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The Fractured Mage Chapter 43 - Cesla Knois
Point-of-View: Ifeus Lero ———————————————————————————"Who the hell are you, old man? Come on, I'm sick of seeing so many old farts around me, I'd much rather spend time with some cute young boys instead, like that spicy redhead and the twink with two-toned hair.""Yes, I heard that you showed my Guild members quite a time," I responded icily. "Hm? Ohh, I see, you must be the Guildmaster of those two cuties! The redhead wasn't bad, but the slender one with the two toned hair was especially tantalizing...mm, I was saving the best for last, but I got too caught up in pounding the redhead," She laughed as she let out a wistful sigh. What's with this woman? She's hot, but seriously revolting. Cesla Knois, a wanted criminal in our neighboring country, Anthro. About a year ago, there was a massive jailbreak in Anthro, several dangerous criminals escaping, she was one of those criminals. The nation was already plagued by the actions of a certain dark cult, and the sudden outbreak of jai
The Fractured Mage Chapter 44 - Eruption
"You know, I'm starting to get kinda worried about Iris. It's been over a month since we last saw her, I hope she's okay," I remarked thoughtfully, as Lilac and I strolled through the city. "Oh, I'm sure she's just fine. There aren't a lot of things out there that can take down that gorilla, you know," Shrugged Lilac wryly in response. She says that, but I know she's worried too. I've seen her sleeping in Iris's room a couple of times over the last week, and she's not as energetic and upbeat as she usually is. Today's the 22nd of May, 505 PA, and a bit over two weeks had passed since that bandit Quest. I got paid quite substantially the following day after that Quest, which I used to buy myself some new novels to read, plus some snacks to munch on while I'm lazing about in my room.I decided to take a day off today and just laze about all day, but Lilac had other ideas. She insisted on showing me around the city, which I honestly couldn't care less about, but she wouldn't stop pest
The Fractured Mage Chapter 45 - Jailbreak
"It exploded the instant you pointed at it...uh, you aren't the one who did that, right?" I inquired incredulously. "H-hey, don't say that, of course I didn't! It was just a coincidence!" She snapped indignantly. "We should probably get out of here. That explosion might've set some of the prisoners free...if that Apex Mage broke free, we'll be screwed. Let's go report this to the Guild, quickly," I remarked, grabbing her wrist and dragging her away, as several Knight Mages who'd been outside the building rushed towards the wreckage that was left of it. Yeah, realistically speaking, it's unlikely that anyone who was inside survived that explosion-...no, wait. I thought back to the explosion as it happened...whatever caused that explosion came from the inside the prison, the building exploded outwards. Hm, furthermore...there's a big dust cloud rising up from the rubble, but there's no smoke, at least not a significant amount. So it wasn't a fiery explosion...let's see, what are the
The Fractured Mage Chapter 46 - Return
"Well, that really sucked...I mean, I was the one who told them about your deduction regarding the fact that it was most likely an Apex Mage of the Space Class who destroyed the prison, and as soon as I finish, they suspect me and detain me for questioning. I don't think I've ever felt so insulted in my life," Sighed Ifeus with an exasperated look on his face. "Sounds rough," I responded absent-mindedly, leaning back in my chair. "More importantly, let's go on a Quest, To," Chimed in Lilac, shaking my shoulder a couple of times. "M-more importantly...?" Muttered Ifeus in dismay."Just to make sure, you weren't the one who did it...right?" I inquired, feigning a doubtful look on my face. "Of course, not!" He protested indignantly. It was the next day, the 23rd of May, 505 PA, and I was currently at the Guild. Normally, I'd have stayed at home and trained today, but since Ifeus was taken in for questioning yesterday, I came to the Guild this morning with Lilac since the Knight Mage
The Fractured Mage Chapter 47 - Apocryphal Weapon
"Hm? Oh, hey, Topaz...I see dad and Lilac are here too. How've you all been? I just got back a little while ago, I'm-...," Began Iris with a smile, as she approached us with a wave. "Iris! Do you have any idea how worried I was!? How could you just leave like that without talking to me first!? Look at you, you're covered in wounds! Where were you for the last month!? A-and what happened to your eye!?" Exclaimed Ifeus, storming over towards her. "H-hey, calm down, dad, relax...sorry for worrying you. And I left without saying anything because you wouldn't have let me go if I did, that's why I left a letter instead. And these are all mostly minor injuries, nothing to worry about. As for where I was, I went to Liffer Forest. And I kinda lost my eye while I was-...w-woah!" She exclaimed, as Ifeus grabbed her by the shoulders and shook her repeatedly. "You did WHAT!? You went outside the nation!?" He snapped incredulously. "Y-yeah, I did. But it was totally worth it! You see, I-...""Y
The Fractured Mage Chapter 48 - Currency
"So, you usually spend all year traveling around Sapio? Don't you visit any other countries?" I inquired, as I browsed through the store. "No, but not because I don't want to. It all comes down to cost...hiring Guild Mages to serve as bodyguards between cities, towns and villages within the same nation is one thing, but the price goes up significantly if I want to hire them for jobs that'll take me outside of the country. I've carefully considered it, and given my average earnings, the cost doing so would mean an overall loss for me," He explained with a wry smile. Today's the 25th of May, 505 PA, a couple of days after Iris finally returned from her training journey. Lilac and I decided to come check out Rekon's store, Iris wanted to join us but couldn't since she's been grounded. She did give us a list of things she wanted us to get here, along with money to pay for it. "Hey, what's this thing? It smells really sweet," Remarked Lilac, picking up a pink, flower-looking object. "H
The Fractured Mage Chapter 49 - Sympathy
"Gotta say, I'm impressed. Sure, it was more down to your opponent's carelessness, but still...taking down an Apex Mage is seriously impressive. Way to go, Topaz," Smiled Iris, as she patted my shoulder with a nod of approval. "Thanks, I appreciate it...but she was busted out of prison, so it kinda feels like I went through that whole ordeal for nothing, you know? Well, whatever, I just hope I don't ever have to run into her again," I sighed wistfully. "Hm, what do say we have a little sparring bout? It's been a while, I'd like to see how much stronger you've grown while I was away," She suggested with an eager look in her eyes-...excuse me, eye. It's the 30th of May, 505 PA, about a week after Iris returned from her excursion. After Ifeus got her checked up and treated at the hospital, he insisted that she stay put at home and rest up for at least a few days, so until a couple of days ago, she wasn't allowed to train or anything. Which made her really restless and irritable. I do
The Fractured Mage Chapter 50 - Wait, What?
"Not that I'm complaining, but weren't you supposed to be grounded for a whole month? It's barely been a week," Remarked Rex in bemusement. "No, it's been nine days, so well over a week," Responded Iris with a shrug. "That's still not even a third of a month, not even if it were February..."Today's the 1st of June, 505 PA, and I was currently at Solaris, about to depart on a Quest along with Iris, Lilac and Rex, our party's first official Quest. Lilac's looking even more upbeat than usual, is she really that excited about this? Personally, I'm less than thrilled, to put it lightly. My main issue is with Rex, of course, but he's not my only concern...I've never actually been on a Quest with Iris before this, she did tag along on some of my first Quests, but she was more observing me to make sure I could handle the jobs. Which was unnecessary, because most of my initial Quests were tasks like gathering specific herbs and whatnot, there was basically no real danger on those jobs.
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Chapter 96 - Monster Army(Part 3)
Point-of-View: Iris Lero———————————————————————————I began to point my blade at the Dragon as it raised its arm up, before I lowered my weapon in surprise, as the Dragon... "No, wait-...!" Began Lilac, before abruptly trailing off as the Dragon plunged its claws into its own throat, killing itself.Blood gushed out of its neck as its body went limp and collapsed onto the ground, sending tremors across the area as blood poured out of the deep gash in its neck, pooling around its head."Wow, uh...that was hardcore. Wasn't expecting that from you, Lilac," Remarked Rex in surprise."N-no, I...that wasn't me. I linked with the Dragon using Thought Communication and managed to free it from the control it was under, I was going to set it free after that. It was in a frenzy and immensely enraged, even though I managed to establish a telepathic link with it, I couldn't get it to listen to me. I think it thought that I was going to take control of it instead of letting it go, and it chose t
Chapter 95 - Monster Army(Part 2)
Point-of-View: Iris Lero———————————————————————————"Damn it, there's just no end to them!" I snapped, as I slashed off a Monster's head with my sword, before rapidly extending the blade towards a Monster barreling in towards me from the right, piercing through the top of its head and splitting its skull open as I swung my blade up while continuing to extend it out.I then whipped my arm across, the blade slicing across several flying Monsters and bringing them down, before I began to spin around as I sensed a Monster springing up behind me.As I turned around, a massive blast of flames came shooting towards the Monster from its left, eliciting a deafening roar of pain from it as the flames enveloped it and set it ablaze, its agonized roars soon fading as it got burnt to a crisp."I know you probably had that under control, but you're welcome regardless," Grinned Rex, beads of sweat running down the sides of his face, before firing out a scorching wave of flames from his mouth at a g
Chapter 94 - Monster Army(Part 1)
Point-of-View: Lilac Lero ———————————————————————————"Thank you for coming, we really appreciate the assistance," Smiled the Guildmaster of the Praepotentia Guild, a grateful look on his face."Don't mention it, we're all on the same side here, so it's only natural that we help each other out when necessary," Replied Iris politely. "Yes, of course, I completely agree."Hah, yeah right. Pretty sure this guy used to mock our Guild in the not so distant past, guess him showing genuine gratitude like this despite his previous attitude towards us means that the situation here must be pretty dire.After Sapphire wiped out all the Monsters around the capital in the direction we'd come from, we entered the city and made our way to the Praepotentia Guild. We came across a Goblin on the way in, I used Forced Tame on it to confirm that these Monsters are being controlled by someone with the same Class as me. We then arrived at the Guild shortly after, and there were a lot of people here, wit
Chapter 93 - Perpetually Exhausted
"Too slow. Come on, I know that you can do a lot better than that," Remarked Ifeus, before firing a telekinetic blast at me.I quickly countered with an Ether-negating wave, before firing a barrage of swirling Ether spheres at him. As my projectiles closed in on him, he vanished from sight, before I stiffened as I sensed him reappearing behind me.I began to fire out a shockwave of Ether from my body, before I found myself falling as he swept at my legs with his right foot, tripping me over. My left shoulder hit the ground with a painful thud, as I let out a weary groan..."Come on, man, give me a break...I haven't eaten anything in almost two full days now, and you only let me sleep for like two hours last night. I can't fight like this, I'm completely drained," I complained as I tried to catch my breath, my stomach rumbling and my vision blurring."Oh, don't worry...I'll let you have some food and a bit more sleep tonight. But there's still a few hours before night time, so we're no
Chapter 92 - Request
Point-of-View: Lilac Lero———————————————————————————"Damn it, I miss To," I sighed irritably, feeling restless and impatient."Yes, I know, you've been saying that every single day, multiple times a day, for the last month. I'm sure he'll be back soon, try thinking about something else in the meantime," Responded Iris as she gave me a pat on the head."Don't patronize me, you stupid gorilla...""...just this once, I'll let that slide. But only once, got it?"Yeah, whatever. Today's the 15th of August, 505 PA, and we were currently on our way to the capital, Rosnoir City. There had been an immense spike in the number of Monsters around the capital, attacking around the outskirts of the city. Which is very unusual behavior for Monsters, they tend to dislike hunting in unfamiliar territory. Though, from what we've heard, they're not hunting, they're just attacking and killing without really eating the people they kill. Which is even more unusual and unnatural for Monsters. Even smal
Chapter 91 - Ambushed(Part 2)
I quickly set up an Ether-negating barrier over the alley, ducking as one of the people surrounding me flung a dagger at me, narrowly avoiding it. It's likely that all their weapons have been coated in poison, a single hit might be all it takes to kill me. This is bad...including the woman who'd tricked me, there's eight of them surrounding me right now. The odds are heavily stacked against me, I have absolutely no margin of error here..."How troublesome, it would seem as though we can't use our Magic," Remarked one of them, as they circled around me."It's not a problem. This is just a minor inconvenience, it's no great obstacle.""You know, I'm starting to feel kinda insulted!" I snapped, forming a ring of Ether around me before rapidly expanding it outwards towards them while narrowing and sharpening the edges of the ring.Some of them managed to duck under it, while the rest sprang above it to dodge the attack, several knives coming flying in towards me from multiple directions
Chapter 90 - Ambushed(Part 1)
Well, this was a massive waste of time. What gives? The hell is going on here, anyway? I mean, seriously, who sent me that letter? Somehow, I don't think this was just some dumb prank... On the bright side, I get to go home now, and since Ifeus is here, I just need to meet back up with him and he can teleport me right back to Skyrouge City.So, at least I don't have to worry about taking the long journey back by carriage. Still though, I'm kinda pissed, I don't like that I just wasted a whole lot of time on nothing.As I walked down the street, muttering to myself irritably, I was snapped out of it as someone came jogging this way, trying to swerve out of the way as they closed in on me, but in their rush, failed to fully get out the way and ended up bumping into me, getting knocked down with an alarmed cry as I stumbled back a bit before regaining my balance."Uh, sorry about that, are you okay?" I inquired, offering my hand to help them up. It was a young woman, she was carrying a
Chapter 89 - Letter
"Uh...I don't know, this sounds really fishy," I frowned apprehensively."I understand your concerns, but I can assure you, this client is a trustworthy sort. The letter appears to be authentic, this is definitely his seal...so, I don't think there's anything to worry about," Replied Ifeus, placing a reassuring hand on my shoulder."Still...given what happened on the last Quest you sent me out on, I figured I'd have to stay cooped up at home for the foreseeable future," I sighed wistfully."Yes, you seem to be quite disappointed that that's not the case. The thought did cross my mind, of course, but no, I won't be doing that...it may be the safer option, but if you just stay at home indefinitely, you're not going to get very much stronger, Topaz. And with the way things have been going lately, you need to get as strong as possible, as fast as possible. And the best way to do that is to keep building your experience level," He surmised, a slightly conflicted look on his face.I mean, I
Chapter 88 - Failed
"I see, that sounds like it must have been a pretty harrowing experience. I'm glad the both of you are okay, at least," Remarked Iris, as she slumped back in the couch and munched on a chip."Yeah, that could've ended up a lot worse than it did. It really helped that that girl, Luxuria, just kept talking. I probably wouldn't have broken free from her control otherwise," I replied with a grimace, before adding, "Anyway, based on what you said about your Quest, it sounds like things didn't go too much better for you."It was the next day, around 5 PM in the evening. Iris's group got back from their failed Quest early this morning, and she'd just woken up about half an hour ago. She had a bite to eat, and then joined Lilac and I in playing some board games. Before we long, we got to talking about our Quests yesterday... "It was a disaster...we failed to protect our client, and while I'm not too torn up about his death, he was a real asshole, the fact that I was so completely helpless to
