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Elemental Legends (Sophie and rawkhawk64)

The King sighed. He entered Sophie's room first. "I guess I'll have to get your stories separately. Now, would you kindly tell me what happened at the Shi no Danjon? If you've returned, that means the evil there has been destroyed, right?" the King asked.

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The King decided to step in. He approached Sophie, putting his hand on her shoulder. He looked down at her as a father would his daughter. "My dear, please, pay her no mind. Rozarain is spoiled, mostly from her mother. Due to this, she thinks she can have anything she wants. Now, I believe I need to speak with both of you as to what happened at the Shi no Danjon." the King said, indicating for Sophie to lead the way.

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The doctor quickly rushed past Sophie. He examined Valgius over with various medical equipment, none of which he knew the use of. The doctor shook his head. "Young man, I'm afraid you're going to be restricted to just your bed for at least a week. I don't know what caused those internal injuries, but they're pretty bad." the doctor and medics left the room. Princess Rozarain pushed Sophie out of the way as she came in. She quickly walked over to Valgius' bed. "You okay?" she asked. Fire flared up in Valgius' hand. "Don't come closer, or you'll be the first Royal funeral pyre I've ever lit." Valgius said. The Princess was shocked. "Why...?" she asked. Valgius shook his head. "Because, you push yourself upon me without even asking how I feel about you. I don't know how they do things here, but where I come from, you ask another person before you make a move on them. Now, just because your a spoiled brat doesn't mean you can have everything you want." Valgius said, his voice hard and harsh. Rozarain started to cry. "I... see... well, Valgius, let it be known that I will keep trying to win you." she said, getting up to leave. She glared at Sophie. "And you... I don't know what he sees in you. You're just common scum!" she said, turning on her heels and fleeing. Unknown to everyone, the King had heard and seen all. He shook his head. "Oh, Rozarain... will you ever learn?" he asked himself.

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The medic simply nodded at the reply. "As I've said, you are free to leave at any time." the medic said, leaving.

Manwhile, Valgius was still having difficulty trying to get up. He managed to stand upright, but a pain in his side caused him to collapse, which caused more pain. Valgius yelled, unable to keep the pain back. Three medics rushed past Sophie's room, and saw Valgius on the floor. One of the medics went to go get a doctor, while the others helped Valgius back in bed.

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When Sophie hit the wall, a medic ran in, until he saw she was crying. He approached her. "Something wrong, ma'am?" he asked. He was examining her medical chart, which showed that her injures were actually minor. He shook his head. "I've also been told that you can go at any time you wish. Your friend has to stay, though... He's sustained major internal injuries in addition to various burns and cuts." the doctor said.

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The guard that had ran back to the castle returned with more guards, a few of which were carrying stretchers. The guards loaded Valgius on first, followed by Sophie, ignoring any attempts she might have made to escape. This time, the guards didn't disarm the two, but carried them to the castle's hospital.

A few hours later, Valgius stirred. The first thing his eyes saw as he opened them was a very fancy dress. When Valgius had his eyes open completely, he saw the Princess looking down at him, her face full of concern. Valgius looked down, and saw his body was covered in burns, his scars now vividly white against the charred skin. He shook his head, trying to sit up.

"You mustn't push yourself." the Princess said. Valgius shook his head. "Believe me, Your Highness, I've been hurt worse." Valgius said, finally managing to get himself propped against the bed. "Please, don't be so formal with me." the Princess told him. "My name is Rozarain." Valgius shook his head. "Sorry, Your Highness... but I can't just call you by your name..." Valgius said, his voice still giving away his exhaustion. Before he could protest, the Princess leaned in and kissed him. When they separated, the Princess smiled. "See? Now, was that hard?" she asked. Valgius shook his head. "Not for you... but next time you do that, warn me so I can get out of the way..." Valgius said. The Princess stood up. "Valgius! I'll have you one way... or another." she said, storming out of the room. Valgius shook his head. "Great... I just hope that doesn't come back to bite me in the rear..." he muttered.

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Valgius, however, missed those three little words, as he activated his Focus. The two would feel the sensation of being squeezed through a really tight tube, though the feeling was normal for Valgius. When they reappeared, they were at the Shinboru, where Valgius collapsed from pure exhaustion. A few guards heard the commotion, and saw the two injured. One of them ran back to inform the Kuri Royal Family, while the other two approached Sophie. "You two alright?" the guard asked. All the guards had been told to keep an eye out for the two.

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Valgius barely had time to nod before Sophie kissed him. He smiled. "Here... take my hand." he said to her, his body wracked with pain. "We won't have to worry about walking back to Kurisutaru. Since I've been there, I can teleport us there." Valgius told her. He did neglect to mention that he'd be utterly exhausted from the effort, but he didn't really wanna worry Sophie anymore. Besides, she had her own things to think about.

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Valgius sighed in relief, as the felt the stone start to merge into his body. His eyes briefly flickered red, before returning to normal. Dark Energy lifted Valgius up. When the energy dispersed, Valgius collapsed to his hands and knees, sucking in air like it had gone out of style. "Thanks..." he said. He then stood up. "Ugh... that bracelet... doesn't like my Focus..." Valgius said. He shook his head. "And it didn't work for you because of that... I get the feeling that you might only be able to learn the basic four... though whether you even need Focus is something I'm beginning to question..." Valgius said. He shook his head. "Now.. to find my sword..." Valgius said. He surveyed the area. This cavern had revealed to be inside a larger one. Valgius stumbled towards a large chest. He opened it, and reached in. He then pulled out something that Sophie didn't see. "At long last..." Valgius said, turning around to show her the Eagle Blade, its hilt extracted to where it was before. "The Eagle Blade..." Valgius said.

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Valgius saw what had happened. He tried pleading her with his eyes, indicating that it had to make contact with him. He wasn't sure if she got the message. Meanwhile, his entire body was wracked in pain, and he could hardly breathe. Tears flowed freely now as Valgius kept trying to signal Sophie with his eyes, the only thing he was till able to move.