mean 'unruly.'"
"I'm glad to see that you haven't lost your sense of humour, Damek," Alexia said.
The way she said his previous incarnation's name sent a chill down his spine. "I don't go by that name anymore," Nafury replied, instantly agitated.
"You are Damek and you will always be Damek. How else would you still be alive on a Continent of phelan had you not created them? Why else would you care about them at all?" Alexia continued.
"You're crazier than I've seen in the memories of my pendant. Just what do you want? Revenge? Just what did you do with Simera?"
"We will never have to worry about Simera again. And no, you did not kill Cirrus. Your sister and her foolish actions led to his death."
"My sister is the one who saved two worlds! How dare you!"
Alexia laughed as she changed into her dragon form. He was given a full view of her teeth now that looked physical enough to bite him in half if she chose to. "A monster calling me a monster. It must be true then. But unlike you, I am no fool. I know what is coming with that Fay here, and it will not be a swift death like the Aeger, but a long and treacherous war."
"With who? The dragons?" Nafury asked.
"The dragons are all puppets like Simera returned as. They are not a concern, for their strings are just as easily cut. Eventually, however, only the fingers and hand of their manipulator will remain."
"And who is that?" Ubi asked, having gotten all the blood off of her face.
"I don't know. The Threads are tangled in such a way to hide the puppeteer well. They will make a mistake though, in time. That's when we must strike."
"I'm not teaming up with you," Nafury retorted, then looked to where Sial waited in the direction of the Efereal Mountains. He watched as Ubi went over to the kyrie to look him over, having never seen one before.
"Is it because I tried to kill your sister where you succeeded? Will you not so much as ask me why?" Alexia said with an innocent tone.
"Fine, why?" Nafury asked bitterly.
"Because her mother stole you from Earth and the other Three Generals. You may have forgotten, but I have not forgotten that you were once mine."
"We left by choice because we were tired of being slaves," Nafury replied.
A large smile spread across Alexia's face, making her dragon form even more terrifying. "So you do remember. We were not slaves, Damek, we were gods. You abandoned that existence for the love of a Sylph that you will never have again. Even now you blindside the needs of others for the sake of your own. We were the same then, and we are the same now."
"No, we are not." Nafury turned to leave.
"You cannot protect Ubi as you are now, Damek. If Kenshe doesn't kill you, the other dragons will have their vengeance. It is only a matter of time before the news of Simera's death reaches them."
"If it is my time to join my sister in death, then so be it!" Nafury snapped at her. "I will not make the mistake of surrendering my soul to a monster ever again."
"Then it will be Ubi who becomes the monster in your place. What Simera said is true. Soon she will remember everything and you will not be strong enough to pull her from the darkness."
Nafury stopped walking, and turned his eyes from Sial to the frozen ground. "And what guarantee would I have that you don't try and kill Ubi yourself?"
"I have no quarrel with her. Sybl was all that was left of Asteria and my need for revenge has died with them both. Ubi may be the daughter of your sister's previous incarnation, but she is no Fay of light. There is more darkness in that child than in the heart of Aragmoth. If anything, I pity her. She could very well be the monster who ultimately tries to destroy you, and I'd rather see that not come to pass."
Nafury could feel Alexia's hate for Simera simmering down in his very blood. So his adoptive father was dead. Such was Alexia's extreme level of strength. There was nothing left for her to hate and kill. "Did you ever love your son, Cirrus?"
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