The moment they entered the fortress they were greeted by a lobby filled with all sorts of adveturers hanging about. Taking a peek at the holographic screen floating above on which job is available, from dangerous jobs to menial ones it was filled to the brim. "So this is just the Magical Version of the BH guild?" Nex said as she stared at Nick. "Well... the original version of it atleast. The BH guild was established by a well known Rogue Mage a long time ago who wanted to be of service to the on mytical part of our universe. The problem was it got to political to be even associated with the Circle and the Adventurers Guild. It became a mess that birthed the current neutral entity that is the BH Guild." He said as he approached the receptionist for his reserved briefing room. A small pixie popped out of thin air right beside nick's shoulders and led them towards their destination. Nick pointed towards a huge empty room with nothing but a blackboard infront of them. Nex groaned as sh
"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
"Quick Question!" Nex said as her hands shot up. "What are the different types of mages? you said so yourself you were an achlemist." She asked while her eyes shone brightly. Wierding both Nick and Setsuna. "Uhh... I appreciate your enthusiasm. Although It's kinda odd. No... wait... let me be franks, Nex what the fuck that's super fucking wierd that you're actually paying attention. I thought you'd be asleep by now."Nex rolled her eyes towards his statement, "It's a rare boost of motiation Nick, fucking sue me." She said as she stared at her well trimmed nails. However He shook his head, "I literally made you two drink super energy bossters splashed with a small portion of hangover cure. I say it has worked better than I expected.""You spiked our drinks!? That's it I'm talking to HR!" Nex said as she crossed arms and looked aside. Setsuna on the other hand coudn't sit down properly as she rocked back and forth, "What about training? I can't sit still! When's the fucking practicals!"
"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
After discussing the differences in grimoires Nick took distance away from the two. "Now to practicals. Mages have different kinds of Grimoires. Figuring that out is key to defeating them. Now I would like you two to figure out what kind of Grimoire's mine." He said as he brought out a book and made it hover mid-air. He then took out a small vial filled with golden dust. He scaterred the dust on the grimoire, then it shone as it was incased in a golden sphere filled wit hblue runes. "Obviously I'm not going to make it that easy." He said as he slammed his palms together and a magic circle appeared from the ground, enveloping the area around him. The arena floor rumbled as bits of sand gathered on the golden orb as it hardened and formed an almost humanoid shaped golem. Setsuna raised her eyebrows, "I'm pretty sure the extent of Magitech's knowledge isn't that profound." Nex nodded her head as she scratched her chin, "As much as I'd like to stay wary from those fucks. They're not tha
Nick cracked his knuckles, "Alright that was a nice attack. That caught me off guard." He cracked his neck and body as his fists were covered in flames. He started hopping up and down and started changing his relaxed posture. He raised both his fists his entire torso started bobbign up and down. He then kicked off the ground as He charged towards Nex and applied constant pressure by barraging her with burning jabs. She was evading all of his strikes however each time he strike it felt like it was getting faster and faster. Setsuna tried to come and help. She turned into lightning and struck down, however Nick was once again replaced by the golem. Setsuna clicked her tongue as she glared at Nick. She looked towards Nex, "I handle Nick, you handle the grimoire." Nex nodded her head as she wielded her hammer and aimed it towards the golem. However the Hammer didn't budge. No skulls lit up. It weighed just like a normal hammer. HEavy and cumbersome. She then dropped it as she covered her
Nex and setsuna looked around after being kicked out of the arena and saw nothing but the bustling streets of Cor Aureum. "Fucking Bastard..." Nex clicked her tongue as she started walking towards the nearest restaurant along with Setsuna. They sat down and ordered some food. While they were waiting they checked out the book that was handed to them. It was a book in all red, pristine and not worn down unlike the book Nick showed earlier. > Setsuna started flipping through the pages seeing if she could understand a word. Surprisingly it was translated into galaxia. Nex on the other hand rubbed her chin and summoned Nova. He popped out of her shadow and stared at the book in her hands. She dangled the book in front of Nova, "So can you use this?" Nove narrowed his eyes trying to scrutinize the object. [Hmmm... Maybe. The mana traces are faint but it's enough to give you a small boost in strength. Besides that's not the main point. Although faint, it's still a co
Blair woke up Nex at an ungodly hour, "Blair, what did I tell you about being punctual." Blair tilted her head and said with a monotonous voice. "I shoudn't be. But I didn't listen. Just like you." Nex groaned as she massaged her face. She stared at the nearby bed where setsuna should be only to find it empty. The door swung open and Setsuna entered whilst wearing somthing unlike her usual punk styled clothes. It was a greed uniforn that wierdlt fits. It's neat and tidy and it made her look sharp. "What the fuck are you wearing Setsu?" She said as she sat up on the bed earning her a shrug. "Adventurers Guild Uniform. They sent it earlier. I think this uniform is more of a formality for the assessment later." She said as she sat on Nex's bed. "So Freshen up. We have an early day today." Nex sighed and stood up reluctantly as Blair prepared her clothes, "I mean seriously, you gotta stop Blair from catering to your every whim." Blair however tilted her head, "What do you mean Miss Sets