It took days for Abyss to get directions for the coordinates Nedi ’s letter boasted and to get there.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLlVrqKkt5
When he neared the location, he saw the large building shudder. The earth beneath Abyss shook. “What is going on?!” He exclaimed. It was a disaster zone. Ground was cracked and burned with arrows and boulders scattered across the terrain.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQbrK19I5J7
In the distance, he could see Rosorken Soldiers battling human rebels... Rebels... PISTOL. Does... Nedi work for PISTOL or Kronos? Abyss shook his head. He knew it was too good to be true. Nedi had been lying about his identity. Abyss thought that those names were weird. Was Nedi trying to go undercover? Did he know Abyss from before? Why would he lie about all this?112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlroapT6D2m
Still, Abyss didn’t want to believe it. He wanted Nedi to be an ally. Didn’t Achlys say gathering an army was good? If Abyss already had a connection with Nedi, maybe he could bring him over to his side.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaBm77scAY9
Without considering how difficult it could be to find Nedi in the commotion, Abyss hurried to the battlefield, struggling to keep his hopes low.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdr9dwvWs6z
* * *
Abyss had to dodge arrows from the human side and all manner of explosions and elemental abilities from either end of the battlefield. It was a miracle he wasn’t dead already.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL3BttMsoZq
Just as he was about to give up on the idea of finding a person without a recognizable face in a warzone, Abyss nearly got hit with a bolt of lightning.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlp6bFgCs3X
Abyss was stunned. The last time he was almost killed by stray lightning was...112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6CnWgh645c
“Zeus! We need a defibrillator!” A familiar voice called out. The voice made Abyssal’s blood boil.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCComdX5LY
“On my way, Commander!”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYZprPpds0b
Abyssal’s heart stopped. He spun to try and spot the source.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7tHQUOFO3D
“Volt!”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv1H29OE7v5
Abyss ran towards the young man rushing to a fallen rebel. The familiar golden skin and bright blond hair was mistakable. The long-lost twin nearly tripped when he heard his name.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYuOVr2qh5Q
“Abyss?!”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9booXkvOS
Volt only looked over his shoulder a split second before turning away and coming down on the dying soldier with sparking hands.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQPf1pXsIf
Abyss chased after his brother and stood only a foot away.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMiw5U5msDf
Commander H glanced at Abyss from his defensive post. Abyss glared back. Commander H didn’t respond. He just turned to scan the battlefield again. The dark-haired twin stared disbelievingly at Volt.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvBXKQC8oaD
“Clear!”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpJuUwCWjSY
The body jumped at Volt’s touch.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuppB3j8nV0
Volt tried once more before the fallen soldier jumped back to life. He seemed at dazed as Abyss, though his confused state lasted only a couple moments as Volt pulled him up. The rebel ran back out to battle spawning swords from nowhere.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwvWXQuA3y3
Abyss ran to his brother, grabbing him from behind.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEjSpRJ987S
“I thought you were dead,” he whispered through choked-back sobs. Abyss hated how emotional he was being, but he couldn’t help it. All the aching from the letter came flooding back intertwined with overwhelming relief. Tears streamed down Abyssal’s face.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd7h6EryD4j
Volt placed a hand on Abyssal’s before gently breaking away from his grip and turning to come face to face. Abyss latched on again immediately. He wasn’t going to let Volt go. Not again. Not where death was so eminent.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSeYpvnz8WG
“Abyss,” Volt whispered, “now’s not the time. It isn’t safe-”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCVpreRIazq
“I don’t care! You don’t know what I went through! Why didn’t you tell me you were okay?!”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIza40PlJRO
Volt’s face hardened as he swallowed back a large lump of guilt.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYdySPH7P4A
Abyss was right. Volt didn’t know how it felt to lose a brother.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlb0TsSK3CC
“...I’m sorry... I couldn’t, I-... I just couldn’t...”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrFEdm9rJRv
“Why not?! I’m your brother, Volt! I thought you died! I thought we’d never see each other again!”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡILYlWawc5x
“It’s.. Complicated... I gave you hints.”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7z7rulEnn
“What are you talking about?!”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ14gGnMkYca
“I- Nedi? Mark? It’s a code-”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAt2U7qCT8p
“How was I supposed to know that?! You were sending me cryptic letters and let me believe you were really gone! Even when I responded!”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM8pMZXZamD
“...You’re right... I was... less right ... but we still don’t have time for this- Look out!” Volt grabbed Abyss back and jumped to the ground, barely avoiding a flaming arrow that exploded on impact with the ground, blowing the twins several yards across the treacherous terrain.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVvBeYbmQp
The twins broke apart and the moment they stopped, Volt got up and placed a hand on Abyssal’s shoulders. “I’ll explain everything when this is over. As long as we’re both still alive. ” Volt ran off at incredible speeds that Abyss wasn’t sure he’d seen before. And that was saying something.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0f82xRioYd
Abyss scrambled to feet and yelled after Volt, “Not funny, yig thisar!”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbR5ME7F09r
A woman in a long-sleeved, sparkly, silver turtleneck and blue-stained leather pants who was riding a large star platform gasped and covered her ears.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOFwEK7xcVq
Does she know what I said? Even still, what does it matter to her?112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNXNMwCGbc
Abyss shook it off and ignored the woman as she flew away on her star raft or whatever the heck was going on there. Until she turned and threw a ninja star that stuck into the stomach of a nearby Rosorken and exploded, knocking Abyss off-balance.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc5E5CrQgJC
“How many of those do you have left, Astrea?” a large, burn-scarred, bald man called out.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBaSe5eBYsQ
Star lady answered, “About 12.”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8dRVf5ghh
“I got 50 more for you here!” The man threw a small pouch to her. Abyss seriously doubted 50 of those freaky ninja stars could fit in there.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW5dGZmzi0I
“Thanks, Hephaestus!” she called back before flying off.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjyt6QmR9C5
That’s when it hit him. There were Greek gods among PISTOL, fighting Kronos, and more on the other side.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZvrKkJ9qYR
“She doesn't like profanity,” Hephaestus told Abyss before dropping a shield in the younger one’s arms and heading off quickly.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9fXS17e59
Just then, Abyss had to block an arrow soaked in some sort of berry juice. He glanced back and saw a woman wearing nothing but twisting vines holding a bow, sitting in a tree that continued to grow taller. A magpie sat on her shoulder.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZk75WE2RbO
At first, Abyss thought she was Merry, but her hair was much darker and... was she missing a breast? Abyss decided not to focus on that and kept running, changing up his patterns as randomly as possible to throw off the archer’s aim.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkwJBM2FADi
Demeter? He guessed.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN97fRB21Ds
That’s when he nearly ran into a large gold statue of Aaron.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIyIjTPix9r
No, it WAS Aaron, or... Ares... but how? It looked like the fingers on his right arm were broken off. Before Abyss could question it, a golden axe swung for his head, answering the question. An intoxicated man swung the axe around, recklessly stumbling.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlPvQXSyJ4b
“The lllllast ounce of my gold powerssss,” the man slurred. “Givvven away... nnnever to returrrrrnn.” He hiccupped, “Twice! The last usssed to kill my own brother!” Suddenly, the man collapsed. His hair was grey and twisted with vines.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2UMx82zqaO
“Eeehh... Dionysus,” Abyss groaned. “Goodnight, Master D.” Abyss was practically raised and trained by that guy, until he called off practices to lay in his room with a migraine usually while Abyss was in the middle of an electric chokehold. He always made the call just in time, but that never meant he liked the weird guy.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEuH3bIuPYV
Abyss continued to scour the battlefield for Volt. He wasn’t losing his brother. Not again.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsRZ1Snt1Wr
But he found Achlys first.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzFTg15OqtI
“Abyss, please come with me. I’ve sent Vivian and Lucy for your brother, we can regroup. I’m not letting either of you get hurt like this. It would be pointless.”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3CDzZwyn7I
“You- you mean it? Wait, you knew about Volt?”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOEUrVW7sFW
“I... figured it out.”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOgAsU7KKjG
“With the letter? How?”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8caQEdgPQP
“Uh... it- it was easy. Just come with me. It isn’t safe here. Don’t make this harder than it needs to be.” Her voice felt sickly sweet. She was hiding something...something important.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm9lDI9ozwr
Still, Abyss had to follow her. Achlys was right, it wasn’t safe here. He’s already lucked out too many times, and if she was able to get Volt into a safe place, Abyss had to be there.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy1otZmBR0h
* * *
Achlys took Abyss to the place they first met. Even if it was where he met Achlys, Abyss still didn’t like this place. Those memories weren’t particularly pleasant.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0JSZyRo0Mu
“Abyss!” Volt exclaimed running to him. “We have to get back up there. I only stayed because they said you were coming.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCPfaXz7SK
“I’m not letting you go back up there!” Abyss snapped.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzH2DBxdcEP
“And I’m not letting you stay down here. It’s where we released-” Volt spotted Achlys and glared at her. His voice was low, “her.” 112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡir9q7PVCzV
“What do you have against-”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdszMaben2
“She’s the one who got me registered as dead.”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfs0DtsV21h
Abyss was stunned. “But- why?”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtyHdkGL7zM
“She wanted me out of the way so she could manipulate you, obviously. Hades told me how she plans to destroy the world. She needs your power to do that.”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡix7a98ITSr
“It’s more than that!” Achlys blurted.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDxVaEwXr70
“How so?” Volt asked.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7IXl7MZ4Ns
“I-I like the company.” Achlys shook herself and snapped, “I need the princess too.”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdtQJapIvRw
Abyss couldn’t speak. I stared at the two of them in stunned silence.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJKTXjdzWj
“Abyss, she can’t be trusted. She wants to destroy the world and plunge it into an endless night of flames and destruction.”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ0GxjOiVsf
“I- I know... but-”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFa0FnuL3I5
“What do you mean you know?” Volt demanded. “You were going to help her do that willingly? Weren’t we considering turning against Kronos for that same reason?”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKanOjF8Oq
“I did! I am! I... I think... It’s complicated.”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOuxyT9kIbT
“Don’t tell me you wanted to destroy the world out of revenge for me? The culprit was her all along! You already blew up PISTOL. They saved me! When coms cut out, Hades assumed, but they found me in the castle dungeon, poisoned and dying because of her! They rescued me.”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq5IdjJ4wSS
“And you didn’t tell me before because...?”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQFgVqHguxm
“I couldn’t! Things were going to Xouya and nobody knew what side everyone was on. You were with her!”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMjVHwqnfDg
Abyss was trembling. His mind swam in confusion, and he was brimming with anger. His fists were clenched, and his arms shook.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnD1WPLmMSm
Abyss turned to Achlys and yelled, “You did this to my brother! I bet you never even wanted to save anyone!” He grit his teeth and growled as Achlys’ face fell into a glower. “You just wanted the glory. You wanted to see humanity crush under your heel to show up Kronos.”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqAnEmkNsO2
“You’re not seeing things clearly, Sol,” she said smoothly.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCdpm6iVecG
“You don’t get to call me that!”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ieTAVPmqI
“Your blinded by your emotions. You can’t understand... Girls!”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzzDzBDrFv
Vines shot out from the shadows, one wrapping around each of the brothers.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJWyLtKfzX
“I didn’t want to do this, Abyss,” Achlys said. She wasn’t looking at him anymore. She turned away and clenched her fists while the twins struggled. “I never wanted to hurt you or your brother. But he’s given me no choice... I won’t do the same to you.”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT6ZIDSu6cl
“What are you talking about?! Volt has nothing to do with this, leave him out of it!”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ABDSFH9TR
“You’re wrong, Abyss... I’m sorry, I really am,” some part of Achlys’ voice sounded truthful even if Abyss couldn’t see her.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3L5ygLtjw
Vivian pulled out a wooden chair and used the vines to tie him down. Lucy stood in the corner crying. Vivian wore a forlorn yet determined expression.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeU7vglAV4K
“He inserted himself when he came to kill me. He had a lightning bolt in his hand and bloodlust in his eyes.”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd6ulAKY6Ar
Vivian tied a vine in Volt’s mouth and around his head. Volt’s head drooped with remorse.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr08WP82f1A
“It’s strange having all our powers in one place again. The daughter of a necromancer along with the two inheritors of her closest uncles.” Abyss walked over and set a hand on Vivian and Volt’s shoulders. Volt shot her a glare and static zipped across his shoulder at her hand. She pulled away instantly shaking off the bitter sting. “Ah-” she hissed, “Zippy are we, Zeus?”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnEbpDkrjon
She strode away and grabbed the vine holding Abyss, guiding him to a higher place. Lucy and Vivian followed as Abyss struggled.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDTT0eNyzkk
“Look, your brother was right about one thing. I do need you. I need your power, devour.”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Bc9lMTDXE
“Why do you need it if you can get all sorts of power wielders on your side so easily?” Abyss snapped back.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZasCeDJCMl
Instead of answering directly, Achlys began telling a cryptic story. “Once there was a seer living in ancient Greece. His name was Tiresias. His reputation was so well known that people took his words for doctrine. He foretold an event that would come to pass millennia later.”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLC8G6Xwhcq
“What does this have to do with anything?” Abyss snapped.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ52lk4oUYO7
“Shut up and listen. Maybe you’ll find out,” Achlys hissed. “The Greeks had their era of Rosorken coming to help out in a couple small ways. Teaching advanced technology to men in towers, giving kings endless supply of priceless metals to progress society, you get the gist. Here’s the thing, they weren’t fully aware of the Rosorken until wise old Tiresias shared a story about my father’s generation. Dear Uncle Zues and Grandpa Kronos.”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8wsixApsi
“I know this one,” Vivian muttered. “This is how the youngest god, Zeus, became the king of gods.”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1n7nZmcXnf
“Yes, Zeus made tartar out of the titanus tyrant Kronos. Or at least, he was supposed to.”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuVaMtHzv85
“What’s that supposed to mean?” Abyss growled.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCttJBrc7by
“Well, the legend was so widespread by modern fiction and the rising popularity of Greek mythology. As the Greeks adopted these foretold great powers as gods, the Rosorken caught ear. Kronos learned of the legend. He fell in love with a human woman, Rhea, and learned of her scheme to protect his killer, their son. When Rhea tried to cover for Zeus, Kronos devoured her essence as well. In front of the entire family. I watched my grandpa kill my grandma. Suck her dry, turn her into a husk.”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡopnvoFix4b
Abyss stared in shock. No wonder Achlys was so twisted. All of this on top of being locked away when she was 10.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDwgawrbh8X
“Kronos made a deal with the rest of the family. By turning over Zeus, he would spare all the rest of his children, grandchildren, and nephews. He came out on his own. He was no older than you or me. He sacrificed himself for each one of us, he listed the names of everyone in the family, dedicating his pain to us through screams as he was stripped of his power, strength, and life. He was gone before he got down to my name.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ73abFt5nSc
Abyssal’s breathing was heavy. He was sure he heard the call for each Grecian deity by name playing through his mind on loop alongside the screams of all those he killed before. It didn’t make sense to him then, but now, it was as if Zeus’ sacrifice was tied to Kronos’ power itself as a reminder of all the people he wasn’t allowed to kill.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9cJbL6ivIi
“Other names were too far down the list, including any of my cousins, my mother, any of Hyperion or Khaos’ lines, or me. Many of them were hunted down the same way. Kronos had his twisted loophole. Those without Rosorken blood were always picked off from the families first, so when my mother was killed, father knew we had to escape like Helios did.”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFMWUSuMOfD
“So, they locked you away to protect you?” Abyss guessed. His voice was quiet.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNk2sTbXgKs
Achlys let out a mad cackle. “Handsome, that’s only half the reason! Tiresias, the brilliant idiot also gave us a Plan B. ‘Should Zeus fail to rise to power, the solar powers will combine with darkness to destroy the world and cause Kronos to burn eternally.’ With Helios on the loose, father and I were a liability. Kronos wanted us out of the picture, and one of us was far more venerable, far less talented in blending in. She wasn’t protected by Zues’s sacrifice like her father was. They sealed that little girl away, and now, the queen of deadly mists and darkness will rise and claim the sun’s power to ensure Kronos burns in this life and the next.”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzBTUE1LUb
Abyss pulled Princess Ember out from behind a large generator, bound and struggling. “You’re going to give her power to me. “Give me the Solar Powers I require, Abyss. If you defy me...”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIkEnaIgoGt
On cue, Vivian flooded the lower portion of the floor where Volt sat. The Water was up to his shins and be began shorting out. Volt’s muffled cries filled the air as his muscles contracted.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCnwiRxlVDW
“Stop!” Abyss cried, lunging toward his brother again.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ71cgQYAc4s
“As expected, cartridge holders always come with limitations compared to their predecessors. Real Rosorken offspring always gain stronger abilities than their parents, even mix-breeds like me. And what happens to a toaster when dropped into water?”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR78VJVxTcF
“You’re hurting him!” Abyss exclaimed. He could care less about Achlys’ drawn-out explanations. Too much longer and Volt’s leg muscles would retain permanent damage.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM4xmnC7Hlt
“If you want to save your brother and avoid seeing him fully submerged, you’ll give me Ember’s powers.”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTR3YnFH1U1
Abyss lunged towards Vivian and barely missed touching her arm with his cheek. Vivian leapt away and Achlys pulled him off-balance towards her. “Little traitor,” she hissed. “See what happens when you test me.”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWAiJojRsJ7
The water level began rapidly rising as Volt’s body began to shake and seize up painfully further up. The water reached Volt’s stomach and continued to climb. Abyss could see his brother’s arms tensing and pulling against his bindings desperately. Electricity danced on top of the water as it started to near the group on the higher ground. 112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRtaKAppQEH
Achlys dragged Abyss further up and Vivian led Lucy to safety. The woman’s expression held a sort of pained remorse. It was clear Vivian didn’t want to do this, but she still didn’t stop.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiDxIpXMU5h
“Why are you doing this?!” Abyss pleaded, looking at Vivian.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa4diL0AZvv
“Because I said to,” Achlys said.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlAw0bvlnvo
“One for the many,” Vivian muttered.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAQ98psR7WF
Achlys nodded with a falsely somber expression. “Exactly. It’s the same as when I told you we needed to destroy this planet for the sake of the universe, Sol.”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3s0cebKRf
“You don’t get to call me that!” Abyss said, lunging once again, this time at Achlys.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs5UmokCeOa
Achlys’ face fell as she jumped back and Abyss fell on his face. “I’ll call off the flood if you just give me her power.”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKF3zncKRbt
The crackling of electricity surged bigger and brighter as the electrical whining grew higher and Volt screamed louder before he was cut off with a gasp. The water had reached his chest.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIynlxdWs1k
“Okay!” Abyss gave in. He was panicked. Achlys bent over and took Abyssal’s right hand. He touch his left to Ember’s arm and began the energy transfer. Ember’s cry of pain replaced Volt’s in the moment and red energy spiraled up Abyssal’s arm, down through his belly, and out the other arm into Achlys.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMEfwyv38Dq
Once he was certain her got all of Ember’s powers, Abyss released, careful not to drain any of her life-force. He pulled his hand away. Ember’s arm was scorched where he grabbed her. She was breathing heavily. Abyssal’s hand was also burned where he made contact with Achlys.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXLeYSfhUkl
Abyss decided not to tell Achlys about the drainage that came with a borrowed power, but then, she rolled Ember into the electrically charged water. The princess yelped, but the water buried her cries as she fell under. Abyss scrambled to his feet, vines falling away, but he couldn’t do anything as he watched her body sink, twitching, violently.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZlQIUXqrXb
Achlys looked over his shoulder before nodding to Vivian. The water parted and allotted a path to Volt, no longer submerged, but twitching occasionally with a spark, unconscious in his seat. His hair was wet and the sparks seemed weak.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMWe53WvQqN
Abyss ran to his brother as Achlys left. She wouldn’t have to worry about her new power draining away now that it had no source to return to.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEz6gM1SvvK
Abyss stopped at Volt's side. He had to think of something to do.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuLa6z56AAz
I got it. He nervously touched Volts arm, surprised that it only shocked him a little. Like static. Abyss grabbed his brother’s arm and began to drain away the electrical powers that made him weak to water in the first place. Vivian came to Abyssal’s side and reached out, drying Volt by pulling away the dripping water. It took Abyss everything he had not to whack her arm away. But the water was still draining around them and he needed her to hold it apart.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkgu8tRdbZH
Eventually, Volt stopped twitching, and sparks stopped jumping off of him, but he wasn’t breathing.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjzxZWwuFOj
Come on!112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmFSFJAVJJa
Abyss didn’t know what else to do. He didn’t feel any of the electricity trying to drain away from his own body the way it normally did.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGmHzjHAzGr
“You can’t be gone!” Abyss cried, tears falling down his face. “Not again! Please!” He shook his brother’s shoulder.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnaFFZnMwlu
Vivian undid the vines before she grabbed Volt by his arm and pulled him off the chair, cushioning his head so it wouldn’t hit the concrete floor. She began violently pressing down on Volt’s ribs.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ46W2ZtodiD
“What are you doing?!” Abys blurted, grabbing her arms and trying to pull her away.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkgNa3x2IJA
“Chest compressions idiot! I don’t actually want him to die, do you?”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2DFtDwrkk0
Abyss swallowed a lump in his throat and pulled away as Vivian continued to do CPR.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJU5jgNDP0
“Just don’t get in the way of anything. Go take care of Lucy.”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeLtsBXt3fa
Abyss looked over his shoulder at the girl before she shrunk away and hid behind a large, mysterious machine.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY412sTOdHg
Abyss didn’t want to leave Volt’s side. He stared back at his brother.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvnXngN2tW0
He felt the little girl grab his sleeve. “Go stop her.” Lucy whispered so Vivian wouldn’t hear her.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpJV0zERNXI
Abyss looked down at her.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQLI2foSeQ4
“What?” the word barely came out.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡysRmVH18eG
“You have to stop the scary lady. She wants to blow up the world.”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMvWzWAWM9l
“But-”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmA73LRb2M4
“No buts, you have to stop her.”112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgyR9VfcjHJ
Abyss didn’t know if it mattered. He couldn’t leave Volt’s side. He didn’t know why trying to save people who would die anyway served any purpose. Then again, why was Vivian trying to save Volt?112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuNw5nD8j5i
She said she didn’t want him to die even though she helped hurt him in the first place.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8GytHEhN54
Abyss thought about if he really wanted the people on Earth to die. He helped the person who wanted to destroy the world, but… did that mean he couldn’t help now?112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuX2WCC3QuH
Maybe not.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAEIr3yEvgU
Abyss thought back to the conversation he had with Volt the day they came to Earth.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ls9867Y0x
He didn’t want to destroy the world he never did. And maybe there was another way to save the universe from Kronos the way Commander H fought.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvsn0oNjrLB
Lucy was right. She was a little kid who couldn’t possibly understand all of this, but she was right.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9iVss5wp62
But… what about…?112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCVPpUoEhv4
Abyss shook his head. He didn’t have time for this. He’ll be okay. Abyss looked back a final time to us brother.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjcaLMpqHE
“I’ll see you later, Volt. Don’t you dare die on me again.” Abyss said quietly.112Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmgqmuxPihi
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