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“What did you say?” Cryo asked the woman.

“I said, the Legendary sword, Whisper, has shown itself.” the lady responded, confused.

“I heard you the first time, I’m just baffled because that is truly a great development for me.” Cryo said.

“I see, well, yes, the Legendary sword has been located at the bottom level of the Boneland dungeon. It is an extremely difficult task and so far, not a single adventurer that has gone into that dungeon has successfully returned. That doesn’t mean they are dead, but it certainly doesn’t mean they are alive.” The necromancer said.

“That’s fine, where can we find this dungeon?” Siebold asked.

“Now, hold on, we don’t want to lose our lives, we could still use a little practice.” Desna spoke up.

“No, Desna, this is an extremely important quest for reasons I can’t tell you at the moment, we have to take on this challenge.” Cryo said.

“That’s suspicious, but if it means that much to you, we might as well give it a shot. Besides, I have teleportation magic to save us if anything goes wrong.” Desna said.

“Actually, sadly, the Boneland dungeon negates the usage of movement-based magic abilities, which includes teleportation but does not apply to movement abilities fueled by rage or fury.” The necromancer said.

“Well, that’s just great, that is just incredibly amazing isn’t it.” Desna said sarcastically.

“Anyway, would you like the quest or not?” The necromancer said.

“We’d love it.” Siebold said.

“Great to hear, here you go!” the necromancer said.

Pulling a scroll from inside of her robes, the necromancer produced a gold-leaf paper that glowed with a divine light. She held it towards the adventurers and the paper floated with a divine purpose towards the three of them. There was runic text on the paper.

“Thanks, any more information we need?” Siebold asked.

“Nope, that’s everything, good luck!” The necromancer said.

With a turn of her cape, the necromancer melted into a black puddle and evaporated.

“Alright guys, let’s do this.” Cryo said confidently.

-*~-~*-

“Zebell, will you come look at this quickly?” Lokuul asked the succubus.

“Yes, my lord.” Zebell responded.

Peering into the orb, Zebell saw the same adventurers Necrozzo had been tasked with following.

“What about them, my lord?” Zebell asked.

“Do you see, the location they are travelling in?” Lokuul asked.

“Yes, sir, that would be the Boneland.” Zebell said.

“Right you are, why do you think they’d travel through the Boneland?” Lokuul asked.

“Ah yes, the Whisper. One of the Legendary swords.” Zebell remembered.

“Yes, yes, ONE OF THE 4 SWORDS THAT CAN DEFEAT ME WHEN COMBINED.” Lokuul shouted.

“Would you like me to defeat the adventurers?” Zebell asked.

“No. That would be far to easy. It gets boring sitting in this tomb, so I’d prefer a challenge, just make sure you monitor them, and don’t let them obtain that sword.” Lokuul said.

“Understood, I will carry out your will at once.” Zebell said.

“Great, make sure it gets done.” Lokuul said.

-*~-~*-

End of “Begin” arc.

Beginning of “Whisper” arc.

The white sand glowed with light, the sun was blazing as well. The trio had been walking all throughout the night and morning. The Boneland may have been filled with white sand, but it still felt hot like a normal desert. Luckily, Desna knew magic to keep the adventurers feeling room-temperature heat, and magic to keep them hydrated and fed. This meant that the trio could basically keep walking until their stamina ran out, despite any heat or other obstacles. The only problem was that Desna did not have an infinite amount of magic, so she could not keep the trio going forever, and had to stop periodically to meditate. During these meditations, her magic was not being used and as a result the trio was feeling the elements to their full degree. It was almost noon and the trio was roughly halfway to the dungeon.

“Hey guys, we need to stop to recharge again.” Desna said.

“Understood, let’s do it.” Cryo said.

The adventurers sat into the sand and Desna used the remainder of her magic to create some food and drink for the trio while she meditated.

“T’ok Z’urg Grush” Desna said, casting the spell that would put her into a meditative state.

“So, Cryo, can you tell me why we need to get this sword so desperately?’ Siebold asked.

“Sorry, but I can’t. I think you know you can trust me regardless, but telling you this would most likely only have negative impacts, so I would like to avoid those. However, I promise I will tell everyone when the time is right.” Cryo responded.

“Fair enough, so how are you liking your class?” Siebold asked.

“It’s pretty awesome. I like the stealthy nature of the class, it can certainly help with.. *ahem* a lot of.. Things.” Cryo answered.

“What kind of “things” are you talking about?” Siebold asked.

“Don’t worry about it” Cryo smiled.

“Ohhh, I understand now. You’re quite perverted for someone who’s supposed to be a master ninja.” Siebold said.

“I guess you’re right, haha.” Cryo said back.

Desna’s meditation ended and she addressed the two of them.

“Alright guys, I’m all recharged. Let’s continue, also, you know I can hear you during my meditation, right? Cryo, you’re gross.” Desna said.

“Haha, sorry, shall we get a move on?” Cryo asked, trying to change the subject.

“Sure, whatever.” Siebold said.

The group continued over the blank white sand, still on course for the dungeon that was printed on the gold-leaf paper. After the rest of the day and another night of travelling, the trio arrived at the large white stone cave entrance to the dungeon at around 8 in the morning.

“Well, here we are. Time to face the light… or, darkness rather.” Siebold said.

“Let’s do it.” Densa said.

As the adventurers stepped forward, a low growl emerged from the cave entrance…

End of Chapter///