Rise of the Malactric Heir

"Is it just me, or is the weather colder than usual?" Alix inquired, and Adora sighed and pushed her face out the window a bit more and sighed.

"Not just you, but it's nice; we're probably passing through somewhere with snow or where it was snowing," Adora responded.

"The princess is correct, we are, and that is why it is cold," Scott said.

"I see, well this cold is nice, it makes you feel relaxed," Alix replied and they nodded when Adora looked at him then smiled and he glanced at her.

"Adora, why are you staring?" he asked.

"Because I feel like it," she responded, his eyes narrowing.

"That's not good enough, so you can stare whenever you want for no reason at all, wow," he said and she smirked.

"Do you have a problem?" she asked, and he scoffed.

"No, I don't mind," he responded and she sighed.

"That's good to know," she said, and he looked at her before moving a strand of hair from her face to behind her ear.

"Thank you," she said and he smiled.

"You are welcome, also," he replied and she looked at him.

"What?" she asked.

"How come you are so agreeable with all of my past and present that I don't know about, is it genuine or do you have something else to gain?" he asked.

"Would you have a problem if it's both?" she inquired.

"Why would I have a problem with that if it's helping me?" he asked and she smirked.

"Well, it's more genuine and a little about the others as well, is that a good enough answer for you?" she asked.

"Yes, it's good enough for me; I'm just as curious as I was before; I want my answers soon; I hope to get them soon; I'd say I've been patient enough," he replied, and she chuckled as he smiled.

"You will get everything soon, once most of this is over, let's see what happens with the crystal; just so you know, it might be more connected to you than you think," she said.

"Yeah, I was thinking that too, it crossed my mind several times," he replied.

"I am more than correct then, you are very good at picking up on things," she said and he smirked.

"I pay attention to details, or rather, try my best to," he replied, and she smiled.

"That's great, Alix; I'm glad you do," she said and he sighed.

"Why?" he asked.

"Because if something happens and I don't notice it, you might," she responded.

"Fair point," he said with a smile and she grabbed onto his arm and he looked at her.

"What? Doing as you please again?" he asked.

"It's nothing, leave it be," she responded, moving her hand off of him and he scoffed.

"Whatever," he said and she chuckled when Nina turned to look at them and smiled.

"I think we should get there sooner," Eliza said.

"Yeah, we'll have some time to get to know our surroundings," Kyllan replied and she looked at him.

"Are you okay with your new abilities?" she inquired, and he sighed then glanced at her.

"I accepted it, so yeah," he replied, and she smiled.

"I'm glad you did it; you are strong; it will be great to have you around, especially with those we'll be up against," she said.

"I know it's a tough set," he replied.

"That's not all, I have a feeling they are after more for some reason, more than they are letting on, there must be a bigger picture," Misran said and Adora and Alix heard him and then turned to look at him, wanting to hear more.

"Go on," Alix replied and Misran smirked.

"All of this for an apocalypse, there has to be more, going to this length, don't you think there is a lot more to this story than we know?" "I'm sure it's crossed your minds before," Misran said.

"I agree with him; I know they probably need this to bring about the apocalypse, but who is their leader?" Why does he want to do this? "There has to be a bigger picture, we still have a lot more to know," Alix replied.

"I see, well, I think we are all on the same page there, Ifrit, did you notice anything on the one who summoned you?" Adora inquired, and he turned to face her.

"Both of them are correct, I feel the same way, when I was summoned to kill those people, I couldn't see my summoner's face, but he had one of those crests and he was alone, from that I think you all get a gist of what I am saying," Ifrit responded, and Alix smirked.

"It's someone powerful enough to kill a lot of people at once, powerful enough to summon a high demon," Alix said.

"What the hell does that crest stand for?" Ayden inquired.

"What we should be asking is who their leader is," Alix responded.

"On point, Alix, finding out will be difficult, but how about we try getting it out of our opponents during the fight?" she asked and they smiled.

"I'm on board with that," Alix replied.

"So are we," the others said, and Adora smiled at Ifrit.

"Do you ever want to be summoned by anyone again, Ifrit?" Adora inquired.

"The answer is obvious, no, I don't want to be summoned by anyone, I hate being summoned by those with selfish motives that will only hurt others, so it would be best not to be summoned," he responded as she approached him and he smiled at her.

"Then, I think you should use the demon lord's forbidden spell," she said and he grinned. "He gave me a glance of the one that can only be cast by a powerful demon like yourself, but the trick is, you can only cast it on yourself, it cannot be cast against your will and it will hurt because it will be inflicted on your soul, but it will keep others from summoning you, besides the world thinks you are dead, well, in this case, the enemy."