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this is the eighth chapter of the counterparts. Wish this was a chapter of Still on Sia new NCS have to deal with plagues and disasters throughout their land. Our team from ion returns, bet ion, and has to deal with the plagues until the wishes cast, which will be in for another few chapters just letting you know but for now more disaster, plagues, and Martha seals anyone who takes it as part of with all of her with master crane even though he made the mark earlier, it's for their good I guess, but not really in the team in the group and I am deal with this until the end and the end or will have to see Hartley. We'll see if they can survive this make it through and take care of themselves.

The heroes, POV

now we must read we should join our team as they journey back to Windsor hell in that ion from the last chapter, the return, weary and tired after meeting with Ezra earlier and telling him that things are going to go bad soon, but there is hope in the counterpart and the time that she would make the wish soon I Alysia will end and the Alexion's will have to find new life on earth in the human world because that is where their hero their leader is, they knew that already they couldn't sense where he was anymore turning weary without many answers, except for the parts about plagues coming, especially in places in the Neverland more than once Ohio. Oh, we're not that I think goodness we're not an ever end Scarlet said to the team as they were a ride back on ion, yes Ash said looking at her. Yes Madam Scarlet he said oh should I call you Lady Scarlet scarlet she said you don't need to be formal with me. What about master? Asha asked I guess I am the master right now a fire at least the small group.

we must hunker down just in case she said the plugs might come our way to don't know for sure, but we are protected here or protected here in ions protective barrier I don't know about the rest of Valencia or the rest of Windsor Ohio Scarlet said but I think the whole world is going to fall apart as Ezra said, we hope that the counterpart will come through and make the wish soon as possible but I think it Hass to get worse before it can get better before we can go to the human world I miss him. Ash said I know Scarlet said they sing a hand on the shoulder. I know you do Ash I miss him too I know you miss him the most because you're just now learning to cook too well understand him and I'll accept him as your brother the only other person who's ever seen Ash cry was Elise is astonished to cry in front of Scarlet. I won't judge she said I've seen your brother cry it's very rare I know Elise is the only person who has seen you cry at knotted well I guess that's how it is. I guess I've seen her cry to Ash said several times I'm not just crying because I miss him. I'm crying because I missed my opportunity and now he's gone out of this world away from us. I feel alone I don't know what to do as a leader I thought seeking Ezra was the best thing, and it was Scarlet said, reassuring him Ash hugged Ashli everything's gonna be OK soon will rejoin him and everything will be as it should be if we survive and get out of this alive if we return if we go to the human world without any damage without a scratch on us, and I think we will as long as we stay inside, I am protective orders people outside will not be so lucky though. Lots of them will die and most, probably won't be saved by the wish. Only our group probably will be saved in the Villains that sucks. Anyone who has been raised from the dead and has been chosen might make it though like maybe your parents Ashli is hopeful I hope so. I don't remember them much because I was a baby when they died so I don't know much, it's just hard with the wash being dead they died when I was young and now I never get to know them I met your mother Scarlet said she was my teacher Alan I was a very nice person. I never met Julius except that the ball Dorian made trials. He liked me OK but he hated my brother so much. He was always mean to my brother but I've gotten over that, I understand he was annoying him so I get it let's talk trial on our memories. We have plans, plans to bring us into the future and to take us to the human world soon.

thank you Scarlet and you were right we need to move on. I need to see this place. Well, how do you say Highland? I can't say Valencia Valencia is doomed now. But I can keep what little of us are still alive. Ash said our group here on the ion. I'll keep them as safe as possible. I know that's what he would want. If I was the old me I would probably not care but now that I'm changed after seeing those memories, I do now #TalkingToSaidHeSaidToScarlet, I'mGonnaHaveAMeetingToTalkAboutWhatEzraSaidWithTheRestOfTheRemainingMastersScarletAskedAtNoddedIsTheOnlyThingWeCanDoI'mNotInAMatchI'mnot an official master, but you are That's right and there's still a few that we have said it all the masters are at least flashlight relieved all right will meet in your brother study soon and we'll discuss everything then I'll tell everyone know probably shot well. Let them know that they'll all be safe. I'll let them know the meeting will be soon. Ash said I need to go to my room and rest all right you might need an aura potion later I didn't lose any aura. Luther would be proud of you Scarlet said how do you ask one more time before Ash goes to to ash room on ion sleep well rest and then will get things in order.

call Dorian ruins

Ezra POV

as it was inside the vault, Orion palace, or at least a replica of it. The actual one ion was in Windsor Ohio. I was thinking I hope I did the right thing. Ezra said to tell them what they needed to do next and about the plagues. I know the world is coming to an end. I can feel it. Oh well, I can't say this place anymore. I don't care about him about Kronos up a loser at all enough but I do care enough that I want to go to a new place a new world. Is it Paul Dragon Green? He was also flying near him. Oh, Greenie he said we need to. We need to get off of every end out of every end it will. It won't be safe for me to be here either soon with the plagues coming, I normally don't care about these kinds of things but I can't say this world anymore and the rest can't save it either without Luther here it's pointless. The world goes into chaos like it is right now even if I leave the world destroyed without him the world is in chaos if he can survive until the wish, which normally I would say, is an exception, but this time I am allowing that to happen Greedy nuzzled him. OK let us leave this place. I will destroy my regular car and now we should go to Windsor Ohio and ask to join their group on the ion. What else do we have? I've already destroyed unity giving any other places for creating his group to meet I don't like them And I don't care about Alvin he might still care about me, but I don't care about him. All I care about is him getting home that's all I care about.

they flew away, destroying the replica of the palace. They flew to Windsor Howell finally saw the mountains as a howling pass. He also brought gifts and more food for everyone to survive to bring with them to the human world to Scarlet since Tim Azra, I wasn't expecting you to be here we didn't expect you to come and join us I just said I might as well. I've been wanting to go to the human world anyway what's the time I want to be there and be left alone but I might have to be used for right Scarlet said that makes sense come in and Ion welcomes you.

he looked around mesmerized by how beautiful it was more than his replica of the palace and the aura inside of it. It was keeping the place alive touching the walls. He felt the warmth he was not gone Scarlet nodded no, Ezra Portia I was surprised too we weren't expecting you to join us, but we might as well, we need you to be here to help us with the Masters that are left. She's doing an OK job of keeping us together but it's not working well. Where is Ash? Ezra asked Asha sleeping oh Ash probably needs to rest. I won't bother Ash right now good idea being a leader is hard even for someone as young as Ash Renaudet, I see you brought your dragon as well. I will find room for granny as well. Thank you. Read attached a stable where we've kept some griffins and Griffin eggs so we can have some fresh. I can see you brought some great muffins will be enjoying that. I hope we're not here for years. Ezra said we shouldn't be at least months despite how he was ignored not showing up much and being in hiding, Ezra was greeted warmly amongst everyone else he could see everyone's over and thought they were wrong, but he had to turn off that ability for now. The modern lesbians are different he thought, but yet still the same.

There were so many faces gathered an ion some that were mages some that were not Summer ordinary people in Ash woke us didn't know that verse mage Ezra was here on ion until Patura told Ash Ezra was here Azra. When did he get here just a little while ago said Batora, we will have a meeting in. Ash said we would have a meeting Masters meeting and have Ezra help with the leading. I'm glad to have something a little bit of a burden off my shoulders a bit. Ash said I don't mind leading my team, but leading a whole group of people is tiring understand send Batora will be meeting in your brother's study of course – not it will do thank you, Patara.

ash was thinking I hope I do you proud brother and I hope we'll see each other soon. I know I have to do this leading thing but it's very difficult. I don't know exactly what I need to be doing or how to do it. I know you say something like your Timecrest you'll figure it out on your own this is not easy work if you could see yourself in Cir right now it's in chaos. I hope you're safe and well in the human world right now.

The small group met inside the study the Master's Council that was left of it and Teen 13 had to meet because they were Ashli's team and they had to meet with everyone else. No other mages or any other ordinary people of Valencia were allowed to meet in this meeting, except for the masters in the team. The Masters that weren't with the team like Scarlet were surprised to see Ezra there Ezra was surprised to see them address the group. I hope I'm not rusty. He said I've come to warn you that awful plagues are coming to Aveda Lancia a great world is going to Foley, that's not the end yet. The end will come when the counterpart calls out and makes her wish. When that happens we will be dragged into the human world. I don't know if we'll be safe or not but will have to make a new life there even though I put aside my differences for us to coexist in harmony in the world of humans, I can't be in control of that place so I won't be able to do things like I do now I'll have to become your ally even though I'm not right now and I know a lot of you feel feel like you can't trust me that's understandable I am not a good man he said, but putting differences aside I hope we can work together to survive this and live as a community in the human world's cause together is the only way we can survive. I know you were all the modern masters that I don't recognize even though I know who you are. Ezra paused. Then continued. I know you're lost without your hero. It would make things easier if he was here to help but if he was here we wouldn't be in this mess everything would be going like it's supposed to be we need to get through this disaster together as a nation and as a world, I want to destroy it but I think it's going to destroy itself, so are you all in on this? Are you gonna help me or are you gonna help 1013? Masters raise their hands a great cheer her up and amongst them. They are so much confused, but they take in Ezra's words. No one said praise the first if they did, he would've her bed them from saying it anyway.

A small group of clotted are you going to give that same speech amongst everyone else? Scarlet asked of course, Ezra said he lives amongst them, of course, and one try and give the same speech. I have to rally them up together as a group we're all that's left. Most of Valencia will not be making it, and that is a shame, or not like the Christalis or the people out in the Tamron them will be joining us unfortunately, the villains will show up to will still have to battle them as much as possible and you're not gonna join the villains no why would I Porsche OK then Porsche said.

The meeting was over everyone went to rest did we set up a room for you? Porsche said taking the usher's hand and reading is fine in the stables with the other animals. I'm very tired thank you, Porsche. He said there's a lot of people here there is and I want you to give that seems beach again later as you're not a good idea, but I need to rest first and rest well well do you want into a transfer a while the transfer made him feel better. I'm not much made it an easy made him feel uneasy, but what else could he do is more difficult now being inside ion made him feel a little uneasy too, but there's nothing I can do the only place I can be, I'm sitting target outside the window, Hal or ion he thought as he went through the trance afterward he fell asleep. Normally he never slept like this, but he needed it. He needed rest so he slept.

then he made the same speech he made earlier in front of the masters, in front of all the other lessons that were on. I am safe and gave the same words and speech of encouragement to them, even though he didn't want to do that, you'd wanna destroy the mall if he could, I know that wouldn't be right either, especially inside these walls. I would have my head if I did that he thought I'm a guest here among these people I must show respect a little. Maybe I should think about what I'd done after the speech she thought that maybe I should ask for his visa for his forgiveness even though my heart is set on war, I wasn't expecting this to happen and I can't do war in the human world like this too many people show me innocent humans I wouldn't kill them, so I better make a piece a truce I did with these people. Now I have to do it was a Luther to I Miss Lily.

it'll be her home I'll be coming to Asher, Ezra thought as he walked through the room of his bedroom that he was staying in. He felt the aura inside. This place was peaceful. He'd never been inside Ion before, except for his replica he had never been inside the real Ion, he touched the walls of Ion, feeling the vibrations and the aura of it sensing the aura in it even though it didn't live it did this place is a live interesting I'm living palace, living fortress I can't speak to me, but I can sense a minute he made this aura a contrast with my suicide aura smiling I was the one who gave him this gift. I did it so I could protect myself. I'm pleased I guess I just hope he accepts my apology.

I said, I'll be in the human world after all maybe I can get away from Alvin, even though that's the human world and Alvin lives there maybe I can maybe I can make a new life for myself I need to help the young time crest, younger Ash he's guidance Ashli's guidance help leading a group not just a team it's gonna be difficult resting again after the speech sleepover. Come Ezra's dreams some good some bad overtook him messy slept.

The villains hang out

The villains, POV

everything is coming together. Oliver said if he addresses the other villains we just need to make sure everything goes completely according to plan and then take over Alencia will be ours. It already is so King Asher yes soul said but there's still a Foley the Groupon ion they're in hiding and we can't detect them, I know they're in Windsor Howell but I can't figure out where I can't find them either Salvin they're inside Ion so I can't detect them there. I can also tell that Ezra is gone as well and join them. That sucks so I'll never be able to find them or stop them

perhaps, we can perhaps we can we can just we can just destroy them lower the amount of Zion, and kill them. All so sad can burn them. All know they are weak and the watch is broken so everyone will die and not be able to be revived, Oliver was lost in thought and I said something about a counterpart wish if that is true, we can be defeated by Valenciennes could be sent by sent to the human world horse will be sent to so we could be able to feed them. They're even better but that's the counterparts turf taking Asher how are you able to purchase petitioner rate that the rest of the group including all the ones in their charge all the Crystalle and people who are under their charge said, they groaned the thought it's the humans' territory after all where are they are they're very powerful she has a name. Oliver said her name is Lily Lily, Dreammaker I think is her name and she has a weakness L had to turn to him her weaknesses well, Luther himself. She has a soft spot for him love for him so we can lore him out with her or will use her to lower him. Whatever one works. We could use the same spill on hers. We used on him putting her into a deep sleep then you'll have to wake her the same way she woke him I can't believe she woke him up, I can't believe she foiled our plans. She is such a Thorne Northside if she's able to conjure that wish show me wishing us an existence in the human world as well. I'll give us an easy target to kill her also learned that humans hate witches and witchcraft, or any kind of magic, especially Christians, if we can expose them as witches, we can destroy them we can have them killed. Everyone agreed and not their heads do it. I think that will be our plan.

but first, we need to make sure these people can understand us. Also, we need to make sure that the people who are left to Valencia, the foolish or said crane that's a crane looked at everyone we can give them a mark of something they'll show their allegiance to us, no gold we give out or bread or food or shelter. Must they have this brand on them my signature everyone on it better yet Oliver I mean Alvin said how about mine, even though they couldn't see the first human they could hear him from monitoring the sky what would your brand do? Oliver asked if I could fool them. I am a Time Crystal set, Alvin I am still a Timecrest. That means I can fool them into thinking that their great hero has returned. Everyone agreed to this. It was better than all of us planned, but you don't come and walk among us set an Oliver to know, but you could help make my brand popular master crane he smiled good I'd like to do that it'll make me helpful or useful to you. Good, I'll be looking forward to that I'll make the branding.

they had a plan now they said execute the plan and the branding was made out of and had to make it and then he had to figure out how to send it to Oliver had service he could use maybe he's down to monitor the sky so he couldn't come down to Alencia until he gets to the human world then he thought I would destroy it just like I'm destroying this place princess Lily I'm coming for you and the market was done. The stranglers were a little defensive. We're standing there ready for the new speech from their new ruler soon to be.

and their other new rollers, the new they were formed evil masters counsel that met at Crane's estate. Unity was destroyed by Ezra dang it doesn't have a new player to have. This is a new place to meet because unity is gone. It didn't matter to them, though, it didn't matter all that mattered was their destruction all across Alencia angered Freston cranes, eyes, anger that Luther lived anger that he was still alive. How dare he he was supposed to have been a dead horse according to Alvin, the counter was supposed to have been dead a long time ago to both live can spread out great romance and love throughout the lands.

he thought course evil he said these spread great plagues amongst people here in Alencia as well sickness is what he was hoping for through this yes they'll get what they need and yes, they'll get food and shelter. Anything as long as they wear this symbol is the red symbol the circle symbol and they cannot use any gold. If that's the case you know if they have gold on them they won't be able to purchase anything and the same with the people selling the merchants union now belongs to Oliver Crane Alvin smiled wickedly. I can't wait to tell him in our next meeting he said that he will own the Masters not just the Masters' council but the merchants' union Porsche bandit Glenwood Haven was shut down anyway it's already shut down, and the merchants and the people around will be mine. I can't wait I don't mind, but it'll be his and mine.

it was ready. The next meeting was soon sooner or later the world would belong to all of them. I will cower in fear and I'll bring down the people in Everett then win our house the fall draw hand next and then the ice skates. Why can't the ice that so will be during the meeting, I'm en route and reported that he had it ready along with this mark the symbol they also took memory of. Dilation is to forget their previous hero, and Nathan blindly follows. Whoever it chooses they choose if there are any followers left in Luther Timecrest they will die if they haven't made it to Ion people in Ion or Fall Two they will all die actually

listen, all of you will incense, send a master crane to the masses. No, you have been super sad since your hero disappeared and died your saver saved all of your crane and has come up with a solution for you to not grieve anymore. I know he has passed on and died, so I come up with a solution for you to take this Mark if you want to ever see him again Faith is a symbol, it'll protect you from the evil that's about the cum he said the evil wish they will come is Mark will be of a mark of protection for you. He said you'll be marked with a symbol, the symbol of protect you from being taken when the wishes cast at the end of this show how to Pledge of Allegiance to me answer the first human in my league followers he said Do we have a deal all cheered glad that I knew Savior has arrived. They were lost without one mini took the mark that day the symbol that day indicated that they were part of a new Alencia. They called it the new Asia Valencia has begun, a tear irrupt in the new Alencia has been born he still fears humans he said humans are your enemy, especially the time press. There are only a few left in this world by choice, scarlet and my blood by sibling ash bring them and let me have them and their followers will be killed.

Carry out this task, and you'll be heavily rewarded for your efforts. Send master crane we listen and obey. The crowd said we will take this symbol because we don't want to starve good welcome a new Alencia welcome a new age, said Crane, a new life, a new beginning.

The new ALYSIA was made. Our heroes were still safe out of an ion, though the crane was having none of that he wanted everyone to find the heavily hidden ion and dry it as much as possible if they couldn't destroy the building, then capture the people so they could be killed. They went out to search the torches and everything they could find.

as this was carrying it out, the plagues were about to be about to be happening soon print evil was passing through ALYSIA. The end was near the end was upon them.

Ion

The heroes, POV

The news about the mark was already spreading through ALYSIA like wildfire. The new symbol for crane. It hadn't reached wins, so how yet gain the group on Ion majors and non-majors alike or shocked about what was going on outside of Windsor Ohio outside of ion, even Kingrey just came to visit them, I know I said I'd protect you here for soon. It won't be safe here or even awful plugs are start will start to come and it'll be a disaster. Are you asking for your kingdom to come and join us King Mendenhall yes, yes master Porsche. It'll soon not say free Vanoss is kings and queens and our smaller kingdoms to survive and less you live in Tamron course if you live in town and it won't reach there at all those people just perish and the remaining Crystal Lee. I'm sad to inform you that the Chrisleys have taken over every end it's a mess their shop crossed everyone's face. Your face is Latour phi that the crystal. He had taken over there for 11 land their beloved territory even Ezra looked shocked about this.

they also have a bunch of BNR sleeves, said King Mendenhall, let us join you he will give us freedom yes, liberation when the counterpart casts her wish said Scarlet coming in behind Porsche. We don't know when that will be in human years or Orlinski, and years we don't know what years follow the same pattern so they shouldn't be too much of a surprise but we should have a meeting about it and then will review and answer your majesty OK but let us have free water as long as we live inside of ion that's fair everything will have to be free. Anyway, I have to shut down my kingdom and will probably have to fly all over Valencia. We won't be able to stay in one spot for long either so moving around the world will be helpful if you all join, but we need to talk it out with our new leader and with the council, Scarlet said fine, talk it out with the new informed counsel and your lead new leader by the way who is it Ashton crest, Seth Scarlet you mean master Kronos sibling you figured it out I saw his face. I saw Ash his face so I knew I knew who Master Kronos's sibling was he asked if his new leader was not all right, then any family member of a great leader is welcome to follow and respect we will talk to our leaders and the rest of us to meet king Mendenhall you could also be welcome to join our council meetings from time to time the king modded discomfort away into the walls. If I am to have an emergency meeting to see if King Mendenhall and his kingdom can join them they weren't harmful except for the water role laws the world was gonna be destroyed anyway, so what would be the point of an event of an alliance, more allies, the better, right the more the merrier inside more inside to keep safe from crazy influence, he decided to return to him now.

team 13 in the masters' council met inside Luther's study. That's the only place they can survive. That's the only place they can have meetings after all everyone met inside, so we need to meet to see if the king of Windsor Ohio can join us I don't think he wants to join Crane's side, even though he was a terrible king and a terrible ruler, I think we should give him a second chance he'll be no longer king anyway once we return once we go to the human world, we don't want an empire ruling over us cause I won't be a master cancel either, so she said Scarlet true said Porsche but our team will have a leader again. We might have a ruler, though, wouldn't master Kronas in Miss Lily rule us if she's able to restore her kingdom, I heard that is true. If they're able to restore her kingdom, we might be able to take that over and that will be a new Alencia, I don't think so. I think she would want to keep it as her kingdom. I would have to respect the wishes of an earthling of a girl from the human world set a lease. It was a lease who is speaking that's a clever Point Elise oh, I agree with this, said Ezra, she's already an experienced ruler. I've seen it for myself. She made me just a princess but her mother is still alive so she might roll to at least for a while and she probably needs some strong mages to help defeat the bogeyman. That's the worst exception I could think of is letting someone rule, her kingdom and her, everyone not in agreement