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Ancients of Elan ~ Rise of The Chosen

As they approached the exit of the the ruins, the entrance was not far. As they were about to exit the ruins the entrance was blocked by giant rocks falling in place. Just as they were about to be crushed by the ruins both were enveloped in light and teleported away. Ranathia was lying on the ground unconscious and it looked like they were in a room that had watery like walls that was shaped in a very large cube. In front of them inside a prison of light was an unconscious silver haired man dressed in mostly black attire. There didn't look to be any exits from the ruins and the watery like wall looked to be electrified protecting what was inside. There was a tablet that was carved with the word Sacropha.

Ancients of Elan ~ Rise of The Chosen

Ranathia before she could answer Mithos started hearing strange chanting inside her head. The words were spoken in a language she did not understand at all, but this voice seemed to be persistent. The chanting got louder and louder until she screamed at the top of her lungs while holding her head, "STOP IT! GOD DAMN YOU GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!!" Where she had a vision where she saw an unconscious pink haired woman that was inside what looked like a test tube. Ranathia stood up as she looked around not to see anything. She didn't know what was going on what any of this meant. One of the visions was a little silver haired girl who was inside a capsule that was engulfed in an explosion where she screamed, "NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"

"What do you want from me?" She asked desperately as she started to tremble in fear not understanding at all what was going on. She was too paralyzed by fear to even move. The explosion she saw froze her in her tracks solid like if she were trapped in a block of ice. Ranathia again screamed as the chants got louder and louder. This time her power swelled inside her body where she discharged an enormous amount of energy out of her body. The ground started to shake violently as if something was about to erupt. The ruins were starting to collapse as rock fragments started to rain down to the ground.

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Alkmaar used his aura to repel the light shielding himself from the brightness of the room, but still it was able to distract him. He wasn't displeased at all, he seemed to be amused by what Mithos just did. He then illuminated his body with a bright light before he disappeared into nothingness. Luther seemed to be very displeased and when he tried to yell at his men he was stifled by Alkmaar who held out his hand and shook his head. He reminded Luther that there would be another opportunity. There was no need to rush it.

When they got into the clear back toward the entrance of the ruins where the portal that appeared disappeared, Ranathia took a seat on one of the broken slabs that laid tilted on the ground as she tried to recuperate herself after being hit by Alkmaar's attack. "It looks like I was tricked into coming here where Alkmaar laid a trap to capture me. I didn't even see it coming either. I'm such a fool..." Ranathia said discouraged as she looked at the ground in disappointment about being deceived. The ruins were authentic, but they were used to lure her into a trap and she allowed herself to follow the bait. "HOW COULD HAVE I BEEN SO CARELESS!?" She said in anger as she pounded her fist on the ground in anger. "My own friend deceived me. I cannot believe he would betray me like that? What reason would he have for it?"

Ancients of Elan ~ Rise of The Chosen

Ranathia was about to say something until a large fist struck her and Mithos both sending them straight into the wall. The large fist came out of nowhere and looked like an extension of the shadow she just saw on the ground. The fist was connected to an arm and they both were black in color. She could not believe that this man just easily to them both out. She cringed as she hit the wall hard making a imprint of herself on the wall before she slid to the ground. "Ugh, he's just too powerful. That attack just blindsided me and there was nothing I could do about it." Ranathia said as she slowly rose to her feet dusting herself off as Alkmaar just stood there. She knew Alkmaar used a really powerful form of magic that she knew was forbidden.

Alkmaar grinned as he watched Ranathia rise to her feet after displaying to her some of his power. "As you can see, neither of you stand a chance against me. So, what will it be, boy? Surrender the girl and join me or choose for this to be your grave. You better choose wisely, because I am not going to give you much time to decide. After that, I will just do what I want to you."

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"Alkmaar, she took the Dragon Rune with her? Aren't you going to stop her?" Luther asked knowing full well that Alkmaar would not be pleased that she betrayed him. Though surprise overtook his face as he noticed Alkmaar actually looked like he was contemplating his thoughts and that do not cross me look never crossed his face.

Alkmaar held out his hand shaking his head as a wide grin filled his face. "Patience Luther, there is no need to rush anything. Besides, the girl did reveal some interesting knowledge which could prove useful to me later on. I'll let her have her prize for at least being resourceful." He answered as he stood forward to reveal himself to both Mithos and Ranathia. He was a very well built and tall man who towered over the two. He also wore red clothing where his hood and mask covered most of his face. Neither of the two could tell at all what he looked like, but judging by the fancy clothing he adorned on his body he had to be quite powerful.

Alkmaar took another step forward while he continued to grin at the two, "Impressive display, boy. Rather impressive how you handled that woman." He paused as he gave the two a chance to answer him before he was going to continue with what he was about to say. The two were surrounded on all sides since his men were able to move into formation without detection.

"What do you plan to do to us, Alkmaar? I know you're no pushover like that woman he just fought." Ranathia asked as she was about to grab the giant sword she carried on her back. The man shook his head and in a dismissive hand gesture got her to return her hands to her side. It didn't look like he wanted to fight either of the two. Ranathia knew this wasn't good since she didn't think either of them could match Alkmaar's power.

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"Yet you did trust me like the insignificant mortal you are. You beings are so easily driven by deceit that it fuels my resolve."
The man grinned as he just sat back and watched the events unfold. His work had been done which was to turn this foolish woman against the one she was working for.

Just as Ranathia was about to hit the wall a light appeared out of nowhere and a being with golden wings which was a girl with long blonde hair appeared out of nowhere and caught Ranathia before she hit the wall. Ranathia looked back and noticed it was someone she knew all too well. She smiled as the being cradled her in her arms. "Evangelina..." She said to the girl as her body was engulfed in a powerful golden light that would blind normal mortals eyes. "I'm so happy to see you're still around. I you perished that very long time ago." Ranathia said as tears rolled down her eyes of the happiness to see that Evangelina had not been destroyed in their fight with Sentius a long time ago. She really did think that she had been absorbed by Sentius most powerful technique, but it seems that was not the case. "It's all right, Ranathia. I am here now to support you. I see that Xaliana has been in contact with that person over there." She paused as she pointed her finger at the blonde haired man where Ranathia just gave her a nod.

"This gets even more interesting." The man who was betrayed by Bethel said as he knew that this was an opportunity to study the depths of her own power. He had heard from his sources that her Spirit had been devoured by Sentius Primordial Lightning Awakening technique, but to see her Spirit still around showed him that Ranathia was more powerful than he once imagined.

"Quite a bold action." A girl's voice said as another girl with golden like wings appeared out of nowhere except this one had blue hair and was dressed in a skimpy looking dress that showed a lot of skin on the sides. "Perhaps you are worthy of my time, Mithos."

"Xaliana?" Ranathia questioned since she knew judging by the girl's looks that it had to be Xaliana. Xaliana was the only blue haired girl who would dress so provocatively. Though her wardrobe was much better than the metal bikini armor that Sigma always wore adorning it on her body.

Ancients of Elan ~ Rise of The Chosen

The man saw that Mithos interference was going to become a problem. He thought about retreated, but then had a plan since he knew a certain someone wanted a piece of jewelry that one of her allies had. He turned toward the woman then handed her a glowing red symbol placing it in her hand. There was the imprint of a serpent dragon on the face of the symbol along with an arrow pointing upward. "Kill that meddling fool and I will let you have the Dragon Rune which will help you get what you are after. Do we have a deal?" He asked the woman as he stood back to see what her response to would be.

"Mithos, these people are dangerous. Perhaps we should just..." Right when Ranathia was about to finish her statement a group of men barred their path toward escaping toward the portal. "So much for that idea." She continued as you could sense the hint of disappointment in her voice and also see the expression of worry on her face as it looked like she was gritting her teeth in anger.

Another man hidden in the shadows unknown to the other group of villains grinned as he spoke toward the woman he handed the rune to. "Why not just take it all? That girl has special power and is known as The Key. Why not take the Dragon Rune and capture that girl for yourself? She may even prove to be a useful bargaining chip toward what you want. You know her niece would do anything to ensure the safety of her own aunt, but I know you wouldn't harm her knowing that she is special. Do not let this man trick you. He's not one to be trusted. Trust me instead and take all the power for yourself."

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Posting for the absent Alphakoka.

While the teacher was writing the symbols on the board, Alice examined them closely. She did not understand what a single one of them meant. Tilting her head downward she looked at the book she was given. If it was a magic class then why was she even in it in the first place? It wasn't like she could use magic. She looked toward the teacher raising her hand and in a very polite voice she asked, "Um excuse me? What kind of magic are you teaching since I don't think I feel like I am at place being in this class at all."

She knew her foster brother Whizzle knew magic, but since she was human she didn't have the innate ability to harness it. Even if she befriended the Holy Spirit Stellvia, she still doubted she could use magic like other people could. From what she remembered and read in Whizzle's texts is that humans are unable to wield magic since it was an innate ability. There were other ways they could use the art though she found most of them deplorable and frowned at the thought of some of their harsh methods in making it possible. Annenis looked at Alice while she was waiting for the teacher to answer he question while chuckling to herself. She thought Alice was just being shy again, because you could see it from the innocence in her eyes.

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Sheer disappointment overshadowed the man's face as he continued to keep his distance so neither Mithos or Ranathia could see him. The man was hoping to come to agreement with Mithos, but now that they were at a disagreement meant he would have to try a whole another approach. He turned his attention away from Mithos and thought maybe he could persuade Ranathia to surrender herself into his custody. He took a step forward and made a few gestures toward Ranathia while talking in an attempt to persuade her to make a better decision than Mithos did. "Ranathia." He paused for a moment as he tried to get her attention where he got a simple yes response from her lips. "Surely you understand if you agree to my terms that Mithos will no longer be plagued with the problems that haunt him from a month ago. In fact, I will also help you to figure out the mysteries about who you are that you want to know. I'm sure you want to know why you're The Key and the reason you possess such a special object known as the Rune of Knowledge, correct?" He took a brief pause as he gave her a chance to answer before he would see if Mithos would interrupt if she agreed before he continued with what he was going to say.

"If I agree to go with you as you requested, do I have your word that you will fix Mithos problems and restore the broken pillar from the loss of the Rune of Power? I know that rune in your hand is the Rune of Power, but I don't know where you got it. Though if it will help Mithos and clear him of all doubt and suspicion I may be inclined to your agreement. I am curious though, why do you need me that badly? You spoke The Key then you talked about having Mithos hand "the girl" meaning me over to you. What do you look to gain from having me in your captivity?" Ranathia said as she nodded at the man agreeing to his terms though before she came to her final decision she wanted to at least hear what he knew. She was sure that even Mithos probably wanted to know what was going on though she was a little worried that Mithos might try to intervene due to this person he spoke of who talked to him a moment ago. Strangely enough to Ranathia he didn't recognize that it was perhaps the spirit he was align with. if that was the case then perhaps going against the spirits might not provide decent odds for them.

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The individual still hidden by the darkness was about to approach Mithos when a hand stopped him. Another individual a bit taller had used his hand in a gesture in front of his body to stop him from getting any further. The man then peered at the two from the dark depths they were veiled in. "It's okay, Luther. Even though this person came unannounced I could use his duress situation to my advantage." He paused as he snapped his fingers where an individual brought a symbolic figurine that shined forward and put it in his hand. "How about a proposition for you?" He took a brief pause as he took one step closer to Mithos, but keeping his distance so he could not see his face. "I will give you this Rune of Power to restore your pillar that was taken from another dimension in exchange for The Key. The girl comes with me and all your problems vanish like they never happened. Are we at an agreement?

"Wait a minute!" Ranathia interrupted when she realized he just said Rune of Power. She didn't know whether it was a trick or not. The fact that this person kept himself hidden meant he was likely to deceive people and didn't want to the person he deceived to see his face. "Are you saying that if I go with you that all Mithos problems will go away? Do you really have that kind of power? And the Rune of Power was destroyed. I saw it with my own two eyes." She reminded him as she stepped forward keeping her hand firm and stead on her sword just in case he might try to attack them while they were distracted.
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Sentius looked at what the teacher was putting down though he seemed to show no actual interest in what he was writing. He thought to himself as he had to force himself to listen to all that rubbish. This is amateur criteria. It has nothing to do with me and someone of my caliber doesn't need to pay attention to such feeble knowledge.

"What do those symbols mean?" Meira questioned as she had no idea what he was talking about. This kind of magic she was not at all informed about and when she took a look over at Sentius his eyes showed a sign of disinterest. While she pulled her attention back onto the teacher she thought to herself quietly. Of course he doesn't care. Why would someone of his level care about magic that is far inferior to his own? But why does he insist on forcing himself to pay attention like that? It's a bit disturbing if you ask me.