3 Preparations

Surrounding Script Tower were well armed guards, each individual guard was powerful in their own right.

There was a man in his early twenties, conversing with the guards in front of the Script Tower.

"Ignitius!"

Hearing his name, he turns around to see the young dirty blonde girl.

"Oh it's you Heather"

He waved to her.

"It's gonna be my 14th birthday soon!" Heather happily exclaimed.

Ignitius laughed, she was almost fourteen yet she still retained her childlike innocence and wonder.

"That's great you're almost old enough to enter Script Tower." said Ignitius.

It was a beautiful morning, big fluffy white clouds were scattered across the vast blue sky. Birds were perched atop the rooftops, singing a harmonious tune. People could be seen pushing open their window frames, ready to start a new day.

Fulrian strolled leisurely through the streets of Arcadium City's outer circle. The Outer Circle mainly consist of manual labour jobs. She carried a pouch of Mana Crystals on one hand and a book on the other. She planned on making as many detours as she can before picking up Caerum. Along the streets were many mages going about with their daily routines. Children can be seen showing off their magic to one another. Farmers were carting their goods towards the Inner Circle to be sold and occasional patrol groups passed by.

Between all these sights there was one building that stood out. A shop selling a variety of one use magic items and practical magic tools. The bell attached beside the door rang soundly as Fulrian entered the shop. In the shop, the shelves had only a few magic items, each costing a little fortune. A young boy sat at the reception desk. He rested his head atop of his fist, engrossed in his book that he was reading, being completely unaware that a customer had arrived despite the warning bell. He wore grey sleeveless shirt and had navy blue hair.

"Hey Korvis," said Fulrian.

Startled by the intrusion the young mage quickly slammed his book shut.

"Huh? Oh, hello! Welcome dear customer." replied Korvis.

He stood upright and tossed his book onto his seat. He quickly made a welcoming smile.

"Were ya reading something naughty Korvis?" she chuckled.

Hearing that Korvis got a bit flustered "O-of course not," he hid his book from the prying eyes of Fulrian.

The book cover read 'Daggers of passion' a novel featuring BL, it was his guilty pleasure.

"Anyways, don't you have something to buy since your here?" Korvis blurted out attempting to immediately change the topic.

"I'd like two steel swords." taking the bait, Fulrian focused back on why she was here.

Having the crisis averted, Korvis hid his book and grabbed two steel swords from the weapon rack.

"Here you are. Do you want to buy a magic item to accompany this purchase perhaps?" asked Korvis politely.

"Hmm. Could I get then, three bottles of healing water." Fulrian replied.

"Okay, that totals up to seven Mana Crystals." Korvis counted.

Fulrian fished around for Mana Crystals in her pouch. She took seven Mana Crystals and slammed them onto the counter.

"That enough?" she asked.

He nodded as he took the crystals. Strapping the swords to her back and the bottles to her waist, she headed towards the exit.

"Wait!" Korvis shouted.

Fulrian stopped and turned towards Korvis.

"I've forgot to give you something," Korvis rushed towards Fulrian. "Someone had given me a letter addressed to you." said Korvis as he handed the letter over to Fulrian.

"I assume those swords were for Caerum, right? Why are you trying to train him anyways?" Korvis asked curiously.

Fulrain ignored Korvis and proceeded to open the addressed letter. She couldn't help but smirk as she examined the contents of the letter.

"You could say it's my job." Fulrian replied as she exited the store.

Korvis stared helplessly at the exit, as he watched her leave the store. He gave Fulrian's answer some thought before reaching for his book to continue where he left off. The bell rang again before he even started reading. A dark haired youth entered the shop. Korvis looked surprised with his arrival, but that surprise soon turned into a warm smile.

"Good morning, Cohen."

As Fulrian walked, she poured the letter and it's content into her pouch, taking only the necklace out.The necklace had a small blue seashell attached on the end, holding the two chains together. She paused to put on the necklace and then continued walking down the street. Fulrian still had to do a few things before visiting Caerum. The streets were starting to get wider as she walked. She was starting to enter the Inner Circle of the city, it was much more lively and packed, compared to the Outer Circle. Fulrian walked into the city's market. There were many merchants in the market yelling out their goods and prices.

"Selling wind blessed necklace right here! You won't find a better price then over here!"

"Selling refined Comourdium! Their selling fast!"

Merchants attracted by the prospect, took it on themselves to sell their magical wares at exorbitant prices to the many visitors of Arcadium City. Not only were there merchants, there were also street performers showing off their magic in creative ways, surrounded by small crowds mostly consisting of children. Fulrian ignored all of the commotion happening around her and simply continued walking deeper into the Inner Circle.

A massive church was situated in the middle of an extremely populated spot. It was the church of Zyrain, the god of creation. The church was enveloped in a radiant light, the windows were tinted in bright colours, each depicting an important event done by the god himself. These depictions included all ten of the Mythic cleansings. Contrasting to the rest of the black and white church. Though there were also the elemental churches, these churches didn't harbour any enmity towards each other. They were more like an off branch of the Zyrain churches.

Many church goers could be seen exiting and entering the church. The priests of the massive church were wearing black and white robes and could be seen wandering and keeping order inside the sacred building. The priests of the church seemed a bit uneasy, their discomfort showed on their faces, they seemed worried for something. Fulrain entered the massive entrance of the church. The inside of the church was more grand than the exterior, Luminous orbs made of pure light floated about in the church, illuminating the surroundings. Large pillars each fine in detail, supported the large infrastructure. It was evident that the Zyrain priests paid every expense to create such a church. Fulrian rummaged through her pouch of Mana Crystals, taking out a few Mana Shards. Though the sights were something to marvel at, she just came to pray. At the end of the church was a statue of Zyrain. The statue looked so lifelike, it was an androgynous figure that seemed to luminous. Its short hair was a brilliant rainbow, Zyrain also wore a black and white coat. It seemed to project an aura of might and dignity. She kneeled before the figure and prayed, what she prayed for wasn't for herself but for Caerum. Though she knew that the Zyrain wouldn't deal with such a minor request such as this (gods usually don't meddle in mortal affairs). She still took her time to seek Zyrain for his protection. It was her responsibility to protect Caerum, but more importantly she wanted to see him grow out of his insecurities.

She dropped Mana Shards into the donation box. She doesn't often visit the church, but the training that was going to be imposed on Caerum was going to be severe. She couldn't take any chances. Stepping out of the church, Fulrian patted the side of her waist, her book was still firmly strapped on.

Adjusting herself, she went further into the Inner Circle. A group of kids ran in front of her, playing a game of tag, a kid behind cloaked himself in wind, using the wind to assist in his chase. Running at such a fast pace, he was not far behind, only to later trip scraping himself on the ground. The kid started tearing up, his arm had an abrasion, but it wasn't too serious, people stopped abruptly to comfort him. Seeing the state that the kid was in, Fulrian grinned in the feeling of amusement and contempt for the child as she continued to stroll by. She was now nearing the center of the city - the Central Circle, which housed many important figures and buildings.

One being the Erdenhat Library, a massive spire filled with ancient scriptures and books. It was Fulrian's last destination before going to Caerum. The library is the largest accumulation of knowledge in the continent after the frigid desolation. Surrounding Fulrain, were many scholars and magic researchers. People have come all across the continent to access it. Scholars can be seen reinterpreting old books, decrepit from the frigid desolation. natural light streamed in from the transparent ceiling. Leading up to the ceiling, was a massive spiral ramp that lined the inner walls. The inner walls of the library were rows and rows of filled bookshelves. Hanging platforms situated themselves in the empty space that harboured near the centre of the tower, each like a mini garden built for leisurely reading. Sky mages flew around rearranging books. They wore the standard blue coats, but their emblem featured an opened book. They were the lorekeeper mages.

There was a wide central pillar, that supported the many stairwells, as well as storing the more important books inside. Sitting on the side of the pillar was what looked to be a 10 year old girl cloaked in purple and gold who overlooked the library, she too had the lorekeeper emblem. Though Fulrian had been here a few times, she couldn't help but marvel at the sight. She unbuckled the book from her waist. Coming up to the reception area beneath the pillar.

"Hello, is there anything you need?" asked the receptionist.

"I'd like to return this book thank you." Fulrain replied in a polite manner.

Taking the book the Receptionist activated her rare magic, True Sight. With this, she scanned the book. Seeing as the book was fine, she removed the tracking seal placed within the book.

"Thank you." The receptionist said as she stored away the book for the Sky mages to handle later.

Fulrian could have watched the lorekeepers work all day, but she still had things to do. Stepping out of the library she gazed at the sky, a spider had crawled onto her shoulder from when she had exited. She raised a finger towards the spider, sending a stun bolt arcing towards. The spider fell onto the palm of her hand, convulsing in pain. She briefly measured the position of the sun. It was already quarter way to midday, she couldn't keep Caerum waiting. She channeled the mana into her entire body, lightning covered her, at the same time also killing the spider.

She turned into a lightning bolt and arced down the street, reappearing in a flash. Her lightning travelling ability had limited range and drained a bit of her mana. Using this ability she bounded down the street, back onto the Outer Circle. Using up a majority of her mana, she had arrived at Caerum' home. Quickly adjusting herself after zapping through town, she put on a smile and came up to the door. "Hey Caerum! Come out! It's time for your trainin