Hm...? Where...where am I? What happened? I don't rememb-...huh, this feels familiar. No, wait, I do remember...As I slowly blinked my eyes open, I suddenly sat up with a start as it all came flooding back to me. What happened!?The last thing I remember is losing consciousness, right as Lect was about to...a-about to..."Lilac...no, please don't tell me she's...," I trailed off quietly, my body starting to tremble as my breathing grew sharp and ragged, panic starting to set in-..."Huh? You're finally awake! I'm so glad, To!" Suddenly came a familiar voice as the door opened with a creak, snapping me out of it."Li, you're...you're okay. Thank goodness," I responded as it felt like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders, my eyes wide as immense relief washed over me."Mhm, I'm just fine, good as new. Your eyes are kinda droopy, guess that means you only just woke up, huh? You were out for three whole days, you know," She informed me, shutting the door and walking in with a tray a

"Alright, I play two Qs," Declared Rex, setting down two cards facedown onto the pile. "Hm...I call your bluff, you're lying," I remarked confidently, as I narrowed my eyes at him."Damn it, come on," He sighed in disappointment, revealing his cards and confirming that I made the right call."Nice call, I thought his poker face was pretty good," Said Iris with a grin, as Rex grudgingly added all the cards in the pile to his hand."Well, I'm screwed, there's no way I'm winning this game. I've got like half the deck in my hand now," He frowned apprehensively."Yeah, you kinda suck at this," Chuckled Lilac tauntingly."Jeez, you don't have to rub it in..."About a week had passed since our battle in Limvert City, it was the 19th of June, 505 PA, today, and the four of us were currently heading out on a new Quest.After we got back to Skyrouge City following the incident with Lect Flair, if that's even his real name, the girls and I headed straight home, and informed Ifeus of what had ha

"And you're really not working for anyone? Be honest or you're dead," Warned Iris icily."I-I swear, we weren't working with anyone! N-not that I know of, at least!""Well?" Inquired Iris as she glanced back at me."Yeah, he's telling the truth, at least as far as he's aware of," I nodded, focusing on his Ether signature."Man, that sure is a convenient ability. Ether Detection, you called it, right? Wish my Heat Detection was that versatile," Sighed Rex wistfully.Yeah, sucks to be you. "So, what do we do with this scumbag? Kill him like the rest?" Suggested Lilac with a frown, the bandit's face going pale in response.After Rex and I launched our attacks, Iris shot forward and took down the surviving bandits, and had killed several of them by the time the rest of us caught up to her.She spared three of them, breaking their limbs to keep them from attacking or running away, and then began interrogating them one by one. The first one was defiant and refused to speak, so she killed h

"Home, sweet home. It sure is nice to be back, especially after what happened in Liffer Forest," Said Rex with a sigh of relief, as we entered Skyrouge City after hours of traveling. It was late in the evening now, the sun was starting to set, the sky growing darker and darker with each passing minute. We'd left Liffer Forest pretty much immediately after our run in with the Fire Dragon Lord, because of course we did, all of us very much eager to get away from that place as quickly as possible. I hope I never see that Monster again... "Let's head straight to the Guild and report what happened, we should spread the word to stay away from Liffer Forest as soon as possible, we don't want any unsuspecting people entering the forest and bothering the Fire Dragon Lord. Who knows what he'd do if that happened?" Pointed out Iris with a slight shudder. "Great, you do that. I'll get down a bit farther up ahead and walk home, I wanted to stop by Rekon's shop and buy some stuff before going ho

Point-of-View: Rex Arbell———————————————————————————"I'd like the three of you to take on this Quest. And yes, that means you too, Sapphire. It's been over a year since your last Quest, enough is enough, it's time you got back out there," Frowned Master Ifeus, as he handed Iris the Quest flyer."An escort mission to Oberion, huh? Alright, that shouldn't be a problem, we can handle it. When do we leave?" She asked him, after skimming through the flyer."You'll start this evening. The client who submitted this request will arrive at the Guild by 5 PM and wants to depart as soon as possible once he gets here. So, head back home and pack right away, and then come back here before 5," He replied.Today's the 28th of June, 505 PA, a little over a week had passed since we got back from Liffer Forest, following our terrifying encounter with the Fire Dragon Lord. Nothing much had happened since then, other than Topaz making the headlines, of course. Yesterday, Master Ifeus told me to come t