After prior incidents, Mihile has developed feelings for Cygnus, forgetting about Eckhart. But what happens when Phantom the hero arrives on the scene? Read on to find out. Rating upped to T for obvious reasons.

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"Phantom! I swear I shall be back for revenge! Besides, the Maple World is already in his hands!"

"Put your money where your mouth is, Hilla!"

With that, Hilla and her skeleton army disappeared in a cloud of smoke from the Erev meeting 'hall', which looked more like a coliseum. Everybody cheered Phantom as he walked towards the worried empress.

"I prefer a woman with a smile on her face." he said. Cygnus smiled at that remark. Phantom then disappeared in a cloud of cards. Everybody cheered even more. Except for one person: Mihile.

It was dinner time. Mihile sat at his computer. He put 'Phantom' in Google. All he could find was what he knew: Phantom was a master thief who joined forces with the heroes for unknown reasons. He had a private airship and spoke french.

"Hmmm. Aha! I know."

"Www dot Blackwings dot com!" he said, typing what he said into the address bar. A video of the Black Mage showed up.

"Muahaha! Welcome to my evil website! It contains instructions on how to join us, vast databases and games like 'Kill the Cygnus Knights' or 'Resistance Buster'. We also have a highly active discussion forum."

Mihile clicked the database, but he could not find anything about Phantom. So he went to the forums and found an active discussion titled 'Where's Phantom?'

Orchid: Has anyone seen Phantom lately. I heard he's awake from the curse and I have to kill him!
Hilla: Yeah, he foiled my plans just as I was going to take over Erev. Stupid thief...
Von Leon: He's probably resting in his stupid airship.
Orchid: Does anyone know it's flight path?
Von Leon: It can't be too far from Erev.
Arkarium: I see it! It's heading towards Chryse! It should take about half an hour. He's going real slow.
Orchid: Sweet! It's busting time.

Mihile smiled. The last post was made two minutes ago. He ran out of his house in Erev and headed towards the station to Orbis. The flight would take 8 minutes. Two minutes to get to the old man in Orbis and another two to get to Chryse. That would mean he had 15 minutes to spare.

Orchid grinned as she ran toward the old man who would give her wings and take her to Chryse. She arrived there and flew up as quickly as possible. She then crashed into a man.

"Who the heck are you?"

"I see...you are Mihile, commander of Dawn Warriors. I am Orchid, general of Black Wings."

"Not the whore..."

"Jeez, I don't go around molesting people. I don't see why some writers portray us as love-hungry creeps. Just because we're evil women doesn't mean we're not POWER HUNGRY! GET IT?"

"Ahhh. Ok. What about your evil sister, Lotus?"

"She has it worse than I do. And I pity you for being considered gay in so many stories when you're not. I mean, nobody deserves to be used as 'fap material'."

"Yeah...thanks."

"You're welco...hey! You've been stalling me! Now I'll kill you!"

Mihile drew his sword, but was blasted to the back of a wall. Orchid then cast a ray of magic that further impaled him into the brick. Mihile realized he was no match for the evil general. She prepared a finishing blow when a storm of cards blew her away. A man in a bathrobe took Mihile's hand and they both disappeared in a storm of cards.

Phantom's Airship:

"What's your problem Mihile?"

"You. I mean, jeez. Could anyone be more of a dopey flirt. And you always hide."

"Hey, I like Cygnus. And besides, Aria died."

"Wait...when one empress dies you try hit another? You are a pervert. And why did you try and steal the Skaia anyway. It's a common gem."

"That's just a myth."

"Then what did you want to steal, if it isn't an empire or a jewel?"

Just then, a door opened. A woman in a bathrobe was there.

"What's taking so long Monsieur Phantom? We're getting tired of waiting for you...". She said the last part whist stroking him.

"Wait...what is this?" asked Mihile.

"Read the sign." replied Phantom.

The sign read: Phantom's Brothel.

Mihile facepalmed. "Take me back to Erev."

"Sure thing Mihile." said Phantom as they both disappeared in a cloud of cards.

Mihile reappeared, yet Phantom was nowhere to be seen. He looked at his surroundings. He was in a bedroom...yet it wasn't his. Suddenly a shout was heard from behind. Mihile turned around. Eckhart had just walked out of the shower.

"CURSE YOU PHANTOM!"

Hope you all enjoyed this chapter starring Phantom. Reviews appreciated.