Idris hummed as she walked around the syndicate’s base, quick footsteps caused her to turn on her heel and grab Sliv by the hand, she grinned. “Did you try to punch me just now?” she questioned. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9vJkpkTbap
Sliv laughed and pulled his hand from her grip, “just testing your reflexes. Looks like Protesilaus is teaching you well.” he spoke as he walked with her his hands shoved into his pockets. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOoScaFZlww
She smiled and closed her book, sticking it in her satchel. “Are you going to the cafe today?” she asked, he thought for a moment. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBBNmFdWIIf
“Yeah, I think I have a shift to work. How about you? Where are you going?” 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0qsqEl8oS
She shrugged. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYiAGMuFBVC
“Zeph wanted me to go on a walk with him” she said, Sliv raised an eyebrow. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ944Ora2s6Z
“Zeph?” his nose scrunched up “since when did he take people on walks?” she cocked her head slightly. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQDvNgW2UFd
“I don't know… well i should go, i think he said he was meeting me on the outskirts of Pogtopia.” 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ65shy2Noo3
Sliv nodded. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Bnp4iHlPf
“Come by the cafe later, okay!?” he called, she held up a hand with reassurance, he smiled.
Idris exited the building and stopped when she saw Zeph speaking with two taller men, it seemed hostile. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYT5oRLNoi2
One man dressed in green and armor, his hair pulled into a small ponytail, the other in white and the same shining armor. One held a book that seemed to glow green hues. Idris raised an eyebrow, her ears twitching as she tried to listen in. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA22FDTEaF3
“I’m just reminiscing Dream. Nothing sneaky is happening out here, ight mate?” Zeph reassured them. Idris’s eyes narrowed. A sly smirk crossed Dream’s lips and he rolled his eyes, Idris took a step forward.182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTf2et97zER
“Uhm, sorry, why are these people interrupting our walk?” she questioned, trying to get zeph out of this predicament. Zeph froze and chuckled nervously. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDyMkn3pA0j
Dream stared before chuckling. “Now who’s this?” he purred circling her, she cringed disgusted as he took a lock of her hair into his hand with a small smile. Idris snarled, her eyes flashing purple, Dream jumped back. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9F8wrhc8Fi
“She’s a student of mine.” 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe9Wf7ybZHB
“A student eh? I wasn’t aware you still taught…” he spoke slowly, not tearing his eyes from her as he returned to the other boy's side. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKgPRnRylz5
Zeph shrugged. Idris shot Dream a look and he cracked a smirk, “well we’ll leave you to it then.” he spoke tossing something to Zeph as they walked away. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLkJN0Q5fu7
“Don’t do anything i would do.” he mused. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHrBG2ZQQM
Zeph sighed and pocketed whatever he tossed and Idris frowned. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnbN2fCqfaW
“Sir, who was that?” 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ30RNEtPvBY
“That was Dream. A tyrant. Stay away from him, he’s bad news.” he spoke, Idris nodded. As he walked away, Idris took long strides to catch up with him. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWTTYyG8K4o
“So, why did you want me to walk with you?” 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0xj99o0k1c
Zeph sighed. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Diwqj9Qmv
“The short or long story?” Idris shrugged. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVBqfhPmQnu
“Short?” Zeph nodded and directed her up a pair of broken stairs, hopping from step to step as if he did this daily, which he probably did. Idris took it carefully and he offered his hand, which she took. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD40ZyQmznF
“Wil is coming by the syndicate this morning, i assumed since you ran you wouldn’t want to be seen at a place like that by him” he spoke, Idris stared but smiled gently. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwOeyB8jFge
“Thank you..i didn’t know he knew about the syndicate” 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSK0r1Eras9
Zeph shrugged. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡac1O27Bmux
“Yeah? I mean his brother is in it, he used to be against it until things happened.” he explained as they walked. “If anything I assume he called an audience with Protesilaus because of your disappearance.” he finished, Idris scowled. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd80LlHNpBM
“I see”182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRmmgIK0XaM
Zeph patted her head as he picked a bundle of white flowers off a tree. “That and I wanted to teach you different herbs while we were out.” he grinned. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEEaVYu2iPk
She giggled. What a dork. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlGhchuMzxH
“As an example this is a Mistyday flower, it only grows on trees like this” he smiled, offering her the flower. She took it with a smile. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRSXN02wvM
“It’s beautiful…”182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdiM7VwRHUD
“And quite poisonous if you ingest it” he chuckled, her eyes widened before softening she found comfort in that fact for some reason.182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgHqcQoNJHg
“Sir, if I may ask? What was the goddess of nightmares like?” she questioned, Zeph’s eyes flickered to her, he should’ve known she’d ask eventually. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx6onZkaeZC
“Well…I don't know much about her. But I know she could be manipulative and desperate, she was also known as a very powerful woman, the embodiment of evil before Dream could ever take that title. She could take control of people's bodies as if they were her own, she treated people as if they were mice and she was a cat. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2PTX2x6uZw
No one ever liked her.” he explained. “In fact they avoided her” 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrDTaciQtAf
Idris frowned and fidgeted with the gem she’d attached to a choker. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCuLENN3hNL
“Was her death known?” 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ97WsvmyEj5
Zeph shrugged. “No one actually knows how she died, people believe she’s just caged away somewhere far away. And if she did die, no one remembers.” he spoke cautiously. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdJKm50O7sE
“Odd…” 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuppuQz9JrD
Zeph nodded. “Isn’t it? I mean i’ve been tempted to look for her but i know that's the worst idea ever.” he chuckled to himself, Idris smiled as she picked a daisy. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZsObGfIYtD
“That is la marguerite” he said with a grin, Idris’s eyes lit up. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC2UaW2GANS
“A daisy-?” 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVLTIqnNLn
“So you know french. Your parents taught you well then” he smiled, She laughed lightly. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJiwGYhpSqr
“Actually a former teacher of mine taught me it, she was amazing at it” Idris seemed to be sucked into a daze. “When she spoke French it was almost like she was a whole other being of light, like she could be a queen but not tyrannical. She had the ability to change her size and to guide souls across limbo.” she smiled, Zeph stared his cheeks turning pink. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqvsoUt1l0
“Was your teacher perhaps the goddess of death?” 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLAbzxXJ5nm
Idris’s eyes widened and she laughed. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRXfMdDMn2H
“Yeah!” 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGdD6UFhgBb
Zeph’s eyes softened and he smiled, maybe Idris wasn’t as dangerous as that letter had said, especially if she was taught under Kristin’s wing. But there was always a chance… 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlF3rtSojwX
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Idris waved to Zeph as he disappeared back into the syndicate’s building, she hummed lightly and turned to walk away. As she walked aimlessly not knowing what to do she sang under her breath, a person nearby stopped and glanced around a tree to listen as she walked by. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvhL79cCkRr
The man's eyes widening with awe. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGb50EamFhV
She stumbled across a beautiful mansion, snow laid in patches on the grass and she shivered as the wind blew her hair over her shoulder. She made her way up the steps and pushed the door open. Cobwebs filled the house but it also looked well kept. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeuPPZHOcne
As she walked the floorboards creaked and she grinned. She always loved old homes, abandoned places. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9h2q4ZAceD
Something creaked behind her and she whipped around. Nothing. “Hello?” 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBTQ0EZcC9v
No response, her heart started to race. Fear. she's never dealt with fear before…182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzeMqEu6wQY
“Hello?” she called out again, nothing but then something wooshed by and appeared gracefully feet from her. Her eyes widened as she stood inches from a man who was only a few inches taller than her, someone that looked just like her. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSyyu2V5Rl2
“Who…? How did you do that-?” she questioned in awe of the way he just appeared. The man's lips twitched as they just stared into each other's eyes awkwardly before the man took a step back. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0cd6M7U7A5
“You're like me?” he questioned, she twitched. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSy3Zr7sCJm
“I don’t know what you mean?” she stated before taking in his appearance. No he was right. They were the same. The skin, patchy and hybrid, the eyes which shifted color, the attractiveness. The horns and pointed ears, Idris stumbled slightly. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9swJrhBN2i
“Oh-!” 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJobl1hVQL
He chuckled and smiled catching her off guard, “uhm- sorry do you live here?” she questioned. The male shrugged. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFoxjnm8PNS
“Something like that- um, can I ask your name?” 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMrEyNFLhng
She smiled, “of course. You can call me Idris” she grinned, he chuckled. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN0L4rwTdk5
“Ranboo.” 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXm1QLgnDWH
She looked around again before returning her gaze to the familiar male. “How did you do that?” she asked, he cocked his head, his ears jingling. “What? This-?” he vanished and appeared behind her, her eyes lit up as she spun around. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdxaaiVdmYN
“Yes! You must tell me.” she grinned, Ranboo chuckled and thought for a moment. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSu7p1dRuMb
“I mean i can try, i’ve never really taught another endperson how to do so.” Idris shrugged. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd9N6W7xBdf
“It might take a while?” 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnAdnumBoFk
Idris grinned, that wasn’t a no. “I'm willing to wait” she grinned, he chuckled and ran slim fingers through split hair. That's when she noticed the way she could faintly see through his body. Was he…? Surely not. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdMNemXunEe
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Foils clashed and Idris spun on the ball of her foot, her vision blurred by the mask she wore as she landed her third hit on Protesilaus. He scoffed and then chuckled as they removed their masks, “you’re getting better. Almost as good as me” he grinned. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKIlWtQHQfS
Idris wiped sweat from her forehead with a smirk. “Oh, I think we both know I'm already better than you,” she smirked, tying her hair into a ponytail. Protesilaus rolled his eyes and pulled his braided hair up into a bun, as they lowered masks Idris grinned. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0YHUeVW5Yy
“Round four?” 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23OplR9NH0
He nodded and as soon as the bell rang she spun out of the way of his attack and grabbed his arm slamming him down onto the ground before twirling the foil and stabbing it into the foam mat below them, he flinched his head to the side with a chuckle. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4eESho6wif
“I surrender” 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2CB2gAGc0r
Claps caught them off guard, “wow, the most well known war lord and anarchist surrendering to a woman. How nobel” they looked to the side and Idris’s eyes widened. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA8O2vwSEVP
“D-dad-” 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyxSNZZ3L5D
“Idris.” Wil’s tone went dark, she scowled. Protesilaus tucked his mask under his arm. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJtip9uQpK5
“Wil, welcome back.” 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWTvP6xm3K4
Idris shuffled away and disappeared into the bathroom to change, her body trembling. How did he- shit. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡngupewEu7B
“May I ask how you knew Idris was here?” 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡozI3MvyaKO
Wil shrugged fidgeting with a foil, “well she has nowhere else to go does she?” he questioned, Protesilaus chuckled. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHTzU3ESYXq
“I guess you prove a point.”182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjSgaEnSv0o
Wil twirled the foil and snapped it down by his hip, raising a hand to his head. “Ready for orders sir” he mocked, Protesilaus shot him a look. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡepkreukXuR
“Catch your daughter before she leaves” he rolled his eyes, Wil glanced back and sure enough, Idris was inching out the door. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcPz3POdyMp
Wil sighed and snuck up on her, she squeaked and teleported away from him. His eyes widened and she scowled in his direction as she ran out of the building entirely. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYGx3na2lJ
“Did you know she could do that?” 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiyYiPcSefo
Protesilaus shook his head. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwgVlq6KSgz
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Idris pulled her knees to her chest as she sat on a hill overlooking the massive lake nearby, she rested her chin on her knees and watched as birds flew by and foxes played. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1zkh5XpixF
The grass crunched and she frowned. “Why are you even here?” she asked, Wil sighed and took a seat next to her. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5l2qSAHsDT
“Because I was worried.” 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAeFD5doAMX
Idris scowled as he let one leg extend out on the grass. “Worried.” she mumbled, he frowned. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA9o3C6xldO
“Idris…i’m not going to force you to go home. I just want to know why you ran…” he explained, Idris scowled the emotions stirring in her, causing her eyes to flicker from green to purple. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDsbJiHx2vp
“Dad killed my parents.”
Wilbur’s body froze. He didn't know what to say. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡogmKuud8cc
“i..Idris, they did horrible things to him and to humanity.” he fumbled over his words, Idris scowled. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIy2NBWzPQO
“That doesn’t justify their death.” Wilbur shrugged.182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxmNMb7pxm4
“Maybe not, but it helped, did it not?” he questioned, her mind flickered back to Dream and she shook her head. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAM2jcSPaSi
Wilbur raised an eyebrow. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUPvaBjAJhT
“What do you mean, no?” he questioned, she scoffed. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHUsi8RDj8
“You mean you didn't know your dad was getting threatened by Dream?” she snapped, standing up quickly. Wilbur didn’t move as the words echoed in his mind. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6H6XeVmx3k
“Don’t claim to know things when you dont.” she hissed as she walked away, leaving the brunette staring down at the water. Dream threatened Phil? Hell no. He looked back for Idris who had slipped into the building again, greeted by a water nymph. A friend…she was happier here. He sighed and stood slowly, grabbing the stuff he tossed aside and making his way into the opposite direction of the syndicate.
Oh, he was going to exchange some words with Dream. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQEuWHM4Plb
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“Sir. you’re being called for a meeting.” Soul glanced up into the direction of the doors. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIaYMgUZZvS
“There was no scheduled meeting?” 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaCb8RN05dK
The man shrugged as Soul rose from his seat and thanked him as he left the room. A meeting without warning? He pushed through the conference room doors where the council gods sat with concern on their faces, Soul took a seat. What was going on? 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ89bgFbv1pB
“Now that we’re all here” Crovan shut the door, Soul scowled. “Something…tragic has happened to a fellow god of ours.” he said slowly, Soul’s eyes widened. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBhjNeefgpR
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“Void Escalier has passed. His body was found charred to the bone, he tried to pass through a portal that was cursed and paid the price. I'm sure he didn't know…but he tried to pass into the realm of wither bearers. Tonight we will hold a ceremony for our dear friend.” Crovan spoke softly, Soul’s body went freezing cold. No. no way. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR1Hi28LIbp
Soul abruptly scooched his chair back and left the room in a flash finding himself vomiting into a vase. Kristin was there within an instant holding his hair back as he did so.
“You poor thing…” she mumbled, when he was done she pulled him into a tight hug where he found himself sobbing against her breast. The other gods frowned and exchanged sympathetic looks as they exited the conference room. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZpJpNmcOLh
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It was silent as the ceremony was held, Soul hiding away in the nearest corner as each person talked about the amazing things that Void had done. About his secrets and ideas. Soul scowled as he sipped from his glass of champagne, looking down at it he decided it wasn’t strong enough. He evidently left the ceremony as he made his way back to his office, filling his glass with something stronger as he sat on his desk and stared out at the stars. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQUuPAcUJq2
Void did a lot of amazing things…and he was loyal. But he did have his flaws. Stupidity being one of them, he chuckled to himself as he sipped from his glass. The feeling of a burning sweet cyanide sensation mixing with his thoughts, he glanced down at a letter opener on his desk. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRNiggBPplv
Did he want to go with? 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGIOO2UKQiU
Wil burst in just as Soul was dragging his fingers across the smooth surface of the letter opener, Wilbur’s eyes widened and he grabbed it from him, tossing it aside. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXtHQUM7mzg
“Dont.” 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWlwMoV3MpC
Soul looked at him with dazed eyes, the alcohol setting in. “wil…” he said it like he hadn’t seen him in years. Wilbur froze, his face turning red as Soul fell into his arms sloppily. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOEhGinJuON
Wil sighed. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡonLdDmWs4S
“Soul…” no response, Soul nuzzled into him. “Alex, I know it hurts to lose someone you love. Just don’t…try to feel anything” he assured, Soul scowled. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqRnOTOEeef
“I want to feel something though,” he mumbled, “something other than empty pain.” he explained. Wilbur didn’t know what to say to that, he frowned and pulled Soul closer against his chest hugging him tight for a few moments. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCo9dgcBdWg
It was silent before Soul bit his lip and stood on his tip toes, feeling Wil’s cheeks so he knew somewhat where his lips would be before kissing his lips gently. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlazuKt7D6U
Wilbur chuckled and held him by the small of the back, kissing his forehead. “I don’t think you want to do this, during Void’s funeral” he tried talking him out of it. Soul scowled and pulled Wilbur down by the collar. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGB9w3VrIme
“You don’t know what I want.” he snapped, kissing him passionately. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ9vhK9wPlj
Wilbur’s face looked like a thermometer, he hesitated but eventually gave in, holding him close and slowly backed them up against the desk. Soul pushed things aside, not breaking the kiss as he pulled himself up onto the tabletop. Something fell but he didn't mind it, Wil’s hands roamed every inch of Soul’s body. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6bMOGdwRos
Wilbur planted a kiss onto Soul’s neck and he gasped gently, easing into Wil’s touch. 182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJixEBFfjKn
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