2023, 26th December 18:23
Mount Everest, China
A melody echoes from the top of the cold Mount Everest. The wind moves so strongly from every direction that it becomes hard to tell where the source comes from. The Sentinels won't be able to detect them from there.
"Yes I do, I believe
That one day I will be, where I was
Right there, right next to you
And it's hard, the days just seem so dark
The moon, and the stars, are nothing without you
Your touch, your skin, where do I begin?
No words can explain, the way I'm missing you
The night, this emptiness, this hole that I'm inside
These tears, they tell their own story"
Amethyst zi Britannia is always awed by mortals music. It is because they are alive and more sensitive to the emotional twists, that they are such great musicians. She shares this idea with her son, Scarlet, who is currently standing behind her, hearing carefully. Kyran, the Cyber, one of the octuplets, is just right behind them, standing closely. Aside from the two youngsters, they are also accompanied by Tornish, who is currently taking his dormant shape as Amethyst's mantle.
"You told me not to cry when you were gone
But the feeling's overwhelming, it's much too strong
Can I lay by your side, next to you, you
And make sure you're alright
I'll take care of you
And I don't want to be here if I can't be with you tonight"
"Why are we here, Aunt Amethyst?" little Kyran asks, eyes looking at their surrounding curiously.
"You're going to love this world, Kyran. It's so full of happiness and pain and different kind of beings, trying to find homes in their own world," Amethyst begins.
"Why are they looking for their home? Isn't this world theirs?"
"Yes, but most mortals in this world has thicker prejudice compared to the other worlds I've shown you. I'm going to help them. And the two of you can follow from afar. I don't want to scare them. Only show yourselves and help when they are in a pinch, alright?"
"Yes, Mother," Scarlet responds at the same time as Kyran says, "Yes, Aunt Amethyst."
Any strangers will think that they are just three teenagers out looking for mayhem, but Kyran is 100 years old in this mortal world, even through he looks like he's only ten. It is because of the time difference from this world and the other. Scarlet looks 18, but he is really 180. And we can't even start with Amethyst.
There's a plane flying from the distance. Scarlet is the first one to glance on it. It's landing at the far south, where an oriental monastery stands proud with all of its beautifully designed architecture.
"Is that the werewolf descent you mentioned, Mother?" Scarlet asks when the one who calls himself the Wolverine steps down from the plane. Amethyst turns to see the person her son's talking about.
"Yes, he is." Amethyst moves towards south, standing at the far end of the mountain. "Let's move." She jumps, getting as high as thousands of miles up in the air in a second. Her mantle flutters behind her, throbbing strongly as the wind changes course and blows from the opposite direction.
Scarlet and Kyran followed suit, copying her jump. Amethyst knows that they can't jump as high as she can. That's why she lengthens the interval.
"You're the light, you're the night
You're the color of my blood
You're the cure, you're the pain
You're the only thing I wanna touch
Never knew that it could mean so much, so much
"You're the fear, I don't care
Cause I've never been so high
Follow me to the dark
Let me take you past our satellites
You can see the world you brought to life, to life
"So love me like you do, love me like you do
Love me like you do, love me like you do
Touch me like you do, touch me like you do
What are you waiting for?"
Scarlet wishes that he can sing along with his adopted mother, but he knows better than to follow his want. Scarlet's power is sound based. Anything he sings will become deathly to the ones who listens—usually ends up with bodies dropping to the ground.
Her voice is so smooth and calming, though. Whenever she sings, it sounds like a nursery lullaby. He loves it the most when she sings.
