The Arks - Chapter 366

“For so long, I’ve followed your orders. This time, this is my choice to make! And you will not have any leverage on me anymore. You caused my baby’s death and I will not forgive you for it!”

“But the deed has been done. Why do you want to take another life? Do you still want to dirty those stained hands of yours? The Arks won’t accept that you’ve killed a Mage, you know…” said Kris, smiling.

This caught her off guard as Kris managed to use his Elemental Aura to push her back. He then stood up, albeit shakily.

“No one would ever want you. Your husband left you and the Arks will as well.”

Rina nearly lost it as she unleashed Flower Dances Stages One and Three. She hated people who abandoned her. She loathed the feeling of being alone once more. The Butterfly was out of control as she dished the attacks blindly, not knowing that Kris was countering all of it.

Bryan caught on fast and decided to be loud about it. When she was left wide open, Kris went for the attack. But it never reached her.

“Don’t let him get to you. Cool that hot head of yours first. Or else, Mavislin would never see you as a comrade,” instructed Bryan, as his Wakizashi clashed with Kris.

Ysabeau was slightly irked at the fact that Bryan went against her direct orders. And wanted to slay him right there and then. But a familiar handheld her back.

“Mavislin, are you at prime state yet?” asked Ysabeau, stepping back from the Valkyrie’s extended arm.

The Valkyrie nodded and surveyed the situation. It was going to be dawn soon. Time to end this battle. She stepped forward and unleashed her Elemental Aura, scaring the fighting Mages.

“My, my. I couldn’t even take a nap without hearing some awful things fly by my ears,” said Mavislin, as she walked towards the fighting trio.

Her head was ċȯċked to one side as she looked at Kris with her murderous eyes.

“Who the hell do you think you are, saying that to my Pillar? Who are you to determine whether someone can get into the Arks? Huh?” asked Mavislin, taking a step forward.

With each step she took, her Elemental Aura increased. It was beginning to suffocate Kris and Rina. The Butterfly was quickly moved aside by Bryan, who couldn’t feel any pressure from Mavislin. Due to the emblem of the Barren Pillars.

“You are quite the bold one, aren’t ya? Talking so much about how we won’t accept Rina as a fellow member… In front of the Founders of the Arks. You must have some guts… Or brainless. One of the two.”

“We accept Mages who were abandoned and left out in cold. We are the haven that the Mages seek out after the conflicts of war and abandonment. We give them a sense of home when no one else would accept them. I don’t care if Rina will be killing a Mage.”

“Whatever she was before, is none of our business. What matters is that when she joins, she feels safe and sound. And understand that there are people who love and care for her, despite her background. The Arks is a place of recovery and to find new meaning in their lives.”

“Besides, I won’t mind if she kills a disgusting hybrid of a human Mage like you. Hell, it would earn her a point in my book. To know that she was breaking out of her cocoon and that she was not bound by threats.”

“She lives her own life and no one else’s! What she does is by her own volition! That’s what makes a Barren Pillar!” shouted Mavislin, throwing Kris to Rina and Bryan’s side.

“He is not my enemy to fight. I can easily do him in but it is not my victory. I don’t need any wins today, I’ve got enough to last me a lifetime. I only want to see you win against him. That’s my only requirement from you now,” instructed Mavislin, pointing to Rina.

Rina looked at Mavislin and then at Kris. He was still struggling to breathe as the Valkyrie’s iron grip was insanely strong. She wasn’t kidding if she could cut short the battle. With a burst of adrenaline, Rina focused on Mavislin with determined eyes.

“I will agree to those terms! I will kill this disgusting thing!” shouted Rina, stabbing her spear into the ground, which Kris was at.

He rolled away dodging the attack and got up once more.

“End up, you are still a pawn for another organization. You are doomed to be in this loop for all eternity,” said Kris, regaining his balance.