82 Atlantic Rim I : A Direction (1/2)

When I logged back in it was to a familiar ceiling, and it wasn't to my room on the Acheron, but rather it was to the villain was given during my time as a chosen for the trial. Which means for all intents and purposes, we were back on Patmos, nestled safely with the massive branches of the tree of Revelations. It didn't make sense to me, cause I wasn't really sure how we got back here.

I got up from my bed, I had to curse and lay back down almost immediately as the room seemed to shift from side to side, 'Nausea in a virtual reality game? This keeps getting better and better'. I held my breath for a little while and waited for my vision to refocus itself, the first thing I noticed though was a sleeping Qitar, the green skinned woman seemed to have been keeping watch over me and fell asleep in the process. She must have been here long.

I got up from the bed and covered her with a blanket, then I walked to the balcony of the villa and looked out at the massive tech city hidden within the branches of this tree, then I looked down watching the slum city also hidden within it's roots. This tree was amazing, but the people who live on it were annoying, I sighed and watched as a black limousine seemed to come to a stop in front of the villa. The elven minister jumped out of it accompanied by a few guards, probably clones just like Jack is...…or was.

I turned around, strode across the room and equipped my armor, I had s few messages from the system to look through, but I was scared about what it would tell me, besides there's no pressing need at the moment, I can take care of it later. I opened the door to my room, startling the pair of Nereid kids that were passing by along with a larger looking Sky, Thewas the size of a small calf now, exactly like a new born baby elephant.

The battle beast gave a trumpet of joy and rushed to snuggle into my body. I could feel her emotions from what ever bond that connected the both of us, and I knew she was happy and had been really worried. I must have been really out of it, only God knows the scope of destruction I might have left in my wake after my transformation.

I gave her head a soft pat and smiled to the Nereid kids, but even the awkward grins they gave me, was incapable of hiding the fear in their eyes. I couldn't help but wonder what sort of hell I had unleashed, and what so of damage I might have done. I made my way down to the sitting room of the villa, just in time to see the elven minister, a priest in a golden frock, and stereotypical assassin with a hood over his or her head. Without a doubt, these were probably the people who sponsored me during my time as a chosen. But it was not just their presence alone, it was the fact that the King of Patmos was also here that surprised me.

I saw Dinah, Mark, Zack, Darke and Raven Song. But there was no Jack, it wouldn't do for me to jump to conclusions, but I just had to know. I turned to his brothers/ fellow clones and asked them with my heart stuck in my throat.

”Where is he? Is...did.....did he make it?”

They looked amongst themselves, not at all sure how to answer me, or who would answer. In the end Raven Song, the one person who was not around when this went down, decided to answer.

”He's alive, and he's on the ship's medical bay. Dinah was able to forge a stasis pod that preserved his life. However he's in critical condition, the dagger severed his spine and pierced his heart, and to make matters worse he was infected by the virus,if you hadn't covered him with that cocoon of wind, I'm afraid he would be dead right now. But now the problem is, both the Patmosian government and the elves refuse to heal, even though they have the technology and the magic to do so.” Raven Song said to me, a butter expression etched on his dark elf face.

I turned to my visitors and went to take a sit in front of them. The atmosphere seemed heavy, there was an aura in the air that I couldn't understand or put my finger on. But I knew it was all coming from me, suddenly a system notification popped up in front of me.

{Dragon Commander Aura Active: Let all who stand against thee quake in fear and shiver in awe at your majesty.}