[In the Upper Vault of Knowledge Floors, the Skylier Clan Leaders, Aoilis of the Forestro, Restoria of the Valleri, Primo of the Islelin, and Calibe of the Wastero unite in a meeting at Aoilis' request. Before the meeting starts, Calibe immediately shows worry while Aoilis is struggling to keep his composure.]
Primo
Leader Aoilis, you requested a meeting?
Calibe
... Why has Leader Akirianis not arrived yet?
Restoria
What happened to Leader Akirianis?
[Aoilis tries to keep his composure but quickly breaks down into tears after a few questions regarding the wherabouts of Akirianis, grieving the loss of a clan leader and a fellow friend. Seeing Aoilis crying, Calibe knew right away that Akirianis had been killed and hugs Aoilis while Restoria and Primo are worried.]
Aoilis
A-Akirianis....
Calibe
Lis... is he dead?
[Aoilis nodded as a response. The weight of the situation is putting more pressure on them. This was not the first leader that they have lost for this generation.]
Calibe
We lost yet another leader... are we this bad?
Primo
Leader Calibe, do not be so hard on yourself. It is not your fault that he died.
Calibe
We already lost Alice and Pythoris, two Ederi leaders in a row! Alice got corrupted and Pythoris had to kill her! But five years after, he disappeared behind the doors to Eden without a trace!
Restoria
... May I ask how Akirianis died?
[Restoria asks nervously. Her voice was shaking with horror about the whole situation. For Aoilis, it took time for him to regain his composure, but the heavy weight could never go away even as he talked with a shaky voice.]
Aoilis
There was an unexpected raid in Daylight Prairie. Thalasso and Syronos had lead the residents to my realm and told me what was happening. Lyrinn held off the raid until Akirianis and the Daylight Prairie guards tried to stop them. Lyrinn was ordered to fall back with Thalasso while the guards and Akirianis attempted to stop them but they all were defeated and not one guard made it out alive... Upon falling back, Syronos was lost as well...
Restoria
... A-A corruption raid!? Could a war start?
[Restoria's face turns into anguish and horror. Hearing about a corruption raid makes her afraid. There has not been a major corruption war in the Daylight Prairie more than a decade, so hearing this makes her feel unprepared for a raid. However, because of the unusually long time period between the wars, Calibe feels that there is something unusual.]
Calibe
It seems maybe corruption may be rising to wage war on us again. There's something I find peculiar however.
Primo
What is it?
Calibe
Corruption comes every five or less years. However, after Ederi Leader Pythoris disappeared, nothing bad has happened for more than a decade. And mind you, that's longer than usual.
Primo
Could it be that Leader Pythoris knew that corruption would be coming back and tried to hold it off?
[During Pythoris' time serving as the Ederi Leader, he was the strongest yet their youngest leader in their generation. Although he was trained by Alice, the previous Ederi Leader, he had managed to surpass her by a great amount and could overpower anyone.]
Restoria
It could be a possible conclusion... But why would he try to hold it off knowing he would eventually die... or... or...
Calibe
Restoria, he's our youngest yet the strongest leader out of all of us. It could make sense that he had tried to hold off corruption and was eventually defeated... Let's just hope he didn't face a fate worse than death because if that was the case, we could all die against a puppet being controlled against his own will...
Restoria
...
Calibe
The Vault of Knowledge has been getting attacked often by corrupted sky kids and even the Vault guards alone are having casualities. I had to heighten the security as well as send some of my highest ranking wasteland guards to Vault. I fear for the safety of the residents there.
Primo
We all will need to increase security in all realms. We don't know where corruption will hit next and what might happen. We must prepare for the worst!
Calibe
We'll make sure Akirianis' and Pythoris' efforts to protect this kingdom are not in vain!
Aoilis
Yes...
Primo
Meeting is over. Let us prepare for the worst.
[After the meeting, Primo and Restoria head back to their realms. Aoilis and Calibe stayed to talk with each other about Pythoris.]
Aoilis
Leader Pythoris is a brave warrior for sure...
Calibe
I just hope he didn't get corrupted. As much as I hate to say this, even death would've been better fate for him than staying alive but you can't control your own body...
Aoilis
... Isn't Pythoris a Skylier Hybrid?
Calibe
Yeah... a half Ederi and half Dayliri.
Aoilis
I remember he used the blessed gem but he isn't a blessed one...
Calibe
Huh... yeah. Maybe he has a sibling who is. But who?
Aoilis
But there's no one we know that could be an Ederi-Dayliri hybrid.
Calibe
... True. I should head back.
Aoilis
Same, be careful Calibe.
Calibe
Same to you Lis.
[Aoilis and Calibe head over back to their realms through portals. Back at the forest, to Aoilis' surprise, he sees Lyrinn with an umbrella seemingly waiting for Aoilis.]
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Sky: War in the Skies (A Sky: Children of the Light AU)
RandomA young Skylier warrior named Lyrinn has chosen to defend the kingdom of sky from corruption. But will she be able to save her kingdom from ruin?
