Shadow of the Past [Private/Plot]

"When is dad coming back home?" A young girl had asked her weeping mother. The mother looked back at her child and simply hugged her as tight as she could. "Daddy's very busy right now, he won't be back for a long time honey.."

Rima let out a sigh as she watched as the mother tried to comfort her child, something she never really got to experience. She couldn't really remember either of her parents, as the only person that actually took care of her was her dear brother Set. "Why did you have to leave me brother.." the magician muttered under her breath, with tears starting to form in her eyes. It had been a while since she's cried about Set, for Diana was always there to cheer her up. However, due to some unfortunate circumstances, they had to split up for the time being. Rima was completely alone again, just as she was when she started her journey. The difference now was the fact she had plans to toughen herself up. The next time she met up with Diana, she planned on not only becoming physically stronger but also to take full control over her emotions. It would be a very difficult task to accomplish but the magician was willing to at least give it a try.

Rima's thoughts were cut short, as the sound of metal boots made their way towards the room she was in. The man in front handed the dismal family a helmet and a sealed letter. The helmet must have originally belonged to the father of the child, Rima could only assume that he must have died during the civil war that was taking place. The war that was happening sort of slipped Rima's mind at times, considering most of the places she's been to so far have been rather boring. The scenery has been absolutely mindblowing, but the towns themselves hardly had any life to them. Or at least they didn't in comparison to how it was in Reim.

"Yoshiro will pay for this!" Screamed out one of the soldiers that came into the room, who was now on his knees completely breaking his posture. Tears were streaming down his face as a couple of the soldiers walked over to him and tried to comfort him. It was clear that everyone in this room was affected greatly by the war. Everyone except for Rima, she had no family to lose in this war. I mean there was Diana, but Rima knew that it'd take more than just an army to take down that beast of a woman. She giggled at the thought, which most likely made her look very inconsiderate, but truthfully it didn't matter to Rima what others thought about her. The magician picked herself up off the seat and started to walk herself to the door. "I'm sorry if I caused any trouble during my stay. I'm also very sorry about your loss." she said with no actual emotion, bowing towards the soldiers and family before taking her leave.

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Was Rima in the wrong for not feeling sympathy for everyone in that room? Thoughts like that crossed the magician's mind as she walked down the street of the small village. Eventually, Rima decided to settle down by a very tall tree near the entrance of the village. The inn was completely booked, and she didn't dare ask that miserable woman and her daughter if she could spend the night again. The magician swiftly pulled some papers that she carrying around with her about the entire civil war thing that had been going on. While she  didn't particularly care able the war, she still felt it would be good to read up on it.

While this Yoshiro guy didn't seem like the nicest guy in the world, he still seemed quite interesting. Rima liked the idea of things moving forward, for if something just suddenly stopped moving it would then become very dull and bleak. Which was exactly what Yoshiro seemed to be about, while Gao Yuan Zu seemed to be that wall that tries to keep things still. Or at least something like that, all this thinking about military and politics started to give Rima a headache.

The magician let out a sigh as she repacked her bag. If she was going to involve herself in the war at all, it'd most likely be for a neutral party. Either that or whatever Diana decides to do, if she even involves herself. 'I wonder if Noir is going to be joining this whole thing too...' she thought to herself, remembering her second teacher. Hopefully, one day Rima would be able to introduce Diana to Noir, they'd most likely get along very well considering Noir has a few pets of her own.

The purple haired magician started to lay against the tree behind her, using it as a sort of back support. She wasn't sure what was going to happen, all she actually cared about at the moment was finding more information about the masked man and his servants. She was about halfway to the village she and her brother grew up in. Maybe she'd find something useful there, or maybe it'll just bring back bad memories. Whatever the case was, nothing was going to stop her from going back there, as it was her best and most likely only shot at getting any kind of information about the whole thing.

So all in all, Rima wasn't very interested in the war truthfully. However, she still felt like she might contribute in some way if she has to. She's not entirely sure if Diana was going to involve herself in all of this, but she'd make sure to side with Diana no matter what. For the moment she plans on just watching from a safe distance, while not directly involving herself. If the time ever comes for her to add herself into the mix, then she will without hesitation. For now, she's just going to continue searching for anything that might be linked to the masked man.

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