3 The Treasury

He began to walk towards the treasury that was located within the palace. The guards outside bowed to Lucas and he went towards a man that was seated at the table.

He was wearing a pair of reading glasses and reading a book casually. "Ah, the Third prince is here. you must have come to choose a weapon for your test", he said as he took out a key. "Yes, Guardian of the Treasury. I am indeed here to choose a weapon", Lucas replied.

The guardian stood up from his seat and walked towards a double door. He was short and muscular. His hair was wavy and trimmed on the sides. His face was young for a man who had reached the age of forty. He was exuding an aura of serenity around him that made Lucas feel at peace. The distractions he had in his mind were slowly going away.

The key he took out was peculiar. The treasury was the most protected place of the palace. It had tight security measures such as security cameras, retina scanners, and a fingerprint scanner. The key was made in a way that it can only be activated by a certain number of people.

The guardian pricked his index finger and drew a little blood and placed it on the key. The key began to glow and then inserted into the keyhole. "No matter how many times I look at this, it always fascinates me. The way this key works. Magic is truly fascinating", he thought as he looked at the way the door was being opened.

The door then opened with a hissing sound. Lucas's heartbeat began to rise as he began to imagine all the kinds of weapons he would see in the treasury. The thought was just exhilarating for him. "To witness all the legendary weapons that have been stored in the treasury. Just what kind of a weapon will be the perfect fit for me?", his thoughts ran wild.

The treasury was a white high ceiling room. It was massive and it had eight doors within, four on the left and four on the right. In front of him was a large round table, and there were chairs around it. "Well, in times of war, this was the room where they prepared strategies, and that's why there are so many rooms", he thought to himself.

He skipped in joy as he followed the guardian towards a room. The room also had some security measures as that was the room that stored all the legendary weapons that were available in the palace. He didn't know why though. "There are even higher level beasts than them and the weapons made from them will be more valuable than them", he thought.

The guardian opened the door in front of him and motioned for Lucas to enter. "Third Prince, here you will be able to see all the legendary weapons that we have. Please choose your weapon and register them on the computer over there. I will be standing right here", he said as he pointed at the keyboard that was at the corner of the room. Lucas nodded his head and began to look around.

He walked towards the first weapon he saw. It was a pair of dual-wielding swords. One was in dark black while the other was a shiny silver in color. The hilts were both black with a line of red twisting around them. The blades wren slightly curved at the end and were sharp on only one side. He picked it up and gave it some swings.

"These pair are quite the extraordinary one. They have one active skill each sword and even have a move combined. Your grandfather was the first person to activate both active skills of the sword at the same time. It is rumoured that dual blades that have active skills like these couldn't be activated at the same time", said the guardian. Lucas nodded his head and looked at the hovering screen in front of him.

[Legendary Tier Dual Blade]

[Active Skill of the Silver Blade: Thirty percent increase in Agility]

[Active Skill of the Dark Blade: Thirty percent increase in Strength]

[Combat Skill: Whirlwind - Increases the attack while spinning around. Sends out blades made of the Wind Element, making it easier to deal with multiple foes]

"It's quite interesting. Let me see the rest and then decide which one to use", he said. "For a person like me who is void of mana, this weapon could be a good match. But it is also said that most weapons of the Legendary tier have combat skills. But not all of them are made of the elements", he thought.

Lucas made his way to the next weapon. It was a pitch-black dagger. The dagger was curved just like the blades at the end. It had a dark purple hilt. But the thing unique about it was a switch that quickly made a blade of the same size come from the other side of the hilt. It was retractable and the active skill was quite good.

[Legendary Tier Dagger]

[Active Skill: Surreal - Makes a copy of the Dagger to make it easier to dual wield. Increases fifteen percent of Agility]

[Combat Skill: Shadow Copy - Creates multiple copies of the dagger when thrown. Copies stay in target for five seconds]

Lucas was amazed when he saw the combat skill. "It will be useful if I end up with beasts that are weak but come in overwhelming numbers. There is nothing wrong in being prepared for the worst-case scenario", he thought as he moved to the next weapon that was on the wall. It was a spear.

The spear was long and had a long sharp tip instead of the normal small head. The handle was also a silver handle instead of a wooden one. He picked it up in intrigue and began to swing it with both of his hands. The spear was very light, in contrast to its look. He spun around, holding the spear at his waist. He then turned his head to the screen that was below.

[Legendary Tier Spear]

[Active Skill: Channel of Lightning - Channel the Lightning Element through the spear]

[Combat Skill: Strike - Direct the lightning that has been stored within the spear towards your opponent. Stuns them for three seconds]

"In a battle of life or death, three seconds will decide a lot. Man, all these weapons are so good. Now only if they allowed me to take all of these weapons", he thought as he clicked his tongue. He placed it back and went to the next weapon. There were three swords.

The first one was a broadsword. The sword was in deep silver and there was a line in a dark purple color embedded in the middle. The hilt of the sword was gold in color and there was a symbol of a lion's head at the end of the hilt. He looked at the screen below and saw the skills of the sword.

[Legendary Tier Broadsword]

[Active Skill: One with Lightning - Store lightning in the channel, only compatible with a lightning type user]

[Combat Skill: Summon - Summon lightning companion to fight alongside you. Companion depends on the quality of the lightning stored]

The second one was a longsword. It was quite long and looked ordinary. Nothing special stood out about the sword. The edge of the blade was coated in red, and the hilt was black. He looked at the screen below to know the quality of the sword.

[Legendary Tier Longsword]

[Active Skill: One With The Sword - All sword related skills increased damage by forty-five percent]

[Combat Skill: Aura slash - A slash that is imbued with the aura of a swordsman]

"It's quite good. But the bad thing is that I can't use aura too", he muttered to himself. The third sword was quite different. It was a kendo wooden sword. Lucas was confused why that sword was a legendary tier weapon. He looked towards the guardian to know more information about the sword.

"That sword is something that your grandfather used a long time ago. It was made by an inscriptor blacksmith that was here in this palace", he said. "An inscriptor blacksmith? We had one? Where is he now?", he asked in excitement. Lucas always wanted to meet these kinds of hidden figures in the kingdom.

An inscriptor blacksmith was someone that used ancient inscriptions on weapons. These people came by when a person experimented with a weapon, making the first inscribed weapon in history. They are very rare and only a few of them existed even in these times.

Unfortunately for him, the inscriptor blacksmith that the guardian talked about had passed away. "That's sad. I always wanted to meet these people", he said in rejection. He looked at the screen underneath the sword to see what the status was

[Legendary Tier Weapon]

[Active Skill: Change Class - Changes class according to the opponent it faces. Max limit: King Tier]

[Combat Skill: Shadow Clone - Creates shadow clones of the wielder. Clone holds seventy-five percent of the wielder's power]

[Inscription: Change weapon - Weapon changes according to the will of the user]

[Unable to wield. Weapon is bound to Christopher Heart]

"How can we unbound a weapon?", he asked the guardian. He knew if he took this weapon, he could face any challenges head-on. "Since this weapon could change class, It's very useful to me", he thought. "The user can relinquish their ownership through a formation. It requires a formation master though", said the guardian. Lucas shook his head sideways.

"Alright then, let me choose the weapons. I'll pick the dual blade and the dagger. Its skills might come in hand when facing against the beasts. I don't know if there will be groups or individuals. It's best to be prepared for everything", he thought as he typed in the weapons he picked up. The guardian then came forward and placed a box in front of him.

"This will be your armor for the test. Please use this scanner to see its skills", said the guardian. Lucas opened the box and picked up a chest piece. It was silver in color and there were stripes of red that ran in them. He picked up a scanner and scanned the armor to see its status.

[Advanced Tier Chestpiece]

There were no active or combat skills but this didn't discourage him. He knew that advanced tiers which had active skills were quite rare. Either they have to be made by a master blacksmith, or one must gain several other crystals from the same beast. Either way, to get an active skill was hard.

He then inspected the boots. The boots were a dark shade of blue and had some lines of silver between them. He once again scanned the boots to see it's status.

[Legendary Tier Weapon]

[Active Skill: Dash - Increases Agility by thirty percent]

Lucas was content with which he had selected. His choices went well with the armor which he had received. He left the treasury to train for the whole day. He went to his usual spot, which was under an old banyan tree in the wild. After training, he came back and took some rest. The next morning came and Lucas couldn't contain his excitement.

The time he had been waiting for had come. "Let the Test of Banishment begin!", he thought as he jumped out of bed.