Justine looked at Jaakuna out of the corner of her eye, though she then looked at Emiri. Said brunette looked back at her mother, albeit slightly confused. "[b]Chaos is...it's where Nabudis once stood.[/b]" She stated. Emiri could tell there was more to it then that though after a moment, it seemed she relented. "[b]Saying I'm surprised would be incorrect. I simply never thought I would hear of him ever again. Karolina knows what I mean.[/b]"

"[b]What was it, twenty three, twenty four years, now?[/b]" Karolina replied in a rather nostalgic tone. "[b]Hmm...perhaps just a little more. Though that in itself is a story I'm sure Emelia would like to hear from you, Justine.[/b]"

The woman shot her sister a look, clearly not wanting to be the one to speak, but it seemed that would have to be discarded. She let out a small, a hand on her chin as she would recall it. "[b]Every century or so, they say something awakens the Espers. Sometimes it's events that transpire--war would be one of them. Still, Nabudis has been in ruin for some time, though every once in a while a particularly nasty monster would get mutated by the Mist. In accordance with Dalmasca, Rozarria would always send troops, lest the monster escapes to reek havoc. It happens, oh I don't know, every decade? This one time, however, it coincided with the awakening of the Espers. At that time, Karolina and I were under Andre's command. His squadron was sent in to take care of the beast. As this was a normal occurrence, we thought nothing of it.[/b]"

"[b]I had no idea you were a soldier in the army.[/b]" Nadeline raised an eyebrow at her mother.

"[b]I was a nurse, not a soldier.[/b]" Karolina winked at her daughter. "[b]I hope you don't think you got your White Magic talent from your father! Magic runs in the blood, as you know.[/b]" She then looked at Emiri, and continued the story. "[b]As Justine said, we went forth to fight the monster. Of course, Nabudis was swimming with monsters, so it was not as if we weren't prepared for a fight. Rather, we were not prepared for..it. It looked like any other Humbaba, really...though we were quickly shown exactly how wrong we were in assuming it to be like the rest. I think, if it had not been for Justine, we would have been wiped out.[/b]"

"[b]To combat the Humbaba, I contracted with the Esper, Chaos.[/b]" Justine stated, lightly touching her left hand. "[b]Once everyone was safe, I got my end of the bargain, and thus all was left was his...In exchange for asking for his assistance, he would give me a part of his power. Once everything was said and done, we resealed him in Nabudis, though for a long time I did not understand what exactly I had agreed to. It was...a rather strange request, though looking back on it now and seeing the results, he must have been desperate for freedom, and now I see exactly what his intent had been.[/b]"

Grant listened, but he did not quite get the point of the story. Nadeline, however, understood it well. "[b]Mother, when you say magic is in the blood, does that mean...?[/b]" She slowly asked as everything clicked in her head.

"[b]After that, I found that I could manipulate time.[/b]" Justine revealed, crossing her arms. 

Now Grant saw the point. He looked over at Emiri, who was completely shocked by this. "[b]But Mama, you...[/b]"

"[b]The power was passed on to you when you were born. It was unlikely that even Chaos himself could have seen that coming.[/b]" She shook her head. "[b]Gods knew how difficult it was to for a child that couldn't control such a power.[/b]" She looked at Jaakuna again. "[b]That is what you should know about Chaos.[/b]"

Emiri fell silent, unsure of what to say. Meanwhile Nadeline was very deep in thought, processing all the information. "[b]Chaos, Hashmaal, Famfrit, and...Ultima.[/b]" Nadeline would reveal the High Seraph's name. "[b]So we know where Chaos is...do you know where Hashmaal could be, Wesley?[/b]"