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Sasha was just about to go jumping into the portal, but then Enzo shouted something about getting two others left. Her head snapped back, " Idiot, don't risk yourself!"
She dashed back towards Enzo, " I'll help you look for them," Sasha stated, " But just this once, o-only because I don't want anyone getting left behind, okay?"
"Goddammit! Enzo!" He shouted at his friend but he knew he wouldn't listen. "Kenji, I'm going to help him find those two. He won't listen anyway, so I might as well help him." He started after Enzo and what was now also Sasha.
JD agreed wholeheartedly with Kenji. “Really- if there is an entire bloody army waiting for us why are we trying to find our stragglers? It isn’t like Red or Kyoya played a major part in this mission. They shouldn’t even know of their arrival. We need to leave now Enzo- especially you.” Yet his words were heard on deaf ears as he turned towards Kenji. “Ugh this is bloody stupid.”
Honestly the VanCise twin wanted to play altruistic, but felt like the time had gone and left him considering their current dire situation. He grabbed Eos’s hand and tugged her towards the portal. “Look no need for us all to go. They’ll find whomever they find and we’ll see them on the other side.” Those eyes flicked to Kenji, “right?”
Kenji nodded at JD, then looked back at Voli, Enzo, and Sasha. "You three better come back." Enzo turned back to Kenji.
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"We'll make it." Then, they ran off. Enzo couldn't fly due to his wounded arm, but he was still more aware of his surroundings then normal. "Kyoya is somewhere in the Inn." He stated. "I'll go and find Red." with that, Enzo turned, and ran out of the Inn.
The town was in panic. Even though there were no messenger to tell them, they could sense Darkness's massive power. villagers ran frantic, barricading themselves within their homes, locking their shops, and preparing for the coming Darkness.
Red.. where could he be!? I'll check the blacksmith.
Sasha nodded, then began to sprint through the inn, looking into every room, bathroom, closet, anything at all. Each room she went through, door she slammed open held nothing. Empty.
Sasha gritted her teeth, Where could he be?
"Yeah, but we should at least stay back and hel--?!" Her sentence was cut off by her brothers forceful hand taking hold of hers and tugging her without warning through the portal. She watched her brother dissolve into it, and looked behind her to see Volitaire's back before her vision was cut off by passing through the portal as well.
The portal was unsuspectingly cold, and gave off a sensation as if you were to find yourself in deep space, without a sun to illuminate you.
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Maya could sense the man they were looking for. He had a very distinct feeling. Maya called out, "On the roof!" She didn't know if the others had heard her, but, at the same time, her words echoed in Sasha's mind. She had formed a telepathic connection with her in the heat of the emergency, and in an instant it was gone.
Maya hoped the others had heard. She wasn't going to let her sensing abilities go to waste.
Silver looked back and forth from the portal to Enzo and the others. She put her hand on her forehead, clearly disapproving of his actions. "Idiot.." Though, she knew he and the others would come back. She didn't doubt that all of them could handle themselves.
She walked to the portal and paused for a moment. It was kind of intimidating, but she went through it anyways.
Through all of the panic, Enzo managed to spot Red, who was seemingly flirting with someone. "Hey, don't run on the first date!" Red called out to the woman as she ran with the others. "Red!" Enzo shouted. "We're leaving, come on!"
Red, who was already confused as to why everyone was running, decided to follow Enzo. "What the hell is going on?" "It's Darkness, he-" A small, laser like beam of red flame passed by Enzo, catching his attention. The shot had come from one of the warships. The entire fleet was in view, flying over to the island they resided on. "Let's go!" He shouted, and they both ran into the Inn.
On the way to the stairs, they ran into the old Innkeeper, who had not hid yet. "Sky... Come back for us, okay?" A silence fell in the main room. Enzo nodded. "I will. I promise."
On the roof!
The words shot through Sasha's mind like a bullet, and instantly, the girl ran into the stairs, and onto the roof, searching for Kyoya. At the same time, the fleet of warships appeared over the town.
" Shit. "
Kyoya had been sleeping on the roof ever since they got back, though the presence of Sasha woke him up.
"What?"
Volitaire caught up with Enzo. "Is that everyone? JD and Eos has already went through the portal. And this armada is already here. We have to leave now!" He looked up and saw ships firing, and buildings falling to ruin from the incoming blasts. He didn't have the energy to warp yet but he tried his best to lead Enzo and Red back. "I've started to gather something. This Darkness person, is he the one really after us? Not Enki? He's turned good all of a sudden and now this fool pops up and starts attacking. If so, then why did Enki attack us?" He rose his voice over the destruction.
She glared at him; how the hell could he be sleeping at this time?! Sasha grabbed his arm, and started to drag him down the stairs, " We need to get out of here now." Her eyebrows were furrowed in concentration.
" We don't have much time left."
"Enki was an assassin, basicly." Enzo kept his calm voice, despite the chaos. "We have to keep moving." And so, Enzo and the others linked back up at the portal. Enki was the only one left there. "Come on!" He shouted. Red jumped into the portal, Kyoya did so, doubtfully.
Sasha jumped in as well, closing her eyes from the rush. It was cold, and she felt a shiver go up her spine. An unsettling feeling washed across her body, and Sasha tried to shake it away. They were going back to Sorcerers, at last. But how long until Darkness followed them there...?
Volitaire nodded, he gained a little trust for Enki seeing him help us. He hopped through the portal and landed with a role. He wasn't quite strong enough to make jumps and things of that nature.
After that, the last 2 were Enki and Enzo. They both looked at each other as the Inn was being fired on. "We'll come back, Enki..." The regular Enzo said Enki smiled, and nodded. Then, the both of them went into the portal, and it closed after them.
END OF ARC 5
It did not take long to mobilize a surrounding to the mysterious portal in the sky. The whole placed was sealed off and magical barriers were placed at all sides to eliminate any public interference. Young students in military uniform were talking to each other and running over the place. Some of them held onto magical staffs while other came in armed as they surrounded the worm hole. One person started walking down a row of lined up students as he stopped at the front line and his pony tail flowed at the direction behind him because of the wind break of the portal. "Have anything come through this portal?" One of the soldier complied to the leader. "No sir, we have yet to see anything come through. However the portal is getting bigger and bigger by the second. We believe it might implode on itself soon with nothing coming through." Then the light of the portal started to illuminated. "Aiyaa, just speak of the devil." He let out a light hearted chuckle. "And you said nothing is going to come through. Everyone take aim and hold onto the trigger do not fire until I say so."
Once the things in sight coming out of the portal were human and especially recognized as Team Valor, the captain waved his arm. "Don't shoot! Bring down your arms!" Everyone scrambled back to let the people come out of the portal, but some who were still anxious kept lock on with their weapons. The captain called to one of his subordinate. "Contact Headmaster Aleister and Principal Boone. Tell them we have found Team Valor. The missing team members are coming back to Sorcerers." Ling let out his usual creepy laugh as he waited for all of the team to be present in front of him.
Enzo opened his eyes, to see Whiterun below him. I'm.. falling.. He thought to himself. Enki passed by him, with his hands behind his hand as if he were resting. He had a happy smile in his face. Enzo smiled back. He was happy everyone made it back from the Gaze.
Sasha was honestly not one for traveling through huge portals of dimensional space that warped to another world. Once she hit the ground, Sasha nearly felt like throwing up. However, after steadying herself, she stood up. A tall man with black hair stood in front of her, and some others were scattered about with weaponry. Instantly, Sasha was on her guard, "Who the hell are you?" she snarled, as drops of water seemed to condense around her. Sasha was instantly on her guard; she didn't like the looks of this seemingly calm man, not one bit.
Eos was one of the first to hit ground, tripping a bit behind JD. Let's just say she wasn't happy about being dragged through so suddenly - crossing her arms and blatantly ignoring her brother. As the others came pouring in, she focused her attention on them. With every addition, she grew a bit more at ease. She wanted to see all of them make it through.
She didn't understand what was going on, or why everyone was already gathered around the portal - but she assumed the answers would come in time. And honestly, was so steamed she couldn't be bothered flailing around for answers. It wasn't the pleasant welcome home she had imagined.
Maya's descent was not a pleasant one. The portal was high up in the sky, and she had no way of slowing down. She landed on her back with a thud, beside Eos and Sasha. Being back in her own world and not feeling the constant pressure of danger, she did not move. She heard Sasha's violent tone, and looked back, still not getting up.
"Oh, Ling, it's you." She said, not looking away. She noticed the threatening atmosphere and finally sat up.
Soon after the others, the last ones through the portal were the last to land, Enki landed gracefully onto the ground, while, Enzo on the other hand, landed on his face. Kenji landed ontop of Enzo's head as gracefully as Enki. "Well, this is what I was afraid of." Kenji said, observing the dozens of weapons pointed at them. Enzo looked up, and saw Ling standing there. "L....Ling? Is that you?"
Meanwhile, Inside of Sorcerers, Boone had been watching the portal from the safety of his office, when he received word VIA cellphone that it was Team Valor. "Valor?! That means..."
Ling walked right over to the group. "Each and every one of you made such a big hassle after the Prom Night incident. Principal Boone was so worried that he went totally bald looking under every rock and box. That was a joke." He walked over to Enzo and gave him a good pat on the back. "Where the heck have Team Valor gone and disappeared to? That was the whole rage back at Sorcerers. You know I made a whole lot from illegal betting amongst our peers. You should be surprised at how many times the students kept making some serious accusation and bashing in your good name. But I as your good-hearted friend made sure to interfere on every one disdain for you. But the higher ups are really pissed at the current moment. Wait till this hit their ears." He spun around in a circle and made it to a point where everyone could see him in the centre. "Well let me be the first to welcome you back to your beloved Whiterun. Hello to you." He bowed towards Maya, Sasha, Silver, JD. "Good morrow to you." He moved onto Voltaire, Red, Kyoya, and Eos. "And it is nice to see your innocent face again Enzo Ferrari." The last three were Enzo, Kenji and Enki. "Welcome back to Sorcerers. But it may come to a surprise that the place might be a lot different since the last time you guys were here."
Volitaire stood, but staggered a little. He kept quiet noticing the changed and saw Ling was back. He held his tongue even more at his distrust in him. Now that he's back in the regular world it was time he began his plans. He had to give Enzo, Eos, and the others his goodbye. In case he didn't come back. He walked over to Enzo first and patted him on the shoulder and notioned to step out of the crowd for a second. "Excuse me, Ling. But I need to talk to Enzo for a second."
Enzo blinked. "Different?" He sat up. He also realized the fall didn't take as much damage as he thought it would. "How long has it been?" Enki sat up next to Enzo, his face showing nothing but worry.
Ling was pretty surprised by the question but then was brushed away before he could answer by Voltaire. "Oh go right ahead. But make sure you don't just take Enzo away. He needs to do some explaining to the new Headmaster and Principal." Ling walked off and called for the squad to disperse. He picked up his cellphone from his pocket and gave a dial to Aleister. "Master, it seems that the missing Team Valor and Enzo Ferarri is back. They will be coming into your office shortly." He closed the cell and let out a deep sigh. "Aiyaa, the fact that they're back might be a total hinder to his plan. How are we going to go about this."
Enzo stood up, and walked over to a private spot with Volitaire. "What's wrong?" He asked him. Enki watched as they left, and was already doubting coming to Sorcerers. Kenji on the other hand, made sure everyone was there, and nobody was left behind.
She still didn't approve of this man's demeanor, though he seemed friendly enough. This...this 'Ling' man, he seemed too friendly.
She gave a gruff nodding of the head, though there were still small droplets of water around her, ready to do her bidding if she willed it.
His last phrase caught Sasha off guard for a moment. What did he mean, different since the last time they were here? What had happened?
Sasha then realized that she didn't know how much time had passed since the group got into The Gaze. Time could have passed differently while they were over there. Her brows furrowed as she thought about this. Sasha then glared at Ling again, walking up to him, " What do you mean?"