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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4JzI9t5R4O
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJj6MqNEIi
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNKOCkditz7
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpq6Jo9DjCG
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKx9kjRIKZv
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmoRYh2A0hE
He looked..really familiar. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBm1FthuwER
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiSxwIS3W7G
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3KIEThahH0
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡST83o2811h
Zephyrus looked to Sliv. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuL7hYGiaKG
“Who’s this?” His accent was thick and English, much like Wil and Soul’s. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtpH2tTigBV
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPtASoXAIf
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLAVi3cKA1t
“Look as though you were raised well, where are you from?” he questioned, Idris fidgeted with her fingers. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf2ke6OvBQ8
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi51oiK3LVa
“The council of gods? So you’ve met my wife then? Kristin?” he suggested, Idris’ blood ran cold. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsZVyi1qvI
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZOE7is1y7
“Wil’s my father…” She spoke slowly. This shocked them and Phil’s face hardened. The pink haired male scowled. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK23E5PmuRP
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhO7pdzj7yy
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡelYYWsydic
Zephyrus’s expression hardened as she pulled the same jewel from her pocket with curiosity, comparing the two. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlRsQ9BXO6q
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQFVXaUvyl
“Idris!” 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOnYSw2qFSF
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOmx5WyLmtN
“I missed you dear.” 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDPTLuAqOij
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtI1RX1cSFG
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFASlqYwvFu
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd8BfysVdpk
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqoqttDKXrR
“Did you know the woman…?” he asked, his eyes were a pale red. Beautiful…249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK67oMXtJov
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEXm1yQUyV9
“And in the vision…there was this-”249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJel7RmmYvu
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu5ITIyEcsi
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyASxYjEoUI
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpDIS9j4MLm
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBh25HcQiRq
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMvYOtDGun6
“Get some rest.” 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywSKqythCS
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbo3CQ8nDFI
“Protesilaus. You can call me Protesilaus, for now.” 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJpMSFsxwS
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡijIojorZhE
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“What happened back there?” 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFQAQZPiHug
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcrlWcQ9P6f
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbYrZoF8Ggu
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8uaqpOTuMH
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2HMp5F9mmr
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX18LKHB6Lm
“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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlhPTdFaR0y
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Idris nodded and let her eyes flutter shut. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMg7udufTWB
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYyMisCbK4
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdgEx9mHFt3
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxDJ6lgysr
Zephyrus stared in horror. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsY26O7UJk
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKflkMenPo
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6RNhPVc1kp
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM0AiAd4tPy
Sliv eyed the mark as well and chuckled. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzibdTRPhvK
“You did it!” 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkfrq4pn2jV
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSowVUJShVT
“Do you have a nickname?” 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu7VZWb1FBf
Sliv glanced at Idris and smiled and she thought for a moment. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4L78meXwnN
“Nightshade?” 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg1O9TZfR8B
Zeph’s lips curled into a smile. 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtPPvgqBGnt
“Beautiful, welcome to the Syndicate. Nightshade.” 249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYDECPoejV
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