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Chapter 559 - Jack

"Did you find a spot, Ruby?"

"How soon can we move?"

"And what about Elwin? How do we tell her?"

"Darius, you stay here with Theresa and start strapping things down and closing ports. Rainbow, you come with me."

"Oh boy. Do I finally get to try out these new swords Theo got for me, on a Hunt?"

"We are hunting, but hopefully no killing.

Just hope we can make it to her in time."

"Sea, slow down. Maybe she was the one who was meant to have the Necklace, not us.

Have you ever….slow down. Sea, wait. Is this Armada of Scouts really necessary? She's just one girl."

"And that necklace is too powerful for her. It's rightfully mine, Bri. Mine."

"........That's not what Ruby said.

I've seen you refrain from happines and turn more sad as of late, but Sea, remember; even frowns can be upside down."

"..........Keep up with the others."

"Oh, come on. You used to love those jokes. Sea, wait. Sea...…

What about Elwin? What will happen when she takes it off?"

"Not my problem.

The Necklace was crafted on the Seas, and the Seas is where it stays; and do not I...own the Seas and everything in it?"

"Just cause it started out on the Seas, doesn't mean it had to stay there."

"......Nor will it stay on your neck.

I liked you before you were.....this.

You have no need to show off. Just be you."

"I am not showing off to these Kids. I am just...…."

"Giving them something to Wish in."

"Uhhh, you are?"

"Something to put their Hope for, and something to stand firm when others tell them otherwise."

"Can…..Can…... .I help you, Gents, and Ladies? You don't look to be around here."

"Excuse us for our manners. I am King Sea, and this is Queen Octar. We are delighted to see that you have taken so well to your Talisman."

"My….talisman? How do you…"

"When your father and I traded, he told me it wasn't working right and that I needed to come and replace it with a new one so…."

"Why?

It seems to be working fine as is. I see nothing broken."

"That's because it's not broken....but he certainly is."

"Ruby, stay out of this. I thought I told you to....."

"Haven't you heard?"

"Ruby, what's happening? Who is he?"

"Their is nothing to protect here. Just go back to what you were doing, and Elwin…..give me the Necklace so I can give you a better one."

"Ummm. Okay.

If you can make it better then....."

"Elwin….you keep that Necklace on."

"Oh. I…."

"Your Father did trade for this Talisman and used my dead Seed to get it working, but on the return voyage; the Merchant was tossed through the Seas and fell.

As time gave, so too did its hold on the necklace. Moving again, your Father picked up its trace and got men to dig it up before it drifted too far out to open waters.

After finding it, he flooded the Dam; so when Sea went looking; your father could just lie and say it's gone forever."

"She's lying. Elwin, I am but a humble messenger and certainly not a King. I just need to make adjustments, that's all."

"Your Father didn't have it long before he too…."

"Stop lying to her."

"Elwin, give me the necklace at once."

"No.

You take that off, you become no better off then him. The necklace works off of your purity, and when you take it off; it takes that with you; leaving you with nothing but regret and jealousy."

"I...….I don't know who's telling the truth."

"I am, Elwin."

"How do I know? You've never seemed yourself since that first day."

"But I have backed off. See? I even want your safety."

"You do?"

"If I wanted to kill you, I told you I would have done it back then; and I cannot know. If I did, I would help King Sea take that necklace off of you and then use your weakness to my gain...…but that's not me.

I want to help you overcome it."

"I don't need help to overcome anything. See, I can do everything on my own now.

I don't need you, or you, or anybody else here.

'I wish I wasn't here.'

...*Huhh*

Why isn't it working?

'I wish I wasn't here. Teleport me somewhere else.

Come on. Come on. Work.

'I wish I wasn't here. I wish I wasn't here. I wish I wasn't here.'"

"I told you you are having problems with it. Give it here and let me fix those. I promise I will."

"Brielle."

"Ruby."

"Stay back, Bri.

…..Fine, if you won't give it to me; then I will take it by force.

Men, give me what is rightfully mine."

"So you are the King of the Seas."

"And you're a Thief.

Give it."

"No."

"I said, 'Give it.'"

"Get your hands off of me. This necklace belongs to me, and not you."

"It belongs to the Seas for that is where it was made; and I am the King of the…."

"Rainbow, you got it?"

"Got it."

"BRIELLE, CATCH."

"Sea, please; you're not..."

*Prick*

"What the? What did you just....*Poof*....*Bloop*

"Did you just turn him into a Goldfish?"

"Uhhhh…"

"Step aside, and give him here. How could you?"

"He'll be fine in four hours."

"Four hours!!!!!!!!!

What do you expect me to do to him before then?"

"......Kepp him away from cats!!"