The Crafter's Dungeon: A Dungeon Core Novel (Dungeon Crafting Book 1) by Jonathan Brooks (best books to read for students TXT) 📗

Suddenly, a semi-transparent red screen popped up and displayed in front of every single viewpoint Sandra possessed.  She could still see vaguely through it to the cave and Winxa beyond, but it was quite distracting.  After reading it, she directed her thoughts toward the Dungeon Fairy.  It says I have to select a “Dungeon Classification” first and is asking if I would like to choose one.

“You don’t have a—of course not.  Ok, that should hopefully be easy, as even an insane mind can make that kind of decision.  From what I understand, when you select your Classification, your options are limited to what elements you were able to see and/or access while you were alive.  It doesn’t even matter if you know what they were or not, as the Dungeon Core system knows what they are automatically.  Go ahead and think Yes, and it will hopefully bring you to a screen where you can choose from two or possibly three choices.”

Class Selection (Base)

Air Elemental (Air)

Avian (Air)

Dragonlings (Air/Fire)

Earth Elemental (Earth)

Golems (Earth)

Giants (Earth/Fire)

Fire Elemental (Fire)

Beasts (Fire)

Bipedal (Fire/Natural)

Water Elemental (Water)

Reptiles (Water)

Leviathan (Water/Earth)

Holy Elemental (Holy)

Unicorns (Holy)

Phoenix (Holy/Fire)

Nether Elemental (Nether)

Undead (Nether)

Corrupted (Nether/Natural)

Natural Elemental (Natural)

Fungal (Natural)

Slimes (Natural/Water)

Spirit Elemental (Spirit)

Fey (Spirit)

Goblinoids (Spirit/Fire)

Prismatic Elemental (All)

Constructs (All)

Primordial (All)

Just like before, a screen appeared in her vision, but instead of an angry red color, the screen was a pleasant blue.  And unlike what her Dungeon Fairy had said, she had more than just two or three choices.  She could see all of the different elements she knew of and had learned about during her studies of enchanting; she figured her expanded choice list had something to do with her ability to see every different elemental energy, even if she had none accessible to herself.

Looking down the list, there were a few that she knew right off that she didn’t want, like any of the ones that involved primarily Nether or even Holy elemental energy – the fact that those two elements were involved in her demise probably had something to do with that.  Other than those, though, the rest were possibilities that she needed to consider.

Uh…what do I do if there are too many choices?

“What do you mean?  Were you lucky enough in your past life to be able to manipulate more than one?  I thought you were just a merchant.”

I was just merchant, but I liked to learn all I could about crafting – which included enchanting.  I wasn’t able to access or manipulate any element even in the slightest, however.  Despite that, I was able to at least see them all.

“What are you talking about?  No one can see them all – the Creator specifically designed every sentient to only have a limited…number of…” Winxa trailed off as she cocked her head to the side again, like she just had a thought.  “The Creator did this.  I don’t know what the plan is quite yet, but all the pieces are starting to come together.”

What do you mean?

Winxa ticked off the items on her fingers as she talked.  “For one, you obviously aren’t the typical candidate for a Dungeon Core.  Two, you aren’t constrained by a contract.  Three, you were born with the ability to access all of the elements, but not actually use them.  Four, the placement of your dungeon here is unusual and doesn’t really serve any obvious purpose.  Five, the timing of your appearance is impeccable – I thought it was just coincidence that I was next in line to be assigned to a Core, but now I’m not so sure.”

Sandra could see the Dungeon Fairy’s reasoning, but like Winxa, she couldn’t see what the main purpose behind her being stuck into a dungeon core.  Why was your being next in line important?

Her question snapped the Fairy out of whatever she was contemplating.  Her expression went from curious to serious in an instant.  “Because I’m the only Dungeon Fairy that has taught a Dungeon Core that had access to more than three elements.  Only once in our history has a Core had access to all of the basic elements of Air, Earth, Fire, and Water – and it almost destroyed an entire race.”

Chapter 6

With that ominous announcement, Sandra felt a little worried.  What…happened?

“I don’t really like to talk about it.  It took me decades to get over the guilt of being instrumental in the deaths of countless sentients – far, far more than a normal dungeon should ever have the ability to accomplish.  Suffice it to say, it was only through the temporary intervention of the Elves, Orcs, and Dwarves that the Gnomish race was saved from extinction.  Fortunately, it was early on in the Creator’s Dungeon Core experience, and there hasn’t been any more like that.”

Is that what’s going to happen to me?  I don’t want to destroy a race – in fact, I don’t want to hurt anything!  Maybe sending me back to that plane of oblivion would be better for everyone…

“No, there’s no going back to that place for you.  The transition to a Dungeon Core is a one-way journey for your existence; if your Core is destroyed, your soul will be lost.  I think your best chance of surviving is to lay low and take it easy – which should be fairly easy as I doubt there is a sentient within a day’s journey or more.  I’ll have to see if I can investigate a little, since I haven’t seen this area in about half a millennia, but it can’t have changed that much.

“For now, though, you still need to make a choice of what kind of dungeon you’d like to be.  I’m forbidden for giving specific advice on what choices