Alexis Alexis simply shrugged as the others discussed what might have happened. Afterall, she had no idea what a planet was, or what the Earh used to look like. She didn't even know that they lived on Earth. "Well," Alexis sighed, "this is all news to me. Is this map-thing supposed to show us something? It just looks like random shapes and words to me." Then, noticing the frustrated looks on the other's faces, she backed up a little and put her hands up defensively, "Of course, you don't have to explain any of this to me if you don't want. All I want to know is what are the changes and why do they matter. You said that Scion disappeared, the land changed, and our . . . plantlet-thing got a new name. But does this really matter? I mean, does this change our destination in any way?" Unbeknownst to anyone, ever since Keiro had pulled a knife on Alexis, Subcon Aid (minor)'s hands had invisibly been clawing at the boy whenever he was close enough for it to reach. Unfortunately for it, it couldn't physically touch him.
Portuary city of Romua "I can't believ...I just don't understand how a city can be wiped and forgotten about like that."Smith in a disheartening motion places his palm to his forehead trying to concentrate on making sense of what he just witnessed." Those people.. have to be involved in this some how..perhaps they have already gotten to the root?.."
Anie was just as confused as anyone. "So wait...are you telling me this is a different world already? Cocoon of dreams certainly doesn't sound like earth." She looked around taking in everything. Was this it? Was this the world she wanted? "Nope...still want to kill myself."
Cocoon of Dreams "No one had reached to the Root yet, I'm positive"... a female voice answered Smith's doubt. On a table next to them, two people seat, when they turned to the origin of the voice, they recognized them.. "You two!" exclaimed Valanthia who suddenly got up ready to fight.... The voice of Hisfariel calmly said "Hey Mister Valanthia, you can relax, we're not here to fight, we cannot, you destroyed my magical hat." Mytahlia who was with him laughed and then said "Indeed we're in a defenseless situation, you could approach this situation to got some information" Valanthia still tense calmed and said "Fine... but don't do anything dirty.... First! how is this of the waiter having no idea of what Scion is?" The female voice of Mytahlia reploed... "Well.... I could explain you that, but I prefer to say something different... Tell me Valanthia, do you know how is this planet called?" "Huh? that's an strange question, the planet Earth of course" said Valanthia "Meeeeeeeeeeeec error" replied the girl... "Had you take a look to a map, or at least asked to someone here?, if not I'll tell you plain and simple.... Welcome to the Cocoon of Dreams... although a welcome is weird on this situation no?" Valanthia didn't get what was she talking about... "The Cocoon of Dreams?... what's that?" "Allow me to show it to you" said Hisfariel, and then he called the waiter... "Excuse me mister, this may sound strange, but can you tell me the name of this planet?" The waiter with a confused look said "Sure, its the Cocoon of Dreams, everyone knows that... why the question?" Hisfariel laughed "Hahaha, nothing personal, oh please I want an steak with your best wine" The face of Valanthia and the others was just confused. "What is this? sure it is a joke no?, how can I know if that waiter wasn't a friend of yours?" Hisfariel then laughed and said "It's up to you to belive it or not, but let me tell you this. Scion doesn't exists into the Cocoon of Dreams, but it is on it... Paradoxical no?" "Stop using wordplays, and tell me what's going on. Why are you two here on the first place?" exclaimed angry Valanthia at the two Mytahlia replied this time after asking her order... "Well.... we're into a hard situation... as you know, we need to reach to the Root too, but... we cannot now that Hisfariel lost his magical hat. So we decided to ask for your cooperation... you know, like being allies until we reach to the shore of the island of dreams" "Bulls***" screamed Valanthia gathering the attention of all the people there... "What make you both think that we'll help you? also you are our enemies!!" Hisfariel then said... "Yeah, that's the point... Do you even had a plan to reach to the Root?, taking a ship won't work into the ship cemetery Mister Valanthia" "Of course I have a plan, we'll surround the island and enter from the back part of it, so we can avoid the ship cemetery" said Valanthia "Useless" replied Mytahlia "Useless, useless, not good. The back part is inaccesible due to whirpools and rocks, don't tell me that you didn't studied that? hehehehhe, such fool moved by its own instincts, ironic isn't it?" "What did you said!!" screamed Valanthia while blasting the table with his hand. "Calm down... as I said we want to cooperate, you'll see, we know how to enter into the island... but as we don't have the magical hat, we need someone who could help us... fight something" Said with an smile the girl "So the deal is this, we told you how to reach to the island, and you help us to defeat the beast that guards the only safe entrance, fair isn't it? you have the power to do it" In front of the word beast, Valanthia's face became palid and his body suddenly tense... True they had the power now... but what's this, a beast?, he had enough with the strange inmortal people and humanoids made of the ground, etc..... A beast sound far worst.... However their deal was tempting. "Give us a second to discuss it" said Valanthia who turned to his companions "So what do we do.... is true that we don't know how to reach to the island..." asked to Aadmex and Smith
Aadmex "So what do we do.... is true that we don't know how to reach to the island..." asked to Aadmex and Smith The hood hung over Aadmex's face, shadowing over his eyes. Yet even then, the faintest glint of determination pierced the dark veil. Determination to purge. That very glint bored into Valanthia as he asked the question, before switching to the stranger from before. Sinners. "Perhaps. This man has proved himself to be one of honor, regardless of past and future transgressions. Despite what you attempted to do stranger, you have earned my respect. Don't make me regret it."
"Damn..what Choice do we have that we have at the moment" sighing out "I still don't trust two of you hat or no hat we'll help each other out until are goal is met.."
Seekers Valanthia sighed… he didn’t liked the idea… but they didn’t had a better idea. “Ok… you two… Spawns wasn’t it?. We agree… but know that we will be watching you two” “Then is settled, said Mytahlia… Tomorrow we’ll steal a ship and will depart to the island of dreams” Steal? Were they crazy? “You know we could just go and ask for a ride…” Hisfariel then said… “Who on this land will be brave enough to travel through the ship’s cemetery?... and also they would lend it to you in a day or two… we don’t have enough time for that. You’re into a race for the fate of this world isn’t it?” Valanthia answered then “Right… but I really don’t want to steal something, it sounds just bad…” Mytahlia smiled and said “Perhaps this will convince you… Those that happened to Scion… did you notice that it was growing no? Normally it would take a month to reach this land… but something will happen that will hasten the process, and tomorrow on the afternoon, the city of Romua will be affected by it” Valanthia was surprised “You two… what did you do…” “Huh? What is that?” replied Mytahlia…. “We did nothing, stop blaming this to us. Oh look at the time, we gotta go, you know? To find some good room on a hotel, see you tomorrow at the morning on the harbor…” And then the two left…. With that mysterious air behind them, leaving the three confused and doubtful. The destruction… has hastened? They had no time at all?
Seeds "Nope...still want to kill myself." Kairo couldn't stop a laugh that escaped from his mouth, a laugh that was replied by the cold and pesimist glance of Anie. "Uum sorry...." Then he decided to change the topic "Nadeem, is strange for you to come with frie.... uuum I mean partners. What are you plotting?" Nadeem took a deep breath... "I'm sorry Kairo, but tomorrow we will depart.... remember the zeppelin of the Punccinello family?" "Yeah, that big one, that is said to travel better than a Boeing 747, what's up with that one?". Nadeem smiled and said... "We'll steal it of course... from one of the biggest mafia of the town" her grin couldn't really hid her nervousness. "Nadeem.... ARE YOU CRAZY!!!????" Exclaimed Kairo... "Hey, hey relax Kairo, I got it all planned, it will sound crazy, but we are kinda special, remember all the crazy story of Scion.. well it will help us now" "But hey Nadeem... what are you gonna do, why do you need the zeppelin?" said Kairo "Simple" replied Nadeem. "We want to reach to the island of dreams.... that's were the Root I mentioned before is" The eyes of Kairo widened... "It's too dangerous... don't go Nadeem, I don't want to lose you this time..." he hugged Nadeem's body as a ten years old boy would hug her sister's body. Nadeem patted his head and then she said... "Is something that must be done... remember when I told you that if I would had a chance to change this world I would take it no matter the risk?, well this is my chance, I cannot throw it away." "L...let me come with you Nadeem" exclaimed Kairo with tears on his eyes. "I cannot Kairo, it will be dangerous, I cannot assure that I will protect you... " then her glance met with Kairo's glance "Go to the Denfield's house... hid there, they'll take care of you... please promise it to me" said Nadeem with certain sadness on her tone. The Denfields were a family versed in illegal activity, dirty people, but with a gentle heart at difference of others, they take care of Nadeem and Kairo, both orphans and they were like a second or maybe their main family. Then after crying a bit Kairo said "Please... come back alive Nadeem... I promise I'll take care, but come back" Nadeem smiled and said "I will, don't worry."
The tall man with the black coat. Drops of water started to fall from the sky over the strange building, and thus over the man close to it… Was this an omen of what was to come?. The man at this point knew that it was useless to try to enter the building, he’ll have to wait for some of the Spawns to appear, and then force the answer from them. He wouldn’t associate with the Spawns at all. But the last time was an exception, he needed the Emereuk Nystalligmu that revealed the location of the island… The strange of all this though was that even the Spawns had no idea of where the island was, so they <cooperated> to find its location…. Mytahlia could have no power at all, but her knowledge is her great asset, she knows how to form one of those crystals. A very valuable knowledge on this world. However all this confused the man even more. Curses, I shouldn’t had borrowed their help… they want to reach to the Root too, they plan to interfere with my plan. I should had eliminated them… Also that other problem… the survivors, I never expected the, to follow the words of the stone. Things really aren’t working for me. He sighed under the rain while bitting his lower lip, he was a real fool, how did he commited such mistake Atahlia, what kind of game are you playing now? Wish I could understand you…
"Please... come back alive Nadeem... I promise I'll take care, but come back" Nadeem smiled and said "I will, don't worry." "You shouldn't make promises you can't keep." Anie scowled, "As if, comeing back alive? Did you forget this world won't be here once we change things? That's assuming we survive the next bout of suicidal insanity that is being forced upon or already fragile mortal existence. It's too bad our last near death battle didn't kill me." She said these words annoyed and uncaring of who heard. "kid go home, lose your virginity, then make a nice big tomb, becuase by the time this is over there is a good chance we'll all be dead."
Nadeem couldn't contain herself before punching Anie on her head in a very comical way. "Watch your words lady pesimism... Of course we'll change things, but if it's truth that the Root can concede any wish on any form, we could make sure to keep the elements we love, like my little brother Kairo for example" "kid go home, lose your virginity, then make a nice big tomb, becuase by the time this is over there is a good chance we'll all be dead." Once she pronounced those words, they turned more than into just a lecture, but ignited the rage on Nadeem, for a moment she almost let herself out of control, as the change of colors in her eyes revealed... but she controled herself. "Shut up now" she said with an scary tone on her voice.
Anie scoffed, "B**** you know it's true, we will most likely die on this journey, don't fill the kids head with emotional bull s***. Cause even if we do survive, we can't just save people we love, no. All of it goes, all of the old world must go, even if that means we must go, I for one think that there should be no humans on the new world. The thing is, if we save him cause he's (special) to you, then that means we have to save all his family, and his friends cause they're special to him. And then we would have to save their family and their friends and before you know it, we saved the whole G** damn world. You know what kid, I take it back, go home lose your virginity and then kill yourself, cause either way your F***." Nadeem was steaming now. "What? you wanna start something?"
Alexis sighed as he allies continued to argue. Turning to Kairo, she shrugged her shoulders. I don't know about you, but I just learned a few new things from that," she laughed, pointing towards Nadeem and Anie. She giggled for a second, then stopped abruptly as she noticed that Kairo was not as amused as she was. "Come on, that was supposed to be funny!" she cried out. Kairo instead, began to glare at her. Alexis sighed. "Um, so we haven't really introduced our selves. My name is~" Alexis stopped abruptly as Subcon Aid (minor), having just found silverware, began to throw knives and forks at Kairo. "HELP!" Alexis cried out as she tried to stop the flying utensils.
Dischord "Hey... didn't someone teach you to behave in other's houses?" The tone of Nadeem was indeed different than before. "I got tired of listening to you!!!" screamed the girl. At the same moment her hair became of an intense red and her eyes golden, slowly her hand turned into a flame.... However it calmed down again, no, it didn't calmed down, but her anger was distracted by Alexis's actions "Alexis!! what the f*** are you doing!!??" The flame in the hands of Nadeem changed direction, and this time was fired toward the knives and forks. Fate's casualities are curious, trying to protect her brother, Nadeem ignited the walls of the house with fire as an accident. Her face showed how horrorize was she. The knives didn't touched her brother thanks to the fire. But the house slowly started to burn. "S..S...S***!!!"
"Aaaa hahahaha! Yes! Burn! I love fire!" Instead of helping Anie laughed giddily like it was her birthday. "Destruction is so sweet." She sat back relaxed and watched the spectacle unfold.
"Alexis!! what the f*** are you doing!!??" Nadeem screamed. Alexis was trembling, tears streaming down her face as the house began to burn. Her legs crumpled up beneath her as she dropped down, her body shaking as she cried. "I . . . I don't know," she hiccuped, "Everything's just moving on its own!" Subcon Aid (minor) began to search for other things to thrown. Finding none, it retracted back into Alexis and entered stasis. Alexis was immobilized by her fear as everything around her burned. "Just . . . *HIC* . . . just make it stop!" In the chaos, one thing was made apparent, Alexis was afraid of fire.
It's futile to describe their efforts to extinguish the fire. Until the firemen arrived they were useless. Nadeem couldn't do more than curse her own power... Things calmed a down after a while. Kairo face showed terror, he was scared. Nadeem hugged her while crying and saying "I'm sorry, I didn't wanted to scare you, forgive me..." Kairo's composture recovered in front of the crying Nadeem " It's ok... Nadeem... It's ok..." But it wasn't ok, their home although still stood up it was seriously burned, no one could inhabit there now... "Do you see it Kairo?, that's why you can't come with us... we're dangerous... monsters..." said Nadeem Kairo replied "Nadeem you're not a monster, not a monster at all." Both embraced cried a bit... Then Nadeem calmed down, her eyes fixed on the scared Alexis.... "Hey, are you ok... Alexis?"
Jaharra had tried to remain still during the whole event, but her eyes had darkened dangerously and her hair had shortened to a degree as she stifled a low growl. "I will not deal with people who cannot work together when it is needed." she said to Anie carefully, her fangs glinting as she spoke, "You want to end up on my bad side? Go ahead -but keep whatever "dark" words you want to say shut up tight in your little mouth or i will do it for you." Drawing her dagger she twirled it once, then sheathed it, going over to Alexis and scooping her up like a little kid -showing an oddly maternal side that no one had noticed before. "Things are scary Alexis, but once you realize they scare you you can improve on that weakness to make you stronger." she said gently, "I had to learn that too when I lost my dad...But it'll be alright." Settign her down on the floor gently, Jaharra walked awya and leaned against the doorpost, rubbign her face. She had let a tear escape when she had remembered her brother's death. Koth....
Alexis eventually stopped crying as the others showed her their concern. She wiped her tears off and sniffles a bit, before calming down. "Thank you, everyone," she sniffed, still fighting back tears, "I'm sorry, I have no idea what's wrong with me. That hot stuff is . . ." She paused for a moment as she searched for a word, "frightening. And things just seem to move on their own around me. I think that's part of what I do, just like how you all have powers, except that I can't control it." Alexis sighed, brushing herself off. She had arrived on this journey, dirty and coated in grime, and now she was even filthier, covered in ash. She walked over to Kairo and held out her hand in apology. "I'm sorry, this is my fault," she apologized, "I didn't mean for any of this to happen."
Seekers Uneasy feeling runs through Smith " Listen I think we should come up with a plan B or something to do in the event that they do try to pull something over on us" The thought of those 2 doing anything for the good of the people made Smith smile to himself. " Most likely since they don't have any offensive strength they will run off while we deal with the beast at the entrance. We should focus on getting pass the beast but not killing it, or dumping the monster on to them?" Smith asked questionably trying to come come up with a plan but feeling unsure about what he just said.
Seekers: The next morning. Smith idea was a good one, Valanthia kept that in mind. After eating they went to an hotel and sleep... Around 7 am they wake up and get ready, they had a long journey in front of them. They went to the harbor, no one was there, and only after 15 minutes the two spawns appeared. "I'm sorry" said Mytahlia "We had some important stuff to do..." Hisfariel let a laugh escape "Yeah, I had to spend certain time trying to wake up my snorting sister, and then she was afraid to travel into a ship... hehehheh" Mytahlia face turned of a bright red "Shut up Hisfariel!!! don't tell embarassing stuff" Valanthia couldn't avoid to let a laugh escape from his mouth. But he recovered the seriousness quick.... "So what's that beast you want us to take care of, something like a lion, a shark, etc. Or some mystical creature like the minotaur" said with a gloomy and joking tone. "Oh, don't worry Mister Valanthia, it's nothing like that" said Hisfariel. "Right, then what it is?" asked Valanthia Mytahlia replied with a calm tone "A Dragon, you know those giant reptiles with wings that spit fire from their mouth" Valanthia's face became white... "A dragon... right.... ARE YOU JOKING??!!" Yet the serious look in the faces of the spawns, plus all the strange stuff that had been happening made Valanthia believe it to be truth. All fall into a deep silence... "Yup, is truth, a dragon" said Mytahlia. .................... After a few minutes they get ready to steal the ship... "Well, it may sound cruel, but you'll have to just knock down the owners of the ship.... We'll select one not too big as we are only five, but not too small, because we need an strong structure" Said Hisfariel And right in front of them, a mid sized ship that seemed to be strong enough stood "Ding dong, that's the one" said Mytahlia with an smile on her face. Without a doubt, the Seekers and the Spawns run to the ship, ready to board it. A musculous tall man with an smoke on his hand saw all this event, and then he exclaimed.... "Heeeey!!! some punks are stealing the old wave rider!!!!" As if a summon were to be, numerous people appeared, they were probably the crew, and as men from the sea, they were used to this. "This is bad" said Mytahlia.... "Hisfariel I knew that we shouldn't had just run into the ship" she did a facepalm. "hahahaha, I think is time for you, Mister Valanthia, Mister Smith, Mister Aadmex" replied Hisfariel. Though Valanthia didn't like the idea to attack people, he had no choice, so using his psychic pulse he pushed some of the men, who after landing in the ground showed a confused expression, yet they didn't waver and got up. BANG! The sound of a gun being shoted, and the a breadth of hair from Valanthia's head fell.... that bullet almost got him in the head "S*** they got guns!!, take care you two!!!"
Seeds: The next morning. Similar to the Seekers, the Seeds got into similar problems. They were hid behind some buildings, surrounded by the sound of machineguns being fired.... The punccinello mafia family had found them trying to steal the zeppelin, and thus they open fire against the girls. The Seeds fought and knocked down some of the men, but they were a lot, so they were surrounded. Nadeem ocasionally left her safe position under the building, showing her face to the mafia, and firing some bullets from her gun, yet quickly had to hid again, once the mafia's men noticed her and fired again. "Damn... we were so close, hey you three, do you think you can go for them without being shot?" asked Nadeem .......... The previous day, after the fire they calmed down, then they accompanied Nadeem and left Kairo with the Denfield family, they promised his protection to Nadeem. After that they went to an inn and tried to get some sleep, a difficult task. They wake up the next morning and after eating they went to the mafia punccinello's private airport that had the enormous zeppelin on it. Although they did all carefully they weren't able to avoid the sight of the mafia's men, so they knocked down some of them.... but they forgot to hid the bodies, and thus other mafia''s men found them.... and well that's how they ended into this situation now.
"Damn... we were so close, hey you three, do you think you can go for them without being shot?" asked Nadeem Alexis smiled, holding up her massive sheild. "I think that this might be able to hold back those thingys they're trying to hit us with, plus my ability might stop or deter them," Alexis suggested.
"I think that this might be able to hold back those thingys they're trying to hit us with, plus my ability might stop or deter them," "That's too risky" said Nadeem... "They're shoting us with machineguns, I doubt a shield can withstand that, and if it can, they're a lot!" For a moment Nadeem thought on turning her body into fire.... yet Alexis was at her side... she didn't wanted to scare her. She still could use her skill to focus sunlight into a target damaging it,.... but she needed a clear vision for that, and to only show her head one second to the enemy was already risky.
Seekers: The next morning Smith walks beside Valanthia extending his arm forward he points his palm at the angry fisherman a bluish flame like pulses through his arm as it ejects from his palm the light begins to extends its length and width over shooting the length of the pier its stops right in front of the angry mob acting as a sort of barrier keeping them at bay and not allowing bullets used to pass through. He then grips his extended arm with his free hand as if he is amplifying his ability as the shield like light construct becomes denser and brighter closing off the pier from them. " I don't think these people deserve any kind of harm to them, there only doing what anyone would do when they are being robbed." he relaxes his stance and straightens himself up as he puts his focus on the spawns " Of course, present company excluded" he says to himself as he heads towards the boat. "The shield should hold up until we are in the water I doubt they are carrying any..what did you call it Hisfariel Nero magic?"
