The Arks 158 The Ark Of Activation

But using the Puka in the war would signal to the Old Chapel that the situation has turned for the worst. As the Puka that Baldwin took care of in the Old Chapel started to act strangely, Baldwin knew that something was off.

"Hush, girl. I'll be going in alone. Don't worry," comforted Baldwin as he tried to calm the horse down.

"Are you going to help?"

"The Raiyen fighting in this war is not the current one we know. He is stronger, so I can kick back and relax for a while more," answered Baldwin, sitting down with her girl.

"That doesn't answer my question."

Gillian stared at Baldwin with anger. Baldwin could only look at the Headmaster and give another heavy sigh.

"Fine, I'll be helping them. But it won't any time soon. Unless the Umbras have touched the Knights, then I could figure out something. But for now, there's not much I can do."

"And I'll make sure to give her a scolding."

"If she's hurt, heal her up, then do the scolding. Otherwise, Ysabeau would slaughter us if Mavislin comes back battered and bruised," ordered Gillain as he turned towards the Old Chapel.

"You're not going to partic.i.p.ate?" asked Baldwin, standing up.

Gillian froze before he looked up at the sky. From the time that Mavislin had run away from home, the skies around the Old Chapel had been grey. And the little Time Mage was also missing in action as he had traveled forwards in time to see the World Wars.

Without the children of the Chapel, it was starting to get unbelievably dull. Even Baldwin felt there was something wrong when the two pranksters were absent. For Ysabeau, she was just worried sick. But it was different for Gillian.

After Mavislin had fought with the adults, something just did not sit right with Gillian. Both Mavislin's sudden temper and the timely appearance of Minwoo seemed odd. And when Z came back with information that Minwoo had been missing or dead for months before his visit.

"Nope, I don't see a need for me to aid them," said Gillian, as he walked out of the stables.

"You sure? I've heard that one of the Umbras has copied your power. I can feel the use of Tiamat, so I've sent Z out to check on them," said Baldwin.

"Ah, that solves one problem. I was wondering where did that Ice Mage run off too."

"Whether the Umbras have copied my powers or not, I won't waste my energy or time to deal with them. If anything, you should be the one clearing this mess. They are your kind, after all," said Gillian, pointing at Baldwin.

Baldwin could only stare at the Headmaster, wide-eyed and confused. He blinked a few times before opening his mouth.

"And since when did I ever mention that the Umbras are my kind?" asked Baldwin, walking towards Gillain.

Now it was the Headmaster's turn to be confused.

"But I've received reports on the Umbras. Mavis did mention about what she knew about the Umbras to Ysabeau and that information has been pa.s.sed to me. On top of that, we had a meeting last week, with you telling us all about the Umbras!" exclaimed Gillian, utterly lost in confusion.

"Um, Gillian. I've only come back about a day ago. I wasn't here last week. I was out to train the new Knights, remember?" asked Baldwin, knocking on Gillian's forehead.

"And before all that, how can you believe that the Umbras were under my kind without checking with me first?"

"The descriptions seemed to fit perfectly. So I a.s.sumed it was your kind," replied Gillain, rubbing his forehead.

"You numpty! Whatever you a.s.sume, it's going to make an a.s.s out of you and me. Besides, we Shadows are made out of the Dark Element. The Shadows on my planet specialize in the Necrotic Element. Other than that, none of the Shadows can devour other Elements," explained Baldwin.

"But Shadows are made from swallowing whatever being was on the planet, right?"

"Yes, but only its physical form. Other than appearance, all of our Basic Elements are the same."

"So, you guys can't change your Elements at all?"

"Mate, if I could, did you honestly think that I would stick to the Dark Element? If I could choose, then Abi won't be dead," replied Baldwin, walking pa.s.s the Headmaster.

"The Five Kings and Mavislin have been running with false information all this time."

"Great. And Minwoo has died without knowing the truth. I wonder how many more lives will this fight claim," said Gillian, making his way back to the Old Chapel.