Terrius POV "Queen. " I announced as I placed a card face down from my hand and onto the deck that lay in the middle of the 5 of us. " Bullsh***!" Manor says as he flips over the 1 card I placed down, revealing a 4 of spades. " Ah-ha!" Manor smugly grinned. I groan as I take all the cards on the bottom and add them to my hand. " 3." Towcs chimed out next to me as he put his card face down onto my 4 of spades. He only has 3 cards left, he must be lying, but calling him out now would mean he only has to take 1 card as a penalty. I'll call him out at the last card. That way, he would have to take more cards as a penalty. " * Winding sound* 2 Kings. " Repeater said in Hikaru's voice. " You mean a 2 or really 2 kings? Because you can't put kings." Manor informed him. " * Winding sound* mean a 2." Repeater repeated Manor's voice. " Maybe we should have made sure that we said all the cards with a long pause in the middle before starting to play." I suggested, seeing that
Terrius POV " Where's the deck?" Manor asked as he stood up and looked all around his area. I looked down next to my hand where the decks were and it was gone. " It was right here..." I moved my hand to look for it, but then I felt something retraining my movements I then found my hand in Towcs's mouth. He immediately awkwardly released my hand from his mouth. " *awkward laugh*.... sorry..... Tasty thou." Towcs awkwardly laughed. There was no longer dirt on my hand, in fact, it was clean but I felt disgusted at it and flick my hand trying to get rid of the feeling. Suddenly Repeater coughs out the deck. I sigh as I toss my hand cards onto the now shuffled deck. Finding no point in lecturing them since they eat dust and dirt. " So... new game?" Manor asked as he collects all the cards and shuffles them. " Why not? I was losing anyway. " I shrugged. " * Winding sound* It's getting dark. " Repeater said in Hikaru's voice. " Ah, right. " I pull off Lux who was cl
Kaen POV I jumped onto a different branch before slowly sliding down onto the roots of the tree. I don't think there's anywhere I can clean off. I thought to myself as I flick the mud on my paw. Maybe I should head towards Ralux? No wait I think the beach is like 40 miles from here.... right? " Don't even think about it!" Hikaru suddenly shouts at me from above as he slides down towards me. " Think about what?" I tilted my head " Running 40 miles to the beach just so you could wash off." " Then what do you want me to do? Let a fake sheep lick me off? Not even I do that and I'm a cheetah!" " Who said anything about that? We have Creadestor, remember? We can create anything." " Yeah but you have to be super specific or it could backfire." " Just watch and learn. " Hikaru says with a grin as he finds a good spot before easily giving the commands and creating a pond. " I have underestimated you! I'm so sorry I won't do it again!" " Don't think so much and just ge
Kaen POV " Kaen... I was wondering. ... Why are you covered in so much mud? And why were you gone for 6 hours? What happened?" Hikaru sounded like he wanted to say something but decided against it last minute and redirected the conversation. " You wouldn't believe me, but I always get like this deja vu feeling when I'm there. Like the first time, I scouted there 3 years ago, and I feel like I actually had played there before. Running around the steps of the church, going through the forest to this hill. It's just so weird. .....how I knew the whole layout of the church before I entered..... but that wasn't the weirdest part... I felt like I had lost something very important there.... but I couldn't remember what. I actually used to live there for a while looking for that thing I lost, but the more empty corners I ran into, the more lonesome I felt. By the end of the week, I felt so heartbroken and lonely that I just left. Even today when I returned, I felt the same. I actually
Manor POV " Manor. " Hoppy Bun... Twitching her cute little nose as she nuzzles against me asking for food. I turn and look out the window down at the kingdom. " Manor." I could see the town square of Leighdal, now bustling with humans, half-demons, half-beasts, light elves, dark elves, and little beasts walking alongside their owners. Kids running around playing with each other not caring about race. The perfect Kingdom... Suddenly, an earthquake hits causing chaos and panic throughout the town square. " Manor!" I suddenly wake up to milky violent violet eyes, shining through light soft creamy blonde hair as the scent of lavender hits me. " Wake up already, we have a mission to do." Troublemaker shook me violently. " You caused an earthquake in my perfect Kingdom for that? Wow, I knew you were terrible and a huge troublemaker, but I didn't know you were that bad. " I said casually as I made myself comfortable again. " It's just a dream! You can always have it ag
Manor POV " Ready?" I asked as I turned to Troublemaker. " Yes, but wait! It's not exactly 10 yet. Remember we have to wear her out as much as possible, find her link, and break it at exactly 11." Troublemaker nodded before gesturing for me to wait. " I know. " I whisper to Troublemaker as we hid in the bushes near the church waiting to strike. I could feel my heart beating rapidly in my chest as excitement builds up in me. The only person that isn't going in, is Repeater just in case we need help from Kaen and Hikaru. I'm not even sure if I'm able to soul drift out of her dimension to signal Repeater for help, but that's just a risk we're going to have to take. Whatever that lies beyond that door is going to get hell from me. " Alright now!" Troublemaker informed, we charged towards the church and smashed open the doors. Expecting something horrible to greet us but instead, it was a normal podium on a stone stage with rows of benches on both sides and a red carpet in betw
Terrius POV " I can't think under these conditions! Will you all stand still and shut the hell up!" I snapped at the fake sheeps. Lux and Creadestor shut up but kept running around in a panic while Towcs and Bug stood still but kept screaming. An arrow goes through the bench, slicing open the flesh on my arm, but it wasn't really serious. Manor jumped over the bench and stood in front of us deflecting the incoming arrows. " Idiots! Don't pick one! Do both or you'll be shot out of the cannon!!" I screamed at them as I held my arm, trying to reduce the bleeding. They immediately stood still and shut up. What to do? What to do?! My eyes scan around looking for anything we could use before finally stopping at Creadestor. That it! He can create anything! I just have to be specific! " Creadestor! Destroyer head! Destroy every arrow mid-flight!" I say to him as I placed him on the bench next to Manor. Creadestor opens its second mouth and sucks in all the arrows. Manor immediatel
Terrius POV I coyly point out as I get up to leave but I kept my hand on his shoulder for a while before walking towards the door. As soon as my hand left his shoulder, he immediately grabbed it and pulled me into his lap. His back hugs me and rests his chin on my shoulder. " You're right, I need your help." Manor whispers to me. I turn to look at him but he squeezes me a little, letting me know he doesn't want me to see his face. " I am a replacement and replaced V4. I was invited for the first time to the inner walls of Balban Mansion where V0 desk was. Where I was prepared to take on her look of disguise and hate, but when I reached there... There, Misaki my creator, with a smile. My whole being trembled at the sight of her, she was dressed up as V0 but I knew, I knew deep down that it was her. There was no mistaking it, she wore a smile of pride when she looked at me like she was proud to call me not an outcast or a mistake ... but an Elder Version. She treated me like a