[HERO QUEST] Crystal Clear Ascension

I should feel safe... why am I so nervous with her. She's so nice, and a good person. Maybe she really doesn't want to throw me away

A small hopeful thought rose in the depths of the nervous little girl and her eyes looked back up to her with a big blush although it was more from the fact she thought it was so embarrassed about how she acted. The fact she should've known there was nothing to worry about with her. Cirno's gentle attitude and the way she calmed her did indeed help her quite a lot.

She looked up at Cirno with big eyes, one might see a little shine of admiration and respect in those red orbs. Ichika had little idea to what Cirno was thinking, she could never read people very well but everyone seemed to know what she was thinking. Her "sister" told her it was her eyes that gave everything away in the past and it was frustrating for the angel especially when she wanted to keep a secret. As Cirno asked her to expand on her thoughts of "good" and "evil" Ichika had to think about that, her head came down and her hands went to her chin as she began to think about that question.

It didn't take her very long which surprised her but nevertheless she looked back to Cirno and looked away as she went red again from her lack of spine although after clenching her fists and forcing herself to look back at the celestial the blonde would slowly form her answer into a sentence, there would be a small pause since she wanted to say the whole thing without stopping or studdering and so she planned it all out in her head before voicing it.

"Well.. I guess I see evil as people or things that antagonise and cause negative in the world, like Mana. She seeks to bring chaos and destruction which I think is wrong! She shouldn't be allowed to hurt people and good is different like you, good is people with nice intentions and are willing to protect others who can't protect themselves. I wanna protect people from all the negative in the world so they don't have to suffer and that's why I want your help! So I can do what you do. If someone hurts someone then I don't wanna let them get away with it, it's wrong to damage people's lives and they shouldn't be allowed to do it!"

She realised that she got a bit into her answer, if it was anyone else she probably would've gone bright red again after she realised that she was quite loud at some points but the other angel had put her nerves at ease with her attitude and demeanour. Although she was a little worried that she might've answered wrong although part of her wondered how she would've got it wrong. There was not a chance in hell she got it wrong, or at least she hoped so.

Watching with curious interest the young girl looked at Cirno's hand which had appeared and took her left palm. She had never expected the woman to take hold of her hand, having her hand in the Celestial of Ice's made her blush a bit, mainly from her immature thought that lovers and family hold hands but she was quite sure she was neither to Cirno... the blue haired woman most certainly not one to her as far as she knew.

Her face only grew a little more red when Cirno's hand rubbed her head, a little worried about what this would do. She feared that maybe Cirno would see something bad, while there was nothing she was still scared that she might learn the truth of her origins as a Saca Dila even though she didn't know she already knew. She tried to keep her thoughts as true as possible, focusing on helping others which she wanted nothing more to do. Of course she was never good at controlling her thoughts and so Cirno might catch glimpses of the sheer innocence and purity of the little girl's psychology and her almost childish view on good and evil although her view on what they are were quite defined.

Ichika's little form felt much more at rest and relaxed after the whole ordeal, she wondered what the stronger angel had done although had no idea. Such things were quite complex for the litle angel to comphrehend since she didn't even understand her own aether power just yet but she knew it had something to do with crystals like her inverse Chifuyu. The next words and the final ones left the angel a little startled.

She wants me to fight already... I am sure I could do that! All I need to do is go with her and purify the Black World's influence, maybe there won't even be any Saca Dila there and I won't have to fight! I might just have to cleanse it. I suppose that can't be too hard and I have already come this far, if I go back now Shadin or Chifuyu would probably drag me all the way back. Alright I know what I am going to do.

The red eyes had disappeared to look at the ground as she thought about the Celestial's words before the silence would be drawn out a little and the little girl looked up at Cirno with a strong resolve. Her desire to be a hero and the sheer dedication made her unwilling to back down now, she had been encouraged and if she backed down now then she was no better than those people that did nothing to help people!

"I'm ready to stop it's chaos! I wanna go"

Her words left her lips and made her realise that she did it, Cirno would easily see the girl's eyes beam with pride at her own courage and her smile grew with joy. She waited for Cirno's response to all this as she waited for her to lead the way, since Ichika didn't have any idea where they were going.