"BOOM!"
A big metal door blew up, into a small and rectangular iron walled room dimly lit by a lamp above. At a far end of it was propped a chest plate on the flat surface of a grey platform, red and gold with layered sections, and glowing linings to match.
Cindy, Farouk and Hammer approached the piece from the 10 feet long cold room, gazing with cautious poses, before relaxing them.
"Yes." Cindy squinted. "One of the relics we'll need to approach our first Elemental Masters to defeat Colonel at World 6, and-."
"KRA-BOOM!"
The trio turned back sharply, finding a tall and blue eyed man slowly walking into view from their left. Segun!
He coldly revealed teeth with his chin up. Farouk scowled his face at this, as his eyes brightened, moving hands as blobs of water rose around him. Hammer waved her fingers, breaking out floating iron bars.
At that moment, Segun swung his arm, as a lightning bolt shot through them, before Hammer bent the rod to look like a katana, deflecting the conjured entity at him.
Segun swiftly dodged before Cindy blew him with a reptilian arm, then a huge banter erupted.
Moments later, Farouk swung fists in the air, forming an enormous water fall, walling a section of the room. It glowed with tiny sparks of lighting, before exploding into a huge splash with big ones.
Flying back, with eyes closed and a wounded body, his back touched the chest plate, before it shone amber. It's padding and pieces separated, before fixing back on his torso.
At that moment, he must've felt warmth across his heart, with Gloria's name in his mind.
As he landed, his wounds healed, while his eyes opened quickly.
Hammer googled at him as Cindy did same. Farouk stood up, his hands glowing as he had water shining bright yellow circling his hand, then the sharpest flick of fingers.
"SWOOSH!"
***
Back at an old ware house looking like huge and grey concrete walled building in a huge and grassy land, as the pith black skies subtly shone white amongst corners, within the dark and dimly lit place, Lillian Gold stood, pocketing her arms in her long and black jacket with matching trousers.
Laying down below her, tied and bruised in the same attire was Loyal, gazing at her as he breathed.
"Look, I get you're here to set the bar high to make a point with some elemental powers in this world and take over the kaiju here, but you don't have to kill anyone in your path because of this."
His red eyes darted. "I…"
"Please, this isn't about that any more." Lillian cut in, her voice high. "Take it from me, it's either you help me with the Secondary Dean to find the Elemental Teachers and kaiju that came from the Mine Craft or stay on the winning side."
She stepped toward Loyal, crouching at him on one knee.
"You know what?" The woman spoke. "This isn't about me… it's about my god… my idol."
"He's not your idol." He harked chokingly, he's just a man possessed by a demon."
"Who brought about a religion for people to adore him, thus helping his ministry to ensure control of the world and it's nature."
"We are all like that."
"Not in the way you think, boy."
Lillian then stood up staring.
"In fact, I'm actually scared Segun might yet in the way one way or the other, so I'll have Stella trap him in that Minecraft verse while I'm at work."
She then smiled, flashing teeth.
"Good luck then… Captain Loyal."
***
Later, far away at a lofty castle with huge rooks and brown roofs. Atop one of those earth-colored structures, two men, both in black combat armor, dark-skinned and tall with chiseled faces braided black hair and stared into the vast amount of greenery ahead of them, moving as if they were chatting.
"Chigozie." One of them with a beard and goatee spoke. "We need to gear up fast… Lillian Gold, The spawn of The Chosen, has come to Earth and you as an Elemental Teacher is one of our hopes of stopping her."
"That I see." He gravely spoke, with his body still. "What's there to know about her whereabouts?"
"She's captured the Secondary Dean of Highway University and is torturing her… one way or another, she's definitely told her your location."
"Then let her come."
The facial haired male gazed at Chigozie.
"You see, Japheth." He looked at him from the corner of his eye. "You're way too scared of a "girl" who's just gonna meet her match… her elemental counterpart."
Cindy raised his open hand, wielding small lightning sparks with a small blue glow on his face.
"She's about to learn." His cheeks shone azure. "Why and how I became the founder of Optimum."
***
Back outside, near the same purple and glowing portal from the previous chapter, Stella threw a small black and turquoise shaded small pearl, spherical in shape toward a random spot miles away, before holding Segun tight by the arm.
In a few seconds, they disappeared leaving behind pixie dust.
Appearing at another secluded area like the previous terrain, Stella turned to Segun.
"Look." She rushed panting. "That portal has a key which can be used for two people to escape the Mine Craft verse… Farouk, Cindy and Hammer don't know this so that way we can have them out of the picture… Sadly, I cannot separate the conjoined keys for us in 2 because they wont work, If I do so on Earth."
At this, Segun's finger touched his chin with his eyes down, before he nodded.
Later, they threw the same pearl shaped object Stella used miles away, making them to reappear a stone throw away from the portal.
Affront it, Farouk and rest went in front in a group, gasping at the sight of Segun's appearance, before he dashed at them, faster than a second, pushing them into the glowing portal.
As it's light struck Farouk's eyes, they flashed as Gloria's face alone pictured perfectly in sight. It must have surged him.
On touching the surface, a "ZWOOP!" sound was made, then alas, the screen blacked out.
3… 2… 1…
"THUD!, CRASH!"
Segun, Farouk, Cindy and Hammer laid down in an entirely different terrain; grassy lands surrounded by shrubs and various trees, glistening in the morning sunshine, with scented flowers, fresh air and cool breeze.
Lying on the ground, they groaned, holding their side before standing up groggily, gritting with mild wounds.
Farouk turned to Segun. "Dude, where are we?"
"The Minecraft verse." Segun spoke, looking around. "Not gonna lie, though, I thought I was gonna be all bloodied and everything, but I'm still gonna kill you."
He threw a ball of lightning. Near seconds later, a hand caught it was absorbed in.
It turned out to be the body part of a tall and female fair skinned athletic built person in long white robes and a golden chest plate, rocking long blonde hair and a crown to match.
Her green eyes shot at Segun. "She makes a point." She voiced calmly, pacing to him. "My name is Light, an Elemental Teacher of Lightning and Fire… and even if I saw that logo on his chest plate," she pointed to Farouk. "I can't help but want to verbally reason about what to do with this boy, because Colonel Edeagwu is the real villain here, not Optimum."
The man she motioned to widened eyes, with a raised finger. "You know Colonel?"
"I was to marry him." She faced him. "And I can bring you to him immediately… Of course with some guides."
She then looked ahead, facing the gang. "You're stuck here now, unless you have found a way of leaving this multiverse."
"And until… you stop… Colonel Edeagwu."