Noir is patrolling at the market area with Violet. They split up to cover up the patrol area more easily. Noir arrive at the food stands section area. The aroma from the food stalls caught her attention.
"Miss, I want one beefburger please." Noir ordered.
"Alright, please wait for a second." The girl at the stand preparing her order.
Noir observing her surroundings. Many people walking and buying foods at each stall situated there. Her eyes scanning each perimeter of the area. Her observation been interrupted when the owner stall calls for her as her order ready for takeout. She thanks her and pays for the food. She continues walking along the area while biting on her food until someone bump her from behind. Her food fall down making a mess on the ground.
"Theft! Theft! Stop him!!!" yelled on of the stall owner nearby.
The guy that bumped into Noir quickly snatch the pouches containing gold coin that fall on the ground and run away. Noir quickly stand up and pursuing the guy. The guy notice someone chasing after him and using his power to run away.
"Dark water!" he yelled and soon a black liquid emerges from his foots making him glide faster toward the end of the market. He also didn't care about other people safety, and some got injured from the guy while he is pushing them away with his power.
Noir still running with all her might until both of them arrive at the city centre square. Many people already run away to save their own live after looking at the scene.
"Wind barrier!" shouted Noir and making both of them trapping in the wind barrier that she creates.
"You're under arrest for stealing and causing trouble in the market." Noir added.
"In that case, I just need to defeat you." The guy replied and launched the attack toward Noir.
Noir defend herself using her self-defence art that she learns from her father. The guy stumble behind making him angrier as his attack all been countered by Noir. Luckily, that the wind barrier Noir create help to obstruct other people view from outside. So, people didn't know what happen inside the barrier.
"Dark blade!" the guy using his power to create two black sharp blades.
The guy instantly charges toward Noir making Noir also using her power to making barrier between them. Both of them fight and defence at the same time which causing the fight to drag longer. Noir feel her stamina decrease while the guy also sweat heavily from the fight. A tattoo of serpent on his right arm caught her attention after his sleeve rip from the impact of the fight.
"You're one of the Black Serpent!" Noir said.
"You know us… That's mean you need to be eliminated." The guy rushed toward Noir again. This time he changed his blades with his power.
"Poison Blade!" He said and the blades change into dark purple blades with some black liquid smear on the surface of the blades. He keeps attacking and manage to get a cut on Noir left arm.
"You're a Dualist!" Noir shocked.
"Hahaha… Yes, I have dark element and poison element. Now you been poison, missy. If you not being treated soon, the poison will kill you." The guy said.
"Then, I need to defeat you faster." Noir replied. Noir stretch out her left hand to the front. A smile plaster on her face. The air pressure suddenly rose making the guy alert.
"Blade gale." Noir said and a small gale emerged from her palm.
She throws the small gale toward the guy making the guy step backward. But as the gale grow bigger, the guy being suck toward the gale and eventually engulfed into the gale. The guy scream as the gale touches his body, he feels the gale itself have many blades attacking him from all angles.
"You… you're Untamed." He said weakly before unconscious from the attack.
Noir turn off her wind barrier and flopped down. Violet run toward her with concern as she saw the cut on Noir left arm.
"Call the Alliance." Noir said tiredly. Violet makes a call and soon after a prison carriage come toward the square. Two Sleuth lift the guy body and put him into the prison carriage while another guy come toward Noir and Violet with worried shown on his face.
"Noir, are you alright?" He spoked softly.
"I don't know. I don't think so. I guess." Noir grinned.
"Noir…" Violet hissed.
"I think I got poisoned." Noir said with her indifferent tone.
"Gosh, Noir. Tell me sooner will you. Sergeant Blanc, take her to clinic immediately. I will clear up the things here." Violet said. Blanc nodded and carried Noir on his horse and gone to the clinic at the Alliance.
Imperial Lodge Clinic…
Noir lay on the clinic bed tiredly as she been treated by the clinic stuff. Luckily, she has immune from any poison which she kept the secret from all the people except her family. The doctor gives an antidote to her even though she knew it will not give any effect to her. They ask her to rest there for a while and letting her body to heal from the poison. She just nods and letting herself drift into a sleep.
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Noir running as fast as she could when a big black serpent chasing her from behind. She shouts for help as she saw no one there but surrounding with darkness. She keeps running and eventually her foots slipped at the steep ground causing her fall toward the hill. She manages to cling at the tree root that sprout out from the hill and prevent her from fall down the hill. The black serpent looks straight at her with the intention to devour her whole body. Noir panicked as the serpent slowly lower its head toward her. A bright light making the serpent to hiss and backdown. A hand been outstretched toward Noir making her immediately take the person hand and helping her up toward the edge of the hill ground. Noir looking at the person wanting to thank him. She saw a long silver hair guy with deep blue eyes looking toward her with care and gentle. On the other hand of the guy, a ball of pure golden light shone toward the serpent. The light becomes bigger and bigger and eventually the guy thrown it toward the serpent with a loud explosion causing both of them engulfed by the bright light. Noir stand up after her vision clear. She is looking at the surrounding with worried.
"Silver!!! Silver!!!" Noir shouted hopelessly.
"Don't leave me, Silver!!!" Noir yelled all her might.
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Violet shake Noir with all her might. She saw Noir having nightmare and shouting the name 'Silver' all over again. Noir waking up with a sweat. She still feeling confused making Violet worried.
"Silver…" Noir said with a sad tone and suddenly crying. Violet just looks at her worried as this is the first time she saw her like that. She hugged her and letting Noir cry wholeheartedly.
Luz house in Peony City…
Luz just got home from the Peony Alliance. After taking a bath and eat dinner, he sits toward the window looking at the clear night sky. The breeze night wind blew toward him making his eyelids feel heavy and he drift into a sleep.
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He is running away from the big black serpent after attacking it with his light element power. He didn't know how far he already running but the serpent still catches on him. He stopped as the forest grew eerie silent. He didn't know where the serpent has gone while he surrounded with the silent black forest. The big red eyes caught him off guard making him step backward and fall down hurting his bottom. The serpent draws closer toward him, but he surprised to see a black tailed wolf cut hair woman defending him with her dark barrier. The woman turns toward him. He saw beautiful emerald green eyes look at him with worried. Her face shows only her eyes as she wears face veil cover up half of her bottom face.
"Run, Silver! I will hold the beast. You must survive." she yelled.
"No, let me fight with you. We promise to be together forever." Luz replied.
He stands up and ready to fight but the woman traps him in a black barrier which he cannot break from inside. He pounds on the barrier with his might and yelled toward the woman asking her to let him out. The woman just smiles. Then, a black winged horse with lightning affinity run toward the woman. The woman jump onto the horse and turn toward Luz again.
"Thank you for saving me, Silver." She told him. The woman charges toward the serpent and both of them disappear into the darkness.
"No!!! PHANTOM!!!" Luz shouted out and cried.
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