Victims of The Voice

Chapter Six (6): Call of the Night

As the bustling streets of Ceilis quieted down, civilians nestled in their cozy homes, Trellis, the Prince of the Elves settled down on a balcony that viewed the starry night that laid before, he sighed as looked through the dark sky he missed Gulfen despite it being strange for him to miss the kingdom that mistreated him SHRK! He heard the balcony door slide open as he turned around he saw Emily, her crimson hair flew in the wind, she walked over to him with a tired smile on her face "So, what are you doing awake at this time?" She questioned, Trellis only gave her silence as she looked at him with her hazelnut eyes "Okay... I get it that you don't want to talk but at least tell me why your here not else where?" She asked, Trellis looked down at the streets then looked up to see the stars that shined across the night "Well...I just think it's beautiful." Trellis muttered, Emily looked up at the night sky as she admired the beauty of it "Yeah... guess your right." Emily chuckled, Trellis felt something erupt in his heart, it was something he hadn't felt before as he looked at Emily who was giggling, she sighed as she looked up to Trellis who was staring at her with his icy eyes, Trellis dashed his face away as he covered his face with his bandaged hands "I've wondered..." Emily began as Trellis looked at her again, this time she looked curious as he noticed her looking at his hands which were bandaged, he clasped his hands together showing a slight discomfort "Why are your hands always wrapped in bandages?" Emily narrowed her eyes in curiosity, Trellis hesitated, what could he say? As he staggered "Um... Well.. I'd rather not talk about it." He finally mustered "Understandable." Emily responded, she looked up at the sky as she saw a 'glowing blue star' it shined brighter than the rest of the stars, she pointed it out to Trellis, who quickly took noticed of the strange 'star' "How come that one's brighter and is blue?" Emily pointed out, "Hmm... that's strange..." Trellis noted, trying to examine the odd 'star'.

BOOM! An explosion erupted in the distance as Emily and Trellis floated down there to see what happened, readying they stone they see a crater that the explosion had left, nothing was left in its wake as Trellis examined the crater Emily saw the strange blue 'star', it looked closer than it was before, in fact it looked like it floating down to them "Uh.. Trellis? It is me or is the blue 'star' getting closer." Emily spoke as she turned her head around to Trellis "What do you mean?" Trellis as he got up from his position, looking up at the 'star' while sheltering his eyes, his eyes widened "That's not a star! That's—" BOOM! Another was coming at them as they took shelter, Emily now realising it's not a star "It's Max." She said "But that's impossible?! He died right in front of our eyes!?" Trellis exclaimed as he let down his bubble shield, Vigo came running to them in a panic "What's happening?! Who's attacking?!" Vigo panicked "It's Max!" Emily shouted "Wha—? That's—" He got interrupted by Trellis who finished his sentence "Impossible?" Trellis continued, "Yeah. We just had that thought." Emily floated up as her stone magic swirled around her "Where are you going?" Vigo responded worried, "I'm going to see what he wants!" Emily yelled out as she floated higher "Wait, you don't know if he can be trusted!" Trellis called out to Emily as he floated after her, Vigo as well floated  after Emily as she defended "What do you he can be trusted! I mean he helped you gain your memories again didn't he?" Trellis knew she was right but he felt something was wrong— I mean for starters why would he attack Ceilis? "Yes! That is correct but why would he attack Ceilis?" Vigo supported as he continued on "I know Max! And if he could be trusted, he wouldn't be attacking us right now!" Trellis looked up to see that a blast was coming right for them, he quickly flew in front of them and reflected the blast with his bubble shield "Wha!?" Emily startled out as she stood there floating as she looked at the blast getting reflected, "Guess your right." She finally agreed as she furrowed her eyebrows. They all went up as they saw Max who was blasting almost everything in Ceilis, "Max! What are you doing?!" Vigo called out to Max as Max turned to look at them with rage in his eyes "What am I doing? I'm doing what I should've done a long time ago." Max laughed as he started to create another blast, Trellis who had enough of his shenanigans, pushed him to stop him from doing any more damage to the City "Stop this child's play!" Trellis yelled at him, Max who still had rage in his eyes smiled creepily at him as he shouted "What are you going to do? Prince?" Trellis felt a deep surge of hate form in his heart, he hated that title, Trellis was about to attack him when Vigo pulled him back as he floated towards his old friend, Trellis looked at Emily with a confused look on his face, he saw that Emily was also confused "My old friend, please look at what your doing!" Vigo reasoned, Max looked around at the damaged he caused as he smile to Vigo "I can see what I'm doing~" Max taunted "Please, don't you see the error of your ways! This isn't the Max I know!" Vigo pleaded as he tried to embrace him but as he did, he vanished out of thin air, leaving only the smokes of the craters that were created during the explosions.

Trellis looked at Emily as he saw her blush red, "Why are you blushing?" Trellis asked with a tone of anger in his voice "It...It's nothing." Emily answered as she wiped her face. Before Max had vanished he gave a sneaky wink to Emily who blushed at the sight of seeing it.

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Max appeared in desolate room that was all dimmed, "I'm back." He said as a whisper came forward You are indeed back... Another whisper came again I assume that plan went perfectly? Max grinned as he spoke "Yes, it did... My Voices." Perfect... It whispered as a pink swirl formed on it's face Now we can start Phase Two... of the Plan... As a teal swirl glowed as it came forward.