Dark Magus Returns

Brack had heard what Liam said, but he didn't fully understand. What did he mean by reading something so small? How could anyone read something like that?

Whatever it was, it was clearly important if Raze had asked him to pass it to this Anna person as well.

"Can you do me a favor?" Brack said, fidgeting with his fingers and shuffling his feet. "It looks like you guys have figured something out, which is good. My guess is that maybe he wanted Anna to have this because she'd understand it better than us."

"You seem close to her too, so if you see her, hand this over. It's important. I really need to get back."

Brack turned, ready to leave, but he hesitated, wondering if he'd done the right thing or not. In the back of his mind, he was extremely worried.

"Wait, you said Raze gave this to you, right?" Safa asked. "Is everything okay? You look a bit worried."

"Everything's fine!" Brack answered nervously. "He's just having a meeting with a very alive Neverfall Clan leader. They're doing some secret stuff, so Raze will be back soon. Since he's going to be away for a while, he really wanted Anna to have that."

With that explanation, Brack didn't even give the others a chance to respond. He left in a hurry, his mind still troubled. Already, one leader of the Demonic Faction had perished, and if Raze were to disappear as well, the state of Pagna would spiral into chaos—if it wasn't already heading that way.

With Brack gone, the three left in the room were stunned.

"Okay, he was definitely hiding something, right?" Simyon asked, raising an eyebrow. "Or is he just always like that?"

"I guess none of us even know him that well. And why was he with Raze in the first place?" Safa said, inching closer to Liam.

As she got closer, the vibrant scent of her hair wafted toward Liam, making his face flush a bit. Noticing this, Simyon clenched his fists.

"I've never seen anything like this before. Why would Raze have something like this with him?" Safa asked.

"Isn't the real question why Liam could access it and read it, when the rest of us couldn't?" Simyon asked. "Maybe it's because you two are the same?"

"Oh, right, because of that system thing," Liam replied. "Makes sense. No wonder he gave it to Anna. But what could he trust Anna with that he wouldn't trust us?"

"Maybe he still sees us as kids," Simyon said, sitting back and shrugging. "It's annoying, but you have to remember that Raze is actually an old man. You know, like one of those people on the street that look like raisins but are nowhere near as tasty."

"Anna's older than us, so it makes sense he'd trust her more. Just because he looks the same age as us doesn't mean he'll actually trust us like that."

"So… should I read it then or what?" Liam asked.

"I mean, if Raze wanted Anna to see it, wouldn't it be rude to do something like that?" Safa said. frёewebnoѵēl.com

"Too late," Liam said, as he activated the system to access the information on the small thumbnail-sized device.

As his system decoded it, information started flooding into Liam's mind.

"What is it?" Safa asked. "What can you see? Or did it not work?"

"No, I can see it," Liam said, tapping the side of his head, trying to organize his thoughts. "The information includes detailed reports on several different cases."

"I'm using the system to figure out a theme. It looks like it's about a large number of deaths in several cities and towns."

Safa's heart pounded a bit faster. Was this the reason Raze wanted Anna to look into it? Could it somehow relate to what happened to her and her real brother back then?

"There's even a case… on you and Raze," Liam said, hesitating as he wondered if he was prying into things he wasn't meant to see.

"It's okay," Safa said, glancing at Liam uneasily. "Simyon already knows about what happened. That was when Raze… well, when he was no longer Raze."

"When my brother left me. My mother and father were killed, and I had to hide. In the end, the two of us were the only ones to survive. Or maybe… it was just me."

Hearing this and seeing that the others couldn't know what he was seeing, Liam's curiosity got the better of him, and he continued looking over the information.

He began to think carefully, trying to understand the link between the cases. He wasn't going to read everything and attempt to piece it all together alone.

His mind wasn't too sharp for that kind of detective work—or at least, he believed his old mind wasn't capable of it. As he thought this, the system began to process the data, working it out for him.

It provided valuable information, and in the end, it even gave him insight into the connection between the cases.

"Hey, Safa, I'm guessing you never really found out why all that happened, right?" Liam asked.

Safa nodded. "There were even people chasing us after that, still trying to kill us," she replied. "But it doesn't happen anymore. Maybe it's because we're part of the academy now; it's well-protected."

"Well, I think I might have found a link," Liam said, his voice lowering as he tried to process the gravity of it. "This information—it's from Himmy, that Alter guy you met."

"With this system, I can see the common links, and I think it's something he missed. It's small, but something happened with each of these cases—a common occurrence."

"There are two things: first, every one of these cases occurred within five miles of a church belonging to the Rylon religion. On top of that, eyewitnesses claim that even if there wasn't a church in the town or city, they saw people from the Rylon religion entering the area," Liam explained.

Safa's eyes widened in shock, and Simyon stood up as well.

"This is something we need to investigate," Simyon said firmly. "Something you need to confront, Safa. Your past, and your real brother's past. We need to uncover just how he was involved in all of this."

Safa swallowed hard, her mind racing as she thought about the connection between her family's past and the religious group that seemed to linger around these tragedies. This revelation only deepened the mystery, making her question the extent of her brother's involvement.

"We should start looking into this," Liam added. "If there's a link between the deaths and the Rylon religion, there could be more people involved as well?" Safa took a deep breath. "You're right. This could explain why Raze wanted Anna to see it. If she could help make sense of it all…"

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