Chapter 4: Lukas + Pearlena, Seal It Off
Lukas created a portal around himself, Pearlena, Jadvyga, Saara, Pepin, and Jetie. He transported himself and them away from the castle. Everyone landed in Lukas's castle in a country near the east of Stepan's.
"What's going on?" Jadvyga asked as he looked around his surroundings.
"This is Lukas's castle" Pearlena said simply.
Before anyone could react, three lights crashed into his castle! Lukas ducked away while Jadvyga jumped out of the way! Pepin created a gravity filed around himself. The three lights crashed into Pearlena, Saara, and Jetie! The lights vanished as everyone else waited.
"Are you all ok?" Lukas asked as he gripped his crystal.
Pearlena was screaming madly as she gripped her gem. She created a spear and lunged at Lukas! He created a portal around himself and jumped away from her!
"Pearlena! What is going on?!" Lukas shouted as he kept dodging her attack.
She twirled her spear around and threw it at Lukas! He created a portal in front of him and another one in front of her left shoulder. The spear flew through the first portal and struck Pearlena to a wall through the second portal! She tried to pull the spear off of her, but Lukas made sure it would hold her to the wall.
"What's going on?" Pepin asked as he held his gravity field.
Before anyone could figure out, Saara woke up and summoned her rapier! She lunged at Jadvyga and knocked him to a wall!
"Oof! Saara! What's wrong?!" Jadvyga asked as he summoned his whip.
He quickly used the whip to grab her wrist and stop her continuous attack.
"Saara! What's going on?!" Jadvyga asked seriously.
"There's a power... inside me.... it wants to take control!" she shouted as she struggled to keep the power in check.
Everyone looked at her confused.
"What is this power you're talking about?" Lukas asked as he created another portal.
"Something dangerous. Something horrifying. Something destructive" she said in a terrified voice.
Jadvyga asked "Can we help you?"
"Stop me before I hurt you. I'm scared..." she answered.
Lukas began to think quickly and suggested "We can possibly divide our powers and send it away"
"Can we do that?" Jadvyga asked surprised.
"Yes. We just need a few worlds to agree to help us, and I know who to ask for help" Lukas said as he looked at his portal.
He ran through the portals to get a few allies to help him. He soon returned with two young ladies. Lukas walked to Saara and took her rapier away.
"You have the emeralds, right?" Lukas asked calmly.
A girl with silver hair held out two emeralds to Lukas. He just nodded as she clutched the green emerald. He held out the rapier. It lifted from his arms and hovered over the emerald. The rapier then slowly went into the emerald and vanished. Saara was relieved as she fell to her knees. She waved her hands upward and shot a small beam at the window.
"My power is limited, but it is here. Thank you. Once I can finally control this power, I will be worthy enough to wield my rapier" Saara said as she faced the girl.
Jadvyga approached the young girl as he held his whip out.
"I'll help out. Take my whip" he said with a calm smile.
"Are you sure? You and your descendants will not be able to use this" she said seriously.
"Yes. I want to help my friends. I will not let them walk this path alone" he answered determinedly.
The young girl just held the red emerald and the whip flew to her emerald. The whip vanished over the emerald. The young girl stepped back and faced Lukas.
"I have done my part. Please send me back to my world" she said seriously.
"I will, but are you sure this will work, Nova?" Lukas asked.
"Yes. Only someone of their blood can access their weapons from the emeralds" Nova answered.
Lukas snapped his fingers as a portal appeared behind him. Nova departed for her world. Lukas then turned his attention to a young princess.
"I am thinking of splitting up Jetie's power. She has power over time itself. If Leo ever finds out how to purely master it, that would be problematic" Lukas reasoned.
Pepin nodded as he released Jetie from the gravity hold. He carefully shook Jetie awake.
"Are you ok?" he asked calmly.
She yawned weakly and sat up. She looked around the damaged castle.
"What happened? I feel so tired... this power is really odd" she said softly.
Pepin was worried as he looked at Lukas for guidance. He was thinking as he kneeled down to her.
"Can you control this power you have?" Lukas asked calmly.
"I don't think so... I need to get rid of it until I can" Jetie yawned.
"How do you want to do this? You have a power that transcends the past, present, and future. Not to mention the bow and pocket watch" Lukas asked.
Jetie extended her hand to Pepin. He helped her stand and walked to Lukas.
"Create five portals. I can divide my powers of the past, present, and future. No one can successfully use this power until my descendant is awaken. As for the bow, I need to trust it to someone until I am ready. My pocket watch will be passed down from my family's line" Jetie said as she extended her hand.
Five red orbs appeared. She cast it away to the five portals. Then five blue orbs appeared from her hand and flew to the portals. Lastly, five silver orbs fled to the portals. She put her pocket watch away as she walked up to the young lady.
"I trust my bow to you. Until your descendants know that the Dreamers have returned and see them, you will not let anyone near this bow" Jetie declared.
The young lady accepted the bow and bowed.
"I will do everything in my power to guard your bow" she said with a smile.
"Thank you, Hylia. I will hopefully repay my debate to you" Lukas said calmly.
"Don't worry Lukas. I am honored to help you. I will do what I can" Hylia said.
Lukas opened a portal and sent her home. Pepin was amazed at how strong and wise Lukas is.
"How do you know them?" Pepin asked curiously.
"Out off all the Dreamers, I was sent along with Pearlena to explore worlds that lie outside of our world. We found a few allies in a few worlds. Pearlena and I decided to trust those few allies with our secret. I know they will keep our powers safe until we can finally solve this unsettling power" Lukas answered calmly.
Pepin nodded in understanding. Jadvyga was holding Saara up as he walked up to Lukas.
"We need to split up. Can you help us get away from here? Maybe take us near our castles?" Jadvyga requested.
Lukas snapped his fingers and opened two portals. He motioned for them to leave. Jadvyga and Saara left through one. Lukas saw Jetie returning to her slumber.
"Pepin you will have to take care of Jetie. I can't let Pearlena be by herself. This portal will take you to her castle. There will be someone there to take care of her. Once you take her to bed, leave" Lukas ordered.
"Why should I leave her?" Pepin asked worriedly.
"We don't know anything about these powers. It would be better to divide ourselves up until we know about these powers more. It will be hard, but I know we can do it" Lukas said calmly.
Pepin felt nothing but sadness. He couldn't believe this was actually happening to them. Pepin carried Jetie through the portal. Lukas closed it and looked at Pearlena. She was still unconscious. He left her in the main chamber and went out of his castle. He saw people coming towards him with fire and weapons. He ran back to the main chamber and took Pearlena. He ran to the outskirts of his castle as more people were charging into the castle. Smoke was thick through out the forest surrounding his castle. He was coughing heavily.
"Can someone help us?! Please!" Lukas shouted urgently as he coughed.
There was no response, so he kept running. He bumped into a soldier and fell down away from Pearlena. He looked around and saw more soldiers coming towards him. He cursed under his breathe and gripped his crystal. He quickly teleported himself away from the scene and landed in a remote village. He was coughing more and looked around his area. There were people coming towards him in a panicked manner. He looked up at someone before he past out.
"Get up!" a soldier shouted angrily.
Pearlena sat up as she held her gem close to her. She was in a cell underneath Lukas's castle.
"What's going on?!" she demanded to know.
"You and your friends will be sentenced to death for the destruction caused by your castle" the soldier answered.
Pearlena's eyes were wide with fear as she shouted "We didn't do that! That was Leo!"
The soldiers just laughed at her and departed. Pearlena was growling at them. She had to find the key and escape from here. Lukas woke up in a wooden house. He groaned as he sat up. The house was old, but strong. He still had his crystal.
"Ah! You're awake!" a young girl said as she entered the room.
She gave him a bowl of water and a bag of corn.
"Your body healed quiet well! However, I wasn't sure when you would wake up!" she explained as she sat next to him.
He drank the water and hide his crystal. He placed the bowl on a table as he looked at her. She was beautiful. Her black hair was neat while her eyes were shining like black pearls.
"Are you ok?" she asked him curiously.
"Yes. I am. Who are you? Where are you from?" Lukas asked warmly.
"I am Midori. I am from an island nation. I was just travelling around the world. Who are you?" she asked warmly.
"I am Lukas. Uh, this is going to seem strange, but how is everything?" he said concerned.
She began to think and replied "Well, I do recall an uprising happening around certain countries. Everyone seems angry with them for destroying their main castle. Apparently when the castle fell, many innocent people were caught in the fire and perished. Now, the people are hunting the Dreamers down and holding them against their crimes"
Lukas fell down and groaned. His hand ran through his hair and began to think. He wasn't sure how to save Pearlena. He couldn't just leave her there and tell Midori who he was.
"Did they capture any of the Dreamers?" Lukas asked.
"Yes. The Dreamer of Reality I believe. She seemed angry. As if these events sparked a strong wrath inside her" Midori answered.
Lukas just nodded. He ate some corn and then stepped out of the room. He had to get her out of there before she does more harm!
"Are they going to hurt her?" Lukas asked as he walked towards the village exit.
"They want to decapitate her in front of everyone" Midori replied.
Lukas just nodded.
"They will kill her in two days unless you plan to do something" Midori added.
Lukas was surprised as he looked at her. She just smiled.
"I don't mind helping you. I don't think this is right. You and your friends did one bad thing. You should not be punished for that" Midori answered calmly.
Lukas smiled at her and snapped his fingers. He took her hands and entered the portal. They landed near the prison cells. Lukas gripped her hand and ran deeper into the prison. He found Pearlena chained to the walls of the cell and looking very tired. He tapped the bars.
"Pearl! Are you ok?" Lukas asked calmly.
She looked up and saw him.
"I'm fine! Get me out of here!" she shouted urgently.
"I will, but we need to prove your innocent" Lukas shouted annoyed.
Pearlena growled at him as she glared at him. Midori patted Lukas's shoulder.
"I think soldiers are coming. We need to get out of here" she said seriously.
Lukas sighed as he looked at Pearlena through the bars. He just remained calm.
"Don't worry. We will get out of here" Lukas answered as he created a portal behind him.
Lukas and Midori teleported to the roof of an old house. Lukas gripped his crystal and began to think of a plan while Midori left to find food and news about the events. Meanwhile, Leo made his way to Lukas's castle. He walked to the castle and found soldiers patrolling the area. He raised his compass. The soldiers rushed over to him.
"Who are you?" one of the soldiers asked as he pointed his spear at him.
Leo answered "I am the person who divided the Dreamers up after they destroyed the castle. You all should be in my debt for doing that"
The soldiers looked at him curiously and aimed their spears at him.
"If you don't believe me then fight me. That should be enough proof that I split the Dreamers up" Leo offered with a dark smile on his face.
The soldiers charged at him from different directions. Leo simply opened his compass and dark beams shot out. The beams pinned down the soldiers as Leo stood tall.
"I believe I won" he said with a satisfied smirk.
"Yes! Sir Leo! What would you have us do?" one of the soldiers asked.
"Do you have one of the Dreamers here?" Leo asked seriously.
"Yes! Pearlena! We were going to execute her in two days!" the soldier said.
Leo groaned in annoyance as he raised his hands upward. The beams shattered, and the soldiers weakly stood up.
"Don't do that. If the Dreamers are aware that one of their members are captured, then they will try and rescue her. Now! We kill her tomorrow!" Leo ordered with a wicked grin on his face.
As night approaches Lukas and Midori, they hear people whispering and panicking through the streets. They hear about Leo taking the castle and Pearlena's execution tomorrow. Midori and Lukas went home.
"We need to save her before she does something reckless" Lukas said seriously as he looked at his crystal.
"Is there something we can do?" Midori asked concerned.
Lukas looked around the house. He noticed a shield on the ground. He picked it up and handed it to Midori.
"Can you help me protect my friend?" Lukas requested.
She accepted the shield and nodded. The next day, Pearlena woke up to the morning sun. She smiled at it as she held her gem. The doors opened, and two soldiers walked towards her. They began to unchain her as Leo entered the cell.
"You traitor! I will kill you for this!" Pearlena shouted as she tried to break away from the soldiers.
However, they held her tightly. She yelped in pain as she faced Leo. He just grinned as he held her cheek.
"Sorry princess, but I won this time. You and the other Dreamers will pay for the crimes!" he said with a laugh.
Pearlena kept shouting and screaming at him. Lukas and Midori left for the castle early in the morning. They saw a crowd of people standing around the castle. There was a guillotine at the entrance.
"Oh, gods no" Lukas said as he gripped his crystal.
"Don't use it. We can't let them know you have returned" Midori said calmly as she held his hand.
He just nodded. However, they heard a horrifying scream echo through out the area. Lukas and Midori looked around to find Pearlena being dragged to the guillotine by soldiers. She was holding her gem tightly. She glared at the guillotine and vowed to unleash her wrath one day. Leo entered behind them with a dark smile. Lukas gasped while Midori was surprised.
"How is he here?" Lukas asked surprised.
"Is he bad?" Midori asked.
"He's the reason this is happening to us. Please create a distraction. I'll save Pearlena" Lukas ordered as he ran towards the castle.
Midori sighed as she ran to the other side of the crowd. She found a torch standing above the crowd. She grabs the torch and ran to the hay stacks. She looked for Lukas and found him near the guillotine. She just nodded at him and threw the torch onto the hay stacks! The hay stacks were lit on fire as everyone screamed! Leo and the soldiers looked at the panicked people.
"Put out that fire!" Leo ordered angrily.
The soldiers rushed to the growing fire as Leo turned his back on Pearlena. Lukas created a portal in front of him and charged through it. He opened another portal behind Leo and kicked Leo off the stage! Leo hit the ground while Lukas grabs Pearlena's wrist. He opened a portal underneath him and her. They teleported to safety as Leo turned towards them. He growled as the portal closed. Lukas and Pearlena appeared at the house just as Midori entered.
"Are you two ok?" Midori asked worriedly.
"We are fine" Lukas answered as he looked at Pearlena.
She was clutching her head in pain as she dropped her gem. Lukas picked up the gem as he walked over to her.
"What's wrong?" he asked her worriedly.
"This power inside me is terrible... You have to send my gem away... to five worlds I trusted before my wrath is unleashed" Pearlena said in a struggling manner.
Lukas was shocked to hear this. She was in pain. He took her gem and slammed it on the ground! The gem shattered into six pieces. He opened seven portals and scattered the pieces into different worlds! However, one portal remained opened. He threw his crystal through the portal and closed it by waving his hand downward. He sat down and sighed.
"Why did you do that?" Midori asked surprised.
"If my friend has to lose her power, then I will too. I don't want her to suffer alone. I can still create some portals, but only to locations here" Lukas answered with a sad smile.
Midori was so saddened by this. Lukas stood up and took her hands. He smiled at her.
"Thank you for helping me. I can't thank you enough for this. However, I will go away to protect you and the others" Lukas said sadly as he held a brave smile.
Midori was shocked while Lukas released her hands. He walked back and opened a portal underneath Pearlena. She landed in another house near her castle. Lukas then created another portal as he smiled at Midori. She ran towards him, but the portal closed in front of her as he began to cry.
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