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As Jaylee explained the events of the attack, Kasen and Xelqua were fooling around unnoticeably. Kasen began tapping something on the table.

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Now Irwin had gotten distracted and he was curiously looking at what the two olders were up to. Kasen glanced at the bluenette, who was looking at them and Xelqua immediately stole his turn and continued tapping.

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Irwin was holding back laughter as he looked at Xelqua and Kasen, who were staring at each other. It was a battle of life and death. Then a third person joined in and tapped on the doorframe.

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Kasen and Xelqua spun around to see Godiva leaning against the doorframe with her nail again the wood.

"What the fuck have you two been doing?" Edita finally asked and looked between Kasen and Xelqua before turning to look at Godiva.

"Nothing", Kasen answered innocently.

"╎ ∴ᔑᓭ ᓭᒷリℸ ̣  ℸ ̣ 𝙹 ⊣ᒷℸ ̣   ̇/ᒷꖎ. ╎ ⍑𝙹!¡ᒷ ||𝙹⚍ ↸𝙹リ'ℸ ̣  リᒷᒷ↸ ⍑╎ᒲ ℸ ̣ ⍑ᔑℸ ̣  ʖᔑ↸ꖎ|| 𝙹リ ℸ ̣ ⍑ᒷ ᒲ𝙹ᒲᒷリℸ ̣", Godiva informed.

"Take him", Edita said immediately.

"Jeez, you didn't need to be that rude", Xelqua sighed, pretending to be hurt. "I thought you loved me, my dear sister!"

"I do, but we can't have two Chaotic-spuad members in one room. You cause too much chaos", Edita glanced between him and Kasen.

Xelqua sighed and stood up, following Godiva outside. "What do you need me for?" he asked.

"╎ ↸𝙹リ'ℸ ̣  リᒷᒷ↸ ||𝙹⚍ ⎓𝙹∷ ᔑリ||ℸ ̣ ⍑╎リ⊣, ʖ⚍ℸ ̣  ᓭ⍑ᒷリ ↸𝙹ᒷᓭ. ╎ ᓭᔑ∴ ⍑ᒷ∷ ᓵ𝙹ᒲᒷ ⎓∷𝙹ᒲ ℸ ̣ ⍑ᒷ ᒷリ↸ ᔑリ↸ ᓭ⍑ᒷ ╎ᒲᒲᒷ↸╎ᔑℸ ̣ ᒷꖎ|| ᔑᓭꖌᒷ↸ ╎⎓ ╎ ⍑ᔑ↸ ᓭᒷᒷリ ||𝙹⚍", she answered with a shrug.

"And you had to come and ruin our morse code Rick Roll", Xelqua sighed.

"𝙹ʖ⍊╎𝙹⚍ᓭꖎ||. ∴⍑ᔑℸ ̣  ᒷꖎᓭᒷ ∴𝙹⚍ꖎ↸ ╎ ⍑ᔑ⍊ᒷ ↸𝙹リᒷ ∴⍑ᒷリ ╎ ᓭᔑ∴ ∴⍑ᔑℸ ̣  ||𝙹⚍ ∴ᒷ∷ᒷ ↸𝙹╎リ⊣?" she asked with a smirk laying on her lips.

"Where are we even headed?" Xelqua asked, he knew they were going to see Sherenidy, but he had no idea where his mentor was.

"⍑ᒷ∷ᒷ", Godiva stopped in front of the doors that worked as the border between the players and The Council's privacy. "ᓭ⍑ᒷ ᓭᔑ╎↸ ᓭ⍑ᒷ'↸ ʖᒷ ⍑ᒷ∷ᒷ ᓭ𝙹𝙹リ. ╎'ꖎꖎ ⍑ᔑ⍊ᒷ ℸ ̣ 𝙹 ⊣𝙹, ʖ⚍ℸ ̣  ||𝙹⚍'ꖎꖎ !¡∷𝙹ʖᔑʖꖎ|| ʖᒷ ⎓╎リᒷ ᔑꖎ𝙹リᒷ", she continued.

"Yeah, you can go", Xelqua nodded and waved as the ravenette hurried down the hallway, wherever she had to go to.

     Soon the doors opened and Sherenidy stepped to the hallway. "I'm glad you're here. I need you for something", she seemed a bit hesitant and Xelqua couldn't place his finger on it yet.

"You seem hesitant. What's wrong?" Xelqua glanced at his mentor, who sighed.

"I know someone, who has information about our problems, but she won't tell me anything. She agreed that if I sent someone else, she would tell them what she knows", Sherenidy explained, crossing her arms in front of her chest. She seemed kinda stressed, but that wasn't anything special, The Council was always stressful.

"Who is this person and how can I get to them?" Xelqua asked, tilting his head. "Her name is Zanax Blackwood and she's a witch, who lives in the End's capital. She's not the most trustworthy person I know, but she can also tell some pretty useful facts", Sherenidy answered, gritting her teeth.

"How do I know that she's speaking the truth then?" The strawberry blonde inquired. He was already getting bad vibes from the witch he hadn't even met yet.

"She will speak the truth about the creature, but she might lie about other things. You only need to believe what she tells you about the creature", Sherenidy explained. There was slight hatred in her voice, but she tried her best to hide it from her student.

"If you say that, I believe you", Xelqua nodded. He trusted his own mentor, his sister, more than a random witch, who he had never even met before.

"She's in the End's capital and should be pretty easy to find if you try to. The guards should also know her if you can't find her house by yourself", Sherenidy explained and ran a hand through her pumpkin orange hair.

"Should I go immediately?" Xelqua asked. "I think you should", Sherenidy nodded.

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           The cold air of the End welcomed Xelqua to the realm with open arms. It was something really familiar to him since he had lived in the End for years.

He glanced around the platform he was standing on and noticed a guard next to it. He approached the guard, who was looking at his cloak.

"||𝙹⚍ ʖ𝙹⚍⊣⍑ℸ ̣  ℸ ̣ ⍑ᔑℸ ̣  ⎓∷𝙹ᒲ ᔑ ʖꖎᔑᓵꖌ ᒲᔑ∷ꖌᒷℸ ̣ ? ꖎ𝙹𝙹ꖌᓭ ꖎ╎ꖌᒷ ᔑ ᓵꖎ𝙹ᔑꖌ ℸ ̣ ⍑ᔑℸ ̣ 'ᓭ ʖᒷᒷリ ℸ ̣ 𝙹∷リ 𝙹⎓⎓ ᔑ ↸ᒷᔑ↸ ᒲᔑ╎リ ∴ᔑℸ ̣ ᓵ⍑ᒷ∷", the guard taunted with a smirk on their lips. "ℸ ̣ ∷⚍ᓭℸ ̣  ᒲᒷ ʖ⚍↸↸||, ╎ ∴𝙹リ'ℸ ̣  ⎓ᔑꖎꖎ ⎓𝙹∷ ℸ ̣ ⍑ᔑℸ ̣  ℸ ̣ ∷╎ᓵꖌ", they spoke.

"||𝙹⚍ ℸ ̣ ⍑╎リꖌ ╎'ᒲ ᓭ𝙹ᒲᒷ𝙹リᒷ !¡∷ᒷℸ ̣ ᒷリ↸╎リ⊣ ℸ ̣ 𝙹 ʖᒷ ᔑ ᒲᔑ╎リ ∴ᔑℸ ̣ ᓵ⍑ᒷ∷?" Xelqua asked in a cold tone. The guard just rolled their eyes. "𝙹ʖ⍊╎𝙹⚍ᓭꖎ||! ℸ ̣ ⍑ᒷ ᒲᔑ╎リᓭ ᔑꖎᒲ𝙹ᓭℸ ̣  リᒷ⍊ᒷ∷ ⍊╎ᓭ╎ℸ ̣  ᔑリ↸ ∴⍑ᒷリ ℸ ̣ ⍑ᒷ|| ↸𝙹, ℸ ̣ ⍑ᒷ|| ↸𝙹リ'ℸ ̣  ᒷ⍊ᒷリ ꖎ𝙹𝙹ꖌ ᔑℸ ̣  ⚍ᓭ!" they answered.

"ᔑ∷ᒷ ||𝙹⚍ ∷ᒷᔑꖎꖎ|| ⊣𝙹╎リ⊣ ℸ ̣ 𝙹 リ𝙹ℸ ̣  ʖᒷꖎ╎ᒷ⍊ᒷ ᒲᒷ?" Xelqua's tone was warning.

"╎ ꖌリ𝙹∴ ||𝙹⚍'∷ᒷ ꖎ||╎リ⊣", the guard answered with confidence.

"∴ᒷꖎꖎ, ╎ ⍑𝙹!¡ᒷ ||𝙹⚍ ∴╎ꖎꖎ ⍑ᔑ⍊ᒷ ᔑ リ╎ᓵᒷ ℸ ̣ ╎ᒲᒷ ℸ ̣ ᔑꖎꖌ╎リ⊣ ℸ ̣ 𝙹 ℸ ̣ ⍑ᒷ ᓵ𝙹⚍リᓵ╎ꖎ'ᓭ ᔑᓭᓭ╎ᓭℸ ̣ ᔑリℸ ̣  ∴||ᔑリᔑ", Xelqua hummed as he pulled out his communicator and chose the ex-Main Admin's contact.

"∴⍑ᔑℸ ̣  ℸ ̣ ⍑ᒷ ⍑ᒷꖎꖎ ᔑ∷ᒷ ||𝙹⚍ ℸ ̣ ᔑꖎꖌ╎リ⊣ ᔑʖ𝙹⚍ℸ ̣?" the guard laughed. "ℸ ̣ ⍑ᒷ ᓵ𝙹⚍リᓵ╎ꖎ ↸𝙹ᒷᓭリ'ℸ ̣  ⍑ᔑ⍊ᒷ ℸ ̣ ╎ᒲᒷ ⎓𝙹∷ ꖎ╎ℸ ̣ ℸ ̣ ꖎᒷ ᓭ⍑╎ℸ ̣ ᓭ ꖎ╎ꖌᒷ ||𝙹⚍, ʖ⚍ℸ ̣  ∴ᒷ ↸𝙹 ⍑ᔑ⍊ᒷ ᔑリ ᒷ ̇/-ᒲᔑ╎リ ᔑ↸ᒲ╎リ, ∴⍑𝙹 ᓵᔑリ ↸ᒷᔑꖎ ∴╎ℸ ̣ ⍑ ||𝙹⚍. ᓭ⍑ᒷ'ꖎꖎ ᓵ𝙹ᒲᒷ ⊣ᒷℸ ̣  ||𝙹⚍ ᓭ𝙹𝙹リ", Xelqua smirked and turned his back to the guard. "╎ℸ ̣  ∴ᔑᓭ リ╎ᓵᒷ ᒲᒷᒷℸ ̣ ╎リ⊣ ||𝙹⚍. ℸ ̣ ⍑ᒷ リᔑᒲᒷ'ᓭ ᒲᔑ╎リ ∴ᔑℸ ̣ ᓵ⍑ᒷ∷  ̇/ᒷꖎᑑ⚍ᔑ ʖ|| ℸ ̣ ⍑ᒷ ∴ᔑ||!"

          Xelqua continued making his way through the End's capital. He had absolute no idea where he was supposed to find Zanax Blackwood from. He didn't even know what the witch looked like.

But then he noticed a house that was giving away strong witch vibes. On top of the door was a sign that said Blackwood. Looked like he had found what he had been looking for after all.

          He knocked on the dark wooden door and it was immediately opened by a female with long ginger hair and naturally purple eyes. A sly smirk laid on her peach coloured lips.

"||𝙹⚍'∷ᒷ ℸ ̣ ⍑ᒷ 𝙹リᒷ ᓭ⍑ᒷ∷ᒷリ╎↸|| ᓭᒷリℸ ̣  ᔑ⎓ℸ ̣ ᒷ∷ ᒲᒷ, ᔑ∷ᒷリ'ℸ ̣  ||𝙹⚍?" she sang with a tint of sarcasm dripping from the words.

"ᔑリ↸ ||𝙹⚍'∷ᒷ ⨅ᔑリᔑ ̇/ ʖꖎᔑᓵꖌ∴𝙹𝙹↸", Xelqua nodded, examining the witch in front of him. She was already giving him bad vibes.

"I know you can speak English, let's switch to it, shall we?" Zanax leaned her hand against her hips.

"Alright, that's good with me", Xelqua hummed. Zanax smirked again and stepped aside from the door, letting Xelqua step into the house.

"Sit down and we can get to business", Zanax gestured towards a couch as she sat down on another one.

"I was told that you know about the creature", Xelqua began, but was cut off by Zanax immediately. "Error, yes, I know about it", she said.

"If you say the name in Galactic, it hears you, but when you say it in English, it doesn't", Zanax continued. "But calling out the name in English will make it target you when it sees you. It knows who has disrespected it", she added.

"You're disrespecting it on purpose", Xelqua asked. He tried his best not to sound cold, but failed. Well, it didn't seem that the witch even cared.

"I won't have to face it anyways. It's The Council's problem", she shrugged with me knowing smirk on her lips. "To be honest, I can see that my sister told you not to trust me. I can see it shining from you", she added with another hint of sarcasm in her voice.

"Your sister?" Xelqua tilted his head. "Cassia, or as you know her, Sherenidy", Zanax hummed. Xelqua froze. He by himself had two sisters The Council didn't know about, but he ja never thought about the other members' unmentioned siblings.

"ᓭ⍑ᒷ∷ᒷリ╎↸||'s your sister?" Xelqua blurted out. Now he took a better look at the witch and noticed that she looked a lot like Sherenidy, only with different hair shade and visible eyes. And while Sherenidy was 145cm, Zanax was close to 165cm as Xelqua had to look at the bit higher when he was making eye contact with her.

"That's true. I'm her older sister, but she sure doesn't really see me as one. She blames me for her own mistakes, but I let her. It doesn't affect me in any way since she was the one, who paid the price after all", Zanax let out a chuckle that made Xelqua's spine shiver. "But I believe that you want to hear the truth come from her mouth instead of mine", she assumed, tilting her head a bit. Her curios, yet knowing and dark eyes were looking at him and the smile on her lips hadn't died down once.

"Let's get back to the subject, shall we?" she asked and a book from the bookcase behind her flew through the room and slammed on the table, making Xelqua jump.

"Let me explain to you what I know and you can tell that to the person, who actually knows more about this than I do. She was the reason behind it after all", Zanax chuckled and opened the book. Xelqua bit his lip. "I don't believe that", he answered.

"Believe whatever you want to, but one day the truth will come to you", hummed the witch.

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[7.12.2021]

(I actually managed to write a chapter for today instead of moving Cod's birthday-)

(I'm also going to point out how nice it is to walk to school in while there's -18°C outside. I could take a buss, but I have like less than 1km to school and the buss stops I'd have to use are really close to each other. Wouldn't be worth it.)

(Anyways, it's 7.12.2021 aka the day after the day when people watch for hours as the president handshakes visitors- ((Not this year though, because you know why-)) and it's Godiva's birthday!)

(She's 22 during this part of the story (2018)) (Ignore the white in her hair, I didn't want to use my black copic, because it covers up all the lines and makes the hair look kinda stupid, so I coloured it with my line markers- ((Also ignore the fact that I forgot the halo-))

(5 facts about this little bitch:

1. Godiva is one of the members, who doesn't really speak English at all. She can understand it, but not pronounce the words.

2. She the 2nd person, who is from the Far Lands. Dexter is the other one. Those two are also close friends.

3. She worked with Peyton at the Watchers Academy when they were younger.

4. Godiva died in the original book, but was saved by Xelqua. After that she has managed to stay alive somehow. Let's see if that stays-

5. She's one of The Council's three legal potion makers. The other two are Kasen and Sherenidy.)