Quest into Hidden Realms (Hidden Realms LitRPG Series Book 1)
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With a mental command, Killum had Gye wheel around and begin their descent to Warlord's Castle. According to Gye, they were in early summer. They'd have a few months of warm weather, before winter and the snow came to bury the land. For that reason, the dragon didn't think Lord Kathro would attack the castle until spring. So they had six to nine months to prepare for it.
They descended quickly. Soon, he could see his friends atop the keep. It was the site of their greatest victory, and where they liked to hang out and enjoy the view while drinking beer and wine. Rand built a small grill in one corner, and Fergus hunted daily for the meat they ate. And at night, it was where Gye stood guard over them all.
The huge black dragon spread his wings wide and glided in for a landing in the middle of the roof. Tiana stood between Rand and Fergus, looking off to the north. The dwarf was rubbing her butt.
Asha was waiting for Killum in the middle of the roof. She and Tiana had found a vast wardrobe of sexy, silky feminine attire. While the thief only occasionally wore anything other than her usual garb, Asha changed outfits two or three times a day. At the moment she was wearing scarlet silk, and showing a lot of skin and cleavage. A fortune in gold, diamonds and rubies were draped here and there, sparkling in the bright sunlight.
Killum thought she looked like an Indian goddess. With pointy ears and tilted eyes.
Asha. Elven sorceress (Lvl 27). +10 Light. PK: 8.
They hadn't wasted all of their time on sex and booze. All five of them practiced their skills daily, leveling up slowly but surely. Killum reached level 30 as a battle-mage just that morning. Better even, they'd worked hard to increase their baseline of mana. Gye confirmed that all status maxed when respawned. So even if all of their mana was used in battle, if killed they would respawn with it back to their baseline.
Asha had reached 2500 mana baseline, while Killum was close behind with 2000.
Killum slid out of the saddle beside Gye. Asha rushed up and threw her arms around him, kissing him passionately. Gye said something about a room, and moved to the northeast corner to curl up and rest.
"You got back just in time," Fergus said. He pointed to the north. Just on the horizon a column of brightly colored knights in a column of two was coming into view. There were lots of brightly colored pennants and flags, including one he'd learned was the Kingdom of Kumar's flag. "The king's emissary will be here before dark, which means you have to host him for dinner."
A messenger arrived a week earlier, heralding the approach of the Baron and Baroness of Winterview, Royal Emissaries of His Majesty King Taran Hammerfist and Queen Gwen the White. They were assured it wasn't a war party, but sent for a meet and greet with the new Duke of Highcliff and Warlord of the Southern Reaches.
"Party," Rand cried.
"Don't look at me," Tiana said. "I'm a guest here, too. I'm not cooking."
"Looks like I'm going to make a bad first impression," Killum said. They laughed. "It doesn't matter. They know we're just a troupe of Immortal adventurers."
"No," Asha said. "We're the conquerors of Warlord's Castle. And it's good to be the victors."
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50