19 Cinderstorm
He laid on his back, panting profusely. That was way too close for comfort. Besides, he felt like he did not entirely control that battle, it was not exactly his victory. If he didn't use the height advantage to land that killing blow, he would have failed the trial and the consequences were not something he was keen on exploring. Saphira knelt with her front limbs, resting her head on his chest as she softly purred—concerned for her master. His heart warmed as he rubbed her head, remembering that a series of notification threatened to blind him the moment he completed the trial. He opened up his system interface. His level had increased about 4 times.
>You have defeated Ignis, The Molten Heart.
>Rewarding 3 levels.
>Received one special loot box.
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>You have completed the Trial of the Dragon's Forge.
>Rewarding 3 levels.
>Spell Tome Acquired: Chain lightning.
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He was a bit stunned by these rewards. It seems he was in luck this time around. All his "hard work" finally paid off.As he was celebrating the juiciness of his drops, the corpse of the dragon beside him slowly caught fire, combusting very fast. He stood up with a start, taking a few steps backward and looked at the corpse with weariness. After a dozen seconds, the dragon completely turned to ashes. Atop of the ashes lay a red stone, pulsating with faint traces of ember energy. He went closer and inspected the stone.
>Dragon's Ember (Epic)
Desc: When consumed by a dragon, permanently increases a dragon's essence by 10%
Seeing that it wasn't a dangerous material, he picked it up and held it up at eye level for a closer inspection. It was a polished, egg-shaped gemstone. Wisps of red fumes seemed to rise from within the gem, resembling tiny dragons in constant motion.
He turned his head to call Saphira to test out the effects of the gem, when he saw her mouth swallowing the gem, along with the words that was stuck in his throat.
She chomped down hard on it, devouring it as quick as he could blink.
"This willful little thing." he shook his head in exasperation.
A few seconds after she ate the crystal, she started feeling dizzy and eventually fell asleep after a minute. Surprised, he examined her before concluding that it must've been the effect of the Ember stone.
He went to her and placed her back in the pet space.
Now that that was resolved, he had time to focus on the other rewards.
He tapped on the 'Special Loot Box' and a black box with white ribbons appeared on his palm. It was adorned with draconic symbols flickering with white light. Atop the box were two options, "Store" & "Open."
He tapped on 'Open' and the box glowed before the ribbon holding it in place loosened up, the box turning into a card.
>Random Epic Weapon Choice Card
Desc: Allows user to pick a random weapon from the following category: Range & Melee.
The shape and size of the card felt similar to that of a credit card. It was designed with weird symbols and had the word 'EPIC' written boldly on top of it.
He selected the range option since he had two melee weapons already. His ranged offense was limited to fire magic and nothing more. And the fire magic's effectiveness varied with foes. Just like how it could barely do anything against Ignis. Having an epic ranged weapon would boost his offensive capabilities by quite a lot.
Upon selecting the option, thbe card softly glowed red before it vanished and in it's place, rested a bow seemed to be carved out of black bones, giving it an almost obsidian-like appearance with veins of crimson red running through it.
>Cinderstorm (Bow)
Desc: Forged from the bones of a fire dragon, this weapon retains qualities peculiar to its maker. Produces arrows from magika. Arrows produced depends on element utilized. (30-50 magika per arrow depending on draw power.)
>ATK: 15
>SPD: 20
>PASSIVE
—Blazing volley: Grants a 7% attack speed boost after successfully landing an arrow (stackable up 5 times).
>ACTIVES
—Scorch: Aims a concentrated beam of fire directly from the bow instead of firing an arrow, dealing significant fire damage in a narrow area. (Cost: 100-150 magika. Cooldown: 5mins)
—Smoke Screen: Attaches a smoke pellet to the next arrow capable of exploding into a cloud of smoke that briefly obscures the user's location and blinds enemies within the area. (Cost: 50 magika. Cooldown: 15mins)
