Chapter 3 The Time Will Come When You Won't Be
In the fifth year of the war, one year after the other races joined in. Everglade decided total war to be in account. The operation was called Scorched Realm. Not all of the rebels were warriors, some were healers, food makers, people who turned other modrons, and old trainers. Battle Bot advised him to not cause the rebels would respond in the same way. Everglade said that it would be too fast for the rebels to respond, he told Battle Bot to commence Scorched Realm. Battle Bot did and ordered an attack on the turners first so modrons couldn't join them. Then the healers, lastly the trainers. The rebels were falling and dwindling in numbers. Some of the leaders called for a cease fire, but Everglade didn't accept their surrender just like how they didn't accept his call for a cease fire. This was his revenge for his stress that they caused. He sent in his best warriors to "negotiate" the cease fire. They would put up a fight, but fall in the end. It went from a civil war into a few groups of resistance fighters. Just like Everglade thought, he did it so fast that the rebels couldn't respond.
As Frost Beast awoke, he felt free. He had finally beaten his programming. He saw he was on a bed in the wooden cabin. He saw Adam chatting with Marisa, they were talking about why and where Pyrox could have gone. Adam suggested he took the stone and went to fight Primus. Then Adam noticed Frost Beast waking up in his peripheral vision. "Good morning traveler, how did you sleep?" asked Adam in a condescending tone.
"I don't sleep, but I did have a good nothingness. For my shut down provides nothing." explained Frost Beast in a cold tone.
"Why must you be so literal?" asked Adam, "Well good job at bringing Pyrox the last shard. Now he just went off to fight Primus." exclaimed Adam.
"That was not my intent, I meant to hold the shard and wait for him to get it. So he couldn't take it and run off with it." said Frost Beast.
"What happened to the part of you that had emotion? The part that cared," asked Adam.
"There is a difference between knowing what is right and emotion. It can take years to gain one emotion; say, something like humor. But, no construct will ever get dreams, it is quite interesting." said Frost Beast. "Pyrox had emotions because he was around for a long time."
"Think you can help us get Pyrox back? He kind of went off on his own." said Adam.
"Getting him back will not be a problem, having him not kill us will be a bigger one. For he has rejoined Primus in the destruction of me." stated Frost Beast.
"Great, well can't you just beat him in a fight and help him fight his 'programming'? Cause you seem stronger than him." asked Adam.
"With the help of you and this realm, it should be fairly easy, if he doesn't get help or train. Which will be a very bad assumption." said Frost Beast. "He was a warrior before he became Primus' guard."
"Then we should train with Algore." stated Adam.
"Who is Algore?" asked Frost Beast.
"He is my dragon companion," said Adam.
"Excellent, we should start immediately." said Frost Beast.
As the weeks went by, they would train their abilities to get stronger, Frost Beast would train his ice powers every other day and his ability to control the land weekly. Adam and Algore would train their aerial combat. Adam would train in hand to hand combat with Frost Beast. They were getting better at their abilities. Frost Beast learned to make weapons out of the elements. Somehow, he had a connection to Pyrox, maybe it was because they were made in the same spawning pool or his ability to control an element. He felt that he was getting stronger, but Pyrox felt the same thing.
Pyrox had to get James ready for the fight. He called Aberreen to talk with alone. "I need you to leave," he said bluntly.
"Why would I ever do that?" she asked, "and I'm not letting you get alone with him ever."
"If you don't leave, then I will tell him what you did," said Pyrox threateningly.
"How would you know about that?" asked a surprised Aberreen.
"I know all about you and what you did," stated Pyrox smiling. He had known nothing about her, but everyone had ghosts.
"Fine, but you better not hurt him. Or I will kill you," she said seriously, this time she would do it.
With those final words, Aberreen made off, but she promised herself that she would return. When Pyrox told James of this, James was heartbroken and angry. Pyrox told him that Aberreen had left because he was too soft and cared too much. Pyrox knew of other Celestial Stones.
Aberreen was walking in the woods when she heard a familiar voice say, "hello Aberreen."
She tensed up then said, "hello…" there was a silence. She finally broke it with, "...Dux."