[WARNING] this book may contain bad English / grammar errors
Ori: Hi Ku, did you miss me?
he says with a mocking smile showing his fangs and sharp teeth, everyone is in shock seeing that, it was Ori but his fur was almost black, her eyes were black and her pupils purple and pink, her cheeks had marks that looked like a tribal tattoo and her eyes had lines of pure decay.
Ku: O-ori? b-brother? Wh-what happened to you? why are you like this and... why are you holding the wounded Opher...
the perplexed and confused little owl innocently takes a few steps forward.
Opher: S-STOP!!! HE'S NO LONGER YOUR BROTHER-
Ori twists Opher's arm a little making him scream a little in Pain
Ori: Quiet for now, this is a family matter... But well, he's a little bit right
Ku: W-what?
Ori huffs a little frustrated at her innocence and stupidity.
Tokk: K-ku, h-he was the one who caused all this...
Tokk was surprised by this and was trying to compose himself, the Two Moki were very confused and scared, they knew who Ori was but their concern now was not why he was like this.
Ku: Don't talk nonsense Tokk!!! H-he would never do that!
The little owl was conflicted and in denial about all the evidence.
Ku: I-It's not??... Ori??
Little Owl says, shedding a few tears looking for her brother's comfort, but she only sees a Cold and threatening look, Ku burst into tears but there is no time for sadness as she has her head down Tokk pulls her back as Ori throws Opher in front of them.
Tokk: What do you plan with all this?? What can Darkness offer you to exchange your family and friends for this??!
Ori makes a move as if he's holding a spear and is about to throw it even though there's nothing there, until a pink glow suddenly happens he was holding a trident made of pure decay.
Ori: Revenge...
he throws the pink Tiradente with incredible strength and speed, but Tokk and the Moki narrowly managed to dodge it, but the relief was short-lived, they see it all happen in slow motion, the trident hits the element of winds squarely, Shattering it utterly, a strong gust of energy is launched hitting everyone making Tokk's Group fall to the ground losing sight of Ori, everyone was stunned and looking around to see the whole place collapsing and slowly falling apart.
the entire Fortress was falling and collapsing, violent winds were pressing and destroying several places, the Group manages to recover and Moki and Tokk help Opher who was very injured.
Everyone was desperate not knowing how to get out of there, there was nowhere to run, the door was going to collapse before they could get out, the ceiling breaks and the ground was about to collapse releasing a strong gust of wind, realizing Ku didn't think twice and ran to the moki and put them on his back, Tokk understood the idea but Opher was too heavy for Ku, in those seconds he undid his bag not caring about anything in it and with the fabric and ropes he made a parachute, it wasn't big enough to break a fall but it was good enough to send Opher flying away, and then the ground explodes and Ku and Tokk spread their wings and the gust of wind launches them very hard upwards, Tokk's Plan worked, Opher had taken off as well and he was holding him and helping him dodge huge debris of ice and stone and blasts of pressurized air.
the long climb to the top of the mountain is reduced to seconds, they manage to dodge the wreckage and are finally thrown off the mountain, The glimpse of the snowy sky was beautiful, they looked down as they slowly fell and saw the fortress collapse in its entirety and fall apart.
Tokk: W-WE DID IT!!!!
He says celebrating that they were alive.
Miky: L-Looks like it!!! W-where is Or-
the Moki and was interrupted when a purple and pink arrow crosses and sticks in his chest, everything was so fast that everyone is in a state of shock, Miky Spits blood still in shock and slowly slides and doesn't fall as Moody holds him in tears and screaming, Tokk sees where the arrow was released, and he sees Ori on top of several pieces of debris holding a bow made of decay energy and spiked vines Corrupted, Ori looks at them seriously and readies another arrow and fires, but Tokk deviates and everyone changes the route and gets as far away as possible from there, Moody was desperate holding Miky bleeding and with an arrow in the chest.
They quickly approach the ground, they fall somewhere near Misty Woods, upon reaching the ground everyone rolls and groaning in pain, but there was no time to complain about the fall, Moody puts Miky down:
Moody: MIKY!!! PLEASE!!!! HOLD ON!!!
He says crying trying to stop the bleeding with a leaf, the arrow starts to disappear in a strange way, kind of entering Miky's body, Moody tries to stop the bleeding and Opher approaches, still badly hurt, he wasn't the best doctor but he manages to stabilize Miky, Moody breathes slightly relieved, Ku was in shock seeing all this and she hears Tokk whispering:
Tokk: It's worse than I thought...
Ku: W-worse than you thought??!
Tokk gets scared because he didn't expect her to be close he is clearly nervous.
Tokk: K-ku!! l-look, I can-
Ku: Y-You knew something like this was going to happen, didn't you?
the little owl says in such a sad and empty way, the others just watched it.
Tokk: N-it's not what you're thinking, S-sein and I thought about the possibility of Ori being Defiled but...
Ku: But? BUT?! Did you know that there was a possibility of this happening, and did you not take our opinion into account? or rather, our life?!
Tokk: C-calm down, of course there was a possibility of us getting hurt but, it was a necessary risk-
Ku: Are you listening to what you're saying? Are you saying that our life didn't matter more than the goal?
Tokk: N-no!!!
Ku: We almost died!!! We had no preparation!!! and you knew that if really Ori was Corrupted and he was that would be a Problem, after all, He alone can end us quickly...
Moody simply walks towards Tokk snarling in a mixture of hate and sadness.
Moody: IT'S YOUR FAULT!!! IF YOU HAD SAID SOMETHING WE COULD HAVE BEEN PREPARED!!!
Tokk: M-moody C-calm down!!!
Moody: CALM THE FUCK!!!! BECAUSE OF YOUR FAULT MIKY...
Moki was furious but extremely shaken, the anger is replaced by sadness and he falls to his knees on the ground in tears, Tokk tries to put his hand on his shoulder only to receive a slap.
Moody: Don't touch me...
he gets up and huffs, wiping his tears, he walks over to Miky.
Moody: I'll take him back to the village...
he picks up Miky in his arms gently.
Moody: God damn it, don't call us for these things anymore...
he says in such a cold way, everyone just watched and it was justifiable, Moody and Miky were practically brothers, they couldn't blame him for such a reaction, but now Tokk...
Tokk: Guys look, I-
Gummo: You've said enough Tokk, now let's go...
Ku and Opher agree in a cold way and walk together with Gummo, they follow to return to their homes, Tokk tries for a moment to convince them to return but it was useless, in the end the only ones who were there were Ku and Tokk, Ku had his back to the traveling bird.
Tokk: K-ku, look... I know, I hid some things, but I didn't mean-
Ku: Tokk, no need to apologize... but... don't think they'll forgive you...
Tokk: I know but-
Ku: no more... did you know about Ori... did you know what happened to my brother...
Tokk: K-ku, I said, it was a hypothesis, I wasn't sure...
Ku: and didn't you think it would be good to tell us? or mention that you and Sein talked?
Tokk is silent.
Ku: maybe it doesn't seem like a big deal, but to us it is... you didn't say anything, you took us on a near-suicidal mission unprepared and Opher and Miky almost died...
she walks a little towards the others.
Ku: next time, value the lives of others, and don't think about your goals, understand?
she takes a deep breath and moves on leaving Tokk behind, Tokk felt Horrible, he hid something from him and because of that he put their lives at risk and despite everything, his goal of protecting the element from the winds failed.
Ori climbed the icy walls of the mountain until he reached a familiar place, Kuro's Nest, arriving there he limped to the old Nest and lay down exhausted.
Ori: damn... damn mountain...
he growls and with a lot of pain he removes the piece of gel stuck in his thigh, his blood drops, and his blood was now a little more purple and gooey, he snorts and remains lying down until Dark appears.
Dark: you look bad...
Ori: why is that right?
he says in a mocking way.
Dark: don't bother, the goal was completed, now all that's missing is Mount Horu...
Ori: What a pain... but they must already imagine that I'm going to attack there and they're going to protect there... what do we do?
Dark: stay cold... I have an idea in mind...
he smiles and in the palm of his hand appears the silhouette of a Moki lying on a bed of straw.
Miky was on a bed of straw in Moki village, he was bandaged and he was moving uncomfortably, while in the place of the arrow wound, a purple stain slowly grows.