Chapter 114 Preview To His Awakening 2

"that is what I keep fucking telling you damn it, the whole damned city is covered in bloodied sky, what part of that don't you understand".

<Master Ricus, we all know that is not something that can be made possible, not by monsters or by humans>

"well I am telling you that it has not only being made possible, it is happening right now, I will show you".

He picked up the bright orb he was talking into and walked over to the window side. Shifting aside his curtain to see the outside view.

"see?...., do you believe me now or not".

The orb remained silent for a little while, unable to give a proper response to Ricus.

<Master Ricus, can you tell us exactly what time this happened>

"it was around noon, the sky was sunny but not too sunny, and the weather condition was at a stable pace until suddenly, the air turned blistering, it was to the point where my body started sweating unconditionally".

Ricus paused, trying to give them time to process what he was saying, and not overwhelm them.

"the heat passed, and not long after came the bloodied sky we are seeing now. I have had the city's lord on my throat demanding for an explanation, the city itself has been thrown into chaos as the people are trying to make their escape out".

<you have to stop them, no one is to be permitted to go out of the city with knowing what it is you are dealing with>

The voice rang out, showing its urgency to keeping the citizens in the city and not out of it.

"the city lord has got that under control. The guards have been dispatched to seal off all passageway leading to outside the city, and they are also trying to restore peace and orderliness but I don't think that is going to do much unless we deal with the red sky hovering above the city".

The Orb once again went silent, with Ricus not wanting to take his eyes off of it.

<Master Ricus, what is it do you think you can do>

"there is nothing else to do but for the guild council to send us reinforcements".

"we have only six B rank adventurers, twenty-nine C rank adventurers, and forty-three D rank adventurers. We also have four A rank adventurers, me included, with the remaining three currently on an escort mission. I tried calling them back, but their communication are cut off".

"the city also has about fifteen thousand soldiers, all estimated to be within C rank".

"Now, you and I both know the numbers are not enough. What we have is quantity and not quality. If we are going to be facing the being that is behind this phenomenon, we are going to need more than what I just counted".

<Master Ricus, do not be so quick as to jumb to conclusions, there is no evidence that says this is the work of a living thing. For all we know, it just might be the work of nature itself>

"that is easy enough for you all to say when you are not here in person experiencing what I am experiencing. I am a warrior who has fought in a lot of battles, do not underestimate my instincts".

"this isn't nature's work, this is the work of a living dreadful being, I can feel it".

<even so Master Ricus, we cannot make decisions on your instincts alone. We will need more proof that suggests that what is happening is not the work of nature, but another terrestrial being>

"where the hell do you want me to get such proof?...., should I go knock on all doors until I find the terristial beings".

<that is your problem to deal with Master Ricus. The council has made its own decisions, and it stays final>

"you cannot seriously be..."

The people speaking through the orb had cut Ricus off before he could complete his words, shutting it down by dimming the light from the orb.

"damn it...., fucking damn it all".

He smashed the orb on the ground, and went to his table to flip it upside down.

"what the fuck is wrong with them?, why do they not want to understand that we are in a dire situation here".

The people he had just finished speaking to, are the council of adventurer guild, the very top head of the guilds that all guild leaders must report to.

For matters concerning an ordinary citizen, the guild is to take care of it by himself, but for matters of this caliber, involving the city itself, the guild council are to be informed before measures are taken.

He went by the rules and called the attention of the guild council to the events occurring in Edevin city before taking any steps. The response he was met with however is one he is not at all pleased with.

He walked back to the curtain side and looked through it, seeing the sky still dyed in bloodied red.

"how the hell can you see a phenomenon like this and tell me it is nature's doing?".

Ricus is not at all satisfied with his current predicament. Following the events, The city lord immediately sent a messenger to him, inquiring for information about the blood like cloud covering the city, but Ricus was unable to give a believable explanation as even he does not know anything about it.

He has also sent out two C rank adventurers, to find out what is going on, but they are yet to return.

He shifted his gaze downwards, and saw people running helter sketer for their dead lives. Children being stepped on by the adults in an attempt to run as fast as they can.

He turned his gaze in another direction, and saw a group of people with their faces covered, trying to barge their way into a locked home, taking advantage of the chaos to fulfill their greedy needs.

He turned his gaze back downwards, and saw a man helping one of the kid that had fallen to the ground to stand back up.

Such is the ways of humanity. In panic there is evil, but in evil, there is also a beacon of good, one only has to look beyond the evil to see the good.

Even if Ricus went down to the crowd, the help he can render them would amount to nothing as they will all still be terrified as long as the city is still being covered in red.

"the only way to put an end to this, is figuring out who is making the red cloud".

He said with his gaze up at the sky.

"!!!"

Ricus attention was drawn to a man among the crowds who had suddenly caught on fire. It wasn't like he was lit on fire with an object, he caught on fire while he was on the run just like the rest of them below.

Ricus thought perhaps he had seen wrong, but he was proven right as the same occurrence repeated itself. Another man, in a distance far off from the first man, also caught on fire.

Now he was beginning to suspect that something else is involved. The third incident of another being burnt alive, is the one that convinced him that something isn't right.

Ricus turned away from the window and headed for the door, wanting to go outdoors so he could find out what is really happening.

His hand had touched the door's handle, ready to pull it open but was instead almost hit on the head by the door.

Ricus reflexes was swift, as he had already covered his head with his hand before the door could hit him.

"damn it, who the hell?..."

He shut himself up when he saw the figure that had appeared at the door.

"old man Shakir..., what are you doing here".

"Ricus...., my granddaughter..., my granddaughter....."

His voice shaking as he calls out to Ricus, reaching his hand out to him and wanting to tell him about Dana.

"old man Shakir calm down and tell me what is going on".

Ricus tried his best to calm Shakir down, helping him over to a seat as he sat him on it and gave him time to slowly pace himself to bring out words.

"can you tell me why you are here now".

He had calmed Shakir down, to the point where he could now give a proper speech without too much of stammering involved.

"Ricus, my granddaughter might be in danger".

He did not fully understand what Shakir was talking about, with the red cloud hovering above them, no one is exempted from danger, not just his granddaughter.

"old man Shakir, I understand that you are worried, but you should have stayed at home with your granddaughter instead of coming here by yourself, or did you bring her here so we can protect her".

"no Ricus, she is not with me. Today is her school's dungeon exploration day, and is currently in a Dungeon as we speak right now".

"a Dungeon?....., if she is a student and today is her dungeon exploration day, then she must be with the Dire Hammer members?. They came here earlier in the morning asking for a temporary pass for the kids".

"Old man Shakir, I believe she is in safe hands if it's the Dire Hammer. They are a promising A rank party, serving as the guild's face for upcoming adventurers to want to follow, whatever mission they take, they will make sure to complete it even with their lives on the line, you have nothing to worry about".

"you do not get it Ricus. The Dungeon is the problem, The Dungeon is the source creating the red cloud above us, The Dungeon is the most dangerous place to be In right now, nowhere is safe, no one is safe".

Shakir burst out in words, not giving Ricus time to comprehend as he kept on yapping about the Dungeon and its dangers.