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Chapter 20 - mystic knight

The twilight city arena there thousands of people now seat and watch in shock,family's moaning over the deaths of the children some even speaking about riot and justice

In the arena seat Roger , William Ethegrow and maiden Lane Crow

Roger who's eyes have never left the science since the begin of the exams sighs as he thinks on how Draugur apushed his limits and the uneasiness that comes from realising stronger fallen exist within the forest of nightmares

He looks around noticing most of the captains have left either out of disgust or knowing no one would survive this exam

Then he turns his glaze to William

"You most really feel like shit right now you organised a slaughter house and made families watch there child get turn apart and eaten"he mocked William with a voice that almost seemed amused

William his eyes never leaving the screens "I didn't see you get up and do something about it but what more could I expect from the captain of the worst division in history"he respond his voice like daggers with an icely edge

Roger getting up to leave marely laughs at the insult" that hurts I'll guess I'll just leave you to explain to the public try not to get killed while you at it" his voice lacked the same bit if emotion as he reached into his pocket and took out an compress

With Roger bulky frame fading into the shadow Lane getting up to leave herself merely smiles"my services are no longer needed here I'll take my leave now and just for the record I didn't show the public the fallen and there plans that's information only the mystic knight know"as she slowly turns into crows she waves goodbye but her glaze was on the image of Draugur

As the public crys seem to grow even louder William makes his way out with a forced smile on his face as he tells himself this us for the good of all

*Flashback*

A young girl running through a village while wearing a worn dress that was once white her hair messy and unkempt with flies flying over head is hit with a rotten tomato on her head by neighboring villagers she stops turning her head to look at them ad one using magic splashs her with water

"I was never wanted" said a voice said with an echo as the girl later grabbed the tomato and ate it making the villagers cring in disgust before they walk away and mutter curses at her

Later the girl seating near a withering flower her palms glowing as the flower grows into a monstrous creatures which she pets but then a villager screams out startling them both as the flower beast lashes out

The vice continued speaking about how the people she was around treated her like a monster because the things she could do something different create what they can't and for that she was labelled dirty blooded and a demon

One night the girl was chased through the forest by man hitting her with magic

Her body burnt and skin cut as she ran as far as she could get,the feeling of hatred, confusion and sadness filled she was unable to understand why are they doing this to her then everything went dark

"When I awoke I saw myself in this form and was met by a beast that praised I was a gift sent by there god,I was surrounded by disfigured creatures and I had wondered was I like them but one thing was clear...

The blindfolded woman now looking stare into Draugur soft eyes with shock as she jumps back and attempts to attack him by freezes then looks around

Draugur getting to his feet rushes over and headbutts her, her eyes widen even more as Draugur memories fill her mind and she mutters out"your just like me"

Draugur turning back shouts "of course I am I'm only human and what's wrong with you kidnappings my friends and forcing us to fight we never did anything to you"his voice was frustrated and annoyed with a hint of compassion

The blindfolded woman putting her hand on her chest sighs,"it is in our nature we fallen can't control ourselves we are nothing but shells attempting to fill ourselves with the life force of others"her face and voice were haunted as if she regrats everything she's done but she laughs at herself then continue "no it's more then that when I first saw you I felt you were different somehow"

Draugur tilting his head in confusion responds"uh think you...I guess and I don't know alot about the life force and how it differs from ether but let's do this you stop trying to kill us and I'll be your friend maybe"

He was unsure if his words would have any affact

The blindfolded woman Turning her head to the side"I have no need for you friendship nor your pity all I want is your head"she spoke in a cold voice that made Draugur eyes widening but then with steely determination he grabbed one of get hands and pulled her close

"Listen here four arms I'm offering you a chance to do something with your life instead of my ending it I could have easily beheaded you during our battle but I don't right so cut the villain bullshit and come be my ally it's not like a job application"Draugur shouted at the blindfolded woman his voice commanding and somewhat intimidating

The blindfolded woman pupils becoming a light pink as she nods in agreement Draugur letting her go dusts himself off and says with a satisfied voice "good to see I finally got through your thick skull"he extends his hand and blindfolded woman shakes it

That blindfolded woman huffs as she looks to the side and Draugur smiles at her her voice hardens as she crashes Draugur hand "did you already forget you beat me and won our bet so you have to name me"she hissed shocking Draugur who's chuckling nervously,he never thought she'll actually agree to be named by a knucklehead like him

Draugur rubbing his head"wait you were serious about not having a name"he muttered infuriating her further but she regains her composure and with a mildly annoyed voice explains"names are power if you give me one not only will I have gain power but will gain a loyal servent this is more of an contract of a master and servent"

Draugur tilting his head responds with something she would ever expected anyone to say "I don't want a servent I wanted to save you from the path not because I wanted to a servent so I'll only agree if you accept we are equals"

The blindfold woman blushes a deep red as she slaps Draugur and yelps she then clears there throat Draugur his cheek now a bright red mutters"whst was that for"his patience is wearing thin and his voice was worn he knows this is dragging on for took long and he wants to go home

The blindfolded woman extends all four of her hands and shakes Draugur hand rune markings appearing around there wrists and world flashes as Draugur says one name Aria

As Draugur opens his eyes his laying on Raven lip as Lyra and Iris work over time to heal him he lifts his head up and rubs it"for a change I'm the one not getting layed on"as Raven aims her rifle at him and with a manacing edge"what does that mean!?"

Draugur raising his arms stammers out an apology before turning to see a child like aria

He then laughs",this is what you really look like I can't believe we got our asses nearly handed to us by a kid" Aria picking him with her horns her eyes now bigger nose and mouth smeller And dress over sized as her skin turns a light brown with the purple scales seeming more like sparkles her second pair of arms now gone

Raven awing pinches her cheek"who's this cute thing"she looked around hoping for answers, everyone turned here glaze to Draugur who introduces Aria with his arms outstretched and putting at her

"Okay guys listen up this is Aria out team maskgot and she's also the fiend tyrant we fought"he said in an animated voice, Para the first to point out the absurdity of it all "so your telling me we fought a child and almost died just for her to join us what part of that makes sense"

Aria pointing at Para hisses "my name is Aria"as roots from the ground form a massive fist that attacks Para who runs away

Due to the over usage of her ether Aria as turned into a unwilling been turned into a child this phomeomon is common when beings form contracts after expanding a laugh amount of ether

Her ether terraforming roughly fifteen meters of the forest into a grass plane with long mushroom like trees this is known as an incomplete domain and within this area she controls all ether

Draugur falling to the ground shocking everyome as he mutters" why is the sky spinning"and chuckles, Iris reaching back to heal him

Lyra speaking to Eren

"I guess we done it's all over"she said in a concerned voice

Eren marely raised his shoulders and turned the other way to see a crow watching them as a few thousand blasphemous worms appear over Aria domain

Aria glancing at him turns as some are absorbed into the domain and the others prepare to attack them

One throught filled everything made they don't have enough ether to cast proper spells against those things and there courses of winning in brute strength fight was seem

Lyra, Raven and Eren had their ether drained hybthe Hanging tree that seems to have growth bigger and then there's Para and Krex who are both physically exhausted from there battles

Lisa, eye patch and Vataran are resting and being healed by Iris who's not in any better shape herself everything seemed to be looking down for our houses then a voice ring out dark magic:dark veiled lifeless slash

The serpent like bodies of the worms are slashed into pieces

As a black barrier appear around the area and Roger with a cigarette in mouth huffing out smoke holding his Katana in one hand and a well dressed man with orange hair in the other accompanied by a woman who seems to glow a cyan blue with a dust pink hat and robe along with high leggings

Roger glancing down his expression one of stoic seriousness"man all of you look like shit is surviving here for two days that bad "his voice was flat and I disinterested

Raven pointing her rifle shouts"so who are you"she said in a montone voice before her eyes widening recognising the emblem on here robes

Roger smirking drops the well dressed man and points at himself with his thomb"I'm the guy who's come to save your ass"he says with a voice filled with pride

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