Although I'm the host for Gaia, I don't feel any major differences in temperatures. It's of the abilities I gained once I became the host. Yet once we got on K2, the second-largest Mt. on the planet, my skin didn't feel cold, but my bones sure did. So Lia thought as the wind hit her face.
"Lia, do you think you can talk to some animals that can help us in our search?" Carly said from the second position behind the point-man, her brother.
"Are you serious? Do you think there are any animals in a storm like this?" Lia shouted back
Carly turns around and looks at their surroundings. The wind was blowing fiercely, and it was hard for them to even look at the person in front of them. Without their watches, they couldn't even tell what time of day it was.
"We'll find shelter and set up camp as soon as we can," Carly shouted to the group.
"This is for the best. We've covered a pretty good distance within the four hrs we have been traveling. Most of us seem to be affected by the cold besides Isaiah and Lia. Kathryn as well, but she's a chimera and an Ocean Master, so handling cold temperatures makes sense.
"Isaiah and Lia are truly a mystery. Now that I think about it, I'm not sure exactly what all abilities Lia has. It's like that for most of us, for security reasons, but the majority are really unknown in Lia's case." Carly thinks to herself.
"Carly, I don't think we'll find a cave, so let's just dig a hole large enough for all of us to fit in," Titus says, turning around.
"Alright, that sounds like a good idea," Lia replied.
Instead of shouting over the wind to everyone, Carly set up a mind link with all of the pillars in the formation. Titus. Isaiah and Xavier. If she linked everyone, it could blow the link.
"Hey guys, we're stopping right here for today. Let's start setting up camp here underground. Xavier, inform Kathryn. Isaiah, inform Lia. They will be your battle buddies. So don't lose sight of them." Carly says in the link
All the boys reply with "got it"
"Xavier asks Lia to dig a hole for us," Carly says in the link.
"It's so hard to see his cute face in this blistering cold wind. I wish it would just stop already," Carly thought.
Instantly the wind stopped, and Everyone could see each other plain as day.
"What is that? It looks like a green dome has surrounded us, Xavier says, getting in his fighting stance.
"Relax, metal boy, it's my ability. This dome is made out of my psychic energy; it's a construct of sorts". Isaiah says.
"Since when did you get this power? Did the system give it to you?" Lia asks in the mind link shared only between Isaiah and herself.
"Yea, it did. I got it just this morning. So you're not able to see my progression within the system? Isaiah asks in the link.
"No? That would be weird, don't you think? Lia replies.
"He's already gained an ability within the system? Or is it an ability he would have already developed himself? That was really never made clear by any system user in real life or fantasy. What's different now?
"Wait, Isaiah already had powers before he got the system, so it would be impossible to tell which is a system power and which is not." Lia thought to herself.
"Since when did you have that ability?" Kat asked
"Yea, you didn't use it at all on the Komodo mission." Carly chimed in.
"A man doesn't reveal his trump card in the first round," Isaiah said.
No one bought Isaiah's explanation. But none could argue because they didn't know how psychic abilities actually worked.
"This is just like last time when he was able to understand Sea Tongue. He said he learned it from Lia, but I still don't understand how she knows it. Maybe it's because the All-Mother knows it." Kat thought.
Kat's heart dropped, and her eyes went directly on Isaiah.
"He was able to accept the blessing from the All-Mother. That can be the only explanation. This could be the reason why they have gotten so close and why my mother said what she did."
Kat starts to shake at the realization that a being like the All-Mother could grant someone a power like Isaiah's, and he gets so powerful so quickly.
"She can have him," Kat says, coming to a conclusion with her feelings for Isaiah.
"Kat, can you punch a hole in the ground for us? "Carly asks.
"Huh, yeah, I can do that," Kat replies, still shaking.
Lia stops her.
"Or I can just give use my Earth ability to open up a hole," Lia suggests.
"Oh right, Sorry, this cold is getting to me," Carly says, shaking her head.
"Thank you, Amelia," Kat says, shaking.
"Why is she so respectful all of a sudden? This cold must be getting to everyone." Lia thought.
"Amelia? Is that your real name?" Isaiah asked Lia in the link.
"Yea, it is. I don't go around telling everyone my real name because people could curse you with demonic rituals or something of the sort. That's what my dad thought anyway." Lia says.
"Everyone, brace yourselves. Isaiah, make a platform forever one to get on."
Isaiah waves his hand near the ground, and a light green circle construct appears beneath them.
"This ability is to OP," Titus says, looking down at the platform.
Lia puts her hands towards the ground and slowly pulls her hands apart as the ground opens up simultaneously.
It was a perfect hole about 10 feet deep that was big enough to fit all of them.
(Authors note: Yall got me mess-up if you think I'm about to do the math, lol)
Isaiah lowers them all down, and they begin to make somewhat of a camp.
Titus makes a fire, and Lia creates a makeshift earth chimney so they wouldn't die from the carbon dioxide in the smoke. (this is real, always have a "Funnel" for a fire if you are not outside in the open air.)
Carly does something that shocks Isaiah.
Carly makes a huge hologram in the form of a tent. Then with a click of a button, the tent appears before them. Big enough for all of them to sleep in.
"How did you do that!" Isaiah says
Kat walks over.
"Do you really want me to say?" Kat says, grinding.
Isaiah rolls his eyes.
"I know it's magic, but how?" he says.
"I tried to tell you," Kat says, walking away fast.
"Well, since you asked…. There are several 1000 spells activated all at once to create the design. First, the magic travels through the light lasers and fills in the gaps. Then Blah blah blah.
This goes on for 30 mins till Titus comes to save Isaiah.
"Xavier is done making the food," Titus says.
After they get done eating, they start getting into their next plan of action.
"We currently have 16 hrs to find Akari. So let's sleep for 6 hours and then continue to ascend Mt. again." Carly says.
"I'll take the first watch so the rest of you can get some sleep," Xavier says.
"No need. I'll have my plastic Golems keep watch. Carly says, summing them. Then, from the plastic pieces, she threw them on the ground.
For a split second, Isaiah could tell that Xavier was disappointed.
Isaiah didn't know why but he had a hard time trusting Xavier even though he didn't have a reason not to.
"I'm going to stay up all night to make sure he doesn't try anything." Isaiah thought.
***
Somewhere else on Mt.
There lies a girl in deep meditation. She has long dark raven hair and is wearing a red and white kimono. Her scan was pale, and her eyes were sharp.
She Hears a disturbance within the cave enough to break her contestation, but she ignores it. Instead, she begins her meditation again.
***
At the same cave, at the entrance.
12 Men in black uniforms and black facemasks start to make their entrance.
Their leader unmasks himself. He's a dark tan man with a well-kept black beard. The Man's hair was net and slicked back. His face had a scar that covered one of his eyes.
The Man licks his lips and turns around to his Man and says.
"Today, we make a name for ourselves, boys. The 7 Kings can no longer afford to avoid us now." So the Man says as they walk deeper into the cave.