Elcia had taken a stroll along the Astera Cliffs, they had a beautiful view of the city, as well as the water with the beautifully colored coral, lit up at night with their "magical properties." The breeze was gentle tonight as it carried the crisp smell of the sea with it, and as well as small droplets from the ocean, making the breeze colder than most nights, as the sea was more active, crashing waves against waves. She had to be extra careful as she ventured among the other side of the cliffs that weren't lit at brightly towards the side facing the coral reef or the city. Sure along the path, they had dimly lit Lacrima Crystals that provided light, however, even her spell, "Guiding," was brighter than those lights especially at night. It was a beautiful night and so much had happened, she was enlightened on the situation going on around her in the town that she had blindly walked into to explore- as well as meet so many weird but wonderful characters. She smiled to herself thinking back on it, maybe they were normal and she was weird... each encounter she had somewhat of a freakout with all of them. Maybe... she was the weirdo who just thought they were weird because she was such a massive ball of anxiety.

Darkness. Her eyes were shut tight as she felt her body feel lifeless- it was as if she accepted fate. How did she end up here? That was all she could remember as she was closing her eyes, thinking to herself, this couldn't be happening. The last thing that struck her was she happened to get startled when she heart movement and a loud crash as someone or something had tripped and fell. She saw a shadow hunched over. Before she turned to run- however, being startled cause the usually self-aware woman to run right off a cliff, and luckily for her- or so she thought right into the back of a caravan of human traffickers! Opening her eyes her gentle sky blue eyes staring into the hungry eyes of men full of lust staring right back at her. 

They quickly shifted as she chuckled and stared down at her, one man who had his shirt off, and had bright crimson eyes, and what she could see huge biceps and two huge pecs that she was sure just one of his pecs was bigger than her head, had picked her up. She soon learned his name was Marcus as a lackey called out to him.

"Marcus, sir! We don't have any rope left." 

Elcia's eye became huge as she remembered being picked up easily, once before and that was by a man named Manzo. She began to panic and flail in the man's arms. As she made a ruckus and screamed out for help, the large man had knocked her out and used his binding magic to summon up magical binds. Which covered her from screaming, anyone nearby would've heard her loud shriek come to a sudden stop. Next, the binds wrapped her hands from casting any sort of magic. Then, they wrapped her legs to stop her from potentially escaping. Finally, the binds locked her in a chain link with two other women, who looked to be starving.

After a few short minutes of being knocked out, she finally opened her eyes to her face being caressed.

"Why the sad face, little lady? You're gorgeous- so frail, but obviously well-fed we're going to have to slim you up a bit. I feel your tiny little body can get even smaller." Marcus chuckled, before licking her cheek.

Elcia closed her eyes as she began to cry out, her fingers still able to move and cast a small bright light. Which she blinked several times trying to make the light much brighter but sadly she couldn't, due to being restricted. Hopefully, someone would be able to make out a faint light nearby and follow it- she needed to be saved before she became whatever these horrible men wanted her to be.

As she sat in the caravan tears forming in her eyes the huge man had kissed her cheeks and wiped her tears with his index before suggestively sucking on his fingers. Elcia began to cry as she felt him begin to press himself against her and the other women who were still out cold. It was until she felt the binding spell break as the Caravan went spiraling into a halt as it crashed; due to the driver sudden and harsh movement of the wheel. In the midst of the smoke, Elcia was bruised around her arms, legs, and even her stomach. Blood dripping from her forehead as she sat up from the sudden impact. She wondered if that shadow she saw earlier heard her scream, and that was what saved her. 

Weakly standing she managed to slowly walk out the backside of the Caravan as a voice yelled to come out. The voice sounded like a young man- well not a man, but a boy becoming a man. It had a somewhat deep volume to his voice, but his tone was uneven when he talked as if he was going through a growth spurt. She smiled faintly at the boy with caramel skin as she stood there, weak and exhausted. 

"Hello..." She coughed lightly, "I'm sorry... I seemed to have caused you to taken time off of your night to help me." 

This young boy, with beautifully chocolate-kissed skin, had helped her and just earlier his shadow had scared her to her own doom. She really had to get a control on her nerves before it got her into a situation that couldn't be helped.


"The men are out cold...  but so are the other two women they managed to steal..." Her voice showing obvious concern.

Elcia felt something deep inside of her, maybe it was her gut or maybe it was the way her mana control felt like it was different now after this experience. However, either way, she had looked at the small boy and turned tail. 

"I- I... I'm umm I'm sorry! I gotta go!" She yelled as she ran off towards the direction leading out of Astera.

She just felt like what she was doing was out of the question there was no need to be apart of this rescue mission, she felt it was best Ace took the credit for saving these women.
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