There was something that Kikei had been thinking about "Is he actually your little brother?"
"No, and Yes. We don't have the same parents but we have the same history and we get along like siblings." Answered Jania. She had a feeling the Kikei had more than a passing interest in the boys'.
"How does he survive? I only saw a fraction of what they were seeing and it was overwhelming"
Jania continued to run her hand through his hair. "He was born that way, well created is a more accurate answer. You kinda get used to the extra input and he was right you do have an odd-shaped belly button" Jania laughed at her own joke.
"What you too!, I've met a couple of pervs" Kikei was half-joking but also wonder just who were these people.
"You know he was going to wipe out this whole planet to avenge you. Who or what are you people?" Kikei had lost all her excitement from yesterday. The procedure had also drained her mentally but she was still intrigued about what she had stumbled upon.
"He would do something like that, thank you for stopping him. We are still trying to train him on restraint. I guess you have earnt the truth." Jania explained about the rest of the party, the suits, ships and powers.
"So what will we do now?" asked Kikei
"Oh if I know my little bro's and I do, the Elves are in for a world of hurt, we will rescue the Arkship crews and we will escape" Jania had all the confidence in the world in the two.
"Isn't that right Infy?" Infy had woken up a while ago and had been eavesdropping on the two girls conversation since they had been speaking out loud. A little 6-inch version of the boys' hybrid form floated out of Null body.
Jania arched he eyebrows "Well that a new look, normally your clones are just a ball of energy"
"This isn't a clone, it's a spirit projection. I'm just projecting a picture of me into your minds"
"oooooh, it's so cute, look at the little wings and that halo. You could do with a bit more muscle" Kikei was trying to catch the mini-Angel without much luck.
"Stop that, you can't catch me I don't actually exist, you idiot"
Kikei pouted "You're no fun. So what the plan?"
"Jania remember Chris telling us about his qualifier rounds?"
"Really?"
"Yes"
"Argh you are so annoying, stop talking in code!" Kikei felt left out.
"No, you will see when Null wakes up." Jania was sure she could see a small smile on Infy projection, he was having fun teasing Kikei.
Null woke up a few hours later and had already been informed by Infy of the plan.
"Okay let's go" Null held onto both Jania and Kikei and teleported back to where they had first met.
"Arg warn a girl first! You did that on purpose" Kikei slapped Null on the shoulder.
"Yep, sure did" Null then put the plan into action. He started to channel the kinetic energy field and added some energy to some air and removed it from some. In effect, he had made a warm and cold front creating a large storm that he was directing towards the city.
He took the shield crystal from Jania suit and modified it so that it covered all of them. The party was hoping that by creating and using weather they had found a loophole to the no violence mandate that was in effect.
Jania was curious about the mandate "How does the no violence thing work and can we copy it?".
"No, I'm fairly sure it is one of the dragons' abilities, I think I could cancel it but it might get them in trouble" Null decided to drop a bombshell on the group.
"Dragons!? What dragons" Kikei wanted to see some dragons she wonder what they looked like.
"you know those little balls of light that talk to you, they were their spirit projections. They were quite helpful. I had a good chat with them while you two were sleeping. Infy thinks those mountains housed their real bodies and is why the elves wouldn't attack"
Jania sighed. "you could tell us these things earlier, anyway how is this storm going to help us?"
This time Infy decided to explain the plan "it should keep any elves busy while we teleport any of Arkship crew back to The Eous. Kikei will explain to them that it was safe. Jania, you will be the muscle in case things go sideways"
"Things always go sideways," said Jania.
Kikei was bouncing up and down from excitement.
"Do you need the toilet or something?" asked Null.
"No you idiot, I'm excited. I feel like a badass strolling along controlling a massive storm. It's like we're one of the heroes in those VR games. Would look cooler if you were in your awesome mode or whatever it called."
"It's the hybrid mode, and I'm controlling the storm not you" answered Null
"Still badass" replied Kikei with a ridiculous smile on her face.
They got to the elven city, and the storm had done its job. The shields channel so much power to protect the city from the storm that the stealth system was offline. The party looked in and saw a beautiful city build into the Trees the homes looked like they had been grown not built there were floating platforms everywhere.
The group wished they could have seen it before it had been evacuated. "Kikei can you see any larges group of auras?" ask Jania, she had noticed that Kikei aura vision had an even greater range than her senses, and she didn't know the range of Infy vision.
"Yes over there" Kikei pointed toward one of the largest trees.
"They are human, about 400. So that is what, 8 of the 12 Arkship worth of crew?" asked Infy. He kept scanning the area seeing if maybe the other 200 were nearby.
"Yes, we had 50 crew on each ship" answer Kikei
They were making their way towards the humans were when suddenly arrows started to rain down on them, some had slipped through the shield. Luckily Jania was quick enough to knock them down.
"Kikei, pick those up, they must have Zallium in them to get past the shield. We will protect you" Infy was in his commander mode.
Both Jania and Null tried to fight back but couldn't. "This is bull, how come they can attack us but we can't attack them. Null you said you could cancel the mandate right?" Jania just wanted to be able to fight back.
"No! Null don't do it" a Will-o-wisp had appeared in the middle of the battle.
"The Elves are currently trying to kill the humans but my sister is going against orders and protecting them, even preventing loopholes. If you cancel the ability all the humans will die. Null, Infy Pythia warned you that you would have to decide who you are on Ollhelian."
"we remember" they both answered.
"This is it. You can cancel the ability, attack the Elves and gain knowledge of how gates technology works and escape the planet. Or you can rescue the humans and have to find another way off the planet as the elves will escape and self-destruct the gates. It is time for you to make a choice, you can't not choose like on Delphi"
Jania didn't even think that was much of a choice, she knew her little brothers. She was getting ready to attack the Elves as soon as he cancelled the ability.
Kikei had only spent a day or so with Null and Infy, and she knew what choice they would make, but she wasn't okay with it.
"No, you can't kill 400 people just to get some revenge"
"We wouldn't be killing them, the Elves would, and it not about revenge it about getting home. Anyway it is not your decision to make" Infy tersely replied.
Jania was about to intervene when the will-o-wisp contacted her privately.
"don't get involved, let this play out. This conversation is a turning point. Either Kikei can tame him, or we will have to kill him"
Jania was putting it all together now, this whole thing had been a plan by the dragons to get Null, Infy and Kikei together. They had led Kikei to her, then led them to the safe-haven and most likely let the elves harm her on purpose.
"Yes it is my decision as well, it's my coworker and friends you are condemning to death. If I didn't take action I would be just as guilty of killing them as the Elves. Inaction is just as bad as doing the deed itself" Kikei was still concentrating on avoiding arrows and picking them up while trying to convince the stubborn angel-human hybrid that he needed to have a heart.
"We aren't condemning them to death, I'm saving us. We come first. They will have to fight for their own lives, if they are strong enough they will survive. survival of the fittest." The Elves numbers were getting thinner now. Infy could tell they were retreating and that they would need to act soon. They just needed to ignore the words of Kikei, but Infy could tell Null was wavering.
Kikei turned around and grabbed Null by the shirt.
"Look me in eyes and say you'll let them die, Now look at me!"
Null look at her and could see the tears in her eyes.
"Can you bring back dead?" she asked
They didn't answer straight away.
"Well can you?"
"No we can't, but that does mean we have to prevent everyone from dying" replied Infy, Null no longer knew what was the correct choice. The key emotion felt in their soul link was apprehension, they were very worried about themselves and others in the party, but the 2 minds were not in agreeance on what to do.
Kikei kept hamming away "If you can't bring them back from the dead, then the choice that leads to the least deaths is the correct one!"
Null then spoke
"How will we get home? we need the gate"
"You are supposedly some super genius, I'm sure you can find a way home. Let save the humans first"