Heal the broken soul | Olix | Empires S2 | Slow Updates

A new world.. (1)

Hi! So you know the whole "in debt to Gobland" thing? Yeah, that doesn't exist. Oli was freed immediately when Jimmy found out, and was instead banned from Gobland rather than in debt.

Oli's POV

So, I'm apparently a free man...
Now where do I go from there?

My "home" in the Olipeliago is miles away, and I haven't gotten an elytra yet. How silly of me. Well, I've got no armour on me either, so I probably should just settle somewhere near these other... Empires?

There's royalty literally on my doorstep, at all times. How nice. I'm probably like a peasant to them. Or a rat. I've definitely done that before..

I started chopping wood, and making myself a wooden sword. It was blunt, and mainly just for show. But if I painted it the colour of netherite, nobody would know!

I started zoning out as I walked, I was exhausted at that point. I hadn't slept in around 30 hours, and for some, that's normal. But for me, I'm exhausted.

"Woah!"

I suddenly fell to the floor, holding my head with one of my hands, while a brown-haired person leaned over me, holding his hand out for me.

"I'm so sorry! I- I didn't see you there.."

Great. Just got out of prison, and I'm in trouble again already.

"It's fine! You alright?"

"Yeah... thanks. I'm really sorry, by the way."

"Mate, it's fine. I run the museum, so I'm never really paying attention, I'm usually quite bored. Not unless I'm doing my archeology work, God forbid. Speaking of which, I haven't seen you around here before. You new?"

"I- uh, I guess so. Am I welcome to stick around..? That's a first.."

"What do you mean?"

"Oh, you heard me... The goblin earlier.. uh, Fwhip! I think his name was. He said I was banned from his Empire, because I was a "thief", though I've got no clue what I've done."

"Yeah, he does that. He's not very welcoming."

"He didn't have to be so harsh about it though.."

The guy looked at me pityingly, before checking his watch, and putting his pickaxe in his hand, gently swinging it forwards and backwards.

"Here, wanna come with me? I've got an archeology site to go continue digging up, and I'll probably lose track of time otherwise. Wanna join me?"

"Uh... sure! Not like I had anything to do anyway.."

"Cool! Come on, let's go then. Oh, and I'm Pix by the way. You?"

"I'm Oli!"

Pix's POV

Honestly, I didn't expect today to be so tiring. I also didn't expect to run into someone new, and then also have them come and dig up stuff with me. It made no sense, I knew the people around, I knew the other Emperors (obviously).

But who was this "Oli"? Why does Fwhip alway have to "break" any newcomers? There's no reason to, and Oli seems nice enough, just nervous if anything. What about that is any use to completely scar someone?

"Hey, uh, Pix? Is this actually worth anything?"

Oli came running over, holding a muddy bag in his hands, and when I opened it, I couldn't believe my eyes.

Inside lay a golden crown, adorned with amethysts, emeralds, diamonds, and these strangely beautiful gems which could only be defined as rubies. There was a piece of paper in the bag too, which some text inside, with writing I couldn't quite decipher.

"Oli, where did you find this?"

"Literally just here! I- I didn't steal it, I promise!"

The way he immediately broke into a panic worried me quite a lot. That definitely wasn't normal. What had Fwhip said to him?

"I- Are you okay?"

"Huh?"

"Are you okay? You're very on edge, and keep getting panicky. I swear I've seen you flinch a few times too, what's wrong?"

Oli looked away from me, tears filling his eyes. He definitely had something going on, but would he tell me? Unlikely. We'd just met.

"I- I don't know if- how I can say.. I'm bad at- at this stuff. Sorry.."

"You don't have to tell me.. we've literally just met, you don't have to treat me like your best friend if you'd prefer not to."

"I wanna tell you Pix. I- I just, I'm bad at talking about it. If I don't tell anyone though... I'll probably die."

"Should we head back to.. my base? Give you some time to think?"

He silently nodded, and took my hand in his own. We took the bubble elevator back up to the top, and we held hands as we went up. I couldn't take my mind off of how our hands fit perfectly together, and I was definitely blushing.
I won't even try and defend it.

It was almost midnight as we walked back through the Savannah, and Oli clung onto me like his life depended on it. Whenever a mob came near us, Oli would cling tightly onto my arm, and cower behind me until it was dead. It was kinda cute to be honest- okay Pix, stop it. That's enough now.

I had a small bedroom in the museum. It was in a small hatch leading upstairs, where I had a workspace, a one-way window, and a double bed (because I can). It was relatively empty, but then again, it was practical, not comfortable.

I placed the crown and the paper on the desk, and walked back over to Oli, who'd stood by the hatch nervously since we'd gotten up here. He seemed slightly pale, so I subconsciously placed my hand on his forehead, feeling his temperature. My hand was cold, and I felt him flinch at the touch.

"You're warm. I think you've got a cold.. or something. I'm not good with illnesses. You're ill is all I know. Come lay down, I'll go look for some healing potions. I might only have regeneration potions though, so it might take a minute to take effect."

"Pix.. I- I don't-"

Before I knew it, Oli had collapsed into my arms, eyes shut, and his expression pained. I'd never felt so scared, but in that moment, I was more worried about Oli's safety than my own.

I set Oli down on the bed, and went to grab some potions. Before I left, I quickly scribbled down a note for Oli, just in case he woke up before I returned. I couldn't help smiling as I climbed down the ladder, and I just couldn't stop. There was something about Oli that just made me so attached to him so fast.

But WHAT was it?

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