"There's no way--I can run now!"
Noelle soon placed both of her hands on the ground as before anyone knew it, a wall of water started to form around the entire people of the village and around Prism, Asta, Magna and Pluck. The ice spears hit the wall of water but it ended up breaking apart the instant it tried to get through.
Noelle soon stood from the ground, as the look on her face changed.
"I'll protect them, I'm royalty--" She said, "--AND A MEMBER OF THE BLACK BULLS!"
Heath merely clicked his tongue as he sent more attacks towards them; though it only ended up being the same result as it was before. Noelle had smiled confidently, "I guess you're not so tough after all!"
"Noelle--" Prism said finally she smiled before she turned back to Heath as she had the same look as Asta did.
Pluck had been completely dumbfounded by this new spell, though he turned his head as he said with a huff, "Beginner's Luck."
"Hu--huh?!" Noelle said embarrassed.
"Hey Lady Noe!" Magna said with a smile, "Good job! I knew you had it in you!"
Noelle was in shock by all the praise though she said with a huff of her own, "Well I am Royalty after all."
Adrien couldn't help but give Noelle a lick as it had made her jump a little. "Uh--" She said, noticing how happy he looked, "--Thanks?"
Heath had been taken back by this sort of spell as it wasn't anything like he had seen before. "What is this magical power?" Heath said.
Asta and Prism suddenly went through the wall of water as they flew towards Heath, surprising everyone.
"I don't have any magical powers…!" Asta had said.
"... I lost my magic not too long ago…!" Prism said.
"--BUT WE'RE GOING TO KICK YOUR ASS!" They both shouted in unison before they hit Heath at the same time. With Asta hitting him with the front of the sword and Prism hitting him with the end of her scythe. Most of them had been put into shock as they could see that Heath started to cough out blood. However they were both taken back when they saw him smile.
"Asta! Prism!" Pluck exclaimed, "Your feet--!"
Asta and Prism looked down and saw what looked to be a slope of ice which had shocked them both.
"When did that get there?!" Prism exclaimed in her head, "Don't tell me--"
"He must've broken our momentum by making us slip on that path of ice!" Asta had concluded.
"Though your sword can negate magic--" Heath said to Asta in particular, "--It appears you're just nothing but a mere human after all."
He landed on his feet, before his grimoire turned to a certain page, "Now--" He said looking to Prism in particular, "--It's my turn!"
With a thrust of his hand one of the glaciers of ice was sent towards Prism however--
"WATCH OUT!" Asta exclaimed as he shoved her out of the way. Her eyes widened in horror as she saw the ice had pierced Asta's stomach causing him to fall on his back as Prism was able to stick the landing.
"ASTA!" She exclaimed out of worry as she ran to his side. She started to shake him gently trying to get him to wake up; she couldn't help but cry from worry and fear, "Asta! Asta! Please open your eyes!"
"Asta!" Magna shouted.
"N-No way--!" Noelle said, shocked.
"May he sleep--For eternity." Heath said as he dispelled the ice and left Prism practically in tears.
Pluck growled with a grip of his sword as he said, "You--!"
Suddenly Heath could feel what appeared to be a blast of magic that seemed to have blown his subordinates away and nearly dispel Noelle's water dome. "What the--!?" Noelle exclaimed, "--What now?!"
Pluck had immediately recognized the kind of magic he had been sensing, "No. It can't be...How is that--?!"
"Don't tell me this is--!" Magna had said shocked.
Heath looked over and saw that the ice dome that had been nearby had been shattered into a thousand pieces and the mage that was attacking Feodora and Karasu had been knocked right into a building nearby. The source of it all, had been from Feodora herself; the bangs of her hair had been that of a familiar white streak as her eyes were of a familiar ice crystal blue as a fang had been seen at the corner of mouth as she growled. A menacing aura could be seen coming from her and even her grimoire and aura emitted a familiar purple aura.
"Bastard…!" She said with a growl as her glare seemed to have intensified, "... What do you think you're doing to Asta?!"
"Oh crap…!" Karasu said as he had still been holding his right arm.
"Feodora?!" Noelle said shocked, "Wait--What is this mana?! Where is it coming from?!"
"This mana…" Heath said, "... This can't be coming from you Diamond Scum."
"Raging Ice Magic--" Feodora said before in almost an instant, she was suddenly in front of Heath before he could even blink, "--TIGER STRIKE!"
Heath suddenly found himself nearly flying into one of the buildings nearby as Feodora kicked him so hard, nearly breaking his arm when he tried to block it.
"HOLY--" Magna exclaimed, "--She wasn't like this before when she first arrived here!"
Noelle had said, shocked, "Ho--How did she get that fast?!"
Pluck exclaimed as his jaw dropped, "Seriously, what kind of friends is Prism making?"
"Raging Ice Magic--LION'S ROAR!!" Feodora shouted before her hands manifested a pair of lion heads. A pair of purple beams emerged from the heads and it flew towards Heath; he ended up nearly blocking the blast though he was nearly knocked off of his feet.
Feodora soon charged at him as she started to zigzag as she started to pick up speed. She let out a fierce cry as she charged at Heath with full force. She would've likely killed him when she charged at him with full force were it not for--
"JINX RESTRAINING MAGIC: YELLOW FLOWER VINES!"
Karasu held out his blade as the purple light came from his sword as it had been in the form of vines as it had wrapped around her body. She started to struggle as she appeared to have become more and more feral as she started to growl at Heath.
"Feo!" Karasu said as he groaned when he felt his arm throb immensely as his bandages started to become red, "Feo! If you can hear me in there, you have to snap out of it! Right now!"
Pluck had shouted, "GUYS! YOU'RE AT YOUR LIMIT! STOP NOW!"
Heath had said, "Hah, it won't matter, in the end they'll both be--Dead weight."
Heath soon placed his hand on the ground before ice spikes emerged. It stabbed Karasu and Feodora right on their shoulders and legs causing them to shriek and hit the ground. The white streak on Fedora's hair changed back to its natural color.
"Karasu! Feodora!" Noelle exclaimed out of worry, "No!"
"No, damn it!" Magna shouted.
Pluck turned to him with a growl as he said "THAT'S IT! SWORD CREATION MAGIC, AVAN!" He took out his second signature blade as he got in position. "No more! I'm not gonna let you hurt my squadmates anymore!" He began to charge at full speeds cutting the ice before Pluck was in close range, "SWORD MAGIC, ORIGIN FLASH -STRASH PLUS WIND-"
Pluck and Heath soon were engaged in close combat; though Heath was able to block his attack with a wall of ice.
"Huh, So the Royal does care. And here I thought he was self centered!" Heath said as he formed another ice attack stabbing Pluck on his side causing him to scream before he cut the ice block and kept going.
"PLUCK THAT'S ENOUGH!" Magna shouted.
"NO!" Pluck shouted as he got new injuries and cuts. "I CAN'T LET THIS GUY HURT ANYONE ELSE!" As he kept going Noelle watched in Horror as Pluck was being pushed back but yet he still kept going.
"This boy… Is this how the Barbados Royal Family fights?" Noelle thought. "Why is he still going? He'll die at this rate. Stop...Please Stop!"
Soon Pluck was able to nip Heath by the graze of his cheek before he shouted, "NOW! SWORD MAGIC-"
"Okay, I think I had enough!" He soon did the same move again as Pluck was stabbed on his shoulder and right arm as he was sent sliding to the dome.
"NO! PLUCK!" Magna shouted.
Pluck groaned as he said, "Not yet.." He tried to get up despite his wounds. "I'm not done." His vision began to be hazy as he staggered. He gripped his sword with the blood dripping as he said "I'm not done...I Won't let you kill them.." he limped a little before he got back on his feet as let out a cry only for Heath to punch his brain giving Pluck a cut.
"NO BARBADOS!" Noelle shouted.
Prism could only watch in horror as Heath made his way towards the dome of water, "This is indeed a spell that possesses an immense magic power. But it's only a matter of time--" He soon placed his hand on the water dome before it started to turn to ice which started to scare most of the villagers and took Noelle and Magna back.
"I should be able to make an opening for just one person." He said, "It should take about twenty five seconds."
Prism started to hyperventilate as she looked to those that were down for the count. Feodora had been struggling to crawl towards Heath in an effort to stop him. Karasu had appeared to be in intense pain as he appeared to be screaming. Pluck had been unconscious with his blood spilling out as was Asta as her hands were over his open wound.
Her hands had been stained with red, as she found herself in a familiar setting as a creature had been underneath her as just as storm clouds started to roll in.
Tears ran down her cheeks as she couldn't help but think of the inevitable for everyone.
"N-No…" Prism sobbed, as she hugged Asta while still holding onto her scythe, "... No! No! No! No! I don't--I CAN'T lose anyone else! Not again…"
A single teardrop soon landed on her hand and rolled onto the handle of the scythe. When it did--The jewels on the scythe started to glow, as well as her grimoire as it made her jump slightly. The grimoire floated towards her as it opened to the page next to the words similar to what she would normally use to bring out her weapon.
A new set of words started to form as her other eye changed to white. Just like before, she found herself speaking the new words unconsciously as it became clear.
"Darkness to light
Torn to mend
Clock reverse
To what once was lost"
The jewels in the skull started to change to white before it glowed violently; Prism snapped out of her trance as she suddenly found what looked to be that of white flames emanating from the palm of her hands.
And yet despite this, she couldn't feel it hurting her like before. Instincts seemed to have taken over her again as she placed it over the wound where Asta was stabbed. Her arm seemed to have lit up as she could see her veins momentarily before she saw the light flow right into Asta along with the white flame.
Her eyes had been in awe of what she had witnessed next.
The villagers had prayed while the little girl held onto Noelle.
Noelle herself stood her ground as did Magna and Adrien. Adrien himself had bared his teeth towards Heath as they could feel the air had gotten colder.
"You lot seem to greatly enjoy wasting my time." Heath said, "You will pay a heavy price for that."
Magna looked to the people behind him as he shivered slightly from the cold he had felt. "I don't have a lot of power left--" He thought to himself before he looked at the people behind him, "--But I have to keep fighting! Fire and ice--In terms of strength, I have the upper hand, but he has enough magical power to turn that advantage around. He's just too strong!" He gulped looking at Heath, "Sorry Captain Yami. I don't think I'm going to win against--"
"I'M NOT DONE YET!!"
Everyone had been taken back as Asta seemed to have gotten the jump on Heath as he had attacked him from behind him.
"Too slow." Heath soon said before a set of ice appeared just in front of him to stab Asta again, but--
"ICE MAGIC: LION'S ROAR!"
The ice had been blasted away just as it had neared Asta as Heath was shocked to see Feodora had been standing on her own two feet like nothing had happened.
"Thanks Feo!" Asta said with a smile.
"You're still alive?" Heath said, "No matter, you'll be dead soon anyway."
"Don't count on it bastard!"
Heath soon found himself flying from the dome of water from a kick from Karasu as he was no longer in agony. "CATCH SWORD BOY!" He shouted as he did this. Heath found himself flying towards Pluck as he had a smile on his face; he could see that most of his wounds had been closed up with a few sets of new scars on him.
"SWORD MAGIC: ORIGIN FLASH -STRASH PLUS WIND-"
He smacked him across like a bat with his two blades as Heath got two new profound wounds.
"WHAT?! The royal brat's alive?!" Heath exclaimed, "How?!"
Just as he recovered and readied for another attack, he saw that a familiar young girl had been rushing towards him with her scythe in hand; her eyes had been that of odd color again as the white flames seemed to have gotten so small it had disappeared with a blow in the wind.
"What--?!" He said in realization, "--You mean to say that you--?!"
"I WON'T LET YOU HURT ANYONE ELSE!!" Prism shouted before she swung the scythe at him. He was able to dodge her blade though he was now engaged in close combat with her as they both exchanged blows. Asta and Feodora were quick to her aid as they both charged at Heath head on as they exchanged their own blows on him.
Noelle and Magna had a look of awe as they saw they gave him little time to perform a spell. Magna looked to Seyhe as he had a new sense of hope, determination and confidence. He had been taken back when he saw Prism, Asta, Feodora, Karasu and Pluck had been blown back; they saw fresh new wounds on them as they had started to stagger, though not as badly as before.
It was then Magna had thought of what he should do at that moment.
"Hey!" He said to Noelle, "This new spell of yours, it's probably a lot easier to get outside than right?"
"Uh--" Noelle started to say, "Ye-yeah, I think so."
"Okay than--" Magna said, "--I'm leaving these people in your and the lizards care!"
Just like that Magna went charging out of the water sphere taking Noelle and Adrien back.
Heath looked onto the five young teens as it looked as though one of them had reached their limit. That person being Prism as she looked to be completely out of breath.
"You have no chance of winning." Heath had said to them, "Why don't you just give up?"
"No!" Prism shouted, "I'll never yield in a fight! I'll battle to my very last breath if I have to!"
Asta soon added as he stood by Prism's side, "If one of us gives up, who's going to be left to protect them?! Besides--" Prism soon looked at Asta as she was a bit shocked by his tone, "--I've realized something. This isn't just because of our promise… I'm going to become the Wizard King, and protect everyone!"
"Asta…" Prism couldn't help but say with a smile as she could see the look in his eyes knowing full well the meaning behind his words.
"The Wizard King?" Heath said, "What a foolish dream." He soon looked at his watch, "Unfortunately, you will all be dead in one minute."
Feodora clicked her tongue, "Are you making fun of us?!"
"Don't get overconfident!" Karasu said, "You still have to get through us!"
"Yeah!" Pluck added as he got his swords ready. "Underestimating your foes is a stupid way to go!"
"Really you damn Royal?" Heath said.
"Hey! Don't write us off just yet!"
The group had been taken back when they saw Magna step through the wall of water as he was practically lit with flames. "If you want to kill them so badly--" Magna said, "--You're gonna have to get through me! There are seniors first!"
"Magna!" Asta and Prism exclaimed.
Magna gave them a wink and a smile, "You guys--You're something! And Asta--You're quite the man!"
"You fool." Heath said, "You've only hasten your death. Thirty seconds."
The mages and Heath soon readied themselves as Magna did; though it wasn't long before--
"Hey Asta! Karasu!" Magna called out, surprising them; his grimoire floated up to his side, "It's initiation time."
Asta's eyes widened in realization, as he had understood what he was planning as did Prism, Feodora and Karasu as they gave a nod to one another. "Everyone--" Prism said, "--You might want to step back."
"Better do what she says." Karasu said as he readied his blade.
A fireball soon emitted from Magna's hand as he readied himself. "TAKE THIS!" Magna shouted as went to toss it, "THE LAST BIT OF MY MAGIC! SOUL BALL!" He soon went to toss it like it had been a baseball.
"FLAME MAGIC: PRISON DEATH SCATTERSHOT!"
Just like that, Magna gave the fireball a toss as it split itself apart in an instant; Magna soon collapsed onto the floor as he caught his breath.
"So this is your final spell?" Heath said unamused as he created a set of ice shields blocking some of the fireballs, "How wasteful." He soon prepared to a set of ice spears above him as he was ready to finish him off--
"IT'S NOT A WASTE!!" Asta shouted.
"JINX MAGIC: SHATTERING MIRROR!" Karasu yelled.
Heath had been taken back when Asta hit some of the fireballs with only his blade, while Karasu's sword glowed purple before he too hit them back with one swing. It sent the fireballs flying towards him and his comrades.
"They drew us in with a decoy, then used a blind spot…?!" Heath exclaimed in his head, "A magic reflection!"
Just like that, Heath and his comrades were blasted by the balls of fire; though the ice spears dropped towards Magna. He braced himself to get punctured however he was a bit shocked when he didn't feel the ice pierce his skin.
"I'm okay…?" He said as he opened his eyes.
He nearly jumped back when he saw that he had been in the water dome, similar to that of the one protecting the villagers. He looked back, realizing it had been from Noelle. She merely brushed some of her hair back, "You'd better thank me you mohawked delinquent." She couldn't help but internally think with excitement, "Yes! Yes! I was able to control my magic!"
Magna couldn't help but smile, "You never shut up, do you?"
Heath was able to recover from the blast, though by the time he did, he found himself surrounded in flames and another batch on his shoulder. His instincts had kicked in as he tried to pat them out, although the flame didn't die down.
"These flames--!" He thought, "--It won't go out?! Then I'll just freeze them over!"
As he stood he aloud some of the ice in an attempt to extinguish the flame on his jacket but--
"NOT YET!"
Asta soon appeared seemingly out of nowhere along with Prism as they both had their weapons right over their shoulders as they had been ready to hit him head on.
"I can still move!" Asta said.
"You're going to pay for what you did!" Prism said.
"W-Wait--!" Heath started to say.
"LIKE HELL WE WILL!" They both shouted before they swung hard and fast.
They both hit him on his shoulders causing him to crash down on one knee as more blood seemed to seep from his mouth. He had been shocked as his vision started to grow hazy.
"No…! Impossible…!" He thought, "How can I lose to this brat…! To HER of all people…?! I wanted… To be more of use… To the master…"
And just like that, Heath had fallen to the ground as finally he had stopped moving. Prism and Asta both caught their breath as the villagers had a look of awe.
"They… They did it?" Nick said in shock.
"Miss?" The little girl said.
Noelle gave a reassuring smile, "Yeah. We beat him this time. For sure."
As Prism and Asta collected themselves, they saw the flames on Heath had wrapped around him which took them and the others by surprise. Magna had smiled confidently, "First my Flame Magic: Prison Death Scattershot, and now my Flame Binding Magic."
They looked around as they noticed that the flames on the mages who were knocked unconscious had bonded them as well, leaving some of the group in awe.
"Wow--" Feodora said, "--You're a lot stronger than you let on Street Clown."
"I guess you're more talented than you look." Noelle said, "Have some praise."
"SHUT UP, I'M YOUR SENIOR!" Magna yelled, "WHY ARE YOU LOOKING DOWN ON ME?!"
"Hey--" Karasu said, noticing one of the mages, "--You missed one."
As the other mage looked to be getting up as he went to make a run for it, taking some of them back. Pluck was quick to act on his part.
"Sword Creation Magic, Gum-Gum Stickler." Pluck said in a monotone voice, as he took out his gum sword from his grimoire as the blade morphed into a hand, entrapping them. "You guys aren't going anywhere either so stay put."
The mages shook in fear as he said, "Unless you want a fate worse than death?"
"SCARY!" Noelle exclaimed in her head, "How is he the princess' childhood friend?!"
"Seriously?" Magna said out of breath, "... Why do you have to be like that?"
"Relax, it's a simple mind game." Pluck told him. "Besides it only works on full idiots, even if you fell for that.."
"Guys!" Asta shouted.
They saw one of the mages had gotten out their grimoire as the next thing they knew, his whole body turned to water allowing him to disappear.
"Well what do you know?" Karasu said, "There was one guy left."
"YOU IDIOTS!" Feodora shouted, making Magna and Pluck shrink at the tone of her voice, "ONE OF THEM GOT AWAY!"
"YOU NEED TO FOLLOW THROUGH PROPERLY!" Noelle added.
Pluck yelled as he raised his fist towards her, "SHUT UP, STUPID SILVA! WHAT THE HELL DO YOU KNOW!? I ALMOST DIED OUT THERE!"
"WELL I HAD A COUPLE OF VILLAGERS TO SAVE SO MY PROBLEM WAS BIGGER THAN YOURS! AREN'T YOU SUPPOSED TO BE THE SMART ONE?!" Noelle barked back.
"THE HELL DOESN'T THAT MEAN?!" Pluck shouted. "I KNEW TAKING YOU ALONG WAS TROUBLE!"
"WHY ARE YOU BLAMING ME?!" Noelle exclaimed "THIS IS YOUR OWN FAULT!"
"OH THAT IS IT!" Pluck shouted as he got his Oban Oba, "YOU'RE DEAD!"
"NOT ON MY LIFE!" Noelle added as she readied herself.
"WILL YOU TWO SHUT UP!?" Karasu yelled making them freeze up when he drew his blade, "IF I HEAR ONE MORE WORD OUT OF YOU, I'M GONNA MAKE YOU SUFFER THROUGH THE WORST KIND OF LUCK FOR A WHOLE DAMN MONTH YOU GOT ME?!"
Pluck said as he shook, "Sorry."
Noelle said as she quivered "Y-You can't t-threatened me.. I-I-I'm-"
Just as this was said, the water dome disappeared causing the water to drop on her and the villagers like rain; though most of it ended up splashing on Pluck when it crashed.
"S-So cold!" One of the villagers said.
"You have a LONG way to go, Lady Noe." Magna said.
Pluck turned to Noelle as he made a beheading threat to Noelle causing her to jump..
"Jinx Magic: Black Cat Fury." Karasu soon said as Pluck was suddenly hit by a ring of purple light.
"HEY! I DIDN'T EVEN SAY ANYTHING!" Pluck shouted.
"You were thinking about it and it got on my nerves." Karasu said, putting away his blade.
Pluck growled as he was to stomp over to him, but he took a breath as he said, "I'm leaving. Not worth my--BANANA?!" Pluck found himself flying in the air after stepping on a banana peel and falling on his back. He couldn't help but think, "I hate this squad already..especially that Silva."
Noelle could help but chuckle only to get a look from Karasu making her shrink.
The clouds had finally cleared up, as the sun had as Asta and Prism looked over onto Heath. Prism could feel her hands shaking slightly as the little spirits hiding in her hood gave her pats and nuzzles on her cheeks. Asta's hands shook as well as he couldn't help but have a smile.
"How'd you like that?" Asta said, "A commoner, and someone who grew up with commoners all her life… Just won! HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT DAMN IT!?"
Prism couldn't help but laugh as she had a small smile appear on her face.
"In your face…"
Asta had been taken back a bit by Prism's sudden tone.
He jumped when Prism started to shout as it had gotten everyone's attention, and turned her head towards the sky, "IN YOUR FACE! IN YOUR FACE! IN YOUR FACE! IN YOUR FACE! ALL OF YOU PEOPLE THAT SAID STAYING IN THE VILLAGE, MY HOME, WAS A MISTAKE AND WASN'T GOOD FOR MY HEALTH, HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW?! ALL MY TRAINING BY MY SO CALLED WORTHLESS MOTHER WASN'T FOR NOTHING AND IT WASN'T USELESS LIKE YOU SAID! I PROTECTED MY PEOPLE, AND USED MY SO CALLED USELESS LESSONS TO DEFEAT A MAGE MORE POWERFUL THAN I! IN YOUR FACE YOU STUPID ADVISORS!"
"Pri--" Asta said shocked before he smiled too as he took a deep breath himself.
"IN YOUR DAMN FACE!!" Asta and Prism soon shouted.
Feodora couldn't help but laugh, "Well--She held that one in for a LONG while."
"Who would've thought?" Karasu said.
"It's nice to roast here and there...But.." Pluck said before he bonked them on the head as he shouted "LANGUAGE!"
"WHY DID YOU HIT THEM?!" Noelle shouted.
Pluck immediately paled as the two of them suddenly collapsed on the floor; Prism's scythe had disappeared in a flash as her grimoire fell beside her.
"OH NO!" Pluck exclaimed. "A-ARE YOU TWO OKAY?! I DIDN'T MEAN TO HIT YOU THAT HARD! THAT WASN'T EVEN MY FULL STRENGTH!" Pluck took out Oban Oba as he shouted "THAT'S IT! I'M GONNA END THIS SQUAD RIGHT HERE AND NOW STARTING WITH THE SILVA!!"
"WHY ME?!" Noelle screeched.
"IT'S YOUR DAMN FAULT!" Magna yelled, "YOU HIT THEM TOO HARD SWORD BOY!"
"WELL YOUR BAD LUCK RUBBED OFF ME!" Pluck retorted.
"Wait, do you--" Feodora said, stopping him before they heard something that had taken them back. They heard Prism softly breathing as Asta gave low snores.
"No way!" Karasu said as his jaw dropped slightly.
"THEY'RE ASLEEP!?" Pluck and Magna shouted as they nearly fainted.
"Well I wouldn't be surprised." Feodora said, "They did go all out."
"And Prism did that weird trick on us earlier." Karasu added.
Pluck yelled mostly in confusion, "SERIOUSLY?!"
"Quit freaking out, Stuck up Sword Boy." Feodora said. "You're making my ears bleed."
"They're both ridiculous." Noelle said, shaking her head, "Especially that Dorksta." She couldn't help but think, "He's stupid, loud, and a lowly commoner… But…" Her cheeks couldn't help but darken with red, "...He's sort of amazing."
"Whew, we're saved." One of the villagers said.
"Those two--And them--" Another had said as he looked over to Feodora and Karasu as they went to Asta and Prism, "--They're--Just children."
"Are they really just commoners like us?" A third one asked.
"That one is from the Diamond Kingdom, and yet--She risked her life to save us!" A fourth one said as she was in awe.
"Magna, young lady, young man--" One had said to them as he bowed his head, "--Thank you."
Magna gave a smile, "Hey, it's no problem!"
"It was nothing." Noelle said casually.
Pluck said as he turned red, "Y-yeah, i-it's our d-duty."
Magna laughed as he gave Pluck a pat on the back, "Hey there, now you're loosening up a bit right? We're not so much of a bad squad are we?""
"Can you not?" Pluck told him.
"Quack! Quack!" Addeline shouted at Pluck as she popped out of his hood.
Pluck did a double take to her, "Even you!?"
All of the villagers had cheered for them as the group couldn't help but smile. Adrien went over to Prism's side as Feodora and Karasu propped them both against him as his body curled up to keep them warm. Though when he curled his body, Prism's head ended up settling on his shoulder.
"Man--" Feodora said, shaking her head with a smile, "--You two picked a hell of a time to take a nap."
"How do you think they'll be out?" Karasu asked.
Feodora shrugged, "Hopefully not long. They're missing out on the cheers."
They soon noticed that Asta's robe started to move around a little. Both them and Adrien jumped slightly as they saw a familiar droopy eyed little anti bird popped out.
"Hey--" Karasu said, "--You're their new little friend. Little Miss is what I think Prism called you."
"Were you in there the whole time?" Feodora said, a bit surprised.
The Little Miss soon looked over to Adrien as she started to let out a few noises towards him. Adrien let out a few noises of his own as he started to communicate with her, even when she hopped on his nose.
"Looks like they're making friends with each other." Karasu said.
"How about that?" Feodora said, "She might be sticking around after all."
The Little Miss soon took flight as it had taken them both back. "Hey--" Feodora called out, "--Where are you going?"
The Little Miss seemed to have ignored Feodora as she had looked to the village just overhead before she went over to a building that was in the center of the village. She went in through the window and towards what had been reflecting off of the sun before she picked it up.
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