Ah... Took me long enough to finally make the next chapter haha. Life always makes time shorter and harder, but no need to worry, finally made a new chapter.
Hope you guys enjoy this one after some wait. Again, I don't own anything other than my OCs.
Some time in the past...
In a peaceful grass field, where a lake stays still in the middle of it, it was a clear night sky , as full moon shining over the night sky. Just by the crystal clear lake...
"Yurari yurureri... Utakata omoi meguru hakari... Tsutau minasuji... Sono te ga hiraku asu wa..."
There was Alex singing, the moon shining blue over the lake, here beautiful voice echoing, sitting on a rock, watching and hearing her sing, the only audience was Kendrick. He was looking up at Alex, who is standing. He was relax, though his masked face prevents his face from showing how he feels.
"Hikari e...te o nobasu... Kegarenaki gin no tsurugi... Madoromi... Omoi o tachikirite..." her voice echoes into the night sky, Kendrick still leaning and watching her, all silent, not interrupting her. Shining and tiny blue crystals and droplets surround the two as it forms a water blue aura around the two.
"Utau seihitsu... Suishou yawaku hikari chirite...! Yami no sariyuku akatsuki! Hitori omou..."
After she finishes the song.
"Hmph... You really sing like her Alex..."
"Thanks... I guess..."
"What's with the uncertainty?"
"Well, I am related to her, but I can tell she sings much better than I do..."
"Alex, you sang great, don't compare yourself to her. You ain't her. Besides, your song has special powers when you use the pendant you're wearing, it would be useful for me when something happens to me."
"You're right, but don't do it too often or I'll be in pain to the point I'll destroy myself and maybe I'll haunt you haha."
"Noted. So you know both the english lyrics and the japanese lyrics, nice to hear. If I'm right, that was the song of the sky that you sang, a song of birthrights and love."
"Um...yeah, how did you know that? I never sang to you the english version."
"Alex, I know about this song and knew about the world you came from. We both have something in common."
"Good point, though our worlds are different."
"But our worlds know, however, it's noticable not all are aware and just thought they're alone."
"Will they ever know about truth?"
"Maybe it's best the truth is kept hidden...for now..."
Dawn breaks through the gloom in the skies of Manila, but silence still remains in the ruined and abandoned city. The rays of the sunrise shining over the dull buildings and destroyed streets. The rays the reached house and through the window of a bedroom, which shines over Logan's sleeping face. It didn't take long for Logan to wake up by the sunlight, he yawns and scratches his eyes for a second before looking at a sleeping Alex just at the other bed, smiling at her.
She looks cute in her sleep... Logan proceeds downstairs to the messed up living room where he tries to check on where Kendrick is. He checks at a bedroom to see that no one's inside, the room looked dark despite the light hanging in the ceiling, the cracks spreading on the floor, the bed slightly tilted thanks to its ruined frame and the cabinet doors laying on the ground, revealing the things in the cabinet. Logan looked around the room as he finds a couple of pictures on the drawer that was next to door, there was one picture that's a family picture. In the picture, they were in an unknown town, which looks colorful and bright, the family were smiling brightly, there were two couples, a dog, two kids, with one being a a girl with a blonde hair and the other being a boy wearing red hat, blue and yellow strip shirt, blue shorts and red shoes, he was also carrying a backpack. Lastly, there was a man, Logan can really notice he's a very good looking one, he looks as if he is about 18 to 19 years old. His eyes are like Logan's, being that of brown, his hair jet black. He never thought this guy looks that good.
"I wonder who lived here..." Logan wondered as he went on to search through the drawers. Inside were some stuffs...odd and unknown stuffs. There was a badge with the word "Mother" printed on it, a hookshot or whatever it is, a smartphone, and many more. Logan took the smartphone checks it, the smartphone has many apps, well are they? They seem to look different from the apps found in other smartphones, he became more curious when he comes across by an "app" that's called "Digital Trips", just as he's about to check it out, he heard some booming sound and looks at where the sound's coming from as he turns the smartphone off, places it back inside the drawer and closes it.
Logan went out of the room and went to check outside to see Kendrick walking carrying a bag with a fire trail that was behind him.
Is Alex awake Logan? Logan thought he heard someone speaking in his head.
Whoa there, who are you talking in my mind?
It's me you dumbass, you already know I have psychic powers correct?
Yeah, sorry about that, sheesh... No need to go grumpy at this time.
I ain't grumpy, is Alex awake?
Not yet. Kendrick opens the door and comes inside.
"Well, I got food for us to eat."
"Really? Where did you get them?"
"My god... You ask too much, it hurts my head. I just teleported to a bunch of places buying food while I'm also hiding my identity, there answered your question. Now if you'll excuse me, I got a sleepyhead to deal with." Kendrick placed the foods he got on the table and prooceded to go upstairs to wake her.
"Hey sleepyhead, wake up!"
"Ugh... Can I have five more minutes mom?"
"Mom? What the hell. Alexian Rorke, looks like you leave me no choice!" he then creates a shining blue hexagonal shaped light with a snowflake inside the hexagon from the palm of his hand and shoots it at the sleeping Alex, which gave her a big chill, which got her awake with a surprised yelp.
"AH! C-cold! C-cold! Cold!"
"That's how I deal with slugabeds. Be grateful I didn't reached the Ω level, cause you would've end up being frozen."
"Ah shit, I'm awake now Kendrick!"
"Good, cause I got food for us already, now get your ass out of the bed or I'll have to telekinetically lift you out of the bed if I have to."
"Yes dad."
"What did you call me?"
"Nothing! Nothing."
"Hmph. Liar, looks like I'll have to do it."
"No!"
Logan was sitting on the table when he heard Alex's scream, which startled him. When he looks at the stairs, he's met with a sight of Kendrick using his telekinetic powers to carry Alex downstairs, her face being grumpy. Logan can't help but giggle at the sight of them, he of course was trying to hide it.
"Kendrick, you know I'm perfectly capable of walking right?"
"Um no, of course no- Yes, you are. Do I look like I don't know?"
"Um...yeah."
"You... Ugh..." Kendrick sighs as he puts her down. The two sat down as well as the three began eating whatever food Kendrick got for them.
(Time skip)
After finishing what appears to be their breakfast...
"Okay... So Logan."
"What Kendrick?"
"Well, sorry to bring this up, but what are we supposed do? Since we're now seen as enemies to both America the Federation, you got a plan?"
"Uh...no, I haven't come up with one."
"No shit... Logan, you know we can't stay here for long, if we are to end this war, we need to come up with a plan, we can't stay here forever."
"Kendrick's right. Logan, we can't stay here forever. We have to take action."
"Hm...it's probably best that we try to stay low while we're out there."
"Yeah."
"But we don't have much gears and equipments, we're even low on ammo as well. We can't get back out there if we aren't armed properly."
"True. I guess we'll have to stay here for some time till we get ourselves armed. After all, it seems we haven't come up with a plan yet. I'll take care of the gears. You guys, stay put."
"Ken, are you sure?"
"I'll be alright Alex, no need to worry."
The trio stood up as Kendrick proceeds to go to God knows where while Logan Alex stay behind.
5:30pm
It has been almost the whole day Kendrick never came back, it gave Logan Alex butterflies in their stomachs. Logan was alone in the house as Alex went out to get air, the air in the destroyed city is actually clean and fresh since nothing has happened for many years. Logan got bored so he decided to also go out as well and walk around neighborhood.
While he walks around, he notices that most houses were destroyed, the house they were staying was somehow lucky to not to get destroyed completely.
Man... I couldn't imagine how chaotic it got, this place almost rivals my home when it got hit as well. Logan felt sorry for the Filipinos who lived here, he hated the Federation even more for what they have done to the world. However, he also thought about Wade, Marx Carol. He felt upset that they lied to him for all those years, but the one thing he knew that's true is how they treated him and how they feel about him. Hey see him as a friend, Wade sees him as a brother regardless. He still loves them and he felt guilty for making them think he betrayed them... He then shifts his thoughts about the Ghosts, same thing, he felt guilty for making them feel that way, especially with Hesh. He promised he'll won't be gone again, but it seems he broke this peomise and it made it all the more upsetting. He loves both of them, he couldn't pick one over the other. That was exactly why he decided not to side with either of the two...
"Gods... I wish this doesn't have to be like this. This is just shit..." Logan sighs in frustration and depression, wiping his face with his hands. As he continues to walk around, he came across a tall hill that's at the end of the road. At first, he thought it was just nothing at the top when he looked up from the ground, but.
"In endless dreams... countless realms collide..." a beautiful singing voice was heard at the top. That caught Logan off guard, he knew full well no one other than him, Kendrick Alex are staying here. So he began to walk up the hill where he was met with a sight of a small pond, there was a nice view of the city with the sunset at the end. There, he also saw Alex, who's sitting on the rock nearby, not noticing his presence since she's looking at the other way and Logan was behind her. He kept himself hidden as he hears her sing. He was mesmerized by her voice, he never heard someone sing that good before.
"Hope falls only to rise like the changing tide. But all dreams come to an end... Just whispers on the wind... Sing with me...one last time!For light's sacrifice... Endless dawn came but not without a price! Lost in the waves there glimmers... A pale blue stone. I think of you...all alone..."
"W-wow, I've never heard you sing this beautifully..." Logan came up and spoke up, which startled Alex and turns to see him as she sighs in relief.
"Logan, how long have you been hiding there?"
"For some time."
"Do you have to hide while I'm singing..."
"I don't know..."
"Really...? Ugh... I'll won't mind having an audience or single person watching me sing." Alex sighs.
"Mind if I sit with you?"
"Sure, whatever."
Logan walked to the pond and sat next to Alex as the two stare at the sunset. Despite the city in ruins, it's no doubt the view looks beautiful.
"So what's the name of the song you sang?"
"Lost in Thoughts All Alone, I only sang a lyric."
"Lost in Thoughts All Alone... I think I've heard about this before, but it's been a while now. So what verse of the song did you sang just now?"
"The song of the Heir of Fates, the hidden and forbidden fourth verse."
"Why is it called the forbidden verse?"
"No songstress has ever sang this verse and it was said that when using the pendant's power with it against the Silent Dragon would cost that songstress's life when it's sang."
"The Silent Dragon? Who's the Silent Dragon?"
"The Silent Dragon is Anankos, one of the First Dragons who once loved humans when he learned that his bestial mind was beginning to take over and that, he begins to degenerate from this. He eventually fell into madness and all was left of him was hate and anger... In the short version, a dragon that hates humans which he used to love."
"Shit... He went insane? What happened to him?"
"He was defeated. That's it."
"Defeated by who?"
"Um...it's complicated..."
"Alex, why are you wary about this? Anything wrong about what I asked?
"N-no of course not Logan."
"You stuttering says otherwise Alex..."
"You're not ready for the truth Logan, you're not ready for this..."
"Alex, I don't understand what are you talking about?"
"Logan... I wish I could, but I can't tell you more about it. We both can't..."
"Both? You mean you Kendrick?"
"...Yes, we can't tell you."
"I-I understand Alex, sorry if I kept pushing you like that."
"It's fine Logan."
"So you said this is the fourth verse, what are the first three?"
"It's a lot to talk about Logan, I don't know if you're interested."
"It's alright, I like to hear em." Logan smiles in assurance and agreement into hearing the songs.
"Okay... These three are also prophecies."
"Prophecies?"
"Yes."
"Oh, okay, I'll won't ask more about them if that already reached the limit."
"Yeah. This is the first verse. It is the Prophecy of Sky, the Light Song..." Alex gets herself ready to sing as Logan prepares to listen.
"In the white light, a hand reaches through
A double-edged blade cuts your heart in two
Waking dreams fade away,
Embrace the brand-new day
Sing with me a song of birthrights and love
The light scatters to the sky above
Dawn breaks through the gloom, white as a bone
Lost in thoughts all alone..."
Strange...this is the same verse I've heard on my first dream, maybe this is a coincidence... Logan's eyes slightly narrow, he remembered the first dream he had...
"Something wrong Logan?"
"Oh, it's nothing, it just sounds familiar..."
"I see. As I was about to say something, this song is for the one who chooses the cherry blossom over the black rose, the song for the one who walks down the path of light..."
"Interesting..." Logan nodded.
"Next, this is the second verse. The Prophecy of Land, the Dark Song..." and so Alex began to sing again.
"Embrace the dark you call a home,
Gaze upon an empty, white throne
A legacy of lies
A familiar disguise
Sing with me a song of conquest and fate
The black pillar cracks beneath its weight
Night breaks through the day, hard as a stone
Lost in thoughts all alone..."
Okay, this is getting stranger and becoming somewhat creepy, this was in my second dream... Logan slightly felt uneasy, but luckily hid it from Alex, he wanted to know about the song.
"So what this is sang for?"
"This song is for the one who chooses the black rose over the cherry blossom, the song for the one who walks down the path of dark..."
"Alright, the third verse?"
I have a feeling I know this next verse...
"The third verse. The Prophecy of Depths, the Silence Song..."
"A burdened heart sinks into the ground
A veil falls away without a sound
Not day nor night, wrong nor right
For truth and peace you fight
Sing with me a song of silence and blood
The rain falls, but can't wash away the mud
Within my ancient heart dwells madness and pride
Can no one hear my cry..."
...I knew it... This was in my third dream...
"This song can be known in many ways. This song is for the one who chooses the water lily, the song for the one who chooses neither the cherry blossom nor the black rose, the song for the one who chooses both the cherry blossom and the black rose, the song for the one who walks down the path between two chasms..."
"Alex... Can I tell you something? It may sound crazy and weird..."
"What is it Logan?"
"Those three verses, a song of birthrights and love, a song of conquest and fate, a song of silence and blood... I dreamt listening those..."
"Huh? How did the dream go?"
"Well, they all seem similar, I was in a lake. There, I saw a lady, that lady was in all of the three dreams. In two of the three, she dances, one gracefully, the other erotic... The third, she was laying on the ground sobbing... They don't have something to do with you right?"
"Um..."
"Alex?"
"Well... It seems that you somehow dreamt about...me..."
"What?! How?"
"I don't know... But I know a thing or two in dancing... A relative of mine taught me to as well as the song and the pendant, this pendant I'm wearing is kinda a copy of hers, but it works the same as her pendant."
"What's with the pendant?"
"The song has a special power, I can use it by using this pendant."
"Ah, so how does it work?"
"It's...complicating to explain, but it helps, that's all I can properly say."
"I see..."
"Anyway, come on, let's get back. It's almost dark out, and Kendrick might be back and be looking for us by-"
"Now?" A voice was heard behind their backs, which surprised Logan and Alex.
"Hmph. What were you two talking about?" it was just Kendrick.
"Have to be eavesdropping huh... How long have you been here?" Alex's face showed annoyance on what his actions.
"Only for a minute. Now get up you two, it's nearing dark out."
The two got up as the three head back to the house.
While the three are heading home...
Alex, you what were you two talking about?
Just about the song
You mean Lost in Thoughts All Alone?
Of course, duh...
Nothing else?
Well... I also did mention about uh...Anankos...
What the. Alex! You know full well this would spill the beans.
I know, sorry about that! Sheesh... He isn't feeling all too suspicious about us.
Alex, you know full well this'll take a lot for Logan to handle.
Kendrick, I know... I was only being open with Logan that's all.
Just be mindful about this next time alright?
Alright.
Good.
You know you should be a little more open to Logan, he's trustworthy...
Maybe... Well, we're already warming up with him, so no prob.
Kendrick and Alex finished their psychic talk as they arrive back to the house, where they ate, prepare the equipments and gears Kendrick found today and call it a day. For tomorrow is another day for the three...
Well, looks like this is another step of what Logan will find out about the two. He gets to learn more about the song "Lost in Thoughts All Alone" & he'll soon learn even more when he finds out about the two.
If you guys don't know Fire Emblem Fates, then yes, the song has some special power and Azura knows how to use that power. There's a lot to explain about Anankos, but I'll won't reveal too much about him, so if tou want to learn more about him, play the game.
Yes, there's really a fourth verse of the song. I'll won't talk too much about it, but if you like to hear the song, here's the YouTube link: /watch?v=MzzUxe8mztw
Finally, what Alex sang to Kendrick in the beginning of this chapter is of course based from the Japanese version of Lost in Thoughts All Alone, here's the link to the song, but take note that this was sped up and the pitch is slightly higher than normal: /watch?v=nXzGj540NPs
Oh, and I wonder where those stuffs in the drawer come from, hm...
Obviously, they'll get back out there and try to get America & the Federation to stop fighting, to stop the war. They'll obviously go to the Ghosts first.
Hopefully I made the wait worth it, reviews are appreciated and if you like it, favorite the story. If you have any ideas for the next chapter, PM me.
Again, reviews are appreciated, hearing your thoughts and all would be good. See ya later!
