"Hellooooo?!" SSundee yelled into the abyss. "We need help!"
The echo of his voice faded into silence. "Did they just—" SSundee started, but Sigils cut him off with an exasperated glare. "Jeez, you have bad workers."
"Excuse me?!" SSundee exclaimed indignantly. Suddenly, a grapple hook came flying down in their direction.
"You were saying?" SSundee smirked.
They began the arduous climb out of the void. Sigils slipped multiple times, but each time SSundee managed to catch him before he fell too far, ensuring their progress wasn't lost. After two exhausting hours, they finally emerged from the darkness. They were greeted by SSundee's wife, Madelyn, and his two sons, Colton and Gideon.
"You came! Finally, I thought I was going to die down there!" SSundee exclaimed dramatically. Madelyn held Gideon and tried to calm him down.
"Wait, how did you know we were here?" Sigils asked, catching his breath.
"Biffle came running to us," Madelyn explained. "He told me that both of you were trapped down there."
"Where is Biffle now?" SSundee asked.
"He ran off after he told us you were somewhere in the Dump," Colton added. "You should find him before Frosted Flame Island fully collapses. If it collapses, the owner of that island will die."
"What?!" Sigils exclaimed in shock.
"We'll do our best," SSundee reassured them.
SSundee and Sigils took off in search of Biffle. As they ran, Sigils couldn't shake Colton's ominous words from his mind.
"You okay?" SSundee asked, noticing Sigils's worried expression.
"No, I'm not okay!" Sigils shouted. "If Frosted Flame Island collapses, we'll lose not just the island but also a life!"
"Who owns that island anyway, and how does his power work?" SSundee asked, perplexed.
"Henwy does. And he has to injure himself... or get sick to use his power," Sigils explained, the realization of Henwy's suffering hitting him hard.
"That's brutal! If his island is collapsing, he must be in tremendous pain," SSundee said grimly. "We have to hurry!"
"But why is the island collapsing so slowly? Other islands just fall apart instantly. Why is Henwy's different?" Sigils wondered aloud.
"Do you have a death wish for Henwy?" SSundee asked in offence. "Like what the hell did he do to you?"
"No! It just doesn't make any sense!" Sigils replied, frustrated.
"Maybe the slow collapse is to give you time to do something," SSundee suggested.
"There has to be a reason!"
At the headquarters, the two angelic advisors were struggling with the escalating situation. Nico tended to Henwy, who clutched his head in pain with each tremor as his island continued to deteriorate slowly.
"W-What are we going to do?!" Loaf stammered.
"I don't know! Nico said we should use the console, but I know that could cause serious damage!" Kate exclaimed, panic rising in her voice.
"Well then, if Nico can't see that," Loaf muttered, glaring at Nico, "then he's delusional!"
Nico spun around, eyes blazing. "Delusional?"
...
"OF COURSE I'M DELUSIONAL!" Nico snapped, causing Kate and Loaf to recoil. "Do you know how hard it is to be constantly sad? To hear everyone complain about me being emo all the time?"
"Ugh! Jiminy mother-loving toaster strudel!" he cursed, his outburst echoing in the tense room.
"Jeez, I never knew you could snap like that," Henwy said weakly, wincing from another wave of pain.
"Are you okay?" Nico asked, his anger quickly replaced by concern.
"What was that...?" Loaf whispered to Kate, still shocked by Nico's outburst.
"Kind of—" Henwy began, but another piece of his island broke away, crashing into the dump below. Henwy grimaced as another piece of his island crumbled away, intensifying his headache, and he groaned in agony. "Never mind..."
"Oh, Sigils, where are you?"
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Tempest Tangle
Ficción General(Cover by me!) The Regulars. They were in charge of controlling the weather and are also blessed with elemental bending abilities. They have their own islands as well, just in case they weren't well so that the islands can control the weather for th...
