NOVEL NEXT Chapter 38
Anton thought that it was useless to expound on the other characters’ powers in the Diablo II game to his Father and sister given that the game clearly stated that once he had chosen a character he would not have a chance to choose a new one or switch to a new one but he thought that they were treating the information as some sort of entertaining story which was why they insisted on hearing the details so he continued.
“The next character that was given to me as one of my choices is called a druid.”
“Druid? I know a druid! He was one of the officers in the mercenary band that I was a part of. The only power I have seen him wield was he was able to shapeshift into different animals,” Ander said.
“Well, it’s almost the same. The druid was given the power to wield the forces of nature and to summon powerful ferocious animals that would help him in battle. In the previews that were shown to me, I’ve seen him summon boulders of fire, raise volcanoes, and raise a hurricane to devastate his enemies. I’ve seen him summon a flock of ravens, spirit wolves, and dire wolves to ravish those that threaten him and lastly, he was able to summon the spirit of plants to heal him and to increase his strength. Oh yeah, he can also shapeshift.”
Anton didn’t tell them that the druid could shapeshift to a werewolf or a werebear given their recent experience and since he would never see him turn into a druid, they didn’t need to know.
“That’s a wonderful powerful wielder! Imagine if you chose druid I could have a pet spirit wolf with me right now!” Anna said.
Anton laughed at what his sister was focusing on showing that she was still just a little girl.
“That character does sound powerful,” Anton’s father added.
“The next choice was usually only given to women according to the information that was shared with me but it was also offered to me. It’s called an Amazon. The character had prodigious ability in wielding bows and spears. With a bow, an Amazon could devastate an army with her ability to rain magical arrows on her enemies. Her arrows could possess the deadliest of poisons, explode like a wizard’s fireball, or freeze a group of people like the Glacial Spike spell that I’ve been using. She could also cast her spears that would turn into multiple lightning that would wreak havoc on those who challenged her and once she was powerful enough, she could summon an avatar that looked exactly like her that had the same powers.”
“Oh, I like to be someone like that. You mentioned the word “Amazon.” What’s that?” Anna asked.
“It’s a place ruled by women and its most powerful warriors were women.”
The next two characters were a bit darker. You know about the necromancer since it’s a common profession in this world. It’s basically the same, summon undead or monsters and cast death magic spells. But the last one was dark in a different way. It’s called an Assassin. The character had the spells to hide and wield darkness. He is an expert in throwing weapons like a throwing knife but the most important part is his ability to disappear and then the next thing you will see is his enemies all lying down in a pool of blood.”
“All the professions that were shown to you were great wielders of magic but they wield them in different ways so in a sense, you could have chosen anyone and you would have been still a mighty magical warrior,” Anton’s father commented.
“You are correct Father and from the glimpses that I’ve seen of the world where they came from, their world was enveloped in a devastating war that left everything in ruins that was why almost all of their spells are geared towards combat. Whoever the being that was responsible for showing all of those to me and giving me the gift to choose was very powerful and I’m quite thankful that I was chosen.”
“We are all thankful. If you have not received those gifts, I’m willing to admit that we would have been dead by now. The Undead Coalition would still attack our country and we would have still encountered the undead monster but if you haven’t had those gifts, we wouldn’t have the power to defend ourselves. Do you think that the being who gave you those gifts is a god and should we worship him or her?” Anders asked.
“I was not informed about that but one thing I know, he or she didn’t indicate that they require any form of veneration so no we shouldn’t worship them since instead of appreciating it, they might even be offended.”
“You might be correct son. Now you and Anna go inside the carriage and rest. You can even meditate since I’m of the opinion that we are far enough away from the undead vampire’s patrol.”
Anton thanked his father and entered the carriage cabin together with Anna.
“Brother don’t meditate yet. Can you play your lute first? I want to listen to some songs and can you play a happy song?” Anna wheedled his brother.
Anton acquiesced to his sister’s wheedling took his lute from his inventory and started playing. Since her sister was still a girl, Anton decided to play some songs from cartoon movies from a famous movie production.
“This song is about a thief, a street rat in a city who found a magic lamp that summons a genie that can grant three wishes. He used one of his wishes to become a prince and this song is about him wooing the princess of the city on top of a flying magic carpet that he also found. The street rat who turned into a prince is called Alladin and his princess is called Princess Jazmin. Normally this song is sung as a duet but I’ll try my best to convey the message of the song.”
Anton then played the intro of the song A Whole New World. When he first heard the song when he was younger, it brought forth the idea of a magical adventure in the desert which was why it was one of his favorite songs. Then he began singing the song. Anton’s eyes were closed while he sang remembering the time when he was a kid and thought that everything in the world was possible. That adventure was waiting for him when he grew up and he would take his mother and his father with him on his adventures and they would have all the food that they could eat.
Now, Anton was on an adventure in another world with a Father and a sister who cared about him and whom he was beginning to care about as well. Once he finished the song he saw Anna had her eyes closed as well.
“That was one of the most wonderful songs that I’ve ever heard. Your voice is really beautiful brother. You sounded like a prince,” Anton’s sister said.
