The grimoire soon turned to a new page before words had started to form from within as it flew in front of her. Her eyes changed to white before the words became clear as her vision seemed to have gotten better. She soon spoke aloud the words as she stood.
Lost to found
River flow
Turn the key---
They saw the scythe had suddenly glowed a white glow as even her blade became a lit. Mars went in to attack, but much to everyone's shock she vanished in a blink.
"Where did she--?!" Klaus started to say before he let out a gasp.
Prism had suddenly behind her as her scythe became illuminated with white flames as she had been ready to attack. It was then she finished the incantation.
--Reveal to me
Mars went to block scythe though as she swung the blade, it seemed to have become transparent much to his own shock The last thing Prism saw as the world became surrounded with familiar white flames while everything slowed down, as she seemed to have snapped out of her trance was Mars head severed from his body.
"... Huh…?"
***
The flames that had surrounded Prism seemed to have disappeared as she found herself in an entirely different place. Though the flames had still been around she found herself standing in the middle of a hall. She could see there had been a set of bars that allowed the sunlight to leak through, though she couldn't fit through even if she tried. She could hear birds as some sounded close while others sounded far off.
"Where… Where am I…?"
The little light lemur soon appeared before her very eyes in a flash as it had startled her though she had calmed herself.
"It's just you---Do you know what's happening? What is this place?"
The little light lemur replied to her as the sound of bells could be heard, though she looked shocked at this.
"The… Diamond Kingdom? But… This doesn't look like the Diamond Kingdom. And for that matter--We were in the dungeon. And what did you mean when you said your my guide?"
The little light lemur spoke again as this time the look on her face changed completely.
"... I'm… In a--Memory?"
"Mars?"
Prism flinched as she noticed that two people had been behind her. She had been shocked to see a familiar looking young man with someone else. From the spiked hair and purple shade she recognized him to be Mars, as he had been wearing a white shirt and shorts as he looked to be barefoot.
"That's… Him but who's that with--"
She couldn't help but gasp as she saw the person who had been with him. It had been a young girl with pink hair and a set of sea green eyes as she had been wearing a simple white dress as she looked to be barefoot as well.
"That girl--" She said petrified as the light lemur floated gently on her shoulder, "--Is she--?"
The girl soon spoke as she looked towards the barred window, "When things get rough--Remember the faces of those you love. We were born to protect the people of this kingdom that we love so much."
"Protect the people we love…" Prism said before she couldn't help but give a soft laugh, "... She'd say something like that too. It really is the work of fate."
"Once we become strong enough to protect this kingdom--" The girl soon said with a warm smile, "--We'll be allowed to go outside! We'll be able to see the world and we can share it with Feodora too!" She soon gave a sheepish laugh, "But you know--You'll probably make it out first. Lucky. Out of all of us, you're probably the strongest one here."
Prism soon heard the sound of grass rustling as it sounded like someone had been running. "Oh!" The girl said, as her expression brightened, "Speak of the devil--"
Prism looked to the window as she saw a girl looking younger then they had been. Though her hair had been a bit longer, and she had been wearing a green dress, she had recognized her by her red shade of hair and eyes of green.
"... Feo?" Prism said shocked.
"Sorry--" The young Feodora said as she had been out of breath, "--I had to sneak away from Emyr. It took longer then I thought but Myrina managed to help out."
"Are they giving you trouble again?" The girl asked Feodora concerned.
"They are but--At least they're not Malik." Feodora said as she could see her shiver.
"Emyr…?" Prism said confused.
"What did I miss?" Feodora asked, "What are you talking about?"
"I was just telling Mars how much stronger he is compared to all of us." She replied, "He might give you a run for your money one day."
Feodora only giggled, "That's stretching it but--" She soon said with a smile as she held her head high, "--I've got the best teacher! So I'll beat you guys!"
"We have your uncle too you know!!" The girl said with a laugh. Mars even seemed to smile as Feodora took notice. "Hey--You do have teeth!" She said, "I thought those come out once every fortnight!"
"Sh-shut up! I can smile, you know!" Mars said embarrassed as Feodora started to laugh out loud along with the girl.
Prism couldn't help but have a soft look as she smiled. "Feo--Looks so happy just talking to them." She soon looked to the bars as her smile fell, "But… Why are they in here?"
She soon noticed that they stopped laughing as she could see Feodora had lost her smile as she looked at her and Mars. "... This… This isn't fair." She told them, "You two don't deserve this. None of you do."
"It's not like we're criminals or anything." Mars said.
"But you might as well be." Feodora said as she sat in the grass, "I want to play with you like how other kids do and we can't even do that. I don't care if you're older then I am--I don't want to be a person that kills people. I just--Want to be normal."
"Feo…" Prism said as her look softened.
The girl gave her a warm smile; Her hand went through the bars before she placed her hand on her own. "... You'll see us out there one day." The girl said, "When everything is set and done, we'll play and see the world together with you Feodora. I'm sure of it. But like I said--" She soon looked over to Mars, "--Mars might be able to get out first."
Prism noticed that Mars' cheeks turned pink and yet she could see a genuine smile on his face, "... I'll… Be waiting for you when that happens."
The girl looked confused as did Feodora.
"Until you get out too--" He soon clarified, "--Fana."
Prism's look changed at the sound of her name. The young girl--Fana, smiled a grateful smile, "Sure!" She soon had a thought come over her, "How about… The three of us make a promise?"
Mars and Feodora looked confused before Fana took their hands. "When we get out--" Fana said to Mars before turning to Feodora, "--Let's see the world--Together!"
Feodora smiled, "Sure! Let's see it all!"
Mars on the other hand didn't respond as she could see the pink color on his cheeks; especially since his hand had been intertwined with Fana.
Prism looked to the light lemur as he spoke to her in bells. "Mars--" She said, "--Does he--"
The white flames soon surrounded her again as she had been blinded temporarily as she let out a surprise yelp. She opened her eyes when she heard--
"This is your final test."
The world looked to be coated with red as only her white flames had been illuminated. Several others, older and younger, had been standing within the room that looked to be that of a stadium; she could see Mars and Fana had been among the crowd. Just high above them looked to be middle aged with short, light-colored hair and tinted glasses with dark-colored frames. She seemed to put it together with who that person had been.
"Is that… Morris?" Prism asked the little light lemur, "The person Feo mentioned?"
The light lemur responded to her but they were soon drawn back to him.
"If you pass this test--" The man--Morris had said, "--You will serve our kingdom by laying down your very lives." He soon looked to have a smile that had made Prism shudder, "--All you have to do--Is kill each other."
Prism looked horrified by this sort of thing as did the others that surrounded her. Morris soon explained, "The sole survivor will be able to go outside as our kingdom's finest mage warrior. But if you refuse you will be disposed of."
"No…" Prism said shocked.
Suddenly, one of them charged at Mars with a cry. Prism only watched in horror before her very eyes, Mars activated his magic and killed his attacker in one blow. That seemed to have set everything off as her face paled; left and right everyone began to attack each other, sometimes they killed each other with one blow while others it took a couple of hits.
Though the only thing Prism had seen… Was nothing but red and she could hear the sound of screams and cries.
"No, no, no, no!"
The cries and screams seemed to have gotten louder even after she placed her hands over her ears. She began to hyperventilate as the flames around her became more aggressive.
"STOP IT!"
The flames surrounded the whole world and even burned away the ones that had already been killed. It wasn't long til she heard Fana once more.
"... I'm sorry Mars."
She picked up her head as she had soon come to realize that her and Mars were the only ones that had been standing. Her grimoire had been beside her as she could see the red cover as well as it's design as it looked eerily similar to Mars' stitched one. She could see fire emitted from her hand.
Prism had soon come to a realization at what was about to happen. "... No…"
"Fana?" Mars said, confused.
"I have no other choice--" Fana told him, "So--Please die."
Fana soon charged at him as Mars looked to be paralyzied with fear. "NO!" Prism exclaimed as she ran to Fana, "DON'T DO IT PLEASE!" She reached out to grab her arm, though it ended up going right through her. The moment she passed through her she could hear a sound she never liked to hear as the shadow of a familiar formation appeared before her. She soon looked to see what had happened as she could hear the grimoire hit the floor.
She saw that Mars had looked petrified as Fana had a crystal in the formation as it had gone right through her; her body fell limp as she couldn't find herself moving.
She had been in tears especially at the sound of Mars screams. It was then, she heard a voice come over her, one that belonged to Morris just as the flames engulfed the world again.
"Looks like Mars was the only one who survived. Let's go ahead and give him Fana's powers too, since she was the last one he killed. Now, we'll finally have the ultimate mage warrior."
"... So that's why he had fire magic…" Prism said, "... That magic… Came from her."
The fires soon died down as she soon found herself back in the familiar hall. Only difference being it had been the night, as Feodora had been sitting with her back to the bars as well as Mars. Both looked to be tired, both physically and mentally.
"... Feo?" Prism said, noticing how disturbed she looked. That was when she could see a set of bandages around her neck and collarbone, "... What happened to you…?"
"... Fana…" She soon heard Feodora say softly, "... She's dead isn't she?"
Mars' hands shook as he did his best to reply, "...I'm--I'm sorry… The final test they gave--I didn't think it would involve--"
"It's okay." Feodora said softly as she pulled on her jacket to hide the wounds, "... It's not your fault Mars."
Prism could see the look on his face as even the look in his eyes changed. "Feodora--" Mars started to say but Feodora had been the first to speak up.
"My parents and I are going to sneak to the Clover Kingdom." Feodora said as Mars looked shocked at this.
"What?!" He said, turning to her, "But why?!"
"Mom and dad--" Feodora soon said, "--Were always planning on leaving with me someday. But--" She soon placed her hand over her bandaged wound, " --After what my grandfather did and the deal he made with Spades, they said he crossed a line. I guess that's what adults call it anyway."
"A deal?" Prism said, a bit shocked as she noticed how scared Feodora looked, "The Spade Kingdom? What's she talking about?"
"But this place is home!" He argued, "You can't just leave!"
Feodora soon turned to him as Prism could see she looked like she had been about to cry. "I know it's a place where I was born, but it's not home--Not as long as he's here. They said it's better for me, if I'm safe in Clover, and--Maybe they're right. I'm sorry I didn't tell you before, but they decided already and I wanted to spend more time with you and Fana."
"When are you leaving?" He asked her.
"... Tomorrow night…" She said as she looked dejected.
Mars looked shocked again, "So soon?!"
"Uncle said there's a full moon that day…" Feodora explained, "... I know it's not like the Spades borders, but it's best if they don't take chances." Her hand soon reached through the bars and placed it on his shoulder, "It's not all bad though. They said they're going to take you with us too."
"Me?"
Feodora only nodded, "They--Know they're going to embed you with Mage Stones tomorrow night too. When Morris is prepping, they're gonna sneak you out."
"But Fana--Our promise--" He said looking troubled.
"--That'll still live on, through us." She said, "My parents always told me that as long as we remember the people we love then they're never truly gone. Fana will always be with us and we can keep our promise… For her sake. And who knows, maybe someday, when we grow up, we'll come back, and make things right in the Diamond Kingdom."
She could see Mars give it some thought before he reached through the bars and they took each other's hands. Once more the scenery around her had changed. This time she could see that she had been on the outside of the Diamond Kingdom, but something about it had been different. She could hear the sound of voices screaming and shouting something she couldn't quite understand.
She jumped as two familiar children ran right through her, she had gotten a glimpse of who they had been. Despite their faces being covered with cloaks she saw they had been Feodora and Mars as they were running hand in hand.
"STOP THEM!" She heard a soldier shout as they ran in their direction.
The light lemur helped Prism to take flight just as the flames started to engulf the world behind them. They followed Mars and Feodora till they had reached what looked to have been a cliffside as Feodora nearly fell over, if it hadn't been for Mars.
"We're trapped!" Mars said.
"No, no, no, my parents--" Feodora said fearfully, "--They have to be on the other side!"
"I HEAR THEM, THEY'RE OVER HERE!" They heard someone shout.
She could see how much Feodora had fidgeted as she had desperately looked for a way to get to the otherside. She was trying to find anything, at least a bridge to help them both. "No, no, no, no, it can't--" Feodora said as she had been hyperventilating, "--It can't end like this! It just can't!"
"Feodora--" Mars said.
"--There has to be a way across!" She said, "There just has to be!"
Mars could hear them coming closer and closer; he knew that there had been no time left, if they had stayed there any longer, they would both be taken… Or one of them would. Prism could see the expression on his face changed as it seemed to have hit him.
"There is for you!" Mars suddenly said as his grimoire opened.
Before Feodora could process, saw Mars manifest a crystal arm before he picked her up off the ground. "Mars! What are you doing!?"
"It won't be long before they come in on top of us!" Mars told her, "I'm giving you a headstart! As soon as your on the other side, find Jeremiah and Ezra! Don't stop and don't look back!"
"No!" Feodora exclaimed, "You can't stay! They'll kill you!"
"And they'll force you to live in a life you hate!" He told her as she froze, "Feodora… I already lost someone important to me already--Don't let me lose you too."
Prism could see Feodora shake her head vigorously, "You can't! There's gotta be another way! There just has to!"
"There's NO time." He told her but a bit more firmly, "Feodora… You've always been there for Fana and I. You took risks so that we wouldn't be alone. It's my turn to be there for you now." He soon gave her a pat on the head, "Just promise me one thing… You'll live for the both of us."
Tears formed from Feodora as she had a sudden realization on what this meant; without hesitation she crawled down his arm and gave him a hug which took him by surprise. Though he returned the hug as they both practically squeezed each other.
"...I'll--I'll live out our promise…" She told him as her voice cracked.
"I know you will…" Mars told her, "... Thank you for everything."
Feodora gave Mars a kiss on the forehead before his crystal hand took hold of her again. As the flames began to engulf everything Prism watched as Mars threw her to the other side as the Mage Soldiers soon closed in on Mars and she ran into the forest.
As the white flames burned everything away Prism found herself in the dark abyss as she collapsed to her knees. Her eyes had been filled with tears as the light lemur looked to her with curious eyes as he soon gave her cheek a lick.
She looked at the little one as she couldn't help but give him a hug.
"... I--I understand now…"
***
Everything seemed to have rewound for Prism, Mars's head became reattached to his body. Before she knew it, she found herself hitting the ground hard and nearly dropping her scythe as the blade went straight through Mars's neck and yet there wasn't a fresh cut; the spirits quickly went to her side as they started to speak to her with. Everyone in the room on the other hand were just stunned by what they had just witnessed, Mars included as he examined himself, finding there hadn't been a cut, not even a graze.
"Either I hit my head too hard--" Fafanar soon said, "--Or did her scythe just go transparent?"
Pluck had said as his head had practically steamed, "WHAT JUST HAPPENED! WHO WHAT?! HOW?!"
Noelle soon awoke with a groan as she seemed to notice the expression her comrades had given, "What's… Happening…?"
"You--" Mars soon said as he stepped towards Prism, "--What did you do?"
Prism did her best to pick herself up off the ground as she could feel her wounds and fever take its toll on her. The Spirits managed to help her as some of them went to the side of her head as they started to use their magic to help elevate the pain in her eyes and her migraine.
Just as her vision seemed to have gotten better a shadow had soon towered over her.
"WHAT. DID. YOU. DO?" He said as he raised his fist. "PRISM!" Pluck shouted as he went to draw his sword, however--
"Fana…" She suddenly said with a groan as it made Mars freeze and even Pluck. "What did you say?" Mars asked as he looked to be petrified.
"Your friend…" She soon said, "... Her name was Fana…"
"Wait..." Pluck said as he shook "did you just say Fana?"
"Pluck--" Yukiko said, comforting her son "--She doesn't mean our Fana."
"What are you talking about?!" Mars said, "I don't know anyone like that!"
Prism soon struggled to stand though she had much to her own shock set aside the scythe. With a slight limp she walked towards Mars as he only looked at her, practically petrified.
"... You--" She soon said with a sad smile, "--Loved Fana, didn't you?"
The look in his eyes changed as he felt something else snap in his head. He seemed to have been taken back when she placed her hand on his arm.
"... I know how much it can hurt, to lose someone you love…" She said as she coughed softly, "... I… Had someone like that too… She even bore the same name and magic…. She was someone precious to me, and it hurts knowing I'll never speak to her again… But what hurts even more is when you forget about them. That's why Feo was hurting too…"
Mars could feel his migraine come on again as he could see the image of Feodora in his head; he even felt a ghostly feeling of Fana's hand on his own.
"The strong--Will survive--" He said, "--The weak will die--!"
Prism only shook her head, "... I understand what happened to you now… And now I see, you're not a bad person afterall… You were… Mislead. You don't have to kill anymore…" The Spirits, a couple of them made from the wind and cloud as they lifted her towards him so that she had been face level. She placed both of her hands on his cheeks as she allowed her forehead to touch his, not even minding the stone embedded in him.
"... It's okay to hurt… But it's not okay if you hold back tears." She told him softly and gently, like she had been a mother with a child, "... Though I don't blame you for not crying at all. They must've told you to do that didn't they? Because they saw it as weak."
"Your highness…" Klaus said dumbstruck.
"Prism…" Yuno said in plain awe, "... You--"
"Bime i elena…" Yukiko said.
"...I know you don't know me, other than the fact I'm the true princess of Clover." Prism told him, "I'm… Like a stranger to you as you are to me… But… Even so… Even if the Diamond Kingdom has changed… I still want to help you."
Mars looked to her still in shock, more images seemed to have rushed to his head as the migraine started to get worse. "Why would you want to help me?"
"... Because I think what Feo said was right about you--" She told him, "--I think the Mars she met and talked to all that time is still there… Don't you think?"
Mars could feel his body start to shake as the images at that point began to flood into his mind as he made no efforts to pull her away or push her away; he just let her stay there, for what seemed like an eternity now. However he could feel something fight in him, almost as if an instinct had taken over him.
"Mars?" Prism said with worry as she noticed how he had been behaving, "What is it? What's wrong?"
She could see Mars' body start to shake; she could see he had been in agony. "He-hey! What is it?" She said, "Mars you have to tell me what's wrong! Please, I can help you!"
Mars could only utter one thing from his lips as Prism didn't realize that he had started to move his titan hand towards her.
"I'm--Sorry--"
She didn't have time to react as the crystal hand soon grabbed a hold of her which caused her to gag; she soon found herself tossed to the wall which caused her to let out a shriek of agony when the force broke her skin. Brenin, Saorise and Liam though unconscious their own skin broke the moment hers did.
"PRISM!" Pluck, Yuno, Noelle, Luck and Yukiko shouted.
"YOUR HIGHNESS!" Klaus, Mimosa Morwyn, and Arfau exclaimed.
Mars soon stepped towards Prism as she tried to move again though her new wounds had prevented her from doing so. "Ma-Mars--" She said as she coughed while she had been in tears, "--You--You can still beat it! You have some fight left in you--I know you do!"
"The strong will survive--" Mars soon said almost as if he had been in a trance once more, "--And the weak shall die."
He raised a fist towards her before he went to attack. "LEAVE HER ALONE!" Yukiko pleaded, "SHE'S ONLY A CHILD!"
"PRISM!" Yuno exclaimed as he struggled to at least reach for his grimoire.
Prism seemed to have felt her instincts take over her as she soon held her hands out; she didn't realize her eye shifted to white as with a sudden flash she heard a sound.
CLANG--It went. Once more was brought back in reality as she saw she had been holding onto her scythe as it had blocked his attack. It put her and Mars into shock once again.
"Did I just see that--?" Fafanar said, shocked.
"Oh yeah…" Morwyn said with a nod.
"How--?" Klaus said as he had been trying to process what he saw.
"Whoa…" Luck said as he had been in awe.
"... Did I do that?" Was all Prism could ask before she saw Mars pull back his fist as she let out a fearful squeak. The Spirits quickly came to her side as they were ready to protect her.
"PRISM! GET AWAY!" Pluck cried out as he got out of his mother's embrace as went in with his swords much to their shock
"PLUCK!" Yukiko cried out, "NO!"
"GET AWAY FROM MY BEST FRIEND!" Pluck shouted as he said "SWORD MAGIC STRASH TWISTER 3-HAND FORM!" he began to jump and spun like a twister coming straight for Mars, he turned his eyes as he looked at a incoming Pluck
"Be gone." Mars said. "The Strong will survive----and the weak will die!" he gave it a punch to the ground as everyone was shocked.
"NO!" Yukiko cried out, "NOT MY BABY!"
CRACK!
The sound made before they heard the sound of Pluck letting out a battle cry as he cut the titans hand and spun around it's arm before he stood with his head bleeding before aiming for the head Mars with the titans other hand swatted Pluck down before he got up again
"SWORD MAGIC: TRIPLE ORIGIN FLASH!" he let out a couple of slash waves at the titan once more before leaving Mars with a flash on his cheek as he shouted in pain.
"DIE! YOU BUG!"
No one seemed to have noticed that Asta had been practically inside the now broken wall. He seemed to have regained consciousness after all the noise that had taken place. Despite his wounds he managed to sit himself up, as he could see that his sword had been standing on its own. He could see Mars fighting off Pluck with all his might despite his new injuries, as the others were either stuck in the crystals or down for the count.
"E-Everyone…" Asta groaned before he came to a realization, "... With my big heavy sword, I won't be able to beat his magic's speed. He changed the way he fights and the way he uses his magic--What am I supposed to do?"
He had been startled when Nero flew in front of him as she looked to be gesturing him to something; she soon flew above his head as he found his eyes following her.
"Nero?"
She soon landed on top of a handle that had just been behind him as his eyes widened when a thought soon struck him like a cord.
Pluck jumped before he dashed to Mars with his sword as he gave him another wound to the face as he screamed, Mars grabbed Pluck with the other hand as he was trying to punch him only for Pluck to jump as it added more to his injury. With every rush, Pluck continued to attack and attack with rage
The group couldn't believe what they were witnessing right now.
"W-what's wrong with him?!" Arfau asked.
Yukiko said with worry, "I-I don't know! Unless---"
They heard Mars shout as he lunged for Pluck once more as he got a new injury from his side though it didn't stop him from leaving a gash on the titan, "GET OUT OF MY WAY!"
"STAY AWAY FROM MY FRIEND FIRST!" Pluck shouted as he slashed the heel of the titan. Or at least that's how it would've played out, were it not for the blades Mars had manifested. Luckily Pluck had seen them coming as he quickly moved out of harm's way when they flew towards him.
"What should we do?" Noelle asked as she tried to sit up, though couldn't because of the pain she felt despite the fact her wound was sealed.
"Mimosa, you stay with Noelle--" Yukiko said.
"What are you going to do?" Mimosa asked.
"Save my son!" She replied before she dashed into battle.
Pluck began to clash with Mars' blades as he sent more flying towards him, this time around however Pluck had narrowly dodged his blades leaving only with a small set of scratches.
"WHY?!" Mars asked "WHY WON'T YOU FALL?!"
Pluck shouted as he pulled out another sword, which had been a familiar wooden blade, "After what you and your people did to my squadmates, My friends especially Prism! Even when she tried to reconcile with you--I WON'T FORGIVE YOU!" Pluck smashed a couple away, "I'LL MAKE YOU PAY!" he jumped as he got his blade ready to pierce Mars' forehead, though he didn't get a chance when he avoided another one of his blades as it cut him on the chin.
"CLOUD RESTRAINING MAGIC--" Yukiko soon shouted as the pages in her grimoire turned, "--CUMULONIMBUS BIND!"
As said, Yukiko began to form a Cumulonimbus cloud made of rope wrapped around Pluck's arms and legs. The moment the swords hit the ground they had vanished. Pluck started to struggle in his restraints as Mars seemed to have stopped attacking.
Pluck shouted as his grimoire landed beside him, "LET ME GO! LET ME GO! HE HAS TO PAY!"
Yukiko yelled as she soon pinned Pluck to the floor, "No! You and I both know there isn't any honor in fighting anger with anger! You're a warrior AND a Magic Knight Pluck, get your act together!"
Pluck shouted, "HE ALMOST HURT PRISM! HE HURT OUR SQUADMATES!"
"BUT IT'S NOT WORTH YOUR LIFE!" Yukiko cried as she held her son. "Please...We already lost our village....I don't want to lose my son."
Mars seemed to have ignored the two of them as he looked over to Mimosa and Noelle, "The strong will survive, and the weak will die." He soon stepped over to them as the group seemed to have realized what he was going to do as he manifested more of the crystal blades.
"No! Please!" Morwyn exclaimed.
Arfau pleaded, "Leave them alone!"
"Don't kill them!" Fafanar yelled, "Please!"
Yuno, Luck and Klaus started to struggle to break free from the crystals as they each had the same thought, "If only I could reach my grimoire!"
"The strong will survive--And the weak WILL die." Mars repeated.
Prism soon managed to pick herself up off the floor as she used her scythe to help her once more. She was able to put herself between them and Mars as the very ground shook. She didn't make any efforts to pick up her scythe as a thought came to her; the little spirits had come to her head as they still elevated the pain from her eyes allowing her vision to be clear.
"... Mars…" She said turning to him, "... You're not done… Fighting yet…"
She soon took a deep breath as she imagined she had been holding her instrument. Despite her voice sounding hoarse and soft, she allowed herself to speak in a way she seemed to know it would reach him. Pluck seemed to have froze up and even Mars seemed to have shown hesitation as he stepped towards them.
As the stars start to align…
I hope you take it as a sign...
You'll be okay…
Everything will be okay…
And if the Heaven's crash aground…
I know you'll hear the trumpet sound…
You will be okay…
Everything will be okay…
And if Creation goes to die…
You can find me in the sky…
Upon the last day…
And you will be okay…
Soon enough Mars towered over her, Mimosa and Noelle. She looked at him, eyes filled with hope. Though as the blades formed again, she could see a tear roll down his cheek.
"The strong--" He groaned, "--Will survive--The weak--Will--Die--"
The blades started to spin as it went towards them; Prism readied herself until--
"LEAVE THEM ALONE!"
In a flash Asta had been in front of the young girls as he was able to slice the blades with ease; Prism had been quick to notice the sword he was holding had been different from what he usually held. The sword had been smaller for one thing as it looked to be similar to that of a knight's blade; all she could make out from the rusted blade was there had been a black streak in the middle. She could've sworn that she had seen the blade before.
Asta let out a warcry as he sliced up the spinning blades, this time he had moved faster then he did before which surprised all of them.
"What is that sword?" Mars had questioned.
"This sword will work--!" Asta said with a smile, before he went to charge at Mars, "--YOUR OPPONENT IS ME!"
The spinning blades flew towards Asta though he had been quick on his feet as this time he had been able to get close to him; he swung his sword hard and fast as he managed to graze his shoulder.
"He got him!" Fafanar exclaimed with glee.
"How do you like that?!" Asta told him.
"Holy--" Yukiko exclaimed
Pluck had said dumbstrucked "He can do that?!"
The flames around Mars soon sealed the wound which took Asta back. "DISAPPEAR!" Mars yelled before he threw the crystal like fist towards him. Though Asta was able to block it he found himself flying back towards Mimosa, Noelle and Prism.
Prism had been able to help steady him, despite the fact that she had been staggering herself. "Are you okay?!" Prism asked with worry before she coughed.
"I'm alright--" He replied, "--Even if I cut through his attack magic, as long as he has that recovery magic I won't--Be able to finish him off!"
"You won't kill him will you?" Prism asked.
Asta shook his head, "He's Feo's friend, I know how upset she'll be if I take his life. I know you want to help him too, and I don't want to kill him either. Besides, we were told to save your Familiars and get the treasure remembered?"
Prism had only looked shocked as she could feel something go off in her chest; she didn't realize a couple of spirits around her had started to shift to a light red and pink as the color glowed dimly.
"What are you doing, Dorksta?"
They looked over and they were both equally relieved. "Noelle!" They both exclaimed, before Asta and Prism gave each other a brief glance as they looked a bit shocked, before they both blushed a little.
"You're the first peasant--" She said as she sat herself up, groaning slightly due to the ache she felt, "--That I, as a royal ever acknowledged. So hurry up--And defeat that guy--Asta!"
They were soon taken back when Asta's blade started to glow blue along with the streak and what looked to be little stars at the very tip. "Your sword--!" Prism said, shocked.
"Cheese and crackers!" Yukiko said, shocked.
"it's---Blue!" Pluck added
Fafanar said as his eyes sparkled, "SO COOL!"
"My God--" Morwyn said in awe.
Arfau said, amazed, "Whew mama!"
Asta didn't quite understand it, but he only gave a smile as he took his stance. "Yeah--Leave it to me!" He said, "I'll throw him enough--From the both of us!"
The look on Prism's face soon changed before she stood; she had gotten into stance as she held her scythe ready to attack like him. "Me too--!" She said, coughing a little, "--I'm not done yet!"
"Your highness--!" Mimosa and Noelle said shocked.
"Move." Mars told them, "I'm going to make those weaklings disappear!"
"Like hell we'll let that happen!" Asta exclaimed.
"You don't have to kill anyone!" Prism told him, "You can back away right now, before you get hurt!"
"I said move!" Mars said before he stepped towards them as he readied to attack.
Asta and Prism both got themselves ready; though Prism herself didn't realize that her veins soon glowed a familiar ice blue glow. The gems and the blade of her scythe soon glowed too as her eye shifted to white again.
"Even if I don't have any magic--" Asta said.
"Even if I lost my magic--" Prism said.
They both had gotten ready to swing as they seemed to have moved simanta souley like they were both each other's reflection.
"--I HAVE MY FRIENDS!!" They both shouted.
The two of them swung hard and fast and they both did something they didn't seem to have expected. Asta's blade hand generated water magic while Prism's generated ice magic, shocking them both.
"This is nothing!" Mars said as he went to block.
The ice magic that Prism had manifested had sliced through the titans arm as the hand fell to the floor while the water blade managed to knock Mars down as it made evereyones (Except Yuno's) jaws drop.
"HOLY SHIT!" Fafnar exclaimed.
"FAFANAR!" Arfau yelled.
"Language!" Morwyn scolded him.
"What?" Fafanar said innocently.
"What the hell?!" Pluck asked. "Did they just do that?!
"How--Asta doesn't have any magic--" Yukiko said, just shocked, "--And Prism lost her own…"
"But--Prism doesn't have ice magic, the only one who had it was--" Pluck soon stopped himself as he looked over to Feodora as she had still been unconscious. Pluck seemed to have put it together as he just looked plain shocked, "Holy, of course! It makes sense!"
"Hmm? What is it Barbados?" Noelle asked.
"Think about it!" Pluck said, "Asta is borrowing your magic and Pri is borrowing Feodora's! No wait, borrowing isn't the right word with Prism--" He soon snapped his fingers, "--Of course! That night she took her mana! Now it makes perfect sense!"
"Wait, when did she do that?" Yukiko asked, making Pluck and Noelle jump.
Pluck and Noelle immediately said, making her jump, "SHE DIDN'T!"
"Are you two okay?" Mimosa asked.
Pluck replied nervously, "yeah! Peachy! That's all!"
Arfau looked at them as he said "you two have been getting close, you did attack when that guy punched her."
"Don't." Pluck said stopping him
"How could they have done this?" Klaus said, "Especially the peasant, he doesn't have any magic! Just what in the world is that sword?!"
"He borrowed Noelle's power?" Luck said, shocked.
Asta and Prism seemed to have caught their breath as they both turned to each other; they couldn't help but smile at one another as they gave a soft laugh.
"I don't know how--But we did it." Asta said.
"Yeah we did." Prism said before she coughed though this time, she noticed she had coughed up blood. "Pri--" Asta said as he went to move towards her though he found a slight agony coming from his stomach. The two of them looked and noticed as to why.
He saw a small dagger of crystal in her stomach, while a large shard had been in his.
"Asta…" Prism had said as she reached out to him.
"Pri… Prism…" Asta said as he did the same as he could feel the blood rush to his own mouth.
The two of them soon found themselves falling to the floor; Asta had dropped his blade as he and her fell on their side.
"Asta…!" Noelle exclaimed.
"ASTA!" Yuno shouted, "PRISM!"
"Guys!" Luck shouted.
"NO!!" Morwyn, Arfau and Fafanar exclaimed.
"PRI! ASTA!" Pluck shouted
Yukiko shouted, "NO! NOT THEM!"
"Look!" Klaus said looking over to the Familiars; they could see a fresh wound had been made in Brenin, Saorise and Liam's stomachs. "Oh crap, not good!" Pluck exclaimed.
Asta struggled to keep his eyes open as he tried to reach out to Prism. "Pri...Sm…" Asta groaned, "... I'm… Sorry… I… Messed up…"
"N-No…" Prism said before reaching out, "... This… Isn't your fault… I'm… the dummy here… I… Ended up getting everyone… Hurt.."
Asta tried to bring himself to smile, "... If it's any constellation… I don't think you're a dummy… You're… amazing…"
Prism only laughed softly at this before she took his hand.
"Mimosa!" Noelle said, "You have to go and heal them now!"
"Right!" Mimosa said as she flipped through the pages in her grimoire. She soon started to go over to them but soon came to a halt when she had been taken back by a set of white flames. Asta's eyes widened as he noticed how Prism had been projecting white flames.
"Prism…!" Asta said in shock, "... What are you doing…?"
"... I'm… Protecting my people…" Prism told him as she shut her eyes. The gems started to glow white as her grimoire shined as well.
"N-No…!" Asta said as he tried to move but he couldn't, "... Prism… Don't…!"
Prism 's eyes soon shifted to white as she as the white flames began to spark.
Darkness… To light…
Torn… To mend…
Clock… Reverse…
To… What once… Was lost…
The white flames soon generated from Prism as they seemed to have flown into Asta as her veins glowed for a moment. Asta let out a gasp as he could feel the crystal shard removed from his stomach as it broke apart into nothing more then crystal dust; the flames began to seal up the wound as it left behind a scar.
"What…?" Asta said, stunned.
Prism soon had a smile, as more blood had seeped from her eyes, "... You were right… Having the scythe out… Does work…"
Prism's pupils dilated as her eyes shifted back to her natural color; they only closed halfway as Asta could feel her grip loosen. As the sprits crowded her, her scythe vanished in a flash the moment she let go. "Prism!" Asta exclaimed, despite the slight pain from his stomach. He soon took her in his arms, "Prism come on, you have to stay with me!"
"No…" Yuno said as he had a look of horror.
"Prism…" Noelle said as her face paled.
"Oh no…" Luck said, shocked.
"The Princess… Saved him…" Klaus said shocked.
"At w-what cost?" Pluck said as he shook.
"She saved him but--" Fafanar said, "--Who's saving her!?!"
Asta started to panic as he tried to think of what he should do; he soon looked at the dagger. "The dagger--!" Asta said, "--I gotta remove the dagger!"
Pluck soon went over to Asta as he said, "R-Right!"
The two boys took hold of the dagger but froze up when a familiar hand placed it over their own. They looked over as they saw it had been--
"Don't--Do that."
"Karasu!" Asta exclaimed.
Pluck had said with relief, "y-you're okay!"
"You can't--Remove the dagger--" Karasu told them as his breath had been labored.
"But she's in pain!" Asta told him, "We have to remove this!"
Pluck added, "yeah! We can't just stand here and watch her suffer!"
Karasu only tightened his grip on their hands, as he shook his head, "Right now--" He let out a groan, "--That dagger is the only thing keeping her blood from spilling out faster then a river. Trust me, I know firsthand…" He soon let out a cough as he lifted his shirt, showing them a scar on the side of his own stomach, as it had shocked them.
"You remove it now--" Karasu told them, as he set it back down, "--And she WILL die."
"He's right!" Mimosa said as she went over to them, "We can't risk removing it if it'll end up killing her!"
Asta and Pluck had looked to one another before they both understood. They each removed their hands from the dagger as they couldn't help but look at her with worry. "I can keep her stable for the time being--" Mimosa said, "--This spell should do the trick." The pages turned to a certain one and soon uttered a spell, "Plant Healing Magic: Princess-Healing Flower Robe."
Mimosa's body soon had been covered with vines and leaves as flowers grew. A set of wing-like shapes had formed as well as a green light soon illuminated from her hands.
"Prism, you have to hang on." Asta said as he took her hand.
"Come on!" Pluck added. "Just give us a sign, a sign you'll be okay!"
"Come on tater-tot--" Karasu told her, "--You promised you'd finish that match with me someday didn't you?"
"You're royalty Prism!" Noelle soon told her, "You can beat this!"
"Prism--!" Yuno called out, "--You survived for five hundred years, why would you let this stop you?!"
"We're here!" Yukiko said, "We're all here! You're not alone!"
They waited for Prism to give a sign, as they prayed for her to give a sign that she had been alright. It hadn't been long before--
"As… Ta…"
They jumped as they saw that Prism had started to move her eyes; she looked to Asta as she had been trying to move. "As… Ta…"
"Prism!" Asta exclaimed with relief.
"Thank Mana…" Pluck said relieved.
Arfau said with a sigh, "you're still alive and kicking!"
Klaus said, "The Princess… She's alive."
"... Thank the Gods…" Yuno said.
"Prism…" Luck said, "... You really are a Warrior like Yukiko said."
"We need to get her and the others back to the capital!" Yukiko said, "They're mages are the only ones that can help them!"
"Keep using your magic!" Klaus told Mimosa as she gave a nod.
Just before anyone could make a move, they felt the ground shake as Karasu soon tensed up. "Oh--" Karsu said, "--You have gotta be kidding me--!"
Before their very eyes they saw Mars had stood back up as he had still been in the crystal titan. "... I'm fine alone." Mars said as they could see him staggering, and looked to Asta and Prism, "Because I have extremely powerful magic. And those without magic are weak."
"He's--" Klaus said.
"--Still moving?!" Luck said, shocked.
Pluck clicked his tongue as he said "He never gives up, does he!"
"It can't happen…" Mars said, "... Someone naive as you even if she is the heir--CAN'T WIN AGAINST ME!!"
The large blade soon manifested once more as it had shocked all of them. "ASTA! PRISM!" Yuno exclaimed as he struggled to break free, not realizing he had been generating wind.
Klaus tried to break free as he had been getting his own thoughts together on how it could've been. "His flame recovery magic should've been negated by Asta's attack." He thought, "But--"
Luck started to generate with his lighting as he tried to break apart the crystals though it looked as though it hadn't damaged it. "Just a little more--" Luck thought, "--Just a little more and I can break out of these restraints!"
"DIE!" Mars shouted.
The blade soon went towards them as the group went to produce defensive spells while Asta held Prism as he shielded her with his own body.
"ASTA, PRISM!" Yuno shouted. The wind he produced soon tore the crystals torn to shreds; he started to run towards them as the grimoire started to turn it's pages. He had struggled and struggled to find the right spell. "No matter what spell I pick I won't be able to make it in time!" He thought, "I won't let them die here! I CAN'T let them die here!"
His grimoire soon glowed vigorously just as it turned to a new page; right before his very eyes, everything but him turned to black and white as everything and everyone had slowed down which took him by surprise. He looked around as everyone but almost looked as though they were frozen in time.
"What? What is--"
He looked beside him and had been taken back when he saw a person about the size of a toy right beside him. She appeared to be a child, as she had short green hair and long pale sleeveless dress as she looked to have insect-like wings. She let out a yawn as she rubbed her eyes revealing that they were of a green shade.
Yuno had been completely stunned as he couldn't find the words to say as the little one seemed to look to Prism for only a moment before she looked over to Mars and his weapon. With a simple gesture, she manifested a small tornado before blowing it like a candle as the gentle wind touched upon the blade.
The moment she did, everything seemed to have resumed itself; harsh and aggressive winds broke apart the blade and sent Mars flying back, shocking everyone. He crashed right into the wall as the titan broke apart, knocking him out instantly. Everyone froze as they had a look of shock.
"HOLY SHIT!" Fafanar exclaimed.
"FAFANAR!" Arfau and Morwyn yelled.
"What?" He asked innocently.
"Don't make me bonk you man." Pluck told him, "Also--WHAT IN THE NAME OF MANA WAS THAT!?"
"Son, your head is steaming again." Yukiko pointed out.
The crystals that had been trapping Klaus, Morwyn, Arfau, Fafanar, Luck and the Familiars soon vanished as it had allowed them to be free. "Yuno!" Klaus said, as he went over to him, "Did you do that just now?"
"Was that magic?" Luck asked curiously as he went over to him, "What did you use?"
"I'm… I'm not sure." Yuno replied before he looked around, "There was a little girl and--"
"A little girl?" Luck asked.
Klaus sighed, "You must be tired. We'll talk later. More importantly we defeated him this time for su--"
"Do you mean this little girl?" Yukiko asked Yuno, cutting him off. Klaus, Luck and Yuno looked over and they were taken back when they noticed the same girl Yuno had seen had been sitting on Prism's head. Though she looked a bit tired she had been looking at Prism with curious eyes.
"That's her!" Yuno said, as the others looked shocked. It had soon hit him, "Wait a minute--Does that mean she's--"
"Spirit Magic does work wonders , you know?" Yukiko said with a smile.
"Holy.." Pluck said. "This is something not even the books… How did a human get--"
"Son--A spirit of the wind chose him." She told him, "If it's meant to be, then it shall be."
Pluck soon got a book as he began to write this down in his notes "this is a first! A real amazing discovery!"
"Are you seriously having a nerd moment?" Noelle questioned.
"That's my bestie!" Fafanar said with a smile.
"Shut up! The more you learn the more you know I say!" Pluck said to Noelle. "You should try it sometime!"
Noelle groaned as she thought "Rude Pesant."
The little girl had only brushed her tiny hand along Prism's forehead as she let out a relieved and soft sigh. She soon floated from Prism as she went over to Yuno; touching the cover of her grimoire she seemed to have gone in the pages as he could see the characters had been similar to the scroll.
Just then they were startled when the pages in Asta's grimoire soon turned. Asta himself had been taken back when the sword floated right into the pages as a new set of words appeared.
"Well--" Karasu said as he sat on the ground, "--Hopefully there's no more surprises now."
All of a sudden, they could feel the entire ground shaking, before it shook violently. The ceiling began to come down on top of them as the ground began to form cracks. "NOW WHAT'S HAPPENING!?" Arfau exclaimed.
"Is this another trap?!" Klaus said.
"Oh no--" Yukiko said as her face paled.
"Ana latta as me--" Pluck said in realization.
They soon looked towards the door as everything from the trees to magic began to fall apart. "THE ENTIRE DUNGEONS COLLAPSING!" Her and Pluck exclaimed.
At this the group had a look of shock and horror before Morwyn moved out of the way from a pillar. "I THOUGHT A DUNGEON WAS SUPPOSED TO VANISH!" Morwyn exclaimed.
"THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT TOO!" Asta yelled before he turned to Yukiko and Pluck, "HEY WHAT GIVES!? I THOUGHT THE DUNGEON WAS SUPPOSED TO HOLD FOR A FEW MORE HOURS RIGHT!?"
"It was!" Pluck replied as he looked in his notes, as he showed them to the group, "There must have been a failsafe the ancient ones put in the dungeon to prevent grave robbers from taking something important! It probably activated after Asta found that sword!"
"HOW DID WE MISS THAT?!" Karasu exclaimed.
"It's not common in all the dungeons that emerge, since the failsafe cancels out the magic holding it all together!" Pluck explained, "It only happens so rarely we didn't think there would be one! Plus it's REALLY hard to spot a failsafe!"
"We have to leave now, before we're buried alive!" Yukiko said.
"But the mission--!" Fafanar said.
"We have enough of the treasure!" Klaus said, "We need to go now!"
"We have to!! Someone has to take Prism!" Pluck said as he grabbed Noelle much to her surprise and began to make a mad dash. "PLUCK WAIT! WE CAN'T RUN OUR WAY OUT!" Yukiko shouted.
Pluck soon stopped in his tracks but not before gently putting Noelle on their floor, "Huh?
"It's too dangerous!" Yukiko told him, "You try to run out with all this happening you'll end up getting squashed! Our best option is to fly out!"
"I'm on it!" Yuno said as he opened his grimoire, "Celestial Wind Ark!"
A tornado of wind soon formed underneath his feet; with a wave of his hand he had gotten Feodora out of the wall and she floated right into his arms. "Everyone get on!" Yuno said.
Everyone didn't have any hesitation as they quickly hopped onto the tornado. Asta went to pick up Prism though before he could jump on he felt an intense pain coming from his stomach; he let out a groan as he nearly fell to his knees.
"What--What is this?!" He exclaimed in his head, "It wasn't hurting this bad before! This is bad, I can barely move!"
Luck quickly equipped his leg lighting armor before he went over to Asta and Prism. "I've got her." Luck said as he took her in his arms, "Don't worry."
"Thanks." Asta said before Luck allowed him to lean on him after he took Prisms grimoire; he hopped up onto the top of the tornado.
"Pluck, come on!" Morwyn yelled as she hopped on the tornado with Mimosa.
Pluck just as he was about to take a step he left his muscles tensed as he screamed in agony "GAH! DAMN IT!" his arms began to shake as he kneeled on the ground.
"What's wrong?!" Noelle asked.
Pluck said with a groan, "My arms--I can't move them--It hurts--Why?"
"Hang on, i'l--" Before Noelle could even help Pluck, she suddenly felt a sudden twinge of agony right in her chest as she collapsed to her knees. "Ow--What is this--!?"
"For crying out loud--!" Karasu said as he went over to them. He soon took Pluck back when he took him by the neck of his shirt, shocking him.
Pluck had shouted, "hey! What are you doing, man?!"
"You'll thank me later--" Karasu said before he held him over his shoulder, "--NOW HANG ON TO YOUR LUNCH!"
Pluck found himself screaming as Karasu tossed him towards the top of the tornado. Pluck shouted as he flew, "WHYYY?!"
Karasu looked at Noelle as she said "Oh no, you are not tossing me up there!"
"Too late--!" He told her as he took her by the shirt which caused her to turn red. Noelle shouted as she stuttered, "H-Hey! Why are you grabbing my shirt?! I'm royalty!"
"AND I DON'T CARE!" He yelled before he sent her flying towards the tornado. Yukiko had been quick to catch her son, though she wasn't quick enough to catch Noelle as she ended up landing on him causing him to gag.
Pluck groaned "something heavy is on me.."
SLAP--A sound went causing everyone to jump and Pluck to jump.
"OW!" Pluck shouted as he rubbed his face to see Noelle as she crossed her arms and gave a huff. Pluck said as he rubbed his now red cheek, "WHO SAID I WAS TALKING ABOUT YOU?!"
"You should Watch what you say about a lady." Noelle told him.
"You're a lady?" Pluck said "I always thought you were a brat."
SLAP--The sound went again as this time it nearly knocked Pluck over.
"CAN YOU NOT SLAP ME?!" Pluck shouted. "Besides, aren't you supposed to be in pain?!"
Noelle thought about it before she felt a stinging sensation in her arms as she whimpered.
"Even during a collapsing dungeon, you two always found some time to argue?" Yukiko asked.
Pluck had argued, "But she slapped--"
"Don't start young man!" She told him, "We have better things to worry about!"
Karasu soon hopped onto the tornado as he let out a groan, "Everyones on! You're welcome!"
"Hold on--" Yukiko said before she had gotten out her grimoire. She moved her hands and Brenin, Saorise and Liam flew up towards them; she soon deactivated her magic as she set them on the tornado. "Now everyones on!" She said.
"Yuno--" Klaus said to Yuno, "--Let's go!"
Yuno nodded before he looked over to Mimosa, "Take care of them!"
"Okay!" Mimosa said before she started to use her magic again. Prism started to stir again as her hand twitched. "Ma...rs…" She moaned, "Ma...rs…"
Asta flinched before he stopped them from moving, "Wait, wait, wait stop!"
"Now what is it?!" Morwyn said.
"We can't leave him!" Asta said.
"Who?!" Arfau said.
"Him!" He clarified as he pointed over to Mars who had still been unconscious which had shocked them.
"You're joking, right?" Pluck asked Asta. "He nearly KILLED us! Almost killed you and Pri!"
"I hate to agree with Barbados--" Klaus said, "--But he's right."
"As much as I hate it as well, he's got a point." Noelle added.
"Oh gee, thanks, you two, remind me to not save you next time you're in danger," Pluck said with a look.
Asta shook his head, as his look changed, "We only came here to conquer this dungeon and to save Prism's family--We're not here to kill anyone, even an enemy! I don't want this, and I can bet, Pri and Feo wouldn't want that either!"
The look on their faces seemed to have changed as they each looked to one another; Even Pluck, though he tried to come up with a retort, couldn't seem to find the right words. Yuno only sighed, "You're right--They would get upset about that." He soon turned the vessel around as he carried them towards him.
Pluck added "knowing Pri she would be very depressed about it. Especially if that's Feo's friend down there. She'll hound on me even more."
"And it would be a shame if we let someone like him die." Luck said with a smile.
They were soon taken back by large debris as it fell on top of Mars, forcing Yuno to pull back. "NO!" Asta exclaimed.
"It's too late!" Klaus said, "We won't make it in time! Let's go!"
Yuno had wasted no time as he turned the vessel back around and went out of the dust cloud. They started to fly out of the dungeon and went through the way they entered the treasure room. Asta couldn't help but look back as his look changed again. He soon took Prism's hand as she weakly squeezed back. They dodged the debris that had come down on top of them as Yuno had tried to navigate his way out.
"Damn it--Where's the exit?!" He said.
"If only Mimosa could use two spells at the same time, then we would've had no problem finding our way out!" Morwyn said.
"How are we supposed to get out of this death trap of a maze then?!" Arfau exclaimed.
Asta soon noticed a familiar X mark on the wall as his eyes widened in realization. "The marks--" He said, softly before he repeated, "--The marks!"
"What are you saying Dorksta?!" Noelle said.
"What marks are you talking about?!" Klaus said.
"Yuno--!" Asta said, "--The marks Prism's familiars left! They made them to guide themselves through the dungeon! If we follow them, they'll lead us out of here!"
Yuno seemed to have gotten the idea as he nodded his head in agreement; he soon began to navigate his way through as more of the debris came collapsing on top of them; though most had almost fallen on top of them, they quickly forged a path for themselves.