Happiness found its way back into the town. The solemnity in the air had vanished, now replaced with the sounds of cheers filling the entire space. In the middle of this spirit, Jax found peace. He watched the scene laid out before him.When they first arrived, the NPCs did not believe it at first. But now, they were all reunited with the rest of the town and it reminded Jax of the reason why he was fighting. The little ones ran into open arms, some of them crying, some of them laughing, and some just holding on and not letting go. It was the kind of thing that didn't need words to describe in order not to limit the sensation. And for, Jax felt every bit of it, savoured it.With Mira next to him, he wrapped an arm over her shoulder and they watched the scene together. Orin and Eldric stood next to them, sighing in relief.After all that they went through, it was all worth it.Jax's sight caught Forge in the distance where he was speaking with the Elder. She looked over to them and be

Right before they moved in the direction of the temple, Jax made contact with Forge, locking onto his character data. The team sped off into the woods and Jax conjured a wall of grass, using it as a shield to protect them from one of the systems in his core.Two of the witches were approaching. They split the woods as they entered, sending a blast of fire towards Jax. He did not waste another second as he flipped out of there and the blast took off next to him.Jax growled as he clenched his jaw, snapping his head back to those two witches. From up close, they looked like clowns. Dressed in all black thick clothing and a mask that shielded their face except their glowing scary eyes. He had seen a lot of things in Eternal Throne. Rogue NPCs, dragons, players with god-tier builds. But these two were something else. There was no data signature, no system reading he could pull from them. Nothing. Just those eyes, hollow and glowing against the dark of their masks, locked on him like he wa

The team left the temple and sat outside. For a long time, no one said anything until Orin did."Let's face the truth, I don't think that helped in any way." He said."You're right. It was a waste of time." Forge agreed, his eyes falling to his feet.He stood up and walked away. Mira looked over to Orin, glaring at him before she smacked him on the shoulder.Jax sat silently in one corner, thinking about the pendant. It sounded like the terminal hadn't given them much to help with the issue but there were a few things that Jax picked up there that could actually help. An idea streamed into his mind and he decided to work with it after much pondering. He turned it around in his head from every side, looking for the part where it fell apart, and he couldn't find one. Maybe because it was actually solid. Or maybe because he wanted it to be.He wasn't sure if it would work and it may be a disappointment for everyone in the end but he was done with letting his fear of wanting to be a perfe

Zephyr appeared from behind the group as they stood at the shore of the ocean. The plan was still being discussed on how to defeat the Coven and they did not even notice when he closed in on them."Need a ship, Watcher?" Zephyr said as he kicked his foot against the sand.Forge turned, saw him, and hugged him tightly. "I'm glad you were not hurt.""Yes, it's all been about survival, you know." Zephyr said and Forge nodded, understanding what he meant. "The Elder is gone and we couldn't even prepare a proper funeral to respect her departure.""I'm sorry." Forge muttered, as he head fell to his feet. The feeling of failure still lunged at his chest even when he'd told himself countless times there was nothing he could have done to prevent it."No, don't be. We must punish the Coven. It's just not about making them leave us alone. They will always come back." Zephyr looked at everyone, one after the other. "We have to cut them off totally. Terminate them like they did us.""They work for

More than two weeks had been spent in the small town, and the NPCs continued to show Jax and his team how resilient they were.Their strong willingness not to falter remained a shock to Jax and his team as it was rare to see NPCs act that way. The game had always made them fidget or scared away at any little inconvenience. Much less something as huge as what happened to them, but this little town had proved they could pass through anything and survive it.This was what motivated Jax to stay and even learn more.As the artificial sun burned bright in the sky, the little town was much better.The first day was spent destroying all the facilities the witch Coven built. The town celebrated it by building a bonfire night where they cheered. Forge was given the accolades because he had now learned how to use his powers appropriately.He crushed the building to the foundation and made it sink all the way down to the bottom of the ocean.When it was time to rebuild the town's structure beca