Chapter 66: Mystic Tower (1/2)
”This looks like the place.” Agni said as she stopped in front of a large building just a few blocks away from the Trainer's Chapel. Thanks to Bracha's directions, the Mystic Tower Chapel was fairly simple to find.
Unlike the prior chapel the two stayed at, the building was slightly more colorful. Green pain with deep brown trim. Agni wasn't exactly knowledgeable about architecture, but she imagined the trim to be made of stained oak or some other type of hardwood -- if such trees existed in this world.
Agni glanced over at Katrin who still seemed a bit bummed about parting ways with Bracha as she took Katrin by the hand and led her into the doors of the Mystic Tower Chapel. They found themselves in a rather large hall, of which several tables were placed on either side of the far walls. At the tables were many different people dressed in various garbs. A great deal of them resembled the textbook appearance of magic users. Robes, staves and some even had large, pointy hats. It resembled a tavern more than a chapel, at least to Agni's eyes, after all she didn't have much experience with Chapels either.
As she and Katrin walked down the center of the hall she realized that the word chapel was quite apt to describe the scene. Generally in churches, there was a singular aisle with pews to both the left and right leading towards the pulpit. The layout was somewhat the same, but rather than a large statue of Jesus near the end, there were three counters similar to the one Bracha often sat behind. Each had a different function and two of them were in use as several adventurers crowded around each of the young ladies in charge. The hall itself had large pillars every two meters or so, six pillars total with a long, red and gold trim carpet leading the way.
”Hello. Welcome to Mystic Tower. How can I help you?” An older, ginger haired woman spoke up, her voice easily catching Agni and Katrin's attention as they neared the trio of counters.
”Yes. Could you… tell me a bit about the process of joining a chapel? I'm pretty new to all of this.” Agni asked as the two arrived in front of the counter.
”I thought so. I would have definitely noticed a Scribe and a Specialist class entering the Chapel before.” The name written on the woman's tag was ”Gigi”, but due to Agni's ability to discern info freely, she realized that Gigi was short for Georgina.
[Georgina Valentine
Rank 1 Spellblade
Allegiance : Mystic Tower]
Gigi's skin was fair and filled with freckles which Agni immediately felt drawn to, after all she had a thing for freckles! Her hair was shoulder length, and she wore light armor as if she was prepared to leap into adventure at a moment's notice.
”Well, it's been a few weeks since the last summoning, so I'm guessing you two are coming from an apprenticeship-- right?” Gigi asked and the pair confirmed.
”Ah, the Trainer's Chapel. Bracha helped me out a lot when I first arrived too. That makes this easier then. In essence, you can think of a chapel as a sort of guild. There are two types of chapels, temp and contract. Temporary chapels, such as this one, allow adventurers to come and go as they please to an extent. Contract chapels will require an adventurer to fulfill certain terms before they can exit.
There are a lot of benefits with joining a chapel, for example, in Mystic Tower the members enjoy a blessing that allow them to quickly and more easily acquire magical proficiency.”
”Blessings?” Katrin asked. It seemed that the lure of new knowledge to consume had finally pulled her from her thoughts.
”Yes. Blessings are benefits that all members of a chapel share upon becoming a member. Generally, the better your standing with a chapel, the more potent the blessing you can obtain. For contract chapels the blessings are also more powerful since you're making a bigger commitment.”
”So when you say contract, does that mean a signed contract?” Agni asked.