Rune Master

Chapter 25 : Rune Master

The moment Bracha finished introducing herself a couple of alerts appeared for both Katrin and Agni.

[Quest Completed : Trainer’s Tutelage]

[Reward : 1,500 XP]

[You’ve reached level 9.]

“Ah, that was a big chunk of experience!” Katrin said, surprised by the sudden alert. She lifted her hands reflexively before slowly placing them down again as a soft blush spread across her cheeks.

“Let’s get you two some clothes first.” Bracha said as she glanced the pair over from head to toe.

“Let me guess, bandits got you on your way here?” Bracha asked.

“Bandits? What? Well..sort of..” Agni said as she thought about the events which left her naked up until this point. It seems being robbed was common even in a world such as this. How many naked people had Bracha seen stroll into town for such a normal reaction?

Bracha motioned for the two to follow her further into the Trainer’s Chapel. Just outside of the reception area were several rooms, the interior of the building looked more like an inn rather than a church.

“Why is this place called a Chapel?” Agni asked curiously.

“Ah. Well, you were due to learn about that later, but I guess now is as good a time as any. Basically, in this world the things that are valued are worshipped. In this case, since adventurers could be considered god-like beings -- they call things like safe zones and guilds ‘Tabernacle’ and ‘Chapel’. “ Bracha explained as she led the two towards the end of the hall to an open bath.

“Feel free to take your time and relax. I’ll bring you some clothing as well.” Bracha added before she turned to leave Agni and Katrin to their own devices. The two realized just how dirty they were as they scrubbed to prepare for their bath, no doubt due to having walked nude along the dirt path of the forest.

They took a quick bath (and by quick, at least an hour) because they didn’t want to keep Bracha waiting. Upon exiting the bath they found two pairs of simple cloth clothing neatly stacked near the door.

“Ah, excellent. You’re done. Very well, let’s get started.” They found Bracha back in the receptionist area reading a book much like before. This time she led them in the opposite direction down another hallway. Rather than bedrooms this hallway had several entryways which more closely resembled dojos on the inside. Each was slightly different and after passing the third of such rooms Bracha stepped inside of the fourth.

“Now. Your sudden appearance in this world may have left you with many questions. I doubt your Tabernacle Guardian answered very many of them and that’s fine because it’s my job!” Bracha said as she pointed to herself with her thumb. Agni didn’t take notice previously due to her compromising position but Bracha was quite pretty. Her eyes were crystal blue and bright. Her skin was peach colored with a certain warmth to her cheeks. She was dressed in a mid thigh length skirt with large frills, her thighs were visible up to the point that her knee high leather boots came into view. The color of her top matched the skirt, blue and sleeveless. Around her neck was a locket of some sort, star shaped and made of what appeared to be gold.

“Am I right to assume that both of you can use magic skills?” Bracha first asked.

Both nodded, and so Bracha continued.

“Great. Essentially the Trainer’s Chapel is responsible for the process of getting you up to speed on the life of being an adventurer. Here at the chapel I focus on placing you with Rank one or higher adventurers so that you can adjust to life in Adventia. For me to do that, I’d like to see a demonstration of your abilities. Either of you can go first.” Bracha said as she motioned towards both Katrin and Agni.

Katrin piped up first. “I’m a Scribe, as I’m sure you know. But, all of my scrolls were stolen…”

“Ah, yes that would be a problem.” Bracha said as she held her hands forward, palm up. Both a scroll and feather pen appeared in each as she walked over and handed them to Katrin.

“These should work, yes?” She then asked, causing Katrin to nod in agreement.

“And you? Succubus class. I’m honestly not familiar with demonic type adventurers. They are so rare. Only seven have ever been known to exist in the history of Adventia. What type of magic do you currently possess?”

Agni lifted her palm and created the first element that came to mind, fire. The size of the fireball was much larger than Agni was accustomed to. Was it because the amount of mana she currently had was much greater?

“Ah, excellent. So then fire?” Bracha asked.

“No, I can use all of the elements. Although right now, I can only conjure five.” Agni said as she cycled through each of the elements to display her skill.

“Interesting, this is Elemental Manipulation, yes? That means it’s not a class related magic. Can you show me your Succubus skills?” Bracha then asked.

“Sure.” Agni said as she sidled closer to Katrin.

“Do you mind?” She asked before casting her ‘Whisper’ ability.

“Of course not.” Katrin said as she shook her head.

“Whisper : Do ten jumping jacks.” Agni ordered, her eyes glowing with pink energy as she compelled Katrin. As she watched Katrin’s tits bounce freely, unrestrained without a bra, Agni wondered if there was not a better command to have given her. Still she couldn’t help but be mesmerized by the sight of Katrin’s breasts bouncing uninhibited beneath the tight cloth shirt.

Katrin quickly grabbed her gelatinous mounds upon finishing as the Whisper effect wore off.

“That’s an extremely strong power. No wonder they say Specialist types are legendary.” Bracha seemed impressed by Agni’s ability but she herself couldn’t really feel as stoked. No matter how Agni thought about it, the power didn’t seem to fit her ideal of what an adventurer should be.

“Excellent, excellent!” Bracha then said as she focused on Katrin, awaiting a demonstration of her abilities as well.

Katrin held the rolled parchment in her palm and closed her eyes for a moment, focusing as an aura of blue energy began to emanate from her body. This energy was then funneled into the parchment which began to float and unfurl. Katrin next pricked her finger with the feather pen and infused energy into it’s point as she began to write on the very air itself. The strange symbol she carved appeared out of nowhere and emblazoned itself on the parchment before returning to Katrin’s grasp.

With the deed done Katrin stared down at the scroll for a moment as a look of surprise flickered across her face.

“Oh, this one has two uses now.” She remarked as she handed the scroll over to Bracha.

“A Scribe is one of the top three desired adventurer jobs. Scribes can make a ton of money with their craft, this is the first time myself that I’ve actually seen the scribing process in person, well done Katrin.”

Bracha took the parchment and inspected it for a moment before adding, “ This seems similar to my own class, Rune Master.”

Indeed, Bracha’s info box listed her class as a Rank 2 Rune Master.

“A Rune Master is a Healer category adventurer class. I can use the power of runes, magical symbols, to enhance myself, others or even spells and items. For example --” Bracha pressed her pointer and middle fingers together, straightening them as she formed a few swiping motions over the parchment in her other hand.

A red symbol appeared briefly over the parchment and slowly shrank into it. Bracha then held the parchment up, pointing it away from Katrin and Agni before she activated the item. The sound of fiercely roaring flames filled the room as a massive stream of fire issued forth for quite some time. The forcefulness of the activation was enough to scare the wits out of Agni and Katrin.

“No way. That’s so cool! Ha ha.” Agni couldn’t help her response, for some reason the element of danger excited her, even forcing her to laugh nervously. The feeling was so intense that her eyes even began to pulse with pink energy for a moment -- despite the bead of sweat dripping down her forehead.

Katrin on the other hand looked on in equal parts amazement and fear.

“Something like this is simple for me. I can greatly multiply the effects of an item like this.” Bracha said with a smile as the scroll finally ceased firing. She then handed the parchment back to Katrin with a warning, “ Be careful with it. It’s still very powerful.”