Emirus and Val approached the steps of the courtyard, Emirus started walking up on it when his stat pad popped up by his side, indicating that a notification had been sent to him."It's from Otto." Emirus quickly read the message, replying to them before closing off his stat pad."Have they completed their mission?" Val wondered."Nope, apparently there's a Quinx at Habe's bay." Emirus ascended the steps, his hands in his pockets."Wait. Wait. Wait. They can't defeat a Quinx! Are you trying to kill them?" Val looked backward, trying to see if he could rush over to Habe's bay."Don't you have fate in your students?" Emirus laughed. "Plus, our students are far above normal platinum-ranked adventurers. That I know for a fact.""Sir..." Val responded, unhopeful."They'll be back tomorrow, the bottom five is strong. Way stronger than I was when I was their age that's for sure." Emirus reached the peak of the stairs and entered the courtyard. The first thing he saw being white hair and blue

Roman walked toward a door, pushing it open and entering. He sat down on a chair within it, exhaling as he looked at a picture frame that lay on a countertop. He was currently a hundred sixty years old but due to the fact that he used a magic spell on himself to preserve his youth, he didn't feel a day over fifty.Maybe he was selfish, his family and children had all died and he was still here. Sitting down on a chair and giving out orders, he inhaled slowly before exhaling again, who was he doing this for? Was it for himself or was it for Vancrest? He grabbed the photo, slowly caressing his fingers on it.The door closed but it made no sound, he didn't hear the door close and neither did he hear the sound of wind blowing. Despite not hearing anything he knew that someone had entered his abode. "Are you here to kill me?" He asked and to his question, there was no response.Roman waited a handful of seconds for a reply before sighing. "I know it's you, Tharne," Roman mentioned, droppin

Finn and the top five had finally returned to Gales, their mana had already been reduced in the fight against the Quinx, and the barrier that surrounded the school dampened it even more. Almost making them throw up.They approached the school and it gave off the same vibe Habe's Bay had given off with the way it felt like a ghost town, "Where's Val and Emirus?" Otto asked one of the first years that was headed toward the dorms."I haven't seen them around." The first year spoke and when Finn asked her about Harlow her response was the same.He might've been a bit late but he wanted to meet Harlow, not only for his sake but also for Gin's sake. "That reminds me, Gin hasn't teleported me in a while." Finn walked alongside his group. "He probably met a girl from the cave and now he's eloping.""What are the odds of that happening, Sir?" Dusk asked and Finn searched through his mind for memories of Gin. "To be honest, quite slim." Upon reaching their dorm rooms, they dispersed in differe

"So what am I gonna do?" Modred asked as he got up from the tree he sat on. To his left was a dead King Caesar who he had found in the Qinqi forest. "I'm just gonna wait for some kids? Do you seriously think I have nothing better to do?""I think those kids could defeat you." The figure said, his tone unexpressive."I doubt you believe that yourself." Modred grabbed his axe off the floor, chopping off King Caesar's head and grabbing it in his palm. "They're here. Should I kill them?""Emirus is going to be here soon, Keep him occupied until we're done in Vancrest. Malachi is already there and hopefully Rescula can get there before Liric does.""You aren't like us, what is your grand plan? What are you plotting?" "Help me keep Emirus at bay, and I'll help you guys ruin Vancrest. That's the only thing you should know." The figure disappeared in a flash of yellow light, the same one that consumed the puppeteer in Halestadine."Nasty demons." Modred walked toward the voices. His Axe. ‘The

"But Sire, I don't believe this balancing act is necessary right now. Especially since Vancrest has all the chips in their pockets." Rancar spoke to his King."Explain." The King responded, gazing down upon the city of Pluto. Which was one of the five cities of 'Hades'"I believe we should cause a bit of trouble in Vancrest, then after said trouble is over we maintain radio silence until when Vancrest defenses are low." Rancar raised his hand in the air, "Then we strike.""What about Liric and the Sword of Dawn?""If every major combatant helps us in the war against Vancrest, I doubt there would be anything those weapons can do. Especially since we have the likes of the 'Seven deadly sins' on our side." "What kind of trouble do you want to create right now?" The king inquired."I want to send Modred the Fallen and Malachi the immortal to Vancrest, alongside some other people. Let's make Vancrest think we want to steal the Pandora's blessing. When in reality— we come for the destructio