An Extra’s POV

[Months Earlier]

Ater watched.

The Elves all remained on the ground—powerless as they all succumbed to the might of his Master's Magic.

Rey Skylar, his sole proprietor, then commanded him to take care of things from that moment onward—giving a most important task.

'I am to spy upon the Elves and gather as much information as I can within the 10-day Interval before Master's departure to the Front Lines.'

His task wasn't very difficult. What he found a little challenging was deciding how to go about it.

'Should I eliminate one of them and take their place using Shape-shifting?'

He could even mimic their scent, if need be, so as not to attract any suspicion in the slightest.

'The Elves have incredible senses, but I'm not an incorrigible trickster for nothing.' Ater mused.

Besides, these fools had dared to defy and insult his Master.

If things were up to him, he would have slaughtered all of them and initiated his mission in a much more aggressive manner.

But no.

His Master had been explicit with his orders.

'This requires a certain level of… finesse.' Once he had that settled in his mind, he began to execute the task.

The first thing was to utilize his Skill [Possession] to enter into one of the Elves and completely take over their body.

He would use that opportunity to gain access to their memories as well.

Once he decided upon that, it was easy to account for the person to target first.

I have to admit that this one is the most

as he

became a dark

~FSHIII…~

seeped into her nostrils ever so subtly, granting himself a preeminent seat

that exact moment, Aurora

No, it wasn't her.

did not Appear to be hers, neither did the smile

was Ater in

things up." He looked at the rest of the Elves—a total

Magic of the Elf's body, he used Wind

her memories, it seems their hideout isn't too far

was precisely what

to their haven—a place

and took a whiff,

Her tight grip on

this place so it's reminiscent of home.

Aurora's memories to find out more about the land, but the further back a memory was, the longer it would take to get

memories,

relinquish control over her

by giving Aurora

then… let the games

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woke up quite a while later, and Aurora gathered the women together in

from within her and internally cast his perspective on the

that separate both continents with Runic Magic. That's rare, even among

major difference between Runes and Spells was the

and granted instant results, while Runes were inscribed and could be stored for future

didn't even use such Magic as long as they

was the same way any Rune would. There had