The Way of the Future: Age of Machines(Completed)

Infiltration 3/4

Archbishop Fitzgerald was sitting on his silver chair facing against his bed. A small candle illuminated the room as he read a small book. The small book was the holy book of the Theocracy, containing the teachings and overall beliefs of the Fax Religion. He carefully skimmed through the pages, reading each page intently before moving on to the next.

He closed the book and placed it over the table next to his bed, the table was wooden and old but looked simple and clean. His bed was nothing extraordinary, a similar design to those of the common folk. He stood from his silver chair and glossed over his room before unraveling the sheets of his bed and tucking in. It was a long day for him, the summons, the meetings and he was finally going to take a little rest.

As he tucked in, he felt a soft breeze blow through his face. A shiver went down his spine which was uncommon for the room was naturally warm and kept him from the coldness of the night and the heavy storm. He paid no attention to the breeze and continued on to his nap.

Fitzgerald fell asleep as the breeze began to pick up speed, unknowing of the window on the ceiling which was slowly being opened. A pair of red lights tore through the dim lit room as a mechanical arm reached inside the window and slowly opened the cover. Blood dripped from its mechanical arm as it slowly nudged the window wide open. A strong breeze then blew in, blowing the candle out and startling the Archbishop who had just fallen asleep.

Fitzgerald woke up and cold sweat began to fall from his face as he felt a feeling of unease. Suddenly, a creak broke the silence of the room and Fitzgerald jumped from his bed. He jumped from his bed and immediately cast a spell of illumination, completely lighting the room.

He then enhanced his senses and looked up towards his ceiling, the window was open. He then enhanced his senses further and scanned his room for anyone or anything that disturbed his sleep. He found nothing unusual till he scanned the room until the window. There was a small drop of blood on the floor which intrigued the Archbishop. He walked towards the blood and took a closer look, kneeling down on the floor.

"Someones here" Fitzgerald thought, the blood surely wasn't his, someone is in this room and it's no doubt a human.

Contrary to other mages, Fitzgerald specialized on area magic, typically explosive magic. His sense magic was not really in tune, placing him in a disadvantage inside such a confined space. He wasn't going to take any chances.

"Anna!" Frederick called out to the mage outside his door. The door then slammed open as Trisha hastily made her way to the Archbishop. She was wearing a red velvet cloak, her eyes were Cyan and her skin is white, she has a pointed nose and thin eyebrows coupled by her long natural eyelashes, she has long orange hair that is between of her biceps.

"What is it, Archbishop?!" Anna asked, she was on alert and had her magic on ready which was Fire Magic, but it was also disadvantageous to them both for she risks burning down the Archbishop's chamber which was constructed out of premium wood.

The Archbishop shushed Anna as he carefully listened to his surroundings. Anna went silent as Fitzgerald looked around his room. Anna then summoned red circles on her palms in preparation for an attack, she sensed something wasn't right. The red circles she had on her palms were catalysts for her spells to form.

"Where's Eve? The guards?" Fitzgerald asked while whispering.

"Eve went with the guards to the gates, bodie-" Before Anna could finish her answer a loud explosion is then heard and surprised the two. The shock wave travelled through the castle and shook the people inside.