1 Ember Guardian System
"Ahh!!"
Aaron was surprised to wake up in a strange place, sitting up with difficulty, he nervously looked around only to find that he was in an white room with no bounds and his reflection on the floor.
Searching for anything but without avail, he checked himself using the floor to verify that nothing strange had happened to him.
Luckily he still had his leather pants on ...
As well as his linen shirt, a little big for his size but perfect for sleeping.
Aaron didn't take long to check his 13-year-old body and seeing that he doesn't have any injuries, he started to get up only to stumble after being surprised by a voice that echoed in the room.
"Suitable user found, proceeding to grant the ember guardian system, requesting verbal authorization from the user"
"Authorize... authorize what? who ...."
Not knowing from where the voice came from, a confused Aaron tried to get answers but was cut off.
"Authorization by the user confirmed, proceeding with the installation"
"Wait, I don't ..."
With no time to say anything, Aaron began to feel as if his body was being electrocuted, and a heavy headache caused him to lose consciousness, falling back into darkness as the voice continued to speak.
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In front of Aaron was a man with short dark hair wearing armor, he was resting on his desk looking at a map of the empire, after a few minutes he faced Aaron.
"Aaron, go back to Caya and organize the soldiers to defend the city, make sure that everyone gets on the ships before the fleet departs, you know your brother as well as I do and you know that he will get on the first ship he can at the first sign of danger "
"I ... I understand father ... but what will you do?"
Pleased by the response of his son despite his young age, Marcus Froststar signaled on the map one of the three passes of the mountain range that encapsulates the empire
"By the emperor's orders, I will guard the pass to give the people of the empire enough time to reach Caya and board the ships."
"But you will die!"
After a few seconds in silence, the duke looked his son in the eye and smiled "
"Ha, if I die, so be it. The House Froststar's duty since it was founded has been to protect the empire and its people from land and sea."
The duke exclaimed as he returned his gaze to the map pointing to the place where they are.
"Do not worry, with the soldiers that we have left we will be able to defend this pass for up to a month, we will only hold the position for two weeks and including the three days to return to Caya by river, we should still have a few days before the bulk of the horde reach us"
Marcus said as he ran his finger along with the mountain range on the map until he reached another pass.
"On the other hand, those demons will take more than three weeks to surround the mountain range and get here if they travel through the southern pass and I wish they would return to the west, to the valley of the goddesses, thus they would become the problem of the ironblood or the beastmen. "
"I understand, but father, two weeks will not be enough for everyone to arrive. From Uncle Armstrong's territory to Caya it takes more than fifteen days by carriage, much longer on foot, in his territory, there are no ships that can cross the ocean, the people, they ... "
With a sigh, Marcus walked to the entrance of the tent while looking at the river that runs through the plains to the east.
"I know son, I know ... but the current situation does not allow us to wait any longer if only the goddess had not assigned that event to the chosen ones ... those "Players" as they call themselves, they would not have escaped, we could have assigned them missions and divided our forces, thus defending the two passes at the same time.
Marcus clenched his fist as he spoke to suppress his fury .
"But ... Dragonborn and the others are here right? ... They can't ask for help from the other Chosen Ones?"
"No, they are just a small group and most of their people have already escaped to the celestial kingdom waiting for us to reach the land of origin, furthermore, even though they can revive indefinitely, they would only be a century that can barely protect themselves in this situation, much less affect the battlefront "
Marcus went back inside the tent and sat behind his desk.
"For those chosen ones to be of any use, we would need at least eight legions to use on both fronts, to keep our casualties to a minimum. Besides, I doubt they would have liked the idea of being used as cannon fodder "
"I understand father ... I will leave immediately and wait for you in Caya, we will leave in twenty days"
"Our responsibility now is to make sure we evacuate as many people as possible to strengthen ourselves and return to reclaim our home from these demons."
Marcus sat in his chair while looking at his son.
"Worry not, the people of the empire are strong, even if they cannot leave, they should hold out long enough until our return, by that time, not only the chosen ones will have increased their strength, but we too."
Rising from his chair, Marcus walked over to his son and removed his belt, took Aaron's hand, and handed it to him.
"This sword and belt are two of the tree symbols that represent the head of the Froststar house, with this, even if your brother is in Caya, the soldiers will follow your orders."
"Father ... I ..."
Marcus, kneel to face Aaron and place his hand on his son's shoulder to reassure him.
"I know it is a big burden, but when I return home I will help you bear it until you can do it yourself.
"I will not fail you father!"
Smiling at his son, Marcus ruffled Aaron's black hair that reminded him of his wife's and got up going back to the map on his desk.
"I know you won't Aaron, go, Dragonborn, CutePuppy23, and John, along with the other three will be your escort"
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"Hey...bo… wak..."
Slowly Aaron regained consciousness after he was being called out by a voice he had never heard before.
"Come on boy, wake up, we don't have all day ... well actually we do but there are still a lot of things to explain."
Holding back the headache Aaron sat up slowly to see that he was still in the same endless white room.
"I see you finally decide to wake up boy"
And again Aaron was unable to discern from where that voice was coming from.
"Easy boy, if you turn your head so much you will get dizzy"
With no other option Aaron calmed down, breathed for a few seconds and decided to get up.
"So, are you mute or what? It is impolite that you leave me talking to myself."
[The last time I spoke here I was electrocuted into unconsciousness]
"I see ... don't worry, that just happened because your body was too weak to support the installation of the system, I suppose it was planned that someone with a little more strength would receive it"
"W-wait, how could you know what I was thinking?"
"By Eri, didn't you hear the intro from before?"
"No ... it hurts too much ... I couldn't understand anything I was hearing because of the pain ..."
The voice sighed.
"And I thought we could start working quickly"
"Sorry…"
"Don't worry boy, it's okay I guess, it's not like you can ask too much in these circumstances, well from where do we start."
"Well ... First, where are you?"
"Inside you"
"Heh?"
"In your head, that's why you felt like you were electrocuted"
"So it was, it was your fault that I went through that!"
Aaron yelled into the air a little annoyed but still fearful by what he had just heard.
"Minor things boy, what else do you want to know?"
Seeing that the voice ignored his complaints, Aaron sighed and continued his questions.
"...who you are"
"Well as the robotic lady said, I am the ember guardian system that is in charge of helping the future guardian, in this case you"
"You can call me Hal"
Aaron was stunned, not knowing what to answer, staring at the air for a minute until he reacted after understanding what the voice, what Hal had just said.
"W-wait what do you mean by guardian, guardian of what?"
"What else boy, of the continent, your job will be to create a safe kingdom where people can return from the original lands without having to sacrifice thousands trying to create a place to dock."
"... I ... I can't do it. I have to get to Caya and protect it until father returns so we can leave with mother to the origin lands."
Aaron said with a slight tone of despair at the thought of the burden that the title of guardian entailed.
"Boy…"
"There must be someone more qualified, I will just turn 14 in three months..."
"Boy"
Hal said trying to get the attention of Aaron who kept trying to find a justification for not having to take such a burden.
"There are a lot of nobles and generals in Caya, surely if we mention this to them ..."
"BOY!"
Cutting off Aaron's pleas with a scream that made the white room rumble, Hal managed to grab Aaron's attention and with a sigh began to speak. "
"Boy ... I know it will be hard, but this way it will be easier for you ... first think of the word {system}"
"..."
[System]
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Ember Guardian System
User: Aaron Froststar
Race: Human (88%)
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{Status}
LV: 5
HP: 78/112
MP: 34/34
STR: 10
AGI: 14
DEX: 15
CON: 9
INT: 11
WIS:16
CHA: 17
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{Titles}
Lord of the Froststar House: Head of the Froststart family of the Twilight Empire. Citizen Respect + 10 / -20 (Some refugees will hate the user as they were unable to escape the continent)
Ember Guardian: Within the flame of hope area of influence, all stats are increased by 25% and the user's healing factor increases
Left Behind 1: With no way to leave the continent and with all the races on their way to the origin lands, you only have two options left, maintain your will to survive or die. In times of crisis as long as the user is on the magic continent and the user is not resigned to dying, all stats are increased by 10%
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{Temporal status}
Fatigue 1: After exerting close to its limit, the user enters a state of fatigue. All stats are reduced by LV * 10%
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{Skills}
Swordplay 2 (34%): Show that you can use the sword at the level of a trained recruit and you would not drop it on the first hit: When using swords the damage is increased by 8%
Shield Defense 0 (80%): You know how to hold a shield and take hits without breaking your arm trying:
Archery 1 (67%): You can use a bow without shooting yourself in the foot and with some luck hunt a rabbit: When using bows the damage caused increases by 5% and increases the probability of causing injuries
Throw 1 (52%): You can throw objects and hit your target 8 times out of 10 if the target is less than 5 meters from you: The sharp part of the thrown object is more likely to hit the target.
Magical Affinity: Whether due to your lineage or due to some unexpected event, you have an affinity to magic, however, most of it is dormant: When you awaken your magical potential, the elements to which you are compatible increase their potency by 25% ( 4%).
Willingness to live: You may not want to accept it, but you are dying and your body knows it. When the user faces a life-threatening crisis, the body will break its limiters: All stats + 20% up to a maximum of 10 minutes | After overcoming the crisis, the body will suffer from overexertion: All statistics -45% for a time of (minutes used) days | (???) | (???)
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{Equipment}
Leather Pants - Uncommon - Defense +4: Made of a somewhat robust leather, they are perfect for protecting the user when riding while maintaining mobility.
Linen Shirt - Common - Defense +1: Common linen shirt worn by people as common clothing, it won't stop an attack but at least it will keep you a little warm at night.
Frozen Edge (Long Sword) - Legendary (Awakening 0%) - Attack +30: Relic of the Froststar family of the twilight empire, passed from generation to generation to the heads of the family, with it, the Froststar family defended the empire from its foundation. Due to the current state of the family, the sword remains dormant until the current head of the family proves that it is worthy of the legacy of his ancestors.
Star Pendant (Right Half) - Epic - Charisma +5, WIS +5: Half of an elven relic, when divided, its attributes are minimized. It is said that the bearers of both halves will be able to feel each other during the full moon as long as they are under the same starry sky. When both halves get closer after being separated for a while, they will begin to glow more intensely the closer they are to each other.
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{Inventory}
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{Forums}
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To Be Continued.
