Sarah Garcia
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Indeed, the ruin master was toying with them when he said a library. This was far from a library even if there were many books, Truen’s guess had been on point. "Don’t touch anything," Zero warned his party members. Although these books looked harmless, Zero knew that they were far from it. The different instrumental sets and equipment reminded Zero about Merlin’s messy lab. His mind thought about how Lovina was going to cope with his messy teacher. Most of the paperbound books were decayed and…-
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"Help has arrived! Duck!" Truen barely had time to register the words but his body moved automatically when he sensed a flashing light from behind. The archer was glad that he dodged that in time because Zero didn’t understand the meaning of moderation. In five seconds, all twelve golems that Truen had trouble stalling were decommissioned. The metal ones that his arrows were useless against were sizzling and the stone ones that kept regenerating were now ordinary piles of rocks. "What did you…
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"So I just have to find the library?" Zero asked and Truen looked around. The fallen city was very much a labyrinth with obstacles everywhere in the form of broken bridges, rusted machinery and abandoned buildings. The small raiding party took their time to slowly map out the area as they move along, Jermine with her vibration sensing, Zero with his map and Truen with his arrows. The master of Gnaway was nervous. Ever since they entered the city, not a single trap had been triggered. In fact, they’ve…
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The stone dial was starting to make less sense as Zero tried to solve it. Sure, they could shift pieces around but without a guide or knowing what it did, was there really a need to solve this? "Perhaps we should come back to this later," Zero told his assistants who agreed. "I’ll continue to try moving them around with Mii. You should probably join Truen to see if they’ve managed to get to the door. According to the minimap, they are probably already exploring the east gate." Betrayed that…
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Thirteen orders or steaming hot ramen later, the party found themselves sated and ready to take on Gnaway. At least everyone who had more than one bowl was, Jermine was still feeling ill. "Are you alright? You look unwell," Zero commented while they started to walk towards the ruins." Jermine shook her head and smiled. "It’s alright, sir. Just maybe indigestion from eating too quickly." Hearing that Jermine was indeed unwell, Zero didn’t hesitate to give her some homemade hawthorn candies. The…
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Thankfully, the sand storm had passed by the time they woke up the next morning. Zero was the most eager to explore the ruins and told them that he made a deal with the owner guarding the fallen city of Gnaway. "That sounds oddly similar to a country in the old world," Truen mused. "Is this really a coincidence?" Zero shrugged. "There are too many coincidences in the world, let’s not let it ruin the adventure. I’m actually curious about the kind of trials he prepared for us. It must be fun. Do…
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"What’s wrong with him? Truen asked and Bob morphed back to his humanoid form, gasping for air. That was way too close for comfort. A little later and they would be buried beneath the sand. Who knew that sandstorms were so common in the desert? They barely made any progress in their journey and already, this was the second time they had to hide from it. "I don’t really know," Bob admitted. "When I found him, he was staring into blank space. It must be some sort of trap triggered upon his arrival. I…
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They were finally close enough to the ruins after a day. Zero decided to go ahead first with Truen while Bob and Jermine waited at a distance away from the ruin because there was something off about it. "There’s an ill magic surrounding the ruins," Zero said and Bob agreed. "Don’t go too far, master. If something goes wrong, summon for me. I will get everyone out of there at once." Truen readied Sureshot and told Jermine to prepare a camp with Bob from a safe distance. Even though the mole…
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At long last, Zero and his friends were able to leave the underground shelter after the sandstorm died. The sun was bright and glaring, the journey boring once more after they mounted their sand walkers. For days, the party travelled across the vast land with nothing but golden sand and tall dunes for miles. Zero was getting bored and decided to spend his time playing word games with Bob who also told interesting stories. The atmosphere was very relaxed and Jermine found herself lowering her guard…
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Furious. That was the only word Zero could use to describe his friends when he returned. "I’m sorry," Zero apologised but Truen was still angry. Bob held his breath and so did Jermine. Nobody said it aloud but Zero stank badly. What had he been doing in that dungeon? Truen was angry at Zero’s attempt to ditch them for an adventurer of his own. He wasn’t happy when they got locked out of the dungeon and had to evacuate the camp area when it started to collapse. He was more furious at the…
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