Traces

"Maybe it is a diversion," Emily said. "They moved toward an area with mana until their traces disappeared from the environment. Ivan's armor emitted more or less the same waves of fuel when he moved when he put in some effort."

Ethan didn't recall that before, his senses weren't that good at the time, and the world had plenty of mana. Regardless, Emily had a point; that was exactly how he imagined that Ian and his father would act. They sure were a sneaky family.

"I don't think that the kingdoms beyond these lands have anything that would be useful for a group aiming to revive someone," Dante said. "As for the empire… their technology was quite advanced, but I heard that all of that was destroyed in the war."