Taking the Whole Temple

Lachlan chuckled wholeheartedly at Simon's concern. "No, you won't have the worry about that. The only thing you have the worry about is whether or not you have the requirements to actually equip that armour. Which I will tell you right now, you don't."

Lachlan had remembered what Simon got in his trial of perseverance. It wasn't nearly high enough for him to equip the king's war armour. It's already a surprise the armour let Simon even touch it instead of retreating in disgust.

"Huh, so I can't wear this armour then?" Simon's head dropped with disappointment. "But this beautiful set of armour could only be worn by me, just look at it, it would fit perfectly."

"Yeah, yeah, keep telling yourself that. You should have completed the trial of perseverance," Lachlan shook his head as he placed his hands on his sides. "But, there is some armour that you can wear, it's just whether or not you want to wear it."

Lachlan pointed towards an armour near the back, it was thin armour, coloured a dark violet. Lachlan had taken notice of it due to its name and stats, there were also some pretty good effects that came with the armour as well.

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Name: Jester's Armour

Description: A man-made armour set created with violet coloured volcanic rock. This armour set was created to impress the nobles and entrance them with its ravishing looks. To wear this armour one must have control over light, have a strength and agility of 50, and have the arrogance of a king.

Effect 1 (Passive). Increases light control by 2.

Effect 2 (Passive). Increases agility and perception by 20.

Effect 3 (Sealed). Ability to persuade anyone into doing anything to a certain extent.

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Lachlan was most captivated by the third ability. It sounded like mind control and it certainly should be mind control. Although, since it was sealed that means there's a requirement to activate it. Fortunately, after equipping his armour set Lachlan realised that the armour injected the wearer everything needed to know about it.

"Come on, give it a try," Lachlan suggested with a friendly voice.

Simon walked up to it and gave it a closer look, staring at the finer details of the armour. "I suppose it doesn't look too bad, it certainly isn't suitable for stealth operations but neither am I. There's also something about it that just radiates confidence, it's as though it's telling me to put it on."

Simon swiftly changed gear and equipped the armour. It fit quite nicely, although tight around the shoulders it didn't restrict any movement. Not to mention its thin armour made his muscles pop out more.

Simon began flexing his muscles while giving off a masculine groan as he did it. "Indeed, not too bad at all. I could certainly get used to this."

"Well anyway you should probably give the other two altars a go, fortunately, those ones are perfect for us. One gives you a trial of strength while the other is agility, you should have high enough stats to complete them without a problem. Who knows, maybe you won't give up halfway through," Lachlan said as he walked out and headed towards the Altar of Agility. It never hurt to increase his stats just that little bit more.

Standing at the door of the agility trial looked Lachlan around the room but found nothing. And unlike the other two trials, Lachlan wasn't exactly sure how this one would be done. But from what Lachlan understood, he just had to make it to the other side.

Bending his legs Lachlan tensed all the muscles throughout his body, his head tilted upwards and faced the statue, his eyes squinted and he pushed off. Leaving behind a crack in the ground he burst through the air, but when he took a step inside the room he quickly realised something was amiss. There were solid blocks sticking out of nowhere, as though they were invisible.

Lachlan quickly regained himself from almost smashing into one and pushed off again. This time he kept focused, moving around the bits sticking out. He jumped, ducked, and weaved through the obstacles, swiftly making his way to the statue before he slammed his hand on it.

"Challenge complete. You managed to weave your way through difficult to see obstacles with incredible speed and without hesitation. You passed with flying colours, you have the agility of a king."

Lachlan really couldn't get enough of this so-called king; he really placed himself on such a high pedestal. Placing him above heroes, people that were supposed to be world saviours and whatnot.

Lachlan walked outside, the obstacles had disappeared so he left without any hindrance.

Walking to the blade he left in the ground Lachlan looked at himself, dressed in the matte black armour he looked intimidating. Lachlan looked around and when he noticed no one there he quickly flexed a bit, showing off his muscles.

'Analyse'

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Name: Lachlan Wilson (Half-Human, Half-???)

Age: 18 (Adolescence)

Soul Contracts: 2/5

Compatibility: Winged Beasts (Perfect)

STR: 229(+2), AGI: 228(+4), VIT: 131(+1)

INT: 44(+2), PER: 47, WIL: 105

Weakness: None

Strengths: Maximum Speed (Level 10), Grip Strength (Level 6), Water Control (Level 7), Fire Control (Level 7), Wind Control (Level 7), Leg Strength (Level 2), Body Defence (Level 2)

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Lachlan admired his stats for a while. This sudden increase certainly shocked him, just this one island managed to give him a massive increase in stats. That alone made this entire journey worth it, not to mention everyone else's increase in stats. Not to mention they weren't at their highest just yet, he wasn't wielding the broadsword at the moment.

A slight chuckle was heard from the doorway and turning around he noticed Phoebe. Lachlan's face turned a light red from embarrassment, his eyes darkened as he asked, "You didn't see anything now did you?"

"Just enough to see you flexing in front of the sword," Phoebe explained with a faint laugh. She looked around the room and analysed all the armours before turning back to Lachlan and asking, "So is there anything in this room I should wear in particular or is it all good?"

Lachlan smiled at the question before pointing towards the blue armour to the side. It was partially a dress as well as an armour set. "That one is perfect for you, not only does it look good but it also buffs you greatly."

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Name: Water Queen's Armour

Description: A man-made armour set created with Deep Ocean Stone. This armour set was created for a wonderful queen that rules over the waters with a pure heart. To wear this armour one must have 100 strength, 100 agility, and the perseverance of a queen.

Effect 1 (Passive). Increases water control by 2.

Effect 2 (Passive). Increases agility and strength by 30.

Effect 3 (Passive). Gives wearer the ability to breathe underwater and enhances swimming abilities.

Effect 4 (Sealed). Call forth the power of the ocean's creatures, bringing destruction on what the wearer deems unworthy,

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"However I do have the ask beforehand, did you managed to get the perseverance of a queen or higher?" Lachlan asked.

"Well, I got the perseverance of a king so I don't know; maybe?" Phoebe wasn't too sure where the king ranked in everything. All she knew is that she completed the trial without a problem, although, she was near the breaking point at the end. Fortunately, her turtles motivated her to continue forward.

Lachlan nodded before going on to explain about the king. "That's the highest you can get on the test, the king is a bit arrogant so he places himself above everyone else, that's why you get the perseverance of a king when you reach the statue."

"Oh, then I suppose this armour is fit for me?" Phoebe asked with wide eyes.

"Indeed, boosts your water control, agility, strength, and gives you the ability to breathe underwater. There's one more effect but you can just put on the armour to learn about that," Lachlan explained before thinking to himself. 'It's basically Aquaman's ability, except in this new world it might actually be something greater.'

"Oh, but before you do that you should probably go and undergo the strength and agility test, that way you'll have the essential stats to put it on," Lachlan swiftly mentioned. He had almost forgotten that Phoebe didn't have 100 strength, nor 100 agility.

Phobe nodded. "Alright, I'll go and do that. Any tips?"

"Just burst out with all your strength right from the start, there's no need to hold back considering the strength test is similar to our island's gravity. As for the agility test, just remember, the obstacles are slightly camouflaged," Lachlan explained.

Phoebe swiftly ran out to do the test, Lachlan waited for ten minutes patiently before Phoebe walked back in, her forehead covered in sweat. "Oh boy, you didn't tell me the gravity went so high in that test. Fortunately, I used my gravity stone and nullified it, somehow it counted me passing with flying colours even though I cheated."

Lachlan hadn't thought about that, he would have the tell the others beforehand so they can all get the best results. "Alright, go and put the armour on."

Phoebe walked up to it and slid her hand across its exterior, looking closer to the fine, blue pattern engrained on the armour. She then turned around the Lachlan. "Out, I need to undress to put this armour on."

"Oh please," Lachlan said as he waved his hand. He suddenly felt the gaze of a predator; turning to face Phoebe he noticed she was staring daggers at him. He then nodded silently before walking outside the room. 'Well, at least it seems like this armours ability to detect hostility is working quite well.'

Standing outside Lachlan thought of doing something more useful. Taking out some high-grade spirit stones he began running around the temple, evenly distributing them along the ground. Once he was done he returned to the room.

Phoebe had finished putting on the armour. When Lachlan walked in he was set in a trance, his mouth opened wide, he slowly and silently nodded his head. 'That's my girl.'

Noticing Lachlan had returned Phoebe did a little twirl for him, showing off the armour. It fit her rather perfectly as well, although slightly tight around the hip, it wasn't unbearable nor did it restrict any of her movement.

"So, what do you think?" Phoebe asked.

"You look great, amazing even. Certainly, an armour that's fit for someone to rule to oceans with," Lachlan complimented. "Certainly brings back a few memories of when he first met, you were so shy, even letting Simon's arrogance pass unhinged."

"Indeed, it feels so weird thinking that a couple of years have already gone by. It certainly has been a wonderful journey with everyone, first we trained together, then we slept together, and finally we fought together," Phoebe said as the two of them reminisced on the past.

"Yeah, but anyway, I've already rigged the temple up for liftoff. should we quickly go and check whether or not the others are ready?" Lachlan asked.

"Nah, I was the last to finish, the others are just catching their breath, so let's hurry up and go," Phoebe said as she raised her hands.

Lachlan faintly laughed. 'Alright, 5 times Earth's gravity upwards.'

The temple rumbled and shook as it slowly rose from the ground, the group still resting inside the other room were shocked by the sudden movement. Simon was somewhere else in the temple, searching for treasures when it shook and he banged his head against the wall.

"Ow, damn it, who's moving the castle," Simon complained loudly before he suddenly remembered that he saw Lachlan running around the castle not too long ago. He let out a loud sigh, 'the least you could have done is warned us.'

Lachlan and Phoebe had long since run out of the castle to navigate it towards the island. Once it was in a good positive Lachlan slowly let the island fall down, using his gravity stones to use only a fraction of Earth's normal gravity.

Once they landed on the island Lachlan said, "Alright, it's time to continue our journey to America."