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"10 000 XP for a single rune...

"

n`With such an amount of XP, I would be able to increase my skill levels by a ton too! Damnit!'

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"Sigh...at least I found a way to learn runes now. As for the cost...

"

nShaking my head bitterly I pressed towards the buy option.

n10 000 XP have been used to learn a common random rune

nYou acquired the normal Rune Ese

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"O-Oh...!

"

nThe newfound knowledge which strained my mind flowed through me.

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"This is...

"

nThe Rune symbol, the mana flow art, and the use of the rune was gradually being in branding in my mind.

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"Agh...I will never get used to this feeling. Even though I am one of the undead I somehow feel exhausted...

"

nAfter taking a break to short out all the information that I got. I glanced towards the description of my newly learned rune

nRune Ese: One of the most simple runes amongst the common Rune language. It slightly increases the shock

/Impact absorption of any kind of armor part.

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"Ohhhh~ that doesn´t so bad at all. If I were to put this rune in my armor I would be more resistant against blunt-like weapons or attacks!

"

nProbably!

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"With this in my hands, I can finally say goodbye to the days with cracked bones!

" Just moving my body low noises of bones being ground together could be heard.

nAlthough as undead I technically couldn´t feel any pain. Well...not the physical pain that´s it.

nBut even though the lack pain that I felt I still felt uncoverable with my whole body being in such a mess. After all, the feeling of weakness was still lingering through my body, which honestly wasn´t much appealing.

nWell, I can say all that cause I am one of the undead of course.

nIf by chance someone of the living were to get similar wounds like my I bet he wouldn´t be as ignorant as I were currently.

nThe feeling of weakness that I was feeling would probably be a 24

/7 torture course for them.

nAnyways, while ignoring the `small´ wounds of my body.

nI secretly felt amazed at how runes were made.

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"It´s such a relief of me picking this sub-class. If it weren´t for that, I probably would never have found a such how to create runes...

"

n3 steps go into rune creation.

nThe first one being the symbol of the rune.

nIt was the process of marking the place where the mana will flow and how the rune will look like in the end.

nIt could also be referred to as the Logo of the rune.

nThe second and the most important step was putting the mana flow into the rune.

nIt was the part where you had to channel mana into your rune which in end gave this effect.

nBut simple putting mana wasn't enough.

nThe process needed extreme precision of mana control which you had to change the power input of your mana constantly in a given way.

nIf the symbol was the capacity, the mana flow would even be the code of the whole rune.

nAnd the last step would permanently imprint the rune by activating the whole rune with mana.

nIn short, it was...

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"Drawing with some extra steps in it huh? Should be easy enough.

"

n'With the status already giving me the method and the knowledge. There is no way I would mess this up!'

nWhile un-quipping my body armor, I suddenly remembered another talent that I got.

nSlapping my forehead I opened my status again.

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"Right...I forgot about these. Maybe I have been the too excited cause of the rune.

" While hiding my embarrassment with some excuses.

nI opened the status window and read the next description.

nRune Vision: This allows you to ender a state of full concentration, which shows you where runes are capable to be build on.

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"Entering a state of concentration...? Giving it a try wouldn´t hurt I guess.

"

nStanding up from the ground my ethereal glow eyes lighted intensely up.

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"Rune Vision!

" Suddenly, everything seemed to stop moving as if everything was time froze.

nAnd within the next second, everything around me lost its color and everything started to move again.

nConfused by this colorless vision, I tried to explain it outloud.

nBut...

n´What the hel-!?´

nWith complete silence around me that I couldn´t even voice out my thoughts. I somehow felt creeped out.

n`So that´s what Rune Vision does, huh? Doesn´t seem like it would be useful in any battle...´

nLooking around me, I tried various things such as throwing rocks around, pulling grass, and such. Everything that came to my mind could potentially create a sound.

nBut to no avail...

nGetting frustrated, I raised the Veren sword, ready to throw a Wind Blade.

nTo my surprise though, the Veren sword was surrounded by a red and some small pieces of green aura.

n`Why does Veren have color and anything else not?´

nAfter fulfilling some tests with no response from the red aura, I didn´t have a choice that to simply appraise it!

nRune Vision Limitation: Through the use of talent Rune Vision you can understand which spots on any items can contain runes. With red meaning impossible for either too damaged or an already printed rune in that spot. Yellow meaning that only certain runes that either fit or are small can fit in that spot. And lastly, green means that there is a free spot to curve runes.

n`Ohhhh~! And here I wondered if there are limitations on the number of runes that an item can have! That talent is the answer!´

nAnd as if a thousand-piece puzzle finally started to form up in my mind.

nI excitedly threw all my armor in the ground while gathering my mana in my index finger.

nRight about when I was to start and curve some runes in my armor...

nAll pieces of my armor showed a bloody red aura at the whole armor!

nNot even a spot that didn´t have the red aura was to see!

n`Why!?´

nSeeing the intense red aura in the armor I knew what it meant. And I felt cheated!

nSuddenly the thousand-piece puzzle that was forming in my mind turns out to miss the last piece of the puzzle!

nWhich turned out it was intentionally made to miss a part!

nIf this wasn´t a low blow then I don´t know anymore!

nPutting my frustration away, I tried thinking of the reason why the red aura was emitting in the armor.

nAnd though some inspection of my armor, I soon found the reason why.

nWith an awkward tone, I said `Well, now that I take a better look at the armor it is indeed quite damaged... That damned arsonist! To think he would even melt my armor!´

nDe-activating my Rune Vision, I gripped my armor off the ground and started to re-equip myself. After finishing putting on my armor I pulled out the remains of the map.

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"Sigh...If I were to curve some runes I might need to get myself a new piece of armor and maybe...a sheath for the Veren sword would even be nice...

"

nGlancing upon the map, I mourned.

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"Let´s hope that this village has something to offer...

"

nPutting the map away, I started walking towards the village of the map.

nAnd in the final two days of marching towards the village.

nSince with a trait of the undead race, the travel was quite easy to make, with no hunger, no exhaust, and with my current strength. There was nothing that was able to stop me except my boredom.

nFinally reaching the edge of the forest with a village in front to see.

nBut the current site of the village wasn´t as I expected.

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"I didn´t even reach the village yet and it is already burning(Not like I was going to start a fire)? Did the flames of that arsonist Rapha already reached this town...?

"

n`This shouldn´t be the case...I don´t see any trees of the forest to have burned down.´

n`Maybe they are having a festival over there...?´

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"Anyhow, the reason behind the fire doesn´t matter. As I went through all this trouble to found you, it would even be rude of me If I weren´t to introduce myself, wouldn't it?

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"After all, I am a `True Gentleman´

"

nWith a vicious grin on my face, I rushed towards the village.

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