The Ember Seeker

The Ember Seeker is an unfinished high fantasy web novel published on Wattpad by Rain Olaguer. The first chapter was uploaded on March 3, 2017, while the next four appeared on June 11. It follows Ron Arlon, a bounty hunter, and Abigail Crysteffor, a sorceress, who are hired to bring in an escaped dark mage. Two characters named Arlon and Abigail are also protagonists in Olaguer's previous work, Ethaendra, and in his Minecraft animations. Abigail Crysteffor and Arlon of Glacierford are characters in Fractures, although the latter was renamed Rain.
== Sypnosis ==
Ron Arlon, a bounty hunter, and his sorceress companion, Abigail Crysteffor, are invited to the Profaned Airship, an airborne bastion of the forbidden arcane arts, where the most dangerous mages are held to prevent further damage to society.
They are given a quest to find the Darkin Magus, a vile illusionist, a prisoner of the airship, who recently vanished without trace. Despite the effort, their mission only gradually goes to somber twists as their search draws closer.
== Characters ==
* Ron Arlon,
== Plot ==
=== Chapter 1: Mark of the Blaze ===
Ron Arlon returns to his village after combat training and to his shock, discovers his village is currently in a battle between mages and rebels. Standing there, he bears witness to the great conflagration consuming his village and the scattered bodies. He keeps hearing a disembodied voice until he realizes he’s dreaming. He snaps out of his dream and into reality, sighting Samantha Flynn.
At a camp in the Mutagen Desert, Arlon looks around, bent over a table, dizzy. Abigail informs him he’d passed out from heavy drinking the previous night before asking if he’s alright. Arlon answers he’d a dream full of fire and death. Abigail guesses ‘twas about his late cousin Benedict. They exit the tent and Abigail asks him about Benedict.
Abigail then criticizes Arlon for cowering out in the battle where Benedict died. He then replies that it was not cowering out, it was avoiding suicide. He was no match for the Ember Seeker, who rampaged and destroyed the village. Arlon's profession was also revealed as a bounty hunter. Abigail then questioned Arlon about why Benedict didn't teach him the higher level spells, and about why Arlon did not enter the College of Arcanum. He sadly says that he did not pass the test of faith, so he could not enter. They enter a conversation about the Ember Seeker, where they discuss how he was one of the most powerful mages of the College, yet he betrayed the College and helped attack the village. The Serpents are now also in the story, filling in the role of an antagonist group. After that, they were escorted to the Profaned Airship, where Hawkin becomes a character in the story. He is the captain of the Profaned Airship, and the one who called Arlon and Abigail to it. They reveal that they are to capture the Darkin Magus, who recently escaped the airship. Abigail also proves that magic has no use in the Profaned Airship, where there is a Null Field preventing magic. They investigate the cell, but it is all very strange because the only thing missing was the Darkin Magus. They find a 17 in roman numerals inside the cell, only revealed when Arlon put a torch near it. They start getting suspicious of Hawkin, who isn't letting them see the documents. Abigail cracks a little joke, and Arlon is glad to hear it. They head to the canteen to look for clues, and a little footnote says that Pyromancy, Aquamancy, Cyromancy, Nature, Dark Arts, Light Arts, Wind, Necromancy, Geomancy, Storm, Healing, Illusion, Alteration, Crystal, Enchanting and Chronomancy are the 17 schools of the College of Arcanum.
=== Chapter 2: Schools of Deceit ===
After some time, Arlon and Abigail are eating in the canteen. However, Arlon wasn't eating much due to him thinking about the plan of action. Abigail snaps Arlon out of his thoughts as she asked if he was okay and why he wasn't eating. Arlon swiftly responded that he just wasn't hungry. Right after, Arlon spots someone wearing dark clothes nearby. He walked over to the man, striking a conversation with him. He questions him, and finds out that his name was Mather and that he was an engineer for the Profaned Airship. Arlon still is a bit suspicious of Mather though, and when he tries to get Mather to take his mask off he gets a flashback. Then, Mather leaves and Arlon returns to Abigail. He chats with Abigail about how Samantha Flynn's leave was a bit fishy, but Abigail calms him down and they both leave for the deck.
At the middle deck, Arlon questions the crew about what they were doing when Benedict escaped. All of it sounded mundane, but Arlon notices that for some reason Mather isn't among the crew. He asks Hawkin about it, but Hawkin replies saying that Mather is not part of the crew and that he died from the Ember Seeker. He then asks the crew if they know anything about the Ember Seeker, but they don't tell him anything interesting. After that, he requests for the documents from Hawkin but was strangely declined. He leaves with Abigail, and asks if the Ember Seeker was one of the prisoners, as that was the only reason he took up the case; for revenge. Abigail tells him to move that to a side quest, and tells him to move on to the clues of this case. She goes on to say that master dark mages can take up the looks and voices of other people, but not their personality. She also notes that within the airship, there are places where the null field is weaker or stronger. She then demonstrates that, managing to cast a shield spell for a measly five seconds. They conclude that the Darkin Magus is pretending to be one of the crew, not hiding.
Another footnote states that the null field originated from the School of Light Arts in the college, of course, with one purpose to fulfill: silence spells at all costs. This is almost impossible to bypass, and forcefully casting magic inside the field can lead to injuries.
=== Chapter 3: The Serpents Conspiracy ===
Arlon continues interrogating people to try and figure out who helped the Darkin Magus escape, this time prisoners of the Profaned Airship. The first one he interrogated was a cyromancer. The cyromancer told him that a man was screaming things about seventeen, and there was fire all around. Next, he questioned the Crone of Mutagen. Before he could ask her anything, Hawkin walked over and asked Abigail to come over with him to investigate in another area. Arlon protested, but Abigail assured him that it was the fastest way to find the Darkin Magus. He then turned his attention to the Duchy, and she gave him a piece of parchment which she warned him not to open yet. She didn't say anything about fire, but there was still the same story about the man yelling seventeen. He asked her if she had seen the Ember Seeker, but she suspiciously responds no, and then leaves. The third and final person he interrogated was a member of the Serpents, who had apparently orchestrated the attack on Arlon's village. He explains how the Ember Seeker had rampaged, and how he was betrayed by his own group. Arlon suffers from yet again another flashback, and then he allows the member of the Serpents to leave. He meets up with Abigail again, but then members of the crew rush in and say that they've found the Darkin Magus. They go over, but not before Arlon reads the parchment, which just says LEAVE. 
The next footnote says that The Duchy of Mutagen, if measured in land area, is the largest among the three territories in the Continent. Their geographical location gave access to unique herbs and minerals, which helped them quickly advance and become superior in alchemy. They are under rule of Duchess Irina Farnham.
=== Chapter 4: Mind Games ===
=== Chapter 5: Cinders of Truth ===
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