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As Andolen reprimanded the two for being foolish upon arrival, Azler looked around while discreetly releasing a magic that he overloaded so much into the stealth factor of it, it wouldn't even be a trickle of a drop in terms of mana affecting the atmosphere. This was also one of the reasons he wanted Andolen to do the examinations, if he was to do this simultaneously alongside that, it would be troublesome. That said, he had his own remarks on the duel...

"I don't know. It looks like everyone got what they wanted or needed from that duel. And certainly, if Rio learns well from it, he should understand that this will help him in more ways then one. Though it looks like they both had the same core idea..."

Azler couldn't say it with one hundred percent certainty, but he was pretty sure based on what he heard he understood why Rio suggested the duel, and why Aeryn accepted. They both did it so that Rio could get peace of mind. With a duel like that with so many witnesses and public record of it, if Rio was disappeared, then it would be obvious who to suspect. Incidentally, now if something strange happened to Rio and no source could be identified, it would actually hurt the Jace Household as they would be suspected and investigated.

That was why Azler thought it was not so foolish. It was because he realized that this was waht they had intended.

At the same time this was happening, Andolen was examining Rio while Virgil was complementing Aeryn. It appeared within this huge incident, several smaller interactions were also occuring. And Azler sensed it all, though Andolen's spell was better in terms of Rio due to its focus and it was not being stealthy.

Aeryn just smiled at Virgil as he was praised and admired. Although he was acting pretty cool and connected, his expressions seemed far more cheerful and expressive now. Since he was used to the insults and misperceptions of others, it appeared he did not have much resistance and experience with this so it was pretty clear compared to the normal him that he enjoyed it. "Thanks, and sure".

Meanwhile, Rio's body seemed to light up and his clothes became a bit transparent....or perhaps, the magic was just showing the details through the clothes. Well, it was probably like that because even though it only seemed transparent, it was clearly focused on the boy's soul and mana circuits, though as Rio himself did not possess much or any aptitude for magic but relied on technology and skill, perhaps that was why it happened this way. It never became full see through though, a good deal, but really just so they could see the issue.

For the most part, his body appeared normal and fine...however, one could see something. A thread of darkness, invisible to the naked eye, that was wrapped around his body. It went under the clothes as well, but it probably wouldn't have been visible normally. It looked like it traveled throughout the skin, and through the mana veins even, but not exclusively...as if, it did not need them, and only just took advantage that they were there.

In addition, the strongest area where it was could be seen around Rio's feet. And it did not only reach out into his body from there, a connection could be seen going to Aeryn through his spear...but, there was something very notable. Not only was it extremely weak, but it was withering. Dying rapidly, to be exact, and if Andolen had not cast it sooner they might not have seen it at all because it dissipated in front of their eyes.

Aeryn noticed it for a moment, but looked puzzled. "I don't recall feeling any chance...I wonder, maybe it wasn't compatible or something?"

Azler had his own theory. Most likely, because Aeryn had no dark emotions at that time when he dispersed it, or maybe because of his exceptional emotional control, the mist had tried to possess him but ultimately failed due to a lack of sustinance. Or perhaps, it had designated Rio as its target, and so could not adapt to another host immediately. Or maybe, Aeryn had just inflicted damage on it, and it was withering from that.

It looked like the mist had moved not just to what was visible, but also non-visible. It could be more complicated then that, but Azler was sure Aeryn stabbing it had some sort of positive effect at least.

Rio meanwhile, who was just understanding the situation, realized he had totally misunderstood why Aeryn had seemingly "attacked" him before. He also understood now something tried to possess him, and that Aeryn saved him from that.

And quite notably, something Andolen would probably be happy about, the weird substance that had latched onto Rio was also withering quickly and at a rapid rate. Andolen would likely notice this due to his high skill, but it appeared that it was because it was hit by a powerful, magically infused weapon before it actually started the possession process. In a minute or maybe two, the strange substance that was invisibly wrapped around Rio's body would be gone, and his appearance would return to normal.

However, because of his high skill he would have also noticed that this was not the source, but more like...a reaction. The exact cause would not be able to be determined, but he would defeinently be able to confirm it was a sort of composite of Delta 1 and 2, meant to feed on emotions and strengthen itself, while causing the host to go berserk and cause more chaos. If it progressed far enough or on certain people, it was possible an effect of Delta-3, where it would eventually cause them to burn out and become an empty shell while the entity moved on to another more viable subject, would occur.

Aeryn meanwhile looked towards Virgil again, and smiled. "I cant say for sure, but it looks like everything will be fine here. How about I show you to the dorm rooms? Besides, I want to get changed anyways before class starts, and it looks like everything here is covered".

And as this was said, Azler looked towards Andolen. "Well, I will make sure to have this strange occurance investigated, get some teachers on it while they are off, and look into this area a bit more, but it looks like this area is clear. Unless you have something you want to add, I think it should be safe for you to get to your class. That said, I think just to be absolutely safe, since we are a school and all, I should have Rio go to the nurses office for a bit for continued rest and examination".