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The Teru chuckled a bit. "Don't need ta thank me. My reward's the smile on a cute girl's face." He gave her a wink and then glanced over to where Hikari was looking. "Looks like it's time ta head over to Stone Henge."

Nereus saw that she was using ice magic on the arrows. That was smart, but it also lower the speed of the arrow a bit. He simply dodge it and came rushing towards her. "Let see how good are you in hand to hand." He said as he put his sword in his shoulder and with the free hand he swung at her.

Mana~


It'd been quite some time since Mana had first settled down in the lounge of the bar and it was about 7 mixes of strong drinks later that she ordered an ale to wash it all down and to finish up, checking on the others. When it came down to it, whatever transpired between Mana and her sister, she was still worried about her. And of course she was a bit concerned about the others. Both of the Reyvateils weren't looking their best, either. And of course, diving into a Reyvateil had its dangers. She had her head resting on one of her forearms, her cheeks rosy from her inebriated state. In the other hand, she loosely held onto the half-empty glass of ale, staring through the glass mug in deep concentration. "Heh. I'm no good with this stuff." She chucked humorlessly. Suddenly, a vision flashed momentarily through her mind, sobering her a little. "Huh-what?!" As quickly as it appeared it was gone, but Mana couldn't help but tremble. She'd seen a glimpse of the town burning to the ground. Mana shot up in her seat, alarmed and glanced around her warily. She downed the rest of her drink and put some Leaf down on the counter to pay for the drinks, and stood. She was done drinking. Wh-what the hell was that? Is it a vision? Like Miko's? Maybe I'm seeing things. I should find Miko and apologize anyways, an' ask her if she's seen anythin' like that. She'll have seen it before me after all... It doesn't happen to me usually. She searched around town for her sister but couldn't find her anywhere. "Damn... maybe she left town. Was she that mad?" Sighing, she stepped into the doctor's clinic. "Maybe she's helping the Doc out."

"Mana?" Dr. Gensei greeted her as he stepped out of an examination room. He stopped and did a double take, taking in her disheveled appearance. "You're drunk." He said flatly.

The half-ling shook her head and stumbled clumsily. "Not really, Doc. I promise I only had a couple!"

The doctor sighed. "Come with me and rest. I'll grab you something to drink. You should have something else in your system or you'll make yourself sick. As you are, I'm not letting you out of this clinic."

"Wait, have ya seen Miko anywhere?" Mana asked.

"No, not since you all left here yesterday." The doctor answered, half-dragging Mana into the exam room and forced her to lie down. He then left the room, shortly returning with a cup of herbal remedy tea. "Drink this. Then lie down and rest until you've sobered up a bit. That's an order."

"Maaan..." Mana muttered, taking the tea and drinking it down. She lay back. "Fine. But tell me right away if you see her, kay?" Mana turned over on her side and closed her eyes for a little while. "What'd you put in this stuff, Doc? I'm really sleepy now."

"It's just a remedy for the toxins that you foolishly stuck your body with. You should feel refreshed in a little while. Until then, rest there." The doctor sighed and rolled his eyes. He left the girl to sleep it off for a little while and went to check on his other patient. "How are you feeling, Mia?"

The young girl shook her head. "N-not so good, Doctor... Wh-what's happening to me?"

"It looks like Tattoolist. I'm going to have to check you to find your Installer Port. You're at the age now where your Reyvateilic qualities will begin to show, so it makes sense. Once we find your Installer Port, we can install the Diquility crystal into you and you should feel much better." The Doctor explained evenly.

"So... I'm a Reyvateil? That's what it is?" The girl sighed sadly. "I was afraid of this."

"Why? Is it a bad thing?" The doctor asked. "I would think it should be a blessing. You have a gift that others lack. If only I could sing song magic to heal the sick and wounded."

Mia shook her head vehemently. "Of course not! It's a nightmare! I'm not a prized and powerful ß-type Reyvateils that everyone loves and admires. I'm just a Third-Generation, and you know everyone hates Third-Generations!" Her hands clenched into fists. "My life is over..." She crumbled into tears.

The doctor sighed. This was a typical response to finding out one was a Reyvateil. He would always do his best to encourage his patients, but they normally looked at it from a negative point of view. And why wouldn't they? Few Third-Generations were treated well, unless they possessed incredibly strong magic, on par with that of a ß-type, but that rarely happened. "Your life is only over if you believe it is. I know many Third-Generations who live relatively normal lives. However we shouldn't let you stay sick for much longer or you may not recover."

"You're... all the same..." Mia muttered between sobs.

The doctor turned around. "What do you mean, Mia?"

"HUMANS... ARE THE SAME.."

The doctor's eyes widened. F.P.D! She is infected! He quickly grabbed a sedative and injected her with it. When the girl collapsed, he let out a breath that he hadn't realized he'd been holding. But he couldn't rest. He had to evacuate the building now.

Nereus then swung his sword but it was too late for the shock wave spell had sent him further away. Using this as an advantage he then jump and use the tree to propel him upward. He leaped with great heights due to the fact that he blown away. In the sky he looked around and saw that there was no way he could penetrate the barrier. He felt the warmth of his blade as the aura was becoming visible. He smirked knowing that his invention had worked. With the few seconds he had left he thrust his sword towards her, aiming for the ground. "You may have notice or start to about my sword and how a light-red aura is surrounding it...." He landed and the barrier was still intact he then moved around it as he hacked and slash while continuing. "Well that is thanks to your arrows covered in fire, remember how I said that I got my own unique magic. Well this is it." After a while the barrier shattered as he gave one final thrust. He then prepared himself for whatever magic she was planing to do.

The Priestess nodded. "I am somewhat aware of what is happening inside of the Fau Pira, however, I am here representing the overall wishes of Hikari as a whole. She knows what will become of her once the virus competely overtakes this world. Hikari is expecting it, accepting it, even embracing it. Which is one of the reasons that I came to ask you to stop here. We do not wish to create any strong bonds with others. They will only be severed painfully upon our demise. Further, there is a strong, willful presence within Hikari that we are all currently fighting with. Should you keep diving, you will give that personality the power she needs to overthrow the rest of us. If that should happen, all of the negative feelings and wicked desires that Hikari barely manages to keep control over will spiral out of her control. At the worst, she could relapse with devastating results. At the best, her personality could change for the worse. Either way, I couldn't imagine a very good outcome for you." The woman sighed wearily and her expression softened. "We are tired of fighting and running. Eternal rest... doesn't seem so bad."

"I certainly hope that it won't come to it, but if I have to intervene, I will. Please take care." She said after him. Then, she disappeared.

Hikari Cosmosphere
LEVEL TWO COMPLETE!

Miko~


The half-Teru jumped back and strummed her bow's string. "All right, so you used my magic to heat your sword up? That's fine with me. Ice Blast!" She shouted, unleashing a full blast of arctic chill which struck Nereus' sword.