Protoss Empire, floating city…
Black Star Condominium…
Mansion A, living room…
- Sir. A (looking at Grey, gesturing): At the end of the afternoon, Arthur and Alexia returned from their walk, and headed to the throne room, where Arthur encountered his friends, Alander and Selena. Said goodbye to the queen as a courtesy. His friends, sad to hear that, tried to convince him to stay, but he rejected. His sister, Allana, tried to convince him too, but the response remained unanimous. Allana and Hera crying were comforted by Alexia, and the queen sitting on the throne tried to hold back her emotions…
He promised his sister that he would return in one piece, and Butler gave his word that he would protect his young master. And on his way-out Arthur was questioned by a group of distressed women who blamed him for everything, and he discovered that Brunhilde's daughter was sent to an orphanage, so he ordered Alexia to take care of the child. Hera apologized to him, and reminded him of the promise he made...
- Sir. A (sitting): Arthur and Butler left to Mount Everest. Arthur determined and confident. Butler as always, full of secrets...
- Drake Grey (looks at the clock, sighs): Mr. A, there are 30 minutes left until they call me home, so tell, tell!
- Sir. A (laughing): I'll try to be quick. Eleanor having to take care of Er, her and Qin-Shi's daughter, while Qin-Shi was planning to take over the mandarin empire without an army. And with that a few weeks have passed, Arthur and Butler arrived at the top of the cave of kings…
Arthur wanted to get it over with, but suddenly the primordial guardian turned against him...
- Butler (with his left hand on Arthur's chest, voice weighted with solemnity): Lord, my oath obliges me to stop you. You are not yet ready to bear the weight of the Essence of the Light... (turns his hand on Arthur's chest, and seals his core)
- Arthur Treadway (enraged, tries to hit his fist against Butler's face): You bastard!
- Butler (dodges effortlessly, sighs): Boss, live a year and a half without Qi. Prove that you are ready, and then climb Mount Everest, and deserve the power of the King of the Titans… (With a blow that could split mountains, Butler hurled Arthur from the peak of the mount)
- Arthur Treadway (falling): Butler! You better be sure I die bastard, because if not... If not!!! AHHHH!!!!!
Arthur fell from the sky, a human meteor, and layed between life and death in the valleys below. On the island, the mourning was palpable, warriors with blank stares returned to their positions, the war calling them back to chaos, and a girl introduced herself to the queen, Mayara from Alcana she said. The director made all her fortune available for the amazonian army, everyone was surprised by the exorbitant fortune of Odyssey, the queen thanked her. Alexia told her mother that she had a vision in which she and Arthur sleep together, and a furious mother forbade her to do that with his minor brother…
After falling from the mountain, Arthur went in search of supplies, and arrived in a village, in the mountain range, a village called Himalaya, already settled. He made a friend, who was already introduced in the story, Merlin...
- Drake Grey (surprised, blurted out): Merlin?! Merlin, queen of Alfmosis??
- Sir. A (laughing): Yes, and she got a job as a nurse and lived in that village together with Arthur. Arthur had saved her from some soldiers who wanted to kill her. She was running away from her uncle who took the throne from her, and ended up there, to bother Arthur's life…
At the bases things only got uglier and uglier, Hera discovered that there were giants in her father's army, and had to order her soldiers to return, and blamed herself for every death…
Arthur adapted to life without Qi, without the core that once fueled him. His amazon blood granted him skills, but it was a far cry from the power he'd wielded. He found solace on a farm, befriending local farmers like Martin, Igg, Tei, and Rozen. Meanwhile, King Yer waged war, leaving a trail of destruction across neighboring kingdoms.
Alexia grew increasingly interested in her brother, a forbidden spark of attraction that worried her mother and the queen. The queen's despair reached a breaking point, and Merlin's approaches added to the turmoil…
Arthur met an old couple, owners of a restaurant, Mrs. Han, who taught him why that village was very peaceful, everyone was kind, lively and happy, and he felt that he was being contaminated. In the middle of the conversation, outside the restaurant, a pink caravan arrived, they saw many men screaming excitedly, and a woman in revealing clothes, greeted the population, and invited them to the love caravan show. Arthur was curious to know what this was, but the Han gentlemen immediately advised Arthur to stay away from those women, they were dangerous prostitutes, they sold themselves for money and fame, and an angry Arthur vowed to never go to that caravan. Leaving the restaurant, Arthur was questioned by one of the women, their leader. He realized that something was wrong, her aura was like a magnet that brought him closer to her, but he refused her invitation and left. The Han lords said that their leader claimed to be the goddess of love, and this goddess was interested in Arthur…
Arthur got a job and pleased his boss, Mr. Tao, a very rich owner of lands, and he saw Arthur as his son. Meanwhile, on the island, they had lost 30 of the 90 bases they had installed on the continents, they found out about the giants, and money was running out, weapons too. There was still a lot of time left for Arthur to return…
- Sir. A (smiles): Arthur's time was running out. With two months remaining, he prepared for the final ascent. His boss, with unshed tears, tried to stop him, but fate called. Arthur promised Merlin that he would send someone to bring her to him, while Eleanor and Qin-Shi were united in marriage, remembering Arthur's promise to aid him to conquer the throne of the empire.
Two months later, Arthur faced the mountain, a test of flesh and spirit. At the peak, Butler awaited him, proclaiming that training was necessary for the King's Power. Arthur's journey was far from over, and the fire of his determination burned brighter than ever.
- Drake Grey (gets up, yawns and stretches his body): Mister A, I better go home. Let's continue tomorrow, okay?
- Sir. A (smiles; runs his hand through Grey's hair): Let's do that, bye Grey...
- Drake Grey (walking away): Bye sir A...
A while later…
Gray Mansion, living room…
The room glowed in the soft light of the TV screen. Damian and Yuna, wrapped in each other's arms, watching a movie.
- Yuna Grey (in a blue dress, hair down, pregnant, sitting on the sofa, in the arms of Damian, laughing): What a horrible film…
- Damian Grey (in a blue sweater and pants, sitting with Yuna in his arms, laughing): It's not horrible, it's weird, but in a fun way...
- Drake Grey (slipping in unnoticed, observed the scene. His footsteps silent) "I'll go straight to my room without being noticed…"
- Damian Grey (looking at the TV, laughing): For someone who hasn't activated his core yet, you know how to be a sneaky one kid...
- Yuna Grey (looks at Damian, hits his leg): Don't talk about that, you'll hurt him, Grey come here!
- Drake Grey (with a vein on his face, murmuring, standing before them): Good evening mommy, father...
- Yuna Grey (her gaze bore into Grey): This time Drake? It's late, what if something happened to you?
- Damian Grey (looking at Grey, smiles, ever pragmatic): Son, what if you talked to Mister A and your friends to hear the story here at home, or at Mister A's house? Isn't it better?
- Drake Grey (nervous, scratches his head) "I was there…": Yeah, that would be a good idea, Father… (rolls his eyes)
- Damian Grey "Did this kid just...? Ohh hell nah!" (puts his hand on Grey's head): Now come here! (pulls Grey to the couch, and tickles Grey and Yuna. Laughter erupted, filling the room)
- Damian, Grey and Yuna (playing with each other, and laughing nonstop)
- Grey's sister (going downstairs, looking at her cell phone, sees the three of them, squeaks): I'm leaving, don't look for me, I went...
- Yuna Grey (laughing, sighs): Young lady, come here, where do you think you're going?!
- Drake Grey (looking at his mother, smiles)
- Damian Grey (looking at Grey, smiles): Pay attention to your enemy! (tickles)
- Drake Grey (laughing): Stop, father…
- Yuna Grey (with veins on her face, points to the stairs): Go to your room now Xaya! Don't make me repeat myself, you hear me?!
- Xaya Grey (annoyed, hisses): Ahh, I hate you…! (goes to her room)
- Yuna Grey (puts her hands on her hips, turns to Grey and Damian having fun) "She liked being with her little brother so much, but now…": I'm going to end that child's life!
The next morning…
Kitchen…
- Drake Grey (in the academy's uniform, sited on the kitchen bench, eating cereal) "Today I have martial arts class, so lame…"
- Damian Grey (in a luxurious blue suit, sited, eating vegetables) "How rude, couldn't she give me a decent meal…?"
- Yuna Grey (wearing an elegant long green dress, hair down, sitting on a bench): Eat to grow Grey...
- Xaya Grey (in the academy's uniform, sitting on a bench, eating boredly) "What a bummer…"
- Housekeeper (in a uniform and an apron, cooking, looks at Grey): Young master, here are your pancakes...
- Drake Grey (finishes eating, looks at the pancakes): Sorry Anastasia, I'm not going to eat, I'm full…
- Xaya Grey (looks at Grey in annoyance): Say you're satisfied, idiot... (slaps the kid)
- Yuna Grey (looks at Xaya, sighs): Be kind to your little brother, Xaya!
- Damian Grey (stops eating the vegetables, brings the plate of pancakes closer, excited): I can eat it… (feels Yuna's threatening gaze): Babe, this food is horrible, do you want me to be malnourished?
- Yuna Grey (eating, annoyed): It's good for you Damian, it's for your health. You're going to be 38 years old, you have to take care of yourself...
- Drake Grey (sited, clears his throat): How many kids do you plan to have? There are already two of us, and one more in the belly. How many more?
- Damian and Yuna (embarrassment passed between them): !!!
- Anastasia (turns around, washes dishes, uncomfortable with the tension) "Little master is frontal…"
- Xaya Grey (looking at her parents, senses the atmosphere, stops eating, takes Grey's arm and his backpack): Let's go, red big head! (pulls Grey toward the door)
- Damian Grey (embarrassed, very quickly, takes his briefcase, gives Yuna a kiss, kisses Grey and Xaya's forehead, runs away): Bye love, children, see you later… (leaves)
- Yuna Grey (blushing, holding her cheeks): Damian, come back here! (sighs, looks at the kids) "A very important question…"
- Drake Grey (being pulled to the door, annoyed): Hey, why are you so nervous...? I just asked something…
- Xaya Grey (pushing him to the door): Let's go, otherwise we'll be late!
- Yuna Grey (with a red face, smiles): Wait, how are you able to leave without saying goodbye? (kisses both of their foreheads): And they're twins, not just one…
- Xaya Grey (rolls her eyes, sighs): Of course...
- Drake Grey (smiling): Really? (hugs her mother): Mommy you're awesome…
- Yuna Grey (embarrassed, smiles) "This child. It's awesome when you're not the one carrying this belly…" (hugging Grey, smiles): It's too awesome honey, two more babies to take care of, being a mother is too awesome! (annoyed, sighs) "That idiot had to impregnate me..."