Becky and Sybil flew through the sky. Their protective spheres dissipated into bursts of energy upon desding upon the Northern city. Right after the nding, the pair rolled across the snowy terrain for a siderable distance before ing to a stop. Gasping for breath, they slowly picked themselves up with ag bodies.

  Becky brushed the snow off her red headband a out her back. "Well, ain't that just perfect? A crash nding in the middle of nowhere! Sybil, you'd think the doc could've given us a gentler entrance, huh?"

  Sybil blinked while brushing a strand of green hair from her fad replied in her soft-spoken manner, "I... I don't think she had much trol over that, Becky."

  Becky sighed deeply. The densatioed a mist around her. "Yeah, yeah, I know. Just wishin' for a smoother ride, that's all." She surveyed the snowy ndscape. "So, where the heck are we, Sybil? Any idea?"

  Sybil surveyed their surroundings, "I believe we've nded in the Northern part of… whatever city this is. It seems to be deserted at the moment."

  Becky's green eyes narrowed. "Deserted, huh? That's just great. Now what do we do?"

  Sybil g her partner, "We should find the others, Becky. Dr. Kintovar told us to stick together, and it seems we've been separated."

  Becky grumbled but nodded. "Yeah, yeah, you're right. Let's get a move on, then. I don't fancy being stu this freezing wastend any lohan we have to."

  With that, Becky and Sybil set off through the snow-covered city on the quest to reuh the others. Becky and Sybil trudged through the snowy ndscape leaving deep imprints in the pristine white surface. After a while, Becky came to a halt with her red headband now flecked with snow. She turo Sybil.

  "Hey, Sybil," Becky began, "I think we've been wanderin' for quite a bit now. I'm gonna give a shout to Dod see if she help us find the others."

  Sybil's crystal-clear eyes widened with . She quickly reached out to Becky's arm. "Wait, Becky," she urged, her voice hushed, "shouting may not be a good idea. We don't know what's out here or who might be listening. It's better to stay quiet and try to find our way."

  Becky gnced around at the deserted cityscape a out a frustrated sigh. "Sybil,look around! This pce is as quiet as a tomb! You said yourself, didn’t ya? It’s dead round here! I just wanna see if anyone's even in these parts. Doc might be able to give us some dire."

  Sybil hesitated for a moment before nodded in uanding. "Alright, Becky, but let's be cautious. “

  Becky gave Sybil a grateful smile and then cupped her hands around her mouth. She called out with an eg sound going through the cold air, "Doc! Dr. Kintovar! you hear us?"

  There was nothing but the distant sound of the wind. The silence was almost deafening, and Becky and Sybil exged anxious gnces while praying for a response. Despite their shouted pleas, Becky and Sybil received nothing but eerie silen respohe desote city remaiill, as if it held its breath in the freezing air. They resumed their jourrudging through the thiow.

  They pressed on for what felt like miles. The sky darkened, and the first few fkes of snow began to drift down from the leaden clouds above. Becky gnced up. Her green eyes narrowed at the ge iher.

  "Looks like we've got some snowfall in' in," she remarked to Sybil.

  Sybil nodded with . "We should find shelter soon, Becky. It's going to get even colder, and we don't want to be caught out in this."

  The duo traveled a short distance upwards before they spotted a small in the distance ahead of them. Its wooden walls and cozy smoke ey promised them warmth and shelter from the impending snowstorm; however, the fkes of snow began to fall more rapidly, driven by a gust of icy wind. The storm was already here.

  Becky and Sybil exged a worried gnd quied their pace to try and make it towards the . The snowfall intensified, creating a white curtain that threateo obscure their path. Becky and Sybil pushed forward to reach the shelter before the storm would get worse.

  Becky and Sybil finally reached the small just as the snowstorm intensified, and rge fkes of snow fell heavily from the sky. They hurriedly pushed open the door.

  Onside, they were met with something they hadn’t thought they would see. On the inside of the , they were drawn to a room that held many pictures. It was soon that they discovered numerous pictures of a man with striking blue hair, wearing sungsses and sp a distinctive mohawk hairstyle. His image was featured in various poses and outfits in parison to the other pictures in the room.

  Becky's green eyes widened as she sed the pictures with stars in her eyes, "Dang, this guy's good-lookin'! What do you think, Sybil?"

  Sybil's cheeks turned a shade of pink. "Uh, well, he does have an iing style," she mumbled.

  Beoticed that one of them had been circled with the word 'bounty' scrawled o it. She poi out to Sybil. "Hey, check this out. Looks like there might be a huge reward goin on for cat this guy. Wonder what he did …"

  Sybil's curiosity got the better of her and she peered at the circled picture with slight hesitation. "It does seem strange. Maybe he's involved in something important or dangerous."

  The snowsted outside, but ihe , the mystery of the man with blue hair and the word 'bounty' only added to their sense of intrigue.

  Just when Becky and Sybil were getting to exmaning more pictures, the door suddenly swung open with a creek, causing both of them to startle. In walked a woman eared to be a stist. She was apanied by a man with a shaved head who wore a disgruntled look.

  The man pointed a fiowards the two intruders, "What the hell are you two doing in my ? Get out!"

  The ced a hand out infront of the man and then stepped forward with a smirk on her face. "Bob, let me take care of this."

  She then turned her attention to Becky and Sybil while maing her e. “What the hell are you two doing in my ? Get out!"

  Becky and Sybil exged startled gnces as the woman who just repeated what the man said.

  The man whom the woman called Bob gave them both a look of disdain. "I don't care who you are or what you are doing here, but you are trespassing. Get out now!

  Becky took a step forward and raised her hands up in the air, "We didn't mean to intrude, ma'am. We were caught in the snowstorm and sought shelter here."

  The woman raised an eyebrow and examined Becky and Sybil with a critical eye. "Caught in a snowstorm, huh?"

  Sybil tried to expin further. "We saw the , and we didn't have anywhere else to go. We didn't mean to cause any trouble."

  The woman smirked and crossed her arms. "I haven’t seen your faces before," she remarked. “Going out this deep in the North is not a on pages, you know? Almost everyone knows not to ve too far to the south."

  Becky spoke and tried to remain calm in this situation."I'm Becky, and this is Sybil. We're mages, and we're kinda o this tow caught in a snowstorm while trying to find our way around and ended up here."

  Bob raised an eyebrow and assessed their magical energy. He then turo the woman beside him and ented, "Lina, their magical energy is so low I could barely detect it. They seem like teenagers."

  Becky sucked in a deep breath, then spoke as politely as she could. "Ma'am, sir, I hope the two of you would listen to us. Truth is, we've been wanderin round after being cast out by e unity. We have no home and were just looking for shelter from the storm."

  Sybil, standing beside Becky, nodded. "Yes, it's true. We've been trying to find our way, but we got caught iorm. We didn't mean to cause any trouble."

  Bob scratched his head and sighed. "You know what… they seem pretty harmless.”

  Lina nodded in agreement. "You're right, Bob. They don't look like they pose any threat."

  Bob sighed, "Well, you know what, since you're new in tow me give you some informatioo the eastern part of town, where the magical academy is located. You apply there and learn more about the town's magical unity. They supply young mages like you two with homes and also provide training."

  Becky and Sybil exged a gnce of relief. Sybil spoke up softly. "Thank you for the advice. We'll do that ata your hairs."

  Bob grumbled a bit but nodded. "No problem. Just don't cause any trouble around here, and stay out of our business. I'm not from this part of town myself, just here for some business."

  With that, Becky and Sybil were just about to leave. That was when something had pi Becky's heart. It felt like some far-off memory or unspoken thought had suddenly bee vivid in her mind. She stopped abruptly, causing a fused look from Sybil.

  "Becky, what's wrong?" Sybil asked with ing to her.

  Becky's green eyes were distant as she muttered to herself, "That guy... in the pictures... I just 't get him outta my head. Dunno what it is, but ya know, It's like... damn it, how do I expin this?” Becky pced her hands up on her head.

  Sybil blinked, "What guy are you talking about?"

  Uo shake the thought, Becky finally turned back to Bob and Lina, her green eyes ear. "Hey, by the way, who’s that guy in all those pictures? The oh the blue hair and the mohawk?"

  Bob and Lina exged a look, and the room fell silent for a moment. Becky's cheeks turned a shade of pink when she saw looks of disdain ing to their faces.

  Quickly, she scratched her head and ughed nervously. "Nevermind, fet I asked. It's not important."

  Bob scratched his head, sidering Becky's question carefully. He exged a look with Lina before sighing deeply. "Well, I guess its fine. Someone ought to tell them about him," he muttered to himself.

  Lina raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure about this, Bob?"

  Bob nodded firmly. "Yeah. They're new in town, and they might as well know who they're dealing with." He turo Becky and Sybil. "That guy you're asking about, with the blue hair and the mohawk? His name is Dj, but around here, he's known as the Night Dj of Jancito City."

  Becky's eyes widened with i. "The Night Dj, huh? Sounds like a mysterious dude."

  Sybil gulped nervously, gng at Bob and Lina. "Why is he known as the Night Dj? Is he dangerous?"

  Bob nodded slowly. "He used to be a legend around these parts, a master of all sorts of tricks and trades. But tely, he's been causing trouble. Breaking rules, stirring up trouble in the underground. He's got a bounty on his head now, which means people are after him."

  Becky smirked, crossing her arms. "A bad boy with a bounty? Sounds like my kind of guy!”

  Sybil nudged Becky gently with a sad disapproving shake of her head. Becky g Sybil, notig her disfort, but before she could say more, she turo Lina and Bob.

  Lina stood with folded arms, her head shaking subtly in disapproval. Bob face mirrored Lina's se. His brows furrowed and lips were pressed into a thin line.

  Becky felt all eyes on her. She shifted nervously. "Um…"