"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
"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
"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
"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
I was completely frozen in fear, unable to move a muscle or utter a single word, the Ether projectile I was charging up fading as my mind blanked and my concentration disappeared, drowned by the immense terror my body was wracked with as my realization of what the creature before me was sunk in. The Dragon was massive, his body covered in fiery red scales and towering over us. He had long, pointy black horns on his head that curved backwards slightly, a row of narrow, curved spikes down his back and along his tail, razor sharp fangs and claws, and his body was emitting an ominous, stifling heat across the area. "I asked you a question, human. Did you not understand me?" Inquired the Dragon menacingly."I-I, uh...," I trailed off as my voice got stuck in my throat, the fear keeping me from speaking.Hm? Is that blood? There was a shallow puncture wound on the Dragon's right shoulder, blood trickling down from it. W-wait, don't tell me...did the attack I used to kill that Minotaur en
"Home, sweet home. It sure is nice to be back, especially after what happened in Liffer Forest," Said Rex with a sigh of relief, as we entered Skyrouge City after hours of traveling. It was late in the evening now, the sun was starting to set, the sky growing darker and darker with each passing minute. We'd left Liffer Forest pretty much immediately after our run in with the Fire Dragon Lord, because of course we did, all of us very much eager to get away from that place as quickly as possible. I hope I never see that Monster again... "Let's head straight to the Guild and report what happened, we should spread the word to stay away from Liffer Forest as soon as possible, we don't want any unsuspecting people entering the forest and bothering the Fire Dragon Lord. Who knows what he'd do if that happened?" Pointed out Iris with a slight shudder. "Great, you do that. I'll get down a bit farther up ahead and walk home, I wanted to stop by Rekon's shop and buy some stuff before going ho
Point-of-View: Ifeus Lero———————————————————————————"Found you, so that's where you were hiding, you little rat. [Spatial Art: Telekinetic Blast]," I chanted icily, as I stepped onto the roof of my house and raised my hand towards my target. "Wha-...!?" He exclaimed in alarm, before letting out a sharp gasp of pain as my attack struck the middle of his torso and sent him flying back, his back slamming onto an invisible wall, which I'd created using telekinesis, with a loud, painful-sounding thud. I then approached him, grasping his body with my telekinesis as he let out a dazed, pained groan."Hm, you don't strike me as a member of the Cult of Laguna, you could be affiliated with the Nox Mage who caused the incident in Limvert City, but somehow, I doubt that's the case. I see, then you're a member of the the Church of Arcana's inquisition squad, Espion, aren't you?" I inquired icily, tightly restraining him with my telekinesis as the dark clouds overhead rumbled menacingly. It wa
Point-of-View: Rex Arbell———————————————————————————"I'd like the three of you to take on this Quest. And yes, that means you too, Sapphire. It's been over a year since your last Quest, enough is enough, it's time you got back out there," Frowned Master Ifeus, as he handed Iris the Quest flyer."An escort mission to Oberion, huh? Alright, that shouldn't be a problem, we can handle it. When do we leave?" She asked him, after skimming through the flyer."You'll start this evening. The client who submitted this request will arrive at the Guild by 5 PM and wants to depart as soon as possible once he gets here. So, head back home and pack right away, and then come back here before 5," He replied.Today's the 28th of June, 505 PA, a little over a week had passed since we got back from Liffer Forest, following our terrifying encounter with the Fire Dragon Lord. Nothing much had happened since then, other than Topaz making the headlines, of course. Yesterday, Master Ifeus told me to come t