n.n I was playing BK again and got the most violent urge to write this…

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"Sagi, Sagi just calm down," Kalas said slowly, bringing his hands up in front of him, "we don't want anyone getting hurt, right? So just please put down your sword-"

Sagi gave him a steely glare, slowly lowering his blade from Kalas' throat. The taller swordsman gave a breath sigh of relief before Sagi brought up his foot and kicked his harshly in the stomach, Kalas choking out saliva as his eyes widened in surprise.

"Ah-!" he shouted, splashing into the water.

"You're a conniving little snake, you know that?" Sagi huffed coolly, tilting his head to the side as he glared down at him. "Everything about you ticks me off…"

Kalas glared up at him, slowly getting to his feet as he kept his eyes locked on the boy.

"Sagi, what's wrong with you?!" Milly shouted. "Please, stop this! Get away from the End Magnus! It's messing with your head!"

"Messing with my head?" Sagi laughed, turning his eyes on her in turn. "Now why would it do that? It's mine anyway, why shouldn't I take it back?"

Sagi, it is not 'yours'! These are my siblings' powers, and our power wasn't ours to begin with! Sagi, come on! It's the Dark Brethren! They're messing with your head-!

"Shut up, Marno!" he snapped, confusing the others momentarily.

Dammit Sagi, listen to me!!

Kalas, he's distracted!

Unfortunately, Sagi heard Latara's cry just in time to knock Kalas back again.

"That's it!" Gibari shouted, charging for the boy himself. "Snap OUT of it, Sagi-!"

Sagi turned his blade to its flat side and smacked the man upside the face with it.

"You all are starting to annoy me," he said in an arrogant drawl.

He cast his eyes over at Xelha, Milly and Lyude, a loud sigh coming from him.

"Are you all going to do something or just sit there? Let me know now, would you? It's better than just standing here," he rolled his eyes, the usually teal irises beginning to glow gold.

"W- What are you!?" Xelha demanded. "What did you mean it's 'yours'?! What connection do you have with Malpercio?!"

"Part of it is in me, of course," he spat, "why do you think Marno can't talk to any of you except the spiriter over there? Marno and I fused our hearts long ago, so I guess you could say I am Malpercio, to some extent."

"W- What?!" the blond gasped, her eyes going wide.

"Sagi-!" Milly shouted.

"S- Savyna!"

All attention shot to Savyna, where Mayfee was trying to help the woman to her feet.

"Savyna, are you all right-?"

She was cut off a moment later when Sagi somehow appeared right beside her, putting an arm around the girl's shoulder as she froze, picking up on his killer intent.

"You know, your voice REALLY annoys me," he said, putting the blade to her neck-

The girl screamed just as the boy's eyes snapped open wide, returning to their original color.

"W- What the-!?"

He jumped back from the girl and threw the End Magnus to the side, the object floating harmlessly down into the water as Sagi stared at it in horror, shaking from head to foot. The teen collapsed onto his knees in the water, his face pale as he took in the scene he had caused.

Sagi? Sagi, are you back?

"W…What was I doing?" he whispered in horror. "Why did I-?! I-!"

He let out a scream, clutching his head in his hands as Milly ran to his side, grabbing him by the shoulders and trying to talk to him while tears shot down his cheeks. The others, not wanting a repeat, quickly tucked away the End Magnus and huddled together, staring at the two time travelers. Sagi began to sob in Milly's arms, the brunette whispering hushed words of reassurance to the shaking male as he did so. After a moment or so, Milly looked up, noticing the intense stares they were getting.

"…Uh…" she said slowly, glancing aside.

"Milly…was that…true?" Xelha said in shock. "Sagi…?"

"…Sagi's not a spiriter," she said slowly, "he's a maldeiter. It- It was an experiment, a long time ago, where they put traces of Malpercio's remains into humans to try to artificially create spiriters… Sagi had Marno put into him before he was even born."

"Marno? But if he isn't a spirit then…"

He's Malpercio?!

"Seriously!?" Kalas gasped. "He is-?! But that can't be true! Sagi's no evil god-! Well, he didn't seem like one before all of this, anyway…"

"Malpercio isn't an evil god," Milly said softly, looking at Sagi, "not really, anyway…"

"What? But then what-?" Lyude started.

"Let's get back to Opu, I'll explain everything there," she said with a sigh, Sagi still sniffling pathetically into her shoulder, "and please- don't hate him for this. It's not his fault, he would never do this if that- that THING didn't…"

There was more silence before Xelha sighed and the nodded.

"All right then, let's go back."

So it was within a few hours Kalas and company learned the true nature of Malpercio; what it really was, how the siblings had gained their power, how they had been sealed away, and how the world as they knew it came to be. Throughout the whole thing Sagi sat off to the side of Savyna's hut, his eyes glazed and his head down. After all that could be said had been said, Kalas spoke first.

"So…the End Magnus are actually these siblings?" Kalas bit his lip. "So the one we have-?"

Che. Thoran, my older brother. Le was Pieda, my sister, and Ar was…will, me.

Really?!

Hearing Latara's outburst, the group instantly asked to be relayed the message, the spirit in turn repeating Marno's words to the rest of them as they took the news and stared in shock.

"I'm having trouble believing all of this…" Xelha admitted sadly.

"Well, what else can we tell you but the truth?" Milly scoffed, hands on her hips. "Whether you believe me or not, it's not my problem. The thing is, Sagi STILL…well, that happened because he got too close to the End Magnus! Just think of what'll happen if Geldo-fatass unleashes all of them! You saw what happened!"

Sagi flinched from the other side of the room, letting out a weak sound as he did so. What..would happen? If he'd lost it like that just by touching one of them, what was going to happen to him if the Emperor got his wish and released them all?

"Just another reason why we should hurry and stop him," Savyna said simply.

"What?! You're saying you believe them?!" Kalas gasped.

"There is not other explanation I can think of," she said simply, "besides…I know for a fact the maldeiter project was real. My father was involved in that."

Gibari gave a light twitch before he shook it off and then sighed.

"Well, I'm a bit upset why you didn't say this before, Mil," he looked at Milly, "but I understand, too. I probably would've kept quiet about it for a while myself…"

With a wide grin he abandoned any physical signs of doubt to reassure the couple.

"I've got faith in Sagi, I'll believe in both of ya! And Marno too…" he said a little more slowly.

"If you will, I will," Lyude nodded, "you two have been nothing but kind to us."

"I agree," Xelha said finally, "I- I am still a little wary about all of this, but Lyude's right. You two have done nothing but good things for us; I'll believe in you too."

"I can't believe this," Kalas sighed loudly, "I- I mean do you guys even remember what he just did up there?! I say we should keep this guy as far away from the End Magnus as possible-"

"Of course," Sagi said simply, getting up to his feet as they stared.

"Sagi?" Milly looked at him.

"Keep the End Magnus as far away from me as possible," he said solemnly, looking at all of them, "but I'm still going to come. I can't just stay out of this when it's my power that's causing all the trouble- I have to take responsibility."

"But it's not yours! It's Marno's, you just said that-!"

"We merged, I told you that," Sagi closed his eyes, "it's just as much my responsibility as it is his."

There was a long moment of silence. After a minute the teen forced a comforting smile, attempting to break the awkward silence.

"A- Anyway, the good thing is we have the Che magnus; so we can show Corellia;" he said, "I'm sure she'll believe what Geldoblame is trying to do."

"Y- Yeah," Milly forced a smile, "let's go and prove to her we were right!"

There was more silence before a murmur of agreements went through the group and they made their way toward the capital. Nothing more on the subject was muttered until they were before the queen and she was presented with the End Magnus, Sagi keeping to the far corner of the room as it was revealed. Luckily, this seemed to work seeing as it didn't appear to affect him. Unluckily, it appeared it did affect Corellia.

"Oh my-!" she cried, falling to the ground.

They were asked to wait in a spare room until she woke, which luckily wasn't too long at all. Though in that time Savyna explained how it was she had come to Anuenue; how she had become a mercenary after leaving the Empire and traveled aimlessly until she met an old fortuneteller. The old woman hold told her that if she went to Anuenue, she would become involved in something world-changing, a great battle for the planet.

"A fortune-teller…" Milly bit her lip.

It was then the guard entered.

"The Queen is awake, she wishes to see you all," he had said.

So it was they stood before the Fairy Guide, and she greeted them with a weak smile.

"…I have decided to help you all," she stated.

"Yes!" Milly pumped her fist. "I knew you'd come around-! Er, thank you, your highness."

"Yes," Sagi nodded with a polite smile, "it'll be a big help."

Corellia observed him a moment, concern evident in her expression.

"Your highness?" Sagi frowned.

"Are you…taller?" she asked as she bit her lip. "I could've sworn- no, nevermind. It's probably just my imagination."

The group shot Sagi a quick glance before disregarding it, turning their attention to the queen.

"So what is it you plan to do? Retrieve the other End Magnus?" Corellia asked.

"Yes, your highness," Xelha bowed her head.

"So you'll be heading for Mira?" she asked. "Please feel free to rest here and resupply, I shall go see King Ladekahn in the morning."

"Right," Xelha nodded, "thank you for everything, your highness."

"Sagi," Corellia said as they turned to leave.

"Yes, your highness?" he said.

"May I speak to you in private?"

Sagi looked at the rest of them and- seeing Milly nod- he in turn nodded as well. The group left with mild curiosity, leaving the maldeiter alone with the Fairy Guide. All was silent for a moment before Corellia got up, walking toward Sagi and looking him up and down.

"You are taller," she frowned, "I wasn't imagining it."

"I…." Sagi hesitated, noting that she was indeed just a bit shorter.

"They End Magnus here…what did it do to you?" she asked. "You said the last two reacted to you as well…maybe this has something to do with it? I doubt you would've grown noticeably in the last two days."

"….Yes," he nodded with a frown, "it reacted to me. It made me…I almost hurt them."

Corellia reacted little to this confession, almost as if she had been expecting such a thng.

"I see," she sighed deeply, "yet you are willing to continue with them?"

"So long as I stay away from the magnus, I'll be all right," he said, "it'll be worse if Geldoblame gets his way…then it won't matter where I am."

"I see," she closed her eyes, turning from him and walking toward her shelf, "in that case, I would like for you to take this with you."

"Your highness-?" he started.

She turned to him and held out a small pendant, a bright gem shining in its center.

"This amulet has been in the royal family for generations," she stated, "it has a number of protective charms and blessings on it; I don't know what it will be able to do for you, but-"

"Thank you very much your highness," Sagi smiled, taking it from her, "I'm honored."

"Take care of yourself, Sagi," she nodded her head, "I'll be praying for your success. After all, you have the power of a god yourself…"

"…" Sagi slowly looked back at her, unnerved by her words.

"Power may be wicked, but if controlled even the hottest fire can be the most useful," she smiled wisely, "stay strong, and I have no fear for the future."

Sagi smiled slowly, bowing as he turned to leave.

"Thank you, your highness."

"Back where we started…" Milly sighed.

They look out the window of the Mindeer as the multi-colored mass that was the Trail of Souls zoomed by them, twisting and writhing in color and texture as they flew through it. It was rather odd to be back here, when it was here that had landed Sagi, Marno and Milly in this whole mess to begin with.

"Things seem to be going smoothly enough," Sagi supplied.

"Maybe we'll get lucky and go back home!" Milly laughed. "Hah…nah, then they would be stuck back with us. That wouldn't do any good either."

"No, it wouldn't," Sagi smiled weakly, looking at her and then out at the trail.

All was quiet; calm and peaceful.

That should've been enough of an alert right there.

BOOM.

"Ah-!"

"What the-?!"

"Oh crap! It's the Goldoba!" Gibari cried, noting the Imperial ship firing on them.

"Are you serious?!" Milly shouted, running over to look. "Oh come ON! Can't we get a break?!"

"Can you fire back?!" Kalas asked as he ran forward as well.

"I've got my hands full just trying to dodge!" Gibari snapped, swerving the wheel back and forth.

"Dive underneath, lose them in the trail!" Savyna ordered.

Their efforts were in vain. Though the enemy ship did leave them be after a moment, they ship was sent spiraling out of the Trail of Souls, crashing in some rift between dimensions.

Oh great, not again

"Ow…." Sagi rubbed the back of his head, "I just have bad luck with this place."

"Well, at least we didn't lose our ship this time," Milly pointed out, stretching her back.

"Sound off, who's not dead?" Kalas groaned as he got to his feet.

After a few minutes, everyone was back on their feet. It was just as they feared, however: they had strayed from the trail, and thus had gotten lost in a completely different dimension.

"This is what happened to you two, right?" Kalas asked. "You got lost here and ended up in our time? Great, just great! So how do we know if we're even still in our time?!"

"Don't yell at me, it's not my fault!" Milly stomped her foot, glaring at him. "I wasn't the one that said to dive!"

"What would you have suggested, then?" Savyna spat coldly, leaning against the wall.

"Well…"

"Okay, everyone calm down," Sagi said, looking at everyone, "I'm sure if we think about this, we'll find a way to get to Mira. All we have to do is-"

"Yeah, everyone, let's take orders from Malpercio!" Kalas scoffed.

Time froze.

"…Okay, that's it," Sagi huffed, closing his eyes as he attempted to calm down, "that's it. I've had it. Kalas? How many times do we have to do this? What the HELL is your deal with me!? You know what?! I've HAD it trying to be the nice-guy with you-!"

"Sagi-!" Milly started, worried that he was going to go over-board again.

"No, I'm fine, Milly," he said back to her, then looked back at him, "look, Kalas, I've had it. I give up. You're just an ass. Plain and simple!"

"Sagi, you don't mean-" Xelha started.

"No, I do! Ever since we've started traveling together the only thing Kalas seems to do is shoot me down!" the red-clad swordsman pointed at his elder. "What is your problem!?"

"This is stupid," Kalas snorted, walking outside of the room.

"Stu-!? Get back here!" Sagi snapped. "What?! You mad you're not the leader?!"

Kalas stopped.

"That's it, isn't it?" Sagi slowed, managing to calm himself somewhat. "You always try to call the shots but they listen to me over you…is that it?"

Kalas stayed silent for a moment more before he walked out.

"K- Kalas!" Xelha said, running after him.

Sagi let out a loud sigh and sat down on a bench, rubbing his head with his palm. So that was it, huh? That's why Kalas didn't like him….he had somehow become the leader of this rag-tag group- well, whenever Xelha wasn't- and Kalas was mad at him for it. It's not like he meant to, not really. Being some kind of hero in this time kinda pegged him for leader here, he guessed…

"Sagi, are you all right?" Milly asked.

"Yeah, I'm sorry, Millly," he sighed, "I just…"

"He had it coming," Savyna stated coolly.

"I must admit, Kalas has been quite unfair toward you," Lyude agreed with a weak nod, "though I do wish this could have been settled without shouting…"

"Aw, Lyude!" Milly glomped the red-head. "You're so sensitive!!"

"Ah-! M- Milly, please-!" the soldier stammered, flushing bright red.

"Just give everyone a chance to cool down and it'll be fine," Gibari said, "trust me."

"Yeah-"

"Everyone!"

They turned to look as Xelha ran in, a bright smile on her face.

"We've got a way out!"

And next chapter, we shall have MIZUTI! D: DUN DUN DUN.

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