The Angel Has Shattered, Now For a Crying Devil [Continuation Job]

Damn, you hit hard... All of you... Pride admitted as he stood up before clenching both of his palms, the time seemingly stopping, however, only one of them was affected by the thing. It was a nice try for sure, and chaos did have the ability to stop the movement of time, but there were two factors that kept the rest of them alive. Phoena, who had her passive effect that prevented them from taking the negative effects of enemies, such as being stuck in time for one time. It seems like the best move has been avoided, Pride did not look like he was expecting such a thing, stepping back and away from them. He could not even hold up a shield to protect himself from the incoming enemies. Phoena was still charge the blast, so she would not take part in this final devastation. With a smile on his face, he would then place two spheres of spinning wind in his palms before charging at the demon, who tried to step back and away, but only to have his back hit against the wall behind him. That was a really bad break for him. As both of the palms slammed against the stomach of his opponent, three more spheres of wind in each sphere circled around, amplifying the pressure as he then shoved his opponent into the wall, stapling him there the same way that Wrath had been stapled. It was a devastating move, and in normal cases, an enemy would be sent flying away. But since there was no space to actually fly, all of that pressure had to go somewhere. It broke through the volcano wall and now keeping two prisoners in it. All of the summons of his then disappeared, their jobs have been done as Elyx fell onto his knees, he did not know if he had the strength to continue battling.

Taking a break, he would sit down on the ground as a voice from above, the same one that pulled away the armored guy with a severed limb, spoke to him now. Approval was clear in his tone, but the Sky Deity Slayer would snarl in response to it. And in all honesty, could you blame him? Very impressive. I can see how you beat my wife without even so much as a scratch. Seems like he did not even watch the battle of him against Arianna. But if the man thought so highly of him, Elyx was not going to argue with him. Instead, he will save his breath. Surprisingly enough however, he was recovering a lot quicker than he had expected. Take your time to think about what you want to do. Walk out of here? Or to battle me. The choice is yours, but you have my approval. Not that it will do you much, so I suggest you fight me. After all, you did kill my wife after all... Right Reiaki? He knows too much, his last name, Arianna must not be the only one who could read him like a book.

Elyx Health: 100%
Elyx Magic: Resting
Phoena: Pulled Out
Yuni: Pulled Out
Wind Phoenix: Pulled Out

Pride: Defeated

27/50

How nice of him, to give the Slayer a chance to rest his tired wings so that they could have a fair fight. Arianna would force the recovery onto him twice before they fought. It was just kind of their thing. Now the one mistake that Diablos made in this fight was having such a high amount of health. If Elyx brought out two of his Celestial Spirits, Virgo and Aludra, the burn effect on his opponent would be major. All Virgo would have to do was wrap him in chains while Aludra fired a meteor onto him, and he would be smashed in! If not, Elyx can make sure to add in a roar to confirm that his opponent had been beaten. After all, if those other six enemies were the challenges that he had to face, then Diablos would be easy to defeat, right? Little did he know that he was wrong. Sure, the Celestial Burn strategy was pretty good to take on such an opponent, but to think that his opponent would go down so quickly was a big mistake, and he'll learn that later on in their battle. As a Swordsman, Elyx would have never imagined being able to get through some of the guards, but with his quick thinking and numbers, he was able to beat all of them and have some energy left over. Why did this boss have to have the enemies to beat before fighting the final one? The previous six fights were rather annoying in his opinion. Letting a sigh escape from his lips, he would stop complaining in his mind. He had it a lot better than he gave life credit for. A Slayer Lacrima for one thing, one of a Deity, one for the element he loved the most, it was actually pretty amazing.

Standing back up onto his feet, would felt ready for this battle to come. It was going to be the best one he had ever fought, because it would be the hardest. All right Diablos, I'm ready to kick your ass! Come down here and face me, all of your men and Envy have fallen down to my feet! You will be no different! And just like that, he would reveal himself by landing quite the far distance away from him. This was going to be a good battle. The man looked smug, but his colors showed that he was not the usual opponent he could expect from this volcano. His magic sense was beyond Elyx's, but that never stopped the slayer from fighting before. It just meant his opponent had a handicap, and that handicap was going to be broken. The young Elyx has defied many odds before, this one would not be any different. You seem fairly confident. Hopefully you had rested well enough, because now I'm going to pump a few holes in you if you are not too careful. I hope you are ready! Diablos warned as the lava then rose, they were going to have to climb as they fight. Nice stipulation.

Elyx Health: 100%
Elyx Magic: 100%

Diablos: 60/60

28/50

Elyx started this off by jumping onto a ledge as the lava rose, shuffling his hand in his pouch as he was searching for the two keys that he needed to summon. Jumping off the ledge, he'd use the effect of Bound Iris to walk on the air, allowing him to focus on the air rather than the rock that he is standing on. Finally, he found the two keys he wanted to summon, Virgo and Aludra. Slicing them both at the same time, he would open the two gates that he needed out onto the battlefield. And now for the chant. I open the gates of the Maiden and the Chronicle Mages! Come forth, Virgo! Come forth, Aludra! And the blinding light would shine once again. A held back attack struck him in the light, Diablos successfully punching him and sending him up. However, with Air step, he recovered back. The two Spirits flew with him with Alduras help, white magic coming below the steps of Virgo and Aludra. She had a lot more than looks and attacks, she had some support spells as well. With Celestial Fire, he would hear the man grunt a little bit, Celestial Fire Clearly taking place. Flinching a bit before then jumping up against, the man would continue climbing up. It was clear that he was not going to take that lying down. So of course, Elyx had a plan. Virgo! Aludra! I have a plan! Do not attack him! Just do whatever you can to survive! We are going to be climbing up the volcano, but we need him to stay onto us. Lets go! And order given out. The maiden would never question him, and the pink haired Chronicle mage would not even bother. She had a 100% success rate in battle whenever she did whatever the Sky Deity Slayer had asked, and so she would continue climbing.

Do not think you can run away from me now! You WANTED this fight, and now I'm going to bring it to you! Diablos exclaimed as a pillar of lava fell out from below and charging for them. It was quick, they almost took the hit, but just barley dodging, they would all hit the wall to stand of for a little break. Diablos was quick to appear, in front of Elyx as he punched through the wall, just barely missing as the Slayer moved his head to the side to dodge the attack. It was a nice sudden attack, this man was stronger than expected. To avoid further melee attacks, Elyx would kick at his opponents stomach to send him back a little bit, then the four of them would continue to climb up in the chase. The plan was to let the Celestial Fire end this battle, it was a cheap move for sure, but whatever got the job done in the end was what mattered. In battle, what was dirty and less honorable may be looked down upon, but would you poke someone in the eyes? Or would you take the knife to the throat and die an honorable death. You will be honored for about five minutes, if even that much. But then forgotten.

Elyx Health: 95% (Sky Deity Repair)
Elyx Magic: 70%
Virgo: 100% 1/10
Aludra: 100% 1/10

Diablos: 54/60 (2x Celestial Fire Effect)

29/50

Continuing to step up the rock, he would still be followed by Diablos. This chase was not that hard after a little bit. The damage inflicted onto the opponent, though very much cheap, was also very effective on his opponent. With the strength to make the lava of the volcano rise at his own will, then to create a giant pillar of it, this guy was not messing around. The one thing that the Sky Deity Slayer noticed was that if he were able to take no damage from the lava, he would be stepping on it, right? But for some reason, he had to hover above it? And whenever he landed, would not the soft liquid sort of lava be a good pillow to land on if he were not affected by it? The answer to that was very simple. No, Diablos could not even touch touch the lava. Just because he controls the lava does not mean it is not his own lava. It was natural volcano lava, meaning if he were to touch it, he would burn the same way anyone else would. Why did he bring it up then? That was something he was not very sure of yet. It was also unexplained how he would use this information, but it was just an interesting thought. Keeping it at the back of his mind, he would continue climbing up the ledges of the volcano with a determined look on his face, one that showed no signs of mercy for his opponent. He will get out of this volcano once he got high enough, then the whole world would be their battleground. How far up the exit was was not something that he knew, but it always felt close enough with his current energy. Since he was trying to preserve it instead of attack his opponent, he had enough strength to keep going. Virgo and Aludra were running up the air stairs the best they could, neither of them so good at climbing. If they land on a ledge, they could balance, but they needed plenty of upper body strength and balance to climb up further. Jumping required great aim, and lets face it, neither of them were quite the best shots, not from Elyx's experiences with them at least.

The battle was still going, as Diablos tried to strike at Elyx, and unfortunately, got him as well. This time, with all of the power behind the attack, launching the Sky Deity much higher, but at least the damage was not so severe that he would not recover from it. Hitting the wall, he would land on a ledge for a moment, Virgo and Aludra just passing him as he landed. Shaking his head, he knew he could not counter such power, Diablos did not hold back on that attack. In return however, Celestial Fire would take its toll onto him once again, and with a smile on his face, he would watch as the opponent squinted in pain before jumping to the next ledge of the volcano.


Elyx Health: 70% (Sky Deity Repair)
Elyx Magic: 70%
Virgo: 100% 2/10
Aludra: 100% 2/10

Diablos: 48/60 (2x Celestial Fire Effect)

30/50

The chase was still on, but the nighttime sky was getting closer and closer by the second, he thought that he could feel the chilly outside weather already. It might have also been the fact that he had been feeling nothing but heat on his skin the whole time. Regardless, it felt nice to get a taste of the not so hot outside air. But sadly, he was a long way before he could get there. But now that he thought about it, would it be possible to just Yuni to get out of here with her teleportation. Wait, no, to do that, she would need to touch his memories via accessing his mind. Having access to his mind required her to have the time to place her palm onto his forehead, and she also needed some time to scan his mind. If she were given the time, she would be able to get them out of this mess. but it was in their contract that he would not force her to do that during battle, mainly because she would be unable to, and she might as well not surprise him with suddenly shattering because she could not take too much damage while accessing his memories. Yuni was smart, brilliant in fact, just not the most social one. It was rare to see a brilliant one who could talk a lot, in fact, not even Elyx was one. in his mind, he was not brilliant, but not so quiet either. Seems like he lost on both ends. Maybe Iza sis have a slight right to make fun of him for that. But if she does, he would still react anyways, because having fights like a married couple was somehow always fun. It was how they were close, by fighting each other until one submits

Diablos was still getting close to them, and so Elyx had to stall him from getting too high. It was a D rank spell, but a spell regardless. The Sky Deity Slayer looked downwards as his left hand built a spinning spear of wind inside of it. Then he dropped the spear so the tip would face downwards towards the opponent. Naturally, it was shattered, but it earned them a few seconds. even better, it did not cost Elyx too much energy, which he would like to preserve for right now. His health was not where it should be right now. And it seemed like the enemy did not take an interest in harming the Celestial Spirits. That was good, they were a lot more fragile, and he might actually snap if the man would be so cold as to attack them instead of him. But being loyal to his word, Elyx was the first target, and if Elyx were to die, the two of them would be free from the contracts that had been set as well as they were placed back in their world. In the end, they would not be hurt, and that was what Elyx wanted.

Elyx Health: 75% (Sky Deity Repair)
Elyx Magic: 70%
Virgo: 100% 3/10
Aludra: 100% 3/10

Diablos: 42/60 (2x Celestial Fire Effect)

31/50

The sky was getting closer, and closet, but never felt so far. It was sort of like a double standard. When he wanted more time, he had less of it. And when he wanted less time, he wanted more of it. There was no way to satisfy him, he was only a human after all, he could never make up his mind. But fortunately, he did make up his mind about one thing, that he wanted to get out of here as soon as possible. Diablos was looking a lot angrier that he was not getting the fight that he had demanded. You know, maybe if a giant pool of lava was not following behind them, Elyx might have fought a fair battle against the enemy. But no, that apparently was not going to be the case. So if a trap that would kill him if he touched it were after him, Diablos would have to suffer constant dodging and running targets. Hopefully he had the endurance to keep going. Well, by the looks of things, that was not going to be a problem at all, the question could be asked to the Sky Deity Slayer, The Chronicle Mage, and The Zodiac Maiden. They all were still holding their own, but not by too much. For some reason, no matter how fast they climbed up, the enemy was gaining speed onto them. Now that he had thought about it, if the enemy were to charge at this speed, what would have happened if Elyx were not launched upwards to a higher point? He'd probably be dead by now, slaughtered, his bones and blood melting along with the extra amounts that were in it, his own blood being added into it. He'd became magma and soon, obsidean. He did not care to become one with rock, he did not like Rock based attacks and those sorts of things, so he was glad that his opponent roughed him up at that moment. Now, time to prevent it. Air Step was too slow, so it was not likely that he would not be using that again. But now that he remembered it, he did have one spell that allowed him to speed up his movement and power. It was time to use it. The wind around him growing stronger as his urge to continue on pressed forward. As the spell activated through his veins, he felt the urge to keep going. A smile was now on his face, this was actually a lot of fun for him now instead of an elevator from what some might call hell. It was dangerous, but he now was running up the wall instead of jumping onto ledges. With his speed, it was very much possible. Aludra used her magic to follow him by running upwards, her light giving her a speed boost. Virgo would not hesitate to do the same thing that Elyx was doing, since she fueled off of his power. And so they gained speed, and Celestial Fire was still active.

Elyx Health: 75% (Sky Deity Repair)
Elyx Magic: 60%
Virgo: 100% 4/10
Aludra: 100% 4/10

Diablos: 36/60 (2x Celestial Fire Effect)

32/50

They continued to leap upwards, it was actually a pretty fun chase now. This was like any other job, nothing like any big grand fight that he had to endure. Oh well, that was reserved for Cain anyways. If Cain could keep up with an enemy like this, then Elyx had a lot more training to do. Fortunately, S rank was not the last rank in Fiore, it was H rank. And that was the goal that he planned to achieve. To surpass those all over in Fiore, well, maybe not surpass then, but definitely stand out in a crowd with other people. A smile would lock on his face as Diablos then yelled in rage. Seems like he lost his cool. The guy had no chill whatsoever. Well, it made sense since he had such an ice cold heart, and now it would never melt. In all seriousness now and lacking the ice puns, he would continue on. A sudden hand gripped him, Virgos as she spun him around once and launched him higher, sending him in a spiral before his feet hit the ground again. Such a loyal Celestial Spirit, she had saved him more than countless amounts of time, the least he could do was try to treat her to something that she really liked. Now what does she like more than anything in the world?

After having that question answered in his mind, he would sigh, it was not something he would dare do. For one thing, that was definitely not the sort of thing that he was into. Second, a punishment for something that was supposably supposed to be a reward? Definite not. The Maiden was loyal without a doubt. But inflicting pain onto her body was not going to slide. For such an act to be done onto the Celestial Spirit was unacceptable, therefore, he refused to do it. Instead, he would probably treat her to something such as maybe a nice ice cold ice cream cone. That makes anyone smile! Aludra gave the Sky Deity Slayer an assist as well, sort of. She fired a ball of light magic at him, which struck him from behind and pushed him forward. The pain was there, and he was not quite as grateful to her as he was with Virgo, but the Celestial Spirit mage was trying at least, so he will let it go. For her reward, she may get any of the drop on the ground that Virgo dropped while trying to eat her ice cream.

They all continued upwards, seemingly losing the lava before he then heard the yell again, no they definitely did not lose their opponent. Another pillar of lava was shot, following by a giant wave of wind from below that pushed them against the walls. Nope! Not going to take that! They all got to the ledges and watched the pillar go by, not willing to take that severe damage. Time to get out of here, and quick before Diablos got even worse!

Elyx Health: 85% (Sky Deity Repair)
Elyx Magic: 60%
Virgo: 100% 5/10
Aludra: 100% 5/10

Diablos: 30/60 (2x Celestial Fire Effect)

33/50

Well, still climbing up. But the one thing that was different this time was how their opponent now gained a new armor. A black one that clearly explained that he was no longer playing around. All right, maybe this violent game of tag was going ab bit too far, but they could not get dunked into the lava, not if they wanted to live. They were going to have to clog him, prevent him from doing anything else for a little bit. Maybe they could clog up the lava with a meteor. Well, it seemed to be their only option. Aludra would take this one, being able to analyze the movement of Elyx and his thoughts. She was no Yuni, but she was still able to read the Sky Deity Slayer and her summoner well. The Slayer would quickly pull Virgo to the side before Aludra placed both of her palms downwards, a giant meteor raining down into the volcano and onto the lava and the opponent. It just barely crushed the three of them in the process, but there was a huge highlight on the word barely. They were still alive, and that was all that mattered. Meanwhile, Diablos took the hit of the meteor, and the lava seemed to cool for a little bit. Taking a break on a couple of ledges, the group of them would rest a bit. Standing however, in case they needed to make a quite break for it. For Elyx and Virgo, they had a couple of tea cups in their hand and were sipping from it. It was nice to have a tea time every now and then, especially in this weather. Where did the cups even come from? Well, the Celestial Spirit was a maiden, and being a maiden, you always had to be ready to serve. Despite the situation they were in, this maiden was fortunately no different, she was able to follow her role as a maid quite well. Plus, Elyx allowed her to sample some tea for herself, which is a nice addition to their partnership.

All of a sudden, the meteor began to shake. Soon, it crackled. Once it did, the three of them would go back up again, it seemed like their fun and taunt time was over. Diablos did not seem to like the game that they were playing. But they were so close to the sky! It was within reach! But the enemy had other plans, shattering the meteor with a loud roar before launching a lava dragon from the natural lava their way. Not good... And unfortunately, they all sustained the damage since the width of the beast was so huge. The chaos magic could clearly be felt, the S rank damage inflicted onto all of them. What more? they were not even launched by it, but rather, slammed against the walls of the volcano rather, giving Diablos a chance to hurry up towards them. Not good! They had to bail out quickly before he caught up.

Elyx Health: 80% (Sky Deity Repair)
Elyx Magic: 60%
Virgo: 75% 6/10
Aludra: 66% 6/10

Diablos: 24/60 (2x Celestial Fire Effect)

34/50

All right, Diablos was clearly not happy with them. All he wanted was a fair fight, a fair fight that involved lava chasing all of them. Was that too much to ask for? Well, definitely in Elyxs opinion. But then another plan was on his mind. His legs were sore enough as it is, he could simply summon his way out of this, right? There was a spell that he had used once, and his body was able to use again because he felt enough energy to make the summon. There was still plenty of air, not as much, but still enough to make the Wind Phoenix that he had before in the previous battle, five or six. Not quite sure, but it did not matter. Placing both of his palms upward as he ran up again, the Wind Phoenix would begin to form right in front of him, a smile on his face as he heard its screech among all of the chaos. It was nice for something to yell like a Phoenix, but not be Ignite, because she would normally scream at him. Anyways, the new Phoenix was now in front of him, and a smile would appear across his face as he held onto it's leg. Time to rest himself while getting to the surface even faster. With his available palm, he could defend back against the enemy. The Celestial Spirits were still climbing, and though they were offered a ride to get up, they refused it by simply doing what they were currently doing. An unfortunate mistake, but the Slayer would not force them to do anything. They were not tools, they were his partners. Just as long was they were safe. Another pillar of fire was headed straight for them. In return however, Elyx would counter the attack with his own. Breathing in the smoky air, he would compress air into his lungs once again, the air adding on a lot of pressure. Then he'd release the pressure from his mouth. Sky Deity Wind Roar, this was to be his most powerful spell currently. The spiraling wind clashed with the pillar, Elyx still breathing while the pillar was limited in its lava. Finally, it died out and eventually, Diablos began to realize that he was going to fight back. His anger was not so shown, but it was still there since Elyx and his group were still getting away. However, with the smile on his face still there, he would continue to climb up and chase them. This time, he did not have a snarl on his face, but now a smirk that he had from before. The Phoenix moved fast, but possibly not fast enough to outrun the man at their current speed. If that were the case, they were going to have to jump ship on the plan. Possibly get rid of the Phoenix and keep running. His legs felt decently rested enough, so that was something at least. But he had to figure out something... Quickly.

Elyx Health: 85% (Sky Deity Repair)
Elyx Magic: 45%
Virgo: 75% 7/10
Aludra: 66% 7/10

Diablos: 18/60 (2x Celestial Fire Effect)

35/50

I suggest you stop running at this instant before I do an all out attack that will blow you all to smithereens! Fight me! That was what you wanted, right!? He'd ask to mainly Elyx. And yeah, he was right, but he also was going to have to go back on this. For one thing, this was not about pride, this was about the bounty. As a bounty hunter, he had to fool his target in any way that he could. And in doing so, strike right at the moment, despite this possibly being considered dirty. Sure, it was dirty, but it was very much effective in battle. And it was not even supposed to be a battle, it was supposed to be a quick hit and bail out of there. At least, that was how Elyx thought of a Bounty Hunter. There was more though, such as detection for one thing. Ethics played another moral, if it was a stranger, try not to be forced to torment the target, just take them out quick. Black Rose was a legal guild after all, and since a legal guild did not support such things like having people be tormented when they are caught, he best not do the same, nor should he support it. Diablos however was just a different case, he was not allowing for the Sky Deity Slayer to do that. So he was going to have to take a slow and painful burning defeat. The repairs were the only thing from making Elyx just fall off the ledges and die in the lava. It kept his health up, though his breath was falling short. If his health was falling short, mix that with the lack of breath, then mix that with the heat and the smoke in the air, he would be gone. Whoops, but that was not the goal.

Elyx smiled as he then felt the cool air of the outside world as he continued to ride on the Phoenix. It seems like the enemy could not keep up. However, there was still the threat of some sort of ultimate attack coming for them. Virgo and Aludra might not be ready, and if they take such a promised devastating hit. It placed a smile on his face to see the outside, the nighttime sky was such a blissful sky to see, mixed with the red, it almost looked like a beautiful Sunset. Sometimes even a beautiful sunrise as well. Until the slacking and him being lost in his thoughts forced him to take a bit of the heat, and that brought him back to reality. And sadly, reality was that Diablos seems to have lost his mind now, ready to snap out his ultimate attack. You asked for it! Now you are all going to die! A sword was placed from his back. Oh hell no, he actually did mean to cut them all. And though only Elyx would truly die, they would all be forced out. And that pain, well, who would like to endure THAT?

Elyx Health: 90% (Sky Deity Repair)
Elyx Magic: 45%
Virgo: 75% 8/10
Aludra: 66% 8/10

Diablos: 12/60 (2x Celestial Fire Effect)

36/50

A giant blade of lava swarmed in the grip of the made, and it seemed like they were all going to die at that moment. Until Elyx gave a command to all of the of course, he knew that they could still live. Aludra and Virgo were his Celestial Spirits, he would rather die first than let them go. Just in case, this attempt to block the blade did not work, he loosened the pouch so that their keys would not be destroyed if his body fell lip and into the lava. The pouch of his Celestial Spirit keys would fly upwards and out of there, and not a single key would take a drop of lava to it. The blade of lava sliced upwards, a wave of the lava flying towards them. In return, Elyx would look down before letting go of the leg of the Phoenix, his palms swarming with two spheres of wind, the Sky Deity Contract being made once again. Aludra! Virgo! Give me your strength! Lets take this thing down! The Summoner would exclaim towards them as they fell. Once they both had a grip on the leg, Virgo would give him an assist by manipulating the walls around him to travel downwards onto his target, the blade of Diablos as he sliced. Aludra would give him a beam of light against his back, which still was painful, but it still boosted him and his morale. Kept him away for sure, not that he would have preferred it to be done that way. Now instead of the drops of ice cream that hit the ground, she may have the acorn scraps that the squirrels drop in whatever city that they were in. Both of the spheres mixed with the earth and the light. Finally, the boy would place both of his palms together, the spheres of wind, light, and earth pressing against each other, refusing to fuse at first. But with a bit more pressure applied, Elyx was able to amplify their pressure into one giant sphere. It was the best looking thing he had seen. It was moving around like an excited puppy, and the air around it was vibrating so violently, it almost dropped out of his grip. With all of this, he had an H rank attack in his palms. It was time to end this! The lava rose, the slice occurred, the press of the palm continued, and then it happened, impact...

A giant explosion, an eruption rather, would be seen outside of the volcano as the four beings were launched out, the impacts sending them all sky high. They all were spinning heavily, Virgo and Aludra spinning heavily before shattering to pieces, their goal has been done. It would take a while to recover from that eruption, it was lucky that Diablos and Elyx were still alive. But... They were surprisingly. They were in the air, one with air step, and the other one just simply floating. They were both heavily damaged... Now it was about endurance.

Elyx Health: 30% (Sky Deity Repair)
Elyx Magic: 45%
Virgo: Defeated
Aludra: Defeated

Diablos: 6/60 (2x Celestial Fire Effect)

37/50

Both of their heads hung down, but they would take gentle steps towards each other. Both of their bodies were shaking heavily, this battle has gotten personal now. Well, a lot more personal rather. The eruption was quite a lot to take, their combined attacks were made to destroy each other, yet they were still living. Their strong attacks did not even work. They did not even have the strength to smile, not yet at least. This was going to be a battle of endurance. Eventually, they would step up to each other. Hanging firsts, Diablos would be the first one to strike due to his speed, his fist hitting Elyxs face and causing the Sky Deity Slayers body to stumble a bit, but it had some balance. I will... End you! Diablos threatened. Elyx swung back in a similar fashion, striking Diablos in the cheek and causing him to stumble, but his balance still kept him up. Now it was time for the Slayer to speak. Diablos... Time to pay for your sins! He'd exclaim as he would use his other fist to strike the other cheek. The enemy was knocked back a little bit more, and it was clear that he was about to be knocked to sleep soon. The enemy would strike back with another punch to the cheek to even out the punches, then ended up speaking back a response to him. For Arianna, I will end this fight! His tone was sounding a lot worse than it had been before. It seems like they were not going go down without a few stinging words and blows. The blurry vision in Elyx's eyes made things hard to see, and his body was slowly going due from the strikes. However, this battle was far from done. While he was still able to fight, he will continue to punch back until his opponent would be knocked out.

Swinging with all the remaining amount of power behind his fist, he would end up striking the enemy on the cheek. An explosive fist had been struck successfully. The enemy would fall back, but his body was still balanced and hit the air as if it were the ground. Elyx snarled, the young mage ready to end this battle. For the sake of Fiore, for the sake of the world, I will end you and your ambitions! Voice amplified so that the many people down below in the land of Sin could cheer for him as well. They wanted him to win, knowing Diablos pretty well it seemed now. They were going to see the end of him, and the rise of the new champion. Elyx Reiaki, so this was how the 100 years jobs ended up. They normally resulted in some dramatic ending with a nice crowd to cheer for you in the end. Or cheer for someone, depending on the location. Regardless, there would be someone who would be motivated. Walking, almost limping now, he would try to get to his knocked down opponent.

Elyx Health: 15% (Sky Deity Repair)
Elyx Magic: 45%

Diablos: 3/60

38/50

The enemy refused to stay down, kicking upwards with as much strength as he could, forcing Elyx to lightly hop to the side to avoid any of the sudden kicks. But only one time before he then hung his back down again, the wind was knocked out of him, and there was not a pun intended there. Maybe he could try to bring in a bit more of the air around him to try to gain some energy, but his body was not doing too well, trying to get some magic power was not going to work. Diablos continued by jogging over to him with a clumsy movement before aiming a right hook to the head. Elyx gently caught the palm with his right hand before punching the stomach of his opponent as hard as he could. This caused Diablos to cough out a bit of blood from the soft impact, nothing really too severe, but with weak defense, weak attacks would seem powerful anytime. The combo attempt did not end there. The Sky Deity Slayer would place both his palms on his opponents head, then push the head downwards. Finally, he would lift up his knee to hit the enemy on the nose. This made Diablos stumble back while spinning his arms in circles, the attacks clearly having much effect. But for pushing himself too far, Elyx would kneel on one knee while breathing for air. His right arm was resting on his left knee as he would try to gain his energy back. It was funny, to think that he once had the power to slay enemies with Slayer magic, but now he was still like this regardless of the type of power that even Alcore gave him. It seemed like the attacks his fists strike eventually get weaker as he does as well. But look at this, to small to each other.

The both of them would stand up slowly before they limped over, the both of them staring at each other with heavily bruised faces, they were not going to make it now if this keeps going on. When they both got to each other, they would lock eyes, sharing the moment of anger towards each other. But, there was also respect, that they were able to heavily damage each other so easily. So... With a nod from the both of them at the same time, they would both play offensive and punch each other with as much force as they could. They both got the sweet spot, the bottom of the chin. Elyx fell on his back, the Air Step acting as a mattress for him, showing that he was still up and kicking. However, Diablos did not share the same fate. Instead, he ended up falling down, his floating ability no longer able to save him now. The battle was over. With a barely functioning Elyx active, he would lay on the air as the crowd cheered for him, they loved the show, and they loved the outcome. He was always there to perform.


Elyx Health: 10% (Sky Deity Repair)
Elyx Magic: 45%

Diablos: Defeated

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His body would begin to float down gently as the effect of Air Step was losing its power, since the owner of it was falling deep into sleep. This hit had a lot of effect on him, the eruption from the volcano launched him hard, and the both of them, him and Diablos both ended up were severe damage. But in the end, there was a clear victor, and his name was Elyx Reiaki the savior of Sin and the Savior of Iceberg. With the assistance of Aiyana, her name should be marked down as well, if he can remember. Of course he will remember though, her key is a constant reminder that he must at least treat her to his reward if not anything else. The crowds support however, brought him back to being awake, as he then was being lifted into the air by the crowd as they caught him when they fell. This attention, this love, it all belonged to that of their hero. To them, he was a hero, someone that was willing to save them from the danger, but also someone who will be one with them whenever necessary. A group that he belonged with, it felt nice. With a smile on his face still revealed, he would look at the people around him when they put him down. It was time to have at least a small chat with them. A speech, the best he could in his current condition. His voice was unable to be raised. They can spread his words around though. People of Sin, my name is Elyx Reiaki. I came from the dreaded land of Shadelle, who had turned their back on me and to this day still want me dead. And there were many nights in which I would cry myself to sleep, thinking of the harm that they had done to me with their actions. Have I forgiven the yet? I at this point do not know. I have been warned that the path of revenge will only corrupt me, and though it may sound bitter, if an ambition becomes an obsession, you will have nothing left to aspire to. This applies to even when you finish your goal, if not especially. I ask you, to not be desperate when wanting to solve problems. He would explain, the people standing there in awe when he had told them this. Some of them felt empathy, which he did not try to go for, but who could help it? Diablos and Arianna have both been slained, never will they bug you again. Please remember my name as one who protects and loves.

And just like that, he would slowly begin to walk out of the crowd. Clapping occurred before a brave soul began a chant of his name. Elyx. Elyx. Elyx... It felt... Nice... The fact that they wanted him. To feel like he had those who wanted to be with him, those who will remember him... Not as a Renegade like he actually was, but a hero.

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A smile on his face would reveal as he was walking on his way home. If he were to use Yuni, he'd pass out do to the heavy lack of energy. The walk home was long, a couple of hours at best if he were lucky. But he felt like he had been through worse, he was knocked out, so this was nothing compared to that time. Besides, he had no intentions of letting himself get knocked out. so quickly. There were some things that he wanted to think about on the way. There was Alcore Yucai. His history was that he was able to kill the one named Seria, who controlled everyone under the laws of chaos. Everything to happen in life eventually ended up in chaos, that was her rules for the world, and so everyone who lived under that rule would be constantly in pain while she enjoyed the sight. The reasons behind why she liked seeing others suffered was something behind him, Elyx was only taught what the world learned about history. Alcore Yucai was a regular human like Elyx, starting off small, being given the same amount of opportunity as anyone else to obtain the power that he did. He became an infinity entity, and soon, had a goal. End Seria and her ambitions to create a new world. It is said in Shadelle, that this was the new world, the way the world worked was how he was living today, all because of the Yucai. Maybe it was not a perfect world, but if this one was a heaven compared to Seria's world, the Yucai had to be given credit. It was not the most perfect world, Shadelle was heavily flawed for sure, but that did not mean he did not try. And the fact that he and Alcore started off the same, does that mean that he would have the same result as he did? If he did, Elyx would not be able to think of anything better than that. Having so much power that he could control and make new laws for others to obey. He'd be a lot better of a judge than Cain and all of his followers, that is if the Sky Deity Slayer did not sink them to the bottom of the ocean first. The thought of revenge was still in his head. Maybe he could ask his new amazing friend about what he should do.

You know where to meet me if you need me? There were many places that he could have been in. But as of right now, it was not Sin. Could it be Endelle? If it were, that was quite the distance away, and Endelle did not have much of a transportation system. To walk currently was a battle on its own, like hell would he travel all the way to the land of Endelle. Instead, he would head back to the neutral grounds at his own slow pace. It was the pace of a normal human walking.

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This job was even harder than the time that he and Ignite had to go out and they were going to have to face off again with two tribes. That one required for them to have some help from Zack, probably the strongest mage they had witnessed yet. And yet, he was not going to help them out with this job. Elyx did it on his own, without the Celestial Spirit on his side. It was a well put together puzzle, but in the end, the boy was able to figure it out. It was something beyond his understanding at first, but when he did his research it all made sense. Zack was quite the confusing character.

There was one thing that Elyx finally learned about him though. The research was tough, and all of the reading caused him to show a few veins on his face popping out. Staying up just to understand what it meant, and though nothing was quite too clear, he was able to put the pieces together. Analyzing Zacks previous battles fought and his current magic used, he gave off many signs of it. Remembering his encounter with Aiyana, he learned that the Celestial Spirits can stay out in the real world for as long as they like if they had enough resistance. Another thing about Celestial Spirits, they had a king. The one that ruled all over them, such a powerful being he must be if he were able to look over both Zack, Aiyana, the Zodiacs, and the Chronicles at the same time. All of that while he was not even scratching the surface of what could be in the whole set. That’s right, Elyx confirmed a 13th Zodiac to exist, and that one is Zack. Not only was he a Celestial Spirit, but he was by far one of the strongest. He did not have a key however, so it was not like he could be summoned by a Celestial Spirit user whenever that user felt like it. That was Aiyana, and even then, she has the ability to deny the user of being summoned. The keys alone are a mystery, and the ones who are revealed in front of them are just out of this world, no pun intended.

Still though, Aiyana would be a nice help to the job whenever it was needed. Then again, if he were correct, she probably had some more owners who needed her more than he did when it comes to a job like this. Even if not, what if he were trying to call her while she was flirting with someone, what does he do then? Fortunately, calling her onto the battlefield is not his first resort, maybe they were not as powerful, but he knew that they would not be busy at all. the Chronicles were definitely able to help him out. Phoena, the one who was leading the charge even if she were not the strongest. Aludra, the drink loving mage who is on fire, and no one wants to put her out. Yuni, Lindsey, Toka... They were all there for him.

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And then he'd begin to go off guard, thinking about his motives for trying to be strong. Cain was a big one, but a certain story also bugged him... 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. Adding in current details to the story, there had to be some current details that just did not add up correctly. But the pieces were not being placed together correctly, meaning the pieces were still not all there. It was giving him a headache to think of this, so he decided to drop it.

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Everything around him felt kind of odd. Odd in the sense that he was able to beat a 100 year job, and now he felt completely different. It was supposed to be happiness for sure, but that was not just it. It was accomplishment, something he had not felt for a long time. Beating something that was a challenge to him, it was actually nice. However, things could not end here, the Sky Deity Slayer knew that his power has not been learned to mastery, and until it has been, he would put many other lives at risk. To do such a selfish act would be unethical to say the least, provided he did even save their lives anyways. So that was going to be his next goal. again, he would rather not bother Nimpha with such a request, since she was always so busy and has been doing nothing but making Elyx her priority. So she needed a break, and this was going to be it. Instead, he'd go to Alcore for the help that he needs to master the art of Wind Slaying. Sadly, he had not done enough research on Slayers, and though he was actually hooked up with one, that was still not enough to allow him to claim that he was a fledged Slayer. So the Yucai would have to be questioned. It seemed the popular icon had an interest in him, and that was practically the dream that any Lerale Mage would love to have, and now that he had it, he was going to take full advantage of it. With a smile on his face, he thought about how he might be recognized a bit more in Fiore, possibly he could try to help out the Magic Council by working as a Wizard Saint. They were scarce as of this moment, meaning that a few open slots were available. The bold road would be to challenge the top four for their roles. And the safer path would be to roll along with the open road. And though the former of the two was surprisingly tempting at the current moment, it would not be fair to force someone out of their high chair just because he wanted a title. Elyx was ambitious, but he was not selfish. Or at least, not selfish to the point in which he would damage someone, take their things from them, and harm their reputation.

The jewels that he had collected, well, they were all for Aiyana. It was not a secret that she had just opened up a Guild, all by herself, so she would need the support. In their contract, he promised her an even share of jewels for their jobs, but he honestly did not need them, not while his current wallet was as heavy as it is currently. So he'd gladly fund for her, and so they would begin an unofficial alliance. The Magic Council might not approve of an actual alliance, but Black Rose was once Neutral too.

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The walk was getting harder and harder, but he was almost halfway there. He was actually at the rose gardens, where his secret hideout would be located. It was a recently built area designed for just himself. I had a 20 meter radius exactly, a perfect circle. In it was his own house, a small and humble one, but it was well enough to be considered a place to live in. It had a bedroom, a restroom, a closet with a few clothes that gained dust due to them being hung for so long, a bathroom, a kitchen, a living room, even a basement. It was sort of like a checkpoint, and he was going to rest in it. In his pouch of keys, he would find a regular silver key before placing it into the lock slot. With a simple twist, the wooden door would open, revealing the small house. It was a place where no one can find him, since the cirle was so isolated and would be a sudden random sight. No one will know that he was here. It was good, since there were many times in which he needed some alone time. As he walked in, he would lock his eyes onto a small red couch with two cushions on it. Taking no time to stare, he would jump onto that couch and rest right there. A smile on his face would show as he continued to think about what had happened. There was some lore that he needed to explore. For one thing, if Arianna and Diablos were both illusions that were left behind by the real ones when they died, who was the one that slayed the real ones? If the real ones left behind illusions only, then how much stronger were they? Well, there was technically a small answer for that question. A lot stronger that Elyx for sure. Arianna also confronted him after just a few battles, yet she is not as cocky as Diablos, why would that be the case. Sure, she might have been a little impatient, but regardless, she did not start off with taunts. That was during the battle. Diablos in the meantime was planning to screw with him from the beginning to the end, thus trying to compare their powers. But with a cheap trick, he was the one to fall down. Sure, at the end might have been a somewhat decent final battle, but in all honesty, they were just exchanging blows and hoping that the other would fall.

But now that he thought about it, these questions did not really seem to matter to anyone, who would ask him about these things when they were unable to confirm that the enemies were illusions? If they forgot that the real ones had been defeated, then they clearly would not be smart enough to accept the truth, the same truth that hid behind the secret of the mother and father who once lived, and ended up both being slain... But their son.

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His body would spread across the couch, his legs sore, eyes closed, and his mind relaxing as it was trying to get lost in thought. A wonderful fantasy, that was what a dream would provide for him, and in all honesty, he could have used one. But a sudden image of Arianna flashed, her body bloody right in front of him. A nasty sight, causing him to let out a gasp of air and open his eyes, it felt so real. Just like the dream that he had when he woke up in the middle of the night. And now it was morning, but it still felt so real regardless of the just arriving sun shining light. The enemy was slain, so why did he feel bad for her? After giving this a bit of thought, a sigh would emit from his lips. Regardless of her cruel intentions, she was still a being just like he was. Sure, he might have not killed her since she was an illusion in the first place, but that did not mean he did not hear her screams. That did not mean he did not feel the warmth of her blood, the feelings in his mind as he was being tormented. The light spells were definitely real, the shackles that held him down, the lustful approach she took before stabbing him in the stomach. Even the little moments where the both of them were outlined and coated with white light as they spoke to each other in a world where they could not attack each other. The emotions he felt when she expressed that she knew what the cold future had for him if he continued down the dark road of revenge that he was taking. All of that felt so real, regardless if she was an illusion. What may be considered fake will still have an effect on you. It was the same for sleeping, if you were able to survive a nightmare just because you woke up, you still felt scared, you felt like no one was there to save you. And sure, you may be living in the end, but the nightmare still left you with scared emotions for you to deal with when you wake up. Could you live with that, being affected by what does not even exist in the first place? Reality and Fiction are not as different as many would like to believe. In foreign lands, magic did not even exist, as for Fiore, such a land with that mentality did not exist. Yet both of them still affected each other heavily, even when they did not notice this. What may have once been harmless, if it were ever harmless in the first place, may sometimes cause the most devastation, chaos like one could never imagine. And it all started with simply a dream of him falling through the darkness, unsure, unaware, unsafe, just moving along as he could not do anything. This was Arianna's message to him, to not underestimate what doesn't exist.

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He did not get any other visions from the dream that he had received. It was simply him once again as a street performer. Nothing new in all honesty, just him playing three pieces. The first one was dedicated to Iza, The Gift. The Gift was a piece played and made by a composer who had a baby boy, and that child meant everything to that father. To prove it, the piece was made in dedication to his pride being born. It was a nice and gentle piece, where all of the strings had the melody at some point. It was a sweet piece, slow, and it took its time. Though the insane tanuki never really took slow things to heart, he still liked to play the piece in honor of her. After all, it was a symbol that she was his gift, regardless of the amount of trouble that she may put him through, and trust him, there were many times in which she had troubled him. After the gift had been played, he decided to give the audience a little history lesson with the second song called "The Elizabethan Legend", where there was a sweet slow blend of Elizabethan music being played. Some of the people started to call him Elyxabeth, and he did not really mind, just as long as they were enjoying the music, they were allowed to give him a nickname. There was not as much of a story behind the piece, though it did provide a lot of challenge to anyone who tried to learn it. If Elyx were forced to be honesty, it was one of the shortest pieces he had to play. It was also one of the most brutal pieces that he had to play. And the final song for the crowd would wake them up from the sleep that he probably had put them in. It was kind of hard since it required him to play both the first and second violin parts of the song, which required a lot of string crossing and many times, a lot of pressure onto the bow. Mantras had a change in tempo and musicality as time went by, a legend being told in the first forty measures before it was slowed down and became a waking part of the song. Like a legend being born, a hero in a way. Finally, with a triumphant cry, the strings would exclaim their strength as all of the arm weight was placed into the bow. The journey continued as he played before the song came to a suddenly slow part, before the final note was played. The crowd loved it, the performer loved it, they were all having fun, now if only this moment could last forever. Howe sweet it would be.

And thus, a normal dream before the young mage would wake up in reality. The feelings he had were now normal, and in all honesty, it felt amazing to be back. In almost mint perfect condition.

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And so he would awaken, his body restored from the nap. Taking a moment to sense everything around the house using his senses, he would not feel another source of magic coming. It was not because he was unsure of his home security, it was just a precaution that needed to be taken before he can exit his house. No one was supposed to know, and when someone other than him found out about it, he was going to destroy this house and build a new one somewhere else. Probably underground since the world seems to have taken a lot of the land to exist, and there were not too many other areas where he would have his own land. At least, not alone. Sure, he could claim land any day, he had the jewels to do it. But it was pointless to just simply act like he was alone when people knew of the location. Sadly, this project would require Virgo, a lot of her as well. She was going to have to be constantly summoned so that they have a giant space in the ground, have the earth be put back together so that they would not be found out, and eventually, they would have to make a secret entrance that only they knew. Maybe it could be activated by music, but then the maiden would be unable to enter. A shame. But it was still fair to at least let her in. Though she does not seem able to summon herself out onto the battlefield and into the outside world, he'd still like for her to have some access, to have her act like a normal human would. It would be like having her titled Very Important Person. And though she does not think of herself so highly, he was still going to command her to accept it, because then she would have no choice.

Walking out of the house, he would be greeted by the nice afternoon air, almost evening as the sun was already drifting away. Seems like he damaged his sleep schedule, not that he would blame it on himself though. He'll gladly blame it on the dream that Arianna gave to him. What did she want him to see with that message? Well, maybe it was something to do with Shadelle, and though he did not see how they were able to relate, he was only Elyx Reiaki. He was a human, an extraordinary one at that, but a human regardless. So it was expected that he did not know everything. On the plus side, he did have the advantage of being able to access the Black Rose library, and they had done tons of research on the land of Fiore and their history with other nations. Maybe they knew Shadelle. Or if not, at least Endelle so he could learn about Alcore. And even if that were not available, maybe Klaydelle, because it was a fun tribe to learn about. Time to head home.

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Walking out of the Gardens, he would hum an earworm to himself, a gentle sounding one since the original ways played on the Piano. The song was called Mirror night reflection. Or Reflection Mirror Knight. Minor Knight? Screw it, there was no confirmed name for it yet, but it did sound rather pretty. The reason why it was stuck in his head? Well, that was what an earworm does, it sticks with your head for the rest of the day. It was going to be a short day, because when he got home, he was going to fix up his sleeping schedule by sleeping at night, the proper time to be sleeping. The song specifically however was the song that he wanted Iza to play, since she was going to learn how to play the piano and all. Though he did know how to play the piano, in his personal opinion, he liked the sound of the Violin better. Many react violently to this when they had heard him say this, saying that this was a biased view because he used Wind Lerale Magic that required a violin. But any lerale magic can be played on any instrument. If he was choosing his instrument and ended up choosing the violin, what exactly was so biased about it? There were too many people in the world to spread this message to, so every time he'd express his opinion, many people would jump onto him. Such a world, where you can meet many people and express your opinion, just so they can try to shoot you down and make you feel bad. It would have many different locations for all sorts of different people and their mothers, and regardless of what group you choose to be a part of, you will be shot down because of something wrong you might have said. If such a thing were to exist, Elyx will gladly name it, the Internet.

Anyways, now that he was arriving back to the guild, many people would greet him happily. Though he did not understand why, he would gladly go along with it and greet them as they said their hellos to him. It was kind of nice, receiving the same attention that he had received in Sin. But now he had to go, no time for small chats and that sort of thing, he had to work on his sleep. Despite being fully rested, he still needed to fix himself up. The Sky Deity Slayer had no intention to become nocturnal. Ignite would be waiting for him as well, and then like a mother normally would do, she would strike him with a huge yelled out speech before explaining how worried she was, and why she did not get taken along. In return, he would show her the bag of jewels that he had received from the job, and all of a sudden, her previous worry ends up being joy and all is forgiven. Typical She Phoenix, but that was why he liked hanging around her.

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Ignite was indeed waiting for him in his house, sort of. She was reading a book for once, and not only that, but there were five of them already on her left side to show that she had finished them. She had spent all day learning thing? The She Phoenix already impressed him, and she did not even say a word, yet at least. A smile on his face would show as he came in the house, but Ignite did not let her eyes escape from the book. Still, she was able to speak to him at least. Hey Elyx, where have you been all day? Asking, but her eyes were still glued to the pages of the book. It made him wonder what she was reading. Having a bit of curiousity in him, he would look over her shoulder to find out that she was studying parts of a weapon. A rifle in fact. He himself was not too smart with those things, he did not like the loud noise that they made, the nasty recoil on the hand, and the fact that the bullets are so limited. Not to mention how he would have to constantly reload before he continued. Oh well, if Ignite became responsible for one, maybe he would take the extra step for her and buy her one. Provided she obeyed and did not do anything stupid with it, he'll let her use guns. And a special rule will be given to Iza, never let her get her hands on it. Because that tanuki will start firing for fun, possibly trying to steal it because of its metal. And he was not willing to let that happen, so no guns while Iza was around. And if she so happens to find it, make sure to get it out of her hands. Rifles huh? I guess you yourself want one? He asked her as he tilted his head to the side. She'd nod her head, still not letting her eyes get away from the page. With a chuckle, Elyx would continue walking with his hands in his pockets, his goal being his bedroom.

Climbing up the steps, he'd stop for a moment as he turned his head to the right, looking down at the living room. His mind was given one more memory of Arianna and Diablos, a better one in face. The both of them sitting on his couch, side by side. On Diablo's lap is a child, laughing a little bit while reaching his arms out for something. And within a flash, the image would disappear, no longer there for the Sky Deity Slayer to see. The final image may have been a hint, but it was not a puzzle he wanted to solve. Some things should remain unsolved. This was no different. As he got into his room, he'd crash onto his bed quickly, figuring that he had enough with all these illusions and questions. His eyes would close, his body would remain stationary, equipped with items and everything. There was peace in his home. Long live the king.

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