Essentia Animus

44-Overwhelming Advantage

The beast held its ground against the three girls in what had suddenly shifted to an impromptu staring contest. After waiting for a short time like this, the beast promptly stepped aside.

"I'm ashamed that I never did predict this earlier. I should have known that you would have a plan for anything, even memory loss. Of course, you would ensure the matter was handled on your own, I just needed to wait. Though, I should admit, travelling around with such company was slightly alarming at first, you never did want the Hunters involved before. I should have trusted you would let me know when you needed help, waited for when the call came. It seems it has too, that book was exactly as you read it. A danger to each other, like you've invested too much into too many things, and need a way out. That's probably why you had me come so prepared, like a rescue operation. You two, step away from Khyzae, she's coming with me." "What do you mean I'm going with you? I'll decide where I'm going, thank you very much, and I'm going to stay with my friends." "Ah, so you even predicted the lack of memory would make you so easy to influence. Not capable of picking sides, it makes even more sense, no wonder you wrote that sometimes conviction needs to be proven, that if your research brought you too far away, I was to bring you back." Liyuzhe sounded almost as intimidating as she looked, and no one really liked Liyuzhe's tone of voice at the moment. She spoke harshly from what looked like really heavy armor, impossibly heavy, adorned with countless unidentifiable instruments. Even with such heavy armor, she moved with considerable ease, not even making a sound.

Liyuzhe rose an armored hand towards Sryine, a spark of light striking Sryine's leg soon after, having her fall to her knees in a moment. Instantly after, she repeated the same thing with Vwyx. Riyxia rushed to first Sryine, applying healing in defiance against Liyuzhe, still unsure how to react. In a close look, Riyxia found that Sryine wasn't actually very injured, mostly stunned. However, even that was something she could treat. She rushed to Vwyx to provide the same healing, as Liyuzhe endured her own confusion. Both those she paralyzed had recovered, and Riyxia didn't even have the equipment for such a feat. In such hesitation, Liyuzhe lost her own advantage, but had a moment to think. Ieqyisa had influenced her own gift back then too, exposing herself to the dramatic steps needed to research and practice slight changes to the gift. After such, she had managed to affect how her gift resolved, but the raw essence was kept, teleportation. She could revise how it works, but couldn't do something completely different.

"Healing, there is no way Khyzae was ever capable of healing, nor would she ever be capable of healing. Such empathy isn't even in her nature either, such impractical inefficiency. You look exactly like Khyzae too.. but you're not her, are you?" "I know you are Mother's friend, and in respect for that I ask you, leave." "Mother? Hells, that's insane. Either this is really pathetic ruse or Khyzae has done some things that shouldn't have even been possible. Remember, girl, we talked before, I've already had information from you at the village, so what makes you think you could..." Liyuzhe paused as Riyxia pulled out the book she had also found earlier, setting it on the ground and stepping back. Liyuzhe picked the book up delicately, already knowing this was one of Khyzae's books. A descendant, carrying on the same vision. The pages after proved its authenticity, those are Khyzae's star calculations, things she still didn't understand. She passed the book back, knowing this had been left for Riyxia, not her.

"So it seems there's been a lot going on, and a lot of confusion, and many questions left. I couldn't even imagine under what terms Khyzae has left someone so like her, with a different gift.. that could really confuse a person, certainly, or even confuse Khyzae herself. Khyzae never was afraid to get her hands dirty, and you certainly seem obstinate in your own way, but you're turning down a legacy that precludes you. We were sent here to learn, so maybe a demonstration is in order, to show you how prepared we are to make dreams of a bright future a reality. Show me what you are capable of, and I will return it in kind." Liyuzhe's armor began to light up with a bright hum. Another stunning projectile lunged towards Vwyx, but Vwyx blocked it this time with stone made from sand. Liyuzhe this time didn't wait, sending her beast towards Sryine as she lunged towards her chosen target. Energy surged and crashed through the barrier Vwyx setup to block, Liyuzhe's armor passing through the stone as if it was nothing but water.