Chapter 36

A year has passed since the conclusive battle between Okara and Arako. Many events have occurred over the year, such as. Cassa gives birth to their new son Ru, Crimson, and Rose build a relationship. During their time together they returned to Rose's lab, however they find it destroyed completely. Rose was able to scavenge some footage that revealed a silhouette with red eyes. Destroying the place, and the scripts of a new body being built. With this knowledge, Crimson quickly travels to inform Okara and the others about the potential threat. After informing them about the situation, Okara and Crimson leave to train, rest, and continue with their lives throughout a whole year.

The day has come for Okara and everyone to have a celebration party, as it's the anniversary that they defeated Arako and saved Cassa.

"This was the day, we ended Arako's rain of terror and saved my beautiful wife from that monster! But that's not all four days from now my son Ru will turn two. So we're gonna be celebrating it today!"

Everyone present for this fun event was Crimson; Rose; Okara; Cassa; Ru; Bell; Kal; and Rose's sister in law Lily.

"Cheers to the happy ending we fought for!" Okara said with a smile as he raised his glass of water.

Soon after everyone else followed along with him. Everyone was smiling and laughing about old memories. However, the happiness doesn't stop there as Crimson catches everyone's attention with the tinging of his glass.

"Could I get everyone's attention please!?"

Everyone quickly quiets down and throws their attention to him.

"Over the time we've all known each other, we've become a family. Helping each other along the way. I'm grateful for that. But that's not all I wanted to say. As of yesterday, Rose and I got engaged."

Crimson went quiet as he watched everyone's expression change from calm to mouths dropped open. Then combust into excitement.

"Whoa! Are you guys serious?! Congratulations!" Cassa said with excitement as she held Ru, who was latched onto her looking at everyone like they were crazy.

Immediately everyone started swarming them except Okara. Who smiled at the situation and quietly vanished out the front door. It was nighttime close to nine and the moon was as full as it was last year.

"Can't stop thinking about him can you?" Crimson asks as he walks out the front door holding two cans of fizzy orange soda. Okara turns looking back at him as he hands him one. Gratefully Okara takes it and Crimson takes a seat beside him on the upper step of the porch. The only light coming from the porch light and moon.

"I mean if he's out there. With a new body, then it's hard not to."

"I know what you mean, but all we can do is prepare for him."

Okara nods his head as he opens his fizzy orange soda and takes a drink.

"If and when he shows up, we'll be ready."

Crimson says with a smirk as he raises his right fist.

"We'll always be ready."

Okara smiles back as he raises his left fist and presses it against Crimsons.

"I do wonder sometimes, what would happen if we could get him on our side. Change his perspective and..."

Okara's eyes widen as he remembers something important.

"Crimson, we need to go back to Arako's body."

"What? Why?"

"I forgot he had stolen the emerald from me."

Then Crimson's eyes also widen.

"Now that you mention it. Rose and I couldn't find the Topaz gemstone either. Which means..."

"If he's alive he could have both Lyrx gemstones in his procession as we speak!"

Okara set down his soda and got up instantly.

"We need to check!"

Crimson got up and followed him, both walking down the stairs and bursting off towards the battlefield.

As they fly towards the pod landing Crimson quickly catches up with Okara.

"Crimson, you made sure the officers never returned to this area right?"

"Yes, but it's been over a year so either his body should be buried or gone."

"Well let's hope it's buried."

Okara says as they reach the pod landing and quickly descend to the old battlefield.

"This should be the place. Look around and see if you find anything, Crimson."

"Got it!"

Quickly Crimson creates a ball of Ki to light the area around him. As he walks around looking at the ground he sees nothing, but dark and lushes grass and some potholes.

"I've got nothing, Okara!"

Okara didn't respond as he was busy digging up the ground where he was.

"Crimson!"

Quickly Crimson rushed over to him with his ball of light.

"What is-."

Okara kept digging and instantly dug the head of Arako out of the ground.

"Help me with the rest." Okara said as he kept digging, immediately Crimson got down to help him, both digging dirt up into little piles out of the hole. Arako's body, slowly revealing.

"Alright grab him and pull him out."

Crimson grabbed the visible left arm as Okara grabbed his shoulders. Soon enough they pulled Arako fully out of the ground and laid his body on the flat surface.

"Please, oh please, have the emerald."

As Okara hastily searched Arako's body he felt worried until finally.

"Wait is that!"

Okara rubs over something hard on Arako's chest. As he pickpockets him he finds the emerald gemstone.

"Oh, yes!!"

Okara quickly stood up with the emerald and faced Crimson.

"That would've been bad."

Crimson looked at Okara and quickly showed off a calm worried look.

"Okara... What if we should've left it buried?"

"What do you mean?"

"Well if it was still here then, maybe-."

"Crimson! Look out!"

Suddenly a Ki blast was shot at Crimson, colliding with him. Causing an explosion that blows Okara off his feet and the emerald out of his hand. As Okara lands on his back, he quickly leans up and looks at Crimson.

"Crimson, are you alright!"

"That hurt like hell! Where did it come from."

"Directly behind you!"

As Crimson quickly stood and turned behind him he saw nothing, but darkness.

"Do you see anyone?!"

"No!"

Okara quickly got up and looked as well.

"There's no one out here, Okara!"

"No... Somethings no right. Why would a stray-. Crimson!"

Okara turned around quickly to see a pair of red eyes attached to a silhouette holding the glistening green emerald that shined from the moonlight.

"So it's true... You are alive!"

Slowly moonlight shines onto the silhouette revealing.

"Arako!"