The Contract[Lamya & Yato | Social | Private]

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Heat. It was the only thing that Yato could think about as he trekked along the hot, dry, and arid landscape of the Mysterious Canyon. He was on a job for the Rune Knight where he had to hunt down an escaped criminal from Era. The criminal had definitely made it a long way. He had been hunting him down into the canyon all the way from Era, which was hundreds of miles away. His celestial body had caused him to be able to survive that long without passing out, but even then he was beginning to reach his limits. Yato continued walking for what seemed like hours with no criminal in sight. "He probably already died out here or something." Yato figured as he kept walking. The sun continued bearing down on him, and he could see nothing except for rocks and sand.

All of a sudden, something caught his eye. No, not something; someone. There was a young girl standing in the middle of the canyon, surrounded by nothing but the rocks and sand that covered the rest of the land for hundreds of miles. "Why is she out here? How did she even get here?" Yato thought to himself silently. Her arm was wrapped in white bandages, so she may have been injured, he thought. He did not know any of the details of what her situation was, so he decided that as a Rune Knight, it was his duty to help any who might need it. So, with that thought in mind, Yato approached the pick haired and asked, "Hey, what are you doing out here? Are you alright?"

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The young lady was standing all lone in the middle of this canyon for seemingly no reason. Yato walked up to her as the wind kicked up some sand around him, forcing him to shield his face with his arm momentarily. As he put his hand on her shoulder, she quickly jumped back. He notined that she had some gate keys on her hip. 'A celestial summoner eh?' Yato thought to himself. When he inqured about her situation and why she was there, she simply smiled and nodded to him without uttering so much as one word. Yato was a little confused at this point and still concerned. He figured that, since she was a celestial summoner, she might be a little more at ease if she knew that he was a spirit. I't also might be worth mentioning that he was with the Rune Knights, which wasn't exactly apparent since he was not wearing his uniform at the moment. "You don't have to be afraid of me. I'm with the Rune Knights. I'm also a celestial spirit. Do you need any help right now? Your arm looks injured and i don't think that I can just leave you out here in the middle of nowhere."

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The sun had risen even further in the sky then when Yato had first seen the mysterious girl before him. Heat was beating down on him from every angle onto every inch of his sweat drenched clothes and skin. The tension between them was definitely not helping in that regard. She seemed like she was hiding something from him; but Yato had no idea what it could be. Nonetheless, Yato was concerned for this girl, but she was not giving him the opportunity to do anything to help her. The girl had a look on her face that showed that she was very distressed. Yato felt the weight of the world on his shoulders for some reason. He felt if he didn't do anything for her, he would feel regret for the rest of his life; though, he had absolutely no idea why he felt this way.

"Very well then. If you don't want to accept my assistance now, then at least take this." Yato's right hand began glowing almost as brightly as a small sun. Less then a moment later, and his celestial gate key appeared in the spot after the glowing had ceased. It was an intricately designed, solid white key; with a knight's shield and two sword's crossed behind it, positioned at the end of the key. He held it out towards the girl and said, "I know it's a bit odd giving this to you before I even know your name, but It's almost as if I can feel this key drawn to you; like you were meant to have it. If you accept it, I would be happy to serve as your spirit and help you out whenever you need me. The only stipulations I have for a contract are that: You will never ask me to take a mortal's life, and that you will never ask me to fight any of my comrades in the Rune Knights." Yato had a serious look his face as he concluded his speech and continued holding the key out to the girl, waiting for an answer.

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The girl accepted the key that Yato offered her; Though a bit reluctantly, Yato noticed. After she took it however, she seemed almost relieved to have it, with her face expressing the joy that she felt. But to Yato's surprise, she looked like she felt regret after a moment, and offered to return Yato's key to him, claiming that he wouldn't want her to have it. Yato's eyes, like a pair of icy blue glaciers, looked the girl deep into her magenta eyes. All the while, he could not shake the feeling that he was meant to give her his key. Almost as if the universe destined them to be bound together, and he could not figure out why."No, you don't understand. Well, neither do I to be honest. But you have to accept this key. Regret will fill the rest of my days if you don't. I'll help you whenever you require it, and I'll protect you from anyone that may try to harm you. I don't even really know why I feel this way, but you have to trust me. I can see the way that you looked when you took the key. Even you can feel that you were meant to have it." Yato hoped that she would accept the key. His face by this point had turned from serious to hopeful.

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In the midst of the brief moment of silence, reality suddenly hit Yato. He really had absolutely no idea who this girl was in front of him, and yet he was so ready and willing to hand over his celestial key; His most prized possession that he should only give to someone he truly trusted. And yet there he was; Handing it over to the pink haired girl before him. That was when she said it. The four syllables that left her mouth changed everything.

"I'm a dark mage."

When Yato heard this, his eyes widened all of a sudden, and everything else that the girl said was washed away into the back of his reality as many painful memories returned to him in a tidal wave of despair. Dark mage. Pink hair. Pink eyes. All of it dawned on Yato as he realized why it was that he trusted this girl without knowing anything about her. She was exactly the same as Sarah; The girl who Yato knew so many centuries ago. She was the only human being in all of eternity whom Yato ever had a true connection to. But she was consumed by the dark side of her magic. She succumbed to the shadows of evil and lost herself, all while Yato tried to save her from her fate only to fail and witness her inevitable demise.

While trapped reliving the ancient memories that he thought were dead and buried in his mind, his glacial blue eyes were still wide as tears began to stream down slowly. All of a sudden, Yato jerked himself back into reality. He looked back up at the girl before him as she was holding out Yato's key to return to him. "N-N-No!" He almost yelled out while backing up slowly and erratically. "Please, keep the key. You have to." Yato looked back towards the ground and backed up a few more steps as he ran his hand through his hair, still seeing the memories in the back of his mind. Slowly looking up once more, he asked, "What is your name?"

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After he asked her name, the world began fading again as more tears washed down from his glacial blue eyes. The painful memories re-entered his mind once again as he tried in futility to reconcile them. In the midst of this, to his surprise, a hand with the most gentle of touch rose up and wiped the tears from his face. Yato lifted his own hand and placed it on hers as the girl's face came into focus in his vision once again. She told him her name without hesitation. "Lamya..." Yato repeated to himself, almost as if he were tasting the name for himself. Her smile was filled with warmth and comfort, and Yato could not help but smile himself in return. "Its a beautiful name." he said simply to her. Sliding his hand back down, he looked at the watch in his wrist and realized that it was nearly time for his field report. His sergeant would lose his mind if Yato was late to one of those again. He looked back to Lamya and said, "I'm sorry, but I must take my leave now. Please, summon me if you are ever in need of my assistance. I bid you farewell." With that, Yato vanished into the air, back to the celestial world, before returning to Era.

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