AC: Here's the first chapter of Art 1. I hope you will like it. It is all about rescue.

Summary: Illumina had been cursed by a dangerous being. She needed to get cure of the curse or she will die. The Chaotic player must only count on the creatures and the mysterious Ica to save her or it is over. Time is running out for her, the death is coming closer.

Act 1: Cursed human

Chapter 1: The Overworlder general

Tigerslash walked by the side of Illumina until they reached the water gate. Ica was in front of them and guided them at the direction of the exit. After an hour, they reached the exit and they looked down of the floating city.

"Where are we now?" Asked Ica.

"From what I see...We are near the high muge we are searching. We are lucky." Said Tigerslash with a small smile.

"That is good news." Said Illumina with a smile. She had a few sweats on her forehead and gave sigh of weakness she is trying to hide.

Tigerslash and Ica noticed it.

"We should hurry. We don't have unlimited time." Said Tigerslash worried for the one he loved.

"I'm fine...Nothing is wrong with me." Said Illumina.

"We cannot see the Lake-Ken-I-Po from here...But I can find out the track once we reach the ground. I felt like we are being farther away if we stay for too long." Said Tigerslash.

"Then we should get down right now." Said Ica agreeing with him.

The moved in front of the gate and they walked through it. They are suddenly teleported to the ground. They walked on the ground of the Overworld and they stopped for now. Tigerslash looked around and he used his nose to orient himself too. The ground was covered with grass and also some flower. They were near a route of brown color moving at two different directions. One was moving to the north and another one to the south. One of them was guiding to Kiru city and the other one to the lake. Tigerslash looked around for a while until he smiled.

"I found it. We have to move to the south. It is a little confusing this route without any tips. You know Illumina that the route does have a similar path elsewhere were the north and the south bring you to the opposite direction we are now." Said Tigerslash.

"Alright. So we have to go now." Said Illumina. "I can walk without problem for now...But the night might come eventually."

"It is true. We should move during the day. It is safer that way." Agreed Ica. He closed his eyes and he started walking.

Tigerslash and Illumina walked by his side and they said nothing. They walked that way for an hour and time moved forward. Illumina felt some pain at her chest, but she managed to hide it inside of her. She looked at Ica and he was still focusing on something. She wanted to know what he was doing.

"Ica...What are you doing?" Asked Illumina.

"..." Ica said nothing. He seemed like he didn't hear her.

"Ica...Did you hear me? What are you doing?" Asked Illumina.

"Hum...Sorry...I was busy. I focused on finding a way to break the curse." Said Ica. "You cannot see it, but the curse is inside of me. I'm trying to find a way to awake my power once again. I'm currently a dead weight to anyone. I have a few of my power still within me I can use...But it will not be enough in our current situation. I can barely fight another creature with it. Tenebrae...He will do anything to stop us...I need to be powerful once again or I will not be able to protect anyone and find the Cothica. Maybe I can reactivate my power...And be powerful enough to break the curse. Illumina...I'm sorry for the curse. It is my fault you are in this predicament. I'll help you get rid of it before it kills you." His voice had some guilt in it.

"I'm fine. I don't feel that bad." Said Illumina with a smile.

"It is a curse that will slowly worsen." Warned Ica. "You might eventually be too weak to do anything. It is as if the death is being called right now...I will not tell you anything else about it. Rest assure that we will find a solution to this curse."

"I'm not worried." Said Illumina. "Tigerslash and you are here. Tigerslash always finds a way to help me when I need it and you have lots of knowledge."

"You sure trust him a lot." Said Ica with a lightly cheerful voice.

"I'm always here to watch her when we are together...If only the scanner was in her grasp and usable...She would have been safe." Said Tigerslash grunting angry at the situation.

"Yeah...I'm always with my scanner...It is my first time without it in Perim." Said Illumina.

"That is-" Tigerslash is interrupted by a sound. It sounded like an engine working and resonating around them. They looked around and they saw nothing. The ground shook as if something was coming at their direction. "I know that sound. Move out of the road."

They moved out of the road. The sound was not lout and they saw coming in front of them a big vehicle. It was a vehicle transporting military rolling at the direction of Kiru city. A sound is made in the warship and it stopped near them. It looked like a ship, but it was made to roll on the ground with his red wheels. It was painted with blue color and with Overworld symbol on it. It was a tall and large ship.

"What are you doing here?" Asked a voice.

They raised their head and they saw the commander of the ship looking at them.

"Sivar Toborn...It's Sivar Toborn." Said Tigerslash. "Hello there general. Soldier Tigerslash is here." He saluted the general with his right hand.

Sivar Toborn looked at Tigerslash. He then looked at Illumina and he smiled at both of them.

"Tigerslash...Illumina! It's good to see both of you again. So...You were on an adventure again I see...Who's the one by your side?" Asked Sivar with suspicion.

He is an Overworlder who has the appearance of a lion. He has brown skin and red long mane around his head. He has a long lion tail at his back ending with a red puff of fur. He wears a metal plate on his left hand, a blue armor on his chest, but not his belly and metal plates for his legs. He is muscular and he has on his back a long saber.

His mane is currently flying to the left side of his lion head while his fingers were pointing at Ica.

"My name is Ica." Said Ica looking at the lion man.

"He's with us. We were exploring the lost city and we found him living inside of it in a secret passage." Said Illumina.

"Do not say anything about Tenebrae please. He cannot believe us yet." Warned Ica silently.

"You found him in the city? I'm impressed by your skill Illumina. This will surely give us an average to the Underworld...Speaking of the Underworld. You should be careful while traveling. Our guards spotted a few of them walking around this sector and I was sent to investigate. I recommend you to come with me and I'll bring you to Kiru city. You will be safe and we will talk to Ica while we are here. It might be interesting to know about Kaizeph: The city of element." Said Sivar with a smile.

"I'm sorry, but we have to go to Lake-Ken-I-Po." Said Tigerslash with an apology voice. "We have to meet him soon. Illumina got something in the city and we need his knowledge to help her." Said Tigerslash. "Nothing can help her in Kiru city."

"She seems to be doing just fine." Said the general of the Overworld.

"She only seemed fine." Said Ica. "What she got could be dangerous. My...Knowledge is limited and I don't have enough power to help her...And I lack about mugic ability. I cannot have a mugicien in me."

"I would want to escort you there safely. Sadly, our king called us back to the city and discuss about the strategic against the Underworlders. I will also give him the message about your success in finding some secret in the lost city." Said Sivar smiling at them. He looked at Ica with suspicion, but he had done nothing against him. "Soldier! Let's roll up! Good-bye and hang in there Illumina. He will find a way to help you."

The vehicle then rolled away. The three looked at it and said nothing.

"It's...impressive. I've been sleeping for so long...I didn't even saw what became of the tribe...This place is so...different. I don't even have grasped a small portion of it." Admitted Ica looking at them.

"This place as a lot of surprise. We should keep moving now." Said Tigerslash.

Illumina continued walking with Ica behind them.

They walked for a while and the sun started to go down. The place was starting to have less grass on the ground. It was rockier around them.

"We are here." Said Tigerslash with a small smile.

They looked at Lake-Ken-I-Po and Ica gasped a little. He didn't recognise the lake for a while, proof that he was sleeping for a long, long, long time. The lake had crystal blue water, but more importantly, at the middle of the lake, the castle of the great muge was there. They looked at the castle and they stayed there for a while.

"We shouldn't stand there. We are losing precious time." Said Tigerslash.

They then started walking at the direction of the castle. Long ago, the castle was under control of Najarin, the greatest muge of the Overworld and also Perim. They were in front of the giant gate, standing in front of them. The gate was made of wood.

"I will finally meet the high muge." Said Illumina. "I was hoping not in this condition...And also not by being attack by an Underworlder like my grandfather." She breathed a little stronger than usual and Tigerslash noticed it. He is sure that the curse is getting worsen now.

Tigerslash knocked the door.

"This is Tigerslash! I need to talk to you right now! We have an emergency here and we need your wisdom to save her!"

The door suddenly opened.

"Let's go. He let us enter inside." Said Tigerslash.

They walked inside and they walked at a long corridor. They continued for a while until something got out behind them. It was a shadow creature that attacked Tom the first time he entered in the castle. Five of them were here and they grabbed Ica and pulled him against a wall by surprise.

"What?!" Shouted Illumina surprise.

"I do not know who you are giant one...But I'm not taking any risk." Said a voice at the end of the corridor.

"High muge! We came here to meet you. We need your help. Illumina life is on the line." Said Tigerslash.

They heard footstep, but no replies. They waited for a while for the high muge to join them. Illumina saw him appearing and she gasped surprise.

The high muge wears multiple rings on his fingers, he has a long blue cape/cloak, a long pointed hat like a wizard's hat and he has pointed shoes. His skin is light blue, he has light blue eyes and he has a long white beard. He looked like an humanoid, close to a normal human.

"Incredible...You're...Najarin." Said Illumina.

It was indeed Najarin, he seemed only a little more older and no one knows how he could live so long.

AC: Here's the end of the first chapter of the first Act. The prologue is done and story will start to move forward.

Next chapter: Meeting the High Muge.