Master Ilya

"I'm sorry, it’s entirely my fault!"

Ilya was sitting, kneeling in front of all four girls. "I wasn't paying attention when Emma came in my room, and I had left some dangerous substances around..." She had made sure nothing else was left I the room anymore, carefully eliminating the viral powder that Emma had touched.

"I-its okay, Ilya, you don't have to kneel like that..." Anna pulled her to her feet. "But...but it's my fault that stuff was there in the first place..." "Yes, but you're also the one who risked her life to save her. We forgive you already! And this--" She shows the mark above her right breast. "--is proof." Emma shows the one above her left breast, nodding in agreement.

"Huh? You have marks? Then where's mine?" Alice looks around herself, searching to no avail. "Oh, you probably couldn't see it yourself without a mirror. It's on your right butt cheek~" Eliana pulls up her skirt, showing it off. "Ehhh!? Why would it be there of all places...?" Eliana and the others look at Ilya suspiciously. "I-I don't know! I don't choose where it goes. I didn't choose to have them around my neck..."

"So, where did you leave the rest of that disinfectant stuff?" Emma diddled up next to Ilya, acting all close. "Oh, in---wait, no! I'm not telling you!" "Oh, so you still have some, do you? Suspicious!" She evades Ilya's incoming chop at her head. "Idiot, that's not for playing around with! How should I know that it was an even stronger aphrodisiac than disinfectant!" It was still a very effective remedy, so of course she kept some. "Anyway, we should go see what kind of new elements you got!" Emma and Anna pull Ilya outside, a bit excited. Eliana and Alice follow along, still a bit jealous that there were now two more servants besides them.

Once again, Ilya stood in front of the targets. She could clearly feel that it was getting easier for her to control her magic, and so tapped into one of her new sources of energy. For some reason, she knew it came from her pact with Emma. It felt hot, impatient, and impulsive. She smiled, nodding to herself. "Of course that'd be your element..." She fires a bolt of flame, then looks at Emma. "You wanted to see a fire bolt?" She laughs, remembering her request from last time. "Okay, now for Anna's..." She concentrates again feeling for the last untouched energy. This time it felt cold, but not as much as ice. It was solid and strong. When she fires it, all of them hear a metallic clang as the bolt almost peirces through the whole target. "Whoa! That packed a punch, what is it?" Eliana goes up to see while Ilya keeps it from disappearing. She pulls out the projectile, then brings back the silver object. "Hey...this is...steel? Since when was a man-made metal an element?" Ilya shrugs, letting it dissipate. 

With that done, all that was left was to see what each girl's ability was. Starting with Anna this time, she activates their connection, feeding magic to her, though no one could see any physical difference. "Weird. Maybe something happens if we attack her!" Emma throws a punch at Anna'a arm, but when it connects, Emma's eyes widen. "Gah! Owww!!! Since when was your skin friggin stone?" "Ah! So that's what I felt! I could...feel something changing at different parts of my body when I willed it to, but I didn't realize that's what it did" Anna smiles, apparently happy with the assessment. It was now Emma's turn, so Ilya fed her magic to her. Seconds later, the twin stands up, looking at her hand. "Hmm?" Suddenly, there was a ball of fire in her hand, just floating there. Surprised, she throws it at the dummy, burning it. "Whaaa! Wait, that didn't even burn me." All four other girls looked horrified. "I've...created a monster..." Ilya whispered to herself.