Wrong Time, Wrong Place

Sand

Signol noticed the Saviour leaving the Star Sanctuary and called out to them.

"Hey Star Saviour!"

"Huh, oh hey Signol"

"I want to tell you something"

He walks over to Signol, who whispered at him.

"There's a secret room here somewhere, you should check it out, but don't tell anyone I said that okay?"

"Okay?"

He catches a glimpse of a hole below the tilted platform, he raised a brow and looked over to Signol.

"That doesn't look too secret"

"Well it's hidden, and where your next destination is! Though Ulipse can be a bit... Unwelcoming, but she's nice! She's just not fond of the idea of being around others she doesn't know, and the idea of a Star Saviour wasn't so... Well she didn't take it well, so be careful with that"

"Noted, I guess I'll see you later"

"Mhm, good luck!"

The Saviour slid down the tilted platform, and let himself fall into the hole. He walks into the entrance, finding himself in a deadly looking desert filled with spikes and eyes, everything seemed unsettling for him.

"I'm not going to have a great time here, am I?"

He shook his head and went along the path, avoiding spikes and dangers that lay in the path. Not too far away stood Ulipse, the point who inhabits the world. She glares at him menacingly, causing him to flinch.

"You must leave this place at once. My symbol is not yours for the taking. Even if you managed to collect the stars of this world, you would accomplish nothing. You would only face my wrath. Now leave."

"What if I don't want to leave? I really need that symbol."

"I'll make you leave. Get out now or I'll personally make you leave"

"Come and catch me then" He runs off into a direction, Ulipse yells at him and runs after. He jumps and dodges every attack from the eyes and dodging ulipse every single chance he gets, getting stars in the process. Eventually she gave up running after him and teleported away, leaving him alone.

"Dear stars, I can't imagine having to run all of the time I have in here..."

He took a moment to catch his breath, when he was well rested, he continued to gather stars, occasionally Ulipse would appear to tackle him to the ground but often missed. She stopped appearing after a while, and the Saviour could fully focus gathering the rest of the stars. He walks back to Ulipse with a smug grin, she looked at him in anger and disbelief.

"No... You were foolish enough to actually go out and collect all these stars? You might be able to fool everyone else, but you cannot fool me. I've seen what you've done. I know what you really are. Leave this place, or I shall have to resort to violent measures. Will you obey this simple command?"

"I won't leave."

"Then your foolishness knows no bounds. Prepare to face my wrath."

Without any further word, she teleported him to her challenge course.

"I don't care how hard this is, I will only leave when she gives me that symbol!"

He traversed through the course, enduring the lingering heat of the desert and the spice of dash peppers. He ran through platform to platform, eventually reaching the end. He finds himself in another floating arena, similar to Compale's. Ulipse stood in the middle, anger clear in her gaze to the Saviour, he looks back with an blank expression, approaching her.

"Did you not hear me the first time? BEGONE."

He stood there, not moving at all. Ulipse looked furious.

"If that is the way you wish to do things, so be it. I must be the one to dig your grave for you."

"There's no need. I'll get out of here with your symbol in hand, you can't take me down easily."

Ulipse fought the urge to throw a punch at the saviour and disappeared, the shooting star appearing in her place. The Saviour grabbed the weapon without hesitation and the fight began, attacks came at him frequently, hands shooting up from below trying to grab him. He dodges most of the attacks, and found openings to attack Ulipse in return. She shifts into her true form and things got pretty faster and dangerous from there, it was harder for the Saviour to find an opening to attack Ulipse.

"Bet you're going to give up soon. Come on, give it up now so no one gets severely hurt."

"Never!" He continues to attack Ulipse while dodging her attacks, he finally lands proper attacks on Ulipse, defeating her. He took a moment to catch his breath as Ulipse landed to the ground, looking defeated as a replica of her symbol appeared in her hand.

"You... You think you're something special, don't you? You're nothing but a fool."

"Then so be it. I don't think I'm special anyway, but I'll gladly be a fool if it means to do something for the world"

His expression changed to a softer and almost pitying look, looking at Ulipse.

"... I'm sorry I had to do this, I just don't really have a choice"

Ulipse was caught off guard by his apology but said nothing, teleporting him back to the world's entrance, he leaves silently. He uses the jump pad to climb back up to the hole and climbed the tilted platform, Signol noticed him and helped him up.

"So, how was it?"

"Terrible. Absolutely terrible, she showed no kindness at all, just chasing me around because I refused to turn back and leave"

"She'll... Come around, she needs time"

"I suppose, could you tell me of what's in store for the next world?"

"Oh Arrolin! I can't really tell you much, but it's cool in there at least! Go and see it pal"

"Mkay, I'll go now, see you around Signol"

"See ya!"

The Saviour walks past him, heading towards the next door into the next room of the emporium.