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"Stand strong Alundra. You're a Rune Weaver remember, you can write magic into existance with just a simple thought, there isn't anyone with as diverse a mastery of magic as you. Not many threats can stand against the two of us." Glancing around quickly, Maluc tracked the movements of the fight. "It knocked her unconscious by bludgeoning her head against the wall, so it must be too weak to produce a flame breath on it's own, then took her to it's lair, perhaps to a parent that can breathe fire. It's definitely the manticore. Whoever was using all that fire magic will have to fend for themselves, we don't have long to save Tsunaimei." Midway through his speech he began to run, following the trail of blood after the fiend that took her. "We won't find her til it's too late at this rate." At this moment he paused for just a few seconds, meanwhile he looked to be concentrating. "Time's current, place me in your whirlpool! Haste 2!" His voice echoed loudly through the darkened halls of the ruins, quickly afterward two streams of numerals alight with a bright green glow traced around the judge and his second in command. "Come on, Alundra. Let's kill us a manticore."

Hearing an inhumanly pained cry further down the hall, then hearing silence almost instantly afterward, Maluc's mind ran wild with fear of what may have happened. With out a word his hurried pace turned to a sprint. His sword led the way but he made sure not to lead with it's point. Soon he came to the manticore's corpse and Tsunaimei's unconscious body.

Stopping quickly his eyes wide with worry at the site of all the blood pooling upon the ground. With a graceful blink of his presence across the ground Maluc came to kneel before Tsuanaimei. Checking her pulse first he breathed a sigh of relief at finding a pulse. "Thank the gods she lives." He quickly cast a spell to stop her bleeding. "Life's refreshing breeze, heal from the sky! Cure 2!" Seeing the bleeding stop and thus her life stabilize. He then looked to his surroundings, he now searched for what killed the manticore. "Alundra, I'm sure you're better with magic than I. I'll keep watch while you heal."

Tsunaimei caught glimpses of her location while being dragged helplessly by the manticore. The Virgo Holy Knight had no real idea where she was at as she continued to phase in and out of consciousness. A warm soothing sensation washed over the wounded female which helped her come too. She let out a couple of weak moans as she became more and more awake. Looking around in confusion, Tsunaimei asked meekly, "Ugh... what happened...? Lord Maluc...?" Struggling to get back to a vertical base, Tsunaimei only managed to rise into a kneeling position for the time being while holding the back of her head. She noticed a figure slipping back into the shadows and reached for her sword but the pain throbbing in the back of her head was too much for the holy knight to bare. "Be careful... I saw something vanish into the darkness. I hope that's Lady Alundra... for our sakes." Fighting through the pain, Tsunaimei gingerly stood up and unsheathed her sword in a defensive stance. "Show yourself!" She called out.

Her courage bolstered by her Judge's words, Alundra followed much more bravely. It wasn't long before the pair caught up with the beast, Tsunaimei and Maluc. She never would have know Yami was present if she did not spot the familiar shuriken whirl past. A grin crossed her face.

"Hey Yami!" She called out as she rushed over to Tusnaimei's aid. "Curaga!" She cried, placing her hands a top of Tsunaimei's wounds.

He sat still his back to Tsunaimei and Alundra, he took a closer look at the wound in the manticore's neck. A smile came to Maluc's face as he heard both Alundra's and Yami's words. "I should've known it was you." Maluc laughed as he turned. "It's good to see you."

Tsunaimei just looked around at everyone in complete and total confusion. A familiar warmth washed over Tsunaimei again as she felt Alundra's hand touch the back of her head. The throbbing pain and soreness within the Holy Knight completely vanished as if no damaged was afflicted to begin with. The only thing the Curaga didn't heal was the confusion at the mention of the newcomer named Yami. "Yami? I take it she is a ninja within the ranks of Leo?" Tsunaimei asked. "Uh... hello... My name is Tsunaimei Nightbreeze, Vice Judge of Virgo, thank you for coming to my aid. I guess that's two now that I owe you guys. Forgive me for causing such trouble."

Yami smiles and extends her hand to Tsunaimei. "Nice to meet you. And it's not trouble, that was a fun kill...was hoping for more excitement." She narrows her eyes and smirks at Maluc. "Wat? I thought you liked me behind you." She snickers evilly. "Or at least that's what you said last night."

Tsunaimei just stood there in confusion between the antics of Maluc and Yami. Looking over at Alundra, she replied, "Yes, it is as if it never happened at all. Thank you, Lady Alundra. And thank you guys for rescuing me, though it shames me to be such a burden to you all. By my honor, I shall repay the favors." The Holy Knight gave a bow of gratitude for good measure.