Flowers with Thorns

(A/N): English is not my language, so if you find a grammatical error let me know; 🇧🇷

Opening 1 ♪:

Edmundo is seen waking up from a nap before picking up his sword and clipping it to his belt as he jumps to his feet and runs down a road as buildings loom up behind him like pictures in a book. As he runs, various cities come and go across the scenery as he makes his way before stopping and using his Elemental power over Earth to create a pillar of rock that lifts him into the air when he lands on a mountain range.

♪ Sois ♪

♪ le feu et la terre ♪

♪ L'eau et la poussière ♪

♪ Héros malgré toi! ♪

Upon landing on the ground, the redhead starts running forward jumping from mountain to mountain. However, when stepping falsely on some loose rocks, he begins to fall and before he reaches the ground, a golden arrow of energy is shot in his direction, hitting his shirt and nailing the edge of the mountain, preventing him from continuing to fall.

The boy sighs in relief before vines appear below him, letting go of the arrow and landing on the vines that take him upwards before throwing him into the air. He rises a little in the air before landing in a jungle area with several images of trees behind him and when looking ahead the swordsman sees Evangelyne and Amália who helped him moments ago while behind them they appear a while with the two together as they smile at the camera.

The redhead smiles at the two as the three embrace before running ahead together with Edmundo leading while Cra and Sadida follow close behind.

♪ Vois ♪

♪ la légende s'écrire ♪

As they look up, the group finds Ruel digging in the ground before finding a gold nugget and smiles happily as he tucks the ore into his bag as a gear system behind him shows an image of his smiling face.

Edmundo then teleports him, Evangelyne and Amália to Ruel's side, who is happy to see the three of them while laughing happily.

♪ L'histoire se construire ♪

♪ L'avenir est notre aventure ♪

Shortly after, the quartet is seen climbing a moving circular platform and then a blue figure passes by them accompanied by a Tofu.

The figure then slows down when it stops at a gear and reveals itself to be Yugo followed by Az who lands on his shoulder. The boy and bird then wave smilingly at the camera as the system behind them opens a white flag that features the boy in the blue hat with a magic circle in his hand about to create a portal.

The little boy then opens a portal at his side through which Edmundo, Evangelyne, Amália and Ruel come out, who gather smiling around the boy in the blue hat while the redhead with the white belt messes up the hair of the smaller one who smiles before the swordsman catches him in the arms. arms and drape him over his shoulders as Yugo smiles happily at his brother as the quintet moves on.

♪ Fais ♪

♪ vivre la lumière ♪

Shortly after, in an area similar to the sea the group goes through a platform before stopping at the edge when two Tofu birds raise a red flag showing Percedal with a smile on his face raising his great Shushu sword in the air while doing a heroic pose and smiling victoriously. .

The Iop is seen falling from the sky, crashing into his flag and taking it down with him, he then falls into the sea wetting his clothes. Upon seeing this, Edmundo uses his Elemental power over Water to grab his brother in arms and place him on the same platform the group was on.

Then the boy uses his Elemental power over Air to dry the clothes of the young Shushu Guardian Iop who takes advantage of the breeze to smile heroically and resume his hero pose looking extremely amazing with the wind blowing through him while the others laugh about it before let the group move forward.

♪ Parler les éclairs ♪

♪ La magie entre tes mains ♪

Then the sextet is now seen divided into pairs, running while facing various monsters in their path. The first is a laughing minotaur that is knocked down by Percedal with a sweep and then Yugo appears from one of his portals when he lands on the minotaur's back before running after the Iop.

Next, Amália and Evangelyne are seen on a slightly higher platform while facing a vampire bat that dodged the arrows that Cra fired at it only for vines from vines created by Princess Sadida to grab it from behind, immobilizing it while a freezing arrow hits him freezing him in a falling block of ice as the two girls smile at each other before clapping their hands together in a high-five.

On the next platform, Edmundo and Ruel are seen running towards a Kamas-devouring Genie who attacks the swordsman who dodges his attack while using his Elemental power over Fire to launch a blast of burning flames towards the retreating Genie raising his arms. arms to defend himself and when he lowers his arms, Ruel appears hitting him in the head with his shovel causing the Genie's eyes to spin in their sockets before he falls to the ground as the Enutrof and the swordsman pat each other on the back congratulating themselves on a job well done.

♪ Pars ♪

♪ suivre ton chemin ♪

Now reunited again, the group finds themselves in a more jungle-like background as they come face to face with a large giant golem that resists everyone's attack and takes a menacing step towards the sextet while roaring ferociously at them causing everyone to retreat. .

♪ Et regarde ♪

Edmundo then takes the lead of the group as he holsters his sword before taking the horse's defensive fighting stance. A blue aura surges around the swordsman as a glow appears on his forehead revealing the dragon's mark. Then Edmundo cups his hands together as he gathers Wakfu energy in his hands before firing a powerful blue energy beam at the golem knocking him to the ground.

♪ Ton futur ♪

The group congratulates the swordsman on his feat when they suddenly notice several hooded monsters approaching them. Suddenly a rope ladder falls from the sky as the group quickly climbs it managing to escape their pursuers.

♪ L'aventure ♪

Upon reaching the next platform, they found Serena, an Eniripsa, and Adamai, a young arm dragon, who had thrown down the ladder and were waiting for their friends. The Eniripsa runs to Edmundo before hugging him affectionately while Adamai goes to Yugo and gives him a hug before everyone looks at the screen then at each other before jumping to the screen while Edmundo who was in the middle, draws his sword when you cut the screen in half it opens revealing a single word.

♪ Ta lumière guider ton destin ♪

Wakfu...

The sun took its place in the sky pushing aside the clouds when a beautiful sunny day emerged. In a calm and quiet forest, peace reigned while the animals lived their lives quietly as they always did.

Some birds were seen pecking the ground after worms, that's when the scream of a fleeing Tofu resounded through the forest and it got closer and closer when suddenly Az fell in the middle of the birds that scratched the ground scaring them in the process before returning running in panic.

The other birds looked confused at Tofu's sudden action, but soon got up and flew away when Ruel ran past them in flight, followed by Yugo.

Right behind them was Evangelyne who looked angry as she grumbled and argued with Ruel.

Evangelyne: Your instincts are getting out of shape Ruel!

They continue to run like crazy while Amalia and Percedal follow leaving Edmundo at the rear of the group while he deflects several arrows thrown at them using his katana or simply erecting earth walls so that his friends do not get caught by the arrows.

The boy dodges a few more arrows before running after his friends while making a scared face.

Edmundo: Look, I know I like to target strong emotions, but being the target of them is another story!

He laughs for a moment at her puns as he tries to think of better ones.

Edmundo: *laughs* Man, that was terrible! But back to the subject... Why did you steal from them, Ruel?!

Ruel: And how did I guess those trinkets were theirs?!

Several arrows are then shot through the sky as the group makes it out of the forest while being followed by their pursuers who are revealed to be ogre-like green, pointy-eared creatures that shoot a hail of arrows towards the adventurers.

The arrows descend towards the group before the red-haired swordsman stops in his run and falls behind, he then waves his hands before bringing them together as an air sphere swirls in his palm before he stretches his arms forward. releasing a gust of wind that sends arrows miles away.

The redhead sighs in relief only to see more projectiles being launched at him as he dodges some before running after the others.

Edmundo: I'll be real, why are we running away when we can fight? Let's beat these guys up! And I have said!

Percedal: You know I was going to say the same thing? Let's fight!

Evangelyne: What are you two thinking?! They'll be shot before they even have a chance to fight!

Edmundo: Elf, you're an archer too, talk to them! Send them away!

Evangelyne: Just because I use a bow doesn't mean I'm friends with other archers, you short Airhead!

Ruel looks back to see some of the ogres running after them with angry faces before speaking.

Ruel: I'm not talking! They like these trinkets more than I do!

Evangelyne: Next time, ask before you take anything!

They descend a ravine before running towards a thin strip of land, the ogres glare at this angrily as they stop following them at the top of the hill and look back at the group that continued to run.

Evangelyne: Why did they stop following us?

Edmundo: They must have lost interest or something startled them. My gut tells me there's something dangerous nearby.

The group soon entered a field of flowers and suddenly Amalia feels something as she screams in alarm.

Amalia: STOP!!!

Everyone immediately stopped in their tracks when the swordsman looked at Sadida with a confused look.

Edmundo: What is it now Princess? Let's go at once!

Amália: No, don't move a finger! We're in a field of demonic roses!

The group then looks around to see that there are several red roses surrounding them.

Amália: Don't go near them! One bite and it's madness for sure! Or worse, DEATH!

The group stands motionless as they look around seeing several roses that seemed harmless, but Edmundo soon felt his instinct start to tingle before speaking.

Edmundo: And are we going to stay here waiting for them to bite us? Let's go!

At that exact moment, several of the roses open their eyes before popping out of the ground and leaping toward the group.

Percedal and Edmundo soon drew their swords before giving several blows to the poisonous flowers, Ruel followed suit when he slammed his shovel into the ground sending a shock wave through the ground that hit several of the flowers.

And with that, everyone started running from the demonic flowers. Soon they spotted a log that forms a bridge connecting to another piece of land. Az was the first to pass the rushes, followed by Evangelyne, Yugo, then Percedal and Ruel.

Edmundo climbed onto the trunk and was halfway through it when he stopped running with a bad feeling before looking back only to see the Sadida girl scream in pain as she was bitten by one of the roses. The Princess falls motionless to the ground as does her doll as Evangelyne screams in concern.

Evangelyne: AMÁLIA!!!

Edmundo stopped in the middle of the bridge as he looked forward and then back towards Amália as he broke out in a sweat before groaning in annoyance before running towards the fallen girl.

Edmundo: What a thing Princess! Weren't you the one who told us not to let ourselves be bitten?!

The redhead quickly went to Amalia and grabbed her doll and placed it on top of her before lifting her into his arms and catching her bridal style as she turned to flee.

Edmundo: I'm too good and I'm still going to get hurt for it!

He started to run with the girl in his arms, but he didn't go very far when several of the flowers climbed on his legs and started biting him at once. Edmundo screamed in agony when he felt the flowers bite him all over his body when they started to completely cover him while the others screamed desperately when they saw the swordsman being swallowed by the flowers.

Yugo: Big brother!

Evangelyne: Edmundo! Get out!

The swordsman growled angrily as he felt the roses continue to bite him before concentrating and teleporting to the bridge with Amália in his arms, thus managing to leave the poisonous flowers behind.

He ran up the trunk as fast as he could when he felt the poison begin to affect him.

Edmundo: You give so much work Princess!

When he got to the middle, Evangelyne shot an ice arrow behind him, making Flores slip off the bridge when the redhead finished crossing it half panting as he broke out in a cold sweat.

He walked some more when he started to feel weak and dizzy as his whole body ached. The boy then carefully placed the Sadida girl on the ground before staggering a little and falling too.

The others soon ran towards the two while Edmundo breathed heavily and felt his head start to spin. He opened his eyes to see the others looking at him and Amalia with worried expressions before Cra asked.

Evangelyne: Edmundo... The flower that bit you, what color was it?!

Edmundo: The f-flower? I-I would be happy if i-it had been a...

The boy's response made young Cra earn a look of panic on her face.

Evangelyne: How many bitten you?!

Edmundo: P-I lost count... B-But there were a lot of b-reds...

Evangelyne: W-And Amália...?

The swordsman looked at Evangelyne, tears starting to form in her eyes as she worried about him and the princess.

Edmundo: Red...

Evangelyne: ... Red is the most poisonous there is...

She clenched her fist in anger as tears began to fall down her face.

Evangelyne: *cries* Amália died and Edmundo will also die... *sniffs*

[Time Skip with Percedal sparring with Edmundo only for the two to headbutt each other and end up falling over head-on.]

The swordsman remained on the ground lying on the ground breathing heavily with Amalia beside her while Yugo hugged her with tears in his eyes and little Az leaned against Sadida with tears in his eyes.

Evangelyne reached down as she held Edmundo and placed her hand on his forehead to see that he was seething with fever just like Princess Sadida.

Evangelyne: There is no cure for poison...

Yugo: Amália... Big brother... *cries* no, it's not possible, you have to see something that...

The little boy then looks at Percedal to see him sigh sadly and lower his head already accepting that there is no more solution for the boy and girl. Yugo, noticing the Iop's expression, began to cry sadly as he hugged Amália.

Edmundo starts to hallucinate as his vision starts to get distorted and he looks at Cra.

Edmundo: Hmm... Little Flowers of Evil... Mmmmmm... W-Why are there d-two of each of y-you...?

He then notices Cra crying as she holds him before he places a hand on his face as she wipes away his tears.

Edmundo: Hey Elfa... don't cry... everything will be... well...

Evangelyne: Edmundo...

Percedal then walks to the edge of the river before raising his fist to his heart before starting to deliver his speech.

Percedal: They fought to the end in battle! Not the noblest and most dignified end for a Iop! Let's not forget them

However, his speech is interrupted when Evangelyne carefully places Edmundo on the ground before in a state of fury walks up to the old Enutrof and grabs him by the collar of his shirt before speaking with hatred in his eyes.

Evangelyne: Stupid thief! This is all your fault you poor bastard! You killed them both and now I'm going to kill you! I'll make you swallow these statues!

The Cra tightened its grip on the Enutrof's throat and he trembled with fear at the murderous look the girl was giving him.

Ruel: I-I know someone who can help, an Eniripsa in Obecalp Village...!

He then points to a house at the bottom of a hill just ahead.

Edmundo: I want to die of chickenpox.

Percedal soon tries to lift Edmundo who soon stops him.

Edmundo: V-Go... go ahead... I'm just going to be late... Am... Amá... Amália is the one in danger... Go... Go...

Percedal: Sorry Partner, but I'm not the only one who disagrees with that.

The swordsman then felt a pair of tiny arms wrap around him from behind as someone tried to pull him up, but in vain. Edmundo looks over his shoulder to see Yugo with tears in his eyes trying his best to drag him to Ruel's friend's house.

Yugo: Come on Big Brother! You cannot stay here!

Edmundo: Little brother... let go of me... I'll only delay you...

Percedal: Okay Partner, it's time we saved you this time.

Edmundo: Huh?

Edmundo turns his head and sees Percedal standing in front of him while he changed places with Yugo and put his arms under his and lifted him with all his strength.

Percedal: W-why... Are you so... Heavy? Looks like an ox on the slope! Y-Yugo, get his legs!

Yugo: Leave it!

Yugo said lifting his legs as the two ran after Ruel and Evangelyne who was carrying Amalia.

Edmundo: What a thing... I'm just delaying... are you listening...?

Percedal: Relax Partner, just hang in there, we'll help you as soon as we get there.

There was nothing Edmundo could do as he began to feel his vision darken as he began to lose consciousness.

[Time Skip with Evangelyne trying to teach Edmundo how to shoot a bow while Percedal has an apple on his head and a displeased look at seeing Red and Cra so close together.]

Edmundo: Hmmm... Am I already dead...?

The boy moaned in discomfort with the feeling of pain and tiredness that ran through his body, but thanks to that he knew he was still alive. Edmundo felt his head throb with pain as he strained and struggled to sit up when he felt heat on him.

Blinking a few times to clear his vision he looked down to see a blanket over him as his blue tunic and green shirt were missing, revealing his torso along with his muscles, the redhead soon realized he was still wearing his pants but blinked when he realized something strange.

He looked around to see that he was no longer outside, but in a place totally unfamiliar to him, inside someone's house. The boy was confused by this before he felt someone looking at him.

Edmundo: Huh?

Turning his head he soon saw a certain Cra looking at him with a mixture of joy, surprise and concern.

Edmundo: Hi Elf...

It didn't take long for Evangelyne to run to him and hug him tightly while Edmundo just accepted the hug while patting the girl's back.

Evangelyne: You Airhead! I was so worried!

Edmundo: Sorry... if I scared you...

The girl then breaks the hug before looking at him.

Evangelyne: How do you feel?

Edmundo: Honestly... worse than ever... my head is spinning... my body burns and hurts... I'm not feeling well...

Cra then puts a wet cloth on the redhead's forehead, who is surprised by the lack of his white stripe.

Edmundo: My banner...

Evangelyne: You have your other clothes.

Edmundo: But...

Evangelyne: Don't worry, whatever you hide behind the sash none of us wanted to see without your permission, although we are curious.

Edmundo: Thanks...

He then weakly looks around before asking.

Edmundo: Where... are we?

Evangelyne: We're at Nausea's house... Ruel's friend.

Edmundo: Cool... And how did I... get here?

Percedal: Thanks to me and Yugo.

Edmundo looked forward and saw Percedal standing in the middle of the room as he smiled.

Percedal: Yugo and I carried you here, Partner. And I'll tell you, you're heavy for Cacilda!

Edmundo: Thanks Looker. And Little Brother?

Percedal: Yugo left with Ruel to find a cure for you and Amalia.

The swordsman only nodded weakly before looking to the side to see Princess Sadida lying on the other side of the bed as he was breathing heavily and seething with fever. Edmundo sighed slowly, already accepting that this time he would have to depend on the help of others.

He blinked a few times feeling his vision blur before he heard a voice..

???: Hmm? Oh for Eniripsa! Are you awake!

Edmundo turned towards the source of the unknown voice to see a middle-aged Eniripsa looking at him with wide-eyed surprise.

Edmundo: You... must be... Nausea... Ruel's friend... right?

Nausea smiled and nodded as she approached the redhead and placed her hand on his forehead.

Nausea: How are you feeling?

Edmundo: It seems that I was trampled by everyone in the World of Twelve... burned alive in a volcano... pierced with several needles... only to receive several hammer blows to the head like a nail...

Nausea: I see... It's a real miracle that he's still alive. I saw the bites you took and there were so many I lost count. You were bitten by thousands of Demon Flowers, you have a lot of poison running through your body, you should have died on the shelf where you were bitten by so many flowers, but here you are awake and talking without any delirium. You are a very special boy.

Edmundo: I always knew I was different from the others *laughs*... but I don't think I'll stay awake much longer... I'm feeling my eyesight get heavy... I'm sleepy... But why am I not wearing my clothes?

Nausea: You were sweating a lot, and your body was as hot as the sun! So I had to take off his tunic and shirt.

Edmundo: I see... Nausea... my sash... you saw what I hide...

Nausea: Don't worry boy, your secret is safe with me. Your friends are curious about what you hide, but I won't let them see it without your permission.

Edmundo: Thanks...

He then leans his head back on the pillow as he takes a deep breath and Evangelyne asks.

Evangeline: Are you okay?

Edmundo: Apart from being bitten by flowers of evil? Yeah... I think I'll survive, Evangelyne... I'm getting sleepy...

He then slowly turns his head towards Evangelyne and spotting Amalia not looking as good as he does. Edmundo then turns his gaze to Cra.

Edmundo: But... I would like everyone to stop worrying about me and worry more about Amália... She's your friend...

Percedal: But you are also our friend bro.

Edmundo: I know Percedal... but I think she needs more care than I do...

Percedal got a confused look at this while scratching his forehead, Edmundo decided he wouldn't say any more as he was too tired for that. He then sighed tiredly as he closed his eyes.

Edmundo: I'm going to sleep... Good night...

Percedal and Evangelyne looked at each other worriedly before Cra looked at the Sadida girl who seemed to start babbling words sensed when she started to rave, a few seconds later Edmundo started to snore softly.

[Timeskip with Edmundo and Percedal standing next to each other while Edmundo had his arms crossed while Percedal had his Shushu on his shoulder as they both did hero poses with smiles on their faces.]

After a while, Percedal and Evangelyne were still waiting for Yugo and Ruel to come back with the cure. The two suddenly heard a noise nearby as they both turned to see the redhead trying to get out of bed while pulling the blanket off him.

Evangelyne: Edmundo?

He sat up in bed with a dazed expression as his vision blurred and flickered as he began to see things. His breath hitched as he tried to get to his feet before almost losing his balance, he straightened up before looking around and seeing the door before trying to walk to it.

Percedal, upon seeing this, immediately puts himself in front of his friend to stop him.

Percedal: Where do you think you're going?

Evangelyne: Go back to bed.

Edmundo: I need to leave...

He breathes heavily as he struggles to stay upright when Percedal places a hand on his shoulder before speaking with a serious expression.

Percedal: What partner, you're not in a position to leave, you have to rest and get better, otherwise how am I going to continue this adventure without my fellow brother in arms?

Edmundo looks at the Iop when his vision falters and in his friend's place he sees Nox looking at him, the swordsman blinks in confusion as he rubs his eyes to see Percedal again. Evangelyne then walks up to Edmundo before gently grabbing his arm.

Evangelyne: Edmundo, go back to bed... now.

The swordsman then looked at Cra out of the corner of his eye as she squeezed his arm.

Evangelyne: You've already done a lot of crazy things, you're in no condition to do anything now.

The redhead's vision fails once again when he sees Nox instead of Evangelyne, Edmundo gets a serious expression when he sees the Xelor, but his gaze softens when he sees the blonde girl in front of him again.

Edmundo: There's... something... wrong... with me...

When he finished saying that his strength disappeared as he fell to his knees on the ground losing consciousness. Percedal and Evangelyne then carry him back to bed before laying him down.

Evangelyne: That stubborn little guy... he always thinks he can handle himself...

Percedal: I don't know about that, but Edmundo is my inspiration. It was a lot of courage for him to come back to save Amália, worthy of an honorable lone knight who fights evil!

Evangelyne: Because this lone ranger needs to learn that others care about him.

Percedal: Huh? Looks like he's starting to rave like Amália.

It is then revealed that Edmundo was breathing heavily just like Princess Sadida while muttering random words.

Edmundo: Father... temple... Nox... No... My people...

Percedal: Geez, here he comes talking nonsense too.

Evangelyne: I don't know Dally... what if it's not bullshit?

Percedal: I don't understand.

Evangelyne: What if he's dreaming about something from his past? Perhaps a piece of memoirs of him?

The young Cra and the Iop knight watched their red-haired swordsman friend move restlessly in his sleep as if he were having a bad dream.

Evangelyne hadn't been wrong in his words. A piece of Edmundo's memories had returned, but everything is wrong, blurred and broken. And now, he found himself dreaming of an old memory.

(In Edmundo's Dream)

Footsteps can be heard on the clean concrete floor as the child-like swordsman is seen walking down what appears to be a hallway in an ancient temple.

The little red-haired boy passed several people as he waved to them who greeted him back, but for a strange reason little Edmundo couldn't see the faces of the people.

Young Edmundo could hear the laughter of children around him when he turned his gaze to the temple courtyard when he saw several children of various races playing together, young Pandawas, Cras, Fecas, Osamodas, Enutrofs, Iops, Ecaflip, Eniripsas, Sadida and among others other races of the World of Twelve.

Little Edmundo wanted to go and play with the others, but he knew he had to find someone today. The other children called him to join them, but the redhead said that he would come later, as he had something to do.

The boy ran through the halls of the place before reaching the courtyard of a garden when he heard a voice.

???: Ah, Edmundo, how good to see you son.

Looking at the source of the voice, the little boy soon saw an old man standing in the middle of the courtyard waiting for the boy.

The gentleman was on his back, but it was possible to perceive his advanced age by his tired voice and his white hair, he wore a white kimono with a golden dragon symbol on the back and a large red sash around his waist, black pants, brown boots -reddish and white linen on her knees to strengthen her legs and also wears an iconic straw hat on her head.

???: I have a present for you son.

The lord then turned to the boy while hiding something behind his back. The little boy looked into the old man's face, but for some reason he couldn't see his face because it was as if a light prevented him from looking at the man's face.

The old man then extended his hands to the little boy, handing him the iconic katana that Edmundo still uses today.

???: You are already 10 years old, you have learned the way of the sword very well, I have been waiting to give you this.

The little boy looked at the sword with a smile on his face before turning his gaze to the old man who was smiling at him.

But that moment didn't last long when explosions and screams of agony were heard. The little redhead looked around scared before returning his gaze to the old man who had disappeared and what was in front of Edmundo now was a view of the great temple being attacked by several machines.

Edmundo earned a startled look at this before hearing a laugh that made him shiver, and as he looked back his blue eyes met the eyes of a Xelor who was watching him with ill intent.

Edmundo: N-Nox...!

The said Xelor continued to chuckle as he got closer and closer to Edmundo and as the Xelor took a step forward, the little boy took two steps back.

Nox: I want your Wakfu boy!

The redhead stumbled back as the Xelor charged at him, but nothing came, that's when the boy opened his eyes to see several graves of those who lived in the temple right in front of him.

The boy looked at it with fear and despair in his eyes as he hugged his legs and cried, that's when he heard a laugh coming from behind him.

The boy then turned to see Nox laughing evilly as he floated in the air.

Edmundo's sadness turned to anger as he glared at the Xelor while snarling fiercely at him as Edmundo's katana mark glowed on his forehead in a blue color as his pupils became animalistic glowing in bluish energy as everything went dark.

(End of Edmundo's Dream)

The swordsman opened his eyes

The door to the house was kicked open when Percedal's Shushu possessed the Amália Doll, which now has a mind of its own, resulting in a large demon doll. Percedal and Evangelyne were hiding behind an overturned table when Nausea was cornered against the wall by the Shushu as everyone turned when they all heard a growl echo through the room.

As they looked at the source of the sound they saw the red-haired swordsman with an expression of possessed fury on his face while his red hair was wildly messed up and his eyes resembled those of an uncontrolled beast while the dragon mark glowed again on his forehead.

Edmundo: Grrrr...

Percedal: Edmundo?!

The Shushu turns its massive body to see the boy snarling at him before sneering.

Rubilax: Oh if he isn't the "hero". Did he wake up from his beauty nap to save his puny friends? I doubt you have the strength to... But what?

While the Shushu was busy mocking the boy, he didn't see Edmundo who fiercely approached him as his vision was blurred and he saw Nox instead of Rubilax. And without warning the swordsman charged forward like a wild beast before delivering a mighty punch to the Demon Doll as it flew straight through the wall and landed on the grassy ground outside.

Evangelyne: We need to get this Shushu out of this doll!

Cra spoke as she came out from behind the table with her bow in her hand, but the furious redhead didn't seem to hear her as he walked over to the Rubilax-possessed doll. Upon seeing this, the young Cra screamed confused by the redhead's actions.

Evangelyne: What are you doing?! You Airhead, you can't handle it alone! You're still sick!

However, Edmundo didn't hear when the blonde got frustrated as she was about to go after the boy, but Percedal put a hand on her shoulder to stop her as she turned her head towards him.

Percedal: I think it's best not to try to stop him.

Evangelyne: B-but...

Percedal: Eva, I know you care about him, so do I, Edmundo is my best friend, companion on adventures and my rival in love, he is like a brother to me. But something tells me not to try to stop him.

Cra thought about it for a while before asking in confusion.

Evangelyne: Wait, what do you mean rival in love?

Percedal: It's a man thing.

Cra and Iop looked at Edmundo as Rubilax stood up as he spoke.

Shushu: Do you think a punch like that will stop me? You got weaker from those bites! How are you going to stop me on your own?

The redhead didn't answer Shushu's question as he walked menacingly as each step he took raised dust on the ground and left a crack in the ground. The look of anger on his face didn't diminish one iota as he continued to hallucinate seeing the Xelor in Shushu's place.

That's when a strong breeze blew around Edmundo and the dust beneath him began to rise when a blue aura appeared around his body and the mark on his forehead shone brighter as the boy's animalistic eyes gained the same tone as his. aura as his fangs grew a bit and he snarled like a beast.

Evangelyne, Percedal and Nausea looked at this with shock and surprise in their eyes as well as Rubilax who was beginning to dread what was to come.

Percedal: Uh... Since when can he do that?

Edmundo then locked gazes with Rubilax as he gave a scream of rage that soon turned into a great dragon's roar that echoed as far as the eye could see.

The Cra and the Iop together with Eniripsa flinched when they heard the redhead's roar that extended far away being able to be heard even by Yugo and Ruel who were miles away from the place and flinched when they heard the roar.

The swordsman got into position while staring at his opponent with a fierce gaze, Rubilax could almost feel scared by the sadistic and fierce look he was getting from the redhead, but like the proud Shushu that he was he would refuse to back out of the fight.

Edmundo saw the Xelor grinning at him instead of the Demon Doll which made the boy's anger break free and before anyone could react something happened. The redhead charged at Shushu like an uncontrolled bull creating a whirlpool beneath his feet that propelled him forward as he went straight for Rubilax and landed him a powerful knee to the jaw that sent him flying backwards.

The enraged swordsman didn't let up in his attack as he disappeared into thin air by teleporting and reappearing behind Shushu before kicking him hard upwards.

The others watched in amazement as Rubilax rose to a considerable height with the kick before Edmundo teleported on top of him as he landed a series of kicks with his flame-laden feet on the stomach of the Shushu Doll who moaned the attack before falling back to the ground. ground and hit the ground hard creating a small crater.

Rubilax groaned dizzily at the amount of blows it took before looking up only to see the raging redhead surrounded by the aura of blue energy descend from the skies like an atomic bomb and hit him hard in the stomach with a powerful kick using both legs.

Rubilax sank into the ground hard upon receiving the blow as the crater he was in sank further into the ground. Edmundo continued to punch the Shushu with all his might as he continued to see Nox in front of him laughing at him as the laughter only made the swordsman angrier.

The others watched in shock as Edmundo's punches started to raise a cloud of dust in the place where he and Shushu were. Eventually the banging sounds ceased as the dust began to settle in the crater.

Edmundo could be seen standing breathing heavily with the same angry expression on his face, on the ground Rubilax could be seen in his dagger form while Amália's doll was seen in her normal form also lying down.

Percedal: Phew... See? I knew Edmundo would handle it. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to give you a warm welcome.

The Iop then exits through the hole in Nausea's house while Evangelyne remains wary of the situation feeling that there is something wrong with Edmundo.

The Guardian of Shushu then approaches the swordsman before speaking.

Percedal: Hey! Edmundo!

The redhead looked up at the Iop's voice before turning to see the Iop waving as he walked towards him.

Percedal: You showed this Shushu who's in charge here! Well done Partner!

But the redhead didn't answer as he growled which left the young Iop confused.

Percedal: Edmundo? How are you, man? Are you feeling better bro?

Edmundo didn't respond as his gaze on the Iop deepened which left Percedal confused, but Evangelyne wasn't sure if all was right with the young swordsman.

Evangelyne: Uh Dally... I don't think that's a good idea.

Percedal: Huh? What do you mean, Eva?

He then turns to Cra only for Edmundo to lunge at the Iop before hitting him in the back with a hard headbutt. Percedal flew forward with the blow before skidding to the ground and finally coming to a stop, he then scratched the back of his head in confusion before turning around only to see Edmundo run to attack him before jumping on him.

However, before the swordsman can hurt the poor Iop, Evangelyne quickly grabs her bow before shooting an arrow towards Edmundo who forces him to step away, jumping back to avoid being hit.

Evangelyne: He's too delusional!

The furious redhead then turns his gaze to his attacker to see Evangelyne pointing the bow at him ready to shoot an arrow, Edmundo's vision then blurs again when instead of Cra he begins to see Nox pointing his sword at him.

The sight had the redhead snarling and roaring with rage as he walked on all fours like a wild animal as he glared at Evangelyne with his animalistic eyes. Percedal quickly picked up Rubilax before getting into a fighting stance at Evangelyne's side.

Percedal: What should we do?

Evangeline: I don't know...

Cra looked at the redhead with a conflicted look on her face as she saw him glare at her angrily, Evangelyne's grip on her bow loosened as she thought about the idea of having to hurt the redhead to tell him off and seeing Edmundo acting like a beast only made things worse.

Edmundo: Grrrrr Roaaar!!!

Percedal faced Edmundo with a serious look preparing for the battle that would follow, he then looked at Evangelyne before asking.

Percedal: Evangelyne, do you think you can slow him down with one of your ice arrows?

Cra however, seemed to be distracted by her thoughts as the Iop's words fell on her deaf ears. Percedal then nudges her to get her attention.

Percedal: Eva, wake up!

Evangelyne: Huh? What?

Percedal: I'll try to distract Edmundo, try to freeze him when his guard is down.

The Iop doesn't wait for the blonde to respond before going on the attack while the Cra extends her arm to stop him, but it was too late, as he was already out of range.

Percedal: Here I come!

The angry young Iop runs towards Edmundo before trying a punch which the redhead defends by grabbing the Iop's fist who tries another punch with his free hand only for the swordsman to catch that one as well.

The two young warriors then face each other when seeing the situation they were in when Percedal has an idea by giving Edmundo a strong headbutt who backs away stunned, but still holding the Iop's hands.

Percedal: A Iop has to use his head!

Percedal landed three or four more headbutts on the redhead who fumed at it before returning the blows with his own headbutts on the Iop who backed away stunned before shaking his head to clear his vision.

The two guys looked at each other before bracing themselves and at the same time headbutting each other. Upon feeling their foreheads collide hard with each other the two quickly retreated backwards rubbing their foreheads in pain while moaning and complaining about the headache.

Before Edmundo could react again, Percedal drew his sword before transforming it into its magma form and hitting Edmundo like he was a tennis ball sending him flying as he bounced a few times on the ground.

The swordsman shook his head to clear his vision before looking at Percedal angrily as he snarled and roared at him.

Percedal: This is going to be harder than I thought.

About that...

At the front of the house Ruel and Yugo finally returned with the cure for the flower's poison when their attention was drawn to the noises of struggle that could be heard at the back of the house.

The two looked at each other confusedly at this before running into the house and opening the door only to see Nausea hiding watching something outside through a hole made in the back wall.

Ruel: Nausea! Why Enutrof what's going on?!

Nausea: Ruel!

Yugo: What are you listening to here?

Nausea: Your friend Edmundo is going crazy from the poison. Now his friends are trying to calm him down.

Yugo: WHAT?!

Yugo quickly ran around the house only to see Edmundo out of control as he tried to attack Percedal who struggled to escape and survive the furious redhead's attacks as he tried to bring his best friend back to his senses, Evangelyne however, was seen paralyzed holding her bow while has a frightened look on his face when he sees the two guys fighting.

Nausea looks at it worriedly before turning her gaze to Yugo and Ruel.

Nausea: Did you make it?

Ruel: It wasn't easy to get this, but it brought enough for both of us.... But uh...

Ruel gave him the cure as he continued.

Ruel: How are we going to make Edmundo drink if we can't get close to him without getting trampled? Yugo? Yugo! Where is this boy-

Yugo: Hey!

Ruel: Oh no...

Ruel and Nausea turned their heads to see Yugo running towards the battle as a trembling Evangelyne managed to fire an ice arrow hitting Edmundo and stopping him for a second as Yugo approached.

Evangelyne: Yugo, no!

Yugo: Edmundo!

The ice that held the redhead began to crack as he broke free with a ferocious roar before turning his gaze to Yugo as she snarled at him.

Yugo: Big brother! It is me! Yugo! Remember?

Edmundo, however, just saw Nox smirk at him which made the redhead growl angrily before stomping his foot hard on the ground causing a large boulder to bounce out of the ground before sending it towards Yugo who rolls out of the room. path as the boulder scraped past his hat before crashing hard against the ground.

Percedal then widens his eyes upon seeing something before running towards Yugo.

Percedal: Yugo watch out!!!

Yugo looks up to see Edmundo descend from the sky preparing to punch him, Percedal then quickly catches Yugo before jumping out of the way as the swordsman hits the ground hard and raises a cloud of dust as the Iop and the boy from hat are swallowed by it.

Evangeline: Percy! Yugo!

Said Iop then runs at full speed from within the cloud of dust while carrying Yugo in his arms. Following them was the fierce redhead who came out of the cloud of dust as he looked around and snarled angrily before seeing Percedal running while carrying Yugo under his arm like he was a soccer ball.

Edmundo growls at them and Evangelyne reacts quickly before shooting arrows near the redhead to get his attention which works when the redhead gives a few spaces towards Cra, but soon stops when a pebble hits his head and he turns to see that it was Percedal who had thrown it as he slammed Rubilax to the ground to make noise and get the attention of the enraged Edmundo.

Percedal: Hey! THIS WAY! Come get me!

The redhead tried to walk towards him only for a portal to open in front of him and he ended up going through it before another portal opened just above the ground as Edmundo walked through it before crashing into the ground hard.

He then gets up before looking around to see that it was Yugo who had opened the portal.

Edmundo: Grrrrr!

The redhead tried to run towards Yugo to attack him, but suddenly vines exploded from the ground as they wrapped themselves around the arms and body of the enraged boy who struggled to free himself, but couldn't.

After all that fight and those poisonous flower bites Edmundo was already showing fatigue and difficulty in freeing himself from the vines, that's when everyone turned to see Amália, healed and using her magic to stop the boy out of control while Evangelyne smiled relieved.

Evangelyne: Amalia!

Princess Sadida held a small wooden tube that contained the cure as she slowly approached Edmundo who tried to break free. Upon seeing the girl approach him, Edmundo growled angrily as the blue aura around her body began to swirl and circle around him.

Amália upon seeing this quickly backed up a few steps as the vines he created started to split when Edmundo made a move and used his aura as he whirled rapidly, creating a vortex of blue energy similar to a tornado around himself, this is the art of rotation, which adds power and momentum to the strokes.

The vortex spun tearing and destroying the vines that held the redhead before landing on the ground and spinning some more before starting to unravel as Edmundo with his spinning slash as the swirling vortex disappeared completely.

The redhead breathed heavily as he felt tired when he used that rotation technique, but he didn't have time to do anything else when Percedal along with Yugo jumped on top of him and knocked him to the ground hard before pinning him down and tired of the form. that the swordsman was not going anywhere.

Amália sighed in relief at this before walking over to them.

Amália: Okay, now I just need to give this to him and everything will be fine...

The Sadida placed her hand carefully on the head of the redhead who flinched tiredly, but still snarling.

Amalia sighed in relief as she knelt down and carefully lifted Edmundo's head as she saw the mark glow on the boy's forehead along with his slit eyes as he growled.

Edmundo: Grrrrr... Xelor...!

Amália: Just... Shut up and drink this.

Sadida then made him drink the antidote until the last drop. The redhead then lost consciousness for a moment as his eyes ceased to be slits as his wild hair returned to normal as the mark on his forehead flickered away as his angry and fierce expression disappeared.

A few minutes passed, but they received no response from the redhead. Sadida then started shaking him worriedly.

Amalia: Edmundo?

Evangelyne, seeing this, ran to him worriedly before holding him in her arms and starting to call him worriedly.

Evangeline: Ed? Hey you Airhead! Say something!

The redhead then slowly opened his eyes as his vision cleared and he saw the two girls kneeling beside him as well as Percedal, Ruel and Yugo standing and watching him. Edmundo raised a confused eyebrow at that as he felt better but still a little weak and dizzy.

Edmundo: Hmm... what did I miss...?

Before he could have an answer the blonde girl grabbed him in a tight hug that surprised him followed by Yugo, Percedal and Amalia. Edmundo, not remembering what had happened, was confused by the action of his friends before asking.

Edmundo: Okay... Elf, what happened?

Evangeline: What happened? You came back!

Edmundo: I came back? And where did I go?

Percedal: Don't you remember Partner?

Edmundo: Remember what?

He then looks around and realizes that they were now outside the house, the swordsman then notices the chaos that had ensued at the back of the house before speaking.

Edmundo: Wow, it looks like a vortex passed through here.

Amália: Don't you remember what just happened?

Edmundo: I just remember that the two of us were resting together after being bitten by the flowers of evil... then I slept... and I just remember waking up now with you looking at me.

Percedal, Yugo and Amália then break the embrace while Evangelyne continues to cling to him before reluctantly letting go. The redhead then tries to get up before staggering a bit and being grabbed by Cra and the Iop who help him to his feet.

Yugo: I'm glad you're healed big brother.

Edmundo patted the youngest on the head before asking.

Edmundo: But seriously guys, what happened?

The others look at each other reluctantly at this before sighing and deciding to tell him what had happened as they walked back inside.

[Timeskip with Edmundo brushing Amália and Evangelyne's hair while Ruel, Yugo and Percedal are chased by a group of unhappy ogres.]

Edmundo: I DID WHAT?!

The others had told the redhead what he had done while he was hallucinating and now the boy was seen with a troubled look on his face as he saw that he had almost hurt his friends. He was now seen wearing his normal clothes as well as his iconic white headband.

Edmundo: I... I don't remember any of that...

Percedal: Are you sure, Partner?

Edmundo: Well... I had a strange dream... there was a temple with several people... and children playing... and an old man in a garden...

The boy then rubs his eyes with disappointment for not being able to remember anything that had happened.

Edmundo: Aaahhh! I can't quite remember! It's all wrong, blurred, broken and blurry...

He then places his hands on his face before looking guiltily at the others.

Edmundo: Guys, I'm sorry for taking so much trouble.

The others soon waved, signaling that there was no problem after all, it was not his fault. The redhead then looks at Cra before speaking.

Edmundo: Evangelyne... I'm sorry for how I-

Cra then interrupted him by raising her hand as he spoke.

Evangelyne: Y-you're forgiven... Just don't scare me like that anymore you little Airhead.

She said as she crossed her arms and looked away from him as the redhead snorted at being called quietly, but decided to let this one go.

Amália then walks up to Edmundo before speaking with a smile.

Amália: I heard it was you who saved me from the roses, redhead.

Edmundo: Huh? Yeah, I think so.

Amália: In that case, I have to thank you.

Edmundo: You gave me the cure, so I guess we're even.

Amália: Not yet.

Princess Sadida then grabs the redhead by the chin before pulling him close before planting a kiss on his cheek. Edmundo's eyes go wide at that while he blushes a little when the Sadida girl laughs at his reaction.

Yugo and Percedal look at this with some envy while the former can't help but feel a bit jealous.

On the other hand, a certain Cra looked at it with her arms crossed, pouting with a not very happy expression. Amália, seeing her friend's expression, decides to take the opportunity to tease her.

Amália: Well, don't get jealous Evangelyne, I'm not going to steal your boyfriend from you.

Cra upon hearing this blushes as she looks away and speaks angrily.

Evangelyne: I'm not jealous! And he-he's not my boyfriend!

Amália: So I can keep it?

Evangeline: No! No way!

Amália: So you admit you're jealous?

Evangelyne: I-I don't admit to anything!

The blonde then glares at the redhead before speaking angrily while blushing just like him.

Evangelyne: See what you did Edmundo?!

Edmundo: Me?! I did nothing! What fault do I have?

Cra huffs angrily before exiting the house being followed by the others.

Percedal, seeing Edmundo and Evangelyne's interaction, speaks in defeat.

Percedal: I think I'm losing in the race...

While the others walked away, Edmundo decides to ask Nausea something.

Edmundo: Nausea, can you tell me something?

Nausea: Sure boy, what happened?

Edmundo: While I was sleeping, I saw some things, do you think I could have dreamed my memories?

Nausea: Hmm... It's hard to say, it's possible that you dreamed about something that already happened, but due to you being sick it's impossible to say if they were memories or hallucinations.

The redhead thinks about this for a while before thanking Eniripsa and starting to follow the others, keeping a little distance and distance from the group while he meditates on his dreams of the mad Xelor.

Edmundo: (Thoughts) What was that...?