"Ha-ha! Gnome gets his revenge!" The short earth being declared.

Mizu stared at him. "But…you didn't do anything to Adven. Torikami did."

Gnome just glanced at her and then went back to pointing and laughing at Adven who wore a sour face. "Who cares? In the end everything is right with the world."

Adven just shook his head with anger. "I-I hate you!" He rushed off in rage to find the nearest place he could wash off. He had considered going back to the room of the water being, but then he would be in trouble all over again. His only choice was to use the water available in Gnome's room. Thus is why Gnome was filled in on all of the details by a rarely seen enthusiastic Jet. It was just Jet's way of pointing fingers and laughing after all. "Pheh. I bet the bird would've eaten a small-fry like you anyway."

"What was that?" Gnome barked. "Did you just call me a speck of dirt that you can't even see?"

Adven blinked. "No…I called you a small-fry." Adven rotated his index finger in a circle just near his head. A gesture given to an unseen Jet who was off to the side and out of the big picture of what was going on. It didn't matter because Adven did not want Jet to see his actions, he wanted Gnome to see it. It seemed like the old rivalry between Adven and Jet was dying down as Adven set his sights on a new rival who was actually a rival and not a frival and was also enthusiastically against him. Vehemently against him as well. Adven was missing the old banter with Jet. Plus, a few days ago (or merely a good number of hours on Filgaia) the two of them were battling their way out of Dowaito's house in a scramble, and now that seemed like a distant memory. Just a short time ago they were a team, and now they each acted on their own again. Even if Jet had told Adven to be a distraction to Torikami, he was giving orders and he was going about things his own way. While no one has noticed the changes going on; they were still there.

"At least I'm not the one covered in bird shit." Gnome said waving a hand and giving a grin.

Adven glared and was immediately a Gnome. "I call these exterior battle scars that can be washed off."

"Call it what you will, but it's still crap."

"Why you-"

Mizu snatched the back to Gnome's clothing and pulled him away with ease before Adven could do anything. "Will you two knock it off?" she huffed. "Seriously, you act like children." There was a pause. "No offense to you, Gnome."

"None taken m'lady." He winked. She groaned in response to his creepiness and let him go.

"Now, did you finish working on the name in the halls of Salamander?" She wondered.

"Pheh. A simple task for someone as great as myself." The earth being boasted. "And I did it all without ever having to see that loser."

"Salamander was a lot cooler than you." Adven mumbled.

"What was that?" His brow twitched.

Adven looked on as if he were a teenager with his red hands found. "What? I didn't say anything. You're tiny ear drums must be playing tricks on you." He let loose a powerful grin.

"That's it!" Gnome jumped at Adven attempting a strangle. Due to the force of such a jump Adven was knocked onto the ground of Gnome's workshop. "How do you like it now tough guy?"

Adven let out a mad laugh. "You…just…got…bird…poo…on…yourself."

Gnome jumped off Adven realizing the bird boo remains on Adven's clothes were now on his. "You bastard!"

"Ha-ha! I was waiting for you to do that." Adven admitted.

"You were pressuring him to choke you?" Mizu quizzically asked. Adven simply nodded. "Idiot." She shook her head like he were insane. She tossed him a towel that covered his head. "Just wash up you ass."

"Yeah, yeah. So where's Jet anyway?"

"He went back to see Salamander to get the Ever-Light, remember?" Mizu immediately replied.

Adven removed the towel from his head. "Oh…right. I'd hate to go back to see that jerk."

Gnome nodded his head. "We can finally agree on something."

"Say, Gnome, have you ever made this weapon that will counter the Cane of Calamity before?" Mizu wondered.

"Huh? Yeah, I'm pretty sure I have. I just can't remember now. Sometimes my memory goes in and out. It's hard to remember events from so, so, so, so, so long ago." Gnome scratched his head in an attempt to remember. "Hmm, it's a sword I'm making right?"

Mizu and Adven looked on at him with a worried feeling in their stomach. This was the guy who was going to make the weapon they needed? "Uh, are you sure you know what you're doing?" Mizu questioned.

"Yeah, vaguely, but I'm sure there was plan for the sword in a book I wrote. Even the name of the sword is in there. Still…this isn't the same sword, so I suggest we come up with a new name." Gnome replied rubbing his chin. "I say we dub it Gnome the Mighty!"

Adven punched him in the head. "Of all the names for it, that will not be one." Mizu nodded.

Mizu turned away and sighed. "We should wait for Jet to name the blade. Wonder what's taking him so long anyway.

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AN: I'm splitting up this chapter to make it three. You've read one. It's a small chapter, but it should put an end to the first half of the story—finally! I can't believe the first half isn't even over yet. We're at chapter 15, but it's still only halfway there, or possibly a third way there. There are pretty much three acts to this story, and the first one was all about the beings we have met, getting the items, and making the sword. The second act is…well, I will keep you guessing on that. The third act will obviously be straightforward and you probably can guess it now based on how all my other stories end. Still, you have still yet to see the end of NDS and Malebolge, but I'm working on that. It's summer now and my Spring Semester is over. I should be back in the game, as you can see by the continuation of Adven and Jet Iu Kiku. I just figured I'd start over slowly with my last story I was writing.

And everyone thank my friend jigendaisukeshat for hosting my story. We're all waiting for your story jigen, so hurry it up!