The Ancients World

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~~~(POV: Cera Adamo)~~~

~~~(Location: The City Of Jaerey, The Kingdom Of Laasir, The Islands Of Haestar)~~~

~~~(Time: 6:33 AM)~~~

My eyes slowly open as the morning sun comes through the window of our room. My siblings and their friends take on The Ruins Of Tasdir today. Thousands of Players will be attacking it too, but they'll be doing something else in The Ruins.

Sally is soundly sleeping next to me. As I start to move in the bed, she begins waking up too. Last night was fun, and I'm fresh for today. We'll be busy at the Auction House today.

Of course, we'll be seeing Sally and Marcus off at The Ruins Of Tasdir. Just because we can't enter doesn't mean we can't be outside watching them enter first. They'll have a head start; that'll be enough time to get where they need to go.

No one will see them or follow them. Which should help them get their hands on those Legendary Classes. I'm looking forward to when they come out of this. I heard it's one of the hardest activities the game can produce.

"Can't we sleep in for another thirty minutes, please... I don't want to get up yet..."

Instead of listening to her, I pick her up in my arms and carry her to the bathroom. She's quickly awake with a smile at my actions. I turn on the shower for us, and we get in.

The warm and magical water runs down our bodies. Getting the smell of sweat and sex off us from how long and hard we went at it.

"Everyone entering The Ruins Of Tasdir will be there for multiple days. Including our friends. We've got plans for today, but is there anything you want to do tomorrow and the day after that?"

I'd like her input in doing activities. Sure, we'll be busy pretty much all day in the Auction House. But that's something I want and need to do. There are things we have to get now that we're not in Alforza anymore.

Everything we do shouldn't be about what we want to do; most of the time, it is. Sally doesn't mind that it's like that, from what I can tell, at least. But I want to do things she wants to do.

"Well, I saw something pretty interesting near the entrance to Jaerey. It was built by Players. What's an indoor carnival? When I read the information, it said it's something from your world."

Wow, it's been a long time since I've been to an indoor carnival. The last time I went to one was my 7th birthday. A little after that, money got really tight, and fun pass times weren't a luxury anymore.

The buildings we passed by were all normal-sized, so it's being modified by magic on the inside. It's not uncommon, but it is expensive. Large guilds own all the ones set up in permanent locations.

"A carnival is a concept I can't explain, but when tomorrow rolls around, we'll head there. I promise we'll have a blast. The last time I went to one was when I was seven years old."

The reason indoor carnivals are so familiar and popular now is because that's how they were on Earth. Pollution reached the point in some places where you couldn't have an outdoor carnival. It was impossible, and that's something I don't miss about Earth.

I hope it's getting better without us there killing it. One day, I'd like to return and see how it's doing. If that's at all possible, but I doubt it. The Player Continent proved to have taken large portions of Earth.

We get out of the shower and make our way to the door now that we're dressed. Sally walks ahead of me as we make our way downstairs.

Hailey is already at one of the tables. Reading from a paper. Everyone is getting up to start eating. Preparing for The Ruins Of Tasdir. I wouldn't be surprised if all the shops, stalls, and stores are out of product.

The stern look I get from Hailey tells me she's not forgotten about the pink hair. Not that I did a day after it happened.

"It's nice to see two people that I'm traveling with up early. Sad that it's not anyone I'm entering The Ruins Of Tasdir with. Should we get something to eat or wait for everyone else?"

Hailey's got an attitude today. Not that I didn't expect it. Her nerves are probably pretty high; considering what's ahead, it's understandable.

"I wouldn't think they'd be much longer; we should wait."

Sally is the kind one out of the three of us sitting at the table. Hailey and I would've both started eating without everyone here.

"The actual assault starts at 8:00 AM. I was hoping to go over the game plan one more time with them. I'm bringing them down if they're not down here in fifteen minutes."

The annoyance and anger in my sister's voice isn't hidden. She's become the group's mother, and she resents the role. It's a little hard for me to see her like this... She's changed so much from the Hailey I knew.

And hated for a time.

"Don't worry; the noise from outside will do that for you."

The walls may be suppressed, but not the noise coming from an open window. It's already getting loud outside, and everyone that's still in bed is likely getting up about now. More and more Players are coming down the stairs for breakfast.

~~~(POV: Hailey Adamo)~~~

~~~(Location: The City Of Jaerey, The Kingdom Of Laasir, The Islands Of Haestar)~~~

~~~(Time: 7:12 AM)~~~

Marcus stuffs his face with food and has no regard for manners at the moment. He must've worked up an appetite with whatever he did with Kelly. She's also in a really good mood. In fact, the only one that seems to be miserable right now is me.

Sally and Cera are gonna see us off at the entrance to The Ruins Of Tasdir. Once we're inside, they'll be heading to the Auction House.

"How about you chew your food before you swallow, you animal."

The joking tone in Cera's voice causes a small chuckle from everyone, including me. All Marcus does is finish his current bite and stick out his tongue.

The next three to four days are gonna be hard for me. I'm pretty much taking care of everyone except for Marcus, and that's only at specific times. When we're not butting heads, for example.

I don't think he'll give me a hard time since we've agreed on what we're doing for most encounters. Rianna, Kelly, and I will be running point. Dishing out damage and taking aggro. He'll be in the back hammering our enemies with magic.

"I want to say something before we all leave this table."

My voice catches everyone's attention, and Marcus looks up from his multiple plates of food.

"If we fail at this, we're not getting a second shot. Players will eventually find out where we went. They'll look for clues and signs. Trackers will be hunting us."

It's a place where we can't make any errors.

~~~(POV: Cera Adamo)~~~

~~~(Location: The City Of Jaerey, The Kingdom Of Laasir, The Islands Of Haestar)~~~

~~~(Time: 7:55 AM)~~~

We're standing outside the custom-built teleporter, and my eyes land on the infamous walls that surround The Ruins Of Tasdir.

Thousands of Players are around us, and more are pouring in through other custom-built teleporters. It's a place I never went through and never want to. I'll leave this for my siblings and all the other Players here.

"Well, it's starting in a few minutes, and we need to get to the front. I'll send you a message if I have any questions. Please, answer as quickly as you can. And no pranks. This is serious."

I give a mock salute to my sister, and she rolls her eyes as she turns around.

"Good luck, big sis."

She jolts just a little bit as I say that. She used to love it when I called her that as kids. Thought she could use it now.

"Yeah..."

A lackluster response...

Here's to their success. They really do only have one shot at this.

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A/N: Below this line, I'll be keeping Cera's player information. That way, I won't have to place it into the story above anymore. It takes about 180 words up.

[Slayer (Zern) Lvl.240][Tier-4]

[Exp: 45/100%]

[Title: The Son of Arch-Angel Michael (Hidden)]

[Stats] [Strength - 7095][Endurance - 7045][Dexterity - 7215][Speed - 8240][Focus - 19,660]

[Mana aura control: 6/100%]

[Health: 76,560,000,000/76,560,000,000] [Mana: 216,600,000,000/216,600,000,000]

[Stat Points: 470] [Armor rating: 500]

[Inventory] [Dice of Wayland (Divine)] [The Witness (Legendary Sword)] [Fenrir's Whistle (Divine)] [Camping gear] [Fishing poles 2x] [Festival Garbs 2x] [4x EXP Boosts] [Princess Saliandra's Panties (Black Lace)] [Desert Warrior Nomad Set (Rare)]

[Passive Perks]

[Inheritor of the Sword] [Son of Heaven] [Slayer of Evil] [Holy Willow Trees Savior] [Finder of Legends] [The Divine who has Legend] [Destined for Greatness] [Dungeon Diver] [An Overachiever]

[Active Skills]

[Heaven's light Lvl.74 325/7400] [Protected by Heaven Lvl.74 225/7400] [Slash Lvl.92 4600/21000] [Parry Lvl.68 85/6800] [Double Strike N/A] [Kingslayer N/A] [Raging Machine N/A] [Winged Glory] [Angelic Flight] [Divine Pressure Exertion] [Divinity Pulse] [Controlled Fun] [Angelic Teleportation (Divine)]