Gloxinia laid silent on the ground. His body covered with burns, unable to speak. Despite the pain, he put all his strength into opening his right eye. It was quite blurry for a couple seconds but eventually he see Zeldris in front of him. Seems everyone was okay.

His energy then went to his hand. He tapped the ground lightly with his finger. The soil began glowing green with magical energy emitting. Out sprouted a growing rose with yellow petals. "Drop...let...of...life..." He murmured as a watery drop from the flower landed on his finger. As his skin began to glow, his burns cleared away. For purifying magic was stirring through his body...

"I'll give credit to your durability but that should be taken care of soon enough. Starting with the Giant." Guila stated, aiming her weapon at the spot underneath Drole. The rather large sized circle shaped section of the ground began to glow. "DROLE!" Zeldris called out. "Get back!" Estarossa added. Drole hopped back quickly, nearly falling back but saving himself by his leg. He curled his hands, holding a certain form. Various being made of soil and stone burst from the ground. "Cover the ground, Golems!" Drole exclaimed. All the golems as once covered the detonating spot.

BOOM! All Golems exploded back into the rubble they were formed from with the large explosion. "Phew..." Drole sighed; "How much bombs do you have set up?!". "Approximately 50 but with this force field surrounding us, you'll only have to worry about 24." Guila explained, her smirk unyielding. "24, huh?" Zeldris said, looking around. "Impressive, you memorized all the bomb placements?" Estarossa asked with a chuckle. "By heart."

"Mela!" Zeldris then called out to his comrade; "Take Gloxinia and get to safety.". Melascula heard from the tree she was safe behind. She took a deep breath, then using her only good arm to open a quick portal...only to see Gloxinia was gone. "Gloxinia...?" She murmured before looking around the remains of the ruined cave. "Captain! He's gone..." Melascula shouted. "What?" Drole muttered, looking over. "She's right. Where the hell he'd go?" Estarossa exclaimed. Zeldris' attention however was on the enemy at hand. "Chances are he's made it out...Drole! Destroy all the bombs in the area!".

"Oh...Alright!" Drole replied, preparing the technique. Wherever Gloxinia was, hopefully he was safe. "Oh?" Guila murmured curiously. "Get ready!" Drole exclaimed as he rose his arms up high; "BEDROCK ARISE!". The Commandments all jumped, with Melascula of course flying, up high in the air with all their might. Multiple large sharp stone shot out of the ground, each spread out in hopes of destroying all the bombs. Guila, in a hint of surprised panic, pointed her rapier to the ground. Enough energy was emitting to send her flying upwards, at least to where she wouldn't get skewered. That was it, all her bombs were now destroyed in a blink. Drole's technique had spread through the whole forest, getting each one.

They all landed gracefully, even Drole for being a giant. Guila, despite not showing, was frustrated to have her battle strategy just thwarted with a single technique. "Though shocked of how you did it, I really shouldn't be surprised you managed to destroy all my bombs." Guila sighed. "And there's more where that came from!" Drole exclaimed with a proud grin. "I could say the same thing." She replied, holding her rapier forward. A barrage of bombs shot out at high speed. "Scatter!" Zeldris called out. All the commandments split up. Zeldris and Drole went to the right while Estarossa and Melascula went to the left. Guila kept her attention on all of them, taking turns at blasting at the closest commandment with little results in hitting.

Zeldris launched forward, unsheathing his sword. Guila pulled back her rapier to then clash with Zeldris. Their weapons collided multiple times with both matching in speed. With quick thinking, a bomb formed on the tip on the rapier. However, Melascula snuck behind to blow it away with a magical wave of her arm. Before she could even reacted to the Commandment of Faith's act, Drole threw a punch to the ground near her. The impact sent her flying, debris flying around everywhere. Guila gritted her teeth, realizing she needed to take multiple down or she's in trouble. Zeldris ran quickly to began clashing with her once again.

Zeldris was going for multiple angles, hoping to land a strike on the knight. However, she was too focused on his movements for him to pull a fast one. One big clash with sparks flying was when Zeldris nor the commandments expected Guila to sent a blast to the ground. While Guila flew up in the air from the blast as she intended, Zeldris was caught in the blast and was enough to knock the rest off their feet. Guila landed with a huff, analyzing her surroundings. Once the dust settled, it was clear. The odds weren't much against her any longer. Zeldris stood there, burned heavily with his clothes tattered. Drole creeped back up, rubbing the back of his head where he fell on. Melascula slowly opened her eyes to find herself near Estarossa who was flat on his back. "Estarossa! Are you okay?" She cried.

To her surprise, however, Estarossa began to giggle. The giggles then turned to full laughter. "Oh my...did you hit your head too hard..." Melascula asked with confusion. Estarossa hopped up, dusting himself off. "No, I'm fine. If you don't mind, Mela, could you please go get my brother?" Estarossa asked politely. "Uh...A-Absolutely." Melascula replied, going to help her captain back away. She gently put his arm around her shoulder. "Mela...what's he doing?" Zeldris muttered through the pain. "I don't really know, Captain..." Melascula replied, worried for everyone there.

Estarossa, with the widest smile, waltzed over to Guila. "What's this? You seem to be enjoying yourself. Don't you know I'm here to kill you?" Guila stated. "Oh, I know. In fact, I'm quite livid. However, I can't help but wish I had people like you watching over me in prison. Would've been worth the ten years I spent." Estarossa replied with a smirk of confidence but eyes of anger. "Well then, I'll be happy to give a death you'll find enjoyable." Guila said with a smile. She quickly slashed at Estarossa's chest, causing a chain reaction with explosions following. The wind was harsh, the fire was hot but the attack all but hit her opponent. Her smile grew as she was sure he was no more.

Her face turned to terror when his arm extended from the dust with a blade in hand. "Full Counter!"

Guila was launched back far, her armor bursting apart as she rolled across the ground. She coughed up blood as she struggled to get up. Estarossa walked out of the dust, unscathed. Not a single burn or scratch. The best she did was lightly ruin the blue coat he wore. "I'd be careful where you swing that thing. With Full Counter, I can reflect any physical attack right back at the opponent." He explained.

The other Commandments watched in amazement. "Woah! I forgot he could do that!" Drole exclaimed with stars in his eyes. "Well done, Brother..." Zeldris muttered with Melascula nodded in agreement with a blush.

Guila managed to pull through and picked herself up. "How...dare you..." Guila exclaimed, holding her rapier tight. A bomb getting ready to be sent towards Estarossa. In fact, she was going to trick him into thinking that she was going to launch one bomb when she was truly going to get another barrage. If she can't damage him with one, she could definitely do something with multipl-

"Hello." Someone whispered in her ear. A huge gust of wind followed, blowing her bomb away. She turned around to see Gloxinia; his wings flapped lightly as he hovered slightly over her. His body was covered with wood like armor from head to toe. "How are you..." Guila stated, shocked to see the Commandment alive and well.. "Alive? Well, that'll be explained soon enough. If you can stay alive long enough that is." Gloxinia stated with a straight forward tone. "Gloxinia! You're alive!" Drole called out joyfully. "Thank goodness." Zeldris said.

"Hey! She was my plaything first! Go get your own!" Estarossa demanded. "Oh, come on. She nearly killed me, let me have this one." Gloxinia argued. "Hell no! You waited till the last second to show up, getting your stupid armor on!" Estarossa stated. "IT'S NOT STUPID! This is Yggdrasil Armor! One of the finest configurations of the spirit spear! Don't you dare disrespect it!" Gloxinia retorted.

"ENOUGH!" Guila shouted, aiming her rapier at Gloxinia. A bomb blasted towards him at high speed. "NOT THIS TIME!" Gloxinia cheered, merely slapping it away with his armored hand. "What...How is this possible?" Guila stammered. "To put it simple, you don't stand a chance." Gloxinia stated confidently. Guila then went for a slash to his chest only for him to quickly dodge and fly right behind her. He then knocked her back with a hit to the hip by his armored hand. Guila landed with a thud, rolling across the ground. "Now then, the main threat you pose is with your weapon right there." Gloxinia analyzed; "Let's fix that.". His armor began glowing, changing into magical energy. "Spirit Spear Basquias: Tenth Configuration. "Emerald Octo"!"

The magical energy formed into large green octopus like tentacles. All reached out and wrapped around Guila's neck and limbs, holding her tight. Estarossa began lightly clapping as he stepped up to Gloxinia. "Well done." He said. Gloxinia held his head high, crossing his arms with a smirk. "Yeah, well. It was no big deal." He stated. "It's a good thing you're well-armed with "Emerald Octo"." Estarossa stated, patting Gloxinia's shoulder. "Of course, with the eight te..." Gloxinia started before realizing what he fell for; "Ugh.". Estarossa stepped over to Guila, then lightly grabbed the rapier. "I'll take that." He said, swiping it away. "Damn you..." Guila murmered.

Gloxinia then looked over to Zeldris and Melascula. "Hey, Ca-" He began before Drole gave him a noogie with his finger. "Way to go, Buddy! Hey, when you healed up, did you see me out there? I sent her flying! And you and Estarossa were powerful as always!" Drole cheered. "Yeah, yeah, Buddy. I knew you'd be okay, being so big and all." Gloxinia reassured. Melascula helped Zeldris walked over, making sure he's able to step all the way. "Good to see you two haven't gotten too sloppy overtime. You two are going to be a big help getting Liones back from the Holy Knights." Zeldris stated. "Ooooo, Captain. That explosion tore you up!" Drole exclaimed with a worried expression. "Don't remind me." He groaned in response. Gloxinia saw Melascula lightly stroking the burns on her arms, slightly wincing. "Same with you, Mela." Gloxinia stated. "It's just a little burn. Nothing compared to Captain's." Melascula said with a sympathetic glance at the sight of Zeldris. "Don't worry, I'll get you guys taken care of." Gloxinia said.

"Hey, Estarossa. Could you hold onto the Holy Knight for a second?" He called out to his comrade. "What? I can have her back now?" Estarossa retorted with a dramatic pout. "Oh come on, you big baby! It's for Captain and Mela!" Gloxinia argued. Estarossa sighed, Gloxinia had him there. He wrapped his arm around Guila's waste, giving Gloxinia enough time to use his technique. "Spirit Spear: Seventh Configuration: Moonrose!" Gloxinia called out. The tentacles began transforming into a much larger rose than before. It hovered over the two injured Commandments. "Droplet of life!" Two little droplets, like raindrops dripped onto them. Away went their injuries, their harsh burns. Their bodies were now clear as day!

Melascula sighed in relief as her arm felt useable again. Zeldris was overjoyed, the pain ceasing blessing of the Droplet of life was a feeling he'd long forgotten. "Ah, that feels so much better! My body feels good as new." He exclaimed. "I'm glad! Anyways...what do we do with the psycho?" Drole asked. They all looked over to see Estarossa lightly poking Guila's wounds with each little movements she made, spouting the same phrase. "Nope."

"Oh, Estarossa? I'd be more than happy to deal with him." Gloxinia said with a smirk. "Uh...No, the girl." Drole replied, confused. "Well, we can get some payback while also making sure she doesn't go anywhere." Zeldris stated, stroking his chin with an ominous expression. "Uh, Captain? What is that implying?" Melascula said, a little frightened of what's coming. "Mela, go to the tavern, check on Elizabeth. Also get some rope, along with some paint."

Estarossa had heard the commotion from afar, smiling widely with excitement. "Oooo, you're gonna hate this." He whispered. A chill ran down Guila's back. "What are you going to do?" She said, slightly nervous. "Nighty Night!" He exclaimed before knocking her out with a chop.

Guila was out for a couple hours, tied up to the only surviving tree. She laid silently against the wood, until she started feeling taps against her shoulder. "Guila? Guila, wake up!". The voice was familiar, the calm yet sharp feminine tone. Her vision slowly came to, it was Lady Ger! A tall rather fit woman, covered with a green and purple armored suit. "Lady Ger...where am I?" Guila murmured drearily. "It's clear the Ten Commandments were too much for an apprentice as skilled as yourself. It seems they've left you tied to this tree, along with some marks." Lady Ger examined. "Are my wounds truly that bad?" Guila asked. "No, not exactly that kind of mark, Guila."

Guila's face was used as a canvas for the Commandments to make little pictures on. Zeldris has painted a unibrow, Estarossa painted a little tongue as the bottom of her lip, and Gloxinia painted over detailed tears on her cheeks with the little message: "I lost dramatically". Drole's hands were of course too big for the brush while Elizabeth and Melascula stood by, not being able to contain their giggles.

"I apologize for my failure..." Guila stated, hanging her head low. "No need. After all, with this knowledge, we're one step closer to wiping the Ten Commandments out." Lady Ger advised, looking upon the great beyond.

"A nice looking tavern! Thought you weren't the type for decorating." Gloxinia exclaimed, looking around the Vampire's Blood. The Commandments have made it back to the tavern and were now showing Gloxinia around. Drole was unfortunately able to see so little through the window.

"Thanks! Gotten plenty of business here, only getting better with more staff." Zeldris stated, smiling proudly. "I bet so! Wait, is that why Elizabeth and Mela are dressed up as maids?" Gloxinia observed, earning blushes from both the ladies. "Actually, we're waitresses." Elizabeth reassured. "Right. I'm the cook and Estarossa's the cashier." Zeldris added. "Ah...Wait, we have to work here, don't we?" Gloxinia asked. "Spot on." Estarossa replied. "Crap." The fairy sighed; "Wait, what's Drole going to-". Gloxinia stopped when he saw the big guy outside the window. Drole waved casually, only Zeldris, Elizabeth, and Melascula waving back. "Yeah, nevermind."

"But don't worry, we can work on that later." Zeldris stated, relieving Gloxinia of work worries. "Oh! Gloxinia, would you like a drink?" Melascula asked, pointing to the ale bottles. "YES!" Gloxinia answered with stars in his eyes. "Oh...Okay." Estarossa replied with a mischievous grin. Estarossa stepped over to the bottles, passing them, and going over to the barrels of Zeldris' brew. He poured two glasses, one each for Gloxinia and Drole.

"Here you go. Some of our finest ale." He lied. Gloxinia took the glass, disregarding all possibilities of pranks involved. Same for Drole who gleefully took the cup. "Alright, let's try this. Lady Elizabeth, apologies if I get too drunk." Gloxinia said, then taking a sip.

"That's my beer, isn't it?" Zeldris asked his brother.

"Yep."

"Cleanup duty's on you."

"BLEH!" The Fairy and Giant spouted as they spat out their drinks.

"Fully aware." Estarossa replied with a satisfied smirk.