"I'm sorry miss, but I have no other choice but to do this. You have to come back to where you belong."
Audrey said as she took out the ancient Goblet.
The lady shook her head and tried running away once again but before she could even get away once more, Audrey already extended her hand and tried to grab ahold of the other party.
As soon as her hand reached out to the other party a sudden wave of dizziness struck Audrey. Causing her to lost her balance and fall on her knees.
For a quick second, she almost thought that she was going to pass out for good.
"Stay away from her!!!!"
She heard someone shouting before a flash of brilliant light shone before her eyes.
"Help me, please..."
Audrey heard a faint voice of a lady and for some reason, she felt like she was missing out on something.
Part of her felt disturbed when she heard that pleading tone. But before she could process what was happening to her, obliv
"Ohh... Don't worry about your cat. He was busy eating over there."Allan assured her as he pointed his finger at the corner. There they saw Nero busy pigging out.[Hi there, little lass. I'm over here. Don't worry about me. I am definitely having fun here.]"Yeah sure, you are.."Audrey sneered when she realized that her worry is for nothing. Because apparently, Nero was having the time of his life."What happened back there?? Why did I pass out???"Since it was Nero who was with her at that time, then it would be best to ask him about what happened.Instead of asking her other friends, who most likely knew nothing next to what has actually happened.[Oh yeah, about that. I also find it weird. Because as soon as you touched the lady, I also felt some connection and a splitting headache assaulted me, which is definitely not normal.""Why do you think that it is not normal?"
But of course, no matter how frustrated she was about it, Audrey knew that she cannot tell Professor Sonny what was .running in her mind'Ohh.. If I could just give you an earful! I'll going to give you a piece of my mind. HAIXT!!!'Since Audrey was already dismissed by Professor Sonny, then she no longer has any reason to stay.So even though she still can't understand what's going on in Professor Sonny's mind for asking her to come to his office, she had no other choice but to leave."Oh yeah, by the way. Tell your friend to come here tomorrow morning so I can check what I can do for his spiritual beast."Professor Sonny added before Audrey could step out of the room."Sure thing, Professor Sonny."She said before closing the door behind her.. Then she hurriedly made her way to the boy's dormitory.When she arrived at their dorm she saw that her friends were all gathered in the door waiting for her arri
Audrey knew well enough that this morning really means a lot to Niccoli and of course she was there to support him on it.When they finally spotted the familiar Stairs of Will, Niccoli's smile turn even brighter. he exhaled one large mouthful of turbid air before he headed to the stairs.Audrey and Niccoli hurriedly ascended at the Stairs of Will. When they finally reached the top of the stairs, they saw the familiar gallery-like hall where Professor Sonny's office was hidden.There they met the same old portrait of the beautiful maiden that used to bring them in the real hallway that leads to Professor Sonny's office.This time, Nero managed to get a good look at the woman in the portrait.When he and the other party's eyes met, he felt the same feeling of familiarity that he felt before when he first saw the portrait.It feels like he had met the girl in the portrait before. It just that he can't recall when exactly it happen
As soon as they stepped out of Professor Sonny's office, sadness clouded in Niccoli's feature."It's going to be okay, Niccoli. Just look at the bright side. You will going to see Monami again, fully unconscious in the near future."Audrey said as she gave her friend another pat on his shoulder.Niccoli gave her a smile in return.When they went back to the boy's dormitory, they saw that their other dormmates were all wide awake now."Where did you guys go without us???""Right. When we wake up, you two were no longer to be seen."Allan and Steve as soon as they saw Niccoli and Andrew (Audrey) coming back together."We went to Professor Sonny's office to bring Luna."Audrey was the one who explained their situation. It's normal for their other friends to look. for them.Since they usually wake up around the same time. That is why when they realized that the two were missing, they immediately find it
Going to the section located at the far-end corner of the library, Audrey soon arrived at the section where the school records were being kept. It looks exactly just like how it looked before when they first came to this part of the library. This section still looks desolated and abandoned as ever. Thick dust still cloaked the covers of the books that were left unattended in the bookshelves. Although it was still daytime right now, there is barely any sunlight coming on this part of the library. As a matter of fact, if not because of the artificial light coming from crystal pearls that illuminated the area, the place will be dark.Since she was intending on checking all of the books on the shelves, Audrey started picking up the books, section by section."Nero, help me to look for information at these books."She said as she put a pile of books before her cat.As soon as she put down the books at the table, a cloud of dust raised in the air.'C
For more than an hour or so, only the sound of page-turning can be heard in that isolated section of the library. Even the usually talkative, Nero is silent at this moment. He was skimming books after books, one after another without rest. He was too caught up in this 'book viewing' thing. To the point that he no longer noticed that his master was watching him at the side. Audrey can't help but smile as she observed how focused Nero was on what he was doing."Ohh?? I never would have imagined that you are this cute when you are serious, Nero."[I'm always cute, regardless of what I do.]Nero replied as if it was a matter of fact."So when did you start loving books this much???"Audrey can see that Nero was really serious about what he was doing. It was so rare seeing him like that so Audrey was really enjoying it.[Just today... Tsk!]There was a slight hint of annoyance in Nero' voice when he said that. It seemed that
On the other hand, Nero seemed to be savoring the moment of his victory over Charmy. Because he even paused for a while after insinuating that he found something useful."Oh, is that so? What is it then?"Audrey urged him to continue on what he was saying after a few more moments of silence.[Ehemm...]Nero first cleared his throat before continuing. But not before giving his master a 360 eye roll.Can't she see that he was busy showing off and building dominance over whose better and whose more senior between him and Charmy?It was so rare to have this kind of platform where he can show Charmy that she still has a lot of catching up to do before she could reach his level.But this master of his was grabbing him this hard to come by opportunity.. What an inconsiderate lass she was.[Alright, so I read about this on one of those books at theApothecary class section. I found this record about a sorcere
[Well, there is no such thing recorded at the books. It was only mentioned there, that 20 years ago the same sorceress that went missing all of a sudden came back at Iridos.]Nero replied with a shrug, before he continued.[No one knows where the other party stayed during those years that she went missing. Nor what happened to her or what she had done during those times]"Where is she now???"This time it was Audrey who asked that. She badly wanted to meet that sorceress.The more she heard about the other party, the more she felt that it was the same sorceress that they were looking for.She must be her mother, Delicia.The same sorceress that came back to Iridos to face the apprentice necromancer once and for all for the sake of her dear daughter.[I tried looking about it but unfortunately, I found nothing. What I told you is everything that was mentioned in the old records. There is nothing aside from that anymore.]
[Distract them for me.]“Was it not only right for Steffi to get to use to eye whenever she feels like it?? I mean, she is older than the two of you so naturally, she was supposed to have more authority above both of you, no?.”“Ehhh… She’ll be fine. I’m the youngest so they should let me wear it more.” (Meredith)“The kid is right. The eldest should have the eyeball. She is a genius” (Steffi)Steve, on the other hand, seemed to get what Audrey was trying to do, so he said something that would surely add fuel to the fire.“But what about the middle child? I am sure, Ariel wants to have her turn too.&rdqu
“Now, where are we? Right, cooking.”Steffi changed the topic on purpose, before turning to her sisters.“I need the eye to check if it's ready, who has it?”“It’s around here, somewhere,”Meredith replied as she started to rummage through a pile of disorganized drawers. She felt obliged to respond since she was the last one to use the Magus Eye. Unfortunately, she forgot where she left it.“The last time I saw it, you put it in the utensils compartment, Meredith” Steffi insinuated using a lazy tone so the other party rebutted,“Don’t use that tone with my name.”Ariel on the other hand joined in this time to inform them that the eye was nowhere to be seen.“It’s not there this time.”After a while of contemplation, Meredith’s face lit up as she recalled something.“Aha! Steffi always put it in the dish cabinet:”And just like that, she found where her sister was hiding it.Consequently, the group found it interesting to watch how the three sisters could be talkative without having t
“I agree with Ariel. Why don’t we invite them over? This way, we could continue our chat there whilst they take their much-needed rest.” This time, it was Meredith who spoke and she deliberately told her sisters this. Nonetheless, she has spoken the words loud enough to be heard by others. The students, on the other hand, were beyond ecstatic when they overhear the ongoing conversation. But decided that it would be best not to allow their emotion to show on their faces. At this point, Meredith turned to the group and greeted them with a bow. “Let me apologize on my sister’s behalf. The thing is, it has been a while since we had visitors. As such, we are no longer accustomed to receiving guests.” She insinuated before she slowly approached the bunch of bewildered youngsters; careful not to bump her toe as she felt her way through the darkness. Her blindness was made obvious by her action and it made her appear pitiful to any onlooker. Truth be told, the Grae’s current act of displ
“Seriously, when will they stop obsessing over Cercei?”Tsking in annoyance, Steffi stealthily moved her slender fingers next to the Magnus Eye with the full intention of taking it back from her younger sister’s possession.“These people were getting on my nerves!”She purposely added this to appeal to her sisters’ sentiment so that their minds could focus somewhere else and they would not notice it once she started hogging the magic eye all for herself again. Meanwhile, her plan worked, as it always did. Ariel readily agreed to her and with a voice full of despondency, she said,“That’s how the mage community works. They fear what they could not understand and so they are set on destroying anything that they cannot control.”Ariel finished with an exasperated sigh. Meredith, on the other hand, could not help but clenched her fist as she was reminded of their good friend’s plight. Then with her brows knitted together, she roared,“The gal did not deserve all this hatred.”Meanwhile, t
On the flip side, rewinding the clock a tad, just a few minutes before Audrey’s group discovered that they unknowingly fall under a spell, the Graes were already watching them. “The eye! Who has the eye?” Meredith, the youngest, shouted at the top of her lungs. Steffi, on the other hand, stepped away from the giant cauldron before answering. “Over here. I had it with me.” She purposely put a safe distance between her and her two sisters before taking the eye out from her pocket. Afterward, she put the eyeball inside her empty socket. Meanwhile, Ariel, the middle child among the three sisters complained, “You again? You are always snagging our eyes by yourself.” “I know right? Give us a chance as well.” Meredith seconded. But Steffi only rolled her removable eye and mumbled, “Oh, shut up! Stop whining, it's because I have more use of this than the two of you combined.” Ariel no longer argued. But Meredith was different. “Give me that, it is my turn today.” She insinuated and
“But this was done in consideration of what was the lesser evil. News about how the petrifying monster has been terrorizing the Black Forest had already reached the ears of the masses and as a result, was causing mayhem among the people; both non-magic and magic practitioners alike. If it was not for that, the mage community would not make a move.” “Terrorizing, you say.” The Grae mockingly repeated Niccoli’s word that struck her noggin the most. Then with a contemptuous scoff, she added, “What an interesting choice of words considering that it was you, students, who made the first move against her. If you were to ask me, I think it is more accurate to say that it was the other way around. You all are the ones doing the terrorizing. You brought the melee with you and now that she retaliated, you turned her into a villain?” Everyone fell silent afterward but it was not because they were trying to come up with better arguments to refute the other party’s words. Rather, it was due to
Audrey was on her dormitory bed when all that happened, and she was absolutely oblivious to the problem that was headed her way. Meanwhile, the results of the examination were announced on the third day. The students gathered around the square early in the morning and crammed in front of the announcement board to check their results. They also wanted to find out which class they had been allocated to. Niccoli dragged Audrey into the heavily obstructed crowd and finally came before the Herbalist Division’s announcement board. Niccoli immediately found their names, and as expected, both of them had obtained the highest marks for the test. They were also allocated to the Herbalist Division’s violet class for that autumn enrollment. Niccoli was also excited to see the name ‘Andrew’ written on the top of the list. Everyone envied her marks. “Andrew! You are the first! You are the first!” Niccoli was extremely surprised and held onto Audrey’s shoulder. He was very excited, and it was as i
[Alright, I must admit it’s my fault this time. My bad.] “As you should!” Ultimately, Nero acknowledged the part he played in inciting the agitated hut to action. But he also did not forget to let Audrey know that he did not appreciate her tone. [Needless to say, raising your voice is completely unnecessary. Besides, getting mad at me won’t change anything, will it? You’re kind of embarrassing me, just you know.] The cat tried to reason out but with her and her friends’ lives at stake and almost put in danger, Audrey did not back away easily this time. “Oh yeah? Then swear to me that from now on, you will be mindful of your choice of words. We have to be careful with every word we are saying because it was not every time that we got a chance to take it back.” Meanwhile, Nero’s response came shortly. However, it was so brief. Moreover, it did not sound sincere either. [Okay. I promised] So Audrey prompted the cat to state the matter precisely because she did not want him to circ
“What if the Graes already took notice of us as soon as we entered their perimeter and right now, we are under a spell; making our eyes play a trick on us? What if what we are seeing right now is not real?”“Well, if that is the case, then I guess there is only one way to check it.”Audrey insinuated and without wasting another breath, she said the passphrase."Turn your back to the forest, your front to me."Slowly, it dawned on the others as well what was possibly happening and so without waiting to be told what to do, they recited the same thing too."Turn your back to the forest, your front to me."They whispered into the air one after another and almost immediately, the landscape changed into something else, right before their naked eyes.Everyone watched with an awestruck face as the trees turned into fences. At the same time, just a few feet away from where they were standing, they noticed how an empty lot from moments ago started to morph into what seemed to be an inconspicuou