*Cough*Cough*
"What happened?" Orpheus asked confusedly as he stands up from the ground, rubbing his sleepy eyes before looking around.
[You passed out after completing the contract]
~Yeah, about that, where are the others? ~
[I do not know how to explain this to you man. You're going to freak out again]
~Just tell me ~
[They're inside you]
"What!" Orpheus yells in shock before staring at his body and receiving another shock. "Why am I half-naked?"
[Who is disturbing my sleep…? Huh? Where the hell is this?] A voice sounded in Orpheus' head.
[*Yawn* Uh? Who are you?] another voice asked.
[Y'all are making the hell of a noise. Who the hell is this?] another strange voice said, making the color to drain from Orpheus' face.
"Not again. Now, there are voices in my head" Orpheus fell flat on his butt "I think I'm going to go crazy, real soon."
[Orpheus calm down] Costas said [Hey, I'm Costas, the person within Orpheus. I'm going to explain everything in a bit. Well, straight to the point. After the contract as performed, you all entered into his mind sea but you can still come out if you want to. However, I advise that you do not come out yet]
[Wait, you're simply implying that I'm that human's body.] Azure asked.
[That doesn't matter now] White said before asking Costas [Why can't we come out and how do we get out?]
[Well, it's because you all took on human form after the contract. I think the humans refer to you guys as demi-humans. This means, if you come out now, y'all will be naked]
~Whaaaaatttttt!!!! ~
[*Yawn* What's going on?] Black asked.
[Hold on a bit. We all have human form? Shit! It's actually true] Crimson said after staring at her body]
[I told y'all I didn't want to do this shit] Azure lamented.
[Let's just calm down] White tried to pacify them.
[Why should I calm down? I just lost my precious menacing form, and you are telling me to calm down?!] Azure yelled.
~He's right about that ~ Orpheus nodded.
[F*** you man] Azure cursed.
[Language!] White cautioned.
[Um, you didn't actually lose your body. You can still take its form if you want. Just like the tortoise] Costas gestured at the tortoise.
[How… how… did you do that?] Azure stuttered on seeing a familiar tortoise figure.
[I don't know. When I woke up, I felt like I had another body within me and tried to take control of it] Black shrugged.
"Shit!" Orpheus cursed aloud "How am I going to explain the reason I'm empty handed to Mr. Stylianos?"
[What are you empty handed of?] Black asked.
"You guys know about my quest, right?"
[You mean the elemental cores and stuff] White said.
"Yes. If I return empty handed, he's going to suspect something" Orpheus said "Mr. Stylianos, I mean."
[That's easy to work out] Crimson said [We have something better]
"Something better? Like what?"
[Have you heard of Magic stones?] White asked.
"No, what is that?" Orpheus asked in confusion.
[Of course, he hasn't heard of'em] Azure said.
[You see, magic stones are special stones that are formed in areas where the density of magical energy is too high] Black explained.
"Aren't they meant to be called energy stones?"
[No,] Crimson disagreed [Look at this, what makes us to perform magic?]
"Uh… don't know "
[Energy, you dumb f***] Azure cursed again.
[Language, Azure.] White cautioned [Orpheus, what makes, concentration of that energy brings about magic. The more concentrated the energy, the stronger the magic]
"Sure, I see it know. Where are the supposed magic stones?" Orpheus asked.
[That's the problem. They're in our homes] Black said.
"How is that a problem?"
[Our homes are so far away from each other and therefore need instant teleportation to get there fast] White explained.
"That is correct. But how do I get there then?"
[The fastest way is to use Azure's lightning teleportation. However, with the way he is, I doubt he is going to teach you the skill] White informed him after glancing at the sulking dragon.
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{A/N:
Orpheus' mind sea is like a domain (i.e., another world on its own) in his mind, which makes it possible for Costas and the four beasts to see and interact with each other. About their nakedness, they had already returned to their human form. Thanks for understanding}
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[The faster he learns it, the faster I get out of here, right?] Azure asked.
[I guess so] Costas replied.
[Okay, I'll teach him] Azure decided.
~Wait, I don't even have the lightning element. How are you planning to teach me? ~
[It seems he has not noticed it yet.] White muttered [Costas, I suggest you explain to him]
[Oh c'mon, he's going to freak out or get over excited] Costas said.
~Huh? tell me what? ~
[You see, um… How do I put this? You awakened three more elements]
~… ~
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At a cave far away, six boys sat on the floor while panting heavily.
"We... just... killed... Cleon" Ignatios stuttered while panting heavily.
"We didn't kill anyone. He was just too slow and got the consequences of that" Alex said.
"How can you say that? It was you that led us there in the first place. Now, you are saying it was his fault!" Fotis yelled.
"I was just trying to..." Alex tried to explain.
"I don't care about that shit! Your quest for freedom or whatever!" Fotis cut him halfway through his speech.
"Guys, come over here" Cyrus, another magus said.
The rest of the boys walked over to where Cyrus was standing and received a shock.
Before them was a wind vortex that emitted a strange energy, preventing them from getting closer to it
"What... is... that?" Alex stared at the wind vortex before them.
"I do not know. But it seems to be guarding something" Cyrus said.
"Let's find out then" Alex said.
"No, I'm not doing this again" Fotis shook his head "How are you even planning to get whatever it is that is in there. We can't even get close to it"
"It's time to return" Ignatios said while staring outside the cave.
"But we can just..." Alex protested.
"Do what you want. I'm tired of this" Fotis activated the portable teleporter and disappeared a few seconds later.
"See you man" The rest of the boys activated their teleporters and disappeared, leaving Alex stunned.
"What happened to 'blood runs forever'" Alex muttered before activating his portal, disappearing a few seconds later"
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~... Cool, which ones? ~
[...]
~What's wrong? ~
[I'm just wondering why you are so calm]
[Exactly my thoughts] Crimson said
~I'm the Chosen one for whatever it is, right? Which means it's normal for own fate to be different from others'. I just have to accept it ~
[I see someone's growing up]
~... Whatever. Which elements? ~
[Fire, Lighting and Wind]
This time it was Orpheus' turn to be speechless.
[Orpheus, are you okay?] White asked.
[Did he faint with his eyes open?] Black murmured.
[Is that even possible?] Crimson asked.
[I don't care about all that shit, okay? Let me teach you the skill and get out of here] Azure said.
~This is not good. They're calling us back ~ Orpheus stared at the yellow light in the sky ~Quick, how do I do the skill? ~
[It's easy. Try to feel a connection with the clouds and lightning and command it to take you where you want to go] Azure said.
~... ~
[Wow, it's that easy?] Black said, astonished.
[I thought you'll have to do come hard stuff like gathering a large amount of lightning energy and sending it to the clouds and stuff like that] Crimson said.
~Please, I'm trying to concentrate here ~
[Sorry about that] she apologized.
Orpheus closed his eyes as the clouds began to darken and rumble. All of a sudden, a large lightning bolt struck the are he was standing, creating a smoke cloud. After the smoke cloud dissipated, Orpheus was nowhere to be seen.
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In front of a familiar cave, the sky darkens as a bolt of lightning struck the entrance, revealing a blonde-haired boy.
[How did you get the hang of it so easily] Azure asked in shock.
~I don't know. It was just surprisingly easy ~ Orpheus shrugged. ~Anyway, where are the stones ~
[Inside that wind vortex] White said.
~How do I get inside? ~
[Just walk through. The strange energy is just from the force of the vortex. Anyone can enter] White said.
[You're so unbelievable. What if someone just decided to test his luck and walked through?] Black said.
[At least she tried. I didn't hide mine] Crimson said.
[…] Black was dumbfounded.
Meanwhile, Orpheus walked into the vortex and quickly gathered the stones that were emitting energy pulses, saving the ones filled with more magical energy than others for himself.
~Hey, tortoise. Where's yours? ~
[In my shadow] Black said [And, my name is Black]
~Sure, Black ~ Orpheus quickly teleported to Crimson's and Azure's homes and did the same before activating the portable teleported and left the planet.