Gravity

Chapter 3: Gods

Inferno went sailing. It was one of his passions he never told the gang about. There was nothing like the open sea. Despite his fire, he loved it. A battle of the elements. He felt the cold sea in his fingers. He was on his yacht, the Akron. He was an excellent cartographer who felt misunderstood. Not a goofy boy who took beatings from women, but a man. He had a life, where he was an eligible bachelor. This was one of the best moments of life, on the sea. Magmus - Or what was a part of him -  came up to nuzzle himself against his leg, and he laughed and smiled, really smiled. He pulled out his phone but noticed he had a new message for Scarlet. "Really?" He looked in vain, maybe a hint of desperation. "Call me." Was all the message said.
He did so, but he shouldn't have, as it was a true bombshell.
"Inferno…" Scarlet said,
"Hon- Ahh, Scarlet." Her voice seemed quiet, almost far away.
"I gave birth."
"HUH? For god's sake…"
"The child is yours."
"You've got to be kidding."
"Nope, I" Was all Inferno heard before dropping his phone in the sea.
"Crap…" But he had bigger fish to fry.
The glacier in front of him had split open. He sailed in out of curiosity, but immediately felt drained…
He woke up in a different place. He felt freezing, but there was a figure in front of him.
"Who are you?"
"Polaris. I presume you are Inferno?"
"Oh, Polaris!" Polaris was an old friend, who studied the fire principles with him but chose to take Ice at the last minute.
"Mate, it's so good to see you!"
"Polaris, I need my phone."
"It has been 1 year, bruv, one whole year!"
He called Scarlet, because he knew what was coming.
"Our child?"
"She hasn't got a name yet."
"Winter."
"WINTER?"
"Yes, Winter."
He cut the call.
"Polaris, I need your help. Dark is back."
"Who's Dark?"
"HAVE YOU BEEN LIVING UNDER A ROCK?"
"Um, yes?" Polaris looked at his underground shelter. After an hours worth of explaining, Polaris clambered aboard the Akron, still parked, and Magmus, still sitting with his dog food. He sailed all the way to the peace that they call the Land Of The Sea Gem. Jamie was there, with Elliot. They embraced.
Polaris was introduced and all was clear. Polaris heard a song. He liked the song. He began to dance. Inferno began to dance. A dance of fire and ice! Hilarious. In their madness, Inferno leaked the news of Winter, his daughter, and Scarlet getting back together. Jamie congratulated him, and Elliot talked about Spectre, and Jamie spoke about Astral. Evan and Rosie were well. Inferno insisted that Winter took fire and ice lessons, and become a disciplined skillswoman.
Then a man with a hammer ran into the tent. "We need to talk."
"We can offer help, we promise. I am Clobber, the Blacksmith god. I can offer my alliances to whichever of you needs it." "I'll take that." Noted Polaris. Immediately the room got colder, and Polaris looked different. His eyes were a beautiful ice blue, Icicle Claws, and a Diamond Ice Breastplate. A massive sword appeared at his belt, and it bit. He looked like a vision in blue. Jamie's ice-cold version. Nowhere near as powerful however. That was a title that belonged to Inferno, but boy did Inferno lack strategy. That was Jamie's specialty. 'So what did you come here for, Clobber?' Elliot asked for the rest. 'Dark. I don't want him to win. He's just a pawn for the Gods. It'll be much easier for me if you could defeat him.' Clobber explained. Before anyone could utter another word, a large explosion took place. They all ran out of the tent. 'Seriously? NOW?' Clobber groaned. 'What do you mean?' Polaris asked. 'I'm part of the three lower Gods. Over there is one of the other lower Gods, Blast.' Clobber explained half-heartedly. He had other problems to deal with. Clobber quickly jumped to deal with his rampaging colleague. 'What now?' Inferno asked. A question that was cut short by a white light. They were teleported.
'The hell?' Inferno said. They rested on a floor of clouds. 'Hello.' A voice greeted. The seven looked up to see a man in blue and black and a chess board in front of him. 'Who are you?' Astral said apprehensively. 'I'm the person who keeps the Gods in check. The leader of the Gods, I suppose. The 'Archon'.' The Archon said. 'Is that chess board in front of you…' Jamie started. 'Yes. I should congratulate you for being so smart. Looks like you have everything figured out. You four boys. You have potential. I can feel the seed of a God inside of your soul.' The Archon went on. The seven were confused. Who was this guy? What did he want? The Archon spoke. 'You seven are useful pawns in my chess game. 'I'll let you run your course.'. The seven couldn't say a word before they were hurtled back into their reality. 'What the fu-', 'Language Inferno! The kids are here.' Astral quickly reminded Inferno. Inferno apologised. 'Oh yeah, right. Sorry.' Archon seemed an oddball. Inferno got home and decided to write a song for his daughter. He played guitar, and was quite good. It went:

Dear Winter, I hope you like your name
I hope they don't make fun of you
When you grow up and go to school, okay?
'Cause Winter is a badass name
Dear Winter, I hope you talk to girls
Or boys or anyone you like
I just hope you don't stay in every night
'Cause I wish I was out tonight

It really doesn't seem like there's anything else for me
But dear Winter, I hope you like your name
I'm hoping that someday, I can meet you on this earth
But damn, I gotta deal with your mom first
Dear Winter, I hope you like this song
And even when you're thirteen
And you scream at me for parenting you wrong
I hope it's still a badass song

It really just seems like saving the world for me
But dear Winter, I hope you like your name
You know I cannot wait to teach you how to curse
But damn, I gotta ask your mom first

Dear Winter, don't move too far away
And please don't say I'm hovering
When I text you to ask about your day
I wanna hear about your day

Will we still hang out and talk
When I'm no longer in charge
Oh, dear Winter, I hope you like your name
I hope you let me battle you on your 21st
But crap, you gotta ask your mom first

Dear Winter, I'm hiding from your mom
She hates me and gets mad
When I'm inside my head a lot
Winter, it won't be too long
We just gotta love each other first.