The Puppet Mistress

Akasan watched as Yui repaired the stage using magic. She added an extra layer of protection magic to keep it from breaking again.

Akasan rested his head on his hand. "There's so much I still don't know about..."

Frost looked at him. "About your plan to go to Hampton..."

"You know about that?!"

"Hm. I was informed by Athena. So you're trying to upstart a war?"

"I want to get to them before they come to us."

"Then why not go now?"

Akasan frowned. "I have to master something first. Or I won't stand a chance."

"I see. You should reach out when it comes to matters like these. I know you've been going solo for a while now, but fighting the Seventh Order isn't something you can do alone."

"I know. I've got a plan."

"That's good to hear. Everyone is enjoying themselves tonight. But things will get hectic within the next week. Either we'll all be dead, or we'll all be victorious. There's only two outcomes."

"Yeah. It's all come down to this."