What do you mean it's an illusion?... Valtor's voice was laced with confusion as he stepped forward, while the others exchanged bewildered glances, their faces reflecting a mix of shock and disbelief.
The female troublemaker, sighed as she folded her arms,
You saw a big city with huge walls and nice buildings afar off, right?..she asked earning a nod from the confused faces
We've been there, she continued, the city's a facade, it's kind of like a hologram,..a nice trick too,..but it's open ground just like here, she paused, letting her words sink in,..and I'm sorry,..but there's really nothing out there.
Valtor and the others exchanged incredulous glances, frustration evident in their faces.
Well that's just great!..Zara facepalmed loudly as she strolled away in anger, Valtor and Kymani remained in the same position unable to decide on a proper reaction towhat they just heard while Orea continued to stare at the guy standing opposite her,
He seemed calmer now that he wasn't launching ice attacks, he was tall and quite buff in stature, he sported a buzz cut that didn't look so bad on him. By his facial expressions he seemed upset or angry or..confused!?...she couldn't read the look in his hazel eyes,
You mentioned something earlier about you guys loosing your memory?, Orea suddenly spoke up
His partner sighed before responding, you guys should come with us, our base isn't too far away, I can narrate everything on the way, she began to move further north but suddenly turned around,.. I'm Rowynn by the way and that's Lynx, she gestured to her friend.
Valtor glanced at the girl as she introduced them, she had long straight light brown hair with a brownish skin and dark coloured eyes, she looked pretty young to Valtor, probably younger than Orea or Zara.
Lynx and I woke up and found ourselves here, Rowynn began as they all walked, we had no idea where we were or where we came from, all we could remember was...
Your names?, Kymani stole the words out of her mouth, causing her to glance at him in surprise.
We all encountered the same, he explained while she nodded before continuing her narration,..it wasn't long till Lynx and I noticed we had special abilities, I see that's another similarly between us.
We searched around for anyone who could give us answers to anything at all but we never saw any other humans besides us so we decided to stick together till we found wherever seemed like we belong.
Yeah, Valtor chimed in from behind, earning Rowynn's attention...'we've been doing the same, all four of us stuck together after finding each other in a haunted forest and after frequent attacks from mysterious creatures, we found our way here.
With a sigh, Orea added from beside him, 'Seeing the city afar off, it felt great to be finally free',...Or so we thought.
Yeah, Rowynn nodded in understanding,..it was really disappointing when we first found out too, she subtly glanced at Orea and Valtor who followed closely behind her while Zara and Lynx trudged farther behind.
So, Rowynn continued as they walked, none of us remembers where they're from?
Orea cocked her head, as she absentmindedly tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. "I had a vision once," she replied,..about where I came from, and how I was taken, her voice trailed off,
And what did you see?"
Lynx's deep voice suddenly broke the silence, as his gaze was immediately fixed on Orea while the group's attention was shifted to him, drawn by his intense expression.
Rowynn's eyes also met his as a flicker of understanding passed between them. "Lynx's had some visions too, she explained.
The people who took you, Lynx continued as his eyes remained on the curly-haired girl,..how did they look, did they have anything on them?
Yeah,..she slowly replied, feeling totally weirded out by his intense stares.., they looked like security officers, all decked up in tech suits and gadgets and stuff like that...
Thats similar to what I saw, he muttered,..his gaze fixed elsewhere in thought...
And the vehicle they used, he returned his gaze, was there any symbol on it?
I'm.. not sure I noticed anything like that, Orea subconsciously shook her head...but what did you see?
Never mind, he quickly looked away, like someone trying to avoid a particular conversation, causing Orea to narrow her eyes at him in curiousity.
We're here, Rowynn came to a stop as they finally arrived at base
The group glanced around at the medium-sized tents that lay around the open field, they seemed to be made out of plant parts; some leaves, vines and a few branches here and there.
You made this yourself?, Kymani asked in amazement
Rowynn nodded as she replied, 'we had to make do with what we have',..she began to show them around as they slowly settled down.
Later that night, they all sat by a fire as they warmed themselves up against the brewing cold. While munching some bush meat Lynx caught earlier, they each shared experiences they had gathered while traveling so far... all except Lynx,..he decided to sit alone, far away from the others
On noticing his withdrawal, Orea decided on keeping him company..
You prefer sitting alone, or you still don't trust us?, Orea asked as she took her seat next to him, behind a tent.
With a non chalant look in his eyes, he replied.."Both".
I see, she continued,.. To be fair, I still don't trust you guys either, but whether we do or not, we're stuck here together for now, and I believe we all want the same thing,..she paused, wondering if he was listening as his non chalant look remained.
You know, something tells me you know more than we think you do, she narrowed her eyes again, subtly gaining his attention.
For example, what's with the symbol you were asking about?
It's not important, he outrightly replied
Orea sighed as she stood up to leave,..fine, if you say so
One thing I can tell you though,..Lynx lifted his head towards her,..your friend over there..'Fire boy', he indicated by looking towards Valtor,.. He's not who you think he is.., He's either pretending or doesn't even know it yet.
Oh really?, Orea folded her arms, puzzled by his words, and what makes you think 'You' know who Valtor is
He was in my vision, Lynx casually replied, and the symbol I saw,..it had something to do with him
Orea grimaced at him,..what does that even mean?
You can't understand, Lynx shook his head as he looked away.
But if I were you, I'd be really careful, he returned his gaze to her, .."You just might be friends with the enemy".