Dusk fell across the skies of the Wilson house, Zane sat by the window, as a maid quietly poured him a cup of tea
"Today was very interesting" he said taking a slow sip
"How so, sir?" The maid asked, standing beside him
"Let's just say, some lies are about ro be exposed"
(How will you act against the Hoshinos, Ronald?)
"Sir" a butler knocked on Ronald's study door
"What is it?"
"You have a visitor sir.....
It's Madam Hoshino"
"What?! Why is she here?"
(Don't tell me that brat did something stupid, hopefully she didn't spill too much"
He opened his drawer, frantically searching for something
"No! Where's the envelope?!"
"I'm guessing you're looking for this?"
Maria's voice sneered from the doorway, holding a torn envelope in her hand
"Who let you in?"
"I doubt that's what you should be worried about"
"Let's talk, shall we?"
She said, sitting on the chair across from his"
"Miss Hoshino, how did you get that?" He asked nervously
"....The frost assassins, how's your negotiations with them fairing?" She asked, smiling coldly
Shocked, he opened his mouth to speak, but she interrupted him with a laugh
"Haha, what, did you honestly think I wouldn't know, you're lack of understanding for our circle is alarming, just goes to show how unpolished kept leeches are"
"Control your tone, miss Hoshino, this is my domain!" He barked
But was met with even more disdain
"Your domain? Don't annoy me, what does a statusless man and his illegitimate bastard of a son know anything about domains, I already have the head of this family, she's currently recovering from your trauma induced methods, so you should watch your tone, Ronald"
"How dare yo.....!"
Maria raised her hand, snapped her fingers amd in walked Kai and Rose
Seeing Kai, Ronald's expression fell
"How, how are you still alive?"
(That damn Seth Kennedy, he should've ended this brat back at the competition how's he still alive?!)
"Ronald, we have a score to settle" Kai sneered, pulling out his blade
(Considering how protective the Hoshinos are of Amy, I doubt they plan on letting this bastard walk free, he's lucky that Lunatic hasn't woken up yet"
"Code all's 4" Ronald yelled
Rose immediately put up a protective barrier, seemingly understanding the phrase
'Boom' the sky tore with an explosion, creating a blinding light
Jumping out the window
Ronald laughed hysterically
"We'll end this little confrontation soon enough, Maria!"
"Damn it, ill stop him" Kai began to move but Rose held him back
"Let him leave, he's only making things harder for himself"
"Mom, that phrase...)
Maria nodded, smirking
"The call of Frosts"
Back at the Wilson house
Zane watched the explosion with amusement
"That's one way to commit suicide" he sneered, laughing in his room
"Master Zane, you have a visitor"
"Oh, who is it?"
"Tyrian Alshay sir"
"Oh, what does the kept king want with me?"
Zane met Tyrian in the living room
His expression was unreadable, impressing Zane
(Interesting, seems he's been trained to fit the role well)
"Lord Alshay"
Tyrian nodded, looking straight into Zane's eyes
"How are my 3 children?"
"Aww, do you miss them, well I can assure you, the 3 young Alshian royals are completely fine, nothing can actually to them happen with the queen around, right?"
He nodded, smiling slightly
"I'm glad"
"If I may, did you come all the way here, just to ask that?"
"No,there's something else I wanted your help with"
"Ahh, don't be afraid to ask, your highness, go right ahead" Zane teased
"I need you to gather information on my home country" Tyrian said seriously
"Alcatraz?" Zane asked, one eyebrow raised
"Yes"
(Alcatraz? Why's he suddenly interested in that place? Hey, new information won't hurt so why not"
"OK then, I'll see what I can find, im guessing you're interested in the Royal family specifically?"
Back at the Hoshino Manor
Chloe was supporting a just awoken Aki
"I've been draining myself for hours" Chloe complained, setting him on a sofa
"You're way too dramatic, you know that?"
"Oh, next time I'll leave you to fend for yourself, you little shit"
"Whatever sis"
Sprawling lazily, he looked at his sister,
"Hey, I've just noticed, we look almost identical"
"Did your brain get fried or something, we're siblings genius"
"I know, but even siblings have distinct characteristics, but there's nothing distinct here, except for gender if we consider that"
"Unbelievable, I'm leaving now"
"Nooo, don't go" Aki cried out in a pretentious tone
"Mom called for me, so bye"
"Bye sis"
Aki, now alone, closed his eyes, and quickly fell asleep
The sound of breathing immediately interrupted him
Waking up he found Amy sitting beside him
"Amy" pulling himself upright, he brushed the hair off his face
"What's up?"
"Lue...i"
"I need your help"
(My help? What can I possibly help her with)
"Sure, what do you need"
Amy looked away, playing with her hair nervously
"It's same as you, I need my identity back"
"Identity?"
"Yes, i am not a Yagami nor a Nagami, or even a YaNa"
"I'm"
"A Crimson" Aki completed her sentence
"Yeah"
(Although I already knew, I don't think recovering it at this point is the best way to go, Ragnar, what do you think?)
(You are correct master, recovering her identity now will risk her losing her family wealth, so it may be wise to....)
SOF:
Thought hijack detected
Thought communication terminated
Aki, suprised, turned to Amy
"How did you?"
"My inheritance is directly tied to my life, not my family name, so as long as I'm alive and my name is as it was, I won't lose anything "
SOF:
Amy-lvl 99
Skill-thought hijack active
SOF:
Aki-lvl 2
999 exp gained for detection of high level skill
-99000 exp to lvl 3
-skill-command prompt/speech/thought gained
Note: skill can only be activated with one word commands due to it's low level, continued use will improve skill capacity
Current command success rate-70%
-skill- Skill copy gained
Note: All skills copied will be reset to their basic level until upgraded by host
-skil- thought hijack has been successfully copied
-skill-conceal has been successfully copied
"Conceal?" He asked, looking at her
"Yes, it's active but, not being used..."
"Please, I'm begging you, help me"
The look in her eyes made Aki waver, question himself
(Should I?)
"Fine...Hopefully you don't regret this"
SOF:
Skill-Nostalgic touch activated
-status reinstation Initiated
-Alias-Amy YaNa has been unequipped, all emotions, actions and tendencies connected shall be deactivated
-Alias-Amy Crimson has been equipped, all emotions, actions and tendencies connected shall be activated
-Host, supplementary mana is required to complete Alias Reinstation, do you allow mana share
Y/N
"Yes" Aki confirmed, and mana started glowing from the two, illuminating the room
As the light faded, Aki comes face to face with a different person, in feeling and visually, White hair instead of black, Pink eyes instead of green
"Am..."
"Long time no see, Lue"
Amy spoke, her voice no longer small, she spoke with clarity and an air of equality
Cupping his face, she leaned in, but he stopped her
"Yo, chill"
"Ah, 12 years and this is the first thing you say to me, Habits never change, Lue"
"Yeah, i guess they never do"
(She seems completely different, can an alias change really make that much of a difference)
(SOF, I didn't see much changes in myself, especially compared to her, why's that?)
SOF:
Host, All your Alias carry no real characterization, so there is only one personality
inconsistencies in your Aliases cause unclear characterization, so both were fused to be a Hybrid personality
(How)
SOF:
Multiple conflicting personas cause for unbalanced personal implications
Thus, your current self is a state of contradiction between true and false
"Hey, snap out of it" She knocked her head against his
"Ahh, you little"
"Shhh, let's just enjoy our reunion" she teased,hugging him
"This girl....."
"Young master, madam is calling for you both downstairs"
Phineas bowed slightly, standing by the door
"Please follow me"
"Let's go" Amy dragged Aki, leading him away
(The young miss, has changed, what a sight" Phineas thought, following the two
"Oh, what's this?" Rose teased, covering her mouth, frantically waving her hand toward Maria"
"Mom, look!"
"Don't tease me" Amy protested, bright red
"What's wro.....?"
"Hehe, Chloe get the camera" Maria called out excitedly
"You too mom?" Aki sighed
After some mild laughter
Everyone moved to the dining room
Night fell
In thw dining room, several plates were prepared by miss Davis
"Amy, I need to see you in my study after dinner" Maria set her fork down, turning serious
"Sure" Amy nodded, leaning against Aki's shoulder, creating knowing looks on everyone's faces
(Damn it, maybe the restoration wasn't such a good idea Ragnar, she's clingy" Aki cried to Ragnar in his head
(Hehe, master, you chose to not listen to my wise self, so you must endure the consequences)
(You're turning against me, oh I have been betrayed)
"By the way, where's the redhead" Aki asked casually
"The redhead has a name, and its Kai, my brother" Amy snorted, her eyes narrowed
"Whatever" he waved dismissively
"He went back to his home" Maria replied, standing up
"The old estate?"
Amy asked
"Yes"
"I'll be going to the academy tomorrow" Aki announced, instantly plunging the room in silence
"Why?" Chloe asked, confused
"No reason" he replied, getting up and leaving
Amy and Maria soon followed, leaving only Rose and Chloe at the table
"What do you think?" Chloe asked, looking at Rose
"Yeah, she's much like us, a spirit holder"
In the corridor, Amy walked side by side with Maria, staying quiet
"Amy" Maria called out
"There'll be an auction in 2 days....for the YaNa fortune"
"An auction?"
"Yes, the truth is, reverting to your original self wasn't a good idea, yes, the YaNa fortune is tied to the life of the heir, but there's no longer a YaNa heir, only a Crimson heir"
"So..."
"The only compromise was an auction, Ronald isn't exactly capable of just gaining the wealth automatically, for reasons I'm sure you already know"
"Sorry, I didn't know how the identity thing actually worked, so I didn't read much into it, i just assumed, as long as I'm physically here, then its all fine"
"It's fine, after all, I have a promise to keep"
Aki sat on the roof of the Manor, staring blankly at the stars
SOF:
Host
Mission objective active,
-skill blood moon active until dawn
-Would you like to active, blood curse?
"No"
"Null, Null, Null......."
(Master, please refrain from calling out that term)
(Why, is there something about it?)
(Just listen to me)
(Sure)
SOF:
Host, would you like to activate, Null:king of the abyss
"Wha...?"
"Hey, what are you doing up here?"
Amy lay beside him on the roof, looking up,
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing, I'm just thinking of something"
"Oh, is it me?" Amy teased
"You're not a thing though"
At his words, Amy turned red, punching him lightly
"Ahh, anyways, I'm going with you tomorrow"
"My little shadow" Aki chuckled, getting up
"Do you hate the attention"
"No,but" he leaned in.....
The next morning, Aki woke up, got ready and was heading for the door when a hand reached out and stopped him
"What, you're leaving me behind? And I'm still mad about that little stunt of yours" it was Amy
"What? It was just a ki...."
"Don't say it" She covered his mouth, embarrassed
"Let's go"
(For someone who loves flirting, she's surprisingly easy to fluster, anyways I won't...."
SOF:
Thought hijack detected
He turned to her
"Seriously?"
Along the way, Aki couldn't help but catch the glances on him, people were actively looking at him
"I should've just asked Phineas to drive us"
"Yeah, their stares are kinda annoying"
(Ragnar, can I use your skills?)
(Sure, which do you need master?"
SOF:
Ragnar seal, forbidden methods activated
-Cross dimensional travel
(Don't toss us into an unknown place)
In an instant, they appeared before the academy gates
"Guys look, isn't that Aki Hoshino?" A student shouted
"Yeah, last saw him on the day of the competition another said
"Who's the cute girl beside him"
"I don't but, I definitely like what I see" one student whispered to his friend
"Yo, control yourself" Aki sneered at the student
"As you can see" he said, drapping his shoulder over"
"She's taken"
Awkward laughter followed
"That's one way to flex" a female student said, amused
"Hey, you're hand is a bit heavy" Amy whispered, embarrassed
"Really? Sorry about that,ill remove it" he said, teasingly
"No, it's fine, lets go inside" she said, letting out a breath
Walking into the hall, Aki thought of the first time he remembered meeting Amy, how withdrawn she was, how she was a contradiction to the current and the Amy from his childhood memories he just recently recovered.
"Young master Hoshino, it's been a while"
"Instructor Maxwell"
Noticing Amy, his smile faltered
(The White Haired Crimson?)
"Don't dwell on it instructor" Amy spoke suddenly, stunning him
(She read my thoughts?! Impossible, I have mental debuff detection active, how could I....)
"Thought hijack, is it"
"Yeah" Aki confirmed
"You have to stop doing that"
She pouted, walking foward alone
"Women" Aki said, chuckling
"Anyway, sir, I have a few questions I want to ask you, do you mind?"