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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. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ5CmvTbM4f
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. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzvune7lfgg
“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. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKT0KQuwObI
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. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ0kKcFDkFw
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. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡICpbnNnvBJ
“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. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE26jqvRDue
He looked..really familiar. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvquazWxnoj
“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.249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwV18qttdVy
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. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBulJRNyJx
She held the pink haired male’s eyes and the corner of his lips twitched before he looked away, she bit her lip nervously. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYyoyvLTlSQ
Zephyrus looked to Sliv. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq1Yx79b6h4
“Who’s this?” His accent was thick and English, much like Wil and Soul’s. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5cyKKWm8jr
“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. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiXvvffVhVT
The pink haired male leaned down to whisper into Zephyrus’s ear and his eyebrows raised before he took in her appearance. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQtYBoznsx
“Look as though you were raised well, where are you from?” he questioned, Idris fidgeted with her fingers. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv1VGkpjZdV
“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. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzEn1qHVN5
“The council of gods? So you’ve met my wife then? Kristin?” he suggested, Idris’ blood ran cold. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkYLoxvk3PS
“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. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6vurQdBSVz
“Wil’s my father…” She spoke slowly. This shocked them and Phil’s face hardened. The pink haired male scowled. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIXTD58Pj11
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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. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡehw6TKwCfJ
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. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRA2L20h74I
Zephyrus’s expression hardened as she pulled the same jewel from her pocket with curiosity, comparing the two. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJYyRlMQZxa
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. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2qsWaJzHN
“Idris!” 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg2rvyc6ub5
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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. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlEC2IHpGeM
“I missed you dear.” 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNG5ojgkEeS
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. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYET9IXU5YQ
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. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfnUU1tE7sR
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. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSbcTqCOkC3
“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. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdAgABoQBty
“Did you know the woman…?” he asked, his eyes were a pale red. Beautiful…249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRVybxTDJLa
“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. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrSqKuvcQq
“And in the vision…there was this-”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPSbITlq65m
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. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGjKDeUWAD0
“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. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZwjurJrqD6
“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. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLDPCvsu1lT
“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. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuSdoFGp9Ea
“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. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgXNnexZhBT
“Get some rest.” 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyqAR7rxV8r
Idris grabbed him by the sleeve and she let go instantly. “I- sorry- what's your name?” she questioned, the man's lips twitched. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnUfqLzEoTS
“Protesilaus. You can call me Protesilaus, for now.” 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSSYMsFF7ra
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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. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznQGoVqgxg
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“What happened back there?” 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKDf9EfOxJ
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. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTItuFB9N6
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. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdcBaqYwE7V
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. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNRdVv5UYWU
“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.249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡexWDCJxoZF
“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. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ59lBg5pHMD
“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. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJ0EgNk5QI
“Ready?”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK9KYZliGa6
Idris nodded and let her eyes flutter shut. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHL9ZCP7uas
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. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd41NrcZQlp
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. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9TjJAskia6
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. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLsqkpnsWIS
Zephyrus stared in horror. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbs29CbimRf
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. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCk6PPln1mX
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. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUL6tG345zk
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. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGIPYyuHFEZ
Sliv eyed the mark as well and chuckled. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9buDj1FmmZ
“You did it!” 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfhYGxC9Lk5
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. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmutDbjgQRA
“Do you have a nickname?” 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡivk1vZ0GQ8
Sliv glanced at Idris and smiled and she thought for a moment. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGTAsQb515
“Nightshade?” 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj1jGTppzqz
Zeph’s lips curled into a smile. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSQ6y41lWHw
“Beautiful, welcome to the Syndicate. Nightshade.” 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC6nyHJA1jC
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