A man in white cassock full covered till the bottom was slowing approaching towards the students.
"Due to the urgency of the situation we had to summon you people out of your say."
Ethan was calmly listening to the man speaking.
"So are you saying that the unnatural weather was caused by you people" Eric interrupts.
"Unfortunately that is a yes. In order to summon a large number of people, expanding the mana through weather was our only choic-"
Ethan with enlarged eye balls, it's nerves turning red grabs the man by his neck lifting him in the air. "So you were the reason why my brother fell from the cliff, Answer me!!"
All the soldiers immediately raises their sword against Ethan. "Release the Priestess at once or we will have to take action"
Upon the threat, all the students comes in defense of Ethan standing besides him.
The teacher shouts, "Ethan release him at once."
But Ethan was blinded by his emotions. He just ignored his teacher's voice and didn't loosen his hand not even once.
The Priestess's face was turning red slowly loosing his consciousness, as saliva leaks from the side of his mouth.
"Ethan what do you mean by Alex fell" With hair as blue as the ocean's depth, eyes shone like jewel and with snow like flawless skin, such one could take for an angel. Soon her serene face hardened in a fierce scowl, her gaze narrowing in intense displeasure.
It was Alex's crush.
Ethan hearing her voice immediately releases the Priestess.
When Alex and Joshua both fell down, Ethan immediately leaves the place despite the strong winds, he had to bring in the help the fastest he could.
The weather was raining heavily, Ethan fell multiple times in the muddy hills. But he didn't stop even once.
Drenched all over his clothes, with desperate cry Ethan goes to the camp. His face was full of mud from falling all over the place.
He desperately tries to explain the dire of the situation and everybody was trying to contact the rescue team but to everyone's avail, there was no signal. Alex's crush came late to the scene but by that time Ethan already left with the teacher and some other students to look for Alex.
He also requested other students not to tell her anything. Cause Alex wouldn't have wanted Ethan to tell her either.
After searching for a whole day, they didn't find anything, and with no climbing gears they couldn't go any deeper either.
By the time they were packing to go back to the nearest town, a huge thunderstorm hits them in the camp, and now they were here.
The teacher calmly explains the situation, while Ethan had tear drops falling. Cheryl, the blue haired girl just stands there unable to process the shock.
She remembers the good old times they spent together, always seeing him smiling and being chill all the time. It just felt empty knowing he was gone.
Even the King just bows his head down in shame.
After finally recovering from suffocation, the Priestess stands up with the help of other two apprentice.
"Actually, during our summoning we were interrupted by some demonic powers. Originally it was supposed to be just rain, but if your description is correct then that demonic energy must have been the cause of it all."
"So you are saying the Demons were involved in this" The King looks at the Priestess with anger when he mentions the name.
"Yes I believe that seems to be the case"
Ethan grabs his fist tight in anger, veins were popping from his arms. "Demons you say....is it the same ones why you summoned us here for?"
"Yes, that seems to be the case" The King nods
"Very well." Ethan starts moving closer to the King and stands tall.
'Demons or even immortal beings whatever, I'll make sure to crush you all for taking the only life precious to me.'
The students looks at Ethan visualizing how he acts exactly like his brother whenever unexpected events happens to Alex.
They all looked upset recalling the memories with Alex.
"It's already been a rough introduction. Why don't we have something first." The King tries to brighten the mood by taking them all to the dinning table.
Over a hundred maid comes with high number of dishes, the dinning table was massive, it stretched 100 meters long and 20 meters wide. All of the heroes were sitting comfortably, Cheryl was sitting besides Ethan and the teacher on the opposite end.
Almost like a hierarchy, Teacher and Ethan were in the first row one in right and one in left, Cheryl and Trex (a tall delinquent looking guy with a short hair on second left)
Skye (a green haired eccentric guy on the third right) Riley (a red haired strict looking girl on third left)
Eric (the nerd like, with a book and glasses guy on the right) and Nero (a yellow haired short insecure guy on the left)
"Shouldn't Raiden be higher than me" Nero slowly whispers to Riley who was sitting near him.
"What are you saying you Idiot, Raiden clearly doesn't care. Infact if he wanted he could have been number 1."
"But still"
"If you have a issue why don't you go and ask him yourself" Nero shuts up.
"Still, for him to not care about it, perhaps the sudden disappearance of Alexander must be the cause." A green haird nerd guy behind Nero in fifth left interrupts.
Meanwhile Raiden (A red haired tall and handsome guy was sitting at the last 15th row in left.)
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"I see" Alex calmly eats food as the maid keeps bringing up.
"All this time you lied that there was 100 stages I had to go through in this dungeon right?"
The Man nods
"And you said you're name was Kairo Vesperus and you were the son of the Snake King right?" Alex points his fork at him while eating.
"Precisely"
"I see."
Kairo looks at Alex with disbelief, 'Meeting the son of the Snake King would normally send shivers down anyone's spine. For someone so weak, he certainly doesn't care.'
'All this time I have been sending a strong intimating aura to break his will but he never wavered for even a single moment. The last time I met him, his spirit looked weak but now it feels different.'
Meanwhile Alex could still feel the unbearable pain from the burning sensation. The pain was so strong that even the intimation aura seemed to soft as compared to his mental and physical pain from earlier.
"So is this the truth that you wanted to tell me? Cause I don't really care about such minor stuff."
"Actually..." Kairo crosses his fingers together and leans his head on the middle of his fingers with his gaze much serious.
...
Alex's eyes were in disbelief and shock.
"You must be lying. There's no way that's true." With slightly hesistant voice Alex's mind now was full in shambles.
"This was a top secret information that I somehow managed to get from our spy."
"Is this news trustworthy?"
"Our spies are well trained, I leave the judgement up on you."
"Anyways, I'll have to go somewhere else. What are your plans."
"Well it's not like I can stay here anyway. If what you said is true I have to get moving immediately. Do you have a map by the way."
"I do but will you really be okay moving right now? You can train your body here you know"
"I know but if your details are true I have no other choice."
"But I just lied to you earlier, how can you be so sure"
"You don't have to worry about that, I have my own ways of confirming things. What you said makes perfect sense."
Very well then, Ella go and drop him to the surface.
One of the maids comes forward and bows. "Understood"
Alex follows the maid towards the cave, it was the same place where Alex had foight earlier. All the crater caused from the explosion were still fresh.
Alex just stares at the place with no expression, the feeling of unbearable torture, it was so much that now looking back it doesn't even give him ptsd.
All the skeletons were guarding the cave in an organised manner. 'They really were an act put up by that bastard.'
Upon reaching the entrance, Alex takes a deep breathe. The maid, turns into a huge snake and goes fast up to the top. She was not as fast as the guard so Alex had to hold his breathe for 7 whole minutes. But it seems bearable this time or maybe not? Alex drowns in water again.
Alex now stands straight looking at the dead forest with a whole different perspective.
.....
Earlier just before meeting Kairo in the healing celestial water, Alex saw a message from the system.
[You have leveled up]
[Rewards are being distributed!]
[You have gained 200+ Vitality]
[You have gained 7 stat points]
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[Player : Alex]
[Level : 3 (8/2,000)]
[Vitality : (291/800)]
[Mana : 2.1]
Stats :
[Strength : 37.1]
[Stamina : 36.2]
[Agility : 49.9]
Skills :
[Sage Vision : Level 3]
[Poison Resistance: Level 2]
[Quick Dash : Level 2]
[Fire Magic : Level 0]
[Martial Arts : Level 0]
[Swordsmanship : Level 0]
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What made Alex's eyes widened was the last message.
[You have gained a new skill]
[Demonic Energy]
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