(During Issue 2: Funeral of Yan Lin's death)
The sky as dark as gray as the clouds gather and cover the bright sun. The green grass becomes too dark as well, as the surrounding garden reflect and saturate the gray matter. Though not a fog as it appears to be but around the place is truly a weary and sad atmosphere. It is the graveyard where people would grieve and mourn and say their final farewells to their loved ones.
For the Lin's, today is a lackluster and dull day, it was the final farewell and funeral of Yan Lin. Though for Eric, it was a new beginning for her, as she becomes one with the light of Kandrakar. From behind the beautiful garden as he gazes the funeral proper, he waits for the people in white attire to move out. After minutes of the people mourning for her, they left her gravestone alone.
Eric moves up to her grave and completes the final spell on Yan Lin's body in order for her spirit to reach immortality. As he reaches her gravestone, he turns and observes his surroundings to find if there were people present in the cemetery; there were none 'All clear!'
He pulls out a piece of paper, closes his eyes and concentrates, opens it and reads on the spell on the piece of paper in a murmur voice. The paper gleams and quickly shoves it back again and a mandala circle appears on top of her grave. He watches it rotates as he hides his hands on the pockets of his jacket, waiting for the completion of the ceremony to be done.
"I never knew you could master spells without your hands." A ruff voice says from behind as the gnawing of steps on the grass approaches. "I was right all along you Earth children are gifted after all."
The large stout man in a long brown habit and dark hood stands beside Eric and watches the gravestone in silence. "That's why you couldn't beat your own students, Sir Vathek?" Eric asks as he still gazes her gravestone.
"Condolences to Yan Lin, by the way" He replies after a brief silence. "May her soul be one with Kandrakar"
"She will" Eric replies briefly "You've come not only to mourn am I right? Do you swear it's just you and me?"
"I swear." Vathek replies. "It's just you and me, no Cedric or of Phobos' men"
"Yet I don't wish to fight, I come to pay my respects to my master's grave."
"I don't want to fight, I wished to talk to you."
"Then what is it?"
"Do you know why I left the Imperial Legion?" Vathek asks a rhetorical query. "It's because I opened my eyes. I became a legionate years ago because I want to do good and do what's best for my people especially in times of cruel conflict in Meridian, yet I was wrong to become one."
Eric looks at Vathek who looks at the grave in sadness. "Kandrakar is the world of goodness and light, yet we do know that the other side of its coin is an evil and hidden side."
"Yes, I do know about it." Eric replies and nods
"Our fallen and divided legion was because of recent news of Commander Alborn, who betrayed his fellow Meridianites because he brought the savior and light of Meridian, Elyon, here on Earth by the orders of the Oracle. The loss of her since, lead Phobos in a desperate struggle to lead our failing world without magic, the result of his poor leadership was an uprising of the rebels and with them are loyal legionates, such as Commander Legionate Marcus, who know leads the rebel armies at Metaworld."
"If Phobos is an inefficient king," Eric asks. "Can't you just replace him with a good leader instead?"
"Meridian needs its king for the meantime as he promised to search for his sister and crown her queen to bring back the magic of Metaworld." Vathek says. "And since Elyon is now back at Meridian, her coronation will come really soon"
"So what do you want us to do about it then?" Eric asks.
"I want you to leave out of this situation." Vathek explains. "The Meridian conflict and the veil, I want you and my former students to be out of it."
"After we fought a gruesome fight recently? You can even reveal our identities to your partner of yours." Eric replies sternly.
"Cedric? I never told anyone about your identities rest assured." Vathek explains. "I don't want kids to be part of this. You're too young! I don't know if Kandrakar understands that!"
Eric stays silent and quiet; reflecting on Vathek's arguments.
Vathek continues. "I opened my eyes to reality and follow the true good. Kandrakar isn't what you think it is and maybe not ever." He replies as he turns back to leave "And I hope you do the same, Lyndon."
Vathek leaves Eric alone with Yan Lin's grave. After self-reflection on Vathek's word, he spends the next few moments and time with his master's grave. 'I wished you could've stayed longer to advise me master on what to do. I hope I could someday open my eyes such as Vathek's' he prays and releases the spell unto Yan Lin's grave. The mandala circle rotates in a screw-like position as it reaches the ground. A strong yet unnoticeable beam of light shines as her grave trembles gently.
