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
[Copy Complete! I've been able to find the schematics of the compound. I can lead you to Cian now!]Back at the first compound, Violet was finished breaking through the security key and copying the files. There were building schematics that showed only two compounds that rotates but there was a tunnel that led to the other.“Alright.”Raising his sword, Magi had begun to channel his magic into the blade as the air around it becomes denser, creating a mist that would swirl around it. Like a maestro of an orchestra, he would wave down as the mist scatters around, freezing the monsters that had surrounded him. The unopened pods around would also be affected by the massive spell, freezing them inside a cryogenic-compatible pod. There was no chance that they would even transform now that they were all frozen.“May they find peace.”Finishing up, Magi would only walk past the frozen creatures. They were like ice statues that would begin to crumble into pieces as the cold maestro walked
Finally arriving a the lowest level, Magi walked in only to see Cian sitting before the sole pod that glowed red. Sabrine, the woman he had been chasing since earlier was right on the ground, squirming in her bondage.“Cian. I—”“Is it true, Cian?”Out of the blue, Cian asked as he leaned back without looking at him. Magi, who was met with this random question knew what he meant by that as he stood behind him. Magi knew everything as well. It was why he had thought that Teresa could be dead, not even batting an eye when he had said that. Cian knew that his brother was cold and had not felt attached to anyone in the orphanage but for Cian, it was the only place that took them in regardless. “Sigh... Yes.”Magi sighed. The cat was out of the bag. To think that Cian would know means that Sabrine had told him. “D-Don't look at me like that. He's the one who asked me.”Sabrine would look away after receiving Magi's glare, however, Cian would finally stand up and face Magi. “You said
“——Open it!”“I am! Give me five minutes! I didn't set up everything here just to last for a few hours!”Running to the console near the pod that held Teresa, Sabrine quickly began to override the system that held her to properly eject her. However, it also meant removing the power supply of the other pods above. “Once we remove her, everything will go dark from that on. The air maintenance and power would be out and we'll have less than 10 minutes until oxygen runs out.”Going forward with the prompts, Sabrine looked at Cian who didn't look like they understood everything except for the 10-minute timer. However, it could only be for the better.All she had to do was to press yes to override the pod's lifeline system to remove them safely. “Do it.”He would naively decide, but it was the obvious choice. As Sabrine nodded, she quickly turned to press y on the console, however, a blade would come flying through as Cian pulls Sabrine away from it. “Nuh-uh! I didn't come here alone,
After the incident in the compound, word would spread out on the surface of it being destroyed by mysterious figures once more. The fire had spread down to the bottom level of it that it was impossible to retrieve anything and all of the corpses inside were too scorched to be recognized by the local coalition forces.Sentient Guards had begun to scout the area after events like this began to be frequent, and this could be connected to the same explosion in Central Park.Toru Nagumo, who was one of the wanted criminals with a bounty was discovered, frozen, and sealed in ice. However, his vitals showed that he was still alive, and with that, the Sentient Guards took him away to be kept in a maximum security compound where no mages can escape. All the detectives could do was investigate near the surface of the compound, going down was not safe as there were four levels down that could still be burning with the tubes made out of flammable materials.There were somehow liquefied substan
As early morning came to the orphanage, all the children were still asleep.Teresa was left to Cian's care who began to doze off soon. Bahamut was also actively guarding the children won was still wary of Sabrine.It allowed Magi to sit on the bench in front of the orphanage freely as all he could do at the moment was wait and think.He gazed at his ring and the skies as he raised his hand, looking at how the ring could materialize itself into a blade and back into a ring. “—You're too kind for your brother.”From the front door of the orphanage, Sabrine would walk out, dressed in her casual clothes. She looked different without the suit, and if Magi were to describe it, she was more decent now.“What do you mean?”He asked, never looking at her as he already sensed her presence way before she arrived. “You didn't tell him about Teresa, the program, and your work. It all ended up being discovered by him anyways.”Sabrine would begin to brush her hair as she leaned on the wooden pol
“Hup. It's done. With this universal interface, she'll be able to maneuver around by herself. She would be able to access the mini-drones once I give her clearance. I'll work on the centrifuge now.”Amidst their operations to create a cure for Teresa, Magi created another portable console that Violet was supposed to house as an AI. There were mini-drones that were stashed to the side and bought from the black market.She was also one who would help their calculations be simulated accurately after all. [Even without clearances, I can brute force my way through.]“——?!”With a brief loud beeping sound of an alarm that changed into pleasant bling, the drones quickly turned on and flew around the room, barely avoiding the walls and going back to where they came from. It was but a quarter of Violet's capabilities. Everything she can do was still yet to be shown. “Alright. While we're at it, I might ask you some questions. I'm quite interested in how exactly, an inventor, transfers huma
“——Well, that's how our lives go around now. Magi's a genius and I'm just the intern at the job.”Explaining their daily lives as mercenaries, Cian lifted his hands in gestures to vaguely animate everything they'd done. Teresa's eyes stared right at Cian as he told their story, and even without a hint of worry in his words and eyes, she was certain that Cian was still living a life of purity. Although he didn't show it, his heart longed to act kindly, but with the nature of his work, he burdened himself to lighten the load of his brother's. Teresa had been letting Cian tell stories from near and far from truths, knowing full well what they'd achieved in such a short time. She already knew—— rather, it was her job to do so. Cian, who she had desperately tried to lure away from the eyes that secretly watched over them, was someone whose power should never be discovered. It was why she sealed it in the first place. Once it was released, it could be used as a massive weapon of destru