*A little girl wearing a red clock that covers her face is seen running through a crowd of people, in both of her hands she holds a piece of paper. The heals of her shoes grind to her halt as she stops outside a store and she unfolds the paper.*
H-Hello!? E-Excuse me!? Hey, have seen this person!?
*Two officers stopped to see what's wrong and the girl smiles to them.*
Hey, who are looking for, Kiddo?
He's my best BEST friend in the whole world! I haven't seen him in ages and I'm really worried! This is what he looks like right here!
*She holds the piece of paper up to them. A stick drawing of a boy with light blue hair, with a red and Amber eye, holding a sword and shield and what looks like to be wearing a blue cape. Normally anyone would guess who it's suppose to be but… As the officers gaze into it they start to get a slight headache. Like their minds can't seem to process who it is. Or recall who it is.*
*They were about to question her further about him but… Something compels them to walk away from her, causing the girl to well up with tears. It's 10th time today this happen! People just keep ignoring her!*
N-No! Please help me! I have to find him! I need to find him! Please! He means the world to me!
There you are, Little Red! *Her father runs over to her and picks her up.*
I told you not to wander off like that? No luck again?
I hate this! Why won't anyone help, Dad!?
I don't know honey. I… I don't know. Let's try somewhere else alright?
*As her father carry's her off to another place he can't help but wonder… Who was it they looking for again? He knows it was boy but for the life of him he can't remember his name. It's like there this fog in his mind, in everyone's mind and it's getting more thick as time passes.*
Sapphy… Where are you!?
*As the girl calls out his name, Sapphire himself wakes up from cold sweat. For the fifth time in this day. Ounce again he heard her call to him, pray to him desperately. But he can't see her, he can't be with her to tell her that everything will be ok. He sneaks out the house, to try find somewhere he can be alone in his sorrow.*
*He rest underneath a tree, his hands covering his face.*
Im sorry-! Im so so sorry-!
I heard about kids staying up late but this is a bit much, Lil Bro.
*Yin said as he sit's next to Sapphire.*
I'm sorry-! I thought I made peace with it but-! I keep hearing h-her and it tears me up!
So she's alive then? That's great! Right?
Yeah it's incredible but… She's looking for me. Theres something else Bro. Something bad, people are acting strange! When I'm mentioned they act like I never existed, or the idea of me never existed.
That's not good. Like at all. We gotta let, Mom know! Mom! Mom!?
*It took a minute longer than usual but Scathach teleported them with her back turn towards them.*
You heard him right!? Something's wrong on the other side!
*Scathach let's out a deep sigh.*
I thought there would be more time.
Auntie?
I'm sorry, Nephew. We will not lose them to those horrid things, we decided to cut our losses by wiping the slate clean, history on the other side will be resist. The mortals will make there own choices, carved there own path with out us and without danger for them to be lost for eternity.
Your great work will be undone, those there closest to you will forget you, and will live different lives with out you. This is mercy compared to the alternative. To assimilation.
They will be saved.
*There mouths were agape with shock from this horrible revelation. Sapphire, took it the worse as his eyes go blank and empty. He will be forgotten by his loved ones, she will forget him. Yin, looked back to him and then back to his mother and snarls at her. He lounges at her and they crashed into another mountain. He grabs the neck shirt of her armor and brings her close to look at him!*
The hell have you all done!?
*Yin yells at and headbutts his own mother but she doesn't flinch, for it was nothing to her compared to there past training sessions. Yin gets off her whips his hand back at Sapphires direction, still snarling at his mother. Sapphire's, who was sitting upwards head slowly angles downward to face the grown. His eyes still blank from the truth, lips closed to not even a frown but closed never to move again…*
Look at him! He won't ever be the same again!
*The sight of him like that, it hurts her more than Yin could believe as her eyes grow wide and her lips slowly curl to a frown. These past weeks they made so much progress yet she fears that it was all undone in this moment.*
I'm sorry, but he deserved to know and in that moment it only felt right.
*They saw everyone else gather around Sapphire. Raurua, places her hands on Sapphires shoulders, shakes him as to try to knock him out of it but to avail-! His eyes remained lifeless… She held him in her arms tightly yet still nothing.*
What happened!? Yin, what happened!?Sapphire, please say something! Sapphire-!
*Raurua's calls fell in death ears as no one had her answers, her father who suggested they bring Sapphire inside gave her a small hug and then picks him up as they all head back into the cabin. Yin, looked down at his mother.*
We're suppose to protect him, Mom! Our family! How is taking away his friends protecting him!? How!?
*He demanded an answer but not even the all knowing Lady of Destruction has his answer at the moment. Yin, left her to tend to Sapphire.*
I must live with this, like I did with you, Cain.
*Flash backs of the time he had her husband, Cain at spear point flash through her eyes. For the good of all she had no choice but to the destroy him, to kill him but when she needed to do the deed her love for him froze her and he managed to escape, with a blood thirsty smile on his lips. The exact opposite of this case but the horrible sting of failure is all too similar.*
I had the strength to tell him. I done it, yet I wish it were in better circumstances. That boys Prayer Since. I must live with this, Psia is the only one that can help poor Sapphire now.
*But she didn't fail the people, this time she failed her family. Yet unlike her husband Sapphire can be saved and she will do just that even if she had cast aside a bit of her pride as his guardian. Later she entered the room were Sapphire is bed ridden, her heart aches at the sight of him so torn.*
Lady Scathach, what happened that reduced Sapphire to this?
I let the truth out. I'll explain more later. *She breathes in deeply and then let's out frustrated sigh.* Sister, Psia I need your help.
*Yin, was taken by surprised. His mother never ounce asked for help especially when it comes raising the two. Psia, appeared in the room who was shocked herself but sees the state the Sapphire is at so she will save the questions for later. She kneels down and hovers a hand over of Sapphires head.*
Poor, nephew, but I helped worse. Leave him to me, sister. The rest of you please exit the room. His complete recovery needs space.
*Psia, pleaded and everyone except Raurua left.*
I must stay, Lady Psia. I swore to Sapphire that I would stay by his side and I will never break it.
Very well then.
*Psia then delve's into Sapphire mind. His psyche would have been an impenetrable fortress that even psychics hundreds of years of experience would find next to impossible to access with out damaging him further. But to her the Heir of Psyche it was a trivial thing to get through.*
*She sees the horrors that he faced and the heart breaking tragedies he endured up to this point.*
Such chaos, let me clean this place up for you.
*With a flick of her wrest she ordered these memories in a shelf. Yet one memory refused to be simply tucked away. The memory when he faced the horrid servants of their Enemy. She gestured the file to come to her but it rockets to her, it's cover sharp as knife intending on running her through but she held fast and caught it.*
*The file grows massive thorns that tried devouring her but they couldn't hope harm to the Heir of Psyche as she ate those thorns and sent them back into the file.*
A prickly one just I expected of one of HIS servants. You're definitely one of the two sources. Now, you come here.
*She made another file come to her. This one embedded with beautiful yet melancholic Violets and Roses but she made the file stop half way as the corrupted one tried to devour it but she made it settle down ounce more.*
Damn feral thing! I aught to destroy you but I fear you're just important as this one. With out you, Sapphire wouldn't have the need, desire or drive to grow. Now where are you my dear, Nephew?
*She further parts the mist that is his mind and found him resting on the bed. She walks over and conjures a chair right by the bed and sits on it.*
Sapphire?
Who-? Who are-? No, I sort of remember you.
*Sapphire speaks yet his lips don't move neither are his eyes open. He speaks to her telepathically, as an echo.*
Im glad you do, you were still just a little baby since I last seen you. My name is, Psia I'm your other Aunt. Scathach, called me here to help you. Just like me She's worried about you. Everyone is really.
I-I'm sorry…
There's nothing to be sorry about. The tragedies you went through would be too much for any child. I'm here to help with that.
Aunty… I don't know what to do… I want to see her but I just can't bear to face her. Not after I failed.
You have to face that failure. Come to terms with it. With her. First tell me why this one mortal is so dear to you? We can start from there.
It's… *Sapphire took a moment to answer her and then continued as he found the right words.* It's because she had to go through what I did. Growing up with out a mom. She lost hers through an accident. Me… I-. I-. I-I-I-I-!
*Sapphire try's to remember what happened but-! But his mind screeches out in pain! He screeches out in pain!*
(Blasted memory restraints!)
*As she cursed herself she uses her power to calm him.*
That's enough. You don't need to say anymore.
Auntie, Why does it hurt so much when I think of mom? Why?
I can't answer that nephew. Not yet. This is another thing you have come to terms with when you're ready. Which I'm sorry to say you aren't ready. Think of the girl, alright? You're strong enough for it, for there memory is clearer then that of your mother.
Ok, Auntie. We bonded over it, and we got close over it, our personalities were perfect for one another just like Raurua. There was something deeper to it, Like… I just can't explain. Being with her felt… right.
Like it was meant to be?
Maybe… Maybe more. When I started to make a name for myself. When people crowned me this Patron Saint of the Blue Star she idolized me. What I stood for, Justice, Compassion, Hope and peace. She told me when her training was complete she wanted stand for all that I stand for.
You felt proud didn't you? Happy?
More than you know. Then… That alien god attacked… I lost my 4 best friends, 2 died together, one was hospitalized the other stricken with grief. Millions died. I haven't felt so powerless, so miserable in ages. I failed them all, I was suppose to be their Saint, they're protector, They're Heir. But I failed.
Worst I ran and hid from Cleo and Fafnir. I couldn't face them, not when what happened to him was all my fault. And especially not when THEY came!
*Sapphire disappears right in front of her as his mind goes pitch black, she stands up and can make out the remains of destroyed city in the darkness, and deep in that darkness she sees a faint glimmer of a blue light. The ground begins to slowly distort into black tendrils, the ruble and debris change into horrid figures, the seas turn pitch black sludge and rise to the air! Turning to horrific creates*
*Worst, The bodies of the dead even the living under his protection twist and turned horrifically before his eyes, helpless against these nightmarish powers! They all turned on Sapphire and these monster reveled in his despair!*
Gods, She looked me for me and She found me when THEY came!
*Sapphire carry's the red girls unconscious body as he fights the horde off! Merlin doing his utmost to shield her from joining them! He was alone at that moment, no one was coming to his rescue and no one should even dare! Cause as an Heir he was the only one with absolute immunity!*
Nephew you must come to terms with it. Accept it, if you don't how can you ever move forward? How can you ever discover the truth of what happened to Spring, to your mother?
I can't! I don't know how!
You do, face it! Relive it, accept it! Only then you be free of it!
*Sapphire cry's out in pain as he was run through by a tendril! Yet he wasn't their target! There were after her! Sapphire snarls out with, slices all that crosses, becoming a tornado of inferno as he slices away at the beast with so much bloody rage that he haven't felt since the alien god!*
I won't! LET! ANYONE! ANYTHING!
*He yells out to top of his lungs as he makes mince meat out of these horrid things! His cape firing waves of blast that chop through em like they were butter indiscriminately!*
HURT MY LOVE ONES! EVER!
*Suddenly 3 size the of 10 story buildings swallow him in with tentacles! Then a massive serpent like monster which is 4 times the size of monster comes out ground to devour them all hole!*
AGAIN!!! *Pillars of light erupt out of its skin skin and then it explodes! The light shoots up to skies and cracks open a portal between space! From the power surges out pure white feathers, blue flames and violets! The very same from before! Sapphire is now again Ascended to stand against this never ending nightmare!*
*But he can't combine his sword and shield again this time! Doing so will doom her! So instead he stands firm with Caliburn in one and in the other holding her. A thought occurred to him, he can't fight them and protect at the same time! Like Scars, Ezekiel and Fafnir he will slip eventually and she will suffer horribly just like them!*
*He can't bear the thought of it! He needs to send her away!*
Merlin we need to get her out of here! Fast!
That's we gotta do! Go as fast as possible, fast enough to breach this space! But there's a chance she might get hurt!
Better than becoming one of them! Where's our best shot, Merlin!?
Over there there influence is weaker!
*Sapphire rockets off, he's not as fast as Yin but in this form he has a chance! The creatures all tried to slow him them by attacking or grabbing on to him but he presses on! Thousands get in his path yet he keeps going His grits teeth as they are actually wearing him down as they growing more powerful by the second but he can't fail as he goes even faster!*
*He screams out in pain as their attacks and efforts grow more viscous but he can feel it! They're almost free! He goes even faster, faster than he's ever gone before! Almost as fast enough that there exist nothing to describe the speeds that he's going! Then he hears someone!*
Bro-! *Something grabs hold of him! Making him go even faster and then he felt it! They were free! He opens his eyes to see Yin holding on to him and feels that he's still holding on to her! But for the life he can let go, out the free that he might loose her again!*
Bro-! Let go! Let go NOW! *Yin warns as makes his arm loosen over the girl! He looks on to see the girl on fire with her own flames! He scramble to try to absorb the flames back into him! He succeeded, if he was a second slower she would have died yet-! He looked on with pain in his eyes, spots of her ounce clean white as snow skin now covered with burn marks!*
No-! I didn't-! Im sorry-! Im so sorry-!
*Yin looked on to horizon and saw the blacken clouds his Utopian number glowing bright and he scowls at the sight!*
Fucking freaks! You made him do this! *Yin runs toward the danger with his spear in hand determined to avenge his brother! Sapphire kneels down and puts his hands to her to try and heal wounds!*
Ruby! Please wake up! I'm sorry! I'm so sorry-!
*The memory ends, she never woke. The idea that she killed her, her best friend, his last friend! It destroyed him, it made him lock himself away.*
Oh, Nephew.
I don't know… About all this. I'm so lost.
Feel some relief. She's alive, and they will never harm her again.
But will she live? Will she live to be happy? Will she be happy with out me? That's all I want to know. Will she be happy?
Do you want to make sure that she does? To protect that possible future for her?
*It took a minute to reflect but those words resonated with Sapphire. He needs to protect her right to be happy. A part of him always felt that's the only thing he can do for her.*
On the eve of the year the sun shined brightest Sapphire. Yet no one was scared, for it didn't burn with flames the could undue worlds. But with the flames to see with comes at next dawn and beyond. It with burned with the undying flames of Hope. It burned with your Flames, Nephew.
Your the Heir of Hope. The Child of the Blue Star. Be her hope.
*Sapphire began to weep, with sadness, joy and hope. Which he forgotten is what he is. Sapphire then slowly gets up from his bed. His real bed and Raurua was overjoyed. Psia helps him to his feet.*
Im sorry everyone. I-Im back-! *Sapphire smiled wide, a smile bright enough that it lit up the room making Raurua tackle into him for hug. Everyone was then invited back into the room and they all check to see if he was alright.*
Bro, The look in your eyes-! The fire inside of you is finally back! For real this time!
*Yin, cheered as he slaps his brother in the back with a smile making Sapphire chuckle.*
Yup, it's all thanks to both Auntie Scathach and Psia!
*Scathach smiled and nodes to Psia for a job well done.*
I'm glad, Nephew, I'm sorry for being so-. So blunt to you early.
Don't be, Auntie. I'm Hope, Esperanza, sometimes I need to get hurt, to be told the truth to get better. *Sapphire then raises up his hand and it ignites with blue and white flames.*
And I never felt more stronger and free then before! I'm back, and I will protect her future. By making sure she stays safe! By siding with you. With Dad.
*Meanwhile, in deep space. Zodiac Blood is on the move as they got wind of the Heirs Plans due to there announcement that they intercepted! All factions of the Zodiac Vassals are combined to rescue there people that are still trapped on the other side of the Source Barrier! To save the chosen one of the people, Fafnir!*
*The eve of Deceive Battle, "The Day of Fate" is soon at hand!*