Transcendence Volume 1

The Purists

[Skyfreix 27, 0100 A.R., Terrus]

[City of Arahraeza, Sultanate of Nalcuv]

[Agnistone]

"Oh I get it," Shinn said with a hint of realization on his face and gave her a smile. "It's a booty call isn't it?"

"What! No!" Hanamiya exclaimed her face turning bright red while her tail wagged angrily. "It's not like that!"

"I mean it's either you're looking for a lover or a sibling after all," Shinn shrugged. "Unless of course, it's the other way around where you're looking for a--"

He quickly ducked as she hurled a fireball at his direction.

"You bipedal dunce cap!" Hanamiya continued as she started giving him very colorful descriptions of his intellect. "That's not what I meant by looking for someone, if you allowed me to explain then it would make more sense."

"Right so uh carry on then," Shinn said fearing the petite Foxtail's next move involved another fireball into his face.

Hanamiya took a deep breath and tried to recompose herself and glared at Shinn.

"I was trying to find a Classmate of mine," She said Shinn noticed that there was an interesting way at tone when she said, Classmate.

"He's a bit of a bullied loner and well I thought of helping him out a bit by joining him here in the game and get him to open up," She continued this time her tail and ears drooped a little, hinting that she is that worried for her so-called classmate. "But I kept it a secret since he doesn't know and I didn't expect this Game to be that massive."

So that's how it is, Shinn thought with a nod. She has a crush on this guy in her class and she wanted to try what he liked to get a common ground, sneaky but lacks a bit of proper planning for someone as smart as her.

"So what're you going to do?" Shinn asked.

"Well maybe once we're done with this extremist group maybe I'll start looking for him," Hanamiya said sheepishly while covering her face with the back of her hand. "And well finally find some common ground with him."

"Alright then I'll help you," Shinn chuckled in amusement. "The way I see it your plan lacks hindsight though since Zerundus is massive—"

"Yeah, that explains a lot, to be honest since just Agnistone alone feels like I'm wandering in America without a map." She slumped her shoulders. "To be fair I didn't expect this game to be this huge."

"I can't blame you since you're a bambi here," Shinn crossed his arms, the act alone he can feel the weight of the Newtonites on his arms. "Besides we can benefit each other, I can help you while I'll be able to explore the world myself."

"Really?" She gave him a skeptical look on her face.

"Yes really," Shinn chuckled in amusement, but he then tensed up. "Before we continue this though, there's something I need to deal with."

He turned around with a glare. "I know you're there, show yourself."

It wasn't long until a hooded figure while the necklace of the Extremist that hung on his neck while holding a pair of swords.

"Impressive," The Hooded figure chuckled at Shinn as three other hooded figures appeared behind the supposed leader while three more appeared behind Shinn and faced Hanamiya and began to surround them. All armed with several weapons, behind him Hanamiya started to move close behind him just as tensed as he was. "If you were able to sense us then you must be as powerful as we thought. And here I thought you were just as ignorant like the rest of your kind. I assume you know what happens then?"