"Won"t it be weird for us to openly ride the creature in broad daylight?" asked Nova, as Raiyen took hold of its reigns. He adjusted the abnormally huge bird towards the direction that Mavislin and Baldwin had headed towards."That"s why you gotta hold tight now," instructed Raiyen, slightly squeezing the beast using his legs. The creature extended its wings and within a single, swift movement, propelled itself into the air. With Raiyen in control, the Rukh proceeded to go further into the clouds, away from human sight. Ysabeau caught up after a few moments, due to the shockwave that Fluffy had made.
"Never thought you could control Rukh. The last time I had encountered you, you won"t even go near her," joked Ysabeau, flying alongside the duo.
"I picked up a few tips along the way," replied Raiyen, proudly. As they arrived at the scene, the battle had devasted most of the area"s structures. Bodies were strewn all over the decimated wasteland. Nova gasped in horror as she realized what she was looking at.
"So this was the fate of that common village we were at?" asked Nova, voice cracking ever so slightly. Raiyen shook his head.
"That was already destroyed a long time ago." She heaved a sigh of relief.
"But that was the village which housed all the survivors of the Thirty Years War and the common village that you"d visited," explained Ysabeau. Nova spun around to look at Ysabeau, inevitably falling from the creature. Her screams tore through the war-torn sky, while a flash of blue quickly caught the falling princess.
"Hold on!" yelled the Time Mage, engulfed with a pale blue Aura. After glitching through the air for a couple of minutes, Raiyen could only manage to drop his daughter off on the remains of a house.
"Stay here, you"re gonna safe. Ysabeau! Take care of my baby girl!" yelled Raiyen, looking at the sky. The screech from Fluffy was all that he needed for a.s.surance.
"Where are you going?!" asked Nova, tugging on the Time Mage"s sleeve.
"To fight alongside with your mother," replied the Leader of the Vigilante. Instantaneously, he zipped through the air, destroying any obstacles in the way using his two best weapons.
"Look who joined in the fun," asked Baldwin, smiling as Raiyen tore through the enemy"s frontlines with ease.
"Shut it, Angry Man. Where"s my wife?" asked Raiyen, slashing another soldier.
"Where she likes to play," answered the Dark Mage, plunging his sword into two soldiers. Raiyen caught a glimpse of the bright golden light within the clouds. Mavislin burst through the clouds, creating havoc among the area.
"Cascada Helios!" she yelled. A stream of fire engulfed her left hand as her right got submerged with water instead. She clapped her hands, merging the two Elements, creating a huge attack towards the area she was in. Soldiers screamed as they got consumed by the spell.
"Looks like the girl"s very happy," said Raiyen, taking cover.
During this time, Nova had gripped onto Ysabeau"s hand and was once again, airborne. As she climbed onto the bird"s back once more, she can"t help but feel uneasy.
"What"s wrong, child?" asked Ysabeau, gently. Nova shivered uncomfortably. The bird started to squawk loudly, indicating that there was a disturbance within the area.
"There, there, both of you. It"s only the fight, nothing to worry about," cooed Ysabeau, patting on both Princess and beast.
"It"s not that..."
"Then what"s wrong, young one?" Nova"s expression displayed a huge amount of stress as they hovered above the battlefield. She gently closed her eyes and muttered something under her breath.
"I beg your pardon?" asked Ysabeau, trying to listen to what the child had said.
"Every time I visit a place, I can"t help but listen and look into the Memory of that area. It can be quite annoying but useful at times. Useful, since I would be able to know where each and every person had been in that place, knowing their present locations. A cheat in some way, since I would be tapping into what powers the enemies possess and use it against them. I get upset sometimes when I look into the area"s past, especially like this village filled with death. But this time, it is different," explained Nova, eyes blinking furiously. Ysabeau"s face indicated a level of intrigue as she listened to Nova"s explanation.
"It"s like, the battlefield is singing. The Auras are singing as well. I"ve heard Raiyen"s Aura"s song before, and it goes well with Mavislin"s Aura. But there"s another Aura that is breaking the unity. Something is disturbing the Auras and that is upsetting. If the Aura"s song is louder than the rest, it would mean that the Mage would be significantly very powerful."
"It could be the effect of Baldwin"s Dark Aura? His power is quite difficult to estimate," reasoned Ysabeau, shrugging the worries off. The Princess shook her head.
"I"ve thought about that too, but it doesn"t seem so. And besides, there"s a single word bothering me as well. Not a memory but just a single word," replied Nova, closing her eyes again.
"And what word would that be?" Nova was silent for a few seconds before opening her eyes.
"Pond."