Wakfu: Aeri The Eliatrope

Chapter 41: Foggernauts

There was quite the commotion in Rushus dimension. Everyone had gathered to witness the beginning of the Invasion. Aeri sat in the sidelines, watching Qilby make a portal for Rushu. She couldn't understand why, and neither could Rushu. She tried to keep her powers from activating but was failing miserably. Her red markings appearing on her skin, as they sparked and crackled a little. Her eyes had already turn glowing red, and she was losing control. One of the Shushus happened to step on her toe accidentally, which she quickly responded to, by blasting away an entire row of Shushus. Rushu watched this with interest. ;"You really ARE like us after all, destroying anything you can from your way." He said. Aeri froze. She turned to glare at him. ;"I'm nothing like you." She growled, clenching a fist. Qilby was in the middle of creating the portal necessary when he felt something wrong with Aeri, as he looked up he soon noticed what. The red markings had already spread throughout her body, she made a Stasis scythe appear from thin air. ;"Do I need to SHOW you just how different I am of you?" She asked Rushu who simply grinned. Qilby was quick to act. He dashed forward, behind Aeri, placing his hands on her shoulders. ;"Aeri, I know you're angry, but attacking him won't change anything. Please bear with it for a little while, and we can leave this place." He whispered. Aeri wanted to be angry at him, she was utterly confused about why he'd done those things to Adamai and Grougal, former which was now fused in with Anathar. But she couldn't find it in herself to be angry. Not at him. She felt... empty. She lowered her weapon, the markings started to fade from her skin slowly. ;"Thank you." He said, giving her a hug before he returned to work. ;"I haven't felt this kind of power before." Anathar said, landing down in his new dragonic form. He was big, white and blue dragon with multiple eyes and wide mouth. His head was rather small compared to rest of his body. ;"Yes but be careful with the dragon. I know from experience how hard they are to control." Qilby warned. ;"I still don't understand why you're helping me, I've looked at it from every angle and it doesn't make sense." Rushu said. ;"It's quite simple, I have a score to settle with Phaeris. He's the one who took my arm, and he will pay for it." Qilby said. ;"Ah, a story of revenge, and pain, it warms my heart." Rushu said. ;"Now, let us go, we wouldn't want to keep young Yugo waiting." Qilby said as he opened the portal, light enveloped everything.

Meanwhile our friends were enjoying a quiet meal, until they heard a sound. Cannon fire. Close by even. They had finally reached the Crimson Claw Archipelago. But something was wrong. Something big came from below. It rose up, lifting the boat they were on with it. A giant submarine. Some guards emerged to salute someone, a Prince and his General, who walked on deck. ;"Have you ever seen such a thing?" Yugo asked Black Ink who was just as confused as he was. ;"Not during my forty years of being a pirate, no." He confessed. The Prince wore a brown cape with yellow shirt with matching gloves, as well as white pants and brown boots. His General was a woman who had a short brown hair, and a red marking on her left eye. She wore a brown cape as well , with blue shirt, and brown gloves and boots, with black pants. She had a very stern look. ;"Hello strangers. You seem to be going in the wrong direction." The Prince said, flipping his white hair. Amalia had had enough of him: ;"I'm Amalia Sheram Sham, Princess of the Sadida and these people are my friends, the least you could do is to introduce yourself!" She yelled. ;"I'm Prince Adal, and I know your Kingdom well Princess. It is odd to meet a member of the Royal family travelling in... a mockery of a pirate ship." He said. ;"Who does that second rate Prince think he is? Ready the cannons!" Black Ink commanded. ;"We don't have any, dad." Elaine said. Yugo jumped on the deck of the submarine. The Prince immediately commanded the guards to ready themselves. His General reminded him that they couldn't let Yugo and his friends leave, for they had found the island of Crimson Claw. His father, King of Sufokia had ordered such. Adal told them to leave, but Yugo told him he had to get on the island no matter what. ;"Fine, do as you wish but be careful, it's war over there, a misfire of a cannon could easily sink your boat." He told Yugo. When he came back on Elaine and Black Ink's boat he seemed to be worrying about something. ;"What's wrong little brother?" Shiro asked. ;"I just think.. I might be leading you all into a war zone. I don't want another accident to happen like with Nox's Razortime." He said. "I do not want any harm to come to you my friends. And I can't ask you to come with me to the Crimson Claw." He explained to everyone. ;"Yugo, we're your friends, we've been through thick and thin with you. We won't be leaving you alone this time either." Said Amalia. ;"That's right Yugo, we're all going." Eva concured. Yugo gave her a hug. ;"Thank you friends." He said. And then he created a portal jumping in.