Chapter 63 - The Ark Of Minwoo

"Not a fan of my new look, darling?" asked the Marquess, with such innocence.

"Stop calling her that. Minwoo Dalles," said Raiyen, throwing a spare dagger at the Marquess.

Minwoo caught the blade with ease, using only two fingers. His smile never left as he inched closer towards the Valkyrie.

Metria and Baldwin looked surprised as the two looked at each other with disgust.

"And why can't I call her that? She's single, right?" asked Minwoo.

"Unless... Darling!" yelled Minwoo as he looked at Mavislin for confirmation.

"Oi! I didn't say anything!" protested the Valkyrie.

"And since when the Time Boy met up with Marquess Dalles?" asked Baldwin.

"It wasn't a meet up. It was a underground club brawl. I happen to be Time Frame Hopping and wanted to save a girl but this thing beat me to her. By killing her instead," explained Raiyen, glaring daggers at Minwoo.

"You were in my way, so I had to take you down."

"Then how about that girl?"

"She was my target." Raiyen shot a a glare towards the Marquess.

"Don't look at me like that, senor. You've killed as well."

"And to think you've still got the mentality of a five-year-old," replied Baldwin, giving a large smirk.

"You could say I've had enough of playing innocent. Time to get my hands dirty," said Minwoo, grinning.

The group looked nervous as he approached Mavislin. Instead of a hit or hurting Mavislin, Minwoo merely looked at her. A gentle hand caressed the Valkyrie's cheek while giving a much more welcoming smile.

"Don't worry, darling. I'm not here to fight. I came here to pick you up," explained Minwoo, happily.

"Oh yea, I forgot. We were supposed to train together," said Mavislin, shyly.

"I'm so hurt! How could you forget," pouted Minwoo.

"Blame him," said Mavislin, pointing at Raiyen.

Raiyen, being the stubborn brat he was, launched another attack at the Marquess. A glint of light flashed before the Valkyrie's eyes as Minwoo decided to draw his blade.

"Interfering with my darling again, huh?" asked Minwoo, smiling dangerously as Raiyen summoned his twin daggers.

The Time Boy may be skilled with small knives, but Minwoo was the master of the blade. The two clashed, with Minwoo on par we both daggers. Even Raiyen's glitch did not deter the man as he skillfully met the boy's attacks.

"With attacks like yours, I highly doubt that you are human," said Raiyen, clashing with the opponent's blade.

"But even if you aren't one, you can't win against a Time Mage,"

"Wrong."

The revelation through Raiyen off course, allowing Minwoo use the pommel of his Wakazashi to stab the boy's abdomen. This sent him hurling towards the opposite direction with speed.

"Big words for someone so weak, eh? Senor," replied Minwoo, pushing the Time Mage away.

"Why would Mavislin choose you, of all people?" asked Raiyen, through gritted teeth.

He spat out some blood as he prepared to launch another attack.

"Well, I am stronger than you."

The smile that Minwoo gave was a prideful one, giving a bad impression towards the Time Mage.

"We'll see how you fair against Magecraft," replied Raiyen, as he gathered his Elemental Energy.

The familiar stance of crossing his twin blades alerted the Valkyrie. Minwoo caught on, knowing that he might not be able to win if he doesn't use his actual weapons.

"Converge, convulse!" yelled Raiyen.

Minwoo closed his eyes as he saw the oncoming attack. His arms were stretched out, it looked like he was about to hug the incoming attack.

"Come," said the Marquess as his eyes flew open.

"Lunminera Nova!" yelled the Mage.

"Gemini!" yelled the Marquess.

A spark of light blinded the group as the attack that took down Mavislin's wing was stopped by two oversized scythes.

The scythes were silver, adorned with a few skulls at the top end of the handle. Bones were literally the handle of the two weapons he wielded.

The attack immediately ceased as Minwoo gave a good swing, destroying the spell altogether.

"You are human, but the weapons you wield makes you look inhuman," replied Raiyen, giving another slash at the Marquess.

"Well, these are presents. You clashing with the bones of my victims," said Minwoo, grinning sinisterly.

"You disgust me, lunatic," cursed Raiyen.

"It's not different from the Time Mage's ability to absorb a being's Time. Come to think of it, you remind me of the Umbras," explained the Marquess.

"Like hell I would do that."

With all the fighting, Jeanette finally threw her flagpole towards the two dueling. This earned a shocked look from Metria and Mavislin, while Baldwin remained indifferent. The Time Mage leapt to safety, leaving Minwoo to deal with the attack.

As the dust cleared, Minwoo was left standing. He held up the two scythes in order to block the attack. He threw it back to the French Maiden.