[center][h3]Terauchi Temple[/h3][/center] [hr][center][@PaulHaynek][@Enkryption][@The Irish Tree][@Rezod92][@Restalaan][@Crowvette][/center][hr] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/3YdqYf1.png[/img][/center] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/0zvnz6I.png[/img][/center] Upon arriving back at the temple, the party was greeted by Revuel. "[color=royalblue]Greetings, Sir Revuel. The battle was indeed long and hard fought, but we managed to pull off a victory in the end. We'd do well to rest, thank you much.[/color]" Shizuka said to the warrior. Alongside Dinah, Shizuka had laid his comrades to bed, allowing them some much needed respite. Honestly, he could use some himself. He'd manage to match the speed and stave off a handful of practitioners that ganged up on him, but he took some nasty blows in that battle. His chi healing helped keep the wounds from being fatal, and Dinah's magic had ultimately saved his life in essence. He also noted how she copied one of his spells during the battle. Shizuka would then find his thoughts being interrupted by what could only be described as visions. He began seeing glimpses into portraits and scenes of the life of a young woman with red hair and brown skin. Pinching the space between his eyes, he felt a sense of vertigo overtaking him. A young girl losing her mother on the battlefield. The girl becomes a young woman, adopting her mother's weapon. Determined to keep a promise made, to change the world. Bonds Suffering A Promise Broken Were these Dinah's memories? [i]Cecilla's[/i] memories. Shizuka shook his head as the visions eventually subsided. Though the memories were not his own, the swordsman couldn't help but feel similar emotions and grievances from Cecilla's past compared to his own. A burning desire to change the world and the feeling of failure when meet face-to-face with the harshness of reality. It seemed that she and him had more in common than he imagined. He sensed that that others had awakened: Kerry, Liliana, and Eula, and were all headed toward where Dinah was. Her energy was rapidly fluctuating, and he remembered that she could barely keep her id conscious from before. Shizuka would likely be the first there to Dinah's beside, keeping true to his Godstep moniker. [hr] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/cDfjYN0.png[/img][img]https://i.imgur.com/0u0wcUo.png[/img][/center] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/NporBQG.png[/img][/center] Atsuha giggled a bit at the Raiju who attempted to flirt with the males in their taskforce. She had to admit, the jealousy they must feel at the fact that they got to actually travel with them amused her. She also chucked at Takeshi's ham-fisted explanation that led to a hasty farewell. Walking back to the temple, Atsuha wasn't so amused by Takeshi's attempts at humor. "[color=9e0b0f]Takeshi-san, you lout![/color]" She scolded him. "[color=9e0b0f]The prospect of death is no laughing matter![/color]" Her anger began to wan when Skarsneek nestled up to her, checking on both her and Hinami. "[color=9e0b0f]Fret not over it, love. Such is life on the battlefield, it's what we signed up for after all...[/color]" She responded. "[color=7bcdc8]Yeah, no worries Skars-niisan![/color]" Hinami chimed. "[color=7bcdc8]We won, so all's well that end's well![/color]" -- Upon returning to the temple, the Sisters were also treated to visions of the woman known as Cecilla - Alice's original self. The memories of a parent lost, bonds broken, and a promise still not honored. A few tears began to well in Hinami eyes, while Atsuha shook her head at the sudden assault of foreign memories. Much like there captain, Atsuha could sense that Dinah's chi was in a violent flux. Recalling the debt they owed her, the Hangai Sisters also rushed to her side.