Chapter 99 - Mystrey Hero (1/2)

Slyvia couldn't help but think that the name Nes, sounded made up but who knew in today's day and age. Also, adventurers would often give themselves nicknames to sound more menacing.

”I know Nes. You said you were here to watch the tournament right? Well why don't we both go together?” Slyvia offered as she smiled.

”Sure, why not,” Ray replied.

Ray was heading there now anyway. All he needed to do was find a time to split apart from Slyvia and came back later.

Slyvia and Ray walked down the street to the arena together and while the two of them did, they talked about many things. Slyvia asked what it was like being an adventurer. Although Ray had no clue, he easily made up stories of lands that he had seen when he was a dragon. The description he gave of places were realistic because he had actually seen them before.

Suddenly, in front of the two of them, a commotion was happening. Many knights were running over to a certain direction and screams and shouts could be heard.

Slyvia looked concerned and said,

”Something must have happened; we still have time let's go check it out.”

Slyvia and Ray quickly dashed over to the direction the knights were heading in. As they continued to follow the knights, the noise from the crowd grew louder.

When they arrived finally, a crowd of people and knights had gathered around a building which had caught on fire.

Slyvia went to ask one of the people from the crowd what had happened.

”What's going on here?”

”It's the inn. Apparently there was a shipment of crystals one of the merchants was carrying in a carriage nearby. All of a sudden, the carriage exploded and the inn caught on fire.”

Slyvia and Ray rushed in through the crowd of people to get closer to the building. There were many knights covered in smoke and black charcoal who were either tending to or carrying the injured.

Just then, a knight went up to the squad leader to report the situation.

”Sir, we've done the best we can for now. The crystals are acting like some sort of fuel, it's caused the fire to get out of hand. It's too strong for our men to enter.”

”Are there any more people inside?”

”A lady sir. She keeps saying she can't find her two children.”

”Get a master knight here straight away. Ask around if there any mages that can perform ice or water magic, heck even a fire mage would do!”

Slyvia and Ray had overheard the conversation between the knights.

”I have to do something,” Slyvia said as she bit her lip.

”You can't. If you go in like that your skin will burn off.”

”But if I don't, they'll die.” Slyvia felt helpless. If only she could perform magic like her family members, she could do something right now.

Ray scanned the building with his dragon eyes. He could see the children were in the top right corner of a room. The fire was slowly creeping up, it was clear that if something wasn't done soon the children would die.