SOUL

A man in a white coat examined Reynolds, who was poisoned and motioned for the nurses to administer treatment .

He turned to the group and said, "The young master is very lucky indeed.The poison reversed his arcana circulation causing., putting him in a coma . Thankfully, he was detoxified in time , so he should be able to wake up after sufficient rest. "

Everyone heaved a sigh of relief.

"Thank you, Doctor Morreti," Klara said.

"Just doing my duty, Your Highness . Dr Moretti said and then left the room with the nurses.

The room was silent for a while before Sasha spoke up.All this time Adriana had been silent sitting close to her brother and holding his hand.

"Reynolds you idiot. What exactly were you trying to accomplish here." She said tearfully. Lin out an arm on her shoulder.

" We need to find out who did this. It's obviously Rey discovered something and was attacked as a means to shut him up" Sharone said.

" We need to be cautious because whoever did this has no qualms about going against nobles. Meaning they have the backing if nobles." Koniko said. " We need more information before we can fully piece together what's going on."

"We should start searching for the one who attacked Reynolds" Sasha said angrily.

" Calm down Sasha." Lin said with a soothing voice." The arrow Koniko fired would have scared them off by now and they'll be more cautious since they've realized that there are mages trying to uncover whatever plot is going on behind the scenes."

" Honestly. We had to run into trouble now if all times. I Kojo was here....." Koniko paused." Yeah nah. He'd probably find a stupid but effective way to deal with this."

Adriana got to her feet.

" Adriana?"Klara said looking at her cousin.

" I agree with Sasha. Even if we don't find anything we' may still uncover clues as to what's going on."

The others nodded.

Adriana was about to get up but Koniko out a hand on her shoulder stoping her.

Adriana looked are her. Koniko's ears twitched and glanced at the door. Adriana got the message.

"You stay here with Klara and look after your brother." Sharone said." Your not in the right state of mind to go with us."

" Alright. Thank you guys"

A shadow was hiding behind the door with a dagger drawn. " Tch" he said before blending into the shadows.

Adraianna silently stared at Reynolds with worry, and then her gaze changed to anger and determination .

"Alright we're off," Sasha said as they headed in the direction where the arrow came from.

20 minutes later

"This is the place," Koniko said as they came up to a scorched piece of land within a massive crater.

" At this rate I won't be surprised if Koniko's counter attack did the job." Lin said.

" I was holding back" Koniko responded folding her arms

"Let's search the area," Lin said as she looked around

The rest of the group then began searching around for clues and gathered after another 10 minutes.

There was a loud explosion some distance away. They all rushed to the spot and found a destroyed building with bodies lying around.

" What happened Sharone?" Sharone asked

" They were willing to give information for a certain price."Sasha said.

" When I tried to negotiate they jumped me and someone touched my shoulder. I need to take a bath after this to purify my body as an offering to Kojo." She said blushing.

" But she's a succubus though " Koniko said.Lin pinched her while Sharone simply shook her head.

" There were some underground structures but I didn't find anything there.It seems they've cleared all their tracks"

The weather began to change s large thundercloud formed, spiraling over the Capitol.

" Let's head back" Sharone said.Here's the continued fight with their diverse use of magic and Eiden's Sharingan-like abilities:

Saleem, her magic replenished, roared creating a shockwave that pushed Eiden back. She then unleashed a wave of fire that Eiden blocked with a pillar . The force of Saleems attack however was too much and the shattered, but Eiden's was able to study the flow of Arcana in the room which allowed him to predict Saleem's next attack. He dodged her lightning bolt and retaliated with a crystal spear that Saleem barely deflected.

Eiden's Eyes glowed brighter, as his speed increased. He unleashed a flurry of crystal shards that Saleem countered with her dragon's breath, a stream of fire that melted the shards and knocked him back. Saleem's magic shifted, summoning a maelstrom that Eiden barely avoided.

As the battle raged on, Eiden managed to anticipate Saleem's magic thanks to his eyes, but her unpredictability and raw power kept him on the defensive. Saleem's magic raged as she summoned several magic circles around the room and fired weapon constructs at Eiden who used the pillars and his own sword to deflect most of the weapons but a few managed to cut him. Saleem breathed fire into her hands pulling them apart into two balls of energy one turning red and the other blue combining them and firing the reactive power at Eiden who struggled to block with a shield . He reinforced his shield with a giant magic circle but Saleem's raw power broke the reinforcement and shattered the shield sending him flying into the wall.

Saleem landed but was surprised to see Eiden getting to his feet. His wounds were closing up although a lot slower than at the start of the fight. The two charged at each other.The fight intensified, with both warriors exchanging blows and magic. Eidens Eyes blazed with intensity, granting him the edge he needed to gain the upper hand. But Saleem's diverse magic and quick thinking kept her in the fight, refusing to yield.

Just as Eiden seemed to gain the advantage, Saleem's magic surged, unleashing a devastating dragon's roar that shattered Eiden's crystal sword and sent him stumbling back. The outcome hung in the balance, as both warriors stood panting, their magic and strength depleted. Saleem was almost at her limit. She coughed blood and her right eye was bloodshot. Eiden on the other hand had potentially life threatening wounds all over his body. The wounds gave off some steam as they slowly closed up. He began to walk forward forming another sword and suddenly lunged at Saleem Saleem knocked the sword out of his hand and with a kick sent him flying. She appeared above his limo body and was about to strike down with an energy innfused fist.

" Manifestiertes Reich:":" , Eden said.

" Allsehende Augen des Verehrten ."

( Manifest Realm: All Seeing Eyes Of The Revered One) Sysia translated.

A realm began to manifest,reality warping to fit the image of Eidens manifester World, a wave of arcana knocking Saleem away.

Crystals erupted from all directions suspending in the air like stars as eyes with Sigils in them appeared all around in varying shape ,size and color.

Saleem who had run out of magic power was at the epicenter of this and was falling. She was completely drained if Magic and was about to pass out. Eiden floated above her and a massive eye opening behind him firing a beam of energy. It hit but when the dust cleared a partially conscious Saleem was in a barrier. Eiden looked around realizing that his World was unable to fully take shape as it was being contained inside some kind of dimensional barrier.

" Don't you have any honor. Attack a downed foe most especially if it's a woman is not gentlemanly at all." Kojo said.

( You're in no position to say that. You could have helped her fight but you instead watched them fight.)

" What? I was taking notes of key points in the battle seeing of strong Saleem is and how much of a threat that Opp is"

( And your conclusion?)

" Saleem's transformation is sexy as hell. Ahem. I mean..."

( Pervert)

" Aww, c'mon. Well anyway I guess I'm gonna have to beat some manners into you." He said punching his palm. Eiden was confused as it appeared as if Kojo was talking to himself.

" Kojo Saleem began" but Kojo simply waved and a magic circle appeared under her healing her wounds.

" Leave this to me." He said pulling out Caliburn. The moment Eiden saw it his energy raged and he appeared infront of Kojo grabbing the sword. He then noticed Estelles ring in his finger. Confused he peered into the astral plane and saw that Kojo possessed three souls one of which hand the same frequency as that of his master. Kojo punched him in the split second he was distracted dislocating his jaw.

Eden fell back taking Kojo's sword.

" Hey,give that back you thief!" Kojo yelled waving his fist. Eiden carefully held the sword and put it into a sigil that appeared.

" I do not know how you came into possession of my masters sword and soul. But you are clearly a threat" Eden said in a smooth, silky voice.

(He can see her soul all the way to the Mindscape? This guys bad news Kojo.)

" Eh?" Kojo replied annoyed by Eidens attitude and the fact that he had acknowledged how good looking he was.

" Well no matter I'll end you here and now."

Eden pulled out a silver sword and began to walk toward him. All eyes in the manifested World fixed in him. A chill run down Kojo's spine.

" Creepy" he said extending his claws and charging at Eiden.