Summoner's War: Silence of Scarlett

Chapter 2 - Broken Soul

On September the 13th, it was my birthday. I had birthday summons ready. I got nothing yet, because it's September the 12th as I post this.

I gave myself a frickin' existential crisis during one part of this; which part you'll know when you see it. Do you know the things I do for you guys? It's a lot.

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Summary: Scarlett has distanced herself from everyone else living on the island, sure that she would never be able to make any friends ever. Little did she know that she already had a friend watching over her, and during a dream he decides to pay her a visit.

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Chapter Two
Broken Soul

"Come on out to play, Scarlett!" Yeonhong laughed. Her words, although kind, made Scarlett's head pound, exactly why she kept herself locked in her room in the Arena Defense Tower. The island was too loud for her, and the silence in her room was the only thing keeping her sane.

On the day she woke up she was shown around the island, courtesy of Charlotte. It was certainly pretty; as their Summoner, Sara, had an eye for design, even if she wouldn't admit that her monsters were right. She wasn't as far up in progress as Enigma was, and this was obvious when you took a look at her monsters and her island; she had only crafted the GB10 statue and had six six-stars.

Nevertheless, it had a warm, friendly aura, as did Sara herself; she was incredibly kind to Scarlett. It felt refreshing to see a human be nice to her, after Enigma. She kept telling herself she wouldn't burden herself with the thought of him anymore, but she couldn't help but think back to him at times.

The monsters were all relatively nice to her. The only exceptions were Aegir and Frigate, though the latter was horribly drunk at the time ("Don't worry about him; he's always drunk," Sara told her,). She liked her new family, but she found it hard to join in on the fun.

"Don't let it get you down." Lapis had told her when she first saw Scarlett standing far away from everyone, watching them play a game. She knew what the girl was thinking, as she had thought of it many times before: Why can't I be like the others and join in on the fun?

"We all open up to others at our own pace. Some are instantly best friends with everyone, like Charlotte, and others are happier to be with themselves as their company; like you and me." She reassured as she leaned on the Arena Defense tower, sky-blue eyes watching everyone do their own thing.

Lapis didn't seem like the kind of person to do such a thing to Iris. She and Lanett seemed similar, in more than just appearance. The two sisters stood the exact same way, their hair both tied into ponytails, held a sword in one hand and a ball of energy in the other. Lapis merely had a blue color scheme while Lanett's color scheme was dark colors. They seemed to also have the exact same personality; kind but firm, ready to protect their home if needed.

"I suppose." Scarlett shrugged. Lapis was kind to her; she could never think of her as a wicked, corrupted girl who would drain the literal life force out of her own sister. Scarlett remembered something about most of the continent of Mystica being corrupted with dark energy all of a sudden when Sara was young.

The Council of Summoners said that the cause was a human/Nine-Tailed Fox hybrid named Lady Arang and a small group of Dark Magicians. She felt, however, that there was something else that had caused the corruption that the Council of Summoners wouldn't tell anyone. Oh well; it was just going to be one of the many mysteries that Scarlett was left to wonder about. She didn't expect answers for any of them, but answers would be nice.

Sara had two monsters on her island that she didn't "officially" own; Yeonhong and Chasun, both of which monsters from her parents, who never seemed to be around. Chasun was the older sister, 19 and absolutely crazy. Yeonhong, on the other hand, was about to turn 15 and while she was calmer, she still had her quirks.