Merlin was asleep with Rikusa since it was already late at night and he was paralyzed with the whole kiss he just received. Meanwhile his brothers were discussing something in secret. "I think he's nice. And he's a Merlin Child on top of that. I bet he'll become the next Adeptus, hopefully." Yorda said, but Burble was still distrusting. "The little bastard doesn't know about Chromization, his own powers, or the Mystic Eyes. He would know Rikusa inherited the Eyes of Spiritus, he's just a reckless little wimp with a chip on his shoulder. And I'll prove it to you, watch." he said as he went to his own room. Diablas shook his head while holding a book. "Jeez. Does he not know how reincarnated people work? Of course he wouldn't know, he's never learned about this world. Sounds like his world is a real bore. Anyways, I have a prediction that he's gonna be what this world needs. In more ways than one." he said before sinking into his own shadow. Yorda looked at Merlin and smiled, then looked at a picture of someone. "Soon friend. I promised you freedom." he said before closing his door. The next morning Merlin woke up, and remembered he wasn't in his bed, so he snuck up out of bed and summoned his clothes so he could go outside. However Burble was waiting for him, sharpening his claws on a slab of wood. "How I knew it. You're all the same aren't you, just use my brother and then run away. Let me show you something interesting before I send you to the next life." he said as he touched the ground, and then the ground started to glow with a bright green light. Merlin jumped up, but was caught by a hand made of dirt and flung into a tree so hard that it snapped in half like a twig. His back felt like it was being stabbed with millions of tiny needles and the throbbing wasn't helping at all. "Come on, stand up you little brat. You're not worth putting on the walls!" he roared as he punched Merlin repeatedly, every hit Merlin felt like it was a metal brick hitting him head on. No matter how strong he made his barriers, the impact wouldn't lessen at all. He felt his ribs snap, his hands and arms shatter, he was barley able to stand up and his entire body looked like it was ready to collapse. Burble however didn't care and kicked him into another tree, licking the blood off his claws. "Say hi to the reapers for me. All you Merlin kids don't deserve to live." he growled as he got ready to tear out Merlin's heart. But as the last second, Yorda stopped him and gave him a menacing glare. "You've must've lost your goddamn mind, cause if memory serves you were about to kill someone who's done no wrong. Is this how you honor our parents, huh? Murder of an innocent child?" he asked, crushing Burble's hand. However Merlin suddenly vanished, and Burble was kicked in the head by Merlin, but he was unconcsious and his arms were dangling and leaking blood along with his face. Yorda looked at him in surprise, and then noticed his eyes were blank and he wasn't able to talk with his throat damaged. He tried to get him but Merlin sped past him, kicking at Burble with incredible force at the cost of his legs. Burble ended up breaking his legs and pinning him to the ground, his eyes fixed on his neck.
Rikusa finally woke up with Diablas, and looked around his room. "Merlin? Where are you friend? Did you have to go to the can? Going to sprint?" he asked out loud, but then looked outside and his face showed nothing but pure horrified shock. He saw Merlin on the ground, bloody and battered like he was hit by meteorites all over. He didn't look like he was breathing either. He didn't yell out for him, nor did he cry, he just walked down to listen for his breath. It was faint, but he heard Merlin breathe, and his expression softened and he began to heal him. "Don't worry Merlin, I got you. Your wounds are healing completely. You'll be fine." he said as he healed Merlin's injuries completely. His broken bones were returning to normal, his bleeding stopped, and his breathing returned to normal. He then punched Burble with enough force to make him vomit, then broke his arm, and slammed his face through a tree. His expression then oozed bloodlust. "As of today you're no longer my brother. I don't want you around anymore." he said before Burble somehow vanished. Yorda seemed to be petrified, like he was shut down. Merlin woke up and wondered why Rikusa was crying, wiping the tear drops off his face. "Damn it....why can't I ever get it right? It's like I keep running into this stupid problem. A Merlin Child got possessed and killed my parents, and my brother blames all Merlin Children, and I can't fix it! I awoken this Adeptus power, and all I get is this again...!" he said, still crying and holding Merlin close. Merlin rubbed his face, then kissed his forehead. "Don't worry about that. I'm sure there's a better way to fix this. But what's an Adeptus and what makes them so special?" Merlin asked. Rikusa looked guilty, and explained what an Adeptus was. "They're magicians that have mastered a certain field of magick, and can integrate normal spells into it. I....I didn't want to tell you because I didn't want to admit I've been using artificial spirit creation to have my brother's be around." he explained, but Merlin hugged him without saying anything. "I promise I won't hide anything else from you. I'll tell everyone and...I'll try not to seem like an emotionless perverted mess." he said, but Merlin whispered that he enjoyed his perverted side, then grabbed on his chest and rubbed on his belly from behind.
They then felt a strong energy from someplace close. The energy caused the winds to blow, and the heat made it feel like a campfire. "Would that...be an Adeptus over there?" Merlin asked, with Rikusa confirming and suggesting to make sure they don't go out of control. Inside of a cave, a young avian beastman child was in pain, clutching his head and the space around him distorting and twisting. "Too much...it's overflowing...I can't stop it...! Someone...please help me...! HELP ME!!!!!" he cried out, the vocal shockwaves causing massive devastation.