The knight calls out something that is in an unknown language to Keith, and a 'Devilium Mage - Level 57' approaches and hands him a book.
Keith reaches forward and taps where the 'Accept' button was in his vision, and the book glows brightly for a moment before crumbling to dust, and he has to grab his head as the knowledge of reading, writing, and speaking Devilium flood into his mind.
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Keith nods and gently takes the other book, kneeling and handing it over to the Princess who was hiding behind him. He convinces her to use it and nods softly as she finishes using it.
"Can you understand us now?" the Mage asks softly.
"Yes, thank you. My name is Keith Herbert, may I know yours?"
The mage smiles, showing very sharp pointed teeth. "My name is Kriath'il, and I am the leading Mage in the Kingdom, now that the great Sages have sacrificed themselves to perform the summoning."
"Ah, I'm sorry... the last world I was summoned to didn't have to sacrifice their casters for the summoning... May I ask why you needed to summon a Hero?"
"Oh, it wasn't you who we were summoning... We were summoning the young lady behind you," Kriath'il replies. "Our latest king died without an heir. In ancient times, when our nation was founded, it was set down in law that if the current ruler should die with no heir, then to prevent inbreeding of the nobility, we are to summon a Demon Ruler from another realm. Right now, we need to set up a regent for our new young queen."
"I want..." Kalypsa speaks up. "I want to have the Rogue Hero to stay with me..."
"Well, my princess, we weren't going to throw him out... We have never heard of a Rogue Hero before..."
"Well, a Rogue Hero is a merge of the Rogue base class and the Hero hidden class. I basically get the stealth abilities of a Rogue, and the ability to use relics of ancient heroes, as long as they don't violate my Armor limits as a Rogue... Hence my Black Tunic," Keith stated softly. "Of course, when I die, the Legendary Relics I've collected will be spread across the world into giant chests in dungeons. I also have this pouch which acts as an extradimensional inventory system, and freezes time while I'm accessing it."
"That is... very interesting," Kriath'il states while Kalypsa giggles softly. "What sort of things do you have in that bag?"
"Hmmm... Well, I've got a pair of mythril boomerangs, a magical lamp of infinite flame an automated Grappling Hook, a self-replicating Bomb Drone, a Hero's Elven Bow with a Quiver of Light, Super Jump Boots, a few different Tunics with different abilities, my Wristband of Supreme Lift, Pickaxe of Dwarven Insight... there's a few other things, that primarily have magical effects for use against either fire or ice."
"So what does this Black Tunic you are wearing do?" Kriath'il asks.
"Oh, oh! I know that one!" Kalypsa giggles as she claps. "The Black Tunic allows him to merge with shadows and slide through them! My grandmother sewed it for the Shadow Hero three thousand years ago..."
"I see," Kriath'il nods. "That is a powerful Tunic."
"Sadly, I lost most of my increased health, magic, and stamina upon leaving the old World. In fact, I'm not sure how well those systems are merging with your local systems," Keith murmurs.
"There are many things you will want to check, when you get the time. Use the following commands to inspect this world's information: Status, Abilities, Spells, Skills, Inspect, Equip, and Help."
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"Status," Keith enunciates.
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"Abilities."
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"Spells."
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"Skills."
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After viewing his skills, he whistles softly. "That's a lot of different skills I have there..."
"Yes, perhaps you should wait to go through the Help menu and the rest until after dinner, when you retire for the evening?" Kriath'il asks, making Kalypsa giggle and nod before tugging on Keith's hand. "Welcome, my princess, to Kratoria Keep, the home of the rulers of this world known as Sparta."
