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[Phillis Von Christ]

Phillis had won the title of king of Avaleur. It seemed like a sweet deal, standing back and letting his opponents wail on each other until on the them literally died but it made him think. A lot. He would think and think until his head hurt. When he witnessed Denzel die, he remembered something, for a split second. She stood before him, bloody hands. Everyone ran from her terrified, a boy repeatedly called his name, telling him to get away. But what did it mean? Was it just a vivid daydream or was it an actual memory? He wanted to ask, but he didn't know whom he should.

For now Phillis was put to work in the library. He had to read lots of books to study. His studies were purely on how to be the perfect king. It was a boring job to sit there studying but it needed to be done if he wanted to help guide this country correctly as to avoid further destruction. After all he heard, the country deserved only the best.

[Namari Lovelle]

Namari walked with her eyes still red down the halls of the castle. She did not smile if someone said hello. She would only give a brisk nod. The people at the infirmary were not telling her what happened to Steele, or if he was alive or not. So, she decided to go and find Phillis, to set some things straight.

Walking into the library, it was dead silent. No one seemed to be in the room. Yet all she heard was the turning of pages. Clearly, Phillis was here. So, she walked on, and finally spotted him. Coming to a stop beside him, she spoke formerly, "Might I discuss some things with you, my king?"

[Phillis Von Christ]

"Hm?" Phillis looked up from his book, smiling as he saw Namari. Finally, someone he knew. " You can just call me Phillis. Is something wrong?"

[Namari Lovelle]

Chuckling, she said, "Alright, but only around you. With the people of Avaleur around I need to call you the king. I was just wondering about the knights. Am I still captain? Also, do you have any plans, laws, ideas and such for Avaleur you would like to discuss?"

[Phillis Von Christ]

"Of course you're still captain. I won't be changing anything about the knights. As for the other stuff, well, I'm still working things out." Phillis said, scratching the back of his head. " I don't want the laws and plans to be biased.. I want to know what the people want, you know? I want them to be happy."

[Namari Lovelle]

Slowly nodding, Namari agreed, "That is logical...maybe you could walk around town and talk with the people, get to know them, see what issues they are having and what they want us to improve on..."

[Phillis Von Christ]

"Hey, that's a pretty good idea." Phillis said with a smile. "I'm not allowed to leave the castle untill my head injuries are fully healed though, I have this studying to keep me occupied until then. You should come around more often, I need more people like you around here."

[Namari Lovelle]

"I will definitely try my lord- erm, Phillis," she chuckled. Her happy apperance was soon vainquished, and she asked with a hint of sadness, "Do you happen to know...what's happening with Steele? They wont tell me anything...I don't even know if he is alive or dead..."

[Phillis Von Christ]

Phillis sighed as he shook his head. "Sorry, nobody will tell me about anyone's conditions from the tournament. They don't want to distract me." he looked closely at Namaris face, it was obvious she was worried. "Why aren't they telling you anything?"

[Namari Lovelle]

"I don't know! That's the thing!" Namari sighed. Rubbing her forehead, she muttered, "I made him promise he wouldnt get too hurt, either..."

[Phillis Von Christ]

Phillis frowned. " I hope he's alright. I probably should have been more involved in the fight. That way those two wouldn't have been so hard on each other.."

[Namari Lovelle]

"A-Ah! Don't blame yourself, Phillis, it was not your fault! It was a good strategy!"

[Phillis Von Christ]

Phillis shook his head. "It wasn't fair though. I know those two are way better fighters than me, I'd never be able to beat either, so I stood to the side and.. well, you know, I saw something before Denzel died. I don't know but.." he was hesitant to continue on. " was she ever in a situation where she was just covered in blood? with people in panic around her?..It probably sounds crazy but.. I was wondering if that happened or not.."

[Namari Lovelle]

"...you're remembering things, my lord...you were remembering the massacre." Namari frowned, crossing her arms over. "Would you...like to hear about it?"

[Phillis Von Christ]

Phillis nodded his head hesitantly. "Yes, please."

[Namari Lovelle]

Staring at the mans face for a moment, Namari nodded slowly again. "...Alright. Basically, you already know that Denzel is a vampire, correct? Well, she was growing weaker and weaker from hunger, her vampirism slowly showing more and more. Dante, your lover, tried to stop this. He failed, and she began killing many, many people in the town. There was a lot of blood, and death, and horror."

"Denzel was about to kill you, as Dante and you tried to calm her down. She gained control of her body again, and stabbed herself. Dante used all the magical power that he had, and transfered his life energy to her, though you and Seth begged him not to. Denzel was still unconsious, but alive, and Dante died in your arms." Namari finished.

[Phillis Von Christ]

"Oh." Phillis muttered, thinking for a moment. So it was a memory. He was beginning to remember things more vividly now, but his memories seemed to be only morbid. He wasn't so sure he wanted to remember anymore. "What a tragic event." he declared. "and now the girl, Denzel, is once again dead?"

[Namari Lovelle]

"I suppose..." Namari frowned, upset. Denzel was like a sister to her. "I bet that Dante is yelling at her right now for wasting the life he gave her though!" Namari laughed. "Hopefully he isnt too mad at you for not following through with your promise!" Namari suddenly covered her mouth. Oops. She didnt mean to mention that. Phillis promising Dante he would protect everyone. Everyone included Denzel.

[Phillis Von Christ]

"I'm sorry, what?" Phillis asked, a bit confused.

[Namari Lovelle]

"What about what?" Namari's face flushed, but she tried to act as if she did not say anything. Of course, she wasnt a great liar, not to mention she couldnt really lie to Phillis. He was her king, after all.