She could feel everything cold around her, as the sound of water droplets around her. The vibrations of the ripples had moved throughout her body. She tried to move or at least try to change the position she had been laying in, but when she tried, she could feel a burning sensation go through as her fingers to her toes twitched ever so slightly.
"It hurts… Everything hurts…"
Her head had been throbbing--No pounding was more like it, like someone had been beating the inside of her brain with a pickaxe. Not to mention her chest had felt uncomfortable.
"... It hurts so much… It's even getting hard to breathe… Mom… Dad…"
Suddenly, she could hear something or rather someone… Speaking to her is what she assumed. The voice sounded comforting, though the voice didn't belong to her mother or father and yet she couldn't understand them. She tried her best to open her eyes, and though her vision had been a bit of a blur, she found herself laying back, as their lap had been a pillow, however she couldn't quite see their face..
"... Who… Who are you…?"
***
"Prism, wake up."
Prism let out a groan as she found herself staring at a set of familiar golden eyes; though she recognized them to belong to Yuno. It hadn't been long before she remembered where she was exactly when she noticed a familiar set of faces of the Golden Dawn. "We're almost to the treasure room." Yuno said, "Can you sit up?"
"I think." Prism replied after she coughed as she tried to but found herself groaning a little.Though thankfully, Brenin and Saorise helped her to sit up. "Try not to push yourself." Brenin said.
"Yeah… Thanks." Prism said before she noticed a few sets of people were missing, "Where are the others?"
"They went to help your comrade Luck." Morwyn said as Prism noticed that she had been dragging the basket along with Arfau's help, "Don't worry, they'll catch up to us."
"Luck?" Prism said before she recalled, "Oh yeah that's right… He did take off so suddenly. I hope he's okay."
Saorise couldn't help but giggle, "As always your concerned about others' well being."
"That's the one thing that won't ever change about you." Liam said, "Not that I'm complaining though."
"I'm sure he'll be alright." Yuno reassured her, "He's a member of your squad isn't he?"
Arfau said as he looked exhausted, "Oh my bones..so...heavy."
"Suck it up dummy brother." Morwyn said, "You should feel honored that you're pulling a Princess."
Arfau couldn't help but yell, "YEAH I SHOULD, BUT I'M NOT JUST CARRYING HER I'M CARRYING HER AIDES!"
"HEY!" Liam yelled as he had a glare, making Arfau freeze and pale, "THAT'S FAMILIARS TO YOU! EITHER GET IT RIGHT OR DIE!"
"Whoa now Liam!" Saorise said as she started to calm him down, "You can't just say that now!"
"WHY THE HELL NOT?!" He yelled before Brenin bonked him on the head.
"Just calm down will you?" Brenin told him, "We got a sick girl here, remember?" He soon tilted his head, "And us too I guess."
Liam let out a groan as he rubbed the back of his head, "Yeah, yeah. I don't know how your dealing with this headache shortcake."
Arfau said as his voice shook, "S-Scary."
"Wow! You got a lot of energy!" Fafanar said, "So cool"
"No the opposite!" Arafau retorted
Morwyn added, "He's more rude than cool."
"You're weird." Liam said to Fafanar with a sneer.
Karasu soon approached the basket as he nudged Prism a little, "How are you feeling? Are you in any pain?"
Prism shook her head, "... It still kind of hurts, and the headache doesn't help a lot either but I think I'll be okay."
"Are you sure about that?" Karasu asked, "It sounded like you were talking in your sleep. From the way you were sounding it was almost like you were in pain."
"I was?" She said, a little shocked, before her face turned even more red then it already was, "That's REALLY embarrassing. I hope I didn't say anything too weird."
"Well it's not like we could understand it or anything."
Prism flinched a little before she noticed that there had been someone beside Yuno. Though she almost immediately had a look of concern as she saw it had been a certain someone riding in a cart made out of the wind itself.
"Feo?!" Prism exclaimed as she noticed that she had been wrapped in a set of makeshift bandages that looked to have a few sets of stains.
"Hey there Shorty." Feoodra said as she gave a small wave, "Sorry if I surprised you."
"Bi-Bime i elena!" Prism said before she coughed, "What happened to you?!"
"We're not too sure exactly." Brenin explained, "She just showed up like that and told us about Luck."
"Yeah--" Saorise said as her ears flopped a little, "--To be honest it really scared us."
"If it wasn't for my sister's magic she would've bleed to death!" Fafnar said.
"Is your back okay!?" Prism asked her with worry.
"I'll be fine, it's just a couple of scratches that's all." Feodora said with a wave of her hand before flinching a little, "Ow."
"But you're in a wind cart!" She pointed out.
"H-hey! This is nothing!" Feodora said before giving Yuno a look while her face was red, "Besides, I could've walked myself!"
Yuno merely told her, "You were limping. And you didn't exactly argue when I offered you a ride."
Feodora only turned even more red, as she looked away, "I didn't do it because I like you. It was just convenient."
Mimosa and Klaus had been overhearing the conversation as Mimosa herself couldn't help but chuckle. "It seems like Miss Helmet really likes Yuno." Mimosa commented.
"Her? How's that possible?" Klaus asked.
Brenin, Saorise and Liam soon noticed the area around them had been all too familiar as they could see a mark on the wall. "Oh! We're here!" Saorise said with a small cough. They had gone through the opening in the tunnel as they were soon met with a large door that looked to have a gear insignia on it; it had been made of steel and had a bronze color as there looked to be a pair of trees on either side of the door. The lights had floated around them like there were fireflies, causing the whole room to illuminate.
Fafanar said as his eyes sparkled, "Wow! It's so huge!"
"Looks a bit tacky." Karasu said.
"Well, it is something made like way back when--" Brenin said, "--So of course it's gonna look tacky."
"How amazing!" Mimosa said.
"Dungeons are pretty incredible." Prism said before she coughed.
"How are we supposed to get in there?" Morwyn asked, "I don't see a lock or anything."
"You guys said you've been in there right?" Karasu said looking at the three Familiars, "I mean that's how you have those cloaks on you. Do you know how to open the door?"
"Oh, that's easy!" Saorise said with a smile, "It actually responds to rhythmic knocking."
"Really?" Mimosa asked, "That's all it takes?"
"Can't you just force it open?" Feodora asked.
"That's actually not the best idea." Liam said, "The first time we tried it, it nearly blew us up. The knock is so simple even a baby could do it."
"Moral of the story, don't underestimate the magic in a dungeon." Brenin said as his tail swayed
"Okay then--" Klaus said as he fixed his glasses, "--Since you three are experts, do you think you can open it?"
"Like I'd take orders from a human." Liam said with a click of his tongue causing Klaus to flinch. "Liam…" Prism said as she gave him a pat on the shoulder, "... Sorry about him Klaus--He's not really used to strangers."
Klaus only cleared his throat, "It's fine your highness."
"Anyway--" Saorise said before she removed herself from the basket, "--I'll happily open the door for you. It won't take long."
"Are you sure you can stand okay?" Karasu asked, noticing how her legs had been shaking a little.
"Don't worry, I'll be just fine." Saorise replied as she went to the door. She cracked her knuckles as she readied herself to perform the little trick. Though when she was about to, Karasu flinched slightly when he felt a sudden chill. His eyes widened before he moved to Mimosa.
"VERMILLION!" Karasu yelled making everyone jump; he soon tried to run to her despite the agony in his leg, "WATCH--"
Everyone soon froze up when a set of crystals suddenly emerged as several of them nearly pierced Mimosa's body; everyone's faces pale.
"Mi--" Prism said horrified as for a brief moment, she found herself in an oddly familiar setting, "--MIMOSA!"
She fell on her side as she passed out instantly; the minute she did the basket soon vanished as it caused her, Brenin and Liam to fall and hit the floor hard. Immediately Yuno and Karasu rushed to their side.
"Are you okay?" Karasu asked as he helped Prism up.
"I-I'm fine!" Prism said as the Spirits immediately started to aid her, "But Mimosa--!"
"She's okay!" Fafanar said, as he checked her over, "She's still breathing!"
They soon saw that Mimosa let out a groan as she had tried to move. "I'm… So sorry…" They heard Mimosa say, "... I'm supposed to be the healer, and… I went down first."
"Don't apologize for that!" Fafanar said as he rubbed his eyes.
Saorise soon took hold of Mimosa's grimoire before she held it towards her, "That spell you used for Prism, do you think you can do it again?"
"I--I think so." Mimosa replied before she allowed the pages to turn, "... Plant Recovery Magic--Dream-Healing Flower Cradle."
In almost an instant, the same familiar flower basket formed from the very roots and vines she created as she had been now laying in a bed of flowers. Most of them couldn't help but sigh with relief.
"Thank Goodness." Klaus said.
Prism noticed the wounds on Mimosa as her breathing became labored despite the healing spell. Tears started to form as a flash of red seemed to have appeared in her head. "Mi--Mimosa…" Prism said tearfully.
"What about you two?" Yuno said to Brenin and Liam, "Are you okay?"
"We're fine." Brenin said, as he stood, "We're just fine."
"Don't go touching me like that trash!" Liam said with a growl as he shook Yuno off before he stood up.
"What the heck was that?!" Morwyn exclaimed, "A trap!?"
"But, there's no trap magic in here!" Saorise told them.
"No--" Klaus said, "--That penetrated through her magic shielding cloak! And she's supposed to be a specialist in sensing mana! She should've noticed it!"
"Then--" Arfau said, "--What did this?!"
It was then Yuno, Karasu and Prism noticed that Feodora had removed herself from the cart as she had examined what had attacked Mimosa. He noticed how pale she had gotten as her body shook; not just from her wounds. Her expression had been written with nothing but horror as he noticed how her hand shook as she placed her palm on the crystal.
"Feo?" Yuno said, as he approached her.
"What's wrong?" Prism asked as she went to walk over to her despite her staggering, "Are you okay?"
"It…" Feodora said as her voice shook, "... It can't be…"
"Feo you're--" Prism said before she coughed, "--You're scaring me."
"What are you talking about?" Karasu asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Yuno soon seemed to have gotten the idea as he got her to face. "Feo--" Yuno said, "--Do you know who did this to Mimosa?"
Feodora only nodded as they could see she was having trouble speaking; though she did her best to try and answer. "This--" She started to say, "--This magic, it was--"
Soon enough they heard the sound of footsteps as it had been coming towards them. The moment they could hear it however, Prism felt her stomach start to throb as she started to groan. "This feeling again…!" Prism thought as she took her stomach; she nearly fell to the ground though was prevented by Karasu, "... Even now…!" The moment she blinked she saw the world seemed to have returned to a black and white world; the only thing that had been filled with color was that of the crystals as they had illuminated with a cloud blue color.
"Again?" She thought not realizing that her eyes had been a familiar white color, "It's the same… Back before my arms were burned, and--Back Hage…"
She soon followed the trail as they lead towards the footsteps; it was then she saw the same cloud blue crystal light as it appeared in the form of that of a storm as it appeared all around the figure.
"What is this?" She thought, "It's so big. Like a hurricane. It looks beautiful and yet, it's threatening. Just--What is this--?"
She suddenly felt her head give off a powerful migraine as she let out a cry. "Prism!" Yuno, Karasu and Feodora exclaimed as she started to throw up again.
When Prism finally regained her senses she saw that a young man had approached them. He had been of average height with a slim figure, pale skin, and well-defined muscle tone. He had short, light purple hair with a spiky hairstyle and a lock falling down at the middle of his forehead. He has a pair of pink eyes, but lacks any eyebrows; he looked to have a set of stones embedded in his forehead and chest.
His whole attire consisted of a skintight vest and cropped pants over a black jumpsuit. The jumpsuit has short sleeves and an open chest design. It also has three blue-colored diamond-shaped ornaments located on his shoulders and around his navel area. On top of the jumpsuit, he had worn a tight white vest with brown trimmings, which also revealed his chest. He also wore a cropped pair of pants with similar designs and color palettes to complement his vest.
The pants have a pair of black diamond-shaped ornaments positioned at both sides of the blue diamond-shaped ornament. It went down slightly below his knees and splited into two at the front and back as it reached the end. His footwear is a pair of high boots with similar color palettes of white with brown trimmings as his outfits. The boots have pointed tips and black vamps.
Feodora's eyes widened in shock, as this time she possessed a look of solemnness. "It is you…" Feodora said softly.
"Who are you?!" Klaus said.
Arfau said with a glare, "what did you do to her?!"
"WHY DID YOU ATTACK OUR SQUADMATE?!" Fafanar yelled.
Morwyn yelled, "You'll pay for that!"
"... Who stands in my way?" The man said soundly, oddly calm.
"We're the ones asking here!" Arfau yelled.
"You better start answering!" Morwyn said as she was readying her grimoire, "Otherwise you're gonna face the wrath of the Golden Dawn!"
The young man soon looked to Prism and Feodora in particular as he soon stopped in his tracks. Though Feodora looked to be angry, Prism had shrunk slightly. The young man looked to her as Karasu put himself in front of her as he took notice of the little Spirits that had been on her shoulder and some in her hood. Brenin and Liam stood at Prism's side as well as they were ready to strike him down despite the red on their faces.
"You--" The young man said to Prism in particular, "--Your comrade, called you, your highness. Are you the Heir from the stories?"
At this the group flinched before Morwyn smacked Klaus on the head. She said in a scolding manner, "KLAUS! YOU JUST GAVE AWAY THAT SHE'S YOU KNOW WHO!"
Klaus told her, "He was gonna know regardless."
"NO, HE WOULDN'T!" Morwyn retorted.
"She's not going to answer yo--" Karasu started to say.
"I'm speaking to her." The young man said as he cut Karasu off, "Answer me. Are you the Heir?"
Prism only gulped before she found herself speaking, "... Wha… What will you do if I answer?"
"If you tell a lie or if you don't answer--" The young man explained, "--I'll finish the girl."
Prism paled as she looked at Mimosa as her body started to shake. The flash of red appeared once more as even the spirits looked to have changed.
"And--" Prism soon said as she coughed, "--If I give you the truth?"
"--Then I'll spare her." He told her, "I will ask once more… Are you the Heir from the stories?"
Prism looked at Mimosa once more as her hands started to shake, as the spirits seemed to have lost their color. She nearly started to hyperventilate as the group gave her a concerning look.
"Primrose no!" Morwyn shouted.
"Don't answer him!" Klaus told her.
"He'll kill you if you say you-know-what!" Arafau added
"Be-Besides it's a bluff!" Fafanar said, "There's no way he would do that to Mimosa, right?!"
Prism looked at the young man as she noticed the look he gave. Though he seemed to give a rather distant look, she could see, he hadn't been lying. She took a deep breath before she answered him, despite the raspiness in her voice, "... My name--Is Prism. Prism Aurora Clover. My father was the previous King, and he named me his sole successor."
"Prism--!" Brenin said shocked
"No…" Liam said with a sigh as he shook his head.
Morwyn turned to Klaus with a glare, "See what you did?"
"I see." The young man said, "You're not lying."
"Why would I lie about it?" Prism asked, as her eyes had been filled with tears, "You said you were going to kill her if I lied! I… Don't want that to happen… I don't want to see anyone die…"
"Mars…" Feodora soon said, as she shocked everyone, "... What have they done to you…?"
"You KNOW him?" Fafanar asked, shocked.
"I knew it." Yuno said softly.
"Feo--" Karasu said, "--Who is he?!"
Prism soon noticed the look Feodora had given Mars as she soon gave her a look of solemnness. "This person--" Prism said as she drew the conclusion as she wiped her tears, "--He's your friend…"
The young man--Mars soon spoke to her, "... It's been a long time, Feodora. I can sense, you're still as strong as you were back then. That's good to know."
"Those stones--" Feodora said, "--They're Mage Stones. Did that bastard Morris do this to you?"
"He's made me better than I was before." Mars told her as his tone of voice remained unchanged, "I am no longer among the weak like before. And now I can serve the Diamond Kingdom as many other have done before."
"You just attacked a woman who had her back turned!!" She told him, "Where's the honor in that?!"
"Wouldn't you have done the same thing?" He asked her.
Feodora looked to be taken back like she hadn't been expecting that sort of response. "Mars--" She soon said, "--Don't you see what's happening here!? That damn traitor put those thoughts in your head! This isn't the real you!!"
"The person you knew is no longer here, Feodora." Mars told her, "I will do everything for our Kingdom."
"Mars…" Feodora said softly as she looked like she had been about to cry.
"And I will start--By ensuring the Heir is delivered--" He said as he flexed his fingers, "--And you are returned."
Suddenly he placed his hand on the ground, and below the feet of Prism and Feodora a set of crystals soon encased around them before they had time to blink or react; all that could be heard was the sound of their screams.
"PRISM! FEODORA!" Yuno exclaimed as they soon flew towards Mars as he stood.
"NO, DAMN IT!" Karasu shouted.
They could see that the spheres had been transparent as the moment they could see the moment they recovered they started to try and break out.
"HELP US!" Prism shouted despite her voice being muffled.
"MARS! LET US OUT!" Feodora yelled to him as she started to hit the cage hard.
"LET THEM GO!" Fafnar shouted as he charged at Mars as well. He had broken out his grimoire before he quickly charged in as he shouted "DRAGON MAGIC: DRAGON'S CLAW!"
Fafanar went to attack him with full force though Mars had been quick to block the attack as a wall of crystals appeared just in front of him the moment Fafanar thrusted his hand forward. He soon jumped back by the set of crystals that came towards him.
"YOU--" Klaus said, "--How dare you stab our comrade in the back and take the Princess! Is that what a true warrior would do?!"
"I don't know what you're talking about." Mars told him, making him flinch, "You're all the same--Just pebbles by the wayside."
Morwyn clicked her tongue as she said "A pebble?! TELL THAT TO MY FISTS! STAR MAGIC, SUPERNOVA KNUCKLES"
Her hands ignited as she hurled in a fist with a star pattern at MArs, Mars began to block with his crystals.
"LIKE THOSE DIAMONDS WILL STOP ME!" Morwyn shouted as she pushed at his defenses.
"How pathetic." Mars said before a wave of diamonds went towards her suddenly as they managed to pierce her skin. "MORWYN!" Arfau and Fafanar exclaimed.
Morwyn hit the ground hard as Prism had a look of horror as she gasped as Feodora's face paled. "No!" She exclaimed as she knocked on the dome cage.
Fafnar's aura intensified as he growled, "You....You'll pay for that bastard!" he glowed as she shouted "DRAGON'S MAGIC, ZAPPLE BREATH!"
Out of his mouth was yellow lighting as it came towards Mars before he blocked it with his diamonds as it reflected towards him, sending him crashing into a diamond as he hit his head hard.
"FAF!" Arafau shouted.
"BASTARD!" Karasu shouted with a growl.
"NO, STOP THIS!" Prism exclaimed as she had been crying at that point.
"MARS!" Feodora shouted as she banged harder on the wall despite the fact she could feel the pain in her back and the fact she had been opening new wounds on her hands.
"Stay out of my way." Mars told them before he set his sights on Mimosa.
A set of crystal spears soon formed as they soon went straight towards Mimosa. "MIMOSA!" Prism exclaimed.
"OH NO YOU DON'T!" Karasu shouted before his grimoire glowed and he drew his blade, "JINX MAGIC: CRACKBACK SLASH!"
With but a swing of his sword a purple beam manifested as it sliced through the crystals easily, taking Mars back a bit. "Attacking a lady who's basically defenseless--" Karasu said as he spun his blade, "--Gotta say that's pretty low, and I'm a thief."
"How could you do that to someone who's unarmed?!" Saorise yelled as she went by his side.
"I'm going to enjoy killing you, you damn human!" Liam said as he readied himself.
"We're taking Prism back even if we have to kill you!" Brenin said.
The three of them readied to use their magic as Brenin's grimoire came floating beside him. They each expected some sort of magic attack, however they were each surprised when they saw nothing more then small flashes of light that merely sparked. "Oh truffles--" Saorise said as her face paled, "--Nothings happening!"
"Damn it! Why didn't anything happen?!" Liam exclaimed as he tried again, but all that came was a puff of smoke.
Brenin soon looked over to the dome that Prism had been trapped in as she fell to her knees and started to cough; the little spirits had tended to her as best as they could. They soon noticed a holly branch around their wrists as it looked shriveled and broken. They each had a look of realization.
"Her condition--" Brenin said, before he coughed, "--It must be worse then we thought!"
"You three--" Mars said as he noticed the Holly Branch around their wrists. He soon looked to Prism as the same insignia had been on her own wrist, "--You're bonded to her."
"And it got worse!" Saorise exclaimed.
"Just our damn luck--!" Karasu said.
"N-No…" Prism said as she weakly knocked on the wall, "... Le-leave them alone!"
Karasu soon held his blade towards him as he stepped in front of them, "Don't worry tater-tot--" He told her as his blade glowed, purple, "--I won't let anything happen to them!"
"LIKE I NEED PROTECTION FROM YOU!" Liam shouted.
"NOT THE TIME!" Karasu yelled before he saw another crystal attack coming towards them; this time it had the intention of taking him out. "Jinx Magic--"
"Steel Creation Magic: Steel Castle's Armored Wall!"
Karasu and the three Familiars had been taken back when a steel wall appeared in front of them as the crystal spears broke apart. "Thanks for that, Four Eyes." Karasu said as he looked over to Klaus.
"Leave this to us, Ruffian." Klaus told him.
"Yeah, good to know you care." He said as he rolled his eyes.
"Yuno, Arfau--" Klaus said, "--Back me up."
"Right." Yuno said.
Arfau said as he got his grimoire ready, "On it!"
"You Diamond Scum--" Klaus said, "--I'll show you the true power of Clover's Golden Dawn!"
"You're boasting now of all times?" Karasu asked as his eyebrow twitched.
"I'm gonna kill him--" Liam mumbled.
"Hey, save it for when we're not gonna die.." Arfau said
Thus the battle began as Prism and Feodora watched helplessly; Mars had been quick to make the first move as the crystal spears as they were each quick to block it with their magic. Klaus quickly attacked with metal spears as they broke apart upon contact. Yuno managed to break some of it apart with the winds from his grimoire.
Arfau got his grimoire read as he used "ARMS MAGIC: KEDAMA ROD!" he took out a rod with a chain and ball attached to it as he hurled it towards Mars; it would've hit him though another set of a crystal wall appeared.
"Damn it!" Arfau groaned.
Klaus gritted his teeth as he noticed that his grimoire hadn't floated up beside him, not even once. "He's using such powerful attacks, and not to mention he's keeping the princess and assassin trapped in those cages. He didn't even pull out his grimoire. And to make it worse, it doesn't appear that he's losing any magic. At this rate--"
"All of you!" Klaus soon said, "Take those three and head to the treasure room! I'll hold him off as long as I can."
"Don't be reckless idiot!" Karasu told him, "He can really kill you!"
"He's right--" Brenin said, "--Besides we're not leaving Prism!"
"Yeah!" Saorise said, "She's family! Family doesn't get left behind!"
"If you think we're leaving her with this bastard, you got another thing coming!" Liam said.
"Don't be absurd!" Klaus shouted. "GO!"
Arfau soon argued, "No! We're not leaving you!"
"He's stronger than you." Yuno said, "If you fight him without support even you won't--"
"JUST HURRY UP AND GO!" Klaus yelled to them, "FRANKLY I'D NOT LEAVE THIS TO A PEASANT LIKE YOU! BUT THIS IS FOR OUR KINGDOM! SO FULFILL OUR DUTY!"
The group looked to one another as they each had their own mixed thoughts about it all. Though they each seemed to have their own conclusions as they each started to run towards the door.
"That's right you fools!" Klaus said with a smile before--
"KLAUS LOOK OUT!" Prism yelled before she coughed again.
A set of crystals soon formed at his feet as another wav came towards him. "CURSES!" Klaus exclaimed.
"STOP IT!" Prism and Feodora exclaimed.
Before the wave could hit him, a series of attacks came flying towards it, breaking apart the wave of crystals completely. Prism and Feodora looked equally relieved while Klaus looked just as shocked that Yuno, Arfau and Karasu had remained where they were standing.
"Why--Why did you come back?!" Klaus said.
"Like we would abandon you in the first place idiot!" Arfau said.
"But I told you to run!" Klaus said.
"Correction--" Karasu said, "--You told your squadmates to run--And like I said before, I'm not a part of your squad genius!"
"Even so--You should be concentrating on the mission at hand!" He told them.
"No--" Yuno said, as it had shocked Klaus; he soon looked to the domes, "--Those two, are someone important to me. Feo is my friend and family--And Prism, I made a promise that no matter what happens, I'll be there for her, and I intend to keep it. And I'm not going to leave you here either--" The look in his eyes soon changed as he set his sights on Mars, "--BECAUSE WE'RE FRIENDS!"
Arfau shouted as he got his grimoire, "I'm gonna get you back for what you did to my siblings!"
"And--We're not letting touch an inch on the treasure--" Karasu said before looking back to the doors, "--Ain't that right fellas?"
Mars and Klaus looked over and noticed that the doors had opened as they were already inside. "You better know what you're doing!" Brenin said as he started to pull the door on his side.
"Please save Prism for us!" Saorise said.
"If you don't, there's gonna be hell to pay!" Liam said as he pulled the doors shut, "You hear me you humans?!" The doors slammed shut as it surprised both Klaus and Mars.
"They--Sealed themselves in?!" Klaus said as he looked at them, "You told them to do that?"
"We're not stupid you know?" Yuno said.
"Thank Mana…" Prism said tearfully.
Feodora couldn't help but chuckle as she fell to her knees, "You, Know it All--Always the smart guy."
"We figured since they basically know how to open the door--" Karasu said, "--What better to do then throw away this guy's only key to get in?"
"Meaning you're stuck with us!" Arfau added as he got his arms ready, "And--You ain't touching the treasure that's meant for us!"
Klaus had said just dumbstruck, "W-What?!"
"I'm getting serious now." Yuno said, turning to Mars, "I'll make you hand over those two willingly." The pages in his grimoire turned rapidly before his whole body glowed green. The winds started to pick up as they could see it began to take shape.
"Wind Creation Magic: Swift White Hawk and Wind Blade Shower."
A large eagle formed just behind him as well as a set of daggers formed in front of him, leaving them in awe. "A simultaneous spell activation?!" Klaus thought as he was in shock, "And this power, h-He's--"
Karasu gave a smile of his own, "I better get serious too then!" His grimoire soon glowed beside him as his blade glowed a familiar purple glow, "Jinx Magic--Cracked Horseshoe."
The blade became illuminated with purple as it formed a large curved blade though the glow seemed to have remained. "Holy--" Feodora said, "--YOU MEAN TO TELL ME YOU COULD DO THAT THE ENTIRE TIME?!"
"I can--Though it's not exactly a move I can use all the time!" He told her.
"SERIOUSLY?!" Arfau exclaimed. "WHERE WAS THIS WHEN MY SIBLINGS WERE GETTING KNOCKED DOWN?!"
"Hey!" Karasu said, "You're lucky that I have enough mana to do this at all! I only use this as a last resort and this is a last resort!"
Arfau soon slapped himself in the cheeks as he said, "Fine! Let's do this already!"
Thus the three of them went to attack Mars all at once, while Feodora and Prism had watched. Feodora bit her thumb as she had been looking in anticipation. She placed both of her hands together as she found herself praying, "Please, please, please--Don't let anything bad happen!" She said to herself, "I can't bear to lose anything else--Especially to them!"
She soon heard a thud that had just come from next to her; She looked over and saw Prism's face against the dome wall as she looked to be agony. She tried to move however when she did, she ended up slumping over again.
"Prism!" Feodora exclaimed as she knocked on the dome wall, despite the agony she felt in her wounds, "Prism, can you hear me?!"
"It hurts…" She could hear her say as she was trying her best to move, "... Everything… Hurts… Need to… Sleep…"
"No, no, no!" Feodora exclaimed, as she knocked hard causing Prism to flinch, "You CANNOT under NO circumstances go to sleep! Okay?! We need to get out of here!"
"I can't…!" Prism cried, "--I can't…! My... Scythe won't…!"
"Don't give me that talk now Pri!" She told her, "You're a Warrior like you told me, right?! I can't do much here! But maybe you can!"
Prism only sniffled as she tried to at least stand, "But--I don't know if I can--!"
"You're not gonna know unless you try! Push past your limits, and dig deep, right?!"
Prism only rubbed her eyes as she could feel her migraine getting worse, not to mention she could feel her vision had started to become a blur. "Wha--What am I supposed to do…? How am I supposed to break out…?"
"Just show them your--"
Before Feodora could finish, they were taken back by the sound of a set of screams; they looked over and they had a look of horror; they saw that the winds, Karasu and Arfau had been on the ground. The winds had disappeared as the spears started to fall to the floor as Yuno hit the door behind him as they could see a fresh batch of bruises and scratches on him as even the bird started to vanish.
They saw that by Mars' side, he had a large blade made from the very crystals of his magic.
"H-How can this be?!" Klaus said horrified
"D-Damn it.." Arfau groaned. "H-How..." He tried to lift his arm but screamed agony as his wounds were too much.
"N-No--" Karasu said as he went to stand, "--I'm not--GAH!" He cried out as he felt his leg act up, and he nearly fell to the floor.
"This--" Feodora said, as she fell to her knees, "--This can't be happening…"
Yuno went to stand though he fell to his knees as he glared over to Mars as Prism felt something snap in her head when Mars stepped towards him with the blade as his grimoire floated beside him.
"Yuno!" She exclaimed.
She soon started to bang on the dome, harder than before ignoring the migraine in her head. Her heartbeat seemed to have accelerated as her eye shifted to white; that was when her veins began to glow a rainbow like color as she placed both of her palms on the crystal wall.
Klaus's body shook as he too fell to his knees, "How… How could this have happened?" He thought, "I'm a noble--And a member of the Golden Dawn. Yet I let my comrade get hurt, I'm being protected by a peasant. This--"
"Begone." Mars said as he readied to finish them
Klaus clicked his tongue, as he got out his grimoire, "This cannot be ri--"
BOOM!
Everyone jumped at the sound of the explosion which had come from Prism's dome. Though really, her dome had been in pieces like that of glass. As the smoke cleared as they could see Prism had been standing there despite her body had been shaking she had a look that could kill. Though her eyes had been white they saw something that no one could even believe.
Though her eye had been that of white, it bled like she had been crying. "Prism--?" Feodora said, shocked.
"Le--" Prism said with a growl as her grimoire glowed a dark red glow; they could've sworn that the dragon eye glowed an eerily red glow on the cover.
"LEAVE MY FRIEND ALONE." She spoke in an eerily demonic voice.