Legacy of the Betelgeuse

Ivonna is squinting her eyes at us and then looks at the ashtray on the sofa.

"You smoked that much, Trev?"

I look at the ashtray and it surprises me that there are so many cigarette butts in it. I raise my eyebrows and nod.

"Yeah, I think I wasn't paying much attention to it while talking with Chelsea."

Chelsea then taps on the sofa while looking at Ivonna. Ivonna then sits in between me and Chelsea. I look at Ivonna who's staring at the mannequins.

"How are you feeling?"

Ivonna takes a sip of the coffee.

"I had an unpleasant dream, and I couldn't sleep, but I'm fine now."

Ivonna looks at me.

"How's yours?"

I shake my head and smile.

"It's the same for me, but I got a nice sleep after the sun lightens up my room."

Chelsea is staring at her phone and then she looks at us.

"Ivy, Trev, do you know anything about the companion system in the game? Because I checked the forum since last night, but there were no threads about it."

Ivonna looks at Chelsea while tilting her head.

"Companion system? There's such a thing like that in the game?"

Chelsea is looking at Ivonna weirdly. I chuckle and look at Chelsea.

"Right, you have retrieved the item from the forest. So the companion system is unlocked in your character."

Chelsea nods in agreement. Ivonna then looks at me weirdly.

"What item? Was it the item that we are supposed to get from the open quest?"

I nod. Ivonna then looks at Chelsea.

"So that thing is a companion?"

Chelsea nods.

"Yeah. I thought it was just a pet, but I logged in this morning and a notification appeared and it said that the companion system is unlocked on my end."

Ivonna is humming with understanding.

"So, what is that companion system does? Oh, right. You were asking about it in the first place..."

Chelsea and I both are snorting at Ivonna. Ivonna is covering her face while shaking her head in embarrassment.

Chelsea looks at me.

"So, have you unlocked the companion system? And, do you know anything about it?"

I shake my head.

"No, I haven't unlocked the companion system yet since I haven't gotten a companion yet. But yeah, I know what it does. The companion system is different from a pet system definitely. A pet is just a pet while a companion is helping the players in the battle and can be evolved. Like other games, when the companion is evolved, it becomes stronger and it depends on how you take care of them and what kind of item you're giving to them."

Chelsea snaps her fingers and then pointing at me.

"Right, there's a notification about that. It said that my companion growth depends on the food I feed to them. It also said it affects the process of evolving the companion."

I nod.

"That's right. It's basically you don't have to feed them food. They can consume anything, like literally anything. It can be a weapon, equipment, or even enchantment stones. The best item to feed them is the item that has primary stats on them because it helps them grow faster and better. My recommendation is to feed them enchantment stones because of how they specifically give the companion the stat you want them to rise, and the stat from the enchantment stone you feed them will be multiplied by 10. So, the rarest enchantment stone you feed to your companion, the higher the growth rate your companion will be. For example, if you want your companion to be a tanker, then give them the VIT enchantment stone. Once it meets the requirement to evolve, it will evolve into a new form with a different set of skills depends on the stats they have before they evolve."

Chelsea is humming with understanding.

"So it basically absorbed the stats on the items that we feed them, right? Isn't it better to feed them the equipment that Grisell made since all of her equipment is now has all stats+10? The companion will be all-rounded, right? Isn't that good?"

I nod.

"That's true, but if you feed the companion in the form of equipment. The stats that the companion will absorb is only a certain amount depending on the rarity of the equipment. For example, if it's Common rarity equipment, it's only a tenth of the stats. If it's Rare, it will give a fifth. If it's Unique, it will give a third. If it's Mythical, it will give a half. If it's Legendary, it will not be reduced at all. On the other hand, the enchantment stone is a pure stone, so it will multiply the stats they absorbed by 10 times as I said earlier. But, it's up to you. You can ask Grisell to make equipment for your companion to consume if she agreed to it."

Chelsea is humming with understanding.

"That really sucks, but at the same time, it's good."

Chelsea then squinting her eyes and looks at me.

"Wait a minute. How can you know everything about the companion system if you haven't unlocked it yet..."

I look at Ivonna and raise my eyebrows if she already told her the truth, but then she shakes her head. I look at Chelsea and smile.

"I'm a beta tester. The guy who made that game is my friend."

Chelsea is humming with understanding.

"So that's why you know everything about the game, huh? Isn't that kind of boring when you already know everything about the game?"

I scoff and shake my head.

"To tell you the truth, we both haven't reached the end game yet back then, and now, the game itself is way bigger than before. So many new features and systems that haven't been introduced to us. How do I know? Because he told me that."

Chelsea is looking at me in awe.

"Wow... anyway, tell us more about the companion."

I nod.

"Since you got the companion from the Klaagliad Open Quest, you said you have the Lovecraft Amruchi, right? There are 6 types of companions since those companions are the companion of the 6 legendary heroes. Lovecraft Amruchi, Witchcraft Amruchi, Necrocraft Amruchi, Voidcraft Amruchi, Hexcraft Amruchi, and Shamancraft Amruchi. Each one of them has a different growth rate, abilities, and the most important thing is the evolution of each individual. What makes it more interesting is that even if all the players have the same type of companion, once it evolved into the final stage, it will become a unique being which is nobody in the game will have the same companion. I honestly have no idea how many variants of the companions that this game has."

Both of them are looking at me in awe. Chelsea then is rubbing her chin.

"So, I know what Lovecraft is. Will this companion of mine will be one of those cosmic beings that can take over human's mind?"

I smirk at her while shrugging.

"Maybe, who knows... you will find out about it later..."

Ivonna is rubbing her cup of coffee while staring at the window.

"Is all the companion can only be obtained from the Klaagliad Forest open quest?"

I exhale deeply and raise my eyebrows.

"Sadly, yes. If we want to get a companion, we need to get it on our own."

Ivonna looks down and rests her head on her hand.

"That would be impossible for me. Just thinking about it again makes me feel sick."

Chelsea is rubbing Ivonna's back while giggling mischievously.

"Thank god I'm the one who retrieved the item so I don't have to experience it ever again."

I light a cigarette and then look at Ivonna.

"No, the quest should be easy. But because of Mike's fear of narrow spaces, the forest became a maze. If the forest wasn't reforming into a maze, we should be able to clear the quest in less than 30 minutes. So everyone's fear is the reason why it became so hard. Not to mention the ghost that William brought with him."

Ivonna is suddenly chuckling nervously.

"Yeah, that thing is terrifying. I think the reason why I had a nightmare was because of that thing."

We both chuckle while Chelsea is looking at us with confusion since she didn't see the ghost. I grab my phone and search for the image of the ghost because I remember that William told us about it. As soon as the first image appears, I lean my head back and then I show it to Chelsea.

Chelsea chokes on her vodka. She coughs really bad and her face is reddening pretty fast. Ivonna is smacking her back until Chelsea stops coughing.

Chelsea looks at me with her red eyes.

"Holy f*ck! That's terrifying!"

I look at the time and then stand up while stretching my body.

"I'm going to play now and get my own companion."

Chelsea looks at Ivonna and tilts her head towards me. I look at her and raise my eyebrows. Ivonna then raises her hand.

"Can I join you?"

I nod.

"Yeah sure. Let's do it secretly, yeah? I don't want Mike and William to be with us because I don't want to be chased by that ghost inside the maze ever again."

Ivonna is pretending to zip her mouth and locks her mouth then throws the key. I scoff and shake my head.

"Shall we?"

Ivonna nods.

"Yes, let's go."