The Life I Gained From Dying

Chapter 44 - Countdown to Climax

Somewhere on the water continent.

Mateo, the water essence swordsman apart of the Luminents, sat on the edge of a cliff atop a plateau, overlooking a beautiful mesa biome. With not a single other person around, he wrote song lyrics inside of a small journal that he carries with him in a satchel. The dry winds whistled as it blew across the open terrain.

"Found ya." Said an unknown man who seemingly appeared out of thin air behind Mateo.

His mask, which he had hanging from his belt, suggested that he too was a member of the Luminents. However, the paint on his mask illuminated a light gray. He also carried with him a long kite like object, which was roughly the same height as himself, but the body of it was folded into the middle.

"What are you doing here, Newt?" Mateo replied without looking at him.

"Well, looks like I drew the short straw. I'm here to bring ya the news."

"About?"

"You know exactly what about." Newt responded, walking beside him. "That option you were hoping wouldn't fall has officially been set into motion."

"..."

"Nothin'?" 

"What's there to say? It's not like I can do anything about it." Mateo responded, finally looking up to the sunrise.

"Y'know, I was expectin' more to be honest with ya." Newt stated. "Well, I'm sure you know when everything is supposed to go down if ya feel like watchin'. Who knows, maybe that lost soul could still throw a wrench in things."

After relaying the news, Newt leaned forward and dove off of the cliff, leaving Mateo once again on his own, but now lost in thought.

"I really hope he does." Mateo said, responding to the last thing Newt said.

.....

"Hey, Mother Nature wants to see us." Noya said aloud while using sign language.

Her sister Moya sat comfortably against a hazel tree in an open pasture and didn't even notice that her sister was speaking to her. Her attention was on a friendly kitten with black and white fur that was playing with her. Noya then released a light gust of wind from her palm, which blew off Moya's straw hat from her head. The hearing impaired sister finally took notice of Noya, who was standing just a few feet in front of her.

"Sorry, I didn't realize you were there." Moya responded in sign while also speaking aloud.

"Being deaf shouldn't make you oblivious to your surroundings, y'know. Actually, it should be the other way around. You should be more attentive to what's happening around you!"

"Mmmmm, I get it, I get it." Moya replied while getting up to retrieve her hat.

Moya covered her short brown hair once again with the straw hat, and as she was bent over, the kitten jumped onto her shoulder and made itself comfortable.

"That cat..." Noya said while inspecting the feline.

"It's a spirit." Moya stated as it rubbed its body against her face. "A Katashi Henshin, actually."

"Those are the shape shifting ones, right?"

"Yes."

"Ah! C'mon, Mother Nature is waiting for us!" Noya stated as she remembered what she came for. "She said a 'climax event' is happening soon."

"It's happening already?!" Moya exclaimed.

"Not today, but it should be any day now."

"Let's hurry then!"