HIROGERU (Season 2)

Episode 23 - Eastward

"To the east huh?" Seiryu said as he stood on top of a scrapyard hill. It had been the next day already as the sun had already began to set once more. His katana was thrusted onto the ground while he observed the light energy particles that had surrounded them.

The others were gathered as they sat down in a circle and in the middle of it, Draven was conjuring some fire for them. It was a nice change of scenery rather than all of them staying in the inn once more. They had been in the city of Dyne for two days now and to their relief, there had been no sign of Treyah Mercs that had followed them.

"What is your game Elle?" the long haired Rogue thought. His thoughts about her bothered him. He remembered that she did not answer his question back in his dream.

Yue looked towards him and her friends took notice. Fran nudged her lightly at her side and this caused the latter to look at her.

"What is it?" she asked her.

"You should go near him." She teased him but Yue had a serious look on her face. For some reason something bothered Seiryu and he didn't disclose to her what it was.

"Something's bothering him." The azure-haired girl said in response. "He's worried more than usual." She added.

Lei looked at Yue, but looked away immediately. Lucian took notice of this and smiled at the gunslinger. It would seem that he had read her thoughts once more.

"She's right." Lei said and Yue looked at her in response. "Something's bothering him, but he won't tell anybody." She added.

Lucian sighed as he looked up to the skies.

"It's not that." Draven said to them and they all looked at him once more. The former Sentis member began smoking again and he puffed out smoke before he started talking again.

"Then what is it?" Julia now asked. It was a surprising fact however that she inquired about the welfare and constitution of the red eyed Rogue.

"Surprisingly you care." Zaix teased her and this earned him a smack to the head from the ice soldier.

"In his dying moments, he revealed the truth to him." Draven said out loud as he inhaled from his cigarette. They were all perplexed at what he said however.

"What do you mean?" Yue asked him. Lei was about to ask the same thing but she was beaten to the question by the azure- haired girl.

"Verrath predicted the threat of the darkness." The former Sentis said to them. "The world ain't stagnant after all." He continued.

"A threat?" Fran asked.

"The Rogues." Draven continued. "All these things stemmed from the event two years ago. The wreck of Oblivion solved the crisis of Verrath's threat but the poisonous darkness remained." He added. 'The question is how come he knew?" Draven concluded.

"Why then is Red Eyes bothered so much?" Lei questioned him further.

"Because he called it right. He said to Seiryu that the darkness that he possesses will be the new force detested by the people of this world." He replied to her. "He was branded as a Rogue right? And now we also have learned that the energy he possesses is congruent with Ezreal." Draven continued.

"The Keeper of Darkness." Lucian said as he recalled the precepts that he had read about him. "The Dragon Siblings." He continued further. "Samael, Tiamat, and Bahamut." He said to them.

"Then that means you too?" Fran said to Lucian and the latter had a serious look on his face.

Seiryu looked towards the horizon as he listened in to his companion's discussions.