(Idia's Past)
My life has been set in stone since before I was born, the Keeper of the Island of Woe, that's what I'm gonna be; people born into the Shroud family possess a blood curse that burns blot, and they have a signature spell that opens and closes the gate to the Underworld",
"Young Idia is truly exceptional, he excels both in magic and his studies", a worker stated, "he's even impressed experts with his technomantic engineering work, that boy's a bona fide genius",
"It's true, Styx's future is in good hands", the other worker said.
"What do you want to be when you grow up", if I were a normal kid, I bet someone would've asked me that; would it kill someone to ask me that just once",
"Shoot for glory among the stars and soar like a comet", Ortho sang, before turning back to Idia and the game he was playing, "you can do it, Idy, get those Chronos Force losers",
"WOO, cleared hard mode without taking any damage", Idia cheered.
"You rock, Idy, take that, Chronos Force", Ortho said.
"Maaan... I wish I could go on an adventure in the outside world like the hero in Star Rogue", Idia stated.
"Me too, I wanna go adventuring with you", Ortho said, "then we'd take down the bad guys and become heroes",
"Heroes, huh... maybe you could be one, but I doubt I could", Idia mumbled.
"Why's that, I want us both to be", Ortho stated.
"'Cuz when I grow up, I'm gonna have to take over running things for the family", Idia explained.
"Ok, but what if you do it before you grow up", Ortho asked.
"Before I grow up, huh...", Idia muttered.
"Yeah, it's ok to go on adventures as long as you're not grown up yet, right", Ortho asked.
"Y'know, maybe it IS okay for me to go outside as long as I do it before I take over", Idia mumbled, "if I could just bypass HQ's security, it'd be easy to slip through the Oceanus Gate and get off the island, so... you wanna go on an adventure",
"Yeah, let's do it", Ortho cheered.
"Ok, just leave it to your big bro", Idia stated.
"It was simple curiosity, I just wanted a little adventure, I never imagined... the horror that would follow",
"Heh heh, shutting off the security is a piece of cake for me", Idia stated, "it really shouldn't be this easy to hack it",
"Wow... I've never been in here before", Ortho said.
"Make sure to stay close, Ortho", Idia said, "we'll need an amphibious technomantic vehicle to get through the Oceanus Gate; gimme a sec, I'll just access the hangar admin system and...",
The alarms began blaring, red light filling the hallways as the intercom went off
"Red alert, security systems have been compromised by an external cyberattack, all locks in Tartarus have been disengaged, Subject ROS- 3367A has escaped from its lab; all Charon troops, report to Tartarus immediately, all noncombatants, evacuate to the shelters",
"Idy, what's with all the noise", Ortho asked, fear in his voice.
"Wait... did I just do that", Idia asked himself, "Oh no, I'd better get it back online",
"Idy...", Ortho called out, fear still in his voice.
"Don't worry, I'm right here", Idia reassured.
"No, look, there's something at the end of the hall", Ortho stated as Idia looked down the hallway, a blot phantom was there.
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