It was a week since their picnic in the Garnidelia, and things had been great with Lars and Len. Lars began training with Vayu on the deeper, more secluded parts of forests in Antares. He always came back by nightfall, bringing dinner and a proud smile as every day he got better grasp of his powers. Len was truly happy watching the development.To show his support, Len also strived to make himself better equipped in handling their now fantastical lives. He had been spending his time with Tirana on the workshop, learning VEIL compendium that disclose every fine details of them, ranging from abilities, weak spot, attack patterns, hunting habits and more.While he studied of VEIL, he also took his spare time learning alchemy from Tirana. He got the basics covered in theory, but to practice them was an entirely different matter. It was only two days prior when Len almost spilled an enhanced nitric acid on himself, which could instantly decay his skin to the bones. Tirana was wary of hi

On a particularly lazy Sunday, summer rain swept Antares. Len took a break from alchemy lessons and Lars was the same with his power training, so the group were just hanging out together in their room. Tirana was occupied by her romance novel, Vayu and Len were playing video games from their phones, and Lars settled to his most favorite activity, sleeping. Or at least he tried to."Hey," Lars called out lazily.The three made a chorus hum to respond without turning away from their pages or screens. Lars got up and scratched his head, hair completely messy. He had re - dyed his hair back to dark brown because he didn't get the chance to experienced it more since his resurrection as a Scion. In fact, Lars' new predicament started since then and he felt it amplified more and more each day."I've been having trouble sleeping, lately. I don't know why.""You still have nightmares?" Len asked, still playing."Not really now, no."Vayu still mashed the buttons on his phone screen

"Duncan," Lars hissed.Lars was reminded of how the man before him so callously slaughtered innocents and his blood boiled. The man himself, Duncan, was smiling but not with friendliest of intentions. It was a smile one would make before engaging in a fight, and Lars could tell Duncan was itching for it."Why are you here? You're supposed to be put away right now!"Duncan sneered. "Kid, you done really messed up involving yourself in something you shouldn't, and you all will pay for it.""I... I don't understand," Len stammered. "H - How did you know... about us?""Hah. Don't worry about it."The people in their cart cleared off, and the door slide shut. Lars took Len aside get closer to him. He realized they made a trap out of a cart in the train. Lars was astonished yet also terrified they could pull this kind of string just to get rid of something."Lars, what do we do?" Len asked in a whimper."Vay, can I - ""Only if without using you - know - what, because techn

"Wow, honestly, y'all really do be asking for it."Vayu's little remark was met with a playful jab by pouting Len. Lars was entertained with that though, and his little chuckle showed that. Before Antares, everything was such a mess in their family and it snowballed from the death of their father.Lars was spacing out so Vayu slightly tilted his head to found his eyes. "So are you going to run for the next... I don't know, a hundred years later? When those people who chase you would be too old by then?"Lars hummed, his eyes slowly darted everywhere. "What do you suggest we do?"Vayu made a neck slicing gesture that successfully froze Lars in place. If Lars had to admit, that dark curiosity intruded his mind sometimes, but never once he thought of actually doing it."B - But I thought you said - ""Well, exception definitely applies if someone put us in jeopardy.""I'm not sure I can do that," Lars said. "Have you?""Way before I'm a Scion, even. It's just the good ole'

After the MSC people in suits and robes were evacuated, the warehouse's steel gates slammed shut. The guards were diminished and the panicked crowd pushed through them, banging the closed gate and screaming. Everything happened so quickly and so hectic, Lars could barely register that he was alone and right in the den of enemy."Didn't expect to see a Scion here! What a lovely surprise!"The girl tilted her head and smiled so wide she struck fear in Lars' heart. Her cape moved on its own, erected and spread out, morphing into gigantic moth wings with hypnotic eye pattern. She took flight, her wings fluttering and her hands blazing with fire. "Axylia, finish it quick!"A masculine raspy voice of her companion, the humanoid crab Prime Chimera, called out. His pincers were snapping about threateningly. Lars' eyes darted between the crab creature and the flying moth girl Axylia. He could feel the bloodlust from their stares."Lighten up, Brachyura. We have all night long and he'