Iago's form begins fading away. Disappearing much like Adora & Wixen did after she was defeated. Though the essence he appears to create is a dark blue.
"Tsh, don't get cocky kid, I was just the first."
[Iago]
"What do you mean by that?"
[Twilight]
"We've all been looking for you for years now. You won't stop us so give up here, trust me it's for the best. Before you end up like your mother...."
[Iago]
"My mother..?"
[Twilight]
As those final words are said Iago fully disappears though unlike the others his essence remains. Floating around above. It begins to take form.
"What's happening?"
[Gixoh]
"I'm not sure, something like this happened when I defeated the Forsaken but they just kinda went into me."
[Twilight]
"Into you?"
[Lepricus]
"Yeah, like, he absorbed them?"
[Temti, uncertain]
"By the way, what did he mean by "like your mother"?"
[Obitiga]
"He's just the first he said, that they've been looking for you for years now?"
[Liam]
"Am I the only one a little freaked out..H..he turned into an egg?"
[Gixoh]
"It means he might be...be one of them.."
[Twilight, shocked]
"One of who?"
[Liam]
"When I was younger I was attacked at my house by these five strangers...not much older than me at the time..they were after Temti, he was just an egg then too..They killed my mom that day."
[Twilight]
"Whoa, they killed your mom, all over that little guy. Wait, did you say he used to be an egg too?"
[Gixoh]
"Yeah Twilight hatched me, I've been with him ever since."
[Temti]
"Yeah, I didn't really understand why they came after me and my mom then. She told me to run so I did."
[Twilight]
"So that means there's four more of them...and they aren't just after Temti anymore."
[Liam]
"We don't have the time right now though to figure this all out, we've still got to make it to District 2 and see if my parents are being held there."
[Obitiga]
"Maybe we'll get more answers along the way."
[Gixoh]
I grabbed the egg that was left behind and stashed it away. Obitiga began his work on the Key Cards. Though we were low on supplies. He did say that they had extra on a different level of the Chancellor's Bunker. So we split up in search, Gixoh and Sirisa followed me, while Rion and Lepricus headed off in the other direction. Obitiga and Temti stayed in the Security room. We had to be careful still as there were still other Zenshu Cult Members roaming around. Eventually, we were able to gather all the supplies needed and returned to the Security Room.
S.Y. 650 Muro 10 3:22 L.Q. - Security Room
"Now that we have made those access cards and cleared most of the tunnels between Bardonia and Hydaria we shouldn't have too much of a problem getting to Hydaria."
[Obitiga]
"Well, that's only if we stick to the tunnels anyway."
[Rion]
"And if we don't?"
[Liam]
"We'd have to get to the entrance of Hydaria above ground."
[Rion]
"There's more of a chance we'd be caught up there. From what I've heard they've got it guarded way more than below."
[Obitiga]
"Why is that?"
[Gixoh]
"Well Hydaria is underneath a lake, so it's the biggest water source we've got."
[Rion]
"And you're parents? Where would they be?"
[Twilight]
"No one's really sure, but the most likely place would be the Chancellor's Bunker located in the middle of the district."
[Obitiga]
"So I guess that's where we'll have to check first at least."
[Twilight]
We then departed for Hydriga, the tunnels were brutal. Filled with more creatures and a few more Zenshu Cult, but we made it. When we finally emerged at the outskirts of Hydriga we could tell just how crazy things must have been. The town was devastated, and you couldn't see a single soul once again. When we eventually began approaching the Bunker things were different.
S.Y. 650 Muro 11 11:01 S.Q. - Outskirts of Chancellors Bunker - Hydriga
"At least your source was right. From the looks of it, the Chancellor's Office has to be where they're holding them."
[Twilight]
"Yeah, but it does look like it's highly guarded. It won't be easy to get in."
[Rion]
"With the number of Cult members already outside, I don't think we'll be able to make it in quietly."
[Obitiga]
"Then we won't go in quietly!!!"
[Liam yells charging in]
"Here he goes again."
[Gixoh]
With Liam well ahead of us the battle began. As we made our way through we encountered quite a few Zenshu Cult members. Most of them were of a lower ranking so we didn't have much trouble. As we got further in the bunker, however, we began to run into higher rank members. We even encountered a Zoda, which is like a Commander within the ranking, though she was no match compared to Iago, who must have been of a higher ranking. Eventually, we defeated the members who were in our way and ran into Chancellor Yidara. She was being guarded by a few other higher rank members within her bunker.
"Obitiga is that you?"
[Yidara]
"Yes, Ma! Are you okay? Where's Pops?"
[Obitiga]
"When we came back to make peace they separated us. They took him and a few of the other male citizens that wouldn't comply with their wishes."
[Yidara]
"Probably to Hotia, since we've already cleared out Bardonia."
[Rion]
"You did what?"
[Yidara]
"Yeah, Ma, with this guy over here we were able to liberate the Bardonia District. That's why we came here, to see if we could do the same."
[Obitiga]
"Which we have basically managed to do now."
[Gixoh]
"Wow, what is your name child?"
[Yidara]
"It's Twilight."
[Twilight]
"Twilight? Wait, are you "the" Twilight?"
[Yidara]
"Uhhh well I'm not sure I'm the only Twilight I know."
[Twilight]
"Your parents...they wouldn't happen to be Shiro & Zenie would they?"
[Yidara]
"Well I'm not sure, I never met my dad, and my mom was killed when I was a child."
[Twilight]
"It really might be you then…"
[Yidara]
"It would explain how he defeated the enemy so easily at such a young age."
[Yidara thinks to herself]
"What is she talking about?"
[Liam, addressing the others]
"First let me ask you something, have you heard of the Forsaken, the creatures wandering the lands lost and plagued with corruption."
[Yidara]
"Yeah, when I was on Manshu as well as Adrilla Island I encountered them."
[Twilight]
"And what happened?"
[Yidara]
"I defeated them."
[Twilight]
"Defeated...then it wasn't a mistake, by any chance do you happen to be about 12 years old?"
[Yidara]
"Yeah, I actually am?"
[Twilight]
"Then you might be the long-lost Guardian of Twilight."
[Yidara]
"King Kirpinicus said something like that."
[Twilight]
"If you really are him you should be able to defeat both of the Forsaken within this island. That would really prove it."
[Yidara]
"Ma what about Pops."
[Obitiga]
"Yes, this still pertains to him and this whole situation. See the Zodiac Cult is on this island trying to acquire both the technology we mole people have developed through master crafting. As well as the power of the Forsaken on this island. Below Hotia is one of these Forsaken Shrines, the Shrine of Pride. While above us is the Shrine of Greed, though with the climate of Sanshu and all that has happened since I'm not really sure its location."
[Yidara]
"Then we should hurry before they gain any more power and cause a lot more trouble."
[Liam]
"It won't be that easy, they have Zodiac's among them."
[Yidara]
"Zodiac?"
[Temti]
"Yes, the highest commanding officers of the Zenshu Cult. I believe there are two on the island. The First being a Young man named Iago, he seemed to have stayed behind after capturing your father, however, I'm unsure of his whereabouts."
[Yidara]
"Oh, Iago, we already defeated him, don't worry."
[Temti]
"Defeated him? Well, I guess I should expect nothing less from the Twilight Guardian and his friends."
[Yidara]
"uhhh...Thanks?"
[Twilight, confused]
"Either way that was only one of them. The other one took the captives to Hotia, and he told, Iago was it, to stay here and guard us."
[Yidara]
"And he must have come to the bunker when he realized we had arrived on the island."
[Gixoh]
"Yes, he left that Zoda here to watch over us."
[Yidara]
"So another one of the people who killed my mom is here."
[Twilight thinks to himself]
"How do we get to Hotia!!!"
[Yells Twilight in rage]