The Ark Of Arcane Eyes Of Judgement

"Wait... How do you know if this creature is being controlled? I don't see any signs leading to that conclusion," asked Kyle, swallowing his saliva in nervousness.

"Because of an accident, my eyes are very different from a normal Valkyrie. That's the main reason why I can't see very well. I can't use a gun or anything that covers my eyes since I don't use my eyes the same way humans do," explained Mavislin, letting go of the poor man.

"Arcane Eyes Of Judgement... It allows the wearer to see every being's innocence and sin levels. Pure white for innocence and solid black for sin, the special eyes allow you to see if the person standing before you is hostile or not."

"Your mother would've excess to it since she was the Empress," said Gillian.

"No, my mother got these specifically because a student had blinded me. My class practiced Light Magecraft when one student's spell went haywire. I was also practicing but didn't have time to protect myself when the light orbs bounced from the ground to my eyes."

"It all happened so quickly, and it was painless. Before I knew it, I could hear my brother crying because he saw my eyeballs being burned off. Luckily, my mother knew it was only an accident, and I was trying to protect the other student by diving head first into the attack."

"The Arcane Eyes were a gift from the alliance with the Oracle Mages of the Ozara Order. We had helped them with a certain conflict against Villa, so they owed something. So when they heard the child of the Empress was hurt, they swooped in and gave me these eyes."

"If you've noticed for the past couple of years, my sight isn't the best, and my eyes would constantly change color. That's because I don't have my original eyeballs anymore, and the new set adapts to whatever my Element is showing. So, for example, it'll turn blue if I'm using Water."

"Over the years, these eyes have matured with my body, so I can tell faces and details when up close, but if it is further away than my arm's length, I can't see anymore. So the only way I can know who is around me is based on their sins and innocence levels," explained Mavislin.

"So, before your eyes had time to mature... Have you looked at the world in only black and white? That's a miserable life, seeing all the wonders of the Universe in only monochrome schemes..." said Kyle, apologetic for the Valkyrie.

"I'm not colorblind, but my world was blank and white for the first few years when I first got the new eyes. After that, however, I learned to rely on my other senses, such as smell and hearing. My hearing was the top of the class as I could envision an entire battle without using my sight."

"When I learned about Elemental Signatures; the physical form of Elemental Energy levels, I could finally see color after so many years. So if a Fire Mage walks around, I can find that Mage even if Water Mages surround them because it would be a blob of red surrounding parts of black and white."

"But back to the creature on hand, I don't want anyone to kill it because the innocent level of the Jörmungandr is too high. So either that thing is fake, and its creature that has been forced to look like the World Serpent or something more sinister is behind this matter."

Z had been busy typing in the information given by Mavislin for the message to Baldwin when Gillian slammed his fists on the table, scaring everyone in the room.

"Uhm... Maybe I should hurry up and head to Teuton to help Baldwin fight against the Jörmungandr because I don't want to be in the same room as an angry Aki..." Kyle, inching away from the Headmaster.

"You're scared of the Aki? Since when?!" asked Z, grabbing Kyle's arm.

"Since now."

"How could I have been so foolish to think that the Old Man Pond won't have a hand in this mess..." cursed Gillian, biting his lip hard enough to draw blood.

The High Queen had been silent for most of the conversation, absorbing the information like a sponge, but she finally spoke out when Gillian was having a rough time deciphering the truth. Ysabeau quickly placed her hands on her husband's wrists and squeezed them.

"Those who have fought against or along with the Old Man Pond would know that he is called the Poisoned Pond for a reason. However, Aki has a plethora of Skills hidden under his belt despite only using his Element most of the time. The only one who can see the Old Man Pond's skill is Raiyen."