Infinite Paths: The Raging Phoenix

Rain couldn't help but imagine that in a magical world like the one he inhabited, such instincts might be even more heightened…

That would explain the thought of creatures possessing uncanny senses, attuned to the presence of magical beings of strength like his friends and family… they would try to avoid those hidden threats without hesitation, and that intrigued him. It was another layer of complexity in this world, a reminder that danger could lurk around any corner, and he needed to be constantly vigilant.

"What about their numbers?" Rain asked after he crossed his arms.

"There are ten villages that had been attacked and the people that escaped say that they saw five hundred of them, we saw around two hundred," Jori replied. "Maybe the darkness of the night made them think that the threat was higher."

"We still need to investigate the packs of monsters split up or not after the first attacks, so we can't be sure," Roan said. "I think Geo would be a good job watching things from above."n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

That was a good idea… but that would leave Rain without someone to keep him informed about the beast people. In the end, he decided to ask one more thing about the monsters, and that could change his views about the whole situation.

"Did you guys try to use Magic Eyes on them?" Rain asked.

"Yes, we didn't find anything odd with them, why?" Dana asked.

"Describe their aura, you guys didn't see many monsters, they are rare to find, after all," Rain said. "I want to check if their aura resembled anything similar that you had seen before."

"They looked like the aura of the water snipers when they fired water spears, but it was more intense," Gila readily said.

Everyone looked a bit surprised when they heard that… they didn't try to use Magic Eyes when the monsters attacked, but it seemed that they were lucky somehow that someone did that.

"What is that supposed to mean?" Roan said while blinking several times.

"Monsters are difficult to find in the parts of the world that we know of, breeding them using normal means should be even harder," Rain explained. "However, they could be a powerful force in a war since they don't have fear like humans and they are extremely vicious… some of them can even use magic as we saw it.

However, what if someone can produce them in some other way… like creating magic beasts with blood of the magic people?"

The room was filled with confusion and shock as Rain brought up the notion that the enemies might be producing monsters. To the others, it sounded utterly nonsensical, as if taken from a bizarre fantasy tale. Rain was aware that his idea seemed insane, but he couldn't help but consider it.

He knew that his perspective, shaped by his experiences from modern Earth, might provide a different angle on the issue. In a world where magic and creatures existed, the boundaries of what was possible had to be broader than most could fathom.

"... Why would you think of such a thing, Rain?" Leiah asked, visibly worried.

"Well, considering what I know from the enemies, nothing surprises me, besides, the mysteries of that part of the world intrigues me," Rain explained. "Giant monsters came from that side of the world, but how come they suddenly appeared? Why had no one heard of them before, and they never showed up again? How many of them had been eliminated?

All those questions don't have answers, and considering the knowledge and technology that Joanis had, I can only imagine that he found all that in that part of the world, but he only scratched the surface of it and imagined that it would be enough to conquer the world."

Everyone began to understand a bit more Rain's point of view and it made sense, but it still sounded like he was thinking too much about such possibilities. When they hear about history, they treat most things like legends or myths, after all. Rain wasn't like that, he considered the past like a real fact that he could learn things from.

"... In the end, it is a fact that such a part of the world remains a mystery… and eventually, it would be better to confirm that the monsters aren't from there," Roan said. "Still, confirming or not that the monsters have been created doesn't help us that much, right?"

"It doesn't help us find quick ways to dispose of them, but it increases the gravity of the situation," Rain replied. "Anyway, I want Geo to keep watching the beast people, so we will have to find another way to track the enemies. Dana, Kei, and Gila can use that spell to find all of them."

"Ehhh… do we have to?" Kei asked while rolling her eyes. "It is too tiresome… focusing on the same pace as the others is annoying too."

"Just because you are a bit faster with water magic now…" Dana frowned.

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It seemed that they would argue for a while, but soon they stopped… Rain felt relieved thanks to that, and thanks to that, he finally understood that his own actions and the past were affecting the future of his sisters… Dana was already seventeen, and while she was still a bit childish, she didn't have many chances to enjoy her life.

Kei was still keeping most of her thoughts to herself and disliked doing things that she deemed troublesome… she liked to study and practice magic, but everything else in her own words was a pain. Gila had become the most quiet of the group, while she still enjoyed cooking, her hobby reached the bottom of her priorities…

Rain and Roan joked about making most boyfriends running away from those three in the past, but they didn't think that the situation of the country would actually do that for them… Rain was also aware that his actions were also a part of their main problems…