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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡImZmTJXEHk
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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8mwlKywXNB
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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6OgMDhtukG
“Yeah, I think I have a shift to work. How about you? Where are you going?” 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzXILAIUtFS
She shrugged. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1FGmRJCM06
“Zeph wanted me to go on a walk with him” she said, Sliv raised an eyebrow. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgGDVNhwFFE
“Zeph?” his nose scrunched up “since when did he take people on walks?” she cocked her head slightly. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs44RBbzkqp
“I don't know… well i should go, i think he said he was meeting me on the outskirts of Pogtopia.” 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT1fryk14CY
Sliv nodded. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpnDYUU00D
“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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdVMLwAnrU
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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUXr6mlUQTb
“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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJVXEaqXS4
“Uhm, sorry, why are these people interrupting our walk?” she questioned, trying to get zeph out of this predicament. Zeph froze and chuckled nervously. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYzKS7HC6xu
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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0o7ZyU2cMa
“She’s a student of mine.” 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtg7fR9YxC7
“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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡblxTwHqW36
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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqsQ2pc5d88
“Don’t do anything i would do.” he mused. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK0d6z2vbtg
Zeph sighed and pocketed whatever he tossed and Idris frowned. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwYZhqQp5s7
“Sir, who was that?” 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCMKJD7Fb9y
“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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ILQweRmvv
“So, why did you want me to walk with you?” 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9GsPqSsvB8
Zeph sighed. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ91jRPwslnd
“The short or long story?” Idris shrugged. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN1jsJOsXI0
“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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTdy6gGeKTu
“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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJADMzRpU5
“Thank you..i didn’t know he knew about the syndicate” 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSbicQ441dt
Zeph shrugged. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBjiw7HJRVt
“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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIUeqxdsYg6
“I see”199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZVyqYdPPW8
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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZziMUJ3XL
She giggled. What a dork. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1G6YNheAbE
“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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1natoqsK6u
“It’s beautiful…”199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbkiXmSE8yw
“And quite poisonous if you ingest it” he chuckled, her eyes widened before softening she found comfort in that fact for some reason.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYnfRtk0du8
“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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbGazkDEzA
“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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzz4JoaHzH6
No one ever liked her.” he explained. “In fact they avoided her” 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4MSEfKCXrM
Idris frowned and fidgeted with the gem she’d attached to a choker. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkV3L3D76uB
“Was her death known?” 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJlxyBcQxbH
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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSDY7mKrT9Q
“Odd…” 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH1VGNFj5DM
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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjtmJdS5Rvr
“That is la marguerite” he said with a grin, Idris’s eyes lit up. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYHpbnuaBxc
“A daisy-?” 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4Xb2Ufbwg
“So you know french. Your parents taught you well then” he smiled, She laughed lightly. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbHd1BISZt1
“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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvj7zRHwwOe
“Was your teacher perhaps the goddess of death?” 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJvLWVixbsI
Idris’s eyes widened and she laughed. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ97rOTFy62b
“Yeah!” 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡST0cRveHNW
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… 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfdKQ2JVh8B
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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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdnjPgysx8o
The man's eyes widening with awe. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnClMHGPOfW
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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0jGYtp7Kbo
As she walked the floorboards creaked and she grinned. She always loved old homes, abandoned places. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCiuQsqsEfR
Something creaked behind her and she whipped around. Nothing. “Hello?” 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVJk75DBzeu
No response, her heart started to race. Fear. she's never dealt with fear before…199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGj4BMszphp
“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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrNrkRXni9q
“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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhjAuyTBfls
“You're like me?” he questioned, she twitched. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhdSMkiUwH
“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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDVWHTyFOFh
“Oh-!” 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRhvxFuDmFo
He chuckled and smiled catching her off guard, “uhm- sorry do you live here?” she questioned. The male shrugged. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡymC61ogIH7
“Something like that- um, can I ask your name?” 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoVq7BLB6MD
She smiled, “of course. You can call me Idris” she grinned, he chuckled. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9JQY5cDpP
“Ranboo.” 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUJtaRTHLp6
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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡukMjbomGA6
“Yes! You must tell me.” she grinned, Ranboo chuckled and thought for a moment. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgLmFCn7q3o
“I mean i can try, i’ve never really taught another endperson how to do so.” Idris shrugged. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHXRANMzQ4
“It might take a while?” 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5qB1QWPHx0
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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjn3fvvsvpm
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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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ozdOYgR0v
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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47ZZfkziaT
“Round four?” 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJkzKh4EJyj
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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNkZvkW0FX5
“I surrender” 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6lilhTCnTl
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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡviplfNGq5u
“D-dad-” 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB6DpqFrwZR
“Idris.” Wil’s tone went dark, she scowled. Protesilaus tucked his mask under his arm. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡggefZ0tB3h
“Wil, welcome back.” 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgq7iaTkZrE
Idris shuffled away and disappeared into the bathroom to change, her body trembling. How did he- shit. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1GOSOw9nkm
“May I ask how you knew Idris was here?” 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq57PDaOQ2v
Wil shrugged fidgeting with a foil, “well she has nowhere else to go does she?” he questioned, Protesilaus chuckled. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQw7dHeBxg
“I guess you prove a point.”199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgySlRd0vXx
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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJwpi5A0C3
“Catch your daughter before she leaves” he rolled his eyes, Wil glanced back and sure enough, Idris was inching out the door. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxP23P22juZ
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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhVdJf51Ur7
“Did you know she could do that?” 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo45FoWKOp8
Protesilaus shook his head. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4G3GXLdkN
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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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvdjYmnwxZi
The grass crunched and she frowned. “Why are you even here?” she asked, Wil sighed and took a seat next to her. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBc0h6Eyhl3
“Because I was worried.” 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwhUbuiu80m
Idris scowled as he let one leg extend out on the grass. “Worried.” she mumbled, he frowned. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpwusy4hT1S
“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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmWKV0Afgvz
“Dad killed my parents.”
Wilbur’s body froze. He didn't know what to say. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVBCMoIOXbT
“i..Idris, they did horrible things to him and to humanity.” he fumbled over his words, Idris scowled. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPR4ETDHf4U
“That doesn’t justify their death.” Wilbur shrugged.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2enKVKlSiV
“Maybe not, but it helped, did it not?” he questioned, her mind flickered back to Dream and she shook her head. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcb0YuT49tp
Wilbur raised an eyebrow. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrhZb7maoew
“What do you mean, no?” he questioned, she scoffed. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2Qcxt5n59
“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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8xh3TBPZrm
“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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6UdOMUmQWc
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“Sir. you’re being called for a meeting.” Soul glanced up into the direction of the doors. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJwrE7nkZmv
“There was no scheduled meeting?” 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXF1Jss76kr
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? 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBfFfNJRLBo
“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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlz72CmiTaN
Void.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA9m7a9RZzj
“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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡelzB1m9cDl
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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡko1hX45ZI0
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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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzToGq9ZA4w
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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJjYLiQxv2F
Did he want to go with? 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg93VBuuwUa
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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlK4ECfEd6E
“Dont.” 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcEBkqk0F5H
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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuetySJHgRo
Wil sighed. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoal3jTLuIC
“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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKdbQwIItl
“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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkKPWjymMbc
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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV8mMo8AEsu
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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlBg8MBG5Rq
“You don’t know what I want.” he snapped, kissing him passionately. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFOUlaDewG2
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. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRkvzvKsizz
Wilbur planted a kiss onto Soul’s neck and he gasped gently, easing into Wil’s touch. 199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrHMM6G7kR4
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