MISSION

the dust cleared a man in a silk top hat with a gold inlead cane, a jet black windbreaker , leather boots, he had a frame of a forty year old man, there was another man but he disappeared before alex could see how he looked, alex felt a small wind against his back it wasn't of any danger to him "you guys are in rough shape, rest" the voice was familiar it was bargi, bargi raised his gold inlead cane "Fear"slashed down again with its bayonet but it was blocked by bargis cane, he used his cane to slash "fears" neck the attack connected the cane glowed a green color Alex felt his body realex "Sebastian take care of them" bargi ordered, Sebastian wore a black trench coat, a brown top hat, he wore a black and white suite with black leather shoes.

"fine,but pay me extra" Sebastian said he wore a face of pride , he covered the injured with a doom of wind he walked to Marcela she was at a collapsed part of the building Aaliyah and Alex were there also. Sebastian said " you did well" he said with a calm voice Marcela tried to reach out her hand but sebastian stopped her.

"don't push yourself too much" sebastian said he held Marcela hands then placed them to her sides marcela said"t..t..t..thank you" she used half of her strength to talk, on the outside she had small bruises but on the inside her ribs were broken and her spine was about to collapse, she used her ether to strengthen her body so that her spine did not collapse .

Sebastian put on a green glove and touched Marcela's hands, causing her body to emit a faint green glow. The bruises disappeared, thanks to the glove's power. He then moved to Alex, touching him and healing his body externally, but not internally. This was the power of the glove known as "Mother's Love," one of the revered artifacts called Eternal Relics.

Meanwhile, Bargi and Fear clashed against each other, their movements as swift as light. Alex struggled to keep up, their speed making it difficult to discern a clear advantage between the two combatants.

"i haven't seen a person like you around here where did you come from?" Bargi asked he and fear were flying through the air "fear" refusing to respond, unleashed a sudden attack. Reacting swiftly, Bargi deflected the assault, causing a small explosion that served as a momentary diversion. Seizing the opportunity, Bargi swiftly swung his sturdy gold-inlaid cane towards Fear's spine, exerting tremendous force. The cane creaked under the strain, nearly breaking, while Fear was sent hurtling down, crashing against the shattered pavement, his head forcefully meeting its jagged surface.

Bargi's fingers delicately traced the smooth, gold-inlaid surface of the cane, a tingling sensation running through his hand. Suddenly, a dark, ominous glow enveloped the cane as it underwent a breathtaking transformation, morphing into a graceful dress sword adorned with enigmatic silver markings. With a swift motion, Bargi brought the blade down in a slashing arc, aiming for Fear's neck, but fear had managed to dodge it in time.

"I'm going to exhaust my ether if I continue like this. I must bring this battle to an end," Bargi muttered to himself. Fear's mask underwent a dreadful transformation, its pallid countenance morphing into an eerie shade of bone-white, adorned with grotesque black symbols that seemed to writhe and contort in an otherworldly dance. A pale luminosity emanated from Fear's form, casting an ethereal glow upon its horrifying guise.

Fear extended a bony hand, conjuring a sinister black bayonet that materialized with an unnerving hiss. The shadowy projectile hurtled through the air towards Bargi, who reacted with a swift, desperate slash, cleaving through the ethereal darkness. In a bone-chilling clash, their forces collided, an unsettling symphony of steel against steel echoing through the eerie surroundings.

"Damn it, morning dawn drains too much of my ether," Bargi lamented, his thoughts tinged with despair. A crimson tide surged from his mouth, staining the ground beneath him as he collapsed, weakened and defeated.

Yet, amidst the chaos, Bargi resorted to a disturbing tactic. He plunged the blade into his own flesh, a grotesque act of self-infliction. Fear's expression contorted in confusion, while the onlooker, Alex, was denied a full view, shielded from the gruesome sight.

"It's better if you don't witness this," Sebastian whispered, his voice laden with an unsettling mixture of fear

bargi pushed the sword deeper then twisted it at an angle he screamed in pain he released his hands from the blade then clicked his fingers bargi looked to be okay but fear on the other hand was not okay he had a sword bulging out of his stomach his faced twisted to that of pain as he released a bloodcurdling scream, laden with a maddening mix of agony and despair, escaped from Fear's lips he stepped back a little but each time he did the sword seem to have gone deeper a portal opened behind him he jumped in "looks like i have to follow that guy" bargi said his voice was cold like he was ready to hunt down a beast.

the kids that were hiding in the building came out, the national guards came then added" thank you black thorn company, if we were there we would have all died" one of the guards said sebastian got up to greet the guards then added "this type of thing is our jobs not yours" sebastian looked back at the students getting out from hiding then added " your job is to go take care of those kids" sebastian said the guards looked at the kids they were covered in blood some had missing limbs " i did all i could for them now it's your turn" sebastian said to the group of guards wearing a blue gothic style armor there were also people with a cloth like veil over their head

"you have a way with words" a famine voice said sebastian looked up to see a girl with a thick shade of ash blonde hair with a pair of blue eyes her hair was in a high top ponytail with with some of her hair hanging in the back she had a pink undercut she wore a short black gothic style dress that reached to her knees her skin was of a pale white color next to her was a man with a gloomy look his brown hair was in front of his face he wore a basic brown suite.

"Beatrix , collon you guys must be here to check on the kids i assume?" sebastian asked Beatrix replied with an energetic answer " of course i am why else would i be here?" she gave a sarcastic answer collon didn't say anything he went over to the guards while Beatrix went over to Alex she crouched down then slapped alex's left arm Alex screamed "why did you do that for?" he yelled at her but she just pointed to his injured arm it was healed " how did you-" she stopped him before he could finish his sentence

"i can only repair parts of your body that i can see the injuries to" she said , she had answered one of his questions that he had if there was a person that could do this then what was the piont of him being in the hospital-she went over to the rest that were injured she slapped each of them but she didn't slapped marcela instead she kissed her on her forehead.

alex got up then went over to luke Leo and Aaliyah they were okay on the outside but on the inside they were badly damaged Beatrix walked over she was as tall as they were Alex was five foot eleven Aaliyah was five foot ten Luke was six feet and leo was six foot one "you guys should be okay but i recommend going to the healers they do a better job then me" the group looked over to one of the healer they were helping a student with a broken arm the bone was showing through the skin the healer had to put the arm back in place the kid screamed in pain the arm was heal but the tears were still there a normal doctor came up then sew the skin back together the group looked at each other then they all said together" i good".

Beatrix went over to help some of the healers she helped to reattach some body parts collon helped search for dead bodies he was eerily good at it alex looked at him then he thought' that must be who Aaliyah was talking about , he has a creepy aura' alex's clothes was taterd with blood his head was in pain and his arm had felt like it was snapped off" all i need are some pain killers" alex said to himself he said it jokingly but this seemed to have brought back some memories- he was holding a box of painkillers he gave it to the cashier - before the vision went on any further bell started to speak

[you have a mission ,get the core of a phoenix]