As Rozalin was making her way back to the Warhammer, having spent a considerable time off on her own, a mysterious light began to envelope her.
"What?! What is going on?"
As she began to disappear, Yukimaru noticed and desperately ran over. Just as Rozalin had nearly completely disappeared, Yukimaru tackled her. With a bright flash of light, the both of them were gone.
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[h4]Location: Holt Village, Veldime[/h4]
Yukimaru and Rozalin were both deposited on the ground in front of a large cauldron. The cauldron was placed in what appeared to be the front yard of someone's house. They seemed to have found themselves in a small village populated by fellow demons.
"Wait, why did we summon two people? Did you mess up the spell again?" Said a man as he glanced down at Yukimaru and Rozalin.
"Doesn't matter! At least we got results this time!" A woman replied to the man's question. She looked down at Yuki and Roz and asked,
"Now, which one of you is Overlord Zenon? I hope it's not the cute one, Adell could really use a lady friend."
The man seemed greatly taken aback by the woman's last comment.
"Mom! I do not! Stop trying to hook me up with random demons!" He indignantly spat back at the woman identified as Mom. Based off his reaction, it wouldn't be much of a stretch to assume he was named Adell.
"What are you blathering on about? Neither one of us is Overlord Zenon, I can assure you." Rozalin replied as she stood up and helped Yukimaru get up as well.
"You aren't? Well that's a disappointment. I wonder what I did wrong this time?" Mom replied, only sounding mildly disappointed at most.
Adell sighed and moaned to himself,
"We'll never find Overlord Zenon at this rate."
[color=01B7FF]"You two are both looking for Overlord Zenon, zam?"[/color] Yukimaru asked.
"Obviously! That's what our summoning spell was supposed to do, bring Overlord Zenon here. But instead we got you two."
"What a strange coincidence,[color=01B7FF] I'm looking for Overlord Zenon too, zam!"[/color] Yuki and Roz declared in unison, though their word use differed somewhat.
"Really? Do you guys have any leads?! Because honestly, we're pretty desperate at this point." Adell excitedly asked Yuki and Roz.
The two girls replied by sadly shaking their heads.
"Oh." Adell simply said, his tone filled with disappointment.
"Oh come on now, don't be so gloomy! That's practically the same as giving up. And if you give up, I might as well just kick your useless butt out of my house!"
"Gee, thanks Mom. You always know just what to say." Adell replied, somehow sounding half sarcastic and half sincere at the same time.
"Pardon me, but what are we supposed to do now? Can you send us back?" Rozalin impatiently asked.
"Sorry, But summoning doesn't work like that! You both are pretty much stuck here." Mom replied, her voice carrying no sign of remorse or sympathy.
"But I've got an idea! Since you two seem to have the same goals as us, why don't you stay here? That way, we can all work together and find Overlord Zenon! I'm sure we can make some room for you two."
[color=01B7FF]"That's acceptable, zam."[/color]
"I...suppose that could work out." Rozalin's voice carried a hint of sadness with it.
"Splendid! I'll go make some dinner, then we can all compare notes and--" Mom was interrupted by a chorus of coughs coming from the opposite side of the cauldron.
"Oh hey! Looks like my husband and kids aren't dead! Another cause for celebration!"
Adell simply sighed, while Yukimaru and Rozalin started to fearfully ponder what they had just gotten themselves into.
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[h4]Several hours later...[/h4]
Rozalin sat near the window of her new room and plaintively looked out the window at the starry sky. She let out a sad sigh and said,
"Goodbye everyone. Especially you, Bryce...Buir. I'm sorry I was unable to apologize for what happened the other day. Please do not be angry with me. Were this not the best chance for me to finally get some answers, I think I would try to find my way back." She chuckled to herself as she wiped a tear from her eye.
"I never would have imagined I could ever wish to return to that dreadful planet." She mused to herself as she laid down and went to sleep.