Chapter 239 - A Book
Chapter 239 – A Book
"Silver Moon. Lake. Book," repeated Reve.
Three lines. Once he connected them together, they should reveal where the follower of The Prophet is, which in turn would reveal the location of The Prophet.
Reve put his brain to good use.
"The silver moon is the main theme of Narva. The royal family loves the theme of silver. This influence has affected many things in Narva. So, at least, we can deduce that the follower is still in Narva."
"Yes," agreed Marya.
"On the other hand, 'the lake' is not specific enough. It could mean anything."
Marya intervened, "We can find good results if we look at this like a coordinate where the country is revealed, then the region, then the local community."
"So 'the lake' emphasizes the 'silver moon'? Hmm… 'silver-moon-lake'?! That's it! It's Starhold."
"Starhold?"
"Starhold is famous for its starwell. What most people don't know is that the starwell is actually a lake. Based on my knowledge, there is no way the starwell will be actually constructed in the form of a well. Moreover, some people have seen it before during the Festival of the Endless Moon."
"Okay, then the follower is in Starhold, what are we waiting for?"
"After the conclusion of the festival of the endless moon, the participants are made to forget the location of the starwell. It is just like what your coven did to Gawyne Drateel."
"So 'book' will help us find it?"
"Yes. 'Book' can mean a lot of things. It could denote a library. We have a grand library in Starhold. It could be literal like the others, but the chances that the starwell lies in the dimension of a book are minuscule. I must say, that would be absolutely ridiculous. I think 'book' means education which denotes institutions."
"NIRA Academy!" Marya realized with a smile.
"Yes. It is the only thing that makes sense in this situation. The starwell is in NIRA Academy. Ahh, this is troublesome. We have to head back now."
Reve transformed to his beastly form and allowed Marya to ride him. He dashed away from the village, heading towards Starhold.
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Ten hours later.
Reve and Marya arrived successfully.
He panted wildly as he quickly summoned two healing pills from his subspace. He handed one to Marya while consuming the other himself.
Reve transformed back to Kimon.
As he and Marya walked the sleeping streets of Starhold, he thought, 'Just how are we supposed to infiltrate NIRA? Well, it would be easy to slip past the guards and mess with the detection spell, but there are strong people on NIRA grounds.'
They soon got to the entrance of NIRA.
They were five guards guarding the entrance.
Just before the guards could notice them, Reve held Marya's hands.
His eyes closed at the mention of a guiding thought, 'I am nature.'
He became transparent, but his body could still be vividly seen. However, the real magic was his lack of presence.
If one didn't pay visual attention beside him, they would fail to notice him.
Every clue of his living state had been nulled.
His breath. His aura. His footsteps.
Reve picked up Marya and placed her in his arms, he made sure to not be in the guard's line of sight as he snaked his way in.
Just as he was about to cross into the academy, he stopped.
His legs were just inches away from the grand detection spell fixed into the entrance site.
'I am nature. I am everything.'
He first placed his right leg on the spell. He could feel it.
How was he to explain it?
At that moment, he could feel its function, its orders, its heartbeat.
As he absorbed energy, at the same time, the spell breathed. He seemed to have connected to it.
He was the spell!
This phenomenon was so strange that he could even sense the location of neighboring spells.
Hastily, he slipped into the Academy and hid behind one of its buildings.
"Oh crap, I shouldn't have brought you along!"
Reve had been so caught up with catching The Prophet that he forgot that he would move better if Marya was not around.
"I can help you."
"You told me you aren't versed in magic combat, right?"
"That is true, but I can be of support. While I do not have good attack spells, I can buff you with my other skills."
"Well, the bridge had been burnt already. There is no going back," sighed Reve.
As a seer, Marya could not access destructive magic schools like elementalism and arcanism. She could only study the other ones.
Reve whispered to her, "We are just going to scout. Follow my every step. Don't make any noise and make sure to understand what I'm doing."
"Yes. I'm not a fool," pouted Marya.
She looked at the sky and asked, "By the way, how are we to find the starwell now that we are in NIRA?"
"It is simple. We just have to wait until The Prophet does something interesting. I'm familiar with the energy vibe of NIRA so I would quickly detect if someone disturbs it. I just hope it is not too small."
"I can help you with that," told Marya.
Reve sneaked around the streets before looking at a rather large tower. It was the bell tower of NIRA. It was more customary since the students have magic spells that tell them the time.
Reve smiled while thinking, 'That will do.'
He said, "Climb on my back."
"Huh?"
"Climb on my back."
"Okay."
Following his order, she placed herself on Reve's back.
A snarl came out of his mouth as claws grew out of his hands. Reve jumped high in the air.
He struck his arm at the tower wall and retained his altitude. To move up further, he continued his climbing until he was at the top of the tower.
Then, he dropped Marya beside him and took in the breath of fresh air.
"This place always amazes him."
Disregarding the brilliant view from the top, Reve informed, "From here, we can see all of NIRA.. This would help us pinpoint the exact location of any energy disturbance we find."