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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. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡempDnDkXKg
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. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCl1GpwjkWr
“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. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6gukmBJ4Xg
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. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHVHZleRPr5
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. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfjnsVWAmWn
“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. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKcQUdmHmll
He looked..really familiar. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSlAZFaVpgK
“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.247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjIHyQFyOPo
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. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDTqXNY7wl9
She held the pink haired male’s eyes and the corner of his lips twitched before he looked away, she bit her lip nervously. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgW1vkurm57
Zephyrus looked to Sliv. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlaHKPcQclw
“Who’s this?” His accent was thick and English, much like Wil and Soul’s. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlh5Qhib5cv
“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. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiylcWX4Lfg
The pink haired male leaned down to whisper into Zephyrus’s ear and his eyebrows raised before he took in her appearance. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZzpCudtHc
“Look as though you were raised well, where are you from?” he questioned, Idris fidgeted with her fingers. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡslwtZpL4UH
“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. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoc1yxr788J
“The council of gods? So you’ve met my wife then? Kristin?” he suggested, Idris’ blood ran cold. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpim0DNqLsl
“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. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxyS9hNM64Y
“Wil’s my father…” She spoke slowly. This shocked them and Phil’s face hardened. The pink haired male scowled. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwtsUH2zj4u
“I see.” 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2DvctHHpei
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. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQGm12S5Fi2
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. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwqxa5D4Lm
Zephyrus’s expression hardened as she pulled the same jewel from her pocket with curiosity, comparing the two. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9fzdaNxtTl
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. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAwE0eeyZhp
“Idris!” 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAgw7OM6P3J
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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. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmeTIDCyADT
“I missed you dear.” 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWzMxnqntB
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. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZndAqOLBl
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. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUi0kQbXD6m
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. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVFOgABQyFj
“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. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ9AfJJaEh7
“Did you know the woman…?” he asked, his eyes were a pale red. Beautiful…247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsBR82X8Gfc
“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. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtlgIHPks8m
“And in the vision…there was this-”247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTttTE0wXkc
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. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGxPaPs7Ad
“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. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOKij6bUNYV
“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. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxIUNfLXir
“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. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Nuuxeu4Vv
“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. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9cUVweIOz7
“Get some rest.” 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡykOp4YzcCs
Idris grabbed him by the sleeve and she let go instantly. “I- sorry- what's your name?” she questioned, the man's lips twitched. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu2rP0fOMWo
“Protesilaus. You can call me Protesilaus, for now.” 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZ7VaZ16Kr
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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. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQspKSwwbF
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“What happened back there?” 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2WnKMKsOtw
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. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm65VJefWrS
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. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzIMYzfSBpp
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. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL6g4fNeq7J
“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.247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIyRD0oItjz
“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. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡue7VEjJZC2
“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. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvM5KY3zZSr
“Ready?”247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡySGj3WpNUu
Idris nodded and let her eyes flutter shut. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhzgemHw7eS
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. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqV2XpegmzY
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. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3GvmezJLSe
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. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk375kojbV4
Zephyrus stared in horror. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNsbuo0sf1S
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. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtmpHo0DDId
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. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdx4FPziRmG
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. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAxUwsRof9J
Sliv eyed the mark as well and chuckled. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7jlKAL2WrA
“You did it!” 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeK7mX6nMNQ
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. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡngJGJjqObV
“Do you have a nickname?” 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGXI9w1bifw
Sliv glanced at Idris and smiled and she thought for a moment. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4fiT3vZ0po
“Nightshade?” 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSpBgCHXAkq
Zeph’s lips curled into a smile. 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Vcl1BOpYl
“Beautiful, welcome to the Syndicate. Nightshade.” 247Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzA2G0lPxbO
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