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Chapter 4 - | Friend Or Foe?

Kasumi is doing some maintenance on his furniture.

Kasumi: "I hope she is alright." A worried expression forms on his face.

Kasumi continues to look around the house and do maintenance on things he missed.

Amelia wakes up slowly.

Amelia: "W-what.... where am I?"

Kasumi hears her soft voice and rushes over.

Kasumi: "You okay?.. Hope your not hurt?"

Amelia: "W-who are are you?"

Kasumi: "You've already forgotten me..." Looks at you with a disheartened expression.

Amelia: "Sorry if I can't remember.." She looks at him.

Kasumi: "No no, It's okay...

Kasumi: "What can you remember?" He sits next to her.

Amelia: "Well my name is Amelia FeatherStone and I'm a Royal Court Magician for a noble that's name I cant remember in the Kingdom of Nosfera." She said after scratching her head.

Kasumi: A mage? of Nosfera none the less... no wonder she is curious about me... I should be careful around her until I know her motives...

Kasumi: "Good, I see you remember most of everything... Well, Anyway I am Kasumi... A Wandering Blacksmith... Nothing more and nothing less..."

Amelia: "I-if you say so..." She looks around.

Amelia: "What is this place?" She slowly looks at Kasumi.

Kasumi: "Welcome to Ambrosian Cove..." Holds his arms out as he started talking.

Amelia stares in amazement.

Kasumi: "Anyways, you are a mage correct?" He looks at her with a small smile forming on his face.

Amelia: "Yeah... why do you ask?" She tilts her head confused.

Kasumi: "Well wanna go sparring for a bit if your up for it?" He looks at her with a playful expression of both happiness and curiosity.

Amelia think a bit and she nods in agreement

Kasumi: "Perfect... go wait outside so long I'm just going to get my gear..." He goes upstairs.

Amelia: "Okay..." She goes outside.

Kasumi: This way I can see how strong she is incase I need to fight her if things get dire... plus I haven't really had a sparring partner since coming here.

Kasumi comes outside with a Light plate mail vest and a blackened sword in its sheath on his waste.

Amelia: "Wait, How are you going to fight with no magic?" She looked at him with amusement.

Kasumi: "Well... let's turn up the heat a bit... or should I say... Darken it a bit more..."

He chuckled as he gets enveloped in flames as he draws his sword.

Amelia: "Woah... you sure your a blacksmith?"

Kasumi: "Let's start..." His deep and distorted voice sounds out.

Kasumi: She is casting T2 flame magic which standard first years at a magicacademy...

Amelia: "Flame magic: Searing Burst!

A flame in the form of a arrow forms and is pointed at Kasumi.

Kasumi: "Haven't you gone to school yet? Flame magic doesn't have any affect on flame entities."

Amelia: "Wait your made from fire!?"

Kasumi: "Duh..." He laughs.

Amelia: "Your a monster..." She looks at him scared.

Kasumi: "Then kill it..." He takes a defensive stance.

Amelia: "I won't!" She restrains herself.

Kasumi sighs as he moves his wrist with his index and middle fingers in a circular pose and ending upright and the flame arrow fires at kasumi.

Amelia: "Wait what! I didn't release it!" She panics.

The arrow hits but Kasumi absorbs it and breathes out smoke.

Kasumi: "That was delicious!" He smiles with red eyes as smoke exits his nose.

Amelia gets terrified and falls to her knees.

Kasumi: "I dint meant to scare you..." His infernal form slowly fades away and he becomes normal.

Kasumi: "You okay?" He asked as he runs to her.

Amelia sits there looking terrified in a way.

Kasumi: "Gee its not that scary." He looks at her slightly pouting.

Amelia: "You underestimate yourself." Her eyes are spinning in a funny way.

Kasumi: "Oh well... anyways want some tea?" He asks calmly.

Amelia: "Sure..." She said as she nods her head in agreement.

They both went inside and Amelia sits on the couch and Kasumi goes to the kitchen and makes some tea.

Kasumi: "How many sugars?" 

Amelia: "Two please"

Kasumi: "Okay it will be at least 4 minutes..."

Amelia nods herhead.

 Amelia plays with water and fire magic to make a obsidian dagger.

Kasumi: "Here's your tea..." Walks closer.

Amelia gets startled and accidently cuts her hand.

Kasumi: "Oh no!.."

Kasumi throws the tea in the air as he rushes to her.

Amelia: "Kasumi! The tea!"

Kasumi: "What about it?"

Amelia: "Its gan..na fall... wait..."

Kasumi: "You okay?"

Amelia: "It's floating..." Looks confused.

Kasumi: "Yes, I know."

The tea cup and all the tea is acting as if time is frozen.

Amelia: "How?"

Kasumi: "Simple, I just stopped time in each surrounding atom." He smiles proud.

Amelia: "How do you even know it exists..." She scratches her head confused.

Kasumi: "Easy... just think of water B-..." He sits down and glances at you.

Amelia: "Water? Why water?" She chips in.

Kasumi: "Well if you can give me a second to explain it..." His tone deepens a bit as he looks at you sternly.

Amelia gets goose bumps and looks at Kasumi with a shocked glare.

Kasumi with a sigh explains to her...

Kasumi: "So you see here..." *creates a small ball of water in his hand*

Amelia: "Wait... You are telling me that you are multi-spellcaster?" She looks at him with surprise.

Kasumi: "You chipped in again?" Looks at you with a angry stare.

Amelia: "Sorry!" 

Kasumi: "Yes, a blacksmith needs his fire and water... moving on... So you see how it floats like this?" Hold his hand our with the water bubble floating above it.

Amelia nods still fascinated.

Kasumi: "Now the tea is easy enough since its a liquid made from water but the cup you just imagine that you are holding it with water... and for some reason the pressure in the air changes to a pressure that is strong enough to hold it but not damage it... so put it to simple terms... i am just hold it with a invisible imaginary hand..." Scratches his head and looks at Amelia to see if she understands.

Amelia sits there confused in a funny way and said...

Amelia: "I U-understand..." She stuttered.

Kasumi: "Geez... okay can you take me to the capital tomorrow? i want to go shopping..."

Amelia "Sure..." She smiles softly.

Kasumi: I can then finally figure out where the heroes are so i can avoid them... because it will be to risky if i am seen by at least one of them.

Kasumi: "Okay but for now lets get some sleep... its a big day tomorrow."

Amelia: "I Guess your right..."

They go to sleep in their rooms while Kasumi thinks of what to do tomorow

Meanwhile in the heroes party...

Aiko: "Oh, Kasumi..." She sighs sad...

Kiri: "What did you say?"

Aiko gets startled and instantly replies nervously...

Aiko: "N-nothing, just thinking of what we s-should do going forward... quest 

wise... 

Kiri: "Ahh yes the quests, I should probably see what is available on the board.

Aiko sighs once his back is turned.

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