The Arks

The butterfly was wearing quite a revealing outfit. A purple mini-skirt while a matching purple blouse with long sleeves. Her blouse had a circular opening on her small c.h.e.s.t. She wore knee-high, pink boots with red laces.

A dark pink hairpin pinned her fringe towards her left side. It had a small orchid on it.

She had a petite frame, along with medium-long, pink hair, which was tied up in a ponytail. Her skin was as white as snow, an indication that she might not be human after all. She reminded Ysabeau of a child who stuffed too much food in her cheeks since her cheeks were quite big on her small face.

But the reason why she was called a butterfly was because of her wings. They were huge, at least for someone her size. Her fuchsia-colored wings seemed to give off an Aura, her Elemental Aura of a Flower Mage. Her eyes flew open as an influx of power overwhelmed the area, revealing two violet orbs.

"Flower Dance: Stage One," chanted the girl, as she began to lift her weapon.

"Oh, come on! You barely introduced yourself and now you shout out your power without revealing your name?! That's rather rude," pouted Ysabeau.

Ysabeau then drew out her weapon. Usually, she uses her Gemstone Wings first before using a handheld weapon but it depends on the situation. Currently, Ysabeau has deemed the butterfly at a similar rate as her intermediate students, thus drawing her bow.

But as she did, the butterfly seemed to falter at the sight of it. Ysabeau's Aura shot up and out from all directions. Her Aetherial Bow had a yellow hue at the edges of it. With no arrows in view, the butterfly found it odd.

"Well, since you know that I am a Bahamut, it's befitting for me to tell you my name. I am Ysabeau Meslander, High Queen of the Arks," introduced Ysabeau.

The butterfly paid no heed to Ysabeau and proceeded with her attack.

"Malevolence of Lobelia!" yelled the butterfly, throwing her staff into the air.

Instantly, the staff split into several pieces. Pink light engulfed the pieces and dispersed after a half-second, revealing them to be the petals of the Lobelia flower. The indigo petals then found their way to Ysabeau, who was preparing her attack.

The High Queen stood still as she drew her bow to full length. Her Elemental Energy seemed to converge in the space within the bow. The hint of fire was felt by the butterfly, but the girl was too slow to counter it.

"Archery of the Scattered Flames," called out Ysabeau as she was met with dozens of Lobelia petals.

As she released her bow, the flaming arrow shot out. Upon contact with one of the petals, the arrow produced other tiny arrows of fire. Each arrow clashed against each petal, showing that the petals were abnormal. Both spells clashing caused a shockwave.

It then caused a vibrant display of explosions, each arrow exploding with orange and red flames.

This made Bryan wake up abruptly. He then rushed towards Mavislin's room. The Valkyrie was found lying on her bed, with her arm hugging a soft toy bunny. Her eyes were opened, shining gold as she stared at the ceiling blankly. She wasn't the least bit startled.

"Sorry to barge in, I heard a noise. Is there a fight going on?" asked Bryan, slightly panting.

Gripping his hand slightly, Bryan's eyes widened as he began to understand why the Valkyrie was still. Mavislin remained expressionless as Bryan steeled himself to not react too much. If it requires so much energy for her to do it for herself, it must be difficult to share it with others.

All Valkyries possess keen hearing but they have another special spell that only they can use to enhance their hearing. By forcing all their physical and mental energy into their ears, they can hear things from a distance away, even with walls between them.

The faint murmurs of people talking are turned into loud voices within the Valkyrie's enhanced hearing. A single shout would also cause pain to the Valkyrie but no lasting injuries. If Mavislin strained a bit more, she could even hear the faint sound of a butterfly's wings fluttering.

They don't use up Elemental Energy so this makes the spell rarely used. Elemental Energy is restored in different ways with Valkyries consuming others' positivities. But physical and mental energy can only be replenished by consuming actual foods.