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Mizuki used Blitz. She jumped 4 times, each time doing 5 damage. She did 20 damage, but with Strength and Weapon she did 45 damage.
Sara used Blitz. She jumped 5 times, each time doing 5 damage. She did 25 damage, but with Strength and Weapon 33 damage.
Alessia used Barrier Surge. It did 11 damage, but with Defense it did 15.
Clara used Encouragement. Thea's Magic rose by 2.
Thea used Fire. It did 3 damage, but with Magic and Weapon 15 damage.
Silva used Cure on Jack. It healed 9 of his HP.

All together, the Mouse King took 108 damage. It reduced 0 damage.

Mouse King used Stone Shot on Thea. It did 9 damage, but with Magic, Strength and Weapon it did 35.
Mouse King used Rockfall on everyone but Thea. It did 14 damage, but with Magic, Strength and Weapon it did 42. Everyone took 7 damage.

Mikuzi's defense reduced 4 damage.
Sara's defense reduced 4 damage.
Alessia's defense reduced 5 damage.
Jack's defense 1 damage. Jack is down!
Clara's defense reduced 2 damage.
Thea's defense reduced 1 damage.
Silva's defense reduced 10 damage.

It looks like I screwed up the health bar somewhere down the line. Just trust me, it's correct now.

Mouse King

HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (485)
(Cyan, Purple, Light Pink, Hot Pink, Orange, Yellow, Dark Green, Pale Green, Green)
Weapon: Staff/Battle Axe (1-10)
Strength: 10
Speed: 2
Defense: 2
Magic: 10

Stone: Slowly turns enemy into Stone (1-10 damage, completely will turn to stone in 5 turns.)
Swing: Of an Axe (1-6, chance of 1-3 Swings)
Grown: Makes the Mouse King bigger gives him a strength boost (1-3 turns, 1-5 strength)
Stone Shot: Creates a stone and fires it at someone (5-10)
Rockfall: Drops stones on the heads of the group (5-15)
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Mizuki
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■(42)(+0)
MP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■(30)
Ability Slots: (4)
~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage)
~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage)
Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat)
Aero: Call on the wind to lift enemies into the air and then send them flying. Stuns some foes. (5MP, 8 damage on impact+Stun)
Weapon: Hand and a Half Sword (3-11) -1SPD
Item Slot: (3)
Titan Chain: Significantly raises Strength and Speed (+4, +3)
Omega Arts: Raises max HP, Strength, Speed, and Defense. (+3, +3, +3 +3)
Strength: 15(+4)(+3)
Speed: 7(+3)(-1)(+3)
Defense: 2(+3)
Magic: 2

Sara
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (37)
MP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (45)
Ability Slots: 5(+4)
Fire: Launch a ball of fire toward enemies. (3MP. Deals 5 Damage)
Thunder: Strike surrounding enemies from above with lightning (3MP, 6 damage)
Quick Blitz: Perform a jumping attack. (5 Damage)
Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat)
~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage)
Weapon: Bow and Arrow (3-10) +2 SPD
Item Slots: 5
Master Earring: Significantly raises max AS, Speed and Defense. (+4, +1, +2)
Strength: 14
Speed: 7(+1)(+2)
Defense: 5(+2)
Magic: 5

Alessia
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (45)
MP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (45)
Ability Slots: 4 (+1)
Aero: Call on the wind to lift enemies into the air and then send them flying. Stuns some foes. (5MP, 8 damage on impact+Stun)
~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage)
~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage)
Barrier Surge: Cloak yourself in a barrier and rush the enemy. (15 damage + 1 Round invulnerability)
Barrier Surge: Cloak yourself in a barrier and rush the enemy. (15 damage + 1 Round invulnerability)
Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat)
Weapon: Arming Sword (4-13) +0 SPD
Item Slots: 5
Tourmaline Ring: Increases Strength, Speed and increases maximum AS (+1, +1, +2)
Titan Chain: Significantly raises Strength and Speed (+4, +3)
Strength: 14(+1)(+4)
Speed: 4(+1)(+3)
Defense: 6
Magic: 5

Jack
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (3)
MP:■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (95)
Ability Slots: 5(+2)
Fire: Launch a ball of fire toward enemies. (3MP. Deals 5 Damage)
Thunder: Strike surrounding enemies from above with lightning (3MP, 6 damage)
Aero: Call on the wind to lift enemies into the air and then send them flying. Stuns some foes. (5MP, 8 damage on impact+Stun)
Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat)
Blizzard: Blast enemies head-on with a chunk of ice. (3MP. Deals 4 Damage)
Weapon: Mage’s Staff (3-10) +0 SPD
Item Slots: 4
Fencer Earring: Highly increases maximum AS, Strength, Speed and also increases Magic (+2, +1, +1,+5)
Strength: 9(+1)
Speed: 4(+1)
Defense: 2
Magic: 14(+5)

Clara
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (44)
MP: (0)
Ability Slots:
Shoe attack: (1-4 Stun)
Encouragement: Gives party member an extra stat or damage boost
Weapon: Shoe (1-4)
Item Slots:
Strength: 14
Speed: 4
Defense: 6
Magic: 0

Thea
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (-9)
MP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■(61)
Ability Slots: 4
Fire: Launch a ball of fire toward enemies. (3MP. Deals 5 Damage)
Fire: Launch a ball of fire toward enemies. (3MP. Deals 5 Damage)
Fire: Launch a ball of fire toward enemies. (3MP. Deals 5 Damage)
Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat)
Weapon: Fists (1-4)
Item Slots: 4
Strength: 11
Speed: 4
Defense: 2
Magic: 10

Silvia
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (53)(+0)
MP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (42)(+1)(+15)
Ability Slots: 4 (+1)
Esuna: Recover from all negative status effects. (10MP)
Aero: Call on the wind to lift enemies into the air and then send them flying. Stuns some foes. (5MP, 8 damage on impact+Stun)
Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat)
Weapon: Ego The Sword (1-10) +2 SPD
Item Slots: 5
Heartguard: Raises max HP and Defense. Equip more to boost effect. (+3, +4)
Silver Ring: Increases Magic and slightly increases maximum AS (+1, +1)
Magic Armlet: Slightly raises max MP and Magic. (+1, +2)
Strength: 11
Speed: 1
Defense: 7(+4)
Magic: 6(+1)(2)

"If you think this is going to stop us Cal, then you are sadly, sadly mistaken. I don't think you quite remember what you're up against, do you?" Dale said generally. The others were doing well enough with the taunting and that was just fine by him. He didn't need to irritate Cal any more. With any luck, the amount she was receiving would already be a good enough distraction. Right now, none of the others would be good enough to handle the healing they needed, that was for sure. It fell then to Dale to get the job done. It wasn't often that he had to do this. Usually he was on the offensive and either it went down so quickly that they didn't need it or someone else like Johanna handled it. When they did work together, which was rare enough. His thoughts drifted to her at that moment. What would she do here? Much the same as we're doing I expect. She wouldn't put up with this any more than we are and she would most certainly fight back. I wonder what'll happen when all this gets round. She'll probably blame me for all of this. Perhaps I deserve it to some degree, I did take them to this place. Not that I expected this of course. Cal walked herself into this situation that goes without saying and nothing will remove her of that blame, but how much of this will be pinned on me? What will become of everyone that followed? I suspect that they'll get off without blame, but I? Evanora will not be happy with me. And that's fine. When we succeed here I'll consider my decision valid and retain no blame. The consequences of not doing it far, far outweigh the risks. If I hadn't then there'd be a lot of danger. Not just for us, but the world as a whole. Who knows how long Deliora will rampage before he is defeated again?
"Get up and fight!" Dale shouted, somewhat encouragingly as he used Cura, the thought of the safety of the realm on his mind. "This is more than our own lives! This is the lives of this country, this world as a whole we fight for!"

Dale used Cura on Veilen and Ander



"Yes, very well. I'm sure we can expose him and his lecherous ways Zéphyrine. In fact, I'd wager on it. If you were to find a way to leave the room you could attempt to sneak around the bedrooms and see what you could find yourself, if you could think of pretence. Perhaps you could beg permission to attend the servant's quarters and work from there?" Vance suggested. Just as planned, I might add. "And now we'd best go back inside." He led Zéphyrine inside.

"Apologies for my brief absence Duke Everlue. It is most unfitting and I apologise. She has been reprimanded as might be expected." Vance apologised gracefully.

Mizuki used Blitz. She jumped 4 times, each time doing 5 damage. She did 20 damage, but with Strength and Weapon she did 49 damage.
Sara used Blitz. She jumped 3 times, each time doing 2 damage. She did 6 damage, but with Strength and Weapon 19 damage.
Alessia used Blitz. She jumped 3 times, each time doing 3 damage. She did 9 damage, but with Strength and Weapon she did 34 damage.
Jack used Cure on Thea. He healed 29.
Clara used Shoe Attack. It did 2 damage, but with Strength and Weapon it did 13 damage.
Thea used Fire. It did 5 damage, but with Magic and Weapon 12 damage.
Silva used Esuna on Thea.

All together, the Mouse King took 127 damage. It reduced 2 damage.

Mouse King used Stone Shot on Jack. It did 10 damage, but with Magic, Strength and Weapon it did 38.
Mouse King used Rockfall on everyone but Jack. It did 15 damage, but with Magic, Strength and Weapon it did 38. Everyone took 6 damage.

Mikuzi's defense reduced 5 damage.
Sara's defense reduced 6 damage.
Alessia's defense reduced 5 damage.
Jack's defense 0 damage. Jack is down!
Clara's defense reduced 5 damage.
Thea's defense reduced 1 damage.
Silva's defense reduced 1 damage.

Mouse King

HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (593)
(Cyan, Purple, Light Pink, Hot Pink, Orange, Yellow, Dark Green, Green)
Weapon: Staff/Battle Axe (1-10)
Strength: 10
Speed: 2
Defense: 2
Magic: 10

Stone: Slowly turns enemy into Stone (1-10 damage, completely will turn to stone in 5 turns.)
Swing: Of an Axe (1-6, chance of 1-3 Swings)
Grown: Makes the Mouse King bigger gives him a strength boost (1-3 turns, 1-5 strength)
Stone Shot: Creates a stone and fires it at someone (5-10)
Rockfall: Drops stones on the heads of the group (5-15)
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Mizuki
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■(45)(+2)
MP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■(30)
Ability Slots: (4)
~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage)
~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage)
Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat)
Aero: Call on the wind to lift enemies into the air and then send them flying. Stuns some foes. (5MP, 8 damage on impact+Stun)
Weapon: Hand and a Half Sword (3-11) -1SPD
Item Slot: (3)
Titan Chain: Significantly raises Strength and Speed (+4, +3)
Omega Arts: Raises max HP, Strength, Speed, and Defense. (+3, +3, +3 +3)
Strength: 15(+4)(+3)
Speed: 7(+3)(-1)(+3)
Defense: 2(+3)
Magic: 2

Sara
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (40)
MP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (45)
Ability Slots: 5(+4)
Fire: Launch a ball of fire toward enemies. (3MP. Deals 5 Damage)
Thunder: Strike surrounding enemies from above with lightning (3MP, 6 damage)
Quick Blitz: Perform a jumping attack. (5 Damage)
Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat)
~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage)
Weapon: Bow and Arrow (3-10) +2 SPD
Item Slots: 5
Master Earring: Significantly raises max AS, Speed and Defense. (+4, +1, +2)
Strength: 14
Speed: 7(+1)(+2)
Defense: 5(+2)
Magic: 5

Alessia
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (47)
MP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (45)
Ability Slots: 4 (+1)
Aero: Call on the wind to lift enemies into the air and then send them flying. Stuns some foes. (5MP, 8 damage on impact+Stun)
~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage)
~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage)
Barrier Surge: Cloak yourself in a barrier and rush the enemy. (15 damage + 1 Round invulnerability)
Barrier Surge: Cloak yourself in a barrier and rush the enemy. (15 damage + 1 Round invulnerability)
Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat)
Weapon: Arming Sword (4-13) +0 SPD
Item Slots: 5
Tourmaline Ring: Increases Strength, Speed and increases maximum AS (+1, +1, +2)
Titan Chain: Significantly raises Strength and Speed (+4, +3)
Strength: 14(+1)(+4)
Speed: 4(+1)(+3)
Defense: 6
Magic: 5

Jack
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (0)
MP:■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (95)
Ability Slots: 5(+2)
Fire: Launch a ball of fire toward enemies. (3MP. Deals 5 Damage)
Thunder: Strike surrounding enemies from above with lightning (3MP, 6 damage)
Aero: Call on the wind to lift enemies into the air and then send them flying. Stuns some foes. (5MP, 8 damage on impact+Stun)
Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat)
Blizzard: Blast enemies head-on with a chunk of ice. (3MP. Deals 4 Damage)
Weapon: Mage’s Staff (3-10) +0 SPD
Item Slots: 4
Fencer Earring: Highly increases maximum AS, Strength, Speed and also increases Magic (+2, +1, +1,+5)
Strength: 9(+1)
Speed: 4(+1)
Defense: 2
Magic: 14(+5)

Clara
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (49)
MP: (0)
Ability Slots:
Shoe attack: (1-4 Stun)
Encouragement: Gives party member an extra stat or damage boost
Weapon: Shoe (1-4)
Item Slots:
Strength: 14
Speed: 4
Defense: 6
Magic: 0

Thea
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (25)
MP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■(64)
Ability Slots: 4
Fire: Launch a ball of fire toward enemies. (3MP. Deals 5 Damage)
Fire: Launch a ball of fire toward enemies. (3MP. Deals 5 Damage)
Fire: Launch a ball of fire toward enemies. (3MP. Deals 5 Damage)
Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat)
Weapon: Fists (1-4)
Item Slots: 4
Strength: 11
Speed: 4
Defense: 2
Magic: 10

Silvia
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (53)(+0)
MP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (50)(+1)(+15)
Ability Slots: 4 (+1)
Esuna: Recover from all negative status effects. (10MP)
Aero: Call on the wind to lift enemies into the air and then send them flying. Stuns some foes. (5MP, 8 damage on impact+Stun)
Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat)
Weapon: Ego The Sword (1-10) +2 SPD
Item Slots: 5
Heartguard: Raises max HP and Defense. Equip more to boost effect. (+3, +4)
Silver Ring: Increases Magic and slightly increases maximum AS (+1, +1)
Magic Armlet: Slightly raises max MP and Magic. (+1, +2)
Strength: 11
Speed: 1
Defense: 7(+4)
Magic: 6(+1)(2)

Jin happily wandered the lands towards the city in search of a place to do trade with his best friend, his shark, walking alongside him. It was a fairly pleasant walk, as it always was with Lan' by his side. After all, a Landshark was an Elf's best friend. Or was that dogs? Oh well, the Landshark was his best friend and that was all that mattered to Jin'rael! The walk didn't take too long and Lan'do offered to carry him the latter part of the way, because they had been walking a long time and Jin felt lazy. Apparently Lan also wanted a workout and he could think of none better than having an elf riding on his back. Jin attached the specialised saddle he had created to the shark and off they went. The saddle was there for two reasons. One, because Lan' was very uncomfortable to sit on bareback and secondly (Arguably more importantly), he had always fallen off Lan when he had ridden without a saddle and not fancying any more brain damage than he had already received they had managed to find someone to make a specialised saddle just for them which was awfully nice of them he had to say.

When they arrived in the big city and boy it was big! And beautiful, but mostly big! And also more important than that, Jin'rael heard a voice and saw a large Dragon which he recognised instantly as Calor. And it seemed they were surrounded by a giant party with a fancy looking bloke who could only be the King of the Elves himself!
"Lan we're going." Jin' declared and started running over, waving at the Dragon as he went.
"NO JIN DON'T YOU MIGHT NOT BE INVITED!" The Shark called, the only one of the pair who really thought about things like manners, but followed anyway. Once again, Jin' pulls me into something. Oh I hope we don't get in trouble for this, that would be awful. He doesn't mean any harm by it... Jin' kept his reckless run going heedless of the warnings of the Shark. Friendship is way, way more important than manners. Travis is cool, he'll be fine with it!
"Hey again Travis how're you doing? What's going on it looks like you've got a lot of people over here, wow! And they've all got soul friends like I do, except none of them are quite like Lan' here so they're not really all that similar but that doesn't matter!" The Elf exclaimed at the sight of his friend.​

Kari listened with bewilderment to the strangeness that was the strange magical talking door that the one who pushed past her earlier opened. Why do they even have that?! What even is it? She stood there, kind of confused while it ranted and ranted about how it was some kind of great talking door that kept secrets or something. She really wasn't that sure about what the hell it was, or what the hell it did. Or why someone made it, which wound up being quite the puzzle. In any case, he shut the door and then that was that. She couldn't help but laugh at Alec's rather offhand comment about it not being what they were looking for, though she didn't say anything. It was strange. The whole situation had been quite serious until that happened, it was a really weird ice breaker. Looks like it's my turn to open a door. Well, here goes nothing! Kari walked over to another door, swung it open and then waited for fate to decide what was inside.

"I know, but I can't help her yet. He has her." Sherridan said regretfully, looking backwards at Dane. You *******. I don't know how I'm going to do it but I swear I will help you Alisia, even though that monster of a man has you in his clutches right now. He won't be able to keep hold of you forever and that is when I'll try and help. I can't take you out of his reach entirely, but I can at least tend the wounds so you don't look so much like a mess. He then heard someone coming over and speaking to Audrey and seemingly him. He looked and recognised the white haired woman that had earlier sided with Dane. He had misjudged her. She was actually showing concern for the girl and trying to reassure her about what happened, revealing to him that the girl had just lost her mother. He clenched his fist. "You're right I'm coming. Audrey, I don't know you all very well, but I'll promise you this. There'll be justice for your mother, somehow, some day." Goddess and Hero be damned, I have something more important here to worry about. She will return safely to her father, or I'll die trying to get her there. She must be kept away from Dane- He can't be allowed to hurt her, or hurt anyone. If her father goes after Dane for what he did, then that's fine by me. I'll help. The Ranger allowed himself to be transported, wherever they were going, and unto whatever fate faced them.

It seemed that there were two men brave enough to face Dane and it became quickly apparent that one of them was Audrey's father. Seeing a chance, the Ranger reached for his weapon, but far too late. By the time he even had his hand on the bow, Dane and Alisia were gone, out of their reach for now. No, we missed our chance. Damn that Dane. It seems justice will have to wait a while.
"Looks like it's too late for you to explain what happened in the forest." Sherridan said as they left. The two men he was watching appeared to be taking the missed chance hard. One of them destroyed a table in his anger. Whoever these men were, then they were men after his own heart. They sought justice, even if the man named Caleb, Audrey's father, seemed to be descending down a darker path to avenge the death of Audrey's mother. Though he didn't know them, their shared concerns for justice told Sherridan that he could trust them to a certain degree. The Ranger walked over to them as they talked and took a breath. He hoped they would see an ally in him, but there was a chance they wouldn't.
"I am sorry for your loss. I wish only that I had been faster, that I might have been able to stop Dane before he murdered the woman you loved." The Ranger said gravely. "We will find justice for her. I will not let that man kill another person, or beat another child again."
​

The Mouse King had managed to hurt her a little. It was but a scratch to her. It didn't matter much to her though. She noticed that he was targeting Thea, trying to turn her to stone. She gritted her teeth.
"You think you're so tough don't you, attacking a little girl like that?" Alessia demanded. "You don't seem so tough now! Come fight someone your own size!" Hopefully he would listen to her taunts and try and attack her instead. She wanted more reasons to make him hurt, and more importantly she didn't want him to hurt Thea. She was only a little girl so she had to make sure that she didn't get hurt too badly. This is not what I expected to be doing when they said we were going to a sleepover.




Vance blinked in surprise a couple of times. She doesn't really understand servants does she? What is she, some kind of foreigner? Well, she doesn't look from around here that's true enough. I'd better explain.
"You really don't understand servants do you?" Vance asked. He lowered the tone of his voice so they couldn't be heard. "I don't know where you come from but things there are very, very different from things here. I can't place where you come from since you don't look like you're from these parts. Here, servants don't stick up for each other in public unless they want to suffer. You never show up a lord in public here. You don't question his judgement, you don't speak out against him or anything. His word, or indeed her word if it's a lady you work for, is law. You follow that to the letter and you do not ever disobey. What you say in the servants' quarters away from public earshot, that's up to you and nobody really cares what it is. You can say that you want to kill your lord and so long as they don't hear, which they probably won't, you'll be fine. In the face of the public though, it's not happening. Now, I don't like him either, let me get that straight. I have my opinions and standards too. The fact that he's doing it to save money and deliberately not paying them as much as a normal servant would be, that as far as I'm concerned is far from right. I can tell you're an outspoken person Zéphyrine, but I need you to try and hold that back for just a while longer while the others find that book." I can't believe that I actually have to put myself on the same level as her to do this. It's not natural. This is not the way things are meant to be. Hopefully she'll listen. I've made the effort to try and be reasonable with her, surely she'll see that.

Vance's years of political training were worth it. He managed to keep a perfectly straight business face to something utterly cringeworthy and frankly disgusting. The allusions I made to that were bad enough, but actually doing it... This man is an insult to nobility. Even if I misinterpreted what he said, he's still awful. Men like him shouldn't have power. He doesn't even treat his servants respectfully. At least in House Dorian we pay them and respect that they have their job to do, even if they're below us. There's no reason for us to rub their faces into the dirt by lording them over with our status and making them do all sorts of ungodly things like Duke Everlue does. No nobleman should be so casually dallying with his servants like that, what if one of them should father a *******? Or indeed, the social consequences of being found out. If it were anyone else then they'd make him the talk of the noble community. They already know he's a man of odd character and odder preferences. Hopefully the thieving team will get their job done quickly or else I'll have to put up with his miserable company. Despite his internal dislike of the repulsive looking and acting Duke Everlue, Vance continued as civil as he had managed to keep himself. Zéphyrine however, seemed to have no such limitations and forced his hand. Again.
"Zéphyrine! How many times do I have to tell you that your place is to keep quiet and let myself and Lord Conrad do the speaking! You are only to spoke when spoken to!" She was going to endanger everything at this rate! The last thing they needed was to have her ruin the mission by angering the Duke. An idea occurred. "Give me a couple of minutes to speak with my servant if you may Duke Everlue." With that,Vance reluctantly grabbed the woman's arm and led her outside and shut the dining room door, leaving Conrad in there with the Duke. He'd be fine. He checked around behind him- Nobody was there.
"Look Zéphyrine I don't like this any more than you do." The young lord hissed. "But we've got a job to do. I have to put up with him as much as you do. So please, I'm asking for the sake of the job we're doing- Just listen to what I say. I'm not asking for much. I just need you to act a part."




"You think one person matters?" Dale asked as Ra fell and she began to laugh in that annoyingly overconfident manner. He'll be fine, we have the others on healing duty. As if on cue, Ra got back up again and took the fight back to Calxiyn. "When we have a team? Poor Calxiyn, you've got one hell of a lesson coming for you!" Dale determined to try his hail of ice daggers again because he was certain that he could do far, far better with it than he just did. He just didn't shape it right. Once again, he formed up the ice and the frozen daggers shot out the eye of his staff. The amber eye seemed to follow Cal everywhere, which she may have found slightly worrying, if only a little creepy, had she actually noticed it. It was meant to be a bit of a deterrent at least. Cal, we won't lose this battle. You're not Boreal, even with that mask on. We can defeat you. I know what he's like- He'd never use anything more powerful than he is, it just doesn't work like that. He can't stand being below something.

Mizuki used Blitz. She jumped 5 times, each time doing 2 damage. She did 10 damage, but with Strength and Weapon she did 38 damage.
Sara used Quick Blitz. It did 4 damage, but with Strength, Speed and Weapon she did 25 damage.
Alessia used Blitz. She jumped 5 times, each time doing 3 damage. She did 15 damage, but with Strength and Weapon she did 37 damage.
Jack used Aero. It did 5 damage, but with Magic and Weapon it did 26 damage.
Clara used Shoe Attack. It did 4 damage, but with Strength and Weapon it did 18 damage.
Thea used Fire. It did 5 damage, but with Magic and Weapon 14 damage.
Silva used Aero. It did 8 damage, but with Magic and Weapon it did 22 damage.

All together, the Mouse King took 180 damage. It reduced 0 damage.

Mouse King used Stone on Thea. Each turn it would do 5 damage. This turn, with Magic and Weapon it did 23 damage.

"I tried to get you before little girl, now nothing shall stop me. Aha, aha, ahahhahaha!"

Mouse King used Swing on everyone but Thea. He swung 3 times, each time doing 5 damage. He did 15 damage, but with Strength and Weapon he did 27. Everyone took 4 damage.

Mikuzi's defense reduced 5 damage.
Sara's defense reduced 5 damage.
Alessia's defense reduced 2 damage.
Jack's defense 2 damage.
Clara's defense reduced 6 damage.
Thea's defense reduced 2 damage.
Silva's defense reduced 8 damage.

Mouse King

HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (720)
(Cyan, Purple, Light Pink, Hot Pink, Orange, Yellow, Dark Green, Green)
Weapon: Staff/Battle Axe (1-10)
Strength: 10
Speed: 2
Defense: 2
Magic: 10

Stone: Slowly turns enemy into Stone (1-10 damage, completely will turn to stone in 5 turns.)
Swing: Of an Axe (1-6, chance of 1-3 Swings)
Grown: Makes the Mouse King bigger gives him a strength boost (1-3 turns, 1-5 strength)
Stone Shot: Creates a stone and fires it at someone (5-10)
Rockfall: Drops stones on the heads of the group (5-15)
​

Mizuki
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■(45)(+3)
MP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■(30)
Ability Slots: (4)
~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage)
~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage)
Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat)
Aero: Call on the wind to lift enemies into the air and then send them flying. Stuns some foes. (5MP, 8 damage on impact+Stun)
Weapon: Hand and a Half Sword (3-11) -1SPD
Item Slot: (3)
Titan Chain: Significantly raises Strength and Speed (+4, +3)
Omega Arts: Raises max HP, Strength, Speed, and Defense. (+3, +3, +3 +3)
Strength: 15(+4)(+3)
Speed: 7(+3)(-1)(+3)
Defense: 2(+3)
Magic: 2

Sara
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (40)
MP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (45)
Ability Slots: 5(+4)
Fire: Launch a ball of fire toward enemies. (3MP. Deals 5 Damage)
Thunder: Strike surrounding enemies from above with lightning (3MP, 6 damage)
Quick Blitz: Perform a jumping attack. (5 Damage)
Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat)
~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage)
Weapon: Bow and Arrow (3-10) +2 SPD
Item Slots: 5
Master Earring: Significantly raises max AS, Speed and Defense. (+4, +1, +2)
Strength: 14
Speed: 7(+1)(+2)
Defense: 5(+2)
Magic: 5

Alessia
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (48)
MP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (45)
Ability Slots: 4 (+1)
Aero: Call on the wind to lift enemies into the air and then send them flying. Stuns some foes. (5MP, 8 damage on impact+Stun)
~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage)
~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage)
Barrier Surge: Cloak yourself in a barrier and rush the enemy. (15 damage + 1 Round invulnerability)
Barrier Surge: Cloak yourself in a barrier and rush the enemy. (15 damage + 1 Round invulnerability)
Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat)
Weapon: Arming Sword (4-13) +0 SPD
Item Slots: 5
Tourmaline Ring: Increases Strength, Speed and increases maximum AS (+1, +1, +2)
Titan Chain: Significantly raises Strength and Speed (+4, +3)
Strength: 14(+1)(+4)
Speed: 4(+1)(+3)
Defense: 6
Magic: 5

Jack
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (38)
MP:■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (95)
Ability Slots: 5(+2)
Fire: Launch a ball of fire toward enemies. (3MP. Deals 5 Damage)
Thunder: Strike surrounding enemies from above with lightning (3MP, 6 damage)
Aero: Call on the wind to lift enemies into the air and then send them flying. Stuns some foes. (5MP, 8 damage on impact+Stun)
Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat)
Blizzard: Blast enemies head-on with a chunk of ice. (3MP. Deals 4 Damage)
Weapon: Mage’s Staff (3-10) +0 SPD
Item Slots: 4
Fencer Earring: Highly increases maximum AS, Strength, Speed and also increases Magic (+2, +1, +1,+5)
Strength: 9(+1)
Speed: 4(+1)
Defense: 2
Magic: 14(+5)

Clara
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (50)
MP: (0)
Ability Slots:
Shoe attack: (1-4 Stun)
Encouragement: Gives party member an extra stat or damage boost
Weapon: Shoe (1-4)
Item Slots:
Strength: 14
Speed: 4
Defense: 6
Magic: 0

Thea
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (9)
MP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■(70)
Ability Slots: 4
Fire: Launch a ball of fire toward enemies. (3MP. Deals 5 Damage)
Fire: Launch a ball of fire toward enemies. (3MP. Deals 5 Damage)
Fire: Launch a ball of fire toward enemies. (3MP. Deals 5 Damage)
Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat)
Weapon: Fists (1-4)
Item Slots: 4
Strength: 11
Speed: 4
Defense: 2
Magic: 10

Silvia
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (55)(+3)
MP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (50)(+1)(+15)
Ability Slots: 4 (+1)
Esuna: Recover from all negative status effects. (10MP)
Aero: Call on the wind to lift enemies into the air and then send them flying. Stuns some foes. (5MP, 8 damage on impact+Stun)
Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat)
Weapon: Ego The Sword (1-10) +2 SPD
Item Slots: 5
Heartguard: Raises max HP and Defense. Equip more to boost effect. (+3, +4)
Silver Ring: Increases Magic and slightly increases maximum AS (+1, +1)
Magic Armlet: Slightly raises max MP and Magic. (+1, +2)
Strength: 11
Speed: 1
Defense: 7(+4)
Magic: 6(+1)(2)

"Insolent girl!" The Mouse King exclaimed, the Fireball doing very little to hurt him. "I'll show you what true power means!" The Mouse King started to turn Thea to stone, but was cut off by the shouts of the Nutcracker and Clara.

"No Silvia! Stand back!" The Nutcracker cried.

“I demand that you turn us back and surrender!" Clara shouted, listening to Thea's whining. "There’s more to being a King then having a crown.” She told him. He laughed.

“Suddenly you’re the expert?” He asked.

“You’ll never gain their loyalty until you earn their respect.”

“I don’t need their loyalty, I don’t even need them!” He motioned to all the villagers, turning them into statues, except for Beucette, who was still in chains.​

Mouse King

HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (900)
(Cyan, Purple, Light Pink, Hot Pink, Orange, Yellow, Dark Green, Green)
Weapon: Staff/Battle Axe (1-10)
Strength: 10
Speed: 2
Defense: 2
Magic: 10

Stone: Slowly turns enemy into Stone (1-10 damage, completely will turn to stone in 5 turns.)
Swing: Of an Axe (1-6, chance of 1-3 Swings)
Grown: Makes the Mouse King bigger gives him a strength boost (1-3 turns, 1-5 strength)
Stone Shot: Creates a stone and fires it at someone (5-10)
Rockfall: Drops stones on the heads of the group (5-15)
​

Mizuki
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■(45)(+3)
MP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■(30)
Ability Slots: (4)
~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage)
~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage)
Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat)
Aero: Call on the wind to lift enemies into the air and then send them flying. Stuns some foes. (5MP, 8 damage on impact+Stun)
Weapon: Hand and a Half Sword (3-11) -1SPD
Item Slot: (3)
Titan Chain: Significantly raises Strength and Speed (+4, +3)
Omega Arts: Raises max HP, Strength, Speed, and Defense. (+3, +3, +3 +3)
Strength: 15(+4)(+3)
Speed: 7(+3)(-1)(+3)
Defense: 2(+3)
Magic: 2

Sara
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (40)
MP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (45)
Ability Slots: 5(+4)
Fire: Launch a ball of fire toward enemies. (3MP. Deals 5 Damage)
Thunder: Strike surrounding enemies from above with lightning (3MP, 6 damage)
Quick Blitz: Perform a jumping attack. (5 Damage)
Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat)
~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage)
Weapon: Bow and Arrow (3-10) +2 SPD
Item Slots: 5
Master Earring: Significantly raises max AS, Speed and Defense. (+4, +1, +2)
Strength: 14
Speed: 7(+1)(+2)
Defense: 5(+2)
Magic: 5

Alessia
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (50)
MP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (45)
Ability Slots: 4 (+1)
Aero: Call on the wind to lift enemies into the air and then send them flying. Stuns some foes. (5MP, 8 damage on impact+Stun)
~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage)
~Blitz: Perform a series of jumping attacks. (1-5 attacks, 5 Damage)
Barrier Surge: Cloak yourself in a barrier and rush the enemy. (15 damage + 1 Round invulnerability)
Barrier Surge: Cloak yourself in a barrier and rush the enemy. (15 damage + 1 Round invulnerability)
Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat)
Weapon: Arming Sword (4-13) +0 SPD
Item Slots: 5
Tourmaline Ring: Increases Strength, Speed and increases maximum AS (+1, +1, +2)
Titan Chain: Significantly raises Strength and Speed (+4, +3)
Strength: 14(+1)(+4)
Speed: 4(+1)(+3)
Defense: 6
Magic: 5

Jack
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (40)
MP:■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (95)
Ability Slots: 5(+2)
Fire: Launch a ball of fire toward enemies. (3MP. Deals 5 Damage)
Thunder: Strike surrounding enemies from above with lightning (3MP, 6 damage)
Aero: Call on the wind to lift enemies into the air and then send them flying. Stuns some foes. (5MP, 8 damage on impact+Stun)
Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat)
Blizzard: Blast enemies head-on with a chunk of ice. (3MP. Deals 4 Damage)
Weapon: Mage’s Staff (3-10) +0 SPD
Item Slots: 4
Fencer Earring: Highly increases maximum AS, Strength, Speed and also increases Magic (+2, +1, +1,+5)
Strength: 9(+1)
Speed: 4(+1)
Defense: 2
Magic: 14(+5)

Clara
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (50)
MP: (0)
Ability Slots:
Shoe attack: (1-4 Stun)
Encouragement: Gives party member an extra stat or damage boost
Weapon: Shoe (1-4)
Item Slots:
Strength: 14
Speed: 4
Defense: 6
Magic: 0

Thea
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (30)
MP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■(70)
Ability Slots: 4
Fire: Launch a ball of fire toward enemies. (3MP. Deals 5 Damage)
Fire: Launch a ball of fire toward enemies. (3MP. Deals 5 Damage)
Fire: Launch a ball of fire toward enemies. (3MP. Deals 5 Damage)
Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat)
Weapon: Fists (1-4)
Item Slots: 4
Strength: 11
Speed: 4
Defense: 2
Magic: 10

Silvia
HP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (55)(+3)
MP: ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ (50)(+1)(+15)
Ability Slots: 4 (+1)
Thunder: Strike surrounding enemies from above with lightning (3MP, 6 damage)
Aero: Call on the wind to lift enemies into the air and then send them flying. Stuns some foes. (5MP, 8 damage on impact+Stun)
Cure: Recover a small amount of HP. (8MP, 5HP Healed+Magic Stat)
Weapon: Ego The Sword (1-10) +2 SPD
Item Slots: 5
Heartguard: Raises max HP and Defense. Equip more to boost effect. (+3, +4)
Silver Ring: Increases Magic and slightly increases maximum AS (+1, +1)
Magic Armlet: Slightly raises max MP and Magic. (+1, +2)
Strength: 11
Speed: 1
Defense: 7(+4)
Magic: 6(+1)(2)

"Is that right Cal? What do you think you know of me then? I doubt Boreal would have told you anything you didn't need to know, and there's nothing that he knows about me that's of any use to you here Cal! In fact, all you'll see is what I told you all the way back in the cave! If he did tell you anything, all you're doing is deluding yourself into believing his lie! I haven't lied to any of you here Cal, I've been the one trying to make sure you guys were safe along the way of this mission!" Dale shouted back. Please, she doesn't know anything. Boreal hasn't taken the time to get to know me anyway, he always pushed me out. He and I were never destined to be friends. All we share is a similar face, a scar and the name of Hawthorn. And perhaps our magic. Simply put, all we share is what our father gave to us! He and I have never been friends. We've never known each other and nothing Cal says or does will provoke me into thinking that she knows something about me that only he knows. Anything that he could offer is either outdated or already known. He has no secrets of mine. Dale saw that she had thrown up an electric shield around herself. That's Lightning Storm out of the way for now. Let's try a bit of Icemake.
"Icemake dagger storm!" Dale declared, a hail of sharp, icy daggers forming around the eye of his staff and firing in a fast flurry towards Cal, passing easily through her lightning shield. Let's hope I shaped it right. I didn't have the time to do it in the detail that Father taught me.

Dale used his Ice Make magic

Alessia began to worry greatly about the fate of Prince Eric. He wasn't with the others and that meant only one thing. If the mice were making a fire then they were going to burn the Prince. No... No... They're going to burn him and he's only made of wood... He'll burn up so fast... We have to go, we have to go now! She didn't even hesitate in following Clara, and in fact she was completely quiet. There was no mirth on her face or even in her eyes. She stalked after Clara. It didn't take long for them to find the fire again and what she saw only confirmed her suspicions. Still, her eyes widened as she watched the undeniable horror of what was coming. Lines of people, being condemned by that abominable ****ing rodent to die in fire. With cheers from the mice! That was it. No, no, no! They can't die like this! Prince Eric can't die like this! He's tried to hard to get this far I won't let them burn him, I won't! She vaguely heard Clara say something, but Alessia wasn't paying attention. The rest of the world didn't matter all that much right now. Sound felt distant, the world itself seemed to tunnel in on one scene. Look at him, parading around crowing like that. I can't, I can't let him do it, I can't. She watched the nightgowned girl leap downwards, nor was she far behind. She vaulted the railing and landed harshly, the shockwaves of the impact racing up her legs sending a jarring pain through her. She shook it off, pain didn't mean anything. Alessia Darkstar drew her sword and started to walk slowly towards the Mouse King, her eyes fixated completely on the murderous rodent and his wooden captive.
"This show ends here." Alessia said, matter-of-factly, striding fearlessly towards the Mouse King. No. Nobody deserves to die that way, nobody! I won't let it, I won't. She ignored the tear welling in her eye as best she could. She couldn't cry now, no matter how cruel it was.



"Ahh, yes, Lauenberger. That was a most excellent event, but if you thought that his was exquisite then I would heartily recommend paying Lord Gottwald a visit. His cellar is truly to die for." Vance responded easily. This goes well. The act is very easy to upkeep when you're talking about events that I remember well. I am surprised to learn that Conrad was there, if indeed he was. He may simply have heard of them. I can't say I would have remembered since he's not the sort I'd typically associate with, but no matter. His knowledge of affairs impresses me enough. He may actually be a useful political ally if of course we can sort out some of his frankly backwards ways of thinking. The conversation quickly circled back round to his maid 'problem', and he began to feel very troubled by Lord Everlue's staff. It was all he could to not shrink back in incredulity and cry how much like demons or some kind of cruel jest upon misfortunates they looked. A horse. a pig, a sheep and then some sort of strange totemic head. Oh dear. This is not a man of class or taste. Not that I thought he was, but he was an even worse deviant than I feared! Vance forced a smile.
"The loyalty of your servants is... Commendable." Vance said as honestly as he could appear, which was perfectly straight and honest. He was an adept liar. It came with the family. "You truly know something I do not."

As Alessia searched around the walls in her panic, ignoring Jack's 'helpful' suggestions, her mind raced and spun in the whirl of movement. This room is too weird, there has to be something to it, there has to be!
"Do you see a rug or bookshelf you idiot? If you're just going to stand there, then help! Beucette is going to burn soon!" Alessia shrieked. She continued her frantic search for something, anything to give a hint. She felt something. One area of the wall was hot. Her panic stricken mind told her this could only be one person- Thea! She must be throwing some kind of fire we are in the right place! Excited by her discovery, she moved faster and faster along the wall until she felt something else odd. Something smooth, and cool. Glass? There was only one thing to do at this point: Smash it. Without saying a word to anyone else, Alessia drew her sword and slammed the pommel into the smooth glassy area she found. Suddenly, cracks ran across the entire stone wall, the illusion of stone breaking as spiderwebs of cracks spread along the surface before shattering in a loud crack and tinkling as the breaking glass rained down upon the real stone floor. She blinked in surprise as the wall collapsed, revealing all of their friends. "Oh thank God, you're all okay. We were worried."




"I'm sure they'll find us soon." Major Mint replied, trying to give Silva an encouraging smile.

Clara watched as Alessia broke the glass wall with Blitz. She looked inside, where the Captain, Major, Thea, Silva, and Sara were all sitting around.
"You guys are alright!?" Clara exclaimed, running to hug Thea. "Wait, where's the Nutcracker? Did he escape?"




Aidan sneered at Scarlett, but did listen to Hasu. He didn't see it as selfish himself, but the safety of everyone could be at risk. He looked at Annika.
"He's right Aidan, we will pay you. We can help you set things right with your parents. You've worked for it, you've earned it. That should mean even more then any old gem." Annika tried to smile. He tossed the gem back onto the pile.
"Thank you, Annika, Hasu." He gave a small nod. "I won't be taking the wand though, it isn't mine to take. Now why don't we get out of here and make a wand?" Aidan gave a small smile.




Zéphyrine stood with mouth open. What the hell was Vance playing at?! Zéphyrine didn't understand royalty, or nobility. Did they gossip about people right in front of them? Or just the servants?

"Problematic you say?" Everlue laughed. "I've never had a problem like that with one of my beautiful maids." As if called by their mention, his ugly maids appeared around him.
"You're so good to us lord Everlue!" They shouted.
"Ladies please, now now."

"We are never doing that again. In fact, let's forget this ever happened." Vance agreed. Repulsive behaviour. You'd think us barbarians, not people of repute and class. Ugh. This mission. I'm certain there must have been another way around it but at least we seem legitimate. I hope so, otherwise the taste of bile in my mouth would not be worth it. However, it seemed that nothing was amiss and thusly they were admitted to the dining room of Duke Everlue. He recalled all the memories he had of Duke Everlue, cleared his throat and took a seat. He drew himself up into his typical straight-backed, official style of sitting and addressed Duke Everlue, practically looking down on him due to Vance's superior height.
"Yes, it would have been Lady Aria's. A fine night if I may say so myself. I believe we may have crossed paths at Lord Gottwald's event some months ago. A spectacular occasion, the wine, to die for. A man of odd tastes at times, but it cannot be questioned that he knows how to stage an event does he not? Were you there Conrad? These grand parties sometimes bleed together." Vance said smoothly, fitting easily into the rhythm of political small talk and introductions. It was customary. First you slipped into conversation. The first opening moves of the game, before entering the midgame where you began to organise your business. It would be wise to prolong the small talk as long as possible for the sake of Aoki and Zephyr. "And yes, my staff are rather something are they not? They came at a heavy price, but I wouldn't criticise most of them. Save one, but no matter. That one will learn, as they all do." He was forced to comment to try and prolong these early stages of the conversation while he could. He'd rely on Conrad to help.




Alessia looked around the room frantically. Nothing here, there's nothing here! What's going on in this place there has to be something I'm missing just looking at it! Why would this be the case... There has to be something, there has to be something... Alessia's thoughts began to spin around and around as she tried to understand the puzzle of this room. She wasn't always the smartest and couldn't quite understand anything in here. Clara was right, there had to be something to all of this but how could they figure it out? And time was running out for poor Beucette, and Eric too. There had to be something, there had to be something... A secret door maybe? Perhaps a stone in these walls opens something? There has to be something because this room is just too bare! What's the point otherwise? She looked up and down for something, anything. Anything that might construe as a solution, an answer to what was the deal with this room! She began to run around frantically, pressing on stones, rushing from wall to wall trying to find a solution.
"Hello! Is there anyone here!" Alessia shouted, trying to see if there was anything around, anything hidden.

"You know nothing of me Calxiyn! You're a newcomer to this guild, you barely know me! What does your judgement even mean?" Dale countered. No, not stone. Fire. Fire that you are slowly but surely igniting. "You consider yourself the Dragon of Hell? Then face the Wolf of Sapphire Eclipse!" Dale said that just to challenge her. He had to challenge her claims. He couldn't allow her to consider herself superior. He had to keep putting her off balance even as he rained damage upon her.

"You will never be able to keep that mask Cal! I don't know what magic that is but it is no longer your responsibility!" Dale shouted. How did Evanora not know about this and take it? Did Cal simply not tell her in which case... She lied to the guild master. That's bad. She's carrying an artifact of immense magical power and is hiding it from the leader of the guild that she is in. There is probably a law against that. Even this betrayal aside she's done something terrible from the start. I wonder how much she knows of what she is doing right now. Does that mask overpower he senses or is she clearly aware of what she is doing? I wonder, what did my Half-Brother say to her in that time that we weren't with her. He and I will need to talk. Is this revenge? Is Boreal doing all this so he can avenge father, avenge his mother and the people that died? He can't be, surely? That would be insane, although he doesn't seem all that balanced right now anyway. Regardless of all of that, despite their initial volleys, Cal was still standing. That meant that he had to keep up the damage else they would all surely perish. He knew he was more powerful than them. He could rely on them to keep themselves alive while he dealt with their treacherous guildmate. He raised his staff and called down another Lightning Storm upon her.

Dale used Lightning Storm (again)

Boreal smiled as he watched Cal stand in their way. She was actually quite competent in this form, even without his direction. It was like it wasn't even her under that mask at that point, which as far as he knew was entirely possible. The man who created the mask was said to have infused some of his will into it. The accuracy of this in comparison to reality was the real question, but he wasn't entirely sure on that. Whatever the case, she was proving quite the effective tool. And she was functioning as a very good distraction, planning to win him a little more time to complete the Moondrip ceremony. He nodded his approval and set to work again. He was very close to having restarted the spell anyway, and in short time the familiar purple beam shot out into the sky as the ancient magic fulfilled its purpose. So beautiful, it is a unique stage this battle is fought on. I wonder if I shall have to fight at all, or if it will simply be the case that Cal finishes them all off and drives them away to that I can complete my purpose here and use her as a tool.After my work is done, then I think they will find that Cal is all theirs and that mask gone. I have no intention of allowing that to be kept around. After all, someone less morally minded than me might use it and since I have it she clearly isn't strong enough of will or body to protect it herself. Perhaps she should hand it over to her guild or something for safekeeping. After all, artifacts like that are far, far too dangerous to be kept around normally.
"So close!" He said to himself.
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"If you will not stand aside, then I will do what I must. I'm disappointed Cal. Evanora will hear of this and we will take that mask away." Dale spoke gravely. He gave his staff a twirl in front of him before mustering up his magic. His Ice Make could be useful, it was just figuring out how. For now at least, he would take a more direct method. If they did her enough harm quickly then she would go down just like any other person might. He set his face cold and extended his staff out towards her. Lightning began to spark around the eye at the tip of the staff and it shot up into the sky and came down again, dividing into a dozen forks that struck and sparked along the stone temple floor around Cal. He watched grimly as his spell reaped its work. He had used this to great effect against Thea before, and now he used it again. It seemed that this was become a habit of his.
"I will end this madness Calxiyn! I don't care how powerful you think you are! Your power is a lie, given to you by a thing of such dark nature that its very existence has been struck away!" Dale declared, largely guessing at the known nature of it. How Boreal knew to make use of it he didn't know, but he was determined to get some answers out of his half-brother later, so he would wait until then to find out.

Dale used Lightning Storm



Mercifully, the uncomfortable fatal dangling in the sky was soon over, replaced with solid, reassuring stone ground on a balcony. She dared not look down at where they were exactly, because she felt like it was high and didn't want to experience that again. As they looked around, Clara pointed out the mice, and the Mouse King. She spotted the Nutcracker on a pyre if wood, and her eyes opened wide. They're going to burn him! And he's made of wood! Poor Prince Eric... Burning is a horrible way to die. Beucette did not make matters any better. In an act of sheer stupidity, she rushed in crying out the name Leeroy Jenkins, of whom she had heard of before. It was said that he joined an elite team of wizards to go fight a dungeon far in the south, but caused many serious injuries as a result of his foolhardiness in charging in recklessly. The Mouse King wasted no time in spotting her and ordering his guards after her. Alessia despaired. We can't fight that many, what was she thinking?
"Oh my God she just ran in." Alessia gasped, watching Beucette run for her life. They want to put her on the fire too! But... What can we do? We've got to find the others who knows what could happen to them? Oh Beucette, run as fast as you can and hide. We'll come save you soon! Reluctantly, Alessia turned away and went through the door Clara had spotted to try and find the others before it was too late for them. If they were quick, they might arrive in time to save Beucette and the Nutcracker. If.
"Come on guys we have to hurry! We need to find the others and rescue Beucette!" She exclaimed.

Alessia looked up sceptically at the fairies holding the vines above. Do they really expect us to... Clara grabbed on to the vine and was lifted up into the air. Reluctantly, Alessia grabbed ahold of one was suddenly, uncomfortably lifted up into the air with very little warning. It was at that moment, as she was suspended in the air saved from death by a vine of questionable strength, that she discovered she had a fear of heights. She looked down at the ground below and for the first time that mission and indeed, ever in recent memory, she screamed. Alessia clung tightly to the vine rope praying to something, anything to make sure she didn't fall to her death. It's so high... Oh no it's so high... What if I fall? That's a long way down and I'll... I'll die. Is this vine strong enough? What if I lose strength and let go? In her panic, Alessia shut her eyes and silently prayed to something to make sure she didn't fall.
"Don't let me drop! Don't you dare let me drop!" Alessia shouted at the fairies holding the rope.




"You and I are going to have to have a private chat at this rate." Vance said, raising an eyebrow at Zephyrine. Of course, he had nothing of the sort in mind. He wasn't even sure exactly what gender Zephyrine was and she was clearly far, far beneath him. However, judging by the Duke's... Choice of company he supposed that this was the most resonant attitude to have to achieve success with him. They needed to appear men after his own heart. "Very private." He smirked. This is distasteful, but I do what I must for the sake of this mission. He scowled visibly, unable to hold back the cringe that came over him for the implications of what he had just said. Conrad and Zephyrine would clearly notice his discomfort at the words.
"I must remind myself to never say that again." Vance muttered, audible to Conrad and possibly Zephyrine were she close enough. Virgo was a good distance away, such that it was unlikely that she'd hear.

An overwhelming sense of despair overcame her as she watched the trap springing. There was nothing she could do as soon as the eerily quiet and eerily still castle collapsed, revealing the cardboard construction that it truly was. It was a trap this whole time. And we never knew. I can't believe that we just fell for the Mouse KIng's trick just like that... So how do we come back from this? The Nutcracker, the Major and the Captain. Our three leaders, only they really know where we're going. And poor Silvia and Thea, they're so gentle and innocent. They don't deserve this. They haven't done anything wrong... Apart from Thea. She burned the Snow Fairies alive so, is this some kind of punishment for what she has done? But what did Silvia do? All she has ever done is try to help, she never even wanted to hurt anything. And Sara... I don't know what to think of her. I just can't believe so many people were taken. She watched them all being flown away by the giant bats. She clenched her fists, and decided there and then that she was going to get the Mouse King back for this. As a side note, despite the strange manner in which it had been said, the strange Beucette had said something that vaguely made sense.
"Come on guys, we have to get them back. We need to find the Mouse King, and we need to defeat him." Alessia said, her voice iron determination. He will pay for what he has done. "He needs to pay for what he has done. Destroying this land, kidnapping our friends, locking away those fairies..." We'll get you back, hold on in there. We'll be there for you soon!



"Girl you should know better than to walk in front of your master. When we return home you and I shall have words. You know full well what I have done for your family as a return for your service out of my gratitude. I do not expect such disrespect from my trusted staff!" Vance reprimanded. It felt quite good being able to tell Zephyros- Zephrine? Whoever it was- Off for their disrespect. Better yet, she couldn't reply yet because otherwise that would break the part would it not? And she wouldn't want to endanger the plan. "And I will have you stand behind us. You disrespect not only me, but Conrad too." If there was any doubt that they were legitimate, they were surely assuaged now that he had reprimanded her so severely.



While the servants and the two young lords left, Edric drove the carriage onwards towards the stables that he had been guided too. When people had looked inside, they hadn't seen the cunningly hidden Aoki and Zephyr who were contained within. He stopped at the stables and unsaddled the horse as required. When all of that was complete, he knocked on the carriage door.
"Alreet you two, make the moost 'o this time as possible. Go feend tha' book as quick as ya can."

They had made it through the temple alive and well. People had managed to avoid falling into the giant hole they had fallen in before, which was a God sent mercy assuming there was one in this world. Dale burned with anticipation inside, determined to hunt down Boreal on his insane quest and put an end to it. He showed no sign of his internal anxiety about facing his half-brother. He knew full well what Boreal was capable of before, but it had been many years since and he could feel that over the years he had only gotten better at his craft. Dynamic Ice-Make... It was potent to be sure. The way it writhed and moved and seemingly thought, as if alive. It was scary in a way, because he didn't know what was possible and what wasn't. Was there a limit? What had Boreal discovered was possible? Dale considered his own magic. How can I fight Boreal's magic with my own? There has to be a way. There has to be something I can do to counter what he does... The most I can do I think is protect the other guild members here from Boreal's magic, powerful as it is. If I give them an ice shield then it should help a little, and perhaps I can throw up a few barriers to block the magic that he uses. It'll be the best chance we have to win this battle against him. Brother... You may have your magic but we have numbers. And you're against me. I've got more powerful since we last met Boreal. It's time that I showed you just how powerful.

With these thoughts in mind, Dale led them through the temple, following the path that he figured would be the way through to Boreal- Namely where he had come from when he faced them. As they walked through the eerie stone corridors, they encountered a flight of stairs. Certain that this was right, Dale climbed them with a lithe grace and speed, racing towards the top of the staircase. Out the top, he could see the night sky above, lit by the radiant purple of the moon. Dale in front, the guild members emerged into the cool night air at the top of the temple. The view here was spectacular, with a commanding view of the village, the jungle, the moon and the ocean around- More importantly however, upon the top of the temple stood Calxiyn and Boreal.
"Cal, step away from him!" Dale shouted, approaching.

At Dale's shout, Boreal looked around. Dale. And his friends. They're here already. I didn't calculate for this. I thought we had more time. What to do... What to do... He remembered the mask in his hand. That's my solution here. Let us see how willing they are to fight their own friend... Yes. That works nicely. Boreal smiled at Dale sadistically, glaring at his brother.
"Sorry Dale, but you're a little too late for that." Boreal looked at Cal and placed the mask on her head and stepped away, allowing it to do its maleficent work. He turned to the group members and addressed them all. "Simply put, Sapphire Eclipse, brother, Calxiyn doesn't wish to step away from me right now. In fact, she and I have an agreement. She has different allies now. She is mine. Now leave me in peace to my work here. I'd ask if you want to join me in my quest but you're all his mindless thralls. So simply put now, leave me in peace or suffer. I'll be sure to return Cal after my business here is done, but you will not interfere with my work here! It is far, far too important to me to be stopped now!" Boreal declared. Ice could be seen wrapping around his arms and legs, across his entire body wrapping it in frozen armour. The icy armour grew around him, and Boreal smiled. He was ready. Half-Brother, I suggest you leave, but if you don't I won't complain. It's time to prove I'm the better one after all at long last!
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Alessia's blade sliced through the rock creature with a satisfying shink and a shower of sparks as the metal ground against the tough rock. She landed perfectly on both feet, flowing easily into a roll and stood up, sheathing her sword. She looked around as everyone else finished it and as it with a final roar of defiance against its face, it collapsed, dead. That was quick. That was very, very quick.
"Nice work everyone." She congratulated, the adrenaline still coursing through her and the will to fight pumping through her veins. She turned away and returned to the Major and the Captain to see the progress being made on the boat.



"Let the plan begin." Vance declared. He ordered everyone into the carriage and they complied luckily for plot reasons. To make a long story short, with the others inside, the carriage rolled up to the Everlue gates and Vance stepped out.
"Vance Dorian and his companion Conrad Heinrich Adelbrecht Carsten von Eisenstein II request an audience with Duke Everlue to conduct business!"

Boreal casually caught the tripping Cal with one hand and pushed her up on to two feet. He picked up the mask and examined it. The mask was strange. It was black around the outline of it with a red side and a blue side on the right and left respectively. Two horns came out of the mask as well. He wasn't entirely sure what it was meant to be. Did it have some sentimental value to it or was there another thing it could do? If it did have something else, then why wouldn't she use it? She wanted to be a more powerful Wizard he knew that for sure, so why didn't she just use it? Frowning, he looked up at her, holding the mask. Why do you sound so false when you say that if it really is nothing? Unless... Let me think. He considered what he was holding at the moment. While it didn't seem like much, magical artifacts didn't have to. They could be anything. He thought about the possibilities of it, what it could have been within his research. Nothing of Zeref's creation, that was for sure. He wouldn't have made this. Not dramatic enough for his tastes. Or destructive. Thus he ruminated on it for a couple more moments. There was only one thing he could think of that he had seen into his studies. A mask of control and amplification. it was said that this mask allowed a certain degree of control over someone if it was placed on, and it would amplify their powers to some degree. The name he couldn't remember, but vaguely recognised the blue and the red and the spikes. How disappointing. This is it? I always thought it'd look more impressive than that. It seems that not all old magic wielders had a touch for the dramatic. If this is the same artifact, then I could use it to fight Deliora. If what I've learned in my studies of magic are to be believed of course.
"Cal, why do you have this? Where did you get it from?" Boreal asked. He was both concerned and curious. It fits my plans, but why does she have it? She's the wrong sort of person to have a thing like this. "And would you use it to fight Deliora? If you did, then you would be worthy of fighting by my side. You'd have power we'd need to defeat it, and bring it to justice. To avenge my father."





Dale listened as Ander spoke, not interrupting him. It seemed the man truly did have something in his past after all. He smiled wryly to himself. It seemed as if everyone was running away from something in their past, didn't it? Ander spoke of sacrifice and he began to consider their options. It was difficult to say what they should do. Obviously their entire plan banked on them stopping Deliora being awoken once more. But what they failed in that regard? What if Deliora got back up? They'd need a plan, if they were to save people. After so long imprisoned, could it be weaker? Could it have gathered strength in the time it was frozen? Worse, would it have made any difference? If it was weaker then they could fight it. If they couldn't then... Someone would need to act. He knew Iced Shell. His father had taught him it, for the use in the most dire of circumstances and trying of times. Deliora would be worth it. Like father like son. I'd give my life away to do it. It'd be a release. People would go on, Johanna would be sad, but she'd be proud of me for doing something so selfless, wouldn't she? And perhaps maybe, it'd be worth it. Someone in this room when they get more powerful, could do something like what I did, but more important. Am I a worthwhile sacrifice to allow another saviour to rise? Of course. That's what father would want me to do, right? That's what Johanna would want me to do, right? Evanora? Caliborn? Edric? Of course. Is there any other answer?

He began to lead everyone out of the cave and back into the temple. The hole they had fallen into was there still, but he spotted a small path around the edge and followed it to the nearest branch off hallway, skirting close to the edge and the risk of serious injury in the hunt for Boreal, and for Cal. Where are you two? You've got to be here... Somewhere.