The next day...

Ace and the others are sitting near the counter, having a serious conversation.

Ezra: We need to think of a plan before we act.

Trent: So let me get this straight, so the guild is hidden at gorge valley.

Hansel: It's true.

Ace: Then let's head over there and kick that guild master into the curb.

Max: Are you insane? We don't even know what the enemy has in stored for us.

Julie: He's right. We're facing an evil guild, who knows if we encountered their Class S wizards.

Ace: Class S? So there is another Class higher than A?

Trent: Of course. Class S wizards are the strong wizards of a guild.
Ace: I get a feeling that one of us is a Class S.

Trent, Max and Julie suddenly stared at Ezra.

Ace was surprised.

Ace: You mean Ezra is a Class S mage!?

Max: You seriously didn't noticed that until now?!

Ace: What about you guys? What are your Class?

Julie: Class B

Max: Class A

Trent: Don't have one.

Ace: Huh? Are you serious?

Trent: I don't want to be in any Class.... never again..

Ace: Hmm..?

Trent: Oh sorry, just talking to myself.

Gretel: If you're gonna head towards the guild, you have to enter a one way route. That route is the canyon, but the strong mages are guarding there.

Ezra: I'll take them out, you all just have to focus on defeating the guild master.

Max: Understood.

Ezra: We leave in 20 minutes.

Ace walks out of the guild and head towards the town square.

Ace: It's been days since I came into this place.

He sat once again in the bench of the central square.

Ace remembered something wheb he was still in his dimension.

He remembered a lot of machines and something is doing to him.

Julie: Ace?

Ace stopped spacing out when Julie called his name.

Ace: Oh Julie, it's you.

Julie: Can I sit beside you?

Ace: S-Sure.

Julie beside Ace.

Julie: You sure do love staying in this place.

Ace: *smiles* I just happen to get a liking in this bench. It just feels like I was...home.

Julie: hmm..? Where do you lived anyway?

Ace raised his hand in the air and clenched it.

Ace: I live very far away from here.

Julie: I see.

Ace: What about you? Where do you live?

Julie: Umm... Well... I live from far away here as well.

Ace: Is that so?

Julie nodded in response.

Max walks up to them.

Max: Hey, we're about to leave, why are you still dating?

Julie blushed and covered her face.

Ace: Dating?

Max: *sigh* nevermind. Anyway, you guys need to go back to the guild. Something is wrong with the twins.

Ace: What?!

Ace and the others rushed back to the guild.

When they came inside of the guild, the twins are growing weaker and a black shackle is around of their necks.

Ezra: Everyone, we need to move fast. I don't know how much longer they can endure the curse.

Trent: This is now very troublesome... Now we won't know where the guild master is, plus we don't know what kind mages are guarding the canyon.

Max: We must move fast.

Ezra: Everyone grab hold onto me.

Max and Julie grabs hold onto Ezra.

Julie: Come on Ace!

Ace: I'll catch up with you all in a bit.

Ezra: Don't slow us down newbie.

Ezra jumped high into the sky.

Ace was gonna do the same thing, but Hansel suddenly spoke.

Hansel: A-Ace...

Ace: Hang in there Hansel, we're going to save both of you.

Hansel: P-Promise me.... that you will kill that bastard...

Ace: .... I will.

Gretel: Please.... Ace, give this to Max....

Gretel gave a necklace to Ace.

Gretel: It is a gift.... from my dad.
It will protect him...

Ace: I promise I will save both of you.

Trent was left behind in the guild trying to help the twins to endure the curse.

Ace jumped high and tries to catch up to Ezra and the others.

***

At the evil guild, Gorgons' Eye...

Guild member 1: Master, we detected that wizards from Pixies Scale is heading towards us.

The guild master turn around and gives a smirk.

Thros: Let them.

***
Ezra and the others have finally reached the canyon entrance.

Max: So this is the entrance to their guild.

Julie: Once we enter, we will face one of the most wanted wizards.
By the way, where's Ace?

Ezra: I used one of my divine magic to travel here faster. The newbie will reach this place in 30 minutes I guess.

Max cracked his knuckles and head towards the entrance.

Max: We can't wait for him, there's no time.

Julie and Ezra also heads inside.

***

As they walk through the canyon, there is nobody guarding the entrance.

Ezra: It feels kinda weird...

Julie: Now that you mention it, there is nobody in this place except us.

Max: Keep your guards up, we don't know what tricks the enemy has in stored for us.

They finally reached the guild.

Ezra: Something is definitely wrong here...

Max: Look out!

Ezra and Julie evaded a falling debris out of knowhere.

Ezra: What the—!

Ezra was suddenly been hit by someone, blowing her to the wall.

Julie: Ezra!

Julie, out of knowhere, was kicked in her stomach.

Max: Guys! Are you all alright!?

Max sensed someone approaching him.

Max: Air blades!

Max's air blades simultaneously tries to hit the enemy, but suddenly, it disappeared.

Max kept his guards up.

Max felt the presence and created a blade in his hand. He turns around and pointed the blade to the enemy.

Max: Who're you.

Person: I'm Trez, a wizard of Gorgon's Eye. Our guild master ordered me to give you pixie whatsoever a warm welcome.

Max: Why you!

Max tries to hit Trez.

Trez: I wouldn't do that if I were you.

Trez points below.

Trez's right hand was inside a magic circle. Trez's hand was pointing at Max's belly.

Trez: My magic is making a portal to almost everywhere.
If you move even a little, say goodbye to your innards.

All of the sudden, a powerful pebble was thrown at Trez.

Trez evaded the attack.

Trez: phew, that was really close.
Who the hell did that!

Ezra walked beside Max.

Ezra: Take Julie and head towards the guild.

Max: What about you?!

Ezra: I'll deal with this.

Max: Got it.

Julie and Max heads inside of the guild.

Trez: Come back here!

Trez created a portal in front of Max and Julie.

All of the sudden, his portal was disabled.

Trez: What?!

Ezra: I placed some of my divine magic around us, therefore, I created a dome where your magic can't reach the outside.

Trez: Did you think you can defeat me!

Ezra: Let's just see about that.

To be continued...