The Truth of Emotions

Chapter 4: Dae's Message

A few hours later...

Ariyae: "(drowsy) What in the...?"

Ariyae awakens in what seems to be her room due to the fact that there's a locked diary with her name on a nearby desk.

Cale: "I'm... sorry for hiding my secret."

Cale sits on the edge of the bed.

Ariyae: "(shaking head) So I wasn't hallucinating."

Cale: "You called yourself an envoy, what did you mean by that?"

She sits up.

Ariyae: "He said that the Embodiments need to fight as one again."

Cale lets a faint smile shimmer on her face.

Cale: "Glad to hear it."

Ariyae: "There was also this... man there."

Cale's smile fades.

Cale: "A mortal got to the monastery?!"

Ariyae: "(forcing memories to surface) It's one big haze."

Cale takes her hand.

Cale: "Then we'll get the message across."

Ariyae: "(confused) We?"

Cale looks outside.

Cale: "I already talked with your folks. We're going on one long road trip."

Ariyae: "(in awe) Wow..."

Cale: "(awkwardly) I just hope your legs and wings can take it."

Ariyae: "(awkwardly) Probably..."

Cale heads for the door.

Cale: "We're heading out tomorrow, so grab as few items as possible."

Cale exits the room.

Ariyae: "(confident) Will do!"

Ariyae begins preparing.

However...

Dae is getting paler and paler by the second.

Man: "(chuckling) To think that this is merely Confusion! To think of the potential of Bravery or Enthusiasm is unprecedented!"

Dae: "(weakly) You won't... get them!"

Life begins to fade from Dae's eyes.

Dae: "(weakly) Laza... rus."

Dae drops dead...