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The Fractured Mage Chapter 69 - Nox Mage(Part 1)
"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
The Fractured Mage Chapter 70 - Nox Mage(Part 2)
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
The Fractured Mage Chapter 71 - Purge and Espion
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
The Fractured Mage Chapter 72 - Awake
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
The Fractured Mage Chapter 73 - Heading Back
"Tch...I can feel you staring at me, you know. If you have something to say, then just come right out and say it," I remarked with an annoyed frown."It's not exactly that I have something to say to you...I've just got a lot of questions that are on my mind," Responded Rex curiously.It was the next day, the 12th of June, 505 PA, around 10 AM. We were finally heading back to Skyrouge City, though we probably won't arrive until close to midnight, it's going to be a long journey to get home.I still feel pretty worn out and tired, despite having slept for three whole days, and then sleeping a bit more last night. Hm, I suppose it could be a side effect of Ethereal Sleepwalking, though I can't be sure of that. After all, since it's such a rare phenomenon, there isn't much information about it, so I'm just guessing.But that said, to still feel fatigued after sleeping for that long, there's no way that's normal. I just want to curl up and snooze for a good long while, but that's easier sa
The Fractured Mage Chapter 74 - Bluff
"Alright, I play two Qs," Declared Rex, setting down two cards facedown onto the pile. "Hm...I call your bluff, you're lying," I remarked confidently, as I narrowed my eyes at him."Damn it, come on," He sighed in disappointment, revealing his cards and confirming that I made the right call."Nice call, I thought his poker face was pretty good," Said Iris with a grin, as Rex grudgingly added all the cards in the pile to his hand."Well, I'm screwed, there's no way I'm winning this game. I've got like half the deck in my hand now," He frowned apprehensively."Yeah, you kinda suck at this," Chuckled Lilac tauntingly."Jeez, you don't have to rub it in..."About a week had passed since our battle in Limvert City, it was the 19th of June, 505 PA, today, and the four of us were currently heading out on a new Quest.After we got back to Skyrouge City following the incident with Lect Flair, if that's even his real name, the girls and I headed straight home, and informed Ifeus of what had ha
The Fractured Mage Chapter 75 - Liffer Forest(Part 1)
"Wait for us here, you'll be in danger if you take us too much further ahead," Iris informed the driver, as we disembarked the carriage and continued on foot, just a few minutes away from the north-east section of the border."Sure, I'll keep the carriage parked over here."Yeah, it's best that we continue on foot from here on. We don't want the bandits to see us coming, after all. There are a lot of trees and large rocks in this area, so it's not too difficult to sneak through this place without being seen if we go on foot.We'll just have to hope that the bandits don't have any members with sensory Traits, but that seems like a fairly probable possibility. They've ambushed, robbed and even killed a whole lot of people over the last week or so, it'd be a lot easier to do so if they had one or more sensory Traits between them.Of course, we've got sensory Traits on our end as well, my Ether Detection and Rex's Heat Detection. We'll need to be ready to respond the instant we sense othe
The Fractured Mage Chapter 76 - Liffer Forest(Part 2)
"And you're really not working for anyone? Be honest or you're dead," Warned Iris icily."I-I swear, we weren't working with anyone! N-not that I know of, at least!""Well?" Inquired Iris as she glanced back at me."Yeah, he's telling the truth, at least as far as he's aware of," I nodded, focusing on his Ether signature."Man, that sure is a convenient ability. Ether Detection, you called it, right? Wish my Heat Detection was that versatile," Sighed Rex wistfully.Yeah, sucks to be you. "So, what do we do with this scumbag? Kill him like the rest?" Suggested Lilac with a frown, the bandit's face going pale in response.After Rex and I launched our attacks, Iris shot forward and took down the surviving bandits, and had killed several of them by the time the rest of us caught up to her.She spared three of them, breaking their limbs to keep them from attacking or running away, and then began interrogating them one by one. The first one was defiant and refused to speak, so she killed h
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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