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[At the Exchange Land]

"DAMN IT! DAMN IT!" [Ash]

In one single thrust, Ceanu was there no more... It's so sudden, that none, NONE of us foresee coming in this meeting.

"Where are you going, Ash?" [Diana]

"To Estel of course!" [Ash]

"And will that really solve the problem!" [Diana]

My loud shout of heading towards Estel to help them all is simply overruled by a single firm royal verdict coming from Diana. Her eyes, those eyes imply that by her order, I, as one of her current subordinate, should obey to her order no matter what, and obey it I will. As I take back my seat just beside her

"Sigh... What a terrifying lover I have" [Ash]

"Forgive me, we all wanted to do the same, but for now, we shouldn't allow my brother's plan to make us derail from our current mission" [Diana]

"Princess Diana is right. We still have ton of dependable allies back there, as such, we should all believe in them" [Aries]

"And that we will. As heartless as it sounds, we should focus on our current situation" [Rean]

"True, plus, it's the one with long term solution. Saving Sis Rafiah, Mr Seraph and King Druser will undoubtedly help us all" [Elise]

Still...

"Good luck... All of you" [Farhah]

Making a prayer sign of the elves, we join Farhah, hoping for the best possible outcome for the interest of all

"If worse come to worse, they still have Mahsuri there" [Charlotte]

"She's dependable alright" [Ash]

But if she started to act, you know the situation is a grim one. For now, let just see how Filvisar and Claude handle the situation

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[At Diana's hall]

[Claude point of view]

"Bobunny, can you bring them all, ALL of them including staffs and visitors inside this hall somewhere safe. Please, with Sir Ceanu Reaves as well" [Claude]

~Firm Chuckling~

The golem rabbit, sparing no second to waste, started to divide itself rapidly. Countless crystal bunnies coming out, flooding the hall, bringing all of whom are inside the hall, somewhere far from the fake doppelganger that Master and I will be facing

"What about you two?" [Filvisar]

"We are combatants, and as such, please allow us to support you" [Mile]

"In your eyes, we are akin to that of a grandchild, but we are currently standing as a B rank adventure and second vice captain of Valkyrie, as such, allow the honour" [Ray]

"Very well. All three of us will support Master Filvisar" [Claude]

""Right!!"" [Ray, Mile]

Those two, they grown up so fast. They're after all, someone that I look after just like those ten. As such, I can't allow any harm to befall them

"Tree magic: Wooden hammers" [Filvisar]

Master Filvisar started the fight with his wooden hammer magic. Just like his current age, the wood coming out from his magic is that of an old tree, brittle and as expected, it's easily exploited by the four fake doppelgangers of the First Prince of Estel, thrusting their spears to destroy the many wooden hammers, forming countless splinter

"Wood magic: Splinter thrust" [Filvisar]

"Mirage mist. Strengthen those splinter" [Claude]

"!" [Fake doppelgangers]

((Amazing... Their combos remind me of the S rank siblings, Anjin and Kucin) [Ray, Mile]

It's been so long since Master and I get into a real battle. We do occasionally spare on our free time, and as such, we begin to adapt to each other new fighting style. Our bond from back then prove nothing but beneficial as it doesn't take us long to actually understand one another in the heat of battle once more

"An old relic of the past, and a ghost that couldn't fully embrace death. How beautiful, and unsightly at the same time" [First Prince?]

The first prince? spears begin to attack us once more, with his fire magic further igniting the wooden magic of Master Filvisar. If it was Master from before, he would simply shrug it off with his anti-flame wood magic, but now, he simply use the fire to his advantage, as the wooden magic reorganize itself, forming a fiery wooden fire balls that launches straight at them

"Water magic: Water balls" [First Prince?]

"Wind magic: Oxygen depletion" [First Prince?]

"Hoo..." [Filvisar]

"Each one of them are using different elements of magics" [Mile]

"Well, they might be Doppelganger, but as such, it's better we treated them as a separate individual" [Ray]

"Very well said" [Claude]

Apart from magical elements, there are also slight variations on their spear techniques. One of them are way aggressive with his spear, attacking us the most with it, while another one simply use it spear as a form of defense, another one balance between offence and defence and the last one, like Ash and the other, clad the spear with magic for extra fire power. They are all originating from a single person, but just like how different Zerolith and Htilorez are, so are the four doppelgangers standing in front of us

"Young Liyana Ice Age magic will soon disappear... As such, I believe I should end this" [Filvisar]

"Don't get to ahead of yourself, old man" [First Prince?]

"Careful, old hero like him shouldn't be taken so lightly" [First Prince?]

"True, I am old, but my age are not mere numbers" [Filvisar]

As Master said, he begin to accumulate his magic, and those four quickly try to interrupt Master from doing something

"""We won't let you!!!""" [Claude, Ray, Mile]

The three of us block them, while Ray and Mile uses their very own bodies, I simply use my mirage magic and begin distorting their perception, making them stumble. Alas, they're of the royal, they quickly get back on their feet but

"Too late" [Claude]

Master spell is completed. Taking advantage of the ice age magic, he summon forth a large carnivorous plant with high affinity to ice and mirage magic. As the plant started to suck every bit of ice age magic into it large belly, it take along with it the four resisting doppelgangers

""Just go!!"" [Ray, Mile]

Young Ray and Mile give those four a final ram, and with that, the four loses their footing, and quickly being swallow by the carnivorous plant. It's high affinity to ice magic preserve the ice age spell of young Liyana. As for the mirage part

"Mirage magic: Fall into the deep sleep" [Claude]

I let the carnivorous plant eat my mirage spell, and before long, the evidence of physical struggling subsided, and the plant let out a loud burp

"Are they...Digested?" [Mile]

"No. They're simply asleep" [Filvisar]

"I see" [Ray]

"Way to go!" [Ash]

"As expected from the four of you" [Qis]

Cheer can be heard coming from the phones that were still on

"Sorry we are late" [Vampire Guard A]

One of Princess Diana hidden vampires guard arrive