Ancient Pasts - Tbate

Emergency mission

Cathan Leywin Pov

"Are you sure you want to wait for me?" I asked Jasmine and Arthur as we made our way to the guildhall.

"We can do one more dungeon before you two go to school. You have to be there." Jasmine replied dismissively.

"Besides, we're both AA-class adventurers. You might need us if a few S-class don't up." Arthur stated.

Seeing the sun setting, we sped up. Jasmine's eyes were unfocused, while Arthur wrote a letter to our parents, unlike Arthur, who reached the light yellow stage.

I didn't progress from solid yellow. I was too reliant on mana to make up for my speed and endurance, which stopped me from using the full power of my inhumane body and weapon.

I decided to call my weapon Rupa. The main problem will be hiding it when Arthur and I go to school. I don't have another weapon aside from it, and I need to imbue it with mana all the time to change its form.

***

After about two hours, the teleportation gate came into view. I could see a long queue next to the teleportation gate. It wasn't normal for this many people to be here at the same time.

We dismounted our horses and led them to the stables. We walked back towards the teleportation gate. We didn't pay any attention to the line and approached the guard.

"Hey! Where do you think you're going, midget?" A tall, bulky man exclaimed, holding me by the shoulder.

"Where does it look like we're going? We're going to the teleportation gate." I retorted, slapping his hand off my shoulder while watching a figure push its way through the crowd.

"How dare-" The man started.

"Aurora! Glad you're here. There will be three other S-class adventurers alongside you on this mission." Kaspian announced as he walked outside the crowd.

Without another word, Kaspian gestured for us to follow, ignoring the wide-eyed crowd. The guard let us through the teleportation gate without a word.

***

The difference between the Xyrus guildhall and beast glades is almost comical. While the beast glades are where you'd expect adventurers to be, the guildhall could pass off as a mansion.

Kaspian led me to a planning room. Arthur and Jasmine went to an inn, as this mission was strictly for S-class adventurers. All four of us-- I and the S-class adventurers, were all in the higher end of S-class.

I immediately recognized Noah as one of the adventurers that are going with me on this mission.

The other two people looked nothing like Noah. The first was broad-shouldered, with grey hair that stopped a little above his shoulder. He was holding a cane that seemed to function as a staff.

He was wearing a conjurer robe covering all of his attire. He reminded me more of a friendly grandfather next door rather than one of the strongest mages in all of Dicathen.

Noah didn't wear a uniform like last time. Instead, he wore battle armor. His armor was white with a gold accent. His single-edged spear didn't change since last time.

The third person in the room was a woman with grey hair. She was short and petite. I expected her to be a conjurer. However, the shortsword above her hip confirmed she was an augmenter.

Judging by her gaze and appearance, she is a master of her craft. I don't doubt she would be able to hold her own against Grey and me during our prime on earth.