Isaiah agreed to an extent. [color=gold]“When she was one of the Judge Magisters, she was one of the most brilliant Archadians to ever become a judge. Her tendency to always predict an enemy’s plan and be several steps ahead of them was one of the main reasons, despite her young age, that she initially became a Judge. But she never rose past the rank of Third Judge.”[/color] Isaiah recalled there was a time his grandfather, during one of his many lessons, told him something he feared about Leviathan. Despite her talents, he kept her at an arm’s length [color=gold]“Through all of his faults, Hamut--our grandfather--had always felt something was off about Levia. He always told me never to trust her. I think without knowing it, he might’ve been referring to this very moment. And yet..”[/color] Isaiah gripped the hilt of his Falcon’s Bolt, grimacing. [color=gold]“We are doing exactly what Hamut, the man who betrayed his country for Venat, said we should never do.”[/color] [color=orangered]“If you’d rather let Ivalice perish, then you are gladly welcome to hop on my back and stop this merger from happening.”[/color] Adrammelech chided his Chosen One. [color=orangered]“Frankly, none of us Scions like this. We know of Leviathan. As Zeromus’ chosen calls her, ‘That Treacherous Snake Woman’, but she is the lesser of the two evils -even if she will prove to be more crafty with Zodiark at her every beckon call.”[/color] Adrammelech sighed, looking to the dark sky, seeing it already starting to clear up. And as light beckoned Ivalice once more, there came a glimmer of hope. Those who fought the beasts were able to push back. This would be their chance to wipe out the beasts for good. [hr] The transfer from one host to another seemed almost anticlimactic. There was a showing on the ground and glyphs lit up, but after about half of a minute, much like Zodiark’s own existence, it was silence, only the remnants of Levi’s maniacal cackling remained, though even that seemed to fade as she felt Zodiark flow into her as he was meant to do from the start of his creation. The Occuria, whom created the Scions of Light and Darkness, probably knew that Zodiark was meant to be seized and controlled by a more dominating force: the Ophiuchus Descendent. Her eyes flashed black and sapphire blue for several minutes as her limbs moved when her body did not. Mist from all directions being swallowed into her form. It mattered not where it came from, whether it was within the Chamber or Ivalice herself, mist from all corners gathered and became locked inside Leviathans’ body, feeding Zodiark until, as the world soon felt, he was sealed once more. But unlike before, he wasn’t sealed into a series of poorly-drawn seals. No, this time, he was sealed within the Snake-Bearer. And after several minutes passed, Leviathan’s then-closed eyes were now open, and she glanced at everyone, purring with approval. Jaakuna, who now was back to his normal form due to Leviathan’s action of sucking the mist from the area, looked at her confused but still in a wrathful state, yet he was also quite curious about what just happened. The rest appeared to look at her with the same levels of anger and confusion. Levi knew what was going through their minds. She knew that she held all the cards and if she wished it, she could wipe them all out from existence. She had the power at her disposal, but she wasn’t going to do that. [color=0f52ba]“You think that, just because I am here, I’ve come to harm you?”[/color] Levi turned around, gazing at all of them, cackling lowly. [color=0f52ba]“Fear not, Heroes of Ivalice, today will not be the day your end comes. And if it does, then it will not be I who do you in.”[/color] [color=ed1c24]“Then why are you here? And why take Zodiark?”[/color] Jaakuna asked, his voice cracking as he caught the sight of Emiri. She had been unconscious since the transfer. Levi mused a taunting sound at Jaakuna, looking at him with a feigning smile. [color=0f52ba]“I have big plans for the Keeper of Precepts, none in which is any concern to you.”[/color] [color=ed1c24]“The fact that you took him is very much our concern.”[/color] [color=0f52ba]“Oh? Then, what makes you say that, dearest Jackson?”[/color] [color=ed1c24]“Zodiark is pure evil. He is darkness incarnate. We cannot allow you to keep him.”[/color] [color=0f52ba]“Honey, I’m sorry to be the one to tell you this, but you aren’t in any position to tell me what to do, not when I can save your dearest, Emilia.” [/color] And with those words, Jaakuna was rendered speechless. He tried to speak, but his body wouldn’t let him. His eyes glanced over and Emiri and Emette. As the latter pleaded with her host’s daughter that she wasn’t done with her yet, Levi mused a chuckle, approaching the two. [color=0f52ba]“She’s quite pale, isn’t she?” [/color] She knelt down on one knee, her warm hand feeling the coldness of Emiri’s cheek. It was as if she was already dead, yet there was still the faintest amount of life in her. Levi felt it. She also could sense Chaos try his hardest to reach her. She heard his yells, beckoning her to hear him, but she was too close to death for them to reach her. Emiri was dying. Not even the force use of her powers could save her now. Not even Ultima’s light could save her. The only thing it could be... [color=ed1c24]“Get away from her!”[/color] Jaakuna ordered, fists blazing up. Levi mused a curious sound. Her eyes flashed and Jaakuna was forced back into the stone/wooden wall, his body crashing through it, going at least five yards deep into the mine's interior. Her attention went back to Emiri as she stroked the young woman’s cheek, getting close as she gave it a simple peck. Levi moaned just lightly. [color=0f52ba]“Quite the delicate taste she has. Even at Death’s Door, the Time Scion is delicious.” [/color] [color=lightblue]“Seriously, what the fuck is wrong with you?”[/color] Savayna could only shake her head, grossed out by Levi. Savayna’s outburst prompted Levi to laugh. She said nothing in retort, but a few moments later, what she did had been revealed. Emette’d know what it was right away. Chaos would be the second to realize. Anyone who has a close attachment to her, such as Grant and Jaakuna, no matter how far away, would know what happened. And as a full minute would pass, it would be obvious to even someone as foolhardy as Savayna, because Emiri would have opened her eyes by this point. [color=0f52ba]“Consider this my gift to you wonderful lot. As a token of my gratitude for making all of this possible, Emiri no longer beckons Zalara.”[/color] [color=lightblue]“But why?”[/color] [color=0f52ba]“Because her death would not be beneficial to anyone. Besides, I could never do anything to my Silent Knight.”[/color] Levi blew Grant a kiss, winking at him once. [color=0f52ba]“Until then, my sweets~” [/color] Before either of them could get a single word in or react accordingly, Levi was gone as her body faded into black smoke and left through the hole in the ceiling. When she did, it was as if the mines started to react, because rock and steel beams started to shake. Before long, they would come down upon them. Without Zodiark’s might keeping the already-unstable mines together, it most certainly was minutes away from crumbling into nothing but a collection of steel and dirt. [color=lightblue]“We need to go - [b]NOW![/b]”[/color] Savayna said, summoning Mateus. [color=lightblue]“Through the hole above. It’s our only chance!”[/color] Savayna ordered everyone as she hopped on Mateus’ back and the ice Esper had floated up, using his magick to float even higher up the hole. Belias would soon follow suit as he had Jaakuna on his back, going over to get Emette and Emiri with him, and he would follow Mateus. The others would be wise to hurry themselves.