COI C14

Later that night, Haw has his way with the girls he met in the city guild. Managing both of them to appease their needs as they soundly felt their bodies satisfied by his skills.

"Are the two of you not enjoying yourself without me?"

"Honey, you made our fantasy possible and we are loving it, right Shinji?"

"Shut up, you were not even facing him. His dick had put my waist to shame"

Shinji's waist can't move while Nanami indulged him what she likes.

"Then I'll take my leave"

"What? Shinji we should. Uh?"

Shinji fell asleep and showing a middle finger at her while doing so.

"Eh . . . ok honey, remember you have the keys to our apartment"

Haw left the apartment and now he is in Mihayara District, he still wonders why they want to live here where the lights never go out until morning. Haw is headed to Stranding Island for the first time since ask by Ironno, and with his gears always in check hidden on his special bag. Walking down the district were a lot of people blissfully enjoying their lives, many smiling all around makes him fear a bit. This type of city is more like a fortune waste, and very materialistic of them to be fond of it. Such a sight like mannequin like dolls as service where most young men rather want to be with, it gives him the idea of easy to get from the most difficult desires he knows.

To the coast by riding a train to get here, he saw nearly almost nothing where most city states' citizens would prosper. Yet nothing, empty through the lockdowns outside of the city. Only by a few and can be many when all of them will gather in one place. It was wishful thinking, and hardly any idea of some race wanted to stay here.

"What is this? Me fellow statesman"

A Rusic came from the other side of the pathway and saw a familiar wears.

"An Enders? What ya doing here? Wait a minute, are ya one of Ironno's?"

Haw raised his hands and pulls out his potion where the Rusic figured it out as he brings his light hammer.

A potion was open and spray to the air as the rusic strikes him. The rusic hits him on the neck but the potion took effect on his light hammer and started to flex like rubber.

"Yup, an Enders to the end. Ay hope ya have a cure for me light hammer, eh?"

"I used metallurgy potion, it only effects on hard metals"

"Metallurgy? are ya crafting some armor before. Me bad, ay never thought a fellow craftsman is here too. Say, ya can let me light hammer being this useless and Ay would fix it again with that potion of yours"

Haw brings out the potion with him and splash one of them on him.

Rusic was splashed with a special potion, and seeing his clothes started to glow.

"Yup, ya can't burn me clothes with me runes carved on it. I like to know what potion did ya used on me"

Rusic with his fist raised and both of them know being hostile like this prove to be trusting and no people around them will ever stop this. Haw brought mostly potions out the open and heading to the island to meet with Ironno.

"I should raise a brawl with ya if starting a fight, but it seems a waste of good paints and other crafting goods on ya, might ruined the job"

The rusic saw the effects what Haw doused on him, his rune carved clothes were exposed and showing what secrets had within.

"Huh, you were just checking my gear. Was I not a good partner for ya?"

"Your gears had some powerful written runes, I'll waste more potions I could if you dare"

"Sounds like yar one of those professions who use too much bottles that won’t fill"

"Rune Isles is the entire itself made of it, not in Kinteinou"

"Should have said that before sacrificing me hammer. Please give me a molten bottle so I could improve me hammer. If ya don't gits it, ya should have talk more about the materials from Rune Isles"

Haw brings out only a small jar of it and gave it to him.

"Then let's go to the island, I've done collecting me resource here. What's ya name again? Ironno already told me before that you are a kinker"

"Just go along with it"

"Now, now, I heard this "gay" people are looking those type of talkers. I'll just call you Haw instead"

Haw didn't say his name, and the rusic plays along. Both of them set sail to the island where the island itself is near close for stranded as it is.

"Don't bother on the empty lots, Haw, they don't like staying in the city during a lockdown while we will be going to finished this place up"

Walking along the pathway where the Rusic guide him where the Raker Mawn base is constructed. Inside a small fort where only a few buildings where under construction while the other few were place as stockpiles. Where they saw Ironno and the Agathean man sit alongside with their makeshift fire.

"So, we are all here, then Ironno, please tell me about the school again"

"Are we going to finally reveal what the school is aiming for?"

Ironno ask Haw as he think differently, he was not personally involved but assumed most things about it.

"Like I ask before Ironno, and you Rusic should be listen carefully. The last time we argued it’s a full-on fight"

"Right, and I'm hoping for seconds"

Haw realizes the rusic is starting to talk ‘normal’ now, as Ironno held the rune stone. The Agathean man was pulled to Ironno and says it as it is

"You should know better facing with a rusic, these type of hard headed beard men only causing fights because of their runes"

"Why would you tell him my secrets? I have nothing done to you except having a brawl with your kind"

"Then you rusic, why would you have to fight on all of us here?"

"Daemos kind weaponry of course, even I didn't bring it here. Unless the city guild members are crazy enough to bring it here"

"A Daemos weapon? Are we going to suffer by my own words too?"

"Agathean man, you already know that most daemos weapon are corrupted weapons coming from the old heroes. I am not surprised the wailing legends during the Fall era, have you ever read Euphin's works?"

"I have, but in a different title"

"Then you know one of the reasons why Enders Bridge have been founded back then"

While they both discuss about the known classic book, Ironno and Haw talk something else.

"Ironno, how's the incident between you with the troublemakers"

"Sigh* alright, Myrrkei already give me the full detail a while back. I need more time until it matures. For the school though, they already decided"

"Did his spectre spiders had to do with them?" "Treating it like a plague is good enough. How about you? This dungeon fiasco had going mad by those new teachers of theirs"

"Did the Agathean told you about that? That should cover up the reason to gather any potential recruits"

"Remember what happened in the forest? Trying to recruit them were impossible having those adventurers on our side"

"It's kind of a surprised they idolized them, once normal people"

"You should admire them too, from weak to strong. They should be the examples those students need. I doubt that they have values to become like that"

Both of them return to Rusic and the Agathean man as they finally both understood each other barely or just ignored fairly.

"Ok I get it that Euphin's books have other collections . . . oh hey Haw, can you at least tell me what's with the school obsession on dungeons?"

"We never have talk properly, and you ask me now?"

"Sadly, I wasn't even expected that you are the only one knows about it. Ironno understood something about the dungeon he vaguely explained to us"

The rusic return a few words on the Agathean man and said it again

"And you made the dungeon seeking bizarre and strange as well, you Agathean"

Haw should answer him, before anything caused trouble. Ironno steps first

"The dungeon was their idea in the first place, and what's more Haw was getting too involved by the new project I heard sometimes ago"

"The Eldere's Olde Worlde, the magic tool to used put yourself within the stories of many fantasies. Also used as training according to legends"

The Agathean man tells him what it is, and Haw should puzzle up together by this both claims.

"Yes, and it's all about surviving outside of their city. The students are in the middle in this city's problems, and most of them will be finding work as they grow up"

"I get it what they mean, but doesn't mean anything in the East Coast because of their deserters . . ."

Rusic complains out of the blue, he fears only their change of attitude

". . . and I don't get it of why they want to stay here either. We can't fully help them with their over productive demands"

The Agathean man knows more about the problems too, but way more than he had witnessed

"Rusic, we all know about it. Sigh*, Haw, what are they going to accomplish? The only possibility is an upcoming civil war"

The phrase of war, all of them assure it will come, even though they themselves won’t be helpful by the city's god like powers. Daygen mentioned about it, and it's better to be prepared.

"In case of all emergencies, they should be prepared most of all their rights to protect themselves"

Three of the enders know this right as the city was founded in Enders Bridge, filled nothing but a group of survivors with different agendas. Rusic, Ironno, and Haw had already known the basic principle of espionage but not did. Their allies know how to follow an upcoming devastation. The Agathean finally understand what they are accomplishing.

"So, that's one reason out of many, always have the option in case something goes down"

Agathean man shakes his head and decided.

"The city states won't allow this kind of divide just like those people who founded Enders Bridge"

"However, the chances to rebuild a civilization requires only of tens of people. No one will be going to like it, but the opportunity for those lives were certain to be decided for that day to come. People like from the Enders always playing this kind of tricks, I can still work with the school except when that time is come"

The Agathean got it what he wanted, but it was only a condition that works.

"In the beginning, what was your main objective here in this city?"

Haw answered him

"It was to find anyone to join our guild"

"And what did it changes?"

"Nothing changed, they still believe they will always stronger. That fact is true, even the tournament shows no harm to those competitors, but . . . they still fear it"

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"While others are taking advantage that fact, and all I want is to have new neighbors to go to"

The Agathean man waves his arms then doing stretches as he is warming up his body.

"Thank you, but it is not enough for me to satisfy just that. We have our own ways. You can do whatever you want"

He left without any goodbye and he swiftly uses his magic away from here. Leaving only the three of them alone have their final says. The rusic was the first

"I hear that this city was all about truth, justice and peace. While ours had more truth than them acting on it"

"What are you implying Rusic?"

"Helping them is good for someone's worth, and they will give in return by helping us. I think we should do it ourselves"

"I agreed, sometimes, you can’t repay your debts as it carries its worth. Right Haw?”

"Please don't put me in your morality, I have much to change when I was in Enders Bridge. That knowledge is a stranger talking about the betterment of your life. Even it is true, can you trust a stranger? Purissarwall is the only example of a pure value of their race. This apocalyptic era puts us trapped by one single region"

"Don’t think like that boy, Ironno and I have their own experience in this region"

Rusic raises his curved hammer and ready himself to what next to say.

"It's alright Rusic, Haw is like that"

"That's why I'm asking him for a duel. I have my own ways to persuade others, and I also followed orders from my guild. Haw, I can only apologize like an Esquen (Humans) would. But most enders did differently"

Haw brings out his potions as the two stood where Ironno can't help himself seeing Rusic being this difficult to talk to

"Haw, I know it is hard to change yourself. I would like to change you too"

The rusic raises his warhammer and the runes on his clothes merges out from it, as the light emits the figure of Rusic armor. Rusic shows his consultation for Haw, and the way Haw thinks now will hard his decisions.

"Truly, I have limited understanding of myself. I can only tell I have done something, is to survive this world"

"Yeah, a truly idiot one. You should have told yourself honestly, the things you done, the obedience from your master, and the place you are now. Is it really what you desire or follow for the sake to survive?"

The two are ready to fight in the tight closure of the construction, the rusic charges in where the runes put him in an aggressive stance. Haw thrown his potion down the floor to emit fumes. Rusic ignored it and breathe the fumes. He felt a little disgusted but keeps going and land the hammer to the ground.

It erupts the ground and knocks Haw back against the wall while a few potions fly in mid-air. Rusic stays focus on the fight where the smell starting to sting his smell, few potions breaks as it lands on the ground. Rusic realized that those potions had more effects on him and try to stay away. Haw pulls another potion wrapped around with a cloth and throw at him. When light exposes the potion as the cloth removed in mid-air, it exploded and shrapnel glass sprayed on the Rusic. The glass shrapnel stuck into the Rusic's light emitted armor as he felt thorns struck parts of his arm. His armor didn’t protect him, and he now knows that the previous potions cause it. He quickly waves his hammer to swing into the ground as it sweeps debris at Haw.

Haw can't dodge it and cornered to the wall as he kept throwing more potions consecutively. All random with a planned technique. The fumes kept mixing through the air where the rusic saw the leak potions washed on the ground. Rusic leaps right at him, as Haw throw a combustive potion at him. Rusic was struck but held on as his rune armor barely endure the impact yet the glass shards finally pierced into his skin and raised his adrenaline from the explosion. Through his will, he recklessly got him. Haw got struck down by one swing, and Rusic kept it going until Haw barely reaches his potions.

Ironno watches it all

"You made a big impact on him, huh Rusic?"

"I don't know about you, but he is already in a disadvantage when I know about Rune Isles' potions. The first fumes already put me to . . ."

Swaying down like a drunkard, Ironno helps him to clean up his injuries

"Tell him, that it's better to keep his mouth shut. If he said that to a more sensitive and dangerous people without sympathy, then fix him"

Ironno pulled out all the glass shards off him and proceed to help Haw. He stares at him without Haw showing any weakness

"I hope you’re doing well with your life"

Ironno took out the soulfate crystal from him but Haw reacts and take it back.

"By taking my crystal?"

"Yeah, if you know Myrrkei or the rat in his past life. You’ve already seen his body morphing. Is his body truly human now? . . . "

That night gives like any example of the common nights in Enders Bridge, when both can't understand how serious they are, either beat them to a bloody mess or having a conversation. Nothing to see what comes across to that idea, but it is the culture where both intelligences can't be together.

Few days have passed, the city is now covered with the dead of root bites. Countless pests and unforeseen monsters they never knew existed scavenging around the shield, and it was worse they have seen. Many rumors spread further to the districts and thousands of people all gathered and listen to the news.

". . . On other news, the moon or it's called Alga has showed both prosperous and consequences. Unlimited food for all including the wilderness, it gives miraculous event such as cure and health. Now we see the devastation of overpopulating creatures roam around the region with limitless food that neither all the inhabitant nor us to consume it all"

The schools were forced to suspend until this season ends, and others used their personal devices as their gateway to continue their education. Luckily by their own networks were most of the servers they have from their world are fully intact. They continue to further their lives to live as ordinary citizens, while others take the chances of researching this world. Many others have finally embraced this new form of lifestyle as they talk in their everyday lives. Children to the Elderly, were all once feared but slowly and respectfully accepted this world. New technologies arose by the coming weeks, and others surprised the opportunity these people acted.

"Lights that clean the dust off and people of this world who are actually want us to help"

"An apocalyptic world that has only trouble to the east coast, luckily for us that the shields prevent them for coming in"

"We shouldn't forget we need to get back home, and this world is more dangerous for our children"

"The government actually distributes special devices to track us and even sent us to the safe area when endangered"

"Don't rely on the government too much, they once promised to leave this world until they changed their mind"

"The districts are also change for the worse though"

"That's right, we should be better off leaving"

Their says on the world are nothing but baseless facts, and the locals who stay realize that these people won't adapt their new environment. The best way to truly survive is actually know about this world and hope to thrive in other regions. In order to have other options of surviving instead of relying something that anyone can used it, even the defectors. Along the way to the roads where containers ship into the city, where the four new teachers in Sister's hope joining to collect their delivery.

"Well young lady, you seem to finally company us to collect the materials"

A woman who was mentioned by them without knowing her name.

"Why would I? Your names are too embarrassing to say"

The Agathean man talks to her like anything ordinary where the two just follows along.

"Well of course, I named them First and Second"

The woman gives a mean look at him and can’t take him seriously.

"I don't even . . ."

"Come now. The students will be happy if we finished it"

"Why you little . . ."

The woman summoned her familiar in all form of an armored fighter and it raised its weapons at the Agathean man at the back.

"Quick to threats huh?"

He quickly pulls his dagger and stab at the familiar behind him. Slide the blade up to it on its front.

The dagger sucks out the mana it fueled, losing her summon while her power was taken away.

"I have learned your customs, right? Well, threats are the most common in this city"

He hid his dagger back to his belt, yet it disappeared like it was made for him as a habit to put it back. The woman can't use any form of magic on him, since he can't hurt her neither would she know how to beat him because of his experience.

"Alright you win, let's go before you will regret it"

"Fine, fine, forward men"

They bring the materials to the school where only Andui and Reya were infront of the gate.

Reya showing herself a little overexcitement as the cargo had reached to the school. Andui was a little bit anticipated and seeing the woman with them had a frustrated look.

"Quail? Is something the matter?"

"No Ma'am, I was getting along with Thean and the rest"

The Agathean man brings along other parts as he hid it with his magic bag.

"There is more in my bag, parts of the contraption are too fragile"

First and Second continue to passing through where they place the materials at the empty spare room in the school.

"Near the stairs by the classrooms, right?"

"They mentioned about a magic room, that's the only way we know"

The men head on, where the women watch them over.

Reya brings out a clipboard through her magic and ask quail what is already brought.

"Quail, is there anything left they didn't bring?"

"No Ma'am, Thean's bag is already carried the rest of the small items"

"Hmm, then we need to summon Haw now"

When she about to leave, she turns around and ask.

"Have you met Haw Edan before?"

"No, I just heard of him when you mention before"

"Ok, then don't try talk any more details. He is the one with the documents to make the room. You can ask him for help"

"Oh yeah, he is our only connection to Enders Bridge”

“Yes, there is a saying our only middle man between them. He is not the type to answer discreetly. You'll know what I mean"

Quail only nodded and saw Reya starts to cast down on the floor as the summon circle was lit up. In by seconds, Haw appeared before them with a dirt and sweat coming from his clothes.

"Did you forget that we are busy in Stranding Island?"

Andui saw another chance of Reya's spell gives well right timing. Quail heard Andui's quarrel to herself.

"How does she know where he is already prepared when we needed?"

Quail was bit confused but realized that she was right. Haw is wearing labor clothes instead of his potion carrying adventure gear, which means it is suited for him to do the hard work inside the magic room.

The Agathean man walks back to them and saw Haw in the wake.

"Wait the minute, are you allowed to summon this guy anytime you want?"

Reya turns to him with the look of her face mischievously.

"Well, I . . ."

"I let her summoned me, anytime within the day. But I never would have thought for her to summoned me after I told her what I’m supposed to do today"

"Of course I know, but the delivery is here"

"That's where you head on your way and summoned me like this"

Reya knows it but likes to argue back at him and the Agathean let his suspicion to grow.

"Well then, how did you agree to put yourself into a summoned one?"

"Make it easier for me to go around the city where she wants me to do and this city is big"

"I kind of agree that the city is large and has its tall buildings for the specifics. Especially in Mihayara district and their special alleys"

Andui takes Reya's list.

"Thank you Reya, let's be going to the magic room. Haw will be the one to check the parts while you Thean will work on the power"

They headed directly to the room. Where the two is already carrying to the magic room. They entered the room and see the interior. The Agathean look at the room with only a bizarre look of it.

"It looks like an arena than a classroom"

A room coming from under the stair case, it does look bigger when magic is involved.

Andui pointed out the idea she is having with the facility.

"It's kind of is, but the center should be where it is needed as presented"

She later opens up the floor plans to fit any number of people who would like to get inside.

"I would like everyone to their utmost abilities"

She smiled at them. One of them sigh and the agathean man took it seriously.

"Like it is the first time you ever construct this kind of room"

The Agathean man went to Quail with the magic bag he is holding.

"Here, check all the parts. The four of us will be lost in the sphere"

Reya turns to them and with a surprised reaction.

"What? Are you already going to commence the sphere?"

"Horsin already experienced this type of world building. where most of our history only kept the world by rediscovering it"

The Agathean man, the other men, and including Haw quickly prepared. Quail pulls out the empty sphere where it just blank. The three of them picks out their own personal gears while Haw has none.

"Got summoned here, and you don't have a chance to bring your stuff"

First brings the main book from the delivery.

"Then I will check any materials from what world is from"

"Don't worry, as long you have all the knowledge to make it"

Quail placed the sphere on the table at the center stage of the room as she questioned them.

"Is it too early to check it?"

The Agthean man pulls out some of his gear from his bag.

"Nothing it's more rightly where the sphere can let you in or not. I have worked this type of realm. I can only say is that the pay should be worth it beside teaching"

Andui stares closely to the sphere and thought of the arrangement she had with them.

"The Pebblechips will be the one that can fully pay as long as you succeeded"

"That's the reason why only a few of us know how to deal with it"

Second mention to Andui

"Yes, the faster the better instead of working hours"

Reya spoke to Andui, realizing their actions and gives her respect to Haw.

"That's why they like working hours, they can actually delay their work"

"And abuse it until how long it was finished. But it is still harsh"

"Sure be like that Andui, but never knew how they paced their work. None of us know how to make one"

Quail looks at the sphere as it slowly absorbing the area even it plugs into the power grid. A powerful forced comes from it and they slide closely.

"Whoa, it's working. Even the lights are starting to flicker"

Another forced comes in. Scream by the women as it started to get worse, while the men stood infront of it as they must expect the unpredictability.

Second felt another forced as they repeatedly echoed their reactions.

"Damn, come on sphere, float already"

"Float? This is just too scary . . .AH!"

The sphere absorbs the sounds as silence erupt quickly and the women couldn’t hear. The silence put the men writing through their magics, while only Haw didn't. Three of the women slowly then quickly backing off and couldn't hear anything. They read the magic writings by the three.

"Back away, the sphere is starting to act up"

They moved back to the seats where all welded on the ground. Then the sounds coming back to them.

They can finally hear their breathing. The Agathean man and the other men moved closer to the sphere. While the women only heard one partial sound and it was a loud roar of victory.

"YES!"

Then another forced comes along and the field of vision turns black for a few seconds. Once the view returns to them, the men disappeared and Quail explained to them.

"The sphere worked, now we have to place the sphere where they can leave"

Reya burst out losing her mind from the sight

"ARE YOU NOT EVEN SCARED! Quail?"

"Yeah, we didn't hear ourselves"

"I know, they told me something about a simulating world where it made no sense. Some spheres are safe, but personal ones added protections like this one"

Quail can't stand properly and can't barely walk in two as she crawls towards it in fear.

"We should read more about the Eldere Olde Worlde, they know what to expect and I doubt they would come back healthy"

Reya and Andui can't held on their own and only watch her crawl.

"Quail, you’re acting braver than we thought, but you are kind of silly"

Quail opens her mouth of pure annoyance.

"I hate that Agathean more than he proving himself useful. We are still who we are and I hate cocky people"

The two stay there as Quail reaches the sphere.

"Got it, now place it at the center"

Quail later found the book and sit alongside with the two as their legs are in need to recover.

Reya just remained down and wanting to know about the sphere.

"Since when did they activated it?"

Quail crawls herself to them from the center.

"The sphere activated through someone's thought, like it should be remotely controlled by the mind. If we use the control panel instead, then the sphere shouldn't react on will but with only a few switches needed"

They thought it would be simple to made this facility, but didn't realize how different it is. They can only tell that this world won't be easy to understand until they used it.

"While we are at it, let's read the book they used"

"Nervously laughing* Yeah, never could have any better way"

"If I can use my recover magic, then I would"

Quail stops Andui as she casts her spell.

"It's better off to endure it, fear is the most important value in our life. That's how we need to adapt"

Andui stops and let her hands down, Reya let herself lie down helpless and sparks a small light to read, and finally Quail opens the book and show them. Andui raised her eyes and ask.

"Kind you turn the pages to the glossary or references"

Quail turns the page she wanted to see, and Andui sees it.

"The world of archscience"