"You ready?"
Azron got into a fighting stance before realizing it was Kyrios sitting on a rock,his dreadlocks held back by a headband.
"Dude, you can't just do that"Azron spoke.
Kyrios laughed amusedly,he stood up walking towards him"anyway's they're coming,I can feel it"
"Who's coming?"he asked Kyrios.
"The other gods"
"These other gods that you speak of,do you know the name of those whom their souls have been attached to?"
"Yes,is it about this Aviva girl?"
Azron visibly froze before regaining his icy demeanor"what are you talking about?"
Kyrios just smiled"anyway,let's go train"he started walking.
Azron followed him.
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"We're running out of supplies,Yas, since we're passing over a village,why don't we stop by for some time to refill"Vida spoke as she looked at the village below them.
"We've already lost the first gem,we don't need things wasting our time"Yasmin replied.
"It was your fault we were late because we stopped by to help a village on fire"Alura cut in.
Yasmin groaned as much as she hated to admit it,Alura was right,she placed her palm on the bird,the bird dove towards the ground.
"We'll meet up back here after 45 minutes,please don't cause trouble or attract any attention"Yasmin ordered once the bird landed.
"Vida and I will go refill the supplies"Yona stated as she and Vida began walking off and gradually the others began too.
Alura looked at her phone,plugging her ears,she played a song on her phone,walking off in a random direction.
Staying in my play pretend
Where the fun ain't got no end
Staying in my play pretend
Where the fun ain't got no end
Staying in my play pretend
Where the fun ain't got no end
She closed her eyes as a nostalgic memory crossed her head,she didn't remember anything about her life till she met Alaster,so it was new to her.
She saw her younger self staring at a grave,Mr and Mrs Jenson written bold on the tombstone.
The rain poured down on her younger self but she didn't care,she just kept staring at the grave.
Can't go home alone again
Need someone to numb the pain
Can't go home alone again
Need someone to numb the pain
Can't go home alone again
Need someone to numb the pain
Her younger self stared at the grave,tears streaming down her face.
She placed her hands on the tombstone as the tears continued pouring"Mum,dad,I miss you so much,please come back,my life is hell"
"Alura what are you doing out here,we've been looking for you."A figure called out dragging her younger self into a car.
Staying in my play pretend
Where the fun ain't got no end
Can't go home alone again
Need someone to numb the pain
You're gone and I gotta stay high
All the time
Alura watched as her younger self was beat up,mistreated,brutalized.
She rushed towards them but her hands just fazed through them.
She watched as her younger self was experimented on despite her continuous cries and pleas not to,she was pushed down to the floor once they were done.
High all the time,-ime to
High all the time,-ime to
High all the time to keep you off my mind
High all the time -ime to
High all the time -ime to
High all the time to keep you off my mind
She opened her eyes,involuntary raising her hands to wipe her tears,she hadn't even realized she was crying.
She stared at her reflection in the mirror as tears streamed down her face,was that really her childhood.
High all the time -ime to
High all the time -ime to
High all the time to keep you off my mind.
She opened her back searching for her sedatives,she couldn't take it,she clutched her head in her head as she injected one of the sedatives into her body enjoying the feeling that rushed throughout her body tossing the empty container once she was done with it.
She was about to inject the second one when a hand snatched it from her hand,she turned to face the person who had snatched it.
"What are you doing,Ace,give it back"she glared at him.
Ace knew she was serious,she never called him Ace,always pretty boy,he didn't give her instead he smashed it against the wall breaking the object.
"No!"She screamed trying to gather the spilled liquid dripping down the wall.
He yanked her up forcing her to face him.
He watched her remove her ear pods shoving them in her pocket as she continued glaring at him.
"What the hell are you doing,Alura?"
"It's none of your damn business,it's my life,I can do whatever I want with it,besides why do you care,you just see my as a crazy person,don't you?"
Ace froze,she was right,why did he care,it wasn't the first time he had seen someone intake drug,so what made her different.
He steeled his gaze as he looked at her"you're right I don't care"he could swear he saw a part of her break,he shouldn't have said that,he knew it was a lie.
"I just don't want anything to delay this mission,you're crazy enough as it is"he continued,he knew he shouldn't have said that too,after all he also showed some level of insanity too though not as much as her.
Alura scoffed before walking away,she stopped"remember that all the best people are"she continued walking in what he was assuming was the direction of where they were all meant to meet.
He tightened his fist as he watched her walk away,he hated to admit it but he cared about her,so why couldn't he bring himself to accept it.
He ran a hand through his hair before also walking in the same direction.
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Jude looked around as he saw himself in a place filled with people running.
It felt like the dream he had when he found out that Mila was pregnant at the time of the war except that he could see this one clearly.
He looked a across,he saw a demon attack a woman with fire,just as the fire was about to hit the woman,the fire turned into flowers.
He was surprised,so was the woman,he saw a dark skinned guy with black dreads run up to the woman,"you can go now"he helped the woman stand up.
"So what brings you here Kyrios"He heard a man with blood red hair and teal eyes speak,he was sitting on the shoulder of one of the giant demons.
"Enough of this madness,Alaster"the guy with dreads also known as Kyrios sneered.
Jude could see other gods fighting too,there were numerous giant demons everywhere.
"You can see it right?"Jude turned around to see Ezra standing behind him.
"Are you the one showing me this?"he asked.
Ezra shook his head then walked forward,standing beside Jude he spoke again"if care is not taken,this whole scene will replay if Alaster opens the door to the creatures of hell"
Jude froze,he looked at the scene in front of him,he clenched his fist,he didn't want that"I won't let this happen"
Ezra stayed silent"and if it does"
Jude looked at him"Then I'll stop it"
Ezra nodded then disappeared.
Jude's surrounding started to spin, disappearing in the process.
He woke up,he noticed that they were still flying on Aviva's bird,he stared at the blue sky remembering his conversation with Ezra.
"Is anything wrong?"Ciara asked as she sat down beside him.
"No,just thinking"
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"Damn"Azron groaned as he landed into the ground,blood was dripping down his face.He clutched his shoulder as he struggled to stand.
"Are you okay?,should we stop?"Kyrios asked as he stood in mid air.
"How much time do you have?"Azron asked.
"Less than 10 minutes"
"Good,let's make the most of it,after all if the approaching danger you speak of is as dangerous as it is then I still need to get stronger"
Kyrios nodded at Azron's words before grabbing his own sword.
Azron managed to stand up,he wrapped his right hand around his sword on the floor before walking over to the second one and taking it too.
He jumped up,running towards Kyrios,he swung his sword but Kyrios easily blocked it.Him and Kyrios exchanged continues clashes and attacks of their swords.
"You're defeated"Kyrios spoke as he pointed the tip of his sword a few centimeters from Azron's neck.
Azron stared at him before dropping his hands to his side"You keep this up and I'll believe you didn't get killed"
"It's surprising isn't it,that's how I felt when I was dying,at that point life didn't flash before me,no,I was far too amused for that to happen because I felt gods couldn't die"Kyrios spoke and Azron listened silently.
He watched as Kyrios faded,he looked at his hands,he clenched and unclenched them before standing up, picking his sword to continue training.
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Song is Stay high by Tove lo Hippie sabotage