1. reborn

☆ ゜・ 。。・ ゜゜・ 。。・ ゜★

Once awoken, Ajax announced that it was time. We all stood up, walked to our places and suited up. The black and green dress appeared on my body. I walked up to the glass, looking at what was called earth.

Ajax also mention that when we defeat all Deviants, we get to go home. All we wanted was to go home. Defeat all Deviants and we can leave. Thats all i wanted. Easy job.

I looked around, 10 people stand in front of me, checking out their suites, realizing where we are. I paced around, hands holding together, greeting everyone.

"Celeste." I greeted myself to a boy, a man, with blue eyes, brown hair. I gave him a warm smile.

"Druig." He looks at me, and then looks away. Did i do something wrong? Did i smile creepy?

★

5000 𝘽𝘾
𝙈𝙚𝙨𝙤𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙖

We arrived outside of the bay. Ikaris, showed off, shooting beams out of his eyes, fighting with the Deviant. I headed down with Makkari, giving me a lift. these were ugly sons of bitches. I used my powers to stop one of them heading towards me. The green magic wrapped around its body and my hands and eyes glowed the same. The others had their own battles with them. Nobody to call to help so I teared the Deviant in half. I huffed and looked at how easy that was until one of them sneaked up on me from behind.

I couldn't say anything, just trying not to be killed by this thing. from under the Deviant, I used my ability to send the Deviant up into the sky. It tried to get out of my grip but couldn't.

"Ikaris! Help!" I yelled. he came flying in, using energy beams from his eyes to kill it. The guts and blood fell down, landed on me. I nearly gaged and fainted, I just stood there, arms up, awkwardly standing up. "Eww!" The rest of the team came down, Druig laughs, trying to stay serious but couldn't.

"You got a little something here." He pointed at his face. So he thinks he's funny, great, this is going to be a good time, not.

"Shut it Druig." I wiped the blood and guts off my arms. the humans stood in front us, weapons drawn. I could tell that they were scared and confused from what they just witnessed. Just as they were going to attack, Druig used his ability to control them not to and drop the weapons.

Ajak walks up to me heals me from the scratches that the monsters had given me. I looked at how quickly and not painful it was.

"Thank you Ajak." I nodded as she gave me a smile and walked up to the front. the 11 of us stood there, looking at the humans, who we just helped and saved. Sersi walks up, picks up a dagger and transforms it into a new and improved one and gave it to the little boy. Ajak nods and we headed back to the domo. I was pretty jealous of how Sprite, Phastos and Druig stayed on the ship but it was pretty amazing fighting down there, showing off my skills.

I made my way to shower, get rid of everything. The warm water ran down my body, taking off the dried blood and sweat. I sensed that I was being watched so I turned around and saw Druig, watching. He quickly noticed and walked away. Phastos should invent a door for this bathroom, but it was a shared one and anyone and everybody can come in and out so we had to be comfortable about it.

I headed to my room and watched the scenery as we flew by. it was just so beautiful, something so beautiful yet so dangerous and we get to protect it. I stepped out and hanged out with Makkari, she shrugs my shoulder and pointed at Druig.

"Prank him." She signed. I bit my lip and nodded. He was drinking and one movement of my finger, the cup of whatever was in it spilled all over him. Druig steps back, trying not to get wet but missed. Makkari and I giggled and he snaps at me.

"Oops, looks like you got a little something here." I pointed at his chest as we walked away.

★

"Im bored!" I said as I tossed myself onto the couch, looking at the ceiling. Ikaris, Phastos, Kingo and Thena were all there, looking at the new project Phastos was creating.

"Do something." Ikaris says. I frowned and sat up, having the same look.

"Thank you Ikaris, i never thought about that." I threw myself back again, playing with my magic around my fingers. Thena walks up to me, nudging my arm with her leg.

"Im going train, want to join?" She raised her eyebrow.

"I'll be easy on you Thena." I got up and followed behind her.

"You're too cute Celeste." She chuckles and we went to our training room. Mostly a room where Thena takes her anger out. The room was all covered in cut off armor, broken sticks and weapons. Thena tosses me a sword and shield. "Ready?" I nodded, got into position. Her sword extends and her shield appeared.

Without a warning, Thena swings her sword and I jumped back. I wasn't in my head and she stops, sword against my neck.

"Again." She drops it and walks away. "Focus." I took a deep breath and took my stance. I swung my sword, Thena blocking every hit and I tripped her, Thena falling to the floor and I put the sword on her chest.

"You're dead." I breathe heavily.

"So are you." I looked down to my stomach and helped her up. "You need to practice more Celeste."

"I was just not in the mood-" She turns to me and puts her hand on my shoulder.

"Mood? Theres never mood on the battlefield, only killing." She continues to practice as I left the room. It does upsets me that I couldn't fight. My powers do all the work, theres no need to do combat.

"Not even the goddess of war thinks you're good." Druig says as he comes out from the shadows, smirking, eating his apple. He follwed behind me to my room.

"Says the man who stays in the ship when Im the one killing deviants." I told him as I whipped my head back. From the day we met, all we did was pick on each other. It was always me, not Thena, not Spirte, not Sersi, not Makkari, shes the one who helps me get him back.

Druig is just easy, Phastos is too innocent, Ikaris and I don't really see eye to eye, Kingo is too self centered, Gil, well, I wouldn't even dare.

"You're just jealous." He leans in, his face right in front of mine.

"Sure, whatever lets you sleep at night, pretty boy." I winked at him. He scuffs. Just to mess him up some more, I grabbed his apple and took a bite out of it and licked the juice off my lips and went into my room.

It left Druig so frustrated, he did like it when she does that, playing hard to get. He likes teasing her, likes to see her face turn red with the comments he makes, but she's as good as him, hitting him with the same energy. He cant help but smile.