Chapter 134 - The Ark Of A New Struggle

"Don't think it was a bit strange if Nova had powers but her 'parents' did not? Recall, Nova. Did you ever question why you had powers?" asked Gillian, scanning the Princess, top to bottom.

"I wanted to ask about it, but I had seen what would happen if any person was found to practice Magecraft. Thus, I kept quiet," explained Nova, scratching her hair.

"Then why did you not convey to your parents, the only ones you would ever trust the moment you find that you've got the Magecrafties?" asked Z.

She opened her mouth to reply, but no sound came out. It was simple; if a child does not trust her parents, there's a possibility that those parents aren't the actual ones.

A bit of a huge jump, but if the parents knew that their child was going to have powers, wouldn't the parents react accordingly as well? Not fair if the child was born with powers and the parents were not enchanted or possess any form of Magecraft in the first place.

"But you've just mentioned that we can't alter Time or something bad would happen. Aren't we doing that right now?" asked Nova.

"Just because we can't alter Time directly means that there isn't another way of getting 'round the issue," said Z, patting the child on her head.

"Time said that you had to be separated from your parents. But it doesn't mean that you guys can't see each other again. They will never get to see their baby girl ever again, but they would know that their child would grow into a fantastic, young woman. A princess."

Nova looked at Mavislin, scooting closer her mother with trepidation.

"A child should never be afraid to go into their mother's arms."

As the two embraced, Raiyen joined in. However, there was still something amidst.

"Why was I captured?" asked Nova, eyes on both of her parents.

"Not sure, but it could be because of your powers. Memory Elements are quite difficult to come by. The Element is known to be called a Lost Element, usually attainable after passing it down from other Mages with the same Element," explained Z, putting his huge hand on her head.

"Not to mention you are the child of a Time Mage and a Valkyrie, the only race in the universe capable of Amalgamation of Elements. Combined those two and you would probably get a very strong child," explained Gillian.

Normally, every Mage gets their powers from their parents. They don't exactly inherit the Element from their parents directly, but a mixture of it. Nova may look similar to her mother, but her Elemental Aura was closer to her father's.

Since Mavislin was known to have almost all Elements, deciding a power for the child would be difficult as there would be no main Element to give the kid. Raiyen was a different case, the Time Element is a whole lot simpler, yet complex.

Time gives off a whole array of other Elements. The manipulation of other's 'Time' in their heads was one of them.

"This is all sweet and all, but don't forget the rules of Time," said Raiyen, upset that he would have to cut the reunion short.

"Why?"

"You are meeting us when you aren't supposed to. It's not gonna hurt anyone, but once you go back, you'd probably forget about this whole journey we had," explained Raiyen.

Her eyes changed from happy to pure devastation.

"Head Knight!" yelled a Knight, bursting into the room without warning.

"A little privacy, First Knight Matias?" asked Baldwin, attending to his underling.

"Sorry to intrude, Sir. But we've got complications on the East Sector," explained the First Knight, kneeling in the presence of the whole family.

Nova awkwardly hid behind Raiyen as the Knight proceed to continue laying out the news.

"What complications?" asked Mavislin, worried at the situation.

"Mav, you don't have to worry. I've got the Knights there, it's not under your sector," assured Baldwin, sighing.

"Uhm, Sir, I believe that is the complication. The squadron from The Barren PIllars has been annihilated, including our East Assault Group," said the Knight, worriedly.

Mavislin looked at the Knight in terror.

"That squadron I had sent out was amongst the best in my arsenal. How could they have fallen so easily?" demanded Mavislin.

The Founders looked confused yet afraid as if they knew what the answer was. They were just too shocked to believe that it was true. Mavislin glanced at Baldwin and Matias.

"It's still a simple operation to protect the town within the East, so I won't be backing out anytime soon. My men may have fallen, but it doesn't mean that I should sit back do nothing. Time for me to get payback on the enemy," said Mavislin, readying herself for battle.