{Narrative Perspective}Outside the museum were multiple Dark Eibax soldiers; they all teamed up against the insane assassin warrior, Mandy. Her blood level began to slowly drop due to her intense movement and the blood level of her body. However, her intense fighting and movement continued with no end, which would have been a horrible outcome if she had continued her onslaught. The tall soldiers fired their weapons, launched upon her, and declared war on the small but brave Mandy. She sliced through the many soldiers who attacked her, and though her body was becoming more at risk of failing her, she continued slicing off the napes of the monsters. "(If I keep this up, my body is bound to black out from exhaustion, I'll probably die at this rate. Oh well, got to keep this up as long as I can.)" Mandy worried to herself as she struggled to gain control of her mind. Now returning to the torn-down museum, Taski rushed Ariah out of the broken-down building and found a struggling puzzle. "(How can I get her to safety with Mandy going nuts like this, if I race out there I'm as good as dead.)" He thought as he looked around for any safe exit. Then suddenly, a loud crash hit the earth; after that, Taski rushed off with Ariah tight in his arms for safe ground to rest her. He then could hear the insane laughter of Mandy racing throughout the skies. Ariah asked, "That sounds like Mandy; I wonder why she's here." The two continued through the destruction and found a small place to hide under. Taski then commanded Ariah to remain where he had placed her. He then went out to find Mandy and to knock her out, "(This is risky, but what other choice do I have? If I can just get to her while hiding my force, she shouldn't be able to sense me.)" He thought to himself as he planned out in his mind. Now returning to Mandy, her blood began to spill from her mouth and eyes, and her body was becoming weaker by the second; however, her body refused to find rest and continued to slaughter the Dark Eibax soldiers mercilessly. Mandy began to bleed out from her ears, as well as began to foam from her mouth. She then began to fade out from reality, "(I can't stop myself; I'm going to die from insanity. I think Taski's blood was type AB. I can't stop my hyperactivity; this will make me lose my mind, and he won't be able to stop me if he finds me or if I find him like this.)" As she worried to herself quickly, she felt a snap between her neck and blacked out temporarily, and standing behind her was the prince, Taski. After she collapsed, he picked her up and rushed out of the war zone, and the Dark Eibax soldiers noticed her onslaught had halted. The group leader around the area had then spoken to his remaining soldiers, "Retreat for now. It is best to save our troopers for the time to come soon for these disgusting humans, for I desire to take the form of the strongest one in this land. The Dark Eibax soldiers retreated from battle to save their numbers; therefore, the slaughter fest concluded Mandy. As the day went on, Mandy remained unconscious after Taski knocked her out, and the two sought a place of refuge from the outside world of chaos. The prince had found another closer gas station, and although there were many buildings that they could've rested in, he chose to stay inside a small and well-hidden place. He placed Mandy on the gas station floor and found a seating place for himself and Ariah. Taski then gave Ariah food, and she ate the small consumables and even grabbed more food until her stomach had healed. "Can you please explain why you and her are together, Taski? Is there something I'm missing, or what?" Ariah asked with troubling curiosity. He then calmly explained to her about Mandy and his encounter when he arose from the debris, "Ariah, don't think that anything happened between me and her. The only reason she's with me is that I believe she has some answer to our whole crisis. She's a part of the Solar Pyramids, right? That means she could help us restore the world to normal and eliminate these monsters we're against. I ensured she wouldn't pull a fastball on us and put her in her place again. I proved to her that I take charge of this team, as I reside team leader until we find Darcie and the others." He continued explaining things to her, and she grew weary of Mandy and the possibility of her betraying them. She asked him many questions, but he kept reassuring her apprehensive heart. She then asked him a concerning question as a trust test: "Please tell me the truth. Did you and her do anything together? Did she try to seduce you, Taski?" His heart then became troubled, and he thought his words out well; as he knew she could potentially be up to something, he responded to her, "Ariah, I have no interest in Mandy. She is nothing interesting to me, and I only have her along the way to help us fix the world. I love only you, Ariah, and you're the only woman on this earth with whom I want a future. Please do not grow worried about that, she attempted to get my eyes, but failed ultimately. I love you so much, and I couldn't stop thinking about your sweet fragrance, beautiful lips, and wondrous eyes. I now can finally have you back in my arms, and I will never let you go again, that's a promise, [Tt meray Raymeray, tt raysifo teyray Teyraysi]. (My my precious love)." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------{Ariah's Perspective}After he said these things to me, he gently grabbed my face and looked straight into my eyes. His wondrous words then trapped me, the captivating eyes of many stars, and his face of love. I was frozen; he paralyzed me; throughout my body were many wiled shocks that surged throughout my body. He made it clear to my worried heart that he was honest and genuine in his word, and I then felt my heart beat uncontrollably. My heart felt as though it wanted to beat out from my breast, and I felt my feelings begin to turn into deep waters that I was sinking into. His hands of rejuvenation warmed my cold, aching arms; he came closer to me and took me into his loving arms. I felt my heart swelling out of nervousness but also out of love towards him; I then began to lose control of myself and wanted to lean in to taste his precious lips.I couldn't determine whether my desire was righteous since we hadn't officially had our first date yet. Even if so, I felt our hearts were trying to connect. (I want to kiss him already, but I've missed his warm, loving heart, angelic voice, and physicality. I feel like our hearts are trying to awaken our love. Well, there goes nothing). I thought to myself as I leaned in towards his lips and wrapped my arms around him, where he couldn't escape my grip anymore. I then connected my lips to his, and my heart finally felt sparked again, my will to live this life no matter the hardships we'd face together. We fully expressed our love for each other and reunited again. I had awoken from disaster.{End of Ariah's Perspective}------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------{Taski's Perspective}My heart was exploding with joy and delight fullness. I couldn't believe what she had done to me. My body exploded with shocks and emotions, and I could barely contain myself kissing her lips. I could still taste her wonderful smell and nearly lost myself in her love, although I felt something pulling me back as I held onto her arms tightly. My mouth was tasting heaven, and my hands felt a healing rose wrapping itself around them; I thought to myself then, "(Is she trying to suffocate me? At this rate, I might not be able to breathe anymore)." She then released herself from my mouth and could breathe once more, and we both started breathing heavily from exhaustion. I could only then admire her looks; I looked at her with loving intention but felt something pulling me back from her. I knew I needed to gain control of my mind before I possibly went overboard. I released my hands from hers, and she stared me in my eyes very peacefully; despite us kissing for a while, I wanted to continue kissing more, but I felt the situation was not proper now. I thought it would be better to refrain from escalating the moment before our tension had reached too high.{End of Taski's Perspective}------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------{Narrative Perspective}After expressing love, the two had released each other from their mouths; they were of mighty emotion and physicality. Taski had breathed heavily due to her lips being perfectly attached to his and Ariah with her breathing. "You told me you've never kissed before, right? I'm afraid I have to disagree with you, Mr. Prince." Ariah jokingly added to him. She then reached in and warmed him with a loving hug of trust and love; he raised her arms and gripped her tightly. "I promise never to let you go and keep you in my warm grip all eternity. I love you, Ariah."Taski whispered into her ears, soft and heavenly. They finished expressing their love, and Ariah began to feel somnolent, and her body lay on his lap. "Taski, may this be where I lay my head tonight?" She looked up and asked him kindly. Taski then remembered where Mandy was, got up from his multi-seat, and approached the front reception desk. He feared that with Mandy still unconscious, she could resume her intended onslaught of all who stood in her way at any moment. He then knelt, held her by her head, and shook her for signs of her life; she then awoke from her deep slumber and attempted to strike Taski in his face. Ariah then quickly summoned a vine of roses that caught Mandy by her jaw; Taski immediately grabbed her by the neck and held her down. After this, Mandy growled at both of them and spoke."Both of you... you both need to get away from here. I will kill anyone I see; I'm still unstable currently." However, Taski was unwilling to allow her to continue with merciless killing; at that moment, he then looked down at her skin and noticed that her skin was drained. He remembered then about her low blood level and quickly requested Ariah to restore her blood level. Ariah knelt and placed her hands over Mandy's chest to bring proper blood flow into her heart. As she began to regain blood veins in her chest, Mandy attempted to nibble at her hands in an attempt to draw more blood for her thirst. Taski grabbed her head but had his fingers on his left hand bitten into; she attempted to chomp down on his hand, but he took his other hand and smacked her on the shoulder once more, knocking her out cold as the healing process proceeded. Shortly after, Ariah healed his wounds, and the two rested for the night; Ariah and Taski stayed together in the dark office room while Mandy lay against the fridge. The next day, Mandy had awoken and was restored to normal, although it appeared too dangerous for our heroes to continue throughout Treesape City. The three stayed at the gas station for two more days to remove suspicion from the Dark Eibax soldiers.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------{Meanwhile}Further away from the gas station where our survivors stayed was a group of three unknown figures who wore the dead skins of fallen Dark Eibax soldiers. One possessed magma, the other possessed ghost abilities, and the other possessed hardening abilities. "Now, now, we mustn't stand around here. There is nothing else to see here, and I believe that I've cracked the location of Taski and potential others with him." The unknown female survivor spoke to the other two with her. Then, the leader with ghost powers talked to the other two, "He must've already engaged in a fight near the old Asalikian War Museum. Those loud crashes were too obvious to be him and whoever else survived the attack, so we must proceed to the museum." Then, afterward, the three unknown survivors continued toward the museum area on the hunt for Taski. But for what reason were these three after the prince?