Chapter 20: Encounter between old flames

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Von looked out the window and saw the beach where Stacy and himself were at.

"Where is she?" Von asked, still facing the window and not looking at Ostrythe. He just smirked at Von stretching the back of his head.

"Which one?" Ostrythe replied back to Von and then just shrugged at him. Von swifty turned towards Ostrythe and gave him a puzzled look. Ostrythe tapped his own head and chuckled at Von.

"Ah right! You don't remember what happened last night. You came to our dorm room with Stacy and this other woman. She didn't really introduce herself to anyone but she was giving you a piggyback ride. As for Stacy she is in the girl's dorm room at the moment." Ostrythe explained that same moment Mimi knocked on the door and Ostrythe opened it and let her in. Mimi gave a sigh of relief to see that Von was ok but gave great concern and looked at Von's left arm. Von looked at his arm and saw that there was a letter "L" marked on his arm. Mimi approach him and took a closer look at his arm and then looked up at him.

"Do you know what this mark means?" Mimi questions looking at him very intensely.

"Thought that me and Ostrythe were going to train. Why are you asking me something that I have no memory of?" Von responded back with a question of his own. Mimi started to tighten her grip on his arm but pulled his arm away from her. Mimi bows her head towards him and back away from him.

"Sorry Von...That mark is a curse...It's called Dark passenger. It either reveals your sealed past or the future at the cost of one's own soul." Mimi said, Von remembered that he was killed in his dream.

"If you're asking if I remember anything last night...All I remember is just talking with Stacy." Von said, Mimi shook her head and Ostrythe looked closely at him.

"That is not what she was going to ask Von. You should try to stop assuming what everyone is about to ask you." Ostrythe said, butting in as he opened the door and Ryder and Favian came in. Von is even more confused on what's going on. The boys sat on the sofa that is in front of Von's bed. Mimi plotted down on his bed as if she is very stressed about something.

"Von we need to know what you saw in your dream or Soul world?" Favian asked, getting straight to the point of the conversation. Von pondered about it but deep down he didn't want to tell them.

"To be honest guys I really don't know..." Von replied back looking away from them. Ostrythe and Favian both picked up on his sign of dodging the question. But before they can say anything Mimi gets up and smacks Von's face.

"Why are you lying to us...!?!" Mimi shouted at him like he was a ten year old boy. Von balled his fist up and grit his teeth.

"You know nothing about me! I don't have to answer any of your DAMN QUESTIONS!!" Von shouted back at her. Mimi saw the rage in his eyes and before she could react back to him, Favian put his hand on Von's shoulder.

"Calm down bro. Mimi asks because we are worried about you. There might be a link between you and the one behind this. You have to trust us and not try to bottle all of this inside." Favian said, this calm Von down and Mimi began to relax as well. Von hung his head down and started to worry why they care.

"What happened was I saw a burning village and piece through the heart by a sword...I heard a voice tell me to get stronger and beat someone so I can battle him." Von explained, Ryder got up and went to the door and opened it. But he stops and turns his head back at Von.

"Keep your head up Von. Don't show anyone that you are defeated no matter what. You're not the only one that has things and people relying on. Stand up and work through the problems that you are given." Ryder stated and walked out of the room and left the dorm. Von picked up his head and looked out of the balcony.

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