AC: Here's the short story number 10. You can consider a first view of the sequel.
Short story 10: The mysterious stone
(After chapter 23)
Bahrakatan was waiting for Remi to come to his house. He held an object in his hand that he wanted to show. He found someone to search for Remi, and captured him in his pincer. He started to regret the punishment he inflicted to Vix'ben. He was often the one who was closer from his house when he needed to find someone, and the fluidmorpher always tried to escape him, for a good reason.
"Maybe I should have been less cruel in my punishment. I scared him so much I have to literally run after him to send a message. In another way, it's good for his health." Bahrakatan commented. "Thank the Cothica I had a strong heart."
He then heard the door of his home opening and he walked to them. Remi was there with Gal'Drad and Aval'par. He also saw Vix'ben peeking inside.
"Waouh. Bahrakatan is greeting us. That's a first." Aval'par noticed.
"Are you sick to the point you couldn't work and wait for us?" Gal'Drad asked honestly concern.
Bahrakatan was pissed off and his glare showed it.
"I'm freaking you out for taking a day off? What will you do if one day I die?" Bahrakatan asked.
"Celebrate?" Vix'ben asked a little too loud. He put his hands over his mouth, he wanted to think that.
"I was starting to regret beating you. Not anymore!" Bahrakatan shouted.
"SORRY!" Vix'ben screamed. He raised his arms in a protective way.
"Come inside or fly away? It's your choice Vix'ben!"
"I'm coming." Vix'ben whimpered before coming inside. He stayed behind Remi, just in case the Kha'rall attacked him.
The door closed and he watched them.
"Hello there Bahrakatan." Remi said.
Bahrakatan nodded.
"Why did you call my friend here?" Gal'Drad asked.
"I have something I needed to check up." Bahrakatan answered, twisting his fingers. "Also, thinking of Aa'une caused some regret in me. I should have taken more time to know our Oligarch before his demise. We only see each other's 3 times per Solans."
"That has nothing to do with Remi." Aval'par noticed.
"There is. I decided to check something now and not later." Bahrakatan replied. "Stop hiding behind the Chaotic player! You claim to be the best fluidmorpher and you used him as a shield!"
"Fine." Vix'ben answered. He moved by the side of Remi instead of behind.
"I won't bite you." Bahrakatan said.
Vix'ben wasn't sure it was the true.
"Anyway. Why did you call him?" Gal'Drad asked once again.
"I wanted to check something. I have an extremely old object, I received from my father and I guard it during my entire life. It's an important duty I have. Forging battlegears is only a past-time." Bahrakatan explained.
"You do a little too much Coralsmith to consider it a past-time." Aval'par commented.
"What is the object you are guarding?" Remi asked.
"And you said your father? How old are you?" Gal'Drad asked.
"I won't answer about my age!" Bahrakatan screamed at Gal'Drad.
Vix'ben cowered behind Remi once again. Gal'Drad took a step backward.
"What is it?" Remi asked with excitement and curiosity.
"Here." Bahrakatan showed.
They two chieftains, the Chaotic player and the Fluidmorpher looked at the stone with curiosity. They saw in his hand, one stone marked with the symbol of the M'arrillian tribe. It was an ancient one of pure blue with a sapphire in the middle of it.
"It's well crafted." Vix'ben commented.
"I wasn't expecting you to show that." Aval'par said.
"That's an old symbol of our tribe. How old is it?" Gal'Drad asked.
"It's the first symbol of our tribe sculpted and still existing. Legends said it wasn't sculpted on an ordinary stone." Bahrakatan said.
"Stone? Not coral?" Vix'ben asked.
"Yes. It was made in the time we couldn't forge on the Coral, when we lived in the ocean of the Overworld. Remember it's just legends, not necessary the true." Bahrakatan explained. "It might be possible since some Overworlder and Underworlder can breathe in the water."
"I know Nauthilax and Mezzmarr." Remi said.
"Only M'arrillians were supposed to breath underwater. Cross tribe might happen in the past." Bahrakatan commented.
"Why did you want to show it to Remi?" Gal'Drad asked.
"I wanted to try something. This stone is special, but it never reacts to anything. I want Remi here, so he can hold it."
"I wonder what it felt like touching it." Remi replied.
"It's the true perfection. Something I never achieve and I'll never achieve, but it remained a source of inspiration for my crafting and my talent. Maybe the Cothica itself forge it." Bahrakatan replied.
The Kha'rall gave a nod and Remi raised his hands. Bahrakatan put it on his palm and Remi felt the soft stone on his hand. He looked at it and he saw the sapphire shining a little.
The M'arrillians saw it shining and they wondered what was going on. Bahrakatan saw it and he picked it back.
"Alright. Contemplation is over." Bahrakatan commented. "The experience is successful."
"That's it?" the three M'arrillian asked.
"Just that. Remi had to hold it and when something happens, you take it back." Aval'par asked.
"It's extremely important that he just hold it. The stone reacted to his touch." Bahrakatan looked at the stone. His voice was uncertain. It was shaking with apprehension and excitement.
"How you're feeling?" Gal'Drad asked the Kha'rall.
"Fine. I'll thank you for your cooperation. You can scan something Remi, except me. I have to put it back where he picked up. Don't tell the others for now except Blak'drin."
Bahrakatan walked away. Remi scanned the battlegear and he looked at Bahrakatan.
"He sure left us with questions." Aval'par said.
"We should go before we annoy him by accident." Vix'ben said.
He turned around and he carefully went outside. The others went away except Aval'par.
"This is stone is clearly important and Remi. Something's in your mind Bahrakatan. I'll find it one day." He then walked away.
Bahrakatan came back, he heard the Chieftain well.
"You don't know how much it will be in a near future," he whispered.
AC: Here's the end of the previous of the sequel. The stone is important, but not for now.