Hive Knight: A Dark Fantasy LitRPG (Trinity of the Hive Book 1) by Grayson Sinclair (black authors fiction txt) 📕

bury my sword halfway through the creature’s neck, and was just able to pull it free before Gil jumped. I rolled to the side to avoid his incoming attack. Gil activated his War Cry, and my battle fatigue faded as his shout reached me, sending it back down to manageable levels.

Spurred on by the rush of War Cry, Gil ran up its torn wing, nearly slipping on the river of purple blood from the gash I’d made. He climbed on the back of the beast and positioned himself in between two of the spikes along the dragon’s spine. With another howl, it tried to throw Gil off but couldn’t shake the grinning berserker.

The dragon bucked, flapping his gigantic wings and flinging warm droplets of blood to mix with the raging thunderstorm. For a moment, the beast took to the sky, and my heart skipped a beat. Time froze, and I was afraid that we’d just let our quarry slip through our grasp.

Gil never lost his smile as he balanced on top of the massive creature and quickly clambered up to the dragon’s neck. His axe glowed silver as he activated his most powerful ability, Steel-Breaker, and with a shout that was lost to the roar of the wind, he swung the axe with all his might.

Steel met flesh, and the dragon’s head arced from its body.

 It fell to the ground, sending droplets of purple blood in every direction as bone crushed in on itself. The body hadn’t yet registered its death and remained suspended in midair as the dead dragon flapped its wings one last time. Gil hefted his axe high as the carcass fell back to earth. Gripping one of the spikes tight, he rode it to the ground, jumping off at the last second before it collided with a boulder the size of a house.

He dropped into a crouch and rolled as he hit the ground, sliding on the slick surface and nearly face planting. He leapt to his feet and shouted. “Stuck the landing!’

I laughed, and a triumphant cheer rose from my lips, to which the others swiftly joined in. We did it!

Chapter 2 - All That Glitters

As the adrenaline flooded out of my system, I slumped to the ground, the rest of my battle fatigue slowly drained back to zero. The others followed suit, and we basked in our hard-fought victory.

I went and retrieved my knife from the dragon and looted its heart from its carcass. Gil clapped me on the back as I stood up.

“That was one hell of a fight,” he said in his trademark baritone. “I know my fatigue was high at the end, how about yours?”

“Man, I was two swings away from collapsing on the ground. That was close.”

“Hell of a fight, though,” he repeated. “I feel bad about dealing the final blow.”

“Don’t. That was far too epic for me to complain about. Besides, glory is for suckers. I got what I needed.”

“It was pretty cool, but fuck, man, that was terrifying.” He held out his fist, which I bumped.

“Won’t get any arguments from me. Now go grab your loot and let’s get the hell out of here.”

“Oh, right, I almost forgot,” Gil said with a grin and went off with Levi and Alistair to pick over what remained of the dragon.

I smiled at his back as I watched the three fight over loot drops before focusing on my own prize.

 

Combat Results!

One Downed (Elder Dragon): 45000 Exp!

Total Exp Gained: 45000!

Exp: 10000/10000

Level Up!

Level: 100

Stat Points Available: 10

Ability Point Available!

 

I held off on using my new ability point and pulled up my quest tab; a new screen flared to life in my vision.

Quest: Legendary Class: Blade Master

Type: Legendary

Difficulty: S

Reward: Class Change

 

Quest Log

Acquire access to Rogue Class

Acquire access to Paladin Class

Acquire Ability: Aura of the Antimage (Unknown location)

Acquire Ability: Dance of the Immortal (Seek out Heart of an Elder Dragon)

 

Finally, after nearly four years of searching, I’d done it. My own legendary class, one no one else has yet.

But I couldn’t gloat about it; having a legendary class was something only select few could ever hope to achieve. People would literally kill to find out how I’d obtained it. Though, even if I shouted it from the rooftops, I don’t think anyone else can acquire it.

Three years of hunting any leads to find the elder dragon only to find it at the very edge of the world. Doubt there are many more left, not since the elves and the dwarves hunted them to the last centuries ago, or so the legend goes.

And, even if someone managed to find another one, acquiring Aura of the Antimage would be an even more challenging task than taking down a dragon. Why Evelyn just gave it to me is a mystery. Maybe she’s not so heartless after all. I shook my head and focused on the squishy, dripping heart in my hand.

 

Item: The Heart of an Elder Dragon

Use item: Yes/No?

Yes.

 

Abilities (Choose One)

Dragonscale Defense

Dance of the Immortal

Elemental Resistance (Passive)

 

Dance of the Immortal. As soon as I thought it, a rush, like a shot of caffeine, ran through me as the screen faded, and my new ability was added to my roster. Which then soon went into my abilities list when I used my newly acquired point. One final screen flared to life in my interface.

 

Class change from Swift Paladin to Blade Master

Yes/No?

Yes.

I still needed to sort out my stat points, but before I could, Gil called out to me. “D. Over here!”

He sounded excited, so I rushed over. Hidden behind a large mound of rocks and boulders was a treasure trove. An enormous pile of gold