Arya sat in the car, looking out the window. She wasn't sure what she was getting into, but it was her first day as a hunter so she knew she'd have to learn quickly.
Toya slid into the passenger seat, Hitoshi in the back. He handed her a picture. "Your first job."
"What are we doing?"
"Citing him for sloppy use of magic and calling attention to himself. Kimito here likes shiny treasures, but doesn't use a metal detector."
She nodded slowly.
"By the way.."
"Hmm?" She raised an eyebrow.
Tomoya grinned at her. "He's a dragon."
"Alright.."
The two men burst out laughing. "Have fun." They climbed out and waved.
She sighed and shook her head, starting toward the location. When she got there, she climbed out and went to knock on the door.
A blonde male opened it, his dark eyes inquisitive. "Can I help you?"
She held out a piece of paper to him, "I'm here to deliver a citation."
He turned red. "Shit. I swear I won't do it again."
She smiled, "Just take care of this and then stick to that."
He winked at her. "You're cute. Need a date?"
"I have one already," she chuckled.
"If he ever dumps you.."
"I'll keep that in mind."
"It was worth a try. You be careful, okay?"
She nodded, "You too." She turned to go back to the car
"Hey! Can I ask you something?" He followed her onto the steps.
"Sure?"
"Do you know Tomoya Tomita?"
"I do. Why?"
"Tell him he still owes me twenty bucks from last month."
Arya rolled her eyes, "I wonder if he sent me here alone instead just to avoid that."
"Probably. You want to get him back?" Kimito's eyes twinkled.
She smirked, "What do you have in mind?"
He produced a diamond ring from thin air. "Wanna get married?"
She laughed in response.
Tomoya pushed his motorcycle past the speed limit, then skidded to a halt in front of the chapel. He ran for the entrance, opening the door to hear the chaplain intone "I now pronounce you husband and wife."
"ARYA!"
She burst out laughing.
Tomoya stared as Kimito bent double in hysterics.
"Did you really think I'd marry someone I just met?" Arya chuckled.
"He's a seducer! Dragons have that ability!" Tomoya growled at the dragon who was gasping for breath.
Arya chuckled and went to kiss Tomoya's cheek.
"Pay your debts and I won't steal your girl." Kimito finally got out past his laughter. "Sending her alone? You should have known better."
Tomoya opened and closed his mouth silently, then tossed a twenty at the dragon. "You suck."
"Nope. That's your brother."
Arya chuckled again before grinning at Kimito. "This was fun. Thanks."
"The pleasure was all mine."
"Are you done, KK?" Tomoya glared at him.
Arya smiled, staying quiet.
"I'm done. By the way, I should have that security system figured out by the end of the week. I'll call you." The dragon kissed Arya's hand, then headed for the door.
Arya kissed Tomoya's cheek again, "So, what other jobs do you have planned for me today?"
The wolf gave a wry smile. "How does hitting an Ota drug lab sound?" He frowned as he saw the diamond. "He forgot his ring."
"That sounds fun. And you can give it back the next time you see him."
Her phone text chime went off.
She glanced at it.
'Didn't forget it. Consider it a gift. KK.'
She chuckled and shook her head.
Tomoya rolled his eyes. "Come on. Let's get suited up and hit these bastards."
She nodded and followed him outside.
His phone rang. When he answered it, his eyes went wide. "Ryu! Calm down! Now tell me what's going on." He listened, his eyes flashing. "Take care of him. We'll find out who did this." He took a deep breath as he hung up.
"What's wrong?"
"Toshi just showed up at the apartment with a hole in his side big enough to fit my hand through. Told Ryu someone took Daigo."
Arya growled, "Where do we start to look?"
Tomoya scowled. "No damn idea. He's not an individual who usually makes enemies."
She nodded, "Do we know where they were when this happened? Were they at home or out somewhere?"
"Home. A heavily warded place no one should have been able to get into." Tomoya growled.
"Well, let's go search the area and see if we find any clues."
He nodded and headed for his bike.
She went to her car and followed him to Hitoshi's house.
Tomoya hopped off the bike as something in the forest nearby caught his eye. He headed for it, not realizing his mistake until the net wrapped around him. A shock ran through him and the world went dark.
Arya had seen him go toward the forest, so she followed along, finding him up in a net. She worked on trying to get him down, keeping her eyes open for danger.
A gun barrel pressed into her spine. "Don't turn around. Stay out of this and you won't get hurt, understand?"
She nodded slowly before asking, "What do you want?"
"Just forget about the wizard. It doesn't concern you hunters." The pressure vanished.
She turned quickly to see who was there.
The forest was empty.
She frowned, looking back at Tomoya and finally getting him free.
He winced as he regained consciousness. "A damn shock net.. I'm going to kick someone's ass." He looked at her. "You okay? What's wrong?"
"Someone was here. They showed up behind me and vanished just as quickly. Said it doesn't concern hunters and to just forget about Daigo." She sighed, "I'd have taken him down if he didn't have a gun to my back."
"It's okay. It would have been bad for you to get shot out here." He rubbed his temple with a wince, then jumped as his phone rang. "Get that will ya?"
Arya answered it,"Hello?"
"I could use some help… someone is after me." Kimito's voice was shaky, his breathing rapid.
"Where are you?"
"Almost to the chapel. Help.." There was the echo of a shot, then the line went dead.
Arya took a deep breath, "Kimito's been hurt. Someone was after him."
"What the fuck?!" Tomoya pushed himself up and swayed slightly. "What is going on?"
"I don't know," she put a hand out to steady him.
"Let's go." He started back to the vehicles.
Arya followed him quietly.
He slipped into the passenger seat of the car. "Don't trust myself on the bike right now. Did KK say where he was?"
"Sounded like he was running. He said he was almost to the chapel."
"At least he didn't vanish into thin air." Tomoya lay his head back against the headrest. "I wonder if this is connected to wizard boy.."
"I don't know. It could be," she started the car and took off back toward the chapel.
Tomoya scanned the area as they pulled up, grimacing at the crowd of onlookers surrounding the alleyway. "He's definitely here." He got out and pushed his way through, waving his badge.
Arya followed close behind him, looking around and trying to figure out what was going on.
Tomoya cursed as he saw something in a corner and reached for his phone. "Kaien, get down to the chapel. Bring Krexol. Tell Mai in comms we're going to need a cover statement." He hung up, crouching down and speaking softly in an unfamiliar language.
Arya watched quietly, unsure what she should be doing to help.
Tomoya motioned to her. "I need you to help turn him over. Promise not to freak?"
She nodded and moved closer.
A iridescent green dragon lay face down in a pool of what she assumed was blood. It was a sparkly blue and there was a lot of it.
"Should I try to heal him?"
"Do you think you can?" Tomoya was gently shaking one shoulder. "Wake up."
There was no reaction and Tomoya cursed. "Kai better hurry up."
Arya focused for a moment before pink light streamed from her hands into the dragon. It soon surrounded him and began closing up the wounds.
There were rapid footsteps behind her, then Kaien was injecting something into the dragon. It reverted into Kimito, his face pale. The front of his shirt was stained blue.
Arya winced but continued to heal him.
His eyes suddenly flew open and he grabbed hold of Tomoya's wrist. "Mad..relan." He sagged back and passed out again.
"Shit." Kaien's voice was soft.
"Madrelan?" Arya asked quietly.
"Not here. Let's get him out of here." Tomoya's voice was tense as he carefully lifted Kimito over his shoulder. "Kai, get the safehouse ready."
Kaien acknowledged, disappearing down the alley as Tomoya slowly headed for the car. The crowd was now gone and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Arya went to the car and started it up, waiting for Tomoya to place Kimito in. When Tomoya was in the passenger seat, she asked, "Where are we going?"
"End of the block. The rundown abandoned house on the corner." He kept glancing in the back worriedly.
She drove to where he said and parked.
The house was half boarded up, one window broken and graffiti covering the front. Tomoya quickly climbed out, moving the injured man carefully before heading for the front door.
Arya followed quietly, eyeing the building.
Kaien opened the door. "Medical's set up for him."
Tomoya nodded, heading inside.
Arya entered, looking around.
Instead of the rundown interior she was expecting, she stood inside pristine surroundings. Metal and fabric melded seamlessly into an inviting workplace.
She waited quietly, unsure what she should be doing.
Kaien grinned at her. "Like it?"
"It's nice," she smiled slightly.
"Hide in plain sight, that's our motto. Come on, let's go make sure scaly is alright." He chuckled and led her into a medical room where Tomoya was cursing at a scanner.
"Do you want me to help heal him more?" Arya asked.
"Looks like you have to. I was hoping he just needed blood now." Tomoya rubbed his face.
"But his readings are still too damn low. You see his heartbeat?"
She nodded and approached, raising her hands and covering him in pink again.
"Basic dragon anatomy 101. Heartbeat is supposed to be four times, blood pressure six times what it is now. Heart is bigger than normal, lungs also. Other organs smaller than humans. Looks like his heart took the brunt of the injuries. Definitely Madrelan's work."
She stayed quiet, focusing on continuing to heal Kimito.
He turned to Kaien. "Get on the network. Alert them to both Madrelan's reappearance and Daigo's disappearance. Hope to hell they aren't connected, but I'm almost positive they are."
The ex soldier left the room at a run as Tomoya winced and rubbed his temples.
Arya glanced at him worriedly before looking back at Kimito.
Kimito's color was returning and his readings were beginning to appear normal.
She continued for a few more minutes before moving to Tomoya and asking, "Do you want help with your head? You seem like you have a headache."
"Shock net is still messing with me." He gave her a small smile before swaying. "Woah.."
She pushed him gently into a chair before pushing pink light into him.
"This is not good. Why did it have to be Madrelan?" He sighed and let his eyes close.
"Who is Madrelan?"
"We're not sure exactly. We do know he's left a trail of bodies all over the nation. 300 non humans in ten years. A scattered half dozen humans who we suspect either knew who he was, or were connected to the hidden world in some way. His signature is the kill is always the non-human's weak spot. Whatever will cause as much pain and damage to the victim. He's been off the grid for two years."
She nodded slowly, "So, why come back now?"
"That's the million dollar question." He opened his eyes and began to stand.
She sighed as she dropped her hands.
"Hell of a first day huh?" He embraced her softly. "Are you regretting this?"
She sighed again, "I wanted to do this to learn more about the hidden world. I've definitely learned a lot today, but I'm worried I'm not going to be cut out for this. Do you think I'm doing alright?"
"You dealt with him okay. You even pulled a good one on me. And you didn't lose your head when you saw his other form. I'd say you were handling this like a champ. But you don't have to be a Hunter, you know. You can just be a cop and catch normal bad guys."
"I feel like, as Queen of the Q'tan, I should be doing more to help the hidden world, you know?" She then gave him a small smile, "That was a pretty good prank we pulled. Can't believe you sent me out alone on my first day."
"Every Hunter's first day is solo. The Council believes the best learning is done on the fly. I disagree, but then again my first day was a disaster."
"How did you get into this? I know you said your parents were cops.. Were they really hunters?"
He nodded. "They were both. Us kids had no clue. I was approached in the hospital during my recovery. It was a shock for everyone when I joined the force because up to then I had no interest in my parents' job. I wanted to be an Olympic runner."
She nodded, "You'd have been good at that."
He blushed slightly, then kissed her forehead. "Just let me know if you change your mind. I don't want you forced into anything."
She moved and kissed him gently, "Thank you. For now, I'll stick with this though."
Kaien suddenly appeared, his eyes wild. "Toya..trouble!" He tried to catch his breath.
"What's wrong?" Arya asked quickly.
"Haru and Nori have disappeared..Hitoshi is bringing Ryu here. They were attacked at the mall."
Arya's eyes blazed and she growled.
Tomoya was breathing hard and she yelped as his claws suddenly dug into her back. She looked at him before trying to take a deep breath to try to calm herself down.
He suddenly yelped and looked apologetically at her. "Sorry.." His knees began to buckle as his breathing sped up. "Something..something's wrong.."
Arya caught him and got him seated in the chair. She held her hands out and began checking him over, light spreading across his body.
A slow poison was moving through his bloodstream.
"There's poison.." she said quietly, focusing her energy into trying to get rid of it.
"It's him.." Tomoya said. "He planted the shock net. Probably injected me while I was unconscious. At least he didn't hurt you." He forced his breathing to slow and stood.
"When Toshi gets here, we are going to find this bastard. He isn't going to hurt anyone else. We're going to get our people back and end Madrelan. Kaien, get our hackers looking through cams and anything else they can think of. Including Akira. If you have to bribe him, do it."
His brother nodded and left the room.
He turned to her. "I know I don't have to say this, but take care of Ryu and KK. Toshi too, if he needs it."
She nodded, her hands still over him, slowly dissolving the poison away.
"Stop. You need to save your strength." He walked slowly away, reaching for his phone as he disappeared.
Arya growled at him, even though she knew he wouldn't hear it.
Five minutes later, Hitoshi carried in Ryusei. Her brother was pale, much too still in the Hunter's arms. Gold was sparkling on Hitoshi's hands as he laid the Fae on a bed. He looked dazed and she glimpsed streaks of red in his dark hair.
Arya grew angrier as she found all the wounds. She wanted to destroy the person who hurt him. She quickly coated him in pink light, closing up the wounds as fast as she could.
"I couldn't..I couldn't stop it.." Hitoshi's words were slow, his eyes haunted. "One minute he was fine, the next he was falling.." The Hunter looked blankly at the gold blood on his hands.
"We're going to fix this. I'm going to rip apart everyone who caused all of this." Her eyes were still blazing.
Hitoshi nodded slowly, then began to walk away. There was a dripping sound as he moved and she glimpsed a red puddle where he'd been standing.
"Get in a bed," she ordered.
"Huh?" He finally looked her in the eyes. His pupils were large and uneven and he blinked very slowly at her.
"I said, get in a bed. You're hurt." She looked back down at Ryusei, his wounds finally closed.
" 'M fine.." Hitoshi mumbled. "Have to find..Haru.."
"I said lay down," her anger was evident in her voice.
He stiffened, then walked to a bed and laid down without another word.
She moved to his side, coating him in pink light quietly.
"I see you discovered tsuana by yourself." Ryusei remarked drily.
"Tsuana?"
"A method of controlling people." He watched her expression. "Don't give me that look. It's usually used only in battlefield hospitals on, how do I say this? On patients with a particular personality, if you understand the meaning. To keep warriors safe from themselves."
She nodded slowly before asking, "How are you feeling?"
"I will live. Don't worry about me. Is Shouma here as well?"
She shook her head, "I don't think so. I'll check on him as soon as I'm done healing people."
"He was with us, but wandered away." Ryusei closed his eyes.
Arya sighed, finishing up healing Hitoshi. She exited the room, taking out her phone and dialing Shouma.
"Arya?" His voice was faint and strained. "It hurts…"
"Where are you?"
"I don't know..inside something metal. It burns.." His voice grew panicked. "I can't get out!"
"I'm going to find you," she promised.
"I..I hear the arcade music.."
"I'll be there soon. Just try to stay conscious."
"I'll try.." He was breathing rapidly, his words full of pain. "It hurts so much…"
"I know, hun. I'll help you when I can get to you. I'll be there as soon as I can."
The line went dead.
Arya growled before heading toward the door.
"Where are you going?" Tomoya had his hand over his phone's mouthpiece, eyes locked on her.
"Saving Shouma."
He swore, then uncovered the phone. "Don't have time to haggle. You'll get a crate of ice by the end of day. Just find me the sonofabitch." He hung up and followed her. "What's wrong with him?"
"He's somewhere near the arcade, in something metal, and is hurting a lot." She answered.
He froze. "Metal?"
"It's what he said."
"Fuck. I know where he is." He ran for the car.
Arya followed quickly.
He sped to the mall, going around the back and parking. He moved toward what appeared to be an industrial dumpster. He paused and spoke a phrase in an unfamiliar language. The dumpster shimmered out of existence, revealing a human sized metal tube with an electronic lock.
Tomoya hurriedly entered the code, then pulled the hinged door open to reveal an unconscious Shouma. He reached down and checked for a pulse, exhaling in relief before pulling him out.
Arya's eyes blazed once again as she checked him over.
There were no external injuries, but internally he was suffering from burns.
A knife was pressed into her hand. "He needs blood."
"What do I do exactly?"
"Remember Kaien? Just do the same as Ryu did."
She nodded and cut her wrist before forcing Shouma's mouth open and placing it over. After a minute, she focused and the wound closed.
Tomoya took a deep breath. "Let's get him out of here." His voice was full of rage and his hands were clenched. "I think I know who Madrelan is."
She raised an eyebrow, "Who?"
"Bastard's a Hunter."
She frowned before gently lifting Shouma and carrying him to the car.
Tomoya followed slowly, his lips tight and his eyes flickering. He started the car once they were settled and headed back to the safehouse.
"I want you to stay at the house." He didn't look at her as he drove.
She raised her hands to him and continued to dissolve the poison. "Why?"
"If he gets his hands on you.." He shook his head violently. "I won't allow it. Didn't I tell you to stop?" His eyes darted to hers with a growl.
"You did, but you can't get away from me in here," she smirked. "And it's not like I can't fight for myself. I want to rip this asshole apart."
He growled again, parking the car in front of the house. "First off, you need to conserve your strength for when we find the others. Second, this bastard is a Hunter, Arya. An old one. That tube? It was a first attempt at a type of holding cell for Hunters to use when they had multiple prisoners. It was retired almost immediately for the reasons you see. Back when the Council were inexperienced about everyone's weaknesses. Twenty five years ago."
She nodded slowly, still not dropping her hands.
He reached out and forced them down. "Take care of Shouma. I have calls to make." He climbed out of the car and disappeared into the house.
Arya shook her head and went to lift Shouma. She carried him in and went to the medical room, placing him on a bed. She started pacing, her anger rising by the second.
"Control, sister. Or you will cause a fight." Ryusei sat up and watched her. "You will blow the electrical circuits and Toya will be quite angry."
"Well, he shouldn't keep insisting on me not healing him or on me not helping find Madrelan," she said plainly.
Ryusei blanched at the name.
She sighed and went back to pacing.
"You must stay here." Ryusei attempted to keep his voice steady.
"Why?"
"Madrelan is Fae. Very old. He was the first to become a Hunter after the Council established them. He was dismissed when he was discovered killing instead of arresting. He swore revenge on everyone and disappeared." He looked thoughtful. "I thought it was someone just using the name, but if it is him, it would explain much."
"Okay, so he has experience. That doesn't mean I can just sit here and not do something about all this."
"He would take great pleasure in torturing you." He dropped his eyes.
She sighed again, "What he's done is unforgivable. I can't just hide."
"I understand. Just be careful. I have no wish to bury you."
"The main problem is convincing Toya to let me go."
"You're a Hunter now. He has to push his protectiveness aside some time." Hitoshi answered tiredly. "You've got to tell him bluntly that he's being an idiot."
She nodded and took a deep breath before going out of the room.
She could hear him arguing with someone before she saw him. "I don't give a damn if it pisses the Council off. This bastard has my brother and adopted family and I will not give up looking. The Council can fuck off!"
The outburst was followed by the sound of something being thrown at the wall.
Arya went in quietly, watching him.
He was seated in a chair, trembling with anger. His phone lay next to the wall. His eyes were flickering and he was heavily flushed. His breathing gave off a wheeze that disturbed her.
Arya went and knelt beside him quietly, raising her hands to help heal him.
"Dammit I told you to stop!" He snarled.
"You can't do anything if you're in bad health. Stop being a stubborn idiot." She answered.
"I-" His eyes rolled up and he slumped forward.
She rolled her eyes before carrying him to the other room and placing him on a bed. She spent the next little while focusing her energy into him. When the poison was entirely dissolved, she moved away, going back to her pacing, her anger only slightly calmer.
Kaien walked in slowly, his fists clenched. He stared at the floor without a word.
"Any idea where we can find this bastard?" Arya finally asked.
"No. But we found.." He bit back a sob.
"What?" She said, her voice trying to hold back her emotions.
"We found..them." Kaien broke down, sinking to his knees.
"Where are they?"
"Being brought here.." He put his head down on the floor, shaking in grief.
"I'll see what I can do for them," she said softly.
"They're dead, Arya! There isn't anything you can do." He surged to his feet. "I'm going to find him myself." He whirled and headed for the door.
She grabbed his arm. "I saved Ryu from his illness, he wasn't breathing for several minutes. I might be able to do something. So are you going to stay so I can try, or am I going to have to follow you?"
He hung his head, then lay it on her shoulder. "I'm so scared, Arya.."
"I know. But I'm going to do my best to help them and then I'm going to find the asshole that hurt them and tear him apart."
"They should be in the morgue now. I'll take you." He left the room slowly.
Arya followed him, going down to the morgue and entering. She looked around carefully.
Three figures lay on tables. Blood was bright against the white sheets covering them.
Arya uncovered them one by one and looked them over. She growled at the damage, the lights slightly flickering.
Kaien stared at the wall, refusing to look at them.
Arya closed her eyes and stood in the middle of the room. She looked at all three men before pushing pink light out across them all. All three glowed and the wounds began healing.
Daigo suddenly twitched, red light shooting out around the room.
Arya watched as she continued to focus.
The light winked out as he shot up to a sitting position in confusion.
She smiled slightly, her light moving away from him. She continued to pour her energy into the other two though, hoping they'd have some kind of reaction soon.
Haru inhaled sharply and Kaien let out a sob.
Nori remained still, giving no sign of life.
Arya focused all her energy into him now, ignoring when she began to feel herself weakening. She wasn't going to let him stay dead.
The vampire finally stirred, his heartbeat slow at first, then stabilizing.
Arya released the light, moving to lean against the wall.
"Arya!" Hitoshi was at the door, his face panicked.
"Hmm?" She answered quietly. "I'll be fine."
"You have to stop him."
"Who? Madrelan or Toya?"
"Toya. I woke up and he was gone. He left a note saying he knew where Madrelan was and that he was going to keep us safe." Hitoshi gave a small smile as he saw Daigo now asleep.
"Any idea where he went? Or can you track his phone?"
"He has a tracker on his bike he doesn't know about. I'll send the info to your phone." He disappeared as Kaien growled.
"He's such a fucking idiot!"
"But he's our idiot."
The wolf reluctantly chuckled. "Yeah. He is. Find him."
She nodded and headed out to the car. She looked at the tracking information now on her phone and followed it. She came to a building, and eyed it carefully.
It was quiet, no sign of anyone. The door was slightly ajar.
She pulled out her pistol and went to it, taking a deep breath before kicking it open.
"Welcome, young queen."
She looked around for the source of the voice.
A young looking man lounged on a nearby chair. He swept his long hair from his face and smiled at her. "I'm guessing you're looking for someone? A foolish hunter, perhaps?"
She nodded.
He stood and waved her forward. "Come watch." The smile turned sadistic.
She frowned and moved forward slowly, her pistol still in her hand.
Tomoya was writhing on the floor, his limbs bound and his mouth gagged. He was unconscious, his movements slowing.
"Pity I had to speed things up, but oh well. The next one will get more of my time." He turned away and looked at her. "Did you get the ones I left you?"
"Why are you doing this?"
"Because I'm bored and it's fun." He moved back to the chair. "And they last much longer than humans."
She growled in response.
"Do you want to join me? Or become my next plaything?"
"I'm not going to hurt others."
"So you want to be hurt. I accept that." He stood and reached for her hand.
Arya pointed the pistol at him, firing quickly.
He dodged and mockingly repeated her words. "I'm not going to hurt others." He laughed uproariously. "There are only two types of people in this world. Those who hurt others and those who are hurt. The only real choice is which to be."
"I only hurt those who actually deserve it, not innocents."
"Innocent?" He gestured around them. "Everyone lies. Everyone steals. One person's crime is another's virtue. No one is innocent."
She growled again, "You're wrong."
He shrugged. "Believe what you will."
An anguished whimper became audible and he smiled broadly. "That's my cue. I'll let you have his final breath. I look forward to debating with you again." He suddenly vanished from sight.
Arya huffed angrily before going to Tomoya and unbinding him. She checked him over and pushed energy into him to try to save him.
He shook uncontrollably in her arms. "S-s-sorry."
"Shh, just relax." She held him close, continuing to pour energy.
"It burns..make it stop, Arya. Please." He arched his back, panting desperately.
She took a moment before grabbing out a knife. She cut her wrist and put it to his mouth. "Drink."
He tried, but couldn't get a hold of her wrist because of the shaking. His eyes began to slip closed.
She held his mouth open and poured the blood into it. She continued for a couple minutes before closing the cut. Between all the healing she'd been doing and having given blood to both Tomoya and Shouma, she was starting to feel really weak and dizzy. She watched Tomoya closely, blinking her eyes slowly.
He choked, then swallowed weakly. The shaking stopped and he lay quiet, his breathing slowly stabilizing. His eyes met hers for a moment, then closed.
She sat there for a few minutes before getting up and lifting him. She carried him to the car before driving back to the safehouse. She carried him inside to a bed before collapsing into a chair.
Daigo appeared beside her, extending a hand as his power enveloped her.
"Thanks," she said quietly.
"It is I who should be thanking you." The wizard gave a soft laugh as the light faded. "Does he need aid?"
"I think he should be alright, but you might want to check him over just in case."
He moved to the bed, bathing Tomoya in the red light as Kaien entered.
The ex soldier locked eyes with the wizard, who gave him a smile. He noticeably relaxed, going to Arya's side. "You alright?"
"Just been a long day. Lots of healing. Pissed Madrelan vanished."
"Dammit. Oh well. Just means I might have a shot at killing him." He sighed. "At least he got robbed. Everyone's alive."
She nodded slowly, looking back at Tomoya quietly. She watched him for a while before closing her eyes.