The 5th Dimension (The Traveler Institute) They were all in the living room, called by Antoine in a meeting. The Chief Traveler came in, his demeanor bleak, and Nazrene was noticeably absent. Standing like soldiers near the walls were several travelers who had sworn under Antoine's leadership. "Is everything alright? Where's Nazrene?" It was Tina who spoke first. She had been able to constitute her third-dimensional form a while ago, and had been studiously ignoring Haneul, too. He frowned at her confusing behavior, wanting so bad to set her aside and ask her what was wrong. But she wouldn't give him the chance. "Yes, she's quite alright. Going into the Demonworld to save you all, the stress finally caught up to her. She's in her room, regaining her strength." Antoine replied, not bothering to hide the disapproval in his tone. Nazrene was precious to him, not only because she was the only one among them to travel to the Macroverse, but also because she was his dear niece. "So Ve
The 5th Dimension (The Faerie Realms-The Lands of Spring) "Where are we?" Tina asked, marveling at what was around her. They were in some kind of forest, but somehow the flora and fauna around them were ones that Tina had never seen before. The flowers were almost as tall as the trees, for one, and the bees were ones that you could ride. The air seemed to sparkle. Tina held out her hands, and a glitter-like substance caught at her palms and arms. "We're in the Faerie Lands of Spring," Alice answered. She went a little ways into the forest. "Are you sure we're safe here?" Minho asked, as Tina and he followed Alice into what seemed to be the center of the forest. "Yep. I mean, maybe not as safe as an interdimensional pocket, but Virtues rarely visit the lower faerie realms, and we just concentrated most of our forces into the Summer Isles, so this place should be relatively isolated. And because the lands are busy with generating pollen which was exhausted last spring, our energy s
The 5th Dimension (The Faerie Realms-The Lands of Spring)"I can't decide if you're the smartest or the stupidest for bringing us here, Aera," Veronica said, lounging in the flower bed of Alice's surprisingly large tree house. Tina had to agree. The angels knew that there were only so many places that they could hide, and Alice's realm was obviously one of them. But then again, they would be inclined to think that they would be too stupid to even consider hiding there. It could go both ways. "It will be okay. Besides, unlike that pocket, I am intimately acquainted with this realm. So at any sign of disturbance, we should be out of here in a second." Alice replied. She was doing an effortless handstand in front of them, switching from one hand to the other. "Tina," her Aunt Theo stirred beside her, and Tina immediately came to her side. According to LJ, she had been in and out of consciousness the whole time they were traveling from Hell. And Tina almost had a heart attack seeing her
The 7th Dimension (The Third Angelic Sphere)"I can't believe you, Amara. I mean, I get Mika." Javi lowered his voice at the mention of his squadmate, who was only a few paces away from him, "But you? How could you trust Monique?" "We had no choice." Amara explained, "It's not like we can abandon our posts to look for them ourselves. Camael would've noticed. Then, we'd be the ones shipped up to the Second Sphere for questioning." "You think he's there?" Javi asked, looking from his left to right to check if someone was listening to them. They were in one of the Third Sphere's vast training rooms, where they were sent after a series of harrowing interrogations from their superiors. "He's most likely there. They wouldn't be able to get information out of him if he were in The Pocket. The cells there are not exactly designed to keep angels in." Mikazuki approached them, placing a dangerous-looking blade into the shelf behind Javi, "And I don't appreciate you making assumptions about m
The 5th Dimension (The Faerie Realms-Lands of Spring) Tina was amazed at how quickly she had adapted to the Lands of Spring. The huge bees didn't freak her out anymore. The faerie dust still got into her eyes but she no longer mind anymore. The only problem was she couldn't concentrate on what she was supposed to do. Travel to the eighth dimension and help Haneul. A place she hadn't been to but was purportedly a part of her. This is not to mention how bothered she still was about that vision with Han back in Hell. She was sure she wanted to help him, but Tina dreaded bringing up the topic with him. As fragile as their relationship had been ever since they saw each other again, this one might just break them. "Need any help?" Theodora peered through the doorway. "Oh, yes...no...maybe," Tina sighed. Theodora blinked at her, "Listen, Tina. I would like to apologize about everything I kept from you and for all the things I put you through. I---" "It's alright, Tita. You had your r
The 5th Dimension (The Faerie Realms-Lands of Spring) Minho didn't hear the first distress call. He had been busy worrying over Tina, who had just gone to the Second Sphere to rescue Haneul. Minho heard the second one instead; Javi's unmistakable howl of pain. Although this couldn't be. Javi was back at home, recovering. "Minho?" he heard Amara's voice in their telepathic link next. Panicked, he tried to break off the connection, fearing that it might give her a clue to where he is. Squad partner connections were curious that way, so Minho was most careful in concealing information that he knew about Tina. "Minho, please don't cut off the connection. Not again. Please, Javi is in trouble." Amara spoke so fast, but Minho only needed to hear the last two words to be convinced. "I thought I heard his voice call out to me." Minho responded, "What happened?" He was already in the mood, ignoring the alarm in LJ and Veronica's faces, who had noticed the change in his demeanor. "He...he
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