The Author's POV

Rustle—!

Kevin pushed the sheets to the side of the bed before slowly getting out of bed and putting on his clothes. During the time that he spent changing his clothes, he could make out the sound of Emma's faint breathing behind him.

After donning his pants and shirt, he made his way slowly towards the window of the room and stared out at the clear sky.

It was still very early in the morning, and the sun was just beginning its ascent over the horizon; an orange tint covering the lower ends of the world.

All sorts of complicated thoughts flashed across Kevin's mind as he gazed at the sky.

The world…

It was filled with an utter sense of tranquillity and silence.

'If only this can last for longer...'

Kevin was aware that this state of calm wouldn't last for very long and that the world would once again descend into anarchy in a matter of time.

"I guess I should get started."

Taking his eyes away from the horizon, he quickly turned his attention back to Emma and sat down on her desk. Taking out a pen, he began writing on the paper before folding it neatly and placing it in a small envelope that vanished at the flick of his finger.

"That's one done."

The moment the envelope left, he wrote a new one and repeated the same process.

Kevin kept doing the same thing over and over, and it wasn't until he heard Emma's voice that he finally stopped.

"What are you doing?"

Kevin broke into a smile when he felt someone or something gently embrace him from behind.

"I'm only working on a few things. It won't take me long to complete. Just give me an hour."

"Mhm, sure…"

Emma let go of Kevin and headed out of the room.

Crack—!

The instant that she left the room, Kevin's smile vanished, and the pen that he was holding snapped in half.

"…I fucked up."

***

[Day 4]

The streets of Ashton city were bustling with activity as the sun blazed brilliantly in the sky above. Ivana was out and about in the city when her appearance attracted the attention of pedestrians near her.

She was currently concealing her face with a pair of large sunglasses, but the fact that she had long red hair and was tall was not something she could hide. As a result, those who were walking next to her were naturally drawn to her appearance.

'I wonder how long this sight will last.'

as she came to a stop in front of a

people walking around the city without any clue about

was seeing would not be preserved for a

within the next two days, the sirens would be activated, and everyone would in turn be directed toward the bunkers

Then, without giving it a second thought, she went

out the situation with my guild

virtually everyone's attention was drawn to her, and an eerie silence spread throughout

her eyebrows when she sensed that everyone in the building was staring at

Has everyone

them out of their daze, and

"The Guildmaster is back."

"The Guildmaster!"

responses from the individuals on the building's first floor; the majority of those individuals displayed a sense of pleasant surprise as

obviously some people who were unable to hide their displeasure, and despite the fact that they did their best to hide their reactions, Ivana noticed them and made a mental note of them

escape

"Guildmaster! You're finally back!"

up to her and wiped the sweat that had accumulated on his forehead. He stopped and

been in shambles since

Chris, and he held the position of Vice-guild Leader of

the ordinary for her to vanish for more than a couple of months to pursue her own interests, leaving Chris to be responsible for

her absence wasn't

been missing for over

was this absence that contributed to the general chaos that prevailed there as result of her

and was worn down to the marrow of his bones! He had already planned to resign the following month, but after finally seeing the guild master return, all of those thoughts vanished and he started

were going

"Stop complaining."

a glare before brushing her hair behind her ear and looking around the

the guild has not been doing so well. I'm a little disappointed, but I knew your capabilities were limited from the moment

her head and gazed

worry. I won't be leaving

off her sentence abruptly as a white letter materialized in front of her, floating

"What's this?"

the letter, and as she reached

raised both of her eyebrows, and it wasn't long before a dangerous smile

"Interesting."

a motion with her hand, and the letter caught fire

she vanished from her spot.

it back; I'll be back

"Wait..what, no!"

she previously stood. His countenance was etched with a look of utter despondency as he

letter…where is

***

Starlight Guild, Jin's office.

the documents that his grandfather had

from Immorra, which came about as a result of him wanting to run away from his grandfather's blind

news that he had advanced to the S rank. His grandfather's anger was then channelled toward his father,

of Jin's pen scribbling echoed in the room, and his eyes began to wander across the many

long sigh when he noticed the stack of