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This chapter moves up a year, so with the year jump another time jump, but only one year that means that everything that happened in the last year after they got to the gorge on what I just mentioned about them finding their way around and little slumber party that happened is nothing means it is but it's not About an actual party that Scarlet had to go back to the chapter slumber party anyway, this chapter does a year jump or Scarlet and Luther and Riley are all three decently friends and they live to get into mischief together and I think that would be funny if you think, so, then read along because this is gonna be a hilariously, funny chapter but also sweet too. mainly sweet.

Scarlett

A year has passed and we've been living in these quarantine zones for now about a year and we made incredible friends but also enemies, like always, and some places you do make a few enemies our biggest is the king. He hates humans which we already know and Father Julius is now the ambassador for our zone, and we have to fake very difficult respect. The princesses are good Ally it's great to have one ally outside the wall, even though she'll never become queen, she's at least an ally to us.

my evil brother has now become the prince and soon-to-be king of Volder, and we were meeting at the palace for some reason probably to build, or is it started on the building of solidifying the I am for the palace which Luther was going to do who's gonna make the real bricks for the palace and helping with the design which would be what father Julius was going to do. He was the somewhat helper in this design process of building the palace Monday we were hanging out and it was gonna be a long meeting so our new friend Princess Riley, or she'd rather just call her Riley decided to take us exploring, which would be more exciting than just standing around here waiting.

we explored the area until we came across this house that looked like a little small tower. That's how Riley described it the house but like a little small tower house, I wonder what's here I don't know Riley said we'll have to take a look inside. We sure are you gonna get muff on us now of us turned our heads to Luther. He was standing there for a moment. No, I'm not gonna go Muffy why would you think that because you're just standing there hesitant I've come to this house plenty of times even before you all came and I know there was someone inside of it or there wouldn't, or it wouldn't exist Riley said.

The knock on the door I said to Riley OK Riley Riley knocked on the door, but no response no one answering. Maybe there ain't no one home. The person inside watched us. She used magic to open the door and she saw us.

Her Luther says, who are you the girl freaked out and jumped back into the cat into the room. I think you're calmness scared her. I said I couldn't help that. He said let me try Riley as she knocked on the door again please open the door and go away the voice said you scare me, one of you is super common. It scares me and the other one the other two of you were different and some different from me. I've never seen you before so you frighten me.

but you said this coming out scared us too. You made us jump back, but not in the way of your looks but in the way, you just jumped out and then ran back in said Riley.

Please don't be afraid we won't hurt you. How do I know that said the girl's voice how do you know you're not on the scare me or hurt me? Mother says that everybody wants to hurt me out in the light so I should stay here in the dark, I feel safe here And I should be happy to be happy in the dark and safe in the dark. That's what mother says.

but are you are you really happy here in this dark room alone where you could be with us with other children said Riley yes the girl's voice said trembling. I'm happy here and safe here, so please go away.

I guess we better go. I said we can't help her. Oh, but I want to send Riley I know I said Luther did too far away for a moment. I agree with Riley on this one. I want to help this girl we didn't get help from Scarlet I think she should.

OK, I said all right will try and figure out a way to help her but I don't know how and neither would Riley so we need to figure out how to help her you can't help me send the girl I belong in the dark and you belong in the light we don't belong in the same place let us be your light in the darkness said let us guide you through it, and you can ride safely through these light places you don't deserve to be alone somehow I agreed with Riley. Yeah, we don't think you should be here alone.

let's start with your name Riley asked and said, what's your name Annelise she said my name is Annelise That's what Mother gave me is my name that's a pretty name said Riley mines just Riley without the best part it's more manly than yours. OK Annalise what can we do to help you?

you can't help me send Annelise you can't help me at all. I am trapped in here. I'm forced to stay in here because I am a monster Riley's mother says I'm a monster. Father says I'm a monster because I killed some guards when I was born so I was locked away in here you get to live your life out in the light which is my dream, but then part of me doesn't want to, you should live your dream said Riley come back out and show you what it's like to live in the light come on Annelise I know you want to come out here and be with us we'll be your friend's friend she said never had friends cause I'm always had to stay in here mother says if I do I'm a bad girl if I leave but then that your dream to live among the light, yes said Annalise.

I tried to sue as well Annelise you're only a monster. If you say you are one are we here and see is a frightened little girl yes, Luther says that's what we see and hear from you. A frightened child who needs help the three of us will be your friend, why don't you be our friend come out please we will help you you can't help me send Annalise even if I got a little bit of a day of freedom I don't need to go back inside the room the room I've ever only known in my whole life, the room that I can never leave because I'm a monster you're not a monster Annelise I said you're just a frightened girl who's been taught that she's a monster all her life because she destroyed something killed someone because her powers are dark and uncontrollable. Please, please let us help.

I heard her walk towards the door and use her magic to open it again and break her chains and stuff that got into the light. Maybe I should deserve a little bit of freedom, said Annalise, but I never got to meet the rest of you only Riley.

Who is also who I nicknamed the radiant girl I don't mind that nickname said Riley I think it's sweet you want to give us nicknames and you joined loser you're the one who spoke to me yes I am Luther Luther Timecrest we just had her names changed from Reed to Timecrest just recently She took his hand and shook it but you were the convoy to me. Did she look at me? Who are you? I am Scarlet I said my hand to shake Scarlet. She looked at my hair for a moment ginger why that name because of your hair she said it's a beautiful red color and I think Ginger is a perfect name Said Annelise she smiled for a moment feeling happy for the first time.

let us play Annelise before we decide to go back in before you go back inside your room you know what send Annalise I don't wanna go back in there alone now that I met you for three I want to be part of the group but I can't. I will have to go back in that room for a while, we'll come back for you no said Riley no Luther and I said looking at each other and looking at Riley I think Riley I think that we should take you in both of you it's not fair that you have to be Vald Orion either one of you, I said what are you saying Scarlet I'm saying that we should talk to mama Helena about adopting them. It's not their fault Riley is trapped here in this palace miserable and so is Annelise.

but we can't take them today. How about it you pretend that we have not done this and decided to take you Annelies pretend everything is normal and we will come back. I promise we will come back and sneak you out some at least not thank you Ginger she said Arlett.

and I guess I have to do the same send Riley yes pretend everything is normal and we'll figure out a way to get you out. We need to talk this over with Mama Helena and Father Julius before we decide to take on any more kids and Riley said we promised to rebel against Father and come visit you, really yes send Riley I will come to visit you as much as I can hunt the two hug together, making a pat that they would even find out information about you Annelise even if it means me being punished I am grateful to you Riley said, Annelise.

OK, I guess we better go. Now we will act like everything is normal, and that we never found you all right then I promise to come back we promise the four of us hugged and promised each other, and Annelise went back into her hiding place.

And we went back to where we were before we were before we left there you are father Julius said he found us we left and went home now. When Riley said goodbye to us, we went back into our room and we talked about Annalise, not our room, but my room I guess And we talked about Annelise

. we will only need to help her we will and Riley and Riley. We will try and free them both somehow if we can convince mom to him to adopt them I think that could work but we need more convincing though. They're just our friends right now Riley told me that there's gonna be a big event. What kind of unity is passing through the quarantine zones in a few days and a few weeks so she's wanting to see if you want to come she can only take one of us. She said she's gonna try and see if she can strengthen Aunt Lantis so she can take us both somehow there's no way one of us will have to be left behind Scarlet.

maybe not we might be able to make it if Riley can get herself stronger maybe she can carry us both in some you lighter than me so I think she might be able to do that all right then we'll make a plan to go up on unity together as a group I think that'll be a fun trip.

then we should plan on it. He said we sat there in silence now what can we do today? The day is still young. The meeting went longer than we thought, but we still had time to go to the library. All right then let us go to the library he said, we left the living quarters, and went down the elevator to the crown floor to the library, I was thinking that we should get you a spell so we can spar together you, and Riley right we spar together already but I think that would be a good idea. I might have more of an advantage if I had some kind of magic.

then let's go, and then we can go spar just you and me for the moment all right then we can spar until it's dinner time we got to the library there were already people in there. We found the shelf that has basic spell tones on basics spells which one suits your fancy in with magic in your element. You want to try everyone he knows and we pick out books or not books but tones I already have basic fire magic and I already have pretty high fire magic as it is you do but not quite no I might go into some trances and try to up my magic a little more but I think we should do it in the alleyway. That's probably smart.

we pulled out every time we could think of magic every spell to see what he was a tune to besides solidifying. I am making the aura containers which she was getting started on now which Volder was going to take profit from. I don't like this, but we have to do this, can I also borrow your fire magic of course you can borrow it and put it into a container if you'd like, I said.

Then we can say we both did together I have gotten I've tried on most magical things, but I haven't tried it on a lot of people yet. I've made a lot of these containers yet. I'm not sure where to begin. I think you should start with the simplest the simplest spells I said like like the teleportation spell, and then try other containers and try other magics, I know I need to make these containers he said because I need to make the corona gym. My voice is telling me too that's why I'm not sure exactly.

or who but I know him as the time manipulator or the first human or the Akron Timecrest that's the only person other names I know him by and I'm trying to make contact with the watch. Be careful OK don't worry Scarlet I'll be fine I hugged him then let's get started on finding the magic tune and then I'll help you with your with the gym and the other containers, that's what Volder wants, and will give them what they want.

this reminds me of that time when we were practicing our aura, or when you were practicing yes I'm glad you remember we took the spell tombs and tried every basic one fire water. They were failures, light, dark. They were all failures to him, even though you can solidify the blue light, it's still not enough for him to be too tuned to that spell that particular magic element dark is harder, we found earth and wind all right how about these two he concentrated when his hands on the tom I feel a connection he said well let's see concentrated need to go into a trance and he did. I also went into a trance so I could up my spells.

I was already at Magnus level. I just need to get to Mill's madness and some of his level spells while we both go into trances. I felt a great magical surge phrase pop into my head in Magnus precision point I said.

The finger of my hand began to steam and glow brilliantly and I poked a hole into the wall not much happened so I got a piece of paper and poked a hole in it. Wow that's cool it makes a sharp point precision point OK then.

I could tell he was still busy so I decided to go into another trance and I unlocked Precision Hunter.

it was done with the first home which was wind. He went into a trance to unlock his spell, and guessing he felt he felt something with the wind tone he was in a trance I went into another. I felt different when I went through this next trance, though.

I unlocked the assemblance level spell so quickly, but I couldn't try it out here not here in the library phase in Cindy Tess Summit this fatal fever came to my head, but I cannot try it out here. It was an exploded explosive. So held on until we could go to an abandoned alley to try out our new spells. I will never try fatal fever though it could do too much damage. I'm not sure though but I'll I bet it does. Does something terrible Since it's a high-level spell.

he was done with his first trance to connect to something especially the term that he was reading Levitas. He said he floated into the air somewhat or did he just disappear? I couldn't send him. What was he doing?

Then he came back he didn't fully turn into the wind, but he wasn't visible and floated in the air. Your powerful I said, I think we unlocked our powers. We've already unlocked new upgrades I said, are you ready if ever should we tell Mom that might be a good idea to tell her that we're gonna go practice together?

yeah, let's go. We went to tell her Mama Helena we were going out and practicing our magic for a while. OK, I'll be back by dinner we will Mom.

We went out and practiced our magic. We tried not to hurt each other as badly as we could because we didn't want to hurt each other so I tried to use the safest magic. He did too because he didn't have much yet he didn't level up his spells did you get any gravitas spells? I asked, I did that's what took me so long I read both the earth and wind tones. It's just that I didn't get gravitas into my head yet. Let me go on a trance real quick I didn't feel a connection. I brought the tone with me we stopped for a moment.

he held at home pressed his hand over the spell and went into a trance. He came back gravitas. He said it was hard to tell what he could do with it, but it was good enough. It was a strength base spell, so that was good and his levitate spell wasn't an avoiding spell he can go around in circles like wind kinda like teleportation, except not really.

he mostly just went invisible and then reappeared. Nice great form. We have something to show Riley tomorrow when we start sparring.

Yeah you're you're right but I can tell you've gotten stronger and your magic Scarlet did you go into trances while I was trying to find my magic yes, I said do you want to see what I have learned we're in an alley where no one else is but be careful I don't want you to hurt me too badly. Don't worry I won't go too far and hurt you.

and Sendas Magnus precision point, I said, as a small glow peered on my finger, esteemed and well even more than my hand and a sharp point came off of it. I put a bloody hole in his hand. Nice good job now let's see here's an aura potion, right? I want to heal that before mom sees that, you could hurt someone with that Amelia Magnus precision hunter I said as flame marrows came from my hand I shot them at him. He dodged them. They're supposed to hit his hit target, but he dodged them very easily with Levitas and gravitas dodging, I said.

all we need is a target and you can do some arrow practice archery practice with those flame errors that sounds like a great idea but how are you gonna make me a target with a paper he said I'll put something loud on it so you can hear it. that's a good idea said Model One I forgot Model One was with us, how are you gonna do that he said I don't know yet Model One we'll figure it out Will make a target for Scarlet.

but I can tell you learned another spell higher. You don't want to see that spell I said it's a sum of this level spell and it's very dangerous. I could hurt you with it and Mama Helena would never trust me around you again you don't have to hurt me completely just I want to see fine I'll let her know. It was my idea I wanted to see her some of us level spells.

OK, you've asked for it.

insignia to summit this fatal fever oh no, something is wrong. The whole radius around me was glowing blue Luther was two and shivering. I was sucking away his body heat. I did not want to burn and kill him. I need to figure out how to stop this spell somehow, he was standing there walking back and forth. Oh no, I can't control this.

I pulled him close to me with the power of the red sphere that was forming around me, but he said it slowly, but he still said it, Levitas he said, and with a wish of wind, he blew out the fire and rushed around me, and then panting. I canceled the spell somehow once it was canceled out when he blew out the fire around me before he could burn. Wow, that is powerful. He said weekly let me recover here potion thank you the potion Scarlet that is a very dangerous spell. Do not use it unless you have to. I wish I would. I hope I don't have to ever use this spell. It's too dangerous. It sucks away body heat before I could burn you and I don't want to kill you loser are you OK?

I wrapped my arms around him to get him worn his body was still cold even though he drunk the aura potion just let me recover. Let me hold you and get you warm. I said this is all kinds of wrong. He said does it matter if it is, does it matter if it's all kinds of wrong I want to get you warm.

I forgot to say that I was 15 years old now and I've taken a mother role to Luther because of Helena even though Helena wants to abandon some of her duties somewhat. So now I have to take care of an 11-year-old.

and well what makes it wrong and creepy is that I am falling in love with him as I said, they're in the alleyway with my arms wrapped around him, keeping him warm to get his body back to normal temperature. I felt something something I shouldn't be feeling. But his body felt safe not for me, but for him for him to be wrapped up in my arms, small and fragile too. I hadn't held him like this since we were young when he was still a baby, but it was different now that I was 15 years old, I had almost reached or potential, and I unlocked all these auras meant all these spells quickly I know I had to eventually, but I sat there with my arms wrapped around him He was quiet for a moment. I'm sorry I said I didn't mean to hurt you. You didn't hurt me too badly I just need to recover.

and you were helping me with that he said, but the way I'm holding you is all kinds of wrong. I shall not be holding you this way. I'm a 15-year-old girl now I shouldn't be doing this.

Why you know why I shouldn't be holding you like this one we're in public no one is watching. He said he reached up and touched my face, Scarlet.

I will get stronger and fight against and hold my own against your spell. Somehow we stayed in this position for a while. It took a long time for his body to regenerate and become warm again we just won't tell Mama Helena no or she could tell her it was a sparring accident, that could be true. I didn't know what the spell would do. We can tell her it was a sparring accident you're right, why did not think of that. You're a genius who squished him against me, feeling his warrant, feeling my warrant against him, giving him my warrant, kissed his forehead, but that's as far as I took it at the moment And I sat there and rocked him, his body regenerated and recovered. He's like I'm fine now we can go back. Let us go back to the house.

all right, then we won't back inside. It was dinner time. We got home just in time mama Helena said wash your hands all right then we washed your hands you take baths later you look dirty. We will Mom don't worry. I hope you had a great time sparring and hanging out with Princess Riley today we did.

we sat down to eat dinner, which was Griffin, eggs, and veggies. We told him about what we told Mama, Helena, and Father Julius about first about our new magic abilities in our sparring match. I hope you didn't get too badly hurt. No, we're fine I said she didn't get it too powerful spell going into a trance and, it was a little too much for her to handle. He said oh you mean you got to summon level spell I know yes fatal fever, but I'll only use it in dire need. I said it sucks away people's body heat and then it could cause an explosion. I didn't go that far because if I had leather would've died right you didn't do that would you have been angry with me if it had I would've thought it was an accident, so no I wouldn't. I'd be sad though my only son was killed but it's OK.

you fixed your mistake before it got worse and you realize the spell that powerful can only be used in emergencies odd all right then what else did you all do? I know that Dad your father took both of you to the Vald Orion palace today and you got to see Princess Riley, Riley took us on a tour at least she just wants us through really we're gonna ask if you'd like to spar with us that would be wonderful. I need to learn to fight anyway and so does Scarlet will need to learn to defend ourselves if her brother decides to attack us one day, that would be very important to Mama Helena all right then, and what else we found a girl and we found a girl in a house by herself. Her name is Annelise and she seems lonely princess Riley is trying to figure out a way to rescue her how we don't know and also princess, Riley wants to take us up to see unity when it comes through the quarantine zone that loud we don't know, but we would love to see it, that would be cool and exciting and saving saving that girl Annelies would be a nice thing too. That's a good goal to have said Helena mama Helena said sounds like the two of you had a very eventful day. Oh and by the way Scarlett we are planning your 16th birthday party right I'm turning 16 at the time most people's aura should be mature already it's not for another few more months I said though I know but it's better to plan than not plan. Do you know who you want to come?

yes I'd like for Claire and Gwen to come for sure of course and who else Jace I don't know if you wanna come to a girl's 16th birthday but that would be fun Dylan and well of course Lou will be there. I wouldn't miss it Scarlet your 16th and Riley we'll see if we can get Riley. It would be difficult. Her father might not let her be invited to Nadia yes, of course will invite Nadia is that all your friends are not all right then to Mama Helena I'll see what I can do.

after dinner, we went upstairs in the living quarters not upstairs to the lab tomorrow I'm gonna work on those aura containers. He said I hope you do well on them. I said any other projects you want to work on I'm gonna try and work on the cure for the Voran disease I haven't thought of working on it in a while and I was thinking that that might be a good way to help free us. Yes will you be disappointed if it doesn't Scarlet and then we have to live the rest of our lives here cause I would be I know you would be, I said, you're almost as tall as me so I can just tell you like this we stood there in front of his bedroom door for a moment. I know you'd be disappointed if we can't get our freedom I'd be sad too, if freedom was offered to you would you take it Scarlet to leave me here I shook my head. Why would I leave you I care about you why would I leave you here?

because of going to Janice's Janice's parties, and the Valdora maid trials of trials are very violent I don't like going, but we have to go. It's bearable to go because you're there. Scarlet held him close against my side. Don't worry I won't let anyone hurt you you know that you mean a lot to me I love you too he said quietly we stood there for a long time. It was after our baths I guess we better get some rest yes.

good night good night Scarlet I was so tempted into kissing his mouth, but I didn't say I just hugged him and went off to my bed.

I want in here I know I'm always in here when they're going to bed but I think it's a perfect time to end a chapter. Is it going into the next day anyway I'll see you in the next one.