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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz1yydZif5u
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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT1VaVtGI7O
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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQXYDzZ5ifh
“Yeah, I think I have a shift to work. How about you? Where are you going?” 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrUYnx3m0RO
She shrugged. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkAQsKyTxRE
“Zeph wanted me to go on a walk with him” she said, Sliv raised an eyebrow. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNXJI6NE08P
“Zeph?” his nose scrunched up “since when did he take people on walks?” she cocked her head slightly. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2P3TdMudKo
“I don't know… well i should go, i think he said he was meeting me on the outskirts of Pogtopia.” 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDClyiaQ1Jz
Sliv nodded. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZhPuLNI3j
“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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGsLgx9fhaF
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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEAND39lspI
“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.209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLhHizheWTt
“Uhm, sorry, why are these people interrupting our walk?” she questioned, trying to get zeph out of this predicament. Zeph froze and chuckled nervously. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTk3TMNOLx
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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhEHQlq0Ik
“She’s a student of mine.” 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQX6lX54pk
“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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBbMoiVeSIN
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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsx2SinfDZj
“Don’t do anything i would do.” he mused. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ663jd38VkH
Zeph sighed and pocketed whatever he tossed and Idris frowned. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpDJjF9u9tJ
“Sir, who was that?” 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGaJJRSS2Yi
“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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUvFKlFsuNx
“So, why did you want me to walk with you?” 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr2Sl64OFUV
Zeph sighed. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡueKA0kSj7X
“The short or long story?” Idris shrugged. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0Eegidfvq
“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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJQGK9TFoVy
“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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLtaOqiJQmQ
“Thank you..i didn’t know he knew about the syndicate” 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2X8flYTtyb
Zeph shrugged. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0niGof7Evo
“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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5S1VkfaHk
“I see”209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPeBW1fk3Gj
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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH4CR8YOj1h
She giggled. What a dork. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCfCR2ToRG0
“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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ99uttRvDH8
“It’s beautiful…”209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5btcKyQofA
“And quite poisonous if you ingest it” he chuckled, her eyes widened before softening she found comfort in that fact for some reason.209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡorRbcxGuED
“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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsFwvJbpcjZ
“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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx60GhyTFjj
No one ever liked her.” he explained. “In fact they avoided her” 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ735WdrgusM
Idris frowned and fidgeted with the gem she’d attached to a choker. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZWhSTFXAZ
“Was her death known?” 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1IuZKQPpbD
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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXGtPRmFUs3
“Odd…” 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQOhp1dJGhI
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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvaW53YZkAk
“That is la marguerite” he said with a grin, Idris’s eyes lit up. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1YVGHmzEqI
“A daisy-?” 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡquGIvDIspE
“So you know french. Your parents taught you well then” he smiled, She laughed lightly. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOE745wJdU
“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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhIfPi6PhKj
“Was your teacher perhaps the goddess of death?” 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwkJhp2LEKf
Idris’s eyes widened and she laughed. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2AUi0aC6DD
“Yeah!” 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnL0Qm7FJP9
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… 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNvJbVJc63p
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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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4q7RSqRih5
The man's eyes widening with awe. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLSVFKWUsE
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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqz6NKfNCZf
As she walked the floorboards creaked and she grinned. She always loved old homes, abandoned places. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOtjO7iZBpp
Something creaked behind her and she whipped around. Nothing. “Hello?” 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1kqpM4fXI6
No response, her heart started to race. Fear. she's never dealt with fear before…209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6FBbh6HERQ
“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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡezWl1tBvAF
“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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv429HzB4up
“You're like me?” he questioned, she twitched. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVAR57WjTAT
“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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbE6wI2njtT
“Oh-!” 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUfybYJhCzr
He chuckled and smiled catching her off guard, “uhm- sorry do you live here?” she questioned. The male shrugged. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeBjly1TAq6
“Something like that- um, can I ask your name?” 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqIJEjYfTq
She smiled, “of course. You can call me Idris” she grinned, he chuckled. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHfUt7LLXmu
“Ranboo.” 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZIN1D5BtM
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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8OBYsDnHCi
“Yes! You must tell me.” she grinned, Ranboo chuckled and thought for a moment. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVR8HihYpZD
“I mean i can try, i’ve never really taught another endperson how to do so.” Idris shrugged. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVpUVrp4TqX
“It might take a while?” 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDG1v8Q6wTK
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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqT2Mc86sg
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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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ05tWMtxLKO
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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKn1Fcf3i3w
“Round four?” 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoEWlmy5sbx
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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRvlFFzTk7
“I surrender” 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8PaeDBmj1o
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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNtcaddFow3
“D-dad-” 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwbhtpcHrbF
“Idris.” Wil’s tone went dark, she scowled. Protesilaus tucked his mask under his arm. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCH1X3YLKc
“Wil, welcome back.” 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrqsI4lUiVk
Idris shuffled away and disappeared into the bathroom to change, her body trembling. How did he- shit. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGCmWQ71W75
“May I ask how you knew Idris was here?” 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfC0xJImZ7
Wil shrugged fidgeting with a foil, “well she has nowhere else to go does she?” he questioned, Protesilaus chuckled. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSb9jAuK5LI
“I guess you prove a point.”209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhdyDjQIAzt
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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2PRfRJoq7E
“Catch your daughter before she leaves” he rolled his eyes, Wil glanced back and sure enough, Idris was inching out the door. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7O0eotK98
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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB7UcDUnM49
“Did you know she could do that?” 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk3NKTRPZhE
Protesilaus shook his head. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqSmPZmTuRp
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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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkIuBdtmeSP
The grass crunched and she frowned. “Why are you even here?” she asked, Wil sighed and took a seat next to her. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCmVi32r37K
“Because I was worried.” 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiyXbM5uMDS
Idris scowled as he let one leg extend out on the grass. “Worried.” she mumbled, he frowned. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7vtGt3kkjS
“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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvc8xFPzd9f
“Dad killed my parents.”
Wilbur’s body froze. He didn't know what to say. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ16nUmz3amX
“i..Idris, they did horrible things to him and to humanity.” he fumbled over his words, Idris scowled. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡurKl5Y9zxR
“That doesn’t justify their death.” Wilbur shrugged.209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYhtcMaXtUh
“Maybe not, but it helped, did it not?” he questioned, her mind flickered back to Dream and she shook her head. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwGNbvbO5w0
Wilbur raised an eyebrow. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiP1C7TGu3H
“What do you mean, no?” he questioned, she scoffed. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuuORDeGUjD
“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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwNamxhdqqR
“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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQx4xlF0Y2
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“Sir. you’re being called for a meeting.” Soul glanced up into the direction of the doors. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5k6oToVZq3
“There was no scheduled meeting?” 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzTJxMnYw0m
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? 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV4sNb6b5sn
“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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmuxMYcxnDJ
Void.209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtn7WNOeNV3
“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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXkIq9sWk9
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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa96HgmXxx9
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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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFeNSMpnN45
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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHpMn3dtSsS
Did he want to go with? 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ65uGQzdXsW
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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKR94yoKuWx
“Dont.” 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbs8xpGkEiJ
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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2qN76RP5Ut
Wil sighed. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDoBJkO8K4O
“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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxLDVTjfe4L
“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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhraLqUD5oM
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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKtF35RcTG
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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9SbLptCMIK
“You don’t know what I want.” he snapped, kissing him passionately. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj00iqPLTfM
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. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7iz1D8NlHS
Wilbur planted a kiss onto Soul’s neck and he gasped gently, easing into Wil’s touch. 209Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡih01cW0dRN
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