Idris hummed as she walked around the syndicate’s base, quick footsteps caused her to turn on her heel and grab Sliv by the hand, she grinned. “Did you try to punch me just now?” she questioned. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiGRVOdg4uw
Sliv laughed and pulled his hand from her grip, “just testing your reflexes. Looks like Protesilaus is teaching you well.” he spoke as he walked with her his hands shoved into his pockets. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa0fJSLnXLe
She smiled and closed her book, sticking it in her satchel. “Are you going to the cafe today?” she asked, he thought for a moment. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZjGwRrVeLi
“Yeah, I think I have a shift to work. How about you? Where are you going?” 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJSEcCZQOTx
She shrugged. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡckV7Wc7zA5
“Zeph wanted me to go on a walk with him” she said, Sliv raised an eyebrow. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkmK5eRSKgs
“Zeph?” his nose scrunched up “since when did he take people on walks?” she cocked her head slightly. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDketSnAoc0
“I don't know… well i should go, i think he said he was meeting me on the outskirts of Pogtopia.” 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3T08u3SpoU
Sliv nodded. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKh0jHWBHfS
“Come by the cafe later, okay!?” he called, she held up a hand with reassurance, he smiled.
Idris exited the building and stopped when she saw Zeph speaking with two taller men, it seemed hostile. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzi2MP3QrKI
One man dressed in green and armor, his hair pulled into a small ponytail, the other in white and the same shining armor. One held a book that seemed to glow green hues. Idris raised an eyebrow, her ears twitching as she tried to listen in. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc5Ad5J2XK0
“I’m just reminiscing Dream. Nothing sneaky is happening out here, ight mate?” Zeph reassured them. Idris’s eyes narrowed. A sly smirk crossed Dream’s lips and he rolled his eyes, Idris took a step forward.159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw6eAod2Xum
“Uhm, sorry, why are these people interrupting our walk?” she questioned, trying to get zeph out of this predicament. Zeph froze and chuckled nervously. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuvv4Hc2s0N
Dream stared before chuckling. “Now who’s this?” he purred circling her, she cringed disgusted as he took a lock of her hair into his hand with a small smile. Idris snarled, her eyes flashing purple, Dream jumped back. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoAcW10uN6D
“She’s a student of mine.” 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2cw7tUC74
“A student eh? I wasn’t aware you still taught…” he spoke slowly, not tearing his eyes from her as he returned to the other boy's side. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZuy7I8bJR5
Zeph shrugged. Idris shot Dream a look and he cracked a smirk, “well we’ll leave you to it then.” he spoke tossing something to Zeph as they walked away. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtEljE1d9u8
“Don’t do anything i would do.” he mused. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ0XG9j8sFH
Zeph sighed and pocketed whatever he tossed and Idris frowned. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpgYIjmuBFP
“Sir, who was that?” 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkFwZTcxqn
“That was Dream. A tyrant. Stay away from him, he’s bad news.” he spoke, Idris nodded. As he walked away, Idris took long strides to catch up with him. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEjUjfqPpK9
“So, why did you want me to walk with you?” 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdH8yUy5XNj
Zeph sighed. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu3udWG8FNd
“The short or long story?” Idris shrugged. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJMSmD0FnJ
“Short?” Zeph nodded and directed her up a pair of broken stairs, hopping from step to step as if he did this daily, which he probably did. Idris took it carefully and he offered his hand, which she took. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzMP2uXS2o0
“Wil is coming by the syndicate this morning, i assumed since you ran you wouldn’t want to be seen at a place like that by him” he spoke, Idris stared but smiled gently. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjh34zvIt3a
“Thank you..i didn’t know he knew about the syndicate” 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf39K5zMHZb
Zeph shrugged. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFwdQqgAnyO
“Yeah? I mean his brother is in it, he used to be against it until things happened.” he explained as they walked. “If anything I assume he called an audience with Protesilaus because of your disappearance.” he finished, Idris scowled. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnDQTxRfeVs
“I see”159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVcDwmnrxX
Zeph patted her head as he picked a bundle of white flowers off a tree. “That and I wanted to teach you different herbs while we were out.” he grinned. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYTuZjYIA1T
She giggled. What a dork. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNd1oVKg0Tm
“As an example this is a Mistyday flower, it only grows on trees like this” he smiled, offering her the flower. She took it with a smile. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkfT2M4MCvJ
“It’s beautiful…”159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Wqosa0zY4
“And quite poisonous if you ingest it” he chuckled, her eyes widened before softening she found comfort in that fact for some reason.159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCqWWiEXg8H
“Sir, if I may ask? What was the goddess of nightmares like?” she questioned, Zeph’s eyes flickered to her, he should’ve known she’d ask eventually. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9BVapHzlKR
“Well…I don't know much about her. But I know she could be manipulative and desperate, she was also known as a very powerful woman, the embodiment of evil before Dream could ever take that title. She could take control of people's bodies as if they were her own, she treated people as if they were mice and she was a cat. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo7NJqq3ha8
No one ever liked her.” he explained. “In fact they avoided her” 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVga9eEHclA
Idris frowned and fidgeted with the gem she’d attached to a choker. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoPZ1SiIK0W
“Was her death known?” 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDPLTRhp7Gx
Zeph shrugged. “No one actually knows how she died, people believe she’s just caged away somewhere far away. And if she did die, no one remembers.” he spoke cautiously. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCj6ThrcXvB
“Odd…” 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtzf6qiFtBh
Zeph nodded. “Isn’t it? I mean i’ve been tempted to look for her but i know that's the worst idea ever.” he chuckled to himself, Idris smiled as she picked a daisy. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeuYcpkgkn5
“That is la marguerite” he said with a grin, Idris’s eyes lit up. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDMgZTfxK0B
“A daisy-?” 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdJBfHoWg2d
“So you know french. Your parents taught you well then” he smiled, She laughed lightly. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNBapt9u52
“Actually a former teacher of mine taught me it, she was amazing at it” Idris seemed to be sucked into a daze. “When she spoke French it was almost like she was a whole other being of light, like she could be a queen but not tyrannical. She had the ability to change her size and to guide souls across limbo.” she smiled, Zeph stared his cheeks turning pink. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZC9TBazvP
“Was your teacher perhaps the goddess of death?” 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyLi0RTuciK
Idris’s eyes widened and she laughed. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbgmdpvx0CX
“Yeah!” 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMaHqLOrrih
Zeph’s eyes softened and he smiled, maybe Idris wasn’t as dangerous as that letter had said, especially if she was taught under Kristin’s wing. But there was always a chance… 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjDrPIopAzY
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Idris waved to Zeph as he disappeared back into the syndicate’s building, she hummed lightly and turned to walk away. As she walked aimlessly not knowing what to do she sang under her breath, a person nearby stopped and glanced around a tree to listen as she walked by. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbiGIJ24l6o
The man's eyes widening with awe. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrlGL8rJi81
She stumbled across a beautiful mansion, snow laid in patches on the grass and she shivered as the wind blew her hair over her shoulder. She made her way up the steps and pushed the door open. Cobwebs filled the house but it also looked well kept. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKnuHD7XXKq
As she walked the floorboards creaked and she grinned. She always loved old homes, abandoned places. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8c9VTVcACl
Something creaked behind her and she whipped around. Nothing. “Hello?” 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6S3TJyA5xp
No response, her heart started to race. Fear. she's never dealt with fear before…159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzyvgM9CD7P
“Hello?” she called out again, nothing but then something wooshed by and appeared gracefully feet from her. Her eyes widened as she stood inches from a man who was only a few inches taller than her, someone that looked just like her. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMw0CBMKz5C
“Who…? How did you do that-?” she questioned in awe of the way he just appeared. The man's lips twitched as they just stared into each other's eyes awkwardly before the man took a step back. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQuTkUZILq
“You're like me?” he questioned, she twitched. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQjMQYzNSoI
“I don’t know what you mean?” she stated before taking in his appearance. No he was right. They were the same. The skin, patchy and hybrid, the eyes which shifted color, the attractiveness. The horns and pointed ears, Idris stumbled slightly. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvyS6GfXeQe
“Oh-!” 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLD6U1Ube0
He chuckled and smiled catching her off guard, “uhm- sorry do you live here?” she questioned. The male shrugged. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1hckP1ds0l
“Something like that- um, can I ask your name?” 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGx7UE6TPye
She smiled, “of course. You can call me Idris” she grinned, he chuckled. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnTAfRu5fqJ
“Ranboo.” 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYEodEcDpOv
She looked around again before returning her gaze to the familiar male. “How did you do that?” she asked, he cocked his head, his ears jingling. “What? This-?” he vanished and appeared behind her, her eyes lit up as she spun around. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK1oVACILtE
“Yes! You must tell me.” she grinned, Ranboo chuckled and thought for a moment. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ieeLftlo1
“I mean i can try, i’ve never really taught another endperson how to do so.” Idris shrugged. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6qAUNH8Ocq
“It might take a while?” 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaLjGStIIcz
Idris grinned, that wasn’t a no. “I'm willing to wait” she grinned, he chuckled and ran slim fingers through split hair. That's when she noticed the way she could faintly see through his body. Was he…? Surely not. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqBljWmiAGk
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Foils clashed and Idris spun on the ball of her foot, her vision blurred by the mask she wore as she landed her third hit on Protesilaus. He scoffed and then chuckled as they removed their masks, “you’re getting better. Almost as good as me” he grinned. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLxZi9ozWEz
Idris wiped sweat from her forehead with a smirk. “Oh, I think we both know I'm already better than you,” she smirked, tying her hair into a ponytail. Protesilaus rolled his eyes and pulled his braided hair up into a bun, as they lowered masks Idris grinned. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3rs3kYj5Z
“Round four?” 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8LbLcldEEp
He nodded and as soon as the bell rang she spun out of the way of his attack and grabbed his arm slamming him down onto the ground before twirling the foil and stabbing it into the foam mat below them, he flinched his head to the side with a chuckle. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdu2xGRYigO
“I surrender” 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtzbqoJLfsD
Claps caught them off guard, “wow, the most well known war lord and anarchist surrendering to a woman. How nobel” they looked to the side and Idris’s eyes widened. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9QVKnB0PPU
“D-dad-” 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSkAAabvLDN
“Idris.” Wil’s tone went dark, she scowled. Protesilaus tucked his mask under his arm. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTq3GM0MQ26
“Wil, welcome back.” 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4d1uvcd91r
Idris shuffled away and disappeared into the bathroom to change, her body trembling. How did he- shit. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ01TR0CWgf9
“May I ask how you knew Idris was here?” 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7vZmOeFju
Wil shrugged fidgeting with a foil, “well she has nowhere else to go does she?” he questioned, Protesilaus chuckled. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ6jpcuJHn5
“I guess you prove a point.”159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0dYQAb5iu
Wil twirled the foil and snapped it down by his hip, raising a hand to his head. “Ready for orders sir” he mocked, Protesilaus shot him a look. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCyEzuTEETC
“Catch your daughter before she leaves” he rolled his eyes, Wil glanced back and sure enough, Idris was inching out the door. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSumA47tTP9
Wil sighed and snuck up on her, she squeaked and teleported away from him. His eyes widened and she scowled in his direction as she ran out of the building entirely. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvnEEwKhEB9
“Did you know she could do that?” 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZEopaXhoM4
Protesilaus shook his head. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4vxeedfXu5
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Idris pulled her knees to her chest as she sat on a hill overlooking the massive lake nearby, she rested her chin on her knees and watched as birds flew by and foxes played. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaGqIhN6AWC
The grass crunched and she frowned. “Why are you even here?” she asked, Wil sighed and took a seat next to her. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhooGzuNng4
“Because I was worried.” 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3YttBOZf5m
Idris scowled as he let one leg extend out on the grass. “Worried.” she mumbled, he frowned. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOvXzhY0UZO
“Idris…i’m not going to force you to go home. I just want to know why you ran…” he explained, Idris scowled the emotions stirring in her, causing her eyes to flicker from green to purple. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmrLzY4Eqgo
“Dad killed my parents.”
Wilbur’s body froze. He didn't know what to say. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc93rx5kpkk
“i..Idris, they did horrible things to him and to humanity.” he fumbled over his words, Idris scowled. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9s85ANwNPE
“That doesn’t justify their death.” Wilbur shrugged.159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9dN00SKS6i
“Maybe not, but it helped, did it not?” he questioned, her mind flickered back to Dream and she shook her head. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTRQDTIQr42
Wilbur raised an eyebrow. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNAYwqiKhUt
“What do you mean, no?” he questioned, she scoffed. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXiLSIzX3c6
“You mean you didn't know your dad was getting threatened by Dream?” she snapped, standing up quickly. Wilbur didn’t move as the words echoed in his mind. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYxBzQn2mgP
“Don’t claim to know things when you dont.” she hissed as she walked away, leaving the brunette staring down at the water. Dream threatened Phil? Hell no. He looked back for Idris who had slipped into the building again, greeted by a water nymph. A friend…she was happier here. He sighed and stood slowly, grabbing the stuff he tossed aside and making his way into the opposite direction of the syndicate.
Oh, he was going to exchange some words with Dream. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡocgEYOPhUu
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“Sir. you’re being called for a meeting.” Soul glanced up into the direction of the doors. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8sfSNQahSU
“There was no scheduled meeting?” 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx1NFUvlrcC
The man shrugged as Soul rose from his seat and thanked him as he left the room. A meeting without warning? He pushed through the conference room doors where the council gods sat with concern on their faces, Soul took a seat. What was going on? 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgBbvkLHM0H
“Now that we’re all here” Crovan shut the door, Soul scowled. “Something…tragic has happened to a fellow god of ours.” he said slowly, Soul’s eyes widened. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9kY7WsVb4j
Void.159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgRgMKIH7du
“Void Escalier has passed. His body was found charred to the bone, he tried to pass through a portal that was cursed and paid the price. I'm sure he didn't know…but he tried to pass into the realm of wither bearers. Tonight we will hold a ceremony for our dear friend.” Crovan spoke softly, Soul’s body went freezing cold. No. no way. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbfSjnWxX0B
Soul abruptly scooched his chair back and left the room in a flash finding himself vomiting into a vase. Kristin was there within an instant holding his hair back as he did so.
“You poor thing…” she mumbled, when he was done she pulled him into a tight hug where he found himself sobbing against her breast. The other gods frowned and exchanged sympathetic looks as they exited the conference room. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5fcyhRjEw
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It was silent as the ceremony was held, Soul hiding away in the nearest corner as each person talked about the amazing things that Void had done. About his secrets and ideas. Soul scowled as he sipped from his glass of champagne, looking down at it he decided it wasn’t strong enough. He evidently left the ceremony as he made his way back to his office, filling his glass with something stronger as he sat on his desk and stared out at the stars. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfvwllFqZiK
Void did a lot of amazing things…and he was loyal. But he did have his flaws. Stupidity being one of them, he chuckled to himself as he sipped from his glass. The feeling of a burning sweet cyanide sensation mixing with his thoughts, he glanced down at a letter opener on his desk. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtWUaqSaZDD
Did he want to go with? 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgkkz1o66nK
Wil burst in just as Soul was dragging his fingers across the smooth surface of the letter opener, Wilbur’s eyes widened and he grabbed it from him, tossing it aside. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR49eypgHY5
“Dont.” 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhMRFwoqfli
Soul looked at him with dazed eyes, the alcohol setting in. “wil…” he said it like he hadn’t seen him in years. Wilbur froze, his face turning red as Soul fell into his arms sloppily. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5RWLQtKhgd
Wil sighed. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4qyVYx28L9
“Soul…” no response, Soul nuzzled into him. “Alex, I know it hurts to lose someone you love. Just don’t…try to feel anything” he assured, Soul scowled. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4HsnuladLG
“I want to feel something though,” he mumbled, “something other than empty pain.” he explained. Wilbur didn’t know what to say to that, he frowned and pulled Soul closer against his chest hugging him tight for a few moments. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp0Ca8IxZeR
It was silent before Soul bit his lip and stood on his tip toes, feeling Wil’s cheeks so he knew somewhat where his lips would be before kissing his lips gently. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0bfx5cC7qJ
Wilbur chuckled and held him by the small of the back, kissing his forehead. “I don’t think you want to do this, during Void’s funeral” he tried talking him out of it. Soul scowled and pulled Wilbur down by the collar. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ14dOtXb4kd
“You don’t know what I want.” he snapped, kissing him passionately. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKtcDiHGXHR
Wilbur’s face looked like a thermometer, he hesitated but eventually gave in, holding him close and slowly backed them up against the desk. Soul pushed things aside, not breaking the kiss as he pulled himself up onto the tabletop. Something fell but he didn't mind it, Wil’s hands roamed every inch of Soul’s body. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY2BFO9ytrA
Wilbur planted a kiss onto Soul’s neck and he gasped gently, easing into Wil’s touch. 159Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4OlFyY4f3
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