Massacred

After eating dinner together, Balthazar lead Isabelle to her room. They arrived at the top floor of the castle-mansion.

Balthazar opened one of the room and went inside together with Isabelle. It was a big bedroom, though a bit smaller than the dinning room before, still this room was way bigger than what she had back in Brethlia.

"This will be your room completed with everything you are going to need, there's a bigger bath in the first floor if you are interested." Balthazar pointed everything in the room that she might need. Balthazar looked at the girl who seemed to be confused.

"Is it perhaps not to your liking?" Balthazar asked.

"No, It is more than enough, I just did not expect this.." Isabelle indeed did not expect him to give her a princess like bedroom.

'I did not think that he will give me a room at all, this, is a bit unexpected'

"expect what?"

"It was nothing, Thank you uhm" Isabelle has been calling him you or hey all this time, she doesn't know what to call him.

"You can call me whatever you want." Balthazar walked away from the room, then he remembered something.

"Aside from Terrorist, you can call me whatever you want"

"..." Isabelle.

"Tomorrow afternoon, meet me at my office in Althrea. Goodnight." Balthazar closed the door behind him.

......

Shortly after. On Balthazar's room, a fairy flew over Balthazar. This particular fairy is different from before.

"So they are on it again." The fairy flew again as if it was saying something urgent.

"If what you say is true, then I'll go." Balthazar stood up from his chair then grabbed his potions, flasks and elixirs. The fairy circled Balthazar, then a portal appeared.

What he saw was a burning village, and he also heard the cries and screams of the villagers. As he was walking towards the village, he saw a blooded body of a mage.

He examined the body closely. Blood was leaking from the wound of his chest, as if it was pierced by something. 'Magic' the wound was indeed caused by a magic.

He looked at the face of the fallen mage. His face was burned by magic and was hardly recognize that he was young thanks to his arms.

"A member of the dawn mages, and quite a high rank too." Balthazar thought that whoever took this mage is not a mage to be taken lightly. He bowed down and showed his respects before continuing to walk to the village.

He was shocked by the bodies he found, Both villagers and mages. 'It was a masacre'.

Balthazar examined the bodies closely, and noticed something. It was no ordinary magic, Their life force was drained. Balthazar looked on the surroundings. Traces of foul magic can be found.

'Something prevented them to fight back, Null magic. But how' Balthazar continued to look for more evidence. There were many dead, but no sign of resistance.

'This lad tried to grab something from his pocket' Balthazar checked the pocket of one of the corpse. Inside was a talisman used to counter necromancy,

'There must be a necromancer here.' after looking around for some more, Balthazar concluded that they were not taken off guard, nor taken out quickly before they could act.

'Null magic is troublesome to deal with.' Balthazar called out to the fairy who was with him.

"Send word to the high council that this is not a doing of an ordinary cultis trouble makers, I will report soon with full details" Balthazar commanded the fairy. The fairy flew then opened a tiny portal and went straight in.

"Help me!" A young woman cried as he ran away from her pursuer. The woman stumbled on Balthazar, Tears fell from her eyes as he trembled in fear.

"Don't hurt me please!" She pleaded in front of Balthazar.

"Hey you!" The masked pursuer called Balthazar. "Take that woman to the others" he commanded.

"Hey are you deaf? I sai-" Before he could finish, an Iron chain grabbed his arm and it threw him away.

The girl was dumbfounded but at the same time scared for her life. Balthazar saw it then came

closer to the girl helping her get up.

"lass" Balthazar nudged the girl.

"Y-yes? The young woman answered, It is clear that she was afraid of him.

"Know this, I am not a terrorist" After helping the girl, Balthazar went at the center of the village

where the others are being held captive.