-Two Days Later-
They were ready to head towards the Agni region. Sarah had packed her things which mostly consisted of clothes but also a few mementos. Liri's bags were mostly packed with books and would be filled with books Sarah hadn't convinced her. Hayden didn't have much in this world but he did have some clothes that they bought and so his luggage was just plain clothes. He liked the school uniform that he wore when he went to school and so he usually wore that when he goes outside. There was a knock on the door and Hayden went to answer since he was already done. There stood a blond girl with green eyes.
"Can I help you?" Hayden said questioningly.
"You must be Hayden. I'm Essel. Nice to meet you." She reached out her hand for him to shake it.
"Do I know you?" He said as he shook her hand.
"Oh you're here, we are just about finished. Come in." Liri said.
The three went into the living room where there were several bags filled with that they were going to bring.
"How exactly are we going to bring this?" Hayden questioned.
Liri opened a book and chanted a spell. The bags turned red for a moment then disappeared into thin air with no smoke.
"So this is the power of a summoner?" Essel pointed out.
Being in this world for as long as he had been had basically ripped Hayden's sense of normality and so this wasn't really that surprising. He took a look at the book that Liri held and it displayed the interface of items in Brave Frontier. He had guessed as much. Sarah came from one of the rooms and noticed Essel.
"I think introductions are in place. I am Sarah, Karna Masta's disciple."
"I'm Liri a summoner."
"I'm Hayden a summoned unit."
"My name is Essel. I'm an artifact hunter."
"We have a common goal so let's work together shall we?" Sarah said.
Liri flipped a couple of pages and chanted a short spell. Blue images from her book started to float into the air. It displayed the map of Grand Gaia. There is a moving arrow that is on the projected image that showed connected Mistral to Agni by going around.
"This is the route we are taking?"
"Yes, we are going to the tower of Morgan then we are taking a boat to Agni." Sarah pointed.
"Isn't the tower of Morgan filled with enemies?" Hayden asked.
The three girls looked to Hayden with confusion.
"It's a decent sightseeing destination actually. I don't think monsters or anything was in that tower since Maxwell's rule hundreds of years ago."
"Oh."
'I guess this is really different from the game. How much is the same though?'
They did final checks and got ready to set off to the tower of Morgan.
-Later that day-
They arrived to the tower of Morgan. It was filled with all types of creatures and people. There were more people here than there were in Bariura. Many had fancy looking crystals pointing towards each other. Some were holding the crystals above them. This got Hayden's attention.
"What are they doing with those crystals?"
"It's called photo-taking. It's a new magic crystal manufactured to take scenes."
'So it's a camera.'
Looking around at the mountains surrounding, he realized something about their journey.
"Liri, why are we going by boat to Agni but we were just in Bariura right?"
"That's because Agni dislikes teleportation magic. The boat prices in Bariura are overly inflated and is not worth the money." Liri answered."
"I thought you said the tower of Morgan was a decent sightseeing place, why are there so many people all of a sudden."
"I'm not sure."
Upon seeing a vendor that sold food Liri ran up holding Hayden's arm with him to show off her favourite food. Due to the rush they bump into someone. It was a woman with long silver hair, golden and black eyes with black clothes.
"I'm sorry." Liri quickly bowed.
To Hayden she looked incredibly familiar.
"Maxw-"
Before Hayden could finish the word the woman casted a spell that created a sphere around Hayden and Liri.
"How do you know me?" Her voice carried a sense of strength that seemed to be unmatched.
Hayden couldn't get his words together. The pressure from just the woman talking made him speechless. He looked over and saw Liri was also set back by the woman.
"I ask again. How do you know me?" The tone from this voice was much more threatening than the last time. The pressure made Hayden fall back.
"You're part of the divine 10. That's how I know you." Hayden said with an unsure tone.
"Divine 10… I haven't heard that name in forever."
-Before Liri left with Hayden-
"There's Blue Drop Cake shop over there Liri, I know they are your favourite." Sarah said.
Liri and Hayden went towards the shop but as they left Sarah turned towards Essel.
"I need to ask you, what is your business in Agni?"
"Just to meet a friend."
Sarah stared are her to determine whether she was lying or not. She was pretty good at determining when people are lying through their body language but Essel was clear. All the signs Sarah looked for was in the middle of lying and truth. She looked around and saw a library.
"I'm going to get a book for Liri, want to come with." She said with a slightly forced smile.
"It's going to be a while until the boat leaves so sure." Essel said politely.
-Near the food vendor-
From inside the sphere everything lost colour and was black and white. Hayden looked close and saw that no one was moving.
"Your explanation is lacking. How could you possibly know about me through the Divine 10?"
Hayden looked behind him and saw Liri on the floor shaking and looking in disbelief.
"You're Maxwell, the creator? I thought you died when your disciple attacked you. That's how the story goes." Liri said slowly with a little disbelief in her voice.
"I don't think she would lose against Kanon." Hayden said without thinking.
A spear crashed near Hayden's head. It was an oddly shaped spear with blue clouds hovering near it.
"How would you know about Kanon? What are you? Answer me."
The tone and impact of her voice increased to a breathtaking level. Hayden could barely concentrate or read his own mind. The ominous spear next to him also threatened him, increasing his heartbeat to a fast pace.