Northern Star

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In an age when +Anima are rapidly disappearing and more than a decade after the four traveling +Anima cease their journey and chose to remain cut off from the outside world. When the four find out about it, what will they do? Will they choose to remain recluse from the outside world or begin another journey again?

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When Cooro flew over the nearest town, a mile or two from the edge of the forest and near the mildly big river that flow from one side of the forest to the other and out to gather a rather big lake, he smiles and wave to the people he knew since the four came about a decade and more years ago.

Retrieving his wings, Cooro quickly smiles to the apple vendor owner, hoping to get some good apples for Nana and maybe have some more of the apple pie.

"Hello sir!" Cooro brightly said, earning an equally bright smile from the middle age old man.

"Hey there Cooro, did Nana send you for more apples?"

"Eheh…" Cooro chuckled nervously, "I kind of ate the apple pie and she had me get more so she can bake another for Husky and Senri."

The man tsked at Cooro's sheepish expression but smiles nevertheless as he gathers good apples for him. "You should really stop eating Nana's desserts before she serves them."

"I know…" Cooro said as he paid the man and took the bag of apples, "But I can't help it! Her apple pies are my favorites."

The man laughed boisterously and gave the tall Cooro a big pat on the shoulders. Cooro winced just a bit, wondering what this man did to look harmless but packed a big punch. The man face than turn serious, "Have you heard, Cooro? I don't know if anyone told you this but it's about +Anima in the cities."

"Heard about what? What about the +Anima?" Cooro asks curiously, shifting the bag of apples so he can clutch it more firmly.

"About the +Anima…they've…"

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Cooro speeded as much as he can back into the forest and to his cottage. As he sped, he couldn't help but think over the conversation he had with the apple vendor.

"About the +Anima…they've been disappearing. I heard from the main cities, they've been searching non-stop for +Anima who disappeared abruptly. They also been trying to find out how +Anima who been using their powers suddenly lost it and their tattoos. Though there are still people who don't like +Anima, the recent disappearing alerted many people, especially since they've been employing +Anima for work nowadays. Has your +Anima powers and your friends still work properly?"

"Our +Anima is still working quite well but…I need to head back so they'll know…" Cooro said, his heart beating a bit faster.

"Be careful, since the recent disappearing has been spreading beyond the cities to towns as well…Just a few days ago, the three towns away from us, lost about three of their +Anima workers."

Cooro didn't stopped at the entrance and chose to quickly fly in through the open window, startling the three whose been waiting around for him.

"Cooro!" Nana scolded, "How many times do I have to say, don't enter by the window! You might have knock down everything!"

"Nana! Husky! Senri!" Cooro cried out in a hurry.

"Cooro?" Husky asks a bit worriedly, Cooro look quite frantic, "What happened?"

Cooro looked like he was about to cry and cry he did. The tears that welled up at the corners of his eyes fell and Cooro wailed loudly.

"Co-Cooro?!" Nana nervously asks, "I'm sorry for yelling, what's the matter? Cooro?"

"The pl-pla…!" Cooro brokenly said.

"The what?" Husky asks, "The place? Plate?"

"What's wrong Cooro?" Nana asks. Senri wordlessly put his hand over his shoulders to try and calm the crying Cooro down.

"The-The plus Anima are disappearing!" Cooro managed to say before he cried again.

"What?!" Husky and Nana almost shouted while Senri looked surprised.

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End of Chapter 2

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