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
After a couple of hours of getting ready to dive, we had picked a team of specialists to get the job done. First, I would be going to carry the heart and help kill the guardian. I was also to be the team leader and my magic would ensure that we could stay underwater.Next, Isabella and Cassandra would provide support to me in battle as usual. I was much more comfortable fighting while knowing that Isabella had my back.Also...I had become surprisingly okay with Cassandra being around and relied on her skills to help me kill things.Lastly, Leiso would work with the ocean itself and ensure that we could move freely underwater.It went without saying that she would be, by far, the most useful member of this group.The entire ocean was a weapon that she could use to do anything. Truthfully, I wasn't sure the guardian stood a chance. And also, I wasn't convinced that Leiso even needed our help to begin with. But that remained to be seen.We wore special outfits for diving. By that, I me
I should start by saying that it made perfect sense that the legendary Heart Stones would be so far apart from each other.Regardless, I still didn't like the idea...It took us a month to reach our destination, this time. Thankfully, it was cut down by The Leviathan's high speed, but still...A month on this ship with Rastair... This damn giant woman...Not once had I gotten the impression that she actually had a thing for me... She was just a pervert.The rest of the crew had no idea how she really was. Apparently, Captain Rastair was utterly terrifying as far as they were concerned. It made me wonder how she kept her secret personality so well hidden.Regardless, we had become quite popular among the crew. They liked us because we had earned the respect of the Captain.If only they knew...Rastair named herself our 'eternal best friend' and was terrified of us. Additionally, she was also helping us in exchange that we would find a way to grant her immortality. Not that it was th
After Irwin returned, he brought us to our rooms and once we entered, we noticed something odd.There was a beautiful bed laid out on the floor. It was covered in clean silken sheets of the finest kind.It smelled heavenly and it looked wonderfully soft. It had a beautiful design of flowers on it. The sheets were lined with pink lace and icy blue threading.In the corner was a rather plain and unwashed bed that looked more suitable for a man half my size...a child...perhaps even a dog. It didn't even include a pillow and was hastily dropped on the floor.Yeah, they get one more chance. If they blow it, the shooting starts.Isabella could see me glaring at the shitty bed in rage and gently hugged my arm."Don't worry, my love. You'll still be sleeping next to me. I'll just throw that old rag out," she said.She quickly rolled up the old bed and threw it out of the door. Then she closed it and cast a barrier in front of it.Although the entire room flashed."Hmm...that should do the tri