"This can't possibly be a coincidence. There's just no way it is, the chances of that are too low...," Frowned Iris, as she skimmed through a document before handing it to me."Yeah, I'd say it's a pretty safe bet that it isn't a coincidence, these incidents are definitely connected. Someone's behind this pulling the strings, causing it deliberately," I nodded in agreement."Why would they do that, though? What's their goal in doing this, what could they possibly be hoping to achieve by doing this?" Chimed in Rex with a grimace, as he read through another document.Today's the 7th of June, 505 PA, and I was currently at the Solaris Guild, along with the rest of my party. We were poring through reports of recently completed Quests from other Guilds across the country, specifically, Quests relating to hunting down groups of criminals like bandits, smugglers and traffickers.In other words, Quests similar to our most recent Quest, which we completed just a few days ago. All these Quest r
"That's it over there, the big red building up ahead," Remarked Iris, pointing at the building she was referring to. "Woah...that's the Praepotentia Guild's building? It's freaking massive! It makes Solaris look like tiny in comparison, it's gotta be at least twice as big," Respond Rex in bemusement.It was currently around 7:45 PM, we'd arrived in the capital city, Rosnoir City, about an hour ago. After we arrived, we first checked in at an inn, dropped off all our stuff and got changed, before then heading out to the Praepotentia Guild to meet the other Mages that we were supposed to work with on this Quest. We're almost there, and Rex wasn't kidding, that's one massive building...like he said, it's got to be at least twice as tall as the Solaris Guild, and it's a lot wider too. Thanks to their reputation, they get a lot better Quests than we do in our Guild, better paying too, so they probably have a lot more funds saved up than Solaris does. Solaris rarely gets Quests that'd ta
"Hey, aren't you excited, To? We're going to visit another new place today, I can't wait to see what it's like," Grinned Lilac, as I let out a drowsy yawn."You're being too loud...seriously, it's way too early in the morning for you to be this amped up, Li," I responded with a weary sigh.It was the next day, a few minutes or so to 7 AM. We were at the stables, renting out several carriages to make the journey to Limvert City, the northmost city in Sapio. We're minutes away from leaving, everyone's arrived and ready to go...but why'd we have to do this so damn early? I'm so tired, I wanna go back to sleep, damn it..."Thanks for being punctual, everyone! Make sure to get some rest on the journey, so that you'll be ready to go as soon as we arrive in Limvert," Called out Lect to everyone, a smile on his face.Tch, how's he so cheerful this early in the morning? Lilac's bad enough on her own, having another overly energetic person around sounds absolutely exhausting. In fact, it feels
"I have to say, I'm glad we managed to get grouped together instead of getting stuck with a bunch of strangers. Besides Lect, the rest are still apprehensive towards us, so this is for the best," Remarked Iris with a relieved look on her face, as we walked through a shopping district.About an hour had passed since we split up into six groups, and it's been seriously slow progress since then. We've spoken to almost every single person we've come across, barring children who haven't yet awakened their Magic Systems.I can sense if a person has unlocked their Magic System or not by their Ether, those who haven't unlocked theirs tend to have stagnant Ether, no different than plants. I've been letting Iris know whenever we come across someone like that, it's helped save a small bit of time, but it still left a massive number of people to question. It's also earned a bit of suspicion from Rex, but at this point, I don't care...as much of an asshole as he is, I suppose I can grudgingly adm
"Bastard, I'll kill you!" Snapped Iris, as she drew out her blade and rapidly extended it towards him as he cast a massive, dark dome around all of us, before she yelled to everyone as he narrowly evaded her blade, "Snap out of it! He's the culprit, the person we've been looking for!""Wow, an Apocryphal Weapon, huh? What a sight, you don't see one of those everyday," Remarked Lect, glancing at his left arm, her blade having cut through his armor and grazed his skin beneath it."Get behind me, Li," I remarked, grabbing her wrist and moving her behind me as I stepped out in front of her, the other Mages starting to surround Lect. Damn it, this isn't good...the dome of Dark Ether he cast, it's slowly but steadily sapping our energy and stamina, I can sense everyone's Ether decreasing bit by bit with every passing second, the flow of their Ether gradually but undoubtedly growing smaller and less stable. "You tricked us, you bastard! Take this, [Lancer Art: Piercing Javelin]!""Yeah, yo
Point-of-View: Lilac Lero ———————————————————————————N-no, this can't be happening... "T-To? P-please, no...you can't be dead...," I stuttered in horror, a choked sob escaping my lips. "Your concern is so touching...but I'd be more worried about yourself if I were you. He's dead and gone now, it's over for him...and now, you're going to die too. Look on the bright side, if you believe in an afterlife, you'll be reunited with h-...," Began Lect as he raised his Dark blade towards my throat, before abruptly trailing off as an intense explosion of energy suddenly burst out behind him, startling him before he quickly turned his gaze back. My eyes widened in disbelief and immense relief at the sight that met me...Topaz, he's...he's standing up! He's alive! Thank goodness, he's okay! Huh? Wait, something isn't right. His eyes...they're fully blue, even the whites of his eyes, it's like the color of Ether, glowing brightly as streaks of Ether swirled around his body. His right arm was
Point-of-View: Lect Flair———————————————————————————"Tch...why the hell did we leave, damn it!? Just another minute and I could've eliminated that brat, no problem!" I snapped, as we teleported into our hideout and I was dropped onto the ground. "You dumbass...you know you're not supposed to act at your own discretion, you were pushing things as it was with the influx of organized crime that you were directly responsible for. Your antics made it a lot harder for me to move around freely, you damned idiot," Came the cutting response. "Why, you-...!?""Ooh, you guys look like you're about to throw down. Mind if I watch? Be as feral and violent as you possibly can, rip each other's dicks off!" "Tch, Cesla...fuck off, this has nothing to do with you," I growled, glaring at her. "Hey, now, no need to be such a dick about it, I'll kill you," She scoffed, as more footsteps echoed out, heading this way. "What did you do this time, Lect? Because whatever it is, the boss sure does seem p
Hm...? Where...where am I? What happened? I don't rememb-...huh, this feels familiar. No, wait, I do remember...As I slowly blinked my eyes open, I suddenly sat up with a start as it all came flooding back to me. What happened!?The last thing I remember is losing consciousness, right as Lect was about to...a-about to..."Lilac...no, please don't tell me she's...," I trailed off quietly, my body starting to tremble as my breathing grew sharp and ragged, panic starting to set in-..."Huh? You're finally awake! I'm so glad, To!" Suddenly came a familiar voice as the door opened with a creak, snapping me out of it."Li, you're...you're okay. Thank goodness," I responded as it felt like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders, my eyes wide as immense relief washed over me."Mhm, I'm just fine, good as new. Your eyes are kinda droopy, guess that means you only just woke up, huh? You were out for three whole days, you know," She informed me, shutting the door and walking in with a tray a