A/N: Woooo new chapter! I should probably say this in case this causes confusion. Julius still has his memories intact in the story, the only exceptions are that he does not remember Arvis aka his father, but he'll remember soon because a lot of people may recognize him. The only thing he doesn't know for most of the fic is that Seliph is Deirdre's son. I never liked the whole 'amnesia' thing to begin with so I kinda took matters into my own hands and make it so he has a bit more 'trauma' from the whole thing? But yeah, hopefully, it clears up some stuff. Onto the chapter!

As Seliph and the others headed north to Darna, Shannan was left in charge of conquering Alster; Julius, Arthur, and Fee followed him. Ishtore and Liza were leading the way. They then reached the border with Alster; they stopped there for a moment to get ready for battle.

"How are you feeling, Arthur? Tinni is here." Ishtore said.

"I'm feeling nervous. I fear that Blume has done something with her," Arthur replied.

"She was fine when I saw her before coming to Melgen. But as of right now, I am unsure. Sadly, Ishtar and I have been the only ones who treat her right and ensure my mother and father do not hurt her more than they already do. I wish father could get away from her influence."

"After I heard what they did to my mother, I had to search for Tinni. I was told she was still alive, so I need to save her before she meets the same fate as my mother."

"We will save her, Arthur," Ishtore said, before looking down and seeing a necklace around Arthur's neck. "I see you have a pendant there. Tinni has a similar one."

"Oh, this? It was a memento of our mother. I feel like if I show her this, she will remember me."

"I'm sure she will. Tailtiu told her about you. She was thrilled when she heard about you. She may not remember much about you, but I'm sure she'll do anything to leave Hilda and Blume. Now that the time has finally come, she will be the happiest person alive."

Suddenly, Julius saw a trio of mages headed towards the two. "Incoming!" He shouted, pointing towards the mages. Arthur and Ishtore looked up and both readied their tomes. Shannan came running to deal with one of the mages.

Julius and Arthur took down some of the mages; Julius then saw a shy little girl holding her tome tightly. She was nervous and shaking.

"That's, that's Tinni!" He exclaimed before clearing a path for him to reach her.

"Arthur!" Julius then said, "Let me see her!"

"I need to speak with her first! I can get her to stop fighting."

"But what if you get hurt in the process?"

Arthur simply shrugged. "Nothing like a little bruise or two can't hurt me."

"Then let me distract the mages so that they do not hurt you, please, I don't want you getting hurt."

"Fine, but don't die on me," Arthur said.

"I promise you. I won't get killed!"

As they parted ways, several mages attacked Julius. He tried his best to defend himself, but he got outnumbered. When he thought everything was lost, he saw a decisive wind blow hit multiple mages. It was Arthur's Forseti tome.

He darted his eyes to find Arthur. Once he caught sight of him, he ran toward him and said with a bit of relief, "Arthur! You saved me back there!"

Arthur looked at Julius and said, "I told you: don't die on me,"

Julius nodded, "It looks like everything has been cleared out. Now, where's Tinni?"

They looked around, then Julius searched in the trees and saw her, "Arthur! She's here!"

Arthur sprinted to where Julius was, "Tinni!"

Tinni turned to see him and asked, "W-Who are you?"

"It's me, Arthur. Your brother!" he then pointed at her necklace, "That pendant of yours...I have the same one!"

Tinni looked at Arthur's "This pendant is a memento from my mother… Wait, could it be?"

"Yes! You are my sister! Oh, I've finally found you!"

"My mother told me so much about you! She told me we would reunite again someday! Oh, she'd be so happy."

"I'm going to save you from Blume, and I'm going to avenge our mother. I promise!"

"Oh, yes...Blume and Hilda always abused my mother. I never saw her laugh or smile—one time when the abuse took a turn for the worse. Blume tried to stop Aunt Hilda, but it seemed like it never worked." Tinni's eyes shimmered as tears began to fall down her face. "It makes sense, though. Blume at least tried to be nice to me like Ishtore and Ishtar, but he loved Hilda so dearly, I suppose he just couldn't say no."

Arthur hugged her tightly, "I see...Tinni I...I'm sorry I didn't find you sooner. Would you like to lay down your arms and join Seliph's army? We have so much to talk about…"

"Mm. Thank you, brother. I never did want to fight…" She replied, "Also, who is this?" She pointed at Julius, who was there the whole time.

"Oh! I'm Julius. I fight alongside your brother in Lord Seliph's Army. Sadly, I recall very little of you. I just remember you used to be very close to Ishtar!" He said nervously.

"Hmm, hi… I-I think I remember you too, not much, though."

"Do not worry too much about it. How about after we defeat Blume, can we talk?"

"I'd like that, yes," Tinni replied.

Ishtore then rushed over next to the capital and dealt with the remaining mages. He then turned to the others and saw Tinni; he was overjoyed. "Tinni! I'm glad you are safe!"

Tinni then turned to see Ishtore. "Oh! Hi Ishtore! I'm happy to see you too!"

He nodded then looked at Arthur. "It looks like you finally found her, Arthur!"

"Thank you for taking care of her all this time!" Arthur beamed.

"Now, we must make it inside Alster. We must stop my father from causing more harm to others," Ishtore then said, hesitancy in his voice.

"Ishtore, my love, let them fight Blume. He has done horrendous things to the people of Jugdral!" Liza exclaimed.

"I know, but he is still my father. He raised me well. I respect him."

"I see, but we must defeat him, I doubt he would listen to us if we try to convince him."

"I-I understand, we must do what must be done, then."

"We'll be fine, darling."

"Ishtore! What are you doing siding with the enemy!"

"Father, I'm sorry, but I can't continue with these child hunts! And we both know you're against them as well!"

"You did not only betray the Empire; you betrayed your family as well! Do you think all those kind acts I made for you and your sister, even Tinni, were in vain?!"

"You were NEVER kind to Tinni! You're no better than Mother!"

"How DARE you disrespect me?!"

Tinni stood there, holding her Elthunder closely. When Blume saw her, he almost gasped, "W-wait, Tinni? How dare you betray me and my many kindnesses?"

"Kindnesses? You let yourself fall under the influence of Hilda? Don't dare call yourself kind!"

"Tinni, stay back! Leave this to Julius and me!" Arthur said. Tinni obeyed and stepped away.

Julius and Arthur then proceeded to attack Blume with their magic. That was the only way they could damage him, especially with Forseti being almost unmatchable in power.

When Blume saw Arthur attack him, he said, "What? I recognize you. You are-"

Arthur interrupted him, "Blume! I've been waiting for this day! You will pay for taking my mother and sister!"

"Ha! You little brat, you think you can defeat me!?"

Arthur blasted a blow from his Forseti tome, and he shouted, "GO. TO. HELL!"

The blast hit Blume hard and took almost lethal damage, "Urgh… It's unavoidable. I must retreat to Connaught!" he said, his voice raspy.

"I'm afraid I cannot allow you to do that," Julius replied, looking down at Blume and reading his tome.

Blume was weakened and hunched on the ground, Julius landed the final blow with his tome, but suddenly, he warped away, causing the magic to land onto the floor.

"WHAT THE FUCK!? WHY DID HE NOT DIE?" Arthur screamed, causing Julius's ears to ring from being next to him.

"Arthur, Arthur, please relax," Julius replied, sounding slightly miffed at the sudden scream hurting his head.

Arthur was shaking violently, "I must kill him…"

"Brother…" Tinni said softly as she hugged Arthur.

"I promise I will avenge our mother…"

"Yes, brother, but please, don't let it get to your head…"

"I won't, Tinni…"

Ishtore then stepped in and patted Arthur's shoulder, "I'm sorry, Arthur…"

"I will kill him...when we head to Connaught, I'll make sure he pays."

"I wish you luck then. Liza and I should take our leave now," Ishtore said.

"Please take care out there!" Julius said.

"Ishtore! Will you come to see me when this is all over?" Tinni asked.

Liza patted Tinni's head, "I'm sure he will. I will, as well."

"Alright then! I'll see you soon!"

"Farewell Ishtore, Liza. Thank you for everything," Arthur replied.

Then the two took their leave.

Once Ishtore and Liza left, Julius looked outside and saw a group of people approach them; they looked to be from up north of Leonster.

"Alster's forces have been liberated! So you are no longer in danger," Julius ensured upon seeing the man and a few others.

"Oh, that's a relief," the man said, "By the way, I'm Leif! Lord Seliph's cousin!"

"Ah! So you're Lord Leif! I'm glad to see you are safe! I'm sure Lord Seliph would be happy to see you once he returns!"

"Where is he right now?"

"He's currently taking care of Darna right now! But he'll be back in Alster soon enough!"

"We will wait for him here then! I have heard he started a rebellion against the Empire, a successful one for the matter. I cannot wait to finally meet him!"

"He has been quite successful at taking back countries like Isaach, hehe!"

"By the way, the Princess of Alster is in my army. She would like to have a word with you!"

Miranda stepped up forward into view and said, "Thank you for liberating my homeland from those Friege bastards!"

"Ah! It was nothing. But... you're the princess of Alster?" Julius asked.

"Indeed, I am! I had been trapped in the dark forest for a year now. I only just got rescued by Prince Leif here! It's been so long since I've even stepped in here."

"Ah, well, welcome back, Princess Miranda!" Julius bowed slightly.

"It is an honor to be back and see that Alster is free once again!"

While everyone was waiting for the rest of Seliph's group to return from Darna, Julius prepared himself to talk with Tinni, as he promised.

"Hey, Tinni...I'm here...are you feeling okay?"

"Mhm, better at least…So...What do you wish to speak about?"

"I-I wanted to talk to you about Ishtar. Is she doing alright? I remember you were close to her when you were little, but my memory of you is very vague."

"I see...I, too, remember you being close to her when you were little, but suddenly one day you disappeared. Ishtar has been anxious about you all this time."

"She has? Hm, I thought she would have forgotten about me."

"Not at all. She always prayed for your safety ever since the day you disappeared. She was just waiting for the day where she finds you and takes you back to Belhalla."

"So...are you saying she still loves me? After seven whole years?"

"I cannot say for certain. Princess Julia has Ishtar under her influence. Her majesty acts so cold on everyone and shows a liking to only Ishtar. She relies on her to defeat the Liberation Army."

"I-I see…" Julius stuttered, "my memory is not working in my favor right now but, my sister, Julia...she used to be so sweet and kind…if only I could've done something that night..."

"I remember spending some time with her when I was little, but not much, though. We only got the chance to meet once...before one day. She just became almost an entirely different person."

"I see…" was all he could say.

"And then, days after, mother died...and I was left alone. That was when Ishtar took me in under her protection. That same night, Blume and Hilda argued; he despised that Hilda took my mother's life. He could've filed a divorce right then and there, but her power was just too much."

"Then why did Blume force you to defend Alster?"

"Despite his good nature, he tended to treat me just as bad as Aunt Hilda. He did not want me killed, but he still used me."

"Tinni…I'm sorry you had to go through all that..." Julius replied, taking her hand. "no matter what, I promise I will protect you and make sure Hilda and Blume never hurt you again…"

"Ah...Julius...thank you so much…" she said, then she started crying, and Julius hugged her tightly. They closely embraced each other for a few moments, and this was the beginning of a close friendship.

End A/N: I'm officially updating this fic biweekly! Since I'm finally being a productive person and making sure all my works are done. When January hits I plan to update weekly, so look forward to that. The next chapter will be out on November 14th! But if I'm motivated enough I'll end up posting it earlier, so yeah. And another thing, all the chapters will be updated Saturdays now! Mark your calendars everyone because I'm actually giving out a consistent update schedule.

Next Chapter: We follow Seliph + the rest of the people, and Ares, towards Darna and they rescue Lene. Then they head to Alster and meet Leif and co. Also, Salem will kind of be a little bit important, take that as you will.