Levi and Anna left the three recovering adventurers and ventured out into the small town. It was bustling with activity. People were fixing and rebuilding houses, talking,and setting up their own living spaces. Levi and his team were still given nervous looks, which was to be expected. Levi said his greetings to Wyatt and Sunny; he had met the two last night to discuss the plan.

  Something in their discussion brought up an excellent point: Who was the League of Order, and how much of a threat were they? What did they even represent? Levi had wondered these questions but then got caught up in the busyness of the day. He had a rather restless night thinking about the League, Piper, and the villagers.

  "Have you ever heard of the League of Order?" Levi asked Anna as they walked to where Tycen was supposed to be.

  "Only as of yesterday," Anna said. "Some of the people were talking about them and how much they hate them. What have you heard?"

  "Nothing more than that," Levi said. "The dude we fought, Bishop or whatever said that he was a high ranking official in the League but I am not sure what that actually means."

  "I have no clue either," Anna said. "Based on the look on your face, you sense trouble?"

  "I do," Levi said. "What if the prince runs the order? That would make gathering materials for the terrible summon he's trying to do."

  "Which means we would have less time," Anna said, more so to herself. "That is really not good. Any idea how we can find out more about them?"

  "Yes," Levi said. "Ask Serenia. From what I have gathered she was a slave the longest out of the group, she is one of the oldest, and the number one candidate to get a magic essence."

  "Good plan," Anna nodded. "I am glad you are giving this lot the rest of the magic essences. That will be very helpful for them."

  "I agree," Levi said. "Hey Tycen." Tycen was sitting on the porch of a house with a coffee in his hand.

  "Good morning, what were y'all discussing?" he asked.

  "The league," Levi said.

  "Ahh yes," Tycen replied. "That is all these folks seem to be talking about, how interesting."

  "I assume you've never heard of it before?"

  "Nope," he said, shaking his head.

  "That seems to be common," Levi said. "How's the recovery going?"

  "After several potions and your healing ritual," he said. "My wings have recovered fully, I'm back to full health."

  "Great news," Anna said. "We're going to need all the help we can get to get this village to actually be functional."

  "Which it will be done," Tycen nodded. "I would also like to continue training even if it will leave Piper behind. How she doing by the way?"

  "She is recovering, her breathing is stable, it seems like she will make a full recovery. It is hard when we can't accelerate the healing with potions, because they are asleep."

  "It would be better for it do be done naturally anyway," Tycen said. "If she is lucky she could see a huge boost in her vitality. I have heard that surviving a near death experience provides a massive boost."

  "That would be nice," Levi mused.

  "Good morning, adventurers," Serenia said.

  "Good morning," Levi, Anna, and Tycen said.

  "Are you ready for your big day?" Levi asked.

  "I could hardly sleep with excitement," Serenia said. "The whole group wants to watch, is that okay?"

  Levi nodded and smiled, "of course its okay. We can start whenever you want to."

  "Now please," she said, not even trying to hide her smile. Levi chuckled, standing up.

  "Sounds good," he said. "Follow me." Levi led her to the middle of the town where there was a large clearing; this would be a good place for a fountain or a well as it was directly in the center. For now Levi used it as a ritual circle. He pulled out his ritual wand and began drawing a semi-complex ritual circle. By now, Levi had gotten pretty good at making a magic essence circle. He explained what he was doing, the item he used, and how he knew what the ritual circle was.

  The town listened on with enthusiasm, eating up every word Levi said.

  Anna whispered to Tycen, "The town really likes Levi, huh?"

  "It seems they are grateful for their rescue. Which I can hardly blame them."

  "I guess you're right," Anna said. She had leaned in, placing a hand on his shoulder to whisper. Once they were done, she sat back straight, postured, and handed to herself.

  "Now," Levi said. "This will be a painful process and it will feel weird."

  "Painful and weird," Serenia echoed. "Got it." She was rubbing her hands awkwardly together. Serenia was nervous. She had never dreamed that she would be able to be a magic user, especially after the League of Orders came around and took her. Now, now that distant dream was becoming a reality. Nerves were replaced by excitement as she felt the mana of the circle pour over her body.

  The ritual went off without a hitch. Levi did have a Vapor cover with a slight smoke to distort where her magical matrix was. That was private information, after all. He was already drawing his next ritual circle as Serenia was off with Anna showering. She was caked in blood and sweat that had poured out of her pores.

  Wyatt stepped up into the rune circle within the ritual diagram. He was about Levi's height with broad shoulders and a classically handsome face. He had the making of peach fuzz facial hair. He was tan with hazel eyes and black hair in a top knot. He nodded at Levi to begin the ritual. Levi did as instructed.

  The magic essence cube lit up as Wyatt's skin went translucent, revealing the inner workings of his nervous system for all to see. Then, the magic essence broke down, copying the nervous system and his veins with a light blue that covered the systems harmlessly. Soon, a pit started to form, and Vapor once again obscured the visuals. Once Wyatt's skin was returned to normal, he, too, needed to shower and rinse off.

  He had taken the pain a lot better than Serenia, who had almost passed out twice. Levi wasted no time creating the final ritual circle with his last magic essence. It was for Sunny, Wyatt's girlfriend. Sunny was also 18. She looked more like Serenia with Asian features and dark black hair that was braided. She had tanner skin than Serenia and light brown eyes. Her cheeks had a slight blush and little freckles. She gave Levi a soft smile.

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  Levi smiled back and reassured her that everything would feel and be okay. Sunny nodded in agreement and closed her eyes. Levi began the ritual. However, something different happened with Sunny. Instead of a light blue magical system inside her body, it was golden like the rays of the sun. Levi, of course, knew what this meant, but the rest of the village had no idea.

  "Sunny, it's alright," he said in his best calming voice.

  "What's what's happening why is mine a different color, am I cursed?"

  "No, you have an affinity," Levi said. Congratulations." Her skin returned to normal, and like the others, she was covered in blood and sweat. She did not rush off to shower, instead spending time looking at Levi, concern filling her eyes.

  "A what?" Sunny asked.

  "An affinity," Levi said. "It basically means you have a natural attunement to a specific element. Usually all spells, attacks, or summons regarding that specific element are enhanced."

  "It was golden like those monsters," she said nervously.

  "It wasn't order magic," Levi said. "It was Sun."

  "How can you tell?" she asked.

  "Uhh," Levi said. How could he tell? It wasn't like he was around many people who had high affinities. He also had never really studied what each affinity looked like during a magic essence ritual. Levi had no idea why he knew, but he was certain that he was correct. "I don't know, but I just know," he answered honestly.

  To Levi's surprise, her face softened at his answer, and she nodded. "You told the truth. I believe you."

  "What?" Levi said, confused.

  "I feel like if you tried to lie to me how or why you knew, I wouldn't trust your assessment on it being sun not order."

  "That's fair," Levi said. "I will also say, I have a chaos affinity, so I can feel order magic very well."

  "Even more reason for me to trust you now then."

  "I guess so," Levi said. "Congrats again, I have some materials I think that could help you with some summons. Sun summons would be awesome."

  "I look forward learning how to become a summoner," she said. "All of us are, it's exciting times. If you would excuse me. I want to shower and clean myself." Levi nodded as she left. He began to dismiss the ritual diagram when notifications popped into his vision.

  Hidden Quest: The More the Merrier - Completed

  You have conducted five magic essence rituals displaying a desire to help other people unlock their full potential.

  Reward: +100 to Wisdom

  Reward: +100 to Vitality

  Reward: Magic Essence x10

  Reward: Familiar Essence x5

  Hidden Quest: Summoner Rehabilitation - Completed

  Three new magic users have decided to walk the path of summoning due to your influence.

  Reward: +200 Wisdom

  Reward: +100 Vitality

  Reward: Wand of Sumnor

  Reward: Dimension Pouch - Full

  Attributes Total: 2687

  Strength 289

  Stamina 266

  Speed 269

  Vitality 633

  Wisdom 1230

  Levi felt the power increase inside his body. He was getting stronger, not his physical body but his magical body was. He knew that his spells would do devastating damage to anything in his rank. Rank for rank Levi's Wisdom was top tier, especially at fresh 3-star. Levi wasn't going to complain about the extra points, not when it was going to help him in case the fight was sooner than expected. He pulled out each of the items. The first was a pouch that looked like it had starry sky printed on it.

  The second item was a wand made of white wood. It was smooth and elegant, and Levi liked how it looked and felt.

  Item: Dimension Pouch

  Epic

  A dimensional pouch that is full of summoning materials. The materials are all epic rarity and lower. The pouch contains 100 unique summoning materials. Each material is virtually endless. Each material will slowly refill over time and cannot be sped up.

  Item: Wand of Sumnor

  Rare

  A wand made of Foilar Root. The wand was created by the great blacksmith Sumnor. It was imbued with runes that allowed all forms of ritual magic to be easily cast. Reduce effect on material usage, along with increasing potency of certain ritual spells.

  Requirements: 4-Star Rank & Evolved class in the Summoner Class

  Levi couldn't use the wand as he was not strong enough yet. He put the wand away and hoped that he could remember that he had it. Levi tended to have an out-of-sight, out-of-mind mindset when it came to his magical items. However, the dimension pouch was an entirely different story. This pouch single-handedly could save him on so many costs and get him some high-value summons. Levi wrapped up everything and went to check in on the new magic users. The crowd disbanded after watching the fun display of magic.

  Levi joined the three who were with Anna and Tycen after showers. They were all staring at different parts of their bodies, feeling invigorated. It was a great new feeling to experience the raw power of magic.

  "Y'all doing alright?" he asked.

  "Better than alright," Serenia said. "This is amazing."

  "When can we get started with training?" Wyatt asked excitedly.

  "Tomorrow," Levi chuckled.

  "What?" The three of them asked at once.

  "He's right," Anna said. "Your bodies need to adjust to the new energy source. You feel great now but give it an hour and you will feel exhausted. Trust us. Lay low for the rest of the day. Do not try to perform any magic."

  "That's the most important part," Levi echoed. "No magic! Your mana is too low you'll pass out. It needs to recover naturally for the first time before using a potion."

  "That is a definite damper," Serenia said. "But we will follow your orders."

  "Thank you." Levi said. "There was something I wanted to ask you about."

  "Oh?" Serenia said.

  "Can you tell me about the League of Order?"

  "I can," she said. "They are a group of magic users that are of every class. Warriors, Sorcerers, Rogues, Rangers, and even a summoner. They seek balance and use order magic to do it. Their goal is to bring balance and order to the world through domination. They view order as a form of magic that wants to be controlled. Well because of that view they feel the rest of the world wants the same thing."

  "So they just take over places and claim it is the natural order of things?"

  "Essentially," Serenia said. "They like to prey on these weaker towns, ones that don't see adventurer's like yourself very often. Providing them support by killing monsters in exchange for services or joining their league. Anyone who doesn't join."

  "They assert their dominance by killing and raping?" Levi guessed.

  "Just so," Serenia nodded. "Their leader, the founder of the league is some guy named Axel Arbors. He some prince of a fallen nation. A summoner at that, one of the last summoners. Well, apparently not." She said, looking at Levi. "I despise the league. I hate everything they stand for. The world was already in balance, it doesn't need to be in more balance, it's dumb. They use their power to feed their nasty desires." Levi could tell she was getting too upset to talk about anything else.

  He had gotten some key pieces of information. Axel Arbors was the name of the crown prince. He also learned that they were not doing anything useful for the world. If anything, this proved to Levi that he was the good guy in this story. It gave him a renewed sense of vigor to beat them. His purpose was clear.

  "I don't want to keep you trapped in these awful memories, so one last thing, before you go rest."

  "Yes?" Serenia asked.

  "Have you found or hear of any weakness order magic might have?"

  "Oh yes, that's easy, it's chaos. They went on and on about how much they hate chaos magic. Several men would start fights between the slaves as betting arenas. They had to stop because chaos magic started to form around the arena making things weird."

  "But chaos is weak to order magic, that is really good to know. Thank you for that, Serenia, seriously that meant a lot to have that information. Congrats and welcome to the magic users club. It'll be fun to train with you, first thing in the morning. Rest up it'll be a hard day tomorrow."

  The exhaustion was starting to hit them. Levi could see it in their eyes. Their eyes turned red and watery. Wyatt slowly tapped his head as the headache began to form in his mind. He rushed off to his cottage and slept for the day. Serenia and Sunny did the same exact thing as Levi chuckled to the others.

  "If that story proved anything," Anna said. "It's that they are the ones who are seeking to bring destruction to the world. But what are they trying to bring? What is the ultimate plan with that summon."

  "Good questions," Levi said. "If the goal is to bring balance to the world, then they must be bringing some sort of-" Levi's voice trailed off as he started to piece things together. He started pacing, his voice low as he worked through whatever he had a revelation about. Levi had been inadvertently learning all about Axel Arbors; he just never connected the pieces. Axel was the last student of Veluvius. He was likely the cause of the downfall of the summoners. Axel was also one of the remaining Arbors who used to be the former rulers of the Onyx Kingdom.

  They all perished in a final attack, but Axel, who was away at the guilds, survived. The last thing he knew was that Axel was becoming obsessed with order magic, according to one of the letters. Knowing all of this, Levi was convinced of one thing: Axel being away while his family died was no accident. That was planned somehow. However, that wasn't the most important information right now. What was the most important information was what Axel Arbors was going to summon.

  "Levi, some sort of what?" Anna asked. "Levi… LEVI!" He didn't respond but continued muttering until he stopped and looked up.

  "This is bad, this is very bad," Levi said. "I know what Axel Arbors is trying to summon."