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Full summary : She was destined to sing to protect the world, he fought to restore peace to his world. Neither were aware of the others' existence, yet their hearts yearned to be together once again.
With the war just ended, strings of events, as well as a buried past, began unraveling itself to the world. The strange thing? It seemed to be happening around Sky, concerning this 'Diva'. As he dug deeper into the truth, how will he save her from her doomed fate?
Warning : Contains swearing (Dulled to Minecraft level insetad of using the actual words), OCs, possibly unintentional Mary Sue, Youtubers and (hopefully) an update schedule. How awesome is that?
Note : I have one more pre-written chapter before I have to rack my brain for new idea...
Chapter III
The Kingdom And It's Ruler
Emerald City, Evening, 5 Days Later
Sky, Jason and Deadlox arrived at the ever-so buzzing city that is known as Emerald City, which also housed the Royal Kingdom, their destination. After riding a carriage that was pulled by a horse for a few days in a row, Sky just wanted some rest, especially when he's the one guiding the horse with only Jason as company while Deadlox slept throughout the ride. He couldn't care less if the Oracle summoned him now rather than tomorrow.
Well, he could, but that's not the point.
Anyway, the trio approached the nearest inn, forced to walk on foot because their horse as well as carriage had to be in a stables as the city was always crowded. That was the downside of being in a city such as this. There was another thing. The residents were partying more than usual, the noises louder than normal.
Because of that, they had to squeeze through the crowds to get to where they needed.
Finally entering the inn, they breathed a sigh of relief.
"Well.. That was chaotic." Jason commented dryly.
Sky snorted in response. "No kidding."
Then he looked at the neon headphones-wearing man to his right, pondering something. "Deadlox, go rent a room."
"What?" Deadlox glanced back, eyes narrowing. "Why?"
The budder-loving man shrugged. "You didn't even talk during the trip. You just slept. Naturally, I feel like there should be some form of payment."
"That's not the reason why."
Rolling his eyes behind the sunglasses, he took out a few budder nuggets and gave it to him. "Just do it. I don't like it when they called the budder... it's other name."
"..Fine."
With that, he left, leaving Sky and Jason alone. They walked to a nearby empty table, sitting down as, in a midst of the full inn, a couple of girls, began gossiping.
"Hey, did you know what the fuss is all about?" The first girl, who was a redhead, asked the other girl as she began to drink.
"What do you mean by that?" The other one choked, looking at her friend in disbelief. "Haven't you heard? The squids were defeated last week!"
"What?! No way." The redhead shook her head, not believing the rumors. "You're lying."
"No, I'm not." The second girl pouted. "C'mon, Celeste. Why else would there be a party out there?"
"I guess you're right." Celeste, the redhead, look down at her drink, though she wasn't convinced. She tapped the table. "I'm leaving. I have to see a friend."
"Okay, see you."
The redhead stood and went to the back of the inn, joining a man that wore a brown sweater with a soft green scarf wrapped loosely around his neck.
The two, who had been eavesdropping, decided to have their own conversation.
"Well.." Jason trailed off, unsure of what he should think of.
"News spread fast." Sky summed up.
"Yeah."
"Hey guys," Deadlox came up to them. "I got a room and.. What happened?"
"Nothing." The spaceman and budder-lover mumbled before a loud "What?!" caught their attention. It was the scarf-wearing man who yelled.
"Quiet!" The redhead hissed before realizing the whole inn's attention was on them. She glared at them, demanding. "Just where do you think you're looking at?"
That made the inn returned to it's natural pace as it was before, albeit a bit curious as some still had eyes on the pair. The three, who were also curious, watched as the girl pulled the man's wrist, dragging him upstairs, briefly brushing past Sky's shoulders.
Emerald City, Afternoon, The Next Day
The trio strolled down the sidewalk, that was still crowded, but not as much as yesterday, which was a relief. Their destination was, as always, the palace that stood in the middle of the grand city. As they approached it, Jason couldn't help but admire the architecture, over and over again.
White stones became the walls of the Royal Kingdom, with deep blue tiles covered the roof. The castle looked as if it came from a fairytale, so magical looking. {I apologize for my bad description. I am not good at architecture. Just imagine one of those castles inside Sleeping Beauty or Into The Woods.}
Looking around, Jason felt lucky that no one recognized them, as they were part of the army that actually defeated the Squid Army and the fact that Sky was the leader of the Sky Army. They entered the palace, walking past the soldiers who guards the palace. He breathed in deeply, bracing himself for the long hours spend in reporting.
Lucky indeed.
Oracle Luka, the current ruler of the Royal Kingdom and the Five Cities, entered the meeting room, long coral pink hair flowed past her shoulder and down her slender figure. The black with golden trimming bodice showed her curves well, similarly patterned long skirt stopped just above her feet. Translucent black fabric covered the rest of her upper body, bottom long dark sleeves went past her hands and stopped at her knees.
"What a pleasant surprise." She smiled. "The leader actually coming when summoned."
"W-well.." Sky scratched the back of his head, trying to come up with an excuse. "I was-"
"Relax, Sky. I was merely joking."
"R-right. Sorry."
A giggle escaped the Oracle's lips. "You never seemed to know when I'm joking with you."
"That's.." All eyes went to Deadlox, who was smirking. Sky's eyes widened when he realized what his friend was about to say. "..Because he li-mumfff."
Whatever last words the headphone-wearing man was about to say was muffled when Sky's hand covered his mouth, making him unable to speak. Jason watched with mild amusement as Deadlox struggled before Sky whispered something in the man's ear. The struggle stopped immediately after, though Sky took a moment of hesitation before removing his hand.
"Now," Sky said, taking over the situation. "We should probably give the reports now than later, in case of any interference."
At the last word, a pointed glare was given at Deadlox, who chuckled sheepishly.
Oracle Luka noticed this and chuckled. "Yes.. After all, don't we all have business to attend to after this?"
He had been right to brace himself. Several hours later, all of them wanted nothing more than for the meeting to finish.
"I see." The Oracle murmured before noticing the three of them fidgeting, wanting to leave. She smiled warmly. "So that concludes our meeting for today. You may leave."
A small Yay! popped in Sky's and Deadlox's head as they began to leave, sprinting to the exit. Jason himself turned to leave but stopped when he remembered a request he was given.
"My, what a energetic people. Youth these days." The Oracle chuckled and looked at him, sapphire orbs shining with warmth. "Aren't you leaving?"
"Ah, yes." He cleared his throat. "You see, I also came here on behalf of Lyra."
"Is it now?" She smiled, unintentionally filling his heart with warmth. "Tell me, what is it that she require? It is, after all, my duty to fill the people's pleas."
"She wanted to know the whereabouts of her friend, Mistify." Jason said, concern filling his voice. "He's been missing for quite some time. She'd thought that you, as an actual oracle, would know where he would be."
"Hmm.." The Oracle hummed in thought. "As a ruler, I have many things to attend to, so I do not have much time. In consulting my abilities, I haven't seen anything about the man you're talking about, but rest assured. I will look through my sources, see if I can find the whereabouts of your friend."
"Great." Jason sighed in relief. "Thanks."
"You're welcome." She stood up, facing him. "I, unfortunately, have other business to attend to."
"Right." Jason also stood. "Thanks again."
"No problem." She waved slightly, a gesture at which he returned.
Outside Of The Royal Kingdom, Emerald City, Late Afternoon
"Where is he? He should be out by now."
Deadlox rolled his eyes at the pacing Sky, knowing why the budder-lover was worried. "Dude, relax. It should be fine, I know Jason doesn't have eyes for your girl."
Sky froze in his tracks and turned towards him, glaring. "I thought you'd be quiet about it, or you won't get the ride home."
Deadlox shrugged. "You said 'in front of her', not 'everywhere'."
The other sighed, placing his hand on his palm. "Remind me to have a really deep, really meaningful conversation with you about this."
The headphone-wearing man smirked. Of course he's not going to remind him that. But just to shut his friend up.. "Sure, sure."
"And last but not least, this is the Royal Kingdom."
He looked around as a faint voice registered in his ears, and saw a couple of people stopping in front of the palace. He recognized the pair as the same one from yesterday, and since he was bored, decided to approach the pair, Sky trailing behind.
"Hey." He greeted them. "You guys new here?"
"What, me? No." The redhead said, then pointed to her friend with a thumb. "He's new here though."
"Yeah." The scarf-wearing man reached out a hand to shake. "Name's Jack. The girl beside me is Celeste."
"I can introduce myself, thank you very much." Celeste mumbled.
"Deadlox." He shook it with his own as the budder-lover too introduced himself. "My name's Sky. There was another one with us but-"
"The spaceman, you mean?" Jack interrupted before apologizing after a jab in the rib from Celeste. "Sorry, couldn't help myself."
Jack has a strange accent, Deadlox noted. Definitely not from around here.
His train of thought was interrupted when Sky chuckled. "Yeah, the spaceman. His name is Jason."
"So," The headphone-wearing man spoke. "How you'd like Emerald City so far?"
"It's rowdy, to put in one word." Jack muttered, "And noisy, to put another."
"You like quiet place, then?"
"Well.." The scarf-wearing man hesitated for a moment. "You could say that."
"You should try going to Gold City." Deadlox suggested, ignoring Sky's eye twitch. "Not exactly the most quiet places, with all the mages, but better than here. I would say try for Lapis Town but it's under construction for repair from the war. So, your best option would be Gold City."
Another eye twitch.
"Are you okay?" Celeste asked, noticing the eye twitches.
"You don't look so good." Jack added.
"Oh, he's fine." Deadlox assured them. "He just doesn't believe that 'gold' shouldn't be called gold."
"Of course they're not." Sky scoffed, glaring at his friend. "They are sacred to the army, they very thing that slayed the squids. It should be call something better than 'gold'."
"That you did."
"Right.." Celeste trailed off, stepping away. "I think we should take our leave here. Come on, Jack."
"Yeah." Jack waved enthusiastically. "Bye! See ya soon!"
Deadlox and Sky returned the gesture before he was joined by the spaceman they had been waiting for.
"Hey!" Jason stopped when he saw them waving. "What I'd miss?"
"Nothing." Sky looked at him with an evil glint in his eyes. "Mind telling me what you were doing in there?"
"Save it for later." Deadlox said, determined to dissolve the argument before it started. "We need to get back to Base."
~End : Chapter III
...It's been a long time, ain't it? Sorry, but I've got my hands full with school, assignments and other stuff too. To think that by the end of this year, I'll be having my graduation ceremony.. Dang, time flies so fast...
I'll probably post again sometime next month? I need to study for my March exam..
Now.. *Opens spellbook* How about this~?
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Oh, look at that! It works!
~Winters, signing out~