Felix Silva: Dirt is in the Air

Chapter Four: Trio

 When we got back to my house, I explained the whole situation. I sent a message to Basil and Wekasa, asking them and Ian to stay at Rosewood forest and take care of it just in case the barrier falls. They soon sent a message saying they will stay there and be ready to fight.

Carry also agreed to go on the journey to Mt. Olympia to support Felix on his journey, in hopes it would restore her memory if it was even lost in the first place.

So I packed enough food and water for them and sent them on their way because I was too stressed out about everything to even train Felix. I sent Michael with them to train Felix. I then sat down on the couch and thought about everything that just happened.

Tara was attacking my village, the village people are stuck in time, Felix has no training, Carry has amnesia, and on top of that, I still have to make new people and souls. I grabbed a blanket, wrapped myself in it, laid down on the couch, and cried. It was too much. I didn't know what to do. I couldn't do this alone, but it felt like I had no other choice. Being the God of Creation and Destruction gave me enough stress as it is. I don't need everything else bothering me.

After I had sent Felix and the others on their way, Michael bought a few oxen and a wagon from some people. They then left the village for Mt. Olympia. They found it odd that I just kicked them out of my house like that, instead of me training Felix. But they went on. They traveled out of the village and to an open area with a lot of dirt.

When they got to the area, Michael stopped the wagon. He then got off and told Felix to do the same. So Felix got off. Michael then started teaching him how to use his powers. Felix started to get the hang of it, but kept failing. So Michael kept training him.

But after the 19th time of him failing, Michael sighed and said, "This would be much easier if William helped him..." Then Felix tried for the 20th time and mastered his dirt powers. Michael saw and was amazed.

"Now it's time for air!" Michael exclaimed. Michael started teaching him, but even after the 20th attempt, he still failed. So Michael kept persisting him. "Are you sure I don't have a sibling that is supposed to be in charge of the air?" he asked. "Yeah. You're obsessed with air and dirt. So you are in charge," Michael said. "Oh..." Felix said, a little disappointed. "But don't worry, you'll get control of your powers in no time," Michael said.

So they continued, with Felix sitting outside of the back of the wagon, practicing his powers. Michael made sure to avoid any dents in the ground and any mounds. It got dark fast, so Michael had to find a place to camp for the night. But he couldn't because he heard demons everywhere.

"We can't stop," he said. "Why's that?" asked Felix. Cotton raised his ears as if he were trying to listen to something. "There are demons everywhere," Cotton said, looking at Felix.

Then a demon popped out of some bushes. Michael immediately sprung into action and attacked the demon. Cotton grabbed his knife and Michael said, "No! Don't get involved. I'll be fine, take control of the wagon and go!!" Cotton hesitated and then took control of the wagon and left with Felix and Carry. "Are you sure it was a good idea to leave him behind...?" Felix asked. "No. I know it wasn't, but he was just trying to protect me, and you guys," Cotton said. "Oh..." Felix said. Carry was asleep, though.

"You can't have help from any god or goddess except for transportation," Cotton said. "Why's that?" Felix said. "Think about it, Sabrina and Aiden had help from a god. But he only helped with transportation," Cotton said. "Wait, wait, wait. How do you know that?!" Felix exclaimed. "They almost passed my forest once. And I could hear someone I believe named Eloi saying how he was a god," Cotton said. "Oh," Felix said.

There was a bit of silence, besides the sound of Felix struggling to control the air. Then Cotton said, "You should get some rest." Felix stopped trying to control the air. "But what about you?" he asked. "I'll be fine. I can go years without sleeping. It was a skill that was given to me in case I need to stay up for who knows how long to defend my forest," Cotton explained. "I guess that makes sense..." Felix said. "I only sleep for extra energy or to pass time. Usually to pass time," Cotton said. "Here, I'll even turn the brightness of my hair up to give you some sense of security." And with that, Cotton's hair glowed brighter. It was a dim glow, though.

So Felix fell asleep with the dim glow of Cotton's hair, and to Cotton humming a tune that was soothing.

The next day, Felix woke up to not see Cotton controlling the wagon. Carry wasn't there either. He looked outside of the wagon and saw Cotton making some food with Carry nearby. He sighed a sigh of relief.

Cotton called him over and gave him a plate of food. He ate it all up and thanked Cotton. Cotton and Carry soon ate all their food and then Cotton took control of the wagon again, before getting a message from Michael.

"Woah!! What is that?!" Cotton exclaimed as the message fluttered in front of him. "Oh! I know! It's called a message. The gods and goddesses use it to communicate with each other. And I'm assuming you got one because you were created by the gods and are immortal!" Felix said excitedly. "How do I open it?" he asked. Felix then showed him how to open it, and Cotton opened it. The message said, "Hey Cotton, Carry, and Felix. I'm sending a message to let you know that I am alive. But I had to return to my village because I have some severe wounds. I'll see you three at the top of Mt. Olympia soon."

"Okay, so Michael is alive, but he can't help us anymore," Cotton said. "I still don't know what's going on," Carry said. "That's okay, we'll do our best to help you regain your memory," Felix said.

Now that Michael was gone, they were a trio. Felix hoped that they would pick up a friend along to way to help them on their journey.

Cotton then stopped the wagon in an open area. "Is something wrong?" asked Felix. "Nope. I just decided that I would teach you and Carry how to drive a wagon," Cotton said. Carry and Felix then went up to the front of the wagon and watched Cotton. Carry and Felix were thankfully fast learners.

"Why did you teach us?" Felix asked. "Just in case something were to happen to me, and I couldn't drive you guys to Mt. Olympia anymore," Cotton said. "Oh," Felix said.

Cotton decided that they would have to go to the nearest village and get a map, so that's what they did. Cotton drove the wagon to the nearest village.

Once they got there, Cotton parked the wagon and help Carry and Felix out. Cotton then summoned a bag of money that he had in his hut, and they started walking to the market before a pitchfork was flung at them.

Cotton used his magic to stop the pitchfork from piercing any of them and threw it to the side. "You could've hurt someone with that," Cotton said.

Then one of the townsfolk yelled, "That was the point, you monsters!! Get away from that boy!" Then when Cotton looked at the village completely, he saw a bunch of angry people holding pitchforks, butcher knives, and torches. He knew they were in trouble.

"Wait, wait, wait! I'm no monster! There's been a bit of a misunderstanding!" Cotton said as he tried to reason with the people. But they didn't listen. That made them even angrier. Cotton used his magic to put his fighting clothes on, gave Carry and Felix the bag of coins, then instructed them to go to the wagon. Felix and Carry went to the wagon.

Cotton got ready to fight the townspeople. He waited for them to make the first move again. Then he would attack. He took out his bow and got an arrow ready.

"It's getting ready to attack!!" yelled one of the townspeople.