The Myth of Crystaelius:
Chapter Two: Meeting
"You're… kidding, right?" Virginia asked while taking a sip of her cup of coffee. Aaron shook his head. "No, that man, Janus Cascade, he destroyed Jolly Roger."
Virginia rubbed her temples. "I don't believe it; can't Janus stay dead? Besides that, you're saying he was after Jet?"
Todd and Aaron nodded in unison. "We're not sure why though, but he is dangerous. If he's allowed to continue this rampage Filgaia is sure not to last long, but it also raises the question of what else is behind this."
Aaron had escorted the other two to a small inn by the main road. It was not incredibly large, but still held a sense of homeliness.
Enrique stared within his canteen, angered by what he saw. "Not even a drop of water left! Darn it! I'm so thirsty! By the way, where the heck are we going?" he asked, glancing in Jet's direction.
"I know this little inn; if we hurry we can make it before nightfall."
Enrique sighed. "Fine, just lead the way…" Jet shrugged before asking, "Hold on, what's your last name?"
"Sanchez."
"But didn't you say it was Bryant?" Enrique chuckled. "Oh yeah, Sanchez is my adoptive family's name. After some researching, I found out my real parents' name was Bryant, and that also lead me to discover that my uncle, Duran Bryant, was a member of the Council of Seven."
Jet scratched his head. "You're not as stupid as you look," he commented before beginning to quicken his pace. "What's that supposed to mean! I'm not stupid!"
"So, on a lighter subject, how has it been Miss Virginia?" Todd asked happily. Virginia smiled. "Well, it was just my birthday two days ago. Aside from that, it's been fine."
"Here we are," Jet stated as he began to open the door to the inn. Enrique eyed the place, commenting, "This place new?"
"Yeah."
The inside did seem to be larger than it did from the outside. There were a few tables scattered about, a small bar, and a stairwell located in the corner, presumably leading up to the rooms.
Jet scanned the room, finding one table holding Todd, Aaron, and Virginia Maxwell. "Great," muttered Jet under his breath. "What is it?" Enrique asked, following Jet's eyes to the table. "My Lord…"
"What?" the other Drifter inquired as the man began to advance towards the table. "She is the most beautiful woman I've ever seen; I have to meet her!" he answered as he walked up to the table.
"Um, excuse me." Todd looked up first, his eyes widening. "You… you're that guy. Where's Jet?"
"Right here," the silver- haired Drifter replied, walking up.
"Jet!" Todd exclaimed instantly embracing him in a hug. Jet was somewhat startled by the embrace, but had no time to recuperate from it as Virginia quickly hugged him afterwards.
"It's so good to see you again!" she exclaimed as he shook her away. "Yeah, uh, same here."
"What the?" Enrique mumbled. "Darn, don't tell me she's already his girl?" he thought aloud.
"I don't think so," Aaron replied. "But you'd better act fast if you want to." Enrique scratched his head. "Hmm, I guess I will, later on."
Guile placed the book back on the shelf as Janus entered the dimly lit chamber. "Did you find him?" Janus nodded. "Yeah, at least I think I did."
The older man chuckled. "Don't worry; I'm sure he's alive."
"How'd you know that!" Janus asked, surprised.
"Somehow, I was capable of reading a person's thoughts after I found Orion, but, it's very weak."
Suddenly, another hooded man entered, but he was younger, about the age of sixteen. He removed his hood and asked, "So, I suppose we're going to find the first key soon?"
Guile nodded. "Yes, and once we have both, we will be able to activate Orion, and then find Crystaelius!"
As he finished the statement, another person entered the room, a female. She was around the age of twenty, and had long black hair with green eyes. She was wearing a long- sleeve black shirt and skirt with black pants.
"Grandfather, Darius and I have located the key."
Guile chuckled. "Well done, Ileana. Zane, you and Janus go retrieve the item, will you?"
The blond boy smiled and placed his hood back on. "Of course." Janus merely scowled and followed him out.
