The day had finally come when it was time for Nyssa and Oliver to return to Star City and resume their daily agenda. Once they got back, they would have a few days before William would be starting school again so it gave them a bit of time to prepare.
Ever since the warning of the war, Nyssa hadn't received any calls from Elena regarding the stone, so she started believing that it was all just a test given by the time guardians. With that whole situation being put behind her, she was able to focus more on the trip but she still decided to pay Team Flash a visit later.
Oliver was putting the last of his things in his bag when he was suddenly stopped by a light tap on his shoulder. He turned his head just slightly before two, warm hands cupped the side of his face and pulled him into a kiss. When Oliver slowly pulled out of the kiss, he saw greeted by the most enchanting brown eyes he had ever seen
"You're looking quite frisky today" Oliver smiled
"I just really love my husband" Nyssa replied as a smile spread across her face "Is that all right?"
"Why would it not?" Oliver smirked as he wrapped his arms around her waist, and she rested hers on his shoulders "I have an idea"
"Hmmm, and what is that beloved?"
"Let's end this trip with a bang, shall we?" Oliver smirked as he pushed his wife down on the bed
Oliver started kissing Nyssa with all the passion he could muster once she was pinned underneath him. She returned it with all the passionate fire she had in her, but being the submissive partner wasn't her speed. Nyssa wrapped her arms around Oliver's back, then quickly flipped them both so she was on top
"Do you really think I'd let you have all the fun?" Nyssa said with a devilish smirk
"Never"
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"It's getting close to sundown. We should probably get going so we don't start a panic back in Star" Oliver said as he picked up the bags by the door
"Aw, but it's so beautiful here" Nyssa smiled "Are you sure you want to go?"
"You have no idea how much I'd like to stay here with you, but we both have jobs and positions we need to get back to" Oliver said, a bit disappointed
"You do have a fair point" Nyssa replied
"So are you alright to take us back to Star?"
"Yeah, are you?"
"I suppose so" Oliver said as he picked up the few bags they had brought
"Here, let me help you with that" Nyssa said as she took half of their belongings and carried them out to the sandy beach with Oliver. "Alright, are you ready to go back home?"
"Yeah, I'm ready. You?"
"Unfortunately"
Nyssa shifted the bags to free her right hand, then let a small flames escape it. It slowly grew and took the form of Nuriel. Before the couple knew it, Nuriel was circled around them and the blinding, white light appeared. The rush of warm air told the two vigilantes that they had arrived back in Star City, so they both opened their eyes and found themselves in the penthouse living room.
"Well look at that, it's only six in the morning" Oliver chuckled as he set down the bags by the wall.
"The time jumps can get really confusing after a while" Nyssa started "Do you need to go to the mayor's office today or do you still have the day off?"
"I believe half of the day is mine, as I need to get back to pass some proposals of sorts. Should we go pick William up?"
"I think he would appreciate it. He did mention that he wasn't a big fan of being around small children before we left" Nyssa replied with a small giggle
"Why don't we go pick him up so he doesn't have to do something he doesn't enjoy?"
"Sounds like a plan"
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Nyssa and Oliver both walked through the long hallway of the apartment complex that the Diggles lived in. They soon came to the door labeled '246' and Oliver gave the door a firm and gentle knock
"Hey man! Welcome back!" Dig said when he opened the door and pulled Oliver into something like a half hug. "How was your trip?"
"Refreshing and a wonderful way to spend the two weeks" Oliver replied "Is William here?"
"Yeah, he's in the kitchen helping Lyla with breakfast" Dig replied, then leaned closer to his friend "William sure does have a talent for making French toast. Did you teach him that?"
"I did, and I'm very glad to hear that William is carrying on the Queen family tradition" Oliver chuckled
"When did it become tradition because if it was a secret tradition, then we Diggles now know it well" Lyla chuckled as she walked around the corner. "Good to see you got back safely"
"Thank you Lyla" Oliver smiled "Is William-"
"I'm right here!" William called as he ran around the corner "Hey Dad, hey Mom!"
William ran over to his parents and was pulled into a warm hug by both of them. They all stayed like that for several seconds and until William pulled free.
"So? What was the best part of the trip?" William asked with a huge grin on his face
"Probably getting to go cliff diving, then see a reef shark" Oliver replied, receiving a smile and no from Nyssa
"Okay, how about the worse part?"
"Umm…" Oliver started, then looked over Nyssa who knew exactly what he was thinking. "We were both running on the coastline and it was dark out so we couldn't see a branch we both tripped over. Both of us got a mouthful of sand"
"Eww, that is pretty bad" William chuckled "Hey Uncle Dig, can mom and dad join us for breakfast?"
"I don't suppose why not. After all, we have plenty of toast to go around" Lyla smiled as she walked into the kitchen with the small group
When they walked into the kitchen, Oliver and Nyssa saw the almost two year old twins sitting in high chairs next to each other. There were two large plates sitting on the island, each having a stack of French toast about ten high.
"Wow, you guys made a lot of toast. Are we expecting another family to join us?" Dig chuckled as he took a piece of toast and took a bite "Hmmm, Oliver, you're not getting your son back if he can make French toast like this"
"Well that's unfortunate" Oliver laughed with a fake sigh "I really did love my son, guess that won't last"
"Hey! I still want to go home!" William laughed as he sat down at the island and took a few pieces of toast
"Oh, good! We like having you around" Oliver laughed as he ruffled William's hair
"How about instead of spending the morning talking, we all eat this toast before it gets cold?" Lyla asked as she pulled some plates from the cupboard and put them next to the plates of toast
Nyssa and Oliver both took a seat at the counter along with William and the Diggles. Each of them took a few pieces of toast and continued the small talk regarding the trip.
"So how exactly did you tame a shark because as far as I know, only scuba divers know how to do that" Dig asked
"It's not as hard as it looks. I just had to earn the shark's trust and then it became as simple putting my hand on its head" Nyssa replied
"And you did this by swimming into a coral reef, finding a shark, and just swimming with it?" Lyla asked
"That's exactly what I did, but I was able to tame it after remembering what a member of the league of assassins told my father when I was just a child"
"Huh, they really do have a little of everything in the league" Lyla replied
"I guess so, which is-" Nyssa started, but was stopped when her phone started to vibrate in her pocket. "Um, I'll be right back" Nyssa said as she got up from the chair and walked into another room.
Once she was out of ear shot from the group, Nyssa answered the call coming from Elena.
"Élena, parakaló peíte mou óti échete kalá néa (Elena, please tell me that you have good news)" Nyssa said when she picked up
"an ypárchoun kalá néa schetiká me tin pétra, tóte écho kalá néa (If good news is regarding the stone, then I have good news)" Elena replied
"Den eínai akrivós kalá néa, allá aplá peíte mou (It's not exactly good news, but just tell me)"
"Ypárchei mia skoteiní, odontotí rogmí sti misí pétra (There's a dark, jagged crack on half the stone)"
"Entáxei, sas efcharistó pou me enimérosa. tha eímai ekeí sýntoma (Okay, thank you for letting me know. I'll be there soon)"
"Ta léme tote (See you then)"
Nyssa hung up the phone and noticed that her hands were shaking just slightly, which would have given something away if she didn't know how to stop it. She walked back into the kitchen where she saw Oliver and Dig arm wrestling while William and Lyla both cheered for their family member.
"I won't let you win this time Dig!" Oliver said as he tried to push Dig's arm down
"But I already have!" Dig laughed as he pushed Oliver's arm to the table, giving him the win
"Dang! You just got beaten up Dad!" William laughed
"I suppose so" Oliver laughed "Good match Dig"
"You too man!"
"Yes, it was a rather good match although I only saw the end" Nyssa said as she walked up to Oliver from behind "I have to get going, something came up"
"Any details?" Oliver asked as he turned around to face his wife
"Eto kamen' Lazarya. Tam proizoshli izmeneniya. Mne nuzhno dobrat'sya do Tsentral'nogo goroda (It's the Lazarus Stone. There's been a change. I need to get to Central City)" Nyssa whispered
"Vy uvereny, chto ne khotite, chtoby ya prishel? (Are you sure you don't want me to come with?)" Oliver asked
"Positive. Besides, you need to get back to the office later today. I'll be back by sundown…I think" Nyssa said as he gave Oliver a quick kiss, then walked out of the apartment
"What's going on Dad? You only speak in Russian when something's wrong" William asked, a bit nervously
"Don't worry. Mom just has to take care of something with the league and she'll be back soon" Oliver replied
"Well where is she going exactly?"
"Central City. There's someone there that can help her out"
"Okay, so if something goes wrong, you can just call The Flash or something" William said cheerfully "Am I ever going to learn his identity?"
"I don't know, that's his secret to tell, not mine" Oliver chuckled
"Not even going to tell me his middle name?"
"Sorry, I can't tell you that either"
"Let me tell you thought, it's not who you would expect it to be" Dig chuckled as he took the last piece of French toast
"Hey! I called that piece!" Lyla laughed
"Did you now?" Dig smirked "Tell you what, we split it"
"Fine, but don't expect me to split dinner with you"
"I wouldn't dream of it"
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Nyssa walked back into the penthouse and went straight to the wall where Oliver and her had set their bags from the vacation. She pulled out a black duffle bag and looked inside, confirming the contents. After seeing her full set of armor was inside, Nyssa quickly got changed into it and pulled her hood and veil up.
Once that was all taken care of, Nyssa walked to the center of the room and called Nuriel. The phoenix received it's directions and started circling around her. Nyssa shut her eyes and once she felt the warm air, she opened them and found herself right outside of Star Labs.
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"Okay, so whoever wins this game has to buy the other coffee for a week!" Cisco said as he passed Barry five darts
"Deal, but I don't think you're going to beat me and my spectacular aim!" Barry replied
"What are these lies that I hear about you having great aim?" Caitlin asked "You both suck at darts!"
"I have to agree, you both are pretty bad" Ralph chuckled as he leaned up against the desk next to Caitlin
"How about I prove you wrong!" Cisco said as he started to aim the dart towards the board across the room
Right before Cisco was able to throw the dart, an alarm went off from the main computer. Caitlin quickly walked over and looked at the screen
"Security breech. There's an unauthorized figure in the labs!" Caitlin said suddenly
"Okay, we're on it!" Barry replied "We'll find them rather quickly"
"I would hope so" A masked figure said from the entrance "If you didn't I would start to wonder what kind of team you have"
"Who the hell are you and what are you doing here?" Cisco growled
"Chill it, I'm a friend" Nyssa said as she removed her hood
"Nyssa? What are you doing here? Where's Oliver?" Barry asked as he walked over to her
"Oliver is back in Star City with William" Nyssa started, then looked over at Cisco "And I'm here because I need your help"
"Let me guess. You need me to take you somewhere?" Cisco asked
"No, I don't need help with that. Can you take me seven years into the future?"
"I'm sorry, what?!" Cisco asked as his eyes widened "Why the hell do you need to go into the future and why can't you call up your ex and the legends to help?"
"Because Sara can only bring me there as a human but I need to get there more like a shadow or a ghost of sorts" Nyssa said "Can you help me out?"
"U-um…sure" Cisco said as he grabbed his gloves. "Any specific location?"
"Finiks Jurf….July 2025" Nyssa replied
"Are you sure that this isn't going to end in a huge explosion or something?" Barry asked "Besides, I can run into the future which is actually more guaranteed to work"
"Thank you Barry, but my armor isn't friction proof and I'd prefer not burning up while traveling through the speed force" Nyssa replied
"Wait a minute, you're a meta, right?" Cisco asked
"Um, I guess so…?"
"What can you do exactly, because I may need your help with something before we go"
"My power comes from my sword. There are actually nine different 'powers' that I can use but I mostly use fire" Nyssa explained "Is that what you wanted to hear?"
"Yes, actually!" Cisco said excitedly
Cisco ran out of the room they were in and came back a few minutes later with two small but strong looking pieces of metal.
"Okay, how hot can you make the fire?" Cisco asked
"Um, the flame can turn white easily but I'm still working on making it a darker blue"
"Can you forge these two pieces together right down this edge?" Cisco asked as he held the two pieces out after lining them up
"Sure" Nyssa replied as she drew her sword out of the sheath
She gave the sword a quick twirl, making the blade light up with a light blue fire. Nyssa pressed the blade into the metal and watched as it started to move together. Once one side was forged, Cisco gave the metal a quick flip and Nyssa did the same to the other side
"What is this for exactly?" Nyssa asked as she removed her blade and put it back in the sheath
"It's a side project I've been working on for a new type of weapon" Cisco replied "Alright, now let's get to the future!"
Cisco walked into the middle of the room and created something similar to a breach, but the portal seemed to be glowing almost
"Alright, we just have to jump through and we'll be in Finiks Jurf, July 2025" Cisco explained
Nyssa nodded while trying to hide her nervousness right before the two of them jumped through the breach. They both landed on some dried up grass of the fjord and looked around.
Nyssa and Cisco were standing on one of the cliffs that over looked Finiks Jurf, giving them a 'perfect' view of the abandoned home of the league. There were small fires scattered around and the sky was a dusty yellow shade.
"Hey, look over there" Cisco said as he pointed over to another cliff
Nyssa looked in the direction Cisco was pointing in and saw three figures; one female in black and gold armor while the other two were men. One was dressed in dark green and black while the other was in black, dark blue, and silver.
"Oliver, please! I'll figure this out! I'll stop Kamal and-" The woman said frantically, but she was stopped
"Nyssa! We have been fighting them for over five years and you keep saying that you can fix this, but every time you try to it gets worse!" The older man shouted back "William was dragged into fighting when he was only seventeen and everything has gone downhill since then!"
"Please! I can do this! I found a way to end this without someone dying!"
"But people have already died! Elena, Dakota, Lenora, Jacob….they all died after following you into battle when you said you had a plan, but it was only half developed!" Oliver shouted "And now I'm going to do what I should have done before this started…."
Oliver pulled off his right glove and removed a silver ring off his finger and threw it on the ground, then wrapped his arm around William's shoulder and started walking away
"It was a mistake marrying you…" Oliver said quietly
"Oliver! Please don't leave me!" The woman said as tears streamed down her cheeks and hit the dying grass beneath her
It was too late. The two men had disappeared in the distance, leaving the woman alone at the cliff.
"Oh my god…." Nyssa muttered as she stared at the woman, who she now realized was her seven years in the future
"Nyssa? This isn't what you wanted to see, is it?" Cisco asked
"It's not the outcome I was hoping for…" Nyssa replied before her eyes moved back towards the woman
The woman had collapsed to her knees and was looking down at the silver ring her husband had just thrown on the ground. She reached her hand out and picked the ring up, then looked at it with her eyes full of tears. She moved her hand over her face and wiped away the tears, then looked down at the grand and abandoned fortress beneath her. With the slightest bit of hesitation, she pulled her bow off her belt and nocked an arrow on it after the limbs were extended. She shot it into the distance and zipped down the cable until she was right above the entrance hall, where she jumped down and walked inside.
"Can you take us down there?" Nyssa asked
"Sure, just follow me" Cisco said as he opened a breach
The two of them jumped through the breach and landed right behind future Nyssa, but she didn't turn her head to see them
"Wait, can we even be seen?" Nyssa asked
"No. Anyone from this time period cannot see us. To us, we're human but to them, we're invisible and they can't hear us" Cisco explained, receiving a nod from Nyssa
Nyssa and Cisco watched as the future Nyssa walked towards the risen platform and ascended the stairs. They followed her up after seeing what she was staring at. Once they were up there with future Nyssa, they could see what she was staring at and it terrified Nyssa. The waterfall that supplied Finiks Jurf with eternal water was completely dried up and the pools below the platform that usually flowed out into the lake were completely empty.
"That's impossible. The waterfall can't dry up" Nyssa stammered as she looked at the waterfall, then Cisco
"Kamal…you're going to pay!" Future Nyssa muttered as she jumped off the platform and walked outside of the main hall
"We should go back, before we get stuck here for good" Cisco said as he opened another breach
"Y-yeah…" Nyssa said as she jumped through the portal with Cisco
When their feet touched the ground again, Nyssa and Cisco were both back in Star Labs, where Barry, Caitlin, and Ralph were all waiting
"Sooo, how's the future seven years from now? Do I have a beard?" Ralph asked
"T-terrifying…" Nyssa stammered "Thank you for your help, but I have to go"
"Wait, where?" Caitlin asked
Before someone could say something else, Nyssa created a ring of fire which took the form of a phoenix, which perched itself on Nyssa's shoulder.
"Finiks Jurf. I need to stop this before it starts and gets out of hand" Nyssa replied as Nuriel jumped off her shoulder and started to circle around her while growing in size
Team Flash watched as Nuriel grew almost four times larger than the assassin it was circling. In a quick movement, Nuriel closed in on Nyssa and then burned up into the air, revealing where Nyssa was just standing to be empty
"I can see why she doesn't need your help with teleportation" Caitlin snickered
"Yeah, and her way is so much cooler than mine! She's got a phoenix for crying out loud!" Cisco said as he took off his gloves
"Maybe you should do something to change that" Barry smirked "Like find a way to turn your breaches different colors or something"
"Seriously Barry? Colors?" Cisco questioned "If I want to make my entrance grand, I think I should find a way to add fire and some explosions of some sort"
"Yeah, good luck with that" Barry laughed as he started walking out of the room "I'm going to pick up some pizza for lunch. Anyone want anything?"
"Yes! Meat lovers!" Cisco and Ralph both shouted out in sync
"Okay, Caitlin, do you want anything?"
"I'll just have whatever you're getting" Caitlin replied
"Got it! Be back in a few!" Barry said as he ran out of the lab
"So, who wants to play against me in darts?" Cisco asked
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As soon as Nyssa opened her eyes and found herself on one of the cliffs belonging to the fjord, she started running as fast as she could. Eventually, she reached the edge of the cliff right above one of the larger wooden bridges. Nyssa took a few steps back, then ran off the edge of the cliff and fell down towards the bridge. She was able to land on in a crouching position, then got up and started running again.
Nyssa soon reached the science division and ran inside to find Zayn or Elena. When she got inside, she was met by one of the heads
"Nyssa, I suppose you're looking for Zayn and Elena" The man said "I can take you to them if you'd like"
"Yes, please" Nyssa said as she followed the man down a hallway
The head of the division led Nyssa down a hallway. They eventually came into a room where she saw Elena and Zayn both standing by a table where a clear, glass case was sitting, holding the neutralized Lazarus stone
"Glad to see you could make it" Elena smiled as Nyssa walked over to her side
Without saying a word, Nyssa looked down at the Lazarus stone and saw the dark, jagged crack that had formed over half of the stone. It was starting to branch off in different directions, forming small cracks. In the main crack, there was a black stain that looked kind of like ink.
"How long has it been since the crack formed?" Nyssa asked
"I think it's been about an hour and a half" Elena replied
"It's growing rapidly, which means that we have until sun rise tomorrow" Nyssa stated "Someone needs to stay up here and make sure something big doesn't happen. I'm going to try and find an answer"
"I'll stay here. You two both have duties to the league" Zayn offered
"Thank you Zayn" Nyssa smiled "Elena, can you run the league while I'm in the library?"
"Sure, but I need to leave for a mission tomorrow afternoon" Elena answered
"Okay, just do your best until then" Nyssa replied as she walked out of the room
The leader of the phoenix league quickly walked out of the cave belonging to the science division and back to the main hall, where the library had been built. When she arrived, she found that there were a few younger assassins studying for something, so she did her best to stay out of their way.
Nyssa walked up to the second level of the library and started looking through the shelves to find any book that could have a reference to the Lazarus pit, supernatural waters or substances, balance between darkness and light, or even the league of assassins' history. She was soon able to find around twelve books that could have what she was looking for, so she collected them and sat down at one of the desks upstairs. Before opening the first book, Nyssa grabbed a few sheets of paper from a shelf and a pen so she could write down any possibilities for fixing the stone.
After five hours of reading and writing down several notes, Nyssa still hadn't found anything helpful. The only things she had found that were remotely related to the Lazarus pit was the creation process, maintenance, and the tale of the oldest Ra's.
The only thing that she found remotely similar to her situation was information regarding the stone's creation so it could help provide more power to the water. It mentioned that in order to make the stone most effective, it had to lean more towards darkness rather than light, which is why Nyssa's father slowly started losing his soul to the pit.
Sometimes, the stone's power would fluctuate so the priestess would have to balance it out with a ritual, but the steps in that ritual mentioned nothing regarding cracks across the stone.
Nyssa opened another book she found and was only on the first few pages when she heard the young assassins talking below her.
"So you want to fill a position that takes care of the eternal water?" A female asked her friend
"Yeah, and my exam is coming up soon. My mom said that I should choose something I'm interested in rather than something my father wants for me" The boy replied
"Well your mom is right Nathaniel" The girl replied "You really do have a thing for those pools. You got anything new you can tell me?"
"Sure!" Nathaniel replied happily "Apparently, the eternal waters and the Lazarus waters are complete opposites, like an angel and a demon. One can't take over the other, only confine it's power for a limited amount of time before all of that contained power becomes unstable and changes into something else!"
"Wow, that's pretty neat! Do you think you'll ever get to release built up power like that?"
"I don't think so. From what I've learned, the only person who can is Ta-er Al-Fyniq because of the powers her sword gives her, and she's the creator of the waterfall" Nathaniel started "But if I did get to see it, I would definitely have to drag you along Abigail"
"Aw, that's sweet" Abigail replied "But you know I'm more interested in the medical field"
"I know, which is why you should come and learn more about the waters so you can help more people!"
"Okay, that makes sense" Abigail replied with a smile "By the way, I heard some gossip about a problem with the Lazarus stone"
"What kind of gossip?"
"Built up and trapped power. Apparently, the purification didn't work and now the stone is trying to break free"
"That means that it will be like Pandora's box all over again!" Nathaniel said suddenly "We should go talk to someone in the science division and see how we can help!"
"Or, you could help me" Nyssa said as she walked down the stairs and to the table the two of them were sitting at "The rumors regarding the stone are true, and I need you to tell me what you have found about balancing out the powers"
"No way…!" Nathaniel gasped "Uh, wait, did you hear our entire conversation?"
"Most of it, but the important part is fixing the stone. You're right, it's like Pandora's box all over again so please tell me what you can about the balancing" Nyssa answered
"Alright then" Nathaiel replied as he took out his notes. "So the purification process has to do with giving the stone back it's darkness, so the built up power inside of it can be released safely. The only reason it's been built up is because of the light that has shielded it from being released"
"But if the power is released, then wouldn't it be like a miniature Pandora's box?" Abigail asked
"Not exactly. If it was built up completely, then there would be no hope of stopping it; however, if you can release the power earlier, then it's completely possible to counter it with light"
"How long does the balancing take?" Nyssa asked
"My estimate would be around two hours, so if you want to release the powers of the stone before sunrise, then you have around three hours at the most" Nathaniel replied
"Okay, thank you so much for your help" Nyssa said as she started walking away
"Wait a second!" Abigail called, making Nyssa stop and turn around "Would Nathaniel be able to watch the balancing? He's always had a passion for the waters and it would be a fantastic opportunity for him to see it and learn more"
"Abigail, I don't want to be a burden. Besides, she probably has enough on her plate as is and-" Nathaniel managed before he was stopped
"I agree, it would be a good opportunity" Nyssa smiled "Nathaniel, Abigail, would you like to join me and my team for the balancing?"
"Yes! Please!" Nathaniel said excitedly as he and Abigail gathered their things and followed Nyssa back to the science division.
They walked inside the cave that belonged to the STEM researchers and made their way to the defensive sciences workshop. When they walked in, the two younger assassins' eyes widened when they saw all the people in the room, all trying to create the next biggest league innovation. Nathaniel and Abigail followed Nyssa down a hallway and into a smaller room. Inside, they saw a man with dark hair sitting by a table where the Lazarus stone was sitting in a small, glass case.
"Welcome back Nyssa. Were you able to find a way to fix this whole mess?" Zayn asked when they entered
"I actually found these two in the library who identified the problem with the stone" Nyssa started "The darkness is being built up inside and if we don't release it soon, then an event like Pandora's box is going to take place and there won't be anything we, as a league, can do to stop it"
"Okay then, how do we fix this?" Zayn asked
"May I take a look at the stone more closely?" Nathaniel asked, receiving a nod from Nyssa and Zayn.
The seventeen year old assassin walked over to the glass case and looked inside. A perfectly smooth, gray stone was sitting in the middle with around half of its entire surface covered in cracks, which were stained a jet black shade. Beyond the cracks there were small flakes of amber that looked to be multiplying slowly
"Okay, the amber is definitely a sign of concern, but there's still time to reverse all of this" Nathaniel reported
"Alright, what do we need to do?" Nyssa asked
"We need a large space, a large piece of stone, and you" Nathaniel replied as he glanced over at Nyssa
"Okay, let's find Elena and get this whole thing fixed" Nyssa said "Zayn, you take the Lazarus stone up to the cliff just outside the Finiks Jurf territory. Nathaniel and Abigail, please gather any notes or things we might need during the balancing so we don't take any unnecessary risks"
"Right away!" Nathaniel and Abigail both said in sync as they ran out of the room
"Are you sure we should be trusting what those two kids say?" Zayn asked when they were out of the room
"Right now, we don't have any other options. If we don't trust what they say, then the league will be led by to its downfall" Nyssa replied
"Wait, how would you know that?"
"I saw the future with the help of an ally in Central City"
"Hmm, are you sure we can trust this ally?"
"They wouldn't be an ally if I didn't. Besides, they have been helping Oliver for the past three and a half years"
"Okay then, I'm going to head up to the cliff with a few of my helpers. See you in a few"
"Right…thank you Zayn"
"No problem, just please don't do anything stupid"
"I would never!" Nyssa laughed
"Riiiight, let's just see how this turns out" Zayn chuckled "I don't want to see the league fall. This place is the only home I've got"
"Yeah…you're not the only one"
Author's Note: Sorry about the late-ish chapter. Finals are coming up and I spent the night studying and sleeping. If you guys have an ideas on what you want to see unfold with this conflict, leave it in the reviews or PM me. I've got a plan in place but it would nice to know where you guys want to see this whole thing go because I'm willing to change it