"Whoa there, take it easy Hakuryuu." Fai supported the fourth prince as he lost his balance from wielding the spear, mainly from the loss of his arm.
"But Fai-dono, I can't rest…"
Fai can only sigh at the young prince's determination. It was a week after the party to sign their return that he asked the question personally.
"What do you know of that organization?"
Both he and Ion told him only a few things of their history with Al thamen. Not the full story. It's better to keep things left unsaid until the call comes.
Though, they were glad for the fact that Hakuryuu accepted their explanation enough and trusted them with the information that only he knew.
"Say Hakuryuu, have you tried activating Zagan yet?"
"Zagan…?"
"He's a Djinn with life magic, right? Maybe you could make out a prosthetic arm with his magic?"
An idea flashed to the scarred prince's mind at his suggestion. "I- I see… Thank you Fai-dono!"
"You're welcome."
Outside, the healed Morgiana simply watched, knowing that they would be alright before she left them.
Around the gardens of the castle, Kougyoku sat at the grass, picking at the flowers.
"Princess Kougyoku. It's almost time for us to return to Kou." Her aide, Ka Koubun informed.
"Ah, already? I still wanted to talk with Ion-chan a little bit more…"
Ka Koubun tensed. While he was neutral to the young spell fencer -He still felt a slight pinch of hatred to the young girl for ruining his plans though even without her interference, they would have found out either way since they had Yamuraiha-, Koubun knows how much she meant to his princess.
Kougyoku never had any friends due to people distancing themselves from her due to her status. And Ion was the first friend she had made over the many years of solitude. Not counting a certain black haired peach loving Magi since he doesn't seem to be the type to understand the meaning of friends.
"I- I understand princess…" He bowed before leaving her alone.
Kougyoku continued spending her time in the garden until someone stepped on one of the flowers she was about to pick.
"Ah! Hey! Watch where you're walking!"
The said person soon looked at Kougyoku and she immediately recognized who it was.
Alibaba Saluja.
"Ah! Sorry…"
Kougyoku cleared her throat, turning her back to him and inquiring. "I heard you were out cold from the accident. Are you alright?"
"Ah, yes. Pretty much…"
The atmosphere was silent for a moment until Alibaba showed her a flower wreath he made.
"Sorry for trampling on the flowers." He apologized while scratching the back of his neck.
Kougyoku can only stare at the wreath blankly.
"…How did you do this?"
"Eh?"
The two spent talking with how to make the flower wreaths and getting closer at that.
At another part of the castle, Ion walked towards Aladdin who stared at the grass field in front of him.
"Aladdin?"
The boy turned. "Ah, Ion-san. What's wrong?"
"Is Miss Dunya awake?"
"Ah! Yes! She woke up just yesterday."
"I see…" Ion took a moment of silence before she asked. "Can you come along with me to see her?"
"Hello Miss Dunya!" Aladdin greeted the former princess. She recognized him immediately.
"Ah! You're…"
"I'm Aladdin. I brought someone with me too miss!"
Aladdin turned to the door and opened it a bit. Ion entered with Aladdin grabbing her hand and towards the center where Dunya currently rested.
Dunya's eyes are wide with surprise. "Tia?"
Dunya couldn't believe it.
Dunya thought that everyone had died that day... but Tia... she was alive and well, right in front of her eyes.
She had grown. Those grey hair and blue eyes... and that familiar face that reminded her of the man who adopted her.
Though... she couldn't help but notice that Tia was much more withdrawn than how she used to be.
She was as confused as Tia when she gave her a confused look.
The boy, Aladdin decided to explain for her. "Sorry miss. The shock of losing her homeland is traumatic enough that she forgot about you and the family she had as well."
Dunya's expression had turned crestfallen at Aladdin's explanation.
'Oh, Tia... I should have searched harder so I could find you...'
"Miss Dunya."
The former princess looked at the spell fencer as called.
"I might not remember so much about you but I wanted to know more about the ones I had forgotten before I lost my home."
Ion sat at the bed she rested and requested. "Please… tell me what you know about them."
Dunya swallowed an imaginary lump at her throat before she complied. Telling her of what she knew of the people she was fond of, and her former memories.
"Your mother named you Tia. It means "Light" in a name encyclopedia from the village." – Quiet a truth, because Tia was the light that helped her to move on from the loss of her home.
"What of her, then?" She questioned.
"...She died in child birth. For your little brother." – Tia hardly talked of her mother as she had very vague memories of her birth mother. And her father didn't owe up in answering her questions either.
"It was an adorable little boy named Yu. He's really fond of you. Calling you "Onee-chan, Onee-chan." All the time and followed you to play with him, a lot." – Dunya always found that quiet cute and often wished for younger siblings during the past, and it came true with Tia and Yu.
"Ah, your father was the one to save me from being killed from the coup of the magicians of Magnostadt. Truthfully, I thought he was a magician from the academy until he said that he wasn't a part of Magnostadt and that his kind though alike to the magicians, viewed things differently. He's someone willing to dirty his hands for the sake of his family." – It was rather strange, because the man himself hated violence if anything.
"He may seem a bit cold but really, he cares about you and Yu so much. Even the neighbors confirmed it." – It was quiet a good facade, as the man was quiet a doting father to his children, even if he had put up a cold front for it.
"You were actually much brighter personality wise when you're younger. I remember you used to bring me around the land whenever you see me feeling down. We used to pick some of the herbs and flowers around the fields nearby the outskirts and would play there for a long time." – She always loved collecting flowers and herbs with Tia, it was a good past time in the old days that she still do sometime.
"...Is there anything else?" Tia had asked, brimming with curiosity.
"You're really looking more like your deceased mother right now…" Dunya commented.
"Ah, really?"
"I remember seeing how your mother once looked like from a painted picture; it was really accurate now that I finally met you again. You had your mother's eyes and hair, including their colors." Dunya paused for a moment before she went on. "Though I suppose your current personality and facial features might be from your father."
Ion played around the strands of her shoulder length hair which was grey while wondering. "My father?"
"I was told by Jafar, the advisor when I asked a little about you. You were silent and fond of books. Books were your father's past time when you and your little brother brought me around from time to time and when he finally returned from many of his jobs. He isn't a talker too."
"Ah…"
"You wouldn't believe it, but your father was a baby-faced man when he was younger, the neighbors told me so."
Ion chuckled at the image of a baby-faced father. Dunya had expected such reaction, after all, she had her father's face.
"Tia... About what happened during that day… the land-"
"Miss Dunya, don't." Ion stopped her. "Please…"
Dunya obliged. It was obvious enough that telling the tragedy would bring more traumas, especially when the trauma had caused amnesia to the younger girl.
"If you don't mind… may I still call you Tia?"
Please...
"...Please call me what you like Miss Dunya."
Dunya felt warmth surging in her heart at that, especially knowing that Tia isn't completely lost, nor did she die.
Both Aladdin and Ion were silent after visiting Dunya.
"So… Tia-san?" Ion visibly flinched and stopped. It took Aladdin a few steps to notice that she had stopped her steps.
"Aladdin… just call me Ion." Ion gave the younger a small, sad smile.
"But that was your birth name…"
"True but… Tia is dead."
"Eh?"
"What I mean to say is… the past is the past. Besides, I let Miss Dunya to call me that because she's the only one to know of what kind of person I was before I forgot her and my old memories… and a reminder that the past is already fixed."
Aladdin stared at the Rukh around her, still a pure white. It was telling him that she spoke the truth.
"I've already decided from the day I found the aftermath of my home… that I wouldn't bother with living in the past anymore and move on anew."
Aladdin simply smiled as she continued. He thought she might have fallen to depravity once, but is glad that she didn't. She had Fai and her friends to thank for that.
Ion walked a few steps towards Aladdin and requested. "Can I tell you something?"
Aladdin walked along with Ion as she walked with him around Sindria to an isolated beach in the island.
Once there, she chanted in a murmuring tone and a barrier formed around them. She then placed the dimensional bell she brought along near to the tree trunk near them and chanted a sound magic.
"What are you making a borg for? And why did you put the bell near there?"
"It's an isolation barrier. I don't want anyone else to interrupt on the conversation. I applied a bit of sound magic to the dimensional bell to block any sound from here coming out of the isolation barrier."
Ion soon sat down at the tree trunk as Aladdin stood, amazed at the barrier.
"I'll start now Aladdin." Aladdin gave her a nod as she started.
"Do you know? That there are many other worlds out there just like this one?" Ion inquired.
"There are?"
"It'll be simple for me to show you…" Ion let out both her hands and formed a water ball as she mentally chanted the magic.
The water soon showed an image, akin to an orb used by a fortune teller.
Aladdin was surprised at the image shown.
"Shion, who is this?" A figure similar to princess Kougyoku was shown talking to a young boy with purple hair. (Aladdin felt that the hair and facial features had looked strangely familiar)
"Ah! Kougyoku, this man is Sinbad, the conqueror of the seven seas and my… f-father."
"Why would uncle Sinbad have a son?" Aladdin questioned. Ion smirked at his reaction and soon explained.
"That isn't our world Aladdin, it's a different one."
"Different? How is it so?"
"Do you know of the term of alternate worlds?"
"Alternate worlds? Ugo-kun told me about it once…"
"In a way, it's actually true. Alternate worlds do exist." Ion confirmed and continued.
"There is a saying that if one world is created, there is bound to be many copies of that same world with differences. Like…"
Ion gestured and created six more water balls and dismissing the first. Image starting to form at the first water ball she recreated.
"May I come along with you to Qishan, en route to Balbadd, Aladdin?"
"Yes you may, Miss Koujaku!"
Aladdin, seeing the vision could feel a strong impulse of Rukh flowing around her, though it was a vision, he could feel the Rukh. Aladdin shifted his eyes to the second water ball of the six.
"You're…"
"It's been sometime, Masrur."
"Masrur… who is she?"
"Ah, where are my manners…" The white haired woman cleared her throat and introduced herself to Morgiana.
"My name is Kira. I'm an Andora."
"Andora?" Aladdin wondered out loud. "In that world, Andora's are a tribe that was considered to have disappeared from an attack by the Musta'Shim kingdom." Ion explained. Aladdin winced at the thought since the explanation from Ion regarding the tribe was painfully familiar to what Ion herself is currently experiencing.
Ion somehow sensed his turmoil at her explanation and assured. "Don't worry Aladdin. Kira hasn't fallen to depravity. I never got to see her though."
"Eh?"
"I'll continue and tell you about it later." Ion informed and showed the next one.
"Tell me Claire, do you still think that this is a dream!?"
Aladdin could only frown at the sight of the black haired dark Magi attacking a seemingly defenseless girl with his magic.
"I reacted the same as you too Aladdin." Ion commented.
Aladdin didn't ask for a while. Ion took it as a cue to continue with her explanation of alternate worlds. Dismissing the water balls which visions had been seen and showed two of the three left.
"Miss, you have a strange skin."
"Hm, do I?"
"Yes, not many people had skin like yours."
"So many people told me that once."
"And your Rukh is really pretty and strange too."
"Eh? My Rukh?"
Aladdin couldn't help but feel that it was true as he saw the strange lady's rukh fluttering around her. He then gazed at the next one.
"You're one of them; you're a metal vessel user."
"I am." She turned towards the hooded figure and inquired. "You are too, aren't you?" (Aladdin was surprised to see that it was Alibaba the strong Rukh lady had inquired)
"Nice to meet you, umm…"
"Alibaba the wonder!"
"Alibaba it is then."
"Here's the last one Aladdin." Ion informed and showed it as she dismissed the rest.
Aladdin simply stared at the event where Kougyoku had accused Sinbad for 'defiling' her, though he did notice the difference. Fai and Ion weren't there.
The water ball dissipated when the event had ended.
"The last world I showed you… it's like the heart of the worlds out there." Ion told him.
"What do you mean?"
"You can think of it as a seed that spread its roots to grow. The seed being the original world and the roots, branches of different possibilities of the worlds, like our existence."
"Existence?"
"In a way, alternate worlds are different. Like for an instance, in the first world I show you before, sir Sinbad had a son, but in this world and the others, he didn't."
"Ah." Aladdin let out a sound of recognition.
"And there is also the two worlds where they had someone with a strong Rukh like sir Sinbad existing. While there are similar aspects, they are different people."
Aladdin's mind went towards Koujaku and the black haired women from the sixth image, the two singularities in a different world.
"Well, that's basically it for alternate worlds, do you have a question?" Ion inquired.
"Ah, Ion-san… how did you get to see the events when you're not in that world?" Aladdin asked.
"Have you heard of dimensional magicians?"
"Dimensional magicians? What?"
"They're a group of magicians that specialize in time and space magic. With that same magic, they are also capable of seeing many events through the Rukh. The strongest, the king and some of the nobles of the land they lived are the few capable of seeing through alternate worlds. I was taught with how to master time and space magic while traveling there. Though, you actually need magic or accompanied by a citizen of the land they lived to enter."
"Eh? Is it like Magno-"
"No, there are several non magicians living there as well and they lived in harmony. Asides that, us, spell fencers and dimensional magicians are affiliated to each other, not to Magnostadt."
"Affiliated?"
"Yeah, it's from one of the archives completely intact back in my homeland. And since its destruction, the dimensional magicians had used their magic to transport their location high up so no one asides those accompanied or had magic would be able to enter."
"I see." Aladdin simply said in understanding.
"We talked to Hakuryuu a bit about what we know of Al Thamen recently, not the whole thing though."
"Hakuryuu-kun? Why?"
"Both Fai and I felt that he deserved to know something that would help. I'm no mind reader but judging from his words when he spoke to us about the matter, I can sense that he might fall into depravity one day."
Shock was an understatement to his expression by then.
"Though, we decided not to tell anything about the alternate worlds." Ion shrugged.
"Huh? Why? Why did you tell me instead?"
Ion was silent for a while before she answered. "Al Thamen had a strong connection to the Kou Empire already. While I believe that Hakuryuu might be able to keep a secret but… what if Al Thamen somehow knew about the alternate worlds? What if they expected Hakuryuu to fall into depravity for their plans?"
Aladdin's eyes widened in realization, "You mean…"
"Yes. It's not just this world that will be in danger Aladdin. The other worlds would be at risk too. It's the reason why both of us didn't tell the full story of our reasons."
"You told Aladdin." Fai simply said as Ion read a page of "Adventures of Sinbad" (Courtesy of the king himself) in a bored expression during the night.
"I know the consequences, but…"
"But?"
"This is Aladdin we're talking about; I had a feeling that he won't reveal it unless needed."
"Like the truth of Alma Torran?"
Ion placed the book down to the bed since she was bored of reading it and raised her hands as if she had surrendered. "You're the one to have his memories due to his wishes while we chose not to have the memories of our alternate selves. I thought you knew better."
"I suppose you had a point. I knew that personality of yours is one of the reasons why you're his best friend in the other worlds you and the rest existed."
Fai soon closed the windows with the curtain on the side of the windows and blow off one of the candles. Near the other lit ones, he proceeded to open his mask. Ion could see it since she is nearby but it was dark enough that people far off wouldn't be able to see it clear. Especially a certain king whom Ion could feel his magic near, trying to eavesdrop their conversation.
'Too bad sir Sinbad, as long as I am around, I could use magic to block any talks from coming to your ears.' Ion inwardly smirked as she looked at the two dimensional bells belonging to her and Fai respectively, one placed near the window and one near the door so Sinbad wouldn't be able to hear in either side.
Now, Fai had fully revealed his face towards his younger friend. While it is a norm for her, if anyone of the eight generals sans Spartos were to see it right now, they might have bombarded him with so many questions. But it's not the time yet. Not now.
"That face you had is really jarring you know."
"I know, but I was born with it."
True, it was a face that the Al Thamen wouldn't think twice to kill by now. If they knew of what he and his friends had suspected, that is.
He always had the urge to take it off since it felt suffocating sometimes and then he remembered what he went through in the worlds before which prompted him to stay with his oath to keep his face hidden. The sight of his friends dying, over and over from the many worlds he jumped through.
He didn't want to see the death of his friends, or the people that gave him a chance of redemption happening again. There had been too many deaths that he had seen through the memories that he received since that day he lost his hometown which grew more vivid day by day.
"Until the time comes, I vowed not to show this face."
"Don't be a fool Dunya." Aladdin made a mock voice of Ithnan to cheer Dunya up, which proved effective as Ion, Fai (Who came along with Ion to see how Dunya is faring) and Dunya are trying to hold their laughter.
Dunya ended up spilling some of the food to her clothes which Aladdin, took a bite of. Ion simply stared with an incredulous look at the scene while Fai stared blankly. Before Ion talked to Fai in the sound of a whisper;
"…Isn't he around twelve?"
"Well, according to him, Aladdin never had the warmth of a mother, so it might just be Aladdin's way to cope…"
"Oh…"
"Ion-san, Fai-san, what are you talking about?" Aladdin wondered. Both turned to Aladdin who is now taking a chess board to the bed.
"No, it's nothing." Ion shook her head.
"Ah, then you should play chess with Miss Dunya first Ion-san!"
"Me?" Ion pointed to herself. When Aladdin gave a nod, she simply shrugged and went playing with chess.
Taking turns with playing. When it's Aladdin's turn, Ion and Fai stood up. "We're going to walk around Sindria, we'll visit you again soon Miss Dunya." Ion bowed along with Fai before leaving the room.
Once they left, Aladdin continued playing chess until Dunya spoke, "Thank you Aladdin."
"Hmm?"
"For letting me see Isaac… and Tia once more."
"Ah, that? It's nothing miss! I just thought you might cheer up a bit!"
"But… how would Tia feel by then?"
"What do you mean?"
"You do notice… that I'm getting weaker day by day, right?"
"…Miss Dunya wouldn't have much time left." Ion said.
"Yeah… it's a wonder why some of the members are still surviving with that side effect of the dark metal vessel…" Fai muttered.
"Fai… I'm not sure anymore."
Fai simply patted her shoulder as a gesture for comfort. "Don't worry. We'll be there to back you up."
Dunya's funeral was held a day after her death. 'It felt strange that I just knew her for a while, yet at the same time, I had known her too.' Ion thought dryly as her mind replayed to the conversation she had with the former princess before she actually left.
"Please, don't talk. You're hanging by a thread."
"It's fine. I'm going to die either way."
"…Why did you join in the first place?"
"…I fell into despair." Dunya kept talking as she reminisced the last nine years. "I almost given up on the world if not for your father, Yu and you… you three gave me the light and warmth I thought I would never experience again…"
The unexpected destruction had gone unsaid. Dunya could feel how uncomfortable the younger girl was when it was brought up.
"I was worried about how you fare when I finally saw you alive… But I suppose I found my answer now…"
"What do you mean Miss Dunya?"
"Tia… An angel is within you…"
"What?" Ion was confused. What does she mean by angel?
"Thank you… for letting me be your sister till the end…"
A memory flashed in Ion's mind at that.
"Say, would you like to be my sister?"
"I'd love to Tia!"
When the memory ended, she looked to see Dunya, a complete coal like body and lifeless. It took a moment for her to realize.
Dunya is dead.
"No…" Ion's eyes widened, her whole body trembling. Tears welled up at her lilac tinted eyes and cried out "ONEE-CHAN!"
Ion looked over to the sunset sea, holding the wreath of white flowers that was meant to be for the funeral.
Fai then went over to her after talking a bit with Spartos.
"The flowers are to be given to the casket." He said.
Ion didn't respond. She only threw the wreath and let it fly away till it reached the sea.
"…Are you feeling okay right now?"
"…No. It feels weird."
"What's weird?"
"You know what I'm talking about…"
Fai simply stood next to her side as she stared forward.
"Say… do you think she might still be alive if she chose not to join them?"
"…Maybe. But other than that, I can't say Ion."
One week later…
"How are you doing right now?"
"…What do you think?"
"…Look Ion, I know you're still feeling down, but given that you brought the light back to her again before she is gone forever, what do you think she wanted you to do?"
Ion didn't respond, Fai can only sigh. It's the same as the time where she finally saw what is left of her homeland. He knew Ion is much stronger by now but he knows that sometimes, they can only take so much.
"Well, I'll be going with Spartos. Uncle Darius and dad are visiting. They'll arrive soon so be careful and take care." He told the young girl before leaving her alone.
Ion was by herself; sorting her own thoughts until someone knocked the door.
"Ion-san? It's me."
Ion recognized the young voice. It's Aladdin.
"Do you need something Aladdin?"
"Would you like to accompany me around? I thought you might need it to feel a bit better…"
It took a moment for Ion to agree to his request.
"Welcome to Sindria father. You too, uncle;" Spartos greeted them as they arrived to the port.
"No need to greet me son. Is that Fai with you?" Darius questioned at the sight of his nephew following Spartos. His rather unkempt black hair is an indicator.
"It has been a while uncle. You look well too dad."
At that, Aaron laughed. "What are you talking about son? You visited us just last year! Of course we're well!"
"You did?" Spartos questioned.
"I suppose he's still embarrassed about what everyone back home did when he returned." Darius mused.
"Please don't bring that up uncle…" Fai felt like bashing his head on a wall.
Spartos, in all his curiosity could only ask. "Father; what exactly happened?"
"Ion-san! Look! It's a street performance!" Aladdin exclaimed in glee at the crowd in front as Ion followed.
She didn't need to know who it was after seeing the strands of long blonde hair that swayed through the wind as she danced and also the eight starred insignia at the bell bracelet on her left hand which was her trademark performing item.
That is also her Djinn's metal vessel.
"She's really pretty, isn't she?" Aladdin fawned over at her performance. Ion simply nodded. After all, she was the few that could enlighten people through her performance.
When she had reached to her finishing act, she bowed. Cue the applause from the crowd watching.
Ion then stepped forward towards the performer as the crowd slowly dispersed away.
"I'm not surprised you would always arrive in a flash Amber."
At that name, some of the remaining watchers paused. Their reaction is obvious.
To confirm the flabbergasted crowd's doubt, the dancer hugged the living daylights out of the young girl after taking the mask she had bought from the market off her face. "ION-CHAN!"
"Fai my buddy~." A voice came from the behind Fai as Darius and Aaron are about to start talking. An arm slinging around the older boy's neck; Fai resisted the urge to face palm at that.
"Zaire…"
"Eh~? That's cold~. You just went on going as a guest so the least I can do is greet ya here~."
"It seems you're the same jokester as always Zaire." Aaron let out a hearty laughed at the sight of the brown haired boy with a spiked hair that is hidden at his hood.
"Oh~ Sir Aaron is here too~ good news to you and Sir Darius, I brought her along~."
"Who?" Spartos wondered.
"Why, it's Fai's-"
"Boo!"
Fai flinched at the person hugging from behind and Spartos could only wonder why Fai's face had shaded a red. Spartos could make out the dark brown hair and the red bandana of the person's hair.
"Since she's already here, I suppose I could tell ya little brother of Fai~. She's your sister figure, Rana and she's his girlfriend~!"
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Spartos let out a spit take before the big "What!?" came out of his mouth.
And that's that. All I could say is real life is eating me up… *Sweat drop* full information for Zaire, Amber, and Rana would be up in the next chapter. That's where I would elaborate more of themselves in the past 9 years. Also, I noticed about the lack of consistent suffix I used for Ion to call Hakuryuu last chapter so now for convenience, she'll just be calling Hakuryuu just by his name, no honorifics.
Dimensional magicians: They are a group of magicians specialized in using time and space magic. Due to this specialization, they are capable of knowing the existence of alternate worlds and protect that secret. Due to this, the land they lived is high from the reach of norm to protect the secrets. Only those accompanied by the citizens living there or capable of using magic to fly could reach the land. They seem to have an affiliation with the spell fencers.
(They're inspired by the Time mage job class from Bravely Default, except that they can only control time in the game instead of time and space. Actually, they don't dress up like the game does. And since this is Magi, Dimensional magicians are more on the supporting type like Koumei's Djinn, Dantallion. So yeah, they're not fighters.)
Notes:
1: I know, Ion's birth name seems really western but I found out this name was actually a verb in Vietnamese, "gleam", which is a synonym or at least linked to light. I think it fits.
2: The inspiration of alternate worlds had been a courtesy of Bravely Default. The game just gave me the thought of "What if the many fics and AU's are alternate realities of the original series?" and this came up. The worlds mentioned are several fics that I had read and enjoyed, some which are pretty popular. In numerical order:
1: Children of Solomon by Otaku of the Century
2: Samsaran by thousandyearflower
3: Changed Destiny by Iwasawakitsuneko (This fic had been deleted right now so I don't think it'll be featured as much)
4: The Adventures of Claire Hawkins by Pischaw
5: Simply Complex/Fireflies by Scared of broken bonds/Wishful Falling
6: Enigma by Marshemellowtime
The last one is the original Magi as we know it. Also, I personally asked the authors of the fics mentioned myself if I am allowed to mention them as the alternate world's mentioned by Ion.
3: Changed Destiny and Simply Complex were both centered on the time of "Adventures of Sinbad" story wise so the extracts of the respective characters meeting either Aladdin, Alibaba, or Morgiana is just something I speculated if they met them in the future chapters of these two fics, I hope you don't mind Iwasawakitsuneko-san and Scared of broken bonds/Wishful Falling-san! ｍ(｡≧Д｡)ｍ
4: I notice that there isn't even much magic to be explored for the sound Rukh so I thought, "Why not make use of it?" So… yeah.
See you