The Soldier Mage 29 Chapter 28 Part 2

Arianna stood nervously in the main hall, waiting for her Lord and G.o.d to appear before her. The journey had been rather quick, expedited by using the teleportation ritual as soon as she could. This was urgent news and it required meeting him in person.

It had been some time since she sent the guard to fetch her master and she grew impatient. However, solid footsteps soon echoed from further inside the castle and she knelt in antic.i.p.ation. Her G.o.d would have ignored her rudeness even if she did not kneel but her devotion to him would not allow her to insult him thus.

She remained wit her head held low until her Lord's rough voice beckoned her.

"Arianna, it has been quite some time. What brings you here today?"

"Oh, Living G.o.d J'aymezh, it is with gr--"

James cut her off.

"Please. I have said so many times now, 'my Lord' is sufficient."

"Yes...my Lord. It is with great trepidation that I bring you news from our efforts. We have found another item as detailed in your holy scripture."

Her G.o.d's eyes widened at that remark and he seemed quite intrigued.

"Ahh, the list? Tell me, what did you find this time?"

She gestured to behind her where a small chest lay on the ground.

J'aymezh bent down and opened the lid, surprise clearly visible upon his face when he saw what lay inside.

"What! How? These are guns!"

(Yes! I can't believe after so many years that I've found it, the most elusive item on the list! It had been quite some time since our last find, what was it again? I think it was some kind of metal object that created fire, a lighter was its name I think? No matter, all items on the list are dangerous and for our protection their creators must be stopped.)

The List is J'aymezh's ultimate work. The Society of the Video Game follows it religiously and based their teachings upon it. Outlined in the book are a list of dangerous items from J'aymezh's world that should be treated as evil and destroyed as well as the story of how he came here.

32 years ago the human kingdoms, Leganon, Moburi and Nansen, faced a severe threat that would have destroyed them utterly. In a last ditch effort, they invoked an ancient ritual to summon heroes to this world to defend them but the ritual was rushed and the summoning altar was damaged in the process. The heroes succeeded in defeating the enemy, a coalition of lizardman from Varnia and beastfolk from Louradariz that were led by a greater demon.

After the demon's defeat, his hold on the lizards and beastfolk subsided and a peace was reached with both sides seeking a truce. Animosities from that time are still fresh in everyone's minds and has prevented the human kingdoms from trading with their old enemies.

After the threat was over, the heroes who survived could not go back to their world due to the damage to the summoning altar but some of them, like J'aymezh, had even planned to stay in this world no matter what happened. After some talking, many decided to try and make this world their own by corrupting the kingdoms with their foul inventions and ideas. J'aymezh saw through their deceit and opposed this, coming to blows with his former allies. Emerging victorious, he swept across the nations and took them all down in righteous justice.

Arianna of course knew the List inside out, having memorized it in her devotion.

"Yes Lord. One of our agents found this in the Kingdom of Leganon in the possession of a small boy who attends the academy there. What shall we do?"

James expression became quite serious.

"What shall we do? What we must and what we always do. We must stay ever vigilant against those who would seek to corrupt us. There is a reason that this item was listed as first priority, it is one of the most dangerous things from my world but fear not, I shall protect this world from it. We must find and stop the one that is able to create these abominations. Capture him and bring him here."

Arianna bowed and puts her hand to her heart.

"Understood. However, it may be more difficult since this person is affiliated with the Academy and is in another Kingdom. We do not have many operatives in Leganon due to its smaller size."

"Hmmm, who's our nearest operative?"

"I believe it is Blackjack, near Sondano."

"Ah yes, the bandit. Very well, send him new orders, he can stop being on the lookout for List items for now. I don't want you to cause a ruckus in Leganon though, try to keep it discreet."

"One last thing Arianna, before you leave, destroy these abominations. There's no need for these in this pure and perfect world."

Picking up the weapons from the chest, Arianna focused and used a spell.

"[Deconstruction]!"

Destroying magical items of a high tier took a lot of Mana and it left her rather weak but she could not refuse her G.o.d. She bowed deeply and exited the room. She had just teleported here and would need some time to recover before she could used the spell again, especially after using up the remains of her power to destroy these magical creations. She got on a horse at the castle stable in the courtyard, leaving with due haste. She hadn't seen her G.o.d so interested in something for years and it excited her.

It disappointed her that he did not thank her for her work but as long as she would end up becoming his woman one day, it was all worth it. There is only a single obstacle still remaining between her and J'aymezh, that witch Emilia. She did not understand why he kept her close after all these years and after how she dared oppose him but she would be taken care of very soon. Her lips curled into a cruel s.a.d.i.s.tic smile and she laughed.