Dota 2 World: Return of Oracle

Chapter 4: Stolen Memories

It took quite a while for us to settle down within the huge igloo. Inside the majestic igloo, the interior was even more stunning. Glamorous decorations lined the edges of the igloo, icy spikes were hanging from the ceiling, the kind where you can only see in caves at very, very cold places. Razzil, (Rylai had explained that how using a hero's true name has no effect on anything, Magina apparently 'trolled' me with his warning of his real name), jumped onto a huge bed in the centre of the room. On a corner, the ogre was sleeping, which would explain why he didn't appear around us previously.

"You better not jump up and down my bed, Razzil, or I swear I'll turn you into a frozen gnome." Rylai warned.

"Hey, watch your language young lady. I'm not a gnome, my name is Al, and I'm a chemist, I'm certainly not afraid of your puny magic, considering I have at least 50 different potions to counter it." Razzil said, but he refrained himself from jumping anyways.

As I sat on one of the blue chairs, I could feel my butt freezing, and decided to simply stand while leaning against the wall of the igloo. Sorting my thoughts, I tried to make sense of what I'd learned so far, since I started the case to look for a missing cat. An evil guy known as the Oracle was trying to kill anyone who could be a candidate to the prophecy, but those people would have to wield similar abilities to the heroes of the dota 2 world. The girl who was killed was probably one of them, which explains why Magina was sent to kill her. Right now, I am dragged into a conflict by the icy mage Rylai, who needed me to help her win a war against Oracle, which was weird since my abilities were non-aggressive so far.

The moment I had that thought, I instantly felt dizzy. If what I'd learned so far was true, then there was a very high chance that I am a candidate of the prophecy as well! Razzil and Rylai probably don't know about my ability yet, thankfully, which still doesn't explain how I'm supposed help her fight an army, even with the ogre on our side.

"You brought us here to help you defend the glacier right? So how did you know that an army was coming and why ask us for help?" I asked Rylai, who was reading a scroll on her dressing table.

"I'd learnt a lot of things from the Ice Wizard in the past, part of the mastery of the Frozen Arts was to become one with the land itself. I have felt the presence of a large army not far from here, marching slowly across the frozen lands, and leading the army is a hero that disgusts me to my very core but I could not see its face." Rylai showed me the scroll, and it was the photo of... a very bloody hook, and a deformed hand holding it.

Not about to expose my abilities, I decided to not try to enter my virtual world to see who it belongs to, not now at least.

"As for asking for your help, it was the will of the Ice Wizard. Before his hibernation, he mentioned that should any danger arise to threaten the glacier, I am supposed to plant this sigil..." She gestured at the blue symbol that could be found on the floor, "and step through it myself. Of course, I was also asked to memorise an ancient spell which would bring me right back to this spot. You see, this symbol, when used by one who has abilities, would allow that person to travel anywhere into your world in random, if used from another world. However, if one is to travel from your world into another, a spell could be uttered to steer the gate to a specific place, such as this glacier. When I crossed into your world, I was right by that shop where I saw you. Not knowing who else to ask, I then decided to perform a small test on you, to see if you were worthy of helping my cause."

So that was how I met her, I thought to myself, just as she continued, "After that, it wasn't long before I discovered the location of Magina, and sent you there using the cat as bait. The rest you already know, and trust me, locating you did take some time."

Now that most of my doubts was cleared, I was still slightly bothered about the girl who Magina killed, who's supposed to have some kind of ability as well. However, since there's no way of asking about her without revealing my abilities, I have no choice but to keep quiet and ask for food, since I am starving. Smiling slightly, she summoned one of the creeps and ordered it to bring some food for the four of us. As the creep strutted off, I sank to the floor, the fatigue from the day finally catching up to me. As I slowly started to doze off, I could have distinctly made out that Rylai was asking me to rest.