"A bit b.u.mpy, but we made in one piece," said Raiyen, shaking his foot."At least its a tad bit fun compared to the last time. The house looks the same," commented Nova, following behind.
The area was still in a mess, so not much as changed in 200 years.
"Mav?" asked Raiyen, as he stood at the doorway.
The entire house looked and felt empty. A foul stench of grief awaited the duo as they descended the stone stairs. Mavislin sat at the empty dining table. When she sensed a presence, she threw something soft towards where Raiyen once stood.
A blue light flashed before Nova"s eyes as the stuffed toy landed on the hard ground. Raiyen was now closer to the Mage who initiated the fight.
"Mav?" asked Raiyen as he slowly approached her.
Her eyes were bloodshot, tears had stained her pale cheeks.
"Where the h.e.l.l were you?!" yelled the angered girl at the table, throwing a punch towards the Time Mage.
Raiyen glitched out of danger once more. With that, Mavislin collapsed, sobbing.
"She"s gone...They"ve taken her. You promised..." mumbled Mavislin, clenching her chest.
"Mavis... I"m so sorry. I had no idea," replied Raiyen, gingerly placing a hand on the Valkyrie"s back.
"You promised!" she yelled, once more, slamming her fists onto the table.
"She was the pride of my life, my joy, my hope. And you left her alone. You are a monster. Who leaves their two-year-old alone amid battle?!" yelled Mavislin, smashing her hands onto the floor.
By this time, Nova had tears falling onto the ground hearing the poor Mage yelling her pain out.
"The worst part is that I knew it would happen. I knew that marrying a Time Mage would result in this. The ultimate trade-off, the sacrifice of having a Time Mage as a partner. I should"ve never placed any form of faith on you..." cried Mavislin, palms getting bruised as she continuously slammed onto the stone floor.
"Please, Mav... Calm down... Don"t be upset. Your heart can"t take anymore," warned Raiyen, voice cracking.
He grasped her two pale hands firmly. She started to thrash around wildly, even kicking Raiyen square in the face. But not once did his expression changed.
"Your heart can"t take this much stress... Mav, you have to calm down!" shouted Raiyen, his voice booming throughout the empty chapel.
"Memoria Obliviscatur!" yelled out Nova, palms shaking in midair.
After a single moment of stale silence, Mavislin collapsed. Nova had problems trying to contain her tears, she couldn"t imagine how much pain Mavislin had to go through to be in this state.
"What did you do?!" yelled Raiyen, looking at Nova with sheer anger.
"I made her temporarily forget the memory that was causing her to be upset," explained Nova.
"You"d better make sure it"s temporary, or I"ll make sure your reign would be temporary as well. Don"t you dare use any form of Magecraft on my partner," warned Raiyen, his tone drenched in ferocity.
Nova let out a gasp as she examined the object that Mavislin had thrown earlier.
"It"s a stuffed toy of a star," commented Nova, gently stroking the toy.
Raiyen eyes widened.
"It had belonged to Abigail, Baldwin"s late daughter. She was not only Mavislin childhood friend but a pillar of happiness for Baldwin. Abi was burnt on the stake by humans. Mav made a promise to herself to name her first child after the stuffed toy. How could I forget that day..."
"When you mentioned... about Time Frame Hopping, I thought I"d be able to experience all sorts of things. Stargazing, trying future food, what commoners usually do," murmured Nova, stroking the stuffed toy.
"When I trusted you, I didn"t expect to see this kind of pain and suffering. The result of messing about with Time. Losing a loved one," said Nova.
Her voice shook as tears began to trail down her cheeks.
"Let"s get her onto a bed first," instructed Nova, checking the fallen one"s pulse.
Raiyen stood there, frozen. Unable to think or move, he dropped to his knees. His head started to spin as well. Was that how it is like to have fear take over a person? Or was that the guilt of being a Time Mage overcoming his young body? Nova sighed as he fell into the world of unconsciousness as well.
"Great, more work," mumbled the Princess, as she tried to move the two bodies.
Just then, a particularly huge and plump being opened the door, looking at the mess that had occurred seconds earlier.
"Mavis got upset again, huh? And Time Boy showing up at the pinnacle of the era got greeted by the wrath of the third strongest Mage in the current time? Not surprising. These two are such a handful," commented the plump being.