The Absolute Twin Magician

The True Beginning

"the real war is just about to begin ...."

An ultimatum was given directly by Zuan, one of the higher-ups of the noble vampires who was currently attacking the town of Bluelagoon. A declaration of war from the vampire nation over humans in the peaceful town of Bluelagoon.

The statement made everyone who heard it fall silent. The silent atmosphere is not playing. Everyone felt they could do nothing to see the blood-red aura that enveloped the vampire. Like a giant monster ready to destroy everything.

But he did not start attacking. Instead, he gave us time to prepare.

"Today you are free to do anything. You better prepare to die bravely on the battlefield tomorrow. That's far more satisfying than fighting a helpless enemy like you right now." Her speech.

We Magic Knights fell silent, staring intently at him. At the moment, we can't deal with it without any preparation. We don't have any information about it anyway. Let's hope ReVoid knows something about them.

"Don't joke! If you really want to exterminate us, do it now!!" Shiki Shouts. I didn't know he was doing that to provoke her or not, but he looked scared.

"I don't want to hear that from a boy as shaky as you ...." Zuan looked back at Shiki. "Until tomorrow, poor man ...."

"Wait-wait!!"

The red aura slowly disappeared. And the existence of Zuan also disappeared. It seemed, he really gave us time to prepare. I don't know what he's up to, but he doesn't seem to want to underestimate us.

"Hey, what the fuck was that?" Ask Gale. "The aura of hers is quite terrible ...."

"Zero's right. I briefly lost my drowsiness because of it ...." Tony Say. "I think I hate him a little."

"In addition, I can't feel the air of his existence. It was as if he appeared suddenly there," Zero said.

"The vaccine?" Miss Stephanie asked, staring at Mr. Vestine.

"As he said, he was one of the higher-ups of the vampire nobles. Zuan Von Archimiste" he replied. "He's a Rozalia vampire. With his position being in the second tier of the vampire nobility magnate, he was one of the biggest problems after Rozalia ...."

"Although the vampire does not have the desire to kill like Rozalia. Still, he's a very dangerous vampire" Kate said.

"They sent such a creature. It looks like this artifact is really very important to them" Kallen said. "Death Wand's. A magic wand that can weaken a city."

Like Zero said, that vampire named Vic didn't lie. The news about the artifact was really real. If such a dangerous object ever gets back into the hands of vampires, the future of the Fitzgerald continent is in danger.

Even so, actually why could the artifact exist in this city?

Tonight, we haven't seen any more vampire tampering since Zuan's departure. As he said, we were really given time to prepare. And not just us, it looks like the vampires are also preparing their army for tomorrow night's assault.

Because of this, we can't keep relaxing. The peace of the Fitzgerald continent is in our hands now. If we lose, then this continent will end.

In the morning, Miss Stephanie is accompanied by Mr. Vestine and Kallen goes to see the king to talk about this. It's no longer a small matter. If we are really going to be a battlefield, the citizens should be evacuated immediately.

Fortunately, it went all right. It seems like the nobles of the kingdom were just willing to move at the crucial moment. Well, I don't really care about them. But right now our priority is to defeat the vampires and protect the citizens of this city.

And finally, the king began to open his mouth. He explained about the Death Wand artifact.

It was a legend 500 years ago, when five legendary heroes fought against vampires. At that time they managed to seize the Death Wand and seal it. And his sealed place the thing over time turned into a city. And here it is, the city of the Bluelagoon that we currently occupy. The descendants of the hero continued to keep his seal for generations. But it seems that lately, the seal has begun to fade, and the existence of the wand has been successfully detected by present-day vampires. In order to take revenge for their defeat in the war, the vampires intend to reclaim the Death Wand.

And this time, Guts, Elie, and Zero went to District 9 which is the educational center of the city of Bluelagoon. The district has many libraries and several schools. And among those schools, there is an arena that looks like the Coloseum in ancient Roman times. According to the king's words, Death Wand was sealed around here.

"Hmmm ... The old man was honest. I can feel a very dark Manna under the ground of this arena" Zero said.

"Underground ...." Mumbled Guts. "Is there an entrance?"

"there should be. And it must have been sealed, too" I replied.

"You can go inside, Zero?" Ask Guts.

"Heh, of course. That's the easy thing."

"Wait a minute, you want to use teleport? Wouldn't we better get permission and get in all right?" Ask Elie.

"You're so naive hey rookie ... And also too plain," said Zero.

"If the door is sealed, it means that whoever we are will not be allowed to enter. Asking for permission would be free, Elie," replied Guts. "Just calm down, I know how you feel. Back when I first entered the house without permission I also felt uncomfortable like this."

"Eh? You used to rob people's houses, Brother Guts?!" Shouted Elie in shock.

"Not robbing, just checking. Take it easy, I'm not a robber."

Somehow seeing Guts who's familiar with Elie makes me a little uncomfortable.

"Aaah, then everyone's holding each other. We'll be right in."

"Wait for Zero, I'm not ready!"

"Teleport!"

Zero's teleport magic circle appeared and led us into a room with a slight illumination. This space is big enough, I can hardly believe it's underground.

This is a half-ball shaped room, with a diameter of about 500 meters. In the middle of the room, an ancient altar stood firm. There, we could feel a dark manna so big sealed. A magic wand with ancient relics floated in the middle of the altar, protected by the magic light sealing it.

In front of the altar, an old man who seemed to be in his 70s stood looking at us in shock. He swiftly pointed his magic wand at us. Looks like, this old geezer is the descendant of the hero who guarded this seal. A witch with a Sage class.

"W-who are you?!" His shouting.

"Pardon surprising you. But we came here just to—

"The thief! You guys must want to steal this stick, right?!"

Elie's words were cut off just like that, and she kept calling us thieves. Looks like this guy's mind is aging like his old age. He really doesn't want to hear what we're saying.

"We have come by order of the king" I said.

Hearing that, the old man immediately shut up and said nothing. He also lowered his wand.

"King yes ... Then you're supposed to go in and talk."

"It's Zero! I told you better get permission!"

"Whisper, can you just shut up for a second, new kid?" Said Zero. As usual, they can't get along.

"Then, what do you want to tell me, king's messenger?" Ask.

Zero advanced forward, facing the old man.

"Go to the point. Hand over Death Wand."

Oi oi, aren't your words like a robber? Can you be a little more polite in asking for something? At least explain why we're looking for that stick!

"Dea— what do you mean, t-there's no such thing in this place."

Well, it's obvious that he's lying. I hope Zero can hold back a little bit of emotion. As far as I know, Zero hates liars.

"Chih ... I'm asking seriously, old man."

Ah, bad. As I thought, he started to get emotional.

"Z-zero ... Hold on, hold your emotions," I said.

Now, Zero put an intimidating look at the old man. That gaze alone had already made the grandfather a little frightened. Is he really a hero's descendant?

"Well cake, I hate liars. I know Death Wand is here. Or rather it's behind you, right? At the altar."

"W-what are you saying? I-it's just a regular magic wand!"

"Where might an ordinary magic wand be given such a powerful seal, you fucking grandfather!!" Shouted Zero. It's really hot. "Enough show lies. We don't have time, so give me the stick!"

"If you want to take it yourself."

"seal it! Get rid of the seal, you fucking grandpa! How can I take it if the seal is still there!" Shouted Zero.

"If I release the seal, the vampires will come to this city! I can't do it!" Answer the grandfather.

We were instantly silent. What happened to this grandpa? Doesn't he know things out there?

"Oi cake, are you seriously saying that? Don't you know what's going on outside right now?" Ask Zero. "Because of this fucking stick, we're a hassle, you know?"

"W-what do you mean?"

"Huh, so you really don't know?" Ask Zero. "Because the seal is weakened, the vampires have long come after it. And now they'll come with their army just to snatch that thing."

Hearing him, the grandfather fell silent. Apparently, he didn't know anything about vampire attacks for several weeks. And now, I just realized that this whole place is magic-covered and sealed from the inside. Not many people can take the seal off, so he's not getting any information about what's going on out there.

"Therefore, this city is no longer safe.we will take over the stick." Guts who had been watching ahead of the grandfather. "Depending on the situation, maybe we should destroy it as well."

After a moment of silence, the grandfather moved towards the altar. He did something with that stick. The seal disappeared, and the wand was held very carefully. Instantly, all of the sealed dark Manna spread widely. What a terrible Manna.

"I believe, and you don't seem to be lying either. I'm very old, and I can't protect this stick anymore. This damned thing is very dangerous. My ancestors fought so hard to get it out of the hands of vampires 500 years ago" the old man walked up to us again with Death Wand in his hand.

"It's good that you understand the situation" Guts said.

"This thing belongs to the bloodthirsty vampires. Therefore do not let them—

"Because of that, quickly return the stick to us, you fucking man!!"

It happened very suddenly. Something shot very quickly towards the grandfather, seizing the Death Wand and even getting the grandfather's hand cut off. He then backed away and groaned in pain.

"Old grandfather! Hang in!" Shouted Elie, trying to give her first aid.

"Who's there?!"

"Ozax Mathel, that's my name."

A vampire figure emerged from above the altar. Death Wand is in his hands, and it's the worst condition that should never happen.

"Greetings, man descendant of a goddamn thief, and goodbye."