Life has become busy for me. I don't think I can keep writing. My motivation to write hasn't diminished but my time has been mostly allocated to college and work. Hopefully, in the future, I can come back to this. I don't know when I can come back though.

Sorry to those wanting to see what happens next.

-- filler from last chapter

“From darkness comes forth light.” A somber hymn sounded. Soothing all those who heard such a melody. Among such a vibrant sound, footsteps lightly tapped through the clear road. Walking through what had once been ruins, a young maid carried a silver platter in her hands. She was humming along the hymn she had heard since her childhood.

“How nostalgic. Hmmm~”

In her hands laid her Hero’s breakfast. Her sole task during this expedition was to cater to Elias’ daily necessities.

“Ah?”

She nearly fumbled the platter but fortunately enough, she had been used to this kind of situation. A man who exuded a holy aura calmly stood in front of her.

“Are you alright?”

“M-My apologies, Priest Daniel! I didn’t see you there. What can I do for you?”

“I have important matters to discuss with Lord Elias. So I’ll save you the trouble of taking it to him.”

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“But I really don't mind- I mean, I appreciate it a lot! I’ll just get back to my duties now.”

She meekly went away under her superior’s wishes.

With the newly acquired platter on hand, instead of heading toward Elias’ quarters, he went off in a completely different direction. And just like that a

In a newly reconstructed area of the city that had boasted Aganth’s reputation as a trade city, the plaza was quietly still. No speck of action or a single soul could be seen. If not for the utter rubbish and scorched buildings by the side, it would’ve been a glorious sight.

Taking one step forward, Daniel’s figure seamlessly disappeared. At the very next moment, he entered what seemed to be an entirely new area. A place of its own space.

“Watch your step.”

“My, what do you take me for?” Daniel slightly smiled at Elias’ wariness.

“... Just a precaution. You know how fragile these are.”

A wisp of a magical circle slowly floated before Daniel. Taking a small step backward, he even held his breath as he feared the possibility that this floating magical rune would disappear into nothingness.

Daniel slowly reeled in his mana so as to not ruin anything at all. Even his radiant aura smoothed out to a nil.

“It’s hard to believe that something so small and fragile could… decimate everything.”

The tiny and seemingly insignificant magical circles came in the form of another name. A much more fitting name,

“Runes. It’s quite the majestic sight if I’m being honest. There had only been a handful of people that were capable of doing something so complicated. To have someone like you is a blessing to our Salvo Empire.”

Elias narrowed his eyes as a shiny sliver of blue light emitted from his irises. Beads of sweat began to form on his face as he placed the entirety of focus on this one last remaining rune. There was no room for mistake.

With one last stroke of his finger, Elias finally finished up this grueling task. As soon as he stood up, those randomly and haphazardly floating runes all around him immediately stopped.

“Seal.”