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What’s wrong with me? Talon thought while he floated in a sea of black curled up into a ball and looking peaceful in his dream. Why can’t I open my eyes and wake up? He hissed in his dream as a sharp feeling struck through his arm into his chest. This burning…this burning desire……what is it?743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe9eRX7hYed
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“Talon!” a familiar male voice shouted in his dream but by the echo it sounded as if it was miles away in the distance.743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1VwchxAWjo
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Huh? He slightly moved his head in his dream but his eyes remained closed. Who’s that, that would be calling to me? I bet it is a mistake and I am but dreaming. His internal voice softly whispered as it began to trail off slowly. Yea…that’s it. It’s just a dream. But………743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaidMzmtZxt
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“Talon!” the voice called again with a bit more force and urgency.743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2H0XtcCk1k
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…If this is a dream then why can’t I wake up? What’s going on with me and why won’t this pain go away? He winced feeling another sharp pain go through his arm and chest inside the dream. He heard the voice call his name once more. Why can’t I make out that voice? I know it from somewhere but…where?743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCCkSeh6KN7
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“Damn it Talon, wake up! Now!” the voice screamed again before Talon’s dream was blinded by a flash of light which faded as quickly as it came. Hiatsu growled and glared at the sparking spell imprinted on Talon’s exposed arm. “Damn spell,” he grumbled heatedly, “it’s being a pain in the ass to break.”743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcwm2ayBMT0
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A maid approached and gently dabbed away some sweat off Talon’s brow. “What should we do my Lord?” she looked at the redhead god. “Shall I go fetch Lord Marizu?” she asked with concern as she looked back to Talon who was covered up in his bed.743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6eHnKp5Sg8
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“I have sent him a message to return but something must be keeping him as he hasn’t answered.” Hiatsu sighed heavily. “I just hope he’s not going off course once again.” He groaned with his head hanging in defeat.743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3exDa83i0i
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“But who could be doing this to him?”743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQwRaU8Fkn
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“You see this mark?” he questioned while pointing to it and the maid nodded. “It has four locks that are protecting the main spell. Those locks are a pain in the ass to break because each one is different.”743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Yabm4Q900
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“Oooh,” the maid whispered softly as she listened and watched the unique mark.743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbBEoU7SmgH
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“It was put by a woman who I thought was going to leave us alone after she got what she wanted.” He sighed heavily as he looked to the mark. 743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKIJrINYH28
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The maid blinked and looked to him confused. “Who’s the she, if I may ask my Lord?”743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7sJ6aeO0YH
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He moved a hand towards the mark once more and began to try again to break the first seal. “She’s the Goddess of Wind who made a deal with a dragon to show us all she was stronger than any of us.” 743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSK9K3enubf
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The maid’s eyes lit up. “Oh! You mean Lady Kisa?” she held an excited tone to her voice. “She is always so elegant and poised as are the other Lady Goddesses.” Hiatsu rolled his eyes hearing her swooning over Kisa. “But…why would Lady Kisa ever hurt Sir Talon?”743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvi4JU28NjT
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“Because she wants to,” he grumbled, “how am I to know what goes on inside her insane mind?” the maid didn’t answer that question.743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbiuScxa9uO
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“So…what does it do exactly?”743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPlazK6LSuh
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“I’m afraid to say I don’t know. I wish I did so I could possibly more easily remove it.” He replied lowly in an annoyed and agitated tone.743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZ28W6qAV3
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“Um, Master Hiatsu?” she gently inquired after letting silence rest over the room for a short time. “May I ask of what else you wish of my services?”743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNr8mBux1ZB
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“I want you as well as two other staff and two guards I will assign to keep Talon safe. Once he has awakened, come and report to me so I may speak with him.” The maid nodded before curtsying to him as he stood and stepped lightly past her, leaving the room. 743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWyg2hgQCpl
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Marizu watched the guards silently with hating at how weak they looked under the substitute trainer since Ginsu was indisposed. Hiatsu should learn to trust me to train those idiots. Just because one or a few wound up injured into death means nothing about my methods being bad. He huffed before making his way down the hall, vanishing to appear in a lower floor area where he opened a secured door and entered the dimly lit, good sized room. He approached an injured form that was held up by shackles latched to the wall with its arms apart. “Enjoying what your stupidity brought you, little brother?” he cooed mockingly with a smirk on his face.743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiexhL837Ed
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Ginsu looked up at Marizu with a tired yet annoyed glare at the middle brother’s expression of enjoyment. “Can it and wipe that smug expression off your face.” He spat in a hard tone.743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOTulMFpSJ5
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Marizu stepped closer and grabbed one of the tools Hiatsu had previously used that had left a unique scar around the blue haired god’s left shoulder. “So you are sticking by the thought that disobeying orders to help a pitiful mortal is worth the punishment?” he sounded bored as he inspected the item. “If so, then you are more brain dead than I gave credit for.”743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCOA6gruzK
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“I said to shut up.” Ginsu growled. “I don’t regret helping guide her in the right direction. She wasn’t sure where to go so I helped and that’s worth this.” He sighed, “so long as she’s alright and knows the right path for her answers then I’ll go simply back to watching over her after I’ve paid my time here in full.”743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1J9Am10mf
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Marizu put down the metal item and looked to his brother. “You know,” he poked his brother in the firm right side of his abdomen. “If I wanted to, I could kill you but that would result in my death by Lord Pain in the Ass.” Ginsu frowned, snorting mist from his nostrils. “But…for some fun I could easily find and kill that mortal, that Alura you seem to have taken a strong liking to.”743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJnuLumQaoF
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Ginsu clutched his hands into tightly balled fists as he narrowed his eyes on his brother. “Marizu…” he snarled while forcing himself to stand straighter.743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHc9EUIsAXE
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“I mean, really, she’s mortal and be easy enough for me to cut down. Plus we got her stupid brother to use to take down Amoxious before we make him the new overseer of their region.”743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzjnCCRW2eE
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“Marizu!” the blue haired god shouted throwing a punch but came up short as Marizu slipped back as he put down the item. “Leave-Alura-out-of-this!” he snapped sharply while putting emphasis on each word. The Earth God smirked as he saw the chains taunt that held back his little brother. “You touch her and helping her won’t be the only rules I start bending or breaking.”743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNanDNd4JEx
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The Earth God gained a sly smirk as he watched the Water God’s anger twisted face. “Oh?” he purred, “is that a threat or a promise?” he got no answer as he summoned forth stone mixed with soil to make himself a whip with stone spikes lining it. “You can make all the threats you want but you did break a rule, which is very unlike you. I’m starting to think she’s being a very bad influence on you.” He looked over his finished tool before striking Ginsu hard across the chest. Marizu took pleasure in striking him again to hear a cry from him. “You aren’t cut out for rule breaking or rule bending.” He struck the Water God a few more times before wrapping his whip around Ginsu’s neck and pulled tight.743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIs9wsDWXKi
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Ginsu’s face twisted in pain as he lifted his head and tried to pull away from the restriction around his throat. “It’s adorable how you think you can be anything to a mortal aside from a deity. You can try and pretend you are a father to her all you like but it won’t change that you are nothing more than an Immortal, something mortals look to for hope and a possible way to have what they want so badly to be brought into reality for their own selfish needs.” Marizu hissed coldly close to Ginsu’s face as he tugged the whip tighter before allowing it to crumble into dust. He stepped back as the shackles held Ginsu’s tired body up.743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡotM0Pop8Ki
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“Now, if you’ll excuse me,” he moved towards the door. “I’ve been putting off answering our elder fire head’s call.” This brought Ginsu to hiss as he lifted his head to look at Marizu with barely opened eyes. “Yea, it seems the brat got himself cursed or something stupid like that.” He groaned. “This is why I keep telling you guys that mortals are only good for using and not good for keeping around for training. They are pitiful stupid little things which are best for entertainment.”743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGT5lEgZut2
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Marizu took his leave and left Ginsu alone with his thoughts in the unsettling silence. The Water God hung his head as he released a breath with his eyes closing, a few strains of hair falling around his face. “Alura please, please be alright and safe right now.” He whispered softly mostly to assure himself that she would be fine in his absents.743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0poLpy3Tl0
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The Fire God and Earth God met in the hallway with Hiatsu staring at the black haired god with curiosity when seeing a pleased expression on his face. “Please tell me you did not sneak a whore into this palace or lands just for your enjoyment.”743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡarWWTUCzCq
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“Oh, don’t worry, it wasn’t anything to that nature.” He chuckled softly, “I assure you that you have nothing to fret your fiery little, pain in the ass head over.”743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsfxuYjPHfW
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Hiatsu snorted a few flames before shaking his head to dismiss it until another time. “I need you to come with me. Talon’s gotten himself marked by a spell placed by Kisa and I need help removing the four locks.”743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeollCKvECG
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Marizu groaned throwing his head back dramatically. “You must be kidding!” he put a hand on his face that slid up to run his fingers through his hair. “That stupid brat really did do that? Are you sure you don’t want to just send me to kill the bastard?” he brought his head up to look at his elder brother. “Why are you going through so many fucking hoops just for these stupid brats? You’ve sent me on plenty of missions to kill mortals who were going to end up being trouble for peace in both here and there.”743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwbphEcERso
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“I am doing this because I’m wanting to try and figure out if it’s worth our time and investment to learn how to better communicate with the mortals. I don’t like it that they only ask and request things from us instead of trying to, at times more often than naught, solve it on their own.” He sighed in frustration while crossing his arms. “I know mortals are limited in their time and abilities but that does not mean they are so incapable they are unable to handle matters on their own. This is one of those matters that can be solved by mortals if they would just focus for once and try helping the other out.”743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdkq7vi22Ym
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The black haired god began to snicker behind a hand while trying not to bust out laughing. “You find this funny as I find it frustrating. I don’t mind us helping them with their problems and guiding them, but there is a point when it becomes a hindrance.” The redhead huffed as he narrowed his eyes on his laughing brother. “We weren’t born to answer every prayer and call to fix everything just to try and not end up with the mortals, who didn’t get their answers, cursing us to being from The Shadow One.”743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2lWhmtpAmV
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Marizu finished by snickering as he stepped closer and patted his brother on the shoulder. “And I didn’t need you repeating what your message said when you called me back. I was able to understand that much.” He said with a sort of snarky tone as he continued onto Talons room. Hiatsu shook his head before turning and moving after the black haired god.743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbBKxE9f4Yz
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