{Team 2} Educational Expedition

Ruvel looked to the elder black haired albino male, he didn't need to be a telepath to tell that he was annoyed at just how little progress had been made on the pathogens and how to combat them. He couldn't truly believe that it was going to be that easy to break now did he? These things had been around longer than anyone in the area currently had been, so it was likely not expected to be combated against given what they themselves had seen from the two men they had in their custody since the winter ball. He was trying to be positive but it was hard, especially when the head of his research department was getting frustrated about something that was done at least two thousand years ago. Hearing the males words finally he nodded "That is the reason we're endangering ourselves being here." he said his eyes closing for a moment, he wished there was another way but in truth it was easier for a few people who could defend themselves being in an area such as this over it breaking through the ever weakening barriers and it running rampant. He had a duty of a responsibility to the people of the continent of Tolgalen, he wanted to keep them safe but more than that if it got out of control it could effect other nations and he wouldn't allow it under any circumstance. He just couldn't.

His eyes opened as he started to look around the area once more as he tried to decide their next movements, well after they dealt with their current threat. "It will not just be our team that will be dealing with this Mr Terumi, likely there will researchers from the other two guilds there too as well. This way all those who need to know will know." he explained, then again if the other guilds didn't want to take part of the research he would still make sure summaries of the reports would always get to Sorano and Leona so they knew just how things were progressing. He could hear the conversation between the two, then groaned as he heard the albino males words "Mr. Terumi, please tell me you didn't handle that. We don't know the way people contract the viruses." he said with a sighed, he really thought his vice president was smarter than that especially considering he was the head of the research department for their company. "I need to look at my personnel and do some reshuffling." he said more to himself than anyone else "And this place is natural, it is just affected by things that idiotic people in the past made." he said rubbing his temples, this place was just giving him a headache.

He at was at least happy that the other recognised that it wasn't just a horrible decaying smell but something that was beyond rancid, it made him wonder what was going on with this place but that was a mystery that would likely remain unsolved within their lifetimes. It wasn't that long before he had been slammed back into a brick making him wince when he had been distracted by his own thoughts, yeah he knew he had been stupid to do it at a time like this but things like that weren't exactly something that people could always control. Hearing Sol's voice as he stood wiping the glowing blood from the side of his lip "Yes, I'm fine Mr Terumi. No need to worry." he said his dual coloured eyes going to the elder male for a brief moment "I made a foolish mistake and paid the price for it, thank you for checking on me however." he said before he dashed off to deal with not only the tree that had caused him the harm but one of its friends as well.

When he was questioned about the contingencies he had in place he shook his head a little "Not something to worry about at the moment, and not in mixed company ever." he replied with a somewhat flat tone, it was as simple as that in his opinion. The matters of state Tolgalen had didn't need to be known by those that didn't call the continent home, he would tell the vice presidents things when they returned back to the company because he knew Sol wouldn't let this go so easily. That being said he wouldn't tell them everything, their was one path that he had to walk alone and it was that one path he never wanted to go down because of the implications that came with it. The vice presidents not knowing of it gave them deniability and kept them safe in his mind if it ever got to that point. He just hoped that for now that his vice president would accept his words and not push any further until they got back somewhere private. "Just know that they are there to protect the citizens Mr. Terumi and make sure they get out safe." he said calmly, this wasn't a lie as that was the first set but it wasn't a complete truth as there was still one that would end everything. That was the last ditch defence against whatever was in this area if all else failed.

Ruvel was already gone as Sol took it upon himself to scold the newcomer but even from where he was he could hear what was said but remained quiet as he was otherwise distracted by not getting hit by demonic trees as he had weaved through their strikes expertly as they had pummelled one another. He had dropped his glamour only for a short time while so he could draw their attention. He was happy so far that no one had commented on the glow that he had given off, then again in a realm filled with magic he hoped it would just be put down to his magic but that was something that was something yet to be seen. Then he seen it, the abomination that had turned up when Sol first made his entrance to Tolgalen. 'Just what we need... to add more poison into an area that is already highly contaminated. Good job. At least this time there is no non combatants around unlike the first time.' he thought to himself sarcastically as he shook his head keeping his light tendrils up but after a short time the flickered but it seemed that a few of the enemies had fallen thanks to this. He knew that he was already pushing it but then tasks like these would take more than a normal job, being one of the heads of it just put much more pressure on his shoulders. It wasn't that he wasn't up for the task, he was trained to be able to do such things, however, he still had the same weaknesses he always had so it just meant he would have to gauge when enough was enough. Like it would stop him however.

Moving his hands together he started moving them down towards the ground holding them there for a split second he started to pull his hands apart, between his hands a magic circle of ice blue and white appearing below him, quickly expanding. As it did different types and colourful floral petals appeared around him, upon closer inspection they seemed as if they were crystalline in nature and had soft glows to them. For now they just moved around him as if he was stood in a garden and under a tree. Soon afterwards he raised his raised his left hand a glowing blue seal appearing just above the finger he had pointed towards the sky, it quickly changed to a flame a smile on his face as he knew what was about to happen. "Be prepared." he informed the others as he quickly pulled down his hand bending to touch the ground, when he did a large crater was made bringing up flames dealing damage to the demonic trees and flatland hunters that were within the range of it. He watched as they started to flail around in pain the noises was horrible but he seemed not to move from the spot even within the chaos he had just created. His left hand moved forward now sending forward the petals that were moved around him previously, normally he had no control over the petals once they moved forward but some of them seemed to hit each of the enemy in front of them as they were distracted by the fact they were on fire. The next thing he did was swipe his hand in a diagonal manner a glowing pink magic circle appearing in the area his face filled with concentration, he wasn't kidding when he had said he had enough previously. They weren't here to fight, they where there to get samples and this was just slowing them down. Around him blossoms seemed to turn up from the pink seal moving around as if caught within a storm, some of them hitting the flaming enemies. Due to the fact these enemies were weak to fire and the other two attack the enemies were taken down with seemingly very little effort.

His eyes were starting to take a faint glow to them however thanks to what he had just pulled. 'Our summoner, you must start to take it easy.''You have no medicine with you and we don't think anyone within your team has any.' the twin void princes said into his mind 'This issue is bigger than myself so I will do as needed to protect those within my care from its danger.' he sent back to them, he knew they disapproved, he could feel it but appreciated they remained quiet about it. It was likely because they knew nothing they said would change what he would do, the best they could do was protect him the best they could. Shindara looked to Sol from within Ruvel's shadow 'I am here. There is no need to stick to him like a shadow, his defence falls to those he has a contract with, being to close will make him uncomfortable if he hasn't asked for it.' he sent to Sol alone, it wasn't that he was given the child reaper into trouble he knew his summoner and knew were his line was before getting to that point though he may not say anything.

The beautiful frost that the newcomer had created while they were fighting hadn't gone unnoticed by the blonde haired guild master, at the time though he couldn't exactly comment or compliment him on it. It hadn't slowed him any but then he didn't have to move from the spot that he was currently standing for what he had just done. He had made sure to keep an eye on everyone else as they fought just in case they required aid, it seemed like the group had everything in hand. He noted Sorano yet again using her elegant penmanship to create flames that had ended with her killing one of the demon trees and flatland hunters with very little effort. It was when he seen her cancelling her own spell he believed that perhaps he should do the same, with a vague flick the petals and flames were gone as if they had never been called upon in the first place. "Well that was an experience." he said moving over to one of the smouldering trees taking a sample of the sticky and foul smelling sap and amber that was on the bark after taking out two sample jars from seemingly his shadow, one having a small metal spoon while the other had a small set of tweezers. Once the samples were taken the items that had been in the jars were placed back inside them, the tops placed back on and instantly sealed he placed the samples back into his shadow where Shindara took them and placed them back into the bag he carried.

Once that was done he gave Ruvel two more jars one with what seemed like a scalpel and the other with a knife and pair of tweezers. The first jar he scrapped a good amount of the ash into before placing the scalpel inside the jar once again sealing the moment the lid was placed back on top, the other he used the knife to take a sample of the chard bark using the tweezers to place the sample into it's jar the lid once again sealing the moment he placed it onto it. He handled them back to Shindara in his shadow and again they were placed into his sample bag "One more." he instructed and was given another jar with a knife and tweezers where he took a sample of the trees unscorched wood that had been revealed thanks to him taking the burnt bark away. He would leave one of the others to take samples from the flatland hunters, once the sample was safely taken, sealed and placed away he walked back to the others once more. "Seems like the light tendrils came in handy. Everyone in one piece? Anyone need healing?" he asked the last thing he wanted was anyone hurt as they continued in this place, sure he himself had been slammed into a rock after taking a hit but the shield provided by his necklace helped by taking the damage from both blows; even if he had coughed a little blood. It was a good reminder to stop his mind wandering again while inside this place that was for sure.

"I have to say, your spells are impressive Miss Granon." he said his voice sincere, but then no one would expect anything less from people from her or his station he guessed. His eyes going to the scratch on her cheek "You may wish to heal that, you may get infected with the pathogens." he said still unsure just how it was possible to contract them but still not wanting to take any unneeded risks if possible. He had taken notice of the blonde haired woman whom had remained in the sky during most of the fighting, only observing as far as he had seen. Did this bother him? Of course it did. She was one of his guilds strongest mages and she done nothing to help, had she fought then this skirmish may have been dealt with sooner than it had been. That being said the threat was now gone but his dully glowing dual coloured eyes went to the girl. "I can understand wanting to do support and can understand not wanting to fight, you have no idea how much I understand the latter, but..." his eyes showing a coldness they hadn't ever showed as he walked over it her "You didn't support.. you did nothing to help anyone in this group during that attack... and this bothers me to no end." he explained to her his voice mirroring his eyes, even Sol who had been on the end of Ruvel's sharp tongue on more than one occasion would have never seen him like this. "You are one of the strongest mages I have within my ranks, yet you acted like a mage who was just starting out on their journey by remaining above and hiding in the trees." he said his hand going through his hair in frustration.

Taking a deep breath he soon sighed "All it takes is for good people to do nothing for the evils of the world to continue." he said finally his voice showing disappointment in her, he wasn't good at this and wished Cirven or Johann was around to do it, he knew he couldn't keep hiding behind others to do the job he needed to do. "I expect those in my command to look out for one another Miss Ramiel, not just within the trading company but the alliance. We are stronger together than apart after all." he said smiling gently "Please don't make the same mistake again, we could have finished with those enemies much faster had you helped." he didn't want to come off as a scolding guild master but he had to make her understand what was expected, more so while they were in this place. Everyone had to be on high alert, look out for one another and pull their own weight; more so when their was a threat. Something she herself hadn't done, he appreciated her collecting the samples from the air and mapping the area but that would no good if they all ended up dead by whatever was out there. "Now that, I have said my piece..." he looked over to the newcomer "I seen the fact you recognised him, so who is he? And why is he here? You know it is dangerous in here, you had to sign a disclaimer showing you understood what you were getting into." he said wondering what was going on, he had never seen the other before, even if he had this was something that he could do without right now.

He then turned his attention to the masked male within their group, he had never seen magic like his before. It had him curious to how it would unfold as it grew but he would be glad he would be one of them that would see such a feat happen. "I find your magic intriguing Mister..." it then dawned on him he had no what the two mages from the guild of Silver Wolf were actually called "Forgive my manners, but what are the two of you called? Full names please." he asked the two scratching his cheek in embarrassment, it wasn't like him to let something so important slip his mind "I doubt I have to introduce myself but I'll do so anyway. I'm Ruvel Mizune." he said not feeling the need to give his title as given his standing in Ishgar it was kind of hard to avoid that kind of information being public as much as he would rather it not be. He was a private person and for good reason, things in his past still hadn't been dealt with as much as he knew by now it should have been. Then again he still held a healthy fear of the place that had 'raised' him, it didn't matter how strong he was the fear would always trump it as much as he wished it didn't, but things were as they were for now. It had already been made clear to him he would continue running and living in fear until it was handled. That right now wasn't an immediate problem, not to say it wasn't one it just wasn't the one he needed to focus on at current.

He could have introduced the others of his own group but he believed it was better than he spoke for themselves, some of them may have preferred to have went by pseudo names but working for a trading company as well known as the West Fiore Trading Company that was often easier said than done. "I can't wait to see what your magic has in store as it grows and evolves." he once again said to Yuvon, he truly was interested in this but wanted to encourage him to get stronger so he himself could also see what would be achieved possibly as his power grew. His mind went back to what he had said to the silver haired mage, he knew that he had likely mentioned things to her that he shouldn't but this was something that threatened not only his home but everything close to it. They had no idea how these pathogens worked at current or how they mutated, so he had to put things into place as fail safes there was only one that ended in the destruction of the place. That of course was a last resort he hoped that would never occur, before that he would strengthen the barriers, evacuate those that he could, quarantine the continent. These steps would always be done before the more drastic step, the step that he never hoped would need to be called upon but he knew it was better to have it than not.

He pushed that out of his mind however as that wasn't something to worry about, the barriers were strong enough for now and he had Oykai and Demi find the ones who had created the protections in the past to seal the hole that the two men had found and exited from. He had them search and strengthen the weak points but he also knew it drained the two reapers the longer they were kept from their rests. He hadn't forced them to do it, merely made the request and it had been answered, he could at least say that he had dealt with one of the issues at least in part for now but it would need checked over at least a dozen times more in the next year to eighteen months to make sure that everything was as it was back when they had been originally been placed. He was curious as to what kind of magic could last millennia after they had been cast and only now start to weaken, Oykai said he would look into it and would even help him study the subject this was uncharacteristically nice of the reaper but he wasn't about to decline the offer. As like with everyone else he had taken note of the silver hair woman's magic though couldn't put his finger on what kind of magic she was using. His gut wanted to say a metal dragon slayer thanks to the interactions he had with Adalinda but at the same time she seemed like a requip mage. It confused him that was for sure, but, he was glad they were on the same side as he could already tell she would be a formidable adversary, just by how easily she took care the enemies she had.

His eyes went to the flatland hunter that had been quite literally been pulled apart due to his light tendrils and the silver haired mages chains working together after the one hard punch to its torso. He hadn't seen immobilisation spells being used in such a way before but it gave him a clearer idea for things to do in the future, that was for sure. He moved over to her and inspected the injury that she had sustained three of them had been injured in one way or another, though the injuries weren't anything to bad they could be left alone to heal normally. This wasn't the place where 'normally' could be afforded and so he took a deep breath a gentle grey aura started to form around his body as he closed his eyes it seemingly began to rain, the drops however weren't normal, they seemed to turn into myst the moment that they touched people. The glow his eyes held though still dim could somewhat be seen through his eyelids, after a moment he opened them "Don't worry it is purified." he said feeling the tension on his chest lift a small smile on his face doe a moment but then he remembered he had to deal with the elder blonde haired mage that knew Aliannah.

With a sigh he turned to look to him and walked towards him his eyes calm, though he looked like he was looking the other in the eye nothing was further from the truth. "Let me get a few things straight with you..." he stated his voice was calm, quiet and in no way threatening but it did hold the authority of his station. "Don't call me kiddo, just because I am younger doesn't mean I deserve the disrespect, in fact while we are on that subject no one would deserve that disrespect as you can see I am not the only teenager in this group that is younger than yourself." his voice showing he wasn't about to waver on the matter. "Next thing I want to make clear, age means nothing to me you could be hundreds of years older but that doesn't make you stronger or wiser so I suggest you wise up." he said sternly, he was use to being underestimated because of his age but he had proven himself time and again and it was high time that it stopped. "I am the current chief executive officer of the West Fiore Trading Company, one of the four current God of Ishgar." he said to him his eyes going to Sorano for a moment "My dear associate here is the current Guild master of the Fairytail guild and another of the God of Ishgar." he said wanting to clarify that age meant little really meant anything.

He rubbed his temple for a moment and he thought of what to do next, he wanted to get further into the responsibilities that he and the company had to the continent but that could wait until later. "We should get going before we get more 'guests', so gather what samples you can before we start moving forward." he instructed the others his eyes turning back to Aliannah once more "What is there in each direction?" he asked walking back towards the blonde haired girl knowing she would have mapped a bit, from that they could decide which direction would be their best bet. He dreaded to think what else this place had to throw at them, for now however it was quiet but still he didn't want them standing around in one place any longer than they had to, it would be to easy for them to be found by more enemies.

It didn't take a telepath to tell how frustrated the black haired male was on the whole thing, but since getting there at least one mystery had been solved. This wasn't a single virus that had mutated but in fact two seperate pathogen that coexisted within this place that should be devoid of life. He had come across his vice presidant sprawlled over his work station having exhausted himself due to working from dawn to dusk trying to ger some sort of protection for this task, it was clear that it was never going to happen in such a short time but he was thankful for the dedication he had put into his task. At least they could move forward looking at them as two separate issues instead of one issue as they had been, this was of course both a blessing and a curse but that was something for the researchers to deal with. "You realise you're being to hard on yourself Mr. Terumi, we didn't have nearly enough information before today. We now know that it isn't a single virus but two and that they aren't naturally occuring meaning there would have to be some record somewhere of how it was made..." he said turning on the ball of his foot and leaning forward his index finger going up as he leaned sightly forward "And no idiot would release such things without having a way to combat it, we don't know who made it or why it was made. For all we know it could have been made here on Tolgalen for use against Fiore or another nation, regardless the information we seek is already out there complete somewhere; until we can find it we just keep researching after all its all we can do." he said to the elder male hoping to at least try give this some sort of silver lining as slim as it was.

He soon stood up straight once more, his arms going to his sides as he listened to his question on if Sol had indeed touched something in this place with his bare hands. He was relieved to hear that he hadn't but still the safety measures, that being said this wasn't something that they had dealt with before and were it might have been fine outside or in controlled conditions, he wasn't satisfied with the responce he just recieved. "I understand Mr. Terumi, however, additional protections such as tongs and specimin jars should be used. We don't know if the pathogens could get through such protections, best to be safer than sorry." he said calmly, this was going to give him a headache he could already tell as if it wasn't one thing it was another or so it seemed to him. The blonde haired youth had a lot already going on in his mind without needing to worry if the only person that could make the medicine he needed on the entire continent was going to survive this expedition due to his own short sighted and idiotic actions. He kept this to himself however, the last thing he wanted anyone to know especially right now was that he had an illness, more so that he hadn't brought the medicine with him incase he needed it, then again he never carried it with him but this was a little different as it was uncharted territory so to speak.

Ruvel smiled and nodded his head once in thanks not only for the concern that his vice presidant had shown, but also for the understanding that he wouldn't speak on the safety measures that he had put into place for the protection of not only those there but Tolgalen, Ishgar and the rest of Earthland. "That is appreciated Mr. Terumi, just be assured I done such things for the greater good, I will never enact them unless there was no other choice." It was clear by his tone this was indeed a heavy burden that he had placed upon himself but then that was the cost of leadership, wasn't it? He still wished Cirven was around to deal with this because he sure as hell wasn't ready for this or the world as a whole, still Cirven had made it clear that the youth was being groomed to take over if the worst should happen to him Ruvel himself just didn't think it would happen especially so soon. They had barely been in this place for an hour and he was already over it, he didn't want to be here and not because it was deadly, he could deal with that threat or annoyace quite easily given his own upbringing it was more the fact of the enemies and some of his allies actions that make him internally groan. Again however he would keep that fact to himself, it would do no good to cause issues.

Shindara remained hidden within Ruvel's shadow though listened to Sol's words and simply shook his head 'You hold no fault in his injury and he will tell you the same, the fault of what happened soully falls on to our summoners shoulders. He allowed himself to be distracted by memories and wants so paid the price of said distraction, be at ease.' he informed and instructed Sol, he didn't like that the young reaper was blaming himself for something that fell out of his power and knew Ruvel wouldn't like it either so wanted to nip it in the bud. The void prince could feel the discomfort that came from Sol when the blonde haired youth using his magic, both Ruvel and Shindara had forgotten that the last time anyone in the guild had seen him using abilities that he had been a summoner. It was true that six of the contracts had remained in place but he was no longer a true summoner, his abilities had moved to what he had been born with, the fact of the matter this concerned Shindara, Amuul and Oykai even more as he wasn't diluting like he once had been when it had come to calling on contracts, now was more dangerous, as there was no buffer any longer. The summons knew the truth of the matter but they hid it from their summoner and they had no right to tell anyone else so it was something that would be lost in the flow of time as far as they were concerned at lease.

It wasn't long before the young CEO's sharp tongue was put to rest, he hated beratting and calling people out, this wasn't who he truly was but this place... he really didn't want to take any unneeded chances. It was true that his group were strong mages in their own rights and that they would hold their own, but still this was a new, uncharted territory where everything was hostile and had two deadly pathogens they knew next to nothing about. If he needed to play the villian to make sure as little damage was done to those in his charge and the other volunteers that where here willing or unwilling in Elise's case as he had just kind of stumbled upon them on accident then he would. Ruvel Turned to the other god of Ishgar and guild master of their group shaking his head "Your penmanship is exquisite, it just goes to show the pen is mightier than the sword at the best of times." he said with a smile, in truth it was a beautiful display he had never seen before and was quite entranced by it, he was hoping to see more just not under such terrible circumstances he hoped but something told him that was going to be far from the case. Hering her compliment his own abilities in kine he smiled a little in embarrassment "I've only known these spells for a few weeks, I'm still trying to get use to them." he confessed, it was the truth it hadn't been until he returned to his ancestrial home that everything changed so now it was a little bit of trial and error trying to get things right, luckily he had learned enough of the power he now wielded to not be a burden to those around him or put them in danger. His dual coloured eyes moved back to Aliannah once more "I'm sorry for my harshness Miss Ramiel, it's not who I am or how I want to be ever I can more than assure you of that." he closed his eyes sighing for a moment as he got his thoughts together "This place hits a little to close to home in some aspects, by that I mean it is a desolate land that is dangerous, everyone is only looking out for themselves and has given up all hope only wanting those who enter to suffer along side those who call this place home if they survive." his eye opened a spark of deep seeded pain seen within his eyes.

He looked to the ground for a moment before he looked to the group as a whole "This place is the home not only of myself but many of you and your friends; I've been charged with caring for this place, the company and its employees and I am feeling the strain. I'm a teenager who has a terrible past so am still adjusting to the good of now and my future. I would never be able to forgive myself if anything happened to any of you or anyone that calls Tolgalen home, due to that and the threat of this place I will likely be far harsher especially to those within the trading company because I truly don't want my family hurt if it could be prevented." he said his voice showing nothing but the truth as he spoke to them all. "If you want to think harshly of me for wanting to protect what I hold dear, please go ahead I won't hold it against you, in fact I would completely understand the sentiment." his voice was almost as weak as the smile he wore, he truly did worry for everyone that walked into this death trap and for those that would suffer if they failed to find anything of use in the future. "Lets work together in the future using our strengths to support each others weaknesses if we come across anymore of our 'friends' as we continue, doing this means we can get the samples we need and get out of here quickly." he hoped that the others would agree with his final statement as the longer they stayed in here the more danger the group was of being infected by at least one of the pathogen or being killed by something they may come across. Hearing Alianna answer the question on who the stranger was he turned to look at the blonde haired male for a little while before turning back to the blonde haired woman listening to what she had to say next "I don't think you incapable, I rarely think of anyone that way in all honesty after all we are all prone to mistakes and unless someone is perfect or know the ins and outs of a person, their history and the likes they shouldn't judge their actions especially in a place such as this." he knew that the tall blonde haired woman was capible of holding secrets, she knew of the big secret of the company and to his knowledge she hadn't spoken of it "This expedition wasn't exactly a secret, everyone in the company and two other guilds knew it was happening after all. I'm just surprised to see a non company member here." he sighed knowing that the current circumstances couldn't change even if he had wished it to happen so would need to bare with it. He soon watched as Alianna pulled out map and started telling him what she had seen from their current position when she was scouting in the sky and nodded looking over the map intently so he could decide their next course of action "We'll head north." he in formed the group, they didn't have much information on that way but being headed off by a mountain, going towards the tree was just asking to fight more of those things they just defeated and who knew what would be beneth the surface of the lake each of them seemed like a bad idea for several reasons in his opinion.

Ruvel now turned his attention to their 'guest' and rubbed his temple a little "Please don't call me boss, for one you are not a company member of yet and two we are a bit more formal than that. Ruvel, Rui or Mr. Mizune is fine though the latter I ask be used only if we are dealing with clients." he said bringing his hand down to his side. "We usually test those who want to join the company to see were they are best placed. You survive this you don't need to be tested and I will give you, your stamp to prove you are formally a company employee." he said trying to place a silver lining on this situation. "Getting land? We supply housing for company members, if they want to own land that is a whole different kettle of fish and you'd have to talk to the clerical department." it was the first time he had ever heard of this happening so would have to be having some words with whoever said it that was for damned sure, he didn't need any non suspecting employees or clients wandering into this place after all, that be more than a PR nightmare. Hearing what he had to say next he couldn't exactly argue the fact, he was likely in one of the safest areas of Tolgalen right now without a doubt. Just as he was going to suggest that they get moving it seemed that some stragglers had decided to show up to cause some issues but they had been quickly put down by Aliannah and Elias, it was when Aliannah stated they should move he agreed with a nod "Let's head north." he informedthe group once more as he started to move away from the tree line and in the direction that was somewhat north-ish. In honesty it hadn't been more than perhaps an hour of walking when something caught the blonde haired CEO's eyes and he pointed towards it "Ruins and I think a graveyard... We should likely get some samples and we might find some information too." he suggested to the others of the group, if everyone was in agreement he would head towards it the moment they all passed an enchantment would go up Ruvel's eyes going over it as he tried to figure out what is said but he couldn't read the words this time. 'It says, help the dead rest to pass' Shindara informed his summoner. "Help the dead pass?" He had no idea what that could mean but there was a graveyard so that likely had something to do with it, right? only problem was where the hell was the graveyard, the ruins seemed like that of a large city meaning there would likely be more than one so did it mean they had to go to them all if there was or find a specific one, it didn't really matter because they needed to sort this and quickly or they might become the newest residents of this place. Also little would they know that things stalked the streets here and the group was now their pray.

Ruvel looked to his vice president and shook his head "It is true that you have been spending to much time worrying about something this, before you say anything I am aware that this is dangerous and a vaccine is required but that being said we don't know enough before coming here so you would have just been hitting a wall naturally." she said trying to explain himself calmly in a logical manner "We have found out some information since coming here that will help you though. We were looking at the disease as one organism now we have found out that the two men in our care from this place have likely been affected by two different pathogens." he said but sighed it was clear that this worrying the youth as he almost looked defeated "Problem is with how long it has been around who knows how many strains there are of it, so we'll never be able to fully wipe it out fully." he seemed almost defeated at this point but still he knew he had to push forward for the greater good of his people, his company and guild and would give them everything that was needed. This was his resolve and he wouldn't waver from it, he learned long a go not to fear death and if anything it was just an escape from pain that should be welcomed when the time came. "The best we can do is find a vaccine that can last for a good period of time while trying to deal with the corrupted deadland this place is." in honesty he didn't even know if that was at all possible but they needed to try... right?

He closed his eyes as he had started feeling dizzy quite a bit since entering this place, this wasn't normal and caused him to move his hand to his head. There was only one reason he felt as bad as he did now and one wasn't due for a while yet, his eyes opened glowing brightly though he had been careful of the spells that he had used but he was still sick. He had to wonder if the land was giving off the same sort of thing as the moon did. 'Please, I don't want to do it... I would die if I tried to do it here.' he thought to himself, Shindara heard every word and grew worried because if it was indeed the same strange energy of a blood moon it would mean doing the same dance and song he was forced to perform as a child to appease the anger of the blood moon could be used to appease the land in a way. The issue with this was that the land being so condensed with the corruption as it was, it would mean he would have to perform it till he died due to sacrificing his lifes energy, exhaustion, starvation, dehydration or a combination of these things. This was a dire situation for the void prince and one that he would have to find a solution for as soon as he could. 'Ran, we need to finish this expedition and quickly. I will explain later and we need to have a talk because there is a reason you know how to make that medicine he uses so well.' his normal calm and respectful tone gone, all that was left was a cold and stern tone, a tone Sol would never have heard from either prince before. He however left it at that, at least for now they had to end this quickly and right now Ruvel needed to do as little fighting as possible.

After a few moments Ruvel caught his barings once more "Sorry, I feel a bit dizzy." the youth said with a faint smile trying to play it off as something minor even though he knew far different. He understood that Sol had made a foolish move by not using equipment to collect the samples but was glad he understood the mistake that he had made and wouldn't make it in the future. He hated being in this place not for what it was doing to him but the fact that it put his people in danger and that mistakes really couldn't be tolerated even the smaller ones that could be over looked. He was glad that his vice presidant was understanding at the little information that he was given and that he trusted him enough to know that the failsafes he put in place were for only last resorts and that he hated the fact that these things were even required in the first place. The trials and duties of the leadership was taking its toll on the youth especially at times like this, there was nothing however that could change this his elder adoptive brother just up and left and it seemed everyone turned to him for their orders... boy that sucked as far as he was concerned but someone had to do it.

"Thank you for understanding Mr. Terumi, I will fill in the details when we return to the company but know that only I have the ability to turn the failsafes on it is easier that way." he said his voice a contradiction as it seemed both at peace yet it was clear it weighed heavily on the youth to have the ability to choose life or death of over a billion people that called Tolgalen home. He had noticed that many of the mages seemed to have collected enough information and headed back, the group from his own guild and the straggler continued forward. He couldn't exactly blame the Fairytail or Silver Wolf mages for doing this as it was dangerous and their contributions would be more than enough as they gained vital information and samples they previously didn't have to find some sort of vaccine to ward off the virus for at least a little while. He didn't like lecturing the others of the guild, it made him uncomfortable but it was part of his job, the part Cirven or Johann usually took care of but it was time for him to take that roll. He couldn't keep relying on others to do the hard things, things that he himself was unable or afraid to do because of how he himself had been raised, he needed to change and evole or he would die-- it was something that Rasparov was teaching him before he mysteriously vanished never to be seen again. It was also a theme and patten the youth had noticed and wondered how long it would be before the others he relied on vanished or betrayed him in some manner, he knew he shouldn't think like that especially now but he was finding it hard not to.

With the lectures over and done with he moved forward, he took note that Sol realised a connection between Aliannah and their unexpected guest. In honesty he couldn't argue with the points that were being made but there were issues with it too. "Mr Terumi, please remember that unless you studie ancient languages you wouldn't have understood those were indeed warnings about the dangers of two pathogens. This is my second time here and I had no idea the first time and as you have seen I can read the warnings; so I must insist if you are going to chastise someone who can't read such warnings and wandered into this area then you should do it to the one who can read the warnings and done the same thing." his voice was calm and respectful the entire time, it was clear that the blonde hair youth was fair on all aspects including if he needed himself needed chastising by another. Normally he knew such a thing would be done in private if at all but he cared little for that due to how he was raised, he truly feared the day that became public knowledge but knew light shone on all secrets eventually. "As for reckless, many could say we took a reckless action by allowing a dark mage into our company and a second reckless action by making that former dark mage a vice presidant. Please remember that no one is without folly and we all make reckless mistakes such as recently you picked up contaminated materials with your bare hands believing that your normal preventiave methods would be good enough." he said with a sigh shaking his head slightly "What is done, is done without any way to undo it so lets just continue shall we?" he said his voice remaining neutral, this time when he gave Sol a lecture it was to show him that such things could happen and even he himself made the mistake Elias had and he could have been better informed the first time had he not been in a rush.

Ruvel couldn't help quirk an eyebrow at the mention at this was likely the safest place to be "This is as far away from the safest place you can be on this continent Mr Bishop, the safest place here is my bedroom due to how many types of wards and protections it has over it but then again I tend to only go there when sick." he said in a matter of a fact way as he continued to walk forward "Let me fill in the blanks, this place has two deadly pathogens within it... everything including water and air is infected, from what I read in the warnings one pathogen is in the air and the other in the water. We have absolutely no way to combat it at current, they are around two thousand years old and affect the ones affected by them differently. I have seen people only been mentally affected and others physically affected, the latter is not a sight you want to see believe me." he informed the other his hand going to his head once more as the dizziness was coming back again "We came here with members of the company and members from the guilds of Fairytail and Silver Wolf to gain more information and to gather samples, everyone who entered knew what they were getting into when they signed up... you on the other ha-" he stopped covering his mouth as he coughed somewhat violently for a long minute glowing liquid cupped in his hand, his free one going into his shadow pulling out the specimin jar that Shindara gave him placing the liquid light into the jar it instantly sealing as he put it back into his shadow only to pull out a bottle of water and drink from it before pouring the excess over his hand to clean it and handing it back to Shindara. "My apologies, I am not really feeling well at current." he said his eyes glowing brighter still, he had completely missed the combat that had happened due to his bout of dizziness, he really wanted out of this place and the quicker the better but wouldn't leave without the others too.

He did pick up on Sol rolling his eyes and looked towards Elias and Aliannah blinking a few times seeing them covered in blood, goop and who knew what else, the smell was so foul he couldn't help but cover his mouth and nose with his sleeve. "That smells awful." he didn't even care that he had missed the fight he just wanted to hose the pair down because there was no way in any plain of existance he was letting them near the company building looking and smelling as they did. "They were at risk of infection just by walking into this place Mr. Terumi, the fact Mr. Bishop put a helmet on his head after finding out of the pathogens make him more than a little careless as all it does is trap the polluted air inside of it." he said with a frustrated sigh "Unless there is an open wound to take a sample then you shouldn't pierce the skin with a needle in here, you could introduce the pathogen of the air right into their blood streams as a doctor I would think you would know this. I do have purified spaces so to speak made but I don't want to use them unless we are intending to eat or sleep so it will need to wait for now." he said looking at Sol "For now just take notes of what time it is and what they are currently like, update every hour noting any changes you notice." he knew it wasn't the best solution but still it was the best he could offer without putting Elias or Aliannah in any danger of infection via blood collection to do a blood test at a later date. He was trying his best to keep everyone as safe and sound as possible, but in a place like this even he who was an athiest believed that if their were gods they had forsaken the place long ago.

As the elder male spoke about his idea of going into the ruins being a good opertunity he himself was unsure about such a thing, nothing ever was as it seemed here from what he had witnessed both times he had the misfortune of ending up in this graveyard of an area. "I don't know if 'good' is the correct word to ever use in this place but it might help us if we find anything but then we need a way to validate if said information would be correct or not. We can't take anything from this area at face value or we are going to do more harm than good and likely make the whole of Tolgalen a giant pathogen filled graveyard." he said his hands clenching 'Before that happened I... I'd have... I'd have to...' his glowing eyes showed he was having inner turmoil as they shimmered slightly at his eyes watered up a little "We can't be reckless with so many lives on the line Mr. Terumi." he wanted to tell them about the failsafe but he yet didn't know Elias, although he did know Sol and Aliannah at least in part he didn't really trust them either. For Sol it was because of what he was for the most part but in Aliannah's case it was more to do with his upbringing, in the facility he only knew as 'home' everyone was out for themselves, he had been sold out to the higher ups so many times for a little more food, warmer blankets or even to be hurt less that he ended up not trusting anyone. He had started again when he came to the guild but even that was short lived as he was abandoned or betrayed yet again. He understood their was likely reasons but these were people who said they would be there for him when he needed their help, he needed their help now and most of them where nowhere to be found, he was wondering if he should just let his fragile life pass but he was pretty sure he would be kicked from one side of the continent to the other if someone like Johann knew that he had such a terrible thought, no--he would keep fighting to make this world a little brighter so what they where facing now would never happen anywhere else again.

Ruvel shook his head knowing pretty much what it meant "Help the dead pass, it means to give them final peace Mr. Terumi." he said knowing that the pace had a graveyard attatched to it and given the reason why he was here the first time he could only imagine that those affected here had died and been reanimated days later due to another strand of one of the two pathogens but he didn't know for certain as he could only take so many samples before he himself had to leave after saving those that seemed unaffected by it but that now made him wonder if they had been or was it another pathogen strand. He seemed deep in thought as he started going over many caluclations in his head 'Shindara we'll need to pay a visit to those I moved to see if they are infected with anything, if they aren't then we could find out why they weren't and possibly find what makes them immune and replicate it.' he sent to the elder crowned prince 'That is a long shot our summoner' he sent back in responce 'I know that but better to have a long shot than no shot right?' he sent back, he heard the sigh form in his mind 'This is true but please don't get your hopes up to high our summoner, I don't want to see you hurt again from disappointment if it is not the case.' he sent back making Ruvel nod 'I won't Shindara' he knew better than to do that anyway 'You will need to rest and get better before we go as you would likely be going alone and sick you will hurt yourself by doing anything thus indangering yourself which we will not stand for, am I understood?' this time he sounded like a stern parent "Understood." he said out loud due to no one knowing the conversation that just happened or that Shindara was there it would seem a bit out of place. The youth might have been caught up in a conversation with Shindara but he smelt the decay that was approaching, the creeking of stone and the clanking of something on the stone he thought he was about to turn his attention to Elias when this happened but sighed "Seems like the welcoming commitee found us sooner than expected, we should show them our thanks." he said bluntly and clearly tired.

"You figure that out all on your own Mr. Terumi? To believe that only the dead are here would be a gross miscalculation given this is a town near a forest and seemed to worship a dragon." he said pointing to a statue of a broken dragon statue made of marble. It was then he seen the undead guards of the village and knights that where likely sent to try and protect the masses, he couldn't help but feel sorry for them. 'Shindara, do you gain any after thoughts from them?' he asked his summon 'They are doing in death what they vowed in life, they view you as intruders and as times have changed they see you as evil spirits due to how you look.' he replied, Ruvel knew the whole superstision thing as he himself was raised in a facility that was kinda like that he guessed at least in part. 'Got it.' he sent back to Shindara before flicking his hand allowing seals to appear under each of the undead that got near "I need protection for around ten minutes because I won't be able to move or do anything else, if you have shields I suggest using them or this spell will hurt you." he said taking a deep breath before moving to his knees clasping his hands his eyes glowing but even through his eyelids the glow of his eyes would be apparent as a glowing light entombed him in the center it would almost seem as if he was praying but he was draining what he believed was his magic into the spell, it was really his own lifes energy that he had learned how to weaponise. He was fully aware of his surrounding but had to keep his concentration what he was doing or he would end up having a dud spell, hearing a crash he was about to open his eyes to see what it was 'Concentrate our summoner, if you don't you will most likely kill me since I am trapped in this light tomb now.' Shindara instructed not wanting to be killed due to carelessness, this was more than enough to keep Ruvel's focus the light was dull at the moment but steadily getting brighter.

The young blonde male smiled as his vice presidant seemed to see his way, he knew this situation was a difficult one and where they would have rather they dealt with it in house he knew that just wasn't how this was going to work. They had needed the help of the others and so had called on their allies for the help, all three guilds were at a stump so this expedition was required to gain more information. It was idiotic on so many levels but without it he was sure that eventually their would be more casulties. He could understand why the black haired deathless was beating himself up, he was a doctor and given his magic well versed in poisons, venoms and these were ancient pathogens that had been forgotten about within the winds and sands of time; there was no way they were going to crack the antidote in such a short time and so it was pointless to allow themselves to be beat up over that fact. "Mr. Terumi, we haven't found the antidote to the common cold and the flu keeps evolving so we can't snuff that out. We really don't know enough about this mess to know how to clean it up..." he paused for a second thinking his index moving to his cheek as his cheek laid on his thumb, he hadn't even realised it or the fact that he was tapping his cheek. "To be perfectly honest, it be nice to know who released these pathogens and why because it might give us some deep insight as to the solution." he said finally after a few long moments of thought, it was now he realised what he had done and brought his hand down quickly. It was a bad habit he had picked up recently and it was one he could really do without if you asked him, he would prefer not having tells but then when you go silent mid sentence people often could tell the person in question was thinking about something or another.

He shook his head over the thanks, to him it really wasn't needed as he was merely telling him something he himself should have already known. "There is no need for thanks Mr. Terumi, this is merely the simple truth of the matter, the sentiment however was nice." he said to the other as he continued to glance around the area. "We don't even know if the two men in our care have the exact same strains as others here or if they have mutated in some way." it was everyone's worst nightmare. An intellegent disease, something that would alter, change and evolve with time. He knew little of medicine or how diseases worked but he knew for certain something didn't survive for as long as these two pathogens had without evolution happening saddly. That meant if there had indeed been an antidote at one point it would likely be worthless now, that being said if there was and they could find it then it would at least give them a starting point he guessed. He doubted they would get that lucky this time but he could hope, until then after this expedition he himself and whichever volunteers came forward within the three allied guilds would continue gathering information and doing research. This also came with the fact they would have to sign liability forms as they would be told how dangerous the place was and the types of creatures they would likely come across. The encyclopidia he intended to make would be updated as they found more 'creatures' within the area so no one would try and approach something they deemed friendly and found out that was indeed not the case. They would also be informed about the water and air, given sealed foods and drinks and a purity bubble which would last around an hour or so so they could eat, drink and relax before it would need time to recharge. As much as he wished there could be something that could last longer at this point he didn't know of anything that would, perhaps it would be something he could talk to Leona about when they met up again. It was what her guild thrived at doing after all.

Shindara hated throwing his rank, title and status on another person, it was yet another reason he and Amuul rarely ever came out of their sanctum but on there were times like these were such things couldn't be avoided as much as he might have liked them to be. His duty to Ruvel came before his own pride, the pride of what he was, his status, his family or even his race. Such things of course could see him branded as a traitor in some people's eyes but he honestly didn't care, he had a contract with Ruvel that came with a clause that meant his safety would always come first. The summons of course had counter claused it stating that would mean they would be his guardians and that meant what they said went when situations called for it. Ruvel had nervously agreed as it meant putting faith in people and beings he knew little about but in the long run it had paid off for him it would seem. When his magic had changed however the bonds had broken but six summons had fought to keep their links with him, he was surpised about this in all honesty more so that so they could continue to support Ruvel. Amuul and Shindara hand fused their contracts into a single contract, more often than not he didn't know which of the crowned princes he would be appearing unless he requested one specifically by name. Shindara had made sure that his message to Sol could only be heard by the younger Deathless so he could realise just how serious the situation had become and so that his young summoner wouldn't get unnerved to know one of those who he was currently working with to watch his back actually was a scientist at the hellish facility he knew only as 'home' and had dealt with how he was treated back then. Then everything he seen from Sol's mind he had no idea that Ruvel and the 'girl' he had watch become deathly sick as 'she' danced to appease the blood moon was one and the same, he was in for a reality check soon enough however and he pitied Sol if it was Oykai who decided to break that news to him, his cousing was less than tactful at the best of times. This time it could be different however as it was in regards to Ruvel but he wasn't going to hold his breath on that happening.

Ruvel had shaken his head as he heard the apology of the other "No need for that, but, even if he had looked at the signs he wouldn't have been able to read them. I didn't even notice the barrier the first time if I am honest. You just need to remember we all make mistakes, we aren't all knowing after all, if we were we wouldn't be here now would we?" he said with a small smile and chuckle trying to keep the atmosphere light even at this dire time "When we get out of here, please make yourselves avaliable for your blood to be drawn, Mr. Terumi and I will be doing the same." he said to Elias and Aliannah, though his voice was gentle and calm it was clear this wasn't a request but an order. He just hoped the pair realised the reason for this order was for not only their own goods but the good of the public in general. He was pretty sure everyone who was currently taking part in this expedition would be quarrinteened for a month or so just to make sure they weren't infected and couldn't infect anyone. It could have been even though they weren't infected that they didn't carry something that could infect others. That was just one headache that he wanted to avoid if possible but this would have been something that everyone would have been notified of before signing the release papers and would have been put on the release papers so it would be mandatory anyway. He took note of the sigh Sol had done and gave a weak smile "Don't worry Mr. Terumi, I can understand why you said what you did. It's just..." he looked around the area "We can easily forget that 'normal' doesn't work in our current situation so don't be to hard on yourself." he tried his best to give moral support to the elder male but he had no idea if it would work but he could hope it was, but this wasn't exactly his strong point; if it was negotiating trade or peace then yeah he would have sorted it by now but pep talks, that was a skill all its own.

He did agree that the viscus liquid did need to be removed from the pair as soon as possible so he was glad to see that Aliannah had brought wet wipes to deal with the immediate problem. It was however just a quick fix as it wouldn't remove everything but hoped it was enough to keep them healthy as he never thought about bringing a mobile shower with him. He was rather embarrased he didn't think that far ahead but it was a note he made to add to his pack in the future for his next visit to the area, last thing he wanted to be was covered in blood and guts that could infect or kill him. He'd rather give that a pass especially since getting blood stains out of white fabric was a nightmare at the very least. "Our home is safe so longs we are careful and take as much precaution as possible." he said noticing Sol's expression when he mentioned about Tolgalen turning into a graveyard quite easily if the acted in haste or carelessly. So far they had been lucky but even the blonde haired youth knew that luck eventually wore out and when it did it came with consequences to the foolish, something he was far from at the best of times and that came due to his upbringing. One stupid move came with dire consequences for the person in question and the one they had been bonded to even if they were innocent of any crime which was usually the case. He just hoped that the elder male would take his time going forward and think things through, he knew his heart was in the right place but sometimes it took his head a moment to catch up. "Slow and steady wins the race as they say." he said with a warm tone and smile trying to do the pep talk thing again, he really hoped he wasn't failing at this but he wouldn't know for sure until he heard the others response. He listened as he was told that he was right twice in quick sucession, he honestly hated that he was right at times but right now he needed to know that he was on the same page as his vice president because if he wasn't there could and likely would be issues he'd rather avoid especially inside this place. On the plus side he had so many areas to hide the body if it came to that and due to the taboo that came with this area the body would likely never be found so that was a bonus he guessed.

As the others had jamp into action he himself had started to cocoon himself in what was a tomb of light that had only got brighter in the few minutes since he started it. His pose hadn't changed and he tried to blank out the sounds of combat that was happening around him, he needed to concentrate or this spell wouldnt be as strong as it could be. There were many issues with a spell like the current one he was using, first of all well he one couldn't move, attack or defend himself so luckily it had a shield effect to it and it would eventually become a weapon but that it was like a giant lightbulb alerting anyone and anything to his location which could cause more issues for the others. He heard the bangs against the shield but still he remained unmoving clenching his eyes as he knew what would happen if he opened them 'A bit longer, I need a bit longer.' he thought to himself though he knew if the onslaught to the shield continued then the spell would never make it to a strength to where it could do real damage to anything in the area. 'Ran, please take care of the things attacking this light tomb he is going to be in a bad way soon and if this fails it would be for nothing.' Shindara instructed Sol once again making sure that only Sol could hear his words, to be honest the elder crowned prince had no idea just how badly this light would affect the younger Deathless. He knew he was use to the light due to his cast and living in the mortal realm but his young summoners light was a pure source and not billions of miles away, so he was worried in all honesty as to the harm being so close to the tomb would do to him at the end of the day, it was something that Oykai had never had to deal with and he and Amuul always remained within shadows when it had been used as to not get hurt.

Ruvel could only fathom the frustration that the elder male felt with the current situation, but it wasn't like they could wave a magic wand and just make everything right with the world let alone their home. This was yet another reason he just couldn't believe in gods because if they truly did exist, surely they would have prevented such a thing as these pathogens from being released on innocent civilians. Hell, these things he wouldn't even wish on his worst enemy, so why would anyone else want to put people through such a horrible thing? He just couldn't comprehend the need to hurt other living beings outside the need of food and clothing, even then people could eat fruit and vegetables, protine could be gained a number of ways. Then again when herds got to big their own food sources got short so he understood culling a bit, even if he wasn't a big fan of it. The company only employed hunters that abidded by strict guidelines for their game meats, they had farms that would give them eggs and domestic meat but again they had strict guidelines too. This was so the animals were well treated and that the families wouldn't dwindle on the domestic front, for game meats hunters could only go after larger herds so they wouldn't suffer, could only hunt what was needed and could only hunt in certain places at certain times of the year to allow the herds to repopulate. It was an odd way of doing things he had been told, but over all everyone was happy with it as there was no waste in that regard. They only took enough to help the people of Tolgalen, nothing like that was shipped outside of the continent unless it was one client sending it to another. He had made it clear to the clients that if they wanted to taste the wild or domestic meats of Tolgalen, they'd have to visit and so they did.

It did however lead to people trying to poach and transfer it through back channels but because of the security measures in place, they were caught and punished accordingly. Sol's words made the youth come out of his own mind and nod "Well, yes. That is true, however, this is why we make sure it doesn't leave this area." he said trying to settle the albino males mind, he himself had doubt that they could contain it forever but he couldn't allow others to think that was the case. As the leader of the place he was suppose to be the pillar of strength even when he felt weak and in honesty, he was so very tired emotionally, physically and spiritually of holding everything together when he really didn't understand what he was doing. He shook his head at the next part that was said to him, he didn't believe that those that released these things had their back against the wall. He had no idea why he felt such a way, perhaps he was just trying to be optimistic on the entire ordeal but something told him that, this was just not the case. Maybe it was from when he was here the first time and how the people had reacted to him, they were angry and sarcastic that he had been there to help. Going so far as to say that he came down from his ivory tower. He had to wonder just how long those people had been suffering for but it wasn't something he had thought about at the time. "No, this was some cruel experiment I believe that went wrong Mr. Terumi." he informed the other, if needed he would go into further detail but for now it wasn't really needed as far as he could discern, then again he really didn't want to go into how he had rehomed people from here somewhere else. It was still within the wards of the place, just away from the awful place they had been.

He sighed, he couldn't argue with the fact that they were indeed the ones left holding the bag due to the mistakes held by other people "Two thousand and ninety six years, seven months, one week and four days. Exactly." he said as if he was reciting something he had just read from a text book, it wasn't that he had read it, nor had he known the fact until Oykai gave him the answer. He could only surmise that Oykai was one of the ones that had to deal with the death that came with such pathogens, he knew the leader of the spiritual calling hated his job, he seen people at the worst point and was hated by those who were left behind. Someone had to do it though and at least his kind tried to be kind about how they done things, they might of not need to go through it but still, they were there watching it trying to calm the spirit wither it was confused or screaming in pain. This was a task he wouldn't be able to bare so he knew just how strong those who could do it were. "If we can't purify the land and those already infected we will at least find a way to prevent it spreading." he said with a voice that called out with conviction, he would prefer the former but he had to be realistic; if nothing was found yet to purify the place then they might never find it in their lifetime. Then again they had magics, knowledge and technology that wouldn't have been around back then so perhaps there was some hope after all, only time would tell one way or another. He was glad that he was managing to put his vice president at ease by the small joke that he made, that was something that he was hoping would life the man's spirits and had done just that. All the youth could do was nod as the other agreed with him about normal not existing in this area, the rules of the game had changed; the problem was as outsiders, they didn't know the rules of the game they were now playing and that was terrifying.

Still that had all happened before the attack happened, he wanted to stop this spell but it was far to late, even if he was to stop it had been building energy and so would act as an attack. He knew it wasn't time to release it yet. He needed to wait a bit longer, it was something he felt down to his very core; the promblem was he knew what was going to come soon and he really didn't want to face that here so hoped that those with him could finish this task so he could cancel the energy before the spell was done. Though his eyes were closed he was fully aware of the actions of Sol as he was fighting so close to the barrier, he knew the weakness his race had but as a member of the spiritual calling he didn't think his light would affect him. How wrong he was and didn't even know it, again now he couldn't stop it because there was indeed a threat, had he known that the spiritual calling would be affected by the light of this spell then he may have used another. It was to late now though. Shindara however heard Sol's thoughts and sighed to himself 'The light you are use to you were raised with. The light he uses is his life's energy, it is condensed and if you can not figure out who he is now because of that information then I fear you are a lost cause.' he informed the other calmly, he felt sorrow towards Sol due to the pain he was currently feeling but knew from feeling all the way through Ruvel's live it was merely a fraction of what the youth had to endure while inside the confines of the facility and that took that sorrow away. In that aspect Shindara believed that he was getting his just desserts for what he had done to the youth in the past but remained quiet about it entirely.

The blonde haired ceo was glad when the other nodded showing he understood the reasoning behind such reasoning and why he had wanted to take such actions. They might have a higher tolerance thanks to their race, magic or some other unknown reason but that didn't mean that everyone would be as resilient and so given they had taken up the mantle or rulership it also meant making sure they done was to benefit the populace as a whole. "Now I think about it, perhaps this area should be removed from maps and entry restricted without permits and a waver." he said thoughtfully, he knew their own researchers would return time and again as they needed to replenish samples or needed more data on the area so there was that but there may be a chance that Silver Wolf being researchers themselves might want to take the chance again to do more studying. Fairytail? Well, he was unsure if they would ever want to return here again but there was always that chance after all. He also realised that it meant a small town or city would need to be made nearby as guards would need to be placed here to make sure people who weren't meant to be here would pass through much like Elias had. That would take time however and might be time that they didn't have, then again he would also have to find a way for this posting to seem more appealing given they would be living near such an area and so may be in danger. Hazard pay was a must, perhaps doing it on twelve to twenty four month cycles would be good and higher flat pay as well. That was something he would have to deal with when the got back "After we get done here and checked over, we need to have a board meeting to decide a few things." he said to Sol, it was clear though only a few short seconds had passed that he had something on his mind and it was something he didn't want to just do without input.

He knew what he had said had likely left a bad taste in the elder albino's mouth but in honesty it was the only thing that made sense to him. "Well, before the company got here this continent was pretty much abandoned if you think about it." he said with a sigh and bit his lip "Actually, now I think about it, it explains why there is so many biomes in one place though on Ishgar they are very widely spread apart." he turned his view to Sol "Sure our country..." he began using air quotes around the word country as to them it wasn't one "Is the size of a continent, but our country" once again he used air quotes as he said country "Is in a warmer climate than that of ishgar in general. We shouldn't have a desert next to a glacier, more so since we shouldn't have glaciers period." The world of magic was odd in general but things like what happened on their home questioned peoples sanity as who in their right mind would turn a such horrible diseases on their own people? It was a question that he hoped to answer at some point but unfortunately that meant unwrapping this enigma of a killer, dark box giggle and not being killed while doing so. The youth wasn't looking forward to that, that was for sure. "The ancestors of this place were cruel and sadistic people who had absolutely no regard for life. I don't even want to imagine the pain and anguish those afflicted with these pathogens have to go through." He said shaking his head a little, his voice filled with so much sorrow it was like he was about to cry. He quickly recovered though as they where they might not be able to fix the problems the past had done they could try and remedy it to make it better for those who came after themselves, there was no harm in trying after all.

The light around the youth got brighter still, he hadn't moved from his original position either. It was clear that he was concentrating on keeping that light shield that was entombing him. He was becoming tired and it was seen as he gently swayed a little, his breathing becoming a little laboured. He didn't use this spell often and this was the reason behind it but it wouldn't be to much longer until it would be at full strength, he just didn't know how he would be after he released the energy he had been collecting. He hadn't got this spell as far as he currently had before and it was starting to take its toll already. This would be a test of is endurance because no matter how tired he would be after this he would have to push on, falling in this place just wasn't an option and he wouldn't allow himself to become a burden to those around him. Shindara allowed Sol to make the connection in his own time while trying to steady his young summoner 'He begged for help daily and was hurt for it, called for help nightly with every fiber of his body and spirit, he was ignored for so long. It was on the night he almost broke finally it was decided he get the help he needed so desperately, it was that evening we met him for the first time.' Shindara let the younger know 'Since that day we have protected him and will continue to do so, so he never needs to be hurt like that again.' With that the elder of the princes fell silent.