Chapter 11: The Girl Named Lira 3
Having power and not knowing how to use it is foolish.
Kiyotaka Ayanokoji
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She stood at the golden gate, one that had become ever so familiar despite its strangeness.
She passed through the door and the scenery changed once more, but this wasn't the first time, she was no longer confused, besides, the atmosphere now more closely resembled their home world, 2 suns, and a less mana rich atmosphere.
_ Unauthorized entry World gate
Location portal: Erasure Fort
Identity confirmed
Honorary citizen Lira
Reasons for entry: Unknown
Following standard procedure_
The familiar Haven drones flew to her as soon as she entered.
Whoosh.
She was teleported into an office, however, this time it wasn't the Chris or Adrian who greeted her or anyone she had grown familiar with.
"Hello." The lady at the table greeted. "I'm Karis."
Thud. Thud.
Her footsteps echoed through the halls as she followed Karis.
"This is his room." Karis stopped before a plain door, surprising considering the grandiose nature of Adrian.
"No one has been able to enter though, not even Lords Zethar and Valhalla." Karis said.
"I have to try." Lira sighed, took a step forward then knocked.
She knocked again- no response
Another- the same silence
Then she took the handle…
"We've tried, my cousin simply won't respond." Karis placed her hands on Lira.
Creak.
The door opened.
Lira looked in, a bit surprised, but she wasn't the only one, both Adrian and Karis looked at her in confusion.
He stretched his hand out and closed it and the door listened shutting everyone out once more.
Creak.
Lira turned the knob once more and the door opened.
This time, Adrian paused game entirely, his fingers were no longer moving.
[You have defeated all players in the Biennial gamers' battle royale with no loss to HP or Accessories]
He turned slowly. And his eyes paused on Lira for seconds.
"What do you want?" Adrian asked.
"You." She replied.
"Aren't you Lira?" Adrian squinted his eyes.
Thud. Thud. Thud.
Several footsteps resounded through the hallways, and only then did Lira realize Karis' absence.
"My lord." Tobey, Chris, Herla and all the other members of Ragnarok, Valhalla, Obsidian and his guard, all of them bowed outside.
"Have you forgotten our deal?" Zethar asked trying to step into the room, but an invisible force prevented him. Then he looked with a confused gaze at Lira who was steps in front of him.
"How are you doing this?" Adrian looked at Lira, a feeling he had lost to the ages resurfacing in his eyes… curiosity.
"So this is where you have been hiding all this while." Aryan's voice rang out as he walked calmly past the bowing group who hadn't even noticed his presence.
"This is a barrier." Aryan stood at the door poking at the seemly tangible air.
"But that is all that it is." He walked through the door, and stood by Adrian.
'Mind you, you aren't the peak of existence in this would yet, you are a far cry from it, and I know you realize it, next time you make deals stick with it to the end.' The message was telepathically conveyed and finished within a second, then Aryan took a seat at Adrian's gaming excelet, looking at the two books on the table, a grimoire and a journal, then he frowned and turned to Adrian.
"Prepare my army, we are going to purge this world of the Anulian." Adrian stood before his men, he bypassed Lira, as it was nothing more than that, just curiosity.
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The Erasure Fort, within the section designated for Haven-Gyndal relations.
Adrian, Lira and Aryan stepped out of the world gate.
He took a deep breath and observed his surroundings 'This world has more install, and I sense it.'
He turned to Lira and Aryan.
"Thanks for kicking some sense into me."
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"How did you do it?" Eloise asked, watched Adrian and his men, men she clearly remembered- Chris and Tobey integrate their own into the erasers.
Lira narrated the events to Eloise.
"You are immune to his magic?" Eloise said after a short pause, then a smile appeared on her face.
"How is that possible?" Lira asked.
"I'm not sure." Her smile widened as she continued to look at Adrian, then her smile froze as Aryan walked to Adrian. The two exchanged dialogue then left together.
"Where are they going?" Eloise questioned herself.