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Chapter 20 Cornered "...Strange. The boat's not usually this late," Yuliya noted. "Has there been a delay?" "Oh, you haven't heard?" another voice chipped in, one that was taunting and teasing. "The boat's purposefully being held up so the passengers aboard don't come into contact with wanted...

Chapter 19 Scouting Out Allies "You're thinking too hard about this, Arian," Elvira said to him. "I know it's important that we find clues to these mysteries, but…you shouldn't do so at the cost of sleep." "I know, I know," Arian replied, before he let out a yawn. "But I have to. I might be...

Before we begin, I must state that there is a Trigger Warning for a panic attack in this chapter. It happens near the end of the chapter, in the scene after the flashback is over. A heads up for those who don't like that sort of thing. Now, on with the show. Special Episode 1 Seven Years Ago...

Special Episode 1 Seven Years Ago Part 3 - Tension to the Fore Melchior couldn't sleep. Nearly a week had passed since the mission at Yew Gulch in which Dalibor had suffered a grievous injury that left him comatose. Following that, he was placed in the care of one of the hospitals of Iria, and...

Special Episode 1 Seven Years Ago Part 2 - Blackening "...One week to go," remarked Kallias, looking out at the wide promenade before him. "It's busy enough now…This will look like a pittance compared to this day next week." This remark was in observation of the Grand Parade, a wide street in...

Special Episode 1 Seven Years Ago Part 1 - A Strange Brew "What do you mean, no missions today?!" protested Axel to Sifis. For some reason, the Galvantula was not in his usual position behind his desk, sorting out mission requests, but instead he stood in front of the path to the entrance...

Small notice before we begin; some parts in the flashbacks may be a bit sexual in nature. Nothing explicit or NSFW, but I feel a heads up should be given regardless. Couldn't hurt to give a warning just in case. Now, on with the story. Chapter 18 Reminiscence of Bygone Days "Ah…you're all...

Chapter 17 Iria, Part 3 "Damn him! Damn that stuck-up Dressie priest! How dare he tell us what to do!" Ludmila was raging at the knights' barracks, where she, Mitrofan, Nikita and Metody had reunited with Spiridon, who, true to his word, had looked after Rufus while the others had focused on...

Chapter 16 Iria, Part 2 "Intruders?" Mitrofan scanned the dark room. "Yes. Behind the tombs of Tsar Vedran II and Tsarina Arkadiya," Nikita clarified. "There are people there. Thieves, perhaps, that have come to rob the bones of the tsars of old." No, we're not! Arian wanted to say. But he...

Chapter 15 Iria, Part 1 "Whoa…that's Iria?" Arian was the one to make this remark as he, Elvira, Serafina, Natalie and Candice stepped out of woodland and looked upon the site of the city on the hilltop before them. "The capital city of Selenia itself," Serafina confirmed. "That is our...

Chapter 14 Allusions and Anima One morning a few days later… "Wow…this is fascinating…" "What is it, Arian?" Elvira asked. Looking over, she saw her partner engrossed in a book. "I'm reading this book about the history of mercenaries in Ardalion," Arian told her, looking up from his tome...

Chapter 13 Remembering, Learning, Training "No, Kallias. I won't do it." "But Zenobia, don't you realise what this means? You and Elvira…you're just as in danger as I am. More so, if anything. If Mitrofan truly has gone off the deep end…then you could well be prime targets for him, just...

Chapter 12 Uncomfortable Truths "...So what missions do the two of you plan to do today?" That was the question of Serafina as Arian and Elvira were eating breakfast in the mess hall. It was the next morning, and after a lively dinner and a good night's sleep, the two newly initiated...

Chapter 11 The Irian Guild Stone. Stone. And more stone. Hills and mountains of grey limestone as far as the eye could see, along grassy fields filled with erratics and boulders. These were the sights that greeted Arian as he, Elvira and Team Sandstream exited the Mystery Dungeon and into an...

Chapter 10 Departure Boy…what a day yesterday was. This was Arian's prevailing thought as he sat with Zenobia at the kitchen table in Elvira's house. The Treecko herself was preparing a healthy breakfast of porridge with a serving of berries. It was the morning after Hinnerk had been toppled...

Chapter 9 Elpis Hinnerk considered himself to be someone who was prepared to face off any threat. The fact that he had been in this position for five long years with only a few challenges to his leadership was proof of this, and the easy putting down of those rebellions was proof of his...

Chapter 8 Predator and Prey The next morning… "Hmm…this is harder than I thought it would be…" Arian and Elvira were currently in the kitchen brainstorming. They'd just finished having breakfast, but remained at the table with a piece of paper and pencil, with a number of words written and...

Chapter 7 Intrigue Just about every basic structure had a leader to them. Whether it was a country, fiefdom, city or town, there was always some structure of systematic hierarchy in place. A king ruled over a country. He in turn entrusted the management of land to his vassals in exchange for...

Chapter 6 The Grip of Thorns Ozerograd was an important town in Selenia. While it could hardly compare to some of the fancifully large towns that were present in Dresilia and Miletos, it was a sizable town by Selenian standards, and so by extension, it was regarded as an important centre in...

Chapter 5 Starting Out The next morning… So...that's really me now. Arian stared into the mirror located in the guest room in Elvira and Zenobia's house in contemplation. It was not long after he woke up. But he didn't get out of bed immediately; rather, he lay under the covers for some...