Make the Angel Scream, the Devil Cry, and the King Prosper (Solo/Job)

While catching his breath, he would stand behind as Virgo and Aludra took the wheel, Virgo starting off by tunneling under the ground, causing more damage to the already harmed castle. If Arianna makes it at the end of the battle, she'd have a lot of repairs to do. It didn't matter to him, in fact, he'd rather cause destruction to the place than leave it be. Arianna didn't try to let the Celestial spirit escape, ready to summon out another damaging pillar of light to strike down onto her. Aludra had her covered, her palms glowing in white light as the pillar struck down. It was literally a Celestial Spirit reading the speed of light, such a sight he never thought would be possible. However, there was no time to think about it, it ended up working in his favor after all, right? Huh!? Elyx let out from his lips before a sudden spike from the ground got him from behind both him and the Chronicle Mage, causing him to be knocked back and flying? Another source of the damage possibly? As he flew, his body spun. A slight blue blur was shown to be at the ground. The girl from before!? But how!? Most importantly, why? A servant of Arianna possibly? No, that could not be it. If it were, she would not do a thing without his command. Servants of holy beings, or self proclaimed holy beings rather, don't usually take such reckless actions without consequences. Regardless of the matter, three sides have been made in this battle if he thought well enough about it. Or possibly two on three, the numbers in favor of Team Reiaki.

His body hit the ground with a hard thud, that did hurt like hell. Due to him lacking a bit on energy, he was only caught with a slight breath loss. Shaking as he got up to his feet, he'd see the blue-haired girl stepping up to him, she did not seem like she wanted to talk. What a coward, striking at him while he was already deep into a fight and from behind as well, but what could you do about it by complaining about it... Meanwhile, Virgo popped up from the ground under Arianna, striking at her from below and into the air. Once they had both been leveled, the Maiden cracked the chain whips to the sides to crush her opponent and send her towards the ground, successfully inflicting another hit onto Arianna. Landing onto the ground safely, both her chained wrists would bend as her hands balled up into fists, she did not play around. Those who get on her bad sad should fear, even Aludra felt that and she was not even the one taking the damage. Just as long as she did her role and defended Virgo, things should go as planned. It's a slow plan, but it was a plan regardless. Fortunately for the both of them, they were outnumbering her opponent by 1, though they did expect Elyx to help them, little did they know what was going on.

Elyx Health: 85%
Elyx Magic: 65%

Arianna: 23 S ranked hits

Virgo Health: 100%
Aludra Health: 100%

Blue-Haired Girl: ???/???

Standing up onto his feet, his opponent would already strike as him once again with an attack made from fire, a huge amount of flames burning him effectively, scrapping down his health heavily due to the strong impact that it had. She had no mercy on him, not even waiting for him to fight back and defend himself. She had some sort of beef with him for sure, but the reason why was not something that he could not remember. It might have been possible for her to have told him already, but if she did, he most likely forgot. Damn you! Elyx exclaimed as his body suddenly felt like it had a boost in it. His Lerale eyes turned purple once again, his anger flowing. The girl had a similar response to it for him as well, her eyes turning purple as well. I will KILL YOU! She responded, and suddenly, he felt his anger rise. Now he knew what type of person was, why she did not have the set of magic he expected was not something he knew, but the fact that she had those eyes and wanted to murder him... She was a Lerale mage. Now he was going to have to put her to sleep, oh the fun this will provide. Maybe he could try to summon a third spirit... No, that would not be worth it. For one thing, his body was not that insanely strong, if he were to do something as hazardous as that... He might end up killing himself in the process. It was amazing that he was able to bring out two of them, and one of them being a Zodiac. But if he continued to pressure himself with this sort of thing, he would end up dying and the Spirits will all go back. He had no idea what the girl and Arianna would do next, not that it was any of his business since he would be gone by then.

Arianna in the meantime could not do much except fight with her blade, dancing with Virgo as two chains met one blade. Virgo may have been slower with her arm speed, but she was still able to strike faster since she was moving with two long ranged weapons. In the meantime, Aludra was prepared to continue locking down the opponents magic with her own, it was a coincidence that they both had light magic, but since Aludra can focus and Arianna can't, that put the Chronicle Mage in the drivers seat and successfully being able to lock down her magic. Virgo got Arianna eventually after a lot of resistance, a slice upwards with one chain before she spun her available chain in a circle, slamming it against her opponent and slamming that opponent onto the ground with a might crash against the now broken ground. Arianna was drawing more blood as the nightmarish barrage continued, and she had no time to heal herself either since the Maiden was ruthless to those who dared oppose Elyx. If he used the word punish to command Virgo how to fight someone, she will lash out on them at full force. With Aludra's assistance, it would be impossible to fight back.


Elyx Health: 75%
Elyx Magic: 65%

Arianna: 20 S ranked hits (Celestial Fire Ability)

Virgo Health: 100% 2/10
Aludra Health: 100% 2/10

Blue-Haired Girl: ???/???

Coughing out a little bit of blood in the process, he was back onto his feet, his blade in his hand as he locked onto his target, this prick of a girl. She was going to go down tonight! Both eyes locked onto each other, equal amounts of fury showing before a sudden flash occurred between the both of them. From Elyx's point of view, he saw the girl and the spirit within her, two of them. It was sort of outlined, like a ghost, but he saw her. It was an illusion version of her, but one that he was able to remember. Those eyes, they matched of those of this girl that he was fighting right now. She always did win every game that they played, and she was winning this fight as well. Three years of distances, and she looked so different. But how was she alive... When she told him to go before he tried to fight for her... Only to no avail and end up obeying her when he thought it was too late. There was no way she could have used a magic to heal herself, not without her cute little Ocarina. But here she was, standing at full strength without her instrument, just like him. She had the eyes of a Lerale magician, just like him. Adrelissa... No way... And if that were the case, she did not recognize him either, did she? Little did Elyx know that she and he both shared quite the link that held them together, maybe she thought he did not escape. Both their eyes began to lose their fire, their hatred being quenched and their guards dropping. They both saw into each other, maybe a fight was sort of a dance. Two souls dancing, understanding their opponents as they fight, but to lead the dance was the goal. The two former lovers have been reunited...

So of course, we go to Virgo who was still taking the Drivers Seat while Arianna was forced to take the constant beating. The two chains continued to lash against the blade. Desperate to save herself from the brutal scene, she tried to use her light magic, only for it to once again be sealed. With a smirk, Aludra would place out her palms to cancel out the light magic. Arianna had no more power, this battle was sealed. The thing was though, with every lash that she makes, she made sure to make it the most painful. In punishing, the goal for Virgo was not to kill, it was to inflict the most damage. The Celestial Maiden could end this battle anytime she liked, but instead, she would be taking out all of her strength into making this as slow as possible. Arianna tried, but the blade was not enough, and she could not summon back her shield either. It would only be a matter of time before she was down and out. Eventually, Virgo drew blood as she dropped Arianna down to next to half of her original health. Arianna was suffering, probably what all of her previous victims would give anything to see, the opposite of what was expected being done.

Elyx Health: 75%
Elyx Magic: 65%

Arianna: 18 S ranked hits (Celestial Fire Ability)

Virgo Health: 100% 3/10
Aludra Health: 100% 3/10

Blue-Haired Girl: ???/???

And just like that, Adrelissa's body would begin to dissolve into the air, disappearing into the scene. Elyx reached out his hand as he stepped forward, the palm trying to catch the particles as if it would somehow force her back, there were so many questions, he needed to know! But she was gone... His head hung down with depression at first, but then rising anger. What the hell was going on!? Why did it have to be him, if this is the hell of a 100 year job, he gave H rank mages a lot of credit, a lot more than he could have before. Since most of them are not for solely S ranked mages alone, he was rather surprised that they were able to make these sorts of things easy. A snarl would be placed on his face as his eyes then gained their angered purple eyes once again. This time, the pupils locked onto the target that Virgo was giving a sound beating to, and he would Quickstep to give her an assist. Time seemed to have slowed down once again as he charged with Bound Iris extended, slicing at Ariannas blade to hold her attention back onto him. Virgo jumped above the both of them who were in a Sword Lock, before slicing both chains down onto the lock. Reacting quickly, Elyx would jump back to avoid taking the hit of the chains. Arianna, too tired and unable to evade, she had to take the hit as she laid down on the ground, the blood from her body now showing as if she were a regular human. Her once white dress had been heavily stained, such a brutal beatdown that not too many deserve. Elyx would hold out his hand in front of Virgo to stop her from doing anything else to their opponent at the moment. Aludra let down her guard and looked at the scene while walking to their sides. Arianna seemed too weak to fight back now, for the moment at least. Not while she had such restrictions working on her.

All of a sudden however, the chains of light swarmed around their ankles, it seems she had not given up quite yet. With Aludras guard let down, there was nothing they could do to stop it. The shackles were tougher than Aludras magic, therefore she was unable to free them. There had to be another way to get out of here, he could not watch Virgo and Aludra suffer the way he did before. The good thing was that Arianna was not so quick to get back onto her feet anymore. The bad news however, she had all of the time in the world until one of them got a hit on her. And she seemed very interested in staying away from them, probably using more pillars to torture them rather than coming close. Aludra is a good shot, but what she did to Arianna can be done back to her, as for Elyx, his shadows might have been able to help, but with the amount of energy that he had right now, it was not likely they would be able to do anything. Not even Quickstep would help anymore, since she is able to move at the same pace. Though she was weakened, she still had some control.

Elyx Health: 80% (Swordsmans Recovery)
Elyx Magic: 65%

Arianna: 15 S ranked hits (Celestial Fire Ability)

Virgo Health: 100% 4/10
Aludra Health: 100% 4/10

Held down and trapped like rats as they could not get out. Aludra tried to use her magic, and Elyx would not stop her. What was the point, the result would be the same anyways, except for the fact that if he tried to stop her, he would end up spreading wasted breath. With a smile on his face, he would end up looking at his opponent, refusing to let her think she was satisfied. There was one more option that could help him out here. All his thoughts on Adrelissa were gone, this moment currently was too much more important than trying to hold onto something that probably was not going to come back for a while. Though he did wonder how she got her new fire magic, and how she suddenly played things by survival rather than with honor. But for now, he had to face this current opponent. However, his energy would have to restore, so he was going to have to stall Arianna by talking. Virgo did not seem to mind the shackles around her ankles, in fact, she seemed to not take notice of them. Seeing that made him hang down his head in a bit of shame, she was used to this sort of behavior, of course it would feel natural for her to be bound. Aludra was still desperately trying to get a few shots of light magic at Arianna, a snarl formed on her lips when the attempts turned out to be futile. The first step of the hell was to come, but he still needed time, so he had to take it. Seeing Virgo and Aludra endure it however was not something that he think he could handle. Closing his eyes as the pillars of light fired down onto them, he would clench his teeth to hold back his yell of agony. It was painful for sure to take the hit directly. Virgo closed her eyes with no trouble, taking the pain easily. A masochist for sure... Jeez... As for Aludra, she let out her yell before lashing out a nasty message. YOU SHIT! She exclaimed, nothing else escaping her lips. A surprising amount of restraint shown, but it was much appreciated by Elyx.

Elyx knew that his allies were suffering, but his energy still has not risen. The more damage he took, the more risky that the situation became. But sadly, he had to admit that he had no choice. Only one key can save him, and he needed Virgo and Aludra to stay on the field. However, he did not want to kill himself in the process. The energy in him was slowly forming back into him once again, but the damage was not helping. But to use magic now will make things even worse, it was a risk that he had to take for the sake of their minds... Before they all died. Aiyana could bail him out, he needed her now more than any other moment that needed her. But he just had to endure it a bit longer, until he was sure that he had enough mental and physical preparation to execute such a task.


Elyx Health: 70%
Elyx Magic: 65%

Arianna: 14 S ranked hits (Celestial Fire Ability)

Virgo Health: 75% 5/10
Aludra Health: 66% 5/10

Well, if he needed time, he was going to have to talk with the one who was going to execute them if he did not do that. It was hard to speak with the blood that was in his mouth, but he tried to speak without coughing in the process. And tell me... Why do you look down on me healing you if you are just going to kill me? If anything, should I not look down on you? He asked, tightening his hands the best he could to move around and get his blood flowing. The two Celestial Spirits on his side listened, one of them because she was a maiden who did not continue without being given an order from Elyx. Arianna took the bait, being a cocky one for sure, and that was going to be her downfall in the long run. She placed her left hand over her mouth while looking at him, as if she were doing some sort of scan on him. Possibly looking for something that would be used against her? He didn't know, not that he care anyways. Finally, she would reply to him. Honestly, I don't fight for revenge. There is no one I can take my revenge out on, because I've already slaughtered my enemies. She explained to him casually, maybe even less than casually. She said it like she was bored of them, not even worth talking about. How heartless was this woman? Unfortunately, she continued to speak, and even her words hurt worse than needles. Not without them being my puppets for a little bit however. It's adorable though, seeing them cry out for those who they think could save them, then just watch as their hopes are crushed like theirs bodies. Their screams of despair are my favorite part, it's like a harp.

Well, it seems like she was going somewhere when she dies. It had lots of hellfire that she deserved for such treatment, though he did wonder what exactly happened to her. For one thing, why was she the way she was? To have fun with making others suffer before dying, to give them so much hope and to smash it like it were some sort of contest. The slow fire of the Celestial Spirits were minimal compared to what she had done to others, it was unforgivable. Honestly, I could not care less about anyone. You have brought me this far, so why not tell you before you die? But here is the thing... She explained before another pillar of light struck down onto all three of them again, this time, two of the three of them let out a yell of pain instead of just Aludra. How the hell does Virgo manage to do it? Damn you! Elyx! Close my gate! I won't be able to hold on for much longer! She exclaimed, an order that he had no choice but to obey. Slicing the key of hers to the side, he had to force close her gate. Virgo seemed to be having the time of her life. But more importantly... He now had room for one more...

Elyx Health: 60%
Elyx Magic: 65%

Arianna: 13 S ranked hits (Celestial Fire Ability)

Virgo Health: 50% 6/10
Aludra Health: 33% (Forced Gate Closed)

Man! That was quite the bonus! I wonder what would happen if I did it one more time. Arianna announced before clenching her first. The light pillars above were being held back from practically tearing the both of them apart now. But the opponent was into slow deaths, she herself admitted that, therefore, she will not bring them all in a shower. The pain was going to be nasty, but in the end, they will live. He had to make sure he kept on stalling her so he would regain the physical strength and mental strength he had to lose before by exhausting all of his energy. Do you see Virgo here even reacting? Do you think she is taking any damage from anything you do? If anything, such things are a waste! He'd retort back, a lie that he had hope would work. It was true how Virgo did not seem mentally affected by it. Physically, her wounds would show, but her facial expression would always be a poker face. If she shattered back to the Celestial Spirit World... It would be a shame that such a weakness had been revealed. He'd close her gate before he would watch her be forced back into it, even if she insisted on staying out to help him. It was too risky to just let her continue fighting. Sure, immortality comes a long way in battle, but the pain will definitely be a memory. A personality is never always the same if the situation was devastating. Though Virgo seemed to be a Masochist already, he would not to damage her further. Stalling... Stalling Arianna was the only way to keep her from hurting Virgo.

Instead, she turned her head towards Virgo, who looked back with her poker face still locked in. A small nod of the head would be shown, agree with him possibly? Whatever the case, he saw his chance, he felt ready. Slipping his hand into his keys while Arianna was not looking, he'd feel a particular key that he was hoping to pluck out. It was his final choice, whatever key he plucked was the one that had to get them out of there. With confidence, he pulled out the Black and Gold key... Aiyana...

I Open the gate of the... Er... Elyx announced, still not sure what gate it was yet. Still though, he sliced the key towards the side the best he could while in chains as the white light glowed and the gate opened. It was right in front of Arianna, about 10 meters at best. Provided Aiyana answered his call, she would be there to fight Arianna. Just one hit... And both him and Virgo will be saved.

Elyx fell onto his knees and gagged as he coughed out blood, too much was being taken out of him, at this rate, he was not going to last for very long. His hand gripping on his chest, he'd try to hold it together. Please Answer me... Aiyana...

Elyx Health: 60%
Elyx Magic: 55%

Arianna: 12 S ranked hits (Celestial Fire Ability)

Virgo Health: 50% 7/10

Aiyana was minding her own business inside the Pharoah's Call guild hall. It had been a normal day so far, nothing strange going on at all. There had been no outbreaks of fighting, the small town that had started to form around them was doing well. In fact, Aiyana was in a chat with the leader of the town right that very moment; discussing how to handle food and water.

"Yes, if we make more wells we could have an easier access to water. But then we would need to make sure people are not wasting water in the process, meaning more guards to hire. Of course that means more jobs for people, but it also means the people will feel untrusted. We have plenty of water in the guild though, a system put up by the people that made the structure in the past. We could trade water for crafted goods, excess food, clothing, or anything else people wish to trade for water they can use for whatever they want."

"Yes, yes. I understand all of that completely. I have to agree as well, making more wells would most definitely cause the issues you bring out for it. I will let them know we will open trade with your guild, make both of us prosper. Water for us means more food and easier living, as we have plenty in the way of food with how we have learned to live here in the heat of the desert."

Midway through the man's sentence, Aiyana felt a drop in the pit of her stomach at the same time as hearing a familiar voice. Please answer me... Aiyana..." The voice was the one of her newest contractor as a celestial summon, Elyx Reiaki; and it sounded like he was in a lot of trouble with the strain in his voice.

"Sir Riddick, I must apologize. I have an urgent matter to take care of and must depart immediately. You are free to go as you please inside of the guild hall, or head back into town if you wish. We can discuss more at a later time, but duty calls to me."

Without even waiting for the man to leave, Aiyana's gate to the celestial realm opened up so that she could enter, only to be dropped into a cold place she had never seen before. Before her was a sight she was not happy to see. Elyx was in trouble, as was Virgo. Yes, she knew Virgo! She knew all of the golden Zodiac key members. Being a special summon in the realm, she was one to be sought out for conversation; being the only human to become a celestial.

Without waiting, seeing the woman responsible for keeping them in the position they were in, Aiyana drew back her hand and acted as if throwing forth a weapon; which actually happened after the fact. From in front of where her hand let go came a spear of frostfire that would fly at the back of the head of her new enemy, one she had no intention of telling she was there until it was too late. If the spear hit, which was likely to happen, the other would feel the sting in her soul, as well as physical ghost pain due to not knowing any better, as her magic ate at the magic of one instead of injuring their body. 'Hopefully distracting her will break them free!'

Arianna looked down at her new opponent. She was smirking as the spear was headed for her, Elyx was snarling, this battle was heating up, but Elyx did not have too much tricks that he could play on his opponent in his chains, the disadvantage of his current strength. With Wind Lerale magic, he could have used the Lerale Existence Monarch or the Lerale Eye to finish her off with just simply a strike, even while bound. But no, now he had to develop his own strength through his own body. His body does not provide as many surprises as a magic set could however, a flaw that he might have overlooked, but it was not like he cared now. It was easy to dwell on that past, which is why he will gladly do it later. Nimpha is too nice, putting up with his constant windy mind and aura making him change his mind. As a favor to her, he will develop his next one without her and see how that goes.

Aiyana had responded… Oh how he wish he had the energy to at least welcome her, but under the current heat he was in, the young man could only struggle as he attempted to get back onto his feet. The chains were tight on him, fighting to hold him down. Blood covered all over his clothes, his facial expression tired and wanting to go home and pretend none of this ever happened. Such a wish would never come true, not because he could not, but because he would not. Adrelissa was still on his mind, answers were still to come. Once this demon is killed, he will pursue the one that goes by the name Diablos, meaning devil.

However, Elyx could not let Aiyana take on the beast of an opponent alone... He'd have to do something he had never done in a long time, actually summon his spirit within him. Eyes closed as his shaky hand pulled out his sword, one spell was all it took to freeze Arianna in place. It was going to cost a hefty pinch of his magic, but in the end, he would have the mistress of the castle frozen, then Aiyana can inflict critical amounts of damage onto her.

The Knight's outline began to form in front of the young man, the spirit crossing his arms and hung his head down. His facial expression told the whole story, why would Elyx even dare summon him? "Make it quick, or consider this our farewell." The Knight promised, and he would never back down on his word. Trusting him in that bold promise, the young mans sword would glow in orange and blue light. Pointing it towards his opponent, he would fire the lineages element from the tip, the Frostfire shooting out in a chain. Desperate to encase Arianna, after the first chain, the second chain fired, and then the third. Eventually, all five would fire before his vision grew blurry. Too much magic use? Probably, but the five shots of Ice Frostfire should trap the enemy from dodging the spear. Aiyana would have a chance.

Arianna took the spear gladly rather than try to stop it. She was an illusionist, things that are not pain but feel like it don’t really have much effect on her. After all, she could mimic the remedy. However, she will not be freezing the Frostfire shots, and there were too many to completely dodge them. If they make it, Arianna should be frozen for a little bit. With a spear in her stomach, she would amplify the pain by shooting down another set of light pillars, one for Elyx, one for Virgo, and one for Aiyana. Well, though the chains were freed, due to their lack of health, they still suffer the damage previously taken, and are unable to run away within time. Virgo landed facedown, her health really cut down to the wire.


Elyx Health: 50%
Elyx Magic: 45%

Arianna: 10.5 S ranked hits (Celestial Fire Ability)

Virgo Health: 25% 8/10

It was unfortunate how one's plans could be so easily foiled by another. The enemy she had been summoned to help fight turned out to be much stronger than she appeared, easily taking Aiyana's spear spell without so little as a blink of pain or discomfort. While disheartening, the celestial fox had no intention of backing down, not when her contractor and friend were in danger! "Virgo, head back! I can handle the rest of this with Elyx!" Her concerned words were yelled as she let loose what appeared to be a burning snowball at the man that held her key, a spell of hers that healed the wounds and cured the damage of the body.

After doing so, the nine tailed fox saw a spirit appear before him; that of one whom felt familiar to her magical senses. It ebbed into her soul, like her magical essence demanded she involve herself with him. It made no sense, until the first attack went forth at the woman before them all; FrostFire! The element was the entirety of her magic as a dragon slayer, and there was slim to none in the world for her to eat until today. A contract with someone that had access to it was a miracle, to say the least! Charging forward, Aiyana would make it in time to catch the final blast of the magic with her own body; the element seeming to phase into her without any sign of damage or effect. The woman felt a rush of heat and cold at the same time as she hit the ground and tumbled back up to her feet, though fell to the ground on her knees as she let loose a pained scream from her lips. Her entire body felt like it was shifting, changing into something else over the absorbing of the element she was attuned to. Moments passes as she simply sat there, tears of pain in her face, before a flash of fire and ice flew forth before revealing a new form of being; the FrostFire Dragon.

Mind not prepared, thoughts loudly left her mind and reached all others there as she thought to herself. 'What...what happened? This is nothing like I've seen from other slayers. I've...become a dragon?' Even as confusion stayed in her mind, her drive to protect Elyx remained. A flap of wings tested flight, her body lifting with ease as she turned to face the one that sought their death. A roar would leave her body, the roar of the dragon slayer become dragon, which ripped forth in a massive cone that enveloped where she stood; encasing her in burning ice if she stayed there. After that the woman would fly with all the speed she could muster, charging at the ice queen, to unleash a heavy bite that would leave any standard person lying on the ground begging for mercy, if they were not cleaved in two by accident. She really hoped for the prior, she was not one that wished any dead if she could help it.

Arianna stepped back at the sudden transformation of the Celestial Spirit, it seemed that she had not seen or felt the energy of such a power. Placing her palms out, she would do what should could to stop Aiyana from continuing forward, attempting to create large shackles onto the dragon, but it was no use, the magic that violently revealed itself pushed back and negated all of the light magic. Trapped like a rat, she was forced to take the bite with such a devastating scream emitted from her lips, not that it would trigger any remorse. The opponent had it coming for quite a while. At the end of the bite, the angel would be lying, all covered in her own blood. Only one hit was able to cause so much devastation, the power of a Dragon in their Force mode was a lot more than he had expected.

Virgo's gate was closed upon command, the maiden listening to the one who was the most powerful while Elyx was unable to give any orders. That was being was Aiyana, who made the right call, sending her back into the Celestial Spirit World. Virgo knew Aiyanas true strength, they knew each other for quite a while, and though she seemed like the average mage, the maiden knew better than to underestimate the Frostfire Slayer. This was a prime example why. With only one Celestial Spirit chained to him onto the battlefield, his energy began to restore. The now dragon helped him by placing a spell onto him, which gave off a nice warm feeling throughout his body. At the end of it, he found the strength to stand up once again. He was still a bit tired, but he was still able to move around.

Good girl, that is amazing. Elyx would praise towards Aiyana, walking towards her side to place his palm against the dragon, gently patting its side before continuing to walk. Once he had got himself in front of the body of his opponent, he realized that she was still alive. It seemed like she was not going to be moving around too much anymore. That was a relief, she was unable to cause any more trouble, and now the other enemy is Diablos. Looking down at her, he would give her a command, not knowing the actual situation. Submit right now... Or my dragon here will make sure you regret it! A promise, not a threat. Aiyana would help him with this by leaning her head forward, a snarl on her face as she looked down onto Arianna. No need though, as Arianna would just slightly chuckle, then close her eyes. It seems like she would not be responding for a while... But she was not dead either. Perfect.

Looking back to the Celestial Spirit, he would smile the best he could as his eyes closed. I see why you are better than the Zodiacs, I am a very proud owner. He would explain as he then gently stroked her body with his right palm once again. Great job Aiyana.

Elyx Health: 60%
Elyx Magic: 45%

Arianna: Out of Commission

Virgo Health: Gate Closed

Power flowed through muscles that had grown to deal with the size she had become, teeth closing down around a body that found it crushed between massive teeth that easily pierced the skin. A stray, primal, thought raced through her brain, one she did not like at all. "Feast, we must feast and devour those that believe to be strong. Recover their magic and make it our own!" The thought, startling her, made her take a step back before remembering she did, in fact, have a person stuck in between her teeth! A slight roar left her lips a she dropped her to the ground, praise from Elyx breaking her from the fear as his words calmed her. A hand touched the scales of her body, scales that could protect even against most magics in this world, as they both looked down at the one she had taken care of in a single bite.

Elyx spoke to her, using her as the reason for her to give up. The words sounded like a promise, so the young woman decided to give her best snarl as she moved forward with her head to look the downed opponent directly in the eyes. Breath touched the others face even as the injured woman slightly chuckled, obviously not intending to be able to do anything as she closed her eyes. A worry that she might be dead hit Aiyana's thoughts, but soon realized she was simply resting to keep her strength and was very much alive. Good, that was good! She did not want the blood of someone else on her, other than on her teeth. The metallic taste was across her entire mouth, a refusal to swallow overcoming her as a head turned and spit out the blood onto the ground.

Eyes burned on her, someone looking at her, and she turned to look at the man standing before her; her contractor. He agreed to her being better than the Zodiacs, and that he was proud to be the owner of a key of hers; something that was limited to three. One for Elyx and two more for those she felt were worthy to call upon her from other duties she may have. Speaking of duties, she still had to finish discussing with the town leader about official business he had come to her with. If that went well they'd have a great start to trade income if all went well with others; other nations included. Thank you Elyx, it was a pleasure to be called upon. Though try to call me before dire straights next time, I can put a stop to this kind of thing now that we know what you can do to me. Good luck on your adventures, and may you find safe travels.' The words would be thought to Elyx, not knowing how to speak with the mouth of a dragon just yet, before she slowly vanished into the celestial realm; where she found she was no longer the form of a dragon anymore. "I hope he'll be okay now..."

Aiyana began to dissolve, returning to the Celestial Spirit world once she seemed to have felt that he was safe now. It was a shame that he was unable to read minds, so he would have never understood or heard what she would like for to him to next time. Thus, this probably will cause her to come back for him whenever he was about to die once again. What? Celestial Spirits can help at any time, but the Swordsman would like to prevent any further damage being done to her. It was not fair for her to be fighting his battles, and even now, it was not fair that she had been put in full force in order to take down the opponent that he himself was supposed to handle. Sure, in their contract, the items and jewels that they received will be shared, jewels only in this case, but that did not mean he had to put the Nine Tailed Fox through this scenario placed in front of them. Not only that, but to handle it on her own, because Elyx had to face it, without her, he would be dead as of this very moment. The jewels that he owed her were puny compared to saving his life. Sorry about that Aiyana, I didn't think I would have to call you out for this. He'd think, hoping that maybe she was able to hear his thoughts or something. That was quite wishful thinking, but sadly for him, not reality. Thus, he stopped thinking about it at that moment. Now he would have to help his opponent once again with his magic. It was clear that she was shattered and won't live at her current rate. Kneeling down, he would place his palms over her body. There were huge bite marks on her body, and they looked nasty. Nothing that he could do, this were actually hole pumped into her body. Just seeing such a sight made the young mage cringe. But his palms were still placed over the body that he was healing. To keep her alive was the goal, he was going to capture her and send her over to the Magic Council. They wanted her dead? Then they were allowed to do it themselves, because Elyx sure as hell was not going to murder just because the job required for him to do. Who knows, maybe they would be paid extra because it was an arrest, which was normally how the system worked anyways. Arianna would twitch a little bit, clearly unable to continue a fight, but she was alive as well. A sudden voice would then be heard around the castle. Stop it... Idiot... That won't work... The voice said, clearly that of Arianna. He did it, since it was not like she could do anything. He might as well take pity on her. The voice continued to speak to him. He could not help but wonder what words would be emitted from where it was coming from.

Elyx Reiaki, I didn't think you would actually do this. You'd be the second of many to do such a thing. The voice would explain. This allowed the young mage to stand up onto his feet, still listening to what she had to say. If there was a moment of silence that was too long, he would reply to the voice. Or answer back at it if it asked him a question or something. In the meantime, he would sheathe Bound Iris back into the sheathe with his lips locked in a neutral facial expression. It seemed like just a friendly chat, and he was quick to draw a sword. With his awareness, it would be no problem at all to block an attack and split himself into a few clones. His head would be held high, looking up at the ceiling. The voice did not seem to be coming from there, but to where else would you speak if you were to speak to something that you were unable to confirm where their voice was coming from. Maybe that could have been worded a lot better, but oh well. Regardless, he did not seem to be receiving an answer from Arianna, so he would make one of his own. Second of many you say? Enlighten me on the lucky first place winner. Give me their name. Elyx would demand, in a calm, but very firm tone. It was clear his message was heard, though he did question the genuine laugh that had been heard after that. His feet were braced, his muscles tense, ready to attack whatever may be next. In all honesty though, he did not hope that her body would rise and start attacking him. He was low enough on energy as it is, a nightmare of a fight after that would put him down for sure. Arianna did not need to know that though, if she continued talking, he would not struggle at all. His lips were not even shaking, though he did have a bit of worry for what might possibly happen later on, and if his guard was a little bit lower, he might end up dying at that moment. The voice then spoke to him once again.

Calm down Reiaki, do you think I can do anything to you in this state? At this point, I really do not have too much time to speak to you. So you must listen to my words. It seemed like she ignored his questions, and it was not like the young mage did not notice this act, but the fact that she had a limited amount of time allowed him to stay off the attack dog mode. Instead, he was willing to listen to her final words before she is through. If she does not want to be healed, fine, that was her choice. He won't damage her anymore, but he won't heal her either. Hopefully she made the right choice in dying rather than being arrested. And hopefully he made the right choice by letting her make such a dangerous choice. Only time will tell.

This whole job, the two bosses that you must defeat are me and my husband, Diablos. Well, lets just say that if the real version of him were to be the one you fight, you would not stand a chance against him. She explained, or the voice explained rather. A few questions popped into his head at this point, all of them at the same time surprisingly. Two bosses? Did she understand that she would be put down, and that was why she was called a boss? And she had so much knowledge that she knew that she was a target for a job and had quite a hefty bounty placed on her head? They were not real? Or did she mean that this is not the real Diablos, but this Arianna was real. Well, no, why would only one of them be alive and kicking while the other one was a fake. But if that were the case, it would not explain why the angels attacks were effective against him. Was she an illusion or not? Well, Arianna continued to speak to him from the omni voice that she had, and so he would continue to listen if his questions would be answered, or if the next explanation or statement or whatever would be able to explain what he needed to know. Quite a man, much more of a fighter than I'll ever be. Trust me, with your current strength, with your desire to slaughter Shadelle and its leader, you will never beat him. Step away from your ambitions, and you will be given a glimmer of hope with your small pinch of power. All right, maybe for this moment he could speak back at her. Well, she had the response coming if she would talk down to him and his intentions. Shut your mouth! I'll beat him the same way I'll beat Shadelle. And if you want to prove me wrong, why don't you come down here and prove it! He would call out to her, a snarl forming on his lips. The challenge had been set, and his muscles were all braced. Legs ready to pounce, he was going to have a fun time with this if she stood up. A painful time surely, but now he had something to prove. His eyes were beginning to slowly turn into a nice shade of purple, the Lerale eyes ready to activate once again. But before they were able to do that, his opponent would respond back to his challenge with simply a calm response. That is a rather unfair request, you know I will not be able to do that. But... If you meet someone along the way, maybe you can keep your ambitions and still beat my husband. It is a nice path, though it will also be costly. Time is running out, he only lays in the shadows and will not meet you in the daylight. Though your journey may take place in the night, you will have a very good profit in the end, much more rewarding than fighting in the safety of the daylight.

Tell me more about this character, because I will kill Cain if it is the last thing that I will do! So what if that means that I will be shround in darkness, that was how I have been living my whole life anyways! Tell me! He demanded, stomping his foot like it would threaten anything. It would if there was an actual physical being that he could threaten with that sort of movement. But there was none, so there was nothing that would actually be scared by it. His lips were still locked in the snarl, his emotions were being played with possibly? If that were the case, he was not doing so well with keeping his chill. Fortunately, that was not what his previous opponent wanted to do to him, she was just trying to guide him. It was just him, his anger towards her and Shadelle mainly. The lack of trust as well helped fuel that fire. The latter of the two was understandable, why should he trust her? Arianna understood that, which is why she did not even bother trying to insist. With the limited amount of time that she had left on her, she had to tell her everything that she wanted to. Since she had the ability to access his memories, it was expected that she had quite a lot to say. In fact, if it were so much that she had to avoid insisting to get the message across, it was likely that she would not be able to tell him everything. Sadly, he was unable to recognize this until eventually it was too late. Arianna continued to speak to him with her same calm usual tone. The characters name, I'll keep to myself. Mainly because you will throw another tantrum. But I will tell you this much, you know a lot more about this being a lot more than you think, yet at the same time, you know nothing about them. They will be in your path, how you engage them is up to you. If I were you, I suggest you tone down the level of anger you have when speaking to them. They are not a being that you want to anger, especially since their anger is quite big as it is. She would explain, pausing at the moment. Elyx had no comment, she had nothing to add, bringing them to a stunning silence for the moment. It was kind of awkward admittedly, but he was going to kill it with a question. So tell me, what would they provide for me if I comply? Anything that I will treasure? The young mage would ask, another soft genuine laugh from Arianna received in response. Elyx would clench his right fist before exclaiming out to her. Don't laugh! ANSWER ME! He called out, his voice echoing as he would then receive a response after that. It was not from her though, but those surrounding him. There were more guards, huh. All right then, they will feel the wrath of his blade.

Seems like the guards have heard you. And it is a shame I can't call them off, seeing that only you can hear my voice right now. The most I can tell you is... Good luck tiger! And there was not even a little bit of taunt in her voice. She actually meant the random crap that was emitting from her mouth, none of it fake. All right, maybe she might have been on his side. It did not seem like an outerworldly thought anymore, just something that would be very odd. It was a 1% possiblity, but eventually, after 100 tries, there has to be at least one time where that possibility had been hit. And when it did, some amazing thins happen. Many people start jumping with excitement, mainly because they were unable to express their emotions for such things being possible. Maybe if he gave her a chance, trying to look in the shadows for a being who would help him beat Diablos. Who knows, maybe try to befriend it? But currently, he was in combat, and that was probably what he should be focusing on as of right now. With a smile on his face, Elyx would look at all of the guards in front of him as they charged. Unsheathing his Bound Iris blade, he would quickly activate Quickstep to slice his way through all of them like he would a building. Seriously, he did do that to a few buildings that were in his way because he was in a rush. Ignite would not hesitate to give him a nice hard smack to the back of the head for such a reckless action. Once the slash had finished and he was on the other side of the guards, they would all drop onto their knees before lying on the side. The next few enemies were from the air, who shot a few beams of light down at him like they were bullets being shot from a rifle. In return, he would spin his blade around to match their movements, following their bullet shots with his blade and eventually, not just bouncing them off the metal of his weapon, but sending them all back and knocking them off the ledge of the castle that they were standing on. Once they all fell back and off, they would land on the ground and take out a few more of the soldiers that were headed for him, knocking them over like they were bowling pins. It was a nice addition, such a taunting way to end that battle right there, and maybe a bit disrespectful. But did he had any regrets for such things now? While he was talking to Arianna and being rudely interrupted? Absolutely not. They were going to pay, and they were going to pay dearly. They continued to storm from the hallways into the main area, all of them eventually surrounding him in a circle. Smart possibly if they made they next move successful. But... They were never the brightest of thinkers.

And just like he had expected, they were not the brightest knives in the drawer. But oh well, that made things easier for him. They only attacked one by one, they all wanted the glory rather than actually work together and give him a challenge. Well, it did make sense that they attacked, otherwise he would have wondered where they were while their mistake was taking a brutal beating. Then again, they might have been watching on the sidelines. However, if Arianna's word was anything to go by, they were unable to hear her voice, and it would have looked like he was speaking to himself. Somehow, they did not seem to hear their battle. Possibly their mistress preventing them from doing so. It was a nice task to be done, but then again, maybe it was because she underestimated him. And now who was laughing now? The first one tried to strike his head with a fist. The wrist of that fist was caught before Elyx threw the enemy over his back and at a second one who charged from up front, causing them both to be knocked to the ground in a rather messy jumble. The next enemies came from the right side, in which he simply sliced them both out of the way with his blade, causing them to fall to the ground with a mighty thud. Not the most effective fighters in his opinion, such a shame too since he actually expected them to put up a fight since there were two of them who seemed to have actually planned. Oh well. The next group of enemies jumped into the air from all sides, creating a hexagon if there was a line to connect them. With Quickstep activated once again, time would seem to be still before he would then slice upwards at all of them. With a big spinning slash, a wave of wind would be launched at them before time went back, and all six of them flew so far that their bodies slammed against the walls. A moment of silence occurred, clearly plans were being thought of. The Swordsman in the meantime was getting bored of them, so he decided to just end this altogether. Shoving his blade into the ground, there would be a crack in the ground before he then released a huge attack. The wind around him spun around in a huge wave, and it traveled in a circle all around his body, the wave slamming them all against the walls. Upon impact with the walls, there would be an explosion that would occur. The bad thing was... There was nothing left to hold the castle up. This was not going to end well... The ceiling began to shatter, the shadow of it becoming dark and dark. All of the soldiers yelled, but were unable to move in their current condition, so that was all they could do. Elyx ran to escape, his speed able to outrun the speed of the falling ceiling... But he left something important behind.

His thoughts though... They were of Shadelle again. To become something amazing in this guild, he had to forget, but that was not something he was able to bring himself to do. He remembered himself as a child of Shadelle once again... This time, it was about an old teacher and how he met Adrelissa. She was the reason why he refused to forget Shadelle after all. When he was nine years old, he took a training course in school, one that not only taught him what we call current education, but how to fight using Lerale instruments. When he was training, his teacher, Niko, noticed that Elyx was using a training Violin, and was rather amazed with how he could maintain such high scores with a Lerale instrument that limited the boy so much. Niko promised Elyx to buy him a proper Violin, one that Elyx got to choose. The boy received a new Violin, one that is normal sized and gave Elyx a lot more creative freedom. It was also where he learned his first true magic spell, Wind Lerale Stream of Quintus. A few months into the class, he ended up liking someone in it, her name being Adrelissa Sosayaki. She was a bright student, both in personality and mentality. She was very happy with the life she had and what it gave her, and no matter what, she would smile about anything, even if it wasn't exactly in her favor. Her grades were a grade level below Elyx's which is bright since that is one grade level above the average ten year old at that time. She played the flute, and used Spark Lerale magic. It took a few months, but at the age of ten, he finally spoke up to her. Understanding she was, and soon the two became friends after talking for a few days. He never actually knew he liked her, he was ten years old after all. Everyday, he would invite her to go to the chocolate shop, in which the shop owner would give them both free samples of chocolate, then they both end up fighting each other in training, Adrelissa normally the one winning, but she would always help him and grin down at him, and they both end up splitting up to go home.

Arianna was down in the castle, and though he thought he had hated her, he could not help but yell out her name as he escaped, but her body collapsed with the castle. It was her, trapped in there, she was not even given a proper burial. She must have had someone that cared for her... And if she had not, maybe he could have been that person. No one was born evil, there are corrupt events that lead to someone or something hating the world. It was just not fair how life worked, it gave people itself and it took itself away from others so quickly. The thoughts of Shadelle, the memories, they were haunting his mind again. Nimpha did not strip him of his memories, just his feelings. But he gained his feels after dying one time... And then being brought back to Fiore. Shadelle... Mr. Takaro...

This was a rough thought train for him, and in the real world, he shed a tear, even though he was not actually going through it. It was not expected to be possible that one could cry while they were thinking about something in the past that had already been done, but that was how much he missed Adrelissa, anything to take back to moment in which she was killed in front of his eyes, anything to have her become a member of Black Rose, become a Rising Star and soon an Ace like he was, anything at all with her would make him happy again. But it was clearly just wishful thinking to have her by his side, and something, wishes were just impossible to have around since that was the only thing that some people had. Elyx was one of those people, there was no way to bring Adrelissa back with him, so why did he even want to try. Besides, he knew that she was looking over him, and she wants him to be happy. That's why he wanted to be of best conduct, not killing of any human being, nothing that would cause so much pain and trouble for anyone that would cross him. Then he knew that he would be able to please her, and everyone around him. The sad thing though was that, he was not able to please everyone, no mater how badly he wanted to. The boy knew that there were people out to get him, in dark guilds, in other legal guilds, maybe even in his own guild as well. Some people die because of how much they have done and the hard work that they do. Elyx did not plan to be a victim of hard work, he was able to fend for himself. And if not, there was Ignite on his side. Based on the Library, he was the only one who was able to summon the amazing Cassie onto his side. Overshield will instantly protect him after all.

And Arianan reminded him of Adrelissa. He did not know how or why, but the same girl that had come to battle him, she and the opponent he faced seemed so alike. And it was not personality or look wise... Maybe it was their spirits. But how would he tell that they are alike? Such a thing would be impossible to tell, at least for him, who did not have some mind-reading or soul-reading abilities. Sure, maybe he can prevent others from trying to read him without his permission, it was his Swordsman Restriction ability. But he can't actually execute the command, because Nimpha did not add that in his new set of spells. Such a shame, but at the same time, he was glad. There were some thoughts out there that he would love to keep out of his mind. If only his were able to be added to that list... Adrelissa and Arianna. Did they have some sort of connection in the past?

So the illusion of Arianna was gone, but the stirred emotions in his stomach were not. Though she was an illusion, her attacks were still on his body. He knew because the cold from the snow was burning as the snow touched his skin. It was not that fun, it was like having salt poured on you after you got cut by a blade. Not so fun now is it? The aching in his body as well as the outside was just the same. Though she was cold, she was trying to help him, and the young mage did nothing but push her away. Not even giving her a chance. And now that she was gone, her words touched him, and he did not like how he treated her. If she said she was down, then had should have trusted that to be the case. She fought fairly from the start, and restricting spells were just a part of battle. After all, Elyx did use his clones to attack her without giving her a chance to counter. And if they were both fighting dirty, then that would have to be the way life worked. In battle, it did not matter if a move were dirty and less honorable, if it worked, it worked. Now... That being said, if someone were trying to embarrass you while fighting, like a sexual assault the way that Arianna had attempted, then they definitely deserved a good hit, but not an utterly brutal death followed up by such an awful funeral. Arianna's body was now crushed under all of the castle, such a shame that she did not last longer. then again, maybe if she did, he would have still treated her the same way. Maybe this was how it was supposed to be, so that he would learned his lesson and move on. There was no point in sulking over it now, he had to acknowledge her words from the start and reflect on them. All while walking over to Sin though, this was going to be a long walk.

With a neutral facial expression, he would walk away from the scene. He was the only witness, but there was nothing to prove. Nothing to show. There was no benefit in saying that the whole castle is gone, all he had to do was say that he slained Arianna. The proof? They can go to Iceberg themselves and look at the Castle. But as for him, he will continue on and fight Diablos. Another illusion, but her husband? If they were husband and wife, the original ones were husband and wife as well, correct? All right, so they probably had a child, because though she seemed youthful, Arianna was an angel. And because of that, her aging was much different. She definitely could have born a child if she and Diablos actually wanted to. And that child would be a mix... But now... Where is that child now? And why did the job not want him to fight that child?

And then he thought about his guild master, Kaku. It had been a while since he had seen her, maybe he could drop by her office sometime. Who knows, maybe right after this job? Or maybe he could do what she had been trying to make him do for quite the number of months now. Actually be social. This time, he would almost be at her level if she did not change from the previous time they had met. To think he would get so far, maybe his thirst for revenge on Cain only did him good. Then again, he had to teach himself better ethics, ever since his recent talk with his teacher, he knew that the path of revenge was a dangerous one. It came costly with lives as sacrifices, and the lives of Black Rose was not the type of demand he was willing to put as a gambling pot, so instead, he was going to try to control himself. Sure, Cain was still to be put down and and least taken down, but to cause Genocide would be insanity. He would be no better than that evil man, but very close to him in fact. To be compared to him would be an insult to his existence. Nimpha had quite a way to string words with her happy tone to not only make them not so painful, but to have a greater impact onto him. This is why he liked her as a teacher and a friend. That is probably why everyone likes her as a friend, if not just someone that people should know. Nimpha and Kaku, Elyx had to admit, he did not know which one would win in a fight. Mainly because he knew one much more than the other. Though he saw a little bit of her strength, Elyx never actually saw her go all out in a fight before. Then again, the same could be said about him with his new magic. He took down Arianna with it, with the help of his other new magic, Chronicle Celestial Spirit Summoning. That did not matter now though, he still won in the end anyways. It placed a small smile on his face, he was thinking of the people that helped him become the person he was. Sure, he was not perfect. In fact, Iza would agree, he was anything but perfect. He was near good, okay maybe? There was the people who helped him start off... It was a shame that many of them if not all of them died. Myra... To this day he still had wished he chose an easier exam for her to use. In fact, she would be a Celestial Spirit summoner like Elyx was right now, that would have been pretty cool to share that trait. But alas, now she is gone, somewhere to where he can't reach her. There were so many places that he could reach, but the dead are protected in their sleep. And admittedly, he did not mind that. They had done their best, and now it was time for them to rest.

He'd probably then send a letter to Nimpha to help her with her findings. Maybe help her understand her apprentice a little bit more. Like he had done the other day, he was able to add more data to the previous letter. It would probably look something like...

“One thing about life. It had many sorts of people, and people can be classified in their own way. Lets say there was someone who was not biased taking their view of it. They had the ability to view the situation for what it was. They would be able to find six categories among the beings to exist. They were easy to list at first glance when put together. A sample from each group, you can recognize their grouping right away. This is how the unbiased Lerale Magician would see things, say a general for example. Maybe even Cain if he was the one that placed them into groups.

Smart: These are the people with intellect. They have much knowledge, though this does not mean wisdom. They are normally good with memorizing things and keeping those things to mind until later on.

Wise: They are not necessarily the smart people, they are able to analyze situations and react accordingly in the way that would benefit themselves and possibly their partners the most, depending on their situation.

Brawn: Powerful, they may be able to defy physics with their strengths. However, chances are, that is all they have going for them. Intellect or Wisdom does not apply to either of these two unfortunately, and they end up in a lot of trouble due to this, some trouble where strength alone will not get them out.

Special: They have talents of all sorts, they were gifted amazing tricks from the start that can physically be shown to others to impress them. They were often the performers and avoid the fighting. Much less than bards for sure.

Excellent: All of the above being mastered and perfected even. This is a reclusive few, but even then, they still have fatal flaws. For example, how did they get up there without starting from zero? That’s how everyone starts, and if they were to work hard enough, they might eventually catch up to these specific group of people.

Ignite: These are the people that you can only categorize as random. Such reckless actions that don’t even have the strength to match their intentions. Random is probably the only word that could actually fit this description. And if I were to write about the reasons why, I'd run out of space on this piece of paper. A shame that would be.

So without further ado, I’d like to classify the people in the guild who I believe could be categorized in these ways. Do what you like with it Nimpha, just be sure to give me an idea of how I can help with the info I give you.” -Elyx Reiaki

But then again, Ignite was quite the spy. She'll slam him before he could drop the pen if she catches him. And Elyx knew... She will catch him. But even then, she was a good memory as well, helping him from the very beginning.

He did have a good story though from Shadelle, the story of Lerales and how they became, or the most that Elyx could remember anyways. It was not such a happy story, but it was a story regardless, and it was the only one that would put a smile on his face, because Cain was not involved. The story of Lerale is a story of three men, Japheth, Lian, and Tyr. They all were brothers, Japheth being the most known and loved brother amongst the people, Lian being the smartest and wisest of the three, and Tyr to be the most caring and loving of them all. They were so bright and young, it was a miracle that they ended up killing each other. Though they were brothers, they always were competitive, no matter what. Eating, playing, and even fighting to the point in which they hurt each other on purpose. Everyone around them thought it was normal sibling things, but it was much worse than that. Nowhere near close to just a few siblings fighting for something or some things. They kept fighting… and fighting… and fighting for so unbelievably long. It was just something they did. Grades at school, running, doing chores, gambling, making bets, truth or dare, they all had their own territories. When they became rank SS mages, they all wanted to be the ace of the tribe. They all had one way of settling the biggest scores. Music. They all used music to fight, having the crowd choose who they liked best. Japhet earned his charisma through those music battles, but it was Tyr who won… he become the Ace of the tribe and a rank H mage. From there, Lian tried to kill… kill his brothers. Not just Tyr, but both of them. He started swearing and hissing about being the lowest brother, despite him being the smartest and having the most recognizable grades, I kind of envied his teachers for being able to have him as a student. Yet the teachers who did notice him, he never noticed them. The irony is all I would be able to say, what else one can say if they saw or heard things like that. Lian was able to kill one of his brothers, Japhet, by using what was considered illegal magic back then known as Zeax magic. Try ended up fighting for his life against his brother using his instrument since that was what got him to the highest of rankings. To avenge his brother and defend the tribe from the most that his brother became, he used his instrument to cast spells, and he was much strong than Lian and killed his smarter brother. There was no contest in the beginning. This is all that is currently known about the history of Lerale magic, but there is a lot more to it that just has not been uncovered. It was sad, but a reality. On the plus side, his smile in this current world was beginning to grow. Did he really need revenge? It seemed to hold him down a bit more as he thought about it.

There are things worse than life... And revenge is one of them... Elyx thought to himself, his mind somehow able to comprehend what Arianna was trying to do. And her words finally were stuck in his mind, he now finally agreed with her, maybe it took a lot of time, three years in the making, but if he were to have such a life that allowed him to meet many more people and save many other memories, he would like to keep those moments rather than simply dedicate his life to killing one man. There were no more assassin's coming for his life, so why should he stress his whole life into killing Cain? And he blamed all of Shadelle for it at well, threatening to sink it to the ground until Iza then smacked senses back into him. Never will he remember how hard her backhand was, and he dare not try to anger her to that point again. And though he was stronger now, she still had a very good point. Shadelle was a home to many creatures and beings. The thing to do now was let it be and live his own life, making a living that he can enjoy forever to come. It was kind of blissful for these to be his thoughts. Though there currently is much more in his life to do, he still felt like he had completed some sort of bucket list. He could die happy, but he won't die period. There were still some questions. They were about Nea. They were about Adrelissa. They were about Mr. Takaro. And until they were solved, he had no intent on dying. And even after he had his answers, there was a certain insane tanuki that he had to keep in check. She had the attention span of a two year old, and her view of fun is to purposely annoy others, but that was why he was here. To guide her, to stop her from doing such stupid things like that. It was unfortunate that she would act so selfishly just to have fun, putting others at risk, but everyone had their flaws. Elyx definitely did as well, like not being in his home long enough. Not many people know him personally due to his time away from the guild, and that was his fault admittedly, but he recognized it. Once you recognize a problem, you are able to fix it. With a smile on his face, he would have been out of Iceberg right now. The night time sky was twinkling with pretty little stars for him to watch, creating their own performance show for him to enjoy. The night was quiet, which was nice for his chaotic mind since it was so used to noise, he would not think in such a relaxing way. And now he can have peace of mind. His hands in his pockets, the light wind blowing on his clothes, he'd eventually feel the warmth of the air once again rather than the cold. It was gentle on his skin.