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The Archivist's Ploy: A Tale of One Against The World

Far above the horizon, beyond the clouds and the apocalyptic storms under it, hovered a yellow-haired old-looking man. His yellow eyes gave off a bright radiance, and countless books floated around him. Throughout history, the man was known by many names, (The Watcher - The Chronicler - The Historian - The Custodian - The Recordkeeper) But during this Era, he was known as The Archivist. The Archivist's perception inspected thousands of kilometers far and wide, Yet 'Nothing interesting is happening' His frustration grew 'What's the point of a worldwide perception if there's no apposite change to perceive?' 'The world has become mundane' 'And no one is doing anything about it' Ergo, The Archivist will take matters into his own hands 'I'll orchestrate a worldwide, All-embracing scheme against an oblivious individual' With a sinister smile on his face, he devised his plan 'Turn the entire world into a person's antagonist, Then enjoy the show' And he had the perfect plot for it 'First, Utter Despair that would cause immense Pain' 'Then, More Despair that would turn the Pain to Loathe' 'Then, As the Loathe grows, The Despair will transform into Rage' 'The Rage will make the Being Crave Revenge, and the intense Crave will result in Devotion to his goal' 'Finally, The Despair, Pain, Loathe, Crave, and Devotion will all be used as fuel for the Rage, Transforming it into an even extremer emotion' "WRATH" How would a single person unleash his Wrath against the entire world? 'That's what I'm going to find out' "AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA" The Archivist's maniacal laughter echoed loudly 'The world is about to be entertaining' He looked up and asked with a reverberating, Bleak voice "Who will be the unlucky one?"

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295 Chs

Problem

Blaze was standing in the middle of the street with his arms crossed and an annoyed look on his face

'I've not been able to find Remedy for 3 days, Where is that woman'

Every time he came to the clinic it was closed, Which frustrated him

After waiting for a while, Blaze sensed her enter his Domain

'Finally, This is my chance'

Before anyone else could get the chance, He went and asked her to visit his house

Initially, She wanted to refuse, But after Blaze explained Viorica's situation, she reluctantly agreed and followed him to his house

Blaze was walking with quickened steps, Making her unable to keep up

"They both should be fine, there's no reason to worry like this, Stop hurrying"

"The boy is mostly quiet and sleeps for too long while Viorica is not as healthy as usual, Something is wrong"

"I'm sure it's nothing, Blaze, You're just worrying too much"

"We're almost there anyway"

After a couple of minutes, They reached a medium-sized house with a nice garden, More like a Villa

Only the upper class in the city, Like Elites, High-Ranking officials, or rich merchants could afford to own such a house

Viorica was in the lobby, Remedy was about to check on her first but Viorica stopped her

"Can you please check on Leus first? I'm worried about him"

"Take me to him"

Remedy moved with Viorica to Leus' bed

"Please have a seat, I'll do what I have to do"

Remedy said that to Viorica and then began chanting something

After she was done with the first chant, Both her eyes began to glow brightly

Then she chanted another spell that filled Leus' body with white light

She began to examine Leus' body and very quickly she was surprised by what she had seen

The body seemed fine, but there was nothing normal about it

'Interesting, I've never seen anything like that before'

She re-examined his body 3 times, But the results were the same

Viorica noticed that Remedy had taken a lot longer than usual so she asked with a worried tone

"Is everything okay?"

Remedy quickly fixed her expression and replied

"Yes, Everything is alright, Let's check on you now"

Remedy repeated the process, But this time, The results were worrying

By the time she was done, Leus got up

So he started to listen to their conversation

Remedy noticed that and said

"Let me re-check on him now that he's awake"

She wasn't sure if that would make any difference

'Actually, I'm certain that it'll make no difference, But I want to see it again'

While she was chanting, Leus was intently trying to understand what she was doing

' ... She's obviously using Magic, But I don't know what exactly'

So he focused on the chant and how it felt

'Maybe ... I can replicate it later'

When Remedy was done she called Blaze

"Let's speak outside, Can you both come with me?"

She didn't want Amethyst or Merlin to hear what she had to say, But that made Leus even more curious

Sadly, There was nothing he could do to hear the conversation

'But no!, There's something'

A smirk appeared on his face

Leus started crying loudly, And as soon as he did that Viorica came and held him

"Can't we talk here? I'll ask Amethyst and Merlin to play in the yard, I don't want to leave him crying"

Remedy nodded

"Yes of course"

Leus' plan worked

'Hehe, It's so easy to get all the attention I want'

'Now let's hear what this one has to say'

Viorica sat on the bed holding Leus while Blaze and Remedy were standing in front of her on opposite sides

Leus was impressed by their looks

'Wow, What a combination of hair colors in this room

Red, Blue, and White

I wonder what color will mine be'

When he thought about that he realized something

'Actually, I don't even know how I look ... I didn't even see myself until now'

Remedy began talking, Bringing Leus back to the present

"As for the little boy, He's fine

For some reason, his mana reserve is lower than it should be, But the overall capacity of his mana is much higher than average newborns"

Viorica didn't understand anything, She grew worried and asked in a low, Almost depressed tone

"I didn't understand, What does that mean?"

Remedy noticed her distress and calmed her down

"Don't worry, It's not something bad"

She took a pause to organize her thoughts

'How should I explain that? ...'

She tried to simplify it

"In simpler words, If a normal newborn's mana reserve is 1, Then your son's mana reserve is 12

But out of the 12, Only 50% is full, Which means that half of his Mana Pool is empty

Regardless of all that his Life Force is perfectly fine, Which means that he's healthy and well"

Blaze asked

"So he has more mana than normal children?"

Remedy nodded

"Yes, Exactly"

Viorica asked

"And what should we do about the problem? That his Mana Pool is half empty?"

"Nothing much, Let him sleep more and make sure to feed him on time

It'll fill on it's own, His body will absorb it naturally from the atmosphere"

Blaze concluded

"So in short we don't have to do anything and he'll be fine"

"Yes, No reason to be worried"

After she heard that, Viorica breathed a sigh of relief, But her relief didn't last long

Remedy spoke in a neutral tone

"Now about Viorica, There's a serious problem"

The room's atmosphere turned solemn

Blaze was unconsciously releasing an oppressive Aura

Remedy noticed that, But she didn't pay it any mind and continued

"The quantity of her Mana is low, But not only that

Her Life Force is weak, Normally, it should recover over time, But it seems that the delivery took a toll on her body, causing complications in her body, I can't think of any other reason"

Blaze asked in a worried tone

"Can you do something about it, Remedy?"

"No, There aren't enough Elite Light Mages here in Crimson-Walls

Even the number of Light Mages is low, I don't think YOU can get help here"

Blaze understood her passive-aggressive remark, So he narrowed his eyes

"Okay, Instead of telling me this, How about you tell us what should we do?"

Viorica noticed the tension in the atmosphere and tried to calm Blaze down

"Blaze, Please, Calm down, She has nothing to do with this"

She turned to Remedy and said

"I apologize on his behalf, Remedy, Please continue"

Blaze only sighed

"Fine, I'm sorry, Please continue"