Kim opened his eyes, the light flare at him and he blocks it with his hands.
"What is this?"
Waking up in a strange white-room, there were no cast of any shadows, just a glowing bright lights.
"Where am I?" he mutter.
"Ou, you're awake… sorta. This place here is my home."
"Wait a minute.."
Hearing the same familiar voices, his minds fully awake.
"Am I still trapped in that 'Sin' memory thing?"
The voice chuckled before saying.
"No, no. You'd escaped, but more problem will arise the longer you stay in that hell-hole.. and I don't mean it later, I mean it now.."
"What's that suppose to mean?" confused, a line played out in his minds.
'Look after Luc Mugen.'
"What did you mean when you told me to look after Luc?"
The voice didn't respond because Kim had already woken up. He no longer is in the white-room, but rather a straws and wood room.
Seeing as there were nobody around him, he got up and went toward the door.
"That demon really did a number on me.. shoot, where is Luc and Uma? Hopefully they're safe."
Twisting the knobs of the door, he pulled it towards him, what's await him was the two kids sleeping outside of his room. He smiled as he looked at them.
"Should I wake them up?" as he thought up that question.
Luc Mugen opens up his right right slightly, he gazed around before noticing Kim standing near the door, he brushed himself up and into Kim embrace, hugging him tightly.
"Kim.. I miss you!!"
A tear of joy mixed with concern and fright drips down his cheeks. Due to his commotion, Luc Mugen had woken up Uma Michael.
"Luc, I'm tryna-" lifting her head up, she sees Kim standing in front of her as Luc Mugen was hugging him.
He eyes widened before it softens, she makes sure not to show it but it was easy to tell from Kim point of views that she is relieved that Kim is there.
"Kim.." she stood up and dragged him outside, Luc Mugen followed behind them.
"Look at what Vas is doing to Yuriel."
Kim forgotten about Yuriel's injures. He walked side Uma Michael as she showed him that Vas Allen had put Yuriel in a cage with her injuries slightly heal.
"You guys put her in a cage..?"
Uma Michael shooks her head, "Not us, it was Vas. And she would've died if it wasn't for that kid." She proceed to point at Daima that standing in Vas Allen way.
Kim ran up to Vas Allen and asks him why he did that, Daima happy, stand behind Kim.
"This girl hurt you and me, what do you mean why I do this?"
"Vas, it was a misunderstanding. She thought we were with the cults-"
"Kim, she still beat us half to death, she hurt you.. she a danger. Misunderstanding or not, she is rashed."
Kim frowned, his face saddened. Kim begins to move his body, Vas Allen eyes widen and his mouth slightly opens.
Kim got on the ground, placing his palms and knees against the floor. He begged Vas Allen to let Yuriel out and heal her, he exclaimed that she have saved his life's many time.
"Please Vas, if you can't trust her, at least trust me. Trust my words, believe in who I'd trust.. please."
Vas Allen took a deep breath before telling Kim to get up. At first Kim refused but Vas Allen forcefully picks him up.
"Kim," he sighed.
"It's not that I don't trust you, it's the fact that she hurt you.. but if your begging me to stop and heal her then I'm a bit disappointed. Friendship don't require you to beg.."
"But- I asked you to let her go."
"You didn't give me enough context, from my point of views, she is a bad guy..,"
He sighed. "I will keep close eyes on her as I don't know if she trustworthy or not, I'll heal her and let her go but I still won't trust her, you might, but I won't!"
Hearing this make Kim smiles. Vas Allen opens the cages and Yuriel begins to apologize to him.
"I'm sorry. The first time we met, it was my fault! I should've been more careful and clear! I'm sorry."
Vas Allen didn't said nothing, he signaled her to extend her arms but she didn't. Kim told her it was okay.
"Despite how scary Vas Allen is, he's actually kind, trust me."
Vas Allen scoffed at Kim and waited for Yuriel to extend her hand, hesitant at first but Kim assured her. As Vas Allen started healing Yuriel's injuries.
Kim begin telling all the things that lead him to her, Vas Allen joined in and explained his side. Luc Mugen and Uma Michael chimes in and the four of them were having fun telling eachother all their experiences.
Uma Michael asks Yuriel to talk about hers which she did, Luc Mugen looked at Daima and asked for his but Daima have a weird feeling about Luc Mugen, he knows that Luc isn't bad but he for some reason can't help but hate him so he choose to stay silent.
…
After finishing healing Yuriel's injuries, she thanked Vas Allen but he remained quiet towards her. Her face saddened, she then turned to stared at Uma Michael.
"I'm sorry Uma, I didn't know, I'm sorry.. if only I weren't rash.."
Uma Michael replied with a smile yet still felt hurt depsite it being an accident.
"Don't apologize to me, as long as Kim and Vas both forgive you, only then I can accept it. But until then just keep on being the Yuriel I know and loved."
Yuriel closed her eyes and smile. She turned to look at Kim but accidentally sees Luc Mugen staring at her with agitated look, as he glare intensely at Yuriel, he was hiding behind Kim's back.
Yuriel walked to Luc Mugen and level with his height, she lowered her head towards the ground midair.
"I'm sorry.. for hurting your loved ones.. I'm sorry and I hope you can trust me it won't happen again."
Luc Mugen didn't know whether to accepted her apologies or not, he stares at Kim waiting for him to decide for him but Kim just look at him back.
"Choose the one that you want to choose, you could forgive her or you could not. A choice isn't easy but it don't last forever, choose what you believe in."
Luc Mugen think for a little before responding.
"I won't forgive you now, but if I know more about you then I might forgive you then.." an answers that shocked Yuriel but Kim somehow knew it was what he going to pick.
He smile and pats Luc's head, Uma Michael joined in on their fun. Vas Allen watched from afar, with a cold and sad distinct eyes. Looking at them smiling among each other.
"Hmm.. I guess I-"
"Hey Vas!!!" Uma Michael shouted out as she walked over to him.
"What you're doing over here all alone? Join us."
"Yeah!" Luc Mugen shouted as he grabs Vas Allen's hand and drag him closer to the group.
"Stop trying to be mysterious Vas, you know you're soft-hearted and need friends like us." Kim exclaimed jokingly which make Vas Allen punch him on the head lightly.
What seems like a happy moment, a reunion between friends didn't lasts long. In exactly 1 minute and 39 seconds. Vas Allen felt a heavy pressure, a familiar feeling in which his mana has met before.
He stopped smiling which make both Kim and Yuriel locked in. They knew something was up, Yuriel especially knows who it was, she had felt his aura before. While Kim just knows that something was up.
"Eras.." she muttered under he breath.
Before Kim could reaction with a gaze, he heard a soothing charismatic voice. A man wearing a white clean tuxedo emerged out of the darkness.
"My, my, my.. if it isn't you guys again and with new people. How wonderful-" freezing mid-sentence, he stared at the majestic man—Vas Allen.
He felt the air choking him despite his 'contract'. "My, what a scary foe you are."
He said as he backed away from the group, not wanting to get close to Vas Allen because…
"I feel like I felt your mana before despite me not ever meeting you… say, are you the guy that 'wrath' was talking about?"
Vas Allen upon hearing that word didn't listen for much longer, he knew that the charisma of a man in front of him is a problem.
"Vas, be careful. That person is also a part of the 'sin'."