Persephone

The Mask

"See, there are supposedly ten weapons made in the image of legendries. Four of them belong to each of the four rulers, myself included. This is the Sol Staff, capable of producing blinding light that can actually physically damage you. Of course, it can do other things, but I'll keep those secret, especially from you, thief."

The Eon sighed as she put emphasis on the word 'thief'. "Can't you just drop it already? I already apologized."

"What are the other ten sacred weapons?"

Sharl thought about it, then said, "I know that Princess Elaine of the North region is armed with Crystal Bow Lucia. It's supposed to freeze your innards with just one shot, and the arrows can be manipulated mid-flight as well."

"You know her, don't you?"

Sharl smirked. "Smart one. Yes, Elaine is my best friend. She's a year older than me, but she and I have bonded closely. Unlike me, Elaine though...

"What do you mean by that?" Kai walked a little bit behind the other two. He had wanted to come along with them for similar reasons to Lloyd; to face the strongest around. Sharl hadn't been happy, but since he had agreed to carry their stuff, she had grudgingly allowed it. And Lloyd knew that the Electric-Type would be good company, since he was as smart as them.

"She's more serious," she said thoughtfully. "Lloyd knows I can be flirtatious, but she cares less about sex. She has numerous suitors, and brutally beats them in combat. And her looks... I haven't seen her in a year, but she's widely regarded to be the most beautiful person within the last century."

Lloyd shrugged. "Beautiful or not, she'd better be ready to get her ass kicked."

Kai huffed. "Brutally beats them in combat. Cool. Sounds like my kind of battle."

Sharl sighed. "She is my best friend... but I'll admit..." She huffed in embarrassment. "She's taken down some of most well known warriors... she defeated the Southern Warlord Victor despite his massive type advantage."

Lloyd paused. Victor was widely regarded as the most powerful in close range combat, and even Lloyd's master had believed that. For her to take him down... "She's a Ice Type, right?"

"Yes."

"And Victor is a Pyro Eon."

"Yes. So... she's that powerful." That did excite Lloyd.

Kai smirked. "Powerful..."

Sharl shook her head. "If I gave you two as much trouble as I did, you're going to have to do better."

"Tsk, you've got no idea. I can do much more than the things I challenged you with." Lloyd drew his sword. "Persephone... she loves blood."

Sharl tilted her head, then shook it. "That demon blade... I don't like it."

"I don't expect you to. A sword in your gut isn't something you should like. You never felt this sword gash you, but Princess Elaine will." Lloyd slashed through the air hard enough so that a small shockwave of wind flew from it. He sheathed it again. "I went through the hassle of beating you, Sharl. I don't intend to lose, regardless of gender."

Lloyd barely had time to avoid a punch Kai flung at him. "Don't be getting cocky. I want my own chance to take you down. Of course I want a rematch with the lady here as well."

"Bring it on. I don't need Lloyd's help to flatten you!"

Lloyd was actually curious to see them fight and learn their styles, but he was equally eager to meet Elaine, and injuries would be a pain to deal with during their travels. "Come on now, you guys can fight each other while I defeat Elaine."