Audrey sighed. She had expected that scene to happen.
However, she would never have foreseen the unexpected turn of events that happened the very next second!
Earl furrowed his eyebrows and looked back at his teammates. He then snorted and said with disdain in his voice,
“Why are you shouting? To think that you’re a man, but your guts are similar to a woman’s. Who would care for your badge? I’m only worried about those traps and wanted to keep the badges with me while I keep watch for the night.”
“What?” You want to keep watch for the night?”
Ederson could not believe his ears. The arrogant and proud Earl wanted to keep watch?
“Earl, are you for real?”
Even Carlo and Justin could not believe it.
Earl snorted as he looked at the shocked expressions on the face
Audrey quirked her eyebrows. As it was late into the night, she did not intend to continue traveling. Even though the magical beasts there were not powerful, but they liked to travel in groups. Furthermore, she was also tired from her day, so she laid down on the tree branch.At another corner of the Forbidden Forest, four sorry figures continued to run around, and the silhouettes of a group of people with crystal lights could also be seen.The morning broke as the first ray of sunlight lit up the Forbidden Forest, and the dark surroundings finally ushered in the light.Audrey was still sound asleep when she suddenly felt as if a heavy stone was pressed onto her chest, and she had difficulty breathing.She opened her eyes in confusion and saw a pair of scarlet-red eyes in front of her.Charmy had somehow climbed onto her chest. Even though her small figure did not weigh as much a
“Enough! Both of you stop it!”Justin looked at his teammates as his head ached. He felt silly for accepting Earl’s invitation. He looked at Earl with a stern look and said,“It does not matter whether you admit it or not. Four of us were there when you asked for our badges. Regardless of whether you misplaced them or if someone else took them while you were asleep, that is not what’s important right now!”“Justin is right.”Carlo had a solemn expression on his face.“Right now, we have lost all of our badges. According to the teacher, our badges cannot even leave our side. And now, even Earl had lost his badge. This meant that our team is disqualified from the test.”“Then… what should we do?”Ederson started to panic.“I don&r
Audrey was outside the cave, and she childishly stuck out her tongue at Professor Shunks when she heard what he had said. She was about dozens of meters away from the group, and if she were slightly closer to them, the badges in her space ring would have responded.Fortunately, she decided to remain and observe the situation. Otherwise, she would never have known that the badges she possessed had such an effect.As Audrey thought about whether she should make her retreat with the Charmy the Dragon, Professor Shunks took out four bottles of light blue potion.“This is the antidote to lift the effects of the previous potion. Drink them now and then follow me out of the Forbidden Forest.”Audrey’s eyes immediately brightened as she stared unwaveringly at the four bottles of potion in his hands.What a stroke of luck! She did not even have to spare any time to look
Geoffrey crouched under the tree as sounds of bell-like laughter flooded his ears. Four of his teammates enjoyed the hot spring while he kept watch as he was the only male student in the group. As he looked at the neatly folded articles of clothing by his foot, it was as if he could smell the fragrance of women that emanated from them.Geoffrey unconsciously gulped, and he fantasized about those four naked fair beauties who were frolicking in the hot springs.He felt warm heat beneath his nose, and his hand reached out to wipe it.Blood stained his fingers.“…”He had a nosebleed!‘See no evil’!Oh no!It should have been to ‘think no evil’!Geoffrey wanted to cry. He was only an ordinary swordsman, one without any strength or special re
Professor Morgan held onto his signal crystal as he walked toward the depths of the Forbidden Forest. A few moments earlier, he had detected that the team he was responsible for had lost all of their badges. Therefore, he had to rely on the magic that he had left on those five students to locate them and to lead them out of the forest.Not long later, Professor Morgan found Geoffrey under a huge tree, but he was in a sorry state. His face was swollen like a pig’s head while his clothes were filthy. He looked like he had endured a fierce and bitter battle before that. Professor Morgan remembered that Geoffrey’s team consisted of four other female students. He deduced that the team had suffered an attack by another group from Geoffrey’s appearance, but he did not know what had happened with the rest of them.“Teacher Professor Morgan.”With his swollen face, it was even strenuous for Geoffrey
“Professor Morgan, are you sure that you did not sense it wrongly?”Professor Sonny questioned again cautiously although he already have an inkling of what was happening. Actually, it was for that same reason why he personally came to check the situation.It was reported to him that some sort of dark art was used on the students, and due to the mysterious nature of the magic used to mind control another person, the teachers feared that it was related to soul beguilement.However, due to their lack of knowledge on the subject matter, they were not able to confirm what exactly it was.But, it was a different story for the schoolmaster. As someone who used to be an apprentice necromancer, he could tell right away that this was not a work of someone who practice soul art.This was an entirely different thing, and in his lifetime, he had only known one person
With their strongest rival out of equation, winning the competition was a piece of cake for Audrey's group. Thus, it did not take that long before they emerged victorious; putting an end to the mock test, earlier than expected.However, unbeknownst to them, their success also attracted unwanted attention. Trusting his hunch, the evil school master paid close attention to the winning team since he highly suspected that his target was hiding in their midst.All along, no one but the people of Mystic Muses suspected Professor Sonny to be the apprentice necromancer in disguise. He had been hiding right under their noses.Now, Audrey' secret was close to being exposed.Meanwhile, oblivious to this impending trouble, the group resumed their research for their quest. After careful study, they learned that meeting the Graes is no easy task by itself. The triplets were said to live within a forest clearing that could only be found at "Isle of Delos" or dubbed as 'The Lost Island'; from its lo
Because of the accident, the vehicle was destroyed so they have to leave it. At the same time, they lost the Magnus Eye. The crash damaged it so bad, there was no way it would work again.Now, they lost their chance to rely on its magical help. Indeed, they landed to their destination. Albeit not in a way they expected. Upon arriving to the Land of Dawn, they were on their own. The mortar was reduced into ruin so they left it there since there is nothing they could do to fix it. However, just as when they were venturing this treacherous land, they come accross formidable beast and one defeated them. They were captured and was taken to Mariner's Bay, the farthest end of the Land of Dawn where the tribe of seaborns could be found, a kind of water dweller who unlike merpires rely solely on their voice to enchant their victims, the new creature knows how to use magic.Similar to a mermaid, they used to reside underwater. However, seaborns are in no way seductive like mermaids.They ar
[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