Sora: Ryder, let go! Ryder kept pressing me down. Ryder: Just trust me, not yet. Valencia’s glowing streaks of cyan ice across her arms and neck. Valencia’s hands were made entirely of ice. Then her eyes went utterly red, showing no pupils at all. Next her double braided Dutch black hair changed colors and became blood-red. The suddenly became red. All of her injuries faded away like nothing ever happened. Her neck twisted back to its original position while making a resounding bone crack.

Valencia let out a painful grunt. Kane: I see what you did, you protected your spinal cord. You hardened it with layers and layers of ice. Valencia: Quiet. Valencia released her mana; the shade of red engulfed the entire chamber. A tremendous absurd amount of mana is being released by her. And it’s not under control, like it usually is. Everyone minus Valdis, from the Twilight Tigers is laid flat on the ground.

Isamu and Abel seemed fired up, Kane assume the state of focus. Kane tightens his grip on Valencia. Valencia: I said quiet. Blood-red snow begins to fall and all of the chamber’s snow on the ground became blood-red. Isamu: What if we don’t? Valencia let out this demonic eery laughter. Valencia moves one finger, spikes made of red ice shot out of the ground targeting Kane, Abel and Isamu, Kane dropped his hold jumped high in the air, but the red ice spikes kept growing in height at a rapid rate.

Kane drops her mid-air and the spikes stop growing in height, and transformed into stairs, which she came down in front of Aias. And the ice became large shards and floated in mid-air and began going after Kane, Abel and Isamu at swift rate. The three of knew they can’t dodge, so the trio created a red barrier that was big enough to surround them, comfortably, when the initial shards hit the barrier they became mist. Valencia barely lifted her finger and the blood snow covered the barrier. The snow became a giant sized hand, and it slammed the barrier down to the snow. The barrier pop, and it made a similar sound to glass breaking on a hard surface.

The trio got of there in a hurry. The three of them launched a all out of assault on Valencia, multiple blood-red spears made of ice came from the snow and launched at the trio, Kane shielded Isamu and Abel from spears as the spears went through Kane’s body. Abel and Isamu took the opportunity and shot out a red blast from their hands at Valencia. But Valencia surrounded herself with a ten feet snow barrier. The blast did nothing against the blood-red snow barrier.

Kane, removed all of the spears from his body and began launching them at the barrier. The spears stopped in mid-air right before it made contact with barrier. The trio shot continuous red and blue blasts at the barrier, but it had little to no effect on it. The snow barrier exploded, and snow filled up my vision, making things difficult to see.

When the snow cleared up, Kane is drenched in his own blood. Abel and Isamu have a couple of scratches on them. Isamu: Should we take off the training wheels off? Abel: The toy is still delicate. It would be a shame to ruin something that’s mildly still getting interesting. But I’m down to kill her. Isamu: Let’s kill her, and get this show on the road. Being out of the void, is freedom. We can find Maina or start a war.

Valencia: You talk about killing me? What kind of joke is that?! I will be your greatest fear, you will ever know. Abel: Talk is cheap, isn’t that right, Kane? Kane: Are you going fight or run your mouth, Valencia? Valencia: Blood Ice Magic: Crucifixion Snow Coffin. Valencia lifted up two fingers and the snow swiftly dragged down Kane into the snow. A loud boom could be heard where Kane was dragged down, then a few seconds later, Kane came back up while tied up with to a cross made of snow. Kane tried to break out of the cross, but the cross became ice and dropped down and shattered into a bunch of pieces.

Kane got up like it was nothing, soon as Kane took a step forward, shards of ice shot out of his torso. Kane is just leaking out blood. Kane: What the hell is this? I can’t speed up! Abel: It’s her. Isamu: One of many reasons why their ice magic is the best. If their magic touches you while you’re fighting them, you can’t enhance your speed by a crazy amount anymore.

Kane: To hell with her! Kane generated a large green orb out of his hand and launched it Valencia. Valencia: Imbecile. Valencia dragged herself down into the snow right before the Kane’s attack landed and hit Aias directly. Abel, Kane, Isamu were all dragged down into the snow. I felt a surge of a prominent vile mana deep within the snow. After a couple of seconds, Valencia was sent flying to Aias, hitting the back of her head.

Isamu, Kane and Abel came out of the snow. Kane: Somebody needs some practice. Isamu: You ain’t all that. Abel: I thought you had more power than that. Kane: What a disappointment. Valencia: Disappointment!? Valencia hair became white with black streaks. The streaks on her arms became space black.

Her hair began to flow upwards with this black aura surrounding her body. Then less than a few seconds, then her black aura envelop the entire chamber. Isamu: Finally! The black aura that once briefly engulfed the chamber went away, Valencia’s hair went back to normal and the glowing black streaks went away as well. Her eyes returned to normal as she took a quick look at Ryder and me.

Then this black hooded cloak individual with black tactical gloves, pants and boots came out of the second portal. Something strange about this guy. The air became started to crack around him, Abel and Isamu looked behind them. Abel got really excited. Isamu seems intrigued.

Abel: Well this is a surprise. Isamu: It is indeed. Abel: You ready for our promised battle? The stranger patted both on the arm and kept walking by. Kane noticed him, and tried to back fist him, but Kane’s swing was stopped mid-swing. The stranger got on top of Aias. And he handed me a letter, and looked at the letter, and it’s from father, addressed to me! The stranger touched Ryder, let go of me.

Ryder: Why did she do that?! Blue, I was trying to communicate that grandma is controlling me. And what’s good, uncle Cyrus?! Sora: Wait, uncle Cyrus?! Wait, that means?! Cyrus: Work, that’s what’s good. It appears Blue forgot about me. Sora: Where have you been? Cyrus: All over the world and then some, ciao. Cyrus jumped down.

Ryder: When’s the next game you’re going to? Cyrus let out a big sigh. Cyrus: What game are you participating? Ryder: I’m playing the next five games. So, eleven tonight. And the rest are at seven in the evening. Cyrus turns around and yawn. Cyrus: Fine, I’ll attend one of them. Ryder: Public appearance or...

Cyrus: That’s a dumb question. I’ll watch from afar like always. Ryder: Oh, come on! You at least make a public appearance on CLMC’s Hall of Fame Day. Cyrus: Fine! It’s on Valentine’s right? Ryder: Yes. And we play the Twilight Tigers. Cyrus: Alright, alright. By the way, Blue. Good job yesterday. Ciao.

Cyrus turned around and just started walking away. Valencia: You’re not going to say anything to me?! Cyrus: What is there to say? Valencia: Not even going to acknowledge your own daughter? Cyrus sighs and turns around. Cyrus: I did acknowledge you by saving you, from that damn witch.

Valencia: Why can’t I power up? Is this your doing? Cyrus: No. But you reminded what I have to do now, I’ll give you explanation. The family has decided to cut off your power, well in your own words, “Their power.” since you didn’t want anything to do with this family, they did you a favor. Cut you off. You used under half yesterday, then you cut yourself off from it, after yesterday’s event. The family got really angry at you.

Valencia: Why now in particular?! Cyrus: Child, if you would let me get to that. Because you have an heir! And they were showing you a lot of patience. But that time has ended. Cyrus reached out with his hand, a bright golden light flashed in his hand. And a sleeping Naomi was in his hand. He then put her right next to his chest. Valencia: What the hell you think are you doing?! Sora: How did he get pass Aias?!

Cyrus: The safety of Naomi can’t be trusted with weak and not so dedicated parents. Valencia & Sora: What?! Cyrus: Ciao. Cyrus turns around and starts walking. Valencia: You’re not taking her! Sora: We can protect her! Cyrus lets out a big sigh and says something under his breath, I think he said “The things you make me do for...” he then turns around and white and blue aura surrounded the chamber, the pressure is so intense.

Cyrus: How can someone without any power protect her? You got a mother that hates her family with a passion! And a father that’s going be like his father in a few seconds. Sora: What? Valencia: What do you mean?! Cyrus: Three, two...one. I delivered the letter before he died, so my conscious is cleared. Sora: Wait...what? I collapsed to my knees and started coughing out blood and laid flat on my stomach. I can hear my heartbeat getting weak, Kane expressed joy. Kane: Death is mercy for you, boy!

Abel: Go join your father boy! And tell the big guy I said hello. I heard glass shattering inside my body; it must be my mana core. I overdid it. I fucked up. I hear Artoria and Jakari screaming my name then others inside Aias chimed in. Ryder starts shaking me. He’s probably saying stay with me or something.

Valencia: Save him! Cyrus: Later! Valencia: Mom, please save him! I do it! I’ll do anything! I suddenly feel Valencia’s hand on my back. I closed my heavy eyes. The next moment, I suddenly hear Valencia’s mom; Nyah. I feel chills around my body.

Nyah: Why should I believe you? I think you're taking my kindness for weakness. I brought him here. I delayed him from taking his final breath. Valencia: Just please save him. I will consider it. Nyah: That’s not good enough. Either you stop wasting my time and commit. Or let him die. It’s that simple. Valencia: I commit. Nyah: Well, I can’t save him. You’ll have to save him. Valencia: How? I don’t possess that kind of healing magic. Nyah: Make him your king.