He sang his favorite tune slowly as he walked up the massive steps that led to the counselor's chambers; he despised the steps and despised the fact that he had to engage with them before making a decision. The old geezers were slimy, and every second he spent chatting to them made him feel like a slug.Even though each city in Vancrest had its own council, the council in Gales was recognized as the superior magistrate by all four cities. He ascended the stairs and paused to regain his breath before passing through the massive gates that led onto a wide courtyard.There was a huge open space within the courtyard, with three seats around the perimeter."Why are you here... Liric." Roman, the council member that sat in the middle said.Liric Titanfall was the strongest adventurer in the entire world, his power being clarified by the special rank "Painite" being made just for his existence. Liric stared at the council for a minute, thousands of simulations playing simultaneously in his he

"Ah-choo!" Hiakam sneezed loudly as he crawled through a small hole, with one party member's buttocks in front of him and another's nose right behind him. "I'm sure loving this," he exclaimed, though not entirely sarcastically."Shut up, Hiakam!" She cautioned as they slowly moved through a small tunnel within the cave.The movement of their hands and feet echoed throughout the tombs. Their task here was an extermination request suited for all ranks of adventurers. However, things were not going as planned by the guild. They discovered a Keeper, a gigantic monster capable of soaring through the air, among the goblin herd they came to slaughter. They couldn't assault from close range without their swordsman, who was out sick, and their spells would be rendered ineffective due to the creature's mobility in the air."I thought they couldn't hear," Leia, the sorcerer of the group, said."Do you really want to put that theory to the test?" Leyla, the thief of the group, said as she crawled

She looked to the sky, blood splattered all over her body. A knife in her hand and a smile on her face. She had done an unspeakable act, regardless of whether or not it was to protect herself. A tear ran down her face as she began to comprehend the severity of her actions. She pointed the knife to her neck but before she could impale herself an arm grabbed hers. "Please. Just. Let me." The arm pulled hers down, and she could feel them wrap around her, hugging her in a way she had never been before."Your gonna be alright," Yelan said.Her eyes burst open and she immediately reached for her staff, she looked around her and once she confirmed she was the only breathing thing within the room she calmed her nerves down. "Where are the others?" Leia asked herself, pulling up her stat pad and sending a message to her party members. As to where she was? She had no idea. She got up, staff in hand using a simple fire spell linked with mana to make the orb at the top light up, creating an ample

The sound of destruction was enough to awaken Finn and Hiakam from their sleep amidst the rumbling ruins and shaking ground. As they opened their eyes to the mayhem after being dragged into a lower level of the tunnels, Finn couldn't help but question, "Where are we?" While Hiakam quickly collected his stat pad to record information, he rubbed his eyes, trying to make sense of their surroundings."Are you both alright? The Keeper got to me, and I'm not sure where I am in the catacombs. Be cautious of the Keeper; it seems to have control over the catacombs," Hiakam conveyed Leia's message to Finn, now gaining a better understanding of the creature's abilities. He quickly composed a reassuring reply to let Leia know they were safe."I'm not sure, but it's the Keeper's doing." Hiakam put away his stat pad before swiftly standing up, spear in hand."What now?" Finn got up, coughing as he dusted his clothes. "Do we regroup?" Finn found it hard to make a plan since he had no idea how the Kee

Finn tightly gripped his daggers, propelling himself from the ground with a surge of anger. His thoughts were muddled, much like the previous encounter with Emma. His heart flared with an all-consuming rage that compelled him to act out his hatred. He focused on the Keeper and used [Boost] to increase his running speed, while it wasn't perfectly accurate, it served the objective.[Twin dagger Form 3: Inferno Descent] With his weapons igniting in a blaze of flames. Finn jumped above the Keeper, his focus was drawn to the wings that had killed Hiakam. As swift as a spinning tornado, Finn easily severed the Keeper's wings, leaving a smoke trail to indicate their burning separation. Finn, who had expertly performed the wing-severing maneuver, emerged from behind the Keeper. Activating [Form 3: Inferno Descent] once more, Finn drove himself towards the Keeper and successfully sliced one of its hands off him with the scorching fury of his daggers, amplified by [Boost].The Keeper cried out