The following morning, Luca got up from bed. He was standing naked in front of the window. Bianca woke up slowly and turned.
"Close the curtains." she whispered.
"I should go and check on Alus." said Luca as he put on his clothes.
"Right. I forgot about him." said Bianca.
"What a terrible ogress of a mother." said Luca, teasing his beloved wife.
"You nasty man." said Bianca as she slowly got up and covered herself with a blanket.
Luca sat next to her, handing her clothes.
"You smelled really bad last night. Was it the fun? Because Captain Stinky suits you." said Bianca.
"That fight from last night was so... wrong." said Luca.
"You mean this new wizard Yoshiki faced? Who was he really?" asked Bianca.
"Just some Wizard from an unknown land. Nothing more." said Luca.
Luca went downstairs and found Yoshiki waiting for him. "Alus is asleep in Nera's legs. Let him rest a spell." said Yoshiki.
"My son, the hero, sleeping like a baby." said Luca with glowing eyes. Nera looked up and smiled.
"Your son is the sweetest thing I ever saw. Take good care of him." said Nera.
"Luca, stay with your family. I'm going to face Ulysses very soon. It's best you stay here." said Yoshiki.
Luca looked at Yoshiki. "He almost killed you. If I haven't gotten there in time, you would have been dead for real!" cried Luca.
"But that also means you can die too. Like your father before you." said Yoshiki, referring to Luca's fictional backstory. It may have been part of the game's story, but it still felt real to Luca. It even pained him in the chest.
"Your father wouldn't want you to die. I have no family in this world. And if I were to die here, well at least I died trying to save the little light there is in this world and the next." said Yoshiki.
"I'll come with you." said Nera.
"What?! No way." said Yoshiki.
"Yes way. This Ulysses is powerful. You will need some sort of back up at least. Or would you rather have him burn you to a crisp?" asked Nera.
"Your out of your mind." said Yoshiki.
"I"m the Queen. I'm always out of my mind when it comes to people's safety. And I agree with you. Luca should stay with his family." said Nera.
"But..." Luca was protesting.
"You die, Alus won't have a father. And Bianca won't have a husband to love her. And your father's sacrifice will be in vain." said Nera.
Luca shook his head. "You can't do this guys. You can't riks your lives..." said Luca.
"That's what friends do." said Yoshiki grabbing Luca's shoulder and squeezed it firmly.
"I promise we don't die." said Yoshiki.
Nera chuckled. "Now it's "we"? A second ago, you were all mr. lonely pants." said Nera.
"And you say terrible jokes." said Yoshiki with a chuckle.
And in that moment, Yoshiki and Nera embarked on their quest. The quest to defeat Ulysses, the mad Hacker.