Eclipse || tales of arcadia oc ||

part 7 freedom

you and the arcane order were searching for nari in a place where douxie used to reside as skrael appeared with a blizzard. skrael sniffs the air as he said with a disgusted look
"this reliquary reeks of merlin."
you and bellroc and the rest entered through the door. bellroc yells as she said
"nari, show yourself!"
you walked in with a awed expression as you said
"this house looks very comfortable~!"

"i thought you set this place ablaze."
skrael questioned.

"merlin's magic is powerful."
morgana replied. you grimaced at the name as you snarled
"don't remind me of that old man.."
as you snapped morgana looked at you with fear.

bellroc climbs the stairs as she said
"raise the foundations! find the seals!"
you glanced at bellroc with a cheerful look as she continued to say
"leave his allies no place to hide!"

"okay~! boss~"
you replied to her brightly as you skipped around looking at some books. while searching for some kind of secret lever you overheard morgana talking to arthur as she said,
"you spent your life fighting magic, but now you serve demigods who seek to destroy everything?.."
she then looked abit sad as she said
"you killed merlin with no remorse.."
you suddenly appeared between and said
"hey~! hey~! is this some sort of secret chat? can i join in~?"
you said with a menacing look while morgana looked horrified that she got caught. you then looked at her straight in the eye as you went close to her and whispered to her ear
"i won't tell them."

you then noticed jim coming near morgana as you looked at the troll with a cheerful smile as if nothing happened. jim said to both of you questioningly
"what are you planning witches?"

you glared at jim and replied with a strained smile
"and what are you doing speaking against someone who is higher than you~?"
he became quiet and looked down guilty at your remark not daring to speak back against you. you and morgana walked away as you noticed bellroc screaming from upstairs.

looks like someone's mad..

skrael then floats from upstairs as he said
"this was the last of merlin's places of power."
skrael then appeared infront of you and morgana as he said to you both
"unless you know of any others?"

morgana replied with a quick no while you scoffed and leaned to him replying with a small laugh
"if i did i would have already told."
skrael blushed abit at the close contact as morgana then said
"i'll search in the shadows for them."
she summoned a shadow portal as she went through, while you looked at her fascinated. you're attention went to bellroc as she set the entire bookshelf ablaze. you sweatdropped at her temper while skrael said
"you realized that's pointless."

"fire is calming skrael. it helps me think."
bellroc replied. while you looked at her with a deadpan look.

...

nari said while floating and sitting in a zen position as she made a flower.
"i sense all living souls. small and great."
the flower withered as she said
"and i felt merlin leave this plane."
nari looked at her with amazement as she approached and said
"nari, if you can feel all souls, what about jim and ayaka's?"

nari gasps as she looked determined.
"i will try."
she then jumps down and used her powers. green vines appeared in the floor and going across the earth while she floats. she closed her eyes trying to sense you're and jim's soul as she gasps and said
"my roots extend the earth"
she then stops using her powers as she said with a small smile
"but i could only find ayaka's soul. there is still hope in her."

claire and the rest looked saddened but determined to save you as douxie then said
"we need to find a way to rescue ayaka."

"but what about jim? i'm going to the shadow realm to find jim's soul."
claire said determinedly. she ignored the protests of her friends as she summoned a shadow portal and went through.