Nika was now laying in bed, still passed out and red, and Miko standing over her, "I think that might have been quite a shock..." Miko muttered to herself as she checked the thermometer, which now said Nika was colder than before, "At least her fever is going away..." She muttered again, "Crown Prince! What happened!? Did you get in a fight!?" Tojiko questioned as she ran in the room, "No, don't worry, we talked things out and... I might have said something that was a little too overwhelming." Miko explained, not wanting to spell it out, but quickly another girl entered the room, grey haiir, grey eyes, wearing a Kariginu with a purple skirt and an eboshi, "I receiveth the feeling that thither might beest some love in the air." Futo commented, to which Tojiko put her hand over her fellow Taoist's head and pushed her down, "Futo don't spit out nonsense!" She instructed sternly, but Miko sighed "It's really not nonsense..." she said, making Futo smirk and Tojiko's eyes widen and her mouth fall open, "Wha- Why!? I thought you hated her!?" Tojiko exclaimed, "I never said that... I just felt... Unsure..." Miko explained, "Hold on, I bethink the lady might beest waking up." Futo said having noticed Nika stir in her sleep.
A moment later, Nika indeed woke up and even sat up, putting a hand on her head and cracking her neck, "Nika! Are you okay?" Miko asked, before noticing she looked slightly different, the tips of her hair turned white, "I've never been better really!" Nika exclaimed in a really cheerful tone, "Uhhh... What?" Miko let out in confusion at seeing Nika's sudden change in demeanor, "Is it me or does she seem a lot less moody?" Tojiko leaned to Miko to ask silently, "Honestly I don't know what's happening right now." She whispered back, "Anyways!" Nika exclaimed as she stood up on the bed, with her very much healed arms, "I got a volcano to visit! See ya!" Nika waved bye before jumping out of the window and off the island, whistling to call her Loftwing, "...Didst that just befall?" Futo asked confused, "Why did she change from all moody to... That?" Tojiko asked equally as confused, "I think out issues might have weighed a lot on her, I was more weirded out by seeing her being moody; overzealous, chipper and frantic is exactly how I last remember seeing Nika before our falling out." Miko explained.
Eldin Volcano, (After the Song Isle, Obviously.)
After a bit of flying, Nika arrived at the volcano and started looking around for the Silent Realm's entrance, and she has a smile the whole way, " Nika... Are you okay?" Angel asked, still in the blade, "Never felt better!" Nika stated with over exaggerated motions, "Your heartbeat registers... Weirdly, not even like heart problems, it's just weird." Angel informed, but the heroine brushed it off "You're spouting nonsense sis! I'm fiiiine!" She insisted, "You say that, yet you're acting really weird..." Angel stated, "I don't see it honestly-! *Turns to look at a cliff in the distance where who should be looking, but Ghirahim.* Graham! Will you stop following me!?" Nika yelled at the now speechless Demon Lord, even shaking her fist, "It's Ghirahim you deficient!" Said Demon Lord yelled back before teleporting away, "What a weirdo..." Nika muttered annoyed, "Maybe I prefer you like this." Angel commented, "I still don't get what you're talking about." Nika repeated, "The Entrance is right under your feet." Angel said wanting to move the conversation away.
One Song and Ground Stabbing Later.
"Is another voice going to give me some incredibly cryptic task again?" Nika asked sarcastically, expecting the answer to obviously be yes, but got neither a reply, nor a voice in her head, "...Hello? Is anyone there? Is this another test of courage? Cause if it is, the tranquillity trial already did that!" She said, very confused as to what was happening, she took a step outside the safe circle and almost immediatly... Nothing happened, "Okay seriously, is this a joke? Is Shiva Samba trying to be funny?" Nika questioned, her frustration with the situation increasing, looking around she still saw absolutely nothing, at least until she spotted a couple of Bokoblins looking at her, "Fighting test? Alright!" She exclaimed as she gt in a fighting stance, was quickly knocked out of it at the sight of the Bokoblins doing what can be best described as mocking her, "What...? No seriously what?" Nika muttered in confusion, the Bokoblins blew raspberries at her, made gestures as if to say 'you can't hit me!' And kiss my a*s motions.
This weird behavior left Nika stunned firstly because every Bokoblin she met until now never really spoke or showed any emotion other than 'I'm gonna die while trying to kick your a*s.', and secondly... It's kinda pissing her off, "...Stop it." Nika ordered, her face scrunching up in agitation, but the Bokoblins kept going, "Stop. It." Nika insisted, still nothing, "STOP! IT!" She yelled, accidentally activating her primary mantra, and causing the Bokoblins to get knocked to the ground, and still they got up and started again, "OKAY! THAT DOES IT!" Nika stated furiously as she took advantage of the anger she was feeling to activate her primary mantra and give her the strength to leap over to the mocking fools and cave their heads in, and then... She got shot out with the reward in hand.
Taking a minute to clear her head from how quickly everything happened, "That was it? Really?" Nika asked confused, "Yes, that was it." Angel confirmed after getting out of the blade, "And..." Nika started as she looked at the things in her hand, "This is the reward? Earrings?" She finished as she realized this was the second piece of jewelry given to her by Godly means, "Those will protect you from extreme temperatures." Angel explained, "Okay, I guess there was that one area at the top of the mountain that's hot as f*ck." Nika thought back to the place before getting a smile on her face as her hair turned white and jumped to her feet, "What are we waiting for then!? Let's go!" She exclaimed started running so fast her feet started looking like a circle and ran up the mountain towards the top.
