Reaper's Resurgence: A System Reset

Which is a little confusing in and of itself.

These weren\'t really questions either. More like requests.

One for him to make me more of those healing potions that works on me, and another one for him to continue training me in the ways of energy manipulation. Because I\'m gonna need both if I\'m going to advance to Tier 5.

Of course, we don\'t start our training right away. In fact, he vanishes again after we come to the decision that he\'ll help me.

Probably going to make the potions or something.

So I go ahead and head back to the island where the Dimension-Wide Dungeon opened at and quickly find it filled with people who are currently leaving. All with their stalls and other things packed up.

And the moment they see me teleporting into the sky above them, they drop whatever they\'re doing and start screaming out my name and cheering for me.

Which sends a chill down my spine.

Creepy.

Please go away.

I teleport straight to one of the people keeping watch over the island, startling the dragonborn in the process. So much so that they stumble backwards and fall on their rear.

Ignoring their display, I go ahead and ask, "Has word been sent out about my leaving the dungeon?"

After a second of frightened hesitation, the dragonborn quickly nods his head and says, "Yes, Lady Reaper. Everyone who matters should know by now."

"Good," I mutter with a nod before glancing at the fanatics and fans on the island who are simply finishing up packing their things. As if they didn\'t just drop them all and start cheering for me.

I\'m gonna have to put some sort of restrictive barrier around my clearing, aren\'t I? Otherwise I\'ll end up having a bunch of fanatics and fans swarming it…

Then again, the people at The Retreat wouldn\'t let them all swarm my clearing.

Probably.

I frown at that thought, getting a bad feeling now that I\'ve had it. But I just shake my head and focus on the cowering dragonborn again as I ask, "Who exactly has left the dungeon so far?"

The notification told me how many people are still inside, but it didn\'t say who.

"Actually," I interrupt the dragonborn before he can even start answering, "just tell me who is still inside."

It\'ll take less time that way.

Fewer people to list.

After a very brief pause, the dragonborn begins listing off one person after another. Most of whom are people I don\'t recognize. But I do recognize a couple.

Like Astrid, of course. And the King of Giants as well.

The others all left, though. Of the people I recognize, at least.

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Which leaves me without anything to do right about now. Except to start looking to meet the requirements for reaching Tier 5.

Like figuring out who these \'targets\' are.

Then again, I guess I can go ahead and ask the Architect about that. So that shouldn\'t be too hard to figure out.

Hopefully.

I also need to ask what a Corruptor is.

Which all leaves one option left for me.

To enter the Quantum Realm in order to find my core.

That I can do on my own. I just have to enter my True Form and slice open my own little entrance to the Quantum Realm.

Then, according to the Architect, I just have to follow my gut instinct, and it will lead me to my core.

"Lady Reaper," the dragonborn who I honestly forgot about suddenly says, bringing my gaze towards him and instantly making him shiver until I remember to cloak some of my presence with my Reaper\'s Cloak. Which I finally learned how to do recently.

"What?" I ask the frightened dragonborn.

He hesitates for several seconds before eventually saying, "There\'s something you will probably wish to know that\'s happened during your time in the dungeon, Lady Reaper."

I raise a brow at that without saying anything, prompting the dragonborn to continue in my own way.

And so he does.

"Lady Reaper, news has arrived that the Lord of Vampires-" the dragonborn begins only to be interrupted when a System Message appears in my vision and a notification appears along with it.

{The Dimensional Champion and Dimensional Leader of Dimensional Block #600 has entered Dimensional Block #108. Should your Dimensional Council declare war on Dimensional Block #600 you may challenge the Dimensional Champion to a duel so long as you are still within the same Dimensional Block. The winner of the duel will therefore claim control of the Dimensional Block for their own Block and the Dimensional Wall between the Blocks will no longer require Authority to pass through for citizens of the Blocks.}

And as if those two weren\'t surprising enough, another notification appears before me.

I stare at the notification for several seconds before glancing at the dragonborn and pointing at the notifications in front of me as I ask, "Was that what you were going to tell me about?"

The dragonborn just mutely nods his head.

Huh.

Well, this\'ll be interesting.