[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.]
Meanwhile, after breaking the fourth wall for a couple of seconds, Audrey and Nero went back to where they left off.And that was pondering and organizing their thought. As well as summarizing the things that happened to them so far up to this point.Also,they were thinking about what they can do to get their next lead on the apprentice necromancer as well as for Audrey's mother who came after him.While the master and cat duo was busy extracting each and every bit of their brain cells to come up with a solution on their recent impasse, the door to their dorm opened.It was Steve who stepped in from that open door. It seemed that he was already done with his plan today, just like Audrey.When Steve saw that Andrew (Audrey) was already around, he was initially startled.He did not expect to see his friend to be back this early. He thought that he would be alone."Are you done with your plans for today? Or you haven't started deal
"Who is that senior of yours Steve??? Do I know him?Audrey can't help but ask.She barely had any contact with anyone before. Aside from those that she met in Iridos. And most of them knew Andrew, not Audrey.SO how come she got acquainted with Steve's senior?How did the other party know about her?Have they met before? Are they familiar with each other? Or is it one-sidedAnd most importantly, why is the other party asking Fan Kei to keep an eye on her???Just what could be his reason for doing that?!Just what is he up to???Since Steve had complete trust with his friend, he told him everything without hiding anything."Have I mentioned to you before that I came from a sect??? I was actually a direct disciple of the sect leader and Diether is the sole grandson of our sect leader as well as my senior."Diether????Why does that name seem to ring a bell???"Nero, that Diether sound familiar.
Besides, Audrey also has these other questions inside her head that she believed only Diether has answers to."Forget it, there is no point thinking about that at the moment..."Knowing that it would be pointless to think too deep into matters that she did not have an answer to at the moment, Mu Lingxi pushed the matter at the back of her mind.After all, it's not as if she had a choice, but to give up for now. What else could she possibly do if the other party already took his leave?It's not like she will going to run after him just to ask him those questions."Oh right. Do you remember about the sorceress from the orange realm that came here before????"Steve asked after a while. He almost forgot about what the other party had told him."Who????""The cousin of Nike's fiancee.. I think her name is Yanxiao... I'm not sure though. But it sounds like that"Steve said as he tried his best to remember the other party
"I heard you went to the Long Kingdom, recently..."Audrey heard her cousin insinuate afterward. Well, truthfully speaking, it was no surprise that Selene learned of this matter.Audrey and her friends visited the Lee Clan residence last time that they came at the Kingdom of Long.Aside from that, Audrey also showed herself to the Clan head on one occasion.Thinking that Selene might be worried to sick about her cousin, Mu Ruochen sends her a letter saying that he met Audrey."It's none of your business."Audrey has no plans of denying the matter since it was indeed the truth. But it does not mean that she will going to explain herself either.She doesn't find any reason why she has to explain her action to Selene. It is just like what she said. It was none of her business."What if I decided to make it my business. Can you do something about it???"Selene answered her back with the same level of cattiness. There is no w
Audrey heard that same echo of Selene's shout even though she was already a safe distance away from the chocolate fountain. But she did not pay it any heed."MEOW"[ That was a great show, I feel like I was watching an action-drama back there]"Ohh. You really had fun, don't you?"Audrey said in sarcasm before giving Nero an eye roll."MEOW"[Of course, I did. I even wanted to clap my paws when you gave her a tight slap using her own hand. That was so cool!]"Of course, I'm the best.""MEOW"[Nuh... Don't get ahead of yourself. I am still the best... I was just having a lie low.]"Whatever, Nero""MEOW"[You know what? I should have filmed that one, it definitely has the potential to go viral.]"You don't have a phone with you, Nero. It does not exist here, remember. So that one is nothing but a pipe dream.""MEOW"[I know, and it is a shame. Anyways, what are you planning to do now? Anything in mind???
"MEOW"[What's wrong? Did you had the same dream again???]Nero asked with his half-opened eyes.He was still feeling groggy and he badly wanted to go back to his sleep.But when he noticed that Audrey was still sitting on her bed and has no intention of going back to her sleep, he decided to stay awake and asked his master what was wrong."Look at this Nero!"Audrey whispered to her cat and showed the handprint that was imprinted on her right arm.When Nero saw this, all the sleepiness in him vanished altogether.[Where did you get that?!!]"In my dreams, I think??? I don't know. But when I woke up, I already had it. The lady in my dream also grabbed me exactly at this same arm and it felt so real!!!""MEOW"[I don't think this is normal anymore. Go on and change your clothes. Let's go to Headmaster Yun and consult him about this.]"But it was already in the middle of the night. Professor Sonny must
Knowing that her friends won't take no as an answer, Audrey finally relented and agreed on allowing her friends in accompanying her to Professor Sonny's office.After everyone already got their sleeping wears exchanged, the group left the boy's dormitory and head towards the direction of School Master Yin's office.The moon was hanging high above the sky and it was partially covered by the night clouds when Audrey's group went outside.Passing through several empty corridors and buildings at this late of the night feels different compared when they were passing the same corridor and building during day time.It felt as if a thousand pairs of eyes were watching over them within those dark shadows of the buildings.The cold night draft is not helping either. It only makes them more uncomfortable as they padded their way in the empty road.Their only source of light comes from the moon as it illuminated the pavement that they were walking throu
Audrey basically shared to Professor Sonny every single detail that transpired without bothering to hide a thing.While Audrey was retelling her story, Professor Sonny also focused on her every word. He was listening attentively and was careful not to miss out on any detail from her story."So you mean to say, you have been having this same dream about that lady in the chalice for over a week now and it started ever since you left the Sanguine Tundra???"Professor Sonny asked with a tight frown on his face after Audrey was done telling her story."Yes, Professor Sonny. That is exactly what is going on.'Audrey, on the other hand, gave him an affirmative answer to his question."I see..."Headmaster Yi nodded his head. He put his hand under his chin and pondered over the situation, before continuing."To be honest, I'm not too sure yet how did the other party manage to establish a connection with you. But I will look through it.
[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