One week later...
The heroes are currently boarding a small ship, leaving the trailer behind at the dock. Ariyae's arm is still in it's sling.
Ariyae: "So we're heading for a dinky island only about an hour or two from the shore?"
Makoh: "O-Once we're there we can get to the Altar."
Cale: "(mumbling) But how did Lazarus get through in the first place? Only Embodiments should be able to pass through the barrier..."
The ship begins to sail.
Veld: "Whatever happens, we'll get through this."
Xaena: "Y-Yeah..."
They begin to pick up speed.
Two hours later...
They heroes hop off the ship just before it sets sail back to shore, leaving them on a jungle dominated island with barely a dock as Thoris proceeds to vomit into the ocean.
Thoris: "(vomiting) I forgot how much I hate the ocean."
Owen: "Glad to know this place hasn't changed much in 3000 years."
They look at what lies ahead.
Lariat: "Don't let your guard down. The Second Page may still have a couple guards around here."
Ariyae's arm twitches.
Rox: "(cracking knuckles) I'll watch our backs."
Nyria: "I'll help."
They begin their cautious trek through the jungle.
A couple hours later...
They have gotten to the heart of the jungle with no encounters with the Second Page whatsoever.
Xaena "It's been a-a little too quiet..."
Veld: "I was at least expecting something here."
An ancient stone platform rests ahead with an oddly black skeleton on top.
Owen: "A black skeleton?"
Cale is oddly drawn towards it.
Makoh: "Cale?"
Cale reaches for the skeleton, creating a spark of black lightning between the skeleton and her finger.
Cale: "Th-This is-"
Lariat: "Soalious."
Ariyae: "(confused) Who?"
The others stand atop the platform.
Nyria:: "The reason we gave up our mortality."
Xaena: "Also how they got in."
Rox: "We'll tell you the story later."
Ariyae begins to climb the steps.
Veld: "They found his body and used his remaining scraps of Fear to get the barrier to break."
She now stands with the others as equals on the platform.
Ariyae: "(deep breath) No problem."
All 10 of their colors surround them, taking them away in their brilliance...
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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...
