Chapter 8 – Darkness
John relaxed and sat on the floor while Lyza held a round, black jewel next to the cage. The prison turned liquidy and filled into the jewel, the gem itself glowing black and a miniature form of Adrian appeared in the center. "How long do you think it'll take for him to…be 'erased'?" Lyza shoved the crystal into her pocket. "Well, Captain said it normally takes a couple of days, but with him, it could take longer. At least we're halfway done our mission." "Yeah. Should we send him back or.." A blast of wind rattled the trees, the sheer force of it snapped the trunks of the trees in half. The clearing became a living tornado, uprooted trees flew into the sky, grass, even small unfortunate animals ended up dead along the shores of the river nearby. Lyza's bow once again lit into flame, only to be blown out a split second later. [Oh no…neither of us have fought the other chosen yet.] {I know. Watch out for-} A glowing dragon appeared behind a blurry figure for an instant, and the next thing they knew they were in the jaws of it, suspended in the air. The figure reappeared in front of the pair, Rastevash taking the form of a Timeless Knuckle on Lyte's arm. Lyza and John felt their energy decrease as Lyte stole it away. "Who are you?" Lyza tried talking, but the wind took her voice away from her. White light formed around him as Lyte transformed into his 'godly' mode. He appeared in front of the two. I am your brother. Lyza's eyes widened as Lyte held his hands facing both. The pair struggled from the dragon's grip as Lyte casted Demolition and Barrage to them, instantly knocking them out.
The clearing turned cold, and the wind was forced to a stop. The air around Lyte pressurized, holding him in place. An outline of Captain clapped its hands. "Very nice! Entertaining. But, I know you would like to take your sister back, I still need them." Captain strode across the clearing, tossing a dark sapphire in front of Lyte. "For this, I will grant you that. I'm sure you also want Adrian back, but that is something I cannot let you do. Nor can I let you interfere with my plans. I need him, and you will not stop me. I would take you too, but then you wouldn't entertain me and the author of this story wouldn't be able to continue it. (Lol)" Captain strolled in front of Lyte, placing his hand slightly over his head. Chaos magic flowed from Captain and into Lyte, instantly making him unconscious. "You will not awake until Adrian is completely 'erased', nor will you approach him. This way Minerva cannot interfere." Captain strode toward John and Lyza, and in a flash, disappeared.
Adrian's Perspective
Where am I? Who am I? Adrian awoke in a well-furnished room, alone. A round black circle now surrounded his 'mark' of a chosen. His Dragon's Tail was laid next to him, along with a note attached. It read: You're wondering who you are, aren't you? Well, I will tell you. Your name is Adrian, and I can't tell you all who you are right now, so I will meet you myself and tell you. Sincerely, Captain. The next moment after Adrian finished reading the note it burst into black flame, disappearing. John entered into the room afterwards, as if he didn't even know who Adrian was, led him to Captain's study. A very vague memory of John and Captain came into his head, though the thought immediately vanished. Adrian shook his head to clear his mind of this as Captain beckoned him into an empty chair. Captain answered the unspoken question. "I'm Captain. I understand that you want to know who you are." He offered a cup of water to Adrian, who took it. Black magic fogged Adrian's mind in the next moment, he had no absolute recollection of his past when Captain told him. "Anyways, you came here wanting to start anew and requested that you would be 'erased'. So I did it. Though you knowledge of things should still be with you." Adrian thanked Captain and left through the door, where he went back to his room.
Captain fingered the hilt of his Pole Arm. I erased all the memories that both Lyza and John had of Adrian, so his 1st personality shouldn't come back anytime soon. Too bad I can't corrupt him too. The general laws forbid that a person's already-released Kanmaru be corrupted…I'll let them recover for awhile, by then, my perfect world, the 'Void' should be almost ready.
Farther away, in his laboratory where he kept his jewels were, the black crystal cracked. And this act would destroy the world and cover it into darkness.
