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"Brother…"

Dropping the staff that wavemasters carry around. Solo clasped her hands over her wide-open jaws, tears of happiness streaming down her red cheeks from her shocked eyes. Clearly forgetting about everything else, she lunged forward, hugging the seemingly lifeless body of Sora.

Waiting for the girl's outburst to soften down to stifled sobs, Morgana carried out her next move.

" Your brother is not very well child…"

Solo's head shot up at the sudden echoing voice. She got to her feet immediately, ready to defend her defenseless brother. "Who are you?" Her voice trembled, but filled with protectiveness.

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"Arghhh!!" Ryna cried out in frustration as she swiped at her enemy hard. Her blade connected with the hard armor of the creature and created a loud noise. Though she knew it was difficult to pierce through the tough and thick armor, she kept hitting it.

She cried out at every hit and bore the creature with great amount of hatred. Finally, with a final cry, her blade pierced through the armor of the opponent and its armor disintegrated. Grabbing this opportunity, Ryna drew her blade back, did a high leap and brought it back down onto the head of the creature which stood stunned at the attack. Then it dissolved away.

Stabbing her blade vertically onto the ground, Ryna gasped for her breath. It had been several days since that idiot brought Solo away from her. Crying out again in frustration, hot tears ran down her cheeks. Dripping onto the ground, they seeped into the soil and disappeared. 'No, I can't cry,' Ryna thought and wiped the hot droplets hastily from her eyes. As she did that, something hit her side of her face and an "ouch" emitted from her.

Bringing her hand in front of her, she stared uninterestedly at the glittering item on her wrist. Suddenly, those words flowed back again.

"This is your destiny, Ryna. But you can quit if you want, that is if you don't want to save her…"

'Is this what you meant?' Ryna thought, 'is the person I needed to save, Solo?' as she stood pondering, an idea zapped through her like lightning and she let her arms fell limp beside her.

"You know where Solo is, don't you?" Ryna shouted towards thin air, but she knew she could hear her. "Stop hiding anymore!! I know you've been watching me!!"

However, there was no response. Around her, she could only hear the howling of the wind and the sound of the 'flying' sand. Ryna growled at that and shouted again.

"I know you're out there, white-haired girl!! You know I'm talking about you, so come out now!!" Ryna was so annoyed that she had begun swinging her blade around. "FOR GOODNESS' SAKE! COME. OUT. NOW!!!"

"Come to Delta Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground."

Ryna's head snapped towards the side as soon as she heard the voice. It was short and brief but Ryna knew it was from the girl. Without thinking, anxious to see her, Ryna quickly ported over to her new destination.

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"Who are you?" Her voice trembled, but filled with protectiveness.

" I have been taking care of Sora all these time, while he was trapped here by Aura."

Solo had caught deliberate stress on "Aura", much to Morgana's expectation of her taking the bait.

" Why did she trap my brother?!" Solo was slowly feeling the anger flow through her…

Morgana ignored her question with ease, bringing up the topic, which she was sure that would naturally interest Solo more.

" There is only one way of awakening your brother, Solo…"

" What is it?! Please tell me! I would do anything!"

"You have to find the key to defeat Aura…"

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After manipulating her new pawn away, Morgana averted her attention to Eilathen. The unseen woman caught the concerned look in his eyes, softening under the sight of the wavemaster, who was teleporting away to start the search. Hmm… could it be…?

"Eilathen."

Eilathen was caught off guard by the voice addressing his name for a moment. Cursing his carelessness mentally, Eilathen cautiously responded, very much more alert than he had been a couple of seconds before.

"Eilathen. The girl, Ryna, whom you encountered in the town, is becoming a nuisance. Go finish her before she can reach Aura at Delta Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground."

"Yes."

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Solo warped to the main Gate. In her haste to survey the area, Solo collided head-on with a male wavemaster. "Ouch!" Rubbing her sore bump, Solo muttered a soft sorry to the male wavemaster who was being helped up by a female Heavy Blade and hurried off.

"Are you alright?" The heavy blade user asked her companion worriedly.

" I am alright."

"What a strange player!"

"Why?"

"Ahh… Nothing. Kinda remind me of you when I first met you, Tsukasa."

TBC…

A/N: Tsukasa!?! Will that be most of your reactions out there?? Hehheh, we decided to bring in him. So, please have patience waiting for the development of our story.

A short chapter after such a long rest. While we have no choice for my friend and I are preparing for an important exam, our MT 'O' Level. Sorry for being short… " We promise a longer chapter next time.

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