"What is the first task?" Yvlena asked warily, the s was crawling with all sorts of creatures, and taking on Bavga's tasks would force her deeper into it.
Yvlena already dreaded the sight of the water bound creatures but she would o do it anyway to uhe secrets of the game.
And what her mother left behind.
Bavga stayed on her bone carved rog chair and began speaking.
"Don't rush me, child," Bavga snapped, Yvlena fli the to kept silent as the hag adjusted herself to be more fortable in her chair.
"Fine," Yvlena said folding her arms and gring impatiently.
Bavga took a shuddering breath, struggling to breathe the stale s air.
The old witch was sick, that much Yvlena knew.
"There is a peculiar item possessed by creatures corrupted by the Miasma. Obtain ten for me and I will answer a question if yours as well as present you with a reward,"
'She means the Shadow essence,'
"The war of the gods destroyed everything after more than a few decades, I have remained secluded in this S," Bavga said.
"As for why I need you to get them for me, I am not as young as I once was and I do not possess the blessings of an elf, like yourself. 300 years will do that to a witch,"
[Quest: The First Task
Since being ill in the corrupted Avaresh S, Bavga has been uo ve on her own.
She needs your assistance acquiring the Shadow Essence possessed by creatures uhe Miasma's hold.
***
Rewards
S seeds x5
***
Moon Points x500
EXP x300]
[Do You Accept?]
[Yes/No]
Yvlehe quest objectives with a serious expression. It seemed simple enough, collect ten Shadow Essence orbs from corrupted creatures.
She already possessed seventeen Shadow Essence orbs in her iory and hem for the Ever Blooms in her garden.
She sighed.
'I could always fight more creatures, it's better I use them for the quest,' she thought.
Yvlena accepted, then fished the bck marble sized orbs out of her iory and presehem to Bavga whose singur eyebrow lifted in surprise.
[Bavga is amazed at your prowess]
[Affinity with Bavga increased+3]
"I suppose the quest was too easy for someone like yourself," her tone carried a grudging respect.
[Quest plete:
First Task
Since being ill in the corrupted Avaresh S Bavga is uo ve on her own.
She needs your assistance acquiring the Shadow Essence possessed by creatures uhe Miasma's hold.
***
Rewards
S seeds x5
***
Moon Points x500]
[Yvlena Acquired
EXP: 1185/1590]
Yvle out a sigh of relief, thinking the game wouldn't allow her to submit her previously obtained Shadow Essence.
She didn't want to have to hunt five different Miasmatitities.
"Ask your question child," Bavga said, the hag began rog in her chair again.
"Oh, uh," Yvlena stuttered, her mind had gone bnk at the sudden prompt, she paused to think about her question, cyg through potentials.
"Just what is the Miasma? Why does it seem to corrupt everything?"
"That's two questions i I will indulge you child because I was impressed by yht with the bo and the speed at which you hahe first task," Bavga said.
"The Miasma is what happens after a Godfall," the old witch grinned.
"But aren't gods supposed to be unkilble?" Yvlena said. She closed her mouth when she realized she had asked yet another question.
Bavga gave her an irritated look.
"I'm sorry," Yvlena apologized.
"The Miasma is proof that they are not dead, they simply bee something else," Bavga tinued.
"Something else," Yvleed, she thought about it for a few minutes putting the pieces of her theory together.
[War of the Gods 4% pletion]
"If the Miasma is the corrupted essence of a fallen god...That expins why it reanimated the dead soldiers at the outpost!" Yvlena said.
It turhem into something else.
"You may ask another question after the sed task," Bavga said with a calm wave of her hand.
"I'd like to take a moment,"
"e back when you're ready," the witch said.
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Aya took the Revista off again and got out of bed to check if her roommate had returned, it was almost two o'clod Mars had said she would be back by noon.
She found her roommate sitting on the living room couch tapping her foot pensively.
"Mars you're back," Aya said in relief.
The dark haired girl looked back at Aya standing in the doorway to the other room.
"Did you eat?" Mars asked, rexing at the sight of Aya.
Aya nodded.
"Mars is everything alright," Aya asked, notig the girl's forlorn face. Mars looked ptive, thinking deeply about something.
Mars nodded slightly.
"Just some stuff on my mind,"
Aya came closer and occupied the empty space beside her friend. She rested a f hand in Mars' hair and gave an encing smile.
"Hey, what's up?"
Mars seemed hesitant to speak, but after a g Aya's face, she couldn't resist.
"I was at the arcade today for a tour,"
[Fshback]
Mars stepped off the podium ected to the arcade mae after g a difficult win. She shot her oppo a smirk and watched him step down as well grumbling.
Overhead her avatar winked on the dispy board telling everyone near and far that she had won the fighting game tour.
Her prize money was transferred to her instantly and while she stood cheg the amount, her oppo faced her again, stig his hand out he said.
"Good game,"
In the spirit of good sportsmanship, Mars shook his rge, cmmy hands.
"Your teique needs some work but you fought well," she said. He nodded and began walking away.
Mars looked up from her phoo catch a glimpse of silver hair. She blinked, holding back a gasp at the sight of the familiar color.
She stilled her heart, silver hair wasn't unon especially not in Axen City but something about the figure filled her with dread.
Mars started in the dire she had seen the figure go, walking away from the arcade mae and towards the entrance.
Over the crowd, a silver haired man spoke to what looked like the manager of the Pinhole arcade.
Mars inched closer, her heart pounding with every step forward, in a moment the figure turned around just briefly enough to catch sight of his face.
[Fshbad]
"It was Arlo, I’m sure of it," Mars said, Aya frowned.
Arlo, one of the people Mars left behind in Evangels, a member of the Eos quers. The same group that betrayed her friend. But what would a member of her froup be doing here in Axen?
"Do you think they're looking for you?" Aya asked. Mars nodded with certainty.
"Oh, they most definitely are and I know the method they'll use,”
"What's that?"
"They're going to hold a touro fish me out," Mars said. "Lucky I saw Arlo first, if not I would have walked into a trap,"
"You're right, that was lucky," Aya agreed. "Do you think they would all have been there waiting for you?"
"Not sure but ohing is clear, we've got to disappear,”
Sunghost