Calypsa answered the phone.

"Yes, you do? Now, okay." She sighed, hanging up, spotting Sehki, asleep on her body.

"Lynx!"

Eyes in front of her staff emerged above him, and the image intrigued her.

"Almost there, but you're still a little too green."

She flew over to House Prometheus, joining Vena, Vital, and Xia for a spiritual transmission. In front of them was a man who unveiled the robes housing the Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius constellations off, exposing a young hunk with a shaved beard, short black-red hair and gold eyes. He wiped off his hands.

"Good evening. Congrats on proving your superiority against another attack."

The siblings bowed. "Thank you."

Calypsa curtseyed. "Well, I love to entertain."

"That being said," his voice flowed with a hint of sinister undertones, "Calypsa, fraternizing with the people responsible for imprisoning and manipulating you?"

"Eridanus under the bridge. Besides, someone had to tutor their pathetic, worthless, and fragile excuse of a prince," delivering her usual grin. "Because you and I both know your weakness. Still relying on that old staff?"

Her firm smile slowly slipped. "Doesn't Victory Rider teach us evil powers can be used for good purposes? I've gotten quite used to it."

"And the starring actor belongs to someone who abandoned Feunghuang Saiban to believe in the Shakuheld's short sighted ideas of unity. His hope is nothing more than a false illusion I tolerate to appeal to our people. Now," emitting flames around his body.

"I'll ask you this again. Have you abandoned their foolhardy lies about stopping the Voids?"

She took a deep sigh of breath, telling him her new plan.

Xia turned to her, befuddled.

"I mean, wow, but, you would do that?"

"Why not give him a fridge of hope and tear it away when he least expects it? Besides, you're not too happy with how long it took us to defeat them," glaring, "aren't you?"

"As expected, Castor. After giving you a home, nice to see you've returned the favor.."

Xia raised her hand. "Father", um, how's mom and Qian doing?"

"She'll be satisfied once you avenge her plague. Make sure we don't regret choosing you over Mako. You won't have to worry about Qian when the Obsidian Prince is dead."

He ended the transmission.

Vena and Vital turned to Xia. "So what should we do?"

"Cal, up to you."

"Xia, I'll let you know when we'll set it up. That way he'll think people are respecting him," never showing them her face as she flew back to the woods, encountering a familiar person wearing the same clothes Sehki said, waiting for her.

"Are you prepared?"

"This world puts too much pressure on eighteen year olds," sighing. "Fine, but even if this works, he'll never forgive me. No one will."

They lifted up her face, kicking away the regal Void about to emerge at them as a portal opened to bring them elsewhere.

"This is our only chance to accelerate their growth. Once the truth is revealed, Terra's people will change their tunes with it."

"I know," confessing her true feelings and intent.

"Yet that hasn't stopped you before. Just be you."

"I know, but even I have my limits. This plan could fail at any moment depending on what Sehki does afterwards."

"Trauma tends to build character. It'll be a true test of his reso.ve"

"Sigh, yup," cracking her knuckles. "Just be careful."

Around the same time, Sehki woke up, checking the phone, agast.

Prince runs away from the Voids? Speculation of avoiding suspicion by fleeing and summoning Voids? "Are they dumb?" He sucked his teeth. "I can't let this keep happening."

"I agree," Calypsa said from outside the window. He opened it up, and she turned into a frog after yelling Chameleon, hoping in. He expected her to change, but she used her tongue and limbs to write, "I can't speak back to normal. You have to change me."

He knew exactly what she meant, and lowered to meet her as his cheeks expanded, giving her a quick peck. She reverted to her humanoid appearance, snickering.

"Hold up, you didn't say anything when you changed from being a ball!"

"Maybe I did, maybe I didn't," lying down on the bed. "Some days, I feel like I can't do anything right."

"At least people don't want you dead every other week outside of monsters."

She took off her hat, groaning, vexxed. "Humans or Voids?"

"Yes. I feel like I'm one step closer on a road that never ends."

"I've been wondering. You still plan on going back home?"

"Well yeah. Find my brother, use the money to get ourselves a proper home."

"And what will you do afterwards? When he grows up and everything? What if he isn't alive anymore."

Sehki took a while to answer.

"I don't know to be honest. Maybe become a teacher, I'm kinda used to working with kids. Probably make a book about my adventures here but make it sound like fiction. I've spent the most time I remember trying to help people."

"But what do you want to do for yourself?"

He smiled. "Make a peaceful life so no one I care about has to suffer."

"You could always come back and bring him here."

"And have these lunatics hurt and kill Flint to get to me? I'd rather teach him magic to fend for yourself."

"Big talk coming from someone who hasn't even unlocked their StellArts," sticking out her tongue. He grazed her arm. "Jerk."

"Ditto."

"Wanna go out again next week?"

"Absolutely not with them!"

"No, I mean just the two of us. An actual date."

He hesitated. "I dunno."

"You're taken, aren't you. The girl you had back at home?"

"No, she has a boyfriend. I can't just steal or do something to him to make her fall in love with me. But she's one of only three people I truly care for. If I actually got a chance to say goodbye to anyone else, it would've been her."

She pulled up towards his face.

"If I can't replace her, then I'll give you a night you won't ever forget! How about it?"

With a face of that much enthusiasm, how could I refuse. "Sure!"