Cyclonis
"Who did you expect master Cyclonis?" I say as I close the door and set the tray containing bread water and down.
"Well yeah I kind of did, but what the heck are you doing here? I mean it's great to see you and all but the last time we met you kind of kissed me and then ran off."
I do my best not to let the blush show on my face as I remember in great detail our previous encounter.
"Yeah sorry about that but my boss only allows me a certain amount of free time before she calls me back."
He takes a bite of the bread before sipping the water before he realizes what I just said.
"Wait a minute… by boss you mean Cyclonis?"
"Yeah I've been serving her since she and I were children. I'm what you might call her personal maid and closet friend."
The expression he gives is a mixture of confusion and joy which makes me nervous.
"So why were you on Terra Neon then? I mean shouldn't her personal maid stay here?"
"She told me to take some time off and enjoy myself for a while but she called me back so I had to take off in a hurry."
"Okay but why are you here right now?"
"She told me to bring you some food and to tell you of a proposition for you."
He starts looking around the room from floor to ceiling before looking at the door and then to me
"Lark I need a favor"
"I know what you're going to say and you can forget it I can't let you out of the cell so please don't ask"
"Fine I don't want you to get in trouble with Cyclonis knowing her she would probably drop you into the wastelands or something."
His words send a dagger into my heart at the fact that he thinks I would do something like that.
"You… really thank she's capable of doing that?"
"Of course she would she's Cyclonis after all. She's mean, dark, and cruel and cold hearted."
"She's not like that! I mean not around her citizens or me. I've known her all my life and I can tell you that yes she may be a bit cold because of the war and all, but once you get to know her you see that she's just another teenage girl."
I couldn't believe what I was saying to Aerrow. I mean I can be cold sometimes, but that's only because I'm forced to deal with power hungry and stupid talons and generals all day. I was about to turn and storm off when I hear Aerrow call out to me
"Lark wait I'm sorry, I wasn't looking at both sides."
"Apology accepted Aerrow, but just keep in mind that she's not evil just misunderstood alright? Now rest up a guard will be in later to take you to her"
And with that I left the cell and turned off my cloaking crystal revealing my true self as I waked down the hall my mind racing on what I was going to do with him.
I get so into my thought process I don't even realize that I've walked into my study and taken out my plans for my new storm machine. I take out the black abyss crystal that I had been carrying in my cloak and stare at its black and red patterns.
"Now how do I unlock your true powers?"
Recently I had found an old journal hidden within the archives that said that this crystal was linked to Cyclonia itself and had powers that only the master could access.
I reach out my hand and pull my staff to me before placing the black abyss atop the staff and aiming it at a nearby chair expecting some sort of severe effect, but instead the crystal only glows slightly before letting out a small stream of black smoke before dying down and going dormant.
"Wonderful looks like all those years in the museum have taken its toll on you."
I could sense that the crystal would need a great deal of time to recharge in order for it to be of any use, so I lock it away in my crystal vault safe keeping for the time being.
Just as I was leaving Raviss storms into the room muttering under her breath about Snipe being a lumbering idiot.
"Master I have news you may wish to hear."
I take a deep breath before gesturing for her to continue
"Snipe just reported in saying that although his ship had taken damage from a few battles with the sky knights he's proceeding to the next target."
"Excellent but why do I feel you've forgotten the bad news?"
She hesitates for only a moment but that tells me then her words could.
"It seems that during the chaos of Terra Historia going up in an explosive fire storm the Storm Hawks made their escape."
"Leave and find the Dark ace tell him to meet with me at once."
She immediately leaves to begin her search while I start to ponder what do with Aerrow.
"I could try to get him to join Cyclonia but the dark ace would no doubt try to kill him. If my plan works Cyclonia would win the war and we wouldn't have to be enemies."
"So the question of the day is what am I going to do with him now that he's here? I guess I'll keep using Lark to get close to him but then what?"
Luckily my thought process was interrupted when the dark ace barged into the room.
"You wished to see me master?" he says as he takes a knee.
"The Storm hawks must not be allowed to interfere in m plans so I want you to lead a veteran group of talons and force them out of hiding and hold them until we're ready to proceed with the plan."
"Right away master" he says before leaving with a wicked smile on his face.
Once I was sure he was gone I pull out and ring a small bell and wait before a shadow comes from out of the darkness and takes the form of a red eyed night crawler.
"It's time I had a chat with my guest bring him to me at once."