, I had aquired two other Winds of Verdue, and I know struck with three
lightning bolts. I also found one Star Dust, which taught me Napalm Beat. It was like a small psychokinetic blast that hit
anything I used it on. I still had not found any more Crystal Blues...but then again, finding Water Monsters other then Porings
was hard. I decided to camp out, because it was getting late the city walls were closed. So I set up a little tent and fell
asleep inside. All in all, I was beginning to like being a mage. Alot.
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"Good Morning, dear residents. This is God Poing. How are you all doing today?"
These were the first words I heard every morning, and today was no different. God Poing was the ruler of Rune-Midgard.
She kept things in order. Although, no one ever saw her. But, we did know what she looked like. It was said she had short
blonde hair with a star shaped hair pin. She wore a golden belt, with a heart shaped buckle. Her clothes were white with a
golden trim, and she wore a puffy white shirt, with a matching skirt. Of course, these were just rumors.
Today was the day I left Geffen to start my own adventure. But where would I go? Most people said that Prontera,
the Capital of Rune Midgard, was where everything was. So I figured I'd head there. As I was leaving the eastern Geffen
Gate, a Kapra girl ran up to me and stopped me. She had long blonde hair in pig tails and hazel eyes. Like all Kapra girls
she was wearing a huge puffy dress and white gloves, and their trade-mark head band.
"Hey!! Are you Dame?" She asked.
"Err... Yes, I am."
"I have a message for you!" She said, holding out a letter.
"You tracked me down just to deliver this note?" I asked.
"The Kapra Corp is here to help all Rune-Midgard Citizens! There is no job too small that will be overlooked!!" She said,
Smiling.
"Well, thank you." I replied.
"The charge will be 40zeny!" She exclaimed with an even bigger smile.
"Ehh...err... But I don't have any zeny..." I laughed nervously.
"Oh...poop..." She sighed.
"Its ok. I'll just getcha next time I see you! Good luck traveler!!" She saluted and scampered away.
"Huh. Well..."
With that, I opened the note up to see what it said. It was from Cloud. It read:
"Hey Buddy! How's it going? The world is a dangerous place for a young mage. Don't travel too far unless you know
where you're going. By the way, learn as much as you can, your magic will only get stronger if you get smarter! Document
what you learn in your magic book that they gave you. It will help you analyze and learn new spells! Write me if you
need anything! Good Luck!
-Cloud"
"Well that was nice of him." I said to myself.
Pocketing the note, I exited the town. It was one of my first times outside the city walls. It was a simple field
with grass, trees, bushes and a normal appearing river. Nothing out of the ordinary, so I figured it was safe for me to
walk through here. There were so many creatures I had never seen before. I documented it all. The first creature I encountered
was a small pink creature, it looked like a blob of jelly with a little happy face. I learned that this creature was called a
Poring. Upon further study, I learned it was a marine creature.
As I sat down, writing, it hopped over to me and jumped on my lap. Its small liquidy body smeared my ink, causing
all of what I had just written to be ruined. I tried to shoo it off, but it just stared at me. I got annoyed and smacked it
away. It got upset and hopped away making a whining noise. I rolled my eyes and tried to fix my documents. I sighed, realizing
it was pointless.
I reached into my pack and pulled out the other book they gave me, a spell book. I saw that it was quite empty.
Looking at its pages, I noticed a few odd things. Each page had strange little slots or holes in it.They also had little
symbols. One was a lightening bolt, another was flame, and etc. It was obvious the symbols represented some of
the elements that magic used, but why were there no spells? And what did the slots represent? I sighed and stood up, putting
the book away.
"Sigh. Well...Ive been gone for about an hour, and I have no idea what to do next. Joy."
A small insect buzzed around my face. An annoying little brown fly, with huge eyes. I tried to fling it away with my
hand, but it wouldn't go away. Buzz, buzz, buzz... God why wouldn't it go away!? Getting annoyed, I pulled out my wand and
smashed it over the head, crushing it into a wall. It crushed upon impact. I was surprised I hurt it so badly. A small yellow
Orb fell from its body. I picked it up, and it glowed an eerie color. Scratching my head, I examined it. I decided to return
to the magic school in Geffen, and see if they knew what it was...
....
......
.......
"Ah!I see you've found yourself a Wind of Verdue!" Said the girl.
"Oh?"
"Yes. Its a rune fragment. If you can find enough of them, it will form a Rough Wind." She said.
"What do they do?" I asked.
"Well, they teach you new magic. You know the little slots in your spell book? You put these little orbs inside the slots
and you will learn how to use a new spell. You're the only one who can do it, though. Not me!" She explained.
"Most spells have room for ten orbs. Each time you add an orb, it will get stronger. You dont HAVE to fill up all the slots,
its all your choice! Also, You can learn new spells by adding orbs to old spells. For example. This Wind of Verdue will teach
you Lightning Bolt. If you add three more orbs to it, you can learn Thunder Storm! Keep in mind, That the more you learn, the
more you can do as a wizard!" She exclaimed.
"Really?" I questioned.
"Yes! For example, if you add for to Lightning Bolt, and then One 'Star Dust' to Napalm beat, as a wizard you can learn
Jupiter Thunder."
"I see. What do the runes do?" I asked.
"Good question. When you acquire a rune, you compound it into your spell book and it will raise your elemental strength. So,
lets say you get a Rough Wind. You put it in your book, and it will make your Wind element twice as strong!" She said, smiling.
"Thats cool. So all I do is stick this in one of these little holes?" I asked, looking down at the first slot.
"Yep! Go for it!"
I took the Wind of Verdue back from her, and stuck it in the very first little hole. The book began to glow a bright
yellow, and the words "Lightning Bolt I" appeared next to the slot, as did a second slot. I blinked. Reading the information
that was listed under the spell, I now knew how to cast it, what to do, and how to target enemies with it. I smiled and she
gave me a thumbs up. She reached into her pocket and pulled out a small blue orb, she tossed it to me.
"Here Dame. This is a Crystal Blue. They're a tad bit harder to find then Wind of Verdue, It will teach you the spell Cold
Bolt. If you get Five Crystal blues, it will become Frost Diver. That's a great spell, because it freezes the opponent solid!
Further more, a frozen enemy is weak against wind! Make sure to fill up all the Frost Diver slots!" Explained the Mage Girl.
"Thank you..."
I put the crystal blue into the Water slot, and the book glowed a lavender color. Just like with Lightning Bolt, I
know had a realization of the Cold Bolt spell. Reading the information, I could now cast it at will. Thanking her profusely,
I left the mage building and the gates again. Smirking, I decided to test my new spells out. Finding the nearest Poring,
I clenched my fist and then stretched it outward at the poring. A small flash of light appeared, and a bolt of thunder
crashed down from the sky, electrocuting the poring and causing it to explode. I laughed happily at my new powers, and continued
By the time I reached the gates of Prontera, I had aquired two other Winds of Verdue, and I know struck with three
lightning bolts. I also found one Star Dust, which taught me Napalm Beat. It was like a small psychokinetic blast that hit
anything I used it on. I still had not found any more Crystal Blues...but then again, finding Water Monsters other then Porings
was hard. I decided to camp out, because it was getting late the city walls were closed. So I set up a little tent and fell
asleep inside. All in all, I was beginning to like being a mage. Alot.
