Back to Phoenix’s story. Along with Blade, Phoenix is currently looking for someone else the system recommended as an ally for the world quest. Right now, specifically looking for the celestial slayer, Ava. Blade asks Phoenix, “What is your goal for the next era, Phoenix?” Phoenix answers, “For the system to survive and for magic to flourish and advance. What’s yours?” Blade replies, “For human life to have the chance to continue existing, which will need the system to be fulfilled without any chance of failure above 1%, and well, that is actually the normal chances of humanity surviving.” A woman that has an extremely powerful presence literally just appeared in front of Phoenix and Blade. They ask Phoenix and Blade, “Are you two the people who are looking for Ava?” At the same time, the duo answers, “Yes.” Blade then asks the person, “Are you Ava, the celestial slayer according to Phoenix?” “Yes, I am,” the woman - Ava - answers. “Why have you two been looking for me?” Phoenix replies, “Because the system recommended you as an ally for the world quest.” “Very well, then.”
[You have been invited to Ava’s (party). Your stats, skills, current condition, and location will be shared with the party members]
“I accept,” Phoenix thought. He then asked Blade, “Did you also get that invitation, Blade?” Blade replied, “Yes. Why?” “Because I am wondering why you haven’t accepted it.” “I haven’t accepted because I am being careful, since I can’t look at Ava’s system {profile}.”
[A system {profile} is a summarized version of a system personal status that also has a short description of their personality]
Phoenix tells Blade, “I can try to view it myself, if you want.” Blade replies, “Yes, please do.” Phoenix then concentrated a small amount of his cosmic authority into viewing Ava’s profile. Well, a small amount for Phoenix, that is. He succeeded.
[Ava]
[All stats are at the
[Main Class: (Warden of Magic; Lvl 100)]
[Race: (Demi-Primordial Human; Lvl 1)]
[Active Title(s): Celestial Slayer]
[Ava is a good hearted person who honors her word; one of the regressors as well. If someone betrays her though, she will show no mercy at all. She sees immense potential in another warden, one she just met. She desires for magic to flourish in the soon to be 18th era.]
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After seeing Ava’s profile, Phoenix tells Blade, “Unless we break any promises we make to her, we’ll be just fine, okay Blade?” After hearing that, Blade finally accepted the party invite. Phoenix asks Ava, “Are you fine with one more person joining us, Ava?” She answers, “Yes.” Phoenix then inquires, “What makes you see such great potential in me, Ava?” Ava answers, “I… Don’t know. I just do, I guess.” Phoenix says, mostly to himself, “Interesting.” Blade then says, “I hope that it is easier to find this person than it was to find Ava. Phoenix, who are we even looking for?” Phoenix answers, “The era guardian, Solaris.”
[Ava has marked you in the regressor chat]
“I actually forgot about the regressor chat,” Phoenix thought. He decided to look at it.
[Welcome to the regressor chat. The fact that you are also an admin will be revealed]
Phoenix decided to just view what was happening in it. He didn’t see any messages whatsoever. He closed the system window and asked Ava, “Why did you mark me?” Ava replies, “Why not?”
[The Grand Mage Administrator, Alera, has fallen]
Blade, noticing a person in the horizon of the desert with a rising sun, tells his two companions, “I think there is a person a mile or two in front of us. Should we go check it out?” Phoenix replies, “I will go check it out, okay, Blade?” Blade replies, “Okay…” Phoenix warped himself to the individual, and asked them, “Who are you?” The person answers, “I’m Solaris, era guardian. They/them, please.” Shocked, Phoenix used telepathy to tell Ava and Blade that the person is Solaris. Since Ava promoted Phoenix and Blade to the party rank, (Party Regulator), they can send party invites if they so wish. Phoenix sent a party invitation to Solaris, and Solaris asked, “What's with the invite?” “You were recommended by the system for me to team up with you for the duration of the world quest. What is your goal for the next era?” Phoenix replied. Solaris accepted the invite and answered, “For the system to survive.” Phoenix decided to check Solaris’s status.
[Solaris]
[Main Class: (Era Guardian Lvl 13)]
[Race: (Era Spirit Lvl
[Title: Era Guardian]
[Era Energy {Hidden}: <19,000> |Era Energy is a hidden stat belonging to those who were born in eras past. It is used for (Era affinity {Hidden}) skills|]
[All Other Stats are
Phoenix asked Solaris, “How old are you, again?” Solaris answered, “I’ll just tell you how many eras ago I was born, which would be 10. Why?” “I checked your status and saw an ‘era energy’ stat,” Phoenix replied. “I have another question. Why is the stat considered hidden by the system? Isn’t, like, 65% of humanoids immortal?” Solaris answers, “Fair point. Did you know that only 0.001% of humanoids are eternals? Every era nova, at least 10^10 humanoids die. I am eternal, and I absorbed 0.1% of the era nova’s energy last time, which is a lot. The realms unleash a lot of energy themselves every time, which kills most of the beings that are killed. What is your goal for the next era?” Phoenix tells them the same thing as Phoenix told Ava and Blade.