Tyranny: Onwards

Chapter 106- No Wound

I recall when first I met Phoenix, and I remember deciding to trust him so. Although he could see right through me anyways.

It was there and then I learned if you don't or can never allow yourself to trust at all, then you aren't really making a difference or addressing so much potential. I had made the decision in an instant, yet since then we haven't talked all that much and still he knows little about my situation and life.

But he doesn't take someone's past into account and assume things based off it, he recognizes how their past could effect them, changed them, and possibly shape them, he knows how minds work better than anyone I've ever met before.

I was surprised myself at my trust in him; and I do agree that the past is the past and people can always change, better to go from experience and not just think someone will hurt you automatically, though this is far easier said than done of course, as practically everything else in life.

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"You doing alright?" Idiot! Of course he isn't! But Blaze grins clearly knowing my mind.

"Well, the sky and clouds get kind of boring after a while," He cracks a sort of joke, yet I can see he is so utterly weary from pain and the grief of his new situation.

It's just like him to be able to still make others smile and lift their spirits even though it is him they are grieving for and him that has caused the worry, and him that is in the turmoil and agony. So I grant him a longer grin than I feel, this makes him seem a little lighter and his eyes clearer to an extent.

"How about you? I heard you ran off for a while?" He asks me and stares right into my eyes.

"I suppose I'm still breathing," I give a little chuckle, "I was only gone about two days and went South a bit and found some obsidian mountain ranges and a beautifully gorgeous valley." I explain hoping to help cheer him up a bit in this.

"Woah! Sounds pretty awesome! I want to go see that!" He explains in obvious and true excitement and amazement.

"It is, and you will, we are going to migrate there when we can, better shelter and far safer." I am glad to give him cheerful news.

"Already can't wait!" He exclaims and Dagwood shoots up, pouring immediately over Blaze and I sit back watching their true reuniting.

Dagwood has tears and sobs into Blaze's chest, collapsing into his brother. Blaze comforts Dagwood gently and softly, holding him, and soon they cry together in the early morning pale light under the grey sky.

Aegis also comes to and Genesis plops herself at my side lazily. Phoenix is suddenly next to me also peering at the scene in complete relief that Blaze is so much better and able to communicate.

"What a reunion, huh?" He grins and I can sense relaxing of his muscles.

"Yeah," I continue to watch but soon decide it rude and leave them some space to sit by the fire where Hester and Rin and still groggy but have been awoken with the noise from two brothers coming together, crying together.

"Oh! Hey Aegis! Claire found a better refuge!" Phoenix joins me and so does Aegis.

"Is that so?" He looks over to me in curiosity, seemingly intrigued.

"Well, yeah, I found two ridges or walls of obsidian mountains and in-between there's a great valley of moss, and the mountains melt any snow yet are not burning to feet. I thought it'd make a pretty good refuge." I shrug.

"I think it would be an amazing place for shelter and rest, away from any red eyes of harm, I'm assuming you want help in making a way of transportation for Blaze?" We both nod and he stares deep into the new flames which was recently fed thinking.

"Okay...hmmm...we could use branches, probably many Spruce and Pine boughs suspended between two stronger lengths of wood, tied with some of the grasses below." He explains and we all stand ready to go off to the forest.

"Here, you need some sort of a break," Phoenix piggy backs me until I twist his wrist and wriggle away, grinning intensely just to take off on the icy crusts of snow towards the tree line, dark along the horizon.

Proving that I don't need any help, don't need someone to carry me, showing that I can fight on my own and I'm hardier than many expect or think. I go off running hard, giving it my all despite knowing how futile it truly is. Crisp winds so strange and beautiful stream about me in an odd embrace.

"You can't get away that easily!" I hear Phoenix coming up behind me in great haste, snagging me off my feet with a jokingly cruel laugh.

Smiling I twist and turn, not allowing myself to be any sort of 'easy prey'. He struggles and finally drops me, just then Aegis whips in as if a breeze himself and catches me, saving me from a sharp fall as though breaking through glass. He glares at Phoenix who takes this as a challenge. Annoyed but also kind of having a good time I escape from Aegis too, leaping over and tripping Phoenix before setting off once more.

Alas! I defeat the both of them, striking into the trees and coming to a space sheltered largely by wide, far-reaching branches of conifers. The two Luzumi catch up to me as I've just begun pondering Dagwood and re-entered my concern for him, Aegis has his tiny little upturn of a smile and Phoenix would give someone the impression that he thrives off competition and rivalry.

"Are these branches good?" I ask Aegis and he nods, approaching me, resting a hand on a trunk and easily the branch peels off the tree, leaving no wound.

I am astonished but also quite amazed.