Search for an Apprentice

Elluka looks at Michaela perched on her shoulder

Disinterested in hearing Minis ramble, she left and headed for the Millennium Tree Forest. See her old friend Held, she asked him if she could reincarnate one of his spirits as a human and train them as an apprentice to help her prevent the destruction of Lucifenia. When the Millennium Tree became sidetracked, she reprimanded him and pressured her old friend to give her an answer. The earth deity was in disbelief that such a massive country could be destroyed, and Elluka responded it was due to the Demons of Sin. The sorceress explained how the demon she exorcised from Riliane had repossessed her and was deeply rooted in her, leaving general purification magic useless; she required Clockworker Magic and needed an apprentice to help her. Held reminded her how the last time she used such a powerful spell, she burned down her entire country but Elluka assured the doubtful deity that she would not fail performing it this time.

Perplexed why Riliane was still under demonic possession while looking at the mirror she sealed, Held suggested it was possible that the vessel of sin she sealed was only a piece, and that the original vessel was split apart. Brushing it aside, Elluka criticized herself for failing to prevent the disasters by Venomania and Conchita and was determined to prevent Lucifenia's destruction. When asked by Held the details of her dreams, Elluka described seeing four images: Princess Riliane executed in Millennial Square, the palace surrounded by many armed men, Lucifenia invading Elphegort, and Mariam dead in the palace's Heavenly Yard. When asked which one was purple, Elluka said it was of Lucifenia's invasion, saying that future could not be changed.

The earth deity asked what the mage would do if her plan failed and she responded that she would flee and avoid being caught up in the mess. Elluka was angered when Held told her how she wanted to leave because she didn't want to see her loved ones die and repeat the Levianta Catastrophe and punched the tree deity in the "face" to vent her anger, telling him to shut up. After hurting her hand, the poised Held told her it was not her place to serve justice, as it may or may not be better for Lucifenia to be destroyed. She told her old friend she knew, but that since this was caused by the vessels of sin, it was her duty to stop the problem before it even occurred. As Held began to sleep before actually answering her question about her apprentice, she told him to wake up, then angrily kicked his roots until she was struck by a pomegranate fruit to the back of her head.

Elluka turned around to find Michaela and Gumillia, in their animal spirit forms, responsible for throwing the fruit at her, and the mage replied to Michaela that she was not bullying Held. When berated by Gumillia for using violence, Elluka pointed out her hypocrisy for throwing the fruit at her. Seeing Held was still asleep, she left saying she would return. When Michaela flew to Elluka's shoulder and the two briefly spoke about the spirit's knowledge of humans and how Held refused to let her leave the forest.

As she left, Elluka thought that her apprentice should be one of them. On her way back, she saw a girl picking fruits and decided to spy on her. Watching from some bushes, Elluka noted she was from the Netsuma Clan and that she had bruises. As the girl left, she heard her say, "I am sorry. I really shouldn't be alive," and decided to ignore it, reminded of Held's words about her escaping from problems. She left her hiding place and returned to the palace before it got dark, out of fear of being reprimanded by Mariam.

Date: 2015-12-17; view: 930