As Moria and the hypnotized Ralian were slowly approaching Jin and Gale. Jin quickly retaliated as he conjugates a large amount of wind, and forms them into multiple blasts of wind each heading towards Moria and Ralian and they both effortlessly blocked those attacks as Moria commanded Ralian to create vines to protect them both from his attack.
"Did you really think such petty attack would unfazed us" Moria cackling in laughter.
"We're just getting started" Jin yelled.
Then the blast of wind they blocked with the vines, immediately formed themselves into wind constructs, slashing the vines with blades made of wind as his wind constructs quickly grabbed them both. But more wind constructs were on Ralian as one of the wind constructs struck her at the back of her neck putting her unconscious.
With Ralian unconscious it put Jin a bit of an advantage since Moria can't command Ralian to use her more deadly attack on them. Then Jin looked at Moria and dashes towards her pushing himself and Moria out of the library throwing punch after punch at the siren hoping to knock her out instantly. Until she blocked the next attack allowing her to move away from Jin and gets a bit of distances as well still giggle from every attack he use.
"My, my you seem to be much more powerful than Ezrael"
"I'll take that complement, after all I was the one who dealt a finishing blow on Handikiz"
"Ah Handikiz, my once forsaken colleague. Never thought a wizard like him could lose to someone like you. But then again he's only human and he was surely the weakest"
"So I guess from the books specifically on that table was something that had to do with the symbol on the back of your neck where you were sealed before" Jin pointing to the back of his neck, noting that he saw the seal before Handikiz's demise.
"You sly little spy. But in that case yes"
"figures, since it was on Handikiz when he died"
"But to you this symbol of what you call a seal isn't what it seems. It's more of a curse to do someone's bidding that I cannot say"
"Let me guess you failed a task given by the person not to be speak, or if you say the person who is not to be named. You die"
"Never thought a human filled with wind would be this clever"
"It is. But if you're facing the same human that whirl you like a windbag. The look is obviously there"
"Still the same as ever. Though I shouldn't expect of one of the Crusaders that I had fun all those years"
"So it was you who attack us back then, gave Venny a nasty scar"
"That is what I do, marking my prey if they escape. Makes it more fun to find them elsewhere"
As Moria begins to cackle from reminiscing of the past of nearly fighting and even hurting the Crusaders. Moria suddenly catches a boomerang Jin had secretly thrown when he dashes at Moria while inside the library, that Jin was caught by surprised by Moria's instincts.
"See still the same" as Moria crushes one of Jin's boomerangs as it was nothing but a fake made from the same wind he used on his wind constructs, light and see through.
"Yeah but the last person who called me that had their arm torn. Right Off!"
Jin charged towards Moria, with a blitz of speed enhancing himself with the wind on his legs, then summoning a flurry of punches enhanced with his wind making them faster which catch her off guard for a moment. Until she retaliated trying to jab her spear at Jin, but he deflected it quickly as he keeps unleashing his flurry of punches at Moria. As he kicks Moria back, she quickly used this opportunity to scream at Jin. But he was already prepared for his from a distance he creates a giant hurricane loud enough to make her screams quieter.
"You stupid Caster! I never thought someone like you could make this huge destruction, I can understand why Handikiz wanted yours and your stupid friend's powers" Moria showing more frustration than her keeping a calm lustrous tone. As even her screams insults could not be heard from the loud hurricane muffling her voice.
Then as his eyes glow even further he then concentrate even further, creating a giant hand made of wind as he then prepares himself for a punch. Putting his right foot back as well turning his upper body to the right as he prepares his fist. Using full force he unleashes the wind construct of a giant hand, launching it towards Moria as she was then launched out the library creating a giant hole in a shape of a fist.
Jin breathing heavily after using an attack he never tried before, but knows Moria is stronger than he thought, looking back at an unconscious Ralian and a injured Gale. "Sorry you two, but stay still I'll keep her distracted." Jin enhancing himself with the wind leaps out of the library to fight against Moria leaving Ralian and Gale to rest for a bit.
Later in the library Gale is still injured after they felt the beam of light hurting them from the inside as Gale tries to lift themselves up and notice they are alone. Gale quickly takes off their helmet to get the heat out of themself trying to let the breeze pass through their body as Gale gave a sigh of relief as Gale looks around the damaged library Gale then notice Ralian unconscious.
Gale sighs a bit knowing Ralian is only unconscious for know, but Gale puts back on their helmet just to feel more safe of their identity. Then slowly approaches Ralian tapping on her head twice as her face suddenly twitches catching Gale off guard while hearing Ralian groaning in pain as she slowly wakes up though a bit daze.
"Gale what happened... and why does my nose feels like it's filled with water"
"Well to start off, you got hypnotized by Moria"
"Yeah and she ambushed me while I was looking for her. I tried to fight back, but she got the best of me"
"And you may have almost struck me with your lightning"
"I did? My apologies Gale I wasn't myself" Ralian looks around and notice Jin is nowhere to be seen. "Hey Gale, where's Jin?"
"He is fighting Moria outside the library... I think I kind of black out a bit" Gale says as fast as they can.
"What!?" As they suddenly hear a loud hurricane from a distance as Jin is continuing to fight Moria. "You let him fight her all by herself"
"Well I got injured when you struck me from behind with a beam of light"
"I did? Never thought she would force me to use light magic"
"Honestly when did you even learned that"
"It was self taught"
"You self taught it, by yourself"
"Since most of my people wouldn't tutor me, I had to learn a lot of magic by myself" then Gale slowly approaches the desk and grabs a book with the special cover.
"Okay well can you do something about this?" Gale hands Ralian a book that Moria was reading.
"What is this?"
"You know the seal that was on Handikiz before... well"
"I understand Gale but why do I need to read this book"
"Just take a look for yourself". Ralian begins to read the page with the book mark and sees the same symbol written in a language Ralian can read.
"Is this a way to remove the seal?"
"It is, can you learn it?"
"I might, but this falls into the dark magic section, which most Druids including me are forbidden to use"
"So what would happened if you use it"
"Simple we get banished forever"
"But this is how to dispel not to make. So does it count if you could reverse the dark magic"
"It's not easy as you think Gale, if my people get a hint of dark magic being used, I would be cast as a dark Druid, my people would despise me"
"But doesn't your people already despise you?"
"They might, but some still hold high respects for me"
"Alright then let me do it"
"What? Gale you don't even use magic"
"Even if that's true. You never know until you try, hand me the book I learned from it".
Ralian was hesitant to hand Gale the book, but understands what her friend wants and proceeds to give Gale the book as they begins to read the spell book as Gale tries their best to understand how to use magic trying to understand the basics of how the seal was cast upon a person but Gale suddenly realized that the language Gale thought can read, Gale can also read as well perhaps it had something to do with Gale's past.
Until, from outside the library a large typhoon can be heard from above them as Jin was seen crashing through the roof being held by the neck by the beast whom they encountered before. As they also see Moria sitting on the beast grinning manically. They both quickly ready their weapons, but Moria screamed at the two irritating their ears. They tried to resist her scream, but it seemed to be too much for them as they dropped their weapons as they both fell to the ground as well as Jin whom also heard her scream. Losing consciousness all they heard was Moria cackling in laughter at their defeat against her and the beast whom was under her voice. Then as they were unconscious, she then ordered her beast to grabbed them and take them as prisoners for her dungeon. As Moria then uses a large puddle of water creating a water gate letting her beast dragged the three through the water gate. Before she could leave a voice then called to her so suddenly as a bright dark purple flame then appeared behind her as within the flame then creates a silhouette of a person wearing a cloak only covering her eyes.
She knew who this person is and quickly bowed down to her, "you grace me with pleasure my mistress." She said so calmly.
"I seen you've done well, better than what Handikiz did"
"I have heard he had fell to these people before especially the one who he cause from selfishness, how pathetic" she giggled, "though what shall I do my mistress"
"You may do as you pleased, slaughter your captives as you wish, but leave those three to me. They are more powerful than you could imagine, if they haven't held back then they could have surely defeated you"
"Then they are weaker then I imagine, but it is they whom underestimate me" she giggle once more. "I be sure that they would never walk again, as to hope they will not retaliate against you"
"Oh little Siren, do pray you don't harm them beyond what you pleasure the most. I'll be there in next moon, and do keep yourself in check, if you fail, you know what's coming."
Then the dark flames soon dissipates leaving nothing behind besides a burnt on the wood. Moria then gets up from kneeling before her mistress. "I understand my mistress... I completely, understand" she said with a bit distain, gritting her teeth a bit. But then looks at the table she was using, notice the book was wide open and was read as well.
"So they seen it as well..." She stands there for a moment as she was about to leave, she decides to do a little thing that isn't somewhat known to her. But something she doesn't know what she could be truly capable of.
(end of chapter 33)