Interlogue 1

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Jekyll, and the little girl walked into the old ruin casually. Their massive dragon partners slowly following into the massive entrance. As they walked down the long and statue filled hall the shadows seemed to move with life. The light providing no warmth. Despite the feeling of death and despair rising over the place the two seemed unbothered. The girl skipping happily along, while Jekyll simply had his hands in his lab coats pockets.

When they neared the halls end, a colossal steel door groaned open for them.

The room they all walked into was perhaps once the throne room of a holy king. As a great window detailing the exploits of many gods was far above a massive stone throne. Around the room sat smaller more human sized chairs, likely for an long dead council. The marble pillars in the room still stood tall and strong against the waves of time. Several other windows that were smaller and scattered along the side walls detailed the stories of the disciples, and their companions. While a final window stood above the iron door and showed the commonly used depiction of the most powerful of the Divine Ten, Karna Masta glowed with radiant light.

On the throne as the duo walked in two shapes stirred, as two other beings emerged from the shadows.

The first they saw was a beautiful woman with flowing curvy black hair, the shiniest blue eyes, luscious red lips, a body like a goddess and a snow-like skintone, she was wearing a simple slit red dress. As she looked at them an care filled her eyes as she saw the child.

The second was a gorilla of a man who hulked over his female partner. Muscles bulged from every part of his darkly skinned body, his black eyes filled with barely controlled malice, on his back was a massive halberd that glowed a emerald green. He was wearing a silver armor set that only made his intimidating appearance all the more so.

They stood as stalwart guards as the last figure partly revealed themselves. The shadows outlining their armored figure and red eyes glowing in the dark, but leaving the rest up to the imagination.

Behind them another far larger figure stirred, but didn't bother getting up, only letting a puff of purple fire come up for a moment.

Both Jekyll and the girl got on one knee and bowed their heads to them.

The figure commanded with an obscured voice, "Jekyll, Felice, you may rise."

The two stood at once.

"So, the boy, is he as we thought?," the figure asked.

"Of course," Jekyll replied, "The potential for power even larger than what we had anticipated is there, the matter is pulling it out of him."

The figure seemed to shift slightly, "Interesting, and you dealt with any pursuers I presume?"

"As you commanded," Felice answered, "They didn't pursue us at all, bunch of caring fools that they are for each other."

"I must admit however," Jekyll said, "The boy has found a rather...Interesting pair to accompany him."

"What about it Jekyll, it's not as if they can pose a true threat," the figure said.

"That's just it my lord," the scientist responded, "They do pose a rather serious threat to us, and now they also accompany our target."

The figure seemed slightly angered but did not show it, and instead switched to a different subject, "What of Elizabeth and Laurence?"

"Elizabeth is following the target as ordained," Jekyll said, "And Laurence is in the process of completing his objective."

"Good," the figure responded, "Because I want you to finish the project in Beiorg as soon as possible."

"Yes, my lord," was Jekyll's simple response.

"Felice, you are to find and take over the routes responsible for the transfer of gems to Randal and the other provinces and kingdoms."

"Yes sir," the little girl said a malicious gleam in her eye.

"You are dismissed," the figure said waving a gauntleted hand out for them to leave, revealing an ebony black gauntlet lined with spines.

The two visitors gave a bow to the figure before turning and leaving the room, their dragon's following them as they entered the hall. The iron door slamming shut.

"I must admit," the black haired woman said her very voice music, "I don't trust Jekyll to do as he says and what he says, he has too much of a reputation."

"I agree with Avalon," the hulk added on to her statement, "Jekyll cannot be trusted with what he has done."

"And you are both wrong in that regard," another voice suddenly came out, the massive shadow behind the armored figure suddenly rose, "Jekyll can be trusted for one reason, and one reason alone."

It walked forward, a pair of shadowy wings coming from it's back, it stood on it's hind legs, blade-like claws lined by the shadow, purple flames that lived within the dark nipping around it. Horns and spines lining it's body.

It's mouth moved as it spoke, "And that is what 'I' promised him in exchange for his... cooperation"
It sat back down on the throne as if it was the ruler of the former kingdom that once stood, "Progress will come, and eventually the full plan will come to fruition. No matter how long it takes, be it a year, a decade, a century, or even a millennium."

The two simply nodded in agreement with the being as the armored one went up to a stood next to the much larger figure.

"All it will take is time..."

…...

Jed tossed and turned in his bed as he slept. Within his dream something was happening.

"Jed!"

"Holland, please, come back to us!"

"Please, don't!"

"Big brother!"

He woke up in a thick cold sweat and looked around the darkened room. Hikari and Clockwork lay in their individual bed's resting soundly. Sefia was in the chair sleeping with her head tilted, a little droll coming from her mouth. Lilith was nowhere to be found, but if he to guess was likely outside the door guarding the room.

He got up from the bed silently and walked to the bathroom. Closing the door behind him and turning on the light, he walked up to the sink and turned it on while staring into the mirror.

"It's alright Jed," he muttered to himself, "That was a long time ago, everything is okay, everything is..."

A few tears fell into the sink as Jed continued to stare at the mirror, his eyes reddened as he silently began to weep. That horrid day... To think it still haunted him even to this day...

Then someone suddenly knocked on the door, "J-Jed...A-are you alright?"

Hikari's voice was there.

Jed answered trying his best to sound normal but failing miserably, "I-I-I'm fine Hi-Hikari..."

He snorted.

"J-just a bit...Restless i-is all."

Hikari stayed silent for a moment clearly not believing him, "Jed...A...Are y-you sure?"

Jed found himself unable to respond for a moment before finally saying, "N-no, I'm not...But please, g-go back to bed...I-I'll be fine by the morning."

Jed didn't wait for her to respond as he started splashing water on his face to help himself calm down a bit.

Everything would be better by morning..."

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Authors notes!

Yes, yes, I know really, extremely short chapter, but its not really a chapter.

Sorry if it's bad quality as well by the way. This last week was BY FAR the busiest week I've had this year. I wanted to get something up this week though, and I've had this pair of scenes in my mind for a while so I decided to just make an interlogue this time.

Next chapter however, I'm hoping to introduce a few other OC''s I had submitted, as well as the first major battle of the story in which I'll put a recommended OST before it starts in case you want something to listen to during it.

Anyways, still have several submission spots open! Feel free to submit an few OCs!

Have a great night all of you wonderful readers out there!