What's in a Name? [CLOSED]

Sixteen days before current time... Luxanna had woken up in the infirmary of the Zakatian Palace, Laplace. She was weak; it had only been a few hours from their encounter with Eira von Zarkonheinz. Her suspicions had been correct; it really was the Emperor's sister. There was no identity theft. Luxanna lied there, going through every inch of her mind to figure out what could have happened there. Those eyes, those dreadfully dead eyes haunted her mind. No human looked so soulless. A few hours passed before people noticed she was awake and the entire time she laid there she thought of Eira. The moment the nurse stepped up to her, she turned her head and asked where Eira was. Of course, she was told nothing. Luxanna was not military, high ranked, or anything like that. She was a messenger, nothing more to these people. She didn't care. There was something she had to see, whether they liked it or not. It was easy to slip by them; being able to go invisible was wonderful.

It didn't take too long for her to listen to a private conversation between a few guards. It was easy to find where Eira was being kept. When she arrived, as easily as she had found her way into the palace before, she slipped by the guards and into Eira's room. Her heard was pounding; this woman frightened her. Eira was sitting on her bed, slouched over and staring out the window. Luxanna could tell she was stiff and moved closer. As she stepped around, Luxanna's eyes widened at what she was seeing. Eira was in a massive amount of pain. One of her eyes were yellow, the other green. Her breathing was heavy; she looked like she was fighting off some sort of disease. Luxanna shouldn't have been seen, but some how that wasn't the case. Eira's eyes shot over to her along with her hand. She didn't have time to dodge before Eira's hand grasped tightly around her throat and her spell dropped. “What do you want?” Eira asked, her voice strained. “Wh-What... is h-happening... to you?” Luxanna struggled to speak through a half-closed wind pipe.

Eira dropped her and she fell to the ground, holding her throat and trying not to cough to loudly as she caught her breath. “I don't know.” Eira practically collapsed onto her bed, “It happened before, but never this fast... I-It's wh-at... made me.. do so many things... bad things. I-It's l-like it's taking... me over.” Eira's body convulsed with a sudden shock of pain, as if she had just been electrocuted. Luxanna went over to help her, holding her body down. “Taking... you over?” Luxanna mumbled in question. She placed her hand on Eira's arm. She could tell something was invading her, but it wasn't in her blood. “It's in your Arcana...” she said surprised and then suddenly a knock came to the door and Luxanna's eyes widened. “I will help you...” she said to Eira, who just looked at her like she was an idiot, “I promise.” As the door opened, Luxanna went invisible. She didn't even pay attention to who walked in. She just hurried her way out of the room before the door was closed behind them. She didn't reveal herself until leaving the palace. She stood in an alley way, trying to catch her breath. “Taking her over...” she thought and the first place she went was the Zakatian library.

Six days before current time... And that is what brought her here. After about ten books, fifty calls, and a quick Arcadian history lesson, Luxanna found out something that might be able to help. A woman by the name of Serenity Verdant had single-handedly prevented the spread of CAE. Maybe someone like her, or Serenity herself, could help. At first, she was on the very border of Arcadia, where Serenity was rumored to live. She found this cute little cottage and a village not far off, but no Serenity. “Damn it...” she cursed herself. She didn't know how long Eira would last and it had already been over a week. If she was late... well, she didn't want to imagine what would happen then. Luxanna asked around and was told quite quickly of some handsome dark haired man sweeping her off her feet and taking her away from here. “Where'd they go?” Luxanna asked. “Well, she didn't know exactly where his house was, but she said to search for both of them in Colburn, at the Academy, if she were ever needed.” a young woman explained to her. Luxanna thanked her and found her way out of the village as fast as she could. And then Rydian, half a day later.

“Excuse me, I'm looking for a woman with green hair, green eyes, petite. Her name is Serenity?” that question was asked quite a lot, “She's apparently living with a teacher at Rydian, one who recently went on some sort of exhibition?” And that was added when needed. Most ignored her, some shook their heads no. Finally, someone spoke up and gave a few people that she might be talking about. Of course, she went to three of their houses. No Serenity, No Serenity, No Serenity... Next! Luxanna's eyes caught the figure of a young woman walking along a path out side of the main town. A quick rush of adrenaline and she began running toward her. “Let that be her...” she practically begged. Her body was sore and aching all over. She hadn't had a decent night rest in so long and she wasn't going to until she got back. “Miss Verdant!” she called out, but the woman didn't stop. “Serenity Verdant? Are you Serenity Verdant?” she called out again and the woman stopped and turned to her. “Yes...” Serenity blinked a couple times, looking confused at Luxanna. “I-..I need your help.” Luxanna told her. Serenity's previous demeanor of carefree innocence dropped and her expression got serious. “Where am I needed?”

Present Time... A loud whistle woke Luxanna up from her long and well-deserved slumber. The train was coming in to their stop. She rubbed her eyes and looked over to see Serenity with her face plastered against the glass. She was looking out at the city with wonder in her eyes. Luxanna smirked; she had no idea the famous Serenity Verdant would be similar to an innocent child. It was cute. Serenity gasped and caught Luxanna's attention, but she soon realized that it was just her seeing all the technology. Luxanna shook her head in an 'what am I going to do with you' fashion. Soon, the train came to a gentle stop and she was able to get off. Fearing Serenity getting lost in the hustle and bustle of the city, she actually felt the need to hold her hand. Serenity didn't seem to mind though, once the reason was explained. After a decent walk, they finally came to the palace. “Is this it?” Serenity asked and Luxanna nodded, “It's so pretty!!” Serenity giggled and hurried up toward the castle. “W-Wait!” Luxanna said, but they were stopped any way. “Hey! I wanna go inside.” Serenity said, looking over the guards shoulder. “It doesn't work like that here.” Luxanna pulled Serenity back and stepped forward. “We need to see the Emperor.” she said. “The Emperor is ill. She will not be seeing anyone.” the guard explained.

“But I thought you said the Emperor's si-...” Serenity started, but Luxanna shot a glare back toward her. Serenity instantly shushed. Luxanna sighed and turned back toward the guard. “Trust me... If you don't let me in to see the Emperor, it'll be your ass on the chopping block. Not mine.” Luxanna said with the utmost confidence, causing the two guards to look at each other. “Tell her.. Luxanna is back... And with help.” Luxanna said. The two guards took a moment to discuss her name and then nodded. Still holding Serenity's hand, Luxanna pulled her along. Like a child, Serenity looked around in awe at the palace as they were lead into the main hall. “This is so cool. I haven't been to Zakat in a few years, but I've never been in here.” Serenity said. “Wait here.” the guards walked off, leaving Luxanna and Serenity in the main hall, though they were not unwatched. Serenity began poking at some of the decorations as they waited for the guards to inform the Emperor of their arrival. “Serenity!” Luxanna yelled at her, though in more of a whisper. It startled her, causing her to bump into a vase and knocked it over. “Ah!” Serenity's hand reached out toward it, but missed and it shattered along the ground. “Oh my god! GET OVER HERE!” Luxanna yelled out of frustration and Serenity hurried back to her side. “Alain woulda caught it...” Serenity said and Luxanna just glared at her.

It wasn't too long they were forced to wait. Once Serenity broke something, she decided to stay quiet. She felt guilty for letting someone else clean up her mess, but Luxanna was holding her wrist rather firmly so she could not move. She felt like a child, but that was her fault. She got too excited about going on a trip and ended up acting like one. She was doing her best to keep her thoughts straight when a voice echoed into the hall. “Come with me.” a man ordered and Luxanna pulled Serenity along with her. At first, they were walking, but with a rushed “hurry up” from the guard, they were running along with him. They came to a small room and stepped inside, unaware at first that it was an elevator. As the door closed, Serenity backed herself into a corner. She had a few doubts about the people she had trusted while being stuck in a small room. She kept quiet as she felt them being lowered farther and farther into the earth. She could tell by how hard it was to sense anything. Soon, she could sense nothing but the two in the room with her.

And then she could sense something that made her gasp. “Are you okay?” Luxanna asked when she noticed the frightened look on Serenity's face. “I-I... don't know.” she said, “What is down there?” Luxanna looked at Serenity confused. She was looking downward, her gaze slowly raising to normal as they continued their descent. Soon, the elevator came to a stop and the guard stepped out, ordering them to come along. Luxanna followed as instructed, but Serenity wasn't moving. The guard looked back to her and as the elevator went to close, stopped it. “Come on.” he ordered harshly. Serenity took in a deep breath and hesitantly stepped out of the elevator. “Hurry up.” the guard slightly pushed her, causing her to fall forward, tripping over her own feet. She quickly got back up, but not in time for Luxanna to not grab the guard by his face and push him up against a near by wall. “You lay a hand on her again and you won't live to see another fucking day, understood?” she threatened quite loudly actually. “I-It's okay.” Serenity stepped forward and pulled Luxanna back. The guard was shocked she would dare do something like that, especially following with a threat.

“Go.” Luxanna ordered him and he nodded. They continued walking and as they got closer, Serenity got more worried. This sensation was overwhelming her. Her ability to sense the intentions within people's Arcana was making this an even scarier experience. Soon, they came to a door and Serenity could tell what she was sensing was right behind it. She was scared to go in. The guard opened the door and Luxanna went in first. She nodded to someone in the room and then glanced back to Serenity. Luxanna motioned for her to enter and since nothing happened, she felt it must be safe. She felt no negative intentions from the new person that she currently could not see, nor from Luxanna, so it would be okay. She took in a deep breath and stepped forward, leaning in slightly to peek around the door as she stepped into the room. “Emperor Zarkonheinz... This is Serenity Verdant.” Luxanna said, not knowing whether that name would be recognized here. Serenity said nothing. Her eyes were fixated on the woman restrained in the bed. She stepped forward, up to the bed and stared wide eyed at her. Her look was of confusion and of fear.

“This is impossible...” Serenity muttered just loud enough for the others to hear.

"Miss Verdant, it is a pleasure to meet you." Serenity did not mean to seem rude, but she did not reply. Her entire focus was on the horrible sensation that she was sensing in the woman on the bed. "I am Tsubine von Zarkonheinz, the Emperor of Zakat." Serenity heard her, but yet again she got no reply. "Although this meeting should be under... more positive circumstances." Luxanna chuckled a bit, trying to lighten the situation. “We don't work that way.” she said, referring to their past meetings. The two of them never seemed to be in the same area on good circumstances, at least not yet. "Tell me... why did you bring her?" Luxanna stepped closer to Tsubine. She cleared her throat and looked toward Serenity, who was just staring intently down at Eira. “Well... This is the woman who ended the plague that was spreading through Arcadia a few years back.” Luxanna explained, “Chronic Arcana Eradication, I believe is what it was called. It was some sort of disease... I do-..”

“It is a disease that worked it's way through a person's stream of Arcana.” Serenity interrupted as she pulled out a ribbon and wrapped her hair back behind her, “Though Arcana is central to either the head or torso area, it still moves through out the body, just smaller amounts of it. CAE is a virus that eats away your Arcana, causing your body a lot of pain...” Serenity stepped over to the side and set a bag she had been carrying for quite some time now to the side. "I assume you think she can help her..." the Emperor asked Luxanna. “I'm hoping so.” Luxanna said and took in a deep breath. "So, Miss Luminere... I will trust you on this. You have not lied to me so far. And if you can trust Miss Verdant... I will as well." hearing that made both Luxanna and Serenity's stomach hurt. Luxanna wanted to keep the Emperor's trust, to help her, to reunite her with her sister. Serenity, on the other hand, was very worried for this situation. A tinge of guilt hit Serenity when she too thought of breaking their trust. She had just met both of them, but she didn't want them mad at her.

"That woman in the bed..." Serenity looked back toward the Emperor, knowing she was now being talkied to, "...is my twin sister, Eira von Zarkonheinz." Serenity looked back down toward Eira and took a deep breath. "I know not of what is ailing her... but I beg of you... please save her." Okay, so no pressure right? This was why Luxanna didn't tell Tsubine where she was going. She couldn't have her living in hope only for it not to work. “I... can't promise anything.” Serenity said in a regrettable tone, “Sh-She.. Uh... What ever this is... has been in her for a very long time. It's corrupting her and every day she is fighting it back.” Serenity explained and began slowly pacing around the room. “I.. have the ability to sense people's intentions. I can sense it both in Arcana and mere aura. I don't understand it, but I've lived with it for my entire life.” Serenity said, leading into her point, “When I walked in... I thought there was a battle going on in this room. I thought two people were trying desperately to kill each other. From what I am able to tell, it is like someone walked in and started a fight and Eira is currently losing that battle. Eira is seriously weak... Even if I can eradicate the source... I have no idea how she'll be after... I need you to understand that.”

"I... do not think that is what she has. She can still use her Arcana well enough that the bed has been enchanted to reject other enchantments." Serenity nodded. She agreed with the Emperor. Whatever this was, there was one thing Serenity was sure of. It wasn't a coincidence. She didn't just get sick. It was put into her body. An actual person put this into Eira and caused all the suffering they had been through. She kept this information to herself though. She didn't want to cause any more harm. "Although I have studied it, I have no Arcana of my own, so I can not be entirely sure. She is a Scholar-type I believe." Serenity glanced back down to Eira and stepped over to the opposite side of the bed, so Tsubine could still stand next to her sister. Luxanna stepped up to the bottom of the bed and looked worriedly down at Eira. Even after Serenity's long explanation over what is happening with Eira, Luxanna's expression hardened. She didn't get angry, but the look in her eyes showed an unwillingness to give up on Eira for the Emperor's sake.

"I think she is stronger than you give her credit for..." Tsubine said and Luxanna nodded in agreement, letting out a short "mhm". "We... fought. The one that I think should be described as the 'winning' side is who I fought... She was out for my own blood..." Tsubine explained, "...but somehow... my sister was able to break through that. I do not know if it was because of me... or if it were her own strength. I just believe that she can fight through this." Serenity had a few theories over what happened. Her main one was that the corruption was effecting mostly Eira's mind. Since she was a scholar, that's where most of her Arcana and the corruption would be taking place. It's no shock that it effected her mind. "You can help her." Luxanna said as if she already knew the outcome of this situation. Serenity glanced back toward Luxanna and blinked a couple times. Luxanna merely looked to her with a serious expression and motioned her eyes toward Eira. "So do it." she said and then stepped over to a chair to sit.

Serenity stared at Luxanna, wondering whether that was confidence in her abilities or merely an order. Either way, with a quick glance to Tsubine, she turned her attention toward Eira. She brushed the young woman's hair back and was about to begin when Eira's eyes shot open. "Get your fucking hands off me." Eira glared toward Serenity who removed her hand almost immediately. Eira's voice was back to being inhuman; it caught Serenity off guard. "You." Eira looked toward Luxanna, lifting her head form the bed to look at her, "Didn't I kill you?" Luxanna stared right back, her eyes stern. It was like they were challenging each other. "No." Luxanna spoke up a few seconds later, "Now please, sit back and relax and let Serenity do her job. If you do, you can go back to being how you were before... A family, with your sister." Eira's expression slowly turned toward Tsubine and she chuckled. "Sister? I have no sister." Eira said, moving back into the denial that she had a couple weeks ago.

"You don't even believe that." Serenity said as she placed her hand back on Eira's forehead, "If you did, you wouldn't have immediately turned toward her." That was a little reassurance for the rest, but a mind boggle for Eira. She'd now be forced to think on what her true feelings are, raising questions and doubts, allowing the real Eira to pull forward while Serenity helped separate her from the corruption. Eira narrowed her eyes and pulled against the restraints. "Untie me." she demanded. This was something Serenity was going to have to ignore. She closed her eyes and did her best to block out anything that was being said to her, including from the other two in the room. "UNTIE ME!" Eira yelled and began pulling violently, causing the bed to shake. "Hold her down." Luxanna jumped up from her chair and hurried over to Eira. She placed her hands on Eira's ankles, putting all of her body weight into holding her down. Over time, a light began to form under Serenity's hand. Once it was formed, she pressed it down into Eira's head and that's when the process began...

As Serenity's aura surrounded them all, they'd all feel warm and something nudging them toward a happier or lighter train of thought. Eira was fighting it. She was listening to her sister, as if she could ignore that voice, but she was doing her best not to react. And then came "the ribbon". Eira's eyes diverted to her sister, Tsubine. She stared straight at her for a few moments, intensely glaring in fierce anger upon the realization that she was being pulled in. Serenity's removal of the corruption was not helping her current case either, but it was something she could not fight. As Luxanna continued to do her job of holding Eira's legs in place, she became interested in the story being told. Serenity was as well, but loss of concentration for a moment could cause this to go bad. The corruption would gain a new foothold and Serenity might not be able to regain it, especially since this stuff rapidly regenerated.

Eira continued her attempts to get away from Tsubine, but her will to do so was weakening. Her thrashing around was becoming less and less as the story was told, as she was held, and as Serenity was eradicating the corruption that forcefully altered her mental status. "Stop this..." Eira said, her voice much more normal, but still not the same. It was anger, but it was also like she was begging, pleading for them to stop what she thought she hated. The memory began flooding back to her mind. She remembered the day that her sister was speaking of. "Keep going. It's working." Serenity told Tsubine confidently. Serenity closed her eyes and increased the amount of Arcana she was putting into this. Eira's eyes flashed toward their normal color, the dull yellow eyes that haunted the memories of so many people just began to fade away.

"So... please... Eira... sister... just please let me repay you!" Eira's eyes flashed again and again until the yellow stuck for a moment and then faded completely away, "I do not care if you are not the same!... I... I just want my sister back!... please... just let me have her back..." Serenity brought her other hand down toward Eira's torso, keeping her first on Eira's forehead, and spread a layer of Arcana through out her entire body. Most of it was gone, but she was making sure the last of it was completely destroyed, otherwise it could come back. Eira stopped thrashing around completely and just stared at her sister. A few moments passed and Serenity took a deep breath, taking a step back and removing her hands. Every single ounce of the Aracna was removed from Eira's body. She could sense none and her Arcana felt none left over. Eira should be fine, at least they hoped.

"You idiot..." Eira suddenly spoke up and glared at Tsubine. Serenity and Luxanna both froze, their hearts racing when the first this Eira said was an insult toward her sister. "You were heavy as hell, always have been. How is carrying you around easy?" Eira said seriously, but then a smile formed on her face and she began to laugh. The color came back to her skin, her eyes were normal, and so was her voice. The first thing she did was attempt to pull her sister into a hug, but was stopped by the restraints, which just caused her to laugh as well. Serenity soon began to laugh after that, shaking her head cheerfully and then clapping. "You have your sister back!" Serenity said. Luxanna merely took a step back, nudging on Serenity's arm to pull her out of the room. "Come on. Let them have some time together." Luxanna said and the two walked out of the room.

"What's with that wide smile...?"

Eira looked toward her sister and smiled. She waited for the doors to shut completely and then spoke up. "That woman..." she spoke softly, a flash of memory hitting her for a moment. She froze and her smile faded. She remembered that she pretty much sneak attacked Luxanna and blasted her with the intention to kill. "Uh..." Eira cleared her throat and shook her head, forcing up a smile to stay on subject, "She's the one that found me... isn't she?" Eira waited for the answer and then nodded speaking up again, "And she is the one that hunted the green haired girl down, right?" She once against waited for an answer of some kind. "It doesn't strike you as odd?" Eira said with a smirk. If Tsubine wouldn't get it, she'd giggle and speak up. "Come on, sis... She likes you." Eira stated and stood up, stretching her back a bit. She dropped her arms back down to her sides and stepped around, feeling the need to walk. "And I don't mean in the friendship way either..." Eira continued, "Whether she gets it now or later, that woman is interested in you." Eira waited for a few moments to watch her sister's reaction. She assumed Tsubine would deny it, or not see the signs. "How many people do you know randomly help others the way that woman has chosen to help you? Think about that for a second." Eira smiled and nodded to confirm her suspicions on Luxanna. This was going to be interesting...

It was then that Tsubine chose to call the guard in. Eira smirked, but looked the other way to not let her sister see. She assumed her sister was attempting to change the subject. She could tell what Luxanna thought of Tsubine, but wasn't fully sure the other way around, which was odd because she usually could read her sister like a book. Maybe being apart for so long changed that? She hoped not though. The guard was ordered to get a doctor and then Eira sat back down on the bed. The guard was also told to bring in a new chair for her. "O-Oh, that's okay." she said, but it was a little too late. "Eira... after this we can go and find you some new clothes. I do not think you walking around in your armor for now will be good..." Eira just nodded in agreement to that. There wasn't much point in arguing. "What's wrong?" Eira asked when she noticed her sisters hesitation on the next sentence. "And... I think it is about time I... no, we saw our parents again." Tsubine said and Eira froze. It took quite a bit before it even register in her head properly enough for her to reply. A good thirty seconds of pure silence passed by before Eira could speak. "I-I-I can't. N-Not yet. N-No." Eira stood up and walked to the opposite side of the room, "I can't do that. N-Not any time soon... M-Maybe not ever. Tsubine, no." It was obvious that Eira was panicking like crazy. She didn't know if she could face her parents after everything she had done; she assumed they were ashamed to call her their daughter.

Ha! She finally got it. Eira watched her sister with a cocky smirk as Tsubine began to deduce what Eira was talking about when it came to Luxanna. Her sister was so confused; it was adorable! The blush and squeak-like noise that Tsubine made when she started talking about how good looking Luxanna was caused Eira to laugh a bit. "Not bad looking?" Eira raised an eyebrow at her sister, "That woman is hot and you know it... And I like her attitude." Eira crossed her arms and then one leg over the other as she sat down on the uncomfortable bed. Yeah, her sister was right about it. It'd be nice to have a chair, but it'd also be nice to get the hell out of this room. It felt odd; she needs a little bit of fresh air. "Something tells me you're liking her too..." Eira pointed out right before the guard came in. Perfect timing. Now that can be on her sister's mind for a while, making her think more and more about Luxanna's true motives behind helping her so much. It wasn't bad for Eira to plant a little love seed in Tsubine's heart. If anything, it would help Tsubine stop being dense and pay attention to a few signs.

Once the guard left to get the chair, the idea of going to see their parents came up and Eira couldn't handle it. She listened to Tsubine's reason behind that, but that began upsetting her more. She looked away from her sister completely, shaking her head as Tsubine tried convincing her it would be okay. And then the word 'atonement' came up and that hit Eira harder than anything ever could. "Atonement..." she said through a clenched jaw. She lowered her head and stayed silent for a couple of moments. "You went on and became leader of Zakat... You're the Emperor." Eira said, her voice lower than normal, "You've done great things, like we all thought you would... There is nothing you need to atone for... I on the other hand..." Eira shook her head and sniffled a little. She looked back toward Tsubine and revealed a face drenched horribly with tears. "I'm a murderer. I... have... killed... so many people... Innocent people." Eira said through a strained voice, "How can I go back there... H-How can I look them in the eye... How can I face them with what I've done? How can I even ask them to ever forgive me?!" Eira shook her head and looked away from her sister again...

"It's even worse because... I'm not even sure i want them to... I don't deserve it."

The moment Tsubine came to her and hugged her, Eira's arms rapidly wrapped around her sister. It was as if she were desperate. She needed some sense of normalcy. She needed to be with her sister; it was the only thing that she knew could keep her sane at this point. She just cried into her sisters shoulder, holding her tightly as her body trembled from the horrifying memories that still plagued her mind. "Eira... you did not want to do all those terrible things, right? You did not want to attack me like you did, right?" Tsubine said and Eira looked toward her sister. "Of course not. I'd never, ever want to hurt you, no matter what." Eira went back to crying into her sister's arms. She stood there for a few minutes, letting out as much as she could before they were suddenly interrupted. Eira stepped away from Tsubine and turned away, wiping her face as much as she could.

"I hate to break this up, but would you mind sitting down, Miss..." Tsubine interrupted. "Eira. Treat her as you would me, as she is my sister." The guards hurried along with Tsubine's authoritative tone. "My apologies, Your Excellency. Miss Eira, please sit down so I may check your vitals." Eira just nodded to the request and sat down in the chair. She sat there with puffy red eyes, blinking a lot more than normal to try and keep them from drying out. The woman pushed them open for a few moments to check her eyes, then looked in her ears, then did blood pressure, which ended up being a little high, and finally checked her temperature. Besides a little high blood pressure, Eira was fine. "Alright. Everything checks out." the guard smiled and picked up her things before bowing to Tsubine and walking out. Eira turned toward her sister and pushed up a faint smile, but it was obviously forced. She looked off to the side and began thinking to herself. "What am I going to do now?"

Tsubine had absolutely no idea how much better Eira felt after hearing her speak so kindly over their situations. She had just came out of the control of the corruption and it felt like a ten thousand pound steel ball was just dropped on her heart. Part of her wanted to rid herself of these horrifying memories, to induce amnesia in whatever what she could. She just wanted them to stop haunting her, before the real haunting actually would begin. "Alright..." Eira nodded and pulled gently away from her sister to wipe her face. She was able to stop crying, at least for now. "I guess... we can go seem them some time later, just not too soon." Eira turned away, her expression still sad, but softening enough to have her remember. "Wait... You hit her?!" Eira's eyes widened in shock when she realized what her sister had just said, "You're crazy! Why'd you hit her? There's no way that you got mad enough at anything to hit her. I refuse to believe it!" Eira flailed her arms, showing the amount of surprise that her sister would have expected. She was also trying to lighten that saddened look Tsubine got when talking about it.

After that little conversation, Eira would take a deep breath and calm down. Her mind would return to the current situation and she'd ask herself out loud... "What do I do now?" She looked back toward Tsubine and was about to say something when she noticed her sister was asleep. "... Heh." Eira shook her head and walked over to her sister. She adjusted the way Tsu was laying, making sure her head was in a comfortable position and then sat down in the chair that had been brought for her. She looked out the window, unaware that the outside was actually fake and stared at it. She was happy to be with her sister again, but she had things she needed to do. She needed to find one person that she left alive, just one. When she did that, she would apologize to them. At the moment, she could only remember two that got away: A little white haired girl and a very golden man. After thinking about everything for a bit, Eira soon thought enough to push herself to sleep. She curled up in the chair, looking like an innocent child who had just had a very long and hard day.

[A FEW HOURS LATER]

Just because Tsubine woke up, didn't mean Eira did. She was able to sleep much more comfortably being a couple inches shorter and having a smaller chest, so she slept a bit longer. By the time Eira did wake, the guard was just leaving. The click of the door shook Eira from her sleep. She rubbed her eyes and looked around until she saw her sister. "Mm..." Eira took in some air, yawning quite largely as she stretched out and then fell back into the chair relaxed, "How'd you sleep? And it's rude to fall asleep on people when you're talking to them..." Eira was joking of course. She didn't mind it. They were both tired, and for her sister to do that, it meant she desperately needed that sleep.

Yeah, Eira's mannerisms were no way near as proper as her sister's. Of course, she had been a hardhearted criminal for quite some time now, so it should be expected. "I slept as well as I could in a chair. I would much prefer my bed over this chair... but I made do with what I had. You seemed to sleep well." Eira just nodded in reply to that. There really wasn't much more to say. Soon, a guard entered and Eira was handed a robe. "Thanks, sis." she said and began to change. The robe came down to her ankles, which she was okay with. She'd rather change into something else quickly, and something told her she needed a bath. Even searching through her own memories, she couldn't remember that last time she had one: disgusting. Seeing her sister motion for her to follow, Eira hurried toward Tsubine and followed her toward the elevator.

"It will take a few minutes to get there. We are eighty-something stories beneath the ground floor, after all." Tsubine explained, grabbing her hand. Eira's own hand wrapped firmly around her sisters. She couldn't deny that she was nervous returning to the surface. Down here she was hidden, away from the eyes of many who may have heard the horrible stories of what she had done. She only hoped that would not happen. "Upstairs will be bustling possibly, so please hold on... I do not want you getting lost. Oh... since it is probably getting close to night time, what would you like for dinner? I think you will be surprised by what all we can cook." Eira nodded, "Alright." Her voice was a little raspy, but that was because of the nervousness. She cleared her throat and took a deep breath, repeating "Alright" to show that she really was okay. A little bit of nervousness would go away easily once she could settle down.

"How come this place was so far down?" she asked a moment before the elevator dinged at them. Soon, the door opened and Eira nervously stepped out. She didn't noticed Luxanna standing to the side. "Are you feeling better?" Luxanna spoke up, pushing herself from her leaning position on the wall. Eira jumped, startled by the woman's voice. "Y-Yes. Much better, thank you." Eira said. Again, there was a moment of staring between the two of them, but this time Eira was the one being challenged, not the other way around. Luxanna pushed up a soft smile and was able to ease Eira's tensions. "Good. Serenity is sleeping. She's exhausted from everything that happened today, and I think she spent a lot more Arcana than she originally expected." Luxanna chuckled at the fact and then moved to stand closer to the both of them. "So, any specifica plans? Lunaria came to tell us that you were coming up, so I assumed we were wanted." Luxanna explained, unaware that Lunaria had already begun her master plan, which would later be discussed with Eira to ensure it's success.