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Ayumi Kudou: Hm, your right, I didn't make her tsundere. I never really thought about it except for a minute before I wrote this where I debated if I wanted Viet-chan to be or not be tsundere. I ended in undecided and started typing away, forgetting all about my indecisive answer to my debate.
Lukas opened his eyes to the sound of dripping outside his window. He slowly turned his head to see a gray sky with rain fallin down. The Norwegian's eyes blinked twice, slowly, before he got out of his bed. He went to his bathroom, washed his face, took a quick shower, changed his clothes into hiking clothes with a water proof jacket and pants, and went down the stairs to his kitchen.
"Good morning Lukasss," greeted Hydra who was sliding across the floor and up a stool to the kitchen counter.
"God morgen," Lukas greeted back in Norwegian.
"Are you sssure you want to ssstart thisss out in the rain?" asked Hydra.
"Do we have that much time to waste and wait?" Lukas was now drinking his black coffee that he had just made. The bitter taste was to his liking and made him wide awake. He quickly made a quick check with his sense to see if there was anything suspicious around his home.
Hydra chuckled then answered, "You ssseem to be in a russsh. I also sssee that your mental relessase of your power is easssy for you to do over a ssshort period of time. You can sssense thingsss from over a twenty meter radiusss. I am pretty sssure that Viet isss the opposssite of you by usssing her power for physssical activity."
"Mmm," Lukas replied as he drank his coffee slowly, taking in the flavor. He then ate a biscuit and started to pack bread and salted meat for his 'trip'.
Rrrring! The phone rang loudly and Lukas walked at a snail speed to the phone, lazy to pick it up. The ringing kept on going and when the Norwegian made it to the phone, he was irritated to the point where he wanted to destroy the machine. He picked up the phone and placed it next you his ear and said, "Hallo?"
"Lukas, did you take a long time on purpose?" asked a fuzzy but familiar voice from the other side of the phone.
"What if I did?" A sigh came from the phone.
"Anyway, I was wondering if you wanted to hang out a bit before the next meeting," Emil said.
"Huh, why the sudden need to want to hang out with your big brother?" asked Lukas, intrigued by what his younger sibling said.
"Don't say that! I'm kind of bored so I thought that we can just hang out."
"I'll see what I can do. Just, not now. I have to go on a hike to get some things for my boss. As weird as that sounds, I have to go."
"When will you be back?"
"I don't know. I'll call you when I do then, okay?"
"Fine." A buzz now took over the sound of the phone. Lukas stared at the phone in his hand and started to become deep in thought. Hydra slithered her way on top of the night stand where the phone sat and hissed.
"You know that it isss a trap." Lukas was quiet but he nodded his head. What happened to his baby brother? Why did the Seraphim use him? To get to Lukas? The Norwegian was hesitant and unsure. "You have been cautiousss with your brother but any movesss or sssignsss of hossstility, even if it looksss like he wantsss to get clossser to you, is dangeroussss. We have noticed thisss sssince you have reunited with him and the othersss sssince Egypt."
"I know. I can't abandon him though."
"We can sssave him, jussst not yet." Lukas nodded again and placed Hydra on his shoulder.
"Let's go." He walked out his door and followed the snake's instructions as of where to go.
The next few days were uneventful besides the constant rainfall and in one afternoon, snow was falling ever so gently. There was no movement besides the walking of Lukas and sometimes Hydra's hiss or slithering. Sometimes there would be one or two deer trotting in the forest or a bear that is looking for food even though it should be hibernating.
Lukas slept in a cave to keep his body from experiencing the cold weather outside. He had set up a fire and he ate in silence with Hydra curled up next to him, sleeping. He stared at the swirling flames wondering how long it would be until this all ended saying that it will end. Lukas had doubts only because he was seeing the people that he cared about under the control of the Seraphim. Almost everyone was in their control because they were only pawns used to set up the board where the next turn could be humans' downfall. One wrong move and they could lose their freedom.
His eyes started to feel heavy and soon Lukas was asleep.
The next morning, the Norwegian saw the fire was out and Hydra was no longer next to him but in his lap, trying to keep herself warm.
"Cold?" Lukas asked.
"I am a cold blooded animal. I may be different from other sssnakesss but I ssstill dissslike the cold."
"I see..." An awkward silence filled the cave until Hydra gave a hiss of surprise. "What is it?"
"Thisss cave... We're here without me knowing it." Lukas was silent with the expression that said 'Really?' The teal-colored snake hiss in amusement and then slithered to the back of the cave, motioning Lukas to follow her.
"Follow me Lukasss." The Norwegian got up and followed the snake despite how irritated he was with her. Suddenly a loud boom was heard and the mouth of the cave collapsed behind Lukas. Hydra and the Norwegian turned around, startled.
"What just happened?" asked Lukas. He then checked the area for any signs of life or a dark power but found none. "There's nothing around us..."
"The Ssseraphim mussst have launched a far ranged attack. That isss mossst likely the reassson why we can't sssenssse them. Let usss hurry." The two fastened their pace down the cave. It became dark but with one hiss from the teal snake, crystals began to glow blue, lighting the rest of the tunnel. Lukas looked around amazed by the phenomenon. It was like the magical nights with his fairy friends who would light up the winter nights when he was alone and his family were out at work. The nostalgia he felt never compared to the ones he felt before and a cool peace overcame his body.
"This is amazing. It's like magic," Lukas said.
"I found thisss cave and the crystalsss reacted to the magic we let out by glowing. With that I figured that I could cast a ssspell that would allow them to glow by just my hisss. It can ssstop glowing if I were to hisss again. The area is alssso a sssacred area of the Water Dragon ssso it keepsss unwanted visssitorsss out. The sssame goes for the hiding ssspot for the Fire Orb of the Fire Bird," Hydra explained.
Lukas grunted in understanding and continued walking. The tunnel was long and they walked for about 20 more minutes. Even though the long distance of walking, Lukas didn't mind, still fascinated by the glowing and sparkling crystal structures around him. Soon, they entered a chamber that was even more dazzling than the crystals in the cave.
The chamber was in the shape of a dome where crystals extended from all directions and light blue lights being emitted from them. In the center of the chamber was a large lake filled with clear water. The shore of the lake had a walkway that led to a small island in the middle of the lake where there was an alter and a crystal blue orb on it. The lights from the crystals were reflected by the water making lights dance around the cave. The water was still but Lukas felt as if it were stirring with excitement as he and Hydra entered the chamber. A power had spread throughout Lukas body which felt tranquil and cool like when you dip you toe in the water to find it too cold to enter slowly. There was a small feeling of passion and protection as well as he walked closer to the orb.
"Can you feel it Lukasss?" asked Hydra softly. She slithered to the edge of the lake and looked down at her reflection. "The orb isss calling. The time hasss come for usss to fight..."
"This feeling is gentle... It's cold but a nice kind of coldness. It is as if it is for calming or healing."
"That isss what water isss usssually meant for. There isss force in water but it'sss propertiesss isss more for healing of body and mind. There are timesss where fire can help with healing but it isss useeed more for pain rather than pleasssure. That isss why you are ssstronger with your power mentally than physically," explained Hydra.
Lukas walked forward to the edge of the walkway, unsure if he wanted to continue to the orb. He breathed in then out, slowly and deeply. he gave himself a slow pace as he walked toward the alter. The reflections of the lights from the water danced on Lukas' face distracting him every few minutes. He stopped for a moment halfway to the orb and looked down into the water. He saw more crystals in the water that were also glowing, trying to out-best the other with its brightness.
He continued walking, still slowly to the island that contained that old and crumbled alter and the gleaming blue orb. Once he stepped onto the island, a flash appeared before his eyes and a person and a familiar animal that he did not see there before was there.
The man stood in front of the alter, his back to Lukas and a teal snake. His hair was similar in style and color to Lukas' making the Norwegian recognize him as his ancestor.
"Hydra, I think you already know what I am about to say."
"Massster..." The past Hydra hissed in sorrow as her eyes sadly watched the man put his hand on top of the alter.
"If something were to happen to me, I want you to bring the orb here and protect it. Despite the sacredness of this place, we cannot be too careful. I am afraid that the Seraphim's power has increased incredibly over a short period of time where as we need patience and training to get us to where we are now," the man said.
"How can you doubt our power Massster?" questioned Hydra, shocked.
"I am not doubting the power the Water Dragon has given me. I am just taking an extra of measure of caution. I have talked to Viet and we both have decided to do this in case anything will happen."
A tear ran down Hydra's small face. The man turned around to see this and gave a reassuring smile. He walked to the snake and kneeled down. He picked up Hydra and held her to his chest. "I will not give up without a fight. I shall, within my power, protect this world and to continue to protect it, we must think of all possibilities. Please allow me to give you what is needed to be done."
"If it isss for the bessst of the world, I ssshall not defy you, Lukassss," said Hydra with conviction.
The flashback ended and Lukas felt a pain in his chest. The power of the orb became stronger than before. Lukas placed his hand on his heart to find it beating quickly.
"Isss sssomething wrong Lukasss?" asked Hydra, obviously not having seen the flashback.
"I saw you and my ancestor in here, talking about what would happen if something bad were to happen to him," the Norwegian explained bluntly.
Hydra hissed in memory. "I remember." She then chuckled at the thought of what happened. "After he gave me eternal life until my mission is complete, I teased him about his relationship with Viet. Strangely both you and Viet share the same names as your ancestors." Lukas slightly blushed and ignored what she said. It's not like we will go through a similar relationship. Lukas thought to himself.
He slowly reached his hand out touched the orb sending chills down his spine. He cupped his hands and held the blue, round crystal in his hands. He could hear waves of an ocean softly splashing and moving in and out of a sandy beach. It was nostalgic as he remembered when he was younger with Emil and his biological parents who brought them to the beach and they saw whales far away but still distinguishable, blowing out water from their spouts and some jumping out of the water that evening. Lukas smiled to himself at the memory then placed the orb in his bag. The power of the orb flowed throughout his body and Hydra could see the excitement in Lukas' usually stoic eyes.
"There isss another way out. It might take usss longer to get back to your houssse though," Hydra said.
"That's fine."
Hydra slithered to another tunnel and Lukas followed. This tunnel also had crystals but instead of the glowing blue like before, they were of different colors of the rainbow. Again, Lukas was mesmerized by the crystals sparkling in the dark cave. Hydra found it amusing how Lukas was easily amazed by such things. It must have been normal to Hydra because she entered this cave numerous times.
They continued walking for about half an hour until sunlight was at the entrance of the tunnel. It was evening and Lukas found himself at a beach where the sky were the colors of orange, yellow, pink and purple. The sun was setting and the ocean glimmered in the last sun rays of the day. He saw from a distance, the silhouettes of whales jumping out of the water (cliche much? or at least in this chapter).
Something than threw itself into Lukas causing him to fall down. Hydra hissed in anger and shock. Lukas quickly got up on his feet and turned around to see an unusually large and colored crab standing in front of him. Its claws were as big as his pillow and looked as hard as a rock. It's body was large like a table and it's legs were thick and sharp.
It opened its claws and two balls of black formed. Lukas took out his sword and covered it with water. When the blackened orbs were shot at him he slashed his water-covered sword at the them causing small explosions. The Norwegian than shot water at the feet of the crab where the sand absorbed the water and making the crab sink in it. The wet sand slowed the crabs movements as it tried to jump onto Lukas who blocked it by putting its sword in front of his face. He pushed the sword forward, forcing the crab back. He then had the salt water from the ocean suspend the crab in the air and creating current in the liquid to limit the crustacean's movements. Lukas then forced his sword into the crab's underside making it squirm in pain then disappeared into a cloud of smoke.
"That's what I get for letting my guard down for one second..." said Lukas. He panted heavily from the sudden battle but let out a sigh of relief knowing that he was finish. Suddenly he felt a stronger force on top of the cave. The Norwegian looked up to see a man clad in black stand on top of the mouth of the cave. A smirk appeared on his face as he saw the surprised look that Lukas gave.
"Kesesese. It seems that you became stronger in a shorter amount of time than your ancestor. I'm looking forward to our battle. Be prepared to face the Awesome Me!" His red eyes glinted with mischief and white hair flowed with the small breeze that came. A black flame than engulfed his body and he disappeared.
"What?" Lukas asked to no one in particular, confused as of what just happened. Hydra hissed in disgust as she saw the last of the black flame disappeared.
"It looksss like Gilbert wasss alssso trapped with hisss massster. We will have a hard time in the future," Hydra said, not wanting to explain further. "We ssshould get going."
"Right." Lukas could feel Hydra's distaste and did not question further. Who was Gilbert? What role did he play with the Seraphim? Why did he look familiar?
Omake
Me: It seemed kind of unnecessary for me to add in about their ancestors relationship but meh, I don't feel like erasing it now.
Prussia: The Awesome Me also debut in the present time where the action starts to rise! Kesesese!
Me: *Smiles* Right. Well, I have a question Prussia-san.
Prussia: No need to be formal with the Awesome Me. What's your question?
Me: People say that you and Germany-san are alike in an unorthodox way. How so?
Prussia: It's true that I'm more care free than my little brother but we do have some things in common. For example, we always keep our stuff organize and neat! Not many people notice it unless they know us for a long period of time.
Me: I see! Hm, when I think about it, I have seen your guys' belongings pretty organized either by color, alphabetized, and chronologically. Next chapter... I don't know yet so I guess it'll be a surprise.
Prussia: Please review about the Awesome Me and/or comment, criticize, etc. for this chapter!
