Chapter 6 - Time Boy

A flash of light appeared near the Valkyrie, only to reveal Raiyen standing there. He swayed his head in dismay.

"Accordingly, you've decided to come out of that little hidey spot of yours?" asked Mavislin, blowing some leftover ambers towards the Time Mage.

"Yep. It's not a 'hidey spot', it's called a Time Pocket," explained Raiyen, folding his arms in discontent.

"Where a fraction of Time is being taken out and used; a slice of Time itself. Creating a separate Time to move from pillar to post, requiring only a single second within the Time. In that second that he'd taken, he can move around freely."

"When he unlocks it, Time will continue and the changes that he'd initiated would look like it was achieved in an instant. The power of the Time Element transcends most strong Elements. And it is such a rarity to encounter someone so young wielding an arduous and imposing Element," explained Ysabeau, popping out from an immense tree above them.

Her wings were huge and the evening purple color made it quite contrasting to the pale azure sky behind her.

"You offered no mercy when killing them, would you do the same to me?" asked Raiyen, looking at all the remains of the mob. Mavislin shook her head and laughed.

"Correctly, I presumably won't silence you. You and your powers seem interesting. I had not seen the Element of Time being used in Magecraft before. I didn't know it was possible to govern the laws of Time. We can work together if you'd like," proposed the young Valkyrie.

"Perhaps," mumbled Raiyen.

Ysabeau glided down, protecting young instinctively.

"I am more concerned about you trying to harm my little Mavislin here. Don't get c.o.c.ky with me, Time Mage. I know the Time Element is enough to throw off the balance of Life and Death," warned Ysabeau.

Little Mavislin was peeking out from behind her gigantic wing.

"Yep, but I won't harm her. I just wanted a friend," replied Raiyen, as if he'd been scolded by a mother.

"Not to worry, child. I'm just curious on who was playing with Mavislin here," explained Ysabeau, letting the familiar gentle smile appear on her beautiful face.

"Run back home, Time Child," said Ysabeau, chasing him away. His eyes darted off somewhere, anywhere to avert the stern mother's gaze. Her wings carefully retracted and disappeared into the wind. Silence befell on the three, as Raiyen stood rooted into the ground.

"I don't have a home. I barely managed to escape my Time Stream and I ended up here for a few days now," explained Raiyen, eyes looking his toes. Mavislin gave a faint smile.

"My name is Mavislin Roydon," replied Mavislin, extending her hand towards the boy.

The Time Mage looked at it in confusion.

"Come on! It's Baldwin's turn to prepare dinner tonight. I can guarantee you won't regret eating his dishes," urged Mavislin, abruptly gripping the Time Mage's hand.

"Oi! You can't just invite me to your place just like that!"

"And why not? You seem charming! The constant rumbles of your stomach have made it clear that you've not eaten for quite some time," explained Mavislin, still running.

The reason was straightforward; she recalled what was the equivalent of losing a home. So the least she can do is shelter this unfortunate boy for a bit. Ysabeau had long gone, using her wings to get herself back to the Old Chapel quicker than the two kids.

"I'm a Time Mage. It doesn't matter if I've eaten or not," mumbled Raiyen, trying to catch up.

"No matter what, you are still made out of flesh and blood, Time Boy. So quit denying and hurry up!" yelled Mavislin, ultimately stopping at some vines. Raiyen looked intrigued as she fiddled with the low-hanging vines.

"Are we in the wrong area, perhaps? I don't recognize anything beyond the vines," noted Raiyen, peering into the clearing that the vines were hiding.

"Naturally, it isn't supposed to have anything from the outside. If any human stumbles upon this area, they will have to burn it to the ground. Especially if they'd knew strong Mages were leaving in the place," explained Mavislin, nevertheless trying to figure out the tricky vines.

As she gave a loud huff, she took a step back. She closed her eyes and allowed her Elements to soar through the air around her.

"Aperi ad portam Vetus Chapel (Open the gate of the Old Chapel.)," she chanted.

With that, the vines parted like a curtain for the two kids to enter. Raiyen's eyes widened in amazement as he tramped foot into the majestic clearing of the forest. The waterfall at the side of it was made to be so beautiful that Raiyen did not realize Mavislin had run towards the medieval building's front door.

"Oi! You can admire the scenery after you've eaten the meal, Time Boy!" barked Mavislin.

She rolled her eyes as her shouts fell on the Time Mage's deaf ears. She then dragged the dazed boy back into the house. His mind was still spinning as he snatched large mouthfuls of the food placed in front of him.

As the boy was eating, Baldwin made a remarkably strong point of being livid at little Mavislin for bringing a boy back home without permission. Gillian, however, was the opposite. He found the young Time Mage to be quite an attractive little guy.