Chapter 1345 Teaching Rue
Rue led them to a corner of the Library, where a desk was set up with Inscription materials, and a single blue dragon acolyte sat copying a spell tome.
Karl nodded politely as the startled dragon sensed his aura.
"Don't mind us, I am going to tutor Princess Rue in magic." Karl informed the Acolyte in a hushed tone.
The dragon looked shocked, but nodded in agreement.
That was the purpose of this portion of the Library, though he was under the impression that the dragonkin had little to no talent for magic, as she was already nearly ten and had no class activated.
A young Dragon found their calling within months of hatching, most of the time. Even if it took them a while to activate the System.
But Rue was just... kind of useless.
"What kind of magic do you specialize in?" Rue whispered as she darted glances between Karl and the acolyte.
"I have a widely varied base of magic. I can use everything from Shamanistic healing and lightning spells to Rend, Consecrated Ground and Disintegrate." Karl informed her with a casual shrug.
The library acolyte at the table nearly choked on their tongue.
Then, the young blue dragon ran off, directly toward the head Librarian, while Karl settled into a comfortable chair near the inscription table.
"Just tell me what you wish to learn, and I will teach you." Karl offered.
"Is it wrong to say that I want vengeance?" Rue asked.
"Not at all. I like vengeance, it is immensely satisfying. But what after that? Even if you kill everyone who has ever bullied you or treated you wrong, you've still got a long life ahead of you."
Princess Rue froze. She hadn't thought about it that way. Wasn't just becoming an avenging force like a Crusader enough?
"I just like magic. Cool flashy magic, useful magic, things that help. But also magic that punishes bullies." Rue whispered, mostly to herself.
From the other side of the room, shouting and stomping feet interrupted the solitude of the Library.
"I can smell her. That bitch is hiding in the Library. Find her!" The boy from earlier demanded.
Rue prepared to run, but Karl put a hand on her shoulder.
"Let me take care of this. Trust me, it's going to be fine."
Five young dragons, all with the same odd completely black eyes that marked Shadow Dragon lineage, rushed through the Library, shouting and laughing. Then, someone spotted Rue, and they came to surround her.
"How dare you run away from us, half-breed?" The leader of the boys shouted. [Overwhelming Presence] crashed over them, causing a Terror effect that froze them in place.
"There is no shouting or running in the Library." Karl informed them quietly. The boys looked like they were going to cry under the oppression of Karl's skill, but even after he deactivated it and simply let loose his aura, which was normally kept restrained for everyone's comfort, their knees were still shaking. "Lord Emissary, we meant no offence. It's just that, you see... The boy began. "Leave the Library and come back in properly. Then apologize to the Librarian for causing a commotion." Karl insisted.
"But I am..." The boy began, before thinking better of it and running away.
A moment later, soft steps entered the Library, followed by a hushed "Sorry Librarian" and the sound of the Princes running away.
"See, easy. You just need to be able to remind people that there are rules for a reason." Karl quietly informed Rue.
But the chaos that Karl caused was not going to be so easy to contain.
The aura of an annoyed Mythic Ranked guest shattered the peace of the Castle, and [Overwhelming Presence] radiated in a sphere around the caster. It had frozen thousands of nearby castle occupants in place, utter terror overcoming them, despite knowing that they were not the target.
If that didn't bring the guards running to the library, nothing would.
"But before we are interrupted again, you were saying that you wanted versatile magic, right? I wonder what sort of mage would be best? Perhaps even a Shaman." Karl pondered.
"They say that the King has Void Magic. The Royal Magic of the Shadow Dragon Lineage. Do you know something like that? It might not be as useful in daily life, but Void Magic users get some respect." Princess Rue suggested.
Karl nodded. "I do know some Void Magic. But first, we need to make you look like a Princess before the guards arrive. Here, put this on."
He handed her a black goth Lolita dress from Rae's space, and briefly wondered who the spider had actually made it for. It didn't have any white on it, so it wasn't one of the prank uniforms she made for staff in the Darklight Host
colours.
"There is nowhere to change here." Rue whispered.
"Oh, right. We need to get you a class first. How about I just pick, and you can
sort it out later? You should be able to change classes as you advance."
She was Ascended Rank before puberty and without a class, so her father was surely a powerful dragon. She would have good potential, even without whatever special class had made her Immortal Rank.
[Shadow Dragons are Void Element, just like Void Badgers. Why not give her my skills, since we don't know theirs?] Cara suggested.
[That's not a terrible idea. If nothing else, it will let her deal with bullying on
her own.] Karl agreed.
{Champion Karl Offers Knowledge} Skill [Void Blast] will be transferred to the Terrified Pushover Rue.
{Champion Karl Offers Knowledge} Skill [Limited Invulnerability] will be transferred to the Terrified Pushover Rue.
Rue looked confused for a split second, then her eyes glazed over as she
entered the System Interface to select her Class.
The guards and a few other powerful presences were approaching, while the Librarian stood next to a bookshelf and watched intently, not wanting to miss a
moment of what Karl was doing.
The blue dragon knew that he had used a skill that had caused her class to activate, but he had no idea what it was, or what class she would get, as
Princess Rue was in the class selection interface.
That was also valuable knowledge, though. It meant that she got a choice what
class she was going to get.
So, either Karl could give them a free choice, or he had done something that
had given her an affinity for certain classes that she did not have before. Either
way, this odd Tengu Emissary of the Supreme Lady had given him more to study than years of living in the Palace.
{Class Activated} Void Avatar