In Hiatsu’s room, the redhead sat at his desk with one hand slid up into his hair while he slouched onto his paper covered desk. “Damned mortals…” he grumbled tiredly. A moment later a knock came from the door and he sat up, straightening his papers. “Enter.”561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsqA6az3RGn
Ginsu stepped inside and closed the door behind him. “Good morning,” he greeted while he stepped over to the desk. “How are you?”561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdDXIyVJfG
“Fine as usual. Do you have an update on the siblings or the men?” the redhead questioned while Ginsu took a seat in front of him.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3OL54BpagO
“Both actually. Alura and Talon are both up and getting breakfast, and the men are coming along smoothly with their combat training.”561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiMQgHCQyFu
Hiatsu nodded. “That’s good.” He frowned as a paper materialized on his desk and he placed it on the stack to his right.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyXZIJyFiPy
Ginsu turned his head slightly to the right then to the left to look out the large window, lading out to a balcony. “Say…”561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhm0MBRCdE7
“Hmm?” Hiatsu grunted while he looked over another paper to materialize on his desk.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZy3LNQf4Fx
“...Could...we just use Marizu to kill Emperor Delecourt?” Ginsu carefully asked and turned his sights on his elder brother who stared back with a straight eye look, unimpressed with the question. “I mean, it would be faster and not to mention it would reunite the children with their mother. Plus wouldn’t it help with balance?” the Water God quickly added with a hand somewhat raised and index finger extended up.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsR1soTRbtB
“Are you playing games or have you gone that braindead from being out in the sun too much?”561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpw1j0ztcnI
“Well…” the blue haired God slunk back in the chair a bit, lowered his arm and rubbed the back of his neck. “I just thought it might be a good idea, since we don’t know if Nate’s ready to be released from his sleep.”561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbvDdu8w6Sg
Hiatsu heavily sighed, closed his eyes and shook his head. “I do want balance but what Marizu does in his region is his business. I’m not ordering nor granting him permission to slaughter anyone in my regions.”561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6LSmkfJagT
“But balance,” Ginsu said while he scooted and leaned forward. “It would give the humans who can’t stand against them a victory.”561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4aaGMiuhqr
“It will also give them false hope in thinking, if they pray to us then they will have anything they want answered.” The redhead opened his eyes and sat up straight in his spinning chair. “We can help them when we are needed but we must also let them learn to handle and handle problems on their own.” Ginsu lowered his eyes and his head. “In the past the original six allowed leniency with prayers from mortals and a war brought life to more than just one location. Thus, because of that, we were born to help watch over a region each.”561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJXe2qWyxB
“Then what about Alura?” the Water God quietly asked with a bit of firmness slipping in while he lifted his head and eyes to lock on his brother. “I won’t take them back down there just to be killed by a full-of-himself half-breed.”561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡASRQnS8kZO
The Fire God heaved a sigh and leaned his head back with his left hand resting so his fingers were entwined with his bangs. “You have so much to learn, little brother, about mortals and how they behave...as well as how selfish they are when they learn they can get things from powerful beings.”561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3j4QPvcUa
“I’ve learned enough and I will not let you cause her death nor Talon’s death.”561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuaGREXql6b
Maybe I shouldn’t have taken him to contain Syta, Hiatsu thought and shifted as he stood up, pushing his chair back at the same time. “Don’t worry. I won’t send her back unprepared into the world.”561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4c04AHkFbd
“You won’t?”561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYizX36qSSS
“No, I won’t. She’ll be trained with a sword by you until she is of grown age for a mortal to move away from its parents.”561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo48UYqfNyx
“...Promise?” Ginsu slowly stood with his shoulders tensed.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzzXHVTOzq3
Hiatsu gave a short nod. “Yes, you have my word she will not leave until she is of age.”561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEISGeDiI1Z
“Thank you, Hiatsu.”561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTTD21iUqkj
“You’re welcome. Now go and do your job.” Ginsu nodded and left. Hiatsu looked down to his desk as another two papers materialized with soft light. He sighed, closed his eyes and turned his head away. “...He’s not ready yet...despite your pleas…” the redhead quietly said while he opened his eyes to gaze out at the clear summer sky.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAXfnUoLuSG
Elsewhere in an open grassy and rocky area in the region Klo Lyg, four armed men outside a large mansion fell dead. A youthful, scrawny man with a thick ponytail of red hair smirked. “Amusing.” He swung his katana style sword, throwing splatters of blood to the sandy soil. Sheathing the blade at his side, he continued up the path leading to his destination. His sharp green eyes began to shift color as dark brown, almost black dirt rose up around him. When it dispersed, the young man was gone.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTZ3TsCO8wM
Inside the mansion a feminine looking young man made his way quietly down a hallway. His blue eyes, one covered by green bangs with the rest of his shoulder length brown hair left loose, scanned the doorways and turned the corner of the second floor. After a couple minutes of not being given a second look, he stopped at a pair of carved doors. A small smirk pulled onto his lips, he took the door handle and soundlessly entered the darkened room.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEpK8p2xPl1
A soft blue light lowered from the ceiling while the man neared the side of the bed. The blue flower with purple veins shimmered from its skinny vine. His form began to shift again but returned to normal. Taking a breath, he drew a curved blade from under the back of his shirt. The young man smiled, took aim and plunged the blade into his throat just below his chin. Simultaneously, two more flowers sprouted around the bedpost and opened just as the woman shot up with a scream.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYmmdr3fnRI
“Just go back to sleep, my dear Lady. It is but a nightmare,” he smoothly said in a male yet feminine voice. She swayed and fall back into her pillow. Pulling the blade down, the ginger haired man with a red mustache and golden necklace had his chubby throat sliced open down to his collarbone. The feminine man’s body vanished in the dark brown dust while the flowers faded away, leaving behind faint traces of dust.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkEIOITwIcG
Outside walking away from the mansion, the feminine man’s form shifted with the dark brown aura surrounding him. Once it dispersed, there walked a tall sunkissed man in black armor with a broad, curved sabre looking weapon on his back. He closed his red eyes and pushed the bangs of his long black locks away from his gaze, throwing his head back with an exhale. Droplets of sweat shimmered in the sunlight. “Maybe I’ll need to request the little water head make some rain…” Marizu pondered as his gaze opened and head returned forward.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlhNukjc8bl
“Maybe then they can be semi entertaining and a little more satisfying.” Marizu shook his head a little while dust began to kick up around him. Soon his dark aura surrounded him, hidden by dust and once it faded, he was gone without a trace.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPkRUKKIO18
Back at the mansion, Ginsu quietly made his way down a first floor hallway, pausing to watch Alura and Talon pass by with their guide. A soft smile pulled onto his face while imagining what questions the girl was asking.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjtnQpmgBti
“Eh hem,” came a stern throat clearing.561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡITTlRnkLjH
Ginsu turned around. “Hey big brother. How are you?”561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwA3JB5AV1o
“You know how I am. We met this morning.” Hiatsu stated and folded his arms. “Don’t forget your job just because a couple mortals are here.”561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3FqhOrX1Sz
“I won’t forget and I was just heading out to overlook some training and sparring.”561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTwHGrXRM5F
“Please don’t.” Hiatsu requested and Ginsu proceeded to walk away only to stop and turn. “I’m not giving permission to send one of the angel guard after Emperor Delecourt.”561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqqfuhpi3Px
Ginsu huffed. “It would free Sophia quicker and reunite the family sooner.”561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4kWYsq8Fs2
“And what do you think the mortals would do if they learned a literal angel was sent to aid them?” the redhead quickly countered with a step towards the teal haired God. “They would start asking for more help with things they can do themselves.”561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcm9iTaccRF
“We could just erase their memory of it or alter it. Kamon could do it.” The younger brother suggested, resulting in the Fire God folding his arms and cocking an eyebrow. Silence lingered between them for several moments before Ginsu’s eyes lowered to the side. “Okay...bad example.”561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2rxDQ6m1kw
“I was selecting someone to try and guide into helping Flora but…” Hiatsu approached and placed a hand on Ginsu’s shoulder. “I think you’ll just train Alura instead and we’ll give her the skills needed to show others how to take down a shadow.” He sighed and continued on, removing his hand. “Now go do your duty.”561Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYy4fZSGOD2
“Right…” the Water God shook his head and advanced down the hall and outside, headed for the training area.
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