Today had been different for the time Prism had been spending in the Capital of Clover. Though she had to admit, it was the most eventful out of all of them. Granted it was something she hadn't been fond of doing but she supposed she had to give it a try eventually. Though just because she had been expecting to deal with it, didn't mean she was ready for it.
Prism had been struggling to take deep breaths to calm herself though she couldn't stop herself from sweating.
"I can't do this!" She soon said, "Ana latta as me, I can't do this! This was a mistake, let's try this another day!"
"No, no!" Aisling said as she slapped her hands on Prism's cheeks, "You CANNOT back out! Not after you agreed to do it!"
"But I can't! It's definitely impossible!" She said, "I can't do this!"
Aidan soon turned her towards him, "Prism! Look at me! If you can fight a chief bandit with one arm broken! Then this will be a breeze!"
"But this is NOTHING compared to fighting bandits!" She told him, "Never have I ever done anything this extreme before!"
Pluck soon told her as he couldn't help but give her a slap, "Prism! As your best friend, I urge you to go through with this! You need to face this like the Warrior you are! You're not the top Warrior for nothing you know!?"
"Why did you slap me?!"
"IT'S FOR MORALE!!"
"HOW WAS THAT MORALE!? THAT'S CALLED ABUSE!"
"Haven't you heard the phrase No pain no gain?" Pluck asked
"BUT THAT DOESN'T APPLY FOR THIS!!" She yelled as she shook him.
"Look Prism, you're already in this, no turning back now!" Pluck told her as he shook her back.
Prism only gulped as she said with a shaky voice, "Su-Sure, whatever y-yo-you say Plu-Plu!"
"No pressure girl!" Jubei said as she pushed her over in a certain direction in the room, "You got this! Hit it, boys!"
Aine and Sachiko, who had been on the opposite end of the room, started to hit the table as if it had been a drum with a set of sticks, making a drumroll. Vandy had hopped up on a stage of the playroom of the house as he cleared his throat.
"Presenting to all citizens of the Kingdom--!" Vandy said, "--Her majesty--Princess Prism Aurora Clover!"
Prism found herself nearly shoved towards the center of the stage just as Sachiko hit a pot as if it had been a cymbal as she had a nervous look on her face; despite the fact that the "audience" had consisted of Asta, Feodora, Karasu, Noelle, Brenin, Saorise, Liam and even her raptor Adrien. They each started to clap and cheer as if to ease her off the tense atmosphere as even Adrien in his own way cheered.
"Yes! She's the best, yes!" Aine said, pretending she was one of the crowd.
"She is so beautiful!" Sachiko said
"She's better than the lazy stump of a King!" Jubei said as she had been doing an impression of an old man.
Pluck had been doing an impression of his own as he said, "Go Your highness!"
Addeline joined as she said "QUACK!"
"And now--The Princess would like to say a few words--" Vandy said, "--Prism?"
Prism only flinched at this as her body continued to shake; some of the spirits around her seemed to have changed into a fearful light yellow. She struggled to say something but she couldn't even form a single word.
"Uh--" Vandy said, "--Prism? Anytime now."
"Come on Pri, you can do it!" Asta encouraged.
"You got this Prism-neechan!" Sachiko said.
Prism tried again, and again, but it ended up being the same result. It hadn't been long before some of the spirits turned a sickly green.
"Uh-oh--" Prism said before she put her hands over her mouth and started to gag, making the group jump.
"OH NO!" The Triple A's exclaimed.
"AGAIN!?" Saorise shouted.
"SHE'S GONNA BLOW!" Vandy exclaimed.
"Crap..." Pluck said as his body shook, trying not to do his usual freakouts. "Addi, bucket."
"QUACK!" Adeline saluted as she rushed to get a bucket.
Prism didn't even wait as she made a mad dash out of the room, accidentally causing Addeline to roll and making Pluck shriek. She had no hesitation running into the bathroom before Yami could have a chance to as the door slammed shut. They heard her start to gag within as it made them all flinch.
"Well that went poorly." Karasu said.
"You think!?" Noelle said.
Pluck groaned as he said "Damn it! That's the third time this week!"
"I thought she had it this time." Sachiko said.
"At least she made it on the stage." Liam said.
"Hry Lizard Girl! Hurry up!" Yami said, slamming the door "I have a battle to attend to!"
"Why are you getting angry?" Brenin asked.
"Oh no..." Aisling said as she began to pale.
"One thing you'll never want to do is go to the bathroom just as yami's about to go." Aidan added. "If you value your life."
"That's disgusting, I didn't need to know that." Liam said
"I don't want to know what he means by battle!" Feodora said.
"Sorry Uncle Yami--" Jubei said, "--We've been trying to get Prism over her fear of public speaking over the course of the week."
"Though as you can tell it's not going as well as we thought." Vandy added.
"When did I eat carrots?!" They heard Prism say in the bathroom before resuming.
"I can see that." Yami said. "Now tell her to hurry up or I'll lose this fight!"
"I know you have a 'Battle' to attend to--" Pluck said, "--But this is a really serious manner for Prism."
"This is one of the issues she's had while we were growing up." Saorise said, "She either hides till it's over or this happens."
"Trust us when we say, it gets REALLY bad." Brenin said, "Last time this happened, it took us two hours to calm her down."
"So we all agreed to help her get used to speaking out in public since she's gonna be Queen in four years." Asta said.
"Well how long do you think she'll be in there this time around!?" Yami asked.
Just as this was said, they saw the door open and Prism ready to come out… Or so they thought. "Nope!" She exclaimed as she held her stomach and mouth, "Not gonna do it!"
SLAM--Went the door as it made them jump by the sound and force. It wasn't long before they heard her gagging again.
"A while." Saorise said, "She's gonna be in there awhile."
Yami only growled as he said "when she comes out we're gonna have a talk."
The group flinched as he let out a familiar aura.
"Y-you weren't kidding when you said never go to the bathroom before him." Brenin said
"W-We tried to warn you!" Asta said fearfully.
Pluck said as he couldn't help but hug Asta, "He gets really scary.."
Addeline ran up and hugged Pluck's leg as she said "Quack!"
"... Why is this human weird?" Liam mumbled to himself as his eye twitched a little.
****
-Five Hours Later-
Prism had been face down on the couch as all she could do was let out a groan of agony; Brenin, Saorise and Liam had been helping the Spirits to fan her as to cool her down and give her relief while Asta and Feodora had been massaging her shoulders and back. Adrien had been nuding her head gently, occasionally giving her a couple of licks. Some of the Spirits had been sitting along her back while Elior the light lemur spirit had been sitting on her head and ponytail.
"That was THE worst thing ever…" Prism groaned as her voice had been muffled, "... Of all time… I can't feel my stomach anymore..."
"Just breathe Pri--" Asta said, "--It'll be okay."
"On a side note--I think you broke a record!" Jubei said.
"Jubei!" The Triple A's and the Familiars said.
"Timing!" Liam told her. "We talked about this!"
Jubei said with a pout, "Boo."
Prism only groaned again, ".... This was a bad idea from the start… If I end up doing that again… I think I might die…"
"Oh come on, you can't go thinking like that." Asta said, "So you had one upset stomach, it's not a big deal."
"I appreciate what you're saying Asta… But I think I prefer to be invisible…" She said.
"Man, this is even worse than I thought." Feodora said.
"Prism--" Aisling said, "--I know you don't like this sort of thing, but hate to say it, you're gonna be doing a lot of this kind of thing when you're Queen."
"Yeah--" Aine added, "--We just gotta work our way through the obstacles. What do you say?"
Prism didn't respond, instead she took hold of a pillow and put it over her head to hide herself as Elior hoovered a little before he sat on top of the pillow.
"Tater-Tot--" Karasu said, "--You can't just hide from this. Sooner or later you're gonna have to face the music. You even agreed to do this."
"I'm taking it all back…" She said.
" Crow boy's right." Yami said as he came out of the bathroom as they could hear a flush, "you're the princess, remember. You have to learn to speak up in front of an audience."
"KEKE--even if they are this lot." Jack added.
"I take offense to that Beanstalk." Feodora said.
"But the thought of a crowd scares me--" Prism said, "--All those eyes staring at me, and expecting me to do something, and I don't know what I'm gonna--" They could see the spirits turn a sickly green again as Prism started to gag.
"Oh no!" Noelle said, as she started to pat her back, "Don't start thinking about it again if you're gonna throw up!"
Pluck added, "Please! Addi just brought the bucket!"
"Quack!" Addeline added
Prism only took a deep breath as all she could do was hit her chest, as it made the others sigh with relief. She couldn't help but have a certain look in her eyes, "... There's no way I can do this."
"Don't go thinking like that!" Asta said, "If you can make it this far as a Warrior and a Magic Knight, then you can do this!"
"Asta-niichan is right!!" Sachiko said, "You just gotta find a way that makes it work with you!"
"And risk making a fool of myself in front of-SO MANY PEOPLE?" Prism said as her expression darkened slightly, "Can't I just you know--Get someone else to speak on my behalf? And not go up on a stage at all?"
"I don't think it works like that." Brenin said.
"Can it work like that?" Saorise wondered aloud as her ears twitched.
"No it can't!" Yami said as he grabbed Prism's head much to her shock, "You're not chickening out of this one, Lizard Girl."
"Maybe I can call in sick when I have to speak out in public?" She asked as she sweated.
Yami tighten his grip as Prism began to yelp, "Owowowowow!!"
"Are you asking to die?" Yami asked with a glare.
Jack had his own deadly look as he said, "you're speaking out in public or else you'll get diced!"
Prism let out a meep, "That's still a terrifying thing to say!"
"Now, now--" William said, "--Not that I don't appreciate the method you're all going for her highness, but we can think of a simple solution that would benefit all of us."
"Do you have an idea on what we should do Captain?" Asta asked.
"Not an idea, a suggestion." William said, "All her highness needs is to get everything in order in her head. Provide yourself with a few simple steps and do this repeatedly until it becomes routine for you."
Prism could only groan at this sort of thing as a little bear settled on her shoulders as if it was made of fire."I don't know--I don't think I can do this after all. I'm not cut out for it."
Jack had told her "KEKE--Says who?!"
"Says everyone in Airedale--" Prism said, "--The Elders, a couple of older kids that used to pick on me and--" Prism stopped herself as she looked at a certain teen awkwardly. Though Yami and Jack seemed to have gotten the message as they gave Pluck a look that made him and even Prism flinch.
Pluck had immediately said, "Look--I--Was just--I never--I was just being Honest as usual! "
"And look where that got you Barbados." Noelle said "now she can't even speak out to the people in public,"
"I didn't know it would hurt her!" Pluck said.
"Honestly, how are you her best friend?" Noelle asked. "Let alone royalty."
"Plu-Plu it's okay--" Prism said, "--We were just kids back then. If it makes you feel better I've already forgiven you."
"Prism.." Pluck said as he teared up.
Noelle exclaimed "DON'T FORGIVE HIM SO EASILY!"
"Huh? Why?" She asked.
"Why would you forgive someone for bringing you down?" Noelle asked.
"Same reason why she wasn't mad at you after you told her those things the first day you came here." Vandy said
"Though seriously Pluck you should really limit yourself." Asta said.
"You mean Lie?! I can't do that!" Pluck told him.
"HE DIDN'T EVEN SAY LIE!!" Karasu and Feodora shouted, making him flinch back.
Yami sighed before he said "well we're just gonna have to prove those naysayers wrong, are we?"
"Huh?" Prism said confused, "How?"
"KEKE--We have your ways!" Jack told her, "All you have to do is remember the steps we tell you!"
Pluck had said, "y-yeah! We'll be able to hel--"
"Oh Not you." Yami said "I got something planned for you and before you ask..yes Noelle will be with you."
"WHY ME?!" Noelle shouted.
"WHY HER?!" Pluck yelled.
Yami told them with a familiar dark aura surrounding him, "Why else? You need to learn how to deal with people and respect them."
"I can respect people!" Pluck said "But i rather not pair up with h-"
"Yeah--" Yami said, "--Tell it to the Lizard Girl and her stomach."
Pluck groaned as he dragged his hands down his face, as he said, "What do i have to do with the Stupid Silva?"
"Oh nothing much--" Yami said as he pulled out a list that ran all the way towards the hallway, "--Just get everything on this list."
"Oh..." Pluck said. "I see."
"Where are we even supposed to find half of this stuff?!" Noelle said.
"I don't know." Yami said "that's for you two to find out."
"Wait--" Pluck said before looking at a certain item on a list, "--YOU WANT ME TO GET YOU WHAT!? DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THESE COST?! ESPECIALLY THE BOORCH!"
"Hey you two are royalty aren't you?"
"WE'LL BE BROKE!" Noelle exclaimed.
"Well you know who to blame." He told her.
Noelle only had Pluck a leer as he flinched. He could only say "Ana Latta as me..come on Addi. Let's go."
"Quack!" Addeline said as she followed, he looked to Noelle as she only had a notion that she was watching her and if she tried to do anything funny with Pluck, she'd be dead as she said "Quack.."
Pluck only gasped at this as Noelle looked puzzled, "Uh… What did she say?" She asked.
"You SERIOUSLY Don't want to know." Pluck told her before he whispered to his duck, "Addi! Watch your mouth! That's a dark thing to say!"
"QUACK!" Addeline said.
"We're gonna have a talk when you come back!" Saorise said, making her jump.
"So--How is this going to work?" Prism asked curiously as she tilted her head.
***
-Magic Knight Headquarters; The Next Day-
She along with Asta, Feodora and Karasu and the Familiars, and even the Triple A's, Vandy Sachiko, and Jubei found themselves indoors due to the rain that had been pouring. They found themselves staring in front of a stage with a podium set up as Prism herself had a fearful expression on her face as she had been holding the bear spirit like it had been a plush toy.
"Alright your highness--" William said, "--Are you ready to practice addressing the people?"
"N-Not that I'm questioning your methods but--" Asta said, "--Isn't this the same exercise we were doing yesterday?"
Yami told him, "it is...but better."
"How better?" Feodora asked.
Prism had been startled as she had suddenly had a blind fold wrapped around her eyes; courtesy of Jack as she let out a squeak of surprise.
"Wha-What's going on?!" Prism exclaimed, before she found herself being lead towards the stage "What happened to the lights?!
"WHY DID YOU BLINDFOLD HER?!" Feodora shouted.
"ARE YOU KIDNAPPING HER?!" Vandy exclaimed out of confusion.
"If I know where this situation is heading--Blindfolds never lead to a good thing." Karasu said.
"Don't worry." Yami said. "This is gonna work out fine."
"Are you taking me somewhere scary?!" Prism said with worry as she had been taken up on the stage, "It's not where ghosts are is it?! No, wait, you're playing a trick on me. Is this because of that Dungeon mission right?!"
Jack told her, "KEKE--Not even!"
"Then why am I blinded?!" She said before she felt her hand on the podium. It took her all but a moment to realize where she was, "Oh? I'm on the stage?"
"Sorry for surprising you--" William said, "--But this is just the first step to helping you speak out in public."
"By blindfolding me?" She asked.
Yami told her, "hey, would you rather have a repeat of what happened yesterday morning?"
Prism flinched at this sort of thing as she slouched over on the podium, "No sir… Please don't make me think about that…"
"Good." Yami said. "Now this is the first step in helping you speak out in front of a crowd like this. We'll keep practicing like this till you're able to talk without a blindfold."
"Man these guys have a plan for everything." Asta said.
"Are we really gonna let this play out?" Saorise asked as her ears twitched again.
"I'm honestly kind of curious to see where they go with this." Brenin said.
"Same here." Sachiko added.
"No Pressure!" Jubei said before Aisling gave her a light tap on the head.
"So---" Vandy said, "--Any up for exploring the main headquarters while they practice?"
"You read my mind little b--" Aine started to say, though before the Triple A's, Vandy and Jubei could run off, they found themselves tied up via the dark binding.
"Just because your brother is off with Noelle, does not mean you can slack off. Get studying or I'll let him know." Yami told them.
"BOOO!" Jubei jeered.
"But what are we supposed to do here?!" Vandy said.
Yami didn't answer as within a few short moments they found themselves handcuffed to a steel ball and had a tower of books next to them as they each gasped in horror.
"YOU WANT US TO STUDY HERE?!" Vandy exclaimed.
Yami told them as he stuffed a key in his pocket "hey, that way you won't escape. Also--" he turned to the triplets as he said "Your Grimores, now."
"Sorry but the jokes on you!" Aisling said, "We don't have our gri--"
"Oh wait, it's in your hats." Sachiko said as she took them and made them drop out, shocking them.
"NO! NOT OUR GRIMOIRES!" Aidan exclaimed.
Yami turned and gave them a look as it made the Triple A's flinch.
"Hehe, it was just a joke?" Aine said nervously
"Get studying or die." Yami said in a dark tone as he took their grimoires.
"DEATH FIRST!" Jubei shouted before she had finished picking the lock, setting her free before making a mad dash out of the room.
"JUBEI NO!" Asta exclaimed.
"WHERE DOES SHE EVEN LEARN THAT!?" Feodora yelled, "SHE'S SIX!"
"She learned that from watching Pluck." Liam said as he rolled his eyes.
"He really is a bad influence." Karasu said.
"We really need to have a sit down and talk when he comes back." Brenin said.
"...How is that stuck-up shorty's best friend?" Feodora asked
"YOU'LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE!!" They heard Jubei yell down the hall as they could hear the sound of crashing and smacks.
"IS SHE HITTING A MAGIC KNIGHT?!" Asta yelled, "THAT'S TOO RISKY EVEN FOR HER!"
"Oh damn it all." Yami groaned.
"KEKE--She's feisty! I would want her in my squad one day!" Jack said.
"Not helping Beanpole!" Yami told him as the two went to intervene while they could hear Jubei let out a warcry.
"The Barbados Family sure are a lively bunch." William said, "I can see why you like them, your highness."
Prism could only laugh sheepishly as they heard a loud bang sound. "DEATH TO MY ENEMIES!" they could hear Jubei shout.
"HEY! NO BITING!" Yami told her, "AND STOP THROWING YOUR KNIVES!"
"NEVER!" Jubei shouted before she let out a yelp.
They could hear Jack yell, "GET BACK HERE LITTLE ROACH!!"
Karasu sighed as he rolled his eyes, "... This is gonna be a long day…"
Everyone in the kingdom knew that the Noble Realm had been forbidden to those that stayed in the common realm. Unless they had an audience with the king or the Wizard King no one couldn't get in without getting spotted by the mages that had kept up the barrier protecting the section. Though most of the mages had been busy preoccupying the barrier they didn't notice the small little cracks and the ones that slipped through.
A familiar young girl had managed to stay under the radar as she didn't care if her feet had a few cuts and bruises. She kept her cloak over her head as two more people seemed to have followed her through without the mages noticing.
Occasionally she kept on looking back to see if they were close. She could see a set of people wearing foxes masks had been close.
Thinking fast, she removed what appeared to be a potion from her cloak before tossing it to the floor just as they hit the ground. A smoke screen had been created as it blinded her attackers. She was able to make a break for and took cover in a yard of a nobleman's yard; she hopped right behind a bush before she finally took the opportunity to catch her breath.
She removed her hood as her face had been bruised and looked to have a few cuts along her cheeks; she even looked to have a black eye as her expression had been written with fear.
"Come on Avalon--" She said to herself, "--Keep it together!"
She nearly let out a squeak as she could hear a branch snap. She placed her hands over mouth as she peeked out from behind the bush, noticing another young girl had been there with a fox's mask. Her hair had been a light green color as it had been tied back. She had been wearing a black jacket with the right sleeve torn; she had been wearing a dark brown leather glove as she had on a dark blue pair of pants with old brown boots.
She looked around the area, stepping towards the very bush Avalon had been in. She could see a glimpse of the girl's grimoire as it had a single knife's blade on it's cover. Avalon stayed perfectly still as the young girl looked around.
She thought for sure she would've spotted her as she had gotten closer to where she hid if she hadn't been startled by a light from the building. The young girl had been quick to move from where she had been as she went back the way she came.
Avalon breathed another sigh of relief before the look on her face changed. She hit herself in the head as she let out a groan, "Stay focused! Stay focused! Just get to Karasu before they do or die trying!"
When she saw the nobleman's back turned she quickly moved out of the bush and went in the alleyways in a certain direction.
"Karasu--You had better be there! And you better be alive!"
***
"It's not all bad! It's also a place where you can make friends!" Asta said with a smile, "Didn't you guys have that in Airedale?"
"The closest thing we had to something like that was when we were training in the Warriors Guild." Prism said, "My mom and Aunt Yuki handled most of the training sessions and what not. My dad and uncle Lemiel gave me the education though."
"Ah you were homeschooled." Karasu said, "That makes sense."
"You're better off not going to a place like that in general." Feodora said, "Everyone wants to start a war with you."
"Is it really like that?" Aisling asked
"Trust me it i--OW!" Feodora started to say before she was smacked by Yami.
"Hey, that's a you problem, not everyone else's." Yami said as he took a puff before he turned to the three familiars, "Now you guys get studying. If your faces aren't in the books I'll kick your ass."
"I'd like to see you try." Liam said as he started to sharpen his sickle.
"L-Liam, Pu-put the sickle down." Saorise said nervously
"Why did you bring that?" Brenin asked.
"You never know who could attack the shortcake, now do you?" Liam asked.
Yami soon took the sickle before he used the handle to boink him on the head. "Now you're being more ridiculous than Pluck and he's not even here."
"YOU LITTLE--" Liam started to shout before a textbook had been shoved in his hands, courtesy of Jack.
"KEKE--Less chatting more, hitting the books!" Jack told him.
"I'm gonna kill you all one day.." Liam grumbled.
Saorise laughed nervously as her ears twitched, "He's just kidding around.
"Ye-Yeah, Liam doesn't actually mean it!" Prism said.
"That's a joke?" Yami asked.
Prism, Saorise and even Brenin nodded their heads in reply. Though it hadn't been long before they felt a familiar death threatening aura around them.
"Oh mana.." Saorise said as her ears flopped.
"Plea-Please don't kill us…" Brenin said as his tail had been between his legs.
"KEKE--what makes you think we won't?!" Jack asked
"If you don't want to die, continue your studies." Yami saisd.
"Yes sir." Saorise and Brenin said with Liam only clicking his tongue in response; though it hadn't been long before the three of them started to go through the books.
"Now then your highness, shall we continue?" William asked Prism.
"Can't we take a break?" Prism asked, "We've been at this for two hours."
"On the contrary we will need all the time we can get." William said, "But I promise you can take the time to rest in a little bit."
Prism couldn't help but groan "Ana latta as me.."
"No pain no gain." Yami told her.
"That still doesn't apply to this sort of thing." Prism said as she readjusted the blindfold.
"Alright once more from the top--" William said.
Karasu only sighed as he shook his head before standing up. "Where are you going?" Asta asked as he noticed him leaving the room.
"Just going for some fresh air--" He said, "--Stay here with them Sachiko."
"Kay aniki." Sachiko said.
With that being said Karasu left the room and headed towards the exit provided.
***
It hadn't been long till he found himself at the entrance of the courtyard. Shiromori had made himself comfortable in his lap as he had been listening to the rain hitting against the stones and buildings. He let out a content sigh as he extended his hand out; feeling the droplets of rain hit the tip of his fingers.
"Never thought I would like the rain. Back at home I used to hate it so much I wouldn't bother to set foot outside. This kingdom really has changed me, for better or worse."
Shiromori only let out a hiss in response to this before Karasu scratched underneath his chin.
"Sure--" He said, "--Maybe someday I can show you home. Provided I could find the boat that could last in a hurricane. And figure out how to steer one."
Karasu had been taken back by the sound of an odd splash that hadn't been made from the rain. He stood as he readied his sword. Setting the hood of his robe over his head, he ventured out into the rain. Going towards the exit of the courtyard he followed where he could sense ki. He could feel it behind a set of crates; he readied himself to attack as he drew his sword and focused his mana.
That was until he had been taken back by a familiar young girl.
"Karasu!"
"Avalon?"
Avalon couldn't help but charge at him with a hug as the mere force made him stumble back. "Thank the Gods!" She said with relief, "I never thought that Ki thing you showed me would actually pay off!"
"Wha--" Karasu said just shocked as he pushed her out of the hug, "--What are you doing here?! How did you--" He soon noticed the wounds she had carried; from the state of her feet to the bruises on her face, "--You're hurt! What the hell happened?!"
"Don't worry about me!" Avalon told him as she looked to be exhausted, "That friend you talked about, is she here?!"
"Why do you ask?" He asked, noticing how troubled she looked, "What's going on?"
"The Pack--" She said, "--It was worse than you thought! The people they take--They don't bid them off, they're forced to fight! Regardless if they have grimoires or not!"
Karasu looked shocked by this as he nearly dropped his blade. "Forced to fight…?" He said, stunned, "... What are they forced to fight?!"
"I--I don't know--" She said, "--He caught me before I could find out. I--I don't know how I got away, but--Whoever your friend is, you-you have to warn them!"
"Do you know who the leader is?" He asked, "Did you find out who it is?"
"It's--It's not Arthur--It's--" She said as she practically swallowed her own breath, "--Hy-Hywel!"
At this his own face paled as he couldn't help but recall a certain… Event. One that he would rather have better off forgotten.
"Are you sure it's him?" He said.
"He--He told himself--" She said, "--He did something to Arthur--I don't know what! He has his eyes set on your friend! He said--He said he has an informat that knows about--"
Karasu quickly shut her mouth as his body posture changed, and even the look on his face.
The wind was calm for a few seconds before Karsus's eyes widened.
"GET DOWN!"
He shoved Avalon away before jumping out of the way himself; a set of golden and blue illuminated knives had just missed them.
"This magic--" Karasu said before he quickly rolled across the floor as a set of knives seemed to have rained down on him. He barely managed to dodge the last blade as it had only grazed his cheek causing him to click his tongue.
"I should've known you'd come here--" Karasu said as he looked around, "--So what?! You're just gonna hide in the shadows like a coward!? I thought your brother taught you better then that!"
Only but the sound of the rain had answered him as it soon began to pour, soaking them. Just as it did he turned towards his left side, he had seen her. The familiar young girl with light green hair wearing a familiar fox's mask.
With a simple movement of her hand she had manifested a set of knives before she held them in between her fingers.
"Karasu." She said, her voice sounding husky and somewhat deep.
"... Dylan." Karasu said with a look, "... Why am I not surprised?"
"... We're only here for the girl." The girl--Dylan had told him as she flipped one of her blades, "Step aside if you don't want to be skewered."
Two sets of familiar people had surrounded him and Avalon; it had been Blaise and Erin as they both looked armed and ready. They even removed their masks, as they tossed it to the floor, including Dylan as her eyes had been that of orange.
"I tried to warn you Karasu--" Erin said, "--But it looks like you've chosen your side."
"Hate for it to go like this, but you've made the wrong choice--" Blaise said, "--And for the record, I taught my sister better than you ever could teach Sachiko."
Karasu didn't respond to either of them, as all he could do was give them a sneer. He soon drew his blade. "Avalon--" He said, "--Get ready to fight."
"What!?" Avalon said, shocked.
"You heard me!" He told her.
"Karasu--" She said as she took his arm, "--You can't take all three of them! Your arm--"
"You don't think I know that?!" He couldn't help but shout as it made her jump, "Now listen! You and I are the only ones that know how the Pack works, and what they're capable of! We can either run into that building with our tail between our legs--" His grimoire soon floated beside him as it glowed purple, "--Or we can take both of our grimoires and do something REALLY stupid!"
Though she had been hesitant, a look of determination as her grimoire soon floated beside her as it glowed a white glow.
"I really wish you had a better plan then this!" Avalon said as her hands glowed a yellow glow.
"So do I." He said as his sword was ready.
Erin armed herself with her staff as it had extended, while Blaise had gotten out a set of batons. "Let's dance baby!" Erin said.
Thus the five of them charged at once as they each let out a warcry before they clashed into one another.
***
Elior, who had sat on Prism's head, had his ears suddenly perk up as did some of the other spirits that had sat along her feet just as she walked off the stage to take a breather. Yami seemed to have tensed up as he looked towards the exit way where Karasu had gone.
"Yami?" Asta said as he noticed how he had been acting, "What's wrong?"
Elior hopped off Prism's head before he whispered in her ear; her face seemed to have paled up.
Yami said with a click of his tongue, "Something's not right."
"Karasu!" Prism exclaimed as it had shocked them.
"Pri?" Asta said, "What is it?"
"The thieves from before--!" She said, "--Karasu's in trouble!"
At this the group looked confused by this sort of thing. "Thieves?" Vandy said, "What are you talking about?"
"Are you on the uh--" Jubei said, before she said softly, "--Chocolate liquor again?"
Brenin, Saorise and Liam soon sniffed the air as they noticed the scents. "They're here!" Brenin said,
"All three!" Saorise added.
"Damn it!" Liam said.
"Wait, you mean those guys that tried to take Prism before?!" Asta said in realization.
"I thought the Nobles Realm was supposed to be heavily guarded?!" Feodora said.
"We have to help him!" Prism said softly before enunciating, "We have to help him!"
Much to everyone's shock Prism suddenly dashed out of the room with her grimoire in hand. "Prism, wait!" William called out.
"Prism! Think fast!" Liam called out, before he tossed over hook swords that were still sheathed.
"Here!" Saorise said before she tossed her bow and a set of arrows, "For extra measure!"
Prism didn't stop running as she caught hold of both of them before heading out the door. Brenin, Saorise and Liam soon followed outside behind her before anyone could stop her.
"Guys!" Aisling shouted, "Where are they going!?"
"Quick question--HOW DID THEY HAVE THOSE?!" Asta exclaimed.
"They brought them in here with us Dum-Dum." Feodora said as it made Asta flinch.
"HUH?!"
"Should we....follow them?" Vandy asked.
"Does anyone else feel that death in the ai--" Jubei started to say before she turned to two certain people in the room, "--OH MANA!"
The group soon saw Jack and Yami as their faces were looking to kill.
"Yeah I should have slept in today.." Feodora said as she shook.
Jack said as he activated his magic, "KEKE--Someone's dying tonight!"
Yami said as he drew his blade, "More like a couple of someones."
"S-Scary!" Sachiko said as she and Vandy hugged each other.
"I don't know what's going on--" Asta said before he drew his own blade from his grimoire, "--But Karasu could be in trouble!"
"Way ahead of you Dum-Dum!" Feodora said as her ice manifested into a set of gauntlets, "Let's do this thing!"
"I'm gonna join!" Jubei said as she held a knife much to everyone's shock
Yami swiped the knife before he bonked her on the head, "you're staying here. Also we're gonna have a chat with your parents when this is over."
"I'll stay behind to keep an eye on them." William said.
Yami said satisfied, "Thanks."
"LET'S DO THIS!!" Asta suddenly exclaimed before he rushed out the door along with Feodora. "ASTA! FEODORA!" Aisling yelled as she ran after him.
"WAIT FOR US!" Aine yelled.
"WE WANT TO HELP TOO!" Aidan added.
The triple A's quickly rushed out the door; though it hadn't been long before Yami and Jack went out the door too. Yami had said with the click of his tongue, "Tch, why do I have a bad feeling about this?"