The Child flicked yet another pebble towards the mana stone, turning the walls which would be fatal to any mortal, red. Here it was a myriad of shifting shapes, orbs, planes, scythes, prisms danced in a random motion. The task was impossible to the human eye but he was not human.Â<br/><br/>And so he danced, in a circular manner, up, over, left, left, down, flip over, prone, jump, leap... He flicked the remaining pebbles at the now-blue shapes, turning them red and opaque again as he flicked the final pebble at the diamond which emitted the field. Now, with the walls done away with, he stepped forward to claim his objective when- "Vanargrand. Your mission ends here." He looked up to see a girl standing on the roof which overlooked the flower garden. He ignored her and reached for the fist-sized stone. The single spear of light arced towards him, which he dodged by leaping back. The girl leaped down from the roof and onto the ground such that the mana stone was between him and her. "Who are you? Who are you working for?" When he moved to take the mana stone again, she stepped in front of him, "Tell me!"<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">So many questions... So many... many... many... many... "You know who I serve. It is obvious you are the ones who had slain my master an age ago."</span>The creature looked up, the face portion of a skull masking his face.Â<br/><br/>"I don't- You disgust me. Die now." Ceres raised a hand and shut it into a fist.Â<br/><br/>Lances formed in the air and homed in on the Child who dodged it easily, "You forget, it is I who possess the upper hand over you right now, I'm the strongest while my master and you are weak, weak when my master and you are strong."<br/><br/>"You maggot-riddled fool!"<br/><br/>******<br/><br/>Vaenier had no idea where Ceres had run off to; she disappeared over the rooftops, telling them to get the guards. He slowed from his full-out sprint as the twelve guards at the gate lowered their halberds at him. "Okay, you got to let me in, there is some crazed killer inside the castle and you have to stop it."<br/><br/>One of them said, "Very well, we shall convey your message to the needed authorities." He walked off.Â<br/><br/>"I don't think you know what is going on here, people's lives are at stake dammit! Let us in!"<br/><br/>"No. Please come at dawn."<br/><br/>"Fine. Be like that." Vaenier gestured for his men to follow. As they turned, they muttered a spell to prevent foreign material from reaching their faces. They spun around as Vaenier hurled a vial of liquid at the guards which stung the unprotected eyes and seared the lungs. Ignis, the famous chemical which can distract your foes temporarily. They pushed past the guards and surged into the castle. A minute later, the bells chimed as a warning.Â<br/><br/>One of his men cast a tracing spell, and red marks appeared on the ground where Ceres boots had touched. They followed the trail of red, turning right and avoiding a head-on confrontation with a duo of patrolling guards.Â