Later that night...
The Second Page has lined the trees to the north of town with gasoline as their leader ignites a match.
Sprixie: "Now let's go ahead and give them a..."
He tosses the match into the gas.
Sprixie: "... rude awakening."
The forest is set ablaze as the Second Page surrounds the flames.
Meanwhile...
Nyria is sitting beside a window with only the moon acting as a light, still thinking about what the others had told her.
Nyria: "Just... what do I do?"
She looks down at her hands.
Nyria: "Which side of me do I listen to? My role as an Embodiment, or my role as a caretaker?"
A faint, orange light shimmers on her hands.
Nyria: "H-Huh?"
She looks outside to find the forest set ablaze.
Nyria: "A forest fire?!"
She bolts out the door.
Nyria: "We need to evacuate everyone!"
Ten minutes later...
Everyone is currently passed out in the trailer as someone begins banging on the door.
Owen: "(groaning) Who is it?"
???: "Guys! The forest is on fire!"
Owen: "(blinking) Wait, what?"
???: "The forest is on fire!"
Owen gets off of his ass and books it to the door to find Nyria.
Owen: "The forest is on fire?!"
Nyria: "Yes! Can you get everyone else up?!"
Everyone else is out cold, even with a good shake.
Owen: "They're out like lights!"
Owen grabs his sword and jumps outside.
Owen: "But it's a forest fire, I think we can handle it no problem."
The blade extends as the faint sounds of rumbling footsteps begin to echo.
Nyria: "Hopefully..."
They head towards the fire.
However...
Ariyae is dreaming about the platform, now barren, destroyed, and crumbling.
Ariyae: "Why am I... here?"
???: "(weakly) Wake... up... Ariyae..."
She frantically looks around.
Ariyae: "H-Hello?!"
???: "(weakly) They... need... you... now..."
She looks at her feet as the white light envelopes her.
Ariyae: "Why?"
???: "(weakly) In... danger..."
The light whisks her away.
Ariyae slowly sits up and opens her eyes after her coma.
Ariyae: "(groggily) What the hell happened?"
She looks at her bandages as she stands up.
Ariyae: "How long was I out?"
She can see the orange embers in the sky.
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The Truth of Emotions
FantasyBook #2 in the Emotions series. 3000 years since the nine successors thwarted Soalious and became the new nine gods. A new race, the Harmonies, we're birthed from the temporary point in time where reality was falling apart. Now society has progresse...
