Chapter 6: Second thoughts
Location: Temple of the soul guardians
Ollrack sat in a corner of the main hall. He eyed his new hands, both made of golden metal, sparks of his own electrical element jumped from his fingertips. "Is it all really worth it…am I just a fool in a bigger picture Sicron is making?" He asked himself. He slowly clutched his hands into fists. "Its all a lie…David shouldn't be here…he hasn't truly discovered what's happened to his body…its all A LIE!" He yelled at no one. Over the last several days Ollrack was reliving Aileta's depression. He wasn't eating right, he wasn't talking, and he kept to himself often…and the other guardians had noticed…he wasn't well. How could he be, when he had betrayed them, and possibly every creature in the Void? So many things ran through Ollrack's mind…and they were too jumbled to make sense. His meditation didn't help, and training with David didn't help because he refused to ever since his second hand disappeared. He couldn't talk to anyone. If he talked to Tiffany he might reveal his true feelings for her…something he just wasn't ready for yet. Erick wasn't good at these sort of things. And there was no way he could talk to David or Aileta. He was stuck…and the only way to cure him is to wait for Sicron to finish whatever he was really planning and blow spirit world sky high. Ollrack got up and walked to his room. The teenage alien walked over to his desk, where he found his scattered assortments of half-finished mechanical gizmos and things he threw together. Ollrack always had a natural liking for gadgets, yet now ironically he held them with his now mechanical hands. He sighed…was it all worth it? Fan of machines or not, this was his life, protecting others. He knew he was destined for this…ever since he left his mother on his hundredth birthday ((A/N: that is not a typo, the Electrifying species do live really long…for crying out loud Sicron did 500 years of torture to Aileta, and willing to go into whole millenniums)). He joined the royal guard, elite warriors of his species that trained in the light of the soul guardians…but he had no idea that he would become a soul guardian. He was dedicated, and didn't falter his many centuries of training. But here he was…a sellout to his bitter rival. Even if he did fix what he did…there is no way he would let himself live this down.
"So how was your day?" David asked his wife as he stepped into their bedroom.
"Productive but boring as always." Aileta answered as she sat at her desk, combing her hair in her mirror. "Me and Tiffany went out and gave some young fairies some inspirational speeches but that's about it."
"Well it's a lot better than sitting around doing absolutely nothing…I really need to get out more." David commented as he hung up his honorary robe. "It becomes a real pain in the ass day after day."
"I guess you're right…we need to just make a list of things for us to do around here." Aileta said as she put her stuff away. David removed his shirt, and began untying his boots. "David…you've noticed Ollrack acting…odd lately…right"
"How could I not…the guy hasn't talked to anyone." David answered.
"I'm just wondering what's wrong…he's been fine up until-"She cut herself off.
"Since I cut off his hand, its okay to say it. It's just us in here."
"Yeah…but I don't think that's the reason for his behavior…I think something bigger is happening." She explained as she removed her footwear.
"I agree with you…Ollrack is a strong guy and a lost limb couldn't stop him from anything." David said as he walked over to Aileta, who had trouble removing her shirt. He slid it off for her and she smiled. They both walked over to their bed and sat down.
"I'm just worried about him…can you talk to him…make sure he's all right?
"I'll do the best I can." David undid the clip that sat in the middle of Aileta's back and her bra fell into her lap. She threw it to the side as David proceeded to massage her bare back. "And you know that is the best anyone can do." David said finishing his sentence. Aileta moaned slightly as the wonderful feelings from David's hands worked their way into her back. Aileta shot around and faced him suddenly, revealing her naked chest to him, which by now was nothing unusual to him.
"All the more reason for why I love you." She said as they pulled into a kiss. Aileta slid off her pants as David held her, securing the kiss. They weren't planning on anything…it was all a common ritual. Simply disrobing eachother for the night ahead. In fact, after all this time, Aileta still had her virginity. Aileta left her womanhood concealed out of modesty. David complied as to keep his erection concealed for the night. They slowly slipped into the bed, holding eachother close.
"I will get to the bottom of it…I promise Aileta." David said as they slid into sleep.