Back At The Sight Of The Southern Tribe, Hotoke Plans His Course Of Action Regarding Kaida's Sudden Team-Up With The Worlds #1 Enemy!!!
Underneath The Sunny Sky, Deep Within The Southern Tribe… Hotoke Sits As He Watches Many Sorcerers In Front Of Him Training In Secret Arts…
One Child Holds Two Fingers Up With The Palm Of His Other Hand Open And Pointing Out As Red Sparks Flare Momentarily But Then Dissipate…
Hotoke(Sighing): If You Keep Up That Performance… Then You'll Die The Moment You Encounter A Demon!
Hotoke Then Walks Off As Suddenly A Man Who Appears To Be In His Early Twenties With Blond Hair And Black Ends, Clad In A Black Robe With White Squares On The Ends… And Kogake On His Feet…
And A Black Cloak On His Back…
Sorcerer(Serious): Sir, The Sorcerer From The City Has Arrived… The Demon Hunter Named Azreal.
Hotoke Pauses For A Moment…
Hotoke(Coldly): What Is "He" Doing Here?!
Sorcerer(Serious): The Grand Elder Has Contacted "The Forsaken" To Aid In The Eliminate The Vessel Of Malum.
Meanwhile… Back At The Flame Dancer Faction, Jason Walks Through The Streets Of The Small Village…
Jason, Lost In Thought… Recalls The Battle Against Ashe…
**Flashback**
Ashe(Sighing): You Don't Think Big Enough, That Is You're Flaw. And Might I Ask, What'll You Do When The Ones You Call Friends Grow To Eventually Betray You Out Of Fear For What You Are?!!
**Flashback End**
Then Suddenly… Jason Feels A Nudge On His Shoulder, As He Looks Down A Little To See Aria Walking Alongside Him.
Jason(Somber): Oh What's Up Aria?
Aria(Sighing): Nothin Much…
Aria(Sighing): What Were You Thinking About?
Jason(Curious): How Do You Always Do That?
Aria(Grinning): You Always Make A Tough Guy Face When You're Deep In Thought… And You're Very Easy To Read.
Jason Chuckles For A Second Before, As He And Aria Sit Down After Aria Buy's A Popsicle From A Nearby Convenience Store…
Jason(Serious): I Was Just Thinking About What Ashe Said…
Jason(Somber): He Said That Everyone Close To Me Would Eventually Betray Me Out Of Fear Of What I Have Or Might Eventually Become.
Jason(Somber): And Ever Since The Fight Against Him… I Haven't Been Able To Stop Thinking About That.
Aria(Serious): What Do You Make Of His Words?
Jason(Serious): I Wouldn't Blame Anyone If That's How They Felt… I Fear Myself Sometimes, And Even If You All Do Leave Me One Day It's Not Like I Don't Already Feel Alone Even While Surrounded By Many Friends And Family…
Jason(Serious): Hell, The Entire World Is Literally Against Me Anyhow…
Aria Drops Her Curious Face As She Then Punches Jason In The Gut…
Jason(Grunting): Ahhh… Damn That Hurt!
Aria(Frowning): Good! That's For How Dumb You Are… You Really Haven't Changed At All Since I Last Saw You Two Years Ago.
Jason(Confused): Whaddya Mean?
Aria Crossed Her Legs As She Then Looks Jason Directly In The Eyes…
Aria(Serious): Do You Honestly Believe That Any Of Us Are Afraid Of You?!
Aria(Serious): Do You Remember When Kairei Helped Us Defeat Your Father?
Jason(Pausing): Who?!
Aria(Softly): Oh Travis Goes By Kairei Now… I Think It's A Nice Name…
Aria(Softly): Anyway… Even Though He Viewed You As An Enemy… He Still Aided You In Defeating The Real Enemy…
Aria(Softly): And We Said That We Were Gonna Restore Everyone's Memories That Adira And Deimos Distorted…
Jason(Joking): Damn, I Almost Forgot About Those Two… Come To Think Of It. I Haven't Heard Anything Of Them Yet.
Aria(Softly): My Mom Is Tracking Them Down Now… But Anyway, The Point Is That None Of Us Fear You Nor Will We Ever Betray You…
Aria(Softly): We Care About You More Than You Know Jason… And What Malum Did Isn't Your Fault No Matter How Many Times You Keep Telling Yourself That!
Jason(Whispering): But It-
Aria Raises Her Fist And Punches Jason In The Gut Again… As Jason Grunts…
Aria(Joking): No Buts!
Aria(Serious): It Honestly Pisses Me Off When You Blame Yourself For Things Beyond You're Control… I Know You Feel Responsible But, You're Honestly Just Adding Onto Your Already Suffocating Weight That You Carry.
Aria(Serious): And How Could I Ever Leave You After Your Promise You Made Me… Which I Still Wanna Hear From You!
Jason's Eyes Slightly Widen, As He Smiles…
Jason(Nodding): Right. I Haven't Forgotten.
Jason(Smiling): Well. I Gotta Go Find Kaida, She Said For Me To Meet Her At The Main Dojo For Training.
Aria(Shocked): Training With Kaida… Just The Two Of You?!
Jason(Confused): Is That A Problem?
Aria Then Stands Up As Her Eyes Lower As Her Cheeks Turn Red…
Aria(Jealous): I'm Coming With You!
Jason(Hesitant): uhhh, Are You Sure?
Aria Grabs Jason's Arm And Pulls Him Through The Streets…
Aria(Rushing): Hurry It Up Slowpoke!
As Jason And Aria Walk Off… A Mysterious Person Who Is Shrouded In A Black Tattered Cloak With His Hood On Covering A Straw Hat Watches Jason And Aria, And Has His Eyes Specifically On Jason…
Azreal(Internally): There You Are!
The Tension Rises, Azreal Has Infiltrated The Flame Faction…
To Be Continued In Chapter 59…