“Say, mother, where is father at?” Zao asked.

“Not sure, he told me that he was gonna bring back his sword from Luo.”

*Luo is a close friend of Joseveth, they both often spar with each other. Luo also has a close relationship with both Zao and Xy.*

“Oooh, Luo. He only lives a few blocks away, I will go and tell him hi!”

“Okay, honey. But make sure to stay safe.”

“You got it! Xy, take care, buddy!”

“You’ve been kinda quiet this evening, dear.”

“Ah, well… I’ve been feeling very uneasy lately…”

“Why? Is it because of that shaman?”

“I think so.”

“You should not worry too much, okay? I’m sure that Zao will be able to find another shaman.”

“Yeah… Besides, I’ve been thinking about Chaiser a lot more often.”

A moment of silence broke as Mari seemed upset upon hearing his name.

Mari after years of not seeing her first child back gave her a perception of deep regret for letting her child go out of her range, never to be seen again.

She did not want Xy and Zao to search for the Eye, but it was especially Xy that reassured her that they would be able to find Chaiser somehow, they were her only hope.

“I know… Well, get some rest. It is getting late.”

“Maybe I should, yeah.”

‘I really need some sleep…’ Xy thought laying on his bed, looking at the moonlit sky.

If there was a materialistic representation of reassurance for both Xy and Zao, it would be their house.

A big house mostly made up of a strong type of wood, surrounded by a vast field which itself was surrounded by a large forest that connected with their garden, a place of peace, you could call it.

However, it would not take more than thirty minutes of staring at the night sky until a red crow appeared on his window, ticking on the glass.

“Ah, seriously…” 

Xy opened the window and the crow landed on his shoulder, handing over a scroll.

“Shoot… A Dozeth type, in Birane as well? Luckily it’s not near here…”

...

*The Order of Hollow has its own unique set of military arms. It goes as follows:

On top of everything, you first have the God of the organization, which is Cifer.

The God is often referred to as “Impius” among its members.

Below the Impius you have the seven Phantasma. The strongest warriors of the Order of Hollow, as well as the "Seven Guards of the Impius". To put it into a scale, the presence of a Phantasma is enough for an entire nation to be alerted of.

It is known that either a Great Sheer or a powerful God can fight on par with a Phantasma. 

Each Phantasma has its own set of Legions of 111 different commanders, which brings us to the next ranking in the hierarchy of the Order of Hollow:

A commander is as you might expect someone who also leads their own armies, which is correct.

There are a total of 777 different commanders all being led by their Phantasma, the commanders appear the most frequently upon Gaius, leading their own army.

As you might have guessed, the hordes that are being led by a commander are the creatures we call “Zipholets”, each Zipholet is given a specific rank:

Julven - Weak Zipholet, can be defeated by any bronze fighter. They appear the most frequently and often attack weak individuals.

Sokannon - Above Average Zipholet, can be defeated by either a group of Bronze fighters or a single Sheer.

Dozeth - Strong Zipholet, this type is rarely defeated by a silver fighter and is often fought with by either a group of silver fighters or a Sheer.

Seruth - Seruths are equally as powerful as commanders (Kosho), but do not have a higher status than them, resulting in them often being listed below commanders.

They can only be defeated by exceptionally strong Sheers or a single Elite Sheer.*

…

“Alright, time to go.”

“Xy? Are you okay there? Was that a crow I heard?”

‘What?! How did she hear it, it did not even make that loud of a noise…’

“Yes, it is a crow. I’ll have to go.” Xy replied walking downstairs.

*Sigh*, “Go and save the world.” Mari said winking with her left eye and smiling softly.

“Thanks, mother!”

Xy grabbed his sword, but could not ride his dragon as it was asleep, since it was not that far away, he decided to take a run for it.

“Hmm, a large amount of smoke but no Zipholet…”

He arrived at a small neighborhood, where he came to meet a small child who was running towards him with tears in his eyes.

“Mommy! Where is my mommy!”

“Hey there, kid. Don’t worry, I will take care of that monster, okay?”

“Oh dear, there you are!” 

Xy turned his head to see a middle-aged lady dressed in a dark red robe running towards them, it was the little boy his mother.

“Thank you so much for taking care of him!” She said.

“It’s okay, just head somewhere saf-”

*SWOOSH!*

It was in a blink of a moment, Xy deflected a powerful attack from the Zipholet as it shot out one of its tentacles with his sword.

“Go!” Xy shouted.

“Come, dear!”

“It’s been a while since I got to swing around, you are my perfect training dummy. You should be grateful for that.” Xy said aiming his dark red sword toward the creature.