The Weakest Kobold In The Dungeon Gets A Level [Book 1 Complete] Chapter 34: Chapter 31: Face-To-Face

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Chapter 31 Face-To-Face Power is a funny thing; it can lend itself toward the raising of others or the protection of the weak. Alternatively, power could be used in an attempt to keep those beneath you from taking away any of its strength, wielded only for the purposes of accrual and possession. No matter its use, power… always draws attention. Whatever the reason, something was altering the portion of the Black Tower that held Kyraneth bound to the other tower-worlds. That wasn’t a thing that had happened since those spheres had been taken from under the Architect Ascendant's very nose. Rows of courtiers and noblemen feasted along the tables which lined the hall. King Varos sat at the center of his own; his sons, daughters, and queen filling out the rest of the table’s length. A lock of blond hair curled out from below the black metal that adorned his head, a trait passed down to nearly all of his progeny. None of them can feel this minute shifting of power, but then again, none of them bear the burden of an onyx crown. Purple flecked the irises of eyes so icy blue that they looked almost white, but those eyes were looking past all of his gathered guests. The people around him faded, the color leaching from the room as all went gray. The king blinked and the world around him was green. The leaves of an emberwood tree shook at the departure of a small wood thrush. The sound of feathered wings was just another part in the orchestra of the forest’s creatures. The bird flew toward the tower in the distance. The only hint of black that had once colored the bird’s eyes was the growing height of the tower being reflected against a shade of white flecked by purple. Drawing near was enough for Varos to confirm, even through the senses of the thrush; this was indeed the source of what he’d been feeling. Drawing closer was enough to cause concern. The bricks of the tower itself had been altered. The color returned to the bird’s eyes as it fled back into the forest. A fist pounded a table, and the screech of metal scraping stone caused the constant hum of the hall to go silent. Varos was standing, his chair knocked back, and a great hall of his lessers looking up at him from seated positions. The pleasant smile of a graceful ruler belied the fury behind his eyes, as he spoke. “Please, enjoy the feast. I, unfortunately, must leave to attend to a matter that demands my attention. Enjoy some of the merriments in my stead.” That shadow-loving wisp of a king better have things in hand or I will see his own shadow ripped from his body. * * * A scattering of blue lights filled the tunnel as multiple instances of the Candlelight ability were being activated and practiced. Why did you have to tell her you would teach whoever she insisted was the one who needed it the most? This particular adventurer was my last choice. I still can’t believe he accepted the offer, Nik thought, almost as angry at himself as he was frustrated by Sir BlackDagger. “I still don’t understand how to move mana through my body, or force it out in a specific way. You figured this out on your own?” asked the adventurer for the third time. Nik’s eye twitched as he responded. “Pearl taught me to use wind, and then I learned flame on my own at a point of desperation and necessity. Now you need to focus on learning it before you reach those points.” Beatrice had been translating between the two former enemies until Sir BlackDagger received a notification of having unlocked the linguistics skill for himself. Now she only spoke up when the warrior couldn’t grasp an understanding of what Nik was trying to get across to him. To Nik, that had felt like each sentence he'd uttered, but Beatrice had at least remained nearby to fill in the gaps. Frequently. Before the adventurer had gotten the hang of even sensing his own mana flow, a bell sounded in Nik's head to announce the notification that his mentor system had gone up to rank two. Rank, not level? That's weird. It doesn't say anyth