Xeiyenreisha

Ancients of Elan ~ Rise of The Chosen

The group approached the border between the Kingdom of Guardia and the Kingdom of Windgrace. There was Guardian guards that stood on one side dressed in mostly navy like blue attire. On the other side was Windgrace soldiers dressed in green armor. Meira and any of the flying units had finally landed on the ground so they could present the guards with their passports so they could make proper border crossing. She knew that on the Guardia side they only asked for a passport, but when you cross over to the Windgrace side they require a genetic code scan to determine you are who you say you are. Crossing into Windgrace is not easy and there is a barrier that prevents people from trying to cross into their nation without going through proper procedure. One main reason that to this date, the nation, itself, has been impregnable.

Meira pulled out her passport as she approached the guards on her mount. She saw that Luther, Chloris, Drausius, Ishtora, Lenna and lastly Azmaldus had all made to the other side safely without complication. Though something bothered her when she thought about Fenrir. She wasn't entirely sure Fenrir had proper documentation to be able to cross the border and trying to sneak him across was going to be really difficult. Their were Spiritual Force Scanners on the other side of the border which could detect even the smallest of lifeform. They were pretty accurate making it nearly impossible to smuggle something into the country. Ranathia saw Meira was troubled where she approached her and inquired toward her with a concerned look on her face, "Is something wrong, Meira?"

Meira tried to answer Ranathia, but she couldn't stop thinking about Fenrir. Sure he was a part of her entourage though that didn't give him free access to cross into the country. She thought hard about how she was going to get him across then she thought of something. She remembered that if she said he was one of her soldiers that got injured and if she could convince Ranathia to manipulate the list so they could enlist him in the military then perhaps it would work. She knew that she'd get in trouble later with Erialyss, but she would explain why she did it later to her. She grabbed Ranathia's ear and spoke to her quietly. Ranathia rose her ear and looked at her asking her if she was serious and Meira only gave her a nod. Sighing Ranathia reluctantly agreed knowing full well that she couldn't persuade Meira to reconsider. She knew that once she set her mind to something she would do it just like her mother Melianth. This was usually sometimes troublesome for Ranathia, but it didn't stop her from supporting her.

"Nathan do you have your passport?" Meira questioned as the group got closer toward the Guardian guard. Then it hit her she forgot about the Guardian guard. If Fenrir didn't have a passport then he wasn't going to be able to cross the border. They would have to hide him until they reached the Windgrace side where they planned on changing the census records would get them in a lot of trouble. Meira then realized that Drausius carriage was right behind her and if they put Fenrir in it and hid him that they would never notice he was snuck across the border. "Fenrir." She paused momentarily as she opened the carriage door and pulled up a pile of blankets that lay on the floor while the guard wasn't looking. She also used her pegasus to shield herself from being seen. "Climb in here and get under the blankets until we get to the Windgrace side. You won't have to ride in there for very long. Also, use this." She said as she pulled up the blankets and also handed him a genetic scanner so they could input his genetic code records into the Windgracian database when Ranathia hacked it. "Just stay hidden until we tell you it's clear to come out."

Siia could only sight knowing the girls were going to do something illegal to get him across. She didn't protest and just decided to stay quiet. Had nothing to do with her anyway. If they got caught she wasn't going to bail them out of their predicament if they got themselves into one. Meira saw Siia had nothing to say where she turned her eyes toward the mysterious girl who just joined them where she asked kindly, "Do you have your passport? You'll need to get it out as we pass by the guard." She informed as they had reached the guard where Meira and Ranathia both pulled out their passports. The guard thoroughly scanned them especially looking at the insignia for authenticity. When he was done, he handed them back their passports saying, "You're both clear to go. We thank you for coming to Guardia and hope you all return one day. Enjoy your return to Windgrace, princess." He remarked knowing that she was of the princess stature due to the special mark on her passport.

Siia approached the guard showed her the passport she held where he nodded and gave her clearance to go through as well. She told her that the carriage had precious delicate cargo that could not be touched. "Lady Saiianthaliae, we have been given orders not to delay your arrival. Never thought I'd see the legendary strategist again!" He paused for a moment, but Siia said absolutely nothing about what he said. He pulled her ear to him, "I'm a Windgracian spy. I am to make sure you are able to pass without complication or rejection." He paused once again as he pulled his mouth away from her ear where she gave off a long sigh, "You may pass without questioning. We are also to be discreet and keep your name a secret from all other diplomats. Forgive my rambling, go through and don't mind me. I don't want to delay you anymore than I have to." Realizing that she was a high ranking official in the Windgrace hierarchy he made no complaints nor did he stop to check what was in the carriage as it went through. "You girls..." Siia said shaking her head thinking about how reckless they were. Normally she wouldn't care, but something inside her urged her to help them out.

"Passports please." The Guardian guard said toward both Nathan and Whizzle as they approached the border security.

Ancients of Elan ~ Rise of The Chosen

"Thank you for trusting in me. I'll do my best not to disappoint you, Fenrir." It was the first time she said his name casually where she turned her head at the rest of the group, "Let's all regroup with the main unit now." She smiled at Fenrir then noticed Nathan wanted to go. If what he said was accurate then they better make their way out of the capital and regroup with the rest of the group. Meira jumped onto her pegasus then told her purple haired friend that she was going to regroup with the others. It was time for her and everyone else to make their retreat from the capital before the soldiers arrived to block their advance. She immediately had her pegasus flaps its wings and off she went into the sky gliding toward the others. Ranathia turned her mount around digging into itself as she took off toward the gate finally passing it not taking long before she was into the forest.

Ranathia stopped for a moment remembering that Meira made a promise toward the werewolf. She was a bit hesitant to turn around and offer the werewolf a ride and the fact he was a male made her feel very uneasy. "I just...." She said stuttering at the thought of giving him a ride. Meira took notion toward the fact that she had still remembered her childhood friend Ranathia was till uneasy around men. Knowing that she turned her mount around in Fenrir's direction. She was a bit hesitant to give him a ride, but not because of Ranathia's reason, Rather. she was under the impression he did not like to ride on mounts and would rather keep on foot. Landing near him she offered him a ride on her mount, despite if he accepted or rejected her offer she immediately took off and caught up with the rest of the group before the main force assembled where they were at. Something must have happened inside the castle if it took them this long to respond and she thought it was probably something bad. She didn't know what it was, but she thought she had an idea. Before they get accused of being a part of the plot that happened in the castle which is stalling the guard, they best flee the capital which is what Ranathia and her.

Meira looked back at the capital sighing in relief as she rode on pegasus, "It's finally over... Now we have to determine what our next action will be. If I'm to become a ruler then I'll need a place to defend where I base my strength off of. I'll think about that once I return to Windgrace where I can plan everything out accordingly." She said as she continued to glide in the sky with her pegasus not taking long to regroup with Lenna, Azmaldus and Drausius units. Neither of the three asked any questions as they saw the others had caught up to them. They were just relieved to see they came back safely and that was all that counted.

Drausius listened to what Siia had just told him a moment ago though he wasn't sure how to put his words for it. She told him this before back at the Order and he thought she was insane, but there was starting to become truth which started to light up around her words. When Meira approached he inquired toward her which caught her by surprise at first, but then she realized that Siia is a visionary and that is probably how he knew, "Princess Meira, what do you plan to do now? Surely you can't continue to sideline yourself and not act on your own gumption?" Drausius questioned since he wasn't sure if Meira understood the consequences of war and he questioned if she had the power to lead an army herself. A title was just merely a status to announce someone so that other people who knew about the lineage knew who it was. It wasn't enough to convince the people's hearts of those who didn't know them that they were going to fight for what they wished for. Even though he did have his doubts, he would encourage her to rise to the throne. The people at times like this needed someone like her to keep their hearts strong. Certainly Guardia and Rudoria at the current states they were in weren't going to accomplish that. He looked at her once again then continued with what he was going to say, "You do realize, by rising to the throne you are no longer under Windgrace's protection? I won't stop you, but I will warn you princess that the road to sovereignty is a rugged and treacherous one. Be very careful in who you trust. That is all I can tell you for right now." He warned her as he awaited her responses as she touched down on the ground with her pegasus so he could take with the Pangaea Order official. She brought her pegasus in for a landing as safe as possible trying not to run into the trees while bringing it down for a safe landing. Though the space was tight she managed to get it on the ground without any problems. She would need his assistance if she was to bring up her own nation and she was going to do her best in trying to persuade Drausius to see things her way. She wasn't going to overdo it with her statements trying to keep them self-explanatory as possible.

"I know you mean well at trying to persuade me to reconsider, Meister Drausius, but I made a promise which I cannot go back on. I promised I would create a world where everyone would be happy. I know you see that as nothing, but a child's fairytale. I believe I can make it happen. I appreciate your concern, but I assure you my friends will look out for me on my path to becoming Queen. I also know that my title is just a mere formality or status so people know who I am. I will show you that I have earned my title as a princess and that I was not made a princess merely by blood. It wasn't a birth right or blood right. I will do what I can to ensure that I am worthy of having that title and one day I will promote myself to queen when I feel I'm ready." Meira said boldly in response to Drausius statements earlier. She knew he was trying to persuade her not to go through with what she was about to do, but she made a promise and she knew that a deal is a deal. She wasn't going to go back on her word. She'd be betraying her friends if she did. She was confident that she could do everything she said she could.

"Very well then, princess. The Pangaea Order will review your request and we will appoint you a land which will be yours and where you can start your quest toward power. Princess, I know you mean well and that you don't want to disappoint. I'm not saying you shouldn't take this path, but I will warn you that you should be very cautious when traveling the path. As Meister, you are under the protection of the Order, but I request that you return to Windgrace while we review your case. We will do our best to support your cause and fund your nation the best we can, but be truth about what you're going to do. That is all I ask. Don't disappoint those who put their faith into you. That is all I have to say, princess. May fortune be with you on your journey toward power. One last note, you'll need to announce to the Queen of Windgrace that you plan to live up your name. She needs to know that you wish to be a ruler. I'm sure she will do what she can to support you if she can. That is all I can do for you, princess."

"You're so much like your mother, I can hardly tell you apart. Not by just looks. You act almost exactly like your mother did." Drausius added as he finally let his voice fall silent where he looked at his wife and admired her. He knew one day Meira would have a companion to travel at her side to be with her for the rest of her life too. He just didn't know when.

Meira was shocked Drausius knew about her mother where she asked out of curiosity, "YOU KNEW MY MOTHER!?"

Drausius shook his head shocked she didn't know where he said briefly, "We can talk about that later. There will be plenty of time for words once we return to Windgrace."

Ancients of Elan ~ Rise of The Chosen

Meira looked at Ranathia as she approached Fenrir then shook her head when Ranathia tried to stop her. She stopped not too far from the downed werewolf then offered her hand to help him up. She looked at him then smiled at him closing her eyes momentarily as she said confidently, "Lift your head, because you fought well. There is no need to put yourself down. No one is worthless. Everyone has a reason to be in this world. Though I can't give you the answer you're looking for I will say that winning or losing doesn't matter in a fight. It's what you learn from the experience that really counts. Had Ranathia not intervened the fight might have went differently, but I admire your valor for giving it your best. I understand that you only wish to be left alone, but do you know what it is you fight for? If I were to tell you I could build you a world everyone could be proud of would you lend me your strength? I have decided after seeing this world that denying my lineage is not the best option. Sure I don't want to be treated special or seen as a special figure when I rise to the sovereign status, but I can't continue to standby and watch people suffer like this. It's just too much to bear. I guarantee you that I will do my best to create an ideal place for you even to live in. You can tell me that peace and harmony are nothing but passing moments and I know that, but I will lay my life on the line to see that both are upheld. Justice does exist, but only when you can feel it in your heart. It gives me resolve to fight for those who are unfortunate. I'm not asking you to trust me right away, you can watch for yourself to see if you like what kind of person I become. If you think that I might become a person who I shouldn't become then you can strike me down right here!"

Meira was confident that she could convince Fenrir to use his strength for purposes of good. She understood his pain better than anyone. Being abandoned was a feeling she knew all too well. Both her mother and father had abandoned her when she was just a child and she was raised by the Windgracian royal family. "I understand what it's like to be left in solitude. Both my mother and father abandoned me when I was still a very young child. My father first then my mother just mysteriously disappeared not too long after not even a trace of what happened to her or where she went. I know your heart feels emptiness inside of it. I could read the emotions I felt inside your heart with my sword Meleitling. They call it the Sword that Rends both Light and Darkness, but I think it's the Sword that Guides the Hearts of the Unfortunate. I think maybe I can give you a reason to fight if you would agree to help me build this nation where everyone can be happy. I'm still young and lack the experience to rule a nation properly, but I think if I gain more experience that over time I will grow into a leader everyone will put their hopes into. I'm not trying to take advantage of you or trying to use you as a pawn. If I ever give you that impression while you are under my protection you may strike me down where I stand and I will have no regrets."

"MEIRA!!!" Ranathia yelled at her not happy about her saying she'd die so easily. She didn't trust this person and she knew that he would harm Meira one day if she let her guard down. "I think you're being overconfident if you think we can trust someone like this who just blindly attacked a citizen." Meira shook her head at Ranathia as she turned her attention toward her. She knew that Fenrir had some good in him even if she didn't want to believe so.

"Princess, Ranathia is right about that fiend." A purple haired girl said as she approached the group riding on her pegasus. "You can't trust someone as violent as him."

"Thank god, you're both okay!" She added as she landed her pegasus on the ground as she commanded Meira's pegasus to land which she tracked down earlier to bring back to her as Ranathia called her horse to her side with a whistle that echoed through the air.

"Silence!" Meira demanded as she yelled at both of them. Both of them couldn't understand Fenrir's feelings, because they didn't have the power to do so. Her empathy for Fenrir is what put her confidence in him that he would at least see what kind of person she was. She wasn't entirely sure that he would agree to her proposal, but she did think he'd at least consider it. "I understand his pain better than any of you do. He's not a monster. I know it doesn't excuse him for attacking an innocent bystander, but I sense there is some good in his heart. I order you both to stand down." Turning her attention toward Nathan as Ranathia and her purple haired friend stood down hesitant and unhappy, but they obeyed nonetheless. "Don't you even try to interfere and that's an order, Nathan. I will give this person a chance and you are not allowed to stop me, understood? You can watch my back, but my decision is final!" Her eyes showed a sign of seriousness as her pupils enlarged just a bit. It was obvious she was not willing to compromise with any of them. "If you don't have family then I'll be your family. A friend is family, right?" She winked at Fenrir as she kept her warm motherly smile on her face.

The man saw the dragon boy stared over in his direction where he just turned his attention away then pushed off the wall he was leaning against turning in the opposite direction. He then started to walk away as he did say to himself quietly, "Quite an impressive performance and I must add that Siia's daughter is starting to act quite a bit like her as well. This might get interesting. I'll see that I watch over these children until the very end." Were his final words as he walked away and disappeared out of sight not too long after not giving Nathan a chance to even ask him anything.

Ancients of Elan ~ Rise of The Chosen

"That's what you think, idiot! You pay no intention to even the smallest things people do, do you? Strategy laughs at you!" Ranathia grinned as she was about to unveil her trump card which would put an end to Fenrir's spell. Not only neither of them would be affected by it, but what she was about to reveal was probably going to be a shock toward him. "NOW ARIA!!! Assymulus Vatic!!!"

The ground started to shake as a light started to arise from the ground. A pillar of light shot up far into the horizon above where a girl like figure was starting to come into appearance from the light. She then cast a dome around both her and Fenrir which would allow her to absorb Fenrir's spell. Fenrir's spell would only effect her and she would make that sacrifice to sideline herself for the rest of the fight just to show how ignorant and stupid Fenrir really was. She started to absorb all of the effect and essence from Fenrir's spell completely taking away his chance of trying to effect the other two girls. "You really are a fool, aren't you?" Aria questioned as she did as her master commanded and acted as a shield for them both.



Meira sighed in relief to see Ranathia finally used her trump card and both nodded at each other and decided it was time to end this before it carried on any longer. They had to put a stop to this or else they would give the soldiers time to catch up to them and she knew Nathan was right about what he had said. Meira channeled her dark purple energy into the ball of energy in front of her while Aria acted as sponge for the two giving them both an opportunity to strike Fenrir while he's vulnerable. Aria looked over toward the two and said casually, "If you want to attack do it now while he's vulnerable!" She said as she continued to absorb the essence from his magic not allowing any of it to come into contact with either of the girls behind her.

"Guess I won't have to use the true power of Meleitling after all." Meira smiled and Ranathia worded toward it thank god for that, because she knew how dangerous it was to use the persona changing ability of the sword. Once she felt her energy had reached maximum potential she then brought her fist back forming a large glyph in front of her to punch through. "TAKE THIS!!! Infanaruda Buruinpakutomagunamu!" She screamed as she brought that fist forward and released a massive amount of dark purple energy that headed straight for Fenrir. There was no way he could avoid her attack so she was guaranteed at least a hit if wasn't completely a direct hit where Ranathia shook her head and decided that she wasn't going to add salt to the wound and disabled her attack. She didn't think it would be fair after she tricked him a moment ago. "This one is all yours, Meira. I can't get involved. Makes the feeling of winning feel wrong. I'll trust in your attack, just make sure it counts." She smiled toward Meira as she looked into the sky. "HHHHYYYYYAAAAA!!!! ERUPT!!!" She said as her aura erupted and she did several punches into the glyph which released a few more pillars of light that headed straight for Fenrir. Since she wasn't even using 20% of the normal power of the attack, Fenrir would still be conscious though it would feel like someone hit him to the point he was knocked silly. "Please don't hate me..." She said in remorse feeling a bit sorry for Fenrir after she felt some painful emotional aura from him. She didn't want to kill him or hurt him seriously, she was just hoping she released enough power to at least weaken him significantly to the point she could talk to him. "I'm sorry... Please forgive me but I have to do this or you won't stop this onslaught."

"Hopefully this will finish it so we can get out of here, Nathan..." Meira answered Nathan as she sighed in relief seeing as Fenrir took a direct hit from her attack as she finally let herself land on the ground. The dark aura and energy she embraced had completely vanished since she knew there was no more need to use force. Now it was time to persuade this person and she could sense from his heart through her sword earlier that he was indeed troubled. She wasn't going to inquire why, but she would at least give him a chance for redemption.

Ancients of Elan ~ Rise of The Chosen

"No, he didn't say anything bad about my parents. He rather carelessly attacked an innocent bystander badly injuring them." She said to Nathan as she pointed in the direction of the man who laid unconscious on the ground from Fenrir's assault. Seeing that he had evaded Ranathia's Rebinrimitto she decided it was time for her to go on the offensive. She anticipated that he would pay no attention to some of her earlier actions as she saw her orb of electrical energy had shot back down and was hovering a several feet above her head. Ranathia's electrical attack collided with an abandoned building then slam into it ripping the door open along with collapsing some of the walls around the structure as it dissipated into nothingness. She looked at Fenrir and the only words that came out of her mouth in response to what he said was, "I don't expect someone who doesn't value life to understand my resolve nor would I waste my breath explaining the reason to you." She saw he had moved is when she propelled herself into the air using her dark purple energy emanating from her fists. She palmed both her hands out in front of her as she formed a purple dark ball of energy. Her ball of energy had returned and it wasn't a ball of energy anymore as it slowly lowered itself just a few feet above in the shape of sharp electrical energy blades where there were several of them that did rotations above her head. Now that her first attack had manifested itself and now she was about ready with her second she moved one of her palmed out hands where she carved a glyph with her finger that she would use if Fenrir decided to carelessly attack her. If he did attack her while she was levitated, he would not only find out what that glyph she drew was for, but also would succumb to her painful blades above her head.

"Not bad." Ranathia said as she prepared her second wave for a different kind of attack. She saw Ranathia had boosted herself airborne and was preparing for another attack where Ranathia concentrated her energy into her electrical balls of energy and modified her original glyph changing the type of attack she was about to use by just using her mind which sped up the process of preparing her next magical strike. She was surprised by Nathan's arrival like Meira, but now wasn't the time to be talking. She grinned as she saw Fenrir had started to dash at full pace. It was exactly what she wanted him to do. She waited with her magical attack seeing what his next move was. She would then decide whether it would be time to reveal what she had done earlier that he didn't pay much attention to. She was pretty sure she had given what she did earlier when she was on her mount plenty of time to manifest.

"What's going on over there?" Soldiers questioned as they saw a commotion near the entrance of the city. They all marched immediately to investigate what was going on. The guard captain lead the way for the group as they made their way over toward the four individuals near the gate. Just as they tried to get closer a man dressed in black appeared in front of them. The soldiers immediately stop and salute the man, "Lord Rushifa, what brings you out here?"



"I will handle this." He said as he turned away from the soldiers walking over toward the fight. One of the soldiers questions him by saying, "But." He shake his head and makes it clear with his voice that he intends to deal with the problem. The soldiers nod their heads and decide to return to their posts. They apologize for wasting Rushifa's time, but he only ignores them.

The man dressed in black walks over toward a building then leans against it as he grins. He looks over in the direction of the pink haired girl then closes his eyes and smiles for a moment, "You've indeed gotten stronger both mentally and physically..." He paused for a moment as he continued to observe her actions. He paid absolutely no attention toward her opponent since he was only interested in watching her. "To think I married your mother to help bring you into this world..." Again another pause he smiled once again pleased with what he was seeing out of her. "You are indeed worthy of being my daughter. I never thought I'd give life to a child. I was always so hateful of mortals, but I guess perhaps it was your mother that opened my eyes. Perhaps such beings are worthy of my recognition. I understand being forgotten by gods all too well... Perhaps you will light the path toward defeating him..." He said as he didn't complete his statement just leaving it as "him".

Meanwhile the girl says something that humors Azmaldus, "Why, my lord, my name is too insignificant for someone of your stature to remember, let alone notice," She sweetly replied.

What the girl had said made Azmaldus chuckle. She was right, he was once a ruler of a large and powerful nation, but after the assault from the Cimmerian Empire. It had fallen to pieces and he was the only one who managed to safely move his daughter out of the castle before she was captured. He entrusted his daughter to one of his most trusted advisers as he had stayed behind and supposedly perished in the ruins along with his beloved wife Finathia. They both had managed to make it out of the castle, but only because of an old friend who stayed behind and risked their life to allow both to escape. He then decided thereon that he would leave the future in the hands of youth. They could make a better future than he could ever attempt to create. "I guess I can't hide the fact of my status." He said casually still laughing surprised that the girl knew something about his heritage. He wouldn't ask how she knew since it didn't matter anymore. It was so long ago that even if were discovered he was Emperor Benign of the Valdaria Empire, it would still change nothing about the past. There was nothing to be changed from the past nor did he have any intention on dwelling on the past either.

"I shall inquire nothing more then." He said dismissing himself from the girl as he turned around and headed back for his dragon. There was nothing more for him to ask and it wasn't like him to pry into other people's personal affairs. If they didn't want to tell him then they had their reasons and he respected that.

"Take care of yourself and try to exercise more caution."

Ancients of Elan ~ Rise of The Chosen

Meira anticipated he would try to disrupt her attack where she shook her head then jumped into the air. She opened her eyes with a smirk as she said the words, "Hakai-en no Jisshi Rei!" She yelled as the dragon returned to formless energy. The energy it formed shot upward in a large dark pillar which engulfed Meira's body as she absorbed its awesome power. She could feel the power of it surging through her body and tried to keep herself under control while having it under her complete command. Putting her sword away she landed on the ground. She quickly moved out of the way when she heard Ranathia exclaim, "Rebinrimitto!" The balls of electrical force exploded and channeled themselves into lightning bolts as a blinding flash ensued. Even if he were to avoid this attack, she still had her trump card up her sleeve if Meira was unsuccessful with using her Masshō Infanarudaburuinpakutomagunamu Ken she still had her Shugoshin or Myoruniru if she need them. If worse came to worst she had her Tengoku no Tsukiakari Shin'en no Ken and her Eien no Seimei no Chitose Seirei no Sutaffu otherwise known as her holy weapon Elaire Vastral or Shamen no Roddo. Meira also had Meleitling she could always use or also known as Hikari to Yami o Hikisaku Ken. "I have no intention of harming the citizens like a vile fiend like you. And the only judgment you could pass down is unjustified. You fight for your own preordained morals like any selfish fiend. You think you're so holier than thou that you reserve the right to do as you please and harm those that say things you don't agree with it. Well, I have news for you. There is no justice in your resolve. The only corrupted evil being around here is you! I'm protecting the innocent unlike you who like a coward attacks even the most defenseless of person. You would probably even kill a child if you didn't like them. That is why I have vowed myself to defend those who are unfortunate from hindrances and nuisances such as yourself, demon! I can't believe that you're so vile and cruel, how horrible... Have you no shame at all? Also, the dragon was meant to be used on anyone." She paused for a moment as she caused her aura to erupt inside of her. "It was meant for me to absorb it! NOW PREPARE YOURSELF!!!"

"Now I am the Dragon of the Flame of Destruction and I embrace the power which was only given to The Elders. With this power, I shall defeat you! Don't go easy on me now, because I'm a girl."

Standing off to the side Ranathia's balls of electrical force released a series of channels that were lightning bolts that headed straight for Fenrir. Meira waited to react as she saw some of Ranthia's bolts collided with Fenrir's spells and the other's made a bee line straight for him. She channeled energy into her hands as they lit up in a darkish aura. She decided instead of using her sword that she was going to use her fists and take advantage of Hakai-en no Jisshi Rei's effect while she was under the influence of it. Her power surged and her level of power increased significantly. The destructive energy and force of the dragon bolstered her attack power completely and she could feel its awesome power in her veins and the sting of the energy of decay on her fists. Luckily she was wearing her holy gauntlets otherwise it would curse her skin. Her holy gauntlets are a pair of special gauntlets she puts holy water on so she can use the awesome power of decay that she is able to control under Euphoria's guidance and influence. This was the first time she was successful in summoning the dragon, but she was also aided by her friend Ranathia who helped her synchronize cast. A technique that reduces the strain of Ancient Magic that would have dire consequences on the body later on if overused.

Trying not to lose her focus as she had realized someone else dropped in. She looked over and saw it was Nathan so she glanced over toward him, "What are you doing here?" She questioned surprised to see him, but she couldn't let his presence break her concentration otherwise she'd be letting down her guard. Those were the only words that came from the pink haired maiden's mouth as she embraced the powerful dark purple energy she gained from the dragon. Her sights were on Fenrir and she watched to see what he was going to do about Ranathia's Rebinrimitto. She also remembered earlier that she had just briefly saw Ranathia drop something on the ground which shattered and she anticipated it was her Shugoshin. She wasn't entirely sure, but that was probably also the trump card that Ranathia was talking about as the area around them became emblazon in battle that you could feel the heat of the battle.

Meanwhile the girl woke up and startled Azmaldus.

"Can you put me down, please?" She said, adding the latter in a tone saying it wasn't a request.

Immediately he heeded her command and put the girl on the ground like she requested. He had no reason not to. He acted like a gentleman around any female no matter who ti was. It wasn't he was attracted to them, rather he had a lot of respect for the opposite gender and would raise his fist against anyone who dare strike a woman. He then shook his head and apologetically said, "I apologize for my rudeness miss. I wasn't aware enough to know that you finally woke up. Are you okay?" He said as he stepped away from the girl who had asked him to put her down and casually awaited her response. Like any gentlemen he was sorry that he was not smart enough to realize she had finally regained consciousness. She looked a bit annoyed too and he didn't mean to offend her in anyway if he did.

"Forgive my lack of manners, it is so unlike a gentleman like myself. My name is Azmaldus Rystaliuskal. Might I be so kind to inquire your name, miss?"

Ancients of Elan ~ Rise of The Chosen

"Just leave me alone, unless you want to be dog meat. Do you even know who I am? I might as well tell you, I am Fenrir, the beast of Cimmeria." He basically shouted out.

"No, I don't know who you are nor do I care. Your name and words mean absolutely nothing to me. This is a battlefield so prepare yourself otherwise leave this place at once and never return here ever!" Meira ignored his pathetic insult and taunt. She had fallen victim to such foolishness earlier where she smiled and said proudly toward the werewolf, "Mules bray and fools talk, but the wise girl listens not." She smirked with a rush of confidence in her body as she wasn't going to be driven in by such asinine words. She finished her statement with a taunt like response, "Don't bite your tongue now. Not everyone can enlighten themselves with wisdom!" She boasted in a sarcastic taunt like manner. Ignoring anything else he said and turning her head to make sure Ranathia acknowledged she decided to make her next move.

She paid absolutely no attention to what Fenrir was doing and didn't even think to look at him for one moment as she jumped down off her pegasus ignoring any noises and rather than listening with her ears she interpreted judgment with her mind. She felt the energy in the air then used the electrical current she generated into her body to slow her fall toward the ground giving her a soft landing. So quick before anyone could notice she shot a ball of electrical charged force into the sky which disappeared out of sight as it headed skyward. She then took her spear and planted it into the ground. She remembered what she had been taught and when Nature Magic was being used. She also knew the great weakest of Nature Magic which was to use forbidden unholy magic which purpose was to distort and twist life energy to the point where it can be destroyed. She drew her sword then concentrated her mind as she hummed something in ancient script where a crimson red pentagram style glyph appeared below her feet. She then drew Ranathia's gravitational energy her magic circle as she continued her hymn. She transformed Ranathia's gravitational energy into a dark aura. The aura started to erupt around Ranathia's gravitational energy as Meira's body was engulfed by the dark energy she embraced. The ground started to shake as dark clouds began to cover the horizon and block out any light. Ranathia felt a bit uneasy since she could feel the darkness that was erupting from the ground that Meira began to summon. She was a bit scared since she didn't think Ranathia could control Kreosus awesome power and summon the Dragon of the Destruction Flame, one of Kreosus beasts. She did know that what she was using would eliminate any chances at trying to use Nature Magic since like Holy Magic, unholy arts were its greatest weakness.

"Force of destruction, entity that relieves those of misery. I shall embrace
the wickedness of your twilight. I shall understand the decaying essence that
erases existence. Rise forward for the darkest hour is nigh! I release your chains
to unveil the chaos that spirals out of control as it devours the hands of time."

As the ground began to shake violent a violent dark purplish energy broke through the surface causing stalagmite pieces to fly everywhere. The dark twilight that ascended from the depths of the deepest darkness as Meira tried to withstand the uneasiness of the energy began to take shape in the form of a serpent like dragon which curled itself around Meira's spear standing right in front of her releasing its dark aura into the air which started to kill the plants that were around her as they decayed into ashes. The dragon peered at him with its scarlet red eyes as it awaited her command.

Ranathia did the same as Meira and ignored any sounds from the air. She like Ranathia had learned from their teacher that you are not to listen to magic. You are to feel its embrace with your entire body and listen to it by feeling its essence. She remembered that they were taught that since most charms only worked if you used certain senses of the body. It was something she herself knew too well knowing that even the most elite of magic users doesn't rely on their normal senses. Ranathia used the dark cloud formation to use her magic and show what the Mjolnir Tome was capable of. Before she started her incantation she threw something on the ground, but it was so small that no one could notice what it was. A small thread of light implanted itself into the ground and quickly dissipated into nothingness as what she threw on the ground shattered into a sparkle of light after what was in it escaped. Ranathia was saying something from her lips as she threw on the ground, but her tone was too silent to notice what she had said.

She like Meira concentrated her energy closing her eyes as the symbol on her hand appeared on the ground and sky in the form of a large yellowish glyph that peered outward several feet. While she concentrated her thoughts and remained compose she then recited in her mind keeping in synch with Meira's incantation as she could hear Meira's words as the two opened their minds to each other.

"Heavenly lightning that roars within the heavens
answering the call to salvation bring forth judgment."

"The power of decay returns all to ashen ruin. Nothing can escape its claws of destruction, an endowment I shall utilize with dignity and I embrace the very embodiment of energy that causes all to return to oblivion." Meira said toward Fenrir with confidence just awaiting his next action or response.

"The power of two reigns chaos on all those who are unjustified! Your sins shall not go unpunished, ruthless fiend! We will show you how the power of opposites works!" Ranathia exclaimed as she was still keeping her spell on standby.

Peering toward the clouds, Ranathia jumped off her mount then she meditated as she drew the electrical force from the dark clouds formed and generated them into a series of electrical energy balls that appeared around the large glyph she had erected below her and above her head. Though she didn't say the last part of the spell yet as she waited to see what exactly the werewolf was going to do so she could make her next move in accordance. She like Meira waited before they reacted and were about to show what these two moves they conjured could do. Electrical energy caressed Ranathia's body like a wild beast as dark energy hissed around Meira making a snake like sound as it continued to emanate around her.

Meanwhile Drausius and the others continued to ride forward in the forest while Azmaldus felt a powerful aura that erupted in the city. He also saw that Meira wasn't anywhere to be seen either. "Huh." He sighed where he caught a glimpse of a boy and girl on the ground then noticed it was Nathan and the girl who mysteriously decided to tag along with the group. Though he didn't know her motives, he saw that she was practically harmless. He told his group to continue without him as he landed his dragon in the forest. He unmounted and made his way over toward Nathan and the girl where he questioned seeing that there was some kind of problem, "Did something happen here?" He questioned toward the two confused a bit about what was going on. He then examined the situation and noticed the girl had damaged her wing. Like any gentlemen toward a lady he rose down on one knee and gave his hand out to the girl, "Are you okay, miss? Is there something I can do to ease your pain at all?" He asked her as he didn't like to see any girl suffer no matter what his age was. It was also in his nature to be a gentlemen toward any female. He then looked at her eyes and noticed they were closed shaking his head finally realizing that she was unconscious.

"I'll carry her." Azmaldus offered as he reached down and took the girl into his two hands. "While I'm carrying her, head back to town and see if that is where Meira went off to. She ran off again without saying a word and seeing as Ranathia isn't around either, I'm betting she went back to see if Ranathia needed help." He nodded as he walked over toward his dragon and told it to go on without him and that he would carry the girl the rest of the way. It had been the first time he had carried a girl like this in a long time. The last time he had to carry a girl like he did was when his beloved Finathia when she was young and they were unmarried slipped and hit her head on a rock knocking herself unconscious. "I'm counting on you, boy!" He winked as he started to walk away with the girl in his hands. "This brings back memories..."

Ancients of Elan ~ Rise of The Chosen

Ranathia heard the shriek of a citizen being harmed where she turned around and saw a werewolf was bullying a citizen. By the time she had noticed Meira was riding in her direction with her sword drawn as she joined up with Ranathia and looked like she was going to join in the fight. Ranathia was about to say something when Meira generated golden light into her hand that showered from the air and compressed to form a golden like energy spear which she hurled at the werewolf causing it to explode right next him to get his attention. "That will be enough from you! I will not stand by idly and let you do as you please. It's high time you learned some manners and as a commanding officer I look to discipline you for your actions!" She yelled as her pegasus took flight once again flying in the air. She caused a glyph to embrace bother her and her pegasus where both were imbued with their heavy armor.

Ranathia nodded as she pulled out her Mjolnir Tome and took it into her hands. Then she flipped open a magic book where she generated darkish purple energy around the entire area that would act as a quagmire effect as it begun to spread through the region on the ground. She then recited the spell in her mind as she formed a magic circle on her hands.

"Embrace and imprison those who are blinded
by destruction in the chains of fate."

"Gravulta Avoseir!"

The darkish purple energy started from a radius and spread outward where Ranathia was situated while she pulled out a beast slaying spear known as Chromalis and threw it up to Meira who grabbed it with one her hands. Ranathia had prepared her spell before hand as she managed to place something within it which would activate if someone tried to interfere with the spell itself. The only safe point from her gravitational field she was creating was either was she stood or up in the air where the spell couldn't reach anyone. She sighed as she prepared another glyph on her other hand saying toward the figure, "Resistance is futile. Your brute strength nor will your abilities help you now. I've sealed your mobility."

Meira had placed herself in position with her sword now sheathed and Chromalis in her hand where she would strike if the werewolf tried to attack her or her pegasus. It would be on the receiving end of her spear or the the massive amount of electrical charge she displaced into her other hand. Either way, she would get a clean hit as she watched his actions closely from the ground and Ranathia's spell casting would certainly limit what he could do.

Ancients of Elan ~ Rise of The Chosen

A random citizen that was trying to flee toward their home overheard the scuffle between Corraidhin and Fenrir where they questioned enough for him to hear as they made their way toward their house through the other citizens that were trying to flee for shelter, "Just what is that guy's problem?" The citizen questioned as they reached the door toward their house and hurried to get the keys out to open the door.

Ranathia only looked at the werewolf and the other man then decided it was time for her to regroup with everyone else. She continued to hold her scepter in her hand as she took the reins of her horse with her other hand. She then turned her horse around in a 180 degree angle and dug her foot into its side and told it to move fast toward the rest of the group that had already made their way into the forest in the south. Just as she was riding back toward the group Meira noticed Ranathia wasn't anywhere to be seen where she turned her pegasus around and headed back into town to see if she ran into any trouble while fleeing. She informed her father who asked her where she was going that she was going back for Ranathia where he only nodded okay even though he wasn't comfortable with her returning to the midst of where their battle had begun. Luckily the gates toward the capital were still up as it looked like the guard was still in disarray after what happened in the city. She noticed a horse riding toward the gate then noticed the raven hair girl riding and was relieved her best friend was fine.

Azmaldus steered himself in Nathan's direction once he let Meira go back for Ranathia where he informed him, "Come talk to me later. I have some things I need to tell you and I think what I say might enlighten your mind a little, boy." Those were his only words toward Nathan before he flew back into his group of Dragon Knights that glided over the forest. He knew that the forest they were in if you turned toward the northwest quadrant that it would take you to the Windgracian border. He anticipated that was where Drausius was taking the group since relations had fell through due to Aira in the Kingdom of Guardia. He also knew that returning to Guardia was not an option for them either. Probably better that they report in for Queen Erialyss and inquire what their next action should be. The forest was vast and wide with several types of trees that arrayed it perfectly in the pentagon like shape it formed around the capital of Guardia. Ereis Eisan was in the center of the pentagon shaped forest that stretched all the way toward both the Windgrace and Lumina borders in the north. Several beautiful trees could be seen and one that really stood out was the various cedar and oak trees that made up a majority of the forest along with some other kinds of trees.

The Equevuan Forest was one of the many forests that was known to house other races such as elves, sylvan, gnomes and dwarves though most were hidden within powerful barriers that warded them from intruders and invaders. While they made their way through the force, Azmaldus did sense the presence of magical forces that couldn't be seen with the naked eye. He was curious though he didn't take the time to land his dragon to find out if they were havens for those races. The magical energy essence given off into the natural beauty of the forest and the fresh air that it resonated did make him question that fact. "Just as beautiful as it always was. Delmiund, you always wanted to protect this forest and I admire that trait about you the most. Your love for nature is most accommodating." He added as he flew his dragons above the tall trees of the forest trying to get too far ahead of the group while surveying the forest for potential threats or problems along the way.

"Such beauty mortals could never realize..." Were the first words that came from Siia's lips when she was awed by the beautiful forest below her which she rode above on her pegasus. She couldn't help to stare downward peering into the trees natural beauty admiring the great scenery she was being presented. One of Siia's favorite interests was the natural beauty that only nature could present to you without it being destroyed or raped by barbaric mortals that seek to expand their boundaries. "Delmiund..." She muttered the mortal's name off the top of her lips. She didn't really want to say the name, but the fact he protected this forest really amazed her to the point that she thought maybe there was a light within mortal hearts even though she was still a bit unsure.

"Delmiund, you grace me with such beauty even after death. Thank you..." A smile for the first time had appeared on Siia's face which disappeared quickly before anyone could notice. She then shook her head in disappointment feeling that Razhard's energy force was no longer present in the Material Plane, "I'm afraid your son is going to join you now too... I tried to prevent him from dying, but you were right... He was doomed from the very beginning. All I can do is make amends for my mistakes." She apologized to herself as she enjoyed the beautiful forest in front of her eyes while gliding over it on her pegasus. Drausius and his wife Ishtora both were also admonishing the view of the forest which surprised Siia. She didn't take either for naturalists, but perhaps she was wrong about them all along. The person who told her that Drausius and Ishtora could give new light to Holyoke might actually have some truth to it. Though she didn't understand why Drausius helped Ezmeralda conquer the Anzier Empire or was it part of his plan of destroying the Rudoria Kingdom later? She could only ponder that question since she had only read about Drausius and she didn't really know the man in person that much, but still she did save him from trouble and he was a trustworthy man if he honored her request. She looked off to her side and saw Lenna just staring forward riding off into the wind. The fact Lenna was from the House of Vashuna is what drove her curiosity even more. She wanted to know more about her.

Chloris and Luther remained on foot despite Drausius offering to give them a lift using his Mage Knights. Both declined preferring to enjoy nature's natural beauty while on the ground. They did their best to keep up with the group and not allow themselves to be driven away due to personal curiosity. Chloris was curious how Luther felt about returning to Windgrace where he just said without much emotion in his words, "I don't care. I'm only going back, because that is where my sister lives. Couldn't really give a damn about what happens to the people in that country. Their problems aren't my own and I don't plan to get intermingled in the country's problems either." Luther answered with a cold response that intended he didn't really care about the Kingdom of Windgrace. It was apparent the only thing on his mind was his sister's well-being. By his words, it seemed that was the only reason he was returning, but it wasn't like he felt obligated to return to Guardia since he didn't care about that country either.

Chloris sighed at Luther's coldness. She didn't understand why he was so unhappy all the time and had to act like nobody cared. She looked over in his direction and shook her head, "Can't you be a little more optimistic, Luther? I mean, you act like the only thing you care about is your sister. What about me? Do I mean anything to you?"

"Well..." Luther said turning his head in apparent embarrassment. "That's another story."

Ancients of Elan ~ Rise of The Chosen

When you are more than one holy blood you should put a (*) by your major holy blood. All other holy bloods are minor unless you don't have a major holy blood. You cannot be two major holy bloods. You may only be one major. The rest must be minor. I did an example with Meira to give you an idea of how it works.

Holy Blood:
*Euphoria - Goddess of Mortal World Destruction
Stellvia - Goddess of Space-Time Continuum
Eiluned - God of Force
Sigma - Goddess of All-Creation
Aira - Goddess of the Reverse World
Altair - God of Destiny
Arcturus - God of Power