The Arks

With that, Gab died with a smile as he entered another world. It wasn't like the previous one, this one felt warm as he awoke to a foreign world, with meadows at his feet. He looked around, trying to make sense of his whereabouts. But, the place was peaceful and tranquil.

He then heard a faint call, like someone was calling his name. He sprinted in the direction of the sound and paused when he saw the silhouette of his fallen comrade, Yan.

"Been a while, hasn't it?" asked Yan, as he turned to look at Gab.

"Yea, it has been a while. Even if it was less than a year since I saw your weird face," said Gab, cracking a joke.

"Don't worry, you're stuck with seeing this face for a long time," said Yan, extending a hand towards Gab.

Gab's eyes widened as he took Yan's hand and both transformed into when they were kids. As they ran along the meadows, they were joined by Gab's siblings, the Quadruplets. The children were al; all playing around, without any pains and cares in the world.

But when figures of Gab's parents came into their sights, the children all stopped playing and locked hands. They then got up and walked into the setting sun, ending the chapter of Gab's life.

Back at the current fight, Mavislin's eyes darkened as she laid him on the ground. Tears started to form at the corner of her eyes as she glared at Kris. Her wings blossomed out, pure gold, signifying that she was going full force at Kris.

Her human hands morphed into her claws, golden skin with long, sharp talons. Her eyes had no pupils and were fully yellow as she gave out a loud howl. She then leaped towards Kris, grabbing him by his neck.

The man had no chance of fighting a berserk Valkyrie, especially when he was still using a human body. He then tried to punch her in the abdomen, but the Valkyrie leaped up and in the process, ripped out his wings. The transformed human let out a scream while trying to grab the Valkyrie.

But it was not a victory for the team yet as Mavislin did not revert to her usual human form.

"Don't! She is in attack mode now, no one can touch her!" warned Ysabeau, as Rina tried to thank Mavislin.

The Valkyrie growled and launched at Rina, who was still in shock. But Bryan intervened, blocking her attack using his katana. A pair of talons versus a katana, it did not end well when Bryan got pushed back. As the Valkyrie pushed forwards, poor Bryan got flung back.

He slammed into the wall but did not go down. He still stood tall as he witnessed the sight in front of him. Somehow or rather, this form was scaring him more than the time she used her Alter form. Because this time, she wasn't in control. She was acting based on emotion.

"Bryan! I need your help, Rina as well! Try your best to do something to soothe her!" yelled Ysabeau as it was her turn to get ȧssaulted.

Though Ysabeau knew Mavislin longer than the two, she could not come up with any way to calm her down. Without her stuffed toy, this was going to be near impossible to accomplish. The best one for this would be either Minwoo or Raiyen and neither of them is here.

The two lashed out at each other, with Ysabeau defending every attack and not going on the offense. The Valkyrie's attacks were relentless as she continued to battle the wrong opponent. Rina and Bryan stared at each other. Both had no clue what they were supposed to do.

Ysabeau was losing ground and Rina felt that Kris was not completely gone just yet. He was still healing but at a much slower rate than a normal Mage. Either the shock from the Valkyrie's attacks or Gab's poison must have some effect on him.

Meanwhile, Bryan was still racking his brain for a way to snap Mavislin back to her old self. He then recalled that she was like a little sister to him, like a kid that was throwing a temper tantrum. And the only way to calm down a child was to sing to them, that's what she did.

That's what... His sister did comfort him when he felt scared... He had a sister.... But he had no sister, right?