Chapter 25 - The Ark Of The Time Mage

When the young girl thought she had located where the annoying brat had been, the voice decided to change position. Leaving the young girl to be a sitting duck for another attack.

"Underestimating me, huh?" asked the voice as it went to kick Mavislin.

Mavislin looked shocked, how could the voice have moved when its Aura did not? She quickly placed her hand to block the kick.

"Helios!" yelled Mavislin as a fireball shot out from her tiny hands.

She was beginning to tucker out, especially after using so many spells at one go. As she began to fall, a pair of scrawny but sturdy arms grasped her on time.

"Your Elemental Aura pool is astoundingly large but you need to work more on your usage of it. Sudden bursts of Elemental Energy is sure to break your little body," warned the boy, still cradling the small girl.

Her eyes widened as she saw what had caught her. Instead of a monster or another being of sorts, the voice was from a boy. A human-looking boy who had a blue Elemental Aura surrounding him.

"Huh?"

That was the only thing the poor girl could muster as she tried to understand what the boy was saying. The boy sighed and shook his head.

"In simple terms, you bit off more than you can chew. You used too much power at one go," explained the boy.

To seize the falling girl, he had to reveal himself. A short boy, pimply with jet black hair parting to the side. He kept two small daggers in a holster that was around his waist. He seemed slightly older than Mavislin in terms of appearance, but his actual age was undefined.

"No way... How did you do that?" asked Mavislin, looking at the being.

"Time Element Manipulation," explained the boy.

The Valkyrie looked very confused. The boy cleared his throat.

"I'm a Time Mage," said the boy, bluntly.

The young girl was still quite afraid. After all, she had not seen a Time Mage before. Who knows what he could do to her? The thought of that happening freaked the poor child out.

"Hey, I didn't mean to scare you..." said the boy as the Valkyrie shivered slightly in his arms.

The boy gave out bothersome sigh. Why was he always the one to make girls cry? Whether young or old, they all have the same reaction to him. Fear.

"I don't wish to hurt you. Besides, you are a child. Sorry if the earlier encounter was too hostile..." mumbled Raiyen, rubbing the back his head.

Mavislin blinked for few times before murmured something under her breath. Raiyen seemed perplexed. But thank goodness Mavislin quickly regained her composure and spoke to him.

"What's your name?" asked the Valkyrie, shakily.

"I'm Raiyen, Raiyen Phoenix E. Harmony," replied the Time Mage, giving a goofy smile.

"What's yours?" he asked, peering into the girl's eyes.

"Mavislin Roydon..." answered the small Valkyrie.

"But you look human..." she asked, carefully standing back up.

"I'm born human-looking, I guess. But I ain't human, that's for sure. Won't want to be like those things," he explained.

"Anyways, you look human as well. Are you one?" asked Raiyen, scanning the girl from head to toe.

The Valkyrie remained silent as she scooted nearer to Abi's grave. The Time Mage raised his eyebrow.

"Wait, that's your friend?" asked the boy, pointing towards the grave.

Mavislin nodded, trying to find something soft to hold. The poor girl had forgotten to bring her bunny plushie and was now starting to waver. Raiyen peered at what's behind the Valkyrie. The boy froze as he read the name on the tombstone. This was bad.

He glanced at Mavislin, who was now sitting in front of Abi's grave with the blanket. He looked around. How could he possibly kill her? Even if she was a Mage, she was still a child.

"Damn it, of all the places..." cursed the boy as he tried detecting signs of the oncoming mob.

There was no way he could leave the girl here. But he couldn't exactly bring her along as well. The sound of humans marching into the graveyard terrified the poor girl.

"There she is! That's the friend of that witch!" yelled the oncoming mob.

"Great," complained the Time Mage as he stood up.

Raiyen stood in front of the poor girl as he drew out his daggers. Mavislin could only hide behind the boy, trying to avert her eyes from the humans. Least to say, she didn't like them one bit.

"Thanks, Raiyen. We'll pay you handsomely. Now, fork over the girl," commanded one of the villagers.

Mavislin teared up, taking a few steps away from the Time Mage. The look on her face devasted the Time Boy, who was still reluctant to hand her over.