So it's changed a lot form the original plot, I'll be adding an entire 'arc' before season two will start, and because Koga will be taking over the company one day, I thought it best to focus on it a lot more to develop Koga's character in that department.

I'm trying to make it as realistic for a seventeen-year-old (I don't know if I mentioned it but I bumped their ages up?) whose planning to take over a company while also dealing with emotion and mental baggage, not to mention a Primordial God in her head.

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Chapter 10: Explanations

"And why would I want to learn that?"

Abzu raised a brow. "You have the Seer gift, that stemmed from me, Little One. Had you never been my Host, you'd of never awoken it. But you've been having dreams, correct?"

Koga visibly stiffened. "So—"

"Yeah." Abzu nodded. "It'll be a year a most because you don't physically look any older, two at max if you wanna push it, but you want to be able to help people yes?"

Koga sighed, scrunching her eyes closed tightly, unsure if she was really going to agree to this. "Okay… okay, I'll do it."

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"Meditation is a key part in this." Abzu started. "Being able to connect with your Cosmo is the core component, at the moment the idea of Dark Cosmo scares you, correct?"

Koga mutely nodded, not bothering with an actually verbal answer—it was obvious after all.

"You need to be able to accept that this Cosmo is a part of you, it won't happen immediately because to do so, you have the accept other things that relate to it." Abzu trailed off, an expression of mixed emotions flickering onto their face—or perhaps 'hers', since Abzu was wearing Koga's face. The only differences were the white hair, grey skin, and red eyes. "Basically, you'll have to work through your problems and I'm one of them."

Koga grimaced but nodded again. "Okay, and after that?"

Abzu rested their chin on their hand, they waved the other. "General practice. It'll be like starting from scratch. You'd need to relearn Cosmo control as each Element type requires different skills and self-control. Each Element has characteristics, these characteristics are often reflected in the personality of the person. Your Dragon friend, for example, he's a Water archetype and he's shown drive, intellect, and flexibility. The main three often associated with water. The Cub, a Fire archetype, is emotion-driven, shown personal strength and the ability to change."

Koga sat on the single seat. "Okay… so each user often reflects the Elements with visible traits." She frowned. "But because I've got two, and I've only learned to use one, it'll affect the way I have to train to use it? What are the characteristics of Light and Dark Cosmo?"

Abzu hummed, mulling over her words. "Yes. Aether, or Light as it's been come to be known as, is powerful, wise, and full of clarity. Void is known to be temperamental, encompassing and versatile. If you reflect upon yourself, Little One, you'll find that you show traits of both. You are powerful, full of clarity for others, and while you often keep it hidden, are wise for someone your age but on the other hand, you can be temperamental and even versatile when called for it. Those around you are also drawn to you for a number of reasons: encompassing."

Koga let out a breath, unsure on what to say.

Abzu smiled. "Start by looking back on everything that has happened recently. Separate things from each other, what are hand in hand and what are effects."

Koga woke up.

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It was frustrating for Koga; she tried to get her head around everything that Abzu had told her. She understood it but she didn't really understand it.

"Start by looking back on everything that has happened recently. Separate things from each other, what are hand in hand and what are effects."

Koga frowned, reflect on everything that's happened? She let out a heavy breath. A lot had happened, she could… understand why that would have a role in accepting her birth Cosmo.

Her birth Cosmo.

It was odd of Koga to think about it—think and know that Void, as Abzu had called it (it sounded far better than Dark), was her original Cosmo before her mother had infused Aether into her. But in a way she could comprehend the idea—Aria was born with Aether, and she was born with the opposite. Yin and yang, black and white, north and south. For a moment Koga pondered on maybe she or Aria could have also been more male, it made her crack a smile in amusement, that really would be opposites.

Koga glanced down at the list she'd made after pondering on Abzu's words.

What did they mean by hand in hand and effects? She groaned, scratching the back of her head. Damnit.

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"The event will be on the twenty-eighth of September." Akio confirmed. "It'll start at half eight and run for roughly three hours in which there will be TED Talks with a diverse group of speakers."

Koga sat back in her chair, brows raising. "This is the first time I'm hearing about this. We've not done something like this before as far as I'm aware."

Akio laughed. "It's new, we thought a collaboration with TED would be a good idea this year. We often try and collab with all sorts of different people each reveal event and Kaho had mentioned having binge-watched last years TED Talks."

"I like it." Koga nodded. "It's a really good idea, let Kaho know that for me will you?"

"Of course." Akio hummed before he moved onto another topic. "In regards to the actual show, while you have not yet taken up the mantle, you do have the chose of going up and doing the reveal yourself."

Koga frowned.

"I can hear that frown, missy." Akio chimed and Koga covered her mouth to hide the smile he couldn't even see. "You don't have to, but people will expect you to actually address them at some point in relation to the show. Either an introductory speech or a goodbye. Introductory would probably be the better one."

Koga sighed and used the end of the pen to scratch the back of her head. "Okay, I'll do the introductory speech. What would I need to say? Just who I am, what we have lined up and then introduce the TED talkers?"

"Spot on, but you'd need to only introduce the first one for them to come onto the stage, kiddo. You'd just mention the sort of line up it's going to be is all." Akio corrected.

Koga gave another sigh, of relief this time. "Okay, I can do that. Should I write up a mock speech for it all in regards to what I'd have to say? I don't think I'm ready to just wing something like this."

Akio chuckled. "That would be best. I'll even gather a few things and send them over as a checkpoint for you."

"Thanks.

"No problem, Koga. I'll let you know when I have more information." He hung up.

Koga dropped her phone onto the decking, her pen followed and she stretched, her back popping. She slumped forward, chin resting on her knees.

The swishing of the evening waves was calming and almost beckoning her. Koga grinned and stood, grabbing her things to rush back to her room. She emerged wearing swim shorts and a bikini top. She paused at the water's edge, feeling as the waves hit her feet.

Koga lifted her injured arm, with her Cosmo enhanced healing it was almost completely done—minus the fact she no longer had full feeling in it but she'd already accepted that.

She wandered further into the water until she was shoulder deep. She sighed and allowed herself to float on the water's surface. The sun was warm on her face, she'd really missed this.

Maybe in the morning, she'd do a lap around the island.

She inhaled, held, then exhaled.

Okay, separate things from each other, Koga frowned. "Do they mean…the way someone did something with something but that object slash whatever wasn't necessarily normally used in such a way?"

That seemed to be it—Koga wasn't sure what else it could possibly mean. Her thoughts flicker to Eden and asking him about it but hesitated. She wanted too, she trusted Eden but it was how he'd react to the news that Abzu wasn't as dead as they'd believed. But from what Koga had gathered Eden was just emotionally driven—he put thought into.

She groaned. "Why can't things ever be easy?"

"Koga!" Tatsumi's yell brought her back and she abandoned her floating position in favour of standing.

"Yeah?"

"Dinner!"

Koga sighed heavily, she'd not been in the ocean long but it was technically her fault; she'd not realised the time.

"Coming!" she swam back to shore.

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The decision to implement TED Talks into this was mostly because I binged them lol and thought I could work with that later on ;)