Sorry it took me soo long to update one of my stories. These passed month of summer have been a ride for me. Real life has problems for me that I can't control or places that doesn't have WiFi. And my anxiety won't shut up, I'm not feeling bad or anything it just comes out of nowhere like Nagito Komaeda from Danganronpa 2 shouting and reminding you about hope every time. And I'm going back to school pretty soon... My life has been a bit crazy and I'm still healing from my wisdom tooth removal.
Fun fact, while I was making this the whole plot and title of chapter 6 was fully changed because I couldn't think of how it will work out. The title was originally called Ninja Village with are heroes finding a secret village of ninja. But I stop midway of the plot because how do you find a secret that is located. So I changed it to be a random encounter than a next village chapter. This chapter was a pickle but I finally finished it, I hope you enjoy.

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"Put more force into it! Keep your body lower and your stance balance! Keep your eyes on me while you're fighting!!" Roktavor swing his Morning Star at Valtryek, he was training Valtryek and Cerberus to help them with their defense, attack, and magic abilities and skills.
"Graah! Ah! Ah?! This is hard!!" Valtryek said frighten and tired as he swings and blocks with his sword.
"Quit complaining and focus on your attacker's movements!" Roktavor shouts and attack Valtryek.
"Aaah!" Valtryek lost his balance and his sword was fling out of his hand as he fell on the ground. Roktavor point his weapon at Valtryek's face.
"You're still weak, shrimp." Roktavor said in a serious trainer tone.
"STOP CALLING ME SHIRMP!! 💢" Valtryek yelled and huff angrily.
"Lunch is ready..." Cerberus said politely and pouring cream stew in the wooden bowls.
"Are you feeling okay now, Cerberus?" Valtryek ask if Cerberus was feeling okay.
"Yeah, a little..." Cerberus smile softly.
Roktavor touch his forehead checking his temperature.
"Your forehead is still a little warm, don't push yourself." He said being the big brother of the group.
"It's okay I won't." Cerberus lay his back on his familiar and eat his stew.
In the beginning Roktavor start the first lesson of training and Cerberus use too much of his mana again and fainted but this time he puked and fainted.
Valtryek panicked and Roktavor handling the situation as an adult.
"Is this what happen when people use too much mana?" Valtryek ask if any creature can't handle their magic.
"Not really, everyone has a different after affects with their magic powers. For Cerberus he never use his magic for combat and self defense so his body can't handle that much mana." Roktavor said explaining facts to Valtryek about limits of using too much mana.
"Cerberus has powerful magic?" Valtryek said seeing Cerberus as a powerful mage.
"Kinda, but he use too much mana in one shot and easily lost all his strength and energy."
"I'm a healer not a frighter..." Cerberus said a little ashamed of himself for not training his body to handle more of his magic abilities.
"Hm..." Valtryek hummed and eat his stew while making a confused okay face.
Are travelers found a nice resting spot for training and setting up camp. They started training first but it got out of hand but they still trained anyway. And now they're having lunch together.
Their goal is to get to Murasaki Town to find more information about Valkyries and maybe find something about Valtryek's origin.

At Night...

Everyone was sleeping peacefully but someone in the shadows were watching them from a safe distance.
".........." *Gasp* Valtryek shot his eyes open and was standing on a wooden bridge in a meadow of Cherry Blossom trees.

"This is different?... Again..." He looks around questioning if he will meet the first Valkyrie again. Valtryek started taking steps ahead and looks around more.

*Whoosh*

"Huh!?!" Valtryek heard a sound and turn around but no one was there.
"Ok?..." He continue walking and heard another whoosh.
"Ah!" Valtryek got startled and heard rustling sounds in the trees. He looks up and see the trees shaking from the inside as pink petals falls down. It started to make a move and dash through the trees.
"W-wait! Hold on, what!?" Valtryek was confused and chase after it.

Something jump out of the last Sakura tree and landed on the bridge handrail from the front and looking at the view of mountains.
"Another girl..?" Valtryek was standing there speechless, a small breeze blew their hair back and forth.
The girl was the same age as Valtryek, she has long braided light pink hair. She was wearing a dark blue ninja outfit and a headband with cat ears.
"I feel like I know her too..." Valtryek have this same feeling again, like before with the first Valkyrie. Like he knows this person from somewhere but don't know where.
The ninja girl turn her head showing her mask covering all of her face.
"She almost look like a cat.."
Ninja girl hopped off the handrail and walk up to Valtryek.
"Aah!! Too close!?" Valtryek thought with a discomforting look.
She walks in circles scanning every detail of Valtryek. Valtryek don't know what to do or what is happening.
"Umm.....??" He sweat drop nervously and afraid to do something.
She stand right in front of him and stare.
"😐......"
Ninja girl smile under her mask and gives Valtryek a gold hair stick pin with a pink crystal Sakura flower.
"Wait, isn't this your-?"

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"...Gcoah..." Valtryek cough out blood from his mouth.
Valtryek and Ninja girl both got stabbed in the chest by a spear.
*pant* *pant* *PaNt* *PAnT*
Valtryek breaths heavily having a panic attack and paralyzed by shock.
*ThumpTHumptHumPthUMP*
Ninja girl lifts her hand up and gently touch Valtryek's right cheek.
"Ah!" Valtryek shivers and was still in shock. Ninja girl rubs her thumb on Valtryek's cheek tracing out blood. She use her other hand to lift her mask up slowly revealing her bloody mouth but before Valtryek could see her true face everything went white and silence spreads through the air...

*GASP* Valtryek shot his eyes open and pants for air. He quickly looks through his surroundings and pull his collar to see his chest un-stabbed with no blood. Valtryek touch his chest and listen to his heart beat.
*ThUmpTHumP thump thump thump*
"I'm okay... I'm okay... Okay..." Valtryek control his breathing and calm himself down.
"Hmmm........." He pouts and hoping that all of his dream won't give him a heart attack every time he sleeps.
"That girl..." Valtryek looks up at the night sky that was filled of glittery stars.
"Why was she crying?" Before everything went white in Valtryek's dream he also saw Ninja girl tears rolling down her cheeks.
There were so many questions going through Valtryek's head but there were no answered for his confusion.
"Just thinking about it makes my head hurt." Valtryek touch his forehead as his stomach growls.
"And hungry..." He pouts and hug his stomach.
Valtryek heard a small noise and see a pink peach appeared in front of him.
"Hm?" He look at it.
"Where did this come from?" Valtryek picks it up and looks around where this random peach came from.
"Thank you for the fruit." He took the offer and takes a small bite.
"Hmm~, it's so good.~" He mumbles happily and continue eating it.

The Next Day...

Everyone in the party pack their equipment and continue moving forward to Murasaki Town.
As they resume on their journey Valtryek was acting slow and sleepy. He didn't catch up any sleep last night.
"Are you feeling okay, Valtryek?" Cerberus walks next to him and checking if he's okay.
"Kinda... *yawn* I had a hard time sleeping again..." Valtryek yawned and being sluggish.
"Again?..." Cerberus made a airhead look and being very concerned about his friend.
"Did you have that weird dream again." Roktavor ask and taking the lead.
He was talking about if Valtryek encounter the First Valkyrie again.
"Yeah, but it was different. Everything was... Pink?" Valtryek was having a hard time explaining his dream. He couldn't tell if Ninja girl was the same person as the First Valkyrie.
"Pink?" Roktavor and Cerberus spoke in unison as they tilts their head a little.
"Yeah, pink.. First it was white and now it's pink." Valtryek thinks there's a pattern here or just a simple guess.
"Dreams are weird and confusing." He pouts and made a face.
"True, but dreams can be a small happy memory or your happy place.~" Cerberus smile softly and lighting up the mood.
"Hmmm...." Valtryek put his finger on his chin and thinks about it.
"Maybe Cerberus is right, maybe my dreams are memories.. But are they my memories, or.... Somebody's else..." He thought feeling more confused and scared about his past.
"Oh look, Wisteria flowers.~" Cerberus excitedly run up to a tree full of purple Wisteria flowers.
"Hey, don't run off like that without us!" Roktavor shouts like a mother to his kids. Cerberus quickly flinch and stop his tracks.
"S-sorry..." He feels bad and being baby.
"I know this is your first time leaving home and exploring the outside and everything. But you need to be very careful, not everything is harmless."
"Guys, look at the flowers I found." Valtryek came back holding a strange looking plant.
"See what I mean, Valtryek is holding poison ivy." Roktavor has proven his point.
"I'm what??" Valtryek made an airhead look and didn't realize his hands and arms were turning red.
Hours passed by and Cerberus and Roktavor rub mud on Valtryek's skin.
"This will ease the swelling and itching." Cerberus was an expert dealing with poison ivy mishap.
"Thank you, who knew mud could be helpful." Valtryek learns something new every day.
"Valtryek, this is like your second strike! Stop trying to get yourself killed!" Roktavor was being a mom.
"I'm not doing this on purpose! 💢" Valtryek shouts angrily and defending himself. He can't control what happens to him.
".... You accidentally drink Cerberus's medical potion and almost had a stroke." Roktavor remind Valtryek that he almost poison himself with medicine.
"I thought it was juice!"
"You could've of ask before drinking it!"
"I-HMMM!!! 💢" Valtryek pouts angrily and Roktavor was right, he didn't ask and drinks it anyway.
"Ok, that's it!" Roktavor had enough with this.
"You're in time out, get on top of that tree!" He point at a random tall tree.
"Get up there! 💢"
"This trip is a freaking nightmare!!!" Valtryek walks up to the tree that Roktavor was pointing at and started climbing up. But stop midway because he just realize something.
"I don't know how to climb..." Valtryek looks at his group and don't know what to do.
"Hold on..." Roktavor walks up to Valtryek and grabs him by the pits. He let out his wings and started going up. Than he put Valtryek on a branch and leave him there.
"Thank you!" Valtryek yelled because he was so high up and his party members look soo small like ants.
"You're welcome!" Roktavor shouts back and was on the ground level.
"Now, you're going to sit there and think about what you done!" And continued to scold Valtryek like a child.
"FINE!!" Valtryek pouts angrily and sit there.
"This is a nice view." He enjoy the view and got himself distracted.
"A-are you sure this is a good idea?..." Cerberus said stuttering and worryingly.
"Yep, because fear help people to learn not to do stupid things again."
"..........." Cerberus scoot away from Roktavor of discomfort and fear.
"Hm?" Roktavor look at him confused.
"Sometimes... Being around you guys gives me anxiety attacks." Cerberus bend down to a corner and tries to control his heart from racing too hard.
"Eh!?!" Roktavor made a face and tries to calm Cerberus down.
"What is happening down there??" Valtryek looks down at his party doing something but can't see what they're doing.
"So.. This is time out." He looks at the view again.
"This is nice." Valtryek lightly nod and enjoying time out.
".............. And I'm bored." He quickly got himself bored and trying to entertain himself.
"Can I get down now?"
"No!"
"How long do I have to stay up here??"
"Until I'm satisfied!"
"... Are you satisfied?"
"No!!"
"Ok..." Valtryek waits and suffer in boredom.

The sun was setting down and the night started to rise up. Roktavor and Cerberus start setting up camp and making dinner. Valtryek's stomach started to growl.
"I'm so hungry.. But I'm in time out." Valtryek pouts and cross his arms.
"I hate time out. This is the worst, how do people deal with this?" As he was being a stubborn child.
"Should we give him something to eat?" Cerberus looks up and eating curry.
"And maybe get him down."
Roktavor looks up and said.
"Oh yeah, I forgot he was up there." He made a guilty face and set his plate of curry down.
"Valtryek, you can come down now!"
"Finally!" Valtryek shout in relief and tries to get himself down but he slipped and started falling.
"AAAaaaahhhh!!!"
"Oh no, Valtryek!?!?" Cerberus start panicking.
"Hold on..." Roktavor stand up and catch Valtryek on time.
"Aaaaaah-Offf!!" Valtryek was save from death and broken bones.
"Again!~" He had fun falling off the tree.
"You are so weird." Roktavor made a face and drop him.
"Offf, ow!" Valtryek rub his aching butt.
"Did I made a mistake joining them? T~T" Cerberus start regretting his decision.
As they finished dinner, it was time for them to clean up and head to bed.
Roktavor and Cerberus were sleeping peacefully while Valtryek was having a hard time sleeping. He was too tense and stress out to sleep, just thinking about it makes his body froze in pressuring fear. Valtryek sits up and sigh tiredly as he lay his back on a tree that was behind.
"I can't sleep..." He said with a yawn.
"Roktavor... Hey Roktavor..." Valtryek whisper as he shakes Roktavor lightly.
"Sn-Graham! What??..." Roktavor woke up and look at him exhausted as he mumbles tiredly.
"I can't sleep, what do I do?" Valtryek ask the life expert Roktavor.
"Gaaahhh...." Roktavor groan annoyingly.
"Ok... Try *yawn* counting to sleep."
"Ok, umm.... One, two, three.... Umm four.." Valtryek tries counting to sleep but doesn't know how to count.
"You don't know how to count, do you." Roktavor kinda saw that coming.
"N-yeah..." Valtryek couldn't lie and feel ashamed of himself.
"Ok, how about *yawn* listing things you can see and think of." Roktavor suggested something else.
"That I can do.~" Valtryek knows stuff and name them out of his head.
"Good, I'm going back to sleep. *snore*" Roktavor went back to sleep and was out like a light.
"Let see... Trees, grass, green, dark, light... Uhh... Soup, fire, fruit, bird, human shadow, ummm... Demonic skull wearing a dark cloak holding a weapon ready to kill us with its red eyes." Valtryek look around his surroundings and thinking stuff out loud. He stop talking for a bit and look back at the demonic skeleton.
"I should be concern, but it's probably nothing." Valtryek was too exhausted and seeing things.
"Valtryek?..." Cerberus look at Valtryek tiredly and hear him saying something.
He woke up not because of Valtryek's talking, he woke up because he needed to use the little mage room.
"Yes?" Valtryek replied and look at Cerberus.
"What did you say?" Cerberus ask as he was sitting up.
"I said yes."
"Before that."
"Demonic skull wearing a dark cloak holding a weapon ready to kill us with it's red eyes?"
"That one, what do you mean by that?"
"Mean by what?"
"Seeing Death."
"That what death looks like?" Valtryek look back where he saw death. But he wasn't there anymore.
"Also what is death?"
"It's-"
"JUST GO TO SLEEP!!!" Roktavor was getting tired of this and dragged both of them in a bear hug and making them lay on top of him.
"Wow, you're really warm." Cerberus was surprised, it's was like hugging a totoro.
"Thank you, what about you Valtryek?"
"Zzzz... *snore* Zzz..." Valtryek was out like a light.
"Should we be concerned about what Valtryek said early?"
"Nah, he was hallucinating from exhaustion. Just like poison." Roktavor wasn't worried because he's tired and want some sleep.
"True... I should stop being so paranoid." Cerberus awkwardly chuckles.
"C-can you let me go, so I can... You know." He was too embarrassed to say it out loud.
"Fine..." Roktavor sigh and let him go.
"Thank you." Cerberus start heading somewhere to do his business.
It was a peaceful 3 minutes of silence.
... ... ...

"AAAAAAHHHH!!!!!!!" A high pitched bloodcurdling scream echoed throughout the forest as birds flew away from the startling racket.
"I WAS WRONG!!! I SHOULD HAVE BEEN WORRIED THE WHOLE TIME!!!!!" Cerberus was in danger and was captured by a giant demonic skeleton hand.
"Oh, come on!!! 💢" Roktavor getting tired of this bulls**t.
"I'm up, I'm up!!!" Valtryek startled himself up.
"Come on Valtryek!" Roktavor carry Valtryek like a football.
"Woah!?!"
"We have to save f**king Cerberus from a dark magical force in the freaking two in the f**king morning! 💢" Roktavor was grumpy and chasing down the dark force that captured Cerberus.
"Don't worry Cerberus, we're coming to save you from Death!" Valtryek shouts as he was riding on Roktavor's back as Roktavor was flying through the dark forest quickly as possible to rescue Cerberus.
"Please hurry!!!" Cerberus pleased and begs as he struggles to break free.
The giant skeleton hand lead Valtryek and Roktavor to a glade.
"Where did it go?" Valtryek don't see the skeleton hand anymore.
"I don't know.. But stay alert and keep your guard up." Roktavor said trying to location the enemy with his Spatial Awareness abilities.
Valtryek nod and keep a close eye to his surroundings and sensing Roktavor's presence.

Black fog slowly appears and blinding their surroundings and sight.
Than they felt their entire body being crush by a supernatural force as their arms were being a little dislocated.
They both started to float up from the ground and struggling to break free. The dark force that captured Cerberus shows itself from the shadows and stare at them menacingly.
They still struggle to break free but the more they move the more force their body are being crushed. Death raise his hand and finished of what he was collecting.
But out of nowhere up from the night sky, a purple ninja appears from the moon and heroically slash the enemy rescuing Roktavor, Cerberus, and Valtryek from its evil clutches. Are three heroes fell from the ground and two look up to see the person who save them.
"Are you three okay?" The dark mysterious ninja ask looking at them with a cold serious glare.
"Yeah we're fine." Roktavor nod and replied back.
"Cerberus!" Valtryek crawl to Cerberus and hold him in his arms worryingly.
Cerberus was poison and feeling feverish. Roktavor quickly joined Valtryek and checked Cerberus's symptoms.
"He's been poison!" Roktavor said feeling upset and worried.
"That's are cue to retreat!" Purple ninja throws a smoke bomb to the ground.
Death was blinded by the smoke, he quickly blow away the smoke with it's hands but his targets successfully escaped. Death wasn't trilled about this as his red eyes glow with rage and puffs out his poisonous breath.

... ... ...

"Here, drink this..." Purple ninja gives Cerberus a special medicine to heal him from poison gases.
Cerberus nod and takes the medicine.
"What was that thing!? And don't you dare say it was Death!" Roktavor looked at Valtryek with a serious upsetting look. Valtryek quickly shuts himself up.
"That was Dreadblack Orjh..." Purple ninja answered Roktavor's question about the phantom who attacked them.
"Dreadblack Orjh??" Valtryek replied in a confused tone.
"Dreadblack Orjh is a psychopomp that takes and devours living souls from the host. It can be mistaken for the Grim Reaper but Dreadblack Orjh is an evil force that takes souls not helping them." Purple ninja explained coldly and serious.
"So... Dreadblack Orjh is an evil twin from the Grim Reaper" Valtryek made a good point without realizing it.
".... When you say it like that. Yes..." Purple ninja never heard someone having a short definition about Dreadblack Orjh.
"And my mission is to capture him and seal him away for good."
"And how are you going to do that?" Roktavor asked seriously.
"With this." Purple ninja revealed a small evil container that seals evil spirits.
"You really think that small thing is going to stop it!" Roktavor spoke with attitude and being logical about the situation.
"It's a special container that seals demons that was made in my village. I know what I'm talking about, unlike you." Purple ninja said coldly to Roktavor's stubbornness.
"Excuse me!"
"Wait, hold on pleas- gaaah..." Cerberus doesn't like people arguing with each other upsettingly because it will lead to something way worse than just words. But the poison was still controlling his nerves and senses.
"Cerberus!" Valtryek quickly stand next to him and help him out.
"Take it easy, just sit down okay." Valtryek doesn't like this bad feeling. It's hurting him, seeing his friend in pain hurts him with sadness and guilt. Like all of this was his fault.
"Ok..." Cerberus nod as he sits back down and close his eyes.
"You three stay here. I'm going to finish my mission." Purple ninja doesn't want them to slow him down or getting in the way.
"Wait, you can't defeat him by yourself. Let one of us help you." Valtryek wants to help and the more people the more the damages to the target. He gave Purple ninja his hand.
Purple ninja slap his hand away coldly as Valtryek stands there in shock.
"Sorry... But I work alone." Purple ninja glare at him and run off as he jumps through the shadows.
"Stubborn emo b**ch." Roktavor growl under his breath.
"Don't feel bad about yourself, Valtryek. He's a cold hearted grunge who thinks of himself as a powerful dark element hero who don't need support from others." He was trying to cheer up Valtryek and explaining that not everyone he meet is nice.
"Plus, he has more experience and knowledge about apparitions. Me and Cerberus don't, even if we help him. Are attacks won't have any affect, it's like trying to fight air." Roktavor has his right to be mad at that jerk but attacking a force he's not experienced with or having the right element is not worth arguing.
"We should leave him alone and focus on helping Cerberus and continue heading to Murasaki Town to find an answers about Valkyries." Roktavor spoke logically and focus on their problems.
".........." Valtryek didn't say a single word or even a flinch of a reaction. He's just standing there in silence.
"Valtryek?.." Roktavor blinks and made a confused curious look.
"Valtryek.. Are you alright?..." Cerberus replied looking at Valtryek and feeling uncomfortable from this unexpected silence.
Valtryek just stare at his hand that Purple ninja lightly slap away. His heartbeat was beating loudly as his surroundings started to shake.
This feeling... Valtryek experience this feeling. Looking at Purple ninja slapping his hand away it shows a figure with red eyes full of hatred and saying only six words that will hurt Valtryek or leave him heartbroken.
"Hey, Valtryek! Say something!!" Roktavor shouts at him and trying to make him snap of it. Because the silence that was coming from Valtryek was freaking him out.
Valtryek's brown eyes sharpened and run off where Purple ninja was heading to.
"Vatryek!?" Roktavor shouts in shock.
"Valtryek, where are you going!?" Cerberus panics and shouts in concerned about his friend's actions.
Valtryek jumped and dashed through the tree branches in a big hurry.

"This feeling... I remember this feeling..." He gripped his shirt where his aching heart is.
"Make it stop!... Make it stop!... Make it stop!... Make it stop!..." Valtryek's heart was pounding so loudly as he see only red.
"I have to catch up, I have too!" His last jump transported Valtryek to the Cherry Blossom forest from his dream as he continue jumping.
"Huh!? How did I??" Valtryek flinch by confusion and looking at the pink fluffy trees. Ninja girl appears out of nowhere as she was jumping beside Valtryek.

"It's you again..." Valtryek was shocked to see Ninja girl again.
"Hm?" He flinch a little because Ninja girl was touching his hair. She put her gold hair stick pin with a pink crystal Sakura flower on Valtryek's hair.
"Why are you-?" Valtryek has questions but Ninja girl and the Cherry trees magically disappeared as he was back in the real forest.
"This time..." He paused as he continue to look forward.
"This time I won't make that same mistake again!" Valtryek's brown eyes glow to pink as his pupil turn slit.

Back With Purple Ninja...

"Aaah!!" Purple ninja was thrown to a tree and lost his weapon from the impact.
"Graaaah....." He growls as his body was injured. Dreadblack Orjh cornered Purple ninja to his doom.
"Aaarrh!" Purple ninja was being levitated up in the air as his body was being crush by the dark force. He was choking and struggling to stay conscious. Dreadblack Orjh puffs out his poisonous breath as his red eyes glow demonically with satisfaction. Purple ninja slowly seeing darkness, it was the end for him.
"Graaaeoow!!!" Valtryek came just in the nick of time as he attacked Dreadblack Orjh with a powerful scratch. Dreadblack Orjh let Purple ninja go as he dropped him on the ground, are ninja gasp for air and got upset that he was save by a weakling. 
"I told you I didn't- Ah!?" Purple ninja quickly sits up but looked at Valtryek new look. Valtryek's hair and eyes were pink as powerful mana flows through his body.
"Mmmmrrreeooow....." Valtryek growls and pose like an angry stubborn cat as he was protecting Purple ninja from Dreadblack Orjh.
"Nekomata!" His mana transform into powerful armor. Valtryek ignited his pink flowing mana around his body in the shape of cat ears, two forked tails, and mana claws on his fingertips.
Somehow Valtryek has more control of his new power and abilities. Also this time he was fully conscious on the situation. Or maybe Ninja girl was taking control of his body?
But who's really in control, Valtryek or Ninja girl?...

Dreadblack Orjh and Valtryek glare at each other and started fighting like cats and dogs. The battle was brutally intense as two different type of magical elements clashes with each other and creating a powerful blow of wind throughout the forest.
Valtryek wasn't backing down or showing any mercy. He keeps attacking with full strength like a wild raging beast. Dreadblack Orjh was struggling to keep up with Valtryek's speed. Valtryek jump flipped and kicked Dreadblack Orjh on the face. It was a critical hit and that was Valtryek chance to finished him.
"It's over!! Cat scr-Aah!!" Before Valtryek could strike the final blow someone knocked him out and send him unconscious.

... ... ...

Someone was shouting Valtryek's name over and over and trying to wake him up.
"Gaah..." Valtryek slowly open his eyes and see Cerberus and Roktavor's worried looks.
"Hey guys?..."
"Oh thank god, you're okay!" Cerberus sigh in relief and ready to cry.
"What did I say about wondering off alone!" Roktavor pinch Valtryek's cheeks.
"Aaaaah!... Ow ow aaah- I'm sorry ow..." Valtryek whines and being squeeze and pinch harshly by Roktavor.
"Don't! You! Ever! Do! That! Again!! You hear me!" Roktavor smacks Valtryek's head and making him learn his lesson.
"You almost gave Cerberus a panic heart attack attack!" He scolded him more and being a stubborn parent.
"I'm sorry..." Valtryek felt guilty and pout.
"I had a reason! I have to save-! I have to save..." His ears started ringing and was having a strong headache.
"What was his name?" Valtryek was unsure and confused. Who was he supposed to save again?...
"I haven't fully introduced myself from our small encounter." Purple ninja walk up to them covered in bandages that Cerberus rap him up with.
"My name is Doomscizor and I am a ninja. And thank you for your assistance back there. Your timing was perfect, if it weren't for you I could've been defeated by my target. I am grateful.." He bow politely showing his gratitude and also showing that the enemy was successfully captured.
"Your welcome but why does my body hurt??" Valtryek feels the pain kicking in, especially on his neck.
"Dreadblack Orjh use his psychic abilities to drained all your energy and stamina. Then he thrown you to a nearby tree as you lost consciousness very quickly." Doomscizor told and explained his point of view of what happened to Valtryek.

"That makes sense, I think?..." Valtryek doesn't get it but doesn't thinks about it that much.
"Do you remember what happened during the fight or why you ran off like
that feeling terrified?" Roktavor ask carefully and having a small theory.
"My memories are a bit fuzzy but I do remember saving Doomscizor on time and maybe seeing someone?" Valtryek started to feel a little nauseous.
"Was it her again?" Roktavor ask about the First Valkyrie.
"Her?" Doomscizor was lost here.
"Long story..." Cerberus chuckles awkwardly.
"No but..." Valtryek pause as his face went to a shocking terrified look. He saw a small glimpse of does cold raging red eyes of hatred. Valtryek was having a silence panic attack.
"I think I'm slowly regaining my memories.." He touch his head and having small images playing through his mind.
"Really, what do you remember?" Cerberus ask with a bit of excitement and being a supportive friend.
"...Red..." Valtryek trying to control his breathing and feeling a strong wave of motion sickness.
"Ah!?! Are you okay, you're looking a bit pale!" Cerberus panics and worried.
"I feel my food coming back up... Hmph!..." Valtryek trying so hard not to puke.
"Hey, hey hey look at me. Look at me." Roktavor trying to get Valtryek's attention.
"Close your eyes and slowly breath, if  you can't breath slowly try following my breathing, K?" Roktavor was helping Valtryek to calm down as he was holding his face.
"K..." Valtryek nod as his body was shaking and closed his eyes.

Minutes later Valtryek finally calm down but his body was still in shock.
"I feel better now, thanks Roktavor." He gave a weak smile.
"Don't mention it." Roktavor sigh in relief.
"Here drink this, this might help you." Doomscizor bend down to Valtryek's side and pulls out a black steel thermos bottle.
"What is it?" Roktavor glares at Doomscizor, he still don't trust him. Roktavor has this gut feeling that Doomscizor was hiding something dark.
"Relax, it's just tea." Doomscizor pour hot liquid on the cup bottle and hands it to Roktavor. Roktavor takes it with attitude and smells it first checking for any poison.
"Rose hip lavender tea with a hint of honey." Roktavor sniff relaxing flavors but no poison.
"Does type of ingredients are helpful for stress and anxiety. You have nice taste, Doomscizor." Cerberus complemented Doomscizor's tea flavor.
"Thank you." Doomscizor just simply nod.
Valtryek takes the tea from Roktavor and starts drinking it. It was a nice gentle flavor.
"After you're done, I must take my leave and complete my mission on Murasaki Town."
"You're not done?" Valtryek was talking about Doomscizor's mission with Dreadblack Orjh.
"I only completed step one, step two is to meet someone I know in Murasaki Town to banished Dreadblack Orjh to a different realm so he won't harm anyone again." Doomscizor's mission was incomplete and has to move to a different location to finished the job.
"Hm, it makes sense. If he stays here then the cycle of evil will just repeat itself." Cerberus said logically and agreeing with Doomscizor's method.
"Exactly." Doomscizor nod and agreed with Cerberus's observation.
"What a coincidence, we're also heading there." Roktavor thinks this is a bit sus.
"Is there something important you need there?" Doomscizor ask because nobody goes to Murasaki Town without a reason.
"To find out who am I." Valtryek said.
"But you're just a human like me." Doomscizor raise an eyebrow.
"Not exactly..." Valtryek smile awkwardly as Doomscizor gave a confused look.

The group explained everything to Doomscizor about Valtryek's species. But left some important parts about Valtryek's abilities because Roktavor doesn't see Doomscizor trust worthy.
"Hmm... I see. I'm sorry to hear that." Doomscizor apologize for Valtryek's journey and amnesia.
"That's okay, you don't need to apologize." Valtryek shakes his hands and being awkward.
"I think maybe there was a reason my memories are gone. And that's why me and my friends are going to Murasaki Town to find out who am I." He said with a determined look on his face.
"You're filled with determination Valkyrie. For saving me from my target I will join your party and help you find the information you need in Murasaki Town." Doomscizor wants to show his thanks to Valtryek by helping him with his mission.
"Really!?~" Valtryek shouts in joy and the bad feeling of guilt and fear was gone.
"Hold on!" Roktavor interrupts.
"How do we know we could trust you?" He glares and protect Valtryek like a little brother.
"Because I've been to Murasaki Town multiple times and they have a lot of variety of libraries. But there's one that holds every record of history, The Magic Archives. It's highly guarded with traps and magic but I bet you'll find your answers there. And I know someone who will let us in." Doomscizor was making a great offer.
"Hmmm...." Roktavor thinks about it carefully as the leader of the group.
"Ok, you're in. But I got my eye on you." He glares and did the 'I'm watching you' hand sign.

"Understood." Doomscizor nod and understand his position.
"Alright then, with that said and done let's go." Roktavor carry Valtryek on his back and ready to head out.
"Wait right now!?" Cerberus flinch in surprise as he was catching up to them.
"There's no point of going back to sleep." Roktavor was too grumpy and cranky to sleep after everything that happened.
"Yeah, but what about the camping equipment?" Cerberus remind Roktavor about their stuff they left behind. Roktavor turn around and made a 'oh shoot' face.
"I completely forgot, thank you." He was grateful that Cerberus was here. Cerberus was like the logical caring person in the group while Roktavor is the stubborn older brother.
"Doomscizor, aren't you coming?" Cerberus doesn't see Doomscizor moving forward with him and his friends.
"In a bit, I have to do something first. You can go on ahead, I'll catch up." Doomscizor has to do something here before he goes with the group.
"Works for me." Roktavor doesn't care and keeps moving ahead.
"I-uh.. S-stay safe." Cerberus couldn't decide who to group with because his
the nice one in the group. He choose Roktavor as he was checking up on Valtryek.

They walk away as Doomscizor was all alone. Doomscizor pulls out something in his pocket and hold it up in the moonlight. It was Valtryek's gold hair stick pin with the pink crystal Sakura flower.
"Hey... It's me." Doomscizor was talking to someone on a crystal ball.
"No, they haven't notice yet. But that Juton is catching on to me." He said telling everything he knows to his anonymous caller.
"I know... Yes, I have it with me." Doomscizor scan and analyze the golden hair stick pin that was sparkling from the moonlight.

"Excellent.~ Just make sure to bring the Valkyrie with you and alone. His a perfect specimen for my research.~ And the other two, hmm... You know what you have to do.~"

"Understood..." Doomscizor hangs up and sigh.
"That was close..." He pulls out a skull mask that was a little damaged.
"He almost destroyed my enchanted mask." Doomscizor plan on tricking the Valkyrie's trust worked as a charm too well.
"This Valkyrie..."
Roktavor, Cerberus, and Valtryek were talking happily and arguing like the group of friends they are.
"Isn't normal."
Valtryek smile softly as red marking appeared on his right cheek.

To be continued...

Is Doomscizor hiding something from to are heroes?...
Who was he calling in his crystal ball?...
Is Ninja girl and the First Valkyrie are same person?...
Will are heroes get to Murasaki Town and find their answers?...
What did Valtryek remember that left him in shock?...
Comment what you think what will happen next.
May the journey continues...