"Ain't it a sight to behold?"Nick's words flowed in and out of their ears as they stared at it's majesty. Too stunned to een sigh in amazement. It was a gilded City unlike the one's they know. The entire City was built on top of a floating island on top of the Planet Xynario's atmosphere. It's beauty cloaked for the universe's prying eyes. Unsullied by modern sensibilities as it preserved all sorts of lost cultures from all civilizations scattered across the vast cosmos. Myriads of Lifeforms, from towering giants to small pixie like creatures interact and peruse the various stalls filled with countless items both magical and exotic.Various building of all shapes and sizes that seemingly extent towards eternity, blend together in creating a golden spire of mythical incandescence. It was the prime example of a city of freedom. The fresh air felt refreshing as Nex inhaled various dished laid out in open restaurants that litter the market near them. In front of them was a golden statue

The two slowly walked aimlessly perusing the most random of things. "So are you joining the Adventurers Guild?" Setsuna said as she stared at the gothic bags being sold inside a goth clothing store. Nex followed along as she pondered her question, "Honestly... I don't know, bounty hunting has always been a mean to an end. To find the right connections, so I could deal with Magitech." She said as she looked at the jackets lined up with various types of designs. "As for when everything's over... I haven't really thought about it really..."Setsuna chuckled, "You got that right." She said as they bought random items and they both exited the store. The two grabbed some drinks and stared at the various walks of life roaming the city as they sat down on a nearby bench. "I never thought I'd get this far this quickly. 8 years felt like an eternity but coming face to face with it now." She sipped her cold drink slowly. "It just seemed so fast to me." She said as she leaned forwards.Setsuna lo

Nick looked towards the sleeping duo sprawled next to each other in the garden of the mayor of the Golden heart with his brows furrowed. The two was snoring loudly without a care in the world as the maids praced around them seemingly afraid of disturbing them. He then looked towards Blair, "So you're telling me, they arrived here at three in the morning while giggling loudly and they tried to find the solution to the maze illusion but gaveup after 30 seconds and just sprawled in the ground and slept? Did I get all that right?" He asked as Blair nodded her head mechanically as she tried shaking the two but they we're out like a light." Blair shook her head, "I do not understand your desire to consume alchohol even if there's a cure for liver damage. I don't get why you willingly get yourselves inebriated." Nick scratched his chin, "Well you understand well enough while hanging out with us." He said as he patted her back. Soon enough he saw the owner of the house grinning, "They remind

"I see. Your Mana Vein is quite complicated indeed as he brought out a scrying glass to discern what it was. Nova then popped out of Nex's shadow in his cat form as he meowed to get Nick's attention. [So do you have any idea on what it is?] Nova asked Nick whilst looking serious. Nick shook his head, "Every strand is covered in purple flames and obscured by an unnatural darkness. What ever it is it's something that could potentially be dangerous to yourself or others." He said while sighing. Nova then turned to Nex, [I told you, no one alive knows the existence of your unique veins. As long as I'm obscuring it from view no one would be able to figure you out.] He told her telepathically.Nick then nodded his head as he stood up, "All right lets get on with the next part of out lesson. We've already covered the origins and dangers of absorbing too much mana." He then turned to Nex, "Now we turn to the dangers of casting spells way beyond your level." Nex raised her eyebrows, "Like what

"Well, follow me. We got a lot of work to cram in a single week. I hope you two are prepared." He said as he gestured towards the outside of the room. The two followed suit, and after walking for a while they soon found themselves outside. What greeted them was a wide coliseum, empty yet filled with some kind of sand.Nick walked towards the middle, "What do you two know about grimoires?" He said as she looked back towards the two. Nex scratched her head, "It's unique magic bound to the soul?" She said rather unsurely. Setsuna on the other hand stared at her blade, "It holds the mage's most prized magic formulas?"Nick nodded his head, "Well technically that's true. However it wasn't always like that. A long time ago Grimoires were just enchanted books where a mage would store his life's work. Many and all sorts of magic formulas were contained within that only they can decipher. However as time advanced, and many mages sought after different things. They started stealing each others