Four Days Before The Tournament…
Jason And The Gang rendezvous At A Disclosed Outpost North-East Of The Map…
Jason Sits As Aria Holds Her Hands Over His Wounded Face With Dark Energy Swirling Around It…
Aria(Frustrated): Damn It, It Won't Heal!
Jason(Reassuring): It's Fine Aria.
Jason(Reassuring): I'll Be Okay.
Aria Then Lowers Her Hand And Sits Next To Jason, While Aaliyah Selene And Athena Sit In Another Tent Suddenly…
Asura(Serious): Jason, We Need To Talk.
Jason(Nodding): Yeah, We Do!
Athena(Urgent): Aria, Come Over Here.
Aria(Obedient): Alright!
Aria Goes Over To Athena Selene And Aaliyah As They Tell Her Something Important…
Meanwhile Over The Corner In Another Tent Asura Discusses Something With Jason…
Jason(Curious): What Did You Wanna Talk About?
Asura Reaches Into His Cape And Pulls Out A Flyer Which Says Invitation In Bold At The Top Of The Page…
Jason(Reading): You Have Been Invited To The World Tournament Of The Strongest…
Jason(Reading): Hosted By Ashe And Cain?!
Asura(Serious): And Apparently He's Invited Hundreds Of Other Big Shot Sorcerers Around The World To Partake In The Tournament.
Jason(Confused): But Why?!
Asura(Grim): Isn't It Obvious?
Asura(Grim): His Goal Is To Become The Strongest Sorcerer In The Human Realm, And What Better Way To Do That Than To Test You're Might Against The Best Of The Best.
Asura(Grim): I Don't Know Why, But He's Invited You Aria And Everyone Else…
Jason(Curious): So What's The Plan?!
Asura(Grim): You All Are Gonna Participate In The Tournament While I Try To Gain More Information On That Grimoire You Told Me About…
Asura(Grim): You Said It Showed You A Prophecy Right?
Jason(Nodding): Yeah.
Asura(Grim): Well Lucky For Us, I've Got Someone To Help Us Out With That…
Jason Turns Around As He Senses The Presence Of A Rather Strange Energy Walking Up To Them…
Mysterious Sage(Serious): We Meet Again Jason.
Jason(Surprised): Siba The Seer?!
Siba The Seer, The Only One In The Human Realm Who Holds The Most Knowledge Of Prophecy's As She Has The Ability To See Prophecy's And Past And Present Events…
Siba(Greeting): It's Been A While Young Jason.
Jason(Nodding): Yeah.
Jason(Questioning): Aren't You Allies With The Old Man? So Why Are You Helping Us?
Siba(Serious): Because He's Taken A Dark Path And My Job As A Seer Is To Help Sorcerers In Any Way I Can…
Siba(Serious): To Ensure The Survival Of The Human Realm!
Siba(Serious): And When The Grand Elder Went Down The Path He's At Now, He's Become An Obstacle In Securing The World's Survival.
Asura(Urgent): Let's Focus On The Task At Hand Currently, Ashe Got A Hold Of The Grimoire.
Siba(Calm): Which Is Why You Both Need To Get It Back, That Book Contains Forbidden Magic Which Could Lead To The Destruction Of The Human Realm!
Siba(Calm): This Tournament Begins In Three More Days So You Should Spend This Time Making Preparations For It.
Jason(Curious): I Actually Have A Question.
Siba(Serious): What Is It?!
Jason(Reminiscing): In My Fight Against My Father, I Touched The Grimoire For A Second And Saw A Prophecy…
Jason(Serious): It Showed A Woman In Hell Standing Next To Malum's Throne With Someone Sitting In It…
Jason(Confused): But It Wasn't Malum, Do You Know Anything About That?
Siba(Disregarding): I'll Take My Leave Now And Try To Find Out More About Ashe's Goal With The Grimoire…
Siba Then Walks Off As Her Expression Changes To A Dark And More Serious Expression While The Sky Darkens And Rain Drops Pour Down Underneath The Moonlit Sky…
Siba(Thinking): Awaiting For The Return Of Her King…
Siba(Thinking): The Queen Protects His Throne, Awaiting For Their Reunion To Takeover All The Realms.
Meanwhile Back At The Outpost Jason Finally Ask's Asura The Question…
Jason(Curious): Sensei, A Word?!
Asura(Serious): What Is It?
Jason(Curious): Last Week, I Fought Against A Rogue Sorcerer And I Blacked Out For A Split Second And…
Jason(Curious): When I Came Too, My Hand Was Right Through His Heart And He Died…
Jason(Curious): And During Our Fight, I Tried To Use My Soul Energy But I Couldn't Sense My Soul In My Body…
Jason(Curious): In Fact, I Couldn't Sense It At All Even During Our Training, Do You Know Anything About This?!
Asura Ponders The Question For A Second, Conflicted On If He Should Answer Or Rather Let Aaliyah Answer The Question…
Jason(Serious): That Long Pause Of Yours Tells Me You Do Know What's Going On!
Asura(Grim): That's A Discussion For You And Your Mother To Have!
Asura Then Teleports Away As Jason Stands There And Looks At Aaliyah As She Looks Right Back At Him With An Expression Of Guilt And, Fear?!
To Be Continued In Chapter Twenty-Eight…