☆☆☆It's Full Of Stars (Job - Nessa)☆☆☆

Nessa was lying in bed staring at the white ceiling of her room, a little confused. For one she was wide awake, and it was barely past dawn. She looked over at the clock on her wall, and frowned, What is going on? She had always been an early riser, but this was bizarre. She usually got up at like eight or nine, sometimes she would even indulge in a lay in until ten. But it's was half five in the morning and the orange light was slowly seeping in through the cracks between her violet curtains. She couldn't remember what she'd been dreaming of either, only that she needed to get up but she didn't know why. She pushed herself up, the sheets falling over of her.

It was a little crisp right now, but she didn't feel like staying in the warmth of her bed. She climbed out, leaving a sleeping Sebastian and Arielle snoozing at the foot of it. She glanced at them, deciding not to wake them, before leaving the room, silently sneaking through the house she headed towards the family bathroom. It was a nice sized bathroom, fitting with white and blue marble, a nautical theme chosen by her aunt. Little anchor ornaments and seashells dotted around. She headed over to the sink and began brushing her teeth. Glancing over, she didn't have anything planned for today, she could easily stay at home and enjoy some well-deserved time off.

Becoming an Ace meant taking up a lot of additional duties around the guild, mainly paperwork, working out budgets and inventory. Plus still trying to fit in a job here and there to contribute to the guild, plus there was her trying to fit in time to get to know all the new members. There had been a bit of an influx of joiners lately, and she wanted to do her best to ensure they stuck around. But it was all a lot, she should take it easy once in a while, Right?

She slipped out of her dark red Pyjama's and climbed into the shower, turning on the water, she stepped back as the water began to spurt out. Adjusting the temperature and waiting for it to warm up, she slid underneath, enjoying the feel of the warm water against the skin. Running her hands through her hair, she couldn't help but feel a sense of restlessness. Like an itching to get a move on, But Why? She couldn't understand it. She proceeded to wash completely before climbing out. Going about her usual morning routine, brushing her teeth, using her magic to dry herself, combing her hair and tying it up. She had dressed in a white blouse and some slightly faded pale jeans. She grabbed her handbag and an apple from the fruit baskets and headed out into the streets. Locking the door behind her and leaving her snoozing family unaware, although they would presume she had just headed off early.

The sunrise had become a little more embellished since she had woken up, although it was clearly still very early. The streets were quiet and the people up were seldom. Mostly shop-owners wanted to get some prep-work in or the occasional jogger. Nessa wasn't out to explore or wander, she was on her way to the guild. Her trainers pacing the pavement quickly, it wasn't long before she could see the Guildhall in the distance. She could only assume the place was going to be empty, save maybe the few staff doing a bit of food-prep for the usual orders that would be later coming in, stocking up on the juice and ice so they could make slushies at a moments notice. She reached the glass doors, immediately noticing the blonde figure inside. She frowned, pushing the door open, before addressing the girl looking around the guild.

"Arcadia?" She said in a surprised tone, wondering why her fellow Ace and closest friend was also here so early. She shut the door behind her and stepped inside, "Is everything okay?" She asked, not sure why but she couldn't shake the weird feeling. Did the reason she had felt the sudden urge to head to the guild have something to do with Arcadia? Or was it just a bizarre coincidence?


WC: 716 / 7000
Combined WC: 1450 / 14,000

Nessa smiled at the sight of her beloved friend Arcadia, pleased to see her. However when the Ice Dragon Slayer's face dropped, Nessa immediately felt the sense of something was wrong. Seeing her friend look like she was going to cry, "Arcadia, what's wrong?" She asked as her the small girl hugged her, Nessa reached down and squeezed her back. Feeling worry seep in, she hated seeing Arcadia so upset. When Arcadia began to apologise for her magic causing trouble for Nessa, she sighed with relief, having believed that it would be much worse. She stood back, shaking her head and putting her hands on her hips.

"Don't be ridiculous Arcadia, you have been an amazing help to me. So what if I'm weak to Ice Magic, every magical user has a weakness, it comes with the territory. Heck, Sebastian uses Ice magic too, we just learned to work in a way so it doesn't interfere with my magic. We just need to do the same as members of Radiant Light, we just need to work together to overcome are struggles. Plus when you think about it, my weakness is your strength, doesn't that make us the perfect team when facing foes?" She explained, hoping that her words would reassure the girl. She couldn't believe she was so upset over such a small thing, but still it was see. A clear reflection of how good a friend Arcadia truly was.

Nessa listened as Arcadia expressed the belief that there must be a means of getting round it, taking in her story about her dream and what she thought it meant. Nessa had never experienced a prophetic dream before, but she did believe in divination. As mages, it was a magic they could all potentiall tap into. At least thats what she had learned from her Aunty. The more Arcadia explained, the more likely it seemed, talking about the Valkyries and Odin's Silver Star. Nessa nodded, "I believe you." She told the girl, although some may find the idea of the girls deceased mother was attempting to communicate to her through dreams preposterous. Nessa trusted Arcadia's to know she wouldn't tell Nessa if she didn't genuinely believe it. Plus there was that strange sense of urgency she had felt. Maybe this was the reason she had so desperately wanted to come to the Guild this morning. She took the iLac and skimmed through the notes once she read them, she looked up at Arcadia with a serious expression,

"Let's head to Valhalla, we can ask the girls directly if they know more about this. It's our best lead, honestly I don't mind the Ice Magic, but if your mother is trying to reach out to you, then the best thing we can do is follow the signs she's given you." Nessa reached out her hand to her right, her eyes began to glow white, and the Norse Symbol on the back of her neck began to glow. She had gotten so accustomed to summoning the Portal now that it was second nature to her these days. She could definately feel the different in it's difficulty.

The air began to ripple and within moments the Portal appeared next to them. Without any hesitation, she stepped through the portal. Appearing on the familiar pathway to Odin's Hall. She waited a moment for Arcadia to arrive before heading along the path. Maybe this was a fools errand, maybe it was just a dream. But whatever it was, they would soon find out.

WC: 589
Nessa's WC : 1305 / 7000
Combined WC: 2603 / 14,000

Nessa's was pleased to see Arcadia's tears come to a halt; fortunately, her response had seemed to have a bit of a calming effect on the girl. That was good, Nessa didn't like seeing her friend so upset, especially about something that essentially wasn't her fault. If anything it was Nessa's for not being more resistance to ice magic, but that wasn't worth thinking about right now. Right now they had a task at hand, "Well Sebastian's Ice Magic comes from his breath so as long as he's in front of me when he uses it, I remained unaffected. I suppose your right though, that won't work with your Dragon Force, and I can't expect you to hold yourself back on my account." She replied, pausing in thought.

As they made their way along the path of Valhalla, Nessa glanced up at the sky, wondering about Arcadia's dream. The Silver Star of Odin, was that something that existed, would they find it Valhalla? Or was this a dead end? It wouldn't be long before they received the answer to such questions. The hall soon came into view. Nessa Nessa delighted in the sight of it, it was started to almost feel like another safe haven for her. A familiar space where she could go and be with people she cared about. She glanced over at Arcadia with a warm smile, "Yeah, I've got a weird feeling about this, but good weird, I think," She didn't know what, maybe it was just a hunch, but it felt like they were moving in the right direction. As they arrived at the great white doors of Odin's Hall, Nessa knocked. Almost too quickly, the door was yanked open, and standing there was Ellamora, The leader of the Valkyries.  Ellamora hadn't been present when Arcadia had lasted visited Valhalla, at the time she had been busy on a mission with Scythen at the time. Nessa never actually found out what they had been doing but she had a suspicious feeling it had something to do with Hakon. The Valkyrie was standing there in her full set of armour. Her beautiful face covered by her golden horned mask, her bright blonde hair spilling out of the sides. The Starlight Valkyrie was an imposing as ever as she looked down on the two smaller girls with a small smile. "Welcome, we've been expecting you." She said before pushing open the door to allow them to walk past.

"Er...hi Ellamora, um, this is my good friend Arcadia. You were expecting us?" Nessa asked in a confused tone, Ellamora offered Arcadia a slight bow of her head, before returning her gaze to Nessa. "There has been an interesting shift in the skies, I feel our father is telling us something. I had a feeling you would be paying us a visit, Nessa Lux." She replied, before closing the door behind them. Nessa lead Arcadia to the table, where the remaining Valkyries were all sat in their respective thrones. Including Scythen, who was eying Arcadia with a cool intrigued. "Well, I mean, there is a reason we came," She said turning to Arcadia, she gave the little Dragon Slayer a nudge forward, "Arcadia here had a dream, we think it has something to do with Valhalla." Nessa said. There was a scoff along the table from Agatha, Ellamora shot her a look before glancing back to Arcadia. "Please Arcadia, tell us of this dream." She asked softly.

WC: 579
Nessa's WC : 1884 / 7000
Combined WC: 3732 / 14,000

Nessa was pleased to see that the Valkyries did not mock nor challenged Arcadia as she made her way to the centre of the table to tell her story. She knew there had been a possibility that a non-sensical dream would fall on deaf ears, but it seemed the Valkyries were accepting of this scenario. They listened patiently, watching the scene unfold in front of them. Even Agatha became transfixed in the tale; perhaps like Nessa, they too got the sense of importance that Nessa felt. Nessa watched as Arcadia's figure made her way to the park in her dream, getting the sense of something dark and ominous following her. Nessa wanted to pluck the shadow figure up and protect her, but she knew it was all the illusion of a dream. There wasn't like there was something really after her.

At the mention of Odin's Silver Star, the Valkyries exchanged curious looked. Ellamora straightened up a little, her face giving nothing away, but the slight sense of realisation. She said nothing but allowed the young girl to continue without interruption. The story seemed to reach its end, when a dark wolf appeared, large and menacing, with thick black fur and long, deadly fangs. Nessa stepped back in fear; she got the immediate sense of overwhelming power. Elgorea and Arcturus gasped, while Agatha and Tiphanae pulled out their swords at the sight of the dark creature. Ellamora raised her hand sharply, a signal to tell the girls to wait as they watched the interaction between Arcadia and the wolf. As the vision faded, Nessa hoped up onto the table, running over to Arcadia and placing on the Wyrmling's shoulder. "Arcadia are you okay?" She glanced at Ellamora, the woman had a weird look in her eye, almost as though she had seen a ghost.

With her free hand, Agatha grabbed a knife and drove it down hard into the table, causing the wood to split each way for several inches. "What is the meaning of this? Fenrir should be sealed in the depths of Valhalla's abyss, how was he present in the dream of a mortal."  She called out angrily, looking ready to slice through anyone who gave her a disappointing answer. Elgorea shook her head, her face a picture of denial.

"How do we know it's even him, It could be a beast of a similar nature." The red-headed demon Valkyrie responded, but Scythen shook her head, her blue hair waving from the action.

"No, that was unmistakably Fenrir, I'm certain of it. I felt his energy, and I would recognise that signature of power anywhere." She said in a surprisingly sombre tone, this unnerved Nessa, if even Scythen was thrown by this; Something was very wrong. Nessa glanced back at Ellamora, who had sat back in her seat and raised her hand to her chin in thought as though contemplating the situation.

"Ellamora?" Tiphanae asked softly, prompting her for a response on the matter, the Starlight Valkyrie sighed deeply before sitting up,

"Nessa Lux, Miss Arcadia, I have to apologise. It seemed you have been brought into a matter I'd hoped to keep amongst us Valkyrie. You see,Fenrir, is a powerful beast, his abilities rival that of a god. Many moons ago, he was sealed in Valhalla, for what we hoped would be for all eternity. Alas, our fallen sister Hakon, has been attempting to break the seal on Fenrir for a while now. Sneaking into Valhalla through underhanded means, we had stopped her many times now, however, I believe her tamperings may have...weakened his seal. What you saw was most likely a manifestation of Fenrir. From what I know, the seal is still intact this much is certain, but there may be the possibility that his magic has escaped and possessed a vessel. Taking over it completely and forcing it to take his form." She explained, Nessa gulped not liking the sound of this. A beast with the power of a god. If this creature needed to be locked away by Valkyries of all beings, then the thought of him escaping wasn't one to be taken lightly.

"What about Arcadia? and Odin's Silver Star?" She asked her, in response Ellamora stood up slowly.


"Let us walk and talk ladies, sitting here only wastes precious time" She said before moving around the throne. The Valkyries all stood and began to walk after Ellamora without resistance, Nessa followed suit. Ellamora began to lead them to the far end of the hall, opposite to the door through which they had entered. Through another set of double doors, if memory served Nessa correctly, they would lead to a corridor. However, as they reached said doors, when she pulled them open, this was not was Nessa saw. Instead, she revealed an outdoor plain, the same place where the had given Nessa the holy Varja. She stepped out into a small clearing surround by an outskirt of trees, and in the far distant hill, mountains stood — the same frozen sunset overhead. "I have come to believe that our Father had chosen to bestow Arcadia with the power of a Valhalla Star. A specific star that must be collected by the select individual. It holds great power and bestows that individual with magic pooled from our world. Our father is a vague being, so although I do not know the reason for his selection. I know it does not come lightly. Perhaps it is through our connection to you Nessa Lux, having brought Arcadia into a world a while back that resulted in the choosing of her. Or perhaps he had already chosen her before our paths crossed, it is impossible to tell." She explained all the while she talked to look up to the sky.

"We must retrieve the star, or at least accompany Arcadia while she does it. However it is not easy, the star lies in a realm of Valhalla beyond the walls of the Valkyries protection, this part of our world existed long before I was created, and there is the possibility we may face some...interference. The Silver Star is a power sought out by many, should Fenrir know of it, then it is likely other creatures are likely going to attempt to sneak into Valhalla and steal it away."


The Starlight Valykrie finally looked down towards Arcadia, offering her a warm smile. "My father must think highly of you to have chosen you for something so important, so we will do all in our power to make ensure his will is done and you become the stars new owner." She spread her wings behind her, and one by one all the Valkyries followed suit. "Arcadia Fairchilde, Nessa Lux, fly with us through the skies of Valhalla, and together we shall fulfil our father's wishes and the request of your Mother." She said, Nessa  took a deep breath, stepped forward and nodded.

"Let's do this," She said, filled with a sudden sense of purpose. Her orbs appeared around her, circling her body, they picked up speed before levitating her off of the ground. One by one the Valkyries kicked off into the sky soaring upwards. Ellamora led them up, flying an unbelievable speed Nessa could feel the wind pushed against her. Together they soared, like a flock, higher and higher. "Prepare yourself, We are going to break through the Valkyries Barrier." Nessa steeled herself, she could see in ahead, a ripple in the sunset skies. She clenched her fists, shooting forward and slamming into it with a great force. She felt the impact, like a soft wall of magic resisting her. She gritted her teeth and pushed against it, watching as the Valkyries pushed through it with ease, disappearing completely from sighed. With a cry of effort, Nessa pushed more, she felt the barrier split and she was pulled through to the other side.

She rolled through the air a few times before steadying herself. Looking around she saw that the others had gotten through, she smiled. Before looking around, as she saw the skies her eyes widened and her jaw dropped. Above them was a sky filled with countless twinkling stars, a sea of various colours. More star formations and constellations then she could count, it was a beautiful sight and for a moment she was lost to it.

WC: 1393
Nessa's WC : 3277 / 7000
Combined WC: 6364 / 14,000

There a moment where Nessa had become completely immersed in the beauty of the skies of Valhalla, it was such a mesmerising sight. Truly a vision to behold, it was just a shame that Nessa didn't have more time to admire it or take a picture to show her family. It wasn't often you got to explore the lands and scenery in a magical realm like Valhalla, Nessa could feel the magical energy all around her, flowing through her and fueling her magic intensely. It was almost unsettling how much magical energy she could feel; she wondered how it would manifest once she cast a spell.

In a matter of moments after arriving past the barrier, the group of women were hit with an attack from a horde of monsters. They were surrounded by creatures with spherical bodies and bat-like wings. Nessa had never seen such a beast in Earth-land, but from the sharp quills on their backs and their vicious behaviour, they reminded her of the imps she handled with Sebastian a while ago, kind of pest-like behaviour. The Valykries didn't waste a moment to jump into the fray, in a matter of moments, swords were being swung around aggressively. Magic was being thrown left, and right, fire, lightning, wind attacks, all their elemental attacks were in full swing. It was a pretty chaotic scene. Nessa summoned her sword of Starlight, as she did so she felt an overwhelming sense of power pulled through her. Being in such proximity to the stars was giving her a sense of endless magic flowing through it, it was a little unstable. The sword shone bigger and brighter than it usually did and was even a little difficult to hold.

To release some of the magical flow inside of her, she summoned some orbs as well, creating several in an instant. She set them off to attack the bat like monsters. Each sphere of Starlight was powerful enough to burn the bats to ashes, meaning Nessa didn't even have to deal with the quills. She had noticed the way there were flying everywhere and how lethal they looked. She hoped everyone had managed to avoid being hit by one. The Valkyries seemed to have no issues with the bats, and Arcadia seemed to be handling them well in her Wyrmling form. This Nessa was pleased to see, even if Arcadia felt uncertain about her power and the way it affected her. Seeing her be able to control it and use it so effectively, could only mean good things right?

As the bats were defeated and the fight settled down, Nessa's orbs would continually disappear into the skies and reappear around her. Because of the intense magic flow occurring within her at that moment, she just had to continue to expend magic to prevent it from overpowering her. Her main concern being that with her magic, from past experience, if it wasn't handled efficiency, it would give her intense nausea and exhaustion. Which wasn't ideal, she had no idea how far they would have to travel to track down Odin's Silver Star. Although Ellamora had suggested they would have to travel, how far or how long they would be travelling wasn't specified. Nessa just hoped she was able to keep up; the Valykries were in their own magical land, so they're magic was easy enough for them to maintain. But this was difficult for herself, and Arcadia, Nessa in particular, didn't want to hold them back.

Arcadia spoke up, asking about the monsters and mentioning that she was drowsy. Nessa frowned, wondering if the bats had done something to her. Concerned for her friend, Nessa flew over to Arcadia and released a cleansing spell to remove any effects of the bats to Arcadia. Arcadia would glow with a magical light for a moment. Hopefully, the magic would work on removing the spell; it was only weak to the cold. Although Nessa couldn't be sure after all Arcadia was made of ice. But it was worth a try. "I have no idea, but they weren't friendly." She said, before looking over at the others

"Those guys are more like vermin here; you'll probably see a lot of them as we move forward." Tiphanae explained, Nessa nodded. They didn't seem like very conscientious creatures and beating them had been easy enough. Nessa could only imagine much worse.

"Speaking of which, let us push on." Ellamora instructed, before shooting off. The Valkyries would follow on after her, Nessa smiled at Arcadia before shooting off, this was proving to be quite the adventure already. On the one hand, it was a little scary because she had no idea what to expect during there travels, but with Arcadia flying alongside her, with all the Valkyries too. She felt like they were a pretty powerful force, and having them by her side meant she could get through anything.


WC: 819
Nessa's WC : 4096 / 7000
Combined WC: 8200 / 14,000

Nessa would observe Arcadia carefully as she seemed to perk up from Nessa's light touch of magic. Nessa smiled as the girl remarked on feeling more awake, pleased to be of some assistance to her dear friend. Nessa personally loved using that spell, it was one of the few spells that reminded her of her mothers magic. Cordelia Lux had been a magic healer that released powerful healing light, Nessa never tired of hearing the stories of all the countless lives she saved with her magic. It was just a shame the world didn't see her that way, they had only seen her as the foolish sister of Antoinette, the Lady of light. The naive girl who had tried to save a dark guild and ended up dead because of it. Only Nessa's family knew of all the good her Mother had done, her true legacy was buried under rumour and shame.

Nessa watched as Arcadia began taking selfies, she glanced over at Ellamora who was looking a little confused by the young girl's behaviour. Of course Ellamora hadn't met Arcadia the last time she came by, so she did not know of an iLac. Nessa could see the Starlight Valkyrie trying to work out in her mind the reasoning for such behaviour. It was an amusing sight. Nessa would wink at the camera as Arcadia snapped a shot of them together, because why not. It wasn't like they were that likely to come to this part of Valhalla anytime soon. Although it occurred to Nessa that they were probably a little pressed for time. But soon they pushed on, flying through the skies of Valhalla. A while passed without any further visits from those bat-like creatures. It was nice, to be able to enjoy the sights around them, although Nessa had no idea how much time had passed. Could've been minutes, could've been hours, there wasn't really a sense of time here.

Nessa felt her head grow a little fuzzy, she would rub her temples as she flew. She was starting to feel a headache coming on. She reached around to the satchel at her side, pulling out a flask she had prepared before leaving in the morning. She opened the flash and took a few hearty gulps, wondering if she was just dehydrated. She hadn't brought any painkillers with her, which was a little frustrating. She would just have to suffer it for now. She would continue to sip at the flask as she flew, yet a headache only seemed to get worse. She heard a voice from her left, "You feel it too?" Tiphanae would ask. Nessa looked at her in confusion, Tiphanae reached up and tapped her temple with her index finger. Nessa frowned,

"You have a headache too?"

"Indeed," Tiphanae said,

"I have one too," Elgorea added, Scythen who was flying to her right would nod. Nessa glanced at the others, "You too?" She asked, Ellamora and the others would shake their heads. That was strange, why did only some of them have headaches. The group came to a stop, suspiciously checking out the area. Tiphanae would point towards the sky above, drawing Nessa's gaze. Amongst the stars, they would see a bizarre shift. The Valkyries that didn't have headaches, such as Ellamora, Agatha, Arcturus and Lucinda would appeared confused. Not able to see the same scene unfolding before the others. The bizarre formation appeared in the stars in the shape of a Pentagram, surrounded by a rainbow of colours blending into the starry cosmos around it. In the centre of the pentagram a single eye, rotating along with it. In the eye, a slit-like pupil, much like the kind one would see on a cat.

"Watch out!" Lucinda would shout as hordes of the bat-like creatures would fly past them, flapping almost robotically towards the being in the sky. The girls ducked out of the way, although the creatures seemed less interested in them and more focused on the nebula-being ahead. As though hypnotised by its mystical power. Nessa spotted Arcadia fly ahead, using her ice magic to handle some of them. Some would shoot down towards them, separating from the group, beginning a vicious attack. Within moments the horde was completely destroyed with a few bursts of elemental magic. The girls without the headaches could at least see the bat-like creatures, just not what was luring them. "What is that thing?" Nessa said looking back up at it.

"What thing? What are you looking at?" Arcturus asked in bewilderment. Elgorea would point up at the creature, only to confuse them further. Ellamora sighed, "It seems this creature can only be seen by a select few." She explained.

Nessa jumped at the sound of a voice in her head, quickly realising it was coming from the being above them. She listened as he went on to announce himself to them as... Bob. Before declaring that he was going to be freeing Fenrir in exchange for taking Arcadia.

"Don't be ridiculous, as being such as yourself does not have the authority to free Fenrir. Only Odin is given that law, and you are no god. Any attempt to do so will result in your demise," Tiphanae snarled fiercely, clearly angered by the dream demons suggestion. Nessa looked around the at others, the girls who could not hear Bob were clearly displeased by the information Tiphanae had just revealed to them. After Bob had finished his tirade, he spun off, talking about having a chat with Hati and leaving them with someone to deal with.


Heading towards them with a deafening screech was a giant black eagle, "Tell me you guys see that?" Nessa called out, summoning her sword once more.


Agatha flew forward with a devilish grin, "Oh yeah, we see it." She held out her palm, and from it shot a bolt of lightning that struck the eagle directly in the chest. It reared slightly, a few feathers shed from the attack. Before turning back towards them, angrier than ever. It soared down ready for another attack.


WC: 1014
Nessa's WC : 5110 / 7000
Combined WC: 10,543 / 14,000

The whole situation with Bob the dream demon was very confusing, not only did he ignore Tiphanae, but whatever he was saying seemed like a great deal of nonsense to Nessa. His intentions were foolish, and frankly, Nessa could find herself growing irritated. This demon thing wasn't intimidating, nor did it even attempt to attack them itself. But itself had presented them with a different foe. The giant black eagle, Agatha having been the first into the fray, hit the eagle in the centre of its chest with a powerful bolt of lightning. This injured the bird but wasn't enough to take it down. Agatha grinned. "Good, at least it's gonna put up somewhat of a fight." She said, with a grin. It seemed that one of the only times Agatha was genuinely happy, was when she was fighting.

The eagle attempted to claw at Agatha ferociously, the lightning ducked, kicking off against the eagle's foot to roll back through the air laughing. The Valkyrie would launch her sword through the skies towards the beast, hitting it slicing in straight through the leg. Agatha would then soar after her sword with tremendous speed, her body cracking with lightning. She caught the sword swiftly before turning back on the beast. At this point Arcadia had rejoined the fight, creating several clones to assist them. "Oh, looks like I'm not the only one who can do that," Elgorea said, suddenly vibrating with demonic energy her body began to shake with an elevated frequency, and one by one clones of herself would emerge from it. Creating several fake apparitions of herself. Nessa watched, this was the first time she'd ever seen Elgorea fight.


The red-headed demon Valkyrie and her apparitions formed a circular formation around the eagle, spinning around it like a ring. The Valkyrie and her apparitions would move faster and faster, the eagle snapped and clawed at them, but if it struck a copy, another would take its place. The clones would feint attacking the creature, while occasionally the real Demon Valkyrie would lunge forward, appearing to feint only to drive her spear into the monster's ribs, blood would spray forth, narrowly missing the demon, and so the process would repeat. The eagle was too flustered by all the attacks to concentrate on locating the real Elgorea.

Lucinda's technique was particularly amusing to witness, as the girl was made entirely of fire. She was merely soaring across the eagle, reaching out and running her blade against its feathers. They would catch aflame, singeing the giant bird's flesh. Exposing and softening areas that the others would focus their magic attacks on. Nessa threw her orbs in where she could, assisting the Valkyries wherever she could. She found their combined strength an amazing sight to behold, and she couldn't help but wonder if this was truly their full strength or if they were being cautious with the creature. Not knowing it's full strength.

Nessa watched Agatha landed herself on the back of the giant eagle's neck, scaling the creature, she made her way upwards. What is she planning? Nessa thought although she was distracted from the sight by the cold feel of dread. Scythen had appeared suddenly next to her, Nessa gulped, looking over at the blue-haired Valykrie. Scythen smirked softly at her, an eerie expression if Nessa ever saw one. "Our magic pleases you, little one," She said in that cool, silky tones of hers. Nessa nodded in response, not sure what Scythen expected her to say. Nessa didn't interact with Scythen often if anything out of all the Valkyries she worked with her the least. The Necromancer's energy was still a little overwhelming for Nessa; she wasn't strong enough to subdue it. Ellamora had told Nessa that as her magic grew more powerful, she would eventually be able to subdue the effects of Scythen's aura. But it was clear to Nessa; she wasn't quite there yet. Because even just flying so close the Valkyrie, made Nessa want to ball up into a ball and hide.

"This beast should be dead by now, Agatha alone could put the creature out of its misery. And they say I am cruel," She continued, Nessa, frowned in confusion, glancing back at the Valkyries. She had a sense they were holding back, but being cruel, were they really toying with it? Scythen, almost as though she had read the Starlight Maiden's thoughts continued. "No, I guess there is a reason, Ellamora has a plan. We just need to antagonise the beast to the last resort, Watch little one, you will see." She said in an amused tone. Nessa's eyes locked on to the fight, trying to pick up what Scythen meant. The Valkyries were soaring around the beast, shooting their magical spells, slicing at it with their weapons. Agatha, how has climbed onto the eagles head, was somehow managed to hold on as the beast thrashed around violently. Agatha raised her sword in the air; it's long blade glistening in the reflection of the stars. Finally, she drove it down, directly into the eagle's right eye. The eagle screamed in pain, thrashing even more wildly than before. Ellamora flew back, "Brace yourselves." Ellamora roared, and the Valkyries suddenly backed away. Scythen grabbed Nessa by the back of her dressed and yanked her, flying away from the beast. The eagle then released a microburst of energy in the form of a storm, Nessa would scream at the sight of her dear friend being caught in the downward blast of it. She would try to fly forward to help her, only to be yanked back by the Death Valkyrie. "Patience little one, this is all for the sake of your little friend." She said, Nessa, looked over at her in bewilderment. Unable to understand how allowing her friend to be hit with such an attack was really helping her.


The eagle let out a deafening screech, Arcturus who hadn't been far back enough, was hit with the force of the screech. Reeling back and grabbing her head. Elgorea shot to her side, grabbing her. "Tura, Tura, are you ok?" She asked, using an affectionate nickname for her fellow Valkyrie. The ice Valkyrie nodded, "Yeah, boy did that sting, gotta be more careful." The demon Valkyries eyes would shine with relief, she reached forward and kissed Arcturus on the forehead. "It seems the beast has resorted to bringing a few friends of its own." Agatha said with a grin, enjoying the dragged out battle. Around the eagle, several more creature appears. Air elementals and Tempest, creatures that had a resemblance to beings with stormy faces. "Wind magic huh? What say you Tiph, gonna let these pests show you up." Agatha called to Tiph in a teasing tone. Tiphanae grinned, "I'll show these beasts the true power of wind." She called back, throwing herself at an Air Elemental, the creature attempted to hit her with a blast of wind magic. Which the Valkyrie easily deflected with the swing of her sword. "What a shallow attempt to fell me, here taste my wind, see how it feels." Tiphanae raised her palm, the air twisting around her. She shot a piercing burst of wind magic at the creature, that hit it so sharply it's split off a huge chunk of it's side.

At this point, the rest of the Valkyries had already charged their targets, "You might wanna get in on this Nessa Lux, or you'll mist all the fun." Lucinda called out, before slicing away at the Tempest she was facing off with. Nessa grinned, looking around she realised that Scythen had already left to fight once more. Nessa threw herself at one of the remaining creatures, a tempest. Nessa dived in front of it as it attempted to attack Ellamora from behind.

"Hi there!" She said perkily, throwing her hands up she summoned a cage of light around it. The inside of the cage began to radiate with Starlight, the inside of the cage exploding with magical energy and hitting the tempest with it. As the cage did its damage, Nessa summoned her Starlight sword, shooting forward, as the cage disappeared. She drove the sword directly into the chest of the creature, through the other side. The Tempest slumped down against the sword, before disintegrating into nothing. That had been easier than she expected, she had learned so much over her time as a mage. Perhaps this was a reflection of how much stronger and more adept to fighting she had grown.

The Valkyries one by one defeated the additional creatures they had been facing. Agatha and Ellamora had barely taken more than a minute to kill theirs and were already working on the eagle once more. Nessa noticed they were moving the eagle upwards, driving it up with their magical blows. "She's coming," Ellamora said, Nessa, blinked in confusion, before glancing down to where the Starlight Valkyrie was looking. From below them, Arcadia was soaring back, in her Wyrmling form. A fierce determination, as the miniature dragon, blasted the eagle in the face with a roar of ice magic. Before striking the beast with several blades of ice.


Arcadia seemed to spot something in the distance, exclaiming eagerly about seeing the star. She asked if they would handle the rest, Nessa flew over, "Go on girl, we got this!" She said encouragingly, pleased they were finally getting close to finishing their mission. Nessa and the Valkyries would turn on the eagle once more. Surrounding it, they would blast it with a burst of each of their elements, Ellamora and Nessa hitting it with starlight, and the rest hitting it with Fire, Ice, Lightning, Wind and Demonic energy. Scythen, on the other hand, would turn, eyes close she focused. Nessa didn't ask what the Death Valkyrie was doing as it seemed important.


As the fighting proceeded, there was a tremendous burst of mana from the moon, causing all the Valkyries and Nessa to look up. "She has released the star." Ellamora said with a genuine smile, the Valkyries would cheer, and Nesa would do a little fist-pump. The eagle took this opportunity, screeching loudly, it would soar towards the moon. "The fights not over though, time to finish this." Agatha said, the eight of them would soar through the sky. Towards the moon, landing on its surface after several moments. Nessa felt the headache she had felt earlier return and knew Bob the dream demon was back. She heard him address Arcadia, glancing over at Hati, the ferocious wolf that stared them down. The girls who couldn't hear Bob talking could listen to Hati this time, being spoken through by Bob.

The eagle joined them once more, and the group would face each other. "You heard her, you're not welcome here. So I guess it's time you leave." Nessa growled,

"Focus your magic girls, no more holding back. This ends now," Ellamora ordered, the Valkyries lined up. "Scythen, the eagle I leave to you, you have my permission to use that." Scythen whose eyes were still closed, slowly opened, a smile lit up on her face. So purely evil and full of delight that Nessa struggled to look at her.

"Come fallen children of Valhalla," Her voice rang out manically, and around her the air began to shift. Black figures of smoke would appear, manifesting in a great heard. Nessa felt the sense of death surround her, realising what this was. Of course, Valhalla was the realm in which dead warriors were chosen to rest for their bravery on the battlefield. Of course, Scythen, the Valkyrie of Death would have the ability to reach those souls. And she was summoning them here, within moments the moon was layered with over a hundred dead souls. The Valykrie would wave her Scythe towards the eagle. "Feast, my children, snuff out this beast existence in the name of your benevolent god Odin," She roared, the souls would bellow back before charging the eagle. The eagle attempted to swipe and claw at the dead figures, only to no avail. They were dead after all. Within moments, the beast would crumble under the horde, disappearing under the black smoke. Screeching as it failed to fight out the cloud of death that had fallen upon it. When the smoke faded, the eagle would lay on the surface of the moon, it's life snuffed out completely.

"Well that was...horrifying..." Nessa croaked out, Scythen rolled her neck, her wide, satisfied grin sending a chill down Nessa's spine. The remaining Valkyrie at this point, charged forward towards the wolf, swinging their weapons at it. Nessa snapped back to reality and joining in blasted the wolf with her magic. Ellamora would rise up into the sky, "Face me demon, I wish to gift you with the Valkyries true power." The Starlight Valkyrie shone with the power of Valhalla's stars, radiating with so much power the air around her would ripple with distorted heat. She would raise her palms to the sky, sword in the air. She would spin it in her grip, before releasing a wave of Starlight energy away from the moon. The blast soared through the sky, hitting everything from miles all around. Regardless of Bob not having a physical body, even he would feel the immense power of the first daughter of Odin.  

On the ground, the Valkyries would have Hati surrounded. Agatha would roar, running forward, she would throw her arms around the wolf. The beast would sink its teeth into her shoulder in return. Still, the lightning Valkyrie would not let go. Nessa would go to the charge forward, only to have Tiphanae stop her.

"What are you doing?"

"It must be her," She said softly, Agatha would look up at Arcadia, her tough Valhallan muscles holding the wolf in place, despite her flesh being ripped into by its sharp fangs. Nessa didn't know why, but the Valkyries wanted Arcadia to finish off the wolf, did this have something to do with what was said earlier, was this their way of proving she would not betray them and bring on the fall of Valhalla as Fenrir had told. A test, Nessa didn't like it, but she understood the Valkyries had their own rules to abide by. Agatha barked towards the Dragon Slayer with a fierce encouragement.

"Now, Dragon child, end this."

WC: 2396
Nessa's Total: 7506 / 7000 Total WC Reached
Combined WC: 14, 498 / 14 000