"Here I thought it had only been two days since you'd all been captured. Did seven or eight decades pass without my noticing? I knew humans were short-lived, but surely not to this extent..." Malleus says.
This upsets Vil, "Don't you dare jinx me. I'm not in the mood for fae humor right now..." causing him to dob.
"Ah, I can surmise what happened," Lilia says, "Vil, you stepped into the Underworld that's sealed within the Island of Woe, didn't you? When the living set foot in there, their vitality and magic is sapped within minutes before they ultimately perish.
"Why yes, actually," Rook says. "You see, last evening the gate to the Underworld opened. We were on the brink of a worldwide Phantom invasion and blot outbreak."
"My word!" Lilia says, shocked.
Then Rook says, "Vil plunged into the Underworld to stop it, regardless of the danger to himself."
"...It was an utterly boneheaded move," Vil says, "I strove so hard to get back to my old life, and look at me now. Talk about defeating the purpose. I was too preoccupied at the time, though..." And sobs again.
"Now I see. Well, I really must congratulate you on making it out alive," Lilia says.
Then Malleus says, "So Schoenheit didn't age due to time passing... He did so because he was drained, both magically and in terms of life force."
"Indeed," Rook says, "They couldn't treat him on the Island of Woe, which is why we rushed back here."
"What a pitiful fate for a youth still fresh in bloom..." Lilia says.
He then turns to Mallues, "You know, Malleus. Had the pandemonium within the Underworld been unleashed upon us... Our homeland of Briar Valley would not have escaped unscathed. As the heir apparent, wouldn't you consider it fitting to reward these people for their travails?"
Malleus calmly smiles, "Heh. I see where you're going with this, Lilia." He thinks for a minute and says, "When I fixed the SDC stage, I told Schoenheit that he owed me... But his deeds on this occasion have returned the favor and left me in his debt instead." Then says to Vil, "Very well. I shall bestow a reward upon you."
"Huh? What reward...?" Vil asks, confused.
"Not even I can turn back time. But sharing a bit of magic is certainly within my power," Malleus says.
"What?" Vil questions.
Soon, Malleus begins to cast his magic, "Schoenheit, I grant you my blessing. Now return to your rightful form!"
Malleus then casts his magic and bestows it towards Vil. After a flash of light, Vil has changed back from an old man to an 18 year old student.
Vil is left confused, "Huh? What? Am I...?" He soon notices his voice has changed to its original state, "No way! I'm back to normal?!"
"Yes, you're back to your regular 18-year-old self!" Rook says.
"Nice going, Vil!" Epel says.
Suddenly, Vil screams with glee, "EEEEEE HEE HEE! YEEESSS!" and soon falls over.
"Vil?!" Rook and Epel exclaim in shock.
"You fell backwards! Are you still feeling out of sorts?" Rook asks, worried.
"No, I just collapsed with relief," Vil says and lets out a scream of joy, "Ahaha... Ahahahaha!"
"You really had me goin'! Don't scare me like that!" Epel says.
Soon, the three begin laughing, "Ahahahahahahahaha!
Grim crosses his arms and says, "First he's bawlin' his eyes out, then he's squealin' with joy. Vil's got range, all right."
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Twisted Wonderland Book 6: The Watchman of the Underworld
FanficAfter Grim attacked Briar after the SDC, she and her friends search for him, but captured by Ortho. A few days later, the school has been invaded by strong people is armor, and has captured, Riddle, Leona, Azul, Jamil, Vil, and Briar, and has Grim i...
