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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpu5EV1ohDY
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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLvsde8EEZS
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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8fHsnRwPcA
“Yeah, I think I have a shift to work. How about you? Where are you going?” 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ81C6F4hg5L
She shrugged. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0RrpNR8nTn
“Zeph wanted me to go on a walk with him” she said, Sliv raised an eyebrow. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzYeaCpZVQl
“Zeph?” his nose scrunched up “since when did he take people on walks?” she cocked her head slightly. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVwOwF0ARH
“I don't know… well i should go, i think he said he was meeting me on the outskirts of Pogtopia.” 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVzyZ2LUnsw
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“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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaqdqdeYS0Z
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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGhG999OeX7
“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.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC2zzVyc2eK
“Uhm, sorry, why are these people interrupting our walk?” she questioned, trying to get zeph out of this predicament. Zeph froze and chuckled nervously. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlIllgi9Wjo
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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy2WObCSNVf
“She’s a student of mine.” 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyr205PTIUA
“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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTXyi487iqd
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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLCJVBEHaws
“Don’t do anything i would do.” he mused. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTHuELS1tfU
Zeph sighed and pocketed whatever he tossed and Idris frowned. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFsJ3USEbo4
“Sir, who was that?” 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMAJlHMgfYe
“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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡruqoU9eOh1
“So, why did you want me to walk with you?” 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzGooLnL0Fn
Zeph sighed. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTCLwInaVBh
“The short or long story?” Idris shrugged. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1pWUAytJma
“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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmJZmWRYBxC
“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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6MijgI93kT
“Thank you..i didn’t know he knew about the syndicate” 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaSuA3YjmYk
Zeph shrugged. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrCbiLDq0CV
“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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6T25Mbe8yL
“I see”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt0xqYbMTUn
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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzS3NQ9eRqa
She giggled. What a dork. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡptTPwhFxZp
“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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9S417xT5g7
“It’s beautiful…”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPuNTHlB3BO
“And quite poisonous if you ingest it” he chuckled, her eyes widened before softening she found comfort in that fact for some reason.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3vOji74HC
“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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnCibY75KyV
“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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbyAH3mMXUl
No one ever liked her.” he explained. “In fact they avoided her” 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8xEoK9s0RS
Idris frowned and fidgeted with the gem she’d attached to a choker. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu3Mwbwk8vG
“Was her death known?” 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt4nGGUrc5Q
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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1csx5K8p9J
“Odd…” 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHUjuvMjrYc
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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOWBd0LfYI
“That is la marguerite” he said with a grin, Idris’s eyes lit up. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1gaftaUVpU
“A daisy-?” 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEr2aoESOQ4
“So you know french. Your parents taught you well then” he smiled, She laughed lightly. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvZNHz1XQhN
“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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ06Fe8BO7cq
“Was your teacher perhaps the goddess of death?” 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡamIi4c7Zl5
Idris’s eyes widened and she laughed. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7tX4ZAafYj
“Yeah!” 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp8eDL3Bq2E
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… 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ATXDMayLK
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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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjSV79SgnxV
The man's eyes widening with awe. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn0u7Gl7Tpw
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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDz1r9PDcbh
As she walked the floorboards creaked and she grinned. She always loved old homes, abandoned places. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu5uDltHMBn
Something creaked behind her and she whipped around. Nothing. “Hello?” 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32AmQAjAj5
No response, her heart started to race. Fear. she's never dealt with fear before…152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2c3nHNi40M
“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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxvEKYhzJkT
“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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9su3N8Qza
“You're like me?” he questioned, she twitched. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmq08akZbAR
“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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrI1nHEt7av
“Oh-!” 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjZsoHXfmjl
He chuckled and smiled catching her off guard, “uhm- sorry do you live here?” she questioned. The male shrugged. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuyZFyuLRFc
“Something like that- um, can I ask your name?” 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzrc7OnCt1n
She smiled, “of course. You can call me Idris” she grinned, he chuckled. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx6zqhD4qGF
“Ranboo.” 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOyc0uZHdMf
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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaBIrafMinS
“Yes! You must tell me.” she grinned, Ranboo chuckled and thought for a moment. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkURtVDFOKf
“I mean i can try, i’ve never really taught another endperson how to do so.” Idris shrugged. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6DkgIyMWaD
“It might take a while?” 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpy9TFN036h
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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMG3jRnhFdt
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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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTtvO3Ifscx
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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnRJhS7CrEd
“Round four?” 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxiMXPK47ZE
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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGr7YA79qSS
“I surrender” 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3kIucldKgf
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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJBjUaRFwE0
“D-dad-” 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpqIWsgU1dF
“Idris.” Wil’s tone went dark, she scowled. Protesilaus tucked his mask under his arm. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJGfSX7Ksg
“Wil, welcome back.” 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ27mYQsG9hk
Idris shuffled away and disappeared into the bathroom to change, her body trembling. How did he- shit. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDr0zZwBUAg
“May I ask how you knew Idris was here?” 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFiv4eBInxP
Wil shrugged fidgeting with a foil, “well she has nowhere else to go does she?” he questioned, Protesilaus chuckled. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN9joRoK2cr
“I guess you prove a point.”152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYa7Yq0D0fV
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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBKOBSGJaAt
“Catch your daughter before she leaves” he rolled his eyes, Wil glanced back and sure enough, Idris was inching out the door. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqIfF3u7cT
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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvkvZ9bDRMC
“Did you know she could do that?” 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuMwhJmtFRn
Protesilaus shook his head. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGnxZohcqTC
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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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOAppsXrOBP
The grass crunched and she frowned. “Why are you even here?” she asked, Wil sighed and took a seat next to her. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPAeXezYR4R
“Because I was worried.” 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIpj66DxKqm
Idris scowled as he let one leg extend out on the grass. “Worried.” she mumbled, he frowned. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQpnyMsIxSE
“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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZImX8G3Ee
“Dad killed my parents.”
Wilbur’s body froze. He didn't know what to say. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs60UKVEue6
“i..Idris, they did horrible things to him and to humanity.” he fumbled over his words, Idris scowled. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9VN231uons
“That doesn’t justify their death.” Wilbur shrugged.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo2fwUEDrP0
“Maybe not, but it helped, did it not?” he questioned, her mind flickered back to Dream and she shook her head. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSAFrsjrtdt
Wilbur raised an eyebrow. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlXxCjXAJmD
“What do you mean, no?” he questioned, she scoffed. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0OvWJJ0L19
“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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡutsYIZJ66V
“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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe3Np9Xoa36
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“Sir. you’re being called for a meeting.” Soul glanced up into the direction of the doors. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjjNbDVdGmU
“There was no scheduled meeting?” 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSK984ByTpE
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? 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBQ1WWvAMpV
“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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDH14VoAME
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“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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYKACgZkOkX
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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRq6h8c13O0
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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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Qw23ATCXk
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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrCF3sPXEHr
Did he want to go with? 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEkBjbhoopF
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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWiHjYbkfdl
“Dont.” 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAFMtTJlxo8
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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMpcLqaT4MC
Wil sighed. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLuQWIW3x8w
“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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl6ywMT7Eot
“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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb4uiEa5kRG
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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdJ5gU1YzU
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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6DnGCe2Vl5
“You don’t know what I want.” he snapped, kissing him passionately. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1LfA1FmD4x
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. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkaZZgSp23e
Wilbur planted a kiss onto Soul’s neck and he gasped gently, easing into Wil’s touch. 152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQmGAt44ym
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