He gathered everyone together to explain his plan to defeat the dragon. The plan was absurd but barely in the realm of possibility. It was still well approved as it was the only way of survival. Essence asked "So everyone approves this, right? if you have any questions or better alternatives please say now or never. A shy looking girl raises her hand. she asked, "what will happen if you fail?" Essence looked and smiled. he answered "You all will die. The dragon won't even spare a single one of you." she hurriedly sat down again while trembling. Essence stands up and cheers them up. Later on, while Essence and his friends were patrolling Herb asks, "How did the dragon talk with us?" Essence didn't have an answer. Robin helps by informing "it's a strong beast. After reaching the limit of strength all beasts need to work on their intelligence. Dragons are born stronger, so their intelligence is quite high." Essence relayed his words to them. Rantaro adds a question "So will they want to make peace with us?" Robin laughed at the silly question. He responded, "Funny to ask for a being which doesn't even let a small spider to dwell in the corner." Essence deep down knew that peace was never an option. He had a gloomy look on his face. Then a system panel pop's up. Kibo asked for a name to be given to their group. Essence never thought of it. He suggested a name "How about Justice Fighters?" Kibo immediately denied as very similar to an existing group. Essence moved on "I'm bad wt names. U guys suggest." Muriel was the first one to answer."How about 'The graceful 7?" Which was sidelined as it sounded way too girly. """Saturiu""" suggested "how abt the su*idal 7?" It was met with silence. Kibo then suggested "how about Radiance?" Essence wanted to speak but Kai stopped him "Hold up, let him cook." Kai liked the name. Followed by everyone else Essence also gave in. Robin spoke up "Truly a wise choice. You are fortunate to have someone like him." Essence was proud that he choose Kibo. They checked up on each other and how everyone was. Cinder speaks up "Hey Essence, we lived close right? Where are you?" Essence replied "I'm still here Bawchulla. How long will it take u to come here?" Cinder responded "I'll be there in like 3 hrs or so... well can I come tmmr I'm tired af and Rocky also won't be able to run."
Essence asked "Rocky? U bringing along friends? Aren't u a solo type?" "Ofcourse I am. Rocky is just my pet Dog. It also mutated into a big @ss wolf. I can ride him to ur place." Cinder spoke without missing a beat. Essence was stunned for a while till he saw his own flying pet. Essence let put a sigh and asked "Don't u hav ppl to take care off?" Cinder responded "Oh no actually. Dad and his ppl run the place. I'm given freedom." Essence was confused but didn't ask more. He gave him a few instructions on how to get here and continued to stratigise.
He engraved his instructions on a wall with a chalk he 'bought' from a store and divided the people into groups of 5 and made 3 groups. Group 1 lead by Rantaro for gathering and clean up. Group 2 lead by Herb to rescue people and scout the area. Group 3 lead by not a single person but the parents of the 3 sharing work, they helped with building a steady place and make it a shelter. Herb's dad had connections with people in the military so he was the one coming up with designe. Left now was Essence himself. He was asked "What will you do?" He responded "Esponisage and maybe recruitment" Everyone gasped at the though of it. In a worried tone they inquired "Are you sure you want to do that alone? Essence responded "Oh no, who said I'm alone?" As Loud howl echoed. Essence continued to speak "Well you see. I have The Flame of Radiance with me." As a large wolf like creature jumped down next to Essence and barked right on his face. Essence didn't more an inch. Cinder was shocked at his reaction. He asked "Did you grow balls of steel after being chosen by that guy?" Essence responds "Nah it was the dragon. Didn't sleep yesterday even when i wanted to. It's eyes haunt me." Cinder stopped down and gave him a headpat and comforted him. Essence pushed his hand away in embarrassment. Then a loud screeching noise came from the where Rocky was fighting with bronzey Essence and Cinder stopped their fight with much effort. Then they all sat down next to each other to rest. Cinder asked a serious question "Why did you call me here?" The mood changed from playful to serious. Essence answered in a gloomy expression "I'm weak. My standing against that beast must have sounded cool but honestly I just speak big words. I need your help to defeat it." Cinder responded "You think i will make a difference?" Essence giggles and stands up. "Yea we 2 are not enough but i have a few more we can go check out and ask for help." Cinder also stood up and spoke "Who do you want to recruit? These rapid beasts or something?" "Almost guessed it. We ate going to the Zoo." Cinder was shocked but didn't say anything to keep the flow. Robin spoke to Essence "Apostle, you are wise but not wise enough. Your strength should be limitless as you enemies are countless. I grant the sword of my Apostle the power to steal the warmth of his enemies and fuel his flames with them. Go my child, and light the world on fire!" Huge light blindes everyone and Cinder gets a panel pop's up
Class changed: Thermomancer. New skill linked to class acquired.