(SHIRO'S POV)

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN I'M DOING IT WRONG?!" I shouted at the little girl.

"That's not how you bring back the dead!" She shouted back.

I was trying to learn how to resurrect my first minion. The only problem was that my "minion" was a complete retard and was absolutely useless. All I managed to do we make a stupid skull spout out nothing but nonsense. Still counts as bringing back the dead though!

"I did was you told me! Charged my mana and focusing it into a dead body while using some of my life force."

"You only brought the head to life…"

"Yeah, so…"

"Look at it!" She snapped while pointing to the skull. It was still mumbling nonstop. "That is just terrible!"

"It's my first real attempt! Cut me some slack." I shouted at her.

"Well you need to get this down in order to move on so HURRY UP!"

I went back to trying to revive this stupid set of bones only to fail over and over again. It was really starting to piss me off.

For about three more hours of work... I was getting nowhere! I ended up on my knees struggling to catch my breath. Turns out that when you overuse your life force, you run the risk of death...Who knew…

Evelyn told me that I should take a break and go get ready for dinner. I didn't even know I was allowed to eat. Viz took this as good news and practically forced me to groom his fur.

"Why the hell am I even doing this?" I asked him.

"Because I have to look presentable during dinner."

"Why?"

"Food to me, is a sign of joy. Anyone that feeds me gets my respect."

"Where's MY respect?!" I asked, glaring.

"Don't think that I forgot! You didn't feed me today!" Viz barked.

"...Oops…" I said sarcastically.

"Screw you dude!" Viz exclaimed.

I decided to explore the large castle with little hesitation. Viz tagged along, fearing the idea of being left alone. "You think they got some cool loot?"

"That's what you're worried about? Shouldn't we be trying to get to others out of the tower?"

"I'm sure they're fine…" I told him.

(GABBY'S POV)

This was hopeless! I can't believe that Shiro left us in here. I swear to everything that when I get out of this cell, I'm gonna strangle his stupid unloyal ass!

This whole situation was getting on my last nerve. I was sick of Clyde and Isabel being all lovey dovey in the corner and I was sick of eat this stale ass bread. It was all driving me nuts! I had to get outta here.

I looked at at Clyde and Isabel with a glare. I stomped over to the two and gripped Clyde up by his collar. "Listen...to me! I'm sick of the mushy shit! Either you two help me bust us outta here, or I'll make you both switch genders!"

"...How would you even...Oh...Oh good!" Clyde said while holding his nuts.

I dropped him to the floor and and gave him a stoic look. "Now listen up because I have a plan."

(SHIRO'S POV...again…)

After another few hours of attempting necromancy, I had finally created ONE successful skeleton that could fight for me.

"FINALLY! Thank God. I thought you'd never get it! Sheesh you're slow!" The little brat said to me.

"That's great and all, but how do I do the cool stuff like draining the lives of my enemies, and making people dead with a snap of my fingers?!" I asked impatiently.

"Oh, you don't get to do that stuff." Evelyn said bluntly.

"What?! How come?!" I asked sadly. I was super disappointed now.

"In order to do that stuff, you have to teach someone else the basic forms of necromancy. Aka what I'm doing with you right now as we speak." She answered.

"Wow, that is extremely underwhelming. No joke, that legitimately sucks."

"Well, I don't know what to tell you. Now, do you want the stupid powers or not?" She asked angrily.

"Well I mean... What's the point of learning all of this crap if I can't even do the cool stuff? This whole necromancy things is such a rip-off!" I said with a huff.

"So you don't wanna learn, huh? I could always just kill you now since you'll literally be a complete waste of my time." Evelyn said with terrifying red eyes that held a dark scowl.

"...So what's the next lesson?" I asked. Don't you dare judge me! If you were in my position, you'd bitch out too!

"Glad that you understand reason. Now for your next step in mastering your necromancy, you must channel your negative energy and place some of your own mana essence into your minion. This will buff it up and make it fit your personal battle style."

"How the hell do I do that?" I asked while scratching my head with confusion.

"It's really simple. Just close your eyes and center all of your mana to your body's core. After that, put your energy out in front of you just as you would with any other form of magic." She said this as if it was the simplest thing to do in the world.

This would suck for me given my lack of use with mana but I decided to give it a try anyway. I closed my eyes and clapped my hands together in front of me. I looked for any sort of energy inside of me. When I got a lock on to the energy source, I aligned it with my body's center and brought it out as I separated my hands. The energy was huge and unstable. It began to swirl around viciously in my hands.

"What the?" I heard Evelyn mutter in the background.

"Uh...what do I do with this?!" I asked with panic.

"Throw it at your minion!" She shouted.

"Ok!" I shouted, tossing the purple orb at the plain old skeleton. As soon as the ene hit it, the skeleton was engulfed in a swirling vortex of purple energy. When the vortex disappeared my once naked and frail skeleton was now a fucking beast. No joke! My dude was decked out in some bulky ass armor with dark purple flames surrounding his spiked gloves, his horned knee plates and his massive, helmet that had two large curved horns that stuck out of the sides. If it wasn't already bad ass enough, it had two black, purple flaming broadswords.

"Goddamn! Dude you are so much better than you were five minutes ago!" I said happily.

Evelyn cleared her throat and stared at my creation. "This is excellent... except for one small thing...YOU DIDN'T USE DARK ENERGY!"

"What are you talking about?! I used the only energy that I had!" I said back at the little girl.

"That wasn't dark energy. I don't know what the heck you used, but it wasn't dark!" She shouted.

"What difference does it make?!" I asked angrily.

"It makes all the difference! Your stupid minion isn't supposed to look like that! How is it so heavily armed?"

"What can I say, I'm a badass!" I replied with a smirk. The little girl rolled her eyes at me.

"None of this makes sense. You shouldn't be able to make something like that with the level of mana that you have!"

"... Maybe it wasn't mana…" I said while looking at my glowing hands.

"What are you talking about?!" Evelyn asked with a raised brow.

"I'm not entirely sure but, I believe that it has something to do with the soul energy that I have inside of me. It's weird but it's the only thing I can think of." I said to her.

"How did you get the ability to wield soul energy?"

"I don't wanna talk about it…" I muttered.

"... Anyways...You have pretty much gotten past the basics at this point. Now that you're officially a novice, the Necronian seal has been created."

"What the hell is that?" I asked.

"Simply put, it's the bond between a master necromancer such as myself, and their new average student...aka you. Now that necromancy runs in you mind and is a viable skill set for you to rely on, you have become a member of the Necrotic Circle. Now, the stronger your necromancy becomes, the stronger mine will as well, along with any other necromancer above me, which just so happens to only be my father. You are now the third necromancer in the world as of today! Be proud of that fact." Evelyn explained.

"So if what you're saying is true, than whoever I make a necromancer, will make my necromancy stronger?" I asked.

"Yours along with those that outrank you." She said.

"So does that mean I'll never be as good a necromancer as you or your dad?" I asked.

Affirmative, half wit!" She said with a smirk.

"Damn!" I shouted while snapping my fingers.

"You shouldn't concern yourself with being better than me. Be better then yourself move than anything." She said while patting my back.

"I will!" I said.

"Good! Now come on!"

"Where are we going and what about my minion?!" I asked.

"Number one, I'm bored and disire amusement. I told you that you amuse me so that is now your new job. Number two, you can keep it out in order to serve you, or you can send it away by dropping your energy I guess. That what I do."

I decided to just keep it out. It wasn't hurting anyone at the moment. Evelyn had walked my to a big play area in order for me to amuse her. This pretty much meant playing dolls and stuff with her. She had one guy doll that had a creepy ass face... Scratch that. Ever doll was freaking creepy. After we play dolls for like thirty fucking minutes, she had me sit at a small pink table the have a stupid tea party. Why did I go along with this...Oh yeah, because it all strangely reminds me of my times with my little sister Maddie. I miss her and something about how Evelyn looked and acted really hit me in a rough spot. Playing these girly ass games reminded me of my past before I screwed everything up.

"Shiro, could you pass the sugar?" Evelyn asked me with a weird accent. He words slipped past me as I felt a drop fall onto my lap. Tear...As if I couldn't get any more bitch made…

"..." I couldn't say anything. I was so torn lost within my own thoughts.

"Are you crying?! If you didn't want to join me you could've said no." Evelyn hissed.

I shook my head and looked at the little girl. "Forgive me. I'm just spacing out."

"What's with the emotional break down?"

"... It's weird…" I replied, wiping my tears.

"Say it!" She demanded.

"All of this tea party stuff... I reminds me of my old life."

"You used to have to teach parties? That's kinda creepy dude."

"No! It was my little sister. She would always ask me to play stuff like this with her." I said.

"...Oh." She said simply.

"Yeah I know, I'm being a com pussy right now...But I-"

~SMACK~

"... Don't ever feel like you're a bitch because you lost someone close to you. I lost my big brother a long time ago…" She said sadly.

"What happened to him? If you don't mind me asking…" I said.

"Same thing that happens to everyone that lives in NecroFall and tries to leave... You're hunted down by those stupid Paladins!" She growled. "My brother didn't even do anything wrong, but they killed him because he used dark magic."

"Paladins? What's up with them?"

"They are "righteous" beings that wield the power of the light. They kill anyone that uses dark magic." She said.

"Isn't dark magic evil though-"

~SMACK~

"No you dunce! Just because you're a user of dark magic, doesn't always mean that you're evil. That's nothing but a common misconception." She said.

"Ok, ok, ok! Damn! So if you were to leave…"

"I would be hunted down and murdered." She said grimly.

"I see…"

"Bottom line is, You shouldn't feel ashamed for having emotions. That's what separates good people from the inhumane." She said.

"Right…"

(CLYDE'S POV)

"Why am I the decoy?! I'd be much more effective as an attacker." I grumbled.

"Just roll with it!" Gabby shouted at me.

"Seriously though, I literally would be better to the plan if I-"

"Plan? What plan?!" A gaurd holding a tray of stale biscuits asked.

"...Plan?! What plan?!" Gabby asked with fake stupidity.

"Yeah right. Nice try inmates! You ain't getting out unless the queen commands it!" The gaurd said as he started walking away.

Gabby and Isabel both gave me an irritated look. "Good job Clyde!" Gabby said.

"I'm sorry…"

(SHIRO'S POV…)

"Madam Evelyn, your father has once again returned to the palace." Said her large and creepy undead champion. I didn't fail to notice his intimidating scowl.

"Daddy's home already? Oh joy! I shall see him at once." Evelyn said happily. Yousef nodded and went about his business. Evelyn tugged at my leather sleeves. "You and your soft dog shall come and meet my father."

"Uh yeah. Fine by me." I said.

We walked the deep halls of the castle until we reached two large doors. Once we opened the doors, a large throne room came into view. The place was decorated with multiple skulls and bones. I kind of gave me the chills. I stayed strong as we walked up to a man with blood red hair. The man's back was turned to us, showing off his dark trenchcoat. At first glance he seemed to be reading a book of some sort.

Without wasting any time, Evelyn ran up to her father and gave him a wide hug. "Oh daddy, I'm so happy you're back so soon!" She said with glee.

The man turns his body around and embrace his daughter with a hug of his own. "Why hello again sweet pea. I'm sorry I'm always gone. Please forgive me for my constant absence." He said with a deep voice.

"Are you staying for good this time?" The little girl asked.

"I don't know yet…" He said. The man looked up from his embrace and seems to take notice of my presence. "And who might you be?" He said with a more hostile tone.

"Me? I'm Shiro Tatsugami." I said shakily.

The man narrowed his eyes and seemed as if he was going to press on, but Evelyn proceeded to stop him in his place. "Daddy, this is my student, and he's also my friend now."

"Friend? What do you mean? Is he even from here?!" The man asked.

"No daddy. He's from the outside world. He met with Haruka and brought the chalice of hell."

"Really?!" The man asked with surprise.

"I HELPED!!!" Viz shouted.

"Vizeron? What are you doing here?!" Zeyconius asked.

"Aww c'mon Zey, you don't seem too glad to see me." Viz said with a grin. "Long story short, Haruka sent me away with this scrub. He said it would make me stronger…"

"Well if he says so then I'll believe it." Zeyconius stated. The man then looked back at me. His eyes were much softer than before. "Well Mr. Tatsugami, you're ok in my book. You have my blessings for bringing me the Chalice of Hell."

"Cool...So can my friends and Clyde get released from their cell?"

"What do you... Evelyn, how many times do I have to say it? The Tower of Decay is for actual prisoners." Zeyconius scolded.

-AT THE TOWER-

I ran up to the cell bars and stared at my friends...and Clyde...The all seemed distant and relatively on edge. I opened the cell door and went to all of them.

"Uh, hey guys…" I said to them.

"How long…" Gabby said lowly. I noticed that she wasn't wearing her armor any more. She was sitting on the floor in a sports bra that didn't really help to conceal much... Not that I was complaining.

"What are you talking about?" I asked.

She got up and pinned me against the wall. "HOW LONG HAVE WE BEEN IN HERE?!" She asked in my face.

"Shit, I don't know...Like eight hours…" I said. She let go of my shirt and glared at me.

"Next time you leave me like that again, I'm gonna make sure that you never breath. NEVER!" She snapped.

"I'm sorry ma'am…" I said quietly.

"You're damn right, you're sorry!" She spat at me.

We all headed back inside the castle to talk with Zeyconius one last time. "So you all came here for what exactly?" The necromancer asked.

"We originally came to help, set up the potion shop on the outskirts of the city, but the witch needs some supplies from the Werewolf Clan and the Vampiric Kingdom. It was a mess." Clyde said.

"Oh...I see now. Well, in that case, I'll have both cities send a shipment of the necessary supplies to the shop tomorrow." Zeyconius said.

"Thank you sir. You've made this so much easier on us." Isabel said.

"Haven't I seen you from somewhere before?" Zey asked.

"I'm the princess of all the vampires." She said.

"Ah yes. Miss Isabel Yang. Pleasure to see you again." Zey said with a genuine smile.

"Likewise sir." Izzy said with a bow.

"So are we all good to go?" I asked.

"Not yet. Young Shiro, I have something for you." Zey said to me.

"What is it?"

Before I knew what was happening, a viscous palm strike hit my chest. "Ow! What the hell dude?!" I said, slightly pissed.

"Oh relax. It'll make sense to you later in life. Trust me, you'll be glad that you you let me do that to you." The man said. "You may all depart now."

Evelyn ran up and tugged at my sleeve again. "You better train that necromancy! I wanna be as strong as possible!" She said.

"You got it!" I replied with a wink.

"...Are you ever gonna visit me again? Not that I care! I was just curious…" She said with embarrassment.

"Aww, you're so adorable when you're trying to be stoic. Of course I will visit! I promise."

"Really?! Thanks Shiro!" She hugged my leg. "I wish you could've met my brother. He would've thought you were cool." She said.

"I bet that Maddie would've loved to hang with with you too." I said, hugging her back. Viz somehow ended up squeezing in between us.

"I love hug…" He muttered.

"Dammit Viz!" I shouted.

"What? What did I do?!" He asked frantically.

"It's time to go, dude…" I grumbled as I dragged the mutt out of the castle while waving at Evelyn.

Yeah...She was a nice kid. A bit of a brat... But still nice.