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.

have to admit that this

he stared at Aurora

and lost any form. He became a dark mist, and the billowing smoke began

~FSHIII…~

subtly, granting himself

that exact moment, Aurora opened

No, it wasn't her.

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

Ater in

up." He looked at the rest

of the Elf's body, he used Wind to carry all of them so they

memories, it seems their hideout isn't too far from here. I'll take them all

that was precisely what

led all the floating Elves to their haven—a place decorated with

moment he entered the place and took a whiff, his

tight grip on her staff loosened, and her pale skin seemed to

so it's reminiscent of home. If that's

more about the land, but the further back a memory was, the longer it would take

the surface level and recent memories, so was yet to fully

relinquish control over her body

he could focus more on learning about her and her people. Also, by giving Aurora and the rest of the Elves agency, he would be

then… let the games

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while later, and Aurora gathered the women together in order to make their plans to

everything from within her and internally cast his perspective

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

major difference between Runes and Spells was

instant results, while Runes were

could also be activated by people who didn't even use such Magic

There had to be inscriptions, Mana imbued within said