54 Chapter 1: Ruins
I felt the light which emanated from the sun slowly blind me as i stared at it.
"Where am i..?" I asked myself as i slowly got up
That's right... That guy was there and... We fell into a teleportation circle... What did he do..? Did he send us to a lower floor?
"d.a.m.n it! I wasn't able to do anything... " I said as i punched the ground in anger
No... He didn't send us to a lower floor... I recall him saying he wanted me to get stronger... Sending us to a lower floor would have killed us and this doesn't seem like any of the upper floors we've been to which means...
"We're outside! Where shou-" I shouted
Before i finished i realised... Serena and Ariel weren't there. I looked around in haste and couldn't find anyone.
"We weren't teleported to the same place..? Serena!!! Ariel!!! Where are you guys!?" I shouted out as i got up
I began searching around the ruin. It was a broken building which had black painted stones on the walls. It was missing a roof and had a few cracks. As i searched around the ruin i finally noticed.
You're kidding me, right..? I muttered as i stared at what was outside of the ruins
Trees everywhere, the ruin was beside a giant tropical forest
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"Where am I..?" Muttered Serena as she opened her eyes
She had woken up on top of a tree branch
"A forest..? Where's John and Serena..?" She asked as she looked around
Ariel who had just realised that her friends were missing, did her best to stay calm
"Serena said something about a teleportation circle... Meaning we were all teleported somewhere... Are we still in the dungeon..? Or..."
She looked down and surveyed the area
"No monsters... It should be safe... I Still have my staff with me... So i should be fine..."
[John and Serena were probably teleported elsewhere... I don't have any time to waste... I need to find them...
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"Mn..." Muttered Serena as she opened her eyes
She opened her eyes and began to hastily look around
She was on top
"I can't sense John or Ariel... Looks like they're not nearby... I knew it was a trap... I mean why would we just enter a random bas.e.m.e.nt who had no lighting..." She muttered to herself as she let out a sigh
She stretched out her arms and jumped down
"Looks like i'll have to find them... They can handle themselves so I don't have anything to worry about..." She muttered as she landed
Serena had spent most of her life living in a forest. The elf village she was from secluded themselves from other races, But she was rather grateful for that because it was what kept her calm in her current situation.
"Am i still in a dungeon..? No... It doesn't feel artificial... And i can feel the forest spirits in the air... That means we got away..." She said
She began to look around and got an idea
"Forest spirits, can you help me..? I'm looking for my friends... They should've been teleported to this Area at the same time as me..." She said
Serena also had elf blood coursing through her, even if it was half, Elves have the ability to communicate with spirits, with enough practice you'll be able to ask them for help or even directions.
"I found Ariel... But where's john..? Who cares, he can take care of himself..." She muttered as she rushed towards Ariel's location
She was both happy and hopeful once she found Ariel's but at the same time, worried about John.
As Serena rushed, the Forest spirits informed her of something
"What?! Isn't that? Ariel... Please until I get there... Stay safe..." Serena muttered
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"Levite, Velox." I muttered as i flew up into the air
I looked around and i was right. I was in the middle of giant tropical forest, the Size was slightly bigger than the one on halfausts and this one looked much more like a forest compared to that one.
"Deprehendre" I muttered
I set it to scan for every life form within a radius of 500 meters. My eyes were filled with lights as i looked around
"Deprehendre" I mutted again
This time i set it to scan for every human within a radius of 500 meters
"10... 20... There's around 100... Most of them are focused in that particular Area... Maybe it's a human settlement?" I said
How will i find Ariel and Serena like this..? Looking through every settlement will take too long. Think... Focus on solely detecting both of them...
"Deprehendre," I muttered a third time
50 lights popped up around the forest
Come on... Not good enough... Think harder... Focus...
"Deprehendre," I muttered a fourth time
20 lights popped up around the forest, but it wasn't precise enough. Think... Remember the flow of mana inside of Ariel and Serena... Think about their characteristics... Looks personality... Anything... Just try to get a precise image of them so that deprehendre can do it's thing...
"Deprehendre!" I shouted a 5h time
Come on... Work... PLease... I thought to myself as i placed all my hope in this spell
As i thought that, two lights appeared, one heading towards the other, they were around 400 meters away from me.
"Found them."