Ansera's pov

I haven't gotten out of my room ever since I came back.

Obviously, one of the reasons was because of my hesitation and trust issues I need to reflect on.

Like how my choices are affecting others and my comrade's deaths.

However, the main reason was
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My rukh has been slowly changing black.

As you know, I'm not a normal person.

With that consequence, a dark burning bruise has been spreading over my hand.

This has prevented any contact through the dream world.

I wasn't fallen.

It's probably something Al Thames did, knowing a few useful things about me.

But what could have Al Thamen do?

I haven't made much contact with them.

Maybe occasionally with Gyoken/ Arba.

But other than that we didn't do anything to each other yet.

I was very cautious to make sure.

So it couldn't have been them after all?

Suddenly, the bruise had gotten even worse and had spread out more .

I gripped onto my arm, trying to squeeze the pain out.

While I had squeezed my arm, my necklace had moved and I noticed some changes.

Instead of its usual crescent, there was a round red ruby with golden wings.

I knew this symbol was Arba's original staff.

Oh, so it's finally time.

The pain started to burn more as the black material squeezed my right arm.

My face cringed at the unbearable pain.

Kouha's pov

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!"

A loud scream echoes through the palace.

Everyone rushed to the room where the empress laid.

Gyoken was on the floor gripping her left arm as a bright yellow has been spreading on her skin.

What was going on here?

She just laid on the floor, still suffering from whatever that stuff on her arm is.

The priests (of Al Thamen) had managed to come in and take care of her.

They had kicked us all out as we worried what had happened.

Gyoken's pov

That damn brat probably has my old  staff.
She probably is trying to use it and gain my power.
No wonder my magic has been weakening lately.
The weird thing is this yellow bruise.
The bright light was cold and felt hundreds of  times worse than a frost bite.

Normally, this shouldn't be here and I should just be weakened for a short period of time.
However, I have a feeling my old staff just doesn't accept her yet.

Maybe it just wants something its compatible with to be gained on the other side.

However, I didn't think it would try to bleach my rukh.

I had heard that brat hasn't left her room yet.

She must be suffering the same amount of pain as I have.

I wonder why I can't hear he wonderful screams yet....

Ansera's pov

I managed to find a way to mute myself for a full day.

The pain was getting worse and worse.

Tears started streaming down my face so easily as I silently screamed in pain.

The door suddenly slammed open when Kouha comes in talking at an incomprehensible speed," Hey, Ansera, didyouknowtheempressissufferingthismagicthingandIthoughtyouwouldknowsu-Woah, what happened to your arm?"

I glared at him for a moment for ,one, invading my privacy, two, not letting me mourn about death, and ,three, his terrible sense of timing.

I sighed as I grabbed a pen I had recently made in my free time.

Hey! I can't be spending all my times crying, can I?

It was a pen that can write with light in the air.

"P-puberty?!!!" Kouha exclaimed at my last-second excuse as I realized I should have used a different one.

"Oh," he slowly backs away. "So, this is the so called stuff girl have to deal with. I wonder if it's normal for all girls."

I wrote,"For some."

"But the empress never had it before," Kouha said awkwardly.

"Then disease," I wrote in front of his face.

"Uh,ok," he slowly leaves.

*sigh *

Well, that's Kouha.

Kouha's pov

I closed the door and sighed in relief.

So she still isn't scared of me despite seeing my other side and she's not mad at me either.

For some reason, this makes me really happy.

However, I felt as if she was lying to me. It makes me feel upset to know that.

I was about to knock and come inside again until something glowed in the room.

Feeling urgent, I pushed open the door ,  only for it to slam back in my face.

Word made of light in a different language started to surround the room.

"Damn it!!!!!!!!!!" I scream as I kept hitting the door.

Soon, my screaming was able to reach the ears of the entire palace as Kougyoku and Hakuryuu came.

"What's wrong ?" they asked.

I pointed at the door with a different language scribed all over it.

"Ansera has locked us out!" I shouted as I leaned against the door hoping it will budge but to no success.

Everyone started to push the door but still it would not welcome us.

Judar came at some point to reverse the spell  but failed miserably.

"How?! I am a magi?!" he shouts in total disbelief.

"AAAAAAAHHH," we hear a maid scream. "THE EMPRESS HAD GONE ILL AND FAINTED!!!!!!!!!"

We ran to her room only to find the maid leaving to search for help.

The door had automatically close and the exact same thing happened to the door as it did to Ansera's.

"What's going on ?" I mumbled.

Ansera's pov

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"Where am I?" a very angered empress commanded.

We were in a dark place filled with old ruins and corpses.

I calmly looked  before answering.

"Alm Torran," I looked around.

"W-What?! It can't be!! This place is forbidden!! It can not ever be entered again?!!" she yelled at me. Her shoulder raised as her face was scrunched up.

I was honestly surprised to her like this.

"Then why are we here?" I replied as I calmly looked her way.

Less angered, her shoulders dropped as she tries to keep her behavior in a more mannered way.

"How exactly do you expect me to know the answer to that?" She glared daggers at me.

I sighed.

"Please don't pretend to be oblivious to this. Your lies are more fake than your 'character. 'How exactly am I suppose to believe that?" (Girl, you slayyyyy)

She seemed to be shock but held it in.

She probably knew that if she told I was being rude to her, no one would have believed her.

Why?

Simply, because I had their trust put on me and the fact that she probably knew this was a dream that stops time.

So, waking up and saying those words would be plain weird. Maybe even considered crazy.

"How do we get out of this world then?" She randomly blurts.

She crossed her arms as she expect some answers to come right out of me.

"Simple," I said as I grabbed two old staffs laying around in the ground.

I threw one back at her.

"How about we make a deal?" I asked, venom filling every word I said.

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