"We're moving tonight. The situation is too dire for us to enjoy another month in Horizon."

Orion, Amelia, and Karteira where all sitting at the dining room's table, in their house.

"You have no need to train anymore?"

Karteira asked seriously.

"Currently, I don't need to train much. I know you want to, so don't worry, you'll have plenty of time once we know the full story from Florian."

"You still owe me a match."

"How could I forget?"

They both exchanged a heated gaze, and if Amelia wasn't there to stop them, they would already be outside fighting.

"Another time for that. Orion, why are we going at night? We usually move around dawn, or a bit later than that. What changed this time?"

He calmed his fighting spirit, and turned to Amelia, who wanted his full attention.

"Right, that's why I've told you two that we're leaving earlier than expected."

After crossing his arms, he explained.

"Do you remember what we are against this time?"

"Criminals?"

"Technically, yes. But more specifically. There was a term in the letter that you should remember."

"..."

Orion remained silent until Amelia remembered what he was talking about.

"Murderers... I think I get it."

'That's Amelia, she's getting faster each time. Has she finally decided to improve 'Calm Analysis'?'

"I don't get it, could you explain?"

Karteira lifted her hands, feeling left out. Amelia looked at Orion before asking him.

"Can I explain? Correct me if I'm wrong though."

He remained silent after nodding.

"Karteira, you should know what name Orion gives himself. It is his title in a way."

'His title? A name he gives himself?'

She pondered for a second, until the words surfaced in her mind.

"A hunter?"

"Exactly. What is a hunter's main focus?"

"To remain hidden, and to hunt his prey."

"That's right. Here's the real question. What should a hunter do when faced against a murderer?"

'What kind of question is that?'

Karteira felt stupid being asked this question.

'I am not a child, heck, I'm older than both of you.'

She stared at Amelia with a doubtful look.

Seeing that Amelia was serious, she gave up and answered.

"Remain in the shadows, and find a moment to either avoid them, or kill them."

"Then you understood too. It's as simple as that. Orion doesn't want the two other Apostles to see him, or else it could put the whole thing Florian is doing in jeopardy."

"Oh. Now that you say it like that, yes, it makes sense."

Orion followed with his own explanation.

"What Amelia said was what I was thinking, though, it's missing a few bits."

"In case one of the two Apostles manages to flee and report my actions to the others, I would prefer if it was only me. You two should stay hidden as much as possible, until the last moment."

"I would even hope that the moment you will be found out would be against Elliot. The element of surprise is always better. If used well, we can pressure him when the time comes."

He stopped when he saw the gazes directed at him.

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"If you think that I will leave you behind, then you can already stopped worrying. We're avoiding the enemies eyes, that's all."

"You won't everything alone, right? I know you, if I look away for a minute, you will do something crazy, or do everything by yourself."

'That underground moment is still stuck in my mind. I don't want that to happen ever again.'

"I have no excuses, that's how I am."

He shrugged, smiling.

"Alright, so we're leaving at night. And then?"

Karteira continued to ask about the plan.

"While I use 'Spatial Shift' to arrive near Lahro, I want you to stay in Hocride. You can do whatever you want during that time."

"We'll stay with Kamala. If something important happens and you open a portal with us nowhere around, it's bound to be problematic."

They both wanted to follow after him, but only him could pass through the invisible portal he created.

"Once in Lahro, I'll come and get you. This will be the last time we'll step in Hocride until who knows when. Since we'll see Kamala often during our long stays in Horizon, you don't have to say goodbyes."

The girls nodded, thinking on what to talk about next, while Orion was dedicated to his own thoughts.

'If only I had obtained the power to link two places together before leaving the fairy realm, maybe I could go and see Tiohr-nam. There are many things I need to learn about the Remnants and herself.'

'It's only been a few weeks for them. For us, it has been more than a month at this point.'

'I wonder if the sisters managed to complete their errand?'

His thoughts were directed to Dramia and Drania.

~

"Are you sure? You two can stay with us a little longer, you know?"

Ruminona spoke to the sister, who were watching the place they were sleeping in while inside Ormdivin melt from the release of magic.

"We have to go, it's already been too long since we've left our Remnant. We have to explain what happen, and tell her of our newly forged desire."

Dramia, who seemed to have released some of her edge, answered normally.

"We truly appreciate the help the dragon faction gave to us, even though we don't have much to share with you."

She looked apologetic, knowing that she received the dragon's help only because they were acquainted to Orion and Amelia.

"Knowing that the fairy faction is doing well is still a great news to us. Think of it like this. Knowing about what these two are doing is more than enough for us currently. What could you give to us dragons that would be valuable anyway?"

Ruminona let out a big puff of wind magic from her nose.

"We've managed to return to the nest without losing a single member. That is something that few would be able to pull off."

Two other people appeared in her mind. The first, was the first demon that came into contact with the dragons, and the second one, was Amelia.

Ruminona felt that in the hands of Amelia, her life would be led with absolute intent to make everyone's life better.

Now, the sisters, and especially Dramia, showed how composed and meticulous she was when leading huge formation of dragons. That fact had left every dragons in awe.

'Being's so little, being able to sway our will.'

She admired the courage Dramia had shown during the Northern Sea Chasm's mission.

'Maybe, just maybe, we dragons will have to pick a side in the near future.'

Another puff of wind magic came out of her nose, as if she was mocking something.

'We've already picked a side. We'll stay by Amelia's side, even if she is the last one standing in the middle of a broken world.'

"Sis, I'm done. The house is no more."

Drania turned around after confirming that the house made of packed dirt and rocks had returned to nothing but raw materials.

"Alright, we'll walk around one last time to say goodbye to the dragons, and then we'll return to Tiohr."

Dramia walked next to her sister, and looked at Ruminona. Together, they bowed.

"Thank you, for everything."

Ruminona watched as both fairies flapped their wings, lifting their body from the ground.

"Take care on your way. Oh! Wait, Father said something I should relay to you."

Dramia looked at her quizzically.

-

"Ruminona, I'm going to return to the ocean. But before that, I have a message I would like you to give to the girls."

"What is it?"

"This is a message that they should relay to another person. I don't know his name, nor his face. All I know is that he is the strongest smaller being on this continent."

"What I want you to speak is..."

-

"Be wary of your choices. Follow your strength, yet do not blindly listen to it. Do not compare courage to foolishness. Listen to the ones around you before jumping head on."

The sisters both fell in deep thoughts.

'This is definitely for Orion.'

'Yes, as the concept of strength, Velridar might know a lot on Orion's capabilities.'

'Then we'll have to find a way to relay that to him.'

'We'll get to see him again, don't worry.'

Thanks to them being twins, their ability to telepathically speak between each other was strong.

"We'll try our best to relay this message to Orion."

Ruminona nodded her huge head.

"Let's hope that it will arrive in time before anything happens to him."

They bowed one last time, and this time, they left the cave where Ruminona and Monolavir were living in.

The dragons all bent their head in respect toward them as they passed through the tunnel, and arrived at the entrance.

Monolavir was waiting for them there.

"Like we did with Orion and Amelia, separating is always hard. Be sure to return healthy to your place."

Dramia and Drania nodded.

They said their last goodbye, and flew straight toward the Dead White forest.

Two days later, they would arrive, and return to their realm without encountering any problem.

Tiohr-nam was immediately informed of what had happened, about their memories concerning Noah, and their determination to help Orion.

They also spoke about Velridar, and the similarities about the dome's inside and Orion's explosion during his failed attempt to create a new element.

And when Tiohr-nam opened her mouth to tell them about what she felt in Orion, they both screamed 'WHAT?!' together.

The news of Orion creating a new element finally reached the sisters.

~

"Alright, I'm finally here, Lahro."

Orion walked through one last 'Spatial Shift', right in the middle of a plain.

He looked at the weirdly built city.

The center of the city, the royal palace, was higher than everything around.

The city's alleys and roads, with the houses, were lower the further you moved from the center.

It helped Orion to see past the ten meters high wall protecting it.

He observed everything intently, in the hope of getting something without entering the city.

'I don't see any movement at all. There's no sign of life. No one is walking in the streets, and even the lights are out.'

Only the royal palace was heavily lighted.

'This is strange. Why is the city so dark?'

While looking, something he immediately recognized flashed in the dark streets of the city.

'Well, that was faster than I could have expected.'

Without opening a portal to Hocride to get the girls waiting on him, he rushed inside the city, hidden in the shadows, and toward the light.