After few more attempts they decided to move to different area to widen the search field.
"Hmmm, satella. Is this insignia something really that precious? Is it some kind of a family heirloom?
Subaru asked, curious as to why she was so fixated on it.
"Uh um, y-yeah! I-it's something really precious!! T-thats why we need to find it!!"
She said in a slight panic as if to hide something. Subaru simply nodded and continued to talk with puck.
From what he heard, satella is a spirit user. They are people who make spiritual contracts with spirits.
It's a binding agreement made between a human and a spirit, where the human essentially pledges something in exchange for the spirit's power or assistance.
While they were walking, they noticed something peculiar. A young girl was crying on the side of the street.
"Looks like she's lost. Hmmm, if we leave her, then it could lead to something bad but if don't then our slim chance of finding your insignia will become negligible."
Subaru said. He was trying to be reasonable and calculative but his hand that was flinching to help her gave him away.
Satella noticed this as a small gentle smile appeared on her face.
"My insignia is important but it's not more precious than a life."
Subaru looked her with surprise then smiled as they made their way toward the little girl.
"Hey, are you lost? Where are your parents?"
Satella ask, though instead of calming down, the little girl starts to cry even more. Satella tries to calm her but to no avail.
Until.
"Hey, Wanna see something cool?"
Subaru says gaining her attention as a baseball sized orb of golden light forms in the palm of his hand. Soon he begins to change its shape into different things.
He was using one of skills to manifest and manipulate it.
[Name: Energy molding
Level: 5
Type: active
Cost: 10 DP/CP per minute
Description: allows user to manifest one's energy and mold it at their command
Effects:
+50% stability
+50% of user's durability
+25% of user's attack power(Effects are affected by intelligence stats) ]
This causes her to focus on the glowing bear that he formed as she stops crying.
Subaru then turned it into a golden rose and then, joining his hands together and opens them on top of her head as small particles of golden lights fell on her like snow which made her giggle.
Subaru looks at Satella who looked just as awestruck and excited as the little girl from the light show he made.
Feeling his gaze, she composes herself but still has a slight tinge of red on her cheeks due to embarrassment.
After sometime, they managed to find the little girls mom and handed her over safely.
"Well, nothing seems to be working. Hmm, how about we go back to where it all begin? Maybe we can get some clues there."
Subaru suggested and puck agreed as well since he knew Subaru is the only one who has enough brain capacity to think that much.
So, after sometime they arrive at the scene which was a big shock to Subaru. Why?
"Hmm, oh you're back? Are you finally gonna buy something?"
Okay now this was getting ridiculous. The place where her insignia was stolen is the same place where he teleported to. In front of this green haired, super jacked fruit seller.
"I would love to sir, but right we're in the middle of an investigation. By any chance hav-"
"No."
Subaru tried to ask but was cut off by the him. he raised his hand and continued.
"Look, I don't want to get mixed up in any of your problems. I'm just simple fruit seller."
Subaru understood his concerns and was about leave until he heard someone calling him.
"Big brother magician! Pretty sister!"
Subaru turns to see its the same little girl they helped. She was holding her mother's hand waving her free hand with a big smile.
"How do you know my daughter??"
The green haired man asks confused as the girl reaches them and hugs him.
"They helped me find her after we got separated."
His wife explains as he nods. Then, he turns to Subaru and smiles.
"Since you helped my daughter, I'll help you. So, what was it that you wanted to ask?"
Subaru smiles at his words as the little girl walks up to satella and gives her a small, beautiful flower broach.
"This is for you As a thanks! Pretty sister!"
She says in a enthusiastic voice as satella takes the broach and clips it on her dress while patting her head.
*****
"Hmmm. You are really good at this, This is felt. She lives in the slums on the outskirts of the city."
He said as he looked at the sketch and with that information, they made their way toward the slums.
*****
It was starting to get dark by the time they arrived near the slums and that's when puck started to become translucent.
"Seems like my time's up. If anything happens, don't hesitate to call me okay? Peter, will you take care of her for me?"
"Leave it to me. I'll make sure nothing happens to her."
Subaru knew that puck had a time limit since he told him about it while they were on the topic of spiritual contracts.
And in few moments puck vanished and turned back into the aura that surrounded her.
Now that he see it, he remembered something as his eyes lit up.
"Satella, can you give your hand?"
He asked making satella to look at him in confusion. Nonetheless, she trusted him enough to not do anything appropriate.
As he held her hand, he activated his 2nd skill.
[Name: energy sensing
Level: 5
Type: active/passive
Cost: 10 DP/CP per minute
Description: allows user to feel the aura of everything in the area of effect while passively granting user the ability to see and feel aura intheir surroundings.
Effects:
+25% perception
Range: 1 KM. ]
His left eye changed color as it turned black while his right eye began to glow with bright golden energy, startling satella.
He then focused on his sphere and tried to look for a energy similar to satella's and in a few seconds he found it.
"Got it. I found where your insignia is. Let's go."
He said as he let go of her hand while his eyes returned to normal.
"Ummm Peter. I noticed that what you use isn't s spirit or gate."
"I use divinity. It's something that few are born with and even fewer manifest it. It allows me to do a lot of things like manifesting it, healing or sensing others life force or aura."
Subaru explained as it didn't felt like anything to hide.
Satella looked at him in awe as she asked a few more questions. After walking through the slums for sometime, they arrived at the location where he sensed her insignia.
There were three other auras inside, one was really strong in particular but nothing he couldn't handle as he pushed open the door startling the occupants.
"Hey there! We're looking for something. Is there someone named felt?"
Subaru asked with a cheerful smile as he looked at the occupants of the room.
A giant of an old man, a blonde haired little girl that matched the sketch so most likely felt and a- holy shit what's she wearing?!
"Return my insignia and no will get hurt!!"
Satella yelled as she prepared to use her ice magic but was stopped by the old man.
"I'm sorry young miss but we can't do that. You see, we were requested to get it and this young lady is here to buy it. So if you want it, you'll have to compete with her."
"But-"
She tries to argue but was stopped by Subaru this time.
"Alright. I'll trade something in exchange for it. What about you."
Subaru asked while looking at the black haired woman.
"Hmmm~ I'll pay a total of 20 Holy coins. and about you?"
She said causing others to look at her in shock, except for Subaru but from there reaction, it must be a very big amount.
Subaru wasn't distraught though as he took out a flip phone. Yes he used a flip phone.
Because it was cool and not because he didn't know how to use a smart phone even though it has been six years.
"This thing allows one to capture moments in time."
He said as he clicked a photo of everyone and showed it to them.
"Is this a metia? I have never seen one but it definitely seems like the real deal."
The old man said as felt looked at the flip phone with astonishment.
"Hmmm. A metia is surely more valuable than 20 holy coins. So it seems you won young lad."
The old man said as subaru grasped satella's hand who began to jump in joy.
"We won!!! I got my insignia back thanks to you peter!!"
"Not a problem. I think this makes us even now."
Subaru said as he looked at satella, happiness radiating. But his attention was soon grabbed by the woman who stood up from her seat.
"Seems like I lost. It seems My owner should have given me more holy coins. I guess this is the end."
Subaru eyes widen as he tried pull satella but it was too late as a dagger stabbed right through her chest and pierced her heart. Killing her instantly.
Subaru's mind went blank as he held her body. Her blood covering his hands. pain and memories that he had suppressed came flooding back in.
He didn't notice how the old man was stabbed in the neck or how felt was cut in half.
"Ohhhh, look at you, sitting here as everyone died. You could have helped them yet you didn't. You're such a coward"
Something inside him broke as a torrent of black and golden energy surrounded him. his punch connected with her stomach and the force sent her flying into a shelf, obliterating it and cracking the wall and forming a crater as she coughed out blood and fell to her knees.
"I'll kill you..."