"Besides...It was only after I left the palace that I realized I knew absolutely nothing...What's going on in the other villages, who even lives in this country...Nothing! As princess, I should know these things. As princess, I need to learn more about my country and the others." Aisha said, looking Scias straight in the eye.
"Well...you've put me in quite a predicament, Princess. All right, I'll keep quiet about this to His Majesty. But you'll have to explain everything yourself when the times comes." Scais said, turning away and smiling. "Since it seems like we lost the thief anyway, I'll call off the blockades. Please be careful. Adol, take good care of her." He said, walking away.
"Well, another reason's that I'm having so much fun exploring the world...hehehe..." Aisha mumbled to herself. She turned towards Adol and Dogi, who were both staring into space. Yes, they weren't staring at Scais, he was gone a long time ago.
"So, wanna get going to Kylos?...Hey...HEY!" Aisha said waving a hand in front of them. Then, Adol and Dogi started snoring. "DUDES! ADVENTURE WAKE UP!" She yelled at the top of her lungs and then they suddenly shook their heads.
"Ha-herm-wha...? Oh right. What?" Dogi said, waking up. "Sorry. A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, Adol and I learned to sleep with our eyes open. Yep...with our eyes open." Dogi said proudly and then crossed his arms.
"What? I can see that but...HOW!?" Aisha said, looking at them with her mouth open. Well Dogi in this case, since Adol was still snoring. "Tch. Nevermind, Kylos NOW. Let's go." She said, shaking her head in frustration. Dogi waited a while until Aisha was a distance away from them.
"Did you hear that Adol? She fell for it!" Dogi said laughing quietly, Adol however, kept on snoring. "Adol...ADOL. Oh what the hell man, I know we can sleep with our eyes open, but now IS NOT the time!" He said and then pushed Adol over. Then, he stopped snoring and shook his head.
"DOGI WHAT THE FUCK. I was having a dream where we were riding on waves of colorful candy while a giant turtle was chasing us and firing laser beams at us at the slowest speed possible. The only advantage was that it was HUGE, as in HUGE DOGI. Everything was colorful and sunshine, and it was raining confetti even though the sun was out. WE WERE IN PINK MINI SHORT AND TANK TOPS. WHAT THE FUCK." Adol angrily explained and then Dogi felt guilty as hell. Of course, he explained
"Oh man, I'm so sorry. That must have been a good adventure." Dogi said, shaking his head.
"Hell yes it was. NOW LET'S GO TO KYLOS!" Adol said, suddenly springing up as he noticed Aisha yelling at them angrily at the top of her lungs, a distance away from them. Dogi and Adol instantly caught up to her and then explained that maybe they should check on Tia for a good ending of some sort.
"What?" Aisha said angrily and just started walking towards the exit of Old Town.
"WAIT! I MEAN WE SHOULD CHECK ON TIA!" Dogi said and then Aisha stopped, rolling her eyes.
"Fine whatever." Aisha said and then followed Adol back to Tia's house. There, they found her huddled next to Maya's bed. She was sleeping peacefully.
"She must have been really tired." Aisha said looking at Tia.
"Well, who wouldn't be? I KNOW I WOULDN'T! YEAH!" Dogi said, and then high-fived Adol. Then, Tia began to mumble something.
"...Maya...Maya...I'm sorry Maya..." Tia mumbled, everyone kept quiet afterwards. Until Aisha broke the silence.
"We probably shouldn't wake her...Let's get going..." Aisha whispered and they both nodded, heading out of her house and out of Altago City.
~ After a long while of leveling, exploring, and heading to Kylos ~
After heading through the mountain path and out of the cave, the three travelers headed to a small open area. Up ahead, they could already see Kylos. Then, as they headed towards the open area, Adol and Dogi heard a vaguely familiar masculine voice.
"Oh my fuck. It is you. Haven't seen you in half a year Christin." The voice said, the three of them instantly turned towards the sound of the voice and they saw a man in black resting on one of the boulders scattered around the area. He had dark brown and short hair and had a nasty scar on his left cheek. He wore dark clothing, a torn and tattered cloak, and carried a black halberd. At his sides, were three fairies. Adol instantly knew who it was and ran towards him with arms outstretched.
"A-A-A-A-A! I know you miss me, but NO TOUCHY." He said, not even looking at Adol as he pointed his halberd at him. Adol frowned and gave him puppy eyes. "No." He said, smiling an arrogant smile at Adol, who proceeded to give him bigger puppy eyes. He rested his halberd on his shoulders and sighed.
"Wha? W-Who the hell are you!?" Aisha said, intimidated by the man.
"It's Geis!" Dogi said, pointing at him.
"No need to state the obvious, Dogi-Master. Well, except for Princess Peach here, you can explain everything to her later. But now..." Geis said, pointing his halberd at Adol again. He smiled at Adol and got into a battle stance. "It's been a while hasn't it? What do you say? For old times sake?" He said and then Adol almost jumped for joy as he happily unsheathed his weapons.
"YEAH! Me too!" Dogi said, unsheathing his knuckle dusters.
"No." Geis plainly said, not taking his eyes off Adol.
"Say WHAAA...? But, dawww. Fine whatever. C'mon Aisha let's stay at the side. I'll explain to you while they're fighting I guess..." Dogi said sadly as he grabbed Aisha's hand and dragged her to the side, forcing her to stay put.
"Hah. Like old times eh?" Geis said, as he readied himself. Adol nodded happily and then readied his stance. "Come on! Show me what you've got!" He yelled as he lunged forward, throwing several talismans at Adol.
~ While they are fighting ~
"So Geis is someone we met." Dogi said. Aisha stared at him with a raised eyebrow, expecting more of an explanation. However, she didn't get one.
"Obviously, good gosh. When and how did you meet this violent man exactly? Moreover why do you even have connections to such a man like him?" Aisha said, watching Adol and Geis fight each other eagerly and seemingly happily.
"Uh I don't exactly know how Adol met him, but I know him as the guy who forced Adol to do a suicide mission back in the days of the Ark of Napishtim...Oh yeah, and I know him as the guy who Adol ha-uh, POSSIBLY has a crush on. Yeah, possibly...Eyup..." Dogi explained, his voice trailing off. Aisha just looked at him weird and then shook her head, turning her attention back towards the fight.
"So basically you guys met him six months ago?" Aisha asked, muttering to herself shortly after.
"Basically. He and Adol have a history, somewhat. We all met in the Vortex of Canaan a while back." Dogi explained.
"I still don't like him, even if he's a friend of yours." Aisha said and then noticed that Adol threw Geis to his feet. Finally, after a long match.
"Agh...I would expect at least this much from the man who bested my brother...not bad. Mind you, you're still damn soft, but at least you have some skill with a blade." He said, getting up. Adol happily helped him and smiled at him. Geis unsheathed his halberd and dusted himself a little.
"This energy I feel from you...I see you really were 'chosen'..." He said, smiling softly. Aisha and Dogi immediately ran to Adol's side, but he was unhurt. Mostly anyway, a few cuts and bruises here and there, but nothing too bad. Geis wasn't hurt that much either.
"Dude you alright?" Dogi asked and then Adol smiled at him, bearing his teeth. "Uh...okay." He said, backing away a little. Then, he noticed Geis's outfit.
"Hey-uh...that black outfit, you didn't, perchance, wander into the Altago palace at night, did you?" Dogi asked Geis. Aisha then widened her eyes and withdrew her bow.
"I knew it! You're the thief!" She said, shooting at him. He instantly caught the arrow before it could hit him and rolled his eyes, very much like it was nothing. And to him, it was nothing.
"Don't poke your nose into business that's not yours Princess. Besides, I couldn't have been the thief, I went into the palace in the morning*." Geis said teasingly and rolled his eyes. "Now please, Adol and I are discussing things." He said, throwing the arrow away. Aisha just stood there, in shock and kind of unsure what to do.
"You're heading for the altar in Kylos correct?" Geis asked Adol and he happily nodded. Aisha then, was in even more shock and Dogi just looked at Geis with a raised eyebrow.
"H-How do you..?" Aisha asked, still speechless. "F-For that matter, how do you even know about the altar!?" She asked, raising her voice a little.
"It's pretty obvious, judging by the fact you're in the gorge. The altar...well, that's none of your business at the moment, kay?" Geis said plainly. His three fairies then, flew by his side and greeted Adol and Dogi again.
"Hah, long time no see Red!" Xisa said, smiling her arrogant smile at him.
"I hope you've forgiven us for trying to kill you." Sera said apologetically.
"Yes, no hard feelings right! We sure have forgiven you!" Jue said and then laughed a little. Adol smiled politely and happily at the three, reassuring them it was okay. He then, told them he had a good fight with them anyway.
"Good, good. So at least there won't be any tension between us when you two get married." Xisa teased and then was swatted away by Geis. Of course, she dodged his hand and was unaffected by Geis's frustration.
"Don't mind her, she's a bit insane in the head. Anyway, if you're heading to the altar, then you should meet with the Eldress first. Don't be surprised if she's expecting you though. Meet her in the highest point in Kylos." Geis explained, walking past them. Dogi, Adol, and Aisha immediately backed off, as he walked in the direction they came from. Then, he stopped, and looked back at Adol, smiling his arrogant and handsome smile.
"Hey, Adol...It's nice to see you again." Geis said as he smugly smirked at Adol, before jumping away. His three fairies followed suit and smiled at Adol and Dogi, before flying towards Geis and disappearing shortly after.
"Hey! HEEEYYYY! Get your ass back here you son of a...! UGH! WHAT THE FUCK'S WRONG WITH HIM!?" Aisha yelled, angrily stomping her foot.
"You learn to roll with the dice. It's just the way he is, if you can't accept that then well...I'll tell you one thing, he aint' gonna change for you. If he does something it's always for himself." Dogi said and then Aisha shook her head. Adol glared at Dogi, albeit it was a light glare, no more than a scolding look.
"What? You know it's true!" Dogi said and then Adol gave him a light punch, shaking his head shortly after. Adol once again, lead the way as they traversed even more plains and mountains to get to Kylos.
* Yeah I found that weird. Even though they said he went into the palace at night, it was clearly morning.