Chapter 16: Granny's story

Alistor and the others had arrived at the Standare Island, they packed their things and ready to move out the boat, when they docked on the nearby harbor, they were greeted by this maid, and was asked to come with her to the person who united them, and the person who sent the mysterious letter.

"So this is Standare Island." Alistor said as he breathes in the fresh air and puts his two arms in each side of his hips.

"Sir, we are not here to sight-see, you know that right?" Micreal reminded Alistor as Alistor was almost goofing off.

"Is he always like that too?" Disaris asked Nao.

"You'll get used to it." Nao replied to Disaris, and face palmed while looking down and Alistor was laughing in the distance with Micreal trying to calm him, then a mysterious girl arrives, a maid, a black long sleeves with white apron along with her skirt.

"Hello, Mr. Alistor." She bows and greets her guest.

"Who are you?" Alistor pause laughing and looked at her and asked her a question.

"My name is Filarion Elara, I am an elf and I am sent here to get you." As she bows and greets them with proper manners.

Alistor and the others didn't know why they were told to follow her but complied and followed her to the wagon they were supposed to be using. After a while, along the dirt road, while the maid was driving the wagon and guiding the horse with her rope, Alistor asked a question.

"How'd did you know my name young elf?" Alistor then came closer to Filarion.

"My master knows all about you Mr. Alistor, even when you arrived from this world" Filarion replies to Alistor, and Alistor then goes back to his seat and wonders.

"Hmm, strange, this 'guy' knows all about me, I don't know him, I suppose a person who can league with me can help, but I will not let my guard down." as Alistor thought while his leg was crossed to the other and his hand placed under his chin.

Then they arrived at a town where everyone had a face with their smile on it, it was like almost they had a festival every day, it looks to be a town like no other, with the streets full of vendors and items, left and right, and children playing on the side of the road. They had smiles in their faces almost everywhere, Nao looked outside and saw the people and Disaris looked with her, after a short roam around the town on the wagon they were in, they were going to a hill with a mansion on top, and they arrived at the destination.

"Please this way, My master is expecting you." as Filarion points them to the way of the entrance and guides them inside, then they were led to a room with a long table with chandeliers on top the ceiling roof, Nao and Disaris were astonished on how the place looked like a palace, Micreal was also looking at the expensive looking vases that were placed, while Alistor looked around the large room, then Filarion paused and looks at them, she said, "My master is coming please be prepared."

Alistor and the others stand together and were chatting they're own first impressions in the mansion.

"Seems like a freakin castle," Nao said as she whispered to Disaris.

"It really is," Disaris replied to Nao while whispering.

"Really? it's just ordinary to me" Micreal whispered with them.

"This is ordinary to you? what is 'ordinary' to you?" Nao asked Micreal.

"Hmm...Golden rooms, large houses, mansions, that kind of ordinary" Micreal replied while smiling with is pointing finger up high.

Disaris and Nao had an expressionless face as they were shocked.

Then a man walking inside the room and said "Hello, welcome guests, I am glad you are here today."

"And you are?" Alistor said as his eyes followed the man walking across the room.

"My name is Blyze Solas, The third generation of the summoning elemental." as the man introduced himself and continued " I know you just got here but I need you to come with me, it is an important matter"

Alistor and the others were confused but they followed him into a staircase going down and with a torch in Blyzes hand, it was spirally going down, Alistor looked at him suspiciously but he didn't let him notice the gaze, as they all went down, Alistor asked him a question.

"So how did you know us Blyze, I'm sure we didn't meet before." Alistor said as he goes down the staircase following Blyze

"Yes, we have not but my grandmother predicted this day. Don't worry, the question will be answered later when we arrive at the Grand Library below." Blyze replied to Alistor

"Grand Library?" as Alistor what he said and starts to think what he thought.

They arrived at a very big library at the base of the mansion, it had torches everywhere, even chandeliers with candles from above the ceiling, and little fairies carrying a book one by one, they were in Awe.

"How big is this library?!" while the Nao was in shock at how many books she can read for her Arcane magic, she was a bit excited and went full dash as she gets the books from the shelf.

"Be careful not to drown yourself with words Nao," Alistor said as she warns her with a bit of a joke.

"Haha, good one Mr. Alistor, but we are here for this" Blyze then shows them a big round crystal ball covered in a blanket as Blyze uncovers it, he continued "This is a soul case, my grandmother invented it with the arcane Elementalist."

"Arcane Elementalist?!" Nao pauses as she had all the books holding in her hand, as she heard the word 'arcane'.

"Yes, it's your grandmother, right?" Blyze replied to Nao.

"I don't really remember." Nao then looks his smile into a frowned face.

"I see, then I'm sorry to hear that." Blyze said as he puts the blanket to the side, and continued "We all had the same fate, we all lost our parents and loved ones."

"You too?" Disaris asked him.

"Yes, but all the riches that my parents had came to me, and I inherited all the land they owned, but I'm not a spoiled brat like the other nobles," Blyze said as he smiles and rubs the giant crystal ball.

"Wait, so this is a soul encaser? you put souls in this?" Micreal asked Blyze.

"Yep, but the limit of souls encased are just one," Blyze replied to Micreal.

"You know this Micreal?" Alistor asked Micreal as he looks at him.

"Yes sir, it is Illegal in our world so most of it was destroyed or sold in the black market for a high price," Micreal replied to Alistor as he touches the glass,

"Anyways, we are gathered here today because of this, my grandmother wants to speak to you all" Blyze said as he announces to them.

The Giant crystal ball then glowed white around and particles started to come out, and a young lady like Nao's age appeared inside the crystal ball and she had a wizard hat and she was smoking cigarettes.

"So, this is your grandmother?" Alistor pointed at her and looked at Blyze and Blyze nodded.

"That's rude of you Mr. Alistor," Shira Skadi said to Alistor in a seductive way.

"Granny it's not the time for that." as Blyze facepalmed.

"I know, I know, hello everyone, I am Shire Skadi, The first-ever Summoning Elementalist" As Shire Skadi introduced herself while her legs were crossed to the other, she continued "I know you have a lot of questions so let's go one by one shall we?"

[Chapter 16 End]