Whizmead is located almost at the very center of Brujeria. Meaning it was relatively busier in this area and stopping in one of the exquisitely looking shops Audrey was greeted with a business bustling with customers. Consequently, the wind hanging on the door produce a melodious chiming sound as soon as the group walked in. The place looks livelier inside and as soon as they stepped in, the first thing that they noticed was that Allan seems to be a frequent customer in this place as he was very casual in maneuvering inside. He was able to lead the group to the best spot with relative ease
They choose the table located at one of the corner of the shop where the customers were considerably sparse. If Audrey will be asked to describe the place, it looks like a typical cafe shop on her previous life. Where people usually go to enjoy a cup of tea or their favorite espresso while trying to unwind or have a breather from their stressful life. They did not have to wait long bec
Sweet RevengeMeanwhile, Nika was brushing her hair in front of her vanity mirror. She was currently in the girl's dormitory and was seething with rage. She does not even feel going out today after the incident that happens at the pantry this morning. All of the students around her were giving her weird gazes every time they see her. This makes her blood boils even further, and the anger that she was feeling right now is really hard to quench."Selene!!!! This is all your fault... Just you wait! I'll take my sweet revenge on you.. Huh!"Unbeknownst to everyone, Nika was actually a close relative of Professor De Belen. Aside from that, she also joined the same sect that trained Professor De Belen into becoming a sorceress of Indigo Realm. She also practices the same fame technique of Professor De Belen, which is the Seductress. Although the level of her mastery of this technique is not yet worth a mention as of the moment. This is the reason why she dares act too
One afternoon, when Audrey and her friends were on their way back to the boy's dormitory, they saw an unexpected visitor standing in wait at the front of their room. The lady was standing still and from afar, she was like a beautiful painting. The young warlocks passing by in the corridor can't help but turn their heads in her direction. It was obvious that all of them were enthralled by her beauty. But no one has the guts to start a conversation with her. They did not dare approach her for fear of drawing the ire of the young sorceress. Admiring her from afar was already enough for them. But when the beautiful lady saw Audrey's group arriving, her eyes lit up."Selene, what brought you here???""Hi there, Nike. It is great that you were here."Selene beamed as soon as Nike approached her. She hooked her arms to Nike and asked in a cute manner,"I was just wondering if can you come with me? I want to go to Brujeria, but I have no one t
The time came for Audrey's group to depart and head to Viridescent Valley. This time, they were no longer as green as they were before. Their past experience in their mission in the land of Dystopia gave them a better idea about what kind of dangers they could possibly meet outside of their schoolyard. The Viridescent Valley is one of the rare places that are not accessible through simple means like the teleportation portals. Those who wish to venture the place will have to travel it on foot, though not literally on foot. Basically, what it means is that Audrey and her friends have to painstakingly endure traveling back and forth to Viridescent Valley without relying on any teleportation portals for easy access.As the group already made their preparation for this journey, a carriage was already lying in wait for them as soon as they went out of the school. The carriage looks the same as what Audrey used to ride on their clan when they attend the banquet back the palace, duri
The sun was already about to take a dipped on the western horizon when the group arrived. That is why they decided to hurry their way to one of the brick houses erected in the snowy land. The good thing is that the villagers seem to be amiable and kind in nature. When Nike knock on the door, a granny opened up the door and invited them in without any hesitation. The old lady introduced herself and called out her granddaughter who was playing inside her room at that moment. According to their introduction, the granny was called Grandma Lu and the girl is called Angela. Grandma Lu was raising her grandchild alone ever since Angela's parents died.Angela, on the other hand, is a bubbly and cute little girl. While Granma Lu is a very attentive host, though a little bit talkative. From their conversation, the group learned that people in this place were accustomed to seeing itinerant warlocks that is why they were too accommodating. The eyes of the cute little girl lit up when it
After a short while, Grandma Lu already wend inside her room and retire early to bed. On the other hand, the bubbly cute little girl was still busy playing with Nero. Angela was also chatting with Audrey and her friends. The group learned a lot of things from the lips of the child. Just like Grandma Lu said, their village was the last residential area before entering the Viridescent Valley. It was always winter in this place. Snows pour so frequently as if it was just raining. As such, the terrain became icy and the place was surrounded by thick mist and snow all year round. Also, as their village serves as the last frontier before entering the Viridescent Valley where the snow dragon was rumored to live, there were countless warriors that visited their village. Some even decided to stay there for good, in hopes of capturing the legendary snow dragon someday."Brother Andrew, I will tell you a secret... But you should not tell anyone about it. Okay???""Uhmm...."
"Of course not! Big Foot is so shy and kindhearted. Those travelers are the bad ones! They always try to catch Big Foot and hurt him. I was there too, good thing that we manage to shake them off, every time. Or else, we might die back then.""Based on your story, it seems that you had been with Big Foot for a long time now. May I ask how old are you???""I just turned fifty this year..."The bubbly little girl, Angela, said sweetly.Fifty?!!!! As in five and zero?!!This little girl before me is freaking fifty years old?!!!Heaven!!!!!!!!"You must be kidding right???""Why should I be kidding you?? I'm telling you the truth. Cross my heart.."'Hahaha! Funny. Why are you even taking the words of a child to face value...'Audrey slapped her forehead as she laughed at her own foolishness. Most probably the child does not even know how old she really was and
"Andrew, where do you think he was planning to take us???"Jace can't help but asked when he noticed that they had traveled some quite distance already."Angela told him to take us to the place where the old hermit was probably staying."Angela have no idea that the abominable snowman, Big Foot, that she was treating like a pet was actually acquainted with the old hermit. It was precisely for this reason, that the travelers and old residents of Viridescent Valley were always haunting this beast in hopes of finding the old hermit's whereabouts. As such it was a good thing that Audrey and her pet Nero befriended Angela. Gaining the goodwill of the only person that could recommend them to the best guide. Apparently, the old hermit also chooses to reside near the nest of the legendary snow dragon. That is why, to date, no one was able to locate him. Trailing behind Big Foot, the group realized that the path that they were taking was getting steeper and slippier. If
"You fools! What are you all looking up there?!! I'm over here!!!"'Looking for the source of the voice, the group soon found out that an adorable fluffy white bird was standing in the middle of the cavern. It looks so pure and innocent, like a white lily. It's cute little head was tilted sideward looking at the same direction were the group was currently looking. It looks like a snowball from afar, and when it look back at the group they were mesmerized by how beautiful its eyes were. The adorable white creature has the most beautiful eyes that they could have ever see. It has the color of electric blue; the color of a newly bloomed bluebell from the valley, so enchanting. They were like the color of a clear blue sky through a broken prison wall; the color of a perfect raindrop on a blue aster; the color of a river hurrying to join the great ocean.How could be the eyes of this small creature be as beautiful as that?"Hey don't you know, staring i
[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