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Ragna gazed at the black opening in the wall, where a shimmering golden thread appeared to be suspended in the air.
A [Soul Link].
Wolf beastmen had close- knit family relationships and they possess a skill named [Soul Link] whereas it allows them to find the location of their family member if they are in danger however not everyone can learn this skill. Wolf beastmen believes a man should be responsible on protecting their family thus they only teach this skill to their young males.
Ragna looked at the floating thread again, seeing it pointed in the direction of his daughter's whereabouts. Ragna scowled, recalling how he begged [Scarlet] to meet his daughter, but she refused and tormented him for weeks as a result.
"Ragna?" Scarlet called when she notice that the wolf become tense.
Ragna peered at the woman on her back, her ruby orbs are looking at him with concern, flowers are covering her body which her blood keep tainting her porcelain skin and her black petal-liked hair dances at the breeze of the night.
Ragna couldn't help but admit that she was very beautiful.
'She said she is the real Scarlet.'
To be honest, he still believes she is lying, but since she didn't know Scarlet before he became her consort, he is unable to determine whether or not her claim that she is possessed is true. Nevertheless, he can tell that the lady he is currently looking at is sincerely worried about their lost child.
"Did something happen to her?" Scarlet inquired with worry.
Ragna shook his head and made the decision to go through the hole, but before he could move, he sensed an unidentified presence approaching, so he whipped his body and growl.
Scarlet noticed it and she became instantly alarmed. She grabbed the hilt of her sword and turned towards the person who Ragna snarled at and currently walking from a dim alley next to the hole.
"The White Crow sings for the Queen." The person announced as reached them and kneeled in front of them.
"Who are you?" Scarlet asked as she looks at the young man kneeling in front of him.
The young man kept staring at her with his huge, curious golden eyes and his short, red hair that reached his shoulder, pinned up with a flower ornament.
"Y-your M-majesty, B-berry b-buried in the s-soil is t-thy n-name." He spoke softly and stammered.
Berry; She recalled that Moonlight had given this person the order to locate her daughter. "Did Moonlight send you to follow us?" Scarlet inquired.
"Y-yes, you're M-majesty." Berry nervously replied.
"Don't be nervous." Scarlet smiled in assurance
"Ragna, Let's go. Berry you also follow."
Berry scrambled to his feet and followed them to the hole as Ragna snorted and enter inside.
The foul stench of the sewers hit the three of them as soon as they stepped into the hole but they had to endure and keep going despite it. The sewer is very large and it is understandable why so many gangs choose to establish their headquarters and homeless decide to live here given the size of the sewer and the abundance of canals that lead in all directions.
"Berry, based on the letter from Moonlight what do you mean unknown magic?" Scarlet asked the young shadow guard who was following them.
"Your majesty, the trails of that seventh royal child that we followed had bits of unknown mana floating on it, Rogue painted with blood, a fifth circle magician of the group claimed. She also added that the unknown mana were very ominous and evil." Berry recounted what his fellow White Crow member said.
Upon piecing the details together from what she'd heard and the quest prompt, Scarlet scowled.
[Side quest #1: Find the lost puppy.
Category: SideDifficulty: B
Clear Conditions: The Seventh Royal child is missing find her before the countdown ends.
Time Limit: 4 Hours (Countdown: 00: 52: 45)
Compensation: A bottle of Anti-demon worm
Penalty: Death of the Seventh Child]
"Is there a chance it's a black magic?" Her cautious words caused Ragna to pause and turn to face her, while Berry's mouth dropped wide in disbelief.
"H-how c-could t-that b-be." Berry stuttered.
The capital is center of different religions that worship different gods that means it's a safe haven against demons but Scarlet realized that her made-up alibi seemed quite true, and she paled as a result.
Demons had a way to conceal their presence against the gaze of the gods.
"Ragna, let's move quickly," she urged.
Ragna saw the urgency; if the person who captured their daughter is a demon she is truly in danger. With haste, he dashed through the canals, following the [Soul link] that led them. Berry on the other hand did his best to suppress his fear upon realizing that there was a demon in the capital.
Scarlet grabbed the chance to check her character prompt and the quest prompt, and she couldn't help but feel anxious.
[Side quest #1: Find the lost puppy.
Category: Side
Difficulty: B
Clear Conditions: The Seventh Royal child is missing find her before the countdown ends.
Time Limit: 4 Hours (Countdown: 00: 43: 45)
Compensation: A bottle of Anti-demon worm
Penalty: Death of the Seventh Child]
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[Name: Scarlet Li Marie Vhon Salvatore
Title: 『The Tyrant Queen』, 『The blessed daughter of Gaia 』, 『The Other Worlder』 Race: Human
• Age: 27 years old
• Job: Ruler of the Kingdom of Avelion, Magic Swordsman
Attributes:
• HP: 33/91
• MP: 15/87
• Strength: 30/80
• Agility: 74/74
• Endurance: 42/82
• Intelligence: 81//81
She's running out of time and she already exhausted her MP controlling the Escalus trees not only that her HP is decreasing due to blood loss. Her [Divine Healing] skill is on cool down moreover, now that she knows that a demon has taken her child hostage, how is she going to battle them?
Suddenly, Ragna halted in front of the wall in one of the canals.
"Is she inside?" She asked and the wolf nodded.
She got off his back and caressed the wall, figuring there had to be a concealed mechanism somewhere.
"Your Majesty let me do this." Berry volunteered. Scarlet nodded and step aside.
She watched Berry grab something from his [Spatial Ring] and Scarlet curiously looked at the device he was holding. The item looks like a flashlight in the modern world with black glowing lights.
"What is that?" She inquired.
"This is called Finger print detector, a device created by Magic Science Club that can find finger print hidden from the dark though they still a prototype but thanks to leader connection they gave some of the member of the White Crow to test run it." Berry blabbered.
Scarlet raised a brow, so it's just like a UV light but to create something like that in this world she couldn't help but feel curious about the creators of this so call Magic Science Club. She will just ask Moonlight later about them maybe they can help her with her future plans.
"Demons." Ragna spoke behind her, "So what you were saying earlier is actually true." She was taken aback when she turned to face him.
Beastmen had three forms: Human, beast and demi form; and Beastmen don't show their demi form to non-beastmen in order to avoid getting sold to slave shop not only that demi form is very sacred to them since this is how they are born.
Ragna had never, in all the torture he had to endure, shown Scarlet his demi-form, so this was the first time she had ever seen him in this form. His back and shoulders were covered in black brown fur, revealing his chest; his hands and feet were armed with long, sharp claws; his brown hair had grown longer and wavier, reaching his shoulders; his wolf ears and tail protruded from his head and back; and lastly, his golden eyes are glowing.
He was gorgeous.
Ragna smirked when he realized that she had not spoken and that she was staring at him in dazed
"I know I am handsome." His flirtatious words brought her out of her daze.
She rolled her eyes and flushed before turning her head away from him.
'Damn that evil queen knew how to pick a man; all of them are her type!'
"I found it!" Berry shouted that made the two looked at him.
They noticed him lighting up a spot on the wall; Scarlet approached and noticed the finger prints glowing in a specific area. It has to be this.
"Your majesty, please step back and prepare yourself we don't know what we will see inside or if the enemy is already waiting for us and ready to attack." Berry reprimanded her seriously and Scarlet nodded, agreeing that since her HP status is dropping right now, she doesn't need to act rashly and risk getting hurt.
So she took a step back but suddenly Ragna grab her shoulders and push in to his back.
"You are weak." She heard him say.
Scarlet looked at his strong back and just shook her head.
'Tsundere'
When everyone is ready, Berry pushed hard the stone and immediately back away and grab a dual dagger on his [Spatial Ring].
The three of them watches the door shift and a large magic circle appeared inside the wall.
Berry and Scarlet frowned as they look at it.
A Teleportation Circle?
Everybody knows that a teleportation circle costs a lot of magic stone and mana lastly the Council of Magic and the Royal Family restrict the usage of teleportation circle and only allow high ranking people and authorize certain places to use them but one suddenly appeared on the poorest part of the capital.
'Did they also have the power to avoid the restriction of the Garden?'
"Let's go." Ragna, interrupt her thought and impatiently urged.
Scarlet took a deep breath and nodded.
A chilly, unsettling atmosphere met the trio as they stepped through the portal.
Scarlet's eyes widened as she took in her surroundings. They were inside a church, with skeletons occupying the pews and their daughter lying down on a stone altar in the center.
[CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE CLEARED A QUEST]
[Side quest #1: Find the lost puppy.
Category: Side
Difficulty: B
Clear Conditions: The Seventh Royal child is missing find her before the countdown ends. [Cleared]
Time Limit: 4 Hours (Countdown: 00: 03: 45) [End]
Compensation: A bottle of Anti-demon worm
Penalty: Death of the Seventh Child]
Tips [!]
You have received [A bottle of Anti-demon worm], Please check your inventory in order to get the item.]
But the system's not quite done yet-a new mission prompt flashed before her eyes.
[Side quest #2: Royal Children of Salvatore
Category: Side
Difficulty: A
Clear Conditions: Save the children from the Demon Worm
Time Limit: 4Hours (Countdown: 03: 59: 59)
Compensation: A letter from Keira
Penalty: Death of the Royal Children]
Fuck!