Chapter 10
"I do", Pit said. "But I have to leave, I need to get back to Skyworld, I belong there, not here."
She nodded her head in understanding. "Go", said Silvounous. "Just go."
Pit nodded then he was in the air, soaring towards the clouds. The last wisp of Silvounous' silver hair disappeared into the green veil of forest. "Goodbye Silvounous", Pit whispered into the wind.
"Goodbye Pit", came the reply a minute later, in Silvounous' soft voice. "I'll never forget you."
"Neither will I."
Then there was complete silence, the only sounds penetrating it was the whip of the wind and the flapping of wings. Time rushed by, soon it was no longer day but night. His wings grew tired and weighted as he trudged on through the clouds.
He grew weak and weary as he soared about the clouds. Finally, he collapsed onto a cumulus where he instantly fell asleep, entering his own little world where he could be with Silvounous. Where he could love her and be with her.
The next morning was bright and a perfect day for flying. The sun shone bright and there were less obstacles to pass by. Pit reached Skyworld a couple hours later only to have himself find the place completely abandoned.
Skyworld was a colorful, lively place, where Icaruses wandered freely, with no worries near by. Currently, it was dull, bleak, and lifeless, with nobody in sight. It was obvious to him immediately that something was wrong. That or their was some grand meeting. Or maybe it was possible that Palutena, the leader of Skyworld, had sent all the Icaruses out to search for him.
"Where is everybody?" Pit asked himself as he wandered the streets. He searched for a sign, something that would tell him where the rest of the citizens were.
He strolled on finding himself at Palutena's castle. His home since his parents had become suracais along with his twin, Tip. Pit entered the castle hoping to find an explanation for everybody's disappearances. It was empty as well. Marble walls encased him as he searched among the light colored furniture. Slowly climbing the stairs, he looked about, only to find nothing in particular in every direction he looked. There was no sign of something having gone awry.
Once at the top he started to peer into the rooms. Everything was the same besides the fact that there inhabitants were gone. "Where is everyone? Why are they all gone?" Then it came to him. "Suracais." It had to be. All the citizens of Skyworld must have been captured by those villainous creatures. There was no other explanation for everyone's absence.
He entered Palutena's room, searched it, and found nothing. Absolutely nothing. Pit had a sudden surge of anger and threw one of the plush bubblegum colored pillows against the wall.
Out of the corner of his eye, Pit caught a glint of gold. It was a note, written by Palutena's hands. "Look in a village by sea, near a dark road and bunches of trees. Here you will find eyes a blazing blue, the key to our future, who knew? Pale as the moon she will be, silver hair is blown when it's windy."
Pit's pulse quickened as he reread the note. Farego, it was near the sea, and he had walked down a dark road to get there, there had been nothing else as he had strolled along it. Silvounous, she had blue eyes, pale skin, and silver hair. "The key to our future. What does
Palutena mean?" He stood there, unsure of what to do. "Silvounous." But did this note really have anything to do with the silver haired beauty, or was this just him trying to find an excuse to go back to her?
She hoped that someone had found her note. Palutena would be devastated if Silvounous wasn't found before a Suracai got a hold of the girl. Her daughter had to be safe. Had to be. If she wasn't... Than all of them were to be eliminated. The suracais would steal all their souls, and then there would be no Icaruses left. The Suracais would win if that happened. Then the whole world would face chaos.
Maybe Pit had found it? Palutena had to believe it. He was the only hope now. He was the only Icarus she knew of that was not held within the confinements that were the Underworld cells.
