The First Legacies Of Zion: Omaye

Taking Control Of Destiny

NATHANIEL

Dinner was a little different tonight than the previous three nights that their family have been forced to spend outside under the mercy of nature and the night she loved. Nathaniel however did not care to much about nature at the moment, instead he loved how softly the juicy meat in his mouth slowly melted away like a slice of heaven. Animals here had the same name as the those on earth with a little variation added to their names and appearances, they would become an entirely new breed or species. But that was not too surprising since it’s been that way with games for hundreds of years.

However, the taste of the red mane rabbit was so good, Nathaniel thought he was eating from a five-star restaurant. And with each bite he took, he loved the look of envy on the face of the other families as he swallowed noisily. It was at times like this he really loved his father, he was an abusive screw up of a man, but he really believed in providing for his family.

His father was a hunter, and somehow this class was classified as a lifestyle class rather than a battle class. But he was not one to judge considering the class seemed to be bringing out result. His father was already level three, and really close to level four. This development showed that Zion was still a little bit like traditional RPG games in the sense that you still needed to kill monsters to level up.

It was quite unfortunate, but for now, Nathaniel did not really have the chance to go out on a hunting expedition. Besides he had other plans in the works that he needed to bring into fruition.

“I need to talk to you guys.”

Nathaniel spoke up.

He immediately got their attention, even though he did not speak loudly. But maybe that was why they readily paid attention, because he chose to whisper to them as if they were a group of criminals huddled around a campfire, with juicy slices of meat roasting over it.

But that was exactly what this scenario looked like, but who cares, it kind of set the mood for what he was about to say.

“Living in Zion won’t be easy, and with each passing day our living expenses will increase, and the wage we receive from our respective tasks and jobs at the end of the day, will barely be enough for us to get by. We need an alternative way of making money.”

“While that sounds like a great idea brother, one of the clauses in our contract states that we can’t have any businesses. So I don’t see how you can circumvent that.” Faith spoke up with a bland tone. But as soon as she was done Nathaniel was staring at her with such Intensity and a rather creepy smile on his face that she felt unsettled.

“Well little sister, you’re completely right about that. But I have come to realize something, the system would not police or monitor us into keeping to our part in the contract. Of course we can’t do things like go above level ten, or get a sub class. But those are aspects that all have to do with a personal and inward case, it’s like earth when you don’t want a male dog to look or f**k other female dogs too much, so he gets fixed, castrated. But even if he gets castrated that does not stop him from rubbing and playing with other female dogs. The owner won’t be bothered because he or she thinks the only thing that can be a problem has been taken care off.

We can’t own any businesses, well not officially anyway. But there’s always a loophole, especially in a game as realistic as Zion. We can have a business, or something that looks like a business, as long as the people on the other end of the contract does not find out. Because its only cheating when someone see’s you cheating.”

Nathaniel was sure he had given his family quite a lot to think about, he could see the gears turning around in their heads. Nathaniel hid a little smirk of satisfaction as he watched them. Their flaws aside, this group of people in front of him might actually be the single most resourceful group of people on earth and Zion. If they put their minds to it, there was practically nothing they couldn’t do. They were “Generals of possibilities” they always got the job done as long as they put their minds to it.

Then his father asked him, with a voice so deep it seemed to rumble across the night like thunder.

“Then what sort of business do you have in mind. Because to be quite honest son, Orun is still a poor town that is slowly being developed, there isn’t a lot of what you would call prospective businesses lying around, especially one that goes under the radar and I’m sure will definitely be illegal.”

Nathaniel dramatically drew closer to the fire and looked at all of them with a rather sharp look in his eyes. Then he slowly whispered.

“Drugs.”

His parents and sisters all had varying reactions, which ranged from surprise, to disgust, to disappointment and confusion. But before the whole thing could be blown all out of proportion Nathaniel decided to strike when the iron was still hot.

“Faith I believe there are herbs with hallucinogenic and mind numbing effects. Even herbs that could be considered pain killers, or others with energy boosting properties.”

“Of course there are herbs like that, but what does that have to do with…. ooooohh. Now I get what you mean!”

Now the remaining three members of the family were looking at the other two as if they were a pair of idiots. But after a round of explanation, mostly on Faith’s part, they were able to convince his parents and Esther about the effectiveness of their plan. Now they just needed to work out the details.

“I know it seems like a rather risky maneuver, but if Faith can come through, we will have this whole town eating out of the palm of our hands in at least two months.” Nathaniel explained trying to assuage his father’s doubt about the whole drug business.

“But the question remains, would Faith would be able to come through with the drugs. We all have supervisors, and I don’t think a batch of herbs missing constantly from the castle will not raise alarms.” Their mother complained with rare expression of worry.

To be honest it was quite surprising to Nathaniel how worried their mother was about this whole thing. She was the parent who never cared about what her kids were doing and let them do whatever they wanted. Their father was the one who showed more attention to their wellbeing, when he was not beating the crap out of them for one mistake or another.

“There is a way I can get access and even convince my class trainer to let me shift a few herbs now and then. But I need three weeks, and I also need to get to level 10 and raise the level of some of my skills. There’s going to be a moon herbalist ritual of sorts in two weeks, I get a sort of special weapon, a few skills and a bag of sorts. But the conditions to qualify for that ritual is a little too hard for me to reach in time.” Faith said.

But what she just said, got the ball rolling, and soon enough Nathaniel discovered that every single one of them except their father had gotten a quest related to the great moon that was rising in less than twenty days.

“Wait so the both of you are not allowed to kill anybody or have s*x? Ha-ha that’s so messed up, especially for you Esther we all know how addicted to s*x you are, almost as much as Nathaniel and his drugs if not more.” Faith taunted.

“Seriously?” Esther asked with a furious look on her face. The only reply she got from Faith was a shrug of her shoulders and a mocking grin.

“I have an idea about how to take care of the level requirements for all our quests.” Esther suddenly spoke up. Nathaniel turned to her, keeping his focus on her words.

“It’s not exactly necessary for us to report to work for another three days, let’s take a break and go hunting with dad. Of course I know it’s dangerous, but apart from a main damage dealer, both Nathaniel and Dad with my help can coast through this as long as we don’t encounter to many monsters. Nathaniel has skills that could be considered crowd control, and rebuffs for any monster, Dad is the only one who can deal damage because of his bow, though Nathaniel’s electric attack could be counted on for close quarters combat. And if any of you get injured I can heal you all no problem. All Faith has to do is stand there and look pretty while we level her up. Simple.”

Nathaniel couldn’t really call her plan into question, because it was the only one they had now, and it actually was not that bad. Though nobody said anything else, it seemed they were all in agreement, at least for now. They all moved around to get into position for the night, each of them heavy with different thoughts in their mind, but excited enough for a way to take control of their own destiny.