Leila Vergious ♣ Golden Phoenix ♣ A-Rank Once again, Leila was approaching this place. The Fat Monsterland. A name that in itself swelled with the nastiness some monsters could bring. And yet, Leila wasn't happy with this assignment at all. The orders were to destroy the core of their operation, attack their base directly and eliminate any and all monster guards. Any other mage brave enough and with a power to back them up in a fight would surely accept such assignment right away, but she was reluctant. The fact that these 'monsters' organized proper attacks and that meant they actually possessed proper intelligence. They were not mindless savages that did not know what they were doing. Rather than following their base instinct that drove many monsters to kill, they followed hate and aggression. So what exactly about this made the girl consider her options this time? She had sworn an oath to herself a long time ago to never take a life of a properly sentient being. And these monsters clearly were like that. The order was to eliminate but she had absolutely no desire to actually take any of their lives. At least not with her own hands. In other words, this contract created an undesired conflict within the Caretaker's heart. Anyone who was even remotely pacifistic would have such troubles here it seemed. But at the same time, she was compelled to be here. Not only because the magic council ordered it, but because there was a real threat in these monsters and whatever organization they were part of. And so she found herself at a crossroad where she had to decide what to do. A plan was already formulating in her head, but she was unsure if she would be truly able to execute it. Another reason why she was compelled to be here was the fact that she had managed to face the waves of these monsters that wished to leave this land and attack Earthland, kill innocents. The only thing about that was - she did not remember it at all. It happened after her revival, which meant that Unknown’s miracle power erased it from her reality. It certainly happened, people filled her in plenty. But it was still somewhat hard to believe it all. Not to mention that she had been with Terith Blaire, an old friend of hers during that task. She was looking for him for a time so long that it might have as well been forever. And now she did not even remember it on her own, it was nothing short of frustrating and infuriating. Her fist would clench as she moved through the bushes and between the trees. Moments like these were hardest for her as a mage and even a Wizard Saint. Force to take action when she did not really want to. Two decisions, not one of them good. It was the reality that she always despised, despite loving and adoring this world as a whole. In the end, she just signed and looked through the last layer of this forest that served as her little hideout. From there, it was more like a desert of stone and dried dirt without any grass. And in the middle of a giant open field lied the enemy base. It seemed pretty well guarded from the outside and not to mention its location. One that would make it completely impossible for someone to sneak up on them. Only a full frontal assault was possible, which was once again somewhat problematic due to the fact, that primordial seal was still affecting Leila’s body. In other words, she was unable to use most of her magic. Thankfully, she had her trusty mechanical blade by her side. And of course, Melon was by her side as well, sneaking right by her side. This wolf was the only ally she expected to have in this mission of hers, so she wasn’t exactly staying here to wait for others. As far as she was informed, the last time she was to this place, she was in an airship filled with mages headed to the front lines of this war. But right now, it was an infiltration mission where she had to destroy this enemy base and allow others to shift the tide of this clash of forces. It just made her sigh. When there was a war, not only one side would suffer, but both of them. That said, the losing side would still lose much more than the winning one. And the victors would become the new justice of this world. No matter if their ideals were truly good or evil, they would be the new supreme force that everyone would have to follow. In this case, it was most likely that the Magic Council and the world of mages would come out on the top, regardless of Leila’s success or failure here. She always worked with the council, ever since she officially became a legal mage. And that was what first earned her the position of the Rising Star and then more recently a Wizard Saint. Once again, a title she did not even remember obtaining until someone mentioned it and explained everything. All of this confusion was most certainly not helping her. But there was no other option, she just had to deal with it. Retreating into the forest for now, she would sit down and start meditating to saturate her body with magical energy before she would engage the monsters in battle. She had to be as prepared as possible since she no longer had the option of just warping away from dangerous situations if it came down to it. She was probably still immortal, but she wasn’t exactly interested in testing that, especially after what happened when she tried to sacrifice herself to save Jiyu. Right now, she did not need any more restrictions put on her body, else she would have to completely give up working as a much. It was hard enough doing this without the use of magic already. |
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- Once again, Leila was approaching this place. The Fat Monsterland. A name that in itself swelled with the nastiness some monsters could bring. And yet, Leila wasn't happy with this assignment at all. The orders were to destroy the core of their operation, attack their base directly and eliminate any and all monster guards. Any other mage brave enough and with a power to back them up in a fight would surely accept such assignment right away, but she was reluctant. The fact that these 'monsters' organized proper attacks and that meant they actually possessed proper intelligence. They were not mindless savages that did not know what they were doing. Rather than following their base instinct that drove many monsters to kill, they followed hate and aggression. So what exactly about this made the girl consider her options this time? She had sworn an oath to herself a long time ago to never take a life of a properly sentient being. And these monsters clearly were like that. The order was to eliminate but she had absolutely no desire to actually take any of their lives. At least not with her own hands. In other words, this contract created an undesired conflict within the Caretaker's heart. Anyone who was even remotely pacifistic would have such troubles here it seemed. But at the same time, she was compelled to be here. Not only because the magic council ordered it, but because there was a real threat in these monsters and whatever organization they were part of. And so she found herself at a crossroad where she had to decide what to do. A plan was already formulating in her head, but she was unsure if she would be truly able to execute it.
Another reason why she was compelled to be here was the fact that she had managed to face the waves of these monsters that wished to leave this land and attack Earthland, kill innocents. The only thing about that was - she did not remember it at all. It happened after her revival, which meant that Unknown’s miracle power erased it from her reality. It certainly happened, people filled her in plenty. But it was still somewhat hard to believe it all. Not to mention that she had been with Terith Blaire, an old friend of hers during that task. She was looking for him for a time so long that it might have as well been forever. And now she did not even remember it on her own, it was nothing short of frustrating and infuriating. Her fist would clench as she moved through the bushes and between the trees. Moments like these were hardest for her as a mage and even a Wizard Saint. Force to take action when she did not really want to. Two decisions, not one of them good. It was the reality that she always despised, despite loving and adoring this world as a whole. In the end, she just signed and looked through the last layer of this forest that served as her little hideout.
From there, it was more like a desert of stone and dried dirt without any grass. And in the middle of a giant open field lied the enemy base. It seemed pretty well guarded from the outside and not to mention its location. One that would make it completely impossible for someone to sneak up on them. Only a full frontal assault was possible, which was once again somewhat problematic due to the fact, that primordial seal was still affecting Leila’s body. In other words, she was unable to use most of her magic. Thankfully, she had her trusty mechanical blade by her side. And of course, Melon was by her side as well, sneaking right by her side. This wolf was the only ally she expected to have in this mission of hers, so she wasn’t exactly staying here to wait for others. As far as she was informed, the last time she was to this place, she was in an airship filled with mages headed to the front lines of this war. But right now, it was an infiltration mission where she had to destroy this enemy base and allow others to shift the tide of this clash of forces. It just made her sigh. When there was a war, not only one side would suffer, but both of them. That said, the losing side would still lose much more than the winning one.
And the victors would become the new justice of this world. No matter if their ideals were truly good or evil, they would be the new supreme force that everyone would have to follow. In this case, it was most likely that the Magic Council and the world of mages would come out on the top, regardless of Leila’s success or failure here. She always worked with the council, ever since she officially became a legal mage. And that was what first earned her the position of the Rising Star and then more recently a Wizard Saint. Once again, a title she did not even remember obtaining until someone mentioned it and explained everything. All of this confusion was most certainly not helping her. But there was no other option, she just had to deal with it. Retreating into the forest for now, she would sit down and start meditating to saturate her body with magical energy before she would engage the monsters in battle. She had to be as prepared as possible since she no longer had the option of just warping away from dangerous situations if it came down to it. She was probably still immortal, but she wasn’t exactly interested in testing that, especially after what happened when she tried to sacrifice herself to save Jiyu. Right now, she did not need any more restrictions put on her body, else she would have to completely give up working as a much. It was hard enough doing this without the use of magic already.
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