App Novel
Chapter 1192 Logging Out
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After everything that happened in Arcadia, I would have never guessed that a completely different battle happened right at the same time in our world. While we were immersed in our Avatars, saving the Kingdom of Luminous from four demons, a battle against invading and mysterious forces happened.
And I was informed of that just as I logged out, tired and exhausted, wanting to take a bath, eat and sleep… The news came to me from Rose and Albert, who had invited inside the house by Monica and Elisa.
"They appeared out of nowhere, most likely using some sort of teleportation spell…" said Rose. "Our technology is not as advanced, and unfortunately the government won't spend all their resources on a single city… So we were unable to intercept them in time."
"It was roughly a group of three… I believe, however, although two of them were rather strong, but not too powerful, they were able to control Hollows to an incredible extent," Albert said.
"We never thought that there could be magic that had been developed to control those beings, which seem impossible to control to begin with… Maybe the magic that can control them emerged in another country, or perhaps it's something new altogether, but we weren't prepared for such a huge quantity of Hollows gathering around your Domain…" Rose sighed.
"I'm very sorry for not being able to support you and your family when things just started, Elayne."
"We are deeply sorry, and very ashamed that, although we promised to protect you, we failed to do so," sighed Albert. "I… I'm sorry…"
Apparently, three sorcerers had raided my domain, coming with over a thousand Hollows they had apparently "tamed". This was something I never thought possible, Hollows are beings completely made out of pure negative energy and corrupted mana, they're technically not even alive.
To tame such a being is beyond even my imagination, as they're sentient clumps of negative energy, any attempt would surely just end in a failure.
Yet I was proven wrong in my conjecture, and perhaps in the guesses of many.
"They were really strong…" Elisa sighed, she looked exhausted but was healthy. "Sorry… We were still too weak."
"We couldn't protect them…" Monica looked like she had already cried a lot.
"My goodness, no, you did well on your own, my children," I sighed, quickly hugging them both, I was sitting between the two. I kissed their foreheads and hugged them, caressing their silky hair. "You did good, you did well… Thank you, thank you for protecting me… You're strong. I'll make up for everything you've done for me, I promise."
"Y-You don't really need to repay us…" Monica said. "I've done this because… well, because you already helped me so much. I owe you my life, auntie."
"M-Me too…" Elisa nodded. "But… ugh, I'm so tired…"
"Perhaps you two should go to sleep after we have dinner then," I nodded. "Rose, Albert… Can you tell me more about what happened?"
"Yeah…" Rose nodded.
"According to our investigations," said Albert. "There were three sorcerers with distinct abilities, but all of them could control Hollows by default. The first one was someone Rita, Lily, and Jenny killed."
"Yeah, we can talk about that," Rita nodded. She was with us sitting around the table. "That bastard was the one that broke through the Domain Barrier, he also was the one that killed the two little Fae. He looked all lanky and looked like someone on his early twenties… he was able to control some strange Hollows that looked clearly either evolved or modified.
Also he could merge with them and ended turning into a giant monster. We had to take him down or he would have killed people too… I hope that's not a crime, right?"
"It was in self-defense, so no," said Rose. "Also, these types of fights where supernatural powers are involved are usually handled by us directly, not the police. So don't worry. We know you did what was necessary."
"Phew…" Rita sighed in relief. "Anyways, so we took him down fairly easy, even when fused with his Hollows he was strong but not THAT strong. But he sure took us by surprise."
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"I see… you don't know his name?" I wondered, caressing the blue and red jewels in my hands.
These two little pearls were the only thing left behind from the Blue and the Red Faes that fought and died protecting my Domain.
I can sense some faint energy, a bit of life within them, but they'll take a long time to fully regenerate, and perhaps they might be completely different ones.
"And the second sorcerer was a girl with pink hair, you said you couldn't find her body?" wondered Elisa. "She must have escaped… I remember her name though, Martina! She wielded some sort of demonic bow with magic arrows, and she could also use magic to enchant and charm hollows so they would get stronger."
"She was very troublesome… and strong," said Monica. "But she was eventually taken down but was never finished off… I guess amidst the fight against Tyrone, she must have escaped…"
"And the third was Tyrone," said Rose. "I'm glad he's dead, but what it took to defeat that monster was too big, the sacrifices done today… They will not be forgotten."
"He was a terrifying sorcerer that has been reported to be alive since the 20's," said Albert. "An S Class Sorcerer with the power to wield Cursed Energy, and a master of Cursed and Demonic Formations."
"That man was the one that killed them?" I wondered.Nôv(el)B\\jnn
"Yes…" nodded Rose, looking very sad.
If I had logged out earlier, this wouldn't have happened.
But I wasn't able to, the city was under attack, and those demons would have killed thousands.
I… I really couldn't do anything in this case. Once I'm in Arcadia, I unfortunately can't be on Earth at the same time.
The Domain was supposed to protect me from this defenseless state, but it seems that it wasn't enough, it needs more power.
I need to find other ways; I need to get stronger… and also expand my powers.
I can't let this happen again.
Even less when these two little Fae weren't even all those that were lost.
An even greater lost happened today, after all.
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