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Chapter 2 - Newfound strength

  Im awakened by a group of travelling villagers.

  Villager 1: "Hello, oh you're injured, come to our village".

  Having no choice I proceed to enter the village of Viek.

  Elderly Village Elder: "We don't get many visitors especially not someone so young, where are you headed?"

  I shake my head.

  Village Elder: "its alright wont you stay a while?"

  Uther: "I can stay?" I say while looking down.

  Village Elder: "Sure we need all the help we can get after the last demon attack".

  I stayed in the village doing off jobs like farming and weeding. One day i see another child swinging his sword at a dummy.

  Uther: "Why are you doing that?"

  Villager boy: "I need practice to learn my first skill and there is no one who can train me in this village".

  Villager boy: "Do you want to try?"

  I sheepishly take his wooden sword.

  I swing the sword against the dummy its a glancing blow.

  Villager boy: "Well it was a good try but, i think we both need practice".

  Uther: "Can i practice with you again?" I say sheepishly.

  Villager boy: "Well you are new in the village, but sure" (looks down hands on neck)

  I go through another day of practicing but I am saddened when i do not learn any new skills.

  The Village elder asks me to collect some herbs for a mana potion, i go outside the perimeter of the village and find some herbs as she wasn't the best at describing them.

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  Village Elder: "No, no these are not the correct herbs the blue leafed ones!"

  I saw on the hill over yonder that there was a patch of these herbs but there were also some snivelling goblins so i dared not go there.

  I went back to the village chief.

  Village Elder: "There are goblins near the herb you need, my previous master had showed me a spell that should help, could i use your cauldron?"

  Village Elder: "My cauldron, what the devil for?"

  Uther: "Please this will help me get your herbs".

  Village Elder: "Fine fine when your done empty it out!"

  She leaves in a huff thinking this young no talented boy shouldn't have the gall to ask her (an alchemist) for her precious cauldron.

  I proceed to fill the cauldron half way with water from the nearby stream.

  I open my bag that has 3 potions in it (Mana restoration I, Toughness I, Health potion I) drop the contents into the cauldron and begin to chant.

  ~With witch's brew and potions 3 rejuvenation, restoration, augmentation, POTION AURA~

  A swirling aura goes around me and I begin to feel stronger, I can feel the potions effects now buffing me constantly.

  I go to the group of goblins with my wooden sword. I strike the first one, it narrowly misses it, they strike my arm, luckily with the toughness potion in the aura this gives me barely a scratch.

  I knock out the goblin with a heavy blow and learn . I parry another goblin and learn the last goblin is too afraid to fight and runs away.

  I picked the herbs and by the time i get back to the village the aura had ended.

  The village chief is pleased with the bag of herbs

  Village Elder: "Stupendous, i have never seen such high quality herbs".

  The village chief grants him his reward, 10 silver coins.

  Village Elder: "You know if you are looking for work there are plenty of adventurers in the local tavern a town over, you could maybe carry their bags".

  Uther: "Thank you".

  I decide to leave the village.

  The village chief finds the potions used for the spell.

  Village Elder: "What is this?"

  Village Elder: "This boy?!"

  Village Elder: "Don't tell me he is a master alchemist at such an early age!"

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