Magic and Elder Tale

by Battleship Vytalia

When he was asked to repair his half sisters boyfriends laptop, with magic whilst it was downloading DLC for an MMO he was expecting the computer to restart at worst work at best. it was not to somehow transport him into said MMO.

10. Chapter 10

Disclaimer I do not own Log Horizon, Harry Potter or anything else I may reference

Magic and Elder Tale

Chapter 10

Saturday 15th May 2027

Hakone City

Japan

Fire raged all across the starry black night sky the smell of death hung heavy in the air refusing to leave like a spider from its web stubborn until the end the once proud fortress city of Hakone burned the orange and red flames dancing merrily in all places from streets to the top of roofs enveloping anything it could come into contact with. Clashing sounds as metal struck metal filled the air as swords and other weapons made of metal were used for the primary use of active combat the art of killing another living thing. Whilst the sound of murder filled the air with its unpleasant and foreign sound like one was watching a film of fantasy medieval wars perhaps they associated these feeling with the descriptions wrote in a book so vivid so detailed allowing one to picture themselves as if they were there but the majority of all the people living here those of foreign decent who had been dragged to this place against their will they associated these feeling with a game one they had once so relished for its fun but now thought differently.

Clutching tightly the wand made of Walnut and Cherry with a core of a dragon's heart sting his violet eyes surveyed the scene in front of him his calm expression still being upheld but inwardly shock and horror at the scene was obvious. His senses took in all the feeling there were to be in battle after all he was use to duelling but this was not duelling where people engaged themselves in a dignified manner no this was a fight like people and Aurors had described on their daily life. They talked about the fear they felt as their lives were put in danger whilst they hunted those who would commit crimes and atrocities he had once believed that he was in constant danger when he had performed on stage in front of thousands of people but that was so different.

Yes his life had been in danger far closer than most after all one misstep or lack of concentration could often end in fatal results however the point of duelling was that it was safer to fight the goal being to draw first blood or injure. He remembered a conversation he once had with his sister about why wizards had so few deaths when Aurors hunted down criminals after all both sides were armed with highly lethal pieces of equipment. She once gloated that the muggle militaries of the world would love the idea of magic and wands and why would they not a wand could do far more than a gun could and it cost nothing after training. Could a muggle just create water whenever needed when thirty or charm themselves not to feel temperatures when it got out of their comfort zones what about the ability to summon objects from across a distance or even simply use a spell to find a missing object. Simple spells but would make the daily living of people far easier and the average soldier on the frontline would they not also desire a device which would allow them to carry large vehicles with them at any time or if needed cast an explosion blowing off the side of any door or wall that got in their way.

The answer to this question was simple despite all of their abilities and spells wizards and witches preferred the none lethal method utilizing magic to subdue rather than destroy. "A rather conscience way of going about things" A muggle prime minister had once put it they had struggled to understand how despite being several centuries behind in technology that the magical world was not as backward as many thought. On the other hand though this had cost the magical world many good people and that was not including the poor muggle's who would often find themselves captured by blood supremacists to be tortured and killed with if they were lucky if they weren't well magical muggle relations were only starting to get back to what it was before the war.

The Blair government had been shocked to the core of how cruel and sadistic some members could be a few of them even throwing up when they saw the state of some of the muggle citizens it was thanks to a much deeper and mutual agreement that a war wasn't declared. Some members of the cabinet had not been happy but they were kept silent any notion of force being pushed aside and those who defied them had their memories erased of the magical world. The years later had not been easy on British magical muggle relations but it was the exact same for all governments that knew and conversed with their counterparts preventing the reveal of magic to the general public while at the same time putting in place policies and programs to help assist both sides for when the eventual tearing down of the secret of magic happened.

It was inevitable the reveal of Magic although when that occurred no one truly knew and technology was the main cause of such a high risk since the rise of cameras dotting nearly all corners in the developed world. Satellites and cameras were not capable of finding the hidden magical communities and buildings however that wasn't what would most likely cause the reveal instead it was a witch or wizard defending themselves in public that was becoming the biggest threat. Before the rise of popularity in CCTV a witch or wizard could obliviate the muggle's of any information they may have learned but now whilst cameras would still fry up if a large concentration of magic occurred or even a simple spell the sheer amount would negate that. Already students had to be taught how to carefully use their magic with one of the most important skills being how to locate a camera and what to do when one has to perform magic while under their scrutiny.

Sidestepping to his right his body twisting so he could aim his wand at the attacker Nat once again found himself fighting fiercely but unlike back in the real world this was to protect his own life especially as the attacker tried to skewer him like a kebab. His reaction was swift and deadly a blasting curse to the back of their legs ripped them straight off as if he had taken a shot gun to them at close range the sheer force tearing each and every single part of them into little pieces. The screams of pure and utter agony added to the many sounds that could be heard as the fight waged on this world that Nat and several other people found themselves in had similarities to Earth and one of the most important and useful was pain. The once game of Elder Tales had imbued ordinary people with powerful gifts and abilities as well as unnatural combat skills however pain still existed in this world and Nat exploited it to the best of his ability. After all for all of their power and might Nat only had to strike the right parts or cause the right injury to immobilise them as they felt pain; the most effective of which he had discovered was to use a blasting cure aimed directly at the legs blowing them off like a grenade and leaving them paralysed as large pools of blood spurted out like a red waterfall truly a vampires dream.

He ignored the man's voice as it went shallow their throat sore from screaming staring at his mangled bloody stumps to more pressing matters which in this case meant creating a shield as a pure white light went to crash into him. Smashing against the shield Nat felt no problems as he felt it hold its own the power of the spell indicating what type of person he was fighting with said person was one of the new PK (Player Killer) guild members who had shown up a few days or so after the revelation that death in the game didn't mean actual death instead you would just die visit the moon for whatever reason and come back to life with a penalty of losing some experience points. In retaliation for the sudden attack on his person a disarming spell was sent towards the sorcerers way heaving no defensive spells the player felt a sudden loss of grip on their staff as it threw itself out of their hand and onto the floor before the player could recognise what had occurred a stunner spell hit him dead in the chest knocking him out cold dropping like a sack of potatoes as he did so.

Boom

Another coloured spell whizzed over head his head before slamming into the inn where had had resided the last few nights detonating in a slew of large wood and stone with red and orange flames a where the structure had once stood tall killing without doubt any person who had been located in that place. His gaze focusing past the long path ways wrecked broke houses lining all along it to the hill looking above the city where a large group of player sorcerers stood their staffs out acting as an aiming system for their magic so they could play their role of heavy artillery decimating anything with long range heavy magical attacks. He briefly considered the idea of apparating over there and dealing with before deciding against it they were part of that group and he had no wish to tangle in a large scale battle with them not at his current level. His actions were chosen when the sounds of swords clashing became louder before a box fell to the floor as an elf female fought with her katana against another member of the same class who playing as a human. The box which had fallen down almost proved to be a lethal end for her as she tripped over backwards on it landing on the floor with a loud thump allowing for the human to bring their sword down upon her.

Before her life was taken a scarlet light impacted with the human knocking him down to the ground unconscious deciding to take the advantage before this spell wore off she sliced through the neck of the man cleaving through flesh and bone alike allowing for him to evaporate into multi coloured bubbles. Her hand gripping the blade tightly she looked over to where the light had come from most likely from a sorcerer she spotted him as he dispatched with more members of the PK guild the final result being they ended up unconscious.

"Look what we have here" Turning around she positioned her sword in front of her body only for it to prove futile as a large man with a heavy mace pummelled into her weak light amour knocking her through the air and into the side of the building. She coughed loudly air refusing to enter her lungs as she gazed upwards slowly her mind hazy as it was overwhelmed by pure pain leaving her open for attack which was what happened as the mace swung and splattered her cranium into many different pieces.

The loud and clear sound of a heavy object impacting a person's skull drew his attention to the person behind him he was large far larger than the others ridiculously large in frame his smile repugnant as he watched with satisfaction at the art he had created. The man grinned at him swinging his mace around his head before charging at him like a bull in Spain inwardly grinning at the man's lack of tactics he waited in place before sending a quick spell down towards the floor creating a rope which pulled tightly at foot height a metre away from his position at the same time he started casting multiple blasting curses but unlike the people around his level these ones were not so effective like blowing the fuckers legs or arms off instead it just did damage on the health bar something which only pissed the charging man off although he was lucky as they did a noticeable amount of damage and with him sending off so many such a torrent the man's health dropped at a fairly substantial rate something that said man recognised as he tried to stop his charge only to fail as he tripped over the freshly summoned rope sending him colliding head first with a building where another series of blasting curses decimated the rest of his health until only a small amount was left where a set of strong meta chains was summoned yanking him down to earth as they tightened around his main muscles and neck.

Despite his quick work of dispatching one of the powerful members from the attacking force he had no real time to relax as the sounds of hissing and clicking pincers came from one of the rooftops alerting him to the giant spiders that had joined the enemy. Spotting a possible piece of fresh meat the spider jumped its long hairy legs blowing in the wind this didn't last long as the wizard noticed the threat and used a blasting spell directly to its bulbous back striking the heart directly killing it in an explosion of bubbles.

Hiss

Clang

Dashing round the corners came more spiders but this time they were not alone as more adventurers followed their weapons drawn their gazes locked onto his body then almost as if to taunt him into submission they quickly revealed their levels. He showed no outward reaction however they were sixty levels higher than he was that meant their magic and health were past the ten thousand mark as well as their attacks being far more deadly. In fact with such a noticeable discrepancy he was entirely sure that if a single attack of their struck him he would dead sent to the moon to gaze at Earth.

The group grinned at him as he showed no intention of giving in instead choosing to fight them unlike what most of the others had done putting down their weapons and surrendering joining this group of attackers. Thanks to their carelessness he had been capable of recognising the symbols for each one of the classes the current threat he was dealing with was a swashbuckler, a monk alongside a summoner who currently had a Manticore out for her current beast. A subtle nod to the rooftops behind him was caught not wasting a moment of time he apparated appearing on the roof quickly casting a sentient life reveal charm an upgrade which had been made during the last wizarding war destroyed the stealth system that the fourth member of the group had been using g revealing the hidden assassin.

Striking fast spell after spell flew through the air in a series of multi coloured lights the first scarlet light had impacted the back of the assassin knocking her unconscious as she hadn't yet had a moment to react to the revealing of her position. Slumping down forwards on to her chest her conscious thoughts ceased as the stunning spell preformed it job to satisfaction taking her out of the fight leaving her to slide down the roof and onto the floor only to discover when she awoke that her weapon had been stolen disarmed by the wizard.

The sudden teleportation from the attacker's eyes had been completely unexpected and unimaginable sure they knew that most players in Hakone were around level twenty five to thirty and as such could fight with a small amount of skill but against them level nineties it was better off surrendering and living through whatever they may have in store for them. Still they were happy that one hadn't chosen to play ball instead resisting them it would make for a lot of fun but before they could even move he vanished in a blur of black.

What notified him of his current position was a noise they had never heard before, instantly turning their heads up to the roof of their final companion who was lying in wait to get a good kill they witnessed as a scarlet red beam crashed harshly into the back of said companion. Their faces showed shock alongside surprise as their assassin collapsed onto the floor from the spell before her weapon was stolen off her and given to their foe slipping directly into his jacket pocket. Leaping high into the air a look of fury written on their faces the two remaining melee combat members engaged the enemy.

In contrast as he saw the two jump at him with inhuman agility he used a telekinetic spell changing the direction of the heavier armoured monk directly into that of their less well defended friend bowling the them out of their intended path thrusting them through the wall of another house. He didn't stop refusing to leave himself vulnerable to an enemy attack this meant that his next movement were to apparate from his high position that the summoners Manticore had also now charged at its barbed tail unleashing a hail of spike from its tail as it did do into directly in front of the magic user.

He had no chance to step back as the level thirty player apparated in front of him all he felt was his staff being ripped from his grasp leaving him completely exposed as the same scarlet light that had struck their assassin hit him directly in the face. Nat had no time to rest on his laurels as the partnership between the other two fighters had renewed once more finally digging themselves out of the wall that they had destroyed with their mass.

"You're going to pay for that kid" The monk yelled loudly swinging his fists around as if they were an actual weapon made of steel responding to his proclamation he sent a quick fully body bind curse at him. Instantly the man's limbs snapped together stiff as a board rendering all movement impossible as their eyes could only stare directly forwards their gaze turning to the black sky and fire that burned around as he fell backwards.

Staring at the scene of his companions incapacitated the swashbuckler dashed forward the two rapiers in his arms poised for a clear thrust only to forget that he had left the ground preventing any sort of dodging ability something which was proved moments later as despite the impressive speed of the player he soon found himself hanging upside down by his ankle as if there was an invisible hook.

With the main threat now over with he could deal with the spiders that had for some reason decided not to attack although the ex-Ravenclaw guessed was due to no wanting to interfere with far more powerful beings that fought like crazy. Unleashing a multi coloured set of spells the arachnids soon found themselves turned into bubbles from multiple ways of death such as being impaled by the spears he had conjured and threw towards them, having their entire bodies blown apart from a blasting curse sending swaths of blood all over the place to even things like drowning them in a tidal wave of water promptly smirking as the little fuckers drowned in agony their pathetic bodies failing to catch the much needed breath of fresh air that they required.

Listening to the sounds of battle he could tell that it was starting to end the once loud clash of metal hitting other metal was becoming quieter as each defender fell against their much more powerful foe with the most common method of death being when a weapon was used to end a person's life. Now instead of the daily sounds of life that came in many forms or the common sight of seeing carts being pushed to and from places or even the sight of guard patrolling the area as they tried to maintain the peace of the local area there was just destruction. Houses burned and the screams of the people who had once lived here faded into nothing as their lives were cut short moving through the town his new sword attached to his hip he headed for what was once the capital and main building of this place the castle of the lord that had lived and resided here whose job he had ultimately failed at if the current status was anyway to judge things.

His wand drawn as he moved he was forced to turn around a quick and efficient hand gesture in a large sweeping measure as he felt the effects of his spells wear of his attackers blasting them off into the sky at high speed before ramming head first into the hill where their main attack mages were located. Blood it was everywhere as he marched towards the castle with great speed wand in hand glowing he had no wish to apparate somewhere he could not presently see in the middle of a battle as it could lead to an early death with a member of the attackers striking him whilst he was in hat short time of weakness when his body was a blur. The survivors of the place those who weren't currently fighting were in bad shape the adventures' would recover coming back to life if they were killed but the normal every day people of the land did not have that luxury clutching their wounds as they felt their life slowly disappear. As he moved towards his current objective he thought back on the past events of everything that had occurred before this had happened before the city had been attacked and left as what would could only be considered a ruin when the fires finally came down and the people left.

Flashback

Tuesday 11th May 2027

Hakone City

Japan

"All right this is just getting ridiculous why you don't leave Hakone and never comeback" Nakaraka Spoke clearly with a loud firm voice as he stared at the knocked down opponents of the most recent made guild of Bow Breaker the guild had been made up of player killers and had since started to attack any player who had dared walk the streets killing multiple players forcing them to the moon and back. Watching from the side whilst he leant against the wall of the house his wand drawn and his ever usual calm expression still on his face was Nat honestly he was starting to get annoyed with the attacks sure he could easily defend against them but it was getting ridiculous now because as soon as they spawned they just went back to attacking other players right in the middle of the street in the middle of the day.

The current person on the street was the leader of Bow Breaker a Mr Archibald the person had no last name but what was slightly amusing as it turned out from his research i.e. using the Legimens spell to wrack though his memories was that this apparent cute looking girl was a guy. Suffice to say the others had been freaked out when they realised that the annoying girl they had been dealing with over the last few days was actually a forty year old man.

"Fuck off I just want a little fun" Nat raised his eyebrow at this he didn't see how pretending to be a girl and go around killing people could be classed as fun but then again to each their own after all he personally considered the Mona Lisa an okay piece of art nothing fantastic, just okay, average, nothing particularly spectacular about it. Nakaraka also seemed to have the same thoughts about what Archibald considered fun if the way he was stomping on the back of his head was anything to go by.

"Killing people whenever you want is not acceptable if you want to go be a dick do it somewhere fucking else" Archibald was about to respond when a sharp piercing pain entered his mind screaming out due to the sudden injury he turned his head to watch Nat as he returned his wand to where it had been no longer pointing at he left leg which had suddenly been impaled by a metal spear.

"Ahh fuck you" Rolling his eyes at the Half-Alv's comeback Nat decided to repeat the process just in the other leg something which was recognised as the man in girls body screamed in a high pitched voice that definitely did not belong there. Nodding in thanks to the person who had helped bring in the local trouble maker Nakaraka continued his interrogation.

"If that's your final decision than I guess we have no other choice" His eyes turned harsh as he glanced in the direction of a certain object knowing what he was talking about Nat was slightly surprised that the man would go so far as to do this.

"No other choice to do what" Archibald sneered gritting his teeth in pain thanks to the injuries he had received and were currently being given by the wizard.

"If you won't leave then we'll destroy the shrine" To those who hadn't known of his plan there was a very noticeable reaction as people's eyes went as wide as dinner plates gasping drawing their hands to cover their mouth at the implication some even looking terrified at such a proposition. Even Archibald looked up from his current position in fear at what that could mean if such an action was actually followed through.

"You bastard you'd kill us all" He yelled desperate to try and change the attitudes and hopefully turn some of his attackers against each other allowing for him and the rest of his guild to escape.

"Destroying the shrine won't kill us it will simply prevent us from respawning" The shrine was as Nat had learned was a miniature cathedral allowing for players who had died for whatever reason to come back to life with the Cathedral and Shrines being their entry point. As such if one was to destroy the shrine all respawning would cease preventing players returning to this world and carry on their journey or at least to their knowledge after all they may destroy the shrine and a person could then just come b back to life in the town or city you had last visited before Hakone.

"You leave me with no choice with how many people have you killed" The guy in a girls body just snorted in response grinning at the floor even whilst his blood pooled out beneath him coating the ground red with blood he could even start to feel it on his chest with how much there was but decided not to comment on the matter.

"Who cares we come back to life" Shaking his head in defeat the complete and utter cruelty of the person in front of him annoying him to his wits ends drawing his sword he decided to end this settlement. Seeing his weapon was being drawn Nat quickly conjured some iron chains lashing the girl to the floor whilst removing the spears he had conjured with a wave of his hand.

Placing the sword at the tip of the girl/mans neck he marked out the swing in his head before pulling his back weapon raising it high above his head with the Player Killers health so low thanks to their mysterious friend it would only take a single blow.

As he watched the proceedings with boredom Nat felt a large wave of magic pulse through the city looking directly in its direction his vision was blocked by the many people who had come out of their homes and other places to see what was currently happening. The pulse went through again tracking it he was able to identify it as some kind of enchantment spell one that was often used to buff other players since the main class wasn't combat based. Quickly making sure his spell and assistance to the rest of the people living here was complete rapidly casting charms to prevent all the senses from finding him. This would prove useful as the next set of events unfurled.

"Stop" All eyes turned their attention to another player but this one was different just by looking at her equipment it was obvious that she was a higher level than the rest of the people in the town. Covered in what one would consider the traditional ninja outfit of dark clothes and a black scarf covering her face the woman spoke clearly giving away the gender she was. Two long swords were strapped to the back of this new comer giving all people knowledge on what type of weapon she preferred to engage in combat with.

As the mysterious woman began speaking Nat started to feel a large amount of magic heading in their direction there were quite a few of them and some had more magic than others but what worried Nat and alerted him roughly to what their levels were was the amount of magic some of them possessed. Without even seeing any of these people they worried him if they could possess magic strength double his than they had to have it in the tens of thousands which only meant that they had to be top players leaving the questions to be asked what were top level players doing here. Seeing that she had the attention of the group the assassin spoke once more.

"On behalf of our leader Nureha I demand that you release these people into or custody and surrender immediately entering our service as members of our future guild" Blinking in complete confusion for a few moments the thoughts of such a proclamation turned into outright laughter as players chuckled some even commenting if she was insane or just stupid.

"Look Miss" Nakaraka began as he moved the sword from Archibald's throat to the floor so it was in an unthreatening position less likely to cause offence else he say something which could damage the current conversation. "We have important business to attend to" Emphasising his pint he nudged t the man in a girl's body behind him and who in Nakarakas mind was about to be execute for all the shit he had caused since the revelation of no death.

Refusing to be treated so disrespectfully she reached behind her back drawing her blades slowly as if to make a point seeing that the person who had led them so far was being threatened by a stranger the other players also drew their weapons and pointed them at the assassin giving a clear warning. Smirking behind her scarf she pulled up her menu allowing for the contents to be seen and analysed as soon as she did so there was a step back from people obvious nervousness as they realised that the woman was far higher than they were at as a level ninety.

"Hanaka calm down" The cool clams words floated through the air giving an almost soothing effect to the people around as it filled their ear buds a gentle laugh following it. All eyes looked at the new voice as a set of players walked into view all who were highly equipped and powerful as they decided to reveal their current level status almost as if mocking them.

The voice emanated from what was obviously the leader of the group with beautiful porcelain white skin luscious wavy black hair that descended halfway down her back was topped with black fox ears that came with choosing the foxtail class. For her clothing she wore a black and indigo dress made of some type of feathers that hugged her rather curvaceous body Nat didn't even have to look at the other players to know that her mere appearance had got some of the male characters all flustered if their blush was anything to go by. As for her weapon she carried nothing obvious but due to her sheer magical power he was able to guess that she alongside the others that accompanied her dressed in robes belonged to the magical classes.

In his mind she was not the most dangerous of the three instead despite her raw power it was regulated to the use of enchantments forcing her to be in the role of support instead of ding actual damage like the other members who possessed magic wielding their big long staffs. To her left and right he could not find any other person who stood out among them although he had to be cautious as they all felt powerful more than enough he wagered that a single attack from them would kill him due to the level difference. Walking up to the group of lower level players she gave a deep respectful bow to apologise before she spoke again.

"I'm sorry for Hanaka's behaviour but I'm afraid I can't let you do that as I have a plan and I need as many people as possible so if you would be so kind as to surrender than we can't continue on our goal" Narrowing her eyes after she finished talking she gave a slight motion to indicate that she did not want her fellow players to fight against their much weaker counterparts rather preferring to talk the situation over.

"Phh are you joking" The dwarf from earlier replied refusing to believe her ears that a person even if they were a level ninety would demand that they just surrender to them on the spot and join up with whatever plan they were currently cooking inside their heads. Smiling kindly at the dwarf the foxtail woman decided to speak once more as she did so Hanaka slipped behind the rest of her adventurer friends giving her the time she needed to disappear using her assassin skills although a subtle sentient revealing charm allowed Nat to keep track of her.

"I'm not you see as soon as I heard Hakone was under attack from savage adventurers I just had to come and sort the situation out after all there is very little that people of the land can do when faced with such a challenge" Her words were sweet yet condescending mocking the people for both the act of turning on one another so suddenly and then not being capable of sorting out the current problems that they were experiencing as they could not stop the Player Killer guilds.

Growling in frustration the people born in a different world failed to notice as the people of the land looked hopeful at the female Fox Tail a small amount of hope shining in their eyes that they may be able to get their normal life back before the adventurers changed.

"Yeah well we refuse why don't you go back where you came from and leave us alone" Her voice raised the dwarf woman replied to the far more beautiful woman in front of her the eyes of said dwarf staring angrily at the chest area of the woman most likely because she had nowhere near such a beautiful figure that this black haired beauty did.

"I'll join you" The woman smiled as the high pitched tone of Archibald made its way to their ears smiling at the person she thought was a young girl she nodded and then smiled even more as other people of the group stated that they would join her unknown cause although there was some fear in their eyes.

Looking at the now larger group of adventures Nat wondered what their purpose was he could use the mind arts to enter and discover but he would rather not growing up in the house of the eagle he and others had a large respect for knowledge and the mind it was a rather sacred thing and something that shouldn't be violated on just a random whim. Despite his reluctance in invading the mind of others he was still cautious of these people that had just arrived and asked for the complete surrender; ordering them that they should join up with her and whatever crazy plan she may have.

Nakaraka Started to feel nervous as multiple people who had helped him start to join up with these new people without even asking any questions just blindly following her accepting anything that she may have. He started to wonder if this was due to the woman's seductive body with her rather soft tone that forced even him to momentarily think about joining up with her and assisting her in her plan but then he remembered they had just met and she was not very forthcoming with information. Worried he looked to where his rather helpful assistant had been only for his face to show even more panic as he seemingly vanished nowhere to be seen or heard leaving him alone to discuss with these people.

"I won't, you just can come in here and demand we do something" Nakaraka gave a sigh of relief as a fellow player stood beside him arguing well more yelling in defiance to the people who had arrived not backing down and surrounding to the woman's looks and speech. Seemingly happy with the defiance that had just been tossed in her face the woman continued to smile gently not showing any hostility involved giving the impression that the one who was yelling was rather rude.

"How dare you speak to her like that" Hanaka reacted with annoyance pointing her blade at the mans throat with practised ease like she had been taught and trained to do since birth rather than gaining such abilities via the transfer of their minds into their game bodies. Gulping slowly in fear as the tip of a sword rested only centimetres from his throat the person who had yelled back down from their position their hands moving away from their bow that they had been reaching for originally. "Good" She taunted the man easily getting a response out of him as he seemed to growl like an animal anger burning in his eyes as being treated in such a manner though it was obvious that he was only alive because the leader in the black dress didn't want to kill anyone yet at least.

"Hanaka" Reluctantly pulling her blade away from the throat of the adventurer Hanaka once again used her abilities of a much higher level allowing her to disappear as she leaped backwards landing on the roof of the buildings behind them. "I very much understand your wish not to be told what to do but you misunderstand I'm not asking you to join me I'm ordering you" Drastically changing her tone at the end to make her point clear the woman made the threat she was giving very clear far different to the normal friendly way of speech giving and almost sudden jolt to the core of many of the level thirties as they felt what could only be described as a wave of fear passing over them. Seeing that the level thirties were now becoming even angrier she changed back to her normal kind voice hoping to change their reaction. "I'll give you to the end of Friday night to join me those who don't well" Gigging cutely to herself she refused to complete her sentence leaving the threat heavy in the air.

"Yeah what are you going to do, kill us we respawn when we die" Refusing to answer the question the fox tail turned around the rest of her guild following suit and started to walk slowly away all the whilst making a movement for their weapons showcasing the irrefutably large gap between their levels. Stopping briefly the woman gave one last bit of information.

"My name is Nureha for when you decide to join us" Smirking to herself she turned around the rest of the adventurers following her as they headed out of the market and then eventually to the city walls walking out of the city leaving the others alone to think about their new encounter.

"Who the hell does she think she is coming in here and bossing around as if she owns the place" Nakaraka looked at the Half-Alvs who had stated his opinions quite vocally.

"I agree we spent days getting those bastards and now she just turns up and takes them that bullshit" Angrily joining the conversation another member yelled out scaring away some of the people of the land afraid that the crazy people with unnatural powers may suddenly go on a rampage killing anyone on sight like a few had before when it was revealed that they would not die.

"Calm down people we need to think about this situation I'm sure if we talk to them about this we can come up with a much better solution" Nakaraka spoke calmly his body movements seeming to be similar to a hostage negotiator trying to calm down people keeping them as civil and level headed as possible after all angry people were often not the most thinking of people. Unfortunately the response he got was not the one he wanted as the people turned on him.

"Talk about this she just came in and demanded we give up our lives for her order and that Hanaka bitch nearly killed us we have no chance against them"

"Exactly we have no chance against them we can't afford a fight we'd be wiped out easily" Attempting to placate the crow Nakaraka only seemed to stoke the fires harder as the group started to voice their opinions about how it was unfair that these powerful players were demanding so much of them.

"Bastards we dragged here to Elder tales only for the top players to try and force us into slavery well fuck them" Seeing that one rather stupid person in Nats mind was quickly managing to gain the support of the rest of the group Nakaraka intervened desperate to try and restore some kind of order.

"Shut up aren't you angry we spent all that time trying to catch that bastard only for those level nineties to come in and steal him right from under us" It was of no use Nakaraka realised the rest of the people were angry that after all the hard work and effort they had put into tracking the player and then formulating a plan to capture him their bait had been stolen leaving them unable to react left with only the chance to surrender or be wiped out even if it wasn't explicably stated by the woman who called herself Nureha.

"Please people all we need to ask them what they truly want we have no reason to fight" His tone was pleading desperate even as the group became more and more volatile even so much as stating that they should attack them with their greater numbers. To the more experienced players and those who were able to keep a calm mind they knew that such a strategy would only end in failure but that seemed to matter little as the yelling became louder anger burning in their veins at being told what to do after finally coming to a world which gave them a true sense of feeling

Nat had no care for the people voicing their displeasure with what had happened instead choosing to keep his eyes on the group until eventually they passed out of sight when they eventually did so he acted minimising the chance of any risk to either his personal well being or to those who resided in the city. This action was in the form of rapidly shooting of spells at the group the stunning spells easily striking their targets knocking them unconscious sending their bodies to the ground after this was done he undid his defensive spells leaning back against the wall allowing himself to be seen.

His eyes widened a small amount of surprise as the mysterious player just appeared back into sight he was no master player like those who had just come and threatened them but he was sure that the only classes capable of suing any real form of stealth was the assassin class. This player was a person to keep an eye on no other class had the talents he was capable of teleporting from place to place completely making himself invisible to all senses as well as spells that allowed him to repair buildings and knock out people in a single spell. And he was not the only one to do so during their mutual cooperation Nat as he was known did nearly all the heavy lifting from the plan they should use to the specific set up of players and abilities in case things went badly.

"Nat" Violet eyes turned to meet those of hazel as he drew the attention of those who currently remained conscious subtly he made a gesture that he was still armed by moving his wand into focus allowing for those who would try and use more physical means of getting his attention to rethink their actions. The plan worked which was obvious due to the fact Nakaraka did not go for any weapon, seeing that both sides were now agreed that weapons should not be used in a civilized conversation he returned his wand to its holster on his wrist "Why?" Nat rolled his eyes at the vague question before he apparated away leaving the rest of the group leaving the rest of the group the responsibility to pick up and carry the knocked out members to a place of safe keeping until they awoke once more.

"Rude" Nakaraka was in agreement as he continued to focus on the area where there was once a person. "Just leaves without even talking I don't even get why you even wanted him to join our guild" At the mention of his guild Nakaraka could only smile they were only small but they had once encountered a level ninety player who stated that they were above average for a guild who had just started out. He couldn't remember the name of the player only that they wore glasses on their avatar whilst wearing a white cloak with a magic staff indentifying what kind of role he most likely served as he had even briefly mentioned something which became the name of their guild the Golden Swallows.

"Yeah well I've had enough of this crap let's get a drink" Having had enough of the day's events Nakaraka turned the Golden Swallows around heading towards the nearest place which sold alcohol so they could get rid of their current problems.

In contrast to that of the guild of Golden Swallows Nat's goal was that of the library it was not a large library by any means more along the size of a library in a small town back in the real world but it was useful all the same. The scent of this place was actually familiar to him he like all Ravenclaw's spent the majority of time in places of learning and knowledge and as such was his second most popular location to be besides the training area where he practise and refined his skills for duelling. As such he moved around the place as if it like the back of his own hand the complete and utter familiarity of such place making him feel like he was home rather than being stuck inside some type of alternate world where humanity had been destroyed and ordinary muggle's were given powers they were far from being responsible to use.

He did wonder why there was a library in the city after all the general populace was uneducated incapable of reading meaning that most collections of books would belong to lords since they would have far more money than their peasant counterparts. They would also be living in a completely foreign way of life which a peasant would have considered impossible whilst the lords could not possibly imagine the hardship and till that the average person had to go through to gain the recourses necessary to feed their families. However on the rare occasion someone may perform an action or deed that would gain the notice of someone higher up on the social ladder allowing for a promotion just like his family had been elevated by order of King George the Third after the battle of Waterloo in 1815.

Still he was thankful that such a building existed as it allowed him to gather much needed information on the world allowing him to make plans in case of something was to happen like a war or even where the world was at technologically so that he may exploit it to his own advantage. Moving silently and elegantly he found the book he was looking for the history of the isles of Yamato using magic to pick up the book as well as give it a quick repair he found a table hiding in the back of the room giving person privacy alongside a small candle light in case it was needed.

Opening the book he began to read the contents on what he was sure would take him several hours as he had to organise all the information into relevant and important places so that it would be easier to use.

"It is unknown what the world was like during the Age of Myth legends speak or great towers that reached into the heavens above whilst Grand Kingdom's accumulated wealth of unbelievable value the people of this time were considered to be truly gifted. Their legends speak of many sorts such as the words "Scientists and Doctor's" Their legendary weapons were of the highest quality capable of ending the entire world whilst also being used for the normal life of people. The people were also known for wielding a great and powerful magic known as electricity which acted like magic but on a far grander scale although it says that this magic was used for such strange purposes as making bread. Despite this one day the people of the Age of Myth encountered a great demon known as the A.I Shiva this demon had no care for these people works instead destroying their lives by using their own magic and weapons against them finally destroying the world.

It is said that three hundred and fifty years ago that four races existed the Humans, Elves, Dwarves and the greatest of which the Alves for a time they lived with one another but the other races grew jealous of the Alves and their superior power in magic. According to the records that remained the Alves had the ability to make food of flavour a rare and highly treasured gift but when the other races asked the secrets of this knowledge the Alves refused to give it up. Using this as their reason the other three races banded together in a coalition to destroy the Alves if they cou8ld not have the secrets the Alves kept than neither could the Alvs. It didn't take long for the Alves to face near extinction leading to a victory for the coalition but despite this they never received the secrets they desired so much.

In retaliation of the races near complete destruction fifty years after the war the Ruquinjé survivors of the Alvs independently yet somehow simultaneously forced the first World Fracture creating the monstrous races of demi-humans. These monsters included Goblins, Kobolds, Rocs, Ogres, Troglodytes, Knolls, Sahuagin, and Lizard men with this new form of life the creatures began to wage war on the races slaughtering them in droves like wild animals with no hint of remorse of mercy creating their own hovels to live in and breed more members of their race.

However the members of the old coalition created their own demi-humans to respond to the threat allowing for new allies to help stand against the tides of ever growing darkness the races as they were referred to by their creators were known as Werecats, Fox Tails, and Wolf Fangs and the Race of Ritual who was designed to be a replacement of the Alvs magical power which they had lost so long ago in the war.

Despite their efforts however the people of the land struggled to face against the forces of Ruquinjé their cities burned and their women raped unable to face against them allowing the hordes of monsters to nearly gain complete and utter victory but then another world Fracture occurred.

This one brought with it hope as a new breed of being arrived they were called adventurers and were born with amazing gifts and powers although they had no mind of their own only obeying the commands and rewards that they were given to them. Due to the work of these adventurers Yamato was saved as they pushed back the hordes of monsters into certain places and as time went on more arrived doing the jobs of lords and kingdoms son long as they were paid".

From there the book went on about talking about how Yamato was united until it was then broken apart into five different kingdoms being known as Holy Empire Westelande, Eastal, the League of Free Cities, Duchy of Fourland, Ninetails Dominion and the Ezzo Empire. The general idea that Nat got from the book that Eastal and Westerlande were the two major powers fighting for control leaving the other three as minor locations. Allowing himself to continue reading he was able to learn of a multitude of wars that had occurred between the two all whilst using magic in their armies but still coming to no avail as they were even matched. The technology of the world was another major part and one that he could easily exploit thanks to his knowledge of alchemy since they were locked in what appeared to be the Middle Ages. Besides this there was more useful information as it implied that some of the kingdoms were far more dangerous than others alongside the odd map allowing him to place the marks onto his own giving him a more detailed map. As the hours ticked by he continued to read the contents of the books which were mostly focussed on the many wars that the two major players had been involved with over the years eventually though he looked at his watch informing him what the time was. Having read enough for the day he apparated back to the inn that he had first arrived at straight into his room eating more of the same sandwiches that he had arrived in this world with whilst he also updated his diary and created a new word document allowing him to outline what he knew about this new world.

Wednesday 12th May 2027

Hakone City

Japan

Pouring with great zeal water fell from the dark black clouds as they floated over head the unforgiving cracking sound of thunder as bright purple lightning crashed with great vigour into the ground leaving scorch marks in their wake. Squelching as he walked through the mud that had once been flat hard ground Nat headed towards his destination of the blacksmith as he did so he noticed that members of Nureha's group were in the city walking around as if they had not threatened and invasion. Although despite their suspicious activities which looked like they were taking in the design and layout of the area something that one would do in an invasion they were doing nothing wrong preventing him from taking any real action and that was without mentioning their levels.

At their level it would make combat incredibly difficult not impossible but he would have to work for his victory like he had to during competitions but these ones were different the majority of the enemy preferred to fight up close and personal. They had quite a few magic users but from what he remembered they had nothing on his casting time and a significant lack of shields leaving them incredibly weak although this was not a problem if the two different kinds of adventurers teamed up. Still he would have to be careful he had no idea what the strength of their attacks could be for all he knew they could magically create a shockwave that tore through the very ground itself and leave a giant crater in its wake.

"If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat." The words of Sun Tzu came to mind as he thought about the situation he knew what he could do with his magic he had experimented on a regular basis seeing how much magic he needed for spells. The result had been staggering magically speaking he was far more potent his regular blasting spells no longer doing a small amount of damage on average but acting more like artillery with high explosive shells devastating anything that they came into contact with. It was a real change that he would have to learn to cope with after all when he returned to the real world he could not risk the chance of killing a person in a duel by an average blasting curse else he may kill them purely by accident.

Continuing to head towards the blacksmith where he had commissioned a new type of sword Nat began to formulate strategies on how to beat these much higher level players thankfully his magic still worked as it should do allowing him to use the typical stunning and freezing spells meaning he did not have to kill anyone. It may be the fact that dying did not truly matter but he was not a soldier trained to kill he couldn't take the lives of fellow human being and he hoped to never be put into the position where he personally had to take the life of a person. Although just because he couldn't himself kill a person did not mean he cared if others did die if they were slaughtered or drowned after all he didn't care what happened to those in Africa or the Middle East. Some might call this cruel but was it those people had no effect on his day to day life they were not members of his country they were people in some foreign land with their own problems and it was not his or even his countries responsibility to sort it out no matter how much they whine about colonization.

In fact he alongside the people of Europe had far more pressing concerns and that was the Muslim invasion he still remembered that day when it happened what was considered the second 9/11 when the whole world stood still in complete and utter outage. It was the second time in actual history that nuclear arms were used on another nation resulting in the deaths of millions but he distinctly remembered the feeling when he watched the live news reports as the nuclear fire rained down upon them and that feeling still resonated in him to day.

Flashback (Within Flashback)

Tuesday 7thJuly 2026

London

Tempest Residence

Walking inside escaping the light from the harsh sun as it deemed to cook anything alive Nat walked into his family's home it was nothing like the old expensive homes of the much older and far more powerful families who held their large mansions and castles but it was home. Walking left into the kitchen that connected to the living room he placed his bags of shopping on a table top before spelling them to sort themselves out as he did so he pressed the on button to the television letting it play.

He didn't know what channel was on but the familiar sight of Judge Rinder was what came on playing as more stupid idiots brought their case in front of the Judge and the man making funny jokes as he solved the court cases. Using his wand he turned on the kettle allowing it to boil the water in the cup while he spelled the cup to fly out a tea bag depositing itself at the bottom when the water did boil it was poured into the cup and then stirred before adding milk stirring again where he afterwards placed his tea making materials away and preceded to sit down on the chair leaning back as the foot rest came up.

It was a few minutes later when his program switched suddenly and automatically brining up the face of the BBC news presenter of Kylie Lighthouse and the word Breaking News in block white capitals on a red bar at the bottom.

"Breaking news, a terrorist attack has just happened on the Eifel tower killing the leaders of all the nations attending the Paris Peace Conference" His eyes stayed calm not betraying the amount of shock that rocked the core of the wizard as pictures of the event was shown.

"Dear Merlin" His eyes took in the picture as the once proud Eifel tower laid collapsed on its side crashed into the river sane its metal broken and torn in places the camera then changed to an aerial shot revealing what appeared to be a warzone as bodies lay everywhere and the destruction of the local area was highlighted.

"As you might be aware the Paris Peace Conference was a meeting between the leaders of the NATO and WARSAW PACT organisations to try and deescalate the rising tensions that have been going on over the last few years, As of this moment nobody has claimed responsibility for the attack yet" The woman held her hand to her ear as her eyes held raw terror at the scene. "We're getting news in from social Media that the Terrorist organisation of WICO World Islamic Caliphate Organization is responsible for the attack"

"Scum" Nat spat out violently as he heard who was responsible for the attack his violet eyes showing raw unbridled hatred his normal calm expression gone his wand clutched tightly as the darkest and most horrible magic came to mind and how he would use it the imagined screams in his mind filling him with great joy.

"The death toll is expected to be in the thousands wait were getting informed of other attacks"

It would only be at the late news when the full story would come through WICO had attacked and destroyed multiple important heritage sights not just in France but across the whole of continental Europe and then to the surprise of many more the United States.

"A truly horrific day today as WICO mercilessly destroyed multiple cultural sights all across continental Europe and Mainland United States" Pictures began to show of the destruction as the newsman counted them off. "The Eiffel Tower, The Louvre, Notredam Cathedral, The Coliseum, Cologne, The Washington and Lincoln monuments as well as many others the whole world has been shocked by these attacks and already people are flocking to the countries to give blood and donate medical equipment to wherever it is needed".

"How in Merlin's names did this occur" He yelled as he saw the death count over two hundred thousand people were dead in one incredibly well time event. No one around heard him as he gripped his tea tightly so many historical and cultural sights gone blown to pieces never to be seen again but the worst of them all in his mind was the Coliseum one of the last artefacts that the European Magical world had gone. He couldn't keep a straight face the stories of his childhood seeping into his mind the ones of the glory and power of the Grand Roman Empire who alongside Ancient Greece built the foundations of Western society and it was gone destroyed by one of the many enemies that the magical world faced.

It was the next day when he alongside thousands of witches and wizards all from across Europe turned up at the Coliseum surrounding it bearing the symbols of their old names and only speaking in Latin mourning for the structure as they were incapable of repairing it an important reminder of their culture.

It was only two weeks later when NATO and the WARSAW PACT had enough of the problems that WICO had caused no longer did they care about the resources or about the liberal and stupid idea that all cultures were equal they would have their revenge. Their troops and citizens evacuated quickly and efficiently and that was when the nuclear Arsenal of the U.S.A and Russia descended upon the area and lit it with fire killing all those who dwelled there.

WICO had attacked and demanded a response and the world had obliged and as he watched the live satellite feed from space as the explosions hit he smiled pure delight on his face it may not have been a permanent solution but it felt good to see the people who had destroyed their culture burn.

And burn they did all the while he alongside the members of magical society that knew their past toasted to the weapons of mass destruction that the muggle's had created.

It was actually funny the magical world discovered that it was not the muggle's who had launched the attacks but Magical's who in their anger had taken control of the leaders of the two nations setting of the weapons. When it was discovered the ICW had wanted to arrest them only for Wizarding Europe to threaten full on war if they chose such an action after all they were hero's people who had finally taken the much needed revenge that the world so desperately craved.

End Flashback (Still in first flashback)

With his memories of the past being squashed down with what was currently important he moved quicker eventually reaching the man he wanted to see so desperately as he was the one with his new weapon.

"Morning" He spoke in his normal tone stepping onto porch that stuck out of the house allowing himself t be under the cover of the wooden roof even if it meant nothing to him since his own magic prevented the elements affecting him. Upon seeing his arrival the black smith looked up nodding in his direction whilst he continued to sharpen the client's sword with his grindstone a few yellow sparks flying off as he did so. After a while the man got up from his grindstone the sword still in his hand as he walked to a weapons rack which held the scabbard inside of its new baldric allowing for the weapon to be carried on his hip acting almost like a belt but not actually being one.

"Here you go" Walking back across the porch he handed it over to the wizard, taking it out of the man's hand Nat then went to put on his new piece of equipment over his black jacket ensuring that the sheath was on his left side since the sword he had ordered was right handed. "It's a bit big" The blacksmith went to adjust it but before he had the chance Nat used magic to tighten the material allowing it to fit moiré comfortably to his frame. "And now the sword" Nat didn't know why the man seemed to be so enthusiastic about seeing him dress up for war but he could only assume that he was rather proud of the work since he was looking expectantly with a small amount of fear that his work would be rejected by his customer.

Taking the offered sword steeping back as he did so, due its handle being pointed downwards; seeing that he was now at a safer distance not being a threat to the blacksmith he quickly brought the blade up to its correct position years of learning how to use the weapon being shown by his sharp elegant moves. He inspected the blade first it was a nice length at eighty centimetres even if it was longer than it should be for a person of his stature the top of the blade was the 1845 version meaning that it was fullered blade rather than a Pipe Back preventing any annoying problems if he tried to cut his way through something. Giving it a quick swing to feel where the balance was he gave a nod to the blacksmith happy with the work that had been done also curious though of how dangerous it was he brought up the menu allowing for a more in-depth look at the sword he had purchased.

Its name came under "British 1827 Rifle Officers Sword (1845 version)" Showing that somehow this game had recognised where it had come from as for the rest of its stats he wasn't sure until the blacksmith spoke for him.

"It will do more cutting damage than a Rapier and Katana it's also faster and more agile than a long sword and katana it also has the second best hand protection and is about average for thrusting it's also about as a heavy as the katana so you're going to need to be strong to wield it in one hand". Nat nodded as he started to inspect the rest like he had said the blade wasn't as decorative as normal ones were but considering that he wasn't in the army of even at home where his blade may be looked at for its design it didn't matter so long as it did its job of being his melee weapon.

"Thank you I would like to have three more swords of this design one more right handed and two more left handed would you like any extra payment for the additional sword" The blacksmith was a little surprised when the additional order of three blades went up to four but he had already sold a number of the weapons he had been given for a much higher price than he had thought especially since that strange group of adventures had arrived led by the Fox Tail woman whatever her name was.

"No that's perfectly fine I'll get to work right away" Absently Nat noticed as the man seemed to be more cheery at the idea of creating more of these fantasy sword designs that he had never seen before idly wondering if they became more popular with time. With the man already going back to work and the new blade in his hand Nat realised he had to start on his enchantments apparating back to his room in the inn he took out his wand so he could be more refined with his magic and not risk damaging the blade that he been built for him.

Slowly the blade elevated of the ground in front of him allowing for the work he was about to commit be easier and with upmost respect and concentration. Suddenly the metal of the blade started to gain thin slices forming shapes into the metal with the utmost accuracy like that of an experienced painter who knew their work to be the absolute highest level. As his mind concentrated on the runes he wanted for this new sword he ignored anything that was around him leaving him vulnerable normally he would not do such a thing but in his mind he was safe as nobody could keep track of him as he was capable of moving so fast and at great ranges thanks to his skill of apparition or as muggle's preferred it teleportation.

Runes were a very old form of magic being found in all magical societies taking different shapes and meaning from the small necklace totems of the Native Americans to the hieroglyphics of Ancient Egypt. Often runes were used instead of spells due to their age and far more potent properties after all Goblins still hired the best Curse breakers in the world to dive down into the crypts of the several millennia old pyramids in hopes to discover and then steal whatever treasure lay inside the tombs of old magical users. They were used in all kind of settings from structures to weapons to even his use in electronics solving the problem of magic short circuiting magic allowing for the two different energy systems to coexist and work properly together.

The runes he was currently engraving into his new weapons were old and traditional ones used for the type of weapon that he was using one from stopping the sword freezing or heating up, to ever sharp runes preventing the need for a wet stone along of which was the rune to allow the blade to slice through most materials as creatures like dragons natural magical defence could stop the runes. There were also runes to stop rust from appearing on the material and runes to stop anyone other than yourself from using the weapon as well as runes that did actual damage akin to that of spells most of which were elemental spells.

It was an hour or so later when he looked away from his weapon allowing him to focus on other things other than the piece of metal that he now had in his hands; ensuring that his runes had been done correctly he conjured multiple straw dummies for him to practise on. With his blade in hand he took on the stance he needed facing the dummies with his sword arm out stretched than he acted slashing from his left first the edge of the metal sliced straight through the straw in a neat pattern showing no marks of resistance continuing on his pattern he then attacked from his bottom left to his top right allowing him to cut through the chest of his imaginary foe knowing that if it had of been a real person he would have gone through all the clothing and destroyed several internal organs. After checking the slicing damage he then went for a thrust easily going through the weak material that he had used although he had a far stronger material in mind for how much this blade cut through.

This set of slicing went on for quite some time as he practised his technique pretending to kill people as his blade cleaved through their fake bodies eventually though he had enough of stationary targets so pulling out his wand he enchanted the room using an extension charm to make the room far larger than what it was suppose to be leaving him with a wide open space for he planned next. Changing his target to dummies he turned their material from straw to stone as well as conjuring long swords equipping them with weaponry whilst also giving them a sort of sentience so they could be used as live combat trainers like Minerva McGonagall had used on the statues during the second wizarding war during the battle of Hogwarts.

Recognising what their role was the dummies banged their right fists on their chests whilst also kneeling to indicate that Nat was their leader and they would follow the commands of said leader. Happy now that the statues had done their customary introduction he pointed his sword at them daring for them to attack him so this training session could really get under way thankfully they accepted and charged straight at him their weapons drawn and ready for the combat that they now found themselves in.

There were three in total of the stone dummies but those dummies would still be difficult to defeat as they would be skilled fighters and know how to use their weapons to the full extent they also wouldn't feel pain something which gave them a major advantage over their creator. A slash came to his right forcing Nat to parry the blow downwards in hopes of leaving the side of the statue open for an attack which couldn't happen as another attack to his left came in forcing the wizard to jump back else he get hurt. Not losing a single piece of momentum he then stepped forward deflecting the thirds strike to the side and slashed at the statues on his rights elbow only for the weapon to parry his attack although that did not prevent the wizard from trying once more with three more rapid strikes one of which did cleave straight through the rocky service of the wrist cutting of the hand.

He was unable to celebrate his victory however as he faced himself parrying rapidly as strike after strike fell upon him as the statues attacked with quite some vigour although they did attack slower than he could. The onslaught continued for a few more seconds when he had to move even faster as the third statue entered the fray once more with its long sword trying to pin its master into a corner so he wouldn't have anywhere to escape.

Personally Nat found dealing with magic unbelievably easier than with a sword one of the reasons for this was that it was far harder to be backed into a corner since you had more than two options when a strike came at you. When it came to swords there was far more movement which was shown as he was in a position where he could only parry to the side as any attack would leave him exposed to the other two. Having had enough of the attacking he leaped back from another attack bring his sword to slash at one of the statues face where it went straight through where the nose would be leaving a deep gash which would have killed a person had it been a real person. Again though his small victory was nothing as he was yet again forced to continue parrying blow after blow unable to try a counter attack since there were so many blades to contend with. If he was fighting against a single opponent it would be a far easier task since the speed of the rapier would allow him to out fight his opponent so long a she stayed out of the reach but three enemies meant three blades all attacking separately requiring him to both defend himself and ensure that he was not pushed into a corner not something easily done. The fight went on for a good few hours the training he had received alongside his enhanced physiology allowing him to continue such a gruelling pace as despite what Hollywood showed fighting was hard and it was not choreographed requiring the combatants to have actual skill.

Still as the fight drew to a close and he could feel his energy drain from him he decided to try out using wandless magic; whilst he fought parrying a shot made for his head he struck his left hand forward delivering a push spell straight into the chests of the next two forcing them flying into a wall allowing the wizard to fight against one last opponent. Stepping backwards as a slash came towards him he attacked on the enemies left flank hitting them at the throat forcing them to step backward where he then followed his attack to the statues wrist cutting off the sword hand and then thrusting directly into the chest of his opponent killing it.

Now with the statue destroyed the current threat he faced in this battle became smaller something which showed itself to be more clear as the two statues that had been flung into the wall got up their weapons raised no symbol of pain or anguish since they were incapable of feeling such things. Aiming their weapons at their creator the statues attacked once more although this time they tried even harder to surround him hoping to strike him in the unprotected back. Nat would have none of this though as he kept moving in a circular motion with his feet preventing the preferred tactics of the statues divide and conquer this did not mean though he had an easy time however. Despite the loss of one statue he was still forced to parry more than he could attack although the latter part of combat was actually being allowed to happen.

Seeing his moment to inflict a lethal blow the wizard moved first he sidestepped to the left dodging the first statues attack allowing the momentum of the blade to carry on forcing the statue to try and recover it leaving it open. The second statue saw this however and went to help its partner by attacking straight after angling his sword down when he came into block the long sword skidded off giving the wizard a brief moment to quickly recover his sword and thrust forward deep into chest area killing the second statue. With its allies gone the first and final statute was the easiest to kill due to its heavier weight it was an easy chance for him do dodge the incoming head shot and slash at the statues legs bringing it crashing to the floor. It tried to recover but doing so left it open as Nats quicker and sharper blade was able to bypass the block that the statue brought up and slice through the shoulder bone the fight finally ended however when he grabbed the hand of the wounded statues sword arm holding it bay where he delivered the killing blow which was another thrust but this one was straight through where the brain would be on a regular person.

Huffing as he recovered energy he felt the rush of adrenaline leave him the sheer amount of moving he had done catching up to his body and telling him how long he had been doing his current action. Brining his wrist up to bear he looked at his watched surprise evident as he saw that he had been duelling for two hours' idly he wondered if the legends were true about the fight between Gellert Grindewald and Albus Dumbledore. The legendary fight was said to have lasted multiple hours of constant attacking and moving with powerful spells being hurled towards one another even with his concern wasn't with his magical power but rather than his physical body despite the serious enhancements of the game. Then again when the duel had occurred both men were in the prime of their live fit healthy and had years of experience where as he was only fourteen though he turned fifteen next month. Still his speed and strength was far more noticeable he was till weaker than the dummy turned statues and unable to fully block a blow from a long sword but he was getting closer with time and a lot more levelling he reckoned that so long as he could match speed with the opponent he could hold his own.

Whilst he recovered he summoned a glass of water hastily grabbing it and gulping it down allowing the indescribable taste wash down his throat combating the dry feeling that was starting to envelop. Eventually after about ten minutes of recovering he got up from his position and brought the sword close t his face to scrutinise the weapon seeing if there were any marks that may have occurred he doubted there were due to the quality of his spell work but it was always good to ensure that one's weapons were kept in a god safe condition. Happy that his sword was in fact in good nick he smiled happily at the blade brining it down slowly before sheathing the weapon back into its scabbard allowing his left hand to rest on the handle having something for it tap his fingers against.

Idly he thought about one of his major plans for this new world however it would have to wait seeing as he had more important plans and this plan required him getting an incredibly skilled blacksmith to work with. The other material he needed he actually carried on him even if it was technically illegal by muggle authorities but considering the fact that his family had a small business that created the material for other people to use had gotten him curious and as such had been one of the first things he had learned during his lessons in alchemy. It was also useful for those just in case moments and compared to what he could do with a wand the material was nothing that was without mentioning that one could buy the material at the joke shop Weasley' Wizard Wheezes. He still distinctly remembered the news article when a muggle born father had walked in there and discovered it the expression of the angry man had been hilarious what was even funnier was that when he confronted the magical authorities about it they had simply stated that a lot worse happened at school due to magic and if something did happen it was a quick fix apparently he hadn't taken to kindly to that since his child never turned up to the school missing her one in a life time chance to learn the art of magic.

Still when he did eventually use the material with the device he wanted created it would have to be done in the upmost secrecy and confidence there was no way he was going to let anyone get a hold of it where he was unable to control its flow. Whether that is for safety, monetary or logical reasons Nat was not the type to act stupidly and introducing said material would fundamentally change the rules of not just this world but any possible future but first he would have to create the device needed.

Either way he still had a lot of time to kill until the next set of swords to do which allowed him more time in the library as he waited for the man to work he already had a set of information he wished to learn and that would be quite laborious. Still it took him no effort at all to apparate back to the library he had attended to the last few days find the set of books he wanted sit down at his table and chair and read the rest of the day away.

Her black hair danced slightly as the gentle breeze of the day went past her and her companions her dark eyes taking in the sight of a structure she had not seen since the earlier days of her gaming career before she had met him the man with the glasses who had congratulated her on being a good player. She remembered the pride that had filled her when he praised her skill about being a person who could actually pull off the enchanter class oh how she would love to find him and when she did she would make him hers where they could rule together. But for now she had a job she had to prove that she could not only lead but have practise with what was to come whilst the others began their own parts of the plan but for now this was the first chance she would have to test her skills in a real environment.

It was just a shame that the people she had recruited were only level thirties not of any real use but the city however was Hakone stood on the border between the Holy Westelande Empire and the Eastal League of Free Cities. If she could take the fortress city than she would have some more political weight to use when it came to "Convincing" the other People of the Land to join her side she doubted that all would follow her but a little rebellion was useful since it would give her a chance to use her power informing all those who would dare oppose her. It was the same with the people here most would join her but there were always that stubborn few who refused to back down when a far more dangerous foe appeared it was commendable but it would prove fruitless all the same.

There may be the off chance that one of two of them might actually be experience players who had gotten to her level and simply created another character to relive that experience of being weak again.

"Weak" Oh how she despised that word when one was weak nobody cared about you electing to ignore you as if you were nothing like you had no use and your entire existence had zero meaning like you were some pawn to play with for the more beloved people to play with the ones who actually mattered. But here she wasn't one of the weak ones no she was strong and she would take down anyone who dared to get in her way and if anyone dared to get in her path for him than she would show them the meaning of pain for he was hers and no one else he just hadn't realised it yet.

Still no matter how much she wanted to concentrate on that man whether it was his white cloak and staff or his brilliant intellectual and tactical mind or even how those glasses made him look even more handsome than he already was she had a job to do. Gazing momentarily at the castle walls as she alongside her assassin Hanaka marched towards the castle entrance she could only play with how long the people here could hold against her and the rest of her group. She estimated for a few hours at most the walls weren't that thick the guards that were stationed here weren't well trained and were poorly levelled and as for the adventurers they were also too low level to be any threat at most they may defeat one of her level nineties if they acted as a well organised group but that would be asking for too much.

"Halt what do you want" Smiling kindly at the set of guards she blinked at them slowly moving her body in a way to show off her curves enticing the men daring them to imagine what lay beneath the clothes she kept on.

"I wish to see your lord I have a proposal for him" Smiling seductively at them she gently ran the palm of her hand down one of the guard's throat forcing him to gulp as his face went bright red and his blood rushed south. Behind her Hanaka sneered at the blatant perverseness of the man as he began to stammer his eyes looking down to what cleavage Nureha revealed she didn't care for how Nureha acted after all it was to be expected she would act this way since her subclass was courtesan something that seemed entirely natural to the Fox Tail woman as the guards lost all common sense and gratefully let them inside.

"Pigs" Nureha looked amused at the reaction of her assassin contempt showing in her eyes whilst she reached towards her weapons itching to daw them and make an example of them one which in her mind would leave a bloody tail as reminder.

"It worked did it not" Nureha giggled slightly as they entered inside the memory of once taking quests here allowing them to navigate with no problem.

"Men are such pathetic creatures always thinking with their dicks first" Hanaka reply was sharp a clear tone of disgust as she talked about the creatures they had just encountered.

"Not all men some are good people" Hanaka just gave a pointed look to the black haired woman not responding she knew of the woman's obsession with one particular man although she had no interest why . "In fact some men can be kind and are intelligent" Nureha only giggled again in a cute fashion grabbing the attention of guards making them fall in love due to their belief of a beautiful soft spoken woman. Glaring at the walls as she moved on Hanaka's fingers moved closer and closer towards her weapons annoyance clear on her face as more and more men stared at her she swore that some even started to follow her however before she even had a chance to draw her weapons he felt the soft hand of her leader comfort her. "Don't worry we'll be finished soon enough"

"He won't agree" Nureha only smiled in response as they came across the much larger wooden doors that indicated that they were approaching the throne room opening slowly the wooden doors revealed the bored expression of the current lord as he slouched on his chair a bored expression marring his otherwise handsome appearance.

That face changed in instant to one of curiosity and interest as he took in the forms of the two women that had entered his throne room adjusting his sitting arrangement he gave an arrogant smile allowing himself to drink in every single part of the fox tails body. Liking what he was seeing he motioned to one of the nearby servants to go and get him a few pitchers of wine the long service of the servant understanding what it meant he had to do when attractive guests arrived.

"My dear ladies what can I do for you" Raising his eyebrows suggestively he almost flung himself out of his throne his desire for the beautiful dark haired woman getting the best of him. Nureha for her part acted calmly as she walked up to him a seductive sway to her hips easily drawing all male attention to her whilst she took on an innocent look walking up to the man she had an objective wit.

"My dear lord I have a proposal for you" The lord licked his lips as he heard the seductive tone in Nureha's voice it was like a drug intoxicating and so irresistible so much so that he walked straight to her stopping only a few centimetres away allowing himself to smell the scent of the woman in front of him. Behind them Hanaka fought every part of her body which screamed at her to take all of the men's heads in the room and then proceed to impale them on a spike outside the castle walls purely for the way they acted.

And what is this proposal" Purring out the last word as if he was an alpha cat the lord circled around Nureha slowly like he was a predator and she was his prey for him to stalk and then eventually pounce upon so that he could have his fun.

"Well you see some friends and I have a plan for Westelande and I want you to be part of it" He shivered as he took in her seductive tone a sense of euphoria running down his spine all the while he thought of the many things he would like to do to the young woman. As did Nureha's assassin if her angry expression was becoming more evident only the mental images of the man's dead body giving her any relief and staying her blade from the complete and utter slaughter that she wished to deliver.

It was at this moment that the servant returned a tray in his hand carrying multiple jugs of liquid and a few silver chalices to drink the beverage with them; taking the pitcher himself the lord made an effort to appear as sexy as possible whilst he poured the red liquid into its container handing one over to his guest and offering another one to his guests friend.

"Sunrise wine very expensive to get a hold of" Giving a silent toast he began sipping the drink watching out the corner of his eye as Nureha copied his actions. "Now what exactly is your plan for Westelande, Hakone is a member of Eastal and I answer to Duke Serjiad Corwen it's my job to maintain the border after all". Hanaka glared at the mans haughty tone unable to understand how her leader was able to put up with such antics keeping up her false smile Nureha blinked at the lord seductively.

"I plan to rule Westelande but to do that I need gold and this beautiful city that you rule over" The reaction the Fox Tail got was what one would probably expect from a man of that time.

"If you need gold all you'd have to do is entertain me for a few nights but I can't marry a commoner like you it would look bad on my status as a lord" Nureha didn't change her tone as she continued sipping her drink making frequent moved to expose her cleavage daring the man in front of her to make a move.

"My dear lord you seem to misunderstand I'm not asking for your hand in marriage I'm asking for your subservience leave Eastal and join me if you do you'll have all the young women you could ever dream of" The Lord gave of a growl as the mental image of several attractive young women filled his mind completely in the nude lying on his bed smiling up at him seductively gesturing for him to join them and take an active role in the pleasure. This mental image stopped though and was replaced with a new one in this one the woman in front of him was moaning his name as he treated her to a good time her ears and tails twitching with pure ecstasy.

Nureha smiled at him more moving close to his ear and whispering her hot breath brushing his hear sending tingles all down the man's spine causing him to purr like he was an animal enjoying the ministration s of his oh so attractive guest. Then something seemed to click in his brain as if he had only heard the full sentence sending him out of his lust induced stupor slightly.

"Subservient to a woman never" His tone changed to one of disbelief as well as a small amount of outrage. "You a woman would dare to tell me what to do you must have some grand delusions in that pretty little head of yours" Before he could continue she put his hand on his face rubbing his chin and small stubble where he hadn't shaved for a few days the action seeming to sooth him.

"Just imagine it my dear lord all you would have to do is pledge your house and city to follow me, leave Eastal and you would be more powerful than you could imagine. I am building a new empire my dear lord and you could be there one of my advisers when I become queen can you imagine that the prestige and honour you would receive for being the first house to support my ascension to the throne". The Lord could imagine it all the political power far more than he carried now as just the protector of the border sure he gained a large income from being a main city on a major trade route but it wasn't enough it had never been enough he wanted lands and power.

"Remember son loyalty to the Duke and you will be rewarded" The words of his father echoed through him what would happen if her abandoned his duty to the beautiful woman would the Duke send his armies to come and attack his city to regain the border controls that he maintained. He shook his head in fear he may have been trained how to use a weapon but he had no intention of seeing combat and if he rose against the Duke than he would pay the price and his home would become a warzone.

"No I will not" There was no steel in his voice but rather deep longing and disappointed lust that he had been forced to push away such a golden opportunity to enjoy such a beautiful woman as an old man came to mind he grimaced. The dark eyes of the adventures narrowed slightly whilst her face showed annoyance she had played and flirted with this man and had received nothing other than a glass of wine and an offer to be a bed warmer. Seeing that her chance was slipping she tried one more tactic something that may convince this apparent coward into surrendering to her.

"If you do not join me come Friday night I will burn this city to the ground and take its ruins as my own" Rubbing her hand across the lords chest she made a pointed move of pressing the places which were more sensitive to touch with extra force it worked if his moans were anything to go by but unfortunately for her he still refused her offer.

"Do your worst a woman and when you lose the fight you will become my personal whore and you will love every moment that I pleasure you to the point that you will never want to leave my side again your only wish in life to fulfil my sexual needs" This time both women's eyes became vicious Hanaka had gripped her blade pulling it halfway out of its sheath only being stopped when she recognised the much different and more terrifying tone of voice that she was now utilising.

"I will give you the same amount of time I gave the adventurers surrender and submit to me by the end of Friday or I will destroy you and you pathetic little city" Rushing out of their positions the guards in the hall pointed their weapons at them surrounding them more than likely hoping that this position would allow them to kill the adventurers if it came to an actual fight.

"Go" Nureha smiled cruelly at the guards as they heard the order of their lord forcing them to put their weapons away and back off allowing the two to walk straight out of the hall and then the castle revealing the familiar outside look of Hakone.

"Those bastards who does that fucker think he is telling you that you're nothing but a whore for his personal pleasure" This time Nureha made no motion to stop her companions yelling as she stomped angrily beside her the glare she gave to anyone who would dare look in her direction scaring them off. "Come Friday I'm going to chop his cock off and force it down that fucking hole of his see how he like it" Her loud tone drew large attention forcing all the males in the area to wince and reactively grab their family jewels as the assassin listed every possible way of doing as much damage as she could to a mans pride from roasting to spearing them or even delivering poison but the one that really drew the horror from the rest of the people who could hear her yelling was her disturbing declaration to flay the lord alive staring from his precious bits and working her way up.

"I will have to remind you that you can't kill our teammates just because they act inappropriately" The assassin growled in more anger as recent memoires came up.

"I understand why the people here wanted to kill that Archibald he's such a fucking pervert I cant believe that you wanted me to spare the life of that no good loser." It had come to light over the past few hours since they had recruited Archibald and the rest of his team why the group here had been so determined to catch him. The man had spent all of his time since joining their side perving on the women by trying to grab them by the breasts whenever they weren't looking it had only been by her leaders orders that she hadn't killed him where he stood instead of only being allowing to stab his hand repeatedly and waiting until his health eventually recovered piece by piece.

"When we take Minami you can do what you want with him but for now we can't allow the defenders know that we don't get along and when the battle comes I'll ensure he's first through the breach" Once again Hanaka was relieved by the words of her leader and future Guild Master even if they were not at that stage yet in the plan.

"I still don't get why we didn't attack them straight away they would have been off guard and allowed us to win easily" The Enchanter only smiled once more as they passed through the main gate of the village the pair of them walking at a rather fast speed as to avoid any encounters with the current defenders not that they would have any trouble if it came to any sort of battle.

"It's all about appearances if we attack right away than it will be hard to recruit allies but give it some time and we can fabricate a story to the other lords and ladies. It will be easy to tell them that we were attacked by Eastals lord who wanted to take an innocent woman as his concubine and as such had no other choice to defend ourselves" It was rather elaborate for Hanaka but then again she wasn't the one in charge of their plan that was up to her leader and if she believed that this strategy would be the best to gain support then so be it she would simply follow and obey as well as protect her from anyone who may cause her harm even if that included the man she had fallen in love with.

It was a bit of a walk back to their camp since it was located close to the shore inside a set of caves deep into the side of a few horribly scarred cliffs, she had no clue what had happened inside of this place but it was not normal. The caves insides did not look like she would have imagined instead of the sharp jagged rocks small cave holes and dampness that one would associate with caves there was simply soft smooth looking walls as if they had been heated to such a degree that they had melted giving the nice polished looking surface.

It took a bit more time to navigate through the tunnels although oddly there was not the usual stench of death that one would expect her only solution to the answer was that whatever had burned the inside of these walls had also been powerful enough to get rid of the stench. Eventually they made their way to where the rest of the group was located this place was a large cavern that usually indicated where the boss monster was. In its place was a large fire illuminating the cave showing clear shadows as people moved back and forth looking down from the enclave above she saw the rest of their group going around their activities whatever they may have been.

Some were grinding away at weapons as they put their subclass to good use whilst others were repairing armour and others seemed to be cooking and even the odd one r two seemed to be gazing inquisitively at a piece of paper whilst they held ink quills drawing some type machine from the blue prints up. Walking down the ramp with her lady they eventually came to meet with one of the commanders whose name was Indicus.

The woman had short purple hair with slightly tanned skin and light blue eyes which were magnified slightly due to the glasses she wore as for her class she played a level ninety sorcerer elf who wore a maid outfit for some reason Hanaka didn't have a clue why since it wasn't exactly battle material. Upon seeing their arrival the woman curtsied lifting her skirts aside as if she was a real maid trying to show respect although it always seemed sinister to Hanaka as the woman gave her the wrong feeling about her.

"My lady how did it go" Nureha gave her a happy smile as she looked at her.

"Not too well he refused to submit but I told him the offer was still open in case he changed his mind" Hanaka snorted internally at that there was little chance that the lord would change his mind especially with how easy he had been enthralled by Nureha's looks acting like a dog in heat.

"I'm sure things will work out well and if he refuses we will still go ahead with the attack" Her tone was kindly as the maid spoke to her leader offering up words of encouragement as she acted inside the view of the other members, playing pretend after all was a rather useful skill.

"You're correct but I would rather wait until we have more people to join us" That was the real reason they were waiting so long whilst they were scouting the area both sides knew it would mean very little since the more powerful players would be able to steam roll their less experienced enemies.

"Of course my lady" Indicus bowed he head in her respect acknowledging her pretend position of maid following her leader's orders even if on the inside she was scheming about how she would get revenge on the woman but to do that she would have to get the woman's personal pet assassin out of the way. Oh how the woman was vulnerable she didn't have her loyal guard dog to snap at anyone who approached her heels it was rather amusing apart from the fact that she prevented her from doing what she wished.

"I don't know what you're plan is ladies but you're forgetting a major flaw in your plans to take over the city" Hanaka's eyes narrowed as she looked at Archibald oh how she wished to show him the meaning of pain asking permission from her leader with her eyes she was once again rejected by the stern look that the curvaceous woman gave. Huffing in response she replied in disbelief at the man's impudence.

"Oh and what he we forgot pig" Archibald gave both a grin and an angry look in both one look something which Hanaka found difficult to believe but still tapped her fingers on the edge of the blade ready to draw her sword and show the man in a girl's body how to inflict pain on rather sensitive spots.

"The sorcerer goes by the name of Nat" At the mention of his name other members that had joined in the little merry band to capture the criminal perked up curious to see where this conversation was headed and if possible glean some information on the anti social teenager. Nureha and the other more powerful players looked uninterested their eyes showing of a look which stated "Really" Seeing their expressions Archibald pressed on his attack. "I'm not joking that little bastard is far more powerful than a person his level should be in fact I bet he's a hacker there's no way that a normal player could have the spells he had by normal means".

"Really do tell" Speaking softly to encourage the player killer Nureha looked at him and the other players that had joined them on their quest normally she would have ignored such a proclamation but the looks that the other new members agreed upon the fact that whoever this person was had strange skills.

"He's the bastard who caught us one moment we were planning a raid against a shop next thing we know we feel this urge to walk in the middle of the road and then he just teleports out of nowhere. Before we even knew what had happened we were in chains with our mouths in the dirt. Turning her gaze to the other members of the guild that had once been bow breaker Indicus was able to confirm that the creepy man was in fact telling the truth. "Never had a chance just fired off his spells with no cool down penalty" Gritting his teeth the man failed to notice that sudden interest that Nureha had taken from that piece of information after all classes had cool down penalties even if some were shorter than others they were noticeable so to not have one was incredibly intriguing.

"And what does this person look like pig" Archibald sneered at the girl however the drawing of her blade and pointing it just centimetres from his throat made him sing like a canary.

"White Human, long blonde hair, purple eyes and rather plain looking he also wore black it's easy to recognise him since he wears normal clothing was leaning on the side of the building when you arrived" Nureha frowned as she thought back to when she had seen the collection of the adventurers who had apprehended her new servant not one person matched that description looking to her right she silently asked if she knew who he was talking about. Shaking her head Nureha frowned more normally she would not believe scum like this man was but she knew that he had no intention to misinform her it would do him little use since his life lay in her hands.

"We will not have to deal with this sorcerer my lady he is only a low level this cretin is most likely making up stories to try and gain your prestige". Nureha nodded at her maid the man may have no intention to misinform her but that did not mean that he could not have been imagining things the stress of the new reality affecting him in unknown ways. She looked over to Hanaka who was still threatening the man/girl realising that her leader wished to converse with her she turned her head all the while ensuring that she could lop the man's head of if he so much as moved a single hair on his head out of order.

"Hanaka tomorrow I would like you to return to the city find this "Nat" and follow him see if what Archibald is saying is true" Returning her sword to her sheath with natural grace she bowed her head low following the traditional practise stopping her from noticing the briefest of smiles that flashed upon Indicus's face when she realised that she would get the beautiful dark haired woman alone so she could teach her, her rightful place in life.

"Gladly" She smiled happily as she heard her new orders it was nice to be trusted by her leader and not some pawn to be moved around it was why she followed her as Hanaka knew of no other person who was as kind and caring as her master especially after she had helped her. She dispersed her thoughts on the matter before they could be brought up again preventing the memories that came up again.

"Oh so your sending angry bitch over there I feel sorry for the poor fucker already" The girls high pitched laughter filled the air only to be stopped as a round house kick impacted the side of her skull kicking her to the ground with great force leaving Archibald to rub his face consonantly as he complained from the pain and how it was unfair that he still felt it the memory of spears impaling his legs fresh in his mind.

"You're just lucky that I'm not alive to kill you" Slightly disturbed at the girls attitude the man showed a small amount of fear looking to his ex guild mates and player killers only to not find the assistance that he had wanted essentially leaving him to the ire of the angry assassin the last word he said before he blacked out due to the sheer pain was.

"Traitors"

Friday 14th May 2027

It was Friday afternoon when she first got a glimpse of her target standing by the lakes edge looking out into the rather beautiful colour of the water a book in his hands whilst the breeze blew through his hair. She had no idea how he had been able to avoid her so long apparently he resided in the main inn but the boy who operated the rooms refused to give away which room he resided in so she had been forced to wait and wait. It was after a full day had passed that she had realised that her target never entered or left the room having had enough she had busted open every door only to find nothing apart from when she saw another adventurer helping himself to one of the whores who resided in the city. She had reacted by throwing a knife in the low levels face killing him instantly and then offering a large amount of money to the whore for the grave injustice that had been done to her though she missed when she simply found a new inn and new virgin adventurer who was more than willing to pay so his life as a virgin nerd could be ended.

It had roughly been the same thing on the second day as well leaving her with nothing sure she had begrudgingly talked to the blacksmith pig who was forging weapons for him hoping to get an idea on this sorcerers movements only to result in nothing. That was the first step in a rather annoying goose chase as she than heard that he was in the library rushing there she missed when he had then apparated in front of blacksmith collecting the second of his newly commissioned swords and then disappearing.

It had only been within the last few minutes when she had finally identified him whilst he was eating her freshly created sandwiches that had been created for her by her groups cook apparently the magic skill was actually just using the plain old cooking skill but making the food like one would normally. Still she had found him well more like his hair since it covered the back of his jacket and she had not yet been able to take a glance at his face oh the agony she had to endure as she rushed to put away her nice tasting food all so she could complete the mission that her master had set out for her.

It was as she watched him from her high elevation on top of a bell tower that she took in his equipment he was definitely low level as she couldn't even recognise where he may have gotten his current clothes from perhaps some kind of event. What confused her more though was the fact that he had two swords on his person she didn't know which was stranger the fact that a magic character had melee weapons equipped since it was pointless or the fact that he seemed to be wielding a different type of weapon.

She recognised what type of sword it was after all who didn't recognise a sabre the most used sword type in history with its one handed curved blade primarily used for cutting and loved by the Europeans during their constant wars with one another. It was the sheath of the weapon which really identified the blade as curved since it was more obvious then the blade itself since the curve of the sheath was far less than what she normally attributed to the weapon.

As for Nat he had already noticed the assassin from the days before tailing him although if he was to guess she was infiltrating the city now so she could deal with anyone quicker when the time came for an attack. That got him thinking an actual attack on the city would be over very quickly compared to a real siege there was no way that this stone and mortar would be capable for standing against the likes of people who could throw fire balls at them causing them to explode as bad as Helms Deep vs. Uruk Hai during the Lord of the Rings films.

Still he doubted that the people of the city would try to defend their homes even if they all died horribly it was the nature of things one did not attack somewhere without expecting some resistance something which Nakaraka had tried to stress onto him. The poor man was too fooled by his sense of honour to see clearly though they were out matched, numbered, gunned and tactics any actual plan of defence would fail instantly.

As soon as the higher levels came rushing through that front gate it would simply be a case of fighting on your own desperate to survive a few would be able to hold out at first like Nakaraka but even he would be killed soon enough. As for him it depended on how magically resistant these people could get if they were capable of being magical creature level resistant than he might have a chance thanks to the recent increase of magical power but beyond that he could only hope that his non direct spells could do something.

He had entertained the idea of putting up a shield but it would be useless all the same the raw power that had emanated of their levels was shattering any concentrated attack would annihilate anything he could throw up. If he was honest it was strange this feeling since he had arrived here he had felt more powerful than he could have ever imagined yet alone fathom but his power was trounced compared to that of the more powerful players. It left him with little battle choice there was no way he could engage them directly a duel like he normally would neither did he think he would be able to keep them unconscious for long if he used non lethal methods probably two or three minutes with a stunning spell.

He could also run but he needed this experience at least a small amount if he wanted to ever get further in this world and the sooner he got a taste for the most dangerous of foes the faster he could plan around such eventualities. There was also the problem of their methods of fighting they would more than likely try to kill him he on the other hand wouldn't. Contrary to popular belief killing did not break the soul instead killing was natural in animals after all if killing broke the soul than the planets ecosystem would never work as the predators would become extinct since their souls had shattered so much.

Still it was not an easy thing to kill another person and whilst muggle's could quite easily cope with the killing of other humans being since they would be resurrected Magical's were very uncomfortable with such a thing. There had been many examples in the past of what large scale murder could do but what worried him and the rest of magical society even more was what had happened with Tom Riddle. After being killed by ancient magic the man had found a way to return to the living allowing for him to enact another war resulting in more deaths and bloodshed as well as the collapse of multiple ministries around the world. That war had truly shown the terrifying nature of resurrection because after so much effort to dispose of him the first time Tom Riddle only returned years later nearly winning the war if it hadn't of been for the odd fluke and arrogance.

It was funny actually not many muggleborns were aware of the scale of the war only knowing about what had happened back home in the British Isles but it was called a wizarding war for a reason and that was due to every nation taking part in it just like the World Wars that muggle's had created. Europe like always was the heart of such events since it was where the Dark Lord had risen and was also home to the oldest families being the location where the most persecution had been taken against their kind. North America as usual was better off when it came to this thing he had once remembered an American declaring loudly how the world needed America in both worlds bragging about their complete better skill that nobody could match. Nat had been quick to knock him down a few pegs after all America had massive advantages that other nations didn't first was their distance, four thousand kilometres of ocean between them and Europe and just over double that from its west coast to Japan. Added to this was the fact that despite the age of other nations magical people America was in a geographical gold mine and had benefited greatly from European society giving them the Latin, Norse and Ancient Greek magic even if they did like Europe specialise in the first of the three. Another point was that whilst the U.S did play an important role in the war they did very little in anywhere besides its southern continental neighbours.

For South America it was trying gain more power and by aligning with a new Dark Lord they hoped to gain prestige and respect challenging their neighbours to the north. Asia was on the side of the light with Japan being its leader as despite what they did during its last war Japan could not stand the use of Dark Magic being far less tolerant. Australia and New Zealand didn't really have a problem on its own land rather fighting like it had before in Europe combining with Canada. Africa in contrast was aligned with Voldemorts the birthplace of humanity still resonated with them and their pride of Egypt alongside other old magical societies made them want to rise up in power being capable of challenging their wealthier northern neighbours. There was bugger all in the Middle East and that was mostly due to how dangerous it was and how more so it had become since the dawn of the twenty first century.

Finally that left Europe what historians are stating to be the middle continent in magical affairs and like it normally was it the West went against the East. The fall of Britain had been catastrophe for the Light with Dumbledore dead that left no one to face Riddle and had essentially surrounded the other western magical powers of France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Greece and Portugal. Thankfully it was only a short time that it had stayed that and with the Dark Lords arrogance he refused to push south giving the light a small amount of none worries. With Britain's return to the light followed up by the swift execution of all Death Eater members and their families in the islands they were able to regroup with the others and push the main force of the Dark Lord out of Germany and continue forth to their heart of Russia whilst the Asian nations from the east.

As this happened America was able to defeat the dark side fighters and join up with Europe to holding the border of Africa facing any possible counter attack of which lasted a few years. The war finally ended with the now powerful Light side invading Africa from every coast and eradicating the last pockets of Riddles supporters.

It was due to this war why magical humanity gained such a large fear of the old Ancient magic Voldemorts may have discovered the secrets of Horcruxes in a book but that didn't mean that other dark leaders didn't find the knowledge in different ways. Either way the final count at the end of the war was that about a thousand dark wizards and witches had used Horcruxes to prevent their deaths leaving a great seat of stories for bed and a dark reminder why such magic was illegal.

It was one of the main reasons why he was so reluctant to kill the stories of the past echoed through magic involving the dead was of the blackest foul those who had passed on should remain dead never to walk again not even great legends such as Arthur of Merlin.

"The dead should remain dead there is only so far we should ever go" He never understood what his father meant until years later and only deeply now some people may say that life is precious and should never be destroyed he disagreed instead he was of the opinion that the dead whatever they had done should be allowed to rest. It was the natural order of things and was yet another reason for the gaping divide between politics of the modern world whilst all sides agreed that the dead should remain where they are the Left viewed Humanity as something that should defy every law of nature. Where as he and the right had more respect for the natural order things looking at the world as it was rather than trying to reshape it to fit their image time again and time again as their morals changed throughout the years.

It was why he found this new world both interesting and disturbing it had its beauty as well as its ugly features just like his own world in the modern day and he was sure that scientists would love to study it not just for things like magic and architecture but because of how the players reacted to the situation. Already sides were starting to form the most obvious being Nureha and her group who wished to control this city for themselves using strength to do so but if history was an example then somewhere he reckoned people would work together to try and reshape this world to that of the real one.

As for him he did not know what he would do yet besides investigate this world and try to find a way back home this was a new eventuality and not one he could have ever prepared for after all you don't exactly hear about people in the news that someone had suddenly found themselves in a new less technologically advance land. That left another key thing of this world while he could easily survive in this place due to his magic and the magical worlds lack of technology the average muggle could not.

Electricity was an important lifeline for the average person providing for their every day needs such as cooking and lighting as was running water and natural gas sure some people may know how to operate such things but the normal person would not. It was only a matter of time in his mind before people went mad their daily patterns as well as ideas of what could normally occur being smashed and thrown aside for this new reality. Sure they had telepathy but modern phones were so far advanced with their many apps and connection to the internet one didn't notice how important something's are until they are gone and now these things had ripped away leaving them with nothing. Most people would probably stay around the cities trying to create some semblance of daily life desperately clinging to keep a hold of what they considered normal; others on the other hand would relish such an experience they would treat this event as if it was some kind of marvellous adventure that was to be enjoyed and taken advantage off. Either way this new world would test him already he saw himself taking action to investigate meaning that he would not be one of the ones to cower and neither was the assassin who was walking up behind him slowly her weapon drawn.

As she advanced quickly upon her target she couldn't but help feel smug of her assassin abilities it had taken many years of extensive playing to becoming skilled at Elder Tales something that gave her a small taste of what her sister had felt. She had wondered ever since coming to Elder Tales if this was what she had felt being different having gifts and talents that normal people could only dream of not being a failure by disgracing her families' honour. Still she would not disappoint Nureha all she had to do was discover how much of a threat this one level thirty player could be though she doubted that words of a pervert man who pretended to be a girl allowing him to spy on girls.

Still this would be a rather simple matter walking up to the long haired male she couldn't help but feel this deep feeling of anger and guilt that started welling up in her as well as a small degree of fear.

"Why am I feeling this" Deciding to get her answer she swung her sword aiming at where the back of his neck was located only for the sound of metal striking metal to be heard as the sabre of the wizard deflected her strike to the ground revealing his face to her. Her eyes grew as memories over took her.

Multiple Flashbacks (Each new paragraph is a flashback)

"Is that it?" The British Duelling champions childish voice spoke bored as the fallen form of her sister as she stared up at him in complete humiliation for being defeated so easily to a person five years her younger. She could only stare at her sister as the legendary honour of her family was washed away in a single battle from a child hailing from an unimportant non rich non powerful family in the British Isles.

Blood it was everywhere her eyes showed pure horror as the red substance decorated the inside of the house that she was in front of her laid the dead corpse of her sister a katana had been thrust through her stomach and torn from left to right through her abdomen. Her red hands holding the handle she knew what had occurred the traditional suicide of Japan Seppuku she only felt her knees collapse as she landed on the floor covering herself in her siblings blood.

"Did you hear her sister committed Seppuku" She didn't react as her classmates laughed at her family their talking about how her family had lacked honour and became useless. When she arrived home her eyes dark with her appearance showing a right mess in far contrast to that of the normal neatness that she had been raised with. She remembered calling for her family after not receiving any answer she walked into her parents' bedroom only to find the same situation as her sister did as their blood painted the walls and floor her parents lying dead on the floor having committed suicide.

What happened next was what one could expect a car drove her and what was left of her belongings to her new home at the orphanage never to have anything to do with her dead family she had simply been brushed aside like she always had been. After that came the bullying from her new neighbours at the orphanage as they discovered what had happened to her family it was only one day that she discovered a game that had been show cased in the news where a person could become a different person and have magical adventures with magic and such things. The hard work she put into getting money so she could purchase both the game and continue paying it was new but it was her escape and then she met her Nureha the woman had taught her how to play. No longer was she the squib of an ancient and Honourable family from Japan now she was Hanaka legendary assassin and warrior as well as servant to the great and powerful Nureha rightful queen of Japan.

End Flashback

Nat didn't know why but all of a sudden the assassin that had attacked him froze as if she was in some bad memory only to stop suddenly fire burning from her eyes as if it was hell itself forcing him to apparate out of the way and back to his room before the assassin split him from balls to brains. He didn't know why her attitude had changed so dramatically all he did know was that she clearly wanted him dead.

Hanaka stared angrily at where the wizard had stood obviously apparating to a different location now she knew why the pervert old man had warned her and her leader of the danger of this person. The person she had just attempted to kill was a wizard and no ordinary wizard at that how could she ever forget the face of the one who had destroyed everything she ever held dear who had with his actions ripped her life away and had put her on this path.

"Nathanael Tempest I will kill you" Her declaration went unheard as she gripped her blade tightly the thoughts of revenge filling her mind her plan for killing him in the most painful way possible when her eyes widened as she remembered the reality of the situation. "No you can't do this not when I'm so close" Violently she stabbed the ground with her sword as she remembered that it was impossible to die in the world due to the shrines and cathedrals that dotted the landscape. Collapsing to her knees as she looked across the lake she could only think about how unfair her life was and who had made it that way. "Why what have I done to deserve this" Tears rolled down her cheeks as she remembered her life before that moment it may not have been perfect but it had been better the warm smile of her older sister gazing down at her hugging her tightly comforting her when she had once hurt herself.

The sound of footsteps approaching cleared her mind; she had found her objective and discovered the risk of this person now she had to report back to Nureha on her discovery, proceeding to activate her stealth skills she than headed back to the cliffs.

Nureha's base

"Hanaka" Nureha rushed forward as she saw her friend before Hanaka had know what happened the Fox Tail had latched onto her holding her tightly normally she would have been suspicious of such behaviour but with her recent discovery she couldn't bring herself to care. Returning the attention her friend gave to her she soon found herself to look up as Nureha looked at her confused before it turned to worry as she saw that her eyes were red most likely from crying. "What happened"? She didn't answer as the other members of their group walked towards them most were equipped for battle even if they knew that they wouldn't start such a thing until midnight occurred. "Indicus gather the others we're leaving now" Frowning internally Indicus frowned at the amount of sudden affection and strength that her puppet had magically gained with the return of her pet assassin.

"Yes my lady" With a graceful bow she ordered the rest of their group out marching them like pretended soldiers on their way to a war leaving the two women alone to talk to one another.

"Hanaka what happened" Nureha's tone was one of true concern as she looked at her friend she hadn't seen her this upset since she had first talked to her about her past and since then they had never brought it up.

"He's here Nureha that bastard who killed my family is here" Hanaka yelled angrily as the sight of her dead family filled her mind as well as those words that had caused their deaths.

"Tempest" The older woman's voice said the word slowly the one word which would cause her much younger friend to lose her normal angry tone to one of sadness and pure hatred that screamed out for vengeance against the one who had humiliated her family and ruined her life. The look on Hanaka's face told her everything she needed to know. "How?"

"I don't know but he's here and he has his magic" The dark haired woman's face showed interest as well as uncertainty the tales her friend had told her of the secret world filling her mind.

"What do you wish to do?" Nureha's voice kept the same gentle quality of it but to those who truly knew her they knew that she was angry.

"What can we do? If we attack he'll apparate, if we kill him he'll come back to life, we can't exactly keep him caged up as we don't have the money yet to buy the Shrines or Cathedrals" The squibs knowledge of magic was far more limited than to that of an actual wizard or witch but even she knew that without people being incapable of dying than there was no action they could take to take revenge.

Nureha looked at her gently what her friend said was true despite their plan there was nothing as of yet they could do stop a person with the gifts and talents of a magical human and it was due to this that she gently griped the shoulder of her friend drawing her close hoping to relive some of the hatred in her.

"Not tonight but you will get your revenge help me with my plans and eventually we will fight him on our grounds and when we do he'll never be able to resurrect". Hanaka smiled slowly at that finding the truth in her words as of this current moment there was nothing they could do to stop the wizard but with time they could trap and end him.

"I promise I am forever yours I will never abandon you Nureha" Nureha gave the younger assassin one last quick hug before releasing her as well as giving her a comforting smile.

"Come on then we have a city to conquer" Nodding her head the assassin followed her leader out of the caves to regroup with the rest of their organisation.

Hakone

The sounds of quick marching was rampant through the city soldiers who bore the crest of the lord of the city moved up the stairs onto the walls bows equipped in their hands whilst they wore chainmail armour alongside a quiver with arrows and a short sword. Behind them were other men of the city dressed in tougher steel plate armour being equipped with a long sword and shield obviously indicating that they were to fight the upcoming enemy at close range. Beside them were the odd few adventurers led by their leader Nakaraka.

Nakaraka looked at the enemy in front of him with clear worry in his eyes they had far more adventures on their side having taken the majority of players as they wished not to be slaughtered by their much stronger counterparts. Others had just ran away heading for the starting city of Akihabara where they claimed it was safe only a few had actually decided to take a stand against the group who wished to take over the city lead by the Fox Tail woman known as Nureha. As for the mysterious magic player with the varied spells that went by the name of Nat he wasn't up on the walls either instead he was reading books in the library of all things.

In all honesty the situation looked bleak they had around two thousand guards as well as thirty adventures all levelled between twenty five and thirty two where as they had around one hundred members seventy of which were level ninety whilst the others consisted of around their level or were stronger. In all honesty Nakaraka had no idea why he had stayed the chances of victory did not exist this fight was pointless he would only end up dead and yet he stayed more than likely for his desire to be a hero with a large amount of recognition as well as to satisfy his need for honour.

As for the tactics of the enemy well they hadn't even really thought of one instead they just stared at the castle walls from their hill their mages standing behind the main front line whilst their melee fighters looked at the castle defences with a bored expression.

Time seemed to tick by as both sides waited for the eventual moment that the attack would begin the menu screen were open for some players as they watched the last minutes of Friday tick by one by one.

11:56 the last troops that the city had got up the stairs of the walls joining the combined forces.

11:57 the attacking force started yelling about how badly the defenders were going to lose

11:58 Nakaraka looks down at the enemy ahead of them fearfully as resignation comes across his and others faces, the result of the battle had been decided before it even began.

11:59 both sides raise their weapons and aimed at the attacking party only the sorcerers would be able to inflict any damage at this range.

12:00

"Begin" As soon as the command left her lips the sorcerers of the attacking group let loose their first volley of attack which came in the form of or of lava as they zipped through the air.

His eyes only widened as the true extent of what was to occur dawned upon him before he even had a chance Nakaraka soon found himself back at the moon as the heavy artillery of magic fire spells crashed into the walls of the walls with tremendous force.

Bang

Crash

Ahhh

Crunch

Fire smashed into the walls of the old city blasting apart its very rocky walls sending rock and mortar crashing through the air with mighty noise tearing apart any who may stand against the power of such power. As for the walls they stood no chance as the sheer raw power coming from the fire spells blew them apart leaving gaping holes in the wall as id heavy artillery from the modern age had been utilised. As the first set of spells hit and the poor sods who defended the walls soon met their ends in a very violent and gruesome way with their bodies being smashed into pieces been used in a similar way to paint as their guts and blood splashed carelessly around the fortress city decorating it in red.

The sounds of the explosions rang in their ears immediately making some death as they could only look in the direction of the charging attackers their vision blurred only to then feel pain as if they hadn't been slain by the explosion itself than the rubble had impaled themselves violently upon their person. Adventures struggled to gain their breath as they struggled to force themselves up on their feet with only a few managing to do so those who did were unable to react in time as the enemy came down upon them like a ravenous set of wolves.

As for the guardsman who had not been immediately effected by the first set of attacks they were given no respite as they same bombardment of fire then rained down upon them ripping apart their walls sending them flying into the air with limbs blown off into blood stumps before eventually hitting the ground with aloud crunches. Those few who had not had their body parts separated from their bodies still only met death as their necks snaps, skulls splintered, ribs forcefully impaling their hearts drowning them in their own blood choking as they did so. As the melee force of Nureha's group moved forward enhanced by their status buff members they found no person willing to fight them as they laid down on the floor helpless. Annoyed by this they simply finished off anyone who had not been killed by the immediate attack giving no quarter to the enemy.

With the collapse of the walls and the utter massacre of the majority of the guards the magical artillery turned their sights onto the city itself loosing spell after spell of destructive magic in an endless cycle so they did not give defenders a chance to defend.

Inside the library Nat prepared quickly casting a shrinking charm all of the books in the library found themselves far smaller than their original size before being summoned inside his pocket finishing just in time for the wizard to put up a defensive shield around himself as a fire ball blasted half of the library's structure away.

The sound that followed was what one would have heard of a siege in that time as steel clashed against steel explosions rocked the area like a set of never ending earthquakes and screams filled the air as people were cut down wherever they stood.

Some surviving guards made a futile effort to defend the citizens but with their pitiful equipment and training they only found themselves as targets for the attackers to butcher like pigs. Some poor men had no clue what was happening as Hanaka dropped down behind them her blade cleaving through their flesh and bone forcefully separating their head from their body. This attack was then followed by the assassin throwing her knives directly into other guard's heads piercing their eyes and impacting their brains.

One group of level thirty adventures rushed into the side of the torn down library to be met with the wizard before they could even recognise that he was there they found themselves impaled onto other buildings walls as thick spears pinned them down by their hands leaking their red life source on the floor. Gripping his wand tightly as the senses of battle filled his mind Nat jumped down of what remained of the place of learning and joined the battle.

The scene of Hakone was one of true destruction houses were burned blood soaked every surface as if it was paint the residents of the city screamed in fear as they were cleaved through by the attacking adventurers some found themselves stabbed through the stomach others were torn in to by an axe. Those who weren't killed by these methods met their end by an arrow puncturing their body or having their limbs ripped off by explosions of fire balls that were sent constantly leaving no where safe.

Some of the lower level players who had allied with Nureha stumbled upon the young wizard and went to attack only to find themselves incapacitated in fact he was a sight to behold himself. His wand moved like a blur a shape impossible to make out as constant streams of light burst forth smashing into anything that the wizard considered an enemy. Some were hung upside down by their ankles; others found large gash marks on their chests or limbs shredding them off leaving them useless others found themselves held by vines as they applied pressure powdering and mashing wherever they held their victims into a fine bloody paste. There were many ways that Nat dispatched with his enemies some found their limbs torn off with explosions other had their tendons slashed brutally, others were frozen in ice others were set ablaze and even more were thrown with great telekinetic power into the surround area. He had no care what level his enemies were so long as his combat revolved around disabling rather than destroying his personal well being was secure.

End of Flashback

Nureha stared at the once lord of this castle currently he was sandwiched between a piece of rubble and the floor his legs and right arm had been utterly crushed by it the scene was rather amusing in her head this man had once called her a whore now where was he.

"You should have joined me" He had no chance to reply as Hanaka's blades was punched into the man's skull turning him along side all of the residents and guard of the city into bubbles leaving only his red life force behind.

"It was good to end that pig" Hanaka spoke clearly as she cleaned the man's blood of her sword in a condescending manner behind them the screams of the remaining citizens could be heard as members of her group entered the last strong hold.

"Indeed I wonder where he is" Nureha answered calmly there answer was given promptly after as they soon found themselves divested of their weapons turning around they were met by the face of Hanaka's most hated person. Seeing that her assassin was defenceless Nureha summoned up a shield around them but it was too late because with a simple wave of his hand the girl was sent catapulting into the air which was then followed by the collapsed piece of wall smacking her.

Nureha dint even have time to have a fearful look as streams of fire struck against her shield followed by bolts of lightning and then boulders in a never ending barrage. Frowning internally Nat conjured a multitude of animals which included lion's bears and wolves panicking due to the end of her spell limited Nureha used her main offensive technique.

Pulses of magic sped through the air the major power difference of the two combatants levels easily allowing it to kill the creatures quickly thanks to her class build she was capable of casting thirty of these a minute. Leaping in high in the air to avoid the sudden vines which erupted from the ground she soon felt herself seized by a spell hurtling her towards the castle followed by a rapid set of spells that she was unable to defend against due to being unable to deliver the shield.

The scorching pain of fire seared part of her left face leaving it to melt only to suddenly reverse as arctic ice froze upon it and then expanded before splintering inwards she however was lucky. Nat was getting tired of this back in the real world that would have killed her but the level advantage only meant that all he could really do was inflict pain something which pissed her off as she continued to send pulses of magic at him.

Fortunately for him these pulses didn't seem to be too powerful as his shield disintegrated after it was cast blocking the spell but leaving him wide open for another attack but he was used to such a thing and so could easily cast the spell again.

Nureha gritted her teeth now she understood how much of an advantage this kid had and why wizard magic was considered better than game magic by Hanaka its sheer speed and tenacity with a lack of cool down prevented any type of attack by anyone who could not use the same type of magic. She found herself having to doge attacks than only to impact the wall as she was caught in a telekinetic spell still it was not as bad as one would think since the wizard had been unable to take down a tenth of her health yet.

Apparating suddenly at the feeling of incoming magic Nat witnessed the area he had just been turn into a several metre seep crater leaving the area black as the fireball missed him this gave Nureha time to recover as more spells zipped his way courtesy of the sorcerers who had now moved into the city.

One a maid let loose a blizzard freezing the area not powerful enough to fight the magic he apparated from his position on top of the battlements to that behind the city hiding in the forest. From there the barge followed as fire spells rained down upon the area of woodland setting it ablaze like Vietnam war accepting that he had done what he could he turned around and started apparating in short point to point hops preventing the enemy from striking him.

Dusting herself off Nureha looked as the city burned Hanaka appearing at her side whilst Indicus walked up to her smiling politely at the leader of attacking forces. Hanaka meanwhile staring at the direction of the roaring forest fire that engulfed the area where the wizard had her eyes narrowed her blade returned to its sheath.

"Coward"

A few hours later when the sun began to rise all that remained of the city was smoking ruins not a single building left standing and blood as the scene that would greet any ones eye. The final crowning glory of this was when the maid of Nureha said the first words of their new conquest of western Yamato.

"My lady the city is yours"

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Yeah this chapter took me a while I added a lot more stuff than i thought i was introduced more characters gave some more history as well as looking at Nat's political and world views a small amount.

I also realise some people will not like him because of his views and stuff but i don't give a shit he was brought up in a different environment than muggle's are so his views reflect this, It is also why i am diving into a more extended magical history so people get why he is like this as a i personally find that the magical world is similar to our world.

What i mean by that is people generally are not just good and evil but rather have beliefs and have their own reasons for doing things and as we experience in the modern day are generally considered in one of two political camps.

Anyway normal message of don't expect another chapter because I may get bored and I am lazy

If you have any questions PM me and as for spelling mistakes I do use spelling check but undoubtedly it will miss things anyway toodles.