Troye sighed and kneeled down next to Lise. He fumbled around in
his pocket for his phone and found it was still there. Of course,
it didn't work but he kept trying. Lise just watched Solia and the
new girl. She did want to help, but she wasn't sure what she could
do.
"Solia, please! You know Amali will never win that fight! Take the
new Artists with you!" Liea says, stomping a paw on the ground in
frustration, ignoring Natia.
Solia hesitates. "Only if they want to." She says softly.
Nyx's ear slightly twitch.So we get to see who this Zia is
then.She mentally muses to herself while opening her eyes and
tilting her head at the glare she received from Natia.
Lise sprang up and Troye shoved his phone in his pocket and sprang
up right after her. "We'll go!" They said in unison. They weren't
sure what they could possibly do, but they would give anything to
try.
"This is a bad idea, but at least Zia won't expect it." Solia
sighs. "Right, Liea, gab Fell and bring her home for me, please.
Everyone else... stay out of trouble, ok?" She snaps her fingers
and Troye, Lise, Nyx, and herself suddenly appear in the ruins of a
town. Half the buildings are missing chunks, ash and dust is piled
on the ground, stirring in the breeze. A tree in the center of the
courtyard is on fire, burning quietly.
Lise tapped her necklace twice and her wings returned. Troye
pouted. "How come you get cool wings?" He asked. Lise smacked him
and hovered a bit off the ground, trying to see without drawing
attention to herself. Troye looked at Solia and back at Lise. "Do
you see anything, love?" He asked and she shook her head.
"Ah, what a lovely surprise..." A voice says behind them, and there
stands Zia, her golden eyes glittering as she plays with a knife in
her hands. The dagger's blade is dripping with blood mixed with
ash. "Funny, I didn't expect this. I was hoping to kill Amali if
you didn't come."
Troye and Lise whipped around, Lise landing right next to Troye.
"Ah. So this is the infamous Zia, huh?" Lise mumbled. Troye
blinked. She was pretty too. The knife in her hand not so much. He
didn't have any weapons, which was a problem, and he assumed Lise
didn't either. Not good.
Nyx turned enough to where she could see Zia.She's
pretty.She mentally muses to herself.Her face remains
unreadable but she cocks her head to the side showing her curiosity
of Zia.
"I guess it can't be helped, hm? Amali will live another day. You
have outsmarted me, Solia, and I play by the rules." Zia smiles,
throwing the knife to her side and cutting a large vine that was
reaching towards her in half. "Usually. Although, it would be great
to break them and kill one of the new Artists. But I value your
trust, Solia, and I won't. Promise on the blood of my knife."
Hudson opened his eyes slowly, taking in his colorful surroundings.
Nearby, several different creatures stood. Most of them were
similar to humans, but a horse(?) was also standing with them.
Hudson stood up, wondering where he was.