Chapter 109 - The Ark Of Heaven's Wheel: Euphoria

He felt sad and happy at the same time. The rush of emotions was overwhelming for him as he looked through his entire life as a human. He quickly grabbed the scene of he and Mavislin cooking. One of the times that truly laid an impact on his life.

As the record finished, he was left in an empty meadow. The blue sky had fluffy clouds, the grass beneath his feet was soft. He looked around, a mountain was in the distance. He was wearing a pure white robe with no shoes.

He began making his way towards the mountain. For what seemed like hours of painful hiking, he could make out something. As he went near, he could see a little home, not too far away from his reach. Minwoo made a beeline towards the house.

All the way, he felt a sense of belonging as he went nearer to the house. When he had finally reached the front door, a couple opened it. They looked confused at first but reached out to him. As Minwoo looked hesitant, the couple gave a sincere smile.

"Do not be afraid. This is where those saved by our daughter linger and rest. You are free to roam about. Here, you are at peace," explained the woman.

"Daughter?" asked Minwoo, his voice hoarse.

"Little Mavislin created this world for souls like you and us to rest. You can choose to pass on, or you can bear witness to what Mavislin is doing now," answered the man.

"Bear witness?"

Minwoo looked down at his feet. This was the worst way to get introduced to a girl's parents. But the couple smiled, gesturing him to come into the small house.

As he entered, a huge wave of warmth hit him. It looked like any other old home, yet it struck him with such nostalgia. After looking around, it was only then he realized it was representative of the Old Chapel. A place Mavislin held dear.

And there, sitting on the couch, was none other than the Marquess' fallen brother. That stick man.

"Took you long enough, White Rat," said the stick man, waving at Minwoo to join him.

"Been a while, eh? Ashley," said Minwoo, plopping down onto the couch with Ashley.

The couple smiled as they went away, unable to bear witness how their precious daughter had to deal with another event of a fallen comrade. This gave the two brothers some much needed time on catching up.

"So, how did you end up here?" asked Ashley, crossing his long legs.

"Had to ask Mav to kill me. Some Shadow being was running around in my body, hurting everyone," explained Minwoo, as if it was the most obvious answer of all time.

"Sounds fair enough."

A huge block crystal sat in front of the stick man, projecting what was the Valkyrie doing in the present time.

"Damn it!" shouted Mavislin, as she collapsed onto the cold, hard ground.

Her wails and sobbing echoed throughout the domain. The sadness of a fallen comrade rushed throughout the land. The tears of a Valkyrie had alerted most of the Mages around. They pondered on whether to help, to comfort the poor girl.

After all, taking the life of a family member is no easy task to do. She had done it well, but she could not deal with the memories that came after.

"Shouldn't that Valkyrie be used to death?" asked Viscountess Ling, looking at the sobbing mess.

"How can anyone be used to killing their family member?" asked Earl Yan, lighting a cigarette.

"Well, that's just mean that she's rather weak. Never expected that from a powerful being like a Valkyrie," stated Venice, shrugging off the poor girl's pain.

"Don't be too quick to assume," warned Earl Yan.

"Earl's got a point. People cry, not because they're weak. It's because they've been strong for too long," boomed a voice on the balcony.

The group spun around, readying themselves for another battle. But instead of finding an enemy, they found a very cheeky Time Mage. The boy glitched through the room, landing just beside the two women.

"Hmm... The few Kings of the underworld. Oh, looks like the Marquess has fallen and the Baron isn't here," commented the Time Mage, as he scanned around.

"Who the hell you?!" screeched the Duchess, whipping out a bow and arrow.

"Let's just say that I'm a Time Mage. Back from a certain ordeal, came to fix another problem," explained the cheeky boy, glitching out of the room once more.

"The Marquess might be down for the count, bringing along the alpha of the Umbras and one member. But, it's still no time to celebrate. We've got bigger issues to handle. It's not over yet," warned the Time Mage, before leaping off the balcony and into the sea of buildings below.