Johannes Palace - The King's Domain

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"Ah, forgive me. Rupoee is no longer used anymore." Khalid realized what he said. "I think it's currently called Desolate Lands, if I recalled."

Elewa nodded his head. "Yes. It was for territorial grabs. Of course, the people of Shina Ania manged to repel their invasion. Yet, the scar is still within us. We had yet to find a cure aside from pacts."
 
"Wow... it really did last this long," she whispered, mostly to herself. "So, these pacts. How do they keep the disease from becoming deadly and spreading everywhere? Doesn't sound like your ordinary allyship at any rate."
 
"Well, as you know. The disease caused humans to be be filled with Chaotic Energy." Elewa said. "It said to cause any human to die or become mindless killing machines." 

"The only "cure" is to formed a pact with a monster." Khalid said. "Pact fuses two souls of two individuals as one. This allows the chaotic energy to be calm thanks to the monster's soul. It prevent the disease from spreading and kept in check. Though, not every monster wants to be in a pact with humans, and some humans don't want to be pact partners with monsters." Khalid explained.
 
"... And the only way to fix that is get rid of the disease altogether..." Olivia rubbed her chin. "Hmm... so you'd have to come up with a way that could get rid of that excess chaotic energy and doesn't end up upsetting the natural balance of things. And keep it from affecting future generations. Quite a pickle indeed."

"Well, I met Elewa in a shop where he was looking to buy some books. I suppose it was for research? Maybe I'll have to take a crack at those books so I can really be helpful."
 
"We want to avoid killing them." Khalid said. "And even that, we're beyond past this point. We don't know how this disease spreads, nor the original source of it. We sent several people with the disease in Empire State, very secured, but nothing came out of it." Khalid rubbed his chin.

"That'll be a start." Elewa said. "It was one of the research to determined an way to get rid of such disease. I believe we requested ShineCero, Leader of the Brotherhood, to see if he can take a crack at it. However, we have not heard anything about it for several months yet."
 
"That sounds really unfortunate if hardly any outside help has come forward... Hmm. I guess the first place to go for is seeing how the energy cycles around here. If there's a way to keep the chaotic energy in a human within safe levels, then studying monsters that were willing to do the pacts could bring us to study how pacts even came to be possible in the first place." Olivia suggested. "Even if there's no need for a pact to happen outside of Shina Ania, no other region I know of has any knowledge about how to perform them. But it would be something I need to see first hand."
 
"Of course. However, there's still that mission that I must asked of you to do. If you accomplished this mission, I would give you all the information you need about the disease." 

"Are you referring... to that?" Elewa asked.

"Yes. I can't handle it on my own, because you guys won't let me. Even the monsters threaten to blockade me if I dealt with them, since I'm a child."
 
Khalid gave out a warm smile, pleased with her response. 

Elewa cleared his throat. "There are a group of people that are causing ruckus in the Forest of Memphis. It seems that a cult called, The Watchers, have taken over the place. According to several reports, the cult kidnaps women. No matter how many warriors we sent, none of them never returned. If you can put a stop to whatever they are doing, you will be aware with riches." 

"I would join you, Olivia... but everyone is very much against it." Khalid said. "But if you need any supplies, my servants will happily supplied you with some."
 
"I guess I could do it, since I'm fitting enough for their target demographic...." Olivia rubbed her chin in thought. "Don't worry, I won't be totally alone. A map would be pretty good for me to have if I'll be here for a while. Not sure how long I'll be clearing the place out since I'm not very into rushing into things so hastily..."
 
Khalid nodded his head. He snaps his fingers for his servants. One of the servants provide Olivia an map that marks the location of the Watchers. There were several notes that there is a worn down palace that protected by some powerful magic.

"They should be somewhere around there. Please, save those that were captured by these creeps. And if by chance, eliminated their leader by burning his body." Elewa said. "I heard that he possessed some powerful magic. It's possible that the rest of the people in the cult are being controlled by him. So it would be wise to be extra careful."
 
"I see... then, I'll approach with caution," Olivia nodded her head. "It's most likely they're gonna use black magic against me if they're cultists.... thankfully, I might be prepared to combat it. Wish me luck! Ah.... can I take a ride on one of your Pegasii to get there?" She asked as she rubbed her head and smiled sheepishly. "I really liked riding one on the way here..."
 
Khalid nodded. “Sure! You can take one to take you to your location. They are gentle creatures. They are happy to oblige to assist you.” He turns to Elewa. “Elewa, please provide a Pegasus for her to ride in.”

“Yes, your majesty.” Elewa answered. “Please, let’s go to the Pegasus garden and set you up.”
 
"Yessir," Olivia said, looking eager to be on her way. As they walked, she reached into the top of her hooded cloak and pulled out a necklace with a set of keys attached to them. She looked at them and appeared to be in thought about something. "Hmm... does the cult have people infected with the disease too? It doesn't sound like it if they can use magic really well.."
 
Elewa escorted Olivia to the Pegasus Garden. “It’s quite possible. I can allure that their activities could be related to them being infected. Being infused with chaotic energy can damage the mind and make you do crazy things. As for black magic… it quite possible. There were rumors of they were trying to perform a ritual of some sorts… so black magic can be a possibility.” Elewa placed two fingers—index finger and thumb—in his mouth and whistled. He called upon a Pegasus. It seem to be different compare to the common white ones. Its wings were different colors—black and white—and had Zebra-like patterns on its body.

“He will provide you the journey for your mission, Miss Olivia.” Elewa turned to the Pegasus. “Is that all right with you?”

Pegasus agreed by spreading it’s wings.
 
"No problem at all," Olivia said before greeting the Pegasus politely and rubbing his head. ".... Uh, mind giving me a boost, Elewa?" She sweated sheepishly. Looks like she hadn't gotten the hang of mounting the back of a Pegasus yet.
 
The Pegasus moved cheerfully when Olivia pettted his head. 

"Looks like he likes you." Elewa said before helping Olivia onto the flying beast. "It might be wise to not fly too close to their location to avoid being shot down."
 
"That makes sense. I'll be careful then. Wouldn't want big guy here getting hurt needlessly either." Olivia said, looking over the map again. "Hm... I guess I should find a nice cluster of trees to land down in for us. Somewhere that nobody goes through the trouble of getting to."
 
Elewa nodded. "Please be careful. Let's the light guide you to victory." 

The flying beast spread out its wings and make the preparation before taking off. He turns to Olivia to see if she was ready to fly off to her location.
 
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