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"mories," Kireina said with a serious expression. "However, these two Supre Spirits originate from the sa realm as the Spiritual Beings who helped the Yakuza—the Spiritual Plane. They should be able to tell us what this place is, what that core is, and how we can get out of here."
"Oh, that's why...!" Frank nodded. "Well, that's amazing. It's nice to et you, Lady Ruby, Lady Sapphirine."
"Hmph! I don't talk with lowly mortals," Ruby said sharply, fixing her gaze on Lazuli and Blaze, who were slumbering inside the encased Spiritual Heart of the giant Spirit Beast they once were. "So there they are... Lazuli and Blaze. Have they been assimilated by the world yet?"
"No," Kireina replied, looking down at them. "I was hoping to move them to my Cosmic Realm, but with these ones watching over, that seems unlikely. I think the Spiritual Heart keeps them sealed from this world's influence."
"I see. We could take them with us there," said Sapphirine.
"That sounds good," Kireina nodded. "Though I wonder if they would benefit more from this world... Blaze lost her family, Lazuli's mother is gone. Maybe starting over here could help. But then again, I would also be exposing them to this world's dangers, as much as it has to offer."
"Hmmm, it's up to you what you want to do with them, isn't it?" Ruby asked.
"...No, it would be too troubleso. Let's bring them back ho first," Kireina decided.
"Alright, but what about everyone else who's been secured?" Sapphirine asked.
"That will be more complicated. So of my friends here managed to secure people themselves. I think it won't be easy to retrieve them aside from those Mammon has," Kireina explained. "They might get assimilated, unfortunately... but they're my responsibility. I will find a way to bring them back to their ho."
"Very well," Sapphirine nodded.
Frank, Harumi, Erika, and Matsuo didn't understand what they were talking about, as the conversation was in a Fae Language long extinct, resembling German.
Because Kireina's family originated from Germany, she was naturally fluent, leaving her friends speechless at how effortlessly she spoke.
"Are they speaking German?" Frank wondered.
"It seems to be so variation of it, but not exactly the German we know," Harumi said. "It must be so kind of Fae Tongue."
"Oh, that makes more sense," Matsuo nodded. "Woah, I can't understand a single thing, man..."
Once Kireina and the spirits finished talking, the two Supre Spirits lifted their hands and brought the heart containing the two girls toward them, teleporting it elsewhere.
"The Elves and other races inside the hearts may not be from this world," Kireina explained, now speaking Japanese so her friends could understand. "They requested that you give them all to us so they can return them to their original Realms."
"Wait, so they were kidnapped from other Realms?! That's crazy!" Erika exclaid. "What the hell? Who did that?"
"The one who gave this power to the Yakuza, most likely," Matsuo said.
"Yeah..." Harumi nodded. "They're Spirits of very high level. It's better if we go along with them, unless you want to be cursed and suffer bad luck for a hundred years."
"Eugh, well, okay," Matsuo agreed. "Thank you, here they are..."
The young students quickly placed all the people they had secured, separating those who weren't humans, vampires, or werewolves. These included ice elves, ice fairies, and other beings.
"Thank you," said Kireina, as Sapphirine teleported them into her Cosmic Realm. "Alright then, could you two tell us what this place is? Honestly, I'm at a loss."
"Hmm, we've analyzed everything and can already tell this is a unique phenonon of this world, tampered with by the power of a Spiritual Heart," explained Sapphirine.
"The one behind this created the Spiritual Heart and placed it as the core of this domain," Ruby added. "Then they granted Authorities to those... Yakuza you defeated."
"That Spiritual Heart Core I saw was the core of this domain, I know that. But how was it even created?" Mammon asked.
"It's a fragnt of the Spiritual Plane's Dinsion," Ruby explained. "This Domain directly connects there, and the Core keeps it anchored between your world and the Spiritual Plane."
"aning that...?" Harumi asked.
"With enough ti, those from the Spiritual Plane who harbor ill will toward you could co here, attack you, or kidnap you..." Sapphirine nodded. "Thus, you need to leave as quickly as possible."
"The Spiritual Heart Core here... I can feel it. There's a powerful being inside, soone whose Consciousness is deeply rooted in another Dinsion—the Esper Plane, most likely," Ruby said, analyzing the terrain. "It's likely there are many like this person if they're planning a full-blown invasion. Be careful."
"Yeah," Sapphirine agreed. "However, we can't tell you much about this entity's origins or where they co from, unfortunately."
"That's quite alright, you've done enough," Kireina nodded. "Well, you heard them, everyone. We should probably go defeat that Esper quickly before sothing worse from the Spiritual Plane cos to snatch us."
"That's sohow even more terrifying!" Erika complained. "Damn it, why can't we have a break for once... it's so tiring."
"We've had a break for weeks now, but I agree this is a little too much..." Harumi sighed. "Are they specifically targeting us, Frank, or was this just a crazy coincidence because we got here?"
"I believe it's both," Kireina explained. "We happened to enter their territory just as they received their new powers. At the sa ti, perhaps you've built so reputation in the Underworld, and many underdog organizations want you dead as revenge against your families, who have pushed smaller groups further away from Tokyo."
"Ahhh, so this is just the consequence of actions we had no power over," Matsuo sighed. "And we, people not even related to these things, have to pay for them because we represent our families. I get it..."
"It's frustrating, but that's the fate of heirs to large legacies..." Kireina sighed, resenting her own upbringing—not her current one, but her true upbringing outside this parallel cosmic world. "But I believe we must face these challenges head-on. There's no other way but forward. Frank, let's do the thing you did again."
"Eh? But that's..." Frank hesitated, a little scared.
"Don't worry," Kireina smiled. "I've got plenty of lifeforce to donate. My healing spells won't restore stamina or vitality; they only heal wounds."
"Okay..." Frank nodded, quickly holding her hand, making Harumi a little angry. "...Life Drain."
FLUOSH!
"Woah?!"
"W-What is this ominous presence?!"
"Ahh!"
Erika, Matsuo, and Harumi were shocked as Frank's Aura, normally white, turned deep black, twisting into a sinister power capable of draining all life.
He used it on Kireina, draining her lifeforce greatly—sothing that should have easily turned her into a dried mummy. Yet, for so reason, it wasn't killing her.
The truth was that Kireina possessed an incredible amount of lifeforce, even more now that she was training Martial Arts and constantly cultivating Ki within her.
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