[Mark Of Reality] [Daigo x OC]

Chapter 7

The glow of two soulmates meeting each other. It was a white flash followed by a rainbow as the glow enveloped the two marks, the two bit-beasts appearing at minuscule sizes to protect their bladers but failed, both dragon and valkyrie disappearing, and on Lui's finger a mark had appeared, and Valt's mark had changed colour. They were both red. What does this mean? I've never heard of marks turning red. It's always white or rainbow. What have they done?

"Valt, I-I-I-" Lui stammered, a mixture of guilt and fear in his eyes. Was he trying to apologise? Valt just gave him a gentle smile, trying to give a sense of reassurance. The calm in the storm. The wonder boy is trying to pull off another miracle - make it seem like this is nothing out of the ordinary, when it very much is.

"Hey, it's fine. Don't worry about it. I chose you, remember?" Valt reassured him, and Lui nodded, but the emotion in his eyes did not waver. Not even the wonder boy could pull this off. "Hey, pops, can you come in here a sec?"

There was a few seconds before footsteps could be heard and dad popped his head around the door. "Yeah, what's-" His face paled when he noticed the marks, the fear clear in his eyes. Were they that bad? "What happened?"

"I-I just flicked him and then it happened." Lui held up his hand to reveal the mark on his finger. He was terrified. The once confidently arrogant dragon blader is crumbling over a mark. Even if their marks are a different colour, isn't this still cause for celebration? Lui's got a mark and Valt found his soulmate.

"Forbidden lovers," Dad said, and there was silence, nobody knowing how or why or even what it meant. "You're the second one in history. Don't let anyone see your marks."

"Why not?" Valt asked concern laced in his voice as he tried to stop himself from shaking but failed. I have never seen Valt look this afraid, which only worsened my sense of fear. Valt could smile through practically anything.

"The last ones didn't make it out with their lives," Dad said, a serious look in his eyes, and we all shuddered. "You've already defied destiny once, and if they find out, I don't think you could do it again. Even the wonder boy has his limits."

"Well, Lui's is easy to cover. He can just wear gloves. But how is Valt supposed to cover his? It's on his face." I said, and we all stared at him. Valt put his hand on his mark, a tint of fear in his eyes, but instead of continuing to shake, he got himself together and smiled. He's the wonder boy, after all. The wonder boy can do anything.

"We'll have to find a way," Dad said