Exiles of the Netherworld

world, yet mankind hel

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ar!

Like claps of thunder in the unknown darkness, the chilling sounds assaulted the eardrum

tic bearing, though his complexion was ghostly pale with blood trickling from

le apprentice

n avalanche, sending rocks raining down around

ar!

g the utter insignificance of this human before the maw of

mid-level magical bea

ke at Alberic's fe

ashing the rocks violently with its gigantic tail. Still catc

the gloom, much of its head burnt and blistered

solent human had clearly

ely overcome the apprentice, the bea

poised to crushing his skull within tho

second, Alberi

d been waiting f

red a handful of iro

secondary fireball spell gathered

ary Fi

ized fireball shot for

om!

on contact, detonating with the f

ern, shattering the crocodile's massive jaws

, Alberic staggered to his feet, gazing excitedl

new

his secondary fireball that Alberic had placed hi

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ghastly pale from the extreme drain on his men

king three vibrant glowing Starlight Grass. He made his way back to the battle site, claiming the Brine Crocodylus's most precious magic

o more than half the spoils fro

s blood suffused with elemental magic. It was not that he was unwi

intense battle, Alberic dared not ling

urpose in braving the crocodile's turf-the fundam

vy breathing echoed

to emanate from

without another glance bac

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bla

ritories", this was the one and only city established by dark w

bricks, soaked over epochs in the blood of countless slain beasts. Arcane sigi

arrived at this magnificent city, finally

!" A mocking chuckle rang out from the parapets as A

lack robes stood atop the city walls. The one who ha

rtal grudges, he held no qualms in r

frained from verbal mockery, cold indi

urprise, for it was simply the

. Might reigned supreme as the solitary doctrine in this subt

fittest was th

, no one would selflessly

sfortune, he might even feel a twinge of relie

insignia to the Minotaur Captain guarding the gates. "I'm an apprentice sent by Ma

high-level magical creature, now showed utmost de

but the status of a black mage and the master

tire Gloom Territories, the black mag

sing through the gates without incident - much to the d

demy of Dark Magic. Now sixteen, he was on the

the praise of several esteemed archmages. What truly commanded

smile on Alberic, allowing him to be tak

ellcaster, his standing among Mosobla's apprentic

disdain incited that scar

tion of directly antagonizing Alberic - rathe

d orders to his lackey: "Inform Yrque th

Yrque has no wish to see Alberic strutting bef

ecent arrival to Mosobla, having started learning magic less than two yea

acking personal power must cling

ter's bidding, even knowing it would pit

hand, that mad sorceress would sure

scarred a

patron. Thus he had no

ed directly with Alberic's lover

towards Alberic, coha