Zodiac Circle

Chapter 105: The Heroes Return

Rose Cruce members accomplished their goal - they managed to help their comrade Byakuya regain the powers that were righteously his (or, more precisely, Sun Dragon Ketsuryuu's, who resided within him). Hence, they returned to their order. 

The Zodiac Council underwent a serious change in terms of its members. The only old members to be left were Tiger's grandparents - Georg and Sandy Braun. They appointed other, more virtuous members on the others' places. 

The Rose Cruce received a new member - Enya Hrodford, who had decided to join the order where her sister operated. Thus, all the twelve Celestial Lords had now gathered in a single order, rendering it the most powerful of all. Edmund Jaeger, as the magister of the most powerful order, flew unto seventh heaven (not to mention that the two strongest dragons - the Twin Dragon Kings - belonged to his order too).

Danielle and Tim were happy for their children's and loved ones' safe return. Danielle hugged Riza and Tiger, while Tim embraced Nick and Tamie, and his wife Nina. Nick was also joyful to reunite with Diana, for they both had longed for each other while Nick was away. One of the sweetest reunions occurred between Scott and Danielle, who hugged each other tightly as soon as Scott's dragon Fireball landed before the Order building.

"I've missed you all so much! I was so worried, Scott!" Danielle gazed at her beloved man with tearful eyes.

"I've longed for you too, Dana," Scott wiped her tears away with a kind smile. "I am so happy we are finally together again! So much has happened! Our girls were so amazing! I must tell you all about it!"

The Rose Cruce Order threw a huge party that evening, celebrating the brethren's long-awaited return and the success of their joint mission. As for injured Byakuya, he was taken to his room and Nora tended to his wounds. Many others needed treatment too, because, no matter they hadn't gone unconscious, they still were injured from many battles they had undergone. 

Tamie, after she was cured of her wounds, accessed Byakuya's room and, together with Kokuyo, sat there for hours, longing for when Byakuya would finally wake up so that she would reunite with him. But, of course, she and Kokuyo spent a lot of time with their friends in the hall too, for they wanted to share the common joy for the victory.

Yet, one person was still uneasy... No, not a person, rather a substance: Debbie. She felt ashamed that she - a faithful sword - had failed to keep her oath and protect her master at all costs. The sword that Byakuya wielded and that represented Debbie was broken in the battle against Marvin Wagner, so she had undergone torturous pain and waited for when her master would finally awaken and forge a new sword so that her astral body could recover from the grave injuries. But the biggest injury she had received was the fact that her will was shattered. It was the most painful event for any weapon, for when the will of a weapon broke, the weapon would lose all its powers (such an event, when a Weapon Muse breaks, is the cause of why a weapon master loses their will to fight, and their heart fills with fear and doubts).

Debbie spent nights and days thinking about her heartbreaking situation. Finally, she decided to make a risky move (as she was a Sword Muse, she was quite used to taking risks), which might cost her life, but which her whole future depended on (because, unless she made such a move, her shattered will would never be reforged, and she'd remain a useless muse, eventually to fade away).

So, one night, when everyone had gone to bed, Debbie lurked out of her master's mind and sneaked into Tamie Wingfield's dream world.