Official: "We'll use the GPS map to locate your country, and you'll be able to head there."
Riven: "Uhh... I don't know where my phone is."
Official, laughing: "Don't worry about it. After everything you've been through, your phone is probably shattered. We'll give you a new one."
The official looked at the map and said seriously:
Official: "It's about 70 kilometers away."
Riven, astonished: "Did you cross the sea to get here? 70 kilometers?"
Official, smiling wisely: "Not necessarily. They might have taken you from the city to a distant place, and then threw you into the sea."
Riven: "Doesn't matter, what's important is we know the way now. But... how am I supposed to get there?"
Official: "Don't worry. We'll give you a car. You can use it to go, and keep it so you can return when you need."
one of the fighters behind the official spoke, sounding doubtful:
Fighter: "Aren't you exaggerating with the help?"
Official, firmly: "No. Someone with that kind of power should be on our side. "
Riven: "I'll go to Isteria and see it with my own eyes. We'll stay in touch."
Riven got into the car that was provided to him, his mind consumed with thoughts of revenge. He was thinking of only one thing: taking down the royal families who caused him all this suffering.
Raven arrived in Esteria after an hour and a half of driving. He murmured to himself, "Now, to the house first."
During the drive, Raven called the village leader:
"Hello, I might return tomorrow with someone important."
He ended the call and thought to himself, "If I want to bring them down, I have to move step by step. I can't be reckless."
In the evening, Raven approached the Everin estate. He felt the weight of his need for revenge and the careful steps he needed to take. He decided to start with Everin's advisor.
"If I release any magical energy, everyone will sense it, so I need to take the advisor without using magic."
He waited for hours, feeling his anxiety build. "Why hasn't he left the estate yet?!"
Half an hour later, the advisor finally stepped out. Raven whispered, "Finally!"
Raven quickly drove after him, tailing the advisor until they reached his home. He waited for the advisor to enter the house.
From his position outside the house, Raven thought, "If I use magic now, it's fine, no one will sense it."
He gathered his magical energy in his legs, preparing to leap. With a swift jump, he reached the second-floor window and broke into the house.
Inside, the place was eerily quiet. Raven noticed it seemed as though the advisor lived alone. He moved to the bedroom where the advisor was sleeping and sat on the chair beside the bed.
Then, he gently touched the advisor to wake him up. His eyes gleamed with intensity.
The advisor woke up suddenly, screaming in fear:
"What's going on here?!"
Raven, calmly:
"Quiet. Come with me."
The advisor, panicking:
"I'm the advisor to the Everin family! If they find out you've kidnapped me, they'll kill you!"
Raven, smirking:
"Alright, alright. Now, be quiet and get into the car's trunk. We have a journey that will take an hour or two."
Raven headed directly to the village. He arrived at the village, parked the car, and took the advisor out of the trunk. He then said to the men, "Is there a place where we can imprison him?"
"Yes, we have a place. We'll take care of him," one of the men replied.
Raven went to the official and said, "I've taken the advisor. If he doesn't give me useful information about eliminating the royal families, I won't stay calm. I'll think about my next steps and attack them directly."
The official hesitated and said, "What do you want me to say? Fine."
Raven then went to the place where the advisor was locked up and said, "I want to destroy the royal families. Can you help me?"
The advisor replied angrily, "Help you? I should have killed you that day instead of throwing you into the sea."
Raven calmly responded, "So, you won't help me? Then you can die."
At that moment, Raven felt a great power approaching the village. He rushed out to see what was happening, only to find someone entering the village.
Raven thought to himself, "This person is very powerful. He's trying to hide his aura, but it still emanates from him. I can tell he has the same strength as me."
Raven prepared himself for a fight. At that moment, the person spoke:
"I saw you when delivering the money to us." Then, his tone changed as he said:
"But what are you doing here?"
Before Raven could respond, the person attacked him swiftly. Raven blocked the attack, and a rapid exchange of blows began between them.
Suddenly, the official appeared:
"Stop! What are you two doing? Calm down!" He then looked at the person and said,
"This is Kain, one of the members of Arcadia, and this is Raven, our new friend."
Raven, surprised, asked:
"Huh? Why is a member of Arcadia your friend?"
Kain smiled and said:
"As long as you're not an enemy, it's fine."
The official said, "Kain is an old friend, but he doesn't live here. He comes to visit us and also provides us with money."
Kain turned to Raven and said, "You could say they're like my family."
Raven turned to the official and asked, "Were you talking about Kain when you said you'd provide me with the three strongest fighters to help me?"
The official replied, "No, not Kain."
Kain then added, "What's the matter? Maybe I can help."