Chapter 15: Before Leaving
(Fate)
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Breakfast was awkward, since I am technically family I was allowed to eat with my in laws but that wasn't the thing that made things awkward no.
It appears we weren't the only ones that were busy last night judging by my enhanced senses but no that wasn't the thing that made things awkward neither.
The thing that made things awkward is the residual magical energy on Uther and Ingraine's wrists and ankles.
Unfortunately me and my wife is overly familiar with the magical energy in question, it's from the damned S&M ropes.
It seems they made Artoria last night if I were to guess but why the ropes and why Uther was bound as well, also over the years I learned that those ropes won't work unless Merlin actively controls them.
So many questions...
Sensing my wife's gaze I turned to her, she's totally confused. She looks like she just lost some of her respect towards her parents.
"Somethings are not worth knowing my dear wife." I nod to myself, I didn't realize the wisdom behind these words and paid for it before, not again.
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Being on a clock we didn't leave the castle, since Artoria is on her way we barely have nine months and I of all people know how hard it is to part with family.
So I left Morgan to herself so she could spend time with her parents, we are more likely to return before before any meaningful time passing for them but still it will be a long time for Morgan should she desire to come back.
In the meantime I finished Merlin's course on Magecraft earning a magenta badge with his picture on it giving a thumbs up like Fallout Pip Boy.
"It's Merlin's seal of approval." He declared while puffing up his chest, I honestly didn't have the heart to reject it.
Good thing too because I had a feeling he would be extra brutal during our sword training.
Nine months is no way enough time for one to master the sword but I already had some skill with it and made good progress under his brutal beating, sword skills are going to be important in where I am going.
During the last months of our stay here I decided to get reckless once more. I mean it payed off handsomely last time so why not try again.
"Hey Merlin Atlas Academy was in Egypt right?"
"Yeah..."
"Thanks!"
"Ethan no!"
"Ethan yes!" I am gone before he can catch me with his vines.
My speed with jumping spell had increased quite a lot alongside my overall upgrade when I bathed in blood of Fafnir so reaching Egypt didn't take long.
Although now that I finished Merlin's course I can fly as well but I am not good enough to cross countries with it yet.
Arriving in Egypt I didn't even try to hide my magical energy since I need to sniff these guys out. Atlas academy is built to act like a trap, getting inside is easy as walking around but getting out is near impossible.
Luckily I have a solution for that. Now where are they? Aha! Found it.
Thought Acceleration & Memory Partitioning here I come!
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(Atlas Alchemist POV)
"Sir what are we going to do about that thing." I point out the radar, whatever that is has sizeable magical energy clearly draconic in nature.
"We do nothing, let him in. It's not like it can leave." My superior gives the order and we let the doors open. This is not us being arrogant, we trust in our creations, we have stuff that can make gods tremble.
That thing didn't seem surprised that we let it in, it almost feels like it was expecting us to open the door for it.
Not feeling safe I readied my defensive formations and had my autobots assembled.
(AN: They have humanoid robots as workers and such they have their own soul as well but I don't remember their name so Autobots it is!)
The first thing we noticed was the magical energy welling up in it's throat then everything went white.
"COCAINE BREATH!"
"Sir the target is using narcotic based chemical weapons." I report but while I was talking I noticed a unicorn nudging me she has pearly white fur and she's acting adorable how cute.
"METH BOMBS DEPLOYED!" Huh while the sound distracted me I didn't stop petting this sweet unicorn I thought they went extinct how curious.
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(Ethan POV)
I am looking at the what remained of Atlas, I mean it's not destroyed but I have a feeling these people and robots will be crack heads after this event.
I didn't know that my narcotic based attacks could affect inorganic life but not going to lie seeing robots doing robot dance is rather amusing.
Anyway I got the spells I wanted to take, it's time to leave this place before people came to themselves.
I didn't even have to use my summon feature to escape...
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- Historical POV -
Ethan didn't know that he indeed turned the best minds of atlas into drug addicts but it somehow allowed them to make several breakthroughs that halted them for generations.
They even collected the residual drug stuck to walls and improved upon it, creating a drug called "Line Breaker" for it destroyed the thin line between genius and insanity.
They also named him Narcos, Dragon God of Wisdom and Narcotics
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I returned back to castle triumphant and subsequently got questioned by Merlin and Morgan.
"So you're telling me you went and assaulted an entire magical community for two spells that may or may not increase our intelligence and ended up drugging them with your narcotics, potentially making them addicted to it." Morgan basically summarized the whole event.
"Yeah..." To my answer she hung her head down in resignation.
"It's my fault husband, I let you around Merlin for too long. I should've known."
"Don't be hard on yourself."
"*Sniff* Brilliantly done my student there's nothing else left for me to teach you. Go! spread your wings and terrorize the whole multiverse." Merlin is in tears, he's legit crying tears of joy.
"Sensei!"
"Ethan!"
"Sensei!"
"Ethan!"
* Cue Sunset Illusion *
It appears we found ourselves in quite the situation, neither of us wanted to create such youthful scene but it happened and now we can't break the illusion.
"He will do no such thing while I am here!" Thankfully Morgan can handle it.
After she freed us from the youthful trap we got ourselves into both me and Merlin gave her a genuine hug.
While Merlin might be a troll and his behavior might have rubbed on me neither of us are fans of such youthful moments.
I need a mind bleach to forget these memories lest I became more youthful...