04| Fourth Flame

[courage_of_fire]

[Voice; Open to the entire network. After This]

No..

This just couldn't have happened. I-- I can't believe Eagle would do something like this. Only a few weeks ago ... we had a snowball fight during that weird freak blizzard...

I thought-- that maybe... maybe here in this City ...things would be different. But-- they aren't. I wanted to believe...

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Private Voice to Hikaru

[eagleofautozam]

[A long pause… as for an unusually lengthy time there is no answer.
Abnormal for Eagle who had been fairly prompt at answering messages, save for the one time when an angel stepped on his Network Device…
But after a while Hikaru received an answer… voice only. ]

Hikaru?

[The voice sounds somewhat feeble, not the usual strong timbre Eagle usually spoke in. But, it gradually became stronger as he forced himself to sound as normal as possible. ]

I’m fine Hikaru. Your Master Mage… is he recovering well?

Private Voice to Hikaru

[courage_of_fire]

[And actually, just like the angel debacle she was worried that maybe his device might have been broken during the fight. Thankfully that did not seem to be the case.]

Yes, it's me.

[In that first breath, he sounded horrible.. but he had managed to answer. Listening tentatively to the device she was now clutching it so tightly that her knuckles were growing white]

-- Clef is doing okay. [So he was concerned about the master mage?] With Fuu's magic it shouldn't be too long before he's back to normal. [Fuu's healing spells were perfectly suited to repairing battle damage.]

[She had a feeling that Eagle wasn't being entirely honest. Sounding more determined this time..]

Now is not the time to act tough.

I may not have Fuu's magic but I can bring a plenty of bandages and antiseptic.

Private Voice to Hikaru

[eagleofautozam]

[He laughed. ]

You could bring them Hikaru but honestly there would be very little you could use them on. I was not badly injured in the battle… just roughed up a bit…

[Eagle added as almost an after thought… ]

The smoke from all of those explosions seems to have affected my voice a little….

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[courage_of_fire]

[But .. his voice had sounded so weak..]

1/2

[willofthewinds]

Hikaru-san...

hi bb~ ♥

[willofthewinds]

Please do not be too hard on yourself. We did not foresee anything like this. I, for one, can't believe Eagle-san will... actually do what he did. [Because even if she had realized long ago that he's from another time, she can't believe he'll hurt Clef. So, what's next? Will he also hurt Presea? Or the others?]

Hi hi! 1/2

[courage_of_fire]

..But I came from the same time and place as Eagle. I should have known better than anyone what Eagle is capable of, how determined he still is.

I let you all down by being so complacent..

2/2

[courage_of_fire]

I just--, it just isn't--

[She pauses]

We can't afford to let something like this happen ever again.

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[soulofocean]

You're not the only one who thought it'd be that way...

[ooc: New icons = ♥. :D]

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[courage_of_fire]

Umi.

I guess it came as a surprise to all of us.

[ooc: YES XD. FINALLY]

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[soulofocean]

It wasn't supposed to come to that. It wasn't EVER supposed to come to that!

How do we make him understand whatever he does in this place won't follow him home??

[ooc: My absolute favorite ever. XD]

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[courage_of_fire]

[It would be very difficult to convince Eagle of something Hikaru wasn't even sure that she believed yet. Having never gone back to her time all she had to go on were the stories of others. With a strong will like Eagle's.. if anyone could break that cycle.... he might just do be able to do it.

Every possibility had to be considered, she wouldn't allow herself to be led into another false sense of security so easily.]

If we could only convince him to enter into a temporary truce..

[The potential methods of procuring this truce weighed heavily on her mind. They could certainly out power Eagle if they came in force... but he had strategy on his side, and determination... plus .. was the Fto still about?]

[pharles_at_life]

...We are at war with Commander Vision, Hikaru. It's not good to forget that.

[courage_of_fire]

[There is a notable pause]

Those words are difficult to hear, but I know that now.
It's just like Eagle was saying the entire time. He'd been honest about the whole thing.. and I wouldn't listen.]

But.. hey.. Presea?

Were you the one that said something about all that changing in your time? About the aggressions ending? Or was it someone else? But.. there's at least some hope..

[pharles_at_life]

...I'm glad. [ Even if it is hard to burst your cheery magical girl bubble. ]

Yes, yes, they do. In my world, anyway. Eventually Cephiro and Autozam will be at peace again. It's something to look forward to.

[courage_of_fire]

I really hope so because despite all that's happened I really don't think Eagle is a bad person.