The sun covers the guild in a white glow, it is early in the morning, and the members are ready for another round of training, steeling themselves to spar again. A group of soldiers are gathered in the back.

  Falconer: Ok, Husk?, Zaylee and Juni, what will be our game plan today?

  Zaylee: I think we should entrench ourselves, and then charge.

  Juni: I agree, we could do a lot of damage if we catch them by surprise.

  Husk?: I could also go around.

  Falconer: Hey ____, that’s a great idea, I think they won’t see you

  Juni: So it’s agreed, _____ will go around

  Zaylee: Yeah and….

  Suddenly the area gets incredibly foggy, Husk’s vision obscures and he can barely see…

  Atoll?: Husk...Husk…

  The Voice calls again

  Atoll?: Husk...Wake Up.

  The Present Day

  Husk wakes up from his small sleep in a jolt, looking up from the Inn they were in.

  Atoll: Gladian is getting ready to go leave, if you want something to eat, someone died on the way in.

  Husk: No...thanks..

  Atoll: Huh, I thought you liked eating that stuff…

  Husk’s Crest begins glowing for a bit.

  Atoll: How odd, well, I guess you should wait till we get back to the Guild to eat then.

  Husk: Ohk…

  Husk and Atoll step outside where Gladian is waiting

  Gladian: Oh, hey Husk, I see you finally woke up?

  Husk: Where are we?

  Atoll: The Dragonspit Inn, members of the guild came here all the time..

  Gladian: Remember, he lost his memories

  Husk: I lost…

  Atoll: Is he gonna be ok?

  Gladian: I think so.

  Husk: …..

  Suddenly, low cloud cover begins covering the ground

  Gladian: Fog?

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  Atoll: We should get going then

  Suddenly, beings made of light come out of the fog

  Husk: This looks..

  Gladian: We should get home

  Begin Combat Tutorial

  When you win

  Atoll: I’m really getting used to guild life now.

  Gladian: Great, now let’s go home

  Husk: Time to go

  Begin District 9

  Midway Through

  Atoll: Does this fog have anything to do with Optica, it doesn’t really seem like her style?

  Husk: Maybe-

  Gladian: I remember something about covering the world in light, but how would anyone see in the thick fog?

  Husk: Whatever it is, we should...go...stop it

  Continue through District 9 again

  When you get 6/7ths through

  Husk: When will the fog disperse?

  Atoll: The obscured visibility is quite annoying

  Gladian: I’m just worried that it’s not just here.

  Finish District 9

  When you complete District 9

  Atoll: The Guild still looks normal.

  Gladian: We should go inside

  Husk: Agreed

  Atoll, Gladian and Husk enter the guild

  Inside is a lot of guild members, plus Iseri, they are discussing the fog.

  Iseri: People on my street have been pulled inside, I have not seen them

  Xen: I see that the fog is developing at a concerning rate, we should mobilize.

  Gladian, Husk and Atoll go near Xen and Iseri.

  Iseri: Hello Gladian, also, “we”.

  Xen: We all stand a chance if we go together, who is still left here?

  Zkn, Vendil and Ehl are sitting on a table shooting off glances

  Zkn: We are still here?

  Ehl: Yeah, I guess we are.

  Vendil: I guess saving the world is my job now

  Zkn: Don’t let that fame go to your head.

  Atoll walks over to the table

  Atoll: Are you gonna go with us?

  Ehl: I’d love to help, so count me in.

  Vendil: Where to start, I guess?

  Xen: Wait, aren’t you guys missing someone?

  Gladian (Remembering his girlfriend): Oh, Indica? Is she in the mist?

  Xen: Actually, yes

  Atoll: Let’s find her.

  Iseri: Me and Xen will stay here, maybe acting as mission control

  Xen: So you're sticking around

  Iseri: Shut Up

  Zkn: Then..I guess we’ll head out

  Zkn, Ehl and Vendil join the party

  Begin District 1

  Zkn: Hey, uh, is Gladian your name?

  Gladian: Yeah, why?

  Zkn: Well I remember hearing Xen say that Indica, Atlantic, Falconer and Hudson were on a boat farther out on the harbor.

  Husk: Falconer?

  Ehl: Yeah, who is that?

  Vendil: The dude with the bird.

  Atoll: Eh it’s whatever

  Make your way to the docks

  When you are ? way there

  Ehl: About this Optica, is she responsible for this?

  Gladian: If we had to pick a suspect, it would be her.

  Husk: The fog…

  Vendil: Got something you want to say there buddy?

  Husk: It’s nothing

  Continue to the docks

  When you reach the docks

  Zkn: How far do you think the boat is from shore?

  Ehl: It can’t be that far, can it?

  Atoll: Nope, it actually looks like a boat is heading into port.

  Gladian (Looking at the boat): It appears to be them?

  Suddenly, the fog gets thicker and beings of light descend from the sky, and begin destroying the dock

  Zkn: Well….these guys showed up out of nowhere

  Vendil: Optica’s forces must be at work

  Atoll: Well, let’s stop them

  Fight One Wave of The Light Beings

  When you win

  Indica (From the Boat): Hey, were about to dock

  Gladian (From the Dock): Ok, come back on land soon

  Suddenly a column of light warps in the sky, revealing Optica

  Falconer (From the Boat): Ah, finally done hiding behind minions?

  Optica: Not quite yet

  Vendil: What’s the big deal, we’ll just save everyone again?

  Optica: Not this time, I’ve been planning my move for centuries

  Suddenly, the sky begins to vibrate, as the fog on the ground forms a bell

  Optica: I’d cover my ears if I were you

  Bells out of fog form across the city, and they begin ringing

  Ringing at deafening volume.

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