Ancient Pasts - Tbate

Our cute little sister.

Noah Nyx Pov

I walked through the streets of Elenoir, ignoring the elves glaring at me. I'm currently on a mission to find a slave trader's base hidden in the forest of Elshire.

Usually, Aurora would handle missions like this. But a few weeks ago, he announced he's retiring for a few years. Most didn't know the reason, but we S-class adventurers knew he was going to Xyrus academy.

Despite the relationship between humans and elves improving, the human nobles were racist towards the elves, which caused some elves to be openly hostile with humans.

My family didn't like the idea of owning slaves. My family members were adventurers who disliked the idea of someone serving us. We didn't enjoy luxuries like other noble families.

A sudden flash in the corner of my eyes caused me to cover myself in mana. After dozens of training sessions with Aurora and other S-class adventurers, this mage was hard to detect but still detectable.

Increasing gravity, the knife fell to the ground before it could even come close. Lightning blazed around me, quickly rushing to my attacker, I grabbed- her throat?

"Why are you attacking me? Aren't you one of the lances?" I asked, releasing my grip.

"I can ask you the same thing. What is an S-class adventurer doing here?" She asked, rubbing her neck.

"I was sent on a mission to eliminate a slave trader base," I answered, dispersing the lightning around me.

"Wasn't that midget handling these missions?" She asked, narrowing her eyes on me.

"You mean Aurora? I have to admit his ability to hide his presence is better than yours." I admitted, scratching my cheek.

"Yes, I don't think I can compare to Aurora when it comes to that." Aya chuckled.

"Well, I'd love to continue chatting, but I have a job to do. I'll see you around, I suppose." I turned around to leave, but before I could, a surprisingly strong hand grabbed my elbow.

"I'd love to finish that mission with you, cute guy." She added with a seductive tone.

"Isn't that a little below a lance's paygrade?" I asked, unphased by Aya's behavior.

"I'm not getting paid for this mission, but I do get to spend time with you." She replied with the same flirty tone.

"And what is it you earn by spending time with me?" I questioned, narrowing my eyes on her.

"You'll find out later," she replied with a playful wink.

"Of all the people out there, how did I get stuck with the horny elf version of Aurora." I groaned.

"Do I really resemble him?" She asked, ignoring my comment about being a horny elf.

"Yes, you're both very vague, love using illusions, and you both use sound magic like an assassin," I replied.

"Well, I doubt you're attracted to Aurora." She stated, rubbing her arm against mine.

"I'm a little too old for him." I sighed, walking towards the last known location of the slave traders.

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Washing up the blood from our fight with the slave traders, I couldn't help but gawk at the power of the lances. Aya, despite her unprofessional flirty behavior, is unparalleled between elves.

She relied on her mist and sound magic to become nearly invisible. Her illusions were sadistic. It was an ability that almost no human has, let alone a dwarf.