"That is not how it works!"
I slam my hands down shaking the bowls on the table. Prince huffs like he's arguing with a child
"Quite frankly I do think you have this wrong"
I flop back down on my chair.
"No. A halberd are just a better weapon then a farming scythe . And no throwing knives are not sneaky. How did you even come to those conclusions?"
Prince shakes his head mildly amused
"Are they not clear"
I grab my satchel and hes up
"Now you do not need to try that again."
I scoff
"Ohhhh really. And you don't need to knowing piss me off."
He puts on a fake smile
"No no I'm not just trying to make you angry."
I sit on the railings with my eyes closed. I open them with a quickly forming frown.
"And what do you want?"
He smiles politely at me
"Now I am kind enough to forgive you for.... the incident. As long as you stop threatening to do it again, of course. I am quite happy you made no attempt to team up with valor. Oh yes and I simply can not forget how you messed with my darling sist-"
I scoff
"Get to the point prince."
He blinks a few times then gestures at the floating ice crystals
"Where did you get..."
He gets a uneasy look in his eyes
"Frozen singer?"
I lean back almost falling but I grab the railing pulling myself up.
"How about this, I'll tell you what you want to know and you tell me what I want to know"
He studies me for a minute then nods
"And what exactly do you want to know?"
"What did you see when you tried to take her body"
He grimaces like heard something deeply deeply unpleasant
"I unfortunately am not at liberty to discuss that. Anything else?"
Hm she threatened him, and he was actually scared enough to listen.
"Okay fine. So what happened on your part with the confrontation with sunny in the second nightmare"
He then goes back to smiling
"Oh that is something I am willing to answer"
I stare at him. Oh god he is stupid. I thought he was smarter then that
"You. As a awakened, tried to kill hope."
He nods
"Yes I still am a bit annoyed with sunless for stopping me... if you do not mind where did he get the chair...?"
I shrug
"He made it"
He narrows his eyes like he's trying to figure out if I'm messing with him
"....A chair?"
I nod
"Okay i get a question for that. What in the good lord are you wearing?"
He's in a weird priest like outfit and it is.... really really weird
"Oh this. I don't mind that at all. I got it from the one in the north"
Well that answers my next question, so he did get a armor from a chain lord. I guess it does resemble what the priests wore.
"God damn it."
Jet laughs
"Oh what, unlucky?"
I throw my hands up
"Three ones in a row! What's the point in gambling if I never win!"
Jet snickers once again
"But what about maybe hitting that ever so elusive 3 6s in a row?"
I put my head in my hands
"Yeah.... wait no you will not trick me!"
She full on laughs
"Oh come on I'm sure that luck of yours will turn up for the better"
I scoff
"Oh really."
She grins
"Really"
We stare at each other for a while.
"So... like.... is your aspect legacy... just the mist weapons?"
She raises a eyebrow
"Yes?"
I laugh
"Well i have a better one. I mean"
I summon creators gift
"I can put a whole citadel in this. It was a personal gift from shadow god. A divine memory. So who's the real lucky one"
She stares at it then smiles
"And who rolled 3 1s?"
I hold a large inflatable sword facing down Jet with her own, how had it gotten here? Oh fuck if I know.
"You were my brother!"
I dont know the quotes ive never seen the two houses movie. I don't care to ever do so. I think thats why she finds this so funny
"And same to you. But it does not matter now"
my eyes flicker to Effie who is eating popcorn with a very amused expression
"You can not lie to me! I know of what you have done!"
She does a grand flourish of the Ballon sword. Still can not believe Effie got me to buy these things
"What do you even know of me, you claim me your brother yet you knew nothing of me"
Kai walks in sees this, promptly leaves. Can't blame the guy
"You will pay for your sins!"
And she rushes me and I do the same. I can not believe I am recreating a movie about the dream realm, that I've never seen.
I slide back gripping my sword as tightly as possible. I'm getting beat the hell up
"Have to ask. What does beating me to a pulp have to do with doing sword training?"
Changing star stares at me with a look that still creeps me out then lifts her sword
"Failure is the greatest lesson"
I use my sword to stand up
"But I've failed plenty and getting my ass beat does not make me get more skilled"
She stares at me then shakes her head
"Hmm. I must disagree"
I point at her
"And how is getting my ass beat helping nephis, Changing star, last daughter of the Immortal Flame?"
She blinks a few times
"No you have not failed enough"
I point at her
"You... you... you! How in the hell have I not failed enough!? My old cohort, countless in the civil war, everyone who died at the crimson spire, velvet, noctis, winter, hell all of falcon scott!"
She lowers her sword with a frown
"Oh. I... I'm sorry I didn't mean like that. I meant... oh forget it. I'm sorry"
I sit with neph, not really looking because on a subconscious level I think she scares me. I pass over a cold water bottle. She hums in thanks. I keep crunching on a bag of chips. I notice with heat sense her glancing back at me. I dig in my bag and I take out some synth honey chips that I pass back to her.
"Oh"
I glance back
"What?"
She holds the bag staring at it with a odd expression
"I didn't think you'd remember"
I raise a eyebrow
"Its basic knowledge you like those"
She glances at me a unentertained expression
"How long did it take you to remember my name"
I glance away
"I... I remembered it the first time"
I lean on the railings next to kai looking out at the water. We are almost to Fallen Grace.
"Hey kai. Why does everyone act so shocked when I have snacks they like?"
He glances over
"Oh, its because you dont remember things well... or maybe its the fact that you dont seem to know things that normally people do."
I shrug
"For one, I do remember things, I just choose to not act on that. And for two... yeah."
He laughs
"You can be a bit hard to read"
I freeze up then slowly I turn to him
"What."
He turns to me
"Uh... yeah? Your a little hard to read at times. It can be hard to tell when your actually annoyed or just playing."
Me? I'm hard to read?
"I am hard to read?"
He nods with a nervous expression
"Yes? Its also a little that you make weird expressions or keep your face hidden"
I laugh for a while as kai tried to help
"That... that explains so much!"
I run at kai on all fours. Apparently that scared the absolute living shit out of him and it is a little too funny not to do.
"Stop it!"
I look him in his god damn eyes and I copy him
"Stop it!"
That scares him even worse and he promptly flies right into the air. We are being watched by prince but god damn hes next!
"■■■■ I mean it! Stop it!"
I laugh then I jump into the air following him he screams like a child then tries to fly away. I give chase.
After we get to fallen grace i walk next to effie acting more then a little as her personal guard. I keep glancing at the young boy who had joined us
"More often than you would think, when this guy is around..."
I laugh shaking my head
"But only when sun here is around. This guy is a magnet for trouble. I mean one time I fell into a near infinite void and got my arms burned by ancient divine flames because of this idiot"
Sunny frowns shooting me a glare
"You are the one who followed me"
I shake my head
"Your the one who did it for coins."
Effie laughs loudly
"Now that, that you didn't tell us. You did it just for coins Doofus?"
I start snickering. Sunny glares at me
"Yes. To be fair I didnt think id fall okay?"
Effie laughs again this time even harder
"And you didnt have a memory to stop you?"
He huffs
"I did. It just wasn't good enough and I was dragging around dead weight"
I shake my head
"I was still only there to help you out"
I continue acting as effies body guard oddly enough.
"Hey dork."
I look up from sketching
"Yeah?"
She points to my bag
"Just... how much food and all that do you have in there?"
I shrug
"Well do you want numbers or like a snappy one liner about it?"
She smiles
"Second one obviously"
I nod
"A fuck ton"
She laughs
"Yeah seems about right. What dont you have in that thing anyways?"
I think for a while. Okay I have a few guns, a communicator for me, one for sunny stole that, almost every kind of weapon I can make, materials.... hmmm
"I do not have a whole PTV in it"
She stares at me
"You dont need all of that... but since your so well prepared got anything sweet?"
Not long after we set off i make up my mind and I go to cassie. I go up to her as she steers the ship
"So cassie. I have to ask. You've mentioned about the whole not being able to mark me and not being able to see me in visions and all that but.... what does that even mean?"
She turns her head up seeming to quickly get a little concerned
"Well yes, it is true... its more in a way of me being prevented from doing so..."
I sigh
"Odd.... another little thing, what does the runes of singer look like?"
I sit next to cassie.
"So then I landed on the ground getting all torn up by nightmare creatures but I had finally finished and boom! In a explosion of ice all of the nightmare creatures died even the tyrant! In one shot!"
Cassie smiles and nods
"So thats where you got that memory of yours."
I nod
"Yup one of my best too! The thing can copy abilities. I copy the healer of the cohort i had during my time as a irregular. Thats how I heal people and all that. I think i can only copy 3 people's abilities and only one sadly. I dont think I can copy a transcendent form... or maybe I'll have to be a saint to do that"
I sigh
"Not that you need to"
I nod
"Not that i need to"
I think for a bit then I snap
"Oh oh, who's the best saint?"
She turns her head towards me studying me
"...What saint do you think is best?" I laugh "is that not obvious? Its saint Tyris of white feather! She willingly went against a great clan for three awakened. Plus, she held off a corrupted titan alone for so long. Isn't she the coolest?"
Cassie nods
"Without her help we would have died"
I sit next to prince. Hmmm my everything feels very bad. Effie is giving birth.
"I couldn't help but overhear. It seems that a wolf cub is about to be born, huh? How exciting. Can't say I ever heard about a child being born in a Nightmare... that should be a first, even among the Great Clans..."
Kai puts a hand on his shoulder a deadly serous expression on his face
"...You stay away from that child, Prince Mordret. I'm warning you."
Prince slowly goes from amused to offended
"Who do you take me for? A monster?"
He then shakes his head trying to put on that act again
"Well, alright, I might be a bit of a monster. But I'm not a fool. What do I gain from taking the body of an infant? Relax, Ascended Nightingale. We are all in the same boat. Quite literally."
I look up a distraction
"No you are not."
He looks down now very confused
"Not what?"
I scoff
"Not a monster. Now I won't claim to get you or anything but I disagree fundamentally on the concept of calling someone a monster. Your a jackass not a monster. You are in full control and you have the full ability to act in accordance with morality. Calling someone a monster means they are not in control of their actions and or can not act with morals"
He then slowly really smiles amused as kai steps back to panic not over here
"Trying to distract yourself i see"
I nod
"Yeah."
I slowly rock back and forth i am not equipped for this mentally. Prince keeps talking about whatever
"Are you even listening"
I shake me head
"Keep going"
He then leans down and flicks me
"Ow the hell man?!"
He then straightens up amused
"I wanted to see what would happen. Why are you even staying by me and not one of those two"
I look at him
"You talk a lot and that is useful at the moment"
He laughs shaking his head
"If it wasn't you saying that I would be offended. But no its you"
I blink
"Your really corny"
He frowns now confused
"Pardon me?"
I point at him
"So corny you could have been born on the cob"
He then slowly starts chuckling
"Is that really the best insult you have"
I shake my head
"Obviously not"
He sighs still amused
"I completely believe you"
I end up not getting close to the baby, willingly. I just... it feels off to even try. I then end up leaving. It just feels too wrong. Plus what if I hurt the baby? What if I do something wrong? I can not deal with that pressure so I go to my room. I lay on my bed when the covers are pulled over me. I look at singer who politely bows slightly at me
"What in the good hell are you doing?"
She keeps going
"Tucking you in. Weren't you told that you could catch a cold sleeping put of your sheets when its so cold?"
I stare at her now very confused.
"Uh huh?"
I then desummon her. First time shes done that before.
I stand on the front of the ship. Something is wrong. I'm sure of it. We had gotten back to the river not long ago. Corn comes up to me, im calling him corn now because hes so corny.
"You know, my friend, the other two divine aspect users have such a unique relationship"
I look at him with a quickly forming scowl
"Do not assume we will have that kind of relationship harlot."
He gets clearly dumbfounded at the harlot part but chooses not to say anything
"I know, rivals."
I stare at the fool now very confused.
"Rivals?"
He nods
"Yes rivals, to kill my father of course"
He knows i dont care who kills that deadbeat right? I then turn my head suddenly to the waters. I grab his arm
"EVERYONE READY FOR IMPACT!"
I then grab onto the railings as the ship is shaken by a lone figure landing so hard on the bow of the ship it rocks the whole thing. It turns its head up showing three eyes, two on one side.... no it has two eyes as a massive maw opens up in something so close to a grin, splitting a false eye in half. It appears the unrelenting storm has appeared only a days sailing away from verge.