LET'S SHOW YOU TELARIS, LETS SHOW YOU SHARD

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  They were falling. From where they-she didn't know. She had just been wandering an empty void, a place for things with no soul. Then a flash of light and she was falling. She landed harshly on the ground. Artificial sensations told her the land was soft. She opened her eyes to green.

She glanced around in mild confusion. She was surrounded by trees and green grass everywhere. Strange creatures fluttered around. This wasn't the Corruption. She got to her feet and leaned against a tree, lush with leaves, and her eyes darted around. She was somewhere to say the least.

She sensed a lifeforms sneaking around her. Hostile perhaps...let it come to her.

A woman in a green shirt dressed in animals hides with a tiara and long blonde hair. she was at least A foot taller then the fallen girl an glared down at her with her green eyes. She flicked the fallen girl on the back of her shoulder, harshly. She asked one question.

Scotch: Who are you.

The fallen girl waited...they called her something...Shard. The thing that shouldn't have existed.

Shard looked at the girl with dead eyes.

Shard: ...they named me Shard.

The woman looked down at the confusing humanoid called Shard.
Scotch: Alright Shard. You are to call me Captain Stone if you plan on addressing me. Now answer again, What are you and why are you so close to a ZNG tribe? You don't look like a ZNG to me

Shard looked amused.
Shard: ZNG...what a peculiar name...
She mused to herself, ignoring the rest of the woman's questions

Scotch grumbled audibly.
Scotch: its an abbreviation idiot. Now answer, what are you and why are you here

Shard looked at the woman.

Shard: your guess is as good as mine.

Scotch rolled her eyes and grabbed Shard by her shirt.
Scotch: You will answer me, or I will end you. For all i know your a moronic human who fell in a bucket of red paint.

Shard looked at the woman with dead eyes. Let her try to kill them. It never worked.

Scotch snarled.
Scotch: that's it.
Scotch bound Shards hands behind her back making sure she could not break free of Scotch's stronger grip. Scotch then hit a button on her gauntlet to show a green portal, then dragged Shard through.

They appeared in a thrown room. Guards faced them in every angle. Shard 's binding wand herself were passed off to three guards as they escorted her to a dungeon-esk type place. Throwing her in a cell.
Scotch: You are under Arrest by order of the Emerald Heist Authority.

Shard didn't say a word. She could get out. She could kill them all. But she would listen for a bit. Info was nice.

Two guards stood at her cell.
Scotch spoke to them.
Scotch: This child was outside a ZNG tribe. I thought them to be an idiotic spy from Endance or Azmance looking for free ZNG's to capture.She appears to be soaked in some kind of red paint, maybe a Titania follower. Possibly Chuki could take care of her better then us.

Scotch looked at Shard through the Cell bars.
Scotch: You'll get pity when you start talking child.

Shard said nothing. Then she stood up.

Scotch and er guards readied weapons, Scotch's hand on a blade handle tucked in a sheath

Shard walked past the bars. They broke as they met her strength.

Scotch and the guards stepped backwards.
Scotch: Somethings wrong, not even our race can break shed-iron. this things not human, or anything Scotch would know of anyways.

Scotch's guards attempted to bind and hold Shjard down to the floor. Scotch ran to a lever on the wall and pulled it. A horn sound played in the distance, commotion filling the outside world. A man in entirely black clothing, black hair and grey eyes raced around the corner of the dungeon at least 10 more guards with him.

Scotch's guards suddenly crumbled to the floor. Some spores that were floating around Shard disappeared once their jobs were done. The guards were unconscious.

Scotch and the others were stunned, making sure not to move closer.
Scotch: Kadin, this isnt a job for us. Call Ainslee and get some prayers sent out. If we're lucky we'll get a fast answer.

Kadin saluted and nodded running around the corner again,

Scotch looked at Shard once more and stepped slightly closer, not within reach though.\
Scotch: We meant no harm, now what are you...

Shard blinked...then she mOvED. Before anyone knew what was happening her hand was around Scotch's neck. Not chocking Scotch but simply wrapped around. Black claws replaced fingers.

Scotch stiffened but remained unmoving. she waved the guards to not come closer.
Scotch glares down at Shard without moving her neck.
Scotch: What, are, you.

Shard looked at the woman...then she LOOKED at her. As she closed her eyes Shard saw light...just as bright as HIS. This person was good. Better than she could ever be.

So Shard jumped back and let go.

Under her breath she mumbled one thing softly "The universe doesn't need to lose anymore good people. She must LIVE"

Scotch looked back down at Shard, feeling her neck slightly to make sure its un-harmed.
Scotch: You never answered my question Shard. Could you please tell me what I am before a higher up get involved.

Shard tilted her head at Scotch.

Shard: They could never find an answer to that. And neither can I.

Scotch just sighed and mumbled just enough so Shard could hear.
Scotch: You'd be surprised...

Shard stayed silent waiting for Scotch's response to that.

scotch opened her mouth to speak before anstartled expression paints her face. A pink and purple portal swirls behind her, Kadin and a woman in a gray hazmat suit walk out before the portal closes.
Kadin: I got Ainslee, the Preists had already fled but a few civilians are praying in the bunker.

Scotch; alright then, the civilians are safe, i believe anyways. Shard here has no clue what she is so it safe to say we wont, Cawa would have been our only explanation, if any. You never know exactly what she's thinking though...
the woman steps forward.
Hazmat suit girl walks to Shard, bending down to Shards height slightly.
Ainslee: Salve, mihi nomen est,- oh wait, english, right... wrong language my bad! My name is Ainslee, we could preform test at the lap to figure some sort of answer but we won't know for sure about anything. Anything in that sentence sound okay to you?

Shard: Arcane will just break your machines. She won't let you know anything until the "plot" moves forward.
...I do know the general idea of what I am. I also know I shouldn't exist, or be in your world.

Scotch: couldn't of explained that earlier, could you...
Ainslee detached her hazmat helmet and shakes her long wavy pastel hair out of her suit.
Ainslee: then I'm not needed here. I'll be leaving them, good day Captain!

Scotch waves goodbye as Ainslee disappears through another portal.

Scotch: whoever Arcane is sounds a lot like Cawa... eerily almost... accept Cawa has everything done for a purpose. If your here Cawa knows about it. And knowing her something bads gonna happen...

Shard: Both of them are creators. Artist and Author variety. If your Cawa let Arcane here then your entire world is about to come crashing down. I don't know about Cawa but Arcane is a demon. They will crush your word if Cawa lets them.

Scotch looks at the floor, thinking for a second.
Scotch: Cawa would never kill off the world entirely, not this early in the timeline at least... Something bad's going to happen, very bad...

In a faraway manor between realms a girl dressed in dark, saturated clothing murmured to another asking if it was too soon for the pawns to realize that something should happen. If they should turn back and rewrite in order for the plot to go further.

A girl in a blue robe shrugged to the dark clothed one.
She replies with an unsure tone.
"What do you think? The character's themselves already know something up if Shards come to Telairis. they'd figure out eventually unless it wasnt Scotch who found her?"

"I could rewrite Shards response, make her stay silent until Ainslee arrives. Let them take their time before figuring anything out. I want them to get to know each before the REAL fun begins. Shall we turn back the clock?"

The girl in blue robes smiles.
"Indeed..."

So the other raised her hand and turned back time.

Scotch: You never answered my question Shard. could you please tell me what you are before a higher up gets involved.

This time...Shard stayed silent.

Scotch growls.
Scotch: Child, please answer me.
After this is said Ainslee and kadin appear again through a portal. looking at the duo

Shard didn't want to speak for some reason. She was filled with familiar deja vu. This was very interesting to be honest. She-They decided to let things run its course.

Scotch: Ainslee, this child will not speak nor do we know who or what she is...
Ainslee looked at Shard.
Salve, mihi nomen est,- oh wait, english, right... wrong language my bad! My name is Ainslee, we could preform test at the lab to figure some sort of answer but we won't know for sure about anything. Anything in that sentence sound okay to you Scotch?

Shard decided she didn't like anything in my sentence and promptly proceed to head towards the door.

Scotch looked at Shard and ran after her, guards grabbed her arms and pinned her to a wall again.

Ainslee: Exspecta, Potest experiri aliquid aliud ?

Shard was feeling mildly annoyed. She released stunning spores and the surrounding guards dropped unconscious. Her spores remained in a cloud around her.

They wanted CYMAR. They were trapped here. They didn't have a purpose...or a reason.

There was no battle, fight, or was to participate in. They-she sucked at introducing herself normally and didn't know how to deal with this situation or who to align herself with.

Scotch stepped back and held Ainslee back from gooing closer.
Kadin stepped forward closly making eye contact with Scotch before walking up to Shard. Black sparks forming around his hands, black shade infecting up his arms to his elbows as his eyes turned entirely black. Guards backed away from both Shard and kadin. Scotch looked away.

Shard began to retreat into herself. She mumbled HIS name over and over again. Help...us...she thought...we don't know...what to do.
She looked up at the approaching man and prepared for battle...but she felt like she wasn't doing what she should.

kadin walked closer but never touched Shard.
Kadin: state you name and your kingdoms allegiance, species can come later...

Shard clenched her hands. She was in a realm she knew nothing about. If only she could somehow learn who in this realm was "good" or "evil". But she had nothing to determine that with. If only there was some sort of fight. You could learn what people were like and if they were good or evil by watching them battle. And if you chose a side then you could state what side you fight for...it was the only way they knew how to prove themselves.

This sucks.

Kadin looked calm but started getting angry when Shard didn't answer.
Black ilk creeped over the floor guards scattering as Scotch looked back. Ainslee leaped into the air, floating. Scotch ran, ping ponging herself over the floor off the walls before launching herself at Shard dragging her over the darkened floor surrounding her to a safer area,.

Scotch: Stay here, we don't need any damage done.
Scotch yells at Kadin.
Scotch: STOP Kadin! You'll take down the kingdom at this rate! i knew this was a bad plan!
kadin's eyes return normal grey and he looks at his mess. he then absorbs the shadows back into his body, looking human again.

Scotch looks at Shard.
Scotch: You alright?

Shard looked at Scotch.

Shard: Prove you're good. Prove you're worthy. Prove you're the hero.

Scotch looked suprised that that had been Shards first words.
Scotch: by our standards we are good. though There is always bad in everyone.

Then a crash came from somewhere in the area.

Scotch; no one can prove anything in this world. you pick a side you follow through.

Scotch: Kadin sound the alarms, Ainslee get back to your people!
Ainslee opens a portal to jump through as kadin runs off. Scotch slings a lime green portal into existence again, blank lacing its magic.
Scotch: The NB's.... Guards get your Armour and weapons! We're in trouble!

Shard looked at Scotch's back...and followed her to whatever this battle was.

When they got outside barely any people were there, only a small swarm of grey palette beings trashing the town and roaming angrily.
Scotch glared: get them out. no need for more of Titania's tricks.
Guards rush in, obliviating the grey beings.

Shard watched them run. From behind she sensed the approach of more of these NB creatures. Many more. This wasn't a simple trick it seemed.

The NBs sprung out of the bushes and attacked the guards. Multiple troops made a beeline for Scotch, for whatever reason the NBs wanted her it seemed.

Scotch slashed her way through many troops, avoiding black gunk similar to Kadin's from earlier. Kadin had appeared as well and was slashing through the crowd with twin daggers.

Shard swayed slightly, their mind and body low on energy. This whole situation was not okay. They had fallen asleep, fell out of a BLUE sky, and was taken prisoner. Not to mention they felt like cràp right now. With bleary eyes they watched those guards and that weird woman from before fight those odd looking shadow things. In their opinion the others were having too much difficulty fight what looked like easy monsters. They sided stepped a stray arrow lazily. Screw all of this.

Kadin punctured and seemingly absorbed many of these grey beings. Those not damaged had the gray scale pallet seemingly wiped from them by kadin. Scotch took a small cylinder from her belt and swing it wildly around herself as it formed into a large green battle hammer. she knocked out many enemy troops in the process

A boy with purple wolf ears, a clawed hand, and mutated tail was thrown into a building right in front Scotch and Kadin. Unfazed, but limping lightly, he clambered out of the wreckage. On his arm was the same armband as the strange red person from before. He spit out a wad of blood and grumbled a light stream of what sounded like swear words in another language. Once he was back on his feet he lifted up a unusually large board-sword.

From her spot on the hill Shard stood up.

Scotch nearly fainted when the wolf boy appeared. like, who the fuck are these people and where are they coming from?
Scotch: KADIN! Open an Athera Portal and get Ehden her fast! He's our best bet at winning this fast!

The wolf boy lunged forward with his broad sword, striking and NB straight through the chest. Blow for blow he matched the pace of attackers with relative ease it seemed. With every defeat he killed them. Without an ounce of hesitation he slaughtered anyone who attacked him, a hard look in his eyes. The eyes of a survivor and a warrior.

Eyes not benefitting of a child.

Scotch was very unnerved by the wolf child but had better things to worry about. Minutes later the sky filled with white as an army of angels descended upon the kingdom over head. The moon eclipsed over the sun as Kadin appeared again, barreling to the ground before bouncing off multiple enemy heads. The angel descended and joined the join against the NB's. A god among the with gold wings nodding to Scotch as they fought

The boy and the girl wound up in the center of the battlefield. Somehow, even as they were surrounded they still managed to butcher anyone in their path. As if they were used to impossible odds. The girl grew more alive with life she took while the boy grew more exhausted on the inside his eyes saying they wanted to be done. Occasionally the odd material of clothing was slashed and scars peeked through. Yet the children never faltered, barely fazed by this madness.

What were they.

After w while (idk) the NB's had been finished off. The golden god bidden farewell to Scotch as he brought his men, dead and injured, back to their homes. Scotch and Kadin did the same with their troops as they had the infirmary opened and beckoned Civilians back into the open. Scotch nearly colapsed, a dagger had penetrated her thigh and a greuy colour bled over her skin quickly. She looked in fear and teared up as she limped back to the castle. Kadin glanced at the two children that had fought so furiously, he then ran after Scotch to give assistance.

The children stood still in the carnage, lost in a world where they did not belong. They looked around at the troops walking away and the people coming out awkwardly. Their confusion was evident as they looked around at everything. Lost was the only was to describe them. They had no direction in this world or any idea where to go. After a quick discussion they seemed to have decided to wander in the general direction Scotch went. But they were still very very lost.

The citizens moved carnage, broken homes and carriages around. Men women ANd children helping those who didnt get out of the town in time and attempting to clean up the streets. Many avoided The duo walking down the streets.


Assuming Shard and Cymar make it to the castle they are escorted in my two guards who seemingly never left the castle. On the throne Scotch sat while Kadin was bandaging the wound in her leg, the grey pallet no longer on her skin. Both Kadin and Scotch looked rather bothered and worried about everything. After Kadin made sure the wound was covered he stood up and hugged Scotch. The two sitting in the silence before The guards and the corruption children came in. Both Kadin and Scotch eyed them warily before Speaking.

Kadin: I don't know who's side your on, bu thank you for you assistance even if it may have only bee n your self defense.

Shard looked blank while Cymar shrugged. At some point Shard had taken off her scarf and Cymar had removed his jacket. Shard had strange, broken looking skeletons of what could have been wings while Cymar had ugly scars littering his whole body. Cymar was limping from deep cuts on his leg and had blood dripping down a cut on his face. Shard had no visible injuries but was standing there with two knives stuck in her arm, though they had no effect. Neither of them looked bothered by their injuries or the blood splattering them.

Their eyes were unnerving as they darted everywhere.

Silence hung around both of them.

Kadin looked at Scotch the n back at the duo.

kadin: Perhaps e we should take you to the infirmary to tend to your wounds?

Kadin left Scotch's side and approached the two, the guards backing away as he does so.

Kadin: Can you speak? Or perhaps not understand Telarian language?

Both of them simultaneously looked at their wounds. Shard simply yanked out the two knives, the cut closed up instantly. While Cymar evaluated his own injuries.

"No need" Cymar stated with a shrug. "None of these are life threatening."

The infirmary was only for life threatening issues after all. Everything else the warriors could take care of by themselves. On second thought this world might be different.

Kadin cringed as the knives were removed.
Kadin: okay so not mute... Uh, Okay. Could We start with introduction? Might gotten off on the wrong foot with you earlier... I'll start, My names Kadin! I'm the elementi of the moon. The woman over their is Scotch, commander pf this kingdom!

"I'm Cymar, sub commander in the Rowan Fort." The wolf boy introduced himself. He was unsure how ranks worked in this world.

"And I'm Shard, an officially classified freak and abomination of nature. Cymorium strain 0" The red one stated bluntly. They did not seem to be joking at all.

Kadin: Um, what world Exactly does the Rowan Fort preside one? I've never quite heard of it?
Kadin looked really fucking uneasy

"The Rowan fort is one of the fort on the outskirts of Valen the 2th city. We are the first line of defense against any Cymorium creature that get close to the area around the city." Cymar stated, he didn't hint at sign of unease but inside he was thinking rapidly.

"Whether it be the possessed, Cymorium monsters, Cymorium attacks, or just plain Cymorium we battle against any hellish creature that comes near. Even if we die in the process." Shard added on, their senses were picking up on Kadin's uneasiness.

Kadin: Cy-morium?
Kadin looked at Scotch, neither having any clue of what's been happening.

Scotch though for a second
Scotch: A separate dimension perhaps? No such places or things exist here!

Shard and Cymar looked at each other and shrugged.

"Most likely" Shard agreed.

"Especially since your world doesn't look like it's on the edge of doom" Cymar commented.

Scotch and Kadin didnt really know how to respond to that. Awkward silence filled the room.

Elsewhere, in a mansion familiar to two beings, deities spoke.
Cawa: Should we move this along? We were gonna mess with some timeline junk weren't we? I really want to watch confusion and feeling shatter in the third generation timelines!

Arcane snickered at that. "Let's. In fact now is a perfect time!"

Cawa: Perfect! Directly jump in and throw them into the new setting or just wanna switch it without them realizing?

"Let's directly jump in. I want them to know exactly who did this."

Cawa: Fuck Yeah
In seconds cawa and Inq are in the room in front of the 4 characters.
Cawa: WELL, THIS HAS BEEN LOVELY I'M SURE BUT WE HAD A GOAL FOR ONCE!

Scotch: Who the fuq-

Shard and Cymar instantly groan at the sight of Arcane.

"Oh we are so screwed" Shard mutters as Arcane waves lazily at their characters.

Cawa: I GUESS I'LL JUST SWITCH IT UP SINCE ITS MY TIMELINE
Cawa giggles childishly as the room around them starts spinning rapidly. Scotch looks sick to her stomach. In the centre of the confusion Cawa summons four black cloaks and tosses one at each character before waving her fingers
Cawa: TA-TA!
Cawa disappears in a flash, taking Arcane with her presumably

Cymar and Shard stay frozen for one second before unleashing a stead stream of vicious cuss words at the sky. Both of them know from the history who was the jerk that made their awful universe.

When the spinning stops kadin actually faints and Scotch has to catch him. Both Scotch and Kadin's cloaks are in them as well. The surrounding room looks the same as before. But a young girl, 18 at the most, is sitting upon the throne. She looks a lot like Scotch actually. But her hair is in a low ponytail and her eyes have a much more natural glare to them. Guards surround her as well as an older looking woman with a high brown ponytail. They all seem to be yelling about something, the room goes silent once they realize Scotch, Kadin, and the corruption children have suddenly apparated into existence.

Blonde Scotch look alike: Who are...what?

In a flash the corruption children whip on their black cloaks and shove the other's on as well. The cloaks were probably given to them for a reason after all.

A guard holding a scroll in front of the scotch look alike stands back.
"Queen Lexy, do you know these magicians?"
Lexy (scotch look alike): No,...
Lexy walks to the group carefully.
Lexy: Are you from Arbzick, or the Alio-Magix guild? Have the Azmance-Endance troops finally gotten to your empires yet!

Lexy looks panicked as she yelled at the guards to armor up and prepare to be sent away. The brunette woman watched, both stressed and physically looking tired.

Scotch didn't respond, she was confused and was about to say something before Kadin hit her in the arm lightly.
Kadin: shhhh.
Kadin made a gesture before looking at Lexy.
Kadin: we were sent to.. uh, have you prepare! That's it!

Shard snorted from where they stood. The shadow mage... Kaiden his name was? Sucked at lying. Like seriously sucked, that was so vague. And he paused before he spoke. No good liar does that.

Next to her Cymar did the same.

Scotch stayed quiet while kadin tried not to bust his stupid lie.

Lexy raised an eyebrow but told a messenger to send word to the before mentioned places. A pink and aqua portal appeared as two messangers leaped through.

Scotch (mumbling): same portal tech, what is this....
Kadin: Alio-magix was worried that the humans would get to them soon! That's why we came! Informants!

Cymar and Shard exchanged glances. Both of them were fully prepared to book it out of here if needed. Other strange people was not their strong suits. People in general was not their strong suit.

Cymar leaned over to Shard and whispered to them in the fortress code language.
"Why in the world would he claim that we are informants. If they actually ask us for information then we'll have nothing. That is such a terrible lie."
Shard nodded lightly in agreement. "Be prepared to run. And drag those two with us cause why not?"

Lexy: Informants? Well thank you fro the warning, do you have any clue where the Azmanceans and Endancers are at the moment?
Kadin froze but Scotch covered for him.
Scotch: No sorry to say, thats why we were here to warn you. We don't know when they'll be upon us! Uh, our-
Scotch though for a moment
Scotch: leader told us you would be able to give us a portal to Athera as well? For informant purposes.

:Lexy: The Atherians are not part of this battle? What information must be carried?

Scotch: fuck- uh, personal information. We have a message to deliver to the chieftain their! It is non of your concern, queen!

Lexy took a moment but nodded.
Lexy: very well, be safe!
Lexy showed a gauntlet that emanated a blue portal.
Scotch thanked Lexy and pulled Shard, Cymar, and Kadin through. The four ended up on the clean streets of Athera, angels rounding every corner giving them odd glances

It was at this time Shard and Cymar realized how different they looked. If they took off their cloaks then everyone would know that they are not from here. Cymar with his purple ears, clawed hand, mutated tail, and collection of scars. Shard with her broken skeleton of wings, bandages, mutations, and Cymorium. Not to mention their odd looking (and apparently strangely colored) clothing. The minute the cloaks were off there was a high chance they were screwed.

"So where now" Cymar asked the two (adults?) in front of him after a pause.
They were most likely confused as well but they probably had a better idea of what was going on.

Scotch breathed lowly.
Scotch: Athera, land of the angelic forces. IT looks so much less light as before.

Scotch's head swivelled before her eyes widened. Kadin followed her gaze as immediatly stood up. running towards a crystal statue in the centre of town. The plaque on it read: "Payton Izenia, loving wife and mother of two. The queen will be missed."

Kadin: Payton... What-
Scotch: Queen? What is this world.
Scotch whipped to face Kadin, looking at each other almost devastatingly.
Scotch: we need to find Ehden. To the castle!
Scotch stood and ran in the direction of a towering wall of white, kadin pursued.

Although they had no idea what was going on the duo dashed after the others in front of them. They faltered for a bit upon seeing the wall of white but pursued nonetheless.

So confused. Very confused.

Once entering the castle they could see angels in suits and gowns bustling about, they looked like a sore thumb between it all with their dark cloaks. A young man with golden wings and pig like ears sat on the throne frantically signing and reading documents people pushed at him endlessly. An older woman who looked very similar to the boy, brown hair and brown eyes, blue outfit, pushed through the crowd and eventually bumped into Cymar. Knicking off his hood perhaps????
Woman (Hazel): Oh I'm so sorry! I just needed to- who are you?

Adrenaline rushed through this veins as Cymar's hood was knocked off. Without his hood those strange purple wolf ears of his were in plain view. Dark brown hair with purple streaks dancing throughout and one giant scar going across his right eye, a milky shade of blue. At complete odds with his other ocean blue eye. From behind him Shard tensed up.

Cymar averted his eyes quickly before pointing at the other two in front of him. "I'm with them"

Scotch and Kadin tensed as well but Scotch stepped forward before anyone could speak.

Scotch: Yeah yea, I get it we're kinda odd being here but I need to know where to find Ehden,son of Zerium?

Hazel was overwelmed
Hazel: Father Ehden? He'd be in Deitinity if not by mothers statue. Why do you need him? What business do you have?

Scotch: I can't explain it I just need to speak to him

Hazel: well I cant just summon a god, even if he is my father! He has a job to do and we musnt distract him.

Kadin: This is really important girl, we know him!
Kadin though for a moment before tilting back his hood abit so Hazel could see him.

Hazel stood dumfounded and unable to process.
Hazel: follow me, all of you.

Hazel turned and left down a castle corridor.
Scotch and Kadin followed

Not knowing what else to do as with everything else of this whole trip the two followed Scotch and Kadin down the corridors.

"Soooo...." Cymar started slowly

"Who's Ehden?" Shard finished for him.

"Who is everyone?"

"Where are we generally speaking?"

"When are we?"

"Why do these people wear weird white robes?"

"Why do you feel like a part human but you're nothing I can recognize?"

"Who thought it was a good idea to let two kids create entire universes?"

On and in the questions went. The duo didn't seem to expect for Scotch and Kadin to know most of the answers the weirder the questions got.

Scotch awkwardly tried answering the question once by one
Scotch: Ehden is the demigod, child of the god of good Zerium. We're in Telaris, Athera, Atherian kingdom, the Athera castle. I don't know th date, They are angelic figures they are meant to wear white for ceremonial purposes. I am a sub-human, Kadin is a Artificial-Magix originally human. and I don't know how to answer that last one

Without missing a beat the two kids continued their barrage of questions. Yet although the questions themselves sounded childish and curious they weren't. Both kids had empty and apathetic expressions, asking questions for the sake of asking them. They didn't seem to care what the others would think or answer. Pretty soon the questions turned darker and weirder. And then there were no questions but snippets of ideas and possible conversations.

S: "Have you ever been burned alive?"

C: "Have you ever had a comrade die in your arms before?"

S: "Have you ever had your arm chopped off?"

C: "Have you ever seen a dead body of a mother rise up and attack her own child?"

S: "Do you know what it's like to be persecuted for existing?"

C: "Have you ever watched a mob chant for your friend to be executed?"

S: "Have you ever been given the death sentence?"

C: What are parents like? I don't remember mine.

S: I was build not born so I don't know either.

C: One time we stumbled across a graveyard from the Rich Ages.

S: It was cool till the infected corpse started rising up.

C: Yeah that wasn't cool.

S: What does cake taste like?

C: Wait, what is cake again?

They didn't seem to care who listening in. They were definitely loud enough for Hazel and any other guide to hear. The odd thing about their questions was the hint of memory behind them. They weren't questions made up on the stop but questions pulled from past times. Maybe that was why all those questions were so ominous. Neither child seemed to expect answers, it couldn't be guessed if they expected reactions either.

Scotch and Kadin mumbled un hearable answers, obviously unable to answer most. Hazel started ignoring what the two were saying, she really didnt have the time.

Kadin: burnt, dead frie-, arm-,mom and kid- persecuted for-HEY I ACTUALLY HAD THAT HAPPEN TO ME ONCE RELATABLE THANK YOU!
Kadin laughed awkwardly shrugging his arms while Scotch shoots him a look.
Scotch: mob chant-,death sentence-, hey that happened to Michael in Azmance once? He blinded them and got the fuck outta their right? Anyways...parents.... Uh, you see yours once in a while don't you Kadi? You were moving them to the EH werent you?

Kadin nods
Kadin; and , your parents were fantastic people....
the two silenced.
Ladin: This conversation has stopped being enjoyable

Shard sneered as they walked. "This conversation was never enjoyable to begin with."

"Just like this whole situation" Cymar commented offhandedly.

"Cheers to that. Like a 3 month old decomposing corpse the whole situation stinks."

"More like a bonfire of burned bodies. Now that really reeks."

"Can't argue with that."

Shard and Cymar had gone from harassing Scotch and Kadin with questions to having some very morbid conversations. However they didn't seem to realize how morbid they might seem to this world. On and on they went as they followed Hazel to whatever destination there might be.

Hazel is getting more uncomfortable by the second and leads the four into a room, the room is dark in contrast to the light of the rest of teh castel. Their are dusty white tarks over towering objects scattered around theroom, a desk of off looking gold and silver trinkets is in the centre
Hazel: Before I call on Father Ehden I must know, why do you need him?
Scotch lookd at Kadin before hesitantly pulling her hood down, KADIN and maybe Cymar are the only two showing their faces at this point so Scotch joins them.
Scotch: from the information Kadin and I have gathered this is a timeline a head of our regular one, no person here is recognizable. But the places seem to be the same. You refer to Ehden as father meaning you are his daughter, this has to be the future of our timeline and Ehden would be the only lasting member of our timeline to my knowledge...

Hazel looks at everyone else to see if they have input on the situation

Shard shrugs from underneath their hood. "Yeah I got nothing. All I know is that I went to sleep, fell out of the sky and landed in a completely different universe, and now I've been sent to the future of said universe." Considering how badly Scotch reacted to their color scheme it might be best to keep on their cloak.

At some point Cymar had pulled his hood back up not liking the stares that came with his appearance. "Same as my comrade. No idea what in the worlds is going on."

Kadin: We didn't even know you were here until your were thrown into Alea's church.
Kadin laughs a bit and nudges Scotch.
Scotch actually grins slightly, something's funny about this and the corruption kids don't get it. Even Hazel thinks its funny!

Cymar and Shard both squint at the others not having any idea what they were talking about. Like with everything else in this situation.

Kadinm laughs harder as he attempts to explain
Kadin: SORRY- I JUST, HAHHAHAHAHA, WOLF BOY, YOU HIT ALEA'S CHURCH. MUSTA HURT PRETTY BAD, PRETTY UNLUCKY IF YOU ASK ME
kadin continues to die of laughter as scotch takes over.
Scotch: Apologies, Alea is the god of fortune, luck. We just found it rather amusing that your unfortunate situation threw you to the gods for help.
Scotch clears her throat
Scotch: Anyways... May we see Ehden?
Hazel thinks for a moment, Kadins on the floor at this point, like i don't think he can breath get him help.
Hazel: I don't think I can contact him, he usually doesn't answer prayers anymore... I may be able to send you to the gods domain though, anything that happens their is not my fault though and I cant help you once your through...

"Wait, you guys have gods!" Cymar exclaims.

"What are gods like?!" Shard asks curiously.

The oddest and most shocking questions yet. Ones that ask of the gods, which everyone knows of. What happened to the gods of these children?

Scotch and Hazel freeze up and look at the two (KADIN DIDNT HEAR CUZ HE'S LITERALLY DYING)

Scotch: What? They're just gods? People you pray to so that you may be bless. Someone to watch over us and make sure their respective aspects live on in the world. Untill the fallout at the end of time?

Kadin calms down and just lays on teh floor.

"Oh, that's what gods are" Cymar remarks as he leans back.

"We didn't really know since all of our gods got destroyed." Shard explains.

Yet again, wtf happened to these children.

Scotch nods awkwardly before looking at Hazel again
Scotch: Yeah, we'll go to Deitinity if possible, hunt down Ehden and fix everything.

Hazel nods and walks to a tarp covered object in the corner, she whips the tarp off revealing what looks like the frame to a mirror, or a portal
Hazel: any objections before I light it?

Meanwhile Shard leans over and whispers to Cymar. "Should we tell them about creators?"

Cymar leans in "Nah."

Both up them look at Hazel and shake their head. "Go right on ahead!"

Hazel nods andgrabbs multiple items from the desk, she chalk outlines the inside frame, and sprinkles a powers over the chalk.she then opens a vial of red liquid and swears it over the top of the frame, then she chants.
as she's chanting a aura of buish green appears in teh frame

Hazel: Go, It'll close one your through, and Scotch!
Scotch: uh, what? wait -
Hazel: Avoid the Titania, and her minions at all cost, you didnt live to see this timeline for a reason...
Scotch didnt have time to think before Kadin grabbed her arms and leaped through teh portal

Without hesitation Shard and Cymar leap in right after Scorch and Kadin. Both of them yelling war cries as they jumped in like pros. They weren't pros but they looked like pros okay.

Scotch and Kadin arent unharmed and landed normally as if they has simply been walking. Looking around the skype was a three way split.
Their was a small land mound the colour of blood uner their feet, a red portal in front of them. Around the red hill the land was in two, one half of grass was blue, the other golden. Very few people were seen but some recognizable (To Kadin and Scotch) figures from memorable lore wandered between streets and Temples. No one went near the red hill though.
Kadin: Okay, where teh fuck would Ehden be?
Scotch: IDK, find Zerium I guess?
Kadin: Assumably?
Scotch and Kadin wandered onto the golden grass, the stone pathnearby was unscathed and clean. The surrounding temples bore the symbols of seven deities. Audrey, deity of originality, Vitah god of life, Fortis God of courage, Bilim god of Knowledge, Visio god of creativity, and Hera goddess of health. The last Temple was the temple of Zerium, the a first god, the god of good.

Kadin: Okay shit who do we approuch first? We can't just walk in we'll be questioned?

Shardand Cymar could see six people wandering between the temples, a person in pink with many robe layers and a veil could be seen with a younge boy, a braided head of blonde hair and a scarf. Two men, on with a bandage over his eyes and teh other with long brown hair sat on a temple seo closest to Scotch and teh others. Then two woman, one with a simple blue dress and the other with bright red clothes.

Who do Cymar and Shard approuch if they do not wait for Scotch and Kadin?

Having no idea what to do and not ones to stay still for too long Cymar and Shard wandered off until they somehow wound up in front of the two men.

The blindfolded one is actually the first to notice them. he mumbkes somthing before scooching closer to the other. The other man looks over at Cymar and Shard.
Mullet Man(Fortis): Uh, hello?
Blindfolf (Bilim): Mortals? What are you doing here?

scotch and Kadin run over panicked

Cymar and Shard simultaneously shrug.

"We're just here for the ride." Cymar states.

"That and we have no idea what else to do" Shard adds on.

Neither child afraid of these strange men.

The men are very confused and stand up, Billim faces them as Fortis runs inside the temple, a bell is sounded as deities from both sides of this land see the hooded figures of the corruption children and Scotch and kadin.
Scotch: WE-!
She was cut off bu the warping sound of a portal. Deities, some they saw before, some new, swarmed them. The red hilled portal openeing and Titania and six ohers followed through.

Cymar and Shard stand with a complete lack of emotion uninterested. Until Shard zeros in on the red woman and the six others with her.

Titania: A meeting this sudden? Bilim I would have expected better from you!
the six around Titania didnt look too happy. One weilded a whip, one was bruised and chained, one a child, uninterested like Shard and Cymar, one dressed skimpily and obiously covered in amkeup of sorts, one grey palletted and with a smiling mask,and the last dressed in a court jesters outfit. A blue haired womn came from the blue lands with six as well.

Titania: C'mon whats all the c'motion about darlins???

Cymar and Shard stayed void of emotion but their eyes never left those seven deities. Death, pain, and suffering. All kinds of horrors that can be only described as 'red'. Just like 'home', and you can always tell when something is like your home. Both children laughed crookedly inside.

Bilim scowled but said nothing, Fortis stepped outside once more
Fortis: These travelers are mortals, I assumed they were you minion, no?
Titania snorted: of course not! Look at them! If I want something dont Valkar will do it.

Everyone physically cringed

blue woman (Cassandra): If they'r enot yours then they're a mistake.

a phantom woman (Fatum): No, they are suppossed to be here, this time. That is all I shall share, But it was a direct message from Cawa to have Tempa and I warp the Timline for a bit..

Shard cackled under their breath. "Of course. It's always creators that like to mess with their creations. I guess Arcane is actually real and not someone I was hallucinating."
Beside them Cymar leaned in and asked,"Hey, what do those seven figures over there remind you of?"
Shard whispered back "Of death, doom, destruction, and more."
"Just like 'home' right?" Cymar jeered, emphasizing the word home.

"You just read my mind."

And together the two children shared a soft bitter laugh, still cloaked in black.

Scotch and kadin petend not to hear as they kneel
Scotch: we're looking for Ehden-
Ipsum: And what help would he be? He's an emotional wreck?
Kadin: I- what?
Fatum: Look, the creator just wants you to mess around here in Deitinity for a bit I guess. we could help later perhaps once you've appeased her.
fatum and Tempa just absolutly and finally fuck off as they disspear.
Elsewhere Cawa chats with Arcane.
"i just wanna see how the secondaries handle Shardand Cymar really :p Hoep ya don't mind"

"I'm interested as well in all honesty. Now what is the best way to get their cloaks off without directly interfering?"

"titania's followers are always looking for some fun?"

"Now that does sound like the best course of action. Which of them is most likely to steal the cloaks?"

"Hmm, Contur is mischievous, Morti's quite curious, Valkar will do whatever Titania says rlly, Ipsum is also very mischievous, Zero and Hlad would have to be triggered in some way i think :/"

"Not to mention both children are keeping a close eye on Morti and Valkar. Guess they don't like the aura those two give off."

"Not to mention both children are keeping a close eye on Morti and Valkar. Guess they don't like the aura those two give off."

With their attention trained on the aura that Titania, Morti, and Valkar are giving off the two do not notice Contur coming near them at all.

Fortis and Bilim begin to try and interfere with Contur, other secondary gods do the same as bickering erupts around Shardand Cymar.
Ipsum eventually casually slinks over and flicks the hoods of their heads

Since the cloaks were only on loosely Ispum managed to knock them off the whole way. The Corruption children spin around and reveal their full forms. Both of them freezing at the staring gods, kind of creeped out by the fact that they were being stalked.
Shard wears red, their normal cloak in her arms, revealing their turtle neck with its open back. Bandages cover their limbs and a red substance peeks out from underneath. Those broken, skeletal wings are in full view as well as the chains on their ankles. Horns are on top of their head and claws are on their hands.
Cymar wears low slung harem pants with only bandages covering his scarred chest. His right eye is scarred and milky, the left a gorgeous blue. He had purple wolfs ears as well as a giant mutated tail. His feet are clawed as well as his left hand.

They look...

Strange, odd, unusual, freakish, familiar, new, terrifying, curious, weird,

So many words could be used here. The best is the one that has always been used for them.

FREAKS

Ipsum claps loudly, face full of glee
Ipsum: OOOH! I LOVE IT! SUCH A LOOK, SUCH A STATEMENT

Ipsum: CON, CON! LOOK AT THESE BEAUTIFUL COLOURS AND DESIGNS! RED IS ALWAYS SUCH A FACINATING COLOUR AND PURPLE IS SUCH A REFRESHING SPIN ON EVERYTHING! AND EVEN THEIR ODD EXTRAS! THOSE EARS AND TAILS AND WINGS, THE RED AND BANDAGES, TURTLENECK AND LOW HANGING PANTS! EEEEH!

Ipsum is fangirling hard core, he is an odd one thats for sure, as he's been jumping around Cymar and Shard he's also been jumping up in Conturs face. Contur just grins and watches ipsum.
the otehr goods don't really have much to say on the matter, titania looks rathr interested as does Morti, Valkar., Zero and Hlad continue to look dead inside as always.

Both Cymar and Shard are internally screaming as they watch Ipsum jump around with frozen smiles on their faces. Wtf is that weirdo doing?

The peacekeepers look indifferent accept for Baylanis who is obviously planning something.
The creationists kinda just groan, some go back to what they were doing and ignore Ipsum, Audrey looks rather intrigued however.
Audrey: they are rather unique designs, and the colour schemes match quite well/

With the talk of 'fashion' the two have pretty much no idea what is going on. The multicolored man is weirding them out, the pink is staring at the, and the last complemented their clothes???

"Thanks I guess" Cymar says awkwardly, having no idea what else to say.

Shard just shrugs from beside him, stretching out her broken skeleton of wings. At least the horns didn't bother anybody. Although they didn't like the way those three suspicious gods were now interested. Especially the red one.

Titania suddenly stops.
Titania: *grumbles* Zerium, Cassandra, you got the message right?
Cassandra nods, Zerium was gone.
Titania: Fine, then lets go. Valkar, keep an eye on things and make sure their s not too much havoc.
Valkar nodded stifly, like a droid.
Titania kicked Hlad subtley before dissapearing through the portal, Cassandra dissapeared as well leaving onloy the Creator, the Titania followers, and all but Fatum and Tempa from the Peace keepers

The Corruption children stand there, now weirded out by the pink lady who is obviously scheming something. For some reason they REALLY didn't like that one's scheming. It didn't scare them as much as it...well...they had no idea.

Baylanis giggles audibly as an odd pink aura overcome Contur.\
contur suddenly turns to ipsum, spins him around and dips him, like salsa dance or whatever.
Bilim hits baylanis in the side of the head causing the aura to fade and Contur to almost drop ipsum

Contur: Bayl! I'll be romantic on my own time!
baylanis just laughs and watches.
these people are nutcases

Bilim suddenly walks up to Cymar and Shard.
Bilim: My apologies for my co-workers. Baylanis, the pick one, is the goddess of relationships, she is also what some may refer to as a shipper. She likes to pair people up when she can. The titania followers are havoc all around, the rest of us manage to keep ourselves in check usually. If you need anything as Fortis or I. The creator simply wants you all to interact with us, then Beleivable you will be sent to your regular timeline, or a similar one.

Fortis is dispersing of teh gods back to theri temples as Bilim speaks to Shard and Cymar. The Titania followers end up huddled on the red hill with Valkar keeping a steady eye on all of them. Something odd can be seen in his eyes though. Regret? Longing of sorts?

With a nod at each other the two of them head straight for gods huddled on the hill. Those gods intrigue them the most in all honesty. They note the strange look some of the gods have in their eyes, almost dead in fact.

They stopped right in front of the group and greeted them with a complete lack of fear. Without their hoods that strange look in in their eyes was back. Indescribable without context, really.

"Hello" Cymar greeted as Shard waved right next to him. A simple, normal greeting. Not one of respect or fear but just a normal 'hello'.

Valkar raised and eyebrow and nodded in response, Hlad did nothing, didn't even look up. Morti waved back without a smile. Zero inched closer to to the closed portal, contur and Ipsum smiled and waved, though they hesitated and looked at Valkar first

Both Cymar and Shard flopped down, undeterred by the lack of response. They had gotten used to it after awhile.

"So how are you guys doing?" Cymar asked.
"It looks pretty boring just to be sitting here doing nothing." Shard added on.

those Zero scoots closer to the portal, Hlad glances up. Everyone looks at Valkar who clears his throat and looks at the teens.
Valkar: I,uh.i suppose..

No one seems used to this such casual conversation

The teens wait patiently, sensing the others awkwardness. It's okay. They were used to it. It might take some time for them to come around or they might not come around at all. They were used to it. They knew nothing else.

"So what do you guys do?" Shard asks, at complete and other ease
"Generally speaking." Cymar finishes for them.

Again everyone looks at valkar.
valkar: We uh, we....
Valkar actually looks back at the others, pleading almost. They looks back at him pained but dont speak.
then everyone hears a startling voice, crackling and dry from beside Valkar.

Hlad: I don't do much, but as a whole we are to serve the Mistress Titania. We are bond to her, generally speaking, and if we were to disobey we would be punished. We do not do anything without being told to. That's how Titania's domain works.

Silence stilled over them, Valkar looks down at Hlad, pain in his eyes. Hlad stares back, tears welling in his own eyes before he looks away.

Hlad: That's what I've been told they do, I'm in my cell usually. Valkar comes by sometimes. So does Morti once in awhile. I Think I've gotten used to the pain by now though so it's okay i guess.
Hlad's voice sounds so void of emotion, though it's obviously eating him up inside to say such truths, he knows he will be punished again.

Hlad: I wish, i... I wish that-
H;ad stops himself and gives up, simple turning over on the spot he sat on the hill, looking away from everyone else.

With that silence fell over the two. Not the kind of awkward or sad silence that you would expect, but the I-have-absolutely-no-idea-what-you're-talking-about kind.

After a few seconds of hesitation the two plow forward with their conversation. Yet again, undeterred.

S: "that's what you guys do?"

C: "I didn't really understand much except for the 'cell' and 'pain' part.

S: "Yeah cells suck. There was this one time I was kept in a cell awaiting execution"

C: "I remember that. They tried lynching you, shooting, beheading, drowning, stabbing, and burning you"

Hlad and Valkar both managed to flinch at each mention of torture and pain the Corruption children mentioned. Contur and Ipsum looked rather bothers as well as the rest of the gods surrounding them.

Scotch and Kadin who had caught up and were now listening looked mortified and Scotch attempted to walk away

S: "The beheading one sucked."

C: "But it was kind of funny when you stood up without your head and everyone started screaming."

What in the world.

Shard and Cymar continue causally chatting away about morbid things. Somehow, they had entered the topic of corpses. It was rather horrifying to listen to. Especially since the two seemed so calm about it.

S: remember that one graveyard we found from the Rich Ages?

C: The one where a bunch of possessed zombies started crawling out of the graves? Yeah I remember that. Do you remember the lynching tree?

S: Oh yeah that! There was a dead elven mother impaled on one of the branches right? She must have gotten too close and the tree lunged at her.

C: And the corpses of her two dead kids were hanging right next to her too. The new recruit started vomiting right then and there.

S: I remember that! What about that one time where we traveled across a dead zone and there was just a huge pile of corpses right in the center?

C: And then a Corpion lunged right out? Yeah I remember that.

S: That thing was literally a giant scorpion made out of corpses. A bunch of torsos made up its center and all the limbs were bunched together to make its six legs.

C: It also had those two twin tails made out of fingers. When Ritz managed to cut it in half the entire thing fell apart into a pile of random body parts.

S: And old blood and decomposed goo started leaking everywhere. That was disgusting.

The conversation continued at the same level of pleasantness. Well, actually it got worse.

Yeah the Telarians tuned out, Zero startred clawing at the portal frame.
Fatum suddenly appears
Fatum: WELL CAWA THINKS YOU'VE TORTURED HER BABIES ENOUGH NEXT TIMELINE YOU GO!
--
within seconds the corruption children, Scotch and Kadin all landed with their cloaks back on inside a dreary looking kingdom. Beggers and Peasants lined the streets as guards whipped and beat what looked like slaves.

Cymar and Shard landed elegantly, they were probably expecting to be dumped in a completely different location with the way this day has been going.

"Sooo....." Cymar started

"Where are we now?" Shard added

Suddenly both teens froze upon seeing the slaves and guards. Although they didn't understand what in hell was going on they knew that wasn't right. With matching glowers both teen held on tight to their hoods and started stalking closer to the guards. They spend their entire lives as warriors and knights fighting to defend their kingdom. Every inch of them screamed. One howled with injustice, and one with a familiar rage.

They stopped just a few feet from the guards and tapped them on their backs. A whispered 'greetings' drifted up from Shard's hood. It was softly whispered and dripped with venom as it forebode a death threat.

Kadin and Scotch had both frozen in place, every heard heald the Emerald Heists insignia and badge. This wasnt the emerald heist that they knew though.

The guards turned around and scowled, one raising a whip above their head ready to lash out at the corruption children with what looked like absolutly no reason. The other stopped him though.
Guard 2; Who, who might you two be?

Without hesitation Shard pulled back their hood exposing their mutations, looking every inch the monster that the mob from years ago had claimed them to be. Their lip was curled back unnaturally exposing rows of sharp teeth. A horrifying sounding voice came out of their changed mouth. Ragged and scratchy.

"Like you would know"

The men, as well as many many bystanders screamed, some ran, many guards jumped immediately into attempting to contain Shard and Cymar. Without thinking Scotch yelled through the commotion.
Scotch: STOP, SUBDUE, AND REPORT UNHARMED. THE E.H GUARDS RULE OF DIPLOMACY AND CITIZEN SAFETY STATES CLEARLY THAT NO MONSTER IS ATTACKED WITHOUT QUESTION.

Everything stopped, absolutely everything froze, everyone looked at Scotch as her hood had flown off revealing her long blonde hair and glistening emerald encrusted crown-band atop her head.
Guard 1: Queen Stone? How- but you were in the throne room!

Kadin tries to back away and dissapear between buildings.

Scotch looks at them all.

Guard 2: And what happened to your armour, where's your helmet?!

Scotch stayed silent and thought before striaghtening her back and glaring att he guards.
scotch: Well what did you expect me to do? I wasnt to sit in the castle confines, I thought I'd check in and see how the town is doing.

Guard2: But you-
Scotch; Don't question your queen!
Scotch snarled dangerously.
Scotch: Release the mutants please, I assure they will not harm you.
Guard: BUT-!
Scotch: NOW!
The guards stepped away from Shard and Cymar, weapons still readied.

Shard snorted, their jagged mouth receding to normal. Cymar rustled with laughter behind them. Neither of them looked the slightest bit cowed, these men had nothing on a 10 foot Corpion.

Impossibly fast, both teens flew past the guards until they stood right next to Scotch in seconds.

"Where to now your Highness?" the two of them chorused together.

Scotch refrained from smucking one of the two in the head and looked around in an attempt to spot Kadin, she saw him hiding behind a building before looking at the guards again.
Scotch: Now, I plan to visit the S.C. I must see someone their-
Guard: BUt Mistress, The S.C has been at war with us for years now! It's dangerous-
Scotch: It's fine, Do not question your queen under any sercumstances! We shall be walking their by foot, I secured teh needed resources. Tell the General their is command til i'm back, Alright?
Guard: Yes ma'am!
the guards scurried off.
Scotch Grabs Cymar and Shards arms and nods to Kadin as she runs at fast as possible to outside the EH gates, and into a nearby forest.

Kadin meets them their shortly after.

Kadin: What you gonna do when they realise your probably not who they think you are?

scotch: Hope we're gone by the time this mess is over, Stay in the woods, theirs a ZNG camp nearby if I remember correctly, though this world s

Cymar flops onto the ground, Shard joining him shortly afterward.

"So where to now?" Cymar asks causally.

"Although it probably wouldn't matter." Shard adds in as they lay their head on Cymar's stomach.

The two of them are so in sync it's uncanny.

Scotch: Well the SC's out of Rule then... If this worlds EH is at war with the SC then I'm obviously not welcome their, the other magix guilds probably arent safe either by default...

Kadin: The Elementi Island? It could take a bit of travel but They were quite neutral; before? And they should know me so we might be okay?

"Do whatever" Shard says with a wave

"We're just going to follow you and try not to get killed." Cymar says with a breezy attitude.

"Pretty much" Shard agrees.

Scotch seems slightly aggravated by the whole ordeal, also by the corruption children's nonchalant attitude.
Scotch: This world makes no sense, those guards were blatantly ignoring the E.H law of guards-menship!

Cymar and Shard continue lazing around on the ground as Scotch rants. Cymar is laying on his back with his hands behind his back while Shard lays her head on his stomach. They both seem perfectly at ease considering everything that went down. Extremely chill9

Scotch just continues to rant until Kadin calms her down. She m=lets out a sound that sounsd like UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
and moves on silently seethiong

"Sooo..." Cymar begins
"Are you done?" Shard finishes.

This appears to be a recurrent pattern with these two. They were very tightly knit it seemed.

Scotch just shoots them a look before collapsing onto the ground with a huff
Scotch: THIS WORLD FOLLOWS NO RULES, ITS WORSE THEN THE LAST! HOW COULD A EH SOLDIER ACT IN A SUCH A WAY THAT COMPLETELY DEFIES THE GUARDIAN-CODE?????

"Maybe they just have a different guardian code?" Cymar suggested

"Or a completely different leader?" Shard added on to his guess

Scotch: But they clearly recognized me as their leader! They knew whole was meaning this world has a version of me that lets this kind of behaviour pass? And at war with the Magix guilds! They're Just as bad as Endance!

"Maybe they're worse" Cymar suggested

"Maybe they're a total psycho" Shard added, once again.

kadin stood and looked back at where the Emerald Heist walls were. He also realised how cold he was.Their was a light petering of snow over the grass that Cawa forgot to mention previously. The air was quite chilly and obviously not fit for humans in such clothing. Scotch was completly fine however and the cold did not sway her.
Kadin: we should find this worlds version of you. Maybe then we can get out of here again. If not then Find Laniosis and send a proper prayer

Cymar and Shard just continued lazing about, listening to this conversation. For some reason the snow had melted around them in a wide circle. Warmth seemed to be coming from the two teens. Neither of them seemed to be cold, even Cymar with his dang shirtless-ness.

Kadin gave Cymar and Shard a look before noticing the clear grass around them. Kadin, being the adorable cinnimon roll he is, walked up beside Cymar and stood their basically trying to obtain heat somehow.

...
And lets be serious he was probably thinking Cymars tail looks pretty fluffy, he justwanted warmth tho.
Kadin: So whats are we gonna do?

Scotch rolld her eyes

Shard and Cymar just shrugged from where they were. And yes, the area around was unnaturally warm. Shard let out a soft sigh as she leaned back and radiated her heat around. Being a living furnace/ catalyze had its uses. Raw energy was very hot and served very well in cold climates like this.

"Go to the other version of Scotch like you said" Cymar finally spoke up.

"I'm fine with that" Shard added.

Scotch physically steps away from Shard, Heats not her thing, Kadin however, with his childlike instincts, gets right between Cymar and Shard. Like he's in heat heaven its great.

Cymar is just lying on his back and Shard has her head on Cymar's stomach. Both teens seem perfectly fine with this situation. Although when Kadin sits right down beside them they both eye him oddly, wondering what the heck he was doing.