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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
The Fractured Mage Chapter 77 - Fire Dragon Lord
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
The Fractured Mage Chapter 78 - Followed
"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
The Fractured Mage Chapter 79 - Warning
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
The Fractured Mage Chapter 80 - Luxuria(Part 1)
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
The Fractured Mage Chapter 81 - Luxuria(Part 2)
"Well, this isn't creepy at all," I muttered nervously, starting to back away with Lilac, before grimacing as I noticed that we'd been surrounded. "What should we do? I can't tell if they're about to attack us or not, they're just staring at us blankly," Frowned Lilac in response, as the circle of people around us began to shrink, all of them slowly stepping in closer to us in unison. "Me neither, the flow of their Ether signatures is eerily calm, almost unnaturally so. I can't get a read on them at all. I think it's safe to say that they're being controlled by someone," I replied, forming spheres of swirling Ether with each hand as the people continued to get closer and closer. "Someone with the Dark Class, maybe it's that same Nox Mage from before, Lect? I certainly wouldn't be surprised if that was the case," She suggested warily, as she took hold of her whip with her left hand and a dagger with her right. "No, something feels different about this, it doesn't feel anything like
The Fractured Mage Chapter 82 - Luxuria(Part 3)
Huh...? Where am I?I let out a dazed groan as I shook my head to try and get rid of the cloudy feeling in it, but it only made it worse, my head spinning a bit. I began to reach for the side of my head with my hand, but I couldn't, my arm coming to an abrupt halt, followed by the sound of metal clanging.What the...?My eyes widened as I looked behind me, to see shackles around my wrists, with thick chains connected to them and embedded into the wall. Shit, these are Ether-blocking shackles, I can't use my Magic!"Hm...? To, is that you?" Came Lilac's voice from my left, sounding like she was half-asleep.I glanced in that direction, to see that she was in the same predicament, her wrists shackled and chained to the wall, along with her ankles. My ankles were restrained too...we were in an empty, windowless room, with a thick metal door in front of us."Damn it, we messed up...we should've had our guards up more," I remarked with a grimace.The instant I noticed that mist flowing in
The Fractured Mage Chapter 83 - Luxuria(Part 4)
Flashes of memories erupted and flooded through my head as several triggers went off the instant the shackles around my wrists and ankles shattered and fell off...Luxuria, Father, Ira-Acedia, the Sloth Class...as usual, it was mostly fragments, nothing concrete, with one exception. The Sloth Class, I...I remember. The details are unclear, but I remember now, I possess two Classes..."Huh? Well, shit...not sure why or how, but it looks like your second Class got awakened from its dormancy. Fuck...this is a really bad match up for me..."As she blew out a foggy mist from her mouth, which began filling the room, I raised my hand, firing out a wave of energy...and clearing away her mist in an instant, a wary grimace appearing on her face as she slowly began to back away.I then fired out another wave at Lilac, the shackles around her wrists and ankles shattering and falling off, hitting the floor with a clanging clatter.I'm not quite sure what this Magic is, or how exactly it works, but
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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
