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The Fractured Mage Chapter 55 - Abductions(Part 1)
"Oh, you two are back already? I thought I'd be the first one to return," Remarked Iris in surprise, looking a bit miffed. "Why do you look so salty about it? It's not like this was a race, you know," I pointed out with a wry smile. "I-I wasn't being-...ahem, anyway...did you two fully comb through the north area of the town? Since you finished early, I hope that doesn't mean you rushed through your task instead of being thorough. Did you cover the entire area you were assigned to?" She asked us with slightly narrowed eyes. Wow, just because we finished before her, she's suspicious that we didn't do a proper job? Talk about petty... "Mhm, we were very thorough, no need to worry about that," Replied Lilac with a smug thumbs up. "Okay, good, I'll take you word for it...now, then, let's wait to share any information we obtained once the other two are back. Wait, what's that? Isn't that a Swansong?" Inquired Iris, noticing the bird peeking out at her from behind Lilac. "U-uh, yeah,
The Fractured Mage Chapter 56 - Abductions(Part 2)
"Shouldn't we split up to cover more ground?" Lilac asked me, as we walked through the streets. "The whole reason we're not split up in the first place is because I'm supposed to keep an eye on you. I know it might be hard to accept since it basically means that you're not strong enough to be on your own, but-...," I began in response. "Come on, you know better than anyone that I'm a lot stronger now. I can take care of myself just fine...it won't be a problem if dad and the others never find out, right? It'll be our little secret, so come on," She nudged me as she tried to persuade me. "Nah, I'm not risking it, it isn't worth it. 'Anything that can go wrong will go wrong, and at the worst possible time'...Murphy's Law. Look, I know how capable you are now, and that you can probably handle yourself just fine against most opponents. But if something does go wrong, it'll be my fault for letting you go. And, well, I...I don't want anything to happen to you," I muttered as I averted my
The Fractured Mage Chapter 57 - Abductions(Part 3)
"One thing's for sure, the Tamer controlling that Gargoyle is definitely a Basic Mage, they're not a Summoner," Remarked Lilac confidently. "Huh? What makes you so sure of that?" I inquired in response. "Simple...if they were a Summoner, they could simply use the Summoning Art to teleport the Monster along with the abducted woman straight to their location," She pointed out. "Right, of course...that fact slipped my mind, good thinking. Hm? Hey, look, the Gargoyle is starting to descend towards those rock formations, whoever's controlling it must be over there," I remarked, as the Monster swooped down towards an area with several large rocks jutting out. "Do you sense anything?" She asked me, as we slowed down a bit and moved forward more cautiously. "No, but it's not within my range yet, I should be able to sense something soon. The Gargoyle flew out of my sensory range a few minutes ago, so-...okay, it's within range now. Let's see here...yeah, I can sense several individuals in
The Fractured Mage Chapter 58 - Abductions(Part 4)
"...-sure we should be risking this? I think we should've left this area the moment those Guild Mages showed up, man. Wh-what if they find us? I'm freaking out here, guys!""Come on, not this again, you fucking pussy. We've been over this several times at this point. This town, despite being a shithole, has an absurdly large number of hotties ripe for the picking, we've already gotten some great offers for the ones we kidnapped before. Let's focus on nabbing a few more real beauties and then hightail it out of here.""Can we hurry it up, please? I need a nice, long break after this, I've been drinking way too many Ether Recovery Elixirs over the last few days. My body's all jittery, I can't stop shaking. I feel so cold, and my chest is pounding like cr-...""Tch, stop being such a pussy, it's not like your role in this is particular difficult or dangerous, so just shut up and do your job.""Hah, yeah, easy for you to say...Will and I are the only ones actually doing any of the work! Y
The Fractured Mage Chapter 59 - Abductions(Part 5)
As Lilac used her Forced Tame Art to take control of the remaining Gargoyle, it swooped down rapidly, grabbing the other woman who began to try and scramble away in terror, letting out a desperate scream as the Monster picked her up and flew over this way with both women in its arms. I then stood up and stepped forward, drawing my right fist back as I compressed the Ether I'd been channeling into it...alright, it's just about perfect, it's enough Ether to deliver a significant amount of force, but also low enough that the backlash to me should be minimal. "The hell are you doing!?""I-I don't know what just happened, my control was suddenly broken, I can't command it anymore! That shouldn't be possible, I-I had established a Taming Contract with it!""I don't want to hear your excuses, you fucking idiot, fix this immediately!""E-even if you say that, I don't know what you expect me to-...!" Began the Tamer defensively, before he was abruptly cut off as I drove my fist towards the g
The Fractured Mage Chapter 60 - Abductions(Part 6)
"You little bitch! How dare you!? I'll teach you to fuck with us!" Exclaimed one of the other traffickers, drawing out a spear strapped to his back...looks like he's a Lancer, one or the Ascended Tiers of the Physical Class. The Tamer among the traffickers was writhing around on the ground, trembling in agony with his expression wracked with pain, the outline of his veins clearly visible and his body covered in bumps from the stings of the wasps. "[Summoner Art: Summoning - Minotaur]!" She chanted in response, summoning her most powerful tamed Monster, before chanting again with a smirk, "Now, [Tamer Art: Triple Creature Strength], plus [Tamer Art: Triple Creature Speed]! Go get 'em, Ox!"Minotaur's are High Level Monsters, they're basically humanoid bulls that grow upto around ten feet tall, with immense physical strength and highly durable hides. The average Ascended Mage would struggle against a Minotaur, and she just tripled boosted its strength and speed. It won't last very lo
The Fractured Mage Chapter 61 - Abductions(Part 7)
"Aw, man, I really envy you guys...I was hoping to get in on some of the action myself, can't believe I missed out on all of it," Sighed Rex with a disappointed look on his face, his shoulders slumping. Heh, this is a good look for him, I like it. "Hey, now, there's no need to be so forlorn about it, look on the bright side...if we need to, you know, persuade this guy to talk, your flames will probably be the most effective option in coaxing answers out of him, a few flames to the soles of the feet should prove quite effective," Pointed out Iris as she patted his slumped shoulder encouragingly. We were all back at the inn now, ready to interrogate the Earth Mage we'd captured and restrained. After we finished defeating the group of traffickers, we took the first woman they'd abducted tonight back to the town. She regained consciousness on the way back and panicked immediately, struggling desperately to try and get away from up, but we managed to explain the situation to eventually
The Fractured Mage Chapter 62 - Abductions(Part 8)
"That sure was easy, huh? They didn't even put up all that much of a fight, I was expecting at least a little bit more of a challenge," Remarked Rex, as the remaining traffickers laid sprawled on the ground, battered and bloodied. "So, what do we with them? Are we gonna kill them or put them in the custody of the Knight Mages?" I asked Iris. "First things first...we need to find out who else these bastards are associated with. There's no way a group of weaklings like this could've been so organized without someone smarter behind them pulling their strings," She frowned in response, narrowing her eyes at the bandits. Hm? One of their Ether signatures just spiked, looks like she hit the nail on the head. And it looks like he's about to spill the beans on his own, so I don't need to say anything to point it out... "I-if I tell you, w-will you spare our lives?" He stuttered timidly, a desperate look in his eyes. "Huh? What are you talking about?" Responded one of the other bandits.
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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
