Chapter 7: The Arcane Magic?!

Alistor went home for the day and by the door, there was Nao, cute as ever, Nao went to Alistor and Alistor crouched also, he said: "From now on, you'll be with me okay?" and Nao nodded as she holds the hand of Alistor, and by the door, Micreal was standing bowing like a butler.

"Hello Sir, How was your day?" Micreal asked while he was bowing and his hands on his chest as a sign of respect.

"I have learned a lot," Alistor said as he hangs his coat and continued "Micreal, would this world mind if I release a Shadow to find a base?"

"I wouldn't think so sir" Micreal replies.

"Good, now let me just..." Alistor said as he was held by Nao, he crouched, "You'll be witnessing magic, please stand back for me okay?" Nao nodded and went to the side of Micreal and Micreal holds her hand. Alistor then pulls up his sleeves and lifts his right arm forward, the room was starting to emit black smoke and was circling the middle of the room, and a black figure appeared, it was really black as the shadows, it can travel wherever it was assigned with ease, Alistor continued "Find me the base of the incident a few days ago, remember, don't let yourself seen, and do not kill by any means necessary" the black figure nods in response and dispersed, Alistor looked at micreal and said "Micreal, tuck Nao in bed, I have researching to do" and Micreal replied "As you wish sir" and Alistor crouched and said to Nao "Nao, It's time to go to bed, Micreal will show you to your room"

"And where are you going?" Nao said softly.

"I'm just gonna do some research, don't worry, it'll be alright," Alistor said as he patted her head and Micreal showed her to the room she is going to stay in and Micreal said "Miss Nao, since your officially part of us, call me whenever you need anything, just like your personal butler" and Nao nodded in response, as micreal smiled and closed the lights and closed the door, Alistor was in the hallway looking at the sky, and Micreal approached him from behind, and said "She is now asleep sir," Alistor replied "thank you Micreal, you may rest now also"

"As you wish sir," Micreal said and vanishes from sight.

Alistor continued to look at the sky from a window and thought to himself "It is really a mystery to me, I'm not from this world, my powers are not from this world, naturally I'm not considered a legend here, but something feels off these past few days, I've been noticing some unwanted stares, but it's not from people, if so then who was it? But ill be on my guard from now on" Alistor then switches from serious to jolly, and shrugs "If they want me dead then they have to defeat me first, that's my rule of living" and went to his bedroom and slept.

The next early morning, he opens his eyes and saw a glow of pink magic, he didn't know where it came from, but he followed the light, then he saw it was leading to Naos' room, and he opens the door slowly so he couldn't startle her, he saw Naos' chest was glowing Pink brighter and said "what is this?" and then the glowing disappeared as Nao wakes up, Alistor flinches backward a bit, and Nao said "Good morning...." as she scratches her eyes.

"ah, good morning Nao, had a good sleep?" Alistor asked.

"Yes, haven't slept like this in a while," Nao said softly and gets up.

Alistor then noticed that she isn't a nine year old kid anymore, he noticed that she became a teenager with big chest and got higher height, he thought "Is it me or am I actually dreaming? nah, it cant be, no one age that fast" then micreal opens the door and saw Nao became a teenager, he said "uh...sir? is it me or Miss Nao is grown up?"

"You noticed too? I even thought I was dreaming" Alistor said and Continued "Nao, what happened last night?" he asked.

"Well, I aged Tehee" Nao said and knocks her head like it was nothing.

Later at the table they were eating breakfast, Alistor couldn't get over on how Nao aged so quickly, he asked politely "Nao, may I asked how exactly you aged? and.....HOW DID YOU GET HERE AURORA?!"

"what? its not like I'm interested or anything, besides Micreal said it would be best to see it for myself" Aurora said and shrugs as her knees crossed together.

Alistor looked at Micreal, and Micreal looked away quickly and tries to whistle without sound "Oi, Why didn't you tell me?" Alistor asked, "well, it was the best option that we contact Miss Aurora, she might know something you know...." as micreal fidgets his hand.

Alistor sighed and said "Fine, it's done anyways, so back to the question, Nao, how did you age?"

"Alright, I'll tell you everything, for all the hospitality you gave me" Nao said as she stands up and said "I am the third generation of the Arcane Elementalist," she said as her hand points toward her chest.

"Huhh!!!???" Alistor and Aurora said as they were shocked about it.

"Um...so what's the Arcane Magic?" Micreal raised his hand and both Alistor and Aurora looked at him, Alistor said " Oh, right, I didn't tell you, Arcane Magic is one of the five legends, in other words, Legendary Elements, it has five, Arcane, Spirit, Summoning, Shadow, and Destruction."

"Shadow? How sir? you're not even-" Micreal stopped as Aurora looked at him with a suspicious glare and continued "Not even from this country, yes, My master is from a far away town, Yes, and I will go make tea now...." and Micreals goes to the kitchen.

"Is he always like that?" Aurora asked.

"Dont worry, he seems to be in his mumbling mood, you'll get used to it." Alistor said as he sits down and continued "Anyways, lets continue, you're saying that You're the Arcane Elementalist, maybe that explains why your chest glowed pink"

"Yes, It was me changing" Nao said.

"What do you mean by changing" Aurora asked.

"It means that my other child self is inside me, and my current self is released." Nao replied.

"Huh?" Aurora said as she didn't know what it means even Nao said what it means, she was clueless.

"It means that her current self is outside, while her child self is inside sleeping in her heart," Alistor said as he has his hand under his chin and continued "Is there a cycle or time on where and when are you gonna go back to your child self?" and Micreal brings out tea and puts it on the table.

"Yes, yesterday you saved me from the thugs, that triggered my grown up emotions to feel relaxed and calm when I met you, my child self will only go back when I become panicked or afraid" Nao replies as she drinks tea.

"just like you were with the thugs, you have two personalities...huh...."Alistor said as he drinks tea and thought "Arcane magic, I must put that in my personal journal."

"Indeed, arcane magic...is like a curse to me..." Nao said as she looks down.

Alistor then pauses his movements while drinking tea, as he heard the word 'curse'

"A curse? why? its the legendary element, why would it be a curse?" Aurora asked.

"My parents were killed as they tried to save me and protected me from harm, they knew that I had two personalities, and I was alone ever since...I looked for food, I lived on the streets, I wondered everywhere, so I thought, this power is a curse." Nao said while looking on the table.

Alistor puts the cup to the table and said with a soft tone in his voice "but it happened for a reason didn't it?"

"What?" Nao said and looks at Alistor.

"Your parents death, lacking food and water, wondering aimlessly, look where it got you, to us." Alistor said as he continued "Everything happens for a reason, its a Cliché line, trust me I know, Im sorry to hear that you've been enduring this pain for a long time, but you need to stay strong and have hope for the future, because you were led to us and we were led to you, A treasure, so don't beat yourself up okay?" as Alistors hands reached out to Nao and Nao takes the hand of Alistor and cries slowly cries on his chest he continued "Don't worry, release it all out, I took you in, it's my responsibility to protect you at all costs." as Alistor strokes her hair.

Aurora and Micreal were silently watching Alistor stroke her hair, and she looks down and clenches her fist without anyone noticing.

[Chapter 7 end]