Chapter Twenty Three: Heartfill
Black's POV
"So... Why'd you pick us up last?", I asked Milk who sat diagonally in front of me to the left, holding tightly onto the round, rubber coated, grey steering wheel as fine strands of her golden hair fluttered in the battering wind that rebelled against us aggressively. Chaos said on the passenger seat to the right of Milk, looking up at a small mirror that had a fine, metallic black frame that shown both of her light red eyes staring widely at us, almost looking like she couldn't believe that it was us. Haha, I don't blame her. The strong, roaring wind muffled the crushing of the rocks from underneath the jeep as it irritated both my eyes and hair greatly.
"A couple of reasons", Milk answered in a friendly tone of voice, sounding slightly happy as the car suddenly hit a bump in the road, launching us up slightly into the air before we crashed back down onto our grey seats. My blood level raided to over the limit and my organs twisted and turned inside of my abdomen like a washing machine, forcing me to strain my eyes very briefly as I held back the urge to like dearly... I'm not the person who dislikes vomiting, but after a few days without eating, I'm as sure as hell that I won't just be coughing out my stomach acids! Gah... How much longer... "We need to have a brief talk about what you guys did", She said, making me blink and look to my right, staring at the charcoal black forest that had the feeling if dread and death emitting from it. Rivers of light purple scribbled the area as a few swells in the land held a few large structures of some sort, all run down and had the eerie feeling of it having something living inside... In this land, the sky colour was a faint violet colour and the clouds were a bright pink, forging one hell of a demonic, abandoned land that looked like it was plucked right out of the underworld by a high ranking devil...
"If it's about the robot, don't blame us. It attacked us first", Shine said from my left, causing me to blink and smile warmly to how adorable her child-like voice was.
"That's exactly what this is about. That robot is a defensive unit that attacks anything that's not human unless there's one present", Chaos stated slowly, wanting to prove her point but sadly, I wasn't an easy nut to crack. I don't care if it's a defensive unit or not. If something tried to kill me, then I have every right to do the same back. And since it wasn't a living organism, I had no hesitation nor any regrets. Besides, if it was made with the sole purpose of killing anything that's not human, then it SHOULD be destroyed... But I'm just wondering, why on earth it was made for that purpose? Only time will tell... Hopefully.
"Your point?", I asked sarcastically, not looking away from the amazing scenery from my right.
"This kingdom are under attack by the creatures that live in these areas. This all used to be a beautiful forest according to their history but ever since the appearance of these monsters, there's been chaos and bloodshed everywhere", Milk explained in her calming, motherly voice, soothing my heart and soul slightly as I caught a tiny glimpse of a charcoal black tree that had a pumpkin-styled smile and hallowed, empty eyes.
"Lies...", Shine whispered to herself, causing me to blink and snap out of my little trance before I turned to my left, looking at the girl with the golden twin tails stare down into her lap with furious orange eyes that looked like they held an ultimate grudge... I wonder what's up with her.
"Sir Black Raven Von Dree gave us this order and self approved it", Chaos sighed honestly, causing me to blink as I passively watched Shine's mouth curl downwards into a frown.
"Self approved... Does that mean they're under a monarchy?", White asked curiously from my far left, shoulder to shoulder with shine as the jeep suddenly hit another bump on the road, making us all bounce up an inch off the seats before crashing back down painfully. Dammit... I'm going to vomit... If this happens again!
"Yes. But the heir to the throne is too young so they gave the role to that guy. And I hate that idea. Some say that all the monsters began to attack ever since fourteen years ago when he was given order and control over the kingdom", Chaos explained thoughtfully which made Shine ease up and let out a warm, adorable sigh that warmed my heart with an intense pulse of love and life.
"Then why are you working for him?", Shine asked innocently and was answered immediately by Chaos in a fine, light tone of voice.
"Because they're using that girl as an excuse to power and we and to stop the conflict between both the monsters and the humans before it gets ugly. Black, we're expecting some big moves from you if you're planning to help us out"... Haha! These guys are more advanced and strategic as I thought! Commuting treason against evil monarchies should be fun!... Argh... I'm getting ahead of myself... But this brings back so many memories about the Games and how I met everyone! From Mindy, all the way to as far as Shine! I hope there's more to come!
"I'll see. But if what you say is true, then no doubt I'm in", I stated proudly, looking directly into the small mirror that held the mirror image of Chaos's widened, beautiful light red eyes that stared at me. Shine let out a surprised, happy gasp to what I had just said, probably staring up at me with her cheerful, sunset eyes of endless despair that wielded a spark of innocent hope... "What's the percentage of humans in the kingdom?".
"Ninety nine point nine nine", Milk answered quickly. "The only people who aren't is us, the others that are there and finally, the girl"... Others?... What does she mean, others?...
"Others?", Shine asked innocently in a now happy tone of voice, sounding like she has taken a liking to Chaos and Milk now.
"Our friends. We'll introduce you to all of them once we get to the castle. Let's start with me first. I'm Milk Lunar, nice to meet you", Milk said in an EXTREMELY friendly manner that even the devil himself would reply back with a smile across his face. Dammit... Milk's one hell of a professional when it comes to toying with ones mind and making people think much more differently about her than to what she truly is...
"I'm Shine, nice to meet you too", Shine replied cheerfully. Haha, if only we met like that. I still can't believe that she disguised herself as a little girl and knocked White out with a psychological trick... I know that White is easily startled, but she can withstand even the most horrifying things... I wonder what she saw. Actually, I'd rather not...
"What race do you come from?", Milk asked her politely.
"Well... It's a secret".
"Secret?".
"Black, do you have any idea?", Chaos whispered to me.
"A big one".
"Sort of", I whispered back to her carefully, not wanting Shine to hear me.
"Crimson?".
"Yes?", White replied as Shine answered with a solid, straight forward "No"...
"Cute", Chaos chuckled to herself. "She's like a better version of Mindy. Are you two in a relation?"... Ho-holy crap! My face burnt a hot, bright red the moment she said that, boiling my blood like Therian water as I looked down at my creamy white thighs, rubbing them both together to the various thoughts that invaded my mind like a virus... Actually... Not just various, but downright dirty! Gah! I don't even think White would like to do things like that to another girl!... Dammit brain...
"FrostBitten?".
"N...No. A...And I don't think that'll happen anytime soon", I responded with a few stutters due to embarrassment, clenching my fists tightly as my sort nails dug deeply into my white palm.
"Eh, so does that mean you're planning on getting close to her?", Chaos teased as she turned her head around slowly to the left, looking over her shoulder right at me. Reluctantly, I blinked and looked up at Chaos's amazing, white, delicate face through my light red and lift blue eyes. She smiled happily, like she had just recovered from an uncontrollable laughter before she gapped her mouth slightly and spoke once again. "Have you two confessed yet?"... Argh! M...my body's going to fucking melt because of how embarrassing this is! I can't even keep my mind straight in this game she's playing with me!
"No".
"Nova?".
"Maybe".
"Milk... Please", White sighed out in slight annoyance, ultimately stopping the two from any further interactions right before Milk apologised to White and Shine.
"Aww. How meek did White sound", Chaos said, poking out her pink, slimy tongue right at me, trying to wind me up and get a reaction out of me... Smart ass... Chaos is much more sensible when she's a guy... "It turns you on, doesn't it?"...
"H...hey... You know that it's almost impossible for me to get aroused in this form...", I said in a weak, very shy tone of voice, staring into her beautiful, light red eyes that shone brightly in the darkened sun of this place. "The only time when I felt aroused was when me and Mindy did it for the second time...".
"Hehe, but that doesn't mean that it can't happen again right?", Chaos stated rhetorically... I sighed, blinking once before slowly averting my eyes away from hers, now staring out of the jeep to become consumed by the amazing view of this darkened, forsaken forest that had an incredible feel of magic associated with it... Monsters roam here, huh? "I'm sorry Black. I promised Melody that I'd tease you when I get the chance. Putting that aside, what's gotten into her? She used to be so mature".
"Don't ask us Chaos", White mumbled. "Ask her yourself".
"You've changed too, you know".
"In what way?".
"Your attire. Are you trying to impress Black?"... My face flushed a bright, cherry red as I trembled slightly in pure embarrassment, staring out to the right dumbfoundedly... Not even White could reply under the peer pressure of embarrassment...
I want this journey to just end!
Drago's POV
This is bad. Very bad. Extremely bad... That kingdom that they're in is one of the three keys. Their monarchy is completely different to any known living thing on earth... Their kingdom is a mere illusion to the naked eye... Black and the others mustn't fall for anything they pull or become baited into a trap... They have high plans to kill off Black and White without any hesitation whatsoever in order to gain their Hearts and reborn them with a twisted, insane perspective of life. Looks like I'm going to have to step in and start guiding her once again...
Black shone hope into Despair's heart.
Let's hope that she can plunge despair into Hope's heart...
Anyway, everyone from Colour Academy will be forced to forget about it and transferred to different schools... We need to keep that place as hidden as possible from the entire world... Also, the others will be transferred to different schools for 'safety' reasons...
Black's POV
"Unbelievable", Shine whispered in complete, utter awe as the breathtaking image of the completely MASSIVE, inhuman structure of an impossibly large, pale castle that towered up into the light blue sky.
Three white walls surrounded the massive, white structure like circular ribs, each containing a city and many structures. The castle looked like it was made out of smooth marble and had many slender sniper towers with strange, black cloths wrapped around. I didn't really mind that, but, what bothered me a little was the fact that it was pulsating with dark energy... A very powerful dark energy... We followed a sandy yellow path towards the first wall's gate that looked like a tiny brown dot from far up here.
Various farmlands and trees of all sorts dotted the pure land of green in a fascinating manner. A real therapy for the eye and soul. Most of the houses we passed on the way were were made of wood and painted pure white. Many of the farms held all sorts of cattle and sheep. But the strangest of all were farms that had strangely coloured creepers, green slimes and wolves.
"It looked so small when I left...", Shine whispered, suddenly inflicting me with a small dose of curiosity, causing a rush of my crimson blood to rush up to my head like pressurised magma. Lightheadedly, I blinked and looked to my left, staring at the girl's face with a curiosity filled inside of my light blue and light red eyes.
"You've been here before?", I asked her suddenly. She flinched, broadening her eyes as she immediately looked at me with a small smile plastered across her amazing face.
"No. I just got déjà vu", She replied in a low, uncomfortable voice... I can't tell if she's lying or not. "Do you experience déjà vu?".
"A lot. I get it here and there no matter where I am", I answered honestly with a warm, friendly smile plastered across my face. "Tho I feel like it's nostalgia most of the times... It's only been a year since all of this began and look where I am right now... Ah! I mean, yeah! I get it now and again"... Damn... I derailed like thirty kilometres off the topic... I hope I didn't sound like some sort fool...
"Hmm... You must've been through a lot...".
"A damn lot. Black killed off two or three Overlords, finished the Test of Courage, beat the Hythin Guardians, became the fifty first host for Drago and finally, she managed to preserve herself perfectly if you count out her sudden mood swings and insane subconscious", Chaos announced, embarrassing me slightly as Shine's eyes and smile broadened in awe to my accomplishments. "Black can do anything if she puts her mind to it. And if she somehow fails, we'll have her back".
"Mhm!", Milk said in a cheerful voice filled with encouragement and happiness. "Unless of course she goes insane".
"Insane?", Shine asked curiously... Ah. Please don't bring in that topic...
"Nothing", I immediately said, blinking several times before quickly looking away from her priceless face and back to the right, blindly admiring the beautiful imagery that must've taken a million years to accomplish. "Nothing", I repeated, feeling and sounding rather embarrassed to my sudden actions. Why'd Milk have to mention that...
"Ah, sorry Frost", Milk quickly replied upon noticing my discomfort. My eyes shot wide open to what she had just said as I head a nice, loud slapping sound emit from my left along with a small, cute yelp made by Milk... "I mean Black", She corrected. Hmm... Why the hell did I react so strangely to my name?... Am I growing used to this body or is it because of something else?
"Frost?", Shine asked curiously.
"Oh, that's what we call Black when she turns into a boy", Chaos said, making me cringe to the way she said it. It sounded like she wanted to start a fight with me, gritting her teeth in hopes for me to react... But unfortunately for the both of us, it wasn't me who reacted...
"B...Black?! A b...b...boy?!"... Haha... Dammit...
The others claim that they're holding a rebelling force against this kingdom in secret and they want me to be the leader. But unfortunately for them, I have a game of my own to play... A game of fairness and equality! Those fucking people on the outer wall are all living in fucking shacks! In the second wall there's a balance in luxury and poverty and in the final one, EVERYONE has a fucking mansion!... How does one treat their own respective race like garbage? Dammit...
Despite how furious I was in the inside, I kept my composure with a warm, forced smile across my face as I walked with the others towards the wide opened, massive, white marble doors that towering up to as great as eight meters high. I was completely struck with awe, but even tho, my anger didn't want to give in to the beautiful looks of a mere door. We walked on a white, stone pathway that had various of strange symbols inscribed into it, giving me a strange feeling to why it was there and to what purpose it had. I'm EXTREMELY careful and very mindful about my surroundings. Especially in places like these. Men in shining silver armour stood to the sides of the pathway on the short-cut light green grass, holding their various weapons in a passive manner... Shine walked with her head down and slightly slouched forwards, trying to hide her face from the prying eyes of the men through the small holes of their helmets.
The sun threatened to disappear over the horizon, clouds turning a light pink as half of the sky shone like a coloured light bulb. My hair fluttered behind me beautifully the moment a calming breeze of air wheezed out from within the wide opened doors which revealed all of the glorious, extremely luxurious goodies that lay inside. Of course, at the very end, I could see a large throne made of pure white marble and a red, delicate cushion where someone with a very faint light blue hair sat, blankly staring to the left at a couple other figures who looked very familiar... Very familiar indeed!
We stepped into the room casually, now hearing the echoes of our tapping footsteps repeat over and over again. I was completely astonished to how large and beautiful it was. Roman pillars of the colour white lined up from either side of the room leading to the throne. The ceiling was arched, coloured a fine white and had crystal clear chandeliers hanging down via an iron chain. They emitted a very bright light, more than enough to light the entire room spotless of any shadows nor darkness...
Before I pull anything off, I want and need to know why they're doing this to their own people... And if I receive a valid answer, then I'll help them out... Let's see what happens...
White's POV
"Rise", The man who was supposed to be the second in command of the entire kingdom said as he stood to the left of a strange girl who looked about thirteen and had the same face of Shine simply said in a fine, gentlemen-like voice. As said, we all lifted up our heads and erected ourselves, standing as straight as a statue, staring at the two royal figures before us with small smiles and serious eyes. "You six managed to defeat my own creation without any sweat. And I'm especially curious about how YOU", he said, emphasising on 'YOU' towards Black. "We're able to slice and dodge the bullets of thirty miniguns".
"I...it was nothing", Black replied modestly, turning a slight red to the fact that she's not used to being idolised as a girl. Poor her.
"Nothing? You've done that a lot of times", Ruby sighed playfully.
"Other than that, I welcome you to the castle of Heartfill. Such strong travellers are very much welcome hear. And it's so nice to see such a familiar face crawling back to this kingdom", He said, glancing at Shine for a brief moment before staring back at Black with eyes filled with a mixture of emotions and ambitions... His eyes moved up and down, studying her entirely before smirking ever so slightly. I don't trust him... Not one bit. But that's not the case right now...
"Thank you. We really appreciate it and if there's something you want to ask for repayment, then don't hesitate", Melody insisted. Hmm... Acting like a good girl...
"If you insist, then how about we put your friend's abilities to the test in a game of Champion Chess?"...
"Sounds good! Black will take anyone down!", Melody exclaimed in confidence.
"Very well, the game will start tomorrow at noon. As for now, you all must be hungry. Care for dinner?", He asked... F...f...food! "Just by looking at all of your faces I can tell very easily that you all are dying to eat. Well, come this way. Oh, and Glow you come along too".
"Sure", The girl who sat on the throne simply said, blinking once before striking a solid glare at both Black and Shine, looking dumbstruck for a brief moment. Hastily, she turned away and shot a light shade of red... I think I've seen her before... But where is the question.