"Cough... Cough...! What in the hell happened——"Coughing out as he emerged from the rubble, Bahamut had just been able to view the current situation as it is.He was surprised as he saw multiple men dressed in black on the ground, and as he looked over to the side, there was the twin, standing before a tall man that held a sword. “——Black Skulls?!”Bahamut knew who they were upon seeing the man with the sword. It was Izumo Riku, one of the rankers in Black Skulls. “Ah, at least someone recognizes me here! Bahamut of the Violet Hex! Or at least formerly, that's you, right?”Nonchalantly responding to Bahamut, Izumo had known of Bahamut's affiliation and retirement from Violet Hex despite it being recent. Information was one of the fastest things that would go around with the right amount of money, and so, it was no surprise that Izumo knew of that.“Bahamut. You know this guy?”Raising his pistol aimed at Izumo, Cian aired out his voice as he looked at and asked Bahamut.“He's a r
[Monthly Rankings][1. Rosa Kuro (Black Skulls)2. Subaru Hatsuji (Pandemonium)3. Baji Shiranui (Pandemonium)4. Sumire (Violet Hex)5. Izumi Riku (Black Skulls)]**Every month only five names are shown in the monthly rankings. Everyone knew that there was still someone that could be following them yet remained unseen due to the limit of five, not granting them the chance to be renowned at all. But what was the more frustrating thing for them was that the monthly rankings were not categorized by the whole world, but by region. Meaning, that they were only the top five highest-ranked Grant users in Newyark. It was just a small pond instead of the ocean, and those who wanted to become more than that were getting impatient as their name grows stale in a small ranking.It was a given that there were only always five shown rankers monthly, but some people would always have the access to information of others, creating the rest of the ranking on their own.**“...And so, a ranker like
Opening the doors to Bahamut's base, Magi was met with a white interior that had a minimalist design. There were stairs that led down to another room as Bahamut guided the way. It was the living room that was submerged and had a few gym equipment and white beds. It felt like a generic refuge house as the twins looked around.“This was a bunker for war before. We threw the rest of the beds in the basement and kept some of the furniture. This was created by those Tech Mages that were left behind. It was written on the computer there, but it seems like they were recovered in a bit.”Bahamut stood still as he observed the two inspect the bunker, seemingly new to the moving walls that had cabinets inside of them. They had normal weapons inside, swords and guns alike. Weapons without any special integrations were rare in themselves as they were useless against barriers, but they were good measures not against mages, but for those who would attempt anything within their group.Magi and Ci
“Alright. I'm going to head out for a bit!”Opening the magic portal back to the mainland, Cian held a mana stone that had been filled with a bit of his mana to work as a key for the portal. “Orphanage? The one you and Magi lived as kids before?”Bahamut inquired as he was just a few meters away, inscribing magic into notes for Magi as he had asked to tutor him about more magic. He was wearing glasses as he held a small pen and paper.It had been two days already since they kept a low profile away from the mainland and Cian had decided to take a stroll back to the orphanage to give them gifts as he would usually do. “Yeah. I know Magi's working on his magic right now but if he looks for me, tell him that I went out to buy things, alright?”Cian would just smile and put a finger on his lips, telling Bahamut to present a blatant lie to someone who could read the minds of people like an open book.“I'm not sure if you're even allowed to—”“Adios!”Before Bahamut could even finish his w
In the twin's youth, Magi had always been missing out on the fun that Cian had. He would always be standing by a window, and even if Cian had called out to him, he would only smile. Cian wasn't always having fun. He was making sure that everyone around him was happy. So when he noticed that Magi would begin to disappear and appear from time to time, he knew that there was something wrong. “Mother Teresa? Where is Magi?”He would ask Teresa one day. Magi was nowhere to be found and yet, Teresa and her mother weren't even worried.Yet, as Cian's worried face asked Teresa, she couldn't help but feel guilty. They knew what Magi were up to, but they were told that they cannot tell Cian at any cost. In just months, the orphanage became much wealthier as they miraculously had more money. Aside from selling sewn clothes, Magi had been working himself to gain money. Cian was able to eavesdrop on Teresa and her mother's conversation, thanking Magi for his kindness. But, Cian had remember
Arriving at the orphanage, Cian carried many treats and toys in his digitalizer that he could buy with the little money he had. He had to haggle left and right just to get them at their lowest price, buying more with what was left.There were new children at the orphanage and Cian had wanted to let them feel a bit blessed as he excitedly walks around the alleyways. The orphanage was once open before, but now, there were buildings and houses adjacent to each other that navigating your way through the orphanage became harder and narrower, making it like a maze-like labyrinth. Cian could still navigate his way in easier with just a few turns. He knew the way and so it never troubled him at all. After he had finally reached the orphanage, he took off his hood, smiling as he wanted to show a positive light to the children. “Alright. Let's make people happy!” With eagerness in his heart, Cian sprinted up towards the orphanage where he could see the few children hanging around the fron
“This reminds me of the past.”Following the tracks that Teresa had left, Cian found himself a distance away from the same farmlands he had fallen into before. It was now but a warehouse surrounded by muddy ground, housing armed men, and supply bins. [From the looks of it, this is one of the Viper's bases.]Informing Cian, Violet had scanned the visible people from the distance.“There's a lot of people for a small warehouse.”Looking through his pistol's holo-sights, Cian observed the warehouse from a roof. There were several men outside guarding, while there were far more than twenty men inside. There was no sign of Teresa, but her prints led here and were cut off at the entrance of the warehouse.“Tch. We won't find her by just looking!”Holding his pistol with two hands, Cian leaned in towards the ledge of the rooftop, ready to jump into action. However, he would remember Violet.“You're not gonna stop me?”Cian would ask her as he paused. [No. Even if I do, I know that you w
Long before Cian had started to join Magi in his job, he was already a talented mage who could wield his fire. He would set firewood on fire on command, and make certain parts of his body appear to be on fire.It was his affinity with fire magic that allowed him to do so but longer usage had made Cian feel his body's temperature rise gradually.As Magi found out about this drawback, he would begin to restrict using his raw magic. It would be then also the start where Magi's intellect was challenged, creating devices from scraps that he would find in his enemies' belongings. Shanti, his employer was also an inventor and a mentor. He would teach Cian how to create his weapon and if possible, to create something that would fit Cian as well. Cian's raw flame magic exceeded the temperature limit of the devices that Magi would create. They weren't weak, but Cian's flames were simply too hot and rampant to be kept still. Soon enough, Magi would find a scrapped Grant that survived his f