"Bora! You can bring the boy, The king's voice echoed throughout the expanse of the space. It took a little while, then something that looked like a dark hole appeared, Black hair mixed with strands of red appeared slowly, A pale skin, Eyes covered, dressed plainly in brown, with large boots, he levitated lifelessly, the king smiled as he grabbed him, Antrea was suddenly some distance away with the king, She stared around unable to decern how she got there.
"Are you ready? Dove girl, The king's cold voice rang annoyingly in her ear, he held the orb on one hand, Dan's lifeless body on the other. Antrea nodded, a single bead of sweat dropped from her forehead.
Antrea stumbled back as the ritual began, The king forced the orb back into Dan's head, it passed through him and seem to enter his body directly, the sky was black, the world the king made was cracking and badly so, Hailstorm and black lightning of which magnitude They haven't seen before shattered the terrain aggressively, Antrea was forced to use some of her power to avoid being blown away, She stared covering her face as rain pelted down, slowly then suddenly cumbersome as if being poured from the sky in bowls and buckets, The king backed away slowly, Dan was on his knees, Antrea was surprised the king was suddenly behind her, he pulled her back by her tattered clothes, The space surrounding Dan was gone Instantly, he was kneeling on the air now. His eyes opened slowly, The air calmed, He fell into the hole he had created, he didn't hit the ground, He clambered out of the hold floating awkwardly.
"I feel like I've been put through a meat grinder, he groaned, holding his head, his eyes suddenly snapped open," Areia!. He looked up to see Antrea and a man he hadn't seen before staring at him, Far back he could make out the shapes of Thranduil and Cyra, And the blue haired woman that had attacked them, Then on the arms of A muscular man with black hair, he spotted Areia.
"Areia!!, He yelled getting to his feet, His knees failed him and he was on the floor, he got up again, And started making way, ignoring Antrea and the man, He stopped short, Antrea's arm blocked his path. Face didn't move but his Yellowish-Red eye balls were undoubtedly fixed on Antrea.
"What are you doing? His tone had all the pleasantries he could muster, He looked around again, "oh I see, You guys are working with the dragon now aren't you, his tone was cold now.
"WHAT THE HELL DID YOU ALL DO TO AREIA, he asked, his voice suddenly life threatening,Cyra's hair stood on end, she was fighting an unmistakable urge to Sprint, she held onto Thranduil clothes nervously.
The King was back with the rest, leaving Antrea and Dan alone,A large dome like barrier erupted slowly, Dan could see them behind it, staring apprehensively, he saw the man who just left sharp toothed smile, he couldn't make out his face something dark was on there, np doubt he was the one who erupted the barrier.
"D-Dan you have to l-listen t-to me, Antrea began, her hand still Infront of Dan, We found out you've been fighting in your inner demon this entire time, why didn't you tell us, she asked slowly.
Dan's eyes were on Cyra,You told them! I thought you Agreed not to, he yelled, hoping the voice would reach her cause they were some distance away.
"I had no choice, She yelled back, if you keep going like this you're only going to hurt yourself.
Dan sighed, scratched his hair," I'm sorry ok, he smiled towards Antrea, I'll do my best to be open from now on, He placed his palm together, how's that?
"Doing it again are we? Thranduil barked, Pls tell me Dan that right now you're still not fighting the corruption In your mind, he couldn't keep his voice down.
Dan bit his lip and stared at the ground," I'm fine ok, just let it go.
"No! Antrea said briefly, Let it out Dan, Stop keeping what you don't understand bottled up in you.
Dan's wary eyes, lifted from the floor and landed on her," What-What I don't understand? Are you serious right now? Who would be able to understand me more than myself.
"What's all this, He waved his hand at the barrier and world around him, Why am I being stopped from seeing Areia, why is there a barrier around me? Who are those people, And What the hell is she doing with you guys, His eyes were on the girl with the blue hair.
"It'll be explained briefly, Antrea said slowly, but we can't let you see Areia, at least not in the state you're in.
"What state? He smiled, He clasped both hands together, and parted them, there was a bouque of flowers in them," See, I'm fine, he sighed dropping the flowers. He tried moving again, But Antrea still wouldn't let him.
"Look Antrea, I'm sure you guys have your reason for doing this, but honestly it's getting on my NERVES, his voice was unforgiving, he towered above Antrea, eyes locked in hers," I'M FINE, IT'S MY PROBLEM.
"Does Areia know? Antrea asked, Dan flinched and looked away.
"She doesn't need to, he replied calmly.
"Can you even hear yourself right now? How can you do that to the one person who would stay by your side unconditionally, What the hell is wrong with you? She doesn't need to know? Are you fucking kidding me! Antrea yelled, Even if you didn't tell us, why not her? She's been put through hell cause of you and this is how you treat her? Have you even considered how She'll feel if she found out? Antrea was angry and couldn't stop herself.
"Just stop, Antrea, Dan said slowly, It was the best course of action, it was what I could do at the moment, So just stop!
"Yeah keep bottling it all up, You almost killed her once and no doubt you'd do it again, Antrea said through her teeth, tears streaming down her face. Dan was taken aback.
"You're wrong, I-I don't think I've, it then dawned on him, the only time he had hurt Areia back in Heka's village, how did you know about that, he asked slowly.
"Cause he saved her! Antrea yelled angrily, you're cruel too cruel.
Dan stared at the people gathered outside the barrier, the man with the obscured face waved. He bit his tounge, stared back at Antrea still crying, then back at the ground watching him, he could see Cyra now hiding behind Thranduil, he felt a lump in his throat, he saw Areia again, he sighed, He held his head, it was throbbing, terribly so.
"Look! Antrea, I'm sorry, I'd apologize to Areia later, Since you guys already found me out, I think it's best to leave it be, he tried smiling but failed miserably, his eyes were flickering, underneath Antrea could see dark rings, she took a step back involuntarily.
"Dan, you've bottled up too much, She said calmly, Don't you think it's time to let loose?
"Are you crazy? Let loose? And do what wreak this world? No thanks, Dan sighed, he almost lost his cool. " I can't stand seeing Areia hurt, so just let it go for now, we'll discuss this later, he said brushing Antrea's arm off and walking towards the people on the other side of the barrier, his boot stopped slowly, Antrea was in front of him again.
"Look Antrea, this isn't a game, I know what I'm doing, he said.
"Let yourself loose, She muttered.
"What?.
" I said let yourself loose, You're not going near Areia or back to the human world until you do, Antrea yelled angrily.
"Stop, Antrea I'm not in the mood for this, his voice was tired.
"Let loose Dan, I can handle it, Antrea repeated.
" Stop Antrea-
"Let loose, She repeated Interrupting him.
"Please stop, Antrea-
"Let loose-
"JUST SHUT UP ALREADY, a huge surge of magical energy tore through the barrier like a blade to cloth, Cyra whimpered,Dan voice echoed far louder then the king's had, Antrea's golden eyes went dead for a second then took on the colour of his eyes, she fell but didn't reach the ground, she hovered inches away from it, she was sweating, she held her head a smile breaking on her lips.
"Yeah that's it, let loose Dan, She said coldly.
But the power was gone just as quickly as it had erupted, Dan was holding his head," I can't.
"That was unexpected, the king smiled, Another barrier erupted Instantly, then two more, Covered the first,"his power right now is greater than what I had imagined.
"Dan, Thranduil said, his knees were failing him, Cyra clung tightly to his clothes.
Dan looked up, to see Thranduil holding out a thumbs up.
"The reason you keep getting energy spikes it's cause you're always bottling everything up, you don't have a core like most people do, if you had with this Insane amount of magical energy no doubt you'd be dead by now if you kept on keeping it in, Antrea said slowly, cleaning her eyes of the tears,Let loose Dan, it's the only way to dissipate your stored up energy at the moment, She smiled, I'll be able to handle it, after all my power is almost similar to yours.
"Are you ok? Thranduil whispered to Cyra, she was trembling heavily.
"I-I-I'm scared, how can you guys not see it, she muttered, her eyes were bulging, even the king stared at her with mild amusement, "I don't want to be here, Antrea! You shouldn't be near him, she yelled." It's so unreal.
"Cyra? Thranduil asked confused, his heart stoped for a second, Cyra burst into tears, she was wimping like and extremely scared puppy now, The Dragons flinched. The surge was gradual and stayed in the air for long, Dan's face was peeling away.
"Protect, Areia, were his last words.
Antrea was slammed against the barrier with such force it she tore through two of the barrier, the king reinforced them and created more easily, "Are you ok dove girl? The king asked wickedly.
"Yh, she muttered then dashed back into the darkness.
"Question, why don't you fight him yourself, Thranduil asked the king, surely you could beat him. The King smiled like he had been waiting for this particular question.
"Yes, In his current state, I could do it, but you guys need to be prepared for what's to come if he broke loose on the outside world - the king's words were Interrupted as Antrea slammed Into the Barrier again, She had a mingled arm and leg, she was bleeding profusely, The darkness inside the barrier disappeared, Thranduil looked away, at the middle a dark mist shaped human stood, Orange rings for eyes, it stared directly at them.
"Now that's more like it, the king smiled, let loose boy.
Antrea smiled, her hand and leg, twisted and snapped back into place, see, now it's not so hard is it, she tilted her head, her ear and half her head was gone, her fist collided with Dan's, the barrier shattered like glass due to teg force of the collision, But something unexpected happened, a dark barrier emerged, trapping Antrea with Dan, Antrea stared at it, her head healed, growing back her ear and hair, she smiled.
" Did you make this? She asked barely visible, as she and Dan darted around the barrier filling the entire vacuum with their after images, Pain shot through Antrea's arm, as it collided with Dan's head, he shattered the barrier and flew into more open grounds, Antrea stared at her arm, it was gone, it grew back in an instant, She was on him before he could fully stand up but her attack didn't land. Her eyes suddenly went orange, she floated unmoving like she was a doll, it took seconds as her eyes flickered back to it's original colour, Her fist caught Dan In the eye sending him skidding through the ground like a freebie.
"You're not that strong if- Antrea's Words were cut short, in front of her large, toothy jaws appeared, She dodged the first by an inch, the other took, half her body then disappeared, Spine dangled as bones grew back, the pelvis, Femur, Soon her skeleton was complete, Flesh covered the bones, instantly, Then a flash of light and she was in a white plain cloth.
Antrea darted around Dan so fast it formed a golden tornado that rippled throughout the world.
She blinked," Uh? Her world was suddenly upside down, She saw her body fall limp, her head in Dan's palm. Eh?
Her head vanished from his grip, it flopped and rolled on the ground.
"You know if you keep holding back you might actually die before you're able to do anything, The king laughed, this will be the first and last time I save you.
"Yeah, Yeah, Antrea scoffed sarcastically, her body grew back, just before her nakedness was revealed she was covered in another white robe.
"Is it just me or did her personality change, Thranduil muttered.
"Though she's a terrified sort of girl, who hates conflict, I'd recon that's her personality when she fights, The king grinned, I can clearly see why she's not among the angels, also she's not being true to herself.
Antrea took deep breaths, so far, Dan had been staring not attacking not moving just staring, She stretched sideways, Felt her legs and sighed, her wings sprouted, Showering everything with a bright white light, her falling feathers created flowers wherever it landed, it all stopped short about 10 feet away from Dan.
"How about this? Antrea smiled, She was face to face with Dan gazing straight into his eyes, her feathers warpped around him ," SOUL DRAIN". It didn't go as she had expected, She backed away doubled down and Gagged, Blood poured out of her mouth, like she was suddenly vomiting after almost being drowned, She looked up to see Dan's out stretched hand, Both her legs fell, from her waist up was gone, it was an after image, Antrea retreated sideways, Dan's eyes followed her. She stopped dead, her eyes growing orange again, it was flickering, she stood like a statue for a second, raised her hand, she was trembling violently like she was fighting her own body, her hand went through her head, she fell to her knees, her eyes returned to it's usual colour.
She stared blankly at Dan, her vision waving and going out of focus.
"Isn't this bad? Thranduil asked with a note of panic in his voice.
"She's loosing sure, quite badly at that, But it's about to get interesting, There was glee in the king's voice now.
Another huge wave of magical Energy struck them, Thranduil stared at Cyra, she didn't react to it, Cyra got up slowly, she pulled her arm out of her head, it wobbled, She staggered then fell, The hole in her head closed slowly, She was on her feet, but Thranduil didn't see her get up, She was muttering something, The Earth cracked, The king touched Thranduil, he and Cyra was covered in a reddish glow, The ground they were standing on was obliterated, Absolutely wrecked, Something was forming above Antrea, Slowly the ring completed, it was a halo, as dark as night, She stood still, Dan didn't move as if waiting for her to make the first move, Thranduil felt hot incredibly so.
"Don't panic, kid, The king smiled, it's about to get fun.
She lifted up her arms, the molecules in the air vibrating, Dan kept watching her, " GALE! A large pillar of pure dark energy struck Dan tearing a hole through the world and shattering the nest.
"This isn't good, the King smirked, They were all suddenly somewhere else, Everywhere was covered in water, Thranduil tried his best not to take his eyes off Antrea, the dark energy dispersed, Dan was standing unharmed, he took a step forward, he was gone, Antrea was gone too.
"Hold onto your head, The king's voice rang.
Thranduil covered his head instantly, and just in time, he felt something whoosh past where his head was supposed to be,The new world was split in two by something so powerful the infinite world of water parted like jelly being cut, For a split second, he saw something like a black angel and A dark mist trading blows, Every punch, every movement they made to strike each other, shattered every new world the king made, Summer, Winter, A world full of brimstone and Fire, The void itself.
The Exchange lated a few minutes, Antrea tried moving but collapsed, her face shattering the hard hot floor as she went.
"Sorry,the king sighed, I don't have much imagination, they were back at the grand canyon.
Antrea tried getting up, her body was working against her, her eyes orange, Her amr severed, it grew back, her legs it grew back before she fell, She was being dismantled piece by piece by someone who wasn't even moving, Dan was staring straight into her eyes and she couldn't look away, despite her best efforts, her legs slapped the floor as she took cold slow steps towards him, she was being used like a puppet, she stood face to face with Dan, his hand touched her face, it tilted her head sideways, her now black hair fluttered lazily, they couldn't understand what he was looking for and Antrea doesn't seem to be in any condition to fight his mind control anymore, she stood still as Dan walked past her, heading towards Ryuu, Alicia took a step forward, but the king stopped her from making anymore moves.
"How long do I have to keep this up, Antrea's voice rippled through the air directly into the minds of everyone there, the bastard has taken over my body, So? How long? Her voice rang painfully in Thranduil's head.
"To be honest I don't know, The king sighed, just keep fighting till you can't no more.
Dan stopped, his mid section had been blown apart, he turned, Antrea's halo was twitching, it left her head and was taking an unusual shape in her hand, it enlarged and formed an extremely long and wierd shape, she stood some distance away holding the heavy sniper rifle, Her eye on the scope.
"What's that? Traundriil asked.
"Just a toy, the king smiled, as Antrea blew away another part of Dan.
Antrea jumped out of the way as Dan shut past her ear like a bullet, The halo was back in it's usual form, It twitched and took another shape, two extremely dark hand guns dropped on her hands, she fired rapidly as Dan zoomed in and out of sight, Caught Antrea by the neck, she shot his arm, it broke apart from his main body, she flew away and fired more shots at him, He caught what was being shot, it looked like an extremely small weirdly shaped pill or acorn, they glowed in his Palm as he stared and exploded, Antrea covered her face...Ouch, she smiled.
The large smoke cloud dispersed, Dan stood still looking at his Palm, Antrea tossed a few grenades, And kicked them towards Dan like a ball, they exploded Infront of him, he was suddenly in multiple chains, A large Magical circle underneath his feet, The chains wee glowing, Antrea approached him, her eyes as dark as the atmosphere itself, she stared into his eyes, as the chains pulled him Into the ground.
"How does it feel to be trapped by your own power, she grinned, she stepped back and fell on her backside almost in the same motion as a large jaw almost got her head," whoa that was terrifying, she laughed touching her neck where a large scar was evident. The halo twitched and took shape, a massive hammer was in her hands, Dan was on his knees now, the earth shook and almost dismantled like puzzle pieces as the hammer came in contact with Dan's face.
Thranduil looked away. The sounds echoed throughout the air, Antrea panted after a while,"just what the hell are you made of? Dan stared at her as if bored or uninterested.
"What's going on? A slow cold voice spoke.
Ryuu jumped, Areia was staring directly at him, her purple eyes narrowed maliciously, Her knee collided with his jaw, a burst of pain shot through his head, Areia jumped back breaking free from his grip.
"Gross, She was touching herself as if he had taken something, Pervert, she scoffed Indifferently.
"Is that how you treat someone that saved your life, Alicia asked coldly.
Areia stared at her no expression on her face, she rarely made expressions, she walked up to Alicia," I reckon I have a bone to pick with you, her voice was ice cold, I enjoyed being sent through a mountain very much. Her eyes broke free from Alicia's, it moved towards Thranduil, she stared at him with severe distaste, then on Cyra, she didn't look at her for long, then on the man with an obscured face, her eyes swept through the land then on Antrea quite the large amount of distance away, holding a large hammer and looking back at her, kneeling in front of her wrapped in quite the abundant amount of chains was.
"Antrea, You have exactly 5 seconds to explain yourself before I rip you to shredds!!, Areia yelled.
Areia gritted her teeth as Antrea's voice rang through her head," Areia I need your he-
"Get out of my head!, Areia barked, her face severely angry, Antrea fell on one knee, her nose bleeding, her head was throbbing, Areia had struck her somehow.
The chains creaked under strain as Dan tried getting up, " No, Antrea yelled trying invain to piece it together, Dan was almost entirely on his feet, Knowing damage isn't gonna do anything she flung herself on him, hoping to hold him down with her strength alone, It backfired instantly, Her arms still lay on Dan's shoulders as her body was caught by the king.
"It's ok Antrea, let's just see what happens from here on out, Areia didn't even look at Antrea, she was walking slowly across the Ragged and extremely battered terrain, The deep craters, heavy steams and fumes erupted here and there, she ignored them all. The Chains Snapped under Dan's constant pressure and let him loose, he stepped forward, it was as if his leg wasn't even touching the ground he was standing on, He and Areia stood in a facing the other for a good while.
"Tell me Mast- No, Tell me Dan, what's wrong? What are you all doing? Her voice was wavering, she placed one of her palm on his face, it was hot extremely so, her palm was being charred, but she didn't twitch or show any inclination if she felt any pain at all. Dan was staring down at her, his eyes still with the unholy orange glow.
"Talk to me, Please, She whispered.
Dan lowered his head, Both heads collided with a simple soft nod, The air was still as both everyone stood still in anticipation of what's to come.
"Arghhhhhh! Antrea suddenly screamed, "This is way worse then when I mixed multiple drinks from different dimensions," She was holding her head and wriggling in the ground painfully,"my head is burning.
The king Smiled," you did well dove, he said softly.
"Did well? Did I really, she stared around at the silent group," to be honest I thought I was being tossed around like a boomerang rather than actually doing anything, She scratched her head nervously, She stopped as she picked a lock of hair, it was black.
"No,No, No, No! She panicked, it's wearing off, She muttered biting her fingers, Come on turn golden, she said in a panicked stricken voice, Come on.
"What's wrong Antrea?" , Thranduil asked, taken aback by her sudden behavior.
"That's her true colour, Alicia said coldly, She would not be called a fallen angel if she actually had holy magic like most angels do, All her golden feats so far, had been nothing more than an illusion, it's the only explanation to whybher Halo's black, it true colour can't be tempered with.
Thranduil stared at Antrea, her massive black wings wrapping around her making her seem like a huge fathery cocoon, Her usually golden hair was Dark if possible even darker than that of the kings, Her Pupils usually golden In colour lay dead and extremely black, sucking all light, She was panicking and extremely so,so this is her real appearance?, Thranduil thought.
"So why is it failing now? He asked.
"It's simple, she's burnt out too much magic power, to the extent her body or rather her existence could keep up the illusion while fighting like she did, The king smiled," Kid like I said, trying to please your people isn't going to do you any good.
"Shut up, Antrea muttered, her voice shaking, she had her hands around her neck and was rubbing on the large scar there. She stiffened slightly as Cyra's arm wrapped around her neck, Her feathers opened and let her in, Cyra was sobbing.
"Why didn't you say something, Your people are assholes, To be honest I like you with black hair, you look badass, She smiled.
"S-stop it, You're going to make me cry, Antrea stuttered, she slowly removed Cyra's arm from her neck,"I'm sorry I don't like when people touch my neck, She said softly, her face flushing.
"So I can hug you everywhere other than your neck? Cyra asked, Antrea nodded.
"Ugh, Would you stop that, Scoffed the king, I feel like I'd run mad watching the two of you.
"Your feathers are really warm you know that? Cyra asked snuggling closer.
Antrea drew in the snot coming from her nose,"They're real father's after all.
"Yeah, I guess they are, Cyra laughed.
Thranduil was shocked about Cyra's instant change, seeing her like that means the danger has currently passed, he looked back at the now quite battle field, Dan and Areia we're still locking heads.
"What's going on there? he asked.
The king sat down, his tail waving slowly, We'll be here a while, if I am to guess they're currently linking minds.
Areia awoke with a start, Rays form the early morning sun struck her face from behind the curtains, She covered her eyes slightly, she looked around felt the sheets of the bed she was lying on, It was something she recognized very well, she got up from the bed and instantly realized she was shorter, She was in a black nightgown, one quick at the mirror that rested neatly on the cabinet of the room, A 11 year old girl stared back at her, She touched her face, her white hair, her teeth, she took off her top and observed the scar on her back.
"What kind of Sick joke is this? She muttered to herself. She ran towards the window and wrenched the curtain apart, She recognized that view, from that angle she could see the palace guards moving about, she could also make out lots of people in the distance going about their daily lives.
"Was everything that happened so far a dream? But I was just- she suddenly grapsed her head as a severe pain shot through her head, She gritted her teeth as it throbbed, after a while it abated, she was panting hard. She grabbed her sword from her bedside, put on her little armour and bolted out the room, She almost collided with Flynn who was carrying a mountain of paper work on his was, She dodged him by slipping in-between his legs. She stopped.
"Mr Flynn? Her eyes widened.
"What is it, He asked his Eyes fixed on her? Well you can't just call someone and then not say anything, is something the matter.
"No, it's nothing, Oh, How old is Dan right now? She asked suddenly.
"You'd be the one last person I'd ever expect to forget, He's 11, he answered curtly.
"11, 11, She muttered pacing round the hallway, What about the Quee- She stopped short, Flynn was staring at her his face angry.
"Don't talk about the Queen, I don't think many people in this castle would be able to handle her disappearance, he said slowly and walked off.
"Something is definitely off here, she thought as she sprinted down the hallway, she ignored greetings from guards and Maids as she passed, if Dan was going to be somewhat after he woke up and if this is 6 years ago, she knew were Dan was.
"Dan? She asked the almost empty and brightly lit Library, Dan? She called again this time more softly as she went in, her boots echoed as it thuded the ground, parts of the floor creaked, it had always been like that just like she remembered, She passed high shelfs filled with books, She stopped, On a Pile of Books Feet's away from her, Dan was hurdled almost buried under piles of books, he was asleep.
She approached him slowly, her steps didn't make any noise on the wooden floor, her hand touched his shoulder, she withdrew her hand slightly, then touched his hair, his face, he was real and seem normal as far as she could tell.
Her hand was still on his face when he opened his eyes, They had the glow she had seen on several occasions.
"What are you doing? Dan asked, his voice hadn't lost his cheerfulness yet, Aside from his eyes, he was normal.
"Oh sorry, I was just-
"Don't worry, Dan sighed, You wanted to know what's going on right? "I can still remember it all as clear as day, he spoke softly.
Areia stared at the massive Library," What is this place? Of course I know it's the castle from 6 years ago, but.
"Don't worry it's from my memory, I think about it a lot, He said slowly, feeling the back and leather of the books as he walked by, Areia followed him without speaking.
"I could tell Dad was hurting even though he was trying to be strong, " what the hell am I taking about, Dan gave a weak laugh,"we all were, He turned to face Areia," Mum Vanished without a trace, Areia could sense teg sorrow in his voice but Dan didn't break, "Even though everything she did had always been a mystery to me, she had always been kind, I noticed from a very young age that she wasn't your average regular human, Maybe she thought every human could do what she did, or she was just terrible at lying I'd never know.
"I mean I can't really remember how old I was then, but for some reason she uprooted an extremely large tree with her bare hands just cause it was blocking the sunset, We raced, a lot, She always pretend to be tired before me, I liked that, It made me feel strong, He stopped, his hand resting on a red book, he turned away. "I rarely got time with Dad, he was always busy for some reason, of course I didn't know at the time that he was a king, he and mum were very affectionate, extremely so, I could always hear them making a racket in the other room when they thought I was sleeping,I thought it was a sort of adult game so I didn't try to pry, I lay in my bed till I finally drift off to sleep. " When she disappeared, I didn't know what to make of it, of course she had done similar things in the past but not without dad's knowledge or without assuring me that'll she'll be back. I asked Dad about it, the look on his face said it all," he didn't know too.
"It began when I turned 11, the current age I am right now, I woke up in an extremely foul mood, with a sudden urge to shatter what I could get my hands on, My sight was blurry, I could hear maids discussing yards away from my bedroom, I was irritated, I felt like murdering something, I felt a skin on mine, I turned hoping to quell my sudden thirst for destruction, I could not, " You were asleep deeply so, without a care in the world, Hair somehow seemed even brighter and even more pure in white than the sheets we were on, her hair covered most of the bed space some were even in her mouth, though I told her to always sleep with me rather than stand guard like a soilder all night I don't think she'll actually follow through with it." I knew something was wrong with me, I stared at my hands, even though I hadn't really followed through with it, I realized I was changing. "Though I still couldn't perform any magic, I always made it a point to test that out. " I couldn't understand what was happening, I poured through book after book, but nothing, It was getting worse with each day, Dad and I barely spoke, we avoided each other if possible, coming in contact means remembering her and neither wanted to breakdown.
"Areia did you remember the day we left the castle? Dan smiled staring at her, She nodded.
The Library suddenly changed, it was somehow more ancient and unkept, large pile of books were missing from the shelf's, Dan sat down crossed legged," Even though you kept trying to read cause I was always reading I noticed you couldn't always get through the first few pages, of course I knew you could read but it must have been extremely boring for you and I apologized, Dan laughed, he was sitting a book in his Hand, Areia silent sat next to him her head on his shoulder, only this time she wasn't asleep, she stared at the book Infront of her, Dan had deliberately picked a book for her that had more pictures than words, it had worked, but due to Areia's constant training with Flynn she was tired and ended up falling asleep on his shoulder.
"I made sure to keep my movements minimal so you wouldn't wake up, Dan's Voice Spoke calmly, Areia's eyes were open her head still on his shoulder, her long hair serving as a cushion, her purple eyes were focused on nothing in particular listening attentively to his words.
" When Dad and Flynn came in a hurry to lead us out the castle, I didn't know what to say than to comply like a doll, I knew wasting time would destroy his efforts. There were suddenly sprinting down the hallway, Arthur and Flynn in the lead, Areia pulled Dan as she followed them"From the window they could see something descending from the sky, a massive rock like object. The City was almost deserted, Dan clung onto the bag his father gave him, his head was throbbing, he couldn't make out his last words well, " I heard Flynn talk to you and handed two finely built black canes to you, I was angry or extremely sad, I didn't know which was stronger, The Magical Carriage that took us out the kingdom was fast, But I couldn't take my eyes off the boulder descending,"I knew life as we knew it was about to change forever.
The Scene Changed again, it was night time they were in a forest, Dan still clinging onto the bad his Dad gave him, Areia watched as the Scene Changed again, There were in a village run by lizard men, a village she knew well, cause it was in the mountains she was almost killed by someone who had a grudge against her, and it was also the first time Dan manifested his power. She stared at herself, she was taller now, The Scene Changed again. They were in Volvon, the Village Heka was in charge of and the place The Gold cats once stood, The first time Areia witnessed one of Dan's energy spikes, They had been trying to order food in a local restaurant, Dan suddenly blew up like a nuclear reactor, Areia had been closest to him at the time and she took the full force of it.
The Scale of the blast was over 150meters, It took quite a chunk from the village, Dan stood in the middle of it all, " I couldn't understand what was happening, I don't know what triggered it, I saw Heka rage when she saw me, I saw you staggering out the rubble battered and gravely wounded," I was relieved to see you survived but I knew I couldn't stay around people any longer, I had to go, and Heka's banishment was the incentive I needed, I left hurdled up in a cave, Information of every life in the vicinity was flooding through my head, I couldn't stop it, "I knew the sphere had arrived at the village but didn't do anything about it, I heard you come into the forest, You were crying and calling out my name, I thought you were crazy.
"I wanted to leave you there, go to the other side of the planet if I must, But I couldn't follow through with it, I met you and you collapsed, You woke up days later, I told you to rest up, but the moment I came back I saw you doing some sort of training, I wanted to laugh, but for someone who cause the eradication of a whole kingdom and a village a few days ago, I couldn't bring myself to. The Scene was changing rapidly now, Areia looked at herself she was growing and so was Dan.
"The Village we saved in the middle of nowhere, We suddenly getting attacked by the hero's party and the Hero herself, onec again you were wounded, I came to a realization, it's something I knew well but have been putting off, we resolved issues after issues, The kidnapped children, the time Cyra found me out, How we met Thranduil, The Merchant city of Villia, You facing your past, You being transported to another world, met people there, Antrea, Areia was watching these memories fly by, The Dragon girl that suddenly attacked us, it confirmed something, As long as I'm with you you'll keep getting hurt, I don't have any memory of what happened After what the dragon did to me, Everywhere was suddenly pitch black, They were back at the Canyon, Except they were watching themselves but heads together.
Dan sighed," Even now you keep hurting yourself just to stay with me, it's unfair and purely one sided don't you think," he smiled.
Areia stared at her feet, She couldn't make out the right words to say, her hands was trembling, She knew where he was headed and she couldn't take it.
"I'm Scared Areia, I hate myself right down to my composition, A single tear trickled down his left eye which was back to normal." I don't know what to do, I feel like every decision I make right now would be worse than the last, What do I do Areia? He was on his knees, Tears streaming down his face, I can't.
Areia bit her trembling lips,her eyes were throbbing, it broke out in a single tear, then soon it was a stream, she stood staring down at Dan who wasn't sobbing but tears was pouring down his face, He wasn't looking up at her.
"I'm stupid aren't I, Her voice broke the silence. "Even more so than you, I only have the power to kill but not to heal, even now I feel helpless. " My heart is killing me Dan, I can't process this feeling, it's annoying.
"I'm sorry, Dan muttered, he closed his eyes as Areia hugged him, They stayed like that for a while.
" Don't worry Dan, She let him go staring into his face, as your knight and friend I promise to grow stronger, she smiled holding out her arm, Strong enough to be one of the top contenders in this world, hell maybe one day I'll be even stronger than you, she laughed.
Dan smiled, gave a soft chuckle and patted her in the head, she trembled as she grabbed onto his hand," You're pretty Areia, really.
"Please say that again, she muttered under her breath. Dan smiled but didn't say anything."Don't leave, she pleaded as a new wave of tears streamed down her face.
"I can't, Dan said softly.
"Please, She could barely piece together her words at this point.
"We'll meet again, By then maybe I would have had a from grasp on my powers, he smiled as his hand combed through her trembling hair, When we do I'll have something for you, he was gone.
Areia knelt alone on the bare ground, Tears streaming down her face, in her hands clutched tightly to her chest was a White Camellia, her wounds were gone Dan was gone along with it.
Antrea and Cyra cried silently as Areia's wail echoed throughout the expanse of the land.Alicia bit her lip and turned away, Ryuu's face was stone cold.
" That Cocky brat, the king smiled, never in all my years, he got out of the dragon realm on his own and I can't even track him.
"Where did Dan go? Thranduil asked confused, he was there a second ago-
"Even I don't know, the king Interrupted, I don't know.