It has been exactly 2 hours since their encounter with the mysterious mage that instantly turned Jericho's house into a pile of burnt rubble.
Jericho was silently mourning the loss of the only person left that he could call, Family. Lying on the long sofa while covering his eyes with his arms to prevent his tears from being exposed while Ryan explained everything that had happened to them to Wendy and the rest, disregarding the part about Manny as Jericho's fake name, all were left appalled after his explanation.
"That's a lot to take in…" Wendy commented.
"I know… and I think the book that he was carrying might be the second book that we're after"
"First it was Illumina, then Grole, and now a magic-user who could wipe us out with just a snap of his fingers?! It's like our battles are leveling up and this time, we're at the boss level…" Joseph shared his thoughts using video game levels as his analogy while the others agreed silently.