9 The Ark Of Angry Man

The victim and her father were from the Shadow Tribe, a planet filled with Dark Elements within the Abyss of Stars.

The Abyss Of The Stars was the galaxy filled with Dark Matter. The entire galaxy is like the Void. Barely having any stars, every planet within that is either consumed by the Dark Element or simply doesn't exist. Essentially, the Abyss Of The Stars is the same as what humans hypothesized, 'A Dark Galaxy'.

The Shadow Tribe was a planet that birthed beings called Shadows. These Shadows were, at first, nothing. They were unable to think or feel. They did not exist. Until a being from another unspecified galaxy found the planet. As many more arrived, the foreign beings decided to take up this 'unoccupied' planet.

As a huge protest, the Shadows fought back by swallowing the invaders. The Shadows then took the form of whatever tried to harm them. This ultimately created beings like Baldwin and his daughter. Some have claimed all forms of Dark Element emerged from this particular planet.

The Dark Mages were born with that Element. The situation was like being sentenced to death for having the ability to breathe. The moment the father laid eyes on his daughter's remains, he went ballistic. The village was wiped out in an instant. Only the couple could soothe his rampage.

"Well, that was a waste of personnel," commented Gillian, avoiding a few dead bodies.

The culprit stood among the pile of bodies that he'd slaughtered in retaliation of his daughter, Abigail.

"Oi! I thought Old Man Pond made the mission clear to only clarify?" yelled Gillian, trying pound some sense into the man's head.

"How many daughters were killed in that Black Hole of yours?" asked Ysabeau, sternly towards Baldwin.

The man was seething with darkness, the very Aura that dwelled near him caused the plants to wither and die.

"Too many to count."

His clenched fists were shrouded in darkness. The Element around his fists was so dense, one could assume that was holding black clouds.

"Destroying more lives won't help to bring back to your daughter, you'll cause more pain for other fathers who've lost their children due to your rage," warned Gillian, looking at the what Baldwin had become.

"What do you think fathers are for?" asked Ysaabeau, eyeing at the Angry Man with fury.

"Fathers are supposed to protect their children, show them an example of an authoritative figure," replied Baldwin.

"Do you think you've set an example for your daughter? Would your daughter come back from the dead if you killed more?" asked Gillian, walking towards the angry man.

'Well, I can't if she's dead!"

A huge ball of darkness was now hurling towards the being near the bushes.

"Howl of the Valkyries!" yelled Mavislin, destroying the ball within an instant.

Mavislin panted, her hands shook as she tried to fire another spell. Ysabeau stood in front of Mavislin in a protective stance.

"Enough!" yelled Ysabeau.

"Didn't I say to stay behind?" asked Gillian.

"Old Man Pond said I could follow," replied little Mavislin.

"That damned thing..." cursed Gillian, under his breath.

"Did I just hear Valkyrie?" asked Baldwin, looking at where the spell had arisen.

"She's the newcomer, the Penta Holder. You finally got the balls to meet her, face to face," explained Gillian, looking at the Angry Man with stern eyes.

"Finally?" asked Mavislin, looking at Baldwin.

"He was the shadow around the area, the one you complained about during the tryouts," explained Gillian.

"Why was he hanging around me and not saying hello?" asked Mavislin.

"Because you look as innocent as my daughter. I can't allow the likes of the Congregation to kill you," answered Baldwin.

"Valkyries are a rarity, even amongst the Universe. The last time I saw one was back home. And let's just say, us Shadow beings don't fancy Valkyries," growled Baldwin.

"It's okay, he won't bite,' cooed Ysabeau.

"He just gave out a threat! What do you mean, he won't bite?!" yelled Gillian.

"Don't worry, he won't hurt our little Mavislin."

"What makes think so?"

"Because of our pinky promise. I'll never allow anyone to hurt her."

The Valkyrie was reluctant as she slowly scooted towards them. She was fine with the couple but was downright terrified of the person they were confronting. After all, the Angry Man was still fuming. Angry Man gave a glare, forcing Mavislin to run back to Ysabeau.

"Who is that?" asked Mavislin, hiding behind Ysabeau.

"He is Baldwin Noble, otherwise known as Angry Man. A Dark Elemental Mage."

"Father of your deceased friend, Mav," said Gillian.

"That's rather blunt," said Baldwin, cocking up an eyebrow at the Mage.

"Mavislin, go back to the main building. We'll deal with him, no need to be afraid," bellowed Gillian, going in front of the child.