Chapter - 1

\*\*Journey begins\*\*

Hi, my name is Levi Sen, I'm a wizard living in the kingdom of Larion. You will not find this place in your map, it is a very beautiful place where all the fantasies are real which people write in their stories. You may be thinking why this place is not located in your map? I will tell you why to let's go on an adventure where you can understand it much better.

I always carry a staff and spellbook for my journeys. I have finished my long journey and finally arrive at the ruin I've been looking for. I have come here searching for a mystical spellbook of great power called the book of the essence. Rumours are that this is one of the super tier books which can grant you greater powerful magic. I look around and see nothing but ancient stones and a few bones. After searching for hours I give up and go back to the road and head back home.

[Next Day]

"Explore more in the ruin to find something hidden in it. Happy hunting!" Said my magic clock. It was his daily routine to wake me up and speak those words. I always wake up listening to those words. I have been living alone for years. It's a long story which I will tell you later on my adventure. After a few hours of walking, I reached a new ruin which was never explored before according to what I think. I have limited sources of information because I have been kicked out from the capital guild and I can’t go there and ask for pieces of information like other adventures.

So anyway lets come to the main story here I'm in front of the new ruin to explore. I entered inside, then I find a rock which is of egg shape I smash the rock and giant rats come out.

They tried to attack me when they saw me but they are very slow and I easily run away from them. I don’t carry a sword or shield because I am not a warrior, I mainly depend on my magic to protect myself. I always wanted to learn magic and I have been learning it since my childhood.

I try to cast a sleep spell but something is different about the atmosphere. I feel my very being drained of life. It's like someone is watching me and my magic is not working.

Dark souls start to float around me, trying to attack me. I'm not able to cast any spell now.

I'm in a very dangerous situation. I need to find a way out of here fast. It was common to encounter monsters in the ruins, monsters and other small creatures make their home in the ruins to live in the shadow and protect themselves. So I once again tried to cast magic. I cast like more than ten defensive spells to protect myself.

I was sure this time that it worked because the creatures are immediately killed and the magic energy is back to me. I can cast my spell again. Something is odd I just used so much magic but I didn’t feel like my magic points have decreased even a bit. There is a limit to how much magic a user can cast at once the more skilled they are the more they can use their spell.

I quickly use my search spell to find something which I missed here. I quickly find something very rare and mysterious... A soul gem!!!

I thought this item must have helped me to restore my magic and allowed me to cast such a powerful spell just now.

This is the perfect container for the souls I have caught. I use it to store the souls I have captured and I keep searching for more treasures.

I used my magic and teleport myself out of the ruin. I feel a great relief and a sense of achievement after my teleportation.

I have returned to the entrance of the ruin.

The sky started to turn dark and a large dragon was in the sky. I was lucky I didn't encounter any dangers on my way here.

I know that I need to find somewhere to sleep for the night so I can continue my journey tomorrow.

Should I sleep in this field?

I decide to sleep in the field for tonight. I hope that there are no dangerous creatures out there that might disturb me.

As I was about to fall asleep, I hear strange noises coming from near the bushes.

I use my spellbook to cast a protection barrier around me and I fall asleep.

I spend the next day travelling further west to search for the ruins. I eventually see them while I was passing by a small lake.

I see an adventurer near that ruin. There is a small path leading up to the ruins. I see a young man near the entrance of the ruin.

I approach the young man and he looks surprised to see me.

"Oh, hello! You look like an experienced adventurer. You wouldn't mind helping out a newcomer then, would you?

"Hello, friend, of course, let's explore this ruin together. By the way, my name is 'Levi Sen' and you?" I said.

"Oh, I am Han. Don't believe we've met, I am just starting out. I heard that there was a strong magic presence here and wanted to explore it alone as a challenge.” Han said with a proud smile in his face.

"You are very brave Han, but you should always have someone to watch your back," I said.

Han and I enter the ruin to explore.

The entrance to the ruin is large and wide. It leads into a larger corridor that seems to go on forever.

I cast a spell which brings light to see through the dark.

That spell causes a small ball of light to appear. We can now see clearly with the light.

We find many ancient statues and old rusting weapons, spears and shield. We enter a small room which has old paintings of kings. It seems to be a gallery of some sort.

I see a gold crown on one of the statues. "Do you know what that crown is?" I asked.

Han expression told me that he didn't know about it either. So I use my spellbook to find some useful magic to search for an item.

I cast a spell and see the crown on the statue. Nothing happens it was a traditional ordinary crown.

We enter the next room. It was a treasure room but it was empty. Someone must have come here before and looted all the treasures. There were still a few gems and silver coin left which means the actual treasure was really huge.

I tell Han that we should split up now. I want to see if there is another passage leading deeper in the ruin.

"The best way to find the treasure is to explore every nook and corner!"

I give a magic ring to Han, so if he needs help he can use that ring to call me. I hand the ring to Han and tell him if he can see himself in any trouble he can use this ring to call me for help. We both agree to meet up at the main corridor again.

I find a chest which was locked with some ancient magic. I was excited to open it and look inside. As I was about to cast a spell to open the chest box, I heard the sound of someone following me and watching me from behind. There was a third person besides us.

As I tried to look who that person was, a light came from his direction, I can see his cloth which was similar to mine. He then vanished into thin air. It was very strange that the magic that he just used was similar to mine which I use to teleport to a safe place but that spell takes about one minute to teleport even at a short distance. But his spell was a lot faster than mine, he teleported as soon as I saw him and tried to catch him.

I put that box in my personal inventory. It was created by magic which allows you to put the endless item in it, but the more item I put in it the harder it becomes to search in it again.

Han and I meet at the main corridor as planned. "Did you find anything?" I asked. "Certainly not, it looks like others who have come before we had looted all the treasures," Han said. I was a little disappointed but I didn't talk about the third person to Han and decided to leave this ruin.

"What is that bag, you were not carrying it before?" I asked him as I was curious to know more about this.

Han opens the bag and takes out a squirming, disgusting looking creature. It looked like a little fish with legs. Han drops it and it dies instantly. "It's a kobold," That kobold was holding a small sword and wearing armour. Which he used to cut the throat of Han. Luckily I was holding light which scared this creature. Kobolds are noted for their skill at building traps and preparing ambushes. They are very aggressive, xenophobic, yet industrious small humanoid creatures, very durable. They can also spit poison. Kobolds have the advantage of being very small, they can hide anywhere and they are effective in combat.

I was confused and didn’t know why Han was carrying that.

I tried to carry the dead body of Han but soon later an owlbear blocked my path. It has sharp claws, his eyes were glowing in the dark.

I cast a protection barrier along with teleportation magic to get out of this cursed ruin.

I regret to this day that Han is no longer alive.

The END of Chapter \- 1

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