Chapter 201 - Episode 201: Baltizar Wezeis.
Chapter 201 – Episode 201: Baltizar Wezeis.
I'm sitting in front of Ezira. She's crossing her legs and rests her head on her fist. I look around and look at how fancy her place is, Ezira has been staring at me for quite a while, and then she nods up.
"Trevor. Does this Aspen guy has a problem with you?"
I'm furrowing my forehead.
"The short answer is yes."
Ezira is raising her eyebrows.
"So it is more complicated than that? Explain it to me."
I sigh and lean on my seat..
"Well, the reason that Aspen and I become like this is that the task that you gave me. I think you didn't know that Aspen is a part of the Headless Cult members, and after I killed all the members, Aspen wasn't there because he was here looking for a mentor. I think he just realized what I did to the Headless Cult members when he left the Land of Sigrid, and he started to spread rumors on me. Just a few hours ago, I killed him and I fell into his trap and now I'm being hunted by his Pursuivants and the others because of that."
Ezira is squinting her eyes while nodding with understanding.
"Hmm, I see. So, what are you going to do now since they are going to hunt you down? I have watched you during the invasion, and I don't think they can defeat you even if they tried. Are you going to go against them?"
I shake my head.
"I'm not planning to do so. I will try to stay low and hide my identity. I have prepared some plans to make myself hidden, so there's nothing to be worried about, but if one day I got discovered, I guess I have to defend myself and have to do what I have to do."
Ezira is chuckling and nodding.
"I see, I'm glad that you are not bothered with it. Just in case, I will give you this…"
Ezira put a combination of sky-blue and white-colored sickle on the table. I look at it and somehow it looks familiar and at the same time, it's not. I keep looking at it and then I remember that I saw this sickle from the book, and there are symbols of this sickle around the big cities, but I didn't know the name of this sickle and why it's so popular. I look at her while pointing at the sickle.
"This is, for me?"
Ezira nods.
"As I said earlier, you can use the weapons here, but I don't think I would do that because I think that would make your life way too easier down there. So, I can only give you this sickle. This is the first weapon that I held and created when I'm still alive. It is not powerful, but I can assure you this sickle is quite durable. This is my treasure, so you have to take care of it carefully. The reason I gave you this is because I recall that you used to use 2 sickles and during the invasion, one of your sickles broke and you haven't find the replacement for that, correct? So you can have it."
I look at the sickle.
"Thank you, I will take care of this sickle with my whole life."
[Ether Sickle Obtained!]
[Ether Sickle: The first sickle that Ezira forged during the war between the people of Orion. The sickle that united the Orion. The sickle is famous among the people of Orion, the color of the sickle reminds the people of Orion of the blue skies that are beautiful and give them the feeling of peacefulness and purity. If you showed this sickle to the people of Orion, they will immediately recognize it.
Rarity: Unique
Base ATK: 340
Bonus Status: STR+20
Requirements: Level 300, All Status 100
Passive Skill: Retribution (Increase Damage Output to monsters by 20% and to Players with Fame [Delinquent] or below).
Cannot be sold to NPC, marketable, and tradeable]
I smile and admire the sickle, then I look at Ezira.
"So, can I ask you something about Baltizar? To be honest I don't know who that is and what kind of person he was because there's no information related to him."
Ezira smirks and scoffs.
"Of course you would not know about Baltizar, his existence is erased in history because of how dark and cruel the past was when he ruled of the people of Orion."
I furrow my forehead and Ezira sighs.
"Baltizar Wezeis. He was supposed to be one of us, one of the legendary heroes, but his greed for power and his origin made him fell deeper into the darkness. He was there at the right time and in the right place, he saved the third emperor of Orion."
I raise my eyebrow and Ezira smiles while nodding.
"That is right, Baltizar is the eighth hero of Orion, and the person he saved was the third person who reigns over Orion after me. Because of that, he was swimming in gold and got a place in the empire. He was talented and I could say that he could not be compared to us back when we were alive, but he was really good with his words that we are nothing in that aspect. He was a humble person and reasonable person, he saved the people of Orion and prevented the downfall of the Empire of Orion. He convinced the people of Orion and they worked together to defeat Exalian, they won but it cost all of their best and strongest people. Baltizar was the only one left who has power and strength, and so he stepped up to reign over the Orion. At that moment, he became a hero like us, but he was also the reason for the downfall of the Empire of Orion afterward."
Now that I think about it, I never know the reason behind the fall of the Empire of Orion. I knew that Ezira was the one who ruled over the Orion as the Empress, but I never know why the Empire of Orion disappeared and how the three sovereignties appeared. So it was all because of this guy Baltizar.
Ezira leans on her seat and raises her eyebrow.
"His greed for power slowly consumed him, and it started to show to the people of Orion. From taking quite a lot of money from the people, destroying the oppression even though they were just a bunch of garbage, but he burned them down. Whenever a small group of wild grass appeared, he dug the ground and put them into flames, but that only made the wild grass grow even faster, stronger, and slowly spreading the whole ground. Long story short, those wild grasses became tall enough to surround the empire. In the end, Baltizar left and disappeared with the wealth he had. A new world begin after his disappearance, and that was how the empires were raised all around Orion. The truth, Baltizar was never disappeared, he and his loyal follower started spreading rumors all around Orion, and that was when the peace broke and all sovereignties started to war against each other. If he couldn't stand on top, then nobody should."
Ezira leans forward and puts her hands together in front of her lips.
"Now, I can see the spark of the history will rewind itself because of his disciple. Eveth has sent her disciple, Ivonna Ivon to warn the new Saintess and to prevent the rumors from spreading among the people of Orion, but we both believe it will not be enough to stop it. That is why you are here, Trevor. I will give you a new task and I want you to prevent this event from happening again in Orion."
I sigh and close my eyes.
"That will be hard for me. The Orion that you think it's peaceful right now is just a thin glass. Soon enough someone will break it and the war will happen again even if Aspen isn't there. The three sovereignties will be at war and there's no way to stop it."
Ezira scoffs.
"You think we did not know that? Of course, we knew. But you must have a solution to that is it not? If you knew about it, then you must have known the root of that situation. I want you to do it now, not later."
I smirk and chuckle.
"Wow, I don't know if this is just a coincidence or not, but every time I want to do something, your task is related to what I'm going to do. How lucky."
Ezira laughs and nods.
"Good, then my objective is the same as yours. This time, you can come here if you need my help."
I nod.
[Disciple Quest #2 (Accepted)]
[Ezira Alexus has ordered you to prevent the dark history to happen again. This time, you have to keep the peace in Orion by any means. The quest will fail if you create chaos amongst the people of Orion, so be careful and try to do it the right way! (Mentor's Orders cannot be declined, ignored, and will be automatically accepted)]
[Reward: 1.000 Disciple Points]
[Failed: -100 Disciple Points (If you do not have a point yet, it will not be affected by the reduction, but you will immediately be removed from being a disciple)]
"Do it without creating chaos… that will be hard but quite exciting…"
Ezira smirks and tears open a portal beside her.
"Go now, and I will wait for the good news."
I nod and enter the portal.
I'm back at the Temple of Gloom and if I need to do it the right way, I can't do this on my own. I might need Ivonna's help and since she's Eveth's Disciple, our objective is the same. So I open a portal to the Fjel town and then change my outfit again to prevent myself from getting discovered by the players.
I walk to the house and it surprises me that there are so many players standing in front of the house. I look at their emblem and some of them are from the Supremacist Clan, the Palacetasia Clan, the Black Shadow Clan, the Diamond Clan, the Cloud Veil Clan, and other clans that I don't know their names. I wonder why they're all here and for what reason.
When I'm in front of the house a bunch of players is blocking my way, and one of them nods up at me.
"Who are you and what are you doing here? You're not allowed to be here, go away!"
His words attracted the others and they're all standing in front of me, but before I can open my mouth, someone is opening the front door.
"Let him through, he's my guest."
I take a peek and Ivonna is standing in front of the door. The players then nod and let me pass through. I'm standing in front of Ivonna and she nods. We both enter the house and I look at the living room crowded with big clans leaders. I furrow my forehead and am confused.
Kingstar lifts his head and looks at Ivonna.
"Who's that? Why are you letting him in?"
I remove my hood and my scarf. They're surprised to see me and because they didn't recognize me. I lift my hand.
"Yo. I need all of your help."