Somewhere in the Universe; Several Millennia Ago~
Several years had passed since the fall of Eduran, as Arcanus liked to refer to it. He hadn't once dared to go back. Who knew what he would see when he got there? Would he see a bunch of ghosts? Would he be able to stand having to tell them that he brought their demise? Arcanus lay on his bed aboard his ship and shivered. How would he tell Solli? How could he tell her that he had practically killed her? He held on to the amulet she had given him. He never took it off.
Now he worked hard to prevent Chaos from actually using his spell. He had no idea how many times that monster had used it. He went around the universe to see if anyone had suddenly lost a loved one for no apparent reason (no one had) and to recruit men and women who wanted to fight for his cause.
He had about twenty people. Volunteers were hard to find, especially when they learned that this was an interplanetary gig, and he was not sure of the actual risk. His most prominent confidantes were Fenwan, a florescent yellow person from Faumas whose personality matched his coloring and was his second-in-command; Galdrigar (boy, was his name a mouthful!) from the lovely planet Glenidra, and he could navigate the stars better than Arcanus could as the son of their navigation god, Gar; and Pylle of Ocaunna, and despite that she was literally a giant ant, she was one of the best fighters he had.
Fenwan had insisted that Arcanus give his ship a name, something he was reluctant to do. Fenwan had suggested names like "the Chaotic Ryan" and "Arcanus Is Mean," but none of them seemed to fit his ship. Especially not that last one.
A knock at the door. Arcanus sat up to answer, and he felt a tingle under his skin. The tingle faded away until Arcanus was totally numb. He ran his hand over the bed, feeling nothing. They knocked again, calling his name.
Arcanus got up, and tripped on his way over to the door. He cried out because of the pain in his skull, which also faded quickly.
Fenwan opened the door, hitting Arcanus by accident. He knelt next to him. Pylle and Galdrigar arrived in a heartbeat as well.
He heard them speaking to them, but their voices were drowned out by his realization: Chaos had used the spell. On Penna, to a young man by Maverick Ibswen.
He was breathing heavily when he finally sat up.
"What happened? That was scary," Pylle said.
"I had a vision. We're going to Penna. You know where that is, right?" he asked Galdrigar.
"Yeah, why are we going to Penna?"
"My spell has be been used there."
"The...evil one?" Fenwan asked.
"Yes, the evil one," Arcanus answered. The three of them shivered.
Galdigar got up and exited the room. From down the hallway, he called, "Setting course for Penna, Captain!"
Pylle helped Arcanus to his feet. "So what happens when we get there?"
Arcanus absent-mindedly stroked his amulet. "I don't know. I never got to test it."
Pylle shook her head. "Why, then, did you give it to him?!"
Arcanus crossed his arms. "He is impatient. My life was on the line. And then, he went and killed my planet. I was young and stupid, okay?"
Pylle was probably rolling her eyes, although Arcanus couldn't tell. Without a word, she left the cabin.
Only Fenwan remained. "I thought of a new name for the ship. You'll like it."
Arcanus sighed. "Tell me."
Fenwan rubbed his florescent yellow hands together. "The Accursed Faith," he said, spreading his hands out. He grinned at Arcanus, waiting for approval.
Arcanus rubbed his chin. "You know, I actually like that. Let's go paint that on the side," he said.
Fenwan's grin hurt Arcanus's eyes, because of his bright color. Usually, he wore darker colors to not hurt anyone else's eyes.
There was actually a part of the main plot that was supposed to be here, but I got lazy while typing it up, so here enjoy this instead.
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(P.S. thank you to LovelyMunchie for the name of Arcanus's ship.)
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