The crystal barrier falls, the villagers are already evaluated, there was no Unspoken still here. She left in the chaos. Amelia falls to the ground, gasping for air. We were all distracted from the real threat. The fabric from Novus’ dress rips slightly gaining my attention, Radial is already holding Novus in his arms by the time I look over. Liam laid on the ground holding Novus’ necklace tightly in his hand, Radial spent a while trying to pry off the crown on her head, but it refused to come off. Silence, everyone was silent, so silent the only thing on my mind was Novus’ breathing. That was the only thing I heard, I think that’s the only thing everyone wanted to hear.
Opal finally moves both Liam and Novus to Infirmary, I followed carrying Novus, Radial followed still attempting to get the crown off. Opal sighs, “This is too much, it’s almost like a coma, but from magic. I can’t handle this, it out of my expertise.” Silence. The other Pure Lights shuffled into the room, and left without saying a word. Opal worked for hours it seemed attempting to find any cause, any cure, anything. The castle was silent. If Novus doesn’t wake up then the Unspoken have already won, I can’t lead, I can only end. End relationships out of fear, end a battle whether I won or not, and now Novus may not even wake up.
“Rave,” Opal taps my shoulder, “We have guests, and it’s a pretty important trio.” my fingers twitch, I put on my mask and smile,
“Then let's go.” we trot down the halls, silence. It made my skin crawl, I can’t be a leader. Silence filled the halls even though several guards and maids hurried through. The silence made me feel insane as we came closer to the door, I could feel the tiniest hint of blood entering my mouth from biting too hard,
“Rave? Are you okay?” I nod my head as the door opens. Two figures walk towards the opening, Kahn comes first, forcing a young man to walk at a much faster pace than him. Then, Amelia’s father walks in, Novus has only been queen for 3 hours and is already bringing races together. Opal bows to Kahn, he gives me a glare,
“Filthy half breed Demon.” the mask begins to fall, until Amelia’s father towers over me,
“You know, if you treat a Pure Light as an object they probably won’t help you later on.” Kahn huffs pushing the man forward,
“This is Caius, he can help bring Novus back. Use him so this doesn’t cause an argument between Tenius and I.” Caius mumbles,
“Look I..I never said that I can wake her up I just know why she’s asleep.” Tenius sighs,
“Please, I came because I want to see her. That’s all.” Opal nods showing Tenius the way, Novus has always had a strange connection with the Templums, especially Tenius. He has always cared about her well being, everyone always thought it was strange, but I believe it has to do with her past. Tenius cares because she reminds him of someone.
“Stop being lost in your thoughts and tell me what happened.” Kahn crosses his arms, Caius looks at me with pure pity,
“Novus was crowned, and Liam grabbed her necklace, both of them passed out. We’ve spent the last couple hours trying to get the crown off and waking them up.” Caius perks up,
“They became Watchers of Time. The power was too much for either of them to handle, but they’re okay!” Now I perk up, the mask falls, but I am able to smile without it,
“Are you saying they’ll wake up? Novus will wake up and be okay?” Caius begins to nod, then stops,
“Novus, is a different story, she may not wake up-” I don’t remember what I did, but I do remember being pulled away, I think I hit him. I think I was scared. We sat, waiting for answers. Waiting for anything, movement, eyes moving, I would even take her sleep talking. Novus, always protected me. I just wanted to return the favor for once. My thoughts went on and on, by the time they were organized it was dark. Opal walks in and sits beside me,
“You look like crap, but thank you for watching them while I rested.”
She hands me water and beams,
“I just want to help in whatever way I can. My mom is a healer so I understand the basics at least.” Opal tilts her head,
“Your mother is a healer? What’s her name? Maybe I know her. I might even know your father,” My hand twitches, “..Oh, I’m so sorry I didn’t-”
“It’s okay, most don’t. My mother is Estella Darkest, and my father, Leto Darkest.” Opal flinches this time, Caius walks up behind her seeming, lost almost,
“Estella? What..what was her maiden name?”
“I don’t..I don’t remember. It started with an ‘M’ I think?” Caius’ face turns from curiosity to pure joy,
“Morel. It has to be Morel! I can’t believe it! After all these years I found her.”
I shake my head, “I’m..sorry, I’m confused.” Caius sits next to me, grinning from ear to ear,
“Estella, she’s my younger sister. If it’s really her it’ll be crazy.” The room goes silent, I felt the awkwardness climbed up my back,
“My mother, never mentioned having a brother,” I pause, she never mentioned anything about her past life, and I was dumb enough to never ask, “I lied. I never asked. I never thought to ask. God, this is how I meet my uncle by punching him” Caius smile diminishes slightly,
“She never mentioned me?” Silence, Opal walks up beside Caius, she smiles,
“In a way, she did. I’ve heard of Estella from the Angels. Kahn knew her well, mostly because she caused drama with a paradox in time, as did 6 others. So I have a question for you Caius,” His face was pale, his hands twitched slightly,
“What, what could you possibly ask me.”
“How old are you and what year were you born.” He pauses,
“That easy I’m 35 and I was born,” he stops hesitating then says, “1980.” His math was wrong, he hesitated, and my mother is 45. A 10 year difference, a time paradox. Opal smirks slightly and her ears twitch,
“What time are you really from.” He freezes, then sits in a chair next to me, taking a deep breath he says,
“I was born in 1910. Estella and I are 10 years apart. We lived in Germany. I lived in a town where I fell in love with a woman. She was a Pure Light, she was THE Pure Light of that generation. I fell into a hole, I spiraled, It’s hard to remember much. We were pulled into a warp, I appeared in Crystallia the year 2006. Estella probably appeared in 1996, which explains the time difference. I’m not supposed to be here, and I don’t know where my love is.”
“What pulled you away from your own time?”
“I don’t remember. I lost a huge chunk of my memory after I woke up. I remembered my childhood and meeting my love, but not what happened after.”
“Maybe my mother is the same way. That’s why she never talked about her childhood, but it’s all slowly making sense.”
“What do you mean?”
“I’m a Crystallian, at least enough to summon objects, but I lived in Germany for 5 years. My mother still speaks German when we’re alone. German was my first language.”
“I would like to meet her. I need to know if she’s my sister. She was 25 when we were pulled in. How's her husband?”
“He’s not around anymore.”
“Oh, I’m sorry is Estella are okay?”
“I never got to know him, so I wouldn’t know she was already done grieving.”
“Are you okay?”
“I’m fine, I just,” pause, “I want silence.” And then my wish was granted.
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