Chapter 427 - New Mission

Entering into the top floor of the tower, Marcus saw Lyra, Marek, and Tesia waiting for him.

Immediately he noticed the expectant and hopeful looks on their faces that were similar to a pet owner trying to show off a cool trick their pet could do for their friends.

"Jadzia said that there was something important to discuss. I assume this is not about transporting more goods." Marcus said wondering what he was about to be asked to do.

"Here sit down we have a lot to talk about." Lyra said as she pulled out the chair next to her and beckoned Marcus to sit down.

Cautiously Marcus took a seat and waited for the situation to be explained to him.

"I would once again like to thank you for your cooperation. Your aid has been invaluable and allowed us to make a larger impact than we imagined possible in such a short amount of time. However, your specific skill set is needed for a special mission." Tesia said to Marcus.

She then looked to Lyra to explain it to Marcus, and she told him about he Sky Citadel and all of the rebels along with other potential allies that were being held there.

Brining his hand up to his chin, Marcus began contemplating the situation, doing his best to think it through.

'There is a high chance this could be a trap. I do not know anything about this Argus, but even though Marek seems to trust him, there is a possibility he could be a plant. As soon we break him out, he could turn on us.'

Still, even though it sounded dangerous, Marcus could not deny the fact that increasing the overall fighting strength of the rebellion was of the upmost importance.

Right now, they simply could not openly fight the kingdom's armies, and had been whittling them down slowly, but the majority of the strongest fighters still remained.

At this rate, the king might start taking drastic action and begin burning cites to the ground if the people kept fighting against him.

'Then there is also this Teivel character. Apparently, he is the strongest mage in the kingdom, and he is even more dangerous than Cibor. I am not sure how I am going to deal with him.'

Wanting to know more about these two integral characters, Marcus asked Tesia and Marek everything he could about them.

"Yes, Argus and I were pretty close. I even asked him to come with me when I left, but he said he wanted to see if the kingdom could still recover before taking such drastic action. His grandparents were also among some of the nobles that were executed, so I am sure he holds at least a bit of a grudge. Now that he had been imprisoned, I believe it likely that he will join us." Marek said with confidence in his voice and on his face.

"As for his level, he is level seventy-seven one higher than I am. I can tell you that his strength is the real deal, and with him, even Cibor would have to think twice about fighting the two of us together."

Marek then told Marcus everything he knew about Argus' fighting style, and what skills he had.

After hearing this, Marcus nodded his head and agreed that having him on their side would be a major boon.

However, the biggest variable in this plan was still Teivel and when Marcus asked about him, he was surprised that it was Tesia that answered instead of Marek.

She began telling Marcus pretty much every skill that he had, his personality, what types of items he kept on himself, and plenty of other details that were beyond what Marcus expected.

Yet after hearing everything about Teivel, Marcus realized that while the man was absurdly dangerous, he matched up horribly against himself.

'His only magics are death and darkness, and he is not skilled in close combat. He simply does not have much of a way to hurt me. Though being level seventy-five, I doubt I could do much back to him.'

Yet Marcus wondered how Tesia had such detailed information on Teivel, and when he asked her, she frowned and said, "He is my twin brother. We used to be inseparable, but I suppose in the end our differences were bound to tear us apart."

As Tesia said this Marcus could see that she was visibly upset about whatever had happened with her and her brother, but he needed to know more about him if he was to agree to this plan.

"I understand that you still care about your brother, but I need you to tell me everything about him if you want me to attempt this plan."

Sighing Tesia took a moment to steel herself and said, "I suppose that you have told us about yourself, so it is only right I do the same. Teivel and I were both born with powerful blessings that are opposites of each other. I have the blessing of pacifism, and he has the blessing of ferocity. I am sure you can gleam what they do from their names. Though that is not all we received together and each of us was born with the same unique skill called linked experience. The two of us share any experience points that we gain and always have the same level. Our powers are also opposites. I cannot learn any offense skills or magics specializing in harming others, while he cannot learn any defensive skills or those that help others. Though that does not mean we do not have our ways around this."

Tesia then told Marcus about Teivel's fighting style and what to look out for against him.

Once Tesia had told Marcus everything about the current warden of the Sky Citadel, he came to a decision.

"Fine I will do it. I cannot guarantee that I will be successful, but I can try." Marcus said agreeing to what most would consider a suicide mission.

Of course, he never would have even entertained the idea if not for his deny destruction unique skill, but for the possible gains they could make it was worth the risk.

Smiling Marek was obviously pleased with Marcus' answer and the four of them began planning exactly what they were going to do next.

"Very well I will get to work on everything in six hours. Until then I want to relax so unless the base gets attacked, please do not disturb me." Marcus said after they had finished coming up with the plan to break in and out of the Sky Citadel.

After that he went back to his room and crashed.

His mind was still a bit worn out after flying around nonstop for two months and for what was to come next, he knew he needed to be as sharp as possible.

Luckily, this time he was able to get the rest that he wanted, and after having shut down for six hours he felt refreshed and back up to his peak capacity.

'Time to get to work.' Marcus thought as he woke up.

Yet as he exited his tent, he found an unexpected guest waiting for him.

"Did you need something from me Tesia."