Several months have passed, springtime has gone and it is now summer. It is a morning like any other, when Zephyr is sitting in the temple gardens, studying ancient scrolls. He has been preparing for years now. An older man approaches in the distance. It is elder Kaze, his long white beard sways left and right and he walks hastily, and his headband hides some of his baldness.

  It is time Zephyr. They have finally arrived, his calm but scratchy deep voice speaks to Zephyr.

  He just nods, packs up his scrolls and they leave to the main hall, where several exotic looking figures have gathered, as well as multiple of the elders.

  Greetings travelers, and thanks you for coming, elder Kaze speaks.

  The generals from our alliance have decided on a plan that involves 3 teams, in increasing magnitude of importance.

  The first team will involve itself with sabotage by aiming to destroy and hinder the Necros faction. Their mission will involve destroying the entrances to mines, destroying important temples and teleportation devices.

  The second team is tasked with removing key figures of the Necros faction. Allied generals, strategists and important sect leaders.

  These two teams have left on their missions weeks ago.

  Finally there is the third team, the most important one, which all of you here have been selected for.

  Your mission will be only one to truly solve the issue of the Necros empire, and remove them once and for all.

  Long ago before they even existed, a powerful ruler allied to the god of time, Chronos, built a temple of time. Once activated it allows one person to travel back into time to any point after the temple's construction. Zephyr will go back in time and slay the future ruler of the Necros empire before she achieves immortality.

  This temple however needs to be activated, which requires certain items that you will have to collect first.

  Compared to the other 2 teams, your mission does not involve a lot of risk, most of these artifacts are unguarded but in remote, ancient locations. As such, while your team consists of highly skilled and competent individuals, we do not expect you to be involved in major confrontations with enemy forces. Your mission is also kept entirely secret from everyone else.

  I will introduce you to each other, first is my protege, the most powerful air mage of the younger generation in our sect, Zephyr Ventus, please introduce yourself.

  I'm Zephyr Ventus, I mastered air elemental magic 2 years ago, and have been studying chronos magic for these past months in preparation for our quest. I look forward to working with you all.

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  Next is you Xenia.

  A short girl steps forward, with bronze coloured skin and large purple eyes, she looks cute, her long brown hair held together by pieces of rope adorned with feathers in 2 hanging bundles. She wears 2 different brightly coloured snakeskins as thighs, the heads extending to her ankles, the eyes are replaced with small black gems, resting above her wooden sandals. She wears a skirt made of dark blue feathers that is very short in the front but much longer in the back, and a piece of red cloth held together by a ring covers her chest, while the rest remains exposed. On her head rests the upper half of a large skull, of some sort of monster, which various symbols painted on. Her arms are similarly decorated with feathered leather bands, and she wears gloves too. In her hand is a purple staff with 6 crystalline reservoirs near the top, filled with various colourful liquids, above which a gem rests on a construction that draws from the reservoirs. Zephyr recognizes the staff from his studies of history, it is the corruptor of Akzkanash, probably the most powerful poison staff on this entire plane, but he does not speak about it as he wants to refrain from interrupting her introduction.

  I'm Xenia Triae, high priest of the Pheoqaviel dynasty, and top saboteur. I know poison and blood magic, but poison is my specialty. I was selected because I do well in small teams and have a lot of experience.

  Thank you Xenia, we are glad to have you on our side, elder Kaze says, as he looks over to the next member.

  A guy steps forward of average height, he's slim built, pants and long sleeves hides his toned muscles, a bandana hides half of his face, revealing only his piercing green eyes. He has short brown hair, as well as cat-ears and a tail, a feline species. On his wrists rest two sets of retractable runite claws, and on his torso he carries a piece of light leather armour to protect himself. Numerous knives and potions are worn on his body behind various belts and holsters.

  The name is Damon Masaki, I am the number one assassin of emperor Yuzan from the Yuzan empire. He takes a deep bow and then returns back in line with the others.

  Thank you Damon.

  A tall hooded figure steps forward, wearing a long brown leather coat, his wrists wrapped with bandages to expose not even an inch of his skin to the air. On his face he wears a long beaked mask, with magenta coloured glasses sewn in, nothing is visible. On his feet he wears long brown boots, and he carries several potions, easily recognizable as healing and mana potions, as well as a large book and rather simple looking poison elemental staff, and noticeably he carries a large oversized knife which he holsters on his chest.

  He speaks with a rather raspy voice and a bit of a sliss, I'm Amalsius, but you can call me Amal for short. I'm a saboteur just like Xenia, but I'm also a doctor. My element is also poison. From his iconic voice Zephyr can tell this man is likely a saurian species, and not a human.

  He steps back.

  Thank you Amalsius. Because your mission carries the lowest risk of confrontation, we sent the most powerful healers with teams 1 and 2, Amalsius will be providing the healing for you should you run into any difficulties.

  Finally a young woman steps forward of average height, her body is slim but curvy, which she likes to show judging from her revealing leather clothing. She wears long knee-high boots that are dark red, a short skirt, and sleeveless top. Attached to her belt is a large whip made of some sort of spine. Her hair is dark brown which she wears in a ponytail. Her eyes are green, and she looks confident and beautiful. Behind her back are two large dark red wings, attached to her back, she's a Draconia, or at the very least half of one.

  My name is Felicity Haimon, I'm from the Fortis clan way down south. I was recently recruited to help our king, with various things from theft to kidnapping.

  Thank you Felicity. Your team has members with wildly different skills and we are confident you should be able to complete your task in the given time. Zephyr has already been given a map and instructions on how to proceed with your quest.