Twilight Templar (The Eternal Journey Book 1) by C.J. Carella

Author:C.J. Carella [Carella, C.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fey Dreams Productions, LLC
Published: 2020-06-23T22:00:00+00:00

Thirty-Six

The Mana Node was beneath a stone sarcophagus that had been the Risen Lord’s resting place and prison. The tomb was covered with magical signs that somebody had melted, destroying them like it had destroyed the seals on the doors leading there. That was the Necromancer’s agent at work. Hawke was sure it had been the Wraith he had destroyed. It had been the only non-corporeal Undead in the bunch.

That’s a big coffin, Hawke told the sword. I don’t think Strength 24 is enough to move it.

<You don’t have to. The Node is close enough for you to reach with your magic.>

Hawke concentrated and sent a stream of Mana towards the Node. Connecting to it was like sticking your finger in a light socket. A shock of pure power ran through his body, paralyzing him. Uh, oh, he thought before a message appeared:

You have accessed: Level 5 Mana Node (Darkness Attuned). You have the following choices:

Leave Mana Node alone: No risk or reward. Y/N

Claim Mana Node: +1,000 Experience, +100 Mana as long as you are within 1 mile/level from the Node. Y/N

Destroy Mana Node: 2,000 Experience, +5 Spirit. Y/N

Absorb Mana Node, becoming attuned to its Element: Access to Darkness magic and Special Secret Bonuses! Y/N

Warning: As a Paladin of Light, Darkness is an opposing force. Trying to Absorb it will be dangerous and have unpredictable results. Great Risks Lead to Great Rewards! Choose Wisely.

Hawke had to think about his choices. Leaving the Node alone wasn’t a choice, of course, not with the Necromancer around; a new Lair would probably spring up in a few days. Claiming the Node had its advantages, but it was in a fairly remote area. Besides, this was the second Darkness-attuned Node he had found; the other was his Reincarnation site. If he was going to claim a Node, that was the better choice.

That left destroying or absorbing it. The first choice was the safe one, and it would give him enough XP to hit level seven. That was what he should do. But then there were the words ‘Special Secret Bonuses,’ calling out to him like a carnival barker telling him a better show was waiting for him at the next tent over.

Great Risks Lead to Great Rewards.

He needed all the advantages he could get to accomplish the things that he had sworn to do. And everything he planned to do was risky as hell. Hawke thought about consulting with Saturnyx first, but decided to take the plunge on his own. Fortune favored the bold, didn’t it? Like Napoleon (well, he did lose in the end), or Leroy Jenkins (actually, that didn’t have a happy ending, either), or… Never mind.

<What insane idea did your mind just conjure? Surely, you’re not…>

You have chosen to absorb a Mana Node (Darkness). Confirm: Y/N

He mentally ‘clicked’ Yes.

<What are you doing?> Saturnyx shouted in his mind, but it was too late.

Coils of solid shadow tore through the stone floor and stabbed him. Black energy rushed through his veins like a transfusion of icy water.

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