Exiting the room, Finn was in the process of trying on various adventure outfits. His previous jacket and T-shirt had suffered noticeable damage, and although he could still put them on, he thought it was time for a change."What about this one?" He twirled around in a complete circle, seeking Emma's opinion. However, her head shook in disapproval, prompting him to retreat into the dressing room.With his jet-black hair, complemented by striking blue eyes and an array of freckles, Finn possessed a youthful appearance. Despite his youth, his height stood at a staggering 5'8". Coming out once again, he sported an all-white adventurer's garb, but a gesture from Emma, pointing at her mouth and mimicking a gag, indicated her disapproval. This signaled Finn to quickly step back into the dressing room for another attempt.Today marked the day of Finn's entry into Vancrest Adventuring School. A week had gone since he discussed his enrollment plans with Emma, and during that time, all the nece
“A useless Ianbris.” A voice said.“That’s the heir to this clan? What a disgrace?” Another voice uttered. The voices reverberated in his head like tunes from a catchy song. He looked at them, they were annoying but they weren’t wrong. He was weak. He was useless. His eyes opened and in front of him were four other students who accompanied him. The waters were murky and dark and although it spooked him to death he could get through it, he peeked into the water, seeing lights underneath. "Something tells me those aren't alligators," Finn mentioned and Otto laughed, pushing his glasses up from his nose."Those are Iai, they're native to large rivers like this one. While not relatively dangerous, in groups, they can inflict enough damage to kill a human." Otto explained, and Finn looked at him. Silently laughing as he perfectly embodied the 'nerd' stereotype, he actually wondered how he became an adventurer.{Information analysis- Iai}[Iai, a fish-like monster originating from the sout
"So are we going to let them get the blessing again? They have five of fifteen recovered blessings. The Sword of Dawn is a destructive weapon, capable of flooring our nation's defenses." A figure spoke, his head low and one knee on the ground."...." The figure being prostrated before didn't speak. "Sir. I believe we should mobilize everyone we have, there's no doubt that Vancrest would send their greatest asset— Liric Titanfall." "Leave them. Let them take the blessing.""But my lord!""Rancar, what happens when one nation becomes too great or gains too much military power?" The figure spoke, his voice great and commanding."There would have to be a balancing act." Rancar, who was the adviser to the figure said."And since Pandora's blessing only falls once a century? How long would that balancing act take?""Oh... sir. Do you really want to go down that route?""I believe it is time for Vancrest's demise. Their actions have finally caught up to them and every nation knows.""So tha
Finn looked at the body as it popped up in the water. Voices were shouting but he couldn't hear them, his sight was focused only on Qiba's body. For some reason, this death hit him harder than he thought it would've had. "That's how he died wasn't it?" He thought to himself, a vision of one of his friends dead in a river appeared in his mind."GET OUT OF THE WATER!" Sven shouted![Earth magic: Great Eruption] Qiba's skin melted off revealing a large beast with multiple arms and eyes, from underneath the beast grew extremely large spikes that erupted from the water, they hit everything within their sight, capsizing some of the boats and landing some of the occupants into the water. "Get them to shore! Otto! Finn! Iris" Sven shouted, grabbing two of the individuals aboard his boat, he leaped off just as a spike of earth demolished the vessel.[Lightning magic: Flash Point] In a burst of imperceptible lightning, Otto grabbed two people off the boat, rushing toward the pier before their
Qiba was abandoned as a child..A couple danced in the middle of their house, their child clapping as he watched from a corner..A couple lay side by side, blood on their clothes, and a man above them. A sharp object in his hand....In a gloomy and rainy setting, a group of sick children were trapped inside an orphanage. The people who were supposed to take care of them had left, and for seventeen days, the children had suffered without any food or water.Among the abandoned children was Qiba, a young boy whose heart ached for both his own state and that of his peers.In a corner of the orphanage, Qiba sat with a girl who, though not his sister, lay lifeless across his lap. Her fragile form was a reminder of the suffering they all endured. Qiba, too weak to offer any assistance, could only watch as her life slipped away. His fate seemed sealed as well, as hunger and thirst threatened to claim him as well. Feeling parched and tired, he walked slowly to a counter where a cup of ra
[Plunder]Gin exchanged places with a nearby trash can and the figure that previously had its hand over his shoulder sighed as if annoyed, Gin looked at Alex, he didn't move from the spot he was at either. Upon further inspection they were two demons, their presence much stronger than the one that attacked him before."I really hate jumpy meals." Albion, the demon sent by Merlo said. Behind him Osiris who slowly approached the fire the two humans camped at."Let's finish this quick, this is my last chance." Osiris made known, the vines that acted as her hair standing upright as if excited."So wait, you're saying that Lord Merlo would kill you if you let them escape?" Albion looked at the humans, a grin appearing on his face."Don't think about it Albion, seriously... this is my last chance.""Go ahead then," He bowed. "I'll take the one by the fire, you can have the jumpy one.""About that."The wood in the barrel broke into little bits, sending a flurry of sparks into the air. In fr
The entire class walked to the large field that graced the adventuring school, there was a mixture of first-year to last-year students as indicated by the plates that graced their chests: White, being first year, blue being second, yellow being third and red being last.Val Hatells, the second Alexandrite ranked adventurer sharing the rank with Emirus who was the first, stood in the middle of the field. His gaze on the students was soft and friendly. Some first-years ran toward the field, just to get much closer to Val. He was a good person, friendly and kind despite his status in the adventuring world."Hmm, aren't we missing five?" Val asked as he repeated the headcount."Toilet duty." Juka, a first-year explained with ‘Toilet duty’ referring to the last ranked students going on a non-adventuring related mission for the city."What about the transfer student?" Val looked around. "Surely not."The entire class nodded leading Val to tap his yead with his clipboard. "This is why we ha
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