Standing in the hallway of the Fire Moth Base, Elysia had this overwhelming temptation to brute force her way towards Otto...The method of course was Wishing for him to be served on a platter straight to her, but her pride as a cute Pink Elf wouldn't allow it...Maybe just a little bit, she dug into temptation.
Lifting her hand, a pinkish kaleidoscopic energy started to swirl on the wisp of her palm, and soon after, petals of pink converged onto the awakening mass until it formed the shape of a crystal in the form of an illusory flower.
"I Wish to know where the Devil (Otto Apocalypse) went."
Hearing her Wish, the flower started to spin rapidly until a pinkish light started to devour and...
BOOM
It cracked into thousands of pieces and disappeared into the abyss of failure. Her Wish had failed, but the only singular piece of information that the Herrscher of Origin had witnessed was.
"Time is Space and Space is Time...What's that supposed to mean, damn Devil and his Riddles? Fine, I guess I'll cheat just a little bit more. I Wish to know where my Kouhai, Hua, is!"
Another crystallized pinkish flower took shape and revealed an image of a green snake patting a hamster within a lab.
"Sweet Mobius, it is!"
...
Sipping her coffee, Mobius took the time to recite what she encountered, "So that's what happened...I've never seen her so pissed off; it brings a smile to my face."
Having been teased and annoyed by that Pink Elf, Mobius felt joy that Elysia had suffered just like she had. Though for Elysia's case, a murder case wouldn't be far-fetched regarding Otto, who knows, maybe that man's body would be found dead in a ditch by a cupid arrow.
If such a misfortune were to happen, she would personally bury him and lay him down in the soil where he may rest in peace. Pour some wine onto the coffin and weep a tear for her "Benefactor," who was murdered.
Wondering out of her thoughts, Mobius took a glance at the still-seated Fu Hua. She started face-palming herself, hearing what the scientist relayed.
"Do you have any ideas why Elysia was acting this way?" Fu Hua asked after all, Elysia was the kindest Flame Chaser, drawing from her memory, but there was a singular nagging feeling that Fu Hua couldn't remember for the life of her.
"Nah... clue. I was about to ask you the same thing, since you are his friend, or is this just a lie that you cooked up to hide something from me?"
"I wouldn't do that because you've been the first person to figure out something was off."
"Figure out?" Mobius smugly smiled, "A birdy once told the same thing, but she started to forget...Forgot that no matter the situation, I'd figure it out...Figure out that I am not real and this is merely the fathoms of you're mind, Fu Hua, and I am just a byproduct of your mind...Isn't that right, Hua?"
Although a little shocked by the revelation, Fu Hua wasn't surprised because Mobius was a Monster of Logic, along with the once living Dr. Mei.
"How did you...?"
"Simple...I don't remember it, the pain of those lashes that my Father gave me. The same reminder that was the beginning of my life's purpose...Humanity's Infinite Potential for Evolution and my mind feels flatter." She uttered the words manically, with a snake-like tone, although in the last part, she had a look at Fu Hua's chest...Cutting board.
"Now that you know the truth, are you going to go crazy and start talking riddles about your life purpose...You and Otto would get along." Hearing the implications straight from her mouth, Fu Hua's mouth widened...'Oh God, what type of monster did I create?'
"I won't because it's not very scientific, plus ain't that friends of yours coming to meet you...I am quite interested in him after all; no one could crack a nut like Elysia. What could it be, his existence, biology, or was it Love?"
"Love? Aren't you supposed to be a recreation of my memories? Never in my mind that Mobius would talk about that."
"Of course I am! I am just spewing out some theories to see if they click. Elysia is the type of person to love all sorts of things...So it isn't wrong for me to assume that notation that even Love can bring Hate along with the fact that she calls him Devil, and Elysia acts like an Angel. It would be an amusing answer."
And just on time, a knock on Mobius's door was heard by the two.
"Fu Hua, are you in here... Snakes eat birds, it's perfect logic for you." Fu Hua paled at the arrival of Otto, but before she could do anything.
Mobius was already at the door, opening it with an amused smile, "Ah, welcome to my lab! I've been expecting you, Mr. Otto..." Her words stopped as the man, dressed in black and holding a bucket in his hand, stood menacingly there.
Even though she was only a memory, Mobius felt a strange foreboding as the man stared at her with an unreadable gaze. She had the clear idea that Otto and Fu Hua were real, but did the former have experience with her? After all, his gaze was strange....
Stepping into her lab and closing the door behind him, Otto put a hand on the scientist's shoulder.
"Dr. Mobius...you're a good person." Ending it with a thumbs up. No introduction, no greetings, no manners, just a simple sentence.
Mobius stood in silent confusion before chuckling with amusement, "Is that all you have to say to me...Disappointed that I am just a faker?"
"Nope! I just don't want to disappoint you whenever I meet you in real life, so stand proud...You will always be a Serpent, and I am on a time crutch." Moving past Mobius, Otto approached Fu Hua with haste.
"Old Friend, I'll be quick...Elysia wants to murder my very existence for undisclosed reasons, and she'll arrive." He took a look at his nonexistent watch, "In two minutes...So I am leaving, but I'll keep the memory up so you two can have a reunion or something like that."
Fu Hua started blinking her eyes rapidly, "That shouldn't be possible...She isn't that type of person. Otto, what are you? What did you do to yourself?" She eyed him suspiciously.
"Secret, of course, but don't worry, the Elysiai chasing me is the 'real' one...Not the Flame Chaser but the Herrscher of Origin, who sacrificed herself for Humanity."
A surging wave of memories started to drill itself back into Fu Hua's mind...Elysia the 13th Herrscher, Rebellion, Banquet, Sacrifice, Invitation Declined.
"Ugh! How do you always know everything?" She questioned, and it felt like she was being played at the palm of his hand.
"You know I won't tell, but maybe it'll be better if you hear it straight from the source."
Once more, there was knocking on Mobius' door. "~My sweet Mobius!~ Can you let this Pink Elf in? It's so cold out here, and I already miss you."
"No, I am not letting you in, Elysia, you sound like a Predator." Mobius snapped at her.
"Ahhh...Pretty please. The only one I am hunting is the silver-tongued devil who has blonde hair and the eyes of a witch. That needs correcting!"
'..'
Silence took precedence in the room before Mobius broke it with a remark.
"Damn...What did you do to her? She sounds like a cranky ex, you sure you didn't have a romantic relationship with her?"
"I'd rather not touch already plucked flowers." There was no time for romance, only Praising the Fool! All Hail The Fool. There is no limit to the Glaze!
The door was forcefully kicked open by Elysia herself, and it flung all the way to the back of the Lab.
"Here's Elysia!" The Pink Elf screamed like a serial killer.
"At least pay for my door before doing that," Mobius yelled in horror.
In such a situation, with Elysia slowly approaching him and Fu Hua still having a migraine, Otto chose the most logical choice.
Otto threw the janitor's bucket at Elysia full force, flying towards her at the speed of light (lying).
Elysia had a smug expression as it flew towards her, and with the back of her hand, she flung it away, but as she did, several pink ribbons and accessories were scattered onto the lab as shattered pieces.
Seizing the opportunity of Elysia's shock, Otto closed his eyes and imagined himself on the edge of a building.
"You are insufferable!" A pink crystal bow was summoned into Elysia's hand and nocked an arrow.
"Why, thank you for the compliment, my perverted Pink Elf Friend. Let's hope we don't ever meet again, Cyren-, Elysia!"
In a display of irritation, the arrow flew towards its mark, but as Otto imagined himself taking a step forward off the building, his figure turned ever transparent as it went through his body.
"Cheater!"
Having his last moments for a few seconds within this memory, he waved goodbye to everyone, but to Elysia, he said one final mocking remark.
"Just wait and see, Elysia! This will be a romantic story like none that has come before. You think so too, right!?"
The Herrscher of Origin couldn't even reply as he disappeared in an instant.
After his departure, Elysia was left in total silence as a flurry of emotions engulfed her, but she left the lab for a moment, and the sound of banging was heard as the walls shook from numerous strikes of an angry Pink Elf.
"HAHAHAHAH! I AM F*CKING DYING," Mobius started cracking on the floor from the grand performance of Otto Apocalypse while Fu Hua...Fu Hua was sitting in a chair with a blank, dull expression.
"I don't even know what is real anymore."
...
After regaining some of her composure, Elysia returned to Mobius' lab with a charming smile and went in for a hug.
"Hua! It's been so long, how has my Kouhai been doing?"
Fu Hua tilted her head at the display of Elysia and how she quickly moved on from shooting someone at the head to acting so joyful...Was Elysia Bipolar, or was it Otto making her Bipolar?
"I don't know how to answer that, but Elysia, are you real. Is the one I am talking to the same Elysia who went through the same trials and tribulations as us?"
Elysia turned quiet but folded at the stare of Fu Hua glaring at her, "Would you treat me differently if I weren't the real Elysia and just her shadow?"
Fu Hua's eyes closed before answering honestly and truthfully, "Even if you are just a fragment of her...You still have parts of Elysia, so I'd say you are still Elysia. The glue that sticks us together till the very end..."
Elysia soon went for another bear hug, "I am crying tears of joy! You've never changed for who you are, Hua, my cute Kohai!"
"Elysia...I know you died, but how are you still alive?" Fu Hua pulled back from the embrace.
"Ah...So you remember that I was a Herrscher. That's kinda awkward, but it's fine if my Bond Level for you went down a bit because of that."
"Elysia...I don't care that you're a Herrscher. You are still you, and I have an idea of what you did."
"Alright, fine...I'll confess since you're such a caring sweetheart. I am not quite dead nor not quite alive. I am not the real Elysia, but a manifestation from her Herrscher Authority of Origin, and using your memories as a catalyst. Just like I said...I am her reflection or shadow in simple terms."
"But why now?"
"Well, it might sound kinda stupid, but I felt your Wish...You wanted to remember your past and, in doing so, Wished to meet me. So I took this opportunity to surprise you. What do you think? Does the cutie like it?"
Fu Hua smiled at Elysia, "Thank you, Elysia, and thank you for lighting up the flame for everyone."
"It's no problem! I'd do anything to make a cute girl smile...Say, why don't we take the time to talk, you know what you've been doing this past couple of uhhh...Thousands of years."
"Alright...I'll do it just for you."
"Sweet! Can you also tell me everything you know about Otto, his hobbies, past, history, weaknesses, embarrassing moments, abilities, and powers?"
"Ah, me too! Is he into morally gray decisions for humanity?" Mobius popped up from behind like a snake.
Fu Hua face-palmed.