The Return
Adam rushed to find Felix, but that wasn't necessary. With just a single warp, Felix returned.
"Hi." [Felix]
"Woah!" [Adam]
"Felix?!" [Tiffany]
Flinching at the sudden appearance, Adam grabbed Felix.
"A-Are you alright?! Where did you go?!" [Adam]
"What happened to the guardian?!" [Tiffany]
"I uh… survived." [Felix]
"That doesn't answer my… What is that?" [Adam]
He pointed at the glowing staff in Felix's hand.
"Oh. My soul weapon." [Felix]
"...Why's it a stick? It used to be-" [Adam]
"A sword. I know. Also, it's not a stick. Call it a staff." [Felix]
Adam scratched his head.
("This is getting confusing…") [Adam]
"Oh… So the boy has gotten his hands on a branch of Yggdrasil…" [???]
A familiar voice echoed throughout Adam's head.
("This voice…!") [Adam]
As familiar as the voice may be, it was not one he liked.
("Astos?!") [Adam]
"So you do remember me." [Astos]
("...Why are you stuck in my head?") [Adam]
"..." [Astos]
There was no reply.
"He's embarrassed." [Krino]
"Shut it, you piece of scrap iron." [Astos]
("Oh? Krino, can you elaborate?") [Adam]
Adam spoke in a playful tone, but a fierce rage burned within him. Though Astos was one with him, Adam could not forgive the actions Astos had done according to memory.
"Askyros is using his soul to trap Astos. Now all this god can do is speak in your mind." [Krino]
("Wait. Astos is a god?") [Adam]
"Of course I am! I am the god of Chaos! Astos the mighty!" [Astos]
("More like Astos the loudmouth. You know, cause that's the only thing you can do right now.") [Adam]
Astos let out a grunt in frustration.
"If not for this seal, your body would be mine!" [Astos]
("Yeah… yeah…") [Adam]
Ignoring the ramblings of a fallen god, Adam snapped back to reality.
"So… What happened to the sky?" [Felix]
Looking up, Adam saw a clear blue sky.
"Huh. The cracks are gone." [Adam]
"Askyros sacrificed half of his soul to close it." [Krino]
("Wait. Half?!") [Adam]
"Yeah. The funny part is that the other half is holding Astos down right now." [Krino]
"I told you to shut it you damn tool!" [Astos]
("Is there a mute button on this guy?") [Adam]
Seeing as the cracked sky problem was gone, there was no longer any reason to be out and about.
"Felix, should we go back to your house?" [Adam]
"I guess…" [Felix]
It was then Felix paused for a moment.
"Oh. You think Roy is gonna be pissed?" [Felix]
"He should be…" [Tiffany]
Adam made a worried expression.
"Yeah… I don't like where this is going." [Adam]
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Minutes later…
"Are you three insane?!" [Roy]
He scolded the three as Felix and Adam were punished to hold a stance mid-squat. As for Tiffany, she stood next to Aurora with a sullen expression.
"Why is Tiffany excluded?!" [Felix]
"She's a girl." [Roy]
"That's pretty sexist of you." [Felix]
"Does it look like I care?" [Roy]
"You look ugly, that's for sure." [Felix]
"Why you little…!" [Roy]
Raising a fist, Roy stopped when hearing a knock on the bunker door.
("Who could that be?") [Roy]
Glancing at the kids, he motioned for them to move to the corner.
"Be quiet." [Roy]
Moving slowly, Roy opened the door.
"Oh. It's just you." [Roy]
Letting out a sigh of relief, Roy allowed a familiar guest to enter.
"Who was it- Sebastian?!" [Adam]
"Hey. How are you guys?" [Sebastian]