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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANACuT8i3KYe0
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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAYO1VxHkQ5U
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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAl7V3pthxhP
“Yeah, I think I have a shift to work. How about you? Where are you going?” 58Please respect copyright.PENANAsJH9KVgQDp
She shrugged. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAm1qAjUT7SV
“Zeph wanted me to go on a walk with him” she said, Sliv raised an eyebrow. 58Please respect copyright.PENANA7CLM9irfnL
“Zeph?” his nose scrunched up “since when did he take people on walks?” she cocked her head slightly. 58Please respect copyright.PENANArsYdNwVaHi
“I don't know… well i should go, i think he said he was meeting me on the outskirts of Pogtopia.” 58Please respect copyright.PENANAJOPBjDZZ72
Sliv nodded. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAFrbDZhP8Kc
“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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAjedg94bW49
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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAUOxbRhWcJQ
“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.58Please respect copyright.PENANA8njzvSOM5A
“Uhm, sorry, why are these people interrupting our walk?” she questioned, trying to get zeph out of this predicament. Zeph froze and chuckled nervously. 58Please respect copyright.PENANA3dEBZUElVw
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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAeaJy6ysW7Q
“She’s a student of mine.” 58Please respect copyright.PENANAU6PN2CEqGd
“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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAzUtzcK9lqJ
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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAcqXgLa3HKA
“Don’t do anything i would do.” he mused. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAl6U4P9Gi0w
Zeph sighed and pocketed whatever he tossed and Idris frowned. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAJe26G9e5LO
“Sir, who was that?” 58Please respect copyright.PENANAM5OadxXFQ9
“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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAMxYqGF8GPZ
“So, why did you want me to walk with you?” 58Please respect copyright.PENANAwG4vcOFxOi
Zeph sighed. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAO2B56rP4Su
“The short or long story?” Idris shrugged. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAABEL5W5Yp1
“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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAIoBYmYAahB
“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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAosXlQ2WlqB
“Thank you..i didn’t know he knew about the syndicate” 58Please respect copyright.PENANAr0fTIti4ly
Zeph shrugged. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAcXtL2KuuhU
“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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAddz0SCw4tj
“I see”58Please respect copyright.PENANAnPkeFaRwgy
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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAF7RDOhyAGm
She giggled. What a dork. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAXp11evPbpY
“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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAd3cLJ8RD06
“It’s beautiful…”58Please respect copyright.PENANAbfpCMCuNj8
“And quite poisonous if you ingest it” he chuckled, her eyes widened before softening she found comfort in that fact for some reason.58Please respect copyright.PENANAAJJ965Ftsv
“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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAgFlF7i95UB
“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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAfsbZRjeBCy
No one ever liked her.” he explained. “In fact they avoided her” 58Please respect copyright.PENANAPMOmgO11eZ
Idris frowned and fidgeted with the gem she’d attached to a choker. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAP0oGKf0stL
“Was her death known?” 58Please respect copyright.PENANAdRieXWIxzN
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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAkdgV0UaOVP
“Odd…” 58Please respect copyright.PENANAQ2fJlPiLRs
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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANA6yIOOripEi
“That is la marguerite” he said with a grin, Idris’s eyes lit up. 58Please respect copyright.PENANA7CxDon2sRQ
“A daisy-?” 58Please respect copyright.PENANAOIMuuZydzq
“So you know french. Your parents taught you well then” he smiled, She laughed lightly. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAH1C4zJwv4i
“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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAp7hhp7voYA
“Was your teacher perhaps the goddess of death?” 58Please respect copyright.PENANAqKSIzB1mZf
Idris’s eyes widened and she laughed. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAx1aPc8TL8o
“Yeah!” 58Please respect copyright.PENANAJ4EoUTfuWv
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… 58Please respect copyright.PENANA7J4NZfhG4z
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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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANA9JkmpgssOS
The man's eyes widening with awe. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAoo6JmtAZDR
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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANADL8SfG5oPK
As she walked the floorboards creaked and she grinned. She always loved old homes, abandoned places. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAex8frWLIxe
Something creaked behind her and she whipped around. Nothing. “Hello?” 58Please respect copyright.PENANAb4P4hWAVmB
No response, her heart started to race. Fear. she's never dealt with fear before…58Please respect copyright.PENANAEmMUpdoWaj
“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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAtH2b4CIvv1
“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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAo7bDaZU7XN
“You're like me?” he questioned, she twitched. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAseTBg8e4PJ
“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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAoVFYZk1D0I
“Oh-!” 58Please respect copyright.PENANAWRQllNFagb
He chuckled and smiled catching her off guard, “uhm- sorry do you live here?” she questioned. The male shrugged. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAo3cdj1MtV7
“Something like that- um, can I ask your name?” 58Please respect copyright.PENANAvEE09jvP8s
She smiled, “of course. You can call me Idris” she grinned, he chuckled. 58Please respect copyright.PENANA7w3sMpcZl0
“Ranboo.” 58Please respect copyright.PENANAbFIM89gmfK
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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAB0qFffA6Aa
“Yes! You must tell me.” she grinned, Ranboo chuckled and thought for a moment. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAtuAmCDXwYH
“I mean i can try, i’ve never really taught another endperson how to do so.” Idris shrugged. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAedA6NX05Wt
“It might take a while?” 58Please respect copyright.PENANAn8yI4vgPMv
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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAWWIIQxdB0c
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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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAuzqw7CLcMM
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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAJqR9wIrcDT
“Round four?” 58Please respect copyright.PENANA7JjDzqe0ZO
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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAGaVl3IEp9e
“I surrender” 58Please respect copyright.PENANAxY17Ct3XCU
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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAkB3goKUB3Z
“D-dad-” 58Please respect copyright.PENANAWSybiEoUCn
“Idris.” Wil’s tone went dark, she scowled. Protesilaus tucked his mask under his arm. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAmBFpr4c5SB
“Wil, welcome back.” 58Please respect copyright.PENANANvYc8oV129
Idris shuffled away and disappeared into the bathroom to change, her body trembling. How did he- shit. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAP7IpXPmHOe
“May I ask how you knew Idris was here?” 58Please respect copyright.PENANAw3QINkQZsq
Wil shrugged fidgeting with a foil, “well she has nowhere else to go does she?” he questioned, Protesilaus chuckled. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAVC2G1AMPBe
“I guess you prove a point.”58Please respect copyright.PENANAQ14QBG6LDI
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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANA8i7fmn9Io2
“Catch your daughter before she leaves” he rolled his eyes, Wil glanced back and sure enough, Idris was inching out the door. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAl1ht8XdpPE
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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAlZp1FGf3Qx
“Did you know she could do that?” 58Please respect copyright.PENANAK0gRDjQxBW
Protesilaus shook his head. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAcAR2vKgA89
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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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAYWC4oWvGgG
The grass crunched and she frowned. “Why are you even here?” she asked, Wil sighed and took a seat next to her. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAhYRqleI2Ec
“Because I was worried.” 58Please respect copyright.PENANATzm56RgcaC
Idris scowled as he let one leg extend out on the grass. “Worried.” she mumbled, he frowned. 58Please respect copyright.PENANA4YSs5DhTQR
“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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAWU4Q9Bci1t
“Dad killed my parents.”
Wilbur’s body froze. He didn't know what to say. 58Please respect copyright.PENANA5OyxT7TaqD
“i..Idris, they did horrible things to him and to humanity.” he fumbled over his words, Idris scowled. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAlZhOWt29wS
“That doesn’t justify their death.” Wilbur shrugged.58Please respect copyright.PENANAw3HWoVJozQ
“Maybe not, but it helped, did it not?” he questioned, her mind flickered back to Dream and she shook her head. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAiGFu03dQR9
Wilbur raised an eyebrow. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAoOvUzghZZP
“What do you mean, no?” he questioned, she scoffed. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAXoU7hJpWq4
“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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAigQkSv26MP
“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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAzb6XVBH7sx
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“Sir. you’re being called for a meeting.” Soul glanced up into the direction of the doors. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAwjNH8ZOSfv
“There was no scheduled meeting?” 58Please respect copyright.PENANAUSxPwwx3Er
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? 58Please respect copyright.PENANA8gjTTIguRQ
“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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANARToH8pxCdi
Void.58Please respect copyright.PENANATmc0KwSpsv
“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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANALiAo4qVMhm
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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAIw4wBgBvt1
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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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAtCDf24EYfK
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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANA6D4msNMVTn
Did he want to go with? 58Please respect copyright.PENANA0zz8hyU8gr
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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAx7qjAfHBr4
“Dont.” 58Please respect copyright.PENANAb6lgt3ITwr
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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAm2KdeOyGnE
Wil sighed. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAUEB06lFSFM
“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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAcccASZm5Kt
“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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAK276IXiTdY
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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAaoeZyKWtxw
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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAh9bobxLZJK
“You don’t know what I want.” he snapped, kissing him passionately. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAr5e0NF0kTe
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. 58Please respect copyright.PENANA5rDNqvT3cn
Wilbur planted a kiss onto Soul’s neck and he gasped gently, easing into Wil’s touch. 58Please respect copyright.PENANAUVNXKesiY0
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