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.

vile to do so, but I have to admit that this

as he stared

grew dark and lost any form. He became a dark mist, and the billowing smoke began to draw closer to

~FSHIII…~

her nostrils ever so subtly, granting himself a preeminent seat in her

moment, Aurora opened

No, it wasn't her.

darkness that covered the whites of her eyes did not Appear to be hers, neither did the smile that she

was Ater

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

body, he used Wind to carry

seems their hideout isn't too far

precisely what he

usual efficient manner, Ater led all the floating Elves to their haven—a place

the place and

from side to side. Her tight grip on her staff loosened, and

huh? They appeared to have decorated this place so it's reminiscent of home. If that's the case, then the

through Aurora's memories to find out more about the land, but the further back a memory was, the

was still sorting out the surface level and recent memories, so was yet to fully investigate the scope of

relinquish control over her

giving Aurora and the rest of the Elves agency, he would

then… let the

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while later, and Aurora gathered the women together in

from within her and internally cast his

they plan to cross the vast seas that separate both continents with Runic Magic. That's rare,

Spells was the

and granted instant results, while Runes were

by people who didn't even use

operated was the same way any Rune would. There had