Zectas Volume I: Enigmatic Village of Nanahuatl (16 page)

 

 

 

The battle was officially over. Through the course of the battle Smoke had gained a total of 3 levels. The kills that the Condortlians did, gave Smoke some shared exp.

 

 

The Condortlians were gathered outside the entrance of Condortl. The village was in complete ruin. The recovering residents of Condortl were tired.

 

 

Smoke was making some medicinal deer stew in order to feed the Condortlians. There wasn't enough for all of them so he had to make them into smaller portions.

 

 

They had used all of their strength in their battle for freedom. Everyone was exhausted and were trying to regain some vitality. They welcomed the soup even if it was only a little.

 

 

After the residents has finished eating. The acting village chief came forward to call everyone's attention.

 

 

"May I ask our savior Smoke to step forward and kneel before me?"

 

 

Smoke was confused on what exactly was going on. It had only been 2 hours since they won the battle. Everyone should have been trying to recover from their fatigue and injuries. 

 

 

"All of us here are now free because of one man. This man is a total stranger to us. We only came to know about him last night. But he has told me that this plan was actually made by two former Condortlians, James Jackal and Howard Hide. They were fortunate enough to escape on the night of the enslavement. Since then they tried everything in their power to free us. They asked for help among the other villages but all of the villages denied them. Except for Nanahuatl Village. I'm sure some of you may have noticed this heroic endeavor. They were a group of 100 men who tried to save us in our early days of captivity. Unfortunately they couldn't break the overwhelming numbers that the lizard people had over them. After several years later the gods has finally shown their favor towards us once again. They sent him our savior Smoke."

 

 

Smoke smiled with sincerity, he raised his hand and tried to bow down to everyone in the crowd.

 

 

"It has taken more than 50 years for their plan to come into fruition but it was all worth it. Smoke must have spent days in order to follow through with the plan. I was very afraid when I saw that the lizard people had gathered in front of the weapon vault. I thought that it was all over. We will surely die."

 

 

"The wise counsel that I got from James and Howard was that it was highly likely that there was a fecund lizard hiding within the residents. In order to keep track of potential jail breaks and other attempts of escape. If it wasn't for those two. I'm sure we wouldn't be so lucky as to be able to eradicate the lizard people."

 

 

"Such humble words coming from our savior. I'm sure there wouldn't be any objections with my next announcement. I Eldmar acting village chief of Condortl bestow upon Smoke the title 'Savior of Condortl: Honorary Chief of Condortl'. Arise Chief Smoke and greet your people."

 

 

 

"Wow! A title, I didn't expect that at all. I don't know what to say myself. All I know is that I will do everything in my power to protect your freedom and help you rebuild Condortl Village."

 

 

Everyone cheered. They couldn't be happier for having Smoke as their 'honorary chief'. The people wanted to celebrate but their bodies refused to cooperate with them. As it was getting dark they all agreed to postpone their celebrations.

 

 

The next few days were planned on how to rebuild the village. However they could not start yet without confirming the daily attacks from the incoming griffons.

 

 

All the warriors of Condortl readied themselves. They were equipped with better armor and now some range weapons. They hid within the forest as they were waiting for the griffons to arrive.

 

 

They saw a few griffons from the horizon. The griffons were screeching as they started to land on the vast clearing. They were pecking though the debris but found nothing. After a few more minutes they flew off towards their mountain.

 

 

Seeing the griffons fly off. The Condortlians felt relieved most likely they will try to look for another food source since the lizard people has been wiped out. However they knew that they had to stay vigilant at all times.

 

 

The item drops from the lizard people were 'hard green scales' which Smoke found to be very useful. He showed everyone on how to use this as a material for their roofs. With their green color it would serve as a great camouflage in the forest. Working as a construction worker in his real life really helped him a lot on this quest.

 

 

The raw vitalis gem stones that they mined also gave some regenerative effect. These gems were all placed in the center of the village to help increase productivity since it fought off their hunger and fatigue.

 

 

Hunting parties were formed since most of the monsters in the nearby forests were wiped out by the lizard people. The hunting party would need to travel some distance in order to get meat.

 

 

A few days passed and reconstruction of Condortl village continued smoothly. Everyone had a positive out look in life. They were all 'live in the moment' atmosphere. Smoke had only experienced such a feeling when the residents of Nanahuatl Village started to regain their strength.

 

 

Smoke has also brought some root crops from Nanahuatl and asked around if there were any farmers in Condortl. Luckily enough there were still a few of them left.

 

 

As the village was starting to take shape. Adder also started to recover. As he was fit enough to walk, he went to find Smoke.

 

 

"Smoke. Thank you for freeing us. All I ever wanted was freedom. Maxine and I would've raised our children here in peace but that dream is gone now..."

 

 

"I'm really sorry for you loss. I only figured out it was Maxine when she volunteered to replace the forced guards on the younglings. That was a clear ploy in order to inform her men."

 

 

"So there never was a secret weapon hidden in the weapon vault that could defeat the lizard people?"

 

 

"Nope there was no such weapon inside the vault. The weapon was always inside your hearts. It was the bravery and courage of the outnumbered Condortlians to face the numerous lizard people."

 

 

"Yeah I guess that does make sense. We lost our will to fight and only waited for the day to be free. We didn't even try to free ourselves. If it weren't for you inspiring us I think we would've stayed that way for the next hundred years."

 

 

"I was also lucky enough to have you believe in me Adder. As I spread the word and used your name. It was easier to convince everyone to fight."

 

 

"Yeah I was ready to die in that battle. In fact the past few days I was lost. I didn't know what to do with myself."

 

 

"Don't be like that Adder, I'm sure there are still plenty of things in this world to live for."

 

 

"Aye, you're right. Seeing you and my fellow Condortlians rebuild the village enlightened me."

 

 

"The despicable things that we experienced here are not unique to us Condortlians. I am sure that somewhere else in the world of ZECTAS there are other people being oppressed and maltreated. That is why I have made my decision to serve you as my master."

 

 

 

Smoke was surprised. He had thought that he had to have some sort of military rank in order to start a private army. Apparently an NPC can join with their own volition.

 

 

"Whoa! You're joining my private army? I'm glad that you feel that way. I too feel the same. That freedom should be for everyone. However I must inform you that I have an important personal mission. This mission takes precedence to everything even if I may commit acts of notoriety I wouldn't mind at all. My mission is to get my revenge on Tristan and all his men."

 

 

"Master Smoke, you said revenge right? Then they must have committed an unforgivable act that deserves just punishment. I trust your judgment and will not question them easily. I stick with my decision to serve you as my master."

 

 

"Can you perhaps drop the 'Master' part? I'm not to comfortable with it. Calling me Smoke is just fine. So as long as you feel that I have not led you astray from your path of enlightenment then I welcome you to my private army. I do not want you to feel constrained in any way."

 

 

"Thank you Smoke. I swear upon Maxine's spirit that I will serve you to the best of my abilities."

 

 

"I know that you will do more than just that Adder. Alright now that we've settled that why don't we continue on rebuilding Condortl? You are fit to work now right?"

 

 

It appears that peace has returned to the Village of Condortl. Soon Smoke and Adder will head back towards Nanahuatl to complete Smoke's quest and gain 2 family tokens at once. Just 1 more family token in order to get the 'Hidden Basic Job of Nanahuatl Village'.

 

 

As the peaceful village of Condortl was slowly being rebuilt by it's citizens. Cold yellow eyes with black slits watched them from a far. After confirming the scene, the hooded figure started running with such high agility that the hooded figure could only be seen as a blur. As the village grew farther away the hooded figure stopped.

 

 

She took off her hood and revealed the frightful face of a fecund lizard. She took out a magical golden plate from her bag. Nicked her finger tip with her knife and dropped a few drops of blood on one of the receptacles of the magical plate. The center of the magical golden plate started to change into a watery screen.

 

 

"I have confirmed it High General. The Matron Alteria and her colony of lizard people have all been killed."

 

 

"So our supply of vitalis is going to be short this month then. Well no matter, Matron Olveria's colony has started to grow and they will make up for the lacking vitalis gems. Tell me Spyteria who was responsible for their deaths?"

 

 

“It was a Dark Elf called Smoke..."

 

 

“Spyteria I want you to keep track of his movement. We will not let this grave transgression go unpunished!”

 

 

“As you command High General Lizardo...”

 

 

 

 

River Monsters

 

 

In the vast world of ZECTAS, there were two famous people who were always talked about. As their videos have grabbed everyone's attention.

 

 

One was the gallant and charismatic Paladin Lord Tristan. He became famous after he released his B level quests online.

 

 

The most famous one, was where he and his personal army of 300 NPCs took on a chain quest, that led him to one of the 12 legendary dragons. Flame Ruby Dragon Valdurath.

 

 

He had mages, high wizards, snipers, hunters, rangers, assassins, clerics, high priests, and paladins. He had cornered Valdurath into a colossal cavern. There he personally led his army from the front lines and played the role of the main tank.

 

 

He donned an open face helmet, and wore a golden mithril armor and a white majestic cape. He was armed with a golden tower shield and a holy dragonslayer sword. He took on all the damage that Valdurath dished out. As attack spells and healing spells continued to fly around them.

 

 

If you saw this legendary fight you would have thought that it looked like he was soloing a gigantic dragon. This epic battle lasted 15 hours straight. Of course in the end, it was Tristan who gave the killing blow.

 

 

After that heroic deed he returned to the Kingdom of Thayotl (Eastern Kingdom). There he was rewarded with a title and a city. He became Baron Tristan, owner of Tonaci City. He was the first and only player throughout ZECTAS to have owned a city.

 

 

Tristan's original party, from when he was still in the Kingdom of Chayotl (Western Kingdom) had broken apart. All that remained were Aurora the Arch Bishop and Bones the Shadow Phantom.

 

 

With his newly awarded title and city, Tristan decided to create a guild. The guild of DracoRicco, loosely translated it means 'rich dragon'.

 

 

DracoRicco is headed by the three remaining members. Aurora is in charge of the recruitment, the finances, and the promotions of the guild. Where as Bones is in charge of the intelligence division. While Tristan is in charge of Aurora and Bones.