The 5th Dimension (Atlantis)"Are you sure he's here? If he went out to look for Monique, shouldn't he have gone to Hell?" Minho wondered. He had only been at Atlantis once, and he had found the place absolutely dreary and well, blue. It didn't change much over the years. "I am his partner. I think I would know where he is." Mikazuki muttered in her usual vile manner. Surprisingly, LJ was the first to say, "No offense, Mika. But you're not exactly known for your reliability." "Says the person who had just been proclaimed as a traitor by the General of God's Army." Mikazuki retorted. "Which is a bit unfair, if you ask me. They didn't even bother to get our side of the story," said LJ. Minho grinned. It seemed like LJ's newly-found vitriol since Haneul's imprisonment is being put to good use. Mikazuki scoffed, "Because you keep evading us. How are we supposed to--" "And here I thought angels were supposed to be all pleasant and supportive of each other." Veronica drawled out with
The 5th Dimension (Atlantis) The rest of the castle remained abandoned. They must have searched every nook and cranny, every hallway and room, maintaining a triangle formation for safety. Well, Alice, Amara, and Mikazuki at least, had their backs together as they surveyed the area. Veronica could not be bothered. If she were to be honest, Veronica wasn't sure why she kept finding herself agreeing to help the angels in every hapless endeavor. Maybe her old age was finally getting to her. "There's really no one around here. We should go make sure Minho and the others are alright." Amara broke the silence. A clang sounded from behind them and Veronica startled, "Did you hear--" Before she could even finish the sentence, multiple wailing mermen erupted from a room and lunged at them. A huge sea tornado formed from behind the monsters. Reacting a beat slower to the onslaught, Mikazuki got dragged into the tornado. "Mika!" Amara started to follow Mikazuki, but Alice held her back. "No
The 5th Dimension (The Faerie Realms-Lands of Spring) "Does anyone else find our situation a little bit funny?" Veronica announced. Everyone looked at her as if she were insane. "What? A motley crew of demons and angels on the run, who can't keep each other safe. How many rescue missions did we plan so far? Eight? A thousand?" "I'm not sure what your agreement with this demon is. But you should really reconsider, Haneul. She could easily betray us." Amara told Haneul, ignoring Veronica's quip. "You're just jealous because Haneul and your dear Minho decided to ask for my help, instead of yours." Veronica snapped. Amara blinked, affronted, "Why, you--" "Amara, you know why we had to keep you out of this. In fact, now that we've been discovered, as soon as Javi is healed enough to travel, I want you to return to the Third Sphere and report what happened. Only that it was just you and Mikazuki who helped Javi escape." Haneul said. "They would wonder why Poseidon would kidnap
The 5th Dimension (The Faerie Realms-Lands of Spring) As someone who has been alive for millennia, it was hard for Haneul's patience and concentration to get challenged. But tracking Minho seemed to be hell-bent on changing that. He opened one eye to glance at LJ beside him, who has been doing the same thing the entire time. His partner seemed more like himself now. Raphael's pills had done wonders to his condition. "Any luck?" LJ asked. The question jolted Haneul and despite the seriousness of the situation, he almost smiled. He couldn't remember the number of times LJ had asked him that in all their time tracking demons together. Haneul would never have guessed that there would come a time that they would be tracking a fellow angel instead. Goes to show how convoluted everything had gone over the past month. "No," Haneul sighed defeatedly, "Amara had tried, too. But she couldn't get a signal on him." LJ scratched his temple, "Where could they have taken him?" "Maybe I can tr
The 5th Dimension (The Faerie Realms-Lands of Spring)Javi was looking better. With his fast healing and Alice's work, he was out the critical stage. Still, Haneul could not help but feel pity for his comrade, who had to go through two major injuries in a span of a month. "You guys are the worst squadmates and angel could ever ask for," Javi said, but he had tears in his eyes as he was hugging Haneul. "Next time you plan on betraying our brethren, make sure I'm in on it, okay?" Haneul frowned, "Javi, we didn't--" "Where's LJ?" Javi asked, presumably not noticing that Haneul was about to speak. "He'll be here." Haneul sighed.Javi sat up with great difficulty, surveying his environment, "So, the faerie realms, huh? What's the plan after this? The Filipino Mirror--what's her name--you still plan on hiding her from the angels? Do I finally get to know why?" "Javi, we would love to, believe me. But the less you know, the less they'll suspect you." Haneul looked at Amara, "Amara and I
The 5th Dimension (The Faerie Realms-Lands of Spring) "Tina, no!" Haneul woke up with a start. He lost consciousness trying to get to Tina. One minute he was opening the door to her room, and the next he completely blacked out. The feeling of dread that hit him when she first screamed grew ten times larger in his chest as he realized that she had really gone. "What happened?" Theodora came in, along with Amara and Alice, "Haneul, where is she?" "She--she went to help Minho. I tried to stop her, but she stepped into the light, I---" Haneul said, distressed. Amara watched him with widened eyes. She has never seen Haneul this panicked. "Did you see where she went? Haneul?" Theodora asked, crouching down before the angel. "Olympus. They're in Olympus." Haneul said. "What's happening? Everything alright?" LJ came in, looking a bit exhausted. Veronica trailed after him slowly. "Tina went to where Minho is, alone. They're in Olympus." Theodora reported, looking a bit pale. Whateve
The 5th Dimension (Just Outside Olympus) "Why are you looking at me like that?" Veronica asked Alice as they both stomped into Olympian territory in their too-thin clothes. She shuddered, wondering if she should switch into a higher dimensional form. But then again, that would leave her physical vessel vulnerable. "Nothing much. Just wondering why you're still helping us even after Haneul told you where Geronimo is." Alice replied, "Also, I'm wondering what happened between you and LJ in your room yesterday." Veronica stiffened at Alice's familiar tone, "Don't mention that name in my presence." "Who?" Alice smirked, "Geronimo or LJ?" Veronica narrowed her eyes at Alice, debating whether to take the bait or not."Oh, how I missed your fights. Are you sure neither of you wants to visit us sometime?" a voice interrupted their teasing. It was Fabienne, Monique's guardian. Although Veronica doubted she was meeting them in that capacity. The demon turned towards Alice, wondering what h
The 5th Dimension (Olympus) Veronica found herself running faster and faster. She tried to travel out but still could only get flickers of her magic. She cursed in frustration. It normally didn't take long for the magic to reemerge in a new dimension. Needless to say, Olympus wasn't her type of place. She was beginning to lose all hope when she bumped into someone. It was LJ, dressed like the god Bacchus. Twines of vines barely covered his naked torso, and he had the most preposterous red-purple cloth around his waist. Veronica sputtered out a laugh, "What the hell are you wearing?"LJ dipped his head, blushing, "V, I--uh--we had trouble getting in--Where's Alice?" Veronica opened her mouth to reply, still trying to figure out how to deal with LJ looking like that. Unbidden, the moment they shared in her bedroom sprang to her head, and the words did not come. It was probably just as well, as she could hear the clanking of armor again from a distance, and a hand had forced her head