章 56: What an interesting guy

The sky quickly darkened under a blanket of black clouds as brilliant flashes of lightning ripped across the horizon. Soon after, a violent storm raged over the entire city of Ignes, engulfing it in a chaos of rain and wind.

The roads quickly became congested, forming long traffic jams on the city's main thoroughfares. The constant sound of car horns could be heard, but the rain and the furious wind dulled them.

A slender young man with straight blond hair could be seen in the busy downtown streets. His serene and aloof expression made him stand out. He wore a long blue coat and a high-collared shirt, accentuating his slender figure. Around his neck hung a necklace.

"Just when I go out to buy something, there's a storm coming..."

Theo couldn't help but sigh long with exhaustion as he searched for some establishment to take shelter from the storm. It had been a few days since he had left that strange magical forest.