Cryptic Asunder [Ver. 3 outdated]

20: Close Relatives

Armadon- A giant lizard-creature that is used as a mobile house. They are usually used in Aishy and cannot fly.

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Chapter Twenty: Close Relatives

Oh great, I'm back in the void, again. Hopefully I can run into someone and get this over with... Actually, maybe just sitting here alone isn't such a bad idea. I wouldn't mind taking a break from everything that's been happening.

"You shouldn't come here so often. You can lose your sense of reality that way."

I start spinning around in search of that familiar monotonous voice. In the distance, I see that man from my lav who Vensen tagged along with. What was his name again?

"Vensen told me that you've been wondering around in the void like a lost puppy lately." He advances closer as he extends his line, "He's already brought me up to speed with your latest revelations, so any questions you have for him, you may relay to me." The man from Zemfen sounds so formal, it's almost unnerving.

"Oh." I'm not sure on where to start. For starters, I need my journal, but I'm not sure how I got it to appear last time. Maybe if I desire it hard enough it'll come? After a few seconds of concentration, I look down at my feet and see just the thing that I wanted. With a smile of pride, I bend over to pick up the journal and crack it open. I recall that the guy is still waiting for me and so I gaze back towards him. "Oh, this is my journal with all of my questions-so I wouldn't forget."

"Clever," he states as he steps over to my side.

My nerves start to tense up as he stands next to me with his morose personality. "Um-would you mind telling me your name again?"

"Not at all, it's Kakashin."

Oh yeah, now I remember. "So, um, I guess we can start with this one. Do you know where Sommi is, or at least, does Vensen know?"

Kakashin closes his eyes as he suspires, then comes back to me. "Last I heard, he was under solitary confinement within the void, and then after your talk with him he was sent to the Archives as punishment for disobedience to Vensen."

This doesn't make any sense. "Wait, wait, slow down. Disobedience to Vensen?"

"You know that your mother comes from Vensen's side, yes?"

"Yeah."

"Then Sommi must be from another family. For one to marry into the family, they must first become a servant to it, therefore, Sommi belongs to Vensen as well as being the husband to your mother."

Okay, that's a little better, I guess. "Okay then, so why is disobeying Vensen bad enough for Sommi to be in the trash country with people who have done worse? I mean, I can't believe that my dad has done something, like-committed mass murder. If anything, Vensen should be the one who's locked up and being tormented." My intonation raises as I come to that conclusion. I can't believe I've forgotten how many people Vensen has killed before my very eyes, and here I was starting to side with him just for being my grandfather! What the hell is wrong with me?

"Vensen has more power than you could ever imagine." Kakashin simply remains calm as he reasons with me, "Remember, he can be anything, and he wields the void better than anyone else. Don't underestimate him, Vila."

I take a moment to think this over in a better way before going on. Now I recall Kakashin mentioning that Vensen would haunt me for the rest of my life... "So, my father is a slave to Vensen, who is my grandfather, and now my dad is in the Archives for disobedience."