Chapter 296 - The Ark Of Farewell For Four

Her eyes flew around, trying to take in any precious information that would be substantial for their investigation. But there was not much, just some tools and more of that sick liquid. It was only when Bryan stepped into the room and found a jar filled with fleshy remains swimming in a greyish liquid.

The moment he lifted it, it sparked an alarm to wake the remaining kids. The pods exerted gas as their covers opened. The kids looked like they were in a daze as they stared at Bryan.

"Put that down... Slowly," instructed Mavislin, looking at Bryan with big eyes.

The man was in a state of worry and shock as he placed the jar down. But before it reached the floor, the siblings launched into action. Both aiming to kill Bryan as they drew out their weapons from their decks of cards. A giant chalice and a metal pentacle.

"Minor Arcana..." chimed the two siblings.

Both were odd weapons but these siblings are far stronger than their fallen siblings.

"King's Chalice!" yelled the boy.

Mavislin was taken aback as the Chalice slammed into her blocking hands, the force was not human at all. In truth, their physical strength far surpassed some of the new Mages. And the added waterfall coming out of the chalice did not help at all.

"Queen's Pentacle!" shouted the girl.

Mavislin huffed and produced more strength to push the boy away while catching the Pentacle from the girl. This Pentacle was odd as vines started to wrap themselves around the Valkyrie's wrists. Half of her was drenched and the other half was part of a forest.

This Valkyrie was getting sick of these small games. She needed to finish this small mission since it was nearly time for another event. She easily negated the waterfall by using Zephyr Wall and burned off the vines with a little Helios flame.

"Ysabeau! Grab Bryan and Gab, get them out of this room. This won't be pretty but it will be quick," ordered Mavislin as she cracked her knuckles.

"Don't destroy too much. You might affect the ones above," said Ysabeau, quickly shooing the two humans out of the area.

"Yea, I know. The damage won't be so much. We are nearly a few miles down into the ground. I'm not planning to make a geyser."

Once the few were gone, Mavislin wasted no time in dealing with the brats. The two lunged at her on both sides. As she summoned her claws, she easily caught both of their skulls.

"Sorry, I won't be as kind as who you remembered me to be," murmured Mavislin as she crushed their skulls with ease.

"If there was a way to reverse time like how Time Mages work, I would've changed your futures a long time ago. But now, things are different."

The two siblings seemed to remember who the Valkyrie was before dying. They both murmured their apologies as they saw what their fallen sister did. The Valkyrie holding them all in her hands. Mavislin closed her eyes as she wiped away the excess blood from her deed.

She then witnessed the four siblings, all in a circle, humming a soothing song. They then stopped and turned to look at Mavislin, breaking their circle.

"Tessa, Azura, Ren, and Osgood..." said Mavislin, slowly.

Each of them smiled as their names were called, they then ran up to the Valkyrie. But stayed a distance away from her.

"I'm sorry I couldn't give you a proper send-off and that it has to end with me killing you guys. I don't expect you to forgive me either. All I want you four is to find happiness again and peace. And now, you are together. That's how it should be," said Mavislin, smiling sweetly.

"No amount for apologies could make up for what I've done."

"Thank you for freeing us!" shouted Azura, leaning forwards.

"Yea! We love you! Thank you for giving us a chance to rest for once and for all," explained Oscar, stepping closer.

"We don't blame you for anything. What you did was right. We were wrong to kidnap those girls," said a very timid Ren.

"I'm sorry for hurting you, Mama..." said the youngest of the Quadruplets; Tessa.

"You children don't deserve this either. Your lives were cut short only for me to kill you again. You didn't do anything wrong either," said Mavislin as she opened her arms out.

To her pleasant surprise, all four came running to hug her. The image in their visions before their deaths was not a memory. They were imagining this moment in the afterlife. The four of them shouted 'I love you!' before running off to the distant horizon.