Normalcy (1)

Chapter 155: Normalcy(1)

Agni’s days were filled with activity as of late. Her first attended funeral in Adventia ended with another parting of ways. Dealla, the Draken Knight adventurer, said her goodbyes shortly after the gathering. Agni could still remember the pained look within the dragon-kin’s eyes as she explained her next steps.

“I think I just need some time to myself. I plan to see what else is out there, for now.” Dealla confided as she gently clutched the singular memento of the Guiding Light chapel -- Chloe’s pendant.

With that she was gone, as quickly as she came. Bracha also went back to her position at the Training Chapel. This was after she exposed Agni to what Shula called ‘hoodoo magick’.

“Agni. Katrin.” Bracha said as she peeked around the corner just down the hallway from their shared room.

The two looked at one another and shrugged, after all Bracha always acted a bit weird -- especially when she was drunk. They decided to appease their kouhai and walked her way. As soon as they rounded the corner, Bracha lifted a small orb which caused the strangest sensation to assault their senses. It felt as if tiny particles of their being were being tugged at, and soon dozens of tiny black particles wafted outwards towards the curious orb.

Shula watched on in horror, as if she’d just walked in on an exorcism. The event only lasted for a short time, and Agni felt none the worse for wear. Katrin too felt fine, but it wasn’t enough to stop Shula’s superstitious wheels from whirring.

“D-devil!” She said as she recoiled and pointed her finger at Bracha. The Runemaster simply smiled, offering little in the way of apology -- and then she was gone without a word.

“What the hell was that?” Agni asked, feeling somewhat confused. Still, it wasn’t the weirdest thing Bracha had ever done, so she just shrugged and went on about her business. Several days have passed since then. Agni realized that her time at the Mystic Tower chapel had flown by in a blur of events. The Slime expedition, her visit to the Demonic Chapel, Shula’s “birth”, the discovery of fusion abilities and even learning higher applications of magic -- all of these happened in a relatively short amount of time.

She thought of all the people she’d had the fortune to meet in that time as well. Gates, Sypha, Merri and Ariadna. Her thoughts even flashed back to Ryo, the mysterious adventurer whom Agni still felt uneasy around -- for a variety of reasons.

“On the subject of mentors..” She whispered as Agni glanced down at her wrist. The accessory given to her by the owner of the Silken Petal, Zura, jangled freely. It was an ornament that Agni currently had no power to remove, a sort of training method in a sense. For the past ten days since the funeral , Agni had been subjected to the whimsy of the device which masqueraded as jewelry.

The bangle offered one sexually charged task after another. And any time Agni failed to complete them. The succubus felt her body shudder (and she definitely wasn’t cold). Lately she had been like this, more receptive to the idea of pleasure. So much so that the intense orgasms given by the wrist wear were, at times, most welcome. Still, Agni promised to make a sincere effort to fulfill the tasks given to her. Thankfully today’s task was rather simple.

“Grab the ass of someone who seems unapproachable.” Agni smirked as she read the words out loud. She had the perfect person in mind.

“You! You need to focus more. This isn’t a game. You never know what challenges life will throw at you. Would you rather be prepared--or dead?” The blonde haired elf known as Oliver Pagnal was busy snapping at his current batch of trainees. Ever since the expedition into the shard world, he’d been like this -- almost obsessed with training. Not just himself, but others as well. However, he seemed to only pay attention to the weakest members of the chapel. Even those who never expressed an interest in combat or expeditions were subject to his random training events.

What was even weirder is that Vivian Lex, the leader of Mystic Tower, didn’t seem to mind at all. Ever since the funeral she had , in fact, been seen less and less around the chapel. Agni casually strolled into the courtyard and was delighted to find Oliver’s focus directed solely at the three rows of adventurers before him. He had them all doing basic exercises to build their mana manipulation, much like the exercises Agni and the others endured prior to their last adventure.

*I hope our relationship is good enough for me to play this off..* Agni thought to herself as she smirked. Today’s task seemed much more like a practical joke than anything, yet in some ways she had to admit-- Zura’s “succubus” training had begun to bring out the deviant in her.

She sidled up to Oliver without being noticed and lingered behind him for the briefest of moments.

“You! What did I just say? Focus. F.O.C.--” And, just like that Agni reached out and cupped the Archmage by his right cheek. The instant contact was made, Oliver stopped speaking and grew stock still. He then turned to face his groper, his mouth pursed tightly as he squinted his eyes.

“Can I help you Agni Heartfyre?” He asked, his voice low and deliberate.

*That’s kind of disappointing…* Agni thought as she smirked.

“No. Not at all. I think you’ve….” She glanced him up and down, “helped me enough.” She then walked away, whistling a random song as she moved.

Oliver simply shook his head and sighed, while one hand pressed against his still tingling bottom.

“Succubus.” He clicked his teeth as he turned his attention back towards his training.

“I wonder what the point of that was?” Agni said to herself as she stepped back into the Mystic Tower building.

“Maybe the point is to prevent you from being a defective demon.” Shula said, catching Agni’s attention. She stood a small distance away with Katrin, Merri and Ariadna at her side.

“Are you ready to go? Are you done with pervert school for today?” Shula asked, her arms crossed out of impatience.

Katrin chuckled and Ariadna seemed wildly uncomfortable--as usual. Merri was too happy to be read properly, eagerness practically oozed from her every pore.

“Yes. I’m ready. Let’s go.” Agni said, offering a smile as she walked towards her group of friends. Their destination? The nearby Lull Forest, it was finally time to make good on the promise of a group camping trip.