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Idris followed Sliv into the large crater in the earth, she looked around eyeing the abandoned buildings with awe because when the sun shone just after rain the broken city glittered. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2sc1og4s6E
Sliv slid down a hill and held out a hand for her, she glanced at the mud and shrugged before sliding after him stumbling. He steadied her with a nod as they continued to walk. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRiY2E5gvXX
“This… is the syndicate.” he moved vines from a hole and revealed large doors which opened as they got closer. When they walked in, Idris's breath was taken away in a hushed awe. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡktratByBSd
It was built like a large Viking home, with towering ceilings and arches and stained glass that filtered in only a small amount of light through dirt cracks and roots. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV0GL3IO6pD
This was only the main hall as well, she grinned as people bustled around and joked and laughed and tossed each other different trophies of such. Sliv smirked. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA7ehvMhkm8
“And there's the boss.” he pointed, she followed his hand and she squinted slightly. He looked…familiar. “That is Zephyrus.” he grinned, she stared at the taller male. His hair blonde and pulled into a tiny ponytail, a green and white striped hat decorated his head. His kimono dark green with hardcore hearts decorating the buttons. He stretched and so did his large black wings, only one of his wings was charred and burnt. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrh8Ail3IUd
He looked..really familiar. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDoUTgxLlCP
“Zephyrus is really just his nickname by the way, but isn’t it so cool?!” Sliv genuinely seemed excited as he grabbed Idris’s wrist and dragged her towards him.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOyHf2RcnYR
People spotted her and froze, like they were petrified, Zephyrus noticed and his eyes landed on her widening before narrowing. He was intimidating, she'd give him that much, but not as intimidating as the tall pink haired male behind him who was glaring down at them. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfOz1JAo30h
She held the pink haired male’s eyes and the corner of his lips twitched before he looked away, she bit her lip nervously. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBbdynU1lfj
Zephyrus looked to Sliv. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ9xSVC49Ak
“Who’s this?” His accent was thick and English, much like Wil and Soul’s. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMz9Rh3LK2m
“Uh sir, this is Idris. She’s looking to join and for a place to stay.” he introduced, Idris glanced at the pink haired male who twitched. He looked at Idris meeting her eyes again and staring with slight shock. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiWUNSLjNso
The pink haired male leaned down to whisper into Zephyrus’s ear and his eyebrows raised before he took in her appearance. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMr8py41yx8
“Look as though you were raised well, where are you from?” he questioned, Idris fidgeted with her fingers. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjXXZRQVyo3
“Um, on the outskirts of Pogtopia…but i was raised mostly in the council of gods.” she responded, someone who walked by stopped and eyed her before continuing on. Zephyrus nodded. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSaKcPDuQ5v
“The council of gods? So you’ve met my wife then? Kristin?” he suggested, Idris’ blood ran cold. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRN6OJsQtXk
“Thats- that's your…” she trailed off remembering the portrait she had hung onto her wall with her three sons and husband. Her husband dressed much like Zephyrus, the pink haired male one of her sons besides Wil. She frowned. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUfGNteJz6J
“Wil’s my father…” She spoke slowly. This shocked them and Phil’s face hardened. The pink haired male scowled. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeXYXms3M6m
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Sliv watched the encounter as Zepyhrus thought for a moment. He glanced at Slivester and sighed, rubbing his temples. “We will allow her to join our ranks, but only if you remain as her mentor.” he spoke, Sliv grinned and nodded looking at Idris and playfully punching her shoulder. He stopped when he noticed she was staring directly at a photo of a woman dressed in tight gothic clothing. Intimidating. Dressed to kill. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwgqY4oEpkj
Zephyrus watched as she pulled from Sliv’s grasp and went to the portrait, eyeing it. The woman’s skin was toxic and poisonous. Black with vibrant purple eyes. She held a jewel, an emerald. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbzZURQsFx7
Zephyrus’s expression hardened as she pulled the same jewel from her pocket with curiosity, comparing the two. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSqxLzo5z1f
The woman was gorgeous, and Idris could imagine tall. As she stared at the photo something flashed and she jumped back stumbling straight into Sliv’s arms before everything went black. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9bJAUUTL5
“Idris!” 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡErvk6Mv1dr
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“My love~!”
The tall woman called out to a pale man, he smiled and waved. The witch’s hat that sat on his head jingling as the veil kept his identity safe and hidden, she held the jewel on her necklace as she ran towards him hugging him tightly. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaLqbJoJ02P
“I missed you dear.” 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn959pSFkUt
She grinned. “I missed you more” she smiled, planting a miss on the man's soft lips beneath the veil, his eyes dark like a storm. He smiled and held her close as clouds covered the sky, the rain pouring down onto them, the woman laughed and spun around as the male vanished and she stopped. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwiz0AUmPe3
Horror filling the woman's body.
“REN!!!” she screamed, no response as she looked around. The sky rippled and her heart shattered. She knew this would happen…she pulled a knife from her skirt as tears streaked her cheeks and then, pierced herself. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEwabtwhZnR
Idris gasped sitting up in distress, her eyes flickering back to normal. She tried for air eventually slumping over in the rough cot she lay on, the curtain next to her was pulled back revealing the pink haired man holding a jar of cotton balls and cleaning alcohol. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtN4EnPzNaF
“You bumped your head when you fell,” he said, his face gruff and jarring. She flinched as he dipped the cotton ball into the solution with tweezers and moved her hair, gently wiping away any blood. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzFmQu8FgzE
“Did you know the woman…?” he asked, his eyes were a pale red. Beautiful…127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsO46x371Be
“I-” she stuttered and sighed “I don’t know…she seems oddly familiar…” she responded, the man nodded his long hair falling over his shoulder. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHz2gS9VtTz
“And in the vision…there was this-”127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj6qmWUd5MZ
The man froze, his eyes darting to hers as he cut her off. “Vision?” he questioned, she nodded and he pursed his lips before nodding for her to continue. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjfpH25Y7hM
“There was a man...her lover I assume. Uhm- he vanished…and she-she killed herself that's when I woke up. I think his name was Ren..” she explained, the male nodded. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ14P7V3MBss
“How odd, the portrait, that was Endorria. The goddess and queen of nightmares and the end.” he explained as he threw out the cotton ball. Everything the man seemed to do was elegant, distracting her from the mass amount of scarring he had and the intense stare he held specifically on her. “The man you just described was her husband. Endorria had the ability to reincarnate herself, she was immortal but she could kill herself and appear wherever she desired most.” he sighed. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTn4kN8wqU
“I believe you have the ability to see people's lives if you touch something they own, whether it’s weak or not, it will get stronger.” he spoke, Idris glanced down at her lap before pulling out the emerald. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbUASAjdGCv
“But this…was my mothers…” she spoke looking up to the man, he stiffened. “So…I'm her daughter…” she said slowly, the man frowned. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA1UrHrGXVv
“Get some rest.” 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7rAjtqGwn
Idris grabbed him by the sleeve and she let go instantly. “I- sorry- what's your name?” she questioned, the man's lips twitched. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGlWEDpwOj1
“Protesilaus. You can call me Protesilaus, for now.” 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNx9PM5N4VI
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“Later, Sliv will take you to get your mark and name. Now sleep” he cracked a smile and Idris couldn't help but smile back, she nodded as he left. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3haVjFRpz
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“What happened back there?” 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG2d0uSAUmj
Idris frowned and shrugged. “Not sure, I think it’s just from my lack of sleep” she lied. Sliv nodded and directed her into a large office, the plaque outside had the name Zephyrus scrawled in cursive letters. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCVmOr0Z4Ay
The blonde male was standing outside on a balcony, crows eating food from his hand, one perched on his shoulder leaning into him like it was whispering him sweet nothings. He smiled gently, looking almost angelic rather than like a war lord. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmfDYhyxRdn
He hadn’t noticed the two until the crows flew off and one crow flew towards Idris, she squeaked as it landed on her shoulder. He noticed them and smirked. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Ug3GD3QfS
“She likes you” he spoke as he entered his office, Idris nodded nervously as Sliv chuckled and played with the baby polar bear that had been sleeping by the fireplace. The man ruffled his wings and went to look through a cabinet, eventually bringing out a cluster of crystals the same size as his palm.127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSAIVdMFGK
“So, while we get you your mark and awaken your potential, I'm going to need you to think of a codename okay?” he asked, she nodded as he held the crystal with both hands. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzkFsnuU4UP
“Now, this might feel weird. Close your eyes and focus everything you know towards this crystal alright?” he taught, she nodded and Sliv glanced up from the bear to watch. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6P7evU9zxC
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Idris nodded and let her eyes flutter shut. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyuaJWe66TV
Zephyrus smiled and looked to Sliv gesturing for him to move just in case, the boy nodded and disappeared into a puddle before reappearing on Zephyrus’s desk. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡApCXM6jHOG
It was silent for a few moments as the crystal’s aura seemed burned into the retinas of Idris’s eyes; she relaxed almost like she was tired and focused on the crystals. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1z5XazYD5
Zephyrus watched as her hair started to float slightly, invisible waves of magic pulsed from her heart and Sliv’s eyes widened in awe. The clear pulses took on a rainbow hue before it turned to millions of red strings tied from her heart to the crystals. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJxsTwKjxPc
Zephyrus stared in horror. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJO9HRBYwU
She gasped as the feeling of something tugging at her heart jarred her, she kept her eyes shut ignoring the feeling as she pushed everything into the crystal, the strings turning red then black and disintegrating before a book appeared and glitched before vanishing as well. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiKsgmCUUvu
Zephyrus scowled as the crystal glowed with such brilliance, Idris her eyes snapped open white and flickered to purple as the crystal pulsed and shot the same amount of magic she put in back towards and then she fell to her knees as a piercing pain shot through her hands and fingertips. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoYQvcDMOd2
Sliv and Zeph exchanged glances as Sliv appeared next to her, she sighed and rubbed where her head hurt, noticing the dark mark on her hand she froze and stared. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvs9HrZzYut
Sliv eyed the mark as well and chuckled. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDti7JhLbKB
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Her frown turned into a small smile and she beamed staring at the heart shaped tattoo. Sliv grinned and hugged her, only for her to respond to it. Zephyrus cleared his throat, still shook up over what had just happened, setting the crystal that was now dull on his desk. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkgb6SYZAps
“Do you have a nickname?” 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt5sQO6E52i
Sliv glanced at Idris and smiled and she thought for a moment. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPhHfzcNaOO
“Nightshade?” 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGd2sCHYJXK
Zeph’s lips curled into a smile. 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ThWbz58s0
“Beautiful, welcome to the Syndicate. Nightshade.” 127Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqJGSBcPXy8
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