Arcanum - Chapter 57

Chapter 57






"What's got you so down sis???" Grace asked appearing out of nowhere .

"What the?? . . . " I said totally surprised by her sudden appearance .

"When did you . . . Where did you?? . . . " Jay said also surprised by her sudden appearance looking around .

"I'm sure you guys know I'm a pretty sneaky person . . . . . " she said with a smile . "Anyways what's up with Helen??? . . . what's got her so upset??? . . " she asked us .

"She's just abit sad that you both are gonna outlive us . . . . " Jay said quietly .

"Ohhh . . . " Grace replied her demeanour instantly changing, "Hey sis cheer up . . . . . " she said sitting next to Helen giving her a hug .

"Yeah . . . . " she said looking up to us .

"That's the spirit! Besides I'm sure we can bring them back with some necromancy anyways . " Helen said with a laugh .

"Ummm don't we get a say in that??" Jay replied to her .

"Why do you care? You'd be dead anyways . " Grace carried on laughing .

"Yeah but I don't want to be a rotting corpse bound to the commands . " he replied .

Helen began to giggle a little, "She was only joking . . . " Helen said quietly .

"Or am I?" Grace said with a smirk .

"Necromancy???? . . . magic that deals with corpses and undead???" I asked .

"Yup it is, practicing necromancy is band in all states except Zessia though . " Helen said .

"Yup Zessia is a truly horrifying place . " Grace said .





"How comes?? . . . " I asked .

"Wow you must have been extremely secluded not knowing what goes on in Zessia . . . . " Helen said .

"So in Zessiah the rich and powerful thrive extorting the poor . . . . " Jay said .

"Yup . . . . . they extort the desperate for everything they have even their life . " Helen added .

"So they become a slave??? . . . " I asked .

"Far far worse . . . . . Even leaving has a toll so the poor can't even afford to leave . . . " Grace said .

"Yup and when you can't pay back your loan . . . . . Then you're forced to give the life of you or your family's, and even in death you don't escape your debt . " Jay said .

"Yup they will resurrect you into a husk of your former self forcing you to abide to their commands till their debt is paid . . . . but your debt will never be fully repaid . . . . . " Grace said .

"How can that even be legal??" I gasped at the horrific story .

"That's just the way the state is run sadly . . . . " Helen said .

"And because of that Zessiah is the most profitable and productive of all the states . " Jay said .

"My God I thought the fighting pits was the only bad place . . . . " I said .

"It is true Zessia is run like that . . . . but on exactly how the school is ran is a well-kept secret . . . " Helen said .

"We must have been the lucky one . . . . " I said wondering what would have happened if I was chosen to go somewhere else . . . . .

"You could see it like that . . . . " Helen said with a smile .

"I wonder where Daisy is . . . . . She's taking her time . . . . " Jay said looking around noticing most students have now returned .






"Lets look for her! She went to the healers hut . " Helen said .

"Ohhh I'll ask S'ffa for directions . " I said turning around to see S'ffa dancing and playing with younglings . "S'ffa??? . . . . " I asked

"Yes Emilia" she said leaving the children and walking to me .

"Could you show us where the healers hut is??? . . " I asked .

"Sure I'll show you the way . " She replied with a smile, turning around saying something to the young Sporeans making them gather all the seaweed and began walking off with it . "Lets go!" she said climbing up to my shoulder . "That way . " she said pointing at the direction towards where we first arrived .

"Let's go guys . " I said standing up stretching and following the direction S'ffa pointed .

"Sure . " They all replied also standing up .

"So I guess she's healing Sporean? . . . I'm guessing since she went to the healers hut . . . . . " I asked

"Probably . . " Jay replied .

"Hmmm maybe . . . but we don't get many injuries often maybe the few slips and falls . . . . " S'ffa replied .

"Ohhh . . . . I wonder what's taking her so long then . " I wondered .

"It's that larger hut in the back . " She said pointing at a larger building in the background after walking for a good 5 minutes .

"No way did she see a sea dragon . . . . . Dragons are extinct and sea dragons especially don't dwell underground . . " I heard Grace said quietly discussing with Jay and Helen causing me to eavesdrop .

"Yeah but she has no reason to lie . . . . . " Helen said quietly

"That is true . . . . . And what she described did sound like a dragon . . . . . " Jay said .

"She has lied to us before though . . . . . " Grace said .

"She has? . . " Jay asked sounding very shocked .





"Don't tell anyone else, but did you know . . . . . She's from Consecratus . . . " Grace said quietly .

"I told you not to tell anyone!" Helen said .

"No way! Really?" Jay replied acting like he didn't know .

"Yup! The Wand told me back when she let me hold it . " Helen explained .

"Yup . . . . . That would explain why she knows Paul and her story knowing him didn't add up . . . . but I don't understand why she would lie to us about being from here . . . . " Grace pondered .

"I'm sure she didn't know . . . . . How much of a big deal it is . . " Jay replied .

"Nope . . . . if she didn't know she would have said it from the beginning . . . I think she's hiding something . . . " Grace said .

"Nah she seems honest and nice enough . . . . " Jay gave his opinion .

"Yeah she seems very nice and honest Grace . " Helen agreed with Jay .

"Maybe . . . but somethings dodgy . . . . . " Grace added .

"You're just overly cautious . . . . " Helen said .

"Did she not tell you? . . . she's from Consecratus??" Helen asked .

"Nope . . . she hasn't mentioned it to me . . . . . " Jay replied

"That's odd you three seem super close . . . . " She replied .

"See even more of a reason to be cautious . . . . " Grace added .

Overhearing their debate about me filled with anxiety, 'how should I respond? . . . . since they know the truth now do I just come out clean??? . . . . . and seriously? . . The wand told her . . . . . Is it alive or something . . . . '

Arriving at the larger hut it seemed to lack any sort of activity . . . "Hmmmm maybe she's not here . . . . " I said to the group .

"Let's ask someone inside . " S'ffa said pointing at the doors .

"Okay!" I said placing her at the front of the door .

"So guys . . . looks like Daisy isn't here . . . . " I said turning around to them .

"Hmmmm maybe she went off doing something else . . . " Helen said looking around for activity .

"Yeah S'ffa said she will go inside and ask . " I replied .

"So what were you guys talking about on the way here? . . " I asked .

"Um what? . . . Ohhh just the dragon incident . . . " Grace replied caught off guard by my question .

"Yeah . . . It was a little dark . . . but I'm convinced it's a dragon . . . . . Because S'ffa said so . " I replied .

"I'm sure you're right . . . . " Jay replied .

"I know where she is . " S'ffa said exiting the building climbing onto my hand .

"Ohh cool where is she? . . " Helen asked .

"She's just at another cavern gathering wood . " S'ffa replied .

"Wood? . . " Helen asked .

"Yah . . . . we have an underground forest . . . " S'ffa answered her .

"Wait how? . . . " Helen asked .

"Follow us . " S'ffa said placing her on my shoulders following the direction of her pointed finger .

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