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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGWpyCrPfvs
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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoEPGdbQRYJ
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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv4ZgnUMVjY
“Yeah, I think I have a shift to work. How about you? Where are you going?” 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmyZp8ujrIr
She shrugged. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJZSjyweKY9
“Zeph wanted me to go on a walk with him” she said, Sliv raised an eyebrow. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAc3negsX0V
“Zeph?” his nose scrunched up “since when did he take people on walks?” she cocked her head slightly. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcoyAAggYvu
“I don't know… well i should go, i think he said he was meeting me on the outskirts of Pogtopia.” 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp1v7W1DxJh
Sliv nodded. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnh465saUSx
“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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOFEBk5T72
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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfvkNDxjZ9P
“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.147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ09J66o3BLD
“Uhm, sorry, why are these people interrupting our walk?” she questioned, trying to get zeph out of this predicament. Zeph froze and chuckled nervously. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3ga5MSCfR
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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2II0NbJPR
“She’s a student of mine.” 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNCH4Q1CQZ
“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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVszUHYD5o6
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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtKxYYg5xXb
“Don’t do anything i would do.” he mused. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7TZccxOQK
Zeph sighed and pocketed whatever he tossed and Idris frowned. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBXaWJBkAqV
“Sir, who was that?” 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz8Tms6N2LU
“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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv8r6X1a4qZ
“So, why did you want me to walk with you?” 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9KOrzONZ8T
Zeph sighed. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVJsZrZVtvg
“The short or long story?” Idris shrugged. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb9wmvVUMOh
“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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQW8piCAlcR
“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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8SJO5TAUO
“Thank you..i didn’t know he knew about the syndicate” 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiS4Wxptb4N
Zeph shrugged. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJsZiiZbKq
“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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1N1EzTiBFu
“I see”147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTSwGLhU9iV
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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX5ecFkAN5o
She giggled. What a dork. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡulnxtdZlWE
“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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ435nQsRirw
“It’s beautiful…”147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4abiK6xG1s
“And quite poisonous if you ingest it” he chuckled, her eyes widened before softening she found comfort in that fact for some reason.147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrAW42QW4D3
“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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKS4OWZpbiY
“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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG9F69U7hjV
No one ever liked her.” he explained. “In fact they avoided her” 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2YZuFqtziX
Idris frowned and fidgeted with the gem she’d attached to a choker. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaP5abWEMAC
“Was her death known?” 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedOhTTFsgc
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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡypBohmAF6B
“Odd…” 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVg5xJRiJ3u
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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ31EeWSCvvf
“That is la marguerite” he said with a grin, Idris’s eyes lit up. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOsxRZy6K0
“A daisy-?” 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8GH1bdDS7M
“So you know french. Your parents taught you well then” he smiled, She laughed lightly. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡicr68BAqzB
“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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhklgsv6ZY
“Was your teacher perhaps the goddess of death?” 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcd1uTdsCIU
Idris’s eyes widened and she laughed. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzEGncztW2s
“Yeah!” 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ24XeM2u0Yg
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… 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhMyZIsB3h
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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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBi5jNLEVVu
The man's eyes widening with awe. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnlFIdQdttm
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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGcnOv7kCMC
As she walked the floorboards creaked and she grinned. She always loved old homes, abandoned places. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ70bnJTfxzJ
Something creaked behind her and she whipped around. Nothing. “Hello?” 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJoy6kOnjw
No response, her heart started to race. Fear. she's never dealt with fear before…147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpjbAyDUoV
“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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV3HXU3F5vo
“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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv5fqLDAMIC
“You're like me?” he questioned, she twitched. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvJekAoTclB
“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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMvpbS6ePBk
“Oh-!” 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡciafAiFCk5
He chuckled and smiled catching her off guard, “uhm- sorry do you live here?” she questioned. The male shrugged. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBXCMnMT0gP
“Something like that- um, can I ask your name?” 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYzD4J6tQ84
She smiled, “of course. You can call me Idris” she grinned, he chuckled. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2dehP2esJ
“Ranboo.” 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxNydPzvpOs
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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3D8V9De6zH
“Yes! You must tell me.” she grinned, Ranboo chuckled and thought for a moment. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFw6TmU8y4L
“I mean i can try, i’ve never really taught another endperson how to do so.” Idris shrugged. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4EGDN8ZE3Z
“It might take a while?” 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsmQ2YceS7k
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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIgELqxIfc7
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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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVbSo2R7Lf
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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4VetdGaF5s
“Round four?” 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO7uZj7XG2w
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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3jUKYIbYqQ
“I surrender” 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfUlvLDthFj
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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡilGzbJLmXZ
“D-dad-” 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUXoFTmDkCd
“Idris.” Wil’s tone went dark, she scowled. Protesilaus tucked his mask under his arm. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3cL0BSJhQZ
“Wil, welcome back.” 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr8aED7utsY
Idris shuffled away and disappeared into the bathroom to change, her body trembling. How did he- shit. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRFhtTs4Y97
“May I ask how you knew Idris was here?” 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNAkbKYxZPq
Wil shrugged fidgeting with a foil, “well she has nowhere else to go does she?” he questioned, Protesilaus chuckled. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQLqV8xaIRi
“I guess you prove a point.”147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPl3U902Zht
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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8segjglTLf
“Catch your daughter before she leaves” he rolled his eyes, Wil glanced back and sure enough, Idris was inching out the door. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcELz7pt185
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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQoU4ynbra3
“Did you know she could do that?” 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjiyZIIrJQF
Protesilaus shook his head. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwNyaLOCwH
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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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2gRGMBBG0Q
The grass crunched and she frowned. “Why are you even here?” she asked, Wil sighed and took a seat next to her. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYs3QSvRsOl
“Because I was worried.” 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAPKnzPY88f
Idris scowled as he let one leg extend out on the grass. “Worried.” she mumbled, he frowned. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi4KIX8SYe1
“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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNUoyYH2UhL
“Dad killed my parents.”
Wilbur’s body froze. He didn't know what to say. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuul9tuHFzE
“i..Idris, they did horrible things to him and to humanity.” he fumbled over his words, Idris scowled. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU6MRqCZ1oe
“That doesn’t justify their death.” Wilbur shrugged.147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡovaQXMt5L2
“Maybe not, but it helped, did it not?” he questioned, her mind flickered back to Dream and she shook her head. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XJaMUz43g
Wilbur raised an eyebrow. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ9Zl23bHW1
“What do you mean, no?” he questioned, she scoffed. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ48SEDyVox
“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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZepVNZMDav
“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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0zvMue5VWZ
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“Sir. you’re being called for a meeting.” Soul glanced up into the direction of the doors. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs9LzPRhG94
“There was no scheduled meeting?” 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjsL7mWm6la
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? 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJECLzJ78gd
“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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPpOw6eGFP8
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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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF43itPWUVY
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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkJ0UQFCfEy
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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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqWSyFuKg7I
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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgMnPpON7z3
Did he want to go with? 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdby0e8Pg9w
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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBMoXCkDfex
“Dont.” 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIof98qgrJ6
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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfCoYpcajkC
Wil sighed. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡINfq1quFM5
“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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJGzJyEEbkj
“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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0FrWiChpP
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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoAdQ7wpTqM
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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODfX3bGHAg
“You don’t know what I want.” he snapped, kissing him passionately. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LZa61uWfr
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. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGImfwBVR3F
Wilbur planted a kiss onto Soul’s neck and he gasped gently, easing into Wil’s touch. 147Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlkGP0j5oCj
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