Found You

“ERICK..!!!!!” his friends immediately got off Ziel's back.

"Eldri..!!!! WAKE UP..!!! Eldri...!!!!!” Andrew thumped the iceberg. Erick who was in it did not budge. Frozen in blue and cold.

"The Blue Spirit tiara.. not on his forehead.. it's true that the impersonator took it.. dammit.." Ziel who was back in his human form stood staring at Erick. His blood rose. His hands clenched. He was really angry.

“GET AWAY GUYS...!!!!!” Ryota took off his gloves, pulling out his five tails. There was a slight fire blazing in his hands, accompanied by a swirling orange Magia. His friends got out of the way immediately in front of the block of ice that was confining Erick.

“FLAME THROWERS...!!!” the Fox priest fired a huge fire to melt the ice that was imprisoning Erick.

FWWOOSSHHH...... the snow around the block of ice melted because of the heat of the Priest of Foxes' move. The hot steam left after the fire shot was fired.

"Did it work..???" Peter looked at the block of ice prison. The steam from the melting snow that was blocking their view slowly faded away. But unfortunately, the ice block was not damaged in the slightest. The coating remains thick and cool.

"Damn..!!! How could it be..??" Ryota sat down annoyed because his moves didn't work. His ears were bent down. He hid his tails again.

“Perhaps it should be the fire of a real Dragons?” Damian suggested while looking at Ziel who was of the Fire Dragon faction.

“No.. I can't melt it either. This is not random ice. Somehow this Magia.. feels weird. This isn't the Magia of the ice dragon, fire, or any other creature..” Ziel said as he approached and looked at the block of ice.

His hand gently touched the bluish clear layer. As the former King of Arch Chaestra he also has the ability to feel the depths of Magia energy. Likewise when he first met Erick's friends from 7 other clans. But this Magia.. this Magia he was feeling.. was really different.

"Try to feel it, what do you think about this Magia?"

"Huh? Yeah, I'm curious too."

Nathanael approached, standing by Ziel's side. He took off his white gloves, feeling the cold layer directly against his skin.

"Wait.. I feel familiar... this.. Magia that made me have 6 wings at once.." Nathanael remembered less than a month ago, that terrible event.. where he felt the enormous flow of Magia.

"hhh.. gosh..."

"Yeah.. also Magia who made me able to transform into a black dragon.." Damian came closer. He didn't touch the ice sheet but saw the faint color of the Magia covering the ice, aware of the different colors of the Arc Chaestra Clan's 9th Magia.

"I never forget .. Magia that makes my voice feel like it was pulled out .." Cyrus continued while feeling his neck. The pain he used to feel was summoned again. His eyes were blank because of the memory of the terrible incident that happened a few weeks ago.

"...which made my seven tails come out against my will..." said Ryota as he stood up, realizing what his friends were saying. He remembered after smelling a familiar cold scent.

"Magia who forced me to change into Siren form even on land.." Andrew said as he hugged himself.. scared. Unlike his friends who were approaching Andrew actually moved away from the block of ice.

"Also Magia who almost made me lose my sanity as a Beast.." Adryan's pupils narrowed, his tail twitched. He remembered..

“heart of the earth’ Magia.. from the Gate of South...” Peter took a deep breath. There is no need to touch, see, or smell its aroma as one of the seals for the Gate of South. He also understands what his friends are feeling right now.

The gray sky overshadowed the 7 Kings along with one former King who was with them at that time. A polar wind blew, blowing the clothes of the leaders who were glued to the frozen body of one of their comrades. Starting to realize the bad luck that somehow came to them again.

“Gate of South?! The legendary gate that the Alicorn guards?? That gate that you sealed together?!” Ziel was surprised as soon as the legendary name Gate of South was spoken. He suddenly remembered, when the ferocious negative Magia from the heart of the earth penetrated into his bloodstream.

It was a quiet afternoon in Draecorona. The sun's rays dimmed because of the thick gray clouds in the sky. He was doing his usual activities in his home in a small village in Draecorona. Yes, he chose to live far from the capital so he could spend a quiet old age after years of living leading the great Dragons clan. In the quiet of the house, the former King lived alone with his wife because the son served in Eispalast as a subordinate to Erick the successor to the Draecorona throne.

He remembered when the air suddenly tightened and his heart beat fast for no reason. The last sight he saw was his wife sewing in the living room screaming, clutching her head. After that he didn't remember anything, a memory that was blurry in an uncertain time. When he realized it was Erick who made him aware of the negative Magia influence. Erick deliberately went all the way to meet him because Ziel was the one who crowned him as King of Dragons, who was his own guardian. Erick explained in detail about the reopening of the Gate of South and all his experiences about sealing the gap full of Magia with 8 Kings of other countries.

"Yes.. there's no mistaking it.. from the aura.. the cold smell.. this gripping feeling.. just like when we sealed it first.." Andrew replied, looking at the block of ice from up and down from where he was standing.

"Then... how do we free Erick from this ice..." Peter asked his other friends.

"I have a suggestion.. I'm not sure but there's no harm in trying.. Kitsune kid, come here.. let's do it together.." Ziel put his left hand on the ice while calling Ryota, asking him to come over.

Ryota didn't answer, just walked slowly following Ziel's words. Seeing the fire dragon put down one hand, Ryota took off his glove and put his right hand down as well.

“Now.. channel your Magia here.. don't use fire physically.. just your Magia. We're trying to break the magic component with our pure Magia. You're the Priest of Foxes and I'm the former King of Draecorona. Trust me our Magia is no less strong than Gate of South .. " said Ziel while wrapping his body with reddish orange Magia.

Ryota silently followed Ziel's words. He also wrapped himself with his orange Magia. Second by second, the magic of the two fire users is getting brighter and brighter.

"Stay focused kid.. keep going.." Ziel's eyes narrowed, focusing his Magia to destroy the ice block. Ryota's ears dropped as he focused his thoughts.

"ngghh... this, is more difficult than casting high-level magic..."

"Yeah.. I know.. sometimes doing one easy thing feels more difficult when we are used to dealing with difficult things.."

Ryota turned his head, stunned by Ziel's words.

Krrkk... krrkk... there was a cracking sound from the ice. The white crack lines are clearly visible and are getting bigger.

"a little bit more…"

"yes.."

Krrttkk... krttkk....

PRANNGG…!!!!! The ice shattered like glass. Erick's body that was confined inside collapsed but was caught by Ziel.

"Huh..!! .. Gosh.. your body.. so cold .. "

Erick's body was so cold, it seens white steam rising when Ziel's skin touch his. It's only natural because Ziel's red Magia, which was recently released when breaking the ice block, collided with Erick's frozen body. The stout body of the King of Dragons was fragile, limp under the influence of evil magic.

I will never make you lonely, you’ll always be beside me.. walking together, always.