Zavaiel looked on in disbelief at the sight in front of him. "Welcome to dorstan" artus said with a smile. "W w wh where are we?" zavaiel could barely speak. Artus motioned him to follow. "Dorstan was the last hold in the event we lost the war. Created by prince Reynos, it acts as central command for all our forces, and last bastion of those who came before. This single place houses the domain, the nexus, and many other things" artus explained.
A large stone bridge connected the entrance of dorstan to the portal. Rith knights lined the bridge with dragons ruling the sky. Dorstan appeared to be built into the side of a great mountain. It was partitioned into multiple sections, each the size of a large town. Here bots of all kinds filled the streets, many zavaiel had never seen before. Its walls were high and looked to be unbreakable.
The dragons and other creatures filled the air with roars and screeches, the fortress glowed from the sun. One could be blinded if they stared too long. The city was surrounded by endless waterfalls, it truly looked like paradise. "How is this possible?" zavaiel asked while following artus. "This whole place is actually on its own plane of existence. Once you became one with the domain it allowed you to come here. Since the connection both the domain and nexus have been moved here" artus explained.
"How?" asked zavaiel. "Reynos feared that both would be found and abused, so using his magic, he moved them here. Don't ask me the details" artus laughed. Eventually they arrived in front of a large castle like structure, which was guarded by its own walls and forces. Inside a large room and staircase greeted them. Servant bots moved throughout the castle, hurriedly completing their tasks and moving on.
Artus lead zavaiel to a large study positioned in a cave like entrance under the second floor. At one of the two central desks sat Reynos, still looking like zavaiel. There artus went his own way and zavaiel approached the two large desks. "Ah you're finally awake" Reynos said noticing him "come sit". Zavaiel sat at the other desk, "you never mentioned this". Reynos turned to him "yes I know and I am sorry. I wasn't sure if the domain would accept you so I left that part out. Now that it has we can get down to business" he replied.
Zavaiel just stared at him confused. "So while I was within the nexus someone or something tried to take over the domain. The defenses activated and shutdown all access, preventing anyone from reaching here. This would explain why I lost my connection and why the rith were deactivated" Reynos began. "So what do you need me for?" asked zavaiel. "I need your help to figure out who tried to get in. As you have probably noticed I have some... exquisite abilities".
"Like the alternate planes and dimensions thing?" zavaiel said smartly. Reynos smirked "yes that. Anyway, I am sending you back to your reality… with a few tiny adjustments". "What adjustments?" zavaiel said standing up. "Oh nothing major" he responded turning back to his desk. "Well the only major things for you would be that school starts tomorrow". "Big deal" zavaiel responded.
"I added some more barriers and you are an initiate of the black dragon guard" he said quietly. Zavaiel froze, "I am what?" he said angrily. "You'll be fine, I'll be in touch, bye now!" Reynos hurriedly said. Zavaiel began to yell when he was suddenly transported away. "That went well" artus said sarcastically. "He will get over it. What is the status of the others?" Reynos asked. "They are all doing as instructed, no failures. These altered doppelgangers were a great idea". "Yea well let's hope they stay that way" Reynos said.
Zavaiel was back in his room, it looked as pristine as always. "I'm going to kill him!" zavaiel said under his breath. Zavaiel laid on his bed and began to process everything, scores of messages and alerts flooded his notifications. He laid there unmoving for hours going through notifications and memories. After this he began to go through his stats.
Health- 210
Mana- 300
Proficiencies- One handed, two handed, archery, firearms, magic
Class- Knight Initiate
"Its better than before" he thought. Saren knocked at the door, "young lord a package has arrived for you". "Please bring it in" he said. Saren entered the room and set a small chest on the closest table. "Do you need anything sir?" he asked. "No, I will be taking a bath then heading to bed, tomorrow is my final test after all". "Of course, I will have your bath ran at once", with that he left the room and closed the door.
Zavaiel inspected the small chest.
From- Lord Commander Treyyas
To- Initiate Zavaiel Arales
Enclosed is your uniform marking you as an initiate knight. You shall wear this during your final test. You may wear your uniform at your leisure within the established uniform guidelines for knights. While wearing such uniform you shall conduct yourself in an honorable manner befitting your station. Should you fail this, your rank, title(s), and privileges shall be stripped.
"Then I'll wear this tomorrow" he smirked.