Ascend: A World of Ga'em LitRPG (The Chaos Emperor Book 1) by Dhayaa Anbajagane

Author:Dhayaa Anbajagane [Anbajagane, Dhayaa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-06-25T22:00:00+00:00

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“A-Are you sure it’s safe?” Stan stumbled through the forest.

“Probably,” I said, as I stepped over a fallen branch. The fire shone brighter through the darkness now. We were getting closer to whatever this thing was. A minute or so later, the trees spread apart a little, as though the forest had turned scarcer. And five minutes later, I could see the actual fire instead of just the flickering light.

The forest dipped down about five feet, and there was a wide circle of grassy field — a glade — about a two-thirds of a mile in diameter. A fence of wood stood deeper in and within it were wide tents. A tall fire rose from deeper inside, probably the centre, and the smoke rose into the air. A thin entrance into the enclosure stood in my line of sight, and there were a moderate group of Knights, about ten, guarding it, with about twenty more placed at regular intervals along the walls.

Stan pointed at them. “I-Is that….”

“Yup.” I gritted my teeth. “The Zevalon Knights. Why the heck are they camping down here?”

Maybe this isn’t the squadron that is going around to save the princess, I thought.

Footsteps sounded from our left. My eyes darted in the direction, and I saw two silhouettes emerge through the forest.

I pointed to a nearby bush. “Hide,” I hissed at Stan. The vampire stumbled and fell back behind the thick greenery. I looked up at the tree next to me. It’s got enough branches. I leapt up to the smallest one and pulled myself higher up.

The men got closer, and I managed to make out their forms. They wore silver armor, like everyone else, but the designs on the silver were much fancier.

Higher-ups in the force, I realized. These weren’t the everyday foot soldiers.

One man chuckled as they walked down the path. "Seriously, just what the heck is this ‘Aegil’, anyway?"

My eyes widened. What? I blinked. Did he just say Aegil?

"Not sure," his friend replied. "The Sage mentioned it a few times. I have no clue what it is."

“All that talk about relics, and still no mention of the princess’s whereabouts.”

Something weird is going on, I realized.

"Maybe we can ask Elya about it."

"He's the only one we can. Joseph doesn't know a damn thing anyway."

Laughter echoed into the air as the men walked away. Their voices faded and they disappeared into the darkness.

Stan shuffled out of the bushes a few seconds later. "I think they're gone." He looked up at me. "Levi?" He blinked. "Hey?"

I sat in my tree, staring into the darkness through which they’d disappeared. The words I'd heard repeated in my mind, hammering the scenario into my head.

They knew about the Aegil. These lowlifes are after the relic as well.

Fire and ice surged through my blood and the sensation shot into my heart. I clenched my fists. This was the last straw. All I asked for was to be able to do what I wanted in peace, but every step of the way, some bloody idiot stopped me.

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