" So Inquisitor.... "
" You say that your goddess, Aphrodite has given you a great extent of her power, huh? " Ragna asks while his past selves are currently arguing about their pasts as he can see their Chrono spirit form flying and go through every object upon them as physical materials won't be affecting and hurting them in their current state.
" Those old men are talking about Carla again, aren't they.. " Ragna talks quietly while looking at the two spirits behind him.
" What is it, Ragna? " Kara asks Ragna while he dodges the question by saying that a tree branch near them just fall which he founds was due to the branch's weak condition.
"( Thank goodness I happen to quickly give her a valid reason..)" Ragna thought to himself as he walks with Inquisitor Kara as she will take him to the rendezvous point which was already filled with some Hunters who already come there, including the High Ranking ones.
"( So they came....)"
"( The A Ranks..... )" Ragna says as he looks at them.
" Oh hello there Inquisitor,.... " one of the A Ranks calls her.
" It seems you've already come? " he asks.
< System Scan >
< Name: Park Ignis >
< Rank: A >
< Gift: Ignite Flare >
< Core Tier: 4 >
< Level: 72 >
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"( Twelve levels more huh... )" Ragna says as the System identifies him as the strongest A Rank assigned for this Raid.
"( His Level is 72 which means he's at Tier 4, a usual standard for every A Rank, but he must have taken it into a different level for... )" Ragna says while feeling his pressure.
As he felt Ignis's aura, the A Rank then looks at him and he then immediately approaches him.
"I've never seen you before... "
" Are you a guy from the Lower Ranks...? " he asked which he then asks one of his guys to scan me as some of them brought a Scanning Device with them as it scans me.
" An E-Rank...? Oh.... I see, so you're a new guy.... " Ignis says as he notices the date I received that Rank is just months before now.
"( It seems the 'Bait' Experience didn't mention in the data, huh...? )" Ragna asks as he remembers asking the admin to erase any information of him being a Bait for it is a shame record that he needs to erase if he wants to increase his Ranks.
"( If they found out that I'm a Bait then there's a 100% chance they would put me on the front for they're going to ask me to lure the monsters with my 'Sacrifice Lamb Blood'. )" Ragna thought to himself as he felt relieved for the admin had erased that record from his very profile.
As he sees Ignis, he began to see around to let the System Scan everyone around him and he can see the data of the A Ranks present right now.
< System Scan >
< Name: Adrian Waterson>
< Rank: A >
< Gift: Ocean Control >
< Core Tier: 4 >
< Level: 72 >
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"( Adrian Waterson..., I've heard about him.... )"
"( Unlike Ignis who often go away to deal with many monsters due to his great spirit to fight, Adrian here is calmer as he tends to make profits by making his own Guild [Great Ocean]. )"
"( With that, Adrian can gather many Lower Ranks to join him at his disposal, making his guild become one of the most powerful Hunter Guilds in the Association for his guild became the 13th top Hunter Guild. )" Ragna remembers for he can see Adrian is preparing his Guild Members and organizing them before entering the Tower.
While on the other hand, Ignis then meets with another A Rank that just recently come with her guild members as she was very happy to see him.
"( Wait, isn't she...? )"
< System Scan >
< Name: Flolial Flora >
< Rank: A >
< Gift: Flora Blessing >
< Core Tier: 4 >
< Level: 70 >
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"( Oh yes, I remember now.... )"
"( Flolial Flora the Flora Blessing, the cousin of the prestigious Battle Maiden. )" Ragna remembers as he recounts his knowledge about Flora that he knows, the first thing he knows is the A Rank's prestigious cousin, the Battle Maiden (Real name Unknown, Unpublish, and Unpublicated).
Unlike the Battle Maiden who is known to be able to fight Demon Generals with her Gift, Flolial here is also strong, but her strength is at Healing as her Plant Gift can help heal the wounds of others with ease as the plant's liquid is highly rejuvenating.
"( Ah yes, the well-known 'Great Healer'..... )"
"( Her Healing ability is so strong that even the S Ranks envied her for it. )"
"( For her Healing ability is so potent that the myth says that she once return the dead back to the living. )" Ragna says while wondering if it was true.
"( No, she's not.... )" Ragna 69 interrupts using his telepathy.
"( Based on her ability, it seems her Healing is only so potent to Heal the dying people, not dead people. )"
"( After all, dead people can't be Healed, they can only be Resurrected.... )"
"( Really...? )" Ragna asks him.
"( Indeed, it can only be Resurrected by the Divine or Deviant Ressurection, Necromancy Magic or .... )"
"( With the help of the Aether's Black Shadows... )" Ragna 69 says, reminding Ragna about his Black Shadow Magic that he possessed right now.
< Skill: Black Shadow Magic (Active) -- lvl.1 >
< This magic gives the Player the ability to harness the Aether's Black Shadows trait that can affect slain enemies, enabling the Player to resurrect them like a Necromancer. >
< With this magic, the Player will become the master of Death, controller of the slain undead and the deceased as they rise to become the Player's eternal servants. >
< Effect: Vitality+20, Intelligence+20, Soul+20, AP +2.000 >
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"( You're right... )" Ragna says while looking at the skill.
"( Maybe I should use this during the Raid, should I, 69? )"
"( Yes, but you must wait for the others to leave you when activating it, for you know that Necromancy is forbidden, even in my Timeline. )"
"( Of course.... )"
"( Guess I can only rely on my physical skills and buffs for now. )"
"( After all, despite the Black Shadow Magic's power, it is risky to use it while others may sue me for heresy that could easily make the Diviners aware of me. )"
"( Or worse even, .... )"
"( Aware of both of your presence... )" Ragna refers to Ragna 12 and 69 also possibly the other Ragnas from the previous Timelines stored inside the System Space.
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In time, more and more Hunters then come to the rendezvous point where these Hunters bring many equipments since they will face the Abyss Tower, the Tower of Doom that brings fear to humans and gods.