Days after, Velvet was feeling better with each day that goes by but can't really do any heavy lifting nor means that will overwork her body until Simon is sure she has recovered enough. Right now, the therion was sitting on the stone steps to the temple with Maotelus lying behind her as the wind blew through her hair while she looks down at her new home.

"This village reminds me so much of Aball." Velvet pointed out to her old friend. "To think a village like this still exists after the millennia I was gone."

"The children seem awfully excited, what did you do exactly?" Laphicet asked and Velvet smiled.

"I'm telling them about our journey, it's not like they'll find out it's true." Velvet explained, not caring about and Laphicet laughed.

"You're the same as always." The Empyrean pointed out, which made her smile even more.

"The same goes for you, Laphicet. I'm still glad that you're alive and close, like before."

"Still, that was a close call. You almost died if it weren't for Simon's knowledge about potions and artes, we're lucky to have him with us."

Velvet looks at her arm as it still had bandages, her wound hasn't healed as expected because of the liquid that came out. Velvet slowly takes it off to see the two small bite marks in her upper arm and then covered it with her hand while thinking back on the day Simon saved her life.

"Velvet, look!" The former demon lord looks at her arm again to see her hand glowing green together with her skin, Velvet let go to see the two marks were gone, like it healed itself in so little time and the only time she've seen it was when her malakhim friends healed her with their artes.

"This is unbelievable..." Velvet gasped in disbelief as stared at it.

"You just used a seraphic arte, that's incredible!" Laphicet exclaimed.

"I have seraphic abilities now, that explains a lot with what has been happening to me and what Seres has been telling me." The therion stood up to look at the very sky that she and Innominat had been asleep, inside a void. "Innominat has given us his power, a half to each of us."

"That could be possible but what would change his mind when he already have all he wanted." Velvet sees a bird flying in the sky which made her smile.

"I think Laphi did it." The Empyrean looked at his old friend confused. "Laphi's soul must have awakened under our sleep, just like Seres did under the Advent. He knew that without Innominat, we would die. He gave us his powers in order for us to live on without knowing he redeemed himself and be forgiven." Velvet turned to look at Maotelus. "That's my theory anyways. It's not like I remember what happened or how."

"I agree, we just have to wait and see. Your theories are always right, you're incredible that way." Velvet smiled kindly as she knew she needs to go back by now.

"I better go back, Simon is bringing his teacher over and he wants me to meet him."

"You really have to go?" Velvet placed a hand on Laphicet's snout.

"Don't worry, I'll come back tomorrow and tell you what happened." The dragon nodded and Velvet got down one step. "See you later, Laphicet."

The former Lord of Calamity begins to walk down the big stone steps back to the village to be greeted by the villagers she got to know and was really used to be called Selene rather like it was her real name and Laphicet was calling her a nickname instead. The villagers had all gotten used to seeing Velvet go to Maotelus every now and then without asking questions. Michael wasn't really outside as much but Muse explained that he was writing a book about the many places he visited with some help from Simon. Talking about Simon, he's only been seen those couple of days when Velvet was telling the kids her tragic adventure, writing down what happened. Selene had once asked about it but Simon told her it was a secret and she couldn't find the notes whenever she's cleaning the house because he hid it so well.

As Velvet was about to open the door to her new home, Muse arrives with a basket in her hands and a smile.

"Hi, Muse. What's the matter?" Velvet asked.

"Nothing's the matter, I heard from brother that you'll be meeting Zenrus today so I thought I should bring some things." Muse explained and showed the many ingredients inside, Selene looked at them with glims in her eyes.

"That would be great! Want to help?" Velvet asked and Muse smiled in delight.

"Of course! I love helping out my friends." The human replied and the two walked in to bake some sweets for the meeting. After doing it, the two sat down by the dining table with a cup of tea in front of them. In the meantime, Simon meets a short old man by a hill, talking to each other before walking to the village.

"So you're the one doing the cooking in your house?" Velvet asked as she knew that Muse was married to someone in the village and the girl giggled.

"Yeah, since he's out for the most time, someone have to do it." She replied and it was Velvet's turn to giggle.

"I know that feeling." The therion agreed before she thought about something. "Do you have resonance like Simon and Michael have?" Muse nodded slightly.

"I have but like Simon, I don't like the responsibility of the Shepherd and I don't really fight like to they do as well."

"I think all you need is practice, I'm going to try master new abilities I discovered earlier today."

"New abilities? You should ask Zenrus for help, he's one wise and powerful seraph. I'm sure he'll accept the request."

"Maybe but I don't know how they will react when I tell them that I have seraphic abilities I didn't even know I had."

"Don't worry, Selene. I'm sure they'll understand." Velvet kept quiet as she was thinking if she should tell them about her abilities.

"How do you know they're going to understand?" Muse smiled polite as she knew Selene only knew of grown up and adventurous Simon but not the side she and Michael knew.

"Simon has been one of my best friends since we were little. We grew up together and when brother became the Shepherd, Simon would always be by his side even when brother retired from his Shepherd duties to take care of the village he build up."

"And after that, Simon started with his trips around the world and eventually found me." Muse looked at Velvet in shock, she managed to figure out Simon's small journeys around the world started in such a small explanation. "I'm very good at figuring out stuff just by looking and listening."

"Of course, glad for knowing that now." Velvet smiled.

Just then, the door opened and the women turned their heads forwards it to see Simon with an old man with white hair. Extremely short, his height is boosted only by his tall sandals and single tuft of yellow, lightning-bolt hair on his head.

"Zenrus! Welcome back!" Muse greeted with a smile as she stood up.

'That old man is Simon's teacher?!' Velvet exclaimed in her head in surprise of his appearance.

"Nice to see you again, Muse." The old seraph replied with a happy expression. He looks at Velvet, who tries to not act suspicious in front of him.

"Zenrus, this is Selene. She's very important to me." Simon introduced her as he goes to her side and places a hand on her shoulder, gesturing that Velvet could be calm around Zenrus.

"I could see that but her being a hellion is a problem." Zenrus pointed out and Velvet stood up in surprise immediately over his words. "Muse, it's best if you leave us alone at the moment."

"Of course." Muse said and left the house.

"How did you know I was a hellion?" Velvet asked and gritted for the answer.

"A few hellions have the ability to hide their presence from seraphim, you've been hiding your presence quite well I almost didn't notice." Zenrus explained.

"I'm not doing it on purpose, it's the type of hellion I am." Velvet replied, feeling a little dizzy after standing up in a hurry and Simon noticed this.

"Maybe you should sit down." Simon suggested and Velvet sat back down on her chair. "Gramps, Selene isn't like other hellions, she knows and control her malevolence without fighting against it. I've seen it happen, it didn't spread like it normally do."

"Then I'll ask why you still maintain your human form?" Zenrus asked directly to Velvet.

"I maintain my will of reason." The therion replied serious. "If you maintain it then you maintain your human form, those I've seen have one part of their body turning to a hellion if that happens." Simon thinks about it in his own head before coming to a question.

"Is it possible for a hellion to revert to human form before turning back into a hellion?" Simon asked and Velvet shakes her head.

"There's only one kind that are able to do it and it's what I am, a therion." Velvet explained. "We can switch forms on regularly biases depending on the situation. I knew five of us seven, one of the seven being me and the other left was killed." She glanced at Simon as she talked before turning back to Zenrus. "Can we continue this conversation about me being a hellion for later? There's something I need to tell you both."

"Of course, you're more human than a monster." Zenrus agreed on his judgement of her character and Velvet nodded slightly as a thanks.

"Earlier, I was talking with Maotelus about what happened a few weeks ago and something happened." Velvet told them. "I used a seraphic healing arte on my wound." The men looks at her surprised.

"How is that possible? You're a hellion but that isn't surprising since a therion can devour anything and gains their abilities in return." Simon said a little surprised.

"But I haven't been able to do it before because they're one time use usually." The demon lady told him about her experience. "I think something happened before I lost my memories that made me a part seraphim, as well hellion and human."

"That's a really high possibility as it might be the only explanation to this." Zenrus agreed, making the couple look at him. "If this is true, then Selene has become a race of her own. I think the Nephilim would be a good name for it, doesn't it?" Velvet just grinned as it was the first time the old man was agreeing on something since they meet a few minutes ago.

"I can't help but to agree with that." The therion said while crossing her arms. "So you don't mind teaching me how to use seraphic artes? After all, if I try on my own then there would be casualties and problems." Zenrus smiled as an answer before they start with what he was here to do.


"After this day, my life began anew. Despite me being a hellion, Muse accepted me as a good friend, just like Niko did before the Advent when I was still human. Simon and our relationship became more than what I normally knew happens to people I come close to, we became like soulmates to each other and fell in love. As I trained to become a strong seraph, Zenrus became like a father to me and guides me to control the Sorcerer's ring as well, which he found out about by accident when we were training. After that incident, I started to experiment with the rings power and discovered that my seraph form was similar to Seres' clothing but instead of the blue color I got used to see, it turned red and my hair changed back into the hairstyle I usually use in my old clothes from my adventure which I could switch into as well thanks to the ring.

The relationship with Michael had been going slow but now we're in good terms with each other and he usually ask me of the properties I have, but I don't really trust him with my secret as it takes a lot for a Shepherd, retired or not, to convince me and don't use it against me. The only one I can talk about it is Laphicet, just like when he was just a malak, he's my best friend I can really trust and protect. I go to him daily as he was really lonely up in his temple and the kids I tell my adventures to sometimes come with me as it was one of the places people don't disturb us.

It felt like it was longer than three years since I meet Simon as we became more in love of each other, one day Simon proposed to me and I couldn't feel happier than being with him. He had made special amulets that could be put together to each of us, mine being a black sun left half with a red stone while Simon was a right half white moon with a blue gem. He once told me that in some cultures, the colors have meanings but he doesn't know why he chose those colors for us as he don't know what they exactly mean. We later on married but we didn't leave Camlann because of that.

Just a few months later, something happened that I couldn't believe did. I became pregnant with a child. Zenrus, or Gramps is what everyone called him which rubbed on me, told us that our child was human but there would be something different about it once it was born. I somehow knew that our child would have resonance because we both was able to see seraphim and hellions but it had me concerned because I wasn't human like my husband. Simon told me not to worry about it and everything would be fine.

Months after, our son, Sorey, was born. I actually cried when I saw him, I never thought I would be able to see myself create a family of my own when I became a therion. Sorey might have been born earlier than expected but he really became a miracle for me and Simon, it became one of our happiest days. But I had a feeling that something would happen soon that'll end it."


Now, I just want to point out why Velvet wears black and red on her clothes and medallion while why I choose those colors for Simon as well. Under a conversation between me and Nerf, we found out that the different colors have meanings to them and the meanings have the traits that fits Velvet.

Here's the meanings:

Red is the color of fire and blood, it symbolizes energy, war, danger, strength, power, determination as well passion, desire and love.

Black means power, elegance, formality, death, evil and mystery. It says black is a really mysterious color that associate with fear and the unknown.

Blue is the color of the sky and sea, it is associated with depth and stability, It means trust, loyalty, wisdom, confidence, intelligence, faith, truth and heaven. When its light blue, is means health, healing, tranquility, understanding and softness while dark blue means knowledge, power, integrity and seriousness

White means safety, purity and cleanliness. It is associated with light, goodness, innocence, purity and virginity as well perfection.

Well, See you next time!