2 months have passed since the event at the mansion..

SKREEEEEEEE!

Xiel: Shit, another one of those Sandworms!

Chris: They're called Rimes, they're actually a lot more common than you thought.

Vor: ShuT UP AND HELP US!

Chris: Fine, fine. What about Nyx over here? Look, he's all cozy and shit, why can't I?

*SLASH*

Reus: That's.. probably why.

One slash was all it took for Nyx to destroy the Rime.

Xiel: *Sigh* Look, we were supposed to be training. We can't always expect him to save us, so we have to save ourselves.

Chris: Yeah, but why the desert?

Vor: Why is it the desert again? Why not just the forest or something?

Nyx: *twitching* Don'T teLL me yoU guys forGoT whAt you all diD To mE and My LOOt.

Xiel: Wait, Nyx, I think this is it.

Reus: The map did say something about a pyramid being covered in sand..

Chris: So, Nyx, what are we finding..?

Nyx: *long siiiiggghhhhh*

-Going back 1 month prior-

Nyx: A..aa.a.a.a.a..a.a.a.awwww.

Reus: Hey, Nyx, are you ok? We could walk..

Xiel: ... I told you guys we should've let Reus handle the diamonds.

Reus: .....

Chris: Well, thanks to your guidance, Xiel, we did managed to buy these sick-ass weapons!

Xiel: Atleast someone appreciates my decisions for the whole team, Reus.

Reus: I told you, if we managed to divide the diamonds, we would've never had wasted it on weapons.

Xiel: Hey, I mean, we bought you a strong axe, why are you being so angry?

Reus: Well.. maybe because our friend is literally getting dragged on the floor because of your bad decisions.

Nyx had been tied up to Reus's belly. They could only afford 2 horses from the diamond that had been left. The maximum capacity per horse is 2 persons, which means that one will be left or must have another means of transportation. This is what they came up with.

Xiel: Why didn't you stop me while we were buying those weapons, then?!

Vor: Well, it's not like my bro over there cares about getting dragged.

Reus: It's not like he actually had a choice. I mean, we basically just stole all his loot.

Nyx: (Unintelligible muttering)

-2 weeks earlier-

Xiel: Here we are! The city of Mirai!

Nyx and his party arrived at the city of Mirai, the most advanced city in terms of magic. Little did they know that the city also holds the biggest black market in all of Dria.

Vor: Soo, what country are we at?

Reus: According to the map, we're at the country of Dria. Dria is also known as the Mythical country, because this country has a rich history in.. creatures. People claimed to have witnessed a lot of unexplained creatures here, and they also claimed that those creatures were attacking some of the tribes outside the cities in this country.

Chris: Great! Then why the hell are we here?

Xiel: Also according to the map, this country is also advanced in magic, and that they could infused magic elements in weapons. Kinda like those enchanted weapons that I told you, but these weapons are better than those. Look, look there!

The guy was screaming "50% off!" in the street. No one noticed him, except Xiel, until he pulled out a pole and suddenly, the pole's sides lit up, and the guy then showed off with the pole. The people suddenly turned their attentions on him, and 5 seconds later, they returned to what they once were.

Xiel approached the guy's stand, who was selling a lot of weapons.

Vendor: Yes, yes, 50% OFF!

Xiel: Uhh, excuse me, but how much do these weapons cost?

Vendor: aaaaa-ABOUT 1000 CHRI!

Xiel: And how much does 1000 Chri cost in diamond?

Vendor: ....wait, diamonds?!

Chris: Didn't you hear her? D-i-a-m-o-n-d-s. It's unbreakable!

Vendor: Tell you what, I know a place where there's more.. options. But don't tell anyone, alright? Tell them that Braun sent you. Here....

Xiel: Oh, so this is like a black mar-

Braun: SHSYSHSHSHSHShhhh! We're in a public place! Keep it down..

Xiel: Riight.

Braun: Anyway, this place is big, but there's a place where you could get weapons that are much better than this. And, that place can get you a lot of freakishly strong weapons for a.. good price. If you do go there, show this and tell them my name.

The guy tore a piece of cloth from the stall that he owns and wrote something. He then gave it to Xiel.

Xiel: Ok, but why are you telling me all these?

Braun: Because, I'm basically selling this information. Just give me one diamond.

Xiel: Wait..

Xiel turned around, confused.

Xiel: So what do you think..?

Nyx: Why the hell are you spending all my diamonds for your needs?!

Xiel: Oh, come on, Nyx, it's not like we'll end up spending all of it.

Nyx: ....And how could you make sure of that?

Xiel: These are diamonds, Nyx. These things could probably buy a person.

Nyx: And you're telling me to spend some on weapons for your own personal uses?

Xiel: Basically, yeah. Co~ome on, Nyx, in this way, you'll lessen your burden by not saving us whenever our weapons break!

Nyx: ...Fine.

The 5 of them went to the place that the vendor said to them.

Xiel: Is this it?

Vor: According to the guy, yes, it is.

They were standing in a dark alley. There were nothing on sight because the alley is a dead end.

Xiel: Is this really it?

Vor: Yes, look at the city map that the guy gave us, there's this spot here that he marked and we're standing on it.

Reus: *Huff* It is the spot but.. there's nothing here.. I've checked the other side of the wall but there's nothing there.

Chris: Did, did we get tricked?

Nyx: (Angered).. I'll be back to get that one diamond.

???: Wa-it, what are you doing here?

A man comes out of the trash bin. His clothes were ragged, and his hair was unwashed and long.

Nyx: (Actually irritated that he has to go through all this shit for their own personal gains.)

Skree: (Hahahahahaha.)

Nyx: (Shut up.)

Man: So, what brings you fine people in an alley like this?

Xiel: This.

Xiel showed him the city map, and then she showed him the cloth that the vendor wrote on.

Xiel: His name is Braun, and he sent us here. (Did I say that right..?)

Man: ....

The man then went back to the trash bin. In just a second, the man went out again, but he was impossible to recognize now.

Xiel: W-who are you?!

Man: Uhh, the one that just got in a second ago.

His hobo-ic appearance earlier changed drastically. He's now wearing a tuxedo, and his hair glistened, like he just groomed it a second ago. The man who has his whole body bending while standing now stood like a well-trained bodyguard.

Man: You know, that guy never gives out information like this. So you're either rich or one of his relatives, which is it?

Reus dropped his big backpack and opened it, revealing a ton of diamonds.

Man: I see. Well then, my name is Zack. Just call my name whenever you need assistance.

Zack then turned around and faced the wall. He then said some chant and the wall spun and spun.

Chris: Stop wasting our time. You're just spinning that wall to show off, right?

Zack said some other chant to stop the wall from spinning.

Zack: Nah, I'm just kidding. The entrance is here.

He pointed at the trash bin.

Nyx: (I actually thought that the wall was spinning because it was a portal to the place, though. I guess their magic here is really more advanced than the rest..)

Skree: (It was the primary classification of this place, of course it was.)

Zack opened up the trash bin and jumped down. The rest followed him..

They landed on the ground quite fast.

They were now in the place that Braun directed them to. They noticed that the people here were not ordinary. Some looks really rich, some were really weird and some are just normal people but they can sense that they aren't.

Zack: So this is one reason why the city of Dria is swarmed by people. Welcome to the largest illegal trading center for goods and arms, Paranom.

Vor: That's a weird name for a market.

(Yeah, this is your chance.)

Zack: The Paranom market holds a lot of weapons that can't be sold in official means because they were.. too strong.

Vor: Basically, they're banned for being too strong?

Zack: Yep. Although, some people who buys these weapons can't use it proficiently, so the weapons they buy gets wasted. You are adventurers, correct?

(Fugitives, actually)

Xiel: Yeah.

Zack: Then this place is a gold mine for you. Feel free to buy anything you like.

Everyone except Nyx then followed Reus because he was carrying the diamonds.

-2 hours later-

Nyx: So, where are your weapons?

Xiel: Here.. they were top class, I could see why they were banned.

Nyx: Why're you all gloomy though?

Reus: Well, each weapon was tested out by different people.

Nyx: And.. what's your point?

Chris: The weapons only corresponds with people who has a certain class.

Nyx: Well, don't you guys have one?

Chris: Nope. In order to have a class or a job, you need to go to a city and get those Class cards.

Nyx: Well, if you know all of this, then why don't you have a class?

Chris: Well, I was sheltered when I was young. Then everything just changed when I got kidnapped.

Nyx: (Blonde hair, and blue eyes, also he's well-groomed, like a prince. Well, anyway) So wait, what are these Class cards?

Chris: The Class cards or the Rail(s) are basically the ones who'll determine what class you're fit into. If you hold the card, the card will then search all your attributes, how physically and magically strong you are, and how good are you if you were put into this certain class. Then, after examining all that, the Rail will now let you choose a set of classes that it thinks are the most suitable ones for you. If you think about it, kinda like arranged marriage.

Nyx: Ok, then..?

Chris: Just pick a certain class, and it will be engraved on the Rail. Then, you'll meet some people who will lock your class so that the attributes on the class that you picked will expand and expand. That's how you master a class. If you don't lock it, you can never master a class.

Nyx: Those people chose the class of locking other classes?

Chris: Those people are very rare, and because of that, their pay is x5 higher than everyone's.

Nyx: Ok, so why are you still here? Is it far?

Chris: No, there are Rail-stations in each city.

Nyx: Then why are you all still here?

Silence took over for seconds until..

Chris: The cost of those cards are a bit high..

Nyx: So what? You still have diamonds.. right?

Silence took over, again. Then, Reus opened up his bag, revealing the last diamond in his bag.

Nyx: ...............................

Xiel: S~orry.. Look, we thought it was really cheap, and it wasn't so we bought it anyway because we thought that we have classes.. then Chris showed up and just explained everything, so we tried to bring those diamonds back by returning the weapons.. but the vendor "doesn't do returning", he said.

Nyx: ......

Reus: We.. We're sorry, Nyx.

Nyx: No, no, it's fine. In fact, I know how you can repay it.

While they were scouting for weapons, Nyx was also exploring the market. He found out that weapons and armors aren't the only things illegal here in this place. They also carry out illegal expeditions. These illegal expeditions are expeditions that are not known and not consented by the highest monarchy in the whole continent.

Not to mention, Nyx doesn't know the name of the continent because he never paid attention to the text above the map, showing the continent's name.

Nyx heard someone talking about a ruins in the desert, just south of this country. They told him that a beast was protecting a room full of treasure, but the beast sometimes get bored and destroy other villagers.

Nyx saw this as an opportunity to get that treasure without no one knowing, and with the help of their new weapons, maybe this could be easier than he thought. He was wrong.

Nyx: We're going on a hunt. A TREASURE HUNT! AND I WON'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE YOU'RE ALL GOING TO REPAY ME!

Vor: Even me, bro?

Nyx: OF COURSE.

Vor: *sigh*

Nyx: We're going to go tomorrow. You can buy horses for each of us with that last diamond. Does everyone agree?

Chris: I don't agree, why do we need to repay you?

Nyx: *Irritated evil grin* Take it as a gratitude that I haven't chopped you all yet.

Chris: Alright.

-1 day later-

Xiel: Uhh, Nyx?

Nyx: ....

Xiel: The horses cost a lot higher here.. we can only buy 2 with that last diamond.

Nyx: *sigh* Damn it.

Xiel: So, Nyx, we'll give you all the loot if you uhmm, follow our plan.

Nyx: *Banging his head on the wall*

-Present-

Chris: Oh yeah, now I remember.

(Seriously, he's smart but he can be seriously dumb. How is that even possible?)

Xiel: Alright, a pyramid covered in sand. I think we found it.. but how do we open it?

The top of the pyramid is the only thing visible. Everything else that's part of it is covered.

Vor: Wait, I ha-

Nyx: No, I have an idea. Why don't you find a switch or something?

Xiel: In the sand?

Nyx: Yeah. In the sand.

Chris: Wait, I found it.

Chris found a button covered by the sand. Nyx's sarcastic idea actually worked..

Vor: ...

Nyx: Ho-how did you..?

Chris: Oh, you can trace the outline of the sand. Look, the sand there is really thick, therefore there's no button there. But, you did hear someone talk about seeing this beast inside the pyramid, right? So, following that, if they did only find that button recently, then the sand covering it will be less. I just stuck my hand in places with the least sand.

Xiel: Wait, how about those sand worms?

Chris: I know that, that's why I casted magic resistance on my arm, and casted fire on it. See?

Nyx: (He's that smart?? Well, finally, a redeeming quality for him.)

The top of the pyramid rumbled, and it rose up.. revealing that it was a temple.

The party then went inside the temple..

Reus: This doesn't feel right..

Xiel: Yeah.. There's something eerie here..

The temple then quickly went down, burying the temple again in sand.

Inside, the party was stuck beneath the desert sand, but a magic barrier by the temple saved them from being crushed by the sand above.

Chris: Yeah, I kinda knew it. That's why there were no traces of sand in temple earlier.

Nyx: Huh, neat.

Xiel: Wait, wouldn't we run out of air?

Reus: No, I don't think so.

Chris: Yeah, if we did run out of air, we should've been dead by now. I guess that barrier also gives us air to breathe.

The temple's design closely resembles a throne room. Egyptian tombs are also present, as they were placed in the sides as design. There is also a stairway behind the throne, and they were guessing that it was the route to the treasure room.

Xiel: Come on, let's just get this over with. Anyway, Nyx?

Nyx: What..

Xiel: Can you lend us some loot because we kinda need it for the Rails. We're going to trade it for real cash in Paranom.

Reus: I will pay you back as soon as I can, please Nyx.

Nyx: God, ok, if there's a lot of treasure in the room, you can go take them. But, I get all the big ones. Deal?

They all agreed, and they all went down the staircase.

After exploring for a while, they ended up in a room that didn't have anything at all unlike the rooms they have encountered on the temple.

Vor: Hey, guys! I could see the treasure room over there!

Vor stepped in the room, and there was a mechanism behind the rest that pushed them towards the room. The door to the room then closed down.

Vor: I-I'm sorry!

Xiel: *Sigh* You're a burden, as always. Come on, let's go to the treasure room.

(Aren't you fed up with this? Always living in the shadow of your brother, and getting called a nuisance.)

Vor: NOnoNONonO SHUT UP!

Xiel: Vor?

(Come on, just do it my way..)

Vor: No! I don't want to! It's always bad things when I do it your way..

Nyx: Oh, don't mind him. He's always talking to himself.

Xiel: I thought he was talking to me for a second.

What they didn't noticed is a statue of an Egypt God. It was placed at the side so naturally, they can't see it.

Chris: Wait, look.

Chris then pointed at the statue, and Nyx knows who the statue is portraying..

Nyx: Ah.. so this guy exists here too? I thought it was only in my old wo-... nevermind. (My old world. I mentioned that to you, right Skree?)

Skree: (Well, I can see your thoughts. So yeah, you indirectly did.)

Nyx: (I hope Gaia won't be mad.)

Chris: ...wait, isn't this..?

The statue then rumbled. Nyx knows why, because they basically walked into a trap.

Nyx: Wait.. this is the beast?

Chris: W-what do you mean?!

The statue then de-materialized, and it turned into an actual living being.

Xiel: W-wha-what is this..?

Chris: T-t-t-t-the God of Death... Anubis...

It was at this time that they knew, they fucked up.