Chapter 6- Cooperation

Corporal Carson fell unconscious as the wolves made off with their spoils. Tru and Camelot still hid among the bushes, their eyes wide at the results.

After a few minutes passed the two of them came out of hiding. They walked towards Carson, astonished at the battlefield. 'There's so much blood. How did this even happen…' Camelot could feel his stomach turn and something rising in his throat.

Tru stood over Carson's badly injured body before bending down and searching his body. "Aha here they are! Just what I needed?" Tru pulled out two crystal keys from Carson's person.

*ding*

"Key of Freedom"

Tru smiled and wasted no time in talking his shackles with one of the keys. He breathed a deep sigh of relief as he watched them disappear. He threw the other key to Camelot.

"Just tap your shackles with the key, and they'll disappear. I'm going to see if we have anything to help this blonde punching bag, he's alive but barely." Tru searched the packs for supplies hoping they had something to help Carson.

Not long after Tru found a large bottle filled with a deep red liquid.

*ding*

Item Name: Healing Potion(XL)

Rank: A

Item Description: "A healing potion concocted from powerful medical herbs. Liquid can be injested or poured to activated effects."

Tru quickly open throw and poured the potion all over Carson's body. He watched as thw wounds disappeared and closed up, he found it quite unsettling.

After confirming the Corporal's wounds were closed he went and collected the hides and magic stones from the beasts littered all on the ground. "Camelot you mind giving me a-"

Tru looked over and saw Camelot on the ground fast asleep, he was using the pack as a pillow. The sight made Tru chuckle, he went a brought Carson not far from where Camelot laid.

'Guess I'm on watch till they wake up, not bad to finally get some quiet and alone time." Tru covered the two sleepers with a blanket. 'Standard mode' he casted a simple thought and the Black Bracelet turned to its standard form.

The claws on the weapon shined and made it looked lustrious plunder the moon light. He climbed a nearby tree and sat on a branch. "This should be a good scoping place, you always want the high ground."

He chuckled as he took out the magic stones from earlier. Placing them on the Black Gauntlet he watched as they melted into it.

*ding*

"Rank D magic stone absorbed"

"+29 Magic Level"

"Current Magic level 125/1000"

"Rank D Magic Stone absorbed"

"+29 Magic level"

"Current Magic level 153/1000"

"Rank D Magic Stone absorbed"

"+29 Magic level"

"Current Magic Level 182/1000"

"Rank D Magic Stone absorbed"

"+29 Mana"

"Current Magic Level 211/1000"

"Rank D Magic Stone absorbed"

"+29 Magic Level"

"Current Magic Level 240/1000"

"Rank D Magic Stone Absorbed"

"+29 Magic Level"

"Current Magic Level 269/1000"

"Rank D Magic Stone Absorbed"

"+29 Magic level"

"Current Magic Level 298/1000"

Tru grinned hard at the sight of his magic level increasing. The happiness lasted for a mere moment when he remembered it's only one fourth of the way it needed. 'Ugh stupid gauntlet and your stupid requirements.' Tru grumbled as his status window opened.

*ding*

"STATUS"

Name- Tru Lee

Age- 23

Rank- N/A

Affinity- N/A

Magic Level- 298/1000

He sat there reading over the blue screen when a bird flew and hit him in the face. The impact caused him to fall and crash to the ground.

*thump*

"Ow shit that hurt, just my luck aye." Tru dusted himself off as he looked in the sky for the bird.

"What are you doing? You loot while we were protecting you, despicable" a gruff voice came from behind tru and sent him jumpin high into the air.

"Agh don't scare me like that, what is wrong with you?!" Tru angrily turned towards voice when he saw Carson stranding behind him. He quickly hid the Black gauntlet as he eyes Carson. The latter stood there holding a bundle of firewood.

Tru made a surprised expression as he looks dthe blonde man up and down. "Huh I see you're awake and about, no need to thank me or anything." He stood there with a proud smug look on his face

Carson rolled his eyes and brushed past Tru without sparing him a glance. "Don't worry you taking the Key of Freedom is your payment." The corporal bent down and started building a fire with the wood.

"Now tell me, what were you doing in the tree?

He lit and stoked the fire as its orange glow lit up the trees. Tru sat down near the fire, opposite of Carson.

"I was keeping watch while you both slept. Climbed the tree for a good vantage and was checking out a few things when a bird came and knocked me out the tree. He looked at his arm and saw the Black Bracelet.

'Huh weird I didn't do that, but still how convienet' he smiled for a bit when he looked at carson giving him a weirded out look. "You're a weirdo you know that right"

Carson circulated his mana and became cover in a light blue aura. "Bring me my sword." He pointed behind Tru.

Tru casted him a annoyed look when he realized where he was pointing. "Yeah have you ever heard of please? I'm not your servant you know.."

Carson became annoyed and feigned a fake forced smile as he turned red "Please and thank you." Tru laughed as he got up and retrieved the sword.

He came back and placed it at Carson's feet, he stuck out his tongue in mockery. "Now was that so hard."

Carson laid him no mind as the mana covered the sword in blue. "Hydro Magic: Blade enchantment"

*ding*

"Enchantment applied: Hydro"

*ding*

Weapon Enchantment(Active)- Rank D: "A skill that allows the user to apply their elemental affinity to a desired weapon."

"Woah now that's pretty cool!" Tru looked in awe as Carson used his skill. The corporal stood up as he swung a few swings.

"You said you were keeping watching right? No need I'll watch you rest. We have to leave in a few hours." Carson walked away in silence leaving tru.

"STATUS"

*ding*

Name- Carson Lake(Bleeding)

Age- 34

Rank- C

Affinity: Hydro

Contract: Sapphire Water King

Magic Level- 13770/1,360,000

*Skills*

Strength(Passive)- Rank B

Fortitude(Passive)- Rank C

Water Mastery(Passive)- Rank B

Mana Mastery(Passive)- Rank D

Languistics(Passive)- Rank S

Beginner Swordsmanship(Passive)- Rank E

Intermediate Swordsmanship(Passive)- Rank C

Healing Shower(Active)- Rank D

Weapon Enchantment(Active)- Rank D

Carson looked or his stats as he walked away and noticed his condition was still bleeding. "Huh guess the potion got rid of most of the injuries, can't complain too much."

He looked back to where Tru was and saw him playing in the fire. He shook his head and sat near by a tree as he stared into the darkness of the Emerald Forest.

"Bronson…I hope you made it." The corporal became angry as he recalled what happened. "But how did this happen, I took all measures of caution. This is why I hate scouting missions."

He kept watch for a while a when he became bored and started to swing his sword to stay awake.

*ding*

"Sword detected. Commencing skill application."

*ding*

Beginner Swordsmanship(Passive)- Rank E: "Basic swordsmanship acquired through wielding a sword. Empowers owner of skill with basic sword knowledge. MAX RANK: E"

*ding*

Intermediate Swordsmanship(Passive)- Rank C: "The next level of swordsmanship one can have. Acquired through diligent practice and hard work. Empowers own with more difficult techniques, stances and knowledge of swordsmanship. MAX RANK: C"