"Aghhhh!!!!" Atomu yelled in pain as he splashed about the water beneath them.
"Ugh! It's so misty in here!" Aki complained.
"Atomu, what's wrong?? It's hard to see, are you ok?" Echo called, just about able to see Atomu through the steam.
"IT'S LIKE A THOUSAND DEGREES IN THIS THING!!!" Atomu yelled in panic.
"Good. Think of it as training," Kyou ordered, not a hint of pity to be found!
"You should be used to it from constantly using your fire magic..." Yurio muttered.
"Does it look like he's used to it?!" Echo pointed out his wallowing.
"Hiro, can you grab him?" Luna urged.
"A-ah!!" Hiro panicked, clinging to the vines holding him.
"W-well, yes, I would absolutely go down there are fearlessly pull my best friend from the fiery depths of that water..................... but......." Hiro dragged out.
"But?!" Echo grunted.
"Actually, why are you clinging to those vines?? You have a demon form; we've seen it before!" Aki mentioned.
"Erm, yes! That is correct, butttttt...." Hiro gulped nervously.
"Wait.... you still don't know how to fly??!!" Echo recalled his struggles in the village to fly.
"AH!!" Hiro squeaked.
"Wh-what??? Noooo, don't be ridiculous. I was just- err, just testing your faith in me!!!" Hiro claimed.
"What faith?" Echo grumbled.
"See! I totally had you fooled!" Hiro squealed in more of a cry than actual words.
"I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IF YOU DID THIS AT A DIFFERENT TIME, HIRO!!" Atomu balled.
"Ah!! R-right! Of course!! Don't worry, Atomu! I shall save you like a mighty Hiro!!" Hiro announced, struggling to untangle himself from the vines...
Suddenly, he wobbled out and dropped down to the water...
*splash*
"AAAGHHHH!!! IT BURRRRNNSSS!!!' Hiro yelped in tears.
"It's too powerful!!" he cried.
"Or you're just too weak," Kyou muttered with a roll of his eyes.
"I guess now we know why Nico's always with him..." Yurio mentioned.
"Just breathe, Atomu. If you don't calm down, you'll never overcome it," Kyou warned Atomu.
"But it hurts, sensieeeeeee!!" Atomu cried.
"Now, do you guys see what I have to deal with?" Kyou grunted.
"You're the one who offered to train him," Echo reminded him.
"Quick, Atomu, grab onto this vine, and I'll pull you out the water!" Luna called, making a vine with her magic without letting go of Yurio.
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The Demons of Shadow Moon
FantasyAwake. But the nightmare has not ended. It's simply been forgotten. With her memories wiped, Luna wakes up on an island all alone. Scared and fragile, she clings to the kindness offered to her by two demons. They take her in, and teach her magic! B...
