Chapter 215 - The Ark Of The Stick Man's Return

With a random attack hurling through the skies, Gillian quickly shot out Black Lotus but could catch the attack before it came close to Mavislin. But a certain gunshot deflected the quick attack.

"Impossible! How can a human bullet deter an attack from a Valkyrie?!" shouted the being emitting Dark Aura.

Mavislin shook her head as she saw the 'bullet'. That was no ordinary ammo. The Aura that the mysterious man emitted terrified her, more than her brother.

"Ah, I used to be human. Until you came along," said the intruder of the Old Chapel.

The man appeared, sitting right on top of the Puka. His arms held a familiar sniper rifle without a scope. He leaped from the pesky horse and allowed to gallop back its owner. He smiled slightly as he neared the being.

"How can you still be alive?!" bellowed the Undead King.

"He's got a point. We saw you die!" shouted Baldwin as he stopped right in front of the intruder.

Memories of his so-called death flashed before the group's eyes, including the being. Mavislin clenched her fists as she looked at the man that stood on the battlefield below. She shook her head quickly and summoned up her wings.

She quickly opened up her window and dived down to meet the man for herself. The reunion for the two was a heartwarming one, had it not been for the Corrupted being. She hovered right in front of the stick man before flying right into his arms.

"Woah there! You aren't exactly little anymore!" yelled the poor man, back on the grassland.

"I don't care!" yelled the Valkyrie as she flapped her wings with glee.

"How heavy can you be with your wings?!" yelled the stick man as he looked exasperated.

"Very. Valkyrie's true wings make up nearly sixty percent of their body mass. But I've always been heavy, even when I was young."

"Not the same! When you were younger, you're a little girl with a bunny! I miss her!" whined Ashley.

"But I still have it, it's just that I chose to have my wings out today!"

"I swear to god, if you were in your true form, I would've been a pancake," complained Ashley.

"Hmm... Pancake Ash... Delish..."

"Oi! Don't go drooling on the battlefield!"

The stick man rolled his eyes as he returned the hug while trying to get up. But a Valkyrie on top of a human body was still a problem. Ashley conceded defeat and laid there.

"Hey, hey, it's alright... No need for tears," cooed Ashley as he smoothed the Valkyrie's hair out.

"Hush now... I thought you didn't like humans?"

"You aren't a stranger!" said the Valkyrie through her tears.

"Well, Minwoo's watching over you, just like how I did before he came along."

"Speaking of him, the point still stands. How are you alive?" asked Mavislin, looking at Ashley with big round eyes.

"That spell saved me. It couldn't kill me. A cancellation of spells, of some sort. Heaven's Wheel: Euphoria ended up trapping me in a Time Frame, one of the Time Frames from Valokia. Nice place though. Hey, at least I got a bit of a breather before heading back into the battlefield."

"Then now, you aren't human anymore?" asked Mavislin, standing up.

"I am human in flesh but my thinking and power aren't."

"The fact that you have powers means that you ain't human anymore, mate," said Baldwin, folding his arms.

"Hmph. I wish I could be. But meddling with you lot caused this whirlwind of problems. Now, I've got a human body with some powers, memories of my past as a Mafia, during the Time Frame, and now. But my thinking is still the same throughout."

"Naive?" chorused the rest of the Mages.

"Listen, I'm not as bad as my brother!"

"You guys are related."

Ashley sighed as he was finally got up.

"Great, you lot earned a gold star. Anyways, let's focus on the task at hand. Respectfully, I don't like it when this dude keeps appearing out of nowhere. It ruined the film that I was watching. So I decided to get my ass off from the couch and fix this show."

Ashley shot a dark glare towards the being. He c.o.c.ked up his gun as he stood between Mavislin and the being.

"Make no mistake, just because you came back from the brink of death doesn't mean anything to me. I will still kill anyone who stands in my way," said Benjamin, showing an insane grin.

"Likewise for my side, Benjamin. You never and have never intimidated me," replied the stick man with the same grin.

"It's amazing that you haven't aged a bit since we last saw you. Or, since I last defeated you, that is," laughed the being.