CHAPTER 6

"Yah!" Lantis scattered the big branch of a tree that was blocking his way by his magic sword. In front of him stood a dark castle being lighted up by the crescent hanging on the night sky. He stepped forward to the main gate and it was automatically open for him. He walked inside the castle and at the main hall he saw Hikaru being tied on a chair.

"Hikaru!"

"Lantis!"

"So here you are Mister swordsman. Welcome to my castle." Said Debonear as she walked mightily from the upstairs to the main hall.

"You!, let Hikaru go!"

"I'm afraid that you have to defeat me which is… IMPOSSIBLE! Hahaha!" Debonear let up a big evil laugh and it echoed through the room.

Lantis took out his sword out and conducted his first attack.

"Lantis, she can recover injuries by herself and even grow the part of her body. Be careful!" Hikaru screamed.

"What a talkative little girl you are!" Debonear pointed a finger at Hikaru and in a second Hikaru's face was in horror, her eyes opened wide.

"What did you do to her?" Lantis yelled out anxiously.

"Well, I just cast a spell on her so that she'll have a breathing difficulty for some time."

"Release the spell immediately!" Lantis gritted his teeth in anger.

"Sorry, boy. I know how to cast a spell and unfortunately I'm not well trained to release the spell especially black magic. She'll end up dead with her teary eyes wide opened. What a shame way to die for a girl hahaha!" Lantis attacked Debonear fiercely and was able to cut off her right arms, but to his surprise her arms grew back.

"I told you that you can't defeat me!. I have gained a lot of power from Master Omega." Lantis began to explore the room to find the source of Debonear power. Of course she realized his action and started to shower him with some sharp ice needles. Lantis counterattack it with his magic sword and built a shield around him.

He could see Hikaru gasping for air, tears falling from her widely opened eyes, she looked frustrated. He kept looking around to find a clue to beat his enemy and finally his eyes were locked on a five meters tall egg like shape that is blinking.

This must be her power source, I must destroy it. He thought and began to concentrate.

"No, I won't let you!" Debonear yelled.

"Thunderbolt!" Lantis screamed as a thunderbolt came out from his black magic sword destroying the big egg.

"Aaaarrrrrrrrrrrrgghhh!" Debonear gave a painful scream as she scattered together with the tall egg into pieces.

Quickly Lantis grabbed the remedy bottle located in the small cupboard behind Debonear. He embraced Hikaru and helped her drank the remedy. In a minute she was able to breathe properly. He held her in his arms and carried her out of the castle. The castle that was seemed to be made by magic power fell apart behind them.

It was 1 am when they arrived back in Tokyo through the warp hole.

"Are you guys OK?" Fuu asked worrily.

"Yes, we're just fine." Lantis answered.

"Hurry, we need to close the hole immediately!" Umi shouted.

"Leave it to me!" Fuu stretched out her arms and her lips cast the spell. Not so long after that to everybody's surprise the hole was closed without leaving any trace on the ground.

Several months have passed since the last battle with Debonear. Everyone including Lantis and Hikaru was spending peaceful autumn days. Hikaru gave a big sigh and covered her mouth with a handkerchief after closing the rest room door behind her.

"Are you okay, Hikaru?. You look pale."

"Not really, Lantis. I feel nauseous and most of the time I feel sleepy." She said weakly.

"Would you like something to drink?" He asked her affectionately.

"Mineral water, please." Lantis handed her a bottle of mineral water he took from the fridge.

Hikaru took a gulp of it before she let out a sigh of relief.

"Hikaru, I think you should go to the hospital." He advised.

"Why?" She raised an eyebrow at him.

"Because, you have been like this since a week ago."

"I hate injection and the smell of the hospital." She responded quickly as she climbed to her bed.

"There won't be any injection, Hikaru. Come on, I'll go with you."

"If you want me to go you must succeed to get me out from this blanket." Hikaru covered her body with blanket and showed her back on him. He gave a great sigh and grabbed something from the drawer. He placed that something in front of her.

"Kyaaaaaaaaaa!, a beetle!. Get away from me!" She yelled and threw away the blanket covering her body away from her.

"It's only a plastic." Lantis took the beetle and put it back to a drawer located under the bed. Hikaru glared at him.

"So since I won the fight you must go to the hospital."

"Okay..." She replied lazily.

"Well, I don't know if this is a bad news or good news for the two of you but I'll reveal the truth. This young lady here is pregnant." Both Hikaru and Lantis were surprised by the doctor's word that they remain silent for a while.

"How many weeks am I pregnant, doctor?"

"About two months and the DNA test have proved that this young man is the father of the child." The doctor pointed at Lantis.

"I'll give you the tablets to get over your morning sickness, take this medical receipt to the drugs counter to get them. I know it is tough for students like both of you to have a child but I don't recommend abortion because it may damage the mother's body. Good luck to both of you." She continued.

"Thank you, doctor." Hikaru and Lantis gave one bow and leave the examination room.

"She is WHAT?" Umi yelled at Lantis when he reported the fact to her at the girl's apartment.

"Calm down, Miss Umi." Fuu said.

"Uh… sorry, but I'm just too surprised to calm myself down" Umi scratched her head.

"Well, I can understand your feeling though…"

"So when did you manage to do such a thing, Lantis?" Umi averted her gaze to the man.

"What thing?"

"Oh come on!. I don't have to explain briefly, do I?" Umi sighed.

"I think it was when we arrived at the country of remedy and stayed at the hotel there."

"Did you remember anything that encourages you to do it?"

"After I drank the remedy to recover my strength I remember we talked and when I realized I woke up in the morning holding her in my arms wearing nothing at all."

"Do you remember the name of the remedy?"

"Yes, it was called Argaiav. Strange name isn't it?"

"Try to read the name from the back."

"It's… via…Oh man!"

"Yes it is you, dumb head! You should have realized it earlier." Umi snorted.

"I didn't plan to do that is just that I thought I need to recover my strength as soon as possible to be able to protect her anytime. But… it seems that I just end up torturing her… I have never seen her in that very troubled expression."

"So what are you gonna do, Lantis san?" Fuu asked.

"I…I'm going to propose her."

"You have our blessings then." Umi answered promptly. Lantis was surprised by the quick answer.

"Well, I heard from Ferio san that you have got a job as an administrator in one of the famous drug store in this country. So, you just need to complete your thesis and graduate on time" Fuu smiled.

To Be Continued