Act I.Dare to Hope (A ROTG/GOC Fanfiction)

.Chapter XVII.

They managed to get on the cruise two days earlier,which was enough for them to monitor the Guardians' behavior along with Jack Frost,the new recruit;of course with a help of Vitreous' blank glare once or twice.Ernaline,or Lady Death as the Guardians addressed her as,were allowed to have Helpers on the trip with her which consisted of Vitreous,Acer,Coldious  and Petunia the only four who were free from their duties for the week.Acer was a creation of Collision,built during 1835 after the first gadget,a relay was invented.The scientist had created the spirit of his own,as technology advanced,so did Acer,his appearance changed overtime as new inventions came out.

His latest appearance was a TV,not one of the old ones but rather the stylish,sleek and elegant designs were more to his taste.He had a TV head floating right above his shoulders-he had no neck and arm-with his glove-covered hands floating somewhere near him.His body shape was a hourglass or two trapezoids stuck together in a rather,..sleek way.With a cape that flowed behind him from his hip,he was the perfect entity for technology.As for Ernaline,she was wearing a black,draping hooded poncho that covered up everything from her neck to her ankles with gold patterns.Underneath that was a mystery to others.Vitreous was wearing the same armor but instead of black and red,it was dark purple so dark that it looked like the night sky,the white dots on it looked like stars.He wore his crown made of shards of glass,all of them tinted.Infact,the armor itself was crafted from the night sky with the stars.

As for Coldious,he was a special species,the same category as Petunia but different groups.With skin as black as the ace of spades and blue butterfly wings as blue as the sky,he could be easily mistaken as a phantom.His wings covered his body like a cloak with feathers covering his head,face,elbows and legs that seemed to shine in the sunlight.His feathers were the most beautiful thing Ernaline had seen,they seemed to switch from oily black to sapphires.His feathers started above his nose,avoiding his eyes and mouth craving his face in a heart while the unique feature curved upwards with a black feather resting on the top,shaped a diamond with blue and white gems running down his face.Unlike his adorned-with-jewels face,his wings had no patterns,but still,it was very impressive.His pupils were light blue a shade darker than Whittaker's robe and the rest of his eyes were dark blue.He was charming,yet mysterious and loyal.

As for Petunia,she was more of a spider,with lily white spider legs that ran down from her waist with a spider abdomen following behind.For a spider,she was quite lovely despite her other species who fed off humans.The pink fur that covered her chest and neck like the collar of Whittaker's robe was a very fine addition.The fur around her neck covered everything,it was shaped like a teardrop,obscuring her face in fluffy goodness,the fur on her chest was shaped like a heart.There was just one feather on her head curled upwards like a spiral.Her eyes were a soft shade of pink,with an even lighter pink as her pupils,they were wide almost insect-like just like Coldious'.She was gentle just like Colodious,her voice soft and lovely and as sweet as honey.

As for Ernaline's ally,The Winter King or known as Whittaker,he wore his normal snow cloak but it was replaced with newer,fresher snow.There was a collar of icicle circling around his neck,almost acting like a protective shield around the vulnerable area.Like everyday,he wore his light blue fur collar robe,but for this event,there were diamonds studded on them,with snowflake patterns strewing across it in a regal way.He brought also two helpers,Hailstorm and Yuki-Onna.
Hailstorm was a nervous wreck among other strangers that he didn't know,with icicles hanging off his entire body and also his hair.His skin was blue,darker than Whittaker's skin.His eyes were covered by icicles too,but he still manages to see.As for Yuki-Onna,she was a Japanese ghost,wearing a white kimono and having inhumanly pale or even transparent skin was normal of her to have so.Even being ruthless when killing her victims,she sometimes let them off for various reasons-mostly children.Unlike Hailstorm,she was filled with confidence and had many admirers.

When they arrived two days before,it was dark and the large ship was silent,most probably the Guardians,Yetis and Elves were asleep.So,they just ticked off their names on the book sitting on the stand next to the dock and grabbed their keys to their rooms.The next morning,it was silent and Aster was not pleased when he found Vitreous wandering around in the hallways.And that brings us back to here,..

The Pooka stared at the silent assassin as his mouth was agape,how exactly had he come early?Vitreous didn't look like much to other newcomers,but Aster knew that he was nothing but normal.The last 5 trips ago,Vitreous had defeated the Pooka to a fight,caused by how Aster challenged him to.And yet he was here,on this very ship!Vitreous was holding a glass full of champagne,staring at the snow and mainly the moon with an unreadable expression on his mask,gently shaking the glass,splashing the contents around in it.He never liked the Council,they were a bit too unpredictable and had a long relationship with the Guardians.The Pooka general knew that Ernaline had been around longer than anyone else,expect for Vitreous,the last surviving spirit that lived during the reign of terror caused by Ardyris.He honestly never liked Dark Spirits,mostly everyone of them were associated to the sins of humanity.The first time he saw Ernaline was on the very same trip,the first one.He'd sensed no Hope in her,North couldn't find any Wonder but Toothiana found a faint sense of memory,both bitter and sweet.Sandy got off the lightest,apparently Ernaline had dreams of her past,a very long,long time ago.

Mother Nature also had a relationship to Death,some sort of hatred for both Ernaline and Pitch.Despite being Pitch's daughter,she didn't carry the same wrath for Ernaline,mostly bitterness and sadness and sometimes even respect with a hint of fondness.Vitreous was loyal,in fact loyalty will lead him into his death,but he won't die anytime soon.As for Petunia and Coldious,Aster always wondered exactly why had these two joined the Council,was it out of a debt?Alliance?He didn't know,as for Acer,he couldn't help but wondered,why exactly a thing like him exists?Despite his sarcastic behavior,Acer was very intelligent for someone around his age.Jack had met him on several occasions,walking on the streets of London,inspiring new inventions and lastly,having a good conversation with him.He was like a teen sometimes,but Jack doubt that due to whenever he asks a question like,'Who's Ardyris?Sounds like a guy who had a fancy life','Who was the first guy to exist?I mean,humans existed a long,long time...right?' Or 'How did Death came to be?'.For Jack,the last question was something that struck a chord for Acer,and he knew that because he never got the answer.

As Ernaline sat in her room,watching the moon,and caressing a vulture.The world was like a wasteland,she didn't find any Wonder or Hope in it,it only reminded her of the past.The trip was already turning out in a boring fashion similar to what happened to the last trip.Pitch had given a quick goodbye and attended to his duties of trying to give Nightmares.Venom and Grace had gone to Korea to inspect their base there while Collision worked with the Nightmare King to create more Nightmare sand.The thought of what could go wrong made her say out loud,...

"I hope this is worth your time,Guardians.I have your memories of your whole life and I won't hesitate to use it to my benefits."

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"I'm so sorry,Nightlight."

"I'm so sorry I couldn't stop Kozmotis,"

"I'm so sorry I couldn't save all of you,Emily,Tsar and Tsarina,"

"I'm so sorry,"

"And now you're all gone,and I'm alone."

Written on Sunday,27 of May
Word count:1261(not counting this)