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Chapter 19 - Chapter 18-Full Circle

The Creature slowly stepped back as Crimson sat up instantly. His body felt light and swift, like any previous injury was gone.

"Ki is life force, life force is all of you." The Creature stood for a moment allow Crimson to understand. 

"I can't thank you enough, uh..."

"Our race came prepared for this millennium ago. You may call me Yron."

"Like with a Iron but with a Y?" 

"That is correct, as you can tell by my body, our race is made of materials from our planet. These materials are similar to yours on earth."

"So what do you call gold here?" 

"Gold."

Yron and Crimson stood in silence for a moment. As Crimson wasn't sure if Yron was joking or not.

"Come." Yron turned and began walking towards the door, his arms aimed at the wooden table.

Crimson watched as Yron's fingers changed back from the pointed ones to the original ones. Before he reached the door.

Crimson got out of the bed still in his damage god gi yet completely rejuvenated. As he caught up to Yron before he walked out the door. They stepped out as Crimson was blighted by blue light, his eyes quickly adjusted, revealing he was on a completely new planet. 

Yron continued walking, as Crimson followed, taking it all in with a surprised look on his face. Walking in circles as he trailed Yron. Stumbling to try and see everything along the way.

"Now that you're awake, allow me to introduce you to our planet... Mendirium." Yron stated while he walked.

Crimson noticing others like Yron, made of many different materials. Like wood, iron, obsidian, gold, diamond, almost anything on earth was present within these ancient beings. 

"What uh..." Crimson found himself stumped. Unable to even form complete sentences as everything awed him. Tree's were glistening like metal, buildings kept their prehistoric designs yet used extensive materials as linings and reinforcements. Buildings followed a more utility use then design looks. As if this civilization had adapted to live optimally then comfortably. 

"The house we came out of seems to be the odd ball in this place." Crimson stated as he continued to explore with his eyes.

"We made that within 5 hours of your arrival." Yron explained, his obsidian and rock slightly tinted by the blue sun that hung within the sky.

The tint was very light, similar to earth's sun's as its pale yellow light. Even the heat felt similar.

"I hope you find it suitable to your home world. We had little time to conform to your needs."

"Conform to my needs? Wait, wait... That reminds me, how did I end up here?!" 

Before Yron could answer he arrived within a massive box shaped building, lined with obsidian and emerald. The door was a large hold entrance. Crimson watched as Yron's orb head pulled from its body and dragged itself into a flowy form through the entrance.

"Whoa..." Crimson said, once again in shock before quickly shaking out of his awe.

"Wait for me! I still need to know how I got here!" He shouted before squeezing through the circle entrance.

As he entered through, he quickly rolled onto his back and up onto his feet. 

"Welcome to my home, find yourself comfortable." Yron moving around in his flowy form.

Crimson looked around, everything was made as if it was an actual living room.

"Did you also prepare this for wellbeing also?" Crimson asked looking around.

"Don't be silly."

Crimson stood in silences once again as if he didn't know if Yron was joking or not.

"Forget it... What I really want to know is how I got here."

Yron swirled around Crimson as he spoke.

"An angry lizard being suddenly appeared on our planet with a tall woman. Yron introduced himself, and found himself threatened."

"Angry lizard... Oh you mean Kessa!" 

"Yes God Of Destruction, Kessa. demanded we create a stable location to keep you. Denied at first, but Kessa threatened to destroy us. So in fear we conformed to his demands. Four Suns later you wake, and here we are." 

"Four suns?" 

"I believe in your time structure that would be two years." 

Crimson stood in disbelief followed by a flood of emotional stress.

"I-I've been in a coma, for two years?" Crimson scoffed before slowly sitting onto the mimicked sofa.

Crimson sat staring off into space, thinking about his loved ones. About Okara... Okara, the same Okara who tried to kill him for a misunderstanding. 

"I failed them... All of them." Crimson muttered his hair covering his eyes as shadows pitched over his face. 

"If you had to choose between saving an entire planet vs one person. Which one would you choose?" Yron asked trying to redirect Crimson's self loathing.

"Does it matter?"

"Yes."

"It just depends."

"On what?"

"The person."

"Why does that matter?"

"Because I cherish more than others."

"Then allow me to state it differently. If you had to choose between saving an entire planet vs the one you cherish most. Which one would you choose?"

Crimson paused, thinking hard about his answer.

"The entire world."

"Strange."

"What?"

"A moment ago you said it depended on the person. Yet when the question was reformed you chose the answer you believed I wanted to hear." 

"No I didn't."

"Denial does not change results."

"What are you even getting at Yron."

"Even after Yron freed you from your shackles. You still remain caged by another. I unfortunately cannot help you with this one." 

"I'm not trapped." Crimson scoffed as he stood and looked through the window carved from diamond.

"Your friend, should be awake as well." Yron states as he floats in his wavy form.

"My friend?" Crimson questioned still looking out the window.

"The Lyrx named Crisma." Yron replied.

Crimson turned in surprise his face holding a concerned look.

"How do you know that name?"

"He and I spoke while you were asleep."

"H-He spoke to you... That means he's-."

"Alive... Yes." Crisma's voice appeared from the gemstone. Allowing not only Crimson, but also Yron to hear him.

"C-Crisma... Y-You're really back."

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