Warlock Apprentice

Before leaving this small paradise of Krakoks, they took a detour toward Seedling Village.

Without bothering the villagers, Angor used a voice transmission to speak to Papaya’s grandmother.

“Your granddaughter will leave for the human world, never to come back. She hopes that you can go with her. If you agree, take your belongings and go to the village entrance in 10 minutes. Otherwise, we’ll leave without you.”

Angor didn’t reveal his name to the old woman.

He did make a promise to Papaya. But when he arrived at the village, he realized that her grandmother seemed iller than expected. The old woman had problems both on her limbs and inside her body.

At best, it would be a blessing for this old Krakok to live through another two seasons. The long trip was definitely not something she could survive. Angor didn’t think she could make it in time at all.

Yet he was once again surprised by the determination of these tiny creatures.

Sun, beach, and sand.

They were standing on a soft, golden sand field. Sea waves would occasionally bring their gifts ashore, decorating the entire shoreline with colorful seashells.

Behind them were clusters of palm trees.

The sky was clear.

Groups of seabirds chased each other among the snow-white clouds.

A particular gray feather suddenly landed in front of them. They both looked up to see a strange bird in a sailor uniform.

“Toby.”

“Wine Thief!”

Toby was enjoying his cruise slowly. The blue sky and sea waves in the illusion made them feel extremely relaxed. Time seemed to be slowing down.

“How do you feel?” Felicia asked her friend.

“My heart is fine. I think… it was nothing?” Greya seemed confused.

Toby suddenly changed course and flew toward the inland area. Greya tried to follow him, but she wasn’t really going to move her body—she was surprised when her view followed her mind as if she were walking for real inside the illusion.

Felicia stayed where she was and sipped her wine under the beautiful scenery. She had better things to do than minding that wine thief.

A while later, Felicia noticed that the sunlight was getting dim. A thick mist began to gather on the sea.

“It changes? Interesting.”

Felicia thought the flying Wine Thief was everything the illusion had to offer. She totally wasn’t expecting to see new stuff when “Toby” already went away.

The mist was getting so thick that she could no longer see very far into the ocean.

Next, she heard a ship horn being sounded in the distance, followed by a giant, black silhouette, that slowly emerged from the misty barrier.

She watched with great curiosity as the shadow drew nearer.

The shadow was now close enough for Felicia to see its details. It was a broken, wooden cruiser. The statue of a peeing child stood at the ship’s nose, while the sailcloth had holes all over… In other words, it was a ghost ship.

“Ohh, this is nice. That kid placed TWO stories in one illusion?”

Getting interested, Felicia floated toward the “ghost ship”.