Author's Notes: I just want to say that I'm terribly sorry about the spacing and that I'm gonna try to do a better job with this chapter.
(Blaze's POV, earlier that evening)
The feeling of falling disappeared and I felt myself being sucked back into reality. There was a thud as my feet hit the ground. I was a little weak in the knees at first; inter-dimensional travel was always hard on me, but after six long months on that forsaken world, I was back in Crisis City. The gem had worked just like I was told it would. I felt in my pocket for the other gem, and it was right where I left it, however the gem I used to open the portal was gone so I knew that I was going to only be able to open up one more portal, a portal to my world.
And I wanted Silver to go with me, but the portal was only able to move two people, so I knew it was going to be hard to convince him to come with me. But he had to, back in my world, I was royalty; I would be able to give him a better life than what he had here.
And more, it had been for a long time that I felt something more for Silver. I think it began when he accepted me when everyone else shunned me. The way he always gravitated towards me, like a moth to a lamp. The fact that he would go to great lengths o help and protect me. He was always so naive and I would tell him all the time. But what he didn't realize was that, telling him he was naive was my way of saying "I love you."
But I knew that he would never feel about me that way, I was like a big sister in his eyes. And on that fateful day when we finally defeated Iblis, he asked me if we were friends. That stung me a lot, but now I could change his future and admire him from afar for the rest of my life.
Snapping out of my daydream and back to reality, I looked around and after a quick moment, I was surprised to find that Crisis City looked exactly the same as when I left. Rivers of lava still flowed through the city and he sky was still covered in ash and smoke. The faint charing of the world was also present, and I thought to myself, 'Has no time passed here at all?' Because in all honesty, I was expecting them to have gotten somewhere in six months. I wasn't expecting perfection or even a thriving society, and then the worst thought hit me,
'What if something happened to them?" But they had Silver with them, and I knew that he would never let anything happen to them. So, trusting my knowledge of Crisis City, I set off for the colony, figuring that I would start my search for Silver there. Looking around, I could tell that the sun had been down for a while so everyone should be back in the hideout.
As I walked through these deserted streets, I could not help but be taken back to my less than fond memories of Crisis City, and how happy it would make me to leave it behind forever. And the thought of Silver coming with me excited me, my best friend and I, living the good life back in my home world.
Finally reaching the colony, I could see the entrance and where it was covered up by a stone, so I knew that they might still be there. However, I was unable to move the stone by myself, and I also didn't want to cause a disturbance. So, using my superior climbing skills, I scaled the side of the building up to where Silver's room was. Being as quiet and inconspicuous as I could, I reached Silver's room, only to find it empty.
My heart sank a bit, but I saw Silver's bed, messy and unmade like it always was, so I knew he had been there recently. I also saw my bed, which he kept just the way I left it, untouched for probably six months. He also had little trinkets scattered around the room. Silver had always adored these trinkets, it felt like a connection to a normal life for him. But then a glimmer of something caught my eye on my pillow. Laying my pillow was a small heart-shaped locket that had a picture of Silver and I inside. And for the first time in a long time, I was touched and I felt a warm feeling in my heart, a feeling only Silver could give me.
Taking the locket and putting it around my neck, I continued my search for Silver. I f he wasn't in his room, perhaps he was up on the roof. On nights where one or both of us couldn't sleep, we would go up there and it would calm us down. We could escape from it all and dream of a world free of Iblis. So, feeling around on the wall for the secret passage hat led to the roof, I could tell that the room was a lot less dusty than it used to be. Feeling a grove on the wall, I pushed the door open to reveal a passage up to the roof. So as not to startle Silver if he happened to be up there, I walked as quietly as I could. And after a quick minute, I had reached the roof, only to be disappointed again by not even a sign of Silver.
Growing slightly frustrated with this, I figured that perhaps Silver had gone out for a walk, as he would often do when he was frustrated with the rest of the colony. I was now annoyed but I didn't want to wait for him to return and I felt it wouldn't be too hard to find him, especially with his green glowing aura. However, I was very much mistaken.
My search that I thought would be rather short turned into hours. And I began to lose hope in my search and return the colony, as I knew that they would be awake soon, but just as I was about to give up, a noise caught my ear. Intrigued by the sound, I moved towards it, and eventually I came to an opening. And sitting on a ledge, I saw a figure, their head in their hands and crying.
Upon closer inspection, the figure turned out to be none other than Silver. It took me a moment to realize it was him. His quills had grown longer and his fur was a duller grey, but I also saw the faint glow of the marks on his hands. Now I felt myself being drawn towards him, but I was unable to say anything. I had been thinking about this moment for some time, but now I felt scared. Scared that he would be angry at me for taking Iblis; I couldn't imagine what that felt like for him, and if only he knew what it felt like for me. But gathering my courage, I found the strength to speak, one little word, "Silver..."