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Arcanum ~ Fabula Terrae Magicae ~ Fabula 0: Runaway
Topic Started: Jun 21 2013, 01:04 AM (5,099 Views)
Sonwe
------------------------ Alte ------------------------

"Why, good day to you too, Mr Alte, Mr Lazurai. Come, walk with me." I take Mr Alte by the arm and guide him through the door of the shop. The cold of the city hit us in the face and the snow flakes begin to sprinkle our hair with white dots. We walk down the street and people walk past us and barely notice our existence, thanks to a charm I have set around us so we do net get disturbed. "New York is such a beautiful city during Trinitas. All these lights, decoration and the white blanked of snow. Yet, even among this beauty, there's filth. Right now, in an dark alley somewhere, a despicable crime is being committed, that's certain. However, the Polis is merely a fragment of the Kingdom, a reflection of the whole picture. Just like this city, the Kingdom is also plagued by hidden corruption."

We continue walking down the street, never turning. We stop to watch a few kids playing snowball wars in a basketball court. I point at the a girl with a yellow jacket. "I shall do something extremely impolite right now but I must, so please forgive me. But see that girl? You cannot see but her Arcanus is a rhinoceros covered with a spiked armor of gold and crystals. I'm certain Mr Lazurai can see it, but his Oaths prevent him from telling you about other Arcani. That girl's achieved in the short period since her birth more than most wizards will through their whole lives in terms of magic. She knows that well, however, and it has made her proud and vain. Now, that Mythos boy, I point at the boy with the reptilian traits. "His Arcanus is a winged gecko. The boy is insecure and do not trust his own skills. But someday, if he overcomes his fears and train hard, that gecko will become a dragon." I turn myself to Mr Lazurai. "That said, it's an interesting form you have taken, Mr Lazurai. You must certainly love you brother deeply, Mr Alte. I'm very sorry for you loss. But I must admit I find the wolf form much cuter. But let's stop talking about others' Arcani for that's a great offense to etiquette, even for a Queen. Come."

We resume our walk down the street. The sun appears from behind the clouds, making the snow glow bright. It last only for a few second however and the clouds cover it again. We stop again to listen to a street musician playing the violin. The violin case had some coins in it. The usage of physical money for transactions is quite rare and that's why it can be converted to or from UIC at any moment through the Omniglass. This man must collect the coins by the end of the day and covert them. He also doesn't notice us because of the charm. "The Kingdom is in great peril. That's why I've come. To ask Mr Lazurai a favor. There are people that want to see the Kingdom consumed by chaos and subsequently destroyed and in my current position I have no power to stop them. But you do, Mr Lazurai. You and Mr Alte can help me. I am here to ask you, both of you, to join me on my quest... a quest to repair this broken Kingdom. Join me and you'll become heroes. Join me and you'll be able to prevent that countless people fall to injustices and evils of this world like the ones that claimed your father's and brother's lives, Mr Alte. Think about this before answering." The musician was now playing Bach and never for a second he noticed us. I listen to the musician as I wait for Mr Alte's and Mr Lazurai's decision.


------------------------ Lux ------------------------
"A stressful day?" the boy asked. "Quite the opposite. The bar only functions when the ship is in flight, so I'm most of the time on break or cleaning than working. And in this current voyage not many have come here yet."

The boy asked for the Special and then for information. Clara found the question a bit odd, but it was not the first time someone asked her such thing. "One Clara's Special coming up!" she said joyfully and began preparing the drink. As she made, she talked. "Lisbon is in chaos because of the young Queen's disappearance, as any Polis would. Rumors say that the president is even considering severing the ties between Portugal and the Kingdom! But I don't believe any of this. I'm sure the Queen will turn up soon. She is a teenage girl after all. I bet my batteries that she is somewhere having a party or sneaking to hang out with a secret teenage passion. No matter how dutiful she is, and she has shown to be quite that during her reign, she is still a girl after all, right?"

She finished prepare the drink and handed it to Lux. "I can understand her though if she did flee to have some fun. Losing both her parents at such a young age and with such a small interval between each other. Having to take a whole United Kingdom upon her shoulders when she was just 6. At such age she should be having fun and playing with dolls and not burying a mother and receiving all the magical power of the world and all the responsibilities it carries. Thank the Goddess I was built a Golem and only human can receive the Crown of Magic! I feel sorry for the young Queen."

Clara's Arcanus, a blue-transparent octopus with three ice cubes floating inside its head swam in the air and landed on the counter, even though Lux could not see. "Hey boyo," it said. "Seems like our Companions are having quite the chat. I'm Vitor. What's your name, cat? Day magician, you master, eh? Clara here is a Ocean girl. What are you two going to do in Lisboa, may I ask you? You two by yourselves?"
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"True that." I replied, taking a sip of the drink. The taste felt like it have a certain characteristic on it. She's quite a great barista. "I might be stupid, maybe because I'm not really used to follow the news and I'm sort of really underage, but... What would be the relation of the two countries? Sure, because the Queen herself is an avatar, it probably would be beneficial for them to form alliance with the Kingdom, but then again, what other quality? Why just from the sudden disappearance they just go..." I gesture something like scissor with my fingers. "cutting relationship?"

Lumen

"Howdy there, Mr. Octopus~" I merrily replied to the warm gesture, perfect with my sparkling, Cheshire Cat grin. Quite handsome if I say so myself~ "Name's Lumen, pleasure to meet you, shake my furry front paw for more to it~" I offered a hand-- bah, cat got no hand! It's paw! But his are tentacle, so... eh, I guess limbshake?

"Not quite Day actually, he's as dark as night~ Hoho~ Maybe he can be the next Robin?"

Lux yanked my tail! Yowch!

"Not alone actually, with his lil' sis. We're going there for a cuisine tour~ Lux here is a really talented chef~ If your companion could taste it, I would recommend it a lot~"
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------------------------ Lux ------------------------
"Well, my friend. Lisbon is a Polis to the Kingdom, which means that within the city's limits, the active laws are the ones of the Islands of Britannia. However, Lisbon is also more than just that, as it's the capital of Portugal." She began cleaning the cups as she spoke. "So, both the city of power to the politically independent country of Portugal and a city under the control of the United Kingdom of Britannia. This means that Lisbon has two governments, a Prime-Minister for Britannia and the President of Portugal. When the Polis inside the Commonwealth is also the capital of a country, such as Lisbon, that means said country is more susceptible to be influenced by the decisions of the Kingdom, despite it's independence. Until yesterday, this alliance has only been beneficial to Lisbon and Portugal as a whole, but now, with the Queen's disappearance, everything is uncertain. Excuse me." Clara attended another costumer that awaited and then returned to Lux.

"As I was saying, with Queen disappearance, the Kingdom is in uproar. No one knows if she is alive or dead, kidnapped or fled on her own will. She is the most powerful being in existence and her going 'poof' means that anyone could have got their hold on her, to use her as they mean. How do you think the Kingdom grew so big as to cover more than half of the world if not for the power of the many Queens that ruled it. Until Her Majesty pops back up or, in the worst case, the Crown resurfaces somewhere on Terra Arcana inside a new girl, people are scared of the future. The economy froze, people stopped investing, billions of UIC were lost, and the Parliament of Britannia is going nuts because of riots and mass hysteria. The entire government of Britannia is lost and afraid, not knowing what to do. And among this sea of madness, lies Lisbon, a Polis dependent to the Kingdom. If Queen Lizbeth does not show up again soon, Lisbon and all other Poleis will have to assume the worse, and they'll start breaking the alliance to save their countries. But if that will help or just make things worst, this humble Golem cannot tell..."

Clara sighed. She offered Lux some free biscuits to go with the drink and then added: "To make things worst, look at the day Her Majesty disappeared. December 21st, 2012. I, as a Golem, did not exist in the Worlds That Came Before and you, as an Aes Sídhe, was exiled and trapped in the Stratum Magi where time was counted differently, as you may remember from your Dream of Reminiscence, assuming that you are not a Child of the New World like us golems. But this date was the day that the seal was broken and the Goddess returned to Terra Pricus to resume her rule. The day you were freed. Well, for the humans of Terra Pricus, this date would be the day the world would end, but instead what happened was something could not even dream about. And now, in Terra Arcana, in this same date, the Avatar of the Goddess disappears. People are starting to see that as a ill omen, a sign that this time, the world will end for real. I don't believe this nonsense, however. But I can understand their fear... Imagine having to face the threat of a world's end twice."

Meanwhile, Vitor the octopus chatted with Lumen. They shook limbs as proposed by Lumen and after hearing the cat's tale, the blue Arcanus said: "Oh I see. He may be into Night magic, but it's clear as day that your proficiency is... well.. Day!" The octopus laughed and wiggled his tentacles in a funny wave-y manner."I hope you guys are enjoying yourselves, boyo. Is the lil' sister suffering from airsickness? She should be out here enjoying the view from the lounge! And a fellow cook, eh? No wonder our Companions are getting together so well. Shame I cannot tell Clara to taste your Companion's food, as you know the Oath forbids me to share anything regarding Arcanus. You'll have to tell your Companion himself to ask her about some exchange of skills. So, how do you feel about your beloved Gran Arcanus' disappearance? I'm so worried about her. I hope she is unharmed. I really like this Avatar. Queen Lizbeth is such a nice Queen. We would cry if she died or something..." The octopus made a sad face as he spoke about Lizbeth. He was truly worried.
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--- Gau ---

I turn towards both my queen as well as Liliana as her majesty continues speaking. Thoughts from her mind ran into mine as well, it is calming yet complicated as Liliana continued listening her majesty's words. Power that has to be obtained by her own hands, the task at hand as well as somewhat of a challenge that is brought by her majesty towards Liliana. I could feel it, the swirling complication over wishing to take the challenge, the lingering bindings towards her coven. In the end, I can only stand aside and leave the main decision to Liliana herself.

After finishing what she wished with us, her majesty left by the door, leaving us alone in the room.

"So, Liliana, what are you to choose?"

"We will be leaving now, Gau."

"Hah!?"


--- Liliana ---

"What is with that reaction, have you not heard me? I said, we will be leaving now."

Placing my hands on my side, I look around my office, my confinement. Is there anything I wish to take along with me before I leave? Is there anything that I desire so much that I would not leave behind? Probably none, all of this is force, I simply spent portions of my... apparently long life on them, they are not worth it.

"If you have any objections, let me say this." I turn and fixate my eyes upon my arcanus, "Her majesty has already paid for my starting journey, it would be insulting to my pride to not accept."

Well, there should be one I can take, I pick my my practice rapier that was leaning by the side of the wall, it is wrapped in a cloth bag that used to hold my old sabre before. Unfortunately, that very same sabre already broke some... time... how long ago? No matter, this little replacement should be worth some protection.

"What of the coven, then? Surely they would notice your disappearance and label it as defection."

Good point, from this particular Arcanus.

"... I can hear that from your mind."

I rub my chin a little with my thumb, looking around. There should be some way to divert the coven's attention... probably in... No, a bigger scale would cause an uproar and confusion enough to bring the enforcer's attention and beyond. With my power and knowledge, I just have the perfect thing.

"Ohhh~ no! Are you REAAAAAALLLY sure~?"

And Gau just had to say that.

"There is no other way, come and help me prepare the spell."

"Tck tck tck, absolutely crazy, but I like it."

With a mutual understanding, Gau floats behind me and extends her arms forward. Myself on the other hand, hold out my right hand towards the ground while my left grips on my rapier with its cloth case. I close my eyes and imagine what should I create. I should have something that has a delayed explosion, engulfing the whole place in fire. A time bomb, a powerful one too, with sufficient force and heat to wreck through the underground, spread above and noise to draw everyone's attention. The coven would come under fire by the officials and I would already be long gone by then. A mental blueprint forms on my mind, with Gau also receiving it. Not too complicated, but it should work with my expertise in phase magic.


--- Gau ---

I am born from such an outrageous one, Liliana. But I do not hate it, we simply have fun in schemes and whatever we do. Our days have grown too dull to not try this. I drop my face protector as I draw the ominous purplish red ruby power and transfer them towards my partner. A mental image of a spherical bomb with a shaft like a candle or fuse. Truly simple, but it should be effective. As we begin the first phase, a spell circle forms on Liliana's hand. Ready to begin.

"Starting the first phase, the fuse. How long do you desire?"

"Fifteen minutes will be sufficient."

"Understood, altering shaft integrity and adjusting blueprint."

Working in tandem, Liliana begins executing the first phase of construction, building up a magical wire-frame up for the structure of the shaft, then a simple sphere above. The warhead, where all our insanity and power shall be brought into. Her hand then lowers back down to the shaft, with her magic power and blueprint in her mind which is being transferred from mine, Liliana builds up the fuse with precision, setting the burn time to about the fifteen minutes that she desires. This is the easy part, as the next one would be harder and much more crucial. Without hesitation, her hand rises up towards the sphere.

"Shift to second phase, what shall be the payload of the warhead?"

"As much as it can take."

"Roger, packing in as much information for destruction."

In a scaffolding sphere larger than a man's head, forming spell circles all over. The crafting of destruction has begun. Packing in power constantly without even a slight change in expression, the sphere quickly begins to compress the magic energy in a much more compacted state. With compression, we can put in more heat, force and desired destruction. What could Liliana's expression be like now? I can not tell from behind her. Several minutes later, we sealed the energy with a thin layer of protection, just enough to hold the volatile magic within as it begins burning the fuse below it.

"It is time, Liliana."

--- Liliana ---

Leaving my demonic time bomb behind, some four minutes had already passed after I went out of my underground work place and past the neutral library. Within good luck, I spotted one person that entered an alley with a motorcycle. This unfortunate sacrifice was quickly hounded by me as he disembarked from his bike, got punched in the face as she crumbled against the brick wall of the alley. With some good measure, a few more punches effectively knocked him out with additional damage as I looted off him his helmet and jacket, along with the bike keys.

About five minutes left as I embarked on the bike and put in the keys, it is a little of old make but freshly fueled up.

Gau who was watching was simply shrugging her shoulders, shaking her head over my actions.

I started the engine and just left the alley, looking at the library.

It was a public library, but also one of the coven's hideouts. It will soon burn in an infernal explosion, who will be unfortunately be caught in it? Men, women or even children? My hands have been stained before anyway, I am merely a terrorist ever since I joined the coven, we were criminals. Also... I am simply part of the world that is unreasonable in nature, worse, I am seeking power. Her majesty will most definitely scorn my existence and my actions, but I signed up to follow her.

Revving up the engine, I rode the motorcycle away from the area, tearing my final gaze at the standing structure. I made my way towards the side roads as advised by her majesty before.

A chill ran down my spine, within myself... I knew it was time.

Without even needing to look back...

An infernal explosion rocked the area behind me, but I did not look back. It may draw everyone's attention, but not mine. I have to leave, Berlin was my ordered destination.
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--- IRENE ---

My eyes curved a bit when Lizbeth mentioned Ivan... I was predicting this would happen, but as a mother, it's painful to think about your children leaving you. But again, he was no longer a child; he had aspirations, talent with magic... and a love in his heart. It was about time we let go of the shackles binding our little birds - they needed to take flight, no matter how dangerous the world out there might be.

Alexei on the other hand... he'd never think like that. "Absolutely not! What are you thinking?! Do you want to KILL my son with that wretched magic?! Definitely not, I'll not let you land a finger on him--"

"ALEXEI!" I yelled at him. My anger boiling up with his denials. "You are the biggest hypocrite. Ivan is a man now, a grown man for heaven's sake! When you were even younger than him, you left your parents without their consent, you threw yourself to the world and lived like a reckless, mad animal! If it weren't for me taking you off the streets and teaching you proper magic, you'd probably be dead by now. Our son... he's being offered an opportunity. A giant opportunity that can change his life for the better! It might be dangerous, but you're in no place to decide for him, neither am I. Ivan... Yulia, Vanya... we kept them from an adolescence filled with talents and adventures because we were cowards, and raised them as ignorant adults! Let us... let us give them a chance now. Let us forgive ourselves Alexei, because we cannot back away anymore.

"Irene... !" "Hush... don't say anything else."
Hoping that he understood the situation, I smiled and turned back to Lizbeth. "I... I understand, Your Highness. You are doing your duty, and we are in no place to stop you. Please, feel at home. We don't have much, and our house is very simple, but it's filled with love." I smiled. "Alexei will be very glad to guide you, won't you, darling?" I looked at him with a provocative grin. He threw his head to the side, but as I intensified my stare he gave in and moved towards the queen. "Well then, if you excuse me, I'll go inform the children." Slightly bowing, I went through the door.

--- IVAN ---

Not only did things seem restless outside, but Yagoda and all the other arcani were moving back and forth in a distressed manner... that intrigued me to no end. Was something... magical happening? This was definitely not normal. Even though I wanted to pry, but it was better to hold myself still. I tried to ask Yag why he was acting like that, but all I received back was a cloud of incomprehensible mumbling. As I was about to get up to ask my sisters if they knew about something, mother came through the door. This was the perfect time to ask for clarification.
"Ma! What's the deal? Who was it at the door?"
Slowly, she approached. With a tender smiling, my mother embraced me.
"Today... is a great day, Ivan. Remember it for the rest of your life." -- Understanding nothing, I simply blinked at her as she let go of me.
"We have a very special person visiting today, so sit down. I'll gather the girls."

Still at a blank, I simply obeyed. What in the world was happening in this house... ?

Soon, the table was filled. Mother smiled to us.
"Well then, today... we recover a very important gift, my loves. A gift... that should have never been taken away from you. And bringing back that gift is someone very special. I want everyone to welcome Her with kindness and respect; so please, let's bow to our Lady--

The Queen of Magic, Her Highness Lizbeth."


From the door, she stood beside Father, who had a rather displeased face. A radiance presence I knew of the existence because of school and all the books I read. A being considered sacred even to this world... who was magic itself. All of the arcani bowed, and my sisters, surprised followed their actions.
Befuddled, I was frozen, unmovable, as if her eyes were reading through me.

What was magic's embodiment doing in this magicless domain...?

I remembered the fragrance of rudbeckias.[/align][/center]
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"...Somehow, if it's really have relation with the 'day of where everything returned to how it was', I ponder what's in queen's mind? I mean, why today of all thing? Do you have any speculation about it?" I questioned, trying to hide the other info I know about. Thanks goodness for daily lies and lies I must utter to many peoples just simply to gather any information I found 'crispy'. "Oh, and... do you fancy some cookies? I made it myself." I offered some cookies to the golem. Hope she like cheese... "Uh... can you eat it, though?"

Lumen

"Looks like I'm too late to tell that to him~"

This Mr. Octopus really is funny~ Too bad we couldn't stay longer more than we should. I would love it to have him as daily chat-friend. "Nay, the poor girl is working as a maid, so she must be tired. If anything, I think it's something like nervousness. But don't worry~ She'll be fine."

Next question is about the queen. Mmmm... Tough thing.

"She's funny, really funny and cute. She's really sweet girl... too bad fate isn't smiling at her that much, eh... But don't worry, keep this between me and you, she's perfectly fine~ Although maybe with a giant bump on head."

Lux face nearly planted itself a foot deep on the table at my last remark.
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------------------------ Liliana ------------------------
Night had fallen by the time Liliana arrived in the city. The city's light shone brightly inside the Wall, producing a pale colorful glow when it passed through the Wall. Entering the Polis proved simple enough, as there were no guards in the entrances, like always. But once inside, things were different. The Polis was a upside down. The police patrolled the streets armed with guns and escorted by sentinel robots. Wizards magically restrained anyone who disturbed order. Some people were indeed causing a ruckus, mostly shouting about how the Queen's disappearance was some sort of great conspiracy. Others payed no mind and moved about as if nothing was happening and sightseeing the Trinitas decorations that covered the streets. But one thing was certain, the city's street was emptier than it would be in a regular day.

The Omniglass' Map revealed that the Hotel that Liliana should seek, Groß Bär, was located in the Lichtenberg borough, while Liliana found herself on the Neukölln borough. Traffic was low so getting there with the motorcycle wouldn't be a problem, but the Omniglass also revealed that there was a subway station nearby and another one that exited just a few blocks from the hotel. Liliana could see a rather shady workshop across the street and a guy checking out her motorcycle.


------------------------ Ivan ------------------------
Our eyes meet. My ocean and his pale forest. Does the ocean floods the forest? Or does the forest drink the ocean dry? Am I right to come to this man, the precious child of my parents' dearest friends? Am I freeing him from a prison? Or am I condemning him to a short life, by taking him away from his naivety and dragging him closer to death? Even with these doubts plaguing my mind, I must not hesitate now. It's his choice to follow me or not. All of them had their own lives before I came to them and these doubts didn't stop me them. Why should they stop me now just because his parents were friends to mine? I'm sorry, Mr Ivan, but I do this for the sake of Terra Arcana. Forgive me, Mr Alexei, Ms Irene.

I break from his gaze and walk through the door. Instinctively, I know each one of the Arcani present. And thanks to research made by Gizmo, I also know their owners. I walk to the eldest child. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Yulia. You are such a beautiful lady. And you, Mr Borys, a dashing plumage you sport. A graceful Arcanus." As the greetings are done, I move to the woman with the jackal. "You must be Miss Vanya. It's a delight. You too are as fair as your sister and mother. Ah, Mr Yakiv, so fierce and brave. I wager you would do anything to protect your Companion." As I finish, I approach the young girls. "Hello, children. You must be Miss Nataliya and you Miss Sofiya. Let me tell you something," I get closer to them and whisper. "Among everyone here, you two are the prettiest. Now, who is the prettiest among you two? Just kidding! You two are so pretty that I'm certain that many princes would be dying to take one of you as their princeses. And because of that, you two can have these" I hold my hands open in front of them and in each hand, a golden crown materializes, one with a larimar jewel and another with a bloodstone. I put the larimar crown on Nataliya's head and the bloodstone one on Sofiya's. "Now you two are proper princesses. Hello to you too, Mr Magnus, Ms Alla. Both of you are gallant and majestic Arcani, as befitting two princesses." With a kiss on the cheek of each twin, I walk to Ivan. I look onto the forests of his eyes again, smile and nod a hello.

"We finally meet, Mr Ivan. It's an immense pleasure. As your mother said, I'm Lizbeth, Queen of Magic and the United Kingdom of Magician Britannia. And I am here to speak to you and Mr Yagoda. Normally, I would prefer for us to have this conversation in private, but I see no problem to discuss this in front of your family... nor I think Mr Alexei would grant me the rights of privacy with you," I turn to Mr Alexei and smile, then return to Mr Ivan. "I'm here in behalf of my Kingdom. Even now as we speak, the Kingdom is threatened by people dream of its destruction. I am on a quest to stop these people, but I can't do it alone, therefore I selected Arcani and their Companions from all around the world. Arcani whom I could feel have great potential and consequentially, so do their Companions. And you are one of these Arcani, Mr Yagoda. I can feel within you that Mr Ivan can grow to become a powerful wizard some day, if he puts effort on it. It's true, Mr Ivan. One day, you may become a great magician."

------------------------ Lux ------------------------
Clara reflected on the question presented by the Aes Sídhe boy. Why Dies Reparationis of all days? "I don't know. It is not for us commoners to question a Queen's motives, right? If I were Queen, I would do whatever I pleased without giving anyone satisfaction. What's the fun of being the bearer of all magic in the world if you cannot use it as you like? Meh, I guess it's best this way. Wouldn't want to be ruled by a tyrant Queen with disregards for laws."

Victor was taken aback by Lumen's revelation, and then frowned. "Aw boyo, you are mean. You tell me this HUGE gossip and I can't even tell Clara to ease her from her worries. Well, at least I am relieved, which is something. Being an Arcanus is tough, with all these Oaths and secrecy. What I don't follow what you mean by 'bump' however. Ah, no matter. Judging by your Companion's reaction, it was just some inside joke, I wager."

The golem wondered about Lux sudden reaction, but pretended to pay no mind out of politeness. She did however giggle when Lux offered her the cookies. "You are right. We Golems don't eat... at lest my model doesn't. Sure, there are some Golems who have fake stomachs installed on them, but I found that a waste of money and time. I love to make food, not taste it! I'm flattered that you offer, however. Let's do this instead." Clara rushed to the back of the bar only to return a few minutes later. "Aqui está... opa!" She fumbled around her Omnigless and apologized. "Sorry, my boss doesn't really like Glossolalia so I turned it off. Well, here it is." She showed Lux a thin notebook. "In here I wrote the recipes that are the favorite among this airship's travelers. From what I understood, you are also a fellow cook or barista. So let's exchange recipes. My best for yours. And if I really like the recipes you give me, I won't charge your drink at all!" She handed Lux the notebook, along with a blank notebook and a pen.
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As the guy on the other side of the table start eating, I start eating my own food too. While I'm still in the middle of eating, he suddenly makes a dramatic motion just to eat sushi. He looks like a funny guy, Jueron commented while laughing. Soon after that I'm done eating my food, and then I excuse myself for a bit to get a drink, which I usually do after eating.

I look around at the juices available. Soda isn't my favorite, and I won't bother myself to take a look at alcohols; I'm not even in legal age yet in the first place, not that I'll ever drink them. After half a minute passed, I decided to get melon juice. Melon just...tastes great to me. I go back to my seat, and start drinking my melon juice. Before finishing the juice, I look at Mark, but definitely not eye to eye. I don't like direct eye contact. "Well, let's pay for the foods if you want. Sooner is better, though."

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“The taste was exquisite,” I rubbed my belly in satisfaction. Nothing beat a nice meal after a long day of…hard work. Yeah, hard work. Definitely hard work. I glanced at Azle. He also already finished eating and currently drank a juice. Good kid. I didn’t really like people who eat slowly, since that meant I would have to wait for them. And I hated waiting.

"Well, let's pay for the foods if you want. Sooner is better, though," he suddenly said. “Indeed, Sir Azle. However, let me cover for your payment this time. Think of it as a meeting gift of some sort,” I smiled at him. Oh. He didn’t make any direct eye contact to me. Hmm, was I doing something wrong? In any case, I should really pay now. Ignoring the stare from the other customers, I made my way to the payment table. “Excuse me, how much did the meal cost?”
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"Hello, mister, I hope you and enjoyed your meal. Let me check." The cashier skilled typed on the calculator. "Two meals, one melon juice and one soda. That'll be 55 UIC." She charged from Mark's Omniglass using the scanning device. "Thank you and have a good day, mister."

Outside, night had fallen, the city lit up and the skies were covered in clouds, harmless remnants which aimless floated away from the cyclone that was just now leaving Southeast Asia's islands and dissipating into the ocean. The people would be starting the night life at that hour, but due to the current situation of the Polis and Kingdom, the streets were less crowded than usual and many business were closed. Some people still ventured in the night however, and many Vladescus had come out to embrace the Sunless freedom, but the city was still heavily patrolled by the police and the MEWK, as to ensure the safety of the population and stability of the Polis.

There wouldn't be any fun on that night.
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---A---

As both of us arrived at the bakery, we were greeted by the copper-made sign, that hung over the door.

“Badische Backstube.* 150 years of tradition.”

What appeared to be some vines on the plate, was in reality a stylized pretzel.
Some tables before the entrance, were occupied from birds, pigeons to be exact. Most of them were empty,- if you ignored the pigeons-, since it was still cold.
I gave them a dark stare, before hopping from the steering-bares, as Ilsa locked her bicycle.

Being an Arcanus was annoying. But pigeons were especially annoying. Like that one time, when a pigeon stole the fries, that Ilsa had left for me on a separated plate. Even when I couldn't touch food directly, it was still a joy, to smell it. Another reason, I could.... much, with cold food. If it wasn’t disgusting food. But french fries were okay, even if Ilsa disliked them, for a reason I didn’t quite understand. Maybe it was too “smelly” for herself? I crunched my beak.
Ilsa entered the bakery and the jingle of the doorbell brought me back to the present, as the scent of fresh-baked bread and sweets wavted over to me.

--C--


Being an Forgotten could also be unfortunate sometimes. Sometimes it was okay. But if you were “gifted” with a certain degree of a deduction-skill, life could get...complicated.
Marisol had hopped on my right shoulder, while I stepped through the room, toward the counter.
Then I took two steps back, while Marisol ruffled her feathers again.

A transparent person was standing on the spot, where I would have stepped, if not for my own caution. Transparent like an Acmonian, but no real ghost. More an after-image from the past.
Fifty-fifty chance, that it could be an Acmonian or just this kind of echo.
And knowing that it wasn’t pleasant at all, to step through another person, I just evaded it on purpose. Uncontrolled deduction on the work, people. It was bound to happen every time, when I walked to places, which had a rich history and my imagination, coupled with my deduction would run amok for me.
Remember the door-sign with the 150 years?
No kidding on that. The lady in front of me, -as an example-, wore a long dress that was outdated since a century at least.

Even for my Arcanus it was difficult, to notice the difference, between Acmonians and Memories, since we shared the same senses. The bird-skeleton-like being croaked in annoyance and from the corner of my eyes, I could see the silver-coins rolling inside it’s skull.

More worse, if I eexamined stuff directly that had a history. Like, uhm - old artifacts and weapons. ( Another reason I had disliked school-trips to museums and similar places. Did I mention that this town was plastered with historic places, nonetheless? )
My aunt was making a living, in assisting the police, when they needed to check the viability of evidence.

And of course, there was my father himself. Thinking that this ability was a godsend gift, while it was a nuisance for me. Did he understand it? Trying an anthropologist to get understand, why his most prized ability, was a curse for me, was like trying to make an inuiti understand, why snow was annoying. I sighted and moved. He would never understand it. He thought I just a had a problem with ghosts/acmonians. But that wasn`t even half the deal.

“Are you done with choosing, granny?”, cut an slightly annoyed-sounding voice, through my thoughts
I lifted my gaze in surprise, by that kind of tone. In front of me, was not standing Miss Bäcker, but some girl that was unknown to me. Who was that impolite brat?
But since she was wearing an apron, that had the bakery-logo printed on it, she had be part of the staff here. Probably an apprentice.
An very unfriendly apprentice it was.
And probably relative new, since she hadn`t greeted me,- or did I missed it-, or my habit of staring into the blue.
If that girl would stay that inpolite, they would lose much, much customers. And I would be the first one.

“Raisin Bread, please”, I chirped and tried to stay friendly, even I wrestled the impulse down, to grab her or to thump on the counter. I would just stay calm and friendly.




(( * Badische Backstube = baddish bakerhouse ))
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Outside, the sound of flapping wings could be heard as all the pigeons took flight at once. The door of the bakery opened behind Ilsa shortly after and suddenly the place was filled with a strange energy that only Marisol and the other Arcani could feel, as if the air had suddenly become thinner and filled with a strange electricity, as if the whole room had become brighter and all colors mingled into new shades. As if the room was filled with Magic and the Trinity Goddess herself had entered the room.

"I would like the same as Miss Bergmann, please." The voice of a girl came from behind Ilsa. The owner of the voice stopped next to Ilsa. She was indeed a girl with pink hair that become lighter until it reached the tip, where it was blond-white. She wore a fancy brown fur coat that covered her whole body all the way to the floor. In her head rested a tiara adorned with sapphires and a diamond. She smiled gently to the baker apprentice. "There's a line, you know." the baker girl answered in an annoyed tone, and then she noticed who was standing there and giggled. "Going to a costume party,
princess?"

The mocking tone in her voice did not take away Lizbeth's gentle smile. "My my, what an impolite girl. I was a princess once. Now I'm Queen. Queen of Britannia." The baker girl only giggled more. "Yeah, right. And I'm the Goddess herself! Why would the Queen come to a place like this?" Lizbeth ignored her and looked at an empty spot right next to the baker girl and spoke, causing the girl's jaw to drop. "Your name is Gabi, isn't it? What's your Companion's name? Oh, Heidi. I see. Now, Heidi. Firstly, the Goddess herself... that would be me too. Secondly, you need to learn some courtesy if you want to stay in such business, specially towards your costumers."

Heidi's mouth moved up and down without saying a word, her eyes wide in sheer amazement. Miss Bäcker came from a door on the back carrying a tray of freshly baked breads, only to stop, mouth agape, staring at her royal costumer. She dropped the tray on the floor and went down on her knee, trying to utter a greeting, to no avail. "There is no need for such formalities, Ms. Could you and you apprentice excuse us for a moment? Also, try to teach some manners to this girl. She has been rude both to me and Miss Bergmann"

Miss Bäcker took the apprentice girl by the arm and both of them clumsily hurried through the back door without saying a word. Lizbeth turned to Ilsa, her smile more gentle than before. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Bergmann, Miss Marisol. As I said before, I am the Queen of Magician Britannia and Avatar of the Trinity Goddess, Lizbeth of Caliburn. It's a pleasure to meet you. Could you spare a moment to talk?"
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--A--

I could feel, how my companion was fighting the urge to lose her balance or pass out, since the same wave of dizziness, washed over me away too. Stupid colour up-tuning!

'Whatever you do, Ilsa. Don`t puke in front of the queen!', I rasped keenly. The woman swayed for a moment, before regaining her composure again. Ilsa supported herself, by placing a hand on a nearby table,- which was stacked with Linzertorte in various sizes, while looking blankly at the queen. That was my girl!

For somebody who had just been inaugurated, that the very embodiment of magic, was in the same room with them, she hold up well. Not every lawful citizen could be stern as ice, when interacting with a celebrity.
Well, maybe that wasn`t the exact way, this queen-girl/avatar was used to get as a treatment, but hey-!

How much Forgotten would get a visit from the Goddess herself or from any other magic being, without the result ending in trouble for them? I never heard of such a case, in the entirety of my existence. This was a special case. Had to be. I would have eat my watch, if it wasn`t like that. And Ilsa must have similiar train of thoughts, otherwise her lips wouldn`t have quivered that much.

Then she tightened her jaws and closed her mouth and pointed toward a staircase, that would lead us to the next floor, which housed the cafe.
Sadly it wouldn`t be open yet, since it was still a bit too early.
Not that there would be a problem like a closed door.
But Ilsa wouldn`t have spared a second thought to it. No- she wasn`t a criminal or had disrespect for opening-signs.
She just seem to knew, that this could be a matter, that should be discussed while sitting.
That or she didn`t trust her legs anymore, to support her further.
A goddess just broke into her daily-life, so her reaction could have been much, much worse.

We traversed through a room that was full with small, angular tables. The most dominant colour were white and peach.
Light was pouring in, from an arched great front-window, that was on the opposite side, to the entrance and filled the room with a nearly golden glow.
Little faked chandeliers were hanging from the ceiling, but every table had also it`s own set of crystals, if people prefered a smaller light-source instead.
From the left wallside, a door was connecting this room to the kitchen. On the right side a little corridor went on, that would have doors, that would lead to the bathrooms.

I resisted he temptation of sinking my claws into the soft fabric of the chair, since I could also feel, the small trembling from the young womans shoulders.
Ilsa would have probably lost her cool, the second I would have left it. It was a bit disturbing, but also pleasing to see, that it just needed a false external threat,- the goddess as an example-, to remind her that we had a bond. And then my jaw hit the ground, as I heard this from my companion:

"Jail or Straightjacket?"


---C---

I had guided the queen-girl,- that had introduced herself as Lizbeth from Caliburn-, with the best effort of my conscious (which meant, not giving into the impuls of running down the street and screaming bloody murder) and lead her toward a table, that was suited near the front-window.
So I choosed a chair, that I had a wall in my back and an general overlook over the room. There were still three more chairs, the Little Avatar could have choosen from and I hoped, that she wouldn`t mind my old habits. I had a distaste for letting my back be in the open, with people around.

"Thank you for before. I also thanks, on behalf of that Heidi-girl and that we have a Queen around, that doesn`t blast people straight to hell, for disrespect. Ah, language! Excuse me, but I am nott used to hight-class-tongue. Where was I? Uhm...ah!
Not all queens had such an regal temper, Miss Queen and the current age should be thankful for that. The first name is Ilsa as in...well Ilsa. No famous person as a namesake around.
But I bet Marisol already told you that, since...she is a blabblermouth. Sometimes.

Oh and people say, that you can do something like Arcanus-Telepathy...and that brings me to it...Did you know, that there is a little children-tale, that you can 'free' Arcani from their companions? That you take them to an eternal paradies, which is said to be there, where the Gran Arcano itself dwells?
Excuse me my rambling, but it is an interesting global myth.
Hm, there has to be more to it, since you greeted us both equally, Miss Caliburn."

I clasped my hands together and smiled.

"So...Jail or Straightjacket?"

I could feel, how Marisols claws tightened around my shoulder and I didn`t gave a single damn about, it this moment.
My mind was finally able to process the details, it had took in, a few minutes before and gave me results.
Like the fur coat, that was overkill for this kind of season and climate as an example. A bit too fancy for a cosplayer or a hiker. But it was still a city-coat, if I wasn`t wrong, guessing from the cut and the material. Swiss? Russia? Norway? New York? Toronto?

Another thing, was the little gem-adorned tiara, that most people just knew from photographies. Even if you hadn`t seen a photo from it, you could see from the way, how the light was reflecting in these, that those gems were real and no fakes! So this kid in front of me, was the real deal. Holy Einstein!

If not from the reactions from Miss Bäcker and the girl,- Heidi was it- and the sudden burst of colours, I would have wrote it off, as an episode and went home in a flash. But as much as it pained me, that girl was really HERE. In this minute, this second and in this place, this moment.

"So what does a queen want from a non-magical subject, that is neither from the Polis nor part of any organisation, that is standing for or against magic?"

The calm tone of my voice, betrayed that my nerves were fluttering like a mad bird, in a cage.


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Miss Ilsa looks nervous at my presence. I guess it's only normal. Not everyone receives the visit of the Queen, specially an unknown Forgotten with no connection to the political world. But that's exactly the kind of people who I need. I let her talk about the myths regarding the power of the Queen. These myths are really a funny thing, because they are almost always some exaggeration of the Queen's actual duty and power, but they are not entirely inaccurate either. It's amusing to think that some of them are even used to scare children. Other Queens in the past would have condemned the spreaders of such myths as traitors. But such times were long past.

"That all makes me seen like the only angel in a long lineage of boogeymen, Miss Ilsa." I laugh, as to indicate that I do not take her ill for saying such myths. "Truly, there were some cruel Queens in the past, but that was before we Queens were also subjected by the Law. This is a Constitutional Monarchy, after all. And Marisol has no blame on me knowing about you and your name. She is your Arcanus and you would know if she had told me anything. Right now, she is as surprised as you that I am here.

"As for that children's tale... I'm not certain but I may indeed have such power. But that would be more of a punishment than a gift, as the Arcanus would be reabsorbed into the Goddess as soon as the connection was cut. It would be as if I had removed a part of your very being, because that's exactly what the Arcanus is."
I remember my long lost Arcanus, Morgan. A Queen cannot have an Arcanus, and when Morgan disappeared as I was crowned it was like a part of me had vanished forever. Now I understand that Morgan never truly left me, because she is me, but back then it was a horrible feeling. I lost my mom and myself in the same day. I try to not look sad and keep my smile. "Taking her to live with the Gran Arcanus, that would mean I would have to take her to my residence in London, the Adamas Palace, being that I am the Gran Arcanus as the Avatar of the Goddess. Though, as I said before, they would be reunited with the Trinity Goddess in the flux of Magic, but I cannot know if that fate is any different then just disappearing forever."

"So...Jail or Straightjacket?"

"Neither. A request which is also an offer."

"So what does a queen want from a non-magical subject, that is neither from the Polis nor part of any organisation, that is standing for or against magic?"

"Why but you said it all. I am looking for someone who is neither from a Polis nor any organization. And I want you for the potentials you carry as a Forgotten. I want your help, Miss Ilsa, Miss Marisol. My Kingdom is under threat and you, as shocking as this may sound for you, can help me. You may not believe so, or maybe you just doesn't want it to be true, but I can see in you, through Miss Marisol, that you have the potential to become a powerful Forgotten. And I that's what I want, what I need. I need people like you to help me defend the Kingdom. I'm here to invite you to join my cause.

Oh... and Miss Ilsa. While it's perfectly fine to call me Miss Caliburn or even just Lizbeth in a conversation like this, you'll need to learn to address to me properly as "Your Majesty" when you find yourself in the court, among all those Lords and Ladies in their boring balls parties. That is, if you wish to join me in London."
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---C---
I gave marisol a wry look, which she accounted with a shrugging of her wings. So no punishment, but an offer instead?

I cocked my head in a more bird-like fashion and mimicked on an unconscious level my Arcanus, who had done the same thing. And then the queen started to explain and my anxiety waned like wax in the sun.

I did my best to stiffle the chuckle that went up my throat and keep a straight face, about this serious matter. Even when a part of me wanted really to laugh about the absurdity of the situation.

"London?", I echoed in a half-hearted whisper.

Herself in Court? A born commoner? What a joke! Surely much of those high lords and ladies would be deeply insulted by the thought alone.
But Lizbeth was THE queen and if she wanted someone in her presence, even nobility had to obey. Of course I didn`t made myself any illusion, that it would protect me from ill intentions, gossip or machinations.

"I will remember it, if I really should arrive there in one piece. But even when not or beacuse of it, I want your guarantee that my family get`s protection. My grandma would also need a faithful retainer, when I am gone, since she is the entire reason, I am in this city at the moment.
What about travel-costs? Or method of travel? Would I be free in that or where arrangements already put in place?

And I am not so simple-minded to believe, that extreme factions, would welcome the rising another possible-strong Forgotten from this corner of europe. Most people don`t even get the difference between Austria and Germany and that this person, was a foreigner in fact..."

Another wry smile from my side.

"Not that I am intersted in gaining political power, but you emphasized my potential as an important factor in this matter, which means, that you want it to be trained and mastered, right?"

I tapped against my omniglass and mumbled a string of words. A holographic screen flashed up and an image of an woman with auburn hair and haunting black eyes, was floating in the air.

"Why me, if you have already such Masters as Miss Annabel Brine, in your staff?"

The image of the current Prime Minister of Britannia, flickered and vanished. I gave her a thoughtful look.

"Since you said 'people like me', I can also assume, that I won`t be the only person in this...hm, team you try to gather...in secret? I assume it is secret, since you don`t use the normal means of recruiting Knights? Is that the right term, for people serving you directly?"

I laughted softly and my eyes sparkled with mischief.

"I fear I have slept through the classes who explained such things in detail, your Majesty."


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"Fair enough... here, I guess..." I took a paper and a pen from my pocket and began to write a recipe. "It's not much, but it's a beverage made by Sidhes in my hometown that I forgot a lot... my father likes it a lot. The fusion of apple and soda might be a bit too shocking at first, but probably will be liked... You can add tea, but all the most important is the kind of the apple, I think. Different apple, different taste, that's my opinion."

I handed it to her. "Hope you like it. There are no name for this recipe, but we called them something on line of 'Sparkly Sweet."
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"Yes, I shall arrange that your family is provided. They won' want during your absence." I smile and show her a paper. "This is a contract for a full-time caretaker. It will take effect as soon as you leave Bad Neubach. She is one of the best caretakers in Germany and will treat your grandmother kindly. As for the travel, as you know, the storms of last evening blocked every road in and out of the city. However," I give her a map showing a trail marked in red ending in a circled spot on a river, "I arranged for a boat to be waiting for you here. It's enchanted as to take you wherever you want, as long as the river allows. All you need to do is say the place and the boat will do the rest.

"I don't believe this river stretches far enough as to let you reach Berlin entirely by boat, so for most of the journey you'll be on your own. I'm sorry, but I can't cover the expenses of your journey for now, for I have no money money with me at the moment. After all, I wasn't even supposed to be here."


Miss Ilsa begins speaking of politics. Her questions are quite clever, going as far as remembering about Prime Minister Annabel. As expected from a Forgotten. I cannot, however, reveal the details for her yet. It's too soon and I'm not certain of how trustworthy she is. "My relationship with Miss Annabel is difficult at best. For her, I'm merely a naive and spoiled child whose only function is acting as the pretty figurine that the Kingdom adores and that holds it together. In her eyes, it would be best if I just sat on the Adamas Throne and acted queenly while she took care of the political issues.


"Yes. This is a secret operation. And yes, there will be others. In fact, you shall meet with one of your comrades as soon as you reach Berlin. A Vladescu she is, which I'm certain that shan't be a problem, considering your own employer is one of them."
I giggle cheerfully once she mentions "knights". Knighthood is a medieval tradition that was carried on to modern ages thanks to the popularity of the swordplay and the influence of the Kingdom. A Knight is a warrior that serves the monarch of the Kingdom, and most importantly, are chivalrous and follow a code of conduct. Whether the lot I'm assembling will be knights or not will depend on how the fare in the future. "Knights wouldn't be incorrect. You shall be serving the Queen after all. But whether you will be properly knighted or not, only time will tell. For now, you may consider yourself a squire."

I clear my throat and return take a more serious tone. "But back to the actual matter. If you do decide to join me, and please keep in mind that this is merely an invite and not a summoning and you can refuse if so wish, you'll be properly rewarded with not only money, but knowledge, honor, fame, power and much more. However, I cannot guarantee for your safety, for you shall be putting your life in danger many times. But you shall be fighting for the safety of the Kingdom, and the whole Terra Arcana. Each battle you win will be a battle won for the people, for life, for peace and freedom. I cannot yet tell you the details but I believe this is enough you need to know for now. So, Miss Ilsa, Miss Marisol, would you join me and fight for the Kingdom's survival?"

------------------------ Lux & Tenebrae ------------------------
Clara thanked for the recipe and examined it. "This looks quite exotic and tasty. I'll look forward to prepare and serve it." A man appears behind Clara and speaks to her in Portuguese. He had his Glossolalia Translator deactivated so Lux couldn't understand a word. The man left and Clara turned back to Lux. "Well, it seems my boss wants me in the back doing the dishes. Sorry for that. Farewell, Mr Lux." Victor also bid farewell to Lumen as Clara left to the back. A man came to replace her, but he payed Lux no mind.

A few minutes later, a sound alarm played, imitating a water ship's horn, followed by a vocal notice announcing the airship was about to land and the passengers should clear their cabins soon. Soon, the airship shook lightly as it landed in the airship section of the Portela Airport. Like all other Poleis, Lisbon was in uproar and even the airport was chaotic. Outside, the streets were patrolled and true to Clara's word, there were news and gossip going around about the possibility of the President breaking the Pact of Polis if the Queen did not return soon. Despite that, it was a beautiful chilly afternoon with clear skies and a bright sun that shone over the history that the city of Lisbon carried.

Examining the Omniglass would reveal that the "Hotel D. Pedro IV" was located in the Bairro Alto district, 20 minutes away from the airport if the twins got a cab, about 40 minutes if they got a public bus that was departing in 15 minutes and 1 and a half hour walking."

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I scrutinized the paper with my eyes,- as Ilsa took it-, even if I wasn`t sure, for what exactly I was trying to look. Remembering the fallen branches and the storm-damage we had witnessed on our way, to the bakery, I nodded.
The silver-coins that served me as eyes trailed the red line on the map and I murmured:

'That is the Selke which wents outside Bad Neubach. One of it sidearms, flows through this town and through the park, so if we would follow that stream...'

"So we will need detailed maps with watergates and such. Won`t be good if we land in a water resveroir or go down a waterfall, because we took the wrong turn", Ilsa joked, but I could hear the pang of insecurtiy, that was behind that words.
No wonder. She had absolute no experience with sailing a boat by herself.

'Is this boat stocked with supplies? And what about a license, if we have to dock somewhere? Harbour masters can be very attentive people, if it comes to unregistered vessels and such' , I reminded them.

"What about maraudering Ondines or other water-folks? River-Serpentines? Seacows?", Ilsa interjected and I would have raised an eyebrow if I would have had those.


*

---C---

"If it isn`t stocked with supplies, this would be part of the mentioned expenses. Even if it would be just a bottle of water. Well, if we reach the Rhine, we could dock in Ludwigshafen and then take a train", I mumbled and nearly forgot, that the girl was still around and probably listening to my rambling.


"If it would be a few centuries earlier, she would have probably the right to tell so. People did early and so even child-kings or -queens wouldn`t have lived long enough to grow into their roles and gain enough wisdom, to govern a kingdom by themself.
With all respect, but maybe next time you see this Miss Annabel, you could ask her, if she took inspiration from Alexandre Dumas?
But it is interesting to hear, that you aren`t a marionette-queen."

I shook my head. No I had no problem with Vladescu. Then I raised my eyebrow as the childin front of me, started to giggle and is was hard, not to join in. Strange, how fast a heartily, honest laughter could dissipate all the warines, I had harboured until now. I made a waving motion with my hand.

"I don`t care if I am knighted or not. But I won`t run around in a tin-can."

The queenly girl, cleared her throat and I found myself listening intendly to the words. Again I ... my head from on side to the other, as I would weigh my possibilities.
Going home and forget that the queen/goddess/avatar was here.
Take the job and risking my life for a concept, I was supposed to hate.

"I am already infamous, so why gaining more fame?", I deadpanned at her.

Could I pull that off? Well, my problem were mages. Would there be mages on the team? And would Lizbeth me tell that into my face, when probably
guessing that this would be a big factor into declining the offer?

Beside that, I had no problems with other races.
As paradox as it sounded, I had welcomed the thought, of a world were humans weren`t the only sentient beings around. I wasn`t deadset on bringing back a Terra, that was empty and were humanity was alone.
As stupid as it sounded, I could have lived if Sidhe or Golems were technologic-based races. Not dependant on magic.

But how the heck, did that Lizbeth want to prevent this news from spreading around? Miss Bäcker and her apprentice had seen her, after all. The QUEEN. And as bored as the girl appeared to be, this meeting was an event, which could be turned into formidable gossip.

Oh yes, little Heidi would surely just say she would shut up, but telling everything later her friends to brag about. And- oh holy Einstein! She had already neted me, that sly girl. Until now I had considered all necessary steps for the case I agreed. I shook my head.

"I won`t let myself be thrown to the wolves, if I don`t get a bit weapon-or self-defense training, when I am on London. Not that I am hellbound to get a weapon, but I don`t want to be dead weight for others or that Vladescu-Woman, just because I am only a Forgotten. Get me and Marisol the means or lessons to protect ourselves and take the deal as token."

After that was set, I made a small pause and smiled again.

"One last thing. Since you said before ' I would have the same als Miss Bergmann', I guess that you have probably never ate raisin bread before? Please allow me to give you an advise. They go well with hot cocoa or tea.

If you want to dunk it, I would recommend the plain sort, without the raisins.
They also go well as a snack, when you butter them.
But please stay away from the salted butter from your kingdom, since that would clash with the sweetness of the bread. You could also add honey or jam if you have a liking for that.

But don`t try to add cold Hazelnut cream, since the hardness of that stuff, would ripp the texture of the bread apart. Not to mention, that this would be overkill in terms of sweetness. And I am a sweet tooth myself, but not that diabetes-eager either.
You would have more raisin bread on your knife at the end, that Hazelnut Cream on the bread."


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After Mark finished paying, I go outside. It's already night, I can see a lot of Vladescus on the streets. The city is also patrolled heavily by police and MEWK. It's kinda...uncomfortable for some reason. "Let's go to hotel right away, shall we?" I take the first step before him. I don't bother myself to ask him something. I don't think I'm into talking a lot , especially with someone I know not too long. Besides, even if I ask a thing or two, I might will ended up asking something private or something similar. After walking for some time, we arrived at a hotel, the name is...'The Reef'. No doubt this is the hotel. It sure is shaped like a coral reef, matching the name. "Okay, let's get in," a second after that, I go inside the hotel.
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--------------------------- Ilsa -------------------------

Miss Marisol express her worries about the boat travel. "There'll be no needs for maps, Miss Marisol. As a voiced before, the boat is enchanted. It shall take you and your companion through the safest path towards your destination. All you need to do is name a place that can be reached through the river. Not to mention that you Omniglass would be able to provide a map of the region's rivers. As for supplies, well, there was a packaged with cookies and lemon soda... but... t-they are gone now..." I can feel my face reddening. "You'll have to supply yourself, sorry. Sadly, not even I can create food from magic. This shouldn't be a problem though, since the boat is fast and you shouldn't take long to reach civilization. As for license and beast attacks, you won't need to worry about that at all. I got it covered.". In truth, I charmed the boat so it's cloaked. I tell them though, for I don't think Ilsa would be comfortable knowing that she was technically doing something illegal. The spell is supposed to make anyone who looks at the boat would be mesmerized and completely unable to even understand that the object they were looking at is a boat and any creature would be repelled and wouldn't even there approaching the vessel.

Once again, Ilsa returns to the Annabel subject. She seems to idolize my Prime Minister. I wonder if it was a mistake choosing here. No, I'm certain I'm doing the right thing. "You'll be able to ask her yourself, eventually." I smile, and she praises me for not being manipulated. I frown. "That's exactly why I'm doing this. To cut the strings that try so hard to pull me into the wrong direction is one of the reasons I am in this battle."

Miss Ilsa raises a good point about her own protection. I cannot expect them to fight for me if they do not know how to fight at all. I have purposely selected a group of people in which only a few actually had battle experiences. Her worries however, are unnecessary. "I have assembled the best team to verse you and your comrades in the arts of battle, life in the court, chivalry and intelligence cycle management. And the Forgottens that compose this team will also be given training regarding their intellectual abilities. I wouldn't have chosen you or any other Forgotten if you weren't important for this. Rest your worries."

She asks me if I have ever had raisin bread before. "No, I haven't. It's not that popular in Britannia as it's here in Germany, much less among the nobility." She lectures me on the best way to eat it. What a delight. Amazing how she can casually speak about it even after the serious conversation we just had. I think she may adapt well in London and I'm sure that Mary will love chatting with Miss Ilsa. "I wonder how would it taste if I dipped it in lemon soda..." I think to myself out loud. "Thanks for you suggestions, Miss Ilsa." I stand up and turn to Miss Marisol.

"Before I leave, here are your instructions. You and Miss Ilsa must travel to Berlin. Once you reach the Polis, you must seek for an old hotel called Groß Bär. You'll most likely be approached by an elderly human lady, the owner. She shall ask who you are and Miss Ilsa must reply 'I am but a woman who fights her very nature,' and she will give you the instructions on how to proceed. I'm sorry to make you haste, but it's important that you reach the Polis before Trinitas Eve. Take only the necessary for your journey, Miss Ilsa, for the rest of your things will be shipped to Britannia later. Until we meet again, Miss Ilsa, Miss Marisol. May your journey be most fortunate."

I am about to leave when the baker woman and her apprentice appear with a batch of fresh raisin breads for me and Ilsa. She bows, mumbling an apology of some sort. The girl, Heidi, tries her best not to look at me in the face, staring at her feet while awkwardly playing with her hair. I smile at her and my eyes glow faintly and my voice flows with a strange tune to it as I cast the spell. "I was never here." Before Miss Bäcker manages to put the tray on the table llsa was sitting, she freezes and her face becomes a blank stare as her memories of my visit are erased. Heidi let's go of her hair and merely stands while staring at her feet intently.

"One last thing, Miss Ilsa. If you do happen to meet the Vladescu I mentioned in Berlin, proceed with caution. She has a rather... explosive... personality." With one last smile and a nod, I teleport myself to the next place by becoming a flight of pink doves made of light that disappear a few seconds after they ascend to the sky. Before disappearing completely, I can see the baker and her apprentice recovering from their hypnotic state.

--------------------------- Mark & Reazle -------------------------

The Reef's inside was decorated to mirror an actual coral reef. It was colorful and had fake fishes hanging from the ceiling, some of them clearly being made to look like the characters from the movie Finding Nemo. The walls were painted in blue with bubbles. Besides being decorated with coral-like structures, the walls also had many aquariums with fishes and other sea life natural from the Great Barrier Reef. Even the reception desk was made to resemble a sunken ship.

Not long after Reazle and Mark entered the hotel, they were approached by a male Ge. He was a few centimeters shorter than Reazle and he hold a board with one of his tentacles and a pen with the another. With the other two tentacles he had his Omniglass open and a conventional walkie-talkie. His shell was the most impressive thing about him, as it was shaped and colored in such a way that it looked like a coral reef. That was a feat that a Ge would not be able to naturally pull and could only be done through the help of extensive polishing, dying and magic. It even seemed to be made calcium carbonate. His "hair" was made to mimic a brain coral.

He approached the two men with a smile and spoke in a deep, powerful voice. "My my, who might you two be?"
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