Earth's Greatest Magus

Three months ago, on a distant elven planet.

A beautiful young woman with striking red hair and a fluttering dark cape was walking along within a crowd of thousands of Nightwalkers. Her ability to use [Sonic Sound], and knowing what kind of stimulus would trigger them, allowed her to blend and remain unharmed amongst these ravenous creatures.

Coupled with her shadow ability to hide and her familiar summons that were nearly undetectable, she managed to see everything that was happening within a hundred miles radius. This feat allowed her to keep her distance from the acolytes and the several dark elf magus that were rushing towards them â€" and soon enough would surround them.

Even though she would love to help these 'friends' of hers, throughout her life she had always put her own interests first above others, and right now, the thorough calculation she had done stated that helping and staying with them was not feasible for her goal.

"Forgive me, I have already tried my best." She said as her gaze fell on the acolytes who were gradually being killed. "Please be on your way to the afterlife in peace."

However, to her surprise, from the eyes of one of her tiny summons, she saw a familiar young man darting over from the distance, coming to their rescue. Her eyes widened in shock when she found out his strength.

"What the heck?! Half-Moon magus?! That's just crazy!"

The red-haired girl saw from a distance how the young man went ahead and dealt with the dark elf magus attacking the acolytes at the same time. It was the depiction of a heroic act that came right at the best possible moment â€" something that could only be seen in fantasy stories â€" a plot armor that made her unable to stop herself from shaking her head in astonishment.

Unfortunately for her, before she could return to the group, the young man had already sent all of the acolytes who survived the bloodbath away with his space magic. She could only watch dumbfoundedly as she was left behind.

"Oh my god! I really don't believe it! How could he forget me?! After everything I did for him and his friends!"

Because there were so many dark elf magus and grand magus surrounding the acolytes, she couldn't help but hesitate whether she should have rushed toward him. And just like that, her doubtful nature caused her to lose her window of opportunity.

Now that things had happened, she just heaved a sigh. "Well, then nevermind. I should just find the other surviving half-blood magus and act stupid like I always do."

As she was about to make her way back to the compound, she was stopped in her tracks when a powerful burst of energy suddenly descended from above. She was once again shocked when she saw the elven spaceship in the sky crash into the ground hundreds of miles away.

Knowing full well that the place would soon become a hot zone, she promptly resumed her journey back to the compound.

However, it was at this moment that her summon detected another commotion; a battle which involved a familiar serpent girl.

The red-haired girl fell into contemplation as she observed the ongoing battle. It didn't take long for her to reach a conclusion as to what would most likely happen.

"She can't hold on much longer. Should I help her?"

Fortunately for her, the difficult dilemma was quickly settled when she saw the 'hero' who once again came to the rescue.

This time however, he wasn't able to save her. What astonished her the most was the fact that instead of running away, he chose to foolishly take a last stand against the group of dark elf powerhouses surrounding him.

"I guess one has to die to really be called a hero, what a fool!"

Just as the girl was about to leave, she was once again interrupted due to yet another commotion. She watched dumbly as the young man transformed into something that once again made her jaw drop.

Soon after, the battle descended into utter chaos as thunderous sounds resounded repeatedly in the air. The wind whipped so hard that it became violent tornadoes that ripped across the earth and tore the sky apart.

Seeing such a catastrophic sight, she did not dare to take even another step and simply hid and watched from a distance. The calamity went on for a while until it was finally all over and there was no one left standing,

"He... is finally gone, isn't he?" Her guess was once again proven wrong when she saw a spirit soul emerge from the familiar body and fly around the area haphazardly as if it was looking for something.

"What are you doing now!?"

With curiosity, she followed the spirit soul's and saw it landing on the serpent girl's corpse.

A bright light shot out from the soul before it gradually dissipated into motes of light right above her body.

A moment later, she witnessed what could only be described as a miracle. A sound of heartbeat could be heard from the supposedly dead body. Signs of life re-emerged from the white-haired girl's body.

"That's a reviving spell, isn't it?"

Realizing that the serpent girl had come back to life, she thought of a way that could lead to her  own survival. She decided to take action even though it could put her life in danger. She ran as fast as she could and whisked the girl's body, carrying her away into the shadows.

Just a moment after, her summon detected the arrival of a grand magus figure, Headmaster Delbrand of the Magus Academy.

However, when she also found out that a dozen magus were approaching the area, coupled with the fact that she wasn't sure whether the headmaster would believe her due to her past actions, killing one of the Magus Academy acolytes, she hesitated to come out.

In the end, she decided to go back to her original plan, returning to the compound and rejoining the other half-blood magus.

On her way, she was thinking very hard about what to say about the serpent girl on her back... Soon enough she arrived at the side of the compound which was the designated fall back area for the half blood in case things went south.

When she arrived at the palace however, she saw an unexpected sight. The surviving Tiger and Bat half-blood magus who numbered in half a dozen was currently surrounded by a group of dark elves magus.

One of the half-blood tiger half-moon shouted in an altercation with the group of dark elf magus.

"What do you think you are doing?! We are your ally!!"

"Lay down your weapon and stand down!' shouted the dark elf magus which further angered the half-blood. Fangs and claws came out ready to fight.

It seemed that another fight was about to break out, this time between the two sides that were supposed to be allies with each other. And once again, the best course of action for her in the current situation was to stay as far away from such things as possible.

Unfortunately for her, her luck seemed to have run out as she found herself close enough in the proximity of the compound that her presence was detected. Her face changed greatly as she sensed two dark elf magus rushing towards her direction.

She tried to run away, but in just a minute, she was surrounded with nowhere to go.

"A human acolyte?" said one of the dark elf magus when he saw Annara, to which his partner swiftly responded.

"Must be one of the escaped captives."

The two were talking among themselves and completely disregarded her presence. Their attitude while discussing what they should do was as if they were just going to kill a mere rat, and realizing the danger she was in, the red-haired girl quickly spoke.

"No! You misunderstood! I am Annara Vermont!" Saying those words, she quickly pointed at the half-blood magus in the distance and added, "I am one of them, and my master is Grand Magus Zenonia!"

The two of them showed an impassive look at her words, and when they heard her mention her master's name, they proceeded to say something that shocked her greatly.

"Grand Magus Zenonia? That's the name of that space magic user half-blood, isn't it? ...She's not on this planet anymore." Looking at Annara's expression, he continued, "Either she died or gone, leaving you behind here."

Annara knew very well that her master would not leave the planet, especially in the midst of all this. Therefore, what happened could only be the other option. It greatly shocked her that such a powerful figure had fallen.

On the other hand, the two magus continued to scrutinize the two female half-bloods before them. With someone seemingly in a near-death state, they didn't think of them as a threat in the slightest.

Still, they didn't want to be reprimanded for killing the wrong person, hence they decided to bring them. Under the two dark elf magus' supervision, Annara and the unconscious Silva joined the group of half-blood magus who were currently on standby as the elves were waiting for orders from their superior.

"I need to get out of this mess!!"