A New Era

XXIII

[No one]

"Okay, we might be a bit lost," Sherenidy admitted, glancing around in an abandoned End city they had found.

"I honestly don't understand how we managed to do that," Aphmau muttered.

"Wasn't the way pretty much only a straight line?" Dream questioned. He had looked at the map, he remembered the way and it wasn't supposed to end in a place like that.

"What if we looked at the wrong map.?" Tommy inquired, even if he didn't even believe that himself.

"There's something wrong about this.." Taurtis mumbled.

"Why the fuck are we in an abandoned End city?" Mao groaned.

"╎ ʖᒷℸ ̣  ℸ ̣ ⍑╎ᓭ ╎ᓭリ'ℸ ̣  ᒷ⍊ᒷリ 𝙹リ ℸ ̣ ⍑ᒷ ᒲᔑ!¡," Godiva stood up from the ground, where she had been exploring the weird symbols on the floor.

"What if it wasn't marked on the map and we have just stopped too early?" Dexter suggested. He was a bit unsure about his own answer too.

"Such a weird place.." Sherenidy mumble and ran her hand through her pumpkin orange hair.

"╎ ᔑ⊣∷ᒷᒷ ∴╎ℸ ̣ ⍑ ||𝙹⚍. ℸ ̣ ⍑╎ᓭ !¡ꖎᔑᓵᒷ ╎ᓭ ∴ᒷ╎∷↸ ᔑリ↸ ╎ ↸𝙹リ'ℸ ̣  ⍑ᔑ⍊ᒷ ᔑ ⊣𝙹𝙹↸ ⎓ᒷᒷꖎ╎リ⊣ ᔑʖ𝙹⚍ℸ ̣  ╎ℸ ̣.." Godiva admitted, turning to look at her sibling.

"There has to be some kind of explanation to this," Dream muttered.

"I agree with Dream," Dexter nodded.

"I know this place.." Xelqua whispered. His voice was quiet, but everyone heard it.

"What's this place then?" Mao inquired carefully, trying not to poke the ice.

"The Durose Academy... This was where Pearl died.." Xelqua whispered. Everyone went completely silent, not knowing what to say.

"..Then why are we here..?" Sherenidy was the first to break the silence.

"Because I wanted to join you, but I need a bit of help," A soft, but cold female voice spoke from the shadows and everyone turned around to face a transparent female.

"Good to see you too, Pearlescent," Taurtis hummed to his fellow Lost Soul.

"You don't have to call me by my full name," Pearl hummed quietly. She didn't really show emotions, but she was just a Lost Soul after all.

"ᔑ∷ᒷ ∴ᒷ リ𝙹∴ ᓭℸ ̣ ⚍ᓵꖌ ∴╎ℸ ̣ ⍑ ᔑリ𝙹ℸ ̣ ⍑ᒷ∷ ⊣⍑𝙹ᓭℸ ̣ ? ⊣∷ᒷᔑℸ ̣ !" Godiva just straight away broke the tension between everyone.

"They're not ghosts, they're Lost Souls," Sherenidy corrected immediately. "I am the only ghost here," She added, reminding everyone of the fact that she was dead.

"What do you actually want from us, Pearl?" Mao ignored the 3rd in command, taking the hold of the situation.

"I wanna help you. Sam took my life too, you see," Pearl explained coldly.

"Why would you lead us here..?" Xelqua whispered quietly. The whole place was bringing back bad memories of Pearl's death.

"╎ ⍑ᔑ⍊ᒷ ᔑ ⊣⚍ᒷᓭᓭ!" Godiva jumped in. "╎リ ℸ ̣ ⍑╎ᓭ !¡ꖎᔑᓵᒷ ⍑ᒷ∷ ᓭ𝙹⚍ꖎ ᓵᔑリ ⊣ᒷℸ ̣  ℸ ̣ ⍑ᒷ ᓵꖎ𝙹ᓭᒷᓭℸ ̣  ℸ ̣ 𝙹 ⍑ᒷ∷ ʖ𝙹↸|| ℸ ̣ ⍑ᔑリ ᔑリ||∴⍑ᒷ∷ᒷ ᒷꖎᓭᒷ ʖᒷᓵᔑ⚍ᓭᒷ ℸ ̣ ⍑╎ᓭ ╎ᓭ ∴⍑ᒷ∷ᒷ ᓭ⍑ᒷ ꖎ𝙹ᓭℸ ̣  ⍑ᒷ∷ ꖎ╎⎓ᒷ, ᔑᒲ ╎ ᓵ𝙹∷∷ᒷᓵℸ ̣ ?" She suggested.