Fan art of the day is:

A fan art of Glory Meeting Malleus Draconia! I accidentally switched the night background from dark to light blue, but overall I did good. Hell, Glory looks good without her makeup on. Furthermore, drawing Malleus was the hardest part, but I managed to get him to look accurate from the game. Hope you guys enjoy the fan art!

Anyways, onward to the next chapter!
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My child....

Wake up....

"Mmm...."

My Moonchild, wake up!

"Huh?"

Glory slowly got up after an ominous voice, but is baffled when she turns from left to right to see no one.

"Who's-..."

Come to the forest, Moonchild...

Puzzled yet cautious by the mysterious female voice, Glory grips the bed sheets and looks down at Grim who is asleep. She then looks up at ceiling with a dubious expression.

"Who are you?" Glory ask with a hush tone.

If you come to the forest, your answers will be clear.

She reassures, but Glory is still cautious.

"Why should I trust you? I don't know what you look like nor why are you calling me for."

Don't be alarm Moonchild. I know this is unsettling for you, but I can assure you that I came here no harm. I am not here to force you to trust me, all I'm requesting for you is to come to the forest so we could discuss matters in our own hands.

"About what?" Glory ask curiously.

About Leona my Moonchild, there's something that you need to know. Now come before it's too late and bring your dagger with you too.

"Huh? My dagger?" Glory ask looking baffled.

There's no time my child, hurry!

The voice ushered as Glory let's out a sigh.

I've just met Malleus tonight, now I have to go into the deep forest to meet this ominous person in the middle of the night? Could this day get any weird?

Glory as she carefully got out of the bed without waking Grim. Once she puts on her slippers, Glory grabs her red robe, then her dagger from the end table next to her bed. After she grabs her dagger, she left the room and got out of the dorm where walks to the forest just like the ominous voice instruct her to. As she wanders through the forest, uneasy thoughts have been swirling around Glory where she is unsure whether if she's gonna get murdered or not. However, she soon heard a stream of water nearby as she follows the sound of water running, Glory widens her eyes in shock to find a lake with a waterfall trampling into the water. She then noticed a navy blue hooded ominous figure as it rises up from the rock and spins around to take off the hood revealing an alluring young lady with long chestnut brown hair and emerald eyes.

"Greetings Gloriane." The dark mysterious brunette greets her with a soothing sweet voice.

"Umm...are you the one that called me?" Glory ask curiously while looking cautious. She giggles and extend her hand with a gentle smile.

"No need to worry my Moonchild, come to me and I'll tell you everything." She reassures as Glory nods while still on her guard and walks over to her. The mysterious lady then lays her hand on her cheek while staring into her grey eyes with a gentle smile her.

"As I expected, I see no evil in your eyes. You and Gothel are different." She remarks. Still puzzled, Glory tugs her strand of hair back into her left ear.

"Who are you? And why did you summoned me?" Glory ask curiously as the mysterious brunette smiles at her.

"I'm the Lady of the Lake known as Vivien. I've been watching you from the reflection of the falls, my child." She told her making her widen her eyes.

"Lady of the Lake...You mean-"

"Correct Moonchild. I'm an enchantress who was known to give Arthur the Excalibur." She informs her. Soon fireflies and glowing blue butterflies come floating around the enchanting brunette as she allows a blue butterfly to flutter around her palm.

"This blue critter even told me all about you." She said while watching the blue butterfly landed on the back of her hand before it flutters away again. Then she looks back at Glory, who looks extremely puzzled and bewildered by what's happening. Vivien softly giggles and grins.

"I know, surprising isn't it? I can communicate with insects and animals. Though I must say, you seem to be delightful and beautiful in person with your eyes that gleams purity. The opposite of Gothel, but enough of that. I would like for you to dunk your head in the water over here." She instructs causing her to flinch.

"Huh?" Glory looked baffled when she said that.

"Trust me Moonchild. It'll give you the answers you need." She reassures. Glory looked silent for a minute before she lets out a sigh and did what she told her to do. As Glory kneels down and dunks her head to the water, her eyes glow yellow where she saw a vision of Jack standing before head dorm, Leona and vice dorm, Ruggie.

It's them!

She thought as Glory watches the scene that is unfolded.

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As Jack stood before the head dorm and vice dorm, he stood there silently with a grimace written on his face.

"What do you want this late? Are you homesick and need a lullaby?" Leona ask blankly.

"I'll sing one for you. Shishishi!" Ruggie cackles.

"Tell me the reason. Why are you guys doing something like this?" He questions. Leona then folds his arms.

"I see. You're looking for a bedtime story. Alright, I'll tell you one. For two years in a row, we played against Malleus and Diasomnia Dorm in the first match of the tournament. The result, we were crushed." He informs.

"A participation trophy. Savanaclaw has taken down opponent after opponent, but even we were like newborn kittens who hadn't opened their eyes. That unsightly state was broadcast to the whole world. Do you know what happened in the end?" He ask before scowling by the last result from last year's Magift Tournament.

"The dorm leader was branded as incompetent and scouts from pro leagues and sponsors dried up." Leona told him with an anguished look on his face. Glory couldn't believe what she's hearing from Leona.

So that's it....

She thought while watching the scene from her vision.

"That's because...you just weren't good enough..." He assumes as Leona puts his hands on his hips.

"That's precisely it. Until last year, we literally weren't committed to personal affairs. Having an honest match with that monster-like opponent without coming up with something in advance was stupid." He said as he puts his arms down to the mattress.

"We knew we'd loose, but we still didn't come up with a plan. To hear that about Savanaclaw, the dorm that is founded on the persistence of the King of Beasts, it must have been a shock." Leona assures, but this doesn't make Jack nor Glory relieved.

I get his reasoning, but still....that's not going to help him or his dorm at all.

Glory thought while acknowledging his motives, but disagrees with his methods. Even Jack doesn't agree with his methods to use dirty tactics to win the Magift Tournament.

"That doesn't make the cowardly way you're attacking people any less wrong!" He snaps at him, but Leona wasn't having his crap and furrows his brows.

"It's wrong?" He skeptically questions him with a scowl, but before reverting back to his leisure expression.

"Jack...you know, I'm only thinking about what's best for all the matters of Savanaclaw? If we shoot down Malleus, we'll get revenge of all of that and the value of Savanaclaw will be restored. It's already been decided that if we don't win this year, Malleus will be entered into the hall of fame." He explains making Glory stare at the lion with sympathetic grey eyes.

Shoot down...Malleus? So that's why he's so desperate to win this year. He and his dorm loses to Diasomnia every year and he doesn't want to lose to him this time. No wonder why Crowley removes Malleus from the Hall of Fame.

Glory understood completely though she questions his ways to win the tournament.

But why couldn't he just win by effort?

Glory tight curiously while watching the scene.

"This is our last chance, but you want to give it up for your sense of justice?" He questions Jack as he stares into his good eyes with his stern green orbs.

"Do you want to destroy your upperclassmen's futures?" He ask curiously implanting doubt on the poor wolf.

"Th-That's...!"

"Using your head when chasing prey is the basics of hunting. There's nothing cowardly about it." Leona reassures.

"Shishishi! In this school, its survival of the fittest. Goodie two shoes can't survive here." Ruggie points out, but Jack refuses to listen nor accept the terms of Savanaclaw's underhand tactics.

"Dorm head, if you gave it your all you would have no problems against Diasomnia!" Jack exclaims.

At least Jack is agreeing with me...still, something about him tells me something traumatic happened that affects his self esteem. Though I don't exactly what it is....

Glory ponders curiously while watching scene that is unfolded in front of her.

"I still remember your okay from three years ago. I...I!" Jack was looking for the words to get his dorm head to think about his actions, but Leona scowls when he says this.

"Don't talk like you know everything!" He bellows before reverting back to his composure.

"Give it all? Utterly foolish. Even if I did, nothing would change." He retorts before shooting a glare at Jack.

"...Leave. If you want to see the morning sun." He demands as Jack looked hesitate for a moment before he turns around and left the room without barking back to the dorm leader.

"That guy's a liability. Should I get rid of him?" Ruggie ask curiously.

"Just wait." He halts.

"Even if he goes and tells Crowley, he has no evidence. That and we need him to crush Malleus." Leona informs.

"Keep a close eye on him for now." He commands.

"Ye~s." He complies as he walks out of the room leaving him alone. He then let's out a snort and pinch his temple with an irked look remembering what Jack told him earlier.

"...Damn fresh-baby...Sounds just like my brother." He grumbles with a bitter tone. Glory was stood speechless as her eyes glow again. This time it is Leona's heart where she sees two drops a black ooze drip on his heart.
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Afterwards, Glory lifts her head from the water gasping for air. Shocked by what she has seen, Glory finally knew what his motives and true reason for his dirty tactics.

"Leona..." She mutters while her eyes still widen from the vision.

That's why he's craving to win this year. He hates losing and...that makes sense! Cuz he reminds me of Scar from the Lion King! Both of them were born second and...I don't much about his past, but he suffered insecurities from his older brother to the point where he envies him. That's what drives him to win. Poor Leona....

Glory thought acknowledging his true motives, but she clench his fists against her lap.

But seeing how his heart is corrupted with blot, that's not happening....

Glory thought. Soon she snaps out of her thoughts when she notice Vivien lending a hand to her.

"Come Moonchild." She assures as Glory nods and grabs her hand where Vivien pull her back up to her feet. Glory then squeeze the excess water from her hair and Vivien lend her a towel to dry herself off.

"So, how was it? Any thoughts?" She ask curiously as Glory stood silent for a minute before she could respond.

"...It was quite intense, but...I understand his motives. However, I don't agree with his methods because that's not how you succeed in a competition and..."

Glory then glance up at Vivien with determined grey eyes.

"I'm gonna make sure Leona will not fall into corruption within his magic and I will not stop until I do!" Glory boldly declares as Vivien nods empathically. She then extends her hand to her.

"May I have your dagger?" She ask curiously.

"Oh yeah, sure." Glory then rummages from her robe pocket and pull out the dagger that Viven advised her. Vivien grabs the dagger from her hand where the brunette turns to the Lake and kneels down laying the dagger in the water. A light glows from the water with Glory widen her eyes in shock. Then the light fades as Vivien rises up and turns back to Glory, she gave her the dagger back.

"Here you go." She said as Glory grabs her dagger before glancing at Vivien with a questionable look.

"...What did you do?" Glory ask curiously as the Lady of the Lake smiles warmly at the puzzled ravenette.

"I did an upgrade on your dagger. You now have full control of your weapon my Moonchild." She explains. Her face then turns from a gentle one to a serious one.

"One more thing before we depart...."

Vivien then whispers something into her ear.

"The perpetrator that you've been looking for is a hyena by the name of Ruggie Bucchi." She whispers to her ear causing Glory widen her eyes. Everything starts to crawl back to her mind when she thought about Ruggie. Feeling her blood boiled, Glory snaps her fingers clenching her teeth.

"I knew something is off about him!" Glory seethes as Vivien nods.

"Which is why you need to stop him before he hurts anyone else." She said as Glory nods understandably.

"That what exactly I'm going to do Vivien." Glory declares as Vivien giggles.

"Of course you do my child." She grins as she plants a kiss on her forehead before she turns around flashing Glory with a gentle smile.

"Till we meet again my Moonchild. Be sure to say hi to Merlin when you see him tomorrow. Farewell." She informs as she turns her head and walks into the lake surprising Glory.

"Huh? Wai-"

As she tries to call her out once more, she vanishes into mist without leaving a single trace. Glory stood there stunned by what just happened tonight. She soon blink her eyes and shakes her head when Glory stares down at her dagger.

"What did she do? What does she mean by upgrade? And...Ruggie was responsible for the injuries.." Glory mutters curious as questions starts to pop from her mind, but shakes it off.

"Never mind that, I better head back to the dorm. I have to be ready for tomorrow!" She exclaims.

"As well as dealing with that hyena...." Glory mumbles as she ran out of the forest and head straight into her dorm where she tip toes back upstairs and quietly opens the door before closing it carefully not to wake Grim up. Afterwards, Glory takes off her robe and place it on the doorknob. Then she takes off her slippers as she lets out a soft yawn.

Man what a night....

Glory thought she silently crept towards her bed and carefully crawls back to bed. Afterwards, Glory closes her eyes and fell into a deep slumber where she is getting ready for the next day with plans ahead of her.

Ruggie Bucchi, I know who are you....and I'm going to tear you down!