Demigods. Divine Warriors, Realms, and Modern Day Society

Illumination of Hope

P.O.V. Vander

I woke up, it was Lilidan, I saw the recognizable statue of Irene, I looked around to see everyone laid down nearby.

All eleven of us were in Lilidan.

"Owch, that hurt" Aphmau groaned. She was sitting up by a fence, she seemed like she hit her head on the fence.

"You okay?" I asked.

"Probably, I think I could have done better" she stood up.

"We are at Lilidan, I think you should see the statue" I said.

"What sta- Oh. my. me." she stared at the statue of an angelic figure, looking like Irene.

"We should get these guys to the Prismarine Tower" I went over to some of them to wake them up. As soon as everyone was awake, we went to the gates of Lilidan, As soon as the guard saw me, he opened the gates.

"Thanks Jax" I said.

"You're welcome, I believe... I'm sorry, but is that Irene!?" He looked at Aphmau.

"I prefer Lord Aphmau, Irene is only my past" she stated in a sophisticated voice.

She walked into the oval center of the main town, seeing the lake and Fairy fruit tree. The wonderful mountainside and the fortress.

"What do you think of this place, Lord Aphmau" Jax asked.

"It is a wonderful place, I guess I know the reason why they wanted to put a town here" she said.

I remembered something "The place you were last seen?".

She nodded, she walked over to the fountain, which was glowing a little.

The rest of the group went in different directions, Zane and Aiden were going to the Capital, Isaac and Sadith went towards the garden district, Yoshi and Emmalyn went to look around, and Rads, Issy, Alexis and Tory went towards the prismarine tower.

That leaves me with her, I walked up next to her.

"I wonder, do you know if my sons came here as well, I have to go back to Phoenix drop, I can't leave Elena alone"

"Is that the actual reason you came with us? To bring everyone from Phoenix City back to Ra'uan?" I asked.

"I'm old, I do like adventure, but I also want to be home, my actual home, I have my children to care for..." she stared at the water, "You know this fountain shows something you want most in life, and it shows all of my children, everyone I loved..."

I looked at the fountain as well, all I saw was the water, nothing else.

"Isn't it just some Illusion?" I said.

"It's called Illumination of Hope" she answered.

"I lived here, I know what it-"

"No, you don't believe in it, so you don't know it, nevermind, you should check the tower" she interrupted.

I followed her order, she must need space, I went to the meeting place, the chandelier, the table, a map, everything needed to attack the Ginto Dorado.

"Hey, who are you?" I turned around to see a girl that was dressed in a green dress.

"I'm sure you heard of me" I crouched down to face the girl, "I'm Vander, the rogue"

"Okay mister Rogue, follow me" the girl ran outside, I followed her thinking that she could get in trouble. The girl ran outside out the town, she ran towards the winter woods, but turned to look at something. I looked in the direction she did, it was a stone bridge leading to a town, and a sign labeled "Arginine". I never heard of this town, or even knew of it's existence. I caught up with the girl, the girl started to walk across it. I did so as well.

I looked around, some parts of the architecture seemed familiar.

"Mama Papa" The girl ran towards a couple who were heading towards what I'm guessing was her house.

"Aww, little Ellie, where'd you go to today?" The man said.

"The Fortress!" Ellie said.

"Oh, how fascinating" the woman said, all three of them went inside.

Well, I guess I could leave, she has her parents here, what trouble could happen. I turned around to see the building behind me burning. I turned back to get to the girl, but the house she went in was reduced to dust.

"Mama, Papa, I'm sorry..." There was a different girl, much older, but the same green dress.

She was kneeling at a grave I can only assume belonged to the parents. The scene suddenly faded, a new scene appeared.

It was the same town, but I got to see the girl's face, It was Ellie, but older, she had potions, the green dress, and to top it all of, she was wearing a green witch's hat.

"I'm sorry, Mama, Papa, if I could have saved you, You would be alive, well, now I'm in the court of guards. I'm sorry you couldn't be here to see your little girl... "

"Emma"

"So what did you see?" I woke up to see Emmalyn, she was sitting beside me, in a grassy meadow.

"You lived here?" I asked.

"What did you see?" she asked again.

"I'm sorry I never knew"

"What did you see?" she asked once more.

"You"

"Then that's what gives you hope, you passed" she said.