Velzard had walked to the study to see if there was anyone there and true much to her surprise, she had found both Guy and Nyx there doing, what can only be described as paperwork.
Off to the side, she saw Raine and Yuura laying on Amanises body as if she were a fluffy body pillow. Dino was evens there eating a calzone.
"What is going on here? And why are we here… in Eden?" To say that Velzard was confused would be an understatement. The right word here would be befuddled and frankly that wouldn't do her current state of mind justice.
"Woah, sleepyhead is finally awake and she still looks tired as hell." Guy said exasperated with her absence as everyone turned their heads to Velzard's entrance.
"Sleepyhead? I wasn't out for that long, was I?" Velzard retorted, unsure of her answer.
Guy: "You've been out for sixteen hours. You slept so long that Dino was beginning to get jealous."
Dino: "HEY!!"
"Can someone explain to me what the hell is going on? Why is the frost palace in Eden and are you really Guy Crimson?" Velzard asked with desperation.
Nyx, noticing the abnormal emotions in Velzard, decided to quell her confusion, "Auntie Zarry, why don't you sit down and we'll explain what's going on?"
Velzard heard the comforting voice of Nyx and decided to trust that this wasn't exactly a dream… or a nightmare.
Guy: "So Simon kinda told us about your… mental breakdown."
Velzard looked embarrassed to say the least, she curled up on her seat and buried her head into her legs, "ah fuck."
Nyx: "No need to worry. Although Guy was very much against you being taken away… "
Guy: " And I still stand by it, I ain't losing such a valuable asset and friend."
Nyx: " Yes, you've made that very clear the first time. Well, Dad has come to a better solution. He decided to move you all to Eden so now the mediator can work from here."
Velzard: "Where is he now?"
Guy pointed to the outside, "He's currently outside, terraforming the landscape to make the ice palace blend into the environment."
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Velzard walked outside into the cold air that was made by her, she saw the man she loved creating a coral reef underwater in an artificial ocean, 'And there you go again. Doing something for me and making me feel useless.'
Velzard could only show a deprecating smile while having these thoughts, that was until she heard footsteps coming from behind, footsteps that was too recognisable to her, " You've changed quite a lot Guy, the old lord of darkness would have never given me his attention or care whatsoever."
Guy: " The old Velzard would have never been so emotional over one man, let alone completely forsake her own sanity."
Velzard: " Touche. Do you know that I was once in love with you Guy?"
Guy: " Yeah, you weren't exactly subtle about it evens for someone who was so cold and detached. Now you were taken away by my own student." Guy feined sadness.
"Yes, this detestable man who had ripped himself apart from me and ruined so much of my life in recent years." Velzard said with a smile.
"Geez ok Miss positive. Do you hate or do you love the man cause I'm kinda getting mixed signals here." Guy asked jokingly with a hint of concern.
"I don't know anymore, everything about him just makes me want to grab hold of him but I also really want to just tear him apart, make him feel what I felt."
'Jeez, seems like you have a lot of work ahead of you Simon.' Guy thought silently as he walked away, "See you Velzard, I hope you find peace with him for once."
It was only at that moment that she saw Simon come out of the water and sit against the icy bank, " Woah, it's like playing Minecraft all over again."
Suddenly Simon felt a towel fall onto his head and a pair of hands begin to manuever to dry him, " Hey, who are you…why-"
" You couldn't sense or recognise me? You shouldn't let your enhanced senses falter like that, especially now that I'm living here full time." The familiar voice made Simon immediately turn around. He saw the smiling face of a very beautiful dragon and his heart immediately melted.
" Zarry, did you enjoy your sleep. Sorry if I didn't tell you about this, I wanted it to be a surprise before you woke up."
Velzard straddled my hips, "There's no need to explain yourself, but this just means that I won't give you a break so you better not let your guard down." She said in a teasing voice but with clear seriousness.
" Jeez, are you gonna kill me or something, that seems to be kinda anticlimactic considering everything you've done to keep me at your side." I was confused at what she could possibly do, or more accurately, what she would possibly do.
"I won't do anything now, but I can assure you that I will get my revenge at some point. For now, I will simply enjoy spending time with you. But I will do something that makes you truly make you appreciate and value my presence in your life, I will make sure that you can't live without me." Velzard's voice was filled with conviction despite her looking ridiculously happy.
At that moment, something changed in her soul, a change that I didn't notice.
[Acquisition of the ultimate skill: Amon, lord of Avarice… successful]
I gave her a serene but guilty smile, " I look forward to that day Zarry. I hope you achieve your goal and maybe you'll make me suffer unbelievably." A part of me was joking, another was truly hoping that she would truly make me value her presence my life.
Velzard got off my lap and we just dipped our feets into the ice cold waters as we looked at the special sea life I crafted swimming through the water. The glowing luminescent squids, the lobsters gliding atop the water and butterfly looking fish that were sending hypnotic waves to others to devour them.
To say that Velzard was surprised to find these new species would be and understatement but she didn't say anything about it. She just layed her head against my shoulder, closed her eyes and enjoyed my company.
At that moment, I felt Velzard's promise etch itself, not only in her soul, but mine aswell, 'So it seems you really intend to inflict that kinda pain on me aswell, let's see what you do to me my love.' I thought as my final thoughts, waiting for the day she would exact such vengeance.
(A/N: By the way, Amon is an already existing ultimate skill but it's sub-skills have never been displayed in the story, so Imma do my own shit with it.)