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nAfter Ella was gone, he was left alone on the balcony staring out across the city as a cold breeze hit his face.

nArcher left the castle the same way he came.

nOnce he got back onto the street he started to look for an inn to spend the night in.

nAfter looking for a little while, he found one called The Fading Ghost, From the outside it looks welcoming, snug, and humble.

nStone and Darkwood beams made up most of the building’s outer structure.

nAs he entered the inn through the thick, wooden door, Archer was welcomed by amazing, but unknown scents and laughing voices.

nThe bartender is swamped with work but still manages to welcome him with a short wave.

nIt’s as charming inside as it is on the outside.

nMarble pillars support the upper floor and the rows of small candles attached to them.

nThe walls are packed with rows of painted portraits.

nArcher recognized the bartender in one of the paintings, so the others must be either friends, family, or previous owners.

nHe approached the desk to wait for someone to appear when a tall burly woman walked out and glanced at him before speaking to the bartender.

n”Darling I’ll deal with the boy don’t worry yourself. ”

nArcher looked towards the man who was heading this way.

nThe woman now turned to him with a smile.

n”What do you want with The Fading Ghost Boy?”

nHe had to crane his neck to look at this giant woman, she must have been over six feet tall.

nShe had short pitch black hair and a pair of big brown lazy eyes.

nArcher replied.

n”I want a room for the night.”

nThe woman nodded as she pulled out a ledger from below the desk.

nShe thumbed through it and stopped at a page.

nSpending a few seconds looking at the page before looking back to Archer.

n”We have a free room, it’s 10 silver per night.”

nHe handed over the money and took the key she handed over.

n”Room 31 on the 2nd floor, thanks for the patronage young man.”

nArcher nodded at the woman and then departed for his room.

nWalking up the stairs while thinking about how he needs to level up his spells and skills.

nHe decided to work on it on his next quest.

nThat also reminded him to use his sword more so he gets the short sword skill.

nArcher quickly found his room, opened the door, and walked in.

nHe studied the room and found it plain looking, it had a comfortable bed sitting by a window across the room.

nAfter studying the room he sat down on the bed.

nHe got thirsty so he took out his water skin and had a drink, after doing that he took off his shirt and jumped into bed, falling into a deep sleep.

nWaking up in an unknown bed.

nArcher looked around panicked, wondering where he was.

nThat’s when he noticed a woman in her 20s lying next to him.

nHe recognized the smooth short blonde hair.

nIt was a girl he knew all too well lying in front of him.

nBut she’s grown up into a beautiful young woman.

nHe crawled up behind her and started hugging her.

nBut he felt something wet on his hand.

nAfter that, he sat up to look at what was causing this wet sensation.

nBut before he could she sat up staring directly at him with a strange look on her face.

nHer sky-blue eyes were lifeless and void of any emotions.

nThat’s when he saw blood drip down from her eyes and nose as she mumbled something.

n”Archer help m-m-me..”

nArcher woke up in a panic, sweat dripping down his face.

nHe got up from the bed and sat down on the edge of the bed as he puts his head in his hand.

nThe nightmares were driving him mad.

n‘Now I’m dreaming about Ella, this is getting worse.

nHe got ready, once he was finished he cast cleanse on himself.

nTaking out some Dwarven flatbread and troll thigh meat.

nArcher started eating, as he sat down on the edge of the bed, once he finished he left the inn after saying goodbye to the bartender he saw last night.

nHe made his way to the guild to take more quests.

n10 minutes later Archer was standing in front of the guild.

nAfter entering, he walked up to the counter and spoke to the blonde-haired girl standing behind it.

n”Hello, is Sarah working today?”

nThe girl looked up with her blue eyes and saw a handsome little demi-human standing in front of her.

nShe inwardly thought while smiling at the boy.

n‘A shame he’s young.’

n”Yes young man, she is working today, do you want me to go get her for you?”

nArcher nodded his head and the girl went off to go get her.

nA few minutes later, she came walking back with Sarah in tow.

nWhen Sarah saw Archer she smiled as she stepped towards him. 𝘪𝑎.𝘤𝑜𝘮

n”Hello Archer, we have just finished the paperwork and for all the bodies you sold to us, you earned 10 gold coins for the swamp drakes, 3 gold for the wild dogs, and 30 gold for the forest wolf corpses, most of the bodies were in perfect condition.”

nShe handed him a pouch of 43 gold coins, he flung it into his item box and thanked Sarah before going to check out the quest boards.

nHe walked over to the large boards and started looking.

nFind me some moon grass, it’s needed for my potion making

n50 silver for every 1 kilogram

nHunt the goblins that are terrorizing Glimmershade village in the south

n3 gold for completion

nClear slimes destroying my farm at Oxchill farming village just south of Vassia City

n1 gold for completion

nGibberlings have been attacking people on the road to Stonethorn in the south

n5 gold for completion

nArcher decided to take all 4 quests and walked back over to the girls.

nPutting the quests on the desk as he spoke.

n”Sarah I want to take these 4 quests, and once I finish them I’ll only have to complete 4 more quests to rank up?”

nShe nodded at his question.

n”Give me your guild card Archer, so I can register the quests for you”

nHe took out his card and handed it to her.

nShe stamps it 4 times and hands it back to him before saying with a worried look on her face.

n”Archer the gibberlings are tricky beasts to deal with, and they are always in groups, I have no doubt you can deal with them, so just be careful please.”

nBefore he was able to leave she handed him a pouch and told him it was something that he needed for the moon grass quest.

nThe person who placed the quest left it for the adventurer who takes it up.

nSmiling when he heard the tone of her voice, Archer said goodbye and left the guild to start the slime quest.

nStoring the quest bag in his item box Archer walked towards the southern gate.

nAfter an hour of walking he arrived at the Horn family farm, Archer approached the door and knocked.

nWhile waiting for someone to answer he looked into the distance and saw slimes wobbling around.

nHe saw loads of them loitering around like a bunch of homeless people.

nThe door opened and a young woman answered it and introduced herself.

n”Hello I’m Victoria, how can I help you?”

nThe girl had bright red hair and a pair of green eyes, Archer thought she must be the prettiest girl in this farming village.

n”Hey, I’m Archer I’ve taken the quest to rid your farm of the slimes, I was just letting the owner know I was about to start.”

nThe girl smiled.

n”Okay, I’ll tell Father you’re here.”

nShe said goodbye as she closed the door and Archer went off to complete the quest.

nHe approached the first slime he saw and cast Cosmic Sword.

nArcher plunged the blade into the slime popping it.

nThe slime popped like a water balloon, leaving nothing behind apart from the core.

nHe went from slime to slime popping them like a kid’s party on Earth, after an hour he popped close to 100 slimes while storing their cores in his item box.

nArcher gained a lot of experience from all the kills, he checked his status.

nExperience: 1200

/2000

nLevel Up: 23>25

nSP: 0>4

nMana: 3120

/3120

nHe was happy when he realized he gained 2 levels, after killing all the slimes he went to the farmhouse to tell the farmer the slimes are gone.

nHe dismissed the cosmic sword and took a little walk, he arrived back at the farmhouse and knocked again.

nBut this time an older man answered with the same color hair and eyes as Victoria, he looked at the boy.

n”Oh so you the boy my Victoria told me about, are the slimes gone now?”

nArcher nodded his head and pulled out a few cores from his storage.

n”Look.”

nThe man looked into the boy’s hands and he had 3 slime cores in-between his fingers, the man nodded with a happy smile.

n”Thank you, young man, I tried to do it myself but they kept returning.”

nArcher nodded and left the farming village and made his way to the forest to collect some moon grass.

nHe remembers seeing the grass in a book he read, it’s longer than normal grass and has a shine to it.

nTwo hours later he was standing in a clearing, he spotted the grass on the other side of it.

nArcher observed the clearing, seeing it was empty and quiet he made his way to the grass.

nAs he was halfway to the grass, his senses went mad and he thunder stepped away quickly, only to see a wolf standing where he once was.

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