The Arks - Chapter 392

The main reason is that he has seen that Time Mage in action. He was more ruthless than Mavislin and did not wait for the enemy to say their words before beheading them or slashing them down. And to put the cherry on the grim top, Raiyen does it in the shadows.

The two of them were glaring daggers at each other as Rina and Bryan looked concerned. Mavislin was still in Tomoe’s embrace. Raiyen had a stern look while Tomoe was smirking at his owner. Mavislin sighed as pried his arms away from her.

“As I’ve said, I’ve yet to choose who I like, so don’t go on being so close to me, Tomoe. How about you learn some manners and introduce yourself first before snatching me away. And you’ve been naughty to Rina, go and apologize to her,” replied Mavislin, glaring at Tomoe.

With his tail between his legs, Tomoe stood by Mavislin side and took out his fan. It had red, reflecting paper and oak wood as its frames. He covered half of his face as he introduced himself to the rest. Cocking his side by the side, he hid his smirk from the rest.

“Sorry about that, Rina. And I should introduce myself then. My name is Tomoe and I am known as a Familiar for this Time Mage here,” said Tomoe, keeping his fan to point it at Raiyen.

” ‘A kitsune’ then? I thought Kitsunes are for Japanese folklore? And isn’t that a girl’s name?” asked Bryan, tilting his head.

“What’s that?” asked Rina, slightly puzzled.

“Translated to Fox spirit from Japanese, Kitsunes are known to be quite sly and they have a habit of flirting with women,” explained Raiyen, still trying to kill Tomoe with his glare.

“I am from Japanese folklore but Kitsunes can come from Chinese folklore as well. And I do have a girl’s name, just as you have your nickname,” answered Tomoe, pointing at Bryan.

“Fair enough.”

“I am still considered to be a weapon, if Raiyen wants me to, I can turn on anyone one of you. You best be cautious when around me, I don’t have a very good temper. But I must say, the boy over there knows more about me without living with me, that’s quite impressive,” said Tomoe.

“My adopted mother told me about the other side of the world, particularly Chinese and Japanese folktales. And the meaning for Kitsunes in Japan is to be like guardians for their masters though most accounts of them are about being mischievous.”

“For the Chinese spectrum, Fox Spirits, ‘Huli Jing’ can be seen as good or bad omens, depending which tale you are talking about. The bad ones are known to overthrow leaders by entering their bodies to do nasty things that caused a revolt, taking down the current dynasty.”

“Kitsunes also have different levels to rise to be the strongest, and I wonder if you follow that route or are you just a hybrid?” asked Bryan, after his lengthy explanation.

“I am known as a ‘Kasai Kitsune’, in your terms. This translates to ‘Fox Spirit of Fire’, which is my main power. I don’t intend to go anywhere above that since I don’t want to be controlled. It’s much complicated for me since I do not technically exist In your world. Or time,” answered Tomoe.

“Parallel Universe?” asked Bryan, once more.

“No, I can’t remember which realm I was before since abruptly plucking me out from my Time Frame would cause my memory to be erased. That was a great idea,” said Tomoe, showing some form of resentment to his owner.

“Hey, believe me when I said that I’d rather pull out a bunny instead of you. But no choice, you were the strongest Kitsune we could find that could survive the trip to our side. The rest were just not strong enough. You were the alpha of the pack, but you are a pain in the buŧŧ to tame.”

Raiyen glared at his Familiar for saying those words in front of his girl. The two were still fighting to be near the Valkyrie and Mavislin had no clue. Rina could see through the two males and she giggled slightly at Mavislin’s naivety.

“And I don’t like to be referred as a pet to you. That’s why I only listen to Mavislin’s instructions most of the time. Because she sees me as an individual, not a tool or weapon,” replied Tomoe, looking down at Raiyen.

“I have no choice but to do so since you’ve always opposed me in the beginning! You didn’t give me the chance to work with you, so I had to use force!” argued Raiyen, tired of Tomoe’s excuse.

“You’ve always wanted Mavislin to be your owner, but I was the one who got you.”