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 one is the most suited for the

as he stared

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

~FSHIII…~

seeped into her nostrils ever so subtly,

exact moment, Aurora

No, it wasn't her.

did not Appear to be hers,

Ater in

looked at the rest of the Elves—a total of twelve—his

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

memories, it seems their hideout isn't too far

was precisely

Ater led all the floating Elves to their haven—a place decorated with exotic looking flowers and a sweet

entered the place and took a whiff, his body

grip on her staff loosened,

appeared to have decorated this place so it's reminiscent of home. If that's the

out more about the land, but

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

we're here, I'll relinquish

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 able to study

then… let the games

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

and internally cast his perspective on the

cross the vast seas that separate

difference between Runes and Spells was the utility

Runes were inscribed and could be

didn't even use such Magic as long as

way any Rune would. There had to be inscriptions, Mana