Chapter 6 - A Day With Nature
William is sitting outside the tower, looking at the vegetation that surrounds the tower. This sometimes felt surreal for him.
???: "William."
He turns around to see Fauna, seeming as calm and gentle as usual ever since he first met and saw her. He always wondered to himself why she is so gentle the whole time, but maybe it had to do with how nature works.
William: "Hey Fauna."
Fauna: "Intrigued by nature?"
William: "Well the nature of this planet is different compared to the ones on Earth. So I have been curious about the wildlife. Although..."
William then remembers something and he felt embarrassed that he had to ask this.
William: "Is there a way I can.... clean myself perhaps?"
Fauna: "Clean yourself? As in washing?"
William: "Yeah.."
Fauna: "Well I will take you to a special place. Follow me."
As she walked past, William could see little critters follow behind her. He always knew that the critters of the wildlife is connected to nature, but he never knew that it was connected to this extent. He then followed Fauna, keeping a fair distance because he wants the critters near her. This again was a weird feeling for William, he never understood why he wanted to do this nor does he understand when this feeling started to appear in the first place.
Fauna: "What do you think of nature? Beautiful isn't it?"
William: "Nature is beautiful indeed. I could say I am not much of an outdoors person but if I need relaxation from all the stress, I suppose it is nice to hang around the natural element."
Fauna's gentle smile assures her that he is no threat to nature at all. Though it would seem odd to her, why would Kronii think of him as a threat in the first place if he has been this kind for their hospitality so far. From what she can see so far, he is a human, nothing more, nothing less. But once they reach a clearing, which has a cave on the other side, Fauna stopped for a moment.
Fauna: "We are here. You can head on inside so long, I will be busy for a bit. As I once said, nature calls."
William was being suspicious about this, but judging from the smile she was giving, he had no point in arguing. He nodded and he head inside the cave. As he progressed through the cave, he felt it get warmer, which he was getting a feeling that he might know what this is, but he kept his mouth shut and kept moving. He then found what could be seen as a hot spring.
As far as he knew about them, since he never has been in one, it is supposed to be relaxing. He then undresses himself, putting his clothing by a rock nearby to remember where they were. He then settled himself in the hot spring's water. It felt relaxing, but yet very warm. He was then resting, thinking about how the others are doing, particularly the myths.
Back with Amelia Watson, she is currently working through her files. She was moving fast to the point that it wouldn't be normal for any human at this point. She has bag under her eyes and multiple cups laying around. She looked through the files carefully, using her board with lots of references to many answers she needed. Ina then entered the room, seeing her in this state.
Ina: "Umm... Ame..."
Amelia: "Hey Ina what's up?"
Ina: "I think you are overworking yourself here..."
Amelia: "I appreciate the concern, but if we are going to figure out where Will went, then I have to figure this out."
Ina: "I understand what you are saying but.... What if he finds his way back...?"
Amelia: "I have faith that he will, but if he doesn't return soon then..."
Amelia looked down, she felt horror in her heart. She knows what is soon to happen if she doesn't get William back in time, but Ina is confused but she approaches Amelia to try and get her to calm down.
Ina: "Look Ame... What you are doing is good but... Spending too much on one thing is not good for you... So take a short rest at least..."
Amelia then understands what Ina is saying but she still remembers things that she never mentioned to the others. She shakes her head a bit and sighs.
Amelia: "Alright Ina... I will go take a rest then. But don't mess with anything alright?"
Ina nods as Amelia walks past. Ina then takes a look around, noticing notes of importance. Theorems and physics calculated along a tandem. She smiles knowing that Amelia is just trying to do her best. She then sighs and walks out of the room. Kiara and Gura try to move on from William's disappearance but it never left their minds, and Ina knows this. She quickly moves to her room, filled with portraits of her own art.
She then sits on her bed, hearing the voices that she recognizes.
Ina: "What is it Ao-chan?"
Ancient Ones: "When will you allow us to do what we want priestess?"
Ina: "I just can't. You will harm my friends."
Ancient Ones: "Friends? You have no friends. You have no family either. You have only us."
Ina: "I don't believe you."
Ancient Ones: "Such a shame. One day you will understand. And let us free."
The voices then deafen and Ina starts shaking, fearing for the worst. Back with William, he just finished his relaxation in the hot spring and just put back on his attire. But he was not wearing his coat, hanging it over his shoulder as he walked out of the cave. He took in the fresh breeze of air to calm his nerves.
Fauna: "You are done?"
Fauna appears, as if she was waiting for him. Though he felt confused on why she would be waiting for him, he sighed.
William: "Yeah. It helped me feel better at least."
Fauna: "That is good. Well I would like to show you some things but Mumei wouldn't like it if you were gone for too long."
William thought about this, though he was curious, he wonders on why would Mumei be like this.
William: "Care to explain why she wouldn't like it?"
Fauna: "Well you see... There has been conflict between Civilization and Nature. If one takes hold then the other tries to snatch it back. The concept applies to you as well. Mumei is your guardian while I am just there to ease the pain. So it would only be natural for Mumei to worry."
William then thought about this further, when he remembered some things that Mumei did, which to him felt wrong, yet it felt right. He blushed for a moment and quickly slapped his right cheek a few times.
William: "I get it now. I guess I have no choice but to head back then?"
Fauna: "Yep. See you some other time then."
Fauna then leaves. Though it was short lived, William could see her like a mother figure in a sense. She is there for nature to bloom, she is there as guidance and she is there to balance it out. He then walks back to the tower. Once he got back, he saw someone he doesn't recognize.
The short stature and the red hair stood out.
William: "Excuse me."
Baelz turned around to see William.
William: "Are you perhaps one of the other members?"
She stared at him inquisitively, but she stood proud.
Baelz: "Indeed I am! Hakos Baelz, the concept of Chaos!"
William: "Chaos huh?"
Baelz then pouted.
Baelz: "What? What else did you expect!?"
William then shook his head and just sighs.
William: "Nothing much honestly. But it is great to finally meet you since I am stuck here."
As he walks in, Baelz was perplexed that he didn't react much at all. She immediately turned to shout back at him.
Baelz: "Don't you dare walk away from me! I am the leader of the Council and what I say here goes!"
Baelz could tell at this point he is gone, she just pouts and then from the corner of her eye spots Kronii.
Baelz: "Now what do you want Kronii?"
Kronii: "Just looking at the display. It is funny to see him not react to you at all."
She was saying all of this with a straight face. Baelz then just walks inside, infuriated by her being humiliated. She mumbles some cruel things that she would do to Kronii if she had the chance while walking inside. Kronii then looks up into the sky, thinking about the future that is to come.
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