Ch.8 Loki familia crest and status
"Alright, like I said to Ais, it'll sting a bit, nothing a big guy like you can't go through." She said while joking a little. "So, can you tell me what were the gifts your parents left you or are they personal?" Asked the goddess as Ais looked from the side and was visibly interested in what he would answer.
"It's not personal," Aidan said as he took off his shirt to show his back. "My father gave me information about the dungeon while my mother enhanced a magical card for me." Said Aidan as Loki pressed him on. She knew that at the level shown by his parents, whatever they left him wouldn't be ordinary. She felt like it was Christmas as she would get information from the strongest human she had ever seen. Well, high human, but it didn't make a big difference.
"The information from my father is about the last time he entered the dungeon, which was about a thousand years ago, a few months after the tower of Babel sealed the dungeon, according to him. He said that he confirmed that the dungeon was alive and that it was constantly growing. At that time, he reached the 137th floor and still didn't reach the end. Of course, at that time, he wasn't as strong as what we saw in my memory but what he wanted me to understand was that the dungeon was bigger than the expected 100 floors and was constantly growing bigger."
When both the goddess and Ais heard this, they were visibly shocked as it was a widespread belief that the dungeon only had a total of 100 floors. However, what they just learned utterly changed their view of the dungeon. Thankfully, the tower of Babel sealed it, and thus the monsters would never get out again. However, it also meant that it was becoming more and more challenging to conquer the dungeon. As for thinking that his father lied? Loki didn't believe so since there was no reason to lie to them. And she was an expert as the goddess of trickery. She knew he told the truth.
"What about the gift of your mother?" Loki asked, hoping that it would help them conquer a few more floors of the dungeon. From the woman's expression and words, she believed that it would help them much, and she wasn't wrong as she almost wanted to hug Aidan after hearing his words.
"It's a magical dungeon map card. It can effectively record everywhere I have been. It records the walls, ceiling and floor of the dungeon. As such, according to my mother, even when the dungeon floor change, it will be able to change the map accordingly, making it the perfect map." He said while he took out his card with the words 'Dungeon Map' written on it, which was currently empty.
At his words, Loki and even Ais, who didn't show much expression, had their eyes opened wide as this was a godly tool for the expeditions. During expeditions, they had to send an advance party to search the floor and verify if the floor had changed. If it changed, the advance party had to find the right way, which could waste a lot of time, especially when there was a limit to the provision they could bring with them in the dungeon.
"I see!" The goddess tapped him on the back as she was pleased about the power her new familia member had just received. "Loki-sama. Is it done?" Asked Aidan as he hadn't felt anything yet.
"No, I haven't started yet. Let me do it now." She said as she ignored the fact that she had forgotten.
With a prick of her finger, she let her drop of blood fall on Aidan's back as she muttered a spell in the language of gods and released her magical power on his back. Half a minute later, a tattoo had appeared on his back in the form of a prankster.
As Loki finished inscribing the falna, accepting him in her familia, she put a piece of paper on his back and made a circle with magical power on the form to copy his status. Taking it and giving a quick look, she slightly smiled as she handed it over to Aidan.
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Name: Aidan
Level: 1
Strength: I10
Endurance: I10
Dexterity: I10
agility: I10
Magic: I10
Skills: High human
Magic: Card magic
Development abilities:
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(High human: Increase the maximum stat points from 999 to 1500 points, increase understanding of skills and allows him to learn everything more easily. Increase lifespan, near-perfect abnormal status resistance.)
Taking a quick look, he was surprised at the low amount of stats, but the red-haired goddess soon explained. "It's normal not to have higher stats than I10 at the beginning. To increase them you need excelia. So, even if you used your magic before receiving excelia, it won't upgrade your status. However, it will help you fill your status faster at the beginning when you collect excelia, so it's not a loss to train your body and magic before receiving excelia."
"I see." Aidan nodded and handed over his status sheet to Ais while he took the one she handed over. Exchanging their status, they compared with each other and saw that they had precisely the same stats. The only difference was that she didn't currently have any magic or skill.
"Loki-sama, what are the plans for the two of us? Can we enter the dungeon, or do we have to wait until we are sent to a higher-ranked adventurer to work as a supporter?" Asked Aidan as he could see from Ais's gaze that she also hoped to be able to enter the dungeon right at this moment.
Frowning slightly, she hesitated. She knew that both of them were way more mature than even many adults. However, she wasn't feeling relieved by sending the two of them directly into the dungeon by themselves since it was highly probable that they would get hurt.
At this point, the goddess got an idea as she turned to her drawers and drew out four healing potions. Taking two pouches from another drawer, she put two healing potions in each of them and gave them to both children. "You are allowed to go on the first floor of the dungeon as long as you are careful. It is a dangerous place where you can die, it's not a game, and the life of your partner will be in your hands. If you get hurt, don't hesitate to use these potions. Either drink a bit of it or drop a bit of it on the wound. You are to come back before six tonight since me, the three executives and the recruits, which includes you, will eat at the 'Hostess of fertility.' We are going to be there at 18h30. I expect the two of you to be present in front of the manor by 18h15 cleaned up. Now, before you leave, you will take a basic leather armour given to every member of the familia, and you are going to leave your stuff in your room. It is on the first floor, on the left. The rooms 601 and 602." She said in a stern voice as she didn't want either of them to take any risks, but the goddess also knew that she couldn't always protect them.
He was nodding at the goddess and showing a smile. "Thank you, Loki-sama. We will make sure to come back by 18h00 and be ready by 18h15." Aidan said as he and Ais turned around and left the chambers of their goddess.
"First thing, we go get our armour. It's most likely going to take some time so, we'll use that time to go and store out items in our rooms." Said Aidan as Ais nodded as she agreed with his words.
Almost running down the stairs, they met some of the other recruits, and both of them nodded at the middle-aged men and women as they went straight to the first floor. Looking around, Ais found the sign of the armoury. Seeing this, Aidan smiled as the two of them entered the armoury.
The room was made entirely of stones. On the right and left side of the room were weapons used as presentations. However, Aidan could tell that none of those weapons came close to his since his father used them to behead thousands of enemies in one slash. As the boy tightened his grip on the sheath, which he carried over his shoulder, he saw the man behind the counter. The worker was an average man and didn't have any distinctive features. It would be precisely the kind of person who everyone would ignore in the middle of the road. He had brown hair and brown eyes. His hair reached at the height of his eyes while his physique didn't have a redeeming feature as he wasn't muscular but wasn't too slim. Strictly average, like the rest of the man.
As he and Ais stopped in front of the counter, he looked at both of them. "Hi, what can I do for you two?"
"Hi, Loki-sama told us to come here and get our basic leather armour," Aidan answered for the both of them as Ais stood by his side and looked at the man.
"Do you have any preference for your leather armour?" Asked the man as there were a few different types, such as the more heavy leather armour, which increased the defence but lowered the agility.
"The lightest possible would be best. We are both swordsmen, and we rely much on our agility." Aidan answered as Ais nodded to the man.
"Alright. I'll make some adjustments from our smaller current leather armours for the two of you. It'll be ready in about twenty minutes."
"Thank you. We will be back in twenty minutes in that case." Said Aidan as he and Ais left the armoury to go towards their room.