"Come forth, Belzathar."

A red magic circle appeared in front of me as a male creature with a human-like appearance slowly ascended from that circle. Maputla ang balat niya and he has two demon like horns that grows from his temple. There are red markings on his face as well as other parts of his body.

He actually looks fine.

"My lady Verena, it is an honor to be summoned," pag bati nito as he kneeled half knee before me.

Narito ako ngayon sa sentro ng kapitolyo ng Merania. There is an abandoned warehouse in the eastern part of the capital at napapalibutan ito ng mga kakahuyan. No one actually tries to renovate the building because of the occasional apperances of monsters within the area.

Based on my experiences, once I have stolen a skill from the enemy, that skill shall recognize me as its new master and therefore will know everything about me in exchange for their binding loyalty.

"You came from the underworld, right?" tanong ko.

"Yes, my lady. I am the prince of the Bathelheim Kingdom. One of the 13 kingdoms in the Underworld."

Nanlaki ang mata ko. A prince? Kaya pala malakas ang mana na nararamdaman ko mula sa kanya. He's a general class after all. But he seems different from the last time I saw him at the academy during the attack.

"How did you end up being under Kargarus?"

"Him, with the other generals of the Order has tried to invade the Underworld in search of you, the Servant. At habang hinahanap ka nila, they destroy kingdoms along the way at kasama ang kaharian namin. They killed my father and Kargarus turned me into one of his summons."

Order? That sounds familiar.

"What exactly is the Order?" tanong ko.

"I'm sorry, my lady. Pero hindi ko rin po alam kung ano sila. All I know is they call themselves as gods and their primary mission is to find you."

Ito rin ang sinabi ni Kargarus noon na hinahanap nila ako. And by "them," I'll assume that there are still more of them na naghihintay lang kung kailan sila susunod na aatake.

And by attacking the academy, I'll assume that they had already sensed my presence inside. But as the weakest E-class student, there's no chance that they'll suspect me.

Kailangan ko pa ng maraming information. I need to find out about the Order at mahanap rin ang Red Amethyst without his help. But before I find the stone, kailangan ko munang unahin ang mga kakampi ni Kargarus as they can be a threat to the resurrection of the King.

"Come forth, Avion."

Another male creature with human-like appearance ascended from the magic circle. He is also one of the general-class that I've acquired from Kargarus. At pareho kay Belzathar, parang may nag iba rin sa kanya. I just can't put my finger to it yet.

"You called me, My Lady."

He is the White Dragon. A mythical creature from the books na tinuturo dito sa academy na part ng curriculum. He is the mightiest dragon among all dragons as he reigned way before the existence of humanity. What made him the strongest is his exceptional healing abilities that can almost resurrect the dead. Dahil sa kapangyarihan nito, he led countless wars that has almost zero casualties because of his continuous healing ability. It drives their enemy to exhaustion of resources and power. He's also immune to any physical attacks and can even create a barrier to protect himself from magic attack while continuosly healing his army. He has the impossible strength that the books labeled him as a mythical creature because they refuse to believe that such dragon exist.

But to think even Kargarus managed to turn him as his summon...

Napatingin ako sa kanilang dalawa.

"You don't look like that while you were fighting back in the academy. Belzathar looks like a demon goblin while you look like a bird," sabi ko habang nakatingin kay Avion.

"Our magic and strength depends on the Summoner. The weaker the summoner, the weaker we are. But now..." napatingin si Avion sa isang basag na salamin dito sa warehouse.

He's in his human form. His skin is so white that he's almost glowing. Puting-puti rin ang buhok niya na umabot sa kanyang bewang at kasing asul ng nyebe ang kanyang mga mata. His dragon scales perfectly blended with his skin and he has the perfect body that made him look like he is in his mid to late 20's.

"It's been a long time since I became so strong that I almost forgot how it feels," sabi niya. Even his voice sounds intimidating, like that of a king.

"Being under Kargarus feels like I have been insulted for hundreds of years." Tumingin siya sa 'kin at lumuhod, "It's been an honor to serve you, my lady. Muli mong pinaramdam sa 'kin ang kapangyarihan na matagal ko nang nakalimutan. Your power is truly immeasurable. Thank you for saving me. And with that, I promise that I will serve you until I die."

Napatingin ako sa kanilang dalawa. A prince of the Underworld and the King of Dragons that humans believe that only exist in books. Who would think that an E-class like me can summon them?

"So that means I am stronger than Kargarus?" I asked them.

"There is no doubt, my lady. Your presence alone, even you're concealing your true form, is truly powerful," sagot ni Avion.

Looking at them and the mana within them, there is no way na general-class pa sila. They might have already reached the calamity-class level. Ah no, they're almost in god-class.

I smiled just the thought of it. My summons depends on how strong I am. So if I continue to become stronger, their level will also increase continuously.

"There is an abandoned island southeast from the capital that has been conquered by generals and one calamity-type monster. We'll clear that island and establish a base."

"How about the Betrayer's descendant's offer?" tanong ni Avion.

"You mean, Aoi?"

"Yes, my lady."

"I'll think about it later. Kailangan ko munang makakalap ng impormasyon tungkol sa Order."

Yumuko ang dalawa as I summoned specials and emissary class monsters. They are equivalent to D and C rank warriors. They are a pack of wolves disguised as dogs. All of them wagged their tails as they saw me.

"Okay, makinig kayo." The pack's alpha, a husky, which is the largest among them, barked at nagsitahimik naman silang lahat upang makinig sa 'kin. But their tails are still wagging like ordinary dogs. I guess they're just happy to be summoned just like Bel and Avion.

"I want you to patrol the entire campus and report anything unusual to me." Napatingin ako sa alpha nila at seryoso lang siyang nakikinig sa 'kin, "You don't have a name yet?" tanong ko sa kanya.

Tumahol naman siya. He's a white, woolly husky with heterochromia eyes. Blue on the left and brown on the right. He looks majesticially cute.

"Uh... since puti ka naman, panget naman siguro na Whitie papangalan ko sa 'yo 'no?" tumawa ako and he looks quite upset of the idea.

"Tisoy nalang!" I blurted out. Nakita ko pa rin sa mukha niya na 'di niya pa rin gusto ang pangalan pero tinanggap niya pa rin. His entire body glows white as I sensed that his mana and skills have upgraded. He even became larger.

He leveled up into general-class.

"Thank you for naming me, my master," sabi ni Tisoy at yumuko. Sumunod naman ang ibang mga aso.

"You can speak?!" I exclaimed excitedly.

"Yes, master. Now that I became a general-class alpha, I can now fully communicate with you."

My eyes sparkled with excitement. He's a husky, a beautiful majestic husky that can speak!

Tumalon ako mula sa upuan ko at niyakap siya. I just love dogs so much simula pa noong bata ako especially huskies. I remember that I had a dog when I was a teenager and he's a husky. And his name was also Tisoy.

I petted Tisoy at kinurot-kurot ang pisngi niya. Niyakap-yakap ko rin siya at hinahalik-halikan sa ilong.

"M-Master..." he whimpers as he can't stop wagging his tail.

The rest of the pack howls. They wanted to be petted as well. Kaya kinulit ko sila isa-isa. Ah, this is heaven.

Matapos nilang magpapet sa 'kin ay bumalik na sila sa kanya-kanya nilang pwesto as I'm about to give instructions.

"You will pretend to be stray dogs as you roam around the capital. Focus on the taverns and bars dahil doon maraming information na lumalabas. As for you Tisoy, kumuha ka ng 4 members sa pack and spread around the academy. Report any unusual activities to me."

"Yes, master." They bowed. From a majestically beautiful husky, they all turned into typical stray dogs that looks thin, malnourished, and dehydrated.

"Bel, I have a special mission for you. While you, Avion, will watch over the Higher Student Council, especially Aoi."

"Yes, my lady," sabay nilang sagot dalawa.

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Naglalakad na ako pauwi ng dorm nang may napansin akong may nagkakagulo malapit sa plaza na pinuntahan namin ni Kaizen.

I can sense its magic from here despite the tall trees and buildings na humaharang. Sinunandan ko ito at doon ko nakitang may higanteng nilalang na nag wawala malapit sa sentro. It looks like an orc with scales on its entire body. The scales serves as its armor kaya nahihirapan ang mga nag responding warriors to pierce through it.

Pinapanood ko lang sila habang nakikipaglaban. They're a team of 10 warriors na nasa C at D rank.

"Heal! Focus on the tank!" sigaw ng lalaking may hawak na espada. The man in front is tanking the attacks from the orc, making sure that he won't pass through. He is equipped with armors and shield but he won't last long given the situation.

"Ano pa bang ginagawa niyo?!" The tank yelled to the backline.

"Our attacks won't pierce through it's armor!" sigaw ng isang lalaking may hawak na bow at arrow.

The mages from the back also try to attack it but they can only deal minimal damage through magic.

"Hindi natin 'to kaya! Kailangan natin tumawag ng mas mataas na rank!"

The swordsman jumped towards the orc pero hindi tumalab ang espada niya sa armor nito. The monster slammed him to the ground which almost knock him unconscious.

"Fred!" sigaw ng tank. The orc was about to crush him when the tank swiftly ran towards him and raised his shield to protect the fighter.

"Healer!" he yelled.

The healers are trying their best pero nahimatay na ang isa sa kanila due to mana exhaustion.

"Damn it!"

The mages and archers continuously attack the orc in an attempt to weaken its defense pero mukhang hindi ito umeepekto.

"Hindi natin 'to kaya! Evacuate everyone from the scene and I'll try to hold the monster as long as I can!" sigaw ng tank.

Mabilis kaming pinaalis ng mga patrolling knights. They are humans yet trained knights and their job is to protect the civilians.

Mukhang isang special-class lang naman ang orc pero since halos D at E rank lang 'yong mga warriors na narito, talagang mahihirapan sila. Special-class is the 2nd weakest class of monsters next to the common-class. Professional warriors are B to S rank but it can take time to call them.

"Umalis na kayo rito kung ayaw niyo mapahamak!" sigaw ng isang knight dahil marami pa ring mga pasaway.

"Let the warriors do their job freely! Mahihirapan sila makipaglaban kung nandito pa kayo!" dagdag ng isa ring knight.

As the crowd gets busy, lumipat ako ng pwesto na medyo walang tao at madilim. I picked up a stone at pinakiramdaman ang paligid.

Walang nakatingin dahil lahat ng atensyon nila ay nasa halimaw at sa pag eevacuate.

It's only a special class monster. Hindi ko na kailangan gumamit ng magic.

I threw the stone towards the orc as it traveled like a bullet, piercing through its armor, and buries in his skull.

The orc lost its balance which serves as an opportunity to the warriors.

"Anong...?" Nakita kong napalingon ang tank sa likuran upang tingnan kung nasaan galing ang atake.

"We pierced its armor! Attack!" sigaw nila as the warriors charge towards the orc.

Bumagsak ang halimaw sa lupa.

The warriors and the people rejoices their victory.

Nakabalik na ulit ako sa pwesto ko kanina kung saan ako nanonood at nakikisali sa kanilang pumalakpak.

"Troy, tingnan mo," tawag ng isang warrior sa kanyang kasamahan.

"Bato?"

Kinuha ng isang warrior ang isang maliit na bato na bumaon sa noo ng halimaw.

"Alam mo ba kung sino ang may gawa nito?"

"Hindi. At tingnan mo, wala akong nararamdamang mana mula sa bato."

Nanlaki naman ang mata ng huli, "Pero imposible 'yon! Sinasabi mo bang tanging lakas lang ang ginamit niya upang patumbahin ang halimaw na 'to?"

Sabay silang napatingin sa mga kasamahan nila. I'm closely watching them. Mukhang hindi sila makapaniwala sa kanilang natagpuan.

"There might be someone here who might be an A-class warrior... Or rather an S-class."

Napatawa nalang ako at tumalikod na upang bumalik ng dorm.

  
Meanwhile...
  

A man hiding in the shadows of the tall building saw all of it. A grin escaped from his lips as he looks at Alexandra.

"Found her."

  
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Author's note:

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