We reappeared in front of the main entrance of the mansion.Once the shadows sank under our feet and disappeared, we began walking towards the front gates.It was already morning. We had been down there for the entire night...The groundskeepers and gardeners were all celebrating as well.I guess it meant that they were truly free.As we walked away, we saw the fog over the forest fade and when we turned, we saw the mansion in its true state.It really was a mansion...just that it looked hundreds of years old.It was falling apart everywhere and didn't look like it would even be safe to stand next to it."Huh...that's interesting..." I said.At the same time, the illusions covering the gardeners dispersed. They looked to be rotten husks and skeletons.Their bodies crumbled to dust and their souls were released.Lastly, I saw a burst of magic from the center top of the mansion and a lich flew up holding a lantern.With a wave of his lantern, a maw of gigantic gnashing teeth shot from o
When we finally awoke, Cassandra immediately began having separation issues...She didn't want to go back and didn't want me to get up."It's not fair! Why do you get him all to yourself!?" Cassandra said."Because I saw him first! And I married him!" Isabella said."Not fair!!! You were the firstborn...the person who would be Queen! I had nothing! Why can't you just share him...?" Cassandra asked."Because I want him to myself! I refuse to share because I don't want Mizik to divide his love for me! Besides...I have more self-respect than that.""Why can't you just be happy with some of his love!? It's more precious than all the gold in the world! You're so greedy!" Cassandra said angrily."Please stop fighting so early in the morning, you two... I would like to get moving soon..." I said."Of course, darling!" Cassandra said as she lovingly held onto my arm.Ugh...I feel like I've made some mistakes... I hope Isabella will forgive me for being so nice to her... I tried my best to re
Akari immediately leaped back as the blast grazed her and I saw her tails appear in a burst of blue light.Cassandra had already reached Akari and several of her clones tried to attack from multiple angles.But Akari was quicker than that.She came towards me and held her hands up."W-WAIT! I CAN EXPLAIN!" She shouted."Yeah...this should be good. Cassandra, hold for a moment," I said.She stopped and I used telepathy."Prepare a trap. Make sure she doesn't escape.""Yes!"I saw Cassandra mouth something in silence and wave her dagger.Several shadows spread out from her feet and the surrounding air began to shimmer.I could tell she was conjuring several illusions.I had no plans to spare Akari. Not again. I wanted to give Cassandra a chance to execute her."W-well...u-umm... I was...uh...""Go on," I said.At the same time I was charging a spell. Several spears of fire to skewer her from below"Oh! I wanted to make sure you were still alive! It's cold out here, so I had to...umm...c
A short while later, Cassandra was still sound asleep.I decided to try using telepathy to see if I could communicate with anyone."Hello? Isabella? Cassandra?""Mizik! Thank goodness! It's me, Isabella!""Cassandra is unconscious right now. How are you still awake?""Her soul seems to be stuck in control at the moment. I'm trying to calm her Aspects. I could tell that you were doing the same at one point. And I'm not sure how I'm still awake...""Do you have any idea what her Aspects are? Will they help us?""Looks like they'll be very useful. I can't show you at the moment, but they're called: The Assassin and The Illusionist. Both of them seem really powerful... Perfectly in line with how she fights normally.""Good. We'll need them to deal with the dragon. There's also the question of Akari...""She escaped, didn't she? She really has to die. Where do you think she went?""Likely back to the guild. I think we can expect a warm welcome upon returning. Speaking of which, I would lik
Eventually, while heading down, we came across a set of massive open doors. They looked...eerily familiar..."Umm...Mizik? Isn't this the same as...""Yeah...the water dragon's temple..." I said.I didn't like where this was going.The language written on the doors was so ancient that I couldn't figure out what it said...even with Iris' blessing.Regardless, we pressed on.I saw the ruins of a great temple on the way down... Broken down and frozen inside of the cave walls.It was no wonder I hadn't seen anything strange using seismic lookout..."Isabella, be ready for anything. We're a lot stronger now, but it's possible that we could find another one of those dragons.""I wonder... How is it that these two temples could be so similar? I-"Suddenly there was a rumbling that interrupted Isabella's speech.Accompanied by a booming voice."INTRUDERS!!! YOU ARE NOT WELCOME HERE! LEAVE AT ONCE OR FACE MY WRATH!!!"The voice sounded male, and very angry."Hello? Can you hear us?"No respons
Once we arrived at the port, we went through the city towards the guild.As we walked, I couldn't help but feel like we were being watched by a large number of people."Be ready for anything. I won't be surprised if Akari has already come up with some absurd story about us," I said."Just say the word. We can switch in combat to modify tactics as well," Isabella said."If I say switch, then do it. When you're in control, I'll fight normally. When Cassandra is in control, I'll fight from range."Isabella nodded and we reached the front doors of the guild.We went inside and quietly made our way forward.The activity in the guild ceased as soon as they saw us.Then I saw Akari in bandages at the center of a group. She looked like she was crying."THERE!!! IT'S THEM! NO DOUBT TRYING TO FINISH ME OFF!!!" She shouted. "You damn fox! YOU TRIED TO KILL ME IN MY SLEEP!" I said angrily."How can you say that!?" Gearo said as he stepped forward. "You scoundrel...you dog! I should have known yo
After we made it to port, things didn't get easier.Our allies were having a bit of trouble adjusting to the atmosphere of this world and they weren't feeling well."What's with this air? It feels like I'm inhaling some kind of weird fog..." Jallah said. "That would probably be magic. It feels fantastic to us. Like we can finally breathe again after being on Ignitus for so long. But I can't imagine how it feels for you," I said."I recognize the energy from the two of you. This really is a world is magic, isn't it?" Leiso said."It is. And if the atmosphere makes you sick, perhaps you should try to stay away from heart stones..." Isabella said."Agreed... Until we get used to this world, we should probably stay back," Carlos said.We continued walking and almost immediately were surrounded by a legion of soldiers."HALT! IN THE NAME OF THE LOKAN ARMY!" One of the soldiers shouted."Lokan?" I said."The name of the country. And this is called port Sagral," Isabella said.Suddenly, I r
The Leviathan came close to us and several streams of magic shot out of it from the sides.The streams wrapped around the ship and rooted us in place as The Leviathan drew near.Then the gang planks came down and several...extremely menacing pirates came onboard.They didn't look anything like the ones we had seen before.The men we saw in the past were pathetic excuses for pirates that were all normal humans.These guys were terrifying...or they would be to normal people. Every single one of them wore light armor that looked heavily enchanted. Their swords, staves, and crossbows also looked filled with magic and highly dangerous.Every single one of them had enough magic power to be an S-rank adventurer...at least if the charts I saw at the Dark Knights guild was to be believed.Lastly, a very tall woman wearing a mask like a serpent skull and holding a bladed staff like a spear or a glaive approached.I could tell she had long blonde hair and dark green eyes from behind the mask.Sh