The day in the city of Aurora arrives, several dragons enter and leave the city as usual but this time it was different the weather was better and the sun was shining in the sky and with it the noise of tools is heard hammering and lifting something.

Ezek: -Faster mushroom head, or we won't finish this today.

Hytori: -I stop this! - holding some wood to be placed in the boat that was almost all repaired, there were only a few places to be fixed.

Ezek: -What do you prefer me to call you? Dark? - finishing fixing the machine room.

Hytori: - forget it ... - annoyed.

Ezek: -Ready, I finished, now we can leave this city.

Aysa: -At last.

Yashina: -but there are still broken parts.

Ezek: -We will not find anything here to replace these parts, we have to reach a city that is at the end of the valley in the sky.

Kamero: -then let's go.

The boat, already in full flight, travels in the sky over a mountain range through which it traverses a gigantic river.

Sarina: -this is a hell of a river.

Aysa: -Yeah.

Nizo: -it's called Triogaf, the river of the 10 hills.

Hytori: -You shouldn't be driving?

Nizo: -Ezek is there.

Kamero: -The position lost my dear.

Hytori: -After where are we going? He's doing more mystery.

Yashina: -It's true, he didn't tell us anything about this city.

Sarina: -that prison must have made him crazy.

Nizo: -Ezek must know what he's doing.

Sarina: -I hope so.

As the river gets wider, a city can be seen over its waterfall.

Hytori: -but what is it?

Ezek: -We are reaching the City of Pillars.

A city full of tall buildings made of a white stone called the finalte is on a circular platform held by structures that cross the river linking one mountain to another thus raising it over the waterfall.

Nizo: -the elven city.

Hytori: -elphic?

Nizo: -Yes, it was created by mountain elves many years ago, a place rich in ore and magic.

Hytori: -why did it have to be elves ...

Nizo: -What about the elves?

Hytori: -hhhaaaar ...

Kamero: -let's say we didn't have a very good experience with elves.

Aysa: -Almost we are killed by a bunch of them.

Yashina: -those were full of themselves, not everyone should be like that.

Ezek: -you're wrong girl, elves are arrogant beings, they are wise men, a despicable race.

Sarina: - whoever hears you say that thinks you hate them.

Ezek: -and hate it.

Hytori: -Ue, and want to stop here?

Ezek: - out of necessity, the ores I need to forge the sides come from this place.

Kamero: -Well, it looks like we have no other choice.

Nizo: -Elves and dwarves ...

The cruiser arrives in the city and parks in a place suitable for flying boats, after leaving everything ready they go down and marvel at that place.

Aysa: -I didn't see much of this place from afar, but inside it is beautiful.

Nizo: -It's very bright.

Hytori: -this business has too much light.

Ezek: -Elves like light.

Kamero: -but this is already an exaggeration.

Sarina: -I didn't like this place.

Yashina: -I liked it here. - seeing numbers in the buildings that identify them.

The city is full of brightness everywhere, even during the day it emits a lot of light from its buildings due to the minerals present in the construction.

Sarina: -You can only be blonde, her powers are the basis of light.

Yashina: -I already told you not to call me that.

Ezek: - if the ladies don't care, let's get on with it, the sooner you leave this place, the better. - going to the main avenue of the city.

Kamero: -They heard the man. - following Ezek.

They leave towards the main avenue, a place full of shops but unlike other calls, there are no stalls there, only vendors in stores, the streets are busy and what look like carriages passing on the streets.

Hytori: -it looks like a city in our world.

Aysa: -everything well organized.

Nizo: -What are you talking about? The ric.h.e.s.t cities in the kingdoms are like that.

Sarina: -in SeanCity only the streets of the nobles have such an organization.

Kamero: -it seems that the city of Rio still has a lot to grow.

Yashina: -What now?

Ezek: -I will now see if I find an old business friend, he will provide me with what I want. - following the sidewalk.

Hytori: -and us?

Ezek: -I don't give a shit what you're going to do, just don't call attention. - stopping. -Heared mush head. - looking at Hytori and soon starts walking again.

Hytori: -Why is everything just left for me?

Kamero: - Life is my friend, life. - patting Hytori's shoulder.

Yashina: -then let's explore the city.

Aysa: -go shopping!

Kamero: -Don't even think about it.

Sarina: -I and Hytori, we'll go for a walk later.

Hytori: -what?

Sarina: we will soon. - pulling him.

Hytori: -wait there. - being pulled.

Aysa: -I'm going to see some wonderful clothing stores. - with shining eyes.

Kamero: -I'm going with them, to avoid that she gets into debt and over to us. - following Aysa.

Yashina: -ha ... - watching them cross the street.

Nizo: -it seems to be just us left. - smiling.

Yashina: -... - shaking his head.

Ezek after entering some alleys and walking away comes to a dark place full of rats with a door, he approaches it and knocks it 3 times and someone answers.

-what password?

Ezek: -Three kings on the bridge, one of them falls.

-which of the others knocked him down?

-the one with pointy ears.

-...

The door opens to reveal someone, a man with a stunted white beard.

-Ezek?

Ezek: - how long, Minavor.

Minavor: -to many moons.

The two embrace and enter the house.

Minavor: -What does the city of pillars bring you? - pouring coffee to Ezek who is sitting at the table. -not been to see a friend.

Ezek: -you always have your critical eye. - drinking a sip of coffee.

Minavor: -it's my job, to analyze things, you know that. - sitting the table too. - anyway, what brought you to that city? You hate elves.

Ezek: -Don't talk nonsense, I just can't stand them. - taking another sip. -but you're right, I have a reason for this one.

Minavor: -and which would it be?

Ezek: -a woman.

Minavor: -who would say, old Ezek is like a woman.

Ezek: -Don't think nonsense, I'm going after Madoka.

Minavor: -Madoka, I thought I had already given up on her.

Ezek: -I have already, but another woman has appeared.

Minavor: -other?

Ezek: -Saruka's daughter, is after her.

Minavor: -Saruka? - dropping the cup. -what did you get into?

Ezek looks at Minavor after finishing drinking coffee from his cup, while on the other side of town Sarina and Hytori are watching the river fall.

Sarina: -this wind is very tasty.

Hytori: -Yeah. - thinking about what the elder master said to him.

Sarina: -something wrong? - looking at him.

Hytori: -It's nothing.

Sarina: -are you sure?

Hytori: -I have.

Sarina: -Humm, then. - grabbing him to tickle him. -I'll make you smile!

Hytori: - stop, for Sarina. - feeling tickled which ends up unbalanced and hitting someone who passed by. -there was bad.

A woman with long black hair, wearing a black dress with very short gold details, full b.r.e.a.s.ts and a serene look, on her head two white horns and a tiara of leaves in addition to pointed ears.

-no problem, you are a very cute couple. - smile at them and keep walking.

Sarina: -what a strange girl.

Hytori: -Very much. - feeling a shiver down the spine.

Sarina: -Come, it's already getting dark, we have to find the others.

Hytori: -ta.

Kamero and Aysa are in a clothing store on the 5th floor of one of the buildings, she tries on several and asks him to approve one.

Kamero: let's get on with it Aysa, it's already night.

Aysa: -It would be much faster if you help yourself.

Kamero: -I already said that I will not comment on your clothes.

Aysa: -then I will take them all, since you do not help to choose.

Kamero: -ta help, you cartoonist.

Aysa: -I always get what I want, baby. - winking at him.

Kamero rubs his face disapprovingly.

At Minavor's house, Ezek after talking to his friend and getting the details of what he needs to say goodbye.

Ezek: - can I count on your help?

Minavor: -You know you can. - shaking Ezek's hand. - tomorrow find me on the red line below the central building.

Ezek: -I'll be there.

Over a bridge that connects one building to another, Yashina and Nizo look at the sky full of lights that move as the moon begins to rise over the horizon.

Yashina: -What are they? - stopping looking at them.

Nizo: -there are sckeries, spirits of light.

Yashina: -Spirits? - Yashina is surrounded by several sparkles that come out of the buildings.

Nizo: -Yes, they create that glow during the day that we saw and at night they leave their dens and fly through the air in search of food.

Yashina: -are beautiful. - with one of them hovering in front of you.

Nizo: -it looks like he liked you. - getting close to her. -they feed on mana from the atmosphere.

Yashina: -mana ... - watching him land on your hand.

Nizo: -he don't usually get close to people. - getting closer. -it must be your mana of light that is attracting you,

Yashina: -Yes, it must be. - leaves Nizo and looks for the spirit when he sees that the glow in his hand disappears. -where did he go?

Nizo: -he connected with you.

Yashina: -to me? Why?

Nizo: -Your way. - approaching her again.

Yashina: -... - Nizo takes Yashina's left hand and shows a mark.

Nizo: -Selling. - holding her hand. -you are one now.

Yashina: -one. - moves away from Nizo. -...

Nizo: -Can I ask you something?

Yashina: -ah, you can. - c.a.r.e.s.sing the hand that has the mark.

Nizo: -Why are you avoiding me from the mountain?

Yashina: -I don't know what you're talking about.

Nizo: -Hum. - approaching her. -you always hide your feelings don't you.

Yashina: -It doesn't concern you. - looking at him.

Nizo: - I once asked you what your role was in the guild and you answered that you didn't know.

Yashina: -What's wrong? - facing him.

Nizo: -I know now.

Yashina: -an?

Nizo: -You are her soul, Yashina. - with his face close to hers.

Yashina: -... - flushed.

The two look at each other and their heads seem to move by themselves going from meeting to each other until their lips touch.

Yashina: -no ... - stopping the kiss. -Excuse me. - running out.

Nizo: -Yasinha wait! - watching her run.

Someone watching over the bridge approaches him.

Ezek: -I hope you know what you're doing.

Nizo: -Ezek ...

Ezek: - Sooner or later the truth always appears. - heading towards the center.

Nizo: -... - lowering his head.

Everyone gathers in a pension where they can spend the night, Ezek reveals the reason for going out alone and who went looking.

Ezek: -in kids, Minavor will get what I need to fix the cruiser.

Hytori: -then your friend steals from the elves' mines.

Ezek: -I didn't say that.

Hytori: -But that's exactly it.

Aysa: -You have beautiful friendsh.i.p.s.

Ezek: -these elves would never give me what I need, so Minavor is our only way to get it.

Sarina: -a rogue like me, I liked it.

Kamero: -How long will it take?

Ezek: - Tomorrow I will have what I need in my hands.

Yashina: -Good, the sooner we leave here the better.

Aysa: -Yashina ... what happened?

Yashina: -Nothing Aysa, nothing happened. - leaving the table where they were and going up to your room.

Nizo: -...

Aysa: -Wow what happened when you left?

Nizo: -nothing, why was something happening? - leaving the table too.

Sarina: -What's going on here?

Hytori: -weird.

Aysa: -ai there is.

Kamero: -Let them go, let's sleep, tomorrow we have to get the materials from this friend of Ezek.

Everyone heads for their rooms and after a few hours, a window opens in one of the rooms and something enters through it and everything looks different.

-you do not know me!

Someone gets slapped.

-I know you...

-what, who's talking? I can't see, this is based ...

-5 years.

-5 years?

-this voice? IS...

Hytori wakes up feeling his heavy body as if something is on him, however much he tries to move his body does not obey.

Hytori: -What's going on?

-Don't worry, Kay is here with everything under control.

Hytori: -Kay? - trying to leave.

Kay: -shi, shi, silence, now the good part begins.

Her eyes get used to the dark and a creature comes over him, she had reddish skin, white horns and a serene look.

Hytori: -You are the girl from earlier today ... - feeling her lick her face.

Kay: -that's right. - holding his face.

Hytori: -What do you think you're doing? - trying to get out but his body doesn't move.

Kay: - devouring your soul. - she kisses him and when making that blood run through Hytori's mouth that starts to shake all over and his eyes roll over.

Hytori: -ah, haaaa, haar. - feeling your life leave your body. "-I'm going to die? ... damn it"

His mind turns off and everything becomes darkness, he is in a totally dark place where he cannot even see himself.

Hytori: -where am I?

(laughs)

Hytori: -who, are you there?

(laughs)

He starts walking and bumps into something on the floor.

Hytori: -what ... - he puts his hand on that and feels viscous lake, when he smells that it smells -this is blood.

A knock echoes through the place and a light makes everything white, so he can see whose body it is.

Hytori: - and Kay - seeing bloody body. -What is happening?

A creature with a smile full of pointed teeth looks at him.

-Hi

Then he wakes up in his bed to the sound of high-pitched screams, it was Kay who had her hands on her head trying to stop the blood that was pouring from her ears.

Hytori: -what?

Kay: -What are you? - moving away from him.

Kamero and Aysa enter his room and the girl bleeds on the floor.

Kamero: -what are the screams? - when seeing the woman.

Aysa: -Hytori, I never thought that ...

Hytori: -Don't talk nonsense, this thing tried to kill me.

Kay: Get away from me!

Sarina: -What's going on? - arriving in the room. -this woman...

The woman tries to dig her claws into Hytori.

Yashina: -Hytori. - protecting it with a light screen.

Nizo: -this is ...

Kay: - take it from me! - throwing yourself out of the room through the window.

Ezek: -a s.u.c.c.u.b.u.s.

Nizo runs to the window and sees the dead woman on the floor after falling from the building.

Yashina: -Nizo?

Nizo: -She died ...

Below, the movement begins to disperse after the elven doctors take the woman's body to the autopsy center.

-we were after that s.u.c.c.u.b.u.s a few days ago, it had been touching the city, well it seems that now it was already.

Ezek: - Anything else guard?

-it was not just that have a good night.

Ezek: -to you too.

Yashina: -What did she want?

Kamero: -Sure to devour his soul.

Ezek: -Whatever that woman saw when trying to devour her soul boy, made her want to die.

Aysa: -I knew your soul was rotten but not so bad.

Hytori: -What are you talking about, woman?

Yashina: -but why is he?

Sarina: -encontramos ela mais cedo na cidade, será que foi isso?

Ezek: -talvez, ela deve ter seguido vocês ate aqui e esperou o momento certo para atacar.

Nizo: -mas o que a fez se matar?

Kamero e Aysa se olham.

Hytori: -eu não sei, quando acordei ela daquele jeito.

Kamero: -essa conversa não vai nos levar a nada, vamos dormir, fechem bem suas janelas.

Eles adentram a pensão e Nizo ver algo sobre um dos prédios e observa.

Aysa: -você vem?

Nizo: -estou indo. – entrando no prédio.

A lua cheia deixa a cidade clara como dia, sobre um dos seus prédios alguém em meio as sobras acha algo que esteve procurando por muito tempo.

-te achei, Gin...

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