Tati was still softly crying when Saphia woke the next morning. She leaned over and yelled at her sister "Would you knock it off already."
"Saphi, you are so terrible. What is wrong with you? You have never behaved like that before. I love him, even if he did choose to be all-noble. It is one of the things I love the most about him. Besides, I got him to admit that he loves me, and that was worth it." Tati said as she got up and headed towards the bathroom
"Sorry, I guess I am a little cranky. Everyone has a someone but me." Saphia said as she followed her sister into the bathroom "So, do you think we will find out about the Axe?" Saphia said
"What axe? What are you talking about?" Tati said
"Callie came in here while you were getting that nightgown of yours and told us that the glove said we were going after an Axe. That is going to be so cool!" Saphia said
"So why didn't you tell me last night?" Tati said "We always share everything, so why didn't you tell me that?"
"Uh...I forgot?" Saphia said as she turned around and left the washroom.
"Bother" Tati said. Thinking to herself, she thought 'She is acting really strange'
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Isagani woke up after a listless night of tossing and turning. He still couldn't believe he did that. He had wanted her for almost a year and when she finally wore him down his damn stubborn pride stopped him. He placed his palms over his eyes again, as he had been doing most of the night, rubbed his eyes, trying to get out the image of Tatiana naked. Part of him was saying She's a child, you damn pedophile stop looking at her and the other part was saying you stupid little fool. But he couldn't burn it out. He remembered her standing there and then walking over to him, with that little hip sway she does, and kissing him. He grew even harder at the memory of her small mouth taking him inside it and drinking him in, but then shook his head and got out of bed. As he headed to the shower, a very cold one, he thought about whether she was doing this too.
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Axis decided that all this sneaking around was not good, and as main guardian, she was responsible for the safety of her chosen until the Axe decided if Tatiana would be chosen. She decided to go and wake Axia up to let her know of her younger sister's behaviour last night. Very gently, she entered Axia's dream.
"Axia, even in dreams you are screwing your Viking! Get up!" Axis said aghast that she still hasn't stopped wanting sex.
"Axis, I was having a nice dream, why did you wake me?" Axia said
"Chosen, that was not a nice dream, and the position you had your Viking was unnatural" Axis said
Giggling, Axia got up from Aldo's arms and headed to the washroom. She returned a few minutes later and placed Axis on her lap and said "So why did you wake me up"
"Because of your sister." Axis said
"Which one?" Axia said
"Tatiana. Before my meditation period, that little girl intended to lose her virginity to that Isa person. I just checked her, and she is still a virgin and miserable. I don't have a connection with the alchemist as of yet, so I suggest you go and speak to him to find out why she is so upset." Axis said
"Why do you care Axis? I mean I love my sister, and I am glad that she is still untouched at her age, but then again, if Aldo had noticed me, then I would have jumped him too. She's in love, and at that age, it can be a lifetime kind of love. It is with me and Aldo" Axia said as she looked at the still sleeping Aldo and sighed.
"I care because she is my responsibility, until she is chosen. And she is crying right now in a shower. So go and see why." Axis said
"Fine" Axia said as she placed Axis back down onto the nightstand beside Aldo, and got dressed to go and speak to Isagani.
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Isa had just stepped out of his shower, freezing, but feeling a bit better about his decision. Then he heard a knock on his door. Thinking it was Tati again, he grabbed a towel and wrapped it around him and slowly answered the door. Relief washed over him as he saw it was Axia. Until he saw the look on her face. Wordlessly he opened the door to allow the tall dancer within. Looking at her, he realized that this is probably what Tati will resemble at later age and groaned again. 'Looks like another cold shower again is in order' he said to himself, as she sat down onto his bed.
"Come here Isagani" she said as she patted the bed beside her
Swallowing, and very nervous around this very beautiful woman he sat down and placed his hand over his lap. "So what can I do for you...uh...what is your name?" Isa said as he realized he never got Tati's sisters names
Laughing, and Isa thought she has a lyrical laugher, she said "My name is Axia. My twin's name is Mistress or Misty and my other sister, is Callista. The gentleman with us is Aldo, who is my partner, in every way" she said with her eyebrow perched as she had caught him eyeing her, "and my sister's friend is Bizi. I think you know your brother's name." Axia finished with the introductions
"Okay Axia, so why are you in my room at 8am in the morning?" Isa said
"Because you are making my sister cry." Axia said bluntly
"Oh god..she told you...look im sorry I didn't touch her...okay I did...but I didn't touch her...oh god..." Isa babbled
"So what precisely happened last night" Axia said ignoring his babbling
"She uh...surprised me with some flimsy gown...but I swear to the heavens I didn't touch her" Isa said
"Isa. I am going to be straight with you. I know she loves you, so if you did deflower her, I could care less. Its her body and if that's what she wanted to do, I would not have stopped her. Why I am here is that my whip is mad at me and since she doesn't have a connection with you yet, she is making me come here to find out. I will let you know. When you do deflower her, you are going to get the shock of your life, as you are going to get voices in your head and as Aldo and Bizi can attest to, they don't have a lot of manners. So if I understand this, she snuck in here, nearly naked and you didn't take advantage of her?" Axia said
"Well...a bit...but I didn't touch her" Isa said still scared of her. She was after all, Tati's older sister and this was not something that he wanted to discuss with her.
"What exactly is a bit? Because from what my whip is saying, she is sobbing uncontrollably in a shower with the door locked over you. What precisely did you do to her?" Axia said frowning at him
"Well...uh...I was kissing her...and...uh...well...I was touching her breasts...and uh...well...she...uh..." Isa said starting to blush and looking down at his pants. Axia blushed as well as she realized what he couldn't bring himself to say that she went down on him and took pity on him and did not ask him any further.
"Anything else?" Axia said
"No, I got her dressed and snuck her back to her room. But Saphi was waiting and she slammed the door on me after muttering something about being short changed." Isa said blushing profusely at this point.
"I think she was too. It took a lot of courage to sneak into a man's room and wait for him. For him to reject her, I can see why she is devastated now. Next time she does that, accept her. And don't you worry about Drake. You have my approval and I will fight for the both of you." Axia said as she patted his knee, which was making Isa very nervous. "Now, before I go back, I am going to do something that I think Tati should have done." Axia said as she stood up, faced him, and then slapped him soundly on the cheek. "Next time do better." she said and with that left the room with a stunned Isa holding his smarting cheek.
"I think I need another cold shower..." Isa said as he walked into the washroom.
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Tatiana finally came out of the washroom, still softly crying. She did not know why she was still so upset, after all, she got him to say yes to marriage, but it was going to be so long away because of her age.
"I thought you would never get out of there! I need to use the washroom NOW" Saphia said as she ran past her and slammed the door shut.
Slowly Tatiana began to get dressed. Usually if Isa was near she would get her most scandalous clothing out, in order to entice him, but now…well her heart was not in it. When she finished finding the dowdiest clothing she had she began to get her stuff together, but then she heard a knock on her door. When she opened it, she saw Isa.
"Am I welcome in here lovely?" Isa asked her
"Yes of course, sorry" Tati said as she allowed him in. "Saphia is in the washroom" she added, almost in warning
"Okay. Uh I just got a visit from your sister Axia. She said you were crying all night. Where you crying over me lovely?" Isa said as he watched tears fall from her eyes.
"I'm sorry…I don't mean to cry. I just can't get it to stop." Tatiana said as she valiantly tried to stop the flow of tears again.
"Hush now, and come here" Isa said as he drew her into his arms and let her cry on him
"I'm sorry that I did that to you last night. I promise never to do that again. And I won't tease you any more." Tati said as she snuggled his shoulder.
"Oh, is that so Tati?" Isa said as he lifted her chin and deeply kissed her. Surprised, Tatiana lifted her arms to him and deepened the kiss even further.
"Does this mean you are not mad at me Isa?" Tati said a few minutes later
"No, I am not mad at you, but you are making me head towards cold shower number 3!" he said as he brought her hand to feel his erection.
Giggling she began to touch him, but then remembered that her sister was in the next room so stopped abruptly.
"So where are we heading today" Isa said to her.
"I don't know. They are keeping us in the dark, but Saphia said that there was an Axe that we are supposed to get. All I know is that Lexkai Teng asked us to come here and then showed us a field of herbs. Then my sisters all showed up with some cool toys and boyfriends. Then we find out my sister Axia is pregnant with twins. So uh…eventually you are going to be an uncle…you okay with that?" Tatiana said to him
"I think a bigger question is, are you alright with eventually carrying my child?" Isa said daringly
"Isagani, it's something that I have been dreaming of for almost a year. Now I think its time we got going." Tati said as she went over to the washroom and banged on the bathroom door and yelled through the door "Saphi, we are heading downstairs to meet up with the others. Don't be too much longer in there" but there was no response from the other side.
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Ten minutes later the entire party descended on the foyer of the inn. Aldo then noticed that Saphia was still not down.
"Tatiana, where is your sister?" Aldo asked
"I'm not sure Aldo. Isa and I tried to get her attention when Isa came to pick me up, but she wasn't responding." Tatiana said
Suddenly Saphia came flying down the banister and landed on the concierge. "Oops…sorry. Least you are soft bud." Saphia said as she got up and met up with the group. "Okay so where to?" Saphia said rather loudly
"Chosen, try to show some restraint. And we are heading to the underground of the Alchemist Guild. The Axe has been held there for generations by the guild master" Axis said
"Really!" both Isa and Tati said.
"How come we had never heard about this?" Isa said
"Because you were not part of the 'need to know'" Lachlan replied "Now you are, so you know."
"Cryptic as ever…" Bizi said to Lachlan
"Would you like to be zapped again Chosen Viking?" Lachlan said as everyone could see sparks coming off Mistress's hand
"Stupid glove…" Bizi replied and at that, Lachlan sent him a volt.
"Bloody ass glove…I swear, you ever get human form we are going…oh yeah we are going." Bizi said to the glove
"Bizi, why are you talking to thin air?" Saphia asked
"Axis? Do you not have a connection with Saphia?" Axia asked of her.
"I thought I did…strange. Perhaps the Axe is blocking it for some reason. I think the three of them should get down there as fast as possible. I don't like this chosen." Axis said to Axia and Aldo alone.
"Why the three…..nm…don't mind me and my stupid questions." Axia said and at that, Aldo laughed.
"What is so funny?" Saphia said
"Nothing dearest. Let us get going. The Alchemist Guild is just at the opposite of town." Axia said to her sisters
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When they arrived, the Guild leader saw Isa and Tati and outstretched her arms. Tati ran straight into them and gave her a big hug. To Isa, she ruffled his hair.
"I've missed you Mama Adagio" Tati said
"So have I child. You are the only person to graduate from the academy at 15 years old. Even if you had this sly one to help you with your final Exam." she said as Isa blushed. "So what are the 2 of you doing here?"
"They are here because of the Axe of the Ages Guild Master" Axis said as she unwound herself from Axia's waist. "Tatiana and her twin are the chosen's of the coven. Isagani is to also be judged as well. Please allow entrance"
Bowing, Adagio without a word, led them into the sacred cavern. While she was weaving around the twins and Isa, Saphia left a parting remark "Why is Isa coming…he isn't chosen?"
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"Axia I am really worried. By now, Saphia should be able to hear the Axe, but she is not. Something very strange is going on. Do you remember how I led both you and Misty? It should be the same for the twins, but it is not. Only Tatiana is getting the instructions. I can sense that they are going very deep into the cavern." Axis said.
"Yes Axis I feel it too. It is very strange that I have no connection either. When I was in Saphia's mind before it was utter chaos true, but I could sense her. Now I can not either" Lachlan confirmed
"So what does this mean" Mistress said worried for her little sisters
"It may mean that the Axe has already rejected her, which if this is the case, it will kill her on sight." Lachlan said
"NO! I won't let this happen!" Axia said and with Axis she ran into the cave
"Wait…" Aldo said but Lachlan stopped them from entering.
"You can't enter. Axia should be okay as Axis is with her, but you will all be killed instantly should you enter" Lachlan said
"So why was I, nor Sirano killed when we first got Axis?" Callista said
"There is a reason protector, and you will be told soon. Please trust us." Lachlan said
"Lachlan I don't trust you as far as I can throw you, so it had better be good" Bizi said
"Viking, if she didn't love you, I would fry you right now." Lachlan said getting very annoyed at Bizi
"Guess it is a good thing then." Bizi said very smugly.
"Knock it off you two. You are giving me a headache." Mistress said
"Is the baby okay?" Bizi said and he put his hand on her stomach
"BABY!" Callista said
"Oops…" Bizi said
"Way to go Bizi." Lachlan said smugly
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"Where are we going Tat?" Isa said for the fourth time in the last hourbrbr
Tatiana stopped again, but this time sat down, looked up into his handsome face, and said "I don't know". "All I can feel is the pull. It is really strong"
"Well then, don't be so lazy bones…lets go!" Saphia said as she pulled her sister up and got them to go again
"Do you have any more marine spheres Tat?" Isa asked as he started to pull some out of his cart
"I should be good. And it was a good idea Isa to use them as sentries" Tati said
"I'm always full of good ideas…wait that sounded wrong…" Isa said
"Is your mind somewhere else dearest?" Tati said as she lightly laughed
"No!" Isa said and then blushed
"You two are so nauseating. It's making me sick to my stomach." Saphia said as she charged ahead and left them behind
Tatiana raced after her sister and turned her around "Okay that is enough. Ever since this morning you have been acting complete strange and I want an answer!" Tatiana yelled
'As do I' said a voice within their minds
'Children, please come within and be judged' the soft female voice said and encompassed them into a safety wall
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Within the Axe was seen hanging just like Axis and Lachlan, but this time is was a calming blue light emanating from it. All three of them were floating towards it and then encased in separate safety walls.
"Chosen one, why do you believe you have the right to wield me?" she asked of Tatiana
"I honestly don't even know what you are. But you are pretty and I would be honoured if you would let me use you." Tatiana answered
"In all my years on this earth, I have never heard a chosen answer like that. I would be glad to teach you all I know young one." she answered. She then stripped Tatiana and transcended her to Biochemist. Gone was the dyed green hair that she used to have, but replaced with her original strawberry blonde hair that matched her topaz coloured eyes. It also aged her 5 years. Standing up in her new garbs, she turned to Isa and looked into the face of the man she loved.
"My god." was all Isa could get out as the Axe began to question him
"Isagani, why would you not allow yourself to see past age, and look at the woman inside?" it asked him
"Because she wasn't yet old enough. Maturity wise, I know she was. Being an alchemist is hard and you have to have a sharp mind. I know it took a long time for me to admit to myself that I had always been in love with her, but surely, you can see that now. I have promised to marry her." Isa said to it
"I can sense this, and you are a very honourable Viking. You will be allowed to be near my chosen." it said and stripped Isa as well
Tati's eyes widened at this as she was finally getting to see Isa, only to see that the safety wall shielded his more intimate parts. Within her mind she heard "tut tut" and watched as the glove transcended Isa as well to Biochemist as well. Then it released him from the Safety Wall and Tati ran into his arms. Now a good 4 inches taller then him, and as endowed as her sisters, Isa took her into her arms and deeply kissed her.
"Isn't that saccharine sweet" Saphia sneered
"What?" Tati said as she broke the embrace and turned to her sister still encased within the safety wall. "Why is she still within the wall?" she asked
"Because she is not who she seems to be. I don't know what she is, but she is most definitely not your sister." it replied as it released the wall. It then drifted into Tatiana's hands and whispered "Fight well my chosen. Your sister with Axis is coming."
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"Where's Saphi?" Tatiana screamed with the Axe in hand
"Well there is no need for pretence any more, now is there." Ruchan said as he shed the shape of Saphia and metamorphed back into the morphing Rybio. "Your sister's virginity was delicious, even while she fought me, but after I drank her blood dry so was sooo delicious. I wonder if you two virgins will be just as tasty." it said to them
"Virgin!" Tati shouted and turned to Isa
"Tat look out!" Isa screamed as the Rybio took that opportunity to attack
"Acid Terror!" Isa shouted as he threw a bomb at it
"Marine Spheres…Come to me now!" Tati said as her marine sphere's that she had summoned before entering all appeared and she then commanded them onto the Rybio
As they started to all go off, Tati was caught in the crossfire and became severely hurt. "Aid Potion" Isa cried as he struggled to heal her as fast as he could while the Rybio was far more damaged. Most of its limbs had been blown off and it was struggling to stand. It was then that Axia arrived.
Flying in on her wings fully spread out she looked like an avenging angel. Landing in front of the Rybio, she whispered "We meet again you and I"
"You killed my brother didn't you little dancer." Ruchan answered.
"Yes I did. Looks like I have to do it again." Axia said as she extended Axis and commanded "Arrow Vulcan" at the Rybio. With Axia using Axis, instead of the normal 1200 damage that the skill commands, she obliterated the Rybio in one shot.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" it screamed as it died
As it now laid on the ground a pile of ash, Axia raced over to her sister and saw her wounds.
"Isa can you heal her?" Axia asked
"I just don't have the skills, I think." he replied
"You will in a moment." Axia said as she whispered an incantation. Suddenly she was surrounded by a bright pink light and Isa could barely make out the phrase "Marionette Control". She then outstretched her hands and suddenly Isa was engulfed within the pink light as well. Infused with the energy of Axis, he began to use his condensed whites on Tati as fast as he could, until he saw her open her eyes and she outstretched her hand to his face and whispered "Virgin huh?"
"Thank you Chosen Valkyrie for saving my chosen. She is still not learned in me as of yet. Neither of them are." the Axe said
"You are so damn polite…you always made my skin crawl." Axis said "Now I want to go back."
"Axis, there is no need for you to be so abrasive. And I will gladly teleport everyone back to Aldebaren" the axe said
"Good lets go" Axis said
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