Lyca just knelt there as she saw the world moved around her in slow motion, she felt as if she was frozen in time hands slump to her side. Even with her new power she was unable to win. Arvin was getting closer to her with his right arm engulfed in blue aura held at his side as he came at her. He was now in front of her driving his viper like hand at her chest.

-This is it I'm going to die,- I love you brother.

Where the last words that came to her mind. But the attack never hit her. She looked up at Arvin's arm and something was stopping it from reaching her, holding him at bay. Where his viper like attack had stop appeared to to be a distortion in space itself.

-A barrier? But how can she cast a barrier this strong?- He was baffled by this. Suddenly something, attacked him and he was forced to jump back to evade the attack.

Lyca looked at what had supposedly saved her life in awe. It was a creature she thought it was beautiful. She could tell that it was about four feet off the ground while on all four, and it's length was about six feet. It was a lion but this one was white and it had a frost white mane. On the tip of it's tail had flame that burnt blue and gentle like the ocean. It walked casually from left to right in front of her staring down her attacker. It's eyes where artic blue. They also had a calming feeling to them, she couldn't explain it but she felt safe around this beast. It let out a soft growl and a frost white fog escaped it's mouth. Arvin was now standing in a defensive stance preparing for the beast to attack, while the other two looked on in horror. "A white lion also known as The Arctic Lion from the lands of Frostia. The frozen lands. It is said that the flame on it's tail is what keeps warm in the icy fields and it wields incredible ice and fire abilities. You’re a long way from home beast, where is your master?" The white lion lowered it's head and growled slightly louder revealing it's perfect, sharp, white teeth and white mist escaped from between it's teeth. Lyca stared at the beast with awe and confusion, wondering why would this creature try to protect her of all people and where did it come from, who sent it?

"You will not take this girl's life." A voice resounded in the room in a commanding manner as if none can oppose his will. Then suddenly a man appeared in between them with his back to Lyca. She guessed he was the owner of the voice they heard earlier. He turned and walked towards Lyca. Arvin maintained his position and watched as the new somer knelt next to Lyca.

This was the first time she saw this male figure. He was incredibly handsome and looked no older than she was. He had dark black hair with dark brown eyes. His skin was flawless. He wore a white sleeveless jacket that had an insignia she never saw before, and a navy blue T-shirt underneath and persian blue pants. He seemed to resonate with the same aura as the lion. With her newfound abilities she was able to see the aura of this man and beast but unable to sense Arvin's aura. She found this strange. Arvin had change the defensive stance to one for combat seeing that his opponent was the master of a creature that is said to be of legendary status. “Are you okay?” he asked Lyca in pleasant voice. She could only stare at him as he smiled at her. “Do not fear a friend of your brother has sent me, he figured something like this was going to happen and told to intervene if ever your life was at stake.” he smiled again. “Take friend and leave, Dol my beast will take you to safety. I will take care this guy here.” he said indicating his head to Arvin. With that he vanished with incredible speed and reappeared in front of Arvin catching him off guard and driving a kink into his stomach knocking him through the walls behind him and out of the house into the yard surrounding the structure. “You must go now.” he turned and look at Lyca before taking off after his opponent.

With Lyca stood and felt her body ache with pain as she moved to her friend not caring for the two assassins by the door since they were unable to move. “We’re safe now Emily.” she whispered lifting her friend and placing her on the back of Dol before climbing on herself.

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"And who might you be?" He asked in flat tone. The kick had knocked a few meters away from the house and into the yard between the house and the surrounding walls. But as he looked closely at the person in front of him he could see the insignia on his jacket, and realised that the person standing in front of him was no mere man but someone who could be a real threat to him. This insignia belonged to a clan that has been around for many generations and was said to be extinct. But standing before him was a member of the God's Hand clan. As this came to realization his expression changed as the fight before he became more dangerous. -Who the fuck is the girl and why the fuck is a member of an extinct clan standing in front of me.- Was all Arvin could think but he wasn't going out without a fight by all means. The man did not answer Arvin's question but with a question of his own, “Who sent you?”

“So that's how it is.” Arvin smiled, “With due time my master shall reveal himself. For now you fight me. Don’t think you’ll land another cheap shot like before.” I can’t hold back anything.-

Arvin then took off with his speed and so followed his opponent approaching each other they began exchanging blows. However landed a hit, each attack was either blocked by the other or dodged. Arvin fired right a punch which his opponent dodged twisting his body to the left and countering with a backhand strike to his head, but Arvin dodged ducking under the attack and countered with a full sweep to his leg which his opponent dodged with a back flip.

-This is getting nowhere.- “You asked who I was, my name is Michael. That will be the last name you hear.” he then clasp his hands together “Ice Spear Barrage.” with that said the air around him began forming multiple spears made of ice. He then released his hands and thrust them towards Arvin causing the spears to follow suit whistling through the air as they approach with intense speed.

Arvin’s eyes widened with excitement dodging the ice spears as they came whistling past him while clasping his hands together he spoke “Viper’s Flame.” and a vortex of fire surrounded him like a wall. The remaining spear shattered as they made contact with the wall flame. A few spears managed to cut him as they flew past before his was able to release his defensive attack. There were multiple cuts on his arms and body but no severe injury. Arvin then stretched his hands to side and the vortex of flame split in two and formed around his hands and legs “Fire enhancement” he spoke. This technique increased his speed and strength by 10%. He then dashed at Michael faster than before.

-A technique used to increase speed and strength. It seems i underestimated him however.-

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-Lucas was running at full speed, I never knew Emily's hou....- His thoughts were interrupted by the sound of an explosion coming from the direction of Emily’s house. -What the hell is going on over there. Hang on sis I’m coming.- As he neared he something caught his eyes, what he saw was his sister and an unconscious Emily on a Frost Lion similar to Devon’s but a bit smaller showing that it was younger -Thank you my friend.- he thought.

“Brother!” Lyca shouted as the Dol neared Lucas. “You must help him, he’s fighting this guy that almost killed me and Emily. He’s incredibly strong you must hurry Lu.”

“You shouldn’t worry about him Lyca. If he is the master of this lion i bet he is strong by his own right.” Lucas said lifting his head sensing a mysterious energy to west of the city.

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The city of Liasha, surrounded by giant concrete walls, was a small and beautiful city. It was located far south of the great kingdoms surrounded by plain fields and mountains. Only every few months will merchants travel to and forth this city due the dangers that lure in the mountains and and the distance one would have to travel before reaching it. Looking from nearby mountains one could see that this only had two roads to and from it, south and north. Both roads stopping at the gates of the city with two guards at each gate clad in silver armor with the same insignia on the guards that were in the city. On top of the walls had forts built for archers, who were also dressed in the same armor. In one these forts to the far west of the city a man watched from the shadow with a disappointed and frustrated look on his face. Behind him stood two figures cloaked by the darkness as well. He watched the people continue to go about their business after Lucas had killed a member of his clan, The Hidden Viper, he watched the guards as they searched for Lucas, he watch Lucas holding Emily in his arm and now some pretender bearing the insignia of the God's Hand clan. He watched all these from a cloud he formed out of black smoke in front of him. This pretender seemed to be s strong as Arvin, one of his best assassins, or maybe even stronger. This man was the leader of the Viper's clan who was also the dark mage Metura and he was the one who sent the assassins to kill Lyca never expecting to run into such an inconvenience.

"Should we go and assist him leader?" The man standing to his right asked. He wore a hooded jacket over his head the shadow from the hood concealing his face perfectly in the dark. "No I have an idea, let's see how they face against Septom" Metura ,said with a look of pure evil on his face and his eyes began to glow an ominous purple. Soon after he began chanting in an unknown language to the men standing to his rear on both sides.

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"Agh..agh...agh." Arvin shouted with each strike he made at his opponent but the man just just dodged them effortlessly twisting his body left to right and right to left as Arvin thrusts his flame engulfed hand at him. Even with his new speed Arvin could not hit his opponent showing the difference in speed. Using the flame as a boost he jumped several meters in the air before stopping and the using it again to propel himself at Michael increasing his speed.

Michael then clasped his hands together -I’ve played with you long enough time to end this.- “Ice Dragon Spear.” he spoke and the head of a dragon emerged from the ground beneath him with its mouth opened, it was about 8 feet long and 4 feet wide, before dashing at Arvin unable to dodge due to the speed he was moving and the speed the ice dragon came at him and grabbing him in its mouth taking him into the air before and then drove him into the ground. Causing a booming sound to be heard through the air and ice was sent flying in all directions leaving a white fog where the dragon spear landed. Approaching where the dragon landed Michael could hear Arvin coughing in the crater that was left. Reaching the crater with a wave of his hand he dispersed the fog revealing a broken Arvin.

*cough* “You really are from the *cough* God’s Hand Clan aren’t you? They’re not many *cough* strong individuals out there and I can tell *cough* you weren’t going all out.” *cough* A bloodied Arvin managed to say.

“I’m afraid this is where you die, I have no intentions of answering that question. I’ll make this quick.” he spoke and extended his hands forming a thin ice spear and drove it into Arvin but before his spear could connect with him Arvin vanished. “So decided to show yourself.” Michael spoke to himself and looked up to the west of the city sensing a mysterious energy. He the focused his senses on the energy of Dol, after finding it he began to move towards the location.

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“Lucas there you are, I’ve been searching for you. Why’d you had to go and run off.” Sir Matthew spoke clearly irritated at having to search for Lucas. Standing in stone streets with houses and stores on both sides of the roads there was nowhere to run. People were now gathered looking at them due to the attention drawn by the strange lion. That was Matthew also sense the strange energy and turned his head to west, a look of disbelief on his face. -What a malicious energy- he thought before ordering the onlookers to go their homes immediately. “So you sensed it too.” Lucas spoke seeing the expression on Sir Matthew’s face.

“Yes for now lets call it a truce.” he replied.

Soon after a figure was seen running towards them in the distance. As he got closer the lion began approach the him and he patted it on it's head. "Thank you for saving my sister." Lucas said as he bowed his head in respect.

"Don't worry about it I was sent by Devon he thought you might need help. Guess he was right I can feel a strange energy coming from the west we must leave now." he explained to Lucas as he look to sky and saw the dark clouds forming.

Back on the walls inside the dark room Metura had completed his enchantment and dark clouds which appeared menacing began to take form in the night sky. And soon after a purple and yellow runic circle appeared on the ground before them. This was two circles with one on the inside and one on the out spinning in opposite directions, “A Runic Summon technique.” Lucas spoke.

“What are they summoning here and what are they after?” questioned Sir Matthew as he prepared himself and ordered his men to ready themselves for battle.

“It’s not what their summoning its who. A Runic Summon is a rare technique that puts a lot of strain on the body and allow one to summon another person. This is only possible if that person is under some type of curse by the person doing the summon. And to answer your question,” he paused, “Lyca, they’re after Lyca, she’s the child of prophecy. I was hoping this day would never come.” Lucas spoke out. Sir Matthew looked at the girl with disbelief and Lyca looked at her brother with the same expression who just smiled at her “Don’t worry your pretty little head sis I won’t let them take you.”

“Neither will I.” spoke the knight “If you are the child of prophecy then there are dark days ahead of us, I will lay down my life for you child. Lucas get her out here I will hold back whatever comes out this seal.”

With that said Lucas, Lyca, Michael and Emily who was still unconscious left after wishing the knight and his men good luck.

A few moments later the circles stopped spinning and began to lift off the ground leaving a copy of itself here it was. After reaching about 7 feet in the air and released a purple and yellow light connecting itself to the two on the ground.

“Prepare your selves men!” Matthew order.

After light had dissipated it revealed a single figure standing in its leave. The figure was male of muscular built wearing what appeared be clothing from the days of old. He wore upper shirt just two metal shoulder pads connected by chains, a brown pants and what appeared to be a sash around the waist holding layers of strange cloth together. He bore no foot wear and in his right hand he held a sword that had a purple blade with yellow markings in an ancient language inscribed at it. He had a tattoo with black ink on his chest that resembled that of a bear. Looking at him Sir Matthew immediately recognized him from books of the old ages he read when he was younger and couldn’t help but wonder how was it possible he was looking a man sealed away for all eternity “Septom the Fallen.”