Facing the Silver Crane.

Dodging a roundhouse kick aimed at him head by diving on the side John had to let her get closer to her lethal weapon. As soon as he managed to get up after rolling on the ground she had it in hand, having also managed to put on the top part of a kimono that hung loose on her body without a belt to close it.

"You should have held your tongue, Necromancer! I didn't act in school because of your Mistress, but I can't ignore you anymore. You will tell me everything you know about my clan before I take your life." said the Silver Crane of the North, pointing the fearsome sword towards him.

"I'm not a necromancer, I swear it. It is a huge misunderstanding. Please calm down, I don't want to fight you!" he tried to convince her, it was not helped by the fact that he had to equip his fighting gear to get a chance to survive her next attack.

"You think I will believe your lies? You went to school marked with the taint of your sins, consorted publicly with the Scarlet Witch, walked around wearing magical items and now conspire to spy on me! Tell me who told you about my clan and what you know! Great Dragon, shield this place from this fight, the northern wind compels you! " she declared.

The world around John turned black and he found himself facing her in a huge room with a stone tiled floor and huge brazier on stone pillars.

You entered : Northern Wind Clan killing floor.
Exit impossible while in combat.

"Listen, Kim! I am not a necromancer, I am a mage and will not deny it. The other day I got trapped in an Illusion Barrier filled with undeads. The Golden Rose Order can vouch for me, I am under their protection." he argued.

"So that readhead debases herself with warlocks... I knew she hadn't the resolve to deal with such a life, living in opulence corrupts the mind! Now tell me all I asked of you and I will grant you a quick ****." she ordered him.

John considered his options, unleashing as many spells he could cast had little chance to kill her before her next strike and with that sword he would probably die in one hit. And going on the offensive would only end all hopes of talking his way out of it. Restrain used against an opponent thrice his level would only slow her for an instant at the cost if all his mana. Her attitude told him that she might have very little in the way of Libido he could exploit. He was slowly walking backwards as he tried to explain himself to get out of rang of her deadly sword, he knew that even if he managed to parry it, his blade would most likely crack or even shatter.

Out of options he decided to do the thing she would probably expect the least. Be completely honest with her. He sheathed his blade and removed his hood to face her arms extended on his sides, palms opened.

"Your name is Kim Moon and you are the Silver Crane of the North, I know this because I can read it above your head. Monday morning I woke up with strange powers that looked out of a video game. Since then I've been trying to understand what happened and survive in a world where I can stumble upon places filled with deadly monsters just walking down the street. That is how I met Moira and where she explained things to me about Gaia, powers, the Abyss... I only talked with Mrs Wentworth because I didn't dare refuse to follow her when she asked, both because of her power and teacher status. Moira thinks someone from the Cabal is up to something, we found one of their spying glyph in school and the necromantic barrier near my home has been unsealed which is why I accidentally entered it trying to create one. " he explained.

" What kind of nonsense is that... " she interrupted him taking her sword in both hands waiting to strike.

"Wait! I came in peace, to help you. I didn't attack you or used a single spell on you. Please let me finish, you are a lot more powerful than I am, let me at least explain myself." he begged her, trying to appeal to her warrior honor by reminding her how more powerful she was.

She seemed confused, more used to enemies she could simply kill without having to talk with them.

"You can talk, but don't expect me to believe anything you say. Warlocks are liars that consort with spirits, demons and ghosts. Any condemned can have his last words." she conceded.

"I thought I was becoming mad, I almost died multiple times. I have a skill named Observe that gives me information about items and people, I know for instance the name of your blade the Celestial Shard of the Northern Wind or the Dragon Breath Oracle bowl on the table in your room. I get quests, missions to be accomplished and that makes me more powerful when completed. This morning I got one asking me to get one Friendship egg before 8 am tomorrow, it was written in Korean and while I managed to translate it I have no idea what it is. I just figured that it being in Korean it might have a link to you. " he continued.

He walked slowly toward her and fell to his knees.

"This is what happened, Mrs Summer's asked me to help you and I accepted because she is a very good teacher that had been nice to me. You can verify my story with the Order, or face their wrath once you take my life. I won't flee, my life is here, I go to this school, my girlfriend is here. You could take my head right know, but are you so sure of yourself that you are willing to take the risk, both of killing an innocent and to face reprisals." he told her.

"I know of them, but I have no contact with the Order. How would I reach them?" she asked. John eyes lit up with hope, her issue was easily solved and meant that she was at least considering checking his story.

"I have Moira's number on my cell phone. You can call her, ask her what you want I won't even talk." he proposed. As he got his phone out of his inventory he noticed that he had some signal bars, it was intriguing as his phone shouldn't work here. Then he remembered the Tech Dungeon's computer gave him the ability to use his phone in his realm, maybe this link with his phone made it work in other barriers too. "I dialed her number , please ask her."

He held the phone on the palm of his hand for her to pick. Kim picked it quickly and moved away, never getting her eyes off him.

"It shouldn't work here, how did you do that?" she asked.

"It is a reward I got from a quest, I have no idea how it works." he admitted.

Soon Moira picked up the call, John thanked Gaia for the fact that she was able to do so and not in a barrier or without her phone.

His fate would rest in her hands now.