Chaos and Order - A Multiverse Fanfic (Part I)

C51: Tournament of Worth - Leaving the Primordial Tower!

Kai shrugged.

Before coming to Arlen, he had separated the contents of his almost 50 ml Light Neurotoxin into 5 small vials. "So," he said, leaning over the vials, "would you like to hear the deal now?"

"Are you pissing out this substance?" Arlen asked.

Kai took that question as a yes. He knew the Baron must have guessed something by now, but he didn't care.

"Now here's the deal," Kai said. "I want to visit the Temple. 10000 Mission Credits or equivalent Items of my choice. All data that is available to the Thunder Faction on the various Random Worlds. A wand, false or real, I don't care. And... you will tell me why you haven't ascended to the 4th floor yet."

Kai had thought this through many times.

3 drops of Light Neurotoxin had made Arlen a Baron on the 3rd floor.

The things a person like him could do on the 2nd Set with 20 ml of it at his disposal were beyond imagination. Sure, the poison would lose efficacy given the Contestants' enhanced Stats, but he could also be more extravagant with it.

For Kai, what he had offered was more than fair. Well, not exactly fair, he thought. What's the point of making a deal where I am not at the better end of it?

Arlen's eyes had become red.

Not because of anger but because of the internal struggle he was going through.

His pupils kept going in and out of focus, looking at the vials at one time, conversing with himself at others. Then he shook his head.

"No." One word and that seemed to seal the bottle of Kai's prospects. "Let's not even talk about why you think you will be allowed in... in the Temple. There isn't a Temple below the 10th floor, to begin with."

Kai knew what was going on. Not that Arlen couldn't do it, but the stakes weren't high enough compared to the risk. Alright, he thought. Suit yourself, then.

Kai reached into his Inventory, taking out another vial. Arlen's eyes shook, his breathing becoming heavier. But Kai didn't give him a chance to take control of himself. He took out the fourth vial, putting it beside the three others.

Arlen beamed. "Done," he proclaimed, losing his sulky appearance. "I will arrange a visit to the Temple for you... if you ever reach the 10th floor. It can take years, though. Haha!"

Arlen's hand reached out for the four vials, but Kai was quicker. He put all the vials back into his Inventory.

"What's the meaning of this?" Arlen asked.

"Don't push me," Kai said, narrowing his eyes. "You will get the vials when I am in and out of the Temple in one piece. Let's talk about the rest of my conditions."

"Humph!" Arlen snorted but leaned back on the sofa. "You can't get a better Item than the one made from the Hippogriff's talons below the 4th floor. You will have your 10000 Mission Credits. The data of Thunder Faction is not my property, but I will see about it too. The false wand? I can manage. And your last question is... foolish at best, Red.

"What do you mean, why haven't I ascended yet? It's simple. I still have a point remaining in my 20 points quota of 1st Set."

Kai was confused. So what if Arlen's quota wasn't finished?

"Haha!" Arlen guffawed. "Don't tell me you think you can make up the remaining points on the upper floors. Fool! There isn't an endless number of points. If you leave even 1 point behind from your quota, then that point is gone. You will never get it back. I still have 1 left, so I reset my Kill Count to attempt one more mission before ascending."