Varun rushed towards Morph with his sword up and slashed it towards it. Morph just stayed still until the last second and grasped the sword. Varun was confused and shook. Morph pushed the sword sideways and kicked Varun away, towards the others.
"I need a longer weapon and must go easy even after my name being decided as Mr. Reckless," Varun said coughing and sat up.
"Well, that's cute all of you. Now…" Manasie said.
Manasie floated up in the air with her discs attached to her shoulders. The discs moved down to her palms and she turned her palm towards the white table. The table deformed and the particles flew towards Manasie. They first covered her in grey dust, which turned white and then purple-coloured armour formed all around her, except her face.
Manasie held a purple mask in her hand, which she then wore above her face. She floated back down just between everyone and Morph. Varun passed on his sword to Manasie.
"My turn," Manasie said looking straight ahead and pointing the sword at Morph.
"I have the perfect name for you, Meta-" Varun said.
"-morph," both Varun and Manasie said.
"Yeah, Metamorph sounds better," Manasie said.
"My sword is not light weighted, but please do kick that thing's ass for me," Varun said.
"I think I can manage, so we can do our weird weapon exchange once in a while," Manasie said, adjusting her grip on the sword.
"When my bones are broken, guess that's the only option," Varun scoffed, holding himself.
Morph growled, pulling Manasie's attention towards it. Both Morph and Manasie rushed towards each other as Manasie slashed towards Morph hardly, making a cut. Morph just groaned and tried to catch Manasie but she ducked and stabbed the sword into Morph.
Manasie tried to pull the sword out, but it didn't budge, Morph pushed her away and growled in a low tone. Morph lifted up into the air and so did Manasie. They both floated towards each other as Morph tried to punch Manasie and she quickly moved and held its hands.
Manasie tried to push Morph's hands but they both seemed to be equally strong… somehow. Manasie kicked Morph but it barely flinched yet again. Manasie tried to move forward but Morph gripped against her tightly and stopped her.
Floating upwards, Manasie kicked again and pushed Morph to the ground. Morph crashed down and got up shaking its head.
Manasie picked out both the discs from her shoulders and joined them forming a giant sword, as her armour wore down, and she started to free-fall upon Morph with the sword pointing towards it.
Morph just accepted its fate and bent down its head as Manasie smashed the sword into the ground. Morph splashed out into waste as Nightrale's blades shielded everyone from it. Varun picked up his sword, which had fallen at a distance.
"And that is how a superhero is formed," Manasie said walking towards everyone.
"However you did that, great job," Varun said.
"I know that I'm awesome," Manasie said with pride.
The armour deformed and the particles flew back to their original place in the white table, as if what happened, never happened.
"Did not say that part," Varun said shaking his head.
"You could always do that?" Kara asked.
"Maybe I could. But, it's new found upon. Never tried such on a large scale," Manasie said.
Manasie raised her hand as one disc rose up above her palm and started to revolve.
"Looks cool, right?" Manasie asked.
"Cool," a voice came from the disc. "Is just a little start to this, my dear."
"You," Manasie sighed, recognising the voice.
"Missed me? Well, more like forgot me completely, I would say," the voice said and a holographic face appeared above the disc.
"Well, could be the reason I don't talk to you and in-turn you don't say, Sagarika," Manasie scoffed.
"Rude, as usual," Sagarika said.
"A baby as usual. It's called sarcasm, didn't you learn?" Manasie asked.
"Well, you know why I've called upon you now, don't you?" Sagarika asked.
"No damn idea," Manasie said shaking her head.
"Well, meet me. You know where," Sagarika said.
"Too desperate to see me…?" Manasie asked with a mocking tone.
"How about you come back with those discs? Rather than coming back to get the discs?" Sagarika asked and formed a smile.
"Alright, alright fine," Manasie sighed.
"See you soon little one," Sagarika said.
"Not the name I want to be called with," Manasie said.
The hologram deformed and the disc fell down to Manasie's palm.
"Always so bossy and busy," Manasie sighed as the disc attached to her shoulder again.
"Who was that?" Kara asked.
"Some unimportant person, but, I need to go. Will that be ok?" Manasie asked.
"Yeah, sure," Kara said.
"Don't you want anyone to come with you?" Magpie asked.
"No, I'll be ok alone," Manasie said walking away.
"Bye," Varun said.
There was no reply from Manasie, she just kept walking away.
"Will…?" Varun tried to ask and sighed. "Alias and Nemesis, I need a moment with you both."
"Sure," Alias said.
Everyone else left from there and it was only the three of them. They sat around the white table, Varun sat opposite to the other two. Varun tapped on the part which had deformed a while ago and it seemed alright.
"So, like, we are death, something like reapers?" Varun asked, turning his eyes back to the two.
"Well, not completely. But, to the people who don't die but are supposed to, for balance. That is the job we were formed for, by the first warrior who possessed that stone-gem," Alias said.
"It was especially for Rahambose. But, a lot of threats have been taken down by the Primevel warriors, since then," Nemesis said.
"And Psycho is now on your list?" Varun asked.
"Has been for a while," Nemesis said.
"So… you'd do whatever against something your leader says is a threat?" Varun asked.
"We don't have a leader. You are our leader surely, just not officially. But, yes, if you believe that even one of us is a threat, we'd take the other out without a question," Alias said.
"I'd think about it and give it time. Considering and weighing options I'll do any task but will think fast. And I hope you asked a trick question," Nemesis said.
"It was a straight question. But both answered well," Varun said nodding.
Alias and Nemesis looked at each other and then Varun. "How?" they asked.
"I had a little plan on something and you both have raised the chances of this working," Varun said.
"Which is…?" Alias asked.
"I have a letter," Varun said trying to reach for his pockets. "That is impossible to take through this damned armour! So, you'll receive this soon, probably after Morpheus or whatever, if I get back alive. Or you'll have to pick it out from my corpse. This letter will be for Alias and you must open this and read it exactly after a year from when you receive it. No sooner, no later!" Varun said.
Nemesis looked at Alias and then at Varun, pleading for a task too.
"And Nemesis, it is your task to watch Alias complete the task and you must work on your reflexes and judge his moves. Stop him, if you feel it's wrong, but you will not talk to him about it directly. If it's right, you help him through this task."
"What are you testing?" Alias asked laughing lightly.
"A theory and I need your help individually," Varun said.
"We'll do our best," Nemesis said.
"I'm still not sure, but sure," Alias said.
"You guys can move out, to reduce the awkwardness," Varun said.
"You can't see through our armour, but sure you are receiving some awkward looks and judgements from in-here, Varun," Alias said getting up.
"We got a weird leader. The stone better have chosen something interesting, I hope," Nemesis said getting up.
Both walked away as Kara appeared from her hiding spot.
"A love letter is all it takes to confess," Kara mocked walking up to the table and sat down at a chair.
"No serious respect for privacy," Varun sighed.
"I was curious and now weirded out," Kara laughed.
"Not the topic I want to talk about," Varun said.
"Then, let's talk about your friend," Kara said.
"You know, when you mention about my friend after talking about a letter, makes me wonder stuff," Varun said, giving Kara suspicious eyes, which she saw.
"I just wanted to know about him," Kara defended, stiffening herself.
"And why exactly…?" Varun asked.
"Basic information, about a person I started talking to," Kara said, without eye-contacting Varun.
"I would like to start with, he is an innocent loner," Varun said.
***
Tarragon, Ivor and the cool-looking guy once again were at the door. The guy asked the guards to leave Tarragon and him alone.
"Look robot, with all due respect, I can't consider on letting a team go stop the snow. That's your good guy brain talking, we are the bad guys. I'll ask someone to engineer you better to fit our cause," the guy said.
"As you say sir," Tarragon said.
"I'll help him understand," Ivor grumbled in a baddie-tone.
"And keep the creepy head away. Whatever cause it has," the guy said.
"I'm the evil genius brain, of an old evil genius. It was too hard to make a robot out of me. Due to the way they found me, because the world feared me badly," Ivor laughed, in an evil tone. "So, now I work in pair with this guy," Ivor said going back to his normal tone.
"Weird days these are," the guy sighed.
The guy went on to look behind as Varun appeared behind (at the spot he was before disappearing). Tarragon stopped the guy.
"What is it?" the guy asked.
"There is a room back there, which is safe and you don't need to check its safety though. Where people hide when events like this, happen," Tarragon said.
"What events?" the guy asked.
"Like the dragon event which right now took place, he means. And also shy ones escape there when people like you come. So, I would suggest you to not look there next time," Ivor said.
Varun understood the gesture and giving thumbs up to Tarragon, he tip-toed to the room where the others were.
"Sure… I understand, I guess," the guy said.
The guy looked from under the incubator-thingy and what he saw seemed to put him in a shock. He just walked away without saying another word. Tarragon looking at the chance went towards the room as everyone came out.
"Who was that?" Varun asked.
"A guy from Saturn Organisation, don't know his name," Tarragon said.
"He came to check whereabouts of what event was occurring here. Luckily you took away Morph at the right time," Ivor said.
"More like Mesomorph," Varun scoffed.
"It's done with right?" Aria asked.
"More or less, yes," Varun said.
"The superhero team," Fara sighed.
"They are strong," Varun said.
"Then ask their help against this event," Tarragon suggested.
"Already did. We are the only available ones," Fara said.
"Ok, well what next?" Tarragon asked.
"I need a spear, a bag. And something very special," Varun said.
"What is that?" Tarragon asked.
"Some music for the road," Varun said.
"And a guitar for me," Flint said.
Everyone including Varun stared at Flint who was raising his hand and smiling.
***