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OST: Dancing with the Cards in hand.

With the card hitting it’s mark a small grin fell upon the butlers face as not even a second past an small implosion hit the Goo Monster as it opened a hole in his shoulder with a loud growl that screeches from the monster, it simply was pleasing to hear such monster that has arisen from the depth of whatever it may come from screech in pain and anger. Only the smallest laughter could be heard from the proud Boo that was happy with the result of his attack even going the mile to taunt this mindless creature to oblivion. “Is that all? Don’t you have anything else to do than screeching!”

The attack wasn’t only noticed by him, even the girl in Ruby was surprised by such performance he put up, even getting a well done! Though on what she called him, mildly annoyed him. “Please refrain from calling me that, Mem! We aren’t that close, as I said before call me Boo!” He said with a slight annoyed tone, this wasn’t even the time to discuss such useless matter.

With the focus on Memorielle as he bluntly complained to her, about how to adres him. She too took an action of impressive moves that made him speechless on what power she could truly behold. It was a fast move that was hard to keep track from a far, as he saw her blade rise to the air with beautiful ruby flames. Not even moments later the flaming beam was targeting the Goo monster head on as it hit it’s mark with flaring power!

”T-That was astounding!!! All card off deck!”

And by the looks of it there was even an after effect of the magnificent light that was shown to him, as before he could figure it out on his own, the Power House Lady called it out to him! “I-Immobilized?!? Alright, with that I can use my more riskier move if the target can’t move! Prepare!” and with a few blinks later he even saw her rolling through the mud grabbing her precious book, as she was a bit dirty now that visibly made him sad.

The monster was furious entering a fury that only meant trouble, unleashing hell upon these lands as trees started shaking, making their roots snap from their support as they started falling as several tree were heading each person way, this was not what makes this tough… on top of the falling trees the monster was shooting his arm as an attack splitting into two projectiles that each head once way, that stuff was dangarous but… what to do…

He had to come to a abrupt stop, as he looked at the dangarous obstacle that were heading this way. The ground was shaking below his feat as he dropped his cards onto the ground, but before they hit the ground the flames consumed them whole as he took a pose and summoned three new cards from thin air, they were quaking with brown powder. He eyes them over before back to the situation heading his way. “Earth huh? This make this easy… now to execute it.” he thinks to himself.

He first swiftly dashed to one side to avoid the first falling tree as he took steps back as the tree that fell blocked his next escape option. The gunk was homing in on him. He needed to do something as this time he dropped his cards again but instead of vanishing they went into the ground. Like they were absorbed or better to say tunneling below where the couldn’t see. As out of the tree that fell next to him shot upwards around 7 feet creating an opening for him to dash through, and so he did, but not everything was safe as part of his trench coat was hit with the sludge as it didn’t hit his skin. As he went under the tree that was rising there were three cards stuck on it. He passed the tree and took exhausting breath.

”Holy s**t, never mind about you doing nothing monster…!” He dodged the attack as he took a look at his clothes ruined by the idiotic monster that has made a terrible mistake… no one makes him dirty. With a firm look as he swiped his hand through the air as once again between his fingers three blue cards appear that slowly drip water from the tips of the card. “Water huh? I suppose I can cover Memorielle with this.” He thinks as he dashed forward once more with hopes the ruby girl can save herself.

The speed the butler was going at towards the source of the danger he had his three cards already ready to throw as the wind was encircling the arm which hold these cards. “Time to make you look at some bubbles where ever you look!” His plan was to make him not able to see Memorielle as it looked like she was gonna do something big. With his arm stretched out the three cards were released not slowing down by the wind. Negating the laws of gravity as small bubbles were following the cards just like earlier with the flames, each bubble wasn’t transparent.

They started encircling the Goo monster with each circle they make above his upper bodies more bubbles appear blocking the view as more bubble started being created. It took only a matter of 4 seconds before the three cards vanished as many small bubbles were blocking this damned creatures vision. “Mem! Now is your chance, unleash hell on him, if he can’t move then he shouldn’t see either!”

With the great hit he put on the monster he was unable to do almost anything it was perfect, everything he did was hoping that Memorielle was able to something big, little did he know what was coming his way.

The girl thanked him as the opportunity was laid for her, she took the chance not before hesitating. The intensity of magical aura was emitting from her very core as something big was brewing. Within a seconds bright ruby flames starting to entrapping her. Once the flaming ruby was completely surrounded her it was like she vanished from this plain of existence. Those flames turned into magical beautiful butterfly wings. The magic forced into a large scale beam heading towards the monster.

It was screwing through the air with incredible force. The young lad guarded himself from this powerful force that was to behold. It too hard to follow, as the shape of the monster was rapidly decomposing into ash, and everything it brought upon this lands was soon too follow.

”Ngh, w-w-what on earth” I grunted to myself.

Before I fully saw the fields, I saw the young lady Memorielle, with the wings he saw from before were just ruby flames. Needless to say the butler was speechless on what happen. It was silent as we could hear the rain drop on the fields that were utterly destroyed by the battle that just happen. “. . .” There was a long pause before the lady tucked her wings back into her like she never had them.

It took a lot of effort to compose a sentence to describe what on earth he had to say to all of this. Since meeting a girl, returning to meet black gooy monster, followed by seeing a butterfly… isn’t something you have to deal with every day. The young white hair boy stuttered a bit with his words as it was clear he was completely caught off guard by this. ”U-U-Uhm, I-I…” With trouble finding his words he looked away for a bit before sharpening his voice. “I-I don’t… really know what I just witnessed… or hell w-what on earth just happen…” His voice was mixed with still progressing what happen and questions.

He dropped his last few cards on the ground as they turn into water as he scratch his head to better explain what he needed to know. “Mem, First of all… W-What was that monster?” He wanted to ask many question, and for a person who doesn’t ask a lot you really put a lot on him. You can see him moving his hands as he speaks, mostly a indication that he was lost.

”Y-You know what, you can explain what you want to explain- I’m a men with a honourable code, so…” Even his eyes was over the place laying eyes on the book she was holding. The rain was really making this moment only more difficult. He patiently waited for her response.

OST: Internal pain.

The aftermath of the fight is usually very cheerful and happy, but not this one. The silence that the two of them shared was awkward to say the least. With only the wind and the rain filling the sounds of what would otherwise be known as silence. No one made a move to set forth this conversation as the white hair men awaited for his answers.

Any answer, preferably a honest one would be nice, but that’s not what he was getting. As the butterfly lady was starting to talk he expected a small explanation but the tone of her words were asking for cooperation with her face making a pleading look. She started rambling about forgetting all of this, she started offering service? The face of the butler was a bit shocked as he didn’t see this one coming at all.

But as he wanted to speak. “Memorielle I thi-” he was cut off as her voice became more desperate then it already was.

On top of that her offers, were not needed. Anything she started naming, from cleaning my clothes to giving her treasures? Even naming a limit to two?!? That’s something never should do at any situation!
He was waiting for her to finish as he impatiently tapped the floor with his shoe, as her speech finally came to an end.

Before she could go on he put up his hand as he took the wheel and started talking. “Memorielle! P-Please calm down and let me talk.” he took in a breath as he took his turn. “First of all, you should work on negotiating and think before putting up offers… I’m a butler I know how to clean my clothes and all, I’m a really good gambler, I have enough money to last for years! These offers are useless.”

And too prevent her from counter offering since he knows it won’t add much. As he started to talk in a more positive note. ”BUT!!! Since I’m a honourable person, with a generous heart when I feel like it. In addition you do make a solid point about me rudely breaking a promise not to come back.”

His hands were moving to help him explain, as to support his talk.

”For you it might not look at much but, for me it’s something… Look. I won’t go running around talking to people about what witnessed that’s straight rude! Not like me at all!” With an sigh of comfort he spoke once more. “Look as a gentlemen if you want me to keep silent about that little incident over there, that’s fine no payment needed. If you want to I can repair our clothes with a set of needle I carry around in my pocket for such event. I will remember the what happend but I won’t go talking about it”

Though he was a little sad about not gaining any questions answered… on what happen.

OST: An wonderfull offer

The feeling in the air it felt different than it normally would besides the falling rain on them… this exhange felt different. Her stubborness was showing, but her true nature hasn’t shown it self. How? How could I not read her from the inside and outside like a book. The cover is easy and simple but the content from the inside of her seems to be locked with the key well hidden. All of his words he spoke earlier didn’t seem to reach her core, why did Memorielle not trust him…

Did he? Needed to sell himself even more? To proof his loyality?

“Memorielle I already told you that your bargain won’t end well for you! G-Give in you don’t have anything to offer! Even if you would keep an eye, I believe I can very well lose you while you try to keep track of me.” that last part may be a small bluff of his as he didn’t know how well her stanima was, but on the way she is dressed her outift wouldn’t really benefit from running long distances.

As she was enforcing behind the idea of being followed around was that bad, the company is not that bad…. but let’s not think about the positives, but then she said a low blow… her well being… his face got a bit upset but the intention of anger or sympathy wasn’t shown.

”Excuse me? Are you now trying to put up yourself on the line with either wasting your time with following me or even… talking about your wellbeing?!? D-Do you even know how little connection we have at the moment.” The words he spoke was true they didn’t know each other that well, but perhaps her aim was more about his character of being a gentlemen not wanting to hurt someone innocent. He shoke his head. “That last part may or may not be intentional from your part, but I infact do hate that… but I’m not gonna lose a silly conversation purely on that.”

His hands started to tense up. He needed to think of something good… something that would last a while maybe he can twist her words around…. and make the offer seem… more beneficial for her. Then it struck him, the best offer. “Heh, well I can think of a slightly better offer that you already casted on the table, your lucky that I’m a butler so how about this?” He took a pause before speaking again. “Let me say it simple, I won’t ever be taking an offer from you but what about I offer something far more interesting? Since I do feel sympathy for you if you end up trying to chase me or follow me, so how about this, you hire me as butler for a while?”

”In my contract it says that I’m at your service and that service also state that I cannot talk about the matters of my client. In addition you can dissmiss me whenever you want? Even if you dissmissed me I cannot simply talk about my client, that’s forbidden. So in small talk it wouldn’t allow me to talk about you. It’s a win-win for the both of us.”

His fist unfolded it self as he had a confident face as he said. “Do you accept this winning offer?”

OST: Internal pain.

With such offer there was in no way that Memorielle could refuse an offer like that, a butler from the Arianto family! Like it’s impossible to deny such offer! Known for there godly butler and maids that they have trained! They have been trained to perfection and people around the globe made contact with the family to gain their own butler/maid and were never dissapointed with that! Just like me- well sorta…

But even his offer the lady had her doubts about it as it shocked him completly. As it didn’t sound like a deny of the offer but more doubts about it. “Oi… we can discuss the details whenever you like, trust me about that, I work different than most of my co-workers.” he added. Sorry old habbits to think you’re a princess

Their discussion lasted longer than planned as the rain really started to kick in, as I hear a soft sneeze as he looked more worried about the well being of Memoriele.

”Are you alright?” he wanted to do something only knowing he doesn’t have anything on him to help her in this case as before he could say more Memorielle asked something. He tilted his head as he took a moment… for her to finish as he was invited to a nice brunch by the looks of things, bussiness mostly but can’t reject that, as the last part was obvious to him. It would be unhuman to even talk about it. “I promise to the family of Arianto” for her these words might not mean not much if she doesn’t know anything about that but for him, it’s quite an promise to put on.

He nods to her request as he took a step towards the building. “Don’t worry I won’t say anything about what happen nor our little bargain that we are having till the tea is set.” as two more steps were taken as he wipes a bit of the dirt off his clothes that were still lingering on him from the fight.

Though he noticed how difficult a simple talk is as he didn’t exactly knew how to set forth the conversation on their way back to the castle since what was off-limits, though he should ask a question relatively safe for now just in case. “uh, I was wondering? Where do you come from anyways, I come from the north and trained by the Arianto family to become a butler!”

Shuck's hooves thundered rhythmically on the forest floor, carving the footpath they followed ever deeper until they came to a clearing and the horse quickly slowed to a stop and snorted as he tossed his mane,
"Good boy Shuck" Mercy purred as she dismounted "As I mentioned before," she said, holding her hand out to help Akeen down "Shuck is a soul bound creature meaning he belongs to me and me alone, but for now we'll focus on the basics of necromancy."
Once Akeen was safely on the ground and the stallion munched idly at some flora nearby, Mercy would step to the center of the clearing with her hands on her hips
"Normally when one thinks of Necromancy they think of just resurrecting the dead and this is only kind of the case. A skilled necromancer can resurrect the recently deceased by forcing the soul back into the body which operates on the soul manipulation principle. We'll come back to that as we get to the two major parts, on one hand we have spectral necromancy"
The brunette waved her hand and at her side, a ragged looking man in old military fatigues shimmered into existence on her right
"And we have physical necromancy, this is what you normally associate with zombies" With her other hand Mercy created a pool of green flames similar to when she summoned Shuck and from it emerged a withered figure clad in rotting leather and brandishing a short sword
"With the former, you essentially manifest the soul of a person or animal into a shape that resembles its original form, the latter is similar with you effectively animating a body with a soul. Are you following me so far?"

"That's basically the nucleus of the idea, yes," Mercy said as she crossed her arms under her chest "Keep in mind you can simply manifest a soul in a non-corporeal state, it doesn't necessarily have to have a body, so to speak. Also, keep in a soul does not necessarily have to lose its autonomy or identity when summoned. A soul that's been wiped of its personality or memory is effectively useless depending on what it is you want from it, in my case I usually want information so I prefer to keep a soul as undamaged as possible. On that note"
Mercy waved her hands, causing the specter to disappear and the corpse to sink back into the pool of flames
"A soul needs to be handled with care, mistreatment can cause damage to its integrity and thus its personality and memory. Now on the topic of bodies with souls, one doesn't really need to put a soul into one per se. A body with a proper soul implanted is like a normal person that's been decomposing, provided you do everything right."
As she spoke Mercy pointed a finger into the air and fired a pale beam of light that struck a bird and sent it plummeting to the ground. The brunette picked up the creature and blew a misty, green vapor in its face and, moments later, the bird rolled to its feet and stood still as a statue in her palm
"A body can also be resurrected without a soul, but it will be 'dumb' for lack of a better word and operate solely on base instinct or simple instructions." To emphasize her point Mercy cast the bird into the air where it flapped its wings uncertainly before beginning to properly take flight, only to smack into a tree trunk a moment later and continue lazily flapping on the grass.
"I call this a Tabula Rasa, which means blank slate. A body that's kept in motion purely by magical energy and is pretty much useful only as a thrall. Putting a soul in the body is really the only thing I can recommend if you want to resurrect something to be what it once was, but you need to be very careful in discerning what soul you put into which body or you'll end up with a bird thinking it's a frog."
Mercy walked over to the bird and held it near her face as she began sucking in air. The bird stopped flapping and suddenly shuddered as the same green mist flowed out from its beak and into her mouth before it fell limp once again.
"In time you'll learn to differentiate between souls so that kind of mistake isn't made, but after a few weeks of practice, you'll be able to resurrect the recently deceased with no problem" On cue, Mercy reached out and made a plucking motion in the air, producing a shimmering orb between her fingers which she pressed into the bird's body. Moments later the bird hopped to its feet and fluffed up its feathers before taking flight on its own.