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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVB3j4WXW55
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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5cd08u1qWe
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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQhUWBWzU6I
“Yeah, I think I have a shift to work. How about you? Where are you going?” 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTykjlZiZQV
She shrugged. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLG7lgK07Pv
“Zeph wanted me to go on a walk with him” she said, Sliv raised an eyebrow. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdoWwzSy6Qx
“Zeph?” his nose scrunched up “since when did he take people on walks?” she cocked her head slightly. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwwDzwFu0y6
“I don't know… well i should go, i think he said he was meeting me on the outskirts of Pogtopia.” 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiTNSsgQUN2
Sliv nodded. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQGFCbUYdA9
“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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzns1WgzZyH
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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8GXosbRNsd
“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.124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9JbLl1Mgqw
“Uhm, sorry, why are these people interrupting our walk?” she questioned, trying to get zeph out of this predicament. Zeph froze and chuckled nervously. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE2uxdefqX0
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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdptnVaZT7O
“She’s a student of mine.” 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ2czeOZdFU
“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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3G6uZT6pRI
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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqhPDDJdrgl
“Don’t do anything i would do.” he mused. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy4qdvOr0m8
Zeph sighed and pocketed whatever he tossed and Idris frowned. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlGkvhxmqOd
“Sir, who was that?” 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXG1NiygQ4I
“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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyYWFl0yfLo
“So, why did you want me to walk with you?” 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHj4zNryN7W
Zeph sighed. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH7uvqUVhVG
“The short or long story?” Idris shrugged. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQIwxEtzC1s
“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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIEQJIGfdec
“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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96QRfg7WDr
“Thank you..i didn’t know he knew about the syndicate” 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7d0h3nekAu
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“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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOF7AlY6UL
“I see”124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2EAkUAcnaS
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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2Z8t0lL0Y
She giggled. What a dork. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2rIyYaPySG
“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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCKyFisfsO
“It’s beautiful…”124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡguew1HHCtA
“And quite poisonous if you ingest it” he chuckled, her eyes widened before softening she found comfort in that fact for some reason.124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNB6wLbIqXk
“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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsi7KM6CXja
“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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1VXZZM3w6
No one ever liked her.” he explained. “In fact they avoided her” 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfjNIFFFCwE
Idris frowned and fidgeted with the gem she’d attached to a choker. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmz9VsFfxwl
“Was her death known?” 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEvAueZQrsM
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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqvYhwQKGxc
“Odd…” 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Q9CwpwLIl
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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOXWingzeu9
“That is la marguerite” he said with a grin, Idris’s eyes lit up. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLsLQ1RsY3z
“A daisy-?” 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnvcfUpgwe9
“So you know french. Your parents taught you well then” he smiled, She laughed lightly. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAkpxOhzbEA
“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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbPu1Kt6MKE
“Was your teacher perhaps the goddess of death?” 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNbFy2dtYRA
Idris’s eyes widened and she laughed. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtf4cu76x3t
“Yeah!” 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeiS274l7Zg
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… 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoTFRyWYHJE
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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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJQRvFKSLk
The man's eyes widening with awe. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvbIois6Kd4
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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2GejwpWuQf
As she walked the floorboards creaked and she grinned. She always loved old homes, abandoned places. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4MsEsM6hO
Something creaked behind her and she whipped around. Nothing. “Hello?” 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJVTGhxARZ
No response, her heart started to race. Fear. she's never dealt with fear before…124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvBoMCUhEF
“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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ7rSdK0fAm
“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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSQrhckqeuN
“You're like me?” he questioned, she twitched. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznHY1xGRDm
“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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7NstJkfvkg
“Oh-!” 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsOKGo0h2Zi
He chuckled and smiled catching her off guard, “uhm- sorry do you live here?” she questioned. The male shrugged. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnKvPtBZzH
“Something like that- um, can I ask your name?” 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGblnrv12Xz
She smiled, “of course. You can call me Idris” she grinned, he chuckled. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoFHn5ymbAT
“Ranboo.” 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfnMGrcr9b
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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmLeLDO3TcU
“Yes! You must tell me.” she grinned, Ranboo chuckled and thought for a moment. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ57Vk3AAwSf
“I mean i can try, i’ve never really taught another endperson how to do so.” Idris shrugged. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYskBii4v4
“It might take a while?” 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaMPZ4U3WaE
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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ALazOmQ21
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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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xs1w103Tk
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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGFzDtjPOx0
“Round four?” 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZWIXg40Ys
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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4QBqp7ne7
“I surrender” 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNPeSk5w6mX
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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5RNlq15Cfb
“D-dad-” 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj1PYLJGNXa
“Idris.” Wil’s tone went dark, she scowled. Protesilaus tucked his mask under his arm. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡta4ydT7fXv
“Wil, welcome back.” 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWlVZrDrE3P
Idris shuffled away and disappeared into the bathroom to change, her body trembling. How did he- shit. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6JpmaJiKF
“May I ask how you knew Idris was here?” 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl6GbEwqfr7
Wil shrugged fidgeting with a foil, “well she has nowhere else to go does she?” he questioned, Protesilaus chuckled. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkzpjbvNphj
“I guess you prove a point.”124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP4kcYIUXm7
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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSHu0FBnm2w
“Catch your daughter before she leaves” he rolled his eyes, Wil glanced back and sure enough, Idris was inching out the door. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxW89P8aCh
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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡirtuwmXf2J
“Did you know she could do that?” 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtd580NIrJD
Protesilaus shook his head. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1wDYCoDitz
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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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsbRmisWiyp
The grass crunched and she frowned. “Why are you even here?” she asked, Wil sighed and took a seat next to her. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5SjsW1OgO
“Because I was worried.” 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh7Iv9behTP
Idris scowled as he let one leg extend out on the grass. “Worried.” she mumbled, he frowned. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFeAxG86jvk
“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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRVSXHEkIyD
“Dad killed my parents.”
Wilbur’s body froze. He didn't know what to say. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOw8JeO0diV
“i..Idris, they did horrible things to him and to humanity.” he fumbled over his words, Idris scowled. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡISN8eLtcla
“That doesn’t justify their death.” Wilbur shrugged.124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdaqhgLK1YW
“Maybe not, but it helped, did it not?” he questioned, her mind flickered back to Dream and she shook her head. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL1q6n1Wvrb
Wilbur raised an eyebrow. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9yXKosYWl6
“What do you mean, no?” he questioned, she scoffed. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJlNoFKiRK
“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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaoad2gwvcP
“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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ509UV7ptF2
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“Sir. you’re being called for a meeting.” Soul glanced up into the direction of the doors. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2jvFNgPdVZ
“There was no scheduled meeting?” 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoKjWn66gQb
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? 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ56kL1Y33LE
“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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfE9uQr9mDz
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“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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGIDOXtXskY
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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwjB4WFxZyj
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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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4gOdIwfx1
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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRYFPCiUegz
Did he want to go with? 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSFiZZLboId
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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmgpZf3bsUk
“Dont.” 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdUwC9Mda2i
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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUIs7ixJxOr
Wil sighed. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHLnZ0PTdu5
“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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7YMnsfFQSd
“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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZGApshFiL7
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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeZq2MHGhTH
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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGpeGiXUsK4
“You don’t know what I want.” he snapped, kissing him passionately. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfHJmZyZKUS
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. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaOlp9ut0av
Wilbur planted a kiss onto Soul’s neck and he gasped gently, easing into Wil’s touch. 124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmPoAEwePOM
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