The method to make runes had been lost in the winds of time as they had been lost in the deep seas of time.
The Malaise Kingdom was the closest one to the method of making runes as they created a few weak runes that the Royal guards of the kingdom mostly used.
The Vine rune was one of the items that the Kingdom of the Malaise had made and was one of the reasons that they were targeted by the hungry emperor.
That and the National level treasure that could move the island by itself was a definite factor of them being targeted.
Not that the Malaise that ran rampant throughout the kingdom helped in the slightest.
Skills however had two ways that they were obtained.
One by breaking a rune and enduring excruciating pain before gaining access to a power you instinctively know how to use.
The other by extreme repetition and through developed techniques.
The Air Cutter that my Ninja Master used and was from somewhere in the eastern archipelago's bordering the Continent of Minaft.
That explanation however did nothing to explain the situation I was currently in.
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"For the last god damn time..."
I sat in the middle of an extremely familiar room while my limbs had been cuffed with metal braces to a steel chair.
"I didn't cause the fucking explosion!"
Shouting those words at the interrogator who was sitting on the chair across from the table in front of me.
The interrogator just looked at me calmly before noting something down on the paper.
"And you guys don't believe me, fucking great"
Relaxing my back against the steel chair I rested my head against the backrest.
Letting out a sigh as it didn't look like they would believe me.
A knock on the door attracted my attention.
Opening the door, a man adjusting his glasses while holding a stack of papers entered the room.
The woman who was noting things down on the paper hurriedly stood up and spoke. "Captain! I didn't expect you to personally look into this"
"That is fine soldier"
Placing the stack of papers onto the table the captain looked at the woman through the rims of his glasses.
"However, there is something that I need to speak with the suspect... in private"
Understanding the underlying message in his words, the woman nodded and got out of the room as she closed the door behind her.
Seeing the woman was now gone the man sifted through the papers and took out a piece of paper.
"So your name was Slade Dara Bridge right?"
Rolling my eyes I kept my silence as it didn't look like these guys would be freeing me anytime soon, the guy just continued his words.
"Suspect is a male of two meters in height, appearance consists of orange eyes--"
'I have orange eyes?'
"---Uncommon Black hair, handsome---"
'Thank you'
"Has high combat experience, high strength that injured several soldiers and has a weapon of unknown origin"
'I still don't like that you took my Light's bane'
Looking at me as he finished reading the pages filled with words that depicted information of me and my overall appearance.
He continued. "Did I miss anything?"
"Not that I can think of" Sarcastically replaying, the man continued.
"Unknown origins and no recorded history which is already very suspicious, but you have several records of having done business with the merchants guild and adventurers guild"
"You also are recorded to be a gold plated merchant and an A rank Adventurer"
"If you know that already, why aren't you freeing me" Sarcastically replying to his words, I didn't expect what came out of his mouth.
"That is because you are an interference to the Lunar Order of course"
"!"
Appearing right in front of my eyes, he put his hands on the arm of the chair while looking at me directly in the eyes.
And looking at his eyes, I saw how the whites of his eyes turned an unnatural shade of blue with a tinge of green that was associated with the Lunar Order.
"You didn't expect this did you?"
"I'll be honest I did not, but makes sense why I was being freed now"
My eyes stared at the man's as my face morphed into a snarl.
"The top of the brass was corrupted of course"
Hearing my words the man's faced morphed into several different emotions of rage, before settling on the face of smugness.
"I wouldn't say that"
Snapping his fingers, the surroundings got visibly darker as the man let out a sigh of relief.
"Lord, it's annoying having to pretend in front of those idiots"
Running his fingers through his hair, the man sighed as his body took on a visible transformation.
The skin that was associated with humans flaked away to reveal the pale green inhuman skin and flesh underneath.
Smirking as I was dumbfounded at his transformation, the... being, continued his previous remarks.
"Where was I..? Oh yes" Deviously smirking he continued and showed his sharp teeth. "I wouldn't say that the top brass is corrupted..."
"But instead is under new management, a BETTER management at that"
Looking at me with his unusual eyes the smirk on his face begged for me to punch it and morph it into something else.
I stayed silent.
"And do you know? After you've destroyed the Eye Of Cthulhu our Order sacrificed so much to summon, you've been put on our watchlist."
Rolling me eyes at that statement I blandly replied "What should I say? I'm honored fuck face?"
'Man I'm cursing a lot'
A vein popped onto the man's face as he ignored my statement.
"You have been marked as a kill on site target, but I couldn't kill you immediately, No sir ree that would be to... Easy"
'I would rip off your head faster than you can blink idiot'
"So I thought about how can I get rid of you? Than I thought about the Malaise Kingdom in the area of my port"
'Oh?'
"And I thought, Hey!? Why don't we just send this guy to the Malaised Kingdoms as a Fighting Slave?"
Smugly grinning he looked down on me "You would meet your end at the hands of the Malaise after helping our Lunar Order further our cause by giving all your contributions to me!"
A crazed look appeared in his eyes "And with the contributions I have made by killing a thorn in our side quickly, alongside the resources I would make from taking your results in the Kingdom of the Malaise."
"I can finally meet the Lunatic Cultist and get his blessing! Hehehehehehehehhehehe"
Chuckling maniacally, I looked at the guy with dead pan eyes.
'...Aaaand off to dream land he goes'
'But how am i supposed to react to that information?'
'...'
'Well if I want to go to the Kingdom of the Malaise and find out some more things than...'
Looking at the guy in front of me, I thought about some things.
'I should first beat up this guy so I'm guaranteed to go'
And I must say.
It was fucking satisfying, beating up the guy to the point that soldiers were involved.
I made sure to not kill him though.
He definitely got PTSD though.
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