Chapter 108 Guardian

Aion could feel some mana in the rune, but it didn't look like something like a monster would have in their bodies… The marks around seemed random, but Aion also could feel the flow of mana on those… It wasn't something that could be found in nature. It was man-made…

"Should I absorb this?" Aion rubbed his chin thoughtfully.

Aion recalled that those might be pretty rare… While in that kingdom, people could use gems to add effects to weapons and armor, those were too weak. It wasn't the same process or had the same effects as real magic items… Moreover, the gems could be destroyed, but the runes Aion didn't find around the items. It seemed like they could let the items absorb them…

In any case, Aion decided to buy more magic items the next day. He wanted to rest a little bit, but before that, he Reset the Warrior and Ninja classes and then used the resources to reach the requirements of the Paladin class.

Congratulations! The class Mage has reached level one hundred, and you are able to obtain a new class. Do you wish to sacrifice the materials, experience, and energy obtained to unlock the new class? Y/N

Select a new class: Guardian, Holy Knight, Commander.

One of the classes seemed to be what Aion was looking for, but he didn't expect the last one… it seemed like a class that was specialized in leading groups of armies… it was weird, but it wasn't exactly a problem.

Guardian Lv 01

Health: 16/16

Mana: 08/08

Stamina: 08/08

Strength: 01

Dexterity: 01

Magic: 01

Endurance: 01 + 02

Resistance: 01

Speed: 01

Status: 00

Protector's Sword and Shield Refinement Lv 0

Bonuses:

Skills: Devotion Lv 01

Passive: Stone Skin Lv 01

Improvement Points: 01

Accumulated Experience: 0

Coins: 375.250

Inventory:

Absorption: 0/1000

Processing: 0/1000

Reset

Devotion: grants you the power to protect an ally, transferring the damage suffered to them to you instead.

Cost: 50 mana per target. The same cost will be consumed whenever you suffer more damage than the target has of max health.

Stone Skin: Passively increases your endurance by two points per level.

Aion was satisfied with the result, but at the same time, he learned that he will have to be careful with the build of the class. He will need to have a lot of mana and health to sustain a lot of damage. Otherwise, he will die, and the skill might stop working. The skill was what he needed, but it was far from perfect.

"This will be a standard Tank class… based on endurance, resistance, and strength," Aion thought. "Still, the focus will be endurance and resistance to make sure that the skill will never fail, but if I neglect speed and dexterity, it will be the same as becoming an easy target…"

Aion could use improvement points to make the cost of the skill decrease, but considering that it was an active skill, he also could improve its power and speed… that was weird… would that decrease the damage that he might receive and make the skill work faster? He had to test it to see…

Aion had planned to rest, but he decided to train in order to make the class level up as soon as possible. Despite his eagerness for that to happen, the next day, Henri showed up and invited his brothers and sisters to walk around the capital. Aion was troubled in leaving his mother alone…

"You should go, Aion. This is a rare chance for you all," Artemisia said. "Cherish your siblings as much as possible."

Those were some heavy words from someone who once had a big brother. The three Articirius got stronger in the last six months, and they would be with her. Besides, invading Lexus' house would turn the whole thing into an international incident… the enemies might not want that, and that was why they waited until Artemisia was moved to somewhere else.

"Sorry about this, Aion," Henri said once they arrived in the garden. "Your mother doesn't have many good memories of the capital, and she still has to stay in that room to avoid problems…"

"She was never against coming despite that, so I can't say anything," Aion said. "I was planning to take a look around today, so it is fine. Putting that aside, it seems that you are finally about to enter the graveyard of life."

"Graveyard of life?" Henri frowned.

"It is just a slang that I learned in that region," Aion said. "Are you still afraid of disappointing her? Some guys would kill to have the chance to marry pretty girls they have known since their childhood."

"I am fine now," Henri said. "I let my responsibilities as the eldest burden me too much, but I realized that I don't have reason to worry until I make a mistake. It is better to learn from them while no life was on the line."

"I feel like I said something like that in the past," Aion said.

"I also feel that I heard that from you," Henri said, and then they joined the others. "Let's just walk around the capital leisurely today. Aion said that wanted to buy a few things. What do you have in mind?"

"Magic items, I want to study them to find a way to keep my mother safe from that kind of incident," Aion explained.

"I know some shops that I can recommend,* Maisie said.

Maisie was the eldest daughter and just a month younger than Henri. She was as old as the princess, so Aion wondered why talks about her marriage hadn't emerged yet. Maybe it was because she looked a bit younger than she was with her curly, short, black hair and clear light brown eyes.

"What? There is something on my face?" Maisie asked.

"I feel like father will resist for a while before letting you all live your own lives…" Aion said. "He seemes that kind of guy…"