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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbeCs0JUJRj
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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUEtHQGOMLc
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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDo9ghT0QUx
“Yeah, I think I have a shift to work. How about you? Where are you going?” 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqm9fq0zGmv
She shrugged. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlLi3t7Ygwe
“Zeph wanted me to go on a walk with him” she said, Sliv raised an eyebrow. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3nLqTdMo7
“Zeph?” his nose scrunched up “since when did he take people on walks?” she cocked her head slightly. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqaY2gEutxM
“I don't know… well i should go, i think he said he was meeting me on the outskirts of Pogtopia.” 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlN0CdgtUUD
Sliv nodded. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHVJ7I56f5X
“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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyNuHN6ZHKS
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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLNl6SeRRYW
“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.203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ87Tblossci
“Uhm, sorry, why are these people interrupting our walk?” she questioned, trying to get zeph out of this predicament. Zeph froze and chuckled nervously. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡROQ0irJES7
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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg84O1lTKjU
“She’s a student of mine.” 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCuo9p1F634
“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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfREnsoMl0j
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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp8QtRirbyQ
“Don’t do anything i would do.” he mused. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWN4uZu0bAZ
Zeph sighed and pocketed whatever he tossed and Idris frowned. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ65seKkT8H8
“Sir, who was that?” 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjy3zyKWMey
“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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSbVEdvztJa
“So, why did you want me to walk with you?” 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtOtKe3yt26
Zeph sighed. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVkKzWWorw9
“The short or long story?” Idris shrugged. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSS3vnsgMhI
“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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH4WcdKQkQk
“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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyY5nYAy97f
“Thank you..i didn’t know he knew about the syndicate” 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe1K20CpTDg
Zeph shrugged. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWbZnpxsa7p
“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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUBZRxjimmG
“I see”203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhG3LMFq1c
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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHsunqY8zf6
She giggled. What a dork. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsIkcBh030z
“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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlW3g7uMi2o
“It’s beautiful…”203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFrC8TSoVJc
“And quite poisonous if you ingest it” he chuckled, her eyes widened before softening she found comfort in that fact for some reason.203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQwpQ6waID
“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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡivKU5QWkMF
“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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpbKu767uf0
No one ever liked her.” he explained. “In fact they avoided her” 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxUjwF56hAc
Idris frowned and fidgeted with the gem she’d attached to a choker. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxfHDYgmRTJ
“Was her death known?” 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm00lN2q6m5
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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3MKbHwkk5q
“Odd…” 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwu0HvPaxZA
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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgdrFXnn3jz
“That is la marguerite” he said with a grin, Idris’s eyes lit up. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK06phgcScQ
“A daisy-?” 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPyQ0maBQPJ
“So you know french. Your parents taught you well then” he smiled, She laughed lightly. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2HdJULcQtt
“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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqazBbn5Kdz
“Was your teacher perhaps the goddess of death?” 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCVEQatzXX
Idris’s eyes widened and she laughed. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcGB9Mp7QUA
“Yeah!” 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtFdOTVcD8Z
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… 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9JnViJ5Ywq
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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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGSK3OaHhb4
The man's eyes widening with awe. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRr3d3ExgTa
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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQCo30rYXt
As she walked the floorboards creaked and she grinned. She always loved old homes, abandoned places. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LdJTzSHPn
Something creaked behind her and she whipped around. Nothing. “Hello?” 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF3Fe8sWWiI
No response, her heart started to race. Fear. she's never dealt with fear before…203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqEO6JbeaRe
“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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcwPXlVr6TF
“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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsYOC2tZNv
“You're like me?” he questioned, she twitched. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8CbByBmGD
“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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVKRuaLq746
“Oh-!” 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJc3PyTzFeg
He chuckled and smiled catching her off guard, “uhm- sorry do you live here?” she questioned. The male shrugged. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSYUjHTVCqg
“Something like that- um, can I ask your name?” 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO4tvkkiuBG
She smiled, “of course. You can call me Idris” she grinned, he chuckled. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ25jglqWhng
“Ranboo.” 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMSZRRk3V3r
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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ2ROvLKOWv
“Yes! You must tell me.” she grinned, Ranboo chuckled and thought for a moment. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP7LDXYakcQ
“I mean i can try, i’ve never really taught another endperson how to do so.” Idris shrugged. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡivSUfjVRqE
“It might take a while?” 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzyqe1Ag080
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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTgqmY2TzM
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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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmUCnfXbdC
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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxOiLmmHPdo
“Round four?” 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGIiYIIhz6E
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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBIthi6cb71
“I surrender” 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo1l2a6BI7j
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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3fDSeJ1hXI
“D-dad-” 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡERGqCzrpGx
“Idris.” Wil’s tone went dark, she scowled. Protesilaus tucked his mask under his arm. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZDVXGulXml
“Wil, welcome back.” 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2SB9kMZD7A
Idris shuffled away and disappeared into the bathroom to change, her body trembling. How did he- shit. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhNYZDZBxTo
“May I ask how you knew Idris was here?” 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJBmv8ocxWd
Wil shrugged fidgeting with a foil, “well she has nowhere else to go does she?” he questioned, Protesilaus chuckled. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjec9ZuAc8z
“I guess you prove a point.”203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxUEybKrbie
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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPGS2sCv5C
“Catch your daughter before she leaves” he rolled his eyes, Wil glanced back and sure enough, Idris was inching out the door. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkKEVE7v5Nh
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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMht7nkIUnm
“Did you know she could do that?” 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNUUnMUF9rR
Protesilaus shook his head. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSuQUyBckyw
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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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNjNQA0JQyO
The grass crunched and she frowned. “Why are you even here?” she asked, Wil sighed and took a seat next to her. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyMexaHVpps
“Because I was worried.” 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5MBMFfQ0RR
Idris scowled as he let one leg extend out on the grass. “Worried.” she mumbled, he frowned. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpQn701n6r
“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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2SQeYJVCx2
“Dad killed my parents.”
Wilbur’s body froze. He didn't know what to say. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwwwiBoiWPf
“i..Idris, they did horrible things to him and to humanity.” he fumbled over his words, Idris scowled. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOCgMAirkqW
“That doesn’t justify their death.” Wilbur shrugged.203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡveLZdrfSgu
“Maybe not, but it helped, did it not?” he questioned, her mind flickered back to Dream and she shook her head. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2gYzFwHNQd
Wilbur raised an eyebrow. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVJYAN3Cvd0
“What do you mean, no?” he questioned, she scoffed. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsERRYQ755N
“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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4PoK0wD8fP
“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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdIkoQ1X6JO
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“Sir. you’re being called for a meeting.” Soul glanced up into the direction of the doors. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjAw4ujfZfF
“There was no scheduled meeting?” 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI1DVNJCLJr
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? 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQFahGaSYy
“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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqN2ePPJRNU
Void.203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV1LnKAG0Kb
“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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMv0JWhEW4g
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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdu3ErxHeBR
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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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbaNf07OO1j
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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡld0wGyp7rm
Did he want to go with? 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOMmAJRakUz
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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVFHgfMBqh3
“Dont.” 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG54b4LIjo6
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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEeBhiqdunk
Wil sighed. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPcsbbrWzYn
“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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfUKzr0igHY
“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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv90OfsIbqA
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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXSPMTd3MsV
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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9lb4wlf6R4
“You don’t know what I want.” he snapped, kissing him passionately. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpcmFE1lEpw
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. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ7brvzLt0F
Wilbur planted a kiss onto Soul’s neck and he gasped gently, easing into Wil’s touch. 203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIjB8zcZkXJ
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