A wave of realization comes over her and she quickly moves to the side out of fear, and Red jumps up, almost in slow-mo. He smashes into Luna’s window and rolls across the ground. The cart Brander had previously been attached to scrapes and scratches, pushing the crowd over. Hiro, Elias, and Ame jump out and begin to fight the knights. The other Elune carts are riding up and joining the fray.

--- Chapter 139 ---

Luna: What are you doing here?!

Red looks at her confused.

Red: To save you, why the hell else would I be here?

They look at each other in silence, Red cracks a smile. Luna grabs a book from her table and several of her tablets. Red grabs her hand and drags her along, knowing someone is probably coming to them. They go outside her door and look to their left to see her cousin walking towards them.

Red: Oh shit. Go go go!

They begin to run, and Red turns around. His insignia glows and grows around his hands. It grows further, forming a wall in the middle of them and Dantarian. Dantarian looks at the wall, fire forms around his hands as he commands fire into the barrier.

Red: Damn, this guy is good. So much force!

Suddenly, Red feels the force against his wall fade.

Red: It stopped?

Emerging from his shadow, Dantarian rises, grabbing Red by the neck.

Dantarian: Where is Luna.

Red: We are already gone.

Dantarian: Hm?

Red begins to turn his head around, and Dantarian notices that his eyes are completely red.

Red: Eat shit asshole.

This Red begins to turn entirely red and detonates, creating a massive explosion. As the smoke clears, Dantarian stands unharmed. He looks down the hall and continues walking. The real Red drags Luna through the maze of this mansion. They duck into a room and take a breather.

Red: Who was that? He was strong.

Luna: My cousin. He’s this family’s champion. He is an elementia like me, but he’s proficient with all seven elements. As well as that, he’s incredibly smart and memorized all of the family’s coveted grimoires. Each grimoire is at least a hundred pages long and is loaded with Elementia Magic and Archaic Magic spells.

Red looks at her in disbelief.

Red: What. The fuck.

Luna: Yah…

Red: Well, we probably can’t fight him head-on.

Red looks around the room.

Red: I got it, let’s sneak out the window!

Luna accepts his proposal for she has no other option. The two jump out the window, falling three stories into Reds insignia as a cushion. Red gathers himself, and Luna begins to run through the alleyway. He begins to run to catch up to her, but before he can, Dantarian Lands right in between them. He looks up at Red, who stops and takes a few steps back. Dantarian begins to make odd rigid movements with his hands. Then points at Luna standing behind him. A red beam shoots out at her, and upon hitting her, causes her body to turn red and transform. The red matter moves over to Dantarian, making an eye-like symbol on the side of his neck. Red looks back, noticing he is cornered.

Dantarian: Give up.

Red: Like hell I’d do that.

Red runs in, two dragon blades form in his hands. He begins to rapidly slash at him, Dantarian easily dodging each slash. Dantarian’s middle finger glows as he puts his hand outward, and flicks Red’s head with it. Red launches back into the wall, causing it to crack and crater.

Dantarian: Last chance.

Red: Like I said, I’ll never give up on any of my friends!

Dantarian: Very well.

Dantarian raises his right hand into the air, extending his middle and pointer finger. Red pries himself from the wall, holding one of his blades. A ball of fire begins to appear above Dantarians hand. Red’s blade glows and extends right towards his head. Dantarian moves his head to the left, just dodging it. Red smirks.

Red: And they said you were a genius.

Dantarian has a look of confusion. Then jutting out of the side of Red’s blade, a second blade forms, scratching the eye-like symbol, causing it to grow and unravel into Luna. Red’s blade shrinks down into nothing, having used all of his mana from the wall and explosion.

Dantarian: I will say, you caught me off guard. But you are in a no better position than before.

The fireball continuously grows.

Dantarian: Any last words?

Red: …

Dantarian: Very well.

Dantarian slightly shifts his arm, about to throw it at him. However, it is stopped by a hand grabbing Dantarians wrist.

Red: It’s about time you showed up.

Dantarians gaze shifts to behind him. He sees a blonde man with incredible muscle, but even more so an insane amount of mana around him.

Dantarian: How didn’t I sense someone with that much mana.

Sole: Yah, sorry about that. To be fair, I had to jog a larger distance than you did on a cart.

Red gets up onto his feet. Luna lies unconscious on the floor.

Sole: You better get out of here. I have a feeling it’s going to get dangerous for bystanders.

Red: Right.

Red runs over to Luna and puts her on his back. He runs out of the Alleyway.

Dantarian: Unhand me.

Sole: No, I don’t think I will.