On that evening, Audrey said she wanted a list of people and families who had previously rebelled against the Xia Empire, of those who were discontented with the rule of the Mao Imperial Clan. Two weeks later, after finishing a miracle healing session in her temporary 'Temple', Audrey convened a meeting with the people her followers invited back after a long journey. Releasing an aura of a 'Goddess', which was essentially just the aura of someone with the blood of a deity, she flashed a sweet, enchanting smile before taking the elaborately designed throne at the center. She then said to the awestruck crowd watching her from below.
"This Goddess here is called Sofia, which means knowledge in the language of the gods."
"In my name as the representative of heaven, I declared that the Xia Dynasty's Mao Imperial Clan has been too decadent, tyrannic
A feeling of hopelessness engulfed him as he widened his eyes upon being smiled at by a beautiful red-head woman on the B Empire's side.Somebody who matched Audrey's description of the woman responsible for delaying them and causing the escape of Mao, leader of C Empire's Catastrophe."Damn."The world had been frozen. Even Nike, who had already been making big improvement in his magic level, could not move and could at most move his eyes, albeit he was at least not detached to this new reality."You are Grace."In such a world, Niccoli blankly muttered a name even though the mic was already placed under his lips. He found it more dreadful how the words did not seem to reach the more than a hundred thousand people beneath the stage.Red-haired and
"Your answer?"Niccoli’s heart sunk when he heard that indifferent voice, seemingly telling that the death of one of her summons was no loss for her.“Master, your mana is running all time low We, we can't fight her. Just surrender. That will lower the odds of getting killed by her since from the current looks of it, she is the type who enjoys hunting struggling prey.”The young man looked down for a while, not knowing what to think about this realization after he gave his all against a terrible foe."So… I was this weak in your eyes, huh?" he absentmindedly murmured.Grace heard him and snickered, not denying his words. "That's why I asked you, why you haven't escaped yet."
The invisible barrier broke and a device on the young prince’s person broke. The gardener whose attacks failed to connect to his target frowned and then glared in the direction where Grace appeared. "Witch!!!""The name is Bathory Erzebeth," corrected the red-head woman while curtsying. Then she added with a slight smile, "Although I am probably more known as Erzebeth Tudor." "Cut the nonsense! What have you trespassed this territory for?" As if living to what the woman just called him, a barbarian, he didn't bother with courtesy and just went straight to the point. Bathory looked away from the ugly expression Irene was making and lightly smiled at the gardener. "Well. See this young man?""This one greatly insulted me, the Queen of the B Empire so I was enraged and wanted to exact punishment on him for Lèse majesté."The middle-aged man who arrived furrowed his brows and tightened his grip on his gardening tool. Hearing the explanation of the blood witch, he glared at her and said,
At the same time, while admiring the picturesque view before her, a sigh escaped Audrey's lips without her knowing it. "Truly, there was nothing quite like watching the sun paints the sky orange-pink as it kisses the ocean goodnight" A contented smile was hanging on her lips as she thought this out loud. Captain Henry was a beer loving lad and his huge beer belly spokes volume of how true it was. He also seemed strong to his age. In fact, Audrey could not help but saw his grandpa Johnson to the other party. Not only that, but he was fun to be with as well and whenever he was around, he would tell Audrey and her friends some pirate story to kill time. One story that standout the most was about the cursed treasure and the oblivious pirates who stole it. The captain only have one rule for the group to follow and it was something he advised them to take seriously. Otherwise, they will regret its consequence. However, when Luna went missing one night, Niccoli ended up breaking the rul
Considering that it was already halfway through the day when Audrey’s group came across Captain Styles and his crew, plus the amount of time it took for them to keep the negotiation rolling to their advantage, it did not come as a huge surprise when the lots of them only started sailing again when dusk was already closing in. Not that they have any complaints against it; after all, it was not like they have a say on the matter. They were not exactly in the position to be calling shots, in the first place. They could already count themselves lucky to meet someone who could rescue them from the underwater cave. Otherwise, there was no telling how long they would stay trapped in that forsaken place.[I heard you’ve been involved with some mishap while I was away.]Out of the blue, Audrey heard her cat insinuate this so with an arched eyebrow, she turned to him and replied,“So?”[So tell me more about it.]Nero urged. Well, he already heard a thing or two about what truly transpired in h
Wiccan, was a specific fanatic and was viewed as far superior than any other witch covens. However, they were entirely different from magic practitioners who belonged to the mage community because unlike those who were blessed with mana and have aplitude to harness its power in their body, members of Wiccan were only normal people. These people called themselves wica and they have no ounce of mana in their body. They were but a group of priestess who used to burn sacrifice and attend to the hearth of Hecacy as a sign of workship. It just so happened that Hekacy was also the patron goddess of necromancy, a forbidden practice that was banished from the annals of history due to the big role it played during the dark ages of mage community.Overtime, simillar non magic covens also started to form and their numbers grow and more started to appear like mushrooms unti it became more like a cult. However, others were regarded as just mere subordinates Wiiccan and they will never evn
Elder Race, a race of godlike people with strange powers lived isolated on the island, uncommunicating with the outside world except through number of deep tunnels which stretched out in all directions each hundreds if not thousands of miles long, burrowing underneath whole continents and even oceans.On this isolated island, society flourished at an extraordinary rate. Science and arts developed peacefully, never threatened by wars or epidemics; remaining purposely hidden to protect their wealth of knowledge from the calamities that habitually plagued their brothers and sisters in the outside world.But a tremendous force was soon to befall the Earth and even this Utopia was doomed to distraction if they stayed their place. Perhaps a great flood or an invading force of epic proportions; the exact reason is not known. But the story tells that the people of the island escaped by moving their societies into those tunnels and rebuilding their civilization entirely underground. No longer
The sun had long been settled at the western horizon and up above the sky the shining moon that was shaped like a sickle took its place. Captain Styles was with Audrey's squad, inside one of the quarters to share a meal with them.A scrumptious meal was prepared by a crew as a welcome gift to the new people on board. However, these young sorcerers appeared rather reserved."There is no need to stand on ceremony, no call to impress anyone."Captain Styles insinuated when he noticed that the youngsters were being too modest in front of the table. It was his idea to invite them to dine with him, to begin with. He figured this was a nice gesture considering that this would be their first night at his ship.At first, outsiders would be fooled to believe that this was all an act of goodwill on the other party's part. Only those with the keenest sense of awareness would think otherwise. Unfortunately for him, Audrey and her friends belonged to the latter. They may be young at age, but there
[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