[Somewhere, Demon Continent]
Slowly juggling the big ball mass of red entity on the palm of his dragonic hand, Argos seemed amused about it at times as he toyed with it like an actual ball
He might feel a little sting from it due to it's resistance and effort to escape, but nevertheless since he have already taken ahold of hit, there will be no way of escape from him
They were inside a huge cave with rocks and Mana Crystal's all over the place, you can see them in the ceiling, walls, pathways, even the small corner of the edges of the wall
It may not look like a dome due to it's unusual shape, but this was the cave that housed his dragonic body for the past 4 millennia
At the same time such place was also the place that able to let someone like Fengris feel like loitering around for the past 800 years
He didn't even know that Fengris even regarded this as his home, for some reason Fengris even fought against Argos for the right to settle in the cave
Of course the Victor of such match was already an actual fact, but nevertheless Fengris didn't gave up and continued to settle in
Argos didn't mind at all, at best he just wanted to sleep, for 3 millennia of course that was impossible since brave warrior's often challenge him, but this current millennia however was different since one could say that the people who knew their existence was already countable by hands
With the calamity class being going extinct In everyone's minds, Argos and the other two might have a peace of mind after all and live free and lavishly like always
With his magic he was able to enclose the whole cave with his domain this unenabling the entity to escape
"Why don't you just kill it?" Ask Fengris as he stayed sprawl on top a huge Mana Crystal
"Kill it? Why would I? Isn't this mass of ball quite interesting? It's like a toy but it's moving" reasoned Argos as he tried to come up a better way to make fun of the cursed entity in his hand
"That? Interesting? I'd rather fight the other guy rather than play with that... . . You should know that I have a sensitive nose and all i can smell from that was stink" said Fengris as he pointed his finger on the mass of cursed entity
Hearing him Argos took a quick look on the unconcious black haired guy that was on top of a pile of Mana Crystal which is rumored to be quite efficient cure for people who were badly damaged
After that he glanced at the entity on his hand and find such argument plausible since he too doesn't want anything troublesome
"A cursed entity that came from a cursed relic that once was a holy relic... . . How pitiful and low it could fall"
With that with a tight squeeze he easily destroyed the struggling cursed entity in his hands as if it was nothing
Right after that his arm started changing back to human form as he placed his hand inside his robe
Counting the days since the fight broke out, one could say that only two days have passed since then and yet such a person wasn't waking up
Both him and Fengris either gambled at his recovery whether Kaido would recover within a week or not, of course Argos picked the former and yet now he felt hopeless after looking at Kaido's state
But after a 2 days and a half, the body that was once under a control of a cursed entity, a twitch could be seen as the low groan from it's mouth seemed to alert both of them
As for the reason of the retrieval of the other soul that was plunge deep into darkness due to the cursed entity, it was quite an easy feat for Argos who was out of common Sense to pull it back up
As long as one isn't plunge into darkness for about a month, the soul might be retrievable, thus resulting by using a forceful means of pulling it out to succeed
Soon Kaido finally awoke from his deep slumber, but for some reason he wasn't enthusiastic like before
His eyes were as hollow as a dead person, his skin started to become paler, his organs were all damaged, his hair was slowly turning to white due to the piled up stress, and his body composition was as thin as a beggar that seemed to be only be able to move for awhile
Such drastic figure was the result of the combined post possession of a cursed entity and the after effects of using nuclear radiation
Just like the quote goes "there's consequence with every action"
Unable to handle the silence, Fengris adruptly approached Kaido as he crouched down in front of him
"Hey!... . . Hey look up" said Fengris as he snap his fingers at him
Due to that Kaido slowly looked at him with his hollowed dead eyes
"Do you know who you are? Where you came from? How did you get here? What's your last memory?" Asked Fengris with a hope to gather information
Unfortunately the moment Kaido tried to think through about it, he seemed to be in pain and confusion as he slowly answered by shaking his head in denial as he replied weakly
"My name is Kaido, I lived in Shibuya, Yoyogi Japan, I've been experimented by the scientist who was supposed to save me, other than that everything is blurry else forgotten"
Hearing that both Argos and Fengris tilted their head in confusion as they asked each other
"Japan? Where the heck is that?"
But nonetheless Argos took a quick look upon Kaido as he slowly shook his head
"He's a lost cause, looks like that cursed entity didn't let him off that easily as it actually wiped everything he knows I'm how he get here" said Argos
"This is why I don't like those type of entity, they are shitty annoying" pouted Fengris
"Your annoying! Just leave already!" Retorted Argos
But as if he didn't hear that Fengris continued to talk
"Well anyway at least he still remembers to talk, as long as we don't start from the very beginning"
At that Argos eyes widened as if he realized something and immediately glanced at Fengris
"Oi! We? Are you implying that we will take care of that guy? Don't be absurd!!! I live for my sake alone not by some bullshit event that forces me to take care of someone" said Argos
"But with his strength and destructiveness he may have a chance to become a calamity himself!!! Doesn't comrades helps each other since we're practically become his Seniors?" Stated Fengris
"Nope! not will be my responsibility! I'm Out of it... . . Understand!?!?! Never ever, never, never , ever, ever, never ever,never ever... . ." Denied Argos
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~5 minutes later~
"Tch! Unbelievable!!!"
Unfortunately due to Fengris constant urging for a few hours without a pace of stopping, Argos finally gave in just to have him shut up
But for some reason he felt that he just got played and now was regretting to have ever agreed with the cunning piece of mutt
Luckily Kaido remembered that he was an Esper to begin with, but also showers an expression of surprise the moment two elemental extensions of him sprouting from his back in a form of a claws
Seeing that Fengris tried to the best of his ability not to get hit by those as he casually waved it off, as for Argos due to his tough bearing, he easily flicked off those claws like it was nothing with his sprouted dragon wing
"Annoying" muttered Argos
Hearing that of course Fengris suddenly pouted
"Well it would really be helpful if we could find a way to return his memories back to him, since you find it annoying and all... . ."
"True... . . But finding a place full of Mana that is coefficient with darkness attribute, will most likely be rare on this era" said Argos
"Right! Not only that but we also need to be sure that Kaido is compatible with dark element" said Fengris
At that Argos adruptly turned his gaze at him as he asked
"Your calling him by his name? Are both of you already acquaintaned?"
"Well duh! I hate boring stuff so I could only talk to him even I mostly take advantage of the conversation" said Fengris
"Your just that bored huh!?!?!" Said Argos with a sense of pity
"Oh shut up!"
"....."
"....."
Looking at Kaido who was currently immersed on maintaining the form of the claws on his back with high concentration as if learning how to walk again, Argos tried to ponder for a bit as he placed his hand on his chin and thought on his own for a bit
As for Fengris he closely observed the condition of those claws since such phenomenal power was still strange to him in many ways
"Atleast he's not bothering me... . . I guess bringing him along was really beneficial" said Argos as he observed the both of them
Soon he returned to ok seeing his thoughts over it
"Black energy... . . Darkness power... . . Compatibility... . . New Calamity... . . Dark sanctuary... . . Former sanctified place... . . Former most protected place... . . Forgotten... . . Black pool... . . Black pool?... . . Black pool!?!?!... . . !!!!!!!!!"
As he thought of that, Pure headache suddenly overwhelmed him as he placed his hand over a Mana Crystal and accidentally destroyed it by his grip
Seeing the commotion Fengris immediately approaches Argos and asked
"What's wrong!?!?! You have an idea? Huh?"
"Mostly"
"Great! then spill it!!!" Urged Fengris
"I would really love to, but you won't like it" warned Argos
"Won't like it? Try me!" Insisted Fengris
"Suite yourself... . . Her!!!" Said Argos
At first when Fengris tried to associate the word her, he begun to sort out his memory of someone that is associated with the word her
Using it as a keyword, Fengris tried to discern it as a girl and tried to shorten their number by stating the times he have encountered them
Soon when he arrived at the same answer that was hunted by Argos, his whole face became pale white as he felt chills all over his body for some unknown reason
"Her?!?! Are there no other way?" Asked Fengris hinting that he really wanted to avoid that woman
"We have no choice... . . She's the only one that knows the location of what we are looking for" said Argos
Hearing that Fengris held his head with both of his arms as he begun to scratch it due to irritation
"Aaaarrrggghhh!!! Why her of all people!!! I think I'm going to die first before finding a partner to spend my whole life" complained Fengris
But nonetheless Argos gave Fengris a stern look as he said
"You better pick now, either her or nothing, you choose!!!"
"....."
"....."
"No option c?"
"None"
As if looking like a person who experienced constipation, Fengris first glanced at Kaido before turning his gaze back at Argos
After a while he roughly messed with his hair once again and shouted in pure frustration
"Aaaaahhhhhh!!!!! Fine! I give! I would atleast man up and try to confront her... . . But that woman's crazy! Are you sure?" Asked Fengris for affirmation
"I'm pretty sure, I've already given up long ago, how about you?" Asked Argos as he showed his lifeless blank stare as if giving up
Seeing him like that even Fengris gave up infront of fate and only prayed that the gods would be lenient to atleast protect them from harm
With that they decided to head towards her
"So how are we going to come to her? Or is she coming to us?" Asked Fengris
"Us going to her... . . I don't want this place to be destroyed"
Hearing that Fengris slowly nodded in agreement
Soon Argos drew up a map on the ground as he said
"We're here at the far corner of the map and she's here along the west of us... . . I heard from her last time that we could find her on her old home"
"Old home? Any trademark?" Asked Fengris
"None! She said that we would know by feeling when we go there" replied Argos
"Feeling!?!? What kind of bullshit is that?"
"Her bullshit"
"... . . Ugh! Can't deny that"
As they exchange words to each other, Kaido on the other hand stayed indifferent as he tried to figure out his past, but nonetheless the farthest he could reach was dying
Soon he begun to ponder logically
(If I were dead, then how come I'm alive now?)
As he thought of this Argos suddenly clapped his hand as he bravely said after gathering up his courage
"Alright it's decided! We'll go to that woman, let's go! Time to have a reunion with Aileene" said Argos as he puts on a brave front
"Does the world hate us so much!?!?!" Complained Fengris as he followed behind Argos
"???" Reacted Kaido as he silently followed the both of them out of the cave