Wolf Bonding, Jiyu and Desiree

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It had been about 5:30 in the morning when Desirée's alarm went off in her home, which meant it was time to go to the guild hall for breakfast. Typically Desirée skipped breakfast to sleep, but she had to talk to a special someone about a mission. She got out of bed and opened her dresser, which was neatly organized in stacks. Sitting on top of the stacks of clothes in the dresser was a new set of clothing she had recently bought from a winter-themed boutique in Rose Garden, in which she would wear for what was coming later today. She put on the long, flowy pink oriental clothing, slipped on some hiking boots to fit the occasion, and filled her purse with the necessities: Jewel for travel costs, her hoop of Crystals, and other useful items. She woke up Kiwi sleeping on the bedside chair, and then began her walk to the guild hall. It was still slightly dark outside, but the sun was just barely peaking over the horizon. This made the sky a beautiful shade of blue, which was leaning more towards the cerulean spectrum. The wind was calm and the air felt pure, blowing a cool breeze against Desirée's face. The streetlights were glowing a beautiful yellow-golden color, which were attracting beautiful moths of all shapes and sizes. Desirée had always admired moths, considering their lifespan was so short. Their life revolves around raising children, which Desirée thought was so generous of a living creature. "It's early, Des... I'm tired." Kiwi said, sitting on her shoulder kicking his tentacles in the air. "You don't have to share breakfast with me, then." Desirée said with a cocky tone, which Kiwi gasped upon. "I guess it is worth getting up so early." Kiwi admitted, rubbing up against Desirée. She crossed the street to look at the ocean, which was surprisingly calm at this time. The moon was beginning to set, which could be seen by the reflection on the water. "Look, a dolphin!" Kiwi exclaimed, pointing his smallest tentacle into the distance. A dolphin could be seen hopping through the air, resulting in a perfect dive into the water. "How beautiful.." Desirée said in a soft manor, twirling her hair around her index finger.

She crossed the vacant street again, beginning to resume her walk to the guild hall on the sidewalk. "You know Kiwi, if we are successful on this trip, you may have a new friend at the house!" Exclaimed Desirée, which followed in Kiwi twirling around in excitement. "I wonder what they would look like..." He said, cradling Desirée's index finger in the air. The scent of fresh roses filled the air, which meant that they were getting closer to the Black Rose Guild Hall. On the way there from Desirée's house lay a small field of rose bushes, which fill the entire area with their scent. "The scent seems to be more intense at this hour,"] she commented, bending over to sniff one of them. She could feel the condensation on the roses, which dripped onto her freshly-done red-gold duo-chromatic acrylic nails. She had got them done a few days earlier, to give herself a little treat after winning Fiore's Next Top Model. Despite gaining such a title, she had not been recognized as much as she thought she would have been because of it. Desirée turned a corner, and a dim light shone through the windows of the guild hall many of her friends call their home: The Silver Moon Inn, which also functions as their guild hall.

Near the smaller booths was a great friend of Desirée's, Jiyu Kazehime, which was her mentor of the guild. The guild felt very tranquil at this moment, since all of the wild members of the guild were still asleep: Thus, the wise early risers were all gathered here. Playing in the speakers were beautiful melodies of violin, which set the mood of peace and prosperity.  Desirée walked over to Jiyu's booth, and sat down across from her, along with Kiwi sitting on the table."Good morning, Jiyu! I am very excited for the quest we are going on today." Desirée exclaimed, looking down at the menu. She had never seen the breakfast menu before, and was appalled at how many choices there were to eat. She was craving fried chicken, but also wanted something sweet to go with it. Chicken and waffles caught her eye, which she began to read about. As she was reading, Jiyu mentioned that she would be the one to pay, since Desirée was her mentee. "For real?"Asked Desirée, "You are the best! I owe you!" As the waitress came to take their orders, Desirée finally made up her mind. "I would like a sweet tea, as well as the chicken and waffles. Thank you, ma'am!" She stated, giving the menu to the waitress and showing gratitude. "So Jiyu, have you found out anything else about this mission?" Desirée asked with curiosity, running her fingers through her hair.

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As the food arrived, the fresh scent made Desirée gush in happiness. The waitress placed the plates down in front of the four at the tables, and Kiwi began to hop around in happiness. "Yay! Yay! Yay!" Kiwi exclaimed, twirling around the salt and pepper shakers sitting in the middle of the table. "Kiwi, calm down! I'll cut you some pieces in a second!" Desirée exclaimed, patting Kiwi on the forehead. She grabbed the smaller plate she asked for on the side, and began to cut small pieces of chicken in bite-size bites. She then sliced the waffles, pouring maple syrup on the smaller pieces for Kiwi. She reached into her purse, which carried a small fork and knife especially made for Kiwi. She placed them onto the plate, and proceeded to pour a larger quantity of maple syrup onto her waffles. "Eat with manners, Kiwi." Desirée told Kiwi, in which he proceeded picking up the small fork and knife with two of his longer tentacles. Before the food arrived, Desirée was introduced to the young kitsune girl sitting next to Jiyu, which appeared to be named Makoto. "Hi Makoto, it is nice to meet you!" Desirée exclaimed, smiling. She took note of the young kitsune's appearance, as she looked very cute.

As Desirée began to eat her waffles, the texture was absolutely magnificent. They were fluffy but also silky, which made for the perfect breakfast. She also dipped her chicken into honey mustard, which came on the side of the meal. Kiwi was dancing while eating, considering this was one of his favorite meals. "Soo good! I think this is the best waffle I have ever had!" Kiwi exclaimed, hugging Desirée's arm. As the meal progressed, Kiwi seemed to look fatter and fatter, considering the generous portion of food Desirée had given him. He slowly floated down to the booth's stool, and fell asleep against Desirée's hips. Desirée dunked the final chicken strip into the honey mustard, and plopped it into her mouth. "That meal was so good, Jiyu! Thank you!" Desirée exclaimed, smiling. "So, shall we get going after y'all finish? I don't know how to get there, so you will have to lead the way!" She exclaimed, putting her hoop, Kiwi's utensils, and the sleeping Kiwi inside her purse. She stacked her plates on top of each other, and patiently waited for Jiyu and Makoto to finish eating. Desirée had always been a fast eater, so this was not a surprise for herself. Desirée began to play with her crystal hoop as she waited, flipping the circular worry stones around the circle.

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As Desirée was playing with her hoop and cradling Kiwi, her disconnectedness was broken by Jiyu asking about Desirée's clothing. "Why yes, I am going to be perfectly warm with what I am wearing right now! This oriental outfit is very thick, and under it I am wearing a thermal bodysuit."she exclaimed, twirling a strand of hair through her fingers. "And I'm not effected by temperature, so I'll be fine!" Kiwi exclaimed, climbing up Desirée's long, blue hair. Desirée's outfit was a beautiful shade of pink, which had cherry and orange-colored accents running around the neck. It also had the designs of white flowers going up the chest, which complemented the flower crown that was in her hair. She had always loved to wear flowers, especially ones ranging in the colors of white and pink. As Desirée slipped her crystals into her purse, she began to rub Kiwi's forehead. "I'm ready whenever you guys are!" she exclaimed, drinking the rest of the water sitting next to her.

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As Desirée began to get up from the table, she realized that Jiyu was stuck in a thought. "Hmm.. what could she be thinking about?" she thought, looking into her eyes. Desirée couldn't tell if it was fear, sadness, joy, or mere constipation, but she did not ask, since it was courteous to not to break her thoughts. Jiyu looked at her in a confused manor, which Desirée did not pay any attention to. They began to walk outside, and she soon realized that they had not discussed the mode of transportation they would take. She assumed this meant that they would fly there, which she had no way of objecting to. As Desirée reached into her purse, she had to search a bit before finally finding her Crystals. "From Chrysalis, I summon thee: Opal!" she exclaimed, gripping an iridescent crystal which harnessed many beautiful colors inside its milky-white exterior. This resulted in a flash of rainbow lights shining overhead, as well as Opal flying out of the light. "Hihihi~!! What can I do for youu~?" the winged being asked with a giggly tone, bowing at the site of the girls... and kiwi.

"Can you please fly me alongside Jiyu to the desired location, please?" she asked the winged summon, smiling. "Only if I can smack your ass once~!" she exclaimed, rubbing her hands together. "Oh goodness... well, uh... I guess.. sorry about this, Jiyu." Desirée exclaimed, covering her eyes before the slap. "Woo-hoo~!" Opal screamed, hitting Desirée's rump with pure force and agility. "EEEEK~!" she screamed in agony, running around in circles. "Good one, Opal!" Kiwi exclaimed, high-fiving the winged angel. "That hurt..." Desirée responded, pouting. "Well, don't just stand there, Desirée! Grab onto my skirt!" Opal exclaimed, backing up into Desirée's area. Her and Kiwi both held on to the long skirt that was tattered, and she launched up into the sky. "Weeee~!" Kiwi yelled as they flew, holding onto Desirée's purse. She felt her ears pop as they reached a higher altitude, which resulted in her opening her mouth to pop them back into their regular state.

As they began to cross the ocean, Desirée began to think more about her family. "Now that I think about it, Jiyu does have some certain mannerisms that of which my family had... or at least what I remember." she thought to herself, but she thought it was no way to be true. Her mind jumped back to the day she was abandoned in the woods, by her deceitful father that had nothing but pure hatred toward Desirée. "Why would he think that was okay..?" she wondered, while a tear trickled down her cheek. This tear was very warm, as anger struck a nerve in her body. She had no idea where or what that man was now, but she had vowed to never forgive what he did at that moment. "Screw you, Goody Blooms..." she said angrily under her breath, her face getting redder and redder as each moment went by. She hated that man, as if hate was an understatement. He made her childhood unbearable, but shaped her as a human being that had struggled in her past. "Not all idols have the greatest childhoods," she thought to herself, envying those that had loving parents. It had seemed as if she had always thought about sad things while being flown by Opal, but she felt as though it was because there were typically not that many people in the sky.

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Desirée's tears just got worse as the moments went by, each individual tear trickling down her face into the sky like raindrops. "It's just... It's just hard to put him out of my mind, since he's my father." she cried, as simple tears turned into waterfalls of emotion. "Now now, Desirée, I love you~" Kiwi said, rubbing up against her teary face. "Annnd I looove you too~!" Opal said in a very ditsy manor, giggling at the fact of what she was actually doing. How Desirée did not realize that Opal was completely wasted was unknown, besides that she may have been too distracted with the thoughts of her father. They were flying right over an icy sea, which was soon to approach the mountains they would land. The sea was almost completely covered with ice and frost, but had occasional holes which looked to be caused by narwhals. It was so cold in the air, Desirée's tears began to feel as though they would freeze while they poured down her face, which eventually permitted her to run out of tears. As they began to slow down to descend and land, Desirée felt it was finally time to tell Jiyu one of her secrets she had only told a few people of the guild.

"So, about Goody Blooms... yes, he is my father, but he did something that fathers shouldn't do to their children." she said, while her face began to puff up with redness again. "My family desired a male heir to carry on the Blooms name and be able to reproduce, but weren't so lucky. Before me they had twins, two girls named Suzy and Lyra. These were their pride and joy, but still needed to fulfill their task to give birth to a baby boy. They only wanted three children total, and I was the third. That man abused me, tormented me, and on my fifth birthday- he abandoned me. He dropped me off in the woods far away from home. He didn't care what happened to me, and he still doesn't. But what made him think that was okay? I have absolutely no idea. I was almost killed by a bear in the woods, and I was founded by a wandering summoning group that lived in those woods. They were killed by hit-men, and he was most likely the reason why. I will never forgive him for what he did."

As she finished, Opal set the group on the outside of the mountains, near where a trail began. "I guess this may be where we need to go, Jiyu. After all, it was the only path I saw up from the sky level." Desirée commented, hopping down from Opal's skirt. Opal dissipated into light and feathers, as her duty was fulfilled by flying them to Vintermyr. Surprisingly, Desirée did not feel cold due to her kimono and bodysuit under it, as she actually felt very warm and cozy. Desirée gripped her hoop of Crystals in her hands, as she did not know what would occur up the path ahead. She knelt over and felt the snow covered rocks, which felt extremely cold to the touch. The setting of the area was beautiful, as there were signs of wild animals nearby, a beautiful mix of spruce and birch trees covered in frost and white leaves, and occasional ponds that were iced-over. The plants lining the trees were beautiful, as they were the colors of green, blue, and purple. Snow rested on-top of them, but looked as though they could come alive at any second. After all, anything was possible with magic.

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"I believe everything does add up to reason that he did order my friends, and myself, to be killed by assassins. That night was terrible... It all began when I went to use the bathroom in my pajamas and I saw a flaming arrow mounted into my lifeless-master's head... Then the small sanctuary caught fire... we tried to escape, but everyone began to fall to vicious burns and the assassins slitting their throats. It eventually ended up being two people left; myself, and the leader of the group of assassins... I was lucky enough to have learned how to use my summons then, and Celestite sliced his throat open just like how he sliced my friends. I escaped, wounded, to the nearest city possible, and they saved my life at the hospital. I had burns all over my body, but they were gladly healed. My small group was not a trouble causing one, so it must had been done by him. He wanted me to die, that is why he abandoned me in the woods." she spoke, as her eyes were incapable of producing any more tears.

As they were speaking, a small leaf flew toward Desirée, which caused a small cut to form in her arm. A small orb of blood flowed down into the snow, which dispersed into a light red. "Oh..?" Desirée commented, looking at the blood in the snow. Across from where they were, one of the trees began to rustle. She noticed there was a singe leaf by where the blood was, which was hinting toward the tree that did it. Immediately, the trees began to shoot their leaves at the girls, which missed by only a few centimeters. "From Chrysalis, I summon thee: Turquoise!" she yelled, holding up her hoop.

A young girl in a green bunny-outfit appeared, wielding a stuffed-bunny and flowing blue hair. "Attack the trees, they are coming alive!" Desirée shouted, as she ran up and threw the bunny into the tree. It exploded, striking the leaves that were floating in the air. They fell onto the ground, scattering the area with white leaves.

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"Ji... Jiyu, what are you doing?" she asked her mentor, as her previously light-hair turned into something a lot darker than it previously was. She looked as if she was turning into an animal, something that Desirée had never seen or experienced her guild-member do before. Her eyes were multicolored and radiating a blue and green color, and locked eyes with Desirée's. Claws began to reach from her hands and feet, and she began to be developed in fur and canine features. "Please don't hurt me, Jiyu!" she screamed, as she covered her face with her hands as she expected to be slaughtered right there. Jiyu began to pant and slightly growl, as markings that stretched across her face turned a teal color. This scared Desirée even more, as she had experienced rather bad times with rabid animals in the past, thus being the reason that she has three scars across her back.

"An... an Inugami?" Desirée asked her companion as she told her what she was, which she claimed was a goddess of some sort. Desirée had known of Inugamis after reading about them once while she was being educated as a summoner, as she had known of certain magical summons being similar to Inugamis, such as Kistunes and Warbeasts. As she thought about what she had just said, it had appeared that Jiyu had already pounced onto Desirée with her might. "Please... Jiyu..." Desirée said, as tears ran down her face into the snow. Black energy hit Desirée through Jiyu's paws, which made them both covered in a black, magical haze. Desirée could feel her flustered-situation and anger between her father temporarily ease itself, when suddenly Jiyu pounced away from her and returned to her normal state.

"I... I don't know if I am hurt or not..." Desirée told her mentor, as her tears halted from running down her face. "I won't tell anyone, if that is what you wish.." she told her, as she listened more on Jiyu's explanation of what they are and the amount of faces and souls they had, which confused Desirée. "I would have never guessed.." Desirée told her, as she got up and brushed the snow from her back. As for Kiwi and Turquoise, they were running around the snow and throwing stuffed-bunnies at the trees in order to subdue the flora of the Vintermyr. "I appreciate you sharing this with me, Jiyu... It is an honor that you would trust me with this information." she told her, as she met Jiyu with a warm embrace of a hug.

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These forms that Jiyu could pull off were impressive to Desirée, as this was one of the first non-humans that she had ever truly met with this ability. The only type of situation in which Desirée had ever experienced something like this was when meeting a fan with split-personality disorder, but she knew that these two differed in many ways. She was as excited as she was terrified of seeing each of Jiyu's different forms, since she did not know what each of them would possess and what each would appear to be as. She hoped they would stray far from the scarier category, as Desirée feared that her young-looking friend would be able to turn into something a lot scarier than she already was. But alas, she could not control what Jiyu wished to do with her life and what she was capable of. After all, Jiyu was a lot stronger than she was, so she did not feel as though it was her place to be able to question her abilities and would rather want to respect them. Also, Jiyu would never be able to change this aspect of her life, so why would Desirée even judge her for that in the first place?

"So... you can't live without feeding off of other people's sadness and grief? That is kinda sad, if you ask me.." Desirée told her, as she could hear the trudging of footsteps behind her in the snow. It was Turquoise and Kiwi, with Kiwi sitting inside her green and thick jacket which took the shape of a bunny. Sitting in her arms was her stuffed bunny, Bun-Bun, with what appeared to be a few bits of snow attached to its ears. "We took care of the trees coming alive, therefore they are all subdued. Let's hope that we don't get ambushed again~!" Turquoise exclaimed, as Kiwi bobbed in the air over to Desirée's head. "Those trees were wild, but we got them good! Now they should be calm for about an hour, enough time to pass through the area and up the trail." Kiwi told her, as she pet the surface of his head and hugged him tightly against her chest. "Thank you so much. How are you feeling, Turquoise?" Desirée asked the similarly blue haired summon, as the Crystal removed her hood from her head and shook off a few leaves that were situated in her hair and were slightly dipped in blood. "Meh, just a few scratches. I can still be here for a bit more though!" she exclaimed, as she hugged her stuffed animal tightly.

"You can show whatever side of yourself you want, Jiyu. Just make sure you warn me first!" Desirée exclaimed, as Jiyu hinted that she wanted to continue onward the path. She bowed in a response, and turned to walk past the trees in which Turquoise fought as Desirée and Jiyu had their event. The trees were still covered in leaves, however it appeared as though all the darker variants of them were scattered upon their bases. This was due to the subduing of the Flora, which was capable of no other than the bunny-imitating girl walking behind them. A sweet and loyal summon, Turquoise was very helpful when it came to subduing enemies in a clean manor, since her types of attacks focused on different types of fabrics as well as stuffing and smoke. This is what was useful for taking the plants down in a way that would not destroy or kill them, considering the explosion of the stuffed bunny would only cause a flurry of damage to occur rather than destruction being its accomplice. However, Desirée's favorite quality of Turquoise's presence was her smiles and constant happiness. She had never seen Turquoise in an upset state, which was very nice to be able to say so. Desirée disliked seeing others in this mindset, as she always felt as though she was contributing to the effected person's cause of sadness.

"Desirée, so have you found anyone you are romantically interested in? I think you have had the eyes for-" Turquoise began to say, as Desirée and Jiyu would be able to feel a large thud behind them where Turquoise was standing. Desirée turned and gasped, as Turquoise was now pinned to the ground by what appeared to be a wild-cat made of ice. Sitting in the trees was a large bird also made of ice, followed by a bear blocking their tracks. "Eeep~!" Turquoise screamed, as she pressed her stuffed bunny causing it to explode. Laying in the position in which she was in was a green and blue stuffed doll of the Crystal's appearance, followed by an angry ice wild-cat.

"Jiyu, it looks like they are angry!" Kiwi exclaimed, as Desirée slowly reached for her hoop once again.

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Desirée felt very saddened when Jiyu mentioned that it was lonely keeping people at an arms length between her allies. After all, Desirée did definitely know what being lonely felt like. She knew that it was not a fun place to be in, and she knew that it was very boring and could cause sadness fairly easily. She was alone for most of her life, considering that she wandered the woods alone until she found Summoner's Stone. Those people were her best friends and new family until they were brutally murdered, all thanks to her disgusting father. She remembered Lele, her master, and how joyous and happy she was to train with Desirée. This brought a tear to her eyes, as she absolutely adored her with all of her heart. All of her fellow trainees that she surpassed in power, it was an absolute horror when she saw their flaming corpses on the burning floors of the old building. However, it made her determination grow stronger, which was definitely a double-edged sword. She had to take lives to have revenge for her friends at such a young age, but she also had to fend for her own as she was the primary target. This left her covered in blood and wandering the forest again, completely alone and with no friends or family. This entire story was now represented in a tattoo that was under her breasts, which was of a beautiful monochromatic moth with wings that stretched across her chest. These wings were flaming, representing the fire that burned the night of the attacks. The moth represented her bloody escape, as she ran away from that moment with open wounds of mental and physical pain. She was now extremely fortunate to have Black Rose at her side, as now she had a rekindled guild to love and regard as her family once again.

But now they were surrounded by monsters that looked to be appeared by ice, which consisted of a wild-cat, a bear, and a large bird which appeared to look as if it were a swan. They looked as beautiful as they looked deadly, as their bodies shone a beautiful ice-like reflection with different hints of glimmers and iridescent triangles inside of their translucent bodies. Snow littered some areas as well, along with what appeared to be blue liquid inside some sanctums of their bodies which appeared to be their version of blood. This was as beautiful as it was useful for the girls, considering it would allow them to pin-point their vitals and use them to their advantage to know what would take them out the fastest. Desirée was able to see what appeared to be their organs, as well as a blue solid heart of thick ice directly in the center of their bodies. When her Crystal called Turquoise shattered due to her time being up, the wild-cat on-top of her, and detonating her bunny, she caused his body to turn into a liquid-like subdued state. However, she also felt as though killing them would not be the greatest of all options, considering that this was Black Rose territory and killing their own animals would not be seen as the greatest of options. They still looked to be powerful threats however, and they still needed to be taken care of in the ways of subduing.

Jiyu had asked Desirée to stay still, in which she did so. It had seemed as though Desirée had not noticed that Jiyu had a bow on her person the entire time, considering now she was stringing it in a way where three arrows were beginning to be positioned in order to subdue the three beasts that surrounded them. As the first shot was fired, it had seemed as thought it traveled through the air in grace before spinning and slicing a branch above the swan-looking ice bird, causing the branch to crack and fall on-top of the bird. This caused it to pin onto the bird, holding down its wings and icy body causing it to not be able to attack the girls and Kiwi. A set of vines then fell onto the bird from a second arrow that hit above of it, holding the bird in place so it would not be able to move and would be concealed in a net. She then watched her mentor gracefully turn and pull her bow's string back with a final arrow pointed toward the bear, which struck a branch of hanging snow over it and caused the large mass to fall on-top of the beast, causing all of the enemies to be subdued in a way that would allow them to finally be able to pass.

"That was very good Jiyu, I am very surprised with how talented you are with a bow and supreme aim~!" Desirée told her mentor, as Kiwi bobbed above their heads and began to twirl around them while glowing his usual, radiant green color. Kiwi was scared of the fauna that lived in the land they were in now, considering he had never seen something like them before and their violent looks certainly disturbed his presence. He was a scaredy-cat when it came to scary monsters, but what he would see later would certainly cause him to hop into Desirée's soul at the sight. Kiwi was fully capable of doing this and certainly was not afraid to do so, as it seemed to comfort him when he was scared. His being is drawn to the souls of idols, and he actually came out of her soul whenever they first met. When scared he is able to hop into her body and physically jump into her soul, causing him to not be visible to the naked eye. His body is the same frequency as souls are, making him able to slope into her soul and be completely safe inside of it. This would cause him to talk to Desirée as if he was inside her brain, and be able to cause a physical response in the form of a rub to console her in times of need. After all, Kiwi is her best friend and always will be, which means that he will do whatever it takes to make her in the right state of mind.

As they traversed through the trail once more, winding through the beautiful trails of snow and ice covering large trees of spruce that shot up into the snowy sky. "I'm so glad you are my mentor, this is so much fun~!" Desirée exclaimed to Jiyu, as their footsteps left tracks behind them that were soon glossed over by the winds of the mountains which blew softly through Vintermyr. Desirée was proud to be a mage of Black Rose, as they did in fact own many beautiful places. Besides this beautiful snow-ridden area, she knew that they also owned Sakuramori, a beautiful place covered in complete cherry blossoms. She had heard that it was also littered with various types of monsters, which was where the guild members would sometimes go for trials in order to assert their strength among the other guild members. Of course, she had only been in the guild for a short time so she had not heard too much, but she definitely did listen around at what other members had to talk about. Her knowledge did expand extremely after she joined the guild as well as her name, considering now she was able to know many things she did not at the time of joining. Her efforts as a mage also payed off, considering she was being noticed by the magic council with every good deed that she did for others.

As they strolled across the final hill of snow that the trail lead them up to, Desirée was struck with joy and fear with what they saw. Standing against the mountain was a giant hole in it that signaled that it was where they needed to go inside, but guarding this was something that Desirée's mind could not fathom. The area was completely cleared and the ground looked to be flat and up-kept, and it looked like its caretaker was a giant wolf. It looked to have white-grey hair and sharp claws and teeth, followed with blue undertones and snow lining its head and back. It looked to be covered in a beautiful and thick fur as well, which made Desirée think that he definitely would not be kept cold because of it. It looked to be turned away from the entrance of the clearing from the path, which meant that it would not be able to see the party as their footsteps approached the clearing.

"It can't see us, we should be quiet whenever we are walking to the cave. I believe we could be able to make it inside without it even knowing we are here." she whispered to Jiyu, as she began to slowly traverse across the smooth snow and ice combination that lined the ground above the thick earth under them. The ice was a bit slick, but not slick enough to cause harm due to her boots which had traction under them. "Kiwi, am I making any noise?" she asked her floating companion, as he lowered toward her ear and cupped his tentacles around it to form a whisper. "Your feet are making a bit of a crunching sound due to the ice particles, but it isn't too loud." he whispered, as she began to slowly walk in order to stop the crunching. "Shit!" she exclaimed, as her foot slipped across a wet part and caused her to fall on her rump. This caused her yell to echo through the mountains, and the giant wolf turned around and its eyes began to glow. A giant roar could be heard throughout the mountains, and Desirée quickly looked at Jiyu with a panicked face. "Get in the cave, please run!" she screamed, as she began to run toward the longer direction of the cave in hopes to distract the wolf from Jiyu's presence with her own.

As she sprinted toward the wolf and cave, spikes of ice seemed to shoot up behind her in a means to harm her body physically. Kiwi quickly hopped into Desirée;s body as she ran from the spikes, hopping from shots of snow firing from his mouth as well as a means of dispelling her from this realm. These spikes slowly formed into flat plateaus, which caused Desirée's brain to switch into an idea. She thought that if the stopped and rode one into the sky, she could be able to hop onto the wolf's body and then hop down safely to the front of the cave to go inside unharmed. Immediately during the thought she stopped running and was launched into the air with a firm grip to the ice under her feet, and hopped from it into the giant wolf's fur. The fur was extremely soft, but she only felt it for a second before she began to run toward the wolf's end. Once she reached this end, she glided down the tail as if it was a zip-line and jumped into the cave's entrance, hopefully meeting with Jiyu there as well.

The cave was as beautiful as it was small, it harnessing many glowing shards of ice on its sides and roof. It looked like it only had room for about ten people inside, and the wolf would not be able to fit inside. Since the party was now inside, a large sigh could be heard from outside the cavern before its footsteps could be heard walking away from the clearing. They had finally made it to the cavern! Now they were supposed to try and remove a shard, and if they could, they would be able to continue with the mission. She would wait for Jiyu in order to take this shard off, considering she thought it would be very rude not to wait.

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Desirée slowly breathed as she rested her back upon a cleared spot of the cavern, along with Kiwi panting while floating in-front of her. They were very worn out for what they just did, and the thought just clicked that it could have been fatal if they were unsuccessful. "I just ran on-top of a giant wolf, what was I thinking Kiwi?!" she asked him as she breathed heavily, retying her hair that had recently came undone from its ponytail due to the actions that they just performed. The crystals producing on the cave were absolutely magnificent, and were certainly a way to prove that nature produced beautiful things in nearly every location one could venture to. As she ran her hand across the crystals, they were very smooth on the sides, and were also very hard. They each possessed different colors that wavered between them and white, and looked rather magic-filled like everything else in this property.

Jiyu finally came inside, and Desirée released herself from the wall of the cavern and proceeded to walk right beside her as she walked toward the edge of the cave. She knew that what they needed to do was remove a crystal from the side of the cave, and it had become apparent that Jiyu had already done so in a quick manner. "Not wasting any time, eh?" Desirée asked her in a joking way, as she began to near the wall beside Jiyu and lock her hand around a singular crystal that was about the size of her hand. This crystal was a beautiful color of a translucent red, and switched between red and white to nearly make a pink when it met the center. As she pulled, it began to slowly loosen itself, but it was still not budging. She locked both hands around it and propped her feet against some cleared spots in the wall and used her entire body to pull, and to her dismay, it popped off the wall like butter to a knife. She quickly fell backwards into the snowy ground of the cave, holding the crystal in her hands. From outside the cave she could hear a soft bark, and by the hint of that, it meant that there was a wolf waiting for her outside... a new companion.

"Yes, yes! I'm ready!" she exclaimed, as she quickly got up from the snow and brushed it off her kimono-esque bodysuit. She held the crystal close to her stomach as she began to jog out of the cavern, and gasped with the small being that she was greeted with. Standing right in-front of her was an adorable, and surprisingly small, mire wolf that was as white as the snow under it and possessed small streaks of red across its body. It began to quickly fly in the air before burying itself in her arms, meeting its neck with the crystal and forming a collar around it. Desirée thought this was the cutest thing ever, and with the hug came a warmth of the soft fur that lined its body. "Dessi! Dessi! Lets name her Pitaya!" Kiwi exclaimed, as he joined into the hug. "That is perfect, Kiwi! We will name you Pitaya." she would tell the wolf, as it would begin to nudge her shirt with its delicate nose as a sign for affection. Desirée expected that the wolf would have looked entirely different, but the surprise was certainly a good one. Not only did she get to meet a new life-long companion, but she was able to experience another journey with her mentor in the process!

MAKE YOUR TRUE CRYSTALS RADIATE.

As Desirée looked up from snuggling her wolf, it had appeared that Jiyu had received one that looked nothing like Pitaya. Hers was much more purple and larger, looking nearly four times the size of her white plush of a wolf. However, Desirée did not mind in the slightest, as hers was just as adorable. Jiyu spoke to her wolf and it had appeared that these wolves were indeed for them, something that brought her immense joy. Jiyu signalled that they should leave, which was nothing less than what Desirée agreed with. Despite meeting a new companion on this trip, which was extremely adorable and totally worth the venture, she did risk her live on finding her. She was tired and worn out, therefore she needed to rest and go home. She felt accomplished for coming here, however, considering she escaped the deadliest enemy that she felt like she ever faced before. "Pitaya, lets." she told her wolf as she began to walk, when suddenly she was engulfed in fog and in a much larger form.

Pitaya barked and walked to the side of Desirée, attempting to tell her to get on her back. Desirée could tell that this is what she was trying to accomplish, and immediately hopped onto her back. Desirée was surprised that the wolf was able to switch forms like that, but she thought it made her cuter and cuter. Her fur was extremely soft, feeling as if she was rubbing against one of the softest blankets in the world. Desirée looked at Jiyu and slowly rested her body on the back of her wolf, smiling as they began to quickly ride their wolves down the mountains of Vintermyr and eventually back to the guild hall.