Evin arrived in the entryway of Mt. Lor and landed on a thin layer of ash. He looked at the ground and saw another faded pair of footprints walking into the entrance (which was basically a large hole dug on the ground with vaguely shaped steps), but not walking out. He concluded that she was still inside and breathed out a sigh of relief.
According to Albin, she should be finished with the place in about an hour, so Evin just needed to wait till then and he would have a powerful ally on his side. With Bella in tow, Evin wouldn't have anything to worry about when challenging the Unspoken area.
"But still, it's so damn hot here…"
The entrance was located on the base of the mountain, near the end of the forest. From the fact that it was heading downwards, suggested that whatever trial the students had to undergo occurred underground. Evin didn't really know how volcanoes worked, but from the fact that the hole was emitting imnse amounts of heat to the surrounding area, suggested that there was lava running below the ground here.
And even though he expected it to be hot since he was going to be visiting a volcano, he felt that nothing could've prepared him for such an environnt. But still, he was a mage. Although he couldn't control the heat in the air, he could still create a cold breeze to keep his surroundings comfortable.
And as he waited, he pulled out the device with the orb that he got from the Tunnels. Just as Ara suggested, Evin asked about the item from Albin, and the latter explained to him that it was a failed experintal device that the Temple Cultists worked on. Apparently, it was used to increase the chances of turning a normal animal into a mana-beast through the orb. He told Evin to not touch the orb carelessly, as it was would send pulses of mana to his core and overwork it. But he did tell Evin to carry it around just in case, as it might be useful for him later on.
Like this, thirty minutes passed without much happening.
the Voice interrupted his thoughts.
Evin put away the device and looked at the forest with squinting eyes. He made out the outlines of a few students who were walking out of the forest and were headed towards the Entrance to the Volcano. Since Evin was invisible, they couldn't see him. Slowly, Evin stopped affecting the air around him and started floating. Before the students arrived, he made sure to erase the footsteps he created as well.
"Look at the footprints here, I think he's inside," one of the students said as they approached.
"Finally," another replied. "The fucker moves around too much. First he went to the Shelter, then to the Infirmary, but after that, he appeared on the Palace. Good thing we waited a bit to use the Find Person Card, so we can catch him during whatever trial he's going through."
From the contents of the exchange, Evin realized that they were talking about him.
"Alright, he should've just arrived here, so I'm going to call in the others," one of them said and cast a spell towards the sky.
Ten minutes later, forty students appeared from the forest and set up an ambush outside the Mountain's entrance. So set up camp, expecting Evin to take at least half a day to conquer the trial, while so others were setting up various traps around the place.
They did all this, while not knowing that their target was floating above them and observing the whole process.
Evin pondered, as he observed the situation from above. Evin was still puzzled.
the Voice said confidently.
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