95 Asheim! (1/2)
Then for Asheim! ~Shanana!~ If all this new common knowledge is true then it should be a breathtaking sight to behold!
I concentrate on the big pathway and from one second to the next, I stand on a big platform made out of crystal. Around me are blue crystal towers! Wow! Everything is sparkling!
So dizzy!? Why? It's beautiful but everything is spinning....
*Flop*
Ah! I fell on my back. ”HhhhHHh!” Why is it so hard to breathe?
”Ah... another newby! And a hot one at that! Do you want to go on a date?” A male guard comes into my view.
*Smack!*
”Don't you see that she is suffocating!” A female guard instantly hit her co-worker. ”Hey, newby! Concentrate on your mana and release it through your body. The air on this world is toxic. You have to heal and enforce yourself by strengthening your aura!”
”Geh! Why do you bother? Most of them suffocate anyway. We patch them up and it's done. Teaching newbies is a waste of time. Even if they are hot chicks! And it's easier to hit on them if they think that they owe you a favour.” -male guard
My power! That bastard guard! I search for the power within myself and start to release it through my body. ”Haaaaa! That feels much better!”
The female guard pulls me to my feet. ”Don't take it too serious. It's a joke amongst the gods to send the new arrivals here without telling them about the environment. That's why we are stationed here. It's too bothersome to deal with the dead bodies of newbies.”
The guard smirks at me. Are those Chimerans? Idiots! Station a healer here! What if someone doesn't get the trick in time!
”So? What about the date newbie?” The male guard asks me with lecherous eyes.
”~~If you run a hundred thousand laps around this platform within the day I might consider it~~”
”Really?!” -male guard
”~~YES!~~”
The guard starts running. No chance in hell that he will manage it. Mwahaha! Punishing evildoers is the best! I love it!
”That's a neat little trick newbie! But don't do it again or I will throw you into the prison! Disrespecting the law is heavily punished. I will overlook it this time because he is an idiot.” The female guard smirks at me.
Oh, no! I didn't even think about this! This could have ended badly. ”Oh... Thank you! I guess I was carried away. Can you give me directions? I am completely new to this god-business.”
”Sure. You see the big central tower? At it's feet is a big plaza with stores and the evaluation centre. You can get yourself registered there. Have a nice day.” -female guard
I wave at the female guard and start to walk towards the central tower. No need to rush! There is so much to see! A town out of crystals! Now that's what you call a place for gods!
Not bad at all. Who knew that the Chimerans had such a sparkling taste? While I walk, I realize that this town is very lively! There are people... uh.. gods.. people... well I guess we are still people? Anyway! There are so many people here!
They are trading goods or talking. And they all look different. There are so many different races, I rarely see more than one or two individuals who look similar.
After a while I arrive at the plaza. Ha! I am proud! I didn't even get lost! But I suppose it would be sad to lose your direction with a really big tower bathing the city in it's shadow.
Now I just have to ask someone for this registration thingy! I choose a shop owner, who doesn't look very busy.
”Excuse me! Can you tell me where you can register yourself as a new god?” I decide to be blunt.
”Over there at the foot of the tower miss!” The shop owner points out the direction.
That's when my eyes fall onto the price tags on his goods. The goods are all made out of crystal and the finest materials I have ever seen.
”What is GP?” I am looking at a fine looking mirror which is tagged with fifty thousand GP!
”Those are guildpoints young lady. A guildpoint is equivalent to a decent meal.” The shop owner gives me a short answer and I thank him while I turn to leave.
Those things are fucking expensive! But I guess that gods would only trade luxury items to each other. What a bother. So I probably can't afford anything in this city!
”AAAAAAAA!”
”HAHAHAHA!”
”HOHOHOHO!”
”KYAAAAA!”
Hmmm? What's that voice? Is someone in danger? Strange. Nobody is paying any attention to the screams?
”Miss! Above! Evade! They are jumping again!” The shop owner from earlier calls out to me.
Huh? Above? WaWaWaWa! Falling bodies!
”AAAAAAAA!” *Thud*
Waa! So close that almost.... HIII!
”HAHAHAHA!” *Thud*
There are more!
”HOHOHOHO!” *Thud*
”KYAAAAA!” *Thud*
”I won! I WON! HA!” ”Again!” ”Sis.... you got one!” ”Nice! It's hard to hit one!” ”Hn! They get better at evading every day!”