Mission 2(The Summons)

Gabrien scores a hit on the one he is dodging. He launches it away, causing it to disintegrate.

Reeve is also successful with the final one. He sends it to perish into nothingness.

By now, there is nothing left that seems to be after the party. The rain grows lighter, and the sun is starting to peek through the clouds.

The Researcher catches his breath before he begins to make note of the enemies they fought. "This is all very bizarre. But it appears that my fears are confirmed. These are not like the local monsters. The way they disappear after being killed is much faster than the usual monsters. Also, they don't leave behind residue, which is often the case that should happen. These creatures are foreign monsters that seems to be made of negative energy.

The small ones looks to be like children of the big one. They communicate by creepy noises, and are partially able to work together. From the way they attack, they are likely to be drawing essenses with their body, and their fangs are more as aesthetics from the dogs that they fed on. Taking the shape of their meals appears to be their ability too.

The big one, I am less sure of. But I can tell it is more powerful and likely the parent of the smaller ones. It's a good thing we destroyed them, they could have grown to be a greater problem than our usual monsters if they breed here..."

Reeve went ahead to see the items. The party by now have a good special sense of detecting Cyphers, and he can tell that they are. The researcher also made a comment. "Even though there were a lot that was after us, we can't be too sure that that is all. I believe I know where they came from, and we could check the area where they were in."

Reeve understood one, but not the other, but Ash helps out in the end.Gabrien went out to look for signs of the shadow creatures. He went ahead, and come across a badly collapsed building. The columns and roof of it form together a bit of a tent-like shelter. The shadows on the ground cast by it feels uncanny, more darker than the current lighting suggests. The low walls nearby seem to be partly eaten away as if by strong acid.

By now, the clouds are parting, and daylight causes the ground to lighten up, but not the one under the fallen roof.

Reeve finds himself rapidly feeling better as his blacken wounds return in colour. The group also follow after Gabrien, with Ash studying the structure.

Dr Matvox sees the area. "This does not look good. I don't know how dangerous this patch is, but I advice something should be done.

Ash studies the environment closely. He may have suspicions before, but he is sure now. This ancient city was assaulted by an army who wielded magic. Signs of explosions is revealed as the chunks of stone must have been blown off, instead of it simply being worn by age. Rusted pieces of sharp metal that must have been the heads of arrows and spears are embedded in the cracks of the walls. The nature of the muddy ground must have swallowed most of the evidence of the conflict. This could have been from the Ending War, or from centuries ago, before the nations formed peace with each other by fighting monsters instead.

He have a suspicion that the army could be from Intiquar, the kingdom that he is from that is the most advanced in magic development. He also have picked up rumours in the period of the Ending War that his people are planning to have war with Leudon in the intense politics over the claims that Intiquar have stolen and continues to steal the sacred arts of magic from them and have not returned honours by declaring that themselves instead are the original practitioners of magic.

But back to the present. The collapsed building looks to be one of the significant buildings, as it is big and almost as tall as the dragon temple. It could be another shrine, a food storage, or an administration building, he is not too sure. The heavy roof looks to be supported by the stone columns in the four corners before they were broken and collapsed over each other. The stone might have been mined from the deep hole where the temple sits over, or from the nearby mountain range that the settlement is situated in the shadow of.