The Arks 167 The Ark Of Band Of Clowns

"Good?" asked Ling, in a small voice.

"Yea. The rarer the technique, the harder it is for newcomers to counter. Mix in some other forms of fighting and you've got an unbeatable fighting style that best suits you. So, don't be afraid to show off what you can do."

For a long time, the Viscountess could finally summon up a smile full of hope and wonder.

"And last but not least, youngest out of the Five, d.u.c.h.ess Vernice Midford. You are the King of Guns. You mostly act as a backup sniper, right? But I heard you are trying to change to pistols and revolvers," asked Mavislin, looking at Vernice.

"How?"

"Minwoo and Baldwin, along with the couple planned out this alliance years ago. I was there as a young child. But, as I grew older and learned how to control my powers, it was when the Arks had been established. Baldwin relinquished the responsibility of the alliance with the Five Kings, to me."

"And in turn, I had to read about the way the Five Kings' functioned as a whole. So, Marquess Dalles pa.s.sed down some information to me to use to my battle knowledge."

"Hmph. He could have at least asked us permission."

"Young one, no one asks permission to kill in war. Yet, here we are."

"But they are our enemies."

"And so were you lot, once upon a time, long ago. But, here we are, not killing each other," said Mavislin, standing up.

After all that discussion, both Mages were back to full health. As a bonus, Mavislin worked on healing Vernice's injured arm and Z replenished Ling's stamina. With a bit of side help from the Valkyrie, the d.u.c.h.ess managed to get a few more bags of bullets.

"You... You quite the Mage...I've never seen any Mage done that," said Vernice as she looked at the bullets.

"It's the same ones that you've fired. Just in a restored shape. Most high-ranking Mages can accomplish this."

"Is that a special Element to have?"

Mavislin blinked a few times at the young leader before realizing Vernice was a human.

"Oh! It's not an Element, it's more of a skill if you can manipulate metal or the object."

She then picked a large pebble and crushed it.

"Since I can do the Earth Element, I can do this skill. It's called Manipulation of Element. Where the Mage commands the physical form of the Element."

The broken pieces of the pebble floated towards her open palm. With a flash of green light, the pebble became a stone brick.

"Incredible!"

But the small, peaceful moment was ruined by the heavy footsteps of Tiamat.

"I don't think that's Gillian," said Mavislin, looking around.

Right at the correct moment, the Time Mage and the rest of the Kings came tumbling in. Quite literally as they broke down a stone wall. Once they were in, piled on top of each other, Mavislin cleared her throat.

"Well, hi there," greeted Gab, somewhere in the pile of rubble.

"It's been some time since I've seen you. Where did you come from?' asked Mavislin.

Raiyen looked up at the Valkyrie as he laid next to her feet. He smiled his signature goofy grin.

"Ah! You're back to normal, eh?" asked Raiyen, getting back up instantly.

Yan recovered first and tried to find his best friend amidst the pile of rubble. After a certain chubby head emerged, Yan pulled Gab out.

"Since when are you guys normal?" asked Gab, with sarcasm as he brushed the dust away.

"You're one to talk, Poison-hands," retorted Raiyen.

"Enough, we haven't got the time to deal with this. Care to explain what's happening?" asked Z, staring at the group of clowns that came tumbling in.

"Tiamat is happening," explained the trio of clowns.

"Yea, that ain't gonna help us much. What's going on?" asked Mavislin as Tiamat started singing once more.

The shockwave reverberated through the air, shaking the entire chamber. The two human girls covered their ears while the rest tried to hold onto whatever they could find.

"We've got to get out," said Raiyen as he proceeded to run through the hallway.

"Turn right! There's a staircase that leads to the Congregation's old hall!" yelled Z, pushing the girls out first.

"The tryouts area?" yelled Mavislin as she released her wings.

"Right! Get over there, we'll have enough protection against that Umbra."

"How sure can you be?" asked Yan.

"The tryouts hall was built with Element-durable walls. Meaning it could withstand Elemental attacks."