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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?789Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnadbs0AJtG
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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.789Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63l0c0W4Vd
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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………789Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSEjrMHHiCS
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“Talon!” the voice called again with a bit more force and urgency.789Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡviaKYzfV6z
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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?789Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡloTjykhLUu
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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.”789Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz2mpY29jFT
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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.789Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEagzzf7FYV
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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.789Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoPxuKu2CuY
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“But who could be doing this to him?”789Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdtbt8AksWl
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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.”789Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpznpgqf7xH
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“Oooh,” the maid whispered softly as she listened and watched the unique mark.789Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKtYJrboU5D
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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. 789Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvYWCa1SZl
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The maid blinked and looked to him confused. “Who’s the she, if I may ask my Lord?”789Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVG0la6eOrI
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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.” 789Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHFKf8dgP1v
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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?”789Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZN0kgnSCkw
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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.789Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7rSDAC2Rl
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“So…what does it do exactly?”789Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRhr5rnTjnV
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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.789Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡevQyeTLgRV
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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?”789Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZxpkbsmqL
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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. 789Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1RbHpeNGXl
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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.789Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUnsFgt3xKR
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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.789Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZpq1b7xDT
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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.”789Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXmpgC8Kcb5
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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.”789Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGnK1AYFKl
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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.”789Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSqw0iluQ3e
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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.789Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVMjikdrBHM
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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.”789Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqJqodLgem
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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.”789Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN7gDxTVOxw
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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.789Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ89HGLX1bSF
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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.789Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJQfyECFyZ5
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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.”789Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡePjeR4Ckj3
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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.789Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTtutOwZw6
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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.”789Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡttAhBqRk1f
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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.”789Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsCCQQKGVRR
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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.”789Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡasSu3EDh4T
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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.”789Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ESyYk6JQe
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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.”789Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYPF8IyT4QF
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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.”789Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaAd2CQTSPm
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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.789Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkcPzjxXoMN
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