“Special assignment?” Elen asked as she turned to face Akira who only nodded before walking towards his office.Elen knew not to say anything else but to follow closely behind him, it’s been a while since she had the chance to be with Kelvin and she’d desperately hoped to be with him today.Since they’ve both been busy trying to evacuate citizens and make the entire place empty in case a more powerful Shadow comes, neither of them got the choice to speak to the other.“Felix too?” She asked when they got to Akira’s office and Felix was already waiting by the door for her and Akira.“Yes, there’s nobody better suited for the job than the both of you as usual since you’re the strongest in the first division.” Akira responded.They all walked into his office as he went to take his seat, Felix and Elen couldn’t help but wonder what the special assignment could be.They’ve not gotten a signal of a new entity or not just them but the entire division would have known and that aside, Akira di
“They did a really good job evacuating the citizens,” Lyon said as soon as they got to the waiting point.Despite it being in the afternoon, everywhere was as silent as a graveyard and the only living creature that could be seen was a butterfly and even that wasn’t much.The entire place looked like it had been drained of life and even as they waited, Lyon could not only smell but he could feel the impending doom that was about to befall them.He had been feeling it since their ride here and the closer they got to the waiting point; the more intense that feeling got.The feeling got so strong that Lyon could feel his stomach tightening, he tried to shake it off but he couldn’t. He tried to chalk it up to worrying about the world but that wasn’t it.He was worried about the world, yes, but he was more worried about how disappointed he would be in himself if he was unable to protect this world he cherishes so much.The thought was enough to weaken him and Lyon knew well that he shouldn’
The ride back to the organization was more amazing for Elen, Kelvin, Chelsey and Lyon. Asher felt like he was being left aside once again.He never did get along well with any of the high ranking officers or even officers at all, he had always preferred working solo because that was always better for him.Most of the time, he had people he wanted to make friends with but he had no idea how to do that. The fact that he thought his father had abandoned him at a very young age made him feel like he wasn’t needed.He felt like he was better off being alone because despite being strong, it’s mostly like he’s holding everyone back but when he found Lyon, things were different.Lyon always treated him as though they were equal even though he was older than Lyon, he had learnt a lot from not only Lyon and Chelsey but from his father too and he couldn’t help but wonder if he was going to be able to maintain the relationship with Lyon.“Asher!” Lyon’s familiar voice jolted him out of his though
They all got inside and Akira was already there, waiting for them to come in with a smile plastered on his face.He was like a father finally getting to welcome his son back home and seeing Lyon hale and hearty warmed his soul.“Welcome back, Chosen.” He greeted with a smile and even Lyon just couldn’t believe how long it had been since he last physically saw Akira.Relief washed over him because the man looked so fragile and Lyon couldn’t help but worry even though he knew that he shouldn’t.Akira still reeked of strength for an old man and Lyon was more than happy to see that he was doing fine.“I hope your training wasn’t too—" Akira didn’t get to finish what he was saying because Lyon threw himself at the old man, eliciting a laugh out of him.“I might appear strong but don’t you forget I’m an old man and my better days are behind me already.” Akira laughed and Lyon joined in.There’s no better joy than knowing that everyone is just as fine as he’d left them. There were nights he
“The party seems nice,” Chelsey smiled and Elen nodded as they both looked around. It was a very lovely party and even Lyon seemed to be having a lot of fun.“So, you and Kelvin.” Chelsey finally dropped the bomb she’s been meaning to and Elen almost choked on the wine she was drinking.Her eyes widened, she hadn’t told anybody and she also wasn’t expecting anyone to know especially people that only just arrived.Her face turned red and she was soon feeling the heat from within her, she had no idea what to say without making it seem like she was hiding her relationship.She likes Kelvin so much but at the same time she doesn’t know if he was ready to let people in on their relationship yet.Waves and waves of emotions coursed through her as her grip tightened on the glass and was holding while she was also trying her hardest not to lose composure.Elen knew just how smart Chelsey is, she might be younger but Chelsey has always been able to use her brain in situations she both should a
Everywhere trembled and even buildings threatened to give in to Lyon’s power. The ball of light that was in front of him trembled.“I will never understand you people that come after me and my friends when just Chelsey will be enough to wipe you out,” he laughed.“You’re too weak to go against me,” Lyon continued as he got towards the ball of light and the curiosity in it could feel the power.“Send your strongest entities and then I’ll see if I can change my evaluation.” He finished when he got to the ball and held it in his hand.The ball felt hot and the curiosity it belonged to knew that it was going to die, it could feel the cold embrace of death and could also see it with its own eyes.When he asked for an opportunity to fight Lyon Armstrong, everyone in the verse had asked him not to think about it but he was careless.He was the most excited when they picked up the powerful signal from Lyon and he’d thought that it would easily be wiped out like the other Chosens but Lyon was
Getting to his room, Lyon couldn’t wait to get back to the comfort of his own home. He had wanted to ask Elen and Kelvin why they left the house but after what had happened, he had an idea.He knew nothing would have gotten them to leave the house if it wasn’t a shadow, but something wouldn’t stop eating him up.He had made sure to put up a veil to keep the house from getting attacked, there were tons of questions that he wanted to ask and shaking the thought out of his head, he decided to have the conversation with them tomorrow.Now is the time to rest from all his car sickness and the loads of alcohol he had taken. His alcohol tolerance had gone way over the top but he knew that he still had to take care of himself.Walking towards the fridge, Lyon pulled out a bottle of water and chugged it all before taking a shower and finally deciding to rest.He knew what was going to happen if he came back and although he had wanted to avoid it, he knew that the organization and the world nee
Everywhere fell silent and by the time Lyon’s eyes fluttered open it was morning already. His head hurt and for a moment he still couldn’t register what had happened in his head.Groaning, Lyon made his way to the bathroom and that was when he realized that his necklace had been switched out.It wasn’t the same amulet that suppressed his powers, it was the exact one he saw his mother put around his neck in the dream.Holding it, Lyon winced at how hot the necklace was and he looked at his palm to see that it had gotten really burnt.He could feel the power of the necklace around his neck and his mother’s words kept ringing in his head. He can’t risk letting anyone see it.‘In shadows deep and unseen light, I call upon the veil of night, wrap this object in a shroud of old. Invisible to all who seek, let it vanish, silent and meek.’Lyon watched as the necklace disappeared and he couldn’t feel its power anymore. He brushed his teeth and got ready to meet Akira.“You’re finally awake!