BornAndTorn 137 No Restrictions

A deafening thunder broke through the sky and illuminated the surrounding s.p.a.ce in gleaming light. The previous stalemate had been broken through this sudden event. Nothing but charred remains of the Moirai on the receiving end remained. The mage looked at his enemy with nothing but pure contempt and visible disgust.

What had been seemingly impossible just moments ago had been solved with ease. But this was not the result of a strategy, it was the fact that the restrictions placed on them had been lifted. This decision came to the surprise of many, though it did not hinder them taking advantage out of it.

Similar scenes took place all over and many Moirai became the victim from circ.u.mstances out of their control. The task had lost its meaning and the objective had been failed. The players were none the wiser as they had not learned a single thing out of this encounter.

The sudden change did not escape The Observer, but it just resumed to follow the push-up routine with the rest of the Moirais. What went through its mind was entirely unknown. The only change that occurred was that the numbers of Moirais going out of the town to face their fate increased dramatically.

The town, which had previously bustling full of activity became noticeably less populated. With the dwindling numbers of Moirai, it became apparent that a drastic change had occurred. Despite the stream of new Moirai arriving at the town had not died down it was not nearly enough to compensate for the current expenditure of Moirai clones.

Only one Moirai from the previous stalemate was left standing. The version Samantha and Laura had encountered knew that something had changed and behaved accordingly. Both of them were confused about the difference in behaviour.

All of the previous tension had been lost as the Moirai in front of them did not show any interest in continuing the fight. In fact, it was the NPC who had just turned around waving them goodbye. Before it could disappear it was stopped in his tracks by 2 mighty attacks. .h.i.tting right in front of him.

The Moirai turned around with its usual expression. " Laying down my life like this is pointless and it will not of any use whatsoever. So why do you insist on keeping me here? Can you not stand the thought of me leaving you?"

Despite being used to the general antics of the NPC in front of them, they still found themselves baffled by the sheer gall of the NPC. For just one moment, they just stared at him full of disbelief. After regaining their composure they began to close in on the Moirai. Yet they did not use any magic while doing so.

" I admire your sheer confidence but let me reiterate once more. Underestimating your opponent is not good and it will certainly not help you. I would suggest not letting your guard down, even if you have an absolute advantage now." The Moirai stated without any change in his expression.

" We are not interested in this battle either. We are trying to learn more about this matter" Samantha said with a formal tone unlike she had shown previously.

" Just like a proper housewife" The silent remark from Laura was met with a quick punch to Laura's ribs catching her off-guard. Surprised by the sudden attack Laura stopped in her tracks and just looked bewildered at her friend.

" While methods like this are primitive, they still prove quite effective in certain ways."

Seeing this Moirai had a slight smirk on his face.

" Okay since you apparently are the only one, who even learned something from this experience, I will give you some advice. Forget about Moirai. Nothing good comes out a.s.sociating with him."

" What do you mean?" Laura exclaimed not knowing what to make out of the given advice.

Yet, the Moirai in front of them had already turned around and began to wave them goodbye once more. This prompted Laura to throw another spell at him but this time directly aimed at his body. Strangely Moirai dodged this attack by sidestepping it and resumed to walk forward as if nothing had happened.

Afterwards, Laura and Samantha were caught in a daze by the result. They could only stare at the NPC until it had calmly walked out of their sights heading into an unknown direction.

" How?" Laura said clearly still shocked by the strange event, which had taken place right in front of their eyes.

" Without a doubt, we did not stand any chance, to begin with. Neither back then or now with all of our abilities. The more I learn about it the less I understand, truly unfathomable" Samatha had clearly accepted the result when her friend.

But she was unsure about what the last advice by the NPC really meant. Why did this advice seem more like a warning? What benefit would they receive by staying away from the original Moirai? An ominous feeling spread inside of her, upon thinking about the many talented people currently on their way to vanquish it.

"Forget about Moirai" the words echoed in her mind and it left a bitter trace behind. Did they lack the strength to contend with the others? Would their involvement really be that negative for them? But upon pondering for a while this train of thought did not make any sense to her anymore. According to her information, there should not be many that are stronger than her.

Despite being unable to win against these select few people, she would still lose full of grace. With that option being a dead end, she thought about another possibility which was also quickly discarded. While the mysteries surrounding Moirai were plenty none of them were enough to warrant such a warning.

Because once the mystery had been solved it would not have any further implications. This a.s.sessment was made up of all of her knowledge. While the conclusion drawn from it was a correct one, the truth, on the other hand, differed from it by a lot.

But inexplicably her instincts told her to heed the warning the NPC had given her. It was nothing more than a gut feeling, but nonetheless, she decided to put her trust into it. Although this did not mean, that she had given up partic.i.p.ating in this event.

Because all she had to do was avoiding to fight or be near Moirai, that did not mean she could not observe everything from a safe distance. Looking at her friend she noticed a change in her expression, that told Samantha that she had come to a different conclusion.

Once she had made up her mind, there were no words she could use to sway her opinion. Therefore she refrained from saying anything about this matter. This was a decision she had made for herself and she would also be the one to follow through with it till the end.

They did not come across crossroads like this often but they had agreed on following their own path a long time ago. There were some things that they had to do on their own and there was nothing to compromise in matters like these.

" I will cheer for you." With a big smile on her face, Samantha nodded at Laura watching as she ventured forward to fight Moirai. No signs of hesitation appeared on both of the faces as their stance had become clear.

Samantha remained at the same place for a certain time cleary still pondering about the situation before the NPC returned with a clear look of interest painted on his face.

" What a peculiar development, I had expected something else. Why did not take the same path as your friend?"

Samantha turned around with a serious expression on her face.

" Everything surrounding Moirai remains a mystery. Even your behaviour is something which I can not find an explanation for. Why did you give us a warning? Why do you have his face but are still clearly that different from him? It is so vexing to not know anything about Moirai. Follow her just did not feel right to me."

" This much is sufficient. Since you have made up your mind, a reward is due. The warning I gave you was about indeed about Moirai, but who is to say that it is referring to someone you know?"

An expression of utter shock appeared on Samanthas face as this voice had been spoken so casually. The implications of those words should they be true we unimaginable. Instead of making the matter easier, it only made it even more complicated.

" As for me, you currently do not have the qualifications to know about me. Know this though, no one person from this plane has it. The reason for my presence is related to Moirai himself. I need him for a task that can not be solved by ordinary means."

The different Moirai waited for a while keeping an eye on the face of Samantha clearly waiting for something but after a while, he was quickly disappointed. The thing he had been looking had not appeared. After shacking of his disappointed he continued to speak to her.

" All of this might be overwhelming to you, I am certain you have many questions you would like to ask. What do you think would you like to accompany me to spectate Moirai himself and watch the events from up close?"

Samantha took a while to think about this strange offer but after a while, she did not see anything wrong in it and gladly accepted. Her curiosity had been ignited as the Moirai in front of her, had been acting strangely for the entire duration of their conversation.

Samantha was intrigued by the acts of the Moirai and the things he said but did not treat them as absolute truths. After coming into contact with Moirai and hearing about all of his antics, exaggeration of simple matters was more than likely to occur.

It was a pattern, which could be found in every single sentence he used. Therefore Samantha had no issues with following the strange Moirai at most it would turn out to be yet another disappointment. But if not, then Samantha would get answers to questions she had desired for a long period of time. She had nothing to lose, while the possibility of gaining something of value was pretty enticing.

" Just follow my steps for the time being. If you feel bored with something so simplistic, I advise you to entertain yourself. I am certain, that there is something relevant currently happening."

Samantha had not even heard the last part of the sentence as a message from her best friend caught her attention. The original Moirai himself, or at least someone who made that claim was currently being interviewed by the famous CallMeDaddy himself. A development like this was something which Samatha had to follow.

Ignoring the outside world she started to search HolyTube for the Livestream of CallMeDaddy only to discover a face she knew all too well. It was the face of the Moirai who had caused her a lot of headaches and of hours spent trying to figure out the secrets he had. Although the appearance could not be differentiated to the other Moirai, Samantha still managed to recognize him the moment she saw him

Listening to his speech was further proof, that this Moirai indeed was the original Moirai she had fought against. There was something more to him which the one in front of her could never possess. It was the otherworldly feeling that was connected to it. A feeling which she had not when looking at the version in front of her.

For reasons unknown to her, she only felt the mystery surrounding it but not the strange vibe the other Moirai had attached to it. Having forgotten about the current surroundings she just stood still listening attentively while trying to pay attention to even the slightest of details.

This left the other Moirai in an awkward spot as he did not want to disturb her but also could not walk any further.

Having such a pretty woman captivated this much is more than an achievement. Especially with a natural const.i.tution this repulsive. Although only strength is valued in this world, looking like this did not bring anything good with it.

He did not know why the Observer had decided for such an arrangement, but he was certain that the reason behind it must have been petty. After all, he had always been that way. But this time around he really is doing me a huge favour, so I should not talk ill behind his back. Because the likes of him never forget their grievances, he is strikingly similar to the human in this matter.

After talking to the Observer for a while he had high expectations for the human and his weird const.i.tution. Although he was warned to pay close attention to him and to intervene if he were to act strange. But where is the fun in that? All the talk about upkeeping tradition and rules was something for those fools with their stagnant values.

A nice change was more than welcome in his eyes. As long as the problem was resolved, he could not care any less about the rest. Sadly his hands were tied in this matter otherwise he would have to ask for such a favour.

The human better is worth the investment, otherwise, the Observer will never hear the end from it. Should he take the beautiful girl with him? He shook his head, a question like this was useless. It was nothing he could decide for her. Tempering in their affairs is not something he could afford despite his position. All he could do was to make an offer to her and let her decide.

A sigh escaped his lips, some times this task was truly more of a burden than honour. But of course, n.o.body would listen to his complaints and treat him as a lunatic for uttering such thoughts. He had always been an exception in this regard.

But mimicking the human in question was truly harder than it looks. Even the Observer and that ancient bug are having trouble with this. He was looking forward to the development of the current situation. It looked quite promising.

While the beauty was preoccupied he decided to return to The Observer first or however he calls himself now and talk a bit about the prospects the future has to offer. Leaving the beauty behind was not an option, so he decided to follow his line of thinking how a brutish human would act.

Which caused a strange sight as Moirai was seen carrying a beauty under his arms running back to the desolate city. The beauty in question did not seem to mind this arrangement as she appeared to be focussed on something entirely else.

This would not be the only time Samantha was transported in such a manner. But Samantha clearly did not pay any mind to her image, as her entire focus lied entirely elsewhere.