"Tch, this is because of your crappy magic." A man scowls, "Hey! Shut up! It's not like you'll do better!" the man beside him argue, "it takes a month for it to active, what the hell? Can you make it a week?" the two continue to argue. Until a woman enters the room. When the two noticed her, they immediately stop. "It needs a week to consume the user." The woman said, "why don't you two make a good show?" the woman smirk, "Leave it to us. Mistress Blake." The two men bows.
The two men go outside the room leaving Blake there, on her right hand is a data about Theresa. She raised it to read it. "Theresa La Fleur. What a good name, too bad, she'll die soon, and goodbye to her little friends. I should eliminate that granny, she's no more useful. Zosce, why'd you want her life for?...Doesn't matter. I'm here for the show anyway. And I have to make sure it's going well." Blake smirk the data begin to burns until it got to ashes.
[Ashley house]
"Theresa! Can you do me a favor?" Ashley called lazing around on the couch, "what is it?" Theresa ask approaching her, "can I see your necklace?" Ashley ask sitting on the couch, "hold on." Theresa said, she runs her hand behind her neck, just about to unclip the necklace, but she can't.
"what's wrong?" Ashley ask tilting her head, "I-I can't take it off." Theresa said surprised. "huh? Let me try." Ashley said standing up, as Theresa turns around, "Weird, I can't unclip it. Let me try something." Ashley formed an ice dagger on her left hand and put the dagger between Theresa's neck and the necklace, "it's freezing!" Theresa yelp.
"Activate your flames circulate, don't too high tho. The ice might melt." Ashley said, she tries to slice the necklace, but feels like something is blocking her from breaking the necklace. "Something. Something is blocking me to break it. Theresa. Explain to me where the hell do you got this sh*t from and what do they do, until you accept it?" Ashley asks her eyes shows her seriousness.
It takes a few minutes to explain the necklace to Ashley, since Ashley keeps asking the same question over and over again.
"You serious? So that shop thingy that I can't see is true? I thought you were babbling." Ashley said surprised, "of course I am! Since when did I joke around when you were worried for me!" Theresa said rolling her eyes, "Well, it's pretty weird, I mean, what kind of magic is that? That I can't see." Ashley ask holding her chin. "How do I know? I'm just strolling around." Theresa shrugs.
"See? That's why I don't want you to go around without me, fool." Ashley said scolding her, "hmph, you were busy with kids, and I don't want to disturb the moment." Theresa puffed her cheeks and cross her arms. "You can wait until I'm done! Now! Can you take me there?" Ashley said wearing her coat. "Sure. Let me get ready." Theresa said going out from Ashley house to her house.
"Damn! I was right! That necklace seems fishy. But what is the effect?" Ashley said to herself, wandering around. "I don't want bad things to happen again…" Ashley sigh slumping to her couch.
A man is sitting on the rooftop in front of Ashley's house, smoking, "I can't wait for dramas and action!" He said excitedly before inhaling the smokes, and exhale it, "After her, we'll just have to go for Shirogane boy." He smirks swinging his foot back and forth. "Oh, here she is~" He said when seeing Theresa who just got out from her house.
"Ashley!" Theresa called from the door, "right!" Ashley reply from inside, quickly open the door, "ready?" Theresa ask, "yea." Ashley nod. The two walked along the street, it's pretty far from their house. You just need to follow the street, go right when you see the harbor, then you see a lot of stores, convenience stores, blacksmith, goods store, and many more. If you walk far enough, you will see a big wall. And here they are in front of the big wall, or "shop".
"Are you sure? I'm still doubting you." Ashley asks nervously, "I am, stop doubting me!" Theresa protests, she grabs Ashley's hand, "w-wait!" Ashley said, "calm down! Trust me!" Theresa drag her with her, Ashley was shutting her eyes close when she was about to hit the wall, instead of hitting the wall, she got through it.
"What?" Ashley ask turning around to see a normal-looking shop, just the outside looks like a wall. "What the? Where am I? You sure this is the right place? I was expecting a lot of bricks stacked up creating a wall." Ashley ask still not believing what she sees.
"I'm serious! Stop thinking this is all fake!" Theresa said annoyed, "fine." Ashley scoffs. She goes to the bookshelf. "Granny? Granny!" Theresa called approaching the cashier. "Where is she?" Theresa muttered, she goes behind the cashier, to go to the back room.
Ashley was looking through the bookshelf, until a book catches her eyes, 'List of Dangerous Black Magic' she wipes the dust on the book and see the names of the writer, she stares at the name shocked, as the book falls off from her hand. She shook her head and pick up the book.
"Ashley! Can you come here for a moment?" Theresa called from the back room, "oh, sure!" Ashley reply quickly heads over there. Ashley jumps over the cashier to see Theresa in a room. "Good, something interesting here." Theresa said motioning her hand, Ashley comes over to her and see a transportation spells on the floor.
"Transportation spells? But why does it seems different than usual?" Ashley ask examining the transportation spells. The normal transportation spells is blue or green, but this transportation spells is red. "Only one possibility. This is the forbidden magic, dark magic." Theresa said crossing her arms. "How? Weren't the C.P.D. already ban this kind of magic? No even the whole world!" Ashley argues standing up.
"You're too focused on having fun, and forgot the rest. There's this group, I forgot the name, they all use black magic. If I remember correctly, their population is over 2 hundred thousand." Theresa said trying to remember correctly. "That's crazy! How are they not caught up already?" Ashley asks surprised. "You never really watch the news are you?" Theresa sweatdrop, "they're all-powerful, their commanders especially. It compares with Akane who is ranked number 2." She explained, making Ashley jaws drop.
"T-Then what should we do?" Ashley asks, "train hard for now, until you can beat Akane, then you're powerful enough." Theresa said stepping out from the room, "Tch." Ashley gritted her teeth and stares at the book she's holding. "Theresa! Wait!" She called Theresa who is close at the door. "Hm?" Theresa asks, "Let's go!" Ashley grinned, trying to keep her usual images.