"Hey… do you know someplace where it holds some hot springs or volcanoes," Akatosh says, looking at Sheila with a thirst for adventure and knowledge.

She was calm yet worried but, in the end, she utters where the land of fire was. "There is a place, it might be far. If we use a teleportation circle or a scroll, we could reach there within just 2 days and return within just a minute since I had my mark here at Ravalind."

"I see," Akatosh responds, and calmness, he thinks. "Hey… Sheila do you have a map about this place, this world." He continues after he'd remember about the maps and such.

"We have some in this library." Sheila implores.

As Akatosh walk towards Sei and the others he saw Chifya in her green cloak. And by her are a lot of herbals and other plants that she had bought. He could always see her staring at him as if she got a problem with Akatosh.

"Are you done with your thing?" Akatosh says, gazing towards the group avoiding Chifya. While Sei and Reith nod towards Akatosh and Sheila, a sign of 'okay'.

"I see," Akatosh says then turns towards Sheila asking another answer.

"Do you know how to make this explosive?" Akatosh says, looking at the pouch of glittering dust.

"Umm… there is a magical paper they are selling, might as well buy some." Sheila says, worried that Akatosh’s up to no good.

"I see," Akatosh responds, thinking for his next move.

"What if I would first make saltpeter, after that I should travel towards that place. What the heck I'm making saltpeter. But first I need the library… Nah the library can wait." That's what Akatosh thought.

"Sheila, do you know someplace where you practice alone, a place for you and your group more like a private land," Akatosh says still ignoring Chifya as if she had something with him, literally.

By his demand, he was led towards a clearing near to a forest away from town. The place was well hidden from the eye. And without time to wander Akatosh search and search for a nice spot, then finally he found a decent spot. The ground was good, a small clearing surrounded by trees so to say. And there Akatosh sat, imagining what it may look like, the only thing that Sheila and her friends could do was stare at him in mystery and curiosity.

Without time to waste, Akatosh brought out shovels and everything related to digging a trench. Using the sword as a marker he drafted a rectangular sign, with a width of 2 meters and 4 meters in length. All Sheila could do was stand there thinking.

"What is this guy doing?" Sheila thought.

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After marking the ground, Akatosh initially digs like a dog. And while he restlessly dug, Sheila was the first to ask what he was doing.

"Umm… Akatosh what are you doing?" Sheila asks somewhat afraid.

After hearing her, "Should I make a joke that this is their grave. Nah, I should probably tell them."

"The thing is, I'm making a black powder."

"A black powder?" They simultaneously say except Chifya frowning at him after deliberately uttering the word 'black powder'.

"What's a black powder?" Sei says.

"Well, its much like an explosive dust--"

"You mean glittering dust?!" Sheila exclaimed, cutting Akatosh's words.

"Mm-hmm, something like that though it would be different."

They all went silent in shock and amazement. Akatosh however, was more curious to Chifya who's leaning on a tree looking at him with a serious face much like Ashalain.

"So, you're making black powder through that," Reith says, surprised and excited.

"Ah… yeahhhh, though it may have something," Akatosh says, thinking that manure would be needed for this project.

"Where did you learn these things?" Comes Riya.

"Come to think of it, I first learn to make black powder when I was in my senior and college year. It was a science project, so I decided to make black powder without informing our advisor. After deciding Akatosh quickly research black powder and its components.

"Me and my boys, my friends started to make a small trench. Filling it with different manures even human waste. After days and months of waiting for the saltpeter to appear, we needed another ingredient and that was sulfur. We were unable to get one but luckily there was a portion in the laboratory that we secretly used it. What's more fun was, we used the laboratory to mix the ingredients only to end up in catastrophe nearly burning the room. In the end, I was then suspended for weeks including my friends. After nearly destroying a laboratory, I again faced my father's punishment, so I ran away from home sleeping with my friend's boardinghouse. But what makes me more hyped in crafting this powder was to compare if the black powder is more powerful than this so-called glittering dust."

"Earth…" Akatosh responds after reminiscing. "Earth is where I learn how to create this thing." He continues.

After a brief talking, Akatosh notices that he's wearing his 'converse shoe', and jeans. "Oh shiii… Guys can you wait for me." Akatosh said gathering his bag then heads towards the thick forest.

A moment, a minute had passed more so like 5 minutes to be exact. Chifya follows. "Where are you going," Sheila said somewhat upset. Chifya ignores her and hastily she walks towards where Akatosh went through.

"This place is good." Akatosh smile.

Dropping his bag and pulling out some clothes to changes. After hastily changing his clothes, Akatosh decided to barefoot since he was just digging. Once he had done packing his clothes and stuffing in the bag he slowly returns.

While just a few steps a woman slowly appears. As she gets closer Akatosh vision realizes it was Chifya and with a murderous intent smeared on her face. Until a few feet away from each other Akatosh ask hiding his fear of anxiety.

"Look, honey… if you want to confess your love here--" Before Akatosh could do another word a dagger suddenly slash right through his throat. With a quick reaction, Akatosh used his hand to shield him from the sickling slash attack. The wounds were deep as blood drips; she didn't stop there but rampantly slashing her dagger as Akatosh dodge and step backward only to be walled on the tree.

Shining to her left hand a greenish light like sparkling emeralds burst from her magic circle. The vines suddenly starting to wrap around his body and what's more, the vines were tough as rope. Enhanced by her magic all Akatosh could do was but struggle yet the more he struggles the more it toughens.

Akatosh's heart was yet again in turmoil when he faces Chifya who had his life in her grasp. His heart sank when he saw her enchanted dagger ready to slit my throat.