BXBX NOVEL Chapter 741 - Pendragon I
The sword that is on Pendragon\'s back is the sword that she managed to snatch from the Infernum guild. It is a special sword that can only be bestowed to one player at a time. A sword that is safeguarded by the Lady of the Lake. A sword that is from another world called Camelot which is set on a medieval world where magic is despised and treated as the root of all evil.
Pendragon is just like any player that got hooked upon the game\'s promotional motto of \'Be who you wanna be\' vibe. He is just a normal college student that has no determination in his life or something that he wants to become.
He actually started Pandemonium with the intention of finding himself. He does not know what direction in life he wants to take but he wanted to be more. He is hoping that diving to a virtual reality game will get him the answer that he desperately wants to find.
He did not immediately get the answer as he was not that great at the game in the beginning. Even swinging a sword became something difficult for him as he had not great talent for it. Still, he did not give up immediately and treated Pandemonium as a real breathing world. If he wants to find his real self, then he must also treat the world he is in now as a real world.
When he changed his mindset, it is when he got the opportunity of finding a medallion that had the carving of Y Ddraig Goch. Its literal translation in English is \'The Red Dragon\'. Something that signifies strength beyond measure and immense power.
The NPC that gave him that medallion suddenly disappeared when he raised his head. He is left wondering what that item is, but it is actually the culmination of his efforts that led to him getting that. He did not give up on finding himself which also benefited him in the end as he helped other find themselves.
He stayed in a rather secluded village northwest of the central continent as that is where he got randomly transported after the tutorial. Unlike other players that immediately leave the town when they cleared the mission of the village chief, he stayed there and really learned of the locals (In other words NPCs).
The NPCs in the village are what you call not that welcoming but they will not turn you away if you strike a conversation. Still, players are impatient to explore the vast world and not really dive into it which is why Pendragon is different from the other players.
He became known by every villager in the village that even the dog that guards the village chief\'s house does not bark at him. He immersed himself in the ambience of the village that they feared that he will not grow if he does not go outside the village to explore the world.
He is actually one of the few players that managed to elevate their Persona to a Hero. The villager\'s love and affection towards him have given him something that cannot be easily given. Players did not notice this but villages in Pandemonium where they get transported after the tutorial are also very special as they have few hidden secrets.
Players are actually given the chance to either spawn randomly into a city or a village. Those that choose a village number to about 10% of the total player base but only 1% of them get something really great from those villages. The thing that gets from the villages might start weak, but they become powerful later in the game.
This is a testament to Pendragon\'s strength now as a player. In the end, Pendragon found himself as a person by living for others and connecting with others. In return, he got the special item in the village called The Red Dragon Medallion and a sword handle stuck to a sheath.
He thought that the sword handle and sheath is a joke, but he does not want to refuse the good will of the villagers. He accepted the gifts they have given him as they told him to embark on a journey in order to strengthen himself. They also told him that he should only come back when he finds a blade for the sword handle.
Pendragon did just that and embarked on a journey to find a blade suitable for the sword handle. He thought that he just needed to visit another town or city as the village did not have a blacksmith capable of making a heavy sword. The first blade that he attached to the sword handle disappeared overnight every time that he sheaths it.
This happened multiple times that he thought that someone is stealing the blade from him until he tipped the sheath upside down and molten metal ran down. The blade melted and did not disappear which made Pendragon think that the sheath is cursed yet he never feels the heat when he holds the sheath.
He did not want to let the villagers down and returning with the excuse that the sheath is melting the blade. He studied the sword handle and sheath given to him and found its properties after traveling to find mystics of the world that can identify the items given to him.
Overtime, his strength rose along with his level as he went to places that are not even on the official map of the world. In the end, he only found the answer from a small tribe of power mystic warriors in the southeast.
The answer that they gave him is that the blade was always there.. He has yet to see it with his own eyes.