"Your highness, you said you're gonna get Akagi back." Zia said as she took a sip of tea in a porcelain cup.
"I will, don't worry, Ms. Zia. I'm just pondering about something." Kim said as he took a sip of the tea.
Both of them were sitting inside a huge garden surrounded by roses and jasmines.
"Pardon me for asking, but, what are you thinking about?" Zia said.
"....A girl Demigod, I met one a few days back." Kim said.
"It's impossible!! It's just a legend, girl Demigods don't exist!!" Zia said.
"Yes, I thought the same first... but she was wearing a spell binding ring. Humans can't wear a spell binding ring as it starts to clot human blood." Kim said.
"So? Was she strong?" Zia said.
"No, she had extremely weak spirit energy." Kim said.
"Then there is nothing to worry about. She is nothing in front of your power-"
"Ms. Zia, the people who lost battles were the ones who underestimated their enemy." Kim said.
"I don't understand what's there to fear about a weak girl."
"Have you ever looked at roses?" Kim said as he stood up "They look beautiful and fragile but if you're not careful, it will slit your skin with its thorns"
"But-"
"Don't worry, I'll get Akagi Scheczalier. It's not very difficult for me. The only reason I couldn't get him was because of this girl." Kim said "But, I've got a plan."
"A-A-ACHOO!!! *Sniff* *Sniff* Seems like I caught a cold." Vierne said as she sat on her bed.
"Lict, I'm going for some work. Stay with Vierne." Akagi said while wearing his coat.
"I'm going with Akagi." Melissa said and hopped on Akagi's shoulder.
"...Get down." Akagi said.
"I won't!" Melissa said.
"It's no use fighting you..." Akagi said and left the mansion.
"Lady, let me check your temperature." Lict said as he held the thermometer.
Vierne raised her arm.
"Not arm, I'll put it under your tongue." Lict said.
"You have a mild fever." Lict said "I'll give you medicine after breakfast. What would you like to eat, Milady?"
"...I want jellied meat." Vierne said.
"Understood." Lict said and made the dish with his magic "Here you have it, Milady." He said as he passed the dish to Vierne.
"I don't want it." Vierne said as he looked away.
"But why, Milady? Do you feel like eating something else? Or have you lost your appetite? Should we go to the doctor?" Lict said.
"No...I want jellied meat." Vierne said.
"Then-"
"I want you to make it yourself, without using your magic but your hands." Vierne said.
"...Under.…stood" Lict said as he blushed.
He crushed the dish and reformed it into a table. Then he prepared all the ingredients with his magic.
He started preparing the dish and was done within 5 minutes.
"Here it is, Milady." Lict said as he took the dish in a plate.
"I don't want it, I want to eat cucumbers now." Vierne said.
"Is that so? Alright then, I'll cut cucumbers for you." Lict said as he kept the dish aside and made cucumbers with his magic.
He chopped them and sprinkled salt and pepper on them.
"Here you have it, Milady. Open your mouth." Lict said with a smile.
Vierne just stared at the cucumbers.
"What happened, Milady? Do you feel like eating something else?" Lict said.
"Lict...Don't you ever get fed up of me? Don't you ever get angry at me?" Vierne said.
Lict smiled and said "Of course not, Milady. You are the one I serve, and you're kind. I'm happy to be useful to you."
"Did you always want to be a star spirit? I mean....it's like you're servants and you ain't free to do anything you want." Vierne said.
"That's not what I think." Lict said. He placed his hands on his chest and closed his eyes "Music...Music is all I want to be. Beautiful, mysterious, wild and free. I'm glad that I'm a star that serves music."
"That's good..." Vierne said. "I want to respect your wishes too, so...if you ever want something, don't hesitate to ask me." Vierne said.
"Milady, your birthday is next week, right?" Lict said.
"Yes." Vierne said.
"I'll ask for something then...." Lict said.
"That was so good. When will you go to another fan signing event?" Melissa said while Akagi was driving the car.
"Never." Akagi said. "It's a pain."
"You're just embarrassed." Melissa said.
"What the f-" Akagi said then suddenly applied the brakes.
"What happened?" Melissa said as she looked ahead. She saw Kim and Scar standing before them.
Akagi took his gun and got out of the car.
"Welcome, Akagi Scheczalier~" Scar said with a smile "Won't you sign my book too? I'm a huge fan."
Akagi smiled and said "Thanks but I don't have the energy to like you today."
"Then without wasting time further, let's start." Scar said.
"Un....I don't know..... I don't feel like fighting today." Akagi said.
"You don't have a choice." Kim said as he pointed his gun towards Akagi.
He shot at Akagi and Akagi caught the bullet between his two fingers.
"That's what I wanted to see." Kim said.
Akagi soon found himself inside a blank space.
"I hope I don't kill you, Akagi Scheczalier." Kim said as he loaded his gun and shot Scar.
Both of them formed a pact.
"Before I start, I want to ask you something." Akagi said.
"What?" Kim said.
"Why are you working for the lab?" Akagi said.
"Why can't I?" Kim said.
"It is a dangerous lab. It has destroyed people's lives. They are selfish people." Akagi said.
"Listen, you have to make sacrifices to achieve something. And it is because of science and deaths of insignificant people that we are here today." Kim said.
"It's not science...it's human greed. And human greed has no limits. It's like a black hole, no matter how much you give it, it will never be enough. And a black hole is something which even engulfs light. Human greed is dangerous." Akagi said.
"But it's the human greed and need for comfort that has led to so many inventions. It had made us evolve-"
"Evolve to what? Monsters?" Akagi said.
"I don't care if a few lives are lost because of this evolution. After all, not all lives matter and not every person has a high worth." Kim said.
"....You're such an *sshole" Akagi said.
"Humans are weird. Treat them nicely and you'll look like a fool, treat them badly and you'll look like a b*tch. The nicer you are, the easier you are to get hurt, so basically, just be an *sshole." Kim said.
"Melissa, we'll be using the second form." Akagi said.
"You mean-"
"I will fight him. One on one. I want to kill him with my own hands." Akagi said.
"Fine by me, I'm not using the second form though." Kim said.
"Don't worry, after I'm done with your star spirit, I'm coming for your head" Akagi said.
"Good luck." Kim said.
"MELISSA! Engrave my way! This is an order from your Lord Demigod himself!" Akagi said and they were connected with red string.
"Form 2!" He said.
Again, Melissa was turned into a hammer.
Akagi grabbed the hammer and rushed towards Scar.
"Scar, fight by yourself." Kim said.
"Wait- Is that even possible?" Melissa said.
"It is!" Akagi said while running "Elite stars don't need their masters to read spells for them, they can work according to their wish." Akagi said and slammed the hammer on the ground.
The ground broke up into two fragments.
"Wow! That was strong." Scar said as she jumped up "But why did you waste your effort?"
She kicked Akagi's chest.
He landed on the ground.
Scar smiled and said "What a weak pair."
"Milord, are you okay?" Melissa said.
"I'm alright." Akagi said as he got up and looked at the ground.
He again slammed the hammer on the ground.
"What are you doing? Are you drunk?" Scar said.
'WAIT- I THINK I UNDERSTAND NOW!' She thought.
Akagi smiled and said "It's called strategy."
Then, he ran towards Scar and disappeared suddenly.
"Careful, he's using his sila." Kim said.
"How very cute." Scar said and started running but she couldn't run fast enough due to the rubble on the broken ground.
"WAIT- I CAN'T RUN!" She shouted.
Akagi suddenly appeared in front of her and smashed the hammer on her face.
She flew away and banged her body on a nearby building, breaking the wall. She fell on the ground.
"WE DID IT!" Melissa said.
"No, We've just started." Akagi said as he watched her get up. All her wounds were healed already and she smiled.
"Looks like we are done with the warm up, let's start the parade." She said.
-To be continued