The ravine closes at a certain point when the ground above them meets, therefore forming an underground cave underneath it. The entrance is perfectly in a triangular shape formed by slanted pillars or huge boulders surrounded by vines. The smell of cold stone scatters in front of the entrance while Argos walks through it.
“Caves again!? How much does Aleiya’s father love caves!?” Without hesitation, he enters the cave. The route he’s walking to is a narrow path with only patches of light from the holes above the ceiling. The silence harmonizes with the squeaks of bats and the echoes of his footsteps from the slippery ground.
“STOP RIGHT THERE!!” A voice shouted in the deeper parts of the cave. Argos wanders around for people after he thought it was him but no. The conversation continues to an unrecognizable murmur of three people. Argos quickly goes deeper into the cave while maintaining his silent walk. When he reached an undergroun
“Sorry, one escaped, nya!” A person who is 5’ 1” in height and is wearing a blue witch hat said with a tiny female voice.*Nya!?* Argos winks one of his eye out of annoyance.“Goddess Quimora? I thought you already departed?” She asked but maliciously stares at Argos after. “Who is this unicorn-wannabe here? Is he your boyfriend? Are those two courters as well but get rejected?”*Goddess?* Argos thought.“Tsk…” Quimora clacked with her clenched jaws as she looks away at her. Suddenly, the little witch kneels and bows down in front of her with both of her hands on the ground.“My apologies, goddess! Please reconsider my application. I won’t ever kid like that again,” the witch cried with a stooped down position facing the ground while pointing her body at Quimora. The confusion made Argos tilt his head slightly to the side.“Evince you
“Ah, this? This is free at the thieves guild,” Alex answered as he looks down at his clothes.“What!? Really!?” Argos flinched back after a shock. *I skipped the tutorial goddamnit.*“I did know that you’re not an enemy since we entered, but why are we here,” Alex asked out of confusion.“This is what negotiation looks like,” Argos said with a smile.“You’re crazy!” Zak exclaimed with a high-pitched voice.Argos looks up at the light holes and speaks. “It’s not night yet, and this place is dark. Not only bats would live here, but also phantoms as well. If you don’t hear of them, they’re the monsters conquering the forests at night. Your hungry bodies will be their food, sliced into bits where every part of you, even your blood, will fit their stomachs. If you don’t want to stay here, I think it’ll cost you a lot.” *I made this up on the
“But thank God, we’re spared,” Alex said with a deep sigh of relief.“How can you explain us being healed? Did you find it unbelievable too? We both fainted near our death back there,” Zak asked.“Just be blessed that she still has some kindness. If I didn’t request for it, you’ll be skeletons,” Argos said.“What are you, chicks?” Zak argued with a raised eyebrow.“Maybe she really did, but it might be that she realized that we’re players too. As players, we should be considerate of each other. I wanted to apologize to her because of the misunderstanding,” Alex said with a down-turned face.“If you do, nothing will change. Anyhow, can we stop these pitfalls of assumption?” Argos said and puts out a dagger. Zak’s face turned pale after seeing the sharp whoosh of its edge. He thought that he will be killed because they didn’t satisfy them, but
Argos’s mouth falls open after reaching the visible site. He gasped with his bulging eyes while he stares incredulously at the state of the campsite he didn’t expect. His heartbeat starts racing while forming the weights on his stomach. By that time, he already lost his thinking.All of the camps are ruined. Some of the tents are still burning, but the rain helped redden the fire just before it scatters more. There are no signs of people nor breathing life around their view. The smell of burnt wood radiates up to their place. The only thing they can hear is the heavy drops of rain mixing with his loud breathing heterogeneously.The first that comes to his mind is checking everything. He rushed towards the site and checks every ruined tent while screaming “Is everybody here!?” with his tears hidden by the rain. While the two confused followers chase him, he throws out every debris from the camps fallen down the ground. His heart beats fast that i
“I’m going to talk to Holessa,” Argos shouted with clenching jaws as he stands tried to walk out of the tent, but a grip stopped him.“No…” Walter said while holding Argos’s arm with full force. Argos tries to escape his grip but Walter puts his full force on it. “Do not ruin things now. You do not want more of this to happen without you, right?”“This is not purely anyone’s fault. This is all my fault,” Argos shouted with his teeth grinning out of struggle. “If you want me to get her side, then you should let me now.”“Please Argos, not now. Without knowing everything, we might end in a pitfall,” Walter said with trembling hands that radiate through Argos’s arm. “This is everyone’s fault, and I’m guilty too, so please don’t blame only yourself. It’s also my fault that I followed Adeline without me thinking of the consequences. It
“Holessa!” Walter shouted in the middle of the heavy rain as he sees Holessa lying on the ground. Her face is pale white as it swims with the low level mud below her. Her forehead contracts as she feels pain from the strange nightmare she’s dealing with. Walter didn’t waste time to carry her back. Argos is on his way towards them too which added some help for her to carry back.They brought her into their tent and let her lie down on the pile of soft clothes on the floor. Walter didn’t waste time to cast a healing spell on her. He puts his wide-open palm over her warm forehead. Small glowing particles traverse back-and-forth in the gap between them. The contraction from Holessa’s face gradually fades where she can sleep comfortably.“Fever and colds, no severities. If this is real world, I can’t heal her in a day,” Walter commented.“No one would, but I trust you in watching her, Walter. Don’t do
The kingdom of Aumoxozar is a tiny kingdom with a population of 137482 humans. Bordered by the walls of the crater from the meteor the kingdom was named from, the Aumoxozar mainly lives off tailoring, jewel crafting, and wood crafting.Aumoxozar itself is open but hidden under the plains and has a cold climate, which has led to a tightly concentrated population. The kingdom’s landscape is quite pleasant; relaxing hot springs, green, open fields, and half-frozen rivers are just a sliver of the allure Aumoxozar has to offer, which is why the country is beloved among foreigners. The people of Aumoxozar are polite towards foreigners and tend to welcome them with warmth. They feel foreigners could further finance the country's well-being.Aumoxozar has firm laws and law enforcement, which is fairly normal. The people are tormented due to failing crops, caused by horrible leadership. This is also reflected in the Kingdom’s insignia, which has a cross dividing a b
The sun’s ray blooms with the leaves of trees swaying together with the winds, greeting Walter a nice morning. As he enters the tent where Holessa is resting, his eyes suddenly widen after seeing Holessa already sitting from her bed made of a pile of clothes. She is staring blankly towards the end of the void, thinking about the past things she should have done. Her mouth goes dry while a heavy and numb feeling weighs her heart.Walter sighs and talks. “Are you fine?” He did not get an answer from her, instead, he goes out to prepare a soup for her. He enters the tent with the bowl in his hand and sits beside Holessa. He scoops a tablespoon of the soup and puts it in Holessa’s mouth but she didn’t open it. “Take this while I’m still patient. Don’t you want this?”Holessa shakes her head slowly to deny his offer. Walter puts the soup beside her so that anytime she can fill her stomach in case she calms and changed he
Argos and his platoon already set up for their journey to the Aumoxozar Kingdom and its nearby towns. Even if would take too long for them to accomplish their task, which is finding a veteran doctor with the exchange of the Golden Rin. With the luxuries and comfort that Argos provided them, Alex and Zak didn’t hesitate to join his squad. They considered it as a mode of payment for his deeds.“Head check! I already have Zak and Alex. How is everybody doing?” Argos asked as they gathered near the hill where Loic’s cave is located.“Holessa and I, ready to go,” Loic as he puts his hand on Holessa’s right shoulder.“Argos!” Suddenly, a tiny girl’s voice caught Argos’s attention.“Sevy! Are you fine now… why are you with this guy? He should be bound back there,” Argos asked as he narrows his eyes towards Ranulph. “Are you doing something malicious? If you d
Still the same night where Holessa caught Walter talking to one of the affiliates of the Octagon, Iris Borguignon, which is really a mysterious adventurer, Saga, Walter and Saga tries to simplify their understanding of their world. Even if it is only a short time left, Walter did his best to create an explanation that will not trigger the World’s forbidden banner.“So you came in here as heroes? What are you really planning to do?” Holessa asked but Walter replied with an unusual and childish answer.“I already devoted myself to restoring this world.”“You are really into this, kid Walter,” Saga commented and chuckles.“I am taking a hard time right now because of a sudden decision that you did. Damn you Saga,” Walter complained as he gives Saga furrowed eyebrows.“It is fine if you are already tired of explaining. There is still time. Walter is always with me anyway so he can answer my qu
“To put it simply, there is a man who used high-class alchemy to preserve lifeforms in an orb. He longs to put human souls in some container right after they died. I know that is impossible, but that man did whatever he can in which he succeeded.“The samples of orbs that he had reached a huge space that it nearly overloads, and he needs to solve it as fast as possible else he will be classified as a murderer. After he succeeded with a faulty orb, he created a world wherein those orbs will mimic a human body so that they could interact with each other even after they died. As there is a person that dies every day, their souls are gathered by this man, giving them a new and interactive home. That world is the world where we are stepping right now, Cordale,” Walter explained to Holessa the situation of the world as simple as he can without triggering any violent triggers from the Mishima system.“What are you getting into?” Holessa asked as
The forest was vast, gloomy, and blooming. Its canopy was claimed by juniper, willow, and magnolia, and occasional openings in their crowns allowed plenty of light through for a hodgepodge of sprouts to make use of the rich grounds below.Silent branches embraced the occasional tree, and a potpourri of flowers, which were common to this area only, added some bright touches to the otherwise amber scenery.A disharmony of wild noises, most belonged to critters, resonated through the air, and were in harmony with the rustling of the leaves and branches of the treetops in the wind.“Starting tomorrow, Holessa, together with Loic, will set out to find her sister. You should follow her. Maybe that can be your chance to clarify things out,” Walter said to Iris as he gives her a new set of commands.“Who’s following who…” A voice said behind Walter, which give Walter goosebumps. As he turns back, he sees the one he wished not to h
The night came when the full moon shines throughout the forest while everyone is already asleep. Walter checks everything around him so that he can make sure that no one is following him. Without further ado, he left the site without any trace of his disappearance. He went not so far in the northern part of the Haslita plains and waited at a huge boulder of rock from the forest. While he sits in the stone boulder, he hears some whooshes of the bush behind him.“If you are appearing, can you please give me a sign that is more recognizable to humans,” Walter complained with crossed arms.“Are you sure no one followed you?” Iris said after appearing behind Walter but is looking at her left.Walter turns back and asks her the reason for a sudden appearance. “I’m better careful than never. What is the reason you are here? Did you miss me?”“Eat your balls, Coulomb. I’m here to check up for the Golden Rin. I
Holessa checks for Sevy at her tent but unexpectedly, she isn’t there. Meanwhile, at the cave where Ranulph is caged, Sevy spends her time thinking on the side of the wall of the cave. It might be dark, but because Ranulph is already two days staying in the dark, even with the small lighting from Loic’s room, he can see her lost hope in life.“You really are a strong one, kid. Do you want to be here too? I wouldn’t recommend copying me, else they might do the same to you,” Ranulph said but he didn’t get a reply from her. He thinks of a way so that he can be close to her but he didn’t expect to be suppressed by her. “Do you want me to tell you a bedtime story?”“Just shut up, you ridiculous chief!” Sevy shouted with rage against him.“Woah. I get surpassed by a kid! Sorry for all of that…” Ranulph apologized bowing his head towards her. But because Ranulph is a fool, he did not g
Just later that afternoon, Loic brought Argos to their own tent. After Argos opens the tent doors, he sees everyone gathering beside Zeus. He just realized that they started the party without him, the initiator.“Hi, guys. Welcome to my blog,” Argos said.“Did Loic slap you? You seem fine by now as I can see,” Holessa said.“More like a slap of reality,” Argos replied and adds. “Is that true, Holessa!? That powerful witch is your sister!? I already had a hunch since I have met her.”“Celestia, she is one of the top rankers in the Oak Spirit ever since the incident five years ago happened. The coven prevents her from casting some common spells because she finds them destructive as she can’t control them well. It once threatened the village by making it rain with toxic acid, causing minor casualties,” Holessa explained.“Acid rain? I think it is already normal,” Alex commen
In the afternoon, Argos sits on the cliff in front of Loic’s cave as he watches the art and wonders that the sunset makes. He is completely blanked out together with the quietness that he is gasping. His foot swings while feeling the swing of the air that collides with him. But the calmness of what is around him isn’t synchronizing with what he has in mind. Meanwhile, Loic came up of his cave and sees Argos spending his time alone. He sits beside him so that he could ask what is wrong.“Do you want some drinks for chilling?” Loic suggested.“Why are you here? You distracted my way of thinking,” Argos complained with a cold tone.“Are you really thinking, or you are just regretting your past actions? Either way, it won’t help you calm down. Get some refresher. I can assure you that everything here is fine. The villagers are all safe, and the race against time is already finished,” Loic said.“But
The villagers easily escaped with the help of Argos and his party, but the problem is where they will reside. In order to stop enemies from tracking their path, they detoured a long route but their destination isn’t the campsite, but towards the Haslita woods. Holessa and Loic fully welcome the villagers for a temporary stay, but the mood they brought back isn’t a touch of victory but internal defeat.Just after going to a new home with all of the people downed, Loic crafted a cross using wood and buried it on the ground to pay respects to Old Marza and her heroism. With her veteran medic title, all of the villagers attended a short ceremony to thank him. The most affected individual are both Sevy and Argos because they saw clearly with their eyes what happened, and the regret is still inside their hearts.Two days after…The villager already set up a tent for each of the families affected. They placed their tents the same way as what it was l