An Extra’s POV

Adrien was silent for a minute or so.

During that period, he had a very important decision to make—whether or not to tell Rey about whatever he had going on with the Dragons.

Whichever option he chose had its own share of consequences, and it was up to him to decide what path to take regarding his reply. One thing was certain, though.

Silence wasn't an option.

"To go home."

Upon hearing Adrien's words, Rey's intense gaze flickered for a moment. His eyes softened considerably, though it resumed its hardened position in no time at all.

"Home…?"

"Yes." Adrien sighed, rubbing his face with his palm. "Hidden within the Dragon Empire is a way for us to return to Earth. A way for me to go home."

Rey couldn't believe his ears. He wanted to say Adrien was lying, but something within him told him that this was an unfiltered truth. As such, even though he parted his lips to speak, words refused to come out. He just stared.

"I need to gain their trust so that I can organically make it into the Dragon Empire. I have even been promised an introduction to a Lord. Once that happens, I'll be one step closer to the place—The Chamber Of Ancients."

"Chamber Of Ancients…?" Rey had never heard those words before, but somehow, they sounded familiar.

'Hold on… I think I once heard Adonis mutter something like that when I caught him training by himself one time.'

He didn't think much of it then, and even now he wasn't even sure that was what he heard. Still, the name sounded oddly important.

be a ruse, though. I don't think he's lying, and considering I can tell for the

told him, Rey didn't want to be too skeptical or antagonistic towards Adrien. He already promised his

try not to be too biased…' He told himself calmly as he continued taking in the

dome-like structure that rests at a very problematic place in the Dragon Empire. I don't see myself surviving an attempt there if I don't have legitimate grounds to be as close to the place

"What problematic place?"

That's where it

on." Rey found himself slightly flustered once he heard that, not that

have will be situated there. If I count

brief encounter with The Oracle had shown him just how far he needed to go if he wanted to take on the

he

as the one

one really knew about Ancient Magic, or how they came to exist, but every now and then they popped up. The Interdimensional Summoning that brought Rey and his friends to H'Trae was classified as such, as it was a Rune inscribed within Ancient Scrolls that were later transcribed by the Grand Mage to be

old texts, which was how they were able to successfully summon everyone. It was also why they knew they couldn't perform another Summoning until decades

was written down and solved by the Grand

hasn't been used in very long—not for hundreds of years, by my closest estimates. We should be able to engineer it in a

influx of emotions he had to manage. Some thoughts flashed in

this conversation, so he set

home…" He mumbled. "Is that why you

as if he couldn't believe he was being lectured about the ongoing

always hesitate to make sacrifices for the greater good. To

but the Elves are people, Adrien. You're killing thousands upon thousands of people so you can go

and thousands of Monsters to get

"They're not the same!"

kill humans, Rey. I get it… but Elves? What makes them so

thinking. Didn't it go without saying why the Elves