The Office of Occult Affairs
KUG 58 Protagonists

Full moon light makes the night on this day look brighter than usual. The light is bright enough that even in the middle of a wilderness like this, ordinary humans will be able to see the life in the forest at night.

The sounds of insects and other animals make the atmosphere of the forest even more crowded. But as Arya walked further and further into the forest area, the atmosphere became increasingly quiet.

"....."

Arya frowned and stopped her footsteps. The bad premonition he felt grew more and made him hesitate a little.

The premonition of a spiritual practitioner seems to be sometimes very precise and can be a danger detector.

Moreover, the curse of bad luck that occurred before made Arya more careful in every step.

Fortunately, no misfortune happened when he entered the forest. This made Arya more cautious.

Arya took out a talisman from inside her dimension pocket and placed it inside her body. Then he also took some other protective talismans that he had and put all the talismans on his body.

If Arya undress, then people will see some talismans that are like made of paper and stick all over Arya's body which is currently covered by the shirt she is wearing today.

Then Arya walked back slowly and focused all her senses. He held his breath and made his body lighter so that the sound of his footsteps could not be heard.

Arya also used her spiritual energy to detect the surrounding area. But he did not dare to use the detection technique too far. He did not want to make the person he was looking for know of his whereabouts.

Arya was forced to be careful like this because in this place does not look Jin nation. Even as he turned his gaze to the astral realms, he only found a desolate meadow.

But his premonition still signals danger which means that there is something hidden in this place.

When Arya reached the deepest part of the forest, Arya detected a spiritual wave coming from a tree 50 meters away from her.

Arya pulled out her spiritual energy and her entire tensed body became more relaxed.

Arya closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Then he noticed the banyan tree, thinking that there was a dimensional gate inside the tree.

A dimensional gate is a gate to a hidden dimension. These dimensions can occur naturally or are deliberately made by someone who has space and dimension techniques.

But the dimensional gate is a pretty dangerous thing, because we will not know what is waiting for us when we enter the gate.

After Arya felt that her entire body was in maximum condition, Arya walked slowly towards the dimensional gate.

Since the person he might be looking for was inside the dimensional gate, then there was no point in him hiding anymore.

Arya had no choice but to enter the gate.

Arya took out a sword that was a spiritual weapon and grasped it. Then he entered into the dimensional gate that was on the trunk of the banyan tree.

Arya's entire body was seen disappearing when she entered the tree.

***

In some stories, sometimes a hero or a protagonist always comes too late. 

When the hero arrives at the scene, the antagonist has succeeded in doing his plan. 

The rest is a great fight that will take place between the hero and his enemy.

Although the hero or protagonist will lose at the beginning of the fight, the protagonist will always get power that comes from nowhere and can turn things around.

So that in the end, the protagonist will win the fight and defeat the antagonist.

But now Arya feels that she is not someone special or a hero.

Arya could still feel the anger, resentment, regret, fear, terror, hatred and regret that was inside this room.

He can also feel a little leftover soul fragments or spirits that have been lost.

Everything in front of him made Arya feel devastated. Moreover, at this moment he could not move at all and could only lie down and stare at the ceiling of this dark room.

Sometimes he felt like he could hear the screams and cries of the lost souls here.

But the daydream stopped when an object hit his head.

Arya saw the end of Old Grandma's magic wand that was responsible for all these events hit her head again.

" Ckckck... Everything will go away in time, why are you still thinking about it?"

Said the old Grandma while shaking her head.

"At the same time, this is all my fault and not your fault. Why blame yourself. "

"Even if you arrive early, the results will remain the same. They'll be the ingredients of my potion, and you'll still be lying helpless like this."

The old granny used the tip of her wand to lift Arya's chin so that the two of them could look at each other.

"For a human being, you are quite strong and have a bright future. Don't be sad and stay young."

The grandmother smiled kindly to Arya, but Arya knew that behind her friendly smile was a very dark heart.

Even after doing all this, the Grandma did not feel like she had done anything great. He could even still talk casually to Arya.

This old Grandma's strength was too strong for Arya. 

As he passed through the dimensional gate and found this room, Arya felt her body unable to move.

Even the entire flow of profound energy in his body came to a halt. Arya feels like an ordinary human being who can't do anything.

Fortunately Arya's body had been trained so her physical strength could still withstand a few blows from the old Grandma's magic wand.

Although Arya did not know what would happen if the old Grandma intended to injure and kill him, but for now it seems like the old Grandma has not done anything that threatens her life.

"....."

Arya simply gave the empty eyes along with a flat facial expression to the old Grandma.

But in his heart, he felt extremely devastated. 

Even he had not had time to put up a fight and could only resign when the old Grandma crippled him.

The secret weapon given from the Queen of the South Coast had not been used because of his body that could not move.

However even though he could move, he would not be able to activate the crystal without the spiritual energy within his body.

"Hmmm.. Your face.. L like it. You're a great fit and can be my personal servant."

The old granny lowered her head and rubbed Arya's face using the tip of her wand. 

Arya could only give up when she received this kind of treatment. 

Arya had already tried to use her body strength and inner strength many times. In fact he had tried to use the overflow of his feelings to gain additional strength.

But that cannot give him any power. Arya can't be like a protagonist who can gain strength all of a sudden and defeat her enemies.

He cannot save someone he has to save, and cannot defeat someone he cannot defeat..

Arya could only stare at the friendly old Grandma's face with blank eyes.