The S.T.F. Files, Book 4: DIATON

Hellmaster the secret hero

Eclaire
Mother and Time had called for several meetings in the months following the elimation. It was hard watching the kids after awhile. They still broke every simulation. And many rivralrys broke out.
It became clear who the six chosen ones should be; Jet, Isabella, Dimitrius, Lu, Alexander, and Blade.
Nevermore was losing it more and more day after day. She couldn't focus. Emily just simply wasn't ready. Her powers were just too weak. Gaea wasn't nearly as strong as Dimitrius, and Olivander was hiding in fear from the fact Lu somehow beat Cole. Rosaline wasn't the greatest at what she did. She was losing it. And Theresa still didn't have a lick of control whatsoever of her powers. She pretty much gave up.
Nature smiled at me, "you wouldn't mind gathering Theresa and Dimitrius? Just make sure Dimitrius comes in first and they don't see each other."
Time nodded, "ah yes, the brilliant plan is falling into place!"
"No. The brilliant plan fell into place and failed. So I need the other twelve to come. And since I can't get them with a snap of my finger, I need to re-create the past. And make the deal to assure fool-proof-cy of my plan!" Nature stated. "They may have control over Charza, but Alquimia shall be mine!"
Time looked at nature, "ours, and you know time allows several different endings to this."
"That's why I have you. I need to get Theresa and Dimitrius to make the deal, so we can get Charza and Alquimia. Otherwise they'll never exist."
I roll my eyes, "I don't understand your plot right now because it seems like you're just rambling on again. Let me put it this way: Theresa and Dimitrius hate each others guts. What makes you think they wanna be together again? Oh, wait? I don't care and don't wanna hear backstories of the future. Therefore, I'm just gonna go now and get them."
I turn my back to them and walk out as I hear Nature sigh, "sadly, she only gets worse at her job."
I sigh and roll my eyes as I walk out and get depressed Dimitrius. He wasn't just depressed. He was also snappy, and overall heart broken.
I bring him to Time and Nature, as I take a seat in the back of the room. Don't know why I was this important. I feel rather usless most of the time.
Appearantly some deal was made that Theresa would love him again if his first two children were given to nature and time. He made the deal. I saw something wild in Nature's eyes While Time remained a bit ignorant in the matter. Nature had something planned.
Theresa came in next. She asked for power so she could catch up to Dimitrius. In exchange for? Same as Dimitrius. Only more detailed. I just didn't pay attention.
After the two left, I became curious. Nature was laughing. She was just waiting for something to unfold and play out right before her eyes. She did something that was gonna please and benifit her alot and time not much at all. Was she trying to change the future?
And why was I here? Why would they need someone like me here always?
I was walking back to the central building when Hellmaster appeared behind me. "Why do you still aid Nature and Time?"
"I dunno. Dunno what's going on so I'll keep on this side until something is wrong with that."
Hellmaster sighs, "in the near future, I'm going to have another son. He will have the same spirit, soul, and mind as Jet. And I plan to raise this new son the right way. Give him two servants below him. Help him. Prepair him."
"How do you know this, why are you telling me?"
"Because Jet can't be in the select six. Otherwise Nature will suceed. And I know Alison is going to finish me, so I need a strong sucessor."
"How do you know?"
"Darkness lingers. I draw darkness from the time with the greatest ammount of darkness. And after that there is a time of large light. A girl named Alison has that light. She can save us. It's a light that's so pretty even in hell it shines."
I looked to my feet, "who's Alison?"
"Alison? You don't remember Alison? What about your rival, Riza? And the people who stood beside you, Nada, Ulison? You don't remember Ulison?"
I sigh, "everything but Alison."
Hellmaster looked sharply at me, "what? You can't remember her? What about Alagretto? The one Riza was in love with?"
"Riza was in love?"
Hellmaster's eyes lit up in fear, "Nada...Zion....Flesh... Eclaire, time is running out. Nature is trying to fix this past so she can beat Riza, and Dimitri."
I look at him, "You mean Theresa and Dimitrius?"
"No. You don't know..." Hellmaster looked up to the sky, "Eclaire, you and the others are the last hope."
I shrug, "I don't even have powers like they do. I have a megaphone and a whistle."
"You'll need to start to betray them. Nature and time aren't up to any good. You need to find Riza and Dimitri and help them. Otherwise we're all doomed."
"But why me?"
"Because you're the only one that is on both sides of this game. And I can help you but I can't do it."
I look to hellmaster, "alright. I'll help you and get who you need."
Hellmaster smiled, "alright. I need you to get me Jet, Wisteria, and Blade. I need to take them. They need to learn."
"Why not Nevermore?"
"Because Nevermore can't resit the darkness. I know who the six are that you need. Nature is gonna tell you different, but you must do as I say. The six are Theresa of fire, Alexander of Water, Olivander of Wind, Dimitrius of earth, Nevermore of Dark, and Isabella of light."
I look to Hellmaster, "you sure this is the wrong ending?"
Hellmaster nods, "yes. I've never been more certain. I just don't know why Aly and Alagretto aren't here. Eclaire, you must stay with these six, and you must discover the truth. Jet and the other two will be training with me. Jet will be the leader of his own team. The others, you'll have to train the others to love. They have to remember that fighting isn't the only way."
I sigh, "alright. And what do I get in return?"
"Powers. When you're in the second phase with Riza and Dimitri."
Something was wrong. Why was hellmaster trying to be the good guy?



Lu
"Olivander...you think something is wrong? We haven't seen Eclaire as much as we usually do, and we haven't had any practice or simulations in a week. We've just been sitting around."
Olivander thought about it as he layed sunday's newspaper where Cole used to always sit, "now that you mention it, yes, it is strange. Wonder if everything's alright."
We hear a banging on the door. It sounded urgant and frantic. I hopped over and opened it as Nevermore fell face-first onto the welcome mat.
"Nevermore, you okay?" I asked. She looked tired as if she was fighting something.
"Eclaire...Jet...Wisteria...Blade...Hellmaster...gone...not strong enough...broken...first place I could get to...tired..."
I looked puzzled, "Nevermore, you're not making any sense." And she wasn't wearing her uniform. She was wearing dark purple old victorian-era styled clothes. Was this how she normally dressed? Probably.
"Olive! Nevermore just crashed on our welcome mat! Mind helping me get her to the couch?" I shouted.
Olivander replied, "use the wind. I'm not helping you with dark stuff."
After I (finally) got Nevermore on the couch, I started brewing some tea. Maybe it'd do Nevermore some good once she woke up from her nap.
Olivander just sat at the bar in the kitchen watching me, "why did she even choose to come here? I mean she has so many other choices"
"We're the closest to the dark dorm. Next closest is the fire dorm and it sounded like Blade did something."
"Ugh my head," Nevermore sat up. I brought her some tea and closed the curtains to outside. She sipped tea as Olivander and I sat down.
I was the first to ask, "about before, what happened?"
Nev put down her cup and saucer in her formal-elegant way and sighed. "Hellmaster came and said he wanted Jet to train with him seperatly, and that Jet was out of the competiton. Eclaire then came with Wisteria and Blade and said they were his servants. They were leaving. Eclaire left to go do other stuff. I got mad at Hellmaster and tried to fight him. Hellmaster obviously didn't appriciate and threw me back. 'Said something about how I wasn't ready for Nada yet, and Alison is the only one who can so much as touch him. I ran to get help, but it's too late. In the final six, me and Theresa are chosen by no choice."
Olivander asked, "what about Simon?"
Nevermore took another sip of tea, "he can't come back. He won't allow himself to come back."
Olivander looked at me, "Lu, there's something going on. Hellmaster wouldn't come-and Eclaire wouldn't work with him-unless there was a big reason."
"Could this be why?" I asked. He nodded.
Nevermore finished her tea, "I think we're all forgetting parts of our past, or future, or something. I keep having flashes of me fighting me. More of running away from myself. Am I really that scary?"
"You look like a doll from the victorian era. What do you think?" Olivander states, "but why would you be scared of yourself?"
"I'm scared of Hellmaster."
"But Hellmaster is scary," I reason.
There was just so many questions needing answers.