[IC] Ancients of Elan ~ Rise of The Chosen

[Xeiyenreisha]

While Meira laid on the ground unconscious Whizzle had called out to the intruder in the room. Unfortunately for him, the intruder was long gone leaving no traces of their remains when they vanished into thin air. Apparently from the materials laid on the desk, the intruder was looking into the book that was given to Rana by the mysterious woman known as Siia. The book had a brown cover and the text was golden yellow in color. Now the book wasn't on the table. Instead it is now in the hands of Whizzle who decided to take the forbidden tome with them. On the floor Meira lays unconscious as all the strange glyphs and marks on her body vanish back into her body. The episode she was having earlier had been averted thanks to Whizzle's magic.

Deep inside Meira's consciousness she sees herself in some strange building that has glyphs and runes all over it. She has no idea where she is at and begins to panic. The only thing that she remembers is that she blacked out and that is when her mind went completely blank. Meira couldn't at all remember anything about what happened before she blacked out. It was as if the memory had been completely wiped from her mind. She saw cobblestone stairs in front of her that carried themselves upward toward a throne like chair that was situated in the back. She picked herself off the ground then freaked out when she saw she was wearing a kimono. She demanded to know where her clothing went and a voice told her to settle down. That this was all going on in her subconscious and that she was still wearing her normal clothes. The kimono she was wearing was pinkish purple with all kinds of flowery designs and embroidery that stretched all across it.

Meira made her way up toward the top of the steps of the building she was in. At the top she saw a pink haired girl with one eye that was blue and another which was bright red. It was unusual to see a girl with two different colored eyes. She doesn't remember anyone that had such eyes other than a mythological race that were called the Kheminians. The girl wore strange clothing which she had never laid her eyes on before. She wore a white short dress with a cape that stretched down to her ankles. On her arms she wore sleeves that stretched out a bit bulky where the arm was near the shoulder, but became more thin as it made its way toward her wrists. Over top those sleeves she wore a long golden armlet that went almost back toward her elbow. Underneath her outfit with several slits in it was a one piece like spandex bodysuit that was trimmed in the form of a swimsuit. She adorned on her breasts a golden breastplate. On her hip were golden hip guards that overlay her angelic white skirt.

"Who are you?" She questioned toward the girl sitting in the throne like chair as she reached the top. Meira wasn't entirely sure what to think since when she reached the top it was like she was staring into a night sky. There were stars all over that clustered around the girl as she stayed relaxed in her chair. It was a sight which Meira had never seen before in her life. How did a dwelling like this house celestial bodies? Just what was this place and where was she? She felt like it was a dream, but when she pinched herself she only said ouch.

That made the girl giggle who leaned forward in her chair. She smiled toward Meira as she stood up from her chair and approached the pink haired girl. Meira was cautious and backed away. This only caused the girl to shake her head and tell Meira that she wasn't going to bite her. She continuously smiled at Meira with cheerful attitude, "I'm sorry, didn't mean to startle you. I should have introduced myself. My name is Selest Lumina von Rosenau. You're a Sindel child, aren't you?"

Meira started out her introduction while greeting her properly first, "Nice to meet you, Selest. The name is.." But when she tried to say her name Selest had interrupted her with, "Meira Rystaliuskal, correct?" Selest smiled toward Meira as she stopped a few inches away from the girl. She then extended her arm to shake Meira's hand. This caused Meira to back up since she was shocked. She thought to herself for a moment as she tried to keep herself from being overwhelmed. How did she know... How did she know my name!? And what did she mean by Sindel child!? Me!? SINDEL!? WHAT!!!

"Calm your thoughts Meira. Just relax, you're letting yourself get flustered for nothing. I know all this is hard to believe or understand, but in time you will understand the purpose of your family's lineage. You are one of the last Sindel children in existence. We, the Kheminian or the overseers of your Universe, have been following the Sindel closely and their activities. I can't tell you exactly why you are one of the last in existence, but I can say that Gaea does have the answers. You are a Sindel that was born from the Exrius family making you a direct descendant of Elder Alkmaar. Listen to me closely, Meira. Don't be alarmed and don't get scared either. There is nothing scary about who you are. Let me show your something." She paused as she approached Meira pressing her palm against her chest and held out her other arm to reveal a celestial blue orb in her body that had a dark purple crystal that revolved around in it. Meira didn't know what that thing was, but why was it in her body? That was the only question she could ask herself right now.

Selest then continued to ease Meira's confusion over seeing an orb being drawn out of her body, "This orb signifies you as a true member of the Exrius family. The Exrius and Ciela members were all descendants of Alkmaar. I can't tell you the name of this orb or its purpose. I can't even tell you what this orb is either. I can tell you that this orb is special. This orb was passed down through the Exrius family generations. Don't be afraid of it. This orb is a personification of your other self Meira. If you are afraid then it will be afraid and start to get defensive." Meira didn't know what Selest meant by 'other self'. She wanted to know more about the special object, but she knew Selest would only tell her what she needed to know. It still didn't stop her from almost going insane from not knowing anything more about this special thing she had in her body.

Selest removed her palm from Meira's body where the orb that was in the cup of the palm of her other hand went back into Meira's body. She then smiled once again as she told Meira to follow her where she lead them both to a room with cushions. "Have a seat. I need to show you how to generate this new energy source that will empower your magic. You can't use Esir and Ragna energies anymore, Meira. Now you must learn to harness the Sindel long lost ancient technology called Elan." Meira interrupted with a look of surprise all over her face as she shouted at Selest rudely who didn't look upset at all as her reaction was natural, "ELAN!? What do you mean by that!?"

"Calm down Meira. Have a seat with me." She said as she paused sitting down where Meira decided to do the same. Meira wasn't entirely sure what the point of this was, but if it was important she was willing to listen. "Now listen with your mind for the vibrations in the air. Can you sense it?" She asked seeing if Meira could detect the essence of Elan in the air. Meira shook her head since she didn't feel anything. All she could hear was Selest's voice and the quietness of the room. "Don't listen with your ears, Meira. Listen with your mind and feel the sensitivity of the Elan particles in the air. Open your Synchrons in your body and feel the Elan with those. You can't feel Elan with normal senses so that is why you're having difficulty detecting it. It's a special essence that can only be detected via special means."

[Alphakoka]

Whizzle waited for awhile before shrugging, "Yeah, that's what I thought." With the tome in tow, she then went out of the room into the library, browsing the shelves for another tome with similar size and a title that she was sure would be something read often. Finally finding one, Whizzle proceeded on switching the covers of the tome using illusion. The illusion wouldn't last longer than a few hours, but chances were, its enough time. Whizzle then returned to the room with both tomes and set the fake tome where the real tome was laid on before.

The distraction set, Whizzle shifted her attention to the still sleeping Meira, whose face was twitching as if she was having a nightmare, which was a likely idea given what happened earlier. Looking between her face and an ink bottle on the table, Whizzle smirked before shaking her head. Whizzle turned to leave the room but stopped after a couple of steps and looked around the study.

"Well now, might as well," she said, putting the veiled tome back on the table before walking around the room. She stopped near the Ethera hibernation pod and peered inside for a moment before looking around more, pausing every so often to grab an object and looked at it closely.

[Xeiyenreisha]

"No it's not gone." Rhadamanthus answered as he could see the werewolf in plain sight. Though he remembered that when he approached the situation is when the werewolf started to back down. That please Rhad since he didn't really want to fight unless he really had to. Fighting in the midst of public where various civilians gather around the marketplace to purchase the goods the merchants had to offer would be bad for business. The merchants were important to the capital since they donated charity toward the Queen for her outstanding imperial guard. It was in his best interest and his soldiers best interest to avoid casualties if necessary. Even the Queen, herself, disliked the sight of violence around those who were innocent and took weak to defend themselves. These were people she knew wanted to live a normal life outside the influence of combat and she respected that nature about those people. It was also one trait that Rhad admired the most about his queen. She was such a benevolent, but very just person who ruled the people like a true ruler would.

Rhad ordered his men who turned around to see what was going to go on without him. He told them that he'd catch up once he saw that the girl in front of him was safe. He offered Alice a hand up. "If you'd like, I'm heading to the castle to speak to her highness. You can be my special guest and I'll let you meet the queen for the first time. She's a very likeable person, Alice? So how about it?" He asked Alice as he took his hand away from the handle of his weapon. Turning away from the girl for a moment he voiced toward the citizens to inform the imperial guard of any suspicious activity that the see going on in their sector. Even if it was petty, he still wanted to know immediately what was going on. He also informed his soldiers to remain alert and observe the werewolf's activities from their posts, but not to follow or stalk the being. After how the girl reacted, he was a bit hesitant to leave them on a short leash even if he knew inside that they weren't going to harm anyone. He directed his attention momentarily toward the werewolf one more time while blocking Alice's view so she didn't have to see him. "I'm going to warn you only once. I know you weren't the one who originally instigated this problem and you did help me capture that thief even if it was unintentional, I don't care. I still appreciate the assistance. I will warn you though, some people don't take lightly to your kind so if you want to avoid hostilities I would suggest you move along. I was informed by Meira's subordinate about who you are. If she hired then you're trustworthy. Try to keep a low profile while you're in the capital. I would recommend you go hang out in the lower sector in the slums, but you're welcome to hang out in the more elegant part of the capital so as long as you follow the rules. That is all I have to say. Good day, Sir Fenrir." Rhad answered as he turned his attention away from Fenrir and offered his hand to help Alice up. Once she was on her feet he was going to head back to the castle no matter what her answer to his question was.
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Azmaldus could only laugh as he saw Nathan's responses toward what he had said earlier. Then when Nathan asked him that he knew his real name he nodded his head. He then remembered he had something to return to Nathan. It had originally belonged to his father, but was stolen by the Sacred Dragonia Dynasty who attacked and killed Nathan's parents. By the time Azmaldus went to their aid accompanied by the intelligent strategist Siianthaliae, it was already too late. He saw that the soldiers had stolen the Kingdom of Ereseal heirloom that rightfully belonged to Nathan's father. He asked Siianthaliae to help with a task where he had her create fake versions of Ragna and Daim, the two legendary Elian holy weapons the King of Ereseal used and replaced the original with the fakes. He then made off with the real swords keeping them housed in his large mansion back inside the Pangaea Order. He revealed underneath his cloak to Nathan a long slender box that looked like it contained something inside it.

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Azmaldus opened the box to reveal the two swords Ragna and Daim. When the swords were merged together they formed Ragnadaim. He flipped the box around so Nathan could see the shining blades in front of his face. He looked at the boy and smiled at him as he made a gesture toward Nathan to approach the box containing the two swords. "I believe, my son." A momentary pause as he picked up the swords showing them to Nathan before returning them to their case. He then continued after he returned the swords to the case they were in, "These belong to you. Both Ragna and Daim which form the twin blade Ragnadaim. Ragna symbolizes darkness whilst daim means light. Why don't you come over here and take the swords. Unfortunately, I couldn't find the sheathes these went in, but I did manage to recover the box with the official Kingdom of Ereseal seal that housed these two swords." He smiled toward Nathan returning to him what was stolen from him in the past. Though he wasn't able to save his parents he did return his father's sword. He then added regretfully, "I'm sorry I couldn't save your parents. You have my sincere apologies. This is the best I can offer you for my oversight which ended up being a major blunder for me."

[Card Captor]

Nathan was stunned; he knew these swords. His dad had showed them to him...only he hadn't used those names "but...but dad called them Tiamat and Bahamut. Not Ragnadaim." He reached out and grabbed the blades, giving them a few practice swings, they felt oddly natural in his hands "but I know I've heard the name Ragnadaim somewhere before...I'm just not sure where..." Then something occurred to him "wait...are these the reason those people killed my parents!? Just to get these two swords!?" Tears began to fall from his face "is this why they had to die? For a couple of pieces of metal!?"

[Alphakoka]

"E-eh?" Alice muttered. She was thoroughly surprised by the question. "B-but, I, eh, ah, umm..." The girl stuttered, unable to think of any response as Rhadamanthus turned to address his subordinated before talking to the werewolf. She took a sharp breath before the Mahzok faced her again, arm extended in front of her. "I..I'll come with you," she quickly answered, taking the arm and standing up. Following the older man, Alice occasionally looked back, worried that the werewolf followed after them.

[Leotamer]

"I have heard racism was illegal in this land, turns out it was how I thought, racism against humans and elves is outlawed in this land." he said loudly, spitting on the ground towards the captain guard. And then muttering, "Kinslayer" in lycanthropic human. He then walked off, and then was reminded, he had no where to stay nor any money. He decided to go to Meira to ask for some money so he could buy an inn room since he to stay in Windgrace with her. He rushed over, simply because he had nothing else to do, and when he got to her door, he just knocked like a normal person, just much louder since he was still in werewolf form.

[Xeiyenreisha]

Azmaldus noticed Nathan's response to what he had said earlier. Even though his response was a natural incurring one it did still make Azmaldus feel a heavy burden weigh down on his heart with an immense guilt that veiled itself on his face. Trying to avoid himself from feeling to guilty about his parents death, Azmaldus offered Nathan some comfort with his hand being placed on his shoulder. It was true that Azmaldus was racked with guilt, but the best he could do is try to comfort the boy and make him understand the circumstances of the situation at the time. "I doubt you'll ever understand, but those two blades you hold are called holy weapons. They contain inside them immense power that is granted to you by the ancients and deities. It was the power those swords contained is why they were after them. Not the fact they were pieces of scrap metal. I know it's still a poor reason, but that is the truth about the nature. You can choose to believe me or not, it doesn't matter to me one way or another." He said toward Nathan as he kept his hand on Nathan's shoulder while gesturing his hand with a pat on his other shoulder. The impression given by the pat was one that gave indication 'there, there now it'll be all right'. Azmaldus knew that things wouldn't be all right and it would make Nathan want vengeance on the Sacred Dragonia Dynasty for the death of his parents.

"Though I don't understand how you feel, I do know the feeling of losing one's parents." Azmaldus said as he was trying to offer Nathan's mind some comforting enlightenment. He knew it wouldn't cease Nathan from showing his hatred toward the nation of Sacred Dragonia, but he didn't want him to go to the realization that he needed to rush off half-cocked. Azmaldus was one who knew what happened when you rushed into a situation without understanding it too well. He full and well the consequences since his actions caused even the most intelligent person on Gaea to dislike him. This was something that he couldn't let Nathan happen to him. He did stop his daughter from making a fool out of herself earlier which he was grateful for, but he needed Nathan to know that he wasn't alone in his pain. "You're not alone though my situation is quite different. I was forced to kill my two parents with my own two bare hands You probably want a reason for that? Since even you would say, 'who'd kill their own parents' in cold blood? It was either that or Finathia, the girl I loved would have died. I was forced to make a decision that I am forced to live with even to this date. I betrayed my own family for the girl I loved. That even meant becoming enemies with them and eventually having to kill them. That is something I do not want you to ever go through. The Dragonites are your kin and you don't need to go around killing them foolishly. Even if they did kill your parents Nathan." He said toward Nathan with a sudden serious tone as he wanted to remind Nathan of the consequences of one's actions.

"I also want to say this, Nathan. No one is born into royalty. It is not a birth right or blood right. Only those who diligently prove themselves through honing and training are the ones who are legitimate leaders. I did not earn my right as ruler just by mere birth right. I had to earn my place on the throne and also earn the right to marry Princess Finathia whom is Meira's grandmother. I just want to enlighten your mind about royalty and express to you how I feel who should be royal and who shouldn't. Even a commoner if they show the ambition, diligence, leadership and willingness can become royalty. I respect anyone within the commonality no matter who it is.

On a side note, you may be a Dragonite and deny who you are. I will tell you that will get you nowhere. I used to hide the fact I'm from a dying race. One which is almost entirely extinct. I'm Sindel, Nathan. I am one of the few Sindel left in existence. At least you have a race to be proud of. All I can do is try to keep my race on its last legs." He said toward Nathan trying to make him forget the guilt about being a Dragonite. He wanted him to be proud of who he was and stopped denying his true nature. He was a Dragonite by blood and only by hiding who he was Azmaldus knew that he was shaming his family. That is where he added toward what he had said previously, "Be proud of being a Dragonite. That's what your parents wanted for you. I want you to understand there is nothing wrong with being yourself. It's better to be yourself than someone you're not. Whether you accept that is up to you, but I will say even if you don't want to admit it yourself that you shame your family's name by pretending to be someone you're not. You were born Dragonite so you should be proud. Your parents would want the samething from you as well."

[Card Captor]

Nathan shook his head "it's not that easy; I've hated being a Dragonite for a long time. Hell, I even spent a few years looking for a cursed item that turn anyone into a powerless human. Turns out it was just a rumor. Ever since my parents died...I've had to stay in this form. Because every time I transform, bad things happen." He sighed "Do you remember that story I told about how I killed the people who killed my parents, along with everyone with me?...Well, I told a lie; it wasn't a spell that killed them all, it was my full form. I thrashed about and squashed everyone nearby. By the time I came to my senses, all the towns folk were throwing things at me, they were calling me a monster...and they were right" Tears began to leak out of his eyes "They're so tiny...Everyone is so tiny when you're that big. And so fragile. All it'd take is one misstep-- one slip-- and I could smash someone into nothing...again. Ever since that day, I've been in this form. That way I don't kill someone without knowing it."

He sat back down on the bed "Its hard. Listening to mothers telling their kids a bedtime story about evil dragons who kidnap princesses, only for them to be rescued by their prince charming. After awhile...it starts to get to you. I began to imagine myself as the dragon...the monster, whenever I heard those stories. And after traveling for so long and watch my kin committing horrid act after horrid act, I began to agree with them. Did you know what they used to call me when I was still traveling; the Dragon Slayer. I got good at killing my own kind. In fact, that's how I got into the academy, someone from it saw me in action at a raid on a slavery ring run by Dragonites and offered me a full scholarship. That's the entire reason I joined the army; I knew that I would either die a hero...or live long enough to see myself become the villain." Looking Azmaldus in the eyes, he asked him "how can I be proud of being something that's brought me nothing but pain?"

[Xeiyenreisha]

"I can feel them now." Meira answered Selest as she concentrated hard to sense the eluding Elan particles that filled the air. Meira could feel a tingling situation all over her body as the particles nudge her entire body as she drew them in. She could feel their power inside her body even if the particles weren't drawn into her body yet. She then felt a more sensitive tingle toward her body in which she could feel the particles entering and exiting her body. The particles had a certain gentleness to them which made her feel at ease as she continued to conjure them into and out of her body. Meira opened her eyes as she realized she had finally done it. That she had finally succeeded in detecting the Elan particles in the air of the unknown location she was still at. She stood up from her pillow and jump in excitement as she exclaimed in joy, "I finally did it, Selest! I finally was able to feel them!:"

"Great job." Selest praised her as she rose to her two feet and patted her on the shoulder. Selest was very proud of Meira since she had finally unlocked her ability to use Elan. This new special hidden power inside of Meira would take her magic to even further heights which Selest knew. Selest knew it was about time for Meira to return to where she came from. She walked over and embraced Meira tight with her body gesturing a farewell to her. Meira shook her head and didn't want to say farewell yet, but Selest insisted that she needed to go now. She felt her first day training was complete and they'd continue her training at another time. Before she sent Meira on her way, she showed Meira a special orb inside her body. When Meira tried to speak out of shock she held her index finger to her lips silencing her. Shaking her head she told Meira in time she would learn what that orb was as she returned the orb she extracted from Meira's body back into her body.

Selest told Meira to close her eyes and when she did, Meira's entire mind went blank with darkness. She continued to toss and turn on the ground from the dream she was having until she slowly opened her eyes. When her eyes began to open, the room become more in focus as it became even more visual to her. She turned her head left and right to look around only to notice she was on a cold solid floor. She looked to see if she still had on the kimono only to notice that she was wearing her original clothes again. She stood up still resting on the ground as she questioned in the room, "Ooohhh... Why does my head feel so out of place?" She moaned for a moment as she tried to shake off the groggy feeling she felt. She would then continue as that feeling left her, "Where am I and what am I doing on this floor?" Meira said as she finally became alert after her dream had ended. She had no idea how long she had been out for and she knew the floor was certainly cold, hard an very uncomfortable. She remembered fragments of her dream though it all seemed so scrambled in her mind.

Meanwhile Ranathia was busy cooking the two a meal on the stove. She was about to adjust the temperatures when she heard a knock at the door. She told her maid to look after the food while she went to the door. The maid offered to answer the door, but Ranathia refused.It didn't take long for Ranathia to reach the door where she opened it and saw Fenrir standing outside which caught her by surprise. "What are you doing here?" She questioned toward Fenrir as she held the door partially open while still using her body to bar any path into the house.

[Leotamer]

"I came her to see Meira, and why I come to see her is between me and her." he paused, and then very mockingly said, "If you are really scared I will dirty and muddy your fancy-smecy carpets or whatever you have, you can just get to come out here. It shouldn't take to long." and then he muttered under his breath, "hopefully". He then realized that he was still in his werewolf form, and changed back to his human form. Sometimes he forgot to do that.

[Xeiyenreisha]

Rhad entered the queen's throne as he had hoped that Alice was still following him. The throne chair was empty where he walked over toward one of the guards and asked them where the queen was. They said she was in her quarters as they pointed toward the door that lead to her personal quarters that was parallel from her royal bedroom. He asked the guard to knock on the door for him since no one was to disturb the queen without knocking. She asked the guard who it was then signaled toward him as he cracked the door to let them in. He nodded to the guard as he was told to enter the room. He asked if the girl behind him could come where the guard nodded yes she could. He stepped into the queen's personal quarters which was littered with several paintings and some picture frames of her family also were on the wall. She was sitting at a fancy desk in comfortable red chair. Once Rhad entered hoping Alice followed him he closed the door. He told Alice to take a seat in one of the guest chairs against the wall. He then took a seat at one of the queen's chairs that was on the other side of her desk.

Turning her chair around as she faced the two she put the book she was reading down on her desk. Her desk was very nice and clean. Not only clean, but it was very tidy where everything was stacked nicely when it came to papers and all her utensils were put in their proper location aside from a document in front of her which had a pen lying right on it. "I'm glad you could make it, Rhad. I apologize for calling you into my personal quarters, but someone spotted a spy earlier roaming around inside the castle. That is when I was asked to change the place of the meeting to my office instead of the throne room." She paused for a moment turning her head toward Alice where she smiled toward the girl, "You must be, Alice? Nice to meet you Alice, I am the Queen of Windgrace. My name is Erialyss Windgrace. I heard you ran into to some trouble with a werewolf. If you want you can stay inside the castle for the night if you want. I'll have one of my servants prepare a guest room for you."

[Alphakoka]

Meira's awakening had drew Whizzle's attention from whatever she had been observing and her surprise. How could it not? Whizzle was sure that her spell would affect Meira and keep her asleep until sunset at the very least. Yet, here she was, awake and confused. Whizzle approached the girl and held Meira's face with both of her hands, looking directly into her eyes before turning Meira's head to one side then to the other, like a doctor looking for a wound. Afterward, she turned Meira's face to her own and looked directly to her eyes again.

"How are you awake?" she asked. "You should still be sleeping like a log right now, how are you awake? I'm pretty sure that spell could even make someone sleep through being boiled alive."

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Being in the castle was even more nerve wrecking for Alice, especially under the gaze of the people they passed. She had stuck close to Rhadamanthius as he walked into the throne room. Alice was somewhat relieved when she didn't saw the Queen sitting on her throne, it didn't last long as she heard the Mahzok commander asked a guard where the Queen was and if Alice could come with him to meet her. Alice froze in her place while Rhadamanthius entered the room first, then, for some inexplicable reason, the guard that answered Rhadamanthius earlier went behind her and pushed her into the room. Alice gasped as she stumbled into the room and she swore that she heard the guard chuckling as Rhadamanthius closed the door.

Alice didn't even manage a protest before Rhadamanthius told her to take a seat. She gave him a nervous nod and took said seat. The chair in front of them swiveled, revealing the Queen who started to talk with Rhadamanthius. Alice swallowed, although she felt her heart skipped a beat and almost jumped out of its place when the Queen looked at her and called her by name. Her thoughts went wild from questions and speculation, ranging from how the queen even knew her name and that staying in the castle was an order or she would be fed into the werewolf from before.

"Yes...your...majesty....It's...an honor....to...meet you," she forced herself to say, stumbling on her words. Her heart beating hard enough that it felt like it would burst out. "I...I....don't think...I'm...allowed..to...stay here...."

[Xeiyenreisha]

"Yes...your...majesty....It's...an honor....to...meet you," Alice forced herself to say, stumbling on her words. Her heart beating hard enough that it felt like it would burst out. "I...I....don't think...I'm...allowed..to...stay here...." Alice had said to the Queen of Windgrace not entirely sure what to say toward the queen.

The queen looked at Alice then laughed when she heard the girl say that she wasn't welcomed at the castle. Erialyss shook her head at that response giving her the indication that she was allowed to stay in the castle. She still chuckled a bit over what Alice had said, not because she was stumbling over her words rather that she was implying she wasn't welcome inside the castle. Normally, the queen would deny those for safety concerns that she did not know, but after her review and close observation of Alice's progress in the academy she felt she could trust this girl. In fact, when she graduated the academy she planned to appoint her a position if she desired to take it. The position she had in mind was all about protecting someone, but after her close examination of the girl she wasn't entirely sure that Alice met the requirements needed to fulfill the task. In addition to a recommendation made by other people, Alice's academic records hadn't fully been sent to her so she didn't have enough information to go on, but she doesn't like to refuse recommendations without proper reason. Would that deny her a chance at least trying to show she was capable? No, the queen gave everyone a chance to prove her wrong if they wanted the position even though she denied them that spot.

Rhadamanthus remained silent and waited patiently for the queen to finish her discussion with Alice before they got down to business. He knew just by the gestures Erialyss was offering Alice that she actually liked the girl. The queen was usually a very easy-going person most of the time, but she rarely laughed like she did which gave implication toward she was in a very good mood. Though Rhadamanthus wanted to get straight to the point of her summoning him and give his report regarding the Nekrian he would wait. It would be rude of him to not at least give Alice a chance to know the queen first.

The queen finally stopped laughing at Alice being silly. She again shook her head where she gave a more causal look in Alice's direction before she started to begin what she was going to say toward Alice. "Don't be silly, Alice. You are more than welcomed to stay in the castle as one of my guests. I will leave it toward your discretion if you want to accept my offer or not. Don't hesitate to give me an answer and don't be afraid to refuse my request if you feel obligated, okay?" She said toward Alice as she changed the pose in her chair to give her a little bit more comfort.
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"How are you awake?" She asked. "You should still be sleeping like a log right now, how are you awake? I'm pretty sure that spell could even make someone sleep through being boiled alive."

Meira immediately panicked when she saw someone was tilting her head side to side. She abruptly got back onto her feet and backed away from the person who was on top of her. She had no idea who this person was, but she knew they weren't the intruder she ran into earlier. Her head was all fuzzy and she was completely drawn into a state of confusion. She didn't know what to do, but her reflexes made her reach for her sword and brandish it quickly into her hands. She still felt a bit uneasy and groggy from just waking up. That wasn't what concerned her the most. What caught her by complete surprise is when she found a girl in the room that didn't belong there. Examining the girl she thought she had a faint resemblance to someone she had met earlier, but she couldn't remember exactly who. With no answer coming from her mind she shook the thought off thinking that it was just her imagination. Taking a defensive stance while pointing her sword at this girl Meira demanded them to tell her what they were doing there. She also inquired toward them what was going on. "WHO ARE YOU!?" Meira stated abruptly without much thought to her words pausing for a moment so she didn't stumble on her own tongue. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE!? AND... WHY WERE YOU TOUCHING ME!?" Meira yelled completely under stress and alert about her surroundings.

That's when she heard someone giggle from behind her. That giggle she didn't recognize, but the voice and tone made her feel even more uneasy as she became even more cautious about her surroundings. She wasn't about to trust anyone who entered the room without permission and she really had no respect for intruders or thieves. The girl's voice made her immediately turn around where Meira saw the pink haired girl smiling at her she saw earlier in her dream. "I didn't properly get to say goodbye to you so I came here. This is an interesting world you live in. Never seen a place like this." She said toward Meira which only made her lower blade and clumsily backed into a bookshelf behind where her tongue tripped on her words as she pointed her finger at the pink haired girl saying, "Yyyyyyyoooooouuuuuuu.... bbbb...uuuutttt how!?" Meira said overwhelmed by the girl's sudden appearance in the room.
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Meanwhile Ranathia sighed at Fenrir as she heard his response. She didn't entirely trust this werewolf, but she had to respect Meira's decision. She then spoke toward him as she disrespectfully turned her back toward him, "I'll go get her. Wait here." Ranathia said as she closed the door and immediately made her way toward where Meira was. She was a bit concerned herself since Meira hadn't come back yet. Knowing this, she went to investigate what was going on as she mad her way toward the elevator Meira used to get to the lower level of the house.
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When Nathan lied to him earlier, Azmaldus become very unhappy about it. He tried to hide it on his face, but the irritation inside him was rather unsettling. He had a hard time controlling himself from getting really annoyed in front of Nathan. If there was one thing Azmaldus disliked more than anything it was liars. He was always honest to people when he spoke to them and he ignored anything he didn't want to talk about. He didn't need lies to hide behind unlike people who were afraid of who they are. Well, he knew he wasn't completely a saint when it came to honesty since the only thing he ever lied about was what race he descended from. But it was easier to lie than try to explain to people about the Sindel race. He tried to keep his sudden irritation from overwhelming the look on his as he stood and placed his shoulder on Nathan's hand, "I know you don't want to hear this, but everything happens for a reason, Nathan. I'm not saying what happened to your parents was right since I was friends with both of them which makes it easier for me to say that, but i cannot deny that this is something that was preordained by destiny. The only advice I can lend you is be yourself. Don't be someone who you aren't even if you are afraid. I'll be on my way then." Azmaldus concluded as he stood up from the chair and made his way toward the door. You could tell by his gestures and tone in his voice that he was disappointed in Nathan for lying to him. Perhaps Nathan wasn't the person for his granddaughter.

"Don't lose sight of what is important in life. if you do, you'll find yourself traveling down a long road of despair. Hatred through vengeance is not the answer. I can't tell you the exact answer, but I'll say that righting the wrongs is not always the best option available. Farewell, Nathan." After those words, Azmaldus went out the door and disappeared out of sight. It was unclear where he might have went off to.

[Card Captor]

Nathan watched Azmaldus walk out of his home, displeasure clear in his tone of voice 'wonder what got him so upset? Was it talking about my parents?' Not having anyway of knowing, he simply shrugged and turned his attention back to his father's swords 'wow. I never thought I'd ever see Tiamat and Bahamut...err...Ragnadaim again. I wonder what I should do with them? I can't use them. If he was right about what they really are, then they'll draw far too much attention. I'm not really much of a weapons guy anyway. Hell, the only reason I even use weapons in the first place is because I'm playing mind games.' Other then the sword that housed his father's fang; Nozdormu, it was all he had left of him. So he had to keep it...or was it them. Gah, never mind, it didn't really matter. Returning them to their box, he slid it underneath his bed. Lying back on his bed, he remembered Azmaldus' last words to him about vengeance and despair 'heh, kind of funny he would be giving me a talk on vengeance after my story. I already made it clear how I feel about it. As for despair...I passed that stage a long time ago. I know what I am, I don't deny it to myself...only to others. Acceptances gives one a strange sort of clarity'

[Alphakoka]

"I could hardly check you without touching you, could I?" Whizzle asked flatly. She paused for a bit before cooing, "Although I am willing to do what you're thinking if you want me to."

It was too bad that Meira didn't have the chance to reply to that comment as her attention was turned to a giggle coming from another person. Looks like the security to this room seemed over-rated, strange considering how impressive looking the array was. Whizzle tilted her head to see the new pinkette, considering what was said, it meant she was probably the reason Meira woke up quickly, which meant she was either nearby the whole time or was in contact with Meira (or her head) for awhile. The latter was a rather impressive feat as Meira tend to be paranoid about her mental defense and considering her reaction....

Whizzle glanced at Meira, who stumbled into a bookshelf and stuttered in both disbelief and confusion, it was obvious that she wasn't expecting this new person at all. She should ask this person how she did that if she had the chance. However, it was something for later, now, it's time to calm Meira down and get explanation.

"Ahhhh, I seeeeee~," Whizzle exclaimed in fake understanding. "You must have hit your head on the ground harder than I thought, it's the only explanation that you woke up sooner and now seeing things that aren't there."

Or maybe not. Hopefully this new person would cooperate, unlike a certain grandfather earlier. At the very least, she hoped that no spoilsport came and interrupt again.

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The queen's laugh helped little to ease Alice, who looked down at the floor while her entire head turned crimson. Her eyes spun as blood rushed to her head. The laugh seemed to went on and on for eternity to Alice and it continued to echo in her head even after the queen stopped. While Alice could hear the good nature behind it, it surely didn't help at all.

Finally, the queen spoke again, "Don't be silly, Alice. You are more than welcomed to stay in the castle as one of my guests. I will leave it toward your discretion if you want to accept my offer or not. Don't hesitate to give me an answer and don't be afraid to refuse my request if you feel obligated, okay?" Her tone this time was more casual than earlier, although Alice didn't even consider the meaning behind the change to the lighter tone.

"As...as you wish, Your Highness...." Alice said, still looking down to the floor.

[Xeiyenreisha]

"Wwwwhhhhaaaatttt..." Meira said in complete confusion not understanding what Whizzle meant by her last comment. She saw clearly a pink haired girl wearing strange clothing standing right across from her in the room. Meira had no idea what Whizzle was talking about when he said 'she was saying things'. If she could only see this person and not Whizzle then it made no sense. Her head didn't feel like she hit it that hard. She didn't feel any real pain inside her head so she was clouded in complete confusion over the weight of the circumstances that just overwhelmed her. Meira didn't know what to say at the moment, the thought of the pink haired woman in the room sent her mind into a complete tailspin. Her thoughts at the moment felt like they took a complete nosedive as she couldn't get her head straight at all.

The pink haired girl continued to giggle at Meira's sudden confusion. She wasn't surprised at all that Meira was completely overwhelmed by what was going on. But it seemed that it would be very hard for her to explain to either of them how she appeared there. She couldn't really tell them the actual reason or how she made into their world, but she could at least give them a hint or clue how she was there. Selest remembered she only had a limited amount of time inside their world before she had to return where she came from. She wanted to look at as much of the mortal realm as she could before she was sent back to where she came from. While having her curiosity of their mortal realm on her mind her attention was immediately fixed toward the girl who was examining Meira earlier. "So you're not alone in here? Do you know this person?" Selest questioned toward Meira, but Meira couldn't answer her question. She couldn't find the words to speak since the shock of the girl being there froze her like a block of ice. Her stance was frozen solid where she didn't know what to say. None of what was going on really made any sense. She saw this girl in her dreams so how did she just appear out of the blue?

Meira found the courage inside herself to speak though she stuttered partly on what she said. "I have no idea who this person is. I've never seen them before in my life and I have no... idea why.... y....y....yyy....ooo....u.uuu.... are here. I saw you in mmmmmmyyyyy... dreams so you shouldn't be here." Meira's mind was still clouded by the two facts that two individuals she had never seen before were in the room with her. She didn't know how they got into the room and it annoyed her even more that she didn't how an idea on how either. Though the one girl she thought she had seen her before thinking about that person that accompanied them along with that werewolf she finally talked some sense into.

"Meira!" A voice yelled as it approached the room. Meira knew all too well whose voice that well and now she was going to get scolded. It wasn't even her fault and still two people that didn't belong in the room were already present. The fact Ranathia was approaching didn't make it any easier to bear either. "Just what I need..." Meira said as she tried to free her mind from all the confusion in the room that clouded her mind.
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Erialyss looked at Alice shaking her head at her since she wasn't trying to give Alice the impression that she was forcing her to stay in the castle. Erialyss really didn't know what to say after that though she saw Rhadamanthus patience was starting to fade away due to the look of discomfort on his face. Erialyss never wanted anyone to feel obligated to do as she said when it wasn't a public emergency. She wanted to speak again toward Alice though the words she heard from Alice's mouth kind of confused her. It sounded like she was trying to impose that Alice stay with her mandatory, but that wasn't the idea she was trying to get across. She wanted to do a kind gesture since she heard from one of her subordinates earlier about the attack on the street and how frightened the girl was during the assault. The attack did cause her concern, but she wasn't about to break laws that she already had enforced. She couldn't just point the finger at the werewolf who some people told her earlier had caused the whole scenario. "Why don't you go get something to eat, Alice? I'm sure you're hungry and it will give you time to think about my offer. Don't feel obligated to accept it. Only agree to my offer if you feel it is the right thing to do and if it makes you feel secure and safe. I'm sure one of my men outside will show you to where all the goodies are. When you come to a answer then come back and let me know." Erialyss said toward Alice as she waved toward one of her guards to show Alice toward the dining area so she could eat. Besides, it was almost supper time and she was sure the girl was very hungry. "Only leave if you want to though. I want you to make your own decisions, Alice. But at least accept my hospitality of allowing you to feast in the castle." She smiled as she turned her eyes back toward Rhadamanthus.

Her desk had a stack of neatly organized papers, but there were so many to sign and she really couldn't afford to stall much longer on what needed to be done. If she was to make this coronation ceremony successful then she'd have to get all the paperwork done first. That was the most important thing on her agenda right now, but she did want Rhadamanthus report about earlier's incident. She also later wanted to question Alice about it if she was still around so she could get a full idea of what had happened. She didn't want to question the girl right now. It wasn't the right time to do so anyway. The girl looked very scared and was being too obedient toward her. Erialyss thought if she gave Alice some time to think to herself she'd give her a more resolute answer.

[Alphakoka]

"Oooh, this is going to be amusing," Whizzle smirked. "Please, don't mind me, just think of me as a statue or invisible person. Orr, I'd just do you a favor and help you with it."

She then made a small clap and expand her hands wide. Before Meria and the other pinkette's eyes, Whizzle would suddenly disappear from their sight as if she wasn't there in the first place.

"I'd just be right in this corner," Whizzle said as she walked to pick up the tome from earlier. Not that anyone could see her without preparation.

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"Yes..." Alice said, eyes cast downward before adding, in a tiny voice. "...I'm not hungry...."
Still she wasn't going to argue and it was clear that she was being dismissed. Without any further word, she bowed to the queen and left the room

[Xeiyenreisha]

"Huh?" Meira said in confusion as she looked at the mysterious girl who had entered the room with her earlier not quite having a clue where she came from. She wasn't entirely sure who this girl was or where she came from still and having the other pink haired girl in the room with her as she tried to retain her balance after accidentally backing into a bookshelf behind her. Luckily she didn't run into with enough for to knock it over though she did bump it enough to cause some of the books to lose their proper positions inside of it. Her face dropped with her raven haired friend Ranathia just walked into the room. She didn't know what to say to her or how to explain the course of events to her.

"There you are!" Ranathia said as she entered the room. She wasn't entirely sure why Meira was so nervous and by the time she got to the room the two girls in the room had either disappeared or went into hiding. Ranathia was a little mystified why Meira had such a confused on her face. Then she saw the bookshelf that had been disorganized and shook her head at Meira not getting upset. "It's all right, there's no need for you to worry about that bookshelf. Besides, you have a visitor outside." Ranathia replied as she walked over and started to fix the arrangement of books that was knocked out of place.

"Visitor?" Meira questioned as she walked away from the bookshelf and then turned her attention toward Ranathia as she took a seat in a chair by one of the desks. Meira wasn't entirely sure who this person was, but she found it rather strange someone would come and visit her without announcing themselves with asking for an invite. She knew this couldn't be an invite since no one had told her about it before hand though she was rather curious after the course of events that had already happened to who this person was. Ranathia told her to go and see who it was while she tidied up the place a bit. Meira left the room and returned to the upstairs of the house with a very confused mystified look on her face not having any idea how to take in all that happened. It was a shock to her, but not enough to paralyze her. A lot had just happened and now she had a visitor on top of that.

She decided to walk toward the door and see who this visitor was. She extended her hand out and turned the knob and when she completely opened the door she was taken in by surprised to find the werewolf she fought earlier waiting for her at her doorstep. She didn't know what he wanted though she was pretty sure he needed a place to stay. She smiled toward him trying to shake off what happened earlier where she kindly gestured toward him, "I'm guessing you're here, because you need a place to stay?" She questioned toward Fenrir as she gazed upon him. She wanted to invite him in though she knew Ranathia would get furious. They did have an extra guest room that he could stay in though she wasn't entirely sure if Ranathia would like that or not. Not only that, that mysterious woman named Siia stored her belongings in that room and booby-trapped it so that no one would get too curious about what she was concealing in that room. There was the room right beside it though some people have been scared to go in it ever since the rumors of some ghost haunting it. Meira thought that it was complete nonsense herself. She didn't remember any eerie feeling when she went into that room and thought it was their imaginations running wild on them.

[Leotamer]

"Yes, I need somewhere to stay. Normally, I just force my way into an inn room or just sleep on the street, but I don't think you would like that." Fenrir said, not quite knowing when to keep his mouth shout around what he presumed was his new employer. "And wait, how did you know? Are you one of those fancy mind-readers? I would prefer you stay out of my head."

Just stood up and paced for a short while he waited for an answer and how crazy this short time of his live has been. Escaping from the Cimmerians? During his youth he would of thought it to be impossible, but here he is.

[Xeiyenreisha]

"It shouldn't be that obvious since it was a feeling I had inside and no I'm not. I have that ability, but I never use it since I don't really need it unless it's absolutely necessary." Meira answered in her own defense toward Fenrir's accusation which accused her of reading her own mind. She thought for a moment to herself then decided to walk back into the house and fetch some her Alura which she did. When she returned she held out in her hand a rather large brown sack that contained Alura coins. Many were inside the sack and it almost reached completely up to the mouth of the bag with coins.

"There, that should be more than enough. Get yourself something to eat and some fresh new clothes while you're at it if you want to." Meira replied as she handed Fenrir the sack that contained Alura inside of it.

Meanwhile downstairs Ranathia was still tidying up and the two that were in the room with Meira earlier were no longer able to be seen. Ranathia wasn't going to ask what happened since it was her fault for asking Meira to go downstairs and into this room after all. She wouldn't scold her later and would just leave it as that. Besides, supper was probably almost ready and nothing really out of the ordinary happened downstairs. Something struck Ranathia as strange when she walked over toward the table that had the forbidden text on it and saw that it was opened on another table that was off to the side of where the notes lay. She thought to herself for a moment before she closed the book. Meira must have been flipping through the pages of this book. Guess she wasn't done with it so she forgot to close it. No big deal, I'll close it for her and put a bookmark where she is in it so far. Ranathia picked up one of the bookmarks and placed it in the part where it was open to then closed the book Something still didn't seem right though she shrugged it off not thinking much about it. There were papers with all kinds of writing on them laying on the table too and she thought those were Meira's as well. She piled them into one neat pile on the table with the forbidden tome that was laying there sitting on the table that was parallel from the other table that used to contain the book that made Meira go berserk before she looked around in the room some more to see if anything else was out of the ordinary.
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"I see." Erialyss answered as she heard Rhadamanthus side of the story before he dismissed himself. She knew he was too busy to really question though she wasn't quite sure what to make of his story. If it was true Alice had been there at the scene of the problem then perhaps she could shed some light on what actually had gone on. She would wait until Alice settled down and was more comfortable talking about the incident before she would go find her and ask herself. It wasn't her job though if someone was causing problem in her nation she wanted to know about it firsthand. She had just remembered that she invited a guest who was a paladin to the coronation ceremony to act as extra protection so that it went on smoothly. She leaned over her desk and told the guard to go ahead and let him in since she knew he was waiting outside while she was talking with Rhadamanthus.

Outside the room, Rhadamanthus passed by the person, "So you're..." Before he stopped shaking his head deciding he didn't really care where he added, "No,it's none of my business. Carry on." He said as he made his way out of the audience room and headed back to where he was stationed earlier.
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Meanwhile Luther headed toward the house where he was instructed to go to when he found a note with a very disturbing message on it. He didn't stop to tell anyone else about it though he knew it had something to do with Chloris mysterious disappearance. He remembered the guards told him earlier that a man was seen earlier carrying over his shoulder what looked like a sack. He didn't think anything about it at the time when he went looking for Chloris until he got the disturbing note that told him to go to a certain residence deep on the northern outskirts of the city where there was little influence of population and the place was well secluded. The house he knew all too well and it used to belong to a noble family until they died where it became rundown and abandoned. He headed in that direction since they had information on what happened to Chloris and her current whereabouts. He wanted to stop and find that person who they were talking about earlier, but he didn't have time. He had a suspicion that Chloris may have been inside the large brown burlap sack that some mysterious looking person was toting around earlier. If that was the case, she had been kidnapped and his first suspicion it was her parents since her father was very protective of his daughter. His assessment changed when he saw a fully cloaked figure that had their face completely covered waiting for him leaning up against the wall. Anger filled his eyes as he knew who exactly this person was and also knew how dangerous they really were. "Long time, no see, Luther. I hear your princess was abducted and taken to another castle." The figure said in an amused voice as he stood up from the wall.

"You..." Luther said trying to contain his anger and prevent himself from strangling the man since he demanded to know where Chloris was taken to. He was really sure now that Chloris had been indeed abducted and the report he heard earlier about a woman that was being harassed and forced into an ally by suspicious figures was starting to truth to that light.